Rappahannock News, March 7, 2001

. ,***■*' V ✓?»> cJ r~. /a * 274994 LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA SERIALS SECTION 800 E BROAD ST RICHMOND VA 23219-1905 Rappahannock County's Family Newspaper Since 1877 ^ * 2 * •V- ‘'“"V1 123rd Year ... No. 9 Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2001 www.timescommuntty.com 50 cents Rapp Briefs Wakefield District meeting scheduled Wakefield District Supervisor Roger Welch announces a public meeting at Flint Hill Fire Hall on Saturday, March 10 at 7 p.m. Subjects to be discussed include appointment of Planning Commission member, Fire Levy Board position, Trash Disposal and Cell Tbwers. Headwaters board to meet March 12 The March board of directors meeting for Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, will take place Monday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Extension Office. The meeting is open to the public. Barrel sampling at Gray Ghost Vineyards Participate in the first barrel sampling in Gray Ghost’s new underground barrel room. Taste *99 and 2000 Cabernets and 2000 Chardonnay as they develop in the barrel. Admission of $10 per person includes light hors d’oeuvres and complimentary glass. The event will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reservations are not necessary. Gray Ghost is located at 14706 Lee Highway in Amissville. For directions or more information contact the winery at 937-4869. ' •**'“**• Fruit sale underway The Rappahannock Band Boosters’ spring fruit sale is currently underway. Fruit should arrive March 15. For additional information call Sally Havstad at 987-9342. Bridge replacement underway on Route 231 Work has begun to replace the bridge over Shotwell Branch on Madison County Route 231, near the road’s intersection with Route 642, with a double box culvert. During construction, traffic will be reduced to one-lane, controlled by a traffic signal, with only minor delays anticipated. Riverview Investments, a contractor for the Virginia Department of TVansportation, is expected to complete the project by mid-summer 2001, weather permitting. Happenings in Rappahannock • Tuesday, March 13 Rappahannock School Board to meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Band Room at RCHS. • There will be no ARB meeting Thursday, March 8 due to a lack of .applications. *„ • Wednesday, March 14 Washington Tbwn Council to meet >t 7:30 at the town hall. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540)675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Photo courtesy of Wakefield Country Day School OFFERINGS: Above is a sampling of the items available for the Wakefield Country Day School’s 2001 auction scheduled for March 17 at Fauquier Springs Country Club. WCDS to host auction/dinner • * - V Mr March 17 at Country Club By Kathie Russo Rappahannock News Writer The Wakefield Country Day School’s 2001 Auction and Dinner, scheduled for St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17 at Fauquier Springs Country Club, is shaping up to be quite an event. Over 150 items have already been donated, ranging in value from $10 to over $2,000 in value. Among the offerings is a piece of art by world renowned Washington, Va. artist Robin Purnell entitled, “Oil Painting of a Kazak Girl,” along with other wonderful works by local artists includ ing Thomas Mullany, Barbara Sherwood, Sara Schneidman, and Jeanne Drevas; a ring-side box at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show Jumper Classic; a custom made 14 karat yellow gold Celtic cross made by Edmund Kavanagh; dinner for two at Catalan West, Washington, D.C.’s trendy Mediterranean Restaurant; autographed photos of former U.S. Presidents, an assortment of fascinating books from various foreign Embassies; exquisite ladies’ handmade Thai silk suits by local designer Pornpiipon Aitken, as well as beautiful quilts, toys, thei j atre tickets, and other fun items. The Silent Auction will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m., during which time guests can mingle and bid while listening to the lovely strains of Rappahannock’s own Lorraine Espinola on the harp, followed by dinner at 8. The live auction portion of the evening will begin at 9, preceded by a brief musical interlude by i Mark and Maire Egger, who will entertain the audience with several traditional Irish tunes. Tickets are $30 per person and reservations are still being taken at the WCDS office at 635-8555. Roach takes it 1 up a notch By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock New* Writer The Fire Levy reimbursement request presented to the Board of Supervisors at their February meeting led to an approval, and a request by the Board for explanations of both apparently high cell phone charges by the Castleton department and an expenditure of $4200 for a computer and software by Washington Volunteer Fire & Rescue. Supervisor Roger Welch questioned the price tag for the computer and asked for a letter from Chief Roger Roach justifying the cost. Though Castleton had not responded as of the March 5 date of x.L: __i.L»_ n_i r o_*_ who uiuiiui o uuaiu ui uupci viBuro meeting, Chief Roach did respond to the computer cost question. In his letter of Feb. 27 to Chairman Pete Estes, Chief Roach describes the history of computer use and the nature of the computer applications at his department, and said that the original “decision to purchase an Apple rather than the less expensive MS DOS type machines was based on the fact that Apples'are extremely userfriendly and rarely require outside support.” He went on to note that many of the computer applications at the department were "graphic intense” and that "Apple is far superior than other machines when working in this environment.” He informed the Board that the contention “Windows” machines are significantly less expensive than Apple computers is no longer true, “that the (cost) differences are minor.” Most importantly, he said that the actual cost of the computer was not $4200, but "in the range of $2400,” and that the remainder was for software, supplies, and for maintenance. Chief Roach began the closing of this letter by saying “I feel it important to address the apparent arrogant and often contemptuous attitude exhibited by some BOS members toward the fire and rescue community as a whole. I have personally witnessed with total disbelief BOS members expressing disparaging and See BOARD, Page AS Preservation Forum slated Any resident interested in learning about the benefits and process of preserving our area’s historic properties should attend the Preservation Forum to be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 9 at the United Methodist Church on Lee Highway in Amissville. Tbpics to be discussed will include: personal and community benefits of retaining ‘historic1’ properties, how to register properties - myth and fact, the economics of preservation - both for individuals and the region, ‘heritage tourism” - a low impact business for rural areas, and state programs and other sources for preservation assistance and support. Discussions anil include preservation "success” stories and how these models and tools might be applied to Rappahannock County’s own challenges. Speakers include Mr. David Edwards from the Virginia Dept of Historic Resources, Mr. George Edwards from the Preservation Alliance of Virginia, and Mr. Rob Nieweg of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. All are welcome to attend and participate. There will be a question and answer period and an opportunity for informal discussions with the speakers. For more information check www.amissville.com web site. . Amissville Area Community Association anil have a short business meeting on Friday, March 9 at the Amissville United Methodist Church following the forum. ~ ~ - tl Photo courtesy of Manana Hogan Snow family * Haley Hogan, Bitty Hogan and Nicky Holster buHd a snowmen family in the snowstorm that swept the area on Feb. 22. Local Ne That die 1 .com i

RCPS News By Jan Makela Volunteer Coordinator Public School System • Legos! Does anyone have spare L'egos hiding in your attic or basement? Legos are a wonderful toy for teaching creative problem solving and logic as well as many other valuable math skills. Mrs. Jennifer Deal recently received a grant to purchase a Lego work station for her Kindergarten classroom, but needs Legos to go with it. If you have extra ones that you would be willing to dpnate, please drop them by RCES or call Jan Makela at 987-8259 and •we will make arrangements to get them to Mrs. Deal. • On Monday, March 12, the RCES PTO and the School Council will co-sponsor a Roundtable Discussion focusing on the Teacher Request Policy at RCES. We will hold the meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria immediately following bus > dismissal in hopes that parents will stay for this infor. mative meeting. Please come with your ideas and concerns and why you do or do not support this policy. There are valid reasons for supporting it or not. We are hoping that the policy 1 might be adjusted to better accommodate the concerns of both parents and teachers, , and to better meet the needs of all of our students. • Don’t forget to mark i your calendars for the spe- cial meeting about International Baccalaureate (IB) at RCHS on Friday, March' 16 th. The one hour meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. This is an opportunity for us to “raise the bar” so to speak for all of our students at RCHS. This is an option worth investigating, and a program that will be open to all students who are interested in intensive study in a particular area of interest, or who wish to pursue an IB diploma. This program has been around for a long time and has a proven track record in many systems. Please come out on March 16 to listen and ask questions so that you might better understand what is being proposed. Elementary and Middle School parents are especially encouraged to cuienu, since this program will impact your children the most in the years to come. Many thanks to Mr. Jeff Light for moderating the nrnfrram a n ( I t A Mrs. Mary Anne Biggs her commitment to this enormous project. • The RCES PTO meeting will be held from 5:30 — 7:00 p.m. on the same evening, Friday, March 16, to accommodate this group of parents. The pot luck dinner will start at 5:30; the meeting at 6. PTO President Jimmy Swindler has a full agenda of important issues that need attention, and he did not feel that this meeting could be postponed. Please plan to spend these two hours on the 16th with other parents, friends and neighbors who are as committed as you are to "It's disposable. And it changed © my life." SONGBIRD* Introducing The SONGBIRD* Disposable m.y..bir H'.hm au Hearing Aid. Yes, disposable, just like the contact lenses. 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The reportedly can’t wait to go online to explore the site further! The entire RCES Third Grade enjoyed the “What’s for Lunch” workI _ shop given by luc stall ui tiic Conservation and Research Center (CRC) of the National Zoo (from Front Royal). The students learned how to examine bones and teeth of animals to determine to which group (omnivore, herbivore, or carnivore) the animal belonged. It was a great experience for our students to work and act like paleontologists. Thanks to the CRC staff for this great free workshop. • Congratulations to RCHS teacher Mr. Reed Gillespie and his wife Cathy on the recent birth of their baby girl, Camden. Little Camden’s sisters Angela and Katrina Bigelow and brother Ty are students at RCES. Proud grandfather Mr. Dennis Wingfield is a former RCHS principal and School Board member. • The School Board has begun their new school visitation policy where they will periodically visit each school as a group to observe and discuss the needs of students' and teachers at each level, but also to see the successful strategies that are; being implemented. Their first visit to the Primary Level at RCES last week was very well received. • In order for RCES to receive credit for collected General Mills Box Tops and Campbell’s Soup Labels this year, they must be turned in prior to the following dates: Box Tops, March 15; Soup Labels, April 30. These are on-going collection cam paigns, so we urge you to continue saving even after the deadline. All labels and box tops received after the deadlines will be saved for next year. • t\ reception was held at RCHS on Thursday, March 1, to recognize the members of the new Junior Panther Basketball team and their coaches. They had a very successful first season and should all feel very proud of their accomplishments. Congratulations to the talented and committed Junior Panther coaches Mr. Gary Settle and Mr. Mike Leake. • The Adult Education Program is in full swing and we are very pleased with the tremendous support from the community and the positive comments about the classes. ' Mr. Wilson Atkins’ Chair Caning class has just ended and once again received rave reviews. • For future reference, if schools are closed due to inclement weather or holidays, all evening programs, including Adult Education classes, will be canceled as well. If you do not have children in the public schools and are unsure about the closing, please call the school system’s Hot Line at 9879316. The most current school closing will be posted. • The Band Boosters spring Citrus Fruit Sale is about to begin. This incredible project, chaired by volunteer Mrs. Sally Havstad, is the major fund raiser of the year for our Band program. Orders for » fruit are being taken ' in advance until March 15. For sale this spring are Valencia Oranges, $23/ case, $ 13/halt case; Red Grapefruit, $23/case, $13/half case; Tangerines, $23/full case only. If you are interested in supporting this project and have not been approached, please check with a band member, or call Mrs. Havstad at 987-9342. Please plan to pick up the fruit you have ordered at the Rappahannock Co-op on March 15, 16 or 17. If you need to make special arrangements, please call Mrs. Havstad. Bulk orders are happily accepted from restaurants and other businesses, and we do appreciate the tremendous support we receive from the community at large. • Many thanks to volunteer parent Mr. Chris Wheatley for organizing the PTO’s Family Night to the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus at the Patriot Center in Fairfax on March 31. He was able to get group rates and a block of seats for all Rappahannock families who wished to attend. • Many thanks to volunteers who recently assisted with a random phone survey of RCPS households to collect information on the levels of technology presently being used in the homes of our students. We needed this information to for a grant request that hopefully will bring additional technology funding into our schools and community. Many thanks to all of you who so graciously took the time to answer our survey questions and to the volunteers who so willingly made the calls: Mrs. Gail Deal, Mrs. Debbie Flournoy, Mrs. Margaret Gottlieb, Mrs. Denise Kruczynski, and Mrs. Linda Welk. • If you have time to browse the web this week, go to http://myschoolonline.com click on “find a site”, then VA, then Washington. You can then see what RCHS and RCES have online so far. The sites are growing and just may be of service to you and your family. Check them out periodically. • March 1 was the astrological first day of spring, so flowers, bunnies and warmer days can’t be far behind. Enjoy! Ellen Neill-Dore is new Starfish Program Coordinator for County By Mary O’Meara Rappahannock News Writer The Starfish Mentoring Program got a big boost on Feb. 15 when Ellen Neill-Dore agreed to become our Program Coordinator. Starfish is completing its third year of operation in Rappahannock County, and until now, has been run completely by volunteers. Our new Program Coordinator will oversee the program, which will allow the volunteers to concentrate on mentoring our youth. Ms. Neill-Dore moved to the county with her family in 1989, and has been involved in the Starfish program since its inception in the spring of 1997. Beginning with adult volunteers, who began working with selected youth from the elementary and middle school, the program evolved in its second year to include students mentoring students. True to the plan of starting small and maintaining high standards, Starfish has continued to expand slowly, and gradually recruited and trained new mentors, while continuing to support and train its existing mentors. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT: Wakefield District Rappahannock County Planning Commission The Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County is seeking a qualified person to serve as the representative from Wakefield District to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission. The applicant should be a land owning resident and registered voter of Wakefield District, interested in planning and land use issues. Applicants may include the incumbent representative, whose term of office expires on May 1, 2001. Planning Commission members serve a four-year term of office. The Planning Commission has a regularly scheduled meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, VA on the third Wednesday of each month, and meets on such other occasions as may from time to time be necessary. The members are compensated at $20.00 per monthly meeting. Interested persons from Wakefield District are invited to contact your representative on the Board of Supervisors, Mr. Roger Welch, at (540) 675-3686 by Monday, April 30, 2001. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT: Citizen Representative Rappahannock County Fire Levy Board The Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County is seeking a qualified person to serve as a citizen representative to the Rappahannock County Fire Levy Board. The applicant should be a land owning resident and registered voter of Rappahannock County, interested in the provision of emergency response services (fire & rescue). Fire Levy Board members serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. The Fire Levy Board has two scheduled meetings per year to approve bills, and meets on such other occasions as may from time to time be necessary. The members serve as volunteers. Other members include an additional three citizen members, a representative from the Board of Supervisors, and one from the Fire & Rescue Association. Interested persons are invited to contact their representa-' tive on the Board of Supervisors, or the County Administrator, John W. McCarthy, at 675-3342. Neill-Dore’s presence in the schools began when her daughter Lindsay, now in eighth grade, entered Rappahannock County Elementary School. Her son Alexander is now in sixth grade. She was a founding member of First Thursday Education Support Group, a group of concerned parents dedicated to improving education opportunities for Rappahannock students. She subsequently helped to launch Headwaters, our public education foundation. This fall, Neill-Dore began a graduate program in School Counseling part time at James Madison University. All the different aspects of Neill-Dore’s participation in school and community make her a tremendous resource for our county and the Starfish program. The Starfish program currently mentors 22 youth in our county through its mentoring program. Applications are available at any time for the adult program. This month the Starfish RCHS program will begin recruiting rising Ellen Neill-Dore juniors to mentor rising ninth graders. Becoming a mentor involves a commitment of one year and the wish to be a friend to a young person. Starfish encourages anyone who is interested in participating in the program to call Ms. Neill-Dore at 675-1461. Transportation Service Routes to St. Luke's Lutheran School are being considered for the 2001-2002 school year. • Rt. 3 to Lake of the Woods, Intersection of Rt. 20 & Rt. 3, Stevensburg • Rt. 229 to Clevenger's Comer, South Wales, Rixeyville • Rt. 15 to Orange, Woodberry, Midway • Rt. 29 to Madison, Brightwood, Reva Market & Merrimac Please call 825-8890 for more information! Offering Preschool through Grade 9 Culpeper's Oldest Accredited Independent School

Photo courtesy of Lyt Wood Last year’s Rappahannock Nature Campers gather at Singing Creek. Left to right: Jake Rosenbaum, assistant director Lucile Miller, Charles Husted, Gordon Ball, Jonathan Wilkerson, Andrew Kohler, Dera Baumgardner, Oliver Brass, Emma Sartwell, Liam Wallace, counselor Ali Polkowske, Kate Kevis, Sean Mullen, Emma Clark, Josh Makela, Hannah Rosenbaum, counselor Alex Purnell, Keenan Sherwood, Genie Knight, counselor Arlen Sherwood, Devin Sherwood, counselor Lainie Morgan, counselor Jenny Wood. Rappahannock Nature Camp opens in July By Lyt W(x>n Rappahannock News Writer This will be the 14th year for the Rappahannock Nature Camp! It is open to boys and girls ages nine to 13. The Rappahannock Nature Camp is one of ten similar camps initiated by the Piedmont Environmental Council in northern and central Virginia. The Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection is the local co-sponsor. As in the past six years, the camp’s home base will be at Singing Creek, along the Hazel River, two miles west of Route 231. There is a pole barn that serves as shelter for the camp. Other attractions include a frog pond, gardens, hiking trails, proximity to the Shenandoah National Park, a shallow “swimming hole” which the campers construct ,,in the river, and lots of ant ^ lions! Goals of the camp are: to , awaken an interest in our ^wonderfully beautiful and Ofc'tVefSe natural surroundtings; to observe living plants 'and animals in their natural environment; to understand '.the role of human beings in ;this shared environment; and to have fun and make new discoveries every day. Daily activities this year will focus on insects, snakes, amphibians, trees, gardens, birds and water life. Activities are most all outdoors and will include games and songs, hiking, identifying butterflies and moths, learning to recognize all kinds of snakes, assessing water quality, catching and releasing wild animals, creating a Nature Museum and producing a camp newspaper. This year, we will also observe Stars and Planets! Due to popular demand, there will be an overnight campout on July 12. Lyt Wood, local arborist and one of the camp’s founders, is the camp’s director. Many former campers and counselors will be back to lead the educational and recreational activities. This camp is truly a community effort, and many local artists, teachers and wildlife experts will help again this year. Here is an excerpt from last year’s camp newspaper by camper Emma Clark: “One day at camp we took big nets with two long wooden sticks at the end of each net down to the stream. 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Stoneflies only had two tails and didn’t have gills on the sides. Crayfish looked like tiny lobsters. And hellgrammites were really big, bite you, have sharp spines on the sides and had pinch ers. Another camper, Charles Husted, reported on what we learned about life in the mountains: “Two people came to Nature Camp—a man and a woman. They were playing mountain music on the guitar and violin. A lot of the music originated in Ireland. They told us the music back then had interesting names like, ‘Throw Some More Pig Feet in the Fire.’ They taught us how to clog. Clogging was like your feet are on fire and you have to jump around to put it out.” This year’s camp will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, July 2 to July 13. We enroll campers on first-come-firstserved basis, so apply early! For information, call Lyt Wood at 675-1088, or pick up a brochure at Tree Works office (next door to the Extension Office on Gay Street in Washington). It’s that time again By Archimedes Rappahannock News Writer The third month is here, the 14th day is coming up, and at 1:59 p.m. next Wednesday, a low profile group in Rappahannock County will once again quietly celebrate Pi Day (3.14159) at that precise moment. But all is not well in pi circles in Rappahannock County. Last year saw County pi fans in total shock. A wild band of mathematicians declared on the Internet that pi was a hoax. They said pi was actually 3. A round number. No decimal positions. They said the .14159 was caused by the bumps made by the pencil when it was used to draw a circle. Can you believe that? County pi fans had to regroup on this stunning news. Discreet meetings were held at small restaurants throughout Rappahannock County. Pi people drank too much coffee while discussing the implications of a rounded off pi. They sat bolt upright all night long, unable to sleep. They cultivated a haggard look. And they also discovered that this had happened before. They found that on Jan. 18, 1897, a bill was entered into the General Assembly of the State of Indiana for “an act introducing a new mathematical truth...” House Bill No. 246 contained some of the most convoluted legal and mathematical language ever seen in a political body. It attempted to define pi in words by describing the squaring of the circle. Somehow it passed the Indiana House and was sent to the Senate. There, according to the Indianapolis Journal. “The Senators made bad puns about it, ridiculed it, and laughed over it.” A Senator Hubbell said it was costing Indiana $250 a day to waste its time on such a frivolous matter and he moved an indefinite postponement of the bill. The motion was carried. The newspaper reported, “All the senators who spoke on the bill admitted that they were ignorant of the merits of the proposition. (In the end,) it was simply regarded as not being a subject for legislation.” Various current-day mathematicians, in analyzing House Bill No. 246, have come up with the following values for Indiana's pi: 3; 3.2; 4; and 9.2376. Pi fans in Rappahannock County were comforted by this historical fiasco. They now feel 3.14159 is close enough for them. But you still occasionally see them wherever they serve coffee, drawing circles on the backs of paper place mats or on napkins. They are an intense group, but harmless. You can spot them by the dark rings under their eyes. They also boast that pi has been carried to 51 billion places, which is a lot of decimal places. The pi people then think about Microsoft’s Bill Gates, who was worth 65 billion dollars last summer, which is a lot of dollars. The circles under their eyes grow a shade darker. This year, though, a new worry has appeared on the scene for Rappahannock’s pi people. Another group of locals wants its place in the sun. They are boosters of the Coriolus Effect and they plan to celebrate in March as well, but have set no date. The Coriolus Effect is commonly explained as that physical phenomenon which causes water to swirl down a bathtub drain in a counterclockwise motion in the Northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. In fact, the Coriolus Effect is restricted to describing large-scale events, such as weather patterns. On our TV weather forecasts, look at the hurricane cloud patterns along the Atlantic coast. They all run counterclockwise. But the locals here think that bathtubs, sink drains, and toilets are big enough to prove the theory, even though they are flat wrong. This leads one to compare the Pi people to the Coriohis people. Where the Pi people pride themselves on being extremely accurate in everyday matters, the Coriolus people just “ball-park” things. Pi people tend to eat each type of food on their plate separately, while Coriolus people mix everything up. Pi people wash their dishes and put them away; Coriolus people leave dirty dishes in the sink. Pi people have lawns; Coriolus people have fields. Where the Pi people have selected a specific date and time to celebrate Pi Day, a Coriolus booster, when asked why they picked March, said, “why not?...do the Pi people know something we don't know?...I mean, how pious can they get?” These two groups are on a collision course. . ‘ Archimedes prefers to remain anonymous for obvious reasons. Third teenager arrested Grahm R. Masters, 18, of Castleton, has been arrested and charged with felony destruction of property in connection with last May’s vandalism of the historic Montpelier plantation house on Route 231 in Rappahannock County. He is the third teenager to be Love, Mom, Dad. Hunttr £ YARN & MORE IS MOVING!!! Come on in for a very special MOVING HOME SALE! Everything will be sold at cost to decrease what I need to tote home. ON SALE ‘til March 31. 2001: 50% off all Rowan Yarns, Crystal Palace Knitting Needles, Quilted Fabric, and Sewing/Knitting Notions!!! 40% off all single Patterns and Pattern Books, and Ashford Looms and Accessories!!! 4 for $1.00 for all DMC Floss!!! 40% off all Gift Items!!! 540-675-1349 Old Sperryville Bookshop & Coffee House Reopens March 8 with “free coffee day” Stop by for a free cup of coffee and section and our display of Irish-intercst books for St. Patrick’s Day. Coming events: Sunday, March 18, 3 p.m.: Old Time Pickin’ Party with local musicians. Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.: Civil war Round Table Located on historic Main Street. SperryuUle. Open Thursday. Friday. Saturday, to a m. to 5 p.m.. Sunday and Monday. tKMjn to 5 p.m. Closed Tuesday arid Wednesday. We buy used books. Call 087*8444 to Inquire. charged. According to Sheriff Larry Sherertz, Masters, who was charged on Feb. 28, already was incarcerated at the county Breeden's Plant House Now Ope'w! Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Daily House Plants, Gifts, Planting Supplies, Hanging Baskets, Pansies and Primroses Spring flowers now available Make sure to visit our shop featuring silk arrangements and gifts. 540-923-4381 Directions: From Sperryville, take Rt 231 S. for 12 miles, turn left on 642, go 1.5 miles. jail on two burglary charges and two larceny charges not related to the Montpelier vahdalism, but which occurred in Rappahannock County. 540-987-3162 * www.bluemooncafe.coai Wakefield Country Day School: At Huntly ^ (Preschool through 12th Grade) ! 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Regional Bland contest planned By Bob Scott Rappahannock News Writer Rappahannock County musicians will be well represented at the next level of the Virginia Bland Music Scholarship Competition sponsored annually by the Lions Club. Samantha Breeden. Soprano, a senior at RCHS and Nicole Marie Espinola, Pianist, a fifth grade student at WCDS, the two musicians who scored highest in the Lions 2001 Bland music contest on Feb. 25 will once again be heard singing and playing in concert with winners from several of our neighboring counties. The Regional contest con cert will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Warrenton at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. Family and friends of our winning musicians are invited to attend to give moral support and friendly encouragement. In past years the quality of musicianship at these higher level programs has been challenging. This year our local artists will be hard to beat. They both gave flawless performances at The Theatre on Feb. 25. There were many splendid young musicians who entertained a near capacity audience of parents, neighbors, teachers, judges and Lions who enjoyed and applauded a wide variety of music from drum solo to opera. The musical knowledge and professional skill of the judges was exceptional this year. Helen Ralston and Joanna Edwards judged the vocalists and Cecile Scott and Emma Sue Amos evaluated instrumental performers. The Rappahannock Lions Club donated a total of $475 for cash prizes to the top three musicians in four categories; Elementary Vocal and Instrumental and High School Vocal and Instrumental, first $60, second $40, and third $25. Once again David Gilhs was an entertaining and efficient master of ceremonies. In addition to cash prizes all performers will receive official Lions Club certificates of participation. Congratulations to all 2001 Bland contestants: Samantha Breeden, Lakota Coon, Evan Thomas Espinola, Nicole Marie Espinola, Wendy Kaye Gillis, Whitney Cordelia Mathews, Brienna Lauryn Moineau, Robin Hunter Oyster, Ruth Ann Oyster, Brian Jacob Taylor, Tiffany Wayland and Laura Ann Wheatley. Special thanks to the accompanists: Lynne Fournier, Leslie Nichols and Evelyn Oyster. The Lions Club is especially grateful to Wendy Weinberg for her generosity in providing the use of The Theatre. Colonial Relay captures first timber race over new Rappahannock course By Betsy Parker Rappahannock News Writer : WASHINGTON — Ladies first. This proved the case for the first three races ever held on the Rappahannock Hunt Point-to-Point’s new Bleu Rock Inn course. Though the Rappahannock Hunt held point-to-point races from 1951-58 at the old Leeway Farm, where the Bleu Rock Inn now stands, the event moved to nearby Thornton Hill Farm until last year. With the impetus from enthusiastic Bleu Rock Inn owners, a newly designed halfmile course greeted competitors at Saturday’s race renewal. Junior race specialist Jessica Rice paired with small pony Summer and large pony Beau to make new hunt history, capturing the first two races held at the new venue. Upperville jockey Blair Waterman followed up in adult competition with a convincing score aboard Don Yovanovich’s Colonial Relay in the ladies’ timber event. “The new fences jumped well,” said Waterman of the varied obstacles. A stone wall, log pile, coop and standard timber fences dotted the new oval. “It was a little tight, but we weren’t going that fast.” Four lady riders started in the 2 I/2-mile timber contest. Laurie McClary and Master Magoo set the early fractions, with former series champion Beth De Stanley, returning this season after taking two years off to have her first child, pressing her from second aboard Bird on a Swing. Waterman allowed secondtime timber starter Colonial Relay to relax just off the pace. “Donnie didn’t say much” regarding pre-race instructions, Waterman explained. “He just told me to ‘ride him like he’s yours.’ “ Yovanovich said that he’d foxhunted the tall dark bay son of Pleasant Colony with the Middleburg Hunt this past season, discovering the horse’s deep reserve of stamina. “I remember the horse’s first time out hunting, in December,” said the winning owner-trainer. “We were out a very long time, and Colonial Relay was as good at the end of the day as when we’d started. The huntsman couldn't believe it. His horse was exhausted, and there I was, on this fresh horse. “I told Blair to tuck him in, and to use the first circuit of the course as a confidencebuilder,” Yovanovich said. Social Security Disability Claims • Disabled? 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Shreve made all the running with last year’s foxhunters’ timber series champion, but Sunny Boca proved too much horse in the final three furlongs of the 2 1/2-mile event. “Blinkers sharpen Sunny Boca up,” Kirlin said. “I don’t gallop him with them, but I like to school his over timber in blinkers, and he knows what they’re for on race day.” Purchased last year from Kinross Farm, Sunny Boca counted the Rappahannock win his 27th lifetime steeplechase victory, his first for Kirlin and trainer Laura Brown. Though the Elzy Brown memorial was a walkover for Jeremy Gillam’s Glitter and Glimmer, it was nonetheless another historic Rappahannock victory. “Winning” jockey Barry Duncan counted this his second win in the hunt’s open timber race. His first came 22 years ago, in 1979, aboard the hard-knocking mare Polyester, owned by none other than the late Elzy Brown and trained by his son Oliver, now hunt master and race chairmah. Last year’s champion rider Simon Hobson added two to the win column at Rappahannock. He teamed with Ray Moffett Jr.’s point-topoint specialist Double Found to capture the day’s open flat race. It was 15-year-old Double Found’s 27th lifetime victory. Hobson also partnered Audior Stable’s Apache Twist, a horse he also trains, to win at first asking in the 2 1/2-mile maiden timber. Student/Athlete • Name: Adrianne Moore • Sports: Basketball and soccer • Class in School: Sophomore • Favorite subject in school: P.E. with Mr. Hackney • Most memorable high school sports moment: Last year in soccer against Riverhead High School, I had four goals. That felt really great. • Favorite food: Red ni immio hoorc Adrianne Moore • Favorite book: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck • Favorite TV show: “Boston Public" • Favorite movie: The Bodyguard • Favorite music: Rap and R&B • Graduation ambition: When I graduate from high school, I’m going to college Tar away” - outside of Virginia. • What I like most about RCHS: Like everyone else, I like the smallness. • Daughter of: Chuck and Dianne Moore of Washington • Siblings: None Upcoming athletic events March 8 Away Track Scrimmage at Luray 4 p.m. (tri-meet) with William Monroe March 9 Away Boys Soccer Scrimmage at 4 p.m. Culpeper High School March 10 Home Varsity Baseball scrimmage 1p.m.* vs Randolph Macon Academy March 13 Away Girls Soccer Scrimmage at 4 p.m. Randolph Macon Academy March 15 Away Track Scrimmage at Page 4 p.m. (quad meet) William Monroe, RMA, E. Mennonite March 19 Away Varsity Baseball at Page 4 p.m. March 19 Home J.V. Baseball vs Page 4 p.m. March 19 Away Varsity Softball at Page 4 p.m. March 19 Home J.V. Softball vs Page 4 p.m. March 20 Home Girls Soccer vs Highland 4:30 p.m. March 21 Home Varsity Baseball vs Luray 4 p.m. March 21 Away J.V. Baseball at Luray 4 p.m. March 21 Home Varsity Softball vs Luray 4 p.m. March 21 Away J.V. Softball at Luray 4 p.m. March 24 Away Varsity Softball at Carlisle High School noon Double Header at Carlisle, Pa. March 24 Away Forensics State Tournament TBD March 28 Away Track at Strasburg 4 p.m. Steeplechasing This Week • What: 52nd annual Blue Ridge Hunt Point-to-Point • When: Saturday, March 10. Post time 12 p.m. for the first of 8 races. • Where: Woodley Farm, Berryville. 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This week in sports By Jon Smythe Athletic Director The last efforts of two Panther wrestlers in the State Tournament this past weekend, signaled the end of yet another season in RCHS athletics. Senior Chris Graves and Sophomore Jeff Scroggins finished their trail by fire. bowing out of the state competition after two consecutive losses each. For each it was an exciting journey and reflected on their personal efforts and dedication, as well as, the quality and character of the first-year wrestling program that Head Coach, Jim Wells, has put together. The future is bright for those youngsters inter ested in pursuing wrestling at RCHS. Prior to the commencement of competition in spring sports, one last look at the teams that worked so hard to represent themselves, their teammates, their school and their community seems well worthwhile. As the cheerleaders have so often reminded us: “We are PROUD of you!” ^s§nw ©sussrilii^iidm© WOJLEdII^ID^ILSLi W ©BOIIIlISiyb^DDSM ^_ ^©ILILIIWID^ILIL w&\ ■ffCnCEa© OTMGDS PAmBIltS

- 'ft -i^appatjannocfe J5ctos— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager 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 Jtack 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: RappNewsQtimespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.timescommunity.com WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2001 Our View - Just the facts 4»v V ; Supervisors need answers—and the facts alone should suffice The members of the Board of Supervisors have fiduciary among other responsibilities. They must determine how much of their > public’s money is to spent, where it is to be spent, * and they must understand why it is to be spent. If they do not understand or if they do not ».-agree, then it is their responsibility to ensure ’ that public funds are not spent. That is simple, * and that is clear. * Chief Roger Roach of Washington Volunteer S' Fire & Rescue questioned that responsibility „ when the Board asked about an expenditure for computers. v His written reply adequately answered the f financial question, but assuredly went well t beyond the acceptable when he closed his response by accusing “some BOS members” of * being arrogant, contemptuous, disparaging, and t even ignorant. Their apparent crime: asking a question about •* an expenditure. The appropriate response: just the facts, chief, £ just the facts. r Rappahannock Today Photo courtesy of Patsy Whorton Members of the Rappahannock Loan Closet posed for this photograph following their recent move to Sperryville frotn Washington. Their new location is in front of the Rappahannock Farm Bureau Insurance office on Lee Highway. Anyone needing a hospital bed, potty chair, wheelchair or other convalescent equipment should call one of the members, Mary Latham at 675-3398, Ellen Pullen at 987-3116, Carol or Jim Marangoni at 937-5292, Mary Williams at 675-3765 or Sarah Latham at 937-4410. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Letters Support for moratorium on the death penalty The death penalty is legalized murder, and like murder, it has a long revolting history. It resembles war in some ways. In societies with representative governments, with the exception of our own, it has been abolished. A politician here can not afford to be against the death penalty, but fortunately, a number of politicians are now calling for a moratorium, which is a step in the right direction. There are many reasons to oppose killing people in pursuit of justice, not the least of which is our imperfect legal system, to which anyone who has been involved with it can attest. In many societies there is less violence than there is in ours. If we were concerned to eliminate violence of all sorts, poverty, illness, pollution, the unwise possession of guns, and social indifference to the welfare of people in general - there would be little call for punishing people by killing them. We hear about “not leaving a child behind” with respect to education. To accomplish the goal of taking care of every child will call for more than class rooms and testing. It will call for making safe environments where criminals will not be fostered. To me, it is amazing that the transformed society I now live in after 78 years of life has seemed to become increasingly prone to crime and disasters with each passing year. To what end are our inventions and discoveries if they are turned to brutalizing society. We know that the international terrorists we expect to learn more about and that our military warn us against are products of disfunctioning societies where people see us as robber barons and themselves as victims of several forms of violence. Why can’t we understand that most of our own criminals come from violent, inhumane circumstances? Recently it has been especially evident that our successful wars in Iraq and Kosovo were blunt instruments indeed for solving problems. In thinking we are solving problems related to violent crime by legally murdering its practitioners, we are again looking in a wrong direction. Eventually, we may become civilized enough to abolish capital punishment. Support a moratorium on legal murder. It will make you think new thoughts. Diana Bird Washington Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 40 YEARS AGO March 9, 1961 Betty Kay Kilby has been named “4-H Girl of the Year” in Rappahannock. Betty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kilby and a member of the Sperryville Senior 4-H Club. She has completed ten projects. Her main interest is in the clothing projects, but she has also taken projects in other fields of home economics. The 1961 “Boy 4-Her of the Year” from Rappahannock is Lyle Updike, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Updike of Washington. Lyle has been an outstanding 4-H Club T member since he entered into 4-H activities in 1955. To date Lyle has received a total of $940.77 as net profit from his projects, in the five years as a club member. These projects included livestock and crops. In celebration of his birthday, Bruce Critzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Critzer of Washington appeared on the Bozo television show Wednesday along with his brother Stevie, Wade Wallihan Massie, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Massie III and Billy Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Payne. The children were accompanied by Mrs. Critzer and Mrs. Robert Keyser. In a lead photograph Senator George S. Aldhizer II presents a trophy to Miss * Photo courtesy ot Sally Keyser OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: Girls Basketball team from 1950-51 with Coach Mr. Obbie Calhoun included Dorothy Cloud Woodward, Betty Snead Lindsey, Louise Cloud Presley, Helen Nethers Coffey, Barbara Brown Poe and Sally Dwyer Keyser. Diane Bruce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bruce of Sperryville after she won the Mason Mountain Race at the Point-to-Point Races Saturday. Miss Bruce was riding Trixie, owned by Jack Blankenbaker. In an advertisement the Rappahannock Farmers’ Cooperative, Inc. was extending congratulations to 4-H members and leaders of Rappahannock County. Within a photo Lee Thornton gives awards for the 4-H Horticultural Project group to Billy Mundy, John O’Bannon, Bill Durden and John Lee Taylor. 20 YEARS AGO March 5, 1981 Cub Scout Pack 190 held its Blue and Gold Banquet Friday at Wakefield School at Huntly. Cubs attending included Jonathan Andrews, Chris Stewart, Matthew Lynn, Joel Dubenitz, Devon Suter, Skip Giles, Channel Himelright, Ian Williams, David Korn, Alex Smith, Lou Brown, Kevin Weil, Jeff Rozie and Chris Ledgard. Robert T. Dennis, a nationally known conservationist and Flint Hill resident, has been appointed Executive Director of the Piedmont Environmental Council, according to PEC Board Chairman B. Powell Harrison. Dennis was selected from more than 100 applicants. The Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection has started plans for a Spring Bam Dance to be held at Wakefield School auditorium on April 11. The dance will feature the popular Case’s Cloggers who called the last barn dance held by RLEP. Committee members are Helen Holschuh, Marjorie Albright, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Gottlieb, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Coombs, Mr. and Mrs. Waldron O’Connor, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Parson and Lucille Payne.1 10 YEARS AGO Feb. 28, 1991 Parishioners from St. Peter’s Catholic ~ Church and the Sperryville Assemblies of God Church packed the courtroom last 1 Wednesday evening as the Rappahannock Planning Commission recommended approval of their requests for special us<? permits to construct new churches. 1 The Assemblies of God Church is to be built on a two-acre parcel on U.S. 211 just west of the intersection with Route 622, the Gid, Brown Hollow Road. St. Peter’s Church is to built on a 25-acre parcel also on US 211, west of Washington. Attorney Douglas Baumgardner represented both applicants, noting that he is an Episcopalian. ‘ In a lead photograph kindergartners learn about fire engines and fire safety during a visit by members of the Washington ; Volunteer Fire Department, including Keith Jenkins, Ann Spieker and Randy Propst, a firefighter in Fairfax County. The children took a “show and tell” tour of the department’s tanker. Winners in the Bland Music Contest hosted by the Rappahannock Lion’s Club included Bonnie Jewell, Jennifer Foster, Derek Daczewitz, Edna Shanks and Alice Reeve. Miss Jewell and Mr. Daczewitz will go on to state competition. COMPILED BY BARBARA C. WAYLAND

More Letters System needs overhaul I thought I detected here and there in Pond’s response to Bird some flashes of partisan humor and used what I thought was an appropriate adjective to comment on these. Now I can see, as she bluntly states, that her piece was written in scorn and anger and my use of “flippant” definitely does not serve to describe her remarks. My modest efforts at supporting Bird’s conclusions have drawn her further ireu' Pond’s gratuitously ad hominum remarks accusing Bird and me of lying and Democrats as being without honor make uphill work of any attempt at a rational debate. Bird was perhaps wise not to attempt it but here goes my ^hot at it. ; Pond is certainly no stronger to employing opinions dressed up as facts. Her obsession with that Democratic teacher’s family, who allowed their nine year old to punch their ballots, was I thought, totally irrelevant in the overall context of serious, widespread problems in the Florida balloting and counting, rond evidently reads it as proof of the cavalier attitude of Florida Democratic voters in general and probably (so far as I can understand her cryptic and sarcastic commentary on this incident) of just another illegal vote cast for Gore. An opposing interpretation is that this anecdote may have reported a laudable civics lesson in the voting process by parents who merely wanted to demonstrate to a future voter how to handle the tricky mechanics of casting a vote in that Florida county where a handoperated stylus, in principle, punches out a small paper circle in the ballot. To imply that this fifth grade teacher might likely be a “fifth rate” teacher is just mean-spirited. The reply of the Pendergasts to Bird’s original opinion piece, also partisan but less stridently so, does recognize that Bird has a point and rightly stresses Get used to it! Hit a nerve, did we? George W. Bush is now the president on the United States. I must admit that I feel a bemused kind of admiration for the party loyalty of somebody who voted twice for William Jefferson Blythe Clinton tas I assume Lee Bird did), and, after the past eight years, not to mention the past enlightening eight weeks, can still bring up the question of integrity and self-serving with regard to anybody in the new administration, anybody at all. Mark my words, that s rich! George W. Bush is now the president of the United States. Fact: No matter how narrow that margin of the popular vote, the official result of the presidential election comes from the Electoral College. That is why George W. Bush is now the president of the United States. Fact: No legitimate recount has changed the certified result of the voting in Florida, and in my opinion none is likely to. That is why George W. Bush is now the president of the ^United States. Fact: Calling me names may make some Democrats feel better, but it isn’t, really it is not going to change the fact that George W. Bush is going to continue to be the president of the United States. Get used to it. Edith Pond Sperryville that election problems are a national issue. Pond is however, furious that anyone should even raise the issue of fairness in the balloting or vote-counting in Florida. Recall that all three of the major networks initially called the Florida election for Gore based upon exit-polling. Normally their projections would have been correct. Who would have guessed that tens of thousands of ballots would be disqualified mainly from Democratically controlled precincts? The bumper sticker “I voted for Gore, I think!” aptly sums up, I surmise, the feelings of many Florida Democrats. If Pond thinks that nothing went wrong in Florida, what does she make of the ten times greater vote that Buchanan got in Democratic Palm Beach county, where the controversial butterfly ballot was used, as compared with other FL counties? Buchanan had the good grace to concede that something was very wrong with that tally and that he wasn’t entitled to all those votes. He didn’t think Bush was Those miscast votes alone would ultimately have given Florida to Gore. Bird’s original and follow up opinion pieces on the injustices perpetrated or allowed by some Florida election boards, courts, the Florida Secretary of State and the US Supreme Court in blocking hand recounts and the disenfranchisement of ex-felons allowed to vote in other states seem now, regrettably, to be moot points and the country will just have to lump it as those are statutes and practices (for the time being, anyway) of Florida or the present interpretation of the US Constitution. Before this past election imbroglio, the Florida Supreme Court had rarely been overruled and had a high standing with legal scholars. Those Florida Supreme Court justices, of both political parties, followed their consciences and plain common sense in unanimously ordering a hand recount, a decision tardily, but timely (for the GOP), overturned by the US Supreme Court. Pond’s reaction to the past election is that everything worked just fine. Let’s hope this opinion is not widespread and that a majority will recognize that our creaky system needs an overhaul. Thomas Spande Sperryville Up in the Hollow By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer “Up in the Hollow” will be an occasional piece of writing that I hope you will find readable if not thoughtful or logical. It gives me the opportunity to wax ineloquent (and sometimes inelegant) on topics about which I know little or nothing. “Up in the Hollow” is a metaphor, of course, for the empty space in my head. I will try to fill it with opinions and memories. One of the grand things about life in Rappahannock is that not only does everyone have an opinion, but it is often an engaging, original, preposterous, partisan, peculiar or, oh well, (fill in your own adjective here). Mark Twain once described himself as being “educated beyond my intelligence. This sounds familiar. So let’s talk politics: It seems to me that the Democratic Party has been led to an inevitable crises by the unprincipled, arrogant, and downright pathologically corrupt behavior of William Jefferson Clinton. Now this is not a revelation to most, but there are those in the party who still cannot see the corrosive influence of the man, those who still defend him, those who feel that all this scandal was manufactured by political enemies, and those who still fail to take responsibility for enabling and promulgating his lies and deceptions during a period when the Party itself should have tarred, feathered, and run the man back to Hope, Ark. on a rusty rail. During the last few years I’ve had a fantasy wherein Harry Truman, a true common man of America’s heartland, returns to the White House wearing that old Fedora hat and a seersucker suit. Having had a bellyful of the phony populism of this crowd, he cleans house, in the process kicking the rears of James Carville, Joe Lockhart, and Geraldo Rivera. Well, like a lot of folks I have my doubts about George W. Bush and I have serious doubts about the integrity of this past election, but there is a feeling about that the White House has been fumigated. A1 Gore was right when he accused Clinton of being an albatross in the election. But it seems to me that wheiv Mr. Gore had the chance to demand that Clinton come straight with the American people, he opted instead to become the head cheerleader. That sealed his fate. • So despite the fact that the Party picked up seats in* the House and the Senate, and despite the fact that more Americans supported Gore than Bush, the party hs in crisis. Its public face is stiff of the Clintons, theif enablers and defenders, and its new chairman, Terry McAuliffe, a gladhanding, highrolling, backslapping hustler who calls Bill Clinton “my best friend.” Only when grassroots Democrats demand some' thing better will the train get back on the track. Count me in. Give em Hell, Harry! • Mountain Echoes bayard dicus (Here <ire some reflections on country living from Bill, my semi-regular correspondent from Piedmont County.) I’m wondering: If newcomers love country living as much as they say, why do they want to change the countryside? Take Bruce Wilson, for example, a neighbor of mine up here in the hollow. He’s a likeable guy, active in the community; grew up in the suburbs, had some government job. Moved out here three years ago and built a nice big house next to Grannu Jenkins’s place. Bruce loves country livingthe open, rolling pastures, the scenic mountain vistas, the slower pace of life and friendly neighbors. He doesn’t mind saying so, either, to his city friends or in a committee or public meeting. But now Bruce is campaigning to get our beautiful tree-lined gravel road widened and paved. I guess he doesn’t like the dust or the washboard. Or maybe he’s thinking of his property value, or trimming a few minutes off his travel time. My question is: What’s a countryside without country roads? My answer is: A place on the way to becoming a suburb. As you might guess, I’m not a big fan of the V-DOT mantra, “widen straighten pave.” Bruce and I are different in many ways, but we get along just fine. I told him that, up until ‘94 or ‘95, I hunted deer up there beyond his place where a couple of houses have gone up; it’s posted now, like most of the hollow. He laughed when I told him I thought city people were a little more skittish about near-by gunfire than country people. Bruce knows quite a bit about the natural environment. We both agree that city people are generally less likely to appreciate the wildness of nature-they’re more apt to see everything from lady bugs to black bears as pests to be controlled or exterminated, whereas country people are more likely to live and let live (though most everyone draws the line at copperheads under the porch). If people don’t know our native plants, they plant shrubs and flowers that don’t grow well here. Some homebuilders cause erosion by cutting down too many trees on wooded slopes, and then they try to grow a suburban lawn in our rocky soil. Bruce says he made some mistakes like that when building his own house. He had a contractor from outside the county build a typical suburban home that was bigger than he needed and didn’t fit the site very well. He wishes he hadn’t tom down that fine old bam on the place. But he’s cleared and restored the old stone wall with the help of Bobby Smith, a local handyman who really knows how to build 'em. And I think he appreciates rural people and the rural way of life more than he did when he came. I can’t really blame Bruce or other newcomers for their “mistakes.” It stands to reason that suburban people are gonna bring with them suburban attitudes and expectations for services and amenities. They don’t think in advance about hauling their trash to the dump or maintaining their long access roads or surviving power outages during winter snowstorms. It generally takes newcomers about five years, by my Minor mishaps can happen at any time. When they do, you’ll want a qualified team of healthcare professionals to care for you and your loved ones. Doctors, nurses & physical therapists who are on your side, looking out for your interests and keeping you in the race. Fauquier Hospital has a winning team of professionals you can count on. Euiquier Hospital (540) 349-0588 referral© fa uquier+iospital org 24 hour imorgoncy Services Physical Medicine Rehab CT/MRI Same Day Surgery observation, to adjust to country living; some never really do. One of the favorite topics of conversation among oldtimers down at the Comer Cafe is the dumb things newcomers fresh from the city do and say. it’d make a pretty funny column in the Piedmont Bugle! Some of them are as clueless as the travel reporter from the city newspaper who admired our “Far-Side cows” grazing in the field next to the four-lane. She apparently thought we’re all living in a cartoon out here! Country living isn’t for everyone. Some of us who were bom here just never saw any good reason to leave. People who have been here awhile don’t expect cell service back in the hollows, and get along fine without it. We’ve learned, most of us, to trust our excellent volunteer fire and rescue companies, so we don’t mind not having a hospital in the county. Driving 25 miles each way to do a major shopping is aninconvenience for everyone, but a supermarket here would put the country stores out of business-and what is a country town without a country store? Answer: A place on the way to becoming a suburb. Most of my neighbors, oldtimers and newcomers alike, would agree that it’s important to our quality of life to* keep this county rural. Now1 we all might disagree about some of the particulars of what “rural” means, and it won’t be easy to keep it in any event. But to me rural mean# a working community where ordinary people can afford to* live. It means farmland being used for farming, not housing developments. It means wild places that aren’t domesticated within an inch of their lives. '» Bruce’s city friends asl| him what there is to do in the country. For me, it’s quite enough to work the land, walk in the woods, watch the sea-* sons change, take care of chores, and enjoy the simple pleasures of family life and neighborly relations. I figure I’m getting to know my place in the world. Third Advisory Grading Rappahannock Elementary School Brought to you courtesy of: F&M Bank m Member FDIC All "A" Honor Roll« 4th Grade Emily Carter Willie Southard Megan Wheatley Chase Tupper All MA/B" Honor Roll • 4th Grade Nikki Bowers Lily Day Jacob Drake Morgan Flournoy Emma Hathaway Dean Hogan Beth Martin Caroline Massie Ella Miller Ashley Neils Daniel Rollins Hannah Rosenbaum Kimberly Sealock Sarah Smoot Leann Sutphin Caroline Thiel Zack Wayland Elizabeth Welch Brittany Williams All "A" Honor Roll • 5th CraHp Kim Hutcheson Travis Jenkins Owen Monroe Wade Norman Daniel Perez Ben Pierson Evonne Pullen Kyle Settle Elaine Sims Sarah Switzer Jordan Torrance All "A/B" Honor Roll « 5th Grade J. K. 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Board From Page A1 ill-tempered remarks concerning organizations which offer out community so tnuch and ask so little in return. The proof that many of you are poorly informed concerning the most basic of services lies in the very fact that I was requested to explain our expenditures in this letter.” County Administrator John McCarthy said that Chief Roach’s letter was “read with some surprise by me and some of the other Board members.” He then read Chairman Estes response which said, in part, “Never in my twenty _ years of service on the Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County have I received a letter as disrespectful as that you sent to me dated Feb. 27.. . . You appear to take any questioning of your company’s spending as an attack on Fire-^fe Rescue Volunteers throughout the County. This is simply untrue. This Board of Supervisors yields to no one in its high regard for the brave men and women who volunteer so much of their time, effort and energy to protect their neighbor’s lives and property. We value their dedication so highly that we have imposed the separate fire levy which provides more per capita funding for local emergency response than any jurisdiction adjacent to Rappahannock County.” “With that commitment comes responsibility,” Mr. Estes letter continues. “The responsibility this Board has to the taxpayers to ensure that their money is being spent wisely . . .To that end, we must ask questions when obvious inconsistencies exist, and we will continue to do so.” Crimesolvers coming to County Sheriff Larry Sherertz reported that he and a group including Jeff Light, Phil Irwin and Jan Makela were in the process of establishing a Rappahannock Crimesolvers corporation that would provide rewards for anonymous tips that lead to solutions to Financial Problems? 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Sheriff Sherertz said that this supplement would save money by reducing the costly training-related expenses required when County deputies leave and are replaced by new personnel. Dr. Gangel’s report Schools Superintendent Dr. David Gangel, representing the School Board, requested that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution supporting the efforts of Virginia CARES as the School Board did at its last meeting. Virginia CARES is a consortium founded to investigate public school funding issues in the Commonwealth, including the prevailing cost of education and the formula used by the State to fund localities, and it will make recommendations to the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee. Virginia CARES contends that public schools are grossly underfunded in Virginia, in part due to biases in the linear averaging and other methods used by the Commonwealth to estimate prevailing costs. Dr. Gangel responded to a request at last month’s meeting by reporting that the amount budgeted in 20002001 for RCES lagoon repairs was $10,000. He also noted that engineering drawings for impending major repairs to that facility (in the proposed 2001-2002 budget at $273,000) were completed and forwarded to the Department of Health for their review. Mr. McCarthy, referring to the possibility that full repairs will not be required once the actual cause of the lagoon problems are ascertained, asked if the Department of Health would permit restructuring ifwa smaller level of effort was found to be adequate after repairs commenced. Dr. Gangel said that he did not know, and Mr. McCarthy suggested that it was important that he get an answer to that question. Sludge in the County Administrator McCarthy reported on the passage of a bill in the General Assembly that effectively negates the County’s ban on land application of sewage sludge, but does permit local governments to adopt ordinances that provide for the testing and monitoring of the application and for charging fees that “cannot exceed the direct costs of testing and monitoring.” The bill establishes 1/1/03 as the date by which such regulations are to be implemented, but the County’s existing ban must be lifted immediately. According to County Attorney Peter Luke, Rappahannock has a range of options that include: letting state regulations drive sludge application in Rappahannock (i.e. if a State permit is obtained, then the permit holder would be allowed to land-apply sludge in the County); establishing a local program of monitoring and testing; creating a registry of land in the County on which sludge has been applied, and that would be available for review by the public (including potential land purchasers). Mr. McCarthy will attend a conference in Richmond on the issue, and will report back to the Board. Public comments Rose Ann Sharp, speaking as a “private citizen,” requested that the Board include $20,000 in the new budget as seed money to support intramural and other after-school activities. She said that a “multi-agency group” is working on a “Community Learning Center” grant proposal that would bring in some $250,000 in Federal funds to adapt existing school buildings for broader community use, and that $20,000 in local matching funds would be required if the proposal were accepted. If not, she said, the $20,000 would be used to fund an intramural coordinator and a summer activities supervisor to manage the use of school facilities on weekends and when school is out of session. Phil Irwin spoke in support of the reappointment of Werner Krebser as Wakefield District representative to the Planning Commission. He said that Mr. Krebser “has an excellent track record” and is well enough thought of by his fellow Planning Commissioners to have bean reelected as Chairman. There is no reason, Mr. Irwin said, not to reappoint him. Other activities . • County Treasurer Frances Foster requested apd received approval for a supplemental appropriation of $5000 for a new copy machine and office furniture. • The School Budget Public Hearing was scheduled for April 23 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium, and School Budget adoption for April 30 at the same time at the Courthouse. • Mr. McCarthy noted that Rappahannock’s portion of the Chester Gap boundary adjustment has been completed, and that the contractor “emphasized that the highest degree of cooperation” was obtained from the people of Chester Gap. • Mr. McCarthy reported on HB 2045 that required that Counties that cancel highway construction or improvement projects that are on VDOT 6 Year Plan will be liable for costs expended by VDOT before cancellation. In Brief Community information session set A Community Information Session will be held at the Rappahannock County High school auditorium on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. to explain the International Baccalaureate program. International Baccalaureate is a rigorous curriculum which is available to high school. The session will be presented by a principal and two teachers from a small school division which has an active International Baccalaureate program. All parents, teachers and community members who are interested in what children are learning in school, are encouraged to attend this Information Session. Girl Scouts to sell cookies Junior Girl Scout Troop 2329 will be selling Girl Scout cookies at the 211 Quicke Mart on Saturday, March 17 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Sherie O’Neill and Amo Merritt are leaders of Troop 2329. Forensics team placed second Rappahannock County r High School Forensics team recently placed second at district tournament held at Madison County High School. Four students advanced to regionals. Congratulations to Juniors Matt Ralston, first place in spelling; Lea Pyne, second place in oratory; Josh MacArthur, third in dramatic interpretation and Holly Long, third in prose interpretation. Regionals will be held today, March 7 in Madison. This weekend at Blue Moon The Kennedys will be performing at Blue Moon Cafe this Saturday, March 10. The husband-and-wife team of Pete and Maura Kennedy have made such good music together over the last few years that it must be frustrating for them, each time they release another album, to keep reading that they’re one of contemporary pop/rock’s best kept secrets. Check them out this Saturday night at Blue Moon. Historic Garden Week in Waterford The Leesburg Garden Club is hosting the 68th annual Virginia Historic Garden Week on April 22 and 23. This tour offers homes and gardens of the best quality and variety in the state. ,.... Five homes (four have never been on tour before) and a private arboretum will be featured in this year’s tour in the Waterford area. Hours are Sunday, April 22 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Monday, April 23 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Cost for a block ticket is $25/person, singe house admission $7/person. For additional information call 1-800-752-6118 or check the web site at www.historicgardenweek.org for more details and photos. Recipes wanted for tri-county book Friends of the CulpeperMadison-Rappahannock Farm Fair are creating a special tricounty cookbook to benefit the CMR Farm Fair. Recipes may be dropped off no later than March 15 to the Culpeper, Madison, or Rappahannock Extension Offices; Orange-Madison Cooperative (Madison store); Culpeper County Library; Culpeper Farmers Co-op; or mailed to: CMR Cookbook Recipes, do Kelly Bailey, 11348 Drogheda Mt. Road, Rixeyville, Va. 22737. All submissions are due by March 15. For more information call 825-3335. 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• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B6, B7 • Real Estate/B8 Sappahannoch News Countryside Section B March 7, 2001 www.timescommunity.coin Citizen of the Week Anthony (Andy) Edward Berry • Family: Wife, Amy Lynne FlockBenry and the couple are expecting their first child in April; mother, Shirley Berry; aunt, Frances Foster and grandmother, Sallie Atkins. • Occupation: Road Deputy for the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office • Hometown: New home in Sperryville, formerly of Washington • Points in between: “I have lived in Rappahannock all of my life.” • Education: “1992 graduate of Rappahannock County High School; a 1998 graduate from Jailer School at Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy and a 1999 graduate from Road School at Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy” • Community: Deputy First Class Berry is very involved within the community. He grew up in Rappahannock and knows the county and people here. He is involved in the Shop with a Deputy Program and DARE Day. • Church: Member of Washington Baptist Church • Interests: “Hunting, NASCAR, farming and spending time with family” • Most Interesting travel experience: Honeymoon trip to Caesar’s Pocono Palace in Pennsylvania in July 2000. • Most humbling/hardest/important job: “Trying to be a good influence in the community in which I serve.” The hardest and most important job “will be to become a good father to my child and set an example that will demonstrate character and values for my family.” • Accomplishments: Andy Berry was promoted to Deputy First Class in February 2001. Deputy Berry is a real asset to the Rappahannock community and truly sets an example for the younger generation to follow. His strong determination to excel in every aspect of his career is evident to the people of Rappahannock. The Rappahannock News takes pleasure in naming Deputy First Class Andy Berry as its Citizen-ofWeek. In Brief County Lions to distribute ichestnut trees • On Saturday, March 24 from 8 ■a.m. to noon, the Rappahannock Lions Club will again be distributing American Chestnut Trees to the public. The Lions Club will receive donations for these trees. This years tree distribution will again be located at the Rappahannock Coop. Circle your calendar now for Saturday morning, 8-12 at the Coop, the trees were gone by 10 a.m. last year. For further information or details on the Rappahannock Lions Chestnut tree project, call Sheriff Larry Sherertz at 987-3331. Attracting Purple Martins: Part II By Jim Bywaters Rappahannock News Writer Being a Purple Martin landlord does not come easy to most of us. There are many dedicated people that have been reading, researching and trying for years to attract martins, then only catch a glimpse of a martin scout as it stops for rest on it’s way north. Then there are those among us that have no idea what a Purple Martin is, receive a martin house as a gift, stick it on a pole in the yard with no thought as to what martins prefer and have instant success. So, with the right information and a little luck we all have a chance to host Purple Martins. Pests and predators will need to be controlled at you martin site, so you will have to be able to get to the nests and clean them out occasionally. And, of course, there is always some general maintenance that will need to be done from time to time. If you have to climb ladders or work with difficult housing, it will not be easy to do your maintenance, it will not be fun and you will not enjoy yourself. One major problem martins have is competition for nesting sites from . houses are best, others say that gourds will work just fine. The martins readily accept either and if properly prepared and maintained, they suffice very well for the raising of young birds. Purple martins like to hang out with a lot of their own kind. Not only are they friendly towards each other, they are also very friendly towards man. In fact, they actually prefer nesting around the dwellings of humans, relying on the humans to supply them suitable places to nest, and to keep them in good repair. Since they like to nest in colonies, one of the best ways to help them do this is to supply houses with 10-12 rooms in them. Wooden houses can be heavy and difficult to maneuver up and down a pole due to their size and weight. Because pest birds such as starlings and sparrows like to nest in martin housing, the house will have to be lowered to clean out the nests of these unwanted pests, often every day. If you have a wooden house that is mounted to a tilt-type pole the eggs could be easily broken or young birds could fall out of the nest. A pole that allows the vertical raising and lowering of the house is preferred. There are a number of different - commercial houses on the mar other birds. The two major pests you will have problems with are the English House Sparrow and the European Starling. These non-native birds will take over nesting sites and ket that are made out of aluminum. They work rather well on a telescoping pole and allow the house to be raised and lowered easily. Aluminum is much lighter than wood and is easy to nerceiy iena on me martins, especially if they are young martin arrivals that are not yet established at the site. Both of these birds are trans clean and maintain. Gourds are another form of housing that is widely used throughout the martin’s rantre. If ona plants here in the U.S. and have become so destructive that they are now considered pest birds, especially to martin landlords. Depending on the bird species, offering alternative housing, capture and relocating or becomes unusable, you simply replace it. They can be painted or left natural. Although painting gourds a light color is highly recommended and will help attract the martins. It will also make the gourds last longer. destroying is at the discretion of the landlord. Now we get to the one area that has been debated for ages, what type of structure should be put up for martins? There are several choices, including tenant-type houses, wood or aluminum and my favorite, gourds. Some say that tenant Gourds can be presented to the martins in many different ways. One method is to string them on a wire stretched between two poles, but this method makes maintenance very difficult. They can also be put on a metal pole with cross arms. Gourds were used long before houses were invented and they worked just fine. Just like any other outdoor item, they will require occasional maintenance, and a few may need replacing. A drawback to gourd use I have experienced is that a few young martins will occasionally fall from the gourd prematurely. Another is that even though gourds are very hard on the outside, their walls are porous and do not transfer heat very well, which may contribute to bird loss during extremely hot weather. If you presently have a martin house and still have not attracted martins, you might try hanging four or five large gourds from the bottom of it and see what happens. Happy Birding! Flint Hill bird watcher Jim Bywaters welcomes reader mad, responses, suggestions, P.O. Box 8, Flint Hill, Va. 22627. “Gems of the Viennese Classics” in Smithsonian — Little Washington series Third concert to be presented at The Theatre on March 25 “Gems of the Viennese Classics” is the title of the third concert in this season’s “Smithsonian at Little Washington” series presented by the Theatre at Washington, Va. The Coolidge Quartet, with guest pianist Kenneth Slowik, will give a recital of works by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 at the Theatre. The exciting young string quartet, composed of talented musicians from Denmark, Australia, Boston, and San Francisco, gave a memorable concert at The Theatre as part of last year’s Smithsonian series. This time, they will perform two great masterworks of the Viennese High Classical period, Haydn’s brilliant Quartet in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3, known as the Bird quartet for its chirpy opening movement, and Beethoven’s Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, the second of the three “Razumovsky” quartets. Joining Coolidge Quartet violinist Se-Yun Lee and cellist Amy Leung for Mozart’s Piano Trio in Bflat Major, K 502 will be Kenneth Slowik, well known to Little Washington audiences as artistic director of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society. Slowik is a founding member of the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Smithson and Axelrod string quartets, the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, and the Castle Trio. The Coolidge Quartet was formed in 1997 with the guidance of the Emerson Quartet at the Hartt School of Music. The Quartet was named in honor of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, the influential patroness of the arts whose legacy includes the commissioning of new chamber music, and the Coolidge Foundation and Auditorium located Health seminar: The Alexander Technique Karen Loving The Alexander Technique presented by Karen Loving, certified member of the American Society of Alexander Technique, will be held Friday, March 16 from 7-9 p.m. at The Rappahannock County Library. There is no charge for the seminar. Join the group to learn how you can move with less tension and discomfort; reeducating your body by creating choices in how you move into sitting, standing, walking, driving a car, golfing, computer work, etc. The Alexander Technique was developed over 100 years ago; and has assisted people with overcoming excessive effort and chronic pain. The Alexander Technique improves overall health and teachers you that there are choices in how you move. Karen Loving works at Rappahannock Healing Arts Center in Sperryville; teaches yoga in the community and is a certified massage therapist. in the Library of Congress. In 1998 the Coolidge Quartet won prizes at both the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition, and was invited by Isaac Stern to participate in the Third International Jerusalem Chamber Music Encounters. Their debut CD was released last year on the Classico Label (Olufsen Records). They have performed in Europe, Israel, Hong Kong, Australia, Guatemala and throughout the United States. The quartet is currently in residence at the University of Maryland College Park, where they are recipients of the three-year Guarneri Fellowship. This spring, as part of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Program’s Future Music outreach/education series, the Coolidge members will present five informal noontime programs, entitled “Quartet Conversations,” in the Smithsonian’s Hall of Musical Instruments, exploring, through words and music, the multi-faceted possibilities of the string quartet. The final “Smithsonian at Little Washington” program this season, another in the ever-popular “Brilliance of the Baroque” concerts, will take place at 8 p.m. on May 12, when harpsichordist Kenneth Slowik will be joined by violist Steven Dann to play the complete sonatas for viola (da gamba) and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. Tickets for the concert on Sunday, March 25 at 3 p.m. at the Theatre at Washington, Virginia, are $15 for, adults and $5 for students 18 and under. Phone (540) 675-1253 or email TheatreVAdaol.com. Weather provides second chance at Gallery show as well as across Virginia, this special exhibition is the first time their collective work has been shown in the Northern Virginia Piedmont ana. The artists of ONE/OFF work with the processes of etching* screen printing, lithography, and relief, singularly and in combination, and frequently have one of a kind dements in their prints. The Middle Street Gallery hi an artist run, non-profit located next to Hie Inn at Washington in Washington, and i from li a.m. to 6 through Sunday, For gallery and shot tion, please call Tucker 923-4024.

Church i Activities Special service at Gid Brown Evangelist David Sommerdorf from Wasilla, Alaska will be preaching at Gid Brown Bible Baptist Church on Sunday, March 11 at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. His family will be singing. Gid Brown Pastor John Burke invites the public to attend. Washington Baptist # Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Tuesday: Children’s Choir 6 p.m. Adult Choir 7 p.m. FT Baptist Pastor: Randy Maki Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Tuesday: Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Friday: Messianic Service 6:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Rev. Rosalie Hoddinott Sunday: Lent II Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning prayer 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study, Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor: Douglas Farmer Second, Fourth & Fifth Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. Flint Hill Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. Jack Campbell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 6:30 a.m. Wednesday: Worship Service 7:30 p.m. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. Alpheus Atkins Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship Service 11 a.m. Choir practice 6:30 p.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, March 11 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.; Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Amissville Full Gospel Pastor: Rev. Jim Pittman II Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Worship 7:30 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. Gid Brown Pentecostal Friday: Services 7:30 p.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Roger L. Smith Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. New Harvest Christian Fellowship The New Harvest Christian Fellowship meets at the Viewtown Store with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:30. A mid-week service is held in various homes in the community. For more information call 937-9993 or 937-5210 or 937-4929. Sunday: New Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Prayer, Bible Study 7:30 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. 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses Confessions: Sunday: Sunday: Forest Grove Baptist Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Macedonia Baptist Sunday School 9:45 a.m. RAA baseball tryouts slated Well no snow!! Too many of us are praying for spring I think. Speaking of spring, tryouts and drafts for the RAA Spring Baseball Season are Saturday March 10 at RCES. If you haven’t signed up and still want to, call Mauri Payne at 675-3729. Don’t forget the Fundraiser! On March 17 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., the Junior Girl Scouts from Troop #2329 will be at Mayhugh’s Store selling Girl Scout cookies. Get there early if you are a Thin Mint fan, they will be going fast I’m sure. The Rappahannock Soccer League is heading into another exciting season of fun and exciting soccer for children ages four and a-half and up. Spring soccer registrations are still being accepted to fill vacancies on existing teams. RSL is attempting to start all girls UlO and U12 teams. Registration forms can be downloaded from www.rappsoccer.com or picked up at the Rappahannock Library. For more information, call the Registrar, Laura Dodd at 547-2968. They will begin practices in midMarch. Amissville Area Community Association will have a short business meeting on Friday, March 9 at the Amissville United Methodist Church following the “Preservation Forum” which starts at 7 p.m. It will include final report and approval on the quote for the Welcome sign. Birthdays this month are: Ashley Arrington, Steven Nelson, John Ferdetta, Stephen Arrington, Raymond Furr, Melanie Torrance, Donna Oliver, David Gough, Sarah Mills, Larry Oliver Jr., Betty Jane Hitt, John (Bubba) Hitt Jr., Dean Lawrence Jr., Mary Clatter Catts, Evelyn Burrough, Ann Simmons, Joyce Harris, Maxine Thompson, Martine Yowell, Brenda Lawrence, Frances Hackley, James Sealock, Ed Lawrence, Mary O’Bannon, Jenny Wharton, Rachel Atkins, and Girtha Grisgby. Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Davis. This is something I thought you might like to read and ponder on. I wrote the following poem. To all those that have lost someone, I hope this makes you feel better: When tomorrow starts without me When tomorrow starts without me, and I’m not there to see; If the sun should rise and find your eyes, all filled with tears for me; I wish so much you wouldn’t cry, the way you did today, while thinking of the many things, we didn’t get to say. I know how much you love me, as much as I love you, and each time that you think of me, I know you’ll miss me too; But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand, that an angel came and called my name, and took me by the hand, and said my place was ready, in heaven far above, and that I’d have to leave behind, all those I dearly love. But as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye, for all life, I’d always thought, I didn’t want to die. I had so much to live for, so much yet to do, it seemed almost impossible, that I was leaving you. I thought of all the yesterdays, the good ones and the bad, I thought of all the love we shared, and all the fun we had. If I could relive yesterday, just even for awhile, I’d say goodbye and kiss you and maybe see you smile. But then I fully realized, that this could never be, for emptiness and memories, would take the place of me. And when I thought of worldly things, I might miss come tomorrow, I thought of you, and when I did, my heart was filled with sorrow. But when I walked through heaven’s gates, I felt so much at home. When God looked down and smiled at me, from His great golden throne, He said, “This is eternity, and all I’ve promised you”. Today for life on earth is past, but here it starts anew. I promise no tomorrow, but today will always last, and since each day’s the same day, there’s no longing for the past. But you have been so faithful, so trusting and so true. Though there were times you did some things, you knew you shouldn’t do. But you have been forgiven and now at last you’re free. So won’t you take my hand and share my life with me? So when tomorrow starts without me, don’t think we’re far apart, for every time you think of me, I’m right here, in your heart. Have a great week! Season of Lent begins March 7 Lenten services begin on Wednesday, March 7 at the Washington Baptist Church. The pot luck supper begins at 6:15 p.m. with worship services beginning at 7 p.m. Rector Rosalie Hoddinott will be the speaker on the topic of Mother Mary and the Methodist will furnish the music. Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz spent from Thursday until Saturday last week with Mrs. Denise Jakubowicz and family in Doylestown, Pa. Miss Kristi Jakubowicz of Rutland, Vt. also joined the family for several days. Happy birthday to Mrs. Sandra Jenkins who will have her day on Thursday, March 8. On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Marilyn Bailey attended a baby shower at the Chester Gap Church fellowship hall for her granddaughter, Mrs. Jodie Price. Happy birthday to Mrs. Loretta Lee and also to Mr. Sam Snead. They both have birthdays on Tuesday, March 13. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Weakley of Fredericksburg were Saturday visitors of Mrs. Erma Jenkins. Weekend guests of Mrs. Alice Butler were her son and daughter-in-law Phil and Judy Butler of Falls Church. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark shopped in Winchester and had lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Clark in Lebanon Church. Junior Girl Scout Troop 2329 will be selling girl scout cookies at 211 Quick Mart on Saturday, March 17 from 9 am. until 1 p.m. On Saturday evening Kenny Miller and son Greg of Stafford and Sarah Brown and daughter Bobbie Jo attended the movie Hannibal at the Royal Cinemas in Front Royal. Don’t forget and keep in mind the annual Spring Event at the Washington Baptist Church on Saturday, April 21. Grandma’s Attic is in need of good clean saleable items that you no longer need. Funds from this event go toward the Building Fund. If you have something to donate call Ruth Clark at 675-3608 or the church at 675-3336. The Youth Group of the Washington Baptist Church will have a lock-in on Friday night March 9 at 5. The youth of the church meet on Sunday at 6 p.m. Have a good week! Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211 E. 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If the answer is 1yes", it is not surprising, for God’s Word assures us that we all have sinned and come short of His glory. Yet, through the Heavenly Father's divine grace, He loves us all equally as His children and welcomes us equally to visit Him in His House each week. It has been said that God's House Is not a gallery for the display of perfection but a school for the education of the imperfect Who should worship? You should... regularly... in your local church or synagogue. God offers forgiveness to all who seek Him. Scnptum Select*) by The Amenctn Dibit Society Cop»n{» 200). Ktam-Nwnpg* Stwicw. P. 0. 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Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Ray Pullen Jr. Walter-Pullen vows exchanged Mary Amanda Walter, daughter of Thomas L. Walter Jr. of Amissville and Mrs. Betty Walter of Washington, and Johnny Ray Pullen Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Ray Pullen of Sperryville were united in marriage on Dec. 17, 2000 at 5 p.m. The traditional double ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Jon Heddleston at the Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church in Sperryville. The bride was escorted and given in marriage by her mother. The bride wore a satin halter style wedding gown with a deep V-neck. The gown featured an empire bodice and li am auui ut;u wilii utiicaie pearl and sequined flowers. The floor length skirt was of sheer illusion and was also accented with pearl and sequin flowers at the hemline. She wore a halo style headpiece adorned with pearl sprays and featured a fingertip length veil. She carried a bouquet of burgundy and white poinsettias dipped in gold accented with white bells, gold berries, pearl strands and a gold bow. Mrs. Shannon East served as matron of honor for her sister. She wore a burgundy floor length satin sleeveless gown with a scoop neckline. The back of the gown had a diamond shaped cut-out accented with a Viewtown social notes Mrs. Hope Haurth from Brandy was a Saturday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Settle. Jerry Corbin Jr. was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Frazier and family in Madison. Mr. Robbie Grigsby is home after being a surgical !< patient in Fairfax Hospital ' 1 and doing fine. Mr. Bobbie Carter is home after being a patient at f" Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton and doing fine. Mrs. Barbara Settle was a \. Saturday guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Acrey Dodson. Get well wishes are I; extended to Mrs. Shirley jTrf, Dodson and Mr. James r; Dodson, who are at home ill. Have a great week and a’ give me a call with your news. RECYCLE satin bow. She carried a bouquet similar to that of the bride. Kenneth Baldwin, friend of the groom, served as best man. Photography was done by Mr. Wayne Buracker of Stanley and Miss Dawn Dodson of Sperryville. Video photography was done by Scott East of Washington. The flower arrangements and bouquets were made by Mrs. Mary Hickerson of Chester Gap. A reception in honor of the newlyweds was held on Dec. 23 at the Sperryville Firehall. A buffet style dinner was provided by the couple’s mothers and Mrs. Kim Dwyer cousin of the groom. The wedding cake featured burgundy poinsettias and gold berries and was prepared by Mrs. Peggy Atkins of Washington, aunt of the bride. Musical entertainment was provided by DJ Steve Miller of Thunder Music in Madison. The bride is employed by Fauquier National Bank and the groom is employed by Masters, Inc. The couple is residing in Washington. LeBrun-Haynes to wed March 31 Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Long of Washington, have announced the engagement of their son, Tyler J. Haynes to Cara Beth LeBrun, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike D. Massey of Front Royal. Mr. Haynes, who attended Rappahannock County High School, graduated in 1997 from G.W. CarverPiedmont Technical Education Center with a certificate for hazardous material operations and Firefighter TVpe 2. He is employed with David M. Wolfford and Son of Culpeper and works in Alexandria as an electrical foreman. Miss LeBrun, who attended Warren County High School, is a 1996 graduate of Twin City University with a degree in business administration and a 1990 graduate with MCP and A+ certificate from the Computer Learning Center, where she is still a student. She is a data service administrator at Sloan’s Auction Gallery in North Bethesda, Md. A March 31 wedding is planned. Tyler J. Haynes and Cara Beth LeBrun Gillespies have daughter Reed and Cathy Gillespie, Angela, Katrina and Ty would like to announce the birth of a daughter and sister, Camden Green on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Culpeper Regional Hospital. Camden weighed eight pounds and six ounces and was 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Dennis and Jody Wingfield of Sperryville. Paternal grandparents are Duff and Joanne Gillespie of Kensington, Md. Maternal great-grandmother is Catherine Taylor of Harrisonburg. Paternal great-grandmother is Betty Schwartz of Cleveland, Ohio. MERCHANDISE MARKED WITH TREMENDOUS SELECTION NOW OF FALL & WINTER MERCHANDISE! Peebles Groat Fashions Groat Pricos. Evory Day! WARRENTON CENTER • WARRENTON, VA • (540) 347-1820 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9; SUN. 12-6 ROYAL PLAZA • FRONT ROYAL, VA • (540) 635-3101 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9; SUN. 12-5 Upcoming Events Bookshop reopens, plans activities The Old Spenyville Bookshop and Coffee House reopens Thursday, March 8 with a “free coffee day” to welcome back its customers. Stop by for a free cup of coffee and a look at the expanded used book section. For March, the shop is featuring a special display of books of Irish interest, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. A special music program will be held on Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m., featuring “old-time’' music performed by local musicians. For information call 987-8444. Silver to perform at Blue Moon Singer/songwriter Amy Silver will appear at the Blue Moon Cafe in Sperryville on Friday, March 16 at 9 p.m. There is a $5 cover charge and reservations are suggested. Call 987-3162 for more information. Services Board to meet The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 13 at 1 p.m. at 15361 Bradford Road. Individuals with disabilities who require special assistance to attend and participate in this meeting should contact Paula Benenson at 825-3100, extension 3146 or 825-7391 (TDD). Republican Mass meeting set Rappahannock County Republicans will meet on Tuesday, March 20 at the Rappahannock courthouse at 7:30 p.m. to elect delegates to the State Convention on June 1-2. At that time, Republicans from across the Commonwealth will nominate candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Every person who desires to be a delegate must announce their ; intentions by Sunday, March 18 at 1 p.m. by filing a form that is available from Chairman Walter Longyear. Phone 675-3679 for more details. 1 Queen contestants sought The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department is currently seeking queen contestants for their annual carnival to be held June 13-16. Interested girls should call Charlotte Tummeyer at 635-8278. Fodderstack Race scheduled The 23rd annual Fodderstack 10KM Classic race will be held on Saturday, April 21 beginning at 10 a.m. The event is organized by the Rappahannock Recreational Facilities Authority and sponsored by The Inn. The race begins in Flint Hill on Route 522 at The Warehouse and ends at the courthouse in Washington, via the Fodderstack Road. Pre-registration is $18 by mail postmarked no later than April 14. There is also a family rate available, $15 per family member if preregistered together and by deadline. Post registration is $20, no later than 9:30 on the morning of the race. For additional information call 675-7171 or pickup a race preregistration form at the Rappahannock County Administrator’s Offke on Gay Street in Washington. Local businesses donating prizes this year include: Middleton Inn; Bienvenue Knoll; Flint Hill Public House; Country Cafe, 4&20 Blackbirds and Rae’s Placg and Deli. Cancer forum planned The Rappahannock Chapter of the American Cancer Society will sponsor a cancer forum on March 29 at 7 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. Dr. Werner Krebser will speak on the cause, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. All are invited. Representative to visit Mrs. Donna Crowley, a representative of Congressman Frank Wolf will visit the town of Washington on Thursday, March 15. Mrs. Crowley will be at the Rappahannock County Extension Office from 2 to 3 p.m. Constituents who want to make direct contact with the Winchester office may call Mrs. Crowley at 667-0990 or visit the office at 110 North Cameron Street. Emergency Committee to meet The Rappahannock County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet Friday, March 23 at 10 a.m. at the Rappahannock Courthouse. This meeting takes the place of that announced for Feb. 23 which was canceled. All are reminded that information on emergency planning, material safety data sheets and the County Emergency Operations Plan are available at the Office of Emergency Management in the Magistrate’s Office, telephone 675-2315 or 675-3483. All interested citizens are invited to attend. Integrative yoga classes \ Integrative yoga is currently underway at Rappahannock’ Healing Arts and will be held on Tuesdays from 9 to 10 a.m. Karen, Loving, certified Alexander Technique teacher, combines her yoga teaching and the Alexander Technique to move you through the deep, gentle stretches of yoga postures. Yoga is for any age, body type or degree of flexibility. Call 547-2596 to register. Share the Fun Talent Show set [ The 4-H Share The Fun Talent Show will be held Friday, March' 24 at the Rappahannock County High School. Anyone interested in performing can pick up information at the Rappahannock County, Elementary or High Schools or the Extension Office. For further information, call the Extension Office at 675-3619. t Flint HiU sets carnival dates The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company's annual fireman’s carnival has a new date and also new rides for this year. The dates are June 13-16 and Virginia Premier Events will provide the rides. i The grand parade will be held Friday, June 15 with grand prize, drawings on Saturday, June 16. This year's prizes are a 2001 Chevy S-10 pickup and a registered Black Angus heifer. Anyone interested in helping with the carnival may call the firehouse at 675-3286. r Sound of Music to be presented The Windmore Foundation and the Culpeper Chapter National League of Junior Cotillions will present The Sound of Music on' Saturday, March 10 on stage in the forum at Culpeper Middei School. The evening will include a pre-performance reception from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. CaH 547-2555 for reserved tickets. „ L Beauty pageant planned Miss Shenandoah Valley Beauty Pageant will be held March 24 in Luray. The pageant is to benefit the Stariite Majorette and Drum Corps sponsored by the Luray Moose Lodge. For information or ah entry form, call Sandy Bridges a* 743-3854. I Ragged Mountain activities March activities at Ragged Mountain Reeource Center include: Friday, Match 9, Moonlight Hike of Old Rag Mountain. Depart from upper lot on Nethers side by 7 p.m. Return ??? Wear layered clothing and bring nourishment tor self. CaH or e-rrutf Hunt at Ragged Mountain Headquarters for information. Saturday March 10. "Second Saturday Hike Series*. Nicholson Hollow area of Shenandoah National Park (Hughes River n fmatsi' shed). Depart from Old Rag lower lot in Nelhers at 9 a m. (take Route 231 and foNow brown signs to Old Rag). Bring nourishment for self and layered clothing. Return by mid-afternoon.

0 Longlea, Boston estate sold For community residents Feb. 12 marked the exchange of real estate here as Longlea, the 844 acre tract just off of Route 522, was sold to the Roman Catholic organization of Opus Dei for $7.4 million dollars. Longlea name will not disappear but will be named Longlea Conference Center and the entire purchase price was supplied by an anonymous donor. A Texas woman by the name of Alice Glass had purchased the land from the Smith family and built on it in the 1930’s. Charles Marsh, another Texan, came to Virginia about the same time and later he and Alice were married. The year 1933 saw the building of the manor house with 16 rooms and a swimming pool and also a stable being built on the property. The Freedom Studies Center of the American Security Council purchased the property some 30 years later and have used the property for Cold War seminars and issues; which also has served as employment for a great number of people through the years past. Our prayers of sympathy go out to Mr. Glenn Cave and his family of Route 707, upon the loss of his sister, Mrs. Effie May Cave Ryder of Luray who passed away on Sunday, Feb. 18. Andrew Clinedinst of Scrabble Road, and other members of Sperryville Rescue Squad presented a demonstration at Hearthstone School last Tuesday. Congratulations to Amanda Carroll, Stephen Dowell, and Thomas Dowell all of Castleton and students at Wakefield Country Day School, who received honors for the second advisory grading period. Mrs. Ray Frazier was a. Friday caller of Mrs. Eunice Meade on Hash Lane. Marc Dodson, a student at James Madison University, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Dodson of Salem during the weekend. We continue to covet your prayers for Mrs. Rosie Wharton of Aaron Mountain Road and also all others on the sick list. “George Mason-Pursuit of Religious Liberty in Revolutionary Virginia” was the topic for the speech by Dr. Daniel Dreisbach at the Culpeper Library on Sunday and we’re sure was enjoyed by all present. Many folk from our area attended the Rappahannock Races on Saturday, held this year at the new race track at Bleu Rock Inn, where the first races were run in 1951 when the farm was called Leeway Farm. We’re happy to report that Mrs. Janet Peregory has continued to show muph improvement and was able to ROSTON Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 be out and do some shopping on Friday. Mrs. Charlie Baldwin and son Wayne of Route 707 accompanied by Mrs. Lillie Pullen and Mrs. Sally Keyser of Sperryville visited friends in Front Royal last Saturday. Congratulations to Miss Kelly Dingus whose engagement to Daniel Lane of Castleton has been announced. This week is recognized as National School Breakfast Week and Rappahannock Elementary School does have a program for breakfast, so parents please encourage your children to take advantage of these great meals. We’re thankful that George and Lorraine Weaver Beard’s home was spared when a Fire engulfed their garage, destroying three cars last Thursday. We’re sure many of you remember them as Mrs. Beard grew up here in Boston, her father was a Buick car dealer and her mother at one time a Postmaster. Thankful again that they were not hurt. In remembering birthdays we would like to extend wishes to Owen Cubbage who celebrates year 83 on Wednesday, to Gregg Heflin whose big day is Friday and to my brother Shelvy Frazier, who will be 82 years “young” on Saturday. May our Lord continue to bless each of you with many more. Thursday evening March 8, and again on March 10 and 16, beginning at 8 p.m. the Windmore Community Theatre whose office is here in Griffinsburg will present “The Sound of Music” at Culpeper County Middle School. For tickets or any more information please call 547-2555. Sympathy is extended to the family of Mrs. Winnie Clore, widow of J. Carlton Clore, who passed away at the America House Assisted Living House in Culpeper last Wednesday. Remember there’s a shooting match at the Castleton Fire Hall each Friday evening and for information or your support of the squad please call 937-4110. This writer accompanied by Mrs. Henry Wharton were Saturday guests of Miss Brenda Frazier in Culpeper and after lunch at Country Cookin visited Mrs. Verna Frazier, Mrs. Polly Corbin, and Miss. Lucille Baylor, all residents of Culpeper Health Care Center. Have a great week! Recalling basketball memories Photo courtesy of Sally Keyser CHAMPIONS: Basketball team from 1951-52 included front row, Daniel Keyser, Sonny Brown, William Armentrout, George Pullen, William Burke, back row, Strother Brown and Gordon Thompson. We are from Rappahannock, and No one could be prouder, if you Don’t believe it, yell a little louder. This is one of the cheers used when we played basketball in the Rappahannock High School at the Old Washington School in 1950 soon after the consolidation of Sperryville and Washington. Life consists of changes, and this was a really big change for all the students and teachers. Sperryville and Washington had always had a rival between the schools, and now we find ourselves together in one school. Some r Sperryville By SALLY KEYSER 987-8471 were sure it would never work, but like any other change you have to adapt. Mr. D.C. Link was the principal at Washington. He moved to Nokesville because of the consolidation. Mr. H.B. Winfrey was principal at Sperryville, and he went March according to the almanack March temperatures according to the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack will be average but with precipitation that is expected to below average. Weather watch: Expect rain or snow (9-11), though fair, cool (12,13), followed by snow or rain (14,15). Fair, cool (16-19), but rain or snow, cool (20-25), fair, cool (26-29), the month ending rain or snow, colder (30,31). It appears to be a late spring. Tornado watch: None foreseen in the area this month. Full moon: Known as the Sap Moon which often brings maple syrup, also the Worm or Fish Moon, it occurs on March 9 at 12:23 p.m. E.S.T. Special notes: Welcome Spring on Tuesday, March 20 at the Vernal Equinox. Holidays: Proudly join in “the wearing of the green” on Saturday March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. The garden: Unless conditions in your area warrant it, stay out of the garden as soil is often either frozen or still too wet. Tomato seeds, however, can be started indoors. with us to Washington as principal there. Before the consolidation each school had their own basketball team and coach. The coach for Washington was Mr. D.C. Link and I’m sure a good one. Sperryville’s coach was Mrs. Mary Botts Quaintance (Snead). She was not only our coach, but an excellent teacher and good friend. There was nothing she ever told us that wasn’t for our benefit. Her pay was never enough for what she did. She was really in it for the love of the job and we all loved her back. Now, we had a new coach, Mr. Obbie Calhoun from Nokesville, and with his wife Dorothy brought unity to the team, and worked hard to make us champs. We were in the Northern Virginia District. Some of the places we played were Lincoln, Aldie, Lovettsville, Styvesnat, Madison, Luray, Leesburg, Warrenton, and Marshall. The boys and girls played the same teams, with the girls always playing first. We all traveled together on the school bus, because this was more fun. If there were any wno drove, mey needed a certain signed permission from their parents. We always stopped at a restaurant for food and that was a real treat back then. It took much longer because there were no fast food places. So while we waited for our food, we would play the juke box. Each song you played was five cents. The girls game was different then compared to now. We only played half court and changed goals at the half time. We had won every game, for the year, and when we went to Herndon for the Northern Virginia Championship, this was the only game we lost all season. Stafford won 31-30. An article was written in the paper about us saying, “as long as the young people of the county can go out from Rappahannock High School, carrying the county’s name with them and show to all the other schools that they know the full meaning of good sportsmanship, the county will remain proud of them.” Team work is always involved with any sport, but the friendship with the whole team has remained throughout all these years. Some of us often talk and it is always a cherished memory when someone will bring up a basketball memory we had not thought about for a long time. It was one of the most carefree, enjoyable times of my life and the mem ones will last a lifetime. I, for one am glad for the consolidation because one of the Washington basketball players became my husband. I’ll end this with one of the cheers I remember that was used often. I had a little rooster Set him on a fence He crowed for Rappahannock ‘Cause he had good sense. Make it a good week! Methodist Board to meet March 15 The Flint Hill United Methodist Church Administrative Board will meet on Thursday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mary Frances Bywaters. Community Lenten Services will begin this week at the Washington Baptist Church on Wednesday, March 7. The covered dish dinner will begin each week at 6:15 p.m., worship service will follow at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome. The speaker this Wednesday will be Rev. Rosalie Hoddinott of New Zealand, who is filling the pulpit at Trinity Episcopal Church for several weeks. We welcome her to the Lenten service. Irene Hamilton who has been spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Thelma Crane and family returned to her home at High Point, N.C. last Sunday. Plan now to take part in the 23rd annual Fodderstack 10K Classic Race which is scheduled for Saturday, April 21 beginning at 10 a.m. The race starts at the warehouse in Flint Hill, continues down the Fodderstack Road and ends at the courthouse in Washington. The Flint Hill Baptist Church has worship service on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays at 11 a.m. The Rev. Douglas Farmer will deliver the message. The public is invited to attend. The Flint Hill Firemen have set a new date for their annual fireman’s carnival; Wednesday, June 13 thru Saturday June 16. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church has worship service each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Happy birthday to Mrs. Sandra Jenkins, who will celebrate her day on Thursday, March 8. We pray that all those on the sick list will continue to improve. Anyone with social notes or news of interest is encouraged to give me a call to have it included in this column. O’Kanes have a daughter Mn and Mrs. Joseph O’Kane of Sperryville are proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Richards O’Kane on Feb. 19. Mary weighed seven pounds and two ounces and was 20 inches long. She has two sisters, Kelly and Karey. 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Obituaries Emma Pullen Homemaker Emma Jean Pullen, 60, of Culpeper died Monday, Feb. 26 at Culpeper Regional Hospital. Mrs. Pullen was predeceased by her husband, Bennie Franklin Pullen; three sisters and four brothers. Survivors include four sons, Wayne Pullen of Washington, David Pullen of Chantilly, Richard Pullen and Daniel Pullen, both of Culpeper; a daughter, Linda Pullen of Centreville; seven grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Additional survivors include three brothers, James Kenneth Caperton of Arizona, Harry Wayne Caperton of Chicago, 111. and Wesley Ray Caperton of Georgia and two sisters, Sally Mae Viscusi of Its’ important to care for your pet By Cheryl Herrmann Rappahannock News Writer Rappahannock Animal Welfare League (RAWL) can’t state strongly enough how important we feel it is to spay or neuter your pets. Millions of dogs, cats, puppies and kittens are euthanized (put to death) each year in this country. There are more animals who are abandoned and die with great suffering under circumstances less desirable than even euthanasia. Please — be a responsible pet owner and help prevent more unwanted animals. Most people agree, a spayed or neutered animal makes a better pet and companion! RAWL is located at the Landfill on Route 639 off US 211 in Amissville. Hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. For additional information call 937-3283 or 937-3336. RAWL’s web site is: www.rappahannockanimals.org or email at rawlpets@aol.com. F Loving Memory of Nellie Sisk Who left us March 3, 1996. To some you were granny, to some you were mom, but your love and kindness touched everyone. You never left us when you were chosen to depart. Your spirit and jjfj| guidance live in ou hearts. Now you are closer to the ones you so longed to be with. jjQ The Lord Jesus and, granddaddy Cliff. Children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Uk SfegtfSafcSirfB? Winchester and Elsie Marie Garner of Culpeper. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, March 1 at Moser Funeral Home. Interment was at the cemetery at the Amissville United Methodist Church. William Weaver Sr. Born in Amissville William Carl Weaver Sr., died Feb. 23 at Culpeper Regional Hospital. He was born May 21, 1897 in Amissville, where he continued to live for the 103 years of his life. He was predeceased by his wife, Blanche Sims Weaver and two daughters, Eloise Bryant and Yvonne (Bonnie) Pritchett. He is survived by Five daughters, Sylvia Wilkerson and Roslyn Randall, both of Florida, Juanita Grimerstein of Pennsylvania, Patricia Koons of California and Janice Duncan of Falls Church and four sons, William Weaver of Culpeper, Carroll Weaver of Amissville, Ronald Weaver of Sperryville and Donald Weaver of Ohio. Graveside services were conducted on Monday, Feb. 26 at Amissville Methodist Church Cemetery. Clore-English Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Edna Riddle Born in county Edna Mae Riddle, 67, of Front Royal died Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. r i Unijjviin^ [DflOUCjtzti by Randy Minter Angry At God It might seem blasphemous to be angry with God, but this emotion is felt by most individuals as they struggle with their grief. Anger is a normal part of the grieving process. When we feel anger in the face of death, we should confront our feelings and not feel guilty about the measure of passion that we feel toward our loved ones, ourselves, and God. As it has been said so often, love and hate are simply different sides of the same coin. As much as it may be difficult to deal with anger, we should give it voice, in prayer if necessary. In doing so, we can work through our anger and arrive at the peace that accompanies acceptance. Sometimes we feel anger at our loved one who has died, and that emotion, too, is both normal and very common. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, we know that there are all sorts of families, and all sorts of ways of remembering those we’ve lost. That’s why we provide individualized service. Call us at 540-347-3431. "The man who gets angry at the right things and with the right people, and in the right way and at the right time and for the right length of time, is commended. ” - Aristotle FOUND AND SONS FUNERAL CHAPELS • CREMATION SERVICE FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED CULPEPER 540-825-3530 "Families Serving Families" Unparalleled Service Since 1830, the Benchmark of Funeral Service 11190 James Monroe Highway (Rt. 29 South) Culpeper, VA >40-825-2361 • 540-825-0395 Wayne English, General Manager Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, March 4 at Maddox Funeral Home with Pastor Reid Sowder. Burial followed at Prospect Hill Ceftietery. Mrs. Riddle was born March 2, 1933 in Sperryville, a daughter of the late Will S. and Mae Parks Jenkins. She was a. member of Fishnet in Front Royal and was married to the late Charles Riddle. Surviving are three daughters, Carolyn Lee, Linda Aubrey and Joan Turner, all of Front Royal; a son Phillip Wolfe of Front Royal; a sister Estelle Skiles of Knox City, Texas; a stepsister Agnes Clark of Front Royal and six grandchildren. Thomas Williams Farmer Thomas Mitchell Williams, 72, of Amissville died Friday, March 2 at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. He was born Nov. 11, 1926. He was a farmer. Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Lee Phillips of Huntly; two brothers, Felix Barbour of Culpeper and Mitchell Williams of Amissville; one sister, Mary Lawson of Amissville; five grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 8 at noon at Joynes Funeral Home in Warrenton with the Rev. Forrest Freeman officiating. Burial will be at the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Amissville. business & Service Directory Only $4.60 per week for a 1 inch space (540) 675-3338 Next Deadline March 23 BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs 540/825-0397 1418 Orange Rd.. Culpeper Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CARPET EARLY’S CARPET. INC. The One-Slop Shop lor complete Home Decorafcng Servce Floor CoMenngs • Window Treatments Wallpaper • Skp Covers & Upholstery rwvomwm m uonwurviw Rt 211 AmiasvMt.VA 937-5500 Joseph F. Keyser Construction, Inc. (Quality Renovations & ( ustoni Homes VA Class A Contractor 540-675-2395 T.G. TAYLOH CONSTRUCTION. L.L.C. m Custom Homebuilder Class A License 540-987-8043 KREYLING CONSTRUCTION Top Quality Custom Homes Since 1975 540-987-3145 Winfield Construction New Construction Major Renovations Class A license (540) 937-5079 CARPENTRY Expert craftsmanship in all phases of woodworking and construction. Cabinetry, trim, doors, decks, home repairs 23 years experience 540-937-2051 CLEANING tfoagtcoean/ty Weekly. Biweekly & Monthly Cleaning Free estimates 540-937-3253 . MacRae Associates, p.c. Full Sauce CPA Firm Washington, Virginia (540) 675-2043 EXCAVATING u>L—i a.. - nvyi Excavating We offer qua/ity work with years of experience. 540-987-9259 Excavating Speaafeed Badtoe Dump Truck Hauling, Dkch Digging, OAerts, Moamg, Bushhogcpng 4 Drweway Gradhg Fenoe Pamlng 679-1117 FENCING Virginia Fence Company Top Quality Free Estimates All types of farm fencing, corral, pens, feed lots. Light dealing. 540-219-9695 ❖❖ FENCING High Tensile, Bart) Wire. American Wire, Chain Link, Board and Electric, Split Rail Privacy Fencing Available Alto Curtis Crawford Home: 540-675-3943 Pager: 399-2688 Furniture Restoration I Rappahannock I I Ft KNITIRK RkSIOK UIOnI a+J. 540-937-62 It Fax: 540-937-7230 PAINTING Shenandoah Painting Top of the line quality W**rk ft* homeowner* for over 1 vrarv Satisfaction guaranteed C^all today for a free estimate Lie /Ins.' S40-67V22IH { D-J \ Painting Interior & Exterior Reliable Service 540-778-1209 PUMP INSTALLATION EXPERT PUMP INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP SpsrryviUe, VA 987-8555 RESTAURANT THE COUNTRY CAFE Mon.-Thus.8am to8pm Frl-Sat 8 am to 9 pm Sunday: Ctoeed Day of Rest 675-1066 Take out Available STORAGE ^pekkiviui: MOKA4.I 4 0. Safe HmmK StonutiKc»Mwiy 4 tmwMirviaai Ki’AMiualik Kakft S40/»87-H507 K«. i«o;» «*rr i .v tn wi;hrvyu.i.i:. va Thee Service Jenkins Tree Service Seasoned Firewood Trimming Topping • Take Downs • Stump Removal Mulch & Landscaping Fertilizing Root Feeding • Spraying Mowing 8 Weedeaong 20 Years Experience 540-967-9440 TV & APPLIANCE GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE 8 RCA Video Products Antennas 8 Satellite Systems Radio Shack Dealer Kitchen Aid. Whirlpool 8 Roper Appliances U S Route 29. Madison (540) 948-2200 WELDING (540) 675-1888 Commercial Residential Construction - Farm General W rought Iron gales & railings ALSO SANDBLASTING EQUIPMENT RENTAL mb cmp ram conn 139 Virginia Avenue • Luray, VA 22835 (888) 843-2670 Seeders • TVencher • Chain Saws Jack Hammer * Pressure Washers Log Splitter • Generators Carpet Cleaners WHY BUY, WHEN YOU CAN RENT? ROOFING Qtabty Mrtat kaafint • Slate • Standing Seam Metal Pre-Form Panels Upon Request On Job Site 540-869-2484 The leak stops here! STEVE A. SMITH & SON General Contractors Roofing • Carpentry • Painting Licensed Insured 12065 Dutch Hollow Rd. Culpeper, VA 22701 540-547-9719 Specializing in metal roofs. STORAGE South Wales Business & Mini Storag Ivocated 5 miles west of Warrenton at intersection of Route 211 and Route 229 Monthly and yearly rates, all ground-level units, tractor & trailer access, individual wide roll-up doors, restroom, business and vendors welcome. (540) 341-7000 WATER TREATMENT WATER RIGHT Water Problems? Have your water tested in your home for PH (green stains), Hardness, Iron, Rust, Stains, etc. Correct any of these problems with WATER RIGHT Treatment System Call for more information Pulton's Etoctric A Ptambtof Also: Pumps 6 Waterheaters, m stock installation Class A Certified 540-675-3249 "We Service ALL Vacuums" factory-direct outlets The ONLY Oreck Authorized Sales & Service Facilities Hi. I'm David Check. For a limited time, you can buy the world-famous ORECK upright, the compact canister vacuum, and the car vacuum for only $209!* Jo to one of rm factory direct stores and try Before You Buy** 1-8S8-TR Y-OREC K Up to 18 months financing (jH D.SNr ftrtwy nccsrsT rtmi *mm* 4 kl FREE ESTIMATES! We Service and Repair ALL BRANDS of Vacuums & Sewing Machines HOOVER • ROYAL • El REKA • DIRT DEVIL • VIK1NO • BERNINA • MORE! CALL! 540-785-7666 1475 Carl I). Silver Parkwav in Central Park Fredricksbure I I I I a. Buy 2 packs of any brand vacuum bags, get third pack (free pick must he of ei)ual or lesser value) Carpet Stain Remover with any purchase $10 or more ©2001 ORECK HOLDINGS, LLC All rights reserved All trademarks owned and used under the authorization of Oreck Holdings. ‘Offers shown cannot be combined with other offers. 2200 model upright only. “18 months finanacing on Dutch Tech 1300 only, other vacuums up to 12 months. Sale Ends March 31, 2001 Subscribe to the Rappahannock News. 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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 Please refer to category you wish to use 278. Produce 282. Recreational Equipment/Health 284. Firearms 286 Seasonal Sales Fim 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/Mortaages 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 Le9„ Notices 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 Co'nstruction/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 j Employment I'General Classified Legal Notices |Real Estate Rentals/ Sales Automotive Use... Till-: Sni m K I'lHi Hi sini ssi;s, Sl UVU I S AM) I’KOI I-SSIONAUS. 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Additionally, the Commonwealth of Virginia forbids discrimination based on elderliness, parenthood, or handicap. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Alter An Adis Ordered it cannot be changed or cancelled after the posted deadline for that issue At the time of placing /our ad, it will be read or faxed back to you for any corrections to be made Read your ad carefully the first time it appears in the paper If it contains an error, or if you wish to make changes, call at once. No adjustments will be made on errors that do not materially affect the value of the advertisement. All errors must be reported by 3:00p.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 n subject matter, phraseology or setup The Times Newspapers are not liable for the We Accept ft] □ □ n RIVERSIDE CONDOS 2 BD 2 Full BA w/loft, F/P, walk-in closets & large kit, large balcony, pool. & tennis court. $1450/mo, 703/4066738 HUNT CNTY, NFauquier, 3-4 BR, secluded contemp, mtn view, 3-stall barn, riding ring, 10 ac. pasture, easy I66. $2795/ mo. 540-6228146 MARSHALL, 1 BR house w/den on 1 ac. No pets. Avail mid April. $700/mo. Call 1-407396-6626. RAPP. CO: Beautiful views from the country porch of this unique cottage. Built with old beams, pine floors, pre Civil War staircase, handmade cab. and bookcases. 1 BR, sunroom, 2 baths, & great room with stone hearth and wood stove $850/mo or furnished at $1000/mo. Owner/ Broker. 540-675-4901 RAPP. Ca 3 BR 2 BA w/horse stables and river frontage, $1100/ monthly. Rent/depl inadvance. Call 2-7pm only @ 540-622-2855. V LEESBURG: Single-fam, Lg. deck, CAC, W/D, DW, 1 Rm: $400. + 1/3 util., N/S. No pets. Full hse priv 703-777-6564 v__:_j BEAUTIFUL VIEWSPurcellville(10 min. from Leesburg). Share 4 BR, 2 BA modern farmhouse w/CAC. Prof F NS, prefer pet lover. $600/mo + 1/3 util. 703729-4545. 703-9667419 LEESBURG BASEMENT UNIT, living rm, bdrm, full bath, close to everything $700/mo please call 703/443-2274 LEESBURG: 3 BR tH. Master BR, private BA $460/mo + Vi utilities. No pets, avail immed. M/F. 703-779-7441 V-. J 1670 SO. ft suite sublease available in Reston for 6-24 months. DSL/ISDN access lines in place. Call 703-648-9522 ext 105 tor information. Do you have a 2-3 bedroom house in or near Little Washington to rent to a professional, new to the area, w/ exc. ref. ('all Anne today «540-475-.WOO ext. 46 v---/ WANTED: HUNTING Rights sought by insured reputable est. corp. Top $ rental pd in advance 703-690-1543 V_ HARPER'S FERRY. WV 3 year old 4 BD. 2 V4 BA house on over 1 acre in well-established neighborhood Fenced backyard & Full Basement almost finished. 304/725-6761 WARRENTON, IN TOWN Condo, triplex end unit. 3BR, 2 V4 BA, DR, LR, FP, balcony, extras. $96,500. 540-347-1156 FOX CHASE-1 BR w/ vaulted ceilings, sky light, marble FP, eat-in kit, W/D $95,000/neg. 703-444-5056. 133^ >-. ' . V 3.25 acres, can subdivide, off Green Rd in Hurleytown, Fauquier Co. $52,000. 540-4393439 ask for Roy Sr. ☆LAND FOR SALE* $445,000 50+ Fauquier, 2+ Prince William. Adjoining, Being Sold As One. Raw Land, Soil Study Available. D.C. Side Warrenton Trudy Andrews, RE/MAX Affiliates 703-765-5118 v. . J DBL WIDE MOBILE home in park-Bealeton, 3BR, 1BA, cent, air & heat, Ig. deck & FP. $6000. 540-439-1041 18’97,14’ X 71', immediate occupancy, 3 BR, 2 full BA. cac, may be moved or left on lot, $27,000. 703-830-5755 V___/ SUGARLAND RUN TOWNHOUSE in convenient location 3 bd 2 & Vi ba below market price! call 703/7771763 or 703/430-1900 PUBLIC, MILITARIA & CIVIL WAR AUCTION Sun., Mar. 11, 12 NOON, at Culpeper Auction Center (VAF #255) Culpeper, VA. Civil War, relics, militaria, books, Confederate currency & bank notes, coins, pocket knives, old bottles, signed & numbered prints, 35+guns, papers, letters, WWI &WWII items, etc. This auction is primarily the collection of a Central Virginia collector & relic hunter, wwwculpeperauction com (540) 825-9045 216 COMPUTER: 233 Mhz processor, 64 meg RAM, 56 K modem, CD rom, upgraded Banshee Blaster video card. Includes speakers, color monitor, color printer, small computer desk with nice office chair. $250. Please call 703-443-9059. and leave message t i \ 220 , MASSEY FERGSEN 3»3 4WD,‘ Curtis cab, 6,5 ft. John Deere bush hog. $17,500 OBO 540-3474264 CHERRY OR table 4ch, china cab LR matching couch, love* seat, chair & ottoman. Ron top desk w/ chair More misc turn items 540-788-4660 GLASS TOP COFFEE table with two matching end tables. Black and gold frame Good condition. $75. Please call 703-443-9059, hr. msg DUALITY Glass wall unit, $350; Trad, sofa, jewel tones, $400; Qu waveless wtrbd $200. Like new. 540-341-2784 Oarae* I Y&mI HAVE THINGS LEFT over from your yard sale? Don't want to have a yard sale and just want to donate your good stuff? The Warrenton Lions Club will try to help, by taking some of your items for their yard sale on 3/31/01 or auction 4/7/01. Please call Craig 540-349-0663; Howard 540-347-3164 or Andrea 540-3479018. 1/10 42823 Meander Crossing Ct. Broadlnds, Ashburn- off of Chickacoan 8-noon clothes, electric mower, games, + LOTS FOR KIDS! S_ ■> HAY - horse quality hay. Square & round bales. Also round bales for cattle. 540-937-5160 -- 240 iimh FVWfWV l. : ■ / ' ■-■■■ J rwo VERY SPECIAL horses wanted for two different experienced older adult ladies who like to hilltop and trail ride. Requirements: age 5-15, size 15 hh or more, geldings. Quarter horse type preferred No TBs Trail or pony club experience required. Must be kind & "kick-along quiet". Wonderful placement for a special, outgrown (?) friend. @ $2,500. 540-364-2929. 14 CARAT Jewelry at great prices! By appointment Call Grace 0 703/250-0057 KUBOTA L 185-24HP tractor w/ 5' finishing mower. Yardman snow blower 540-788-4660 J6” SCAG Hydro mower, walk-behind, exc. cond. $1800 540-347-7396 WISPERING PINES GROWER OF TREES * SHRUBS Norway Spruce 5-7fl B * B $35 each Better than white pines or I eland Cypress for screens & landscaping Delivery & planting available 540-937-6178 7 PURE BRED easy calving Black Angus Bulls Ray T. Cannon 540-937-4900 v.„.. „/ CAMERAS: LEICA M5 with 50mm Summcron (Germany) 2.0 lens. Good condition SHOO. Calumet 4X5 Studio Camera Excellent Condition with case (no lens) $150 Both for $1150 Call Rob 540 347-4222 (days); 540368-2623 (evenings) MEW 275 GALLON home oil tank $150 OBO Call after 6 PM540-3494542 r > 273 Ntt >.___ COCKER Spaniel Puppy5 mo., house broken, will make great pet, free to a good home. 703723-6583. LAB PUPS: Black & Chocolate, all males. 9 wks old. 1st shots & wormed. Only 3 left!! 540-687-9707. PUG PUPPY- beautiful, fawn, 1 M, ready to go, AKC reg., $450 first shots. 540-788-9070. *294 atvMways COCKER Spaniel Puppy5 mo., house broken, will make great pet, free to a good home. 703723-6583. FREE MULCH- For gardens- U Haul, 4mi. off Rte 29 on Rte 651 #6860 Sumerduck Rd, Remington, V A. 540439-2607 PIANO: TURN of the century Bailey's upright. Partially restored. You haul. Free to good home. 703-948-6496 PITBULL, 6 months old, free to good home only! Call after 5 PM. 540347-5473 SHEPHERD & BORDER Collie mix. Fuzzy Little Rascals! Males & Females, med size & large size. 7-10 weeks old. 1st shots & wormed. 540-668-6487. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD, blue marl. M, 10 mos, neutered. Missing since 2/20. Answers to Ringo. Has tags. Reward. 540-955-0392 ENGLISH SPEAKING NANNY needed for 2 children in Great Falls, PT, car needed. 703421-1704. SEEKING FT Live-Out Nanny in my Lovettsville home to care for 2 children. Must have refs. 540-338-4613 General Contracting, Inc. specializing in all forms of home improvement * Decks * Additions * Screen Porches * Kitchens FREE ESTIMATES Lceneed, Bonded fUnswed Refs 540-937-3588 Loving Illinois couple seeks newborn to adopt. Beautiful family oriented neighborhood, lots to offer. If you, or anyone you know are considering placing a child for adoption, please call Liz and Jay toll free at: 1-866-503-3761 ATTN! 23 people needed. Lose up to 40 lbs. by summer. Call 800-5169495. NOW! CADILLAC '96 DEVILLE. Teal, exc. cond. A steal at $11,500. Imitation convertible 540-7884529 CHRYSLER SEBRINQ '96, 2 dr, loaded, leather, CD, sunroof, 6 cyl, auto, Sacrifice, due to college. $8995. 540788-1719 FORD TAURUS 1993 135K, exc. cond, ac, am/fm cass, auto, PW, PL, $2500. 540-3510591 FORD TAURUS '90 SW, great cond., AT, AC, PS, PB, $2600, OBO. Must sell. 540-7881517 MERCEOlS 30080, 83. gold, exc. cond., 145,000 miles. $5500. 540-439-1425 1999 MERCURY MARQUIS, L.S.. has all options, silver, 1 owner driver, asking $16,000. 540-822-5972 nissan SentRA, W, 46K miles, must go! $8000/obo, exc. cond. 540-349-9292 -N V _ OLDS ROYALE '88, 1990, needs engine $300. 540-788-9568 or 540-788-3255 Ive. msg: r ■ .. W3 Sport Utility vmm FORD BRONCO II 86. 4WD, only 75K, am/fm cass, auto, new front' tires, exc. cond. $2900. 540-351-0591 FORD EXPLORER '98, XLT, 4x4, V-6, auto, all power, 52K miles. Ext. warr. avail. $17,500/ obo. 703-808-8430 GMC 1996 YUKON 4 WD, Power, CD, Leather. 113K miles. Runs & looks great. $12,900. 540-341-1028 SUBURBAN '93 115K mis. 4WD. Good cond., orig. I owner. New VA Inspection. MUST BE SEEN. $10,995. 703754-8873 (M-F, 8-5) —i. . m PPWPT 1 _/ F150 1990 PICK-up A good work truck. $2,295. OBO 703-7548873 (M-F; 8-5) ’85 MACK, Cab over, very good cond., $8,000/obo. 301-9802039, '97 CHEV. Astrovan 60k mi. loaded 7 passenger dual A/C nice $9,850 703-431-7749 Jerry's Leesburg Suzuki FORD E-150 '97, exc cond., ac, am/fm, rack, 63K, custom int./constr, V-6, $12,000 OBO. 540-937-7066. Auto: Mechanic Settle's Garage Flint Hill Call 540-675-3252 AUTO PARTS MANAGER FORD Experienced, computer knowledge a must. Excellent opportunity with an organization that is expanding. Call David Baird Marshall Ford Marshall VA 540-364-1548 CARPENTERS for custom homes in Rappahannock Co. Skilled in framing & trim. Must be stable & reliable. Levick Construction 540-635-6149 COOKS NEEDED for country resort. F/T & P/T positions available to prepare “down-home" meals. 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Rappahannock News CARPENTERS J.D. Eicher Builder, 4nc. Is a well-established building contractor specializing in highend custom residential construction. We are seeking quality oriented lead carpenters and carpenters with ten or more years experience in all phases of carpentry. We offer an enjoyable work environment, top of the line tools and equipment, paid vacation, holidays, insurance and more. Please call 540-347-7591 to arrange an Interview Dairy Farm seeks FARM HAND for • Feeding • Milking • other dairy related duties 703-754-0136 for more info DRIVER CDL driver wanted. Earn up to $24. per hr. in salary & bonuses, great benefits year round work. In Manassas, VA. 1-800-214-7663 EDUCATION 53 Drivers Needed No Exp. Necessary Become a Class A or B Truck Driver $700-$800/Wk Earning Potential Home Daily or Travel the Country e FT or PT Classes e 100% Financing e Tuition e Reimbursement e Job Placement e 18 Yrs. Old & Older e Training in Just 3 Weeks e Big $$ are Waiting Call Now (800)792-9325 ELECTRICIAN and/or PLUMBER & HELPERS Full-time. Benefits available. ESTES REPAIR SERVICE 540-675-3489 Estate Help Needed to clean & maintain house, yard, & garden in Middleburg area. Housing & benefits Provided. 540-364-2777 EVENING KITCHEN MANAGER needed for country resort 2-10 pm, Mon.-Fri., some weekends. Hourly pay + overtime after 40 hours & weekends. Health & retirement benefits included. Call 540-923-4231 for Interview Host/ Hostess Ashby Inn Wed.- Sun. 540-592-3900 HOUSEKEEPER/ COOK Live-in, FT, pern. Near Manassas. Must speak/write English ftuertty. Current drivel's icense Own transpotation. Good salary & Priv. quarteis. Exc. iterances a must Couple considered Quiet, Cheerful Surroundings 540-341-1980 e Laborers e Equipment Operators eDump Truck Drivers e Flush Truck Drivers e Grade Foremen e Punch Crew Foreman e Pipe Foreman Dental & Health Insurance & 401K Avail. FVCKYL BROWN & SONS. NC 540-347-6628 LIVE-IN CARE GIVER/ AIDE for elderly lady. Room & board plus salary. Good references required. Amissville area. 540-937-3837 after 6PM CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call Your Rep TODAY! 540-347-4222 FAX 540-349-8676 i' fy0i _____ TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 41 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD Flint Hill Virginia Pursuant to the terms of a deed of trust dated November 9th, 1978 in the original principal amount of $47,500.00, recorded in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia in Deed Book 129 at Page 778, the property briefly described below will be offered for sale at public auction; Lots 29, 30, 31 and the "Well Lot", Mountain View Subdivision, as the same is duly dedicated platted and recorded in Deed Book 49 at page 490; among the land records of Rappahannock County, Virginia, as more particularly described yi the referenced Deed of Trust, (the “Property") The sale will take place on April 5, 2001 at 10:30 a.rtj, at the main entrance to the building housing the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia. TerTns: A deposit in the form of certified funds in the amount of $3,000.00 is required of any bidder at the time of sale. Closing within fifteen (15) days of sale. Time is of the essence. Additional terms may be announced at sale Purchaser to pay all closing costs. Stephen B. Wood and Tonya Henderson-Stith, Substitute Trustees FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen B. Wood, Friedman & MacFadyen, P.A., 1601 Rolling Hills Drive, Ste. 125, Richmond, Virginia 23229, Telephone: (804) 288-0088 Ref# 18827 3-7, 3-14, 3-21, 3-28-01 #362064 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15 2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at seventhirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Washington. Virginia, in order to consider the following application: SU #01-02-01 Ernest David Gheen, owner of 3.1193 acres in Jackson District, known as 20 Gheen Acres Lane in Amissville (Tax Map 32B-1, Parcel A, zoned Agricultural), by his agent Ralph Gheen, desires a Special Use permit for a family apartment (26 x44' single-story dwelling) for his son, Ralph, and his family. Use allowed under Section 170-36A of the Rappahannock County Code; additional standards in Section 170-82G of the Code No applicant or other party in interest, and no attorney for an applicant or party in interest, shall initiate a contact with a member of the BZA for the purpose of conducting a private discussion, in person or by telephone, concerning the merits of any application, appeal, or other matter pending before the BZA. No member of the BZA shall participate in any such private discussion. Site visits or similar contacts initiated by BZA members shall not constitute such ex parte contracts. A copy of the foregoing application is on file at the Zoning Office in Washington. Virginia, and is available for public inspection. Monday through Friday. 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Said application will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 21. 2001 at seven-thirty in the evening at the Rappahannock County Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 170-55, if any. The above-named appficant. adjacent property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, do P.O. Box 519. Washington. Virginia 22747. in advance thereof BY: John W McCarthy Zoning Admnstrator 3-07, 3-14-01 •382070 Plumber Full-Time needed to work in Rappahannock and surrounding counties. 540-675-3249 540-987-9463 PLUMBERS needed for new construction. All work local (Fauquier, Culpeper, Prince William, Loudoun) Top pay and a benefits package for the right QUALIFIED mechanic. CALL NOW!!! 540-347-0765 Appleton Campbell, Inc. TREE CUMBERS & CLIMBING FOREMAN We seek reliable quality oriented people with 3+ years exp. Good benefits & bonus plan Must have valid drivers license. CDL Drivers A Bucket Truck Drivers needed. Foremen ($22-$25/hr.) Climbers ($19-$22/hr.) Grounds Person ($12-$ 15 hr) Call Audubon/ VTM at 703-818-9484 in Fairfax, VA. Wait Staff Males/Females Evening Shift Mon. - Sat. 4pm - 9pm Sundays off Family Restaurant Apply within: County Cafe 389 A Main St Washington, VA 540-675-1066 Sales Our top sales producers earn... • Over $100,000 yr. • Full Benefits Plan • Employee Discount • Recognition • $300 Signing Bonus Interested in joining the area’s largest and most progressive furniture retailer? Send us your resume or contact us today! The RoomStore Furniture Fax resume to 301-386-7123 or visit website at Roomstore.com Positions available throughout MD & VA _Tht RoomStort formerly Helig Myers_ DIETITIAN Full Time Sraeftom Ow* a 240-hed k*j-tcna or facility m Maaanas. a sctfcwj a qwhfkrf Dwnan with at least ose year of nwiwj (wet cxpratttr with a cbml ceophase. Fanalianty wMk cart pfaiav MOS an) thenpoak Oku a nocatui. Deject onxmficanca wqpawd; sc arc wilfarto conifer a Oki Tech sah eipcnence We offer cofifKttiivc pay, Ufe. ImbMI tfpfif. Virprua R(mmhm w4 partI tMftf off Tujuiftoitf cvm| tcwwt proicutoubs pltiftc sebfok yuer rename of ciij for a* applfcatioii 10. BIRMINGHAM GREEN S605 Ccslreviile Road. 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We at put of awe of he aotr vitwauy cnmpuaci m da world, wortraf to create a aew aad ocmag Anpbrbioos Asuuk VeWde At pan of ow otfom| for (he lofom| C—inuMfwIr «l(kl Swap Fla at fed* CLASSIFIED (800) 852-4797 GIFT SHOP Do jjfTMi hate the specialty retail experience aad style to manaae oa charming mop? HI earnings potential + ft tOO sign-on bonus Call Anne 540-675-8800 x46 The Inn at Little Washington Washington, VA 22747 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Small 14 year old IT firm in Dulles Corridor looking for business Development Manager to grow our company in government & commercial sales. Self-starter w/demonstrated sales success in IT marketplace gained in the past 10+ years Articulate communication skills, verbally & written, with experience in creative proposal preparation. Let this be your opportunity to grow a well-established successful company. Attractive benefits include paid health, dental, STD/LTD, vacation, sick, holidays, SIMPLE IRA PLAN w/company match, Bonus plan. Fax RESUME WITH SALARY/COMMISSION REQUIREMENTS TO: 703/834-0457 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/ EXECUTIVE . SECRETARY Smith-Midland Corporation is seeking an Administrative Assistant to the CEO. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience working directly with a CEO. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office is required. Duties include transcribing correspondence, taking meeting minutes, proofing, supervising other office personnel and other duties such as planning meetings, corporate functions and company events, making travel arrangements and directing inquiries from stockholders. We offer competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical/dental insurance, 40l(k) plan and educational reimbursement. Qualified applicants may send resumes including salary history to: Human Resources Dept. Smith Midland Corp. P.O. Box 300, Midland, VA 22728 or Fax (540) 439-1232 E-mail: asmith@crosslink.net PMCOM CAMCON, a premier telephone/data management systems and data networking solutions provider is looking for Project Managers and Technicians. As our business continues to grow we need your experience to support our customer’s requirements!! PROJECT MANAGERS Qualified candidates must possess 5+ years experience in Central Office Installation and Service. Previous supervisory experience required as this position responsible is responsible for coordinating schedules, labor, materials and equipment on multiple large projects. Excellent communications skills required, as this position is the primary interface with the Customer regarding all aspects of the project. Travel required LEAD TECHNICIAN Two to five years experience in structured cable systems, voice and data communications installations. The Lead Technician should possess the skills to read and understand floor plans, develop project schedules, allocate work to the installation team and interface with the customer. Prior knowledge of Central Office environment is highly desirable. Previous supervisory experience required. Travel required. Interested candidates are invited to send their resume via e-mail: opportunity ® amsi.com or fax to 301.493.0351 EOEM/F/D/V Part-Time Inside Sales • *. < i X : t!1700 S Sterimq Bo .*«- war 1 $»•.r if\; V - .n 2\1’^ between Rout*: > 7 i 7H E-rra irtf*>rmat’ : f.-s . LstOP’* riwr r vi • r. r.n th ,V*t: wwvv !i.< a ,! . • • rn Counselor PRIMARY COUNSELOR -/T for res. S/A prog for adolescents in :auquier County, at beautiful Rural facility n VA. B.A. in H.S., S.W or equiv Reg with S/A couns. cert, preferred. 2 yrs. S/A jxp. in res. setting. Salary $24K-$38K ♦ >en and signing bonus. Fax iMurrm to: DWECTOR OF RESOURCES 703-841-2316 Closing Da»« 3/12/01 EEO. M/F/V/D Assistant Branch Manager: Rapidly growing community bank located in South Riding, VA is seeking a motivated, high energy Assistant Branch Manager to manage daily operations and be part of a winning team. Candidate must have excellent communication skills and 3-5 years bank operations and sales experience. Competitive salary and a generous benefit package. Please send resume to: L. Mitchell at 10700 Parkridge Blvd., Suite P50 Reston, VA 20191 or fax to (703) 391-1506 EOE mcast. of PRINCE WILLIAM Service Technician# MU OKtricCaSt* AM) to>we<y*l«« tojMtefoi* Wl«f>«l ‘VlidMm't kmtt mtmfithKUiy 4*1*1 mt*H Construction Coordinator tmieWtj Ce yell eh#«AWfr tome «ef«rKM>man ^w»ica«(»%<n»l»nn«»«*i iiwiwj^ftrtewminhiytrtliin te «nwi i*emi«i W mu. bee) m4 himt r»n»lnw«i»t«. $utrmit resume to: (Comcast F»c 703/670-5479 pwje#e#c»Hfccomt«Uo« mm GOVERNMENT REPORTER Experienced, savvy reporter needed to cover busy county government beat for award-winning large weekly paper in rural Fauquier County. The ideal candidate will have excellent writing skills and ability to dig beneath the surface of a story to its core. In our newsroom, creativity is appreciated as much as a strong work ethic. Our r eporters have the opportunity to extend themselves beyond their beat to develop other writing styles and techniques. Although we cover a relatively small county compared to our Neighbors in Northern Virginia, we have caring involved readers who look to us to keep them informed. Pay and benefits are competitive. Send resume, and clips to: Fauquier Times Democrat P.0. Box 631, Warrenton, VA 20188 E-mail: rearl@timespapers.com Call: 540-347-4222 with questions Robin Earl, Managing Editor (Times NORTH I SERVICE TECHNICIAN Petroleum equipment contractor has an immediate opening for a qualified service technician. Gilbarco, Wayne, Verffone, Veeder Root certifications desired. TOP PAY for the right technician! Company vehicle and excellent benefits package with established company If you meet the above requirements have a good driving record, and are drug-free, please mail resume to: Service Technician P.O. Box 12789 Norfolk, VA 23541 $$ EARN EXTRA MONEY$$ DELIVER THE NEW VERIZON TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES Men and women 18 and older with insured vaNV cles are needed to deliver in Loudoun - Fauquier Counties Delivery starts about March 881. Work a minimum of 4 daylight hours per day Get paid immediately upon successful completion of your route . Call 1-800-979-7978 , between 8:30AM and 6:30PM Monday thru Friday. Refer to Job *3553-1. EOE __ WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR International tableware distributor seeking Supervisor for warehouse operations- day shift hours between 7:30am- 4:30pm Mon.-Fri Must be able to motivate and dined staff to meet weekly/monthly goals. Previous warehouse supervisory experience required, to include: experience in picking & packing; shipping UPS and L-T-L truck shipments; receiving & putaway; inventory control & full physical inventories. Must be willing to work overtime as required. Must be able to lift 70 pounds. Full-time w/ benefits. Apply in person at: Pimpernel, USA #3 Industrial Road, Warrenton, VA (Across from Wal-Mart) PMCOM CAMCON, a premier telephone/data management systems and data networking solutions provider is looking for Project Managers and Technicians. As our business continues to grow we need your experience to support our customer’s requirements!! PROJECT MANAGERS Qualified candidates must possess 54years experience in Central Office Installation and Service. Previous supervisory experience required as this position responsible is responsible for coordinating schedules, labor, materials end equipment on multiple large projects. Excellent communications skills required, as this position is the prirrasy interface with the Customer regarding all aspects of the project. Travel required. LEAD TECHNICIAN Two to five years experience in structured cable systems, voice and dele communications installations. The Lead Technician should possess the skills to read and understand floor plans, develop project schedules, allocate work to the installation team and interfape with the customer. Prior knowledge -of Central Office environment is highly desirable. Previous supervisory experience required. Travel required. Interested candidates are invited to send their resume via e-mail: opportunity 9am »Lcom or tax to 301.49370351 EOEM/F/D/V GREYSTQNE Insurance Administrator Grey stone Servicing Corporation, Inc., a fast-paced commercial mortgage banking company located in Warrenton, VA seeks an Insurance Administrator in our Escrow Division. Candidates must have 1-2 years experience reviewing property hazard insurance policies, excellent organizational, planning, & communication skills, be detail-oriented and have the ability to meet deadlines and an effective team player. Proficiency in Word, Excel, & Microsoft Outlook required. Please send resume in confidence to: (fax) 540-341-2121 or e-mail to imcclanahan gQrevstoneusa.com EOE With 17 Newipipfi In Our Tim#* Community Newspapers Group, We've Got Northern Virgin!# Wrapped up! Call 540-347-4222 or FAX 540-349-0671 wmcKliimT Security Systems and Services Throughout the World Security Officers U.S. Marines, Military Police. Career Military, Elite Military Forces. Police Academy Graduates, Criminal Justice Degree, Correction Officers Prestigious Locations: Sterling, Leesburg, Dulles Town Center, Reston, Arlington Unarmed Officers S23.0Q0 - S31.000+ annually Former or Active Duty Military or 2 Years Meaningful Employment, H.S. Grad/GED. Excellent communication and writing skills Armed Officers - S31.000+ annually Paid training, uniforms provided at no cost, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, holiday pay, 401K retirement plan, paid vacation, employee recognition program. Apply and interview in person, Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Wackenhut Corporation 11 ISO Main Street, Suite 101 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 7t3-359-W45 VADCJS# 11.1432 E.O.E7AA ¥9

*3# .. p|Breakfast, lunch school menus r#*** « * jt lit.'** .i * ' > * i -V * I * • j f }'' l 11 t ;. a i * , *4\f11 * ^54||J^5« RCES Breakfast: Monday, March 12: Hot cakes/syrup or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Tuesday, March 13: Hot oatmeal/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Wednesday, March 14: Cinnamon swirl toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Thursday, March 15: Scrambled eggs/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Friday, March 16: Breakfast pizza or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Lunch: Monday, March 12: Pizza, buttered succotash, chilled fruit. Tuesday, March 13: Grilled ham and cheese, potato rounds, hot apple crisp or chilled fruit. Wednesday, March 14: Hot turkey sandwich, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, choice of fruit. Thursday, March 15: Taco’s/lettuce, tomato, french fries, chilled fruit, garlic bread stick. Friday, March 16: Baked chicken, buttered spiral pasta, steamed broccoli, chilled fruit, hot biscuit/butter. RCHS Lunch: Monday, March 12: Little smokies, macaroni and cheese, steamed broccoli, chilled fruit, homemade biscuit. A La Carte’ Hot steak and cheese, tuna salad on bun, chicken rice. Tuesday, March 13: Chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese, seasoned curly fries, chilled fruit. A La Carte’ Meat ball sub, seasoned curly fries, chilled fruit. Wednesday, March 14: Baked chicken, buttered spiral pasta, green beans, chilled fruit, hot biscuit/butter. A La Carte’ Bacon cheeseburger, hash browns, chilled fruit. Thursday, March 15: Pork Barbecue on bun, french fries, cole slaw, hot soft pretzel. A La Carte’ Steak nuggets/roll, french fries, chilled fruit. Friday, March 16: Pot of gold taco’s, lettuce and tomato, Irish potato rounds, leprechaun fruit salad, garlic bread stick. A La Carte’ Turkey sub/cheese, potato rounds, chilled fruit. I There will be an early release at 1:40 p.m. on Friday March 14. ——■ .-—1—1-—-—.... """" . " '"M< 1 1 Real Estate Directory I . - •• Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions was recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office on Gay Street in Washington. Joyce G. Kramer and oth• ers to David Adoff and wife, 7.9466 acres, Hampton District. $87,000. Rolf Graage and wife to Jeffrey C. Smith and wife, 42.449 acres, Hawthorne District. $169,771.60. Thelma M. Face to Preston R. Mcllwaine, 14.2888 acres, Stonewall District. Deed of gift. mmmmm m Country Outbuildings Hand-Crafled RECYCLE Wakefield School' 2nd Quarter Honors 2000-2001 t FIRST GRADE First Honors Isabelle Byers Cyrus Fenwick Ciara Hutchison ^ Haleigh Hutcheson ^ Eric Jensen Jenny Kcltz ► Devin Kennedy Eavan Kennedy Sarah Kleinfclter Kristen Swedbcrg Chloe Tawastsjerna Second Honors Robbie Bohn Itzcl Carino Jonathan Heck Priyanka Khanna Thomas Nayden Jack Puppo Emma Rossc George Steensma Taylor Thompson Zachary Whitt SECOND GRADE First Honors Olivia Christopher William Harvey Jordan Hutcheson Erin Kennedy Samantha Kuhn Madison Lee Kiely Smythe MacMahon Christopher Riddleberger Laura Steensma Philip Stcptoc Second Honors Robert Harland THIRD GRADE First Honors Katherine Burgoyne Jack Byers Stephanie Eybers Will Eraser Rachel Ciiampa Brandon Graven Maximillian Heehl Connor Lounsbury Anne Olimpi Patrick Ristau Victoria Simon Kelsey Swedberg Second Honors Anna Clem Austin Crosby Simon Fraser Alexandra Elolcomb Stephanie Hurst Gaia Read FOURTH GRADE First Honors Rachel Christian Aricllc Clutc ^Russell Davidson Chelsea Fischer t Haley Fitzgerald [ Nellie Ann Foosancr Demetria Genthcr Victoria Graven Spencer Hull Edvse Jensen Alexander I.amb Diane Ixggcttc Sebastian Manson Adclc McConnell David Muss Stephanie Peacock Kimberly Reinaldo Chrissy Thebaud Second Honors Alexander Ferry Lauren Hair Celeste Hall Hannah Largcn Sarah Lindner FIFTH GRADE First Honors Christopher Atwood Alexandria Barrett Matthew Bohn Elizabeth Burgoync Gillian Douple William Eginton Erica Eickhoff Paige Harland Ryan Higbic Stephan Klcmkar Michele Lalondc Duncan Matheson Kate Nelson Caroline Oldfield Kendra Riddlcbcrgcr Rebecca Ruby Kathryn Tamburello Ainsley Treptow nanifl Winters Second Honors Skylar Cushman Jennifer Havard James I amanna Maggie Miller Zachary Power Ross Ozburn Robby Rosse Simon Rous Spencer Sherwood SIXTH GRADE First Honors Colby Ferguson Harrison Fischer Anna Klcnkar Cole McConnell Lyndsey Morgan Kate Smithers Fllcna Stock Second Honors Sarah Christian Yuliah Entwistlc Julia Falcon Jacqueline Fcndrock Brittany Hurst Gus Parrish Catzby Pitzvada Katherine Rous Laurel VanLandingham Philip Vitale SEVENTH GRADE First Honors Ashley Ferry Diane Harland Lauren Lamanna Megan Lxe Nicholas Power Laura Prahlad William Smithers Rachel Squire Patrick Tsui Tabitha Ward Josh Zingg Second Honors Connor Alcock Julia Danker Kelly Davidson Olivia Dumont ^4 Michelle Gininger AJIyson Law Beau LeTard Brooke Napier Nathan Revere Hannah Wine Robinson Woodward Alan Wunderlich EIGHTH GRADE First Honors Laura Boutwell Shannon Dempsey Grace Eginton Natalie Gallagher Shannon Grabich Lindsay Graves Sara lameson Gillian Love Kate Matthews Megan McShea Emily Phipps Anne Stcptoe Elizabeth Webb Second Honors Katrina Borden Bradley Danker Monica Dorna Meagan Douple Erin Dwyer Fallon Higgins Ashley MacDonald Will Napier Brandon Payne Madeleine Pierce Michael Tedeschi Sebastian Watt NINTH GRADE First Honors Maggie Clay Dylan Comstock C.J. Dubash Rachel Clendrcau Geneva Jinn-Lewis Alexander Krivicich Valerie Lalonde Richard Umrocr David Metcalf Elizabeth Murphy Aleta Sprague Derrick Sutter Brittany Thomas Ben Worrall Second Honors Pierre Dumont Cristina Enckscn Cheatham Elizabeth Fraser Soon Kang James MacDonald Rene Mooseman Michael Mozcllc Michael Murphy Frank Vitale Taylor-Lee Wickersham TENTH GRADE First Honors Emily Boutwcll Tamsen Eickhoff Austin Lee Amanda LcTard Andrew Napier Holly Singh Tiftanic Tsui Second Honors Nicholas Bohardt Tyler Cushman Robert Dwyer Jennifer Ennis Katlyn Ozburn Joseph Silverstein ELEVENTH GRADE First Honors Ashley Ozburn Gabriel Caldwell Amanda Huffman Katherine Prahlad May Silverstein Michael Silvious Megan White Maya Woloshyn Second Honors Spencer Baumgardner Sarah Baumann William Bunning Robert Drash Steven Gininger Brendan McShea Adam Piper Mariana Rodriqucs William Giacofci Steven Gininger Alejandro Farrell TWELFTH GRADE First Honors Erin Boutwell Lauren Carter Alexis Day Allyson Floyd Anna Franklin James Kelly Chunghee Kim David Morais Akari Nakai Edward Parrish Adriana Richardson Joshua Stevens Elizabeth Taylor Katie Updike Jonathan Will Second Honors Lain Carney Clint Christopher Travis Cushman Stephanie Dolingcr David Elzer Elizabeth Jones Marylouise Jones Robert McMillen COMPANY, INC. Charles G. Turner, III President Hopewell Road, The Plains 540-253-5241 (800) 473-5242 Walter J. Krapf and wife to Eric $. Stickler and wife, Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties. $249,900. Joan Spencer Roberts and husband to James D. Caldwell and wife, 12.0848 acres, Jackson District. $235,000. EQUAL HOUSING I "" 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 toll-free at 1-800-4248590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 4263500. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294. Sperryvllle Realty James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office F.T. Valley - 30 wooded acres, over 500 ft. park boundary, road frontage, strong stream, septic approved. $5,000 per acre Off Rt. 231 in Broad Hollow, 10.1 wooded acres on state road. Stream, park boundary. $75,000 Flint Hill - Affordable two bedroom home, eat-in kitchen, living room with wood stove, recently remodeled bath, 1 car garage, 1.12 acre lot. $89,000 James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8236 sperryviilerlty@aol.com Bud Corder 540-675-3291 John Eubank 540-987-8146 Do You Have land but need a house? We can offer a 3 BR/1MBA house which must be moved to site of buyer’s choice at his/her expense. Please call for particulars about this offer, the sale of which will benefit Headwaters, R.C.P.E.F., Inc. Horse Farm - Very secluded 25 fenced wooded and cleared acres with a 3 BR/2 BA home and a custom built 5 stall bam. 3 paddocks and 2 large fields, riding ring and trails. $475,000 31 Acres of very private land offers buyer an unspoiled" development opportunity. Diversified land contours provide choices from woods to stream, from views to valleys. $119,500 Great Weekender with patio and deck overlooking lake. Quiet, private, some new appliances, easy home care house. Charming setting, must see and sit on deck over lake. Master bedroom looks over lake. $119,900 Real Estate m P. O. Box 298 • 291 Gay St., Washington, VA 22747 ni E-mail: re3@crosslink.net HI 540-675-1373 Rick Kohler Mitzie Young Amy Sloane-Timbers 540-937-6146 540-675-3555 540-987-8668 .. .from the house pictured in last week’s paper. The one with the unique setting on 28 or 45 acres on the Rappahannock River, offered at $374,000 or $459,000 with ample decorator allowance. 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