Rappahannock News, December 19, 2001

...-A ■ 123rd Year... No. 51 Phone (540) 675-3338 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2001 www.timescommunity.com 50 cents Rapp BrieF& Another easement Dec. 14 saw recordation of a Virginia Outdoors Foundation conservation easement donation by John and Beverly Sullivan. This gift protects 50 acres on the Jordan River at North Poes Road, and brings total easement /protection in Rappahannock County to 12,287 acres. Living Nativity planned for Dec. 22 A Living Nativity will be presented by the United Methodist Churches of Rappahannock County on Saturday, Dec. 22 from 0 to 9 p.m. in the red shed on Lee Highway at Sycamore Hill beside tHe Rappahannock Library. Live animals will be used and individuals may view the event from their cars along US 211. Bloodmobile coming to Washington The community is encouraged to support the Red Cross Bloodmobile on Friday, Dec. 28 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Washington Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Building. This is an excellent way to give to those in need during the holiday season. The bloodmobile is sponsored by the Family and Community Educators group of Rappahannock County. If you need further information call 675-3638. BZA meeting canceled According to County Administrator, John McCarthy, "there being no business before the Board, and after consultation with the Chairman, the December 2001 meeting of the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals is hereby parceled." The next regularly scheduled meeting will be on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Holiday closings ~ The Rappahannock County government offices will close on ►Monday, Dec. 24 and remain Cidosed on Christmas Day. The •notices will also be closed on Monday, Dec. 31 and remain closed on New Year's Day. The Rappahannock National Bank will close at noon on Monday, Dec. 24 and will be closed on Dec. 25. The bank will close at 2 p.m. on Dec. 31 and will remain Closed for New Year's Day. I'-f The Rappahannock News will be closed Dec. 24 and 25. /Deadline for the Dec. 26 issue will be Friday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. The Rappahannock Library will also be closed Dec. 24 and 25. Happenings T • Wednesday, Dec. 19 the Rappahannock Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 ,:p.m. at the courthouse. New ; Business: SU#01-11-01 • Sunnyside Institute School & Inn. »- • Friday, Dec. 21 Rappahanjiock Public Schools close for the holidays. . • • Monday, Jan. 7 the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors will meet at 2 and 7 p.m. at the dourthouse. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Designers do Capitol job Photos courtesy of Louise van Dort Before Alter Living Wreath West Gallery TreeTopper Peacock By Martin Woodard Special to the Rappahannock News Rosa Crocker, Susan McCarthy and Louise van Dort proudly received the well deserved accolades for their floral handiwork as the U. S. Botanic Garden Conservatory reopened its doors to the public on Dec. 11 after a four-year $33.5 million renovation. The three Rappahannock County women were selected by architect of the Capitol to provide floral decorations to celebrate the much-anticipated event. Critical acclaim came from numerous sources including the New York Times, which lauded their work in a review of the newly renovated conservatory building. “We were invited to submit a proposal because the folks at the U.S. Botanic Garden had loved our work at the Virginia Arboretum at Blandy Farms. They wanted a creative, less commercial look for the grand reopening,” said Ms. Crocker. “We were thrilled when we were selected to work with the designers of one of the nation’s most important gardens.” Ms. Crocker and Ms. McCarthy are partners in the floral design business affectionately named Out of Hand. Ms. McCarthy also runs Cordelia & Company. Ms. van Dort of Hospitality Design joined forces with the partners for this huge project because the scale and timing of the job required more resources than Out of Hand could muster on fckeir own. “Louise was essential for the success of the project. We couldn’t have done it without her. She brought a real sense of organization and detail that helped us finish on time and on budget,” explained Ms. McCarthy. Mss. Crocker, McCarthy and van Dort conceived the decorations to dress the conservatory inside and out for the grand reopening and mapped out the daunting logistics of bringing it all together in a brief intensive period of time. “We knew we had been selected for the project back in June and we had ample time to plan and acquire materials. But we knew we had to install all the decorations in only ten days. That was the real challenge,” explained Ms. Crocker. The women traveled around the country and scoured trade journals all summer for ideas and materials. They sought out artisans from across the nation to participate in the creation of the holiday decorations. The mission of the garden as a grand living plant museum originally inspired their work. But the project took on an important new meaning when they felt it was vital to capture the renewed sense of national unity resulting from the terrorist attacks that shook our nation on Sept. 11. By Oct. 1 the partners, were poised and ready to sprint to the finish in time for the original reopening date of Nov. 23. But on Oct. 16 the building was pressed into service as a command center for agencies investigating the anthrax contaminations that swept through the Capitol. “That was the most weird, scary time See BOTANIC GARDENS, Page B1 Town Hall sports interior face lift By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Washington Town Council bad its December meeting in a Town Hall that has recently .undergone an interior facelift. A beautifully executed Eaint job, curtains, refinished enches, and cushions designed to soften the impact of Council decisions should make Town Council meetings .,a more comfortable place to be. Fourth celebration still in doubt Discussion of Independence Day,2002 was none too comforting despite the new cushions. Repeated pleas for assistance in managing the event have brought forth few volunteers, and the Council discussed' the possibility of paring the event down or even the outright cancellation of the 2002 fete. Long-time, but now retired, RAAC Fourth of July chair Charlie Tompkins asked that the Town Council determine its direction for event, and express its desires soon. It typically takes six months to prepare for an Independence Day Celebration, and a go/no go decilould be made before the January. ror Stu Willis raised the 4 possibility of a fireworks only event, and Town Administratively Assistant Kaye Kohler suggest- K ed that a letter be sent to the heads of all County non-profits , announcing a meeting to discuss the impending decision. A meeting on the Fourth of July 2002 celebration was tentatively ' scheduled for Jan. 16. Avon Hall purchase option Mayor Willis initiated discussions on the Avon Hall purchase option and on related work by Resources International to determine the viability of the site for a Tbwn-wide wastewater treatment system and the cost of such a system. He noted that Resources International is -attempting to complete the preliminary engineering, the cost estimate, and work with the Virginia Department of Health on obtaining necessary treatment system permits before the end of December. Work is also proceeding on the financing of the Avon Hall pur- jt chase and the wastewater treat- 1 ment system through the Rural Development Administration of the Federal Department of Agriculture, but it appears unlikely that all necessary Sm COUNCIL, Pag* A8 It’s still massive By Don Audette Special to the Rappahannock News The Culpeper County /Planning Commission voted ^/Wednesday night, Dec. 12 to y\ forward Clevenger’s Corner Village Center Plan to the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors. The plan is in the form of an addition to the Culpeper County Comprehensive Plan, Chapter XlIA, Village Center Plans. There was no opposition. The main concern was whether there was enough ground water to support the expected 1,500 homes and 76 acres of commercial and office development. The total population by 2015 will be about 4,095 people. The plan covers 1,900 acres. Centex’s rezoning application to build 2,700 homes and one and a half million square feet of commercial, office, and light industrial space in the southeast 'corner of the Culpeper plan is currently off the table, They ihay reapply for *1,900 homes and 750,000 Square feet of commercial, office, and light industrial development. Centex’s original rezoning application covered 1,985 acres, with an expected population of 5,000 people.. ’ • ^ • Map couitMy of Culpeper Planning and Zoning OMm The latest version of Culpeper County's Clevenger's Comer Village Center Plan. The pink area is at the intersection of US 2t1 and Route 229.

NOTICE: RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PUBLIC HEARING The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on Monday, January 7, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, VA to consider a Transportation Enhancement Improvement Project for the County of Rappahannock. The purpose of this meeting is to receive citizen comments on a proposal to request the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish a transportation enhancement improvement project for a proposed “Sperryville Gateway Phase II” Sponsorship of this project has been initiated by the Sperryville Gateway Committee. Any interested persons wishing to be heard on this issue may attend the hearing on January 7 or submit written comments to the County Administrator, PO Box 519, Washington, VA 22747, by that date. PUBLIC HEARING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR MONITORING THE STORAGE AND LAND APPLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on proposed language relating to regulation of the storage and land application of sewage sludge, as amendments to the Rappahannock County Code, on Monday, January 7, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, VA. The proposed Ordinance would take the place of a previously adopted absolute ban on such practices. The complete text of the proposed Ordinance is available for inspection at the County Administration and Zoning Office, 290 Gay Street, Washington, VA 22747. Further information is available by calling 540-675-5330. All interested persons are invited to attend and to make comment on any or all of these amendments or to mail such comments to the County Administration and Zoning Office, PO Box 519, Washington, VA 22747. E>lessed P vent... It’s ^ J 5 esusJ {j>irtnday - Let LLCLelebrate from the Country Cafe Main Street, Washington, Virginia Closing December 22 at 9 p.m. We will be closed December 23, 24, 25 and 26 Reopening December 27 Gift Certificates Available Wishing you health, wealth ana happiness! Happy Holidays ~ David and Staff ~ "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given and government will be on his shoulders and he will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." __ Isaiah 9:6 Yes! □ Please enter my new subscription to: Sappahattnock News Subscription Rates By Maift**'*^ Rappahannock.Elsewhere in the U.S.$27.°°/year Name _ Address __ City_ State Zip_ Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: Nttuft, P.O. 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The percussion section (in Phil Thomas’ words: “the heartbeat of the band") played superbly. And low brass throughout the evening played with heart. There was not a section that did not give their best effort in every selection! Mrs. Fournier and the band members are to be commended! The RCHS Band dedicated “Take the “A” Train" to Principal Joe Perine, because of his constant encouragement to students to get on the RCHS Bullet Train. He encourages all students to “get on board" so they won’t be left behind! • Several Band students from grades 7 through 12 have been selected to attend Virginia Tfech Honors Band in January 2002. Congratulations to the following talented musicians who received this honor: Samantha Brown, percussion; Wendy Gillis, saxophone; Kelsey Hutcheson, bassoon; Josh Makela, tuba; Josh McArthur, mallets; Eve Nealon, oboe; Lindsay Neill-Dore, clarinet; Brandan Smoot, French horn; Jenni Starr, trumpet; Andrew Treanor, trombone; Patrick Treanor, trumpet; and Lucas Wilson, clarinet • Mrs. Fournier and the Band Boosters are in the process of raising funds to pay travel and hotel expenses for these students. In order for our school to be competitive and for more students to have these opportunities it is important that we as a community assist with funding whenever possible. If you would like to make a donation to the Band Boosters to support this and other Band events, or you would like to sponsor one of the Band students going to Tech, please contact Mrs. Fournier at 987-8575. • At the RCHS Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Brown Bag Lunch meeting last week, Principal Joe Perine told parents about the new Big Screen Monitor with “surround sound” speakers that will soon be installed in the Commons Area at the high school. CNN will be broadcast every morning as students arrive so that a greater interest in current events might be encouraged. There will also be a video and computer function, so that Band Concerts, Scholastic Bowl Happy Holidays To All Jenkins Tree Service & Landscaping C.R. Jenkins 540-987-9048 Trimming • Topping • Take Downs • Stump Removal Mulching • Fertilizing • Root Feeding • Spraying Lot Clearing • Cleanup • Quality Work Excavating PO Box 331 Sperryville, VA 22740 i ulK In-'iircd £, Hmnlrd • \M- '■n-i \ u i' Ml ,MD F. \ \ Wishing All Who Call Rappahannock “Home" Holiday s AND A Joyous 'New Year, ^ — 9m RappahannocR County Democractic Committee Second Advisory Grading Rappahannock Elementary School “A-B” Honor Roll 4th Grade Reed Dove Carly Day Kevin Goodwin Tessa Taylor Jessica Bowman Austin Burnett Brittany Clatterbuck Carly Cairns Jessica Stout Cor^ Garnett Joe Vickers Madison Herbert Gary White Taylor Light Dylan Dwyer Dustin Milam Sarah Jenkins Conner Miller Heidi Rechin Jacob Racer Krista Riggleson Kendra Settle All “A” Honor Roll 5th Grade Kim Sealock Willie Southard Chris Nugent Lily Day Hannah Rosenbaum Jeff Booher Sarah Smoot Emily Carter Chase Tupper Kerry LeVans Emma Hathaway Brittany Williams Nathan Sparks Megan Wheatley Ashley Neils Caroline Massie “A-B” Honor Roll 5th Grade Stephanie Bridgeman Morgan Stephens Elizabeth Welch Nikki Bowers Oliver Brass Ella Miller Ashley Howard Jacob Drake Stevie Ross Dean Hogan D.J. Atkins Danielle Kirby Addie Cupp Ashely Singleton Charles Burke Amanda Smoot Juleah Clement Beth Martin Michael Gallihugh Megan Massey Stephen Dodson Amanda Rice Morgan Flournoy Honor Roll 6th Grade Jonathan Butler Hannah Gall “A-B” Honor Roll 6th Grade All “A* Caroline Reeve D.J. Howard Jordan Torrance Elaine Sims Kyle Settle Brian Ross Wade Norman Osha Kondori Owen Monroe Mitchell Galloway Hugo Ramirez Noel Johns Willie Whitmer Sarah Switzer Evonne Pullen Ashely Vest Kevin Settle Richard Gallihugh Ashely Priest Natasha Webster Travis Jenkins Crystal Heflin J.R. Barron Jason Wiese All “A” Honor Roll 7th Grade Steven Butler Bailie Batchelor Kelli Maige Meagan Smith Anna Owens Laura Wheatley Jesse Palmer Rebecca Tupper Jeremy Riggleson Kaitland Payne Josh Makela Kenny Dodson Chris Anderson “A-B” Honor Roll 7th Grade Katrina Bigelow James Henze Amber Long Christina Naramore Emily Slater Jenkins Dove Amanda Crawford Jamie Hartman Alexander Neill-Dore Ainsley Strand Matt Butler Emily Raney Breannah Shankle Mayalene Barbier Clay Vickers Emily Welch Jacob Burrell Matthew Bywaters Corey Hitt Lauren Foster Jessica Lee Will Miller „ Matt Swain Robbie Hamill-Huff Tommy Bruce Brought to you courtesy of: Rappahannock News competitions, sports highlights, upcoming events, etc., might be shown as well. • RCHS English teacher Jon Heddleston is the sponsor of our new Scholastic Bowl Team. The Scholastic Bowl meets are similar to “It’s Academic” on television with which many of you may be familiar. Students are asked a variety of questions in a variety of areas including math, geography, history, current events, and more. Members of the team are: Bruce Flinchum, Henry Robertson, Matt Ralston, Jenni Starr, Holly Long, Lea Pyne, and Morgan Blubaugh. We are very proud of these students who have gotten off to a very good start this year. The next competition at RCHS will be on Jan. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Band room. The public is always invited to attend. Each event lasts only 30 minutes and, according to Mr. Perine, is extremely exciting to watch! Please mark your calendars and plan to sit in on the next competition. Special thanks to former RCHS French teacher Cindy Wayland for acting as official Question Reader. • We are happy to welcome to Mr. Steve Burton and Ms. Kara Krueger to our Math department at RCHS. Mx. Burton is teaching a combination Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry class, and Ms. Krueger is teaching 8th Gra2e math. If you have the opportfo-; nity to visit RCHS, please make them feel welcome. • The next Headwaters (Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation) Forum is scheduled for Jan. 24 at 7 p.in. in the RCHS Auditorium. The topic of discussion will be “Understanding the International Baccalaureate (IB)”. Headwaters is hoping that the public will attend the£e forums to get a better understanding of the various programs in place in (and projected for) our public schools. We are in the investigative stage of IB now, hoping to apply in the riot too distant future. How will this program impact your child? Please come. Listen to the presentation and ask questions. “ • Adult Education brochures for the Winter Session 2002 will be distributed throughout the community this week. Please look in the public library, the kiosk in rit the Post Office in Washingtbri, as well as RCES, RCHS and the School Board Office first. They will be more in more diverse locations over the next few weeks. If you would like one mailed to you, please cajll Jan Makela at 987-8259. The variety of classes this . time is more imaginative than * ever! Basic Watercolors! Yoga for all levels! Fly-Tying for you fishermen out there! Basic Cooking Techniques ,to help you impress your friends and loved ones! Beginning. Guitar! And so many more! • Questions are always welcome! Remember Adult classes make great Christmas gifts! Promise the gift tn December! Sign (and pay) up in January! .1 See SCHOOLS, Page A8 Coming your way with thanks and good wishes on the road ahead. Best wishes! * Settle's Garage G Grocery $ 675-3252 ' iAa - Rappahannock County; High School 2001-02 Honor Roll ~ Second Advisory j Brought to you courtesy of s Rappahannock \ National Bankl • 5 • SENIORS John Ferdetta Holly Long Gamer Smythe Natalie Williams Kevin Yowell JUNIORS Joshua Anderson Dawn Andreoni Bethany Conners ALL A HONOR ROLL Rachel Sharp SOPHOMORKS Christopher Ehrhart Bruce Hinchum Sara Hathaway Lara Kreyling Brittany Thornhill FRESHMKN Tracy Bruce Jennifer Ferdetta Kendra Hitt Keisey Hutcheson Paige Lysaght Kendra Mingo EIGHTH GRADE Allison Antony Courtney Hutcheson Rocio Loya Amanda Miller ALL A-B HONOR ROIJ. SENIORS Amber Allen Jonathan Clatterbuck Tracy Lynn Clatterbuck Heather Hensley Yuki Ito Kristen Kennedy Whitney Keys Shannon Mullan Justin Savant Lori Schwertfeger Jennifer Starr Tabetha Swain Amanda Swift Amanda Weakley JUNIORS Alyssa Berry Allyson Dodson Ralph Pace Amber Pierce Henry Robertson Jason Simeon Brian Williams Heather Wooten SOPHOMORKS Jonathan Bankston Julia Baumgardner Brittany Bradley Ashley Brown Bobbie Jolene Brown Ashleigh Burke Jamie Deal Jessica Estes Lauren Herbert Erica Hilscher John Letsen Sydney Moineau Kaitlyn Mullan Lindsay Neil-Dore Kyle Robinson Krystal Smoot Leslie Taubenberger Brian Taylor Melanie Torrance Benjamin Verrill Kristin Vipraio FRESHMEN Morgan Blubaugh Brittany Davis Eston Davis Monica Doma Rachel Gall Nicole Hess Kayla Hill Megan Humbles Lauren Kaye Anna Kreyling Caroline Levans David Miller Mattie Nawrocki Megan Payne Steven Rodden Amanda Smith Malcom Sonnett Jacob Stilley EIGHTH GRAPE Dos Allen Blair Atkins Carrie Barron Nicole Bradley Chad Carrol Julia Disbrow Bethany Dodson Justin Gheen Emily Hilscher Jami Jacobs Jason Jenkins Steven Jenkins Ashley Lamma Matt Lawry Lisa Maloney Kevin Martin Chasidy McGlothin Will Norman Alex Sharp Dani Siccardi Andrew Treanor Patrick Treanor Caity Waites

Artist, collector featured ? Two members of the Rappahannock County community are featured in a ■national magazine this month. .Chinese baskets from the ^tensive collection of Peter Gecere and Asian influenced ^ramies created by Suzanne <Zylonis are in the winter issue j»f. Woman’s Day Decorating .|4eas. The article, written and .photographed by Franklin and .Esther Schmidt of Woodville, deals with the growing popu^rity of Asian accented decocting. <:i Ms. Zylonis often uses the iapeient Raku process of firing rwood to create her glazes. It is <a.delicate process that takes a high level of craftsmanship to achieve the artistically satisfying pieces. She offers her work Blue Ridge Artisans in jSperryville. ^ .• Peter P. Cecere has an Iptemationally acclaimed collection of folk art displayed in his home in Woodville. His collection was recently highlighted in an article in the .Washington Post (also photographed by Franklin and ^Esther Schmidt) and many of his pieces are often on loan to 'rtiajor museums. His collection of antiques, dirt and folk art is considered rfd be world class. Franklin and Esther "Schmidt are photographers arid writers who photograph lfor many architectural and home design magazines. 'Through January, their shoots ■§re appearing, in addition to the Woman’s Day article, in -Dog Home Living, Art & •■Antiques Magazine and ^Victorian Homes. V" Woman’s Day Decorating Ideas is available at most jpagazine stands. ' Thursday, December 20 Blue Moon Christmas Party Everyone Invited Friday, December 21 Tha flkoostiks Saturday, December 22 Saggin Knatz Open Thurs.. Fri. & Sat 5:30 to close Family Dining & Fine Mask 540-987-3162 www.bluemooncafe.com I We would like to Thank each and everyone for their continued support of Elmer’s Antiques, Sperryville, VA, and wish all a happy, healthy and prosperous 20021 fs, Elmer & Marty 540-987-8355 ! Santa travels the world to bring you a holiday filled with good will. I B&B : SERVICE CENTER • Route 211 West I Sperryville, VA {NAPA} ; 987-8686 - Make it NAPA BRAND new! TwmkleUgM^ Favor’d mountains darkened by December’s stingy light, cast shadows I remember by the evening’s gentle night. The season’s celebrations ceflected on the snow, cast merry colors dancing round those lighted strings that glow. Far across the mountains reach, the twinklelights are there performing for us silently with their Christmas-happy glare. The magic and the promise and the stories that they hold, evoke the childhood memories, of Christmases of old. My eyes that see from a child’s hearts’ glee awaken this time of year, to stockings holding treasures, of happy moments near. Of carols sung, and popcorn strung, • and kisses on the nose, of presents wrapped, and puppies lapped, and cheeks that nearly froze. But best of all, when the twilight falls, and the twinkling starts their mime, I say a little prayer of thanks, happy it’s Christmas time. Cynthia Stamps Woodville 1 JEWELRY BY EDMUND wishes a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year g* to the beautiful people of Rappahannock \ m County. 322 Main Street (in the cabin), Washington, VA 540-675-2232 ww%mmaBr&, Holiday Greetings .. .May the scent of pine, glow of lights and happiness fill your home this happy time of Christmas. We value your friendship. Closing December 24 and Reopening January 17. Sperryville Antique Market AND Sperryville Storage Company 540*987-8050 HAPPY HOLIDAYS May all the joys of the Christmas Holiday reach every heart and home. As always, our staff is ready and , waiting to serve customers and I friends in every possible way. Sperryville Emporium • (540) 987-8235 1.5 miles west of Sperryville, VA on U.S. 211 Life after high school - are RCHS grads prepared? Forum scheduled Headwaters is sponsoring a panel discussion with recent Rappahannock County High School graduates about how well prepared they were for life after high school in college, technical schools, and the work force. The open forum will be held on Jan. 3 at the County Library at 7:30 p.m. Have you wondered what classes to take and skill to acquire to help you succeed in your future endeavors? What teachers have been the most helpful? What can I expect in my first year of college? Should I go to a community college or four year school or wait a few years? What are the secrets for finding a good job or being accepted to college? Current Rappahannock County High School students (and their parents) have much to learn from recent graduates about success in life after high school. Find out from these “experts” what classes and skills have been most important and hear first hand what to expect when you leave home and high school. The panel discussion will include six recent RCHS graduates and will be moderated by Timothy O’Meara. The floor will be open for questions and the audience is encouraged to participate. Teachers, administrators, students, parents and anyone interested in the future of our students should attend. $500 reward offered The Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information that will result in the arrest of persons responsible for the larceny of the “Sperryville Cemetery” iron gates between March 31 and April 7, 2001. The gates are described as seven feet tall with “Sperryville Cemetery” lettering across the top. Citizens with information may call the Sheriff’s Office at 675-5300. You will not be asked to provide your name or phone number. Callers will remain anonymous and be given an identification number that will be used to claim their reward if the tip results in an arrest. Persons that contact the Sheriff’s Office will speak directly with Sheriff Larry Sherertz or Chief Deputy Chris Williams. All rewards through the Crime Solvers Program will be paid in cash and transactions are considered confidential. All donations to this program are tax deducible and checks should be made payable to the “Rappahannock County Crime Solvers”. Warm Wishes, Friends For a Superb It’s my pleasure to serve you. Darlene Moore, Owner/Operator The Beauty Box Washington, VA 675-3403 No better time than the holiday season to say "thank you." BALDWIN'S GROCERY & 211 QUICHE MART Paul 8e Cucie Baldwin Washington, VA Open through the holidays 540-675-3383 McA/up Laurel Mills Store "God's blessing on you all through the holiday season and throughout the New Year." Laurel Mills Road, Casdeton 540-937-3015 Holiday Spirit A time of giving and sharing. Thanks! T.G. Taylor Construction, L.L.C. Sperryville, VA 540-987-8043 Glad im ■ ■ To our good friends! We hope your Holidays are filled with love and joy. Pullen's Electrical and Plumbing Washington, VA 540-675-3249 Last Minute Christmas Sale 5* Many in-store specials plus take an additional { 25% off > your entire purchase (Dec. 20-23) Merry Christmas to you and your family! thanks! Spcrryville, VA 22740 (540)987-8353 10 AM-5PM faithmou ntain.com Closed , Dec.24th • & 25th

t (•threat (Sift 5§oaks National (jcograj)hle Wildlife Photographs Stunning glimpses of the animal world, featuring the African wildlife photos of Rappahannock County's Chris Johns. Virginia: Simply Beautiful A gorgeous, fell-color collection of the scenic beauty of the Old Dominion, from the Blue Ridge to Chesapeake Bay. Celebration of Flowers How to bring the harmony and the beauty of the garden into your life, by master designer Hardle Newton of Madison County. Eye of the Storm A Treasure for the Civil War buff, produced by a Union soldier and artist in gripping words and wonderful watercolors, including his encounter with Col. John S. Mosby in Rappahannock County! Plus much more: Gift books for kids, cooks, nature lovers, NASCAR racing fans and Irish dreamers! Open EVERY DAY until Christmas, IO a.m. to 5 p.m. ©Ib JSperryfrillc ^aakeljap ^ ^ ^Historic JHant Js»perryirille ^ P 540/98 7-8444 ^ e-mail: bookcijurci^eartfyHnJunei *5? '{ \ A true Native American } i » k ? 9 \ r i ► k ? \ f By Jim Bywaters Rappahannock News Writer The Eastern Wild Turkey is the oldest domesticated bird in North America, originally, found nowhere else in the world. The wild turkey is a shy, permanent resident of Virginia’s woods and mountains. Of course, Massachusetts is where it all began, the Pilgrims dining with Native Americans on turkey that first Thanksgiving is a cornerstone of American history and folklore. But the Native Americans did not exactly give us wild turkeys; they already roamed in America’s eastern forests and south into Mexico. Rather, Native Americans domesticated turkeys in what is now Mexico. Turkeys, on the other hand, can thank the Pilgrims for giving them a place in American folklore. Several theories explain how the bird got its name. Early naturalists may have confused it with a species of Old World guinea fowl found in Turkey. It is also thought the name “turkey” came from the sound made from one of the bird’s calls, which sounds a bit like “turk, turk, turk”. A third explanation is that the word came from an American Indian name for the bird, which was “firkee”. The turkey is nothing if not strange looking. The head of a turkey is brightly colored and has several appendages not found on other birds. Eastern wild turkeys are part of a group of birds that include pheasants, grouse and quail. Wild turkeys are the largest of the North American game birds with an adult male weighing 17 to 30 pounds. An adult hen will weigh from eight to 12 pounds. A reddish-blue head and neck, a long hair-like appendage known as a beard, a sharp bony spur on the lower part of each leg and black tipped breast feathers can identify gobblers or toms. Hens tend to be slimmer in appearance and have a less colorful head; they have breast feathers with light-colored tips and lack spurs. Tbms use the spurs on their legs for dominance fighting. These are more than an inch long and can inflict considerable damage to any challenger. The beard can be a loose gauge in determining the age of a bird. Yearling gobblers do not HJIhv :s, *• ?i % ■ h Vbu finally have the power to decide who supplies your electricity and natural gas. And Virginia Energy Choice has all the infor, motion you need to make an educated choice, Iff*** * • i,:-' ■" &^To your free Consumer Guide, call our toll-free number or visit our website below. • w: • ^ . - ' : ' v k >:k Uk v. *,;■? :%x : r? ;j»$77-YfS-2004 | yesvachoice.com rbft VO U S ms CONSUMER QUIDS 't !•. j ft Ijf * * i ImUm*; * *■ have a beard and one-year-old birds have beards less than five inches long. Gobblers with beards over eight inches are likely to be three or more years old. A better way to determining the age of a turkey is by its legs. Yearling turkeys have mahogany brown legs and feet. Birds older than one year have pink legs and feet and the older the bird the more vivid pink. Turkeys are social birds and in winter often separate into three distinct groups: adult males, young males and females of all ages. These flocks begin to disperse in late winter or early spring when courtship and mating rituals begin. Tbms set up territories and begin gobbling, strutting, and displaying in hopes of attracting a harem of hens. Most hens, regardless of age, will breed with a gobbler each spring. The wild turkey is one of the largest birds in the world, yet it begins life as a two-ounce ball of fuzz. The chicks or poults leave the nest of eight to thirteen eggs, incubated for twenty-five days, with mom as soon as the final sibling has hatched. The clutch will brood on the ground with the hen for a week or so and then in the trees, for safety, as soon as they can fly. They will roost in trees for the remainder of their lives, except to incubate eggs, a solitary task carried out by the hen. A mature tom will weigh up to twenty-five pounds and stand three feet tall, while a hen will be up to thirteen pounds and nearly as tall. Even at this tremendous size, these strong flyers can rocket into the air at speeds of fifty-five miles per hour for short distances to escape predators. When flushed from cover a turkey has the ability to fly straight up and then fly away, which is something other birds cannot do. The wild turkey can out-run just about any animal through thick brush. Its eyesight is three times better than our own, aiyj turkeys have remarkable hearing. A gobbler can pinpoint the origin of another gobbling turkey up to a half a mile away, No one appreciated the turkey more than Benjamin Franklin, who thought it, rather than the bald eagle, should be the national bird of the "'young United States. 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This Week in Sports By Jon Smythe Athletic Director The second week in December finished strong for 56me teams, but it was tough on others. The girls’ Varsity volleyball squad, with their big victory over archrival Madison County High School, looked like a different team from the week before. ' The wrestler’s stayed on the road, traveling to North Stafford and Buffalo Gap High Schools oVer the weekend and continued t6 do well. The worst fate was suffered by the boys’ basketball program. They struggled against several opponents, just to come up empty handed after a week’s worth of effort and lost all seven games. ~ Boys* Basketball '* The Varsity boys traveled to Page County High School for a match-up with one of our traditional, non-district opponents from the Valley. The game also pitted two, first-year head cbaches, and both Page County graduates, against one another. Even more interesting was the fact that the coaches are brothers. RCHS’ Todd Purham would coach against his younger brother Mike in the first of two meetings this year. Game one Jtvould go to the home team and the younger sibling, as the Rapp side couldn’t win it for their fcoach on the road. * A slow start by the RCHS Panthers garnered only six first quarter points against the Page Panthers during the game Tuesday, Dec. 11. Down 15 to 6 Jit the end of that break, the rest of the game was pretty even. The Rapp side scrambled back Jnto the game just prior to the end. Down by one point with a minute and a half left and a thance to go ahead, junior Gregg Jackson missed a threepoint attempt and the Panthers jthought he’d been fouled. But there was no call and no change In the outcome, as the Rapp side felt the sting of a tough 57 to 53 loss at Page. Gregg Jackson had H3 points and senior Jeff jRitenour added 12 in the losing effort. • The JV game saw another ^low start by a Rapp team that would cost them the game. The jJV squad struggled back late in the game, but came up short 49 !to 45. I The Junior Panthers - ;Rapp’s 6th, 7th, and 8th grade team - had another three-game ‘week and it was a tough one. They fell to Marshall Middle School at home on Monday, Dec. JIO by the score of 55 to 32. * The JPs were back in action Jon Tuesday, the 11th, but suffered the same outcome. They were the opening game for a triple-header at Page County that day that saw all the Rapp learns come up short. They fell behind early, down 13 to 2 at the fend of the first quarter, but •ought back to make it close. I Dodson had 11 points in the losing effort as the Junior panthers fell 35 to 25. On jFriday, Dec. 14 they kicked off the first game of the return match-up with Luray. This time the game was at Luray and the results would also be different. Offensively, they struggled to score the whole game and had a meager 14 points to show for their efforts. The final was Luray 36 and Rapp 14. Volleyball The Rappahannock Lady Panthers also found themselves in a three-game week and it didn’t start out too hot for the big girls. Monday, Dec. 10, the ladies traveled to Luray High School to finish off the home and away series with the Lady Bulldogs. Both the Varsity and JV teams would split the first two games with the home team, but in each case the Rapp side fell short in the third and final contest. After a 15 to 3 opening loss, the Varsity Lady Panthers came back and handed the home team a 15 to 10 defeat. The girls wilted in the third and final game losing 15 to 2 in a contest full of way too many unforced errors on the Rapp side. • The JV team seemed to be following the same script as the Varsity when they lost their opening game 15 to 12 and won the second 15 to 10. The JV Lady Panthers couldn’t hold it together and fell in the final 15 to 11. Wednesday, Dec. 12 had the girls’ back on the road for their Bull Run District opening season contest. The match was played at the home of the reigning District champions — the Clarke County Lady Eagles. It seemed like the Lady Panthers weren’t ready for the action, as both Rapp teams were quickly and soundly defeated. The Varsity lost their games 15 to 3 and 15 to 2 against a well disciplined Clarke team that Make reservations now for New Years Eve! First Course Lobster Martini Fresh Maine Lobster, steamed, chilled then tossed in a Mango vinaigrette with English cucumber and Diced mango on a bed of organic mixed greens Wild Mushroom Risotto Italian rice sauteed with sweet onion, then cooked in vegetable stock until tender combined with an assortment of wild mushrooms and-parmesan cheese 1| Second Course or Andouille and Pe<pi Vinaigrette over1? 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What they got instead was a Panther team fired up and ready to “bump, set, and spike” their way 15 to 13 and 15 to 8 one-sided win over the visitors. Junior Rachel Sharp was a one-man wrecking crew as she dominated the net offensively with five kills and defensively with numerous blocks. Sharp intimidated the Madison side into numerous errors that hurt the Lady Mountaineers’ chances to get back in the game. It wasn’t just Sharp however, the whole Lady Panther team was hot Friday — sophomore Lara Kreyling was solid and steady at her position, setting up Sharp numerous times for vicious attacks across the net. Sophomore Ashleigh Burke was also there with key sets to facilitate Sharps’ wicked spiking. Sophomores’ Danielle Hiserman and Ryisha Cook also were key ingredients to the Lady Panthers’ success. The night was marred only by the fact that the JV team had succumbed earlier in the evening two games to one. 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-ftappabantioctt J£eto6— 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 — r_jTo 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: RappNewsetimespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.timescommunity.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2001 Our View For unto you .. Celebrate the real message of Christmas And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. And all went to be taxed, everyone into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, to be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was that while they were there the days were accomplished that she would be delivered, and she brought forth her first bom son, wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them and the Glory of Lord shone round them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not, for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. "For unto you is bom this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you, Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now into Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us." And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that had heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shep- j, herds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. - Gospel according to St. Luke Rappahannock Today ■am • Rappahannock News Photo/Barbara C. Wayland » Over 50 children were involved in the sixth annual Shop With a Deputy event on Saturday, Dec. 15. Once again, Captain Jeff r Brown of the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office and School Resource Officer organized the day with assistance from community1 * volunteers as well as Sheriff’s Office personnel and the Virginia State Police. The children shopped at K-Mart in Front Royal and later were treated to breakfast at the Washington Volunteer Fire Department, where they were greeted by Santa and Mrs. Claus, Individuals wishing to make a donation to the project may still do so by contacting Captain Brown through the Sheriff’s Office, Letters Letter to readers Appreciation expressed I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support this past year. The letters, e-mail and phone calls received have been encouraging and appreciated. I have enjoyed hearing from old friends and making new ones. With your continued participation I am certain the New Year will be the best ever for “Backyard Happenings'1. ! "i i [ Jim Bywaters Flint Hill Historical facts disputed The letter printed in your Dec. 5 edition under the heading “Hollerin’ from the Mountain #5” contains at least two errors of historical fact. The first error is the author’s assertion that James Madison “moved” the adoption of Benjamin Franklin’s proposal for daily prayers in the Federal Convention of 1787. The motion in question was made by Franklin on June 28, 1787, but James Madison did not second the motion, nor did he make any motion to adopt Franklin’s proposal. Madison’s own notes of the proceedings on that day record that it was “Mr. Sharman” (Roger Sherman) who seconded Franklin’s motion. The convention adjourned on that day without acting on the motion. Readers interested in this incident may consult volumes one and three of Max Farrand’s The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787. The second error is the author’s claim that James Madison “authored” the “Virginia Bill of Rights in 1776.” In fact, George Mason was responsible for drafting most the 1776 Declaration of Rights, the correct title of the document. At the time, Madison was new to the political scene in Virginia and not yet influential in the company of such legislative titans as Edmund Pendleton and Patrick Henry. Madison did, howeverp ' make an important contribu-: tion to the Declaration of „ Rights by winning a change \ in the language of the article • touching freedom of religion. | The story of Madison’s 1 contribution is told in some ! detail in the first volume of Irving Brant’s biography of i Madison (James Madison: ' The Virginia Revolutionist). • T. Page Johnson Luray Town party enjoyed If you live or work in the Town of Washington and you did not attend the annual Town Christmas party you made a big mistake! It was a festive occasion including food and beverage and great good will and warmth. The Mayor, his wife, staff and many attendees who brought with them an amazing assortment of delectable and often decorative comestibles, all deserve our appreciation for this holiday event. It is a wonderful tradition. May it long continue. Mitzie and Bill Young Washington Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News &appafjannocfc Jietoa Arthur W. Arundel Publisher Peter W. Arundel Ann Brown Diana Hughes Gerald Ochs John T. Toler Barbara C. Way land And Our Correspondents and Production Staff 40 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 1961 The Rappahannock High School Glee Club will present a Christmas Cantata Thursday, Dec. 21 in the Washington Baptist Church. The community is invited to hear the beautiful cantata, “Night of Miracles”. Accompanist to the Glee Club is Virginia Yates Bradford and Mrs. Warren Wilbur is director. Christmas trees will be on sale from now until .Christmas at Merrill’s Garage in Washington. The sale is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Washington Fire Company and proceeds are used for charity. On Monday, Dec. 11 returns from Christmas Seal letters had reached a total of $4,677.80. Of this amount, $472 was from Rappahannock. 20 YEARS AGO Dec. 17, 1981 Mr. and Mrs. MIL Bradford of Flint Hill were honored by that community at the annual Christmas party held Sunday evening for the years of dedicated service which the couple has given the community and county. They were presented an engraved tray and words of appreciation. Traffic became congested and vehicles lined Route 642 from Amissville toward Viewtown as hordes of Christmas tree seekers descended on Quail Call Farm, operated by Captain and Mrs. William Keim. Autos, station wagons and pickups crowded into the parking area of the farm and overflowed into the road. Entertainment was provided for the Lions Club Christmas party Saturday evening at Panorama by Lion family members. : Chris Ingle, son of Col. and Mrs. Bob Ingle, was narrator; singing were Bob Baines, son of President R. Ashton Baines and Mrs. Baines; DeeDee Grant and Shandra Eldred, daughters of Lion and Mrs. Charlie Eldred and Dawn Watson, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. Holly Pendleton. T.C. Lea, former attorney practicing in Rappahannock and Culpeper counties, will head the new alcoholic rehabilitation | center which will open next month in Rixeyville, Culpeper ! County. Mr. Lea will hold the position of director for the facility which will be opened by Continental Care Centers of Virginia.; 10 YEARS AGO Dec. 19, 1991 * j i Ray Gooch’s della Robbia decorations helped him win the ' ! Washington Colonial Christmas Celebration home decorations 1 contest last weekend. He donated the prize to the Child Care and Learning Center. A nice front page photo featured the decoration* 7' “1 • Rappahannock Girl Scouts are helping the Department of 7* Social Services cope with the lean economic times this ; * Christmas season by sponsoring a program that brings tdjls to the county’s neediest children. ( The Scouts have decorated a Christmas tree at the Rappahanno<k • Library. On the tree are 55 first names of children and those1' 7| • interested may adopt a child this Christmas by purchasing them; a present. They range in age from four months to 15 years. >r> ’ Cable TV will be coming to parts of Rappahannock. The Bbard of Supervisors and the Washington Town Council both pgyssgd motions approving the franchise agreement with Adelphir* Communications following public hearings Monday nighfcS^ ’ COMPILED BY BARBARA C. WAYLAND

Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus i j To the editor: ! Iam eight years old. j Some of my little friends say ] there is no Santa Claus, i Papa says, “If you see it in \ The Sun it’s so.” | Please tell me the truth, is [ there a Santa Claus? t Virginia O'Hanlon | 115 W. 95 Street i New York j Virginia, your little •friends are wrong, i They have been laffected by the _ {skepticism of a skeptical age. (They do not [believe except {what they see. {They think that 'nothing can be iwhifib is not comprehensible by Itheir little minds. All [minds, Virginia, whether they be Imeri’s or children’s, are [little. ! In this great universe •of ours man is a mere linsect, an ant in his [intellect, as compared Jwith the boundless jworld about him, as •measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the'Whole of truth and jknowledge. | Yes, Virginia, there is a •Santa Claus. He exists as cerItpinly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginians. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they’re not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even ) t h unite a tv y strength of all f the strongest men that ever lived, could tear r apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that certain beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. Editorial, The New York Sun Sept. 21, 1897 Corrections The website for the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire ' .Department supplied to . She newspaper last week was incorrect. The correct website is www.flinthillvfar.com. 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Mayor Willis said that he would obtain additional information on the project, and would draft a schedule for public hearings on the execution of the option and on the wastewater treatment system, and would present them at the January meeting of the Tbwn Council. Council member Reinhardt Lynch asked too that Mr. Bennett raise the question of funds for a municipal parking lot with the Rural Development* Administration. Other activities ! • Treasurer Alice Butler reported on the Tbwn’s finances, noting consolidated assets of $619,125.37 as on Dec. 12, and water works assets of $11,063.32 through the end of „ the November reporting period. • A working session on the : zoning ordinance was scheduled for Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m., but the session may be changed to Jan. 2 if the County Board of Supervisors hears Sunnyside Farms special exemption application for Sunnyside Institute facilities in Harris Hollow on that date. The Board of Supervisors will hear the application if it is forwarded by the County Planning Commission as a result of their hearing on Deo. 19. • Mayor Willis reported that the engineering firm, Greelej and Hansen, submitted preliminary engineering documents or the new Tbwn reservoir to the Virginia Department of Health and made revisions and resubmitted based upon Department of Health comments. They are currently awaiting a license: and work on the reservoir wi}1 commence after the license is received. I* • Mr. Bennett noted that tl(« Tbwn ARB moved last month to request his attendance at their meeting, But no letter ^to that effect has yet been received. The Tbwn Council will discuss the ARB’s request after the letter is received. • The Council briefly discussed possible address changes for the Tbwn’s website, and Mayor Willis will attempt to access the site as it is currently named before making any recommendations on change. Schools From Page A2 • As part of our quest to have Rappahannock County designated the Volunteer Capital of Virginia, we have been busily gathering data to send. to Delegate Allen Louderback. Many of you have responded by collecting information from various organizations. Ms. Min Jumak spent one day copying newspaper articles, at the Rappahannock News office, that related to volunteerism in our county. In the public schools, more than 860 (!) hours were documented between Aug. 20 and Nov. 30. As we all know, many hours of service go unaccounted for, so the hours of time given to our school are surely many more than that. At RCHS, volunteers support the Band Boosters, and the Rappahannock County Schools Sports Association; they tutor; they fundraise; they plan Academic Awards Banquets and assist with dramatic produc tions; they judge forensics, and so much more. If you are one oi those wonderful generous folks, thank you! • The holidays are upon us and we are very grateful to all of you who have volunteered in, or otherwise supported, our public schools this year. Though we do not always have the opportunity to say thank you as often as we would like, please rest assured that you are always in our thoughts and we are very gratefill to you. All of our children will benefit from your generosity. Happy Holidays to you all! 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 ' I; ;:' (Upstairs from the Social Security Office) W A . -. ...:— Earl J. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At Law 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION Providing Affordable, Quality Legal Services Since 1975 Fred Adams Margaret Adams A. Russel Arrington Glenna P. Arrington Mr. & Mrs. Emmet Aylor Boyd Beach, Jr. Eric Beatty Florence R. Beatty John A. Belan Frank Black, M. D. Clayton Bostic Alice Brady Mary Brady Moffett H. Brady, Sr. Shirley Brayles William (Buddy) Brayles Mr. & Mrs. Richard Breeden Evelyn Brickman Alma Ann Bridge Lewis A. Butler Peggy Buyer A. Kelsie Carpenter Dr. Douglas V. Clarke Marie Kube Clarke Ashby Clatterbuck Anna C. Clore Linwood “Toad" Clore Sim B. Collier Biagio Conti Leroy Cooke Cecil Coppedge Fred Coppedge Marlyn Corbin Robert T. Corbin Jerome Cornwell Thelma Cornwell Browning Coughlin Mildred Coughlin Senator Emily Couric Theron Cowles Vemie Crabtree Ida B. Craun 9*t JHouuuf Mttuvuf. of: 1 Paul M. Curtis Ruth Lea Davies Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Walter Davis Elizabeth A. Dennis Annie Laura Dickerson Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Dodson Stephen Donohue Helen & Joseph Dovin Annie Ruth Duncan Edward E. Duncan John E. Dyer Francis L. Edens, Jr. Mamie Elliott Wade Erwin Betty Ferguson Frank Ferris George P. Fleagle Carlton Flowers Edna S. Garbark Mr. & Mrs. John H. Garr The Garrison Family Barbara J. George Pam K. George Jimmy Gibbs Mary Goodall Sid Gotlieb Lois Wise Gough Judge Robert Charles Grady Emma B. Gray Edna A. Green Harold W. Griffith George Kenneth Gulas Louise Hackney , Bill Hankel M. Edith Hardy R. Walter Hardy Milton “Junior” Hawkins Thelma B. Hawkins Barbara Heeter Bob Hickerson Maggie Hicks Eldon William Hilker Henry H. Hillje, ill Harry L. Hitt V Omega Hitt Bowman H. Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. John W. Hoffman Charles Holmes Irma Holmes Leona Hood Ed Isaacs Louis S. & Bertha S. James Chris Jenish Harry L. Jenkins Lucy M. Jenkins John W. Jenkins, Sr. Walter H. Jenkins, Sr. C. Lee Johnston Lettie C. Johnston Frances Jones John B. Jones Ernest C. Jubilee Dorothy Jean Kennon Lee P. Key Brenda Lucille Kilby Nelda Tindar Kilby Stevie Kilby Jeff King Jimmy Kirby Sam & Elsie Kirby John Knighton Louise Knighton Susan Lake Joe Lane William J. J. Lanning, Jr. Betty Leake Charles Lewis Evelyn Lewis Carson Lillard Floyd Litten Capt. James Littlejohn Jean Littlejohn Alvin Lohr George Lohr Louis P. Lohr LeRoy Lowman Maurice Lunsford Dave Mangum Len & Elsie Marsh Edythe Maschke Harry C. Mason W. Barton Mason Annie Matthews Raymond Matthews Clarence McCulloch Frances R. Moffett Ollie Mooneyham James Morris Lucy Morris Nick Morris Geneva K. MyerS Maureen Myers Dollie F. Nalls Amanda Newman Judson & Ollie O’Bannor G. Waldron O'Connor Alice Loraine O’Neil James Michael O'Neil Martin O'Neil Mary Elinor O’Neil Linda Owings John R. “Bud" Payne Arlene Prichard Roy P. Pritchett, Sr. Minnie Pullen Miriam B. Reeve Russell W. Riley Jeff Ritchie Gene Russell Eve H. Sanger Don Schaeffer Frank H. Scheeler Mary W. Scheeler Elizabeth Scheurenbranc r Betty Schultz Ethel Seitz Orville Seitz James Serroka Barbara Sherman Harry Lee Smith Raymond B. Smith William R. Smith, Sr. Hamilton Somerville Champ Stone Virginia Sumsion Christine Tanner Claude Tanner Jeannie Tanner Timothy Glenn Gaines Tanner Raymond B. Taylor Eugene S. Timmons Woodson Tucker James & Adrienne TuffyjJean D. Tuttle £ Gladys Umhau Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Vawt^t Victims of Sept. 11th Attack Jay Washam Judd Weakley Eleanor Wheeler J. Roy Wheeler Russel Wheeler Warren White Anna Williams 3 James John Williams Gertrude M. Willis Anna Kelly Wilson * Edward A. Wilson ,\ Jane R. Wilson Charles Wiseman ^ Marilyn Wolf ^ J?■ Lacy T. Wright ^ V Frankie Yates « \ Ameelia Yowell ^ ln~* -. A 9*1 JfoHO* o{: Paula Black Mr. & Mrs. Nat Clatterbuck Rapp Electric Coop. Employees Culpeper Dist. Elna H. Daniel Ann Frazier Lois Goodall E. Ann Hitt Hospice Personnel Rosemary Jarman Dorothy B. Johnston Robin Kilby Karen Loving James T McMahon Df. Randolph Merrick Dr. Gordon Morris Tina Neil Mrs. Mildred Nolan Andrew J. Pavlik Emma D. Pavlik Matthew Seeber Teresa Seeber - ‘'7 *' Caroline H. Sierck ^ ;v Donna S. Somerville *—v> Palsy Tufly Victims ol Sept 11th Attach

• Neighbors/B2 ' : • Obituaries/B4 •'Classifieds/B5, B6, B7 •-Real Estate/B$ Countrysed Section B wvm.timescommunity.com In Brief Winter celebration at Belle Meade Come celebrate the Winter Solstice at Belle Meade, 353 F.T. Valley Road, Sperryville, Friday, Dec. 21 beginning at 5 p.m. and celebrate the return of light that the winter solstice represents. . "Join us to energize peace on our planet. Bring food or drink to share. We will celebrate by sharing food and drink with each other. We will also celebrate outdoors with a fire. Bring adequate clothing - jacket, hat, scarf, mittens, boots - K> stay warm," said organizers. For more information or to RSVP, call Susan Hoffman and Mike Biniek at 987-9748. Blue Ridge Christmas to be presented &t The Theatre Rappahannock County's own Cooter's Garage Band, having spent the year touring over 50 venues in the Eastern United States, will end its season with a special Christmas performance at The Theatre at Little Washington. On Saturday, Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m., "Cooter" and the gang will present “A Blue Ridge Christmas", aft evening of songs and stories of the season. Tickets for adults are $10, but at) children under the age of 12 will tiie admitted free. Santa Claus hfmself, direct from the North Pole, will make a special guest appearance in the lobby before the show from 7 to 7:30 p.m. ‘ For information and reservations call 987-8545. You may also purchase tickets at the door. j Don't drink and drive this holiday season Make the right 'choice this holiday season - don't drink and drive. According to the National Highway^ Traffic Safety Administration, k>meone is killed by an impaired| driver every 30 minutes; every t^o minutes “someone is injured. rTo protect yourself and others during holiday? celebrations, keep the following tips in mind: • Be responsible - decide how you will get home before the party. • Feel free to refuse alcoholic beverages, regardless of pressure or encouragement to drink. • If you think you have had too much to drink, call a taxi or consider staying overnight at your host's house. ' • Always buckle-up before you drive. p Motorist can report suspected impaired drivers to the Virginia State Police by dialing #77 on their cellular phones. Callers should be prepared to give a description of the situation as well as the location, direction of travel, vehicle description and license plate number. Pel. Louderback iiivites seniors to participate in essay contest ► High school seniors, including tfiose being home-schooled, from tjie counties of Rappahannock, Page and Shenandoah are invited ‘to write 500-750 word essays on the subject: "What it will take for me to be a good American citizen in the next twenty years." The deadline for submission is Jan. 18, 2002. C The winning senior can choose one two week period for the internship in the House of Delegates: Feb. 15 to March 1 or Feb. 17 to March 3. The high school student selected for the Internship will reside with Delegate and Mrs. Louderback in their Richmond (temporary) home during the two weeks. ,;*■ Each entry must contain the student's name, a parent or guardian's name, address and phone number in the upper lefthand corner of the first page and an approximate word cqunt in the ipper right hand corner. Each essay must be typed anti doublespaced. Botanic Gardens From Page A1 of my life,” said Ms. van Dort. “We were working with all these beautiful flower and decorations in the midst of an unsettling near panic atmosphere in the middle of Washington. More than once we wondered what in the world were we doing there instead of being back home in Rappahannock.” Their carefully laid plans were out the window. Packages of floral material were impounded for weeks, bomb-sniffing dogs inspected everything coming into the building, and the swarms of security personnel throughout the building complicated their work. Security was so tight that even Mss. Crocker, McCarthy and van Dort were fingerprinted as a condition of working in the building. But it was worth it according to Ms. McCarthy, “Despite a veryf difficult and troubling time, the can-do spirit and enthusiasm of everyone involved made this project something much bigger and more satisfying than we could have ever dreamed. It was a real privilege Fll remember forever.” The decorations recall the gifts of nature and the joys of our American heritage. The designs, simple and elegant, work in concert with the architecture of the early 20th century building. Grand masses of greenery enhanced with shooting stars, large formal boxwood wreaths, custom-designed cone and nut topiaries provide a grand seasonal spirit. Huge topiary bears befriend birds and other small creatures in a peaceful gesture. A magnificent 22-foot Fraser Fir is decorated with fanciful creatures, large and small and encircled by a large scale model train and 250 feet of track. Opossum, beaver, otter, fox and others made from natural materials peek out from behind branches and ornaments. Over it all a hand carved American Bald Eagle by local artist Ibm Mullaney takes flight. In another area the designs are more sophisticated, recalling the more formal aspects of the botanic garden. Winter and Summer are combined as a “frozen garden” with sparkling branch es and icicles dripping from both the 22-foot Christmas tree and the rooms’ monumental doors. Closer examination reveals the gifts of nature theme is carried throughout with morning glories, American bluebirds and honeybees made from mushrooms. One of the most poignant touches are the paper chains and red white and blue pinwheels made by the 250 children in grades K-5 at the Hamilton Elementary School in Hamilton, Va. These creations express hope and patriotism and honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11. While Mss. Crocker, McCarthy and van Dort designed, commissioned, and installed the project, they were helped by a large and enthusiastic cadre of local volunteers including Mike Garrett, Ronnie Jenkins, Jonathan and Timothy Neill-Dore, Joe Wenk, Helen and Ryan Ralston, Kathryn TYeanor, Lisa Pendleton, Tim O’Meara, Red and Janet Hofer, Fran Eldred, Cheri Woodard, Charlotte Scott, Judy Perine, Rose Ann Sharp, Mary Jane Cappello, Kay Miller, and Amy Burnett. Ms. McCarthy said, “This is another example of what is so wonderful about Rappahannock County. Tb get this sort of participation and support from everyone is incredible.” The United States Botanic Garden, an oasis on the National Mall in the shadow of the Capitol Building offers visitors of every age a restful and educational sensory experience. The U.S. Botanic Garden is one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America, established by Congress in 1820. The conservatory building was constructed in 1933 and was in constant use until 1997 when it was closed for renovation. The plant collection has been expanded to include about 4,000 plants including rare and historical specimens from around the world. The U.S. Botanic Garden includes an Orchid House, Garden Primeval, Jungle/Palm House, plant exploration garden, medicinal plant garden and gardens depicting a desert and a desert oasis. The U.S. Botanic Garden is located on Maryland and Independence Avenues, j just south of the Capitol Building. It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. including Christmas Day. For more information call 202-225-8333 or visit www.usbg.gov. - 60" Boxwood Wreath jjfc, >• ^ - ,.x % ^ ■ .■■>■■■ ,m»■ m„i», ■ rmn.iiWi Photos courtesy of Louise van Dort 22’ East Gallery Tree Heron Topiary Snail Topiary

Church Activities Christmas Eve service set The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Monday, Dec. 24 beginning at 8 p.m. All are welcome. Flint Hill Baptist Church Robert Goff Second, Fourth & Fifth Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. 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. 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 Christmas program planned Thornton's Gap Regular Baptist Church near Sperryville will have their Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor: Joel Cress Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship/Children's Church 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Youth Prayer and Praise 7 p.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: Herbert Johnson Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. 19th Century service planned A 19th Century style Christmas service will be held at Forest Grove Baptist Church on Sunday, Dec. 23 at 6 p.m. by candlelight and oil lamps. There will be scripture reading and Christmas carols followed by a covered dish dinner. All are welcome. 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. Bethel Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Forrest Freeman Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Macedonia Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Christmas services at Reynolds Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church in Sperryville will present its annual choral cantata on Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. at the church. A Christmas Eve candlelight service will be held on Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Michael E. Tinsley Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a m. Worship service 11 a.m. FT Baptist Pastor: Dan Yoweit 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. Christmas Eve: Holy Eucharist 5 p.m. Coffee Hour 10:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist 11 p.m. Christmas Day: Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study, Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Gid Brown Hollow Pentecostal Friday: Worship service 7:30 p.m. David Clanagan will speak, music by Roger Rutherford Hymn Sing: Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Dec. 23 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 Short) is pastor and invites the public. Christinas customs and meanings Sperryvilte By SALLY KEYSER 987*8471 iteMMMIlil.llil. IIIIIIII. Five more shopping days until Christmas. Every year we all say we will do our shopping early, and still it’s the same hustle and bustle. I’ve begun to believe this is the way it is suppose to be. But, no matter how hectic, we are all through Christmas Eve. As we go about our shopping and decorating, there are so many things that we use that has the real meaning of Christmas in them that we often overlook, or are not aware of. For instance, the candy cane has three stripes which represents one stripe for each of the three Wise men. The crook is a reminder of the Shepherds’ cane who watched his flock by night. The color white is for purity and the red is Jesus’ sacrifice. When you turn the cane around it begins His name in Love. Red is the first color of Christmas to remind us of the blood Christ shed for all of us at Calvary. The Christmas tree is the second color of Christmas with green representing renewal, new life, growth, freshness and rebirth. Pine, fir, holly and mistletoe are called evergreens, because they do not die. Throughout the season of the year they remain evergreen. They are used extensively in our home as decoration to give a festive look. The early pagans cut branches from evergreen trees and carried them to their temples and worshiped them for maintaining life throughout the winter. In King Solomon’s time, greenery was used in all the sacred rites of the religious festivals. Before the birth of Christ the people of Europe hung evergreens above their doors during the winter. They believed the woodland spirits wondered about in the cold, and they hoped that by offering them shelter within their homes they would receive good health and fortune. The ancient Romans used evergreens during their festival of Saturnalia which was held in late December. The early Christians adopted the use of greens for their Christmas celebrations. It is symbolic of everlasting life given at Christmas. The wreath is in the form of a circle which has no beginning and no ending. This pictures eternity in our minds. Our life with God is everlasting. Candles and Christmas lights show our thanks for the star that shown so bright long ago, and to express joy in the celebration and signify the coming of the Light. Placing candles in a window to light the Christ child on His way is a custom brought to this country from Germany. The Irish claim to have originated it. Light has been used by many religious groups to symbolize truth, while darkness has been the universal symbol for evil. Jesus has been referred to as “the light of the world” in the New Testament. The lighting of candles has become an important part of our Christmas worship. Some early Christian leaders stated that the wax of the altar candles represented the body of Christ, while the wick symbolized his soul, and the flame portrayed his divine nature. Candles made from pure bees wax also served as an emblem of Mary, since the wax comes from virgin bees. This has resulted as a practice for some churches to bum only bees wax candles upon the altar. The poinsettia has a star (HRISTMAS (jRtETINGS Postcard courtesy of Sally Keyser CHRISTMAS GREETINGS: This postcard was received by Nina Bowen of Sperryville in 1911. .>■ shaped formation of red leaves to remind us of the star at the first Christmas. The small yellow clusters in the center are the blossoms. Even though we are all busy at this Christmas season, let us not forget as we decorate that Jesus is the reason for the season. The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 8 p.m. Everyone is invited. The live Nativity scene will be held on Dec. 22 beginning at 6 p.m. at the bam next; t,b Rappahannock Library on US 211. Be sure to stop by. Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylqr motored to Falls Church on Saturday to visit his brother-inlaw and sister, Mr. and Mr6. Thomas Cozzo. Merry Christmas to alL^f you. May your Christmas'*^ filled with peace and love. 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Anniversary wishes extended Best wishes as wedding anniversary bells will be ringing for Mr. and Mrs. John Waddell of Route 707, on Friday, Dec. 21 and for Mr. and Mrs. Woody Tharp on Sunday, Dec. 23. Prayers are offered for each of you for many more years together. New Salem Baptist Church presented their Christmas cantata on Sunday morning. Happy birthday greetings go out to Jake Tharp who celebrates his day on Friday, Dec. 21 and to Mr. James Shaw of Sperryville who adds another year on Sunday, Dec. 23. The Community Christmas Basket Program is in need of volunteers to pack baskets. They will be packed starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 at Culpeper Moose Lodge and also volunteers are needed on Dec. 23 to help deliver the baskets. If you can help in either or both of these times, please call 825-7768 for more information. You sportsmen out there don’t forget the shooting match at Castleton Volunteer Fire Department this Friday 1 BOSTON "_T Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 beginning at 7 p.m. Marc Dodson and friend Jenny of Harrisonburg visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Dodson of Salem during the weekend. Mrs. Shelvy Frazier and sons, Charles and Ray Wharton and Mrs. Janet Peregory were shoppers in Manassas last Saturday. Thursday, Dec. 20 is recognized as the National “Cheer Up The Lonely Day” and we know there is a great need to do this for friends, neighbors and our land and especially this time of the year when so much emphasis is placed upon material things and often times those precious lonely people are forgotten. Speaking a kind work, giving a small gift or a time of visitation will mean so much to those in this situation, which very little time will be consumed to find someone like this, and “Love Their Neighbor” means more than the words, all of us need to put the verse in action, “May we be willing, Lord”. At the Ruritan building on the Sperryville Pike, the Salem Ruritan Club held their monthly Tuesday evening at which time the new president, Ken Marlor was sworn in, as well as the Vice President Shakespeare Bland. The same secretary and treasurer will continue in their office. For any further information on the clubs activities call 547-3985. The Windmore Foundation of the Arts will host their New Year’s Eve Gala at the Hazel River Inn on Davis Street in Culpeper. Proceeds from this event will benefit all of Windmore’s programs including; Art In The Park, The Writers’ Group, Windmore Community Theater, Windmore and Kids and Artists of Windmore. For tickets to the event or any other information call the Windmore Office here in Griffinsburg at 547-2555. Mrs. Michael Swindler of Culpeper was a Wednesday guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier on Turkey Ridge Road. Miss. Jennifer Peregory was a guest during last weekend of Miss Kendra Hitt in Rixeyville. Joshua Waddell will be arriving Thursday from St. Leonard, Mo., to spend the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Waddell on Route 707. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Mr. El wood Jenkins of Thornhill Drive and all his family upon the loss of his mother, Mrs. Bessie Jenkins of Sperryville who passed away on Wednesday. May our Lord give great comfort to each sorrowing heart. Congratulations to Miss Margo Haynes and Alan Hawkins of Castleton upon their marriage. To one and all we extend greetings for a happy holidayseason and may each heart be centered on the one whose birthday we celebrate. Forest Grove to host Dec. 23 service A 19th Century style Christmas service will be held at Forest Grove Baptist Church on Sunday, Dec. 23 at J>.m. by candlelight and oil jiamps. There will be scripture Reading and Christmas carols ■jfojlowed by a covered dish dinner. All are welcome. Keith Switzer „ of Centreville took his mother, "Mrs. Gloria Switzer out on l^Ve town last Sunday for an early Christmas present. Switzer’s fiance Laura Neri of Fairfax took her mother, Mrs. Cheri Neri also. The evening began with a delicious dinner at Shirleyton, then to the Kennedy Center to see The Nutcracker. The evening was enjoyed by all. Congratulations to Alan Hawkins and Margo Haynes on their recent wedding. Mrs. Dorothy Hackley is home from the hospital and doing well. Mrs. Mattie Hackley is a patient at Fauquier and doing better. Brittany Reid was a weekend guest of April Reid. Minefee Utz has returned home from a stay at the Culpeper Regional Hospital. Hope everyone has a safe and Merry Christmas. 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(540) 341-7000 PEST CONTROL ICONOMY ^ PUT COMTWl Termite & Pest Control Flint Hill, VA Bill Harris, Owner 540-675-3389 540-675-3880 Fax Licensed Locally Owned A Operated PUMP INSTALLATION EXPERT PUMP INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, VA 987*8555 RESTAURANT THE COUNTRY CAFE Man - Thun. S am. to 8 pm. Fit-9*. 8 am to 9 pm Sunttof CtondDoyotRnt 675-1066 Taka out Amiable STORAGE SPEKKYVILLE STORAGE CO. Safe Handy Storage RcftkfcutiaJ Coancrcial Kenwwnable Rate* 540/987-8507 HI. IMS. off V.S. <11 SPEMITIUe. VA TV & APPLIANCE GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE & RCA Video Products Antennas 4 Satellite Systems Radio Sha<* Dealer. Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool 4 Roper Appliances U.S. Route 29. Madison (540)948-2200 IMELDING KICK’S CUSTOM WELDING (540) 675-1888 Commercial - Residential Construction - Farm General Wrought Iron gales & railings ALSO SANDBLASTING WATER TREATMENT WATER RIGHT Water Problems? Have your water tested in your home for PH (green stains), Hardness, Iron, Rust, Stains, etc. Correct any of these problems with WATER RIGHT Treatment System Call for more information Pulton's Electric & Plumbing Also: Pumps & Waterheaters, in stock installation 1 Class A Certified _540-675-3249 Upcoming Events Puppet Ministry plans program The Master's Hands Puppet Ministry will present “Mary Had a Little Lamb" on Friday. Dec. 21 and Saturday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Culpeper Baptist Church All are welcome. Everything concert at Ki Theatre The Everything band will celebrate the Winter Solstice in an unusual and intimate performance at the Ki Theatre on Friday. Dec. 21. Their performance at 8 p.m will be preceded by a bit of solstice belly dancing at 7:30 Doors open at 7 and tickets are $5. There will be no advance ticket sales and Ki Theatre seating is limited, so it's first come first served— get there early to guarantee yourself a seat. Services Board to meet The next meeting of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Disability Services Board will be held on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. at the Madison County Social Services Building. 101 South Main Street, Madison. The Rappahannock-Rapidan Disability Services Board serves physically and sensory disabled citizens from Rappahannock, Madison and Orange Counties. The public is invited to attend. For more information call Cindy Rickett Staff Support at 829-7450. Clinic will be open Jan 2 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, Jan 2 and not again until Jan. 16. 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. 19th Century service planned A 19th Century style Christmas service will be held at Forest Grove Baptist Church on Sunday, Dec. 23 at 6 p.m. by candlelight and oil lamps. There will be scripture reading and Christmas carols followed by a covered dish dinner. All are welcome. Cantata and candlelight service set A choral cantata will be presented at Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church on Sunday. Dec. 23 at 11 a m. The annual Christmas Eve candlelight service will be held on Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. The entire community is invited to attend. DMV closed for holidays In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, all Department of Motor Vehicles customer service centers will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 25 as well as Monday, Dec. 31 and Tuesday, Jan. 1, All centers will be open on Saturday, Dec. 22 and Saturday, Dec. 29. Spring registrations accepted The Rappahannock Soccer League is currently accepting 2002 spring soccer registrations. They are available at the Rappahannock Library and the Washington Post Office Kiosk. Fees are $35 for first player and $20 for each additional family member. Some scholarships available. Volunteers are needed for coaching and an adult referee. Call the Registrar, Laura Dodd at 547-2968 for more information. The final day to register is Feb. 15, 2002. Ragged Mountain activity The following activity is scheduled through the Ragged Mountain Resource Center. For additional information call Hunt Harris at 987-3366. • 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 The Akoostiks will perform at Blue Moon Cafe on Friday, Dec. 21 and on Saturday, Dec. 22 the band, Saggin Knutz will perform. Blue Moon Cafe is open Thursday, 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 corner 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. Upcoming Athletic Events Thursday, Dec. 20 • Jr. Panther Basketball vs Page 4 p.m. (Home) • JV & Varsity Basketball vs Page 6 p.m. (Home) Friday, Dec. 21 • Volleyball vs Manassas Park 6:30 p.m. (Home) Saturday, Dec. 22 • JV & Varsity Basketball vs Manassas Park 6 p.m. (Home) Thursday, Dec. 27 • JV & Varsity Basketball Tournament at Page JV vs Luray 1 p.m. JV vs Page 2:30 p.m. Varsity vs Luray 7 p.m. Friday, Det. 28 • Volleyball at Madison Mountaineer Tournament Rapp, vs William Monroe 11:15 a.m. Rapp, vs Orange 1:45 p.m. • Varsity Wrestling at Riverheads H.S., (Staunton) 12 p.m. • Varsity only Basketball at Page - TBD Saturday, Dec. 29 • JV Wrestling at Fort Defiance - TBD <

JOmfiviLng !ZTfioucjtits. by Randy Minter AN ELEMENTAL DECISION The age-old practice of cremation dates back to the Bronze Age and, more recently, has emerged as a contemporary practice in this country since the mid-1800s. While fewer than 1% of those who died at the end of the 19th century were cremated, that percentage has risen to around 25% today. The increasing popularity of cremation as a normal form of preparation for final disposition comes with the understanding that it does'not restrict the family and friends from participating in the traditions, ceremonies, or rituals of a funeral service. In many cases, the family chooses to view the body before cremation and then have the cremated remains present in an urn at the memorial service. When you come to us for funeral services, you'll find that you are in experienced hands. And, at a time of loss, that can be great comfort. At the Moser Funeral Home, we're happy to discuss whatever options might work for you and your family. We now offer on-site cremation. We take pride in our professionalism and our respectful care for our clients. We’re at 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton. For answers to your questions, call 540-3473431. "Death gives life its fullest reality " - Anthony Dalla Villa Happy HOLIDAYS ■SMiS From our family to yours, please have a safe and happy holiday season! HELPING YOU is what we do best. AUTO • HOME • LIFE FARM BUREAU VIRGINIA Virginia Hum Bureau Mtitn.il Insurance ( a». Virginia Hum Bureau Town .uvi Country Inst trance Co. Virgtnui hjnu Bureau Ftre'.uxl Casualty Insurance Co. Southern Hum Bureau Life Insurance Co. RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY FARM BUREAU Pat and Nikki 11929 Lee Highway Sperryville, VA 22740 987-8225 t\euy ::njoya special prepared; by CJean Paul Pet saint In Our Duiituj Poom In Pelham's Pub at 10:00 y.uu Limited Seating AwiLabLe, Call Today to Make Your Reservations S40'399-1779 found exclusively on... TimesCommunity. com Bessie Jenkins Born in Sperryville Bessie Mae Jenkins, 54, of Sperryville died Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Culpeper Regional Hospital. She was bom Feb. 1, 1947 in Sperryville to George W. Jenkins and Bessie E. Jenkins of Sperryville. Mrs. Jenkins was a member of Nethers Mill Lighthouse Tabernacle. In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband of 38 year's, Elwood Jenkins of Sperryville and five children, Elwood Jenkins and his wife, Lou of Boston, Doris Dommer and her husband, Mike, Brenda Jenkins and Kathy Jenkins, all of Sperryville and Ricky Jenkins and his wife, Thu of Luray. Additional survivors include five grandchildren; one sister, Mary Wines of Front Royal and four brothers, Clifton Jenkins and Charles Jenkins, both of Sperryville, Gene Jenkins of Orange and Raymond Jenkins of Suffolk. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, Dec. 15 at Nethers Mill Lighthouse Tabernacle with Rev. Steve Clinedinst, Rev. Charles Clinedinst and Rev. Albert Kling officiating. Interment was in Sperryville Cemetery. Found and Sons Funeral Chapel in Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. Carlisle Wiltshire Chester Gap resident Carlisle Garnett Wiltshire, Clore-EngHsh •fUNHAI HOME“Families Serving Families" Unpar'alleled Service 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 Manager 86, of Chester Gap died Sunday, Dec. 9 at Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal. Graveside services were conducted on Saturday, Dec. 15 at Shenandoah Memorial Park. Mrs. Wiltshire was bom Nov. 10, 1915 in Gold Dale, son of the late Robert Dulaney and Cleo Pearl Chewning Wiltshire. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was the husband of the late Claudia Bernice Wiltshire. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Lynn Vick of Haymarket and two grandchildren. Tumer-Robertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal was in charge of the arrangements. James Spicer Landscaper James Russell Spicer, 48, of Amissville and Winchester died on his birthday, Dec. 15 at his Amissville home. He was bom in Rappahannock County on Dec. 15, 1953, a son of the late Walter Edward Spicer and Susie Virginia Jeffries Spicer. He was employed as a landscaper with Guest Services. He is survived by his wife, Katrina Spicer of Amissville and Winchester; one stepdaughter, Rhiannon Hitt of Winchester; one step-grandson, Jarrett William Hitt of Winchester; a brother, Walter E. Spicerof Amissville; three sisters including his twin sister, Pearl Counts of Rixeyville, Christine Ry&n, also of Rixeyville and Margaret Smith of Hammond, La.; three nieces; two nephews and one great-nephew. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Moser Funeral Home .* in Warrenton. Interment was at Hillcrest Memory Gardens in Jeffersonton. Amissville social notes The Amissville United Methodist Church will have a Christmas Eve service on Monday, Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Condolences are extended to the Spicer family this week in their time of loss. James Spicer was a great friend. I had known him for 20 years. Kelly Edwards is still in University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. Continue to keep him in your prayers. CHEVROLET IF YOU’RE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CHEVROLET—YOU’LL WANT TO BE IN WARRENTON THIS WEEK! Over stocked? - That’s the understatement of the year. We have over 300 New Chevrolet Cars and Trucks IN STOCK! The lot is jammed full. But that’s the good part We have over 150 more on the way with NO PLACE TO PUT THEM. We have no choice—We must sell at least 150 New Cars and Trucks BEFORE DECEMBER 31st Every New Vehicle Will be clearly marked with the Emergency Liquidation Price. 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No adjustments w* be made on errors that do not matehaity affect the value o< the advertise accept natality far its failure, tor any cause, to insert an adwa( bsement and reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or Mlupi Times Community Newspapers are not table tor *w qua% of advertised products or services *>•***■!• Apartment* v _/ AMISS VILLE AREA, walk-out basement apt, 2BR, 1 BA, big kitchen, DR, LR, no pets/ smoking. $525/mo plus utilities. 540-937-6178 SPERRYVILLE, 4BRr”2 BA. (1500 sq. ft.). Very nice. No pets/smoking. $975/mo Call Brian 540-987-1010. MIDDLEBURG: French country house recently painted, 4 BR. 3.5 BA on 16 ac. $2,950/mo. 202-215-6946 or 202333-7332x105. WANTED: HAY or pastureland. or sm. farm up to 100 acres in Rappahannock Co. Call 540987-7251. ASHBURN- 1 large BR. shared bath in 4 Ivl beautiful TH. $400/ mo. 703-858-0940. 1 BR, new TH in Leesburg, $550 incl. utils. N/S hshld, no pets. Call 571-213-4112. wmmm Rentals l'-‘- - ASHBURN/ STERLING. 2 new TH’s. West Wind Crossing. 3 BR, 3 1/2 BA, fam rm, library, 2 car garage. End unit. $2000/mo. 703-4357094/209-743-1603. RETAIUOFFICE space for lease in downtown Warrenton. 2,500 sq.ft., gas heat, AC, ample parking, 1 block from Court House. Great location for any business. Call 504-825-5645 for more information. SEEKING SMALL OFFICE space for architect in Washington, VA. 540-675-3900 ELEGANT, 3 Br, 2.5 Ba. TH. Fpl, FR, deck, hrdwd/ ceramic, gar., many upgrades, backs to farm. 703-431-2532. 180 Commercial Rentals OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE. Gainesville/ Vint Hill: 1100. 3600, 4500, 8900. 72.000 SF. Suites or single tenant bldgs. S8/SF plus utilities. 540-347-6965 Vj| ■: ■■ ■ ■ Si ■ > CALL THE woodpecker Gmtd lull cord all hardwood seasoned. $120/ cord for local del.! within 12/hrs of call. 540-554-8242. FIREWOOD, mixed firewood, $125/cord. All seasoned. 540-9878843. FIREWOOD, mixed firewood, $125/cord. All seasoned. 540-9878843. WHISPERING PINES, grower of trees and shrubs. White Pines B & B, 5'-7', $29/ea; Norway Spruce, 5’-6’ $35; Bradford Pear, 8', $42. Planting/ deliv. avail. 540-937-6178 For Solo .; .yj/ BOOTS: WESTERN & work boots from Justin, Double-H, Nocona, Texas, Dan Post, Sage, Abilene, Dingo. Happy Trails Western Wear, Bealeton, 540-4391395 iDIRECTV MINI-SATELLITE DISH FREE equip) FREE install Local charnels nottsuziabei New subscribers only. 1-800459-7357 F-11 MARCY PRO HOME QYM. Hardly used. $250. Call 703-7717214 or 703-450-6256 SKIMACHINE Sears Alpine Tracker. Like new w/manual 100+lbs of weight included. $150. 540-987-9604 STAMINA 650 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 WESTERN WEAR: Head-to-toe for entire family. Bailey, Resistol, Stetson, Wrangler, Rockies, RoughRider. Happy Trails Western Wear, Beale ton, 540439-1395 .■■■■■■•- j WRANGLER JEANS, 13MWZ, 0936 DEN. Popular sizes in stock. Special orders invited. Happy Trails Western Wear. Bealeton. 540-4391395 PIANO, WURLITZER Studio, $2000. 540364-4290 YAMAHA STUDIO UPRIGHT piano, excellent cond. - excel. Christmas present. $1500. 540-675-1965 COCKER SPANIEL FREE to good home, beautiful, healthy, house trained, spayed, 4 yr. old. buff. Needs fenced yard. 540-9375701 or 540-829-4151 FREE TO GOOD home Jack Russell, male, 3 years, neut. Not good with small children. 540-635-6040 FODDER STACK RO, Fri Dec. 14, Yellow Lab, 11 yrs. “Sam”. Male, neut., collar & chain, Reston Tags, Generous Reward. 540-675-3900 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 tree 866-220-0777. We are a loving couple, unable to have children of our own, seeking to adopt. If you, or anyone you know is considenng placing a baby for adoption, please call Liz & Jay, toll-free at: 1-866-503-3761 ABC LICENSE David W. Lillard & Mary C. Lillard trading at Lillard Enterprises LLC DBA Flint Hill Country Mart & Deli. 617 B Zachary Taylor Hwy, Flint Hill, Rappahannock County, Virginia 22627 la applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a ABC Baer & Wine OFF IIcenee to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. David W. Lillar 12-12,12-19-01 *406341 NOTICE No one shall enter my rental property at 108 Schoolhouse Rd. for any reason, unless notifying me upon or prior to your arrival. Absolutely NO EXCEPTIONS. Chris Keyser, Paid Tenant. 12-19-01 #407741 CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call Vour Rep TODAY! 540-347-4222 FAX 540-349-8676 1959 STUDEBAKER SILVER Hawk Coupe. V-8. auto, rebuilt engine. Needs lots o< work, new tires and NOS parts. $1200/best Otter 540-347-4997 after 6pm or 540-2191972 (cell) ACCURA BIGOR, 92. AT, am/fm/cass, snroof, fully loaded, $6995. Must sell. 540-4394357 or 540-439-9106 ACURA INTEGRA GSR '96: fully built race eng., race susp.,modified int.. custom body work, $14500 OBO.703-930-2439. DODGE 2000 NEON ES. 5 speed sport package, leather, all power, aluminum wheels, power sunroof, emerald green, new body style, 27K miles. $10,500 firm. Call 540-955-0792 NAVY BLUE SUBARU ’97 Legacy AWD 4 DR Sedan. AC. newly insp., 91 k, $8,000. Get ready for winter! Call 540-3511572, 9-5; or 540-3643748 after 5pm. ’98 NISSAN FRONTIER pickup 4x4, 40 K mi., $6600. Nissan Sentra GXE 96, 65 K mi., pwr, $4200. 703-618-1170. fPets Rappahannock Animal Welfare League Landfill, Rt. 639, East of Amissville Daily 8:00 a m. - 1:00 p.m , except closed Wed & Sun. These wonderful dogs need a good home. Beemer Star I "Beemer" is a smallish, sweet, gentle, golden colored, neutered mix breed. "Star" is a pretty, playful, friendly, spayed border collie mix; each dog is about 2 years old. Come see them! 540-937-3336 or 540-937-3283 (voice maU) -> 640 Tftninrcrtln ! L _ 1982 HONDA GL 500 DX. Silverwing. garage kept, only 11 .(XX) miles, excellent cond. $995. 703-771-0280 HONDA 1999 SHADOW American Classic Senes. 750 cc. Mint condition. garage kept, extremely low mileage. 2 new helmets. Owner will miss this great bike. Must see! Winter special only $4,500 703443-9059 93 FORD BRONCO Eddie Bauer 4x4. tow pkg. all pwr. green, exc. cond. V8. new tires & brakes $7500 obo. 703-430-2789 -92 CHEVY BLAZER 4DR. AMFM Cass. AC. 155K mis, one owner; Reliable. $3000. Call 540-364-3748. after 6 pm. CHEVY 99 TAHOE 2 tone, leather. CD. 52k miles. folly loaded. $19 500 obo 540-8823707 or 703-509-5177 FORD 700 DUMP Truck 81 w/ 7 12 x 4/1/2 x 16 ft bed $6500 obo 540338-5400 HAVE AN IDLE utMy or auto trailer you want to turn into cash? Looking tor reasonably priced 2.5- to 5-ton tandem axle trailer in good to fair condition. 540-7864626 — 545 ARCHITECTURAL INTERN with AutoCAD exp. for small progressive architectural firm. Send resume to: JFT-AIA 15 S. 5th SL Warrantor!, VA 20186 Your Ad Could Be Here! Giveaways STRAY PETS If you have lost a pet, contact the Loudoun County Animal Shelter at 703-777-0406 or 540-882-3211. Pets that are not reclaimed by their owners may be made available for adoption. There are also a number of given-up pets in need of new homes. Stray pets are posted on the Animal Care and Control Web Site in the Found Pet Listings. The web site address is www.co.loudoun.va.us/animals/ VIEWING & ADOPTION HOURS Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 1:00 - 5:45 P.M. Tuesday 3:00 - 7:45 P.M. • Friday 4:00 - 5:45 P.M. Saturday 12:00-3:45 P.M. Closed on Sunday and Holidays We are happy to have pets available for adoption to residents of Loudoun, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, and Pnnce William Counties.. The shelter is located on Rt. 9, two miles west of Rt. 7, at the intersection of Rt. 704 and Rt. 9. The following stray pets are currently at the Loudoun County Animal Shelter. Found Pet Listings Dogs Labrador Retriever, yellow, neutered male. 2 years, Milltown Rd., Lovett esville Labrador Retriever Mix, mix of white and black, neutered male, 4 months, convenience store. Colonial Hwy, Hamilton Dalmation, mix of white and black, neutered male, 5 years, Haoen Court, South Riding . V, Terrier Yorkshire, mix of brown and black, neutered male, 12 years, Lovettesville Rd. and Mckinny Lane, Lovettesville Domestic Short Haired, red, male, 1 year, Hebron Lane, Leesburg Call The Times Community Newspapers « Today To Place Your Classified Adf ,* 4 te HolidayDeadlines Christmas - Deadline: Friday, December 21st Open: Saturday, December 22nd Closed: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day (Dec. 24th & 25th) New Yeai*S - Deadline: Friday, December 28th Open: Saturday, December 29th m Closed: New Years Eve & New Years Day (Dec. 31st & Jan. 1st) *

DENTAL ASSISTANT Established Warent on pracrce s kx*r>g for just the nght person to complement our *eit run othce 4 day wtrt »«« salary plus beoehts 540-349-0056 SHOP HELPERS FABRICATORS WELDERS IRON WORKERS COL DRIVER tor steel fabncatmg shop n Manassas Part Immediate opeomgs 703-257-1730 PLUMBER Helpers needed. Must have exp. Exc. benefits. CaR Dexter 540-349-2406 WORK AT HOME Growing Co needs netp now' $250$4000 mo. PT-FT. No exp necessary. Be YOUR own BOSS. Senous inquiries onty Ca« for Free BccMei 1-088-464 5420 or visit www.successebg4u.com ADS WORK Ca« 540-317-4222 ANESTHESIA TECH Provides Anesthesia services for elective & Emergency situations and assist with critical care sconces Participates n emergency oncall. assist with evaluation, set-up through clean-up Mart resume to: Personnel Director Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center. P.O. Box 1938 Leesburg. VA 20177 Or e-mail to: persdirgvt.edu VA TECH is an AAEOE Employer committed to diversity PHLEBOTOMISTS Have you taken the vital signs of your career lately? Lookng for more from you medical career? Rediscover why you chose a medical career by impacting the lives of our clients. Due to the success of our weight loss program, we are seeking MEDICAL ASSISTANTS with excellent customer service skills to provide personal counseling and sell supplemental products to our clients. Must be venipuncture certified. Jom LA Weight Loss Centers, where you can make a difference while earning a competitive hourly rate + Unlimited Commission, great benefits & 401k! For immediate consideration. call 800-300-6432. tax 888-6990210 or e-mail careersglaweightloss.com. EOE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the R^jpahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 ot the 1950 Code ot Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby gwen that the Board ot Supervisors lor Rappahannock County. Virginia, wil hold a public hearing on Monday. January 7, 2002 at 7 00 PM in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the blowing application: SE #01-11-01 Surmyside 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 wil include a cooking schoot'restaurant and educational facility regarding sustainable agncutture. A COPY ot 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 m the evening at the Rappahannock County Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 170-55. if any. The above-named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parlies 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. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 12-06,12-12,12-19-01 #405008 TRUSTEES SALE OF 411 MAIN STREET, WASHINGTON, VA IN EXECUTION OF A Certain Deed of Trust from Frances Walker Eldred to Peter J Luke and Sharon G Luke. Trustees, dated October 6. 1995. and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County in Deed Book 215 at page 176, default having been made and the Note Holder having instructed the Substitute Trustee to do so. the undersigned Substitute Trustee, substituted by document of record in the Clerk's Office of aforesaid as instrument number 00-1321. will offer for sale at Public Auction the following described property together with improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto belonging; All that certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the town of Washington, Hampton Magisterial District of Rappahannock County. Virginia being known and designated as 1 6940 acres and 0 5475 acres, more or less, as the same are shown on a plat of survey by Ross & France. Ltd (James H. Harris. Surveyor), dated April 22. 1980 and recorded July 10, 1980. in Deed Book 136, Page 33 among the land records of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia Being the same realty conveyed to Paul Allen Walker and Frances Walker Eldred as joint tenants with the common law right of survivorship. by deed from Paul Allen Walker, widower, dated January 14, 1993 and recorded January 15, 1993, in deed Book 195, Page 744 among the land records of the clerk aforesaid The said Paul Allen Walker died June 12,1994, thereby vesting full fee simple title in the said Frances Walker Eldred The subject property will be conveyed by Special Warranty Deed, "as is' subject to applicable liens and conditions. PLACE OF SALE: AT THE FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY IN THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA. DATE OF SALE: JANUARY 10, 2001 AT 1:00 p.m. TERMS OF SALE: All cash upon presentation of deed within 15 days of sale BIDDER'S DEPOSIT: The trustee requires that all bidders present prior to sale certified check or other current funds in the amount of $30,000 00 payable to such trustee All such checks will be returned promptly to unsuccessful bidders and the check of the successful bidder will be retained by the trustee as the deposit in accordance with law to be credited to the purchase price The trustee reserves the right to announce such other terms of sale as may be appropriate at the time of sale This sale is also made pursuant to the directions of the beneficiaries of that Deed of Trust recorded in Deed Book 227. at Page 607, that Deed of Trust recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County as instrument number 99-99 and that Deed of Trust recorded m the Clerk's Office of aforesaid instrument number 99-1606 DATED THIS 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2001 David C Dickey. Substitute Trustee For information contactDavid C. Dickey. Trustee 20 Willow Lane P O Box 218 Standardsville. Va. 22973-0218 (804) 985-7744 12-12,12-19,12-28-01 and 01-02,01-09-02 •407068 Hoitdmy Positions r~\ rL., _ 71, i i mi IIMIWUHR UpQfwtQS!"! rwi ivmnoKssy roswons ira Long Tann Positions Available. Springfield Mai LvWi^s a weeiccnos avmhm. Cal M*e at QVS Today 703-719-7900 Resident Manager Assistant Full-time position available at Wingter House Apartments in Ashbum. VA 132 unit senior citizen community Tax credit experience preferred Must have excellent people skills and good officeoomputer skills. Good working conditions with excellent benefits. Salary commensurate with experience. Fax resume to: 703-858-9509 Auto Technician ASE certified Technician for extremety busy & growing dealership Great starting nay benefits. State of the art equipment and peasant working environment. Fax resume to: 540-349-1040 or apply in person to: Quntry 11E. Lee Hwy. Warrenton, VA or call Rob: 540-347-9000 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 cus tomer service oriented, have strong analytical skills and ability to motivate others. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package including: S Health and Dental S 40IK Plan S Short & Long-Term Disability S Life Insurance Fax or e-mail resume and salary requirements to: FAX: 540-349-8676 email: jtoler£>t imespapers.com EOE NORTMCftN Virginia MAINTENANCE PERSON 1 arge Condo complex m Reston. Virginia has immediate opening for motivated building maintenance mechanic. Must haxe gxiod altitude and he a ream player Hands on position require good knowledge of the trades Must have transportation and some toils Minimum ' vears direct experience. Entails suhstannal outdoor wort. Excellent salarx and benefits. Serious inquiries onlx. Apply in Pierson at Cardinal Management Group, Inc. Office 5900 Prince Janies Drive Springfield. V A 22152 or FAX Resume to: 703-866-3156 Do you enjoy horses.’.’ Come join our stuff At ThtMarios ouPoxt Scott Equixe Mcoical Center • Vet Techs (Full & part time) • Operating Room Techs ( Fart Time) • Grooms (Part-time) • P ATT ENT ACCOUNTS (PART-TIME) • Cunical Supple (Part-time) • ANESTHESIA TECH (PART TIME) Mail resume to: MSDEMC Personnel Director P.O. Box 1938, Leesburg, VA 20177 or e-mail to: persdirtxvt.edu VA TECH is an EOE/AA Employer committed to diversity. 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: Qumry 11E. Lee Hwy. Warrenton, VA or call Rob: 540-347-9000 r CREYSTQNE Warrcnton, Virginia Greystone is a successful, growing mortgage servicing company with a large portfolio of multifnmily mortgage loans. We have an employment opportunity for a team-oriented individual until a strong work ethic and a can-doit attitude Cash Administrator Portfolio Operations Division Cash Administrator duties include reconciling bank ledger accounts, processing ACH and wire transfers, posting mortgage i»y ments, preparing escrow checks and other general duties. Candi dates must be number and detail-oriented and very flexible. Knowledge of Kxcol Required This is an entry-level position. One year 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 Une. Warrcnton. VA 20186 by fax: 540-341-2121 or e-mail to imcelanahnn«grov«toneusa.com EOE ■ ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE? At Intuit, we re looking for great talent. To be part of our elite team, you'll work hard, and we’ll make it worth yourwhile! We'll reward you with competitive pay. comprehensive training, OUTSTANDING benefits and progressive opportunities for professional growth in an outstanding work environment. Senior Sales Supervisor We'll depend on you to provide leadership, coaching and guidance for a team of 8-20 Sales Associates and assure all sales goals are met. We require three or more years in a high volume Sales/Call Center environment with two or more years in a supervisory/management role (10+ direct reports) as well as a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent.) • Do you love being best at what you do? • Do you have sales coaching abilities? • Do you thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment? 1 • Want to join our success driven team? For immediate consideration, send your resume to: 110 Juliad Court Fredericksburg, VA22406. Fax:540-286-6700. Email: resume@mtuitcom' Job Line 1-800-285-4854. www.mtuit.com/careers. EOE - m/f/d/v. Intuit Jlattta’s ^list s Anand Desai Bethany Burress Alexander Anderson Aidan Howard Sara Knott Brett Dickerson Damien Cunningham Connor Weston Brady Newton Caleb Curry Caitlin Gorham Caroline Gorham Spencer Gorham Gregory Brooks Hay ley House Logan Jay Timothy Harris Briah Doleman D’marie Stewart Ashley Phillips Drew Dunn Kelly Dunn Steven Dunn Rachel Fields Taylor Titus Genevieve Coe Nicholas Coe Rachel Hardison Maggie Hardison Sarah Hardison Ashley Reid Ryneisha Foot PKCS COUNTY OF LOUDOUN JOB FAIR Summer Employment Opportunities Thursday, January 3, 2002 4:00 pan. - 7:00 pan. Loudoun County Government Parks, Recreation and Community Services 4th floor of the Government Center Bldg. 1 Harrison Street SE, Leesburg, VA PRCS will be conducting on-site interviews for the following summer programs: ♦ Summer Day Camp Programs ♦ Swimming Pools ♦ Summer Outdoor Maintenance « For more information on specific positions and recruitment numbers, please visit our web site at www.loudoun.gov or the 24 hour job hotline at 703-777-0536.

Wakefield School 1st Quarter Honors 2001-2002 e ► c r r ► r C i EIGHTH GRADE First Honors Robinson Woodward Ashley Ferry Michelle Gininger Diana Harland Lauren Lamanna Megan Lee Laura Prahlad Nathaniel Revere Rachel Squire Second Honors Arash Hadjialiloo Allyson Law Beau LeTard Brooke Napier Matthew Redling Patrick Tsui Tabitha Ward Justin Whittaker Hannah Wine Kevin Wolf Alan Wunderlich NINTH GRADE First Honors Shannon Dempsey Simon Frey Lindsay Graves Fallon Higgins Sara Jameson Sarah Khan Samuel Kott Alex Mantoni Kate Matthews Mary McMillen Megan McShea Sara Murphy Emily Phipps Emily Pierce Joshua Tucker Elizabeth Webb Second Honors Katrina Borden Meagan Douple Natalie Gallagher Phillip Gray An gel e Hicks Michael Higbie John Michels Will Napier Brandon Payne Madeleine Pierce TENTH GRADE First Honors Maggie Clay Dylan Comstock Mary Kllison Rachel Gendreau Geneva Jann-Lewis Alexander Krivicich Valerie Ialonde Richard Lemmer David Metcalf Elizabeth Murphy Skye Rhodes-Robinsot Sarah Richardson Aleta Sprague Derrick Sutter Ben Worrall Second Honors CJ Dubash Pierre Dumont Elizabeth Eraser Wolf Hindrichs Brittany Thomas Iavlor 1 ,ee Wickersharr ELEVENTH GRADE First Honors Menaka Gopalan Austin Lee Holly Singh Second Honors Tyler Cushman Christopher Doeg Robert Dwyer Tamsen Eiehhoff Jennifer Ennis Amanda LeTard Katlyn Ozburn Joey Silverstein Nick Simko Rory Smith Richard Walker TWELFTH GRADE First Honors Spencer Baumgardner *" Jamie Braden ^ William Giacofci ^ Amanda Huffman \ Brendan McShea ' Ashley Ozburn Kate Prahlad Maya Woloshyn ^ Megan White Second Honors ^ William Bunning Gabriel Caldwell 4 Robert Drash Steven Gininger J Caroline Lalonde Mariana Rodrigues Michael Silvious A TURNER OIL COMPANY, INC. Charles C. Turner, III ' President Hopewell Road, The Plains 540-253-5241 800-473-5242 ___ Christmas and Happy New Year! Co-op Year End Farm Supply ! Now Through Dec. 29th Tarter 3 pc. or 2 pc Round Bale Feeder w/out Panel $129.95 Tarter 3 pc. or 2 pc Round Bale Feeder with Panel 139.95 10’ Livestock Feed Bunk 89.95 Universal Deluxe Poly Mineral Feeder 179.99 Keystone 12% ga. Barbed Wire 32.95 12’Green Gate 81.95 14’ Green Gate 89.95 16’ Green Gate 99.95 6 Volt Solar Fence Controllers 144 95 15 Bu. Lil Kreeper Calf Creep Feeder (Limited Quantity) 339.95 30 Bu. Twin Kreeper Calf Creep Feeder 625.00 Big Valley Cattle Working Chute (Without Headgate) 799.00 Big Valley M-2 Squeeze Chute & Headgate 1899.00 3/8”x48” Fiberglass Round Posts .89tf 1047-6-11 Keystone Red Brand Wire 129.99 1047-6' 1214 Class I Field Fence 94.95 100 Gallon Rubbermaid Stock Tank 64 99 70 Gallon Rubbermaid Stock Tank 59.99 50 Gallon Rubbermaid Stock Tank 54 99 Powder River Value Squeeze Chute w/Headgate 1369.00 Kwik'Way Automatic Headgate 299.99 VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.cfcinfosource.com CULPEPER WARRENTON REMINGTON 540-825-2200 540-347-7100 540-439-3254 RAPPAHANNOCK MARSHALL 540-987-8555 540-364-1533 -- Our hearts and prayers are with our fellow Americans. May we all embrace the true spirit of the holiday season. We thank all those who have made our success possible. Janet Hardison Celina McPhail Doris Blanchette Kathy Rinker Tonya Harding Millie Allen Peter Coe - Jean Cohert Gisela Dunn Tonya Fields Suzanne Holland Farrah Doleman Noreen Walker Stephanie Chapman Darryl Grant

Washington residents entertain Washington By RUTH CLARK 67S-3608 \Vednesday visitors of Mrs. Addie Keyser and Mrs. Virginia Cloud were Mrs. Ann Martin of Culpeper and Mrs. Mildred Atkins of Amissville. On Thursday Mrs. Ruby Dwyer of Sperryville visited. Christmas Eve Candlelight services will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24 at the Washington Baptist Church. The annual Living Nativity will take place Saturday, Dec. 22 from 6-9 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library. This, event is sponsored by the Methodist Churches of Rappahannock. Mrs. Marilyn Bailey attended a holiday open house party at the home of her grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Bailey in Strasburg on Saturday. Mrs. Marilyn Bailey was among those attending a 50th wedding anniversary party in honor of William and Mary W. Groves at the Lions Club Community Hall in Remington on Sunday evening. Happy birthday to Tanya Lockhart who will celebrate her day on Dec. 23. The annual childrens’ Christmas play at the Washington Baptist Church will be held Sunday, Dec. 23 at 10 a.m. The Woodville Baptist Church Christmas play will be Sunday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. The public is invited. Happy birthday to Mrs. Sally Fetter, who will have her day on Sunday, Dec. 23. Saturday Mrs. Brenda McDonald of Haymarket, Gerald Clark of Warrenton and Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark in Manassas. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Foster of Chesterfield, Mich, were Sunday dinner guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Last year on Dec. 19 we had four inches of snow on the ground and this year the flowers are blooming and grass is growing. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this column this year and may you continue to call me with your items of news at 675-3608. May you all have a blessed and safe Christmas Holiday and a healthy and happy New Year. Mrs. Lillard honored Flint Hill By POLLY AYLOR I 987-8136 The community breakfast was held at the fire hall on Saturday morning. Approximately 100 family members and friends gathered to honor Mrs. Mabel Lillard for her 75 years of faithfulness to the community. The breakfast was sponsored by the Flint Hill Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Dodson of Staunton and Mrs. Barbara Gentry attended a funeral service at the National Cemetery in Arlington with military honors for Mrs. Lula Gentry Clemens on Wednesday. Harlen and Ann Jones of Clermon.t, Fla. are spending sometime among family members in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Proper of Dickerson, Md. were Sunday visitors of the latter’s grandmother, Mrs. Barbara Gentry. The Flint Hill Baptist Church will have worship service on Sunday, Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. The pastor, Robert Goff will deliver the message. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church has worship service each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. ✓ Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office on Gay Street in Washington. Joyce Ann Taber to L. Wayne Jenkins and wife, 1.516 acres, Piedmont District. $27,500. Kenneth H. Miller and wife to Barry McAlister Fletcher, 25 acres, more or less, Wakefield District. $325,000. Windward Capital Corporation to Earl Judy Jr. and wife, Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties. $338,000. James E. Yates III to Wakefield Country Day School Inc., Wakefield District. $17,000. — SeaA*** Season's best to each and everyone. It is always a pleasure to serve you. Rappahannock Farmers Co-op Sperryville, Virginia • 540-987-8555 We will be closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day. 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