Rappahannock News, August 11, 1999

Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1999 www.timespapers.com 50 cents 800 E BROAD ST RICHMOND VA 23219-1905 122nd Year No. 32 T< Rapp Briefs Flint Hill Family Frolic planned You are cordially invited to the first Flint Hill Family Frolic to benefit the Front Royal Oratorio Society on Saturday, Aug. 14. It promises to be a fun-filled day with an old-fashioned trail ride and country picnic in the beautiful mountains of rural Virginia. Trail riders will have choice of one of two guided trail rides from Flint Hill - one shorter, flatter loop of five to eight miles, or a second choice of 17 miles up the mountain trail and back. Donation for the trail ride/picnic combo is $30 each, hard hat and signed release will be required. For more information on trail ride, call Ken Achenbach at 675-3095. To sign up for the picnic with games and music call Carolyn Armstrong at 636-6262. Donation for picnic only is $15 each. Lord Fairfax to offer course Lord Fairfax Community College will offer a three credit class, “Administrative Office Management,” at the Rappahannock County High School on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Class begins on Aug. 24 and will continue for 16 weeks. The cost of tuition is $142.95 plus the cost of textbooks. For further information, please contact Jeanie Dwyer at 987-8773. Basketball tryouts RCHS girls varsity basketball tryouts will be starting on Aug. 16 at the high school at 6 p.m. Girls must have physicals on the first day of tryouts. Chester Gap to host yard, bake sale The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company will be having a yard and bake sale on Saturday, Aug. 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the carnival grounds. All proceeds will be applied toward the fire department equipment fund. Residents are encouraged to support this endeavor. Bruce Sloane to sign new book Rappahannock County writer Bruce C. Sloane will sign and discuss his new book, Scenic Driving Virginia, at a bookpublication party Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Old Sperryville Bookshop, from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information call the book shop at 987-8444. See story B-1 Happenings in Rappahannock • Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m., Washington Town Council to meet at the town hall. • Thursday, Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m., ARB meeting at the town hall. Agenda items include: A dormer addition to Lisa Leftwich’s house; a second story renovation to Diane Bruce's house; a sign for the Cordelia Co. for Susan McCarthy and a “Market Place” design for the Mercantile Building by Sunnyside Farms. • Wednesday, Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m., Rappahannock Planning Commission to meet at the courthouse. • Monday, Aug. 30 school begins. Rappahannock News P.0. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Time to practice Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Carl Eborn Rappahannock High School girls basketball practice jumped into full sp^ed this week. Many drills, such as the passing drill pictured here, will be run in preparation for the girls season opener at home against Page County Sept. 2. Expansion project accepted, new fields on hold by Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Special Writer In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Rappahannock County School Board agreed to accept the bid of a Warrenton construction firm for the RCHS expansion project, pending a review of references and bonding. The offer by Miller Brothers, Inc., amounts to $3,038,300 for the base bid less a board-selected deduction to eliminate classroom folding partitions. This action by the School Board will assure project start-up soon, and should assure project completion before the commencement of the 2000-2001 school year. ,, Due to construction market conditions that currently favor the seller (construction firms), the bids received for both the RCHS expansion and for RCES new athletic fields were over budget, forcing the Board to postpone the award or even cancel the procurement of the new athletic fields. See BOARD, Page A8 Is Rappahannock ready for Y2K? BY TODD FORTUNE Rappahannock News Staff Writer As the year 2000 approaches, some of us might be wondering how Rappahannock County will be affected. For the most part, we are in good shape here and many people don’t seem to be worried about Y2K. And while there are no guarantees that nothing will go wrong, there is no need to panic. The lights may still go out, but it should be treated like any other time power is out. Many groups, from government to utilities, are advising that everyone keep at least a few days worth of emergency supplies in case of a prolonged power outage. Government agencies, schools Elaine Viguerie, who has been working on Y2K for the Town of Washington, expects the town’s systems to be compliant within a few weeks. The town’s computer, a Macintosh, was compliant but the record keeping software, Quickbooks Pro, was not. Additional software was also needed to allow the Mac to run the updated Quickbooks. The town ran into more problems when their computer did not have enough memory to run all of the new software. Therefore, a new computer will be purchased within the next week or two. The town is spending roughly $2000-$3000 to assure that there systems are Y2K compliant. County government is in good shape for Y2K According to County Administrator John McCarthy, the county’s systems are 95 percent compliant. The remaining five percent consist of components that are not critical to system operation. They include such things as timers on rescue equipment and climate control or security systems. If they fail, those systems can be run manually. McCarthy estimates that between money, time and effort, about $20,000 has been spent so far by the county. The low amount is due, at least in part, to the fact that the county does not have many ms that need to be upgraded. County systems that are linked to state systems are being tested and Drougni into compliance Dy tne state of Virginia. The Commissioner of Revenue and Registrar are a couple of offices that use such equipment, The schools expect all critical systems to be compatible by the time school starts. According to Holly Pendleton from thd Rappahannock County School Board, over 80% of their critical systems are already complaint. Most of their non-critical systems are old computers that have been donated to the schools. Pendleton says that these are not a priority at this time. He also says that about half of their computers are Macintosh computers, which have few if any Y2K problems to start with. .» Utilities that serve the county Phone, cable and electric companies have a little more at stake, as they service a much broader area than just one county. Rappahannock Electric Cooperative and Allegheny Power supply electricity to county homes. Phone service is provided by Bell Atlantic and Sprint. Adelphia Cable provides cable TV service to. the county’s residents. As one might expect, these companies have more systems to be concerned about. And more money has to be spent. These companies expect to spend anywhere from $350,000 (Adelphia) to $1.3 million (Rappahannock Electric Co-op) to $20 million (Allegheny Power) to over $300 million (Bell Atlantic, Sprint). See FUTURE, Pag* A4

Birds okay when temperatures soar The most frequent questions I hear these days are: “How are the birds handling this hot weather?” Or “Is the drought affecting birds?” These are actually two very different questions. Hot weather doesn’t bother birds. A cardinal has a body. temperature of 109 degrees. Though an outside temperature of 100 degrees would be mighty uncomfortable for humans, it would be of no concern for the red bird. lir. Chickadees live with temperatures of 115 degrees; their little motors run constantly, and it is this metabolism, the breaking down of food into energy, that generates body heat. The smaller the bird, the higher the temperature. A daily fluctuation of 10 degrees has been reported for the robin. A flying robin has a higher temperature than one perched on a branch. A variation of 10 degrees for humans would be disastrous. Birds have no sweat glands pnd handle excessive heat by panting, like dogs. I have often seen this, particularly when a female is incubating eggs or brooding young. Sweat glands provide a cooling function for Us. Anyone who has opened a nest box of Eastern Bluebirds to check on its contents during high summer knows that the temperature in the enclosed space of a nest box full of nestlings can be very high indeed. Still, the young survive and grow into adults. Birds, like humans, are warm-blooded. Their “internal thermostats” adjust to heat and cold as ours do. This thermostat of newly hatched song birds does not function until they are seven or eight days old; this varies from species to All Things Wild And Wonderful John Trott species. Nestlings have to be kept warm by brooding adults until their “thermostats” are functioning and they become warm-blooded. This is one way in which birds indicate their evolutionary ancestors: reptiles. Snakes and lizards are permanently cold-blooded and always the same temperature as the world around them. Reptilelike scales on the legs and feet of birds tell the same story. Lack of water is another matter entirely for birds. They need water just as we do. Yet, in proportion to body size, o birds require much less water than do humans. A diet of insects and berries provides a lot of the liquid requirement for birds, so a constant intake of water is not essential. Newly hatched song birds in a nest receive no water; their liquid requirement is provided through the food fed to them by adults. Many who try to raise abandoned nestlings — or seemingly abandoned fledglings — make the mistake of giving the young bird water in a medicine dropper. This often kills the bird one wants to save. Food should be dipped in warm water before feeding. That will be sufficient. It is important to keep bird baths filled during the kind of drought we are experiencing in the northern Virginia Piedmont this summer. Lee your UP-TO-DATE giving you the PROTECTION you need? 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Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 I Rappahannock Aten* (ISSN #’s 1050-7655 & 188280) is blished every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrcnton, a 20186 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel mm unications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, JJirginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions $21.00 fyear in Rappahannock; $27.00 elsewhere in U.S. POSTMASTER; Send address changes to Rappahannock Hews, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747. Trott has one in which fresh water is slowly dripping into the tiny and very shallow pool. I admit I have not noted birds using this source of water for drinking or bathing more than usual. Birds find water in places it wouldn’t occur to us to know about'. Water collects in the crotches of big trees and in knot holes. Birds also get water from the drops that form on plants. A green leaf is always expelling water into the air; when the nights are cool this condenses into droplets. We call it dew. Water droplets on plants form the complete source of liquid for newly hatched bobwhites. These tiny birds, looking like pecans with legs, can run about almost as soon as they hatch, whereas the naked, blind and helpless young of robins and cardinals are cared for in the nest for up to two weeks. The hen bobwhite immediately collects her newly hatched brood and leads them to plants that have water droplets on them. Now, at the tail end of July, many birds have ceased singing. Robins in our yard still hurl challenges at each other: “Anything you can sing, I can sing louder. And better.” To me, it is a rollicking affirmation of being a robin at the beginning of another hot summer day and the welcome end of one. I hear no concern for heat or lack of water in robin songs. To sum it up, high temperatures are not a problem for birds. Lack of water may be. Keep the bird bath filled. Write Virginia naturalist John Trott at: P. O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va., 20188. BUY IT SELL IT • FIND IT in the Rappahannock News Classifieds What’s new at the high school? BY JACK RAINES Rappahannock News Contributing Writer A new school year presents opportunities for various beginnings: new classes, new faces, sometimes new courses, and often new materials. Summer and vacations can be great healers. As we approach the opening day of a new school year, the end-ofyear pressures that plagued us in June seem quite remote and inconsequential. You will not believe all the changes that have been made. One of the big changes is the addition of an eighth grade team that will serve the eighth graders totally separate from the rest of the high school students. They will have a different schedule and will eat lunch at a different time. The eighth grade team will be made up of Jim Roszak and three new additions: Liz Purcell, Jenny Stanley, and Mike Weir. Other changes in our staff include Karen Ellis and Valerie Miller in the Business Department, Carlos Lopez and Alexandra Dewez-Bell in our Foreign Language Department; Melissa Delcour and Suzanne Rossin in our English Department, Robert Clark in the Special Education Department, and finally a new math teacher will replace Vicky Eastham, (to be named later). Physical changes have occurred also. The Guidance Offices and the Administrative Offices have changed locations by switching in order to accommodate visitors better. Rooms one and 20 have been divided to take care of the eighth graders. The front area entering the building is being changed to have a better appearance. The use of the RCHS “Assignment Notebook” has been enhanced and expanded by our School Improvement Committee. The assignment notebook will be provided to each student free of charge. We recommend against purchasing alternative assignment notebooks because use of the RCHS Assignment Notebook will be required in all classes, as a hall pass, and (new this year) as the “Resource Pass.” This year the RCHS Assignment Notebook is slightly smaller, more colorful and already dated. We encourage parents to monitor this notebook to help you keep your child up with assignments. All teachers are requiring all students to write in their assignment notebook at the beginning of .each class. There is no way your child should not have the dates of assignments and test dates. The administration and faculty look forward to a year in school in which your child is as organized as the most successful business executive. Another issue that was addressed was students that drive to school. Due to safety and legal issues, the policy was improved. Any student that drives to school must be registered as stated in the Student Handbook. Also, any student that takes another student as a passenger in their automobile must have written permission on file in the office from both sets of parents. No exception! This is a safety issue that is extremely important. Students will not be allowed to leave “resource block” unless it is a doctor’s appointment, court date, or prior approval from Mr. Raines. Approval can be denied if the student has any referrals, did not do homework assignments, or did not make the honor roll for the six weeks. We are pleased to have you at our school. As the year progresses, we encourage you to call the school and talk with those who might be of help. If your question deals with in-class events, please ask to speak with the teacher. If it deals with the overall program, curriculum, or activities, please contact Mr. Tupper or me directly. One of our goals is to see that the parents and guardians of students, like the students themselves, feel at home at Rappahannock County High School. To accomplish that, a newsletter is sent to all students’ homes throughout the school year with report cards, providing you with information about events and activities. We are glad to have you with us this year, and we want to assure you that we will do our best to help your child experience academic, social, and emotional growth. With your help and cooperation, this should be an excellent school year. Local gardening tips, advice BY KENNER LOVE Extension Agent, ANR Crop & Soil Sciences Stop vine crops from taking over your garden and lawn by pinching off the fuzzy growing tips. inis also directs the plant’s energy into ripening fruit rather than producing more vine. The first step in escaping major pest problems in * + Fri. Aug. 13th 12-8 pjn. • Sat. Aug. 14th 9-6 pjn. Sun. Aug. 15th 9-4 pjn. World Elk Tour • NRA Whitetails, Maryland Trophy Deer Contest • 3-D Competition. Gun Show • Seminars • Live Animals, Live Deer • Buffalo • Elk ‘Turkey • Lamas. • Reptiles. 6 Retrieving Dogs • Free Kids Archery • Fish Pond and BB Cun Fredrick. MD Fair Grounds Fore More Info. Call 301-695-9565 Perm a Treat PEST AND TERMITE CONTROL FREE INSPECTION! Serving Rappahannock County For Over 30 Years www.permatreat.com • 829-0000 the garden is to choose carefully the crops you plant. Plant resistant varieties and ^ use pest-free stocks. Most herbs are essentially pest free, \ as are beet, chard, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, radish, and pea. Mustard, spinach, and sweet potato have few and minor problems. Before storing root crops like carrots and beets, cut off the green tops. The leaves transpire pulling moisture out of the roots, thus drying them i out. Watering properly is the key to conserving water in the heat of summer. One inch per week applied at one time will wet the soil six to eight inches Shake Your Peaches! 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Snap bean, tomato, and pepper flowers may fail to develop fruit when daytime temperatures rise above 90 degrees F. Prop up branches of fruit trees that are threatening to break under increasing weight of ripening fruit. If your apple or pear trees have dead branches with leaves still clinging to the twigs, they may have fire blight. This bacterium is best controlled by pruning. When making cuts, prune at least eight inches below the dead part of the twig and dip shears in a 10 percent bleach solution between cuts to prevent transmitting the disease to healthy wood. Also avoid excessive fertilizing with nitrogen in the spring as succulent new wood is more susceptible to fire blight bacteria. To determine if an apple is ready to pick, hold it up and give it a twist. If it resists, let it ripen a few more days. Tb reduce the number of pests on your fruit tree for the coming year, pick up and destroy all fallen fruit. Worms hide in the fallen fruit, then pupate in the soil. They will be ready to lay eggs the next year. For additional information or anyone with gardening questions, give the Rappahannock Extension Office a call at 675-3619. IS, VOTE

Group trying to bring community together BY TODD FORTUNE Rappahannock News Staff Writer When it started to look like the Amissville community would lose the post office, people sprung into action. Six months later, the Amissville Area Community Organization is still growing. The group was the idea of Jan Makela, Victoria Miller and Kathryn Treanor. They had been considering organizing a group to bring people in the Amissville community together, educate them and get them more involved. Then the post office became a major issue. “That’s what got it started,” said Mrs. Miller, who heads up the group’s committee in charge of drafting its bv-laws. The group was started in large part because the district is spread out, with no central place for people to meet. When there was an issue, there was no way of knowing how neighbors felt about it. Mrs. Makela noted that the residents of the community were reacting to situations, rather than being proactive. “We haven’t had the same sense of community that other villages have had,” when it comes to day-to-day affairs, says Mrs. Makela. Mrs. Makela got an idea of how the group should function from the First Thursday Education Support Group. She liked their approach of talking about issues and coming up with positive solutions. And this is one of the Amissville group’s objectives. Mrs. Makela, who serves as vice-chair of the group, says that it’s important to get together as many people as possible to discuss ideas. Group chair Steve Miller added that “we want to represent the community.” They wish to encourage dialogue and exchange between people. They want people in the community to get to know each other and share their thoughts and priorities, and educate the community in the process. Mrs. Makela says that knowing people makes it easier to talk with them about sensitiv 1 .sues. Even though U*e group is Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Todd Fortune FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Hal Hunter, Jan Makela, Victoria Miller and Steve Miller, some of the driving forces behind the Amissville Area Community Organization. still working on its structure, they have a pretty good idea about what they want to do. They want as many people involved as possible. “We don’t want a select group. We want ideas and participation from everybody,” said Mrs. Miller. Anyone who lives in the Amissville community is welcome to join and submit items for the agenda. In fact, the meetings have been attended by people from Culpeper and Fauquier, Counties who are considered part of the community. Growth is important to them, as they want more than just the same people coming to the meetings. In fact, there have been at least a few new people at every meeting. Mrs. Miller pointed out that anyone who joins the group can sit on a committee. The group wants to be proactive, and balance organization with a free flow of information. They want to keep the meetings focused and timely, sticking to the agenda and coming to the meetings with a positive approach. “This County road construction moving along quickly Road construction projects in Rappahannock County are proceeding as planned, according to Tommy Legg at VDOT’s Warrenton office. Bridge work on Route 612, just east of Sperryville, is almost finished. The road, which had to be closed for bridge deck replacement, has been re-opened. Most of the remaining work consists of cleaning up around the construction site. Reconstruction of the Thornton Gap entrance ramps to Skyline Drive is underway. Meanwhile, a temporary entrance to the drive has been set up near Panorama Restaurant and Gift Shop. Paving on U.S. 211 at that location is expected to begin in early September. Work on Route 729 is expected to begin soon. Legg says that bids are in and work will start once a contract has been awarded by VDOT. Barbara Sears Miller, D.C., P.Ac., F.l.A.M.A. | Announces New Warrenton Office i Location for the Practice of Acupuncture and Chiropractic 54 E. Lee St., Suite 100 CX (540) 351-0077 Serving Rappahannock County • Weekly pickup • Residential only Call for reasonable rates Benji Woodward 937-5196 . In addition, Legg noted that other paving and resurfacing projects in the county are proceeding according to schedule. 1 f FREESTONE PEACHES Peaches are a nice size this year! sfc s|e 5jc $ if: if: Rambo Apples Selling 7 Days a Week! Bring your own containers! Directions: 25 miles west of Warreiuon to St Rt. 628 off Rt. 211 ai Washington, VA at the old hoineplace, right on Fruit Tree Lane. Not responsible for accidents. 540-675-3558 RECYCLE should be a thinking group,” and not a knee-jerk operation, says Mr. Miller. They see themselves as providing grass roots input for the county. Mr. Miller says “we want to cultivate the community.” They do not wish to compete with groups like the Ruritan or Amissville Fire Department. Rather, they wish to enhance and publicize efforts of those groups. Some objectives of the Amissville community group include setting up a candidates forum for Jackson District candidates, and possibly even the candidates for Sheriff. The group wishes to stress that is non-partisan, non-political. Organizing community events, and enhancement of business and beautification of the community are other goals. They have other items on their agenda. For instance, the Woodville Community Association recently challenged Amissville to a softball game. Mrs. Makela says that it’s exciting to get to know people, adding “You start to underJENKINS ORCHARDS _Quality Fruit_ Peaches Loring, Madison Nectarines Sunglo, Redgold Plums Ozark Premier, Santa Rosa Apples Summer Rambos, Paula Red Also Damsons, Tomatoes, Blackberries, Jam, Honey & Apple Butter Bring your own containers Directions: From Culpeper on Rt. 522, left at Yancey Road, approximately 2 miles. From Sperryville, Rt. 522, right at Yancey Road. 2 miles. Watch for signs. Woodville-f 540J 987-8192 Subscribe to the Rappahannock News. Call 675-3338. CAFE 11763 Lee Hwy., Sperryville, Vfi Thors. 8/12 OPEN MIC Hosted by: Warren Phinney Sponsored by Oasis CD & Duplication www.oaslscd.coni Fri. 8/13 R&R JAZZ DUO Sat. 8/14 STICK 'EM UP Family Style Dining Now Open Thursday - Monday Early Bird dinner specials 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. 540-987-3162 www.bluQmooncafe.com stand why people are (at the meetings) and what’s important to them.” People from a wide variety of ideological and occupational backgrounds have attended the meetings. They include liberals, conservatives, professionals, housewives and writers. Other officers include Hal Hunter, who chairs the Membership and Communications Committees, Larraine Early, who serves as Secretary, and Mary Brown, who is the group Treasurer. The Amissville Area Community Association meets on the second Thursday of every month, starting at 7 p.m., at the Amissville United Methodist Church. If you can’t attend, you are encourages to pass your ideas along for discussion by the group. Donations are also welcome, for group mailings among other things. For more information, or to join the group, please call Jan Makela at 937-5718, Steve and Julie Miller at 937-7327 or Hal Hunter at 937-4600. Crime Does Pay Up to $10,000 reward for tips on auto theft. 1-800-947-HEAT Laundromat to open at Mountainside Market by Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Special Writer It’s been two and a half years since I moved to Rappahannock and it’s high time that I got my laundry done. That spare room has turned into a dirty linen dump, and the drought has further impaired my ability to provide myself with clean clothing. I can’t even rely upon the tried and true (and environmentally sound) method of beating my clothes on the rocks in the streamthe stream is, of course, bone dry, and the effectiveness of that cleaning method is highly dependent upon having water to float out the grime. Brian Ross of Mountainside Market in Sperryville has taken another bold step in bringing tools of civilization to those of us whose water supply will never accommodate the multiple wash and rinse cycles of a Speed Queen. This Thursday, Aug. 12, he will open what appears to be Rappahannock’s first and only laundering facility, The Soho Laundromat. Featuring four twentyseven pound capacity “double load” heavy-duty, stainless steel, cleaning beauties, ofte thirty-five pound capacity monster, four thirty-five pound capacity gas fired dry ers, and one fifty pound capacity dryer, the Soho Laundromat will be the answer to my annual wastU day needs. No longer will i need to travel to Bethesda to get my laundry done, or1 tb use the facilities of a vaCj^ tioning friend to wash my levis. The Soho Laundromat’s color scheme is as bold Brian’s concept: canary yellow, deep-ocean blue and puce (some call it raspberry) welcome the clean laundrystarved sojourner into the facility located on the west side of Mountainside Market. Three extra wash: ing machine and three dryer slots will make expansion of the laundromat’s capacity '& much more simple matted than has been the construct tion of the initial facility, an# the need for expansion is likely, with some 3,245 eoum ty residents currently without their own washers an# dryers. The Soho Laundromat has a change machine, but no single load-sized detergent yet, so bring your own suds or purchase some at Mountainside. The laundrp; mat will be open daily from# a.m. to 8 p.m., but don’t come before 10 this Thursday because I need to do my laundry first. ~,*,f Softball team players part1 of championship softball ± *rl T \ • • ‘ Rachel Sharp of WashingtoA and Ashleigh Burke W Huntly have been an integral part of the District 14 Culpeper all star softball team, which has stormed there way to Southern Regional tournament to be held this week in Kentucky. Sharp, an upcoming freshman at Rappahannock High( School, has put in some solid performances on the mounc^ and at the plate. Burke is a rising eighth grader at the high school. J The team won the Virginia state title on July 18 ini Bristol. They went on to take the Southeast Regional Title or( Aug. 1, also in Bristol, having defeated teams from North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia. The Culpeper team will face teams from Florida, TexfiS and other squads to be determined in this week’s regional1, The winner of the regional tournament will go on to the Little League World Series in Seattle, Wash., Aug. 16-20. ! RESPECT THE EARTH RECYCLE! *100 IEBATEj 7 fMOVIE 5 PACKAGE or any programming totalling $39.98 *198 lEBATEj Y 2MOV\E A PACKAGES or any programming totalling $49.98 IH-S *298 IEBAT 3MOVIE PACKAGES v any programming totalling $56.98 1111 OMA SHAM IHSII swii H mi\i 0111 its II I . I 01 U M I HOOKS (540)636-1068 M-F: 9am-9pm• Sat: 10am-3pm Hisu i Ht wuki\3 ? Clamh o» HBO __ 1 Ctannrt ol HSO Ptut I Channel ol HBO 9fn»turt I Ounori o( H»Q FtiiJy t dne( MULTIMAX PACKAGE 2 Omnt4s ol OMon I Chinnd oi MoreMAX

i Future From Page A1 The good news is that they expect to be ready for Jan. 1, 2000. All five companies report that over 90 percent of their systems, including all critical sys• terns, are already compliant. ; Everyone expects to have the | remaining systems ready by the j end of September. And all report that they have contingency plans in place just in case something goes wrong. One concern that many people seem to have concerns power grids. The northeastern U.S. is on one main grid. If, for instance, the grid in Maine goes down it could affect us in Virginia. It is not likely, however, as Renee Daniels of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative points out that Virginia can be isolated from other states if grids start to go down elsewhere. “A lot of people dop’t realize we have safeguards in place,” says Ms. Daniels. She added that they plan to have extra people on duty during New Year’s weekend. Local banks Both banks located in the county are in good shape. All systems at F&M Bank in Flint Hill are Y2K compliant. Greg Little Worried What you should do if you think that Y2K is way overblown and won’t be that big a deal: • Buy extra canned goods and a backup way to cook. • Have flashlights, extra batteries, a portable radio or television ready to use. • Arrange for an alternative heating source if the electricity doesn’t work. • Bottled water might come in handy. • Keep your car’s tank filled with gas. Price, who works at F&M’s main office in Winchester, couldn’t give an estimation of how much money was spent addressing Y2K but doesn’t believe that the amount was very high. Scott Nininger of Union Bankshares, which owns Rappahannock National Bank and a number of other community banks, commented that all critical systems are compliant. They expect the remaining systems to be complaint soon. Union Bankshares also has contingency plans developed, and will be testing them over the next four months. Nininger said that Union Bankshares had budgeted $100,000 to address Y2K compliance in all of their banks. He added that they have stayed within that budget. Other local businesses The Rappahannock News spoke with a number of small businesses in the county. Many don’t see Y2K as affecting them directly. However, they seem to agree that it could affect them indirectly. Jim Gannon, who owns the Old Sperryville Bookshop, only has to worry about replacing his bookkeeping software. However, he can’t be sure if vendors’ and suppliers’ systems will be working. “Everyone is dependent to a degree,” noted Gannon, who pointed out that if one link in the chain is broken, you are going to have a disruption. Greg Cook at Blue Ridge Tbchnologies in Flint Hill shared some of the same concerns. Their systems are already Y2K compliant. Blue Ridge Technologies addressed this “problem” when it started business in 1989, so they were ahead of almost everyone else in getting ready. However, they have not received assurance from all of the suppliers that their systems are compliant. Oasis CD and Cassette Duplication has a slightly different problem. In addition to their Flint Hill office, they have a plant in Minnesota. Vandy and Micah Solomon said that the office is ready. They use Macintosh computers, so there were few problems to fix. The Minnesota plant, however, still has work to be done. But the Solomons are confident that the plant will be ready before the end of the year. Other business are not worr i e d . Sort of Worried What to do if you think Y2K will be more than inconsequential: • First, take all the precautions on the list to the left. • Check with manufacturers of essential computer-controlled electronic equipment in your home to see if it may be affected. This includes fire and security alarm systems; programmable thermostats; appliances; consumer electronics; garage door openers; electronic locks, and any other electronic equipment in which an operation is controlled by an “embedded chip.” • Stock “disaster supplies” to last a week. This includes nonperishable foods, stored water, and an ample supply of prescription and nonprescription medications. Don’t forget warm clothing. • Have extra cash or traveler’s checks on hand and in a in a safe place, in case financial transactions cannot be processed electronically. Withdraw money from the bank in small amounts well in advance of 12/31/99. • Be prepared to relocate to a shelter during a power outage or if officials request that you leave your home. Thomas VonFange, owner of Antique Tables Made Daily in Sperryville has a computer that is only six months old and already Y2K compliant. He noted that he can already accept credit cards with expiration dates in the next millennium. Wendy Sonnett at the Bleu Rock Inn noted that their systems are Y2K compliant. They have few systems that could be affected: a computer, phone and credit card machine. Ms. Sonnett noted that none of their systems are critical, and if they fail then all tasks that rely on those systems can be done manually. Indications are that most local businesses have spent little or nothing in the way of actual money to address Y2K. Dollar amounts range from nothing to about $100 for new software. All some businesses are having to put into the “problem” is time and effort. Possibly the best words of wisdom come from Eileen Day, owner of Eileen Day Realtors. She is not worried about the coming of the next century, and that there is no need to worry about systems shutting down on Jan. 1 because “the next day’s still going to come.” A Bit Panicky If you think that Y2K might not be a single event that will run its course after a day or two, but rather a long-runn|ng series of difficulties, here are some things that you might want to consider doing: • Make a list of every single thing and service in your house. Categorize them according to whether they are nonessential; essential but not critical; and critical. Think of ways to survive if the critical and the essential items are disrupted. • Save every receipt for groceries for a month. Make a list of what you use, and buy and store that amount (or double that amount). • Have on hand at least one month’s supply of all prescription medications that people in your household are taking. A month’s supply of over-thecounter drugs might be useful as well. • Store one gallon of water per person per day for as long as you think that water might be unavailable. • Buy a chemical or a composting toilet. It’s no myth that you are what you eat, and new research shows that certain fruits and vegetables pack a powerful arsenal of essential vitamins and minerals vital for good health. You can ensure a longer, healthier life with a diet that may reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases such as cancer, heart attack, stroke and assist in weight management. Citrus Slaw 1/4 cup fat free mayonnaise 3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 4 cups shredded napa cabbage 2 oranges, peeled and segmented 1 red apple, halved, cored and diced 1 cup pitted prunes, quartered 1/2 cup sliced celery 1/4 cup sliced green onions In large bowl, whisk mayonnaise, juice concentrate, vinegar, salt and pepper. 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Herrema replaces Woodard on Board of Zoning Appeals BY TODD FORTUNE Rappahannock News Staff Writer Bob Herrema doesn’t have to be at work at 8 a.m. It’s a good thing, because he lives in Washington, Va. and works in Washington, D.C. Herrema is one of two new members of the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals. He replaced Martin Woodard, who resigned a few months ago. Herrema responded to an ad in the paper and went before Judge Shore Robertson, who appointed him to the seat. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Herrema moved to Washington, D.C. in 1964 to do graduate work at George Washington University (GWU). It was there that he met his wife, Joanie. He worked for a time as Assistant Director of Personnel at GWU and then as an Administrative Assistant to Lowell Weicker, who served in both the U.S? Senate and U. S. House. In the spring of 1977, he decided to move on ir to another field. Herrema started working as a developer and builder, mainly restoring historical buildings. He has renovated numerous buildings in the Capitol Hill historical district. Among them were two turn of the century schools and an old church that he turned into condominiums. Herrema did this for 16 years, developing a reputation for his work. In 1993, he joined a group working in real estate Bob Herrema consulting and appraisals. He has worked in southern Maryland, Prince William County and even done some work here in Rappahannock. Bob and Joanie bought the property that was owned by Aubrey and Annie Keyser in early 1989. The house needed work, but by Memorial Day they had moved in and were living there part-time. By the fall of that year, they put the house on the historical house tour held every fall by Trinity Episcopal Church. The Herremas moved in full time in 1996, having decided that they wanted to spend more time here. Joanie is involved in Garden Club, and was previously involved in RAAC. She is also one of the participants in the Gay Street Mercantile. Bob served last year on the county Board of Equalization. The Herremas have two daughters. Jennifer lives nearby in Scrabble, and AmyTives in Forestville, Calif. When asked why he wanted to serve on the BZA, Herrema noted that his experience could be useful. He added that having done a lot of work with zoning issues, “I’m very familiar with what zoning regulations are intended to do.” He has been on both sides of zoning, having made presentations to zoning boards and having had to determine how zoning laws apply. Anyone who wishes to speak with Bob Herrema may reach him at 675-3257. Church burglary tops crime report Sometime prior to Aug. 4, an unknown person(s) broke into Flint Hill Pentecostal Church on Aileen Road through the basement door. Stolen were a P.A. system, four speakers and a birthday bank full of change. The Rappahannock County Sheriffs Office is investigating the incident. Game violation A resident on Hazel River Drive, near the Culpeper County line, reported someone in a truck spotlighting deer around 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 2. The red truck was seen in a field between the Hazel and Hughes Rivers. Shots were also heard. The resident later found tire tracks and evidence that a deer had been shot. The Game Warden is investigating the incident. Suspicious persons A resident on Hawlin Road in Woodville reported around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 that a suspicious van drove by his house. He believes the van, which is red with a blue driver’s side door, may have driven by a week before. The resident reported that his dogs scared oft the van. The Sheriff’s Office has no other information on the vehicle. Another suspicious person was reported in the 400 block of Hackley’s Mill Road in Amissville on Aug. 7. Someone on a four-wheeler trespassed onto the property, where a home is under construction, during the afternoon. Later in the evening, around sunset, another vehicle showed up and immediately left. The incident is under investigation. Traffic arrest A routine traffic stop led to an arrest during the late night hours of Aug. 7. Deputy Anthony Berry arrested Bradley Gillies of Rochelle, Va. and charged him with driving on a suspended license. Accidents in county Virginia State Police reported on three accidents in Rappahannock County last week. The first occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Aug. • 4 when Garland F. Sealock of Flint Hill pulled out onto Route 659 from a private driveway just north of Route 628 and into the path of a 1999 Honda being driven by Penny D. Atkins, also of Flint Hill. There were no injuries. Damage to the Honda was estimated at $2500, and damage to Sealock’s 1989 Ford pickup was estimated at $200. Sealock has been charged with failure to yield right of way. Shortly after 7 p.m. that same evening, a 17 year-old suffered minor injuries in a one car accident. 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-mappapanttocK Mtm— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager Todd Fortune, Staff Writer Carl Ebom, Staff Photographer Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler Executive Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: Rappahannock News Building, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: RappNews@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11,1999 r Our View ...More trash Formalization of Trash Free Rappahannock may help problem. The organization of the Trash Free Rappahannock program into a non-profit establishment of the same name bodes well for the group’s objectives. Certainly, past efforts by John Kiser, Buck Payne, Hunt Harris and hundreds of others in Rappahannock have resulted in cleaner highways and byways, at least for a month or two. One would expect that the presence of a more formal organization behind the program could extend that Rappahannock cleanliness by months at a time, until we could look at roadside litter (or at least unremoved roadside litter) as a relic of the past. What can a formal organization do that a wellmeaning group of individuals cannot? For one, especially if that organization is a recognized exempt 501(c)(3), one could expect significant increases in funding, both from contribution and grants. If properly used, that additional funding could be effective. Applied to education, of the county’s children and adults and visitors, it might just prevent five out of 10, or someday nine out 10 people from being careless and uncaring with their trash. Applied to services, maybe private funding could restore some distributed trash collection. Applied to community outreach and input, a little money could go a long way toward assisting the community in developing solutions that might assure Rappahannock trash-freeness forever . . . or at least a means of routinely removing new trash left along a roadway by an uneducated visitor. We at the Rappahannock News welcome the Trash Free Rappahannock organization and applaud its establishment, and we look forward to assisting in keeping the county trash free. Rappahannock Today • Photo courtesy of Cory Koral Students from Nagoya, Japan, west of Tokyo, aged 12 to 15, spent last Tuesday at Jordan River Farm. They spent the afternoon with a group of students from Wakefield Country Day School, and got a tour of the school. In addition to experiencing farm life at Jordan River, they went horseback riding and jumped on the trampoline at nearby Last Resort Farm. During the evening, the students from Japan prepared dinner for everyone and the two groups exchanged gifts. Letters Creative thinking, pride in the county Trash Free Rappahannock is now the name of a recently created non-profit organization in the county, but “trash freeness” should be the goal of each of us as county residents. It bojls down to taking pride in our county. Trash has been the topic of discussion in July’s Board of Supervisors meeting and other articles recently appearing in our local newspaper. At the July meeting Trash Free Rappahannock founder John Kiser urged everyone in the county to engage in “creative thinking” as to ways to encourage people not to litter. I would like to make a couple suggestions in support of that creative thinking. 1) Most of us take our trash to one of the several dumpsters within the county. Soon that distance may be increased by the creation of the new central trash collection site. Consider the following before transporting your trash, its simple too: Tie your bags so as not to have loose trash flying out of your vehicle. Secure empty boxes so they do not became air borne. Bundle and tie empty feed, seed, fertilizer and the like bags together, add a rock for weight so they do not litter our roads. 2) Our local grocers need and welcome your business. Do them, us and yourself a service by holding on to those empties until you reach your destination and then discard in the proper receptacles. Perhaps next year’s contributions should go towards distribution to stores of car bags, or stickers and bags with reminders not to chuck contents out the window. 3) Perhaps we can get schools to encourage sixth and seventh graders to develop a civics project of writing to the fast food chains asking them to put on all their bags nationwide logos or reminders to “stow it, not throw it.” 4) Get school kids to design signs to put in strategic locations (in cooperation with VDOT), or create an anti-litter poetry prize for high school and elementary school. TFR welcomes and needs people who want to work with us, have ideas and can actively contribute. Please contact us and tell us what you can do. Buck Payne Sperryville Trash Free Rappahannock (TFR) is entering a new phase, thanks to the positive responses of numerous people and organizations throughout the county. I am especially grateful to the recent support of supervisor Pete Estes and Bob Moore, the VDOT regional manager, to our request for more active clean up by VDOT road crews, notably the contractors who cut grass, but in the past, have left lying the garbage exposed for us all to admire. County Attorney Peter Luke has offered to work with TFR and the local judges to assign trash pick up to delinquents given community service hours. Those who have picked up trash know that it becomes good “anti-trash” medicine. All this additional contribution has come through good will and costfree cooperation. My own goal for TFR in years ahead is that the people living in the county will view roadside garbage the same way they would if it was on their own front lawn—as a personal insult. TFR does not want to be a “you-throw-we-pick-up organization,” even though money goes to worthwhile causes. But it does raise consciousness and builds community spirit. We would like to see that community spirit go one step further, don’t throw it at all. It only requires a small dose of self control. How to get there? Get offenders to pick up trash, stronger enforcement and fines, yes, but the real cure will come when we all see litter as “unRappahannock” ugliness, not as the usual roadside objects. We want to get to the thirteen to thirty crowd for whom trash pick up “ain’t cool;” to the hardened old timers who have done it all their lives, and the next generation coming through the schools. We need to find a mix of education, peer pressure, creating “little reminders,” and putting our heads together about how to change the local throw away culture. Finally, care about the appearance of our roadsides, connects with a more active concern about the look of the county as a whole, preserving our ridge tops from being “trashed,” keeping open spaces, controlling development, cellular towers. These other “aesthetic questions” are more difficult than roadside litter, but need addressing, and soon. Rappahannock’s unusual beauty is destroyed by shortsighted thinking, laziness or fear of tackling tough issues, we won’t get it back. John Kiser Slate Mills Thanks to community The Flint Hill Ladies Auxiliary to the Flint Hill Fire Company would like to thank everyone who helped in every way with the Flint Hill firemen’s carnival to make it a success. The donations, desserts for the bake stand as well as workers in the bake, drink, french fry and food stands, your help was greatly appreciated. We could not do it without your help. Flint Hill Ladies Auxiliary Arland Welch, Secretary Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 30 Years Ago Thursday, Aug. 14,1969 On the night of Aug. 9 a twister hit F.T. Valley on Hazel Mountain in the area of State Route 707. The twister was one of the worst storms to afflict an area of Rappahannock County in recent years. On the property of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Beck and Mr. aqd Mrs. E.W. Gore a large number of trees were uprooted by the heavy winds. In many instances trees were twisted off at the base of the trunk like match sticks. The storm also took the tops off several trees near the residence of E.N. Montague. The twister completely ravaged approximately five acres of park land on Hazel Mountain. It then skipped across the valley, missing the Montague residence and damaging the Gore property. After striking the Gore property the storm appears to have vanished. Monday, Aug. 11 through Saturday, Aug. 16 saw a riding clinic at High Thicket Farm, the Sperryville residence of Mrs. James P. Jamieson. The clinic features a week of work over cavaletti with emphasis on rudimentary jumping. Its purpose is to teach the horse and rider to work freely, safely and willingly on natural hunting terrain. The Rappahannock County Garden Club will meet on Aug. 20 at the home of Col. and Mrs. Maurice L. Biddle near Sperryville. Mrs. TJ. Pillar is in charge of the program “How Many Days to Christmas”. The exhibit for this month is a Christmas decoration or ornament. More than 30 4-Hers and leaders left Rappahannock Monday for a week of camp at Holiday Lake in Appomattox. They went by cars to Madison where they boarded a bus for the remainder of the trip. Carter Moffett is the recreation leader for the week. 25 Years Ago Thursday, Aug. 8; 1974 David Thornhill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thornhill of Boston, made an outstanding showing at the Culpeper Farm Show with his swine. He showed the Grand Champion Boar, second and third place market hogs, Reserve Champion Pen of Three and won the Senior Showing and Fitting contest, thereby taking the Sweep Stake Award as outstanding swine showman. Nancy Lea Cargill was graduated in June from Liberty High School, Bedford ranking first in her class of 245. She is granddaughter of Mrs. T.C. Lea of Washington. In earlier years she attended school in Rappahannock. Mrs. W.C. Campbell placed a wreath at the base of the town marker in Washington during the celebration of the 225th birthday of the town. Donna Cannon of Castleton showed the grand champion steer in last week’s Culpeper Farm Show in 4-H competition. The animal weighed 1130 pounds and was sold to Safeway in Culpeper for $1.01 per pound. 10 Years Ago Thursday, Aug. 10, 1989 Amissville United Methodist Church members are putting on their Sunday best for a big celebration. Robed in the 19th Century tops, hats and hoop skirts, the Methodists will celebrate the 160th anniversary of their church on Sunday, Aug. 13. The Town of Washington will celebrate its 240th anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 19 with an evening of music, food and fun on Gay Street in front of the courthouse complex. There will be dinners available, volleyball for the adults and games for the children. All proceeds will benefit the Washington Volunteer Fire Department. David Godwin, owner of the Village Cafe, has written a letter to the county’s Board of Supervisors expressing interest in negotiating a year-long contract to provide food for the county jail’s inmates. But according to County Administrator John McCarthy, the board is satisfied with the service now being provided by Hampton Inn proprietor William Frizzell, and is not interested in breaking that contract. — COMPILED BY: BARBARA C. WAYLAND WELCOME WASH\H( V\RG\HVJ DRIVE CM)] Photo courtesy of First Washington Museum OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: This “Welcome to Washington" sign was erected at the entrance of town in 1950 when the town was served by an all ladies council. The picture was taken by the Ladies Home Journal.

Dam inspection and resource development available from CSWCD BY KAREN ROBISON Information/Education Coordinator, CSWCD More than forty years ago the Watershed Protection & Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 83-566 usually referred to as PL-566) was established in hopes of controlling the extensive damage caused by flooding and sedimentation. The words of this original legislation ring out as a message of concern for our citizens and our environment. “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that erosion, floodwater, and sediment damages in the watersheds of the rivers and streams of the United States, causing loss of life and damage to property, constitute a menace to the national welfare; and that it is the sense of congress that the Federal Government should cooperate with the States and their political subdivisions, soil or water conservation districts, flood prevention of control districts, and other local public agencies for the purpose of preventing such damages, of furthering the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, and the conservation and utilization of land and thereby of preserving, protecting, and improving the Nation’s land and water resources and the quality of the environment. In an effort to control the negative effects of flooding and sediment, this law gave the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) the power to work cooperatively with local governing bodies to construct and maintain dams throughout our country. In the 1960’s the USD A and the Soil Conservation Service (now Natural Resources Conservation Service) constructed fourteen dams within the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD), five in Culpeper County and nine in Madison County. The CSWCD was the local sponsor for these dams that were built on both private and public lands. With this sponsorship came the responsibility for the District to uphold the operation and maintenance of these dams. The District continues to hold the responsibility for thirteen of the dam structures. White Oak Dam’s operation and maintenance responsibility was transferred to the Rapidan Service Authority. Operation and maintenance are crucial to dam safety. Responsibilities of the CSWCD include: • Annual inspections • Hiring contractors for routine mowing and maintenance • Critical period inspections and monitoring (i.e., during times of flooding) • Keeping spill ways clear of debris • Preventing trees or bushes from growing on the dams • Eliminating burrowing animals from the dam embankments • Maintaining a healthy stand of grass on the dam and spill ways to prevent erosion • Inspecting for seepage on the dam face and around all metal and concrete parts • Substantiating that gates, valves, and all water control mechanisms are always operable • Inspecting closely for signs of deterioration The dams within CSWCD were constructed with an intended 50-year life span. Because they are nearing the end of their expected life span, there is currently federal legislation being introduced that would create funding for a 60 percent federal cost-share program for the purpose of refurbishing these dams. Depending on the condition of a particular dam, refurbishing could include replacing primary and toe drains, improving primary and emergency spill ways, and removing excessive sediment. CSWCD is committed to protecting our natural resources while assisting the community in resource development. Their mission is “To promote the stewardship of soil, water, and the conservation of our natural resources by educating and providing technical assistance to manage, protect, and enhance the land and water for the benefit and enjoyment of the citizens of Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock Counties. ” If you have questions about Public Law 83566 or are interested in learning more about CSWCD programs, please call 540825-8591: Donna Mosholder wins Redskins tickets Hundreds of small white squares, scribbled with the names of hopeful ticket stub holders, tumbled wildly as Nancy Garrett spun the handle of the raffle drum. After three months of sales and promotions, the winner of the coveted Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys game tickets would finally be announced at the drawing held Aug. 6 in the community room at the Hospice of the Rapidan office in Culpeper. And the winner is...Donna Mosholder of Falls Church. Ms. Mosholder now has four tickets on the 40-yard line, nine rows behind the Redskins bench for the Sept. 12 game against Dallas, complete with a reserved parking space at the stadium. Raffle ticket sales raised $4,445 for Hospice’s Benevolent Care Fund, an amount promptly doubled by a matching gift from Nancy Garrett and Ann Mattingly, who made the raffle possible in the first place by donating the tickets. “It’s unbelievably wonderful and generous,” exclaimed Pasty Tuffy, Executive Director of Hospice of the Rapidan. “The ladies have given so much, and this money is so badly needed!” Hospice of the Rapidan is a nonprofit community organization providing skilled medical care, social work, volunteer support, and bereavement counseling for seriously ill patients and their families in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock and Subscribe to the Rappahannock News. Call 675-3338. surrounding counties. The Benevolent Care Fund, which allows Hospice to accept patients with no source of reimbursement such as Medicare or Medicaid, relies heavily on private and corporate donations and fundraising activities. For more information on hospice services, becoming a volunteer, or making a donation to the Benevolent Care Fund, call 825-4840 during normal business hours. WdfM, PONTIAC • GMC TRUCKS 540-825-8381 No Fine Print at Culpeper Motors - Read & You Decide! ‘Stock #548245, 48 mo. Closed end lease based on 15,000 miles/year. Lease end value $7,185.20. Total of payments $11,472.00 out of pocket implies that all fees due at lease signing including 1st payment $239, taxes, tags and $49.00 PROCESSING FEE are financed in contract. $1015.00 cap cost reductions and security deposit waiver provided by General Motors. Lease based on credit approval through GMAC. Purchase option of $7,185.20 at lease end. Lessee responsible for excess wear, tear, and mileage. Sale ends August 31,1999. Js the right offer I the cure for hesitation'? (If you answer yes, we've got the cats for you.) A Get to Culpeper Motors for the Pontiac Hit the Road ■ Summer sell-down. 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If perennial broadleaf weeds are present, an application of 2, 4-D and/or Banvel needs to be applied as soon as possible while they are actively growing. In some instances, where there is a 50-75 percent stand of desirable plants still present in the stand, this herbicide application plus close grazing this winter will be adequate preparation for overseeding into the thinned sod next March. Keep in mind that the annual weedy grasses such as crabgrass and foxtail will be killed by frost, making herbicides unnecessary. If the stand has less than 50 percent stand of desirable grasses with considerable perennial broadleaf weeds, a 2, 4-D Banvel applied immediately is again a sound practice. If perennial weedy grasses are present or if a change in composition of the sod is desired (e.g. from tall fescue to orchard grass). Graze or harvest the old sod this fall so there is three to four inches of leafy growth present in late October. At than time, apply Gramoxone or Roundup to kill the sod. Let the dead sod protect the soil surface all winter, then seed the forage mixture with a no-till drill in late February-March. If winter annuals are present, apply a light herbicide application prior to seeding. Insects are generally not a concern in late winter-early spring seedings. Grasses such as tall fescue are much easier to kill in late fall when they are tender and have to face the long winter dormant period. The sod is already dead when the optimum seeding time arrives in early spring. If you wait until spring to kill the sod, it cannot be done effectively until at least mid-April when the sod has greened up and is actively growing. The later seeding date invites severe weed competition, dry weather, and early potato leafhopper damage on new alfalfa stands. Fertilizer has not been mentioned, but it is a critical factor. Ideally, lime and fertilizer nutrients should be applied before seeding based on soil test results. 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VIOLET IMPRESSIONS: Hand-blown vase by local artist Jensen Kvarnes. Kvarnes, local artist exhibits glassware Jensen Kvarnes, an artist and resident of Washington, Va., was invited to show his handblown glass in the Texture and Folk Art Show presented by the Mattawoman Creek Art Center, Smallwood State Park, Marbury, Md., Friday, July 23 to Sunday, Aug. 22. Kvarnes has been blowing glass professionally since 1994. He built his own studio, designing and building most of the equipment himself, during the winter of 1996-97, and blew his first piece in his studio on March 2, 1997. The gallery hours are 1-5 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. Kvarnes’ work is available for sale locally at The Fifth Street Gallery and Fabric Emporium and at the Georgetown Flea Market every Sunday. Kvarnes may be reached by e-mail at jensen@summit.net. - -:■■■■ , mmmmwMnxwmmmamz 1987 1988 The Year Was Sony introduces the “Walkman” “Dallas” and “Knots Landing” become hit prime time soap operas Pittsburg Pirates win the World Series beating the Baltimore Orioles And Brown’s Wood Stuff - Occoquan opened its doors for business! Brown’s Wood Stuff is celebrating 20 years of business jpj ^^B ^^B 1M >' ' , '£§£?$*/. J i'f 7' '* • .i with tremendous SAVINGS on j ALL FURNITURE ? | in stock and I special order! 1 9 9 1 I 1994 1994 1994 1994 1 9 9 5 W 1999 BROWN’S WOOD STUFF Slivuuj lIon IViili Quality IV01J1I I i/mitn/v. Warkhnton S BroaiK ii'\v Aw., Warrenton • (540) >47-2 189 • M-Th 9-6, hri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 12-6 S Hitt family reunion . The Hitt family dinner was held held recently during the Germanna Colonies Foundation Reunion at Germanna College. The dinner brought together the descendants of Peter Hitt, one of the first 12 families who came from Germany to work the iron mines for Governor Spottswood. Row 1 — (Left to right) Mary Priest, Amissville, Va.; Betty Ann Hitt Hunt, Locust Grove, Va.; Mary Hitt Brown, Culpeper, Va.; Louise Hitt Inskeep, Rapidan, Va.; Gladys Hitt Jones, Culpeper, Va.; Ann Line, Baltimore, Md. Row 2 — Louise Bush, Painted Post, N.Y.; Gene & Nancy Rutherford, Raymore, Mo.; Linda Johnson, Modesto, Calif.; Patricia Kerrick, Culpeper, Va.; Anne Rodick, Bloomington, Ind.; Barbara Littlefield, Monrovia, Md.; Betty Grim, Sun City, Ariz.; Mary Doyle Johnson, Lexington, Ky. Row 3 — Edward Bush, Painted Post, N.Y; Elwyn Johnson, Modesto, Calif. Row 4 — John C. Hitt, Knoxville, Tenn.; Lars Bohn, Trupbach (Siegerland), Germany; Misty Hitt, Woodville, Va.; Ashley Ludwig, Baltimore, Md.; Con Line, Baltimore, Md.; Charlie Priest, Amissville. Board From Page A1 The RCHS expansion project, the balance of the architect’s contract, and funds allocated for Construction related testing amount to $3,118,300, while the construction bond balance as of 8/1/99 plus projected interest totals just over $3,033,000. With additional funds of almost $110,000 from last years unappropriated lottery monies, there will be just enough to cover the high school expansion, but not nearly enough to cover the new athletic fields. Board member Ron Makela expressed concern that there will be no baseball fields, in Spite of Board Commitments. Superintendent David Gangel shared the concern, and suggested discussions with the Board of Supervisors to seek a solution. Board Chairman John Tole will attempt to set up a special Board-to-Board meeting in the near future so that an attempt can be made to resolve the athletic field issue while the bids are still valid. Sheriff’s Department donates vehicle lift Citing vehicle maintenance efficiencies and safety concerns, Sheriff Larry Sherertz announced to the Board that he had ordered a heavy duty vehicle lift for the school systems’ bus garage. The Sheriff noted that his department’s vehicles are maintained there as well, and thought that this donation, created from funds left in the budget at the end of the fiscal year, could serve well the Rappahannock community. The School Board and Superintendent Gangel thanked Sheriff Sherertz for his offer, and the School Board voted to accept the donation, and to establish a community advisory group to discuss other possible uses of the lift facility. Sheriff Sherertz also briefly mentioned the School Resource Officer program, and that he has applied for a Federal grant to fund the cost of a deputy assigned to school grounds. He also noted that if the grant is not obtained, that he will still provide the School Resource Officer and find funding elsewhere. He reported that one of his deputies will attend a resource officer training program at the end of this month. School safety and security Dr. Gangel reported on the school administration’s review of school safety and security and the recommendations developed as a result. Those recommendations include: the use of the School Resource Officer to assist with traffic concerns at both the high school and elementary school; the installation of a security fence at the rear of RCES to separate parking and playground areas; the installation of an entrance viewing window in the RCES office; the installation of two-way communications in all school classrooms; and continuing to lock the primary roadside entrance door during school hours. Dr. Gangel also noted that the administration was working on Emergency Guidelines, a draft of which would be available by the next School Board meeting. Other activities • Dr. Gangel reviewed progress in predictor development, noting that predictor testing is necessary to effectively assess student progress in SOL curriculum areas and to predict their success in SOL testing. He noted that he expects completion of predictor test development within the next two years, and Assistant Superintendent Mary Biggs displayed the first predictor test developed, the Algebra Predictor Test. Chair Tble and several other Board members expressed their concern that there is much SOL focus and there should be some balance. Dr. Gangel noted his agreement, but said that he expected to broaden focus once the new SOL-related process has been institutionalized and the students have had the success there. • The Board received and approved food service bids from Schenck Foods in Winchester, Merchants Grocery in Culpeper, Schmidt Bakery in Stephens City, and Shenandoah’s Pride Dairy in Winchester. • Dr. Gangel reviewed schools maintenance activity progress and highlighted the progress made on the RCES roof • Dr. Gangel reported that no ‘behind the wheel’ certified instructor has been identified for the upcoming school year, and thus no ‘behind the wheel’ instruction will be provided by the Rappahannock School system. RESPECT THE EARTH .RECYCLE!

• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B6, B7 • Real Estate/B8 Countryside Section B August 11, 1999 Citizen of the Week Pam Claterjenkins Home: Sperryville Occupation: Store Clerk, Sperryville Comer Store Accomplishments: Mrs. Jenkins is a 1985 graduate of Rappahannock County High School. She attended Lord Fairfax Community College for four years and majored in Business Administration, Clerical Studies and Secretarial Science. She has worked at her parent’s store operation, Sperryville Comer Store, for the past eleven years. She is the daughter of Randolph and Dorothy Clater. She is married to Roger Jenkins, a deputy with the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office. The Jenkins oouple operate a fruit stand just east of Sperryville during the fall season. She is a member of the Washington Baptist Church. Mrs. Jenkins is an avid beanie baby collector and also enjoys collecting Longaberger baskets and shopping. Weekend Picks Classmates to reunite on Aug. 13 The Rappahannock County High School Class of 1974 is celebrating its 25th reunion on Friday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Rappahannock Park near Washington. All graduates are invited to bring their picnic dinner and their family and to please pass the word to other class members. Call Cheryl Taylor at 987-8043 or Susan Huff at 3474775 for more information. Hearthstone at the Library Aug. 12 Hearthstone will present its educational philosophy and approach at the Rappahannock County Library on Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. The presentation will feature a talk by Blanca Schusterman, a certified Waldorf teacher, on child development and how it fits into Waldorf education. Refreshments will be served and all are invited. For additional information contact Jane Mullin at 987-8978. Summer sculpture workshop slated A summer sculpture workshop, figure in clay, will be held Aug. 13s 14 and 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p m. The $225 fee includes model and materials. The workshop will be taught by Charles Flickinger at Oldway Art Center, jmss behind Glassworks Gallery in , Sperryville. For infprmation i call 9878718. Summer reading program closed with puppets, prizes Saturday afternoon BY STELLA CLARK Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The Rappahannock Library’s Stunmer Reading Program came to a close Saturday afternoon with a urogram by Puppets with Pizzazz, prizes and awards for the children who took part, and refreshments for everyone. The theme this summer was “Read Around the World”, and Mimi Butler and Jim Tucker took us on a quick circumnavigation of the globe. We left from Scotland, where Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster was just hatched and searching for her mother. She was sure Jim had simply lost or mislaid his long green tail and was truly her mom! We fled to Egypt, then made a quick stop in India, where the pink elephant persuaded Mrs. Mullaney to come up from the audience and pull the flower which was a disguised water pistol and sprayed poor Jim, who was stooping down with his back toward her! Then we flew to Paris, France, where Mademoselle Fifi taught us some words in French (chiefly “Oui, oui”) and then back to Rappahannock County and the Rappahannock kid. Puppets with Pizzazz have become a beloved tradition for the final program, and they and the children have a wonderful rapport. After the trip we gave out the prizes. There were three prizes for each of the three reading groups: A grand prize of dessert and soda at the Inn in Little Washington, a first runner up’s prize, which is a check for $15, and a second runner up’s prize of a check for $10, and in case of a tie we promised duplicate prizes. For the first time ever, there was a tie for the grand prize! Michael and Conor O’Heir both listened to 102 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Barbara Wayland CLAP, CLAP: Jim Tucker delighted children of all ages with the animal “Puppets with Pizzazz” show on Saturday afternoon. books! The Inn, gracious and generous as always, came through for us, Michael and Conor both got to have their Just Desserts there. Autumn Rose Beck took first runner-up by listening to 90 books, and Tiffany Wayland was second runnerup with 62 books. In the 1-Can-Read division, Emily Little won with 77 books, Luke Guyant came second with 57, and Dean Hogan read 34. The Advanced Readers counted pages instead of books, and Osha Kondori won by reading 4,983 pages; Luke Bedortha followed closely with 4,848, and Paige Lysaght was third with 3,083 pages. In all, the five-week program resulted in 46 children who listened to 816 books, read 376 books, and 34,049 pages! An impressive accomplishment! We would like to explain that our Saturday Afternoon Programs cannot be paid for with the money budgeted for books, but are completely financed by the generous donations of the Rappahannock community. On behalf of the children and the Library we wish to thank all those who made this series possible, The Inn at Washington, The Lions’ Club, The Rappahannock National Bank, F&M Bank of Winchester, (Flint Hill branch), the Friends of the Library, and the mothers who made and donated the cookies. Thank you, thank you, thank you! We also wish to thank the Rappahannock News for their generous publicity and reporting. We would never have had our overflow audiences without their help. Local author Bruce C. Sloane unveils “Scenic Driving Virginia” Rappahannock County writer Bruce C. Sloane will sign and discuss his new book, Scenic Driving Virginia, at a book-publication party Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Old Sperryville Bookshop, from 5 to 7 p.m. Mr. Sloane, a technical writer and a former editor of the Rappahannock News, has become an expert on the backroads and byways of the Old Dominion, after driving untold hundreds of miles with his wife Joy to gather material for his new book. The 174-page book details 22 scenic drives within the state, from the eastern seashore to the distant mountains of Southwest Virginia. The author and his wife spent many weekends over a year-long period roaming across Virginia by auto, searching for the most scenic and interesting routes in every section. Joy did the driving, she said, because “nobody is crazy enough to ride with a guy who is taking notes and looking out the window.” The result of their wanderings and note-taking is a detailed guide book for Virginia motorists, the sort of handy guide every weekend driver should have tucked in his car’s glove box. The 22 scenic drives cover every section of the commonwealth and a wide variety of experiences, from the urban bustle of the George Washington Memorial Parkway over A ALCON GUIDE Bruce S1 o a n e Scenic Driving VIR. GINIA With Color Photographs by Jeff tareenberg looking the Potomac River passing Washington, DC, to the remote solitude of Burke’s Garden, a scenic valley in Southwest Virginia that is totally enclosed by mountains. . Detailed maps of the routes and photos of the key attractions are provided for each of the drives, in addition to information on camping and lodging, hiking, historical points of interest, and natural and scenic wonders. Each of the drives can be completed in one day with time for lunch, a hike, or browsing for gifts or antiques. Mr. Sloane, who lives near Sperryville, is a former geologist and park ranger in addition to being a writer and editor of wide experience. This is his third book and he is already at work on a fourth, a scenic (hiving guide for West Virginia. His latest work Scenic Driving Virginia, is published by Falcon Publishing, Inc., and retails for $14.95. The author will autograph copies and discuss his book at Saturday’s event, which is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Old Sperryville Bookshop, at 44 Main Street in the historic village of Sperryville, is open Thursday through Monday each week. Anyone unable to attend the Saturday event may reserve a signed copy by calling the book shop before 5 p.m. Saturday, at (540) 987-8444. Riefenstahl Documentary at The Theatre BY ROSIE DAY Rappahannock News Contributing Writer This movie is a spellbinding account of the career of the woman best known as Hitler’s moviemaker and recently hailed by the New York Times as “one of the supreme artists of cinema and the greatest woman film maker ever.” She never joined the Nazi Party but as the creator of the single most effective propaganda film ever made (“Triumph of the Will”) Leni Riefenstahl has spent much of her life trying to live down her association with the Third Reich. Mussolini asked her to make a documentary about the Pontine marshes and Stalin sent her a note praising her film, “Olympia”, a record of the 1936 Berlin Games starring Jesse Owens the black American runner. “Hitler did not play such an important role in my life,” she says. “I made one film for him, which had three parts, and out of that the press wove a legend.” A halt-century after making her last feature, Riefenstahl is still the world’s most controversial director; her name summons the conflicts of defiant artistry and compromised morality. Director Ray Muller’s work is a galloping, galvanizing three hours in the company of a supremely dogged adventurer. “Her enthusiasm is so intense,” Muller says. “It is a quality I wish more filmmakers of this generation shared.” Riefenstahl tirelessly revists the sites of her triumphs and debacles, defends her life, argues with the first man in 60 years who has tried to direct her. “When the subject was art, diving, things she likes,” he recalls, “she was charming, interesting, a wonderful per~ son. But she is still a ‘30’s diva, after all, and not accustomed to being crossed. By the second day, I was asking prickly questions, and she was having fits!” RAAC is showing this superb documentary at 8 p.m., Aug. 13, at The Theatre on Gay Street. (Unrated-188 minutes) (In English and German with English subtitles) (Note: Miramax, the distributor of “Life is Beautiful”, scheduled for Aug. 27, has notified RAAC that the film will not be available for our theater at this time. The movie has now been dubbed in English (from Italian) and opened in theaters nation-wide on Aug. 7.)

Church j | Activities Pentecostal revival set Gid Brown Pentecostal Church will hold revival services Aug. 16-22 each evening at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of Sunday which will be at 7 p.m. Guest will be Christina Gray of Missouri. Rev. Warren Roy II is pastor and invites the public to attend. For information call 937-7537. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. Alpheus Atkins Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Night Service, 7 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Choir Practice 7:45 p.m. Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: John R. Pendleton Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. t. New Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Prayer, Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Children s crusade planned A children’s crusade will be conducted Aug. 16-20 from 9 until 11 a.m. at the Fellowship Assembly of God near Sperryville. “Join us each day for Bible stories, lively singing and a puppet presentation,” said a spokesperson. An event is scheduled for the teenagers on Aug. 20. Call Pastor Joel Cress at 937-3562 for additional information. First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Father Jerry Pokorsky Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 10 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses County Methodist services County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Aug. 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. Forest Grove Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Macedonia Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Richard S. Gordon Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. FT. Baptist Pastor: Rev. Douglas Farmer Sunday School 10 a.m. Sara Wagner, 11 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer II 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 9 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. Sunday: Monday: Sunday: Tuesday: Sunday: Speaker: Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Reid Connie Smith wed Kevin Reid May 15 Connie Smith of Sperryville and Kevin Reid of Front Royal were united in a double ring ceremony on Saturday, May 15 at their home church, First Assembly of God of Front Royal. Pastor David Sterling and Pastor Greg Amos performed the 11 a.m. ceremony. They also observed communion and lit the unity candle. The bride is the daughter of Bob and Linda Smith of Sperryville and the groom is the son of Dee Reid of Burke. Given in marriage by her parents, and escorted by her father, the bride wore a floor length satin gown which featured embroidered flowers. She carried a cascading bouquet of tiger lilies, alstroemeria lilies, roses and ivy. Machelle Montgomery of Stafford, sister of the bride was matron of honor. She wore a pink satin dress. Anna Owens, daughter of the bride, served as maid of honor. She wore an ivory Greek style satin dress with silk overlay and wore a matching head wreath. One year old niece of the bride, Sara Smith of Fredericksburg, was flower girl. She wore an ivory satin pink floral dress with a pink sash. Benjamin Montgomery, two years old and nephew of the bride, served as ring bearer. Best man was Kemp Reid, brother of the groom, from Denver, Colo. Ushers were the bride’s son, Tommy Owens Jr.; friend of the groom, Steve Mundy of Winchester and sister of the groom, Karen Hyre of Burke. The five-layer cake which featured stairs and a fountain was created by the bride’s sister-in-law, Jenny Smith of Fredericksburg. The reception was held at the social hall of the church. The groom is employed by Davis Construction of Rockville, Md. The bride is employed by Drs. Yung and Jelinek Dentistry in Warrenton. The couple honeymooned at Virginia Beach and will make their home on Main Street in Sperryville. Jones couple to celebrate 37th Happy 37th anniversary wishes are extended to Donn and Val Jones whose anniversary will be Aug 15. May God bless you both with many more happy years together! Graduates of Rappahannock County High School’s Class of 1974 are invited to participate in their 25th reunion on Friday, Aug. 13 beginning at 6 p.m. The reunion will be held at the Rappahannock Park near Washington. Bring your family, a picnic dinner, and your memories! For more information, please contact Cheryl Taylor at 987-8043 or Susan Huff at 347-4775. Happy birthday wishes are sent out to Bonnie Tibbs and Jackie Sutphin who share an Aug. 8th birth date. Happy birthday also to J.R. Hawkins who will be the big double digits (10) on Saturday, Aug. 14! Our thoughts and prayers are with Reba Braylo and her family on the recent passing of her mother, Bonnie Phipps. Delores “Dodi” Driscoll, who passed away on July 17, will be honored during a memorial service on Monday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. at the Jeffersonton United Methodist Church with Rev. Bryan McClain officiating. Addie Canfield Wood of Three Churches, W. Va. spent the week visiting relatives in the area. During her week long stay, she visited cousin Shirley Wood at Sumerduck, brother and sister-in-law, Denzil and Betty Canfield in Madison, brother, Melvin Canfield at Midland, and, sis ■III. U ...II ByGUSNPAGUM ter, Lorrayne Lawson at Midland. Randy, Kady, and I enjoyed having her spend a little time with us before she had to return home. * Little Fork Volunteer Fire and Rescue is seeking junior volunteers ages 13-17. If yop are interested, please call 9377717. Randy, Kady, and I attended the 25th anniversary of the Moore/Russell family reunion which was held in Prince William Forest Park on Sunday, Aug. 8. After 25 years, I still don’t know everyone! It was a wonderful time of fellowship, games, and prizes. Culpeper County Parks and Recreation seem to be moving right along with the planned development of a park on Route 621/Colvin Road. The new pavilion is beginning to take shape. If you are superstitious, Friday is the 13th! My bad luck doesn’t seem to know one date from another. Let’s hear how those vacations were spent. Drop your news in the box at Hackley’s Store by noon on Sundays and have a great week. Local Longaberger associate attended Ohio convention Local Longaberger Sales Associate, Kathy Thornhill, of Round Hill Road in Boston recently attended The Longaberger Company’s annual National Convention, known as The Bee, held from July 28 through Aug. 7 at the Columbus Convention Center. Approximately 15,000 Longaberger enthusiasts from around the United Sates attended. With the size of the everexpanding sales field, the company hosted three, four-day conventions. During the convention, entitled “Building Tomorrow Together”, associates learn new business skills, receive recognition for outstanding sales and sponsorship, network with associates from around the country and have the opportunity to visit Longaberger Homestead, the company’s entertainment complex that opened in June 1999. For more information about The Longaberger Company call Mrs. Thornhill at 987-7268. SUBSCRIBE TO THE RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS. Call 675-3338. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U S. 211 E. 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Perhaps the only question we must consider Is that concerning our faith in God and in His Word. Is it as steady and as strong as the waves of the ocean? Does our faith In God shape our consciousness as the waves form the line of the shore? In Isaiah 48:18 God proclaimed, "...your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the wavee of the sea." As you worship this week in God’s House, may you learn such trust in the Master that your faith shall flow with the strength and constancy of the waves of the sea. ■ ■ 1 "imim.-1 -.mubwvw.'.'*wwuius'u■%s.»• »•"••.mi- " ■■■; Scrlptunt Sefaded by The American BiU» Socwty Copyright 1899 Kelcter-WMam Newspaper Services P O. Boi 8005. CherMUavMe. 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Boston residents entertain and travel Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mills and family returned home Sunday afternoon after a trip to Indiana and Missouri. ' Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 Hope Hill Baptist Church held their homecoming on Sunday, with Evangelist Roger Freeman bringing the 11 o’clock message for the worship services and he has been conducting revival services which close tonight, Wednesday with the 7:30 p.m. service. Mark Bragg of Culpeper spent the past week with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory and family. Wedding anniversary wishes go out to a former pastor, Elder and Mrs. Nelson Pettit, whose day is today and to my cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kelchner of Winchester, who will celebrate 50 years together on Friday, and to Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Cubbage whose day will be Tuesday. Mrs. Ray Frazier, accompanied her mother, Mrs. Eunice Meade of Hash Lane, to Charlottesville on Friday, where she had a doctor’s appointment. Sympathy is extended to the family of Fred Fincham, a former native of Slate Mills, who passed away Thursday at University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville. Any students in our area who will be entering kindergarten at Sycamore Park Elementary School, are reminded of a meeting there Aug. 26, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Windmore Community Theater members and friends will be getting together at the Windmore Office on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. and would welcome anyone willing to join this busy group. They will be finalizing plans for the 1999-2000 season. For more information call 5472555. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and Christopher of Turkey Ridge attended homecoming at Beech Spring Regular Baptist Church on Sunday and later visited his sister, Mrs. Alvin Atkins on Acronbrook Lane. Birthday wishes go out to my nephew, Michael Wayne Frazier of Turkey Ridge Road, whose day will be Sunday. Our prayers go out to Mrs. Cindy Heflin, who has been on the sick list. Novum Baptist Church, Reva way is hosting Vacation Bible School this week, through Friday, Aug. 13, each evening from 7 until 9. Their theme this year is “Adventures With Jesus” and all area children are invited. Mrs. J.R. Peyton attended revival services at Beech Spring Regular Baptist Church Sperryville last week which were conducted by Dr. Wayne Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier returned home Wednesday evening after several days in Richlands. We continue to covet your prayers for Joel Peregory who was injured in an automobile accident last Saturday mom mg. The Windmore Community Theater will be hold auditions for “Bad Seed,” a Samuel [French production written by Maxwell Anderson, on Friday, Aug. 27 and Thursday, Sept. 2. Auditions will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Culpeper County Middle School. “Bad Seed” will be performed the weekends of Nov. 12, 13 and 14 and also on Nov. 19, 20 and 21 at the Culpeper County Middle School forum. Evening performances are at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 3 p.m. For more information call 547-2555. i ; Windmore is partially ; funded by the Virginia • Commission for the Arts and [The National Endowment for the Arts. Have a great week and give me a call with your Boston news. Photo courtesy of Hollyann Jenkins Beauty pageant winner Hollyann Jenkins, of Washington, was crowned Ms. Warren County Fair on Monday, Aug. 2. Judged on beauty, poise, personality, and overall appearance, she received a perfect score in each category. In addition to modeling and judging pageants, Ms. Jenkins offers consultant services for girls who wish to perfect their pageant routines. In September, she will be competing in an international pageant. Mrs. Keyser celebrates On Tuesday, Aug. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keyser of Alexandria, Mrs. Marie Rutherford of Front Royal, Mrs. Jeanetta Pullen of Flint Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Keyser of Sperryville and Mrs. Virginia Cloud gathered at the home of their mother, Mrs. Addie Keyser to enjoy birthday cake and ice cream for their mother’s 97 birthday. Mrs. Keyser said she really Washington By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 Stella Payne. Happy birthday to Mrs. Many Edmonds of Huntly who has her day on Sunday, Aug. 15. Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz had lunch Sunday at the Panorama Restaurant on the Skyline Drive. Happy birthday to Kelly McDowell-McCormick of Arlington and Fodderstack Road who will turn 13 years appreciated an the cards she received from her friends and relatives. Sunday visitors of Mrs. Addie Keyser were . Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keyser and daughter, Michelle of Alexandria and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Keyser and son, Austin of Springfield. Mrs. Ruth Clark and granddaughter Bobbie Jo Brown had lunch in Front Royal on Thursday. Happy birthday to Mrs. Dorothy Carroll of Powhatan who has her day on Friday, Aug. 13. Our condolences to Willie Payne of Flint Hill and his family on the passing of his sister, old on Sunday, Aug. 15. Rev. Phil Bailey, Mrs. Betty Klise and Mrs. Lois Snead are in Slovakia on a mission trip. Please keep them in your prayers. Miss Alicia Butler of Vienna had lunch with her mother, Mrs. Alice Butler on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Weakley of Fredericksbdrg spent Sunday with Mrs. Erma Jenkins. Phil Butler of Falls Church spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Alice Butler. Have good week and please call 675-3608 when you have news for this column. Introducing JONES NEW YORK SPORT i iONES NEW YORK SPORT FOR FALL IS NOW AT PEEBLES DISCOVER THIS NEW CASUAL LIFESTYLE COLLECTION AND ADD TO YOUR FALL 'WARDROBE WITH UPDATED FASHIONS. GROUNDED IN DENIM, KNITS AND TWILL. Peebles Grot Fashions. Great Prices. Every Day! ROYAL PLAZA • FRONT ROYAL, VA • (540) 635-3101 • HOURS: MON -SAT 10-9; SUN 12-5 LURAY SHOPPING CENTER • IURAY, VA • (540) 743-1110 • HOURS MON -FRI 10-8; SAT 9 8; SUN 12 30-5 30 WARRENTON CENTER • WARRENTON, VA • (540) 347-1820 • HOURS MON -SAT 10-9, SUN 12-6 Upcoming Events Amissville group to meet The Amissville Area Community Association will meet on Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Amissville United Methodist Church on US 211. Community members are encouraged to be a part of this organization. For additional information call Jan Makela at 937-5718. Forestry, timber workshop set A Forestry Management and Timber Marketing workshop will be held Aug. 25 at the Washington fire hall. The event is co-sponsored by the Rappahannock Farmer’s Association and Virginia Cooperative Extension. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and is sponsored by the Rappahannock Farmers’Association. Speakers will include Beverly Atkins, Rappahannock County Commissioner of Revenue on Forestry Land Use requirements; Buck Kline from the Virginia Department of Forestry will speak on Virginia Water Quality laws and legal implications for landowners and Bob Dennis from the Rappahannock Farmers’Association will speak on Timber Management strategies and economic benefits on Flint Springs Farm. Also on the agenda for the evening include Gary Younkin or Jeremy Clem from Blue Ridge Forestry and Matt Dowdy from C&K Forestry. Band Boosters to meet The Rappahannock County Band Boosters will meet Thursday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Elementary Library. Everyone is invited. For information call John Wiese at 937-9909. Family reunion slated The family reunion of the late Henry T. Wharton and Lillie M. Cloud Wharton will be held at the Rappahannock Park near Washington on Sept. 4. “Family members and friends are invited to attend, bring a picnic basket and join us,” said a spokesperson. Culpeper Comets tryouts sought Tryouts for the Culpeper Comets U-14 Travel team will be held Thursday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. at St. Luke’s School. All interested players please plan to attend. Any questions contact Mike O’Connor at 825-6108 or Cindy Backe at 5472669. RoughRide scheduled The third annual Rappahannock RoughRide will be held at 10 a.m. in Washington on Sept. 18. A charity, “Tour de Rappahannock” with three different routes will benefit the Fauquier Free Clinic, which provides health care for the residents of Rappahannock and Fauquier counties. For more information call 347-0394. Ragged Mountain activity Ragged Mountain Resource Center in Sperryville is sponsoring the following activity and more information may be obtained about the event by calling the center at 9873366. Saturday, Aug. 14: “Second Saturday Hike Series” to trails in Shenandoah National Park (SNP) adja cent to headwaters of Rappahannock River Watershed tributaries. Meet at Mountainside Market on US 211 west of Sperryville between 8-8:30 a.m. and car pool to trail head, return mid-afternoon. Bring food for self and clothing according to weather of day. Destination: Nicholson Hollow Trail on Hughes River. Memorial service planned A memorial service honoring Delores “Dodi” Mary Driscoll (Jan. 22, 1950 to July 17, 1999)... eulogy and celebration of her service to children and their families will be held Aug. 23 at 1 p.m. at the Jeffersonton United Methodist Church on Route 802 with Rev. Bryan McClain. Informational meeting scheduled An informational meeting for students interested in dental hygiene program will be held Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Teleconference Center at the Middletown Campus of Lord Fairfax Community College. Dr. George Edwards, Dean of Instruction and Students Services, Diane Melby, Coordinator of Instruction and Student Services and Anne Hutcherson, Program Head, Dental Hygiene at Virginia Western Community College will be present. The dental hygiene curriculum, the admissions process, academic policies for the program, the clinical aspect of the program, and utilizing the 1999-2000 academic year to prepare to be admitted to the program will all be discussed. A question and answer session will follow. For more information call 540-868-7000. Program offers help to quit smoking Need help to quit smoking? Becoming a non-smoker is hard, but with the right tools and support, it’s not impossible. Warren Memorial Hospital offers Quit for Good, art eight-week smoking cessation program designed to help smokers prepare to quit, quit and maintain a non-smoking lifestyle. The next series of classes begins on Wednesday, Sept. 1 and runs through Oct, 20. Day and evening sessions are availableSvCall 636-0263 or 636-0291 for more mformaWnjar to register. Swing dance lessons continue Swing dance lessons will continue at Trinity Episcopal Church on Saturday evenings at 7. Cost is $2 per person. Children are welcome. For more information call Lindsay and Heidi Eastham at 675-3444.

Mosby Monument Centennial 1899-1999 On Sept. 23, 1864 terror came to the small village of Front Royal, Va. On that day between 80 and 100 Rangers of Col. John S. Mosby’s 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry entered the town to disrupt the supply lines of General Sheridan’s Valley Army, who at that time were battling General Early’s Southern forces in the main Shenandoah Valley. This raid against the Yankees, by Mosby’s forces, wasn’t any different than preparations for the unveiling occasion. The orator of the day was Judge A.E. Richards, a distinguished lawyer of Louisville, Ky., who had been a Major in Meshy’s Battalion. Sept. 23, 1999 represents the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the Mosby Monument in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal. The Warren Rifles Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, successor of the Memorial Association, and the Col. John S. Mosby CamD of the Sons of the dozens ol other successful raids the Rangers had accomplished in the passed eighteen months of their existence. When this day would end one of the most tragic episodes during the war would occur. After setting up their ambush and engaging the enemy’s ambulance train Mosby’s Men realized that they were being surrounded by General Wesley Merritt’s Cavalry Division, who was following the ambulances. Mosby’s retreat became a running gunfight towards their escape route, Chester Gap. During this action six of Mosby’s Men were unhorsed, captured and executed without a trial. Four of these were shot before the citizens of the town under the cruelest circumstances. The other two captives were offered freedom if they would disclose Mosby’s headquarters. They refused and were hanged on a walnut tree, which stood on the hill just north of town. The true horrors of war came to Front Royal. Mrs. Sallie Davis-Roy, a child resident of Front Royal who witnessed the drama on Sept. 23, 1864, bests describes how the citizens felt. Years later she still remembers the terror, the shouts and the gunfire. “The Dark Day of 1864 is photographed in my memory”, she wrote, “I have often wished I could blot it out, for it clouded my childhood”. All roads led to Front Royal on Sept. 23, 1899, when over 3,000 people converged on the town for an important ceremony. Representing nearly every Southern State and some as far north as New York, they had come to unveil the lofty monument erected by the survivors of Mosby’s celebrated Rangers in memory of their comrades who had been captured and executed by the Federals exactly 35 years before. The Ladies’ Warren Memorial Association and the Wm. Richardson Camp, United Confederate Veterans, assisted in Confederate Veterans, successor of the United Confederate Veterans, will co-host this centennial of the unveiling. The date for this event will be Saturday, Sept. 25, 1999. The reason for this change is to make it convenient for those who wish to attend. The ceremony will begin at Prospect Hill Cemetery around the Mosby Monument, starting at 11a.m. The guest speaker will be Mr. Horace Mewbom, author of 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry Mosby’s Command, The Virginia Regimental Histories Series. The Tuscarora Brass Band will provide authentic music of the period before and after the ceremonies. Presentation of the Colors will be presented by the Maryland Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans. The 43rd re-enactment group will fire the salute and give an artillery battery fire. The President of the Virginia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mrs. John H. Gum, and the Commander of the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Mr. Robert W. “Red” Barbour, will welcome and address those attending. There will be many distinquished guests present, including descendants of the men who were executed in Front Royal on Sept. 23, 1864. After the ceremonies we will proceed to the Warren Rifles Confederate Museum for refreshments and entertainment. This unique museum will be opened for all to explore with no admission fee. Transportation will be provided from the public parking lot, near the museum, to the cemetery before the ceremony and back to the museum after the ceremony. This is a tribute to the men who fought a terrible four years of war and made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives. It will be a time to remember and a time to enjoy a common interest, the War Between the States. We look forward to seeing and welcoming you to Front Royal. Be a part of our Fall Steeplechasing issue this year! Featured in this special pull-out section is the Fall Steeplechasing Calendar as well as intriguing stories about the people and horses involved with this exciting sport. This is a fantastic opportunity to reach the horse racing enthusiast. Come join us! Jauqmer ®m«'Dcnwctat 631, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 Metro 691-0477 • FAX (540) 349-8676 jg t, innA,'b Motile Rappahannock News Building, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747 SiappaudiuiQCR iwuiv (540) 675-3338 • fax (540) 675-3338 ...L. .r./f m.Uav 16 West Main Street, P.O. Box 32, Berryville, Virginia 22611 (Uaraeaunf* (Louner (540)955-1111 • fax(540)955-1334 9 East Market Street, P.O. Box 359, Leesburg, Virginia 22075 (703) 777-1 111* D.C. Metro 478-1910 • FAX (703) 689-1278 Woodville residents entertain Happy birthday greetings are extended to J. R. Hawkins of Hope Hill by his family and friends. His grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Switzer, said J.R. would be ten years old on Aug 15. J.R. have a good one! Rowly and Kay Evans came over the mountain from Bessie Bell Farm in Castleton to have supper Saturday night with Ray and Barbara Ann Scherer at the old Varner Place. Tim and Debbie Norman, Janet Putnam and Hoover Foster attended the performance at the Nissan Pavilion in Gainesville starring Hank Williams Jr. Saturday night. Debbie Norman spent last week in Front Royal visiting with family and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Kinsey Wharton visited with their daughter, Mrs. Doug Cumins, and grandchildren, Jake, Joe and Julie in Centreville this week. On Saturday evening, Mr. and Mrs. John Norman and Eric of Washington stopped in to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burke and Walter Milton. Friday Walter Milton Burke visited with his grandparents, Suche and cousin Blake Harris in Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Norman attended the wedding of Julie Darnell Hitt and Richard Earnest Hoddo Saturday evening at the Gourdvine Baptist Church in Rixeyville. They also attended the reception at the Amissville fire hall. Woodville June Clark and Misty Hitt’s visitors during the week were Merle Daczewitz, Myrtle Falls, Richard and Rena Burke, Dickie and Peggy Wayland, Elsie and Margaret Dodson, Edie, Samantha and Robert Falls. On Sunday Mrs. June Clark attended services at the Woodville Baptist Church, where she is a member. She plans to attend again next week. June keep up the wonderful progress you are making in your walking and other therapy. Die, Michele and Walter Milton Burke visited Katie Wayland in the Culpeper Memorial Hospital Sunday evening. They also visited with Mrs. Lucy Creel who had also stopped by to visit with her sister. Katie is doing well after a hip mishap. Katie, your friends in the Woodville area wish you a speedy recovery. While in the hospital, Walter Milton stopped by the maternity ward to check on his newest cousin, Michael John Suche. Michael John was born on Friday night weighing in at seven pounds and 15 ounces. After visiting with his cousin, he and his parents also visited with Eddie and Jennifer Suche, Michael John’s parents. Congratulations Eddie and Jennifer and welcome Michael John. Sunday afternoon Richard and Rena Burke joined others attending the Hope Hill Baptist Church’s homecoming. The dining tables were laden with an abundance of food. After the scrumptious feast, everyone gathered to enjoy the afternoon services consisting of great gospel music and preaching. Special singing and music was provided by Ethel Davidson of Elizabethtori, Tenn. She began by singing “Jesus Hold My Hand” and continued with many other favorites. Ethel certainly glorifies God through her songs and testimonies. During the afternoon Mrs. Davidson was joined by Rev. and Mrs. Carl Menefee of the New Hope Baptist Church of Sperryville, to sing “When Jesus was on the Cross I was on His Mind” and other songs. The guest speaker was Rev. Roger Freeman. His sermon was on prayer. Brother, Freeman will be preaching at Hope Hill Church through Wednesday of this week. Call Rena Burke at 9878330 with your news. Again thanks for your contributions. Sara Stickley bride of Donald Maley Mr. and Mrs. Avery C. Faulkner of Delaplane, and weekend residents of Rappahannock County for over 11 years, announce the marriage of their daughter, Sara Faulkner Stickley to Donald Lee Maley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Maley of Culpeper. The couple was married on Sunday, July 4 at 5 p.m. at Prouts Neck, Maine, overlooking the rock cliffs and ocean. Attendants at the wedding were Virginia Stickley, maid of honor; Lydia Faulkner; Maria Bunai, Mason Stickley, best man, and Waldron Faulkner. After a honeymoon at the Black Point Inn at Prouts Neck, the couple returned to Marshall, where they will reside. Rappahannock News gift subscriptions are enjoyed 52 weeks a year. Call 675-3338 to give one. 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Methodist Church to host Bible school The Sperryville United Methodist Church will hold Vacation Bible School Aug 1620. This year’s theme is “Footprints.” Bible school will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 each evening at the church. The program will conclude on Friday, Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the church. After the program at the church everyone is invited to attend a covered dish/fellowship picnic at the home of Opie and Nancy Crawford. There will be games for the youngsters and adults. All area children are invited to attend Vacation Bible School. Mr. and Mrs. Buck Payne and son, Dean and Larry Sheppard visited Chris Payne in Spring Lake, N.C. recently. Mrs. Cathy Pullen and Christal Jenkins, both of Washington and Mrs. Patty Jenkins had dinner at Pizza Hut in Luray on Saturday evening and later enjoyed the movie “Runaway Bride” at the Page Theater in Luray. They were joined by Mrs. Marcia Fincham and Crystal for the movie. Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Thompson of Rochelle, Mrs. Margaret Berrey of Criglersville and Mrs. Leanna Wharton were Friday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Alvin Atkins on Acronbrook Lane. Tiffany Wayland spent Friday at the 4-H pool with her friends, Nia and Dimi Genther of Front Royal. Sympathy is extended to Mr. George Hawkins upon the passing of his wife, Mrs. Geneva Bell Hawkins on Aug. 3. The Page County Ramblers will be playing Bluegrass music on Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. at Cooter’s, just west of Sperryville. If you haven’t been to Cooter’s yet, stop by for some old fashioned fun this weekend. The Sperryville United Sperryville By CATHY PULLEN 987-8740 Methodist Church will have worship service at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15. Rev. Merlin Shorb, pastor invites the public to attend. Congratulations to Hollyann Jenkins of Gid Brown Hollow for winning the Ms. Warren County Fair Queen on Monday, Aug. 2. In September, she will be competing in an international pageant. School will begin on Monday, Aug. 30 and children are busy getting everything on their supply list and for the most part are looking forward to the beginning of another school year. A summer sculpture workshop taught by Charles Flickinger will be held at Oldway Art Center, behind Glassworks Gallery Aug. 1315 from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information call 987-8718. Bruce Sloane will sign and discuss his new book, Scenic Driving Virginia, at a bookpublication party on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Old Sperryville Bookshop from 5 to 7 p.m. Should you be unable to attend the Saturday event you may reserve a signed copy by calling the book shop before 5 p.m. on Saturday at 987-8444. Bruce and his wife Joy reside in Old Hollow. Have a great week and give me a call should you wish to have news included in this column. Flint Hill news notes Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hawkins of Fredericksburg were Wednesday visitors of the latter’s mother, Edna Lillard. Christy Johnson of Amissville was a Sunday overnight guest of Nikki Calisto. On Saturday they attended a party at the home of their friend, Lauren at Amissville. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church has worship service each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. The pastor, The Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. The Flint Hill Baptist Church has worship service on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 a.m. The Rev. Robert O. Goff delivers the message and welcomes everyone to attend. FHntHIH H§r POLLY AYLOR 987*8136 The United Methodist Women will meet for their annual picnic at the home of Mary Frances Bywaters on Aug. 16. Susie Walsh and Kevin Smith of Fairfax were guests of Bryant and Holly Welch and girls for a cook-out on Saturday. Bill Welch and Elizabeth went to Claude Stokes’ pool in Front Royal on Saturday. Joining them were Jon, April, Joy and Brett Heddleston of Sperryville and their visitor, Daniel Young. Joy Heddleston was a Saturday overnight guest of Elizabeth Wglch. On Sunday, Bill and Joanne Welch and Elizabeth had lunch at the Washington Cafe. Joining them were Jack Subscribe to the Rappahannock News. Call 675-3338. and Ruth Preston, Harry Smoot and Mary Bailey. Flint Hill residents are reminded of the first Flint Hill Family Frolic to benefit the Front Royal Oratorio Society that will be held here on Saturday, Aug. 14. For more information call Ken Achenbach at 675-3095. There will also be a picnic, games and music. Anyone with Flint Hill news is encouraged to give me a call to have it included in this column. ^Ulzougfits by Randy Minter WALKING A MILE IN OTHERS’SHOES Much of the contentiousness that has arisen in our culture may be set aside if we simply put ourselves in the other person’s shoes. Doing so removes people from the role of adversaries and puts them in a more human light As Tennessee Williams said, “Relationships are things that have their good times and their bad times. I try to cope with the bad times by projecting myself into the character of the other person - to consider how that person feels, and try to imagine myself in that person’s position. It’s not a painful process - it helps you. I think if you can manage to do that, at least you don’t run into terrible trouble with people.” Developing empathy and compassion is lifelong work, but it’s work we’re long familiar with since we deal daily with those in pain. At the Moser Funeral Home we understand what folks who've been dealt a Wow really need - competence and compassion. That means we discreetly take care of the arrangements you need. We uige you to consider prearrangements, because we believe this is one way you can offer assurance to your family as to what your wishes might be. Call 347-3431, 233 Broadview Avenue, 24 hours a day. We offer plots in Bright View Cemetery just outside Warrenton, and all sorts of memorials and monuments for all cemeteries. “What an awesome thing it is to feel oneself on the verge of the possibility of really knowing another person. ” -Beverley Axelrod Obituaries Geneva Hawkins Sperryville resident Geneva Bell Hawkins, 84, of Sperryville died Aug. 3 at Warrenton Overlook Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Hawkins was born Dec. 11, 1914 in Castleton to the late Giles Melon Golden and Alma G. Golden. She was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Mrs. Hawkins is survived by her husband of 64 years, George Willis Hawkins; one daughter, Judith Hawkins Codding of Fairfax and one son, G. Philip Hawkins of Boston. Additional survivors include three granddaughters, J. Cady Codding of Alexandria, Cally Codding Birgfeld of Richmond and Clare Codding of Austin, Texas and one grandson, F. Hayden Codding of Fairfax. She is also survived by three sisters, Elizabeth Edmonds of Front Royal, Katherine Gassert of Fairfax and Edith Sullivan of Austin, Texas and one brother, Stanley Golden of Front Royal. In addition to her parents she was also predeceased by two sisters, Clarice Burke and Ruby Jones. Graveside services were held Thursday, Aug. 5 at Sperryville Cemetery with the Rev. Dallas Smith officiating. Found and Sons Funeral Home in Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. Calvin Walters Maryland resident Calvin Quentin Walters, 79, died July 14 at his home in Laurel, Md. He was born in Savage, Md. on Aug. 9, 1919, one of four sons to the late Sanford and Maude Walters. He worked at the Savage Cotton Mills and served in the Army from 1941 to 1945. He served as a combat soldier in several areas of the European Theater, and was promoted to Technical Sergeant in the 29th Division, 175th Infantry, CLORE-GEEST FUNERAL HOME "The Home of Thoughtful Service" / . 11190 James Monroe Highway (Rt. 29 South) Culpeper, VA . 540-825-2361 • 540-825-0395 Wayne English, Manager Company K. During his service, he received the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, and his division participated in the invasion of Normandy. He was wounded in combat, and was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal and European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with bronze arrowhead. Following his military service, Mr. Walters began a 33 year career with the Federal Aviation Administration at Washington National Airport. After retirement from the government, he was captain of Pinkerton Security for Bendix Corp., and for 10 years was a foreman in the thoroughbred racing industry. He was a member of American Legion Post 60. Mr. Walters was predeceased by a daughter, Darlene Walters. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Judy Walters of Laurel, Md.; son Larry Walters and his fiancee, Patricia Masino, also of Laurel; brother, G. Russell Walters and his wife, Kitty of Laurel; five sisters-in-laws, one of whom include Beatrice Sheppard of Sperryville; two brothers-inlaw; a granddaughter and many nieces and nephews. Burial with full military honors was held July 21 at Arlington National Cemetery. Stella Payne Flint Hill resident Stella Ruth Payne, 72, of Flint Hill, died Saturday, Aug. 7 at Winchester Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday at TurnerRobertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal. Burial was in Flint Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Payne was born May 13, 1927, daughter of the late Allie Ashby and Stella Mae Presgraves Payne. 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MASONRY Don Corbin MASONRY Brick & Stone Restoration Patios, etc. ($40) 547-345* PAINTING VinvT siding Interior & Exterior Painting Full service, experienced Gina Johnson 540-923-4652 PUMP INSTALLATION EXPERT PUMP INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, VA 987-8555 STORAGE SPERRYYILLE STORAGE CO. Safe Handy Storage Residential (online re la I Reasonable Rates 540/987-8507 SI'EKRVVIIXE. VA TV & APPLIANCE GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE & RCA Video Products Antennas & Satellite Systems Radio Shack Dealer, Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool & Roper Appliances 312 North Main St.. Madison (540) 948-2200 PREPARATION STORAGE South Wales Business & 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 WATER TREATMENT WATER RIGHT Water Problems? Have your water tested in your home for PH (green stains), Hardness, Iron, Rust, Stains, etc. Correct any of these problems with WATER RIGHT Treatment System Call for more information Pullen's Electric & Plumbing Also: Pumps & Waterheaters, in stock installation Class A Certified 540-675-3249

INDEX Rentals 001. Rentals - Apartments 011. Rentals - Condo 022. Rentals - House 033. Rentals - Lots & Acreage 044. Rentals - Mobile Home 055. Rentals - Room 066. Rentals - Shared Housing/Roornates 077. Rentals - Townhouse 080. Rentals - Office 088. Rentals - Wanted Vacation Places 090. Vacation - Rent 095. Vacation - Sale 099. Vacation - Wanted Residential Sales 100. For Sale By Owner 111. Sales - Condo 122 Sales - Houses 133 Sales - Lots & Acreage 144. Sales - Manufactured/Custom Housing 155. Sales - Mobile Homes 166. Sales - Townhouses 177. Sales - Wanted Commercial Real Estate 180. Commercial - Rent 188. Commercial - Sale 196. Franchises/ Business Opportunities Merchandise 200. Antiques & Collectibles 204. Arts & Crafts 208. Auctions 212. Cemetery Lots 216. Computers/Electronics 220. Farm Equipment & Supplies 224. Firewood 228. Furniture/Appliances 232. Garage/Yard/Moving Sales 236. Hay, Straw & Feed 240. Horses 248. Lawn/Garden Equipment 252. Livestock 256. Miscellaneous For Sale 260. Miscellaneous For Rent 261. Miscellaneous Wanted 262. Musical Instruments/Equipment 266. Office Equipment/Equipment 270. Penny-Pinchers 274. Pet Supplies/Sale/Service 278. Produce 282. Recreational Equipment/Health 286. Seasonal Sales _ Please refer to category you wish to use Froa Merchandise 290. Found Z94. Giveaways 298. Lost Services 350. Business Services 355. Child Care Services Offered 356. Child Care Services Wanted 360. Commuters Corner 365. Domestic Services 370. Financial/Mortgages 375. Home Health Care 376. Home Improvement 380. Instruction 385. Lawn/Garden 390. Personal Services 391. Miscellaneour Services 395. Services Wanted . Announcements 400. Adoption 410. Announcements 420. Birthdays/Happy Ads 430. Coming Events 440. Entertainment 450. Personals 460. Seasonal Specials 470. Tributes Laga, Hotlcss 480. ABC License 490. Legal Notices 485. Bids & Proposals Career Education Career Education Employment 500. Domestic Help Wanted 515. Employment Services 545. Full Time Employment 560. Part Time Employment 590. Wanted: Jobs Transportation 600: Antiques & Classics 605. Automobiles 610. Jeeps 620. Aviation 625. Boats & Accessories 630. Campers/RVs 635. Construction/Heavy Equipment 640. Motorcycles 645. Off-Road/Unlicensed 650. Parts/Accessories 655. Rentals 6§0. Repair/Service 665. Sport Utility Vehicle 670. Trailers 675. Trucks/Pickups 680. Vans/ Buses 685. Vehicles Wanted 'General [Classified Real Estate Rentals/ *ftUY C'ntyinn/vifaj Directory Tup: Sorriici- i or B« 'sinkssks, Sl.RYKKS AM) PROt'KSSIONArS Northern Virginia :« Area Shown Maryland ■risj Virginia t' NORTHERN VIRGINIA AJ. Pltcorhe+J, New Hours: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. By Phone: Loudoun 703-777-1110 Loudoun 703-689-1260 Metro 703444-4480 Fauquier 540-3474222 540-349-9577 Clarice 1-800-3398267 Rappahannock 1-800-8524797 By Fax: 703-6891278 Bv Web: http://www.tiiviespapers.com By Mail: Times Community Newspapers Classified Department, P.O. Box 359 Leesburg, VA 20176-3013 In Person: Stop by our offices located at: Loudoun Times-Mirror 9 East Market St., Leesburg, Virginia Eastern Loudoun Times 101 East Holly Avs., Suite 7 Sterling, Virginia Fairfax County Office 1760 Heston Parkway, Suite 411 Heston, Virginia Fauquier Times-Democrat 39 Culpeper St., Warrenton, Virginia Clarke Times-Courier 16 West Main St., Berryville, Virginia Rappahannock News Rappahannock News Building Washington, Virginia Employment Classified 4:00 p.m. Monday General Classified 6:00 p.m. Monday Legal Notices 5:00 p.m. Friday Your Community Directory 12 Noon Friday Horse & Farm Directory 1:00 p.m. Monday © oeeomuwrr AH 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 elderliness, parenthood, or handicap. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the Taw. All persons are hereby informed that aH dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. After An Adis Ordered it cannot be changed or cancelled after the posted deadIne tor that issue. At the time of placing your ad, it will be read or taxed back to you tor 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, cat at once. No adjustments will be made on errors that do not materially affect the virtue of the advertisement. Afl errors must be reported by 3:00am. Monday following the date of publication. The Times will not accept labikty tor its faiure, for any cause, to insert tto advertisement and reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or setup. The Times Newspapers are not liable tor the quality of advertised products or services. 'V____ 40 ACRE HORSE farm in I Castleton: 2 BR/2 BA recently renovated farmhouse & 3 stall bam. Fenced pasture &: stream. Available j now. $1,200 per month. Lynn Stone, REMAX ; CROSSROADS 540- 1 825-1800, ext. 19, 2 BR FARMHOUSE. near Slate Mills, good views private, no dogs, $550/mo (FT farm . savvy occupant), sec. dep., cover letter w/ ref. & employer info, to: 210 Popham Ford Rd, Sperryville, VA 22740. SPERRYVILLE 2 BR HOUSE, just like new, nice yard, w/d hookup for rent, $650/mo. 540- i 937-3632 ’mm Ow ROOM TO RENT $400 + util, short term ok, sec. dep. & refs req, W/D, A/C avl, Rappahannock Co 540-987-8248 AMISS VILLE, 8/14 & 8/15, 6:30 am. Brand name baby clothes & items, bedframes, comp/printer, ret. BEANIESI 10 ml. down 211, Lon 639. FARM YARD SALE. 8/14 & 15, Rt 647 in Flint Hill. Antiq. furn., tools, bldg suppl., clths, toys, lawnmowers, heaters, pony, sheep. MOVING SALE - Hshld items, furn., baby/ toddler items. Boys clothes, toys, craft patterns. Boys, girls, women’s patterns, tons of fabric by the yrd & quitters scraps. X-mas crafts and decorations and tots more. 15569 Quail Ridge Dr. Amissville. Sat. 8/14, 8am - 1pm. FORD LGT 18, lawn/ garden tractor w/48 in. deck; 48 in. blade. Garaged. Great cond. $1650. 540-349-9212. m HILLCREST MEMORIAL GARDENS. 2 plots. $550 each. Call 540349-1678 TRASH FREE RAPPAHANOCK wants to purchase used van w/ up to date inspection, capacity 8 people. Will take donations. Respond to Buck Payne 540-987-8303 2 CRUNCH 12" SPEAKERS in custom made box. Like new. $200/FIRM Call Thomas 540-347-1970. KARELIAN BEAR DOG PUPPIES. Intelligent sensitive independent purposeful dogs with true grit 540-635-7575 FOUND! BLACK cat with white feet, chest & mustache. Rt. 738, Wilson Rd Call 540-3471942. FOUND, SMALL, gray & white dog on 5th Street in Warrenton Call Karl ' at 540-347-5522 or 540-3472703 )ARN HOMES NEEDED for shy unadoptable cats, all medical prov., spayed/neut 703-2950678. :REE SLAB WOOD long length 540-453-2079 :REE SLAB WOOD long length 540-543-2079. f-- % 298 Lot ....J i'ELLOW Lab, M, neutered, spots on tongue. “Raj". Missing from Woodville area since 5/26/99. 540-987-3182. 350 EARLY’S CARPET. INC. The one-stop shop for complete Home Deconuine Service Floor Coverings • Window Treatments Wallpaper* Slip Covers & Uphotaery Residential A Commerical 937-5500 370 i. CASH FOR NOTES We pay cash for first and second deed of trust notes secured by real estate. In business since 1982. Quick easy closings. Call now for details and quotes. Cambridge Corporation 540-662-2300 J9PEOPLE WANTED to lose weight! All natural, doctor recommended. Call 800-211-0078. r PERSON TO COOK and serve occasional weekend/ evenings for elderly gentleman to Entertain. Good pay, Amissville. Call 540837-2988. r—7400 Adoption C ; J LOVING COUPLE wishes to adopt infant. Will pay med/legal exp. Please answer our prayers. Call Tracy & Tom, 888-869-1110. t-i BMW, 1984. 325e, sunroof, tinted windows, Pioneer stereo, JBL speakers, high miles, new clutch, new coolant system, just tuned up, new control arms, new I differential, good tires, good brakes, looks 'good. All maintenance 'records $4,000 OBO. .SHARP CAR! Call (Thomas, 540-347-1970 After 6:30 PM With 17 Newspapers In Our Times Community Newspapers Group, We’ve Got Northern Virginia Wrapped upl Call 777-1110 or FAX 689-1278 Real Estate For Sale MADISON CO. • 3 BR, 2 BA, country-contemp. in 371 +/ac. mostly wooded, mtn., views, springs, wildlife. $256K. 15+/ac„ cabin, stream, w/min Nat’l. Pk. $59,900. 3BR, 3BA, Rt. 231, mtn. views. $189,900. NO BB or SAC. GREENE CO • Mt. Farm, 3BR, 2.5BA, 2 car gar, barn I shed on 69+/-ac. $249K. CULPEPER CO >56+/-wooded ac. with road frontage, 2| parcels, less acreage avail. $119.900K. Jefferson Land & Realty (540) 948-5050 www.Jefferson-Land.com Legal Notices VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY DIANE WOODWARD BURKE, et als, Complainants vs. HELEN WINCE BRAGG, et als, Respondents IN CHANCERY NO. 99CH13 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to establish ownership of certain real property containing 12.337 acres, more or less, located in the Stonewall-Hawthome Magisterial District of Rappahannock County, Virginia, and more particularly described by deed dated April 26, 1912, and recorded in Deed book 2, at Page 288, among the land records of Rappahannock County, Virginia, wherein the aforesaid property was conveyed to Mary E. Grimsley. An affidavit having been filed by the Complainants, Diane Woodward Burke, William Ashby Woodward and Irma Mae Grimsley Street, that diligence has been used by the Complainant to ascertain in what county or city the hereinafter named Respondents reside without effect, to-wit: HOWARD GRIMSLEY WINCE, CHARLES W. SCHMIDT, KEVIN D.SCHMIDT, ROBERT GEORGE KYLE, WILLIAM T. LEMAIRE, DAVID MANUEL, EMMA GRIMSLEY MARSHALL, DORIS GRIMSLEY DUNCAN, JOY P DYER, HAZEL PUTNAM COOK, MABEL GRIMSLEY, CARL BURGESS, BARBARA GRIMSLEY MILES, WILLIAM GARRISON GRIMSLEY RECTOR, and that their last known post office addresses are unknown, and/or that the said Respondents may be nonresidents of the State of Virginia; and/or that the number of Respondents upon whom process has been served exceeds ten (10), and that such Respondents represent like interests with the parties not served with process; and that there are such other persons who may Clain an interest in the aforesaid property and/or who may be heirs, devisees or successors in title to JOHN N. GRIMSLEY, deceased, MARGARET GRIMSLEY, deceased, W SHELTON GRIMSLEY, deceased, MARY E. GRIMSLEY, deceased, whose names and addresses are unknown and who are made parties respondents by the general description of PARTIES | UNKNOWN; the Court hereby grants and enters this Order of Publication this 7th day of July, 1999. UPON CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, it is Ordered that the Respondent appear no later than the 17th day of September, 1999, at 4:00 p.m , which date and time satisfy the statutory time requirements set forth in §8.01-317 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this suit. IT FURTHER ORDERED that this Order be published once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks in the Rappahannock News, a newspaper having general circulation in the County of Rappahannock, State of Virginia, and published in that County. ENTER: William Shore Robertson JUDGE DATE: July 7. 1999 I ask for this: M. Andrew Gayheart M. Andrew Gayheart, P.C. 127 w. Davis Street P.0 Box 1583 Culpeper, Virginia 22701 Telephone (540) 825-3200 Facsimile (540) 825-3277 Virginia State Bar No. 26385 A COPY-TESTE: Diane Bruce, Clerk Margaret Ralph, Dep Clerk 7-21, 7-28, 8-4, 8-11-99 *268759 'mjtm fttllTlnw " APAC-VA, Inc. is now accepting applicaitons for the following positions for work throughout Northern VA: • Asphalt Crews • Asphalt Foreman • Paver Operators • Lute, Screed & Roller Operators Excellent pay and benefits. For more information please call 1-703-392-7642 or 1-703-968-6370. EOE. Must pass required drug test. BARN HELP NEEDED Clean and bed 20 stall barn in the Opal area. Exp. needed, flexible hours and salary. 540-349-2026 Cable Installer/ Technician Full time, will train, hard working individual needed for installing/terminating voice/data cables. Benefits. Call 540-364-4808 Carpenter & Laborer for job in Marshall. Must have own tools & transportation. Call 540-547-9732 evenings. CARPENTERS & HELPERS Responsible, own tools & transportation. Steady work, good pay. Call Mike 540-547-9732 evenings. Laborers Henderson Construction now taking applications apply at 10493 Old Carolina Rd. Midland, VA EOE LINECOOK/ CHEF FULL-TIME For upscale restaurant, excellent pay, great work environment. Evenings & week, ends. Send resume or come in to complete employment application. Legends Restaurant 67 W. Lee Street Warrenton. CARPENTERS & HELPERS Responsible, own tools & transportation. Steady work, good pay. Call Mike 540-829-4942 DAIRY MILKER Dairy Farm in Fauquier County has opening for FT Milker. Excellent pay & benefits. CALL 703-594-2709 More Of What You’re Looking For! i&appafjannocfe J^etos Get Into It! CaU Today! (540) 675-3338

EMPLOYMENT WAIT STAFF POSITION 40hour week, Monday - Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM. Other shifts available, evenings, weekends. Apply within Country Cafe 389A Main Street Washington, VA 540-675-1066 RETAIL TACK SHOP Full/PT help for busy store, Marshall. Good working knowledge of horses essential. Basic computer & people skills nec. Retail exp. pref. Imed. openings. Ms. DuPont 540-364-2999. SITTER Mature person for extended house & dog sitting. Sperryville area. Dates flexible. References. 540-987-8961 HEALTHCARE AHC Which represents hpspitals nation wide in connection with . problem insurance claims is seeking en. thusiastic candidates - for newly added positions. Workers comp clerks & ins clerks. $11.06 per hour profit sharing 401k and attractive benefits pkg. send resume to: AHC, Inc. 10002 Battlevfew Parkway Manassas, VA 20109 Fax 703-392 7970 Newspaper Delivery Wednesday Afternoons MUST HAVE OWN VEHICLE Apply at Fauquier Times-Democrat 347-4222 No phone calls Wednesday, please! J^tfth0^6>untain (Company Love to talk with people AND earn extra holiday money? Our busy Customer Service Department needs SEASONAL SALES ASSOCIATES You will be answering customer calls, order entry, and customer service inquiries. Successful candidates will have a pleasant phone manner, typing skills and keen eye for detail. Enjoy a generous employee discount, competitive base pay PLUS commission and flexible day and evening schedules available through December. Training classes begin September 7th. Applications being accepted through August 27,1999. Stop by to fill out an application, fax your resume to Judy at (540) 987-7288 or e-mail us at hr@faithmountain.com. As Equal Opportunity Employer i MAiMarun i a i iun &ukehvi»uh/ DISPATCH Join the Nations Largest Petroleum Transportation Company for an exciting career. Looking for an outgoing, dedicated, and energetic individual to join our team. This position involves hard work and some weekends. Company offers competitive salary, bonus potential and excellent benefits. Dispatch management experience preferred but not required. Recent college grads welcome to apply. SEND RESUME 703-503-9403 SALES FULL-TIME SALARY PLUS COMMISSION 25k TO 35k PER YEAR 703-449-1922 AUTO MECHANIC Immediate opening for experienced technician. Premium pay for Ford Certification. • Health Insurance Paid • Vacation & Holidays • Factory Training • No Weekends Apply to: SERVICE MANAGER CULPEPER FORD MERCURY P.O. BOX 1836 10463 JAMES MANROE HWY CULPEPER, VA 22701 540-547-3673 800-281-6742 NOW HIRING WAL ★ MART Tire & Lube Express Warrenton, VA Tire & Lube Technicians • GREAT PAY • FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES • 401k PLAN • ASSOCIATE DISCOUNT • HEALTH & DENTAL For more information call 540-349-1547 or 540-341-3568 or come by. Waj-Marttejar^equal^pportunityemptoyer DRIVERS Nations largest Petroleum Carrier looking for qualified Drivers to join our team. Competitive wages, excellent benefits. Good working schedule & new equipment. QUALIFICATIONS: • 23 years of age or older • 1 year driving experience • Class A CDL with hazmat & tanker endorsements • Clean driving & criminal record For appointment Contact Mr. Greer at 1-800-878-7497 DENTAL Beautiful large dental practice in Manassas, seeks individuals with dental experience to join our friendly and professional team. Currently available: DENTAL ASSISTANT: M-Th to assist hygiene department. DENTAL ASSISTANT: M-F floater, all aspects of practice,' fun position! FRONT DESK: Manage all new patients, must really love people! DENTIST: Flexible days. Salaried position, general dentistry. Full time positions offer benefits including health, dental insurance, vacation and more! ' Please call (703)330-5755 or fax resume (703)369-7503 (attn: Mary) for a confidential interview. RAPPAHANNOCK - R API DAN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD COOK #0010-01 On-call for meals preparation in commercial kitchen in Culpeper. Weekend hours included. EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SPECIALIST ll/MR #0006-02 FT in Fauquier, developing programs to enhance vocational opportunities and community integration for MR consumers. BS or equiv exp required. Experience in marketing, vocational development or customer relations preferred. SA TECHNICIAN #0016-02. Hourly & on-call to monitor client activities, conduct drug screens & perform related tasks. Exp. in human services. TRANSIT OPERATOR. #9088-015. PT & on-call positions to transport consumers & deliver meals. Good driving record. PLEASE APPLY WITH RRCSB APPLICATION BY 4:30 PM, FRIDAY AUGUST 20, 1999 TO HUMAN RESOURCES, RAPPAHANNOCKRAPIDAN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD, PO BOX 1568, CULPEPER, VA 22701 (540)825-3100 TDD (540)825-7391 EEO/AA MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON HOUSEKEEPING KITCHEN STEWARDS • Sign-On Bonus • $8.00/ hour after successful completion of introductory period, • on the job training • uniforms • vacation • meals • sick days • health insurance If you've been waiting for the right opportunity to come along, it just did! Call Anne today at 540/675-3800 x46 and find out how you can get your sign-on bonus! The Inn at Little Washington Middle & Main Streets Washington, VA 22747 LOADER/ EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Wanted for permanent part-time position working in Rap• pahannock County 5 days per week. Excellent opportunity for local farmer or retired person with equipment experience to make extra steady income. Please Call: (540) 825-0300 EOE MECHANIC PT, NEEDED IMMEDITALY FORBOWLING CENTER IN CULPEPER. SOME DAY AND EVE. HOURS. WILL . TRAIN IF QUALI• FIED. REFERENCES REQUIRED 540-825-3480 EDUCATION & ON-THE-JOB TRAINING An electrical apprenticeship can be the first step in building a successful career in the technical services field. A four-year apprenticeship combines classroom instruction (two nights a week) with on-the-job training. Participants gain education and . practical experience. Upon successful completion of the program, apprentices take the journeyman’s exam to become licensed electricians. M.C. Dean, Inc., in Chantilly. Virginia, works in partnership with Virginia, Maryland and D.C. electrical apprenticeship programs. M.C. Dean, Inc. provides full-time employment to fulfill the on-the-job training requirements of the program. M.C. Dean, Inc. offices are located less than three miles from a certified training facility. M.C. Dean, Inc. employment includes benefits such as: - Health Care - Paid Holidays - Unemployment Benefits . 401K - Vacation - Tuition Reimbursement - Workman’s Comp - Sick Leave - Paychecks Weekly M.C. Dean, Inc. is one of the most established and comprehensive technical services firms In the Washington Metropolitan Area. Established in 1949, the company has built a reputation for providing quality systems engineering, construction and testing/maintenance solutions as well as unmatched customer service to government, corporate and commercial/residential clients worldwide. The company provides services in the areas of Energy, Communications, Security/Life Safety and Automation and supports career development and cross-training. M.C. DEAN. INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER; M/F/H/V. ™ M.C. DEAN BUILOIMO IMTMLLIOKMOm 3725 Concorde Parkway, Suite 100 Chantilly,Virginia 20152 (703) 802-6231 /Fax: (703) 502-1008 www.mcdean.com Summerheat BY CYNTHIA STAMPS Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Hot summer wind that mists my windows near obscuring light and sight with heavy humid air, of heat that sears, no leaves that even once dare to turn, far away muffled sounds unclear, wilted feather’d friends crouching from the noonday sun and panting, with super-heated swoons, slanting shadows falling faint themselves from a molten afternoon a shadow’d moon that’s undefined with hallow’d silvered light it longs to share. But hopes in vain to penetrate the atmosphere. — once green grass that lies and burns with dreams of drinking rain, a fevered brow that glistens with the heat and wonders how even the twilight listens as it heaves on through, and waits its hope never to reveal I fear a fool its promise? heat, and a never-ending brew of summers turgid breath and sister damp, frogs reminiscing in a bone dry pool please air - renew entreating all to stay to witness summer dew and cool Virginia apple harvest means great taste and good fun . It’s hard to say goodbye to summer’s sunny days and lazy ways, but fall offers many compensations. Along with the cooler weather and faster pace, fall brings the annual harvest of fresh, flavorful I Virginia apples. The new crop of locallygrown, just-picked Virginia apples means delicious snacking, cooking, munching, baking and garnishing are back. It means that a wide variety of crisp and crunchy, succulent ! and sweet Virginia apples are I now available to select and 1 enjoy straight from the orchard. r r o m the Paula Red, Ginger |^Gold I and bV Ca I a apples harvested in August all the way through the arrival of Granny Smith and Fuji apples in late October, predictions are for an outstanding crop. Experts expect one of the largest crops in years. Apples should have good shape and excellent flavor. Because of abundant sunshine, Virginia apples will be sweeter than ever. Growers are anticipating an excellent 1999 apple crop overall. Here are the availability dates for Virginia apples in 1999: Paula Red, Ginger Gold and Gala, now through Aug. 20. Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Jonathan and Empire, Sept. 10-20. Rome, Stayman, Winesap, York, Granny Smith and Fuji, Oct. 12-25. More than just great taste, apples represent big business You haven't seen Assisted Living until you've seen... ...Sunrise Assisted Living Providing A Home-like Quality Care Alternative for Seniors.-Especially Frail Seniors and Those With Memory Impairments. St INRTSF. Assisted Living* Affiliated with Inova Health System www.sunrise-al.com Virginia Locations , o»n»tu»m 64!W91 Alexandria . Arlington (Glebe Rd.) .. Arlington (Wilson Blvd.) Fairfax . Fairfax (George Mason) Falls Church . Gunston . .703/212-9192 .703/524-5300 .703/536-1060 .703/691-0046 .703/934-5069 .703/534-2700 .703/550-2400 Leesburg . Oakton (Blake Lane) Oakton (Hunter Mill) Reston . Sterling. Springfield . Warrenton . .703/777-1971 .703/255-2050 .703/255-1006 .703/834-5994 .703/4304)681 .703/922-6800 .540/349-9001 in Virginia; the state ranks sixth in the nation in apple production. Approximately $30 million will be added to the state’s economy this year through the sale of fresh market apples and products such as applesauce, processed apple slices, apple butter, apple juice and cider. In addition, there are the tourism dollars, generated by the many regional apple festivals. This year, festival-goers can choose from a variety of events which feature apples sales, taste samples and apple-related foods and crafts. Festivals often offer music, dancing, folklore and demonstrations as well. They can also be an excellent way to stock up on locally-grown and produced agricultural products such as wine, pumpkins, ornamental gourds, Indian com, jams, jellies or fall vegetables. There are many festivals throughout the state, however, close to Rappahannock, the Graves Mountain Apple Harvest Festival at Syria will be held Oct. 9-10 and 16-17. Forinformation call 923-4231. Wedding bells ring for local couple Congratulations go out to Julie Hitt and Richard Hoddo who were married on Saturday evening. We wish them many years of happiness. Viewtown * By GLADYS 937-4904 N Samantha Reid was a Sunday guest of April Reid. Mrs. Aloha Hitt was a Friday guest of Donald Settle. Hope everyone is enjoying this cooler weather. If you have any news, birthdays, anniversary celebrations or other news of interest please call Gladys Dodson at 937-4904. SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY If someone offered you $10,000 to go to college—would you go? >$23 million in financial aid awards 1998/99 >Avcrage aid package = $10,000 >Over 60 programs of study ^ 16 NCAA Division III sports, in the five schools (including SU’s new >Sludcnt/faculty ratio of 10:1 football team in fall, 2000) >Siaie-of-the-art technology >Citting-edge curriculum For more information, contact Office of Admissions 1460 University Drive Winchester, VA 22601 (800) 432-2266 or (540) 665-4581 e-mail: admit@su.edu website: http://www.su.edu Shenandoah University does not discriminate on the basis ol sen. rate, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age or physical disability

Not just Iceburg anymore J§Mli*ary consciousness has been ignited as pabple across the country experiment with col01'1111, exotic and exciting new flairs — right at home. And, today’s new generation of flavorseelBBtSB expect to find a mixed vfiiety of high quality, delicious products that offer the ultimate in convenience and variety at the local grocers and fifed retailers. Lettuce is a prime example. Although iceberg lettuce is still the number one choice for salads, consumers are starting to see this is just-well, the tip of the iceberg. From arugula to watercress, almost all grocers and farmers’ markets now offer a large selection of salad greens. Salad greens are delivered to local grocery stores in pre-cut, prewashed, ready to use packages that make salads an effortless and convenient meal option every day. One variety gaining in popularity is mesclun. Once hard to find outside fine restaurants, this mixture of young, tender salad greens, including arugula, chervil, frisee and oak lettuce leaves is now readily available. But e proper salad should be a partnership of greens and dressings that complement each other. And vinaigrettes are perfect as excepr tional, light-tasting dressings that don’t mask the flavors of specialty salad greens. Now grocers are carrying a growing selection of vinaigrettes in restaurant-style flavors that can be enjoyed at home. And Wish-Bone i» the only national brand with a full line of vinaigrettes in a range of distinctive flavors made with highquality, authentic ingredient With so many choicest of salad greens and dressings, pairing the ingredients might seem to be. confusing, but it doesn’t Fortunately, there are no strict rules in creating salads, just hke art, it’s personal preference. Anything goes! You can make salads as colorful and flavorful as you like by adding a medley of vegetables hke carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes; and a variety of cheeses from American to Parmesan. The only essentials are fresh greens and tasty salad dressings. To obtain a brochure of the “Sensational Salads” write to: Wish-Bone, Post Office Box 1066, Grand Rapids, Minn. 55745-1066. Greens glossary The wide variety of salad greens available today may seem a little mysterious. The following can help on your culinary adventure. Listed are salad greens and vinaigrette companions for your convenience. wmm Boston/Bibb Chicory £ Dandelion greens Green leaf Mache Radicchio Red Leaf Romaine Sorrell Spinach Watercress Peppery and slightly bitter Mildly sweet Pronounced bitter Rich, bitter and rather sharp Somewhat sweet, yet subtle Tangy and nutlike Pleasant bitter and nutilke Mild and almost buttery Slightly pungent and sweet Faintly lemony and tangy Sweet and robust Slightly peppery Red Wine Vinaigrette Olive Oil Vinaigrette Roasted Garlice Vinaigrette, Balsamic Vinaigrette Berry Vinaigrette Red Wine Vinaigrette, Olive Oil Vinaigrette Balsamic Vinaigrette Sundreid Tomato Vinaigrette, Red Wine Vinaigrette Balsamic Vinaigrette Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette, White Wine Vinaigrette Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette, Red Wine Vinaigrette Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette Salads made slimmer Summer sunshine brings pool parties, beach trips and gettogethers. But with the good times comes the good food, often high in fat. Even summer salads have hidden fat and calories. Relax, you can still look great in your swimsuit and enjoy your favorite salads—just lighten them up or try something completely new with these easy tips. Since salads can be a complete meal, side dish or even dessert, saving those extra calories is well worth the effort! 1. Substitute low-fat versions of mayonnaise, sour cream, yogurt or cottage cheese as the base for creamy dressings. Experiment by adding spices and herbs to either creamy or vinaigrette dressings for that additional zing. 2. Use meat or fish that has been grilled, baked, broiled or steamed instead of high-fat lunch meat. Cheese made from nonfat or low-fat milk such as feta, mozzarella and ricotta add flavor and calcium without extra fat. 3. Dice or chop vegetables for added color and texture, saving some for garnish. Use different-colored veggies, like red peppers and carrots, for contrast. 4. Fruit also adds flavor to salads. Add cut-up grapes to a chicken salad or orange sections tp a green leaf salad. Sliced kiwi or pomegranate seeds add color and dietary fiber—an added plus. 5. Dips for vegetables and crackers can be lightened by using low-fat sauces. Their flavors can also be enhanced with fresh herbs or “spiced” up with a dash of cayenne pepper or sliced jalapeno peppers. 6. Instead of traditional desserts, prepare a fresh fruit salad tossed with fruit juices or a creamy, low-fat sauce made with yogurt. In this salad, orange juice provides a light, citrus flavor. When combined with sesame oil, tamari sauce and ginger, it makes for a tasty dressing that can be used over any mixed greens. Mixed greens with orange vinaigrette Mixed greens with orange vinaigrette 4 cups mixed torn greens (red leaf, bibb, romaine, spinach, arugula and watercress) 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms 1/3 cup sliced onions 1/4 cup sliced radishes 1/4 cup sliced carrots 1/4 cup orange juice 1 Tbsp. soy sauce 2 tsp. sesame oil 2 tsp. sugar substitute 1/4 tsp. ground ginger 1 garlic clove, minced Combine greens and vegetables in a large serving bowl. Mix remaining ingredients in a small jar with a lid. Shake well; pour over salad and toss. Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office in Washington. William Dee Barney and wife to Brett L. Boyce and wife, 5.1405 acres, Jackson District. $44,750.50. William Dee Barney and wife to Jason W. Neff and wife, 5.0100 acres, Jackson District. $44,750. Karen Leigh Henderson to Michael Don Taubenberger, 2.0060 acres, more or less, Hampton District. Deed of gift. Randall A. Richardson and wife, to Randall A. Richardson, lots 40 and 42, block 3, section D, plat 4, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Wakefield District. Deed of gift. Darrel W. Darner and wife to Kirk T. Milam and wife, 5.2660 acres, Wakefield District. $142,000. Miller Properties LC to James C. Hickey III and wife, 1.46456 acres, Piedmont District. $62,500. Thelma Putnam Poe to Mary Anne Poe Quintard and others, 25.0381 acres, 1/12 undivided interest, Jackson District. Deed of gift. Thelma Putnam Poe to Herman T. Poe, 25.0381 acres, 1/12 undivided interest, Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings. Per serving (11/3 cup): 55 calories, 2 g protein, 7 g carbohydrate, 3 g fat, 0 g cholesterol, 160 mg sodium For more recipes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: NatraTaste Summer Recipes, Box 513, Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton, Fla. 33433. ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS! Forecloses? Land Contracts? Self-Employed? Prior Foreclosures ? Past Bankruptcy? 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