Rappahannock News, July 12, 2000

274994 LIBRARY of VIRGINIA SERIALS SECTION 800 E BROAD ST RICHMOND VA 23219-1905 *’.r,.v.-~-r— r ti—r r tt * .&**** * /'At V* 123nd Year ... No. 28 Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2000 www.timespapers.com 50 cents Rapp Briefs Meeting slated The Speriyville Gateway Committee will meet on Thursday, July 20 at 7 p.m. at the Sperryville fire hall. For more information call Thomas Junk at 987-8617. Representative to visit county Mrs. Donna Crowley, a representative of Congressman Frank Wolf will visit the town of Washington on Thursday, July 20. 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 opinion on matters of concern, particularly national topics or issues before the United States Congress. Mrs. Crowley will be at the Rappahannock 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. Jackson School Board vacancy The position of Jackson District representative on the Rappahannock County School Board is vacant due to a resignation. Citizens interested in being considered for appointment are encouraged to submit, in person, a letter of interest, along with a resume to the School Board Clerk (Mrs. Mary Anne Biggs) at the School Board Office. Upon receipt of that letter and resume, it will be required that prospective candidates fill out a questionnaire and return it to the School Board office by noon on July 14. For additional information call 987-8773. Directors to meet The July board of directors meeting for RLEP, the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection, will take place Monday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library. The meeting is open to the public. former employees to gather July 15 All former Aileen employees are invited to attend a reunion on Saturday, July 15 beginning at noon at the Flint Hill carnival grounds. Those attending should bring a covered dish and a drink to share. For more information call Joyce Pullen at 987-8091. * * Happenings « • Wednesday, July 12 the Washington Town Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall. • Friday, July 14 at noon, the Architectural Review Board will meet at the Carol Joint site, 504 Main Street, two doors North from Rappahannock Health Department. • Wednesday, July 19 at 7:30 pm the Rappahannock County Planning Commission will meet at the courthouse. New agenda items include: Amendment to Zoning Ordinance re: Family Apartments; Trinity Manor/Wakefield Country Day School Dormitory and Indian Run Golf Course. Old business will include: Information for review re: Lighting Ordinances/regulation. Rappahannock News RO. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) What a day! Rappahannock News Photo/Steven VonFange Horses, hounds and people had a glorious Fourth of July celebration in the town of Washington last Tuesday. The Rappahannock Hunt riders and their hounds drew lots of attention.Crowds were good, weather was cooler than last year and an old-time atmosphere lined the streets of the town for a festive day. Supervisors OK Hearthstone at Country Manor facility BY GERALD OCHS Rappahannock News Writer Following up on Planning Commission action and recommendations, the County Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance that would permit schools of greater than twenty-five students in highway commercial zones, thus paving the way for the Hearthstone Whole Family Learning Center to complete their planned move from Castleton to the Country Manor property on US 211 in Sperryville. The board then considered and approved a special exception permit application by Hearthstone to operate their school in the Country Manor facility. The school had originally sought and received approval, from the Planning Commission, to continue to sell gasoline on the site, but decided against so doing after more careful consideration. Their special exception permit prohibits the sale of gasoline, but the school may consider operating a farmer's market or other retail sales as a means to raise funds. At the present time Country Manor is being prepared for the new owners, and work should start soon on rehabilitation of the facility for the school's use. Dress and conduct codes in place at schools By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Rappahannock County School Board received copies of a "Code of Responsible Student Dress" for the high school and a "Code of Student Conduct" for the elementary school. These regulations were developed by the respective school administrations, with some input from faculty, parents and students, and are in place and effective for the new school year. The high school dress code seeks to help "create and ensure a healthy, safe, and effective learning environment . . . promotes a school atmosphere of respect, civility, pride, selfesteem and cohesiveness, reinforces community values and positive respect for authority and discipline, and assists in readying students for employment. ...” The code dictates that students wear shoes and "clothing that conceals the chest, midriff, and back," establishes a minimum length for shorts, skirts and dresses, and prohibits clothing such as halter tops, "shirts with excessive arm openings," "bare midriff outfits," and "hat/head coverings." It also forbids clothing or jewelry that displays sexual content, prejudice or offensive content, vulgar language, and substances including alcoholic beverages, tobacco and illegal substances. If there is a violation of the dress code, the offending student will have the option of changing clothes or wearing school-provided clothing. The elementary school "Code of Student Conduct" was effected to "state the behavioral expectations that we believe help to create a safe, productive learning environment and the consequences for violating those expectations." The code of conduct defines the responsibilities of school staff, students and parents; the process for dealing with any misconduct; See CODE, Page A8 Senator Chuck Robb marches in Washington Fourth of July parade BY BILL KOSSLER Rappahannock News Writer The Senator arrives an hour ahead of time at the Rappahannock Library, and is greeted by a small gaggle of supporters. Before the parade Lee Bird, Meredith Gorfein Bill Tieckelman, Linda Dietel and other supporters get a chance to chat with Chuck Robb. Several express concern over health care costs. The Senator seizes the opportunity to do a little campaigning and talk up a bill he is sponsoring. Robb agrees that health care is a big concern for many Virginians and points out that prescription drugs are growing more and more expensive for the elderly. The Senator describes a bill he is sponsoring with bipartisan help. If passed and signed into law, the billthe Medicare Outpatient Drug Act, would modify Medicare so that it provides prescription drug benefits, for a monthly fee of around $40. "This would help a lot of people, more than 700,000 in Virginia, and its simple and fiscally responsible, maybe something we can all agree on" Robb said. After the politicking, ‘preparations for the parade began. Apparently some slots in the lineup are not filled, so everyone has to move up a ways. Senator Robb and the Democrats hitch a ride up on the school bus carrying the high school band. The discussion resumes over vinyl clad school bus seat backs. Now it is more about summers in Virginia, parades arjd fireworks, with a little political aside interspersed here and there. The bus halts and everyone disembarks, organizing for the parade, pretending its not hot. Senator Robb and the local Democrats are sandwiched between the D.A.R.E. police vehicle and a miniature carriage drawn by a miniature pony. Right beyond the carriage is the band. Once ready to go, most marchers have little to do until the parade begins besides wish it was cooler. The drum band whiles the time away with a fairly smoking impromptu group jam. The parade begins, moving slowly up into town. At first this cluster of police, democrats, donkeys, small ponies and musicians passes only greenery. Is it a parade yet if there are no spectators? One young fellow from the high school band runs up and tells the Senator we need more money for the schools in Rappahannock. Another student, perhaps a sophomore, shouted - "Hey, I voted for you", causing one to pause, wondering what exactly he might mean. The spectators appear, and the parading is begun in earnest. Line upon line of families and friends looking on, waiting for the drums to pass by. People in the crowd recognize people in the parade and wave and say hi. See ROBB, Page A5 Photo courtesy ot Lee Trott Berry picking time . Edward Burgess of Sarasota, Fla. is visiting John and Lee Trott in Flint Hill for the second year in a row and is helping to pick produce and also with jelly and preserve making. It is evident that Burgess is proud of the red currants he picked recently at John Burns' Goat Hill Farm. The Trdtts will sell the currant jelly along with black currant preserves and much more at The Farmer’s Market near The Plains every Sunday.

Reading's* challenge into the»rdt)in’s song . Starting at dawn and ending at sunset, a robin sings a particularly loud and insistent song from the maple tree in tlje side yard. _ The song starts with two notes that sound much like hear-it, hear-it. This is followed by penetrating cries of tchew, tchew, tchew. This robin song has volume and great carrying quality. He is a persistent singer — over and over, h? calls tchew, tchew, tchew. e I have often found this robin's song too loud, too insistent, too constant. If he hgs a female incubating eggs high in the maple, does she need such incessant reminding by her mate that he is tfrere, that all is right in the tyorld of robins in this yard? I have tried to locate the singer among the leafy branches but have been tenable to do so. Birds are ventriloquists and project their songs away from themselves. A predator, locating prey by frund, could easily move in for tjhe kill if the source of the robin's song was exact. ! This robin's loud calls 4eem to come from every part <)f the maple tree. It would not be easy for a hawk to find this persistent singer. I I have speculated about this vociferous bird. Perhaps there is no incubating female. Maybe he has lost his mate to a predator and is trying to attract another. If an unmated female is available, he should have no difficulty, for this property is rich with lawns where Earthworms — the favorite food of robins — thrive. > Charles Darwin claimed ihat one acre of a grassy field fray contain 50,000 earthworms. I don’t know the acreage of this property, but the field just west of us must have enough earthworms to fuel several constantly singing robins. — On rare occasions — for fhe robin is usually singing — I see him half running, half hopping through the grass. He stops, cocks his head, digs in and comes up with an earthworm that has been driven to fhe surface by the rain we have had in late June. • Three days ago, just as All Things Wild And Wonderful John Trott light was seeping into the world, I got up before sunrise. I went outside and listened. Flint Hill rang with robin song. I counted at least seven birds announcing the new day, each song a bit different from the others. Now I think I know why the robin in the side yard is constantly telling me to chew, chew, chew. His message is to all the other robins in Flint Hill. He is announcing his claim to all earthworms on this property. Another male venturing in to snatch up an earthworm will be instantly attacked. There is another reason for the frequency of the robin's song. Recent studies have shown that birds are not as monogamous as we have thought — or wished. Mates are not always faithful to each other. My persistent singer is concerned that another male robin may fly into the yard and mate with his female, thus passing on the intruder’s genes. Still the robin sings and sings. I have at times said, "Robin! Hush!" Then I am reminded of a Robert Frost poem: “A Minor Bird.” I have wished a bird would fly away, And not sing by my house all day; Have clapped my hands at him from the door When it seemed as I could bear no more. The fault must partly have been in me The bird was not to blame for his key. And of course there must be something wrong In wanting to silence any song. Proposed Amendment To The Zoning Chapter Of The Rappahannock County Code Relating To Family Apartments 11 The Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County, Virginia, ['Shall hold a public hearing on Monday, August 7, 2000, at 7:00 P.M. *at the Courthouse in Washington, VA, to consider the following amendment(s) to the Rappahannock County Code provisions for zoning (§170): i Amend §170-62G by adding at the end of the fifth sentence ['■(ending “...main residence”, replacing the with a and reading: [ except upon a finding by the BZA that exceptional topographic con! ditions exist on the site, such that varying this limit shall not act to I the detriment of the public interest, upon which finding the BZA may !' grant such separation as it deems appropriate. This proposed amendment shall also be considered by the j; Rappahannock County Planning Commission at a Public Hearing i to be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at 7:30 P.M. at the !; Courthouse in Washington, VA. !! All interested persons are invited to attend and to make com, ment at either or both meetings, or by submitting written remarks for the record to the Zoning Administrator, PO Box 519, Washington, ;; VA 22747. •1 ■Yes! i □ Please enter my new 1i—f a ivaov uuvi subscription to: | Rappahannock ( Subscription Rates By i Rappahannock.$21.°° I Elsewhere in the U.S.*27. j Name \ I Address City_ State Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to. I Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 | This form may also be used for LTAVT^T, ADDRESS New Address: The Rappahannock A/r»* (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 year in Rappahannock; $27.00 elsewhere in U S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747. Bountiful, blaring, beautiful band! BY JOHN WIESE Rappahannock News Writer Band performs at Relay for Life! Band performs at Maryland Festival! Band performs at DARE Day with Marine Band! Band performs at Madigral Dinner! Band performs at Graduation! Pep Band debuts in October, plays at all home basketball games! Band students perform at Tri-County Band in Fauquier! Band students compete at Districts! Band marches in July 4th parade in Washington! Band students travel to Kennedy Center for Tuba Christmas! Fifteen Band students go to Summer Band Camp at Ferrum College and James Madison University! New Mini-Band Day Camp in August for elementary students! New Band Room at high school to debut in August! Exciting times for Band students. We'd like to share this excitement with every student that has the desire to play an instrument. Our goal is to put an instrument in the hands of every desiring student, regardless of their financial situation. Parents take note: playing an instrument has been proven to enhance a child's development academically, as much as 62 points on the SAT exam! Learning to play an instrument builds self esteem, expands horizons and contributes to the life long appreciation of music and the arts. Special note to rising fifth grade students and parents: Our Mini-Band Camp on Aug. 11 and 12 is open to students that have not been in band previously, and it is a terrific opportunity to try out several instruments. Call Mrs. Fournier at 752-2427 or John Wiese at 937-9909 for more information. Fund raising! Yes we do, and yes we re good at it! We raise close to $10,000 annually through the sale of our famous Florida fresh citrus. For more information, call Sally Havstad at 987-9342. We also sell advertising in our Spring Program, sell snow cones, do yard sales, etc. And we love donations, especially of your old unused musical instruments, call Mrs. Fournier at 752-2427. Scholarships! Four seniors were awarded scholarships totalling $1300: Mark Williams, Andrew Clinedinst, Marshall Gangel and Matt Wolfe. The Band Boosters meet on the third Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m.; Watch the Rappahannock News for the place. We also publish a monthly newsletter,. Rapp Notes, that highlights upcoming activities. For information on the newsletter, call Cecilia Dennis at 5473476. We've benefited by the good works of many individuals, groups and businesses, so many that we can't mention them all in this space. On' behalf of the Band I'd like to thank everyone for their continued support of your fantastic Band program! The Gift of Music. Your investment will pay for years to come. £ , - - - - k Summer video views BY NAOMI & HERB * Rappahannock News Writers • The Talented Mr. Ripley: 1999, R, 139 minutes, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Billed as a "riveting thriller”, (Herb fell asleep), this film explores the depths to which a real nobody will go to become a "fake somebody". Matt Damon (Tom) is the good for nothing scoundrel hired by a rich American father to retrieve his playboy son (Dickie) from his profligate existence in Europe. Paltrow is the equally rich and pampered girlfriend and the movie includes many scenes of idle lounging, boating, partying and spending. Philip Seymour Hoffman has one of the great lines of the movie when he says to Tom: "You live in Italy, you eat Dickie's food, wear Dickie's clothes and his father pays you. Let me know if you lose your job!" It's a little difficult for us ordinary folk to sympathize with the idle rich, so we didn't find this movie as "riveting" as it was described. In the end, however, evil is victo rious. We can’t say much more about the film without spilling all the beans, don't let your kids see this, it is hardly an education in morality. • Illuminata, 1998, 111 minutes, R, Susan Sarandon, Ben Gazarra, Beverly D'Angelo, Christopher Walken and John Turturro (who also directed). This film was nominated for a Cannes Film Festival award, and is definitely in the "arty" category. A period piece with beautiful costumes, the film focuses on the backstage events of an eccentric theater company. Christopher Walken- is fabulous as a lascivious, homosexual theater critic, Susan Sarandon equally as good as an aging, pompous prima donna. There is lots of backstage intrigue, sexual maneuverings and unforeseen events. 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It is a very different film, definitely only for adults. If you like this film, you might also enjoy "Cosi". • Man On The Moon: Rated R, two hours, 1999, Jim Carrey, Danny Devito and Courtney Love (Bad boy rocker Kurt Cobain's widow). This film explores the true story of the quirky, enigmatic comedian Andy Kaufman, made most famous by his role as Latka Gravis on televisions "Taxi”. Later he became more famous for clobbering women wrestlers as performance comedy. It was actually difficult to find the appeal of this comedian, who appeared to be egotistical, demanding and so off beat his idea of comedy didn’t translate to the real world. Courtney Love is excellent as the long suffering girlfriend. Kaufman's closing Carnegie Hall concert, where he takes the audience out in busses for milk and cookies is truly weird, as is his funeral after he dies from lung cancer. One of Kaufman's so called "comic'' characters, the sleazy lounge lizard Tony Clifton, is truly disgusting and unfunny. Herb Understood why this film didn’t win an Academy Award. • Voices From a Locked Room: 92 minutes, R, 1998, Jeremy Northam and Tushka Bergen. Set in 1930's London, this film explores the true story of composer Peter Warlock and music critic Philip Haseltine, who continually lambastes warlock’s music. Haseltine is so awfully critical he is called the "grim reaper , ana at several points in the film is warned by his newspaper that he must "tone down” his reviews or lose his position. Bergen is Lily, a lovely, crystal voiced American c^anteuse, who begins a relationship with Haseltins when he praises her nightclub show. There is a great F M mystery here, as well as y a startling discovery * made by Lily. She, however, seems to be the last to learn the great secret, known by all the movie's characters for some time. We can't reveal the secret for fear of spoiling the film fqr you. Herb said it was "better than he expected it to be", and Naomi recommends it for the artsy crowd. 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Investigators seek more evidence at Montpelier BY MARY ANN KUHN Rappahannock News Writer Virginia State Police investigators and the Rappahannock County Sheriff s Office are still collecting evidence from Montpelier, the historic 18th century Georgian mansion in Rappahannock County which was vandalized in May. A state police investigator and Sheriff Larry Sherertz went back to Montpelier on Monday to pick up additional items of evidence, according to the offices of the sheriff and the state police. This evidence was turned over to the state police forensic lab in Fairfax, where investigators are awaiting results of forensic analysis of earlier evidence submitted. Lucy Caldwell, spokesperson for the Virginia State Police, said inves tigators have "several promising leads. We re following up on them." Special Agent Daryl Bullens, who is the chief investigator from the state police assigned to the vandalism of Montpelier, "said he is confident the case will be solved but it does take time," according to Caldwell. Montpelier, which is located on Route 231 about seven miles south of Sperryville, was viciously vandalized sometime between the evening of May 15 and the afternoon of May 20. The house is owned by the four daughters of the late James W. "Jim Bill" Fletcher, a prominent lawyer and landowner. The daughters have said nothing was stolen. It was unoccupied at the time of the vandalism. The Montpelier mansion, which shares the name of the historic home of President James Madison in Orange County, was being put up for sale at the time of the vandalism and a number of realtors had been asked to come by and look at it in the weeks prior to the vandalism. In fact, one realtor had been there on May 15 during the day, showing the property and is believed to be the last known person to have been there until the vandalism was discovered on May 20. Many Rappahannock County citizens and several organizations have pledged money for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the destruction of the mansion, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. According to the Rappahannock Historical Society, at this point $33,295 has been pledged in reward money. Reward flyers have been posted in surrounding counties by the Fletcher daughters and volunteers. The state police, too, has been sending out reward flyers. "We have received numerous calls about the case, some as recently as this week," said Caldwell in an interview Tuesday. Meanwhile, in an interview last Friday, lawyer Bill Fletcher, son of the late James W. Fletcher, said he has hired a private investigator "to aid in the investigation" of Montpelier. "I've gotten certain results that are curious. That's all I am going to say." He said he would be giving the information he is receiving "to the appropriate parties." Later, when asked again why he brought in a private investigator, r Fletcher said, "I had a thing I want-*ed to explore. It is still being explored. Step one brought some fruit. Step two will show whether the fruit will be edible." Asked how he thought the Virginia state police investigation into Montpelier was going, Fletcher said, "I think the state police are doing a good job and doing everything that can be done since they got involved with the case." Asked how he thought the sheriff s office was doing on the investigation, he said, "No comment." Regarding the vandalism at Montpelier, Fletcher said it was "an insult" to everyone. He said he was angry that “someone did what they did to Montpelier. It's an insult — all) insult to my parents, my family, my nation.” M'l .. ■ M.«V Holiday causes no serious problems By John Toler , Rappahannock News Staff Writer The streets of Washington were crowded with thousands of people enjoying the Fourth of July, and although there was "the usual mayhem" as far as traffic and parking were concerned, there were no serious problems, according to Rappahannock County Sheriff Larry Sherertz. r In order to deal with the expected crowd, plans were in place to control traffic movement and keep visitors' safe and happy. Generally speaking, the organizers had a good plan — as long as the visitors paid attention to the signs directing them where to go, and obeyed them. "The vast number of people that came were from outside the county, and while most were cooperative, there were a few who insisted on trying to park close to the fireworks," said Sherertz, who was present all day at the celebration. "We had streets blocked off for the vendors, and when drivers tried to break the traffic pattern, we had some problems," he added. "But for the most part, nothing happened out of the ordinary." At around 11 p.m. that evening, two men were arrested for being drunk in public after units of the Sheriff s Office noticed them standing near a vehicle stopped with its hood up on U.S. 211 near the Rappahannock County Library. Daniel Pugh, 32, of Virginia Beach, and Raymond Todd, 19, of Sperryville, were arrested when they became uncooperative and argumentative while being interviewed by the deputies. Both men had a strong odor of alcohol, and it was determined that they were intoxicated. Thefts reported The Sheriffs Office is currently investigating the theft of a glider (furniture) and a tulip-topped birdbath from the Sperryville Emporium. The complaint was filed on the morning of July 3, with a value of $269 placed on the glider and $40 on the birdbath. Dep. Anthony Berry is investigating. Property from a home in the 400 block of South Poe's Road was taken after a forced entry sometime between July 3 and July 5, according to the report filed at the Sheriffs Office. Missing are a dresser with a mirror and custom-made jewelry box, a gun cabinet and an antique dresser that were taken from the house. Also missing is a 4-wheel ATV taken from a shed on the property. Value of the property has not been set. Dep. James Welch is investigating the break-in. Welcome signs and golf course application on agenda BY STEVE MILLER Rappahannock News Writer The proposed "Welcome Signs" for Amissville will be presented at the Thursday, July 13 Amissville Area Community Association (AACA) meeting at 7 p.m. at the Amissville United Methodist Church. From the list of those proposed two will be down selected for final votn X * s a & The family of Delia Leake would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their many acts of kindness during her stay at Autumn Care of Madison. Thank you for your cards, phone calls, visits, food and generosity since she went to be with her Lord. Your friendship, prayers and support are gready appreciated. Again, we thank you and may God bless each of you and keep you in His loving care. ft X ffi S3 $ S3 HH SERUlir^ Serving Rappahannock County • Weekly pickup • Residential only • $15.00 month Call Benii Woodward 540-937-5196 ing by the community. In addition, the details of the application delivered to the county for the proposed Indian Run Golf Course will be summarized for attendees. A report will be made on faceto-face meetings by AACA representatives with the golf course principals. An open discussion will follow to permit all members of Princ* WiUUim Golf Course $19-001 Weekdays anytime, excluding holidays. 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For more information contact Steve Miller at 937-7327; Rick Kohler at 675-1373; Hal Hunter at 937-4600 or Paul Komar at 937-5225. Or check http//:www.amissville.com. In loving memory of our dear son, Christopher Hitt, who departed this life on July 10, 1999. God has taken you away, dear Son across the great divide. The cross indeed is hard to bear, without you by our side. You are always in our thoughts. But a lonely heart aches for you. As the year goes by we miss your smiling face b footsteps. Eternal rest, grant him, O Lord until we meet again. Your loihng Mom, Dad, Brothers, Nieces and Nephews. Flint Hill VoL Fireman's Carnival c Parade July 26,27,28 & 29 • 7 p.m. until closing Located on the Fire Company's Carnival Grounds in Flint Hill, VA Rides, Games, Food, Fun, Bingo, Raffles & Concessions WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 FAMILY NIGHT RIDE SPECIAL $8 All You Can Ride until closing. THURSDAY, JULY 27 CHICKEN B-B-Q DINNER Rides $10 all you can ride until closing. FRIDAY, JULY 28 CHICKEN B-B-Q UINNfcn & UHANU NnfcMAIM b rAHAUh at 6:45 p.m. Featuring Miss Virginia 2000 for her first public appearance. Rides $10 all you can ride until closing. SATURDAY, JULY 29 CHICKEN B-B-Q DINNER, CROWNING OF CARNIVAL QUEENS & Drawing for registered Black Angus heifer GRAND PRIZE- CASH GIVE-AWAY $2000, $1,000, $500 Rides $10 all you can ride until closing. Rappahannock News gift subscriptions are enjoyed 52 weeks a year. __Call 675-3338 to give one._ W. Allen comedy ! at Theater July 14 BY ROSIE DAY Rappahannock News Writer Sean Penn, in creamcolored suits and matching hat, a cigarette dangling from his lips, gives one of the best performances ever seen in a Woody Allen film. In "Sweet and Lowdown” he plays Emmet Ray, the notorious (and made-up) jazz guitarist from the thirties, a great artist who was also a worm and a loser. Emmet handles his instrument almost as well as his idol Django Reinhardt, but he's the victim of his own neuroses and obsessions. His not knowing himself at all is turned into a joke, but it's also played for pathos-incomprehension is Emmet's soulfulness, mys- ,' teriously linked to his elegant playing. The English actress Samantha Morton, hatted and crumpet-faced, her body hidden in a shape- > less dress, is the mute girl , who falls for Emmet. The golden-hued cinematography is by Zhao Fei. The contemporary guitarists Howard Alden and Bucky Pizzarelli do the playing. In all "Sweet and Lowdown" is one of Allen's finest achievements. (PG13, 95 minutes, admission $5) RAAC sponsors "Sweet , and Lowdown" at The Theatre on Gay Street, Friday, July 14 at 8 p.m. RAPPAHANNOCK TRASH SERVICE Serving Rappahannock County Only 1 to 7 bags per week, four pickups per month. Bags to be located at end of driveway. Rates $22 per month Service begins August 1, 2000 Contact us as soon as possible before July 25. 540-937*5088 or 540-937-7701 Privately owned and operated. Wakefield Country Day School At Huntly (Preschool through 12th Grade) Cordially Invites You To Attend An OPEN HOUSE Saturday, July 15, 2000 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tour the school Review classroom and curriculum materials and texts • Meet teachers, students and administrators Schedule admissions placement tests “Providing a classical education for the students of the 21st Century.” Enrollment Now Open Fpr 2000 - 2001! For further information, please call the School Office at 540-635-8555. P.O. Box 739 1059 Zachary Taylor Highway • Flint Hill, VA 22627 WCDS is accredited by the Virginia Independent School Association whose accreditation process has been approved by the Virginia Council for Private Education Committee on Accreditation as authorized by the Virginia State Board of Education. SUBSCRIBE TO THE RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS. Call 675-333B.

Old Gay Street Mercantile moves Reincarnated as Rush River Antiques BY BILL KOSSLER Rappahannock News Writer It’s early Summer and the season is open for one of the great summer pastimes; "antiquing". Strangely, this verb form of the word "antique" has not found its way into Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary- at least not as recently as the 1983 edition. Yet its certainly not a new way to spend an afternoon. It goes back a few decades at the very least. Perhaps Webster's needs someone to give them a definition. Something like: An activity in which people get up early on the weekend and driving out to the country to shop and browse through antiques, maybe get a bite to eat, and enjoy a leisurely summer day watching mountains, farms and rustic old buildings passing by the car window; a tradition, a pastime, a way to relax. Well, maybe Webster's isn't going to use my definition, but it is still a nice way to fritter away a Saturday. If its been a little while since you spent a sunny afternoon wandering the shops in Washington, there is at least one you've never been to. Some folks from the old Gay Street Mercantile have gotten together with a few friends and opened Rush River Antiques and Interiors, a new and larger shop at the lower level comer of Jett and Gay Streets. I spoke with Carol Miller, who owns and runs the shop along with partners Maggie Bracewell, Flo Phillips, Joan Herrema, Deborah Flournoy and others. Rush River Antiques is in many ways a reincarnation of the old Gay Street Mercantilebut with a few differences. Mrs. Miller feels the larger floor space is helpful: "We have a lot more room here to display our antiques. We have more room to spread out here and so therefore we have a more extensive collection." If you have an item in mind, but do not see it, ask Mrs. Miller or whoever is minding the shop that day. They enjoy antiquing themselves, and constantly go to auctions and sales in search of nice pieces and new material. Mrs. Miller gladly proffers to keep an eye out and call you when they come across what you were looking for. When asked what prompted her to buy and sell antiques, Mrs. Miller Financial Problems? Bankruptcy May Help! • Too Many Bills • Harassing Phone Calls • Collection Suits • Auto Repossession • Wage Garnishments • Home Foreclosures ■ .. 400 South Main Street, 3rd Floor (Upstairs from the Social Security Office) Earl J. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At Law 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION Lord Fairfax Community College offers: • Over 70 technical & transfer academic programs • Day & evening schedules • Lecture, distance learning, home-study and web-based classes • Affordable tuition • Financial assistance • Small classes with personal attention • Convenient locations in Middletown and Warrenton Classes begin August 23. For registration information call 540-351-1505 or 800-906-5322, Ext. 7230 6 6480 College Street Warrenton, VA 20187 www.lf.cc.va.us answered: "I love antiques. My house is furnished with antiques. The fun thing about antiques is that its a continuing education, constantly studying and learning new, interesting things." From a business perspective, she also saw a niche amongst the other shops in Washington: "People would ask when they came to town if there was an "antique" shop as such. Some of the other shops are just as beautiful as this, but we wanted to put the focus more on having predominantly antiques" rather than numerous contemporary pieces. While there are a number of elegant trophy pieces in the shop, Mrs. Miller wants you to know you do not have to spend a fortune for a gift there. Among the antique tables, sideboards, fine china and nice high end items are numerous small, nice and interesting little pieces: "We want the public to know that we have items from a few dollars on up. So its a good place to shop for a very unique gift, for a birthday, wedding, anniversary or just a memento. If you come in here and buy something you are not going to find it someplace els£ very easily. It would be. unique." Rush River Antiques and Interiors is open Thursday through Monday, 11 to 6. On* Saturdays, they open an hour earlier, if you are thinking of weekend morning browsing. Their phone number is 6751410. A TOUCH OF ELEGANCE: Inside Rush River Antiques. Rappahannock News Photo/Bill Kossler *»*rr V. Ik v Prize winners announced BY SARAH LATHAM Rappahannock News Writer Prize winners in the fundraiser held July 4 by the Rappahannock Convalescent Loan Closet included: Beverly Atkins of Washington, who was awarded the dinners for two at The Inn at Little Washington; Deborah Poe of Amissville was given the dinners for two at Rae's Place and Deli in Sperryville; J.R. Hope of Washington, D.C. was given the 11 pounds of bacon donated by Laurel Mills Store; Amy S. Timbers of Woodville got the mantle clock from Faith Mountain, Sperryville; Bonnie Williams of Flint Hill received the two azaleas from Long Mountain Nursery in Washington; Linda Clem of Amissville was awarded the pen from Ra& Finds in Washington and John Rector of Front, Royal got the sun catchers provided by Eric Kvames of Sperryville. Members of the Loan Closet sincerely appreciate the participation of all, our clients, as well as the prize donors. The "once a year" fundraiser was quite successful. 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Boys U-16 travel team holding tryouts , The Fauquier Hornets, playing U-16 Boys Travel Soccer in the fall of 2000, are seeking three skilled, dedicated and experienced players to cpmplete their roster. J The Hornets, whose membership includes three Culpeper players, have an Alifiensed professional coach. The Hornets have applied for fJCSL Division 3, having come off their first season in NCSL Division 5 undefeated. I? Open tryouts will be held on Thursdays, July 13, 20 and 27 at P.B. Smith Elementary School in Warrenton from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for those players bom after Aug. 1, 1984. For more information contact Kafen Parkinson at 5473076, Lisa Barkema at 3493009 or e-mail at LBarl7@aol.com or Butch Wlaschin at 349-2990 or email at Wlaschin@erol.com. pAA fall softball sign-up scheduled RAA fall softball sign-ups ill be held Saturday, July 15 id Saturday, July 22 from 10 to 1 p.m. each day at irt Field in Amissville. £ The sign-ups are for all Is seven to 16 years old livin Rappahannock, Culpeper or Fauquier. For more information or to sign up without attending either of these dates, call Mauri Payne at 675-3729 or 937-4142 (leave message) or email: bpa@tidalwave.net. Let's play ball! BEFORE PARADE: Chuck Robb meets and greets supporters. Robb From Page A1 Many people cheer the senator or shout comments of support. A few boos crop up here and there- loyal republicans, one assumes- but they are perfectly good natured and good humored. Into town, down both Gay and Main Street the parade and Senator Robb march before coming to a halt and dispersing. Unfortunately, the Senator was unable to stay for the fireworks. He had another engagement down the road. RoughRide sets date BY JEANNE DIXON Rappahannock News Writer Join our group of enthusiastic cyclists in the heart of Rappahannock County, Virginia for the fourth annual RoughRide on Saturday, Sept. 23. which will feature 12, 35 or 60-mile paved tours and 20 or 30-mile paved and unpaved courses for the rough and rugged. Enjoy the hilly terrain, beautiful scenery and generous hospitality. Plan on spending the afternoon visitjng quaint village stores and antique shops in the historic town of Washington. To pre-register send $20 ($18 before Sept. 9, $15 for children under 12) to 479 Bearing Road, Huntly, Va. 22640. Registration includes a Ipng sleeve T-shirt (guaranteed to the first 300 registered riders) as well as the chance to win dinner for two at The Inn at Little Washington or Four & Twenty Blackbirds. All proceeds to benefit the Fauquier Free Clinic, Inc. For more information, call 540675-1942 or e-mail jdixon@unicwash.org. Apparently he plans to pay a visit to every city and county in the state by Labor Day, to campaign and to see around with his own eyes, and there are quite a few left. A Rappahannock recycologist BY GERALD OCHS Rappahannock News Writer If you combine creativity, technical and artistic abilities, joie de vivre and foresight you get Kim Rice. Educated and trained in the fine arts, Rice has spend a decade in the county dancing, painting, ' creating costumes and, generally speaking, offering her talent to a everwidening group of fortunate locals and visitors. Rice's latest endeavor affords us a greater opportunity to see, up close, the fruit of her talents. She has, with husband Rick's help, recycled an old cabin on the former Country Manor property (on US 211 west of Sperryville) to create a unique and cozy little nest of a studio to display her mixed-media artwork and, in a nearby building, her extraordinary line of recycled and remanufactured clothing. Rice’s studio has provided her with a showcase and an outlet for her first love— painting. Her paintings, though, are not necessarily conventional. Rice rarely uses canvas on which to express herself but, like much that she does, paints on and adds "found objects" to create mixed-media artwork that is strikingly singular. "In this culture," she remarked, "we throw away everything. I like to work on things I find ... to put things together." "Shipwrecked #1," for example, was painted on a coffee table top. When Rice saw the coffee table in a local dumpster, she said that she saw waves—and it became a tribute to her cousin Ralph, a Maine lobsterman who was lost in a storm at sea. "Shipwrecked #1" is even more remarkable because she painted Ralph in a dory instead of in the lobster boat that he usually fished from, but later found that he was in a dory when he was lost. This painting is typical of Rice's work—she has applied netting and other objects that evoke the feel of the sea and draw the observer into the painting itself, where the terror of the ocean's anger and the mournfulness of the Subscribe to the Rappahannock News. Call 675-3338. SiW II VIM! I hi l Jin VI ItSLtUTHNS klHree ffl/Mtm fefei 5 |)f HUH mis . ■ Culpeper Hovies 4 Featuring • Stadium seating with rocking chairs • Digital Stereo Sound • Party room for birthdays • Computerized ticketing with advance sale tickets 210 Main St. 825-7000 Rappahannock News Photo/Gerald Ochs SHIPWRECK #1: A mixed media tribute to a lobsterman lost at sea. moment engage the senses and draw at one's emotions. Much of her work is autobiographical, and more familiar and intimate for that reason. Rice does work on commissions as well—her career, in fact, began at age 16 when she was retained to paint a portrait of a family's pet. She continues now to combine conventional portraiture with her unconventional use of relevant found objects to create mixed-media portraits. A walk to the bam next door to see Rice's "recycologically-sound" line of clothing left me speechless. Originally conceived by Rice and Julie Coon, the application of "recycology" to clothing has resulted in a line of often whimsical and always unique women's wear that must be seen, purchased and worn. Tee shirts, sweaters, skirts and other second-hand garments get the Rice treatment and become wearable objets d art. Visit Kim Rice and her masterpieces. Weekends at the "Country Manor" annex buildings west of Sperryville on US 211. U_^_I KIM RICE: The artist before an autobiographical piece. Here's your chance TO DO SOMETHING no Virginian HAS EVER DONE BEFORE... Choose your electricity provider. The way you buy electricity is changing. Competition is coming to the electricity supply market. This means that you will be able to choose who supplies the electricity you use. In the coming months, your local utility will conduct a pilot program that will help Virginia prepare for this change. The pilot progam will help evaluate the best way to ■ bring electric competition to all Virginians. And it will help you learn to shop for electricity. Look for more information You can help Virginia learn the best ways to make these changes by volunteering for the pilot program. Watch your mail box in the coming months for details on how you can participate in your utility's customer choice pilot program or visit the Virginia State Corporation Commission website at www.yesvachoice.com. We’re preparing for a new way to buy electricity and the choice is yours. ENERGY CHOICE The State Corporation Commission, Virginia Power, American Electric Power and the electric cooperatives jointly prepared this message to ensure that all Virginians receive objective information about choice in the electric industry.

-i^appatjannotb Jftetos— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager Carl Ebom, Staff Photographer Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler Executive Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: Rappahannock News Building, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: RappNews@tlmespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2000 Our View Bad Signs Rappahannock countryside doesn 7 need the blight of illegal signs They’re unwelcome, unsightly and illegal, but they keep coming. We re talking about those small, mass-produced signs that have been appearing along roadsides and at intersections in Rappahannock County in recent days. These tacky little billboards offer a variety of services, ranging from weight loss plans ("Lose 30 pounds in 30 days!") to work7at-home schemes ("Have a home computer? Earn $75 per hour part-time!") Obviously, these unwelcome, gratuitous messages are coming from out-of-town; the visual equivalent of e-mail "spam," the advertisers almost always hide behind a 1-800 number that rings in parts unknown. According to Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy, the county has laws on the books that prohibit off-site advertising on private property, and it is illegal to place these signs on the public rights-of-way owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia. And the utility companies on whose poles these signs often appear just hate them. So the laws are quite clear, and on occasion, McCarthy has taken down a few of the more intrusive signs himself. Yes, we can tolerate the occasional weekend fruit stand and yard sale sign; they serve their purpose and come and go quickly. And the signs placed by our real estate companies are permitted under different rules. But this latest plague is different. As of right now, it hasn't been determined that a concerted effort is needed to remove these signs and prosecute the offenders. But as private citizens, we don't have to tolerate this continuing assault on our views of the roadside. Rappahannock Today Rappahannock News Photo/Barbara C. The Washington Volunteer Fire Department is sporting a new sign. In the background there is a sign encouragii community to support the department's 2000 fund drive. Letters Livestock Club announces winners The Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club wishes to thank everyone who supported their annual fund raiser at the July 4th celebration in Washington. Thanks also to everyone who purchased raffle tickets. The winners were: Emily Patch of Arlington, who won the registered Angus Heifer; Diane Smith of Washington, D.C., who won the dinner for two at The Inn and Christina Howard of Castleton, who won the microwave oven. Please come to the Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Fourth of July - an outstanding event The Rappahannock County Community has again celebrated a wonderful Fourth of July. As in previous years, as Mayor of the Town of Washington, I would like to express my grateful appreciation to R.A.A.C. for their outstanding management, leadership and just plain hard work in producing this outstanding event. This year, I would additionally like to thank the Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County for their contributing to pay for the parking for the county's residents and thus helping to make this event a truly county wide celebration. Finally, I would extend my appreciation to the citizens of the county for coming and enjoying the day in a manner that respected the dignity of the Town. Stewart Willis, Mayor Town of Washington Fair at the Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise from Ji and to see the following livestock club exhibitors fi Rappahannock: Katie Updike, David Massie, Caroli Vera Corbin, David Miller, Amanda Miller, Ella Mill* Samantha Falls, Kevin Reidel, Austen Rhein, Adam Brittany Thorpe. Donations apprecia Thanks to all of the good citizens of the Amissville. their donations of cash and food for the parade ner boxes and other food sold at the Amissville Fire Rescue Carnival. The dinners were a sellout and pr hundred percent profit for the volunteer organization; I also appreciate those who purchased prize ticket* me. Your participation is most helpful and reward! Si Neighbors, frien thanked My family and I regret that in the obituary of my Ray Scherer in the Rappahannock News of Wi July 5 there was no mention of the time and place of in St. Paul's Episcopal Cemetery last Friday aftem From the bottom of our hearts we thank our nei friends in Rappahannock County for their prayers ness during Mr. Scherer’s illness. and Barb; Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 50 YEARS AGO July 13, 19501 Swiss Chalet Village on Route 211, three miles from Sperryville, was bought by Harry A. Shockley at an auction sale Friday, July 7 for the high bid of $19,000. W. Arthur Miller showed four colts at the Show of Breeding Stock at Warrenton Horse Show grounds Saturday, July 8. The suckling colt took second place in its class, while the yearling colt placed fourth. Suggested improvements for the Town of Washington are being considered by the Council-elect for execution during their administration commencing Sept. 7, 1950. First: Securing facilities for a Community Center to promote youth and adult self improvement and recreation and to fulfill the needs and requirements of visitors who will be encouraged to visit the town. Second: If possible, the town should own and operate for its own use and profit the Town Water System. Third: Proper care of and beautification of streets including town property and alleys and where necessary and possible sidewalks to be constructed. The encouragement of individual owners to exercise civic pride in the improvement of their property and removal of unsightly buildings. 25 YEARS AGO July 17, 19751 Rappahannock County Extension Homemakers Club members have been busy since mid-March working on a needlepoint design. Each county and city in the state has been asked to design a needlepoint square 12 inches by 12 inches of historic or geographic significance to their county or city. All of these squares will be assembled into a 9' by 12' tapestry which will be a gift from Virginia Extension Homemakers Council to the state for the Bicentennial. Robert L. (Jock) Brown of Woodville submitted his resignation as vice president of the Rappahannock Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company when this group met Monday. He said reasons of health made this necessary and his resignation is effective July 14. He has been a director and vice president of the company for over 25 years. The Rappahannock Retired Teachers' Association held a luncheon meeting Friday, July 11 at the home of Mrs. Frances Lyne near Washington. This was a special meeting in honor of Miss Elsie Dodson, who retired from the Rappahannock Public School System and of Mrs. Pauline Bruce who retired from the Fauquier County System. 10 YEARS AGO July 12, 1990 The Virginia Commission for the Arts awarded three grants to county groups to fund artistic projects in Rappahannock. The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community received a $1733 salary assistance grant for an administrative assistant. The Rappahannock County Elementary School received two grants, one for $1200 and the other for $1011 for an artist-in-residence program to teach visual arts and crafts. The Conyers House in Slate Mills will sponsor an innkeeping seminar for aspiring and working innkeepers and bed and breakfast proprietors. The course will be led by Sandra Cartwright-Brown, who has taught • 14 such workshops since 1987. The RCHS delegation to TSA's national convention this year was Tucker Rogers, Philip Smiley, Joey Dunagan, Bryan Clark, Liz Oliver and Jeremy Tole. — COMPILED BY OBARBARA C. WAYLAND whon 4)0 root i uW carm* she roj,<* and JIh* child mart*, at ad upon 4)<r mound, Sr * A * "jTxod made a ^ 1,7/ little ttft-eaH} ^ _ ^ of all H}t' j" Anvers *~|bal ijreW about and lied if round bis l)£>t, To maty? i)in: pleeunmj 1111? <ng iiTljrr oncie ^ eye. Dvrrt. i /Hi Courtesy of First OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: The month of July from an 1896 calendar is on display at the First Washington Museum in the color and in excellent condition.

Letters RAAC extends thanks A huge thank you to all these great people and organizations: i Sponsors The Town of Washington, The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, The Bleu Rock Inn & Heritage House, The Buyer's Agency, The Inn at Little Washington, Harris Hollow Frozen Fruit Company, The Rappahannock County Bar Association, Settle's Cars & Truck/Settle's Garage & Grocery, Oasis CD Duplication, Jewelry by Edmund, Real Estate III dnd the Rappahannock News. < Also The Rappahannock Hunt, VFW Post 1150 Color Guard, She Rappahannock County igh School. Marching Band, Slim Harrison and Bis local jug band, Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Company, Lee Hitt and all tjhe antique car owners. All the children and parents who were in the parade, the Democrats and Senator Chuck Robb, ^orrest Whorton, The Marching Lions, Tim Falls and his antique tractor. All the food vendors, all the craft vendors, all the farmers market vendors, Steve Kenny and all the artists, Paul St. Clair, Sperryville Fire Department and Richie Burke and Louise Van Dort for the fireworks. Mr. William Carrigan for the use of his property. All the musicians and entertainers and Thomas Jefferson. Everybody who participated in the many months of planning this community way and anyone we may ■have forgotten, including W all who attended and r enjoyed the day. The RAAC 4th committee Ellen Manson co-chair Charlie Tompkins cochair Bev Atkins Frank Reynolds Butch Zindel Claudia Mitchell Bill Young Music this weekend at Blue Moon Cafe ,, Rhythm and blues vocalist Franny Day, lead singer for the Mystery Band, will be appearing at the Blue Moon Cafe in $perryville on Friday, July 14 with guitarist Robert Sullivan and vocalist Mary Ellin Lemer. *■" The trio will perform rockabilly, folk/rock and jazz standards from 9 p.m. to midnight. _ Sullivan is guitarist for the Navy band Country Current. Lerner is a jazz singer and the granddaughter of Irving Berlin. For more information contact The Blue Moon Cafe at 987-3162. Reflections upon Fletcher’s Mill BY BILL KOSSLER Rappahannock News Writer What does an old building represent? What thoughts percolate through your mind as you gaze upon a rustic, crumbling part of the landscape? Wherever men live, history pervades the landscape. Both we who live here and all those who drive through as tourists have a certain relationship with that past, that history that is inset within the landscape. A part of why we, this corner of Virginia is thought of as beautiful is the natural landscape, the ancient sculpting of rock and stream into shapes of beauty and grandeur, adorned with an abundance of flora and fauna, lichens on rocks, fox, bear, wild turkey and so on. Many people visit for that alone. Intertwined inextricably and mysteriously with the eternal geological backdrop are the remnants of the old and artifacts of the new folk living and working in this Virginia hillside. These have a beauty of their very own. Its as though there has been a coarsening of everything with progress, so that even mundane, utilitarian artifacts, ravaged by timeplowshares, sheds, barns, old log houses- seem to exude elegance, grace and beauty when you contrast them with todays equivalents. It is joyful to simply go about and look at these crumbling artifacts of a different time. You look upon beauty in the countryside, and in looking try to catch a glimpse, a notion however idealized, of what life was like living and working around those old buildings when they were new- an idea of the tone and feel of the everyday pace, the pastoral rhythm of country life, as revealed in the things left behind. People drive for hours just to be out in the country, and get great satisfaction just from gazing upon old barns, remains of chestnut split-rail fencing, crumbling stone walls and old mills around where we live. Seeing new fencing and bams, and fields, heavy with the heady, sweet scent of new mown hay on a hot humid day, dotted with freshly bound, light green, tidy new hay rolls alongside those old farm artifacts gives a sense of history in action, and ancient rhythms moving slowly along. Its very comforting and anchoring, somehow, looking out at the countryside and being able to see from the buildings themselves how things have both changed drastically and yet stayed the same. What does an old building represent in this landscape? You look upon an old mill that is passing away, such as Fletcher's Mill outside of Sperryville, and it seems to speak about the past, to be a reservoir of stories of the years of day to day activity within its walls. It's as if you could glean from the shapes of its rotting boards images of people and summers gone by. This is a mill that in 1820 was, in some form, already grinding grain into meal and flour between large, water powered stone mill wheels. For well over a continuous century, every summer crops were sown, grown and harvested, and much of the grain Lillie Corbin went through that very mill, and back into the pantries of the people living here. Year after year, the same pattern repeated itself. Yet no one does this anymore. It has receded into the past. There haven't been commercial, waterwheel powered mills like that in my lifetime. This, the last functioning mill in the county, closed in 1956. I had the good fortune recently of being able to sit down with a lifelong local resident who lived some of those summers around Fletcher s Mill, and, over coffee, hear a little about what it was like. Lillie Corbin, a longtime Sperryville resident, was born and raised right next to Fletcher's Mill. There were originally five houses right around the mill. These were her youthful stomping grounds: "I’ve lived in three of them down on the farm there; I was born in one of them, and when I was three years old my parents moved up into the next one. After I got married we moved up into the third." The mill, and the farm adjacent, were Mrs. Corbin's childhood playground in the '30s and '40s: My father worked up there for 47 years on the farm, worked with horses and mules. But the mill part, I don't reckon there is one foot in there that I haven't been in. It's a wonder us kids didn't get hurt in there, because we... Mr. Fletcher was the first to own it, you know, and he would always go to Culpeper on Friday, to the bank meetings and boy after he left we would have a time. We went everywhere. On the carts they rolled milled flour around on, we would get on these things and ride each other through the mill, around its belts, and go up and get up into the corn bed or the wheat bed and play for hours at a time. My friend's father worked there and so I weighed many an old sack of meal there too." I wondered what the inside SPEEDY’S Automotive Inc. 24 hr. Towing Foreign and Domestic Repairs 283 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186 (540) 347-9687 Next to Wendy 's on Old By-pass FREE Oil Change with Full Car Wash & Detail Bet you didn’t know newer cars should have their A/C systems checked regularly. 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We've all seen old mill wheels used as part of buildings or walkways. Round, with a hole in the middle and a crosshatching of grooves across the surface. In practice, Mrs. Corbin remembers, "they had one stone wheel there, the one that ground the meal, every so often they would have to take the top off and go around it with a kind of hammer. They would go all around and sharpen the ridges on it for grinding". Every year the mill, and the people around it went through much the same ritual: "The people on the farm, went to the mill and bought their stuff, they would charge it, and then on Saturday night when the men got paid, they paid for it. People sent their orders in, for flour, meal, chicken and hog feed, and the mill delivered it, on account. Once a week they would go to Hagerstown Md. and bring a load of feed in as well. People would bring corn and have it ground, and take meal (in exchange) for the corn they brought. There was a big chute out on the porch, you would just back your'truck right up to that chute, pour corn down the chute, and go on in there and grind it up." Now I have had homemade bread, mind you- but it is a rare and special thing these days. Like most people, I grew up on factory made white bread. Yet it was not always so here. That’s what the mill was all about: "We made bread all the time. There was very little bread bought. I was a good sized child before we ever had any bread from the store... I cook just like my mother always cooked, the old timey way. The stuff that people hardly ewer cook today. We were raised on hog meat and cabbage and beans and stuff like that you know. Today a lot of people don't know how to fix it." Mrs. Corbin shared a few tips on proper corn bread, but I'm afraid those are my secret now. So, what was it like growing up around Fletcher's Mill? "We had some good days on the farm. My daddy really enjoyed it. There were mules and horses. 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In cases referred to the principal the consequences include in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, placement in alternative education, and referral to the discipline committee, the school board, or to law enforcement. The 22 item list of infractions includes: bomb threats/false alarm, for which any referral will result in out-of-school suspension and possible referral to the discipline committee and/or law enforcement; cheating, for which any referral will result in the requirement that work be redone and punishment involves in- or out-ofschool suspension; fighting, for which the first referral will result in three days of in- or out-ofschool suspension and a third offence in five days of out-of-school suspension and/or referral to the discipline committee; physically assaulting a school employee, for which any referral will result in out-of-school suspension and the immediate pick-up of the student from school* as well as possible referral to the School Board and/or law enforcement; and profanity/unacceptable gesture toward a school employee, for which a first offense will result in one to three days of out-of-school suspension, and a third offense five days of out-of-school suspension and possible referral to the discipline committee. Focus on policies Much of the July Board meeting was directed toward consideration of school system policies. Policy and Legal Committee member Frank Warner led a discussion on the free tuition policy for the children of out-of-County teachers. This policy was revised two years ago to eliminate the free tuition benefit for out-of-county teachers joining the school system after January 1, 1999. Board chair Rosa Crocker suggested tabling action on this policy while awaiting information on the policies of surrounding jurisdictions, but board member Aileen Johnson wanted to rerevise the policy to reinstate the free tuition benefit. She said that it was not fair to the newer teachers not to have this benefit, and she remarked that the school system could not expect much after-school activity from a teacher with children in an out-of-county school system. Member Rose Ann Sharp agreed that action on the policy should not be tabled, and moved to strike the Jan. 1,1999 restriction, but there was no second to that motion. Mr. Warner noted that the "word is out that I’m against changing the policy." He said that some people felt that the free tuition was an unfair benefit, and he is against reinstating the benefit because the past school board had considered and removed it and, he said, "My problem is that I don't want to go willy nilly and change policies that were changed just a year or two ago." Superintendent Dr. David Gangel said that "it has been the custom of the board to lay items on the table for a month," and suggested that the free tuition policy consideration be I to table the board m tabled. Mr. Warner moved consideration for two weeks, and approved that motion. The board also discussed a revision of the sick leave policy, whereby the previous maximum accrual of 125 days of unused sick leave, which had been changed to 100 days* would be "grandfathered" for those employees; in the system before July 1. Action on this, policy and on VSBA policy revisions was tabled for one month. -J The board did accept Mr. Warner's suggestion that explanation of policy revision^ be included as attachments to minutes. The board also considered and passed sc series of resolutions to authorize the general leave policy, payroll processing, accounts' payable, and signatures in the absence of thC Superintendent, and it okayed an out-of-county tuition rate of $5,038 and a rate of $15 per day' of unused sick leave to be paid upon employe# retirement. It had significant difficulty^, however, in passing a resolution that "approve# the establishment of a petty cash fund in thi# amount of $50.” Mr. Warner was unrelenting in his objection to the $50 fund being administered by the school's finance director, who is also responsible for its oversight. Dr. Gangel noted that this has been the procedure for some time, that the school's accounts are independently^ audited, and that the board authorizes anV check for replenishment of the petty cash fund, but Mr. Warner insisted that the lack of checks and balances in the proposed petty casl^ process was unacceptable. After extensive* discussion the board accepted the petty cash£ fund resolution for a period of two months^ during which time the Finance Committee wij|j review the policy and offer suggestions for** revision. Superintendent's report ' is In his report, Superintendent Dr. Gangek noted that Lorinda Bosch had agreed to chair a» Senior Trip Committee that would review thflS objectives of the annual event, and make senifl trip policy recommendations. He also repor on construction and maintenance activities; progress. He discussed some of the issues that atej; being faced, including leaks due to old roof penetration during new roof construction uncharted cables unearthed during site wor electrical upgrading, elementary school lagqc engineering, and the fact that "we are making a bigger mess daily." Other activities • Chair Rosa Crocker reported that thS? school board vacancy application deadline isr 7/14/00, the public hearing for candidates will be held 7/18 at 7 p.m. in the Courthouse, and an appointment will be made 7/25. To date, Ron Makela and Wesley Mills have submitted^ letters of interest. • Assistant Superintendent Mary Ann Biggsreported that donations of a human skeleton and' related items were donated to the biology class by Carver-Piedmont, and $10,000 was donated by John Smythe for a wrestling program. • The Board approved a request by RCES Principal and Title 1 Program Coordinator Raye Tupper to apply for $92,272 in Title 1 grant funds. • Aileen Johnson reported that the Stater mandated "moment of silence" is now in effect, and is required at the beginning of every school day. _.1 Orioles DC Summer FanFest, Wed. July 19, ll a.m. - 2 p.m. Where Euery Fan Belongs. i >:r. m i; u, /. (; i i v i i 11 i ! 0 1; i 1! 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• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/BH, B7 • Real Estate/B8 July 12, 2000 Citizen of the Week Debbie D. Flournoy Hometown: Washington Occupation: Social Worker with Rappahannock Department of Social Services Accomplishments: Since graduation from Virginia Tech, Ms. Flournoy has worked with the Department of Social Services for 15 years, 11 years with Fauquier and the last four years with Rappahannock. She works closely with the Lions Club in order to obtain eye exams and hearing exams for the elderly in the county. She also works with the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Service agency's volunteer program in order to obtain volunteers for transportation services and/or being a friendly visitor for the elderly in the county. Ms. Flournoy volunteers a lot of her time to the Rappahannock Elementary School as she has two children that attend the school. Most recently, she helped organize the children's used book sale on DARE Day and organized the student art show on the Fourth of July. Ms. Flournoy is very dedicated to volunteering her time to the school. Ms. Flournoy also is an avid auction goer. She loves antiques, something she inherited from her mother. Currently she sells antiques at Rush River Antiques in Washington and Fox Den in Warrenton. She also enjoys reading and _ traveling. Recently she has been learning a lot of family history as her father, Jack DeBergh, has thoroughly researched the family tree. Based on his research, Ms. Flournoy is now a member of the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) and her children are members of the C.A.R. (Children of the American Revolution). Ms. Flournoy and her husband, Bob, have been married for 11 years and have two children. Their daughter, Morgan, will be in fourth grade this year and their son, Gregory, will be in second grade. Morgan is involved with Girl Scouts, 4-H, softball and basketball. Gregory is involved with Boy Scouts, 4-H and soccer. Weekend Picks Pickin' party set for July 12 Pickin' party will be held at Hackley's Country Store on Wednesday, July 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. Bring your instruments, voices and lawn chairs and plan to have a good time! For more information call 937-5373. Rappahannock County ^ 4-H members will be selling tickets for a 50/50 raffle to raise money for the 4-H General Fund to use for 4H programs. Trail ride slated The Rappahannock Hunt will sponsor a summer trail ride on Saturday, July 15 at Bruce Mountain in Culpeper at 10 a.m. English and Western riders welcome. For further information contact Barton Hitchcock at 8256859; 547-2993, evenings or 987-8957. Artists and craftspeople displayed their wares in town last Tuesday. T 1 m wm Falls sported ^ his antique tractor. The Farmers Market reported a good day on the Fourth. Stick 'Em Up entertained the afternoon crowd on July 4. Tiffany Wayland participated in the bike parade for the Fourth. Over 60 children participated.

Church A Activities Homecoming, anniversary set ; The Macedonia Baptist Church will celebrate its 135th anniversary and homecoming on July 16. Rev. Howard Frye, ! pastor of Nazareth Baptist Church in Boston will be speaking at | the 11 a.m. worship service and Rev. Daniel Baltimore, pastor of < Mount Nebo Baptist Church in Surry will be speaking at the 3 p.m. service. Lunch will be served. I The day celebration will lead up to the church's annual ; revival services which will be held July 12-14. Rev. William ; Swann of the First Ashville Baptist Church in Marshall will preach ! on July 12: Rev. Alfred Woods from Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in ! Front Royal on July 13 and Rev. Walter Green from Walnut ; Grove Baptist Church in Warrenton on July 14. The services will ' begin each Evening at 7:30. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. Alpheus Atkins Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Night Service 7 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Choir Practice 7:45 p.m. Massanova Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. L.D. Savage Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Youth 5:45 p.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Tuesday: Worship 7 p.m. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, July 16 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.; Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Five Forks Regular Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: John R. Pendleton Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Revival services planned Gid Brown Bible Baptist Church will have revival services July 23-28. Evangelist Jimmie Clark of Lexington, N.C. will be preaching at the 7:30 p.m. services. Special singing will be featured each evening and Gid Brown Pastor John Burke extends an invitation to all to attend. First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Sunday: Wednesday: Thursday: Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Choir Practice 7 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Father Jerry Pokorsky Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 and10 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses Vacation Bible School at Black Oak Black Oak Regular Baptist Church located on Route 729 will be having Vacation Bible School Monday, July 17 through Friday, July 21 each day, 8:45 a.m. until noon. All young people two years and up are cordially invited to attend. The theme will be ’Celebrate -Life’ with closing exercises on Friday, July 21 at 7 p.m. For any other information contact Marie Atkins, Director at 987-8802. Forest Grove Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a m. Amissville United Methodist 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. Chester Gap Baptist Pastor: Rev. James W. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p.m. Bible School 7 p.m. Sunday: Sunday: Shiloh Baptist Rev. Michael E. Tinsley, Jr. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. FT. Baptist Pastor: Randy Maki Sunday School 10 a.m. Thornton Crap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor: Robert Goff Second & Fourth Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. Photo courtesy of Washington Baptist Church GUESTS FROM SLOVAKIA: A seventeen member youth choir from the Nesvady Baptist Church in Nesvady, Slovakia will be the guests of Washington Baptist Church the week of July 15-20. The choir will be singing in the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, July 16. They then will travel to -Culpeper to sing at the Baptist Home at 3 p.m. and at the Culpeper Baptist Church that evening at 7. They will be sharing in worship at the Amissville Baptist Church on Monday night, Stevensburg Baptist Church on Tuesday night and Alum Spring Baptist Church on Wednesday night. Each service will begin at 7 p.m. For more information contact the church office of Washington Baptist Church at 675-3336. Flint Hill residents gearing up for carnival July 26-29 The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad will sponsor their annual fireman’s carnival July 26-29 at the carnival grounds. Five Star Amusements is again providing rides and concessions. Wednesday night is family night and the rides are $8 all-you-can ride until closing. All other nights , the rides are $10 all-you-can ride until closing. The carnival starts at 7 p.m. each evening and the parade starts at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The newly crowned Miss Virginia 2000 will be making her first public appearance at the parade. Wayne Blosser is again providing his "famous" chicken barbecue dinners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and the Ladies Auxiliary is providing fine food and baked goods for your eating enjoyment each night. Saturday night will be the crowning of the carnival queens and they will pick the Flint Hill By POLLY AYLOR 987-8136 winning raffle tickets for the purebred black Angus heifer and the three cash prizes totaling $3,500. Please support your local firemen. There will be fun for the young and old with rides, food, bingo, raffles and concessions. Contestants interested in running for carnival queen may call Charlotte Tummeyer at 635-8278. The United Methodist Women will meet on Monday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Artis East. Alice Virginia Butler of Front Royal visited her mother, Mrs. Alice Pullen on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hawkins of Fredericksburg visited her mother, Mrs. Edna Lillard on Wednesday. Allison Lillard of Manassas was a Sunday visitor of her grandmother. Jack and Mary Curtis with Bob and Sandy Curtis, TifFaney and Joshua, Rachael Deane, Beverly, Tommy and Ashley Deane spent a week at Folly Island, S.C. Tiffaney returned home with her grandparents, Jack and Mary Curtis for a visit of three days. Susan Scott of Bethesda, Md. was a Sunday visitor of her grandmother, Mrs. Barbara Gentry. Other recent guests in the Gentry home were Mrs. Gary Dodson, Shirley and Brenden of Reston. Have a great week and give me a call with news for the Flint Hill column. Have old Rappahannock photos? Call 675-3338 to see them in our 'Out-of-the-Attic' section. WoodviHe By JUNE CLARK 987-8827 Woodville social notes Billy and Nina Fox of Luray were recent visitors of June Clark and Misty Hitt. Richard and Rena Burke along with Die and Michele Burke and Walter Milton had lunch at Country Cookin in Warrenton on Sunday. Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Frances Conners; She was a wonderful lady and will be greatly missed in the Woodville community. Daniel and Bessie Norman attended the wedding of Andy Berry and Amy Flock on Saturday, July 8 at the Washington Baptist Church and the reception following at Washington Fire Hall. Sunday afternoon, July 9 Bessie Norman and grandson Wyatt Norman were among the many, many people standing in line to see Catherine Bach better known as Daisy Duke of the T.V. series "Dukes of Hazzard". June Clark and Misty Hitt were Fourth of July guests of Tim, Edie, Sam and Robert Falls. They enjoyed a cookout and were joined by Jimmie and Myrtle Falls for firework. Funds available for repairs Do you: need running water in your house? need an indoor t bathroom? own your , house? have limited income? If you answered - "yes" to the above ques- ", tions, funds are available now to help you. The funds are partgrant and part-zerointerest-loan. Funding is limited, so call soon and request an application for the IPR Program, 540-948-3274. Rapidan Better Housing is a nonprofit company and exists to help you with your housing repairs. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U S. 211 E. Luray Foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains Sun. to Thurs. 7 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. (540) 743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs" 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540)825-0937 Sperryville Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING” U.S. 211, West Sperryville, VA (540) 987-8235 imwiMiiadmwa . Whv does the sea draw so many of us? We are pulled to the sea as surely as the tide rises and falls. Perhaps to some, the sea is the nearest we will approach to the might of the Creator. Our need to behold this overt power can be reassuring..^ memory to recall when we led weak and alone during the storms of life. Cod's Holy Word reveals this... Psalm 29:3 declares, "The voice of the Lord is upon the waters." Eccl. 1:7 marvels..."All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full.” How deep and how endless is our Heavenly Father's love for us! God can help as through the worst catastrophe when we believe in His omnipotence. As we are drawn to the sea, may we be drawn to worship at our local church or synagogue each week su that God's might will remain fresh in our heart and mind the year through. . I ABERDEEN BARN Steaks • Seafood • Prime Rib Banquets • Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper (540) 825-1037 Jimmie’s Auto Parts Complete line of foreign & domestic parts 161 Saunders St. • Culpeper (540) 825-8030 The Color Shoppe Paint • Carpet • Wallcovering Blinds Rt. 29 South • 2 miles from Culpeper Old Hudson Ham Building 547-9743 GOLDEN CORRAL Family Steak House (540) 825-5888 • Culpeper Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News

S. Keyser is new Sperryville correspondent We all know nothing stays the same, so here is another change. Cathy Pullen was with the Rappahannock News for eight years, writing the "Sperryville News” for part of that time. We will miss you, Cathy. I will try to fill Cathy s shoes. So let me introduce myself. I am Sally Dwyer Keyser from Old Hollow. I was born m;re ana graauated from Kappahannock High School. We lived in Winchester for 32 years, returning back home in 1988. With help from all my friends and neighbors, 111 continue with the Sperryville news. I was saddened to hear that our good friend and cousin, Linda Beahm Slusser was taken from us. I had only gotten to know Linda since we moved back, but she is one who will really be missed. Our sympathy to all the family of Junior Beahm. The Dwyer reunion will be held Saturday, July 15. So all you cousins plan on attending, and don't forget your recipes. We are planning a Dwyer cookbook for next year. We would like to have your favorite recipe, along with a story, if you have one. Happy birthday to all you special, people who celebrated birthdays this week. Kathy Pullen of Old Hollow and her friends had breakfast together for her day. Shirley Huff from Front Royal, originally from Rappahannock and my sister Anne Dwyer also celebrated. Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen and Ashleigh were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baldwin and David and Sperryville By SALLY KEYSER 987-8471 Mr. and Mrs James Jenkins. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins were Russell Cave of Boston and Mrs. Cathy Pullen and Ashleigh. Mrs. Mae Dodson of Orange was a guest in the Jenkins home Thursday. The Sperryville United Methodist. Church would like to thank everyone for their support at the Fourth of July weekend food sale. Also, the Sperryville Rescue Squad would like to thank everyone for their support at the Fourth of July food stand at Washington. With the good rain and early planting, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Baldwin have been busy making sauerkraut, canning green beans and pickling beets. Do they know more than we do about what kind of winter we will have? The old time saying was to make sauerkraut on the light of the moon and it will stay white, on the dark of the moon it will turn dark. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Jenkins and Mr. and Mrs'. David Updike have just returned from a week's vacation at Great Lake, 111. They went to see their son, Mark Jenkins graduate from Boot Camp. Mark enlisted into the Navy on April 16. While there they visited Mrs. Jenkins' brother, John Cassidy and other places of interest. We congratulate Michelle and John Jenkins and children, they have moved into their new home in Sperryville. The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have worship service at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, July 16. Everyone is invited to attend. With Daisy Duke in town over the weekend there was lots of excitement and hardly a parking space West of the Town of Sperryville. Cooter's place was packed and Daisy was certainly welcomed to Rappahannock with large crowds attending both days. On Sunday, July 16, there will be a bluegrass band at Cooter's Place. Great country music is featured every Saturday evening by the Cooter's Garage Band. All are invited. Tiffany Wayland spent Wednesday with Nia and Dimi Genther at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chip Genther and Chris near Strasburg. The girls are attending a Summer Fun Camp on Wednesdays for the month of July and also ballet classes in preparation for Three Billy Goat Gruffs to be presented in September. Happy birthday to Linda Baldwin who will celebrate her day on Friday, July 14. This past weekend Linda and Richie Baldwin s daughter, Katie had an exciting time. She got her ears pierced. Amber Dodson of Sperryville enjoyed the Britney Spears' concert on July 4 with mother, Lisa and friends, Sheila and Sharon Scott of Amissville. Amber and her parents, Lisa and Ronnie Dodson also enjoyed a day at Funland at Central Park at Fredericksburg on Friday, July 7. Ms. Jean Ryals and Bobby Knighton of Troy, Va. were Saturday guests of Mrs. Leanna Wharton on Chestnut Run Lane and in the afternoon, Mrs. Wharton and guests dined at The Country Cafe in Washington. Call me at 987-8471 with your news and make it a good week! Amissville Homemakers enjoy annual picnic Summertime is here and the heat is on, I really think we need to get a public pool in Amissville. As you read in last week's paper, the construction has started on the new Amissville Post Office. I have seen a couple big pieces of equipment out there. I can't wait until it’s finished. The Amissville Homemakers had their annual picnic on Tuesday, July 11 at the home of Lynda Smet. Thank you to Lynda for opening her home. The next meeting is Aug. 7 at 7:30 at the Amissville Baptist Church. This meeting is the International dinner, given by Virginia Settle and Iva Lam. The AACA monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, July 13 at 7 p.m. at the Amissville United Methodist Church. All members are encouraged to attend, as we will be voting on the signs for Amissville. Narrowing it down to two signs and then letting the citizens of Amissville decide. There will be a container with each sign picture on it, and the sign with the most money at the end of August will be the winning sign. The containers will be posted at Mayhugh's and Hackley's. We will also be discussing the application that was submit r*jra f Amissville By AMY HUT 937-3401 ted to the county, for a Golf Course on US 211. Plan to attend this meeting and voice your opinion. If you need further information call Steve Miller President at 937-4298 or Paul Komar Planning Chairman at 937-5225. On Saturday, July 15 a Youth Choir for Slovokia will be performing at the Amissville Baptist Church. They will be having a covered dish dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the program at 7. These children are only here for a short time, come and show them the Christian Fellowship that is in Amissville. I don't know if everyone knows it or not, but the missions group at Amissville Baptist are meeting over the summer. The children are taking a Manners Course. They are learning table manners, telephone etiquette and proper conversation. If you would like your child to attend, please come Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. For more information call 937-6159. The Amissville United Methodist Church would like to welcome their new Pastor Karen Adams. Pastor Adams, who likes to go by the initial K, went to seminary at Duke University and Vaylor in Waco, Texas. Pastor K was mostly raised in Texas and Oklahoma, she has been in the ministry since 1991. Before she became a minister, she studied Gerontology, the study of aging; she has a Masters Degree in that field. If you would like to speak with her, you can call 937-4397. We have a lot of birthdays for July, my daughter Amber turned 10 on July 3; Nate Guthrie, James Wyett-Finney, Dustin Torrance, Caitlin r Pennington, Lauren Murphy, Louise Smith, Helen Sylvester, Landra Grizzle, Linda Jones, David Mills, Glen Burke, Karen Williams, Lexie Williams, Michael Williams, Debbie Wiles, Julia Hendren, C.D.Baldwin, Amanda Hitt, Margaret Meyer, Joan Roberts, Margaret Marsh, Nancy Petty, Stanley Settle Jr., Mary Hitt, Juanita Settle, Lorraine Lawrence, Cathy Smith, a special Happy Birthday to Irma Lawson who will be 95 on the 18th, and to Elmer Hitt who will be 72. Happy birthday to one and all. We need to keep a couple of people in our prayers; Louise Smith and Irma Holmes are not doing well. So please keep them in your thoughts. Have a great week. T. Keys named to Dean's List Tiffany Dawn Keys, a Longwood College student from Woodville, has been selected to the Dean's List for outstanding academic performance during the spring semester. She was among those who earned an academic average of at least 3.5 (a B+). She is the daughter of Chris and James Keys of Woodville. me Look Us Over! L<ij|| Fairfax Community College Fauquier Campus is Open to You! You are cordially invited to attend a Summer Open House Thursday, July 20, from 6-8 p.m. • Tour the new facility • Meet faculty and staff • Register to win a FREE three-credit course • Listen to a travel lecture on Italy and Greece • Learn about Continuing Education and Workforce Services, dual enrollment and other available programs • Apply for financial aid • Entertain your children with story time in the public library • Gather information on how to apply and register for classes Call today for more information! 540.351.1507 6480 College Street Warrenton, VA 20187 www.lf.cc.va.us Upcoming Events Gymkhana on July 15 Gymkhana (games on horseback) will be held on Saturday, July 15 to benefit the Old Rag Mountain Pony Club at David Semmes' Indian Run Farm at Huntly. The games will begin at 9 a.m. sharp with an entry fee of $5 per class. Four ribbons will be awarded per class. Food and drink will be available on the grounds. For further information call Sherry at 675-3848. A new class, "Dress Up" will be judged on appearance only. Dwyer family reunion set The 10th annual Dwyer family reunion will be held on Saturday, July 15 at the Washington fire hall. Beginning at 10 a.m. running until 5 p.m., all attending are asked to bring a dish and/or drink to share. Clothes Closet sets date The First Baptist Church in Washington will present its Clothes Closet on July 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be clothes for all: women, men and children at no cost. Donations will be accepted. Anyone with questions or concerns should call Dorothy Butler at 987-8339 or Eunice Lewis at 675-1128. The church is located on Route 628 at the end of Main Street. Reunion scheduled Henry Payton and Laura Jenkins will host a reunion on Saturday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rappahannock Park on US 211. Those attending should bring a covered dish to share. For additional information call Roger Rutherford at 987SI 70. Flatwood Refuse Center open Hours for the Flatwood Refuse and Recycling Center are Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. For additional information call 987-8985 or 675-3342. Physicals scheduled Sport physicals will be given at Rappahannock Medical Center on Wednesday, July 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. Forms may be picked up at the Medical Center or from the Rappahannock School Board Office. For additional information or anyone with questions should call 987-8773. Flint Hill carnival dates set The Flint Hill firemen's carnival will be held Wednesday, July 26 through Saturday, July 29. Wednesday night is family night and you can ride the rides all night until closing for one low price of $8. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights offer Wayne Blosser's famous chicken barbecue dinner and rides are $10 for all ninht The firemen's grand parade is Friday, July 28 at 6:45 p.m. and features the newly crowned Miss Virginia 2000, for her first public appearance. Saturday night is crowning of the queens and drawing of the raffle tickets. Again this year a pure bred black Angus heifer donated by Admiral Gardiner and cash prizes totaling $3500 will be awarded. Bingo will be held every night. Come and enjoy the rides, games, concessions, food and shows. Health/Screening programs set The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board invites persons 60 years of age and older to participate in the following Health Promotion/Screening programs to be held at the Rappahannock Senior Nutrition Center: July 19 at 1 p.m., program by Fire Marshal Department, Home Fire Prevention. At 11 a.m. the same day, the Lions Club sight and hearing van will be on the premises. July 26 at 11:30 a.m., blood pressure check and at 1 p.m. program by Cathy Dray with the Virignia Department of Deaf and hard of Hearing. If interested in attending any of these programs, contact Anita Richards at 825-3100, extension #3321. Fair catalogs available The 2000 Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Fair catalogs are now available at the Rappahannock County Extension Office on Gay Street in Washington. The deadline for entries has been extended to July 14. Hitt family dinner slated Descendants of 1714 German Immigrant Peter Hitt will gather July 14 at the Gourdvine Baptist Church at 5 p.m. for a dinner and talk by Donnie Johnson on the history of the church. Prepaid reservations of $10 per person must be made to Mary Doyle Johnson, 1995 Clays Mill Road, Lexington, Ky. 40503-1239. Grass/Quail workshop slated The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will sponsor a workshop on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mount Zion Lutheran Church in Shenandoah County. Topics will include Quail ecology and recent research findings, timber management for early succession species and native warm season grass establishment and management. Participants will be able to take part in a hands-on quail management exercise. The workshop will include an afternoon field trip of examples of good quail habitat management near the primary location. An added attraction is a bird dog demonstration. To register fax, 804-598-4934 or mail Tricia Butcher VDGIF, 4792 Anderson Highway, Powhatan, Va. 23139. summer upen Mouse slated Lord Fairfax Community College's Fauquier Campus will host a Summer Open House on Thursday, July 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the College campus in Warrenton. The public is invited to attend this informational session, which will feature tours and classroom demonstrations. Take advantage of an opportunity to win a free three-credit course at the open house. Refreshments will be served. Make plans to stop by and see the new campus. For more information , contact the Office of Student Services at 540-351-1507. Summer camp scheduled TASC for Teens of Jeffersonton is organizing and leading a two-week Canadian Wilderness Fishing Summer Camp to beautiful Northern Ontario for youth ages 10-17 July 29-Aug. 11. The trip will leave from Jeffersonton and include qualified and caring staff, complete instruction, round-trip transportation, meals, most camping equipment, cabin lodging and motorboat. For more information call 937-8272. Gazebo gathering slated The Friday Gazebo gathering for July 14 will hit the jackpot when it presents the country band "Jackpot". A very versatile band from country classics such as "For The Good Times" to the classic rock of Jimi Hindrix, to original songs that feature both styles, Jackpot will play them all. Concert time at the Village Commons in downtown Front Royal is 7 p.m. For information on this and other Blue Ridge Arts Council events call 635-9909. Page derby set, applications accepted Applications are being accepted for the demolition derby to be held Friday, Aug. 25 during the Page Valley Fair. Drivers must be 21 years of age. Cars may include any American made stock, hardtop automobile or station wagon. No oversize vehicles or trucks are allowed. Official entry blanks are available at your local auto parts store or by calling 743-4949. Registration is limited to the first 60 applications and yours will be acknowledged by return mail. Career Resource Center open The Rappahannock Career Resource Center is now open. It will provide assistance to citizens in searching for job opportunities and in preparing job applications. The office is located in the basement level of the . Rappahannock County Library. The current hours of operation are Monday 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday 1 to 5 p.m. The phone is 675-2631.

Smith graduates from Virginia Tech Farrah Lynn Smith graduated Summa Cum Laude from Virginia Tech on May 13, receiving a degree in psychology with a minor in studio art. Smith was a member of Golden Key National Honor Society and Psi Chi National Honor Society. She is the daughter of Ronnie and Eilene Smith of Madison and the granddaughter of Ruby Lillard of Nethers and the late Robert N. Lillard and Marie Smith of Madison and the late Hushel Smith. Farrah Lynn Smith A Special Place For Special Children St Mary’s is a nonprofit residential care facility that provides nursing, therapy & educational services for nonambulatory, nonverbal, severely mentally retarded children from birth to age 18. Serving medically fragile children from throughout rginia, the cost of care is covered by Virginia’s Medicaid program regardless of parental income level. rur mure imui iiuuiuu, miiuuiiig the specifics regarding admission, please call our social worker toll free at: 317 Chapel St Norfolk, VA, 23504 1-800-237-6555 or (757) 446-6781 Mary’s Home For Disabled Children Residents enjoy gatherings on Fourth The home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory and family on Castleton Ford Road was the setting for a "Fourth of July" party and cookout. Those in attendance were Joel Peregory and children, Heidi and Kenny of Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg, Kellie, Karla, Mark and Matthew, Mr. and Mrs. oneivy Frazier, Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby, Kevin and Jason and Dougie Settle. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Heflin, Michael, Krystal and Jacob motored to Warren ton Saturday afternoon and were joined by a host of friends at the Bowling Alley Restaurant, where they entertained in honor of Jacob's eighth birthday. Jennifer Peregory, Kellie Bragg, Bo Pitman, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mills and daughters, Shirley, Rebecca and Mary were among the group attending youth camp at Mt. Olivet Church last week and returning home on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Robinson and son Timothy of Castleton Ford Road spent the long Fourth of July holiday with Mr. Robinson s mother, Mrs. Mae Baltzinger in Edgewater, Fla. Matthew Viar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Viar of Reva were among those graduating in June from Fredericksburg Christian High School. Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville was a July 4th overnight guest of her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and family on Turkey Ridge Road and on Friday* Mrs. Atkins accompanied by Mrs. Henry Wharton were luncheon guests of Mrs. 9 Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 Lucy Creel and Mrs. Katie Wayland on Cherry Hill Road. Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby were Thursday guests of Mrs. Janet Peregory and Joseph. Down Route 522, at Bible Baptist the welcome mat is out for young people to attend Vacation Bible School this week each evening from 6:30 to 8:30. Residents are encour aged to contact missy noDson at ozo-^oox if there are any 1990 Culpeper High School graduates in our area, as a reunion is being planned for July 21-23. Mr. and Mrs. Trey Hensley of Wake Forest, N.C. recently visited Mr. Hensley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Hensley at "Sonshine Acres" and Mrs. Hensley’s parents, the Hurlocks in Culpeper. To the Mills family, Sierra, Ashby, Robie, Butch and Carter of Reva way and all other family members we extend sympathy in the loss of their loved one, Mrs. Irene Curd who passed away at UVA on July 4. Our prayers go out to little Karla Bragg, who was in Charlottesville on Monday for check up and treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Warner of Scrabble Road had their family and friends with them for their annual gathering on July 1. Sunday luncheon guest of Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier on Castleton Ford Road, was Mr. Frazier's sister, Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville. She also visited the Joe Peregory family before returning home. Congratulations to a Boston young man, Walker Boyd, who received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Design during recent commencement exercises at Frostburg State University in Maryland. Birthday wishes go out to Mrs. Eunice Meade who celebrated yesterday, Tuesday and to our Rappahannock News Editor Mrs. Barbara Wayland, who will add another year Thursday. May each of you enjoy many more. Wedding anniversary wishes extended to Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Cubbage, who celebrate another year together on Saturday, and to Terry and Connie Cubbage whose wedding anniversary is Wednesday, July 12. The Novum Baptist Church, Reva' extends a hearty welcome to everyone to their services: Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and worship services at 11 a.m. each Sunday. Young people in our area are invited to attend Vacation Bible School at the Black Oak Regular Baptist Church next week, Monday through Friday, July 17-21 eachday 8:45 a.m. until 12. Expressions of thanks are extended to all participants of the yard sale held at Reva Way Market on Saturday to benefit Fellowship Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and Christopher were Sunday luncheon guests of their sister, Mrs. Alvin Atkins on1 Acronbrook Lane and in the afternoon they all toured Skyline Drive. t A reminder to any member of the.' Dwyer family living in our area, you are, invited to come and bring a covered dish to the Washington Fire Hall for the 10th annual reunion on Saturday, July 15. Quote "A world in darkness needs the light of the Gospel, and may each of us i)i] our humble way help to spread that1 light." - ' •. Sharp Rock Vineyards announces summer hours ; Sharp Rock Vineyards of Sperryville, one of Rappahannock County's award winning wineries, will be open for wine tasting and sales on Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m. in addition to its regular hours of noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Sharp Rock Vineyards, owned by David and Marilyn Armor, opened its tasting room in 1998, featuring its inaugural 1997 vintages. In 1999, its 1998 Sauvignon Blanc won a Gold medal at the 18th annual Virginia Wine Competition. This year, its 1999 Cnardonnay Reserve won an silver medal and its 1999 Cabernet Franc won a Bronze medal at the Virginia Governor’s Cup wine competi tion. Sharp Rock Vineyards produces five wines: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Chardorinay Reserve, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. A sixth wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, will be released at the vineyards' Wine Festival on Saturday, Oct. 7. Sharp Rock Vineyards is located near Old Rag Mountain at the intersection of Routes 601 and 707. Sharp Rock Vineyards is open Fridays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m., and by appointment. Sharp Rock Vineyards' web site is www.sharprockvineyards.com. 69.99 ALL SIZES. LUXURY PREWASHED COTTON QUILTS. High quality handsewn construction. Choose 'Calico Sampler' or 'Millennium Star' in twin.full/queen or king. Reg. 99,99 all sizes. Sham, reg. 24.99, Sale 17.49 4.99 ALL SIZES. DREAM LOR PILLOWS. Allergy free fiberfill pillows In standard, queen or king sizes. Choose your comfort: red medium, green firm support or gold extra firm support. Reg. 6.99 all sizes. 50%off SELECTED CANDLES. 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Obituaries Linda B. Slusser Sales Manager Linda Beahm Slusser, 52, of Haymarket died Saturday, July 8 at Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax. She was employed as a Sales Manager with the Hub furniture Store, now the Room Store in Manassas for approximately 30 years. Mrs. Slusser was a member of the President’s Club winning numerous awards. ',.j, She was predeceased by a Son, Chad Slusser in 1984. ' * Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Charles F. "JTrank" Slusser; one son, Sfcott Slusser at home; her father, Silas A. Beahm of Washington; three brothers, Donald R. Beahm of Flint Hill, Michael R. Beahm and John Timothy Beahm, both of Washington and one nephew, Donnie Beahm of Flint Hill. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 13 at Price Funeral Home in Manassas yrhere funeral services will be Reid at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 14 with Rev. Dr. Billy G. Tktum officiating. Interment will follow at Washington Masonic Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of flowers or contributions to Hospice of Rapidan, P.O. Box 715, Culpeper, Va. 22701 in memory of Linda Beahm Slusser. Joseph Wolfe Star Tannery resident Joseph "Joe" Knight Wolfe, 65, of Star Tannery died Sunday, July 2 at Winchester Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted on Friday at the Turner-Robertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal. Burial was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Mr. Wolfe was born July 24, 1934 in Allegheny County, son of the late Floyd Knight and Virgie Lewis Fridley Wolfe. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Elizabeth Wolfe; two stepsons, Charles Williams and Holland Williams, both of Maryland; a stepdaughter, Marie North of Huntly; a brother, Edward Wolfe of Covington; two sisters, Maude Brookman of Covington and Mary Pearl Burall of Janes Norman, 1836-1926 James Norman remembered On May 28 at Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), Chapter 73 President, Betty Shackelford dedicated the Confederate Iron Cross to honor the grateful recognition of noble service by James G. Norman, 7th Virginia Infantry, Company B. Norman's military service brought him three wounds on the fields of battle: first, July 21, 1861, 1st Battle of kjanassas, wounded in neck; second, June 30, 1862, Frayser's Farm, shot in foot; and third, December 1862, Battle of Fredericksburg, Wounded in the face. The UDC President Reminded all of the noble deeds of this Confederate hero and of the continuing need for Unselfish service. Those attending this ceremony included four granddaughters, Sallie Hawkins of Culpeper, Margaret Burke and Lou Fortune of Front Royal and Josephine Woods of Arlington. Others attending included re-enactors of the 7th Virginia Infantry, Carpenters Artillery Battery, Hazelwood 5/ SINK OR SWIM? It’s never too late to learn how to swim. Just call us and sign up for a Red Cross swimming class. + American Red Cross Volunteers, Brandy Rifles and many family members and friends from Rappahannock and surrounding counties. by Randy Minter ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN Planning one’s own funeral is one of the most considerate gestures a person can make to his or her surviving loved ones. It relieves them of the burden of having to make important decisions during a most stressful time. It is difficult enough for surviving family members to deal with the emotional aspects surrounding the loss of a loved one. If they must also face the responsibility of making funeral arrangements while dealing with their grief, the experience of loss becomes all the more difficult. Thus, we encourage everyone to prearrange their funeral to ensure their personal wishes and preferences are followed, as well as to see to it that the funeral service reflects their beliefs and standards. We believe that you will experience peace of mind once you have made some plans for your service. So many families wish to honor their loved ones, but have little information on what was hoped for. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we also believe that making your wishes known in advance to your family can save a lot of heartache. Ask us about prearrangements. Call 540-347-3431, 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, 24 hours a day. BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY is located just outside Warrenton, and offers monuments and memorials for all cemeteries. “ We need to open a door and allow the children to breathe freely the fresh air of truth. By bringing these subjects into the light of day... we can create a healing environment for communicating loss and grief. - Linda Goldman, “Breaking the Silence" Maryland; three half-brothers and a half-sister. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bill Smith, Tommy Acquaviva, Holland Williams Jr., Danny Bourque, Jake Miller and Bill Hill. Harvey Smoot Jr. County native Harvey Thomas Smoot Jr., 68, died Friday, June 16 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Fort Howard, Md. Mr. Smoot was the eldest son of Harvey F. Smoot of Washington and the late Cecil Virginia R. Smoot. He was bom Jan. 6, 1932. Mr. Smoot was a native of Washington and lived in Laurel, Del. after retiring from the United States Air Force, where he served for over 20 years. He was a Staff Sergeant. He was stationed overseas in Guam during the Korea and Vietnam wars then in Panama ahd New York when he retired. He attended Epworth Fellowship Church in Laurel, Del. He was a Baptist. He was involved ir the Prison Fellowship Ministry at Sussex Correctional Institution in Sussex County, Del. and also at Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover, Md. He served as a barber and Santa Claus in these institutions. He worked for the Sussex County School System. He enjoyed farming and traveling. In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Helen Smoot of 16 years; three sons, Dennis Smoot of Maryland and twins, Thomas O'Stein of Delaware and Darryl Smoot of Stafford; three daughters, Kim Cammisa of Maryland, Alice Shockley of Delaware and Kathy Knouse of New York; three step-sons, Dan Bengel of Pennsylvania, Mark Bengel of Maine and Steve Bengel of Delaware; 11 grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. Other survivors include three brothers, William Smoot Sr. of South Carolina, Bunny Smoot of Maryland and Raymond Smoot of Sperryville; three sisters, Mary Edna Dennis of Castleton, Mildred Riley of Stephson and Peggy Parmley of Louisiana. Also a half-brother, Johnny Smoot Sr. of Edinburg and two half-sisters, Donna Sue Smoot of Washington and Jo Ann Kendall of Front Royal. In addition to his mother, he was predeceased by his first wife, Gloria Dennis Smoot O'Stein; two brothers, Taylor Smoot Sr. and Harold Smoot and two half-brothers, twins, Ricky Smoot and Dave Smoot. Memorial services with full military honors were held Monday, June 19 in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery . Chaplain Larry Lilly from the Sussex Correctional Institution officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association. Clot c -English ■ F U N E Ft AS. 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The One-Stop Shop tor complete Home Decoratrg Service Floor Coverings • Wndo# Treatments Wallpaper • Shp Covers A Upholstery Residential A Commercial Rt 211 Amissvilk.VA 937-5500 CHIMNEY CLEANING (Olhe J liulurte ^turepo Chimney Sweeping Relining Old "}<*dua*ed Sendee Fully Insured /6 Tfoxu Si^euenet Bruce Vierling (540) 675-3508 CLEANING Picture Perfect Cleaning 'Residential Bonded & Insured 540-854-0751 “We Don't Leave ‘Til ^^TheJof^kftcttirePerfcH^^^ CONSTRUCTION Joseph F. Keyser Building Construction Quality Renovations & Custom Homes VA Class A Contractor 540-675-2395 T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Custom Homebuilder Class A License 540-987-8043 KREYLING CONSTRUCTION Top Quality Custom Homes Since 1975 540-987-3145 Interior trim • Wood working ‘Built-in cabinets • Remodeling/ New construction New River Homes 25 yrs. experience Class A Lie. • Insured 540-675-2255 540 351-7027 pager flfc.l. MEYKISl 8 SONS ■ Custom Homes, additions, renovations Class A Contractor ^540-547-2883^ Winfield Construction Mew Construction Major Renovations Class A License (540) 937-5079 CPA MacRae Associates, p.c. Full Service CPA firm Washington,- Virginia (540)675-2043 Driveway R-N-J Paving Company Dnveways, parking lots, grading, stone, sealings Free Estimates 651-0358 8M-465-0358 T<*Fm ENVIRONMENTAL The Piedmont Environmental Council's Rappahannock County Office Has opened at the old Toll House 12717 Lee Highway Washington, VA 22747 Help Preserve & Protect Our Land Phone 540-987-9441 / Fax 540-987-9443 EQUIPMENT RENTAL PAGE CMP RENTAL CENTER 139 Virginia Avenue • Luray, VA22835 (888) 843-2670 Seeders • Trencher • Chain Saws Jack Hammer • Pressure Washers Log Splitter • Generators Carpet Cleaners WHY BUY, WHEN YOU CAN RENT? Complete Small Engine Repair A Service EXCAVATING BROWN’S EXCAVATING 7 Quann Lane, Chester Gap, VA 22623 (540)635-7273 ^IST1 Bushhogging I Service Truck Mowing Water, Utility, Gravel, Sand, Dirt Landscaping Drains Lines Topsoil & Mulch Snow Removal j Footers & Hauling Culverts Driveways NO JOB TOO SMALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL TODD BROWN ENGINE REPAIR Wittiam’s Small Engine Repair AUfrieofsavioebriami ecupmertlawnmowere. rooms, weed eaters, chain saws & tractors 540-675-2330 EXCAVATING Keys Ixcavating ponds‘driveways dealing‘landscaping mow ibtkmbI • buehhogging We offer quality work with years of experience. 540-987-9259 Vests Excavating Specialized Backhoe, Dump Truck Hauling. Ditch Digging, Culverts, Mowing, Bushhogging & Driveway Grading, Fence Painting 675-1117 FENCING FENCING High Tensile, Barb Wire, American Wire' Chain Link, Board and Electric, Split Rail Prwacy fencing Amltblt Alto Curtis Crawford Home: 540-675-3943 Pager 399-2688 MASONRY Don Corbin MASONRY Brick & Stone Restoration Patios, etc. (540) $47-3452 PAINTING Specialty Paint & Spackle Vinvl Siding Interior & Exterior Painting Full Service Experienced Gina Johnson 540-923-4652 PIANOS PIASO StlKVH I Tuning & Repair Certified Technician FREE Estimates Don Burke (540)675-2140 (705) 850-5065 PUMP INSTALLATION EXPERT PUMP INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville. VA 987-8555 RESTAURANT THE COUNTRY CAFE Mond9y-TtusdBy8amto8pm Fnday-Saturday 8 am to 9 pun. Sunday 8 am. to 3 pm 675-1066 Take out Available STORAGE SPERRWILEE STORAGE CO. Safe Handy Storage Residential t'onamereial Ki-asonubk- Kales 540/987-8507 Rt. off rjL til SPERKYVI1XE. VA TVS, APPLIANCE GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE S RCA Video Products Antennas & Satellite Systems Radio Shack Dealer, Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool & Roper Appliances 312 North Mein St. Madison (540) 948-2200 SEPTIC TANKS U.S. SEPTIC Commercial Resident Septic tanks & Grease Traps pumped, Repairs, Drain cleaning, Water testing, Backhoe work. Located in Rappahannock Michael A. Thomas, Owner (540) 987-9468 STORAGE South Wales Business & Mini Storag Located 5 miles west of Warrenton at intersection of Route 211 and Route 229 AH Sizes Available Monthly and yearly rates, all ground-level units, tractor & trailer acess, individual wide roll-up doors, restroom, business and vendors welcome. (540) 341-7000 WATER TREATMENT WATER RIGHT Water Problems? 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Firewopd 228. Furniture/Appliances 232. Garage/Yard/Moving Sales 233. Estate Sales 236. Hay, Straw & Feed 240. Horses 244. Jewelry 248. Lawn/Garden Equipment 252. Livestock 254. Building Materials 256. Miscellaneous For Sale 260. Miscellaneous For Rent 261. Miscellaneous Wanted 262. Musical Instruments/Equipment 266. Office Furniture & Equipment 270. Penny-Pinchers 273. Pets 274. Pet Supplies/Service 278. Produce 282. Recreational Equipment/Health 284. Firearms 286. Seasonal Sales Frae More handles 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 381. Career Education 383. Health & Beauty 385. Lawn/Garden 390. Personal Services 391. Miscellaneous Services 395. Services Wanted Announcements 400. Adoption 410. Announcements 420. Birthdays/Happy Ads 430. Coming Events 440. 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Additionally, the Commonwealth of Virginia forbids discrimination based on elderliness, parenthood, or handicap. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. After An Ad Is Ordered it cannot be changed or cancelled after the posted deadline for that issue. At the time of placing your ad, it will be read or faxed back to you for any corrections to be made. Read your ad carefully the first time it appears in the paper. If it contains an error, or if you wish to make changes, call at once. No adjustments will be made on errors that do not materially a iect the value of the advertisement. All errors must be reported by 3:00 p.m Monday following the date of publication. The Times will not accept liability for its failure, for any cause, to insert an advertisement and reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or setup The Times Newspapers are not liable for the ouaiitv of advertised products or services. We Accept KH t'3 I 1 V’ 3 . :as:C HARRIS HOLLOW IN Washington, Va. 2 BR house for rent, 540937-4944 MARSHALL- 3 BR, 2-1/2 BA w/ bsmt, new home. Rent/ dep. $1165 ea. Good refs. Immed. occupancy. 540-347-2315 MATURE PROFESSIONAL COUPLE with 3 older children seeks a 3-4 bedroom home to lease for 1 year. Need by June 30, preferably sooner in the Warrenton, VA or surrounding area. Days 540-3474222 ask for Anita, eves 540-341-3608. 3 BR RAMBLER, DC side of Warrenton, situated on 10 open acres, fenced and cross fenced, $279,000. 540347-2565 INSIDE WARRENTON, Old Town, $149,500. Eleven year old 4BR, 3BA on quiet side street. Fenced back yard backs up to creek. Shade trees, elevated deck, rec. room w/ FP, workshop, offstreet parking. Wonderful neighbors. This is as good as it gets for under 160K. Job transfer compels this sale, otherwise no way. 540349-2449. SCENIC 48.3 ac prime farmland, w/2 frame houses, 22 mi W of Warrenton via Rt.211 & 522 @ 463 Dearing Rd. Flint Hill. $600K. Call 540-635-5233. E-mail: www.rnichlsn@rma.edu Pictures upon request OFFICES FOR LEASE Gainesville Area, Vint Hill 900-8900 SF. Freestanding. S7.50/SF plus utilities. 888-448-4332. www.vinthill.com WAREHOUSES FOR LEASE. Gainesville / Vint Hill. 5000, 6000 or 13,200 SF. Stand alone buildings. 888-4484332. SAT, JULY 15. 9 am until ? 231 Dearing Rd, Flint Hill, VA House on corner of Rt. 628 & Rt. 659. V___/ HAY - FILL up your barn, horse quality hay at a discount, delivered from field. Pasture board for horses 540-937-5160 Horse Hay For Sale 540-828-6838 VBUILD TO ORDER computer systems. Intel Pentium Processors (all brand mane components w/ mid tower cages, keyboards, monitors & mice). Warranty included, installation and maintenance available 540-7207621 or 703-967-1248 Easy to read fax forms w/ lost to choose from. STUFF FOR SALE at Gainesville Flea Market. 7/22 & 7/23: Darkroom/camera stuff; office/hshld stuff Look for white station wagon. ( > 273*^t» 's) BEAGLE PUPPIES, first shots, $100/each. Call Warren Settle at 540675-3328. ENGLISH MASTIFF PUPPIES- 4 males, 3 females, pet quality. Excellent with children. Wormed & had 1 st shots. Avail now. 304876-2038. REG. AKC GERMAN Shepherd pups, 2 F avail., Black & tan, bom 4-26-00. Wormed & 2 st shots. $400-450. 540349-9559. /-----\ V. J BARN HOMES NEEDED for shy unadoptable cats, all medical prov., spayed/neut. 703-2950678. BARN HOMES NEEDED for shy unadoptable cats, all medical prov., spayed/neut. 703-295"BETTER-BUILT window, double paned glass, 6x4 panes, 70”W X 58”H. 540-788-1773 FREE KITTENS. 6 wks Old. 540-351-0995 FREE SLAB WOOD long length 540-453-2079 FREE SLAB WOOD long length 540-543-2079. VERY SMALL MIXED breed, cute puppies. Will grow to no larger than 15 lbs. Free to good home. 540-3642916. (350 EARLY’S CARPET, INC. The one-stop shop for complete Home Decorating Service Floor Coverings • Window Treatments Wallpaper* Slip Cover* &. I'phoKiery Residential A Commerical Kt. 211 Amissville, VA 937-5500 CHILD CARE NEEDED on weekends for 3 school-age children in Richardsville area, beginning immediately Requirements: Must be patient and adore children; flexibility; own transportation Inquiries ask for Ella Carranza: 540-423-9090 evenings; 540-399-1779 LIVE OUT NANNY wanted for toddler in Haymarket area 703754-7409 V_ ■ J WANTED: SERIOUS people Are you serious about losing weight? Doctor recommended weight loss products. I lost 30 lbs. in 7 wks.H Call Shawn 1-888-2125099 v.j ABLE TO HELP you and your baby Loving married couple wishes to adopt newborn. Call Lynn and Matt collect: 703-934-8374 ADOPTION: LOVING couple wishes to adopt infant. Willing to pay medical/legal expenses Call Gary/ Ronni Lynn 1-888-329-2762 r~ > V__> CHEVY CAVALIER 1998, 43k miles, ac, 5 sp, green, great cond., in & out. $8000. 540825-3599 CHAPARRAL, 1830SS, '97, wood grain cock pH, compass & depth finder, open bow, 4.3 LX/6 Merc, cruise, less than 200 hrs. Covers. $17,000. 540-341-2157 Parts* Accessories WANTED: REAR Bumper for 1985-86 Subaru, 4 dr, sedan with 4 wd. 540-3474997 after 6 PM 675 Tnwkt/ DODGE DAKOTA 1987, 4 cyl, 5 sp., recent overhaul, new tires & clutch, whHe, $1200. 703-754-8020 FORD F250, 1985, XLT, heavy duty, new tires, aKernator & brakes. 351-V8 auto. $4200. 703-754-8020 NISSAN PICKUP 4X4 1992 , SE, 93K mis, Red w/ grey interior, 4 cyl, 5 spd, AC, cassette, new tires. Nissan factory light bar, EC, MSTA $7000 OBO. 540-222-0664 Iv msg. v > FORD CONVERSION, '87, capl. chairs, bed, table, cooler, TV/VCR, $3400 OBO. Very nice. 540-364-1630 V_/ HOUSEKEEPER Need someone for 2 months Friday only. B&B 5 Bedroom, 540-937-3758. V___/ BUS/ VAN DRIVERS For private day school. Van route from Strasburg to Front Royal and bus route from Flint Hill to Luray starting end of August. CDL license (for bus) and copy of driving record required (540)635-8555 CAFETERIA Full time Cafeteria Positions available at R.C.E.S. Applications may be obtained at Rappahannock County School Board Office. Deadline: July 20, 2000. EOE carpenter Experienced Lead Carpenter needed to help build townhouses in Warrenton. TOP PAY! Call for phone interview M-F, 9-5, 540-347-0085. CARPENTERS/ TRIM/FRAMING Must have tools, trans. & exp. w/ remodeling. Long term empl. with design/build firm. Call (703) 385-7075 CARPENTERS Well established residential/commercial contractor looking for carpenters for long term, steady employment. Positive working environment with opportunities for advancement. Good benefits, top wages. Call 703-836-1776 M-F. Fax resume 703-836-1226 DELIVERY PIZZA MAKER • Evenings 4-10 PM Must be friendly & clean cut Apply in person Joe’s Pizza 385 W. Shirley Ave. e Warrenton 540-347-0022 GARDENER For small estate in Upperville, VA. Please call: 540-592-9206 GARDENER Full-time, Responsible for garden maintenance at various Sites on/near organic working farm complex situated in beautiful Rappahannock County. Bi-lingual English/Spanish and supervisory experience preferred. Experience with formal gardens. Compensation commensurate with experience. Fax resume with references to 540-675-2346. EOE SET UP/ TRUCK DRIVER for full service agriculture dealership, uniform, insurance. Apply in person: Smith & Sons Equipment 540-347-1991 (---—\ ' Lots ft Acreage v----J COUPLE SEEKS 5-20 acres with views of mountains &/or pastures for home. 703-237-0768 SHEETMETAL CO. IN MANASSAS looking for experienced Sheet metal mechanic. With field & shop experience, valid drivers license. Good pay and benefits. Pay according to exp. 800-432-8221 STABLE MANAGER Rappahannock Co. Full-time, experienced horse person to manage 9 horse stable. Duties: General horse care and train young horses. On site housing. Free board for your horse. Fax resume with references 540-675-2346 EOE TEACHER/ ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Dedicated individual needed for prep school English and AD duties for private day school. Combination of qualifications and experience considered. Positions also open for a pre-school teacher and lower school French instructor. Resumes to: Teacher Search P.O. Box 739 Flint Hill, VA 22627 WARBHOUSEPfOXJCnON Heritage Hardwoods is now hiring in it’s Marshall, VA hardwood lumber & moulding mill. Positions avail: e CDL Driver e Warehouseman e Machine Operators All positions are fulltime and have competitive salary, paid vacation and holidays, health and dental ins., and profit sharing. Apply in person: Heritage Hardwoods 4227 Whiting Rd. Marshall, VA 20115 1-800-222-3512 A great opportunity for anyone with production woodworking experience With 17 Newspapers In Our Times Community Newspapers Group, We’ve Got Northern Virginia Wrapped up! 540-347-4222 JIFFY LUBE of Warrenton NOW HIRING • Lube Technicians Experience helpful but will train. Great pay and benefitsl (401K, Health Ins. Vaca Pay) Drug free work environment Up to $9.0Qtxxr based on experience Call 540-341-8663 For Directions To Apply Legal Notices 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, August 7, 2000 at 7:00 PM in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following applications SE #00-06-03 & #00-06-04 Gregory, Catherine and John Dixon are applying for a Special Exception to construct an 18-hole golf course with associated facilities, and to construct a package sewage treatment plant to serve same, on a property of approximately 152 acres located between Rt. 639 and 730 off U S. Rt. 211 in Amissville. Property is zoned "A"Agricultural. Uses allowed under Section 170-36(D) and 170-36(C), respectively, of the Rappahannock County Code. Additional standards contained in Section 170-65(A) and (B) and 170-64(A). 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, July 19. 2000 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. 7-5, 7-12, 7-19-00 BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator #322921 SOILS/ CONCRI FIELD TECHNU Construction Immediate opening for SOILS/CONCRETE FIELD TE work out of our Leesburg, VA, have a valid driver's license Excellent benefits and room ment. Please send or fax resi history to Andy Jennings at: Schnabel Engineering Aa 751 Miller Drive SE, Sutte*-1 - Leesburg, VA 20175 *., Fax: (703) 589-1246 . TSR EOE/AA/M/F/D/V WAREHOUJ International tableware distribtt full-time, long-term warehou to include, but not limited packing, shipping, receivin checks, and stock filing. Pre ence required. High school gra have own transportation. Must be* work overtime as required. Prevtoeb applicants need not apply. Apply in perapnat Pimpernel, #3 * ‘ V Industrial Road, Warrenton/VA (540)347-2772 DRIVER We are now ★ F/T Musi have valid driver's To apply, come by DPGM, 22560 Glen Dr ,#105. Sterling, VA 20164 for an application or fax resume to (703)450:7638, Attn: HR/DR. Bids & v. Food Service Depart.. Rappahannock County is accepting bids on the ft Dairy Products Canned & Frozen Food Bakery Products Cleaning Supplies Bid Forms may be Rappahannock County School 6 Schoolhouse Rd. Washington, Vs. Monday - Friday Deadline August 1, ss and' I Route ‘1-81 i 7-12-00 TRUSTEE SALE Route 1, Box 190J Sperryviile, VA fi In execution ot a Deed of Trust from James D Russell dated July 24, 1998, and records* in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County HI Rappahannock, Virginia, in Deed Book 234, page^79, securing a loan which was originally $81,000-00. Default having occurred in the payment Ci the Note thereby secured, and at the request of IksTtolder of! said Note, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at public auction at the fiDnTMns of! the County of Rappahannock Circuit,C< iia on i 238 Gay Street, Washington. Virginia bn August 2, 2000 at 3:30 PM, The property describe**5) said Deed of Trust, located at the above addre briefly described as: The westerly side Of 600. containing 0 4959 acre. Tax Map *38AThe property will be conveyed by Specu _ ranty Deed, subject to all existing eaisntentt, restrictions and any other conditions fesAiasy sffecti title to the property The NotehokW^nMFHK the' right to bid at the said sale TERMS: CASH: A bidder’s^ $6,000.00. cash or certified check, wf at the time of sale with the settlement ment of the purchase price within (1 from the date of the sale Addition! announced at the time of sale and bidder will be required to execute i Substitute Trustee a memorandui..,, the sale at the conclusion of bidding. - This notice is an attempt to collect all a any information obtained will be usaAtor pose. Loan Type: Conventional NP995981 FOR INFORMATION CONTACT Between 8 - 11 AM Nectar Projects, Inc. Substitute Trustees 751 Miller Drive, Suite G1 Leesburg, VA 20175 (703) 777-8619 7-12, 7-19-00

KENNEL/VET ASSISTANT Position available at busy animal hospital in Herndon for responsible, dedicated individual. Duties will include basic animal care, helping with treatments and cleaning. Please apply at: 500 Elden St., Herndon, VA (703) 437-5655 or fax resume to (703) 437-9238 SALES Expanding office furniture company seeking motivated/ experienced salesperson for our Fairfax location. Niche market. Government/ Commercial experience a plus. Excellent earnings/ benefits. Please forward resume in confidence to: DC-SalesDesigner Fax 1.800.273.4990 Or mail: PO Box 6925 _West Reading, PA 19610 Retail QUIKSILVER FACTORY STORES A strong, growing apparel retailer has opportunities for you! Seeking motivated and hardworking team players to loin our fun and upbeat store. Many benefits are waiting for you in the position of Aasiat Mgr. Key Holder, Stockroom Supervisor, and Sales. Fax your resume to: (703) 737-6570 Or stop by at Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets. Senior Sales Manager Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton, VA is seeking an experienced Conference Sales Manager for 142 room property. Applicant should have previous hospitality sales experience. Familiarity with computerized reservation software a plus. Position is full time with excellent benefits including health, dental, 401K, profit sharing and educational assistance. Send resume to D. I .arson Airlie Conference Center, 6809 Airlie Road, Warrenton, VA 20187 or via email: _dlarsonQairlie.com. iNOW HIRING Waiter/Waitress Cook Bartender Dishwasher Please call Ron Jettmar - 540-399-1779 i < f TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 5 MIDNIGHT LANE Castleton, Virginia Pursuant to the terms of a deed of trust dated May 15th, 1997 in the original principal amount of $87,855.00, recorded in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia in Deed Book 225 at Page 93. the property briefly described below will be offered for sale at public auction: All that certain tract or parcel of land containing 2.0000 acres, as Shown on plat of survey by K.D. Thomas, Land Surveyor, dated May 5, 1997, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, as more particularly described in the referenced Deed of Trust, (the “Property"). The sale will take place on August 2, 2000 at 10:30 a m. at the main entrance to the building housing the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia. Terms: A deposit in the form of certified funds in the amount of $8,000.00 is required of any bidder at the time of sale. Closing within fifteen (15) days of sale. Time is of the essence. Additional terms may be announced at sale. Purchaser to pay all closing costs. Stephen B. Wood and Tonya Henderson-Stith, Substitute Trustees FOR INFORMATION CONTACT Stephen B. Wood, Friedman & MacFadyen, P A., 1601 Rolling Hills Drive, Ste. 125, Richmond, Virginia 23229, Telephone: (804) -288-0088 Ref# 18078 Ad dates: July 12, 2000, July 19, 2000 #323783 I BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA -, PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code o* Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a pubic hearing on Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at seventhirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: * SU #00-06-02 s Wakefield Country Day School, Inc. at Huntly, by its agent Headmaster Michael F. Vargo, desires a Special Use permit to use the home known as Trinity Manor as a dormitory to house up to five (5) persons associated with the school r. The property is known as Tax Map 5, Parcel 13 “ consisting of 6.5375 acres in Wakefield District and is zoned “A"-Agricultural Use allowed under Section 170-36B ofthe Rappahannock County Code; additional standards under Section " 170-63B, C and 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, July 19, 2000 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 T-5, 7-12-00_ #322893 DRIVERS Non CDL, local delivery, clean MVR. Will Train. $8.19-$9.20. WAREHOUSE LABOR POSITIONS $7,50 Apply: grand 384 Tyson Dr., Winchester 800-292-5512 540-667-0163 EOE ELIGIBILITY WORKER Position #00034 $26,971 - $32,365 Interview individuals and determine eligibility for food stamps, financial and medical assistance. Must be able to assess client needs; make referrals; collect, organize, analyze and document oral and written financial data; apply policies and regulations; recognize discrepancies, set priorities; complete forms; write letters and perform math. Required State application available at Fauquier Co Dept, of Social Services, 320 Hospital Dr., Suite 11, Warrenton, VA 20186 or any Virginia Employment Commission Office. Apply by noon Friday, July 28, 2000. 540-347-2316. EOE/Affirmative Action Restaurant The Bleu Rock Inn, in Sperryville/Washington, VA is expanding its needs. Please Apply in person for: • Waitpersons • P/T Bartenders, wait experience a plus • P/T Special events staff • Pub Server • Dishwasher Maturity and experience important 540-987-3190 ask for Meredith ILhhhhb EDUCATION REPORTER Talented, enthusiastic reporter with an interest in the schools. Must have some newspaper background. Send resume, and clips to: Robin Earl, Managing Editor Fauquier Times Democrat P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, VA 20188 ffimes ^Community Newspapers | NORTHERN VIRGINIA ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE If you are a results-oriented sales professional, energetic and an out-going individual with a minimum of 1 year advertising experience looking to join the Fauquier Times-Democrat, we have the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. This opportunity includes a competitive benefits package plus lucrative earnings potential. Please fax resume & salary requirements in confidence to: Kathleen Keller Advertising Sales Manager Fauquier Times-Democrat (540) 349-8676 Email: kkeller@tlmespapers.com EOE Stine* ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/ ENGINEERING DEPT. Smith-Midland Corporation is seeking an Administrative Assistant for its Engineering Dept. Duties include maintaining the engineering filling system, organization and storage of blueprints, engineering dept, documents and reports and creating and updating various reports using Excel spreadsheets and the company accounting system. Will provide secretarial support to the engineering, project management and quality control depts. Including operation of a print machine. This position requires thorough knowledge of PC’s in a Windows environment, MS Office and Excel, good organizational skills and attention to detail. Experience working in an engineering or manufacturing environment preferred. Competitive salary and excellent benefits plan. Qualified applicants may send resumes to: P.O. Box 300, Midland, VA 22728 or Fax (540) 439-1232. ENGINEERS METRATEK specializes in innovative electronics hardware and software for high performance remote sensing radars. We seek U.S. Citizens with strong technical skills to develop hardware, software, and signal processing algorithms. These individuals must be highly competent, motivated self-starters, with a EE or physics degree and have recent design experience in some of the following areas: | Embedded/DSp design. FPGA design, MIL-1553 I High Speed circuit board design, incl. PCI, ISA, and SCSI I Real-time Software for Windows & Windows NT. C/C++ I Analog Devices SHARC DSP | RF design for HF and 0.2-18 GHz coherent Radars I Advanced SAR and Radar signal I processing algorithms development I We provide a stimulating envtronI ment that is designed to inspire I creativity and rapid career growth, | excellent salaries, bonus program land benefits package. 1 See www.metratek.net, send resume | via website or to: EE Dept., 9858 Main St., Fairfax. V^22031, or fax to: 703(293-9335 CABLE TV TECHNICIAN Cable Television Technician: Excellent career opportunity for a talented, motivated individual with technical skill, for full-time employment in the cable television industry as an installation technician. Cable and/or electrical experience helpful but not necessary, will train motivated individual. Nationwide Company offers excellent wages based on production. Benefits. Serious inquiries call (301) 669-0702. MANAGER TRAINEES Our rapidly growing building services company has excellent entry level management opportunities for hard working self-motivated individuals. We offer outstanding advancement potential. Compensation packages include: Career Development Program, good salary, health benefits, relocation expense allowance, 401K and Profit Sharing. Prime candidate will possess 4 years college and/or supervisory experience. • Send your resume to: Personal Director, Service Solution Corp. 1961 Chain Bridge Rd., Suite 50. McLean, VA 22102 The District Office of United Rentals, Inc., the nation’s largest equipment rental company, is looking for a New Accounts Clerk. If you have a pleasant phone manner, are used to pulling credit reports, checking customer references and filing, we’d like to talk with you. Excellent working conditions; full benefits incl. 401 (k). Please send resume to: O United Rentals ATTN: DISTRICT CREDIT MGR. P.O. BOX 220928 CHANTILLY, VA 20153-0928 COLLECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR 15-20 HOURS Sandbox.com, the leader in Online Sports and Financial Games is seeking an aggressive, results oriented indiv. to spearhead our collections efforts. Must have strong communication skills and detail orientation. 1 yr. min. A/R or collections exper. and Microsoft 2000 office suite. Must be mature, diligent and fearless. Relaxed, fun office in Reston, VA.; flexible hours. For immediate consideration email to kmurphv@sandbox-inc.com Or fax to 703-860-2615 Visit our site at www.sandbox.com Customer Service FULL/PART-TIME and WEEKEND POSITIONS LOAN SALES SPECIALIST SFC, Is seeking Loan Sales Specialists. We Offer: e Flexible work hours (weekend & evening) available, e Excellent pay with generous incentives, e Great working environment for students, recent graduates, & customer service/sales professionals. Responsibilities Include: • In-bound calls from potential borrowers • Originating new loans • Helping customers construct a plan to finance their Education. Send resume to: SFC Dept. LS/LT, 205 Van Buren Street #200, Herndon, VA 20170, fax to 703-709-8974, or email to HR@servus.com. No phone calls please. EOE DRIVER We are now recruiting for a: ★ F/T DRIVER ★ Must have valid driver’s license and be knowledgable of VA/MD roads. Join our team today! To apply, come by DPGM, 22560 Glen Dr #105, Sterling, VA20164 for an application or fax resume to (703)450-7638, Attn: HR/DR. EOE. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTITIVE Waste Mgmt has immediate opening for experienced CSR for our Sterling, VA location. We offer excellent benefits. If you have call center experience, please fax your resume to: 703-404-8305 JOB DESCOVERY, INC A progressive vocational agency that supports individuals with developmental disabilities is seeking Full-Time and Relief on call employment specialists. We are looking for applicants who have the following: • Education • Experience • Flexibility • Willingness to travel locally • Reliability • And a passionate personality If you possess these qualities, please fax your resume Attn: Missy King 703-385-1113 I HERITAGE HALL Long Term Care & Rehab Facility located in Leesburg, VA presently has the following positions available: NURSING EVENING SUPERVISOR: FT - RN 3-11 position for energetic individual with strong clinical/ supervisory skills. RNs. LPNs: Presently hiring PT/FT Day/Evening rotating and PT/FT evening. CNAs: Presently hiring PT/FT all shifts. We offer new salary scale for all positions as well as excellent benefits pkg., with flexible scheduling. For further info or to schedule an interview, please call: Heritage Hall Nursing & Rehab 122 Morven Park Rd, NW Leesburg, VA 20176 703-777-8700 E.O.E. BUDGET RENT-A-CAR Applications are now being accepted for both counter and service agent positions. Full time and part time available. Applicants must possess good communication skills, neat appearance and a good driving record. For further information phone Rick Machado (703) 443-9900 or fax your resume to (703) 771-3294 STERILIZATION TECHNICIAN FT position available in busy Reston dental office. Hours: MonTues 2pm-9:30pm; Wed/Thurs 6:30am-2pm; Fri 7:30am2:30pm. Occasional Sat. Previous sterilization experience (collecting, processing, and set-up of instrument trays) preferred but will train. Seeking reliable, team player. Great Benefits (Health, Dental, 401 (k) with matching, and more.) Fax resume to (703) 464-0757 INSIDE SALES Full-time and Part-time DSH, a Sterling, VA based IT company is seeking an inside sales rep. to service new and existing customers. 1 -3 years previous sales experience necessary, must be detail oriented, and have a dynamic personality. Competitive base and commission. Excellent benefits include 401 K, paid Medical & Dental. E-mail resume to : sales@dshi.com Fax: 703-450-5726 NEW HOMES SALES ASSISTANTS Brookfield Homes, has immediate opportunities: • Entry-level Sales Assistants in our VA communities We will train motivated self-starters. Excellent.oral and written communication skills and computer knowledge required. These positions offer competitive hourly wages and opportunities for career growth. Weekend work required. For consideration, please call Gregg Hughes at: (301) 919-7266 BUILDERS Take charge of your future at US Home! Three-Time National Builder of the Year U.S Home seeks "take charge" women and men to supervise con struction of homes in Maryland and Virginia. Spend 95% of your time in the field supervising on-site homebuilding operations from start to fin ish. Assume full responsibility for all units including scheduling and supervising sub-contractors for quality control. High volume construction experience.preferred. Excellent benefits. Please fax resume with salary requirements to: US HOME CORPORATION 301-431-4720 I us-Home i eoe MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Position available for a qualified individuas to perform a wide variety of preventive maintenance functions and repairs on mechanical, electrical, plumbing. HVAC and computerized systems of the building and its auxiliary equipment. The successful candidate must have H.S.D., or equivalent: CFC certification and a minimum of 2 years experience in building maintenance. Benefits package available. Salary commensurate with experience If qualified and interested, please mail/fax your resume with salary history and/or requirement to: Human Resource Manager Falcons Landing 20522 Falcons Landing Circle Sterling, VA 21065 FAX: (703) 404-5154 EEO M/F/V/H Classified ADS WORK! Call Your Rep TODAY! Call 540-347-4222 For Classified Advertising or FAX 540-349-8676 © 2000 ORECK HOLDINGS, I.l.C AM rights reserved. 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Washington residents busy for the Fourth Mrs. Jean B. Moffett returned home Thursday from a Fourth of July visit to the Page Moffett family in Leesburg. Frank Moffett spent the Fourth with the Page Moffetts and also attended a rock concert with Page and Billy Moffett Wednesday night in Gainesville. Page Moffett and son Richard brought Mrs. Moffett home Thursday and were Thursday overnight guests of Frank Moffett and Jean B. Moffett. Frank Moffett left on Saturday, July 8 for a week's visit to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon. He will return the end of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sengstack and sons, Eric and Jason of Centreville were July 4th visitors of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz and all enjoyed the festivities in town. On Saturday, July 8 Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz attended the musical The Secret Garden at Shenandoah University in Winchester and had dinner at Bob Evans Restaurant. Happy birthday to Mrs. Marie Brown of Woodville, who celebrated on Tuesday, July 11. Best wishes to Tim and Edie Falls in Woodville who have a 12th wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 16. On Saturday, July 1 Mr. and Mrs. Ken Witts and Mrs. Barbara Slack of Baltimore and Mr. and Mrs. Ann Simmons were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Mrs. Slack remained in the Clark home for a longer visit. Happy birthday to our sonin-law, Bobby Brown who has his day on Saturday, July 15. Sunday, July 9 guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier of Castleton and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Witts of Baltimore, Md. who came to accompany their mother Mrs. Barbara Slack back to her home in Baltimore. Mrs. Ferol Simpson of McLean spent several days recently with Mrs. Alice Butler. Congratulations to Andy Berry and Amy Flock who were united in marriage on Saturday, July 8 at the Washington Baptist Church by Rev. Phil Bailey. From July 15-20, seventeen young adults from Slovakia will be guests in local homes of the Washington area while sharing their Christian testimony in word and song. Sunday, July 16 they will speak in Sunday school and morning worship service at the Washington Baptist Church. While here the team will visit with other churches as well as the Washington Zoo, Skyline Caverns, Lynn Care Nursing Home and will enjoy eating and shopping. This is a great opportunity for the fellow Baptists from Europe so plan to support them and be blessed by them. The public is invited for this service on Sunday, July 16 at the church. Happy birthday to Jessica Estes who will celebrate her 14th birthday on Friday, July 14. Visitors during the weekend of Mrs. Addie Keyser and Mrs. Virginia Cloud were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keyser and daughter Michelle, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Keyser and son of Alexandria, Mrs. Marie Rutherford of Front Royal and Mrs. Jeanetta Pullen of Flint Hill. The Fourth of July event at the Washington Baptist Church was very successful and greatly appreciated by all who participated. Have a great week! Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses were recorded recently at the Rappahannock Clerk's Office on Gay Street in Washington. Stephen Marc Van Dam, Woodville and Sarah Rachel Judd, Woodville. Matthew Wade Pearson, Flint Hill and Renee E. King, Flint Hill. David Guzman Varela Sr., Washington and Elizabeth Roxanne Ortiz, Washington. James Arthur Carson Jr., Amissville and Kimberly Dawn Turner, Amissville. Dwayne Scott Miller, Sperryville and Judith S. Hooper, Sperryville. John Kemper Gaines, Sperryville and Carla Gayle Williams, Sperryville. David Lee Frazier, Midland and Donna Sue Jackson, Midland. Wayne Allen Buracker, Stanley and Jennifer Rae Pullen, Stanley. Hung-Hwan Lee, Springfield and Myung-Jin Kim, Springfield. Austen Rhein is winner of catalog cover contest Austen Rhein of Washington is the winner of the annual Culpeper-MadisonRappahannock Farm Fair catalog cover contest. He is a talented young artist who participates in the Rappahannock 4H Livestock Club and the Rappahannock 4-H Dairy Goat Club. He is currently raising several market hogs and purebred Nubian dairy goats. His delightful barnyard depiction earned him.a $25 award. Each year 4-Hers from Culpeper, Madison and Rappahannock are invited to submit drawings to the CMR Farm Fair Board. Board Chairman, Oliver Brown presides over a vote to select the entry that will appear on the cover of the Farm Fair catalog. Congratulations to Austen Rhein. Tennis classes scheduled The following schedule is an initial offering of instructional tennis classes for all levels of play, youth and adult, beginner, intermediate and advanced. Instruction will be held at Rappahannock County Park courts with Hunt Harris. Fees vary according to the number of persons in a group. Some barter is possible. Hunt may be contacted via e-mailing hunt@mnsinc.com or by calling 540-987-3366. Beginner Adults: Saturday, Julyl5, 8-9 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 8-9 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 8-9 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 8-9 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, 8-9 a.m. Beginner Youth: Saturday, July 15, 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 9-10 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 9-10 a.m. Intermediate Adult: Saturday, July 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m. Intermediate Youth: Saturday, July 15, ll:30-a.m.12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Advancd: Friday, July 14, 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday, July 15, 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, July 21, 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, 6-7:30 p.m. 1 ■ 1 ■' * - 1 *’ ■ * ■ mm • - . v,r _ •- M. W Real Estate Directory mw su >!s '( . to-...- V . _ J Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk's Office on Gay Street in Washington. Kenneth M. Peoples and others to Andrew J. Haley, 9.3703 acres, Wakefield District. $105,000. Jon E. Brandon to Rosalind L. Vincent, 4.9741 acres, more or less, Piedmont District. $189,000. John R. Labovitz and other, Trustees to Sunnyside Farms LLC, 5-.8005 acres, parcel two, Hampton District. $337,000. Susan E. Nielsen to Razi U. Amin and wife, 50 acres, Wakefield District, portion of tax map 4, parcel 14-A. $325,000. Walter W. Heffner and wife to Herschell Blevins Jr. and wife, lot 3, block 3, section 3, plat 6, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Wakefield District. $1,250. Cheryl Ann Settle Vance to Richard Lee Settle, 1/3 undivided interest in 16.399 acres. $150,000. Roger P. Batchelder and wife to Cris Hernandez and wife, lot 9, section 1, lots 10 and 10-A, Jackson District. $45,000. Sperryville Realty James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office Sperryville-Price Rduced Neat and cozy, 3 bedroom vinyl siding home, full bath, large living room, eat-in kitchen with appliances, well landscaped 0.39 acre lot. $99,500 $89,500 Oventop Lane - Access for this 5 acres of rolling hills, good building sites, small pond, septic approved. $48,000 (Two adjacent 5 acre parcels available.) James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8236 spertyvillerlty@aol. com Bud Corder * John Eubank _540-675-3291 “ FREE INSPECTION! Serving Rappahannock County For Over 30 Years www.permatreat.com • 829-0000 THAT RARE FIND Commercial Property in Rappahannock Twenty acres in the designated commercial area on Route 211. Divisible with frontage on two state roads. $25,000 per acre as a whole. Can build to suit. The Buyer's Agency, Inc. Butch Zindel, Broker 540-675-1190 butchz@summit.net Ilorsc* bam j»<k‘s here You've found the perfect pasture. Now's the time to give us a call...even It you're not ready to build just yet. We understand financing rural property better than anyone. We re specialists in loans for country homes, acreage, horse stalls, barns, small farms, and more. Country living starts with a toll-free call. It pays to borrow at EARMCREDTPfc 1-800-559-1016 (540) 347-3344 ^ WE MAKE THE RURAL LOANS OTHERS DON T RECYCLE ( 4 House For Sale Residential/Commercial in village of Sperryville, 8 versatile rooms, many extras* 2.5 baths, totally renovated, highway access. Reduced to $139,000. Appointment only 540987-8355 93+ WONDERFUL ACRES: 2/3 cleared, five-wire perimeter & cross-fencing. Scenic pond, strong stream, wooded areas add beauty and privacy. 8 room, 2 bath home, good bam & 2 small outbuildings. Priced at $450,000. 130 ACRES ON THE HUGHES RIVER: Beautiful rolling land, presently farmed with about 2/3 open. From the bottomland next to the Hughes, the land climbs gently to seasonal views of Old Rag Mountain. Possibilities for vineyard, etc. $429,000 141 ACRES: Rolling land, very private yet convenient to Rt. 522. 141 acres great for hunting or homesite. Excellent for Rappahannock County Land. $390,000. May be purchased as 3 separate lots: 50 acres $140,000; 50 acres $130,000; 41+ acres $120,000. 187 ACRES OF OUTSTANDING VIEWS: Heavily wooded mountain land crests Aaron Mountain. Four separate building lots, all with western views of the Blue Ridge. $549,000 Real Estate m P. O. Box 298 • 291 Gay St. U| Washington, Virginia 22747 fast RCALTOfl* E-mail: re3@crosslink.net szsxz 540-675-1373 • Fax 540-675-1498 12699 Lee Highway • Washington, VA 22747 Washington, Virginia 1 block from the Inn, 12 Harris Hollow Road. House tastefully redone in the early 90s. Beautiful hardwood floors throughout. Formal living and dining rooms. Family room with built-in bookshelves.' Utility room and 2 car attached garage, master suite on first floor with private bath. 2 large bedrooms with lots of storage upstairs and a sitting room area. $289,900 MLS#RP3222023/• Protected by 2-10 warranty. Don't have time to come* in person to view this home? Log onto; www.homesdatabase.com/samsnead click on view listings,, , go to 12 Harris Hollow Road, click on virtual tour (give time to download). Take a look, if any questions please call. ,tv 12723 Lee Highway, Washington, VA. Nice Ranch home on over 1/2 acre lot, just west of town. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, dining room, sitting room, utility room, and a covered porch. Priced at $99,900. Protected for 1 year by a 2-10 Home Warranty. MLS#RP3260192 jCall Sam @ #Home 540-987-9336 • #Office 540-987-9243. Toll free 1-800-292-3548