RLEP directors

RLEP directors

to meet Feb. 19

* The February board of directors meeting for RLEP, the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection, will take place Monday, Feb. 19 at .7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock .County Library. The meeting is open to the public.

Outdoor fires

Unlawful before

4 p.m.

Virginia’s 4 p.m. Burning Law will go into effect on Feb. 15. The 4 p.m. Burning Law comes into effect each spring and is different from the burning bans which are invoked only during periods of extreme fire danger.

In brief the 4 p.m. Burning Law states: No burning before 4 p.m. Feb. 15 through April 30 of each year, if the fire is in, or within 300 feet of woodland, brushland or fields containing dry grass or other flammable material.

The leading cause of forest fires in Virginia continues to be debris burning. Because forest fuels have cured during the winter months, the fire danger is higher in early spring than in summer when the forest and grasses are green with new growth.

The 4 p.m. Burning Law is one of the most effective tools * used in the prevehtion of forest fires. Localities may have more restrictive outdoor burning laws.

Ennis selected

for Sorensen

Institute

Dell Ennis of Midland has been selected to participate in the University of Virginia prestigious Sorensen Institute for •Political Leadership’s Candidate Training Program. ‘ Ennis, a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates from the 31st District, is one of ' only 19 participants chosen from the Commonwealth of Virginia for this intense program, to be held at the University of Virginia Feb. 1618.

The weekend program will focus on such issues as Ethics .in Campaigning, the use of * t’olls, and the basics of running h political campaign in 'Virginia. The three-day prot gram is totally non-partisan, hnd all costs are paid by the Pew Charitable Trust.

The Sorensen Institute program is operated as a public service designed to help new