Rappahannock News, November 11, 1998

121st Year ... No. 45 Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11,1998 jp, -t Times Community Newspapers 50 cents Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Jan La Valley BANOS ON EXPERIENCE: Students from Ed Rissler’s science class at Rappahannock Elementary School are studying biodiversity in the field. From left, Leslie Taubenberger, Ryisha Cook, Jennifer Foreback, Krystal Smoot, Lakeshia Fletcher and Brandy Early collect leaves and attempt to Identify them as part of their biodiversity project. ; ■ i "'7&V iff ' < r» < *•• .;. •'.. ••.. . ._•?* ?•** I .;* By Jan LaValley ^ Rappahannock News Staff Writer Seventh grade science students at Rappahannock Elementary School are involved in a pilot program that it is hoped will go nationwide and possibly worldwide. Science teacher Ed Rissler attended a workshop on biodiversity at the Smithsonian’s Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal in September. Rappahannock County was invited to be one of eight school divisions to take part in the study to monitor biodiversity in a given area. Simply put, biodiversity is the number and relative abundance . of species. Humans are causing the rapid extinction of many species by continually clearing and taking over land and sea areas. No one knows how much is too much and that is why studies on biodiversity, and specifically how man affects the environment, are being conducted. CLASS, Page A3 ■fflL •Mb fgdsgd PILOT PROGRAM: Science teacher Ed Rissler explains the process of marking off quadrants in a hectare to the students. How do we shape up on SOLs? By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer Testing results for the new Standards of Learning tests came back last week and school administrators and personnel are looking at how Rappahannock shapes up compared to the state percentages. So far, tests results look pretty good for students here overall although there are some weak areas. Dr. David Gangel, superintendent, presented the information on the SOL results to the school board at last night’s meeting. Rappahannock students scored better than the state average on 16 out of 26 categories spread over the four grade levels tested — third grade, fifth grade, eighth grade and end of course (juniors). Generally 70 percent of all students in all categories have to pass the tests for the school to be accredited, Gangel said, with the exception of the science and social studies areas of the third grade tests where only 50 percent of all third graders must pass. If the scores are below 70 percent the school could lose its accreditation. The third graders, he said, have done a marvelous job. They were quite a bit above the state level for science and social studies with 60.9 to the state’s 49 and 74.7 to the state’s 63, respectively. They scored very well in mathematics with 82 percent to the state’s 63 and out scored the state percentage of 53 on English with a 66.6 — only a bit shy of the 70 percent. The fifth grade level scored better than the state average in all areas and passed for English (reading and literature), English (writing* and math but will need work in the areas of social studies and science. They scored 35.5 percent to the state's 33 percent in social studies and 66.6 percent to the state’s 59 percent in science. And, they were slightly behind the state in computer science, 67 percent to 72 percent. The eighth grade level scored even with the state for science at 71 percent but were below the state average and passing level on all other areas: English (reading and literature), 57.6 to 64; English (writing), 63.3 to 67; math, 35.3 to 47; history and social science, 16.6 to 35; and computer technology, 48.2 to 63. The end of course level students scored below the state average in only two areas — English (writing), 1 with 64.9 to: 71 and Algebra I, with 34.6 to 40. In all other areas Rappahannock scored above the state average but passed the 70 percent mark only in English (reading and literature), 85.9 to 72 and biology, 87.8 to 72. The percentages for the other subjects were: Algebra II, 63.6 to 31; geometry, 59.5 to 52; earth science, 64.9 to 58; chemistry, 64.8 to 54; world geography, 25.8 to 62; and U.S. history, 27 to 30. Gangel cautioned the board and those in attendance at the meeting not to read too much into the scores as yet because the Virginia Department of Education has still not determined variation in pass scores as yet based on different test versions and so the results will most likely change. He said, though, based on the results the schools here can see where our strengths and weaknesses lie and can work on those areas in which improvement is needed. See SCHOOLS, Page A6 Old Bag Bulletins take sTgroup of the 9:30 Washington, • bug wil\ leave sX^illeVat &30 If you happenings •j^iis Vffcek • N°V- Ui ^CXeeU at Arehitertural Kev on8 indttde: a the town hal\ ASm0ldns; changes to ‘hedatCh‘S£?Marie's Daisies; W*" “^titey Soch’B house, fencing at Kay 7 3Q p m the Planning'Commission meets at ■^snajassss* I S^^11®0^6 hal1* Rappahannock New* P O Box 59 Washington. Va. 22747 (540) 675-333* (340) 675-306* (fax) Burke indicted on drug charges by Grand Jury By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer In September the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office arrested Edward Garfield Burke III on charges of manufacture of marijuana. Burke, of Stanley, was arrested and charged with felony manufacture of marijuana with intent to distribute. A juvenile was also charged in the incident. Burke was also charged with distribution of marijuana to a minor. This week the charges were brought before the Grand Jury which handed up two indictments in the case. Burke was indicted for manufacturing marijuana and conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. Pre- ( trial motions will be filed by Dec. 17 at which time Burke is set to return to court. The juvenile involved in the case has also been charged with manufacturing marijuana and has also been charged with possession of marijuana^ He is scheduled to appear in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on Dec. 10. Jesse Earl Pond III, who was arrested for drinking while driving and possession of cocaine on April 24, entered a conditional plea of guilty in court last week. His case is set for sentencing on Jan. 11, 1999. Pond will continue on bond until the sentencing. Mark Allen Hancock, arrested and convicted in 1990 of breaking and entering and larceny, was before the court last week for Cbation violation. Hancock admitted he a drug abuse problem and told the judge he would like to be in a program for drug abuse. He had previously completed the Stafford Detention Center Program and was scheduled for the Boxwood Program Sm COURT, Pag* AS 4 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Carl Ebom FLORIST OPENS: Patricia Bartholomew of Mazie’s Daisies now open in Washington, Va. Florist markets blooms with a smile . By Mary Beth Martin Rappahannock News Staff Writer Smiling comes easy to Patricia Bartholomew, and she said she likes making others smile. It obviously is one reason why she opened Mazie’s Daisies. The full-service florist shop that opened its door for business in early October is located at 311J Gay Street, Washington, next to the lower level of Elaine Kramer’s Talk of the Town gift shop. The made-to-order arrangements include center pieces for tables, birthday bouquets, anniversary gifts, funeral flowers, get-well bouquets, dried wreaths, corsages and boutonnieres, as well as swags and fresh greens during the Christmas" season. Topiaries and circular rosemary, oregano and thyme wreaths are also available. The response from the town has been overwhelming and supportive, said Bartholomew. She added: “I can’t thank people enough! I’m excited and I like being able to offer something that makes people happy.” Jennifer Green, owner of the Odyssey Gallery in Washington, said Bartholomew’s flowers make an elegant presentation and are an asset to her shop. They are perfect, said Green, especially since the flowers are displayed in Jensen Kvames’glass vases, which the shop carries. Another . reason Bartholomew enjoys the floral business is that she delights in the creativity involved in See SHOP, Page A6

i The following cases were heard in the Rappahannock General District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 13 and not previously reported in the Rappahannock News: James Nelson Gaar, no child restraint, $50, no seat belt, $25. Eston Ray Good, no driver’s license in possession, $35/2, defective equipment, $35/40. Vassili V. Gorshkov, 67/55, $36/30. Marcus Dante Grayson, driving on a suspended or revoked license, $100/68, 10 days in jail, suspended, driver's license suspended for 90 r days, 65/55, $30/2, no seat belt, dismissed. Kelly Brian Hackley, possession of stolen property, 71/55, no seat belt, continued to Nov. 10. Tami Cerdan Harper, no seat belt, $25, no registration in possession, $35/2, defective equipment, $35/40. Robert D. Harrison Jr., 66/55, $33/40, no registration in possession, complied with law. Gary Thomas Hawk Jr., 70/55, $45/30, no seat belt, $25. Justice Lee Heam, 67/55, $36/30. Robert Scott Henderson, 74/55, 1 Pet of the week This brown and white female beagle was found near Rock Mills Sept. 28. She has a brown leather collar. Please call the shelter if you recognize her. It is located near the county landfill in Amissville. Call 937-3336 for more information. Provided as a public service by the Rappahannock News. $57/40, no driver’s license in possession, $35/2. Christopher James Hogan, possession of marijuana, motion to suppress, continued to Nov. 10. Amy Celeste Horton, no driver’s license in possession, complied with law, 68/55, $39/30. Chad Derek Hurry, expired inspection, $35/40. Kimberly Anne Jardneski, reckless driving, 80/55, $100/30. Dawn Marie Jenkins, failure to display two plates, $25/30, no seat belt, $25, no registration in possession, complied with law. ' Howard Leon Johnson, expired inspection, $25/30, no registration in possession, $35/40. James Calvin Kennedy, defective equipment, $30/30, no seat belt, $25. Jerry Lynn King, 70/55, $45/30, no registration in possession, complied with law. Robert Herbst Kressin, reckless driving, 80/55, $125/40, no seat belt, $25, no registration in possession, $35/2. Matthew R. LaFlame, 67/55, $36/40. Shauna Corinne Lawson, 67/55, $36/40, no seat belt, $25. Jenny Maria LePelch, 67/55, $36/30. Christopher Michael Maestle, 69/55, $42/30, no driver’s license in possession, complied with law. John L. Marra, 74/55, $57/40, no seat belt, $25. Allan D. Martens Jr., no seat belt, $25. Thomas Leo McCamley, defective equipment, $30/30, no seat belt, $25. Alvin Wayne Mitchell, defective equipment, $30/30, no seat belt, $25, no registration in possession, complied wit law. Charles Franklin Moeser, no seat belt, $25, no child restraint, $50. Linda Denise Moeser, no seat belt, $25. Teresa Marie Morrow, no seat belt, $25. Wayne Allen Morrow, 65/55, $30/30, no child restraint, $50. Deborah Kay Muddiman, no seat belt, $25, defective equipment, $30/30. Dennis Stanley Norkiewicz, 65/55, $30/30. William Othel North III, 67/55, $36/30, no seat belt, $25, no registration in possession, complied with law. Linda Marie Nutt, 70/55, $45/30, no seat belt, $25/2, no registration in possession, $10/2. Jongbok Park, no seat belt, $25. Cathy Jane Phares, no seat belt. Gregory Scott Preast, defective equipment, $30/30, no registration in possession, complied with law. Thomas Richard Racca; 68/55, $39/30, no seat belt, $25. Merritt Maupin Railey, failure to display two plates, $25/30, no seat belt, $25. Miranda Rae Renner, defective equipment, $30/40, no seat belt, $25. Photo Courtesy of Hazel Zinn-Day Pictured is Heidi Eastham in her kitchen offering the 4-H’ers a taste of goat cheese with parent, Carolyn McDowell. Four-H’ers study goats Hazel Zinn-Day ' The 4-H Small Animal Club enjoyed a perfect fall day at Rucker Farm near Flint Hill. Heidi Eastham invited the 4Her’s to learn all about goats. 4Her’s milked a goat and tasted the milk and the wonderful goat cheddar cheese that is made on the farm. Most of the 4-Her’s, including the adult leaders, were very impressed with the flavor of the milk and cheese. We appreciate the support of Rucker Farm and thank Heidi Eastham for inviting the 4Her’s to their farm to help educate the young members of our county about local farming. •* i i s Bed & Breakfast is now open on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for dinner, Sunday brunch and afternoon tea. Also available for catering and small intimate parties. Guitar player/entertainment for your dining pleasure on Saturday evenings! Reservations a MUST! Reservations also being accepted for Thanksgiving dining. Route 729 • Culpeper County 540-937-5854 jYes! | □ Please enter my new I subscription to: J SappahannocR News Subscription Rates By Rappahannock..*21 Elsewhere in the U.S.*27.“ Name Address City. .State_ Zip. 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Change "two hundred (200)" in the fifth sentence to read "fifty (50)" and then change the period at the end of the sentence to a semicolon and add "except that upon affirmative finding of a majority of a quorum of the BZA that unusual conditions exist, peculiar to the property, rendering it impractical to do so, in which case they are empowered to authorize a location of up to two hundred (200) feet from the main residence." 2. Rewrite Additional Standard (3) to read: Occupancy shall be limited to not more than three persons. 3. Add a new Additional Standard (4) to read: There shall be no more than one (1) Family Apartment per separate parcel of land. The Rappahannock County Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing to consider these amendments at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 1998 at the Courthouse in Washington, VA. All interested persons are invited to attend and to make comment on any or all of these amendments, or to mail their comments to John W. 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Headwaters award Tfen Rappahannock County teachers were happily surprised on Friday, Oct. 23 when they were awarded grant money from Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation. Awards were presented during the teachers’Fall Inservice Meeting at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center in Front Royal. Headwaters Grant Committee members Rev. Phillip Bailey and Cindy Wayland made the presentations, which totaled over $3,000. The grant money will help the teachers provide innovative programs for their students, programs that are not funded by the school budget. At Rappahannock County Elementary School, the youngest students to benefit from the grants will be Patricia Hottinger’s Special Education Pre-School children. Ms. Hottinger plans to use her grant money to create a butterfly garden in the school’s courtyard. Her students will purchase, plant and care for this flower garden as a year round learning experience, which the entire school will also be able to enjoy. RCES kindergarten teacher Jennifer Leake Deal will use her grant money to purchase a sand and water table so her students can practice measuring, classifying and investigating physical properties. Deborah Flinchum will use her grant money to provide her first graders with photo albums and film with which they will record their year in first grade. The students will write a narrative for each picture. Music teacher Joy Rollins will use her grant money to purchase additional classical gui Class From Page A1 A biodiversity plot is one hectare of wooded land. Dr. John Tole, school board chair, has offered the use of a hectare of wooded land on his property for what will be an ongoing study. One hectare of land measures 100 meters by 100 meters. It is divided into 20 meter quadrants to reduce the study area for each class. The students have tagged, measured, mapped and identified all the trees in five quadrants, that leaves 20 to go. They spent several days during the latter part of October on the project, and classes alternated days. “The neat thing for me,” Rissler said, “is that I’m supposed to teach them about plants and how we affect the environment and now we have a hands-on project which we can refer back to during say the winter months when we’re in the classroom. They will remember and associate what we did there and what we talk about in class.” The task of identifying trees also coincided with the students’ annual leaf collection and tree identification project. Each tree in each quadrant was identified and measured for DBH (the diameter of the trunk at breast height. A tree has to be a least four centimeters in diameter to qualify for study. In the spring the classes will return to the area to study what has transpired during the winter. They will look at the percent of canopy cover and ground cover. A healthy forest is mostly green with little ground cover in the spring, Rissler said. The sites are also very different from each other some have more pine trees, others have more hardwood trees, and some just more or less trees altogether which produce different results. The idea is, the more variation of species in an area the better the health of the ecosystem we are living in will be,” Rissler said. “If there are 35 or JENKINS ORCHARDS Quality Fruit • Select Your Own Directions: From Culpeper on Rt. 522. left at Vance# Road approximately 2 miles. From Sperry trill#, Rt 522. right at tfencey Road. ? rules. Watch for signs. Woodville f540) 987-8192 FURNITURE Name-Brand Manufacturers Buy direct • Save up to 50%, lower than local stores. s; Before your next furniture purchase,call for price quotes or location nearest you. SbnsgMitife calSDscs Qra&and23 NORTH CAROLINA FURNITURE CONNECTION r - CaU 1-800/919-2555 9|:'. V* - x v for the location nearest you. 40 different species and one gets a disease then the whole ecosystem doesn’t suffer so much.” All the data gathered now and then will be compiled and put on a data base which will be accessible from the Internet. “When we get done putting in our data, we’ll get a computer print out and will put the data on the Internet. That will probably be in six to nine months,” he said. The project will carry on from year to year and Rissler hopes to get adult volunteers interested in the project as well. In order to compile data for the entire hectare he’ll need more people to help than he has students. Once the whole hectare is mapped a study of individual types of trees and other things like the ph of the soil, shrub study, etc. can be done. “There’s no end to the things you can keep studying,” Rissler said. “And you can start asking questions like Why are the pine trees back along one section and not in others?’ or Why do some sections have only three or four trees and others have 20?’ Those types of questions require the students to think about the process, how the area got to be the way it is and what effect man has had on it.” 5 teachers grants tars and cases, which will allow her to expand her successful 6th grade guitar program into the 4th and 5th grades. Harriette Rosenblatt, who teaches K through 7th Art, will be able to purchase enough clay for all her students to complete a project in clay. She will also link the clay project with another literary program already in progress at the school. At Rappahannock County High School, five teachers received grants. Special Education teacher Andra Logan will use her grant to purchase a cash register that will be used by her students for the small business they run at the school. Learning hands-on business skills will increase their future employment opportunities. High school teachers Sharon Sielski and Donna Oliver received a joint award which will help them provide items, such as appropriate clothing and make-up, to certain transitional students to improve the students’ professional appearance at work. Spanish teacher Elizabeth Blubaugh will use her grant to purchase appropriate musical instruments for her students to accompany themselves as they write and perform songs in Spanish. Her Spanish 4 classes will also use the instruments when they go into the elementary school to teach. Band teacher Lynne Fournier will use her grant to cover mostly travel expenses for master musicians who will Photo Courtesy of Headwaters GRANT RECIPIENTS: Headwaters grants went to: from left, Jennifer Deal, Deborah Flinchum, Joy Rollins, Harriette Rosenblatt, Andra Logan, Donna Oliver, Sharon Sielski, Elizabeth Blubaugh and Lynne Fournier. come to the high school to conduct approximately 20 Master Classes in percussion, clarinet, sax, French horn, and brass choir. As he awarded these grants, Rev. Bailey commented upon the high quality of the proposals that Headwaters received, and expressed regrets that the organization was unable to fund all requests. Turkey talk... in time for Thanksgiving This is Part 1 of a two part story on the turkey. The turkey that has become such an important part of American Thanksgiving is not the result of domestication of the Wild Turkey that again roams the woods and fields of the Eastern United States. The Thanksgiving turkey is a descendant of a race of turkeys native to Mexico. When Spanish Conquistadors landed at Vera Cruz in 1519, they encountered an advanced civilization. Along with little dogs, the chihuahua, the Aztecs bred turkeys for food. They also ate each other in ritual cannibalism but that is another story. Protein from meat was rare in ancient Mexico. The Spaniards were appalled by the cannibalism even if the dish was prepared with chilies and tomatoes as the Aztecs claimed. Eating dog meat, no matter how it was prepared, did not appeal to the Europeans either. Roast turkey was a different matter altogether. Along with other delicacies from the New World such as vanilla, chocolate, tomatoes, chili peppers and squash, the domesticated Mexican turkey was taken to Spain where it was a sensation. There was confusion from the start regarding the origin of To the Voters of the Wakefield District Many thanks to the voters who supported me and a thank-you to all the citizens who took the time to vote. A 60% turnout is Democracy in action. Best wishes to Roger Welch. Werner Krebser Piedmont Voters Tliank You, TKanfc You! As your Sckool Board Representative, I will serve to tke Lest of my ability. I welcome your comments and concerns. ~ Aline B. Johnson Saturday, Nov. 14th 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15th 12-5 p.m. See the Mall Decorated for Christmas f FREE: Door Prizes * Punch * Cookies * Food Tasting I # Drawing for $100, $50, $25 Gift Certificates I # See the toy trains running * Personalized children s books for sale Located I block west of (J.S. Rt. 29 By-pass on Rt. 3 Culpeper, VA • 540-825-3133 wm * - " ~P' ■ 11 M, r* The Rappahannock Farmers’ Association Presents Farm Estate Planning By Mr. William Truban, Jr. of Owen & Truban, P.L.C. Winchester, VA At Rappahannock Elementary School Library November 12,1998 7:00 p.m. SUBJECT: Limited Liability Corporations and New Tax Policies will be discussed The Board of the Rappahannock Farmers’ Association invites all who are interested in learning about Farm Estate Planning and how to best manage one of your most valuable assets from one of the area's foremost estate attorneys. Please call for information. Lindsay Eastham:54(V67S-3444 or Jane Naramore: 540/937-5367 All Things > Wild And I Wonderful John Trott this great bird. It was initially thought it had originated in Turkey. Hence, the name we use today. I do not know what the Aztecs called it though it probably had at least six syllables with many X’s and was unpronounceable. From Spain, turkeys spread to France and across the channel to England. The tamed and juicy turkey of Mexico was brought to North America soon after the Plymouth Colony was established in New England. During the many years of domestication, speed, intelligence, and wary watchfulness were erased from the turkey’s behavior. Domesticated turkeys became fat and stupid. A few years ago it was com mon slang to refer to someone of limited intelligence and unpredictable behavior as a “turkey.” I irritated a number of my young friends by preaching that “domesticated turkey” would be more appropriate. Our native Wild Turkey “... is one more smart bird,” I would say. I hope this disservice to a great and noble American bird has now passed. With the advance of the white man, the Wild Turkey rapidly disappeared from the eastern United States. Prime and favored food for the native bird was, and still is, acorns. As the great forests fell before the ax, the turkey was forced into the open. There it made an easy target for hunters. This noble bird, the grandest of all game birds, is now making a fine comeback with protection and re-introduction to areas where it had been eliminated. The Wild Turkey was once so common that an early arrival from Europe, Thomas Morton, wrote in 1637: “Turkies there are, which divers times in great flocks have sallied by our doores; then a gunne, being commonly in redinesse, salutes them with such a courtesie as makes them take a tume in the Cooke roome. They daunce by the doore so well” Spelling is definitely not mine. In 1840 John James Audubon wrote: “A first-rate Turkey, weighing from 25 to 30 pounds avoirdupois, was considered well sold when it brought a quarter of a dollar.” The weight of this bird is questionable. Though a great artist, Audubon was not always accurate with numbers. George Willison in Saints and Strangers, an immensely readable account of the Plymouth Colony, included a fine description of the first Thanksgiving. There is no mention in the record of turkey at the first Thanksgiving feast though contemporary accounts are rich in detail. 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They state that to complete the test the consumer should touch nine(9), zero(O), the pound sign(#) and then hang up. Don’t be fooled! The telephone company says that by pushing 90# you give the requesting individual full access to your telephone line, which allows them to place long distance telephone calls billed to your home phone number. Other types of phone scams have also been reported in the area for everything from changing to another carrier to credit card fraud. Some of the phone Beams have apparently originated from area jails or prisons. Please beware! This type of scam is definitely possible and even more difficult to correct. Do not press 90# for anyone and do not give out Information or credit card numbers over the phone unless you know who or what company or organization you are talking to. Rappahannock Today Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Carl Ebom Rappahannock held its Homecoming last week during the girls basketball game. From left, Chris Sause, Erin Platt, Adam Starks, Jennifer Thomas, Daniel Digges and Margo Haynes made up the Homecoming Court. Chosen as King and Queen were Chris Sause and Margo Haynes. Letters Support appreciated The journalism students and the staff of the RCHS newspaper, The Rapport, would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their support and donations to our recent silent auction: Tbm VonFange and Antique Tables Made Daily, Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Mazie’s Daisies, Horse N’ Hound, Rare Finds, Chris’ Shop, Attic Treasures, Hackley’s, The Country Cafe, The Beauty Box, Geneva Welch, Country Manor, Southern Grace, Mountainside Market, Jeanne Drevas, Nina Moore, Faith Mountain, Evergreen Etc., Appetite Repair Shop, Blue Moon Cafe, Elmer Atkins, Talk of the Town, Eric Kvames, Early’s Carpets, Linda and Jim Yowell, Settle’s Used Cars and Grocery, Mitzie Young and Real Estate III, The Rappahannock National Bank, Sharon and Peter Luke, and Laurie Marshall. Parents, teachers and students all had a wonderful time bidding and outbidding each other on the gift items that were donated to the auction. The money raised from the auction will enable the journalism class to purchase some much needed equipment. Thank you again for your support. Cynthia Cumins Patty Metcalfe Journalism students Letters Rappahannock roads: A look back By Don Audette Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Since Fall is the time of year for the annual revision of the county’s Six-Year Plan for Secondary Road Improvements, let’s look at a little history to set things in perspective. For example, the word “improvement,” in the sense of making something better, has a long lineage, going back to the middle 1600s, and its use in connection with roads became common sometime afterwards. Back in 1791, a United States Senator from Pennsylvania, William Maclay, mentioned in his diary for Thursday, Feb. 3, 1791, that in the evening he attended a “meeting of a society formed lately for promoting the improvement of roads and inland communications.” The term rolled forward and about 100 years later, in January 1896, the Virginia Assembly passed an act to “improve” 85 miles of road in Rappahannock County. In 1896, that meant to do some grading work. The term “improvement” is still in use today, another 100 years later, for road work, but it now means to put a surface on a road, either asphalt, concrete, gravel, or some other surface treatment. ; One hundred years ago, all roads in the county were dirt. There were no paved roads, no cars, no route numbers. People rode horses and haul things around in horse-drawn wagons. The dirt roads were hard, bumpy, and dusty in the summer and a sea of mud during the rainy seasons. People desperately wanted improved roads. They would be stunned to learn that in 1998 people drove cars and trucks along magnificent roads to get to where they could drive “offroad,” over rough terrain, through mud holes, up steep slopes. They’d think things were upside-down, backwards. The push for better roads 100 years ago received its m^jor 1 impetus from bicyclists in the 1880s, well before the general availability of cars and trucks. The bicycle was extremely popular then, providing people with inexpensive mobility for the first time, but there was nowhere to ride outside of cities. Lobbying by the League of American Wheelmen and others caused an Office of Road Inquiry to be formed in 1893 within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to look into road matters (this group eventually became the U.S. Department of TYansportation). And in Virginia, the Virginia Highway Commission was created in 1906 (this group eventually became today’s Commonwealth Transportation Board) as cars and trucks became more prevalent. One of the original intents of the federal government’s transportation effort was to aid rural areas in improving farm-tomarket roads, but this concept was soon sideswiped and left in the ditch by those who saw how money could be made off of road improvements. Bankers, developers, real estate agents, the automobile manufacturers, oil companies, chambers of commerce, the same people behind sprawl today, all jumped on the bandwagon to build tourist highways instead of farm-tomarket roads. Land speculation boomed, especially in southern states, with Florida leading the way. This was also the era of named highways: the Lincoln Highway, the Dixie Highway, the Andrew Jackson Highway, the National Highway, and, of course, the Robert E. Lee Highway. The latter, Lee Highway, is of interest to Rappahannock County as few people in the county realize that Lee Highway rims from New York City to San Francisco. Nor that its route through Virginia was first proposed to be via Winchester instead through Rappahannock County to Luray. More about the county and Lee Highway later. Getting back to the use of certain words, much is linked to legislation. For example, the federal gov emment passed the Federal Highway Act of 1921 and required each state to identify seven percent of its total road mileage as “primary,” as only those roads would be eligible for federal funding. This is where the term primary roads came from. The roads selected were usually the ones that connected county seats. And in 1920, Mr. G.P. Coleman, of the Virginia Highway Commission, spoke at the Virginia Good Roads Association meeting in Richmond and stated that, “our plan, then, should include the raising of from $65 to $75 millions of dollars, to be utilized, if possible, in a six-year period.” So six-year plans are nothing new. How roads were built and maintained changed over time. In Virginia, from 1657 to 1894, every able bodied man between the ages of 16 and 60 worked at least two days each year on the roads. In 1894, the Supreme Court of Appeals declared statutory labor laws unconstitutional, so the counties shifted to the use of property taxes for road construction and upkeep. How did Virginia handle things when state and federal money first became available for road improvements? Listen to RSt.J. Wilson, former State Highway Commissioner of Virginia, testifying before Congress on Dec. 22, 1913. “We have a small amount of state [Virginia] aid each year which is apportioned among the counties, and the state pays one-half of the cost of the road on the condition that the counties pay the other half. The final say as to specifications and plans is with the state highway department. The location of the road is with the counties, our idea being that the people representing the local community are in a better condition and position to know what roads are of importance and what are to be improved than a central office at Richmond could be. The county board of supervisors, each magisterial district having one member of that board, decides what road is to be improved, and the highway commission makes the plans and specifications for that and, as I said before, the work is paid for jointly.” This all changed in 1932 with the passage of the Byrd Road Act and the creation of the Secondary Highway System whereby Virginia took over everything related to those roads. The act provided that a State Highway Department representative meet with the county board of supervisors annually at a public hearing and discuss plans for the secondary system in the county. After which discussion each such board of supervisors made written recommendations to the Department of Highways as to the expenditure of funds. So it was in 1932. So it still is in 1998. It is also interesting to note that the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors was very much against the transfer of the county’s roads to the state. In the end, though, the county decided not to stay out in the cold. Now back to the Lee Highway story. In late 1929, most of Lee Highway had been built except for two short stretches, one being in Rappahannock County. A resolution passed by the board of supervisors on Nov. 7, 1929, requested the state to provide funds to finish the road. Part of Rappahannock’s resolution was as follows: “Whereas: The State of Virginia, and that section [of Lee Highway] between Buckland and Sperryville especially, is getting very adverse advertising by reason of the condition of the stretch of road which cannot be properly maintained owing to the present character of construction of this road and the heavy traffic on it, in fact, people outside of the state traveling over this road remark that Virginia has constructed no memorial to our great leader, if the road they are traveling over can be considered such a memorial ...” They got the money and Lee Highway was virtually complete from coast to coast. Keep roads as they are; At last Monday night’s road-planning meeting. Mark Malik introduced the term scenic resources. This concept bears careful consideration by all of us who call Rappahannock home, whether you’re a Johnnycome-lately such as myself, or a native with “three generations in the ground.” Malik maintained that the continuing “improvement” of county roads constitutes an irreversible drain on our scenic resources — our “landscape equity” if you will. He’s right. While the straightening and widening of our country roads offers some immediate shortterm benefits, it loses sight of the big picture, to wit. The future of Rappahannock is tourism, tourism depends on a network of beautiful roads, and twisty back roads are an integral part of that network. The first statement (that our future is tourism) is so obvious that it requires little support. The apple business continues to fade away. Raising cattle is a break-even proposition for many of its practitioners. The major employers in the county, Faith Mountain Company and The Inn at Little Washington, are directly dependent on tourists, as are the many smaller restaurants and craft businesses. The regular ebb and flow of tourists through Rappahannock has proven to be a rich fishing ground for many. In that sense it reminds me of Georges Bank off the New England coast, a unique place where the currents are just right to bring forth an amazing bounty. At one time lobster was piled so high on the docks of Maine that it was spread on the fields as fertilizer. Today Georges Bank is such a badly depleted resource that the New England fishing industry is on the brink of collapse — a morality tale for those who would carelessly squander their blessings. Seeing that we all benefit from this influx of tourists (and their money), it behooves us to ask: Why do they come? I am often amazed at how many people from Georgia to Massachusetts say “Oh sure, Sperryville. Boy it’s beautiful there.” Therein lies the answer — we trade on our looks. People leave places that are fully paved, fully “improved,” and totally predictable to come to a place that is not just breathtakingly beautiful, but a little bit wild as well. That brings me to my third point: the value of crooked roads. I recently wrote a book on landscape carpentry, and as background for the book I looked into the subject of landscape design. Landscape designers use the term tension point to describe any device, whether it be a gate, a turn in a path, or what-haveyou, that intentionally constricts or blocks the view. This leads to a sense of expectancy about what lies beyond. Then, when the view opens up again, it is as if a chorus of trumpets sounds, and whatever lies in view is given greater emphasis and focus. The experience may not' be conscious, but it is real 1 nonetheless. This may sound i like artistic bologna to some, . but since we all have a vested1 interest in Rappahannock’s • eye-appeal, we ignore such i matters at our peril. When super model Cindy Crawford : polishes her nails and dots ’ her famous mole there is i more at stake than vanity. A perfect example of a ten-* sion point (in more ways than1 one) is the precarious bend j that occurs at Grigsby’s ceme- o tery on Keyser Run Road (Route 614). Even the staunch preservationists I among us are vexed by. the I sweat-popping squeezes that v occur Here when two ' motorists meet face-to-face, u The bend has now been slatedfor “sight-line improvement,” 1 which is perhaps best, but we t should at least go into the j deal knowing what we are trading away. This is how I experience the bend: • You get to the comer of ! Route 623 and you slow way J down, not just for safety but | to savor the sights that are about to unfold. As you climb the hill the narrow road is ! lined with rock walls testifying to the skill of their longdead builders. Off to the left your view is directed through a pair of fine granite obelisks to an orchard beyond. If it’s morning that orchard will be bathed in golden sunlight coming from behind you. Frequently it will contain a herd of grazing does or a flock of turkeys. As you reach the crest of the hill there is an \ opening in the foliage that -< permits a view of the horizon beyond — but here’s the joke: , there is no horizon. It’s just a ' solid mass of deep blue-green, • the forested bosom of the Blue! Ridge. As if this weren’t i enough, you squeeze a -lund j the poplar-shaded turn, plunge back into daylight, and’ gaze down upon a magnificent! weeping willow at the foot of ! Snead’s driveway, a tree that manages to be both hideously gnarled and wondrously feminine at the same time. (You’re probably saying to yourself: “This character had better keep his eyes on the road!”) From a vehicular standpoint this bend is a nightmare, but in terms of visual interest and surprise it is an accidental treasure — the very kind of treasure that brings city folk back to our bed and breakfasts, our fruit stands, and our furniture shops year-after-year. Much of our scenic “capital” has already been expended for the sake of expediency. The fourlaning of U.S. 2ll turned a scenic byway into a fast, anonymous interstate. What i remains should be guarded ; with a fierce tenacity, if not for our own enjoyment, then < to ensure a continuing dividend from tourism. We all -{ have a stake in Rappahannock’s special beauty, including its “substandard" back roads. Scott McBride Sperryville

Auction set for this Saturday By Jan LaValley Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock’s Child Care and Learning Center has been serving the county for 22 years. The center is funded by donations and private foundation grants that subsidize the tuition families pay. In addition to serving families who can afford to pay tuition, scholarships are awarded to help lower income families. This weekend the CCLC will host its third Fall Auction and Party, the proceeds of which will got toward the scholarship fund. The auction will be held Nov. 14 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Washington School on Mount Salem Avenue. The entrance charge is $10 per person and includes food and beverages. Local businesses and individuals have generously donated a plethora of items which will be up for grabs such as: a New England Fan back Windsor Chair by Charlie Coombs (see photo); hand painted decorative furniture by Cindy Isom; a Yamaha 2015D organ and bench seat; vintage dresses; a Shaker plant stand by Ton von Fange; lamps; a photograph by Chris Johns; an antique cradle; a Chippendale reproduction game table; antique rockers; a crocheted heirloom spread; antique quilts; oriental rugs; antique chairs; old books; primitive pine kitchen tables; silver (sterling and plate pieces); a new ping pong table; handcrafted earrings by Chris Goodine, Jennifer Greene and Jewelry by Edmund; garden items; fly fishing equipment; Nordic Track WalkFit 5000 (new); a rowing machine; folk art collectibles; Redskin tickets; Beanie Babies (new and retired); flower arrangements ! by Rosa Crocker; weekend vacation spree; Christmas items; and much more. All manner of furniture, glass-1 ware, art and other miscella- { neous items will also be auctioned. The center provides year round full time care for chil-, dren three weeks to 13 years! old. It is the only nationally! accredited preschool in a 10 county area (accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children). It is the only school-aged child care program in the county that provides an after school day care program and a full time summer camp. It also has the only Head Start class on the East Coast in a private preschool setting. There are Correction Last week’s article on the Six Year Road Plan contained information on Keyser Run Road. The road is not slated for paving west of Route 623. It is, however, slated for some improvements specifically for the sharp turn that exists on the road. The Rappahannock News regrets the error. STIHL®® Once In A Lifetime Deal! 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CCLC has been working to build an endowment fund with a goal of $500,000 to allow them to continue serving children that can not afford tuition. The upcoming auction is a way for the community to help them realize that goal. For more information contact center director Rose Ann Sharp at 675-3237. "whirlpool Whirlpool LER4634EQ Extra-Large Capacity Electric Dryer 4 Drying Cycles 3 Temperature Settings tin timert • Automatic DRY-MISER® Control • Large Reversible Side-Swing Door • White-on-White and Almond-on-Almond Styling RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, Virginia 540-987-8555 ___J FULL TUITION SCHOLARSF™ Available Through The Founder’s Scholar Program to the Area’s Most Academically Challenging, College Preparatory School himii1 im «i Highland School is accepting applications for a full tuition scholarship into each of Grades 9 & 10 for the 1999-2000 academic year. Scholarship recipients are accepted solely on the basis of merit. 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Wakefield Country ^Dav School m mf. at Huntly jMB? %. Tour the school Meet teachers, students, parents, and administrators *0. Review classroom and curriculum materials and texts Schedule admissions placement tests Receive background information on the school's history, curriculum and philosophy For further information or to register, please call the school office: (540)635-8555 P.O. Box 739 - 1059 Zachary Taylor Highway Flint Hill, Virginia 22627 WCDS is accredited by the Virginia Independent School Association whose accreditation process has been approved by the Virginia Council for Private Education Committee on Accreditation as authorized by the Virginia State Board of Education. Wakefield Country Day School does not drscrimnate n admissions and hiring pofcies on the bass of race, cofcx sex. religion, ethnic backgromd. country of national orgn or handicapped status Florist From Page Al arranging. Customers who order flowers from her on a weekly basis definitely said her specialty is creating floral arrangements to suit the color and design of their destinations. One more regular customer is Cindy Brown of Heritage House who said she liked the convenience of having a floral shop in town. Each week she orders arrangements for her dining room table and four arrangements for her guest rooms. When a customer coming to her bed and breakfast requested flowers for his anniversary that he had forgotten, Brown said she quickly made a call to Mazie’s Daisies, and the flowers were there the next morning. Beverly Atkins, Commissioner of Revenue orders an arrangement each week to brighten up the office and said she is pleased with the freshness of the flowers and the reasonable prices. A unique and welcome service Bartholomew offers is free delivery within five miles of Washington and distances farther than that for a minimal charge. This compares favorably to delivery charges of florists in surrounding counties, which range from $12.50 to $20. She said she tries hard to keep the prices as reasonable as possible. The shop sells fresh-cut flowers at $1 per stem, except roses, which fluctuate. .■■.... Financial Problems? Bankruptcy May Help ! • Too Many Bills • Harassing Phone Calls • Collection Suits I • Auto Repossession • Wage Garnishments • Home Foreclosures Announcing our new location in Culpeper... 400 South Main Street, 3rd Floor (Upstairs from the Social Security Office) I |L~ """"""■ ............sasa—a=; — 1 Earl J. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At Law 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION Affordable, Quality Legal Services Since 1975 Come walk with the Fannie A\ae Foundation and Redskin Darrell Green. c>f the Youth Life Foundation, this year's Honorary Chairman for the llth Annual Help The Homeless Walfeathon, in Washington. D.C. It's on November 21 at Freedom Pla2a. 13th St. and Pennsylvania. 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Bartholomew said she customizes each arrangement to the customer’s orders and the number of flowers used determines the price. She can order any kind of flower, even exotics like a parrot plant, and have it within 24 hours, she said. She will do the floral decorations and bouquets for small weddings, and will consider doing larger weddings if she can find help. With all the shop offered, the only thing missing was FTD wire service, but that is coming soon she said. Bartholomew was originally from Fairfax and moved to the county 12 years ago. Her first job was for a florist in Fairfax, and she later worked as a landscaper for the park service in Fredericksburg and Great Falls. She has two children, Mazie, 11-years-old, for whom the shop was named, and Jacob, 7-years-old. Her plans for the future include buying a van to make deliveries and expanding her business to keep up with the orders. The telephone number for Mazie’s Daisies is 675-3363; the hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Court From page A1 but never showed up for it. He said he was abusing drugs at that time and just didn’t go. Judge Carlton Penn said he felt Hannock had been given every opportunity to get his life together and has not done so. Hannock was sentenced to serve his comeback time of six years, he will get credit for any time already served, and pay all court costs. Matthew H. Jeffries was also ordered by the court to serve the comeback time of three years on his original sentence. Jeffries was convicted of sexual battery in 1987 and served time. He has since been on probation. He had absconded once to Florida for which he served 12 months and more recently absconded to New Jersey where he has relatives. He had been told by the court not to go to New Jersey but went anyway. Judge Penn said in essence he “thumbed his nose” at the court’s ruling and committed a willful violation of his probation. For the more recent offense he was ordered to serve the remaining three years of his sentence plus pay court costs. There was also some question as to whether it is still required of him to file as a sex offender. There was a warrant out for Jeffries in Culpeper fof his failure to file there. Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke said he would check into the matter to see if the required time period has elapsed. Schools From Page A1 In other business before the board: • The board approved the Special Education field trip td the Bahamas. The primary con-; cem of the board was that the school system could get insurance that would cover the stu-I dents out of the country. Gangel had spoken to the insurance; carrier and said they can get the insurance coverage. • The board discussed possibly doing away with the vehicle car pool for bus drivers and going to a system where buses, are driven home by drivers and then back to school in the morning. : • Donations were received of: $500 to Commmunity Connections Calendar project from the Federation of American Consumers; $3,450 in grants from Headwaters to teachers; and a computer monitor from James Kirkpatrick. • Gangel said in looking at the budget calendar and projections for this year’s budget a 2.5 percent salary raise is probably all the system can support this year. “We won’t be able to support a 4.5 percent increase in salary as we had talked about,* he said. • He said for the 1999-2000 calendar the spring break will have to be moved back t<) accommodate SOL testing. s • Policies up for review were approved and bills paid. » I - i

• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B6 • Classifieds/B4 • Real Estate/B6 November 11, 1998 Art for the most discerninq taste By Mary Beth Martin Rappahannock News Staff Writer Visiting R.H. Ballard Fine Art, Limited at 371 Main Street in Washington, Va. is something like taking a survey course ih modern art. The original prints displayed on the walls are by ToulouseLautrec, Cezannes and Renoirs that one usually sees only at museums with uniformed guards at the door. Ballard located his shop within rooms at Rare Finds and is in an excellent spot with The Inn only a short distance away. He said he has done well since he moved on Sept. 1 from a second floor gallery on Gay Street. French Impressionists are just part of his impressive collection. French modernist originals by Picasso, Miro, Matisse and Chagall line the walls. Most of the prints and paintings are lesser-known works, but are remarkable in that they show the scope of the artists’ talents. Just when I had managed to stop gushing praises of his collection, he pulled out an exquisitely detailed woodcut [ by Durer that was close to 500 years old. He obviously enjoys his career, and over the years he has been accumulating art works. He has amassed an extensive collection that represents a variety of wellknown artists. However, the hardest part of the business is cash flow, he said. At least, he isn’t worried about the volatile stock market with his money invested in art and with his prices, and it doesn’t take many sales to make a good month. Ballard himself is also an excellent painter, and he’s not reluctant to display his own work next to works by much more renowned artists. Other notable contemporary painters whom he also shows are DeLoss McGraw of Arizona and Kiki Felix of Washington, D.C. Ballard has original prints by American Impressionist Mary Cassatt and well-known modernists Wayne Thiebaud, Jim Dine and Red Grooms. One of the main parts of his business consists of selling antique, semi-antique and new Persian, Caucasian, Turkish and Afgani rugs. Each of his 150 rugs, stacked, rolled and folded in piles, has a price tag with some more expensive than others, but all gorgeous. He travels frequently to New York, London and Paris for rugs and art, and exhibited his rugs at the First International Rug Fair in London this summer. Ballard, in his 50s, has worked as a museum curator, director and art dealer for 31 years, he said. He graduated with an MFA in fine art from the California College of Arts and Crafts and worked there as an exhibition curator after he graduated. From California he trekked to New Zealand where he worked as director of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, followed by 15 years of working as a director in different San Francisco galleries. More recently, Ballard worked as curator in at the Sunrise Museum. in Charleston, W.Va. and director at the Rockville Arts Place in Maryland. He and his wife, Joan, are newlyweds, and live parttime in the county. Joan is the daughter of Rosie Day of Flint Hill. The shop is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Carl Ebom RUGS GALORE: The rugs Ballard carries are antique, semiantique and new Persian, Caucasian, Turkish and Afgahi. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Mary Beth Martin AN ART LOVER’S DREAM: Robert Ballard with an original Chagal at his shop in Washington, Va. Bussells9 work reminiscent of old World Photo Courtesy of Middle Street Gallery ON EXHIBIT: Jeffrey Bussells paintings on view at Middle Street. Bittinger to teach still life workshop Shimmering Meadows Farm Studio will present a Ned Bittinger workshop “Painting the Still Life in Oil or Pastel” on Nov. 20-22. This three-day workshop is designed to teach the fundamentals and advanced techniques of painting the still life in oil or pastel medium. Students will learn techniques for articulating color and form in a realistic manner with an emphasis on value and intensity of color. In addition instruction will address setting up a still life and how to plan a composition. This workshop is designed to instruct all levels of painters from beginner to professional and will be held at Shimmering Meadows Farm Studio in Slate Mills. The workshop will begin with a three hour still life painting demonstration on Friday morning at 10 a.m., and run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Students will paint from one of several varied and exciting still life setups. Bittinger, studied at The Corcoran School of Art; received his B.F.A. from Denison University in Ohio; and his M.F.A. from George Washington University, —."...—-•• - — -----^ Photo Courtesy of Carol Vogel Ned Bittinger will teach a class on still life painting at Shimmering Meadows Farm Studio. Washington, D.C. He taught pastel painting at The Art League School and drawing and etching at the National Collection of Fine Arts in Wash., D.C., and has been a professional artist for over 22 years. His portrait subjects include Sec. of State James Baker and Lawrence Eagleburger for the State Department, John Evans, a founder of C-Span, Shirley MacLaine, and many leaders of the corporate, legal, medical, and diplomatic professions. He has contributed articles to The Artists’ Magazine and American Artist Magazine and was honored as a winner in American Artist Magazine’s National Competition in 1985. He has illustrated three children’s books: The Matzah That Papa Brought Home, The Blue and The Gray, and A Rocking Horse Christmas released in October 1997 and acclaimed in the top 10 children’s book sales charts for 1997/98. Cost for the workshop is $185. Interested parties can contact Carol Vogel at 5474385. Register early to insure a spot in this dynamic workshop. By Diana Bird Rappahannock News Contributing Writer At Middle Street Gallery, an “old world” quality is reflected in the strength of Jeffrey Bussells’ compositions and the light created by his tonal use of color. There are no crowded rush hours or frenzied video games in the world of these paintings. They are an homage to Chardin, an 18th century master, who found beauty and order in the everyday things he painted. There is a kind of sacred geometry inherent in these still life painting. They are subtly constructed from feathery brush work to more precise strokes, each mark of the artist’s brush delineating an emerging form. Bussells knows the strength of a straight line. He is in touch with the mystery of allowing one’s self to find the form of an object by exploring its place in space and its relationship to another object in space. We can breathe in these paintings. These paintings are not about the artist. They are about painting. The painting “Tangerine” is a beauty. The painting emerges, as the tangerine itself emerges from its peel, in a soft light amid the slow movement of Bussells’ brush strokes. Less focused, soft forms and edges evolve toward the crisp and precise curling peel. The curling of this peel has been painted with straight lines rather than exuberant curves. A visual experience of the tangerine gracefully peeling by itself has been created. It is also the play of the soft light that gives this poetic effect. The largest composition, “Still Life With Bowl,” was a challenge rightfully taken on. However, the kind of touching we see in the smaller works is absent. The awareness of the whole composition, at all times, through the touch of the brush is lost. Each piece of fruit, vegetable or bowl is seen as too separate and the space between the objects is not felt by this viewer. It does not feel as if the composition emerged in the process of finding these forms in space. It is not an easy task, but well worth the artistic effort, to work on a larger canvas of set dimension. The more complex composition is the perfect tool to develop Bussells’ already gained strengths and sensitivities. Bussells is a fine painter with an awareness of the beauty hidden in the commonplace. His paintings are on view at Middle Street Gallery until Nov. 29. Great jazz at The Theatre Celebrated jazz guitars Jack Wilkins of New York and Jimmy Bruno of Philadelphia team up to play at The Theatre at Washington, Va. on Saturday, Nov. 14. Randall Kremer, of the Smithsonian Institution, will introduce the program. The concert, which begins at 8 p.m., is another in the highly popular series of jazz programs which have brought such performers as Charlie Byrd and Bucky Pizzarelli to The Theatre in recent years. Jack Wilkins and Jimmy Bruno are two of the preeminent guitarists on the jazz scene today. They were honored at the Smithsonian Institution this past year with a performance in conjunction with the Blue Guitars Exhibition. They have also performed as a duo at the JVC Jazz Festival in New York and as part of the Benedetto Players concert series. Both are sought-after performers. Jimmy Bruno teachers, and recording artists with numerous CDs to their credit. Early reservations are recommended for the upcoming concert. Tickets are $14 with reservation and $15 at the door. Students 18 years and under pay half price. For reservations phone 675-1253 or send e-mail to Theatre VA@aol .com.

'?■ 1 1 . 1 . ■■ 1 ii mi M.fi- i mi jii ■im . i i l ,i i ii m'jL i .i ii i ijMn Church A Activities 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. “Celebrate Jesus 2000 ” services The F.T. Baptist Church invites the community Nov. 15-18 to share in revival services launching the “Celebrate Jesus 2000” campaign. This is the Southern Baptist Convention strategy for encouraging churches to reach their immediate communities for Christ. Rev. Bob Barnett is the guest preacher from Chariho Baptist Church in Bradford, R.I. 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. 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. Planning Session planned The annual planning session of the Women’s Auxiliary, Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association, Inc. will host its breakfast meeting on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Golden Corral in Culpeper. Breakfast will be served starting at 8:30 a.m. with the Area L - District 2 meeting from 9 to 9:45 and the auxiliary meeting at 10 a.m. Each missionary society is asked to send representatives to this meeting. For more information call 672-1059. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Robert A. Lange, Rector Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4-5 p.m., Saturday Service at Nethers Mill Evangelist Angela Lenard Adkins of North Carolina will be speaking at Nethers Mill Lighthouse Tabernacle on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and also on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome. Bethel Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Forrest Freeman Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. County Methodist services County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Nov. 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. 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. Tuesday: Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer II 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study, Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every first and third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Life in Christ Ministries Thursday: Bible Study, Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. 2 miles west of Washington on U.S. 211, blue building next to Quicke Mart. For more information call 987-8014. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell E. Martin Tammy Smith weds Darrell £. Martin Tammy Lynn Smith of Amissville and Darrell E. Martin of Alexandria were married at The Stone Mansion in Alexandria on Aug. 1. The Rev. Paul Campbell performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Everett and Louise Smith of Amissville. The groom is the son of Bill and Sherry Clay of Fairfax and Gene and Connie Martin of Chantilly, The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a white long sleeve wedding gown with a Victorian neckline. The dress was trimmed in iridescent pearls and intricate bead work. The back was heart shape with strands of long pearls. The bride carried a bouquet of purple wysteria, calla lillies and ivy. The flowers were made by Mrs. Sally Fitzpatrick. The matron of honor was Karen Williams of Chester Gap, the bride’s sister. Bridesmaids were Cathy Simpler, Diana Smith, Lauren Utz, Elaine Martin and Michelle Lawrence. The flower girl was the bride’s niece Brittany Nicole Smith. Best man was Willard Lawrence of Haymarket, friend of the groom. Ushers were Bill Clay Jr., Randy Smith, Joey Smith, Don Strawder and Brian Dove. Ring bearer was Cody Ober, cousin of the groom. Music was provided by Sound Express Deejays, Steve Harding of Boston. Sammy Campbell of Stephens City sang “The Lord’s Prayer” and “My Valentine.” A reception followed the ceremony at the mansion. The cake was made by Mrs. Kristin Morrisson and cut by Violet Utz and Shannon Wharton. Pre-nuptial entertainment included bridal showers given by Elaine and Margaret Martin and Nina and Lawrence Barry. Karen Williams and Diana Smith also held a shower in the bride’s honor. A shower was given by friends from the bride’s work hosted by Wendy Cormack, Pam Davidson and Marcia Chapman. A rehearsal dinner was given by Bill and Sherry Clay. The couple honeymooned in Nags Head, N.C. They will reside in Alexandria. Dodson makes honor roll Jacob Dodson, a fifth grader at Rappahannock Elementary School was inadvertently left off the honor roll last week. He earned all A’s. Wishes extended to the Baldwins Wedding anniversary wishes go out to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baldwin who will celebrate theirs on Nov. 12. The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have worship service at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15. The Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the community. Vivian Hackney of Washington was a Sunday luncheon and afternoon guest of Tiffany Wayland at the home of her parents, Billy and Barbara Wayland. An adult only informal seminar focusing on Methodism will be held on Nov. 12, 19 and Dec. 3 and 10 starting at 8 p.m. at the Sperryville United Methodist Church. This series of seminars is being offered in order to give individuals the opportunity to learn what methodism is. It is a wonderful way to reaffirm your faith and your commitment to the church and to each other. Please join in on these informal talks of the Bible in the every day lives as Christians. For more information call Phyllis Swindler at 987-8209 or 987-8761. Stratford Settle and Reva Tutt of Culpeper and Billy Wayland spent last Monday in Pennsylvania touring places of interest around the By CATHY PULLEN 987-8740 Williamsburg and Altoona area. The F.T. Baptist Church invites the community Nov. 15-18 to share in revival services launching the “Celebrate Jesus 2000” campaign. This is the Southern Baptist Convention strategy for encouraging churches to reach their immediate communities for Christ. Rev. Bob Barnett is the guest preacher from Chariho Baptist Church in Bradford, R.I. Rev. Douglas Farmer is pastor of F.T. , Baptist Church. Mrs. Polly Aylor and Mrs. Helen Coffey visited Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers in Stephens City on Saturday. Heather Aylor and Lee Ayres of Culpeper were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor. Have a great fall weekend. Residents entertain Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Clark of Lebanon Church were Saturday morning visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Thursday luncheon guests of the Clarks were Mrs. Dorothy Henry of Purcellville and Miss Judy Henry of Leesburg. Best wishes to Bruce and Marie Brown of Woodville who will celebrate their wedding anniversary on Nov. 15. Calendars are currently on sale at both schools from 8:15 until 9 each day. The calendars have art work and poetry by the elementary students and are $8 each. For more information call 987-8259. Happy belated birthday wishes to Miss Elsie Dodson of Flint Hill who celebrated on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Saturday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark of Manassas and Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark attended the wedding of Shannon Walter and Scott East at the Amissville Baptist Church. Happy birthday to our grandson Richie Eastham who will have his day on Sunday, Nov. 15. Mrs. Jean B. Moffett By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 returned home on Saturday after spending a week with her son and family Mr. and Mrs. Page Moffett in Leesburg. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz attended the United Methodist Church bazaar in Centreville. Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark visited Mr. and Mrs. Tim Falls, Samantha and Robert in Woodville. Tim is recuperating after his recent surgery at Fauquier Hospital. Visitors Sunday of Mrs. Addie Keyser were Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Fincham and Allen. Have a good week and call me at 675-3608 when you have news for this column. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U S. 211 E. Luray 'Foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains Sun. to Thurs. 7 am. - 8:30 p.m. (540) 743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hilly VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs” 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540) 825-0937 SperryviUe Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING” U. S. 211, West SperryviUe, VA (540) 987-8235 ll erhaps some of you helped your mother or your grandmother polish sterling silver, particularly before holiday gatherings. As you sat at the table with soft cloths and creamy polish, you may have chatted about some things that were of importance or perhaps laughed at nothing at all. At any rate, the smooth, circular, repetitious polishing motions worked a remarkable feat From the grayish-black tarnish emerged the original warm, gleaming silver sheen as if it were new again. Of course, silver that is regularly handled and used seldom needs polish, but as it sits it collects layers of tarnish from disuse. Perhaps our faith in Cod behaves in much the same fashion. The more we use it, the brighter it shines. Yet should we neglect it our faith dims and it takes more strength to renew it once more. "Let light shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts..." 2 Corinthians 4:6 , Worship this week. Your faith need not dim. Polish it with praise and prayer. It will shine like new. «MMT < « ' MMMT moM m ■■ SATURDAY V Scriptures Selected by The American Bible Society Copyright 1998. Keister Williams Newspaper Services P 0 Box 8005 Charlottesville VA 22906 ABERDEEN BARN Steaks • Seafood • Prime Rib Banquets • Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper (540) 825-1037 Jimmies Autg Parts Complete line of foreign & domestic parts 161 Saunders St. * Culpeper (540) 825-8030 The Color Shoppe Paint • Carpet • Wallcovenng Blinds Rt 29 South • 2 miles from Culpeper Old Hudson Ham Building 547-9743 GOLDEN CORRAL Family Steak House (540) 825-5888«Culpeper CHOOSE BOOKS FROM THE CORNER SHELF “ON THE QREEN”$OUTHQATE CULPEPER 825-4411 WIDE SELECTION PERSONAL SERVICE Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News

Members enjoy floral arrangements BY HELEN PLATT Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The program for the October meeting of the Rappahannock County Garden Club centered on “Flower Arrangements in Unusual Containers.” Guest speaker Debbie Llewellyn of Debbie’s Ivy Garden in Front Royal did the arranging in containers which club members brought to the meeting. Ms. Llewellyn worked with a wide variety of flowers and greens she had brought from her shop and discussed the characteristics which made some of them especially good for arrangements. Her floral creations delighted her audience. Club members had done some arranging of their own as exhibits to be judged. Blue ribbons for design excellence were awarded to Joanne Tepper, Ruth Baumgardner, and Carol Miller. Apart from these were three arrangements Celine Siira had done as illustrations of contemporary design. Horticulture for the day included asters, roses, and chrysanthemums and brought forth many exhibits by members whose gardens have survived the drought. Those receiving blue ribbons were Joan Herrema, Mary Priest, Ruth Baumgardner, Betty Wood, Sandra Anderson, Pat Whorton and Beth DeBergh. Hostesses for the day were Joanne Tepper, Betty Wood and Helen Platt. President Betty Wood conducted the business meeting which followed the program. She announced that the fall clean up of the club’s portion of Route 231 will take place on Oct. 27 and urged members to participate. Plans are underway for the Christmas Greens workshop to be held in early December. This year for the first time the club will take advance orders for custom designed wreaths. These special orders, using all natural materials will be made according to the wishes of the purchaser. For more information about an unique wreath that expresses you, call 987-9342. at Photo courtesy of Helen Platt WREATHS AVAILABLE: Residents may order customer designed wreaths from Rappahannock Garden Club members for holiday decorating. Boston residents entertain, travel, visit Mr. and Mrs. James Jenkins accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Kelchner of Winchester spent a recent weekend with Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Mason in Sumter, S.C. It’s time once again for the Singing and Pickin party which will take place Friday, Nov. 13 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Salem Fire Hall on Route 522. Food, coffee and soft drinks are always available. Several more young people form our area, all students at Rappahannock Elementary School made the honor roll for the first advisory grading, namely Jessica and Chris Erhart, John Letsen and Kendra Hitt. F.T. Baptist Church invites the community to attend their revival services beginning Sunday, Nov. 15 and continuing through Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 each evening. The church is located on Route 707 and Rev. Bob Barnett of Bradford, R.I. is guest speaker. A reminder that calendar sales by the students of Rappahannock Elementary School is in full swing and will continue through Nov. 25. The Old Sperryville Bookshop, Faith Mountain and Mountainside Market in Sperryville as well as Hackley’s Store in Amissville will take care of your orders. They are also available at the schools. Wedding anniversary r By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 wishes go out to Mr. and Mrs. Chriss Hetzer of “Our Farm” who will celebrate their day on Saturday, Nov. 14. Congratulations to two of our area residents Ms. Becky Scott who is the new Production Coordinator and Tbbey Wheelock who was promoted to Desktop Publishing Coordinator at Faith Mountain Company in Sperryville, where they are employed. The Art Training program for youths, 8 to 14 years of age is in progress and will run through Nov. 28 at Shimmering Meadows Farm Studio on Route 707. To register call 547-3192 or 547-4385. Down Castleton way we send happy birthday wishes to Mrs. Peggy Tharp who adds another year on Sunday. A correction is in order for an honor roll student, the name should have read Christopher Frazier instead of Peregory. We apologize for the mistake. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and sons of Turkey Ridge Road were Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs. Eunice Meade in Culpeper and were joined there by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jenkins and son Franklin of Brandy Station. A production, “The Wizard of Oz,” produced by the Windmore Theatre Guild will open Friday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. taking place at Culpeper County High School. Reserve your tickets now by calling 547-2555. Mrs. Joe Peregory and children entertained family and friends at their home on Castleton Ford Road on Sunday in honor of her husband, whose birthday was Nov. 10. Jake Roberson also celebrated his birthday the same day. Those attending the party were Mrs. Lucille Peregory and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory of Front Royal, Steve Dodson and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg and family of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier, Ray Wharton, Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby, Chrissy, Kevin and Jason and Mr. and Mrs. Jake Roberson, Tim and Keith, all local. Viewtown social notes Residents are reminded of the calendar sale at Rappahannock County Elementary and High School from 8:15 to 9 each morning. The calendar complied by student artwork and poetry is currently on sale until Nov. 25. They may also be purchased at Faith Mountain, Sperryville Bookstore and Mountainside Market in Sperryville as well as Hackley’s Store in Amissville. Sincere sympathy is extended to the Putnam family on the passing of Mrs. Brad Putnam. By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 J Anyone with social notes for the Viewtown column is encouraged to give me a call! -1 Choose The Best HIGHLAND SCHOOL Investigate the area's most academically challenging college preparatory school. OPEN HOUSE Grades 9-12 Thursday, Nov. 19 8:45 -10:15 a.m. ♦ Demanding, well-balanced curriculum offering advanced placement courses ♦ Small class size ♦ State of the art computer and science labs ♦ Foreign and classical languages ♦ JV arid Varsity sports competing in the Delaney Athletic .Conference Call today for more information Charles E. Britton, Jr., Director of Admissions K4nn47-1221 597 Broadview Avenue • Warrenton, Virginia 20186 ~ Celebrating 70 years of Excellence in Education. ~ i Upcoming Events Benefit dinner scheduled A ham and turkey dinner sponsored by the Amissville Fire and Rescue Squad will be served Saturday, Nov. 14 at the fire hall. Hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Dinner will include vegetables, applesauce, bread and dessert as well as coffee, tea and milk. * Anyone wishing to donate desserts or make monetary contributions should contact Sarah Latham at 937-4410. Estate planning seminar set An estate planning seminar conducted by Attorney William Truban Jr. of Owen & Truban, PLC in Winchester and sponsored by Rappahannock Farmers Association will be held on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. The seminar will be held at the Rappahannock County Elementary School Library. For additional information call Jane Naramore at 937-5367 or Lindsay Eastham at 675-3444. RSL fall banquet, raffle scheduled The Rappahannock Soccer League will host its annual fall banquet at RCES on Nov. 21 beginning at 6 p.m. All families that participated in this season’s games are invited to sign up through the team parent or coach. A fundraising raffle is underway to raise money for equipment, league expenses, trophies and new uniforms. All community members are welcome to choose and take a chance at three donated prizes that include brunch for two at Four and Twenty Blackbirds, a Princess Diana Beanie Baby and brunch/supper for two at The Bleu Rock Inn. The cost of each ticket is $1. Winners will be announced at the banquet and you do not have to be present to win. Both RCES and RCHS have ticket coordinators organizing sales, as well as many “soccer parents” in the community. Anyone wanting further information can call Carol Lucking at 987-7204. Christmas breakfast planned The Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary is sponsoring an “All American Christmas Breakfast,” on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Rappahannock Elementary School. Breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a m. Santa will be visiting between 9 and 11 a.m. Enjoy the company of your friends and relatives, and enjoy a delicious meal prepared by Pat Jenkins and Company. The meal will consist of sausage gravy, eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage, baked apples, pancakes, coffee and juice. Adult breakfast will be $5 and $3 for children six years and under. Carry out available. For more information call Nancy at 987-8495. Support group plans meeting The BlueRidge Brain Injury Support Group will meet Saturday, Nov. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall in Washington. For directions, information, transportation or support call Pat Salmon at 675-3137. RAA Board to meet There will be a board meeting of the Rappahannock Athletic Association at the Washington Baptist Church on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. All coaches are welcome. Dance at Amissville The Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company will sponsor a dance on Nov. 21. Music will be by River Bottom. Proper dress is required, no shorts, no holes in jeans and all shirts must have collars. No smoking will be allowed. Band boosters to meet The Rappahannock Band Boosters will meet Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. The public is invited. Play group at Trinity The Friday morning play group will be moving indoors at Trinity Episcopal Church from 10 :30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. For more information call Kathy at 987-9099. Christmas banquet scheduled The annual Christmas banquet sponsored by the Washington Volunteer Fire Department will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the fire hall. Menu consist of appetizers, soup, cornish game hen, wild rice, vegetable, rolls, dessert. Wine, soft drinks, coffee and tea will be offered for drinks. Price is $15 for adults and $5 for children. Reservations are suggested but not required. For more information call the fire department at 675-3615 or Thora Pullen at 987-9339. The Shepherds' Play returns Ki Theatre presents “The Shepherds’ Play," a traditional 14th Century nativity play with acoustic music, singing and acting on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. and Sunday. Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. at Ki Theatre on Gay Street. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children. Advance purchase is recommended. Tickets are available from Mountainside Market, Talk of the Town and New Leaf Book Store or by writing to The Shepherds' Play, PO. Box 418, Washington, Va. 22747. For more information call 675-1518. Apple butter available The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department will have apple butter on sale at the fire department building on Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Price is $17 a gallon or $4.25 per quart. Also anyone that has quart jars they would like to donate to the department, call 636-3279 and someone will pick them up. Fall auction and party set The Child Care and Learning Center will be having their third annual fall auction and party on Nov. 14 from 7 to 10 p.m. Entrance fee of $10 includes drinks and hor d'oeuvres. There will be a tag sale, a silent auction, and a live auction during the evening. Live auction begins at 8 p.m. “Come join us for an elegant evening," said an organizer. Fundraiser underway The Rappahannock County High School Athletic Boosters are beginning their main fundraiser of the year. For a donation of $20 you could win the grand prize of $1,000; second place $750 and third place $250. Prizes will be given away at the Dec. 18 boy's varsity basketball game You do not need to be present to win. Proceeds benefit the athletes and the athletic department. “There are only 200 tickets available, so get yours now,” said an organizer. Tickets are available from any booster member or at any home game. Flu shots scheduled The following dates have been set for flu shots at the Rappahannock County Health Department: Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. and Friday, Nov. 20 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Cost is $10 and shots will be given at the Rappahannock Health Department at 491-A Main Street in Washington. For more information call 675-3516

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Experience value, service and results with a business ad in: EMPLOYMENT (deadline 4pm Monday) CLASSIFIEDS (deadline 4:30pm Monday) HORSE & FARM DIRECTORY (deadline 1 pm Monday) LEGAL NOTICES (deadline 3pm Monday) BUSINESS A PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY (deadline noon Friday) HOME IMPROVEMENT DIRECTORY (deadline noon Friday) TOO LATE TO CLASSIFIEDS (deadline 2pm Tuesday) Please call for a price quote: Employment: 703-689-1260 Fairfax & Metro: 703-444-4480 Loudoun: 703-777-1110 Clarke: 1-800-339-6267 Rappahannock: 1-800-852-4797 Fauquier: 540-349-9577 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act. which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Additionally, the Commonwealth of Virginia forbids discrimination based on elderfiness, parenthood, or handicap. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that aU dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. After An Ad la Ordered ft cannot be changed or cancelled after the posted deadline for . that issue. At the time of placing your ad. it will be read back to you for any corrections to be made. Read your ad carefully the first time it appears in the paper. If it contains an error, or if you wish to make changes, call at once. No adjustments will be made on errors that do not materially affect the value of the advertisement. M errors must be reported by 3:00 p.m. Monday following the date of publication. The Times will not accept liability for its failure, lor any cause, to insert an advertisement and reserves the nght to reject any advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or setup. The Tunes Newspapers are not liable lor the quality of advertised products or services. We Accept E30DH I-—. aa Rentals ^ Houses V_ X HOUSE FOR RENT: 3 BR, 1.5 BA, w/ deck & yard Basement w/d. Near Boston Rapp Co., $700/ mo. security dep, refer, 540-987-8870, 540-347-7503. WASHINGTON V/U Charming 1BR cott on farm in foothills of Blue Ridge Mts. All appl., w/w, electric/wood heat, window AC. No yard work. Garden space & flower beds. $700/mo plus util. Sec. dep./ref. req. Call 540-675-3328 for appt Shared Housing ROOMMATE WANTED NS to share furnished house Washington VA private BR and BA 540675-2163. BLDG LOT-1/3ac, Blue Ridge Mtn Estates, Chester Gap. New well/ septic permit. Electr. on lot $11,000 825-1186 t-*N 208 Auctions V:..- ■ -V..: :■■■.y:-iJ The Child Care and Learning Center presents the third annual FALL AUCTION and party Sat., Nov. 14, 1998 7-10 p.m., Live Auction begins at 8 p.m. at the Washington School, Ml. Salem Ave., W ashington, VA $10 per person entrance (•ntttes you to food, ton A drink!) Live and silent auction, tag sale, libations. All quality items. New England Fanback Windsor chair by Charlie Coombs; Handpainted decorative furniture by Cindy Isom; Yamaha 20150 organ & bench seat; Antique dressers; Rockers; Quilts; Chairs; Antique pine kitchen table; Silver (sterling & plate pieces); Garden items; Folk art collectibles; Vintage and decorative items; Original art and much more. Beanie Babies; Many items donated by local antique dealers and decorators. Proceeds to benefit the CCLC. ^^om^oiruh^un^^ Public Auction Fri., Nov. 13 Starting at 6 p.m. At Culpeper Auction Center (VAFt255) 12282 Sperryville Pike (Rt. 522N), Culpeper. VA (540)825-9045 Large selection of used (umiture & accessories (something tor every room in the house); Appliances (washer/dryer etc ), Household items including numerous small appliances, tables & tables ot glassware and collectibles, plus a large selection of Christmas decorations Corn* one, com* M. Somtlhlng tor tvryan»!tl REDSKIN TICKETS. (2 Tickets) 540-937-4520. r-1 298 tost v,.^ 3LACK/TAN German Shepherd, blk & purple collar, no tags, friendly, answers to “Gus" May limp right back leg. Reward! 540-635-1688 Business Service* : EARLY'S CARPET, INC. I he One-Slop Shop for Complete Home Decoriting Service • floor Coverings • Window Treatments • Wallpapers • Slip Covers & Upnolsterv • Residential & Commercial Rt 211, Amissville 937-5300 405 •“* * J Proposal* REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The RappahannockRapidan Community Services Board, a human services organization, will receive sealed proposals for the purpose of contracting with one or more contractors to provide Child Psychiatric Services in the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier. Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Request for Proposal packages are available at the Procurement Office, 15361 Bradford Road, Culpeper, VA 22701, telephone number 540825-3100, Extension 3143. The Request for Proposal must be returned by 4:30 PM, Monday. November 30, 1998 The Board reserves the right to cancel this Request for Proposal or reject proposals at any time prior to an award, to waive any or all formalities or technicalities, and to accept the proposal deemed to be most advantageous to the Board. 11-11-98 #225039 605 Automobile* V___J BMW 1978 5301- Fair condition, needs new cooling system. Fun Drive! $1000/ obo 540-351-6046. BMW 1978 530I: Fair condition, needs new cooling system. Fun Drive! $1500/ obo. 540-351-6046. 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 Saturday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. at the gallery, Rt. 211, Amissville, VA This will he a wonderful auction chock full of all sons of Hood usable things. no matter what your needs <{ interests mas he! Weather permitting, we 'll he selling inside Jt out FURNITURE OF ALL SORTS; Like new IOHN DF.F.RF. GX7 5 riding mower; 1H CUB 154 Lo-Boy tractor w/blade & deck. TROYBILT rear-une garden tiller; CRAFTSMAN table saw; several lawn mowers, CRAFTSMAN 4hp self-propelled mulcher, BRONCO 3 pt hitch C-350 fertilizer spreader. I.F.INBACH 3 pt hitch posthole digger w/9” auger, Small gas chipper/shredder. Chain saws; Weed tnmmers. MANTIS 8" tiller. Long handled & power tools; Lumber. Wheelbarrows, etc , etc GIBSON electric range; HOTPOINT washer & dryer; Like new microwave ovens; Color TVs; VCR; STORE FIXTURES (racks, stylized headless mannequins, etc I. Dishes glassware collectibles. kitchenware of all sorts AND BOX LOTS GALORE!!!! Bill Payne Auctions, Inc. % (540) 937-4142 VA.AF033O F'' " For color photos, visit our web site: www.ticlalwave.net/~bpa • E-mail bpa& tidal.wave.net .: . Legal Notices ■ ■ V._ : - ■: : J NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE 11890 Lee Highway (Route 211) Sperryville, Virginia 22740 By virtue of authority vested in the undersigned Trustee by certain deed of trust dated October 27. 1997 and recorded in Deed Book 136, Page 213. among the land records of Rappahannock County, Virginia, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and in compliance with other terms of the note and deed of trust, and having been requested to do so by the holder of the note evidencing the said indebtedness, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Circuit Court, of Rappahannock County, Virginia on Gay Street, in Washington, Virginia, on: Friday, November 20, 1998 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight time, all that certain real estate consisting of 0.5288 acres, more or less, on Route 211 in Sperryville, Virginia, situate in the Rappahannock County, Virginia, and all improvements and fixtures located thereon, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at (A), an iron pipe found in the southern right of way Line of U S. Route #211, and corner to Chrisman, thence with said right of way line, N 80 57' 45" E 77.72 feet to (B), an iron spike to be set corner to the residue of Baldwin, thence with Baldwin as follows: S 10 02' 40" E 76.74 feet to (C), an iron pipe set. thence S 78 57' 26” W 27.43 feet to (D), an iron pipe set, thence S 10 17' 46” E passing through an iron pipe to be set at 3.11.76 feel in all to (E). a point in the comer of the Thornton River, thence with said centerline S 60 38' 39" W 52.82 feet to (F), a point, comer to Chrisman. thence with Chrisman N 10 17' 46" W passing through an iron pipe to be set at 20.00 feet, 427.81 feet in all to (A), the point of beginning, the said tract of land containing 0.5288 Acres, more or less AND BEING the same properly conveyed to Danny Ray Baldwin by deed from Thomas R. Baldwin and Cecil Baldwin, husband and wife, dated August 2, 1980, and recorded August 8, 1980 in Deed Book 136, Page 214 in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office of Rappahannock County, Virginia. STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 11890 Led Highway (Route 211) SperryviHe, Virginia TERMS OF SALE: Cash or certified funds. A bidder's deposit of $2,500, payable in cash or by certified or cashier’s check to the undersigned will be required of the successful bidder at the time of sale, which shall be applied to his or her credit in settlement, or should he or she fail to complete the purchase promptly, to be applied to pay costs and expenses of sale and balance, if any, to be retained by Trustee as compensation in connection with sale. Terms of sale to be complied with within 14 days from date of sale or properly to be resold at costs of defaulting purchaser. All real estate taxes are to be adiusted as of date of sale. Alf costs of conveyancing, examination of title, state and local recording fees, grantor taxes, notary fees, etc., to be at cost of purchaser The property and the improvements thereon will be sold AS IS. WHERE IS, without representation or warranty of any kind or nature, and without any duty of thq Trustee to obtain possession for the purchaser Additional terms may be announced at the sale. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: James E. Carr, Esquire, Trustee 29 Nodh King Street, Leesburg. Virginia 20176 (703)777-9150 11-4, 11-11, 11-18-98 *223537 mmj Miic. Wanted WANTED: BOXWOOD CUTTINGS. Proper trimming of boxwood is essential. We trim every 2 or 3 yrs. We pay top price tor the cuttings. Highlander & Sons P.O. Box 272 Gordonsville, VA 22942 540-832-2175 Fax: 540-832-2245 I-ULL bizfc 1985 mazer 4x4. Running condition, needs work. $1500/ obo. 540-4396377. CHEVY 95 2500 series M ton 4x4, am/fm, auto, AC, trailer hitch, 98K highway miles, $12,500 obo. 540-364-1518 or 540-364-2054. r ^ Bids & Proposals v_.. J INVITATION TO BID IFB NUMBER 9814 The Rappahannock-Rapidan Comtnunity Services Board is soliciting bids for Phase II renovations of the building formerly known as C & I Building located on 15631 Bradford Road. Culpeper, Virginia into the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board Administration Building. Sealed bids will be received Tuesday. December 1, 1998 at Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board, Attention: Brian Duncan, Executive Director, 15361 Bradford Road, P.O. Box 1568, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 until 2:00 P.M , at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Performance and Payment Bonds for 100% of the Contract will be required. A Bid Bond, cash, letter of credit from a bank or lending institution, or certified check in the amount of 5% of the Bid shall be submitted with the Bid. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities, and to award the contract in the best interest of the Owner. Telephonic. telegraphic and telecopy bids will not be accepted. Bid forms enclosed in specifications must be used. All bids must be submitted no later than the indicated time. A pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 1998 AT 3:00 P.M. at the, current Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board office, address below. Plans and Specifications will be available on Monday, November 9, 1998 at Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board. Brian Duncan, Executive Director, 15361 Bradford Road, P.O. Box 1568, Culpeper, Virginia. Plans will also be on file dBF Associates, Architects, Rick Funk, Architect, 932 E. Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902. A refundable $35.00 per set deposit will be required. Bids will be binding for a period of sixty (60) calender days following the date on which bids are openend In accordance with Section 11-53 of the Virginia Procurement Act, if the bid from the lowest responsive responsible bidder exceeds available funds, the Owner may negotiate with the apparent low bidder to obtain a contract price within available funds Bids must comply with the laws of the State of Virginia and conditions of the Contract Documents and must be made on the form provided in the Project Manual, enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the Bidder, his license or his contractor number, identification of the Contract being bid, and marked: PROJECT: IFB #9814 RAPPAHANNOCK-RAPIDAN COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING RENOVATIONS - PHASE II RAPPAHANNOCK-RAPIDAN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD ATTENTION: BRIAN DUNCAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 15361 BRADFORD ROAD P. O. BOX 1568 CULPEPER, VIRGINIA 22701 TELEPHONE NUMBER 540-825-3100 EXTENSION 3145 11-11-98 #225043 DONrFORGET One Month Rent - . FREE! ^ 2 Bedrooms From $465 3 Bedrooms From $545 CULPEPER COMMONS • 2 & 3 bedroom apartment homes • fully equipped kitchens • Gas beating and bat water • WalHowall carpeting • Walk-in closets with linen sbebing • /tool clubhouse and fitness center • Private balconles/patius Direction*: From Main Sam, proceed to a right on James Madison Hwy Left an Bclk Ave to a right on Spring Meadow Lane. Leasing office is on left. Located across from Wal-Mart. 1301 Spring Meadow Lane • Culpeper,VA 22701 KSI Tel (540) 829-8595 Fax (540) 829-8596 Professionally Managed by KSI Management Corp. : ■: Legal Notices:; ___: _ VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BEATRICE YOWELL GRIMSLEY, Complainant v. In Chancery No. 96CH26 CLARA E. NICELY, ET AL„ Respondents. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the Petition to Intervene filed in this cause is to quiet title and/or partition the hereinafter described property lying and being in Stonewall Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia, and more particularly described as follows: A 5 acre portion of Tract 1, containing 25.0000 acres described in that certain deed dated September 5, 1979 from Homer E. Henry and Carol A. Henry, husband and wife, to John David O'Connell and Adele Ramona O’Connell, recorded on September 19, 1979 as Instrument No. 1745, among the land records of Rappahannock County, Virginia. An affidavit having been made and filed showing that the Petitioners, John David O'Connell and Adele Ramona O'Connell used due diligence to ascertain the County or Corporation in which the hereinafter named Defendants are, to-wit: LORETTA ANN GRIMSLEY, JOHN JOHNSTON, MARY V. JOHNSTON a/k/a MOLLIE V. BURKE, HOWARD GRIMSLEY WINCE, JEFFREY D. NELSON, CHARLES W SCHMIDT, KEVIN D, SCHMIDT, KATHY GENE NEWMAN TRUJILLO, JUDY LEE WINCE GILLOOLY, ROBERT GEORGE KYLE, WILLIAM T. LEMAIRE, WILLIAM SPICER MANUEL, DAISY MANUEL MURFEE, CARROLL MANUEL, DAVID MANUEL, DORIS GRIMSLEY DUNCAN, PHILIP JOY JOHNSON, THELMA PUTNAM POE, HOWARD LEE HACKLEY, CLARA PUTNAM, MARY LOU PUTNAM FRYE, HAZEL PUTNAM COOK, CALVIN COOLIDGE PUTNAM. MARTHA ANNE PUTNAM MARTIN. JAMES H. YOMMER, KAREN PUTNAM BETTINGER, MIL-' TON WAYNE GRIMSELY, ANN LOUISE GRIMSLEY, DONNA GRIMSLEY WEBB, TONY ALAN GRIMSLEY, CLIFFORD GRIMSLEY, AUBREY DAVIS GRIMSLEY, WILLIAM GARRISON GRIMSLEY, JR , MARVIN "TIPPY’' GRIMSLEY, JAMES CLIFFORD GRIMSLEY, CHARLES GRIMSLEY, ADELINE S GRIMSLEY. JEFFREY GRIMSLEY, LOUISE GRIMSLEY VELASQUEZ, ELEANOR GRIMSLEY RECTOR, LANA BERNICE GRIMSLEY, EMMA GRIMSLEY MARSHALL, RUTH BANCROFT GRIMSLEY, LYDIA B. GRIMSLEY, and MARY GRIMSLEY WOOD, without effect, and that their last known postoffice addresses are unknown, and/or that the said Defendants may be nonresidents of the State of Virginia; and/or that the number of Defendants upon whom process ha^ been served exceeds ten (10), and that such Defendants represent like interests with the parties not served with process; and that there are such other persons who may claim an interest in the aforesaid property and/or who may be an heir, devisee 01 successor in title to MARGARET GRIMSLEY deceased; JOHN N. GRIMSLEY, deceased; JOHN N GRIMSLEY, JR; JANE DAHLIA GRIMSLEY, deceased; SUSAN MARGARET GRIMSLEY, deceased; W. SHELTON GRIMSLEY, deceased) MARE E. GRIMSLEY. deceased; JULIA GRIMSLEY JOHNSON (JOHNSTON), deceased OR WHO MAY OTHER WISE BE INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE Petition to Intervene, whose names are unknown, whose addresses are unknown and who are proceed against by the general description of Parties Unknown. Upon consideration whereof, this Order of Publication is granted, and it is ORDERED that the said Defendants, and the Defendants described as Parties Unknown do appear here within ten days aftef the due publication of this Order and do whatever is necessary to protect their interest in this Petition to Intervene to remove a cloud on title and /or partition. And it is further ORDERED that this Order of Pubi lication be published once a week for four succes*sive weeks in the Rappahannock News, a newspa1 per of general circulation printed in Rappahannock County, Virginia ; Entered this 13th day of October, 1998. W. Shore Robertson, Judge ! Law Offices of Wayne F. Cyron 1 100 N. Pitt Street Suite 200 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3134 703-299-0600 By: Wayne F. Cyron, Esquire Counsel for intervening Petitioners Rule 1:13 COPY TESTE Diane Bruce, Clerk 10-28, 11-4, 11-11, 11-18-88 •222118

Legal Notices -.-.— ...-. .- . . ^ BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 19, 1998 at seventhirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: SU #98-10-01 Charles E. Carroll, Jr. and Deborah R. Carroll, owners of Tax Map 42, Parcel 61B in Jackson District, desire a Special Use permit to build a 24” x 24" structure on said property to serve as a family apartment. Structure will be located approximately 100' from the main dwelling. Properly is zoned Agricultural and contains 3.00 acres. Allowed under Section 170-36A of the Rappahannock County Code: additional j standards in Section 170-62G. 1 A COPY of the foregoing application is on file at | the Zoning Office in Washington, Virginia, and is i available for public inspection, Monday through Frii day, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Said application will be j presented to the Rappahannock County Planning j Commission at their regular meeting on WednesI day, November 18, 1998 at seven-thirty in the evei ning at the Rappahannock County Courthouse for ] such recommendation as the Commission may wish J to make pursuant to Section 170-55, if any. The i above-named applicant, adjacent property owners, i and any other parties desiring to be heard should be ] present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, l c/o P.O. Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in ■ advance thereof. John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 11-4,11-11-98 #224321 g4g ***” T1>w> ’ Employment v__■■■■■■ ACCOUNTANTS Attention experienced accountants! ■We have an opening for an accountant Jwith a minimum of ^two years experi*ence in a manufacturing facility. Candidate will be proficient in Windows 95 and •Excel. Must also ,know how to do »month end closings J and cost accounting, vlf this sounds like where you want to i be, call (540) 829j 7992. EOE M/F/V/D ! ACCOUNTING j Windows 95, Excel, 1 2 years of accountJ ing: if you have [ these qualifications, i we want to talk to j you! Call AccuStaff, i Incorporated at ' (540) 829-7992. [ EOE M/F/V/D | CARPENTERS ! Carpenters needed. 1 Must have two years J i experience, reliable i transportation, and ! good work references. Qualified J applicant should i call for an ap| pointment (540) ! 829-7992. EOE ' M/F/V/D I ___ ! CLEANING [Need housekeeping i .done. Call Frances ' Pullen 540-987i 8505. ; CLERICAL ! Looking for some i extra cash? Want to J just work a couple i days per week? Do 11you have clerical exi perience? And genj 'eral knowledge of i computers? It you [ 'answered yes to [ these questions, I i can help, call me at [ (540) 829-7992. ! DRIVERS [ One FT driver for • dump truck & part[1 time drivers for snow t removal. CDL & non[,CDL positions open, i Call: 540-937-5451 II t&Jlttt FuB Hum p; K9l^PtQ|IIISIH v—___I_;_ LABORER Do you like physical work? Can you lift 75 lbs? Like getting your day started early? We have an opportunity for you! Call us at AccuStaff, Incorporated, (540) 8297992. EOE M/F/V/D Laborers Are you tired of Commuting? WORK LOCALLY Fauquier, Rappahannock, & Loudoun counties. Monomoy Services, Inc. is now interviewing for Laborers Benefits offered include retirement plan, medical insurance and vacation. Please call 540-253-5500 EOE RESTAURANT SERVERS Needed for The Ashby Inn Full-time, top pay, benefits. Send resume to 540-592-3781 SITE/UTILITIES OPERATORSRice Contracting Corp. is seeking experienced Site/Utilities Heavy Equipment Operators for its work in Northern Virginia. Call, Warren Geris at (1) 703928-4273 (Day) or (1) 540-687-5685 (Evenings). We are an equal opportunity employer. wanted ■lit! 530 Jobe C... . BRICK MASON Stone, brick mason custom work. 18th century restoration. No job too small. 540-543-2190 DEPUTY SHERIFF/JAILER AND DISPATCHER/MATRON The Rappahannock County SherifFs Office is now accepting applications for the position of Deputy Sheriff!Jailer and the position of Dispatcher/Matron. Applications may be obtained in person from the Sheriffs Office Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Applications must be completed and returned to the Sheriff s office prior to November 18, 1998. Applications previously submitted after January 1, 1998, are still active and will l>e considered for the position. Rappahannock County Sheriffs Office P.O. Box 487 Washington, VA 22747 (540) 675-3331 An Equal Opportunity Employer ^afthCJ^ountain Company We have the following position available: MIS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Seeking a detail-oriented person with excellent communication skills, technical computer and telecommunication experience to work in management information systems environment Responsible for resolving basic telephone and computer issues. Knowledge of PCS, Networking, PBX, and telephone circuitry a must We offer full benefits, comprehensive training program, generous employee discount and a pleasant working environment for this full time, hourly position. Applications being accepted through November 20, 1998. Stop by to complete an application at our office at 12625 Lee Highway, Spertyville or fax your resume to Judy at (540) 987-7288. An Equal Opportunity Employer J6ZKS8-008-1 • SaaiJISSTO 3RL NI 3(ML • TI3S • Afl8 SUBSCRIBE TO THE RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS. Call 675-3338. Rappahannock County High School 1998-99 Honor Roll ~ First Advisory Brought to you courtesy of Rappahannock National Bank ALL A HONOR ROT J. SENIORS Crystal Mills i Betsy Moore Emily Sims IUNIORS Ryland Pace Frank Paratore SOPHOMORES Tammy McDaniel Christopher Payne Aaron Price Amanda Sims Amber Welch FRESHMEN John Ferdetta Holly Long William (Tony) Payne Jennifer Seale Betsy Welk EIGHTH GRADERS Dawn Andreoni Rachel Sharp AT I. A-R HONOR ROLL SENIORS Thomas Baldwin Amanda Brown Crystal Fincham Jimena Gomez David Hitt Robyn Kaye Shanna Nicholson Christian Sause Claire Schadler Lauren Sharp Corey Verrill Robert Wilson Braden Wolfe IUNIORS Sonya Anderson Allison Baker Ian Blubaugh Austin Bouffard Jennifer Bywaters Ward Cash ' Amanda Clark Haley Clark Jami Gillis Crystal Grigsby Chad Heddleston Berkeley Hobson Daisy Johnson Kathryn May Ashley McNeely Rebecca Metcalfe Mary Morgan Sandra Oliver Sara Opseth Jessica Pruitt Adam Rogers Richard Settle, Jr. Katrina Smoot Shawn Torrance Mark Williams Kathryn Wilson Matthew Wolfe Michelle Woodard Laura Beth Yowell SOPHOMORES Kyle Cash Tiffany Early Jennifer Green Stephanie Grigsby Thomas Hooker Jason Kaye Cara Levick Ericka Miller Genie Miller Colin Nichols Kenneth Robinson Tatiana Siccardi Jeffrey Simeon Jeremy Slack Colin Treanor Jennifer Waters FRESHMEN Nichole Buckholtz Misty Corathers Johnathan Deal Paul Foster Wendy Gillis Francesco Gioia Houston Haynes Sarah Langelle Thomas Lee David Massie Jessica Nawrocki Elliot Nichols Benjamin Price Jason Pullen Westley Rollins Ta1 «tha Swain Amanda Swift Amanda Weakley Natalie Jo Wdliams Kevin Yowell EIGHTH GRADERS Kori Alexander Joshua Anderson Raven Baker Allyssa Berry Zachariah Bridgeman Shawn Brown Melinda Cairns Cuttina Chambers Bethany Conners Kerry Grigsby Eva Mills Joseph Peregory Henry Robertson Jonathan Robinson Elaine Smith Tony Starks Karie Von Fange Katherine Welch Brian Williams Heather Wooten Joseph Wright Ham and turkey dinner Nov. 14 The Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad will host a ham and turkey dinner on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the fire hall. Included with the meal will be vegetables, applesauce, bread and a dessert. If you would like to donate a dessert call Sarah Latham at 937-4410. Thank you to all the men and women who have served in the armed forces for our country. We salute you today, Veterans Day. Happy birthday wishes go out to new Amissville resident David Jones whose birthday was Monday, Nov. 9. Our prayers are with Cathy Smith as she begins treatments for cancer; Juanita Settle who is recovering from knee surgery; Emma Swatman as she recuperates after having a repeat surgery on her throat; young Bobby Pennington who is having a battery of test run for possible surgery and Larry Oliver Sr. as he tries to cope with an inner ear infection. Don’t forget to attend the Child Care and Learning Center’s fall auction and party this Saturday, Nov. 14 from 7 to 10 p.m. The fee of $10 includes drinks and hor d’oeuvres. Kudos to the members of the Rappahannock High School Student Council Association who volunteered their time and skills to work at the Rappahannock Senior Center in October. These By GLENDA GUM young men and women worked inside and out doing odd jobs in observance of national “Make a Difference Day.” If they need a site for next year, I’ll be glad to let them use my home... The community Thanksgiving service will be held at Amissville Baptist Church on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. There will be choirs and preachers from area churches participating. Everyone is welcome. The holiday season is an exciting time for many of us. We’re visiting and dining with family and friends. Shopping for Christmas. Decorating our homes. For others, it is an uphill battle waged against depression and loneliness. Let’s try to reach out to the needy in our community. I should have information soon about the food basket collections by our area businesses within the next few weeks. Please have your news in the box at Hackley’s Store by noon on Sundays and I really need your news. Only $4.60per week for a l inch space (540) 675 3338 Next Deadline November 23 L BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. See Us Tor All Your Buikline Supply Needs 540/825-0397 1418 Or.ingp Rd , Culpej>er Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sal. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CLEANING MAID SERVICE ResidentialCommercial Reasonable Prices Free Estimates 540-937-4247 or 540-937-5576 Cabinetmaker Gene Lyman Cabinetmaker Repairs • Refinishing • Restorations • Reproductions 540-987-8443 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT , MacRae Associates, p.c. Full Service CPA Finn Washington, Virginia (540) 675-2043 CHIMNEY CLEANING Chimney Sweeping Relining 001 'pAi/Uttutl Se%viee Fully Insured 16 &x£eut*ct Bruce Vierling (540) 675-3508 EXCAVATING BROWN’S EXCAVATING 7 Quann Lane. Chester Gap, VA 22623 (540)635-7273 si£Ka Service Truck Mowing Water, Utility, Gravel, Sand, Dirt Landscaping Drains Lines Topsoil & Mutch Snow Removal Footers & Hauling Culverts Driveways NO JOB TOO SMALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL TODD BROWN FENCING FENCING High Tensile, Bart) Wire, American Wire, Cham Link Board and Electric. Split Rail Wwcy Ftnang Aml&t Alto Curtis Crawford Home: MO-675-3443 Pager: 394-268* CARPET EARLY’S CARPET. INC. Da Oa-Sep Slop bi comptw Mora Otcotung S*vct How Cowntvs • Ma Titamwa WMpapo ■ Sip Com t UptiasNiy nmxHntmt $ Comnwcml Rt 211 AmiMvttt.VA 937-S500 CONSTRUCTION T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Custom Homebuilder Class A License 540-987-8043 KREYLIXG CONSTRICTION Top Quality Custom Homes Since 1975 540-987-3145 BILLCATO& CO. DESIGN / BUILD HOMES AND ESTATES 540-937-3039 CASTLETON, VA VA Cl ASS A 2705 0.17627 A Jos. F. Keyser Building Construction Quality Renovations & Fine Custom Homes VA Class A Contractor 540-675-2395 Drafting Services •CUSTOM' HOUSE PLANS •ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINCS • ARTWORK (540) 987- 8059 EXCAVATING Excavating IV*»* (4 Lac I rusting & h^iMpnum I tv ftnals»Drim Ftdi Fowls • Basement* yii<t>£ Rtng* » rvarii^ Quality work and satisfied customers art our tl priority Maury Sutphin (540) 675-3429 374 Ken Venue RJ Hint Hril.VA 22627 Vest'$ Excavating Specialized Bockhoe, Dump Truck Houling, Ditch Digging Culverts, Mowing, Bushhoggmg & Driveway Groainq 675-1117 * Financial/ Business Customized Business Services • Accounting • Bookkeeping • Financial Reports • Money Management • Quick books 540-987-8248 MASONRY Don Corbin MASONRY Brick & Stone Restoration Patios, etc. (540) 547*3452 PAINTING V inyl siding Interior & Exterior Painting Full service, expericncca Gina Johnson 540-923 4652 PUMP INSTALLATION EXPERT PUMP INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, VA 987-8555 PLUMBING ELECTRICAL piixEars Pumps & Waterheaters In-Stock Installation ELECTRICAL A PLUMBING Class A Cerlifial Complete Line Muter So/[ Cmuiitionen t'rrr fcuunulr* on \etc Work 540-67S-S249 PHOTOGRAPHY I Photography | h Carl Ebom 1(540) 987-92331 {Wedding*, CtwmcrvUl I SIGNS & CALLIGRAPHY Restaurants THE COUNTRY CAFE Winter Hours Monday-Thursday 8 am lo 8 pm Friday-Saturday 8 am to 9 pm. Sunday 8 am. to 3 pm 675-1066 Take out Available I STORAGE South Wales ^ Business & I Mini Storage^ Located 5 miles west of Warrenton at intersection of Route 211 and Route 229 All Sizes Available Monthly and yearly rates, all ground-level units, tractor & trailer acess, individual wide roll-up doors, restroom, business and vendors welcome. (540) 341-7000 M‘tKKYYIll.1 STOKA(.i: C O. ^Mifv Huaily Storage KvftidcatUI Cohmi' rclal Kvanonalilv Kales 540/987-8507 SriUKVVIlll VA TAX PREPARATION Ddta Accounting 937-7541 ■ :...—•••■••••• ▲ A TELEVISION GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales A Service GE & RCA Video Products Antennas & SateSrte Systems Radio Shat* Dealer Kitchen Aid Whirlpool & Roper Appliances 312 North Mam St. Madison (540) 948-2200 WOODSTOVES WOODSTOVES The largest selection m VA. Sierra. Jotul, Waterford. Hearthstone 4 Pellet Stoves ACME STOVE CO. 1329 E High Street CHARLOTTESVILLE (804) 971-6777 PRINTING Wedding Stationery I «uklin|( vUtltmcry • Bridal H«H»k» * AccvM4»rit % » ' 4 'I • Ai Rappahannock News (540) 675-3338

Obituaries Dessie Lucas Rixeyville resident Dessie May Lucas, 67, of Rixeyville died Monday, Nov. 2 at her residence. Mrs. Lucas was born June 20, 1931 in Rixeyville. She was raised by the late Lena and Haywood Coppage, formerly of Rappahannock. Mrs. Lucas is survived by one daughter Elizabeth “Gay” Lucas of Rixeyville. She was predeceased by her husband Clarence “Jack” Alton Lucas. Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 5 at Found and Sons Chapel with the Rev. John K. Burke officiating. Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery. Giles Williams Army veteran Giles Dalton Williams, 66, of Front Royal died Monday, Nov. 2 at his residence. Mr. Williams was born March 6, 1932 in Rappahannock County, the son of the late Dalton Luther and Mary Bertie Willis Williams. Funeral services were held at Turner-Robertshaw Funeral Home on Thursday, Nov. 5 with the Rev. Ralph Seal officiating. Interment followed at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal. Mr. Williams was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #4265, member of the Moose Lodge #829 and the V.F.W. Post #1860. He served in the Army during the World War II and the Korean Conflict. He is survived by two daughters Vickie Whittington of Front Royal and Paul Washboume of Luray; two sisters Beulah B. North and Mary Lou Williams, both of Front Royal and three grandchildren. Hubert Woodward Sr. Culpeper resident Hubert Edwin Woodward Sr., 82, of Culpeper died Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Culpeper Health Care Center. He was born in Holston, Va. on June 26, 1916 to the late William E. Woodard and Lula Woodard Woodward. Mr. Woodward is survived by his wife of 48 years Mrs. Maxine Merele Stahl Woodward of Culpeper; two sons Hubert Edwin Woodward Jr. of Frederick, Md. and Roger Neil Woodward of Richardsville; one daughter Lois Woodward Clark of Amissville and two step daughters Sharon L. Ripple of Sharpsburg, Md. ancj Donna Stadtmueller-of Germany. Additional survivors include two sisters Beatrice Woodville news Curtis Crawford and daughter Katherine of Flint Hill were Sunday guests of Mrs. Audra Crawford. Mrs. Jim Sykes of Culpeper was a Saturday visitor. Rick Johnson and Kristie Johnson of Culpeper, Linda Johnson and Jean Caruso of Silver Spring, Md. and Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Johnson and daughter of Washington, D.C. were Sunday guests of Raymond Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. John Moser of Jackson, Mich, and Debbie Suche of Culpeper were visitors during the week of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burke and Mr. and Mrs. Die Burke. Edward and Ruth Clark, Sarah Brown and daughter Bobbie Jo and Richard and Ann Simmons, all of Washington, Bonnie Cave and Daniel of Amissville, Richard Eastham Sr. of Front Royal, Misty Hitt and Henry B. Wood were visitors during the weekend of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Falls, Samantha and Robert. The W.M.U. of Woodville Baptist Church will meet at the home of Theresa Light at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Anyone with Woodville social news is encouraged to call me at 987-8827. Cox of Abingdon and Regina Brown of Erwin, Tenn. and one brother Homer Woodward of Abingdon. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 6 at Found and Sons Chapel with the Rev. Bryan McClain officiating. Interment followed at Hillcrest Memory Gardens at Jefferson ton. Myrtle Frazier County native Myrtle Jenkins Frazier, 86, of Culpeper died Friday, Nov. 6 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Frazier was born Sept. 14, 1912 in Rappahannock County. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Elmer James Frazier; one daughter Nancy Atkins; one granddaughter Carol Elkins and one great grandson Christian Elkins, all of Culpeper. She is survived by 38 nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 9 at Culpeper Baptist Church with the Rev. John S. Farrar officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery. Mary Dean Fortner resident Mary Magdeline Dean, 93, of Washington, D.C. formerly of Flint Hill died Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Thomas House in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Dean was bom Nov. 18, 1904 in Flint Hill, the daughter of the late Edwin Louis and Mandy Anna Taylor Adams. She was the wife of the late Rev. Samuel Dean. Mrs. Dean in her early life was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill. After her marriage she moved to Washington, D.C. and became a member of the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Funeral services will be held at the Tumer-Robertshaw Funeral Home on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John R. Pendleton officiating. Interment will follow at the Good Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Dean is survived by three sisters Ethel E. Dean of Woodstock, Margaret D. Jordan of Long Island City, r 1 ■ m , iJnsjiLzLncj (TVoxcU by Randy Minter FORBEARANCE Whether due to the triumph of generosity over petty thoughts or selective memory, it seems that all who pass from this earth are remembered fondly. This is how it should be because our failings as mortal creatures entitle us to a degree of forbearance from both friends and adversaries. When seen in its totality, a person's life certainly must have sufficient virtue to inspire pleasant thoughts and a kind eulogy. As Robert South surmised, "It is a noble and great thing to cover the blemishes and excuse the failings of a friend, to draw a curtain before his stains, and to display his perfection, to bury his weaknesses in silence, but to proclaim his virtues on the housetop." How sad if we wait to express kindness only once a loved one is gone. Staying connected now and focusing on what we love in our friends and family can help ensure we have fewer regrets once they've left us. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, we offer arrangements to suit most families, and we are happy to customize our services to meet your needs. Call 347-3431 for answers to your questions. We offer plots in Bright View Cemetery, just outside Warrenton, and memorials and monuments for all cemeteries. “Cultivate forbearance till your heart yields a fine crop of it. Pray for a short memory as to all unkindnesses. ” - Charles Haddon Spurgeon CLOREGEEST FUNERAL HOME 11190James Monroe Highway (Rt. 29 South) Culpeper, YrA 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 N.Y. and Roberta Alsberry of Strasburg and one brother Robert W. Adams of Washington, D.C. She was predeceased by two sons Clarence Dean and Charles Dean; two sisters Gracie L. Groves and Amanda E. Champ and three brothers Horace L. Adams, Johnny H. Adams and Henry E. Adams. Aubrey Jackson Minister Rev. Aubrey Jackson of Woodbridge died Nov. 3 at Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge. He was bom Jan. 27, 1941 at Double Toll Gate, the son of the late Hedrick and Ethel Jackson of Front Royal. He was married to Gloria Faye Jett Jackson. Rev. Jackson’s affiliations included: Pastor of Little Forest Baptist Church in Stafford for 22 years; member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill; Son in the Ministry of Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill, member of the Usher Board of Macedonia Baptist; member of the Northern Virginia Baptist Minister’s Conference and member of the Stafford County’s NAACP. Rev. Jackson was also a member of the Board of Directors for the Fredericksburg Area- Sickle Cell Association; chaplain for the Prince William County Department, member of the St. Luke Lodge #312, Front Royal; member of the American Legion Post, Front Royal and member of the Inter Commerce Ministers Association. Rev. Jackson also served a tour of duty for the Vietnam War, U.S. Army and was a member of the International Police Chaplains. Survivors include a sisterin-law Brenda Jett Lewis of Manassas; a brother-in-law, Herman E. Lewis of Manassas and two aunts Mrs. Etta Folks of Georgia and Mrs. Ida Russell of Front Royal. Funeral services were held on Nov. 7 at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Howard Frye officiating. Burial was in Macedonia Odd Fellows Cemetery. Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office. Carolyn A. Dodson to Frank L. Frazier and wife, 2 acres, Jackson District. $118,500. Carl W. May to Roger W. Cooke and wife, 1.73 acres, Jackson District. $98,600. David C. Lesher and wife to Joseph G. Miller and wife, 0.616 acres, Wakefield District. $117,000. Charles E. Pardoe and others to Branble Bank Farm LLC, 150.100 acres, Hawthorne District. $450,300. Branble Bank Farm LLC to John W. Kiser III, Hawthorne District. $150,000. Near Massie’s Corner: A beautiful Contemporary on 25.01 acres. 3 lvls., 3 BRs, 2 full & 2 half BAs. Double gar. Equipped modem kit. Awesome views. Elevator & wide doors to accommodate wheelchairs. TV dish. A summer kit. Pool. Landscaped. Don’t miss this one. $320,000 Flint Hill: 14.8 acres, mostly open. Fine mountain views. Fine neighbors. $87,500 Flint Hill: Mountain cabin on 9.3 acres. Long views. 2 BRs, sleeping loft, 1 BA large FR & kit. Screened deck & open deck. Shed. $124,500 Commercial: A grand location for any business at Massie’s Comer. Presently a convenience store. Owners are not well & anxious to market. Family apt above store. Mobile home, large gar. Realty & business as is. Owners will answer all your questions honestly & provide'info about changes that need to be done in order to keep it as a conv. store w/gas pumps. Dropped drastically to $239,000. Rappahannock Realty Rt. 522, Flint Hill 22627 B 540-675-3414 tSl » How's Your Supply >p7 Of Water Softening Salt? Don't let your water softener run low. Stock up on Diamond Crystal9 salt to keep your water softener running cleaner and your water softer. $AVE And ^ A... & ($1.50 off per bag or block) On Wkter Softening Products ^ Rappahannock Farmers' Co-Op Sperryville, VA Remington Farmers'Co-Op Remington, VA Culpeper Fanners' Co-Op Culpeper, VA Maurertown Farmer's Co-Op Maurertown, VA Marshall Farmers' Co-Op Marshall. VA Warrantor) Farmers' Co-Op Warrenlon, VA ABSOLUTE AUCTION Saturday, November 14,1998 10:00 A.M. Rain or Shine 24041 Rapidan Road, Mitchells, Virginia • Selling entire contents of up-to-date welding shop of George McLeman • DIRECTIONS: From Culpeper, VA take Rl J S to Rt. 522, f/it miles to Rl 615, f/it miles to auction on left, just past Coffeewood Prison, 24041 Rapidan Rd. 1995 Pennstyle Trailer, 6’xl4’, enclosed w/dual axle, fully equipped with items below, possibly offered as unit! Portable Lincoln welder & leads; Cutting torch; Hoses; Tips; Gauges; 9" Bosch hand grinder; Lincoln wire feed welder; 5" hand grinder; Vise grips & “C" clamps; Welding rods; Hoods; Gloves; Misc. handtools; Milwaukee heavy duty deep cut handsaw; Heavy duty Saw/all; Level; Come-along; Extension cords; Jack & jack stands. 2 Millermatic 250 welders; Wire feed welder; Dynapak 4x 1 plasmagun; Victor Trac torch; 2 sets of cutting torches, hoses & gauges; 2 cutting torch carts; Clausing variable speed drill press; Ellis miter band saw; Hydraulic press; 1/2" air bender; 1/4" industrial drill; 2 Milwaukee 1/2" drills; Black & Decker 14" metal cut-off saw; 2 4” Milwaukee hand grinders; 9" Bosch hand grinder; 9" bench grinder on stand' 6" heavy duty vise; 2 4'xl0' steel welding tables; Portable air tank; 2 steel racks; 2 Porta Powers; 48" exhaust fan & motor; 3 30" Dayton electric fans; Paint cabinet; 4' steel filing cabinet; Bolt bins; Metal shelf units; Saw horses; "C" clamps; Vise grip clamps; Misc. mechanic's tools; Heavy duty electrical cords; Paving stones; Trouble lights; Drill bits; Misc. nuts, bolts, screws, etc.; 2" & 3" & 4" angle iron; Misc. flat bar inc. 3/4”x6" 1" & I 1/2" & 2" square tubing; 10" channel; Pipe & conduit; Gooseneck trailer frame (not completed); Roll-up garage door (7'x9'); Misc. 36" roofing; Misc. door & screen doors; Misc. kitchen cabinets; Wood stove; Undergrounc telephone cable, 3 pt. hitch tractor blade; Anen garden tiller; Troy-Biit leaf vac; 2 chain saws; Welding screens; Picnic tables & chairs viouer conveyers; LOTS MISC. ITEMS NOT LISTED Mitchells, Virginia Auctioneer: Col. Tom Reese i uun Lunch served by Mitchells Presbyterian Church cut here ■til m rm KvriBi. m (tKTiHEi) Alt ria\n:g mmu WiSSUilSST. a w pm. i t 227in 5-MI-K25-2XIMI I JEFFERSON Land &fyalty ] ■—fc= I 1 Jefferson Land & Realty (540) 948-5050 Internet Address: http://ustw.jeiferstm-ltind.com ^^_Farrns_^Land_^_Restdenaal • Commercial [3 Madison Countv "Blue Ridge Mountain Farm" - Syria/Old Rag Mountain area. 3 BR, 2 BA restored Farmhouse. Office w/ffill BA & a bam. Fantastic mountain & valley views!! On 46+/- acs. near National Park. $389,000. Call Lisa. "Deer Creek Farm" - Aroda area. 130+/acs. fenced & cross fenced w/Farmhouse & 2 rental units. Several streams, fertile fields, pond & bam. $399,000. Call Carl. "Crest Hill Farm" - 362+/- ac. farm in Etlan. 5 BR, 4.5 BA Victorian Farmhouse. Open & wooded land w/stream & pond. Fenced & cross fenced. Perfect for B&.B!! $750,000. Call Lisa. "Summy's Farm" - 110+/- mostly wooded acs. in Rochelle. Located off R.O.W. Several streams & building sites. $179,900. Call Carl. Million Dollar Views!! Banco/Criglersville area. 3 BR, 3 BA Ranch, full basement, 2 car garage, FP & VIEWS!! On 3.4+/- acs. $235,000. Call Lisa. Rappahannock Countv Covington River Frontage - 9+1- wooded acs. w/stream & road frontage. REDUCED to $39,900. Call Lisa. Sperryville Realty James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office Now Located at 11909-A Lee Hwy. |: in Sperryville | adjacent to John’rf L, Barber Shop WATER STREET, Sperryville, lots of space in this 5 bedroom stone home, 2.5 baths, living room with fireplace, dining room, large lot, outbuilding. $118,000 MAIN STREET, Sperryville, 2 bedroom home, eat-in kitchen, bath, central heat. $65,000 WEST OF SPERRYVILLE, on Rt. 211, Chalet type 2 story commercial building. Five 12x16 cabins, 1.27 acres. $95,000 James W. Leake 987-8236 Bud Corder • John Eubank 675-3291 f=J 987-8146 If you are looking for land... there are a few parcels available, not listed, from 25 acres to almost 300 acres, with views, water, meadows, woods, and priced to sell! Principals only. We can represent you on any purchase, home or land, listed with another firm or not. The Buyer’s Agency, Inc. Butch Zindel, Broker (540) 675-1190 m REALTOR* One of the oldest homes in the county. 2 story frame & log Farmhouse. 3 BRs, 2 BAs, large country kitchen & living room with fireplace. 50 acres of rolling farmland with Battle Run flowing through the middle & frontage on the Thornton River. Several farm & equipment sheds as well as old bank bam. $382,500 We’re selling more of Virginia than ever before. Fran the Shencmckxih \hlley to Central Virginia's Piedmont ftxrthills, Real Estate III simply sells more homes than anyone else. REAL ESTATE III LISTINGS Description Price HOMES Bungalow on beautiful 3 acres in Huntly $107,000 Cape Cod w/cedar shakes, 3 BRs, Town of Washington $169,000 Town of Washington, Colonial Farmhouse $170,000 1800s fully updated in Village of Sperryville $175,000 Large (5 BRs, 3.5 BAs) Farmhouse w/47 open acres $265,000 39 acre horse farm w/house, 3 stall bam, private $278,000 3 BRs, 2 BAs w/views over 2+ acres, pond & 58 acres $325,000 Huge home w/7 acres, pond, new bam, fenced $325,000 Formal stone house, rolling near views w/25 acres $399,000 Mt. views, river front, newer home w/4 BRs plus $445,000 Modem large open home w/4 BRs, ponds, 80+ acres $535,000 Hilltop estate, all you need on 30 acres near Huntly $895,000 LAND 7 acres overlooking Rush River, well installed $67,000 10 acres w/stream & homesite, southeast views $65,000 20 acres commercial/residential on 211 in Sperry ville $100,000 38 acres of rolling woods w/boundary streams $114,000 39 acres wooded to top of mountain w/views $118,700 77 acres farmland, well/septic, fenced w/house site $220,000 165 acres has it all, can divide $550,000 Offices in Washington, VA, Charlottesville, Staunton and Waynesboro. WE NEED NEW LISTINGS!! Rick Kohler 937-6146 Mitzie Young 675-3655 Amy Sloane 967-8668 Real Estate TTT 291 Gay St./Thc Theater Building, Washington, Virginia 675-1373