Rappahannock News, October 29, 1997

120th Year ... No. 44 Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29,1997 Times Community Newspapers 50 cents Teams advance to regionals Rappahannock News Staff Photo/CARL EBORN The Rappahannock High School Cross Country Team todk second in the 1997 Bull Run District Cross Country Meet Championship hosted last week by Rappahannock. From left front, Daniel Ramey, Matt Wolfe, Willie Collins (second in the district in the boys varsity race), Elaine Smith, Jennifer Thomas, Megan Fairbrother, Emily Sims, Beth Yowell and Sara Thomas. From left back, Colin Nichols, Brady Wolfe, Ben Atkins, Adam Rogers, Tommy Baldwin, Adam Starks, Rob Wilson, Alex Baumgardner, Josh Waddel, Mark Williams (first in the district in the boys varsity race), Chris Dennis, Abe McClear, R.J. White, Caroline Baumgardner, Rachel Sharp, Laura Collins, Anne Sophia Kristensen, Claire Schadler, Lauren Sharp, Sandy Oliver and Sara Opseth. The top four teams and the top 15 individual finishers, boys and girls, from the district meet qualified for regionals. Each school team may race up to seven athletes. See story, Page A6. Association voice of fire and rescue By Galen C. McBride Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County Volunteer Fire and Rescue held Oct. 17 at the Sperryville fire hall. The RCVFRA is recognized by the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors as the single combined voice of all county volunteer fire and rescue companies, particularly concerning funding issues. The RCVFRA is an association of organizations, not individuals, with the county’s seven fire and rescue companies being members. It exists to help standardize firefighting, fire- prevention and rescue procedures among the companies; coordinate funding and budgeting efforts; and represent the interests of county firefighters and rescue personnel at the state level. Association President John Henry Woodward said in a recent interview that there is “no doubt (the RCVFRA) has fulfilled its purpose.” _ Working with t - ' * the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office, which is responsible for dispatching fire and rescue companies as well as law enforcement operations, the Fire Levy Board, and the board of supervisors, the association provides centralized leadership and management for the organizationally independent fire and rescue companies. Each of the companies is governed by its own set of by-laws and sends three delegates, plus three alternates, to represent it at the association level. None of the motions passed by the association are formally binding on its members, but in practice, the companies all cooperate for their common good. 1 There is an accepted policy within the organization that only the association will address the board of supervisors and that motions passed by tire association will be respected and honored by all member companies. This policy does not preclude volunteers from exercising their rights as citizens and residents of the county. They may speak out publicly on any issue concerning them as long as they speak as individuals and not as representatives of their companies. Woodward believes that this has worked very well, both for the companies and the county. “The board of supervisors has been supportive. We have come a long way in 20 years,” he said. The RCVFRA was originally established to provide county-wide training, and to fund and maintain the firefighters’ school in Amissville. Later, the county also provided funds to the association to pay for maintenance of emergency communications equipment and telephone lines at the county Sheriff’s; office; insurance premia urns covering fire companies’ personnel, vehicles, buildings, and liability claims; and office supplies for both the association and the Sheriff’s office. The passage of the fire levy law in 1994 expanded the fiscal role of the association. Money received by the fire and rescue companies from the fire levy is now almost enough to pay their regular operating expenses during the year. The board of supervisors also covers operating expenses for the association, considering it, said Woodward, See VOICE, Page A8 Juvenile sentenced in arson By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer David Paul McQuillan V was sentenced ini Rappahannock Juvenile and Domestic Relations • Court last week in connection with the arson at i Stuart Field in Amissville Sept. 7. j McQuillan was being tried for arson, break- J ing and entering with intent to commit larceny! and grand larceny. [ The Commonwealth presented new evidence I in the form of the second juvenile involved in the crime, who as yet has not been charged, and his I account and McQuillan’s differed on several key issues. McQuillan had testified that he and another juvenile snuck out of McQuillan’s home about [ 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 7 and went for a walk. Hej said the other juvenile told him the buildings atj the field were easy to break into and he had} done it before. | They went to the field and kicked in the door of the concession building, McQuillan testified. They set a fire in the floor so they could see by using paper towels balled up and lighting them. \ They took candy and food items and placed! them in a bag. They then stomped out the fire: and went on to the equipment building and did. the same thing, he said. j McQuillan said the other juvenile pulled1 down clothes and gloves and threw them onto the fire at which time he told McQuillan that: the fire would bum hotter that way. They also stomped out the second fire, he; said, after taking pins and baseball caps from! the building, and left. The second juvenile said they both decided; to go to the field to break into the buildings and that McQuillan had knowledge of the field and} buildings because he had played ball there. I He said McQuillan took paper napkins and, lit the fires because they tried the lights and couldn’t get them to work. ; They went from the first building, the concession building, to the second, the equipment! building, while the fire in the first was still lit. He said,' McQuillan went back to the concession building and picked up the burning paper napkins and brought them to the equipment building to start a fire and burnt his fingers doing so. See ARSON, PageA8 f Happenings This Week • Oct. 31, the exihition of figure and landscape paintings by June Jordan opens at the Middle Street Gallery and runs through Nov. 23. • Oct. 31, dark, All Hallow’s Eve bonfire in the Town of Washington. • Nov. 1, last day to vote by absentee ballot. Registrar’s office open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Nov. 1, 8 p.m. Bill Feasley and Vladimir Lande, the d’Amore Duo, at The Theatre. / • Nov. 2, 3 p.m. former park ranger Bob Johnson will speak about the beginnings of Shenandoah National Park at the Rappahannock Historical Society’s fall membership meeting at the library. • Nov. 3, at 2 and 7 p.m. the County Board of Supervisors meets. • Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. the Smithsonian at Little Washington sixth season begins with the Smithsonian Chamber Players. . t Rappahannock New* P.O. Boa 59 Washington. Va. 22747 (540) 675-333® (540) 675-308* (fax) Special Report Pfiesteria piscicida: A look at a killer By Mary Beth Martin Rappahannock News Staff Writer The “cell from hell” and “killer-dinoflagette,"otherwise known as Pfiesteria piscicida, which caused fish-kills and health alarms in Maryland in August, was the topic of a talk and slide show given on Friday, Oct. 24, at the Rappahannock Library by Richard Lacoutrue, a phytoplankton research ecologist from the Academy of Natural Sciences in St. Leonard’s, Md. According to Hunt Harris of the Ragged Mountain Resource Center, who organized the program, Lacouture is considered an expert on Pfiesteria and served on Marland Governor Parris Glendening’s fish health advisory committee. Misinformation about the organism is rampant, Lacouture said, because it has a complicated life cycle and because so much is still not understood about it. About 35 people braved the rain to attend the talk. Earlier in the day Lacouture spoke to 200 sixth and seventh graders at the Rappahannock County Elementary School about the same topic. Discovery The organism was first discovered in North Carolina, Lacouture said, in a serendipitious series of events at North Carolina State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1988 when fish cultures in the research laboratory died from contamination by Pfiesteria. A botanist, Jane Burkholder, Was called in to help and she happened to havfe a background in dinoflagellates, an unusual group of organisms of which Pfiesteria is a member. She recognized it as' an unidentified organism. Unfortunately, she had no idea of the organism’s toxicity and she did not take the precautions that are now mandatory when working with it. Research on Pfiesteria in the toxic stage now requires a Class 3 laboratory (as used with the Ebola virus) and research workers must wear special protective suits. She grew massive populations of the organism in fish tanks in the laboratory and air contamination occurred from the tanks’ air bubbles. She and her assistant suffered irreversible respiratory problems and temporary cognitive problems including the assistant’s loss of memory which left him with a third-grade reading level. He had to go -through Hie process of relearning how to read beyond that level. Burkholder named the organism after Lois Pfiester, her mqjor instructor in graduate school and the one who instruct rnuiu i/uuiieay ui niun^nu lmouu i uric Pfiesteria piscicida (seen here in its toxic stage) is the microorganism which has caused fish kills and health alarms in rivers in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. 1 “V ed Burkholder on* dinoflagellates. Pfiester died during the time the organism was being identified. “Piscicida” is a Latin wordifteaning “fish-killer.” “And she Waters Turned to Blood,” byNRodney Barker is a book about the laboratory discovery and a' 10 mile, one billion fish-kill on the Pamlico River in North Carolina attributed to Pfiesteria. A Hollywood movie about this is being planned, with Julia Roberts possibly playing the leading role, said Lacouturg. Burkholder is now considered the world’s authority on the organism. The Organism . • Pfiesteria is a type of plankton, which are microscopic organisms that drift along, with the water flow. It also belongs to a See LECTURE, Page A8

The following cases were heard in the Rappahannock General District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 7 and not previously reported in the Rappahannock News: Virginia M. Bard, 70/55, $45/30. Pablo Bonita, 71/55, sent to driver’s improvement class, continued to Jan. 6, 1998, $30 cost. Kevin Christopher Bowlby, driving under influence, capias, continued to Nov. 4, defective equipment, $35/40. Elizabeth Smith Bullard, follow too close, $30/30. Katherine Margie Butler, 74/55, $57/40. Jennifer Ann Cable, 70/55, $45/30. Cynthia Lou Coomes, 67/55, 36/30. Rosa Tucker Crocker, 66/55, $33/30. Gwendolyn Ann Davis, 69/55, sent to' driver’s improvement class, continued to Jan. 6, 1998, $30 cost. Walter John Doroski, 70/55, $45/30. Zachary P. Dziedzic, 71/55, $48/30. Sharon Lynn Fosco-Akins, 70/55, $45/30, no registration in possession, complied with law. Timothy Joseph Gorman, 69/55, $42/30. Jeffrey Wayne Gregory, 70/55, $45/30. Salvatore N. Guardino, 70/55, $45/30. Jamie Lee Harless, 74/55, $57/30. Carolyn Brenda Harris, 71/55, $48/30. Buddy Wayne Helmick, 73/55, $54/30. Walter Stone Hurlock II, 70/55, $45/30. Jennifer Ann Jacobus, 66/55, $33/30, no seat belt, $25. Brenda Southard Jenkins, 68/55, $39/30. Shelley Jo Jenkins, 70/55, $45/30. Young Min Kim, 75/55, The following fire and rescue calls came through the dispatch center during this past week: Oct. 20: 9:11 a.m., head ipjury, U.S. 211, Amissville, Amissville VFD and Flint Hill VFD. Oct. 21: 5:39 a.m., Chest pains, U.S. 522, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD, Washington VFD and Chester Gap VFD; 2:25 p.m., sickcall, Route 642, Viewtown, Amissville VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 2:26 p.m., public service, Route 628, Washington, Washington VFD and Flint Hill VFD. Oct. 22: 3:06 a.m., chest pains, U.S. 211, Washington, Washington VFD • and Sperryville VRS; 8:15 p.m., sickcall, Route 647, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD. Oct. 23: 4:08 p.m., injury from. a fall, Route 642, Viewtown, Amissville VFD and Castleton VFD. Oct. 25: 7:33 a.m., injury from a fall, Route 659» Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD and Washington VFD; 10:42 a.m., injury from a fall, Route 729, Amissville, Amissville VFD; 7:29 p.m., burn patient, Route 642, Amissville, Amissville VFD. • The following calls came through the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office during this past week: Oct. 20: public service, Route 628, Washington; traffic accident, U.S. 211, Washington; suspicious incident, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; stray livestock/horses, Route 608, Sperryville; residence, Route 617, Castleton; damage property/private, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; info, gen., Route 626, Washington; stray dog, Route 628, Flint Hill; info, gen., Route 663, Flint Hill; public service, U.S. 522, Chester Gap; public service, Route 1001, Sperryville; info, gen., Route 627, Flint Hill; info. gen., Town oi Washington; public service, U.S. 211, Washington. Oct. 21: traffic accident, U.S. 211, Amissville; walk through/security check, Route 618, Castleton; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Massies Corner; suspicious incident, U.S. 211 Ben Venue; info. gen., U.S. 211, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, Route 608, Sperryville; civil problem, Route 643, Amissville; stray dog, U.S. 211, Amissville; stray dog, Route 642, Amissville; driving under influence, U.S. 211, Washington; driving under influence, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; suspicious incident, Gay LAND-USE DEADLINE November 1, 1997 is the deadline to file paperwork for land use taxation of 1998. New forms mu£t be filed for all existing or any new parcels applying for the first time. Both must be done prior to November 1 st. Call the Commissioner of Revenue's Office between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, if you have any questions _540-675-3513 \ ATTENTION PET OWNERS Canine/Feline Rabies Vaccination Clinic Rappahannock County and the Rappahannock County Animal Welfare League will sponsor a rabies vaccination clinic on Saturday, November 15,1997 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Washington Volunteer Fire Hall, in Washington, VA. Rabies vaccinations for dogs and cals will be provided by Dr. Claric, of the Blue Mountain Animal Clinic in Luray, for a fee of $6.00 per animal. Cat owners are requested to bring their pets in a cal carrier. Yes! □ Please enter my new subscription to: Happahatmoch Subscription Rates By Rappahannock....*19. Elsewhere in the U.S.*24. Name Address City_:__ State Zip_ Mail subscriptions zit payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS Old Address: New Address: I The Rappahannock News (ISSN #’s 1050-7655 & 188280) is published every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions $19.00 a year in Rappahannock; $24.00 elsewhere in U.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock News, PO. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747. Street, Washington. Oct. 22: suspicious incident, Route 640, Amissville; info. gen., U.S. 211, Washington; lost/missing dog, Route 626, Castleton; info, gen., Huntly; stray dog, Route 612, Sperryville; public service, Route 640, Amissville; public service, Route 620, Sperryville; incident/services free text, Middle Street, Washington; civil problem, Route 626, Washington; info, gen., Route 610, Chester Gap; business, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; civil problem, Route 645, Amissville. Oct. 23: traffic accident, U.S. 211, Washington; public service, Route 707, Boston; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Washington; stray dog, Route 626, Castleton; info, gen., Route 600, Sperryville; traffic accident/property damage, Route 618, Woodville; stray dog, Route 618, Castleton; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; suspicious incident, Route 613, Amissville. Oct. 24: stray dog, Route 618, Woodville; residence, Route 642, Amissville; fish and game violations, Route 620, Woodville; criminal trespass, Route 636, Washington; simple assault, Route 646, Viewtown; intoxication, Route 637, Flint Hill; noise disturbance, Main Street, Washington. Oct. 25: stray dog, Route 636, Washington; stray livestock/horses, Route 635, Huntjy; public service, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; info, gen., Route 637, Flint Hill; stray dog, Route 1001, Sperryville; public service, Route 642, Amissville; suspicious incident, Route 649, Castleton; reckless driving, U.S. 211, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Washington; suspicious incident, Route 626, Washington; citizen request assist, Route 637, Flint Hill; citizen request assist, Route 628, Washington; traffic accident, Route 729, Amissville; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; info, gen., U.S. 211, Sperryville; public service, U.S. 211, Washington. Oct. 26: info, gen., U.S. 211, Washington; conservation/animals, Route 651, Sperryville; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 522, Sperryville; stray livestock/horses, Route 626, Washington; animal control/free text, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; info, gen., U.S. 522, Woodville; stranded motorist, U.s. 211, Washington; info, gen., U.S. 211, Washington; info, gen., Route 642, Amissville. PUBLIC HEARING: SIX-YEAR PLAN FOR SECONDARY ROADS & 1998-1999 SECONDARY ROAD IMPROVEMENT BUDGET In accordance with §33.1-70.01 of the Code of Virginia, 1950 (as amended), on Monday, November 3, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on the Six-Year Secondary Road Improvement Plan for Rappahannock County. This meeting shall also include a public hearing concerning the Secondary Road Improvement Budget for the coming fiscal year. Proposals and suggestions for both the Six-Year Plan and the Fiscal Year budget are available for inspection from 8:30-4:30 Monday through Friday at the County Administration Office in Washington, VA, and at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Warrenton Residency Office in Warrenton, VA. All interested persons are invited to attend and to make comment. Paid Political Message lay Kaizen wants to impose his own values. on women in our community On women’s rights: The Christian Coalition is determined to take back a woman’s freedom to make reproductive choices. Jay Katzen has a perfect voting record against that freedom in Richmond. He publicly calls his opponent, Paul Asciolla, an “abortionist”. Pretty ugly words from an elected official. Pretty extreme. But, pretty clear. Moderates are branded the enemy. Paul Asciolla is branded the enemy. Because, like most of us, Paul Asciolla believes that abortion should remain a very private decision between a woman and her doctor. On women’s rights - the choice on Tuesday is clear. Paul Asciolla respects women - and their freedom to choose. PO Box 208, Marshall, VA 20116. (540) 349-8797. Authorized by Paul J. Asclolla $60/30, 73/55, $54/30, no operator’s licenses in possession, complied with law. Peter Paul Kozloski III, 67/55, $36/30. Robert D. Lancenkamp, 73/55, $54/30. Maurice S. Lang, no operator’s licenses in possession, complied with law. Megan Gene McClusley, 75/55, $60/40. Gordon Kent McCoy, 70/55, 45/30. Gloria Maritza Membreno, 74/55, $57/30. Michael Phillip Mitchell, driving under influence, continued, refusal breathe test, nolle prosecute, obstruction of justice, nolle prosecute, no emblem for tractor, nolle prosecute. . Kim L. Newcamp, 66/55, sent to driver’s improvement class, continued to Jan. 6, 1998, $30 cost, seat belt violation, $25. v Renee Ann Nolan, 67/55, $36/30. Sean M. Noonan, 67/55, $36/40, no seat belt, $25. Coree Rupp Ogden, 73/55, $54/30. Bernadette Anne Oheir, reckless driving, 83/55, sent to drive’s improvement class, (if class completed, reduced to improper driving), continued to Jan. 6, 1998, $30 cost, no registration in possession, complied with law. Jennifer Rebekah Papp, follow to close, $35/30, fail to report accident, $200/150 suspended, $2 cost. Robert J. Pegoraro, reckless driving, 81/55, continued to Nov. 4. Harold David Plasterer, 65/55, $30/40, no seat belt, $25. Mohammad Massowd Rowhanian, 72/55, sent to driver’s improvement class, continued to Jan. 6, 1998, $30 cost. Stacey Todd Richards, no child restraint, $50. Michael Jason Ruffner, reckless driving, 75/55, $100/40. Manish Satish Saboo, 71/55, $48/30. Serge Sammut, 72/55, $51/30. Kailash C. Sharma, 70/55, $45/30. Correction The Rappahannock Board of Supervisors does not in fact endorse candidates. At their last meeting, they recognized and commended Jay Katzen for the fine job he’s done for the county. The following are points of clarification from Commissioner of Revenue concerning last week’s article on land use and one correction for that article: (1) The Commissioner’s office has been working with them since Sept. 1 and only those who haven’t come as yet will be worked in the remaining time; (2) printed changes to the program have not been distributed and any changes are already approved; (3) there are minor affects to the program; (4) each county could set their own values if desired; (5) the work is done by the Commissioner and her staff, not just by her; (6) the state forester helps with forest tracks. Open tracts are randomly inspected and individuals in the county make reports; (7) values for wood lots in 1998 have not been determined yet. The paragraph quoting Beverly Atkins as saying “there is a great deal of ignorance about the program.” She was misquoted and she stated, “I would never refer to anyone not understanding as ignorant. There are many things that I do not understand myself in many areas, not just land use. My office uses the expertise of the Department of Taxation regularly. There is definitely a misunderstanding of the program by people who are using land use taxation as well as people who do not use the program. This is due to a nqmber of reasons, some that are very complicated issues. So sometimes the results are overlooked and not always viewed as benefits.” The Rappahannock News regrets the errors. BLITE MOON FAMILY BLtIt VLfltt $VtCljLL$ All specials available for lunch at $6.95, and dinner for only $8.95! Tuesday Savory Meatloaf. served with dinner roll, side salad, mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables. Wednesday Golden Fried Chicken, served with dinner roll, side salad, mashed potatoes and gravy and honey sauce for dipping. Thursday Steamship Round of Beef, served with dinner roll, side salad and potato of the day. triday Spaghetti and Meatballs, served with garlic bread and side salad. 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Helpful tip leads to arrest of two in larceny case By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer A case of what first seemed to be misdemeanor theft but which turned into grand larceny was reported by Mike Brown of B&B Service Center, Sperryville, to the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 19. Used car parts and batteries were found to be missing from his place of business. A citizen reportp^eeing a suspicious vehiclf#!^\>t the license •numbe»s^|&utie8 used that to trace tHlr^hicle to Manassas Park. There they found the vehicle (a truck) with the missing items still in the back. They recovered the stolen items, which were worth $270. Two men were charged with grand larceny in connection with the crime: Richard Allen Bottomley, 35, and Roger William Bottomley, 33, of Manassas Park. Deputies are still searching for a third man they think may be involved in the incident said Rappahannock Sheriff Gary Settle. The men were taken before the magistrate and released on $10,000 bond. Settle said they were fortunate to have recovered the items and that the tip from the local resident definitely helped to solve the crime. In State Police news: On Oct. 7, two miles east of Skyline Drive on U.S. 211, Sharon Brown, of Centreville, swerved to miss a deer causing her Honda 1998 motorcycle to run off the road into an embankment. According to Virginia State Trooper Sumner no charges were made in the accident. On Oct. 11, Trooper C.A. Moore reported that an accident occurred on U.S. 211 at 8:55 p.m. when three cars were involved in a collision. Irvin Anderson, of Culpeper, driving a 1969 Ford pickup, had slowed his vehicle to make a right turn near Washington, Va., when Robert Exline, of Washington, driving a 1986 Mazda pickup, failed to slow sufficiently and his vehicle struck Anderson’s in the rear thereby pushing it into a tree. Roy Leake, of Sperryville, driving a 1995 Ford station wagon, was behind Exline in his station wagon and could not stop his vehicle in time to avoid hitting Exline’s pickup, also in the rear. Anderson and his passenger, Marjorie Anderson, received minor injuries as did Leake. Trooper Moore reported that neither Anderson or Leake was wearing a seat belt. Exline was charged with reckless driving. The damage to his truck was $2,000, and the damage to Anderson’s truck and Leake’s car $2,000 and $10,000 respectively. John Shipman, of Washington, was driving his 1986 Buick station wagon on Route 622 on Oct. 6 at 9:15 p.m. when he had what he said was a brake malfunction causing his vehicle to run off the road to the right and hit a tree. Shipman was injured and taken from the scene by the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad. The accident is being investigated according to Virginia State Trooper W.A. Sumner. Trooper Moore also reported an accident on Oct. 17 which occurred at 8:10 a.m. on Route 616. Amy Troska, of Castleton, was driving her 1991 Chevrolet hatchback and rounded a curve too far to the left. Laveme Baugher, of Stanardsville, in her 1984 GMC pickup, rounded the same curve in the other direction, also too far to the left of the lane. The two vehicles collided. Both women were charged with failure to drive to the right of the lane. Troska’s vehicle sustained $3,000 in damages. Baugher’s vehicle sustained $2,000 worth of damage. No one was seriously injured said Trooper Moore. Brian Wayland, of Washington, did an estimated $10,000 worth of damage to his 1993 Honda when he ran off the right side of the road in his vehicle, which went into a ditch and rolled over back onto the road. The accident occurred at 9:01 p.m. on Oct. 17. Wayland, who received minor injuries in the accident, was charged with reckless driving, according to Trooper Moore. Shifflett pleads guilty, Best to appeal By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer Meredith W. Shifflett entered a plea of guilty to a charge of grand larceny and waved all rights in Rappahannock Circuit Court recently. Shifflett’s charges stem from a larceny he committed on May 17 and 18 at the residence of Arthur Kitchen. Stolen were an Echo chain saw, a DeWalt cordless drill and an impact socket wrench. The items were valued at over $200. Shifflett recently completed a sentence of six months in Prince William County and will be sentenced for the larceny Dec. 4. Richard W. Woodward appeared before the court to «’ ask for a modification of his sentence. Woodward is currently serving a one year, five month sentence for a series of check forgeries, the money from which he used to purchase cocaine. Woodward’s family has borrowed money in order to pay for a rehabilitation program for their son. Attorney T.C. Lea represented Woodward and told Judge Shore Robertson that his client had been involved in a series of events with writing checks all to obtain money for drugs. Woodward had been sentenced in Culpeper and received 18 years, all but 12 months suspended, and in Fauquier with five years, all but 12 months suspended. His sentencing in Rappahannock took place on Sept. 18. He was sentenced to 12 years, with 10 years, seven months suspended. Lea said his client needs to be in the rehab program. He asked for the sentence in Rappahannock to be amended to 12 months to run concurrent with the other sentences his client is serving and that Woodward be allowed to attend the rehab program and return to complete his sentences after that. Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke said the matter should be heard before Judge Rayner Snead, who ruled on the case. He also said the Department of Corrections should approve of the program or that Woodward should be put into one of their programs : Halloween safety tips and more With Halloween approaching, promising to provide a night filled with fun and laughter, Rappahannock Sheriff Gary T. Settle and his staff remind all trick-ortreaters to think safety. The first 100 children tc come by the Sheriff’s office will get a free Halloween light stick to take trick-or-treating. The Sheriff’s office is also providing each Rappahannock Elementary School student with a pamphlet on Halloween safety to take home to their parents. Anyone else interested in a pamphlet may pick one up at the Sheriff’s office. In an effort to make this Halloween a safe and enjoyable holiday for everyone, Settle recommends the following Halloween Safety Tips: Wear light colored clothing that’s short enough to prevent tripping and add reflective tape. Make sure children can see PUBLIC AUCTION Saturday, Nov. 8,5:30 p.m. to ? Having moved to Northern VA from East TN. and having closed a flea market operation, I will offer merchandise for sale; watch for a complete listing in next week's paper. Sale to be held at Sumerduck Ruritan Building Dir: Remington, VA on to 651 towards Sumerduck VA, go exactly 9 miles to Sumerduck Ruritan Building on right. TERMS CASH OR CHECK WITH PROPER ID. Sale will be conducted by Danny Hitt, the owner of the merchandise & personal effects. For more information call: 540-987-9668 or 540-439-0772 well through face masks, or use make-up. Adults should accompany young children. Go out in daylight and carry a flashlight in case of delay. Stay within the neighborhood and only visit homes you know. Watch for traffic. Only give and accept wrapped or packaged candy. Examine all candy before allowing children to eat it. Keep costumed children away from pets. The pet may not recognize the child and become frightened. Avoid hard plastic or wood props, such as daggers or swords. 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She was expelled from school and will have to petition the Rappahannock School Board in order to be readmitted. She was also sentenced to assist Capt. Jeff Brown of the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office with the DARE program at the high school as part of her community service. She will not be allowed to obtain a driver’s license for six months and will undergo regular drug screenings by the probation officer as well. She was also ordered to pay court costs and lab fees. Best has maintained throughout the trial that she is innocent of the charges. She will appeal the decision. The court granted an appeal bond of $2,500. BZA okays application By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer The application by Jonathan S. Monroe for a special use permit to locate the Monroe and Crocker Professional Office in the old Huntly Post Office was granted last week by the Rappahannock Board of Zoning Appeals. Monroe and his wife have been operating their architectural business out of their home since 1989. The business has grown to the extent that they need to move it to a separate location and the old Huntly Post Office is only a few miles from their home and its past use was as a commercial property. They plan no major changes to the building or property, preferring its simplicity, he said. County Administrator John McCarthy said that the Rappahannock Planning Commission had been concerned with the idea of professional office spaces being located in an agricultural zone. However the issue was one they would have to consider in the future and the Monroe application complied with all the standards in the county code. The BZA felt similarly that the use should be allowed. They also complimented Monroe on his thorough and complete application. - McCarthy said no neighbors, or anyone else, had spoken for or against the property. 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--&appaf)antiocfe Jietos— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager Jan LaValley, Managing Editor 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 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1997 m Team kudos A whole case of kudos to the Rappahannock High School Cross Country Team for their outstanding showing at the 1997 Bull Run District Cross Country Meet Championship last week. They did a fantastic job of representing their school and their county. We’re sure they’ll do (or have done) equally well at regionals this week. And pass out a few of those kudos to the coaches as well for a superior job in working with the young athletes and for their endless dedication. Editorials Be‘aware’ October, almost over now, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, breast cancer is certainly not something one should only be “aware” of during October. It is something women must be aware of and learn to check for on a consistent basis. The American Cancer Society has information about breast cancer, mammograms and how to properly perform a breast self exam. Statistics indicate that while breast cancer incidents have increased the mortality rate has significantly dropped. This is surely do to increased awareness and education of women concerning breast cancejp. It’s important. Don’t wait, get the facts today. It’s your right Next week we all have the chance to exercise one of our most important rights as American citizens. Don’t let Nov. 4 go by without exercising that right. Get out Tuesday and vote! Down Memory Lane —...—...--.■■ • . m .-.•• 30 Years Ago Thursday, Oct. 26, 1967 Game Warden Irvin L. Kenyon Jr. said yesterday that trout are scheduled to be stocked in the Hughes River in Madison County and in Thornton River in Rappahannock County on Monday, Oct. 30. The spectacular autumn colors along the scenic Skyline Drive in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park were viewed by a record late season weekend crowd. Some of the Democratic candidates for the state and county offices will be at the Chester Gap Fire Hall Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. to meet with the people. H.S. Barksdale, chairman of the Rappahannock County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, said today that recommendations from producers and the trade at recent feed grain meetings have provided the Department of Agriculture with a broad cross-section of opinion on the type of program desired for the 1968 crop. “For being instrumental in developing and managing a point program of testing for the main battle tank-70 and for the heavy equipment transporter-70, that successfully met the criteria established by this country and the Federal Republic of Germany,” Lt. Colonel Robert W. Noce, Army Materiel Command (AMC), has been awarded the Legion of Merit. 25 Years Ago Thursday, Oct. 26, 1972 The trail riders of Rappahannock will meet this Sunday, Oct. 29, 1:30 p.m. at John and Patty Alexander’s, Fodderstack Road, Flint Hill, Route 628 for a ride to Skyline Drive by way of the Mt. Marshall fire road. Prices declined sharply for feeder cattle and calves around the southeastern market circuit during the week ended Oct. 21, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service reports. Next to the automobile, and despite the availability of public transportation, the most popular way for Americans to get to work is to walk, a new report issued by the Bureau of the Census reveals. The Virginia Electric and Power Company’s plans to build high voltage transmission lines through two areas of Culpeper County will be the subject of an informal meeting to be held at the Jeffersonton Center, Inc. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. 10 Years Ago Thursday, Oct. 29, 1987 Although the political pundits and armchair analysts are finding next Tuesday’s election a tough one to call in Rappahannock — uncontested races aside — there seems to be a feeling that the contested campaigns, which feature two write-in candidates for supervisor, will mean a large turnout of voters. More than 700 representatives of local, state and federal government agencies and the private sector are expected to attend the 37th Virginia Transportation Conference at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Nov. 16 and 17. Wakefield Country School’s cross country team placed second in the Delaney Conference’s final meet of the year, losing by one point to the conference’s top-ranked Seaton School team. The Extension service has announced that it will hold its 1987 Tn-State Commerical Small Fruits School on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the Northern Virginia 4-H Center outside Front Royal. Rappahannock Today Rappahannock News Staff Photo/CARL EBORN Greg Williams, of Flint Hill, operates the hydraulic press at Williams’ Orchards in Flint Hill, which coerces cider from apples. Letters to the Editor Black top sounds good! I was bom on a farm on this road many years ago and lived there the first 17 years of my life. Believe me Route 621 was a country road then, rough, dusty, curvy, hilly, ruts galore! The ruts were so deep the cars would drag; in the winter chains had to be put on the wheels and even then sometimes the passengers had to get out and push. Sometimes the chains would come off and people would have to walk through mud over ankle deep to find the chains! At times, those who lived on these country roads would have to fill the ruts with rocks which they picked up on their farms — then they had to drag the road with a homemade drag to get some degree of smoothness or levelness. These farmers who lived on this country road took great pride in keeping the buildings and fences repaired, painted, and they kept grass and bushes cut (anything else you can think of was spit shined!) All this along with extensive road, maintenance, helping each other in many, many other ways, such as when there was an emergency sickness (animal or human), death, etc. Too bad you people who want to eliminate modernization did not live in the era described above! There are still places here in the U.S., and in other countries, where one can experience the conditions described above. I know as I have been there, both here and in foreign countries! I am sending along a few of the new ways versus the old ways: electric power versus coal oil lamps; electric cooking and heating versus wood cut with a cross cut saw; power equipment (farming) versus horse or mule drawn; running water versus springs at the bottom of a hill (sometimes wells); bathrooms versus outhouses; school buses at the door versus walk two miles to school. I would think if one doesn’t care for paved roads then you have already gone back to the old ways listed above plus those not listed. In this wonderful country we are so blessed, first of all to be free. I, along with millions of others, fought to keep this country free and would do it all over again if my country asked me to. My neighbors and I are doing what we can to get our road black topped. I would not take it away from those on Route 621 who want.the same. Just hope we are next! ROY F. JENKINS Amissville Endorsement appreciated Thank you so very much for your endorsement. I will continue to do everything I can for Rappahannock to merit your confidence and trust. JAY KATZEN Warrenton Systematic destruction I found out recently that the road I live on, the part of Route 621 called Yancey Road near U.S. 522, is to be widened and paved this winter. All of the trees right along this stretch of road will be cut down. This is but another small step in the systematic destruction of the character of this area. The Virginia Department of Transportation is paving the way for future development here and all over rural Virginia. The intersection at U.S. 522 and 211 in Sperryville is about to get a turn lane and I’m sure this is but a first step toward the installation of a traffic light there. My sense is that this all runs counter to the interests of the community. If people here wanted to live in the suburbs they wouldn’t be living in Rappahannock. Calls to my county supervisor prompted the usual arguments for this type of project. Bob Anderson says the issues are: safety, the needs of local business concerns, and that it has been part of the plan for years and procedures have been followed. It is a done deal unless a lot of fuss is raised. When I said I would like to be able to walk down our shady road he told me the roads were not for walking on. I don’t agree with that and neither do most kids and dogs. We don’t live on a highway yet. The safety arguments are best classified as excuses to do what is most convenient for VDOT. This project (and the interminable and disruptive resurfacing of roads that show no sign of deterioration) have all the hallmarks of a bloated, overfunded bureaucracy trying to spend all of its budget on make work projects to insure receiving next year’s equally bloated budget. A lew inexpensive steps could make our road much safer, if safety was the real issue. A couple of well placed hidden drive signs and a few mirrors installed on blind curves combined with occasional widened areas to pull over when encountering larger vehicles would solve the safety concerns cheaply and effectively. In the alternative widening and paving that the county intends all of the safety benefits will be more than offset by the increase in traffic and speeds. There have been a few accidents here in any case, (none in the last four years). One of the actual reasons for the project is to provide Jenkins’ Orchard with better access from U.S. 522 end of Yancey Road. The orchard already has paved access from the Route 231 end of Yancey Road and in any case at a distance of two miles from the intersection of U.S. 522 I doubt the road changes would inspire a significant increase in the number of retail customers willing to drive the distance when the apple stands on the main roads are so accessible, and to try to change Route 621 into a main road is ridiculous. Why should VDOT be allowed to provide what amounts to private driveways for local businesses at public expense? At the hearing for this road “improvement” there was a petition presented against the project signed by 13 residents on Yancey Road and only four parties speaking in favor. The supervisors decided to go ahead in spite of this. Is this democracy? Or is it that one vote per person is being replaced by one voter per acre? It is time the supervisors realize that a large majority of Americans are concerned about the environment and vote accordingly. Especially in an economy so dependent on the natural beauty of the area it is foolhardy and counterproductive to pave and widen at every opportunity. The slow pace here is part of the attractiveness of the county. We would be better off in every way to stop increasing the speed of travel. If we must keep the pavers busy let us build bike paths along the main roads. There is a board of supervisors meeting this Monday evening, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington courthouse to review plans for the next six years. Come and let them know what you think. CHARLES FLICKINGER' Woodville Tour helpers wonderful For the forty first time, this wonderful community has aided and supported the Episcopal Church Women with the house tour, dried flower sale and the recent addition, the quilt drawing. To everyone who helped in whatever way, either by growing, drying, arranging flowers, by being docents of hostesses, by parking cars or by attending, we give a resounding thank you and the assurance that all money raised will be given to carefully chosen charities. SHEILAH SWEET President Episcopal Church Women We need honest government On Nov. 4, vote to keep government out of your bed- - room, your schools, your doctors office, your churches and synagogues and your clean air and water. Keep Virginia l beautiful and constitutional; keep government honest. • Vote Beyer, Payne, Dolan Z and Asciolla. * ESTHER G. SCHMIDTWoodville Letters to the editor The Rappahannock News welcomes Letters to the Editor as a forum for discussion of local public affairs. •WRITE: Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747 •FAX: the Editor (540) 675-3338 To be considered for publication: •Letters must be signed by the writer. Include address and phone for verification (not to be published).

Distinction between truth and fantasy in politics If we were to believe Jim Gilmore’s car tax promise that, if he is elected, the first $20,000 of the value of each vehicle will not be taxed, then we also have to ignore everything we’ve ever learned about: How government works; the extreme right wing of the Republican Party; and the distinction between truth and fantasy in politics. Does anyone actually believe„that as soon as a governor takes office, he can actually implement, by executive order, an entire new tax structure without the approval of a state legislature? That legislature can change that plan beyond recognition. Fortunately, we live in a society where no one person Opinion has the kind of dictatorial power to make laws on his or her own say so. Don Beyer’s plan not only specifies legislative approval, but, when passed would be immediate, constitutional and, according to rural county governments, makes sense. But, that’s not the real issue. What we have to look at in this election is the deliberate and consistent agendas of the candidates. The “No Car Tax” ads are campaign promises designed to hide the real motives of this extremist candidate. The real issue is that Gilmore not only accepted, but sought $100,000 from Pat Robertson — the largest contribution Robertson ever gave to a political candidate. The truth is that the Christian Coalition and every right wing extremist group has donated money to Gilmore. The true agenda is that Gilmore absolutely and unconditionally opposes a woman’s right to choose. The real campaign issue is that Gilmore opposed Goals 2000 funding, dismissing the $8.4 million grant as a “pizza per student.” He wants to take money out of Virginia’s general fund and put it into so called private “academies.” We all know what that means. Let’s look at Gilmore’s record: Under Attorney General Gilmore, environmental fines against polluters dropped by 98 percent. Because of Gilmore’s pro polluter stand as Attorney General, Virginia almost lost the authority of environmental standards enforcement to the federal government. If Gilmore is so tough on law and order, why did the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police join the Virginia Education Association, Virginia Public Safety Coalition, American Federation of Teachers, NAARAL, Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, Clean Water Action and now, the Rappahannock News in supporting Beyer for governor? Beyer has not made empty, “Johnny-Come-Lately” campaign promises for better edu cation, stronger environmental protection and a fair and reasonable tax structure. He never lied about the easy fix. Lt. Gov. Beyer has had an astounding and winning eightyear record of leadership in our state; his vision for our future has not wavered, nor has it been managed by power brokers with their own agendas. He has fought for higher educational, environmental and judicial standards without a duplicitous purpose. This election is being watched nationwide. Frankly, there is fear among voters, many of them Republicans, throughout the United States, that the election of Gilmore as Virginia’s governor, equates to the election of Robertson. Not only do we need to stop the extreme from taking over our Commonwealth, but we need to support a man who will strengthen our education, environmental and justice systems, an individual who will help bring a more compassionate tax system to Virginians. Beyer doesn’t only appeal to Democrats, he has a main stream appeal to all reasonable people. We need to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4 to elect Don Beyer. Vote for L.F. Payne for Lt. Governor, Bill Dolan for Attorney General and Paul Asciolla for House of Delegates. Franklin Schmidt is the Chair of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee. A few facts are in order In regards to the accusations made by Ron Frazier in his letter in the Oct. 22 issue of your paper, I feel that a few facts and comments are in order. I will preface my comments with a few questions. Am I to assume that because Frazier announced at the meeting that he was there representing Del. Jay Katzen that his comments reflect the feelings of Katzen? Also, because Frazier is an active leader in the local Republican Party that his remarks also . reflect the views of all Republicans in our county? Surely not, but silence would indicate approval. The meeting that Frazier attended was an open public meeting, and was advertised as such. Both Paul Asciolla and Katzen were invited guests. Katzen chose not to attend. If, as Frazier stated, there were more Democrats than Republicans at the meeting it was because Republicans voluntarily chose not to attend. It should be noted that Frazier arrived at the meeting almost an hour after it started. Yes, there was discussion at this meeting concerning the actions of the Christian Coalition and other groups to influence the direction of the public school systems in this county. This is an issue that has been and will continue to be discussed in the public sector and well it should be. To infer that there was any “hate filled, anti-Christian, bigoted diatribe “ (Frazier’s words) at this meeting is wrong. This meeting was attended by some of the finest, hard working residents in our county. All in attendance have voluntarily given countless hours of their time to make Rappahannock a better place to live. Many are leaders in churches throughout the area. How dare you accuse these people of supporting antiChristian bigotry. JENKINS ORCHARDS Quality Fruit SELECT YOUR OWN Bankrupt? Repossession? Bad Credit? Shaky Credit? No Credit? NO MONEY * DOWN! * Nm/IW lar*Tm**Aans 1 -800-635-0730 Call Today All Applications AciTpicd Mr. Frazier, you make reference to the Constitution, yet I wonder if you truly understand its meaning. Our country is based on the idea that people are free to discuss their ideas and opinions. We, at times, agree to disagree. You, now and in the past, have chosen to publicly lash out at those who do not share your particular views on issues. This is your right, but it will never lead to any positive results. The “headline” for your letter indicated you were looking for an apology, in fact I think you owe an apology to the citizens of Rappahannock. RON MAKE LA Amissville All smoke and mirrors This campaign reminds me very much of the scene in the Wizard of Oz where the dog Toto has just revealed the fakery of the wizard. In one last desperate attempt to regain control of the situation the wizard bellows, “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” The Republicans would like us very much to pay attention to the smoke and mirrors of their car tax issue ploy, and not to look behind their curtain to see their tired old anti-environment, anti education, anti-woman agenda which has been rejected again and again by the voters ofVirginia. The car tax issue is just smoke and mirrors because it is so filled by caveats and clauses you might think it was written by snake oil salesman. (It was actually written by a Republican lawyer.) It wouldn’t come into play until the next governor leaves office. It would transfer some control of local public education to Richmond. And counties like Rappahannock will have to raise property taxes or cut back on education and public safety. When you look at the Republican positions on other issues, (and have you heard much about them from the Republicans?) you will see the chief lawyer of the state, the Republican candidate, protecting polluters like the Smithfield meat packer who just happened to give big bucks to the Republicans last time out. You will see this same lawyer advocating spousal consent to replace a woman’s right of choice, even though he later had to admit that this would be unconstitutional. You will see this lawyer advocating the dismantling of public education in Virginia, not only by his ill conceived tax reform plan, but by advocating state support for private education. 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For more information: Shelter (540) 937-3283 or Sally Cunningham (540) 636-3308 *A few selected dogs will be available for adoption free of normal adoption fees* 1‘flNNIVERSfll at oar now location STOREWIDI Extended term financing offered by all manufacturers. SWAN’S •*»»»» J.A. SWAN, JR. A CO § IMI.M lr;i llollnian l iiiitkl. 2*) North l Vcnns from t'n-Opi 540-825-8371 You will see an agenda that favors a few well heeled contributors at the expense of the rest of us. You’ve seen this all before. And you have seen the voters of Virginia reject this all before. There is one candidate who will protect our schools, our environment and our constitution. That candidate is Don Beyer. His record is solid in these areas. He understands that the economic future of Virginia depends on the education of the citizens of Virginia. He understands that the entire Commonwealth pays when a few are allowed to pollute. He understands that the constitution protects all people, not just those who may vote for him. Virginia cannot solve the problems of the future by trying what has failed in the ,, past. We need a leader who understands the needs of every member of this Commonwealth, and can provide solutions for all of us. We need Beyer for governor. J. KENT REEVE Washington A real choice for election In the upcoming election for state delegate we have a real choice between two very different candidates. I hope that in looking at these differences the majority of voters in this district will choose Paul Asciolla. Over the years we have developed many governmen- • tal systems to help provide for the well being of our citizens. As a result of these systems we are one of the best educated countries of the world and on average our citizens are the richest. If we are to remain in this position we need to have a government that strongly supports public education and that provides a level playing field in the economic system. It is because of these to issues that it is important that Asciolla becomes our delegate. He supports a strong public school system while Jay Katzen wishes to dilute this system by taking money from public schools and giving it to private schools. Our public school system not only provides a good education in the three “R’s,” but it also provides the opportunity for children to interact with others of differing backgrounds. Teaching children to work together despite differences has given this country the edge over other countries. A vote for Katzen is a vote against this asset. In the last few years state regulations which protect the state’s citizens have been diluted and circumvented in favor of big business. 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SPORTS Williams, Collins take district by storm DISTRICT CHAMPrMark Williams, first in the district cross country meet, receives his medal from RCHS Assistant Principal Mike Tupper at the awards assembly held immediately after the meet at the high school gym. Williams competes this week at regionals in Charlottesville. Rappahannock hosted the 1997 Bull Run District Cross Country Meet Championship. Last week’s event saw Rappahannock’s Mark Williams take first place in the district for the varsity race with a time of 17:55. Rappahannock’s Willie Collins was a close second with a time of 18:00. They were a whopping 25 seconds ahead of the nearest challenger from Brentsville High School. Williams and Collins led the run the entire time, exchanging first place several times and occasionally challenged by a Brentsville runner. Brentsville took third, fourth, fifth and sixth, but Matt Wolfe, of Rappahannock was only a second behind the four from Brentsville, who all had a time of 18:25 — crossing the finish line together. While Brentsville took eighth, Chad Heddleston breezed in with a time of 18:52 to secure ninth place for Rappahannock. A runner from Manassas Park took tenth. Tommy Baldwin, with 19:37, and Adam Starks, with 19:52, were twelfth and’ fifteenth, which ensures them a spot at regionals for an individual medal. Brentsville had the edge for the District Championship, with Rappahannock second and Mason third. Manassas Park did not have enough runners to field a tehm. The girls’ varsity run was equally exciting. Rappahannock’s Beth Yowell, Caroline Baumgardner ALL SMILES: Rachel Sharp receives her medal from RCHS Assistant Prinicipal Mike Tupper, while Willie Collins cheers her on. She took first for girls in the developmental race. and Megan Fairbrother took fifth, sixth and seventh,, with times of 21:41, 22:05 and 22:06 respectively. Jessie Gheen took ninth for Rappahannock with a time of 22:49. Again, Brentsville edged out Rappahannock by taking first, third, fourth, eighth and tenth and captured the district title. A runner from Mason took second. Rappahannock Cross Country Coach Dave van de Graaff and assistant coach Reed Gillespie both said they were extremely proud of the teams’ efforts and the results. They said it was no surprise that Brentsville took the championship as they were state champs last year but Rappahannock had a very Strong showing. The final event of the day was the Developmental Race. At the awards banquet, held at Rappahannock County High School immediately following the races, van de Graaff said, “Today’s developmental race is the epitome of what cross country is all about. They persevere, work hard and are the nucleus of the team of the future. They were awesome today.” In the developmental race only the top three in boys and girls medal. Chris Dennis, in 19:34, and Colin Nichols, in 19:36, took first and second for the boys. A runner from Brentsville took third. Rachel Sharp was the over all girls winner with a time of 22:53. Laura Collins of Rappahannock made a good showing and took fifth. The top four teams and the top 15 individual finishers, boys and girls, from the district meet qualify for regionals. Each school team may race up to seven athletes. The Region B Cross Country Meet will be held in Charlottesville at Towe Park on Oct. 29. Representing Rappahannock for the boys team at regionals will be: Thomas Baldwin, William Collins, Chad Heddleston, Adam Starks, Mark Williams, Robert Wilson and Matthew Wolfe. Alternates are: Colin Nichols, Daniel Ramey and Ronald White. The Rappahannock girls team which will advance to regionals consists of: Caroline Baumgardner, Megan Fairbrother, Jessica Gheen, Lauren Sharp, Emily Sims, Anne Skoubo Kristensen and Beth Yowell. Alternates for the girls team ate: Sandra Oliver, Sara Opseth and Sara Thomas. Local artist Maggie Rogers designed the T-shirts for the district championship and they were on sale at the event. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Athletic Boosters. They are still available and may be purchased through the Athletic Boosters. OVER HILL AND DALE: The course for the Bull Run District Cross Country Meet Championship, held here last week, was run over rolling hills behind the Bleu Rock Inn which generously allows the use of their land for the event and for team practice. Paid Political Message “lay Katzen thinks Pat Robertson will decide this election l think YOU will scio Jay Katzen has a 100% rating from Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition. He’s one of only eight in the Virginia House of Delegates. He’s recently been the subject of two articles in the Washington Post - and ABC TV’s Nightline - for a video of him lecturing the Christian Coalition on Republican politics. The media questioned his ties to the far right - and the legal line between church and state. He and Pat Robertson have their own agenda for our community - especially for women and children - both in our homes and our schools. And their agenda is far removed from mainstream values and traditions. The Christian Coalition will get out a heavy vote for Katzen. And they’re counting on Virgina moderates, like you, to stay home on Tuesday, Let’s give lay Katzen a surprise on election day. Vote Nov. 4th! PO Box 208, Marshall, VA 20118. (540) 349-8797. Authorized by Paul J. AscMIa nappanannocK News btan rnotos/UAHL tbUHN FAST FINISH: Chris Dennis races across the finish line to take first place in the boys developmental cross country race for Rappahannock. Colin Nichols of Rappahannock took second. Junior varsity wins two on road, loses one By Rhonda Jenkins Rappahannock News Contributing Writer On Oct. 14, the Rappahannock High School Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Team defeated Brentsville 30-24 at Brentsville. , The team came out ready to play, rebounded well and hit some good shots. High scorers for the game were Amanda Weakley with 10 points, Berkley Hobson with nine and Kyla Andreoni had eight. Weakley and Kate Wilson were leading rebounders with seven and six. The girls traveled to George Mason in Falls Church on Oct. 16, Mason won the game 52-23. Rappahannock was really flat, and just couldn’t seem to get things going in the first half. They did pull together and played a little better in the second half, but it was too late. George Mason is probably who they’ll have to face for the championship, when they make it to the playoffs. Leading scorer was Andreoni and leading rebounder was Wilson. The team traveled to Manassas Park on Tuesday, Oct. 21 defeating them 32-23. This was a very close game throughout, but in the fourth quarter the Rappahannock J.V.s outscored Manassas Park 14 to 4 pulling out the victory. They played well in the fourth quarter, and were glad to win on the road. Berkley Hobson was high scorer with 10 points. The J.V.s’ record stands at three and one with only two games left, Brentsville Oct. 28 and George Mason at home on Oct. 30. Opening meet t Photo by DOUGLAS LEES Huntsman Oliver Brown leads off the Rappahannock. Hunt’s opening meet Saturday at Meadow Grove Karm.J Route 729, Amissville, despite cloudy skies. '

weanesaay, uciooerzy, iyy/ At Voters’ guide to the Nov. 4 election The Times Community Newspapers asked each of the candidates for the Virginia races the following questions. Question 1. The state reported a $216 million budget this year, and some experts expect future years to be isurplus just as Del. Jay Katzen • Affiliation: Republican • Age: 61 • Current residence: Markham, Va. • Education: BA from Princeton University, 1958; master’s from Yale University, 1959 • Career: Retired State Department officer • Elected offices: House of Delegates, 31st District, 1994-present • Previous campaigns: Challenger to former Del. Bob Andrews, 1987 and 1989 • Family: Married to Paddy Katzen, three grown children • Committees: Labor and Commerce, Militia and Police, Transportation The issues Question 1. Virginia’s budget surplus should be invested in necessary educational, transportation and other requirements and returned to the taxpayers, whose hard-earned money it is in the first place. Question 2. While we are moving Virginia forward, there is still much to be done. Unfortunately, drug use by our children is on the rise. We must attack the drug problem as firmly and expeditiously as we have the problem of repeat violent criminals. Question 3. Yes, Virginia is open for business and the “Silicon Dominion” is experiencing spectacular growth. Such growth requires and rewards highly trained employees. Virginia is meeting the challenge of preparing them by raising standards in our public schools, and matching those standards with requirements for accountability and accreditation. Question 4. Over the past four years, we have increased our investment in public education by well over a billion dollars — without raising taxes. More importantly, we have made real progress toward improving standards and returning to basic instruction in reading, writing, math, science and history. Question 5. My vision is of a Rappahannock County where our youngsters look forward to attending our public schools. Where teachers are paid adequately and have ample means available for instruction. Where our technology is up to date and where safety prevails. Where high standards and accountability produce needed results. Where innovation is encouraged. Support group to meet The Blueridge Brain Injury Support Group will meet Saturday, Nov. 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. The group will meet at the parish hall of TVinity Episcopal Church on the corner of Gay and Middle Streets in Washington, Va. Darlene Payne from Brain Injury Services at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville will be the speaker. All survivors, family, and friends are welcome to this meeting. For directions, information, transportation or support call Pat Salmon at 6753137. SUBSCRIBE TO THE RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS. Call 675-3338. The Rappahannock Farmers' Association and Piedmont Environmental Council present The American Farm and Ranch Protection Act and How It Can Work For You Guest Speaker Timothy Lindstrom November 6,1997 • 7:00 p.m. Rappahannock County High School Auditorium Mr. Lindstrom was me of the initial umters of the American Farm and Ranch Protection Act and was essential to its success. He has served as a member of the Board of Supervisors in Charlottesville for seven years. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about this neiely passed legislatim and how it could affect you. (The Child Care and Learning Center] presents our H Fall Celebration featuring a Country Auction and Party Saturday, November 8, 1997 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Live Auction begins at 8:00 p.m. ^ $10.00 per person entrance 'jfc (entitles you to food, drink and fun!) a I at: The Washington School Mount Salem Avenue, Washington, Virginia Live & Silent Auction, tag sale, food & libations. All quality items! Antiques, folk art, collectibles, vintage & decorative ■ items, original art and much more! Many items donated by local antique dealers & decorators. Sale includes items donated by owners of the famous Inn at Little Washington! Come join the fun! See classifieds for list of items. Questions? Call Susan J. McCarthy at (540) 6*75-1101 Proceeds to benefit the CCLC Scholarship Fund profitable. Should this money be reinvested into the state’s educational and transportation systems or returned to the taxpayers? Question 2. How can our law enforcement dollars be better spent? Question 3. There are currently 19,000 vacant technology jobs 31st District Paul Asciolla •Affiliation: Democrat • Age: 63 • Current residence: Marshall • Education: BA from Providence College; master’s from Northwestern University’s School of Speech; graduate work at Fordham University, New York, me university ot Virginia ana James Madison University • Career: Teacher at the Culpeper Alternative Education Center • Elected offices: Member of Fauquier County School Board 1995-present • Family: Married to Virginia Asciolla; two children The issues Question 1. Budget surpluses are worn like a badge of honor by political incumbents. And — if you send them back to Richmond — there’s the real possibility that you’ll get a tax break. Don’t hold your breath. Because just about all of the state’s present “surplus” of $216 million is spoken for... What’s left I would give back to education. Question 2. Of course we must appropriate funds for prisons and detention centers. We need more experts to deal with juvenile offenders — to keep them away from hardened criminals — and to give them early behavioral counseling. We need to streamline our courts, courthouse and detention facilities ... We need to put more police on our streets and equip them as best we possibly can. I strongly believe the best anti-crime dollar we can spend is on public education. If we can spend more time and give more focus to each child we can cut deeply into our crime rate. Question 3. Preparing our people for technology really means choosing our employers and working closely with them, to learn where the real jobs will be and how we can prepare for them. Question 4. As a fiscal conservative, I believe that we must be careful how we allocate our education dollar. I also believe that the return on our investment in education is much higher, in the long run, than any other state appropriation. I entered this campaign because I know I can bring some vision and force to find a balance between the'needs of our children, and what we can afford. Question 5. In the end, this election comes down to a choice between two candidates. Two opposing views on growth. Two separate visions for the future of Virginia. Quality of life is not a partisan issue. in the state. How can we encourage students to pursue these cutting-edge opportunities? Question 4. Are you willing to increase funding for public education even if it means a tax increase? Question 5. What are the pressing needs of this region and how do you suggest meeting them? 31 st District Robert Buchanan • Affiliation: Libertarian • Age: 34 • Current residence: Marshall • Education: Graduated Oakton High School in Vienna; Graduated Northern Virginia Community College in 1983. • Career: Sales manager for a snack food company • Elected offices: None • Family: Single The issues Question 1. All of the $216 million dollars should go back to the taxpayers. It’s their money not the government’s. The Commonwealth also needs to eliminate the income taxes as well as the property, real estate taxes and keep only the sales taxes on everything else except groceries and prescription drugs to fund the courts, police, fire and rescue services and the roads. Question 2. Nearly half of all police resources are devoted to stopping drug trafficking, instead of preventing violent crime. Ending drug prohibition would double the resources available for crime prevention to drastically reduce the crime rate and give' police the time and resources to deal with dangerous criminals. In addition, I believe that the private ownership of firearms is part of the solution, not the problem to our crime epidemic. Every citizen should have the right to be able to purchase the firearm of their choice. Question 3. This is a problem for the free-market to solve not the government. Though the government should eliminate all business taxes and regulation so these companies can spend more money and time recruiting people for these opportunities. Question 4. Absolutely not,! I want to get the government bureaucracy out of education, so the competitive and innovative free-market can improve the quality of education and make it affordable for everyone. The public school system should be done away with all together. This way the consumers can best choose what type of education they want for their children with their money. Question 5.1 want to keep this region a business-friendly environment by eliminating all business taxes and regulation and to improve the infrastructure to keep up with the population growth — though I want all businesses and developments to pay for the infrastructure that they need for their use. 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Lecture From Page A1 subgroup of plankton called dinoflagellate. What is common to the dinoflagellates is their chemical attraction toward specific prey. A noteworthy exception with Pfiesteria is that it is stimulated from its harmless stages into its toxic one by many different kinds of fish. This organism is so small 1,000 of them could fit on the head of a pin and it requires an electron microscope to make an accurate visual identification. Due to recent concern and funding, knowledge about the dinoflagellates is rapidly expanding. What is unusual about Pfiesteria is that it can act like both a plant (called phyloplankton) and an animal (zooplankton) during the various stages of its life. Pfiesteria goes through transformations, similar to the metamorphosis of butterflies, but instead of four stages it has 20. The amazing life cycle includes several hard-shell cyst stages where it hibernates on the bottom of the river until a stimulus awakens it to the zoospore stage where it grows and chooses one of several ways to eat. It has several vegetative stages where it can steal and store chlorophyll from algae. It can eat bacteria or it can eat fish. If it chooses to eat fish, it becomes toxic and also begins to reproduce, forming gamines. It then prolifically reproduces until the fish are consumed and within a few hours suddenly transforms into different bizarre amoeboid stages and finally it returns to the hibernating cyst. The stages are like night and day in terms of appearance, said Lacouture. When numbers of tl organism are sufficient tht produce a neurotoxin that di orients and eventually kills tl fish and they then release second toxin that breaks dow the mucus layer of the fish ar the skin sloughs off. Pfiester then feeds on the tissue ar blood. At a workshop given t Burkholder, she asked for a vo unteer to donate a drop of bloc for a demonstration. Lacoutui said she put the blood on a slid with Pfiesteria and the watched it on an electro microscope as it sucked up th blood cells. Burkholder tested number of different kinds < fish and four different kinds < shellfish with Pfiester. It indii criminately killed them all. Making it even more coir plicated, Pfiesteria has an ext toxin that is released into th water which attacks fish an shellfish and an endotoxin tha is stored by mussels when the VOICE From Page A1 “a quasi-official arm of local government.” The association’s 1997-98 budget of almost $122,000 is based on prior year actual expenses. Insurance policy premiums alone cost over $97,000. Another $4,000 covers maintenance of the emergency communication equipment, the Sheriffs emergency telephone lines, and general office expenses. Capital improvements to the fire training site and contributions to the EMS Office account for most of the remainder. At the meeting, Rappahannock Sheriff Ga^ Settle reported that the dispatcher’s 12-year old emergency radio system needs to be replaced because it is so obsolete that the manufacturer no longer trains technicians to repair it. This is a typical example of issues coordinated and handled by the RCVFRA. A standing committee oversees communications issues. Chairman Richie Burke, who also chairs the association’s E-911 committee, agreed to work with the Sheriff’s office to evaluate the county’s future communications needs and develop recommendations for solving the problems. He is also exploring the purchase of new computers for the E-911 system. The association is preparing a grant application for EMS radio support to help offset some of the cost of the radio upgrade. Settle indicated that the board of supervisors was receptive to allocating matching funds for the purchase. Rough cost estimates are in the $7,000 to $10,000 range. Woodward also said that, so far, there has been sufficient money available from the fire levy to permit the association to purchase items that are needed by all the companies. Carbondioxide monitors and foam for fire suppression have been distributed. The Fire Levy Board and board of supervisors must approve these special purchases in addition to the budget. Standardized training for both firefighters and EMS personnel is another primary goal of the association. Although most training funds are provided by the state, the board of supervisors, through the association, budgeted $3,500 from the fire levy last year for training. Many of the volunteers are also certified instructors and provide free courses throughout the county. The association is looking toward the day that the state of Virginia adopts and codifies into law the National Fir Protection Association’s consen sus standards published ii NFPA 1500, The Fir Department Occupations Safety and Health Program “I’m not sure we can compl; 100 percent today, but we are i whole lot closer than we wer five years ago,” he said. Woodward believes tha this is due principally to thi fire levy that “locked in mone; to be paid for fire and rescue If the personal property tax ii repealed, we would lose 2( cents on every dollar.” - Before the fire levy, mone] provided by the county caift< from the general fund and was not specifically identified foi fire and rescue service. Woodward said that th< establishment of every fire and rescue company has to b( approved by the board o supervisors and that there is e “state regulation that (if a firt or rescue company) folds up all equipment, real estate, and vehicles become county property,” regardless of who purchased it or how it was financed. Association Vice President Paul Poling serves as the organization’s unpaid lobbyist. Through his efforts, the association has been able to take advantage of state grants and other financial sources. The Perfect Gift ...Anytime “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” tells the story of Rappahannock County and its people The soft-bound book includes old photographs and special articles which appeared each month of the 1983 sesquincentennial year in the Rappahannock News plus stories of historical interest from past years. Featuring chapters on education, soldiers, doctors, slavery, freemen and integration, mountain people and the park, The Depression, old mills and settlements, travel, entertainment, natural disasters, mountain justice and farming. The collection of articles was written by the Rappahannock News staff with the help and cooperation on hundreds of Rappahannock people. Stop by the Rappahannock News office or call 675-3338 for your copy “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” $11.95 plus tax and $1.90 for postage 0 p v; o (D a . o- p cl n e eat Pfiesteria. The endotoxin is y then passed on in the foodchain 3- to humans when they eat the >e mussels. a Pfiesteria can tolerate a wide range of temperature and salinity, but the fish-kills have occurred in water with a temperature of about 80 degrees Fahrenheit (although it can be toxic from 50 to 95 degrees F.) It thrives in brackish water with salinity of 15 parts per thousand which seems to also bring about the toxic stage (although it can be toxic in fresh water or ocean water which has a salinity of 35 ppt, he said.) Non-Point Pollution' The issue receiving so much press recently is whether it responds to nutrients, Lacouture said. The opinion of the experts is that it does. High g levels of nutrients in the water ? increases the amount of algae and since algae is a food source 1 for Pfiesteria, high levels of y nutrients in the water cause high levels of Pfiesteria. High levels of phosphorous in the water directly affect Pfiesteria when it is in its fish3 killing stage by causing it to reproduce at an accelerated i rate. “In my opinion, nutrients J in the water are a significant 1 factor,” Lacouture said. He thinks major rain f events that occurred several i days before fish kills this sum3 mer were meaningful. In 1996 there was an unusually high t runoff with nutrients being i carried along with it, he said. r The 1997 spring and summer were dry causing the river i water to be “low flow” and I slow-moving, more like a lake than a river and were perfect r conditions for Pfiesteria. He : said he thinks this contributed ; to the incidence of the toxic stage of the organism. When a species of dinoflagellates has a population explosion in a river, estuary or^’ ocean, a dramatic “red tide” ' can be seen. Although usually benign, it can be toxic and dangerous. “What the real mes sage here is that over the last several decades, maybe as a result of coastal monitoring, we are starting to see more and more of these,” Lacouture said. It is something to be alarmed about from the point of view of man impacting the delicate coastal environment, he added. What Pfiesteria does and why it happens is the issue being tossed around now. These “red tides” occur like clockwork in certain areas in the Chesapeake Bay. “We really need to realize that you and I are as responsible for having a clean river as Frank Perdue,” said Lacouture. It is the non-point pollution issue, he said, and Pfiesteria has made it a big issue. In Rappahannock, helping with non-point pollution means keeping cows out of the streams and using buffer zones, he said. History What has happened in the Chesapeake Bay is nothing in comparison to the serious fishkills in North Carolina, said Lacouture. In 1991-93, Burkholder investigated 33 fish-kills in North Carolina with over 1,000 fish dead in each case. She found Pfiesteria in high density with fish lesions in 17 of the cases. Over one billion fish were killed by Pfiesteria on the Pamlico River there, but the state still has not admitted there is a Pfiesteria problem. In 1992 Pfiesteria was found on a tidal creed off the Choptank River in Maryland. It was cultured in a laboratory, the next two occurrences were in 1994 and 1996 at the Patuxant River, and in 1996, Pfiesteria was the suspected cause of an estimated $25,QOO loss in striped bass at an aquaculture facility in Maryland. Most recently in 1997 at the Pocomoke and Chicamacomeco rivers, and Kings Creek off the Manokin fish lesions and fishkills were documented and Pfiesteria is the suspected ■ iui ii iwvn i iviiu cause. Also, in 1997 there was a high incidence of fish lesions in the Rappahannock River and final verification of Pfiesteria involvement is pending. Last fall fisherman reported that 30 percent of the fish in the Maryland rivers involved showed lesions (scientifically a 10 percent incidence is considered high.) The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, similar to Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality, finally looked into the problem in the spring of 1997. Lacouture said he served on a technical advisory committee for the Pocomoke River, but within a week (on Aug. 6) after the committee was formed, a fish-lesion problem changed to a fish-kill problem. A second fish-kill occurred in late August. Gn both occasions Maryland closed the Pocomoke River. “I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Pfiesteria is probably in every river in Virginia,” he said. Politics It has taken five years to get acknowledgement that Pfiesteria exists because of the politics surrounding the issue. Fish lesions have been observed for years on the Pocomoke River, but the Pfiesteria level was not high enough to kill them. Fish lesions can be caused by a number of factors, but when the fish-kills started the problem had to be recognized. This is an election year and Virginia has taken the lead on doing their own testing. The state bought two electron microscopes for Old Dominion University and the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences with a special grant and are arranging training for the staff. A gene probe is also being developed which is a faster and more efficient way of detecting Pfiesteria. When research money is made available, mostly from the federal government, it will be a considerable amount, he ventured. Arson From Page A1 ■£ McQuillan then dumped* out a box of clothes, he said so ' they could use the box for the things they took. After takings what they wanted in the equipment building, they stomped out the fire and went back to the concession building. They used the boxes to take items from that building, he said, stomped out the fire and then they left. The firBsi which were not out, ignited* after they left the scene. $ ;| McQuillan has been in detention since he was arrest-led in connection with the crihier on Sept. 8. The second juveflild* has not been charged in theft case Said Commonwealth’s? Attorney Peter Luke, .^ukefc said McQuillan denied hi#* involvement in the incident until they informed him that they had a witness who had implicated him. ‘ Since his. first ' trial, McQuillan h&s Worked on and written two letters, one to the court and the other a letter of public apology. * Judge H. Dudley Payne Jr. was, he said, very impressed with what McQuillan wrote in the letters. Payne said he hopes the Rappahannock Athletic Association Will agree to* letMcQuillan Work at the field to restore what he and the other >ju^feftile destroyed, lie said he ' Would speak with the RAA botifd personally to see what could be done and Would hold disposition on the community setwicd portion’of the sentence Until he had talked With them. At this time McQuillan is »barred frolA. the field under court order.' > J. - •, > X 4 ^ . - . ' « * ‘ .* , McQuillan was placed on house arrest Thursday and will be placed on electronic monitoring. He will be under supervised probation and the probation officer will decide, based on his behavior, how long that monitoring will last. He will be allowed to work and one half of each paycheck will go for restitution until he pays back $13,000, the sum of half the damages. He was also ordered to pay for the electronic monitoring and drug screens which he will have to undergo regularly. In addition he was ordered to cooperate with the Commonwealth and testify in the Haught case, which involves the adult charged as an accessory after the fact in connection with the larceny. McQuillan will reappear before the court on Feb. 12, 1998 for a review. ■' *'</%■ Here Sponsored By fa&tpder Hospital g*-'' PIEDMONT * ' ’■ V;-? 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Neighbors/B2 i* Obituaries/B5 I* Classifieds/B6 • Real Estate/BS October 29, 1997 Jordan’s Middle Street exhibit colorful and vibrant By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer June Jordan, whose vibrant canvases will be lighting up the walls of the Middle Street Gallery for the next month, began painting after a friend enticed her back to a beginner’s art class. Jordan, a Rappahannock resident and well-known and respected potter, had focused her considerable talent on pottery after getting under graduate and masters degrees. “Of course I had all the courses on drawing and painting (in college) but when my friend Joyce talked me into it, I went back and took this class and I got hooked,” she said. She also studied painting with Olive Graham of Bridgewater for three years while attending high school. Her resurgence of interest occurred about 1987 and since then she has studied painting seriously under a number of prestigious teachers. She studied painting and drawing with Charlotte Turner at Northern Virginia Community College, attended summer workshops at James Madison University with Jerry Coulter, and workshops with Sharon Yates from the Maryland Institute College of Art. “I prefer a direct encounter with my subject matter which, for me, encourages spontaneity and simplification,” Jordan said of her work. “I am challenged by conditions of changing light and weather, and of movements and time limits.” Some of her recent paintings were done in workshops and some at home. She hires models to sit for her and said she has more time to “struggle” with those she creates at home, can go into greater detail and arrange more elaborate settings and backgrounds. “Some things work very easily and some don’t,” she Rappahannock News Staff Photo/JAN LAV ALLEY RESTFUL: This landscape with figure of a man sitting on a log, done from a local scene, conveys tranquility. - Photo Courtesy of HAZEL ZINN-DAY RECOGNITION: The Rappahannock County 4-H Achievement Night program was held at the Rappahannock County Elementary School and the following 4-H’ers received recognition: from left first row, Kara Corbin, Ashley Corbin, Carly Day and Ben Pendleton; second row from left, Nathan Corbin, Jessie Palmer, Brittany Thorpe, Anne-Ashleigh Lamma, Devin Day and Dylan Corbin; third row from left, Zack Corbin and David Massie. Four-H’ers get awards By Hazel Zinn-Day 4-H Extension Agent The Rappahannock County 4-H Achievement Night program was held at the Rappahannock County Elementary Schpfjl^ with approximately 40 people in attendance. Special guest was Delegate Jay Katzen who has been a strong supporter of 4-H. After a scrumptious “pot luck” dinner, project medals, certificates and ribbons were presented. Zack Corbin hosted the evening program. Candace Lamma, 4-H volunteer leader and All Star presented a very informative presentation on the 4-H program she uses in the public school system called “Talking with T.J.” Special awards, presented by the Corbin family for the “Most Enthusiastic Camp Counselor” in memory of Mary Beth Williams, who passed away earlier this year, went to Zack Corbin and Robyn Kaye. A special tribute for Paul Nichols was written by Lamma and read during the program: “This past year has been one that has been filled with lots of fun activities and individual accomplishments, as well as much sadness and loss. We lost two dear 4-H friends, Mr. Paul Nichols and Miss Mary Beth Williams. Even though we experienced the loss, we are encouraged and more than ever determined to continue to carry on and support 4-H activities in our community because these two gave us so much of themselves. “Paul cherished the times he could work with young people at all levels. He particularly enjoyed his time spent at 4H Day Camp helping young 4Her’s build rockets. “Paul believed in self discipline and building strong character, which anyone who worked with him knew. The young people at camp had fun, yet they learned life long skills in working together and being patient in taking small quality steps each day in order to create a rocket at the end of the week-on ready to launch. “Just as those many rockets over the years had a successful ‘launch’ and return trip; so we all must continue to ‘launch’ ahead-work hard in 4H as a living tribute to Paul. “I feel very strongly that if we love 4-H, we also loved Paul Nichols.” Door prizes were given out during the program. Talk of the Town in Washington donated beautiful ceramic pins and cute finger puppets for the children. Sunset Hills Mum Farm donated a mum. Prints by local artist, Geneva Welch, were given to each adult volunmteer leader for their dedication and hard work throughout the year. said. “I have more failures than successes with the landscapes. It’s very ‘green’ here and beautiful to look but hard to interpret into paintings. You can do a ‘pretty’ picture but that’s different from a great painting — they’re two different things.” Her current exhibition features works all done since last spring with the exception of two which were done in the winter. There are also several landscapes from St. Andrews, Canada where she did workshops. Many of the figure paintings were done in the workshops she attends in Warrenton. She is a member of a group of artists there that hire models, set up workshops and get together to paint. Some of the other figures are from workshops at Orkney Springs which are intensive 10-day sessions. She likes those because “it gives you a great deal of time to work with the painting since the models are there for a longer period.” Jordan just finished a major exhibition at Marietta College in Ohio (just across the river from West Virginia) where 90 of her paintings were displayed. It included works from two years to five years ago. “It was more of a retrospective,” she said. The work at Middle Street, she said, has not been shown anywhere around the area yet. The exhibition opens Oct. 31 at the Middle Street Gallery. This group of figure paintings and landscapes, include scenes from Rappahannock County — from Amissville a farm scene, from Old Hollow and Ben Venue a landscape. There are also a few from nearby Culpeper County. The show will be on view from Oct. 31 to Nov. 23, with an opening reception on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 2-6 p.m. Currently living in The Red Maple, part III I’m writing this on a misty morning before the first frost. The mountains are obscured by gray mist tinged with pale yellow from the rays of the rising sun. On an impulse I decided to give myself a break from work seeking. I went outside to look at my Red Maple. In observing nature, one experience often leads to another. So, while in the yard, I went to look for one more ripe tomato on the expiring plants. There was one red tomato, just one. My shoes were wet from walking in the grass and drops of water hung on tfie edges of tomato foliage. Their “ropes of water” were still working and the cool morning air caused the water to condense. As sun warms the air, the water will evaporate into vapor. The leaves of my friend the Red Maple are splotched with crimson. Chlorophyll cells have ceased to function and are now transparent revealing the rich reds which were there all through the summer. Water traveling through the twigs, through the petioles (leaf stems) and into the leaf is slowing down. The tree is preparing itself for the time when freezing water in the trunk and branches can damage the tree. The Red Maple is preparing itself for the long sleep of winter. The longer and heavier the sleep, the more exuberant will be the awakening. The tree will erupt with the fullness of new life next April when the red winter buds at the tips of twigs lose their scales and new, perfect leaves emerge. Now, in October, the leaves retain their shape of three lobes with a distinct “V” between them. The outer edge of the leaf is jagged with teeth, like a saw. At the end of their time, the leaves are ravaged by insects; they have been tunneled through, punc All Things Wild And Beautiful John Trott tured and nibbled. Where the leaf stalk, the petiole, is attached to the twig, preparations are being made to ready the leaf to fall in some autumn wind or rain. A broadly shaped “V,” like a smile on a happy face, will be left on the twig after each leaf begins its business of becoming a part of the earth. This “V” is the leaf scar. With a lens I can see three dots, remains of what were the tubes carrying water into the leaf. They have built up a corky substance and sealed themselves off from the leaf stalk. I note that at the upper tip of each of these leaf scars, there is a tiny bud. There sleep the cells that will produce leaves next spring. At the tip of each twig is another bud, somewhat larger. From this the twig will elongate and grow in April. A tree is always prepared for the next season. The maple in the side yard is a very important part of my life here in Flint Hill. It is there, solid and reassuring all the time, a part of every day. Not only is it a great “water works," it is also a miracle of intricate beauty. The Red Maple, Acer rubrum, is well-named by both science and colloquial usage. Some part of the tree is red at all seasons. Leaves are turning to scarlet now. Petioles were red during the summer, and winter buds will turn to crimson in February. Tiny, ruby-red flowers in early March will signal the turning of the year and announce that spring has come again to Virginia. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/JAN LAV ALLEY EXHIBITION TO BEGIN: June Jordan, well known local artist, will be featured this month at the Middle Street Gallery in Washington, Va. The exhibit is a collection of her latest works. Sperryville, Jordan, a native of Rockingham County, has been a resident of Rappahannock since 1965. Many from the area may recall Jordan’s successful 1995 Middle Street Gallery show which a reviewer called, “A tour de force.” During the month of November a number of Jordan’s paintings will also be on display at the Rappahannock County Library. The Middle Street Gallery is open every Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call 675-3440. Duo to perform here Photo Courtesy of WENDY WEINBERG William Feasley and Vladimir Lande, the D’Amore Duo, will perform at The Theatre at 8 p.m. on Nov. 1. Tickets are $14 with reservation or $15 at the door. Students 18 and under are half price. Call 675-1253 or e-mail TheatreVA@aol.com. Center plans fall celebration next week By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer Now in its 20th year the Child Care and Learning Center, in Rappahannock, is going to hold a fall celebration on Saturday, Nov. 8. The event, which will be held at the Washington School on Mount Salem Ave., will feature a country auction and party and will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. the live auction begins at 8 p.m. Up for auction will be items such as folk art, antiques, collectibles, vintage and decorative items, and original art. Many of these have been donated by local antique dealers, decorators and even the owners of The Inn at Little Washington. The admission price is $10 per person and includes food and beverages. The proceeds will benefit the center and help it to continue its work. The center provides full time year-round care for children three weeks to 13 years. It is the only accredited (by National Association for the Education of Young Children) center in a 10 county area. It is the only school-aged child care program in the county that provides an after school day care program, the After School Club. It also has the only Head Start class on the East Coast located in a private preschool setting. It serves as a model for public and private partnership. There are 18 Head Start preschoolers that attend class with their more affluent peers instead of being segregated in a separate facility. CCLC has a history of inclusion of handicapped children. The center is funded by donations and private foundation grants. It provides a full time program for children from low-income families, who volunteer at the center for eight hours monthly, participate in a home visit, and attend a monthly parenting workshop in exchange for receiving a high quality, comprehensive early childhood program for their child. In addition, it provides adult support, modeling of appropriate adult-child interactions and parent education. The center’s annual budget is $400,000, and it is a debt free facility of eight acres, with three buildings. About $30,000 each year comes from private donations and fundraising and goes to provide scholarships to families who cannot afford full tuition. Forty percent of thq children are receiving tuition assistance. CCLC is building arl endowment fund with a goal of $500,000 to allow them to con-1 tinue serving children that can not afford tuition. ' The fall celebration pro-* ceeds will go toward the scholarship fund. For more informal tion contact Susan McCarthy at 675-1101.

& Church ft Activities Special service at Chester Gap A special service will be held at Chester Gap Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2. Job Marquez from Beth-Shalom Baptist Church and his family from Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico will be guests. Rev. James Burke is pastor at Chester Gap and invites the public to attend. Five Forks Regular Baptist Castor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Special concert, dinner set The Odd Fellow.-Russell Cemetery Club will celebrate their annual day on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill. The Voices of Praise from Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Warrenton will be in full concert. Dinner will be served. All are welcome. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Robert A. Lange, Rector Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. * Holy Days of Obligation 8:30 a.m, 7:30 p.m. Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4-5 p.m., Sat. or by appt. County Methodist services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, *Nov. 2 as follows: Flint Hill at 11:15 a.m.with communion, Sperryville at 8:46 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Nancy B. White Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth 4 p.m. Thursday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Founder’s Day celebration set The moderator, officers and members of the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association invites you to attend a Founded Day celebration to be held on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Antioch Baptist Church in Culpeper at 12 noon. An exhibit area will be open from 12 noon until 4 p.m. Call 399-9815 or 399-1513 for more information. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Youth Led Devotions 6-6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Special day of singing set The New Hope Baptist Bible Church would like to invite everyone to a day of great gospel singing by The Davidson’s from Tennessee. The date of this event will be Nov. 2 at 10 and 11 a.m. and also at 6 p.m. “If you like gospel singing you won’t want to miss this opportunity,” said Pastor Carl Menefee. The church is located on the corner of Son’s Road and Water Street. For more information call 987-8378. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist I 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Bible Study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. ECW Meeting 1:30 p.m. Pastor's Aid anniversary set Mt. Moriah Baptist Church on Hackley’s Mill Road, Route 645 in Amissville will celebrate Pastor’s Aid anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 2. The Rev. Forest Freeman, choir and congregation of the Bethel Baptist Church will be the guest for the 3 p.m. service. All are welcome. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every first and third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Revival services underway Revival services are going on now and will continue through Sunday, Nov. 2 at Massanova Pentecostal Church in Castleton. Evangelist Greg Atkins will be the guest speaker. Services will be held each night at 7 p.m. The Pastor L.D. Savage and congregation invites the public to attend. For more information call Pastor Savage at 937-5380. Eli At Hill Baptist Church Supply Pastor: Rev. John P. Oliver Jr. Second Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. Church celebration planned The First Baptist Church of Washington will celebrate 124 years with revival services and other special services through Nov. 2. Nightly revival services will be held Wednesday Rev. Henry Townes; Thursday Rev. James Holmes and Friday Rev. Journey Beasley. Each minister will be accompanied with his choir and congregation. On Sunday, Nov. 2 Sunday School will be held at 9:45 a.m. followed by worship service at 11 a.m. with Pastor Wendell Grant preaching. Dinner will be served from 1:30 to 2:30 and the afternoon service will be conducted by Rev. Booker Taylor, his choir and congregation from Brandy Station. “All are welcome to celebrate and worship with us,” said a spokesperson. Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Fritschle Holly Moffett weds Brian C. Fritschle Catherine Holly Moffett was married on Aug. 16 to Brian Chadwell Fritschle. The marriage was performed at the Hill Air Force Base Officer’s Club in Layton, Utah by Father John Fuller. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Moffett III of Warrenton. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jean B. Moffett of Washington. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fritschle of Layton, Utah. The bride wore a long gown of white satin trimmed with lace and seed pearls. Her fingertip length veil was accented with satin roses and pearls. She carried a bouquet of purple hyacinth, lilacs and daises. Miss Jo’D Peterson served as maid of honor. Jessica Moore was flower girl. Mr. Fritschle’s best man was his brother, John Fritschle Jr. Ushers were Brandon Roundy, David Kovach, Paul Kovach and Albert Vargas. Mrs. Fritschle is currently attending Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. She plans to graduate with a major in Criminal Justice in the Spring of 1998. Mr. Fritschle has received his Associate’s degree and hopes to attend the police academy in 1998. The couple is currently residing in their new home in South Ogden, Utah. Viewtown highlights Frances Pratt of Strasburg, Pa. was a Friday visitor of her uncle Harry Cooke and they dined at Country Cookin in Warrenton that evening. Belated birthday wishes goes out to Tommy Frazier Jr. who celebrated his day Sunday, Oct. 26. The Rappahannock Health Department will be offering flu and pneumonia shots on Friday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Viewtown General Store. For additional information call Margaret or John Wiese at 937-3249. Have a great week and enjoy the Halloween activities in the community. Call 937-4904 with news. Boston residents welcome visitors Mrs. Edith Green spent a week recently with her sister Mrs. Mildred Wehmas in Richmond. Our prayers are with those on. the sick list namely Mrs. Montrue Frazier and Mr. J.T. Woodward. For the benefit of Reva Volunteer Fire Department bingo is held each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Lakeside Clubhouse on U.S. 522 near Culpeper. Belated birthday wishes go out to Karla Bragg who celebrated her day yesterday. Mrs. Lisa Dodson and daughter, Amber of Sperryville were callers one day last week of Mrs. Ray Frazier on Turkey Ridge Road. The Salem Pickin and Singing Party will be held Friday, Nov. 7 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Salem Fire Department on U.S. 522. Food will be available, so come out and enjoy a great evening. Call 937-4110 for information on the next shooting match at Castleton Volunteer Fire Department. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg and family were Saturday overnight guests of Mrs. Lucille Peregory in Front Royal, while Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory were on a trip to North Carolina. The Braggs were Sunday afternoon guests of the Joe Peregorys or Castleton Ford Road.' On the weekend of Nov. 14 the Windmore Community Theater will present Nei Simon’s Plaza Suite at the Culpeper County High School Birthday wishes go out t< Mrs. Linda Hitt who will b« celebrating on Sunday andP?j Pam Glascock who celebrate# on Monday. A .Congratulations to Misgg Julia Powers who has been chosen to appear in the “Academic Spotlight” for this week. Condolences are extendec to those family who have lost loved ones during the past week. Jennifer Peregory was a Monday afternoon guests of Crystal Heflin. R. Baldwin has 40th Mrs. Rhonda Baldwin celebrated her 40th birthday on Saturday, Oct. 25. On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen and Ashleigh hosted a birthday dinner for Rhonda. Those helping her celebrate were her husband and son Jack and David, Mrs. Thelma Jenkins and Angie, Andy Baldwin, Lori Darnell and Larry Jenkins. Family and friends would like to extend belated anniversary wishes to Ricky and Cathy Pullen on their special day which was Sunday, Oct. 26. The'Pullens reside in Gid Brown Hollow with their daughter, Ashleigh. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wayland and Tiffany entertained a foyer group from Washington Baptist Church on Sunday evening for dinner. Mrs. Jane Baker and granddaughter Kellie and Mrs. Lee Anna Wharton Were Friday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wharton and family in their new home. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins and Angie were Bob Joynes and daughter Kathy Klingler, both of Stanley, Richard Jenkins, Amy Wharton and Amanda of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Jenkins and Ms. Donna Clark and Bryan. The Administrative Board of the Sperryville United Methodist Church met last Thursday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Brown. Those present were Rev. Merlin Shorb, Mrs. Catherine Brown, Mr. Buck Payne and Mrs. Margaret Ann Wayland: Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen and Ashleigh of Washington were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baldwin and David. 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. 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Amissville to host Halloween party The Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will host a Halloween party on Friday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the fire hall. Kids can participate in the costume judging and refreshments will be provided. Call Sheila Scott at 9374357 for more information. Happy birthday wishes are extended to Wallace Stover! You look younger every year. There will be an all-youcan-eat fried country ham dim*? ner on Saturday, Nov. 1, fronk 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jefferson ton Community Center. The dinner also includes gravy, biscuits, potatoes, green beans, home fried apples, and a dessert. Prices are $7.50 for adults, $3.95 for children, and $2.50 for a child’s hotdog dinner. Half of the proceeds will offset the cost of the center’s air conditioning and the other half will benefit the Little Fork Volunteer Fire Department. Your support is appreciated. The Amissville Homemakers’ Achievement Irftght will be held at the Aflftssville Baptist Church on M'Ahday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. Please contact Doreen Wootten at 937-5922 for further information. A ham and turkey dinner will be sponsored by the Amissville Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the fire hall. For more information call Sandi Carter at 937-4218. Tuesday, Nov. 4, is Election Day. You may be able to beat the rush to the polls by leaving a little early to vote before you need to be at work. Take advantage of the flu and pneumonia shots being offered by the Rappahannock Health Department on Fr'day, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Viewtown General .Store located on Route 649. Contact Margaret or John Wiese for more information or directions at 937-3249. If your cat or dog is in need of a rabies shot, consider taking your pet to the Washi ngton Volunteer Fire Hall on Saturday, Nov. 15, between 2 and 4 p.m. Rappahannock County and the Rappahannock County Animal Welfare League will sponsor a rabies vaccination clinic for a cost of $6 per animal. The shots will be administered by Dr. Clark of Luray. Please bring your cat in a cat carrier and dogs should be leashed. Residents of Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties are invited to a public hearing to review the proposed improvements to Routes 729 and 615 with VDOT agents on Tuesday, Nov. 25, in the Amissville Fire Hall between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m. Call VDOT Warrenton Residency at 347-6441 to schedule a convenient time for you to study the preliminary plans or for information on participating in this open forum. I like to call this time of year my “Fruit Loop” season and, when our leaves peak, I hope they are as beautiful as the leaves were over the weekend in southwest Virginia. We oohed and aahed over the various shades of reds, oranges, and yellows as if we were watching fireworks on the 4th of July. The leaves make for slick roads in wet weather, though, so be extra careful when traveling. Watch out for little trick or treaters this Friday, Oct. 31, as they make their rounds in the neighborhoods. Take a second to drop your news in the box at Hackley’s Store before noon on Sunday. Miss Mary Wood entertains guests Guests last week of Miss Mary Miller Wood were Mrs. Neville Hall of Camilla, Ga. and Mrs. Violet Hendricks of Oxford, Fla. Happy birthday to our Post Mistress Mrs. Linda Butler on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to Miss Crystal Frazier of Spotsylvania on Wednesday, Nov. 5 and also Ennis Clark of Lebanon Church on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Bobby Frazier of Castleton was a Sunday evening visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Miss Bobbie Jo Brown spent Friday night with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Monday, Nov. 3 is International Women’s Prayer Day. Brownie Troop 402 with leader Mrs. Edie Falls will meet on Friday, Oct. 31 from 3:30 until 5:30 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. Don’t forget to get out and vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The Youth Group of the Washington Baptist Church is selling T-shirts and caps with Flint Hill residents travel, entertain, visit Betty Klise and Linnie Cummings have returned home after spending a week in Suffolk, Nages Head and Portsmouth visiting among relatives and friends. Richard Looney of Woodstock, Grace Carter of Montdale, Va. and Betty Ann McCurley of Salem, spent Sunday with their sister and aunt, Christine Vest. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nicholson of Front Royal visited his mother, Ethel Nicholson on Saturday. Jack and Mary Curtis with their son Jim Curtis of Linden motored to Staunton on Saturday for the wedding of Bill Collins and Amy Bird, returning to their respective homes on Sunday. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard on Sunday were Edith Graves, Mark Graves, Wayne Graves and Lois Duncan. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have : Marriage ; licenses issued t;, ■< The following marriage licenses were issued recently ; -at the Rappahannock Clerk’s fe ^Office. Bronson L. Critzer, ^Washington and Kelly # La verne Williams, : Washington. • Andre Philippe Broder, -! Fort Washington, Pa. and ;Jeanette Alicia Breznick, Fort Washingtpn, Pa. worship service on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 11:15 a.m. with communion. All are invited. The fluto Care Clinic Imports & Domestics The Auto Care Clinic as always strives for the highest quality of all our repairs. We treat your car like it was our car. * 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Mon. - Fri. Warranties - We warranty all parts we install lor a period of at least 12 months or 12,000 miles. Some parts carry a much longer warranty. Our workmanship Is guaranteed r unconditionally period. 190 Commerce Ave., front Royal, VA 22630 ($40)635-7558 ££.'i Whirlpool LER4634EQ Extra-Large Capacity Electric Dryer • 4 Drying Cycles • 3 Temperature Settings (in timer) • Automatic DRY-MISER® Control • Large Reversible Side-Swing Door •White-on-White and Almond-on-Almond Styling RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, Virginia 540-987-8555 p V Christian logos on them. Please contact a member of the group or call 675-3336 if interested in buying one. Sunday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown and family were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Beatty and son Robbie of Front Royal, Ms. Ginger Estes, Jessica Estes and Rusty Smoot. Wednesday evening Mrs. Sarah Brown, Miss Amanda Brown and Mrs. Ruth Clark shopped and had dinner in Culpeper. Miss Alicia Butler of Vienna spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Alice Butler. Our condolences to Mrs. Erma Jenkins on the passing of her brother Arthur Hitt in Culpeper. Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown, Amanda, Bobbie Jo and Lucy Burnham and Brant Marlett shopped at Apple Blossom Mall in Winchester. Have a safe and Happy Halloween! Jenkins’ have girl! Nelson III (Frankie) and Amy Jenkins of Washington are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kayla Lynne at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. Kayla weighed six pounds and 15 1/2 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Nelson Jr. and Janet Jenkins of Washington. Maternal grandparents are Lynne Alger of Bentonville and the late Robert Alger. Great grandmothers are Virginia Cloud of Washington and Eva Menefee of Culpeper. Great great grandmothers are Addie Keyser of Washington and Sadie Durham of Jeffersonton. Upcoming Events Historical Society meeting set Bob Johnson, a former Park Ranger and a native of Sperryville, will speak on the beginnings of the Shenandoah National Park at the Rappahannock Historical Society’s fall membership meeting on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library. Parents urged to attend The class for parents. Family Reading, at Rappahannock Elementary School extends an invitation to parents. The class meets every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This week the school’s principal, Raye Tupper will be a guest speaker at the cjass. She will discuss the new Standards of Learning and the new curriculum. Upcoming topics in the following weeks are the Literacy Passport Tests and Reading Aloud to your child. A video will hie shown on the benefits of reading aloud to your child. Parents, we look forward to seeing you! Fall festival dinner set The Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad is sponsoring its annual Fall festival dinner on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Rappahannock Elementary School. Come early, stay late, bring a date and have a feast of roast turkey, dressing, mash potatoes, gravy, peas, garden salad, homemade biscuits and a variety of desserts and beverages. Prices are adults $8 and children eight and under $4. The meal will be prepared by Pat Jenkins and Company. Shots offered at Viewtown The Rappahannock Health Department will be offering flu and pneumonia shots at Viewtown General Store Friday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information call John or Margaret Wiese, 937-3249. Healing Arts activities Weekly Life Enrichment series will continue Oct. 30 with Creating a Positive Future Using Self-Hypnosis. “Change is the one sure thing in life. As we grow, we are changed by circumstances and conscious and unconscious choices. Our mental images, beliefs and thoughts give form to our future. Become aware of the messages you encounter daily. Learn to use positive self-talk to break free of old thought patterns. Use simple self-hypnosis techniques to transform your life,” said Carol Lucking MS, who will conduct the 7 to 9 p.m. series. On Nov. 6 the series continues with Mind/Body Medicine. Once-a-month Fall series “Sharing and Caring” facilitated by Carol Lucking, MS on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. The next meeting is Nov. 12 with the topic, Build a Healthy Immune System. All events will be held at Rappahannock Healing Arts Center and information may be obtained by calling 987-7204. Estate planning scheduled The Rappahannock Farmers Association will sponsor an estate planning seminar on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock High School. The program will focus on scenic easements. For more information call 675-3444. Country auction, party planned The Child Care and Learning Center will present their annual fall celebration featuring a country auction and party on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Washington School on Mount Salem Avenue in Washington. There is a $10 entry fee per person which entitles you to food, drink, fun, live and silent auction and tag sale, which includes furniture, rugs, folk art, vintage collectibles. The proceeds will benefit the CCLC Scholarship fund. For additional information call Susan McCarthy at 675-1101. Video-discussion set The public is invited to view a videotaped interview with Gabrille Roth, internationally acclaimed artist, healer, and trance-dancer on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Iris Centre in Washington. There is a $5 admission fee and to reserve a seat call 675-3003. Alumni basketball tournament set The Rappahannock County High School Athletic Department will sponsor the ninth annual Alumni Basketball Tournament on Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Any male or female who graduated from RCHS and is interested in playing in the tournament should contact Kelly Settle at 987-8575 by Monday, Nov. 17. “We will need four male coaches and two female coaches as well as approximately 60 male players and 30 female players. When calling to register please give your graduation year and let us know if you are interested in being a coach,” said Mrs. Settle. Registration fees will be $10 per player and will include either a tank top or a t-shirt. Fees are due by Friday, Nov. 21. “This is always a fun event and a great way to show your support of the RCHS Athletic Department. We hope you will join us for a weekend of fun and excitement as “The Panthers of the Past” put on a great show,” concluded Mrs. Settle. Mother's Coop, play group to meet The Mother’s Coop and Children’s Play group will meet in the Parrish Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church on Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 noon through the winter season. All are welcome. For more information call Brenda VanNess at 987-9527. Halloween party planned The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will have a Halloween party at the fire hall on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. For more information call Sheila Scott at 937-4357. Awards banquet planned The Rappahannock Soccer League is having its annul awards banquet on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. Players, coaches, referees, volunteers and soccer families are welcome. Any food contributions are always appreciated, just see your coach for the form to let us know you are coming, and what you will bring. Call Carol Lucking, 987-3352 or Wendy Sonnett, 675-1550 for more information. Support group to meet The Blueridge Brain Iryury Support Group will meet Saturday, Nov. 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the parish hall of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington. Darlene Payne from Brain Injury Services at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville will be the speaker. All survivors, family and friends are welcome to attend. For directions, information, transportation or support call Pat Salmon, 675-3137. Ham, turkey dinner set The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a ham and turkey dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. For more information call Sandi Carter at 937-4218. Ragged Mountain activity Oct. 31 All Hallow’s Eve bonfire, Town of Washington at dusk. -<■ For information on activity call 987-3366.

Fall season brings pots of steaming soups, stews The crisp, cool days of Fall have arrived and we begin to think of soups and stews. Many believe that soup is only a Fall and Winter time food, however, they can be served all year long. Definitely when Fall arrives we start to think about soup. Many soups are better the second day. A sandwich or a salad are perfect companions and dinner can be ready in a flash. This week we have a combination of soup and salad recipes that we hope you will try and enjoy. Southern Bean Soup 1 pound navy beans Ham hock, smoked and meaty 3 medium potatoes, cut in cubes 1 cup onion, chopped 1 cup celery, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced Salt and pepper Wash beans and soak overnight in enough water to cover. The next morning, add enough water to make five quarts. Add ham hock and simmer for about two hours or until beans reach the mushy stage. Add potatoes, onion, celery and garlic, simmer for one hour. Remove ham hock, add meat from bone to soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Yield: about 4 to 4 1/2 quarts. Louise Ellis Amissville Oyster Stew 1 stick real butter 1 pint oysters 1 quart heavy cream 1 quart milk 1/4 to 1/3 cup onion, finely chopped 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped Salt and pepper Recipe Corner it By Barbara Wayland Melt butter in top of double boiler. Add oysters, including broth. Let oyster get hot. Add onion and parsley. Slowly, add cream and milk, letting it get hot slowly. Add salt and pepper to taste. Allow to simmer a few minutes after it gets hot. Serve with crackers. Note: 2 quarts half and half may be substituted for cream and milk. Aney Massie Washington Old Fashioned Beef Stew 1 pound lean beef chuck, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced, about 3 cups 2 cups sliced mushrooms 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons reduced sodium tomato paste 2 cups reduced sodium beef broth 4 cups sliced carrots 2 medium russet potatoes, thinly sliced, about 2 cups 1 cup green bean pieces 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon cold water 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley Coat beef with flour, shak Located in the Holiday Inn, Rt. 29 South, Culpeper 825-1037 ABEHDEEN Wednesday Night Prime Rib Thursday Night Steak Dinner Special New York Strip, Salad, Potato &. Onion Rings tj) J. vr« s s3 ing off excess. In a large non stick pot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add beef; saute until browned, about six minutes. Place on a plate. Add onions and mushrooms to pot; saute for six minutes. Add garlic, saute, stirring for one minute. Pour off fat. Return beef to pot, stir in tomato paste, then broth. Add enough water to just cover, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until beef is tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Skim off any foam. Add carrots, potatoes and green beans. Cover partially, simmer for 15 minutes. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water, stir into stew. Increase heat and boil uncovered for one minute. Sprinkle with parsley and serve. Marie Davis Washington Spicy Vegetable Soup 1 pound ground beef 1 cup chopped onion 2 garlic cloves, pressed 1 (30 ounce) jar chunky garden style spaghetti sauce with mushrooms and peppers 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef broth, undiluted 2 cups water 1 cup chopped celery 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and chilies 1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed veggies Cook first three ingredients until meat is browned. Drain and return to a four quart pot. Add spaghetti sauce and next six ingredients. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat. Simmer 20 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, chilies, vegetables. Return to a boil. Cover and simmer 10-12 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Sarah Massie Cheatwood Spinach Salad 1 garlic clove, halved 3 tablespoons wine vinegar 6 tablespoons salad oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard 2 tablespoons parsley, fresh, chopped 10 ounces fresTi spinach, stemmed 1/2 cauliflower, cut into flowerets 1 avocado, peeled and sliced 1/2 red onion, sliced in rings Mix together first six ingredients. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove garlic. Toss with vegetables. Can slice boiled eggs over all. Nancy Reeve Flint Hill L Paid Political Message lay Katzeii, Pat Robertson and Education When lav Katzen lectured members of Pat Robertson’s Christian Coalition in August, he said that he and the members of the Coalition are “gonna keep fighting as extremists for those charter schools”. Jay Katzen and Pat Robertson want to put millions of our tax dollars into religious and private schools. They want vouchers and charter schools - for the select few. They think public education is in the wrong hands. They would rather divide our community, to segregate us — to declare that our children are not all equal. Their schools. Their doctrine. Our money. Don’t Let them do it! PO Box 208. Marshall, VA 20116. (540) 349-8797. Authorized by Paul J. Asciolla Afterschool Cloverbuds Photo courtesy of HAZEL ZINN-DAY The 4-H Cloverbud Afterschool Club had a fun time decorating jack-o-lanterns with “natural things” like colorful fall leaves, hickory nut shells, sliced corn cobs and dried orange peels. The 4-Her’s were very creative and had a great time. The Cloverbuds pictured are left to right Evan Espinola, Albert Bechtold, Elizabeth Pratt, Lily Day, Caroline Massie, Chris Anderson, Jesse Palmer, Noel Johns, Hannah Gall, Sonya Anderson-teen leader, Alexander Neill-Dore, Dugald Day and volunteer leader, Rachel Bechtold. Using HACCP during the process By CHRISTINE KASTAN Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Services So far your food has been purchased, stored and prepared for cooking. Now it is time to use the critical control point during the cooking process too. To do this remember the time and temperature principle by keeping the food in the temperature zone (between 40 degrees and 140 degrees F) to a minimum. The longer the food stays in the danger zone the more bacteria has a chailce to grow and multiply to a level that can cause food borne illness. Keep the food in that danger for as short a time as possible. Cook and heat foods as quickly as possible. For example, do NOT put a whole turkey in the oven at 250 degrees and cook it for eight hours or overnight. The turkey would be in the temperature danger zone for many hours, an ideal environment for bacteria to grow. Once meat or poultry has been thawed it should be cooked immediately and thoroughly. It is also not advisable to interrupt the cooking cycle. Once you start to cook a food, finish cooking it and serve or store it properly. Once again keep the food out of the temperature danger zone. Now the cooking process begins. It is another critical control point that the food reaches a safe internal temperature. The most accurate way to do this is to measure the temperature with a thermometer. There are federal and state regulations for food establishments and specific temperatures for different food products. Call the Families Taking Charge Extension office for specific times for various foods. Looking for visual signs of doneness is helpful but not as accurate as a food thermometer, which are available in many stores for a few dollars. When measuring temperatures in large items, take it in several places in the thickest part. Be sure to clean the thermometer after each use. Several other safe food handling practices include batters, breading and egg products. Prepare only the amount of breading, batter or eggs that you can use at one time. It is not safe to reuse batter or breading that has had a raw food in it. Also be sure to thoroughly cook these foods because the breading can act as an insulator to prevent complete cooking. Cook eggs until firm, not runny. When preparing protein salads such as tuna or chicken salad it is a good idea to chill all the ingredients before mixing. Once again this keeps the food out of the temperature danger zone. Many cooks like to taste the food as it is cooking. It is fine to taste so long as it is done properly. Never use the stirring or serving spoon to taste. Use a clean utensil and spoon some of the food into a clean dish and then taste it. When the cooking is done serve and eat the food immediately. Leftovers should also be handled immediately and not left out for more than one to two hours after cooking. Refrigerate or freeze leftovers in clean covered containers. And remember when in doubt, throw it out. Now that the food has been Wrangler SHIRTS +* Checotah Brush Popper Dress Westerns Western Flannels *24“ *20“ *17“ BARGAIN CORNER 141 S. Loudoun St. Mall Old Town Winchester 940-002-4072 Mon Sat., 9:30 - 4:30 properly cooked the serving of food becomes the next criticalcontrol point. Food should be eaten immediately after cooking. During food service (mealtime) hot foods cool down and cold foods warm up, bringing them into the temperature danger zone for rapid bacterial' growth. That is why food should not be left out for more than one to two hours after cooking. If the temperature is 80 degrees or over the time drops down to one hour. The ’ serving spoon should never be used to taste. The part of utensils, cups, and plates that touch food should not touch your hands. For example when handling a cup never grab it by the rim, hold it near the bottom of hold plates by the edge. After enjoying your meal leftovers need to be refrigerated, frozen of discarded. If,you,, have a large quantity of leftovers or very hot food to cool, make several smaller containers, it will cool more quickly and get the food out of the danger zone rapidly. Remember that large quantities of leftover foods can raise the temperature of your refrigerator or freezer so you may need to turn the thermostat down. The most accurate? way to check the temperature of the food is with a thermometer. Be sure to clean and sanitize after each use. When ' reheating food also check the ■ temperature to be sure the food reaches 165 degrees. Discard any food after it has' been reheated one time. Throughout this series of articles on food safety reference has continually been made to time and temperature. These two factors are the most important in keeping food safe to eat. Personal hygiene and clean work areas also contribute a major role in the control we have in keeping our food safe. For more information on correct internal cooking temperatures, cleaning and sanitizing contact the Rappahannock Extension office at 675-3619. Phone changes As of Tuesday, Oct. 7, there is no longer a requirement that pay phones charge only 25 cents and allow an unlimit- • ed time for conversation for •; local phone calls. In this deregulated and ■ competitive market, the con- ; sumer will need to listen care- • fully when using a pay tele- • phone. They need to know which long distance carrier \ they are using and what the » price structure is. They also » need to pay close attention to [ local calls, as different tel$- • phones may have different ! rules. While companies are still allowed to charge only 25 cents for local calls, they are also allowed now to charge more. 1 As with all of our other consumer decisions, whenever i possible, shop around. If you need help with family finance ■ or consumer issues, call the ! local Extension Office at 675- : 3619.

Faith Mountain Company accepts smokeout challenge On Nov. 20 the American Cancer Society will sponsor the 21st Great American Smokeout. Faith Mountain is setting a precedent for all businesses in Rappahannock County by hosting a Smokeout for the first time. The Great American Smokeout is an opportunity to voluntarily give up smoking for one day, which can be a first step toward quitting forever. Forty-six million Americans have already quit smoking. Faith Mountain employees who choose to participate will sign a Smokeout pledge to not smoke for the day. For those employees the company will provide snacks and other alternatives to smoking as well as rewards for getting through 24 hours without smoking. “Survival kits” will be available from the American Cancer Society. As an added incentive for those who go the extra mile Cheri Woodard, presidents of Faith Mountain, will pay $25 to any employee who can “stay smokeless” for six months. In addition, Faith Mountain employees can sponsor non-employee smokers in the Smokeout. These Faith Mountain “friends” will sign a pledge and receive a survival kit as well as brochures from the American Cancer Society about smoking and how to quit. " Leslie Nichols and Cathie Martin, co-coordinators of the event, hope to have about 25 participants in the Smokeout. “It isn’t going to be a day to pick on smokers,” says Nichols. “We are trying to make it a fun, supportive company-wide activity, designed for those folks who want to quit, but aren’t sure where to start. We would like to have as many people as possible give it a try. Each year 419,000 people die from a smoking-related disease. Quitting smoking is the best thing you could ever do for yourself.” Garden club members enj oy presentation By HELEN PLATT Rappahannock News Contributing Write The October program of the Rappahannock County Garden • Club was about “Gardening With Virginia Natives.” The speaker for the meeting was Mary Painter of Hume, who was introduced by club member Sandra Anderson. Mary has been very active in the Native Plant movement and her talk reflected her deep concern for some of our native plants which are threatened by the introduction of imported species. She urged club members to include some wild flowers in their garden plantings to insure continued propagation of plants that are being crowded out of existence. She cautioned that native plants which are sold by nurseries should be nursery grown and not plants taken from the wild. The business portion of the meeting, conducted by President Betty Wood, included the adoption of revised ByLaws and Standing Rules for the club. Adopt-A-Highway Chairman Breezy Gannon announced Monday, Nov. 3, will be the day for cleaning the Club’s portion of Route 231, and for getting the Courthouse grounds ready for winter. Members were urged to participate in one of these activities. Several members displayed artistic arrangements and blue ribbons were awarded to Beth DeBergh and Celine Siira for their creations. In horticulture, which included Chrysanthemums, Asters, and Dahlias, many ribbons were given for the beautiful specimens with blue ribbons going to Betty Wood, Beth DeBergh, Susan Hager, and Celine Siira. Hostesses for the meeting were Barbara Colvin, Virginia Scott, and Helen Smith. Woodville news notes Bryan and Janice Johnson attended The Bike Virginia Ride held in Staunton on Saturday. John and Seima Moser of Jackson, Mich., Mrs. Deborah Suche and Eddie Suche of Culpeper and Mrs. Rena Burke were Thursday luncheon guests of Dick and Michele Burke. Call 987-8827 to turn in your Woodville social notes, family gatherings or other related news which may be of interest to residents. Rappahannock County High School 1997-98 Honor Roll ~ First Advisory Brought to you courtesy of OVTol Rappahannock National Bank SENIORS June Baker Julie Jenkins JUNIORS Emily Sims ALL A HONOR ROLL SOPHOMORES Jami Gillis Rebecca Metcalfe Mary Lainie Morgan Ryland Pace FRESHMEN Colin Nichols Christopher Payne Tatiana Siccardi EIGHTH GRADERS Kathryn Hutchinson william (Tony) Payne Lea Pyne A-B HONOR ROLL SENIORS Melissa Gatewood Brock Hermansen Stephanie Kestner Tiffany Keys Jessica Lawyer Crystal Leake Nadia Lilith Menze Katy Paratore Stacey Payne JUNIORS Lindsey Burger Brenda Jenkins Robyn Kaye Rosie McCloud Crystal Mills Betsy Moore Claire Sciiadler Lauren Sliarp Adam Starks Emily Taylor Jennifer Ttiomas Elaina Thornhill Adam Ujxlike Braden Wolfe , SOPHOMORES Benjamin Atkins II Allison Baker Ian Blubaugh Jennifer By waters Ward L. Cash 111 Amanda Clark Haley Clark Heather Dunn Alice Gentry Crystal Grigsby Child Heddleston Berkeley Hobson Ryan O'Connell Sandra Oliver Sara Opseth Frank Paratore Adam Rogers Katrina Smoot Jesse Von Fange Mark Williams Matthew Wolfe Laura Beth Yowell FRESHMEN David Anderson Oslia Berry Dana Caldwell Kyle Cash Zacltary Corbin Candice Dennis Tiffany Early Renee Goodwin Christopfier Graves Kenneth Robinson Jeffrey Simeon Amanda Sims Sara Thomas Colin TTeanor Jennifer Waters Amber Welch Leslie Wilson EIGHTH GRADERS Nichole Buckholtz Tracy' Clatterbuck Brandon Dawson Cecilia Falk John Ferdetta Wendy' Gillish TEislia Haun Gregory' Hensley Stefanie Huhn Jennifer Jenkins Whitney Keys Jennifer Kindall Sarah Langelle Holly Long David Massie Micliael B. North Shiloh Proper Lori Schwertfeger Amanda Swift Amanda Weakley Betsy Welk Natalie Jo Williams Kevin Yowell Jason Pullen Obituaries Arthur Hitt Born in county Arthur Harrison Hitt, 86, of Culpeper died Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Hitt was bom May 2, 1911, in Rappahannock County to the late William Ludwell and Delsie Butler Hitt. He was the eighth generation descendent of Peter Hitt of Germanna. Survivors include children, Gene A. Hitt, Judy K. Green, James Mitchell Hitt and Tacy Carol Hitt, all of Culpeper, Jane Matoka Sandoval of Arlington and Linda Ann Lanier of Statesville, N.C. He is also survived by three sisters Lucille Dillinger, Erma Jenkins and Lena Shiflett and three brothers, Taylor Hitt, Downing Hitt and Turner Hitt. Additional survivors include six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 25 at Found & Son Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dodson officiating. Interment followed in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kenneth Dillon, Frank Dillon, Robert Dillon, David Dillon, Preston Hawkins and Preston Hawkins Jr. Frederick Hall Sr. Corporal Frederick Gorden Hall Sr., 78, of Boston died on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. He was bom Feb. 11, 1919. He was a Corporal during World War II in the Marine Corp. Survivors include his wife Hester L. Hall of Boston; his children Frederick G. Hall Jr. of Reston, Suzanne L. James of Alpharetta, Ga., Edward E. Hall of Reston, James A. Hall of Culpeper and Linda L. Wray and her husband Steve of Boston; five grandchildren and a sister-ih-law Julia Cards appreciated Father Albert Verbeke, former pastor of St. Peter’s Church recently underwent surgery and would love to hear from his friends. Due to various health problems and complications Father Verbeke will need to stay in Belgium for some time. Well wishers are encouraged to send cards or letters to: Rev. Albert Verbeke, Missehuis Van Scheut, Koninasstraat #6, B-8800 Rumbeke, Belgium. iJn^iLxin^ H/VozcL by Randy Minter UNIVERSAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Jonathan Swift once wrote, “It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death should ever have been designed by Providence as an evil to mankind.” These remarks might bring us closer to the notion that is it our reaction to death that is its most terrible element. No other living thing brings such anxiety to thoughts of its demise. This most likely stems from the fact that no other living being is capable of such reflection on life and its place in it. If we humans were to relinquish our dread over death for a moment and see it for what it actually is, we might come to regard it more as part of life than the absence of it. Perhaps without death, we would fail to appreciate life’s beauty and preciousness, because we would always feel there would be “a next time.” The knowledge of endings can make us appreciate the middle of things, knowing as we do, that life always brings change and with it, loss. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, you’ll find we care about our clients. For answers to your questions, call us at 347-3431. “Yet nightly pitch my moving tent • A day s march nearer home. ” - James Montgomery Grimes of Morgantown, W.Va. Graveside services were held on Friday, Oct. 24 at Culpeper National Cemetery with the Rev. Sanford Martin . officiating. Clore-Geest Funeral Home in Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. Jimmie Jenkins Culpeper resident Jimmie Davis Jenkins, 49, of Culpeper, died on Sunday, Oct. 26 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Jenkins was bom in Rappahannock County on Oct. 4, 1948 to Earl Cleveland Jenkins and the late Rhodie Ella Leake Jenkins. Besides his father, sui*-. vivors include one daughter Kimberly Jenkins; three brothers Earl W. Jenkins, Donnie W. Jenkins and Douglas M. Jenkins and two sisters Joyce A. Jenkins and Gloria J. Treadway, all of Culpeper. Additional survivors include ten nephews and six nieces. The family will receive friends on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Home in * Culpeper. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, at Found and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Jbhn Miller officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers named are Junior Jenkins, Jeffery Jenkins, David Treadway, Jimmie Treadway, Thomas Treadway, Bo Menefee and Junior Bowers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jimmy Jenkins Trust Fund, P.O. Box 7, Culpeper, Va. 22701. Found and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Doreen Jeffries Methodist member Doreen A. Jeffries, 52, of Baltimore, Ohio, died on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Fairfax Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio. She was a member of Baltimore United Methodist Church and retired from the Defense Construction Supply Center in Columbus, Ohio. Survivors include her husband, Russell W. Jeffries of Baltimore, Ohio; her daughters and sons-in-law, Tracy and David Foushee of Woodville, Debbie and Greg Stanley of Summerduck, Dora Jeffries of Baltimore, Ohio; her son, Russell W. Jeffries of Jeffersonton; one sister, Glenna Smith of Cornith, Miss., grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held on Tuesday at Hillcrest Memory Gardens in Jeffersonton. Clore-Geest Funeral Home 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. 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Deadline is Friday. 5:00pm. For proof of legal before publication, deadline is Thursday. 5:00pm. BUSINESS & PROF. SERVICES/HOME IMPR. DIRS Friday. 12:00noon. Please call 540-349-9577 for rates on this section. Horse & Farm (H&F): Appearing in The Ijoudoun County Package. Ihe Fauquier limes Democrat and The Clarke-Times Courier Newspapers. Deadline is Monday, 1:00pm. Rate is $30.94 1st 20 words. 80C each addt'l word. fl&F Display rate is $40.50 pci. All classified ads (with tile exception of Legal Notices, Meeting PlaeV & Directory ads), will appear on the internet. An ad cannot tie changed or cancelled after the posted deadline for dial issue. After your ad is published, to make any changes/corrections, please call immediately. No adjustments will be made on an error that does not materially affect the value of the ad. Errors must be reported by 3:00pm Monday following the date of Publication. 'Ihe Timev Community Newspapers will not Accept liability for its failure, for any cause, to insert an advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or set-up. Tlie Tinies-Comniunity Newspapers are not liable for the quality of adverdsed products or services Fill out the coupon below & Mail check/motley order made payable to: rJ Duplex/ 2 bedroom apartment, air-conditioning. direct TV, washer, dryer, wall to wall, all utilities included. $650/ month. Available now. 540-347-7599. Huntly: 2 Bedroom, 2.5 bath restored log cabin. private, views, partially furnished, absolutely gorgeous. $800 per month. References required. (540)5542341. Leesburg / Heritage Square: 2 large bedrooms. 1.5 baths, spacious closets, washer/dryer and shed. Pool privileges (703)4307518 Rentals 9 Vacation/ Timeshare Luxury Williamsburg Vacation • 3days, 2 nights. Historic Williamsburg Plantation. 2 nights luxury hotel accommodations $99. (888) 874-0004 Limited space. Some restrictions Live operators Travel today 18 Real Estate Lots & Acreage ATTENTION BOATER: waterfront or water access homesites with deeded boat slips as low as $34,900 Coastal Marketing, North Carolina's waterfront specialist. 1-800-566-5263 Lake lot bargain! $19,900 Beautifully wooded lake access parcel w/incredible smoky Mtn views & private access to boat ramp on 30,000+acre recreational lake in Tenn. Paved rds. power & tel close to Dollywood and Pigeon Forge Excellent financing. Call now 800-8615253 Land Bargain! 20+AC$29,900 Wooded parcel “ w/mtn views & wildlife pond site 30 mi. west of Winchester, VA Excellent terms. Call HCV 304-262-2770. Pamilco River. NC get ready to enjoy , the rest of your life. Buy now for future retirement. Waterfront from $39,900. Waterview $25,900. Forest from $17,900, boat slips from $7500. Large estate sized homesites, paved rds, gated entrance Don’t let your future pass you by. Call today. 1-800-938-9552 Ext 2017. 25 Adoption A devoted couple seeks to adopt your newborn and start our family. Expenses paid. Call Jeanette and Glen at 800494-8895. _ A Loving couple wishes to adopt infant. Happy, secure home with full time mom. Medical and legal expenses paid. Please Call Dian and Joe at 1-800-579-1860. or collect 703-830-1341. ADOPT A caring childless couple seeks infant to join our family through adoption. We can help with medical & legal expenses. Please call Tamar & David at our home at 1-800-953-1226. 29 Auctions Public Auction The Mosby Center 43112 John Mosby Hwy. Chantilly, VA 20152 NO SALE FRIDAY NIGHT Saturday, Nov.1 at 5:00 p.m. Model Home Furniture Furniture • Antiques and Otherwise • Collectibles • Glassware • Household Items We twy or sel oomptete or panel estates Wei also buy used fumtre and household demti. Picki^) avaiatte. Ccnapmerts Vteoome For More Inbrmafcrt Cai I (703) 327-4004 E-mail: mosby@erote.oom CaMn Neal. VAAR #2084 LW.-Scocp-Magmss. VAAR #1309 Or: From Chantilly, take Ftt, 50 3.5 miles WotFtt28(SuV Fid.). From Gilberts Comer (Ftts. 15 & 50), 7 miles E on Fit. 50 (Next to Meadow's Farms Nursery) Twins: Cast. Chedr MOST Debt Cards. Wsa. MC, Oscowr Anrxxnoamerts day of sate lake precedence ever prilled material 32 Business Opportunities 1000 Envelopes-$4,000 from home! Make $4 per envelope you stuff with my circulars, guaranteed Free information package. Call now! 1310-335-6990 Dept. 7. Direct Sales-Tefemarketers: Tired ot that rotten manager who drives you crazy in that boiler room they call a telemarketing company? Work at home telemarketing to businesses $12-$24 per hour. Call 800/692-2052 for details. 32 Business Opportunities Earn Thousands Stuffing envelopes. Send self addressed stamped envelope to: J &D. Inc. 12300 Beach Nut Court. Woodbridge. Virginia 22192-2003 Local Candy Route. 30 vending machines. Earn apx. S800/day. all for $9,995 Call 1-800-998vend 41 Found Found: 4 puppies. Oct. 3rd. Mill Hill Rd.. Rt. 631. Call 540-631-0949. 42 Furniture Appliances Refrigerator older sideby-side 20 cubic feet works very well. 540349-0144 44 Giveaways 1 mature female cat spayed, declawed. Easy going but will do better with no children or pets To approved home(s). 703-729-1712 Firewood/ hardwood Round Hill 540-338-7769 call after 7:30pm Free Doghouse for medium size dog U-haul. 540-347-0647 Free Rabbit to a good home. 540-825-8569 Free To Good Home Of cat lovers only: 8 years old White Female spayed Calico cat. All shots Answers to the name of Cali, great with kids over 5. wonderful temperament and disposition, well trained, listens well Call after 5pm (703)815-2561. FREE To GOOD Home. Beautiful, male neutered - 4 1/2 year old beagle. Excellent watch dog. (202)362-9450 Giveaway: Oak tree You cut (carefully - near fence) and haul. A few unknown varieties in same vicinity. Local callers, please leave message before 9:00 p.m. Long distance inquiries between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. Lovettsville, VA. 540822-9075. Giveaway: Spade, female mixed breed dog. 2 years old. Large. Great with kids. Very laid back. To approved home. (540)338-2633. Large Upright Freezer: runs, but needs work. (703)729-1712. 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 Hay, Straw Feed Straw For Sale: $4.00 per bale. Quantity discounts available. (540)987-8817. 52 Instruction Drivers. New S30.000 Career. Over 30 carriers hire our grads! Tractor Trailer Training 3 weeks or 8 weekends near Richmond. Financing/Job placement. Shippers Choice of VA. Inc. 1-800-646-2374, Alaska Kodiak fireplace insert with all accessories. blower, screen, tools. ETC. $400. 540675-3491 (eve). Amana Air conditioner8600 BTU/ HR. Like new. $300. Call 703391-9128 Brand New: Never worn. Wedding Gown for sale. (540)675-1907. Sawmill #3795. Saw logs into boards, planks, beams. Large Capacity. Best sawmill value anywhere. Free information. Norwood Sawmills. 90 Curtwnght Drive #3, Amherst. NY 14221 1-800578-1363 Wolff Tanning Beds . Tan at home. Buy Direct and Save! Commerical/Home units from $199.00. Low Monthly Payments. Free Color Catalog Call Today 1-800-842-1310 U7 Miscellaneous 3/ Wanted Wanted: Boxwood Cuttings. Proper trimming of boxwood is essential. We trim every 2 or 3 years We pay top price for the cuttings Highlander & Sons. PO Box 272. Gordonsville, VA 22942. Phone: 540-8322175. Fax: 540-8322242 E Pet Supplies Sales & Service Costume Doghouses recently build . 540-3471809 We got a really great response from The Loudoun TimesMirror. Compared to the calls we recieved from the other Newspapers, your paper sold our Puppies. Deborah York Leesburg, Va. 66 Services Cleaning TRISHAS’ QUALITY CLEANING Residential, general, cleaning, reasonable rates, free est. Professional results. Ref. Avail. 540-349-4854 67 Services, Financing Mortgage "Action Cash*" Any credit rating ‘ Cash tor Homeowners * No Equity Programs Lowest Prices " No Up Front Fees * Local Company * Mortgage South. Inc * Call Nelson • 1-800-254-9506 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. t-800-955-0412, “Cash” Immediate $$ for structured settlements, deferred insurance claims. J.G: Wentworth 1-888-2315375. Auctions Auction <Sc Party in Washington, VA at the Washington School on Mt. Salem Ave., Saturday, Nov. 8, 7 to 10 p.m. $10 admission includes food and drink. No buyer's premium. Live & Silent Auction & Tag Sale!! Items include: antique walnut dresser, antique wardrobe, carved sideboard, linen press, dining room chairs, large dining room tables, antique bed, antique linens & quilt, rugs, Martin guitar, bookcase, croquet set, folk art, vintage & decorative items, collectibles, and much more. Come join the fun! Proceeds to benefit CCLC Scholarship Fund. r*t7ri .nLih I • •IMF Gorgeous Colonial Brick Estate New Construction - Never Occupied Fredericksburg, VA For more deuils and color brochure or to Mew, call HWM42-79U6 •This is the first lot within the exclusive North Qub Subdivision and is one of the best tracts. • 6 bedrooms, 5.5 baths. 9,100+/- sq. ft • Lots in subdivision sell for over $100,000 • Next door to the private historic Fredericksburg Country Qub • Shannon Airport nearby • Replacement building cost of home is well over $700,000 (this does not reflect the value of the lot) Terms: 20% down day of sale with balance due on delivery of deed, not to exceed .SO daw ROGERS nu.tr t suiMmo. im. Hwy. 601 Mt. Airy, NC _ V'A License #2 igersrealty.com £Q Services 00 Healthcare DEPENDS, WINGS, Adult diapers at wholesale prices delivered to your home MEDICAID recipients may be eligible to get these products FREE! HomeCare delivered 1-BOO-565-5644 DIABETIC? Are you still paying for supplies? Why? For information on how you can receive supplies at little or no cost call 1-800-6785733. MEDICARE RECIPIENTS Using Nebulizer? Albuterol.etc. Medicare will pay for them ! We bill for you and ship directly to your door Call MEDA-SAVE. 1-800-5389849. ext. 10 Respiratory problems? Paying for Medications? Why? Do you use Albuterol (Proventil. Ventolin). Ipratropium (Atrovent). Metaproterenol (Alupent). or other nebulizer medications? Call Express Med 1-800-2906442 Services CQ Home Vv Improv Improvement EARLYS CARPET, INC. Rt. 211,1 mile west of Post Office Amissville, VA 540-937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 0 Antiques & Classics Triumph TR61975 Red Well maintained. Mostly restored. Needs very little. No rust. $6,995 or close offer. (703)7792423. Wanted: Military Jeeps, any year, any condition. 304-229-8984 or 304358-7698 $4,000 Buys 1975 Maverick, 1976 Grenanda & 1971 Torino. Call: (540)675-1587. 1990 Audi 80. white with blue interior, well-maintained, excellent condition. $4200 703-8603398 Audi 1985 GT Coupe. (Red) air-condition, power steering/ brakes/ windows, 5 speed, stereo tape. 83K miles Excellent condition. $1,900/ as is. 703-435-2367. Cutlass 1989 Cierra. Sedan. A/C, Am/ Fm, Cassette, Front wheel drive. Immaculate!! $1,995. A terrific deal! 540-351-1063. Fiero 1987 GT, burgun dy. automatic, AC, sun roof, new tires, fully load ed, low miles, runs ex cellent, NADA $5600 asking $5000/ best offer 703-450-9108. Ford Bronco XLT 1996: 5.0 litre engine, showroom condition, black exterior with grey interior, running boards, visor, bug guard, aluminum wheels, cd player, 40k highway miles. $19,995. Call: (703)771-3222. Ford Probe GT 1989, 133K miles, great conditipn, new tires, brakes,, alternator $3,000, 540439-9351. Geo 1990 Prizm: 4 door, 5 speed, air, am/ fm cassette, 86K, new exhaust/ cooling system, runs great. $3,200. (703)620-9621. Geo 1993 Metro. 4 door hatchback. 5 speed, A/C. stereo, new inspection. 42+ mpg. Asking $2,950. Call 540-8696361 Honda Accord 1995 LX: 4 door, 5:speed. pinstripping, like new Call tor information: (540)675-1199. Honda, 1987 Prelude SI, loaded. 125,000 miles, new tires/ accessory belts/ timing belt/ waterpump. great for Highschool student. $4,000 540-554-2347. JAGUAR 1967, 3.8 S: 4 door, black leather interior, 5-speed, overdrive, wire wheels, new tires, battery and muffler. Very good condition. 43k actual miles. Great second car. $6,750. (703)777-4430. Mazda 1991 Miata: 5 speed, air, power windows. cruise, cassette. C D . alloy wheels. Red. 59K miles, musi see. (540)338-9774. Mustang GT 1995: red, 5.0, leather, al power, 460 sound system, new front tires, rear spoiler. 50.000 highway miles. 15,000 miles left on extended warranty $13,500. Call: (540)882-4715. Plymouth 1990 Grand Voyager: runs great, immaculate. power accessories. Need to see and test drive it. $4,300, 703-264-8889 Pontiac 1992 Grand Am Quad 4 engine, 4 door Sedan SE. 86K highway milps, am/ fm stereo, new tires, maintenance regularly, 2nd owner, very reliable car, $6,000/ negotiable (703)444-2987. Saab 1986 900 Turbo: with sunroof. 118K miles. Blue- Gray with leather interior, air, power windows, am/ fm with cassette. $1,200/ or best offer. Please call (540)675-3649. TESTIMONIAL! “We placed a fancy picture ad in the Local Auto Trader publication for virtually the same cost and did not receive one call, but WOW! We’ve sold our car through the TIMES PAPERS in only 3 weeks,” says E. C. of Hamilton, VA. SOLD!!!! Cadillac 1983 Coupe DeVille: very good condition, 98K miles, new brakes. White, with Blue Landau roof, Blue leather, $2,495. (703)0000000. I I E3E3C is Claws ^fcRaws For ail your Pet Care, Supplies & Pet Sitting Needs Place Your Ad in our Pet Directory 800-852-4797 Ask For Gisela Automobiles Subaru Legacy L 1990: 4 door. 5-speed. 118k miles. 35m.p g , nice. Full power. $2,250. (703)471-5332 (days.) Sunfire 1996 Convertible: Red/ Black, loaded, dual air bags. 2.4 liter engine, excellent in bad weather CD. fun. (703)430-1079. Toyota 1995 Corolla; DX, 4-door sedan,1 white, loaded, excellent condition. 57K, Price reduced . 540-364-2565. Volvo 1988 740 GLE, $4000. 4 extra wheels with snow tires mounted. Full-size spare. Safe, reliable. comfortable, attractive. 540-937-5522. 85 Thicks Chevy. 1988, Silverado, loaded, great shape, $4500/ best reasonable offer. 540-788-4306. Ford 1993 Ranger XLTExtended Cab. excellent condition, clean, AM/FM stereo cassette, power steering, power brakes, air-conditioning, antibrake system, aluminium sport wheels, 70k miles, $7,500. 540-955-3386 after 6pm. Nissan 1993 King Cab, 4x4. SE, V6. Automatic, A/C, AM/FM stereo, cruise, bedliner, sliding rear window. 70K miles, $11,499/ best offer. 703644-5576. Chevy 1994 Suburban 2500: 4x4, 7.4 litre, 454 h.p. V8, Silverado, leather, custom sound, lojack, blue/grey, 54k miles. $24,950 or best offer. (202)232-7840. Dodge 1990 15 Passenger Van: $4,600. Call Youth Works, ask tor Jeff, 540-338-2033. Nissan 1993 Quest, XE, Automatic, AM/FM stereo. cruise, power window, power lock, power steering, 61K miles. Excellent condition. $12,,499. 703-6445576. Plymouth Voyager 1987 LE: 7-passenger, ac, automatic, (2) new tires, new battery, Good condition. $2,200. Va. Inspection. (540)822-4136 Parts & Accessories ' SONNY'S , AUTO PARTS Us«d parts for cars and tru > . Some new parts Motors, trasmissions and p,- is installed (if purchased herr Over 2,000 cars and trucks at all times. We Buy and Sell running cart and trucks. Open 7 days. Mon -Sat 8-6 Sunday 9-5 located Rt 229. If. . Culpeper High Schrx.* * -2571

iMLegal 1UI Notices TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-1-1 of the Town of Washington Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.1-431 of the 1955 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Town Council of Washington, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 12 1997, at 7:30p.m. at the Town Hall, on Gay and Calvert Streets, Washington, Virginia to consider the following application: TW SU #97-10-01 Applications by Trinity Episcopal Church to build a proposed Congregation Meeting and Parish Hall on the Southeast comer of Gay and Middle Street (Tax Map 20A 1, Parcel 108); zoned Village Mixed Use (VMU). House of Worship Use Required a Special use Permit (1-4-3 G.) Proposed Construction requires a rear setback exception (1-4-1F); additional standards 6-1-2F) and a Height Exceptior (1-4-1G; additional standards 6-1-2G, See also 5-3-1 & 5-3-2) 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 4:30p.m. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting and should address their written comments to the County Administrator, P.O. Box 519 Washington, VA 22747, in advance thereof! By: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administer 10-29,11-5-97 #74953 TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 1.516 Acres, on U.S. Route 211 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA TAX MAP PARCEL #36-23 Pursuant to the terms of a deed of trust (the"deed of trust") dated December 16, 1991, recorded December 18, 1991, Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, Rappahannock County, Virginia, in Deed Book 189, page 220, the real estate described below (the "property”) will be offered for sale at public auction: All that certain tract or parcel of land with improvements thereon lying and being situate in the Piedmont Magisterial District of the County of Rappahannock, Virginia containing 1.516 acres, by survey, with metes and bounds as shown on plat of survey made by William P. Gimbel L.S., dated Dec. 4 1991, a copy of which is filed in Plat Cabinet A, page 146 among land records of Rappenhannock County, Virginia. The sale will take November 10, 1997 at 11:00a.m. EDST at the entrance to the circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, at 238 Gay Street, Washington, Virginia 22747. TERMS: The purpose price in the form of immediately available funds shall be due and payable on the closing date. A deposit in the form of immediately available funds in the amount of 5% of the sales price may be required of the successful bidder at the time of sale. The substitute Trustee reserves the right to waive or modify the requirement with respest to the bidder's deposit. The successful bidder will be required to close within 30 days from the date of sale. Time will be of the essence as to the closing date and the payment of the purchase price. The properly will be sold “AS IS" and will be conveyed by SPECIAL WARRANTY deed, subject to all rights, reservations , leases, covenants, conditions, easements and restrictions superior to the deed of trust as they may lawfully affect the property. This property will be sold subject to a superior first Deed of Trust lien made by J.C. Holland and Jackie Holland, to James W. Fletcher-Trustee, dated September 13, 1982, and recorded in September 16, 1982 in Deed Book 142 at page 473 among the land records of Rappahannock County, Virginia, securing the original amount of $17,500.00. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust will deliver possession of the property to the successful bidder. The purchaser at the sale will be required to pay all closing cost except the Grantor's recording tax. Real estate taxes will be prorated as of the settlement date. George S. Webb III, Substitute Trustee For Information Contact George S. Webb III 110 S. Main Street P.O. Box 905 Madison, Virginia 22727 540-948-7000 10-22,29-97,11-5-97 #73595 ALARM TECHNICIAN \ Electronic Security Alarm Technician for growing local company, experienced. Knowledge of Radionics, ITI, Napco, Moose, DSC, Ademco, DCJS Licensed helpful. Benefits include medical insurance, vacation, holidays and above average wages based on experience. 800-903-3151 / 540-955-3151 Heavy Equipment Operators Experience with Snow Removal a plus. We need six conscious operators. Must have CDL $8.00/hour - 40 hours/week plus. Apply in person to ABC Staffing Services at our new Culpeper office. 118 Cameron St between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., or call toll free (888) 242-9876 A Company Who Cares About You Did you ever wonder what it would be like to work for one? We t are enough to offer: •Appointment Generation Programs •Company Training •40IK Retirement Plan •$40,000+ Income •Wfceklv 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! For An Interview HILLCREST MEMORY GARDENS 4160 Rixeyville Rd. Jeffersonton, VA 22724 Phone: 540-937-5251 FAX: 540-937-7239 Attn: Cary Sweredski m PLOYMENT SSAVONSS Potential $200-$2000 per month. Sell where & when you like, its not just door to door anymore. Medical/ other insurance available. 1-800-288-6311. Ind. Rep. A Unique OpportunityExists for mature, enthusiastic individual to market our products. Benefits, leads provided. Unique pay plan. No evenings/weekends. Qualified? Call Jenny 1800-447-9098. Assemble arts, crafts and toys In your spare time. Also serving typing and computer work. Great pay. Call 1-800632-8007. Driver OTR Covenant Transport We keep the Road Hot! Family security full benefits top pay and miles. Experienced drivers and Owner Operator teams. Call Covenant Transport 1-888MORE-PAY or call 1800-441-4394. Graduate students call 1-800-338-6428. Driver: Up to 35c/mi. to start plus up to $700/week orientation pay! Great hometime and assigned, all conventional fleet. O/Os welcome. Boyd Bros. 1800-543-8923, EOE. DRIVERS DUMP TRUCK Foil & Part time openings. /ear round work. Must be 25 yrs old, with CDL and good driving record. Call Douglas Hauling 540-937-5451 DRIVERS DUMP TRUCK Local company. Good pay, health benefits, 401K . Year round work. CDL Req’d. Contact Rob or Al: 703-335-2255 EOE Drivers M.S. Carriersthe most respected drivers in the business! Home every 6-10 days, great insurance plan, 401K, assigned equipment. toll cards, respect and more. CDL-a w/Hazmat 6 months. OTR experience. No experience? Ask about M.S. Carriers Professional Drivers Training Academy. 1-800-231-5209 EOE. Drivers needed! No experience necessary. Earn $600 per week plus benefits. Assistance in obtaining your CDL with lodging included. Call 1-800-467-3806. Drivers-New Pay Package for experienced drivers-$.3l/mile, home most weekends, great benefits. Drivers can average $30,000$45,000. Call Harris Trucking Co. 1-800-9295003. Drivers-OTR. Advance your flatbed career with A.D.S.! Phone applications approved in two hours! $1,000 sign-on bonus and more! Call today! 1-800-646-3438 Ext. 1015 Owner Operators welcome! Driver*. “The” Best Driving Job. North sectional and OTR. More home, $$$, bonuses, conventionals plus per diem! Students welcome! TSL 1-800-5279568. www.transstates.com, EOE. Drivers...Hiring experienced and inexperienced drivers! Low cost CDL training available! Excellent pay and benefits, home often, job stability, consistent miles. Swift transportation 1-800-347-4698. DRIVERS/ FUEL OIL Must have CDL & Hazmat. Full time, year round. Top pay, excellent benefits. Call: 1-800-279-2566 Drivers: Company drivers/owner ops. $500$1000 sign on bonus! Van, flatbed, dedicated singles or teams. No expenence? No problem. Training available! Builders Transport. 1-800762-1819 Earn Thousands Stuffing Envelopes Send SASE to: J & D, Inc. 2565-A Bullard St. Newport News, VA 23604-1337 FARM MANAGEMENT Assistant Farm Manager with mechanical skills & reliable. Grounds & horses to look after. Housing possible. References required. 540-3494808. GUTTER TECH/ ROOFERS/ CARPENTERS Wanted ASAP for F/T, or TEMP. HELP. Applicants must be able to provide proof of clean driving record, needs reliable transpo to and from work. Experience helpful but will train motivated persons. We offer top pay, excellent benefits and room for career advancement. Please call (703) 742-0835 to schedule appt. WE ARE A DRUG FREE WORK ENVIRONMENT!!! <^0£> WAREHOUSE/ TRUCK DRIVER Full-time position with benefits. Driver’s license and good driving record required. Heavy lifting required. Agricultural background helpful. Apply in person: Warrenton Farmer’s Co-op MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY Fast track opportunity in the financial services industry. Challenging & rewarding career available through our management training program. We are looking for an intelligent, outgoing person who enjoys working with people, likes challenge & is career oriented. Excellent training program & advancement potential. Competitive salary & excellent benefits offered. Maintains a nonsmoking, drug-free work environment, & is committed to diversity in our workforce as an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V. Send resume to: Management Opportunity P.O. Box 1615 . Front Royal, VA 22630 Radio/TV Announcer Apprenticeships available. Learn-by-doing at stations in your area. DJs, Newscasters, Sportscasters, etc. needed. No experience required, flexible schedules. BCN toll-free 1888-ONAIR99. HEAD HOUSEKEEPER Immediate opening for responsible, energetic individual at farm home near -The Plains, VA. Top pay and terrific benefits include housing and transportation if desired. Must live on site or nearby. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Ms. Schilling between 106 @ fax #703-4359754, phone #703478-6666. EOE. Home weekends. Best benefit package in trucking. Vacation, sick leave, holidays, bonuses, retirement. insurance. Excellent pay. Call Jimmy Joyce. Caldwell Freight Lines. 1-800-585-6427. Landscape Laborer wanted. Good starting wage. Call 540-9376068. Please leave message Restaurant New Restaurant opening in Culpeper. Looking for a CHEF & BAKER Please phone 540-825-5909 for an interview RRCSB Custodian #8055-01 FT in Culpeper, Orange, Madison. Janitorial duties. Some heavy lifting. VA drivers license. $5.65/hr. Substance Abuse Technician #7068-03 Hriy & on-call positions in Culpeper. Monitor consumer activities, ensure safety. Exp. in human services. $8.22/hr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 noon, 11/07/97, to: Human Resources RRCSB P.O. Box 1568 Culpeper, VA 22701 540-825-3100 EEO/AA SERVICE TECHNICIAN Heating & Air Conditioning - Residential & Commercial. Minimum 5 years experience & CFC certification required. Pay ranging from $12.00 - S16.00 per hour. Benefits include full coverage insurance, profit sharing, paid vacation, holidays and company vehicle. 777-1992 or 1-800-606-4822. Mon. - Fri., 8-4. Take home more... be home more Out seven days, home two. Out 10 days, home three. Eastern and National Fleets. Three year drivers can earn 31:35 cents, we ll show you how. 48753' van or flatbed, full benefits and Qualcomm. Students are welcome. Call 1-800-467-6345. Roehl Transport. Too Late to Cla—ify LOST 23rd October Thursday Rt 522/637 near Wakefield School Female, scar on left hind leg Call: A. Cillc 635-8666/635-7197 REWARD SEEKING APPLICANTS For the position of on-call receptionist for a small, some time busy office. Must have pleasant telephone manner, be able to greet customers and professionalism is a must! Send resume to: Barbara Wayland Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Virginia 22747 SALES ADMINISTRATOR Newly created position available at our corporate headquarters in Front Royal. As a support person to our sales and marketing team this person must be selfmotivated, a decision maker and be able to work with a variety of people in a confidential manner. Previous administrative experience in sales, marketing or customer service a must. Advanced skills in spreadsheet, word processing, and internet software required. Must be professional in appearance and manner. Associates degree and three years related experience desired. PenTab offers a competitive wage and benefits package. To apply for this exciting position, please fax or mail your resume and cover letter with salary history in confidence to: Director of Human Resources Pen-Tab Industries, Inc. 167 Kelley Drive Front Royal, VA 22630 Fax:540-622-6411 ^To^HateT!^^ Classify Brand new, never worn Wedding Gown for sale. 675-1907. Giveaway: Oak tree. You cut (carefully - near fence) and haul. A few unknown varieties in same vicinity. Local callers, please leave message before 9:00 p.m. Long distance inquiries between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. Lovettsville, VA. 540822-9075. e 1997 EDF Thanks to you, all sorts of everyday products are being made from the paper, plastic, metal and glass that you've been recycling. But to keep recycling working to help protect the environment, you need to buy those products. SM So look for and buy products made from recycled materials. And don’t forget to celebrate America Recycles Day on November 15th. It would mean the world to us. For a free brochure, call 1-800-CAlL-EDFor visit our web site at www.edf.org

Fall foliage at its heighth By DR. DIANE RELF Extension Environmental Horticulturist Only a few regions of the world are fortunate enough to have a display of color when the leaves of the trees change in the fall - Virginia is one of them. Some areas of the state are known for especially beautiful displays. These are the areas with just the right combination of tree varieties, temperatures, and moisture. Temperature and daylight make the difference The reason leaves of some deciduous, broad leaf trees change color is that variations in temperature and periods of daylight cause the leaves to stop their food-making process. The food-making process takes place in numerous cells of the leaves that contain the pigment, chlorophyll, which gives the leaf its green color. The chlorophyll absorbs energy from sunlight and uses it in transforming carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates, such as sugar and starch. Along with the green pigment, leaves also contain orange or yellow carotenoids which, for example, give car rots their color. During most of the year, these yellowish colors are masked by the greater amounts of green coloring. In the fall, however, when the food-making stops, the green color disappears. The yellowish colors become visible and make the leaves part of the fall splendor. At the same time, other chemical changes may occur that cause the formation of additional pigments that vary from yellow to red to blue. Some of them give rise to the reddish and purplish fall colors of leaves on dogwoods and sumacs. Sunny days and cool nights make dramatic red The conditions that favor the most dramatic changes resulting in vibrant reds are warm, sunny days followed by cool nights when the temperature dips below 45F. Familiar trees that turn red are red and silver maples, flowering dogwood, sweet gum, black tupelo (black gum), northern red oak, scarlet oak and sassafras. Leaves fall to the ground because a special kind of cell develops at the base of the leaf stalk where it is attached to the branch. Gradually, the tissues that support the leaf are severed. Elements in leaves return to soil Leaves contain relatively large amounts of valuable elements, such as calcium and potassium. When they fall to the ground and decompose, they return to the soil part of the elements used to make the tree grow. At the same time, the layer of leaves forms a water-absorbing humus. It is necessary to remove heavy accumulations of leaves. One of the easiest methods is to run over the lawn with a lawn mower with catcher attached. The shredded leaves will make an excellent mulch around trees and shrubs or can be mixed with other yard wastes in the compost pile where it will take up less space and decompose much faster than unshredded ones. Dr. Diane Relf is an environmental horticulturist with Virginia Cooperative Extension and is a member of the faculty of Virginia Tech. Breakfast, lunch menus RCES Monday, Nov. 3: Breakfast: donut or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Tuesday, Nov. 4: scrambled egg/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Wednesday, Nov. 5: waffles/syrup or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Thursday, Nov. 6: hot cinnamon bun or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Friday, Nov. 7: breakfast pizza or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Monday, Nov. 3: Lunch: french bread pepperoni pizza and pretzels, buttered com, chilled mixed fruit and fresh apple. Tuesday, Nov. 4: chili boat with shredded cheese, glazed carrots, potato rounds and cherry cobbler. Wednesday, Nov. 5: chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese sandwich, fresh veggies/dip, applesauce and fresh fruit. Thursday, Nov. 6: grilled ham and cheese, peanut butter cookie, french fries, green beans and chilled peaches. Friday, Nov. 7: chicken nuggets/biscuit, uncle ben’s rice, garden fresh peas, Officer Gary Hamm on deployment Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Gary T. Hamm, son of David L. Hamm of Amissville recently departed on a sixmonth deployment to the Mediterranean Sea aboard the guided missile cruiser USS South Carolina. Hamm is one of more than 600 sailors aboard the ship, which departed its home port of Norfolk, as part of the USS George Washington Battle Group, comprised of eight tactical aircraft squadrons, seven surface combatants and two submarines. The battle group is replacing the USS John F. Kennedy Battle Group, which has been deployed since April. Hamm’s ship is a multi-mission surface combatant capable of supporting carrier battle groups, amphibious forces, or operating independently. Hamm’s ship has weapons and sensors that allow it to effectively protect itself and other vessels in the battle group from 4-H’ers honored By HAZEL M. ZINN-DAY Extension Technician, 4-H Youth The Virginia State Fair was Sept. 25th through Oct. 5th. David Massie placed fourth in the Market Steer Class, first in Commercial Replacement Breeding Heifer, and first in class for Junior Showmanship, Champion Market Steer Carcass. Katie Updike came away with Champion Bred and Owned Heifer, Reserve Champion Bred and Owned Bull, and Reserve Champion Market Heifer. Justin Updike won the Champion Cow Calf placement and first place Bred and Owned Heifer, and Scott Updike had Champion Market Heifer and Champion Market Animal. Ashley Corbin placed second and ninth in the Horse Jumping Class. We are very proud of these Rappahannock County 4-Her’s! aircraft, surface ships, or submarine attacks. Hamm and fellow crew members prepared for the deployment by participating in an Atlantic Joint Task Force Exercise off the eastern coast of the United States. The exercise involved more than 15,000 U.S. forces and tested their ability to respond to situations they may encounter. The USS George Washington Battle Group can travel more than 500 miles a day while simultaneously deploying to separate geographic regions. With Tomahawk cruise missiles, tactical aircraft and combat ready Marines, the forces provide unified commanders with an unparalleled range of flexible options and capabilities. He joined the Navy in April 1984. Dinner & Wines (Ciffmtoo!) The Wines of France Cotes Du Rhone Assorted Hois D’Oeuvrts & Pemn Reserve Cojes du Rhone Blanc Angel Hair Pasta with Aged Rappahannock Goat Cheese & 1994 Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rouge Filet of Beef in Puff Pastry & Domaines de Bob Sauphin 1995 Chateauneuf du Pape Dessert .Assortment ■;>] Come relax, tans take you on a quick visit to France, ItowiBkiMnrytspeMimmfortimwkwik temakitbBafiaLvmt&c^gremu. ($10 uUttmd) kaB^ftskmatAuiSfarracmaem. (540) 3474300 GHl & steamed broccoli and fruit cocktail. RCHS Monday, Nov. 3: hamburger on bun, french fries, chilled peaches and nacho’s/cheese or fish and chips or tuna salad on bun. Tuesday, Nov. 4: chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese, onion rings and chilled mixed fruit or sausage pizza, onion rings and fruit. Wednesday, Nov. 5: turkey sub, potato rounds and homemade cherry cobbler or steak nuggets or cheeseburger. Thursday, Nov. 6: spaghetti/garlic bread, tossed garden salad, pineapple and oranges and homemade brownie or chicken nuggets, french fries and fruit. Friday, Nov. 7: taco boat/cheese, vegetable sticks and homemade apple crisp or cheese pizza and vegetable sticks. PermaTreal PEST AND TERMITE CONTROL FREE INSPECTION! Serving Rappahannock County For Over 30 Years (540) 829-0000 The Perfect Gift ...Anytime v * l *W&5rs‘ umuhstw “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” tells the story of Rappahannock County and its people The soft-bound book includes old photographs and special articles which appeared each month of the 1983 sesquincentennial year in the Rappahannock News plus stories of historical interest from past years. Featuring chapters on education, soldiers, doctors, slavery, freemen and integration, mountain people and the park, The Depression, old mills and settlements, travel, entertainment, natural disasters, mountain justice and farming. The collection of articles was written by the Rappahannock News staff with the help and cooperation on hundreds of Rappahannock people. Stop by the Rappahannock News office or call 675-3338 for your copy “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” $11.95 plus tax and $1.90 for postage Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office. Barbara Petersen Carluccio and others to Eugene W. Nicholson and wife, 2.590 acres, Jackson District. $28,000. Gary Lee Dickey and wife to Michele Elizabeth Frye, 2.000 acres, Jackson District. Deed of Gift. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Andrew J. Yunker and wife, 25 Acres with good road frontage, mostly , open land with woods I on rear. Telephone and j electric at site. $75,000 Call Emily Henry Today | it RAINBOW-V.I.P. v 675-3490 or -.a 1-800-523-8846 flJ. 5%^_ EQUAL HOUSING r„r; OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Flousing 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 about discrimination, call HUD toll free at 1-800-424-8590. For the Washington, D.C. area, please call HUD at 426-3500. The toll free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-5438294. lots 10, 12 and 13, block four, section three, jilat five, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Wakefield District. $55,600. Correction: In last weeks transactions between Parrish and O’Connell, the correct amount should have been $85,000. METLO INC. Builder/Consultant i Robert B. Metcalfe President P.O. Box 147 Flint Hill, VA 22627 1 540-675-3897 J j Rappahannock { •"***». Custom Builder ..•■“•V < WW’-'..5,nce Sperryville Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office MOSTLY OPEN -18.8 acre tract, board fencing, road frontage, stream and nice view. $80,000 SPERRYVILLE - 211 West, 3 BR, 2 BA brick home, 28x28 retail building, fruit stand, 1.2 acre lot. $160,000 WELL-LOCATED - Well maintained brick home on 4.3 acres. Dining area with fireplace, 3 baths, full basement, attached garage, central heat and air, 24x36 workshop. $185,000 SPERRYVILLE - Woodward Road, 6 room & bath, older home. Lots of potential. $59,000 BOSTON AREA - 3.2 acre open & wooded lot on deeded right-of-way. $22,000 James W. Leake 987-8236 Bud Corder John Eubank 675-3291 987-8146 IFtAMJU) TO) IFUMB WLMJL IPAIECCML^ 5.9 acres, rock outcroppings, big trees, quiet area above Washington. $59,000 5.7 acres on a ridge affording western views, dogwood trees, some small hardwoods, Sperryville area. $64,000 The Buyer’s Agency, Inc. 03. (540) 675-1190 t=) REALTOR* o^o«?f5!!I7? . FOR SALE THE PLAINS VILLAGE TRUST BUILDING Commercial property located in The Plains on a comer lot with high visibility. Charming building with two rooms, fireplace and half bath in excellent condition. Ideal for an office or retail space. $60,000. For more information contact: THOMAS AND TALBOT REAL ESTATE Land and Estate Agents Since 1967 Post Office Box 500 • Middleburg, Virginia 20118 • (540) 687-6500 • Metro (703) 478-8180 FIRST Offering - Historic 1750s home located on Main Street, Washington. Log section once used as county jail. Main section has two floors, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, 5 fireplaces. Back porches. Large yard with old boxwood gardens. $245,000 W usIxingUm, Virginiu CASTLE ON THE HILL AUCTION U A UCTION Sat. Nov. 1“ 12:07 p.m. (Location: Him on South Court Street Near Drug Store Downtown Luray, VA, go I approx, i/4 mile, auction on right! Address 144 S. Court St., Luray. Watch for signs! Gracefully rising terraced lawns feature this 10 room Victorian Estate situated on shrouded grounds Out stretches to an imposing 1.4 acres, 4 HUGE BEDROOMS PLUS completely private GUEST or mother-in-law suite. 8 fireplaces. Richly finished walnut staircase. MY WORDS WONT DO IT JUSTICE! I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT YOU MUST SEE this home yourself to believe and appreciate all the value that goes with it. YES! This Old Timer NEEDS to have a face-lift Our best buy of the year will be at this AUCTION. DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! TERMS: 15.000 no Anwn An, of SALE! BaL within 45 Days! DUE DILIGENCE FOR LEAD-BASE PMNT: Seller A Auctioneer >hr Bidders have conducted property inspections and performed their own due diligence 10 days prior to the auction event. We will require the purchaser to waive its right to conduct the inspection after the auction. For an inspection call today! BUYER'S PREMIUM: A 10% buyer's premium will be added to purchase price of Real Estate and included in the total contract price. All announcements from the auction block will take precedence over any previously printed material or other oral statements made. RAIN or SHINE. THE REAL ESTATE AUCTION SPECIALISTS & MARKETERS Century 21 Professional Auction & Realty 540-743-2121 _ Don P. Smetuer CAt AARE Lie. *045 RodJie Baldwin *CAI, AARE, Lk: #6* I

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So, you want to be a car racing fan? A primer for the uninitiated By Craig Murto Times-Democrat Staff Writer So, you want to be a race fan? If you’re one of the many thousands every day who have recently discovered the thrill of high horse power competition that pushes the envelope of speed and control, welcome! You have joined a large group of people; the estimated number of North Americans who attended auto racing events in 1996 ranges from 25-50 million. Sit down and strap in. You could be in for quite a ride. Auto racing is perhaps the most misunderstood team sport there is. It comes in many flavors, and often the fans of one type of racing are not fans of another. But all forms of racing share the fact that they are team sports. In fact, it is analogous to football. The driver is the quarterback. The driver’s skill behind the wheel of a race car on the track is as important to a race team as a quarterback’s ability to execute is to a football team. And just as a quarterback in football, the driver is the star player. The crew chief on a race team is the coach. Often, race strategy is decided and relayed to the driver by the crew chief, just as a coach decides plays during a football game. And the crew chief is responsible for pre-race mechanical decisions about the car, just as a coach is responsible for game preparation. Every member of a race team is important, as is every player on a football team. The chassis specialist or engine specialist on a race team is as important as any offensive or defensive player in football. No matter the form of racing, the winning driver has a winning team to thank for the victory. To understand the various forms of racing, a look at attendance figures supplied by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for the 1996 season gives a good overview of the major forms of auto racing in the United States. The most popular form of racing in North America, and in the world, is the Winston Cup series. Sponsored by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Winston Cup’s roots go back about 50 years on dirt oval tracks. The cars were stock then. Now the cars are stock in appearance only, and the dirt ovals have been replaced primarily with high-speed, paved ovals. In 1996, NASCAR held 31 Winston Cup events for the Ford, See FAN, Page 6 Times-Democrat Staff Photo/R.B. GASSIE GEARING UP: One of the pit crew members for Dan Shindelbower’s car prepares for a race at Old Dominion Speedway. Glossary of racing terms ACCUS Automobile Competition Committee of the U.S. Members include NASCAR, SCCA, and CART, among others. Recognized by the FIA as this nation’s authority on motor sports. 1500 Skokie Blvd., Suite 101, Northbrook IL 60062(708) 272-0090 Aerodynamics In racing, the study of airflow around and over an automobile. Downforce is the result of aerodynamics. Apron Usually applied to ovals, this refers to the flat, bottom portion of the racetrack, out of the racing groove. * ''J : Banking This is the slope of a racetrack, measured in degrees. Tracks can measure anything from flat (0 degrees) to the half-mile oval track in Bristol, Tenn., which measures 36 degrees. - Bite Usually denotes adhesion of a tire to the racing surface. Chute .• * O ■ ... \ A straight portion of a racetrack.-• Compound The chemical composition of a particular racing tire is refered to as its compound. Dirty Air Turbulent air behind or beside a fast moving racecar. If you’ve ever felt the turbulance behind a large truck on the highway, you’ve experienced dirty air. Downforce The tendency of air to push a car downward. Downforce increases with the speed of a car. Downforce causes drag. Drag Wind resistance, the tendency of air to resist a car’s forward motion. Drafting When cars run nose to tail at high speeds, the lead car breaks the wind resistance for following cars. Likewise, the following cars cause there to be less drag on the lead car. Cars traveling in a draft travel faster on a race track than a car traveling by itself. ^ Dyno j A dynamometer, a machine used to test engine performance and horse power. Equalize Some racing tires have an inner liner for safety. This can be thought of as a tire within a tire. Sometimes the air pressure of the inner liner becomes the same as that of the outer tire. This results in a severe vibration. This tire is said to have equalized. Esses A series of right and left hand turns on a roadcourse, one after another. Fabrication In racing, the making of body parts for a race car. Factory An automobile manufacturer. A factory effort is a team running with direct support of a manufacturer. Flat Out y/ Tb drive a race car as fast as conditions will allow is to go flat out. / Four Wheel Drift / Also known as “dirt tracking.” Allowing a ear to drift or elide through a comer, using throttle as well as steering to maintain control. Front Steer A car in which the steering box is placed ahead of the front axle. Garage Area of a racing facility designated for car preperation or storage during an event. Groove The best route around a race track. Often the groove can change as do track conditions during a race. Ground Effects The aerodynamic design of a race car to create a vacuumbetween the car and the track surface. Handling The feel of a car on a race track. Suspension and chassis adjustments, tires and aerodynamics all affect handling. i See GLOSSARY, Page 6

Final race victory shatters ghost ■ By Dan Lowrey Times-Democrat Staff Writer On the dashboard of David Gibbs’ bright orange Buick Regal, above the water temperature and oil gauges, a sticker reads “Just say No to 2nd.” It’s the amateur race car driver’s motto. Throughout his 24-year stock car racing career, finishing second place has been the ghost that he has tried hard to shake. He has come close to glory many times. This year, Gibbs finished just four points off the leader in the Redman Speedway Sportsman points standings kt the Manassas Old Dominion Speedway. The season came to a dramatic finish as Gibbs came from behind during the last race of the year to land in Victory Lane. Still, the win wasn’t enough for a season championship. “Racing is racing,” said the 49-yearold Gibbs. “Everybody’s competitive. Everybody wants to win.” Gibbs and his wife Leslie, Vermont natives, moved to Sumerduck last year after he was offered a new job as a technician at Dominion Semiconductor in Manassas. Although the job was an important factor in the move, racing also played a big part in their decision. “We weren’t going to move here unless there was a racetrack,” said Leslie. In fact Gibbs’ passion for racing is so strong, earlier this year he flew back from Vermont on his son’s wedding day to make it back to Manassas in time for qualifying rounds at the track. Both of his sons race. And both were married on race day, said Leslie Gibbs, rolling her eyes. Racing has been in Gibbs’ blood since he was a boy. “I think I was bom to it,” said Gibbs. “My mother and father used to take me to the races and my uncle used 66 Racing is racing. Everybody’s competitive. Everybody wants to win. David Gibbs to say ‘We’re gonna build a race car.’ And I said ‘Yeah, I’m going to do it to,” he said with a chuckle. He is planning to build a new race car in the off season, retiring his Buick Regal — #97 painted on the doors and roof— with its powerful Chevy 355 c.c. engine. During racing season, Gibbs had been meticulous about maintaining the car, weighing it as many as seven times a day to ensure it is properly balanced for correct handling. See GIBBS, Page 5 (==^CHIEF ^^ign & Domestic HAMILTON AUTO BODY 24 Hour Towing & Storage 10528 Global Way Bealeton, VA 22712 (540) 439-9095 Billy's Machine Shop Inc Auto • Truck • Tractor • Engines 20 Years of Experience Billy Jenkins (703) 349-8718 87 Fifth Street Warrenton, VA 22186 GOOD'*YEAR • Good Tires • Good Service • Good People Call now for availability on the tire and size for xour vehicle. Rosson-Troilo MOTOR COMPANY OF FAUQUIER 15 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, Virginia 22186 349-0900 Just Say Charge It! o O ir /ff CERTIFIED in jl Ed AUTO SEWVfCg |j Culpeper Motor Corporation Service Specials Oil Change & Lubrication • Drain engine oil and replace with correct grade and viscosity • Replace oil filter • Lubricate chassis • Lubricate door, hood hinges and hood latch Valid on most vehicles (plus tax) $19.95 Wed. Special $12.95 Auto Transmission/ Transaxle Service • Drain and refill the transmission transaxle with approved transmission/transaxle fluid • Adjust the band and linkage if applicable • Replace transmission/transaxle filter and gasket • Check transmission/transaxle operation Plus parts and material $29.95 Winterize Now! Complete Cooling System Flushing • Includes parts & labor • Antifreeze up to 2 gals. $39.95 Exp. 11-15-97 Tire Rotation Balance Special Price Includes Rotation & Balancing of all Wheels $24.95 Exp. 11-15-97 n »[; sa UlilAj 7T| 5^2 K:r4»~S-s.'-i«

I imes-Democrat Staff Photo/R.B. GASSIE RETIRED: David and Leslie Gibbs admire his Buick Regal. #97 will be replaced once a new car is built. Gibbs From Page 4 “Weight is a key factor in racing,” explained Gibbs as he rolled his car onto special scales set up in his garage. Throughout most of his racing career, Gibbs has avoided accidents and injury, although there were two wrecks that he could recall. The worst was in 1986 when the throttle on his car stuck, sending him careening into a wall at high speed. The impact drove the door bars on the passenger side to the middle of the car. “It just shattered my shoulder blade,” recalled Gibbs. Then just two years ago, Gibbs broke his hand after it became caught in the steering wheel when it “snapped around.” Although he is just a newcomer to Fauquier County, Gibbs’ name is quickly becoming known in the local racing community. Bealeton Auto Parts has signed on as a local j sponsor, providing Gibbs with spark plugs, oil changes and tune-ups. “He’s always has been a good customer,” says Gary Heggenstaller, manager at Bealeton Auto Parts. “After he had a run in at Manassas we thought maybe a little local support would help him out with the judges,” he said. Heggenstaller described Gibbs as “a real nice guy.” Leslie Gibbs said her husband is “aggressive” on the race track. “But I have never seen him take anybody out. He will back off and give them room.” uuarameec!? i3| ?<?* f/sut /Hauep/ We’ll Meet Any Price! Or We’ll Refund 150% of the Difference on the Brands We Sell! Just show us your tire advertised for less by a competitor' within 30 days of your purchase. Current local ad required. Excludes clearances, closeouts, and catalogs. firestone FR410 RADIAL Affordable All-Season Traction $18588 Set of 4 phis tax 155/80R13 SAVE THRU NOV. 15th! Whitewall 185/80R13 185/75R14 195/75R14 205/75R14 205/75R15 205/70R15 Sale Price •215.14 •231.86 •240.22 •248.58 •256.94 •256.94 Plus other sizes 50,000 MILE Limited Warranty TOM FROST FIRESTONE IVe are MORE than tires! Complete automotive service including: • Brakes • Nascar Select Batteries • Engine Diagnostics • Cooling System • Oil Change Service • Exhaust Replacement • Charging System • Air Conditioning • Suspension • Shocks and Struts • Custom Wheels • Alignment • State Inspections 239 W. Shirley Avenue 347-1500 , Celebrating our 77th year! Day Test Drive :0.M _i BHI I ’fr'l M MW I fl| 1 I f ■ Firestone Dominates! Firestone Tires have won 16 of 17 of all CART and IRL V7 Indy' Races combined< w ~ 'gratutations Alex Zanardi - 97 PPG CART Champion on Firestone tires! Indy• is a registered trademark of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Fan From Page 3 Chevrolets and Pontiacs in competition, with a total attendance of 5,326,721. Next on the list are Championship Auto Racing Teams PPG Cup cars. Hightech rear-engine racers without fenders, CART races on winding street circuits or road courses, as well as high-speed ovals. In 1996 CART ran 16 events and drew 2,366,440 spectators. The National Hot Rod Association ranked third in 1996 with 19 events and a total attendance of 1,869,437. A drag racing organization, NHRA racers race on quartermile strips of pavement. A number of different professional classes race under NHRA sanction, from. 300 mph top-fuel dragsters to 200 mph pro-stock cars. Drag racing is simple — two cars, the first car to the finish wins. The Winston Cup is not the only, form of racing under NASCAR sanction. The Busch Series, Grand National Times-Democrat Staff Photo/R.B. GASSIE READY: Track official Steve Brady waits before waving a driver onto the track at Old Dominion. dirt and pavement. A number of local facilities, dirt and paved, host late model stock car racing. And there is the Indy Racing League, a new sanction that controls the world’s largest single-day sporting event, the Indy 500. It did not make the top five on Goodyear’s list in 1996 because it only held five events that year. But the fledgling sanction is adding new events all the time. Most importantly, it sanctions the Indy 500. More than 500,000 spectators attend that race alone. There is bracket racing, a form of drag racing that equalizes the competition by timing a car in a “dial in” prior to the race. The racers’ starts are staggered to make up for the difference in their dial-in times, and the first one to the finish line wins. But if a car goes quicker than it dialed in, it is disqualified. Sumerduck, Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, and Hagerstown Dragway in Maryland host bracket events. There are nearly 1,000 uivision, anotner stock car racing class, held 26 events and drew 1,665,700 spectators in 1996. NASCAR may have abandoned dirt tracks for use by its major racing series, but dirt tracks are still popular today. And the World of Outlaws sprint car series proved it in 1996, drawing i,oy4,iuu spectators to witness the open-wheel, front-engine, high horse power warriors do battle on tracks coast-to-coast. There are too many forms of racing to list, and many of them can be seen locally. There is sports car racing, both amateur and professional, which race on road courses apd street circuits throughout the country. Summit Point Raceway in Summit Point, W.Va., is an example of a road course. It’s known as one of the finest facilities of its type in on the East Coast and for the national level amateur events that are held there. There are late-model stock cars and modified stock cars that race on both race tracks around the country that draw 2,000 to 10,000 fans every week during racing season to watch battles among those who dream of one day making it to major league NASCAR, IRL, or NHRA competition. Welcome to the wide world of auto racing. Make sure your belts are tight, and enjoy the ride. Glossary of racing terms Continued from Page 6 Independent Refers to a driver or racing team operating without major financial support. Line This can refer to the groove of a track, or a particulardriver’s route if it differs from others. Richard Petty was known to use a high line around Daytona. Loose This is an oversteer condition. When a loose car is turned,the rear of the car wants to swing outward, causing the carto spin. Loose Stuff Also called marbles, refers to debris that collects outsidethe racing groove, such as sand or rubber. Magna flux Magnetic particle inspection. Checks steel parts for cracks using metal particles and a fluorescent dye. Under a blacklight, cracks and other defects will become apparent. Pace Car The pace car is the car that leads the field 'around the track at a controlled speed in preperation for the start of a race. Pits Where cars stop for service during a race. Known as the paddock in road racing. Post Entry A car or driver entered for an event after the submission deadline. Post entries .are usually not eligible for points ina given racing series. Push Understeer, the tendency for a car to want to go straight when turned. Most automobiles built for use as passenger cars have a slight understeer. Ragged Edge Driving at such a pace as to barely keep a car under control. Rear Steer Steering box is located behind the front axle. Roadcourse A racing circuit made up of both left and right hand turns. Roadcourses often include elevation changes. Scuff A tire that has been used at least once. Race teams will sometimes scuff tires in practice sessions by putting the tires on the car for two or three high-speed laps and then save the tires for use during a race. Tire compounds change once the compound has been heated and cooled again. Short Track Refers to an oval race track under one mile in length. Shunt Term usually found in road racing, meaning a mishap or accident. Slick This refers to a tire with no tread. It also refers to a track on which tires do not get good traction, or bite. Slingshot A pass made by use of drafting. By taking advantage of the lessoned wind resistance behind a lead car, a car can build speed, pull out from behind the lead car, and pass. This is called a slingshot. Spoiler A metal strip on the rear trunk lid on the body of a car used to create downforce. Stagger This is a term used in oval racing. It refers to the difference in circumference between left and right side tires. Stagger is used to adjust a car’s handling. Because of their make up, only bias ply tires can be staggered. Stagger is not a term heard much anymore in major leagure racing. Sticker A new race tire, never used. Teams will use practice to determine whether to start a race on sticker or scuffedtires. Stroking When a driver is laying back, being easy on equipment, he is stroking. Often a very effective strategy, because it saves fuel and wear on equipment. Superspeedway An oval race track a mile or more in length. Wedge Refers to amount of adjustment of jacking screws found at comer of suspension on race car. Wedge adjustments adjust the car’s distribution of weight.

' \ •- ' Gordon races to Winston title By Craig Murto Times-Deraocrat Staff Writer Mark Martin and Dale Jarrett needed NASCAR Winston Cup point leader Jeff Gordon to have a bad race when the series rolled into Talladega, Ala., Oct. 12 for the Diehard 500. What they didn’t need was to be collected in the 20-car accident caused when Gordon blew a left-rear tire on lap 140 of the 188-lap race. Gordon retained his sizable point lead as Jarrett’s and Martin’s wounded steeds also finished well back in the running order. With three races remaining on the 31-race Winston Cup schedule, Gordon, the 1995 champion, led the series with 4,321 points. The 26-year-old driver from Indiana had 10 wins under his belt, and scored 22 top-10 finishes, 21 of those in the top five. As of Oct. 25, Martin, from Batesville, Ark., sat second in points, 110 behind the leader. Four wins, 15 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes highlight Martin’s most successful year in racing, in which he had won numerous NASCAR Busch Grand National events and the invitational International Race of Champions title. The 38-year-old driver finished second in points in 1994, third in 1989 and 1993, fourth in 1995, fifth in 1996 and sixth in 1991 and ‘92. Third in points is Jarrett, 40, from Hickory, N.C. His 4,166 points placed him 155 behind Gordon. He had six wins, 17 top five and 20 top-10 finishes. He finished third in the final 1996 point standings, and fourth in .1993. In order for Martin or Jarrett to win the championship, Gordon must have a very bad race. He needs to drop out of an event and finish out of the top 20. At the same time, Jarrett and Martin need to finish well, to show the same consistency that put them iwhere they are now. The current Winston Cup point system has been in place since the 1975 season. It rewards consistency by awarding points throughout the finishing order, and awards the same number of points regardless of the event’s distance. Bonus points are awarded for leading a race. The race winner receives 175 points. Each position through fifth spot is separated by five points. Positions six through 10 are separated by fbur points, and 11 through the remainder of the starting field, usually 42 cars, is separated by three points. Five bonus points are awarded for leading a race. Five more bonus points are awarded for leading the most laps in a race. It is possible for the race winner and the second-place finisher to receive the same number of points, if the driver Jeff Gordon, Winston Cup points leader who finished second led the most laps. In 1992 bonus points determined the championship. The battle came down to dramatic final-race duel between Bill Elliot and the late Alan Kulwicki. Elliot won the season-ending race at Atlanta, but he made a pit stop too soon during the event to win the five bonus points for leading the most laps. Kulwicki led the most laps, and won the championship by 10 points. Should Elliot have led the most laps, the championship points would have been tied, and Elliot would have been crowned the champion by virtue of scoring the most victories. The chances of a tie in points is remote. Martin and Jarrett don’t have enough wins to grab the championship by virtue of a tie anyway, so they need to hope the Gordon team falters. Gordon’s crew chief, Ray Evemham, has proven he can put a sturdy mount underneath his driver. And as part of the three-car Rick Hendrick-owned team, which won the title last year with driver Terry Labonte, it is doubtful that Gordon’s Chevrolet team will falter. They have the resources to arrive at the track prepared. It will take bad luck to drive Gordon put of the point lead. But Martin and Jarrett are just the drivers to take advantage of Gordon’s bad luck. Martin, a member of the multi-car Jack Rousch Ford stable, has an excellent crew chief in Jimmy Finnig. And Jarrett, part of Robert Yates’ multicar Ford effort, is in the capable hands of crew chief Todd Parrott. Jeff Gordon could win the final races of the 1997 Winston Cup season. There is also the possibility that racing luck could turn against him as he wheels his 700 horse power, 3,500-pound Monte Carlo at breakneck speeds against his competition. The 1997 Winston Cup championship has not been decided. It is usually decided in the final race of the year. Martin and Jarrett are ready to pounce. The Nov. 16 NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway could decide it all. Mark Martin x- 2nd in Winston Cup points Photo by Stove Rose Dale Jarrett 3rd in Winston Cup points Photo By Steve Rose Jeff Burton Winston Cup contender Dale Ernhardt Winston Cup contender

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Carson From Page 10 come to see the race ..." On their first visit to Daytona, they met Melba and Bill White, a couple from Georgia. Now they meet at several races throughout die season and visit each other’s homes. “Totally different background from us,” said Kit. “It’s an absolutely different way of meeting people. Describing NASCAR as the fastest growing sport in the country, Marty said, “The first year we didn’t even have tickets. We just walked up and got them. You can’t do them anymore — they’re all sell-outs.” Their racing season itinerary might include Martinsville, Dover and Talladega, in addition to Daytona and Indianapolis. Her husband said, “It’s an unusual sport — it’s family oriented. You’ll see grandpas and guys my grandson’s age.” Traveling from race to race, Kit said, “We see two totally different groups of people. About the only thing they’ve got in common is that they’re Americans and they like cars that go around in a circle. “The Indy group are the high rollers, the big spenders. They’re the champagne folks. The NASCAR folks bring their lunches with them and their coolers of Budweiser. And they also pick up their own trash.” Taking tickets and exercising crowd control are their duties as members of the Brickyard’s safety patrol. Marty said it makes for a long day and only pays minimum wage — but they save $100 a day with the free parking. That’s a welcome savings, since Kit has watched ticket prices rise from $35 to $100. When the Carsons aren’t headed to or from a race, they manage to keep busy. They’re part of a hot air balloon crew: Marty helps with launch and retrieval and Kit drives the chase car. And on sunny days Kit flies gliders in New Market. But, Kit said, “We’ll be back in our usual place on Feb. 15 in the infield at Daytona. 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It’s like the NASCAR qualifiers.” A native of Warrenton, Duncan, 38, has been racing since he was 19. “I was raised in a farm,” he said, “and was always interested in tractors, motors and engines. My friends, like Joe Grimsley [of Joe’s Service Center], were also into cars.” After graduating from Fauquier High School in 1977, Duncan took up tinkering with cars as a profession — he started working in garages. He raced for the first time in 197980 in his “souped-up street cqr” at the Sumerduck dragway. “I didn’t win anything — I was young,” he smiled. That was the beginning of a successful racing career that Duncan is still pursuing. Apart from winning the Sumerduck Championship three to four times in a row between 1984 and 1987, Duncan won the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Southeast Division II runner-up trophy in 1985. “Thirty tracks between Maryland and Florida are judged in the NHRA Southeast Division II race,” Duncan said. “The top drivers race against each other for an overall champion.” In 1989, Duncan, along with six other racer friends, went to Puerto Rico to race. “Puerto Rico was getting started in drag racing,” Duncan said. “A friend of mine from Maryland, Terry Sinke, was helping them with their cars and motors. So, we went down with 16 cars and took part in two races.” In his almost 20 years of racing, Duncan has gone through four cars. “We built my first car in 1979. It was a ‘68 Camaro and it won a few races,” Duncan said. “Right now I have a dragster, an open body car.” Racing is an expensive sport, conceded Duncan. “Initial investments can run anywhere between $15,000 and $60,000, depending on how fast you want to go,” he said. “Then you pay for fuel or, in my case, alcohol that costs $110 for 55 gallons and lasts three races. And then there’s regular maintenance, like oil change every three weeks and tire replacement twice a year.” The race entry fees can run anywhere between $25 and $110, informed Duncan. Prize money could vary from $500 to $5,000, he added. 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And we let them bring in their youth groups.” Potomac Speedway, a three-eighths mile oval in Budds Creek, Md., also enjoys what promoter Pete Cameron calls “a respectable crowd.” Cameron used to race at the track, which has operated since 1972. After racing for 13 years and winning four track championships and about 40 feature wins at Potomac and the nowdefunct Dorsey Speedway, in Maryland, Cameron took over the promoting chores at Potomac in 1988. Potomac operates on Friday nights without sanction. The late models, which run under a unique restrictive engine rule, not only draw large fields of racers, but pack the stands, too. “The thing about dirt racing is that we never put the fastest car on the pole,” Cameron said. “We make the feature winner from the previous week start twelfth, and this is a practice at most dirt tracks. He may win two in-arow, but he’ll definitely put on a show doing it. There’s a bunch of side-by-side racing and that’s all through the pack, usually for the entire race.” Potomac’s engine rule proved that a dirt track can deviate from the 'standard 700-horsepower dirt late model and still attract the car count and fans it takes to survive. But before Potomac even considered its rule, Eastside Speedway in Waynesboro, Va., was racing a different breed of dirt late model altogether. The four-tenths mile track hosts a * dirt late model that can be accurately described as a NASCAR Winston Racing Series late model stock car built for dirt. “The late model stock car class works real well,” said the track’s promoter, 46 year-old Gary Gore. More than 40 cars in the top-two divisions populate the track’s pits on a weekly basis. “It’s more than enough to run a show,” Gore said, stating that he attracts enough fans so “we make a living at it.” Gore had an explanation for dirt racing’s popularity. “Part of it could be the outlaw aspect of (dirt track racing), the fact that it’s not as organized as NASCAR,” he said. “Dirt track racing is the last place to see down-and-dirty racing,” Gore said. “Dirt track racing is much more forgiving for the drivers. It’s a different breed.” Les Hare, a regular competitor at local dirt tracks, said, “Dirt racing is probably popular because the competition is so tight right now. It’s like the STARS race at Hagerstown (July 27), Local dirt tracks Hagerstown Speedway half-mile clay oval Route 40 Hagerstown Md (301)582-0640 Winchester Speedway three-eighths mile clay oval Airport Road Winchester, Va. (540) 667-8143 (301)797-5702 Eastside Speedway four-tenths mile clay oval U.S. 340 Waynesboro, Va. (540)942-1219 Potomac Speedway - three-eighths mile clay oval Route 234 Budds Creek, Md. (301)884-4200 (301)884-4624 Steve Francis beat Donnie Moran by inches at the finish line. When you run 100 laps and it’s still a matter of inches at the end, that’s good racing. That’s what the fans like to watch.” Rick Eckert, a winning driver from York, Pa., agrees and sees an even brighter for dirt racing. “Dirt racing will get much bigger,” he said, “because they’re getting more dirt races on TV. The racing’s too good for it not to be popular.” Dirt racing is so popular that only 45 minutes away from Hagerstown is its nearest competitor, Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Va. Winchester attracts a crowd of 1,5002,000 to watch dirt late models race on the three-eighths mile track the same night Hagerstown runs. “It’s very competitive and there’s lots of action in dirt racing, more side-by-side action and passing,” said Winchester promoter Doug Timmons. “It’s kind of a down-home sport. The fans can walk on up and talk to the drivers.” Glenn Presgraves, a Hagerstown television personality and the announcer at Winchester Speedway, agrees. “It’s what local racing is all about,” he said. “You really have to drive the car. An asphalt car you just point it around the track, but on a dirt track you really have to man-handle the car. It’s true grass-roots racing. I think the fans relate to it more. They like seeing the dirt kicked up and you see more sideby-side racing than on asphalt.” Terry Butler is a former racer, on both dirt and asphalt. The 43-year-old Maryland resident now runs Speedway Productions, a television production company that produces the cable show Southern Motorsports Hour. “I think dirt racing’s so popular because the cars don’t run around like a row of geese,” Butler said. “The car’s are sliding through the comers kicking up dirt as the driver’s work the steering t wheel.”

Times-Democrat Staff Photo/R.B. GASSIE REVVING: Maryanne Kirtley, moments before a time trial at Old Dominian. Maryanne Kirtley 'one of the guys' By Craig Murto Times-Democrat Staff Writer Maryanne Kirtley wants to be just one of the guys. The 40-year-old Stafford resident is the only woman who regularly competes at Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, Va. And she did rather well for herself in 1997, her sophomore year. With consistent finishes in the top 10, she ended the season eighth in the Redman Fleet Service Speedway Sportsman point standings. But exactly what is this mother of two doing behind the wheel of a race car on Saturday nights? “It used to be our family car, I drove it to work every day,” Kirtley said of the 1980 Pontiac Grand Prix with the Chevrolet engine and Ford rear that See Kirtley, Page 15 JLu V J<—, Ac. 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The result was the formation of the new United States Road Racing Championship group, which will oversee the Trans-Am series as well as a new GT tour, and a revived CanAm series, using the World Sports Cars now running under Professional Sportscar Inc., sanction. It was also announced that the 24hour endurance race at Daytona, formerly a Professional Sportscar event, will now run with USRRC sanction. Professional Sportscar, formerly known as International Motor Sports Association, will be history before the green flag drops at Daytona — and its owner, Andy Evans, has himself to blame. IMbA was on the block. One of those interested in purchasing the organization was NASCAR. Also interested was Dyson, who led a syndicate of team owners interested in purchasing the non-profit sanction. Evans bought the group out from under all of them. Then, when the United States Auto Club was for sale, Evans outbid NASCAR again, straining an already fragile relationship. And as the SCCA and Evans discussed the possible merger of their professional racing categories, -Evans suddenly announced the formation of a road racing stock car series to compete with Trans-Am, at a time when the SCCA was in final negotiations with a series sponsor. Those racing plans were dropped, but Evans had already strained too many relationships and tested too many individuals’ patience. Evans has threatened an antitrust suit, but let’s face it, sports car racers and tracks can go with whomever they wish. And with reports that Professional Sportscar competitors have not been paid, Evans has little to offer those racers for their loyalty. ■ There is a rumor floating around that Evans is in the process of selling the majority shares of Professional Sportacar. Of all the major road rae On Track Craig Murto k ing circuits in North America, only Sebring and Mosport remain uncommitted to the USRRC. For Evans’ Tampa-based sanction to hold an event at any of the other circuits, it must lease the facility. That’s not likely — what is more likely is that the organization will fold. It’s a real shame that IMSA will die. Once the thriving sanction of prototype sportscar racing in North America, it appears beaten. If it operates in 1998, projected losses run into the $10-million range. Evans, in an attempt to keep his organization alive, reportedly offered teams franchises and quarterly payouts in lieu of prize money. It has been rumored that John Bishop has been working on a new set of rules for GT competition. It’s a fact that he was in attendance at the meeting that led to the announcement of the USRRC. Ironically, Bishop founded IMSA. The cards are stacked a mile high against Evans and his organization’s survival. Auto racing is big business, and it’s extremely political. Unless you’re, say, Bruton Smith, and own half the facilities on which NASCAR competes, it’s not wise to bid against the mqjor players in the sport. Evans jumped in and stepped on too many toes. Now the big shoes are squashing him like a bug. The bright side is that the USRRC promises to strengthen road racing in this country. But only time will tell. The only certainty is that 1998 will be a year of change. *** Congratulations go out to all our local stock car racing track champions. Potomac Speedway champion Jerry Foster, Hagerstown champion Rodney Franklin, Old Dominion Speedway champion Wes Troup and Winchester Speedway champion Ibm Myers all had great seasons and deserve their well-earned championships. *** NASCAR late model stock car regular Kenny Kagle was on hand to eryoy the racing at Potomac. Kagle said that his late model is for sato, although he intends to compete with a new car in 1998. Interested parties can call (301) 577-1631.

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But there was family discussion about who was going to drive the car once it was raceable. Charles Kirtley said that the only way his wife could be talked into going racing with the lawn-ornamenttumed-race-car was if she got to drive it every other week. “A year later we had the car built,” he recalled. “The first week she did really well with it so we just left her in the car. 1 work on it and she drives it.” The first race Maryanne Kirtley entered was in May, 1996, and although she started after the beginning of the racing season, she managed to finish 12th in the final point standings. But it can be rough out there on the track. And Kirtley has experienced some “big” hits. In an accident the second week of the 1997 season, two days after her birthday, her car almost sailed over the turn-two fence. “I’ve been flying, I’ve been mudbogging — it’s such an exciting thing,” she said, laughing. “My girlfriend asked me what I wanted for my birthday, and I said I wanted a white driving suit to go with the car. “About two days later Charles called her and said we really need [seat] belts because ours were out of date, so she sent a brand new set of Simpsons. We put them in right before Owens Chevron Station AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR 540-364-2250 Jackie T. Owens, Jr. Dealer P.O. Box 523 Main Street. _ Marshall i imes-uemocrai oian rnuio/n.D. umooic IDLING: Kirtley rests a moment before a recent race at Old Dominion. the big wreck.* Charles Kirtley said that they didn’t get any sleep the following week. “The car went airborne and did about $800 worth of damage.” he said. “It took 300 man hours to get it back on the. track the following Saturday night. The frame was bent eight inches in the rear. The fuel cell was completely out of the car. The left-front spindle, hub, shock, springs, upper and lower control arms, were completely sheered off the car." Maryanne Kirtley suffered a broken finger and a badly bruised right tricep in the crash. And knowing the risk doesn’t make watching her race an easy thing for Charles Kirtley to do. . “I’m nervous, I get the willies,” he said. “I prefer not to watch, to be honest with you, but I have to. I worry.” George Exline, a grand stock competitor at the track, made a video of Kirtley watching his wife compete. “It’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen,” she said. “He’s a mess!” When she’s not racing Maryanne Kirtley works as a sign maker. In fact, she’s lettered many of the race cars at the track. Charles Kirtley works in the telecommunications field. The Kirtleys are now “terribly” hooked on racing, she said. That may not sit well with her 13-year-old daughter, Christine. “She thinks we’ve lost our minds,” she said. But 6-year-old Lauren “doesn’t mind — she’s used to it.” Almost any day of the week during racing season, except Saturday, Kirtley can be found working on the car, parts strewn over the lawn. Kirtley’s best finish was seventh, twice. She laughed and said that her first win will come “as soon as these top five guys get out of my way!” Those “top five guys” seem to have accepted the fact that Kirtley is a fellow competitor. “They rib me just as much as they rib each other,” she said. “I think I’m one of the guys. I’ve met a lot of wonderful friends out here.”

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