Rappahannock News, September 15, 1999

122nd Year ... No. 37 Rappahannock Cotinty,s F&mily Newsp(i^r%^4^i:^7^ Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 50 cents Rapp Briefs Friends of Sherertz for Sheriff to meet The public is cordially invited to meet with Larry C. Sherertz, incumbent candidate for Sheriff of Rappahannock County, at an informal gathering in the Sperryville Volunteer fire hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16. Sheriff Sherertz will be available to personally meet with attendees and discuss local issues. Refreshments will be provided. McCarthy as guest speaker for RLEP The annual meeting of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection will be held on Friday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Flint Hill fire hall. The featured guest speaker will be County Administrator John McCarthy who will talk about cell phone towers and what they mean to the county. rrogram to begin The fall session of the Rappahannock County Adult Education Program will commence on Sept. 20. A variety of classes will be offered this year, from Conversational Spanish to Word Processing. Most classes are comprised of eight two-hour sessions and cost $40. Please call the School Board Office at 987-8773 for more information. Workshop planned There will be a workshop/signup for meals and lodging tax on Tuesday, Sept. 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Courthouse, ror additional information or anyone with questions please call the Commissioner of Revenue’s Office at 675-3513. Representative of Wolf to visit Mrs. Donna Crowley, a representative of Congressman Frank Wolf, will visit the town of Washington on Thursday, Sept. 16. Mrs. Crowley will be available to talk with constituents who need assistance or have problems of a Federal nature, such as with the Social Security Administration, Department of Labor, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, etc. Mrs. Crowley will be at the Rappahannock County Extension Office from 2 to 3 p.m. Constituents who want to make direct contact with the Winchester office may call Mrs. Crowley at 667-0990 or visit the office at 110 North Cameron Street. Happenings • Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. the Rappahannock Planning Commission will meet at the courthouse in Washington. New business will include: Mountainside Market Laundromat; Payne Boundary Adjustment; Telecommunications Ordinance Zoning Chapter Amendments, public hearing; Letter from Hunts. Old Business will be: Ridgetop Development issues. • Saturday, Sept. 18, third annual Rappahannock RoughRide, a charity tour de Rappahannock, 10 a.m., rain or shine. See page A-8 for more information. • Sunday, Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. Championship Polo Match at Bill r"annon’s 'arm. • Thursday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 ■ m the Rappahannock County ~ of Zoning Appeals will meet. The only item of new business is the Special Use #99-08-01, Mountainside Market Laundromat. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) ‘Tis the season! Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Carl Eborn Louis Moore sits surrounded by beautiful Ozark Gold apples. Mr. Moore is currently selling apples, plums and honey from his roadside stand on the Fodderstack Road in Flint Hill. Town Council to air Kramer’s ARB appeal BY GERALD OCHS Rappahannock News Special Writer Washington Mayor Stu Willis proposed to convene a special meeting on Sept. 29 to air Peter Kramer’s appeal of the ARB’s Mercantile Building/Clopton House decision. In a letter to County Administrator John McCarthy on Aug. 31, Kramer appealed the decisions of Aug. 12 and Aug. 27 by the Washington Architectural Review Board for Historic Resources that approved “the demolition of historic buildings and interesting architectural treatments to historic structures located on the Kramer property and the Clopton House.” The Mercantile Building/Clopton House complex is to be used by Sunnyside Farms, LLC. as retail space for the farm’s products and offices, and plans were presented to the Tbwn’s ARB in August. In a related activity, the Town Council heard and approved the application by Sunnyside Farms for a Special Use Permit for a retail expansion of the Mercantile Building that would exceed 1,000 square feet (to a total of 1,500 square feet). The motion approving the permit noted that the approval was contingent upon the approvals by the Virginia Department of Transportation of ingress and egress plans, and by the Virginia Department of Health for the retail use of the property. The Council also approved the granting of a one year extension of the Eldred Special Use Permit that allowed construction of two guest rooms in Mrs. Coxe’s Tavern. Baldwins’ day in court postponed The U.S. District Court in Charlottesville granted continuances for Danny and Bonnie Sue Baldwin on Sept. 8. The Baldwins were scheduled to appear to face charges stemming from Operation SOUP, an undercover operation by state and federal authorities that targeted bear poaching. The U.S. District Court Clerk’s Office has not set a new court date as of Sept. 13. Resolution deferred At the behest of Treasurer Elaine Viguerie, the Council did not consider a request by the Conservation Land Coalition to pass a resolution supporting a dedicated funding source for land conservation in Virginia. The Conservation Land Coalition was formed two years ago for the purpose af “securing a dedicated mechanism for land conservation in Virginia,” and is proposing that the Commonwealth set aside $40 million per year from its share of the real estate recordation tax. At its last meeting the Board of Supervisors approved this same resolution, and the Town Council will review this request at its next monthly meeting. Town water works Council member Steve Critzer reported that the water system’s filtering system was repaired and replenished, and was expected to be operational by Sept. 9, 1999. The Council also accepted final revisions to the Water Service Ordinance, and agreed to advertise its public hearing. Other activities: • Treasurer Elaine Viguerie presented the Town’s financial report, noting consolidated assets of $385,049.73, up some $27,000 from that reported in July, and Water Works current assets of $9,977.38 as of 8/31/99, compared to the 7/31/99 figure of $11,478.05. • Mayor Willis recommended that Susan Babcock fill the vacant Architectural Review Board seat, and the Council voted to approve the recommendation. • Mitzie Young was reappointed to the Town Planning Commission for an additional four year term. visited, process begins BY GERALD OCHS Rappahannock News Special Writer In a follow-up to their Aug. 25 decision to take responsibility for athletic fields construction from the School Board, the Board of Supervisors discussed the project and visited the site in an effort to begin the planning process. At the Sept. 8 Board of Supervisors meeting, County Administrator John McCarthy presented his proposed approach to the project that called for the use of the plans prepared by the School Board’s architectural firm, Hayes, Large, but with a construction approach modified by limiting activities to four parts: earth moving, excavation and grading; installation of fencing necessary for ball-field definition (eliminating perimeter fencing); provision of electrical service to the site; and construction of dugouts. McCarthy noted that the use of the Hayes, Large documents was dependent upon release by the School Board and by the architectural firm, and he expressed his hopes that such releases could be effected by Sept. 17. The Supervisors agreed with the County Administrator’s proposed approach and with his suggestions that the first three work elements could be completed in time for the . Spring 2000 season. At the ball field site, the Supervisors brain-stormed regarding optional approaches to field site work and development that might reduce construction costs. Middle School changes Schools Superintendent David Gangel discussed the administration’s plans, already in effect, to modify the Eighth Grade instructional approach. The Superintendent nolted that the administration had felt that there were weaknesses in the Eighth Grade program, and presented Rappahannock rankings in last year’s SOL tests as confirmation. Though Third Grade, Fifth Grade, and High School SOL tests were gratifying (last year’s Third Graders, for example, scored first among 132 school divisions in the Commonwealth in English, second in math, seventh in science, and twenty-sixth in history), Eighth Grade results (126th in math, seventyfourth in English, twenty-second in See BOARD, Page A8 HappanannocK News btan ^noto/uari bDom A bee pays a visit to a beautiful rose at the home of Ann Ellis in Castleton.

The Downing Woodpecker: tapping, calling, pecking Soon after sunrise on a gray morning in early September, I heard a tentative, rhythmic tapping outside my study window. I couldn’t locate the bird — I think he or she was next door working on one of the box elders — but know it to be a Downy Woodpecker from the exploratory sound of the tapping. Was it one of the pair that nested in the big Norway maple in the side yard? I never found the nest. It was probably in some partially decayed branch high in the tree. The little black and white . woodpeckers, just over five inches long, were always around: tapping, calling the familiar pick, note and, on occasion, I heard the whinnying “song” that descends in pitch. Both male and female were frequent visitors tp the feeder for 9uet, Lee Trott’s bird pudding and, on rare occasions, a sunflower seed. Downy Woodpeckers are a familiar and, to me, an essential element of the backyard bird life here in Flint Hill. In these mild days of early September, Lee Trott and I are enjoying meals at the round table in our side yard. We watch a female Downy Woodpecker as she visits the suet feeder. I say female, though it may be a young male. The bright red spot on the back of the head of the young male does not appear until after his autumnal molt when he replaces all feathers with bright new ones. Like all woodpeckers, the downy lives in a vertical world as he clings to the trunk of the maple tree with zygodactyl toes; two in front and two behind. Other birds in the yard — chickadees, titmice, cardinals and robins — have a three-in-front and onebehind toe arrangement. This is effective in perching across a twig and walking or hopping on the ground. Woodpeckers also have stiff tail feathers that they use All Things Wild And Wonderful John Trott in propping on a tree trunk when excavating for insects deep within the tree. They can hear these critters moving around so they know exactly where to dig. A thick but spongy skull absorbs the shock of forceful wood-digging. Picoides pubescens is the scientific name of the downy, the smallest woodpecker in North America. It is \ ft derived from both Latin, picus meaning simply woodpecker and Greek -eidos that translates into resembling. The Downy does not resemble a woodpecker, it is a woodpecker. There is some confusion there. Pubescens refers to the short, soft feathers which the downy has Workshop/Signup for Meals & Lodging Tax Tuesday, September 21st 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Rappahannock County Courthouse Questions call Commissioner of Revenue 540-675-3513 Cp Please enter my new ; subscription to: Rappahannock II Subscription Rates By Rappahannock.......*21.°° Elsewhere in the U.S.*27. Jjlame __ Address City_State_ Zip Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: Rappahannock Neuws P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS New Address: »# tt ICMd Address: It U' *f Tt H ■J The Rappahannock Aten* (ISSN #’s 1050-7655 & 188280) is published every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions $21.00 a,year in Rappahannock; $27.00 elsewhere in U.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747._ around its bill to keep flying chips out of its eyes. The 7-1/2 inch Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus, is almost identical to the downy except for a distinct difference in size. The bill of the Downy Woodpecker is much shorter in proportion to its body than the long, typical, woodpecker-like bill of the Hairy. This identical-exceptin-size occurs in other birds: Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks and in sandpipers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs. When working over a tree trunk, a downy will dodge or slip around if a predator appears. The hawk is momentarily confused and when searching on the other side of the tree for-what he hopes will be. s future meal, he caniiot find the little woodpecker, for it has flattened itself against the tree trunk. The bird is motionless and depends on this and protective coloration to escape detection. The downy will also slip around the tree when human watchers move in too close. It is possible that the tapping I heard this —' ^ morning was a Downy V Woodpecker excavating -S a sleeping chamber for the winter. Though the woodpecker pair remains mated throughout the year, each excavates separate sleeping cavities. In March, the pair will begin serious work on a nesting cavity with an entrance of 1-1/4 inches in diameter. At the bottom of this gourdshaped excavation, a bowl is hollowed out in which white eggs are laid. No nest material is required; soft wood chips do very well instead. Since a pair of Downy Woodpeckers use a nest cavity for only one breeding season, this year’s nesting hollow will be available for other birds that do not build open nests. Chicadees, Titmice, nuthatches and House Wrens seek out and build their nests in last year’s Downy Woodpecker nest cavity. It’s a sort of recycling that benefits a number of birds and even small mammals such as flying squirrels. In 1832, Alexander Wilson, the Father of American Ornithology, wrote, “The principal characteristics of this little bird are diligence, familiarity, and perseverance.” Alexander Wilson is my ornithological hero; as usual, this great man said it all in a very few words. =7 Candidates featured next week Watch the Rappahannock News next week for a special section on candidates running in the upcoming general election. We will feature all local candidates, as well as contenders for the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate seats in this area. We will run a brief bio on each candidate, plus their views on issues that affect Rappahannock County. Social Security Disability Claims • Disabled? Turned Down? • Over 31 Years Experience • No Recovery - NO FEE Announcing our new location in Culpeper... 400 South Main Street, 3rd Floor (Upstairs from the Social Security Office) Earl J. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At Law 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION , J Priniding Affordable, Quality Legal Services Since 1975 Panther Pause, news in briefcl BY JAN MAKE LA Volunteer Coordinator Public School System What an exciting week this has been! Volunteers are showing up at the schools anxious to work, and we are so glad to have their presence in both of our buildings. Student volunteers, Sonja Anderson, Sandra Oliver, and Beth Yowell, are giving up their Resource Block this year at RCHS to volunteer as tutors and teacher assistants at RCES. Our teachers and students are fortunate to have such competent and energetic assistance. ROMS students, Ashleigh Burke and Brittany Thornhill, and RCHS student, 'Rachel Sharp had quite a summer..athletically speaking. These girls made history this past summer as the first ever Virginia State Junior Softball and Southeastern Regional Champions and finished the season 16 in the country! They were part of the Culpeper All Star Team that won the Virginia State Championship for softball players aged 13 and 14 held in Bristol. You go, girls! The schedule of upcoming Band Events was just sent home with band students recently and we are happy to announce that the first RCHS public band performance will be on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. at Cooter’s in Sperryville. They will help to give “Roscoe” a rousing Rappahannock welcome! We appreciate greatly the invitation to perform in this very visible setting. Don’t miss this opportunity to visit with your neighbors and support our band program in the process. This year there will be a Flag Auxiliary as well. The first training session took place on Sept. 8 with instructor Mandi Wines from Liberty High School’s Flag Team. We are pleased to announce that a Pep Band is being formed to play at high school athletic events! If you are an interested student, please see Mrs. Lynne Fournier as soon as possible. The RCHS Fight (Spirit) Song written in 1968, and the RCHS Alma Mater presumably written in the 1950’s are being resurrected with great enthusiasm! A band arrangement has been purchased for the Fight Song and a band and choral arrangement will be written for the Alma Mater if funds can be procured. If you know the history of the Alma Mater..who wrote it, inspired it or sang it and where, please contact Mrs. Fournier at 9878259. She would like to recognize those responsible. Citrus fruit will once again be on sale through the Band Boosters in November. This is the major fund raiser of the year for our Band program and helps us buy many needed instruments and uniforms. Thank you for remembering us when you make your holiday fruit purchases. The Band Boosters sponsored a skating party at Dominion Skating Rink in Culpeper on Saturday, Sept. 12. From all indications it was a great success. If you are interested in supporting! the Band program at either school in any way,please call Booster president, Mr. John Wwse at 937-9909, or attend the next Boosters', meeting on Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the RCHS, auditorium. y, >> At the fourth-sixth grade Faculty Meeting-, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, the teachers were, invited to share success stories from their', first week at school. The teachers enthusias- . tically told many stories about wonderful things happening with students in their - classrooms. We look forward to hearing many-., more. Parents, please mark your calendars now for the early release day on Friday, Sept. 24, • in case you need to make special child care - arrangements. Last week the fourth-seventh grade t teachers at RCES hosted an Open House for parents and students who wished to learn > more about the programs and curriculunts being offered this year. The evening requited , a great deal of planning and some rescheduling by staff members and we are very grate- - Y ful to all of them for their efforts. If you found. * the Open House to be helpful to you, plga^e take a moment to let your child’s teacher Y know. . We are happy to announce that overall - SOL test scores throughout our systemimproved last year. Though there is still room, *1 for improvement in some areas we are very ] proud of the hard w-ork and dedication of all > ] of our students and teachers in tackling this, , difficult and stressful task in such a positive >: way. Third grade students (this year’s fourth - . graders), however did especially well and 1 received the highest scores in the system, > especially in math where they were amongthe highest scorers in the state. Their kinder1garten-third grade teachers and their parents are to be commended as well. Third grade teachers last year were Mrs. Carol Johnson, Mrs. Holly Propst, Mrs. Virginia Striplin and Ms. Beth Tillinghast. 7 • • Don’t forget the next two home RCHS Cross Country meets! The first is Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. against Page, and the second is Wednesday, Sept. 22. This wonderful team needs everyone's support! Thanks to everyone who attended the PTO picnic at the Rappahannock Park on Friday, Sept. 10. President Jimmy Swindler^ is looking forward to working with all of you as we help to plan and implement programs this year. ' If you are interested in teaching an Ajdult ,J Education class this year or would like ihofe , information on the program, please call the] School Board Office at 987-8773 and leave a message for Ms. Lea Blubaugh. ‘ If you are interested in teaching a Community After School Enrichment (CASfe/ class (for kindergarten-sixth graders), please call Ms. Shannon §wain at 987-8259. Wakefield happenings BY LORI FERREIRA Rappahannock News Contributing Writer • Wakefield students returned to classes Sept. 1 for the 1999-2000 school year. Among the staff to greet them were four new teachers in the lower school: . April Heddleston, second grade; Lauren Wells, fourth grade; Courtney Beeton, middle school English and Science; and Susan Bell, Physical Education instructor. In the upper school new teachers include: Andrew Habenicht, English; Adam Lewin, History; Bob Vorhees, English; and James Snyder, Spanish. • “Crazy Days,” a poem by fifth grader Kate Kevis, was accepted for publication in the upcoming edition of A Celebration of Young Poets. • The first Wakefield Classic Golf Tournament will be held Friday, Oct. 22 at the Fauquier Springs Country Club ,n 1*1 Warrenton. Participants in the tournament have the opportuni ty to win a car for a hole in one on par three holes. Team prizes will be .awarded for first and second finishes. Prizes will also be given for the longest drive and the closest to the pin. Individuals or bu^i-1 ; nesses may participate' by-' competing or being a spoiikoC*for the tournament. For 'further information call ' Wakefield at 635-8555. ' - ;: • Five WCDS students ' j participated in the NatitifiaT ' Junior Classical League''I Convention, July 31-Aug. tv at' | Florida Stare University' in Tallahassee. Students brotf^Jit '' home top prizes in competf-'tions ranging from academic " examinations to creative arts"and field and track evfcHts'.-' Attendees included Thdrrias Dowell, Steven Dowejl, Christina Luke, and Morgah ' Roach from Rappahannock County, and Maureen Dale of Luray. ■■ • Allison Russo from Fliilt'^ Hill, sixth grader at WCDS'; attended the Sumitier *1 Institute for the Gifted' at ^ Vassar in July. 11 ' *tt • The fall sports program's*'1 are underway with students®3 training for cross country, boys'1' soccer and girls volleyball. Crime Does Pay Up to $10,000 rewan: for tips on auto theft. 1-800-947-HEAT

Board holds marathon session By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Special Writer The Rappahannock County School* Board celebrated the new school year by dealing with issues ranging from the Advanced Placement (AP) program to the School Resource Officer* in a five hour marathon session. The September meeting opened! with an in-depth discussion of the AP program by RCHS teachers Jeanne Grimes, Laurel Van Horn, and Roger Flinchum. The three RCHS AP teachers spoke of the opportunities and advantages that AP courses provide to students, including the chance to engage in collegelevel studies while in high school and the acceptance for credit of coursework, by some colleges, if a student scores above a minimum on AP tests. RCHS currently offers AP courses in three areas: U.S. History, U.S. Government, and English Literature and Composition. Grimes, Van Horn and Flinchum concluded the presentation by expressing their concerns that the Board would eliminate the AP program in favor of the International Baccalaureate (IP) program that they have been investigating, and requested teacher involvement in any such decision. Chairman John Tole assured them that no decision had been made regarding the IB program. Later in the meeting, Dr. Tole discussed the Board’s IB investigation, and noted “if anything, there may be a [IB] pilot program in the summer . . . maybe next year . . . but no decision has been made regarding IB replacing AP.” School resource officer Sheriff Larry Sherertz and Captain Jeff Brown, the designated School Resource Officer (SRO) offered to answer questions regarding the memorandum of Understanding that the Sheriff’s office recently provided to School Board members. The memorandum is to serve as an agreement between the Sheriff’s office and the School Board regarding the duties and responsibilities of the SRO. Sheriff Sherertz noted that Captain Brown had recently completed an SRO course at the Fairfax Police Academy, and he has served in County schools as the DARE coordinator for eight years. The Board later discussed the memorandum, and moved to accept it pending school building administration review. RCHS expansion groundbreaking Dr. David Gangel reported that the RCHS expansion contractor is prepared to commence work the week of Sept. 20, and the Board agreed to hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday. Completion of the project is expected the first week of August, 2Q00. School fundraisers Parent Teacher Organization President Jimmy Swindlfer presented the Board with the organization’s plans to hold a jewelry sale fundraiser to support playground renovation, teacher discretion grants, profit sharing with the Seventh Grade class to support their class trip fundraising, and other worthwhile activities. Swindler spoke of the success of last year’s jewelry sale-it generated nearly $10,000 in profit-and he asked for and received the Board's approval for this year’s sale. Jenny Stanley also presented a request that the Board approve the Seventh Grade class fundraisers. This year they plan to have a holiday items sale, a sale of nature theme items, and a poinsettia See SCHOOL, Page A8 Five receive grand jury indictments BY TODD FORTUNE Rappahannock News Staff Writer A Rappahannock County grand jury handed down indictments against five individuals on term day, Sept. 13. • Michael Ryan Mills, 19, of Rixeyville, Va. was indicted for possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony. The incident occurred on May 23. Judge Carlton Penn continued an existing bond and set a date of October 7 for Mills to appear in court. • Prince L.E. Marshall, Jr. of Alexandria, Va. was indicted on a charge of driving after having been declared an habitual offender. Marshall, 42, was arrested on April 10. He is being held in the Rappahannock County Jail without bond, and is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 7. • Samuel Dee Berry, 45, from Culpeper was indicted on a larceny by false pretense charge. The incident occurred on June 9 at Settle’s Grocery. Berry is being held without bond in the county jail, and has an Oct. 7 court date. • Larry David Nunn was indicted on two separate charges, contracting without a license and larceny by trick. The alleged offenses happened on July 18 and Aug. 14. Nunn, whose bond was continued, is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 7. • The grand jury indicted Eric H. Gardner, 19, of Midland, Va. on a possession of heroin charge. He was arrested on March 6. Bond was continued. Gardner’s attorney plans to file a pretrail motion, which will be heard on Nov. 4. Cases continued Judge Penn granted continuances for two individuals: • Rodney Allen Cave, on a driving under the influence charge. He is scheduled for a jury trial on Nov. 18. • Donna Sue Jackson, on numerous counts of violating her probation. Her case has been continued until Oct. 7, pending the results of an evaluation of Ms. Jackson to determine if she could be placed in a detention and diversion center program. Photo courtesy of Wakefieldti JJ NEW TEACHERS: Joining the teaching staff at Wakefield Country Day School in Flint Hill are' J“ from left to right: Bob Vorhees, Courtney Beeton, James Snyder, Adam Lewin, Lauren Wells*,",7, Susan Bell, April Heddleston and Andrew Habenicht. UU 1 New teachers at Wakefield BY LORI FERREIRA Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Wakefield Country Day School in Flint Hill welcomes eight new teachers to the staff this fall. Headmaster Michael Vargo announced the addition of four new teachers in the upper school and four teachers in the lower and middle school. April Heddleston will be teaching second grade at Wakefield. Mrs. Heddleston brings a background in early childhood education with a B.A. from Kent State University and a M.A. from Shenandoah University. She has taught second grade, been a school librarian, a volunteer coordinator, and an editor of Welcome Home, a national publication dealing with education, motherhood and missions. Heddleston lives in Sperryville with her husband and four children. Courtney Beeton returns to the Wakefield campus as a teacher of fifth and sixth grade English, sixth grade literature, and seventh and eighth grade geography/earth science. Beeton is “coming home,” having attended as a student from 1983-93. She was graduated in 1997 from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in environmental sciences and a minor in religious studies. Ms. Beeton will also coach girls volleyball and basketball. Lauren Wells will be teaching fourth grade. She holds an M.A. degree from Marymount University and has had experience teaching a range of students from preschool through^ upper school. Wells will also coach the school’s cross country team. Andrew Habenicht, a recent graduate of HampdonSydney College, will teach upper school English. He will also be Athletic Director at WCDS and boys’ basketball coach. Habenicht was captain of Hampdon-Sydney’s basketball team which participated in the Division III national championships. Adam Lewin joins the upper school history department at Wakefield. He received his M.A. in international studies from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. Lewin has taught English as a Second Language in the Czech Republic, and worked at an economics institute in Prague and a consulting firm in Washington, D.C. He has also written articles about one of his great interest - baseball. Bob Vorhees comes to Wakefield’s upper school t I'J English department with over 20 years experience'’"* teaching in private schools.’T,o He received a B.A. from Trinity and an M.A. from " Vanderbilt Divinity School.'" • He has coached baseball, bas-r,r! ketball, and soccer, and has been advisor for various literary magazines and service clubs during his teaching career. Vorhees has workedIfTI as a Habitat volunteer, enjoys hiking, canoeing, and reading. The language department'^ K at WCDS welcomes JameS11" Snyder who will teach uppei1 ' school Spanish. He has a B.A. in Spanish from Brigham Young University and has lived in Ecuador. He spent''** four years as a University ‘ Fellow in the doctoral pro- m gram at Vanderbilt ™ University’s Department of - Philosophy, teaching philosophy courses while attending. Snyder is married and has %, „ nine-year-old daughter. ; w A graduate of Radford University, Susan Bell will be ± teaching physical education - at Wakefield this year. Bell , has designed fitness pro^/A grams fpr schools, companies and individuals during the ^ last decade. She lives on the^rr family farm near Front Royal .m with her husband, two chilrl-jJ dren and a growing flock of z: registered Hampshire sheep. ’ r. i 0 u “Guantanamera”, comic-romantic Cuban movie at The Theatre Friday, Sept. 17 p- Recycle your newspapers ] at the Rappahannock landfill. | BY ROSIE DAY , - Rappahannock News Contributing Writer “Guantanamera” is the RAAC movie scheduled for Sept. 17. It will be shown at The Theatre on Gay Street at 8 p.m. and will introduce many of us to the life and color of Cuba today. This is the final film of Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Cuba’s greatest filmmaker and director of “Strawberry and Chocolate.” This is a graceful, romantic comedy - a road movie that combines sharp social satire, subtlety and impassioned humanism. It is the story of a famous diva who returns after many years to her hometown of Guantanamo - and drops dead in the middle of a nostalgic .reverie. .Accompanying the body back to Havana are her niece Gina, a maturely sexy ex-professor blacklisted for political nonconformity, and Gina’s husband Adolfo, a priggish official who seizes the opportunity to implement an elaborate hearse relay-system that only a bureaucrat could love. “Guantanamera” is so fluid and easygoing, and its golden summertime ambience so captivating, that one might not immediately realize the film is also an ambitious and remarkably biold overview of contem JENKINS ORCHARDS Quality Fruit_ Peaches Marsun. Tyler Nectarines Redgold Apples Red Delicious. Golden Delicious. Gr»nes Golden. Jonathan. Empire and Jonagold Also Apple Butter. 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Rucker Farm Tack House Kitchen & Creamery Fresh & Aged Goat Cheeses ' Miriam Bleu Lavender Bleu Jordan River Ch6vre Herbs De Provence Feel Good Cheese - Lavender Ch6vre Tome De Ch6vre Rappahannock Cheeses are available at Rucker Farm daily from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.. and on Sundays at Archwood Green Barns in The Plains from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Rucker Farm is located off Rt. 66 West on Rt. 647. 14 miles on the right towards Flint Hill, Virginia, in Rappahannock County. Look for, our orange Rucker Farm Tack House Kitchen sign! March through4 October. Lindsay & Heidi Eastham ; 540-675-3444 LOCAL BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT NOTICE Rapidan Better Housing Corporation is preparing to carry out the , INDOOR PLUMBING/REHAB PROGRAM, a low/moderate income housing rehabilitation project, in Madison, Orange, Rappahannock and - Culpeper Counties, through the use in whole or in part of the Virginia Indoor Plumbing Loan Funds and Federal HOME Funds. In the imple- *' mentation of this project, the following job types may be available: car- - penters, plumbers, roofers, electricians, HVAC technicians, excavators, residential construction laborers. In carrying out this project, Rapidan Better Housing Corporation, its contractors and subcontractors will, to the greatest extent feasible, utilize qualified persons who permanently reside within the above Counties for employment and training positions. All job openings will be listed with the local office of the Virginia Employment Commission. Persons qualified for the jobs listed should register at the following location: 110 E. Cameron Street, Culpeper, VA. . Additionally, the following contracts and procurements will/may be made: ' well drilling and water system installation; septic field installation/construction/excavation; residential electric service installation/upgrade; residential plumbing installation; residential general contracting/rehabilitation and new construction; heating system installation; termite and other pest treatment; lead paint inspection and abatement; and building materials and supplies. Rapidan Better Housing Corporation will, to the greatest extent feasible, utilize business concerns in or owned by persons residing in the above Counties. Any persons residing or firms locat- • ed in the above localities may request to participate in procurement opportunities associated with this project by contacting the following person within ten days of this Nbtice. Written requests should include the name, address, product or service and phone number. 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Ya’ll come! Photo courtesy of Alma and Ben Jones Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, a.k.a. James Best will be visiting Cooter’s in Sperryville on Saturday, Sept. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 19 starting at 11 a.m. “Cooter's Garage Band” will perform live on Saturday and the Page County Ramblers will perform on Sunday. IK We make your healthcare decision this easy. ^11 Pick Culpeper Memorial Hospital. It’s the right healthcare decision for your family. We received a score of 99 from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. And FamilyCare Home Health and Hospice scored a perfect 100. That means we’re in the top four percent of the 5,000 hospitals surveyed and in the top two percent of home health agencies that were evaluated. You can’t do much better than th> Culpeper Memorial hospital is committed to providing the region with outstanding care, state-of-the-art facilities, and compassionate service. And now we’ve got the scores to prove it. mat No matter how you slice it, Culpeper Memorial Hospital is the right choice for you and your family. It’s as easy as that. CQ UD 'CUL* "’ER MEMORIAL Hv ^TAL \ Accredited with commendation Resource Center making a difference The Virginia Watershed Awards were set up to recognize individuals, organizations and communities for excellence in protecting their watersheds. Recently, Ragged Mountain Resource Center received an honorable mention for being a major contributor in the Rappahannock River watershed’s water quality awareness ad improvement efforts. Ragged Mountain Resource Center, located at Oldway Art Center in Sperryville, is a non-profit organization that focuses on sustainability of the Rappahannock River Watershed and Blue Ridge Mountain Bioregion. The center helps coordinate educational and recreational activities throughout the year. For 1999, activities include continuing the Second Saturday Hiking Series and Speaker’s Series, in addition to their Water Music Festival and Art Show. The center will be expanding their recreational programs to include women’s hikes with Mary Boudreau Bittinger. Ms. Bittinger says that the women’s hikes are more for casual hikers, and not as rigorous as the Second Saturday hikes. Other events of note for this year are bike excursions, canoe trips and overnight combinations of hiking, biking and boating. Some activities will be in collaboration with groups such as Friends of the Rappahannock, based in F redericksburg. Center Director Hunt Harris says that there will be a moonlight hike of Old Rag in either September or October. There are also bonfires in the town of Washington on special occasions, such as Halloween and after Christmas. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Todd Fortune Ragged Mountain Resource Center’s programs include this women’s hike to Cedar Run Falls, in Shenandoah National Park. Other programs at the center include their Water Monitoring Network in the upper tributaries of the Rappahannock River. They also plan to revisit and revise their Rappahannock Notable Trees Registry. And of course, there is the Trash Free Rappahannock Program to enhance litter and recycling efforts in the area. In addition, their speaker series will include a multimedia event with the Appalachian Voices. This group, based in Boone, N.C., has been studying tree mortality in the eastern forests of North America. Most recently, they have been studying the Shenandoah National Park region. An important component of the center’s programs will be their tree planting and native plant species efforts. John Kirchner and Lyt Wood have helped provide trees to give out for planting over the last few years. Last year, with help from the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection, they purchased 3000 trees to give away - white oaks, sycamores and white pines. The survival rate of the trees has been good the last couple of years. However, the drought has caused problems for trees planted this year. Where over 90 percent of the trees planted over the last two years have survived, Kirchner says that the survival rate this year has been 50 percent or less. Other objectives for Ragged Mountain Resource Center include working with Rappahannock and Orange County Schools, and other school systems, to develop experimental educational programs. Another objective is to continue enhancing the county library’s “County Corner” resource shelves. They are also developing a working relationship with Shenandoah National Park archaeologists and historians, as well as the Rappahannock Historical Society, to identify sites in and around the park of historical interest and significance to the community. Water-related sites include mills, spring houses and wells. Although the center’s accomplishments and programs are too numerous to mention, there are a few programs in the development stage. One such program is tq organize a forum focusing on agricultural practices and regulations, including a tour of farms utilizing best-management practices. They are also working to develop guidelines for sensible building practices and sensitive building sites in mostly agricultural and mountainous regions, such as the Virginia Piedmont. Harris hopes that the cefiter’s programs will enhance community well-being and promote a sense of respect and responsibility for our resources - both in this area and around the world. The Ragged Mountain Resource Center welcomes, volunteers, equipment, mone-; tary and other donations. For more information, please contact Hunt Harris. He can be reached by phone at 987-3366,; by fax at 987-3365 or by e-mail*! at huntji8mnsinc.com. 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Lady Panthers come up short *: BY TODD FORTUNE ^'Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock High Ijady Panthers hosted another school from Page County on Sept. 7, the Luray Lady Bulldogs. The results, unfortunltely, were the same as in the season opener. : Luray - 40 ; JV Girls -39 * i »; For the JV Lady Panthers, ii-was the same problem that plagued them in the opener. They jumped out to a halftime lfcfcd, had problems in the secqrid half and had to play from he'hind in the fourth quarter. The Lady Panthers forced 16 turnovers by Luray in the first half on their way to a 1913 lead at intermission. The third quarter, however, did Rappahannock in. The Lady Bulldogs scored the first 11 points of the quarter to take the lead at 24-19. The Lady Panthers kept it close, trailing only 30-27 heading into the fourth. The game stayed tight until Luray ran off six straight points to take a 40-31 lead late in the game. The Lady Panthers responded with eight straight to get within a point at 40-39 with nine seconds left. A Luray turnover gave Rappahannock the ball and a chance to win with six seconds remaining, but they were unable to capitalize as an attempted pass by Amy Clinedinst was broken up and the clock ran out. Amanda Weakley once again led the Lady Panthers. She registered 13 points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots. Jessica Nawrocki added eight points and nine boards. Clinedinst and Adrianne Moore each scored six points for the Lady Panthers. Luray - 62 Varsity girls - 21 The varsity Lady Panthers started their contest looking like they would give the varsity Lady Bulldogs a run for their money. Luray had only a 10-6 lead after one quarter. Unfortunately, things quickly unraveled for Rappahannock as they were outscored 22-7 in the second quarter and trailed 32-13 at the break. Things got worse in the second half, as the Lady Panthers managed only eight points after intermission. Poor shooting was once again the problem, as the Lady Panthers had many open looks but couldn’t get any shots to fall. Rappahannock made only five field goal attempts. They were better from the free-throw line, making 11 of 24 attempts. The Lauy Panthers again had some bright spots. Kyla Andreoni led the team with eight points. Rebecca Letsen added five points and eight rebounds, while Amber Welch finished the night with four points and five rebounds off the bench. Katey Wilson blocked three shots. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Todd Fortune FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Ashleigh Burke, Rachel Sharp and Brittany Thornhill of Rappahannock County were members of the Culpeper softball team that won the Virginia state junior softball and southeastern regional championship this summer. The squad finished the season 16th in the country. The girls said that they want a new softball field for the high school. r Panther Cross Country respectable in opener The Rappahannock High School Cross Country teams did not win their inaugural meet of the season at Luray on Sept. 9, but Coach Reed Gillespie was “pretty impressed” with the results. ‘ The Panthers competed against host Luray anti class 2A Spotswood. On the girls side, Spotswood finished first with i6 points. Rappahannock was hot far behind with 33 points to finish second. Luray was far Behind in third with 77. Berkeley Hobson finished first among all female runners. Other Lady Panthers with strong finishes were Alyssa Berry in fifth, Rachel Sharp in sixth place and Beth Yowell, who finished seventh. On paper, the boys team’s third place finish may look disappointing. But the point totals suggest otherwise. Luray finished first with 39 points, and the Panther men finished only three points back PermaTreat PEST AND TERMITE CONTROL FREE INSPECTION! 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-Jxappafjattnocfe jSetosi— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayiand, 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, SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 Our View Demolition Should old structures be torn down? On Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m., the Washington Town Council will hold a special meeting to hear the case for - and against - the proposed demolition y Sunny side Farms. The decision of the architectural Review Board to allow demolition of arts of the Mercantile building and summer house has been appealed to the council. There are some who feel that the buildings on the proverbial “chopping block” have historical value and should be saved. Are they right? It might bear repeating that the ARB unanimously approved what Sunnyside Farms is proposing. There were a few minor concerns, but the ARB members did not seem to have a problem with the proposed demolition. It may also bear mentioning i.iat they met twice on the matter before approving all components of the proposal. Whatever the Town Council decides, should they ailow the demolition or overturn the ARB’s decision, someone is not going to be happy. And depending on v\ hat the Council decides, this issue could be far from oeing resolved. Regardless of how you feel about the proposal, if vou have an opinion then you should make yourself heard at this special meeting. This promises to be interesting, to say the least. Elections Things are starting to heat up. Now would be a good time to get involved. Watch the Rappahannock News next week for profiles on the local candidates, as well as candidates for the General Assembly, in this year’s general election. Vith the elections less than two months away, things v* ill start to heat up soon. Even though many candidates are running unopposed, there are still a number >t'contested races that bear watching. Reading the paper next week will give you some information about the candidates, but don’t stop there. Like we mentioned before, these people who are running for office are listed in the phone book. If you wish to speak with them about something, give them a call. There are also likely to be a number of public events and forums which will provide opportunities for the public to learn about the candidates. In fact, some candidates are already pounding the pavement. The people we elect in November will represent us for the next two or four years, depending on the office except for the Clerk of Court, who will serve an eight year term) We are not only deciding who will run ountv government, but also who will represent us in Kichmond. We owe it to ourselves to get involved in i he process. If you don’t become involved, then what 'ght do you have to complain when you don’t like the >bs our elected leaders are doing? Rappahannock Today , Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Carl Ebom Davette Kvarnes, local artist and sign painter, sits in her studio on Main Street in Sperryville surrounded by her artwork and kites. Davette focuses her talent on oil and pastel portraits, calligraphy, hand-painted signs, still life and flower oil paintings. Letters Open House - a very informative event l I would like to send a big “thank you” to all the administrators, helpers/volunteers, and teachers who spent the extra time it took to prepare for and attending the Open House at the Rappahannock Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 9. For those parents who could not attend, due to the storm or whatever, you missed a very informative event. Like my son’s teacher said, “Book Day does not give us enough time to tell you about how we spend our day.” I think the Open House was a great idea and I feel better knowing how my son is spending his day and, especially, how his teachers are presenting the material. Once again, my thanks and appreciation to everyone involved in the Open House. I hope we’ll see it again next year. Candy Henze Washington Letters to the editor The Rappahannock News welcomes Letters to the Editor from its readers as a forum for discussion of local public affairs subjects. WRITE: Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747 FAX: the Editor (540) 675-3088 To be considered for publication: Letters must be signed by the writer. Include address and phone for verification (not to be published). Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length. Personal attacks will not be published. Long letters from those with special authority on a current issue may be treated as a guest column (with your photo/requested). ! • Due to volume, letters cannot be acknowledged. All are appreciated and will be read with interest toward the newspaper’s editorial values. If possible, type your letter double spaced using upper and lower case. Letters must be received by noon Monday to be considered for that week’s publication. Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 30 Years Ago Thursday, Sept, 18, 1969 Rappahannock County High School has received a two volume set of the Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance given by Chrysler Institute of Chrysler Corporation. Linda Martin and Steve Baker were on hand to aid students in making decisions on careers and provide information of job opportunities being created and expanded by the growing industrial economy. The Rappahannock Lions Club was host for the meeting Wednesday of Zone 1 in Region 4 which includes three clubs in Culpeper, one in Remington and the Rappahannock Club. This is a newly established Zone with Paul Nichols of Flint Hill as its chairman. A meeting of the 4-H Light Horse and Pony Club was held Sept. 13 at the home of adult leader, Mrs. R.V. Snead. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President, Cil Davis; Vice President, Wendy Brown; Secretary, Libby Snead; Treasurer, Cassie Coates; Reporter, Susan Dodson and Song Leader, Maureen Day. Aviation Fire Control Technician Third Class David E. Palmer, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Palmer of Washington is serving with attack Squadron 75 aboard the USS Saratoga in the Mediterranean Sea. 25 Years Ago Thursday, Sept. 12, 1974 Barring an unlikely economic miracle, Rappahannock Ski Area will not open this winter. Last winter’s mild weather brought the operation to the brink of bankruptcy, although James Moore, president of the operating firm, was careful to skirt the fateful word in a meeting with creditors last Friday. Harvesting corn and filling the silo, whether trench or standing, is keeping the farmers occupied in Rappahannock right now. Cutting, chopping and hauling is all done in one operation and was taking place recently on the Eastham’s farm at Huntly. Mrs. Dorothy Davis tendered her resignation from the office of Mayor of the Town of Washington at the September meeting Tuesday night of the Town Council. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have moved out of the town limits and she will no longer be eligible for this seat. Stepping up to Mayor will be Peter Kramer, who was elected in May to the council for a first term. At the first meeting following the election he was unanimously elected vice mayor by his associates, and automatically assumes the role of mayor at this time. 10 Years Ago Thursday, Sept. 14, 1989 Beside new classes and new teachers, Rappahannock County High School students are welcoming new friends and new languages. Six international exchange students have joined the 1989-90 classes in Sperryville. Each a member of Youth for Understanding, an international exchange program for students ages 15-19, the six students are living with local Rappahannock families until the summer of 1990. Two Rappahannock County residents, Jimmy Compton and Tony Deal will represent the Warrenton/Rappahannock residency in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Culpeper District truck rodeo on Sept. 22. The two finished first and second in the residency competition, which is a test of driving skill and safety knowledge. ,, The abundant rainfall this summer has left morning glories blooming in profusion across the county. —COMPILED BY: BARBARA C. WAYLAND Washington High School, WASHINGTON, VA. Report of ^ .mouth ending Writing . Spelling . Gram mar Competition Arithmetic . . Geography . . . Physical Geography . History U S. . . . Physiology and Hygiene Days Present . Days Abseot . No. Ttasus Tardy Deportment . 94 n ffr t 2A / / /JA Ancient Hiatdty . Botany .... Algebra . . Geometry . . . Rhetoric . . . Civil Government Literature . . . Agriculture , . Zoology .... Physics .... Science .... Bookkeeping Drawing V REMARKS; i Courtesy of First OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: This above document is a report card from the Washington High School from 1916 for Eliza Clopton—

Local artist heads to Colorado BY TODD FORTUNE Rappahannock News Staff Writer Artist Michelle Powell of Woodville left for Colorado on Sept. 11. She took with her a tribute to those who survived the shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo, last April. “The Flowers of Columbine” is a color pencil drawing depicting three young ladies, students at Columbine High, and the horror they experienced on the afternoon of April 20. The original picture was taken by photographer Mark Leffingwell from behind police lines just after the ladies had come out of the building. The photo, which appeared in news magazines, was brought to Mrs. Powell’s attention by the pastor at her church, Warrenton Bible Fellowship. He compared it to the Vietnam Memorial, and the pain and healing offered by that monument. Mrs. Powell was touched by the picture, saying “This is like a Vietnam Memorial to me.” She then contacted Leffingwell and asked for permission to use the photo as a reference for a drawing. He was more than happy to let her use the photo, and she began work on this project. She worked on it while selling some of her pieces at a recent art show, and got many inquiries from people about it. Everyone who asked about it was touched by the story. Once the drawing was finished, Mrs. Powell sent it to Leffingwell by e-mail and he was very impressed by it. She also presented it to the congregation at church. She said the chprch was so quiet, “You could hear a pin drop.” In fact, the church paid to have the 15 by|24 inch original framed and sponsored her trip to Colorado. | Those who say it’s a small world must know what they’re talking about. Michelle’s cousin, Toby Kierchke, is one of| the firefighters that I Photo courtesy of Michelle Powell The Flowers of Columbine” is Michelle Powell's drawing in tribute to the students who experienced the horror of the shooting at the Littleton, Colo, high school. The flower at the bottom is a columbine with three drops of blood, symbolic of what happened there on the afternoon of April 20, 1999. responded to the scene of the shooting on April 20. She also has cousins with children that attended Columbine. She added, “All of these ties have come into my life that I didn’t realize were there.” While in Colorado, Mrs. Powell plans on visiting those people plus the principal at Columbine High School. She plans to present him with a limited edition print, and would like to talk with some of the students there. She will also meet with a counselor who worked with some of the children after the shooting. This counselor knows the three girls in the painting, and also has a print. While there, Mrs. Powell hopes to speak with the Governor of Colorado to try and gain some publicity for the drawing. Ms. Powell wants to put the drawing in a public place, but she also wants it to “have more influence than just sitting on a wall.” In addition, she is scheduled to appear on the nationally syndicated radio program “Focus on the Family”, based in Colorado Springs. The original drawing is on display in their gallery. While this piece shows the horror felt by students, she says “I would like to do a follow-up drawing to show the hope and healing of Columbine.” If she is allowed to visit with some of the students, she plans to take pictures to use for that piece. She has also conceived the idea of a large travelling art show for school children. It would include her art, plus “artistic expressions” by students - art, essays and poetry among other things. Her concept would be a “living, growing connection between students,” going from school-to-school. Ms. Powell loves children, especially teenagers. She commented, “Society is in trouble, but the kids need love.” Ms. Powell has worked as a substitute teacher, directed a teen drama team and held a coffee house for young people at church. Intoxication arrests Sunday evening I At approximately 5:30 p.m. on,1 Sept. 12, sheriff’s deputies responded to complaints about a <disturbance in Sperryville and arrested 55 year-old Lewis Gallihugh. Gallihugh has been charged with drunk in public. Shortly before 8 p.m. that same evening, deputies responded to another disturbance complaint in Flint Hill. Roy Frazier, 41 was arrested at the scene and charged with drunk in public. Possible larceny The Sheriff’s Office is looking into a possible larceny that occurred on Timothy Lane in Gid Brown Hollow on Sept. 12. The resident reported that a tool case was missing from his front porch. He and some neighbors spotted a truck with 30-day tags and two people inside leaving his driveway earlier in the afternoon. Mailbox damaged A resident on Horton Hollow Road reported on the morning of Sept. 7 that his mailbox had been blown up. Tfje resident heard an explosion around 9 p.m. the previous night. The Sheriff’s Office believes that someone may I I have exploded a cherry bomb in the mailbox. An investigation is underway. Accidents in county Virginia State Police reported on four separate accidents in Rappahannock County last week. A driver was injured in a two-car accident on U.S. 211 approximately four miles west of Route 667 at 7 p.m. on Sept. 3. Edmond Digiannanatonio, 82, of Reston Va. drifted across the center line while going through a curve and struck a U-Haul truck being driven by Tommy Grant, 47, of Isola, Mich. The U-Haul suffered an estimated $500 worth of damage, but a vehicle it was towing was not damaged. Digiannanatonio, who was injured, has been charged with failure to drive on the right side of the highway. Damage to his 1995 Ford was estimated at $4000. A single-vehicle accident occurred on U.S. 211 near the same area just before 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 4. Mark Kitchell of Arlington, Va. was travelling uphill on his 1991 Honda motorcycle when he lost control in a curve, skidded across the road and struck a guard rail. Kitchell, 30, was injured and has been charged with reckless driving. Damage to the motorcycle was estimated at $1500. A VDOT truck was damaged in a minor accident on Sept. 9 at about 1:20 p.m. The driver, 50 year-old Richard Harper of Locust Grove, Va., was travelling on Route 614 west of Route 622. He pulled into a ditch to let oncoming traffic go by, as 614 is a narrow gravel road. When Harper pulled over, he struck a locust stump in the embankment. Damage to the truck is estimated at $1500. Harper was not injured. Valerie Edwards, 49, of Flint Hill suffered minor injuries in a two-car accident near Chester Gap shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 9. Ms. Edwards was travelling on U.S. 522 when she signaled and stopped to turn onto a private driveway just north of Route 632. She was hit from behind by a 16 year-old male driving a 1992 Pontiac coupe. Damage was estimated at $200 for Ms. Edwards’ 1989 Toyota wagon and $100 to the Pontiac. The 16 year-old has been charged with following too close. End of Season Easy Financing Available ; Must come in for special price. You Will never Get A Better Deal. i puUS i Ideal For All Your j Farm, Lawn and i Garden Work. | Other Kubota Models In Stock. ! 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The two day festival features home grown musical talent, and is a free concert sponsored by the musicians and volunteer staff. This year’s fete has a full bill of twenty acts, and will be held two weeks earlier than usual so that the performers and audience can frolic in the late summer sun. The event will again be held on the festival grounds located between Mountainside Market and the Sperryville Flea Market, directly across U.S. 211 from the Glassworks Gallery. Free parking is available on both sides of the highway. 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School _ From Page A3 sale to raise funds for the class trip to Williamsburg. The Board approved the request. Board <;ommitt£e reports Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee member Rosa Crocker revealed that an investigation has begun into the feasibility of a public/private partnership to fund and develop a new track and field facility. She noted that preliminary plans call for the formation of a community organization to seek private funding for this venture, Ron Makela reported that the Policy and Legal Subcommittee has revised or developed new policies including: a policy defining the Student Representative’s term as one year, from September through June; a new policy that establishes a fee for checks returned for insufficient funds; and the modifica tion of the excused absence policy that accepts telephoned excuses from parents in addition to written excuses. The proposed policy additions and changes will be acted upon by the Board at its next meeting. Makela also discussed the possible need for liaison with local representatives to the state legislature regarding deficiencies in the Commonwealth’s evaluation of SOL tests. In his report later in the meeting, Superintendent Gangel confirmed that there is a problem with SOL test evaluation-the Commonwealth has, for example, lumped the fourth grade predictor testing results (fourth graders may take a fifth grade SOL test to predict their instructional needs) with fifth grade results, thus skewing the performance data. Dr. Gangel requested and received the authority to contact the State Department of Education to seek a solution to this problem. The Board also agreed to get local political representatives involved in this issue should Dr. Gangel’s communications get no posi _® CrossLink ———.. Quality & Reliability Full-Service Internet Access Serving the Mid-Atlantic With extended local dial access in VA, MD, Wash DC, W VA, DEL, NC, and PA Local Calls ... Global Access Toli Free: 1-888-427-6775 N. VA & DC metro call: 703-642-1120 email: info@crosslink.net web: http://www.crosslink.net tive results. In other activities before the Board: • The Board discussed the school bus use policy in light of recent complaints regarding the administration’s denial of a request to use the buses to transport children to a private sports camp. The Board referred the issue to the Policy Subcommittee for study. • The Board agreed to permit Trash Free Rappahannock to use two sedans on three Saturdays for the transportation of community service penance individuals to clean up sites. • The Board moved to permit the Superintendent to sign a liability release that will enable the firm of Hayes, Large to provide athletic field construction documents to the county. The authorization is contingent upon Hayes, Large signing the release first. • Superintendent Dr. Gangel reported that Trigon Health Insurance premium increases were reduced from 29.5 percent to 18.3 percent, but the increase will still have significant financial impact upon the School Board and employees who contribute for family member coverage. ‘ Candidates featured next week Watch the Rappahannock News next week for a special section on candidates running in the upcoming general election. We will feature all local candidates, as well as contenders for the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate seats in this area. We will run a brief bio on each candidate, plus their , views on issues that affect Rappahannock County. IF YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE ONLY CONTROL YOU HAVE IN LIFE, • WE CAN HELP. Problems often have a way 6f controlling our lives. At Pinebrooke Psychiatric Center, we can help. We offer treatment for depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse and other mental health problems. Our twelve-bed unit enables us to provide personalized care. Our caring, compassionate staff emphasizes wholistic care for the body, mind and spirit. Every effort is made to return patients to a healthy, normal life as quickly as possible. Therapy is, for the most part, short-term and intensive, in both day treatment and overnight care. Most stays are less than a week. For more information, call Pinebrooke Psychiatric Center. PSYCHIATRIC CCNTtR ■ I C ul p • p • r Memorial Hospital Sunset Lane, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 • 540-829-4132 • 800-848-3899 Photo courtesy of Jean Lillard TOUR DE RAPPAHANNOCK: Last year’s group anxiously waited for the race to begin. This year’s third annual Rappahannock RoughRide will be held Saturday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m., rain or shine. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Trinity Episcopal Church. Cost is $20. Courses range from 12, 35 and 60 miles over paved roads to a 20 or 30 mile paved and unpaved course. Helmets are required on all rides. Proceeds benefit the Fauquier Free Clinic, a volunteer organization which provides quality, primary health care and dental services to uninsured individuals and families living in Rappahannock and Fauquier County. For more information phone 347-0394. Board From Page A1 science, and fifty-second in history) indicated that changes were needed. The essence of the change is to remove the Eighth Grade from the general high school routine by eliminating the classroom rotation and providing four core teachers (instead of twenty-two) and four core classrooms so that teachers see each child every day. This modified approach gives the students greater support and provides a better transition to the high school environment. Eighth Grade teacher Jenny Stanley and Eighth Grade parents spoke of the positive effects already, and of their support for these changes. Drought relief Rappahannock farmers needing drought assistance must call the Commonwealth’s Drought Assistance Hotline at 888-824-2457 to qualify for relief. Livestock farmers who need water or hay can receive either at special distribution points once they have quali fled, but must provide their own transportation. Old business actions County Administrator McCarthy discussed the new Community Services Board Performance Contract that provides local services for mental health, retardation, substance abuse and aging, and the Board moved unanimously to accept the contract. He then opened discussions on a competitive negotiation process to prepare for expanded office space for the Commissioner of Revenue and Treasurer. McCarthy recommended that the Board of Supervisors agree to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select architectural firms for design and construction management services. Supervisor Mike Massie asked about the use of existing space for expansion, and the Board discussed various space options and concluded that no suitable options exist. They then agreed to authorize the preparation and release of the RFP. The County Planning Commission will hold a hearing on the draft Telecommunica wkr -m • jmFWH?!I • ■ Vireinia Hunter & BloodstocR Fall Sale Saturday, September 25, 1999 Frying Pan Park • Herndon, Virginia Entries Still Being Accepted For Information contact (800) 240-7900 Fax: (703) 777-5580 Professional auction si rvici:s, inc. PO Box 1 399 • Leesburg Virginia 201 77 http://professionalauction.com uctiori Firm #299 Email: PASINC@aol.com tions Ordinance on Sept. 15, and McCarthy recommended that the Board of Supervisors schedule a special meeting for their hearing on the ordinance. The Board agreed to hold its hearing on Oct. 6, 1999. Marine Corps landing County residents may see Scud missile mock-ups, Humvees, light armored vehicles and helicopters on the morning of Sept. 18. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab announced that it will conduct a Capable Warrior Limited Objective Experiment in the region that will examine command and control procedures and experimental sensor systems used for mobile target location. No live ammunition or weapons will be deployed, and residents are invited to contact Marine Corps representatives on the day of the exercise if they any questions (703-784-5165 or 5166). In other activities: • John McCarthy reported that VDOT approved a ban on truck traffic on Route 1001 in Sperryville, has agreed to post lower speed limits on Routes 642 and 640 between U.S. 211 and Route 729, and will continue to evaluate lower speed limits on the remainder of Routes 642 and 640. • The Board deferred decision on approval of new contracts to upgrade telephone systems and services in County offices. The recommended bids came in at an aggregate amount of approximately $92,000 compared to a budgeted amount of $71,500 and the County Administrator will investigate possible bid reductions. • The Board approved a fencing contract to Crawford Fence in the amount of $21,850 for the new trash transfer station. • The Board approved the drafting of a resolution supporting a dedicated funding source for land conservation in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This resolution was proposed by the statewide Conservation Land Coalition, and asks that the General Assembly set aside $40 million per year from the real estate recordation tax to be used for the land conservation efforts. The Washington Town Council deferred action on a similar resolution at its September meeting. Financial Problems? Bankruptcy May Help! • Too Many Bills • Harassing Phone Calls • Collection Suits • Auto Repossession • Wage Garnishments • Home Foreclosures treet, 3rd aal Security .. 111 f, ^if Earl J. 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• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B6, B7 • Real Estate/B8 September 15, 1999 Citizen of the Week Jim Marangoni Home: Castleton Occupation: Retired from the US Government in 1989 Accomplishments: Jim has been providing technical support for the Sheriff’s Office since 1991. Sheriff Larry Sherertz is quick to point out that Jim will come by at his own expense, donating his free time and computer expertise to the Sheriff’s Office. Jim recently installed new computers in the patrol and investigations divisions. Sherertz says that Jim “has gone out of his way to get involved,” and adds that the Sheriff’s Office probably couldn’t afford what he donates. Sherertz also commented “I don’t think our computer system could function without him.” Jim Marangoni also serves the county as Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator, and is a certified EMT. He helps out at the Loan Closet, and is a past President of the Castleton Volunteer Fire Department. Jim is a member of Washington Baptist Church, where he is an inactive Deacon and serves on the Tape Ministry Committee. Jim and his wife Carol (Mrs. Jim) have two children. Their daughter, Cathy Lane, works at the County Jail. They also have a son in Winchester, who builds houses. Weekend Picks Volunteer leader dinner Friday night There will be a 4-H Adult Volunteer Leader dinner meeting on Friday, Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Extension Office. Any adult interested in being a 4-H volunteer leader and past or present 4-H volunteer leaders are invited to attend. After dinner, there will be training and planning for the upcoming year. There will also be a meeting of the Rappahannock County 4-H All Stars directly following the leaders meeting. Call the Rappahannock Extension Office at 675-3619 if you plan to attend. RoughRide slated 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. Eunice Wenger’s work on display Ms. Eunice Wenger will have her work on display at Middle Street Galley in Washington during the month of September. The show will run through Sept. 26. Middle Street Gallery is open from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday. aoCoxfut fzL&hoxy of tfs, fUxLnlbj SjjLiaofjaC dliuxalz cHoxjiis, *Uoux Sr U^xLsd ^tovjex Safe BY KAYE KOHLER Rappahannock News Contributing Writer On Oct. 16 and 17, the Trinity Episcopal Church will once again hold their annual House Tour and Dried Flower Sale. This upcoming event of 1999 marks the 43rd year. It is no longer just a church event, but a community one which many of us look forward to every year. Since many of you have not been here for 43 years, it seemed appropriate to relate how the entire weekend came about, and to also look at the memories of it from the eyes of the parishioners who have worked so hard to keep it alive for everyone. Flossie Williamson was a resident of the county who is remembered well by all who knew her. She had a deep love for nature, especially appreciating the beauty of flowers and the nutritional value of the “weeds” surrounding us. She came home from a trip to Williamsburg with a handful of purchased dried flowers and showed them to her friends, Lois Snead and Dorothy (Dotsie) Davis. She convinced them that she could come up with a better way to dry flowers than what she had bought, but stated that she did not know how to arrange them. She suggested to them that together they could make money for the church by making arrangements. So the first year, she did all the drying and Lois and Dotsie did all of the arranging. They made about 25 arrangements and sold them at a church bizarre. Photo courtesy of Kaye Kohler ARRANGEMENTS: The ladies of the Trinity Episcopal Church are busy making arrangements for their 43rd annual House Tour and Dried Flower Sale, which will be held Oct. 16 and 17. these hrst arrangements contained marigolds, dahlias, straw flowers, artemesia, old man’s love, and “lots of wild things.” Lois Snead remembers well the second year. On Sept, il, with a station wagon full of arrangements and a one month old baby, Lib, she and three or four other women went, with their own cars full of flowers, to the community room set up at the Woodward & Lothrop’s at 7 Comers to present the 35 - 50 or so arrangements for sale. Their hard work drying flowers in Flossie’s attic paid off, and everything sold very quickly. In fact, Woodies then passed a rule that nothing could be sold in the community room from then on. Their own plastic flowers did not sell well. By the third year, or 1957, they decided they needed a way to display the arrangements to be able to sell them. Thus began the Annual House Tour and Dried Flower Sale. Lois Snead recalls the many efforts that were tried over the years. One year, they tried taking special orders. But this involved wallpaper, paint, and drapery samples with flowers arranged in preset containers, and delivery, sometimes to northern Virginia! Another year the women not only grew and dried the flowers, but they heated old records so that they could be bent into shapes and painted as containers for the arrangements. In the early years, only sand was used for drying. This involved bringing the sand home from the beach, washing it in detergent until the water was clear, dumping the drained sand onto sheets on the grass and letting it dry out, and then bringing it into the kitchen to bake in the oven to store in tin containers until ready to use. No task too daunting! Another year, a combination of corn meal and borax was tried. Unfortunately, worms were found eating the flowers after they were already in arrangements and sold! It was fun to stir up memories and uncover a few jewels of what many remember as a “Never will I forget the time...” “...the time I spent teaching Matilda Walker to make arrangements in the parish hall. George and Dotsie Davis often joined us in the evening, since I was teaching and that was my only free time. I’ve been making arrangements for 39 years.” ...Christine Johnston. (Mrs. Johnston has made over 100 arrangements in a year for our event. She now lives in Winchester and is still working hard drying roses and making arrangements). “...the time I was setting up the parish hall with a few other women. We had gotten very dirty, but our husbands picked us up and took us to the Inn back when a chicken dinner was $4.95.” ...Grace Simms “...the time I bought an arrangement that was in a beautiful pottery container. I found out later that Diane Wood had made the pot in a class in college. I think she should have it back...this story is not over yet.” ...Lucy Oliver “...the time Helen Fairfax bought one of the arrangements made by George Davis in 1970. She kept it in her home for years until she moved into a rest home in Alexandria. She brought it back to the church in 1990, and it sat on a shelf for others to admire - still with the same materials, faded but shapely. Within the last few years, someone borrowed it, and it was not returned, so it is lost now.” ...Jane & Maurice Herndon “...the time George Davis tried so hard to get my husband, Raynor Snead, to make arrangements. Raynor told him it was not for him. We were later on a trip to Pennsylvania and walked into an antique shop. Raynor found an old rusted urinal and brought it home for George to make an arrangement in it. George did! Then, he gave it back to Raynor with an arrangement of, old man’s love, cattails, and 2 teasel balls.” ...Lois Snead “...the time Charlotte Nichols and Betty Web came to learn how to make pine cone wreaths. I had told them it was a messy, wet job. Charlotte showed up with galoshes that covered her completely! In the middle of our mess, a customer from the Inn was watching us, and walked over to see what we were doing. He came into the hall to see the arrangements that were ready thus far, and was truly amazed. He was the concierge for the Marriott Suites Hotel in Bethesda. He returned a week later with an enormous vase with plastic flowers and photos of the lobby, and asked us to make him a gigantic arrangement. We delivered it, and it was truly spectacular displayed in his lobby.” ...Kaye Kohler Great jazz returns to Little Washington Guitarists Jimmy Bruno and Jack Wilkins are drawing jazz enthusiasts from far and near to “Little” Washington for an upcoming concert at The Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. Their concert at the Theatre in 1998 was a near sellout, and indications are that the 1999 concert will be the same. Reservations have already been received from as far away as Tennessee, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Richmond. Randall Kremer, of the Smithsonian Institution, will introduce the program again this year. Bruno and Wilkins perform frequently as soloists, as well as with other world renowned musicians. As a duo they have played at the JVC Jazz Festival in New York and as part of the Benedetto Players concert series. Among their numerous CDs are “Bluesin.” Wilkins’ just released recording on the String Jazz label, and Bruno’s “Live at Birdland-II,” issued earlier this year on the Concord label. During their Sept. 25 concert at the Theatre in Washington, Bruno and Wilkins will preview some of the music they plan to record together in England in January 2000. Reviews of Wilkins’ and Bruno’s concerts and recordings have been outstanding. Of Jack Wilkins, The New Yorker wrote “superlative guitarist, wild melodist,” while The New York Post called Wilkins “a guitarist’s guitarist...a deft and focused soloist with a riveting sound...” Reviewing Jimmy Bruno’s most recent CD, 20th Century Guitar said “Jimmy’s playing, as per usual, is nothing less than incendiary.” In the words of Vintage Guitar Magazine, “It almost goes without saying that if you love jazz guitar playing, you love Jimmy Bruno.” Reservations are recommended for the Sept. 25 concert by the jazz guitar duo at the Theatre at Washington. Tickets are $14 with reservation, and $15 at the door if available. Students 18 years and under pay half price. For reservations phone 675-1253, or send e-mail to TheatreVA@aol.com. Photo courtesy ot The Theatre “Mark Twain: Light and Dark” The fall season at The Theatre at Washington opens with this performance on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. In this original and unusual production actor Wayne Clawson presents two sides of Mark Twain. Tickets for the show on Saturday are $14 with reservation, $15 at the door. Students 18 and under pay half price. For reservations and information phone 675-1253.

Church A Activities Homecoming, revival at Woodville Woodville Baptist Church will have their annual homecoming and revival beginning Sept. 19 and ending Sept. 22. Evening services begin at 7:30 p.m. This year’s speaker is Rev. Paul Hawkins, pastor of Tidewater Baptist Temple in Chesapeake. There will be a variety of music throughout the week. For more information call 987-3317. 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. Homecoming, revival planned Massanova Pentecostal Church near Castleton will celebrate their 71st homecoming service on Sept. 19 with services beginning at 10 a.m. with Bishop Brown. Lunch will be served at noon followed by a 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. service conducted by Rev. L.D. Savage and the Blythe family. Revival will be held Sept. 20-26 with services beginning at 7 each evening with the Blythe family from Oklahoma. Everyone is invited. Fellowship Assembly of God » Pastor: Joel Cress Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship/Children’s Church 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Youth Prayer and Praise 7 p.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. County Methodist services County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Sept. 19 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. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: John R. Pendleton Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday: Wednesday: Thursday: Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth & Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. W.M.U. Meeting Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. Alt. Lebanon Baptist Pastor: Dallas Smith Sunday: Adult Bible School/Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study 8 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Alission Father Jerry Pokorsky Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses Forest Grove Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Tuesday: Adult Choir 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m., Children & Adults Holy Eucharist 11 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. Winner Mrs. Hollyann Jenkins, of Washington, was crowned Mrs. Fantasy International on Sept. 11. She was judged on beauty, speaking ability, attire, personality, poise, posture, modeling, and general appearance in each category of the competition. The categories included photogenic, formal wear, interview attire, aerobic wear, and speech delivery. Mrs. Jenkins is the wife of Mark Jenkins of Washington. Cooter’s to host guest-1 Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, a.k.a. James Best will be visiting at Cooter’s in Hazzard Country, just west of Sperryville on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18 and 19 beginning at 11 a.m. Don’t miss the live entertainment each weekend at Cooter’s. The Cooter’s Garage Band plays on Saturday and the Page County Ramblers perform on Sunday afternoons. Belated birthday wishes go out to my niece, Donna Clark, who celebrated hers on Sept. 7. Birthday wishes are also extended to Mrs. Hazel Deal, who celebrated hers on Sept. 10. The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary vrill be holding their first Fireman’s Apple Festival on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the carnival grounds. There will be fun for the entire family including an apple bobbing contest, a quilt contest, an apple pie contest, a pumpkin pie contest, crafts and lots of good food. The Sperryville Auxiliary is seeking contestants to enter their handmade quilts and homemade apple and pumpkin pies. To enter your quilts or homemade pies call Charlotte Jenkins at 987-8683 before 7 p.m. Please no calls after 7 p.m. The Auxiliary is also looking for craft vendors. Anyone who would like to be a part of the festival or would like more information about this upcttnv ing event may call Marsha Thompson at 987-8530 or Diane Weakley at 987-8275. Mrs. Angie Baldwin, MrA Thelma Jenkins and Ashleigh Pullen were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Deal on Thursday: The Sperryville Unitecf Methodist Church will have worship service at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19. Rev. Me’rlifi Shorb invites the public. Labor Day guests of Mr: and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins were Mr. and Mrs. Rorinie Jenkins, Donna Clark and Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. Ricky PulJ^p and Ashleigh hosted a eookpat on Labor Day. Their gujests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jenkins, Christal, Tom and Ted. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Jenkins and Dale, James Jenkins, Crystal Fincham, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baldwin ancj David, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Baldwin and Mrs. Thelma Jenkins. Have a great week and give me a call should you haye news to include in this column. Viewtown social news happenings Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boldridge upon their recent celebration of 50 years of marriage. The couple resides on Route 729. Birthday greetings are extended to Susan Weaver, who turned eight today, Sept. 15. Samantha Reid was a weekend guest of April Reid. Michael Grigsby is a patient at Winchester Hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery. Viewtown residents are encouraged to attend the annual reunion of the late Ernest and Neva Nicholson Dodson at the Rappahannock Park on Sunday, Sept. 19. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. All are welcome. Give me a call should you have news you would like to have included in this column. Have a great week! Prestons celebrate anniversary Best wishes to Jack and Ruth Preston who will have a wedding anniversary on Sunday Sept. 19. Frank Moffett and Mrs. Jean B. Moffett were Saturday visitors of Mrs. Moffett’s brother, Edward Nelson Buxton at the President and daughters, Amanda and Bobbie Jo had dinner with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Beatty aijd son Robbie of Fr»nt Royal joined therffibr a visit in the evening. Donald KevsgJ-.hf' Alexandria spent'the week-end with his mother. Mrs. Addie Madison Inn in Orange. Mrs. D.C. Welling of Fairfax Station was a Wednesday guest of her mother, Mrs. Jean B. Moffett. The deacons of the Washington Baptist Church will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday night at the church. Mrs. Ann Simmons and Mrs. Ruth Clark met Ms. Barbara Embrey of Marshall in Warrenton on Thursday and had lunch at Ocean Cafe. Visitors Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark of Manassas. On Sunday Mrs. Sarah Brown Keyser. Mrs. Jeanetta Puller) of Flint Hill joined the family,'0t\ Sunday for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz were Labor Day dinner guests of Mr. an$ Mrs. Steven Sengstack and skins Eric and Jason in Centreville. Mrs. Denise Jakubowicz arid family and three friends frofn Doylestown, Pa. and Mr. and Mrs, John Schultz spent the weekend1 in Williamsburg and enjoyed Bttsh Gardens. Quote of the week: The man whd leaves home to set the world on'flre often comes back for more matches. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U S. 211 E. Luray Foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains Sun. to Thurs. 7 a m. - 8:30 p.m. (540) 743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. "See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs ” 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540) 825-0937 Sperryville Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING" U. S. 211, West Sperryville, VA (540) 987-8235 I I I hat an elegant and stately vessel this is, ready to cut through the seas with a quiet sleekness, leaving smaller craft bobbing in her wake. This great liner does not depend upon the power of the winds to move through the ocean waves, nor is she afraid that they will toss her to and fro. She is powered and stabilized from within. Are we powered from within, or do we tend to go with the wind7 It might seem to suffice for awhile We might even think it is fun and exciting, but sooner or later we will be blown out to sea. ..lost. Our power and stability on the seas of life must coine from God. Psalm 93:4 proclaims. . .The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea." Visit the House of the Lord each week. Learn of His power and rejoice in His Word. You will never be without the strength to endure when you are powered from within. 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Wenger’s September show is remarkable BY DIANA BIRD Rappahannock News - Contributing Writer ; Eunice S. Wenger’s one woman show at the Middle Street Gallery for September fully displays her remarkable skills and imagination. She calls herself a fiber artist in cloth and paper, which doesn’t begin to suggest her many methods of expression. Her most astonishing works are wall hangings made of silk and paper embroidered with gold thread and beads. Two in this exhibition, “Vessels and Wells” and Adinkra Symbols” are entirely different in inspiration and execution, but it would be difficult to choose between them. “Vessels and Wells” is a brightly painted and patched series of squares on which several circles are faintly painted, like ripples on the disturbed surface of water. Superimposed are images of many jars and bowls in a variety of shapes and colors. These beautiful designs may represent individuals in Wenger’s symbolic curriculum. As I have indicated, some of the “vessels” are decorated with gold beads sewn with gold thread, rendering the hanging slightly three dimensional. The brilliant colors and designs of Vessels and Wells” may have been inspired by Byzantine mosaics. “Adinkra Symbols” is African in character, as the title indicates. The colors are subdued earth tones and pastels, with black. This hanging, also of silk and paper, features a number of women bearing water jars as well as images of eyes and abstract tribal signs. Its calm, neutral nature is appealing in a way that other abstract paper collages framed behind glass are as well. There are 11 of them in the show. In all of Wenger’s creations one finds exceptional attention to small details of design and materials. Her pins, lockets, boxes and book covers are sometimes exuberant, sometimes reflective of still nature. Her sense of color is almost always excellent. The titles for her works are not necessarily suggestive of the impressions they convey. I find that I read into her pictures and hangings what I have seen somewhere else, which may or may not be what the artist had in mind. That doesn’t matter. One of her pictures called “Portico” is a series of rounded arches with a few vaguely suggested capitals. It is colored gray, lavender, orange, ocher and gold, made of hand-made paper, rubber mat and foil. The light this image reflects as a whole reminds me of the Byzantine world. Wenger’s work conveys richness and depth. In a statement accompanying this exhibition, she says in part, “I value art as a way to bridge the gap between myself and others...These themes are found not only in daily activities but also in foreign culture, in articles and books, in nature, in geometric symbolism and in dreams...I am rewarded with hours of absorbing work...” Her viewers are rewarded too. Birthday wishes extended to residents Belated birthday wishes go out to Salem way resident, Wilbur Glascock and to Mrs. Helen Williams of Aaron Mountain Road, both of whom celebrated last week. Birthday wishes go out to my sister-in-law, Mrs. Shelvy Frazier, who celebrates her day today, Wednesday and to Jerry Cubbage who adds another year on Saturday. No problem now for anyone to find the Windmore for Arts Foundation office, since .a beautiful sign, has been erected just below the “I Wanna Scream” store. Plan now to attend the next “singing and pickin’’ party at the Salem fire hall, which is planned for Friday, Sept. 24 beginning at 7 p.m. Good food and fellowship, along with singing and playing is always enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and Christopher of Turkey Ridge Road were Tuesday evening callers of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Swindler of Culpeper. Sunday afternoon guests of the Frazier family included Mrs. Eunice Meade and Billy Meade of Culpeper and Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville. On Saturday Mrs. Atkins visited her niece, Miss Brenda Frazier and mother in Culpeper. Nazareth Baptist Church Amber Welch accepted as exchange student Amber Welch of Flint Hill F has been accepted by Youth for Y Understanding (YFU) 8 International Exchange as an international exchange student. Amber will live with a family in Australia on the . YFU 2000 Spring Semester program. Amber currently attends Rappahannock County High School in Washington. YFU was established in 1951 as a private, non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting international understanding and world peace through exchange programs for high school students. Now, more than 40 years later, YFU operates exchange programs in more than two dozien countries and has ten regional offices in the United States, an International Center in Washington, DC, and a worldwide network of several thousand volunteers and more than 175,000 alumni. In addition. to the American Overseas Program, YFU offers families in the U.S. the opportunity to host an international student from one of over thirty countries. Search for Mrs. Rappahannock announced Applications are now being accepted for the title of Mrs. Rappahannock International, pn official preliminary to the Mrs. Virginia International Pageant, which is to be presented at the Paramount Theatre in Bristol on June 3 and 4, 2000. ; The woman chosen as Mrs. Rappahannock International will become an ambassador From the Rappahannock area )and will receive an official title and sash. The woman chosen as Mrs. Virginia International will receive a prize package valued in excess of $5,000. I Competitions will include interview, aerobic wear and Evening gown. There is no swimsuit competition. Married women living in the Rappahannock area that 4j-e interested should call 5409S&-5992. or more information about FU programs, please call 130-Teenage (833-6243). Blankets, bibs, towels, more. Items shown are from the John lennon™ plush toys. .... _ jgMfi 'Sa* on adorable styles t fix your newborn. H1 SO'.. Entire stock infant plush Cuddy friends fx baby. 40 % Entire stock m "Funy Animals" . St IpyMeby, Baby* " blankets, body ind more. * . 4iFashi > V * * m —_-*'*'*0Vi4 •• nsgi * ^ .-s*- *■« ROYAL PLAZA • FRONT ROYAl, VA • (540) 635-3101 • HOURS MON -SAT 10-9; SUN 12-5 LURAY SHOPPING CENTER • LURAY, VA • (540) 743-J110 • HOURS: MON -FRI 10-8, SAT 9-8; SUN 12 30-5 K> WARRENTON CENTER • WARRENTON, VA • (540) 34.7-1820 • HOURS MON -SAT 10-9; SUN 12-6 on Route 707 held their annual homecoming on Sunday. Great preaching and plenty of food made it an enjoyable day for all in attendance. Miss Carolyn Peyton of Charlottesville spent the weekend here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Peyton of Clover Rock Acres. It is our prayer that all you grandparents out there were treated well with lots of love for your day on Sunday. Mrs. Cindy Heflin and Mrs. Janet Peregory were shoppers in Manassas on Tuesday. Jim and Nina Peyton and their children, Penny, Kindal and Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Peyton and Kamry attended the Old Hollow reunion held at the grounds of Thornton’s Gap Regular Baptist Church near Sperryville on Sunday. Miss Kendra Hitt was honored with a birthday party on Saturday given by her grandmother, Mrs. Aloe Hitt. Her guests included Jennifer Peregory, Nicole Heff, Amanda Smith and Raymond Furr. Later they motored to Culpeper and enjoyed skating at the ring and closed out the day by feasting on pizza. Charlottee Scott of Lake of the Woods Garden Club will be guest speaker for the combined meeting of Salem and Culpeper Calfee Garden Clubs when they meet on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Culpeper Methodist Church. For more information call 825-8731. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Robinson and Timothy spent the weekend in Edgewater, Fla. Mr. Robinson’s mother returned home with them for an extended visit. Quote of the week: There is no education like adversity. Upcoming Events Front porch pickin at Hackley ys A front porch pickin party will be held at Hackley’s Country Store on Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Bring your instruments, voices and lawn chairs and plan to have a good time. The Rappahannock County 4-H members will be selling tickets for a 50/50 raffle to raise money for the 4-H general fund to use for 4-H programs. For more information call 937-5373. Band Boosters to meet — The Rappahannock Band Boosters will meet Thursday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Elementary Library. Everyone is invited. For information call John Wiese at 937-9909. Gorfein to speak Meredith Gorfein, Democratic candidate for the 31st, District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, will announce the official launch of the campaign’s website on Friday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. in the “commons area” near the John Barton Payne Building in Warrenton. Homeschooling families to meet HomeSchooling families will be meeting at the. Rappahannock Park pavilion on Friday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. td share curriculum ideas and to organize field trips and group opportunities for this school year. Bring your' suggestions and exciting materials to display to help guide new home-schooling families who have questions. To be put on the local network’s phone tree if you cannot attend, call Carol Lucking at 987-7204, extension 2. Dodson reunion planned Family and friends of the late Ernest and Neva Nicholson Dodson will gather for their annual reunion on Sunday, Sept. 19 at the Rappahannock Park near Washington. All are invited to attend. “Come and bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the fellowship,” said an organizer., Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Auction planned at Amissville The Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Inc. will host an auction on Oct. 2 at the fire hall. Please, call Paul at 937-4954; J.B. at 937-4218 or Jack at 937-5282 for pickup of items. All appliances must work and furniture must be in good condition. Republican Rally planned An old-fashioned Republican Rally and dinner will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. at Washington Volunteer Fire Department. For people who don’t want dinner, the' rally program will begin around 3:45 p.m. All events other than the dinner are free. For information call Walter Longyear at 675-3679. Karate classes to begin Shorin-Ryu Okinawan Karate classes will begin on Sept. 22. Classes will be held on Wednesday at Ki Theatre. Junior classes will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and adult classes from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information call • Arthur Drago 5th Dan, Sensei at 635-7554 or Betsy Toth 3rd Dan, Assistant at 349-0632. .c Fall sculpture class set ■* A fall sculpture class, figure sculpture in clay, will be held for nine weeks beginning Sept. 28 on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost is $225 and includes model and materials fees and will be taught by Charles Flickinger at the Oldway Art Center near Sperryville. For more information call 987-8718. Ragged Mountain activity Mountain Resource Center in Sperryville is sponsoring the following activity and more information may be obtained by calling the center at 987-3366. Saturday, Sept. 25: Women’s Hike Series Destination: Mary’s Rock, meet at Mountainside Market on U.S. 211 in Sperryville between 8:30-9 a.m. and carpool to the trail head, or meet in the Panorama parking lot on U.S. 211 by 9:30 a.m. Dress according to the weather of the day and bring food/water for self. Plan to return late morning or early afternoon. Call 987-9300 for additional information Live music at Cooter’s « : i Live music will be featured each weekend at Cooter’s in * Hazzard Country, just west of Sperryville. On Saturday from ! 12 to 3 p.m. Cooter’s Garage Band will be performing and on I Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. the Page County Ramblers will be playing. All community residents are invited to attend. I School Choice Conference set A statewide School Choice Conference will be held [ Friday, Sept. 17 at Richmond Marriott. You will need to register by Sept. 10. The cost is $25 which includes lunch, ! registration and handouts. For more information call 804- ! 330-8331. | U-18 softball tryouts Sudden Impact 18U girls fast pitch softball team will be holding open tryouts for the 2000 summer and remaining 1999 fall seasons. Tryouts will be held at Fauquier High school varsity softball field from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 19. Sudden Impact plays a highly competitive schedule of college showcase and national qualifier tournaments. For additional information or details, call Mark Anderson at home, 364-1454 or work, 703-827-2404. Fundraiser underway The Rappahannock County High School Athletic Boosters are beginning their main fundraiser of the year. For a donation of only $20 you could be eligible to win a grand prize of $1,000; a second place prize of $750 or a third place prize of $250. Prizes will be given away at the last boy’s basketball game in December. You do not need to be present to win. There will be only 200 tickets printed. Proceeds benefit the athletes at the high school and the athletic department. Tickets are available from any RCHS coach, at any home'game or from any of the following Booster Club members: Nancy and Calvin Atkins, Monte and Lisa Clinedinst or Cheryl Taylor. Cooking class offered Hartland Wellness Center and Culpeper Seventh Day Adventist Church are co-sponsoring a cooking class at Culpeper Library on Monday, Sept. 27. The healthy eating for weight management class will cost $5 per person. Pre* register by calling 672-3100, extension 240.

Front porch pickin’ at Hackley’s Store Here’s hoping all , the grandparents had a fantastic Grandparents Day on Sunday, Sept. 12! Great weather after our “little” storm last week. The “Front' Porch Pickin’’ at Hackley’s Store will be on Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Come out with your lawn chair, instruments, and voices for a down home good time. The Rappahannock County 4-H members will be selling tickets for a 50/50 raffle to raise money for the 4-H General Fund which is used to help offset costs for 4-H programs. If you need mote information or. in case of bad weather, to confirm the pickin’ is still on. please call 9375373. A reminder to parents of Rappahannock County students of the early release at 1:40 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, and Friday, Oct. 8. Registration brochures are available on the bulletin board at Hackley’s Country Store for the Sept. 18, third Annual Rappahannock RoughRide in Washington, which will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $18 for pre-registration by mail or $20 on the morning of the ride. You may register beginning at 8:30 a.m. the day of the ride at Trinity Episcopal Church. Bring your bike, your helmet (required), and enjoy the scenery’. The community is invited to share in the revival and homecoming celebration at Bethel Baptist Church beginning Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m., with guest speaker Rev. Ray Jackson. Rev. William Swan will bring the message on Thursday, Sept. 16. Closing the revival service will be Rev. William Swan on Friday, Sept. 17. Services begin each night at 7:30. On Sunday, Sept. 19 Pastor Forrest Freeman, Sr. will preach the morning service. Lunch will be served after the morning service. Rev. Howard Frye and the church family of Nazareth Baptist Church of Boston, will be the homecoming guests at Bethel Baptist Church beginning at 3 p.m. Please join Rev. Richard Gordon and the members of the Amissville United Methodist Church for their homecoming service on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Steve Parker as guest speaker. Homecoming is a prelude to revival which will begin with the evening services at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19 through Tuesday, Sept. 21. Rev. Robert Parks Jr. will be the guest speaker for the revival services. He is the pastor of Courtland United Methodist Church located in the Portsmouth area. There will be special music each evening. Everyone is invited to come out to hear the spoken word and to sing God’s praises. The United Methodist Church is located off of U S. 211. Congratulations to Gary and Sandra Davidson on the birth of their son, Brandon James, on Aug. 16, weighing in at eight pounds and 14 ounces. The Amissville 4-H Community Club will hold its first meeting on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Bethel Baptist Church. Interested children aged 9-19 are welcomed to join. Adult volunteers are needed. For more information, call Jennifer Gray at 937-3899 or you may contact the Rappahannock County Virginia Extension Office at 675-3619. Country Kids Playgroup will resume on Monday, Oct. 4 at the Jefferson toll Community Center. New families are welcome to join. The playgroup is a non profit group for parents/care givers and children ages infant to five. The group meets every Monday and Thursday from 10 a.m. until noon. Toys are provided. Crafts and activities are planned. Optional field trips are also planned. Minimum dues are collected to defray 'cost of rent. Please call Barbara Verhaalen at 349-3185 for more information or directions. The annual fall auction at the Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2 in the fire hall. If you have items you would like to donate which need to be picked up, please contact Jack Atkins at 937-5282, Paul Payne at 937-4954, or J.B. Carter at 937-4218. Furniture must be in good condition and Sperryville plans celebration The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary will be holding their first fireman’s Apple Festival on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the carnival grounds. There will be fun for the entire family including a quilt contest, a pumpkin pie contest, crafts and lots of good food. The Sperryville Auxiliary is seeking contestants to enter their handmade quilts and homemade apple and pumpkin pies. To enter your quilts Loan Tune- Up. In the fabulous fifties, cars had fins—and car loans took a long time to process. Now.', at the end of the century, car have been simplified. So has the loan F&M Bank-Winchester: the all new 1-2-3 Auto Loan, only from F&M With a 1-2 3 Auto Loan, you can get the car or truck of your dreams—be it the latest model, a vehicle that’s a few years old or a classic with loads of chrome and fine Corinthian leather. We 11 even deduct 1/4% from the interest rate when your payment is automatically deducted from your F&M Bank-Winchester Checking Account. To apply, stop by any F&M Bank-Winchester location or call our Instant Loan Line today at 1-800-903-5399. Rale and payment reflect 1/4% rate reduction lor automatic payment Rale without automatic payment is higher appliances must work. Your support is appreciated. Belated happy birthday wishes to Kelsey Hall who became a teenager on Sept. 7! Also, happy birthday wishes are sent out to Rusty Jenkins and Charlie Priest who each celebrated a birthday last week. Special happy birthday wishes go out to the Dillard sisters. Lauren was four years old on Sept. 3 and Andrea turns seven on Sept. 18. Happy anniversary to Gertie and Paul Poling who have shared 57 years together on Sept. 11! May God bless you with many more together! Happy 52nd anniversary to Ruby and Mitchell Green on Sept. 15! The Jeffersonton Baptist Church Men’s Brotherhood will hold a yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 25. Donated items may be taken to the church beginning Sept. 22. All proceeds are used to fund local mission outreach programs. Please leave your news in the box at Hackley’s Store by noon on Sundays. or pies call Charlotte Jenkins at 987-8683 before 7 p.m. No calls after 7 please. The auxiliary is also looking for craft vendors. Anyone who would like to be a part of the festival or would like more information call Diane Weakley at 987-8275 or Marsha Thompson at 987-8530. Sharp Rock to host wine festival Sharp Rock Vineyards near Sperryville will host their second annual wine festival on Saturday, Oct. 2 from noon until 5 p.m. Enjoy bluegrass music, food and wine. $10 per person includes wineglass, tasting, a glass of wine and snacks. The event will be held rain or shine. For directions and/or ihformation call 987-9700. DIZh FULY STORAGE TARPS Stock up and save! Good quality! $198 6'x8'_ 1 . $"198 jX’xlO’_ «J $/|98 10'x 12'_ Your Choice 40 LB. • TOP SOIL • POTTING SOIL •COW MANURE $1 88 J A Bag SLOTTS® LAWN PRO* LAWN FERTILIZER •Contains iron for fast, deep greening without danger of burning • Recommended for a variety of lawns •5,000 sq. ft. coverage Plus 2% iron * M « FULL 3 CUBIC FT. PINE OR HARDWOOD MULCH Your choice $^58 Ad Bag HUMbLITh YARD BKUUM HOMbLli fc d3300 16" CHAIN SAW $1 Cft95 Free carry ing case included EARTHWAY BROADCAST ^SPREADER 50 LB. | DECORATIVE MARBLE CHIPS $268 iOLB. BACCTO ENRICHED POTTING SOIL $495 50 LB. 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Walter Milton Burke had dinner Saturday evening with his Suche grandparents in Culpeper. Also present were his parents, Die and Michele Burke and his aunts, uncles and cousins, Butch, Beccy and /Blake Harris and Eddiev Jennifer and Michael John Suche. Visitors during the week of June Clark and Misty Hitt were Shirley Hitt, Myrtle Falls, Rena and Richard Burke, Dickie and Peggy Way land, Rev. Alphesus Atkins, Martha Lou Hitt and Tim, Edie, Samantha and Robert Falls. Anne Crowley of Warrenton and Julie Hixon and . son, Jeremiah of Arlington were Sunday visitors of Vallie Butler and Norman Holt. Corey Norman was a weekend visitor of his grandmother, Mrs. Sadie Norman. Sunday afternoon visitors of Mrs. Audra Crawford were Jim and Lillian Sykes of Culpeper, Curtis and Katherine Crawford of Flint Hill and Opie, Charles Ray and Elizabeth Crawford of Sperryville. On Sunday Debbie and Corey Norman enjoyed the ' singing and playing of musical instruments at Cooter’s in Sperryville. Misty Hitt and June Clark were Sunday luncheon guests of Tim and Edie Falls and family. Tim, Debbie and Corey . «, Norman and Mrs. Sadie - > Norman had dinner on . Sunday evening at the , t; China Jade Restaurant in Culpeper. , Last week included in , the Woodville column was , , the cutest joke which need- , ed to be cut due to space limitations and in fact two additional lines should have been cut. The Rappahannock News regrets the mis- * take however, we would like to share the joke with Woodville readers as well as others around the county. It goes like this. < A husband was telling a * , friend his 36th wedding anniversary was coming , up and he had decided to , , take his wife to Hawaii to celebrate the occasion. His - . friend said well if you take , her to Hawaii for your 36th t anniversary what will yoy do for your 40th anniver- « sary to top that. The husband replied I’ll go back to., Hawaii to get her. Again we regret the mistake. j Don’t forget to drop off ^ your news items in.the box located at Mary’s Little Shop or call June Clark ai 987-8827 or Rena Burke at 987-8330. You input is greatly appreciated.

Activities at Healing Arts Center BY CAROL LUCKING Rappahannock News , Contributing Writer The following classes will be offered at Rappahannock Healing Arts in Sperryville. For more information call the center or stop by their office on Lee Highway. Introduction to Sufism ,In order for world peace to occur, it is being said that a curiosity for understanding the threads that tie the religions of the world together is important. Sufism is an ancient esoteric school that honors all religions and spiritual paths. Sufism is called the Path of the Heart, as well as the Path of Light. On Friday, Sept. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. Mariah Dean from Charlottesville will be leading an evening of Sufi Dancing. Pre-register by calling Karen at 987-7204, extension 4 or 5472596. $5 pre-registered or $10 at the door. The Magic of Somatics Workshop Lawrence Gold, published author of articles and handbooks on Somatics, has moved to our area. On Saturday, Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at The Rappahannock Healing Arts Center, he will introduce us to Somatics, a way of self-care that regulates muscle tone and improves agility and suppleness. These movement exercises reduce or end chronic pain from overuse or previous injuries, reduce the likelihood of back injury and improve self awareness and comfortable rest. Anyone who is looking for relief may find it here! Lawrence Gold also offers private, clinical appointments for people with injuries." Register by calling him at 540-351-0874. Beginners Astrology Classes Rappahannock Healing Arts Center will host Stella Richards, psychological astrologer, on Oct. 9 from 1-3 p.m. for a series of four classes. The focus will be on a basic and indepth understanding of the signs, planets and aspects and will delve into chart interpretation. Instruction will be given from a psychodynamic and Jungian point of view. Call Stella to register at 804-823-2555. $25 per class. Almine Barton Monday, Sept. 27 from 7-9 p.m., Rappahannock Healing Arts Center will present Almine Barton, from Oregon, who travels worldwide, speaking to groups about universal spiritual teachings that transcend any particular religion. Her introductory talk last year drew over 60 people from a wide area. Described as a renowned healer, teacher and prophetess working within the hidden realms of Christ Consciousness, she is excited about returning and sharing new insights with our community. To reserve space call 987-7204, extension 4. $10 donation suggested. A two day workshop with Almine will follow on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 28 and 29 beginning at 9 a.m. It will be held at Ki Theater. $50 per day or donations within your means. Pre-registration is required at 9877204, extension 4. Iret, Flint Hill families entertain Miss Amber Welch celebrated her 16th birthday at her home on Sunday. Her guests included her parents and brother, Steve and Molly Welch and Nathan, John Dennis, Brenda and Charles Hitt, Amanda Sims, Jo Amy and Jennifer Bywaters, Bryant and Holly Welch, Emily and Katie Welch. We wish Amber happy belated birthday wishes. ■ The Flint Hill United Methodist Church rescheduled their Administrative Board meeting to Wednesday following choir practice at the church. Allison Lillard of Manassas visited her grandmother, Mrs. Edna Lillard on '.Sunday. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have Homecoming services on Sunday, Sept. 26 at 11:15 a.m., with Rev. Claude Cook, formerly of Flint Hill, as guest speaker. A covered dish dinner Will follow the service at the fire hall. ►. The public is cordially ipvited. ' Bryant and Holly Welch motored to Fairfax on Friday aind had dinner at Sgt. Peppers. Homecoming services for the Flint Hill Baptist Church will be held on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. The Rev. John Divers of Cloverdale, former Marriage Licenses * The following marriage licenses were issued recently at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office on Gay Street in Washington. Frank Allen Kennedy, (Jastleton and Michele Lynn Keeler, Castleton. ‘ Robert Macolm Clarke, liuntly and Candice Mary Ramirez, Huntly. Nathan Ross Dimock, Amissville and Lindsay Margaret Rosemary Gray, Amissville. I Steven Wayne Schiro, Kuray and Deborah Lynne Atkins, Front Royal. Junior Reed Jenkins, Sjperryville and Joyce Ann Jenkins, Sperryville. Peter Hays Gries, CJolumbus, Ohio and Monica Gristhina Quintas, Sao Paulo, Irazil. ■ 'Robert Allan Showe, Hagerstown, Md. and Maria Isabel Christina Ford, Washington. » pastor, will deliver the message. Following the service a covered dish dinner will follow at the fire hall. The public is welcome. Tiffany Way land of Sperryville was a Sunday luncheon and afternoon guest of Elizabeth Welch at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Welch. The nominating committee of the Flint Hill United Methodist Church met on Thursday evening at the home of Homer and Artis East. The Administrative Board was to follow but was canceled due to the bad storm. The United Methodist Women is to meet on Monday, Sept. 20 with Mrs. Artis East. The Flint Hill Baptist Church has worship service on ^Utiougtits. by Randy Minter YOUNG AT HEART When one asks a centenarian about the things that have contributed to such a long life, one of the first things to be mentioned is a youthful disposition. As much as it pays to attend to healthful regimens for the body, it is the inner spirit that guides us along the path of a long life. There is no substitute for optimism and enthusiasm. As George Sand once wrote, “Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age, and to imagine right up to the brink of death that life is only beginning. 1 think that is the only way to keep adding to one’s talent, to one’s affections, and one’s inner happiness.” Optimism can be a great healer for the heart because it offers the possibility that life can be better. And if it is not, all have still benefited from your positive attitude. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, 233 Broadview Avenue, we understand that families deal with loss differently and that each person grieves differently. That’s why we customize our services to meet your individual needs. Call 347-3431. We offer plots in Bright View Cemetery, just outside Warrenton, and memorials and monuments for all cemeteries. “Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living. ” - P. R. Regamey the second, fourth and fifth Sunday at 11 a.m., with Robert O. Goff delivering the message. Business & Service Directory Only $4.60 per week for a 1 inch space (540) 675-3338 Next Deadline September 23 BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs 540/825-0397 1418 Orange Rd., Culpeper Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CLEANING MAID SERVICE ResidentialCommercial Sth Anniversary tost discount on first cleaning Reasonable Prices Free Estimates 540-937-4247/540-937-5576 Cabinetmaker Gene Lyman Cabinetmaker Repairs • Refinishing • Restorations • Reproductions 540-987-8443 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT . MacRae Associates, p.c. Full Service CPA Firm Washington, Virginia (540) 675-2043 CHIMNEY CLEANING (Olbe (iulu ne i?luceps Chimney Sweeping Relining Otd Scwcce Fully Insured 16 StpeutHCt Bruce Vierling (540) 675-3508 EXCAVATING BROWN’S EXCAVATING 7 Quann Lane. Chester Gap, VA 22623 (540)635-7273 SKk!lSd Du*"P Bushhogging Service Truck Mowing Water, Utility, Gravel, Sand, Dirt Landscaping Drains Lines Topsoil & Mulch Snow Removal Footers & Hauling Culverts Driveways NO JOB TOO SMALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL TODO BROWN FENCING FENCING High Tensile. Barb Wire. American Wire, Chain Link. Board and Electric. Split Rail ftitlMi fanrinn iuailaKU A rnvmcy rmnc/ng ahinkw aibo Curtis Crawford Home: 540-675-3943 Pager: 399-2688 CARPET EARLY’S CARPET, INC.. Th» One-Slop Shop lor compute Horn* Oecorung Servm Flow Cowtngs ■ Wndo* Troalmens Walpapef * Shp Covers & upnowory O- - ■ ^ ■ I i I ■ I rmtamnami a oornmarctmi Rt 211 Aml«vW(,VA 937-5500 CONSTRUCTION T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Custom Homebuilder Class A License 540-987-8043 KREYLING CONSTRUCTION Top Quality Custom Homes Since 1975 540-987-3145 Joseph F. Keyser Building Construction Quality Renovations & Custom Homes VA Class A ( ontrac tor 540-675-2395 EXCAVATING Keys Excavating & Landscaping We do it all! Free estimates Insured 540-987-9259 Excavating Division of Lkc Truckinf fit Equipment Inc. "ssaFTSiEiaar Ponds • Basemans Riding Rings * deling Quality work and satisfied customers an our #J priority Maury Sutphin (540) 675 3429 374 Ben Venue RJ Hint Hill. VA 22627 EXCAVATING Vest's Excavating Specialized Backhoe, Dump Truck Hauling, Ditch Digging, Culverts, Mowii Bushnogging & Grading, Si>ow Ri 675-1117 ng, LANDSCAPING Flint Hill Nursery ~ Offering full service lawn maintenance - Complete landscape design and installation Free Estimates 675-1005 or 675-3150 RESTAURANT THE COUNTRY CAFE Monday-TTusday 8 am to 9 pm. FridaySatuday 8 am. to 9 pm Sunday 8 am to 3 pm 675-1066 Take out Available Ponds & Waterfalls Naturalistic Plantings & Stonescapes Landscaping (Service (800)821-6160 (540)937-7565 Storybook Farms Landscaping, Inc. STORAGE SPERRTVILEE STORAGE CO. Safe Handy Storage Residential Commercial Reasonable Rates 540/987-8507 SPEKRWIM.E. VA TV & APPLIANCE GREYSTONETV & 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 TAX PREPARATION MASONRY Don Corbin MASONRY Brick & Stone Restoration Patios, etc. (S40) $47*3452 PAINTING SpScciSl7c£fy,n Vinv* 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 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 Obituaries Lillian Bouclin Front Royal resident Lillian G. Bouclin, 90, of Front Royal died Sunday, Sept. 12 at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. A grave side service was conducted on Wednesday in the Russell family cemetery at Huntly by Rev. John Pendleton. Mrs. Bouclin was born Jan. 6, 1909, in Huntly, daughter of the late James M. and Rosa Nickens Russell. She was the wife of the late Albert Bouclin. Surviving are a son, Alton Merriweather of Front Royal and a brother, Abner Russell of Huntly. Turner-Robertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal was in charge of the arrangements. Russell Clark Sr. Stephens City resident Russell Marshall Clark Sr., 75, of Stephens City died Thursday, Sept. 9 in the Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Clark was born on Nov. 24, 1923 in Rappahannock County, the son of the late Rasby Franklin and Goldie Marie Clark. He was an agricultural worker for various farms in this area, retiring after 35 years of service. He was a veteran of World War II having served in both the United States Navy and the United States Army, achieving the rank of Sargent. His wife, Mildred Elizabeth Rinker Clark, whom he married on Oct. 12, 1946 died in 1987. Surviving are one daughter, Betty Ann Hillyard of Stephens City; one son, Franklin R. Clark of Stephens City; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Also surviving are three sisters, Shirley Turner and Dorothy Easom, both of Rappahannock and Margie Kenney of Stephens City and one brother, Lewis Clark of Rappahannock. Grave side services were conducted on Monday at Shenandoah Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Douglas Sterrett III officiating. Omps Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. James Obey Orange resident James Howard Obey, 83, of Orange, formerly of Westport, Conn, died Sunday, Sept. 5 in the Orange County Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 29, 1916 in Detroit, Mich, and was the son of the late Howard and Marian Brown Obey. He was married to the late Carol Aldrich Obey. Survivors include three daughters, Cynthia O. Stamps of Westport, Conn. and Woodville, Carolyn O. Bromberg of Elmira, N.Y. and Kathryn O. Anderson of Boston, Mass.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Obey was a retired chemical engineer and President of the Food Division of Blawnox Corp., he was a member of the A.I.C.H.E., the Park Country Club of Williamsville, N.Y., a Fellow at the Mellon Institute of Pittsburg, Pa., worked with Henry Ford, was past President of the Danville Foundry; was an accomplished golfer, sailer, antique clock hobbyist and patented inventor. A memorial funeral service was held on Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Walker Chapel United Methodist Church in Arlington with inurement in the church cemetery. The Rev. Dan Ivey officiated. Preddy Funeral Home of Orange was in charge of the arrangements. 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

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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 law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. After An Ad Is Ordered it cannot be changed or cancelled after the posted deadline for that issue At the time of placing your ad, it will be read or faxed back to you for any corrections to be made. Read your ad carefully the first time it appears in the paper. If it contains an error, or if you wish to make changes, call at once. No adjustments will be made on errors that do not materially affect the value of the advertisement. All errors must be reported by 3:00 p.m. Monday following the date of publication. The Times will not accept liability for its failure, for any cause, to insert an advertisement and reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or setup The Times Newspapers are not liable for the quality of advertised products or services. We Accept |- -11 11 1| I j Rentals Apartments v .. __/ FLINT HILL AREA Spa cious 1 Br garage apt. $350 monthly. Call Wanda, Sam Snead Realty, 540-635-9753. 40 ACRE HORSE farm in Castleton: 2 BR/2 BA recently renovated farmhouse & 3 stall barn. Fenced pasture &: stream. Available now. $975 per month. Lynn Stone, REMAX CROSSROADS 540825-1800, ext. 19, NEAR WARRENTON: 4BR, 2BA home on 1 ace in center of farm. $900/mo. With room for horses, $1400/mo. 540937-5186 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY - restored Historic three level manor house. % bdrms, 3 bths. Avail 10/1/99. $1200.00. Call Eileen M Day, Realtors, evenings. 540675-3843. Seeking house for $250 - $300/mo Inside/outside plumbing okay Need by Oct. 15th. 540-9878340 ask for Jean. FREE ROOM FOR help in the home. Can have an outside job too. Great for mature person 540-937-3420. SENIOR CITIZEN NEEDS 2BR cottage/ apt, WarrentonAmissville area. Reasonable rent. Have 2 mature dogs. 540-9371735, Iv msg. DEER AND small game hunting in NV. Call 703670-9783 or e-mail www.nsa-inc.com Classified Ads Work Call 347-4222 Sato* ' Houses V_ / MODULAR HOME. Ranch, 26x60, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, large utility room, island kitchen, stove, refrigerator and dishwasher. Carpeting, baseboard heat, equipped for ceiling air conditioning Designer shingles. 10-year structural warranty. Set up on your foundation for only $59,995 Carl Frye’s Mobile Home Sales, 540-665-0501. 122 1999 CASTLE, 28 X 56 3 BR, 2 BA, fireplace, dishwasher, thermopane windows, skylight and central air. Set up in nice mobile home park in Front Royal area. $2,700 down, $606/mo. Carl Frye's Mobile Home Sales. 540-665-0501 YEAR 2000 SECTIONAL home, 28X48, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, garden tub, plush carpet, dormer and guttering. Total gas, with vinyl siding and shingled roof. $1,775 down, payments $397/nionth. Carl Frye's Mobile Home Sales Commercial Rentals GENERAL STORE 1500 sq. ft. with coolers & shelving. Cash reg./machine, scales & other. Also attached 3 BR apt. (rented). Also 18 X 24” storage garage on 2.3 acres commercial rated. 6 miles N of Culpeper on 229 & 630. 540-9375623. Real Estate Wanted MOUNTAIN ACREAGE WANTED with small cabin/house, on water, within 1.5 hrs of Fairfax ronald.koch2@gte.net, 703-830-2802. WISPERING PINESGrower of trees & shrubs. White Pines 57ft. $25. each. Norway Sprus 5-7ft. $25. each Container plants 2-3 gal. $6. each. Call: 540937-6178. We have Northern Virginia all wrapped up! Call us today! 703-689-1260 V. Legal Notices j PUBLIC NOTICE Rapidan Better Housing Corporation is preparing to carry out the INDOOR PLUMBING/REHAB PROGRAM through the use in whole or in part of HOME Investment Partnership Program funds. In the implementation of this project, the following contracts and procurements will/may be made: well drilling and water system installation: septic field installation/ construction/ excavation; residential electric service installation/upgrade; residential plumbing installation: residential general contracting/ rehabilitation and new construction; heating system installation; termite and other pest treatment; lead paint inspection and abatement; and building materials and supplies. Rapidan Better Housing Corporation is soliciting the participation of minority and female-owned businesses in carrying out this project Such business concerns may be included on appropriate bid and procurement lists by submitting a written request within ten (10) days of this Notice. Requests should sate the name, address, product or service, and how the firm qualifies as a minority or female-owned business concern. Such requests should be addressed to: Janet Herr, Rapidan Better Housing Corp., P.O. Box 1028. Madison, VA 22727. All contracts and procurements will be made on a competitive basis. SOLID MAPLE AND pine bowling alley floor sections. 42inx16ftx2.1/4in thick for counter tops table etc. Ex cond. $225 and up 540-3649252 WANTED TO BUY: Good quality wild Ginseng, top prices paidd. 540948-4787. 2 CRUNCH 12" SPEAKERS in custom made box. Like new. $200/FIRM. Call Thomas 540-347-1970. AKC & ASCA Australian Shepherd pups; champion sire, both parents agility titled Black tri & blue merle Males only. Selling to approved homes. 540-937-5805 BORDER COLLIE PUPS born 7-10, 6 males, 2 females, farm raised, kid friendly, finest pedigree from working stock, started on Puppy Chow, ready Labor Day $400 Call 540687-8844 NEED A FOSTER Home for a nice family dog. Can't keep her in rental house. Call 540-6226355 POINTER/ ENGLISH pups: Reg., exc. bloodlines, 11 wks, shots & wormed Health guaranteed. 540-364-1322. 294 Giveaways BARN HOMES NEEDED for shy unadoptable cats, all medical prov., spayed/neut. 703-2950678. FREE SLAB WOOD long length 540-453-2079 FREE SLAB WOOD long length 540-543-2079. YELLOW Lab, M, neutered, spots on tongue. “Raj". Missing from Woodville area since 5/26/99. $500 Reward. 540-987-3182. 350 Business Services 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 Legal Notices r 'S V BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTYH, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 4, 1999 at 7:00 pm in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: SE #99-08-03 W.L and Mary L. Payne, Trustees, desire a Special Exception permit to create a lot of less than 25 acres by boundary adjustment between their lot of 49+ acres (Tax Map 30, Parcel 16B) and their purchase of a 32.7+ acre lot owned by Maria C Siccardi The boundary adjustment would leave a lot of approximately 19 acres. Property is zoned "A"Agricultural and "C”-Conservation and is located n Hampton District. Allowed under Section 170-37 of the Rappahannock County Code. A COPY of the foregoing application is on file at the Zoning Office in Washington, Virginia, and is available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Said” application will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, September 15, 1999 at seven-thirty in the evening at the Rappahannock County Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 170-55, if any. The above-named applicant, adjacent properly owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their comments to the Board of Supervisors, c/o P.O. Box 519, Washington. Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. BY: John W McCarthy Zoning Administrator 9-1, 9-8, 9-15-99 t u •275213 The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is soliciting proposals in a Request for Proposals to provide professional architectural services to Rappahannock County The terms and conditions, proposal submission and evaluation standards, and other pertinent information, are explained more fully in the full text of the RFP, available from the County Administration Office, 290 Gay Street, Washington, VA 22747 (540) 675-3342 The deadline for bid submission is 4:00 PM September 30, 1999, BY Order Of: John w. McCarthy County Administrator 9-15, 9-22-99 #277823 BMW, 1984, 325e, sunroof, tinted windows, Pioneer stereo, JBL speakers, looks good. All maintenance records. $3,000 OBO. MUST SELL! Call Thomas, 540-347-1970 after 6:30 PM. MAZDA MX6, 1990, 80K miles, 5 sp, new exhaust, runs great but finish is shot, no dents or rust. ' Blue book $4000, sell for $3,100. 540-347-9499. Sport Utility 303 Vehicle REDUCED CHEVY 1997 TAHOE: 4WD, 2dr, black/red leather, a/c, CD, 55K; EX cond/ maint., $22K, Neg 540-364-4290. TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA Pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Town of Washington Historic District Ordinance and Section 15.22204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, no; tice is hereby given that the Town Council of Washington, Virginia will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall on Gay and Calvert Streets in Washington, Virginia to consider the following application: TW ARB Appeal #99-09-01 Appeal by Mr Peter Kramer of the decision of the Town of Washington Architectural Review Board of demolition approval to portions of two structures in the Town of Washington; namely, the “Mercantile” building and the "Milk House" - both located on Tax Map 20A-1, Parcel 107A. Property purchaser is Mr. David Cole, dba Sunnyside Farms, LLC; William McDonough & Associates Architects. Appeal allowed under Section 5.11 of the Town of Washington Historic District Ordinance. A copy of the foregoing application is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday 8.30 a m. to 4:30 p.m. at 290 Gay Street, Washington, Virginia 22747. The above named applicant adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the County Administrator, P O. Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. By: John W. McCarthy County Administrator 9-15,9-22-99#277289 r " ■ ' ' Auctions vj Real Estate AUCTION Home of Raymond M. Johnson 19 Red Oak Mountain Rd., Woodviile, VA 12 NOON, Saturday, October 2, 1999 on site i ms property, me historic Woodville School, was destroyed in the late 1920s by a tornado. It was rebuilt soon thereafter and much later purchased by Mr. Johnson for his home. The Johnson family has long been associated with Red Oak Mountain and Woodville. Personal property auction begins at 10 a.m. - come join us for this event! REAL ESTATE: All those certain lots or parcels containing 1.568 +/- acres, more or less, belonging to Raymond M. Johnson. 19 Red Oak Mountain Rd , Woodville, Stonewall Magisterial District. Rappahannock County, VA, and recorded among the land records in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, VA in deed book 75 at page 483 and deed book 80 at page 433. Tax Maps 49 A-1 -31 and 49A-1 -31 A. A $10,000.00 cash deposit required day of sale Settlement in 30 days. Other terms apply Any potential bidder desiring to conduct a lead-based paint test prior to sale date will be permitted to do so at his/her expense For complete bidding package and terms call, write or E-mail: _BW Payne Auctions. Inc. P.O. Box 178 • Amissville, VA 20106 * (540) 937-4142 ha afmx wwwUptuaons oomE-mail Opa OtaW wore net -tn Legal Notices v___/ VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY In the matter of the adoption of a child to be known as BRITANNY CATHERINE SOAPER (Birth Certificate Number 1994-01067 registered in the State of Maryland) by STEVEN AND JACQUELINE SOAPER —, CHANCERY NO.: CA99-3 ' t f ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the above-styled cause is to bring about the adoption of an infant, Brittany Catherine Ruffner, by the Petitioners, Jacqueline Soaper, grandmother of the child, and Steven Soaper, her husband, the child having been placed in the custody of the Petitioners by the birth father, James R. Ruffner, Jr., in September, 1995. It appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that the birth mother is not a resident of the Conf monwealth of Virginia and that her last known address is in the State of Maryland, it is therefore ORDERED that the birth mother, Jennifer K. Barron, appear before this Court on or before the 8th day pf November, 1999, and do what is necessary to protect her interest in this matter. # - And it is further ORDERED that this Order published once a week for four successive weeks in The Rappahannock News, a newspaper puh-> lished in and having general circulation in Rappahannock County, Virginia ** ENTERED this 13th days of September, 1999 ■ Carleton Penn * JUDGE Designate “, I ASK FOR THIS: Si Monica J Chernin, Esq. Counsel for Petitioners 114 North West Street Post Office Box 1221 Culpeper, Virginia 22701 (540) 825-2363 (540) 825-2379 - fax VSB #: 29007 A COPY TESTE: “ . Diane Bruce, Clerk ■ By: M. Ralph Dep Clerk —• • 9-15,9-22,9-29,10-6-99 #277984 | INVITATIOAN FOR BIDS The undersigned, Executor ot the Estate.of Herndon C. Hudson, deceased, hereby invites you to submit a bid for the house and approximately 0.93 acres owned by the late Herndon C. Hudson of Washington,. Rappahannock County, Virginia. The property consists of the following described real estate together with all buildings and improvements thereon and privileges and appurtenances therewith connected. The property is situated on the northeast side of Route 626 about one mile southeast of the Town of Washington, Hampton Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia, and is more particularly described according to a plat of Curry T. Guinn, Jr., dated August 22, 1968, and recorded in Deed Book 92, Page 548, as follows, to-wit: “Beginning at “A", on the plat, a point in the middle of Route 626 (point "A", being about about 16 ft. S 43° W from an iron pipe) and running with land retained by D. D. Hudson, N 43° E 245 ft. to “B", a stake; thence, still with land retained by D.D Hudson, S 29 1/5° E 178 ft to "C", a corner fence post at the northwest comer of property owned by Allie and Shirley Huff; thence, with the Huff fence line. S 22 1/5° W 165 ft. to “D", a point in the middle of Route - 626; thence, along the middle of said road N *“■ 59 1/5° W 150 ft., N 48 1/5° W 82 ft. to the ! beginning and containing Ninety-three hundreds* (0.93) of an Acre. The terms of sale will be cash with a 10% deposit within five days after the date of acceptance o* the bid, with settlement of sale within thirty days at'* ter acceptance of bid. Upon request, which should be in writing and coupled with your bid, settle mar# of sale may, in the sole discretion of the Executor be set for a later date so as to allow the purchaser time to obtain appropriate financing. The sale will bit subject to all valid and existing conditions, ease, ments, rights of way, roadways, reservations' . graveyards, and restrictions, if any, heretofore im*' • posed upon said property by prescription, recorded'1 deed or plat an which may be disclosed by an in. spection of the premises or which may by binding thereon. The property will be sold “as is". The highest and best offer received for the property will be subject to the approval of the Executor Sealed bids must be submitted to the under, signed in writing on or before Noon, September 3fk 1 QOQ thn time at ...111 L. - - J _ j I 'y un vri ooioio 11UUII, OCUIPIUUO 1999. the time at which the bids will be opened i n highest bidder will be notified of the acceptance i his or her offer promptly upon and in the event l such acceptance. . Xl All bids must be in writing and should be in .i small sealed envelope and placed in a larger enve? lope addressed to the undersigned. DOUGLAS K. BAUMGARDNER EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF HERNDON C. HUDSON P/O. BOX 270 WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA 22747 TELEPHONE NUMBER (540)675-3617 l 9-15, 9-22-99 #277435

LIFEGUARDS YLAR ROUND All shills needed especially daytime. Call Mariann at PAST Aquatics. 540)349-4858 Old Town Store looking for mature person tt work 20 to 30 hrs per vteek. sometimes more, it» retail setting. Can be PT student or senior citizen looking for a job. Must be responsible and computer literate. Salary and schedule negotiable. Apply to JEC 277700 The Fauquier Times Democrat 39 Culpeper St., Warrenton, VA. The Virginia Company is now hiring for the holiday season. Day, evening and weekend positions available in the retail store, call center and warehouse. Located in Old Town Warrenton. Please call 540-341-1951 or fax resume to 540-341-1953 COmrtOLLER Growing manufacturer needs hands gn computer experienced controller to Manage. all. accounting 1 function. Culpeper area. Send insume salary and ijfrnefit requirements Al Controller ’P.O. Box 458 Culpeper, VA 22701 ELECTRICIAN Full time, 2 to 4 years experience required. Residential. Benefits. 540-364-4808 ft 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 Own tools and transportation. Call 540-825-8706 6 PM -9 PM FRONT DESK COORDINATOR Needed for busy full service salon, to help perform management duties, includes scheduling and inventory control. Full-time. Apply in person at Madhatters Impressions 581 Frost Ave. Warrenton, VA No Phone Calls Please LEGAL SECRETARY Active law office in a rural setting needs an experienced secretary with a passion for excellence and a desire to serve others and work for the protection of the family. Fax resume and salary requirements to: Mike Sharman 540-923-4441 n DRIVERS Nations largest Petroleum Carrier looking for qualified Drivers to join our team. Com1 petitive wages, excellent benefits. Good i Tjyorking 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 I RECEPTIONIST P jsy 2 practice OB/GYN office has an , immediate requirement for a full-time receptionist. Heavy phone work. Prior office | experience plus excellent communication skills required. Knowledge of Medical 1 Manager and managed care plans a plus. ! Send resume and salary requirements to: Thomas E. Myers, M.D., P.C. ATTN: Administrator 428 Hospital Drive Warrenton, VA 20186 HVAC/R BUILDING TECHNICIAN APPRENTICE CULPEPER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD The Culpeper County School Board Maintenance Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill one (1) full time Building ^Technician Apprentice position. Salary range is $19,822 - $25,373, depending on experience. Job description, benefits and application are available by calling (540) 825-0661, M-F, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Closing "date for applications is until job is filled. JIFFY LUBE of Warrenton NOW HIRING • Lube Technicians Experience helpful but will train. Great pay and benefits! (401K, Health Ins. Vaca Pay) • CASHIER/COURTESY TECH IS ALSO NEEDED Drug free work environment Up to $9.0Qhour based on experience Call 540-341-8663 For Directions To Apply w MANAGEMENT TRAINEE/SALES 'Put your college degree to work! Due to our continued growth, we’re seeking service oriented professionals with management potential to start out as Management Trainees. We are looking for candidates with a clean driving record, preferably a BS/BA degree, and the individual looking for an entry-level career ■opportunity. We promote 100% from within, and with ftur outstanding growth rate, you can be sure to move ahead quickly. Our handsjjn Management Trainee Program will give you the skills necessary to run your (gwn office, including sales, marketing, jpanagement & customer service. A/Ve offer a fast-paced environment, excellent benefits package, & first year potential earnings of $26,500. For consideration on our current openings in Culpeper please call 540-986-0625 or send a Tbsume to 4721 Melrose Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24017. www.erac.com ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR Seeking An Exciting New Challenge? jfS/aith q4{ountain Company RETAIL STORE MANAGER We are looking for a Retail Store Manager for our 15,000 sq. ft. Sperryville store located in a renovated schoolhouse full of gifts, home decorating items and clothing. Successful candidate will have o-5 years management experience in a high volume store, managing processes, inventory as well as a staff of 10-15. This salaried position comes with full benefits, including a generous employee discount. Applications for this position accepted through September 24, 1999. Stop by to complete an application at 12625 Lee Highway, Sperryville, fax your resume to Judy at (540) 987-7288 or e-mail us at hr@faithmountain.com An Equal Opportunity Employer COFFEEWOOD CORRECTIONAL CENTER POB 500 MITCHELLS, VA 22729 Fax-(540) 829-7383 CURRENTLY RECRUITING FOR: Bggistered Nurse $29.738- 46.429 + State Benefits (Full Timet Duties: Provides/administers general nursing care to inmates working independently in a clinic setting. Assists physician in exams. Performs prescribed treatments and dispenses medication Keeps records and updates charts. Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited nursing program and RN license. Exp in' qeneral nursing and/or emerg. Medical care. Corrections Nurse Technician $21.772-33.991 + State Benefits (Full Timet Duties: Performs general nursing and related medical services to inmates. Qualifications: LPN License. Exp in general nursinq and/or emerg. Medical care. Corrections Officer S20.823-35.510 + State benefits Duties: Maintains security, custody and control over inmates at the institution and while in transport. Supervises inmate daily activities and records behavior to insure safe environment. Req HS/GED 21+ yrs old valid drivers license. Complete training and uniforms provided. Office Service Specialist-Medical Records- Part time Dosition $8.38-13.08/hr DOE - Duties: Provides clerical support for medical/dental staff, maintains files and coordinates appointments. Req: HS/GED, previous clerical exp- in medical setting. Computer and keyboarding skills. A separate state application must be submitted for each position Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed state application. Mail or fax to the address above. All candidates will be subject to a background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. EOE f][| RAPPAHANNOCK - R API DAN Jilllik COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board is experiencing growth ir> it’s residential services programs. Positions allow tor flexible schedules, including evening and weekends, and opportunities tor growth and expansion. APARTMENT LIVING RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR/ MR #0042-01, FT to work Mon-Fri afternoons in Culpeper, Orange & Fauquier counties providing supports to adults with MR in family homes. #0043-01, Hourly (non-benefit position) to work 6-8 hours per week in Madison providing supports to adult with MR in the family room. APARTMENT LIVING RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR/ Ml: #0000-03, FT working as part of a team of five staff providing supports to adults with Ml in Culpeper, Orange, & Fauquier. RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR 11/ MR/ GROUP HOMES: 0044-01, FT providing direct care work for adult consumers in a new group home opening in Fauquier. 0002-3, FT providing direct care work for adult consumers in agency group homes. These are floater positions working in homes in Culpeper/ Orange or Orange/ Fauquier. 9061-5, FT providing direct care work for adults consumer in established group homes in Remington and in Culpeper. RRCSB facilities are located 30 minutes from Fredericksburg, in Culpeper, Orange and Fauquier counties. Excellent benefits package. Agency application required. Applications' being accepted continuously. (540) 825-3100. EEO/AA. t=J V^^Mo U«pcil>r«rtl o» Tiaropotlattan lvhiit Virginia Department of Transportation Transportation Construction Inspector, Sr. Position #’s .17147, 08225, 17069 $32,510-$50,755 VDOT has opportunities available for highway construction professionals. These inspection positions will be responsible for inspecting assigned phases of Hwy & related structure construction for conformance with plans/specs/contracts; informs contractors of potential/actual discrepancies; inspect grading/landscaping/traffic control/safety devices/detours. Test materials & advise on acceptability/placement based on specs/contract terms. Maintains records; prepares timesheets, estimates, progress reports, etc. Maintain/track project & costs; monitor contractor practices; oversee other inspectors; makes project assignments; provides training. May work as subordinate to other inspectors as duties require. Qualifications: Knowledge of hwy construction inspection techniques methods, procedures, terms, symbols & exper interpreting contracts, special provisions & specifications. Exper. using engineering field equip.; to record construction data. Proven ability to interpret & prepare reports & demonstrated skill in communicating eff. orally/writing with contractors/public. Proven ability to perform basic math incl'd geometry. Mu?t be able to obtain required certifications w/in six months of hire H S grad w/coursework in mathematics preferred. Additional Requirements: Requires working in emergency situations & in vicinity of devices emitting low-level ionizing radiation. Must be willing to work adjusted work schedules & overtime Safety shoes, valid driver’s license, DMV check, valid CDL or ability to obtain CDL w/in 6 mos. & pre-employment phys w/drug screen are required. Any combination of educ./trng/exper which demonstrates ability to perform the job will be considered. NOTE: Applicants will be considered for Transportation Construction Inspector position ($27,204 - $42,471) if applicant pool is insufficient to fill at Inspector, Sr. level. STATE RETIREMENT, LEAVE, LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDED. Applicants can be downloaded from the Internet at www.dpt.state.va.us Forms can also be found at any VEC or VDOT location or by calling, (703) 383-2520; hearing impaired. Call (703) 383-2500 via the VA Relay Center (1 800 828-1120). Indicate position # on application, failure to do so may eliminate you from consideration. A completed State Application Form (10-012) must be received in the Human Resources Office, VDOT, 3975 Fair Ridqe Dr Fairfax, Va. 22033-2906 by 5:00 PM on 09/24/99. EOE M/F/D Wednesday, September 15, 1999 B7 Effectively treating depression BY BOB TREANOR Rappahannock News Contributing Writer With regard to negative emotional problems that people experience, one of the most common is Depression. All of us have felt “down” at times. We can be sad at the loss of a loved one, a job or even a pet. A person might be upset about illness or loss of abilities. Children (or adults) often react with sadness to moving to a new home, to failing a test or to being rejected by a friend. These are universal reactions to life’s “hard knocks” and they can be quite disturbing. Although this depression is common, it is Clinical Depression that mental professionals are often called to work on. Clinical Depression is a term used to describe a particular condition that can have one or more specific symptoms. A sleep disorder (too much/too little) is common, as is an eating disorder (significant weight loss or gain). A depressed person usually has a decrease in his/her ability to concentrate. He/she tends to be lethargic with low energy. The person might feel worthless or be wracked by excessive, inappropriate guilt. Recurrent thoughts of death are common, at times with suicidal fantasies. The symptoms tend to hang on for a protracted period of time. As with other “illnesses” one does not have to experience all of the symptoms to have the disorder, and both adults and children can have it. The causes of Clinical Depression are complex and may not be clear. It often runs in families. Prolonged exposure to stress can bring it on. Chemical dependency to drugs or alcohol can cause it. People who have experienced it in the past have a higher likelihood of having it again. Depression appears to be a change in body chemistry, and it can be debilitating to some and deadly to others. One thing that is clear is that it is more common than experts had previously supposed. Identification of Clinical Depression is made more difficult by the fact that victims are often unaware that they have the condition. Others may also fail to notice the problem. Some people have been depressed for so long that it seems like their normal mood. At times, depressed persons and/or their loved ones play an odd mind game when they conclude that the illness is not “that bad yet”. (How bad is that bad?) With the expansion of research and clinical experience with mental health disorders, the treatment of depression has improved greatly. The illness has been characterized as being mild, moderate or severe. The dividing lines are somewhat vague and particular to the individual. Treatment has fallen into two general types - “talk therapy” and “medication therapy”- py”With “talk therapy” (psychotherapy) the individual employs a trained psychotherapist to help him/her explore his/her life situation, relationships and emotional dynamics. Underlying factors are identified and brought to conscious awareness to bring about the reduction of the symptoms. Psychotherapy is a joint effort. Properly trained professional counselors have a good track record in treating mild/moderate depression, but psychotherapy does not fully address more persistent and severe depression. ‘Medication therapy” addresses what is believed to be a serious chemical imbalance in the body. Anti-depressant medications currently in use (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft and Zyprexa) can be quite dramatic in reducing depressive symptoms. This class of drug is nonaddictive (no tolerance build-up). The side-effects are relatively mild compared to older anti-depressants (tricyclates). Although effective, the drawback to antidepressants is their inability to treat underlying psychological and environmental factors contributing to depression. Obviously, a combination of psychotherapy and medication therapy is most effective in treating moderate/severe depression, but the, current state-of-the-art in treatment will no doubt change as new leads are explored. Research into depression points in a number of treatment directions - some commonsense, others exotic. A good well-balanced diet is thought to help minimize some forms of depression. Omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil may be helpful, as might combinations of B vitamins. The previously abandoned (with good reason) electro-shock therapy has proven effective in some of the most severe cases which have failed to respond to psycho or medication therapies. Hopefully, genetic research can lead to new ways of prevention and/or treatment. In the meantime, current treatment options are effective and the depressed person need not suffer from this debilitating condition. The challenge to the depressed individual is to seek out and use the treatment available. Bob Treanor is a therapist at Rappahannock Family Guidance Services in Washington, Va. He can be reached at 675-3329. Culpeper Harvest Days Farm Tour slated The second annual Culpeper Harvest Days Farm Tour will be held Oct. 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Enjoy beautiful fall scenery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and visit 11 farms and sites. Sheep and cattle farms, Christmas tree farm, dairy operations, cut flower farm, antique farm equipment display, a commercial greenhouse and a full-operation vineyard are featured sites on the self-guided tour. “The Economic Aspects of Farming”, with an emphasis on what farming operations cost and the impact on the county tax base, will be this years theme. Don’t miss this fun, educational and free event. Visit the Farm Tour Welcome Center at Dominion Wine Cellars, two miles East of Culpeper on Route 3. Continue the fun at the Agricultural Enterprises on 29 South of Culpeper. At 4:30 p.m. there will be live entertainment and barbecue dinners will be for sale with a bull-riding show beginning at 6:30 p.m. tickets for the rodeo are $7 each; children six and under free. Tickets are available at the Economic Development Department, 308 North Main Street, Culpeper, Va. 22701 or phone 727-3410. F FODEMOST... As A Leader in Home Construction We are pleased to offer you a choice in building... you can now hcwe FOREMOST build you a MODULAR HOME or a “CUSTOM” PANELIZED HOMR Buy direct from a major builder & SAVE. Do-It-Yourselfers & builders, please bring your floor plans and allow us to help design & bid on your project. SERVICE... No other company can offer you so much. 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September gardening tips BY KENNER LOVE Extension Agent, ANR Crop & Soil Sciences Following are some September gardening tips from the Rappahannock • Extension Office. • Be sure not to store apples or pears with vegetables such as potatoes and squash. The fruits give off ethylene gas that speeds up the ripening process of vegetables and may cause them to develop “off” flavors. • Remove all two-year-old canes from raspberry and blackberry plants to reduce overwintering of disease. Soilapplied fertilizers containing potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, or calcium can be applied, but do not cultivate or irrigate at this time of the year. • Harvest winter squash and pumpkins when fully mature, but before they are damaged by frost. Cut the fruits from the vine with a short piece of stem attached. They will keep for several months if stored in a cool, dry basement. • Don’t leave a thick layer of organic mulch over your vegetable garden in winter or it will take a long time for the soil to dry out and warm up in spring. Rake even a light mulch aside as planting time approaches. • Cucumber beetles, squash bugs, Colorado potato beetles, and European corn borers pass the winter in debris left in the garden. Remove dead plant material, and compost it or plow it under. This will limit your pest population next year to the insects that migrate into the garden. For more information call the extension office at 6753619. . \ Breakfast, lunch school menus RCES Breakfast: Monday, Sept. 20: Cinnamon tasteries or cereal/milk, toast, juice and m^lk. Tuesday, Sept. 21: Hash browns/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Wednesday, Sept. 22: Breakfast pizza or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Thursday, Sept. 23: French toast sticks or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Friday, Sept. 24: Little smokies/J.oast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Lunch: Monday, Sept. 20; Sausage • biscuit, nacho’s/cheese sauce, choose two: hash browns, baked apples, chilled fruit. Tuesday, Sept. 21: Grilled ham and cheese on bun, donut holes, choose two:* potato rounds, fresh carrots and cucumbers, chilled peaches. Wednesday, Sept. 2: Deli turkey sandwich, lettuce and tomato cup, choose two: seasoned curly fries, garden fresh peas, chilled fresh fruit. Thursday, Sept. 23: Pork barbecue on bun, Lot pretzel, choose two: french fries, cole slaw, chilled fruit. Friday, Sept. 24: French bread pizza, choose two: tossed salad/dressing, chilled fruit, apple sticks! RCHS Monday, Sept. 20: Chicken pattie on bun, scalloped potatoes, fruit and brownie or meatball sub, french fries and fruit. Tuesday, Sept. 21: Pepperoni pizza, steamed Virginia Cattleman’s Association awards The Virginia Cattlemen’s Association announced recently that Todd M. Caudill of Tazewell and M. Scott Updike of Washington are the 1999 recipients of the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association IVOMEC Scholarship. These $1,000 scholarships are available to young people planning careers in the cattle industry, and is funded by the IVOMEC Generations of Excellence program. “Todd and Scott are truly deserving of the VCA IVOMEC Scholarship,” says Hank j Maxey, president, Virginia Cattlemen’s Association. “They “ represent excellence in leadership, academic achievement and organizational involvement, the selection criteria. All of us at the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association are pleased to provide Todd and Scott each a $1,000 scholarship to help with their investment in education.” • Caudill is the son of H.S. and Pam Caudill, Tazewll. Todd is studying animal agriculture at Virgirtia Tech and plans to achieve his bachelor’s degree in dairy lienee with a minor in animal and poultry science. Updike is the son of Randall and Toni Updike of Washington. Scott will be a junior at Virginia Tech studying animal and poultry science and plans to obtain a PhD to perform research on cattle. “We look forward to recognizing Scott and Todd as the VCA IVOMEC Scholarship winners at the Virgihia Cattlemen’s Association’s annual meeting, which will take place at the Homestead in Hot Springs, in February, 2000,” says President Maxey. “And, we wish these two young men the very best in their educational endeavors.” Since its. introduction, the IVOMEC: Generations of Excellence program has provided more than $1 million dollars to help fund youthfocused in scholarship and leadership initiatives at the state level through organizations that support the cattle industry. Funding levels are based on state cattle producers’ purchases of IVOMEC Brand Products, which are manufactured by program sponsor Merial. National Book Sense Gift Certificates available Effective immediately, The Comer Shelf in Culpeper will be offering Book Sense Gift Certificates that are redeemable in over 1,080 Book Sense bookstores across the country and Puerto Rico, as ' well as at The Corner; Shelf in Culpeper. As an independent bookstore with Book Sense, The Corner Shelf is participating in a national gift certificate program sponsored by independent bookstores to enhance customer service. “We are delighted to be able to offer our customers, new and old, the convenience of buying a Book Sense gift certificate that they can send to friends and family outside our community,” said Faith Dickerson, Manager of The Corner Shelf. “We have always taken pride in our abil^y to help our customers find just the right book to give as a gift. Now, in choosing a Book Sense gift cer tificate, the choice is even easier. We also look forward to redeemihg Book Sense gift certificates for our customers which have been issued by fellow independents elsewhere. Our regular gift certificates, redeemable in our store, continue available in amounts of your choice,” Dickerson added. Book sense is a diverse network of independent bookstores. Each Book Sense bookstore exemplifies a passion for books, authors, and book selling. A distinct personality and character illustrated by a “personal touch”, a strong knowledge or the store’s custopiers and the store inventory, and a commitment to the community in which it is located are hallmarks of the Book Sense stores. The Comer Shelf, “On the Green” at Southgate, in Culpeper, is proud to be a Book Sense bookstore. For more information call the store at 825-4411. com, fruit and bread sticks or turkey sub/cheese, potato rounds and fi*uit. Wednesday, Sept. 22: Hot turkey sandwich, gravy, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots or hot dog on bun, french fries and fruit. Thursday, Sept. 23: Grilled ham and cheese, baked potato/cheese, tossed silad/dressing or pizza, chilled fruit. Friday, Sept. 24? Barbecue on bun, potato rounds, cole slaw or macaroni salad or chicken pattie on bun, chilled fruit. RARELY AVAILABLE POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL!!! Twenty acres, frontage on Highway 211 and side road. Located in the designated commercial zone in the County. Can be sold in smaller parcels. $25,000 per acre as a whole. Can build to suit if desired. The Buyer's Agency, Inc. eh Butch Zindel, Broker (540) 675-1190 butchz@summit. net CALL CULDWELL BANKER ■ VERY PRIVATE! 50+ ACRES - One of the loveliest pieces in Rappahannock. Stream along one edge. Rolling open land with other large farms surrounding this one! Wildlife everywhere! Only minutes from Warrenton. $175,000 Please call today for a FREE market analysis of your property. The market is very active and now is an excellent opportunity to list. Purchasers welcome too!! (540) 825-3300 Philip C. Strailge (540) 937 5858(H) 332 lames Madison llvvv. • Culpeper, VA 22701 COLDUIG4X I 1 in 1 Rl \ \ISS \\ ba.nk.gr k' 1-1 wwvv.cok1wellhanker.com HOMEBUYER'S TEST Past Credit Problems? Past Bankruptcy? Judgements and/or Collections? Hard To Document Income? Do You Want To Buy A Home? Have you ever been denied by another Mortgage Company in the past? I YES =£] Ttl Looking For A Lender That Helps People Get A 2nd Chance? Capitol Mortgage Bankers, Inc. v Area's Premier VA and FHA Lender A, ERIC OSTRANDER YOUR PARTNER IN SUCCESS %. (703)335-3336 M Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions v\ ere recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office in Washington. Robert E. Pullen and others to Robert J. Damiano, 5.000 acres, Hampton District. $120,000. Cordani’s General Contracting LLC to Kimberly A. Nelson and husband, 5.000 acres, lot 4-C, Jackson District. $152,000. Stephen Michael Leake to Jennifer Leake Deal and husband, 2.3876 acres, Piedmont District. Deed of gift. Robert O. Goff and wife to Arthur L. Goff and wife, 2 acres, Jackson District. $146,000. 13. vote Sperryville Realty James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office NEEDS FIXIN - Seller to do some, you finish. Sound 6 room and bath home on Rt. 211 in Sperryville. Highway commercial zoned. $89,000 IN SPERRYVILLE - older 2story, 10 room and bath home, updated with central heat, added insulation plus more. $89,000 PARK BOUNDARY and Broad Hollow Stream are features of these 10.1 wooded acres. $75,000 MAIN ST., SPERRYVILLE - 2 BR home, eat-in kitchen, bath, central heat. $65,000 James W. Leake 987-8236 Bud Corder • John Eubank 675-3291 gl 987-8146 RECYCLE EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, discrimination based on elderliness, parenthood or handicap is illegal. We will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal housing opportunity basis. LITTLE WASHINGTON town lot, 1.5 acres, rare find, treed and open, percs, views, our grandest Victorian as neighbor ~ $55,000. WATERFALL BRANCH cascades through 15 wooded acres, olde wide rock walls, near Shenandoah National Park, west of Flint Hill ~ $75,000. SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK borders 5.6 acres at end of Rt. 681 in FT Valley, spring, stream ~ $49,000. THORNTON RIVER borders 5.25 acres open/woods, view knoll, Amissville area ~ $49,000. AMISSVILLE AREA: 9.5 acres open and woods, paved road frontage ~ $58,000. n ROGER BATCHELDER, still behind the rock wall on Gay St. Washington, VA 22747 540-675-1776 540-937-1776 Residence PERFECT HOME FOR THE ENTERTAINER! 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, custom kitchen, formal living room and dining room with fireplace, library, cathedral ceilings overlooking large pond on 80 private acres. $535,000 HISTORIC 1851 FARMHOUSE, 79 acres. Loaded with charm: post and beam, blade marks, home of Mosby Raider Updated with eat in kitchen, 2 baths, deck and more. $384,000 THORNTON RIVER FRONTAGE with Farmhouse, 1.2 acres, quiet, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, deck, screened porch, outbuildings $134,900 VISIONARY NEEDED! Large 3 bedroom, 2 bath old home needs handyman to restore all the wood trim and details. In-town location, could become commercial. $95,900 LAND LAND LAND Even,thing from 187 acres (all wooded, $549,000) to 30 acres (open and wooded, $135,000) to 10 acres (wooded, $65,000). Real Estate III 20 1 C,i\ Si I Ik- i Ik mu i l’.mliimu \V.ishinu,li>ii. Viru,mi.i I mail rr.v"I'nusiml'.iirl 675-1373 Kk k |m >hU i ‘»5 ' (,| Jo \m\ S1o.uk H,X " Nh6,X 03 t=J ROY WHEELER REALTY COMPANY Offering Piedmont Virginia’s Finest Real Estate For Over Half a Century. South Wales - Owner has moved and is anxious to sell this stunning five bedroom, 4.5 bath Colonial with three finished levels, two story-entrance hall-and.library with oak floors, deck off breakfast area, fireplace, skylights, zoned heating/cooling and paved driveway. 1.2 treed acres. $309,500 Flint Hill - Owner will consider financing this 42.7 mostly wtxxled acres with long frontage on the Jordan River, elevated building sites and possible winter views. $162,900 Castleton - Hard to find small acreage in Rappahannock County - 9.4 acres with rolling, open fields, stream, building site with Bessie Belle Mountain views. Possible owner terms. $70,575 The real estate market is very good. If you are considering selling, Roy Wheeler Realty Company would welcome the opportunity to market your property. y. Flint Hill Office 540-675-7171 _ L=J Jean Lillard 540-675-3670 L0