Rappahannock News, July 26, 2000

o ...T r.■—r 1 n-r—m— 123rd Year ... No. 29 Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2000 www.timespapers.com 50 cents „Jt ■ W,<n It-j£ % £=? :p 274994 LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA SERIALS SECTION SOO E BROAD ST RICHMOND VA Rapp Briefs ' . , -—i Girls basketball camp scheduled Mike Dayton, coach of the RCHS Girls' Varsity basketball team, will direct a camp for all County girl basketball players grades 6-12. Due to construction at RCHS, the camp will be conducted at the Wakefield Academy gym in Huntly. Five sessions will be offered beginning on Thursday, July 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. Remaining sessions will be Tuesday and Thursday, Aug. 1 and 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. and two Saturday sessions, July 29 and Aug. 5 from 9 to 11 a.m. Players should be dressed to play and bring a water bottle. Players can bring basketballs, but this is not required. Sessions will consist of instruction and game play. A $5 registration fee is required to offset gym rental cost. For additional information contact Mr. Smythe, RCHS Athletic Director at 987-8259. C-M-R Farm Fair starts Thursday The 51st Culpeper-MadisonRappahannock Farm Fair begins on Thursday, July 27 and will continue through Monday, July 31 at the Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises, two miles south of Culpeper on Route 29. Beef, Dairy Cows, Dairy Goats, Sheep, Swine, and Home Economics exhibits will be on display 10 a.m. Thursday through ? p.m. Sunday. Rabbits and Poultry will go on display 4 p.m. Friday until 6 p.m. Sunday. A barbecue dinner (5 p.m.) and tractor pull (6 p.m.) are scheduled for Saturday, July 29. Super Sunday Family Fun Day - starts at noon, July 30 with demonstrations, exhibits and fun for the entire family. Call 6753619 for more information. RCDC schedules a Robb ’’teach-in" The August meeting of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library. The focus of the meeting will be the record and accomplishments of Senator Chuck Robb who is running for reelection to the United States Senate. All Democrats who wish to become better informed and/or who have information to share are encouraged to attend this informative evening. All meetings of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee are open to the public. A time for refreshments and socializing follows every meeting. For more information call Meredith Gorfein at 675-3515. --- '4 Happenings in | Rappahannock • Wednesday, July 26 the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeal will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Courthouse. • Monday, Aug. 7 the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will meet at 2 and 7 p.m. at the courthouse. • Tuesday, Aug. 8 the Rappahannock School Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. • Tuesday, Aug. 9 the Washington Town Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Berry picking time.... Rappahannock News Photo/Bill Kossler Ripe Wineberries, gathered from brambles in a neglected part of a county farm are pictured above. A tart, delicious lesser known relative of the Blackberry, they ripen just ahead of their better known cousins, and are almost finished at all but the highest elevations. Next week we will look a little further at the summer pleasures of gathering wild berries. A ' Jacqueline Cook Miss Virginia to appear in Flint Hill ; Miss Virginia 2000, Jacqueline Sydney Cook, age 24 of Colonial Heights will make her first public appearance in Flint Hill at the firemen's annual parade on Friday, July 2ETThe parade begins at 6:45 p.m. Miss Cook is a graduate of James Madison University and has been accepted to and will attend the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. The firemen's carnival will be held tonight, July 26 through Saturday, July 29 at the carnival grounds. Five Star Amusements will once again be providing rides and concessions. Tonight, Wednesday, is family night and you can ride until closing for $8. All other nights, rides are $10 for an all-you-can ride ticket. The carnival starts at 7 each evening. Wayne Blosser is again providing his "famous" chicken barbecue dinners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and the Ladies Auxiliary will provide fine food and baked goods each evening. Saturday night will be crowning of the carnival queen and the awarding of the prizes, which include $2,000; $1,000; $500 and a purebred Black Angus heifer. The community is encouraged to attend this annual affair. barbs over early filing results By John Toler Rappahannock News Staff Writer The election for the 31st District delegate's seat is still more than 15 months away, but the paperwork s well underway. Persons who have filed as candidates for Del. Jay Katzen's (R) seat at the Virginia General Assembly were required to submit a non-election year "Candidate Campaign Committee Contributions .and Expenditures Report" with the Virginia Board of Elections by July 17. Thus far, four Republicans have entered the race, and of those, two have already embarked on serious fundraising programs. According to the reports, Midland builder Wendell P. "Dell" Ennis has raised the most money — $27,862.06 — followed by Rappahannock County direct mail marketing executive Walter Longyear, who has raised $11,745.27. r Diana W Dutton, of Galverton, reported only one $500 contribution to her campaign that she made to herself, and Kay Hayes, of Broad Run, has not begun Dell Ennis fundraising activities and has had no reportable expenses. Spinning the numbers While it is early in the campaign and both Ennis and Longyear will be seeking the Republican nomination that won't be decided until the primary next spring, it did not stop one of the candidates from putting his spin on the numbers. In a press release sent to local media, Longyear offered an analysis purporting to show that with a total of 168 contributors, he had "recruited twice as many donors as Ennis" and his higher number of contributors — compared to the 80 listed in Ennis' report — "shows broad and deep support for my campaign." Longyear strives to make an additional point by claiming that the average donation to the Ennis campaign is $343 (times 80, or $27,440) and $70 (times 168,or $11,760) for his campaign. Although Longyear's press release avoids mentioning the See EXCHANGE, Page A8 Wr iter Longyear It’s Mills over Makela for School Board by Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Staff Writer The process of selecting a temporary replacement for the Jackson District School Board seat vacated by Rebecca Cordani came to an end at Tuesday night's School Board meeting. By a vote of three to one, the Board chose to appoint Wesley Mills over Ron Makela, who had served on the previous School Board hut failed to win reelection last year. There appeared to be a great reluctance by the Board to make any selection. Aileen Johnson said that it was a hard decision and "that I could work with either one." Franklin Warner too expressed reservationahe said that it was difficult and thdf; he "would rather be somewhere else.", He then noted that he had received and logged in 32 calls from Jackson District residents, and that they were "overwhelmingly in favor of Mr. Mills." He said that he did not have a good understanding of the Jackson District and felt uncomfortable making a decision on behalf of Jackson District residents, "but my inclination would be to follow that (the choice reflected in the telephone calls)." He also suggested that an appointment of Mr. Mills would give Jackson District residents an opportunity to see his effectiveness before the Nov. 7 special election, at which time they would have a choice of voting for him or Mr. Makela. Mrs. Johnson also reported that j-..the__calls she received favored the appointment of Mr. Mills, but Mr. Makela later remarked that he had not promoted a call-in campaign and, to be fair, the Board should consider the more than 100 signatures to his petition for the School Board seat. Rosa Ann Sharp said that she would choose to forgo making an appointment and "let the judge decide,” referring to the fact that the Circuit Court would make the temporary School Board appointment should the School Board fail to make a selection within 45 days of the vacancy. See BOARD, Page A8 Gray Ghost awarded two gold medals Continuing its international and national recognition, Gray Ghost was awarded numerous accolades this past week. Gray Ghost's 1999 Chardonnay earned a Gold in the Vinifera Winegrowers Competition, the oldest wine competition in the state as well as a Silver in the Long Beach Grand Cru, one of California’s premier international wine judging events. The 1999 Cabernet Franc, Gray Ghost's most recent release, won a Gold medal in the Tasters Guild International Competition, a prominent East Coast event. Recognized widely as the most prestigious wine judging in America, the San Francisco International Wine Competition awarded Gray Ghost a Silver on its 1999 Seyval Blanc and a Bronze on the 1999 Adieu. Gray Ghost wines are produced from grapes grown at the winery and at vineyards in Rappahannock County. The winery can be contacted at 937-4869.

Effective School" By Michael Tupper RCHS Assistant Principal An "effective school" is defined as one in which at least 95 percent of all the students at each grade level shall demonstrate minimum academic Mastery. In the early 1970's two researchers, Ronald Edmonds and Larry Lezotte, investigated why the students in some schools were consistently successful. They were curious because previous research had shown that student achievement was linked to such factors as socioeconomic level, race and gender. Edmonds and Lezotte, however, discovered particular schools where children achieved despite circumstances which had been proven to interfere with learning. They studied these schools, labeled effective schools, identifying the characteristics they had in common. These have fceen organized into the following, called correlates: • Safe and Orderly Environment • Clear and Focused Mission • Instructional Leadership • Climate of High Expectations for Success • Opportunity to Learn and Student Time on Task • Frequent Monitoring of Student Progress • Home/School Relations Each of these characteristics is supported by much research. Many school systems, including Rappahannock County Public Schools, have turned to this body of research to help provide the best education possible for all of its children. An effective school has a safe and orderly environment. This means there is an orderly, purposeful, business like atmosphete which is free from the threat of physical harm. The climate is pleasant and conducive to teaching and learning. There is also the presence of spe cific desirable behaviors, such as appropriate student behavior and cooperative team learning. In order for this environment to exist the adults in the building must model collaboration and learn the components of teamwork. In addition, students must be taught respect for diversity and have an appreciation for democratic values. A clear and focused mission is a prerequisite for effectiveness. In order for an organization to move forward, each adult must understand the school's purpose. Learning for all is the foundation of an effective school's mission. An effective school has strong instructional leadership. The principal effectively communicates the learning mission to the staff, parents and students. He or she applies the characteristics of instructional effectiveness in managing the instructional program. The principal is a leader of leaders, in that, responsibility for effectiveness also extends to the faculty of the school. Teachers are the instructional leaders of their classrooms. An effective school has a climate of high expectations for success. In an effective school teachers strive for student mastery of specific objectives, or learning goals. In order to achieve mastery,, teachers use vari-l ous instructional’ strategies. The< expectation is that all students will learn. Schools must then be designed not just to deliver instruction, but also to insure that learning happens. In order to achieve, students must have time and opportunity to learn. Staff members address the needs of students who have not yet mastered specific skills. They also must provide challenging instruction for students who have achieved mastery in less time. r Frequent monitoring of student progress is completed using a variety of kinds of assessments, k In the effective L school teachers use the results of these assess^ ments to adjust |||B instruction and improve individual student perf'ormance. In an effective „' sff school there is a fW genuine partnership between the' school and the home. Parents understand and support the school’s basic mission of learning for all. They are given the opportunity to play an important role in helping the school to achieve this goal. Twoway communication between home and school is .critical. There are volumes of information describing the seven correlates of an effective school. This has been only a brief summary. We will consult this body of research as we work toward a meaningful education for all of the students in Rappahannock County Public Schools. Pity the poor whippoorwill The June 28 column on the whippoorwill stirred memories, instigated comments and brought two very interesting letters. William Heddings of Catlett wrote: "Few people know much about this bird that is almost extinct." He is right on both counts. Because it is a creature of the night, the bird, like an owl, has an aura of mystery about it. The loud, constantly repeated calls have only added to its quality of being there, yet not there. For many, it remained only a sound of summer nights. Heddings continued: "In 1928, I found a dead one in this hayfield. Its craw was packed full of ants." Does everyone know that a "craw," or crop, is a compart All Things Wild And Wonderful John Trott ment in a bird’s body where food is stored until it can be digested? Whippoorwills capture most of their insect food while flying through the air with their great mouths open. The ants in the craw of Heddings' bird may have been consumed while the ants were flying. Or they could have been eaten as the bird perched. Accounts of this activity 1 fit Miah.tyfine July 28 "* ^ The Best of the Blues - Ben Andrews ^ $3.00 Cover Charge P July 29 One of the Best Bands From D.C Mary Ann Redmond Band $7.00 Advance, $9.00 At Door Mightyfine 1303 North Royal Avenue • Front Royal, VA • 703-635-4299 .RAPPAHANNOCK TRASH SERVICE ' Serving Rappahannock County Only jl to 7 bags per week, /our pickups per month. Bags to be located at end of driveway. 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Box 59, Washington, Vuginia 22747. are described in Bent's "Life Histories of North American Birds." Ernest Ingersol wrote, ”... they also have a way of balancing themselves near a tree trunk or barn wall, picking ants from the bark." As to the whippoorwill's current population decline, Heddings is sadly accurate. The bird is disappearing from most of its former range. Causes for this are speculative. Many blame the decline on cats, particularly feral cats Kving off the land by their formidable hunting skills. Whippoorwills lay two eggs on the leafy floor of the forest and incubate for 20 days. The young can only fly short distances at 17 days. The incubating adult and the flightless young are vulnerable to cat predation for more than a month. Fragmentation of wood lots is also taking its toll of whippoorwill popula tions. The birds require extensive forests for feeding and nesting — an acre or two won't do. I envy Heddings' experience with whippoorwills. His letter continued: "In 1934, while riding through the woods on a hay wagon, I saw an odd-looking object on an old 2-foot moss and lichen covered stump. I stopped and away went the whippborwill very silently." "Are you aware that this bird has a big set of whiskers like a cat?" asked Heddings. These long "whiskers" (actually modified feathers) on the side of the nightjar's mouth are called rictal bristles. Many birds have them, particularly flycatchers and swallows that pick their flying insect food out of the air. The whippoorwill and all his nocturnal relatives have very long rictal bristles. It was assumed that these long bristles helped to guide, or funnel, insect food into mouths of birds. It is now thought that they also have a sensory function and assist whippoorwills in locating fly ing insects. Heddings has seen a natural world of the Virginia Piedmont that is rapidly disappearing- His letter ended: "I always enjoyed their calls but I have not heard one for several years. Why?" I hope I have at least given a partial answer to that question, dismal though it may be. A letter from Paul Cornwell of Sterling was equally interesting. In referring to my account of a whippoorwill nest under a tree where a broadwinged hawk was nesting, he wrote: "I had a similar experience many years ago, except the hawk was: a sharp-shin (sharpshinned hawk). A friend and I found a nest of a whippoorwill, and the hawk had a nest in the tree directly overhead. The whippoorwill raised its brood without interference from the hawk." Both letters reveal observant men who had the time, inclination and intellectual awareness to observe nature and reap spiritual joy. What is the "CEP” in our schools? BY KAYE KOHLER Rappahannock News Writer Many of you are familiar with CEP, many are not. I wanted to take time, during the quiet of the summer months, to familiarize you with just one of the many assets our public schools has available, The Curriculum Enrichment Program or CEP. CEP was begun in 1995 by parents seeking to supplement the education of all Rappahannock students with creative, curriculum related activities. Since that time, CEP has hosted over 100 projects sotimsc mi m.< I id)'.,. muuiH Tdl-free mim/Mi or iMiriiffMiiilsimii i f 5i-pf * ^ WAKEFIELD SCHOl The Plains, Virginia ~ Grades Pre-K throuc • Classical, liberal arts curricu^/m 13 AP Courses • Average SAT I score ARIETY OF INTERSCHOLASTIC EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACT! • Competitive t^tio FINANCIAL AID AVAIL • BUS SERVICE AVA OPEN HOUSE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS | AND THEIR FAMILIES Tbedsay, August 8th ■ JjRSVP (MO) 253-5393 wivwMW&fieldscfiool.coni Wakefield*S admissions policy wnetMjlscnminatory regarding race, sex, religion, or country of national origin within and outside the school. Perhaps you've heard of the "Artist in Residence" program, one of which was Making Waves with Paul Reisler, Rose Marie Prins and Sharon Wyrrick? Or maybe your child was one of the lucky ones to go on a field trip to the Chesapeake Bay or Virginia Science Museum? Or maybe you still remember the wise words and movements of African dancers Paul Kengmo and Joseph Ngwa? These are only a few <3»f the memorable moments of the many performances CEP has helped to bring into our schools. The mfiin goal for all of these activities has been "to stretch and cqnnect students to the wider World beyond school walls." The school budget forms a portion of the financial backing for this program, but the primary source is all of the people in our community who understand and support this need for our students. A typical cost for one event is $5/student, $75/class room, $250/grade, or $750/full day event. Within each school year, an attempt is made to have each student impacted four times by one of these special events. If you would like to join the many residents of Rappahannock who believe in the future of our children, who understand the impact any one event may have oyer the long term for our children, then please voice your support. Please let us know what you would like to do to help. Would you like to make a presentation in your specific area of expertise? Would you like to suggest an interesting program that you have felt has made a difference in your live? Would you like to financially support a student or a class or a project in the upcoming school year? You can voice your interest, or send a donation, by writing to CEP, do RCES 34 Schoolhouse Road, Washington, Va. 22747. We thank you all for your continued support! 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Alcohol-related crimes, theft reported last week in county A possible tragedy was averted Sunday night when a motorist traveling on U. S. 211 alerted the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office of a vehicle traveling east in the westbound lane west of Washington. According to Maj. Chris Williams, Dep. Anthony Berry was dispatched immediately on the call, which came in at about 10:20 p.m. Upon reaching the area, Dep. Berry intercepted the vehicle, a 1974 Honda Civic, pulling it over near the intersection with Tiger Valley Road. Dep. Berry quickly concluded that the driver, Heather Margaret Creskoff, 23, of West Virginia, was intoxicated. However, Creskoff, who had been most recently been living in Charlottesville, refused to take the alcohol level test that Dep. Berry attempted to administer, and was extremely uncooperative. Upon arrival at the Rappahannock County Jail, Creskoff became agitated and "head-butted the wall, damaging it," according to Maj. Williams. "She was not too nice." Creskoff was charged with driving under the influence, refusal to take the alcohol level test and driving outside the regulations of a restricted license. In addition, she was charged with destruction Of public property in connection with the damage at the jail. Earlier in the week, an Amissville woman was arrested for being drunk in public after the Sheriffs Office was called at about 1 a.m. on July 19 to investigate an unresponsive person in a parked car at the Flint Hill Post Office. Once there, Dep. Berry found Juliana Misdom, a resident of the Amissville area, to be intoxicated. She was charged with being drunk in public, and later released to a family member. A traffic check conducted by Lt. Ray Jackson and Dep. Anthony Berry on Rt. 522 in Flint Hill resulted in the arrest of a Madison man who had earlier been declared an habitual offender. The officers were working the checkpoint at about 11 p.m. on July 23 when Eugene Vernon Walton, 54, approached them in a 1995 Mazda 2-door. When Walton was unable to produce a driver's license, a check was run that revealed his status as an habitual offender. Walton was charged with driving without a license and driving after being declared an habitual offender. Theft investigated Larceny of a portable CD player, 30 CDs and a carrying case was reported on the morning of July 23, after a guest at the Bleu Rock Inn west of Washington reported the items missing from his car. According to Maj. Williams, the owner could not recall if he had locked the car the night before, but there were no signs of forced entry to the vehicle. Dep. Mark Currence is investigating the theft. "Cider House Rules" at The Theatre BY ROSIE DAY Rappahannock News Writer In "Cider House Rules" Oscar winner, Michael Caine, plays Dr. Wilbur Larch, an irascible eccentric who runs an orphanage in rural Maine in the '40's. Homer Wells (the wonderfully laconic Tobey Maquire) is Larch’s protege, a young man whose failure to be adopted has left him in the reluctant roles of the son Larch never had and an obstetrician-intraining. Homer's refusal to follow in Larch's footsteps and his nascent wanderlust impel him to hitch a ride away from the orphanage and he’ finds r g ii x A JL li iTrn/i r-i t* i ; uii vi himseli a job picking apples for a family whose son has gone off to fight the Japanese. But apples aren’t the only fruit being plucked when Homer finds himself in love with the fiancee of the soldier - the beautiful Charlize Theron. Also, Homer is forced to again reevaluate his values when he confronts other, more horrifying taboos that are being violated by the foreman of the picking crew, Mr. Rose (Delroy Lindo). 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As Larch himself puts it, "Sometimes you've got to break some rules to put things straight. The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community is showing this film at The Theatre on Gay Street at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 28. (PG-13, 131 minutes) JENKINS ORCHARDS _Quality Fruit_ Peaches Velvet, SunHigh, Loring Nectarines Summer Beaut. Sunglo Plums Shiro, Ozark Premier Apples Summer Rambos, Paula Red Also Tomatoes, Blackberries. Jam Honey and Apple Butter Hours: 8:30 a m. to 5:30 p.m. Bring your own containers Directions: From Culpeper on Rt. 522. left at Yancey Road approximately 2 miles From Sperryville Rt. 522. right at Yancey Road. 2 miles Watch for signs Woodville f 540J 987-8192 * ★ CAFE' 11763 Lee Hwy., Sperryville, Vfl Thursday 7/27: OPEN MIC. Sponsored by Oasis CD Friday 7/ZS: SHAKE Saturday 7/29: SMIGGY a FRIENDS NOW OPEN Thursday - Sunday 5:30 to dosing Family Dining & Fine Musk 540-987-3162 * www.bluamooncafv.coa I ! STAY THE NIGHT. I The Rest of the Year’s On Us. You’ve got Shenandoah National Park and historic Skyline Drive right in your own backyard. So why not come up for a visit? Hike, explore, relax and when you spend a weekday night* at the newly restored Big Meadows Lodge or rustic Skyland tor only $59, we’ll give you an annual park pass, free. Hm limned offer is available only to local reiuirott and their families. Advance reservations are required. Park pass u valid 12 months from date of issue. * Valid Sunday to rhursdav only, l'ax not included. Expire* 9/29/00. For reservations & information (800)778-2871 www.visitshenandoah.com wrMtri in SjHuui Photo courtesy of Alma Viator ,, It’s one for the history books: Rappahannock's own Cooter and His Garage Band, some of country music's best musicians, will be teaming up with the Rappahannock Historical Society at historic Montpelier in the F. T. Valley to put on a "Swingin' Country Picnic" fund raiser on Sunday, Sept. 24, from 2 p.m. till dusk. Madison County's Pig 'n Steak will be providing the barbecue, ribs, chicken, potato salad, slaw, baked beans, you name it. Advance tickets are $25 a person and can be purchased at Cooter's Place, Settle's Grocery and Garage, Old Sperryville Bookshop, Hackley's Country Store, F. T. Valley Grocery, Talk of the Town, Rappahannock News, Rappahannock Clerk's Office and Rappahannock Historical Society. The fund raiser is being held to furnish the new addition to the Historical Society on Gay Street. Guests will be able to select from a brochure those items that are needed to be purchased as furniture and equipment. Ben "Cooter" Jones, the former “Dukes of Hazzard" star and Georgia Congressman, and his wife Alma Viator, a top public relations specialist, have generously donated their talents and nine-member band for this fund raiser. So, too, have the daughters of the late James W. Fletcher, who own Montpelier. They graciously have donated the use of their plantation house, which is located on Route 231, seven miles south of Sperryville. Gilpin named Assistant Vice President fe«2i Michael T. Leake, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Rappahannock National Bank is pleased to announce that Georgia A. Gilpin has been elected to the office of Assistant Vice President and named Branch Manager of the bank. Gilpin, a resident of Rappahannock County has been employed by Rappahannock National Bank in various capacities since April of 1990. She came to Virginia in 1988 from her home in Alaska. She is married to Ken Gilpin and has three adult children and four grandchildren. About the promotion, Leake said, "We are so pleased to have Georgia with us. She adds a wealth of experience to our organization, and is a valuable asset. With her help we are well positioned to manage the growth of the bank." 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A word from the kids It's been awhile since this column has appeared, , but a review of all of the ; submissions to last January’s "Rappahannock County in the 21st Century” essay contest unearthed some "quotables" that just must be shared. Though the essays of I contest winners Barbara Sherwood, Steven Clark, and Tiana Lucking were published in the Rappahannock News, a look at excerpts from the whole selection lends one a broader sense of this place and of its people. In this month's column, quotes are provided from the essays of last year's third and fourth graders, and subsequent columns will be dedicated to selections from other contest entries. Here is some of their wisdom . . . "I think our leaders should protect the beauty of Rappahannock. People should not build houses on the top of mountains. It does not look good." Maia Lucking "I like living in Rappahannock County because I like the school that I go to. It is the best school and it has the best food I ever had." Danielle Kirby "I think that Rappahannock is a beautiful place. I would like everyone to keep it just the way it is. Please don't litter." Kerry LeVans "When I look out the window at school I see tfees. If I went to Warrenton schools I would look out the window and see buildings." Stephanie Bridgeman "I hope our community will always be a rural community so that future generations can enjoy country living as much as I do." Amanda Frye "I value many qualities that Rappahannock County has. I like that there are no gangs or known killings. There aren’t crazy people around here." Shawn Porter "The best of all, we don't have malls that cause traffic jams. A lot of junk is thrown in the woods by having a lot of stores." Lisa Donahue "Keep Rappahannock clean by: not littering, not dumping toxicated waste into lakes and rivers, don't hunt down a certain species so much that it becomes extinct." Justin Jemielity "I mean Rappahannock is the only place I know where you can come face to face with nature without a price tag." Dustin Scott "Some qualities I like about Rappahannock County are that everybody knows everybody. . . .The county has a real sweet smell, like the cows after they wake up." Travis Jenkins "... Because we want to keep our county the same, the streams will be clean, the roads will be two lane roads or dirt roads. The air will smell like freshly picked flowers in the springtime like it does today . . ." Kelli Kvarnes "When I compare Rappahannock to other places I see that it is more special than what I had seen before. I don't think I would ever want to live anywhere else." Nicole Espinola "So you’re probably wondering to yourself, "Hey, I wonder what the writer values?" The thing I value most is the privilege to actually eat a fruit or vegetable without wondering if it has artificial flavoring or not! Some counties may also grow food, but not like Rappahannock does!" - Kimberly Hutcheson "... we should do the following things.. . . we should keep on looking out for one another . . . we See VOICES, Page A8 Lions Board 2000 installed BY BOB SCOTT Rappahannock News Writer A very important gathering of Lions of all ages assembled at the Rappahannock Park on Thursday, July 13. Every year in July the Rappahannock County Lions Club holds its annual picnic with wives, kids, friends and neighbors, hot dogs, hamburgers, covered dishes, delicious desserts and cold drinks. No one goes home hungry or thirsty, but it isn't just for family fun, though there's plenty of that. It is also the most meaningful meeting of the year because the new slate of club officers and board members for the next year of community service is officially installed and sworn in for active duty. It’s usually a moment when the outgoing president breaths a big sigh of relief and gets to be the "immediate past president." His Honor, the Mayor of Culpeper, Waller Jones, who also holds the high office of Zone Chairman and has been an active Lion for as long as anyone can remember conducted the installation honors for the 2000-2001 board. Lion Jones reminded the new board members of their official duties and got them all to say "I do", or maybe, "I will". • dust so you 11 know who's running the show we re proud to present the new team: Bob Metcalf, President; Gary Settle, First V.P.; Buck Payne, Second V.P.; Tom Tepper, Third V.P.; Ken Marlor, Secretary; Emerson Williams, Treasurer; Jim Dellinger, Lion Tamer; Bruce Jones, Tail Twister; and Directors, Mike Leake, Bob Scott, John Schultz and Phil Smith; John Hartline, Chairman of Membership Committee, assisted by John Schultz and Rick Kohler. The immediate past president is also a member of the board and were thankful for that. Jeff Light has been a splendid president with rare leadership ability and a great sense of humor. We thank him for a cessful year of Lion the Rappahannock tyvery sucservice to communi Photo courtesy of Susan Jones NEW OFFICERS: Outgoing President Jeff Light, left, passes the gavel to new President Bob Metcalfe on right with Waller Jones, Lion Zone Chairman officiating as the Installation authority. C-M-R Farm Fair to begin Thursday BY SUE GARVIN Rappahannock News Writer The 51st annual CulpeperMadison-Rappahannock Farm Fair opens Thursday, July 27, at Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises (CAE) on Route 29, two miles south of Culpeper. This marks the first year that the traditional farm show is called the CMR Farm Fair. Why the change? The CMR Farm Fair is organized and administered by a volunteer Board of Directors with the support of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. The Board is composed of five adult and two youth members from each of the three counties. Operating under the guidelines of their by-laws, the Board meets every third Thursday of each month. Meetings are open to the public and are generally well attended by Board members, department leaders and VCE 4-H specialists. It was during the March 2000 Board meeting that a motion was passed to change the name of the CMR Farm Show to CMR Farm Fair. For 4-H, FFA, and FHA exhibitors, the Fair is still the THE ^gffsSssss&ssr"* largest local competition for their livestock and home economics projects. Four days of competition will be punctuated with shows for each of the specific livestock departments and the judging of all home economics entries. The Fair will still conclude with an awards ceremony on Monday evening followed by the very lively market auction }f livestock. But now, sandwiched between Thursday's exhibitors meeting and Monday's closing auction, is a weekend of activities designed to encourage everyone to come to the Fair. Saturday, July 29, opens with two horse shows at Touch Point Farm on North Merrimac Road in Culpeper. Meanwhile, the dairy goat and poultry shows start the morning at CAE. A full day of showing concludes with a cow milking contest (3:30 p.m.), BBQ dinner (5p.m.) and tractor pull (6 p.m.). There is no admission for entry to the Fair on Saturday. Admission to the tractor pull is $8 for adults. Super Sunday Family Fun Day gets under way at noon on July 30. Admission is $5 per car. All livestock and home economics entries will be on display and 4-H and FFA members will be available to answer questions about their respective projects. In addition, many departments are planning educational demonstrations and games for young children. Officer Holly Hill of the Culpeper Police has lined up a full slate of DARE, HEAT and fire and rescue displays. The K-9 Unit from the Coffeewood Correctional Center will be on hand to demonstrate the proficiency of their patrol and tracking dogs. The CrookNWhistle will entertain young and old with sheep herding dog exhibitions. Tractors, farm equipment, VDOT machinery and even classic Corvettes will be on display for everyone to admire. A benefit auction, a hog calling contest and the crowning of Little Mr. and Miss. Farm Fair will round out the afternoon. I 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 ifr 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.

-&appat)annocfe Jietos— 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@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2000 Our View A bad start Pre-emptive strikes on opponents will only serve to alienate voters By taking off on the results of some very preliminary pre-election reporting, Rappahannock's own Walter Longyear — who is seeking the Republican nomination for the 31st District seat being vacated by Jay Katzen — has cast down a gauntlet that he should have held on to. We wonder why. The deadline for filing the report with the Virginia Board of Elections enumeration contributions and expenses of those planning to run in the November, 2001 election was July 17. Within a few hours after the documents were made public, Longyear sent out a press release claiming that he had "recruited twice as many donors as (Dell) Ennis," the only other candidate that had significant activity to report. No matter that the numbers at this time are so small — 168 contributors for Longyear, most of which came as a result of direct mail solicitation — versus Ennis' 80. No matter that having raised nearly $28,000, Ennis has collected more than twice as much money as Longyear. No matter that the Republican Primary is nearly a year away, and the general election 15 months down the road. If this is the beginning of a long, ugly campaign, voters are going to be turned off. And in the case of Walter Longyear, we have been shown that he has no problem making the means justify the end. Remember the last Rappahannock School Board election? Incumbent Ron Makela, whom Longyear strongly opposed, was unfairly savaged during the last week in a letter supposedly authorized by Rappahannock County Republican Committee, which Longyear chairs. Accurately targeted, the letter changed enough votes in Jackson District to get neophyte Rebecca Cordani elected. The political strategy worked. Too bad we can't say the same for the ultimate outcome. It was said long ago that if you tell the American people the truth, they will make the right decision every time. Why isn't that good enough now? Rappahannock Today Photo courtesy of Hazel Zinn-Day READY FOR FARM FAIR: The 51st annual Culpeper-Rappahannock and Madison Farm Fair will begin Thursday, July 27 and continue through Monday, July 31. Left: Carly Day with Mystic and Bob are ready for the show and on the right: Devin Day and Bun Bun are prepared to show. Letters Many to thank for Summer Workshops 2000 I'd like to publicly recognize those who made Headwaters Summer Workshops 2000 an unqualified success. Because of you, 55 young people were able to intensely explore pottery, sculpting, science crafts, dance, native Virginia gardening, and photography. First, thanks to the Board of Headwaters (the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation) for encouraging and sponsoring this program. Knowing you were fully behind us made it possible to dream big. A big thank you to the Virginia Commission for the Arts ( VCA) for providing a full matching grant for this project. Other generous contributors were the Rappahannock Lions Club, the Darby Foundation, and the Rappahannock National Bank. Your support over the years has been invaluable to the growth and enrichment of our young people. To our workshop instructors-Paula Endo (photography); Joy Rollins (science crafts); Jeanne Drevas and Barney O'Meara (sculpting); Harriette Rosenblatt (pottery); Sharon Wyrrick (dance); and Donna LaPre (native Virginia gardening)-how can I thank you enough? You are incredibly talented people who spent five days pouring yourselves into the lives of others. You kept your students enthralled, kept the energy level high, and somehow kept your cool. How'd you do that? Thanks to Rev. Phil Bailey and the giving spirit of the Washington Baptist Church. On very short notice, you opened your doors to our students-lots and lots of students! It must have been a little painful to see all those energetic kids running around in your brand new, beautiful, sparkling white addition. But you made us feel very welcome and came through for us in a pinch. We are indebt: ed to you. Another unsung hero in all of this is Helen Williams and her crew of bus drivers. I’m sure Mrs. Williams wants to run when she sees me as l always seem to make more work for her-but she han-C died everything with grace and wisdom.' Her crew of bus drivers, Robin Frye, Chris Keyser, Phyllis Poore and Lois Ames were, as always, professional and courteous and a pleasure to work with. I’d like to thank the parents and grandparents who allowed and encouraged their kids to participate in this summer experience. I know it’s not easy to get kids up early during summer vacation-but you did it. Attendance was excellent and I have you to thank for that. Parent volunteers...well...what can I say? Your investment of time speaks volumes to those around you and to your children. My own mother still volunteers on my behalf, thanks mom for your help in set-up, crowd control, clean-up and general mental health support. You're always there for me. We just might have to do this again! Theresa Light Project Coordinator Bears, garbage and common sense On July 12, the Huntly dumpster was closed, making trips to the dump now take up to an hour for those of us north of Huntly. Many people are choosing to pay about $20 a month for a once a week pickup of their trash, and the bear population is soaring. Now I realize a lot of research went into this decision, but I wonder how many people who made this choice have to travel an hour to dispose of their trash. I also wonder who will be responsible when the bears get aggressive and find week old trash worth mauling someone for. If no local site can be found north of Huntly, why doesn't the board pay for our trash to be picked up, or reimburse residents $40 a month so we can have our trash hauled twice weekly. This way we can all live a little more responsibly and safer. Cathv Switzer Chester Gap Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 50 YEARS AGO July 27, 1950 A black mountain rattlesnake which was caught Sunday, is on display at the Moore and Payne Motors at Washington. The snake mea sures approximately 2 1/2 feet in length and four inches around and has six rattles. The snake was found in a blackberry patch on the Ernest Smoot farm in Harris Hollow by Loring Anderson. A Buffalo turbine sprayer was demonstrated Photo courtesy of First Washington Museum OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: Washington, Va. from Greens Hill. This is the entrance now to Avon Hall, the large lot you see is where the Lake Motel/Restaurant is at the present. at Floyd Compton's orchard Tuesday. A similar demonstration had been held at the orchard of H.B. Winfrey at Woodville several weeks ago. This type of sprayer is different from the usual method used in the county. It has been used in the north for some time, but Mr. Compton has the only one like it in the county. It uses a spray-like atomizer mist, and this demonstration was to show how well the mist would hit the tallest trees. Mayor William F. Moffett Jr., was one of the six mayors of American towns named Washington, who was a guest of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 19. These six mayors, were heads of towns ranging in population from 507 to 5980. 25 YEARS AGO July 31, 1975 Dr. William Young, Medical Director for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services Board has been reelected Chairman of the Governor's Professional Advisory Board for Mental Health and Mental Retardation. He was initially appointed by Governor Holton in 1971 and then reappointed in 1972 for a fouryear term. A special interest 4-H sewing group has completed and are modeling the garments which they made during this summer project. Instructors for the girls were Mrs. Elaine Wiley and Mrs. Llewellyn Allison, Home Agent. Participating girls included Monica Starks, Carolyn Racer, Kay Jenkins, Barbara Martin, Rhonda Wiley and Daphine Savee. Following a fashion showing on Wednesday the group had a picnic and swim at South Wales Club. Brenda Atkins, 1975-76 Honorary Fire Chief of Sperryville Fire Department received her tiara in a ceremony Friday night from retiring chief, Beverly Atkins. The activity was held in connection with the annual benefit carnival which concluded Saturday night in Sperryville. Placing second was Wanda Jenkins with Natalie Swindler in third place, Kim Estes in fourth place and Donna Grigsby placed fifth. The gross receipts from the carnival totaled in excess of $12,000 in spite of inclement weather. 10 YEARS AGO July 26, 1990 It’s show time for Mary Dobrovir of Sperryville as she competes in Moody Aylor's Old Mill Stables Horse Show last Saturday. A holiday fishing trip to Lake Anna netted Daniel Coffey, 11, of Sperryville a 9 1/4 pound catfish. Daniel's father, Frank said they also caught two other catfish weighing more than five pounds. The state requirement for citation catfish is 10 pounds. Much attention has been focused on volunteerism during the past few weeks. Several local residents were nominated for the Governor's Award on Volunteerism. Those recognized included: Louis G. "Butch" Zindel III of Amissville; Paul Poling of Amissville; Landem Harl Luttrell of Amissville; Clarence "Boosie" Dodson of Viewtown and Samuel H. Smith Sr. of Huntly. -COMPILED BY BARBARA C. WAYLAND

Letters Town of Washington - a real treasure My husband, Judge William Webster, and I are new homeowners in the area and are reading your paper with interest about the debate over the proposed water treatment plant. While we are too new to the area to know and understand all sides of the dilemma, we srtill feel compelled to share our thoughts with you, fellow landowners in the area and the Town Council. Bill and I began our property search eight years ago. We researched areas within an hour and a half radius of Washington, D.C. and began the painstaking task of talking to realtors, visiting towns, looking at properties, etc. We finally narrowed our hunt to Fauquier and Rappahannock counties because of the 25 acre development zoning and of course, the lovely mountain views. Our search was narrowed further when we began visiting the Town of Washington. It is a little gem and so unspoiled by the unchecked development we found near other rural areas. We visited many small towns in our search but found that most were only minutes from billboards, strip malls and housing developments. What makes Washington so extremely special is that it is miles from such unattractive development and remains truly one of the most beautiful areas we have ever seen. Our hope, as newcomers to this very special area, is that Mayor Willis and the Town Council will move very slowly in the decision to build the proposed treatment plant. Aware there are certainly serious problems to be solved, we are hopeful that a decisions will be made to alleviate the problems and yet protect the integrity of the Town. Were housing developments and large businesses to arrive, the uniqueness of the Town would be gone forever. To destroy the Town for development sake would truly be sad, indeed, and would turn Washington into a town much like the others we visited. At present, Washington is one of the most friendly and quaint places we have ever seen. We feel proud and privileged to be part of the area and look forward to meeting our new neighbors in the months to come. Until then, we again urge everyone involved to move slowly and unselfishly in this very important decision so our families and we can all delight in the uniqueness of the area for years to come. Lynda Webster Washington Thanks to all who helped with Gymkhana The pictures that appeared on the front of last week's Rappahannock News were taken at a Gymkhana (games on horseback, except when you had to run on foot with or without the pony!) to benefit the Old Rag Mountain Pony Club held on July 15. Over $800 was raised and I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for this successful day. First, I need to thank the great weatherman in the sky. The forecast was lousy for the whole weekend and we ended up with a perfect day for riding. The event was held at beautiful Indian Run Farm through the generosity of the David Semmes and Matt Hatcher families. Paul Russo and Cindy Keeler ably performed as judges while Bill Jarrett performed on the microphone. Jane Naramore handled the paperwork as secretary, backed up by Jeannie Kauffman. Bea Miller filled in where needed when she wasn't competing. Kathy Russo handled the all important food. Ann Pankow of Horse and Hound in Flint Hill once again very kindly came through with prizes for the champions. Keep in mind that most of these people do not even have children in the Pony Club. Some of them are not even "horsey", yet they gave most freely of their time. Michael Wren does have two daugh ters who do belong to Old Rag Mountain Pony Club, but they happened to be out of town for this event. He still spent the entire day working very hard as the ring crew. Last but not least, a special thanks to Robbie HamillHuff, a club member who would rather work the event than ride. Robbie was in charge of the starting horn and also helped Bill Jarrett with the announcing. Thank you, too, to all those I didn’t name who willingly filled any position that needed filling. Any omissions are entirely my fault and I apologize to any of the generous people I missed. Thank you also to all the participants. Without you we would I Found & Sons thanked for donation The Board of Directors of Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc., would like to thank Found & Sons Funeral Home for the gift of r the new granite marker for our fire department. We are very grateful to be included as one of the first fire departments in the area to receive this donation. We thank them for their thoughtfulness. Barbara Jamieson Secretary,Washington Fire and Rescue Inc. 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I9.765K . 18.9QOK . 4G.753K . 46.488K . 10.438K . 28.739K . 25.408K . 20,181 K 25.304K . 8.3. lOOK . 24.12 IK 25.945K 24.393K 22.365K . 16.595K . 59.645K 29.975K 80.448K . :jo,(xxjk 28.631 K . 14.549K i nmsiiK Wi/mnuth Jeep & J I I \\ , II !< t 11< >| | V \ fi4(K{47-(>(>22 I ♦liver's I lotlinr 800-:i74-K:t<><> (I till j< )< '/( It < >1 H l < i >1 ) l Saturday Quick Service 8:00-12:00 Exchange From Page A1 bottom-line figures, interested readers can do the math. Components vary Longyear’s report included 13 "Schedule A" contributors who have give over $100 (totaling $3600); five contributors who gave more than $100 in in-kind donations ($1380.27); and 152 "unitemized" contributors who gave less than $100 each ($6765). Ennis reported 47 "Schedule A" contributors, who made up the bulk of the funds he has raised (totaling $21,173); four contributors who made in-kind donations over $100 ($4125); and 30 contributors who have given $100 or less ($2564). Contacted after Longyear's press release was made public, Ennis disputed that his oppo nent's survey proved anything, and asked that anyone trying to measure support based on the reports read them thoroughly. Ennis quickly pointed out that $23,098 — or about 91% of his "Schedule A" and "inkind" money — came from supporters registered in the 31stDistrict. Longyear's report shows that only $2050 — or 57% of his "Schedule A" and "in-kind" money came from within the 31st District. By including $750 in "inkind" contributions from Longyear's American Target Advertising in Manassas, the percentage increases to 78%. The one variable that remains is the number of 31st District voters who are in the "unitemized" or under $100 category. There is no indication on the forms as to where these people vote. Here, the numbers are reversed, with Longyear receiving $6756 from 152, "unitemized" contributors' and Ennis collecting $2564 from 30 contributors. "Again, look at the reports," Ennis stressed. "On the expense side, Longyean has already reported spending; thousands of dollars on ,cam-j paign mailings — which could be going anywhere — and that's where he's gotten this 'unitemized' money. I've been out campaigning in my loafers, and I know exactly where my support has corns from." Although Longyear did not have the actual numbers, he claimed that the majority of his "unitemized" contributors were from his home county of Rappahannock. "I haven’t even done most of the fundraising I plan to do. in the rest of the 31st District yet," said Longyear. "I've just been contacting my supporters in Rappahannock." Board From Page A1 Board Chair Rosa Crocker noted too the difficulty in making a decision but suggested that the Board "look at this in a positive light" and be thankful for the willingness of the candidates to offer their time and commitment to the School Board. After questioning the candidates and discussing the appointment there was a significant delay in making a motion to appoint either candidate. Mr. Warner finally made a motion to appoint Mr. Mills, adding that he took "no joy in this motion," indicating that he would rather not have to make a decision. There was no second to this motion, nor to a second motion to appoint Mr. Mills, and Chair Crocker repeatedly asked for another motion. After some additional delay, Mr. Warner again forwarded a motion to appoint Mr. Mills, and this time received a second from Mrs, Johnson. Ms. Crocker then expressed her support for Mr. Makela, stating that it was her point of view that "Mr. Makela is a known quantity," and that she preferred "working with someone who has a good knowledge of the workings of the board ... so we can get on with it (the business of the School Board)." The roll call vote on the - i . » motion to appoint Mr. Mills passed, with Johnson, Sharpy and Warner in favor, and; Crocker opposed. RCES Lagoon Repair In its final action, the; Board passed a resolution to; declare an emergency on procurement of services for RCES lagoon repair. This will enable the school system to acquire repair services without an open solicita-. tion, an thus provide an opportunity to retain a contractor and perform repairs before scheduled school opening. Other activity The board also discussed the tuition free policy which will be covered in next weeks • paper. Voices From Page A5 should preserve our laws that are only in Rappahannock ... we should not let this county turn into a bustling city... we must support the organizations, like Headwaters, cannot be ended." B. J. Ross "... Please try also to preserve our education system. It may not be Harvard but it is still pretty great." Molly McCarthy , "l "Another great quality that Rappahannock has is the food. 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• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 __ • Classifieds/66, B7 • Real Estate/B8 July 26, 2000 Happahannoch News _ _ A. Section B i-i 4 f. * I « Citizen of the Week i—at. J Martha Kidwell Hometown: Castleton Occupation: Secretary/Bookkeeper, Rappahannock County Elementary School Accomplishments: Martha Kidwell moved to Rappahannock County as a child from Long Comer, Md. and graduated from Rappahannock County High School. She has been employed at the Rappahannock County Elementary School for 23 years, starting as a kindergarten aide and has been the secretary for 16 years. Mrs. Kidwell especially enjoys watching the students in the school grow up, coming in excited about being in kindergarten and before you know it, coming back to register their own children. She is married to George Kidwell, who retired from Fairfax County as a building inspector in March. He has recently started working part-time for Rappahannock County as a building inspector. The Kidwells have two daughters, Jane and Sherri and two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Richard, who are their pride and joyMrs. KidweH4s^ member.oUhe -... j Sperryville United Methodist Church. As the Kidwell's daughters were growing up Mrs. Kidwell was a Girl Scout leader and was active in the 4-H program. She has helped with the CulpeperMadison-Rappahannock Farm Show for almost two decades. Mrs. Kidwell enjoys gardening, reading, working on their small farm and spending time with her family. The Rappahannock News takes great pride in naming Mrs. Kidwell Citizen-of-the-Week. She is always a wealth of information to us when we have a question about a student or teacher's name at the last minute. She always quick to respond and willing to go the extra mile. Citizen of the Week Trail ride slated The Rappahannock Hunt will sponsor a summer trail ride on Saturday, July 29 at the O'Bannon Farm in Woodville at 10 a.m. English and Western riders welcome. For further information contact Barton Hitchcock at 825-6859; Janet O'Keefe at 547-2993, evenings or the Hunt monitor at 987-8957. Flint Hill carnival through Saturday, The Flint Hill firemen’s carnival gets underway this evening, Wednesday, July 26 and will Continue through Saturday, July 29. The firemen's grand parade is Friday, July 28 at 6:45 p.m. \ 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 Joseph Gardiner and cash prizes totaling $3500 will be awarded. Bingo will be held every night. Headwaters produces another winner For the third consecutive summer, Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, has provided a unique and exciting outlet for the creative energy of our students. Approximately 55 students, from the second through the eighth grades, spent the week of July 17th exploring sculpture, pottery, photography, dance, gardening and science. These workshops were completely free for our students and accessible by bus transportation. — Since Headwaters was established in 1997, it has made possible many exciting programs: minigrants for our public education teachers, public education forums, summer adventure youth trips, and more. Summer Workshops 2000 is yet another excellent program intended to enrich the learning experience of our youth. According to the Project Coordinator, Theresa Light, Headwaters took a positive approach in developing these workshops. Mrs. Light stated, "I think our instructors and artists were liberated in some ways by our approach. We did not say, "we have this much money—what is the best you can do within these limits." We said, "If you could dream up a program for students, what would it look like?" The artists and instructors submitted proposals and budgets to Mrs. Light who synthesized them into one, cohesive proposal. Although the cost was high, the Headwaters Board did not hesitate to approve it. "Knowing that I had the support of the Board, I then set about the task of getting additional funding to assist Headwaters in covering the cost," stated Mrs. Light. Virginia Commission for the Arts (VGA) also saw the merit in Summer Workshops 2000 and came through with a matching grant. According to Mrs. Light, VCA support has been 'instrumsntal in Headwaters Summer Programs over the past three years. "VCA is an incredible resource to counties like ours who are committed to enriching the artistic and educational experiences of our students. VCA has been an -important player -in many of* the wonderful programs you've seen in this county over the years." Mrs. Light was quick to add that Donna LaPrfc, far left, working with children and teaching gardening with Native Virginia plants. other generous contributions were received from the Rappahannock Lion's Club, The Darby Foundation, and Rappahannock National Bank. She also credits the Washington Baptist Church for coming through at the last minute with their newlyenlarged facility. Four of the six workshops were originally to be held at the Rappahannock Elementary School, but due to septic system issues, had to be relocated at the last minute. Washington Baptist Church graciously came through in a pinch, and opened up their beautiful building to the students. L "These workshops have been a true community effort which is part of what makes the project so gratifying. Headwaters' goal is to bring the community together over projects that will enrich the lives of our kids—and that's exactly what's happened here," stated Mjrs. Light. Kudos to everyone who-sgMjde this artistic And educational dream a reality! If you are interested in more information about Headwaters or would like to make a donation to ensure programs like this continue, please write to Headwaters, Inc., RO. Box 448, Washington, Va. 22747 or call Executive Director, Linda Tarry, at 675-1819. Jesse Palmer enjoyed the Photography workshop under Paula Endo. Dancers enjoyed the workshop under the direction of Sharoh Wyrrick. * Mrs. Joy'ffdtnm, second tin left, was the instructor for the Science Crafts workshop. . Mrs. Harriette Rosenblatt taught the Pottery workshop. Samantha Falls carefully molds clay during the Pottery workshop.

Church £ Activities ■ 1—___U_I New fellowship group meeting The New Harvest Christian Fellowship is presently meeting at the Viewtown Store with Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. A mid-week service is held in various homes in the community. For more information call 937-9993 or 937-5210 or 937-4929. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. Alpheus Atkins Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Night Service 7 p.m. 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. Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor: Joel Cress Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship/Children’s Church 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. ; Wednesday: Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Youth Prayer and Praise 7 p.m. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, July 30 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. VBS at Amissville Methodist Are you bored with summer? Are you looking for a little excitement? Then hold on to your hats and get ready for the week of a lifetime! Amissville United Methodist Church is holding Vacation Bible School during the week of July 31 -Aug. 4. The activities will run from 6:30 to 8:30 each evening for 3 to 12 year olds, (young children must be potty trained). If you are interested in registering your child or have questions, contact VBS Director Jan Makela at 937-5718, pickup a registration form at the Methodist Church on Sunday or arrive at 5:30 to register on the first night of VBS, July 31. Early registration helps with planning. Sign up now and put a little "Son" in your summer. Amissville Baptist Pastor: Rev. V. DeLong Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Sen/ice 6 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. Mission Groups 7 p.m. Special service at New Hope The New Hope Baptist Bible Church in Sperryville would like to invite you to a special service on Aug. 13 at 10 and 11 a.m. Evangelist and Singer Dr. Jerry Monday and wife Betty will be the special guest. The church is located on the comer of Sons Road and Water Street in Sperryville. Everyone is invited and welcomed. For more information call 987-8378. Sunday: Wednesday: Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday. Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth & Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. Thursday: W.M.U. Meeting 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 Youth 2000 Sunday set Hopewell Baptist Church in Sperryville will sponsor Youth 2000 Sunday on July 30 at 11 a.m. "Bring your gift and talent and join the service," said a spokesperson. All are welcome. Forest Grove Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer II 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every third SurftJay 10:30 a.m. Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor: Robert Goff Second, Fourth & Fifth Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. VBS at Amissville Methodist next week , What a July we have been having! This weather is unbelievable, it feels more like late April than almost August. Did you see on 211 that some of the little trees are changing their color already? Well let's see what is going on this week. Next week is the '■■T T^rr" ' Amissville By AMY HITT 937-340! Amissville United Methodist Uhurch s Vacation Bible School. The theme is "Holy Word Studios" and all children ages 3-12 are invited to attend. VBS will run from 6:30 - 8:30, July 31 through Aug. 4. If you don't have time to fix dinner, the United Methodist Men will be serving hamburgers and hot dogs at 5:30 each night. For more information or to register your children, please call Jan Makela at 937-5718. Come on and put a little "SON" in your summer. The "Welcome to Amissville" voting jars should be in Mayhugh's and Hackley's. Please take time to vote for your favorite sign. This is your community and your opinion matters. Please put your name, address and phone number (optional) on the ballot. To be eligible to vote, you must be a Jackson District resident or live in the 20106 zip code. If you are unsure about your voting status, feel free to call any of the AACA Board Members, their names and numbers are listed on the Amissville.com web site. f or those ot you that don t have a computer, here are a few names: Steve Miller at 937-4298; Amy Hitt at 937-3401; Paul Komar at 937-5225 or Hal Hunter at 9374600. The Amissville Baptist Youth, The Xtreme Believers, had their scavenger hunt this past week. This was the first time I have seen them in action. They came by our house looking for a toy boat, and then another group came looking for a little red toy car. They were really having a good time. I am glad that they have a good Youth Leader, Courtney DeLong, which finds inventive ways to keep them busy during the summer. They have learned a lot and are growing everyday in the Lord with his guidance. If you have a teen that would like to belong to the X-treme Believers, contact Courtney at 937-6159 for more, information. Preparations for the Amissville area's first ever Fall Festival is in full swing! The carnival grounds on 211 will be the main staging area, with events planned at The Lazy S Llama Ranch, Gray Ghost Winery, The Raggedy Ann & Andy Antique Shop, Amissville United Methodist Church, Amissville Baptist Church and a couple of other locations, along the way. , : We are hard at work on the brochure/map combo, and finalizing the crafters and entertainers. We are still looking for area home based businesses that want to be in the brochure or do a^ display of their products. The Festival is on Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., if you* are interested, time is short, so please call, me at 937-3401 or Victoria Miller at 9374298. That's all for this week. Here is a thought, don't put off what you can do today, because there may not be a tomorrow. Enjoy life to the fullest every day and, be thankfiil for what you have been given. Have a great week! _ * Neighbors and friends share produce, veggies There is no one who can complain about this wonderful weather we are having. Plenty of cool nights, and rain enough to keep the grass and gardens growing with a bumper crop of fruits and vegetables. It's wonderful to have good friends and neighbors at anytime, but this week they proved it over again, with delicious beans, beets, cabbage and squash they shared with others. This is the way it was when I grew up. Nothing went to waste and the extra was shared with those who didn't have. It makes lis realize what wonderful people still live in our community. The Sperryville Ladies’ Auxiliary will meet Aug. 2 at 7 Sperr^vme 9 w By SALLY KEYSER 987-8471 p.m. at the Sperryville Fire House. They are always looking for new members, young and young at heart. Our hearts have been saddened again this week when another friend and cousin, Isaac Beahm, a native of Rappahannock was called Home. He worked for the old Merrill Motor Company at Washington, ran the theatre there for a number of years. He also sold life insurance for Peoples' before moving to Luray. Our deepest sympathy go out to all the Beahm families. Don't forget the Flint Hill fireman's carnival is starting Wednesday, July 26 and will continue through Saturday, July 29. The parade will be Friday night at 6:45. Plan on attending and support the fire company. Mrs. Troy Jenkins and Mrs. David Updike had dinner in Charlottesville Saturday, and enjoyed some shopping as well. Demee and Nia Genther of Strasburg were Wednesday overnight and Thursday guests of Tiffany Wayland. , The Willis Chapel, Flint Hill and Sperryville United Methodist Churches will hold their annual church picnic and worship service July 30 at g p.m. at the 4-H camp ip Harmony Hollow. Come aitd bring a covered dish. "Mutt" Atkins was visited at the Blue Ridge Christian Home by some of his friends from Rappahannock this week and they found him in good spirits. "Mutt" was a school bus driver and transportation supervisor for Rappahannock for many years. Call me at 987-8471 with your news, and make it a good week. Viewtown highlights i Mr. and Mrs. Acrey Dodson, Shirley Dodson, Barbara Settle, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Corbin, April Reid and Jerry Corbin, Jr. attended a renewal of wedding vows and reception Saturday night in Remington for Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Frazier. Congratulations to Travis Dodson who received his EMT certification. Happy birthday wishes are extended to Travis Dodson who celebrates his day on July 30. -*. ■ ===== Viewtown By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 Have a great week and give me a call with your news for the Viewtown column. Jenkins completes Boot Camp S.R. Mark C. Jenkins of Sperryville graduated from Boot Camp on June 30 with the 247th Division of the Navy. He has been stationed at Great Lake, 111. and will have 14 more weeks of machinist schooling there. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Jenkins, his sister and husband, Connie and David Updike traveled to Illinois to see him graduate and spend sometime with him. S.R. Mark C. Jenkins V-^ _/ 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 Building Supply^Corp. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs ” 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540) 825-0937 Sperryville Emporium ‘'The Shop that has EVERYTHING” U. S. 211, West Sperryville, VA (540) 987-8235 ~ajooV. at these large tomato plants! We must support those heavy branches <^J%o they don't break away from the vine and die. We need something strong to hold them up while the tomatoes ripen." Nature teaches us about our Creator and how God has created us for His purpose. If we are to flourish and prosper, we must remain attached to our Creator. Diverging from His loving care, our life become fruitless and our spirit withers. In John 15:5, our Lord tells us...“l am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." How do we remain close to God? Certainly we come to many obstacles in our path. The storms of life can make our branches heavy, threatening to break them away from the vine. Know that the Creator is always near to support us and to protect us from spiritual decay. Look to him as you worship each week in His House Your spirit will flourish and your life will be ripe with love and satisfaction 5-:'I3ISI7 I Ttautonons !:Mt I TSemtonum 2:1-14 2:170:13 I Thnukwnm *wi Thundjy I TWualonaiH till! 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Area churches to host Bible School Vacation Bible School is in progress this week at Hope Hill Baptist Church near Castleton and will continue each evening 7:30 until 9 through Friday, using as their theme "Road Rally 2000"! Please call 829-4924 for more information. Beginning Sunday evening, July 30 and continuing through Aug. 4 the New Salem Baptist Church will have Vacation Bible School, using Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 Peregory, Joseph, Jennifer and Mrs. Missy Bragg and children. Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier spent last week attending a camp meeting in Verona. Matthew Bragg was a Saturday overnight guest of his cousin, Loren Danielle Pereeorv woa iNews ucean Udyssey as their theme. Classes will be held 6:45 until 9 p.m., with the closing program on Friday, Aug. 4, to be followed by an ice cream social. All area young people are invited. Our prayers go out for Rev. James Pittman of Aaron Mountain Road, who is recovering from an injured shoulder he received on Saturday as a result of a fall. Birthday wishes are extended this week to Chriss Hetzer who celebrates on Friday and my nieces, Mrs. Michele Rae Swindler and Mandy Lynn Tuel, both of whom add another year on Saturday. Belated birthday wishes go out to Mr. Van Lagos whose day was Friday and Mrs. Liz Lagos who celebrated Monday, July 17, and Mrs. Earl Aylor on Tuesday. May our good Lord bless each of you to enjoy many more. • The home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory of Front Royal was the scene of a birthday party on Sunday for their grandson, Kenny and those from here motoring there for the party included, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mills, Shirley, Rebecca and Mary, Mrs. Janet and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Peregory and on Sunday the Peregorys entertained with a party, honoring the 11th birthday of their daughter. Miss. Kellie Atkins of Sperryville was a Friday overnight guest of Miss Ashleigh Corbin and her parents on Route 707. Any members of the family of the late Virgil and Ada Jenkins, living in our area are reminded of the family reunion to be held at the Rappahannock Park Sunday, July 30 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Perhaps in our area there are members of the Culpeper High School graduating class of 20 years ago and if so please call Robin Settle at 547-4820 or Hazel Zinn-Day at 937-3185, as a reunion is being planned. The Joe Peregory home on Castleton Ford Road was the setting for a "pizza" party last Monday afternoon. Guests attending were Miss Angie Whorton, Dougie Settle, Shirley, Rebecca and Mary Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg, Kellie, Karla, Matthew and Mark and Kevin Grigsby. When passing by the "log cabin" on the hill had you noticed new people have moved into our area, as Mr. Herbert Hash, upon selling his property is now a resident of Culpeper Retirement Community. Quite a number of area folk attended the "Singing and Pickin'' party at Salem Fire Hall, Friday evening and report an enjoyable evening. At the recent graduation from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, a young man from our area was among the graduates, Airforce Airman William Collins and he is the son of Warren Collins. Airman Collins graduated from Rappahannock High School in June 1999. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Heflin, Crystal and Jacob and Jennifer Peregory, Kellie Bragg dined at Country Cookin in Culpeper Friday evening following the Bible School closing program at Black Oak Regular Baptist Church. Congratulations to Miss Cindy Nicholson of Castleton Ford Road for having won first place in the Farm Show Photo Contest of "2 Cute-2 Furtny”, picturing a little girl and her two pet dogs, which also brings the reminder of the Culpeper, Madison and Rappahannock Farm Fair which will begin on Thursday of this week and continue through Monday, July 31. Wedding anniversary bells will be ringing as we extend wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Williams, whose day is Tuesday, Aug. 1 and also to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wharton on Saturday. Quote: "The time to make friends is before you need them". Flint Hill carnival underway The Flint Hill carnival begins this evening and will continue through Saturday, July 29 at the carnival grounds. Five Star Amusements is again providing rides and concessions. Tonight, Wednesday, is family night and the rides are $8 for the entire evening. 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 on Friday. Bill and Joanne Welch and Elizabeth joined others from the Washington Baptist Church in the Phillip and Lillian Terrell home last Saturday evening to celebrate the arrival of the Slovakia choir with a picnic and fireworks. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hawkins of Fredericksburg visited her mother, Edna Lillard on a recent Tuesday. The Aileen reunion was held at the Flint Hill carnival grounds Saturday, July 15 and was well attended and enjoyed by all. Last Monday, Bill Welch and Elizabeth went to the Washington Zoo and then to Manassas to the movies to see The Patriot and later had pizza. The Flint Hill United Methodist women met on Monday for their July meeting at the home of Ardis East. Those present were Thelma Crane, Janet Eastham, Mary Curtis, Barbara Jenkins, Louise Woodville social notes On Wednesday Richard and Rena Burke called on Nina and Elmer Parker in Amissville. On Sunday the Burkes took a ride on Skyline Drive with Die, Michele and Walter Milton Burke and had lunch at Big Meadows. Rodney and Jo Vest and grandchildren returned home on Sunday after spending several days in Fredericksburg. On Sunday, July 16 Dan and Bessie Norman visited the historical area of Harpers Ferry, W.Va. On Thursday they attended the annual bluegrass festival in Mineral, where they enjoyed gospel singing by the Lewis family, Ralph Stanley and the Bluegrass Boys, the Clinch Mountain Boys and the Country Gentlemen. On Friday the Normans had dinner at Skyline Warren County Fair ? y<r/y/r////a August 5-7 U men (Cuntii f niigioLnuF Front Roijnl. V/\ Fairest of the Fair, Mother/Daughter, Ms. Warren County and Mr. Warren County (Must live within 50 - mile radius of Warren County ). Lil Miss, Tiny Miss, Jr. Miss and Miss Warren County must he resident of Warren County Entry tee for Pageant is $25.00. Photogenic Contest also for Fairest of the Fair, Tiny Miss, Lil Miss, Jr. Miss and Miss Warren County Fair. Entry fee $5.00 per picture. REGISTRATION: July 25th. 27th, and 31st from 7:00 PM. until 8:30 P.M., August 1st and August 2nd from 7:00 P.M. until 8:30 P.M. FINAL REGISTRATION FROM 6:00 P.M. until 6:30 P.M., August 3rd for Fairest of the Fair, Jr. Miss and Miss Warren County Fair. August 4th for Tiny, Lil Miss, Ms. Wanen County and Mr. Warren County. Call the Warren County Fairgrounds for additional information at 540-635-5827 or 540-635-7156. REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE AT FAIRGROUNDS. j . Restaurant on Skyline Drive. On Saturday Richard and Rena Burke, Mrs. June Clark and Misty Hitt visited with Mrs. Bea Brown and Hilda Hitt in Culpeper. On Sunday Mrs. Clark and Misty Hitt had lunch with the Tim Falls family. McCulloch, Mary Frances Bywaters, Alice Pullen and Mrs. East's daughter, Sherry. The Administrative Board of the Flint Hill United Methodist Church met at the church on Thursday with eight members present. Mrs. Barbara Gentry attended the Post Masters State Convention in Williamsburg from Sunday until Wednesday of last week. The annual church picnic of the Flint Hill, Willis Chapel and Sperryville United Methodist Churches will be held on Sunday, July 30 at 2 p.m. at the 4-H camp in Harmony Hollow near Front Royal. Bring lunch and enjoy the fun. Danny Lillard and son, Dexter of Selma, N.C. spent a few days last week with his mother, Mrs. Mabel Lillard. Other recent guests were the Rev. Norman J. Flythe of North Carolina and his daughter, Sarah and her family, Carl and Paula Howell of Madison Heights, and Clyde Lillard of Sperryville. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hawkins of Fredericksburg spent a couple days last week with her mother, Mrs. Edna Lillard who had eye surgery on Wednesday. She is recovering nicely. Friday visitors in the Lillard home were Edith Graves and Mark Graves. Visiting her grandmother, on Sunday was Allison Lillard of Manassas. Attending the Retired Postmasters luncheon in Stephens City on Thursday were Mrs. Barbara Gentry and Mrs. Mary Curtis. The Flint Hill Baptist Church has worship service on Sunday, July 30 at 11 a.m. The public is welcome. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship service on Sunday at 8:45 a.m. GUN SHOW Elks Lodge front Koyai, v/\ Sat., July 29, 9-5 • Sun., Julv 30, 10-4 $4.00 Adult (4088 Guard Hill Rd.) "The Gun Show with Guns" Commonwealth Collectibles (540) 563-0827 I 66, Take exit 6 follow route 522 south. Just before bridge, turn right onto Guard Hil Road (637). Elks Lodge 1/2 way up hill on left. Not In St. Andrews, Playing At The British Open? Sign up for "Fit for Golf” A unique physical therapy program offered by Fauquier Hospital The British Open Special includes: • An initial video analysis of your golf swing that matches your physical weakness to potential swing faults. • A golf-specific physical evaluation to assess such factors as your strength, balance, trunk and shoulder stability. • And subsequent complimentary session will teach you a personalized and progressive golf-specific exercise program. Physical Medicine __ & Rehab Department 4 d Fauquier Hospital IRACi\ Q/1Q f\RQQ or contact us by email at: O^y-UOOO referraldfauquierhospitai. ’Normally one evaluation and follow up is $210. Offer expires August 19, 2000 org V Upcoming Events Pre-auction yard sale slated A pre-auction house cleaning yard sale to benefit the Child Care and Learning Center will be held on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Washington School on Mt. Salem Avenue. For additional information call 675-3237. Jenkins family reunion planned The family of James Virgil and Ada Solome Jenkins will be holding a family reunion on July 30 at the Rappahannock Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All family and friends are invited to attend. Soccer registration set The Rappahannock Soccer League will have open registration at the Rappahannock Library on July 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Deadline for registration is Aug. 12. Children should bring birth certificates. The cost is $35 for first player and $30 for each additional player. There will be a U18 team. Regional workshop scheduled The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board is conducting a regional workshop on its Performance Contract and Area Plan. The workshop will be held on Aug. 10 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Culpeper Board of Supervisors' meeting room, 302 North Main Street. The public is invited to attend and will be provided an opportunity to make comments. The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board is the public provider of mental health, mental retardation, substance abuse and aging services for Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Counties. For additional information contact Paula Benenson at 825-3100, extension 3146. Performance dates announced Windmore Foundation for the Arts and Culpeper County , Parks and Recreation Department present the Children's Summer Theater Workshop production of Into the Woods Jr. by Stephen Sandheim and James Lapine. Performances will be \ held Saturday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 6 at 3 p.m. at Culpeper County Middle School. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. ! Tickets are available at the following locations: Old Dominion 1 One-Hour Photo, The Cameleer, Another Dimension and The I Corner Shelf. J Roberts, Beckwith family reunion set i The Roberts and Beckwith families will host their second family reunion on Saturday, Aug. 5 beginning at noon at the i Rappahannock Park on US 211 near Washington. Descendants of Charles Roberts, James E. Roberts, Maria ' Roberts Starks, Amanda Roberts Fletcher and Robert and Alice Grigsby Beckwith are all welcome. For additional information ' contact Bessie Grigsby in Sperryville at 987-8607 or Vanessa 1 Roberts Parham in Culver City, Calif, at 310-559-6240. 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. U-l 9 practice scheduled Culpeper Comets U-19 girls socder team will practice Wednesday evenings at 5:30 at St. Luke's School. Players interested in participating in the fall season can call Barbara Dennee 829-6759. RRCSB cancels meeting The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board has canceled its Aug. 8 meeting. The next regular monthly meeting of the board will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. at the Bradford Road Office in Culpeper. Pickin' party planned A pickin' party will be held at Hackley's Country Store on Saturday, Aug. 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 4-H programs. Dennis at PEC office on Fridays Bob Dennis will be at the Rappahannock Piedmont Environmental Office every Friday from 9:30 to 12. The public is invited to learn more about Conservation Easements, ask questions, learn the facts and/or draft your easement. The office is located at 12717 Lee Highway near Washington. For additional information call 987-9441. t crass/ (guail 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 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. RoughRide sets date Join a 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. To pre-register send $20 ($18 before Sept. 9, $15 for children under 12) to 479 Dearing Road, Huntly, Va. 22640. All proceeds to benefit the Fauquier Free Clinic, Inc. Call 540-675-1942 or e-mail jdixon@unicwash.org. Youth Alive! Exciting news for youth, ages 10-18 of the Culpeper and Rappahannock areas. Come join us at Youth Alive of Amissville, an exciting new youth ministry with contemporary Christian music and awesome Bible teaching. Youth Alive meets at the Viewtown Store on Saturdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Subs, pizza, snacks and drinks will be available for purchase following the meeting. For more information call Kent and Mary Jo Willoughby at 937-4929 or Duane and Joyce Willoughby at 937-5210. Grand opening, heritage festival The "New" Museum of Culpeper History will hold a two-day grand opening and Heritage Festival celebration on Saturday, July 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, July 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. Be among the first to tour the new, interactive museum. Reenactors (many from Colonial Williamsburg) and hands-on activities will bring the past to life. Among the many scheduled to appear are Governor Patrick Henry, Daniel Boone and George Washington. Other scheduled events include carriage rides, musket drills, historic craft demonstrations and more. Food, music and fun for everyone. Admission is free. The Museum is located at 803 South Main Street in downtown Culpeper. Call 825-1749 or 829-6434 for more information.

As Captain J. Brown sees his job of School Resource Officer BY BILL KOSSLER Rappahannock News Writer Captain Jeff Brown is the Rappahannock Sheriff Office's School Resource Officer and D.A,R.E. officer. This is the first year we have had a school resource officer, it is a new program. I sat down with Captain Brown for a long conversation about the program, as well as his views on community policing, the role of the school resource officer, drinking and driving, and society today. Here are some excerpts from that interview. Being here, you get a feeling for who is having problems. A lot of them, I find, are having home problems that carry over into the school. There's stress at home, whether its divorce, a parent, being left alone, whether its the TV is the babysitter, or there is a substance abuse problem at home. Trying times at home can be all kinds and sorts of things, and they bring their luggage with them. Sometimes life is extremely difficult for some of these kids. Sometimes you are totally amazed that this child came from a home where there were so many problems. AQ: You mean you wouldn't know by looking at them? : You wouldn’t realize that there were such difficulties. Kids are very strong. You see such a kid and realize they are a very strong person. Q: What would do you think is your biggest challenge, or what would make your work easier? A:There are so many kids that have minor problems. You really wish you could help every one of them, and its not fair that you can't help them all. Having been the D.A.R.E. officer for eight years now, most of the kids know me to a degree. Even seniors have known me since the fourth grade. It presents the police in a much different role. They understand that its not somebody to be scared of, or who’ll give you a ticket. Over my years I've been in restaurants, and heard, "if you don't eat your spinach that officer over there is going to throw you in jail" and a kids reaction is "what kind of a person is that, who would do that?" That’s an easy misperception that parents can bestow upon their children. being the boogie man... A : Yes, be the boogie man XXinstead of what we are really here for. School resource Social Security Disability Claims • Disabled? Turned Down? • Over 31 Years Experience • No Recovery - NO FEE Earl J. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At Law 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION Providing Affordable, Quality Legal Services Since 7 975 m ■ 4 Captain Jeff Brown officer, D.A.R.E. officer, its all part, in a way, of being a community resource officer. My basic patrol area is the school. If they need help, I may be there or just minutes away. I'm not out in Amissville working on something else. Q: Describe your role as school resource officer, as opposed to D.A.R.E. officer. A: As D.A.R.E. officer I teach the (D.A.R.E.) program. As school resource officer I am available for a lot of other things, and I am here more. In this role I can be a resource. If kids have any questions, about laws, about "what happens if...". Lets say you have a bully, picking on another kid, at the elementary school. I'll get involved with the student and a teacher or administrator, and speak with the bully. I'll let him know that some of the things he's doing are not only, unacceptable, but even against the law. Having been School Resource Officer this year I have gotten to understand some of the kids backgrounds better. I had seen it before, but putting more and more together, how these kids minds work and why they do certain things. because you are around... A : Because I am actually xVmore around these kids and I can see that for instance a child may have bad grades, or hyperactivity or whatever, and finding more about their background, you can see this is why this is snowballing and perhaps what this child needs. Q: Say a child is starting to spiral out of control, because of problems at home impacting school- will a teacher send a child like that to you for a talk? A: It happens sometimes. At the high school they have a bit more freedom with their time, with lunch or various activities. I have kids come out here some times to talk to me about problems they are having. They may be from a home where there is not a male role model to talk to. I think that over the years we’ve built up some trust. They know I won't just be critical of them. 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Great Prices. Every Day! ROYAL PLAZA • FRONT ROYAL, VA • (540) 635-3101 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9 SUN 12-5 LURAY SHOPPING CENTER • LURAY, VA • (540) 743-1110 • HOURS: MON.-FRI. 10-8; SAF. 9-8 SUN 12 30-5 30 _WARRENTON CENTER • WARREN ION, VA • (540) 347-1820 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9 SUN 12-6 ) to lose; what can you lose?" One beer and you can be charged with possession of alcoholic beverages, you can lose your license for six months, your insurance may cost a thousand more a year, it can affect jobs, and so on. If you are 14 or 15, you may lose your privilege before you even get it, when you become eligible, you are already suspended. » 9: How do you balance, with alcohol in particular, the . that its illegal for minors, and you want to "just say no” altogether, with troublesome situations? For example, say,, where a 17 year old is out, has a few beers, maybe shouldn’t be drinking, but that bridge has been crossed, and the kid decides he shouldn't try to hide it, and shouldn't now drive- perhaps call their par-, ents or some other ride home? A : That is one thing that I Xlam really cut and dried on: kids drinking. I guess I have just seen too many kids die. I've seen some of the bad things that happen. That has always been a stickler for me, alcohol and using drugs, especially when you get behind the wheel of a car. Its no tolerance for me. You made the decision, you know its illegal. Yes its tempting, but there is a whole lot more you can do if you don't make that decision. With my parents,-when I was in high school, the rule was if you come home with alcohol oh your breath, you will not have a license, period. There was no leeway with it. I respected that, because I knew that was in concrete. You take the most inexperienced driver, and add a depressant,, and its just is really a killer and a crippler. We go through a drunk driving stop in the D.A.R.E. class. It is an acting exercise where they are in their chair, as the driver, and we go through a stop, and the various tests, and then an arrest. I put their hands behind their back and tell them "you'd be handcuffed right now.". When you are put under arrest you have lost all kinds of freedoms because of your actions. You cannot go away. You cannot say "I'm not going to do that." You are going with me, maybe to jail, or juvenile detention *r have your parents pick you up. Its a useful exercise that highlights the reality of the situation. My daughter's 18. Its understood that she won't drink. I trust her on that. If I fall asleep on the sofa, she will wake me up and I know she hasn't been drinking. I would be disappointed if she did, but I would be more disappointed if she drove, or rode with someone who had been drinking, and she knows that. I'm not a total brick wall. If she made a poor judgment I would much rather she called me or my wife up, and we would go pick her up. Q: What would you like to see happen in the next few years? A: This is the first year of the school resource officer program. It’s a developing thing. I think overall it is working very well. I would like to see us get the funding so we could create an additional position, so another deputy is on the road. Being here regularly has been very helpful, I think. A couple of unfortunate instances l ave occurred where I am glad I was already here. One instance, where, sadly, a parent came intoxicated to pick up their child. We tried to handle it in a low profile manner, and arrange another ride for the child, but I am glad I was able to be here, and prevent the person from driving off with their child, intoxicated. That may have kept that child from harm's way. Another situation occurred where a former student, with a lot of emotional baggage, had to be removed from the school. I think it helped that I was here, and that I already knew the kid, so it wasn't a stranger coming in to deal with the situation. So far I think its working out very well. Subscribe to the Rappahannock News. Call 675-3338.

Obituaries Isaac Beahm Assistant Manager Isaac Henry Beahm, 76, of Luray died July 19 at MontVue Nursing Home in Luray. He was born Jan. 7, 1924 in Washington, Va., a son of the late Abraham Beahm and Janie Smedley Beahm. He was an Assistant Manager for American Citizens Life Insurance Company of Washington, D.C. Survivors include his wife, Elna M. Beahm of Luray; two daughters, Teresa C. Beahm of Quinque, Va. and Beverly J. Beahm of Ellicott City, Md. arid a brother, Silas A. Beahm of Washington. Funeral services were conducted on Friday, July 21 at The Bradley Funeral Home in Luray. Burial was in the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery in Ltiray. Majorie Kenney Front Royal resident , Majorie Marie Kenney, 74, of Front Royal died Friday, July 21 at the home of her daughter, Dianna Chandler in Frederick County. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, July 24 at Maddox Funeral Home Chapel vyith Rev. Dottie Holden. Burial followed in Flint Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Kenney was born Nov. 20, 1925 in Rappahannock County, daughter of Rasby and Goldie Clark. She was married to the late Wilbur D. Kenney. Survivors are three daughters, Betty M. Lamb and Donna Kenney, both of Front Royal and Dianna Chandler of Winchester; one son, Mike Kenney of Winchester; two sisters, Shirley Settle of Amissville and Dorothy Eastham of Flint Hill; one brother, Lewis Clark of Flint Hill; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Steve Kenney Sr. Pallbearers were Jamie Chandler, Dennis Lamb, Tony Lamb, Steve Kenney, Brian Lamb and Travis Stotler. Honorary pallbearers were Randy Chandler, Roger Hitt and Carroll Lamb. Mary Dearing Warrenton resident Mary Alice Dearing, 50 of Warrenton died Saturday, July 22 at her residence. She was born Jan. 8, 1950. She is survived by her adopter mother, Louvnia Grant of Warrenton; two sons, Corey Dearing of Warrenton and Wesely Dearing of Richmond; four sisters, Teresia Alsberry and Ellen Coram, both of Manassas, Sarah Jones of Front Royal and Ellen Graham of Warrenton ; two brothers, Louis Carter of Silver Spring, Md. and William E. Dearing of Flint Hill and three grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, July 25 at First Springs Baptist Church in Warrenton with the Rev. Gillison Wanzer. Burial was in Bright View Cemetery in Warrenton. Joynes Funeral Home Inc. in Warrenton was in charge of the arrangements. Linwood Jackson Born in county Linwood Jackson, 65, died on Saturday, July 22 at his residence in Philadelphia, Pa. He was born Sept. 11, 1934 in Rappahannock County to the late Thomas Jackson and Ollie Jackson. Mr. Jackson attended Scrabble Elementary School. At any early age, he became a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Woodville, where he sang in the church choir. He lived in Woodville until moving to Philadelphia, where he lived for 30 years until his death. He was a retired asphalt worker. Surviving relatives include Washington residents entertain, travel, visit Frank Moffett spent Tuesday through Thursday of this week in Charleston, W.Va., visiting his daughter, Mrs. Brian Fritschle, who is attending a week's conference on Criminal Investigation. Holly has recently been appointed a Criminal Investigator at the Crime Lab near Salt Lake City. She was one of 200 applicants who received this honor. She is the oldest daughter of Frank Moffett of Washington and Janice Moffett of Warrenton. r ■ j a• mi - ' 1 3 '—mr-w-na Washington By RUTH CLARK _675-3608 Happy sweet 16 to Cassey Longyear, daughter of Walter and Susan Longyear who will celebrate her day on Friday, July 28. ' Donald Keyser of Alexandria visited his mother, Mrs. Addie Keyser on Sunday. Happy birthday to our nephew, Gerdld Frazier of Spotsylvania who has his day on Friday, July 28. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Weakley of Fredericksburg and Mrs. Alice Butler were Sunday luncheon guests of Mrs. Erma Jenkins. The Deacons of the Washington Baptist Church will meet at the church on Thursday, July 27 at 7 p.m. Happy birthday to Mrs. Jean B. Moffett who will celebrate on Monday, July 31. Michaela Bankocziova, Petra Bodobna and Hajnalka Kovacova of Nesvady, Slovakia were house guests of Mrs. Alice Butler while the Washington Baptist Church hosted the Slovakian Youth Choir from July 15 through 20. Mrs. Betty Klise of Chesapeake was a house guest of Mrs. Alice Butler while helping with the Slovakian youth choir last week. It is always such a pleasure to see Betty Klise visiting in the area. Happy birthday to Carla Settle of Culpeper who has her day on Monday, July 31. Mrs. Ruth Clark shopped in Culpeper on Sunday afternoon. When you have news for this column call 675-3608. WumfiLiiny WUIlOUCjlltl by Randy Minter LIFE IMBUED WITH MEANING The prospect of death gives added meaning'to life. It provides us with the sense of urgency required to do great things. After all, it is the finish line that gives a footrace all its meaning. And, with the knowledge that the length of our lives is finite, we can set about to make the most of the time we have. The French bom U.S. missionary Stephen Grellet is attributed with saying, “I expect to pass through this world but once, any good thing therefore that 1 can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow-creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, fpr I shall not pass this way again.” It’s hard to believe that death provides meaning when we are in the midst of a loss, but, in many respects, it’s deeply true. At the Moser Funeral Home, 213 Broadview Avenue, we are discreet, professional, and compassionate, which makes us easy to deal with during a tough time. We also offer customized plans to meet every funeral need. You can visit Bright View Cemetery which is located just outside Warrenton. Call us at 540347-3431 "The life so short, the craft so long to leant. ” ~ Hippocrates his wife, Elsie Jackson of Philadelphia, Pa.; six children, Annie Louise Sneed, Bernard Bing Lambert, Rev. Emanuel Lambert and his wife, Martina and Quincello Davis, all of Philadelphia, Pa. and James Linwood Freeman and Diane Freeman, all of Washington. Additional survivors include a special friend, Geneva Sheen; one brother, Ray Jackson of Sperryville; four sisters, Mrs. Mollie Slaughter, Minister Hattie Slaughter and Mrs. Nannie Slaughter, all of Reva and Mrs. Lucy Osborne of Harrisburg, Pa.; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Mrs. Janie Jackson of Sperryville; three brothers-in-law, Thomas Slaughter, Richard Slaughter and Michael Osborne; one aunt, Mrs. Roberta Wigington of Vienna; three uncles, Freddie Jackson of Sperryville, John Jackson of Fairfax and Thomas "Buddy" Jackson of Glen Arden, Md. and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 26 at Shiloh Baptist Church in Woodville with Pastor Michael Tinsley officiating. Interment followed in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Found and Sons Funeral Home in Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. Ida Carter Homemaker Ida B. Carter, 80, of Washington died July 20 at .. Heritage Hall in Charlottesville. She was born Jan. 15, 1920 and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Frank Carter of Washington; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. 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INDEX Please refer to category you wish to use Rentals 001 Rentals - Apartments 011. Rentals - Condo 022. Rentals - House 033. Rentals - Lots & Acreage 044. Rentals - Mobile Home 055. Rentals - Room 066. Rentals - Shared Housing/Roommates 077. Rentals - Townhouse 080. Rentals - Office 085. Property Management 088. Rentals - Wanted 089. Hunting Properties Vacation Places 090. Vacation - Rent 095. Vacation - Sale 099 Vacation - Wanted Residential Sales 100. For Sale By Owner 111. Sales - Condo 122. Sales - Houses 133. Sales - Lots & Acreage 135. Real Estate For Sale 144. Sales - Manufactured/Custom Housing 155. Sales - Mobile Homes 166. Sales - Townhouses 177. Sales - Wanted Commercial Real Estate 180. Commercial - Rent 188. Commercial - Sale 190. Real Estate Wanted 193. Real Estate Services 196. Franchises/ Business Opportunities Merchandise 200. Antiques & Collectibles 204. Arts & Crafts 208. Auctions 212. Cemetery Lots 216. Computers/Electronics 220. Farm Equipment 222. Farm Supplies 224. Firewood 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 Free Merchandise 290. Found 294. Giveaways 298. Lost Services 350. Business Services 355. Child Care Services Offered 356. Child Care Services Wanted 360. Commuters Corner 365. Domestic Services 370. Financial/Mortgages 375. Home Health Care 376. Home Improvement 380. Instruction 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. Entertainment 450. Personals 460. Seasonal Specials 470 Tributes Le9al Notlce, 480. ABC License 490. Legal Notices 485. Bids & Proposals 492. Public Notices Employment 500. Domestic Help Wanted 515. Employment Services 545. Full Time Employment 560. Part Time Employment 590. Wanted: Jobs Transportation 600. Antiques & Classics 605. Automobiles 610. Jeeps 620. Aviation 625. Boats & Accessories 630. Campers/RVs 635. Construction/Heavy Equipment 640. Motorcycles 645. Off-Road/Unlicensed 650. Parts/Accessories 655. Rentals 660. Repair/Service 665. Sport Utility Vehicle 670. Trailers 675. Trucks/Pickups 680. Vans/ Buses 685. Vehicles Wanted I Employment 'General (Classified I Legal ^ Notices (Real Estate Rentals/ Sales Automotive Use Directory Till Sill 1« I' I'OK lil SINI SSI s, Sl'IA l( I S A\l) I’linl'I'SSlUNALS. jplJfWpll V! Community Newspapers NORTHERN VIRGINIA New Hours: Monday-FViday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. By Phone: Loudoun 703-777-1110 Loudoun 703-689-1260 Metro 703-444-4480 Fauquier 540-347-4222 Clarice 1-800-3386267 Rappahannock 1-8006524797 By Fax: 703689-1278 tsy vveo: http://www.timespapers.com By Mail: Times Community Newspapers Classified Department, P.O. Box 399 Leesburg, VA 20178-3013 In Person: Stop by our offices located at: Loudoun Times-Mirror 9 East Market St., Leesburg, Virginia Eastern Loudoun Times 101 East Holly Ave., Suite 7 Sterling, Virginia Fairfax County Office 1760 Reston Parkway, Suite 411 Reston, Virginia Fauquier Times-Democrat 39 Culpeper St., Warrenton, Virginia Clarke Times-Courier 16 West Main St., Berryville, Virginia Rappahannock News Rappahannock News Building Washington, Virginia D&*Alit«e4 Employment Classified 4:00 p.m. Monday Public/Legal Notices 5:00 p.m. Friday General Classified 6:00 p.m. Monday Your Community Directory 12 Noon Friday Horse & Farm Directory 1:00 p.m. Monday & EQUAL -tOUSlNG OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Additionally, the Commonwealth of Virginia forbids discrimination based on 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 tor any corrections to be made. Read your ad carefully the first time it appears in the paper. If it contains an error, or if you wish to make changes, call at once. No adjustments will be made on errors that do not materially affect the value of the advertisement. All errors must be reported by 3:00 p.m. Monday following the date of publication The Times will not accept liability for its failure, for any cause, to insert an advertisement and reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or setup. The Times Newspapers are not liable tor the aualit^^dvertgg^grajygj^^gj^jc^^ 1+BR APT $550/mo Rm in Irg house $300/mo kit priv, 2 mos sec-dep required. Boston area 540-547-4859 aft 2 pm MARSHALL COMPLETLY turn., 2 BR, LR, kit, bath, patio, AC no smk/pets. Ref. & Dep. $800/mo. inc. util. 540364-3348 AVAILABLE AUGUST 1 - 4 bdrm, 3 bath restored Virginia Manor House. New kitchen and breakfast room. 2 car garage and 3 stall barn and paddock for horses. $1500 per month. Call Eileen M. Day Realtors, evenings 540-675-3843. CHESTER GAP AREA- 4 br, 3.5 ba, 3 story house w/f/p, w/d, great views. $1200/mo Call Wanda at Sam Snead Realty toll free 877-8341590. RAPPAHANNOCK, brick rambler. 3BR w/carport, bsmt & garage. $850/mo. $850 security, refs. req. Call after 6:00pm, 540-948-4644 WASHINGTON, VA! Large 4 bdr. house, 3 ba., large decks, beautiful gardens, & many extras. $1,750. Call for details: 540-635-9753 or toll free: 877-8341590. Call Wanda at Sam Snead Realty. V.in .....J FREE ROOM & board in exchange for light housekeeping & cooking. Ideal for college student. DC side of Warrenton 540-3413656 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. 18.8 ac Shenandoah riverfront, 4 mi. South Rt. 50 New home, hrd wd/tile, views, fencing. Extras! 540-837-2634 3 BR HOUSE ON V4 ac 4, ceiling taps in 2 BR, FP, garage, ele heat, deck, near Luray Caverns $65,500 540-778-5323 CUSTOM NEW HOME 4 BR col. on 10 acrs., DC side, $575,000. Jack Lawlor Realty 540-7889424 OFFICES FOR LEASEGainesville Area, Vint Hill. 900-8900 SF. Freestanding. $7.50/SF plus utilities 888-448-4332. www.vinthill.com LAND RESPECTING RAPPAHANNOCK resident willing to pay taxes for hunting rights 540-937-5817 VCR REPAIR PERSON NEEDED To repair BETA & VHS video cassett recorders. Operate own business in repair and sales of electronics. 540-439-3259 204 Art** LET ME PAINT a portrait of your pet or horse. 540-341-7024 MEDITERRANEAN STYLE DRESSER w/ 2 mirrors & queen size headboard w/ frame. $500,540-439-3196. 91* 9 ®*r**#/ **** Van) Art* L...:.._/ CCLC YARD SALE- 2 office desks, sofa & chair, hshld items, giftware. 8/5, 8am-1pm, Washington School, Mt. Salem Ave. SPERRYVILLE, Main St., Sat. & Sun, 9-? Infant/toddler items & clothing (Newborn-4T), like new women's jeans, dresses, etc. (Sizes 8-14). Also furn., Avon, Stanley. I../ BUILD TO ORDER computer systems. Intel Pentium Processors (all brand mane components w/ mid tower cages. keyboards, monitors & mice). Warranty included, installa-. tion and maintenance available 540-7207621 or 703-967-1248 Easy to read fax forms w/ lost to choose from. r 294 flh»iwiri V BARN HOMES NEEDED for shy unadoptable cals, all medical prov., spayed/neut 703-2950678. BARN HOMES NEEDED for shy unadoptable cats, all medical prov., spayed/neut 703-2950678 FREE BLACK CHOW mix puppy, 16 wks old, shots current, needs good home with Ig. yd./ land only. 703-6905760 FREE BLACK LAB, 3 yr old F., shots current, spayed, needs Ig yard or space to run. Cratetrained. Good w/ children. 540-937-5901 FREE KITTENS, 7 weeks old, good homes only 540-351-0095 FREE PUPPIES Husky mix, call between 9-12 noon. Ready now Males & Females 540222-4933 FREE SLAB WOOD lone length 540-453-2079 FREE SLAB WOOD lone length 540-543-2079. KITTENS, DARK tabby striped, used to smal children & litter bo> trained. Born or Mother’s Day 540-788 4271 TWO LOVING, PEOPLE oriented, mature cats Owner moving, can' take 540-349-8755 r v TIGER VALLEY RD AREA Cat. white 8 black Angora namec Sherlock. 540-6752410. V .-.J EARLYS CARPET, INC. The tine-slop shop for complete Home Decoratine Service Floav Coverings • Window Treatments Wallpaper* Slip Covers & Upholstery Residential A CommericaI Rt 211 Amfcwvttlc. VA 937-5500 FT LIVE OUT: N/S C'ville home needs Intelligent, creative, Eng spkg nanny for 4 & 6 yr old. disciplined boys. Must drive own, reliable car for taking kids to school & activities. Great salary, holidays & vac. Recent crim/fin bkgrnd checks a +. Lv msg for Tracy @ 202-564-5216. ---- 400 Adoption ^ J ADOPTION A loving couple unable to have children longing to adopt an infant. Willing to pay legal/medical costs. Call Chris & Jim. 1-877-389-4427 (toll-free) ADOPTION - Happiymarried couple wishes to adopt newborn. Stay-athome mom, devoted dad and family dog offer loving home. Call Lynn/ Matt collect (703)934-6374 ADOPTION: LOVING couple wishes to adopt infant. Willing to pay medical/legal expenses. Call Gary/ Ronni Lynn 1-888-329-2762. MERCEDES 450 SL. Classic '73. New paint. ZEN aerodynamics. New top, dash, windshield, etc. 100.000K w/ rebuilt eng. $16,980. 1888-349-8627. Steve 605 Automobile* CHEVROLET ’92 Z28 Limited Edition, convertible, good cond., $6000/ obo. Call 540341-0447 CHEVY CAVALIER 1998. 43k miles, ac, 5 sp, green, great cond., in & out. $8000 540825-3599 DODGE ’92 DYNASTY 200K, new trans, runs well, body & int. great, cruise control. A/C. $1,100 OBO. 540-3383366 or 703-362-6045 SAAB 900 1992, turbo, convertible, auto, black, CD, very good cond. $8000. 540-364-6270 TOYOTA 88 CELICA 192K, runs great, tires good cond, needs body work. $1,000 OBO. 301-299-2724 Accessories V J WANTED: REAR Bumper for 1985-86 Subaru, 4 dr. sedan with 4 wd. 540-3474997 after 6 PM CHEVY BLAZER 1997. LS, leather, loaded, CD, garaged kept, new tires, 58k, $16,900 OBO 540-351-0345 MONTE CARLO 1997, Z34, exc cond., loaded, 51k miles, CD Asking $12,500 540-349-8338 RANGE ROVER ‘90 4 WD, wht/beige int. Pwr wind/locks/strng. ABS, sun rf, rf rack, Drives well/looks great. Insp 7/00 $6,700 OBO 540351-0152, 10am 10pm 875 IT?' L_. .J 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. GMC: 1983 full size van. Blue & white, beautiful condition, $3000 firm. Call 540-675-3328 for appt V_.___/ ACCOUNTANT/ BOOKKEEPER Share our irision We're a dynamic fast growing company with capable leadership poised for unparalleled success. We're looking for an accountant/bookkeeper to be apart of a winning team that will be highly recognized in its industry. If you're ambitious interested in growing and looking for the just rignt spot, call 540-364-6224 carpenter Experienced Lead Carpenter needed to help build townhouses in Warrenton. TOP PAY! Call for phone interview M-F, 9-5, 540-347-0085. COACHES WANTED Rappahannock County High School is seeking qualified applicants for coaching positions for the 2000-2001 school year. • Girl's Basketball • Girl’s Softball • Boys Basketball • Boys Baseball • Track To apply call Mary Anne Biggs 540-987-8773 Driver Needed Reliable, Customer Service Oriented, Familiar with the Warrenton and surrounding area, Good Driving Record & Map reading ability Required. Verifiable references only. Respond with current driving record to VAMAC INC. 156 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton Housekeeping Part-time. Top Pay. Ashby Inn Call 540-592-3900 HOUSEKEEPING Staff for the Red Fox Inn, Weekends and Holidays Required Apply in Person: Red Fox Inn 2 E Washington St. Middleburg, VA 20117 Construction We are expanding our Northern VA. Office and seeking to fill the following positions. rrojeci Superintendent Manage short-term, fast-paced projects including retail, tenant fitouts and remodels. Project Manager Manage projects in $ 15 M range. Min. 10 yrs. Experience in retail and office building projects preferred._ Assist. Project Manager Provide support to Project Manager at their Corporate Office. Experience in Word Perfect and Excel with knowledge of shop drawing review & change directives, excellent organizational skills required. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Send resume to: Uniwest Construction Attn: S.G. Hudson 5100 Leesburg Pike, Alexandria, VA 22302 Fax (703) 379-1583 LABORER LAWN SERVICE Immediate opening for full-time position. Must have a valid driver’s license and working transportation. S8/HR & UP! Please call 540-347-2396 Experience a plus LIVE-IN CARE GIVER/AIDE For elderly lady. Room plus salary. Good references required. Amissville area. Call 540-937-5422 or 540-439-3366 PARKING CARS $7/hr July 28 & 29 5:30-9:30PM No exp. necessary. Flint Hill VFC Carnival Call 540-675-3143 REST. Waitstaff, Bus Staff Line Cook Days, Nights, Weekends and Holiday Required Apply in person Red Fox Inn 2 E. Washington St. Middleburg, VA 20117 STABLE HAND Horse man or woman wanted for fox hunting barn. Full-time position. Work consists of grooming, feeding, mucking, turn in/out and pasture maintenance, riding optional. Please call Wendy at 703-754-8713 TEACHER/ ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Dedicated individual I needed for prep school English and AD duties for private 1 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 Classified ADS WORK* Call Your Rep TODAY! Call 540-347-4222 For Classified and Employment Advertising or FAX 540-349-8676 Horses ^. .... .j f- ^‘^■AbMINION ■SADDLERY Saturday, July 29th & Sunday, July 30th • Win a Free Saddle Saturday 12 noon • Take additional 10% Off under Selected Tents - Sunday 703-327-4423 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 States northern VlROINIA 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: kkellerQtimespapers.com EOE (Bines ADMIMSTRATIVE 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. — Farm Equipment BEEF CATTLE & FARM EQUIPMENT DISPERSAL Farina Farm Nokesville, VA (Between Manassas & Warrantor) AUCTION Sat., August 5 10:30 am Excellent Young Herd of Charolais Cows, Bred Heifers, Calves & Bulls Complete Line of Farm Equipment Sells immediately following cattle Including: 6 tractors, loader, crane, dozer, Ford F100 P/U, horse trailer, flat bed tr!., JD AMT 600 lawn tractor, 2 JD round balers (535 & 530), square baler, Disc-mower, Haybine, rake, tedder, 4 hay wagons, elevators Mowers, Big bale chopper, grinder-mixer, manure spreaders, gravity flow wagons, grain auger, lime/fert., spreader, sprayer, no-till planter, cultimulcher, discs, plows, Butchering equipment, shop tools, approx 400 bales hay & many more items of equip. Call for descriptive Brochure 804-730-0500 Another Absolute Auction by UWHjnpDDBp www.ownbyco.com

ACCOwdhq Ass.rt.mtCommunity bank located in Raston Virginia has an immediate part-time position in the Accounting Department. Must be detailed and multi-task oriented, have an acumen for numbers, as well as good communication organizational and computer skills (Excel and Word). Accounting experience necessary Competitive salary and benefits. Please send resume with requirements to L. Mitchell at 10700 Parkridge Blvd., Suite P50 Reston, VA 20191 or fax to (703) 391-1506 EOE Mechanic HEAVY TRUCK MECHANIC For day shift. Full and Part-Time with some weekends required. Competitive pay based on experience. Great benefits. CDL helpful but not required. Apply in person to: J.D. Newman, Inc. Lucky Hill Road Bealeton, VA 540-439-2700 Ask for Dottle t EOE M/F MA^ LAHttri OPPORTUNITIES! • ASSISTANT WAREHOUSE MANAGER • (must have valid driver's license) • SALES PERSON • CUSTODIAN-PT • WAREHOUSE PEOPLE EXCELLENT PAY AND BENEFITS "Major medical and Dental Insurance*^ IK Retirement Planning ’Paid Vacation *Paid Holidays ‘Paid sick Days ‘Excellent Working Environment “*Must be interested in move up to management "Mist be wing to vxxk Sundays during the Holday Season, and whenever reqiiredcLring special sales events. 619 Frost Avenue, Warrenton, VA t„T ] Bids & Proposals Invitation for Bids: Additions to and Renovations of Offices Treasurer, Commissioner of the Revenue & Registrar citing sealed bids on additions to and of County government offices, specifieasurer. Commissioner of the Revenue The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is soliciting sealed bids on additions to and ■renovations cally the Treasurer ana Registrar of Voters offices. A pre-bid meeting will be held for any prospective bidders with questions or requests for additional information on Thursday, August 17 at 10:00 AM at the County Administration Office at 290 Qay Street, Washington. Attendance is not required in order to bid on the work herein described. Bid bond hr certified check in the amount of $500.00 is required with all bids, and a Payment Bond in the amount of $500.00 will be required as a condition of signing the contract. All bids should be submitted as required in the complete bid specifications package, which may be obtained at the County Administration Office (along frith plans & specifications). Aft bids must be received at the County Administration Office. Old Extension Office, 290 Gay Street, P.O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747 by Tuesday, August 29, fiOOO, by 2:00 PM., bids shall be opened and read aloud one day after their receipt. * The terms of Competitive Sealed Bidding as set forth in the Virginia Public Procurement Act shall qpply The County reserves the right to reject any Or all bids. BY ORDER OF: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors ?-26, 8-2-00 #327060 Legal Notices TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA Pursuant to Section 6-1-1 of the Town of Washington Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Town Council of Washington, Virginia will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall on Gay and Calvert Streets in Washington, Virginia to consider the following application: ; TW SU EXTENSION #98-07-01 ; Eldred Bed and Breakfast -- Fran Eldred desires 3 a further extension to her existing Special Use * permit for a two-room bed and breakfast. First extension of one year to expire August 12, 2000: * permit originally issued August 12,1998. Extension allowed under Section 6-1-5, Town of . Washington Zoning Ordinance. ■ A copy of the foregoing application is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday 8:30 a m. to 4:30 p.m. pt 290 Gay Street, Washington, Virginia 22747. j The above-named applicant, adjacent property owners , and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the County Administrator, P.O. Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. By: John W. McCarthy County Administrator 7-26, 8-2-00 _#326449 l TOWN COUNCIL TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA Pursuant to Section 6-1-1 of the Town of Washington Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that Town Council of Washington, Virginia will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall on G&y and Calvert Streets in Washington, Virginia to consider the following application: TW SU EXTENSION #98-07-01 Eldred Bed and Breakfast - Fran Eldred desires a further extension to her existing Special Use permit for a two-room bed and breakfast. First extension of one year to expire August 12,1998. Extension allowed under Section 6-1-5, Town of Washington Zoning Ordinance. ' A copy of the foregoing application is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 290 Gay Street, Washington, Virginia 22747. The above-named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the County Administrator, P.O. Box 519. Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. BV: John W. McCarthy County Administrator 7-jn, 6-2-00 •326450 DRIVERS CDL (A and B) and Non CDL drivers. Delivery of building material to job sites. Must have valid license and excellent driving record. WAREHOUSE Stock Puller and Yard Labor - Forklift experience a plus. GREAT BENEFITS •Medical • Dental • Prescription • 401 (k) • Profit Sharing. Apply in person at: HE WILSON BROS., INC. BUILDING SUPPLIES, Rt. 29 Warrenton, across from WalMart Form Carpenters Smith-Midland Corp. is seeking experienced carpenters for its manufacturing facility. The position is responsible for setting up forms used to manufacture architectural precast concrete panels. Responsibilities include insuring accuracy in the forms and the placement of concrete. This is year round, indoor work. We offer excellent benefits and a competitive salary. Qualified and interested persons may contact: Personnel Dept. P.O. Box 300 Midland, Va 22728 Ph: 540-439-3266 Fax: 540-439-1232 Retail MERCHANDISING Handleman Co. the nation’s largest distributor of pre-recorded music, seeks a full time sales rep to merchandise entertainment products in local mass merchants. Duties include setting promotions and planograms, restocking, returns processing and fixture/display maintenance. Requires self directed high-energy individual with good communications skills. Position includes future company car. For more info call Brad Price at 1-800-359-9070 ext. 604 EOE TELEPHONE RESEARCH/ DATA ENTRY We are brokers and dealers in corporate jet aircraft dealing in the international marketplace. We are searching for a bright, detail oriented and capable person to assist us in gathering market intelligence. Competitive compensation package and a great working environment. Apply to: Corporate Jet Sales P.O. Box 245 Middleburg, VA 20118 Marriott Ranch has the following job opportunities: Full-time Administrative Assistant Must be experienced and have knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications Full-time Sous Chef Must be experienced in food and beverage production, will assist our Executive Chef for all on and off-site catering needs Full-time Maintenance Assistant Must be experienced in general maintenance, will work closely with our Maintenance Supervisor Lawncare Maintenance Must be experienced in operation and maintenance of lawn care equipment For interview call Debbie Johnston Business Manager at 540-364-2627 Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm &\Mamott. MARRIOTT RANCH 5305 Marriott Lane Hume, VA 22639 EOE M/F/D/V Construction Superintendent General Contractor seeking key individual for onsite supervision of commercial projects. A background in healthcare, educational or office building construction required. Should possess strong communication skills. Projects are located in Virginia within 50 minutes of Warrenton. Aggressive salary with full benefits including 401k, company vehicle, health insurance. Send resume to Miller Brothers Inc., 4186 Old Stockyard Road, Marshall, VA 20115, or fax to 540-364-6307. No phone calls __ please._ 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 construction of homes In Maryland and Virginia. Spend 95% of your time in the field supervising on-site homebuilding operations from start to finish. 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 lus-Home I eoe HOUSEKEEPER WANTED Part-time position beginning at 20 hours per week, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, with opportunity to expand hours. If interested please call 540-341-3651 between 9:00 am and 4:30 pm for an appointment International House 7078 Airlie Road Warren ton, VA 20187 WARRANTY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Immediate Opening U.S. Home Corp., the nation's only 3 time winner, Builder of the Year Award seeks an experienced individual to service customer warranty items in Northern VA. • Company Van • Cell Phone • $16.00 per hour • 401K • Excellent Benefits Fax Resume to 800-501-5858 EOE CONSERVATION SPECIALIST is needed for the Culpeper Soil and * Water Conservation District. technical experience in natural resource conservation planning required. Experience with Virginia’s Agricultural BMP cost-share program a plus. This is a temporary position funded through June 30, 2001. Salary: $25,800 plus benefits. For application materials, call Culpeper SWCD at 540-825-8591 Deadline for applications Tuesday, August 1, 2000 EOE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP/ DISPATCHER FT Customer Service Rep. positions available for fast-paced 7-day a week airport flight operations desk. Great entrylevel position into aviation. Must be available for all shifts. Answer phones, schedule flights, dispatch aircraft. Great atmosphere and benefits. Fax resume to (703) 361-4478, or apply in person to Dulles Aviation, Ihc. 10501 Observation Rd, Manassas, VA 20110, e-mail infoeflvdai.com I ENGINEERING STAFF ENGINEER/ SITE PLANNER (CIVIL) Carson, Harris & Asso. is seeking Staff Engineer/Site Planner with 3-5 years experience E.l.T. or P.E. license helpful. Autocad and Softdesk experience required. For excellent salary and benefits contact Carson/Harris @ 540-347-9191 or www.carsonharris.com WAREHOUSE International tableware distributor seeking full-time, long-term warehousemen. Duties to include, but not limited to, picking, packing, shipping, receiving, inventory checks, and stock filing. Previous experience required. High school graduate. Must have own transportation. Must be willing to work overtime as required. Previous applicants need not apply. Apply in person at Pimpernel, #3 Industrial Road, Warrenton, VA (540) 347-2772 NOW HIRING Groundskeeper Housekeeping Cook/ Dishwasher Part-time - Bookkeeper EventCoordinator Please call Linda Kidd 540-399-1779 or 301-468-9200 CONSERVATION SPECIALIST is needed for the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District. technical experience in natural resource conservation planning required. Experience with Virginia’s Agricultural BMP cost-share program a plus. This is a temporary position funded through June 30, 2001. Salary: $25,800 plus benefits. For application materials, call Culpeper SWCD at 540-825-8591 Deadline for applications Tuesday, August 1, 2000 EOE RECEPTIONIST Warrenton urology office needs full time receptionist with experience. • Medical Transcription Required • Full Health Benefits • Salary Negotiable Apply with references to: Box JEC325146 The Fauquier Times Democrat P.O. Box 631 Warrenton, VA 20188 BATES BODY & REPAIR, INC is seekhg an experienced coSston body technician for immediate opening. Applicant must have own tools and certification a plus. We are an extremely busy repair center, which offers the fotowing. El Competitive Commission Schedule 0 Health Insurance 0 Retirement 0 Paid Vacations & Holidays 0 Sick Pay 0 No Weekends Only Serious Inquiries, Please. Apply in person at: Bates Body & Repair, Inc. Rt. 29 & 666 (Braggs Corner Rd.) Culpeper, VA 540-825-0261 RECEPTIONIST Warrenton urology office needs full time receptionist with experience, e Medical Transcription Required e Full Health Benefits e Salary Negotiable Apply with references to: Box JEC325146 The Fauquier Times Democrat P.O. Box 631 Warrenton, VA 20188 Housekeeping Aide Positions Available FT-7 am - 3 pm PT- 7 am - 3 pm & 11:30 - 7:30 combined shifts Oak Springs of Warrenton 614 Hastings Lane Warrenton 540-347-4770 COMPUTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANT Veterinary teaching hospital seeking part-time assistance with routine hardware & software upgrades/installatlons: database entry: basic troubleshooting: and miscellaneous project support. Willing to train self-starter with integrity & interest in a variety of work duties In an academic environment. Flexible schedule/30 hrs./wk. Afternoons, evenings and weekends preferred. • Mail resume to: Marlon duPont Scott Equine Medical Center Personnel Director P.O. Box 1938 Leesburg. 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Tis the insect season We have certainly had a nice growing season, especially compared to the • last two summers. Most people are having bumper crops in their vegetable and flower gardens. Conditions have been favorable for many* plant diseases- this year, and we have touched on the more common ones in previous articles. Insects are showing up as expected, • and they have an abundant source of , food this year. Japanese beetles are here, as expected, but their numbers are lower in most areas. Mother Nature gets credit for the low population level, as the last two summer's droughts have taken their toll. We always want to give credit to a mild or harsh winter for influencing inset populations, but in most cases, winter has little impact. In the case of the Japanese beetle, conditions during July and August are most critical, as this is the time eggs are hatching and young larvae are trying to navigate through the soil and And grass roots to feed on. While the last two summers have not been favorable for the beetles, those that did survive are finding ideal conditions for egg laying and larval develop, ment this year. Another beetle showing up recently is the green June beetle. These large metallic green beetles fly erratically, and often bounce off ? buildings. Further south, they do t emerge in June, hence the common ; name, but here they appear in July. They seldom do much feeding-damage, X although they are occasionally found on peaches. The larval stage, or grub, of the green June beetle is about two inches long. It is also found in the soil, along with the smaller grubs of the Japanese beetle. • » After heavy rains, the June beetle grubs sometimes come out of the soil and crawl on their backs. The adult beetles also choose compost piles to lay their eggs in Sometimes. It is not unusual for gardeners to find large quantities of grubs in the compost pile. If they are found, they can be picked out of the compost and thrown into the lawn for the birds to eat. Bagworms are also having a good year. They are about an inch long now, and easy to see if there is a good population. Bagworms hatch in late May and early June and quickly construct a small bag made of material from the host plant. They are most common on juniper, arbor- vitae, and spruce. Hand picking is the best control, and is quite practical on small plantings, or trees and shrubs under six feet tall. Spraying for bagworms can be a little tricky, but may the best option for larger plants. The best time to treat is mid-June, shortly after hatching. However, most people don't know they have bagworms in June. In June and early July, the biological insecticide Bt works well. When the larvae are larger, in July chemical insecticides like Orthene, diazinon, and Sevin work. By the time August rolls around, they can be difficult to control with anything. By mid-August, they quit feeding and pupate in the bags. Male moths are strong fliers and emerge in early fall. They mate with the female moths, which lay eggs in their bags, then crawl out and die. Bags can be hand picked from fall through spring to reduce overwintering eggs. Another common insect this year is the fall web worm. The web worm constructs a loose, ugly nest over the ends of branches of many deciduous trees and shrubs. The young larvae feed on foliage within the webbing, and the nest increases in size as the larvae grow. The first generation is active in June, a second generation will be out in August. The webbing is more unsightly than damaging, and can be cut out of affected plants. Sprays are also an option. Again, Bt works when the nests are small and the larvae young, however, diazinon is recommended for larger nests and caterpillars. In addition to the fall web worm, the mimosa web worm is a frequent pest of honey locust. It too, is primarily cosmetic in its damage, but it can render trees very unsightly. To keep up with current pests in the home landscape, check out the Bi-weekly Horticulture Update at http://www.ext.vt.edU/offices/fauquier/h ortupdate. Chuck Hoysa is the Extension Agent, Horticulture for PD 9, and is located at 24 Pelham Street in Warrenton. Gardening questions may be directed to the Fauquier Master Gardeners at 3417950, extension 19. You may reach Hoysa at crhoysa@vt.edu. Mary Boudreau joins The Buyer’s Agency The Buyers Agency Inc., the premier Real Estate Company in the region specializing in representing buyers, is proud to announce the affiliation of Mary Boudreau as a licensed sales agent. She was instrumental in designing and selecting materials for her and husband Ned Bittinger's log home in 1992. Their home, "Persimmon Ridge" was constructed using non toxic, environmentally friendly materials. She also incorporated principles of feng shui, the Chinese art of placement and design, in sitting and orienting the house. Persimmon Ridge was subsequently featured in "Log •Home Living" magazine and 3>n the PBS television show, iTBlue Ridge Journal". * Externally, feng shui investigates the influence of topography, vegetation, water Sources and site considerations, while inside it addresses architectural details, furniture placement and colour. Its •objective is to create balanced environments for healthy, comfortable, successful living. Since that time, Ms. Boudreau has continued to advance her knowledge and expertise through continuing education and practical experience. In 1996, she completed an intensive certification program for feng shui practitioners in Virginia Beach, and has given residential and commer* cial consultations ever since. In June of 1999, she graduated from a New York State certified feng shui degree program with the Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design. She is currently an adjunct professor of feng shui at Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton, and also affiliated with Rappahannock Healing Arts in Sperryville. Also in 1999, she attended classes at the International Institute of Bau-Biologie and Ecology, Inc. in Clearwater, Fla. Bau-Biologie focuses on how buildings and their environment impact health, and the holistic interaction between human life and practical training in such areas as selecting healthy materials for home building, evaluating indoor air and water quality, and dealing with electromagnetic issues. Ms. Boudreau also has over twenty years experience in fine arts management, sales and marketing, business administration and adult education. She brings a wealth of related learning and practical experience to her new position as an agent with The Buyer's Agency. With Ms. Boudreau joining the firm, The Buyer's Agency can offer expanded services to previous, present and future clients, including Buyer Representation, Listing and Marketing, including web based marketing, and feng shui design services. With the Class "A" contractor affiliation, the company can coordinate the right property with all phases of construction. Please call Mary Boudreau or Butch Zindel for « August according to the almanack ' August temperatures According to the Hagerstown ;Town and Country Almanack jwill be average, as will also be -precipitation. • Weather watch: August ippens with fair, very warm (1#), then hazy, hot, humid (4-6) •and showers, storms (7-10). ^lore hazy, hot, humid (11,12), &rith storms, hot (13,14). Next, p fair, very warm period (15*J17), but humid, storms (18,19) ;«nd warm, humid (20,21). ^Tropical storm (22-24), followed by warm, period (25-28). The month ends with showers, storms (29-31). Tornado watch: heavy, severe weather expected in area (22-24). Full Moon: August's full moon, known by some as the Com Moon after those golden ears we so enjoy each summer; by others the Green Corn Moon, Sturgeon Moon or Dog Moon since "dog days" end Aug. 11, occurs on Aug. 15 at 1:13 a m. E.D.T. Special notes: Look for the Annual appearance of. the » ¥ • SINK I OR SWIM? It’s never too late to team how to swim. Just call us and sign up for a Red Cross swimming class. ♦ American Red Cross "shooting stars" of the Perseids in the early to midAugust heavens as the Earth passes through the tail of comet Swift-TYittle. At height of the showers they appear at the rate of about one a minute. Holidays: Prepare for last full weekend at end of month as we approach Labor Day the first Monday in September. When picnicking, always keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold to avoid food poisoning. Observe rules for good water safety in swimming or boating. The garden: begin clean up and get rid of any spent plantings and start early fall veggies and salad greens. consultations or as the primary resource for all of your real estate and construction needs, 675-1190. EQUAL HOUSING ■ iTT I OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD tollfree at 1-800-424-8590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 4263500. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294. PermaTreal PEST AND TERMITE CONTROL FREE INSPECTION! Serving Rappahannock County For Over 30 Years www.permatreat.com • 829-0000 FREE Oil Change with Full Car Wash & Detail 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 Bet you didn’t know newer cars should have their A/C systems checked regularly. Keep your . car’s system fully charged so you can keep cool all summer longl Includes one can pf 134 freon $49.00 A/C System Cheek-up • canpflS Get the best mileage out of your carl Get your fuel injection cleaned! , Jk } »•/ I $49.00 Wuml Infection Cleaning Most Cars MJmMBm 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. Carrol P. Beard to Greg Shields, 26.2007 acres, Hampton District. $185,000. Derek H. Roy to Richard C. Henry, 196.52 acres, Hawthorne District. $577,081.73. Windward Capital Corporation to Colin B. Matthews and wife, 53.5783 acres, Stonewall District. $160,000. Milton Wayne Grimsley and others to Playhouse Corporation, one-half undivided interest in 12.337 acres, Stonewall District. $41,250. Jeffrey Allen Grove to Steven B. Hess and wife, block one, section E, plat five, lets five, six and seven, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Wakefield District. $106,000. Linda M. Dart and husband to Thomas J. Quigley and wife, 2 acres, Jackson. District. $289,900. Elizabeth B. Fannon/ Trustee to David E. Calkins and wife, 102.035 acres,; Jackson District. $799,000. * * Arthur Decker and wife to. Rowland Evans and wife, 34 acres, Hawthorne District.; $119,000. James S. Wines to Phillip; J. Hunt and wife, 2 acres,Wakefield District. $63,500. ; Darrel W. Darner and wife to Roberta Cullerton Bechtoldj lot 12', Wakefield Districts $77,500._t Sperryville . Realty James W. Leake, Broker I 540-987-8088/office ; Sperryville - Five acres of gently rolling pastureland, building site with view, septic approved, private road access. $49,000 Sperryville-Five<jg^| of roUmajgagM^Q^SMited approved, fronts state road. $45,000 James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8236 sperryvillerlty@aol.com Bud Corder (540)675-3291 John Eubank (540) 987-8146 ffl Lovely Views Surround This Cute Farmhouse: on 2.75 acres. Original central house (kitchen & dining room) is log (now covered). Main level with 5 rooms, two bedrooms up with large sitting area suitable for guest beds, TV room, additional bath or what-have-you. $159,900 Classic Old Farmhouse: Classic 2 over 2 Farmhousejwith additions. Great .88 acre lot located adjacent Town of Washington with town water. House in need «f Jots of work. Walk to churches, shops, cafe and The Inn. $75,000 95 Acre Farm: Beautiful, well-groomed, gently rolling pastures centered around a large spring-fed pond. Long lane leads to older home, originally an old cabin, ready for renovations. Nice old barn & 2 sheds. Wooded perimeters, fence lines and streams. $450,000 P. O. Box 298 • 291 Gay St. Washington, Virginia 22747 E-mail: re3@crosslink.net 540-675-1373 o»»oftTuN*rr Rick Kohler Mitzie Young Amy Sloane-Timbers 540-937-6146 540-675-3555 540 987 8668 A I lorst* b.irn jjocs hcrr You’ve found the perfect pasture. Now's the time to give us a call.,.even If 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... FARMCREDTPOt WE MAKE THE RURAL LOANS OTHERS DON T 1-800-559-1016 (540) 547-3344 ^