Rappahannock News, December 5, 2001

123rd Year... No. 49 Phone (540) 675-3338 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5,2001 www.timescommunity.com 50 cents Rapp Briefs Easements top 12,200 acres Loring and Marian Jetton are the County's latest easement donors, protecting their 145-acre property on Blackwater Creek. Originally three tax parcels, the tract can no longer be divided into more than two parts. The Jetton's gift brings total easement protection in Rappahannock County to 12,237 acres. Alumni recognition, dedication planned The RCHS Athletic Department is planning to hold an alumni recognition and dedication on Friday, Dec. 7 at the first boys' basketball home game. The Junior Panthers will play at 4 p.m., the Junior Varsity will play at 6 and the varsity game will begin around 8. The ceremony will occur at the end of the JV ?ame just prior to the start of the arsity game with Luray. Included in the ceremony will be special recognition of the Boys Cross Country State Championship teams of the seventies and the unveiling of the RCHS Track Records mural that features many RCHS Alumni. For more information, contact the Athletic Director at 987-8575. Headwaters' forum on Dec. 6 focuses on Effective Schools Headwaters' first forum in the “Excellence in Education" series will discuss Effective Schools in Rappahannock County. The forum will be held on Dec. 6 at the Rappahannock High School at 7 p.m. The public is invited. The forum will feature a presentation by Winchester City School Superintendent, Dennis Kellison, a renowned expert on Effective Schools. Join Headwaters and other community members for an interesting evening exploring ways to make the Rappahannock County Schools work better. Bring your questions and ideas. Child care will be provided by the Girl Scouts. Refreshments will be served. Holiday Band concert planned The Holiday Band Concert featuring students in fifth through twelfth grades will be held in the RCHS auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Happenings . * Wednesday, Dec. 5 the Washington Town Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. to review ;another section of the town's zoning ordinance. '• • Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-9 Colonial Christmas Celebration in town of Washington. • Tuesday, Dec. 11 the Rappahannock School Board will hueet at 7:30 p.m. in the RCHS Band Room. • Wednesday, Dec. 12 the Washington Town Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. *. • Wednesday, Dec. 19 the •Rappahannock Planning •Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) It’s Christinas time in ‘Little’ Washington Colonial celebration will be held Dec. 7-9 By Mary Ann Kuhn Rappahannock News Writer The village of Washington, Virginia soon will turn into a Colonial Christmas festival as shopkeepers, craftsmen, Colonial dancers, town criers, Christmas play performers, churches, galleries, bed and breakfasts and inns come together to put on a spectacular celebration Dec. 7-9. A highlight during the weekend festivities is the grand opening on Saturday of the Inn at Little Washington’s newest gift shop, a restored 18th century residence that was once the home of former Washington, Va., Mayor Dean Morehouse. From china, silver, glassware and jewelry to towels, soaps and feather beds, many of the Inn’s signature items are displayed in this historic setting, now decorated for the Christmas holiday. Named “The Mayor’s House,” the shop is located on Main Street, across the street from the Inn’s kitchen. It is there, in this gift shop, that Patrick O’Connell, the Inn’s chef/proprietor and winner of America’s Outstanding Chef Award for 2001,. will autograph copies of his highly acclaimed cookbook at a book signing from 3-4 p.m., on Saturday. There also will be a tasting of several of the book’s most popular recipes. Meanwhile, there will be eggnog at the gift shop, Rare Finds, from 2-4 p.m., on Main Street. The shop, which also sells antiques, will offer demonstrations by artists. Throughout the weekend, costumed members of the 4-H Pony Club will be riding through the village as town criers, up and down streets decorated with garlands and wreaths and candlelit lanterns. Colonial dancers in ball gowns and frock coats will be dancing to Baroque and Renaissance Chamber Music during several candlelight performances on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the Town Hall on Gay Street. County and town residents have been practicing for months for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances of “The Shepherds’ Play,” a 14th century Christmas drama, at the Ki Theatre See COLONIAL, Page A5 Photo courtesy of Rosie Mullany Day TO PERFORM: Actors are eagerly awaiting the tenth anniversary production of The Shepherds’ Play set for this weekend at Ki Theatre. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8 and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. Janet Davis, Mike Mahoney and Derrick Hiserman play the shepherds, Huckle, Gallus and Muckle. Ellie Dodd-Henze is playing Crispin as her sisters, Emma, playing Gabriel's apprentice and Sara, playing the prologue angel, look on. The role of Muckle will also be played during some performances by Joyce Abel. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. For more information or reservations calf 675-2146. Right photo: Chris and Leah Shroyer and son, Eric will be on hand to greet and sen/e visitors at the Washington Baptist Church's Colonial Christmas dinner on Saturday evening from 6 to 7:30. Adult ticket prices are $15 and children, ten and under $7.50. On Sunday, lunch will be served at the church between the hours of 1 and 3 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults and $3.50 for children, ten and under. Right photo: Courtesy of Evelyn Latham 'lUislunifton ' d<wtfct Chunit "UwOlU ***',*«*,• And Amissville makes seven By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The year long cell tower review and approval process is over, at least for the first set of applications, thanks to a unanimous okay vote by the Board of Supervisors on one of Sprint PCS’ multiple choices in their application for an Amissville site. This last open application presented the Board with the Duxbury and the Amissville Fire and Rescue sites as alternatives - the Fire and Rescue option coming forth through the only concerted and cohesive community lobbying effort seen in the cell tower approval process. Amissville Fire and Rescue personnel and community supporters coalesced to push the station as the easternmost cell tower site in the County, and they presented a petition with some 350 signatures to support their view that the Fire and Rescue location, though more obtrusive than the Duxbury site, would provide more to the community, both in terms of the use of the income derived from the site lease and in the potential use of the tower for emergency communications. The Board of Supervisors public hearing on the issue began with Sprint PCS’ attorney, Brian Buniva, reviewing the options and the advantages and disadvantages of each of the two locations. He noted that the Duxbury site was further off US 211, but that there has been some criticism of the location because of the length of the road and the stream crossings required to reach the site. Of the Fire and Rescue site, he noted that it was at a higher elevation, and thus the tower there could be 180 feet in lieu of 199 feet, if co-location prospects were not a consideration. Public comments reflected a strong bias in support of the Fire and Rescue site over the Duxbury site, especially among Jackson District residents, though some speakers expressed their concern and confusion about the overall cell tower application and review process. This last cell tower hearing of the Sprint PCS application drew a smaller audience and a reduced level of emotional expression and, in the end, the Board of Supervisors unanimously supported Jackson District Supervisor Ron Frazier’s motion to approve the Amissville Fire and Rescue location. Mr. Frazier asked rhetorically if this was the perfect solution or the best site, and answered that he didn’t know, but that he did know he had the best constituency in the County. His motion to approve the Fire and Rescue site was a recognition of the work performed by those constituents to convince the Board to support that view. School news During the afternoon session of the December Board of Supervisors meeting, School Superintendent Dr. David Gangel and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Richard Smith provided information on major school donations and on curriculum developments. Dr. Gangel noted that Headwaters had donated a greenhouse to the school system and that work was in progress to determine the optimum location and uses for the structure. He also reported that wrestling coach Jim Wells had donatid a wrestling room, and that the room was under construction as an addition to the gymnasium. Sm TOWER, Page A7 Come see Santa -** ’•*’ • 'Mf i . ■ ■ Photo Court—yotJm a»nwq»’ Santa will return to the Old Sperryville Bookshop on Saturday, Dec. from 11 a.m. to noon to greet children of all ages. Bring your Christmas list, and don’t be late. The shop is located on Main Street in Sperryville. ‘ For more information call 987-8444.

Panther Pause — RCPS News in Brief By Jan Makela Volunteer Coordinator Public School System • The Winter Session of Adult Education is scheduled to begin the last week in January 2002. Brochures are near completion and will be available throughout the county before Christmas. Please stay tuned for more information on the exciting class offerings. So far we have commitments from instructors for the following classes: Guitar, Word Processing, Web Page Design, Intro to Excel (Spreadsheets), Basics of Investing, Drawing, Watercolors, Chair Caning and more. Consider giving a class as a gift to someone you know! • As many of you may know, the Rappahannock County High School is in the first phase of the application process for acceptance into the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The application process is intense and the school is required to have in place a variety of successful higher level classes. RCPS staff who recently attended an IB training conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., the weekend of Dec 1 and 2 are: Joe Perine, RCHS Principal, Richard Smith, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, and Middle School and High School Teachers, Jenny Stanley, Melissa Delcour, Mike Weir and Karen Alexander. IB is a program open to all students who wish to participate in individual classes or the Diploma Program. Classes stress higher level thinking strategies and “out of the box” approaches to learning. If we are fortunate enough to bring IB to Rappahannock our students should benefit universally, • Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, will be presenting a Community Forum on IB in the near future. If you are interested in learning more about the program and how it may impact your child’s education, please stay tuned for more details. • On Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. in the RCHS Auditorium, Headwaters will sponsor the first of their Community Forums on The Effective Schools Process. Please plan to attend to find out more about Effective Schools as well as where Rappahannock County Public Schools are in the process. Effective Schools’ mission is “Learning for All, Whatever It Takes”. Are we living up to that mission? What are our strengths and weaknesses? What are suggestions for improvement? Your positive presence and input is crucial to the success of this Forum Series. Please plan to attend. 1 • lhe ureve school Council and RCPS have invited Consultant Janie Rae Smith to return to Rappahan nock to train our teachers in the art of creating and interpreting valid assess- ^ ments. There are a variety of tools that can be __1 „ _i-~l UOV-U tu UVVU1 UWiJ U11U 1U11 IJ assess the progress of our students, many of which are already in use in Rappahannock. Ms. Smith, who has worked closely with the Association of Supervisors of Curriculum Development, will build on the assessment techniques already in place and introduce staff to other procedures that may work as well or better. Teachers will have the opportunity to work on testing procedures for units of study they will be teaching in the spring. This training will take place on the two Inservice Days scheduled for Feb. 4 and 5. • Many folks in our community have wondered what exactly goes on during Inservice Days. Schools are closed. Students are home. So what are the teachers and aides doing? Inservice Days are staff training days. On those days teachers, aides and many administrators receive training in a variety of areas REMINDER TO DOG OWNERS COUNTY TAGS DUE All Rappahannock County dog owners are reminded that they need to obtain their dog licenses for 2002 no later than January 31. The Treasurer’s Office is open from 8:30 - 4:30 Monday through Friday to serve you. Should you have any questions, please call 540-675-3334. By Order Of: John W. McCarthy County Administrator Jenkins Tree Service & Landscaping Fully Insured Bonded Trimming • Topping • Take Downs • Stump Removal Mulching • Fertilizing • Root Feeding • Spraying Lot Clearing • Cleanup • Quality Work C.R. Jenkins ExC3VdtinQ PO Box 331 540-987-9048_ Sperryville, VA 22740 I iff • We Servin' All MD fj VA Yes! □ Please enter my new subscription to: Sappahannoch News Subscription Rates By _ Rappahannock.#21.“/jreSP"S!5^ Elsewhere in the U.S.$27.°°/year Name _ Address City_ State Zip. Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. 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We are very proud that our staff is constantly striving to improve their skills for the benefit of our county’s children. “Lifelong Learning” is what we wish for our children, and it is what our staff practices. • If you ordered Poinsettias from the RCES PTO you may pick them up at RCES on Friday, Dec. 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. or on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 8 a.m.-noon. Many thanks to all of you who supported this wonderful project. • The Holiday Band Concert featuring students in grades 5-12 will be held in the RCHS auditorium at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13. This program is always a highlight of the holiday season. The public is invited to attend. On Friday, Dec. 14, the RCES PTO will meet at 7 p.m. Members will be treated to a Choral Program featuring RCES students following the short business meeting. • The Christmas Drive for children in need at RCES is underway, thanks to the efforts of RCES Guidance Counselor Candy Lamma. There is a collection box in the main office for “new” school supplies, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and other toiletry items, gloves, caps, scarves, art supplies, and canned or boxed food items. The children of RCES are very special to us and we want to be sure that each of them has a wonderful holiday. If you know of a child who may need to be remembered, please contact Ms. Lamma at 987-8259. • It has been exciting to get so many responses so quickly to our Volunteer Capital of VA survey. If you volunteer in any way in Rappahannock or belong to an organization that provides volunteer assistance in our county, please fill out a survey (just five questions) and return it to me within the next two weeks. rin out one ior yourself individually, and one for your organization. Our 1 hope is to recogBk n i z e a Rappahannock w County as the M Volunteer capital oi VA, in much the same { way that I Front I Royal has f been named the Canoe Capital of VA. wnai Deuer way to say thank you to all of our friends and neighbors who do so much for all of us everyday' Please help us by providing as much information as you can on volunteerism in Rappahannock before Dec. 15. Surveys may be found on Rappnet as well as at the Public Library, Rappahannock National Bank, and the Kiosk at the Washington Post Office. They are available at RCES and RCHS as well. Thank you for helping to make this happen. If you wish more information, please call Jan Makela at 987-8259. • The public schools in Rappahannock are privileged to host over 150 volunteers who give of their time on a regular basis to help our> schools. We are grateful to them all. • The RCES Christmas Program will be held on Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. in the RCES Gymtorium. Incredible Murals for the event have been created under the guidance of local artists Linda Heimstra and June Jordan; the effort that has gone into these works by our children and these very talented ladies will amaze you. • RCHS parents and other interested folks, please mark your calendars for the December PAC (Parent Advisory Council) meeting on Dec. 12. This will be a Brown Bag Lunch meeting at noon in the Culinary Arts room. Please bring your lunch and join us for this fun and informative time together. For those of you who are wondering, the PAC is similar to PTO in that it is open to all, and provides parents the opportunity to stay informed of new programs, schedules, and other situations that may impact their children. If you have not attended before, please plan to attend Dec. 12. • Enjoy the season and try to remember what is really important as you celebrate with your family and friends. St. Luke's Lutheran School Open House Sunday, December 9,2001 Sunday, January 13,2002 2:00 p.m. Presentation 2:20-4:00 p.m. Tours & Refreshments ourchUd to visit&tJLuke's vefiftmking a differeticSf^ one child at a time. . RSVP to 540-825-8890 or dcockertill@stlukeslutheranschool.com 1200 Old Rixeyville Road, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 \ J. Anderson received Ph.D. Jennifer Lee Anderson received her Ph.D. from Ohio State in August of this year. Miss Anderson graduated from Wakefield School in 1989; she graduated PHI BETA KAPPA from Virginia Tech with a BA degree in History in 1993. Miss Anderson received an MA in History from Ohio State University in 1995. Ohio State University currently employs Dr. Anderson as an Academic Counselor. She is the daughter of Robert and Roberta Anderson of Woodville. DEGREE: Jennifer • Anderson received her Ph.D. from Dr. William E. Kirwan, President of Ohio , State in August. L WCDS Happenings By Ginny Leser Admissions, WCDS • With a twinkle in his eye, Santa must’ve made an appearance at Wakefield Country Day School on Sunday evening, because when the students came in the next morning, our Christmas tree had arrived. Actually, our tree is a gift from our longtime friends at Glengary Christmas Tree Farm. ror years now, me Glengary Farm has delivered a tree to us, and every year the tree looks more beautiful. Known for their quality trees, many of the Wakefield parents shop there for the holidays. Thank you, Glengary! • After working through two lunch periods to decorate the halls and doors at school with wreaths and ribbons, students from grades 5 through 12 went caroling at the Lynn Care Center in Front Royal on Tuesday. What a great way to kick off the holidays! Something about singing fills everyone’s heart with good cheer • Ten students who are members of the Model UN Organization of American States left last Wednesday to spend several days in Washington, DC to attend the national conference. The country adopted by the students for this year was Argentina. Students worked with members of the embassies and other leaders on mock situations and problems. Although not able to affect current policy, students were diligent in coming up with solutions to actual nroblems in the country Problems range from water shortages affecting the cities to political infighting among current bureaucrats. As many of the students are taking Geopolitics this emester, this was ^n valuable opportunity.'* • Students have started saving their pennies as the decision of where to go for Spring Break was made last week. Mrs. Pamela LynnTucker announced at Assembly on Wednesday that the overwhelming choice 6f the Prep School students was Italy. The trip will take about 10 days, and students will leave in late April. • Andy Leser and his mother, Mrs. Ginny Lesgr, sang Christmas music and made jokes with people last Wednesday as they rang the bell at the Salvation Army booth in front of the K-M^rt in Front Royal. Besides bevirtg for a worthy cause, they found out that it was also fun, as they caught up with friends and neighbors. -If you’d like to help the Salvation Army out this year, call your local chapter and volunteer. Nothing mak,es you feel better than volunteering your time to help others! , • Have a great week! In Brief Hospice of Rapidan welcomes director Since Hospice of the Rapidan was founded in 1983, Dr. Thomas E. Reynolds has acted as the agency’s Medical Director. Replacing Dr. Reynolds jg|s Hospice’s Medical Director; is Dr. Evelyn Bargmann, Associate Professor 'of Clinical Medicine at ibe University of Virginia Medical Center ;rn Charlottesville. ■;;! A resident of Sperryville, Dr. Bargmann specializes in internal medicine and practices with University Physicians in Orange. She is a founding member of Madison Free Clinic and is currently an officer on its Board of Directors. Hospice of the Rapidan is a licensed, nonprofit hospice organization providing skilled medical care and support to terminally ill patients and their families in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock arid surrounding counties. Jo learn more about hospice care or becoming a volunteer, call Hospice of the Rapidan fit 825-4840. Repair loans/grantfe available ! If you have ownership interest in your property, and your house needs repairs or to remove safety and health hazards, you may be able to qualify for up to a $20,000 loan amortized at one percefit over a 20 years period, or* a grant up to $7,500 if you are 62 years of age or older a0d cannot repay a loan. ’ The household adjusted income' cannot exceed tfce very low income limit established for the county (Rappahannock’s is $23,00d). For more information contact Alan Knewstep, Community Development Manager at the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Office at 825-4200, extension 4 jor write: 351 Lakeside DriVe, Culpeper, Va. 22701.

Surviving holiday food gremlins By Eve Berman, DO Special to the Rappahannock News Do you feel left out of holiday fun because you can’t eat the goodies everyone else xan? Do you dread going to parties for fear of insulting the host or hostess when you find there is no food you can eat? Thousands of people struggling with food allergies or weight loss find it impossible to participate joyously in holiday festivities while steering clear of the food gremlins. But take iheart — there are ways to negotiate these events with grace and leave feeling nourished and full. Because of the many delicious offerings at holiday parties, the peskiest gremlin for most people is overeating. However, those accustomed to watching what they eat usually surmount this hurdle because they know how bad they feel after overstepping their comfort zone. In a sense, they have an inbuilt braking system. They’re aware that succumbing to euphoric memories of forbidden delights such as chocolate cake, lemon squares, or baklava soon gives way to groans of discomfort. So at holiday parties, apply your brakes. If after eating your fill of acceptable food you feel left out of the fun, nosh on salads or raw vegetables such as carrot or celery sticks. Potlucks are usually the easiest events to fully participate in since, if necessary, you can eat only the food you bring, without anybody noticing. Because most desserts are off limits, bring one you’ve made from a favorite recipe. Also consider bringing an entree, as many main courses contain mixed ingredients, making it difficult to detect the culprits. Before a potluck, think about the foods that help you feel loved and nourished, and prepare accordingly. Sit-down meals are more challenging. On such occasions it is important not to be shy. People with lifethreatening food allergies have' no problem speaking up about their needs, and so should you. When accepting an invitation, gently tell the host or hostess about your situation and your desire to be part of informed of the menu. Upon hearing of dishes you cannot eat, suggest that you bring a small portion of one you can eat. If the offender is a dessert, offer to bake a delicious dessert for everyone. Sharing your own creation is sure to be gratify ing. If your offer is declined, instead bring a single portion of a dessert similar to the one being served, allowing you to vanquish the endof-meal gremlins and enjoy this course with the other guests. In addition to lots of food and forbidden ingredients, alcohol is a staple at holiday events. This is problematic for people with allergies because most liquor is made from wheat, corn, or potato products — three common offenders. For people working hard to lose weight, liquor adds needless calories. Fortunately, with increased community awareness of alcohol-related problems, it is becoming politically correct to offer nonalcoholic options at most gatherings. Mineral water, seltzer, and sparkling juice foil the hardiest booze gremlins, and they taste good. To stave off the most tenacious food gremlins, keep in mind the purpose of the holidays — celebration of family, friendships, and community. Although food and drinks are fulfilling pleasures, true fulfillment comes from within. Remember who you are and guard against confusing your food issues with your essence. Take time before holiday events to go inside yourself and find out your real reason for attending. Ask yourself what will make the evening satisfying? Then manifest that reality. If it’s having an intimate talk with an old friend, begin the conversation. Will smelling the apple pie you can’t eat or hearing a room ring with laughter, make you feel good? As long as you remember who you are, you will feel nourished on every level. Then even if you have to bring all your own food or cook two dishes for a potluck dinner, you will feel full. Eve Berman, DO, a resident of coastal Maine, combines her practice of Traditional Osteopathy with nutrition, homeopathy, and counseling. For more than a decade she has been designing nutritional programs to successfully alleviate allergies and other ailments. Her new book, Culinary Potions: Eating Joyously with Food Allergies ($16.95), is available by calling 207-967-9936 or visiting www.culinarypotions.com or may be purchased at Uncommon Sense in Sperryville or the Old Sperryville Bookshop. Food drive underway at RCES By Jan Make la • Volunteer Coordinator Public School System The Rappahannock County Elementary School is happy to announce its annual collection of non-perishable foods, school supplies, toiletry items and new toys to be given to our school families in need during the holiday season. Items will be collected in the RCES lobby now through Dec. 17 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. each day. Boxes for the collection effort will be provided. The names of the recipient families will remain anonymous. For several years RCES has quietly collected for families who are having a difficult time or are financially strapped during the holiday season. The schools work with Social Services, the Sheriff’s Office, and area churches to make certain that no one who is deserving misses out. Through the effort our students begin to realize as well that giving is more rewarding than receiving. Suggestions for possible donations are: school supplies, canned goods, coloring books, puzzles, cereal, soup, soap, socks, toothbrushes, mittens, first aid supplies, sewing kits, games and toys. Please send only new items and nothing perishable. This year we are in need of drivers to help deliver boxes and presents. Please contact the school if you can help us in this way, or, if you need additional information, call Candace Lamma, RCES Guidance Counselor, at 9878259. Christmas music at St. Peter’s On Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. there will be a free concert of Christmas music at St. Peter Catholic Church on Lee Highway in Washington, presented jointly by “Rappahannock”, a quintet of talented local musicians, and Culpeper-Piedmont Choral Society. Members of the choral group include residents of Stock Up for the Holiday Season This year, give a present with a future, a high-quality investment from Edward Jones. There’s something for everyone on your list - stocks, bonds, mutual . funds and much more. Call or stop by today to wrap up the details! BRET HRBEK 115 North Royal Avrnue ' Front Royal, Virginia 22630 , 540-635-8220 800-441-9887 www.rdwardjonn.rom Mmhrr SI Ft Edwardjones Serving Individual Investor* Since 1871 Culpeper, Orange, Madison and Fauquier counties as well as of Rappahannock. The concert will open with nine selections presented by Rappahannock, including traditional and folk pieces, original compositions and material arranged by members of the group; in addition to the playing of the group there will be solos by Scott Tester on violin and Beth Levick, Soprano. Other members of the group are Brian Smith, Kathy Tester and Michael Vinson. The Choral Society will perform more than a dozen numbers of Haendel’s Oratorio “The Messiah”, highlighted by guest soloists Keith Wagner of Madison and Cynthia Ballentine of Northern Virginia, and ending with the Hallelujah Chorus supported by trumpet and tympani. The concert will conclude with the audience joining Dr. John McCue, D.O. is pleased to announce that Mountainside Medicine, PC is open and accepting appointments Call today 540-675-3080 by appointment only Board Certified; Family Practice; Emergency Medicine 12715 Lee Highway • Washington, Va. 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Admission to the concert is free; a free-will offering will be requested to help defray costs. New county government numbers Effective immediately, many County Government Offices have new telephone numbers. As part of an effort to bring the telephone system up to the late twentieth century standards (just in time for the early 21st century), most County Government Offices are linked together by a central phone system. This will enable offices to transfer calls to other offices and/or directly to specific employees who are being sought by callers. “In addition, many County employees and offices will now have voice mail. Since voice mail has been around for about 20 years, most of us have decided that it’s here to stay and have overcome our revulsion at the innovation. Most people will be pleased to learn that we’re holding the line for the moment at “music-on-hold”; there are limits to how much technology a rural government can stand," said County Administrator John McCarthy. Folks calling the old telephone numbers will, for a time, be automatically forwarded to the new numbers. Soon, however, callers to the old numbers will be given a voice recording notifying them of the new number. Be assured that 911 service is not affected in any way. The following are the new County Government Office numbers: Office Number Building Office 675-5340 Clerk’s Office 675-5350 Combined District Court * * General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations 675-5356 675-5370 675-5338 675-5330 675-5358 675-5385 675-5340 675-5380 675-5300 675-5360 675-5387 Commissioner of Revenue Commonwealth’s Attorney County Administration & Zoning Juvenile Court Services Magistrate’s Office Office of E-911 Coordinator Registrar’s Office Sheriffs Office Treasurer’s Office Office of Emergency Management Friday. 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4-Hers recognized at Achievement Night By Hazel Zinn-Day 4-H Program Support Technician, Senior The Rappahannock County 4-H Program’s annual 4-H Achievement Night program was held at the Washington Baptist Church. 4-H members received recognition for a year of hard work. Austen Rhein, Adam Rhein, Kevin Riedel, David Massie, Caroline Massie, Samantha Falls and Robert Falls received recognition for their 4-H Swine projects. Jesse Palmer, Devin Day, Kimberly Sealock, Robbie Hamil-Huff, Elizabeth Welch and Carly Day received recognition for com pleting the 4-H Electricity project. Kevin Riedel, Elizabeth Pratt, Brittany Thorpe and Brooke Thorpe received project pins for their first year of completing the 4-H Poultry project. Jesse Palmer and Devin Day received medallions for completing the second year of the 4-H Entomology project, David Massie received a medallion for completing the beef project, Devin and Carly Day received medallions for completing the 4-H Rabbit project. 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Anne Ashleigh Lamma received project pins and medallions for her 4-H Lone Star projects consisting of the 4-H Career/Lifepath project, Foods and Nutrition, second year, and the 4-H Citizenship project. Devin Day and Carly Day received a project pin for completion of the 4-H Woodworking project. Carly Day received recognition for completing the 4-H Dog project. Completing the 4-H Veterinary Science and receiving project pins were Ben Rupchis, David Massie, Kevin Riedel, Megan Flathers, Caitlin Flathers, Erin Flathers and Will Flathers. 4-H Performing Arts Club members received project pins, plaques, and medalr lions for completing their 4H project. Members of the club are Lauren Kaye, Kate Kruczynski, Aaron Oyster, Andrew Oyster, Rebecca Oyster, Robin Oyster, Ruth Ann. Oyster, Rachel Patterson, _ Kimberly Sealock, Elizabeth Welch, Devin Day and Carly Day. David Massie won the 4H Senior Achievement Award, and Devin Day won the 4-H Junior Award; these awards are sponsored by the Rappahannock County 4-H Leaders Association. Both Lea Pyne and Devin Day received the “I Dare You” award. This award is given to youth who display personal integrity, balanced living, and motivation for leadership. The 4-H Tally Ho Horse and Pony Club earned their first year 4-H Club Charter. The adult 4-H Volunteer Leaders received years of service pins and a gift of thanks made by local glassblower Eric Kvarnes. Receiving their first year leaders pins were Holly Massie, Dr. Derek Vandrejr, Michael Besecker, Stanley Dye, Elaine Kramer, Eileen Kelly and Doris Sealock. Second year pins went to Roger Andrews, Hazel Gray and Vickie Miller. Third year 4-H Volunteer leader pins went to Debbie Massie and Guy Thorpe. Fourth year leaders pins went to Becky Thorpe, Shannon Swain, Elizabeth Johns, Lisa Reid and Kim Nelson. Fifth year silver clover award went to Sally Havstad, Sue Garvin and Evelyn Oyster, and a seventh year pin went to Bill Welch. Eight-year pins went to Carolyn Emerick, Kevin Day, Candy Lamma, Charlotte Nichols and Lisa Pendleton. Ninth year pirls went to Jim Massie and Diana Corbin. Pins for sixteen years of volunteering in the Rappahannock County 4-H program were earned ^y Jennifer Gray and Toni Updike. Seventeen year volunteer recognition went to Cheryl Taylor. *t Randall Updike has volunteered in the Rappahannock County 4-H Program for 21 years, and we are all very grateful to Randall for giving of his talents and time to the youth t>f our community. The 4-H Achievement Night program ended with the candlelight initiation ceremony for the new 4-H Honor Club members. Newly initiated members were Allison Antony, Anne Ashleigh Lamma, Dylan Corbin, Devin Day, Lauren Kaye, Tommy Pendleton and Brittany Thorpe. 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Colonial From page A1 on Gay Street. The first performance is on Friday at 8 p m. • All of the art galleries will be having special shows and sales of special Christmas gifts. Some are staying open late to accommodate holiday shoppers. The annual Hearthstone School Christmas Bazaar begins 10 a.m. Saturday in the Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall in the center of town. Another highlight is the second annua] Washington Baptist Church Colonial Christmas Candlelight Dinner in the Fellowship Hall on Mt Salem Avenue, from 6-7:30 p.m. on Saturday. There also will be a luncheon Sunday of Brunswick ■ Stew from 1-3 p.m. Dinner is $15 for adults; $7.50 for children (10 and under). Lunch is $7 for adults; $3.50 for children (10 and under). The Saturday Christmas dinner includes turkey, dressing and gravy, ham, sweet potatoes, < green beans, com pudding, muffins and breads, pumpkin pie or apple pie. The dinner will --be prepared Colonial 1 Williamsburg style and will be served by men and women in Colonial costumes. There will be live music and Christmas carolers. Throughout the weekend, there will be special art exhibits and open houses at the various galleries and shops, many of which are serving holiday treats, including the following; Rush River Antiques and Interiors on Jett Street will be serving coffee and pastries Saturday morning; Middle Street Gallery will be holding a Christmas Open House throughout the weekend; Black Bear Gallery on Main Street will be holding an Open House with eggnog on Saturday, 12-3 p.m.; Packing Shed Gallery will be having a special exhibit throughout the weekend; the Odyssey Gallery on Main Street will be holding a wine and cheese reception Friday from 59 p.m. for fiber artist Geri Scalone. Sunnyside Market will be hosting a reception, with a sampling of holiday cakes, on Saturday from 2-5 p.m., for Tanya Richey, a local artist with national prominence, who is being honored for a commissioned painting of Sunnyside Farm which wifi be hung in the market In addition, visitors can visit Cordelia & Company and R. H. Ballard Inc., on Main Street for greenery sales and to watch artist Tbm Mullany paint his handcarved Santas which are on sale; browse through Talk-ofthe-Town gift shop on Gay Street for $1 tree decorations; visit Peter Garon Studio/Gallery on Middle Street to see a special handmade basket exhibit; sample the Wassail from a big bowl at Heritage House Bed and Breakfast on Main Street. The first performance of “The Shepherds’ Play” will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Ki Theatre, followed by another 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, and a 4 p.m. performance on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for children. The Theatre at Little Washington on Gay Street will be having a performance by the Yale Russian Chorus at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $15 for adults; $5 for students. Colonial Dancers will perform by candlelight at the Historic Town Hall on Gay Street at the following times: Saturday, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m*, 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m. A complete list of events including a shopping and walking tour of the Town is available at the Rappahannock Historical Society on Gay Street and at inns, galleries and shops throughout the village. Garden Club sees demonstration of innovative holiday decorations *. By Susan Jones i Special to the Rappahannock News c ' The Rappahannock County Garden Club was treated at • their November meeting to an afternoon of innovative holiday 1 decorations presented by Genie i.'Cate. Mrs. Cate, who owns a ♦Haylily and peony nursery called Blue Rag Gardens in j Madison County, regaled her "•audience with many different ■ .ideas for holiday decorations. She mixed artificial greens '■with freshly cut ones to create fuller arrangements with fewer ■materials. She demonstrated '•table decorations. using small • poinsettias, removing them from their pots and inserting them directly into floral oasis. JShe also suggested using i grapevine or honeysuckle vines, gathered from the wild, and sprayed gold as the basis for wreaths. Greenery can then be added, and she suggested using wired ribbon as it holds up well. Magnolia leaves and pods, nandina, boxwood, and juniper, as well as dried flowers such as hydrangeas and statice are beautiful additions to traditional holiday arrangements. Club members came away with many new ideas. During the business meeting, garden club members discussed their annual fundraiser — the making and selling of fresh greenery, wreaths and garlands made of boxwood, pine, cedar and many other fresh greens. Club members cut greens and assembled the decorations Dec. 3, 4, and 5. Greens are made to order each year. Proceeds from the project fund scholarships given by the club to high school seniors. Horticultural exhibits in November centered on berrying or flowering branches and house plants. Blue ribbons were awarded to Ruth Baumgardner, Janet Eastham, Lucia Kilby, Betty Wood, Helen Platt, Jo-an Getsinger, Carol Miller, Elbe Kramer, and Mary Priest. Ruth Baumgardner and Mary Revercomb received blue ribbons for their “Holiday Time” table arrangements. Hostesses for the November meeting were Sally Havstad, Jean Morris, and Cindy Hartz. Colonial Christmas Weekend Calendar of Events 11:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. 12:30 to 6 p.m. 5 to 9 p.m. 8 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 Middle Street Gallery 2001 Holiday Extravaganza continues Packing Shed Gallery, comer of Gay and Porter Harvest of Artists exhibition continues Odyssey Collection Inc., Main Street Trunk show, wine and cheese reception for fiber artist Gen Scalane Ki Theatre, Gay Street The Shepherds’ Play, Tickets, adults $10; children $5 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 10 am. to noon 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Noon to 3 p.m. 12:30 to 6 p.m. 1 to 1:30 p.m. 2 to 4 p.m. 2 to 5 p.m. 3 to 3:30 p.m. 3 to 4 p.m. 5 to 5:30 p.m. 5 to 9 p.m. 6 to 7:30 p.m. 7 to 7:30 p.m. 8 to 9 p.m. 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 Hearthstone School Holiday Bazaar Trinity Church Handmade gifts, decorations, food and greenery Rush River Antiques and Interiors, Jett Street Coffee and pastries Middle Street Gallery Extravaganza continues Black Bear Gallery, The Clopton House, Main Street, Eggnog and Open House Packing Shed Gallery, comer of Porter and Gay Street, Harvest of Artists continues Colonial Dancers Performance, Town Hall Gay Street Rare Finds, Main Street Eggnog and artists demonstrations Sunnyside Market, Gay Street Reception for artist Tanya Richey and Sampling of holiday cakes Colonial Dancers’ Performance, Town Hall Gay Street Inn at Little Washington Gift Shop, Main Street Book signing by Chef Patrick O’Connell with Samplings of soups and savouries from his cookbook Colonial Dancers’ Candlelight performance Town hall Odyssey Collection Inc., Main Street Reception and trunk show for fiber artist, Geri Scalone Washington Baptist Church, Mt. Salem Avenue Colonial Christmas Candlelight Dinner Tickets, Adults $15; children $7.50 Colonial Dancers’ Candlelight Performance Town Hall Ki Theatre, Gay Street The Shepherds’ Play, Tickets, adults $10; children $5 The Theatre at Little Washington, Gay Street Yale Russian Chorus, Tickets, Adults $15; students $5 Throughout the day visit Cordelia & Co. and R.H. Ballard Inc. for greenery sales and artist Tom Mullany painting his handcarved Santas; Talk of the Town for $1 tree? decorations; Peter David Garon Studio/Gallery Handmade basket exhibit; Heritage House Inn’s Wassail bowl and special events in every shop and gallery in Tbwn 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 12:30 to 6 p.m. 1 to 3 p.m. 2 to 2:30 p.m. 3 to 3:30 p.m. 4 to 5 p.m. 5:15 to 5:30 p.m. 5:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 Middle Street Gallery Extravaganza continues Packing Shed Gallery, comer of Porter and Gay Street, Harvest of Artists continues Washington Baptist Church, Mt. Salem Avenue, Brunswick Stew Lunch, Tickets: Adults, $7; children $3.50 Colonial Dancers’ Performance, Town Hall Colonial Dancers’ Performance Tbwn Hall Ki Theatre, Gay Street The Shepherds’ Play, Tickets, Adults $10; children $5 Procession from Ki Theatre to Town Hall Colonial Dancers’ Candlelight Performance A complete list of events including a Shopping/Walking Tour of the Town are available at The Rappahannock Historical Society and at inns, galleries, and shops throughout Tbwn. f Vr w 3 will host a holiday Call-In Night Thursday, December 6, 2001, 5:30 to 8:00 pm 540-675-3338 Send a subscription to friends and family near and far (you can even get one for yourself.) $11.00 in county 50% Savings must not have been a subscriber in the last 30 days $14.00 all other areas

——-ftappafyatmocti JJttoa— 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 Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: Rappahannock News Building, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: RappNews@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.timescommunity.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2001 Our View Shop Rappahannock There are plenty of good reasons to shop at home in Rappahannock County this Christmas season: avoiding the driving through traffic to get to a crowded mall, helping support the local economy and getting better value for your dollar. Buying presents from someone you know and see all year-long, not from some faceless department store clerk, makes the act of giving more meaningful for both merchant and shopper. But the best reason to shop Rappahannock is quality. Although Rappahannock has avoided the plague of strip malls coming west from Northern Virginia, we do have a considerable number of antique, craft, book, . gift, art and furniture establishments. In terms of affordability, quality and variety, Rappahannock's merchants offer a great deal more than most of our more populous neighbors. And many of the artists, crafters and artisans who live here would be happy to sell their fine wares to their neighbors. Do yourself a favor this season, and do at least some of your seasonal shopping here in the county. Holiday safety This time of year we're preparing for holiday festivities, following old family traditions, and starting new ones. It's not a time to think about unpleasant things. Yet, despite all our wishes or our well-laid plans, tragedy often strikes at the holiday season - tragedy caused by an impaired driver. We all know the realities about driving impaired. Alcohol and/or other drugs and driving make a dangerous combination. This year, do what many other Americans do before going out to celebrate the season: Designate a driver. Have someone from your group agree to only drink non-alcoholic beverages and then to drive the rest of you home. This keeps everyone out of trouble, including the people in other cars. Rappahannock Today Photo courtesy of Roger Pierson Boy Scout Troop 36 participated in placing and lighting the luminaries at the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, Md. The Memorial Illumination is held on the first Saturday of December each year in remembrance of the 23,110 men who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Sept. 17, 1862 Civil War battle. Letters Community participation requested This year, RCES is raising money to purchase a digital camera with color printer. We are asking community members to help our school earn cash through a fund raising program from General Mills called Box Tops for Education. This successful program has already contributed more than $50 million to America’s schools since the launch of the program in 1996 and the program has recently expanded to offer three easy ways to earn cash for our school. First, you can “clip” Box Tops from over 330 participating General Mills products and send them to RCES. Participating products include General Mills Big G cereals, all Betty Crocker products including Betty Crocker fruit snacks, Yoplait yogurt multipacks including GO-GURT and Expresse, Lloyd’s Barbeque products and many others. Our school gets ten cents for each Box Top we redeem. The more we redeem the more we earn, up to $10,000 per year. Bring your box tops to the RCES front office. The second way to earn cash for our school is to “shop” online at the new Box Tops for Education Marketplace. Shop at quality stores like Barnes & Noble.com, Eddie Bauer.com and PETsMART.com through the Box Tops for Education web site at boxtops4education.com. Designate Rappahannock County Elementary School as your school of choice when registering and General Mills will donate a percentage of your qualifying purchase to our school, up to another $10,000 per year. The third way is to “charge” with the new Box Tops for Education Visa card. There is no annual fee for the card and a low APR interest rate. Apply for the Box Tops Visa card by calling 800-2279605. There is no annual fee and when you designate RCES, one percent of card purchases will be donated to our school, again, up to an additional $10,000 per year. It can all add to up to $30,000 for our school when you clip, shop and charge with Box Tops for Education. Thank you for supporting our school and making a difference for the children in our community. Amo Merritt Box Tops School Coordinator RCES Hollerin’ from the Mountain #5 In previous articles I have set forth some of the writings of Thomas Jefferson. He also wrote, in 1781, these words that are engraved on the Jefferson Memorial: “God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated biit See HOLLERIN’, Page A7 See More Letters, Page A7-; Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 40 YEARS AGO Nov. 30, 1961 The District of Columbia Division of the American Automobile Association recently paid honor to 13 Northern Virginia garage and service station operators who have been affiliated with the motoring organization emergency road service program from ten to 28 years. Among the businessmen presented plaques of recognition and gratitude for service to AAA members in Northern Virginia through all sorts of weather, day and night over the years, was L.V. Merrill of Merrill Motor Company in Washington, whose establishment has been AAA-bonded since 1948. Plans are underway to start the building of the Chester Gap Baptist Mission Church this week. Mr. Cletus Printz is in charge of the construction work. The land on which the church is being built was given by MA Greeley, a local merchant. Over 3,200 acres of land, consisting of seven farms, have been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. William N. Lane of Lake Forest, 111. This is one of the largest transactions of its kind in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Lane will continue to live in Illinois and stay here only on occasional visits. They will raise Angus cattle on the farm here. Mr. Lane is president of the General Binding Corporation of Illinois. A recognition dinner for Boy Scout Troop 64 of Washington was held Nov. 18 in the parish hall of the Episcopal Church. The dinner was arranged by Mrs. C.B. Palmer and Mrs. Milton Gore. The following scouts were advanced: Philip Kuhn, C.E. Giles Jr., Milton Gore Jr., Ronald Hawkins and Stewart Palmer from Tenderfoot to Second Class; Roger Hawkins, James Jenkins, David Palmer and Samuel Snead, from First Class to Star. . 20 YEARS AGO Dec. 3, 1981 The sounds of Christmas will ring through the sanctuary of the Washington Baptist Church on Dec. 6, as the Rappahannock Chorus presents its annual winter concert. A resident of Rappahannock for the past 12 years, Gloria Harris is director of the Rappahannock Chorus and lives a life filled with music. Mrs. Harris is perfectly suited to hold the director s wand. She has a background rich in musical experience but more than that, she loves music with an intensity that's catching. At rehearsals, her singers exchange smiles with their director throughout the practice session, there's pleasure and enjoyment evident on every face. Nels Parson was the director for the Bicentennial year. Girls scouts completed a hike where they were directed by Indian trail signs and found their lunch at the end. The hike was during an overnight camping trip Nov. 6 and 7 at the Holschuh's camp. The girls were from Troops 380 and 339. In a photo, Washington Potter June Jordan was found rearranging a display of her bowls in preparation for Rush River's annual Christmas open house. 10 YEARS AGO Dec. 5, 1991 After several months of delay, St. Peter's Catholic Mission's first permanent building is well underway. We are about 65 percent finished," said Father Albert Verbeke. The firm is contracted to complete the church by the end of March, though Father Verbeke said he anticipates a first of February completion. The Town of Washington begins its expanded recycling program at the new site next month, and all county residents are invited to drop off their reusable materials. The town's first-ever permanent recycling center will be located at the Washington Volunteer Fire Company headquarters. .< The Forest Grove Baptist Church in Viewtown will hold a special service on Dec. 8 to dedicate the stained glass windows which have been recently installed in the vestibule of thechurch as a memorial to Elmer T. Jenkins, i The installation of these windows was made possible by the generosity of Mr. Jenkins' family and friends. \ COMPILED BY BARBARA C. WAYLANp Postcard courtesy of a Rappahannock fanmly OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: This postcard from over fifty years ago shows beautiful vistas at each turn of the road as one approaches the Skyline Drive on US 211 from Sperryville. Views like this can be seen and enjoyed at any season of the year from the Shenandoah National Park.

More Letters Hollerin’ From page A6 with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country' when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever.” These words make it clear that Jefferson did not believe •in separation of God from government. To the contrary, ;he believed that it was God ■w ho gave us this government. Let us now turn to the words of Benjamin Franklin (age 81), in which he turned a 'divided Constitutional Convention into the founders of a new nation: “In the beginning of the contest with G. Britain, when •we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for Divine protection. —Our prayers, Sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered — I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the jlonger I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God Governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured. Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that 'except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it.’ I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel. I therefore beg leave to move — that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business.” James Madison, father of the Constitution and author of the First Amendment, moved that Franklin’s appeal for prayer be adopted. Concerning the matter of church and state, Madison wrote, on June 20, 1785: “Religion (is) the basis and Foundation of Government.” He also authored the Virginia Bill of Rights in 1776, which states that it is the “Duty of all to practice Christian Forbearance, Love, and Charity towards each other." The Constitution of Virginia is contrary to the false doctrine of separation of church and state espoused today. Since Madison was the author of the First Amendment, I respectfully submit that I have made my case. Separation of church and state, as interpreted today, was never the intent of the founding fathers. The misinterpreted comments of Jefferson, made in an election campaign, can hardly carry the same weight as the words of Madison who authored the First Amendment. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion and not freedom from religion. May God revive its true intent. Jim Oyster Castleton Is the Lighting Ordinance needed or wanted? I thought the county Planning Commission meetings would return to their normal boring sessions after the final decision on the cell towers, that decision only covers from Amissville to Washington along US 211 and from Massie’s Corner to the county line at Chester Gap along Route 522. Sperryville, Woodville and Castleton do not have coverage. If the county had accepted Sprint’s original proposal all of the county would have had coverage. I went to the Planning meeting on Nov. 14. There were three issues to be considered: 1. An application for a new church; 2. Lighting Ordinance; and 3. Storing and application of sludge. In order to be prepared to attend the public hearing, I obtained a copy of both ordinances from county Administrator McCarthy’s office. The Lighting Ordinance consists of eight pages and the Sludge Ordinance consists of 19 pages. After starting to read the first paragraph in page one of the Lighting Ordinance, I thought this really sounds good. The ordinance will help preserve our property values and the marketability of our real estate. It will also provide for peaceful enjoyment of my property. That sounds good since I’ve lived peacefully in my home most of my life. Then it states the ordinance will promote an efficient integration of a commercial use into a rural agriculturally based economy. The same groups who are pushing this ordinance are the same ones that tried to stop the cell phone service and prevented Sprint from providing service to all of Rappahannock County. As I read on the rest of the seven pages covers the minute details of how all outside lights (luminaries) will be rigidly restricted and controlled. • For instance page 3-F exemptions: (1) Nonconforming fixtures, outdoor light fixtures installed prior to the effective date of this article, are exempt from the previsions of this article, provided, however, that no change in use, replacement, repair, and structural alteration of outdoor light fixtures shall be made unless it thereafter conforms to the provisions of this article, emphasis added. What if your bulb bums out? What if some other catastrophe happens to your outside light fixture? In the end your light belongs to Rappahannock County because you will have to replace it with a fixture in compliance with this ordinance. Also, the Amissville citizens (approximately 150) signed a petition which reads as follows: We the undersigned residents of Jackson District oppose the enactment of any type of county lighting ordinance at this time. Further more, the Amissville area community association does not represent us on any county issues. This petition was completely ignored by the planners of the county. It is a shame that probably 99 percent of the citizens will not see the actual lighting ordinance before the Board of Supervisors’ meeting (which was held Dec. 3). Copies of the Lighting Ordinance are available at County Administrator’s Office, Mayhugh’s Store and Hackley’s Store if you wish to read it. If you want a copy both stores have copy machines. Vivian Yancey Amissville What are you doing to improve your health? Wellness Outreach Register/information: (540) 829-4190 Classes listed are FREE unless indicated. DECEMBER 5 Thinkin' About Quittin' It may be one of the most important things you ever do for your health - if you quit smoking. And for some, it may be difficult to do. There is help in this hour-long session, which will provide you with factual, current information about different methods for cessation. 5-6 p.m. DECEMBER 11 Dealing with Grief and Loss NEW Guided by hospital Chaplain Liz Danielsen, this session will give you a better understanding of the grief journey, and how to move through it. 6 p.m. Family Birth Center Register/information: (540) 829-4114 Classes listed are FREE unless indicated. DECEMBER 5 Mommy & Me Your new baby is here - now what? This class will teach you current, practical, safe and gentle ways to care for your newborn and yourself. 7-9 p.m. DECEMBER 19 Siblings Children - 3 years old and up - may need some advice on how to be a great big brother or sister to a new baby. Join your children to learn ways to ease transitions. 7-8 p.m. Culpeper Promoting health. Preserving community. To gift a light to someone, please contact Sally at 825-0858 or Liz at 829-6167; or pick up a form at the hospital information desk. Treelighting ceremony begins at 6:45 p.m. and includes a dedication to John Rogers, first president of CRH. Music and refreshments will also be provided. Event is free. 6:45 p.m. 501 Sunset Lane Culpeper, Virginia 22701 www.culpeperhospital.com Special Events DECEMBER 4 Lights of Love Tree-Lighting Ceremony Culpeper Regional Hospital The 19th annual event features some very special lighting this year: in addition to the tradition of red and white lights to honor or remember someone or something important to you, you may also acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of emergency services personnel with a blue light! The blue light gives everyone a chance to recognize the brave individuals in rescue efforts on September 11, as well as those who serve us daily in Culpeper, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock. Hosted by CRH Auxiliary, the funds raised will purchase some important equipment for several units of the hospital. Red, white or blue lights are a donation of $10 or more, and stars are a donation of $50 or more. Acknowledgement of your gift will be sent to your recipient. Donations are welcome throughout December. Tower From Page A1 Mr. Smith spoke of progress in development of new curricula and processes to support State Standards of Learning requirements. He reported that teacher curriculum guides had been developed for math and social studies, and that work was ongoing in other subject areas. He also said that staff was working on “templates" to standardize instructional practices, that additional efforts were being directed to development of better student performance assessment tools, and that a two day per week extended day program was in place to provide additional help to students. Regional Visioning Gary Christie, Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission’s Executive Director, reported on the results and progress of the Commission’s Regional Visioning Project that began last spring. Mr. Christie said that more than 200 people from the five counties in the region participated in the visioning process and its forums, and he reviewed some of the results of the process. He noted that residents of the region shared certain values: a natural setting, open space, historic resources, good jobs and a balanced economy, a quality educational system, and modest growth. The vision for the future, Mr. Christie said, centered on maintaining quality of life, including “addressing growth with firm edges between urban and rural areas.” He spoke of the need in the future to maintain a balance between farming, small business, tourism, and industry, and the requirement to support and promote education, opportunities and diversity. The Commission published “Our Region, Our Vision, Our Decision: A Regional Vision for the Counties and Towns,” and this document is available from the Commission (540829-7450), or information on the regional visioning initiative can be viewed at their web site at www.state.va.us/rrpdc. Other activities • At the request of Hampton District Supervisor Bryant Lee who expressed concern for “elderly residents on fixed incomes," the Board reviewed the program of tax relief for the elderly and handicapped, its limits, and possible changes. Commissioner of Revenue Beverly Atkins will be asked to attend the January meeting to discuss the impact of changes to the program that would increase the numbers of those eligible. • Michael Soule of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board spoke to the Board about a new program, “People Helping People.” that is designed to provide prescriptions to low-income senior citizens. He noted that the program will start in January of 2002, and he asked for the Board’s financial support. The Board approved a motion by Supervisor Robert Anderson to donate $1000. • Phil Irwin introduced a resolution by which the Board would voice its support for the extension of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail in the County, and on a motion by Bob Anderson, the Board agreed to do so. • The Board discussed the schedule for hearing on the lighting and sludge ordinances, and established a January date for the sludge ordinance hearing. At the request of Mr. Lee, Board representatives will meet with businesses that may be impacted by the lighting ordinance to obtain their views, and the public hearing on that ordinance will be scheduled after such discussions are concluded • During public comments. Frank Warner asked the Board if they had any plans to produce a new County map that “uses road and street names." Mr. McCartny noted that VDOT does not produce such maps, but that E911 Coordinator Richie Burke has produced a limited number that are distributed to emergency personnel, and Chairman Pete Estes requested that Mr. McCarthy investigate the cost of publishing them. • The Board agreed to schedule a public hearing in January to discuss the Phase 2 proposal for the Sperryville Gateway project. • Mr. McCarthy reported that State Department of Environmental Quality financial assurance regulation changes related to landfill closures may impact the County, and he will further investigate the financial implications. • Mr. McCarthy noted that a recent Department of Corrections report on local jail costs and performance measures may presage a closing of the Rappahannock County jail. • The Board approved the reappointment of Jim Gannon to the Library Board, the appointment of Debbie Fluornoy to the Social Service Board, and of Richie Burke to the post of Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator. 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VIRG,|s||A mUDOUN COUNTY gBfP?iirP i |gi *2%;Wv ■imiitr i -"rnf i ' Bfei-.-A sir Employment Opportunities Loudoun County Web Site: www.co.loudoun.va.us Visit the Loudoun County Web Site to Review Position Summaries CRUtTMENTt POSITION- TITLE 02-177 APPRAISER, COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL - Financial Services Regular, full-time: full benefits 02-187 CABLE TV ADMIN. SPECIAUST - Public Info Office Regular, full-time: full benefits 02-190 CLINICIAN - Mental Health/Retardation Regular, full-time; full benefits 02-186 COMMUTER SERVICES TECHNICIAN - Transportation Services Regular, full-time; full benefits 02-185 ENGINEERING SPECIAUST - Building and Development Regular, full-time: full benefits NEW JOB OPENINGS HIRING RANGE CLOSING DATE $36,717-$56,912/yr. December 14 $36,717 - $47,733fyr. December 14 $36,717 - $42,225/yr. December 14 $23,668 - $30,769/yr. December 14 $28,771 - $40,279/yr. December 14 RECRUITMENT.# POSITION-TITLE 02-163 INSTRUCTOR - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc Seasonal, part-time, no benefits, hrs per week: Varies 02-189 LIBRARY AIDE - Library Services Dept Regular, part-time, partial benefits, hrs per week: 20 02-191 NURSE, PSYCHIATRIC - Mental Health/Retardation Regular, full-time; full benefits 02-188 PLANNER - ZONING - Building and Development Regular, full-time; full benefits 02-192 REGIONAL ECONOMIST - Economic Development Regular, full-time; full benefits HIRING RANGE CLOSING DATE $10.49-$13.63/hr. $12.13 - $15.78/hr. $36,717 - $47,733/yr. $33,305 • $43,29o/yr. $42,506 - $55,258/yr. January 11 December 14 December 14 December 14 January 4 OPEN UNTIL FILLED Regular, Full-Time Positions With Full Benefits RECRUITMENT* 02-079 01-181 02-175 02-144 02-152 02-170 02-112 01- 258 02- 172 02-151 01- 493 02- 082 01- 481 02- 173 01-452 01- 450 02- 158 02-141 02-051 01- 257 02- 157 POSITION- TITLE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION TEACHER - Social Services (Note: Readvertisement) ANIMAL CARE FIELD TECHNICIAN - Animal Care and Control (Note: Dept, changed work schedule information) BENEFIT PROGRAM SPECIALIST - Social Services BONDS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST - Building and Development CLINICIAN - Mental Health/Retardation COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIAUST - Public Info Office COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST - Solid Waste Management CORRECTIONAL OFFICER - Sheriff s Department COUNSELOR - RELIEF - Social Services DIVISION MANAGER - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc ELECTRICAL PLANS REVIEWER - Building & Development ENGINEER - Building & Development ENGINEER - STRUCTURAL - Building & Development ENGINEER - TEAM LEADER - Building and Development ENGINEER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT - General Services ENGINEER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT - General Services ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH REC TECH - Health Services ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST - Health Services FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - Social Services (Note: Readvertisement and Dept, changed position summary intormation (10/01) FIELD DEPUTY - Sheriff's Department GROUP HOME SUPERVISOR - Mental Health/Retardation HIRING RANGE $31,719 - $38,063/yr. $25,246 - $32,820/yr. $31,719 - $39,649/yr. $28,771 - $40,279/yr. $31,719 - $41,235/yr. $31,719- $41,235/yr. $31,719 - $44,407/yr. $29,227 - $37,996/yr. $27,401 - $32,881/yr. $49,207 - $63,969/yr. $34,891 - $47,103/yr. $33,305 - $54,287/yr. $38,553 - $44,336/yr. $44,631 - $72,749/yr. $36,717 - $59,849yr. $31,719- $51,702/yr. $23,668 - $30,769/yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $31,719- $41,235/yr. $29,227 - $37,996/yr. $42,506 - $55,258/yr. RECRUITMENT # 02-142 02-103 02-176 02-113 01-391 01- 393 02- 130 00- 383 02-118 02-145 01- 491 02- 169 02-174 02-161 01-334 01-333 01- 372 02- 031 02-081 02-168 02-155 POSITION - TITLE GIS SYSTEMS ANALYST - Building and Development INSPECTOR - ELEVATOR - Building and Development LANDSCAPE TECHNICIAN - General Services LIBRARIAN, ADULT COLLECTION - Library Services Dept. LIBRARIAN, HEAD OF REFERENCE - Library Services Dept. (Note: Readvertisement) LIBRARIAN, YOUTH SERVICES - Library Services Department LIBRARY ASSISTANT - Library Services Department MECHANICAL ENGINEER - General Services PARK MANAGER - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc PLANNER - Building and Development PLANNER - Building & Development PLANNER • Building and Development PLANNER - Planning Services PLANNER-COMMUNITY PLANNING - Planning Services PLANNER - SENIOR - Planning Services PLANNER - SENIOR LAND USE - Planning Services RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR - Mental Health/Retardation SOIL SCIENTIST - Building and Development SYSTEMS ANALYST - Information Technology (DIT) (Note: Readvertisement) TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, SR - Transportation Services VOCATIONAL SPECIALIST - Mental Health/Retardation HIRING RANGE $36,717 - $59,849/yr. $30,141 - $40,690/yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $36,717 - $47,733/yr. $36,717 - $47,733/yr. $31,719 - $41,235/yr. T $27,401 - $35,621/yr." $36,717 - $59,849/yr. $36,717 - $47,733/yr. $28,771- $37,402/yr. $38,553- $50,119/yr. $33,305 • $43,296/yr. $33,305-$41,235/yr $31,719 - $41,235/yr. $44,631 - $72,748/yr. $44,631 - $72,748/yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $36,717 - $59,849/yr. $44,061 - $57,279/yr. $44,631 - $72,749/yr. $31,719 -$38,063yr. Regular, Part-Time Positions With Limited Or No Benefits RECRUITMENT # POSITION - TITLE HIRING RANGE 01-308 01- 478 02- 156 01- 476 02- 143 01-495 01-174 CROSSING GUARDS - Sheriff’s Department, hrs per week: approx. 10 CASA LEADER - PRCS - hrs per week: 20 CASA LEADER - YEAR ROUND - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc - hrs per week: 20 CASA SUPERVISOR - PRCS - hrs per week: 30 DAY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - Mental Health/Retardation - hrs per week: up to 25 LIBRARY ASSISTANT - Library Services Dept., hrs per week: 20 (Note: Middleburg Library) MAINTENANCE WORKER - PRCS - hrs per week: 6 $15.17-$15.17/hr. $10.49 - $13.63/hr. $10.49 -$13.63/hr. $14.05 - $18.27/hr. $14.05-$16.16/hr. $14.05 - $18.27/hr. $10.49 - $12.98/hr. RECRUITMENT# POSITION - TITLE 01-477 01- 475 02- 036 02-037 01- 373 02- 098 MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADER - PRCS - hrs per week: 20 MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR - PRCS - hrs per week: 30 PRESCHOOL AIDE - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies PRESCHOOL TEACHER - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies (Note: Dept, changed description 9/24/01) RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR - Mental Health/Retardation - hrs per week: 20 VOCATIONAL SPECIALIST - Mental Health/Retardation - hrs per week: 20 HIRING RANGE ~ $10.49 - $13.63/Tjr. $14.05 - $18.28/hr. $10.49-$13.63/W, • $14.05 - $18.27/tu. $14.05 -$18.27/IT ! $16.27 - $19.52/W; c\i eg Temporary or Seasonal Full-Time Positions (Limited or No Benefits) £RUITMENT# POSITION - TITLE HIRING RANQE RECRUITMENT# POSITION■ TITLE -090 CASE MANAGER - INTENSIVE - Social Services $18.83 - $22 60/hr. 02-167 SENIOR RESOURCES PROG. SPEC. - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc •100 MANAGEMENT INTERN - Management Services $31,719 - $36,477/yr. HIRING RANGE $16.27 - $21.15/hr. RECRUITMENT# 02-121 02-136 Temporary, Substitute, or Seasonal Part-Time (No Benefits) POSITION - TITLE COUNSELOR - RELIEF (YOUTH PROG) - Social Services Hrs. per week: On Call, Vary INSTRUCTOR, BASKETBALL - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 20 HIRING RANGE $14,05-$14,05/hr. $13.63 - $22.21/hr. RECRUITMENT # POSITION - TITLE 01-133 PASSENGER VEHICLE OPERATOR - Mental Health/Retardation, Hrs per week: 20.0 HIRING RANGE * $10.49 - $11.53/hr OPEN CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT RECRUITMENT » 20-021 20-009 20-002 20-005 20-006 20-020 20-022 20-010 20-017 20-013 COMMUNITY CENTER ASSISTANT - PRCS, hrs per week: Varies COOK - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT - Mgmt. Srvs. - hrs per week: Varies CASA LEADER (SUB) - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies CASA SUPERVISOR (SUB)- PRCS - hrs per week: Varies DAY CARE ASSISTANT - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies DAY CARE SUPERVISOR - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies FACILITY SUPERVISOR - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies INCLUSION LEADERS - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies INSTRUCTOR - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies HIRING RANGE $14.05 - $16.86/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49 - $10.49/hr. $10.49 -$13.6$/hr. $14.05 - $18.27/hr. $12.14 - $14.57/hr. $14.05 - $16.86/hr. $10.49- $12.58/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. RECRUITMENT# 20-011 20-012 20-014 20-019 20-018 20-007 20-016 20-015 20-024 20-008 POSITION-TITLE INSTRUCTOR, MIDDLE SCHOOL - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies INSTRUCTOR, SENIOR CENTER - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies INSTRUCTOR, SPECIAL NEEDS - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADER (SUB) - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR (SUB) - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies PASSENGER VEHICLE OPERATOR - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies PRESCHOOL AIDE - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies PRESCHOOL TEACHER - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR (SUBS) - MH/MR: hrs. per week: Varies, up to 37.5 TRIP ASSISTANT - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies HIRING RANGE' $10.49 - $12.58/hr.' $10.49 - $12.58/hr.;' $10.49 - $12.58/hr,", > $10.49 -$13.63/hr. $14.05 - $18.28/hr. *1 $10.49 • $12.58/hr. > $10.49 - $12.58/hr, T $14.05 - $ 16.06/hr. $14.05 - $14.05/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. < TO RECEIVE A REQUIRED APPLICATION: VISIT THE LOUDOUN COUNTY WEBSITE AT WWW.CO.LOUDOUN.VA.US OR CALL THE 24 HOUR JOBLINE AT 7Q3-777-0S3fi »; Loudoun County, Division of Human Resources, 1 Harrison Street S.E. 4th Floor, Leesburg, VA 20177 703-777-0213 Metro 703-478-8410 Fax:703-771-5525 TDD ONLY 703-777-0107 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. . It Is the policy of the County of Loudoun to provide fair and equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability.

• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B6, B7 • Real Estate/B8 December 5, 2001 www.timescommunity.coni -itlf' In Brief Hearthstone plans Bazaar Hearthstone School’s annual Holiday Bazaar will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Trinity Episcopal Ghurch in Washington. Featured items for sale will include handmade holiday centerpieces by Carolyn Beam; prayer-inspired jewelry by April Martin; fresh wreaths and greenery (ready-made or custom); Danny Finney’s handmade paper-mache painted rattles; felted wool hats and other items handmade by Marjie Gibson; framed silhouettes Greated on the spot; Jeanne Drevas’ pottery; Dick Harris’ handmade exotic-hardwood cutting boards; handblown glass by Jenson Kvarnes; handmade jewelry by Wendy Serat; a children’s table where kids can make gifts for others; handmade ornaments; imported children’s toys from Another Dimension; toys and books from the Hearthsong catalogue; Native American crafts by Carolyn Dooley; Hearthstone School calendars; Tidal Wave of Song CDs and t-shirts; student-made crafts including beeswax candles, cards, soap, stamps, homemade natural furniture polish, local wildflower honey, herbal tea bags, and other items; baked goods, food, hot chocolate, and drinks. There will be a silent auction featuring a gourmet dinner for eight cooked in your home by Master Chef Greg Scott. There will also be a giftwrapping table with hand-decorated wrapping paper. Any vendors interested in setting up tables at the Bazaar should contact Jane at Hearthstone School, at 9879212. Yale Russian Chorus coming to Theatre The Yale Russian Chorus, an all-male a capella choral ensemble, will give a concert at the Theatre at Washington, Va., on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. The Chorus specializes in sacred and secular Slavic music. Founded in 1953, the Chorus is made up of Yale University students and community residents from a variety of academic and professional disciplines. Tickets for the concert are $15 for adults and $5 for students 18 and under. Phone 540-675-1253 gr e-mailTheatreVA@aol.com. CD available “Tidal Wave of Song,” the children’s music CD written by Rappahannock County elementary school kids with songwriter Paul Reisler and Recorded by over 30 of the County’s professional musicians, has been selling well at area retailers, according to Kid Pan Alley Project Coordinator Amy Silver. The CD is also on sale at record stores in Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Richmond. Plow & Hearth is carrying “Tidal Wave” at its retail stores in the Charlottesville area, dnd sales have been reported as well by web sites such as Amazon and CD Baby. Kid Pan Alley is offering a 20 percent discount off the regular rjBtail price of $15 to people who yvish to purchase the CD in quantities of 10 or more for the holidays. CDs in bulk quantities at the discounted price of $12 «ach are available at Rappahannock Elementary School, at Talk of the Town in Washington, Central Coffee Roasters in Sperryville, and Hearthstone School west of Sperryville. Call 987-3322 or visit www.kidpanalley.org for more information. Boy Scout Troop 36 fall update, activities ! ti By Roger Pierson Special to the Rappahannock News Boy Scout Troop 36 has seen much activity since returning from Summer Camp and since honoring David Massie with the award of Eagle Scout rank on Sept. 9. Later in September the troop traveled to Dillsburg, Pa. for two nights camping and to participate in the BSA COPE program. This program offers initiative games, an obstacle course, a tire traverse, balance beams, and zip lines designed to develop team skills. It is still up for debate as to which group, Scouts or Scouters (adult leaders), had more fun. October saw the Troop in Strasburg for the Shenrapawa District Camporee hosted by Warren County’s Troop 5. The weather cooperated for the open-air lecture and demonstration sessions involved in the Camporee themes of Traffic Safety and Truck Transportation. Troop members enjoyed the basketball and horseshoe tournaments later in the day. The Dragon, Timberwolf and Eagle Patrols all presented well-received skits at the Campfire ceremony held Saturday night. The troop planned an ambitious caving and winter camping trip to the Sinks of Gandy in Randolph County, W.Va. for November’s outing. Camp was set up at the Laurel Forks National Forest Campground late Friday night after a dusty drive on curvy roads. Spirits picked up Saturday morning and the trek through “The Sinks” 3000 feet of passage began. Gandy Creek flows through the cave providing an unambiguous, but cold, route from one entrance to the other. Small numbers of the indigenous brown bat were observed in hibernation and care was exercised in order to avoid awakening them. The troop proved well prepared and exited in relative comfort to bask in the unseasonably warm Saturday afternoon sun. Saturday night proved a bit more seasonal with some of the troop staying up late in the night to witness the Leonid Meteor shower before retiring to the warmth of tents and sleeping bags. The quarterly Court of Honor held Monday, Nov. 19 was to be a time for reflection and rededication to the ideals of Scouting. Four Scouts earned and were awarded badges of rank. They were: Dorian Matthews, First Class Scout; Matt Ralston, Star Scout; Josh McArthur, Star Scout; and Daniel Pierson, Life Scout. A total of 84 merit badges were also awarded to individual Scouts, an indication of the effort, learning Photos courtesy of Roger Pierson CAMPOREE in Strasburg: Top left, morning in camp. TROOP 36, center, inside Sinks of Gandy Cave near downstream entrance. Pictured left to right: Ron Makela, Ben Pierson, Robert Cairns, Joseph Ordile, Buster Brown, Simon Berry, Chris Jablonski, Daniel Pierson, Josh McArthur, Dorian Matthews, Josh Makela, Mitchell Ames, Aaron Oyster. Standing to right: Mitch Pierson, Joe Ordile, Phillip Thomas FALL CAMPOREE, bottom left, in Strasburg, Mitchell Ames at the wheel BSA CAMP TUCKAHOE: bottom right, Dillsburg, Pa. COPE course, Josh McArthur descends from balance beam while Aaron Oyster, Robert Cairns and Joseph Ordile look on. and tun involved in participating in troop activities. Eagle Counselor Darrow Kirkpatrick spoke on the subject of time management and the fine example set by Eagle Scout Phillip Thomas in this regard, before presenting him with the Eagle Silver Palm. For December Troop 36 traveled to Antietam Battlefield near Sharpsburg, Md. to help place luminaries honoring the 23,000 casualties resulting from the Sept. 17, 1862 Civil War battle. This ceremony has been held for the past 12 years on the first Saturday of December. It serves as a moving reminder of the sacrifice made by so many in our nation’s wars, both past and present. Boys age 12-17 interested in Rappahannock Scouting may call Scoutmaster Roger Pierson at 9375605. Ant-eaters of the bird world % Backyard /Happenings Jim Bywaters It was once thought that there were three different species of flickers, the Red-shafted Flicker, the Gilded Flicker and the one usually seen here, the Yellow-shafted Flicker. It has now been decided they are all subspecies of the bird now known as the Common, or Northern Flicker. Flickers have brown backs, a prominent black band high on the breast, and bright red on the nape of the neck. The male has a black “mustache” mark extending from the bill back onto the throat. In flight, the yellow under its wings and white rump patch show up well. Woodpeckers are well adapted for a life on tree trunks and limbs. They have stiff tail feathers, which act as a brace for moving along vertical tree trunks. Their feet are also adapted for climbing and hanging. All woodpeckers have two toes pointing forward and either one or two toes pointing to the side or slightly backward. This allows woodpeckers the ability to grip a tree trunk. A woodpecker has a sharp, stout bill with a chisel-like tip for chipping and digging into tree trunks and branches. In pecking out wood, the bird aims blows from alternating directions, much like a woodchopper does. Bones between the beak and the unusually thick skull are not as rigidly joined as they are in other birds. Spongy, shockabsorbing tissues connect these flexible joints, strong neck muscles provide force for drilling and bristly feathers shield the nostrils from dust and wood chips. These birds have definite economic importance. They do punch holes in trees, but rarely in healthy ones. By stripping the bark from a dead or dying tree and cleaning up the resident woodborers or carpenter ants, they prevent these pests from spreading to nearby healthy trees. However, flickers have a less chisel-like bill than other woodpeckers, this prevents them from getting to wood boring insects. Although it climbs trees like most species of woodpeckers, flickers often feed on the ground or pick insects off tree trunks and branches. When on the ground, the flicker searches for insects, fallen fruits, seeds and above all for ants, of which it consumes more than any other North American bird. In fall, and winter, they eat poison ivy fruits, berries, corn, and sumac seeds. I often see flickers in my Flint Hill backyard, visiting the suet feeders. They will readily eat from a hanging suet cage or a platform feeder, staying for a good portion of the day. They will also play cleanup, eating spilled seed or corn off the ground. The flicker still uses trees for nesting, of course, but has also adapted well to farmlands, parks, and other more open habitats, where it may burrow into fence posts, sides of a barn or under the eaves of houses. Flickers are often noted for their springtime ringing calls and short bursts of hammerings. At this time mally carve out their nest-cham>rs. Northern Flickers do not have ie super-hammering apparatus of lost woodpeckers. This means they cannot drill into hard wood and need rotten or soft trees for nest-holes. I w . tney can ne heard throughout the Virginia Piedmont pounding on drainpipes, roof tiles, or walls. Flickers do this musi onen, iney seen xisting nest cavities, espe:ially those that have been abandoned by other birds. Flickers can be attracted to a proper k nest box, especially in ^ areas where natural cavities are in s, decline, which is almost everywhere. The nest up territory rights. They find objects that emit the loudest sound from their hammerings, telling neighboring flickers this is their territory. Unlike most members of the woodpecker family, flickers do not r See BIRD, Page B5 LEOPARD IN TREE, is one of Chris Johns' 30 African photographs in the Long View Gallery show that is currently on display in SperryviMe. The work will be exhibited through Dec. 31.

Church Activities Play at Sperryville Methodist Sperryville United Methodist Sunday School is presenting a Christmas play, “Twinkle The Little Star” on Sunday, Dec: 9 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. New Harvest Christian Fellowship Sunday: Worship service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and Friday: Home group 7 p.m. Services at Viewtown General Store Woodville Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service, guest speaker 11 a.m. Choir Practice 6:30 p.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Amissvilie Full Gospel Pastor: Rev. Jim Pittman II Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. Christmas services planned Gid Brown Bible Baptist Church will have special Christmas services on Dec. 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. with Dr. Bobby Roberson. A Christmas banquet will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 5 p.m. at the Washington fire hall with Dr. Jerry Whitehead and the Yoder Family will be singing. Sunday services with Dr. Whitehead will be held at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: Herbert Johnson Sunday; Sunday School 9:45 a.m. New Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Prayer, Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Amissville Baptist Pastor: John S. Farrar Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Youth Group 6 p.m. Rejoicers Choir, evening service 7 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Choir 6 p.m.; Bible Study, missions 7 p.m. Thursday: Bell Choir 6:30 p.m. Assembly of God to host play The Fellowship Assembly of God Church near Sperryville will be having their annual Christmas play on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. All are invited to attend. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m., worship 11 Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Father Jerry Pokorsky Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Sen/ices 11 a.m. Tuesday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. F.T. Baptist Pastor: Dan Yowell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, children and adults 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study, Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Gid Brown Hollow Pentecostal Friday: Worship service 7:30 p.m. Hymn Sing: Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor; Douglas Farmer Second, Fourth & Fifth Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Dec. 9 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.; Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. and Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Poinsettias - in all of their beauty Sperryville By SALLY KEYSER 987-8471 Many of us are buying poinsettias to add to our Christmas decorations but there is much we do not know about this beautiful plant. It is a native to Mexico where it grows as a shrub. The Aztecs of Central Mexico cultivated the plant, called Cuetloxochitle. This was before the arrival of the European explores. The Aztecs had practiced uses for the plant and made reddish-purple dye out of the bracts, and a medicine for fever from the plant's latex. Because of its brilliant color, the poinsettia was a symbol of purity to the Indians. It was a prized ornamental by King Montezume and King Netzahualcoyotl, but it could not be grown in their capitol, now Mexico City, because of the high altitude. During the 17th century a Community of Franciscan priests found the bright red flowers blooming naturally on the slopes of Mexico during the season of advent in December. They used the flowers to decorate their nativity celebration. This custom became, a tradition throughout Mexico. There were many stories from Mexico that tell of the poinsettia’s enchantment. One such tale is a little Mexican girl, Pepita, whom was sad and wanted to give a fine gift to the Christ Child at the church service. She was poor and didn’t have a gift, so she gathered a bouquet of common weeds along the roadside. As she entered the church, she forgot Viewtown news notes Mrs. Mattie Hackley is a patient at Fauquier Hospital. It is our hope that she will be feeling better soon. April Reid celebrated her birthday on Dec. 1 and we wish her many more happy ones. Sympathy is extended to the Peyton family on the death of James Peyton last week. Also sympathy to the Smith family on the death of Randy Smith. viewtown By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 Give me a call with your holiday community news, birthday celebrations, etc. for the Viewtown column. Hrookside Kestaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211 E. Luray Foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains Sun. to Thurs. 7 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. (540) 743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs” 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540)825-0937 Sperryville Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING” U. S. 211, West Sperryville, VA (540) 987-8235 “I, Laurie, take you |oey to be my husband...' A bride...) fpwim... vows end rings ore fully chosen; yet, we are all too painfully aware of the odds today's fast-pared society . What can place this new family oo a firm foundation? What will keep their relationship what it is no this day, and still let it grow and nourish as die frustrations «t daily living seek to lake their loU? Included in this nmnwy is * line from the book of A Cord of Three Strands... Lulesuttet i:i2 which j cord of three tltoidi it nut hmH broken.* In Ihit tit*,, two of the 'itrinds* ere the but (tut *ll-UBport4Ht (turd "droid' » God. The power ot Cod wQI Iht mumi» vl ikeir wtitivHlup li il inuiu u inpuiuni ! |M»t fit tfiernurmse throughout their lives together. Whether or nut you ate outrod, Cod ten be the strengthening ktt^nJ in your life. Wont you worship this week in Cod's House? i ***** “**»V ***•¥ fte*M«4»r Thwredev M4*» Sen*** •totfww Ma«w MMim Ukeh Utimwh Naim Putm ; M :2M* »I1J 2JJ1-M H4 *H7 24 l>0 *W A**Om- fit** it* At, •.A«***> *»*••**;* ** * m f* ; '.'wk**r*U **llW #»» ■**** j ABERDEEN UARN Steaks • Seafood • Prime Rib Banquets • Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper (540) 825-1037 Jimmie’s Auto Parts Complete line of foreign & domestic parts , 161 Saunders St. • Culpeper! (540) 825-8030 The Color Shoppe Paint • Carpet • Wallcovenne n „ . Blinds ' Rt* 29 South • 2 miles from Culpeper ■ Old Hudson Ham Building 547-9743 GOLDEN CORRAL Family Steak House (540) 825-5888 » Culpeper T Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News i i iuiu wui iv-Jjr The Sperryville United Methodist Church decorated with poinsettias at Christmas. There are over 30 varieties and poinsettias are used extensively in homes, churches and businesses for decorating purposes. the humbleness other gift, and as she placed the bouquet on the alter, a miracle is said to have happened. Pepita’s weeds burst into brilliant red blooms. They were named “Flores de la Noche Buena”, flowers of the Holy night, which are now poinsettia. The introduction of the poinsettia into the United States is credited to Joel Poinsett. He was a Southern plantation owner visiting Taxco, Texas and was so impressed with the brilliant red flowering shrub blooming in December that he had some plants sent to his home in Greenville, S.C. They did so well in his greenhouse that he distributed plants to his horticultural friends. In 1902, Albert Ecke immigrated from Germany to South California and he and his family settled in Hollywood. They found poinsettias blooming wild on the hillside. They were so fascinated by the beautiful flowers, they began to raise fields of poinsettias and sold them as cut flowers for Christmas. The fields of poinsettias became a landmark' for Hollywood as they attracted tourist buses for such a beautiful sight that would long be remembered. In 1920, Paul Ecke Sr. developed the first poinsettia that could be successfully grown as an inside potted plant. Today, the poinsettia is not only the most popular Christmas plant but is the number one flowering potted plant in the United States. The selling period is only six weeks out of the year, in terms of wholesale value, but the poinsettia far out distances the second place Chrysanthemum and third place geranium. There are at least 30 varieties of poinsettias. The greenhouses begin with cuttings, which have been growing since August, and by Christmas they are beautiful potted plants in a variety of colors. Congratulations to Bo and April Grigsby on their 25th wedding anniversary. A surprise party was held Saturday night at the Washington Fire House by their daughters, Amy Dodson and Stephany Grigsby. The Sperryville United Methodist Sunday school is presenting a Christmas play, “Twinkle The Little Star” on Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone.is invited. Recent houseguests in the home of Ranny and Polly Aylor and Heather were Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Dennis of Jackson, S.C. They visited among othpr relatives and friends in the area during their visit. j Among others visiting in the Aylor home were Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers, Mrs. Sissy Kitts and Marcy of Stephens City, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Peddle and children, Dale and Shannon of Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. F.D. Coffey. May God continue to bless America. Make it a good week! Sutphins have girl Maury Allen and Dorothy Marie Smelser Sutphin of Front Royal are proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Hannah Rose Marie Smelser Sutphin. Hannah was born Nov. 18 and weighed five pounds and seven and half-^ ounces. Grandparents are Lynwood and Dorothy Smelser of Front Royal and ’ the late Charles and Ann ! Sutphin of Flint Hill. ;

Warners celebrate 43rd anniversary Mr. and Mrs. E. Franklin Warner of Scrabble Road spent the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Columbia, S.C. to observe their 43rd Redding anniversary and on Sunday attended services at St. James Baptist Church, the church where they were married. While in South Carolina, they motored to Laurence to attend the 90th birthday of Mrs. Warner’s aunt, Mrs. Susie Watson. - Friends of the Warners, join with this writer, in extending belated anniversary wishes and pray that our Lord will give them many more years together. Many hearts in our area have been touched by the passing of Mrs. Florine Jenkins, widow of Luther Jenkins of Sperryville and sympathy is extended to the family. rastor bandy Martin and his congregation of New Salfem Baptist Church here on Route 522 would like to invite the public to their Christmas program on Sunday evening, Dec. 9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. “Benjamin’s Special Gift” is the title. Sunday School takes place at New Salem Baptist at 10 a.m. each Sunday followed by worship services at 11. Sympathy is extended to the family of Mr. Chauncey Aldrich, Castleton resident, who passed away at Culpeper Health Care Center, last Tuesday at the age of 91. Mrs. Ray Frazier of Turkey Ridge Road accompanied by Mrs. LeAnna Wharton and Mrs. Marie Atkins of Sperryville and Miss Brenda Frazier of Culpeper were in Leesburg shopping on Saturday. Novum Baptist Church and those attending enjoyed a very successful bible study for the young people on Saturday. A Christmas musical sponsored by the Usher Board and Music Department will be held at Good Hope Baptist Church on Saturday at 3 p.m. The public is invited. Reva resident Chief Charles Jones of Culpeper Flint Hill socials Flint Hill By POLLY AYLOR 987*8136 The community breakfast vis scheduled for Saturday, Dec. ; 15 at 8:45 a.m. The breakfast is sponsored by the Flint Hill United Methodist Church and ; held at the fire hall. Everyone is welcome. Pat Whorton of Woodville ! was a Sunday afternoon visi; tor of her grandmother, Mrs. ■ Christine Vest. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin ; Hawkins of Fredericksburg were visitors on Saturday of ' the latter’s mother, Mrs. Edna ! Lillard. Mrs. Barbara Gentry • attended the Oratorio Society ^Concert in Front Royal on ^Saturday evening. A happy belated birthday •! to Rev. Merlin Shorb who celebrated his day on, Sunday, ;-Dec. 2. We wish him many •! more. Bible study will be held at ;-7:30 p.m. at the Flint Hill •I United Methodist Church on v Wednesday, Dec. 5. The public ];is welcome. The Flint Hill Baptist Church will have worship ser!;vice on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 11 ; a.m. The pastor, Robert Goff •! will deliver the message. The !; public is welcome. The Flint Hill United • Methodist Church has wor! ship services each Sunday at !;-8:45 p.m. The public is cordial> ly invited to attend. The message will be delivered by the pastor, the Rev. ;• Merlin Shorb. We wish all those on the ; sick list a speedy recovery. Our ' prayers continue with each And everyone. Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 Town Police, who had retired last year, passed away at his home Friday evening, after losing his battle with cancer and we send condolences to his wife, Fay and family members. Quite a number of our area residents attended the “Singing and Pickin” party at Salem Fire Hall Friday evening and according to a spokesperson, a large crowd was present as they enjoyed the picking and singing and as always great food by the fire department. In our wishes to be extended for those having birthdays for the beginning of December, we remember Presley Cubbage Wednesday, Dec. 5, Miss Margie Lee Williams on Thursday, Dec. 6, Dee Williams on Friday, Dec. 7, and come Monday, Dec. 10 Jeff Peyton and Darren Tharp celebrate and on Tuesday, Dec. 11 Mrs. Lillian Norman has her day. Our Lord’s blessings on each of you. Castleton Fire Department continues their shooting matches each Friday evening at the fire hall beginning at 7 p.m. Have a great week and give me a call with your news! Carrie Davis Baldwin and Gordon Ray Shell Jr. Carrie Baldwin to wed G. R. Shell Tr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Baldwin of Washington have announced the engagement of their daughter, Carrie Davis Baldwin to Gordon Ray Shell Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ray Shell of Front Royal. Miss Baldwin is a 2000 graduate of Rappahannock County High School. Mr. Shell is a 1999 graduate of Warren County High School. No date has been set for the wedding. Social Security Disability Claims • Disabled? Turned Down? • Over 31 Years Experience • No Recovery - NO FEE Announcing our new location in Culpeper 400 South Main Street, 3rd Floor (Upstairs from the Social Security Office) ■ . L. a. . EarlJ. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At Law 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION MOTORCYCLE FACTORY INC K SAVINGS FOB THE HOLIDAYS! 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CALL Woodbridge, Virginia 703-583-9600 Upcoming Events Board of directors to meet The December board of directors meeting for Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, will take place Monday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Extension Office. The meeting is open to the public. Santa at Horse N Hound Horse N Hound in Flint Hill will be having Santa visit on Saturday, Dec. 8 from noon to 2 p.m. There will be free pictures with Santa in his sleigh. All community children are invited and pets are welcome. Wassail weekend planned A wassail weekend will be held at Smokehouse Winery near Sperryville on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9. Come and taste several unique Meads, sample local foods and hear great acoustic music. Weekend music will include Ellen and Mana on Saturday and Fred Bois on Sunday. Admission is $10 which includes a tasting glass. Rapidtran will not operate Rapidtran transportation services will not operate on Friday, Dec. 7 due to a staff in-service. Rapidtran is a program of the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Board. Clinic will be open Dec. 5 The Rappahannock Free Clinic, a local operation of the Fauquier Free Clinic Inc., is currently open on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The clinic will be open Wednesday, Dec. 5 and not again until Dec. 19. Patient registration is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Public Health Department Building. For additional information call 347-0394. County artists wanted The Piedmont Artists’ League invites all Rappahannock artists to participate in a nonjuried show and sale from Friday, Dec. 7 through Saturday, Dec. 15 at Art-N-More in Warrenton. The show will coincide with the first week of Old Town Warrenton’s Christmas festivities, with a reception on Dec. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. Artists may submit a maximum of five works at $5 per entry for members or $8 per entry for nonmembers. Call Fred Lokay at 347-0521 or e-mail at flokay@citizen.infi.net for application forms and additional information. Ragged Mountain activities The following activities are scheduled for the month of December through the Ragged Mountain Resource Center. For additional information call Hunt Harris at 987-3366. • Saturday, Dec. 8: Second Saturday Hike Series. Destination: trails along headwaters of upper Rappahannock watershed tributaries, (will vary according to weather, group dynamics and hike leader discretion). Meet at Mountainside Market on US 211 west of Sperryville between 8-8:30 and return mid-late afternoon. Bring layerable clothing and nourishment for self. • Saturday, Dec. 29: Twilight/Moonlight Hike of Old Rag Mountain. Meet at upper parking lot for Old Rag (Nethers side) between 6:30-7 p.m. Bring layered clothing, comfortable yet sturdy footwear, back-up light and nourishment for self. Yoga classes in Hume Fitness oriented yoga classes start early January at Leeds Episcopal Church in Hume. Classes will be Monday and/or Thursday evenings at 7:30 and are appropriate for beginners to intermediate. Call Elly at 364-1070 for additional information or to register. New Year's Eve Gala The Windmore Foundation for the Arts and Hazel River Inn Restaurant announces its first New Year’s Eve Gala, “Starry Night". Join your friends and neighbors, doors will open at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31 at the Hazel River Inn Restaurant on Davis Street in Culpeper. Proceeds from the Gala will support this non-profit organization and the arts programs in the area including Windmore Community Theater, Art in the Park, Children’s Theater Workshop and more. For information call 547-2555. Blue Moon schedule Andre Fox Band will perform at Blue Moon Cafe on Saturday, Dec. 8. Blue Moon Cafe is open Friday and Saturday and is located on US 211, just west of Sperryville. For more information call 987-3162. Exhibition at Packing Shed The Packing Shed Gallery in Washington is featuring friends of the gallery in Harvest of Artists exhibition which will run through Dec. 30. Featured artists include Susanna Conaway, Nora Harrington, June Jordan, Steve Kenny, Donald Liscomb, Sally Nash, Margot Neuhaus, Robin Purnell, Heather Self and Stephen Wagner. Packing Shed Gallery is located at the comer of Gay and Porter Streets in Washington and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 12:30-6 p.m. For additional information, you may contact the gallery at 675-3410 or June Jordan at 987-8098. Aerobic classes planned Ongoing aerobic classes are held at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a m. For additional information call Beth Levick at 635-6149. Yoga with Lilo Do you want to be more flexible and feel better physically as well as mentally? If so, join “Yoga with Lilo.” Ongoing classes are held at the Trinity Episcopal Church parish hall in Washington on Mondays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and on Thursdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. For more information call Mk) at 675-3584. Secondary School Fair set St. Luke’s Lutheran School in Culpeper will be hosting an Independent Secondary School Fair on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Fogelman Pavilion located behind the Intermediate School. More than a dozen day and boarding school are participating in this event. Representatives from the admissions departments, as well as current students of these schools, will be available to answer questions about their programs. For information caR 825-1776. Trout Unlimited meeting set The public is invited to hear Steve Reeser, District Fisheries Biologist, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, discuss “The 2001 Virginia Wild Trout Stream Creel Survey Results and Implications,” at the next meeting of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Chapter, Trout Unlimited. Mr. Reeser will also discuss changes to the Virginia Trout Program for 2002. This program will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12 in the Youth Center, located at the northeast comer of US 522, Commerce Avenue and East 8th Street, Front Royal. The program is sponsored by the Northern Shenandoah Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited that usually meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month. The Chapter charter includes a four-county area, all of Page, Shenandoah and Warren counties, and the northwestern part of Rappahannock County. Trout Unlimited is incorporated as a national, non-profit educational, charitable organization dedicated to protecting coktwater fisheries and their watersheds. Call Bud Brune at 675-3183 for additional information about this program and Trout Unlimited.

Sympathy extended to Amissville families It has been a sad week in Amissville for several families. We need to count our many blessings and enjoy life and your family and friends to the fullest. Sympathy is extended to David Gheen’s family and also to the Peyton family in their time of loss. Sympathy is also extended to the family of Randy Smith. Amissville By AMY HITT * 937-3401 Randy would have been very proud of the Amissville Fire Department personnel, they went above and beyond the call of duty fd¥ their friend and fellow firefighter. May God bless you all! Our annual community Christmas drive is underway. 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Premium ftjda You Pa> Juit *3 y y M Far M asealhs ® i lSipr '»»»' Cam or Tia4t 4r>«* paiiacM Suspension. Gauge Pkg. and More1 4T2174 Sale Prica $32447 540-347-9000 29, Warrintoii, V A Lombardy’s Restaurant. Cash donations may be sent to Amissville Community Christmas, 500 Battle Mountain Road, Amissville, Va. 20106, or you can drop them oft at Hackley’s Store. If you have any questions or need information please call 937-5373 or 937-3401. Due to lack of participation on the part of the Amissville area, the Ruritan Christmas Decorating Contest has been canceled. The Amissville Baptist Church will have the Christmas Cantata on Dec. 16 at the 11 a.m. service. This year’s cantata is entitled, “Light of the World.” The adult choir will be joined by the Rejoicers Choir to present this delightful work by Gospel Hall of Fame writer Moise Lister. At the evening service the Rejoicers Choir will perform Operation Christmas Child by Kathie Hill. Spend the evening at Fort Faithful with Sergeant Smarter; Private Eye, Private Elvis Presby, and Private Gomer Smile as Unit 12-25 embarks on a mission that will hit your funny bone yet emphasize the gift of Jesus’ birth and the motive for sharing our blessings with others. The service begins pt 7 p.m. and refreshments will be served following the performance. Amissville United Methodist Church is having their Christmas play on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. as well. The children will perform, “The Greatest Gift of All.” Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served after the performance. The Methodist Church will also have * a Christmas Eve Service <>n Monday, Dec. 24 at 7:30 pjm. All are welcome. £ Amissville Baptist Church is pleased to announce that Doctor Ed Taylor has b^hn called to be the new Pastor’of their church. Pastor TaySor and his family will be beginning their ministry an Amissville on Dec. 30. Please join us at the 11 a.m. serviento welcome them to our comwunity. 2 Happy birthday wishes $re extended to the following: Beth Martin, Felicia Stonecipher, Wes Mills wh$ I understand is 29 again. Anna May Rhodes, Ronnie Lee P&e, and Hazel Cooke. Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. George Kidwell Sr., and Edward and Alice Lawrence. Have a great week! Carters celebrate 39th anniversary Celebrating their 39th wedding anniversary, Jesse and Odell Carter took to the seas on Carnival’s De AZ/S Paradise Fun Ship with Bishop T.D. Jakes and the T.D. Jakes Ministries. The couple departed Nov. 4 and returned Nov. 11. The Western Caribbean cruise took them to Cozumel, Mexico, Grand Cayman Island and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. They enjoyed practical ministry on faith, family and finances as well as fantastic Christian entertainment on board. The natural beauty of the islands and the ocean views have given the couple long, lasting, pleasant memories. Mrs. Carter, formerly Odell Timbers, is originally from the Harris Hollow area. On Saturday, Dec. 8 the Washington Baptist Church will host their second annual Colonial Christmas candlelight dinner in the fellowship hall. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the price is $15 for adults and $7.50 for children ten years old and under. On Sunday Dec. 9 a Brunswick Stew luncheon will be held at the fellowship hall from 1-3 p.m. The price is $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for children ten years old and under. For advance tickets for these two events call 675-3336. Happy belated birthday wishes to Mrs. Marilyn Bailey, who had her day on Thursday, Nov. 29. On Monday Mrs. Ann Simmons of Chesterfield Township, Mich., Amanda Brown and Mrs. Ruth Clark shopped and had lunch in Culpeper. Happy birthday wishes to our granddaughter, Amanda Brown who will celebrate her day on Saturday, Dec. 8. On Friday night Mrs. Ann Simmons and Charlie Foster of Chesterfield Township, Mich. Washington > By RUTH CLARK j 675-3608 < had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. < Mrs. Sarah Brown and daughters, Amanda and Bobbie Jo were shoppers in Front Royal on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Weakley of Fredericksburg were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Erma Jenkins. Exercise classes are held, on Monday and Wednesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. Come out and enjoy some g6od fellowship and exercise with your friends. I Mrs. Ann Simmons spent Sunday night with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark and visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Preston on Monday. On Friday night Mrs. Marilyn Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. John Norman attended the wrestling benefit dinner and auction at the Rappahannock County High School. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bailey and family of Huntly and Mrs. Marilyn Bailey had dinner at the Pig and Steak Restaurant in Madison on Saturday. r Sunday night Mrs. Marilyn Bailey had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bailey and family in Huntly for her birthday. Have a safe week! Volunteers needed Rappahannock Animal Welfare League is looking for all types of volunteers. People are needed in a variety of areas such as: One on one time with the dogs - walking, training, grooming or just giving them love; Helping at the shelter - phones, filing, cleaning, repairs; and Foster Homes - some of the shy dogs would benefit greatly from living in homes} until they are adopted. If you are interested in volunteering please contact RAWL at 937-3336. Imported cars aren’t foreign to us. 30 REASONS TO BRING YOUR CAR TO US Our business it Import Car Service 2. All work approved by you in advance V Locally owned and operated 4. Service by apixarirmcnt, emergency when necessary 5. Same day service on most repairs 6. Loaner cars available 7. Free ride home/to work 8. 12 months/12,000 miles limited warranty 9. Comfortable smoke-free waiting room 10. All mechanics arc A.S.E. and Bosch certified 11. State-of-the-art computerized equipment 12. One stop for all import mechanical and body shop repairs 13. Credit cards accepted 14. Virginia s first BOSCH Authorized Service Center 15. Authorized BOSCH Warranty 16. $ 100,000 parts inventory on hand 17. 24 hour/7 days a week towing 18. Night drop off and after hours pickup 19. We never object to a second opinion 20. VA Safety Inspection Station 21- Employee Honesty commitment 22. We advise each customer using tiur three step service approach 23. We never high-pressure you, just explain your options 24. Servicing import cars for 35 years 25. New car warranty service approved 26. Service advisors not paid on commission 27- Lifetime warranty on many parts 28. Active in the community we serve 29. We use O.E.M. replacement parts 30. Thousands s»f satisfied customers I1T ■nr * WA1 bKLOO MOTORS Imported Car Service : 317 E. Shirley Ave., Warrenton, VA ^ Next to The Backstop Batting Cage 540-347-1334 • 800-895-3232 24 hour towing: 540-347-1427 See us at www.watcrloomoforii.com

tverett smitn Jr. Everett Smith Jr. Fire Medic Everett “Randy” Randolph -Smith Jr., 41, of Amissville died Sunday, Nov. 25 at his residence. He was born in Culpeper ■County on Oct. 17, 1960 and is the son of Everett R. Smith and the late Louise H. Smith. Mr. Smith was an employee of Culpeper County as a Fire Medic. He was also a lifetime member of the Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. He served his community for many years and served as Fire Captain of the Amissville Department for .several years. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Debbie Smith and three sons, Trey Smith, Vernon Smith and Jason Smith, all of Amissville. Additional survivors include his father; one brother, Joey Smith of Amissville and . three sisters, Nancy Wiles of Amissville, Karen Williams of Chester Gap and Tammy . Martin of Springfield. He is also survived by six ■ ! nephews and five nieces. • In addition to his mother, ■' .lie was predeceased by two sisi.ters, Wanda Lou Smith and Eva Mae Smith. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, Dec. 1 at • Found and Sons Chapel with I -Jlev. Tom Williams and Rev. Larry Kennedy. Interment was at Hillcrest 'Memory Gardens in •• Jeffersonton. . i Martin Hitt • Born in county II Martin L. Hitt, 61, of 1 South Boston died on 'Saturday, Dec. 1 at Halifax Regional Hospital. ‘ He was born June 25, 1940 in Rappahannock County, a ‘‘ son of the late Winston Hitt and Lucy Emma White Hitt. Mr. Martin is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann Frazier Hitt of South Boston. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Powell Funeral Home Chapel Bird From Page B1 box should have an 8 by 8-inch floor and be 24-inches in height. Drill a 2 1/2 inch entrance hole . 19-inches from the bottom of the net box. Mount the box at least nine feet from the ground in trees with few branches works best. Boxes should be filled up to the entrance hole with sawdust and wood shavings, this simulates a dead tree with a rotting inside. They will excavate the material you put inside fo suit their -needs. * If the flickers should like the '•box, the female will lay 7-9 white eggs in late March or early April. Incubation takes about 11 days and fledging occurs in about 14-21 days. The family stays together for the remainder of the summer while the babies learn to be grown up flickers. Northern Flickers have only one brood in ~a season. Although still abundant and widespread, recent surveys indicate slight declines in population. Starlings compete with flickers for freshly excavated nesting sites and may drive the 'flickers away. TVy adding a Northern Flicker nest box to your back*^yard, hosting a pair of these 1 beautiful birds may reward you. £ Happy Birding! Jim Bywaters, Rappaha'yhock News Nature Writer, writes /a weekly column. He welcomes reader mail, responses, suggestions via e-mail at jbbjr@rmaV online.net or mail at P.O. Box 8, ^FlifltHiU, Va. 22627. in South Boston by the Rev. Andrew G. Patterson. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper. E. David Gheen Mechanic E. David Gheen, 84. of Amissville, formerly of Vienna, died on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at his residence. He was bom Sept. 15, 1917 in Vienna, the son of the late Ernest Wilmer and Amy Elliott Denison Gheen. He was an automobile mechanic for 75 years. He was a member of the St. Matthews United Methodist Church in Annandale, where he was a charter member. Mr. Gheen was an usher at the church for 42 years. He was married to Dora Louise Cleveland Gheen, who died April 28. 2001. He is survived by four sons, Ernest Gheen of Fredericksburg, William Gheen of Marshall, Raymond Gheen and Ralph Gheen, both of Amissville; three daughters, Geneva Neal of Rochelle, Thelma Aylor of Amissville and Faith Gheen of Catlett; a brother, John Gheen of Great Falls; one sister, Helen Earma of Vienna; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by two brothers. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, Dec. 1 at St. Matthews United Methodist Church in Annandale with Rev. Wesley Arthur Sr., Rev. Russell Urban and Rev. Kenneth Jackson officiating. Interment was in National Memorial Park in Falls Church. Money and King Funeral Home in Vienna was in charge of the arrangements. James Peyton Born in county James Richard Peyton, 48, of Amissville died Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Fauquier Hospital in Warren ton. He was born Feb. 23, 1953 in Rappahannock County, a son of the late Edward Hamilton Peyton and Vergie Lee Whorton Peyton. He is survived by one brother, George Peyton of Amissville and six sisters, Catherine Blevins of Culpeper, Shirley Compton, Virginia Stringfellow and Ethel Peyton, all of Amissville, Anna Compton of Rixeyville and Margie Sheffield of Viewtown. Additional survivors include a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were con !ZTtwucjfiti. by Randy Minter ACCORDING TO PLAN Death and the issues surrounding it are difficult for most people to address, and never more so than at the time of the death of a loved one. That is why people are encouraged to meet with professionals whose business it is to prepare for the future and its inevitability. This entails meeting with an attorney to draw up a will and getting together with a funeral director to discuss your wishes and options. To do otherwise heaps unnecessary responsibilities upon loved ones precisely when they are emotionally least capable of assuming it in this sense, funeral pre-arrangement is an act of love and consideration that most of us would like to perform for those closest to us. It’s just plain hard to talk about death for many of us, but, few realize what a sense of security arises from taking care of funeral plans in advance. At the Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton we urge you to ask us about preanungements as they can offer protection and peace of mind for you and your family. For a tour, call Call 3473431. Bright View Cemetery is just outside Warrenton and offers monuments and memorials for all cemeteries. Bright View is a perpetual care cemetery. “The strong lean upon death as a rock." - Robinson Jeffers ducted on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel in Culpeper. Interment followed in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens at JefFersonton. Chauncey Aldrich Castleton resident Chauncey Norris Aldrich. 91, of Castleton died Tuesday. Nov. 27 at Culpeper Health Care Center. He was born Oct. 5, 1910 in Dale County, to the late William Aldrich and Catherine Carrithers Aldrich. He is survived by his wife of 67 years. Lila Marie Beach Aldrich of Castleton; two daughters, Sharon London of Arlington and Lorna Aldrich of Washington. D.C. and a son, Wilbert Aldrich of Winchester, Mass. Additional survivors include one sister. Elizabeth Aldrich of Fort Collins, Colo.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services were conducted on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Found and Sons Chapel with Rev. Jennings Hobson officiating. Nina Achenbach Amissville resident Nina Isabella Achenbach, 95, of Amissville died Friday, Nov. 23 at Lacey Springs Farm in Amissville. Mrs. Achenbach was bom March 30, 1906 in Pennsylvania to the late Wallace Osborn Kellogg and Nina Grenello Taylor Kellogg. She w>as the w ife of the late Jay Oswald Achenbach. Survivors include two sons, Leonard John Achenbach II of Kenneth Square. Pa. and Wallace Kellogg Achenbach of Flint Hdl and one daughter. Nina Achenbach Deats of Philadelphia, Pa. She is also survived by six grandchildren. Services will be private. Turner-Robertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal is handling the arrangements. Florine Jenkins Sperryiille resident Florine Elizabeth Jenkins. 75. of Sperryville died Thursday. Nov. 29 at her residence. She was bom May 29. 1926 in Woodville to the late Thomas Elliott Jenkins and Sarah Alice Jenkins. Mrs. Jenkins was a member of Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church and the Women's Mission Union. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and loved them dearly. Survivors include a daughter. Linda J. Dodson and her husband, Charles E. Dodson of Sperryville and two grandchildren. Jan Lynn JenkinsMcKinney of Sperryville and Daniel Dodson of Richmond. Additional survivors include a brother, Marshall Jenkins and a sister, Carolyn Jenkins, both of Culpeper. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her husband, Luther Spilman Jenkins. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday. Dec. 1 at Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Jon Heddleston officiating. Interment followed in Sperryville Cemetery. Found and Sons Funeral Chapel in Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. ISfigM An afternoon of mist, that 's nearly kissed the son but not. I fear., settles in the hedgerow's shadows thwk.. and snuggles and obscures the thistle sticks., hastening to glisten upon the trees, before slowly sinking to their knees., to disappear All hints of stars or red of Mars reduced to white, the mists enclose. The world retreats and leaves our single hearts to beat, befuddled compass and seaman's charts go incomplete.. Encroaches upon the faint of heart ■ entreats the loneliness of fog “depart’■— Heaven only knows. Is it true when as a child. I asked., about the mist that settled in and slowly grasped the night.. “What is this whiteness of the air?" to which they answered.. “ don 't despair, 'tis only a cloud that's fallen down to earth to sleep." Cynthia Stamps Woodville • "Families Serving Families" ; Unparalleled Sendee Since 1830, the Benchmark of Funeral Service 11190 James Monroe Highway (Rt 29 South) Culpeper. VA ■ 540-825-2361 • 540-825-0395 Wayne English, General Manas I Have something to say about public issues? Write a letter to the editor! ervtce Uirectory Only $4.60per week for a 1 inch space Next Deadline December 23 540-675-3338 BUILDINGS Tommy Sparks Steel Buildings Sales - Erection Any Size 540-987-8261 Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. 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Box 398, Leesburg, VA 2017*3013 Ad Deadlines / / i / m • \ Employment Classified / 4 p.m. Monday ublic/Legal Notices 12 Noon Monday General Classified 6 p.m. Monday Your Community Directory 4 12 Noon Friday Horse & Farm Directory J 1 p.m. Monday ; 1 - feel estate advertising herein is subject to Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it jal to advertise any preference, limitation Or discrimination based on race, color, reH* iPjon, sex, handicap, familial status or nation' origin, or Intention to make any such refi, limitations or discrimination. Additionally, the Commonwealth of Virginia forbids discrimination based on elderliness, parenthood, or handicap. I We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of Vie law. All persons are hereby Informed that all dwellings advertised are on an equal opportunity basis, h Please refer to the category you wish to use 228. Furniture/Appliances 232. Garage/Yard/Moving Sales 233. Estate Sales 236. 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Services Wanted Transportation v Rap^ 600. Antiques & Classics 605. Automobiles 610. Jeeps 620. Aviation 625. Boats & Accessories 630. Campers/RVs 635. Construction/Heavy Equipment 640. Motorcycles 645. Off-Road/Unlicensed 650. Parts/Accessories 655. Rentals 660. Repair/Services 665. Sport Utility Vehicles 670. Trailers 675. Trucks/Pickups 680. Vans/Buses 685. Vehicles Wanted Use... 4*3* four Community ►IRECTORY The Source for Business, Services and Professionals. Announcements 400. Adoption 410. Announcements 420. Birthdays/Happy Ads 430. Coming Events 440. Entertainment 450. Personals 460. Seasonal Specials 470. Tributes We Accept MIDDLEBURG 1 BR. patio, W/D. No pets, Quiet Street. Available immed. $650 plus utilities. 703-327-6935 SPERRYVILLE, 4BR, 2 BA. (1500 sq. ft ), Very nice. No pets/smoking. $975/mo Call Brian 540-987-1010. LEESBURG-3 BR, 2 BA. wood floors, top fir., FP, i vaulted ceilings & much k more. $1300/mo. Avail | 1/1/01.703-589-1438. f MIDDLEBURG: French country house recently painted, 4 BR, 3 5 BA on 16 ac $2,950/mo. 202-215-6946 or 202333-7332x105 V . ■ LEESBURG: NS PROF. to share 3 BR TH. ea. w/priv. BA. Available immd. $450/mo. incl. water, no pets. 540338-4521. HUGE 4 BR. 3 5 BA TH loc in fam. cmty W/D & all amenities. Skylights. Immaculate! $1,700. 703-802-3712. RETAIL/OFFICE space for lease in downtown Warrenton. 2,500 sq.ft., gas heat, AC, ample parking, 1 block from Court House. Great location tor any business. Call 504-825-5645 for more information LAND- MAGNIFICIENT VIEW! 13+ acre meadow near graves Mt Lodge. Exclusive offering Gibbs REalty Co 540-948-5657 i OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE. Gainesville/ Vint Hill: 1100, 3600, 4500. 8900, 72,000 SF. Suites or single tenant bldgs. $8/SF plus utilities 540-347-6965 208 Auction* il lu«f Suction Sat, Dec. X, beginning at 10:00 am. at the gallery. RL 211. Amtasville. V\ This auction ss ilt he extensive .u*l lull ol surpnv> for .ill1 Come join u\ for our Annual Chnstmas auction and sec the tieasurrs we'll offer rhrknus free yet Again donated by Jim A Salty McOo of Rixeyxille - all proceeds to go to the Amivsxillc \oi. MtWHew tie squads: Furniture: old oai. mahogany; pint*, iixytftniss hcifs ok Old «4ra • (mill try C '.rfkytihle. • Jcwdry • Putter, & Stoneware • lots • Calfalur Plato • Quito • Uiaplai jjaa • Christmas Stuff \<ul min h miit It «»<>»»• nil Iiklinn BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF BOX LOTS Watch the website for photos and updates as we unpack! w w w. bpmict k His.com 540-937-4142 Terms: ( 'ash or good check \x/II). no buyer's premium h»od served. Bill Payne Auctions, Inc. VAAKlMMf y PO Box I7H * 10 Maddox lame Amissville. VA 20106 paync720ca'earthlink.nei FIREWOOD, mixed firewood, $125/cord. All seasoned. 540-9878843. MIXED SEASONED Hardwood. $135/ Cord. Yard work, free estimates. 540-987-1153. BOOTS: WESTERN & work boots from Justin, Double-H, Nocona. Texas. Dan Post. Sage. Abilene, Dingo. Happy Trails Western Wear, Bealeton, 540-4391395 Irili |MINI^ATElETn!lS?n WITH FREE INST AUCTION LocalctBmefe nowa/aH*! Wei bea at adveiteed press! 1-800459-7357 F-11 PING PONG TABLE. Kettler, made in Germany, foldable, on wheels, brand new condition, high visibility blue table top, paddles and extra net incl. Nice, fast table. $350. 540347-2802 STAMINA 850 WEIGHT bench system (home gym), like new only 6 mo. old. Adj. bench, lat. - pulls, row. arm & leg curl attachments, squats. 160 lbs weights. Extra curl bar incl. $300. 540-347-1970 (nge Mlso. |Z90 For8ato WESTERN WEAR: Hoad-to-toe (or entire family. Bailey. Resistol, Stetson, Wrangler, Rockies, RoughRider. Happy Trails Western Wear. Bealeton, 540439-1395 WRANGLER JEANS. 13MWZ. 0936 DEN Popular sizes in stock. Special orders invited. Happy Trails Western Wear, Bealeton. 540-4391395 r--;-\ 273 «*•»• v__s CHESAPEAKE BAY RET. AKC PUPS, chmp parents OFA/CERF, $800. 540349-5766 LAB PUPS, AKC regs , hunt & field champ pedigree MH. FC etc. Excellent disposition 1st shots, wormed, parents on prem. $500 negotiable. 703-777-8054 WANTED: loving dog for son's 2nd Christmas Prefer a West Highland Terrier or similar, some training Affordable. 540-349-8650 290 Found v-’__J FRIENDLY CALICO CAT age est between 3-10 yrs. believed spayed Found on Dudie Rd between Orlean & Warrenton. just before Thanksgiving If you have lost a beloved pet. please call, 540349-8155 and describe fully -. 294 OlvMways V. J FREE TO GOOD home Jack Russell, male 3 years, neut. Not good with small children. 540-635-6040 SHEPHERD MIX, Wonderful dog tor a couple or single person House trained but prefers outdoors Very protective Shots up to date 540364-4930 After An Ad Is Ordered it cannot be changed 01 cancelled after the posted deadne for that issue. At the time ol placing your ad, it will be read or faxed back to you for any corrections to be made. Read your ad carefully the first time ii appears in the papers. If it contains an error, or if you wish tc make changes, call at once. No adjustments will be made on errors that do not materially affect the value of the advertise 400 Adoption V. . . . .-J ADOPTION: LOVING couple wishes to adopt a baby. We have been married 4 yrs and can give you're baby a happy & secure Maryland home. Allowable expenses paid. Call us toll free 866-220-0777. We are a oving couple, unable to have children of our own, seeking to adopt. If you, or anyone you know is considering placing a baby for adoption, please call Liz & Jay, toll-free at: 1-866-503-3761 480 ABC Licenses ABC LICENSE Sandra Stack Cartwright-Brown trading as The Conyers House Inn & Stable, 3131 Slate Mills Road, Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia 227402417 is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL tor a B & B license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Sandra Stack wright-Brown Cart11-28, 12-05-01 #405078 600 Antiques A Classics 1959 STUDEBAKER SILVER Hawk Coupe. V-8. auto, rebuilt engine Needs lots of work, new tires and NOS parts $1200/best offer 540-347-4997 after 6pm or 540-2191972 (cell) 605 Automobiles a •j CADILLAC DEVILLE 92, burgundy, all options/lthr, 105K. looks & drives like new $550 540-937-5725 DODGE 2000 NEON ES, 5 speed sport package, leather, all power, aluminum wheels, power sunroof, emerald green, new body style, 27K miles $10,890 firm. Call 540-955-0792 HONDA 91 ACCORD DX. 5 spd, new A/C and timing belt. CD, orig owner. well kept $2500obo703-356-6707 HONDA, 97 Civic EX. Dk grn., 71k, custom music sys, ext graphics, new tires, $12,000/obo 703-378-7373. 605 Automobiles NAVY BLUE SUBARU '97 Legacy AWD 4 DR Sedan. AC, newly insp., 91 k, $8,000. Get ready lor winter! Call 540-3511572, 9-5. 97 SUBURU LEGACY LS sedan 4 DR, AWD, AM/FM Cass. 89k mis, garaged kept, $8400 Call 540-364-3748 after 6pm. 94 VOLVO 850 WagonIthr sunroof alloy whls AT/PS/PB 153k, child 6eat, ac. $9600/obo 540-347-5745, " " ' 640 Motorcyclos V_ J 1982 HONOA GL 500 DX Silverwing, garage kept, only 11,000 miles, excellent cond., $1200. 703-771-0280 HONDA 1999 SHADOW American Classic Series, 750 cc. Mint condition, garage kept, extremely low mileage. Two brand new helmets. Owner will miss this great bike. Must see! $5,500. 703-4439059. Honda '00 Valkyrie/ Tourer GL 1500c/ct. Red/blk, 3.7 miles. $10,000 or $1500 and assume loan at $225/mo.540-622-8023. '99 SUZUKI RM 250 w/ one bike trailer. Excel, cond Call Paul, M-F, 8am-5pm @ 703-4502194, ext. 2226. Asking $3800 for bike & trailer. 665 Sport Utility Vehicle CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 4 WD 98: 81 k mi., fully loaded, very good cond, $15,0(30. Call 703-723-4711. '92 CHEVY BLAZER. 4DR, AM/FM/Cass, AC, 155k mis. one owner; Reliable. $3000. Call 540-364-3748. after 6 pm. '92 CHEVY BLAZER. 4DR, AM/FM Cass, AC, 155k mis, one owner; Reliable. $3600. Call 540-364-3748 after 6 pm. '93 FORD Eddie Bauer Bronco- 4x4, loaded, 140kmi. $9,275 firm. 703-753-2937 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO 98, auto. 4 WD, silver, 37 k mi., ex. cond., garaged kept. 540-338-9580 (E). '89 JEEP WRANGLER. 2-door, hardtop, ps red/ beige. AT, 1ownr,needs motor, otherwise nice car$1500.540-675-2047 675 Tracks/ Pickups FORD '97 E-350 Delivery Truck. 72K miles, auto, tie-down rails in back, 12' pull-out ramp. • 9,500 703-777-9309 FORD F-250 XLT '92: 4x4, PW, PL. CD, AC, $6500/OBO. 540-4280016. FORD LARIAT F150, '89, all options with shell & bedliner, 104K, 4 X 4, 5 sp. $4850. 540-9375725 Pets Rappahannock Animal Welfare League Landfill, Kt. blV, East of Amissville Daily 8:00 a m. - 1:00 p.m., except c losed Wed. & Sun These wonderful dogs need a good home. Ox Teddy "Ox" is a shy, sweet, gentle, 3 yr. old neutered Elk hound/shepherd mix. "Teddy" is also sweet, shy and gentle, he is a 3 yr. old neutered collie mix. Come see them. 540-937-3336 or 540-937-3283 in . {Times Holiday Deadlines Christmas - Deadline: Friday, December 21st Open: Saturday, December 22nd Closed: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day (Dec. 24th & 25th) Nc\V Years - Deadline: Friday, December 28th Open: Saturday, December 29th i Closed. New Years Eve & New Years Day (Dec. 31st & Jan. 1st) * .. Maryland Northern 4 Shown Virginia \ ' 18 newspapers | reaching over half a million readers in Northern Virginia! ment. All errors must be reported by 3:00 p.m. Monday following the date ot publication. Times Community Newspapers will not accept liability for its failure, for any cause, to insert an advertisement and reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or setup. Times Community Newspapers are not liable for the quality of advertised products or services. 685 Vehicles Wanted HAVE AN IDLE utility or auto trailer you want to turn into cash? Looking for reasonably priced 2.5- to 5-ton tandem axle trailer in good to fair condition. 540-7884626 (Times IK.U.III.IIIIM'I-I.l.l.lifl NORTHERN VIRGINIA Your Ad Could Be Here! Call or Fax Your Ad Today! 540-347-4222 OR FAX 540-349-8676 Legal Notices 7; a i NOTICE OF TAKING PROOF OF DEBTS AND DEMANDS IN RE: ESTATE OF VIRGINIA G. LINDSTROM FIDUCIARY NO. OOF-44 Please take notice ttiat, at the request of. Betty L. Estes and Beverly S Atkins, Personal Representatives of the Estate of Virginia G. lindstrom, deceased, and pursuant to § 64 1-171 of the Code of Virginia, I have fixed the 21st. .day ofpecember, 2001 at 2:00 P.M. as the time, and my office at 211-A Main Street in Washington, Virginia, as the place, for receiving proof of debts and demands against the said decedent or her estate. Douglas K. Baumgardner Commissioner of Accounts for the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County 12-05-01 #405834 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 7, 2002 at 7:00 PM in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: SE #01-11-01 Sunnyside Farms, LLC, owners of 61.2524 acres in Hampton District (Tax Map 20, Parcel 11 A) desires permits to operate an educational facility and country inn. Uses allowed under Sections 170-63B, C and E and 170-65E of the Rappahannock County Code Sunnyside Institute will include a cooking school/restaurant and educational facility regarding sustainable agriculture. A COPY of the forgoing 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, December 19, 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 applicant, adjacent properly owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, c/o P.O. Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof u , BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 12-05, 12-12, 12-19-01 #405808

na|/fjai lai 11 iwv^r\ 545 FuMTImo Employment ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CLERK Join the team that cares! Hospice of the Rapidan seeks an Accounts Receivable Clerk for a *'ffatt?time position, High school graduate with office and qpmputer experience required. Knowledge £f Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance billing pre'jerred. Competitive ;«ay, excellent work 'environment and 'benefits. Call Hospice of the Rapidan, 540-825-4840, 8:30 am.-4:30 pm, weekdays. ARCHITECTURAL INTERN with AutoCAD exp. for small progressive architectural firm. Send resume to: JFT -AIA 15 S. 5th St. Warrenton, VA 20186 ARCHITECT with AutoCAD exp. for small progressive architectural firm. Send resume to: JFT -AIA 15 S. 5th St. Warrenton, VA 20186 ' Branch Manager, Irrigation Store ! Manage store op• erations - sales, | technical assistance to customers, man• age inventory. Must ’-£e self-motivated, customer oriented, and have experience in the green industry, knowledge of irrigation systems preferred. Full benefit pkg. Fax resume: Attn: Lance 410-799-6953 BUSINESS . MANAGER ;• Full-time Small private school in the Blue Ridge foothills seeks Business Manager. C.P.A. or accounting background desirable. Excellent for retiree. Send resume to: Headmaster >■:* HfcO. Box 739 - Flint Hill, VA 22627 COUNTRY COOKIN’ Business is BOOMING and we need dependable, hard-working people to serve the best customers in town! NOW HIRING • Daytime Cooks • Waitstaff 'WE OFFER: % Employee incentive program . V 401k plan ✓ Student incentive program ✓ Flexible hours •to lit your schedule ✓ Part-time & Full-time hours ✓ No late night hours PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON. - NO TELEPHONE CALLS. WARRENTON 623 Frost Ave. 540-349-9120 DR1VERS/CDL Dump Trailers Local. Year Round Good pay 540-229-3769 703-754-1833 - ^McFarland Trucking Chantilly Kennel ’ Assistant Part-time Sat. & Sun ; Starting pay $8/hr Must be 21 or older w/ reliable transportation. 540-937-3283 ;wj> ElectriciansMechanics & Helpers Commercial/ ResidentialVA work only. Excellent pay with paid vacation/ holidays. transportation, health insurance, 401K, Apprenticeship Sponsor. Apply by appointment only. KC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC., 540-349-8500 (EOE) LEGAL/REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT ASSISTANT Needed for busy law office to handle residential/ commercial real estate closings/processing, administrative work. Exp. req’d. Computer knowledge in Quick Books and Microsoft Office 97. Fax resume in confidence to: Thomas James Ross II, P.C. 540-349-8166 Must have 5yrs exp. Benefits package avail. Apply within 11128 Industrial Rd. Manassas or call: NANNY PT/FT btw Sperryvi lie & Little Washington. 2 boys Smooths & 21/2 yrs. Some Saturdays, possible, your own child welcome. 540-987-9665 SOCIAL WORKER Join the team that cares! Hospice of the Rapidan seeks a social worker for a full or part-time counseling position. BSW or BA in psychology, sociology, or social work and 23 years experience required. Position requires home visits and local travel. Must be a flexible, organized, independent worker who can function in an interdisciplinary group. Competitive pay, excellent work environment and benefits. Call Hospice of the Rapidan, 540-825-4840, 830 am.-430 pm, weekdays. STONEMASONS 1-2 yrs. exp. Reliable trans. Dependable. All general stone work. Call Greg 703-366-3384 or 703-660-2729 WORK AT HOME growing co. needs help now! $250-$4000/mo. P/T-FT, No exp. necessary. Be YOUR own BOSS. Serious inquiries only. Call for Free Booklet. 1-888-4645420 or visit www.aucceaaeMz4u.com With 17 Newspapers In Our Times | Community Newspapers Group, We’ve Got Northern Virginia Wrapped up! 540-347-4222 FAUQUIER COMMUNITY ACTION la now accepting appllcatlona for the following poaltiona: LEAD TEACHER - requirements: • Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent. TEACHER AIDE -requirements: • Knowledge of Hispanic language • Experience in early childhood development For more information contact Head Start/Bright Stars Office at: 73 Lee Street - P.O. Box 22 Warrenton, VA 20188 Telephone: 540-347-7003 Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am 0 4:30 pm EOE CLERICAL/ ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT For a local Charter & Tour Company. We are seeking qualifii have excellent phone skills, organizational and people skills, is detail and analytical oriented and possesses computer and accounting skills. Prior office experience is required. Only candidates with a positive attitude and “team’' spirit need apply. Please fax your resume to 540-428-7053 Scenic America candidates that UNARMED SECURITY OFFICERS Unarmed Security Officers needed for site in Manassas, Virginia area. $9.50 PER HOUR TO START DIFFERENCE SHIFTS AVAILABLE Minimum Requirements Are: e Must be at least 18 years old e Six months minimum experience in security or job related field e Virginia Security Officer license a plus Benefits include: e Free training/Free uniforms If Interested, call Michael Scheid at 703-396-1590 or 703-396-4445 EOE DCJS #11-1052 ARGENBRIGHT SECURITY A DIVISION OF SECURICOR n & The Commercial Business Lending Department of Greater Atlantic Bank located in Reston. Virginia, is seeking two experienced commercial loan individuals looking for a challenging and rewarding career with a dynamic, rapidly growing community bank. COMMERCIAL LOAN OFFICER Candidate will be an energetic and aggressive individual capable of developing new commercial loan relationships. maintaining and managing existing loan accounts, working as a team leader with branch managers in regards to commercial lending and cross-selling bank products and services. COMMERICAL CREDIT ANALYST Responsibilities would include analyzing and underwriting new loan requests and loans for existing commercial accounts, completion of reports Including regulatory requirements for credit administration, and assisting loan officers in credit efforts. Good written and oral communication skills required. Generous salary and benefits package! Please send resume to: L. Mitchell 10700 Paxkridge Blvd., Ste P50 Reston, VA 20191 www.gab.com Or faxtoT(703r39f-1506 EOE CLASSIFIED (BOO) B52-4797 Commercial Construction Superintendent General Contractor seeking experienced commercial superintendent. Background in schools, churches and healthcare a plus. Projects are located in Northern Virginia and surrounding counties. Aggressive salary with full benefits including 401K and health insurance. Company vehicle plan available. Fax resume to (540) 364-6307 or mail to: Miller Brothers, Inc., 4174 Old Stockyard Rd., Marshall, VA 20115 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Announcement #TR2031201 The Fauquier County Treasurer's Office is recruiting for a full-time Executive Assistant to work directly with the treasurer. This position will be responsible for providing administrative support, assisting the public, and processing documentation/information relating to the Treasurer’s Office. Qualified applicants must possess a thorough knowledge of the principles, methods and practices of accounting, proficiency in oral and written communications. Preferred applicants should have any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school, extensive computer experience and extensive experience working directly with the public. Minimum starting salary is $25,854.00 with excellent benefits. Interested applicants should submit a Fauquier County Classified Application to: Fauquier County Human Resources Department, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, VA 20186 by 4:30, Tuesday, December 11, 2001. For assistance call (540) 347-8668. Fax (540) 347-3610 www.co.fauouier.va.us/ services/iobs. Applications may be printed from web site. EEO/AA/WF/D DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTOR Announcement #TR1031201 The Fauquier County Treasurer’s Office is recruiting for a part-time Delinquent Tax Collector working 3 days/week. This position will be responsible for collecting delinquent taxes using various collection methods; corresponding with taxpayers; determining tax liability; posting tax payments; coordinating collection activities with County Attorney’s office; and testifying in Court. Qualified applicants must possess a thorough knowledge of the methods and techniques used in collection of delinquent accounts, thorough knowledge of the principles, methods and practices of accounting, proficiency in oral and written communications. Preferred applicants should have any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school, extensive computer experience and extensive experience working directly with the public. Minimum starting pay is $14.58/hr. with benefits. Interested applicants should submit a Fauquier County Classified Application Form to: Fauquier County Human Resources Department, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, VA 20186 by 4:30pm, Tuesday, December 11, 2001. For assistance call (540) 347-8668. Fax (540) 347-3610 www.co.fauquier.va.us/ services/iobs. Applications may be printed from web site. EEO/AA/M/F/D MARSHALL MANOR is seeking individuals to fill the following employment opportunities: Nurses: ail positions, all shifts. - full-time & part-time CNA's: All shifts available!! Quality Assurance Nurse: RN or LPN with previous QA expedience preferred. Cooks: Senior Cook position available - experience required. Please call 540-364-1200 or fax resume to 540-364-3611 Auto Technician ASE certified Technician for extremely busy & growing dealership. Great starting pay/benefits. State of the art equipment and pleasant working environment. Fax resume to: 540-349-1040 or apply in person to: 11E. Lee Hwy. Warrenton, VA or call Rob: 540-347-9000 Auto Technician ASE certified Technician for extremely busy & growing dealership. Great starting pay/benefits. State of the art equipment and pleasant working environment. Fax resume to: 540-349-1040 or apply in person to: 11E. Lee Hwy. Warrenton, VA or call Rob: 540-347-9000 BUSINESS MANAGER The Times Community Newspapers, located in Leesburg, VA, is currently seeking a self-motivated individual to manage the general functions of the office. High profile position allows exposure to virtually all aspects of business. Candidate must have administrative experience with good business sense. Individual responsible for payroll entry, new hires, benefit administration and supervision of receptionist. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office. We offer a comprehensive benefit package, dental and 401 (k) plan. Fax or E-mail resume and salary requirements to: T. Martin (703) 771-0036 tmartinQtImesoapere.com EOE &mes Community Newspapers] fiREYSTQNE Warrenton, Virginia We are a mortgage servicing company with a large Portfolio of multifamily mortgage loans. We have an employment opportunity for a candidate that possesses a strong work ethic, and a can-doit attitude, who is teamoriented and want to work for a successful, growing company. Cash Administrator Portfolio Operations Division Cash Administrator duties include reconciling bank & ledger accounts, processing ACH and wire transfers, mortgage payment processing, preparation of escrow checks and other general duties. Can didates must be number and detail-oriented and very flexible. Knowledge of Excel Required Experience with Mortgage Servicing, Banking, or General Ledger software helpful. Previous applicants need not re-apply Qualified candidates may submit their resumes in confidence as follows: By mail: 419 Belle Air Lane, Warrenton, VA 20186 by fax: 540-341-2121 or e-mail to imf f lanahanagrpvnfnnPiiMmm EOE AIRLIE CONFERENCE CENTER A dedicated coherence ***“-• C«~T" center, located in Warrenton, Vrania is now hiring for the following positions. F’ul and parttime, day & evening Sirs are avalable. ft Banquet Servers ft Prep Cooks ft Banquet Cooks ft Coffee Break Attendants ft Conference Set-up Personnel ft Conference Floor Supervisors ft Grounds Maintenance Arte Center offers flexible horn, competitive wages and excellent benefits, inducing health, dental, paid vacation, 401K plan and tiibon rernbusemert far fid-tine employees. Flexible 9checkJes and applicable benefits far part-time employees. Qualified applicants shoud apply fa person at: Airlie Center 6809 Airlie Rd. • Warrenton, VA. Between the hours of 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Friday or fax resume to 540-341-3273 Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at CURRENT VACANCY Culpeper County Public Schools We are currently seeking candidates for the following position: School Bookkeeper For more information/application packet, please stop by the School Board Office: 450 Radio Lane, Culpeper, VA or call: Donald Money, Director of Human Resources at 540-825-3677 ext. 3122 Sales FOLLOW THE LEADER... LA Weight Loss Centers is a leader in a rapidly growing healthcare market. We have over 400 centers nationwide and 19 here in the area. Our business and industry is growing, while many others are in reverse. Now we're looking for sales leaders to join us - all levels of sales experience needed: SALES MANAGERS ASSISTANT MANAGERS 1 SALES COUNSELORS If you've got the ability to close sales, we'll provide the leads so you can maximize your earning potential. We offer: • Very competitive base + commission • Paid training • Great benefits & 401k Call Courtney at 800-300-6432, fax 703-948-7964, or e-mail vlrglnia-careersOlaweightloss.com. EOE MORTGAGE BANKING/ ACCOUNTANT Access National Bank seeks an individual with a minimum of one year accounting expenence in mortgage banking Duties consist of account reconciliations, payroll, accounts payable. preparation of financial statements and other general accounting functions. Requires computer literacy and a minimum of an associates degree in accounting. E-mail you qualifications and compensation history to onlinebanking@accessruSional bankcom or fax to 703-£71 -2139. EOE Access National Bank 14006 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway Chantilly, VA 20151 Sales FOLLOW THE LEADER... LA Weight Loss Centers is a leader in a rapidly growing healthcare market. We have over 400 centers nationwide and 19 here in the area. Our business and industry is growing, while many others are in reverse Now we re looking for sales leaders to join us - all levels of sales experience needed: SALES MANAGERS ASSISTANT MANAGERS SALES COUNSELORS If you've got the ability to close sales, we ll provide the leads so you can maximize your earning potential. We offer: • Very competitive base + commission • Paid training • Great benefits & 401k Call Courtney at 800-300-6432, fax 703-948-7964, or e-mail virglnia-careers®laweighttoaa.qom. EOE CIRCULATION OPPORTUNITY Management Trainee for Circulation Dept. Full-time Seeking organized, self motivated individual willing to learn the newspaper delivery business inside and out. Successful candidate must possess management skills, be customer service oriented, have strong analytical skills and ability to motivate others. 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The Healthy Garden Wild-minded gardening By Donna LaPre Rappahannock News Writer When bulb planting, cutting back, dividing and cleaning is done for the season, there’s little direct garden work left to do. Even with a winter vegetable garden, not much maintenance is needed. What a perfect opportunity to engage in another sort of winter gardening, which is full of “R’s”: resting, reading, reviewing •and re-visioning. 1 Over the course of the next few months, this column will inspire you, hopefully, with some different ideas and resources, intended to expand your gardening boundaries and leave you with a fresh perspective to begin the garden cycle again next year. When in need of inspiration, I love books and magazines full of wonderful pictures, but the first place I turn for “how to” is nature. Here, if I can open my mind and eyes, a whole living book of information and solutions is spread open before me. All it takes is patient, careful observation, time and willingness to read the book. Consider that much gardening is based upon the premise of control and order, rules and beliefs contrived by humans. Not less than few people would probably define their gardens as “natural”, yet these cultivated areas hardly resemble in appearance and arrangement nature’s own masterful and fecund way with the earth. It’s not quite possible to garden without changing nature’s arrangements in some degree, because to garden is to cultivate. My favorite definition of “natural” is: faithfully representing nature or life, which implies working with nature and learning from it as a guiding principle. Recently it’s been discovered that indigenous peoples from Indonesia and South America anthropologists supposed to have been hunter-jr.atherers were actually agriculturists! Their agricultural systems so resembled the surrounding forests as to be nearly indistinguishable from them. Ethnobotanists, have discovered evidence of intentional plantings of food crops which mimicked growth habits and patterns of native forests. The Papago Indians of Arizona live in arid land, yet on a small scale, the; practice a remarkable agriculture within the limitations of their harsh environ ment. Planting fields are located where the flood waters Agw slow down and soak the soil and where wild plants stay VpP* green and the soil r cool in the dry sea- \ sons. \ In practical terms, here are two good exam- ^ pies of “wild-minded” gardening. The first employs polyculture (multi-cropping instead of monocropping), intensive planting and what permaculturists term stacking, which is layered plantings of various heights and root depths inhabiting the same plot. The result resembles a complete plant community with canopy, shrub and ground cover in microcosm. The second example illustrates the wisdom of locating plants in naturally supportive and appropriate areas so as not to strain natural resources or the gardener’s energy. Both examples commonly show observing nature well and cultivating accordingly. Great! So how would that apply to a vegetable garden? Since I grow lots of salad greens, I’ll draw a picture of what happens with my salad ecosystem. The salad greens are planted in moisture-retentive areas to mitigate the ample volume of water these plants require to grow well. Several beds are located in a damp north area to the side of my house, giving them afternoon shade, which they prefer. A mixture of lettuces, arugula, chicories, etc., provide the “shrub” element. “Canopy” elements are taller plants., sometimes edible flowers such as borage, calendula, violas and shungiku. Other canopy plants may be bronze fennel, orach, broccoli, kale, mustard greens or peas. Underneath it all, I allow chickweed to grow, which forms a dense, living mulch. A whole range of height, root depth, fertilization and plant function is thus represented. In addition to keeping the soil moist and cool, salad’s preference, I shear the chickweed as necessary to a few es and add it to my salad mix. Miner’s lettuce, purslane and mache are all greens which may be kept growing as a low understory to larger leaves. Some people are surprised to see chickweed flourishing in my gardens! Perhaps the “weed” in the word is their only acquaintance with this plant. When I see chickweed, I see a food rich in trace minerals plus vitamin C, high calcium, phosphorous and potassium content. Where chickweed grows on its own, it indicates fertile soil with good nitrogen levels, perfect for growing salad greens. When chickweed grows past its prime, nothing could be easier than pulling out its shallow roots. If I obeyed conventional garden mores, I would miss out on delicious food, soil nutrients and protective groundcover, all gifts of nature. Even more, I would have missed an essential chapter in nature’s book of wisdom. This is not all. In understanding the benefits of inviting one wild plant to work with me in my garden, I am open to looking at other wild plants for possibilities of food, medicine, nutrients, plants which indicate soil conditions, feed beneficial insects and give me information about I cannot find in any book. “Wild-minded” gardening, most of all, is taking the journey of receiving instruction from nature and realizing that a garden is not merely about plants for limited purposes alone. Wild-minded gardening will bring you to adventure and celebration of all the life in a garden: plants, insects, soil, animals, elements and you! December according to the almanack For the month of December, according to the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack, temperatures will be below average with precipitation to be above average. Weather watch: Fair and cool, Dec. 5 with snow or rain (6, 7); breezy, fair and cool (813) with light snow or rain to follow (14 and 15). Partly cloudy, windy, colder (16-20); turning colder with snow or rain (21-23). Fair but very cold (24-26) with periods of rain and snow (27-31). Full Moon: the approach of cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere gives December’s Full Moon the name. Cold Moon and will occur on Dec. 30. Special Notes: the first recorded siting of the Aurora Borealis took place in New England on Dec. 11, 1719. Also, in December 1823, President James Monroe first outlined his doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere. Holidays: during this hoi iday season, remember the old adage that it is better to give than to receive. 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