Rappahannock News, December 24, 1997

mmm 1."l'"" A glow on the horizon .*•—...-.------ . rT*y«' Special exception permits 3 denied By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County Planning Commission turned down two applications for special exception permits at its meeting last week. .3' W.F. Bear and Karen L.Bear had applied for 4 - special exception permit to construct a second dwelling on their property located on Fodderstack j Road, one mile north of the Tbwn of Washington. The commission had tabled the application in November requesting that Bear get slope calculations on the 50.41 acres. The county requires 50 acres of developable density in order to construct a second dwelling in that area. Bear asked for an exemption from the maximum density requirement. It was determined that seven acres was in 25 percent or more slope and the commission recommended denial of the application based density ■ and slope calculations. Emiel and Linda Smet applied for a special exception permit on behalf of Edibaldo and Blanca Silva-Lopez, who wished to purchase a lot, to adjust the boundiaiy lines between lot four and lot six of their land near Amissville on Route 730. The adjustment would create a 10 acre lot out of lot four and the residue would be merged with lot 3* six, creating a 25 acre lot, Sm PLANNING, Page A8 » ■ ... ’ S' ■ ■■■■•; J * , ■ i . By Mary Beth Martin Rappahannock News Staff Writer Operating under the umbrella of their newly established unity the Rappahannock County School Board streamlined the monthly meeting. They voted as a block on every issue with minimal discussion on but a few topics. In another noticeable change, the board rearranged .their seating configuration to a central round table flanked by rectangular tables to enhance the acoustics and focus on the central position of chairman of the board, John Tble. In minutes provided by Tble of the board’s Virginia School Board Association meeting in Charlottesville, the arrangement gives recognition to the chairman of the board with the superintendent and assistant superintendent seated together at the end of on one side. One of the first items of business was a motion to request the representative to the Virginia legislature to raise the compensation for the board’s members to an annual cap of $3500. They presently receive $600 annually and said they would like to increase the amount to $1200. The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors receives an annual compensation of $1200 and Ible said he hoped to achieve parity with them. In citing their low compensation in comparison to other counties, Rappahannock County is the county with the lowest listed annual compensation cap. Warren County’s is $1500, Culpeper’s is $3500, Fauquier’s is $1500, and Fairfax’s is highest in the state at $8,000. What the school board members in other counties actually receive is not necessarily as high as 'the cap. - The board approved Gangel’s recommendation for Jan. 19 as a makeup day for the snow day missed on Dec. 9. Also, on his recommendation they added Dec 24, 26, 31 and jan. 2 to the 1997 Christmas vacation. • The board approved Gangel’s recommendation in pupil and personnel cases and in the following personnel appointments: cheerleading cosponsors, Kim Sutter and Cindy Welch; supplemental contractor for the high school science department head, Brion Patterson; combined aide and bus. driver position, Ginger Estes; substitute teaching positions — Angela Deavers, Marlene Wright, Verna Schmitt, Dennis VerhofF, Karen Ludwig and Kathryn Whalen. See BOARD, Page A8 Old Rag Bulletins > • There being no new business J before the County Board of Zoning . Appeals the meeting for December is 1 canceled. • The Rappahannock Library Board will meet Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. ' ~ Happenings f r . . 'h- ' : V* * Dec. 22-Jan. 2, Rappahannock County schools out for Christmas break. School resumes Jan. 5. ■>;. *■ • Dec. 24, Rappahannock County offices will close at noon and will remain closed Dec. 25 and 26. They will also be closed on Jan. 1 and 2. i Rappahannock Neva P O Box 59 Waahinpoa. Vx 2274? (540) 675-333B (540) 675-30«* (fax) Jury deadlocked, mistrial for Best By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer The case of 16-year-old Joy Best, who was charged with distribution of marijuana at Rappahannock County High School last February, came before a jury at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Friday. Best, who had been tried in Rappahannock’s Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in October, appealed the case. Judge H. Dudley Payne, of J&D court, had determined to charge Best with 30 days in detention, 10 suspended, 150 hours of community service, a six month suspension from being allowed to obtain $ driver’s license, probation until the age of 18 and the cost of the proceedings. In court Friday the Commonwealth called a series of witnesses, most of them juveniles, in an attempt to prove their case. Capt. Jeff Brown, of the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office, Mike Tupper, assistant principal at RCHS, and Kelly Settle, secretary and book keeper at RCHS also testified. But a large part of the commonwealth’s case was based cm the testimony of Julie Payne, a RCHS student also charged in the case who cooperated with Sw COURT, Pag* AS Wakefield has only one in plan By Galen C. McBride Rappahannock News Staff Writer This is the last of a series of five articles on the state’s Six Year Plan to upgrade or improve secondary roads in the county: The continued widening and repaving of Chester Gap Road, Route 610, from .1 miles west Route 670 to .3 miles east Route 670 is the only secondary road project in Wakefield district on the current Six Year Plan. According to Wakefield District Supervisor and chairman of the county board, Hubert S. “Hubie” Gilkey, the long-term project stalled due to die Virginia Department of Transportation’s inability to acquire sufficient donated right-of-way. That problem is expected to be resolved soon, now that VDOT has been authorized to purchase land. Two citizens’ meetings have already been held with Gilkey. A formal public hearing with VDOT is planned. "Ikis didn’t just pop up," said Gilkey. “It has been an ongoing project for eight to ten years.” What has been done so far "has been an improvement to the community because (the road was so narrow that) VDOT couldn’t get up there to plow.” Bob Moore, VDOT resident engineer, explained that Route 610 is “a very active secondaiy road” with more than 500 cars traveling on it daily. The planned project involves “a short section with a steep grade and no shoulders. From time to time, fog, rain, snow and ice cause problems with passage. One property will be impacted because a hill will have to be moved back. We can’t flatten the grade much without affecting the entire mountain.” Gilkey says he understands that many citizens feel frustrated with the secondary road review process. He, too, feels that frustration. “People come and go in this county,” he observed. The commuter population and weekend residents also makes it difficult to keep people informed. “Maybe we need to make some changes in the system. Maybe posting a road that there is a meeting at such and such a time. But,” he pointed nut, “every time you solve one problem, it creates other problems. No one in this position has time to notify everyone on a road individually,” and all the other county employees already have full time jobs. A new staff position would have to be established, affecting taxes to pay salaries. Nobody wants to pay more taxes, but additional services are not free. The answer, he believes, lies in people getting involved in the process up front, before decisions have been made. “We do not have any agenda to ' pave roads or not to pave roads. We respond to citizens' needs. The law requires we do certain things, and we do them, of course. We even hold extra public hearings. But if people don’t choose to participate until it’s too late,” then it is especially hard to regroup and change direction. “I appreciate people who come out (to the public hearings and supervisors’ meetings). I know people get frustrated. We are listening. But they need to be there sooner. I’m not saying (our decisions are) irreversible, but we have sent so many messages.” Commenting on the growing public opposition to the Yancey Road project and the - tura lane for U.S. 522/211 at Sperryville, Gilkey added, “I know what the mood is now, but in two years, who knows? People have changed their minds so many times.” Like any government organization, VDOT*s planning process incorporates long lead times to obligate its budget. If money is not used when planned, it is very difficult to reprogram it. Because of the schedule’s inflexibility, *VDOT wont do anything until we make up our minds.” Gilkey explained how projects get added to the plan. *In the past, we have tried to adjust the secondary road situation as problems come up,* tacking new projects onto the 8ee ROADS, Pago At

.... 1 i m - The following cases were heard in the Rappahannock General District Court on Tuesday, Dec. 2 and not previously reported in the Rappahannock News: Alan David Shephard, reckless driving, failure to maintain control, continued to Feb. 3, 1998. Thomas Edward Brock, 69/55, $42/30. Glenn Alan Williams, 74/55, $57/40. Catherine J.I. Young Bahn, 71/55, $48/40. Suzanne Michele Coyle, 70/55, $45/40. Matthew Vincent Declementi, 71/55, $48/40. Lorraine Duisit Espinola, 69/55, $43/30. Kenneth Alan Evans, 68/55, $39/40. Jonathan Aron Grimes, 70/55, $45/30. Elisa Louise Hermesch, 72/55, $51/30. Robert Eugene Knopes, 70/55, $45/30. Joseph Allen Lake, DUI (third in 10 years), driver’s license suspended 10 years, 12 months in jail, six suspended, $500/50; FTA Oct. 7, nolle prosecute; attempt to elude police, $50/2; seat belt violation, dismissed. Rosemarie Lillquist, 68/55, $39/40. Erick Earl Massie, 64/55, $27/40. Brian Francis Mika, defective lights, $30/30. Gregory Lee Newman, 77/55, reduced to speeding 70/55, $45/30. - Sergio Wilfred Palacios, 68/55, $39/30. Bruce Alan Pfaff, defective equipment, $30/30. Gary Martin Rackson, 70/55, driver’s improvement class March 3, 1998, $30 cost. Steven Michael Rales, 68/55, $39/30. Thomas M. Roberts II, 70/55, $45/40. Phillip Lee Roeder, 70/55, $45/40. Robert Lewellyn Shipe, failure to drive to right of roadway, $75/30. George Harvey Sloane, 68/55, $39/30. Donald Ray Stubbs, 73/55, $54/30. Quang Nguyen Truong, 74/55, $54/30. Mabel Christine Armel, reckless driving 76/55, driver improvement class March 3, 1998, $30 cost, no registration in possession, complied with law. Dennis Michael Bailey, ,70/55, $45/40. Valerie Jean Batcheler, 69/55, $42/30. Jose Javier Benitez, reckless driving 86/55, $125/30. John Joseph Berninger, 71/55, $48/30. Larry Antonio Bolanos, 69/55, $42/30. Sammantha Borg, reckless driving, 79/55, continued to Jan. 20, 1998. liana Rachel Braunfield, possession of marijuana, continued to Jan. 20, 1998. Sharon Elizabeth Brown, expired registration, $25/30. Sharon Lena Burns, 71/55, $48/30. James Matthew Burr, 71/55, $48/40. Steven Frederick Burton, 70/55, $45/30. Brieanna Calandrella, 69/55, $42/40. Hector Mauricio Campos, 72/55, $51/30. Shirley Patricia Carestia, 74/55, driver improvement class March 3, 1998, $30 cost. Cyril James Carroll, 71/55, $48/40. James R. Cassidy, 71/55, $48/30. Roy ChemikofF, 70/55, $45/30. William Arthur Clark V, 70/55, $45/30. James Ardith Cox Jr., 68/55, $39/30. James Edwards Favareau, 70/55, $45/30. Aaron Jay Ferguson, 73/55, continued to Jan. 20, 1998. Mehran Firouzbakht, reckless driving 86/55, reduced to speeding 74/55, $57/30. Betty Louise Ford, 69/55, $42/30. Anne Marie Gardshol, 73/55, $54/30. Albert Lamont Grayson, 75/55, driver improvment class March 3, 1998, $30 cost. Jefferey Robert Halfacre, 71/55, $48/30. Dale Edward Hall, 70/55, $45/30. Martin Esh Hardy, 74/55, I-1 V w* T -* END -OF-YEAR SALE!!! CZfie Church Mouse Up to 50 % off all Merchandise Sale on Saturday & Sunday Dec. 27th & 28th from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Street Sperryville 540-987-9106 Closing End of December ( □ Please enter my new subscription to: Sappai I n Murry Subscription Rates By Rappahannock.$19.°° Elsewhere in the U.S.. Name __ Address _ City_; State Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 CHANG New Address ’■ V' - l<mPA 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._ $57/30. James Charles Hickey III, 70/55, $45/30. Shelley Fox Hodges, 70/55, $45/30. Kenneth Robert Hohl, 74/55, $57/30. Bryan James Holland, 69/55, $42/40. Ilyse Mindy Homer, 70/55, continued to Feb. 3, 1998. Peter K. Hoing, 72/55, $51/30. Michelle Marie Hopkins, 68/55, $39/30. Marc Alan Hyman, reckless driving, 79/55, $125/30. Swamy V. Immidisetti, 73/55, $54/30. Sandra Jean Iten, 68/55, $39/40. Chrystal Woodson James, 72/55, $51/40. Edison Franklin Johnson, possession of marijuana, continued one year; reckless driv ing-accident, $500/30 cost; radar detector, $25/2; seat belt violation, nolle prosecute. Julie M. Konick, 72/55, $51/30. Stephen A. Koski, 74/55, $57/30. John Gerald Kuchinsici, 71/55, $48/30. David Lankshear, no seat belt, $25. Russell Stanley Lascink, 77/55, $66/30. Jong Woo Lee, 73/55, $54/30. Kyong Mi Lee, 74/55, driver improvement class March 3, 1998, $30 cost. Rawlie Hung-Tung Lo, 74/55, $57/40. Bridgett Lynne Loebs, 69/55, $42/30. James Michael Lorenzo, reckless driving 80/55, driver improvement class March 3, 1998, improper driving, $25, $30 cost. Erick Earl Massey, 80/55, $125/40. Michael Allen McCombs, 73/55, $54/30. James Joseph McGilvray, 80/55, $75/30. Carlice M. McGlothlin, no trailer registration, $35/30. Joseph Rudolph McLaren, 79/55, $72/40. John Bernard Mildenburg, 70/55, $45/40. James K. Millard Jr., 71/55, $48/40. Michael Phillip Mitchell, DUI, obstruction of justice, continued. George Nasr, 70/55, $45/30. Leslie A. Nease, 69/55, $42/30. Audrey Phu Diem Nguyen, 71/55, $48/30. Brian Matthew O’Laughlen, 78/55, $69/40. John Louis Pascoe, 70/55, $45/30. Donna Noelle Pertee, 72/55, $51/30. John R.D. Peterson, reck-, less driving-accident, continued to Jan. 20, 1998. Mark David Ritter, 74/55,, $57/30. John H. Robb, 72/55, $51/30. Judah Lawrence Rose, 73/55, $54/30. •: Tarek Salama, reckless. driving 82/55, $125/30. John Michael Scheer, - 70/55, $45/30, no inspection,. $25/2. Robert Terrence Schmidt, • 75/55, $60/30. Mark J. Scott, 70/55, $45/30. John William Shipman, no insurance, $100/40. Ian MacVeagh Silitch,' 70/55, $45/40. The following fire and rescue calls came through the dispatch center during this past week: Dec. 15c 10:59 a.m., possible DOA, Route 630, Huntly, Flint Hill VFD and Chester Gap VFD; 8:22 p.m., overdose, Route 669, Amissville, AmissvilleVFD. Dec. 16: 4:30 p.m., seizures, Route 707, Boston, Castleton VFD. Dec. 17: 10:17 a.m., brush fire, Route 1003, Sperryville, Sperryville VFD, Sperryville VRS and Woodville VFD; 2:18 p.m., brush fire, Route 643, Amissville, Amissville VFD, Flint Hill VFD and Woodville VFD. Dec. 19: 11:01 a.m., chest pains, Route 611, Amissville, Amissville VFD. Dec. 20: 8:26 a.m., injury from a fall, U.S. 211, Amissville, Amissville VFD; 1:05 p.m., brush fire, U.S. 211, Sperryville, Sperryville VFD, Sperryville VRS and Woodville VFD; 1:22 p.m., sick call, U.S. 211, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS; 4:29 p.m., brush fire, U.S. 522 Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD and Flint Hill VFD. The following calls came through the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office this past week: Dec. 15: citizen request assist., U.S. 211, Amissville; conserv. animals, Route 611, Amissville and Route 642, Amissville; info.gen., U.S. 522, Woodville and Route 610, Chester Gap; unattended death, Route 630, Huntly; iller gal dumping, Route 681, Sperryville; larceny-from yards, Route 626, Washington; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Amissville; info.gen., U.S. 211, Sperryville; stray cat or dog, U.S. 211, Sperryville; public service, Route 626, Washington; stranded motorist, U.S. 211, Sperryville and Route 618/729. Dec. 16: extra patrol/ welfare check, Route 637, Flint Hill; traffic accident, Route 729, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, Route 611, Amissville; fish and game violations, Route 640, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 522, Sperryville; damage property-business, Route 622, Washington; DUI-alcohol, Town of Washington; info.gen., Rappahannock County; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; DUI-alcohol, U.S. 211, Washington; repossession of vehicle, U.S. 211, Amissville. Dec. 17: animal control free text, Route 637, Amissville; info.gen., Route 621, Woodville; citizen Rated Top Ten Best Restaurant By National Zagat Guide in D.C. Area Bleu Rock Inn Gala New Year’s Eve £ First Seating, Five Course Meal .$45 per person i Second Seating, Six Course Meal.$65 per person I 540-987-3190 Fine French-American cuisine and lodging with a Blue Ridge Vista. US 211 West between Washington and Sperryville, Virginia. I PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CHAPTER AND TO THE EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL CHAPTER OF THE RAPPANHANNOCK COUNTY CODE The Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County shall hold a public hearing on the following proposed amendments to the Rappahannock County Code on Monday, January 5, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, VA. These amendments, with the exception of the amendment to Chapter 98, were approved by the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting of December 19,1997. The Erosion and Sediment Control Chapter amendment is as follows: 1. Amend §98-9F by deleting the at the end of the sentence and adding; “, except on property zoned “C", Conservation, where the provisions of this article shall apply.’’ The Zoning Chapter Amendments are as follows: 1. Amend §170-37 to alter the maximum allowable density in the Conservation Zone from one house per twenty-five (25) acres to one house per fifty (50) acres. 2. Eliminate the requirement in §170-22 B. (2) for slope calculations in the Conservation Zone by adding at end of section: “Except that in the Conservation district, no such density calculation shall be made for excessive slopes; property in the Conservation district with steep slopes shall be calculated on a direct 1:1 basis.” 3. Amend §170-38 by adding a new section H., to read as follows: H. Single family residences in Conservation Zoning District (1) . All single family residential construction in the Conservation Zoning District shall require an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan, in accordance with §98-6, et seq. of this Code. (2) . All single family residential construction in the Conservation Zoning District shall be served by private roadways and driveways that equal or exceed the Type II standards as set forth in the Appendix to Chapter 147 of this Code, and shall be setback at least twenty-five (25) feet from neighboring property lines, unless: A The lot to be served was created prior to the adoption of this regulation and it is either impracticable or impossible to meet the standards; or B. The driveway or access road is constructed to the Mountain Roadway Standard which shall consist of twelve foot wide gravel travelway surface with sufficient ditch, shoulder and culvert structures to ensure all-weather maintenance. Said road area shall be included in the area governed by the Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan, but shall not be included in the calculation of 4, below; or, C. An existing driveway or access road currently serving the property was created prior to the adoption of this section and was nof created in an effort to circumvent these regulations; or, (3) . Where alternatives exist, sewage disposal systems involving gravity fed drairrfietd systems shall not be placed on slopes exceeding twenty-five percent (25%). Alternative sewage disposal systems which are approved by the Virginia Department of Health and which require the removal of lesser amounts of vegetative cover, particularly arboreal material, are encouraged. * % All interested persons are invited to attend and to make comment on any or al of these amendments, or to mail their comments to John W. McCarthy, County Administrator, P.O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747. requested assist., U. S. 211, Washington; * stray livestock/horses, Route 630, Flint Hill; info.gen., U.S. 211, Washington; reckless driving, U.S. 522, Chester Gap; info.gen., Route 621, Woodville. Dec. 18: stranded motorist, U.S. 211, Sperryville; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; misdemeanor theft, U.S. 211, Washington; intoxication, Ibwn of Washington; info.gen., U.S. 211, Sperryville, U. S. 211, Washington, Ibwn of Washington, Ibwn of Washington; animal control free text, Ibwn of Washington; info.gen., Route 621, Woodville; DUI-alcohol, U.S. 211, Sperryville; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 522, Woodville; parking violation, Route 612, Sperryville; animal control free text, Route 1002, Sperryville. Dec. 19: conservation- animals, U.S. 211, Amissville; info.gen., Route 621,' Woodville; misdemeanor theft, Route * 626, Washington; info.gen., Route 600, Sperryville; parking violation, Route 612, Sperryville; stray cat or dog, Route 611, Amissville, Main and Gay Street Washington, Route 1003, Sperryville; conserva tion- animals, U.S. 211, Sperryville; info.gen., Route 623, Washington; residence, I Route 642, Amissville; info.gen., Route 628, Washington, U.S. 522, Washington. Dec. 20: animal emergency-response, U.S. 522, Huntly; public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville; fish and game violation, Route 749, Sperryville; • service FTA warrant other.' juris., Town of Washington;,, stray cat or dog, Route 639, Amissville; extra patrol welfare check, Route 610, Chester Gap; stray cat or dog, Town of Washington; traffic accident, Route 622/626, Washington; family fights, U.S. 522, Huntly; susp.person/vehicle/incident, Route 637, Amissville;” ungovernable, Route 645, Amissville. Dec. 21: citizen request assist., U.S. 211, Amissville; >residence, Route 640,' Amissville; burglary-no forced ’ entry, Route 637, Flint Hill; lost/missing dog, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; public service, U.S. 522, Huntly; resisting/interfering with police, U.S. 211,’ Washington; family fights, U.S. 211, Washington; strayr cat or dog, Route 600,» Sperryville; family offenses* free text, Route 637,Amissville. (Bfr hfiktyA aim aglow with hapfumss! 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Sperryville’s marker approved By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Sperryville Historic Committee has been working diligently toward getting a historic marker for Sperryville to mark the historic district. On Dec. 3, the Virginia Board of Historic Resources approved the new historical highway marker for Sperryville along with one for Ellerslie in Washington, Va. The Sperryville marker will have the following information on it. “Laid out by Francis Thornton Jr., in 1817, Sperryville survives as an upper Piedmont crossroads village. In the early 19th century John Kiger built Conestoga wagons here. By the 1850s two turnpikes (Thornton’s Gap and Sperryville & Rappahannock) intersected here. In 1867, the Smoot family, of Alexandria, built a nearby tannery that closed in 1911. By that time, the town boasted four churches, five general stores, one hotel, six mills, numerous shops, a Masonic hall and a population of 350., Sperryville’s wooden residences and visual charm have long made it a familiar stop for seasonal tourists to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Department of Historic Resources, 1997.” Funds for these markers come from private organizations, individuals and local jurisdictions. Barbara Williams, of the Sperryville Historical Committee, has been the driving force behind raising funds to pay for the marker. It will cost $1,100 and funds are still needed. People wishing to donate toward the marker may reach Williams at 987-9343. They need the donations in by Jan. 1,1998 if possible. Originally the goal of the committee was to raise funds to get the marker for the district. They had an initial meeting on Nov. 18 which Williams said was very successful and which brought out other areas of concern about Sperryville’s historic district. “We’ve realized there are many other interests we need to address,” said Williams. Those include recording an oral history from residents, catalog the history of structures and put all that information into publication. In addition, some attend ing the meeting, expressed a willingness to give assistance to people living in Sperryville who wish to restore historic properties. Williams said the committee is open to all. Their main focus now has become researching the history of the district. “The marker, once it is up, will record Sperryville’s beginning history and will stand as an important reminder of the ‘specialness’ of this village,” Williams said. “It will help those coming after us (children) and those new to the area to realize the history of the village.” The current research project will eventually provide all residents with a full picture of Sperryville’s past and provide a valuable learning tool. Williams asks that anyone with old pictures or with historical and family information to relate about Sperryville, that they are willing to share, attend the next meeting of the committee on Jan. 9,1998 at 7 p.m. at the rescue squad building in Sperryville. Or contact Williams at Links & Chains in Sperryville. Council discusses water issues By Galen C. McBride ' Rappahannock News Staff Writer This is the second part of last week’s article on the Town Council. In its regular monthly meet- . ing Dec. 10, the Washington Town Council discussed town water system issues. Roger Cronin, of Greeley and Hansen Engineers, submitted a letter to the council in response to questions concerning the town’s water system. Cronin addressed the council last August. This followup letter provided prioritized suggested improvements to the system. These included a phased replacement of water meters, a second storage reservoir, and an independent 50 gallon per minute water supply well and treatment facility. Interested citizen’s may obtain copies of Cronin’s letter from Kaye Kohler at the town hall. Council member Steve Critzer pointed out earlier fiiv numoA^ a£ nuj §atv, J\ju&JctanJi, 3'aiSiMs, $xalL*04ul cfuuui^allheA, Bobby Hawkins 5 tfv CfvviaimaA In- 3C*n-'icnLife is just a stopping place A thing that’s meant to be A resting place along the road to sweet eternity. We all have different journeys Different paths along the way We all were meant to learn some things But never meant to stay. Far greater than we know When the Lord calls us That’s when we have to go. And when the journey finally ends We claim a great reward And find an everlasting peace Together with the Lord. Merry Christmas in Heaven We love and miss you, Mom and Family failed efforts to locate an independent source of water, as well as the need to locate the new reservoir at the same elevation as the current one to take advantage of gravity'feed. Council member Louise Van Dort said that the town’s original water system plan included these recommendations as part of its third phase. She stated that the present “storage facility is usually filled only twothirds on any given day. If something happens on a Saturday night, there will be some unhappy shower-takers on Monday morning.” The reservoir is never completely full due to pressure feedback and the time lapse while it is being used. Mayor Stewart Willis questioned whether a 50,000 of a 100,000 gallon reserve tank was needed. The reservoir holds less than an hour’s water for fire fighting purposes. Other discussion poncemed il li ^ Ron and Jan Makela and the staff wish a Happy Holiday to all our special friends. HACKLEY’S STORE In the heart of downtown Amissvllle. 937-5373 the location of a new wellhouse, legal restrictions relating to the property, and an electrical alarm system to warn of well or pump failures, or a major leak that is draining the system. New street light In new business, the council considered a request from Charlotte Freeman for a street light on Piedmont Avenue. The proposed light would be outside town limits. Questions of payments for electricity, cost of providing the fixture, and the need for other lights were discussed. The council agreed to refer the matter to the county administrator for comment. In a closing public forum, Diane Bruce and several other citizens complained that it was difficult to hear members of the council. She suggested installing carpeting to improve the situation. The mayor agreed to investigate the problem. rsz;—■mhiibb Y > ^ THE MOUNTAINSIDE MARKET CENTER Sperryville, VA 987-9100 A helping hand Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Carl Ebom As part of the Smart, Safe and Sober campaign, Virginia State Trooper Sean Knick and Sergeant Perry Benshoof presented a child safety seat to Violet Wilson of Flint Hill. From left, Marie Davis, of the Department of Social Services, Knick, Wilson and Benshoof. The Virginia State Police and local officers from the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office have both worked with Social Services this month to give area families in need a better Christmas. Sheriff’s Office deputies were still making food baskets for families and buying toys for children in the county who are in need. The effort is part of the Shop With a Deputy program that took place last week. All children identified by DSS were not able to attend. County resident wins VDOT award By Galen C. McBride Rappahannock News Staff Writer Chester Gap resident Jim Williams, a Virginia Department of Transportation engineering technician with the Fauquier-Rappahannock district, received the 1997 VDOT Commissioner’s Award in Richmond on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Personally presented by VDOT Commissioner David Gehr, the award recognizes Williams’ outstanding public service record and professional management of the Warrenton Residency roadside signing program. Only 20 VDOT Holiday (Spirit A time of giving and sharing. Thanks! T.G. Taylor Construction, L.L.C. Sperryville, VA 540-987-8043 employees are recognized annually throughout the state with this prestigious award. Williams meets with the public to discuss the need for new or modified traffic signs in Rappahannock and Fauquier counties. He then works with traffic engineers and a contractor to get the changes accomplished. Williams frequently works during his off-duty time to avert potential emergency situations or correct safety hazards. Bob Moore, district resident engineer, cited Williams’ commitment to customer service and his innovation in solv I—-_i Wishing you many blessings as the bells of Christmas ring out. And hearty holiday wishes to all our fine friends and customers. Curtis Crawford Fencing Company 675-3943 i ing citizens’ problems. “Jim is very dedicated to his work. He is always willing to listen to what citizens have to say and often makes recommendations to VDOT engineers on ways to resolve everyone’s concerns,” he said. Williams began his VDOT career eight years ago as a member of a work crew installing signs on the secondary road system. When VDOT decided to contract sign installation with the private sector, Williams was chosen to create the contract and design the re-engineering process. w ^ HOLDAY To our good friends! We hope your Holidays are filled with love and joy. Pullen’s Electrical and Plumbing Washington, VA 540-675-3249 J HAPPY HOLIDAYS May all the joys of the Christmas Holiday reach every heart and home. As always, our staff is ready and waiting to serve customers and friends in every possible way. Sperryville Emporium • (540) 987-8235 New Location: 1.5 miles west of Sperryville, VA (formerly Parkway (lift Shop) All of us at < THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON Wish you a Wonderful Holiday Season and A Delicious New Tear Thanks to the entire community for your support and patronage during the past nineteen years. Warm wishes and Congratulations to our devoted staff on again receiving Five Stars and Five Diamonds for 1997 HOLIDAY GREETINGS .. .May the scent of pine, glow of lights and happiness fill your home this happy time of Christmas. We value your friendship. Closing December 23 and Reopening January 15 Sperryville Antique Market and Sperryville Storage Company 540-987-8050 r

-Eappafjannocfe 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 Our View A child is born Celebrate the real message of Christmas And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And all the world went to be taxed, everyone into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her first born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And Lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were so afraid. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall to be all people. “For unto you is born this day in the city of David of Savior, which is Christ the Lord. “And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men.” And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, “Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.” And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. Letters Yes, Virginia To the Editor: Jam eight year old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, It’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O’HANLON New York Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of the skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia,, whether they be men’s or children’s are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelli gence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as surely as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither men nor children can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on your lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they’re not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what make the noise inside but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men who ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain to reveal the beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia in all the world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten thousand times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. From an editorial in the New York Sun Sept. 21, 1897 Survey not anonymous mou8> because T rTt anonyanonymous teieDhnCe,Ved an sage inform,ni Phone mesresponse had no?h^at my Reived anw, ot been Set on with it UrglnS me to r» inedmont st. Summertime road? m the VDOT «;,[ n°4 Plowed") Wan. (Rappahann^ 9^®arance oec- I7, paL mS News, 5?ad, Route 621 ?lhe Yancey f^andRou^^nui. £f.,ent traffic to wa’J?88 insuf' cleared of r 1781,4 invest moremon®no.w’why destruction of JR1® the ' JowS'cha™? remain» jo«ncadwaMpERJ8 ' Wood viRe ' a—™ —Emm OUT OF THE ATTIC: This post card, circa 1901, was sent in by Mrs. Julian Welch. 30 Years Ago Thursday, Dec. 21,1967 Perhaps the most common use of holiday greens is seen in the lively, decorated Christmas tree found in many homes at this time of year. There are many legends concerning the origins of Christmas trees. One belief is that the firstChristmas tree was a palm tree brought from Egypt. The 12 parts of the palm were supposed to represent the 12 apostles, according to the editors of the Encyclopedia Americana. The use of pine and cedar Yule trees is generally thought to be of German derivation. The introduction of the evergreen Christmas tree came to English-speaking peoples after the marriage of Victoria of England to the German prince, Albert. 25 Years Ago Thursday, Dec. 21, 1972 A ground breaking ceremony for the proposed day school being established on the Lynn Farm near Flint Hill was held yesterday. Dr. Gary R. Gruber of Alexandria, who will serve the Washington and Flint Hill Baptist churches, began his work in Rappahannock Dec. 3. 10 Years Ago Thursday, Dec. 24,1987 The Rappahannock County Elementary School kindergarten class presented a play to the students during the school’s holiday program. The seventh grade at RCES performed an original Christinas play, “The Talking Animals by English teacher Pamela Lynn. Rappahannock Today Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cari Ebom The annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony for the Town of Washington took place Friday evening in front of the courthouse. i Ann Brown Carl Ebom Holly Jenkins Jan La Valley Mary Beth Martin Galen McBride Melody Settle John T. Toler David Smith Wanda Snead Barbara C. Wayland Our Correspondents and Production Staff

Opinion Drive safely during holidays and all year The poem which follows was taken off the Internet and aired by Oldies 100 WBIG in Rockville, Md. ’ It is for all the students at Rappahannock County fligh School. The holidays are coming and its important teenagers don’t drink and drive. I no longer have any children in high school — Stephanie graduated in 1995 and Stacy in 1997.1 have two nieces still at the high school and want to stay involved. I work in the cafeteria at the high school. It only takes one person who cares, you don’t have to be famous or rich. My daughter Stephanie, and I, for the last four years have been getting names off the Christmas tree at the Rappahannock County Library of children on welfare to give Christmas presents to.You have to help however you can. I want to tell teenagers: Don’t <Jrink and drive; don’t ride with anyone who is drinking; take the keys from someone who is drinking; don’t let your friends drive drunk; and call your parents if you can’t drive or won’t ride with someone who has been drinking.. Your parents may be mad but they also will be very proud you had the good sense to call and afp alivp DOTTIE M. ATKINS A daughter’s final words I went to a party mom I remember what you said You told me not to drink mom So I drank soda instead I frit really proud inside, mom The way you said I would I didn’t drink and drive mom Even though the others said I should I know I did the right thing mom I know you’re always right Now, the party’s finally ending mom Everyone drives out of sight I started to drive away mom But as I pulled onto the road , The other car didn’t see me mom And it hit me like a load As I lie here on the pavement mom I hear the policemen say The other guy is drunk mom And now I’m the one who’ll pay I’m lying here dying mom I wish you could get here soon How come this happened to me mom My life burst like a balloon There’s blood all around me mom Most of it is mine I hear the paramedics say mom I’ll be dead in a short time I just wanted to tell you mom I swear I didn’t drink It was the others mom The others didn’t think He didn’t know where he was going mom He was probably at the same party as I The only difference is, mom He drank and I will die Why do people drink mom It can ruin your whole life I’m feeling sharp pains now mom Pains just like a knife The guy who hit me is walking mom I don’t think it’s fair I’m lying here dying mom While all he can do is stare Tell my brother not to cry mom Tell daddy to be brave And when I get to heaven mom Write daddy’s girl on my grave j Somebody should have told him • mom :m • Not to drink and drive '« • If only they had taken the tim£ • mom * ! I would still be alive ™ I ■■ym.r* My breath is getting shorter mom I’m becoming very scared Please don’t cry for me mom mm Cause when I needed you, yoi££ * were always there ^ • I have one last question Before I say goodbye I didn’t ever drink mom So why am I to die • mm-M mom;*,! ■tm ■ cm ■am-cto «a* ■' This is the end mom I wish I could look you in the eye! To say these final words mom' :» I love you ... goodbye. ■ ? ! The Holocaust: A reminder for all mankind 1 ' • V This article is not what one would call a local issue. It is a world-wide issue. However, there are a few local residents who have been greatly affected by its impact on their lives. This is just a timely acknowledgment for all mankind. As a progressive researcher of the Holocaust, I am offering a simple reminder for those who believe (and for those who don’t) as well as a tribute to a local resident who is a Holocaust survivor. The Holocaust, headed by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime, took place during the time period between 1933 and 1945, but still has a tremendous impact on our world today. Over fifty years have passed since the end of the Holocaust. Next month will tnark the 53rd anniversary of the liberation of many concentration camps. Adolf Hitler fcnd his sadistic obsession of creating the “master race” and implementing his process of the “final solution” nearly brought the Jews of Europe to extinction. The Nuremburg War primes Tribunal states that the Holocaust is responsible for destroying two-thirds of the Pre-war European Jewish population which is equivalent to 5.7 million men, women and children. First came the onset of Anti-Semetics, then the boycotting of Jewish businesses and shops, and finally Aryanization by the Nazi’s. This process of events lead to the overwhelming downfall of European Jewry. Jews were rounded up from their towns and villages and sent on long train journeys to a vast series of ghettos, concentration camps, and death camps for the purpose of slave labor and eventually, certain death. Historical records from the Holocaust state that there were more than 5,000 such camps scattered all over Europe and occupied Russia. They were mainly concentration camps where not onyl Jews, but people of all faiths, were persecuted, starved, and worked to death. Principal Nazi concentration camps, just to name a few, were: Theresienstadt, 'Oranienburg, Dachau, Buckenwald, BergenBelsen, Mauthausen, Sachsenhausen, ColumbiaHaus, and thousands more. The infamous Bergen-Belsen camp claimed the young life of Anne Frank just days before liberation! In addition to the concentration camps, there were also extermination camps. These camps were constructed for the sole purpose of immediate mass-scale extermination. The seven most notorious death camps located in occupied Poland were AuschwitzBirkenau, Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Maly-Trosinets, Treblinka, and Sobibor. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest of all Nazi death camps and was solely responsible for over 2,000,000 Jweish deaths during its gassing operatiosn from 1941 to 1944. Vast extensions to the camp were still being built as late as 1944 to accommodate the killing process. At Auschwitz, the normal extermination rate was 8,000 to 10,000 people per day, every day! AuschwitzBirkenau was liberated by the Russians in January 1945. The extermination camps were scientifically designed for the purpose of mass murder. They contained large gas chambers and crematoriums. Almost 85 percent of the deportees who were sent to these camps were immediately gassed upon arrival. However, a small percentage of deportees were kept alive to be used as slaves for the Nazi war effort. These helpless men. women and children were (like ourselves) quiet ordinary people who were tom from their An Evening of Candlelight and Romance... join us at the Hint Hill Public House for New Year's Eve Special four-course dinner featuring one of the area's best wine lists. j& Reservations Recommended Dinner Hours: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 540-675-1700 Hwy. 522 in Flint Hill, Virginia ~ 12 miles south of Front Royal ~ Merry Christmas 'Mxi/ yen fiaae a safe and frnppy, iwlidaty season! Sheriff Gary T. Settle and The Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office families and homes and later died in agony in these horrible camps. Deportees paid their own fare to travel to these death camps. Under the impression that they were going to new homes, they brought their most personal possessions. Forced to work on starvation diets, deportees were tattooed across the stomachs and forearms with slave numbers. Those who were selected for the gas chamber were led by deception into thinking that they were entering a large group shower facility for the purpose of cleansing and disinfecting. However, once inside the chambers they were immediately gassed to death with Zyklon-B gift gas. The corpses were then disposed of in large steel and brick crematoriums or in large open-air burning pits. These barbaric camps also contained experimental stations where victims were handed over for cruel experiments such as castration, sterilization, artificial injections with cancer, typhus, tuberculosis, and malaria germs. Other experiments and forms of torture included tests of the effects of poisons on humans and the destruction of children by injection of carbolic acid into the heart or the simpler method of just heaving them into furnaces or freezing them in huge vats of ice water. Clothing and personal belongings of the murder victims were sent back to Germany for redistribution to the German people. Tons of human hair and bone fragments were sold to German firms for production of superphosphates for industrial purposes. Adolf Hitler and his process of genocide is almost incomprehensible for our generation today, but nonetheless, it did happen and we must never forget. Over seven million people from all walks of life were persecuted in the Holocaust. Although Jews were the main target, other faiths and opposing groups of all kinds suffered tremendously as well. For the believers, as wjift as the non-believers, sonfef times a reminder is necess«R5 Not for the purpose of rubbing salt in an old wound, but sim» ply to honor the memory !bf these people and possibly 34 learn from our past mistake Being the friend of j# Holocaust survivor who lives locally, I feel very strong about promoting Holoca^t education to anyone who,J4 interested. ~~ * (References: The Anti» Defamation League of B’naS B’rith; The National Council for the Holocaust and Soci^J Studies; and The Nurembujg War Crimes Tribunal.) mi'-* CHRIS KEYSER WashingtSd —. I * | <3^ountain Company , Wappy Christmas and a t Wonderful 9{ezv year t i We than^you for your hindness and support throughout the year. ) We ve enjoyed serving you and lookifonvard to seeing you soon. <1 i THE FAITH MOUNTAIN COMPANY CHERI and MARTIN WOODARD OPEN CHRISTMAS EVE 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. VJe will be closed December 25th and January 1st. 540-987-8543 Special Thanks to our Wonderful Staff for a Great Year r Chris Antram \ Fay Atkins Stacy Atkins Stephanie Atkins ^ Kim Baader-Kilby Susan Baldonado Valerie Batcheler rEdie Bedortha Rachel Bejarano-Brooks Joyce Bennett ( Nancy Breslin Margaret Bright Terry Bright * James Brooks Jeanne Brown * Sherri Burfield ft Mary Bywaters p Dot Campbell Bonnie Cave Geraldine Chaffee > Carla Childress ) Beverly Clatterbuck * Helen Clatterbuck A Donald Cline T Shelly Cline f Judy Cornwell • Barbara Daymude p Tim Deal Brian Dodson H uawn uoason Greg Dodson Jean Dodson Tammy Dwyer Jim Eastham Denise Edwards Michaele Embrey-Foster Pam Fincham Phillip Fletcher James Floyd Angie Frazier Peggy Gallihugh Skip Giles Maybelle Gilkey Barbara Gore Nancy Horton Diane Hughes Susan James Amy Jenkins Angie Jenkins Charlotte Jenkins Jan Jenkins-Dodson Jeff Jenkins Julie Jenkins Michelle Jenkins Sharon Jenins Michelle Kaye Barbara Kirby Debbie Knick Joan Koehnen , Hoiiy Lamgan Frances Lawrence Crystal Leake Jennifer Leake Anthony Lee Sara Lee Heather Lillard Jennifer McLaughlin Heidi Maeyer Allen Martin Cathie Martin Jane Mayes Samantha Moore Leslie Nichols Robin Nicholson Debra Nobbs Dana Pappas Bonnie Parker Deborah Patterson Matthew Payne Cathy Pearson Donna Perry Margaret Pingley Lori Precht Lori Pullen Joyce Ralls Melissa Ramey Rhonda Ramey Christine Ratcliffe Theresa Roberson leri HODinson Holly Sadlon Judy Samuel Lynn Settle Lisa Sisk Margie Southard Debra Stanley Eva Stephenson Peggy Stephenson Craig Talyor Doris Thomas Daniel Tupper Mary Turner Betty Walter Shannon Walter Bill Welch Cyndi Welch Joanne Welch Dana Whelchel Lisa Wiley Angie Williams Jennifer Williams Michael Williams Jane Bowling Wilson t I i i. i 4 i Lisa Wines Shelley Winters Pat Wood Tony Woodard Carolyn Yowell Linda Yowell i

Volleyball team falls to Page County By Mary Beth Martin A1tappahannock News Staff Writer - The Rappahannock County Girls’ Varsity' Volleyball team was in good spirits before the home game on Dec. 19, but from tllg beginning Page County High School pulled out ahead by three points and stayed ahead during both games. -I'' There were a number of good serves, spikes, dunks and dramatic dives by the Panthers, but what was tnissing was the teamwork necessary to win in a sport like volleyball. “They need to concentrate on building each other up as a team,” said Coach Laura I t EjT READY: Volleyball team member Alica Gentry Orfila, No. serves the ball in the game against Page County. Conklin, adding that they nepd to communicate and work together. They need to refuse to lose, she said. Conklin complimented Page County on always being a strong team and their coach teaches excellent coverage, as well as having strong hitters and servers, she said. The score was within one point at times, but the first game was lost by 4/15 and second by 10/15. Conklin said they will continue working on basic skills, mainly serves and spikes and Boosters have raffle winners The Rappahannock County High School Athletic Boosters announce the winners from their major fundraiser of the season, the $20 raffle. Congratulations to the following winners: First place, $1,000 — Mary Bailey; second place, $750 — James P. Leake; third place, $250 — Denna Wayland. The Boosters expressed special thanks to Leake who donated $250 back to the athletic department. His generosity was very much appreciated. There was much community support and the Boosters also expressed sincere thanks to everyone who helped make this fundraiser such a success. The Boosters are looking forward to doing many good things for the Rappahannock athletes with the funds raised by this drive. .. .... 11 - S? i ' " ■. .. .f: ■. t.' 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 hopefully the Christmas break will give the team what they need. They have won six and lost three matches and are looking toward the tournament on Jan. 2 at Madison County High School. Junior Varsity The Rappahannock County Junior Varsity Volleyball team played well and won the first game by 15/8 and the second by 15/12. Amanda Walter won a number of points with her serves and Ashley McNeely, along with Becca Metcalfe, did a good job of serve reception. Rebekah Letsen was outstanding at the net with blocking and spikes. The team has a great attitude, said Coach Heidi Meyer. They work hard, but, she added, they are too quiet and need to talk more. Despite winning Friday night, she thought they were too slow on the court. The team has a record of three wins and two losses. She said she has urged the team to be more aggressive during the time outs. They can pull it together when they need to, Meyer added. Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Mary Beth Martin - READY TO PLAY: Players No. 13 and 14, Courtney Mauro arid' Katy Paratore, await the volley to come back over the net. Airborne Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Carl Eborn Above, Rappahannock County High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team member Ervin Phillips, No. 23, goes up for a dunk in the game against Page County last week. At right, junior varisty player Mark Wharton, No. 12, takes a shot. Both the varsity and junior varsity handily beat Page County. atn ^l L> JfaAs OvuditnaAs 0) acerniw/ 2 5 tJv 4 ^ 12:00 naon/ta>2:30 prru^ Leg of Lamb Steamship Round Grilled Chicken Breast ^ Oven-Browned Potatoes . Soup Turkey & Dressing Baked Ham Seafood Salad Vegetables Salad Bar i Dessert All You Can to Eat $12.95 Children Under 12 $ 6.95 i For Reservations Call 825-1037 CtihzAxle&n' a/m Rt. 29 South • Culpeper K - Wishing you the special gifts of PEACE - HOPE ~ LOVE FLINT HILL STORE Jean & Wilson Burke

nu Observing strange behavior at the bird feeder When the presence of a predator as fast and fierce as a hungry Sharp-shinned Hawk is detected by birds at the feeder, they can either flee to the protection of a thick shrub or remain very still. Observing this strange behavior, known as freezing, can be one of the rewards of bird-feeder watching. . It can also test the patience of the watcher. When it happens in our Flint Hill back yard, I usually don’t see the hawk. The birds know he is there and that is what matters. Recently, Lee Trott and I we;re having lunch at the kitchen table from which we have a fine view of both the small feeding tray and the All Things Wild And f Beautiful John Trott ground under it. A chickadee was busy selecting a sunflower seed on the feeder and a junco was scratching among the leaves on the ground. Abruptly the chickadee crouched down and became very still; the junco did the same. They stayed in that position for 10 minutes. I timed it. It was a tense time for Lee and me and the two birds. Somewhere close an alert hawk, with sharp talons and a hooked beak, was perched, ready to sail out and pluck a bird from the feeder. I assumed it would be a Sharpshinned for only a small hawk — about a foot from tail to bill — would go after birds as small as a junco and chickadee. As long as the birds on the feeder remained absolutely still, they were invisible to the hawk; not perceived as food. The birds became a part of the pattern of our back yard: the stone wall, dull green leaves on the privet, weathered wood of the steps, brown leaves on County Democrats reorganized ; On Thursday, Dec. 11, Democrats from Rappahannock County met at the Rappahannock Library in their biannual caucus to elect new committee members to serve for a term of two years. After the caucus, the new committee members elected the officers of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee (RCDC). * The new officers are: Chairman, Franklin R. Schmidt of Woodville, reelected for his second term; vice chairman, Raymond Brown of Amissville, who succeeded Bruce Sloane of Sperryville; secretary, Rachel Grimsley of Flint Hill, also her second term; and, long time treasurer, Ethel Bailey of Washington. All new officers were elected unaninbously. • The newly elected committee consists of 32 members who represent every magesterial district in Rappahannock literacy group offers classes The Literacy Volunteers of Rappahannock County are continuing to provide free tutoring ff>r adults (18 years of age and over) in improving reading and math skills and preparing for the GED exam using books and computers. Individual, not class, instruction by trained tutor volunteers is offered throughout the year except when the Rappahannock public schools are closed. ■ No one should fail to take advantage of this opportunity because of being out of school for a long time or because of age or because of what someone else might think of you. Dare to improve your knowledge and skills and show yourself what you can do. Tb become a student, sign up at the Literacy Office located in the lower level of the Rappahannock County Library bn any Monday at 7 p.m. Weekly sessions are on Monday tmd Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Students may attend one or both sessions. When necessary, other arrangements may be made. For further information call 675-3419, 675-2549 or 937-4279. Rappahannock Raw*. K2 V D ltfViOHD \ Thanks for the privilege of serving you, our valued customers. EARLY’S CARPET, INC. Hwy. Rt. 211* Amissville, VA (540) 937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 County. There were a number of new members elected, including Bob Weinberg of Woodville, last year’s 10th congressional district candidate for Congress, opposing Frank Wolfe. Schmidt was thrilled with the turnout and the makeup of the current committee: “We have a newly formed RCDC that has greater spirit, dedication and fight than ever before. We are committed to bringing the message of the principles of the Democratic Party to Rappahannock County While we lost the last election, we believe we had a moral victory in that we did not fool voters with empty promises and seductions that have no substance. We had great candidates who told the truth. Our candidates for Congress this coming election are inspiring and have learned the lessons of the past in what to expect from the opposition. “Our committee will invite voters, including confirmed Democrats and independents as well as enlightened Republicans, to participate in our activities as we hope to become increasingly involved in local issues, as well as district and statewide elections. We will also have fun while we’re doing it. Politics is a serious business, but it doesn’t mean we can’t eryoy ourselves in the process.” Schmidt said that the next full committee meeting, open to the public — as always — will be held soon after the New Year. Pet of the week J.J. is a 1-year-old male Spitz who has all his shots and is very playful. RAWL also has up for adoption: Hershey, an 8-month-old female lab-chow cross; B.J., a 1-year-old male black and white lab-border collie mix, very friendly; Logan, a 1-year-old male lab cross, tan in color and very shy; Bleu, a 4-year-old male beagle, housebroken and lovable. The shelter has many other pets for adoption. Warm holiday wishes and sincere "thanks" to all our patrons. Rappahannock National Bank Washington, Virginia 22747 540-675-3519 the ground, and unpainted platform bird feeder. This is the case with feathered predators. The concept is simple: if it doesn’t move it isn’t perceived as food. When this device for surviving is observed from inside, the worst thing one can do is go outside with the intent of scaring the predator away. Had I done this, both the chickadee and the junco would have flown away. My presence could also have sent the little hawk into flight. But not far. He or she would be back to wait and look with golden eyes for a meal of junco or a chickadee. Though it tested my ability to be an observer, I waited. Finally, the chickadee moved its head almost imperceptibly. Then the junco. They perceived the danger past and went on with their feeding. The little hawk had flown. Soon other birds — a cardinal, titmouse, a Whitebreasted Nuthatch and more juncos — arrived for the heavy feeding that usually occurs between 1 and 2 p.m. each day. Three days after the inci dent just described — again near noon — I looked through the window and wondered at the lack of birds at the feeder. Then I saw a female cardinal perched absolutely motionless in the privet; just below was a junco, also still. It had taken some time to separate the two birds from the pattern of branches and dull-green foliage. I marveled at the camouflage; the birds seemed a part of the privet. As long as they remained still, they would not be detected by the hawk that was again intent on a meal. In my years of bird-feeder watching, I have seen this strange freezing behavior a number of times. Once, near McLean, five goldfinches were busy pulling thistle seed from a plastic tube feeder. Several hung upside down. In an instant, all froze in that position and remained so for fully 15 minutes. Other than trying to outrun or out-fly a predator, freezing is most likely to preserve life. During the great blizzard of January 1996, a Sharpshinned Hawk arrived with sudden swiftness and plucked a White-throated Sparrow from the feeding tray so quickly I did not know what ha<5" happened. I only saw the hawk drof> to the snow-covered ground beside the garage and pluck feathers from the sparrow before eating it. It took conscious effort and.s some time before the episodeJ regained equilibrium in my'' heart and mind. •“*“* The handsome hawk aritf - elegant little sparrow are part?of the winter world of my back'* yard here in Flint Hill; they® have been successful coexist- . ing for millions of years. I had to re-leam al&tZ accept again the intricate aQ$£ complex balance of the natural * world. \ These descriptions potential and real quick death* may seem an odd choice at this* holiday seasonal a time of* goodwill among men** Nevertheless, it is my gift tdCj readers: another facet of tlsjgj pleasure of watching birds:* May it be an opportunity gain insight and learn more** about wondrous world c£3 birds. m Homecoming court —■ mt Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Carl Ebom Homecoming at Rappahannock High School, held Dec. 13, was a week long affair. * Festivities began Monday, Dec. 8, and included Blue and Gold Day, PJ. Day, and Reverse Day. A Pep Rally was held Thursday and the 8th grade won the Spirit Stick. The team won and the activities concluded with a dance held in the gym. The Homecoming Court for 1997 2 was: from left standing front, Houston Haynes, Shelly Timbers, Adam Starks and Chris ' Fletcher; sitting from left, Stephanie Hauhn, Erin Platt, Stacey Payne, Katie Pricer, < Stephanie Kestner and Kyla Andrioni; standing back from left, Jonathan Moore, Tim Deal, ' Andrew Inglis, Kent Switzer, Julie Atkins, queen and John Switzer, king. 1 ‘ ' .. 1. “On Donner. On Blitzen^T/f^ VZt Santa travels the world to bring you a holiday filled with good will. B&B SERVICE CENTER Route 211 West AMMk Sperryville, VA {NAPA) 987-8686 Make it NAPA BRAND new! Wan Wishes, Friends For a Superb CHRISTMAS It’s my pleasure to serve you. Darlene Moore, Owner/Operator The Beauty Box Washington, VA No better time than the holiday season to say "thank you." 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Roads fiotn Page A1 *+* the schedule. “We only •Mt VDOT to move a project up • priority for extreme safety tJ&sons or if there is some Qlpjor catastrophe, like a bridge hemg out." ZZ ^ne supervisors' meeting •Bch fall is advertised as a pub8C hearing on the secondary ffiads. The board opens the *aor, district by district, for peop* to comment on or request l&jects be added to the list Citizens may also contact their ^fertnct supervisor and ask that he present their request during the special session. For example, said Gilkey. one citizen on Route 638 was building a house, so he came and requested improvements to make his home more accessible. “There was no one else there to say no, they didn’t want it.” Tb make the system work, Gilkey wants people to “please come out and participate before the fact. Make that effort.” He emphasized that citizens are free to attend any supervisors' meeting, though not all of them are open to public forum. Public hearings are provided to offset the restricted meetings. Residents may also submit their comments to the board in writing. Although he does anticipate some additional growth in the Amissville area because of Culpeper subdivisions sprouting up along the county line, Gilkey doesn't expect any major roads to be affected in the foreseeable future. He also predicted that “U.S. 211 will bottleneck in Sperryville,” because the Park Service is against widening the road and it would be difficult to change it through the mountains. Overall, Gilkey feels that the board is conservative, and he, especially, tries to remain neutral. “We have always tried to be flexible. On the whole, I think we have made decisions that bene fitted most people and the county.” Planning £$oin Page A1 r <*** __ ‘2Z. The lots, as they now exist, were conditionally-rezoned and intended as a buffer of Igricultural zoning from the Sre intensively rezoned propy to the north. In 1990, when the property was rezoned proffers and covenants were placed on it by private agreement of the landowners. The county, which Kas a policy of not involving t&elf in private agreements, has no authority to enforce the covenants. ' *£1 Donald and Alpine Bird, Hfho own the property adjacent to what is now lot four, object<5T to the application. They said “securing the buffer zone the the culmination of fiver 25 years of effort since our ■enchase in 1971 to ensure uat the rural surroundings for dj&r house and property would he retained.” The commission recommended denial of the application saying they felt the buffer none should remain and saw no compelling reason to change the finding of the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors in 1990. Commission member Dr. Werner Krebser had written a letter to the commission to address the issue of locating professional offices in an agricultural zone. He said approving such offices in an agricultural zone is setting a bad precedent. Krebser said the commission should look at deleting the professional office use from the agricultural zoning ordinance. County Administrator John McCarthy said the proposal would have to be by resolution and the commission will vote next month as to whether or not to advertise the issue for public hearing. During the public comment session several people addressed the commission suggesting it should get involve! in helping with planning for the secondary road system in the county. The commission conceded that it has already been backing into the issue in the effort to come up with a standard for mountain roads for their proposed amendments to the erosion and sediment control ordinance. The commission said it may be appropriate for them to be more involved in the raod planning process. The issue will be placed on next months agenda for further discussion. FSA election results in The 1998 County Committee (COC/CMC) election was held Dec. 1. The following producers were elected to serve effective Jan. 1, 1998: Rappahannock County B Community: Louis Moore Jr. — COC member; Dale Welch — CMC chairperson and first alternate to COC; Thomas R. Taylor — CMC vice chairper son and second alternate to COC; Maggi N. Pearcy — CMC regular member. The FSA Committee (COC) administers farm programs at the county level and the Community FSA Committee (CMC) helps the COC to keep the producers informed about the programs and what is going on in the office. Court From Page A1 the Sheriff's Office from the beginning. Payne was tried and sentenced in J&D court earlier this year but due to her cooperation her charge and sentence were significantly reduced. Best has maintained her innocence in the incident and it was her decision not to accept the ruling of the J&D court said her lawyer John O'Neill Castro. Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke told the jury that for Best’s story to be true all four juveniles who testified against her would have to be lying and that they had no reason to do so. According to their testimony Best brought 10 marijuana cigarettes to school on Feb. 21 with the intention of selling them to Payne, who had allegedly spoken to Best about the marijuana on the phone the night before, Feb. 20. Best then allegedly gave the marijuana to Payne who showed it to at least one person that day. That afternoon, Payne was called out of class by Tupper and taken to his office where she was questioned about it. She admitted having it and turned it over to Brown, who was notified by Settle at TUpper's request. Payne implicated Best and Best was brought to the office also. Best said it wasn’t true, she never had any marijuana and that it belonged to Payne. She said she never met with Payne on Feb. 21. On the stand, Best tearfully told the jury that she didn’t understand why the other juveniles were lying about her and that she never took any drugs to school. The jury deliberated for two and a half hours before declaring they were deadlocked. Judge Shore Robertson advised them to try again to reach a verdict but they remained deadlocked after another 45 minutes. A mistrial was declared. The case continues Jan. 16. BROWN’S WOOD ”5 Broadview Ave., Routes 29 & 211, Warrenton, VA • (540) 3 Hours tor week of 12/23: Mon. 9-8, Wed. 9-3 •Thurs. Closed • Fri. 9-6 %0 WJ will 9* 1 9 :• ¥ ^gb-c- ^ Board / From Page A1 Gangel recommended a revised budget calendar that would shorten the time available to revise it, but allow several weeks for publication of a glossy, graphic document to present to the supervisors and public. The cost for this will hopefully be provided by Headwaters Educational Foundation, added Gangel. During the discussion Rosa Crocker, board member, expressed concern that the publication deadline would limit the board’s ability to look at each item carefully. Concerns were voiced about putting the staff under pressure to type it in a short timeframe and work sessions were recommended for March 17 and March 19. The budget must be ready to present to the board of supervisors by April 1. Gangel recommended a pol icy ior me ooara to nanaie sudcommittee business. Subcommittee chairmen are to notify tiie school board office which will handle notification to the public. Chairmen are responsible for seeing that minutes are taken and the chairmen need to report subcommittee actions to the entire school board at meetings. Crocker suggested chairmen be appointed for the subcommittees. Minutes were accepted from a subcommittee meeting held on Nov. 19 for establishing a strategic planning and community relations subcommittee composed of Tble and Lee. Minutes were also approved for the subcommittee which met with Gangel on Nov. 25 to plan meeting with the First Focus group. Earlier on Nov. 25, in an executive session, the board approved the minutes from the worksession in Charlottesville and Gangel’s recommendation in a pupil personnel case. Molly Hobson, Title I remedial math teacher at Rappahannock County Elementary School and chairperson of the committee that compiled the elementary math curriculum, spoke about the RCES’s math philosophy and outline the RCES math curriculum. Hobson said she was waiting for the state to tell the school how the state’s assessment for the fifth grade will be formatted, or which S.O.L.S will be tested. She is not sure the money is available to purchase the state’s pre- and post-tests, causing the math committee to work blindly in assessment preparation. Each strand of the curriculum in grades K-7 was discussed during a week-long session last summer, said Hobson. The primary grades are doing a fantastic job, but the upper elementary grades are presented too many skills too soon, she added. She requested a wider remedial staff since many students need daily support in math. The board voted to accept donations by Dr. Dale Schusterman of a Panasonic printer and by a woman from Stafford County of a set of snare drums. Gangel presented a list of unanticipated repairs from July 15 to Nov. 11 that totaled $23,708.15. Items related to the modular units repairs totaled $5,670.37. Included were $1750 for chemical service to the RCES cooling tower and $2,042.87 for the RCES cafeteria water/cooling tower service; $3,818.27 for cafeteria,; teacher’s lounge and RCES air conditioning and heater blower motor; and $1,354.34 for the school board office air conditioning and heater. Tole said he is trying to identify community groups he can engage to help develop a vision for the schools. He mentioned the possibility of hiring a lobbyist in conjunction with several other counties and including students in a visit to the state legislature. The RCES roof was repaired and the leaks are apparently corrected. The' RCHS roof hatchway is being completed and the RCHS ceiling insulation is completed. Board member, Ron Makela, suggested hiring a roof maintenance person to be shared with surrounding counties, although no action was taken. The general leave for the' RCHS personnel showed good results for November, said Gangel, however, RCES. showed high absenteeism espe-; dally on Fridays and Mondays.’ The overall November atten-! dance for personnel at RCHS; was 93.7 percent and at RCES was 94.56 percent. Student enrollment ended in November with 1066, one student less than on Oct. 1. RCES student attendance was 93.4 percent and RCHS attendance was 94.2 percent. The finance committee consisting of board members Dennis Wingfield and Brian Lee will meet with Gangel this week, although no time or date has yet been announced. Gangel talked about the possibility of bidding out bank services to help employees defray the cost of bank fees charged by Rappahannock National Bank when deposits are made automatically into their checking accounts. The low bids were accepted for gasoline, diesel fuel and propane to Quarles Petroleum, and for coal to Monger Coal and Oil, Inc. Invitations to bid for plumbing and electrical, HVAC, custodial supplies and pest control were .advertised and are due Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. - In a letter dated Dec. 10, architectural services were invited to bid on design and construction supervision for restroom renovation in RCES and RCHS and roof renovation at RCHS. Bids are due by Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. A request for proposals to improve the energy efficiency in Rappahannock schools will be issued Jan.5 and bids will be received until Jan.26. Areas of possible consideration include fluorescent lighting, dropped ceilings, electrical wiring, asbestos abatement, and options for geothermal heating, conversion from coal fired boiler to individual heat/cooling electrical units and replacement windows. Season's best to each and everyone. It is always a pleasure to serve you. Rappahannock Fanners Co-op Sperryville^ Virginia • 540-987-8555 We will be closed Chrismas Day.

• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B6 • Real Estate/B8 December 24,1997 Fly fishing on the Thornton Turkey Mountain Outfitters: No fish story here By Mary Beth Martin Rappahannock News Staff Writer Trout fishing is an activity that takes concentration: it is the fisherman against the fish. What can only be termed a fisherman’s dream is becoming a reality at Turkey Mountain Outfitters in Sperryville. Newlyweds Jim and Jenny Hickey are hoping to make a success of the business they began this fall. They stocked two miles of the Thornton Biver from the bridge at Route 620 to Fletcher’s Mill Road with 550 rainbow and brook trout. Their operation is strictly catch and release, so the fish just keep growing, some of them are up to six pounds. Turkey Mountain Outfitters charges from $75 to $140 for a day of fishing, but for that price a fisherman buys the exclusive use of a section of the river with areas that are deep enough to contain a good supply of trout. Rhett Clarkson, a serious fisherman for 40 years, who lives in Richmond, said he has fished with Turkey Mountain Outfitters about six times. He said he fishes mainly out west and hardly at all in Virginia since many public places, like Mossy Creek, are so heavily fished. He likes the stream in Sperryville he said, because it is wide and open enough to be able to cast similar to fishing out west. He said he caught rainbow trout from one to five pounds and plans to return Photos Courtesy of Jim Hickey pvt THE RIVER: Grace King learns to fly fish with soem help from Jenny Mickey onOctlfiL . again soon. Cliff Miller III, son of the owners of the property, mentioned to Hickey the possibility of opening a fly fishing business several years ago. Hickey was busy then working in Lander, Wyoming for the Diamond Four Ranch resupplying wilderness camps and guiding fishermen and hunters. After four years out west he decided to come back to Virginia. Hickey and his new bride spent several months cleaning trash for two miles along the Thornton River. With the help of Hunt Harris, Chris Bird and Bird’s front-end loader and dump truck, they carried out five or six loads of trash. Hickey said the trash consisted of old refrigerators, cars, tires, tin cans, shoes, toys and scraps of metal, some of it from 80 years ago. After a rain they walk the banks always carrying a trashbag to clean up objects washed downstream. Miller, who financed the clean-up, said that in the late 1970s the river was so polluted his family’s dairy cows were unable to reproduce due to a parasite in file water. It was discovered that raw sewage from Sperryville was dumped into the river above the farm. Now the river is thriving from their tender, loving care and the Sperryville sewage project and has become a scenic success as well. Hickey, 27, was bom and raised in Richmond, graduated from Hampton-Sydney College as an English major and is starting to write fly fishing articles he hopes to publish. , Jenny, 26, is a native of ‘Alabama* attended **» the Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Mary Beth Martin FISHING BUSINESS: Turkey Mountain Outfitters in Sperryville is owned and run by newlyweds Jim and Jenny Hickey who are hoping to make a success of the business they began this fall. University of Alabama graduating with a degree in fashion retailing. She has been a guide for one year and graduated from the Orvis Guide School in Jackson Hole, Wy. She said she enjoys teaching and guiding women who want to learn to fish. Turkey Mountain Outfitters can be reached at 987-9134. In addition, during the summer months, they offer smallmouth bass fishing on the Shenandoah and James Rivers. w Sperryville Fire Company celebrates 50 years of service By Galen C. McBride Rappahannock News Staff Writer Fire Chief Richie Burke and retired chief Charles K. “Pete” Estes thumbed through mounds of records, journals, and ancient photographs searching for the beginnings of the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Company. Their quest took them from attics to grave yards as they pursued elusive clues and jogged cobwebbed memories. Over the years, much of the documentation has disappeared, buried perhaps in personal files and photo albums. Nearly 30 years’ Worth of secretaries’ minutes are missing, along with many Of the original corporate documents. ! So far, Estes has identified more than 140 individuals who have been members at We had no running gear, not even hard hats, for years ... We finally got gear donated from other companies in 1983. Charles K. “Pete” Estes, Former chief one time or another. He and Burke would like current and past members of the company to help unearth parts of the company’s past so that a permanent historic display can be set up at the fire station. Photographs, plaques, trophies, and other memorabilia are especially needed. j Founded in 1947, the county’s second volunteer company roared to life on the backs and heart of returning veterans of World War II. Roy B. Leake reported in a journal that a large crowd attended the first organizational meeting at the Sperryville High School Auditorium. That < Photo* Courtesy of SpenyvWe VFD 50 YEARS OF DEDICATION: Sperryville firefighters, from left, James W. Leake, Raymond F. Thompson, Charles K.’Pete" Estes, in hat, Walter Richard Lillard, front, Steven Leake, Curtis Crawford, Charles Dodson, Huey Long Atkins, front, Thomas R. Baldwin Jr., rear, and Edward Frazier. Gid B. Clater, the photographer, operated the truck and pump for the fire department. building became the Sperryville Emporium and is now leased to Faith Mountain Company. Garland M. Black, then the manager of the Mount Vernon Stock Farm, off U.S. 211, was elected the first fire chief. . . Pete Estes’ grandfather Charles was one of the founding members. Charles’ grandfather, James A. Estes, contributed his red barn behind the present Sperryville post office for the first fire station. According to old meeting minutes, each of the 15 charter members contributed $200 of their own money to purchase two U.S. Government surplus fire trucks from Fort Meade, Md. One truck was quickly sold to a Shenandoah fire company. The other, a 1920s style open cab truck, is also being sought. Built to government military specifications, it was a very heavy truck for its time period, with a top road speed of only 45 mph and a water storage capacity of 250 gallons. It had a long hood with no windshield. Centered on the radiator shroud were three large letters — “USA”. Things had not changed much by the time Estes became Chief in 1980. “We had no running gear, not even hard hats, for years,” he explained. “We finally got gear donated from other companies in 1983.” Most of the time, water had to be pumped directly from ponds. This meant that firefighters had to wade into the water, dragging the hardsleeve end of the hose to a point that was deep enough to accommodate the pumper. “We tried to keep at least one pair of hip boots on the truck for laying the suction hose for the pump. It would collapse if any air got sucked into it.” Until 1982, when the dispatch center came on line, Ethel Clater kept a telephone in her home. She or one of her family stayed on duty $4 hours a day. They would answer incoming fire calls and set off the siren on top of Photos Courtesy of SperryviHe VFD PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: The Secret Service contacted the SperryviHe firefighters in May 1981, requesting fire support for then-President Ronald Reagan’s helicopter landing at newspaper columnist James J. Kilpatrick’s White Walnut Hill farm near Woodville. The Presidential helicopter lands while watch. the local apple packing plant, now Arthur Smith’s Sperryville Antique Market. In May 1981, Estes recalls, the Secret Service contacted the firefighters, requesting fire support for then-President Ronald Reagan’s helicopter landing at newspaper columnist James J. Kilpatrick’s White Walnut Hill farm near Woodville. Luncheon guests included the Canadian and Mexican ambassadors and Senator Orrin Hatch, whose car broke down on a backcountry road. Coming shortly after John Hinkley’s near-disastrous assassination attempt on the President’s life, security measures were extraordinary. The Rappahannock News reported that state police and the county sheriff's department set up roadblocks at Five Forks intersection and Woodville. All the firefighters were completely checked out, too, said Estes. “They knew more about us than we knew ourselves.” The Sperryville Fire Company services the largest geographic “first due” area in the county. It ia the only com pany that ia strictly fire oriented. Rescue services are provided by the independent Sperryville Rescue Squad. The fire company’s newest truck is a 1986 model purchased last year from the McLean, Va., fire department. “This is the first truck we have had that allows us to sit inside, out of the weather.” A few weeks ago, Chief Burke mailed out the company’s annual fund drive solicitation to the families in his area. “Many people do not realize that we are a volunteer organization,” he said. “The fire levy only covers our basic administrative costs,” like heat, telephone, and office supplies. “There are over 3,000 residential structures in our first due area. We had only a 20 percent response rate to last year’s fund drive. We need these donations to make the monthly payments on our fire truck.” Estes and Burke hope that donations will improve this year. The volunteer system said Estes, is “good neighbors helping each other. It brings out the best in people.”

Church | Activities Activities at Woodville Baptist Members of the Woodville Baptist Church will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 24 for Christmas caroling followed by a candlelight service at 8 p.m. A New Year’s Eve service will be held at Woodville Baptist on Dec. 31. A covered dish meal will be held at 8 p.m., followed by gospel music by Collis Fincham and his group. There will also be a time of group singing and a sermon by Pastor Alpheus Atkins. Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor: Joel Cress Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship/Children’s Church 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Youth Prayer and Praise 7 p.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: John R. Pendleton Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. New Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. N Worhsip service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. County Methodist services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Dec. 28 as follows: Flint Hill at 11:15 a.m.; Sperryville at 8:45 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth & Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. Thursday: W.M.U. Meeting Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. 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. Bethel Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Forrest Freeman Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Amissville United Methodist Pastor; Rev. Nancy B. White Christmas Eve: Candlelight Service 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth 4 p.m. Thursday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Christmas Eve: Candlelight Service 7 p.m. 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. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Wednesday: Dec. 24, Christmas Eve Bible Study & Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist II - 5 p.m. Coffee Hour 10:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist II 11 p.m. Thursday: Dec. 25 Christmas Day Holy Eucharist II - 10 a.m. Sunday: Dec. 28 Holy Eucharist I 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist II Family Service 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Prayer I - 11 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Bible Study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. f r .4 I Jennifer Veirling and Daniel J. Thede Jr. Jennifer Vierling to wed D. Thede Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Vierling of Flint Hill would like to announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer to Daniel J. Thede Jr. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J.Thede Sr. of Libby, Montana. Both Jennifer and Dan reside in Norfolk. The couple plans to be married Aug 1. 1998. Dining book benefits hospice individuals By participating in the second annual Adventures in Dining program, 25 popular local restaurants are support*, ing Hospice of the Rapidan’s Benevolent Care Fund for terminally ill patients and their families. The 1998 book features 37 coupons redeemable for over $200 in discounts. Coupons are valid through November 1998. Books may be purchased at $30 each, or $25 for two or more, by calling Hospice of the Rapidan, (540)825-4840. Hospice of the Rapidan is a nonprofit community organization providing medical care, social services and volunteer support to people with a limited life expectancy. The organization never turns anyone away for lack of medical insurance, and does not charge patients or their families for care, so community support is essential to its mission. Hospice of the Rapidan delivered over $68,000 in professional services, medications and equipment to uninsured patients during the past fiscal year. SUBSCRIBE TO THE RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS. Call 675-3338. Browns entertain holiday visitors Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown entertained a group of friends with a pre-Christmas party. Mrs. Marlena Smith who is making her home with her daughter and son in law Carol and Jim Marangoni on Aaron Mt. Road is recuperating nicely after her illness. They want to thank everyone for their prayers, cards and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Warrenton shoppers on Monday. We want to keep Ellie Clifford, a Junior at Rappahannock High School, in our prayers this week. She will enter the University of Virginia Hospital on Monday and have major surgery on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs Charles Clark of Manassas were Friday visitors of Edward and Ruth Clark. Mrs. D. C. Welling of Fairfax Station was a Tuesday visitor of her mother Mrs. Jean B. Moffett and they shopped in Warrenton. Donald Keyser of Alexandria spent Saturday night with his mother Mrs. Addie Keyser. Frank Hawkins of Fredericksburg spent Wednesday with his mother Mrs. Annie Hawkins. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Annie Hawkins were Mrs. Mabel Burke and granddaughters Molly and Katie Burke of Woodville, George Bennette of Front Royal, By RUTH CLARK * ■■ • 675-3608 . , Roger Hawkins of Warrenton and Mrs. Judy Deal and Jamie Deal. Mrs. Kim Vest, Mrs. Sarah Brown and daughter Bobbie Jo and Mrs. Ruth Clark shopped in Culpeper on Sunday afternoon. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Jr1., Amanda and Stacey were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pullen and daughter Christy of Culpeper; Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sengstack and sons Eric and Jason of Centreville and Mi*, and Mrs. John Schultz spent Friday until Sunday with Mrs. Denise Jakubowicz and family in Doylestown, Pa. Bobbie Jo Brown spent Friday night with her grandr parents Edward and Ruth Clark. There will be Christmas Eve worship, services on •Wednesday night at the Washington Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Merry Christmas to everyone! * Sperryville social news The Sperryville United Methodist Church will hold their candlelight service on Christmas Eve at 8 p.m. The community is invited. Mrs. Thelma Jenkins was a Friday night guest of Mrs. Lillie Corbin. Miss Amanda Jenkins was a Saturday overnight guest of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins. Guests in the Jenkins home on Sunday were Richard Jenkins, Amy Wharton and Amanda and Mrs. Cathy Pullen and Ashleigh. Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Swindler of Hanover, Pa. spent several days last week with Mrs. Emhna Swindler. My husband Ricky and I would like to wish our daughter Ashleigh happy birthday. Ashleigh will celebrate her second birthday on Friday, Dec. 26. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baldwin and David were Saturday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen and Ashleigh By CATHY PULLEN 987-8740 \ ' ‘ in Washington. , f * Frank Lewis of Washington, D.C. . was a Sunday afternoon visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wayland and Tiffany. Elizabeth Welch of Flint Hill was a recent Sunday luncheon guest of Tiffany Wayland at the home of the her parents Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wayland. Later in the evening the girls attended a Christmas puppet show at Culpeper. Merry Christmas to everyone. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop US. 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 Hilly VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs’ 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540)825-0937 Sperryville Emporium "The Shop that has EVERYTHING” Rts. 2«&522 Sperryville, VA?540) 987-8235 ...the beautiful sound of familiar carols in the night, opening gifts, that | special look that | lights up the faces : of children, the joy j of reunion with loved ones; it all spells Christmas. Christmas really is special. Wherever we are on December 25th, our hearts are a littler warmer. The old problems are still there, but somehow they stem lighter in the spirit of this most vibrant season ol theyeer. Just knowing that it's Christmas can help us face problems. There is another source of endless strength that can encourage us throughout the year! It is the. assurance ol the infinite spirit of God's love and truth, is revealed through His Holy Word and taught through the years within His house. Let the power of His limitless love, which made the first Christmas possible, be with you as you worship in church this week. Sunday Monday Tussday WsdMadsy Thursday Friday Saturday Luka Luka Luka Isaiah Luka Luka John t.JS-56 1:07-40 1*7-00 12:1-12 2:1-20 2*1-00 2:1-12 Scnpturws Setactad by Tha American B**a Sooty Copyright 1997 Keotar Wifcamt Nawtpapar SarvcM P O Box 8005 Chartotttsv'to VA 22906 £-&r ABERDEEN BARN Steaks • Seafood • Prime Rib Banquets • Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper (540) 825-1037 Jimmie’s Auto Parts Complete line of foreign & domestic parts 161 Saunders St. • Culpeper (540) 825-8030 The Color Shoppe Paint • Carpet • Wallcovering Blinds Rt 29 South • 2 miles from Culpeper Old Hudson Ham Building 547-9743 GOLDEN CORRAL Family Steak House (540) 825-5888 • Culpeper Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News

Holiday greetings from Amissville ! Although the weather predictions is for a seasonable;cool-with-no-chance-of -snow Christmas, my wish if for everyone to have a holiday filled with love and happiness. Winter officially begins on Dec. ;21 and I am actually going into ;a Christmas break without the !flu or frazzled nerves due to |last minute shopping so I know ;this will be a great Christmas! Congratulations to all of the Honor Roll students of Rappahannock County High School. It was fantastic to see the names of several of our Amissville students on the list. Reep up the good work! Some very special people are observing birthdays this pionth. Chris Scot celebrated another year on Dec. 14. Sue Shuman had a birthday on Dec. 17. Betty Canfield, my mom will blow out her birthday candles on Dec. 31. Our own Kady Chum takes another step toward becoming a teenager by turning eleven on Jan. 2. Also pn Jan. 2, Ashley Cooper will be eleven. We wish the very best of birthdays to everyone. By GLENDA GUM : kiter The Amissville United Methodist Church will be the meeting site as the Hospice of the Rapidan hosts a bereavement support group on Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is a community service open to anyone who is coping with grief due to the loss of a loved one and there is no charge to attend. For more information call 8254840. Go easy on making your New Years’ resolutions and enjoy a safe holiday. News for the week of Dec. 29 will be picked up by noon on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at Hackley’s Store. Faith Mountain makes donation As part of its mission to contribute to the local community, Faith Mountain has donated $750 to the Rappahannock County Curriculum Enrichment Program. This sum represents a portion of the profits from the recent sale of the School Days Sun Catcher, featured in the Fall 1997 catalog. Each catalog season Faith Mountain features a special product on the order blank of each catalog, the proceeds of which go to a designated non-profit organization. The School Days Suncatcher is the first in a collectible series Of four cobalt blue suncatchers earmarked for educational causes. They are designed and crafted by local glassmaker, Eric Kvames. The second in the series, the Music Lover’s SunCatcher, is available in the current Holiday catalog and will benefit the Rappahannock Band Boosters. “So many of our employees are products of the local schools, and now their children are attending. We are really pleased to be able to impact the education of Rappahannock students in a favorable way,” says Cheri Woodard,president of Faith Mountain. The purpose of the Curriculum Enrichment Program is to'provide funding for enrichment programs covering a broad array of subject areas, especially the chronically underfunded and understaffed programs within the school system such as music, art, drama, and foreign culture. Rosa Crocker, CEP coor* dinator, says the Faith Mountain donation will not be applied to a specific project. Instead it will be used for a variety of programs still being planned for the school years in the areas of language arts, drama, environmental science, and performing arts. SUBSCRIBE TO THE RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS. Call 675-3338. Mc/lAy Q'Csu/ittV&t Laurel Mills Store "God's blessing on you all through the holiday season and throughout the New Year." Laurel Mills Road, Casdeton 540-937-3015 Now Open I Jewelry by Edmund s Custom Made I1 has relocated from New York to 322 Main Street, Washington, VA. Custom orders welcome. • Pearl Restringing • Diamond Setting • Ring Sizing • Watch Batteries • Engraving • Repairs and restoration to jewelry and silver • Repousse a specialty • Certified Appraiser [ • Member United States Appraiser Association' : Closed Tuesday & Wednesday L Open other days 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. * 540-675-2232 Santa Mobiles rr^ . _ — aaf , - 'mm gSLgl Photo courtesy of Hazel Zinn-Day MOBILES: The Amissville 4-H Club made Santa Claus mobiles for decoration in their homes and also to put in the Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock Farm Show next July. For their January meeting, the club will start work on the Health project books. Pictures here left to right is Chris Starks, Randolph Gray, Rolanda Cook, Rashad Alexander and Ryisha Cook. S. Welch celebrates Shelby Welch celebrated her birthday Dec. 5 with a limousine ride to New York City to see the world famous Rockettes and the Radio City Music Hall Christmas pageant. While in New York she visited Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Sak’s Fifth Avenue. Along for the ride were Mollie and Amber Welch, Brenda Hitt, Diane and Adrienne Moore, Peggy Ralph, and, of course, their driver Jay Strickler of Strick’s Stretches in Luray. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have services on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 11:15 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public to attend. The Flint Hill Methodist Church held their Christmas play on Sunday, Dec. 21 and it was well attended and enjoyed by all. Residents at Sunny Slope Adult Home enjoyed a visit from the Woodville Baptist community last Tuesday. Anyone with holiday news or family gatherings is urged to give me a call to have it included in this column. Deadline for next week’s paper will be early, so give me a call before Monday. To each and everyone for donating news during the past year, my thanks. May the blessings of Christmas and sM. By POLLY AYLOR :-£i 987*8136 the holiday season be with you at this special time of the year. r i Happy Holidays to all our special friends. BEN VENUE MARKET Dot, Wayne, Michelle, Eileen, Debbie, Vicki and June 675-1444 Christmas A world of pleasure for you this happy holiday! Randolph, Dorothy & Pam Clater Sperryville Corner Store Sperryville • 987-8185 i noLiDflys Tis the season to trim trees, sing carols, give gifts and to say sincere thanks. 'TH&uac Old Town Sperryrille 540-087-0106 Upcoming Events Ragged Mountain activities Ragged Mountain Resource Center located at Oldway Art Center in Sperryville announces the following upcoming events: Thursday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day hike, The Peak, meet at Ragged Mountain Resource Center Office behind Oldway Art Center between 9 and 9:30, return mid to late afternoon. Bring food for self and layered clothing. Saturday, Jan. 10, Second Saturday Series hike, “Robertson Mountain”, meet at Ragged Mountain Office between 9 and 9:30, return by mid-afternoon. Shenandoah National Park pass or $5 fee required. Also on Jan. 10, moonlight hike of Old Rag, meet at upper lot trail head in Nethers by 4 p.m., park pass or $5 fee required. Saturday, Jan. 17, Rappahannock Water Monitoring Network meeting, Rappahannock County Extension Office, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. For additional information or other activities call Ragged Mountain Resource Center at 987-3366. Family dance party set There will be a family dance party at Marshall Community Center on Jan. 9 and Jan. 30 from 8 to 11 p.m. The cost is $5 per person. Soft soled shoes, no heels please. Also available are line dancing, swing, jitterbug and dance lessons which are offered every Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The cost is $2 per person. Children are welcome. For more information call 675-3444. Rapidtran will not operate Rapidtran will be closed Thursday and Friday, Jan 1 and 2 in observance of the New Year holiday. Rapidtran is a program of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board and serves the general public as well as clients of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board in the five counties of Planning District 9. Auxiliary business meeting set The Culpeper Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold their annual business meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. in the hospital dining room. Reports of officers and various committees as well as the annual financial report will be presented. Election,and installation of the officers and board members is scheduled for this membership meeting. All members are encouraged to attend. Healing Arts activities v Activities at Rappahannock Healing Arts Center include: Friday, Dec. 26, Educative Counseling from 1 to 9 p.m., Nutrition/Wholistic Health Counseling from 4 to 8 p.,m. Saturday,. Dec. 27, Alexander Technique, lessons/massage, walk-ins welcome. Yoga class will be held Monday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. For additional information on these activities or others call 987-7204. The Healing Arts Center is located on Lee Highway in Sperryville. Hospice offers workshop Hospice of the Rapidan is offering a free workshop, “Coping with Grief during the Holidays,” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the organization’s office in Mulberry Commons, Culpeper. The workshop is open to anyone who is coping with grief due to the death of a loved one through any circumstances. 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. Story hour underway The Rappahannock County Library’s Story Hour for pre-school children, ages 2-6 is currently underway and will continue every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. through the remainder of the year. The program of songs, finger-plays and a story will last about 30 minutes. Children will need to be accompanied by an adult, but no pre-registration is necessary. Aerobic classes slated Aerobic classes are being held at the Community Center in Washington Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Classes include an aerobic workout, floor work and yoga stretching. For information call Beth Levick, 675-3108. Spring auction planned The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department is planning a spring auction. If you have any items you would like to donate call 636-3279 or 635-6392. Play group underway Country Kids Play group is underway at the Jeffersonton Community Center. New families are welcome to join. The play group is a non profit group for parents or care givers and children ages infant to five. It meets every Monday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. Call Barbara Verhaalen of Amissville at 349-3185 for more information of directions. Free tutoring for adults The Literacy Volunteers of Rappahannock County are continuing to provide free tutoring for adults, in improving reading and math skills and preparing for the GED exam. Weekly sessions are on Monday and Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library. For information call 675-3419, 675-2549 or 937-4279. as well as various counties.

Gear up for exciting end of year celebrations New Year’s comes at the end of the ever busy holiday season. If you are planning a big celebration, focus on quick to fix items. New Year’s is a celebration with built in excitement for both the young and old. Dinner parties for the festive occasion can be made simple by serving it buffet style. A New Year’s Day brunch would be a nice alternative if guests have been out celebrating the evening before. Tidbits, nibbles and appetizers are in order for this time of the year. The Virginia Egg Council provided us with an array of ideas for the holiday season with special emphasis on New Year’s celebration. No matter how you choose to celebrate the upcoming season, it is a time to be spent with family and friends. Let good food, good cheer abound and may your home be filled with love and happiness. The following recipes are compliments of the Virginia Egg Council and the American Egg Board and we invite you to try one or more and enjoy the holiday season. MarinaEgg-Stuffed Mushrooms 24 pieces 24 medium mushrooms 1 to 1/2 cups bottled low-fat Italian dressing 2 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup diced green pepper 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric 4 hard-cook egg, finely chopped Cut stems from mushrooms, finely chop and set aside. Brush each mushroom cap with dressing and place in 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. In small skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in chopped mushroom stems, onions, and green pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. Remove from heat and allow to cool five minutes. Stir in bread crumbs, pepper, thyme leaves, turmeric, and eggs. Remove mixture from skillet and set aside. In same skillet, cook marinated mushroom cap 3 to 5 minutes, turning frequently. Fill mushroom caps with stuff-, ing mixture. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Deviled ‘Pesto’ Eggs 20 pieces 10 hard-cooked eggs 5 tablespoons prepared pesto with basil 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise 3 tablespoons minced parsley 1 jar (2 ounces) chopped pimiento 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted, chopped Cut peeled eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks and set whites aside. Mash yolks with fork. Blend in pesto, mayonnaise, parsley, pimiento, and hot pepper sauce. Fill whites with egg yolk mixture. Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts. Arrange eggs on large serving plate. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Chili Cheese Egg Squares 16 pieces 5 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup non-fat cottage cheese 1 cup shredded low-fat Cheddar cheese ' 1 can (4.2 ounces) diced green chilies 1/2 cup diced red pepper In large bowl, beat together eggs, flour, and baking powder until well blended. Stir in cheese, chilies, and red pepper. Pour into an 8 by 8-inch baking dish. Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven until knife inserted near center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut into 2inch squares and serve. Easy Greek Pie Recipe j Corner By Barbara Wayland 24 appetizers 3/4 cup chopped onion 1 package (10 ounces) frozen, chopped spinach, thawed, drained and pressed 1 package (16 ounces) crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup non-fat cottage cheese 4 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons dillweed 1 can (10 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust Put onions into medium saucepan over medium heat. Cover and cook until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside to cool. In medium bowl, thoroughly stir together spinach, feta cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, dillweed, and reserved onions. Unroll pizza crust and stretch dough to 18 by 14-inch rectangle. Spread spinach mixture over one-half of dough to within 1/4 inches of edges. Moisten uncovered edges of dough. Fold other half of dough over spinach mixture and press edges together with a fork to seal. Place on cookie sheet. Lightly spray top of dough with vegetable cooking spray. Bake in preheated 425 degree F oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut into 24 squares and serve. Tasty Spinach Tidbits 40 pieces 3/4 cup chopped onion 2 small cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed Give a subscription of the Rappahannock News as a gift that informs and entertains every week with news, church, classified, real estate and informative feature articles. It’s a thoughtful gift that will remind them of you - every time they sit down to read it! O Buy one subscription or renew a current subscription at j full price, and get the second for half price... and well mail a gilt card with your subscriptions if you wish. > For more information and rates, call (540) 675-3338 No subscription accepted for more than 1 year. Offer expires December 31 1997 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and pressed 1 1/4 cups mashed cooked potatoes 1 to 1 1/4 cups dry seasoned bread crumbs 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 4 eggs Assorted dippings sauces Spray a large non-stick skillet and place over medium heat until hot. Add onions and garlic. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in rosemary, nutmeg, and spinach and cook 2 minutes. Place mixture in a large bowl and let cool slightly. Blend in potatoes, bread crumbs, cheese, and eggs. Form rounded teaspoonful of the mixture into balls and place on lightly sprayed or greased baking sheet. Bake in preheated 375 degrees F oven for 15 to 18 minutes. Serve with assorted dipping sauces. Dipping sauce suggestions: Cheese Sweet and Sour Marinara Salsa or Picante Egg-Citing Veggie Pizzas 2 mini-pizzas 1 package (8 ounces) Italian bread pizza shells 1/2 cup prepared low-fat herb cream cheese spread 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms 1 cup chopped, seeded tomatoes 1 medium green pepper, chopped 4 green onions, finely chopped 4 hard-cooked eggs, finely chopped Place pizza crusts on lightly greased cookie sheet. Heat crusts according to package directions. Remove from oven and spread each crust with 1/4 cup cheese spread. Evenly divide assorted vegetables over each crust and top with chopped eggs. Cut each pizza into quarters and serve. Mexicana Egg Pinwheels 16 pieces 1/2 cup vegetarian refried ~ beans . 4 (8-inch) flour tortillas 1/2 cup chopped green onions 1/3 cup prepared salsa or picante sauce 1/4 cup low-fat shredded Cheddar cheese 2 hard-cooked eggs, finely chopped 1/2 cup seeded, diced tomatoes 1 cup shredded lettuce Spread 2 tablespoons of . refried beans over each tor-., tilla. Stir together onions, salsa, and cheese. Spread about 1/3 cup or the mixture over beans on each tortilla. / Top each with eggs, tomatoes, and lettuce. Roll tortillas tightly and - secure with wooden picks. Cut each roll into 4 slices. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to use. ,' Woodville residents entertain On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Larry Conners and Mrs. Florine Estes of Sperryville attended the Grymes Memorial Christmas concert in which the Conners’ daughter Bethany is a junior member of the Blue Ridge Community Orchestra. The Woodville Baptist Church choir were guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Falls on Saturday, Dec. 13. Those present were Jeff and Teresa Light, Lauren and Taylor, Barry and Annette Ferguson, Lori and Eva Short, Edie Falls, June Clark, Misty Hitt, Mary Clarke, Dan Jacobs and Alpheus Atkins. By JUNE CLARK! 987-8827 Mrs. Bemie Price was a Saturday visitor of Mrs. Louise O’Bannon. On Saturday, Dec. 20 Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Falls and Mrs. Flora Falls of Warrenton, Frankie Early of Bealeton, Tim and Edie Falls and Robert were guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Falls. Mrs. Lillian Sykes of Culpeper visited her mother Mrs. Audra Crawford during the week. The W.M.U. of WoodvilleBaptist Church were visitors at Sunny Slope Adult Home in, Flint Hill on Tuesday after-; noon. Richard and Rena Burke were Sunday evening visitors of Mrs. June Clark and Misty Hitt. To each and everyone a very Merry Christmas. Check the Classifieds for the best deals in town! 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Weekend busy in Boston Our condolences go out to the Murphy Reid family upon the passing last week at Culpeper Health Center of his mother, Mrs. Frances Corbin Reid. She was the last member of her family, children of the late Rev. and Mrs. Warren Corbin and was always in attendance with her father, who at the time of his passing was pastoring four Regular Churches. Sympathy is also extended to Mrs. Milton Switzer and family upon the passing of her brother, Raymond Ellis Corbin at his home in Falls Church on Friday. He was the son of the late Clarke and Betty Corbin. Mrs. Mattie Wharton, Dara Carter and Mary Weakley are also sisters of Mr. Corbin. Mrs. Alice Dorsey was laid to rest Sunday in Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper having passed away on Thursday at her residence at the age of 85. Mrs. Dorsey was for many years the writer for the Boston news column and prayers of sympathy go out to the family. , Mrs. J. R. Peyton and daughter Carolyn were in Orange on Sunday afternoon; Miss Amanda Sims is spending some holiday time with her grandmother Mrs. Hazel Hawkins. The Castleton Fire Department held their shooting match on Saturday afternoon. There’s a big “thank you” going out to all who helped (including our area folk) with the Culpeper Food Closet, Viewtown highlights Sympathy goes out to the Corbin family due to the loss of Mr. Raymond Corbin. ^ #' ■ >*"iwi nir-ipil 1 '"riliMwlf»* ", _ By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 Mr. Richard Settle of Manassas was a guest at Mr. Donald Settle’s home. Tom Shasran won the turkey and M&Ms at Viewtown Store. There were 7,260 M&Ms in the jar. Mr. Shasran guessed 7,023. The Big Buck ^on^est is still underway at * the Viewtown Store. Thank you Donald Schfield for painting Christmas ornaments. r 1 UmjiLzin^ ^1/VozcL by Randy Minter FACING FEAR Fear can often be an immobilizing force that prevents us from moving forward. What Jnany have come to realize, however, is that we can face our fears and stare them down. Consider the words of Laurens Van der Post who wrote, "Often in my life I have found that the one thing that can save is the thing which appears most to threaten. In peace and <war I have learned that frequently, naked and ■unashamed, one has to go down into what one most fears and in that process, from somewhere beyond all conscious expectation, comes a saving flicker of light and energy that, even if it does not produce the courage of a hero, at any rate enables a trembling mortal to take one step further." Fear can be paralyzing, and most of us feel fear when we go through major changes in our lives. It can help to remember that these feelings, too, are temporary, no matter how powerful they se^mat the time. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, ^233 Broadview Avenuei Warrenton, you'll find we care about our clients. For answers to your questions, call us at 347-3431. “Fear is never a good counselor and victory over fear is the first spiritual duty of man ” - Nicholas Berdyaev i it By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 *.-.J thanks again for everyone who helped throughout 1997. Miss Chrissy Grigsby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby arrived home on Friday from Export College, Pa. for the holidays. Congratulations to all the dear students at Rappahannock High School who made the honor roll for the past grading period namely Michael Letsen, Melissa Zim, Crystal Mills, Matthew Wolfe, Amanda Sims, and Lauren Thornhill. We apologize if we left out anyone from our extended area. Good luck students! Joseph and Jennifer Peregory were among those attending the band concert at Rappahannock County High School last week. Mrs. Ray Frazier and son Christopher accompanied by Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville were in Front Royal on Saturday and dined at Mom’s Kitchen. Miss Serena Waddell of V.C. U. in Richmond arrived home on Tuesday to spend the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Waddell and her brother Joshua on Rt. 707. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church held their annual Christmas program on Sunday evening followed by an ice cream social and an enjoyable time was held by all present. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory, Joseph and Jennifer of Castleton Ford Road were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory and Mrs. Lucille Peregory in Front Royal. In case readers haven’t heard there’s a new minisuper center, Rite Aid Pharmacy in Culpeper located in Culpeper’s Mulberry Commons and opened last Sunday. This new pharmacy has a drive thru also. Belated birthday wishes go out to Kamry Peyton who celebrated her fifth on Thursday and also belated wedding anniversary wishes to Woody and Peggy Tharp whose day was yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Durant are celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary during the holidays and we send congratulations to them. Robert Heffren was among those students at Culpeper County High School who were inducted into the National Honor Society at their recent meeting. This scribe would like to wish one and all a joyous holiday season, never losing sight and in our hearts the real meaning of Christmas because it is the birthday of our King! Thanks for all your help with this column during the past year. God bless you all. Christmas Day May the spirit of Christmas surround us all and let tke deep meaning of tkis great koliday remain witkin our kearts. TRADITION OF DIGNIFIED, THOUGHTFUL SERVICE 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 Gihhs * Funeral Directors Christopher C. Geest, Consultant | CHRISTMAS GREETINGS Our special thanks to the patrons ive serve for putting their trust in us. We wish for everyone a Merry Christmas. C. Warren & Louise S. Turner, Owners & Staff TURNER-ROBERTSHAW FUNERAL HOME 1200 N. Staruindotj/i Aoe., Front Royal, Virginia • 635-4186 Obituaries Raymond Corbin County native Raymond Ellis Corbin, 85, of Falls Church, formerly of Manassas, died on Friday, Dec. 19 at his home after a long illness. He was a native of Rappahannock County, and the son of the late Albert C. and Betty Jenkins Corbin. Mr. Corbin was preceded in death by his first wife, Sadie May Corbin in 1963. He was also preceded by a stepson Henry Harris; two sisters and four brothers. Survivors include one son by his first marriage, Junior E. Corbin of Charlotte, N.C.; three grandchildren Anthony Corbin, Janet Corbin and Dietra HanShaw as well as three great grandchildren, Mendie, Matthew and Brittany. Mr. Corbin also leaves his second wife of 33 years Mary S. Corbin; three step-children, Ginny Eskridge, Brenda Smith and Williams Harris; five stepgrandchildren and three step great-grandchildren. Also surviving are four sisters Elizabeth Switzer of Castleton, Matie Wharton of Front Royal, Mary Weakley and Dora Carter, both of Culpeper and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, Dec. 22 at Price Funeral Home in Manassas with the Elder Jesse Frank Coppedge officiating. Pallbearers were Patrick McNemar, Glenn McNemar, Ed Corbin, Jimmie Weakley, Roy Weakley and Donald Harrison. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Northern Virginia, P.O. Box 922, Falls Church, Va. 220400922. Walter Holmes Amissville resident Walter Carter Holmes, 96, of Amissville, died on Sunday, Dec. 21 at Oak Springs Comprehensive Care Center. Mr. Holmes was born on Oct. 1, 1901 in Amissville tQ, the late John Edward Homesand Lucy Ellen Holmes. He was a retired Edger Operator at Judd’s Lumber Company in Amissville. MA", was a long-time member of Amissville United Methodist; Church. Mr. Holmes is survived by1 two daughters Christine If* Judd and her husband Lewiar and Kathryn H. Corbin and* her husband Virgil, all of Amissville; three grandchildren and four great grandchil-' dren. Mr. Holmes was preceded; in death by his wife Mattie HI' Holmes. Funeral services were held, on Tuesday, Dec. 23 atf Amissville United Methodist? Church with the Rev. Nancy B. White officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. % f Memorial contribution^ may be made in his name ££ Amissville Untied MethodlSE Church, Amissville, Va. 201Q£G s&mm Rappahannock News gift subscriptions : are enjoyed 52 weeks a year. Call 675-3338 to give one. Only $4.60per week for a l inch space (540) 675-3338 Next Deadline January 23 U.S. 211 AUTO BODY Specializing in Auto Body Repair, Paints Auto Detailing & Cleaning Quality Work Reasonable Prices (540) 987-8338 BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. 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The Times 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. The TimesCommunity Newspapers are not liable for the quality of advertised products or services. Fill out the coupon below & Mail check/money order made payable to: Times-Community Newspapers Classifieds Department P.O.Box 359 Leesburg, Va 20178 We Accept io._ 12.. 13. 14. 15. I6._ I7._ 18.. 19.. 20. 21 . 22.. 23.. 24. 25.. 26.. 27.. 28. 29.. 30. Additional Word* Category No of wlu._ C Card#:_ t ip Date . Phone#:_ Name:_ Addreit:. City:_ Stale: -Zip:V Leesburg: Potomac Crossing. 3 level townhouse with finished basmenet. 3 bedrooms, 21/2 baths, CAC, gas heat. Available Jan. 1st. $950. 703-777-5598. Credit references & deposit required. Washington VA: office space available. One room business office. Private entrance. 150 sq. ft. $125 per month, utilities included. One year lease. Security deposit required. (540)675-3316. 10 Rentals Wanted Lovettsvllle, Lucketts, or Purcellville Areas: Young couple seeking house, townhouse or apartment, can afford approximately $500 per month inclusive. Reliable, dependable, trustworthy. (703)779-2147. Real Estate For Sale Breathtaking 360° Blueridge views from Rappahannock County house in Sperryvile farm for sale. Bear, deer, turkey are your neighbors on 25 acres 100 yards from Shenandoah Park. Easy commute. Pond, large run-in shed. 3 bedroom 2 bath rambler. Open floor plan. New paint, tile, carpet. Woodstove. Huge deck with hottub. Detached 1000 square foot 2-car garage with large garden/equipment room. $195,000. 540364-2929. Real Estate 10 For Sale Winchester: Best of both worlds, 3 bedroom country farmhouse on cul-de-sac near town, hardwood floors, spacious rooms throughout, 2 car garage/ workshop with electric, full deck, large front porch, partially finished basement, j Priced to sell, $92,000. Call Tess Klimm, Jim Barb Realty, 1-800-8168172. 17 Real Estate For Sale By Owner East Of Winchester: Custom built townhouse. Full basement, 2 bedrooms. 1.5 baths, gas heat, cental air, hardwood floor, appliances. Creek backs to, $74,000. (540)888-3282. 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. 27 Antiques & Collectibles Edison Fireside Cylinder machine all original plays 2 and 4 minute records. Has 8 panel fireside maroon horn with crane in good condition. Also has original brass bell horn fair/poor condition. Call 703-3138020 4 Rentals House STONE COTTAGE FOR RENT 1 bedroom Stone Cottage near The Plains. Secluded in the woods behind Great Meadow. $750/month. Call Thomas & Talbot Real Estate. Cathy Bemach 540-687-6500. Auctions Machinery liquidation sale. Don't miss this one! Mills, lathes, saws, grinders, drills, phase converters, tools & goodies! Sun. 1-4, Richmond 1619 Sat. 10-4, &Co, (804/355Caah for the holidays! We pay cash now, for structured settlements, annuities, lottery winners, contracts, invoices, trusts, royalties. Core Funding 1-800-4817742. Local Candy route. 30 vending machines. Earn approximately $800/day. All for $9,995. Call 1,800-998-vend Parson Wanted to own and operate retail candy shop In Washington area. Low investment. For information call Mrs. Burden's Gourmet Candy Company, Fori Worth, TX (817) 3329792. Taka home more...be home more. Average 1996 wage was $41,500. Out seven days, home two. Out 10 days, home three. Eastern and National Fleets. 48753’ van or flatbed, full benefits and Qualcomm. Students are welcome. Call 1-800-467-6345. www.roehl.net. Childcare Services Offered Looking for people that would be interested in putting there toddlers in a daycare center located on 211 in Amissville, also after school children. Hours would 7am6pm Monday thru Friday Please call 540-9373401. 41 Found Found Rottwolller: between Falls Church and Arlington County. Looking for a good home. Please call: (703)533-7317. 55 Lost I 6 month old female bea8I e/hound tri-color Lost ecember 9 Flint Hill electric fence collar reward offered.540-6751657 Real Estate For Sale American Family Homes We Build On Your Lot 25 models to choose from Quality Stick Built Construction 10-Year Home Owner's Warranty Well/Septic Included/Turnkey Priced from the low $60s to mid $1008 Call 800-468-7320 '• or visit our sales center at 171 Warrenton Road Fredericksburg, VA i gg Miscellaneous vO For Sale Amaru Air conditioner8600 BTU/ HR. Like new, $300.Call 703-3919128. Wolff Tanning Beds . Tan at home. Buy Direct and Savel Commercial/Home units from $199.00. Low Monthly Payments. Free Color Catalog. Call Today 1-800-842-1310.' 61 Personals Adorable and Affordable Weddings! in the Smoky Mtn. Log Chapel. All services provided. Including formal wear, honeymoon rentals. Ordained Ministers. Dollywood country. Before deciding 1-800-2625683. Christian SBF & Mom of 1: seeking friendship only. From Christian SBM 30-Something (sense of humor & can! player a plus). For spiritual challenge, accountability, & possible prayer partner. Carnal Christians need not respond. Leave a voice message at (703)862-4835. 67 Services, Financing Mortgage "Action Cash" Any credit rating * Cash for Homeowners * No Equity Programs * Lowest rates * Apply free* Local Company * Mortgage South, Inc. * Call Mr. Trent*1-800-254-9506. 1ST & 2ND Mortgages Fast. Any Credit Rating. No Upfront Fees. Easy Payment Plans. Great Rates. Call Charles Toney at 804-282-0605 or 1-800-269-1311. Crosstate Mortgage. Cash Now! I We purchase mortgages, annuities, and business notes. Since 1984 highest prices paid. Free estimates, prompt professional sen/ice. Colonial Financial. 1800-969-1200 ext. 52 Credit Card Problems? Debt Consolidation. Avoid Bankruptcy. Stop Creditor Calls. Cut Interest. No Credit Check. One Low Payment. National Consolidators, Inc. (800) 270-9894, Debt Consolidation FREE. Cut monthly payments up to 30 50%. Reduce interest. Stop collection calls. Avoid bankruptcy. Free confidential help. NCCS Non profit, licensed/bonded. 1-800-955-0412 PSD. Debt Consolidation free. Cut monthly payments up to 30-50%. Reduce interest. Stop collection calls. Avoid bankruptcy. Free confidential help. NCCS Non profit, Hcensed/bonded. 1-800-955-0412. Free Cash Grants! College. Scholarships. Business. Medical bills. Never Repay. Toll Free 1-800-218-9000 Ext O-6080. 67 Services, Financing Mortgage “Cash” Immediate $$ for structured settlements and deferred insurance claims. J.G. Wentworth 1-888-2315375. 68 Services Healthcare Assisted Care Residences. Seven Virginia locations. Licensed 24hour ambulatory/nonambulatory care, From $1,000. American Retirement Homes, Charlottesville. 1-800-9996637. DEPENDS, WINGS, Adult diapers at wholesale prices delivered to your home. MEDICAID recipients may be eligible to get these products FREE! Homecare delivered 1-800-565-5644. _ _ Services kQ Home VV Improvement EARLY’S CARPET, INC. Its OnfrSkp Shop hi eonpaa Hm Dnnlng Sonko Ffccr Cowhgi • MMn ten •apCMBimMttty PL 211 Antov**. VA 937-5500 Antiques & Classics Ford 1968 Mustang Convertible: Turquoise/white, good condition, V8, 289, automatic, power steering, 144k miles, runs good, interior needs restoration. $9,500. (703) 471-4696. BMW 1987 325, 4 door, power windows, sunroof, cassette, am/fm, A/C, stick. Very good condition. $5,000/ Best offer. 703-847-1514. Ford 1990 Probs 3.0 V6 engine, 5-speed, brand new premium tires, drive axles, alignment. Low miles, clean. Best offer. (540)347-4997 after 6pm. Ford 1975 Maverick, Ford 1976 Grenada and Ford 1971 Torino. $4,000 Buys them all. Call: (540)675-1587. Ford 1996 Bronco XLT 4WD, 5.0 litre engine, showroom condition, black exterior with grey interior, running boards, visor, bug guard, aluminum wheels, cd player, 40k » miles. . Call: (703)771-3222. QMC 1994 Jimmy: 4x4, black, leather interior. SLT package, a/c, automatic, am/fm cassette, with equalizer. Call: $16500 (540)7884705 leave message. Honda 1986 Accord LX: Excellent condition inside and outl 5-speed, power everything, a/c, sunroof, cruise, alarm, upgraded stereo. $3,500. (540)347-5903. NANNY NEEDED For two toddlers. Live in or out in Middleburg. Experience and references required. (540) 687-6776. Honda 1995 Accord LX: 4 door, 5-speed, pinstripping, like new. Call for information: (540)675-1199. Honda Accord 1995 LX: 4 door, 5-speed, pinstripping, like new. Call for 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. Jaap 1994 Grand Cherokee: V-8, Laredo, load- i ed, 65K, immaculate condition, $16,500. (304)876-3703, Mazda 1991 Miata: 5 speed, air, power wind- 1 ows, cruise, cassette, C.D., alloy wheels, Red, 59K miles, must see. (540)338-9774. Nissan 1992 Stanza: low miles / 57k miles, Four door, auto, all power, a/c, cruise, well maintained. Excellent condition, very clean. $7,000. (703)771-2188. 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 WOWI We’ve sold our car through the TIMES PAPERS in only 3 weeks,” says E. C. of Hamilton, VA. SOLDI!!! Cadillac 1983 Coupe DeVille: very good condition, 98K miles, new brakes, White, with Blue Landau roof, Blue leather, $2,495. (703)0000000. Toyota 1996 Camry DX: 2 door, fully loaded, CD, 5 speed, leather, sunroof, power windows, 22K, $16,200/ negotiable. (703)803-1095. 85 Trucks Dodge 1995 3500 XLT: Cummins diesel, 2 wheel dually, automatic, excellent condition, set tow 5th wheel, winch, extended cab. (540)3642996. Ford 1972 Pick-up, Rebuilt 460, Cam, 780 Holly, DANA rear end, to much to list. Runs great. $2,895/ obo 703-4503978. GMC 1995 Sonoma: extra cab, red, 2-wheel drive, 4 cylinder, auto, bedliner, power windows and doors, 17,000 miles. $13,700. (540)347-6581 leave message. Ford 1984 Econoline F150 Van. PS/PB/3 speed. Work bins- great work truck! $2,000/obo. Can 703-729-3119. 88 Motorcycles Suzuki 1993 Katana 600. Low miles, loaded with extras. $3500 or best offer. 540-347-4997 after6pm. Parts & Accessories SONNY'S AUTO PARTS Used parts for cars & trucks Some new parts Motors, transmissions & parts Installed (if purchased here) Over 2,000 cars and trucks at all times. We Buy & Sell running cars and trucks Open Mon -Sal 9-5* OoeedSun. Located Rt. 229,5 miles Legal I v I Notices IfHLegal I v I Notices Invitation to Bid for Architectural Service* Rappahannock County Public Schools invites interested parties to submit sealed bids for architectural services. Deadline for receipt of bids is 2 p.m. January 9, 1998. For more information on RFP specifications, contact the Rappahannock County School Board Office at (540)987-8773. The Rappahannock County Public Schools reserves the right to reject any or ail bids. 12-24 A 12-31-97 •83839 rr"M. 1 j ■ Invitation to Bid for Performance Contracting Services Rappahannock County Public Schools invites interested parlies to submit Sealed bids for performance contracting services. Deadline for receipt of bids is 2 p.m. January 29, 1998. Mandatory pre-bid meeting to be held at 10:00 a.m., January 8, 1998 in the School Board Office conference room. For more information on RFP specifications, contact the Rappahannock County School Board Office at (540)987-8773. The Rappahannock County Public Schools reserves the right to reject any or ail bids. 12-24 & 12-31-97 #83834 TRUSTEE S SALE OF 20 SNOW LANE Chester Gap Virginia Pursuant to the terms of a deed of trust dated November 30th, 1995 in the original principal amount $76,000.00, recorded in the Clerk’s Office, of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia in Deed Book 216 at Page 272 the real estate briefly described below will be offered for sale at public auction: • All that certain lot or parcel of land, with alt the improvements thereon, together with all appurtenances and hereitaments thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining, lying and being situate in the Wakefield Magisterial District of Rappahannock County, Virginia, and being known and designated as Lot 7F, as shown on the plat of Skyverge Estates Subdivision, said plat is of Rappahannock County, Virginia, in Plat Book 61 at page 203, as more Particularly described in the referenced Deed of Trust, (the “Property") The sale will take place on January 14, 1998 at 1:45 p.m. at the main entrance to the building housing the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia. Terms: The purchase price in the form of immediately available funds shall be due and payable on the closing date. A deposit in the form of cash or certified funds in the amount of $5,000.00 or 10% of the successful bid, whichever is lower, may be required of any bidder at the time of sale. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to waive or modify the requirement of the bidder^ deposit. The successful bidder will be required to close within fifteen (15) days from the date of sale. Time is of the essence as to the closing date and the payment of the purchase price. The Property will be sold “AS IS’. The Properly will be conveyed by Special Warranty deed, subject to all existing liens, judgements rights, reservations, leases, covenants, conditions, easements and restrictions as they may lawfully affect the Property. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust will deliver possession of the Property to the successful bidder. The purchaser at the sale will be required to pay all closing costs. Real estate taxes will be prorated as of the sale date. Stephen B. Wood and Tonya R. Henderson Substitute Trustees Ad date6 December 17,1997, December 24,1997 FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen B. Wood Friedman & MacFayden, P.A. 1601 Rolling Hills Drive Suite 125, me Surry Building Richmond, Virginia 23229 Telephone: (8<>4)-288-0088 Ref:* 14646 PUBLISH: December 17,1997 and December 24,1997 ••2460

Employment ENGINEERING NoVA geotech firm has immediate openings for soil/concrete engineering inspectors. Experience/WACEL preferred, but will train. Full benefits, competitive salary, OT. Must have reliable transportation and good driving record. Call Mike: (703) 818-1200 EOE EXPERIENCED ADVERTISING SALES Energetic, outgoing sales person with a “can-do" attitude needed for growing Northern Virginia newspaper company. Lucrative Fairfax County territory is available for experienced sales person. Minimum two years advertising sales experience preferred. We offer stability, professionalism and an opportunity for advancement. For confidential interview, please fax resume to (703) 435-9754 Or call L. Schilling at (703)478-6666. , ADVERTISING ASSISTANT We are looking for help in the Display Advertising Department of the Fauquier TimesrDemocrat. We are offering a part-time position (Monday afternoons, Wednesday and Thursday mornings)^ amounting to 16-20 hours per week. We require: * Administrative skills-light typing, filing, completing forms. * Good organizational skills, telephone manner. * Must have own transportation-for occasional in-town pick-up and delivery. * Experience in newspaper ad layout desirable To schedule an interview, contact Kathleen Keller or John Toler, (540) 347-4222 ‘Wondering ‘Where ‘.To Turdtase your holiday goods & Services ? L l A ^ k- j . i i FRESH CUT WHITE A SCOTCH PINE M-F 6:00an-9:00pm. Wknds 9:00am-9:00pm Lois Vd. Fre Dept. Rt. 17, Bealeton 540-439-2120 V l NEW YEARS EVE * CELEBRATION Do You want to have fun, safe, local, plans for ' New Years Eve? ♦ q Bring in the Near Year ^ i ^ w/ Inends & family " HUOO’S SHOW I Featuring Silverwli _ Enjoy hors d’oeuvre & 1 >r rear « Mil i «wMgA dancing all night. / B.O.M ■/ % 2/31/97 9pm-1am B.i Help support Lois / Volunteer Fir* ire Dept. Oat your tickets Ntfw Ask any Lois Fire D( Volunteer for Info.. $30 per single adi $50 per couple 540-439-1386 or 540-439-2120 The Perfect Gift ...Anytime • • • Slop by the 4dM office or call 675-3338 for your copy. ‘On The Morning Side Of Tlie Blue Ridge* phu lax and $]. 90 for postagt - m We're your line to... trucks and bikes arid cars and I and homes and mowers and putters and plows A^and sellers and tents 4$»l _^ kittens and cots and boats and woodstoves ) and loans and lots and jobs and condos and skis and printers % and a fe horses and dryers and rugs and auctions and diamonds and dogs and loans and lots and jobs and condos Call today for more information &appafjannocfe Classifieds 1-800-852-4797

containers j; By DR. DIANE RELF Extension Environmental Horticulturist * Now is a good time to plan prepare for container gardfens on your patio, deck, or balcony. If you wait until the Spring flower bug bites, you’ll wiy whatever container is lifcfidily available, which usually is neither the least expensive nor the most interesting. The criteria for selecting a container will vary with the of your house and your Personal taste, but it has been n*y experience that recycled or handmade containers are <2ten the most satisfactory. X There are three basic questions when selecting a container, but after those questions are answered, your only Iiftiit is your imagination. Be sure plant n can live First, will the plants live? Tb ensure success, make sure there is: good drainage provided plenty of holes in the bottom of the container and no drain dish to hold water around the plant roots; ZT* sufficient root space for the plant to grow as large as you want it to. The same tree dould be a bonsai in a 2-inch pot, a patio decoration in a 10gallon container, or a shade tree in a 200-gallon container; H : i • enough weight to provide support to the plant. It is most distressing to find a prized plant sprawled across the deck days before all the flowers were to open. Many of today’s containers are made of plastic, and when used with synthetic soil mixes, they are very light. If your plants will get top heavy, consider adding a few stones or a brick to the bottom of the container before planting. , Be sure you like its appearance Second, will it look good to you? I know many people feel comfortable buying a container that the staff at the garden center says will look great. But quite frankly, how do they know? They’ve never been to your house. Moreover, why in the world should their tastes make you feel comfortable and happy? Learn to trust your own creative impulses. If others don’t like the way it looks, one can assume that they will be tactful enough to refrain from saying so (unless, of course, they live with you and then negotiation is in order). If they are not that tactful, then you can assume that your tastes as well as your manners are superior to theirs and enjoy your creative container use in silence. Be sure it doesn’t cause other problems Third, will the container create problems? Porous containers can leak moisture that can discolor or damage deck furniture. Balcony containers and second-story window boxes can alienate the neighbors at watering time. If the containers are too heavy, there might be some structural damage to the building. . Pots sitting directly on the surface of a patio may not drain properly, or, at the least, may provide a haven for earwigs, pill bugs, or slugs. All of these issues can be corrected by careful selection and placement of containers. I strongly favor the recycling of discarded objects to be used for container gardening. These work best if you live and landscape in an informal or couiYSry style, if you have a creative or artistic flair for living, or if you don’t want to invest a lot of money. I’ve seen just about everything planted with flowers or vegetables and have loved most of it. Dr. Diane Relf is an environmental horticulturist with Virginia . Cooperative Extension and is a member of the faculty of Virginia Tech. MV' Virginia apples to the rescue m* Let the fresh, delightful Savor of Virginia apples help convey your warmest wishes during this busy holiday season. Whether you need a delicious welcome for unexpected guests, or find you have run out of time before you’ve run through your gift list, Virginia 4|>ples can help pare down Jftur problems. For a last minute gift, add a bright bow to a jar of apple SHutter or jelly. When it’s Virginia-made, it’s a gift you ran give with pride. Create a breakfast basket for special inends. Tuck in apple syrup Snd apple cinnamon spread along with favorite muffins or cones, spiced tea and a pair of pretty mugs. For the person with everything, how about the delectable taste and Unique presentation of an apple rum cake-in-a-jar? Snackers will love apple chips, Unadorned or in cinnamon or Caramel flavors. •**:' Put apples on the menu for holiday entertaining. There is Slothing like the friendly fragrance of simmering apple Igirier to make guests feel at 4*V home. It only takes a minute to give it a spicy touch by adding several sticks of cinnamon and some whole cloves. For a twist on the traditional, try apple-cherry cider or apple cider paired with white or red grape juice. Served hot or cold, it is delicious and refreshing. Toast the * season with sparkling apple cider. It is the perfect alternative to more potent beverage selections. Whether it’s for a crowd or just a few, ease your entertaining crunch by including versatile Virginia apples. Top cream cheese with apple chutney for an easy, flavorful spread. Use apple slices as dippers with chocolate fondue or flavored yogurt. Add the sweet-tart taste of apple wedges to compliment the mellow flavors on your cheese platter. If you are doing the cooking, remember that Virginia apples can add a spirited lift to many favorite dishes. For a richer flavor, include apple slices along with celery and onion in the cavity of an unstuffed turkey, or baste a stuffed bird with apple juice. K' new tax break for mi-, family businesses The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1007 offers some estate tax belief for family-owned farms $hd businesses. Under the tSLJ law, estates could exclude |600,000 in assets from tax. ¥he new law gradually increases this exclusion to 1^,000,000 between 1998 and J006. However, estates that jpclude family-owned business interests are not limited f«i this general exclusion; fftey may be able to exclude gp to $1,300,000 in assets. K>r estates that are able to take advantage of the Increased exclusion, the additional tax savings are available in 1998. There is no gradual phase-in as with the general exclusion. The new law is effective jpjr estates of people who die jffter 1997. There are a number a requirements for the notate to qualify for the family-owned business exclusion. Jfcr example, the value of the family-owned business interests must exceed 50% of the bptal estate, and the decedent an his family must have materially participated in the f&siness for at least five of the eight years before his tteath. The business must be located in the United States, jnd it must be owned at least 80% by one family, 70% by Jfcro families, or 90% by three ttmilies. The estate must ness its ownership to “qualified heirs,” which can be Members of the decedent’s £unily or individuals who jere actively employed in the liness for at least ten years sfore the decedent’s death. The qualified heirs or JSieir families are required to 1 Financial Thoughts John “Sandy" MacRae, CPA materially participate in the business for at least five of any eight year period within ten years after the decedent’s death. If they do not, they are subject to a recapture tax. Family farms and businesses should review their eligibility for this new exemption. Call MacRae Associates at 675-2043 for details and any assistance you may need in taking advantage of this important tax break. I wish you and your families a safe and happy holiday season. Best wishes for a very prosperous new year. FAUQUIER a LIVESTOCK , EXCHANGE 1 INCORPORATED ' Regular Sales Every Tuesday HORSE SALE 2nd Sat., 10 a.m., Every Month STATE GRADE FAT CATTLE 1 it Tu**.. 1:30 p.m. Every Month In addition to our regular tales on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We will have a State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale-Consignments Welcome. For further information call 304-1566 1 mile east of Marshall on Rt. 55. An apple-studded rice pilaf is a wonderful side dish, providing a unique compliment to favorite entrees. Use apple juice as a liquid in your usual rice recipe; add a small diced apple and a touch of cinnamon to the raw rice before cooking. As the crowning touch to a memorable holiday meal, apples take the cake and pie and tart. Serve a traditional lattice-topped pie a la mode or try a rich sour cream version. Everyone loves old fashioned Apple Brown Betty and it’s easy to make with just apple slices, butter, sugar, cinnamon and bread crumbs. Experiment with a Virginia apple sundae. Top vanilla ice cream with sauteed apple slices, caramel sauce and peanuts. For more information on how Virginia apples and apple products can add time-saving sparkle to the holidays, visit the Virginia Apple Growers Association’s Web site at www.wac.org/apple. NO MONEY * DOWN! * Credit Approval Center (VohkI Ch.mcv Auto Kinamv f\|urls> New/t sod Cars-Trucks-Vans 1-800-635-0730 Call Today Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded recently at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office. Bedford L. Pearson and wife to James H. Brown and wife, 10.031 acres, Wakefield District. $71,000. Allan F. Clark and others to Sharon Gough, Madison County. $2,600. Jeremiah D. Ellsworth and wife to Julia D. Thieriot, 50 acres, Wakefield District. $550,000. Ruth M. Fearson to Brett R. Hitt and wife, Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties, Jackson District. $84,300. Roger L. Cooke and wife to Matthew L. Robinson and wife 1.8254 acres, Jackson District. $121,500. John A. Holsen and wife to Esther Holsen and others, 10 percent undivided interest each in 74.478 acres, Piedmont District. Deed of Gift. r i • BUY IT • SELL IT • FIND IT Jn The Rappahannock News Classifieds Wishing You Happy Holidays Real Estate HI Gay Street Theatre Building P.O. Box 298 Washington, VA 22747 Rick Kohler, Broker Mitzie Young, GRI Lana Alukonis 540-675-1373 HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR THE NEEDLEWORKER SCARVES,THROWS, VINTAGE PILLOWS, AND ORNAMENTS GIFT CERTIFICATES KITS FOR KNITTING & NEEPIEPOINT Munt C.ountru Yarns 1 WEST FEDERAL ST., MIDDLTBURG, VA 20117 540 687-5129 KNIITTINO, NEEDLEPOINT AND SPINNING THE TACK BOX, INC. Saddlery and Fine Riding Apparel AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE DECEMBER 26-31 • 30% OFF STOREWIDE (exclude* consignments) 7 West Federal Street, Middleburg, VA (540) 687-3231 (800) 571-1992 Open 9 to 5 Mon. -Sat * Store will close at 1 p.m. New Year's Eve EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to th%Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-424-8590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294. Wishing everyone a verv) i ‘ Mem) Christmas , ^ au& * Happv) "New Year. i ' Thanks to all for all vjour ' r support an?> business < f throughout the past vjear. ^ SAM SNEAD „ 540-635-9808 • FAX 540-635-7128 Toll Free in VA 1-800-292-3548 its Christ ms! May the peaceful tranquility of this happy season enter your heart and home. We thank you and look forward to serving you in 1998. SPERRYVILLE REALTY SPERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA 540-987-8088 Season’s Greetings We think of you this season with warmth and appreciation and also our thanks. HAPPY HOLIDAYS From All Of Us At Eileen M. Day Realtors