Rappahannock News, November 3, 1999

Phone (540)675-3338 Newspaper Since 1877 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1999 www.timespapers.com _ 122nd Year... No. 44 50 cents rf'**'®1*' Rapp Briefs Another square mile protected On Oct. 27, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation recorded an open space easement gift from Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lapham that boosts easement protection in Rappahannock to 8613 acres, more than six percent of private land in the county. The Lapham easement covers 633 acres east of Flint Hill, between Route 647 and the Jordan River, permanently limiting future division to no more than four parcels. Dr. Johanson to speak at library on Nov. 5 uan Underdeveloped Countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Philippines Meet the 21st Century’s Educational Demands?” is Richard Dr. Johan juricmsun b topic ior me ivov. o First Friday evening Library Program. Dr. Johanson will discuss and illustrate his subject at 8 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library, off U.S. 211 in Washington. Richard and Page Johanson have resided on their farm in Flint Hill since 1980. Representative to visit county Nov. 18 Mrs. Donna Crowley, a representative of Congressman Frank Wolf, will visit the town of Washington on Thursday, Nov. 18. 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. Citizens are also welcome to express their opinions on matters of concern, particularly national topics or issues before the United States Congress. 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 540-667-0990 or visit the office at 110 North Cameron Street. Happenings in Rappahannock • Tuesday, Nov. 9: Rappahannock County School Board meeting, 7:30 p.m., Rappahannock High School. Agenda items include: Spotlight on Learning; Communications and Public Comment; Reports which will include: Reports of the staff; Reports of the student representative; Reports of the Board; Board Discussion Issues and Reports of the Superintendent; Consent Agenda; Action and Information items. • Wednesday, Nov. 10: Washington Town Council to meet, 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) _<_ Larry Sherertz is victorious BY LEE COGHLAN - Rappahannock News Staff Writer Larry C. Sherertz had a landslide victory over John H. Woodward in the hotly contested race for Sheriff in Rappahannock County on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Sherertz received 1,660 votes, while Woodward only garnered 864 votes. Based on the highest number of votes for the sheriff race alone, only 2,524 voted out of a possible 4,300 in Rappahannock County. The official numbers are not in, but Nancy Newlin at the Registrar gave out these numbers at 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 2. Newlin reported that the votes were tallied by a record 7:57 p.m. The expediency was due to the new counting machines. Newlin also said last election 80 percent of the county voted, but this year’s turnout would not be as high. Although absentee ballots still need to be counted. On the morning of the election at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church on Route 522 near Woodville, a small group of candidates and interested parties were on hand to greet voters in the parking lot of the church. With umbrellas in hand, the group bantered and made surmises about the election. The general consensus was that the Sherertz and Woodward race would be the most competitive, with nearly equal votes for both sides. But that was not the case. Franklin Warner beat John Tble for School Board in the Stonewall-Hawthome District, 302216. On the morning of the election, Warner sat in his car while other candidates stood in the rain. When asked how he felt about this election, Warner jovially replied, “Total up everything everyone said and say I said it....I feel people want to see a change and they feel I can make a change.” Warner will now have that opportunity. Bob Anderson was the victor for Board of Supervisors over Cary Thornhill 260-252 in the Stonewall-Hawthome District. He was also at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in the morning talking to Bob Darby, a resident of Woodville, about Anderson’s lack of signs for his campaign. Anderson said, “My service of 12 years on the Unofficial election results — State Senate Miller Amissville Chester Gap Flint Hill 470 121 261 -—.— - ~ DISTRICT 24 _U _a ’ ■ COMMONWEATLH Attorney Luke 202 469 123 128 296 -—Woodward -—•—■ !■;■■■—rw—:—~ 197 , ---L 235 ■r-*---; ■^aU-4^. .... . ih• Commissioner of Revenue Atkins 1 __ ig&§ 96 Treasurer Foster Clerk Bruce 479 488 483 25 124 111 293 292 301 Scrabble Sperryville Washington Totals 435 351 405 2043 263 344 183 467 194 402 287 332 251 134 481 283 229 915 445 2198 347 1 * 864 421 467 2265 480 404 . 469 2256 479 418 459 2263 board is enough. I want people to say, ‘Look at the trees he saved.’” Darby quipped back, “That’s no excuse for having one crummy sign.”Anderson replied, “If we had the lottery money, we’d do more.” But he did not need to do more to win. In a narrow race for the Board of Supervisors in the Hampton District, Bryant Lee defeated Christopher Bird, Jim Oyster, and “Yogi” Bear, 164-154-128-66. For the Board of Supervisors in the Jackson District, Ronald Frazier defeated Jack Atkins and Times Newspapers Graphic/Kim Gross Donald Brown, 241-173-124. In the Jackson District, there was a surprise for the School Board election. Rebecca Cordani won over Ronald Makela, 195-173. Kim Breeden, a write-in candidate for School Board, received an impressive 136 votes. In the race for House of Delegates, 31st District, many felt Meredith Gorfein did not have a chance against Jay Katzen. She did lose, but received an admirable 915 votes to his 1588. Johnson convicted of first degree murder BY LEE COGHLAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer The murder trial for Joseph Carl Johnson, 41, of Boston began Oct. 25 at the Court House in Rappahannock County. Due to a signed confession, the main issue of the trial was whether or not the killing would be ruled first or second degree murder. The jury convicted Johnson of first degree murder at 4:52 p.m. on Oct. 27. After the sentencing hearing, the jury deliberated and came back at 8:10 p.m. recommending 35 years imprisonment for the act of murder as a felony and a mandatory, additional three years for the use of a firearm. Attorney for the Commonwealth, Peter Luke, said, “I’m proud of the jury. They saw their duty and did it. I want a loud and clear message to go out that violence of this sort will not be tolerated in this county....If you commit a crime in this county, don’t bring a gun with you.” Luke tried to prove the defendant acted with premeditation and malice. The court appointed defense counsel was Cindy Leigh Decker, Esquire and Paul Maslakowski who tried to prove the defendant was provoked, acted in the heat of passion, and was not in his right mind due to consumption of alcohol. Joseph Carl Johnson, 41, shot Willie Steve Nichols, Jr., 38, on the evening of March 3, 1999, in his front yard at 5379 Sperryville Pike in Boston. According to witnesses, the dispute began close to 4 p.m., when Nichols arrived at Johnson’s home to bring a load of brush to be burned, deal with a horse the Nichols had boarded at Johnson’s, and pay wages owed to Johnson. Horse to be sold According to Kathy Nichols, the wife of the deceased, the Nichols were planning to sell the mare that was stabled in the horse trailer the Nichols were keeping on Johnson’s property. The trailer was originally placed on Johnson’s property because the Nichols did not have enough room for the trailer on their property. The mare was kept in the trailer to keep her away from the fenced-in area where the male horses were stabled. The mare had gone blind in one eye, and the Nichols were planning on selling the horse at auction on Sat. March 6. “I won’t burn any more brush” According to eyewitnesses, things began to get tense on March 3 at the Johnson residence when Nichols arrived with another load of brush for Johnson to burn. Johnson refused to bum any more brush as he had been burning brush all day. Also, Johnson claimed that Nichols owed him more money than Nichols was going to give him. When See JOHNSON, Page A7 Opening meet Rappahannock News Photo/Carl Eborn Sunday morning, Jim and Beverty Massie, of Meadow Grove Farm, Amissvilie, hosted the opening meet for the Rappahannock Hunt Thornton Hill Hounds. Despite unusually warm weather, the day was rated a success by Ball field bids in to supervisors BY GERALD OCHS Rappahannock News Special Writer In what will be considered good news for Rappahannock school athletes, County Administrator John McCarthy reported to the Board of Supervisors that seven bids had been received for the earth moving phase of the new ball field construction. McCarthy noted that the apparent low qualified bidder, Samuel James Construction of Culpeper, had tendered an offer of $106,262.82 for the work. In what might be considered even better news for county taxpayers, the Samuel James bid and estimates for the balance of the work total roughly $150,000, some $80,000 under original county estimates. Nonetheless, the funding for the ball field and for school roof repairs will require an amendment of the county’s FY2000 budget, and a public hearing has been .scheduled on the matter on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999, at 7 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington. The athletic fields, to be located on the former Armentrout property near the elementary school, will not initially include dugouts or other structures, but the county may seek volunteer assistance to build them in the spring. In the Public Comments See BOARD, Page A7

Nesj^ag, important to flicker ' ^ 'A \ "*• [Editors note^Th*& is the third part,of a threa-d&rt series on the flicker.} ^ .A There has been sion surrounding flicker, a member' pecker family, arguments about the attractive'* bird is the root, or derivation, of the actual name “flicker.” wood- , am on#/ This is still being argued by those who concern themselves with such. One theory is that the name comes from the “wicka-wicka-wicka” call of the bird. This supposition has the most followers? The other possible source for the name is the “flickering” of the bold white rump patch that all races of flickers show when they fly. This flashing white pattern of the flicker in flight is termed a “flash pattern,” and is thought to confuse a predator — a large hawk, for instance — that is chasing a flying flicker, intent on capture for a meal. The hawk focuses on this flashing white spot, but loses his prey when the flicker, in an upward swoop, lands on a vertical tree trunk and closes its Wings over the white spot. When the white Spot disappears, the baffled hawk wonders, “Where is my meal?” There is another possible explanation for £he white rump patch of the flicker. Some Ornithologists speculate that the patch is a signal to other flickers in a flock during ljoigration. In other words, if you are a flicker and see a flashing white rump, you know you are in the right company. [ Like other woodpeckers, the flicker is a cavity nester. Both male and female take turns excavating a hole in a partially decayed tree (or giant cactus, if they are gilded flickers). After the entrance is made, the two birds work hard Co dig out a deep, gourd-shaped cavity. J I have observed this digging. After one of the pair has finished his or her stint at carJ" entry, the bird appears at the entrance hole nd spits wood chips. “ No nest is built. As many as eight white eggs are laid on the soft wood at the enlarged bottom of the cavity. Generally speaking, a bird does not start the serious business of incubation — the pressing of the warm breast against the eggs until they have a full clutch. Birds don’t seem to count so much as perceive, or feel, the full complement of eggs. ; One female flicker laid 71 eggs in 73 days in an attempt to complete her clutch. This occurred because an ornithologist removed one egg daily in his research into flicker doings. Poor female! Besides being exhausted and discouraged, her body must have been depleted of calcium. * All this determination to lay an egg does the flicker no good when the introduced and pestiferous European starling decides he wants the cavity that a pair of flickers has laboriously excavated. Starlings are not anatomically equipped to excavate their own nest cavities. The starling patiently watches the flickers at work. When the two have finished and the cavity is ready for flicker eggs, the starling moves in and builds her nest. Flickers are no match for a determined and aggressive pair of starlings. The flickers have no choice but to find another tree suitable for carpentry and start all over again. In some areas, flicker populations have declined precipitously because they were unable to reproduce their species. This handsome bird needs help. I can only add that the starling is not protected by either state or federal law. If the flicker is successful in laying eggs and incubating them for two weeks, the resulting young are fed partially digested fruit and insects (including ants) that the adults vigorously pump into their open mouths. The hungry brood, deep in the nest cavity, makes a curious noise that sounds much like a hive of angry — or potentially angry — bees. This hum is telling the adults they are hungry. This ominous buzz is most effective in deterring a predator such as a raccoon, or even a snake, intent on a meal of young flickers. What kind of critter wants to take on a hive of bees? The common flicker, as he is now officially designated, can be lured to bird feeders for suet, stale combread, a mixture of rendered fat and commeal, and even fruit. Flickers, like other woodpeckers, use a sort of Morse code to communicate, instead of an elaborate and intricate song. Rhythmic tapping and pounding on tree limbs and trunks is their way of luring mates or advertising territory. Besides the “wicka-wicka-wicka” call — which Thoreau interpreted as “Wake up, wake up!” — flickers also announce their presence with a loud, abrupt, and penetrating “keer.” My naturalist wife, Lee, and I once taught in the same private school in Virginia. One of my students — an eighth grader and bird bander — appeared with a dead flicker to show Lee’s second grade class. The bird had flown into a window and broken its neck. I instigated the visit, since Lee’s class was studying birds. The young students could see a flicker close up. A second grade girl gazed long and hard at the handsomely marked bird. She stroked the buff-colored breast covered with black spots and admired the yellow wing linings. Finally she asked, “Who painted it?” That seems to me a logical question. Could natural selection produce so much color, so perfectly arranged? The answer is, of course, “yes.” It all goes to illustrate the miracle of adaptive evolution. Write Virginia naturalist John Trott at: PO. Box 59, Washington, Va., 22747. All Things Wild And Wonderful John Trott Panther Pause: news in brief BY JAN MAKE LA Volunteer Coordinator Public School System • The Celebration of Learning for second and third graders was held on Wednesday, Nov. 3 in the RCES gym. Parents are always invited to attend these events to support students who are excelling in various areas. If you have questions, please contact your child’s teacher. • Please remember that the two make-up days for the J days missed due to flooding " will be Jan. 17 (Lee-Jackson 1 Day) and Feb. 21 (Presidents’ Day). Please mark your calendars. • Congratulations to Mrs. Danette Opseth, RCES Secretary, who was elected to represent the Public Schools’ Support Staff on the School Council. Mrs. Opseth will bring a fresh and varied perspective to this dedicated board. The selection was difficult as all of the candidates were quite capable and any one of them would have been a wonderful representative. • The RCES staff is happy to have Mrs. Fay Smoot, mother of Brandan and Sarah Smoot, working in the Main Office. She was hired to replace Mrs. Liz Dodson as Office Aide. Please take a moment to say hello when you stop in to drop off or pick up your child)ren). • The Junior Class at RCHS held a Halloween Dance on Friday, Oct. 29 to raise funds for the JuniorSenior Prom. Stay tuned for future opportunities to help this class reach its goal. • The first Forensics meet of the year will be held in Madison County on Nov. 13. If you would like to attend this event to support our students, please call Mr. Jon Heddleston at RCHS at 987-8575. • The RCHS National Honor Society began tutoring first graders at RCES last week as partners in the Book Buddies program. This is quite a commitment, but we applaud the NHS students for rising to the occasion. The program was made possible through the generosity of the Rappahannock Lions Club. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT ASSISTED AND SUPPORTED THE WOODWARD FOR SHERIFF CAMPAIGN. YOUR SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ME. Yes\ □ Please enter my new subscription to: Sappahannoch i&rns Subscription Rates By Rappahannock. Elsewhere in the U.S.$27.°°/year Name _ Address _ City__ State Zip_ Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: Rappahannock Nnm, P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 Old Address: This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS NewAddras 1_ J The Rappahannock Nin*v(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._ My sincere thanks and appreciation for your vote and support in Tuesday's election. Authorized by Frances A. Foster PUBLIC HEARING Amendment of FY2000 Rappahannock County Budget On Wednesday, November 10, 1999, at 7:00 p.m. the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors shall hold a Public Hearing at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider amending the FY2000 Rappahannock County Budget to allow for the expenditure of funds to construct athletic fields on County owned property and to fund the replacement of a portion of roof at the Rappahannock County High School. The cost of the athletic fields and related improvements is estimated to be not greater than $230,000.00 and of the roof replacement to be not less than $121,000.00 for a total budget amendment of not more than $351,000.00. This hearing to amend the FY2000 Rappahannock County Budget is being held in accordance with §15.2-2507 of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ADOPT TOWN OF WASHINGTON WATER SERVICE ORDINANCE Kindly take notice that the Town of Washington Town Council will hold at its next regular meeting on November 10,1999 at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall, Town of Washington, Virginia, a public Rearing on the advisability of adopting the proposed Town of Washington Water Service Ordinance including any amendments thereto. A copy of a full text of the ordinance is on file at the Town Hall as well as the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County and is available for inspection during normal business hours. The general objects of the ordinance are to establish a water service ordinance for the town including, among other things, minimum monthly charges, usage charges, tap fees, procedures for awarding or obtaining taps or tap rights, connection fees, delinquency policies, sale of water to non-town residents and emergency rules, regulations and procedures. Please attend if you wish to present your views. Town of Washington By: John C. Bennett, Town Attorney 9/29/99- 2T Congratulations to RCHS student, Michael Fairbrother, member of the RCHS Golf Team. Michael independently advanced through the District Golf Tournament at Clarke County to the Regional Tournament in Farmville in October. He was accompanied to these events by his father, Mr. Dennis Fairbrother. If you would like more information on upcoming events, please call Golf Coach, Mr. Anthony Conti at 9878575. Mr. Dennis Fairbrother and RCHS Guidance Counselor, Mr. Jason Gochenour, assist with this team as well. • The District Cross Country Meet was held on the beautiful course behind Bleu Rock Inn last Wednesday. All of our runners performed well. So well in fact that both the Boys’ and Girls’ Teams advanced to Regionals! • The RCPS Pep Band performed at the Cross Country Meet, and what a treat that was! To hear the Band playing “Another One Bites the Dust” as our runners passed their opponents was truly inspirational! The repertoire is growing and these students are giving it their all. Many thanks to Mrs. Lynne Fournier, Band Director, and the kids for making this happen. • Mrs. Maggie Rogers, RCHS parent of runner Adam Rogers, has designed a beautiful T-shirt which is being sold to raise funds for the Track Team. If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, or in offering your support in another way, please call Maggie at 9879402 , or Mr. Mike Tupper, Athletic Director, at 987-8575. • Members of the RCHS Chorus under the direction of Mrs. Evelyn Oyster, attended the Shenandoah University Invitational recently. The students attended workshops all day and then performed in a Chorus with students from six other schools at night. What a tremendous opportunity for these students! Mrs. Nancy Buckholtz, RCHS parent and Music Booster, video taped the wonderful performance for the students. • The RCHS Architectural Drawing students are designing an outdoor playhouse that will actually be built by the Building Trades Class. All jobs from architect through contractor will be role-played throughout the project. The completed building!s) will be auctioned to the public. Profits will help fund TSA conference travel, and a donation will be made to the Habitat for Humanity affiliate serving Rappahannock County. If you have questions or would like to see or bid on the building, please call RCHS teachers, Ron Vickers or Scott Schlosser, at 987-8575. • The catch phrase for the Math Department at RCHS this year is “Algebra Success for Every Student!”, and the teachers are working hard to achieve this through increased daily instruction, and matching student/teacher/to learning/teaching styles. We applaud the effort by our students and teachers as they strive for excellence in this area. • The Environmental Science Class at RCHS, under guidance of RCHS teacher, Mrs. Beth Gall, is continuing their Biodiversity project piloted by the Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal. The students work on a one hectare plot of forested land on property owned by School Board Chairman, Dr. John Tole, and his wife Judy, an avid RCHS volunteer. The class will measure, identify and graph the location of every tree on the plot to measure the diversity of tree species in our area. We are very excited to be a part of this worthwhile project. • The next Early Release Day for the Public Schools will be on Friday, Nov. 5. Schools will dismiss at 1:40 p.m. Please don’t forget to make necessary child care arrangements. • The School Board’s regular monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Please feel free to attend and voice your opinions on issues. See SCHOOL, Page A7 Wakefield happenings BY LORI FERREIRA Admissions Coordinator • Mr. John McMahon’s Latin and Greek students at WCDS are busy practicing for the Virginia Junior Classical League Convention in Richmond on Nov. 21 and 22. JENKINS ORCHARDS _Quality Fruit_ Select Your Own Apples Red Delicious, Golden Delicious. Stayman, York, Rome. Jonathan, Winesap. Fugi Also Apple Cider. Apple Butter. Honey and Jams Open Daily 9 to 4:30 Bring your own containers Directions: From Culpeper on Rt 522. left at Yancey Road, approximately 2 miles. From Sperryville. Rt 522. right at Yancey Road. 2 miles. Watch for signs. Woodville -f540J'987-8192 At the annual VJCL Convention, students have an opportunity to display their knowledge of all things classical. In addition to taking standardized tests in Latin grammar, Mythology, and Roman history, students may also enter contests in Latin oratory, dramatic interpretation and storytelling. • The following students have qualified, due to their high standardized test scores, for the Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth’s talent search: Kate Kevis, Ben Luke, Taylor Miller, Kevin Riedel, Ben Clark, Lauren Guiffre, Caitlin Hammelman, Allison Russo, Jesse Ferreira, Katie Guiffre, Lacy Judd, Natalie Miller, Briana Stone, Mary Sullivan, Alec Toth, and Joseph Owens. The goal of the IAAY is to identify, nurture, and develop academic talent in students with exceptional academic ability. Congratulations to all! To The Residents Of Rappahannock County Thank you as We of this office ued support term the duties our abilities. Beverly S. Atkins

Historian to tell how Depression-era ‘CCC boys’ built Shenandoah National Park They called it the “Civilian Conservation Corps,” a citizens’ army of young men left jobless by the 1930’s Depression, an army that marched along Virginia’s Blue Ridge and left in its wake a legacy called Shenandoah National Park. The role of these young men in developing the park so many visitors enjoy today will be discussed by a National Park Service historian on Friday evening at The Old Sperryville Bookshop. Reed L. Engle of the Shenandoah National Park staff will present a slide show and talk at the book shop at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5. Mr. Engle, who lives near Boston, Va. serves as cultural resource specialist at the park and is author of a new book, “Everything Was Wonderful - A Pictorial History of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Shenandoah National Park.” The book tells the story of the “CCC boys” - young men aged 18 to 25 - who planted hundreds of thousands of trees and shrubs, landscaped Skyline Drive, built stone guard walls and cabins, and developed picnic grounds and miles of trails in the new park in the Depression days of the 1930s. The book, formatted in scrapbook fashion, illustrates the life and work of the CCC campers. It includes dozens of photographs and a detailed narrative of their story. Like an army, the CCC boys lived in barracks, wore uniforms, and lived a regimented life. They were paid $30 a month, $25 of which was sent home to help CCC - The above photograph is one of many found in Reed L. Engle’s book. In this one: Slopes such as this were left after completion of the construction contracts awarded to private contractors by the Bureau of Public Roads. It was up to the CCC and Shenandoah National Park landscape architects and the CCC enrollees to create natural beauty from these ugly, often unstable, construction scars. support their families struggling in the economic squeeze of the Depression. The CCC was one of President Franklin Roosevelt’s most successful programs to provide jobs during the Depression. The CCC program had a profound effect on the lives of the men who participated. “That’s where I learned all my good things that put me through life,” recalled Charles Wagner, who worked out of the CCC camp at Skylarid. “(It) gave me a good start. Everything was wonderful there, if you wanted to make it that way!” The book includes many such recollections of the men who helped build the park. They lived and worked out of ten CCC camps along the Blue Ridge, including sites near Front Royal, Skyland, Big Meadows and Sperryville, where the CCC camp was along Route 211 near the Beech Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Engle’s program at the book shop is open to the public and free of charge. To reserve a place at the event, please call the book shop at 987-8444, as space is limited. Coffee and desserts will be offered for sale, and Mr. Engle will autograph his book for those who purchase it. Car accidents occur on Halloween Robert Phillips of Woodbridge was riding a ‘93 Yamaha motorcycle on Route 643, three-tenths of a mile east of Route 637, on Sunday, Oct. 31 at 2:15 p.m. The vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, according to a state police spokesperson, swerved off the right side of the roadway and struck an embankment. The driver was transported to the Fauquier emergency room, but only sustained minor injuries. The damage to the vehicle is estimated at $800. * ★ - * CAFE 11763 Lee hwy.. Sperryville. Vfi Fri. 11/5 BEN ANDREWS Sat. 11/6 GIRLS NIGHT OUT with DORNELL PRATT San. 11/7 SPECIAL PERFORMANCE VYKTORIA PRATT KEATING Family Styla Dining Now Op«n Thursday - Monday 540-987-3162 www.bluamooncafe.com * Organ-Violin Duo Featuring Robert Murray Violinist Ardyth Lohuis Organist Sunday, November 7 4:00 pan. Front Royal Presbyterian Church Public Invited APPLES Red and Golden Delicious, Pippins, Grimes, Staymans, Winesaps & Yorks Also: Cider and Quinces Pumpkins_ IMCK-YOl K-OWN Selling 7 Days a Week! Bring your own containers! Directions: U.S. 211 West, just past Massie’s Comer, right turn, 65 Orchard Lane. Watch for signs. Not responsible for accidents. 540-675-3558 Jonathan Spivey of Great Falls was driving an ‘89 Ford Pickup on Route 211, one mile east of Route 729, on Sunday, Oct. 31, at 1:23 p.m. Spivey was in the left lane when he applied his brakes to avoid hitting a vehicle that had pulled out in front of him, according to a state police spokesperson. Spivey swerved to the left and went into the culvert or ditch. No injuries were reported. Repairs for the truck are estimated at $1500. Chanta Brown of Amissville was driving a ‘97 Mustang on U.S. 211, two-tenths of a mile east of Route 729, on Sunday, Oct. 31 at 6:45 p.m. when Brown hit a deer head on, according to a state police spokesperson. The deer impacted with the front driver’s side of the car. No one was seriously injured, but an air bag inflated suddenly, causing a burn or abrasion, like a rug bum. The front of the vehicle sustained considerable damage. The repairs are estimated at $2,000. r - Paid Advertisement - Thank you fqr your vote of confidence on November 2nd. I look forward to continuing to serve you as Commonwealth's Attorney for another four years. I will use this office to try and maintain our way of life in Rappahannock County and to minimize the chance of any citizen becoming a victim of crime. Peter H. Luke Attorney for Commonwealth Authorized and piud for by: Peter H. Luke, Candidate -mm aut6»home| Our Family Helping Yours ■UR* AUTO * HOME • LIFE INSURANCE Getting competitive rates is as simple as picking up the phone and calling your local Farm Bureau office. You'll find value, protection and superior service for all your Auto, Home and Life Insurance needs. If you haven't compared your present policies lately, call today! HELPING YOU is what we do best. All TO • H ON I • 1111 Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. Virginia Farm Bureau Town and Country Insurance Co. 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Box 470 Sperryvilie, VA 22740 540-987-8225 Unofficial election results Chester Amissville Qap Flint Hill Scrabble Sperryville Washington Totals Soil & Water Conservation Director (Culpeper) McNear Board of Supervisors Welch School Board Crocker Board of Supervisors Anderson Board of Supervisors Thornhill School Board Tole School Board Warner 460 112 274 443 371 438 2098 Wakefield District 111 113 280 263 Stonewall-Hawthorne District 260 252 391 376 260 216 252 216 302 Jackson District 302 Board of Supervisors Atkins Board of Supervisors Brown Board of Supervisors Frazier School Board Makela School Board Cordani School Board Breeden Board of Supervisors Estes School Board Johnson Board of Supervisors Oyster 173 124 241 173 195 136 Piedmont District 387 375 387 Hampton District Board of Supervisors Bear Board of Supervisors Bird Board of Supervisors Lee School Board Sharp 128 375 128 66 154 164 66 154 164 434 434 To the Citizens of Rappahannock County.... Thank you! 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(lltiril ^RmmMaMe met BY LEE COGHLAN Rappahannock New.** Staff Writer The Civil War Roundtable met for the second time at Jim Gannon’s bookstore, The Old Sperryville Bookshop, on Oct, 26. About 30 people attended and Harold R. Woodward, Jr. spoke on the effects the Civil War had on Madison County. The group was supposed to have met the prior week; but the speaker who was scheduled, Jim Moyer, died from a sudden heart attack. Woodward is a prominent civil war historian who has written and lectured extensively. Woodward is also the proprietor of Mountaineer Sporting Goods in the town of Madison, and since 1987 has You are cordially invited to attend an Art Exhibit and Reception for one of America's finest artists PAUL LANDRY Sunday, November 7, 1999 1 p.m.- 4p.m. -Paul's latest original art and limited edition prints will be on exhibit 2 1 <Hninun Street, SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 (703)771*8696 served on the Madison County Board of Supervisors. Two books were featured during the lecture, For Home And Honor, The Story Of Madison County During The War Between The States 18611865, and, The Confederacy’s Forgotten Son, Major General James Lawson Kemper, C.S.A. Governor Of Virginia. Woodward begins the evening by stepping down off the pulpit (at one time, the bookstore had been a church) and says, “I’ll stand down on this level so I’m not preaching to you....A historian is supposed to be purely objective, but I’m not, so I’m not a historian.” Woodward talks about his book, “...the first time a book has been done solely on Madison’s involvement in the war.” There were no major battles fought, but troop movement was extensive through Madison during the war. And in 1861, ten percent of Madison’s population went to fight in the war. Woodward says, “Madison is not very different than it was in 1861. If you take away the paved roads and the power lines, it hasn’t changed. There are 12,000 people in the county! In 1860, the population was right at 10,000. The industry was primarily agricultural and is still the largest industry today in the county.” “Nine hundred and sixty seven served in the Confederate army, ten percent, the highest percentage ever to serve in a war. They lost 100. Lost one full percent. The population continued going down until 1960. In 1980, the population of 1861 was surpassed.” “The people were of English and Scotch-Irish descent. They were mostly farmers, not plantation owners. But the farms averaged 500 to 1000 acres. And there were slaves in Madison. In 1830, half of the total population were slaves. In 1831, the General Assembly met to vote on slavery. Only from concept to f-ull bloom f ■' Southern Greenway Vista OSUre Farm & Nurse ELxpc LUDSC2UR OORRiCTdl Ckm A Lie 27C garden and landscape design landscape plans ♦ plant installation ♦ architectural features water features ♦ irrigation systems ♦ outdoor lighting 1-877-304-9246 (toll-free) Rappahannock News Photo/Lee Coghlan CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE: Nearly 30 people met at The Old Sperryville Bookshop to hear Harold R. Woodward, Jr. speak on Madison County’s involvement in the Civil War. one vote kept them from freeing their slaves.” “The slave population went down in the county. Children began to work on the farms. And slaves began to be freed. What did they fight for? Free rights. To elect their own candidates. In 1861, they voted for secession.” “Two companies were raised in Madison. Two units that went on to play large rolls for General Lee in his Virginia campaigns. These two units were paid for by taxpayers money. A third company was formed, company K, a private company. 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HOURS: MON.-FRI. 10-8; SAT. 9-8 SUN. 12:30-5 30 WARRENTON CENTER • WARRENTON, VA • (540) 3-, 820 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9; SUN. 12-6 the children. People began to', realize that the war was going to go on and not stop after thirty days.” “General Pope came into >' Madison County in August of i ‘62. He was notorious for mak-. ing war on civilians. I remember when I was a young boy being told they stole everything that was edible, canned fruit and meat. The only thing left for one family was one gig barrel of molasses. The chickens and hogs were gone. The family thought they could make it through the year with molasses. But, the barrel of molasses was broken and poured all over the house.” - “Pope was driven out and the whole county became ’a hospital. Women, children, ■ and slaves turned their homes into hospitals to treat the sick, the wounded, and the dying. But they still managed to . make it.” “In the Summer of ‘63, after the battle of Gettysburg, Lee’s army passed through Madison. The wagon trains of wounded that came through took 24 hours to pass a single point on the street.” “Afterwards, General Meade’s union army made it to>.* Madison. He sent 10,005-’ Union cavalry into Madison. They went door to door to rai^>the houses and get whatever - food they could.” “On Sept. 22, 1863, Brook Shell was to be fought, the largest battle ever in Madison County. Roughly 4,000 men met at Jack’s Shop and fought throughout....The entire South of Madison County became a battleground....people 23 miles away in Charlottesville could hear the roar of the cannon all day long.” “Six hundred Confederate were killed that day and an equal number of Union men. I can’t tell you how many people come to me to ask me where Jack’s Shop is because that’s where their relatives died. The fields were ruined. The crops weren’t harvested.” “In Feb. ^.864, perhaps the most disastrous occurrence in Madison happened. Lee’s army was away from Madison. Custard had his troops at Mt. Pony. On the 28th of Feb., Custard got to the Madison courthouse....The most miserable night of the war was Feb. 29th of Leap Year. Twenty churches were in ashes. Every * single business was gone, It demoralized the population. A man almost 70 years old lost his general store. The first thing he did the next morning was to enlist in the Confederate Army.” “The war ended, as far as ‘ the fighting went, but thev' impact was far from over,’; Troops came home to destroyed farms. Hardly any standing timber left. It had -, been cut for wagons and fire- [ wood. One hundred men gone left a void in the population. Three hundred came back wounded, missing arms and legs, like my great-great-greatgrandfather. General Kemper came back seriously wounded, never again able to walk without the aid of crutches.” “Five long, hard years of - reconstruction were as hard as J the war itself....Starvation ; was knocking at every door. < But they did rebuild and sur- ! vive the reconstruction. They ; began to hold reunions and get-togethers....Eventually, ; they formed a United • Confederate Vfeteran Camp', j Even to this day, they still ! remember the sacrifices that' those men made during that war.” I The next Civil War ! Roundtable will meet on Thursday, Nov. 18 at The Old i Sperryville Bookshop. Dan Hitt will speak on the research he did for his book, The Battle Mountain Affair. If you have any questions, call Mr. Gannon at 987-8444.

Supervisors OK Virginia Byway, boundary change BY GERALD OCHS Rappahannock News Special Writer '* A ,,Virginia Byway is “a roadway designated by the C^o mmonwealth Transportation Board, having relatively high aesthetic or ciiltural value, leading to or within areas of historical, natural or recreational significance.” In a public hearing on Nov. X, 1999, the Board oi Supervisors debated whether or not to approve such a designation for Route 522 in Rappahannock County. Though all of the speakers in the public hearing portion of the meeting spoke in favor of the Virginia Byway designation, the Supervisors did not reach a conclusion easily. Jackson District representative Ron Frazier and Chairman Pete Estes expressed concerns about restrictions on road improvements that might be imposed by the designation, and the resulting impact on highway safety. They also questioned the value of the designation to Rappahannock County when weighed against possible restrictions on the route. VDOT’s policy manual includes the following Virginia Byway and Scenic Highway program objectives: “VDOT will discourage undesirable development on adjacent property or in sight of the road by using the following strategies: sign control, enforcing provisions of Virginia’s Outdoor advertising law, and cooperating with local governments to aid them in the development of proper zoning, land use controls, and adequate standards and easements.” The manual also notes that “Such designation will not limit VDOT from exercising its general powers and duties to locate, construct, improve and maintain all highways . . .” The first speaker, Tom Tepper, said, “I don’t see how you can vote “No.” Bayard Catron, President of the recently formed Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance (RCCA), noted that the organization’s Board of Directors voted unanimously for a resolution supporting the Virginia Byway designation and encouraged the Board of Supervisors fo follow suit. Jeff Light said that he “echoed what we’ve heard,” and also advocated an affirmative vote. Jim Gannon, President of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP) noted that his organization had sent a letter supporting the Virginia Byway designation to the Board of Supervisors and to the Rappahannock News, and said that “this seems like an easy one—it’s good for the county . . . good for tourism.” Don Audette, also an RCCA Board member, emphasized that the designation could prevent Route 522 from becoming a major truck route. Joy Sloane noted the broad support for the designation from county organizations including RLEP, the Rappahannock Historical Society, the Rappahannck Roads Coalition, the Ragged Mountain Resource Center, and the RCCA, and Doug Ginsburg of the RCCA stressed that the designation would promote tourism. Ivan Ussach, who initiated the move for the Route 522 Virginia Byway designation, spoke of visualizing Routes Social Services “OneStop”Office at Library BY GERALD OCHS Rappahannock News Special Writer Responding to the need for a new “One-Stop” employment service office, the Library Board agreed to allow the Department of Social Services the daytime use of Literacy Volunteers (LVA)space in the library basement. According to Board member and County Administrator John McCarthy, there is a mandate that individuals receiving social services have access to employment support, and the LVA had offered the use of their space for such purpose. The One-Stop Office will have a single employee who will provide network-based employment services to clientele. 'The schedule for the establishment of the office has yet to be announced. Library Director David Shaffer reported that James J. Kilpatrick donated some 700 books to the library, some of which will be used by the library and the balance of which will be sold at the book sale. The Kilpatrick collection consists largely of political biographies, Shaffer said. He also noted that the lease price on the new copier has been reduced from $92 to $52.30 per month because of the elimination of some unnecessary options. Shaffer announced that at the next Friday Night Program, on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m., Dr. Richard Johanson will lead a discussion on education in Third World nations. Shaffer also said that the library has received three responses to its advertisement for a children’s librarian, and r i SINJC OR SWIM? It’s never too late to learn how to swim. Just call us and sign up for a Red Cross swimming class. 4" American Red Cross that interviews are being set up. The Director’s report also included a new statistical summary of library activities. For the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year, it showed, circulation was 9,565 patron visits amounted to 4,430 and the library signed-up 116 new patrons. Board President Franklin Warner discussed his concerns about Jamieson Room receipts. He noted that the library’s position has been that groups are free to use the room and that donations for such use are optional, but that few groups actually donate. Donations are not sought to make a profit, he added, but to offset expenses including utilities and staff time. The board discussed the possibility of charging for room use, but decided instead to leave the policy as it stands. Treasurer Helen Platt’s report showed income of some $68,600 and expenditures of nearly $29,000 through the close of the quarter Sept. 30,1999. The Library Fund summary indicated a balance of $329,864.35 at the end of the same period. The next meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be held on Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. 522 from Culpeper and 211 from Warrenton as pincers, and of his feeling that the designation would help prevent Rappahannock from looking like Warren or Culpeper Counties. After extended discussions, the board voted, three to two, to approve the motion raised by Stonewall-Hawthorne District Supervisor Bob Anderson and seconded by Wakefield District Supervisor Roger Welch to designate Route 522 a Virginia Byway. County boundary reset The Board of Supervisors also fielded public comment on the proposed changes to the Rappahannock-WarrenFauquier boundary in the Chester Gap area. Public comment was heard from only two individuals, one of whom, Valerie Miller, requested that the board reroute the Rappahannock-Warren border to include her lots. She noted that she recently moved to the area and did not realize that she was not within the county. She is a teacher in the Rappahannock school system, her son attends school in Rappahannock, and she pleaded for a boundary revision so that she could remain a part of the county. The hoard was clearly moved by her request but, given the advanced state of the agreements with the other jurisdictions, declined to reopen the issue and approved the new boundary agreements which take effect at midnight, Dec. 31, 1999. r Firebirds remain undefeated BY NANETTE HOGAN Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The Rappahannock Youth Soccer League, played its seventh weekend Saturday, Oct. 30. U-18 lost to Lake of the Woods 4-0. The U-14 Rabid Wombats lost to Orange One 3-2. The U-12 Firebirds took on Madison Two at home on Saturday and kept their team work skills turned on for the whole game. With Coach Pendleton moving players and into positions not normally played, the Firebirds continued to play as though they belonged there. The Firebirds shut out Madison Two and still remain undefeated with one game left. Final score 3-0. Go-Go-Go Firebirds! Next week, the Firebirds take on the Tigers at home for the last game of the season. Come on out at 9:00 a.m. to cheer on both your home teams. Let’s go Rapp! The U-10 Blue Unit team lost to Madison Three 1-0. The U-10 Jaguars played a hard Madison 2-2. The U-8 Fireballs defeated Madison Two 10-1 and the U-8 Blue Devils defeated Madison Three 4-1. . Congratulations to all the winning teams! J.V.’s defeat Park in basketball BY RHONDA JENKINS Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The J.V. Lady Panthers traveled to Manassas last Thursday to defeat the Cougars 28-25. The ladies were really up for this game. They wanted to get revenge, since they lost to Park by one point earlier in the season. The lead changed several times throughout the game, but the Panthers never gave up, and continued to play good defense against the Cougars. 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-&appaljannorfe JSetos— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager Lee Coghian, Staff Writer Carl Eborn, 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 ayailable) 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 Our View Murder trial Will they let him walk? Not this time. Many people have heard about the Johnson murder trial in Rappahannock, but few can believe that he was tried and convicted for first degree murder. Some even thought he might get away with it, due to leniency in past cases. Another question that arose was that of capital murder and capital punishment. Johnson’s offense could not be considered in this category. In Virginia, the state legislature has very narrow guidelines for what can be considered a capital offense. The following are examples of murders that can be tried as a capital offense: • The murder of a prison guard. • The murder of two or more people. • The act of murder while committing terrorism. • The act of murder while committing torture or rape. Johnson’s jury recommended a sentence of 38 years for his crimes. Hopefully, this will be enough punishment for leaving three children fatherless and their mother widowed. Granted, in Rappahannock County, these types of crimes are rare. The last murder trial ended in a plea agreement nearly 12 years ago. But as urban crime pushes out into the surrounding countryside, it will probably be less than 12 years before the next murder offense occurs. Times change and state legislature must change to adapt to growing problems. If a stop to violent crime means increasing the amount of punishment permissible, then it should be done. Johnson might be locked up for 38 years. But the judge will pass down the official sentence on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000. If he chooses to, he can lessen the sentence, which would be a crime to the safety of our community. Let’s hope that does not happen. Rappahannock Today HB I_ 1. Rappahannock News Photo/Carl Eborn On a beautiful, warm Halloween night, Washington, Va. was home to record numbers of goblins, ghosts, angels, and princesses. Here, John McCarthy hands out treats to some of the costumed revelers. Letters County should have invested in middle school Some 60 percent of the county budget is consumed by the school system, which has done well-by all accounts instruction in mathematics and sciences is very strong. But there are problems, no doubt hi-lighted by recently introduced Standards of Learning, statewide, and students going on to college report a lack of necessary rigor in some of their course work. Also, this school system is structured incorrectly, according to nationwide if not worldwide concepts of education. Rappahannock schools children in a two tier system-kindergarten thru seventh grade; and eighth thru 12 grade. Modern education dispenses with this arrangement because it does not adequately meet the mental, physical and psychological needs of students, especially in grades sixth thru eight. Accordingly 90 percent of school systems in Virginia and indeed in America operate a three tier set-up-elementary, middle and high school. The usual arrangement, ratified by experience, is grades kindergarten-fifth elementary, sixth-eighth middle and ninth12 high school, and these are housed in physically separate surroundings. For all we know the hazards of modern “culture” accentuate a need for a three tier scheme which features a middle school designed to care for the particular needs of children progressing toward adulthood - with all the tensions and confusions attendant on this process. A grievously wrong decision was taken by this county’9 government this year in that instead of investing in a new middle school, this government chose to meet a somewhat ephemeral space problem by expanding the high school building, thereby foreclosing for virtually all time any opportunity to bring this county’s educational establishment into conformance with' ,, modern theory and practice. G.H. Sharp Washington A necessary endeavor We residents of Rappahannock County are fortunate. We live in a rural community that has been blessed with natural beauty and the neighbors that you’ve always hoped for; our economy is driven by environmentally-friendly pursuits; and it has remained unspoiled due to the efforts of present and past local leaders and other farsighted individuals. Rappahannock is truly an oasis in a desert of development. The 50 Rappahannock residents who heeded the call last spring and summer to participate in the creation of an organization whose sole purpose would be to preserve this sanctuary have discharged a critical duty. This “Steering Committee” met over a period of four months, created the Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance (RCCA), and elected its first Board of Directors. The Board is grateful for the efforts of the Steering Committee, without whose dedication this organization would just not be. The RCCA is ready now to begin its work. We have an executive director, and bylaws; we have established objectives and goals; and we have set up the committees that we will need to conduct business. Now we need to reconnect with Steering Committee members and other interested individuals to serve on those committees and to help us fulfill our stated mission: “to preserve our county as a scenic rural community.” RCCA will hold its first open meeting at 7:30pm on Nov. 17 at the Washington Town Hall. All are welcome and encour aged to attend. We will introduce board members, report on our activities, inspire you to donate to this most worthy cause, and ask for volunteers to serve on the various committees. For additional information contact Jerry Ochs at 987-3311.' The Board of Directors of the RCCA Don Audette Bayard Catron Bob Dennis Brooke Fletcher Douglas Ginst>urg Hal Hi^nter Gary Lright Jerry Ochs Chris Parrish Hildy Teegen Roger Welch Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 30 Years Ago Thursday, Nov. 6, 1969 An era in education comes to an end in Rappahannock County Saturday with the sale of the old Sperryville and Washington school buildings. A photograph featured the original building which was four rooms and housed seven grades and two years of high school. All elementary students were consolidated to one new 30-room building last year, so the old structures will be sold at public auction. Col. Evan A. McNear of Greenwood Farm, Washington has been recognized as the 1969 Outstanding Conservation Farmer of the Year in Rappahannock County. The announcement was made last Wednesday evening at the annual awards dinner of the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District held at Graves Lodge, Syria. Mrs. Isaac L. Parrish, active Rappahannock Community worker and mother, has again been named Christmas Seal Campaign Chairman for Rappahannock County by the Board of the Tuberculosis and Health Association of Northern Virginia. 25 Years Ago Thursday, Oct. 31, 1974 In a photograph Capt. and Mrs. William Keim of Amissville were presented a wildlife conservation award by Robert P. Anderson at a dinner meeting last Thursday of the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District. Capt. Keim was recognized for his habitat management of large and small animals, birds and waterfowl. Mr. Anderson is a District director from Rappahannock. The annual Achievement Night for the Rappahannock County Homemakers Clubs will be Nov. 11 at the Chester Gap fire hall. Each club is preparing an educational exhibit and an international exhibit. The education exhibit on various subjects be judged. The international exhibits will show what the clubs have learned about the countries they have studied this year. Martin Furniture in Culpeper was advertising Bewitching Bargains which included: a five piece dinette set, table with leaf and four matching chairs for only $79.88; a two piece living room suite, French Provincial style for only $299.95 and a Maple finish coffee table for only $9.95. 10 Years Ago Thursday, Nov. 2, 1989 Featured in the main photo of the week were Flint Hill’s Litter Beavers: Virgie Sanders, Helen Foster and Julie Leahy hard at work because they have adopted Route 659 as part of VDOTs Adopt-a-Highway program. The congregation of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington will formally dedicate two recent additions at a special service Nov. 5. The 11 a.m. service will begin outside, weath er permitting, with the dedication of the memorial garden, known as the “Quiet Place,” across Gay Street from the church. Following that dedication, the congregation will move across the street to the garth, an enclosed court- ..—— yard just outside the entrance to the sanctuary. The congregation decided to develop the vacant lot across the street as a park and memorial garden. Many improvements followed including grading, seeding and plantings, as well as several benches so that- visitors could enjoy the solitude of the tiny green. One day a member of Trinity was walking through the newly completed memorial garden and came upon sisters, Mary and Ruby Jenkins, who live on Main Street in Washington. They were seated on one of the benches, enjoying the sunshine and fresh air. As the three exchanged pleasantries, the ladies said, “Thank you so much for providing us with this place. At last we have a quiet place to sit and rest.” The solution to the correct name for the new garden was in those words, the church member explained. The gar den became known formally as the “Quite Place,” and has been a source of enjoyment foil town residents and visitors since. —COMPILED BY: BARBARA C WAYLAND* Photo courtesy of First Washington Museum OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: The late Bob Pullen at 89 years old was visiting the First Washington Museum and recognized his first grade teacher, Miss Margaret Compton, from Rabbit Gufn School. She was wearing a locket with her picture and also one of her father. Mr. Pullen remembered Miss Compton wearing this black dress to school.

Johnson From Page A1 Nichols finally paid him, he threw the money on the groubd, insulting Johnson. Nichols and Johnson also quarreled over the state of his horse trailer on Johnson’s property. The trailer had been littered with broken bags of debris and beer bottles. Nichols left Johnson’s property, intending to come back for his horse, and Johnson propped a shotgun against a tree as a warning for Nichols not to come back on his property. But Nichols *did come-back, another argument ensued, and at close range, Johnson pulled out a concealed weapon, a small handgun Which he always carried with him, and shot Nichols in the face. , The bullet entered just belovfr the nose and entered the b^ain cavity where it ricocheted, causing damage to the brain and brain stem, resulting id instant death. Johnson dials 911 After the shooting, Johnson disappeared either into ;the house or into the woods or both. The police arrived and Johnson managed to get to a phone, probably the cellular phone that was found at the scene. He dialed 911 and was connected to the Fauquier County 911 Center and spoke with Marsha Chapman. A tape of the conversation was played in court. On the tape, Johnson said, “All these cops are around here::.somebody was shot...they think I done it...I’m in the woods...I don’t want them to shoot me.” Use of the cellular phone would explain why the call was cpnnected to the Fauquier and fiot the Culpeper dispatch. Testimony revealed that a test was done with the cellular phone. When in Johnson’s backyard, dialing 911 was picked up by Culpeper. But when calling from the back porch, the call was packed by Fauquier. Eyewitnesses confirm Johnson’s alcoholism Eyewitnesses included the defendant’s niece and nephew, Ularida R. Johnson and Lester L. Johnson of Martinsburg, West^ Virginia, Ulanda’s boyfriend, Jimmy Wine, Jr. of Inwobd, West Virginia, and Lester’s girlfriend, Janetta S. Crawford of Martinsburg, West Virginia, all of whom were living with Joseph Johnson at the time of the murder. According to the defense, Johnson’s niece and nephew had come to live with Johnson six months prior to the killing, to help Johnson cope with his alcoholism. According to the "tftt •- , ' t 4 4 » f Subscribe to the Rappahannock 4 News. Call 675-3338. testimony of his sister, Johnson had been hospitalized in December 1998 for hallucinations he was experiencing due to alcohol consumption. She stated he drank a case of beer a day, which affected his view of reality. He was discharged from the hospital and was supposed to go back for treatment. But without health insurance, .Jqipson could not afford the treatments. A week before the shooting, Johnson’s sister testified that he was drinking a case of beer a <|ay again. * Friends and co-workers Lester Johnson, Jimmy Wine and Joseph Johnson all worked for Steve Nichols during the time they were living together at Johnson’s. Nichols owned a business called Rocky Top Tree Service, which his wife will still manage. Mrs. Nichols had gone to line dancing on the evening of the murder. When she got home at 9 p.m., her husband’s truck was gone. She figured he was at Johnson’s since they were friends and they spent time there. Mrs. Nichols said, “I went to Joe’s house and there were cops everywhere. I had the girls with me. That’s when the cops told me my husband was dead. I went back to my house, about a mile away. The children were crying and screaming.” The Nichols had three girls together, Tiffany Nicole, age 10, Ashley May, age 7, and Ann, age 6. Mrs. Nichols says, “The girls are having a hard time understanding how their father’s friend, Joe, could hurt him and kill him.” The Nichols used to help Johnson whenever they could. Mrs. Nichols brought Joe home from the hospital in December when he was released for alcohol treatment. They used to bring him groceries and firewood whenever he needed them. Cataclysmic loss for family The effect of the loss has been devastating on the family. But Steve Nichol’s sisters, Betty Wolfrey and Gladys “Tischa” Richards have rallied to Mrs. Nichol’s side to help. Mrs. Nichols says, “Sometimes I get phone calls from school. My daughters wonder if mommy is going to be there when they get home.” “Steve took care of all the holidays. He dressed up as Santa Claus and the Easter bunny. He was the breadmaker. I didn’t do nothing. Now I will continue his tree service and raise our girls the way he wanted them raised.” The name of the business is Rocky Top Tree Service and Mrs. Nichols worked side by side with her husband on occasion, so she knows how to run the business. Mrs. Nichols reflects on her husband’s personality, “Steve was the type of person that always smiled, except when he slept, then he snored. He tried to help anyone who needed a hand.” Helen Cave is one of the Nichols’ neighbors who was at the trial. Now, Cave is at Mrs. Nichols’ side, helping however she can. Cave recalls watching Steve grow up, “He was a precious person. He was like my own child. I can still hear him cough, because of allergies, when he used to feed the horse. He was the baby of the family.” Mrs. Nichols adds, “He was still a baby. He was spoiled. He was definitely spoiled. He was the baby.” The judge, William Shore Robertson, will impose the court sentencing on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000. At that time, the judge could impose up to 38 years of incarceration for Johnson. It has been over 12 years since a homicide has occurred in Rappahannock County. In November 1986, Harry Voyd Brown, of Syria, was convicted of the shotgun murder of Aurelious W. Timmons, 54, which occurred on June 7, 1986. Timmons was shot on the front porch of his home on Route 231, 2.2 miles north of the Rappahannock-Madison county line. 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 Toll Free: 1-888-427-6775 N. VA & DC metro call: 703-642-1120 email: info@crosslink.net web: http://www.crosslink.net SHENANDOAH X1875/ UNIVERSITY Where success is often a matter of degree... JOIN US AT OUR OPEN HOUSES! 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In other construction news, School Superintendent Dr. David Gangel reported to the Board on RCHS addition progress. He said that the project is a few days behind schedule due to an unanticipated need for additional fill and compaction, but that the project should be back on track after the footings are poured. That task will start on Now 2, weather permitting. The target for completion of the addition remains early August of 2000. In new business before the Board, Commission of Revenue Beverly Atkins requested that the Board consider extending the deadline for submission of forest management plans from Nov. 1, 1999 to Dec. 31, 1999. She said that 10 people have yet to submit their plans as they are required to do in order to continue to receive land use taxation benefits. Jackson District Supervisor Ron Frazier engaged the Commissioner in a debate about the Board’s authority to grant an extension, noting that he thought that any extension could be granted under her authority. He also took exception with the requirement that plans could be developed only by a certified forester, and stated that he felt that Ms. Atkins had the authority for permitting greater latitude in plan preparation. Boart} members concluded that.the Commission of Revenue held the authority for all such mat-, ters, but approved a resolution supporting the! extension. • In other new business, Mr. McCarthy1 reviewed the VACo Region 7 Legislative Program for the upcoming year, noting that! nothing had changed from last year’s pro-' gram except for open cable access, an issue( that has no relevance for Rappahannock; County. One new legislative issue raised by* McCarthy was the requirement for ground! water testing that has been expanded to! include areas that have hydrological connec-! tion to wetlands. He said that, if literally; interpreted, this “could mean anywhere on earth, and it would double ground water! testing costs for the county. His suggestion,1 was that Rappahannock work with VACo to lobby to have the enabling legislation amend-1 ed to be more specific. The Supervisors voted to approve a general resolution in support of VACos year 2000 legislative lobbying pro-1 gram. ! The Board is seeking candidates for the Rappahannock County Water & Sewer Authority to replace Richard Smith, who resigned, and Ellen Manson, whose term expires at the end of the year. The Board also received a letter of acceptance and thanks from Peter Little, who was appointed to the Library Board of Trustees. Dr. Hallee Morgan was also appointed to the Library Board. School . From Page A2 • If you are a registered voter, I hope that you remembered to vote on Tuesday. It is so important that children see the adults in their lives participating in this important, albeit occasionally frustrating, process. It really does make a difference. • The next RCES PTO meeting is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 12 at RCES. Another dinner meeting is planned. Children are invited, and PTO President, Mr. Jimmy Swindler, is attempting to arrange child care during the meeting following dinner. Please watch for more information to come home with your children. • Parents of RCES fifth grade students are reminded that there will be a field trip to the Kennedy Center on Monday, Nov. 8. Please remember to return all necessary forms and arrange to pick your child up at 4:30 at RCES, as the buses will not be returning to school until then. This promises to be a wonderful opportunity for these students. • The colors and scents during this season are incredible. Please consider taking a moment from your hectic schedule to enioV them. Call the Rappahannock News at 675-3338 with your story ideas and photos. Auto Loan Tune- Up. In the fabulous fifties, cars had fins—and car 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. 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• Neighbors/B3 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B6, B7 • Real Estate/B8 November 3, 1999 Citizen of the Week i ' ' ™” .. wm Clyde Pullen Home: Washington Occupation: Electrician/Plumber Accomplishments: Clyde Pullen was born at the Old Keyser homeplace in Gid Brown Hollow and grew up in Rappahannock County. He attended Rappahannock schools and worked on the family farm in the orchard business. , Following several jobs outside the county as a electrician and plumber, Mr. Pullen decided to start his own business within the county in the 1980’s. Today, he is a master electrician and plumber and serves Rappahannock County. He also specializes in a Water Treatment service. In addition to his business, Mr. Pullen is an avid hunter who respects law and regulation according to county, state and national codes. His most recent trip was one to British Columbia where he was successful in obtaining a mountain goat. In 1999 he lost two role models from his life, first his father, Clyde W. Pullen and then his father-inlaw, John M. Clark. He takes tremendous pride in his familyt has one daughter; is “PaPa” to Sean Michael Knick and “Popples” to Tiffany Wayland. Mr. Pullen and his wife, Betty are also owners of Attic Treasures near Sperryville. The couple recently returned from an Alaskan cruise. They also enjoy antiquing. Weekend Picks Reception planned at Jordan’s Packing Shed Gallery A new resident to Rappahannock County, Margot Schnitzer de Neuhaus, will be showing her work at June Jordan’s Packing Shed Gallery in Washington now through Nov. 27. The opening reception will be held on Sunday, Nov. 7 from 2 to 6 p.m. The work consists of sculptures made of wood and stone, and paintings made of western and oriental paper marked with sumi, Japanese ink. June Jordan’s Packing Shed Gallery is located at the Packing Shed Corner on Gay and Porter Streets in Washington. The regular hours are 12:30 to 6 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday with extended hours on Friday. You may contact the Corner at 6753410 for further information. Storytelling at Ki Theatre Nov. 6 “No Ordinary Person: An Evening of Autobiographical Storytelling” will be presented at Ki Theatre on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. This is the third year of this highly popular series. The four storytellers this year will be Sallie Morgan (“Night at the Crisco Disco”), Jeanne Drevas (“Mindful Hand”), Joyce Abell (“My Father the Writer”) and Megan Hicks (“Monkey Blood”). This program is jointly sponsored by RAAC and Ki Theatre. Tickets are $10 at the door. For reservations, call RAAC at 6753193 (please be sure to leave your name and phone number ) or email to jabell@citizen.infi.net. Reservations will be held until 20 minutes before performance time. RCES hosts Artist-in-Residence project Making Waves - A Diversity of Forms, Functions, and Feelings In school year Rappahannock County SpIiaaI iq Knno. 1999-2000, Elementary ing an exciting and innovative Artist- inResidence project entitled: Making Waves - A Diversity of Forms, Functions and Feelings. Rose Marie Prins (visual artist) of Amherst, and Rappahannock artists Paul Reisler ( composer and musician) and Sharon Wyrrick (dance, drama, performance) are the selected artists for the residency. Students in grades secondseventh will have the opportunity to work with the artists. The art works produced in the residency will be shared with all the students at RCES and the community in early March in a unique multi-media performance event. The residency is partially funded by a generous grant from The Virginia Commission for the Arts, Artist-in-Education Program. This is a matching grant that requires at least a dollar per dollar match of the funds by the community and school system in which the residency occurs. The funding match is being provided by the school division, the Curriculum Enrichment Program, the PTO, and a Headwaters MiniGrant. RCES teachers Joy Rollins, music, and Harriette Rosenblatt, art, are the project coordinators, who have devoted an enormous amount of planning time to structure what amounts to a highly organized three ring circus of activity. Approximately 375 students (all of the second, third, and fourth graders and many of the fifth, sixth, and seventh graders) will work with one or more of the artists during the residency which began in September and will wrap up with the performance in early March. The theme of this project, “Making Waves: A Diversity of Forms, Functions, and Feelings,” was chosen to inspire a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and approaches to contribute to a unified theme with students creating in music, visual art, dance, theater and performance. “Making Waves” offers a broad range of possibilities for creativity in each of the disciplines as well as the disciplines in combination. Some of the ideas discussed so far include “waves of emotion” (expression of personal stories in song lyrics, poems, theater and dance vignettes); “beautiful waves” (visual, sound or movement expression of the beauty of form found in sound waves, light waves, ocean waves, etc.); “Are You On My Wavelength?” (expression in music, songs, theater, dance, and creative writing of each person’s uniqueness and the human struggle to communicate, work together, and get along); and “waves of extinction”, “waves of immigrants,” “goodbyes/hellos” (using artistic work as a means to experience events of natural, social and personal history). In visual art workshops led by Rose Marie Prins, students will create sculptures that are capable of sound production. These will range from sculptures that produce sound as percussion, to stringed, barred, and wind instruments. They will be created from paper mache, wood, metal, and found objects. In songwriting workshops led by Paul Reisler, students will learn the basics of sound production, composition, melody writing, and lyric writing, and will create original songs. They will work with the created instruments as well as traditional instruments. In dance, theatre and multi-discipline workshops led by Sharon Wyrrick, students will become acquainted with both movement and dramatic skills as well as how movement and theater support each other on stage in original compositions incorporating movement, sound, visuals, music and creative writing. Rose Mare Prins, residency visual artist, was born and raised in southern Africa. Having lived in North America for the last twenty-five years, she currently resides in Amherst. Her paintings and sculptures have been exhibited through United States and South Africa. Her numerous and diverse artist-ineducatioh proj ects have included working with students creating sets and costumes for o r i g i n a 1 plays, crea t i n g multimedia productions addressing communi ty issues such as nuclear waste disposal, and developing performances with at-risk students. Paul Reisler, residency musician and songwriter, is well known to Rappahannock audiences for his work with the group he co-founded, Trapezoid, as well as the songwriting camps he organizes here in Rappahannock twice yearly that draw individuals from across the country. Paul has produced and recorded eight albums with Trapezoid, a duo album of original instrumentals, Peace of Wild Things with Bob Read of the Bruce Hornsby Band, and more than two dozen other albums with nationally known artists. He also composes for television, film and theatre. .Currently, he’s composing a children’s symphony with Ibm Paxton and an album of songs with poet/songwriter Charles John Quarto. Sharon Wyrrick, residency dance, theatre and multi-discipline performance artist is a Rappahannock resident known for her art works that bring together dance, theatre and visual elements. “Making Waves” is her fourth residency in Rappahannock Schools, her most recent “The Many Faces of Poetry Project,” focused at the high school on poetry writing, bringing in visiting poets, the production of a special issue of The Corinthian poetry anthology that incorporated student art work as well as poetry, and the production of The Poetry Circus. Sharon has toured her original work nationally and internationally as a solo performer and with her company Full Circle. She is the 1999 recipient of the Washington Performing Arts Society Pola Nirenska Award for Contribution _ A workshop on a “zany and animated” rattle making process that uses discarded soda cans, twigs and paper mache to create these colorful figures that double as rattles and sculptures will be held Dec. 10. Danny Finney Richmond Visual Artist and musician Photos courtesy of Rappahannock County Elementary School SCULPTURES: Rose Marie Prins coaches students making sound sculptures. I DANCE: Sharon Wyrrick gives a workshop on the elements of dance expression. MUSIC: Haul Retsler with Mrs. Rollins music class. to the f ield ot Dance. Two additional experiences will also be available to the RCES students for further broaden students perspectives on music making, sculpture and theater. On Oct. 12, the Gourd Orchestra from Richmond gave performances for all the students at RCES and lead a workshop on making gourd rattles or the “calabash.” On Dec. 10, Richmond visual artist and musician, Danny Finney, will lead workshops on his “zany and animated” rattle making process that uses discarded soda cans, twigs and paper mache to create these colorful figures that double as rattles and sculptures. Recent painting by Steven Kenny Middle Street Gallery presents Arcadia #32 It has been nearly two years since Steven Kenny’s last show at the Middle Street Gallery which consisted of highly detailed and colorful oil paintings of imaginary figures in surreal landscapes. In this new show of recent work he delves even more deeply into the natural world to investigate the inherent bond between ourselves and the complex ecosystem we are part of. He brings together - and actually merges - landscape, the human figure, animals, and plants. All the paintings are rendered in Mr. Kenny’s meticulously detailed style. Individual birds, flowers and other elements are easily identifiable. The various components of the paintings not only share the same space but to varying degrees each other’s characteristics as well. The exhibition is on view from Nov. 5 through Nov. 28. An artist’s reception will be held on Sunday, Nov. -7 from 2 to 6 p.m. The Middle Street Gallery is open Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is located in Washington.

Church 4 Activities i Anniversary, revival at First Baptist First Baptist Church will celebrate their anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Arthur Greene of Mt. Zion, Crigersville. Revival services are underway and will continue through Nov. 5 at 7:30 each evening with a different speaker for each service. The public is cordially invited to attend. 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. First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Amissville Baptist Pastor: Rev. V. DeLong Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. Mission Groups 7 p.m. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth & Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. Thursday: W.M.U. Meeting County Methodist services County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Nov. 7 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:46 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. 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. Mt. 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 Mission 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 Bethel Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Forrest Freeman Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Macedonia Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Richard S. Gordon Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Monday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Youth Fellowship 6 p.m. Tuesday: Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. George O. Dean Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev, Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer II 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study, Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every first and third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor: Robert O. Goff Jr. Second & Fourth Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington has long history Spectacular gardens grace the Trinity yard Trinity Episcopal Church, at the corner of Gay and Middle Streets in the town of Washington, is the only remaining Episcopal church in the county. It has been said that the story of Trinity Church is the story of Bromfield Parish. Bromfleld Parish was set off from St. Mark’s Parish in 1752, three years after the town of Washington was laid out. Records of the colonial church were lost. However, it is known that several “chapels of ease” existed in the parish, probably one in Washington. Records also mention a church existing in the town of Washington in 1834, one year after it became the seat of the newly-formed Rappahannock County. By 1850, Rev. William T. Leavell was serving a parish 40 miles in radius. He and the parish vestry felt the need for an organized church in the northern part, preferably in the county seat. Plans were made to build a church in the town of Washington in 1855. James Leake Powers, who worked with Thomas Jefferson in the building of the University of Virginia, was hired as the builder. The cornerstone of the new church was laid on May 30, 1857 by the Masonic Lodge of Washington. The church was completed by the fall of 1857 at a cost of $1800. The church was consecrated on November 29, 1857 by the Rt. Rev. John Johns, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. In 1857, the church had seven members. Emigration westward, and to the cities, were a couple of factors that had an effect on church membership. In addition, most of the parish records were lost during the Civil War. After the war, however, determined efforts by the congregation and a succession of dedicated clergymen succeeded in making Trinity Church self-supporting by the turn of the century. By 1892, membership had grown to 46. A bell-tower and vestibule were added during the early 1900s. In 1924, the wood exterior was covered with white pebble-dash stucco. The interior was repaired and decorated during the 1930s, and the stained-glass windows depicting the life and ministry of Christ were dedicated on Palm Sunday, 1937. St. Paul’s Church in Woodville, established in 1840, was destroyed by a tornado in 1929 and not rebuilt. Its congregation joined either Emmanuel Church in Sperryville or Trinity Episcopal Church. The congregation at Emmanuel joined with Trinity in the building of the parish hall, named Stuart Hall, in 1957 and services were no longer held in Sperryville after that point. In 1957, church membership reached 84. The parish hall was expanded in 1986, to provide more room for church and community activities and church offices. The new addition was named Bromfield Hall at a dedication by Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee, Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. Within the last year, gardens have been added on church property. They have also purchased the house across the street, and are renovating it to use for educational purposes. Today, Trinity has approximately 200 active adult members. Services are held at Trinity Episcopal Church every Sunday morning, and presided over by Rev. Jennings W. Hobson, III. Photos courtesy of Rappahannock Historical Society Trinity Episcopal Church, circa 1960. Trinity Episcopal Church as it looks today. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211 E. 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Wagner holiday display at library Celebrated illustrator Stephen R. Wagner's festive show of Holiday art and cards is now on display at the Rappahannock Library. Through Nov. 30 you may view his witty, sometimes secular, but always appealing paintings and drawings done for the holiday season. Some date as far back as the early 1980’s, while others have been completed since the artist’s move to Washington in 1987, and incorporate scenes from the county. Steve has been creating holiday cards since he was a teenager. Some of them were real originals, only one copy drawn for his mother. Wagner’s mother is probably the only person who has the complete collection of holiday art, which began in the late 1950’s. The art represents a variety of media - airbrush, linoleum block, pen and ink, watercolor, pencil and gouache. Annually Steve produces one piece of holiday art depending upon the particular “muse” that year. Because of his love of wildlife, many of the cards include animals. You might From an original painting by Stephen R. Wagner enjoy his dancing and skiing penguins, or the polar bears ice skating in the moonlight. Some of the art is based on myth, including the unicorn pulling the sleigh, and the Christmas Contessa from Swedish folklore. Many pieces are total fantasy, and may include the artist, his wife, and other friends as characters in the art. Come to the library and see this fascinating show and do some early holiday shopping, you may wish to purchase a print, or some holiday cards, all are available through the end of November at Steve Wagner’s Holiday Display. Woodville residents enjoy fall weekend On Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, Tim, Debbie and Corey Norman and Adie VonGontard IV of Front Royal had dinner at The Country Cafe. On Saturday, Oct. 23, Debbie Norman treated Adie, Peter, and Alex VonGontard of Front Royal to the Cooter’s Country Jamboree in Sperryville. Bernie and Sandy Trueworthy spent the past week in Williamsburg as visitors of Shannon and Mark Ford. Happy birthday to Adie VonGontard IV of Front Royal from all of his friends in Rappahannock. He celebrated his birthday Oct. 26. Michele and Walter Milton Burke shopped in Winchester on Monday. Wednesday they lunched at the Appetite Repair in Sperryville with Walter Milton’s great-grandparents from Michigan, Mr. and Mrs. John Moser, and his aunt and Woodville By JUNE CLARK 987-8827 cousin from Culpeper, Jennifer and Michael John Suche. Those visiting with June Clark during the week were Myrtle Falls, Dickie and Peggy Wayland, Merle Daczewitz and Shirley Hitt. On Thursday Rena Burke and Mary Wiley were guests of Josephine Woods in Falls Church. They were treated to a wonderful home-cooked meal. Mary Doyle Johnson of Lexington, Ky. was a Friday overnight guest of Misty Hitt and June Clark. They enjoyed dinner at The Country Cafe. Friday night Dan and Bessie Norman, Richard, Rena, Die, Michele and Walter Milton Burke were among those attending a birthday party for Leslie Norman which was held at the Washington fire hall. Leslie’s parents, John and Nina Norman, hosted the celebration in honor of her 21st birthday. Leslie received many nice gifts. She was toasted for her achievements during and since her graduation from Rappahannock High School in 1996. Leslie was among the top students in her graduating class and received enough scholarships to pay her tuition at Lord Fairfax Community College for two years. She currently attends James Madison University in Harrisonburg, commuting daily from Rappahannock. She will graduate from James Madison University in Breakfast, lunch school menus RCES Breakfast: Monday, Nov. 8: Breakfast pizza or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Tuesday, Nov. 9: Hot cakes/syrup or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Wednesday, Nov. 10: Bagel/cream cheese or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Thursday, Nov. 11: Little smokies/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Friday, Nov. 12: Scrambled eggs/toast or Cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Lunch: Monday, Nov. 8: Turkey sticks/roll, •macaroni and cheese, choose two: buttered •limas, choice of fruit. Tuesday, Nov. 9: Cheeseburger on bun, sunshine bar, choose two: potato rounds, choice of fruit. Wednesday, Nov. 10: Breaded pork chop, hot biscuit/butter, choose two: mashed potatoes, green beans, baked apples. Thursday, Nov. 11: Chicken pattie on bun, nacho’s/salsa, choose two: french fries, steamed broccoli, sliced peaches. Friday, Nov. 12: Barbecue on bun, buttered spiral pasta, choose two: garden fresh peas, choice of fruit. RCHS Monday, Nov. 8: Cheese pizza, garlic bread sticks, buttered corn, chilled fruit or Italian sub, hamburger on bun. Tuesday Nov. 9: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, buttered peas, hot roll/butter or cheeseburger on bun, burrito. Wednesday, Nov. 10: Fish filet on bun, french fries, succotash, hush puppies or turkey sub, grilled ham and cheese. Thursday, Nov. 11: Taco pie, fresh veggies/dip, chilled fruit, garlic bread sticks or steak nuggets/bread sticks, tuna salad on bun. Friday, Nov. 12: Oven fried chicken, parsley potatoes, broccoli/cheese sauce, hot rolls/butter or grilled ham and cheese, corn dog and fruit. Rappahannock News gift subscriptions are enjoyed 52 weeks a year. Call 675-3338 to give one. Financial Problems? Bankruptcy May Help! • Too Many Bills • Harassing Phone Calls • Collection Suits • Auto Repossession • Wage Garnishments • Home Foreclosures Announcing our new location in Culpeper... 400 South Main Street, 3rd Floor (Upstairs from the Social Security Office) EarlJ. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At Law 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION the year 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She will then return for one more year to receive her degree in education. Her goal is to be a teacher. Leslie has continuously been on both the Dean’s and the President’s list since she has been attending Lord Fairfax and James Madison schools. During this time, Leslie not only carried a full time student course load, she also was employed approximately 40 hours a week. Leslie you are commended for your dedication to obtain your education, your determination to do it on your own, your endurance and stamina to show it can be done your way with a lot of hard work and responsibility on your part. Congratulations. Saturday Tim, Debbie and Corey Norman enjoyed the Halloween Haunted Hayride at the VonGontard’s in Front Royal. Die, Michele, Walter Milton, Richard and Rena Burke were Saturday night visitors and dinner guests of John and Debbie Suche in Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. John Moser were also visiting from Michigan. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Suche and Michael, Mr. and Mrs. Butch Harris and Blake. Saturday, Nov. 6 at 8 a.m. the Woodville Baptist Church men will have a prayer breakfast at the church. Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. the Woodville Baptist Church will be having a family night supper and will be showing a Christian movie. The public is invited. Please call June Clark at 987-8827 with your news items for this column or drop it in the box located at Mary’s Little Shop. FOR HURRICANES OR Y2K* . . HONDA fl lll l ll f O « 8 generators from 350 to 12,000 watts Blalock Cycle 170 Lee Hwy. Warrenton, VA 540-347-4591 Upcoming Events Benefit dinner planned The Amissville Fire and Rescue Company will sponsor a ham and turkey benefit dinner on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Amissville fire hall. All proceeds will benefit the company. The meal will include ham, turkey, veggies, breads, applesauce, drinks and desserts. Flu shot dates announced Rappahannock County Health Department is offering flu shots at the following times: Nov. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m.; Nov. 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. and Nov. 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. Flu shot cost is $7 for the general public. Pneumonia shots are recommended for those 65 and over and the cost is $14 for the general public. For additional information call 675-3516. Concert at The Theatre slated Camerata Cantores, 24 voice madrigal group directed by Helen Dill and Brass Classique, brass quartet directed by Richard Dill will be in concert on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. at The Theatre at Washington, Va. Tickets are $10 each with seniors and students only $7 each. For ticket information call 937-4044. Headwaters Board to meet The November board of directors meeting for Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, will take place Monday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Extension Office. The meeting is open to the public. Fall auction and party set The Child Care and Learning Center will be sponsoring its fourth annual fall auction and party on Saturday, Nov. 13 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Washington School on Mt. Salem Avenue. Admission is $10 and includes food and libations. Many quality items, including antiques, collectibles, and art will be auctioned live, while others will be for sale at set prices and some items will be in a silent auction. Do not miss this elegant evening that benefits the local charity for children. 4-H Pickin ’ Party scheduled There will be a 4-H Pickin’ Party at the Sperryville fire hall on Friday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. 4-H volunteers will be selling barbecue dinner platters and having a 50/50 raffle as a fund raiser for 4-H. There is no charge for admittance. There will be absolutely no alcohol permitted on the property and no smoking in the building. Everyone is welcome to come and bring his or her voice or instrument and join in the fun! For more information call the Extension Office at 675-3619. Services Board to meet . The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. at its Bradford Road Office in Culpeper. Individuals with disabilities who require special assistance to attend and participate in this meeting should contact Paula Benenson at 825-3100, extension 3146 or 8257391 (TDD). Census testing site selected Census 2000 testing site will be held at the Rappahannock Library on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Please bring two forms of legal identification. The event is open to adults 18 and over. For more information call 825-8664. Autumn tennis instruction Anyone interested in tennis lessons should contact Hunt Harris at the Ragged Mountain Resource Center, 987-3366. He will be offering a limited number of sessions this autumn for adults as well as youth on all levels (beginner through advanced competition). There is a sliding-scale fee system based on the number of participants in a group, and individual instruction is also available. Ragged Mountain activities The following activities are sponsored by Ragged Mountain Resource Center and more information may be obtained by calling the center at 987-3366. • Saturday, Nov. 13: “Blue Ridge to the Bay” Second Saturday Hike Series to trails in the Shenandoah National Park near upper Rappahannock River watershed tributaries. Meet at Mountainside Market, 987-9100 on U.S. 211 west of Sperryville between 8-8:30 a.m. and return midafternoon. Bring food for self and layered clothing according to the weather of the day. Destination: Broad Hollow/Pine Hill Gap trails (adjacent streams are sub-watershed tributaries of Hazel River, central upper tributary of Rappahannock. Hike Leader: Hunt Harris, 987-3366. • Sunday, Nov. 21: Moonlight Hike of Old Rag Mountain. Meet at Mountainside Market on U.S. 211 west of Sperryville between 4-4:30 p.m. Return ? Bring food for self and layered clothing, small flashlight in case of cloud cover. Hike Leader: Hunt, 987-3366. New 4-H clubs to begin Do you like the fascinating world of electricity? If you are between the ages of 9 and 19 and would like to join the new 4-H Electricity Project Club, please call the office to sign up. This club will meet after school in the Extension Office once a month. Also a 4-H Entomology Club will begin meeting after school in the Extension Office on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 3:30 p.m. Roger Andrews is the new leader for this exciting new club. If you are interested in learning all about bugs, please call the office at 675-3619 to sign up! Children, ages 9-19, can join this group and will meet once a month. Shooting match at Castleton The Castleton Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring a shooting match every Friday night at 7 p.m. on the grounds of the department. Local residents are encouraged to support this endeavor. 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.

Organ/violin duo to perform on Sunday, Nov. 7 On Sunday, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m., Virginia Commonwealth University faculty members, Robert Murray and Dr. Ardyth Lohuis will perform an organ/violin concert at the Front Royal Presbyterian Church. This duo was formed in 1983 to preform original music and selected transcriptions for violin and organ. They have premiered several works by American composers and also given the American premieres a number of works by 20th century Russian, Polish, and East European composers. The Duo’s three recordings for the Raven label have earned critical accolades from reviewers. Beginning with the 1990-91 season, the Virginia Commission for the Arts included the Duo on its tourijig artists roster, enabling them to reach new audiences. The public is invited. Dr. Ardyth Lohuis and Robert Murray Rappahannock News gift subscriptions are enjoyed 52 weeks a year. Call 675-3338 to give one. 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Mrs. Janet Peregory and daughter, Jennifer and Miss Kendra Hitt were shoppers in Manassas on Saturday. Quite a large delegation gathered for the Homecoming ■j p.m. the Windmore Foundation for Arts will host their Celebrity Auction, at the Culpeper Country Club. Their office is here in Griffinsburg and can be reached at, P.O. Box 38, Culpeper, Va. or by calling 547-2555. Revival services were conducted last week at '* Massanova Pentecostal Church. J Belated birthday wishes go out to Karla Braee who cele brated her day on Thursday. Congratulations to Miss Catherine Baker a student at William and Mary College who recently received a $1,000 scholarship from the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Peregory and daughter and Mrs. Joe Peregory and Jennifer motored to Strasburg Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Robin Grigsby and Mrs. Janet Peregory made a business trip to Warrenton on Monday. Family members have been visiting Mrs. Lucille Peregory, a patient in Warren Memorial Hospital. Canaan Baptist Church, Reva way, will be having its annual Gospel Extravaganza, this Sunday, beginning at 4 p.m. and the public is invited. services at Novum Baptist Church on Sunday. For all 4-H Club members, family and friends in our area you are reminded of the “4H Pickin Party” to be held on Friday, Nov. 12 at the Sperryville Fire Hall beginning at 7 p.m. Food and beverages will be sold, so according to a spokesperson, come out and enjoy fine food, fun and while doing so, you will be helping to support our Rappahannock 4-H Clubs. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dodson, Salem Way residents spent the weekend in Harrisonburg to be with their son Marc, for “Parents Weekend Festivities” at James Madison University where he is a student. The Culpeper County Library conference room will be the setting this evening at 7 p.m. for the Windmore Writers Story and Poetry Reading, and then tomorrow, Thursday at 7:30 Boston By MARIE RATIONS 987-8802 Congratulations to Alicia Butler Congratulations to Alicia Butler and Kevin McGuire of Vienna who were united in marriage on Saturday by Rev. Phil Bailey at the McLean Baptist Church in McLean. Alicia is the daughter of Mrs. Alice Butler and grand daughter of Mrs. Erma Jenkins. Mrs. Denise Jakubowicz of Doylestown, Pa. visited over the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz. Best wishes to Vergil and Mary Atkins of Sperryville $ Lights and Electrical Bearings are Repacked % Tire Pressure $ Flooring, chassis & we check overall structural integrity Fall Bonus 4? B&W GN - Turnover Ball 25,00(1#. Was $550 complete. Now $449 complete* & Tekonsha 9030 Brake Control Installation. 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Substantial penalty for early withdrawal Minimum deposit $500 who have a wedding anniversary on Thursday, Nov. 4 and also to Waverly and Lillian Frazier of Castleton who will have their day on Saturday, Nov. 6. Mrs. Addie Keyser and Mrs. Virginia Cloud visited with Mrs. Marie Rutherford in Front Royal on Sunday. Washington By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier of Castleton and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark of Manassas had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark onSaturday evening. Happy . birthday to Mrs.^* Linda Butler, our Washington post mistress who will celebrate her day on Thursday, Nov. 4 and to Mrs. Crystal, , Padgett of Spotsylvania on Friday, Nov. 5. Please give me a call at 675-3608 when you have news for this column. Viewtown t' social notes Jerry Corbin Jr. was a* weekend guest of Tommy - Frazier Jr. of Eggbornsville Nicole Frazier spent the - weekend with April Reid. Susan Weaver of Culpeper was a weekend guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dodson. Viewtown By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 IfEJ* jfiiLT IP^ Susan Weaver, James Dodson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dodson toured Skyline Drive Saturday. Happy birthday to Charles Dodson Jr. who celebrated his birthday on Nov. 1. Sympathy goes out to the Smith family on the passing of Mrs. Smith of Brightwood last week. Sympathy also goes out to Penny Orange and family on the death of her mother from Tennessee. Hopefully everyone had a safe and happy Halloween. Subscribe to the Rappahannock News. Call 675-3338.

Louise Miller School teacher Mrs. Louise Ellis Miller, 91, daughter of the late Robert Stapleton and Bessie Watts Ellis, of Orange County died Oct. 31 in Tappahannock. She was predeceased by her husband, D. Lyle Miller Jr. of Rappahannock County; a brother James R. Ellis of Orange and a sister, Mary Garnett Ellis Ware of Ware’s Wharf. She is survived by two nieces, Ellis Ware of Richmond and Jean Garver, also of Richmond. Mrs. Miller attended St. Agnes Episcopal School and Farmville College and taught for pver 20 years in Rappahannock County schools. She was a member of Ellisville Memorial Church in Orangte. Memorial services will be > held Saturday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cemetery in Woodville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Orange and Essex County Rescue Squads or the donor’s favorite charity. Gail Murray Amissville resident Gail Rosetta Murray, 49, of AmisSVille died Oct. 29 at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. She was bom Oct. 2, 1950. She was a waitress. Survivors include one daughter, Marlease Murray of Amisfeville; two sons, Kevin Murray of Bristow and Shawn Murray of Amissville; three sisters, Elizabeth Smith of Philadelphia, Pa., Norma Washington of Mt. Laurel, N.J. and Jacqueline Morton of Manassas; three brothers, Fred Morgan and William Morgan, both of Amissville and John Morgan of Manassas and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in Amissville with Rev. Ludwell Brown officiating. Interment will be at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Amissville. Joynes Funeral Home in Warrenton is in charge of the arrangements. Sanford Payne Jr. Electrical contractor Sanford Jackson Payne Jr., age 81, of Front Royal died Tuesday, Oct. 26 at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. Memorial services were held Thursday at the Moose Lodge in Front Royal. Graveside services were held Friday at Little Georgetown Cemetery. Mr. Payne was born Dec. 18, 1017 in Rappahannock County, son of Mary Eliza Flint Hill social notes Miss Elizabeth Welch attended the Brownie’s Halloween party at the home of her leader, Sherry O’Neal at Amissville on Friday. Mrs. Lois Duncan of Broad Run and Edith Graves of Fredericksburg visited their mother, Edna Graves on Sunday. '/IJftwx \\vv,p ^ Flint Hill By POLLY AVLOR 987-8136 _____ The Flint Hill United Methodist Church has worship service each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Merlm Shorb invites the public. Caroline Massie invited Elizabeth Welch to attend the Pony Club Halloween party at Indian Run Farm given by Abigail Gille on Saturday. The Flint Hill Baptist Church has worship service on the second and fourth Sunday with Robert O. Goff, delivering the message at 11 a.m. The public is welcome. Joyce Amanda Shorb of Maryland spent the weekend with her grandparents, Merlin and Joy Shorb. Elizabeth Welch went trick or treating in Flint Hill and Washington on Sunday. Bradford and Sanford Jackson Payne. He was an electrical contractor for 50 years in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties. He was an officer and past governor of Moose Lodge 829 in Front Royal. He was the husband of the late Alice Virginia Payne. Surviving are his wife, Edna T. Payne; a daughter, Peggy Edwards of Warrenton; four sons, Jack Payne of Warrenton, Jerry Payne of Manassas, Henry Payne and Calvin Payne, both of Marshall; three sisters; a brother; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Warren County Workshop, P.O. Box 462, Front Royal, Va. 22630; the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were handled by the Moser Funeral Home in Warrenton. Martha Smoot Flint Hill resident Martha Jane Smoot, 74, of Flint Hill died Tuesday, Oct. 27 in the Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. Mrs. Smoot was bom July 4, 1925 in Rappahannock. She was predeceased by her parents, John Welsey and Lilly Bell James Smoot., Survivors include two sons, James Robert Smoot and Carlyle Lee Smoot Sr., both of Flint Hill; one daughter, Shirley McCloud of Flint Hill and seven grandchildren. Graveside services were held at the Orlean Cemetery in Orlean on Monday, Nov. 1 with the Rev. Jennings W. Hobson officiating. Pallbearers were Clarence Lee Walters Jr., Jack Leroy Redmon, George Knave, Danny Lee Wheeling Jr., Joseph Smoot and Silas Foster. Turner-Robertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal was in charge of the arrangements. Maijorie Butler Culpeper resident Marjorie Marie Gray Butler, 60, of Culpeper died Sunday, Oct. 31 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. She was bom Nov. 22, 1938 in Jefferson ton to Robert Gray and Icy Lawson Gray. Mrs. Butler was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband of 45 years, William “Norman” Butler of Culpeper; three daughters, Norma Jane Tibbs of Fredericksburg, Betty Marie Butler Carter of Washington and Sabrina A. Butler of Culpeper and three sons, William Ricky Butler of Dnijiizin^ by Randy Minter CONTEMPLATING THE FUTURE If there is anything that each of us knows about the future, it is that death is certain. The finite nature of this knowledge is the very thing that gives our lives their sense of importance and urgency. As for the event of death itself, it is shrouded in sufficient mystery to cultivate our spiritual sides. And, life itself is riddled with enough uncertainty to make us stronger by virtue of the choices we make. As Augustine of Hippo surmised: “God will not suffer man to have a knowledge of things to come; for if he had the prescience of his prosperity, he would be careless; and if understanding of his adversity, he would be desparing and senseless.” We spend a lot of time worrying about the future, which, at best is something we can only influence, but not control. Investment in today offers so much, because now is the time in which we are able to receive and to give. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we know there are all sorts of families - that’s why we offer all sorts of funeral arrangements. Call 347-3431 (233 Broadview Avenue) 24-hours a day. “I never think of the future. It comes soon enough. ” -Albert Einstein Amissville, David McKinley Butler of Culpeper and Donald Edward Butler of Manassas. Additional survivors include two sisters, Mary Gray of Arlington and Icy Hollingsworth of Culpeper; four brothers, Edward Lee Gray of Warrenton, William Roger Gray of Culpeper, John T. Tbliver of Leesburg and William B. Tbliver of Alexandria; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-p-andchildren; two daughters-in-law and one son-in-law. The family will receive friends on Thursday, Nov. 4 at Found and Sons Funeral Home in Culpeper. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. at Found and Sons Chapel with the Rev. Milton Switzer officiating. Interment will follow in Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Thomas Carter, Roger Butler, Damon White, David Butler, Donald Butler, Joe Tibbs and John Henry Butler. . Photo courtesy of Vyktoria Keating Special performance Vyktoria Pratt Keating will be performing at Blue Moon Cafe on Sunday, Nov. 7. Keating describes this as a “homecoming” concert since she moved to Arizona a year ago from the Rappahannock area. With her whimsical stage presence, unearthly vocals and unique guitar artistry, Keating is a compelling live performer. She uses three guitars to cover a variety of open tunings, producing lush arrangements and ambient vocal effects in her concerts, and her sharp wit, quirky humour and skill for storytelling are as entertaining between the songs as the music itself. Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses were issued recently at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office. Atlee Pomerene Whiteleather III, Amissville and Jennifer Margaret Drew, Amissville, Rodney Cook, Stephens City and Angela Marie Edwards, Stephens City. Israel McKinley Williams Jr., Front Royal and Angela Odell Williams, Front Royal. Darren Eugene Cummings, Haslet, Texas and Deborah Ann Naismith, Fort Worth, Texas. Harold Keith Lamm, Amissville and Dorothy Grace Dean, Amissville. 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INDEX Rwitals 001. Rentals - Apartments 011. Rentals - Condo 022. Rentals - House 033. Rentals - Lots & Acreage 044. Rentals - Mobile Home 055. Rentals - Room 066. Rentals - Shared Housing/Roomates 077. Rentals - Townhouse 080. Rentals - Office 088. Rentals - Wanted Vacation Places 090. Vacation - Rent 095. Vacation - Sale 099. Vacation - Wanted Residential Sales 100. For Sale By Owner 111. Sales - Condo 122. Sales - Houses 133. Sales - Lots & Acreage 144. Sales - Manufactured/Custom Housing 155. Sales - Mobile Homes 166. Sales - Townhouses 177. Sales - Wanted Commercial Real Estate 180. Commercial - Rent 188. Commercial - Sale 196. Franchises/ Business Opportunities Merchandise 200. Antiques & Collectibles 204. Arts & Crafts 208. Auctions 212. Cemetery Lots 216. Computers/Electronics 220. Farm Equipment & Supplies 224. Firewood 228. Furniture/Appliances 232. Garage/Yard/Moving Sales 236. Hay, Straw & Feed 240. Horses 248. Lawn/Garden Equipment 252. Livestock 256. Miscellaneous For Sale 260. Miscellaneous For Rent 261. Miscellaneous Wanted 262. Musical Instruments/Equipment 266. Office Equipment/Equipment 270. Penny-Pinchers 274. Pet Supplies/Sale/Service 278. Produce 282. Recreational Equipment/Health 286. Seasonal Sales Please refer to category you wish to use Froo Merchandise 290. Found 294. Giveaways 298. Lost Services 350. Business Services 355. Child Care Services Offered 356. Child Care Services Wanted 360. Commuters Corner 365. Domestic Services 370. Financial/Mortgages 375. Home Health Care 376. Home Improvement 380. instruction 385. Lawn/Garden 390. Personal Services 391. Miscellaneour Services 395. Services Wanted . , .. Announcements 400. Adoption 410. Announcements 420. Birthdays/Happy Ads 430. Coming Events 440. Entertainment 450. Personals 460. Seasonal Specials 470. Tributes Lega| Not|ce, 480. ABC License 490. Legal Notices 485. Bids & Proposals Career Education Career Education Employment 500. Domestic Help Wanted 515. Employment Services 545. Full Time Employment 560. Part Time Employment 590. Wanted: Jobs Transportation 600. Antiques & Classics 605. Automobiles 610. Jeeps 620. Aviation 625. Boats & Accessories 630. Campers/RVs 635. Construction/Heavy Equipment 640. Motorcycles 645. Off-Road/Unlicensed 650. Parts/Accessories 655. Rentals 660. Repair/Service 665. Sport Utility Vehicle 670. Trailers 675. Trucks/Pickups 680. Vans/ Buses 685. Vehicles Wanted ^Empl oyment General Classified Legal Notices Real Estate Rentals/ Sales Tin: Sourck for Businesses, SERVICES AND PkOFKSSIONAES. (times Community Newspapers NORTHERN VIRGINIA Pld Pl^CCyhd^l New Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. By Phone: Loudoun 703-777-1110 Loudoun 703-689-1260 Metro 703-444-4480 540-349-9577 Clarice 1-800-339-6267 Rappahannock 1-800-852-4797 By Fax: 703-689-1278 By Web: http://www.timespapers.com By Mail: Times Community Newspapers Classified Department, P.0. 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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 taxed 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 tor 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 |- -| |[ ’ ]| [ | fT lj Rentals Houses 2BR brick, full bsmt, CAC/Heat, all appl. 5 acres. No inside pets. $875/mo 540-987-8975 77 Rentals Townhou isesj 3 BDRM, 1 Vi BA, LR, DR/kitchen, wall to wall carpet, closed in back porch. Located in Marshall, VA. $750/mo, 1st mo. rent plus sec. dep to Buy $5,000 down take over payments. Call M - F days 703754-8332, evenings & weekends 540-3470635 or 540-364-4189. 133 Lots A Acreage D. C. side of Warrenton, 10 AC Building lot with pond, nice neighborhood. Space for horses, etc. $125,000.00, call M-F days, 703-7548332, evenings 540347-0635. 180 Commercial Rentals TOLE HOUSE, for a small business, 1 Vi miles W. of Little Washington on Rt. 211 and 522 . 540-923-4014 or 540-395-5626. WAREHOUSE SPACE FOR rent, Haymarket, VA, 7500 Sq. Ft , high ceilings. Call M- F days 703-754-8332, evenings 540-347-0635. 208 Auctions V) Auction Friday November 5th at 5 p.m. at the Gallery, Rt. 211, Amissville An evening treasure hunt of all sorts of things: Furniture - for every room • Tools - Push Garden Tractor • Knickknacks & Trinkets • Toys and Gaines and Box Lots containing almost everything! See you here! Bill Pavne Auctions. Inc. >> RO. Box 178 S Amissville, VA 20108 (540) 937-4142 VA. A. F.0330 www.tipauctions.com E-mait bpaOtdatwave.net 232 fi aript ■ Yard Sal* MULTI-FAMILY Saturday 11/6, 9-4, Scrabble Rd (Route 626), 2 miles E. of 522. Great deals. KUBOTAS New & Used Parts Pickup & Delivery PULLENS TRACTOR Culpeper 829-0893 Misc. For Solo HOOK SALE 50% Off all hardback books Oct. 30 to Nov. 14, 1999 Over 250,000 used books. Ace Books & Antiques 120 W. Culpeper St. Culpeper, VA 22701 Tel: (540) 825-8973 Hours: 9:30-6:00 Mon. thru Sat. Noon to 5:00 Sunday E-mail: AceBooksCo.@aol.com ENGAGEMENT RING, almost Vz carat, outstanding stone. Appraised at $1675. Asking $700. 540-9873344. Leave name & number. 261 Misc. Wanted WANTED BOXWOOD CUTTINGS. We trim and pay you for the cuttings Write or call Highlander & Sons, P O. Box 272, Gordonsville, VA 22942 Phone, 540-832-2175 Fax, 540-832-2245. ( > 273 Pet. v__> JACK RUSSELL PUPS, smooth coat, beautifully marked litter! $250. Please call 804-2934817. POINTER/ ENGLISH pups: Reg., exc. bloodlines, 11 wks, shots & wormed. Health guaranteed. 540-364-1322 OtvMwny* FREE HORSE MANURE. aged, great for gardening, minutes from Warrenton, you-haul. 540349-8777. FREE SLAB WOOD long length 540-453-2079 FREE SLAB WOOD long length 540-543-2079. OVER thI RANGE hood; Stanley, automatic garage door opener FREE. 540364-3348 f > SPERRYVILLE AREA; little girl's Himalayan cat. Blue eyes, long haired, brown Missing since 10/31/99. If you have seen or have any info, call 540-987-3326. EARLY’S CARPET, INC. The one-stop shop for complete Home Decorating Service Fit** Coverings • Window Trcauncnis Wallpaper* Sbp Covers & Ufitfciery Residential A Commerical Kt. 211 AmiwviMc, VA 937-5500 -. 005 AwtomobllM V__J BMW, 1984, 325e, sunroof, tinted windows, Pioneer stereo, JBL speakers, looks good. All maintenance records $2,500 OBO. MUST SELL! Call Thomas, 540-347-1970 after 6:30 PM CHEVY CAVALIER 1988, PS, PB, Am/Fm cass., AC, 6K on rebuilt engine. New alternator, new brakes, new tires, new headliner, gray w/ black interior. $2,250 OBO 540-349-4843. -/cm -> 605 Automobiles V_ J HONDA 1996 ACCORD LX four door. Power windows and locks. AM/FM radio and cassette player. A/C 68,000 miles. Excellent condition. Call 703-4505864. $14,000. (610 Je«ps JEEP,' M151A2 Military, M-Series, 114 miles original, street legal, 4 spd., 4x4, brand new. mint cond. $13,500. 202-421-8118. 650 Parts & Accessories CRUNCH 12" SPEAKERS in custom made box. Like new. $200/FIRM Call Tho1 ^ 540-347-1970. |C-7»- Trucks/ ® Pickups 89 FORD F350, dual wheels, crew cap, $9950. Napa rebuilt engine. All new tiles, new brakes, trans. rebuilt & much more. All documention on repairs. 540-439-2563. Check the Classifieds for the best deals in town! MM LOOKING FOR HOUDAY HELP!!!! Advertise in Our Seasonal Employment Banner Page RUN A MINIMUM OF 4 WEEKS & RECEIVE A SPECIAL DISCOUNT!!!! PHONE: (540) 347-4222 FAX: (540) 349-8676 Email: www.tiraespapers.covn Legal Notices V BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 at 7:00 pm in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: RZ #99-10-03 Elizabeth Lee-Harris, owner of 36.17 acres (Tax Map 37, Parcel 21G, zoned ' A’ -Agricultural, Piedmont District) desires to rezone the property to create five (5) residential lots, each of which is five acres or more in size, to be known as Major's Hollow Estates. Allowed under Section 170-134(B) 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, Nov. 17, 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 property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, c/o P.O. Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 11-3, 11-10, 11-17-99 #285668 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 6, 1999 at 7:00 pm in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: ZONING AMENDMENT #99-10-02 Mr and Mrs. David F. Gillis desire to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow Residential Care Facilities, Major, in “C” (Conservation) zoning by Special Exception. Existing additional standards to apply Request made in accordance with Section 170-134 of the Rappahannock County Code. y 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, November 17, 1999 at seven-thirty in the evening at the Rappahannock County Courthouse for sucn recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 170-55. if any. The above-named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, c/o P.O. Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. BY: John w. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 11-3,11-10,11-17-99 #285283 Legal Notices r V. J BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will nold a public hearing on Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999 at seven-thirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: SU #99-10-04 Harmon Lee & Joan F. Dyer, owners of 10.5134 acres known as Lot 19 in Peyton Farms Subdivision (Tax Map 29B-1, Parcel 19, zoned “A”-Agricultural, Hampton District) desire a Special Use permit to construct a family apartment at the same time as constructing a new dwelling. The two structures will be attached by an addition. Use allowed under Section 170-36(A) of the Rappahannock County Code; additional standards in.Section 170-62(G). 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, Nov. 17, 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 property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, c/o P.O. Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 11-3, 11-10-99 #285688 -. 605 Automobiles V_) /---> 605 Automobiles N-—_) REYNOLDS SUBARU • ORANGE, VA mmimmr SUBARU The Beauty of AllWheel Dnvt 1 2000 Models In Stock Great selection of colors and options' ; TEST DRIVE A SUBARU AT REYNOLDS TODAY k.. No Processing Fees! FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED SINCE 1938 REYNOLDS POmiAC-CADliAOGMC TRUCK-BUCK-SUBARU, INC. 540/672-3700 OR 800/444-3702 Only 45 minutes from Warrenton 249 MADISON ROAD O RANGE,VA 22960 www.reynolds-pontiac.com "The dealership that service built" '-- * --\ Legal Notices BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Pfappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-22(ft'of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, nefice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999 at seven-thirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Was&ipgton, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: SU.#99-10-01 Kevin D. Day, Lessor of the property known as Tax Map 13-3, Parcel 1 in the Village of FJjht Hill, Wakefield District, desires to operate a real estate office with less than three (3) employees in an existing structure zoned “VR”-Village Residential. The property is owned by Nicholas Raymond. Hours of operation will be 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday and by appointment only on the weekends. Use allowed under Section 170-36(E) of the Rappahannock County Code. Additional standards in Sectidn 170-66(E). 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, Nov. 17, 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 property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, c/o P.O Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. BY: J^hneW. McCarthy > Zoning Administrator 11-3,11-10-99_ #285256 TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 6-1-1 of the Tpwn of Washington Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.22204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Town Council of Washington, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 8, 1999 at 7:30 pm- .in the Town Hall on Gay and Calvert Streets in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the followinq application: _ Application by the Child Care & Learning Center to amend the Town of Washington Zoninf'Ordinance to allow Adaptive Re-Uses of Existing Structures by Special Use Permit. The proposed Special Use Permits would allow the Child Care 8. learning Center to lease space in the old Washington School to non-Day Care facilities, under certain conditions. The actual text of the amendments are as foljijws: 1) Amend Section 1-4-1 by adding, “i. Adaptive re-use of existing structures" * 2. ) Amend Section 6-1-2 by adding: ’ "v. Adaptive Re-Uses of Existing Structures 1) Adaptive re-uses shall be limited to those uses listed under section 1-4-3, 1-4-4, and 1-4-5 of this Ordinance. 2. ) The continuation of the present.use is impractical due to the structure’s si*. * - construction or location. 3. ) No major addition is required to the struc- •' ture, and the general exterior appearance • of the structure shall be maintained... 4. ) All parking areas shall be effectively screened. ~ 3. ) Amend the Combined Ordinance Definitions to included: -n 1 Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Structures A-use, conducted in accordance with a special use permit issued in compliance with 6-1-2 v., wherein a use other than single-family residential is conducted in a structure built prior to 1950 Amendment request allowed under Section 9-1s et seq. Of the Town of Washington Zonina Ordinance. 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 Town of Washington Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Monday November 22, 1999 at seven-thirty in the eveninq aj the Town Hall of Washington, Virginia for siidh recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 9-1-4, if any. The above-named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Town Council, do P.O. Box 519 Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereat ’ TW Zoning Amendment #99-10-01 BY: John W. McCarthy* Zoning Administrator i . o 11-3, 11-1-, 11-17-99 #285711 '

EMPLOYMENT *vd5 Fu" T,m* 1 Binpioyifi c?ni j AUTO PARTS COUNTER • SALES Part-time Positions. 16 Northern VA locations, (Prince William, Loudoun & Fairfax Counties), Exp required. Call: Fairfax Auto Parts 703-323-5300 Carpenters v Helpers Own tools and transportation. CaH 540-825-8706 6 PM -9 PM CONSTRUCTION/ MAINTENANCE HELPER FT, full benefits, not seasonal. Chantilly, VA area. Good driving record req. Call 703-323-5300 DRIVERS/ DELIVERY Full-time and parttime positions. AM & PM shifts. Full benefits, year-round work, not seasonal. Locations in Loudoun, Prince William & Fairfax Counties. ~ Call: Fairfax Auto Parts 703-323-5300 ELECTRICIAN MECHANICS & HELPERS ‘Commercial/ Residential- VA Work only. Excellent pay with paid vacation/ holidays, transportation, health insurance, 401K, Apprenticeship Sponsor. M' Apply by appointment only: KC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, NC. 540-349-8500 (EOE) SOUTHERN STATES Opportunity With Leading Farm Supply Dealer! | DRIVER Full-time Leading farm supply dealer seeks reliable driver. Good driving record and CDL required. We offer competitive salary, hours & , benefits. WAREHOUSE Part-time/ Seasonal Leading farm supply dealer seeks enthusiastic, reliable person to load & unload vehicles, assist, customers. We offer salary & flexible hours. No phone calls please. Please apply in person at: S.S. Front Royal 50 Water St. Front Royal, VA 22630 EOE/M/F/D/V HOUSEKEEPER Needed for Bed & Breakfast in Washington, VA. Occasional weekend and evening work required. Experienced preferred. Good starting rate. Please contact Michelle 540-675-2020 to schedule an interview. LIVE-IN CARE GIVER/AIDE For elderly lady. Room plus salary. Good references required. Amissville area. Call 540-937-5422. LOOKING FOR HOUDAY HELP!!!! Advertise in Our Seasonal Employment Banner Page Oct. 6th through Dec. 21st RUN A MINIMUM OF 4 WEEKS & RECEIVE A SPECIAL DISCOUNT!!!! PHONE: (540) 347-4222 FAX: (540) 349-8676 Email: www.tirae8papers.com RESTAURANT The Bleu Buck Inn, a highly rated fine dining restaurant in Washington, VA needs an experienced professional. Strong training and people skills a must. 5 day work week. Benefits , salary and commission. Fax resume to 540-987-3193 Receptionist Looking for mature individual who enjoys working with people. Good benefits, salary based upon experience. Send resume and references to: 5262 Mountain View Road Broad Run, Va. 20137 or fax to: 540-347-3126 I Restaurant WAITSTAFF I Fine dining & wine service experiI ence preferred; full and part-time poI sitions as well as group health beneI fits available. Apply in person or e-mail at - fhphdmnsinc.com or call 540-675-1700 and ask for John or Denise for more information, u. Flint Hill Public House 12 miles south of Front Royal on - Route 522 in Flint Hill, VA WAITSTAFF County Cafe Evenings & weekends Apply within 540-675-1066 HARRIS TRUCKING CO. Your Door To Opportunity.. Don’t Let It Pass You By! ‘Earn up to .35c/mile ‘Safety Bonus & Awards ‘Layover and Stop Off Pay ‘Paid Health/Life Insurance *2 Weeks Vac. / 6 Paid Holidays *401 k/ Profit Sharing ‘Passenger Program / Assigned Equip. ‘Satellite Communications ‘Tuition Reimbursement Available Come Grow With Us Harris Trucking Company 800-929-5003 www.harristrk.com OASIS CD DUPLICATION Flint Hill Needs 1-2 good people: • Office/sales assistant (needs great customer & organizing skills) • Stocking/filing clerk (needs to be very orderly) Oasis is a VERY FUN small office in a growth industry Fax resume to: 540-675-2500 or e-mail to: info@oasisCD.com PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISANT POSITION AVAILABLE Strong word processing and computer skills, knowledge of Office 2000 and QuickBooks required. Must be detail oriented, an organized team player and be able to handle multiple tasks. Full time with benefits. Salary commensurate with experience. Call 540825-8591 for an application. Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District 351 Lakeside Drive Culpeper, VA 22701 EOE REAL ESTATE ASSISTANT Busy real estate broker looking for someone with great computer skills and detail oriented. Must have good phone skills, ability to deal with clients and run errands. Great atmosphere in office upstairs in my home near Little Washington. Must love animals and tolerate smoking. Salary commensurate w/ experience. Flexible hours. 540-675-4901 Lite Cellular. Inc has the following positions available: SALES ASSOCIATES ASSISTANT MANAGERS SALES MANAGERS fSales Managers need 1 year cellular experience.) Want a challenge? Lite Cellular, Inc/Cellular One To schedule and interview call H.R. Dept. 800-905-5483 I RAPPAHANNOCK - R API DAN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD CASE MANAGER/ SR ADVOCATE *0036-03 FT in Culpeper to assist elderly consumers in accessing sen/ices. Experience working with elderly. Knowledge of community resources. Counseling & communication skills. $25,199.00 INTENSIVE IN-HOME THERAPIST 9111-3. FT in Culpeper. Provide in-home, crisis oriented counseling to families with children at risk of out-of-home placement. MS required. License eligible $30,630.00 SA CLINICAL #9041-04. FT in Culpeper. BS & knowledge of SA techniques. $25,199. SA TECHNICIAN #9112-02. Hrly & On-call positions to monitor client activities, conduct drug screens, & perform related tasks. Exp. in human services. $9.64 per/hr. Apply with RRCSB application by 4:30pm, November 12, 1999toHuman Resources, PO Box 1568, Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-825-3100. EEO/AA. TDD: (5430) 825-7391 tBS-TSKS EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Our very busy executive office requires an assistant who is highly proficient in office organization, resourceful, has excellent communication and customer service skills. Experience with MS OFFICE (WORD), Spreadsheets, and other office technology. Fax resume and salary history to 540/675-3134. Call Anne at 540-675-3800 x46. The Inn at Little Washington Middle & Main Streets Washington, VA 22747 EOE M. RESERVATIONS * GIFT BOUTIQUE HOST/ HOSTESS * DOORPERON COATCHECK * CUSTODIAN * BUSPERSON The phones are ringing and we are busyl Don’t pass up this opportunity! $$Bonus$$ $100 Upon Hire, $100 After 3 months • On-the-job training •Uniforms • Competitive Wages • Meals • Benefits Call Anne at 540/675-3800 x46 or complete application The Inn at Little Washii Middle & Main Streets Washington, VA 22747 EOE The Perfect Gift Anytime : UHMHSTK/ “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” tells the story of Rappahannock County and its people The soft-bound book includes old photographs and special articles which appeared each month of the 1983 sesquincentennial year in the Rappahannock News plus stories of historical interest from past years. Featuring chapters on education, soldiers, doctors, slavery, freemen and integration, mountain people and the park, The Depression, old mills and settlements, travel, entertainment, natural disasters, mountain justice and farming. The collection of articles was written by the Rappahannock News staff with the help and cooperation on hundreds of Rappahannock people. Stop by the Rappahannock News office or call 675-3338 for your copy “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” $11.95 plus tax and $1.90 for postage WEDDING STATIONARY Beautiful Wedding Stationery INVITATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS NAPKINS • BRIDAL BOOKS ACCESSORIES ftappafjanttocfe J^etos 675-3338

Two awards given in county Local Soil & Water Conservation District honors Rappahannock residents at the Annual Awards Banquet on Oct. 21 for their conservation efforts. Following the keynote address by Virginia Delegate, Butch Davies, Turkey Mountain Outfitters owners, Cliff Miller, Jim Hickey, and Jenny Hickey, were honored with the Business & Industry Award. Mrs. Georgia Romine, owner of Catspaw Timber Farm, was honored with the Forestry Award. Turkey Mountain Outfitters offers catch and release fly-fishing along two miles of the Thornton River. A slide presentation honoring the award winners showed how Turkey Mountain Outfitters implemented several environmentfriendly practices-including the removal of 12 dump-truck loads of trash from the river banks, picking up litter after storms, planting stream banks with grass and trees, and utilizing fencing to keep cattle out of the river and tributaries. State forester Buck Kline, gave the presentation honoring Mrs. Romine’s conservation , practices. Mr. Kline showed several of the conservation practices at Catspaw Timber Farm, including reparian buffers, planting loblolly pine, forest road stabilization, and riparian buffer plantings. Mr. Dick McNear, Rappahannock Director and Chairman of CSWCD, presented the award plaques. The conservation practices of these Rappahannock residents benefit more than just the Thornton River and Rappahannock County as the effects of their efforts “flow downstream” to benefit many waterways of Virginia and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. From more information on conservation-friendly practices call your local Soil & Water Conservation District at 825-8591. Photos courtesy of Karen Robson Rappahannock residents were presented awards on Oct. 21 for their conservation efforts. Buck Kline, State Forester, left, presented Georgia Romine with the Forestry award. Also present, Dick McNear, Soil and Water Conservation Chairman. Turkey Mountain Outfitters’ owners, left to right, Jim Hickey, Cliff Miller and Jennie Hickey were honored with the Business and Industry award presented by Dick McNear, Chairman. Census 2000: Everyone counts As required by the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Census will be taken April 1 next year. But the time to prepare is now. The census is taken every 10 years and is a determining factor in how many representatives each state has in Congress and how the state legislature is districted. It also helps determine how voting zones in the city must be drawn. In essence, it affects everyone on the federal, State and local levels. In March 2000, every household in the country will receive a Census 2000 questionnaire. The form will be in English, but may be requested in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog or Korean. Information to obtain a form in one of these languages will be sent out before the census. To ensure the count is taken accurately, the Census Bureau is recruiting census takers for the Rappahannock area. To qualify, you must be 18 years old, take a written test and agree not to engage in any partisan political activity within 24 hours of performing work. Males must be regisr tered with selective service. Full time and part-time jobs with the Census Bureau will include date entry and door-to-door canvassing. Positions will be available to qualified applicants for four to six weeks starting in January. For more information on census jobs in the Rappahannock area call 825-8664 or simply come to the Rappahannock County Library on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. to apply and be tested. Why a census? • Determines political representation among states • Helps communities get financial assistance • Helps communities plan for child care, education and health services • Helps communities plan for the future ADOPTION mj Information Meetings Jk* m Tuesday, November 9, 6:30 p.m. Davis Library, Bethesda, MD Wednesday, November 10, 12 noon ICA Office, Washington, DC Tuesday, November 16, 6:30 p.m. Patrick Henry Library, Vienna, VA Monday, Tuesday, December 13, December 14, 6:30 p.m. 6c30 pjiL Patrick Henry Library, Davis Library, Vienna, VA Bethesda, MD Wednesday, December 15, 12 noon ICA Office Washington, DC Placing babies and children from Russia • China • Ukraine • Bulgaria • Albania Quick Placement • Healthy Children • Personalized Legal and In-Country Assistance HA International Children's Alliance 110117th Street, NW, Ste. 1002 Washington, DC 20036 www.adoptica.org adoptionop@aol.com Phone 202-463-6874 Fax: 202-463-6880 Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office in Washington. Everett J. Estes Sr. to Ginger Estes, 8.5912 acres, Hampton District. Deed of gift. Helen D. Jones to Robert W. Cowgill and wife, 35.1744 acres, Hampton District. $160,006. Howard W. Britton to Carl F. Eborn, 18.1180 acres, Stonewall District. $50,000. Frances J.W. Carney to James R. Buss and wife, 5.2205 acres, Stonewall Crime Does Pay Up to $10,000 reward for tips on auto theft. 1-800-947-HEAT Town of Washington Log Cabin Dates to 1749 & 1810, sited on one acre with mountain views. Originally two separate cabins inhabited by two separate families, joined by a covered porch, later converted to a kitchen. The stone fireplaces are original as are the mouldings in the 1810 cabin. Portions of the windows have been glazed with original glass. An exciting opportunity at $349,000. The Buyer's Agency, Inc. Butch Zindel, Broker (540)675-1190 Ua butchz@summit.net 1j=)“ HEAlTOn* 10U.-WM11 District. $20,000. Charles Otis Jackson to David F. Gillis and wife, 5 acres, Stonewall District. $100,000. Shelton M. Ritenour and wife to Elizabeth B. Williams and husband, lots 13 and 15, section E, plat 5, block 9, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Wakefield District. $78,000. Real Estate Advisor By Sam Soicail I.GRI, CRS.CRB. RLI I (International Relocation Services) Seller Beware It used to be in Real Estate that the buyer had to be very careful about the purchase of Real Estate hence the phrase "Buyer Beware". Since the advent of Buyer Representation and Agency Disclosure, Real Estate has made a dramatic change, and now the buyer has the ability to thoroughly check a piece of property before buying. Home inspections by a third party are a common practice now and many defects are discovered prior to the sale. Sellers are also required by law to disclose any known defects and answer a series of questions concerning the condition of the property, or sign a Statement saying they are selling the property "as is". Sellers are often subject to negotiating the sale of property several times before a price can be agreed upon. Home inspections, appraisals by the lender, and repairs requested by the buyer are all grounds for re-negotiating the contract. In general these changes are probably a good thing, over the long run. because it leads to a clear understanding of what the purchaser can expect and there are fewer problems after the sale. The seller should however be a lot more cautious when a buyer comes knocking at the door. The price you contract for might not be the same price you receive at settlement. Please call if I can be of service. Office: 540-635-9808 Home: 540-987-9336 You can view my listings on the internet: www.honusdatabase.com/samsnead PS. Don't be afraid to make an appointment with a busy agent. SAM SNEAD Sperryvllle Realty ■ James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office OFF AARON MOUNTAIN | ROAD - 25.5 acre wooded ^parcel. $90,000 3 PARK BOUNDARY and Broad Hollow Stream are features of these 10.1 wooded acres. $75,000 James W. Leake 987-8236 Bud Corder • John Eubank 675-3291 #987-8146 RECYCLE Scenic Mountain and pastoral views! Custom log and stone cabin on 91 acres. aen and wooded land. Views of 1 Rag Mountain. $595,000 —tt : i Close to Warrenton yet very private setting on 5 acres. Original owner home offers spacious rooms, screened porch and two car garage. $187,500 First Time On Market! Private stone retreat on 50 acres in Washington area. Surrounded by large trees, house has stone fireplace in living room and hardwood floors. $295,000 Call Emily Henry ttRAINBOW-V.I.P. 675-3490 03 540-341-3528 ' or 800-523-8846 Scent of Q the Month O Yankee Candle “Harvest” SAVE 20% Join us each weekend for 85»|*9 Leaves are f alling... Rake up the I.Savings this week at Brown’s Wood Stuff! 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