Rappahannock News, March 11, 1998

274994 LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA 1100 CAPITOL ST RICHMOND VA 232ir* **C011 ~■ irM..s*-** *r rr~~-'v r" r - -p t<—rr—*r—ir-—ir^-n—»•■ •«• •■« hNewspaper'$$nc^^ffi: f »j^X~ -fe: ^f/f4 121st Year ... No. 10 Phone (540) 675-3338 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1998 V - V • .V. r ' . X • •*&!■'* Times Community New^y pe|^^jjy y 50 cents Boundless beauty Photo Courtesy of Charles Tompkins The Boundary Waters Canoe Area, between Canada and the U.S., captured at sunset by photographer Charles Tompkins of Washington, Va: See story, Page B1. in crash By Jan LaValley Rappahannock New* Staff Writer Jeffrey Woodward and Buddy Howington, of the Castleton Volunteer Fire Department, were injured last week when the fire department’s freight liner tanker overturned in an accident on March 1 at 12:16 p.m. Woodward, 23, was driving the tanker and took a curve too fast at the intersection of Route 618 and 649, according to a report by Virginia State Trooper S.M. Knick. Although Woodward was apparently well under the speed limit he could not maintain control of the tanker as it came around the curve. The tanker was to the right of the. curve and struck the guard ^ rail, wove to the left, then back to the right and overturned several times. Both men had bruises and abrasions and Howington suffered a broken arm as a result of the accident. They were taken to Culpeper Memorial Hospital and later released. Woodward has been charged with reckless driving in the incident. The tanker is worth between $90,000 to $100,000. The tanker was considered totaled with an estimated damage of $40,000 according to Knick. The estimated cost of damage to the guard rail is $1,400. Man stops burglars in the process By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer Tbny Huff, of Washington, was assaulted when he interrupted a burglary in his father’s home last week. According to a report by Virginia State Trooper S.M. Knick, Huff was returning to John “Bud” Huff’s home on Covington Lane at 2:25 p.m. on March 2 and found two men in the bedroom apparently in the process of a burglary. The men were wearing ski masks and gloves so he could not identify them. Huff jumped on the back of one man and a struggle ensued. The other man grabbed Huff and threw him against the dresser and both men fled the scene. Taken were two rings — a Black Hills Gold ring worth $60 and a 14K cubic zirconia ring worth $60. Deputies from the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office were on a training exercise in Chester Gap at the time of the incident and responded as quickly as possible to aid the state police which were covering the area that day due to the training exercise. The police interviewed neighbors and family members but no one had seen anyone entering or leaving the house. The State Police brought in track dogs which followed the trail to a house approximately 200 yards behind the Huff residence in the woods. No one was at that residence. The incident is under investigation. At 12:58 a.m. on Feb. 28 Deputy Ronnie Dodson of the sheriff’s office was making a routine check in Sperryville and found the truck from The Emporium sitting on the side of U.S. 211 about a half of a mile west of the business in Sperryville, with the engine running. Earlier that evening the deputy had observed a car seemingly parked on the side of U.S. 211 where he later found the truck. He logged the license number because the See COPS, Page A6 Old Rag Bulletins HeaTdwaSyprF„aCeS °fPoet'* a Hilary Tha" anf™' Wi" host «*«* for two readings M** ®^ex «2p.n..,fo;nsfudT„^^«®S Theatre at 8 p.m, for the pubji,^ Happenings This Week CD'rdea^h^^E^ingBand's Washington DC A k i ^ in r^^rratw for the bus call 98M4J7 U 81gn on • March 13, at 8 p.m the Pria Library series on the Pw • Fnday • March 14 at 8 n “T Servicel«at3p.m.,0VA8ePVe™graMa/eh "?ES'K»/.SU Rappahannock News P O Box 59 Washington. Va. 22747 (540)675-3338 (540)675-3088 (fax) Diversification is key to farmer’s philosophy By Galen C. McBride Rappahannock News Staff Writer Diversification, the war cry of Wall Street, forms the keystone of commercial cattle breeder Dick and Jeanie McNear’s successful farm management philosophy. As much business people as agriculturists, the McNears recognize that financial decisions drive modem farming practices. Since 1960, when McNear’s father first heeded his stockbroker’s advice to invest in real estate, McNear has based many of his farming decisions on spreading financial exposure and minimizing potential risk. “I’ve never lost money,” affirmed McNear in a recent interview, but neither has the farm made enough money to support the family without outside income. “There is no speculation with a cow/calf operation if you are a decent farmer.” By splitting his herd and breeding on a twice-yearly cycle, McNear can sell calves both in the spring and fall. That way, he is not totally dependent upon market conditions at any particular sale. Any See MCNEAR, Page A6 Rappahannock News Statl Photo/Cari Ebom ON THE FARM: Cattle breeder Dick McNear at home at Greenwood Farm. James William “Jim Bill” Fletcher Remembering ‘Jim Bill’ James William “Jim Bill” Fletcher, age 79, born Oct. 19, 1918, died at his home, Thornton Hill, in Sperryville, Va., on March 10, 1998. He was the son of the late William Meade and Martha Ball Buckner Fletcher. He graduated from law school at T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond in 1940. He became licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia on Oct. 19, 1939, which was his 20th birthday, however, he could not practice law until he was 21. He started his practice of law in Rappahannock County and practiced here his entire career, serving for a number of years as Commissioner of Accounts for the county. He served as chairman of the Seventh District Democratic Committee for 20 years. He was also chairman of Rappahannock County’s Democratic Committee for many years. From 1959 to 1963 he served as a member of the Spong Commission on Public Education. During the 1960’s he was chairman of the three-member State Board of Elections. He was president of the Rappahannock County Bar Association, served on the board of the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind in Staunton, and was a member of the Board of the Rappahannock National Bank, Washington, Va. Master of Foxhounds of the Rappahannock Hunt for over 30 years, he was one of the principals responsible for the Hunt gaining a reputation throughout the fox hunting world as the hardest-riding anywhere. He served for a See FLETCHER, Page A2

Grand Jury hands up five indictments By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Grand Jury indicted five people Monday in Rappahannock County Circuit Court. Tammi M. Cooper and Sandra L. Carter were both indicted for possession of cocaine. James H. Cross w'aa< indicted on charges of driving a motor vehicle after having beerf declared an habitual offender. Karen J. Moneymaker was indicted on forgery chargeaand Sam Warden on a charge ofYailure to appear in court following a felony charge. '*'■ ‘ In other court business: Joseph Bryan Ratliff was sentenced to five years, all suspended except three months, for his part in the theft of part of a collection of collector’s cars from Anthony Christopher Caporaletti, with whom he shared a house in May 1996. He also received three years supervised probation. Ratliff cooperated with the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office to help recover the items he took. Kevin Jerome Hooper received a sentence of 90 days in jail, which may be served on work release if he qualifies, for a Conviction of driving after having been declared an habit• nial offender. He also was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine, $2,000 of which was suspended on the condition that he have no further violations for a period of one year. After an almost day-long trial last week, Jeffrey Allen Costello was charged with DUI and sentenced to one year in jail, all but two months suspended and that to be served on work release. He was ordered to pay a $500 fine and his driver’s license was revoked for an indefinite period of time as this was his third DUI offense. Witnesses for the prosecution testified that they had stopped Costello on Route 634 when he appeared to be driving recklessly and after he stopped he verbally threatened them. Mary Jane Swift, of Route 634, called the sheriff’s office and a deputy responded. Costello was arrested and Swift asked for a peace bond which the court agreed to and set at $200. The following calls were routed through the dispatch center during the past week: March 3: 2:13 a.m., iryury from a fall, U.S. 522, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD and Washington VFD. March 5: 8:11 a.m., heart attack, Route 643, Amissville, Amissville VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 7:57 p.m., unconscious person, Route 643, Amissville, Amissville VFD and Flint Hill VFD. March 6:9:52 a.m., sickcall, Route 606, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD and Washington VFD; 12:22 p.m., brush fire, Route 729, Castleton, Castleton VFD and Speiryville VFD; 3:08 p.m., injuries from a fall, Route 660, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 3:15 p.m., public service, Route 624 Washington, Washington VFD; 3:44 p.m., vehicle fire, U.S. 211, Chester Gap, Flint Hill VFD and Chester Gap VFD. March 7: 10:10 a.m., transport, U.S. 211, Page County, Washington VFD; 2:46 p.m., injury from a fall, Town of Washington, Washington VFD; 5:04 p.m., back injury, Route 660 Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD. March 8: 3 a.m., sickcall, U.S. 522, Boston, Castleton VFD and Sperryville VRS; 12:31 p.m., false alarm, U.S. 522, Huntly, Chester Gap VFD and Flint Hill VFD. The following calls were received by the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office during the past week: March 2: susp. person/vehicle/incident, U.S. 522, Woodville; security check, Town of Washington; burglary, Route 622, Washington; telephone harass., Route 660, Chester Gap; larceny, Town of Washington; citizen request assist., U.S. 211, Washington; stranded motorist, U.S. 211, Woodville; neighborhood dispute, Route 707, Sperryville. March 3: stranded motorist, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; dog nuisance, Route 610, Chester Gap; stray cat or dog, Route 615, Castleton; bad checks, Route 636, Washington; animal control free text, Route 667, Sperryville; larceny, U.S. 211, Sperryville; info.gen., Route 749, Boston. March 4: public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville; info.gen., U.S. 211, Sperryville; telephone harass., Route 643, Amissville. March 5: info.gen., U.S. 211, Amissville and Route 618, Castleton; found property, Route 638, Flint Hill; dog nuisance, Route 626, Castleton; info.gen., U.S. 211, Sperryville; public service, Gay St., Washington; illegal dumping, Route 618, Castleton; public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville; traffic accident, U.S. 211, Ben Venue. March 6: telephone harass., Route 643, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 522, Huntly; lost or missing dog, Route 640, Amissville; stray cat or dog, Route 622, Washington; animal emerg., Route 612, Sperryville; dog nuisance, Route 651, Sperryville; public service, Route 231, Sperryville; public service, Route 666, Chester Gap; susp. person/vehicle/incident, Route 664, Huntly; susp. person/vehicle/incident, Route 622, Washington. March 7: stray livestock/horses, Route 635, Huntly; stray cat or dog, Route 622, Woodville; intoxication, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; assist Culpeper CSO, U.S. 522, Boston; stray cat or dog, Route 603, Boston; intoxication, U.S. 211, Washington; harassing comm., U.S. 211, Sperryville; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 522, Woodville. March 8: susp. person/vehicle/incident, U.S. 211, Washington; animal control free text, Route 729, Amissville; stray cat or dog, Route 617, Castleton; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 522, Woodville. District Court Docket The following cases were heard in the Rappahannock General District Court on Tuesday, March 3 and not previously reported in the Rappahannock News: Lawrence S. Robertson, 40/25, continued to March 19. Christopher Michael Hayes, 71/55, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Richard Gottfred Mann Jr., 81/55, amended to improper driving, $25/30. Jennifer Grey Eden, 74/55, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Gerard George Gold, 70/55, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Fletcher From page A1 » number of years as tie breaker for the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors. He additionally enjoyed motorcycling, flying, horse racing, apple orchards and farming. He was predeceased by his wife, Mildred Thornton Fletcher. His survivors include his five children, Mildred Fletcher Slater of Upperville, Va., Catherine Meade Fletcher, of Coles Point, Va., Louise Fletcher Tayloe of Charlottesville, Va,. James William Fletcher III, of Sperryville,Va., and Stuart Fletcher Trope, of Richmond, Va., and 10 grandchildren. Pallbearers named are the honorable Rayner V. Snead, James P. Jamieson, Larry L. LeHew, J. Newbill Miller, Dennis I. Belcher, and William Richard Settle. Honorary pallbearers are Lynn J. Atkins, John DeBergh, Robert H. Haskell III, Richard Lee Settle, Thomas Cross, and D. Brooke Miller. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 14, 1998, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cemetery, Woodville, Va. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hampton Foundation, P.O. Box 37, Washington, Va. 22747. Front Royal Bookkeeping and Tax Service has moved to 470 S. Commerce Ave., Suite D, in the Front Royal Business Park. We have improved and enlarged our 1 offices so that we can continue to pro- I vide you with great service, confidentiality, professionalism and quality. And most of all, no headaches for you! Call today for information or appointments! 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Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747. PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING CHAPTER OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CODE The Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County shall hold a public hearing on the following proposed amendment to the Rappahannock County Code on Monday, April 6,1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, VA. This amendment was approved for hearing by the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting of February 18,1998. The Zoning Chapter Amendment is as follows: 1. Amend §170-66 E by adding a new condition, to read: (7) In the Agricultural and Conservation zoning districts no such professional office shall be allowed except in an existing structure, and only in a structure on the property where the residence of the proprietor or proprietors of the business is located. This proposed amendment shall also be considered by the Rappahannock County Planing Commission at a Public Hearing to be held on Wednesday, March 18, 1998, at 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, VA. AH' interested persons are invited to attend and to make comment at either or both meetings, or by submitting written remarks for the record to the Zoning Administrator, PO Box 519, Washington, VA 22747. 3/4/98 - 3T PUB BOAR c o u Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Equalization for Rappahannock County will meet on the days hereafter listed for the purpose of hearing complaints of inequalities including errors in acreage. Upon hearing such complaints, either oral or written, the Board will give consideration AND INCREASE, DECREASE OR AFFIRM such real estate assessments. Before a change can be granted, the taxpayer or his agent, must overcome a clear presumption in favor of the assessment. The taxpayer or agent must prove that the property is not uniform with other similar properties or prove that the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value. Appointments will be scheduled every 30 minutes to minimize waiting. To appear before the Board of Equalization, please call 540-675-2445, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Meetings of the Board to hear objections will be held at The Courthouse, Washington, VA. The dates and times are: March 4,1998 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. March 13,1998 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. March 18,1998 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. March 27,1998 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Additional dates and times will be scheduled if necessary and advertised.) By order of the Rappahannock Board of Equalization Gordon Scott Halley, 74/55, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Gary Martin Rackson, 70/55, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Amy Lee Reed, 81/55, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Amy Lynn Troska, failure to drive to right of road, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Michelle Vaugn Wycinsky, 75/55, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Susan Marlene Henrikson, 71/55, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Mabel Christine Armel, 76/55, $100/30, non-compliance to driver’s improvement class. Shirley Patricia Carestia, dismissed, driver’s improvement class, complied with order. Joyce Jean Cooper, 72/55, $51/30, non-compliance to driver’s improvement class. Kelly A. Corcoran-EJssepian, 74/55, $57/30, non-comliance with driver’s improvement class. Paul Howard Davis, 74/51 $57/30, non-comliance wit driver’s improvement class. Jonathan W. Edwards 70/55, driver’s improvemer class, complied with order. Albert Lamont Graysor 75/55, $100/30, non-compl: ance with driver’s improvt ment class. Kyong Mi Lee, 74/55, drn er’s improvement class, con plied with order. James Michael Lorenz< 80/55, reckless driving $100/30, non-compliance wit driver’s improvement class. Bernadette Anne O’Hei: 83/55, driver’s improvemer class, complied with order. Michael Anthony Passiem 60/55, driver’s improvemer class, complied with order. Robert J. Pegoraro, 81/5£ amended to improper driving fine $25, suspended, $30 cost Kiel Paul Weaver, reckles driving, $125/30, non-compl ance with driver’s improvt ment class. Michael Randolph William! reckless driving, amende improper driving, fine $25, sus pended, $30 cost. Quilt raffle Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Jan LaValley This full-sized, four-bird quilt is being raffled with proceeds to be used for a scholarship to be awarded to a Rappahannock County High School graduate. It was hand quilted by the Homemakers Quilting Group. The quilt blocks are initialed and it is hand signed on the back, tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and may be purchased at Talk of the Town or at the Extension office. It will be on display on the second or fourth Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Extension office, when the quilting group meets. The drawing will be held April 25, Fodderstack Classic 10K Race day. Reminder to DOG OWNERS County Tags Past Due All Rappahannock County dog owners are reminded that they needed to obtain their dog licenses for 1998 no later than January 31. Dog tags are now PAST DUE. The Treasurer's Office is open from 8:30-4:30 Monday through Friday to serve you. Should you have any questions, please call (540) 675-3334. By Order of: John W. McCarthy, County Administrator THANK YOU! THANK YOU! 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tisL Photo Courtesy of Southern Persuasion LOOKING AHEAD: Southern Persuasion is busy producing a <'D. From left back, Steve Dennis, Lou Warren and Joe Jones; front from left, Paul Colandonato and Aaron Murphy. Local group on the road to ‘CDville’ By Jan LaVaeley Rappahannock News Staff Writer Southern Persuasion will bring their own brand of entertainment to the Flint Hill fire hall this Saturday for a dance to be held from 9 p.m. to whenever, says Steve Dennis, vocalist and rhythm guitarist. The five-member band is working to raise money in order to finance the making of their first CD which they hope to release this June. The group has been together for three years and the members have remained the same with the exception of Bill Harris, who quit playing to do lights and sound for the band. Dennis heads things up and Aaron Murphy is lead guitarist and also plays mandolin. Lou Warner divides his talents between guitar, synthesizer, steel guitar and harmonica. Paul Colandonato, on bass and Joe Jones, the drummer, round out the group. “We haven’t done CDs before. We’ve been playing clubs all over the area and state and even in four or five surrounding states," Dennis said. “We have our own following and Joe began writing songs which we listened to, liked and began using in our shows. “The audience liked them too and even learned some of them and will sing them as they daince. So we decided to record our own CD.” The CD will be a standard mix — some sad, some upbeat — of Jones’ songs and will be a country music disc. The group does everything from Alan Jackson to Molly Hatchet, Dennis says, but this CD will be original and country in flavor. Most people would think that coming up with original music and perfecting the songs would be the difficult part — not so. The real work began when they started recording, said Dennis. They have recorded in the studio for about 20 hours so far and are going back this Sunday. “It’s an expensive process and the recording is just part of it. You have to get the tracks just right, you want them to be perfect because that’s what will Wakefield banquet brings Middle Ages to life By G m.kn C. McBridk Kappah; nnock .Ww- Staff Writer Zounds and forsooth! The duchy of Wakefield Country Day School hereby proclaims a day of great feasting, jousting and joy amongst all its inhabitants. Come ve. fair ladies and ;iohle sirs, to the royal banquet, on the twelfth day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninetyJight. So saith their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Wakefield. As the Duke’s Royal ’reclamation rings across the md. the merry students and ci.ool faculty assemble, lressed in festive garb, to partake of roasted wild beast, sweetings, and other delicacies, and compete in games of skill and endurance. So doth Pamela LynnTucker. Wakefield medieval listory teacher, describe the school's sixteenth annual medieval revel. . This project, which takes months of planning, is one of the most popular events of the Wakefield school year. The purpose of the banquet, said Lynn-Tucker, "is to make the period come alive.” Held in the school's multi-purpose auditorium, the banquet, jousting tournament. and royal fair are recreated, complete with fortune tellers, heralds, face painters, musicians, and colorful pavilions. The teachers decorate the auditorium as a Great Hall, idding pointed Gothic arches md stained glass to the windows and hanging bright banners from the high, beamed ceiling. Mail-clad knights gallumph on spirited stick horses in the lists or topple each other >ff a balance beam using .padded quarterstaves, while •fair damsels and courtiers vie !for honors in period costumes, .pursue a grand quest, or enjoy light-hearted carnival games. More than 150 parents, staff, and students in grades 312 participate. Each bring Old ."World linger food to share — There were no forks in the -Middle Ages — and a carved JENKINS SMALL ENGINE REPAIR Xo Job Too Big Or Too Small New and used parts available. Johnny Jenkins (540) 987-8173 OWN! * ERT1 ^ * yg wooden trencher to use as a plate. Lynn-Tucker bakes bread for “sopping” and the custodial staff takes great pleasure in roasting “a haunch of beast” on a spit in the school courtyard. Two students, the boy and girl having the highest grade point averages in the ninth grade medieval history class, become Duke and Duchess for the day. Besides presiding over the banquet, the Duke also judges the “justice play,” meting out summary punishment. The play, written and performed by ninth grade students, takes place during the meal as if it were actually occurring. The students create a crime, arrest the offender, conduct a trial and, according to the traditions of the day, impose an ordeal of honor. One year, said LynnTucker, the volunteer defendant successfully challenged his ordeal and was declared innocent. The students rigged a “water torture” by putting pennies and a single dime in a barrel filled with water. The accused had to retrieve the dime within a specified period of time. To everyone’s amazement, he did, and was set free. Another highlight of the tourney is the pancake race commemorating Shrove (or Fat) Tuesday. Fat Tuesday (Mardi gras in French, the international language of medieval Europe), is the last day before Lent, a 40-day season of fasting. In addition to engaging in wholesale gluttony, people tried to use up all available fat so it would not go to waste. Frying the pancakes was a way to do so. “There is an art,” explained Lynn-Tucker, “to making a pancake that can fall off a spoon and not disintegrate.” It took her several years to get the recipe just right. The older children also ride Attention Pet Owners Rabies Vaccination Clinic Rappahannock County and the Rappahannock County Animal Welfare League will sponsor a rabies vaccination clinic on Saturday, March 21, 1998, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Washington Volunteer Fire Hall, in Washington, VA. Rabies vaccinations will be provided by Cathy Kreyling, for a fee of $6.00 per animal. Wakefield Country Day School at Huntly (Preschool through 12th Grade) Cordially invites you to attend an OPEN HOUSE Saturday, March 14, 1998 10:00 a.m.-l:00 p.m. or Sunday, March 15, 1998 1:00-3:00 p.m. • Tour the school • Meet teachers, students, parents & administration • Review classroom & curriculum materials & texts • Receive background information on the school's history, curriculum & philosophy • Schedule admissions placement tests ror further information or to register, please call the School Office: (540) 635-8555 F.O. Box 739, Flint Hill, Virginia 22627 WCDS is accredited by the Virginia Independent School Association whose accreditation process has been approved by the Virginia Council tor Private Education Committee on ■> Accreditation as authorized by the Virginia State Board ot Education. I k Wakefield Country Day School does not discriminate m admissions and hiring policies on the basis of hr^ race. color, sen. religion, ethnic background, country ot national origin or handicapped status^ inn out on a royal quest, or scavenger hunt, combing the school and grounds for treasure. The winning team receives goldfoil-wrapped candies as a reward. After the quest, the Duke inducts those seventh grade students who have maintained at least a B-average in British history into the Society of the Rose (ladies) or the Order of the Spurs (gentlemen). According to Lynn-Tucker, the Duke also knights the squires, “with all due ceremony.” Throughout the banquet, the fourth, fifth and sixth graders provide entertainment. They play recorders and sing rounds in Latin. Some musically-inclined parents play harps or other instruments. For additional information about the banquet or Wakefield Country Day School, contact registrar Marion Robbins, 635-8555. come out and you want people to get their money’s worth,” Dennis said. He gave an example: The group did a 60 second commercial spot for Up Country 107.7 radio station out of Warrenton, and two 30 second spots, and the three spots took over 14 hours to record. The group is recording their CD at Phoenix Productions in Browntown, Warren County, which is owned by George Hodgkiss. Dennis said Hodgkiss has been great. “Whatever we want to do he bends over backwards to make us sound good. It’s totally different than playing in clubs, or live, because it has to sound good — you have to make it sound the best you possibly can.” The CD will sell for $12 once it is finished. But the duplication process still has to be completed after the recording is done. They are looking at packages from different companies and haven’t decided who to use yet. They will market the CD locally and at clubs where ever they play. “The clubs have asked us to sell them when we play and even to promote the CD,” Dennis said. Other places such as some country and western stores around the area have also agreed to sell their CD. The band hopes the sales will generate greater exposure and help them break into the area of becoming a "weekend opening band” for other larger shows. But unless something phenomenal happened, says Dennis, they still plan to stay local. “We all have families and jobs we like — good jobs — we’re established. So we don’t want to give that up.” They do hope that people will come out Saturday to the fire hall and support them. The cover charge is $10 per person. “We’re really looking forward to this dance,” Dennis said. “We’ll also have some items to raffle off. We want everyone to come out and we hope we get a good turn out.” Nofziger to speak at dinner Kappahannock County Republicans will celebrate the achievements and legacy of President Ronald Reagan on Saturday evening, March 14, 1998 at their Reagan Day Dinner. The featured speaker is Lyn Nofziger who began his political career in 1966 as press secretary to Ronald Reagan, who was running for governor of California at the time. He also served as Reagan’s director of communications and chief speech writer. Nofziger has had a close personal relationship with President Reagan for more than 30 years. When Reagan was inaugurated as president, he became the Reagan’s assistant for political affairs. Reagan biographer Lou Cannon once wrote that Nofziger is the best press secretary Reagan ever had. The dinner will be held at the Washington Volunteer Fire Department beginning at 6 Lyn Nofziger p.m. This pot-luck-style dinner is open to the public and free of charge. Rappahannock County Republican chairman Walter Longyear said, “The insight Lyn Nofziger has to Reagan’s accomplishments and legacy is extraordinary. We are honored to host his appearance in Rappahannock County.” For additional details about the dinner or free tickets may call Longyear at 675-3679. ? 'r.VsS'to benefit a OB' Alum T PADATTAir fV^IUTlMl V^rLLLD vAKL AND LiLiAKNINU V^ISN rij/K x«. All proceeds will go to the Scholarship Program C.C.L.C. is a Nationally Accredited Learning Center is rated Fifth in Excellence in Virginia. #9 is Hare Finds will be sponsoring several raffles for local charities throughout the coming months! : .. ‘ . fS : i ■ ■ u ' * t m mmm ■ ■■ ■ ' S: : ■ V’,-:-. ' Tickets may be obtained at many local bust * nesses. Stop by Rare Finds and Washington fm -9 !tt! iill 1 Antique and Fine Arts Center, both in Washington, Virginia. ■ •'SS\ j SS * : Raffle to begin on Saturday, March 14. Drawing to be held on Wednesday, April 8 m Beanies to include: 7 * H i s .. .x. 1st fgggL * : ' At least 3 Princess Bears Christm; Hoppity Christmas Bear ilwr '4 ' *' ’* ’ * * Cubbie Floppity •iKt. ■mm mi Hlppity §§1 g 11 And others!! Winner takes all! Winner need not be present p | * * .. lvv< - X ■' £ JC : : . - ■ , •' . ' f < Raffle tickets $5 each. For information please contact Child Care and Learning Center 540*675-3237 'Tv'.'M r ^ /'J& XX ' • -V^ - » ** X • -

-ftappatjannocfe Jlctos— 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 Executive Vice President David Smith Senior Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 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.re. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1998 Our View Musical kudos Local bands releasing original album, CDs and looking for support Rappahannock’s own Everything Band and Southern Persuasion are both expecting a big weekend. The Everything Band has just made a national release of their album “Super Natural” which will be available locally at Mountainside Market and Cabin Fever Books. They will also have an area CD release show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Friday. A bus will leave Rappahannock at 7:30 p.m. from Washington to take fans to the club in support of the group. There are several spaces left. Interested persons should call 987-9417. Southern Persuasion, also a local band, is having a dance at the Flint Hill fire hall Saturday, from 9 p.m. to whenever. They are raising money to finish the recording and duplication of their CD which they hoped to have finished by June. These are two more local examples of the wealth of talent residing in Rappahannock. If you have the time, check out one of these groups this weekend and show your support of local artists. Or, better yet, get a copy of their new CDs when they come out. Rappahannock Today -mi" m— i m - r >mi 11 in —i—i^—^rntriiriT~TrT~Tnn ; Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Carl Ebom Five Forks Road, off The Shade Road, is presently being cleared for road improvements. ■m Down Memory Lane 30 Years Ago Thursday, March 7, 1968 A dance will be held in the new fire hall at Sperryville on Friday night, March 22. Music will be by the Clarke County Ramblers and the dance is sponsored jointly by the Sperryville Fire Department and the Rappahannock Jaycees. Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department announces a new phone system. A phone has been installed in a private residence where someone is in attendance at all times. The Arts and Crafts Project group will meet Tuesday, March 12, 10 a.m. at the Cab-Inn, in Sperryville. Anyone interested in almost any form of craft work is invited to join the group. Present pro jects are tote bags and lamp shades. 25 Years Ago Thursday, March 8, 1973 Frances Foster of Washington was appointed treasurer of Rappahannock County to fill the unexpired term of Robert L. Brown. She assumed her duties March 1 after taking the oath of office as administered by E.M. Jones, clerk. Deputy treasurer is Judy Armentrout Black of Woodville, who fills the vacancy created when Foster stepped up. Mud, mud was everywhere at Saturday’s annual Rappahannock Point-to-Point Races but the rain dampened few fans’ enthusiasm. James Allsberry Jr. of Flint Hill took a pile of parts and pieces and concocted a lawn motor which really runs. He creat m* , mi ed the machine in the adult ed class wt$h Richard Helmer as instructor. £ 10 Years Ago I Thursday, March 10, 1988 • The extended forecast for the weekend^ calls for cloudy weather Thursday and£? Friday with a chance of rain through t&fe weekend. Temperatures will show a .JJJ gradual warming trend into the high 5(}jj to low 60s. Lows will remain above freezing at night. >»» In an effort to make local government^ more accessible and encourage a highdC level of citizen participation the * Rappahannock supervisors will hold ; their monthly board meetings on the first Monday beginning at 2 p.m. with all public hearings set for 7 p.m. on that '' same evening. nt Letters Not just a house By Rabbi Carla Theodore Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The house that burned down on my property last week was not just any house. It was a special house. We had made the bricks ourselves from the earth on which it stood. And then, with the bricks that we had made, using the design of the family that would live in it, we built the house. “We” refers to our “intentional community” — about 20 to 25 adults and children striving to bring the smallest gestures of our lives into conformity with our large ideals. Thus the conventional white lies and little courteous liypocrisies of normal intercourse gave way to an attempt at moment by moment honesty framed by what we hoped was love. Our purchases must do no harm nor be made inhumanely. We lived without television. We made what we could of what we needed, milked our goats and tried to grow our veggies without harmful poisons to the earth or the food. For seven years we supported ourselves by running for our own children, and for up to 10 boarding students, a Summerhillian type school — a school where the students were allowed to control their own time. This meant that classes were voluntary. At one time the county threatened to sue us for non-compliance with the compulsory education laws. Our lawyer successfully advanced our contention that “everything that happens here is school.” While the Summerhillian philosophy is not in vogue today, and while many douhting Thomases were convinced at the time that our students would suffer for their unprecedented freedom, we managed to get every one of our college aspiring students into the college of his or her choice. Today, among our former students, are two highpowered lawyers, a professional dancer, a psychotherapist, a pediatric endocrinologist, a singer, a writer and a computer whiz. But in my minds eye they are all still teenagers. I see them laughing and working side by side with the adults, mixing the dirt and cement and feeding the mix into the press — from which, like muffins, the bricks would emerge. Or they are bent over a row of organically grown beans, picking bugs off one by one. Or, they are working with the staff in a frantic clean-up of the main house before a would-be student arrives with his parents, while three other students refuse to help, on strike against our “hypocrisy.” “Let them see us as we are!” Last Wednesday night the sheriff’s office woke me at 3 a.m. to inform me there was a fire on my property. I told myself it couldn’t be much of a fire, for brick doesn’t bum — I was wrong. Everything burned — except the brick. Four brick walls — the brick as beautiful as it was from the start — the light sandy or rose color of the soil. I looked at those denuded walls and wept. A few days later Mimi Cantwell studied these very special brick walls and suddenly she said, “Why not a secret garden?” Of course! Hallelujah! What a fabulous way to honor those bricks and the spirit of the idyllic world towards which our little community had aspired. Some of you, hearing of the fire, have asked if there’s anything you can do to help. The answer is “yes!” Bring over a pail of good earth or some lovely miniature tree or shrub or flower to help me to resurrect new life, new beauty, between these beloved walls. Help make Rappahannock trash free How would you like someone to throw a beer can or garbage bag on your living room floor? We at Trash Free Rappahannock think of the county’s roadsides as part of our living room, our home, and we think it’s getting pretty trashy! Therefore, the committee for a Trash Free Rappahannock (TFR) is offering $10,000 at the rate of $3 per bag to people in the county who clean up the roadside litter that is turning Rappahannock into “Trashahannock.” This is being organized as a “beat the clock” annual competition. The first one begins March 21 and ends April 18. If 3,333 bags have not been picked up by April 18, there will still be money left on the table that might have helped someone. The clock stops when $10,000 is due the collectors, or on April 18, whichever comes first. Here’s how you can help yourself and the county: Payment and contribu tions (or bending for bucks): Citizen picker uppers; for each bag collected (to the brim please), $3 will be credited to your personal account, $1 for your pocket and $2 for a cause of your choice. Examples are volunteer fire departments, youth groups, churches, rescue squads, school activities, 4-H, scouts, day care center, library, nonprofit organizations, etc. Organize a pledge team. On a well trashed road you can stuff six bags an hour. We know, we’ve done it. How will it work? There are designated sign up centers: Mountainside Market, Sperryville; Hackley’s Store, Amissville; Dennis’ Store, Scrabble; Laurel Mills Store, Laurel Mills/Castleton; Williams Store, Chester Gap. At these centers citizens register their road pick-up sites and designated organizations and are given official VDOT extrastrength orange bags. Tracking cards will be kept on each person or group and will include information such as name, address, telephone, date of registry, date and location of pick-up, bag count, recipient organization (you may want to donate the full $3). Once a roadside collection is completed, participants are to call TFR coordinator Hunt Harris at the Ragged Mountain Resource Center, 987-3366, so he can visit the location and certify the collection. Then Harris will contact VDOT for removal to the landfill. In order to qualify you must leave your bags at your site and contact Harris for verification. Word of mouth is not acceptable. Bags must contain legitimate roadside trash and will be checked. Please be fair and honest about this. Disqualified will be such items as sand, dead animals, manure, household trash, etc. Tracking cards will be continuously updated throughout the contest and submitted to Doug Baumgardner’s Law Office at the end of the designated time period (April 18) for monetary distribution to individuals, causes and organizations. Individual prizes: An additional incentive will be the awarding of prizes for total number of bags picked up as follows: first place, $300; second place, $200; third place, $100. We hope that this initial Trash Free Rappahannock project will be an event to be proud of in the county for years to come. Please start considering county roadsides as an extension of your home and living room, and help us with this “spring cleaning” effort while helping local causes too! For more information call Harris, FAX him at 987-3365, or e-mail hunt@mnsinc.com. Thank you! Hunt Harris John Kiser Rae Ross Doug Baumgardner TFR Committee Retreat a concern Ml As reported in the Rappahannock News Feb. 25, I appeared at a recent meeting of the Rappahannock County Planning Commission to express my concern over plans for a retreat and recreation center along the south bank of the Hughes River near my Slate Mills neighborhood. Together with Mary Bittinger, I spoke for a number of neighbors and others concerned with the protection of this scenic and still unspoiled river in a largely agricultural community. So far no details of plans have been confirmed by the Northern Virginia church group pursuing the retreat and recreation center project. It may be assumed, however, that the plan will be the same or a variant of the one presented last year for a site near Huntly. That plan was rejected by the Rappahannock County authorities after a public hearing. Residents of this county are now faced with a renewed attempt by the same group to realize a totally unsuitable project in this area, albeit on a site that is just outside the jurisdiction of Rappahannock County. Could it be that moving a contested development project just across the county line will invalidate all the well founded objections raised earlier when the sitp was on this side of that line? It so happens that the new site, Mount of the RoCk Farm off Route 605, lies in' Culpeper County. Road access, however, is mainly via Rappahannock County" roads. These roads seem "1 quite unsuitable to carry tiff additional traffic likely to be generated by the proposed recreation center. All other' arguments presented before ‘ the Rappahannock Board in respect of the Huntly site also would seem to apply equally in respect of the neW site. Considering the presently quite unspoilt nature of the Hughes River, some of those arguments may apply with even greater force. Residents of this neighborhood and others concerned with road safety and environmental protection will certainly want to be ' watchful not to miss an opportunity to raise their - concerns before the proper ’ authorities. These are, in the first instance, the | Culpeper County authori- ■ ties. But they also would like to be assured that their own, the Rappahannock County authorities will use whatever channels may be available to represent their residents’ interests before the authorities of the neighboring jurisdictions. 11 Hans W. Gerhard Slate Mills Response appreciated The deep concern for Sharon Scott has been manifested by the generous response to the fund plea. Sharon is undergoing intensive therapy and is responding favorably. She is able to speak somewhat, her fractured ankle is healing, but her right arm remains , paralyzed. We thank each of you for your concern, your contributions, your prayers and thoughts, all of which will,., help to pull her through. Sarah Latham Amissville

The rugged and stalwart beauty of the Virginia Pine j March is as good a time as an^ to admire pine trees. Maybe its best. Though branches and twigs of deciduous trees show distinct and clean in winter, one longs for a bit of green. Pines, along with red cedars, supply that. Both are ubiquitous in the northern Virginia Piedmont and drives along rural roads are made livelier by their reassuring presence. Writers about trees have little of a positive nature to say about my favorite, the Virginia pine, pinus virginiana. It’s not a big tree, they write, only about 30 to 40 feet high. A tree does not have to be big to be grand. In describing the soil in which the Virginia pine thrives, they use such terms as impoverished, poor, thin, dry and fallow. My pine is also termed aggressive. I am glad of it. Some tree has to survive in the soil man has worn out with his repeated planting of crops. Pinus virginiana has more common names than most trees; it’s listed as Scrub, Jersey, River, Spruce and Possum Pine in the areas where it grows, from New Jersey south to Florida. I found a common name in one book, published in 1948, that I cannot use in print because it is not “politically correct.” Lee Trott and I often explore “back roads.” Few stands of trees, no matter how small, lack a Virginia pine or two. Each has a long straight, limb less trunk with clusters of needle-covered branches at the very top. In order to survive, pines must top the deciduous trees and attain the sunlight. I am always alert to a Virginia pine growing in the open, not crowded by other trees. With no competition for space the Virginia pine has a rugged, stalwart kind of beauty. It grows wild and untram All Things Wild And Wonderful John Trott meled, with its own individual and unique shape. It’s as if the tree is saying, “I’m here whether you like it or not.” These trees in the open are heavily clustered with smallish, dark, red-brown cones. Consequently, the trees sports its own singular adornment and hangs on to old cones year after year. The cones of Virginia pine are rarely over two inches long and take two years to mature; they are composed of scales that are armed with a sharp bristle. A mature pine cone that has done its work producing seeds — thus arranging for future Virginia pines — is what remains of a female flower. Male cones are much smaller; it is these that fill the air with yellow pollen in spring. Pines are defined by the length and number of their leaves, the needles. White pines, pinus strobus, are elegant trees, frequently planted where pines are wanted. .The needles of this pine can be five inches long and there are five in a bundle. It’s easy to remember: W-h-i-t-e has five letters and each bluish-green needle sports a fine white line. Pinus virginiana has only two grayish-green needles in a bundle; each less than three inches long. They are unique in that each needle is twisted and grows out at unusual angles. All this adds to the “templelike nobility” of the tree, “full of its own music and incense.” Those fine words are by Donald Culross Peattie, he was referring to the splendid pungent smell of a clump of Virginia pines in the heat of a Virginia summer and the soft sighing of the wind through the clustered needles. Peattie’s Natural History of the Trees is a book I recommend to anyone who loves trees. The Virginia or scrub pine is now valued for pulp wood. Does anyone plant them or do they just distribute themselves and start the march of plant succession from broom sedge to mature deciduous forest? Abandoned farm land, if left alone, will soon produce a crop of seedlings of pinus virginiana; they eventually become dense and crowd each other for space and light. A monoculture of our native pine will result if left to its own purposes. It won’t last long (how long is “long” in nature?) because it will eventually be disrupted when the seed of a red maple is whirled in among the pines by the wind. Tulip poplar seeds, also wind borne soon follow. Both will grow more rapidly than the pines and overtop them. The next stage — the deciduous forest — is set. Hickories and oaks find the soil created by the maples and poplars to their liking and take over to eventually produce a climax forest. Even this is not so stable as it appears. As older trees die and are felled by wind or ice, the summer canopy opens and saplings, curtailed in growth by dense shade, take advantage of the space. So, the Virginia pine is just a step along the slow way most of us are too impatient to observe. Besides that, we lack the time; our lives are too short. In an open field, the Virginia pine makes its cragged, unsymmetricai .-tand and creates a sharply etched silhouette against the winter sky. It’s those I most admire. Regional forensics winners IK Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Jan LaValley The Rappahannock High School Public Speaking team traveled to the Regional Forensics meet last week at Madison County High School. Emily Taylor and Dean Payne took fifth in the region in duo interpretation and Michael Letsen took fifth in the region for oratory. Above, from left, Dean Payne, Michael Letsen, Coach Jon Heddleston, Chad Heddleston and Sarah Gillies of MCHS after the awards ceremony. Madison was the Region B champion. RAA try-outs set for Saturday Q1 JjLAA’s baseball and softball season is quickly approaching. Try-outs for new players, players moving up to the next age group and players wishing to change teams are scheduled for Saturday, March 14, at the Rappahannock Elementary School. ijhe RAA is down on the number of registrations for boys minor league baseball. Players between the ages of 8yea^s-old (prior to Aug. 1) and 9-years-old are needed. Late registrations are still being accepted by the league in #11 age groups. To register call Fred Naramore at 9375367. Jhe schedule of try-outs are as follows: Baseball: ^T-Ball — no try-outs scheduler T-Ball coaches will draft players between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Minor league — try-outs at 9:30,to 11 a.m. Major league — try-outs at 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Babe Ruth — try-outs March 28 from 10 to 11:30 a.rft, at Stuart Field. Softball: All ages — tryouts at 1 to 2:3$ p.m. A work day at Stuart Field is fanned for 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 21. All returning players,.new players, coaches and paints are asked to turn out in mass to help get the fields in ehape for the approaching season. Anyone wishing to help should arrive at the field, dressed for the weather with shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, etc. Rain date for the work day is '&lt for March 28. , 'The construction of the new snack bar/equipment shed has begun, but weather problems continue to hinder thft® effort. Tiger Valley Back h60 Service dug the footers for the new building and helped set poles for batting cages this past weekend. Their efforts and support are greatly appreciated by the RAA. Anyone wishing to con- tribute to. the construction fund is urged to contact either Fred Naramore at 937-5367 or Hodge Miller at 675-1394. Contributions of money, construction materials, etc. will be put to good use. DEADLINE! Vehicle Decals Must Be Purchased By April 15, 1998 Where: County Treasurer's Office When: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. What: Bring Copy of Registration Card Before Decal Can Be Issued. All Delinquent Personal Property Taxes In Name Of Applicant Must Be Paid Before Decals Can Be Issued! Frances A. Foster Treasurer BIG CLEARANCE Winter SALE\ 017 Same Low Price Still Only $199*v 021 *30 off, was *249** Now *219* w/14" 025 *30 off, was *299* Now *269” w/16" 029 036 £RQ $50 off, was *349* NowWw/16" *50 off, was *549* Now *499* w/16" 044 $30 off, was *679* Now $64995 w/16" 046 *30 off, was *729* Now *699* w/16" 020T *200 off, was *649* Now *449* w/14" J.A. SWAN, JR. & CO -a IWM.' Ira Hoffman I .ant* ki. 2» N«mh i Across faun (i>-Op» • Ctrtpeper Scouts hold ceremony Photos Courtesy of David Clanagan Local Boy Scout Troop 123, and scout leader Tammy Pullen, at left, held their Blue and Gold Dinner on Feb. 28. Other scout groups performed skits and made presentations during the evening. The Webelos II conducted the Arrow of Light Ceremony, at left bottom. The Arrow of Light is the Cub Scouts highest award and the only cub scout badge that can be worn on the Boy Scout uniform. Scouts receiving the award were: Ethan Berry, Marc Deal, Max Haynes, Humberto LePelch and Michael Thiel. Their special guest speaker Capt. Pierre J. Thuot, below, former Naval officer and astronaut. RAPPAHANNOCK RAPfDAN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD OVER AGE 55? NEED MORE INCOME? E W Paid Training Programs in a variety of part-time work opportunities. • In-Home Care Aides • Clerical Work • Grounds Maintenance • Radio Dispatchers • Many Others / Jauquier {ElmerDemocratv Presents Tlic Home & Garden Show Featuring Exhibits & Seminars v from over 30 local businesses > \ 6 jr Saturday, March HI XiJxL. 9ani4pm l (' Harvey L. Pearson National Guard Armory Warrenton, Virginia Tickets HS.00 in Advance, or 86.00 at the door Advance Ticket Sales: Fauquier Times-Ih-niocrat - Old Town Warrenton Panorama Travel - (Hunt Shopping Center State Biink of'Remington - Bealeton Brunch Western Auto - Marshall _Brown's Wooti Stuff'- Broadview Ave

riy Shop opens Saturday in Sperryville By Mary Beth Martin Rappahannock News Staff Writer Unless you are an avid fisherman you wouldn’t understand the enticement having your own fly fishing shop. Paul Kearney and Steve Tenney thought about it for several years and when Cliff Miller offered them space in the old Sperryville School Annex they jumped at the opportunity. The Thornton River Fly Shop opens this Saturday. Keeping the school house theme, the new business partners began restoring the building on Feb. 1. Tenney, who owned a restoration business in Alexandria, began by adding a dividing wall to separate their space from the other half occupied by furniture painter, Cindy Eison. Instead of installing drywall, they matched the tongue and groove paneling, painted the walls a pale golden yellow and highlighted the trim a distinctive dark green. James Leake, whose real estate office is in the building’s basement, helped to salvage old lights from his office. Out r of seven lights they were able to assemble four that worked. They painted the blackboard so it now looks like it did in the early 1900s. Soon the blackboard will display the current stream conditions and Thornton River Fly Shop sales. The wall of windows framing the view of the Thornton River make it an idyllic location for a fly fishing business. A life-long antique collector, Tenney furnished the store with a number of antiques including a pot-bellied stove that he said he had been shuffling around for years. Tenney said they resurrected a mahogany display cabinet from a junk yard and it is now the centerpiece of the store with its new beveled glass top, mirrored back and custom-made base. Besides numerous old chairs, a pew from the old Blessed Sacrament Church in Alexandria will add to the quaint serenity. “This is going to be furnished with antiques, the only thing new will be the coffee maker,” Tenney joked. They hope their shop becomes a clearing house for fishing — --, WAKEFIELD SCHOOL The Plains, Virginia ~ Grades Pre-K through 12 •Average SAT score of 1290 • I 00% OF GRADUATES placed at SELECTIVE COLLEGES • Students regularly qualify for NATIONAL TALENT PROGRAMS • Competitive annual tuition • Spectacular, new, centrally located, 50-acre campus • Bus SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE PiEDMONT • Financial assistance available ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 15 2:00 p.m. (540)253-5393 EVERYONE CAN SAVE AT THE CO OP! r Spring Spectacular Saler/4- ‘S'Kztcfr&i Through March 21! We Have What You Need To Get Ready For Spring! • Mulches • Fertilizers • Mowers Paints ^ • Soil GARDEN CENTER Opening Soon! New Shipments Arriving Daily! Conditioners > Soils ► String Trimmers • Poly Tarps • More! W. C. Brown, retired agriculture extension agent can now be found at the Warrenton Farmers’ Co-op. AARRENTON FARMERS’ CO-OP 3 blocks from the intersection of Culpeper Street and Rt. 29S, 1 block from Horse Show Grounds 143 Washington Street • 347-7100 Store Hours: Mon. - rn., 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 Sat., 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Member of VA Nurseryman *s Association - information and a place to enjoy sitting around a wood stove. The partners, both experienced guides and instructors, will offer fishing lessons. The location next to the Thornton River is an ideal place to teach casting and test items for sale. “It was a source of frustration for me not to be able to see how equipment performed when I bought things at a suburban shop,” Kearney said, “but here customers can try it before they buy it.” They plan on carrying a full line of equipment and new lines and items are coming in weekly. The Diamond Back rods they will stock are “the best,” including rods at an entry-level price of $200, he added. Both collectors of fly-fishing tackle, they plan to sell items like 1920s bamboo fly rods and reels. The shop will carry a top line of hard-to-find outdoor clothing made by Filson of Seattle, a company that outfitted goldrushers going to the Klondike since the 1800s. Fly fishing is like golf — a person never stops improving their game, Kearney said. Kearney, 41, has been the manager at the Cherrydale Glass Shop in Warrenton for five years and he has worked for the company at other locations for 23 years. He grew up in Falls Church and Vienna, and moved to Castleton in 1991 with his wife Maureen, a Ph.D. candidate in biology at George Washington University. They have a 6-year-old son, Sam. Kearney said he wanted to live in this area all his life, calling it the “most beautiful place in Virginia.” Tenney, 50, is a native of New Hampshire and has worked as a professional guide and instructor, restorationist and builder. Also a commercial pilot, he flew George Bush’s and Bob Dole’s jets during their Presidential campaigns. He lives in Warrenton with his wife, Sarah, and daughters Elizabeth Reynolds, 8, and Carrie Anne, 16. Both Kearney and.Tenney are avid environmentalists and belong to a number of different conservation organizations. They mentioned Trout Unlimited, a national organization based in Arlington, which works to protect cold-water resources. “Trout are one of the most sensitive creatures to environmental pollution since they eat mostly insects found in streams,” Kearney said. He noted that the Shenandoah National Park Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Mary Beth Martin GONE FISHIN’: Paul Kearney and Steve Tenney open their Thornton River Fly Shop this Saturday. offers some of the best native brook trout fishing in the country, but pollution from run-off and especially acid rain from coal burning states poses a threat to the fish’s habitat. As the park’s streams become more stressed more insects die and the fish population drops. Cops From Page A1 car seemed to be out of place said Sheriff Gary Settle of the incident. Dodson later found the truck at the site and it appeared to have been used to pull another vehicle out of the ditch at the side of the road. Whomever took the truck had hot wired it and driven it from The Emporium parking lot to the site where the car had beeii observed earlier and then left it there. The sheriff’s office took prints from the truck >■ and traced the license number but the tag came back to individuals who no longer live at the address registered. The incident is still under investigation. McNear From Page A1 losses he might sustain can be evened out by profits at another time of year. He is also careful to avoid faddish extremes in his breeding program. “Part of my philosophy,” he explained, “is to stay pretty close to the middle of the road .” The McNears raise purebred commercial black Angus and Angus-cross cattle. Though they sold about 50 adult cows last fall because of the hay shortage caused by last summer’s drought, they primarily market feeder calves at both the spring and fall sales. McNear is now looking for some replacement heifers to bring his herd back up to its optimum size. Jeanie McNear, the horse fancier in the family, has her eye on the growing field hunter market. Draft-Thoroughbred crosses are in great demand for foxhunting. “This is something we can do together,” Jeanie McNear said. “We haven’t invested a whole lot of money (in the horses). We have no investment in the facilities. The barns were already on the property,” added McNear. The McNears’ business started out small, but with b-ig horses. Their halfThoroughbred/half-draft (Percheron, Clydesdale, or Irish Draft) mares were bred last year to a pure Thoroughbred stallion. The foals, which are expected in April, will be threequarter Thoroughbred field hunters. Based on their projected size and structure, they should be able to carry heavier weights and have more endurance than most lighter horses would. The draft blood should make them more tractable and sensible in the field. Dick McNear also thinks that making high quality “horse hay” could prove lucrative. A separate field is available. Horse feed generally requires higher protein content and better palatability than hay fed to cattle. In order to achieve and protect the higher protein content, the hay must be harvested earlier and stored carefully. Because of all the effort required and the lower per acre yield, horse quality hay tends to sell at a higher price. Approximately 160 acres of the farm is now devoted to mixed hay (orchard grass, timothy, clover, and fescue) production for winter cattle feed. “We were the first of the outsiders to move into Rappahannock County,” said McNear. “Land was fairly cheap — only about $70 an acre. The dollar was worth more.” The elder McNear, who served as Post Commander at Vint Hill Farms Station in Warrenton, bought the 500acre “Greenwood” in 1960. Since then, the family added about 500 acres more. Three years ago, the McNears lease/purchased the D. Lyle Miller farm, “Hilltop,” adjacent to Greenwood. The farms essentially operate as a unit. “Everything had to be real Army for Father, neat and painted,” McNear observed. ' SAVE NOW ON All REMAINING FALL & WINTER MERCHANDISE! Peebles Grot Fashions. Grot Pricas. Evary Doyl ROYAL PLAZA • FRONT ROYAL, VA • (540) 635-3101 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9; SUN 12-5 LURAY SHOPPING CENTER • LURAY, VA • (540) 743-1110 • HOURS: MON.-FRI. 10-8 SAT 9-8 SUN 1 2 30 * WARRENTON CENTER • WARRENTON, VA • (540) 347-1820 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9; SUN. 12-6 :30 The younger McNears, though, appreciate a more natural state that provides wildlife habitat and benefits the environment. In order to protect the farm from future development, they enrolled the Miller land and portions of Greenwood in the state’s conservation program for open space easements. The restrictions, which the state enforces in perpetuity, are binding on their heirs. When they first moved to Greenwood, “Daddy didn’t know a whole lot about cattle. Ned Johnson sold us our first bunch of (commercial) cattle, purebred Angus culls,” he said. From the commercial black Angus, they crossed to Herefords, producing the white-faced Fl-generation hybrids called “black baldies.” Some of these were sold, while the best heifers were retained as breeding stock. Half of the herd was bred back to Angus or Herefords, while the other half was used to produce “terminal crosses,” or market calves that would be butchered. The McNears also experimented with various large “exotic” breeds, using purebred Simmental, Charolais,. and Chianina bulls on their Angus/Angus-cross cows. McNear markets his feeder calves at graded sales, through teleauctions, and regular sales, primarily in Orange County. He said, though, that he’s “heard such good things” about the Virginia Livestock, LLD, in Front Royal, that he is seriously considering sending his calves there. me years, mci\ear held different jobs away from the farm, earning a salary and spending weekends and holidays helping his father. They learned a lot about farming and a lot about life as they went along. Following his father’s death in 1984, McNear became the farm manager for both holdings. When he retired from his job as Zonipg Administrator for Fauquier County in 1992, he finally became a full-time farmer. Recently, McNear has concentrated on the Angus/black baldy combination for all his commercial breeding activities. “We pretty much stayed away from purebreds. It takes a lot of money and salesmanship in marketing.” Of the 20-plus purebreds in his herd, three are Angus bulls he purchased from Newbill Miller’s Ginger Hill stock. “I do try to use goQd bulls,” McNear emphasized. ‘That pays dividends. There is a lot of difference in your calf crop between a mediocre bull and a good one.” McNear hopes to be able to expand his operation “to where I could afford some help. I’m not getting any younger.”— His three daughters, Jennifer, Susannah, and Laura, “all love farming. AH helped while "they were- here and all think they want to come back here. They understand, though, that they have to go out in the world and make a little money, so farming can be an avocation not a vocation. I can’t make a living at it. My (three kids can’t.” With his additional pasture, McNear is considering other management options. His choices zero in on th$ bottom line. He could buy cows for breeding, or fatten steers to sell in the fall.

* Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B6 • Classifieds/B4 * Real Estate/B6 March 11, 1998 Photos Courtesy of Charles Tompkins VIEW FROM THE HILL: A view overlooking the Town of Washington after a snow storm with the mountains looming in the background. Tompkins’ art a spiritual journey By Galen C. McBride Rappahannock News Staff Writer With freelance photographer Charlie Tompkins of Washington, Va., it is hard to tell where the art begins and the man leaves off, where technology merges with the spiritual and transcends the simple mechanics of snapping shutters and exposing film. “There is a big artistic component to my personality,” he explained, a metaphysical side that makes photography “more than a career. Photography is a part of who I am.” Tompkins’ Main Street gallery of traditional blackand-white photographs is a haven from what he calls “the yamma-yamma of modern life.” Each picture is a little slice of time and emotion, frozen forever in metallic silver. Photographs, unlike paintings or sculpture, “take you where the artist was emotionally at the time. You are drawn to see the world as the artist saw it.” The many land and riverscapes on display in the gallery reflect this concept of “emotional reality.” In some, like “Jackson Falls - downstream, August 1992,” the feeling of rushing water is so intense that a sensitive viewer can actually feel the movement and icy coldness of the water. What is truly remarkable, though, said Tbmpkins, is that “the place does not really look like that.” Tompkins compared the experience to hearing songs recorded by different artists. Though the words and music are the same, each singer — Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, or Peter, Paul and Mary — brings his own perspective to the recording and affects the listener in a unique way. Tbmpkins credits much of his skill and artistic interpretation to his one-time teacher and mentor, Ansel Adams. By observing Adams, he learned to take his art seriously. Much of There is a big artistic component to my personality. Photography is more than a career... [it] is a part of who I am. Charlie Tompkins what Adams taught dealt with “getting your priorities in order” without becoming distracted by the minutia of dayto-day living. To Tompkins, this was an experience that touched his soul. Studying with Adams was a “lesson in being spiritually focused on what you’re doing. I don’t even think I realized how important this was to me for a year or two” after completing the workshops. From Adams, too, Tompkins learned many of the finer points of his craft. His introduction to Adams’ zone system led to a deeper understanding of previsualization and rendering of tones in a print — and the artistic maturation of his work. Tompkins also discovered that, over time, a photographer “becomes more sensitive and responsive to (the presence) of light” because photography itself is very light sensitive. Referring to one of his photos, the “Church of God of Prophecy” located on U.S. 29 near Warrenton, Tompkins said, “I drove by it for 20 years (almost without seeing it). Then, one day the light was perfect, like God was shining a spotlight on it. I nearly had a wreck.” This photograph exhibits a sharpness and clari ty that almost leaps off the paper. “Fortunately,” he added, with his characteristic sense of understatement, “I had my gear.” This razor-sharpness underlies all of his work, whether photographs of musicians, landscapes or misty waterfalls. “When I was younger, I could see the hairs on a gnat. I don’t like soft, outof-focus pictures.” After nearly 40 years and thousands of pictures, he is focusing on a new project — sorting and organizing his photographs into what he calls “a r body of work” that will carry his role and contribution as an artist to fruition. Besides compiling separate portfolios based on themes, Tompkins is also preparing a new show in his gallery. “A quest for spirituality led me to this,” he said. “In this phase of my life, I know I can’t change the world, but I hope that (my art) will influence it a little bit.” The Charles Tompkins - Traditional Photographic Prints gallery, 261 Main Street, is open 10 a.m-6 p.m, Thursday through Monday and by appointment, or call 675-3142. THE BOYS: From left, Zeke and Wiley Morris and Cecil Campbell, a few of the many musicians Tompkins has photographed. TV. J * “ - SELF PORTRAIT: Tompkins on the left, with two friends Wayne and Bob at Jeffery Pine in Vosemite, Calif, in 1974. RAGING RIVER: The Rush River in Rappahannock County in 1979. THE LIMBERLOST: The trail in Shenandoah National Park appears the same today as it did in 1974.

. "W Church /: ' s gH Gospel concert at RCHS A gospel concert featuring the Voices of Shiloh from Millwood will be presented at the Rappahannock County High School at 6 p.m. on March 28. Admission is $8 single or $15 for couples and children under 12 are free. All proceeds from this concert will benefit the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Center. For information call James R. Aylor at 987-8739, Forrest Freeman at 987-8673, Charlotte Johnson at 987-3341 or Maud Roy at 675-1548 Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. Alpheus Atkins Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Choir Practice 7:45 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. Musical program set The youth of Hopewell Baptist Church invites the public to a special musical program at 3 p.m. on March 22. The guests will be the Youthful Spirituals from Manassas. New Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worhsip service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Prayer, Bible Study 7:30 p.m. County Methodist services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, March 15 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m., Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. 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 call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. . Confessions: 4-5 p.m., Saturday Christian healing talk set “Christian Healing: God’s Love In Your Life,” will be the focus of a free public talk by Mark Swinney, a Christian Science practitioner and teacher, in the John Barton Payne,Community Hall, 2 Courthouse Square, Old Town Warrenton, on Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. The talk is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Warrenton, and child care will be provided at the Christian Science Reading Room, 48 Main Street. The talk illustrates the renewed interest in Christian healing. Call 349-1424 for more information. Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Nancy B. White Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth 4 p.m. Thursday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Youth Led Devotions 6-6:30 p.m. Thursday: Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. FT. Baptist Pastor: Rev. Douglas Fanner Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Choir Practice and Prayer 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Family Service 9:15 a.m. Sunday School youth & adult 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study, Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Lenten dinner & program 6:15 p.m. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every first and third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Pentecostal revival planned Revival services will be held at Flint Hill Pentecostal Church now through 15 with different preachers each evening. All services will be held at 7:30 except March 15 at 6:30 p.m. Heaven’s Express will be singing March 13 and March 15. Preachers will include Rev. Ethel Painter March 11; Rev. Tbny Cubbage March 12; Rev. Albert Kling March 13; Rev. Laney Knight March 14 and Rev. Ray Wines on March 15. All are welcome. Wishes extended to area residents We have quite a few birthday wishes to send this month. Happy birthday to Greg Martin, April Bylan, Kristin Gum, Larry Oliver Jr., Donna Oliver and Sarah Mills. Our prayers are with Buddy Smoot who is recovering from a recent stroke. The community is invited to a gospel concert to be held at the Rappahannock County high School on Saturday, March 28 beginning at 6 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Center. Contact J. Rachel Aylor at 987-8739 for more information. Emerald Hill Elementary School will be hosting their first “St. Patty’s Fun Festival” on Friday, March 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. There will be lots of games, activities, things to buy, things to make, and goodies to eat. Hope to see you there! Kindergarten registration will soon be held in Rappahannock and Culpeper County Public Schools. If your > By GLENDA GUM . child will be five years old by Sept. 30, he/she is eligible to enroll in school for the 1998-99 school year. You may want to check with your school system to find out what documentation is needed in addition to your child’s original birth certificate and their immunization record for registration and if you can register early to beat the crowd. The 20th annual Old Town Warrenton Spring Festival is scheduled to be held Saturday, May 16 on Main Street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Space applications are available for crafters and merchants by contacting Tony Tedeschi at 347-4466 or the Spring Festival Office at 341-2051. Amissville Baptist Church will be holding its annual Vacation Bible School July 2631. If you are able to teach or help make this a wonderful experience for the children in our community, contact Heidi Murphy at 937-6159. The Rappahannock County Fire Association is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat breakfast Saturday, March 21 from 7 to 11 a.m. at Rappahannock Elementary School to benefit Sharon Scott. The cost for persons 11 years old or older is $6 and $3 for persons 10 years old or younger. Easter egg hunts and church services are now being planned at our area churches. I will relay the latest information as I get it. Don’t forget Rappahannock County Schools are expected to use April 6 and 7 of their spring holiday as make-up days. The remainder of the holiday will run through April 10. Culpeper County Schools will have spring break April 9-13. April 14 is a professional workday with no school for students. Amissville Baptist Church will be participating in the World Missions Conference from March 22 through March 25. Everyone is invited to hear the visiting missionaries as they share their experiences beginning at 7:30 each evening. The Freemans will hold a gospel concert Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hazel River Church located east side Rt. 229 in Rixeyville. Pastor Steve Dodson also invites the public to attend revival services with Rev. Steve Messick currently in the 11th week. Services are held Wednesday through Saturday evenings. As of March 7, 118 had been baptized. For more details call 937-6041 or 9879715. Thank you for your news! Time “springs forward” April 5 th. Washington Baptist hosts missionaries BY NANCY W. REEVE Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Every four years Washington Baptist Church, in cooperation with other churches in Shiloh Association, brings to our community a series of missionaries who serve in the home and foreign mission fields. These missionaries present nightly programs explaining their mission work. They describe the culture of the area in which they serve with inspirational stories about the people they meet daily in the mission field. In a relaxed setting these dedicated individuals teach and inspire. This spring World Mission Conference week will be March 22-29. Speakers from Japan, Alaska, Germany, Pennsylvania and Virginia speak in the Washington Baptist Church beginning at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22 through Wednesday, March 26. They will move to other churches in the association later in the week. Each night will feature a different speaker and area. On Tuesday, March 23, special music will be provided by the choir from the Chester Gap Baptist Church. Doug Pilot, a missionary from Pennsylvania and his wife, Jeannie will stay with Alice Butler while they are in Rappahannock. He will be featured in the morning worship service Sunday, March 22 and will go out to other churches within the association to speak later in the week. Mr. Pilot and his wife live in Duncansville, Pa. where he serves as Director of Missions for Conemaugh Valley Baptist Association. The Pilots have two children, David and Andrea. They have shepherded churches in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Pennsylvania. The Pilots will begin this week of mission focus at the 11 a m. service on .1 March 22. Each night thereafter at 7:30 a different missionary will speak. Wrapping up will be Kyle Perrin from Japan on Wednesday, March 26 at 7:30. Look for the schedule in the Rappahannock News next week. Breakfast and lunch menus for county schools RCES Monday, March 16: Hot cakes/syrup, or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Tuesday, March 17: Green eggs and ham/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Wednesday, March 18: Hot oatmeal/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Thursday, March 19: Ha sh browns/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Friday, March 20: Breakfast pizza or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Monday, March 16: Cheese pizza, bread stick, choose two: buttered peas, succotash, fruit. Tuesday, March 17: Leprechaun ravioli/roll, Luck o’the Irish nacho’s, chose two: Blarney hash browns, Elf buttered limas, Shamrock jello salad. Wednesday, March 18: Fish filet, macaroni and cheese, choose two: collard greens, green beans, chilled fruit and donut. Thursday, March 19: Tacos/beef, cheese, pretzels, choose two: french fries, buttered com, cherry crisp/cool whip. Friday, March 20: Pansy Italian sub, cheese and fresh lettuce, choose two: Tulip potato rounds, Daffodil peas, Jonquil apple pixie pie. RCHS Monday, March 16: Golden fried chicken, mashed potatoes, baked apples, hot biscuit/butter or cheese pizza, fruit. Tuesday, March 17: Fish stick/hush puppy, macaroni and cheese, green beans, applesauce or cheeseburger on bun, french fries and fruit. Wednesday, March 18: Sausage pizza, buttered corn, apple cobbler with cool whip or chicken nuggets, bologna and cheese sub. Thursday, March 19: Grilled ham and cheese, curly fries, chilled fruit, homemade brownie or hot dog on bun, fish square on bun. Friday, March 20: Tacos/lettuce, tomato and cheese, french fries, peaches and cookie or corn dog, chicken pattie on bun. 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Note that it took a myriad of stones of all shapes and sizes, and certainly twigs, a fallen branch here and there, for the water to develop those ripples that lap at the stones so merrily. W'e develop our personalities similarly. As we travel through life, there are rocky times when the path is made rough by unforeseen disappointments and sorrow. Yet, as we trust our Heavenly Father to guide us, we emerge with new peace and wisdom that inspires happiness in ourselves and in others. As you worship each week, share your personality with others sharing God's house. Let your sparkle reflect God in your life. t I 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Thursday Nshemiah 0:1-37 Tuasday Luka 1:46-56 Friday Jararniah 6:16-9:16 Wadnnday Nahemiah 1:1-11 Saturday Jartmiah 32:16-44 Scnp*jf9s Seiecled by The Amencsn Btbte Society Copyngr* 1996. 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Missionary conference at Reynolds BY CHARLOTTE P. BORGENS Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Missionaries who are they nd what they do they do? - ome of us know what a missionary is and what they do. 'Ve wish we had the courage, kmc. freedom from responsibilities and money to be one. We know that a missionary is i religious person who goes and tells others about Jesus? But is that really all there is to being a missionary? Missionaries are not just teachers of God’s word although that is clearly the primary reason they leave their homes and go to places totally foreign to their way of life. Missionaries also provide for the physical, health, economic and educational needs of people around the world and in our own country. They are carpenters, mechanics, housewives, computer specialist, students. They, are the retired, the young and the people in the prime of their careers and family life'. They are people like you and I. People who said yes I can make a difference by donating a week, i ionth or year of my time. Reynolds Memorial Church in Sperryville, pastored by Jon HeMdleston is participating in an event that happens every four years. Like the Olympics a lot of planning takes place to bring recognition to the missionaries and their mission fields. The conference also enables those of us who support mission to have a hands on experience with the mission work. Reynolds Memorial Church is also proud to be taking a leading role in this conference through April Heddleston who is the World Mission Conference Director for the Shiloh Baptist Association. We hope that you will take advantage of all the special events planned and the opportunity to hear speakers tell and show how other cultures live. The kick off for the World Mission Conference will be held at Culpeper Baptist Church on March 21. The week long conference will begin at 6 p.m. with a dinner around the world. All participating churches from Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison, and Orange counties will serve dinner in setting representing a mission field with food and other items from that country. You will be able to move from one ethnic food to the other. Following the dinner around the world those in attendance will be entertained by drama, puppet show and there will be an opportunity to meet the missionaries. Then on March 26 Reynolds Memorial will host its first missionary who will speak at 7:30 p.m. On March 27 at 7:30 p.m. the church will have a pizza party which the youth will be sure to enjoy following the guest speaker Rev Harold B. Manahan, Director of Missions for the Eastern Nebraska Baptist Association. He serves as a missionary for the Association Strategy of the North American Mission Board. He will be sharing his experiences in the mission field in the U.S. such as Anchorage, Alaska, Nebraska, and Texas. You are encouraged to attend this 7:30 p.m. service and discover how this former Marine born in Houston, Texas and a father of three found his way into the mission field. On March 28 the adventure into missions continues a Men’s Breakfast at 8:30 a m. were there will be an opportunity to meet Lloyd Jackson. This is tentatively planned to be held at the F.T. Baptist Church. Call any member of Reynolds Memorial Church for more details. On the evening of March 28 Helen Moses Reynolds who has her Masters in Religious Education from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ken. will speak at 7:30 p.m. Come and join and find out how this mother of three managed to find time to serve a mission field in Jurbise, Belgium and then later Weisbaden, Germany. March 29 Rev. Lloyd Jackson will speak at the 7 p.m. service. Rev. Jackson serves the Virginia Baptist Mission Board as a part-time Disaster Relief/Prison Ministry Coordinator. He retired in 1997 from the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. Following the morning service the Reynolds Memorial Church invites you to a potluck lunch to be held at the church. On the evening of March 29 at 7:30 Rev. Douglas M. Pilot will speak about his experience in the home mission field. He will speak about his work in Altoona, Pa., Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Whether you attend church on a regular basis or you have never attended church before you are invited to attend. There will be something for everyone. If you are looking for a church this will be a good opportunity for you to experience this church or other participating churches. You can call any local Southern Baptist Church and get a list of participating churches. Washington residents entertain, travel Weekend guests of Mrs. Alice Butler were Phil Butler end friend Judy of McLean. Visitors on Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown and family were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Beatty and Robbie of Front Royal and Bonnie Cave. Sunday guests .of Mrs. Annie Hawkin were Mrs. Mabel Burke of Woodville and I^fjrs. Judy Deal, Jamie and Johnathan. The Ecumenical Lent Services continues every Wednesday evening beginning with a pot-luck at 6:15. Speaker on Wednesday. March ■11 will be Rev.-' Jennings Dobson Our sympathy to the family of Mrs Clara Scroggins Woodward, who passed away last Wednesday at Fauquier By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 Hospital in Warrenton. A group of 11 youth and four chaperones of the Washington Baptist Church will leave at 2 p.m. from Rappahannock High School for a weekend trip to Eagle Erie. They will return to the church on Sunday at 3 p.m. Happy birthday to Mrs. 45 tli Anniversary wishes extended to the Jenkins’ Anniversary wishes go out o my parents Mr and Mrs. iernard L Jenkins who will elebrate 45 years together on Vlarch 12. The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have worship si rvice at 11.15 a m. >n Sunday, Man h 15. Rev. Vlerlm Shorb invites the pubic to attend Birthday wishes go out to Sonny Anderson who will celebrate his on March 12. . Sunday dinner guests of !\Jr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen and Ashleigh in Washington were Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Jenkins, Angie Jenkins, Andy Baldwin and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baldwin and David. 1 An all-you-can eat breakfast will be held Saturday, March 21 at Rappahannock Elementary School to benefit SJiaron Scott. Serving will be 7 to 11 a m. and costs are $6 for adults, 11 and older and $3 for children 10 and under. Pat Jenkins is in charge of food service. The benefit is sponsored by Rappahannock By CATHY PULLEN 987-8740 County Fire Association. Vivian Hackney of Washington was a Sunday guest of Tiffany Wayland at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wayland. In the afternoon the girls enjoyed a birthday party for R.T. Leake, who celebrated his second birthday. Belated birthday wishes to R.T. Leake, who celebrated on Sunday with a party at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Leake. Friends and relatives attended the celebration. SBZHDM 825-1037 Wednesday Night Prime Rib J Thursday Night Steak Dinner Special New York Strip, Salad, Potato & Onion Rings $10.95 Loretta Lee and Sam Snead, who will celebrate their birthdays on Friday, March 13. Happy belated birthday wishes to Mrs. Sandra Jenkins, w'ho had her day on Sunday, March 8. Friday overnight guests of Mrs. Jean B. Moffett were her granddaughter Melanie Moffett of Warrenton and a friend Jen Fergueson of VCU in Richmond. Saturday visitors of Edward M. Clark were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark and Kyle of Manassas and Mrs. Brenda McDonald and children of Haymarket. rwwwwwwwwwA Saturday Mrs. Ruth Clark. Miss Amanda Brown, Miss Bobbie Jo Brown and Miss Lucy Burnham shopped and had lunch in Culpeper. The annual Spring event at the Washington Baptist Church is scheduled for Saturday, April 25. We are in need of items for the Grandma’s Attic sale. Items are also needed from businesses for the silent auction. If you need assistance in getting items to the church call Ruth Clark at 675-3608 or Ginger Estes at 675-3464. Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone on March 17. ^BREEDEN'S PLANT HOUSED REOPENING SATURDAY, MARCH 14th Pansies & Violas 89c per pack Flat Specials $9 • House Plants • Hanging Baskets • Perennials • Herbs • Primrose • Evergreen Shrubs • Azaleas • Rhododendrons FHOURS A ;8a.m.-bp.m.j \ Daily lVV\W^1 ", I 'IKK .'I IONS [-Mm S|\rry\ illc, ukc Ri S l«>r 10 nuios mm kti on M2, tv 1 S milo 540*923-4381a VACUUM-^ STORE Royal Plaza Front Royal, VA 22603 540-635-3355 ^ Miele Vacuums Top Rated By Consumer Reports March 1998 | $399 - $900 488 National Avenue Winchester. VA 22601 540-665-0044 Peace of Mind... ...in Classic Style. The Dignified, Affordable Nursing Home Alternative • Elegant Assisted Living • Specialized Alzheimer's Care • Skilled Rehabilitation Service • Respite Care Marshall Manor 4248 Manor Drive • Post Office Box 749 Marshall, Virginia 20116 1-800-296-2273 (540)364-1200 Upcoming Events Benefit breakfast planned An all-you-can-eat breakfast will be held Saturday, March 21 at Rappahannock Elementary School to benefit Sharon Scott. Serving will be 7 a m. to 11 a m. and costs are $6 for adults (11 and older) and $3 for children 10 and under. Pat Jenkins is in charge of food service. The benefit is sponsored by the Rappahannock County Fire Association. Brain Injury Support Group to meet The Blueridge Brain Injury Support Group will meet Saturday, March 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Parish Hall of Trinity Episcopal Church on the corner of Gay and Middle Streets in Washington. All survivors, family and friends are welcome to this meeting. For directions, information, transportation or support, call Pal Salmon at 675-3137. Membership meeting planned The Rappahannock Animal Welfare League will be holding a membership meeting to elect the Board of Directors for 1998 on Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library. Band Boosters to meet The Rappahannock Band Boosters will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 at the Rappahannock County High School Library. All are welcome. Spring event scheduled The annual Spring event at the Washington Baptist Church will be held Saturday, April 25. The event will include a bake sale, Grandma’s attic sale and a silent auction. There will also be food and drinks. All proceeds will benefit the Washington Baptist building fund. Golf lessons offered Golf lessons are being offered at Viewtown General Store. Five, one hour lessons will begin Sunday, March 22 at 5 p.m. Dan Finnertv, a Nitro Senior Tour player will be giving the lessons. Goif clubs and balls will be supplied. Call Margaret or John Wiese at 937-9909 for information. Beekeepers to meet The Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association will hold its March meeting at 7.30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 at the Culpeper Cooperative Extension Service building at the corner of Davis Street and South West Street, Culpeper. The program will be Spring Management and What To Do About Swarming. For information contact Ann Harman at 364-4660. Cooking classes offered Italian cooking classes are being offered at Thistle Hill beginning March 15. For information call 987-9142. Spring lea at Belle Meade Celebrate the Spring equinox! All are welcome at a Spring Tea at Belle Meade, 353 FT. Valley, Road on Sunday, March 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. Call Susan Hoffman at 987-9748 for more information. Spring Garden Sale slated Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington will be sponsoring a Spring Garden Sale on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a m. to 3 p m., rain or shine under the big tent opposite the church Come see. covet and buy beautiful Japanese Maples, Evergreen Azaleas, Virginia Native Plants, Rare Trees and Shrubs. Reblooming Iris, Herbs of many kinds, annuals and perennials, fresh Spring vegetables and strawberries. Beautify your gardens and help the Trinity Church Garden Guild build a stunning new Church garden on Middle Street in the heart of the village, opposite the famous Inn at Little Washington Ragged Mountain activities The following activities are scheduled at Ragged Mountain Resource Center: Saturday, March 14: Second Saturday Hike Series, meet at Mountainside Market on U S. 211, west of Sperrvville between 9 and 9:30 a m., return mid-afternoon. Hazel Mountain Trail/White Rocks Trails loop. Friday, March 20, Ragged Mountain Resource Center’s “Blue Ridge to the Bay” Educational Speaker’s Series, Rappahannock County Library, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Guest speaker Thom Savage will discuss the Agricultural Stewardship Act. Also on Friday, March 20, Jay Gilliam of the Virginia Izaak Walton League will conduct a water monitoring training session with local citizens and the Rappahannock County Environmental Science Class from 10 a m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, “Trash Free Rappahannock” initiates first annual month-long clean-up campaign. $10,000 available (at $3 per bag) for individuals and organizations that collect roadside trash in Rappahannock County between March 21 and April 18. There will be additional awards for top three totals. For additional information on any of the above or other activities call Hunt Harris at 987-3366. Spring citrus fruit sale set The Rappahannock Band Boosters are currently selling citrus fruit for the Spring season. Red Grapefruit and Valencia Oranges are available and may be ordered by calling Sally Havstad at 987-8342 or Betty Thomas at 6753293. The deadline is March 9. Pickup is scheduled for March 19 and 20 from 2 to 4:45 p.m. and March 21 from 8 to 11:45 a m. at the Rappahannock Coop. Wakefield open house Wakefield School will host an Admissions Open House on Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. The public and especially prospective students and their parents, are invited. The school is located 1/2 mile north of 1-66, Exit 31. The Plains. For more information call 253-5393. Healing Arts activities Rappahannock Healing Arts will sponsor the following activities: A ten week Herbal Medicine Series will be held March 17 through May 26 Herbalist Kathleen Maier will teach the series based on British Master Herbalist David Hoffman’s therapeutic herbalism course. You will learn how to make simple preparations and tea blends for all the systems. Each class will cover anatomy and physiology, materia medica and healthy alternatives for family health care. Due to the nature of the course, it is strongly recommended that the series be attended as a whole. Course fee is $200 Space is limited, so reserve your place by sending a non-refundable check for $50 payable to Kathleen Maier. Classes will be held Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9. St. Patiick s Day celebration set St. Patrick’s Day celebration will be held Oasis Winery on Saturday, March 14 from 11 a m. to 5 p m Enjoy authentic live Irish music on stage at the Oasis Winery in honor of the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day while tasting and sampling wines and complimentary hor d’oeuvres. The event will be held rain or shine For more information call 1-800-304-7656.

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Fantastic views, wrap-around deck, CAC/ heat, woodstove, fireplace, loft, 1 year lease, deposit, $1195. No dogs. 540§87-8432. For Rent: Washington, Va Office Suite in Clopton House, 2 large bright rooms, kitchenette & bath. Available March 1st. $465.00 per month. 540-675-3033 10 Rentals Wanted Former college prof, needs small, quiet cottage/ apartment in rural area. Single. nonsmoker, excellent references. Maintenance/ caretaking welcome. 703-802-2159 16 Real Estate For Sale A National Mobile Home Finance Company has 2, 3, & 4 bedroom single and multi-section bank repos. Great rates. Easy qualify and transfer of payments. Terms negotiable or make cash oner. Free call 1-800-6514625, Ext. 911 Early 1900's Home Beautifully renovated with modern conveniences and architectural traditions. 2600 Sq. Ft., basement, porch, large kitchen, formal dining. $152,000. All-Star Realty 804-369-6656. Page Gwneth Kent 804-5920642 Gainesville: Beautiful home over 1 acre, new heat pump, furnace humidifier. electronic air filter, ceramic tile floors in Kitchen and foyer also in bath. Sunk in livingroom with fireplace. 4 bedrooms. 2 full bath, woodburning stove downstairs which has new carpet. Large deck off livingroom and master bedroom 2 car attache garage. Lots of storage including shed. Call for appiontment. Julie Burke 703-3687100 'extention 122 Home: 703-361-2706. 17 Real Estate j For Sale By Owner Breathtaking 360' Blueridge views from Rappahannock County house, farm in Sperryviie. 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 built in 1985. Open floor plan. New paint, tile, carpet. Woodstove. Huge deck with hottub Detached 1000 square foot 2-car gara9e with large garden/ equipment room. Includes 2nd 5 acre building lot. Total assessed value $217,000. Looking to save commissions? Priced to sell at $195,000 540-3642929 Two bedroom house for sale or rent to own. 4 miles from Front Royal in Mountain Subdivision. Reduced to $67,000. Low maintenance. Call Tina at 540-364-4437. Manufactured/ Custom Housing A national Mobile Home finance company has 2, 3, & 4 bedroom single and multi-section bank repos Great rates, easy qualify and transfer of payments Terms negotiable or make cash offer. Free call 1-800-6514625. Ext 911 25 Adoption A devoted couple seeks to adopt your newborn and starl our family. Expenses paid. Call Jeanette and Glen at 800494-8895. A Loving Couple Wishes to adopt infant. Happy. secure home with stay at home Mom. Medical and legal expenses paid. Please Call Dian and Joe at home 1 -800579-1860 Tan at home. Don't make a huge mistake. Compare the SunMaster bed to everything else. You'll be glad you did. Free color catalog Financing. 1-800-5337282. 29 Auctions (2) Major Absolute Auctions. (2) Days-March 25 & 26th. Lynchburg, VA Complete and partial contractor liquidationslarge selection of Construction equipment: Track Loaders & Dozers. RT Loaders & Backhoes. (3) Terex Scraper Pans. Excavators. Motor Graders, Dump Trucks. Road Tractors, Trailers. Vehicles plus misc. equipment. For detailed brochure 1 -800-7802991 Counts Auction VAAF93 Auction-Trucks & Construction Equipment-For City of Richmond Sat., March 28, 10 AM. 100's of Items!! Call for brochure & Terms. MACI Auctioneers fnt’l. 804355-2100. VAAL #16 29 Auctions Commercial/Industrial/Farm Equipment Auction. March 28 . 10 AM, Case 9010B excavator. 9 case backhoes, some with 2 WD & 4 WDS, some plumbed for Hy-Ram. JD dozer, Uni loader. 4 aircompressors, 1 & 3/4 ton single axel utility trucks, truck mounted crane/ & farm equipment. For co plete list call Rockingham County Fair Association. 540-434-0005 Two Day Estate Auction-Oak Furniture'Country Antiques'Colomal Rug Lodm-2 PM.. Friday, march 20-9 A M . Saturday. march 21. 1998-Route 11 (Rockingham County Fairgrounds) Harrisonburg, Virginia For complete listing call (540) 879-9764 Charlie Whetzel, Lie Virginia Auctioneer, VA AR 000077 Public Auction The Mosby Center 43112 John Mosby Hwy. Chantilly, VA 20152 Every Friday Night at 6:00 p.m. Estate from Alexandria with Extra Nice Furniture Furniture • Antiques and Otherwise • Collectibles • Glassware • Household Items We twy or stfl comptore at partial estates Wei abo buy teed lumlLie and household terns Pick*) avaiatie Conagnments Wafcome For More Momacn Cd I (703) 327-4004 E-mail: mostiy@erols.cxxn Calvn Neal. VAAR #2064 LW "Scoop" Magmss. VAAR #1308 Du. Rom Chantuty. lake Rl 50 3.5 miles W ol Rl. 28 (Sully Rd). From Gtberts Comer. (Rts 15 & 50), 7 miles E on Rl 50 (Nexl to Meadow's Farms Nursery). Terme: Cash. Check, MOST Debt! Cards. Visa, MC. Discover tanouxements day ot sale take precedence ever pm tod material AUCTION Collection of Dolls & Country Collectibles Sat., Mar. 14, at 4:30 p.m. at the gallery, Rt. 211, in Amissville, VA This will be a HUGE. most exciting auction featuring the uvrultrful Jolt collection of Mrs Nancy Uflwtch. fbrmerlv of I mtenck4mr^ Also ellmc will be good, old country furniture (. numerous intncpimy small- of all descriptions Come •ee" HUNDREDS OF DOLLS to sell it 4:30 Many older porcelain/composibon dolls - French, Germ, |ap, etc (most need some TLC), te Armand Marseille 370, etc, MANY ltd ed dolls, inc Rustie Skye, Whitney', Bunme, Jessie; Mme Alexanders, me 66 Queen , 2 comp - 18" Princess Fhzaheth Pittsburgh One Sleeping Beauty', Gussie', Tussmi Dianna, Patricia Rose Adena', Morgan Bnttany 'Little Riding Hood + Wolf, Margie Costa Suzie, Mane Osmond, Tncia trunk doll & Bnttany; DeFikppo Vmme', Mane, 'Michael', Lena Baby Marlene, Danbury Mint Shirley Temple w/wardrobe, Naber Kids Martin, Vem, Pat, William Tung Little Phoenix', Jeremy’; Patricia Loveless Regina Mane'; Effanoee 60th Ann. Patsy', '84 Supergold Elvis', Barbies, inc many Inti w/Rockers, c’M Skipper w/trunk k clothes; etc, etc., many, many Jem sets, Vannas; New Kids, Dotuiy te Mane, Strawberry Shortcakes, Wizard of Oz; MIB Cher trunk; Teddy Ruxpin w/accessones; Trolls; ♦ many, more black, Indian, bride, hunk, infant k designer doUs, PLUS doll clothes, inc vintage Barbie, Old wicker doll carnages; Much doll furniture, inc a wonderful, early lKXTs set made of cigar boxes; Several old doll k children's tea sets, inc Blue Willow w/box; Old paper dolls, k much more1!1! LOTS MORE INTERESTING THINGS to sell at approx. 6:30 Too much to list all We ll have great old country cabinets, inc pntd talljielly cupboard, several wall cupboards, etc, Fancy cl940 walnut buffet in pnstine condition, Beautiful burgundy upholstered ball/tlaw-ftd sofa; Primitives, such as a round butcher clock, etc; Ckak parkir stands in several sizes and designs, Mission style chairs k rockers, Old ball k clawfoot bathtub, Drop leaf tables. Oak knockdown wardrobe, Old trunks, Viet chans, Old metal icebox, Good rockers, Sm pine 2-door wardrobe, Built-in comer cupboard, Rough pie safes, Morel AND EJ Miller (Alex ) milk crock. Blue dec crock, ♦ other jugs/crocks, Toy guns, Many colorful clSOO recipe booklets, etc; Old iron cookware k flatirons, Clark's 2-drawer spool cabinet; Old com shelter ♦ the nicest small fodder chopper; Iron butchering kettle w/tnpod, Lots old hns/boxes. Old guss k porcelain yet to be unpacked; Antique tools, Roseville, Haeger, k other older pottery. Old bottles, Nice old frames k prints, Lots of old buttons, MANY PROOF k MINT COIN SETS dating from 1%2 + other coins; Royal Doulton c ollectof plates, Lamps k lanterns, Unusual old doors, inc. set of NAACT-signed w/beveled glass etc.; Sets of mens'/womens' golf chibs. Wonderful elec, adult tncycle; AND MORE! TERMS Cash or good check w/ID, no buyer’s premium. Bill Payne Auctions, Inc. (540) 937-4142 • 675-3729 VA, A.F. #330 wwrw.Hdalwave.net/-bpa 42 Furniture Appliances Country Kitchen Solid pine , table (3 ft x 5 It) with 6 Windsor chairs, natural finish. $450.00/best offer. Call 540-341-0373 44 Giveaways Adopt Black Male cat with white markings. Very friendly Neutered, updated shots, great personality 1 to 2 years old 703-443-8433. Bushhog for parts only 540-347-0483 Giveaway: Barn homes needed for shy unadoptable cats All medical provided, all spayed/: neutered 703-295-0678 Horse Manure - free, aged, great as mulch, front end loader on premises You haul but we will help load large loads Weather permitting 540-338-7960 Spayed and Neutered House rabbits 8 and 12 pound Lops and 1 pound brown dwarf 703-671 4494 Live Fish for ponds. Water Plants. Lilies. Over 32 species available Catalog upon request Jetts Fish Hatchery Rt 2 Box 218, nwood. WV 25428 (304) 229-3654 56 Miscellaneous For Sale ACR Metal Roofing & Siding Agricultural. Commercial & Residential Low Cost Guaranteed 20 yrs. We cut to the inch Fast delivery1 Free Literature. 1-717-6561814 Pressure Cleaners Fac tory Direct!!1 Honda 2800 PSI $599. 3000 PSI $699. 3500 PSI $799. 4000 PSI $999. 4500 PSI $1449 Call 1-800931-9274, 24 hours PRIVACY HEDGE Lea land Cypress (Evergreen) Fast growingcomplete privacy. Spring liquidation 3 ft/regular $29.95 Now only $9.95. Guaranteed and free delivery 1-800908-0496 Sawmill S3795. Saw logs into boards, planks, beams, Large Capacity Best sawmill value anywhere Free information Norwood Sawmills, 90 Curtwright Drive #3. Amherst. NY 14221 1-800578-1363 C7 Miscellaneous Wf Wanted Artist/ Musician seeks cheap living/ work space in Rappahannock Bob 540-347-7414 E Pet Supplies Sales & Service German Shepherd pups, AKC Both parents show winners Buy from breeder of 35 years. $350-$600 Becks Kennels, Martinsburg. 304229-8545 Jack Russell Terrier puppies for sale. 5 beautiful males, tri-colored. Bom 2/4 Father, roughcoated, bench quality. Mother: Sable/ white smooth-coated, from English working stock. Bred specially for good temperament, excellent conformation. $350 540364-2929. Jack Russell Terrier puppies for sale. 5 beautiful males, th-colored. Bom 2/4. Father: roughcoated. bench quality. Mother: Sable/ white smooth-coated, from English working stock. Bred specially for good temperament, excellent conformation. $350. 540364-2929. E Pet Supplies Sales & Service Liquid Wormers are not created alike All new Happy Jack Liqui-vict delivers active ingredients with the latest techology At Southern States (Visit WWW HAPPYJACKING COM) Shelties AKC, sable and white, male/ female, quality pups. health guaranteed, shots and wormed, parents on premises 30 minutes from Leesburg. VA (304) 725-1393 65 Services Business $4,700 VISA/MASTERCARD No deposit, No Credit/Bad Credit O K ? Guaranteed 7 business day approval We ll take your information over the phone today Call 1 -800373-5611 EARLY’S CARPET, INC. T)« Ont-Smp 9<op In aryM* Horn Omntng Struct Ftoo Cowmgs • WMmr Trauma Wtaptr • sip Count i UtMHny Atndonrin a CormtnU Rtn Amitsvito.V.X 937-5500 71 Tributes Grandmother She's my second mother I think alot of her she's my grandmother she's made me happy. Her love will stay with me in my heart she ll always be, She left us two years ago March 3rd No one misses or loves you more than me Remember Allie and I love you Nellie Pearl Sisk April 20 1918-March 3, 1996 Remembrance of ■ Nellie P. Sisk our beloved mother and grandmother, you are missed today as much as you were when you left us two years ago on March 3 We love and miss yuou alot. Children, grandchildren, and qreat grandchildren Antiques & Classics Karmann-Ghia 1974 superb condition runs good, good pan, must see Hunter green, excellent restoration vehicle $3500 OBO 540668-7180 BMW 1988 325 IS - 5speed, bronzit with beige leather, a/c, power Windows,sunroof, am/f m/cass, maintenance records. Great condition. Reliable car 146K miles. $4,800.00. 540-8224258 after 6:30 p.m BMW 1993 3251c, convertible, hunter green, tan leather. 5 speed, loaded, garage kept, 42K miles, $19,500. 540347-5738 Chevrolet 1969 Camaro SS 327, Engine 300 horsepower, matching numbers, new everything, mint condition, beautiful car must see. sacrifice $9,500 00/ best offer or trade. 540-8771623. Chevrolet 1995 Camaro Z28, LT1 350, metallic red. t-top. automatic, loaded, garage kept, 7.000 miles, $18,500. 540-347-5738. Chrysler ‘86 LeBaron Convertible, automatic, am/fm stereo cassette. 79.000 miles, good condition, $2900. Call after 5pm weekdays 703-7292432. Dodge 1993 Intrepid: automatic, loaded, great shape. $9,100/ or best offer Call (703)4301079 Donate your car. Heritage For the Blind Tax Deductible. Free Towing, Free Phone Card to Donors with ad #1285 1 -800-2-donate Ford 1987 Escort 2door hatchback. 4speed. runs well, new in-: spection/ brakes. $1000/ best offer Call after 6:30pm. 937-5794 Ford 1988 Escort GT. 5speed. AC. power steering/ brakes, excellent running condition. $1800 OBQ 540-3385683 Ford 1993 Escort LX. blue. 4-door, automatic. AC. loaded, power sunroot, one non-smoking owner 117K all long distance miles, great condition. $4700 00 703-7790748 Ford Taurus '89 Wagon 80.000 miles, seats 8. 3L. V-6. AC. roof rack, runs great, reduced to $3,000. Must Sell. (540)822-5571 Honda 1984 Civic. 4door, silver, standard. 5speed. ac tm/cassette. good condition. 2 new tires., new battery. $2500 negotiable 703-4041246 Honda 1985 CRX 5speed $80000 703777-8875 Honda 1994 Accord LX - 64K miles, auto, fully loaded, leather seats, cd player, like new condition Recent check- up excellent. Maintenance records 30+ Mpg. $12,000. 703-492-3354 Honda 1994 Civic DX Coupe- - 5 speed, 82 K highway miles. teal green, changed- rotors & brakes, a/c, very good condition, am/fm/cass. below NADA/best offer 703-404-3022 or (W) 703-265-2840 Honda, 1987 Prelude SI. loaded, 125,000 miles, new tires/ accessory belts/ timing belt/ waterpump, great for Highschool student $4.000. 540-554-2347. Honda, 1993, Accord EX. sunroof, excellent condition, $9,500. 540338-3607 Honda, 1993, Prelude SI, Purple, great condition, all power, CD. cruise, sunroof, maintenance records, 82k miles $9900 703-2224758 Honda’s for $100!! Seized and sold locally 800-589-6562 ext. 7089. Jaguar XJ6, 1972, Series I. rare and collectible, great shape in and out. Recent Inspection. Must sell $5,000.00/obo. Call (703) 392-6636 Lincoln 1988 Towncar 61K miles silver, loaded, perfect interior, $7,500 guarantees inspection or best otter 703-777-5508 Mazda 1988 929-auto. 4 door, fully loaded, excellent in and out, engine in perfect running condition, recently serviced. Asking $4200 540-3384149 after 5pm Mercedes 1985 380 SE, Beautiful! car phone, sun roof, extra cleangaraged, excellent condition Must see $11,000 00 703-7291356 or 703-264-8423. Mercedes, 1979, 450SL. Absolutely beautiful. New convertible top plus hardtop, new stereo/ speakers, midnight blue $14,000 703-777-6494. Mitsubishi 1997 Galant ES, black, custom heated leather seats/ sunroof, cassette, cruise, automatic, power windows/ locks, A/C, mint condition, $14800/OBO 540-338-5371 Nissan 1985 300ZX auto, am/fm/cd player. 120k miles, good condition Asking: $3,000. (703)280-5648 Nissan 1987 Sentra: 4 door, automatic, air, 1 owner, new battery and front breaks, very dependable. very clean, $2,400 (540)439-4091 Nissan 1994 Sentra Limited Edition, excellent condition. 5-speed. AC, am/fm cassette, free transferrable warranty. $6200/ best offer. 540868-0962 Nissan 1995 200 SXSER. 5-speed. ac. am/fm cassette, cruise, sumoof. full power, 56k miles Beige. Below book $9.80000 540882-3223 Nissan 1995 Pathfinder. 4X4. Reduced look no further only 27k. excellent condition, loaded, with cd. sunroof, and offroad package Don t Delay $18.000 00 Call 703-435-1899. Oldsmobile 1989 Cutlas Calais Quad 4. 5- speed, well equipped, good condition $1,700. 703-430-2789 Oldsmobile 1990 Cutlass Supreme, red. one owner driven just 11k miles a year. Excellent condition, garage kept Looks half its age. ac. automatic. 3 1 V-6 $5500 703-724-4896 Pontiac 1993 Grand Am - SE series. 4 door. 4Cylmder, auto. a/c. am/frrvcassette. gray, high mileage, good condition $4,200 00. Call after 5 pm weekdays 703-729-2432 Saab 1992 9000 LTD Edition. Turbo, every option plus cell phone, cd, rear seat, a/c. bought/serviced locally $8900 540-349-3519 (D) 540-891-9680 (E) Seized Cars from $175 Porsches. Cadillacs. Chevys. BMW s, Corvettes Also Jeeps. 4WD's Your area. Toll Free 1-800-218-9000 Ext A-6080 for current listings Toyota 1989 Celica, immaculate condition in/ out. automatic. AC. CD changer, low miles, and other pluses $4750/ best offer 540-6752045 Volvo, 1986 240DL, good shape, gas 20mpg, 148K. new automatic trans, stereo, inspected, all new parts $3,000 Safe car for student 703-435-9307. 85 Thicks 1985 Cherokee - Large 2 horse. Gooseneck. Huge dressroom and sleep area Good tires, solid $3500/best offer. 540-341-0989. Dodge 1995 Dakota SLT, V8, 4WD, Ext Cab, Red/Silver. Loaded, 49K miles, $14,750 Call 540338-3646 Ford 19B9F350 7 3 liter diesel, 5-speed, stake body, runs good, $7,500 703-777-5544 or 703777-7768. Ford 1972 Pick-up, Rebuilt 460, Cam, 780 Holly, DANA rear end, toolbox, CD player, Runs great $2,695/ obo 703-450-3978. Ford 1994 Ranger White 4X4, extended cab, 6 cylinder, auto.ac. am/fm cassette, jump seats, bedliner, excellent condition.$7200/ OBO 703754-2328 Ford 1998 Explorer XLT, 4-door, 4 wheel drive, loaded 45k highway miles Extended warranty. Immaculent. Non-smoker $24,000/ negotiable 540-723-9689 Thicks GMC 1988 Crew Cab, dually, 1-ton, turbo 400 AT. 4.10 gears, loaded, $8000 b/o must sell, call 444-2298 GMC 1995 Jimmy, SLE. 4DR, 4WD. loaded, like new, $16,995, b/o must sell, call 444-2298 Honda, 1995, Passport LX, 4 door, 38K miles, automatic, air-condition, power steering/ brakes/ windows & locks, cruise control, am/fm cassette. Well-maintained, garage kept. $15,700/ obo 703729-8689 Jeep 1989 Grand Wagoneer - 4WD, 8 cylinder. 71K miles, leather. sunroof, trailer package garage kept, clean $7800 703-754-8364, Jeep 1991 Wrangler - a/c, hard doors, cd player. soft and bikini tops, new rebuilt transmission, 130K miles. $5500/best Offer. 540-341-0989 Jeep 1993 Wrangler - $6500 00. New top and transmission. Lots of extras You must see. I must sell Call Gary @ 540-837-1999 Toyota, 1994, 4x2, 5 speed. A/C. cassette, cruise, new tires, $5700 703-476-8912 86 Campers/RVs Chevrolet 1992 Class "C" Motor Home. Gen, Root Air, Mic. Fully self contained. 34K miles, $18,000 Call 540-3383646 Spring Cleaning RV Sale! Unheard of Low Clearance Prices. Factory Leftovers, Demo's. Used Motorhomes. Van Campers. Trailers. Priced to sell imediately Carolina Coach & Camper 800-305-9045 Sunline 1995 28'. front queen, rear full bath, like new condition, all accessories included, $10,500. 703-860-2469 Reston. Tom Johnson Camping Center The Carolina's largest RV dealer. Over 400 new & used RV's. Marion, NC. Call 1-800225-7802 for your free tom Johnson Stock report Ford 1995 Conversion van $25,00000/ best offer 30,000 miles. Fully loaded Call 540-3383924 Plymouth 1990 Voyager SE, V6, original owner, excellent condition, garage kept, 131k, loaded, new tires. Reduced to $4,495.00/ negotiable. 703-391-0640 88 Motorcycles Yamaha, 1997, Banshee, mint condition, black & red. under 10 hours, $5000/ best offer. Must sell due to relocation. 703-858-0887 ED Parts & Accessories "DO IT YOURSELF' auto parts and accessories. Go to http://www ecautomotive.com. Or send $4 00 and receive our 200 page catalogue Mail to ECA 4251 Stepney Dr. Gainesville, VA 20155 SONNY'S AUTO PARTS Used pads lor cars & trucks Some new pads Motors, transmissions & parts Installed (if purchased here) Over 2,000 cars and trucks at all times. We Buy & Sell running cars and trucks Opan Mon -S* S-5 • CbMdSui Located Ri 229, 5 miles past Culpeper High School 895-2571 mi ie9ai IVI Notices BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS „„ RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA " A PURSUANT to Section 170“ 129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.1-431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeals for Ra$i pahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 26, 1990 at seventhirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following applications: SE # 98-02-01 Brenda L. Hensley, owner of Tax Map 40, Portion of Parcel 31 A, at 197 Rock Mills Road. Woodvilie, VA 22749, desires a Special Use Permit to construct a family apartment on her' property Structure shall consist of no more , i than twelve-hundred (1200) square feet ol livable area. Property is oned Agricultural, located in Hampton District, containing 5.6779, acres. Allowed under Section 170-36(A) with Additional Standards in Section 170-62(G) ol the Rappahannock County Code. , A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public irispection, Monday through Friday. 8:30 a m. td 4 30 p.m Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday. March 18. 1998 at seven-thirty for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant «e Section 170-55. if any. The above named applies ant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747, in advance thereof. BY: John W McCarthy 3-4 4 3-11-98 #95339 Zoni"9 Administrator VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY COUNTY OF RAPPAHANNOCK, VIRGINIA COMPLAINANT V. CHANCERY #95CH-48 HENRY JACKSON AND OTHERS, DEFENDANTS This is a notice to: Ada Noakes Harrison, Louise Noakes Terrell (who may also be known as "Louisa Terrell"). Richard “Jack" Noakes, 96 Harrishoff St Dorchester, Boston. MA. 02121, Dora Terrell Mitchell, Brenda Mitchell, Shirley Ann Mitchell, Al Mitchell. Geraldine Terrell. Mary Louise Terrell Walker, Billy Terrell, Susie Terrell Williams, and Basil Terrell, Jr., ■* their heirs, spouses, descendants, devisees, personal representatives, assigns, successors-ininterest, guardians, curators, conservators, committees, and any other person who may claim an interest in the subject property through them, whose names are unknown, and who shall be referred to as "Parlies Unknown." 1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION This is an action to sell certain real estate to cdllect delinquent real estate taxes owed to the County of Rappahannock. Virginia The last deed of record states the owners to be the Defendant, Henry Jackson, as to a life estate, and Hugh Jackson, R R Jackson, and William Noakes, asto the remainder It is believed these persons are dead so their interests have passed to others including those listed above 2 The real estate to which this suit applies is located in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and is described as Tax Map 56, Parcel 9 12 50 acres near Scrabble, and the intersectionof Rt 522 and Butler Mill Road, Stonewall Magisterial District, Rappahhanock County, Virginia. And being the same property referred to as Lot No 2 of the Reid land in which a life estate was acquired by Henry Jackson by deed recorded in Deed Book 30 page 313 of the records maintained by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, which deed reflects that Hugh Jackson, R R. Jackson and Wiliam Noakes are remainderman. 3 All persons, including all unknown parties, are required to appear and protect their Interests on or before 8 April 1998. 4 This order shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in the Rappahannofck News, shall be posted at the front door of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, and shall be mailed to each Defendant whose post office address given above.. Enter this 9th day of March 1998. William Shore Robertson, Judge , I ask for this: ■ Peter H Luke County Attorney for Rappahannock County Virginia P O Box 6 Washington. Virginia 22747 Seen and Agreed: Douglas K Baumgardner Guardian ad Litem A Copy Teste: 3*11,3-18-98 Diane Bruce, Clerk -ssmi_

Employment $$AVON$$ Potential $220-52000 per month. Sell where & when you like, its not just door to door anymore. Medical/ other insurance available 1-800-288-6311. IncTRep. Assemble arts, crafts arstafoys in your spare tim^ Also serving typing and computer work. Great pay. Call 1-800632-8007. ATW, Inc. Owner-Operator Teams All East/West, Earn $170,000 plus p/yr. 1800-948-6723. ATW, Inc. Tr/Tri Drivers. All Teams, All East-West Alt' Hood-Condos, Trip Avgage 5,800 Miles, Top Pay Package 1-800944-6723. AUTO SALES POSITION AVAILABLE Join our ChryslerPlymouth-Dodge & Dodge Truck-Jeep Sales Team We offer: •Great Work —Environment •Excellent pay plan ^Health Insurance •,‘Paid vacation < day work week/ no Sundays Experience preferred -*v contact *£feales Manager Chrysler of ^Culpeper L*T540) 547-3900 dftlSURANCE JgBILLERS .■flreded for dental offices. Up to 28K i Northern Virginia [area. Excellent ■ benefits. Call i (703) 249-0183 i—04 BACKHOE/ EXCAVATOR OPERATORS To run Hoe-Rams. Must have good driving record. $15/hr. and up. Good Benefits. Good operating skills a must. Apply in person: U.C.C.C.I 4643 West Ox Rd. Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 830-3005 BOOKKEEPER/ SECRETARY Full charge bookkeeper/secretary for busy horse farm in Warrenton area. Parttime, minimum 3 days per week. Computer, general ledger,checkbook reconciliation, payroll & payroll tax experience. Typing skills required. Send resume to: Personnel Dept., PO Box 467 Middleburg, VA 20118 CARPENTERSLOUDOUN COUNTY WORK Good pay and year round work. For experienced and skilled carpentry crew (3-4). Lead man able to lay out and read prints. Call “Bunk" for info 703-779-7367 DRIVER Experienced tractor trailer driver needed. Call between 6pm & 8pm. Ask for Gus Harris 540-825-6329. ELECTRICIANS Helpers & Trainees Full lime with benefits for residential wortr throughout No. Va. Call: E.L. Kellogg, Corp. 703-968-5545 NURSE Due to the rapid growth of Brookside Home Health Care, we have immediate positions available for RN's, full-time and PRN in our Tappahannock office. Candidate must have one year of home health experience or 2 years of med/surg. Secretary-Full-time. Candidate must have previous office experience. excellent communication skills, and organizational skills. Brookside offers a competitive benefits and salary package. Please call (804) 4433693 or FAX: (804) 443-0130. Pre-employment drug screening required. EOE STRONG PERSON! Needed 4 hours per week for help in garden, house, misc. Send full details to : C.T. PO BOX 455 SPERRYVILLE VA 22740 Southern Indiana Based dry van carrier has openings lor Owner Operators wanting to run East Coast to Midwest. For more information contact Regent T nicking 1-800-264-2442. Too Late to Classify Ford 1995 Bronco, 4WD, 350 V-8, 65k miles, metallic deep green and opal tone. Mint condition, new tires rebuilt trans., rebuil hubs, loaded. 540-675 1190. Asking $19,500 Driver: Up to $700/week orientation pay. Up to $.35/mile to start! Great hometime. Assigned, all conventional fleet. O/Os welcome. Boyd Bros. 1800-543-8923. EOE. tr-'.'-H!-J. ..V = SALES Business to Business Excellent opportunities with rapidly expanding communications company. Outside sales positions in Culpeper office. Base salary plus commission. Call 800-448-1301 ext. 129 or fax resume to T. Jesson at 1-800-730-6178 AIRCRAFT LINE SERVICING Need motivated, outgoing, customer service, aviation career oriented people. AVIATION EXPERIENCE is a plus Shift work is required. If you think you Qualify and would like to work for one of the leading aircraft ser/icing organizations on the East coast FAX a resume to: Bill Sneesby @ 703-661-0152 Rfestauranl Graves’ Mountain Lodge Now Hiring Evening Restaurant Manager Full-time position available. Duties include coordinating and managing cook and wait staff. Experience in food service a plus. Excellent pay and benefits. Cooks Part or full-time positions available. Fulltime position includes benefits. For an interview call Graves' Mountain Lodge at 540-923-4231 ; M.Virginia Alcohol Safety ! Action Program ! CASE MANAGER , Immediate opening with District Nine Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program. ' Duties include assessment and monitoring < of alcohol/drug court referrals; ; preparation of court reports/documents. JBachelors degree required with emphasis in criminal justice, psychology, sociology or a irelated field. Knowledge/experience in case management and substance abuse fields a pljjs. Salary range is $21,325 to 28.580. Send r«ume with references to District Nine VSSAP, 1300 Sunset Lane Suite 3110, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 by 03-31-98 .DEPUTY POSITION ° Rappahannock County Sheriffs Office vn n Currently accepting applications — for the position of Deputy. •'from March 6 thru March 20, 1998. Prerequisites for the position are as follows: 21^83^ of age. High School graduate, valid Va. driver's license and willing to work shift work. College or previous work experience is preferred. Must possess communications skills and be a team player benefits available and salary is negotiable. 40 “Equal Opportunity Employer" Call 540-675-3331 or apply within Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board Meals Site Coordinator, #8071-03: 12 hr*/wk. (M, W, F, 10:30-2:30) Plan activities a£, senior nutrition site in Rappahannock. Hyman services exp preferred. Knowledge crflood service. $8.60/hr. Secretary I #8095-01: Hourly position in Rappahannock, varied evening hours. Skill interacting with public, handling confidential data & WP 5 1. $7.15/hr. Substance Abuse Technician #8093-01: FX in Culpeper to monitor consumer activities Exp. in human services. Days vary. Hiring range: $8.60-9.13/hr. .'^Apply with fully completed RRCSB application by 12:00 noon, March 20, 1998, to Human Resources, RRCSB, hP.O. Box 1568, Culpeper, VA 22701 (540) 825-3100 EEO/AA v" A Company Who UJ Cares About You -iBV * Did you ever wonder what it v would be like to work for one? JS! hn‘ VW rare enough to offer: •Appointment Generation Programs Company Training •40IK Retirement PJan •S 10.000+ Income fJUVrklv Bonus Plan ^Advancement Oppot utilities *jo mr We need qualified. professional in appearance, ladies and gentlemen immediately. No experience necessary. Von Owe It To Yourself and Your Family To Find Ont More. This Could be the Last Ad Call You Ever Make! yi„ For An Interview HILLCREST MEMORY GARDENS 4160 Rixeyville Rd. Jeffersonton, VA 22724 Phone: 540-937-5251 " FAX: 540-937-7239 Attn: Patricia Mills BLUERIDGE TECHNOLOGIES Blueridge Technologies. .1 leading provider of cross-platform document management systems lor Macintosh and Windows-based computers, seeks talented people for the following positions: 1 SYSTEMS ENGINEER: Knowledge of the UNIX operating system, and setting and configuring hardware. Has had exposure to Structures Query Language (SQL), and familiar with at least one commercial RDBMS product (Informix, Sybase, or Oracle' Knowledge of Windows or Macintosh workstations, and a willingness to learn rhe other platform. Responsible tor major account technical support and testing of the software product line. Performs system installations including: configuring server systems, loading software, configuring softw are, ind pro\ iding systems administration and end-user training.1 1 WINDOWS SOFTWARE ENGINEER: Product Software Development Position. Should be proficient in C + + programming ' MFC7Visu.il C++ preferred) with the Windows 95/NT GUI; Ole automation or document management experience a plus. 1 SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST: Performs +w ire developinent for software Server product, including database development for software Server product, including database development and program interface, and general UNIX and C language development. Minimum or 5 years relevant experience, including: C programming, database design, administration and programming; BS m computer science, math, or related tee hnicul field a plus. 1 CONTROLLER: Establishes, direst', coordinates and admini-ret' .1 plan tot the control of financial accounting operation-. Reviews, anal\:v-, and interprets all fmanei.il and budgetary reports tor management to ensure timely and effective decision making; provides data for and/or i-sists in establishing major accounting objectives or policies tor rhe organization. Oversees all accounting operations and directs most accounting employees. BS, MBA, or CPA strongly preferred. Successful candidates will uurk out 0/ our Virginia offices in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Interested candidates should send their resume and salary requirements to: BLUERIDGE TECHNOLOGIES Attn: Human Resources 664 H Zachary Taylor Highway Flint Hill, Virgin! 1 22627 ■B Fax (540) 675-3 1 30 or via email to: harhara@hlueridge.com ^Taith (2^ountain (Company Here we grow again . . . Established, Rapidly Growing, Nationally Known Mail Order Catalog Company has openings on our team for: TRAINING COORDINATOR Seeking an energetic, well organized person with good problem solving and people skills. Responsible for training fellow employees and performing administrative support functions in a multi-tasked Human Resources Department. Must have WordPerfect, Lotus, and Training experience. This is a full-time, salaried position. FASHION MERCHANDISE CONTROL BUYER Seeking a detail-oriented person for fast-paced Inventory Management Department. Responsible for working with vendors to re-buy and follow up on fashion orders. Must be a team player with excellent communication and relationship building skills. Must have WordPerfect, Lotus skills and buying experience. Management experience preferred. This is a full-time salaried position. MIS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Seeking a detail-oriented person with excellent communication skills, technical computer and telecommunication experience to work in a management Information systems environment. Responsible for resolving basic telephone and computer issues. Knowledge of PCS, Networking, PBX and telephone circuitry a must. This is a full-time hourly position, with a Tuesday through Saturday schedule. ALL POSITIONS OFFER: Health, Life, and Dental Insurance, Paid Holidays, 401K Retirement Plan. Generous Employee Discount, Paid Time Off, Pleasant Working Environment Resumes or applications accepted through March 20. Fax resumes to ludy at (540) vaf 72*8 or stop by our office at 12625 Lee Highway In Spcrryvllle, VA 22740 An Cqu«i OpfsMiuBih r S. Frazier celebrates birthday Thursday evening Mrs. Shelvy Frazier hosted a party in honor other husband for his 79th birthday. Those enjoying the occasion were his sister Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville; his brother and family Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and sons Michael and Christopher of Turkey Ridge Road and Mr. Frazier’s daughter Mrs. Janet Peregory and children Joseph and Jennifer. Others in attendance were Charles Wharton of Woodville, Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Heflin, Michael, Crystal and Jacob, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Robinson and Timmy, Ray Wharton and Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby, Chrissy, Kevin and Jacob. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Heflin, Mike, Crystal and Jacob and Mrs. Janet Peregory, Joseph and Jennifer dined at Chesapeake Seafood House in Manassas on Monday evening in observance of Gregg’s birthday. The Windmore Foundation for Arts held a very successful yard sale Saturday at St. Stephen’s Church. Congratulations to Miss Ashleigh Cannon who has been accepted at Radford College, where she will be studying interior decorating. Miss Cannon, a senior at Rappahannock High school is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Cannon. Mark Bragg spent Friday with the Buddy Grigsby family Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville was a Thursday overnight guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory and family on Castleton Ford Road. She was a Friday overnight guest of her niece Miss Brenda Frazier in Culpeper and also I BOSTON By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 visited Brenda’s mother in Culpeper Health Care Center. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Lizzie Compton and Mrs. Roberta Smith upon the loss of their brother William Weakley, who passed away last Tuesday at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville. Mrs. Frances Horner of Unionville was a Sunday guest in the Mary Tharp home. Beginning on Friday, March 13 and continuing through Sunday Ned Bittinger will teach the fundamentals of painting at Shimmering Meadows Farm Studio in Slate Mills. For information call 547-4385. Some of our older residents may remember Mrs. Annie Brown Drake, who was born here in Boston, September 1906, a daughter of John and Emma Fincham Brown, passed away on Jan. 28 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Birthday greetings to my brother Shelvy Frazier, whose day was yesterday; my aunt Mrs. Nettie Corbin of Winchester, who reached 90 today and this writer who celebrates another year on Thursday. Also Jennifer Peregory will celebrate her MARCH MADNESS! BUY VAR INI FOR ONE SWEATER, GET YARN FOR ANOTH ER AT 20% OFF CLASSES YEAR-ROUND NEW YARNS AND PA1TERNS J~iunt (Country yarns 1 WEST FEDERAL ST.. MIDDLEBURC. VA10117 PHONE 540 687-5129 Discount applies to lo*e'-pnced tj»rr d'SCOunts needlepoint canvases and lots petals posted at store Oakdale's 14th Annual Cksimikfe BwM Stilt Saturday, March 21 at 1:00 p.m. Fauquier Livestock Exchange • Marshall, VA 540-364-1566 * Lunch Provided * [VK Vinzinia’s Finest Oakdale Farm "Purebred Charolais Since 1968 P.O. Box 660 • Upperville, VA 20185 Owners: Mr. & Mrs. T. W. diZerega • 540-364-2525 Manager: Tim Mi:o • 540-592-3325 EVERYONE CAN SHOP THE CO OP! — CO-OP 50/50 Special Save Your Green On Seed Potatoes & Fertilizer! Buy 50 lbs. of 5-10-10 Fertilizer for With $6.75' 50 lbs. of --v Kennebec ($1(11*0 Seed Potatoes (Sale Price when purchased together-must be purchased together to receive savings1) 'Jl '*L SALE MARCH 12 -21st Remington Farmers Co-op (540) 439-3254 Warrenton Farmers' Co-op (540) J47-7100 Rappahannock Farmers Co-op (540) 9*7-8555 Marshall banners Co-op (540' 364-1533 Culpeper farmers Co-op (5401825-2200 Everyone Can Shop the Co-op j special day on Saturday. Congratulations are in order for Christina Tilley down Castleton way, who has graduated from her training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Air Force Airman First Class Tilley is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Tilley and a graduate of Culpeper High School. Mrs. J.R. Peyton was a Sunday afternoon caller of Mrs. Gladys Jacobs in Culpeper. Wedding anniversary wishes go out to Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Heflin who celebrated their day on Tuesday. Also birthdays for Tuesday include Nick Norman and Matthew Bragg, wishes to each of you. Flint Hill news notes Mary Hickerson was to undergo surgery at the Fairfax Hospital on Monday. She was visited on Sunday by Frances Hudson, Barry Hudson and Larry Clark of Front Royal. By POLLY AYLOR 987-8136 The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship service on Sunday, March 15 at 8:45 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Kristy Johnson of Chester Gap was a Friday overnight guest of Nikki Calisto. Leon Lillard of Winchester and Jeanetta Pullen were visitors on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard. Wednesday guests were Mr. ahd Mrs. Franklin Hawkins of Fredericksburg. A speedy recovery to all of those on the sick list. Plan now to attend the benefit dance at the Flint Hill fire hall on Saturday, March 14 beginning at 9 p.m. The Southern Persuasions Band will be raising money for their first CD. The dance is open to the public. For information or tickets call Connie Huff-Harris at 675-3389. WoodviUe highlights Richard and Rena Burke and Die and Michele Burke were guests of Mr. and Mr§. Ronnie Parker, April and Kelsey on Sunday in Amissville. By JUNE CLARK 987-8827 Mrs. Blondia Titchenell of Locust Grove was a Friday guest of Mrs. June Clark. L. McNear receives honors An area student at Lynchburg College recently received dean’s list honors for the Fall 1997 semester. Lynchburg College is a private college in Central Virginia enrolling 2,000 students in liberal arts and science studies, as well as professional and graduate degree programs. Laura McNear, daughter of Richard and Nancy McNear of Washington is a sophomore health and movement science major at the college. McNear is a 1996 graduate of Mercersburg Academy.

William Weakley Born in county William Roberson Weakley, 73, of Culpeper died Tuesday, March 3 at Martha Jefferson Hospital. Mr. Weakley was born June 9, 1924 in Rappahannock County, to the late John Floyd and Bertha Dodson Weakley. Mr. Weakley is survived by three sisters Mary Mitchell of Warrenton, Roberta Smith and Lizzie Compton, both of Castleton; one step son Charles Pullin of Culpeper and four step grandsons. Viewtown social notes Happy birthday to Charles H. Dodson who will celebrate his special day today, March 11. By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 Wishes are also extended to Bobbie Jo Frazier, who also celebrates March 11. Happy wedding anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grigsby of Flint Hill who will celebrate their 32nd anniversary on March 11. Tommy Frazier is recuperating at home following surgery on his ankle at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Viewtown residents are reminded of the Castleton bingo games that are held on Saturday evenings at 6:45 p.m. Rachel Dorothy i (Frazier) Pompieri k) & March II, 1912 • March 7, 1997 j ' In Lotting Memory^ of wtr tm special motlter and grandmother uho departed fnm us sucblenlyon March 7. 1997 You arc aluxrys m *tur thoughts anti foretvr m our hearts Hum though you arc gme. your uxmmh. tenderness » and biting uxrys uill bvcon for I cut. We trtv and nu>\ ynu tery much I iupfry Bmhtbiy ' k Vi np b nvtn l '.hiLtrsn I’at. I, B Lynn. (/ toul. i '.m/y j KitiklaU: aikl Son-ln-Lou KauK 1 (l/VozcL by Randy Minter CONTEMPLATING FREEDOM Many come to view natural death as a means of providing freedom from the restrictions and limitations of this earthly existence. In the words of Michel Eyquem de Montaigne. "Where death awaits us is uncertain, we ought to expect it everywhere. The premeditation of death is the premeditation of liberty: he who has learnt to die has unlearnt to serve. There is no evil in life to the man who is thoroughly convinced that to be deprived of life is no evil, to be ready to die frees us from bondage and thralldom." Thus, not only can death be viewed as a freeing experience, in and of itself, but the mere contemplation of it as a freeing experience is also a liberating act. Even when you are older and have limited mobility, exercising gently as best you can will offer all sorts of benefits from helping your sleep, to increasing your well-being, to making everyday movements more comfortable. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, we take care of the details that can really burden you during a time of loss, Our spacious, peaceful surroundings make you feel at home. If you have questions about our services, call us at 347-3431. "He who should teach men to die, would, at the same time, teach them to live." - Michel Eyquem de Montaigne Additional survivors include a good friend Laney Menefee of Culpeper and a number of nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 7 at Found and Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Farrar officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the American Cancer Society, 246 East Davis Street, Culpeper, Va. 22701. Clara Woodard Washington resident Clara Ann Woodard, 71, of Washington died- Wednesday, March 4 at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. She was born in Rappahannock County on Sept. 16, 1926, a daughter of the late Edwin and Laura Settle Scroggins. She was predeceased by her husband Jack Smith Woodard. Survivors include a son Thomas Walker of Bealeton; a daughter Maureen Kaiser of Washington and one grandson T.J. Walker. Graveside services were held on Saturday, March 7 at Washington Masonic Cemetery with the Rev. Pat Olsen. Contributions may be made in Mrs. Woodard’s name to the American Heart Association. Clore-Geest Funeral Home in Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. CLOREGEEST FUNERAL HOME 11190 James Monroe Highway (Rt. 29 South) Culpeper, VA 540-825-2361 • 540-825-0395 1-800-924-1266 A. Wayne English, John Noon Western, Kyle Morgan Gibbs - Funeral Directors Christopher C. Geest, Consultant Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office. Roger L. Cordani and wife to Michael W. Payne and wife, 2.24 acres, lot 5, Wakefield District. $94,900. Jane Louise Williams and husband to James C. Rucker and wife, 2.951 acres, Wakefield District. $135,000. Combo Real Estate Advertising Rates Available Call for Information 675-3338 Only $4.60per week for a 1 inch space (540) 675-3338 Next Deadline March 23 BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. Sec Us for All Your ikuldinu Supply \<rils S40/825-0397 1418 K(l C uijwpcr Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CARPET EARLY’S CARPET, INC. The One-Stop Shop lor complete Home Decorating Service Floor Cwermgs • Window Treatments Wallpaper • Slip Covers & Upholstery Residents! A Commercial Rt. 211 Amissville, VA 937-5500 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT . MacRae Associates, p.c. Full Service CPA Finn Washington, Virginia (540) 675-2043 CHIMNEY CLEANING Chimney Sweeping Relining OU td Soviet Fully Insured t6 Ifttvu St^exUtet Bruce Vierling (540) 675-3508 CHIROPRACTIC VarrcrUm ( CM) UW151 D.C. WoiKoytm Office (J40J47H4M, Tufi.-Sui B>A£tqnfmtnt, CLEANING MAID SERVICE ResidentialCommercial Reasonable Prices Free Estimates 540-937-4247 or 540-937-5576 CONSTRUCTION T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Custom Homebuilder Class A License 540-987-8043 KKKYLING CONSTRUCTION Top Quality Custom Homes Since 1975 540-9874)145 CONSTRUCTION BILL CATO & CO. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION • Carpentry • Timber Framing • Cabinet making 540-937-3039 VA Class A Building Plumbing. Electrcal EXCAVATING Specialized Backhoe Service Landscaping, Grading & Trenching (540)675-3901 FENCING FENCING High Tensile, Barb Wire, Amencan Wire, Cham Link, Board and Electnc, Split Rail Privacy Fencing Available Also Curtis Crawford Home: 540-675-3943 Pager 399-2688 MASONRY Don Corbin MASONRY Brick & Stone Restoration Patios, etc. (540) 547*3452 PLUMBING ELECTRICAL imiivs Pumps & Waterheaters In-Stock Installation ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING Class .1 Certified ('nnwlrte l.inr H ii/rr Soft (iitulilinncrs tin- l'.\linuilc\ nil Yen' UiirY 540-675-3249 PUMP INSTALLATION EXPERT PUMP INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, VA 987-8555 Restaurants THE COUNTRY CAFE itomky-SatuidaySamtolpm. Sunday 8 am to 3 pm 675-1066 Take out Available SIGNS & CALLIGRAPHY EXCAVATING BROWN’S EXCAVATING 7 Quann Lane, Chester Gap, VA 22623 (540) 635-7273 Specialized Backhoe Dump Thick Bushhogging Service l,uw Mowing Water, Utility, Gravel, Sand, Dirt Landscaping Drains Lines Topsoil & Mulch Snow Removal Footers & Hauling Culverts Driveways NO JOB TOO SMALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL TODD BROWN STORAGE SI'KRKYYII.U; STORUilv ( (). Side Mainly Storage Resilient iiil ( oiiiiiK ivial Reasonable Rales 5-W)/‘)S7-S5()7 SIM KIO \ll I I VA South Wales Business & Mini Storage Intersection of Rt. 211 and 229 All Sizes Available (S40) 341-7000 TAX PREPARATION PREPARATION Delta Accounting 937*7541 1 H & R BLOCK! 309 N. East Street Culpeper, VA 22701 (540) 825-8700 159 Moffett Avenue Warrenton, VA 20189 (540) 347-7517 PET CARE Final Touch Pet Gtoominp lift Cintly Certified Grooming Specialist 14 Years Experience Pick-up and Delivery „ Available By Appointment Only ♦540-67S-3475* TELEVISION GREYSTONETV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE & RCA Video Products Antennas & Satellite Systems iadio Shack Dealer Kitchen Aid Whirlpool & Roper Appliances 312 North Mam St. Madison (540) 948-2200 TIRED OF POOR TV RECEPTION? Tired of cable; poor antenna reception; renting a dish? SWITCH - 40 Channels $19.99/mo 76 Channels $29.99/mo 100% CREDIT APPROVAL Sales people needed in all areas. For more info, call 1-800-641-9999 WOODSTOVES WOODSTOVES The largest selection in VA. Sierra, Jotul. Waterford, Hearthstone & Pellet Stoves ACME STOVE CO. 1329 E High Street CHARLOTTESVILLE (804) 971-6777 Financial/ Business Customized, Business Services Diverse Services Tailored to Meet Your Personal and Business Needs • Accounting • Bookkeeping • Budgets • Financial Reports • Money Management • Organizational Design & Structure • Payroll • Quick books Coaching 540-987-8248 Lawn Care Reliable Lawn Care I A. aP/MS . . . 1 Mowing Trimming Rototiiiing Planting Weeding Feeding Howard C. Jones and wife to Thomas J. Jones and other, .5193 acres, Wakefield District. Deed of gift. James E. Jacobs and wife to Donald G. Hitt and wife, 2.8483 acres, Jackson District. Deed of gift. Donald G. Hitt and wife to James E. Jacobs and wife, 2.00 acres, Jackson District. Deed of gift. Sperryville Realty James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office SPERRYVILLE - Woodward Road. 6 room & bath older home. Lots of potential. $59,000 Reduced to $49,500 WELL LOCATED - Well maintained brick home on 4.3 acres. Dining area with fireplace, 3 baths, full basement, attached garage, central heat and air, 24x36 workshop. $185,000 MOSTLY OPEN - 18.8 acre tract, board fencing, road frontage, stream and nice view. $80,000 FLINT HILL - 3 BR, 2 BA Rambler on 2 acres. Call for details. $116,000 James W. Leake „ 987-8236 Bud Corder • John Eubank 675-3291 987-8146 Unsurpassed mountain views into Shenandoah National Park from this 5.7 acres just below Sperryville. Priced at $64,000. The Buyer’s Agency, Inc. Butch Zindel, Broker OJ (540)675-1190 t=J Terrific views & convenient location (just outside Washington) for.’ this sunny, cute-as-a-button 2 BR, 2 BA home on 2 acres with 2 stall barn. Recently remodeled with many nice touches. $130,000 Hu- Country Property Tvnfif? k Eileen M. Day, Realtors (540) 675*3033 ni ROY WHEELER REALTY COMPANY Offering PieJmont Virginia’s Finest Real Estate For Over Half a Century. FIVE FORKS FARM - This charming 200 year old Farmhouse which has been tastefully restored is a foxhunter's delight with its excellent horse facilities (9-stall barn w/tack rm„ water & electricity), an adorable guest cottage, and 40 acres of lush green pasture in fenced paddocks w/water. One of the loveliest settings with Blue Ridge Mt. views. $395,000 FLINT HILL - Restorable 2BR/1BA Farmhouse on 80 productive acres. Exceptional building sites with BlurTlidge Mt. views. Woods with abundant wildlife, apple orchard, water and low taxes!! Property is in scenic easement. Old Dominion Hunt territory. Additional acreage available. $299,900 WASHINGTON - Fabulous buy!! This 3 BR/2BA cedar home is ready for you to move in!! Amenities include eat-in co. kitchen, laundry rm. w/washer & dryer, FP w/wood stove insert, central air, carport and 5 very peaceful acres. Room for a garden! 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