Rappahannock News, January 9, 2002

124rd Year ... No. 2 www.timescommunity.com 50 cents ' Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2002 Rapp Briefs Special Education Advisory to meet The Rappahannock County Special Education Advisory Council meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 17 at Rappahannock County High School Library from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The topic of discussion will be the new modified standard diploma and the revised GED program. The meeting is open to the general public. Representative to visit town Mrs. Donna Crowley, a representative of Congressman Frank Wolf, will visit the town of Washington on Thursday, Jan. 17. Mrs. Crowley will be available to talk with constituents who need assistance or have problems of a Federal nature, such as with the Social Security Administration, Department of Labor, Immigration and Naturalization Sen/ice, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, etc. Jto* Citizens are also welcome to jpbxpress their opinions on matters 4jpf concern, particularly national Jppics or issues before the United States Congress. Mrs. Crowley will be at the Rappahannock County Extension Office from 2 to 3 p.m. Constituents who want to make direct contact with the Winchester office may call Mrs. Crowley at 540-667-0990 or visit the office at 110 North Cameron Street. Headwaters Directors to meet The January board of directors meeting for Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, will take place Monday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Extension Office. The meeting is open to the public. Offices, businesses to observe two holidays The Rappahannock County government offices will be closed on Friday, Jan. 18 in observance of Lee-Jackson Day and on Monday, Jan. 21 for Martin Luther King Jr. The Rappahannock National Bank, F&M Bank, the Rappahannock County Library and the Rappahannock County Public School System will all be closed on Monday, Jan. 21. Happenings in Rappahannock • Wednesday, Jan. 9 the Washington Town Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Town Hall. • Thursday, Jan. 10 the Washington Architectural Review Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall. • Wednesday, Jan. 16 the Rappahannock Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540)675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) RCHS gets wrestling room By Jon Smyth e Athletic Director Rappahannock County High School started its wrestling program Nov. 1, 2000 with a new mat, a bunch of new wrestlers and a new coach. The team had some success in its first year, going 6-10-3 in dual meet competition. Not bad for a new team wrestling in the cafeteria of the elementary school. Coach Jim Wells knew wrestling requires a considerable amount of time spent on perfecting moves and none of these moves involve cafeteria tables and mats. While many schools are forced to “roll out and roll up” their mats for practice, Coach Wells had never met a state champion who came from that environment. Determined to see his team focus fully on wrestling, Coach Wells and Athletic Director Jon Smythe scoured the county for a permanent facility for the new team. Finding an unused clear span space of over 1600 square feet proved to be impossible. Faced with this fact, they knew a room would have to be constructed. Estimated cost of construction was $70,000. Both knew with continued success of the program that eventually a room would be constructed. But eventually would be too long especially for these two gentleman. Most wrestling coaches are teachers and start soon after graduating. Starting at an age when most coaches have hung up their headgear, Coach Wells knew he did not have time to wait for a room to be built by the school system or for the community support to grow to the point where it could be built from donations. Thus he made a decision to put up the money himself, build the wrestling room and then try to get paid back over a future period. He felt he could get some donations in services and materials and potentially some cash donations as well to help with the initial construction phase. Armed with this desire Rappahannock News Photo/Barbara C. WaylandSENIOR co-captains Houston Haynes, left and Garner Smythe, right are getting excited about the soon-to-be I completed wrestling room at Rappahannock County High School. ! for a strong wrestling program, optimistic about the generosity of local people and businesses, and a $10,000 loan from his mother, Coach Wells and Jon Smythe approached the school board in October of this year and were greatly appreciative of the unanimous decision by the board to approve the project. Construction of the wrestling room was started in early November 2001, on the south side of the existing gym. Coach Wells immediately set off to execute the Athletic Directors motto of...’’Find a way or make a way!” With a “hoped for” move-in date of mid-January 2002, work was started with the help of Randy Propst, himself a former wrestler, and Peter Kreyling of Kreyling Construction. Footers were dug and poured (with the help of Tommy Starks and ■Colonial Concrete). Jim Kovi of Kovi Construction donated the block and, I I See ROOM, Page A7 Supervisors return incumbents ' By Gkrald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer In the first County meeting of the new year, the Board of Supervisors reelected incumbents to the positions held in 2001. Stonewall-Hawthorne District Supervisor Robert Anderson was nominated for return to the posts of Vice Chairman of the Board and as representative to the Rappahannock Rapidan Regional Planning Commission; Jackson District’s Ron Frazier was nominated for reappointment as representative to the County Planning Commission*, and “our Citizen of the Year” and Piedmont District Supervisor Pete Estes was nominated by Mr. Anderson to the post of Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and a resolution to accept all nominations was unanimously approved. Sheriff’s comments Sheriff Larry Sherertz reported to the Board that the Sheriff’s Office had significantly underspent on the “jail improvement” budget line item and would be returning excess funds to the County. He said that jail floor repairs and a voice recorder purchase totaled some $23,000 versus the $50,000 that had been budgeted. In response to a question from Mr. Estes, the Sheriff also noted that the jail was operating between 300 and 400 percent above capacity and that they were seeking additional women prisoners from other jurisdictions. There has been concern that past underutilization of the facility would lead to an order bv the State Compensation Board to close the jail, and the Sheriff’s Office has proactively solicited “business” from other jurisdiction to ensure that such would not be the case. School issues .During the public comments portion of the meeting, former -Jackson District School Board member Ron Makela informed the Board of Supervisors that the current School Board would not honor the Supervisors” request to include an “actual expenditures” column in the next proposed school budget, and he asked that the Board of Supervisors reiterate their request. He also noted that the School Board and Superintendent were not conforming to the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and he suggested that this could lead to a financial liability to the County “if it A See SUPERVISORS, Page Sunday snowfall Rappahannock News Photo/Barbara C Wayland A dusting of snow covered the fields and roads in Rappahannock County on Sunday afternoon. This photograph was taken on Long Mountain Road just outside of the town of Washington. Schools were closed on Monday due to road conditions but resumed on Tuesday. «*., -<Si IB forum scheduled On Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at thei Rappahannock County Library;' Headwaters Public Education) Foundation and the Rappahannock. County School system are teaming! up to present a public forum center^ i ing on the International' Baccalaureate (IB) program of study; | The format for the evening will be a presentation by Mr. Bob Snee|| Principal of George Mason Higbi School in Falls Church, followed by 4 panel of educators fronjj Rappahannock County Schools. The panel will consist of Mr. Joe Perrinej! Ms. Melissa Delcour, Mrs. Jenny 1 Stanley, Mr. Mike Weir, Mrs. KaretJ' Alexander, and Mr. Richard Smith. ♦! Mr. Snee was invited to be the! speaker because of the success thail his high school has had with the iBj program. Recently, George Mason, high school in our Bull Run District;! was ranked First out of the 132! Washington D C. area public schools! in the Washington Post Magazine’ll Challenge Index because of the* exceptionally high number of stujjl dents participating in the IB pm*. gram- , 5 Mr. Snee has worked with thi !! program for nearly 20 years and will discuss practical aspects of designing a program that fits the needs of a small high school. Parents, community members, teachers, and students are encouraged to attend this info**- ;; mation session. t « ' m ■

Panther Pause — RCPS News in Brief ♦est ess i & % By Jan Makela Volunteer Coordinator Public School System Happy New Year and wishes for much sue and happiness. With ^now looming in the feather forecasts, many of Jut winter activities may *e subject to change. In *he event that activities ire canceled notices will be tent home with children Vhenever possible. Ask your Children, or watch for flyers 4ent home in backpacks. ‘ Please be reminded that if Schools are closed due to Inclement weather all activties held at the schools are ianceled as well. If you are J Wondering whether the ichools are closed, tlease call our ichools’ Hotline i it yez-yaib. • Brochures r the Adult d Winter Session 2002 ire out! Please Jook for them iround the iommunuy ax me ^ public library, the xiosk in front of the Washington Post Office, the public schools and School poard Office, as well as a Eiety of area businesses. l may also look on the issville website at fcttp://www.amissville.com/ad tilt_ed.html. * • Please note that the Basics of Watercolor class has been rescheduled for tbesdays beginning January (9. Not Wednesdays as listed In the brochure. All classes Ineet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at kCHS unless otherwise noted In the brochure. 3 • Classes range in variety from Ballroom (Couples) Dance to Yoga, Basic Repairs to Watercolors; Fly-tying to Word processing; Cooking to Investing, and so much more! instructors are knowledgeable and professional! The fees are affordable (less than $10 for most of the two-hour sessions)! If you have questions, please call Jan Makela at 987-8259 or email makrapp20002001@. yahoo.com. • Please be reminded that Friday, Jan. 11 is an Early Release Day. Don’t forget to make the necessary child care arrangements. Schools will dismiss at 1:40 p.m. • Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Friday, Jan. 18 from 2 to 8 p.m. Schools will be closed that day, so that teachers may prepare. Please plan to attend to discuss your child’s progress with his or her teachers. Showing that you care can make a tremendous difference in the way your child approaches his schooling. • Schools will also be closed on Jan. 21 to commemorate Lee/Jackson/King Day. 60 Outstanding Dealers including 18th-20th c. formal, country, American & Continental furniture and accessories. January 19-20 i Notre Dame Academy Middleburg, Virginia Sat. 10-6 • Sun. 11-4 Admission: $7.00 j With ad $6.00 jS Benefits X) Oatlands Plantation V a National Trust Property 31/2 Mi. to nificniWr ‘ i St Louk Rd. (Rt 611) 1/2 Mi. | | Notre Dame Academy ... MWdtoburg Y T«IRc Light Is To Felfttm_ DORDY FONT1NEL SHOW MANAOEMtNT V ° INFO (703)777-3174 ® From WMkingtan: Thke 1-66 W to Rt. 50 W, Exit S7B (to Winchester). Proceed through Middle burg Continue 3 1/2 miles west to right on Rt. 611 (St. Louis Road). Notre Dsme Academy is 1/2 mile on the right. Yes! 3 Please enter my new subscription to: Happahannock News Subscription Rates By Rappahannock.$21 .°°/yeaf ’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: iappatunnadt Nttus, P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 Old AddrwK This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS New Address dhe Rappahannock Nirw*(ISSN #’s 1050-7655 & 188280) is published every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions $21.00 p year in Rappahannock; $27.00 elsewhere in U.S. ’ jPOSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock 'fiews, P.Q. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747. r Please note this on your calendars. • The 6th - 12th Grade Science Fair will take place from Jan. 23 - 25 in the RCES Gym. The Fair will be open to the public on Thursday evening, Jan. 24 from 3:30-7 p.m. Please plan to stop by and support our young scientists through your presence. Many thanks to the community volunteers who so consi s te n 11 y support our Science Fair every year by acting as judges for the event, or by helping to set up and decorate for ^ the event, or clean up at the Fair’s conclusion. Your assistance is so important to the success of this event and others like it in our system. • If you have not been in the RCHS commons area lately, please stop by and check out the new Big Screen Monitor and surround sound speakers that have recently been installed. The students are able to view CNN when they arrive at school in the mornings and during lunch. Eventually, students will be able to watch RCHS highlights of sporting events, Scholastic Bowl competitions, band concerts and the like. We just can’t hide that Panther Pride! • Mr. Dennis Kellison, Effective Schools Consultant and Superintendent of the Winchester City Schools, ’who recently completed an Effective Schools audit of our school system, will present the results of his study on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 3:45 p.m. in the RCHS auditorium. All parents, staff and other interested citizens are invited to attend the presentation to find out where the Rappahannock County Public Schools are in the Effective Schools process. The Study was funded by the Greve School Council, and Headwaters-the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation. I " -■ ' -.. ' .. ' WCDS Happenings By Ginny Lesek Director of Admissions • Students, teachers, , and staff drifted in this, / week as Christmas I: break at Wakefield l! Country Day School \ ended. Amid stories of * far-flung vacations and shopping marathons were Moats began his duties officially on Monday, )Jan. 7. Welcome to our family! • The members of the basketball teams got together'toward the end of the Christmas break for practice. This veek has been filled with sighs of relief as everyone settled back into the routine. With mid-year exams over, students began the second semester, keeping one eye toward Winter Break, which is the last week of February... • The Board of Directors of WCDS announced in December that the school has been fortunate in acquiring the services of Mr. David Moats as Business Manager for the school. Mr. games on several nights, so the players wanted to get some practice time in. Any member of the community who is interested in watching the games can contact the school for the schedule of up-coming home games. • International students Herbert Lingo and Fred Lee are headed to George Mason University this week to take the TOEFL exam, which is given to foreign students to test their command of the English language. WCDS is one of the few preparatory schools in the state that offers English as a Second Language courses for international students. A solid grounding in ESL classes enables these students to apply and receive acceptance in colleges in the United States. • Area families who are interested in touring WCDS should make plans to do so. Mrs. Ginny Leser, Director of Admissions, is planning a Spring Open House in March, but calls to the Admissions Office have already started coming in. Registration for new families is tentatively scheduled for March 1. Please call Mrs. Leser at 540-635-8555 with any questions. Softball and baseball clinics set There will be a Girls Softball Clinic at Rappahannock High School Gym that will run for six sessions on Saturday afternoons beginning Saturday, Jan. 19. Girls aged 13 and over should come from 2 until 3 p.m. Girls 12 years old and under should come from 3 and 4 p.m. Tbpics to be covered include: the mechanics of throwing and fielding; infield position play; bunting’ and base running techniques. Girls should come dressed to play in gym clothes and bring their softball gloves. The fee for all six sessions will be $25 and is payable at the first session. Boys’ Baseball clinics have been scheduled to follow the girls clinics. The boys’ sessions will also begin on Saturday, Jan. 19 and run for six consecutive Saturdays. Boys aged 13 and over should come from 4 until 5 p.m. Boys 12 years old and under should come from 5 until 6 p.m. The topics to be covered include the mechanics of throwing and fielding; infield position play; bunting; and base running techniques. Boys should also come dressed in gym clothes and bring their gloves. The fee for all six sessions is $25 due at the first session and will benefit RCHS athletics. Any questions regarding either session call Mr. Mick Strand, 987-8575 days. R. Lee’s birthday to be observed The McCormick Civil War Institute of Shenandoah University and Hardtack Tours Inc. cordially invites Rappahannock residents to share in the celebration of the birthday of Robert Edward Lee on Friday, Jan. 18. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by The Tuscarora Civil War Brass Band at Dean’s Steakhouse, 708 South Royal Avenue in Front Royal. Menu will be choice of chicken or beef for $25 per person. Those attending should RSVP, 6357078 by Jan. 17. The speaker will be Dr. Joseph L. Harsh. Dr. Harsh is the author of three great books on Robert E. Lee: Confederate Tide Rising: Robert E. Lee and the Making of Southern Strategy, 1861-1862; Taken at Essay deadline draws nears High school seniors, including those being homeschooled, from the 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 sub mission is Jan. 18, 2002. The entries will be collected from each high school’s guidance counselor (or directly submitted to Mr. Tom Lloyd, 310 Luray Avenue, Luray, Va. 22835, by seniors being home-schooled). 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. Allen Louderback in their Richmond (temporary) home during the two weeks. Jenkins Tree Service & Landscaping Fully Insured Bonded Trimming • Topping • Take Downs • Stump Removal Mulching • Fertilizing • Root Feeding • Spraying Lot Clearing • Cleanup • Quality Work C.R. Jenkins ExCaVdting PO Box 331 540-987-9048_Sperryville, VA 22740 f rec hstirruites • We Service All Ml) fr V'A Diabetes support group offered in county A Rappahannock diabetes support group will be offered the last Wednesday of January, February, and March by Cathy Tibbetts, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator. St. Luke's Lutheran School pen House Sunday, January 13, 2002 2:00 p.m. Presentation 2:30-4:00 p.m. Tours & Refreshments I :■ ' 'JyjS ' one child at a time. i RSVP to 540-825-8890 or dcockerill@stlukeslutheranschool.com 1200 Old Rixeyville Road, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862 and Sounding the Shallows: A Confederate Companion for the Maryland Campaign of 1862. Copies of Dr. Harsh’s books will be available and Dr. Harsh has agreed to a book signing after the celebration. For additional information call 635-7078. Ms. Tibbetts is a registered nurse with a specialty in diabetes. She works as a diabetes nurse educator and volunteers with the Rappahannock Free Clinic. “I have been asked to offer a community support group where people with diabetes can come and learn about current recommendations for diabetes self care. The information provided at the support group will be based on the American Diabetes Association’s 2002 Guidelines for Management of Diabetes,” said Ms. Tibbetts. According to Ms. Tibbetts the intent of the support group is to provide basic information and support to help persons with diabetes work more effectively with their personal physician. Families and friends are also encouraged to attend. Each month there will be a new topic that the group will take up. The initial meeting on Jan. 30 will focus on “Diet, Strategies for Making Healthy Food Choices”, refreshments will be provided from recipes taken from ADA cookbooks. On Feb. 27 the topic will be “Benefits of Activity, Tips on starting a New Exercise Program”. The group will discuss “Monitoring Your Health - Six Key Measures to Consider” on March 27. , All three of the support group meetings will be held at Trinity Church’s Parish Hall in Washington from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This is a free program, but Ms. Tibbetts would appreciate RSVP’s for the initial program so she can prepare the refreshments. Everyone is invited. To RSVP, or find out more about the support group, you can reach Cathy Tibbetts at 987-1151.

School Board picks its slate By (iK.rai.i> Ochs KappnhnniHK k News Writrr The Rappahannock (’ountv School Board initiated the year 2002 by picking its officers and representatives for the calendar year. Nominations for Wesley Mills as Chairman. Aline Johnson as Vice-Chairman, Jack Raines as Clerk. David Gangel as Deputy Clerk, and Jack Raines as Superintendent's Designee were all unanimously okayed, and Rosa ('rocker was returned as Headwaters Representative, while Mrs. Johnson will again serve as George Washington Carver/ Piedmont Board Representative. The School Board also agreed to continue its standard meeting schedule i primary meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for the open session >, and to use the same committee organization for the time being. After the conclusion of the organizational matters. Chairman Mills reviewed' Closed Session actions, which included acceptance of coaching recommendations for the new year. Coaching positions filled are: Phillip Herzig as Assistant Wrestling Coach, Michael Strand and Jason Gochenour as Co-Boys'Jr. Panther Basketball Coaches. Shay Bell as Boys' Varsity Soccer Coach. Jon Smythe as Girls' Varsity Softball Coach. Michael Strand as Bovs'Varsity Baseball Coach. Jared Nieters as Girls' Varsity Soccer Coach, Ann Spieker as Boys' and Girls' Varsity Track Coach, and Scott Stephens and Kara Krueger as Co-Assistant Varsitv Track Coaches. Athletic and Recreation Facility studies report Paul Bernard of Rickmond Engineering. Inc. presented the Board with the results of his firm's four month study to create a master plan for the schools' athletic and recreational facilities. Superintendent Dr. David (langel expressed his pleasure at the results of Rickmond Engineering's' efforts. He also noted that a recent and successful lawsuit in the Commonwealth would necessitate an alignment of hoys and girls sports seasons by 2003 and Rappahannock’s existing facilities would he inadequate for the task, hut the options presented in the master plan would provide the space necessary’. To prepare the plan. Mr. Barnard said, existing facilities and resources were identified, and County and school personnel were interviewed to obtain information on existing and planned programs. The firm then determined additional facilities that would he necessary to achieve program objec tives. and developed basic options, timeframes and budget estimates for the creation of required new facilities. Program items defined in tins report include: an upgraded track facility, lights for softball and baseball fields, and concessions and restrooms by spring 2002: lights for the RCHS track by spring 2003: a new 1,200 to 1.800 seat gym'multi pur pose building and parking lot upgrade at RCHS by fall 2003; and new softball/baseball fields and multipurpose fields by spring 2004. The plan also proposed a new hand room and vocal music classroom at RCES to relieve pressure on the gymnasium there. Estimates presented for the new facilities include a minimum of $685,000 for the new track and other program items proposed for the spring of 2002, and a price tag of from $3.8 million to $4.6 million for the 22.100-26,700 square foot multipurpose building proposed for RCHS by the fall of 2003. The next step in the process, said I)?'. Gangel, is to review and reduce the options and get more detail on selected options, and then to investigate the possibility of beginning engineering and design efforts on specific program elements. School Board Facilities Committee Chair Rosa Crocker suggested that the committee meet to discuss the Rickmond report and the options presented. and take some of the program elements to the Board of Supervisors for their input. Senior Class trip okayed Seniors Wendy Gillis and David Massie presented the Board with a senior trip proposal that would require a change in the graduation day date to Sunday. June 2. and a one week shift in exam week for seniors. Despite the impediments imposed by their proposal. Dr. Gangel recommended its approval, subject to final discussions with RCHS Principal Perrine. and the School Board agreed. The proposed trip is to Myrtle Beach, S.C. from June 9 to June 13. and will include: a riverboat cruise; an outing to the Pavilion Amusement Park or the Family Kingdom Amusement Park; visits to Alligator Adventure or Ripley’s Sea Aquarium. the Imax Discovery Theater and The Attic Teen Disco; and evening admission to Carolina Opry, Alabama Theater or Legends in Concert. The trip will cost $479 per student, including transportation, and the seniors plan to raise at least some of the required funds through candy sales, car washes, a senior/faculty basketball game, and school dances. Other activities • Director of Curriculum and Instruction Richard Smith presented a revised draft "Six Year International Baccalaureate Plan Objectives. 2001 - 2007." This draft presents objectives for training, student preparation, staffing, class offerings. and budgeting through the point at which t,he IB Program will he fully implemented. • The Board approved a revision of the leave policy that retains the general leave policy as it was. hut offers employees who have 35 or more days of sick leave the right to use sick leave for family illnesses as well as personal illness. The revision is retroactive to the- beginning of this schixil year. * • Rose Ann Sharp reported that she was disappointed by the report made by Boh Dennis to the Board of Supervisors on progress of the “Alternative School Funding Committee.” The Board discussed school funding and grant writing, and the possibility , of Headwaters support for a grant writer. V Mr. Raines reported on the donation of a computer and peripherals by Dr. Gangel. and a cash donation of $600 for RCES supplies by the Rappahannock Farm Bureau. •. RCES Teacher Susan Pavne made a plea to the Board for a change in early release time from 1:40 pan. to 11 a.m. to provide teachers with more work time. Dr. Gangel said that her arguments had merit, and proposed that he and the Board further investigate the propos ai. mi. .vims asKeu inai sue submit her proposal in writing. • Budget and Finance Committee member Frank Warner made clear that the Board spends ample time and care in reviewing and discussing bills before any payments are rendered. His clarification ; were made, apparently, because of some comments from community members, that he characterized as incorrect, about the pro forma nature of the Board's bill-paying. • Mr. Mills announced that there will be a meeting in the RCHS Auditorium on Jan. 23 at 3:45 p.m. to discuss results of the Effective Schools Study. • Dr. Gangel presented the first cut of a revenue budget for fiscal year 2002-2003. The budget presents a forecasted shortfall in State revenue of some $184,000. compared to the current year. He stressed, however, that this is based upon the outgoing Governor’s recommendations, and revisions are expected. • The Board approved revised calendars for the 20022003 school year: The first day of school is scheduled for Aug. 26, 2002. and school is scheduled to end on June 10. 2003. January according to the almanack /h . For the month of .January, according to the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack, temperatures will be average with precipitation to lie average a?-; well. Weather watch: Heavy snow, or rain i9-12i; fair and rather cold i l.'k 14) followed by snow or cold rain (15-1S»; fair and cold i It) and 20); cold and fair skies <21, 221 with snow or rain <2.4251; fair and cold <2H and 27) with rather cold temperatures <2S-.m Full Moon: .January’s Full Moon, or Wolf Moon will occur on dan. 2N. Also calk'd the Hunger Moon due to the ditliculty finding food in cold and temperate climates during this moot h. Holidays: Start the New Year with reasonable resolutions, Remember Lee-.Jackson Day on Jan. 18 and Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on Monday. Jan. 21. The garden: Be sure to protect foundations of all shrubs and plantings from snow and ice. Enjoy indoor gardening and start slow growers like geraniums, delphinium and pansy. Shorin-Ryu Okinawan KARATE Wednesday at Ki Theater Gay St., Washington. VA Junior Classes - Wed. 4-6 PM. Adult Classes - Mon. 5-6:30 P.M. \rtluir Dra^o 5th Dan, Sensei 510 655 7551 IW*tsy Toth 5rd Dan, Asst. 540 5190652 C lassrs thrill January 9. 2002 Keep a lookout for those seed catalogues. Flint Hill k Country r Mart & Deli * Grand Opening! ) Weds., Jan. 9" Como by for a EREE oup of ooffoo!!! 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The men were hunting deer on the property at around 1:15 pm., when Sherertz confronted them and made the arrests. Charged with trespassing to hunt w ere Alexandria residents Randolph Beery Sr.. 66. Christopher Beery. 36 and Dunstan Beery. 11. Also Mark Win wood. 44. of Dale City and Roger Broadwater, 50. of Indian Head. Md. Charged with trespassing to hunt and the addition charge of hunting without a license were Michael Peerv. 32. of Gainesville. and Randolph Peerv -Jr.. 33. of Spri ngfield. Sherertz noted that five of those arrested were from the same family, and that one of the men had heen caught on the property last year, and given a warning. Rappahannock County Game Warden -Jim Bankston assisted with the arrests. All of those arrested were later released on summons. The following day. -Jan H. the Sheriff's Office received a complaint that a hunter's tree stand placed in Harris Hollow had been stolen. According to the complainant, he had discovered that the tree stand — a platform bolted high in a tree to give a hunter a vantage point — had heen removed, leaving only the lock and chain meant to protect it. It is not known precisely when it was taken. The missing tree stand is valued at $250. and Dep. Mark Currence is investigating the incident. Charged in accident •Joseph F. ClafTey. 64, of Flint Hill has been charged with reckless driving in con-, nection with an accident on Dec. 21 that took the life ofTroy I) Foster. 30. of Huntly. - According to Trooper S. M Knick of the Virginia State Police. ClafTey crossed the centerline of Route 659 near Route 628. striking, Foster's pickup at an “angled head-on." Both men were injured; Foster was taken to Warren, Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. ClafTey was airlifted to Fairfax Hospital. Church and non-profit groups have interest in food safety program Iiv Chkistink Kast.w Kxlcnsinii A^'ciit Nutrition ;inii \Vol!n**ss Church and non-profit groups are realizing the need for training in the area of food safety. When preparing large quantities of food the principles of food safety remain the same as for home preparation. However, because of the large quantity, special attention is needed to ensure food is cooked at or remains at proper temperatures in storage or transport. Correct use of food thermometers is critical to maintain temperatures, preventing the growth of microorganisms. which can make people sick. This is just one of the topics covered in the five hour Food Safety for Church/NonProfit Groups' class. Prevention of cross-contami nation for spreading germs from one place to another! is also a topic that deserves special attention. If your group prepares or serves food for young children and older adults they are especially vulnerable to food borne illness. It is important to learn all you can about keeping food safe. Virginia Cooperative Extension is offering two fivehour food safety classes Unpeople who cook and serve food for others. On Tuesday, -Jan. 15 and •Jan. 22 from f>:.'5<) to 9 p m., the class will he held at the Madison War Memorial Building. Contact Margaret at the Madison Extension Office. 948-B881 to register. On Saturday. .Jan, 2B the class will be held at the Jeffersonton Community Center i I’ost Office) at the intersection of Routes 802 and 621. Contact Cindy at the Culpeper Extension Office at. 727-3485. extension 353. For the price of $15 per, organization you will receive a textbook with hand wash posters for your organization, ■ laminated certificates to use . for temporary food events, chlorine test strips and a complete notebook. Virginia Cooperative Extension and the local’-. Health Department will offer* this program. If you are a person with ar. disability and desire anyr assistive devices, services or other accommodation to participate in this activity con-, tact Christine Kastan, cakas-, tan@vt.edu, Madison Unit,, YCE at 948-6881 during the-, hours of 8 a m. to 4:30 p.m., ■ Monday through Friday, to discuss accommodations on week prior to this event. Ullf Volunteers needed at coffee shop The Coffee Shop at Culpeper Regional Hospital is desperately seeking ’ volunteers! Meet the public and provide a valuable service in a friendly, casual environment. The Coffee Shop is open weekdays only, and volunteers donate a minimum of two hours once a week. If' you are interested ini joining this group of workers* or need more information, call! Hermione Thomas at 825-2028^ or Dot Schaeffer at 829-1041.. Rappahannock County Public Schools ADULT EDUCATION Winter Session 2002 Sign up today for out’ of the many exciting classes fving offered this term. Our knowledgeable and professional instructors are among the best in the area. Most classes run for six weeks and are held at RC1 IS. unless otherwise noted in the brochure. Likewise, all classes meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Brochures are available at the public schools, the public iibrarv. the kiosk at Little Washington or online at http://www.amissville.com/adult_ ed.litml. Registration fees will be accepted through .January 21st. 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O Lord, it’s hard to be humble By Rev. Jerky J Pokoksky Social to the Rapp;thann<H k NVw~ Harsh language usually indicates pnde or arrogance. Yet John the Baptist, one of’ the most compelling figures in the Gospel, at times used very harsh language. Without apology, he called the Pharisees a “brood of vipers’’ <Mt 3:71. Was John the Baptist a humble man'.’ Despite his powerful preaching and immense following. John’s entire ministry prepared the way of the Lord He identified the Lord a> "the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" i Jn 1 :3<R Without rancor, he informed his disciples that Christ "is the one of w hom I said. A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me” iJn 1:31 >. Would an arrogant preacher be willing to lose his entire congregation in deference to another? Humility simply recognizes reality for what it is. A humble man recognizes that he has superiors and inferiors. He also recognizes the equal dignity of everyone in the eves of God. A humble man recognizes, in a most precise way. his virtues and his vices. In other words, a humble man sees — or tries to see — reality the way God created it and acts accordingly. A humble man knows that some people and things are set apart * for (rod. Some people and things are sacred. -John knew that Christ was set apart. He acknowledged that he was unworthy to untie the sandals of the Lord <-John 1:27 c He was reluctant to baptize Christ and would not do it until Christ gave him permission 1 Mt .'1:14-15 >. A humble man recognizes God's “sacred space” and that God has special rights over His space. Every member of a family intuitively recognizes the rights of others over their space. Dad's basement workshop is his territory where no child should venture without permission. So also is moms kitchen. Each child has his space in the bedroom. Individual clothes drawers are especially sacred to children. Ask any teenager' Children learn humility by learning to respect the -acred space of their parents and siblings. A church is most especially a sacred space. Within each Catholic church, the sanctuary around the altar of Sacrifice is so sacred that the Lord, through the Church, has entrusted the priest as guardian. A humble man recognizes and defends the priest's unique responsibility as guardian of Cod s house. The priest directs aiid orders the liturgical celebration. The Liturgy is not a com nuttee meeting and liturgical actions are not theater. The Liturgy is a representation of the history of Redemption which unfolds Cod's mighty deeds and engages the community in worsiiip. Hence, those who assist the priest by serving, reading or distributing Communion do not have a right to these ministries. Their duties are privileges that are delegated by the priest and ought' to be exercised in all humility. At times it may appear that parents or priests are harsh or arrogant in the exercise of their responsibilities. It usualU happens when it is neo'ssac\ to >ay "no" to some roque-t Tpk’o. you cannot use im po\\eiAools. No. you cannot stay out late tonight. No. the sanctuary of this church cannot he used as a ,-tay'e for a school play. Although ones delivery may not always he perfect, sometimes “no" is the exact remedy injustice, and in humility. Humility is a virtue-that is easy to define hut difficult to live. Sometimes it is necessary to make correct choices that annoy and offend others. Sin degrades man: and harsh language used in the service of man s dignity is no vice. •John the Baptist used unpleasant language to bring the Pharisees to conversion so that they might rediscover their human dignity. ■John, identified by Christ as “the greatest man horn of a woman" < Mt 11:11c was indeed a humble man. He knew his role. He knew the limits of his space. He knew where he stood with the Lord and he acted accordingly. And he would not surrender to error or injustice. Therein lies his greatness and our challenge. You finally have the power to decide who supplies your electricity and natural gas. And Virginia Energy Choice has all the information you need to make an educated choice. To get your free Consumer Guide, call our toll-free number or visit our website below. 1-877-YES-2004 | yesvachoice.com FOR YOUR FREE CONSUMER GUIDE An education program of the State Corporation Commission I SHRINE: The McGuffy Art Center in Charlottesville will feature the works of Rappahannock Artist Jeanne Drevas now through Jan. 27. Gleanings from Rappahannock 2002, Of and From the Forest The McGufTy Art Center. Charlottesville features a la rye on site installation by Jeanne Drevas of Sperryville using tulip poplar bark and pine needles, plus smaller work. Nature provides the materials for this show, various barks, honeysuckle, grasses, pine needles, cattail fluff, scarred wood and whatever else she gleans as she wanders the forest. The exhibits runs now through Jan. 27. Ms. Drevas worked on the installation starting Jan. 2 using ten foot tall pieces of tulip bark scavenged from a logging site in Rappahannock and the final product remained unknown until right before last Friday’s night opening reception. Drevas' studies of clay in Geneva, Switzerland, where she first experimented with terra sigillata and primitive wood firing with salt and sulfates, provided valuable learning. but she felt constrained by both the limits of clay and the single medium. She also spent time in Bangkok, Thailand, where she realized her calling as a gleaner and assembler of indigenous materials. Material such as amulets, silkworm cocoons, mulberry bark paper and flotsam worked their way into her pieces which were exhibited at the McGuffv Center in •January 1998. She also designed a series of wall hangings utilizing the women's needlework of the Hmong hill tribe. Drevas commented. "I wanted to honor marvels of enterprise and pride one more time before their final disappearance. And that seems to be what 1 am pulled to do. to honor that which is about to disappear, to preserve that which is left. My newest work with natural materials reflects what I find around me, and while the earth's forests are disappearing due to man's inexhaustible desires, our woods of Rappahannock County, Va. run rampant and generous with it's natural offerings.'' The McGuffy Art Center is located at 201 Second Street, N.W., Charlottesville and is open. Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For additional information call 4:14-295-797:1. Ten free trees offered Ten free flowering trees will be given to each person who joins the National Arbor Day Foundation during January 2002. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation's Trees for America campaign. The ten trees include two white flowering dogwoods, two flowering crabapples, two flowering pears, two Washington Hawthorns and two American Redbuds. “These compact trees were selected for planting in large or small spaces,” said John Rosenow, the Foundation’s president. “They will give your home the beauty of lovely pink, white and yellow flowers and also provide winter berries and nesting sites for songbirds." The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting between Feb. 1 and May d 1 with enclosed planting instructions. The six to twelve inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge. Members also receive a subscription to the Foundation's bimonthly publication, Arbor Day, and The Tree Book with information about tree planting and care. To become a member of the Foundation and to receive the free trees, send a $10 contribution to Ten Free Flowering Trees, National Arbor Day Foundation. 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, Neb. 08410 by -Jan. dl, 2002. ‘l^iper Ice The crackled glaze on the river banka has the brown'd wild grasses quite enfolded, all heaved and cleaved by the tide's demise. Glinting ice with mirrored gold announces the day with a crystal sunrise. Late morning sun, though low, 'tis true - still has warmth to melt the edges, the ice •y remains upon stone wall shadows, while birds find homes in |j| the warm'd sea hedges. Finding a flat surface, the y: egret's skate - landing blue heron teeter-totter. The geese and ducks all slip and slide, drink glossy pools of river water, and await the incoming tide. Then a lien time and tide come full the blocks of ice greet their watery coat and ride high with freezing, icy air... To refreeze another layer to float. Each successive freezing day, each brilliant, tangled', shining ledge... adds layers of ice all angled and sheared, glistening white on the rivers edge. Sadly missed, all melted and cleared... Cynthia Stamps, Woodville

SPORTS This Week in Sports Jon Smythk Athletic Director The holiday break saw all the RCHS teams in some form of tournament action. For the basketball teams, that action was against the same opponents that have messed with the Panthers in the pre-district season that has just been completed. Unfortunately, the results weren't what we had hoped for. For the Varsity Volleyball team however, the holiday break offered up a big prize and the Lady Panthers seized it. Last but not least, the varsity wrestlers traveled to an invitational tournament in the valley and acquitted themselves very well. Basketball It was billed as a holiday tournament. The Page Christmas Classic pits four teams against one another for two days of exciting holiday basketball. The RCHS Varsity ran up against the Luray Bulldogs for the third time this season in the Classic opener. The Panthers were still not capable of finding a way to stop the Bulldogs and came up on the losing end of an 81 to 55 contest. The next night. Friday, Dec. 28, the Panthers matched up with the hosting Panthers from Page County. These two teams had split in earlier contests this year and the RCHS Panthers lost the rubber match 64 to 59. The JV Panthers also played two games on the first day of the tournament, but had the misfortune of drawing back-to-back contests. After losing the first game to the JV team from Luray, 50 to 46. the JV7 Panthers were out of steam for the second game and lost to the hosting JV squad from Page County bv the score of 58 to 47. The first week back at school pitted the basketball teams against Bull Run District competition, as all three squads were in action at home on Friday, Jan. 4. The Varsity faced the Mustangs from George Mason High School in the nightcap. The Panthers jumped off to what appeared to be a home court advantage as they took the early lead 6 to 2. The Fairfax County boys came racing back and finished the first quarter with some hot shooting of their own and a 22 to 13 advantage. The Panthers held their own in the second quarter bv scoring 20 points, but retired to the locker room at halftime down 46 to 33. The Panthers never challenged in the second half and fell to 0 and 2 in the District with a 70 to 59 loss to the Mustangs. The JV game that preceded the Varsity contest saw the two sophomore brothers, John and David, combine for 38 points to lead their team past the JV Mustangs from George Mason. Freshman Monte Christian contributed 11 points as the JV Panthers won by the score of 62 to 50. This keeps the JV team 2 and 0 in District competition. Prior to the start of the JV game, the Junior Panthers squared off against Signal Knob Middle School from Strasburg. After a low scoring first quarter that saw the JP’s down 8 to 4, they charged back with 18 second quarter points and led at the half 22 to 12. Unable to break the Strasburg press in the third quarter, the Junior Panthers gave up too many easy has kets on turnovers and watched their 10-point lead dwindle to four as the quarter ended 30 to 26. The final quarter was a repeat of the third and the Junior Panthers, still unable to handle the Signal Knob pressure, fell 44 to 37. It was a tough loss for the team before the home crowd. Volleyball The Varsity Volleyball team traveled to Madison County High School over the break to participate in the 8th annual Mountaineer Classic. This years' competitors were Rapp, William Monroe, Orange, Brentsville, Madison. Manassas Park. Louisa, and Fluvana High Schools. After an opening match loss to William Monroe two games to one <15-10, 12-15,11-151, the Lady Panthers came back to win their match with Orange County HS two games to none < 16-14, 15-7). Junior Rachel Sharp had 15 kills in this match behind the superb setting of sophomores Lara Krevling and Ashleigh Burke. This win set the stage for the alwaystense confrontations with arch rival Madison County. You could feel the tension as the Lady Panthers tried to defeat the Lady Mountaineers in their gym. Earlier in the season, the Rapp side had won 2-0 at the RCHS gym and now, the Madison squad was bent on returning the favor. The Lady Panthers won the first game, another close one, 15 to 13. The Lady Mountaineers got fired up and came back to win the second by a dominating lo to 5 score. This set the stage for the third and deciding game. As expected, both teams struggled valiantly back and forth as the lead se-sawed between servers-Rapp went up 2-0, then 5-2; Madison came back and went on top 7-5; Rapp rode Sharp's serve to a 9-7 lead before Madison took it back 10-9. Sophomore Danielle Hiserman served the Lady Panthers back on top 11-10, just to watch as the Madison team scratched to within one point of the game and match with a 14-11 lead. It was a wild finish as young Burke had several key saves and the Lady Panthers defeated the Madison side 16 to 14 in the final game to win the match two games to one and earn a berth in the Championship contest against William Monroe. It was almost anti-climatic, after the Madison win, as the Lady Panthers put away the girls from William Monroe two games to none (15 11 and 15-6) and won their first ever Mountaineer Classic Championship. It was a heck of a Christmas break for the team and the coach. Afterwards, Coach Suzie Zylonis said, “We beat Madison in their own house and won their tournament. It’s been a great 37 hours.” The winning didn’t end for the volleyball teams when school started in the New Year. The Ladv Panthers traveled to Fairfax County to face the Lady Mustangs at the George Mason HS gym on Friday, Jan. 4. Good things continued to happen in the city as the country girls from Rapp defeated the Lady Mustangs 15 to 12 in the opener and 15 to 10 in the second and deciding game. Coach Zylonis said, “Coming off the championship win at the Madison Tournament over the holiday break, the team continues to ' play strongly, making very few errors, and playing more cohesively that any team out there. With our two hig hitters, strong setting. and aggressive defense. I see great things in our future!" The -JV Lady Panthers, idle over the holiday break, opened their evening at George Mason with some determined play in all facets of the game. With steady serving, good defense and hustle, they put away the opposing -JV Lady Mustang squad two games to none <15-9. 15-6) to win the match. Wrestling The RCHS Varsity .Wrestling Team made a strong statement to teams across the state that they are no longer a new team. In a six team holiday tournament held Friday. Dec. 28 at Riverheads High School, the Panther grapplers went four and one as a team and brought home their first varsity trophy. The tournament featured teams from all four Regions in the Virginia State High School League system — Region A. Mathews HS: Region B. Rapp. Madison County, and Riverheads high schools; Region C. Radford HS: and Region I). Powell Valiev HS. Rapp opened with a strong 54-26 team win over Powell Valley High School. Recording wins in that match-up were Brian Brown. -Jonathan Robinson. Max Haynes. -Johnny Ferdetta. Stuart Hensley. Garner Smythe, Eric Swirman. 'Jt 1e 111 \ uraves auu nenry Robertson. The second meet was against Mathews High School, currently ranked 6th in the state. Robinson, Hensley, Houston Haynes. Jeff Scroggins. Graves, and Robertson recorded victories in what would turn out to be RCHS's only loss as a team in the tournament. Mathews HS beat every team at the tournament and won the crown 5-0. The third meet of the day pitted the Panther grapplers against Region C’s Radford High School. Winning for Rapp were Brown, Robinson. H. Haynes, Ferdetta, Mike Weise, Norman, Graves, and Robertson. The fourth meet of the •day was against host team Riverheads High School. It proved to he the closest and most exciting team meet of the tournament. Rapp was ahead JO-19 at the 1<39 weight class (wrestling for this match started at the 130 class). At the 215-class, junior Jeremy Graves was behind in his bout 6-3, when he appeared to have pinned his opponent, only to have the pin cancelled due to his opponent using m illegal hold seconds before the Graves pin. Despite Coach Wells’ appeal to the official, the call stood and Graves had to try and heat his adversary twice in one match. Graves came hack and defeated his foe in this hotly contested match-up. hut didn't get the six points for his team that he woidd have gotten with the pin. After Riverhead wrestlers won the next four weight classes, they pulled ahead 37-33 going into the final contest between 125pounders. Senior Johnny Ferdetta wrestled the match of his life and pinned his Riverheads’ opponent late in till- period to give RCHS the 39-37 team victory. The final match of the tournament was against the Upcoming Athletic Events Friday, Jan. 11 • Junior Panther Basketball at Signal Knob M.S. 4 p.m. • JV & Varsity Basketball Home vs Brentsville H.S. - 6 p.m. • JV & Varsity Volleyball at Brentsville H.S. - 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 • Varsity Wrestling at Amelia H.S. - 10 a.m. • JV Wrestling - TBD • JV & Varsity Basketball at Strasburg H.S. - 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 • Junior Panther Basketball Home vs. Warrenton M.S. - 4 p.m. • JV & Varsity Basketball at Clarke County H.S. - 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 • JV & Varsity Volleyball Home vs Clarke Co H.S. - 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 • Junior Panther Basketball at Marshall M.S. 4 p.m. s ■ phc»os coii»iesv David Clanagan JUNIOR Gregg Jackson “flying high" but to no avail as Panthers fall to George Mason. VARSITY Volleyball rests in-between matches. Mountaineers from Madison County. Remembering last seasons' drubbing at the bands of the Madison grapplers, the Panthers showed no mercy as they completely reversed the table and won this contest 54 to 2N. Winning Panthers in this match were Broun, Robinson. Ferdetta. Weise, Smythe. 11 Haynes, Norman, Craves. and Robertson. With this victory, the Panthers secured second place in the tournament and brought home the trophv. The RCHS .JV wrestling team participated in a meet with 0 other schools at Fauquier High School on Saturday, Jan. f>. In this meet, individual team scores were not tracked, just those of individual wrestlers. Rapp walked away with seven medals: First place medals went to Billy Tucker at 140 lbs. and And> Piopst at 171. Second place awards went Alexander Sharp at 10.4 pounds, Blair Atkins at 125, Stuart Hensley at l.'lf). and Tommy Voorhies at 171. Kyle Robinson won a third place medal, wrestling at lf>2 pounds. It was a great holiday wrestling, season for the Panther grapplers and hopes are high for the beginning of some tough Bull Run District competition coming up. JUNIOR Eric Norman gets one of his three pins of the day. J SOPHOMORE Billy Tucker wrestles his Riveiheads opponent. Indoor Soccer underway Bv Kathryn Trkanor Spcmil In llii1 K<ipp.ih;»nnoik NVws The Rappahannock Soccer League is delighted to announce that an exciting season of Indoor Soccer is currently underway on Sundays at the Rappahannock County High School and will run through Sunday. Feh. 24 for children levels I'N through C 12 Sessions will he as follows: I' 111 ('(ted plays from I 1 a.in. until 12:1 •’> pm. ri()-l'12 (lirls plays from 12: lu p m. until 1 :.'>(> p. in. r 12 (’pod plays from 1 :.'lt) p.m. unt11 2:1") p in l\S Coed plays from 2:1") p ill, unt il l p in. dost .is $20 pur (,'hild Playors hum to KS1. must hrinp a rop\ of t In i r 1 >• i t 11 rurtifiuatus to ropistur. 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—-Eappaljannocb jSetos-— Established 18,77 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL. PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler Executive Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: S21 a year in Rappahannock County S27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months. 50 cents Older copies to 1960. S5 (as available) Office: Rappahannock News Building. Washington, Va 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: RappNews@timespapers.com Hours: 8 30 a m to 5 p m. Monday-Fnday Member. Audit Bureau of Circulations www.timescommunity.com WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2002 Our View Thank you Easement donors As the year 2000 began, this paper printed a map of easemertt-proteeted properties here at the end of the Twentieth Century. We then used this space to applaud County officials for their tough-minded dedication to keeping Rappahannock scenic - and we particularly thanked those landowners who had donated the conservation easements on the map. and expressed our hope that many other landowners would give easements in the 21st Century. Easement protection has over the last two years increased almost 30 percent to nearly 13,000 acres. For this, we offer thanks for the grass-roots leadership of local organizations, particularly RCCA and RLEP. We can also thank the assistance and education programs of the Piedmont Environmental Council which have made its nine-county service region home to one of the most successful private landscape preservation projects in the United States. But mostly we thank the landowners themselves for making the tough property-by-property decisions that are. in fact, implementing the "Scenic County” policies of Rappahannock's ordinances. Individual landowners are what make these policies work. Rough road ahead Ailing economy presents our legislators with real challenges It’s going to be quite different when Allen Louderback (R- 15th), Rappahannock’s new delegate to the Virginia General Assembly, begins his second term in the House this week. There will be a new governor and administration ir place when the session begins, but the biggest Challenges will be brought on by the state of Virginia’s economy — which is much weaker than when Louderback was first elected from the old 15th District in 1999. Fortunately for Louderback — a fiscal conservative who worked for increased efficiency and accountability in his first term — he is on the same page as Gov.elect Mark Warner. And as the budget shortfall becomes more apparent, it is likely that Louderback will become involved in legislation and committee work aimed at making state government more efficient. Already, he his planning for his “Cost-Cutting Caucus” of the last session to meet and study the state budget. And he expects to revive the moribund State Employees Suggestion Program. Also on Louderback’s agenda is to push for a budget amendment that will help solve rural counties lik< Rappahannock that face an unfair “cost of competing for compensating teachers and other state-funded public employees. This is his first year serving us, and Del. Louderback wants to hear from his constituents in Rappahannock while he is in Richmond. Here’s how t< contact him: Delegate Allen L. Louderback Session Office General Assembly Building P.0. Box 406 Richmond, Va. 23218 (804) 698-1015 or (800) 889-0229 Fax: (804) 786-6310 E-mail: del_Louderback@house.state.va.us Room Number: 408 Legislative Assistant: Gary Frink/Jeanne Frink Secretary: Barbara Monroe District Office 1131 Old Farms Road Luray, Va. 22835 (540)' 743-76441 Rappahannock Today RappahannocK News Photo Barbara C War, ma Patches of ice covered the Rush River at Rock Mills late on Monday afternoon. Letters Driver seeks witness We are trying to locate a witness to an accident in which we were involved on Friday. Dec. 28 approximately 5:35 p in. on Lee Highway in Warrenton: One gentleman stopped to ask if there were any injuries; we told him none and he left: vve never realized until later how important it would have been to have gotten his name, phone number and/or license plate number. If the above gentleman, or anyone else who witnessed the accident, would be so kind as to call us. we would be very grateful. Our phone number is 937-5024. The accident involved a red and white 1990 Ford Bronco with Virginia plates and a white Subaru station wagon with New York plates. If you become involved in an accident, no matter how insignificant you believe it is. or if you think you know whose fault it is. always get any witnesses' name, phone oi' license plate numbers. Willie C. Smith Jr. Amissville It takes a village of volunteers I'd like to underscore one aspect of a letter recently submitted by Frank Huff. President of the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. Behind every heroic firefighter or emergency medical technician, whether in New York or Washington on Sept. 11. or here at home every day. is a community member with a less demanding. but critical, role. Whether bookkeeper, secretary. nail-ham merer cook. baker, door-knocker, letter writer, fixer-upper, or carnival barker, it takes a village of volunteers to keep our rescuers at the ready. Not all of us can train and certify for lifesaving service. Not all of us can be the voice of calm in an emergency. Not to worry. To paraphrase an old defense adage, they also serve who pick up trash. Admittedly, we are a small community. But some may he surprised to learn that the same handful of people who stay up half the night to protect our lives, drag their weary bones back to the firehouse the next day and do double duty on the host of administrative and maintenance jobs required to operate a fire and rescue service. The spirit of duty from these committed few is so strong that you'll hear few complaints. But do we really mean to ask that much? Our community is blessed with an active corps of civic, political, and other service volunteers. This letter is for the rest of us who get so tied up in day to day living that we find ourselves watching them and wishing w:e could do more. We can. How great it would,he to spend just a few hours a year and make a ' real difference. To stand, not See VOLUNTEERS, Page A7 See More Letters, Page A7 Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 40 YEARS AGO Jan. 4, 1962 Mrs. Thurza Burke of Washington and Mrs. Sarah Latham of Aniissville will serve as co-chairmen for Rappahannock County's 1962 Heart Fund Campaign. Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Latham, who will have charge of all fund raising activities, will appoint co-workers for various phases of the campaign to be conducted in February. Tom Frost in Warren ton was advertising a 1961 Falcon for $2045; a 1959 four door Ford Sedan, fully equipped for $1294 and a 1954 four door Ford Sedan for $194. The ad also focused on low down payments, on the spot financing and used car warranty. A square dance will he held Friday, -Jan. 12 at the Flint Hill fire hall. Ai Lanham and The Clarke County Ramblers will he providing the music. Admission is $1.25 per person. 25 YEARS AGO Jan. 13, 1977 Planning Commission Chairman Herbert Barksdale appeared at last Thursday’s meeting of the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors to request that the Supervisors appoint a Planner from Hampton District. “There's been no representative from Hampton District on the Planning Commission for three to four years,” said Mr. Barksdale and asked that Newbill Miller be named. Mr. Miller was elected for a four-year term. Connie DelGrosso i 1 Flint Hill will represent Rappahannock County in the Lions International Youth Exchange program which is being sponsored this year for the first time by*the local Lions Club. She is 18. a senior at Rappahannock County High School and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DelGrosso. The application from Connie foi the exchange project will go to the Lions Club state headquarters where she will be matched with applications from host families in Europe. She will receive a scholarship of $400 fr'om the Rappahannock Lions Club for expenses and will spend about five weeks before returning home in mid-August. Lindsay Eastham and Gregory Swaim of See BYGONE, Page A7 Postcard courtesy of a Rappahannock family This postcard from the 1950's shows one of the several beautiful waterfalls at White Oak Canyon, in Shenandoah National Park off Skyline Drive. The postcard was published by A.J. Simonpietri Jr. in Front Royal.

More Letters Volunteers From Page A6 just in awe of our heroes, but beside them. And how reassuring it would be if, in our moment of need, we found ourselves tended to, not by strangers, but by our partners in service to a remarkable community. It’s easy to make an early New Year’s resolution. Just call 675-3286. Monica Worth Treasurer Flint Hill Fire and Rescue Company Local restaurant praised The family and friends of the late Mr. and Mrs. Milton Norman were blessed with a great Christmas dinner on Dec. 22 at the Country Cafe in Washington. Some of the highlights of the evening were getting to meet our second cousin. Dorothy Heflin Stanton and her husband, Jim, on our mother’s side for the first time, and seeing a lot of the children we have not seen for sometime. All of the 50 people that said they would come, were there! It was wonderful to see and talk to each one. We highly recommend The Country Cafe in the town of Washington for their good food and excellent service. Daniel M. Norman Woodville Thanks to all who donated rl lhank you to all who came J. out to support the Red Cross Bloodmobile on Friday, Dec. 28 at the Washington Fire Hall. We especially appreciate all of those who wanted to donate but were unable to at the time. With that being a very busy time of the year for most people, the number of pints of blood collected was lower than usual. We’ll try again, though, in May or June and encourage all of our regular blood donors. and plenty of new donors, to come out and support the Bloodmobile at that time. Marie Riedel Marie Davis, Co-Chairman, Bloodmobile Authorities agree with Brant In the letter printed in your Jan. 2 issue under the heading Regarding disputed facts in Hollering #5," the writer wonders whether James Madison biographer Irving Brant offers any support for the erroneous but often-repeated story that it was Madison and not Benjamin Franklin who made the motion for daily prayers in the Federal Convention on June 28, 1787. Brant, on page 84 of volume three of his biography of Madison (James Madison: Father of the Constitution 1787-1800) affirms that the motion was made by Benjamin Franklin and seconded by Roger Sherman. An array of authorities on the Federal Convention of 1787 agree with Brant. They include Carl Van Doren (The Great Rehearsal), Clinton Rossiter (1787 The Grand Convention), Catherine Drinker Bowen (Miracle at Philadelphia), Leonard Levy (The Establishment Clause) and William Peters (A More Perfect Union). In addition, in his new biography of Benjamin Franklin (The First American), author H.W. Brands confirms that Franklin made the motion. A second myth about Franklin's motion has also persisted for over two centuries. It is the false asser tion that Franklin's motion was adopted and resulted in daily prayer in the Federal Convention. Former President Ronald Reagan is among those who have perpetuated this myth. In his remarks to leaders of Christian Religious Organizations on Oct. 13, 1983, Mr. Reagan announced that after Franklin's motion, "they opened all the constitutional meetings with prayer." In fact, the delegates took no action on Franklin's motion nor did his motion result in daily prayers. T. Page Johnson Luray Blue Ridge Civil War Round Table to meet By Rob Sherwood Special to the Rappahannock News In the summer of 1861, just after the outbreak of the Civil War, Southern forces led by then Brigadier General Thomas J. ’Stonewall" Jackson executed an unrivalled feat of warfare: the appropriation of locomotives and railroad cars from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad that were then transported by road 125 south to Staunton where they became Southern trains of the Virginia Central Railroad. Just how this daring exploit was planned, led, and accomplished is the subject of an upcoming lecture at the Blue Ridge Civil War Round Table, on Jan. 15, at the Rappahannock County Library, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. In its fourth year, the Round Table sponsors monthly lectures and tours on Civil War history. The lectures are free and open to everyone; in fact the Round Table is encouraging new community members who are interested to attend. Longtime Civil War lecturer and author Arthur Candenquist will be giving the lecture, the subject of which he published as an essay entitled The Great Train Robbery, or the Confed erates Gather Steam." Here is how he describes his presentation: "(It) tells the story, through narration and slides, of how the enterprise was executed, the personalities involved, and the obstacles that had to be overcome in order to guarantee the success of the scheme. Such an undertaking had never before been attempted on such a large scale, and the Confederacy benefited from the Herculean task of conducting cars and locomotives overland by roads a distance of 125 miles, from Martinsburg to Staunton in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. There the equipment was placed on the tracks of the Virginia Central Railroad, and distributed throughout the South. "You will see Jackson in one of his finest hours, and meet the men who masterminded this daring wartime exploit." Mr. Candenquist has worked for railroads since 1974 when he began as a signal tower operator. A series of promotions over the years has led to his current position as Manager of Emergency Preparedness for Amtrak; his area of responsibility covers of all the 45 states the railroad operates in. After getting his B.S. degree from Temple University in Communications, Mr. Candenquist served six years in the Air Force including service in Vietnam. He is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the National Fire Protection Association. He aids our community as a volunteer Firefighter with 40 years of fire service. He currently serves as Safety Officer with the rank of Captain. He and his wife Cindy live near Amissville. Mr. Candenquist's fascination with the War Between the States began in his childhood. He has published articles on some lesser-known aspects of the war, including the difficulty of keeping time during the war years when no standard Time had been established and on the Confederacy's inauguration of the world’s first military railroad. The Blue Ridge Civil War Round Table welcomes anyone at its meetings and encourages those who enjoy learning more about American history to become members. A list of future speakers, events, and tours is available at the meetings. For more information call Rob Sherwood, events coordinator, at 987-8596. Local students named to Dean's List Longwood College in Farmville has selected 558 students to the Dean's List for superior academic achievement during the fall 2001 semester. Among those who earned an academic average of 3.5 to 3.99 from Rappahannock County were Katy May Paratore of Amissville and Tiffany Dawn Keys of Woodville. Supervisors From Page A1 becomes a court case." Mr. Makela alluded to problems with school employee time tracking and overtime pay. The Supervisors also discussed the activities of the Citizens Committee Studying Alternate Sources of School Funding, formed last summer to investigate possibilities for school funding other than property taxes. Committee member Bob Dennis expressed his opinion that the Committee needed additional guidance from the Board of Supervisors - that it had not sufficient direction to determine what type of funding sources should be investigated. He asked the Board. “Just what is it that you want us to do?” He also noted that the Committee had not been able to elect a chairman. Member Jerry Ochs said that he disagreed - he felt that the Committee's charter was clear, but he noted that the lack of a chairman was an issue and added that none of the members would accept the chairmanship role. The Board and County Administrator McCarthy then engaged in a free-wheeling discussion about the need and likelihood of success of the committee, the need to control school costs and the property tax rate, the reduced level of support expected from the Commonwealth this1 year, and the recent change in the composite index that will further reduce Rappahannock County receipts from the State. The Board finally agreed that additional Committee membership and support was required, and School Board member Rose Ann Sharp volunteered to investigate the possibility of adding an indi vidual with grant writing experience to the Committee, and Bob Lander volunteered to facilitate some organizational development of the Committee. State Police Advisory Committee to be formed Mr. McCarthy told the Board that the State Police, out of the Warrenton Office, propose to form a Rappahannock County advisory committee to provide input on policing needs, performance, standards, and techniques in the County. They would like at least one member of the Board of Supervisors and a few community members on the committee. he said, and anyone interested can contact him or Sergeant Benshoof of the State Police in the Warrenton office. Other activities • At the commencement of the January meeting. Chairman Estes honored Roberta Anderson for the four years-two as chairwomanthat she has served on the Community Services Board, and he provided her with a pin as “a token of our affection and gratitude." • Frank Warner used the public comments segment to “publicly congratulate the Chairman for being (Rappahannock News) Citizen of the Year," and the Board of Supervisors for again selecting Mr. Estes as its Chair. • Mr. McCarthy reported that a bill was being offered in the House of Delegates to repeal the truck ban on Route 17, and that he expects information shortly from VDOT on traffic counts in the County that might be used to show the negative impact of that ban on truck traffic in Rappahannock. That information will be available and will be discussed at next month’s Board of Supervisors meeting. • Mr. Anderson requested that the Board consider offering $2,000 for lobbying in support of proposed new legislation that would provide additional authority to local jurisdictions to control the land application of sludge. Mr. Estes successfully proposed that the Board defer discussion to the February meeting “to see if the bill comes up.” • Mr. McCarthy reported that there would be a meeting in the Washington Town Hall on Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the future of the Independence Day Celebrations. He noted that there has been little success in attempts to replace the individuals who have managed the event for a number of years and who have declined to continue to do so and, h& added, “as of now it looks like July 4th will not go on as it has previously.” • The Board had a brief discussion on efforts by Sally Mello to have the Hazel River designated as an “Exceptional Water,” and of the implications of this designation by the Commonwealth. The Board decided to advertise and have a hearing on this issue at its February meeting. • The Board tabled discussion, to its February meeting, on the Phase 2 Grant Resolution for the Sperryville Gateway Project. • The Board named Gil Webb to serve on the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Board. • The Board agreed to support efforts, at no cost to Rappahannock County, by the Caroline County Department of Economic Development to promote Virginia tourism through a “Founders of America Community Program.” Room From Page A1 Cedar Mountain Stone donated over fifteen hundred tons of stone. Allegheny Power moved the main power pole to the high school at it’s own expense (School Board member Mrs. Aline Johnson was behind the scenes on this) and First Colony gave a 25ri discount on the trusses. Charlie Carroll of Trison Electric has agreed to donate all of the electrical work and Keys Heating and Air Conditioning is willing to install free propane heaters (the school Board approved electric heaters but Coach Wells is hoping the board will allow this donation). Graystone Homes and Ace Carpentry will be donating free use of their crane to install the trusses. With the recent cold weather, the block has been delayed and the mid-January move-in date will be missed. But the room is well on it’s way and every day Rappahannock County wrestlers can work on their moves and not on moving, they are that much closer to a championship. Donations are still needed for funding, and in the areas of drywall and painting. Please contact Jon Smvthe at the high school 987-8575 or Jim Wells 5473407. Bygone From Page A6 Rappahannock County were named to the Special Hopor Roll for Scholastic Excellence at Randolph-Macon Academy following the completion of the first trimester grading period. Misty Hitt of Woodville and a group of friends were sleigh riding last weekend when they discovered a snake laying in the snow nearby. They excitedly summoned Mr. Corker, father of one of the youngsters, who could hardly believe the three and a half foot snake, was real. Conjecture is that the reptile crawled out of a groundhog hole and froze to death. Tracks in the snow toward a hole nearby substantiated the theory. 10 YEARS expansion last Thursday questioned the need • for a separate building to house a middle school. Several speakers said that alternatives such as expanding the elementary school and using modular classrooms to take care of a “temporary spike” in enrollment hadn’t been explored enough. Some suggested that the county not get involved in building a middle school without going to the voters with a referendum. Rare Finds, located next to the Post Office and Country Cafe in Washington, is now open for business with a steady stream of customers. 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virg,n,a "TlDOUN COUNTY Employment Opportunities Loudoun County Web Site: www.co.loudoun.va.us Visit the Loudoun County Web Site to Review Position Summaries NEW JOB OPENINGS ~ RECRUITMENT » POSITION - TITLE 02-234 02-335 02-338 02-235 02-163 HIRING RANGE CLOSING DATE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Building and Development Regular, full-time; full benefits ADULT DAY CARE PROGRAM MGR. - Parks. Rec. and Comm Svc Regular, full-time, full-benefits COURIER - Library Services Dept Regular, part-time, no benefits, hrs per week: Up to 35 hours ENERGY MANAGER - General Services Regular, full-time; full benefits INSTRUCTOR - Parks. Rec. and Comm Svc Seasonal, part-time, no benefits, hrs per week: Varies $23,668 - $30.769/yr. $36,717 - $47,733/yr. $10.49 - $13.63/hr. $36,717 - $59,849/yr. $10.49 - $13.63/hr. January 11 January 18 January 11 January 11 January 11 RECRUITMENT # POSITION - TITLE HIRING RANGE 02-339 02-231 02-337 02-336 LIBRARY COURIER - SUBSTITUTE - Library Services Dept. Temporary, part-time, no benefits, hrs per week: Varies PROJECT ASST. - FACILITIES DEV. - Parks. Rec. and Comm Svc Regular, full-time: full benefits SECRETARY - Social Services Regular, full-time, full-benefits SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR - Financial Services Regular, full-time, full-benefits $10.49 - $ 11.53/hr. $31,719 - $41,235/yr. $23,668 - $28,402/yr. $36,717 - $59,S49/yr. CLOSING DATE January 11 January 11 January 11 January 11 OPEN UNTIL FILLED Regular, Full-Time Positions With Full Benefits RECRUITMENT # POSITION- TITLE HIRING RANGE 02-079 01-181 02-177 02-175 01- 402 02- 187 02-206 02-190 02-152 ■ 02-194 02-195 02-186 02-112 01- 258 02- 172 02-202 02-173 01-452 01- 450 ' 02- 158 02-141 01- 499 02- 051 01- 257 02- 176 02-113 ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION TEACHER - Social Services (Note: Readvertisement) ANIMAL CARE FIELD TECHNICIAN - Animal Care and Control (Note: Dept, changed work schedule information) APPRAISER, COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIA - Financial Services BENEFIT PROGRAM SPECIALIST - Social Services BUSINESS TAX ASSESSOR - Commissioner of Revenue (Note: Readvertisement) CABLE TV ADMIN. SPECIAUST - Public Info Office CLINIC SUPPORT TECHNICIAN - Health Services . CLINICIAN - Mental Health/Retardation CLINICIAN - Mental Heatth/Retardation CLINICIAN - Mental Health/Retardation CLINICIAN, SENIOR - Mental Health/Retardation COMMUTER SERVICES TECHNICIAN - Transportation Services COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST - Solid Waste Management CORRECTIONAL OFFICER - Sheriff’s Department COUNSELOR - RELIEF - Social Services DAY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - Mental Health/Retardation ENGINEER - TEAM LEADER - Building and Development ENGINEER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT - General Services ENGINEER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT - General Services ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RECORDS TECH - Health Services ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST - Health Services FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIV. MGR - General Services (Note: Readvertisement) FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIAUST • Social Services (Note. Readvertisement) FIELD DEPUTY - Sheriff's Department LANDSCAPE TECHNICIAN - General Services LIBRARIAN, ADULT COLLECTION - Library Services Dept. $31,719 - $38,063/yr. $25,246 - $32,820/yr. $36,717 - $56,912/yr. $31,719-$39,649/yr. $27,401 - $31,511 yr. $36,717 - $47,733/yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $36,717 - $42,225/yr. $31,719 - $41,235/yr. $36,717 - $42,225/yr. $36,717 - $47,733/yr. $23,668 - $30,769/yr. $31,719 - $44,407/yr. $29,227 - $37,996/yr. $27,401 - $32,881/yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $44,631 - $72,749/yr. $36,717 - $59,849/yr. $31,719 - $51,702/yr. $23,668 - $30,769/yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $49,207 - $63,969/yr. $31,719 - $41,235/yr. $29,227 - $37,996/yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $36,717 - $47,733/yr. RECRUITMENT # POSITION-TITLE HIRING RANGE 01- 393 02- 233 02-196 00- 383 02-191 02-118' 02-169 02-174 01- 491 02- 188 02-234 02-161 01- 333 02- 150 02-199 02-197 02-159 02-205 02-192 02-203 01- 372 02- 149 02-236 02-198 02-081 02-168 LIBRARIAN, YOUTH SERVICES - Library Services Department LIBRARY ASSISTANT - Library Services Dept. LOCAL INMATE DATA SYSTEM TECHN - Sheriff's Department MECHANICAL ENGINEER - General Services NURSE, PSYCHIATRIC - Mental Health/Retardation PARK MANAGER - Parks. Rec. and Comm Svc PLANNER - Building and Development PLANNER - Planning Services PLANNER - Building and Development PLANNER - ZONING - Building and Development PLANNER - Building and Development PLANNER-COMMUNITY PLANNING - Planning Services PLANNER - SENIOR LAND USE - Planning Services POLICY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - Health Services (Note: Readvertisement) PROJECT TECHNICIAN - General Services PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER - Sheriff's Department PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEER- General Services (Note: Readvertisement) RECORDS ROOM CLERK - Sheriffs Department REGIONAL ECONOMIST - Economic Development RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR - Mental Health/Retardation RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR - Mental Health/Retardation RURAL CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR - Health Services (Note: Readvertisement) SCALEHOUSE OPERATOR- Solid Waste Management SOCIAL WORKER - Social Services SYSTEMS ANALYST - Information Technology (DIT) (Note: Readvertisement) TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, SR - Transportation Services $31,719- $41,235/yr. $27,401 - S35.621/yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $36.717-S59.849/yr. $36.717-$47.733/yr. $36,717 - $47.733/yr. $33,305 - $43.296/yr. $33,305 -$41.235/yr $38,553- $50.119/yr. $33,305 - $43,296/yr. $33,305 - $43,296/yr. t $31,719-$41,235/yr. $44,631 - $72,748/yr. $42,506 - $69.285/yr. $23,668 - $30,769/yr. $31,719 -$41.235/yr. $36,717 - $59,849/yr. $23,668 - $30,769/yr. $42,506 - $55.258/yr. $27,401 -$35,621 /yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $42,506 - $69,285/yr. $27,401 - $35,621/yr. $36,717- $42,225/yr. $44,061 - $57,279/yr. $44,631 - $72,749/yr. " \ Regular. Part-Time Positions With Limited Or No Benefits RECRUITMENT # 01-308 01- 478 02- 156 / 01- 476 02- 143 02-189 01-495 POSITION - TITLE » CROSSING GUARDS - Sheriff’s Department, hrs per week: approx. 10 CASA LEADER - PRCS - hrs per week: 20 CASA LEADER - YEAR ROUND - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc - hrs per week: 20 (Note: Location Change 12/18) CASA SUPERVISOR - PRCS - hrs per week: 30 DAY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - Mental Health/Retardation - hrs per week: up to 25 LIBRARY AIDE - Library Services Dept., hrs. per week: 20 LIBRARY ASSISTANT - Library Services Dept., hrs per week: 20 (Note: Middleburg Library) HIRING RANGE $15.17-$15.17/hr. $10.49 - $13.63/hr. $10.49 - $13.63/hr. $14.05 - $18.27/hr. $14.05-$16.16/hr. $12.13 -$15.78/hr. $14.05 - $18.27/hr. RECRUITMENT # 01-174 01-477 01- 475 02- 036 02-037 01- 373 02- 098 POSITION - TITLE MAINTENANCE WORKER - PRCS - hrs per week: 6 MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADER - PRCS - hrs per week: 20 MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR - PRCS - hrs per week: 30 PRESCHOOL AIDE - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies PRESCHOOLTEACHER - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies (Note: Dept, changed description 9/24/01) RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR - Mental Health/Retardation - hrs per week: 20 VOCATIONAL SPECIALIST - Mental Health/Retardation - hrs per week: 20 HIRING RANGE $10.49-$12.98/hr. $10.49-$13.63/hr. $14.05 -$18.28/hr. $10.49 -$13.63/hr. $14.05 - $18.27/hr. $14.05-$18.27/hr. $16.27-$19.52/hr. Temporary or Seasonal Full-Time Positions (Limited or No Benefits! RECRUITMENT# POSITION - TITLE 02-138 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Housing (Note: Readvertisement) 02-090 CASE MANAGER - INTENSIVE - Social Services 02-201 CASE MANAGER - Community Corrections HIRING RANGE $12.14-$14.57/hr. $18.83 - $22.60/hr. $18.83 - $22.60/hr. RECRUITMENT It POSITION • TITLE 02-100 MANAGEMENT INTERN - Management Services 02-204 PROJECT MANAGER - Mental health/Retardation 02-167 SENIOR RESOURCES PROG. SPEC. - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc l HIRING RANGE $31,719 - $36,477/yr. $21.79 - $28.33/hr. $16.27-$21.15/hr. Temporary, Substitute, or Seasonal Part-Time fNo Benefits! RECRUITMENT # 02-121 02-136 02-207 02-208 02-209 02-210 02-211 02-212 02-213 02-214 02-215 02-216 02-217 POSITION - TITLE COUNSELOR - RELIEF (YOUTH PROG) - Social Services Hrs. per week: On Call, Vary INSTRUCTOR, BASKETBALL - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 20 SUMMER CAMP INCLUSION LEADER - Parks, Rec & CS Hrs. per week: Up to 27.5 SUMMER CAMP LEADER - Parks, Rec and Comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 27.5 SUMMER CAMP LEADER - Parks, Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 37.5 SUMMER CAMP MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADER - Parks, Rec & CS Hrs. per week: Up to 37.5 SUMMER CAMP MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPV - Parks. Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 37.5 SUMMER CAMP PLAYGROUND |ypv - Parks. Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 37.5 SUMMER CAMP SPECIALIST - Parks. Rec and comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 37.5 SUMMER CAMP SUPERVISOR - Parks, Rec and Comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 38.5 SUMMER CAMP SUPERVISOR - CC • Parks. Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 38.5 SUMMER FACILITY SUPERVISOR - Parks, Rec and Comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 20 SUMMER LIFEGUARD I - Parks. Rec and Comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 40 HIRING RANGE , $14.05-$14.05/hr. $13.63-$22.21/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49-$12.58/hr. $10.49-$12.58/hr. $10.49-$12.58/hr. $14.05 - $16.86/hr. $14.05 - $16.86/hr. $14.05 -$16.86/hr. $14.05 - $16.86/hr. $14.05 - $16.86/hr. $10.49-$12.58/hr. $9.06 - $10.87/hr. RECRUITMENT # 02-218 02-219 02-220 02-221 02-222 02-223 02-224 02-225 02-226 02-227 02-228 02-229 02-230 POSITION-TITLE SUMMER LIFEGUARD II - Parks, Rec and Comm Svc Hrs. per week Up to 40 SUMMER MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN - Parks, Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 40 SUMMER MAINTENANCE WORKER - Parks, Rec and comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 40 SUMMER POOL ASSISTANT MANAGER - Parks, Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 40 SUMMER POOL MANAGER - Parks, Rec and Comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 40 SUMMER RECREATION AIDE - Parks, Rec and Comm Svc Hrs. per week: Up to 30 SUMMER SPECIAL RECREATION LEADER - Parks, Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 37.5 SUMMER SPECIAL RECREATION SUPV - Parks, Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 38 5 SUMMER SPECIALTY CAMP LEADER - Parks Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 40 SUMMER SPECIALTY CAMP SUPERVISOR - Parks, Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 40 SUMMER SPORTS CAMP LEADER - Parks, Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 40 SUMMER SPORTS CAMP SUPERVISOR - Parks, Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 40 SUMMER WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR - Parks, Rec and CS Hrs. per week: Up to 25 HIRING RANGE $10.49- $12.58/hr. $12.14-$14.57/hr. $10.49- $12.58/hr. $12.14 - $14.57/hr. $14.05 - $16.86/hr. $7.82 - $9.39/hr. $10 49 - $12.58/hr. $14.05-$16.86/hr. $10.49- $12.58/hr. $14.05 -$16.86/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $14.05-$16.86/hr. $12.58-$15.09/hr. OPEN CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT RECRUITMENT# 20-021 20-009 20-002 20-005 20-006 20-020 20-022 20-010 20-017 20-013 POSITION-TITLE COMMUNITY CENTER ASSISTANT - PRCS, hrs per week: Varies COOK - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT - Mgmt. Srvs. - hrs per week: Varies CASA LEADER (SUB) - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies CASA SUPERVISOR (SUB)- PRCS - hrs per week: Varies DAY CARE ASSISTANT - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies DAY CARE SUPERVISOR - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies FACILITY SUPERVISOR - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies INCLUSION LEADERS - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies INSTRUCTOR - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies HIRING RANGE $14.05-$16.86/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49-$10.49/hr. $10.49 - $13.63/hr. ' $14.05 - $18.27/hr. $12.14 - $14.57/hr. $14.05 - $16.86/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49 - $12,58/hr. RECRUITMENT # POSITION - TITLE - 20-011 INSTRUCTOR, MIDDLE SCHOOL - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies 20-012 INSTRUCTOR, SENIOR CENTER - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies 20-014 INSTRUCTOR, SPECIAL NEEDS - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies 20-019 MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADER (SUB) - PRCS - hrs per week Varies 20-018 MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR (SUB) - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies 20-007 PASSENGER VEHICLE OPERATOR - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies 20-016 PRESCHOOL AIDE - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies 20-015 PRESCHOOL TEACHER - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies 20-024 RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR (SUBS) - MH/'MR: hrs. per week: Varies up to 37.5 20-008 TRIP ASSISTANT - PRCS - hrs per week: Varies $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49 - $13.63/hr. $14.05 - $18.28/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr. $10.49-$12.58/hr. $14.05 - $16.86/hr. $14.05 - $14.05/hr. $10.49 - $12.58/hr TO RECEIVE A REQUIRED APPLICATION: VISIT THE LOUDOUN COUNTY WEBSITE AT WWW.CO.LOUDOUN.VA US OR CALL THE 24 HOUR JOBLINE AT 703-777-0S3fi Loudoun County, Division of Human Resources, 1 Harrison Street S.E. 4th Floor, Leesburg, VA 20177 703-777-0213 Metro 703-478-8410 Fax:703-771-5525 TDD ONLY 703-777-0107 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. It Is the policy of the County of Loudoun to provide fair and equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability. #4^9798

• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B6, B7 • Real Estate/B8 January 9, 2002 In Brief Bill Charlap to open new Theatre season The noted New York jazz pianist Bill Charlap will travel to Rappahannock County to give a concert at the Theatre at Washington, on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. This will be the third January in a row that Charlap has appeared at the Theatre, and this year the concert will open the new season at the Theatre. In this solo piano concert, Charlap will be playing jazz classics and American popular songs. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students 18 and under. Reservations are recommended. For reservations, or to obtain a copy of the Theatre's new schedule, phone 675-1253 or send e-mail to Theatre Va @ aol .com. Opening reception rescheduled for Middle Street The Middle Street Gallery announces the opening of a group exhibition featuring the work of gallery members and their invited artist friends. This is a multi-media show featuring many of the best artists in the Northern Virginia area. The show will be on view now through Jan. 27. Due to inclement weather the opening reception has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 20 from 2 to 6 p.m. The gallery is located on Middle Street in Washington and is open during January each Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Call the gallery at 675-3440 for more information. Funds available for housing repairs Rapidan Better Housing, a non-profit company is assisting homeowners with adding modern indoor plumbing to their homes. Perhaps you know someone who could use the services of Rapidan Better Housing? The homeowner must be low to moderate income and able to get a Health Department permit. Rapidan Better Housing can provide financing in the form of zero percent interest loans to qualified homeowners. Call 9483274 to ask about the grant program or to see if you qualify for a complete grant. Website helps Virginians prepare for winter weather Get ready for winter weather by visiting the Virginia Department of Emergency Management website at www.vdem.state.va.us. Take the chill out of cold weather hazards such as ice, snow and power outages while learning simple tips you can use to get ready for the upcoming winter season. Take a look back at the history of winter storms in Virginia and learn how to prepare for storms in the future. Use the VDEM website to link to the National Weather Service, Virginia Department of Transportation and other weatherrelated websites as well as important emergency and disaster preparedness information for other natural and technological hazards that can threaten the Commonwealth. Got bored kids? Visit our web site at www.fauquier.com - } Nol Putnam to speak at senes By Salue Morgan Special to the Rappahannock News On Friday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m., the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC) will feature artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam as the first speaker of its 2002 Friday at the Library series. Mr. Putnam is widely known as an award-winning artist whose work has been celebrated in the Washington Post and in a recent documentary film entitled “The Prophet of The Plains.” The prophet is Putnam himself, and the Plains refers to the fact that he operated his forge in The Plains, Va. from 1982 through the summer of 2001, when he moved his studio to his home/land in Flint Hill to have more time to do his “own work.” Trained as a historian and educator, Mr. Putnam became a selftaught blacksmith in 1973. Over the years he has specialized in oneof-a-kind. architectural scale, hot forged ironwork. In 1988, he was selected to become the next in a line of smiths for the Washington National Cathedral, for which he has designed and created three gates and numerous railings. In 2001, he also created four six-foot candlesticks for the Cathedral. Mr. Putnam’s other installations in public buildings include a gate at the National Council of Negro Women in Washington DC, a plant stand at the Alice Pike Barney House of the Smithsonian Institution, an exterior Cross at Great Falls Episcopal Church, restoration of iron railings at Dumbarton Oaks, and a railing for the President’s Garden at the University of Virginia. Most of his commissioned work has been for private clients from Rhode Island and New York south to Florida, with the bulk in the mid-Atlantic region, including several installations here in Rappahannock. Mr. Putnam has taught blacksmithing in craft schools and to local groups all over the country, and has participated in many teaching demonstrations such as the Smithsonian folklife festival. Haling originally from New England, Mr. Putnam has lived in Virginia since 1976, and has been a resident of Flint Hill since 1982, where he lives with his wife Susan Covington and their son Jamie. Reflecting on this summer’s move to the new studio/forge at his home, Mr. Putnam says, “While I don’t ever really expect to ‘retire’ from my work - avocation - love, I do expect to slow down and have more time for reading, cogitating, and more traveling.” At the RAAC program on Jan. 11, Mr. Putnam will show slides of his work and talk about the physically demanding process of working with iron, and will even have one of the Cathedral candlesticks on display. Please join us at the Rappahannock County Library at 8 p.m. to learn more about Mr. Putnam and the beautiful things he has created with his hands. •-;-■---1 Photo by Henry Eastwood FOLGER GATE: Main collumbarium at Washington National Cathedral by artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam. Mr. Putnam will be the featured guest speaker at the library series on Friday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. Extremely effective night hunters Y> Backyard Happenings Jim Bywaters Bobcats are solitary hunters that prey mostly on small mammals such as rabbits and rodents, although they will also eat birds and even large animals like the white-tailed deer. Bobcats have binocular vision, which enables them to focus on swiftly running prey. Their pupils expand to take in all available light, making them extremely effective night hunters. Sharp claws that assist in climbing are retractable, allowing the bobcat to approach their prey more quietly. They can stalk to within a few feet of their intended prey and then make a short dash or pounce. Bobcats have compact skulls, fewer teeth and shortened jaws, coupled with long canine teeth. This provides them with tremendous biting pressure that can kill their prey in one bite. Bobcats begin breeding at one year of age, usually in late winter or early spring. Two to four kittens are born after a gestation period of about 62 days. The young are furred but blind at birth. In about ten days their eyes will open and at four weeks they begin to explore the area around the den. They are weaned in about seven to eight weeks. Bobcats in our area occupy a variety of habitats where there are forests of dense thickets, woodlots and cliffs. They seem to favor rocky, brushy hillsides on which to live and hunt. Although they are often undetected, bobcats can live close to humans as long as there is suitable habitat. They make their dens in hollow trees, small caves, and underneath rock ledges and outcroppings. Bobcats are somewhat larger than domestic cats, ranging from 24 to almost 40 inches in length, including the tail. They weigh between 16 and 24 pounds, depending on their sex, with males typically being heavier than females. The name “bobcat” may have originated from its short tail, which is only six or seven inches long. The end of its tail is always black, tipped with white. Their mottled coloration varies from grayish to reddish brown with small darker spots and blotches. Long hairs on their faces resemble ‘sideburns’and their ears are usually dark with a white patch near the tip. Bobcats were once found throughout the United States but today’s range is more limited. A major factor that leads to the death of many wild animals appears to be the available food supply, although parasites and diseases can also affect the population. It is legal to hunt and trap bobcats in Virginia during set seasons. The price for bobcat pelts has recently risen and some wildlife biologists feel that increased trapping pressure could possibly threaten bobcat populations in some areas. It is estimated that only fifty percent of all wildlife survive their first year of life and that bobcats and other pure predators suffer even greater odds. Since bobcats are mostly nocturnal, problem encounters with your pets can usually be avoided by keeping them indoors at night or by making sure outdoor animal enclosures are strong and secure. Bobcats, like any other animal, will seek the prey of least resistance. Not given a culinary choice, they will eat their natural diet of rodents, rabbits and other small delicacies. Bobcats are a reminder of the wild nature found in the Virginia Piedmont. Rare opportunities are those in which one can observe a bobcat in its natural habitat, as they rarely allow themselves to be seen by humans. Unlike mountain lions, bobcats have adapted to human settlement of wild land. Even a woodlot in a farming area can sustain a pair of bobcats. Often people living on farms and in small towns are unaware of bobcats living nearby. If you can share your land peacefully with a resident bobcat, it will neip Keep aown rodent populations. Natural rodent control is preferable to man-made poisons and inhumane traps. Though fewer in numbers than past history s u g - gests. it is not too late to give these cats the respect they deserve. Lets recognize the beauty in the beast. Enjoy the Outdoors! Jim Bywaters, Rappahannock News Nature Writer, writes a weekly column. He welcomes reader mail, responses, suggestions via e-mail at birdwatcher_528@ yahoo.com or mail at PO. Box 8, Flint Hill. V a . ^ 22627' M. Lillard honored at breakfast On Dec. 15 the Flint Hill community held a breakfast to honor Mrs. Mabel Lillard for her dedication to her church and community activities. She was given a beautiful platter made by Meryl Strange and presented by Barbara Gentry. Dick Brady provided the entertainment and Jean Lillard related some amusing family stories. Mrs. Lillard has been a member of the Flint Hill Methodist Church for 75 years, a long-time member of the church choir, the official board of the church, and Women Society of Christian Service, a charter and still active member of the Flint Hill Ladies Auxiliary, and a ten year volunteer for the Rappahannock Elementary School Library. She retired as Postmaster of the Flint Hill Post Office in 1981. Approximately 100 of her family and friends attended the buffet country breakfast prepared by the team of Libby Bennett, Mary Curtis, Arland Welch, Shelby Welch, Bud and Virginia Corder, M.H. Brady, Harlan and Ann Jones, Louise McCulloch and Dwight Matthews. The entire village and community at large expresses a word of thanks to Mrs. Lillard for her service, kindness and generosity to the town of Flint Hill and the surrounding area. HONORED: Mrs. Mabel Lillard, left, received a lovely corsage from her niece Libby Bennett before the breakfast held in December in her honor.

l* ; - i : v; ■ ' Church A Activities Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a m. Worship Services 11 a m. Tuesday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. FT Baptist Pastor: Dan Yowell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, children and adults 10 a.m. Morning Prayer 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study, Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every first and third Sunday First Sunday 2 p.m. Third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Gid Brown Hollow Pentecostal Friday: Worship service 7:30 p.m. Hymn Sing: Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m. Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor: Robert Goff Second, Fourth & Fifth Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: Herbert Johnson Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a m. New Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Prayer, Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Amissville Baptist 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. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Jan. 13 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.; Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. and Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m., worship 11 Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. St. Peter’s Catholic Mission Father Jerry Pokorsky Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses Flint Hill Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. Jack Campbell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 6:30 a.m. Wednesday: Worship Service 7:30 p.m. Woodville Baptist 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. Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. New Harvest Christian Fellowship Sunday: Worship service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and Friday: Home group 7 p.m. Services at Viewtown General Store 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. T Cobbler’s provided service When we think about the number of pairs of shoes each of us have today, it’s hard to believe that in the 40’s each person only owned one or two pairs. My great-grandfather was a cobbler (one whose work is mending shoes) from Luray. According to the 1850 census he was a shoemaker from ValleyBurg. I’m sure it was hard keeping nine children in shoes on a small income. In the early 1900’s my mother wrote in her diary, “A hundred years ago when our grandparents were visiting they had to go on foot, which was very tiresome and rough on the sole as shoes were scarce. Tb save the shoes that had been purchased by hard labor, they carried them in their hands until they neared the end of their journey, and then sat down on the roadside and put their shoes on”. “Leather, nowadays has become so common that people wear velvet and suede shoes, and have to wear rubber shoes over them.” Most families owned a shoe last, and repairing shoes was a necessity when I was growing up. Many children went bare footed in warm weather. Shoes were worn when the weather got colder or w'hen you went someplace. A shoe last was an iron stand with different size shoe forms that was placed on the Sperryville By SALLY KEYSER 987-8471 stand, depending on the size of shoe that needed mending. To replace a rubber sole there was a repair kit that could be purchased. A small medal device was used to rough up the old worn sole and a certain glue was applied before the sole was added. This was called a half sole replacement. It was cut at an angle and slanted and went about half way of the foot arch so it would not hurt your foot. If a leather sole was needed, this would be cut from a larger piece of leather. The rough side would go to the inside and the slick side on the outside. Then with a tack hammer and brads (tacks) the sole was nailed in place, making sure the tacks did not go all the way through, because this would hurt your foot. Any excess of leather was trimmed off. If you wore the heel down or lost a part of one, there were rubber heels available. If the stitching on your shoe broke or needed restitching there was a special needle (awl) Photo courtesy of Salty Keyser APPARATUS: These were some of the necessary tools for a cobbler’s trade years ago. that was use. This was a small pointed tool for making holes in the leather. The thread or string was pulled through a piece of leather to which bees wax had been added. The thread was pulled back and forth until it was well coated. This made the thread easier to work with and was stronger when it was sewn. There are many of our friends and neighbors sick. We wish each of you a speedy recovery. With all the cold weather we had in the later part of December, it was still the third warmest December on record. Make it a good week! Amissville Ruritans announce winners Well this sure was a disappointing snowfall! A foot of snow would have been real nice; all this did was cause a bunch of accidents. Oh well, maybe next time. The Amissville Ruritan Club held its drawing for their raffle and the following is a list of the winners: handmade quilt, Darlene Robinson; tax return, William Parker; weed eater, Maxine Woodward; chain saw, Ellen Celello; pen and pencil ^-set, Pam Williams; case of oil, Corinna Hoddo and the case of oranges, Wade Hereford. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for your support. Happy birthday to Lyndie Paul from her mom and dad! Happy anniversary to Amissville By AMY HITT 937-3401 Michele and John Herbert from their children! The Amissville Baptist Church Junior High School Sunday School class had a lock-in Friday night. In all 15 youth attended along with Larry and Donna Oliver, Pat and Patty Galloway and Pastor Ed and his wife, Debra. Larry and Donna both teach Sunday School at church for tl\P high school age children, they are both wonderful teachers and go*above and beyond the call of1 duty. The children played gardes, watched a movie, ate pizza and had a ton of fun. I don’t think a lot of sleeping took place, but everyone had a great time. Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m. every Sunday at the Amissville Baptist Church. How many would love to have a football team for our Rappahannock County High School? I know I would, Dylan and Evan both like football and are going to be built to play. Jim Oyster along with several other parents in the county are starting a committee to get a football team started. If you would like to participate or have information to share please contact Jim at 937-2128 or Linda Torrance at 937-4752. I know that about $20,000 is needed to start with, so if you have any extra funds available please give one of them a call. Impact Virginia is July 1420 this year in Staunton. Any young person who will have finished the eighth grade is eligible to go. Impact Virginia helps people rebuild their homes and many other mission projects. If this is something your youngster would be interested in doing, please contact the church office at 937-6159. Have a safe week and call me with your news or planned events for January! r Marriage licenses The following marriage licenses were issued recently at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office on Gay Street in Washington. Joe Bryan Sullivan III, Flint Hill and Tara Yvonne Georgia Welty, Flint Hill. James Raymond Trevorrow, Mendham, N.J. and Amanda Beth Myers, Humacao, Puerto Rico. John Bourland Lyster, Warrenton and Adrienne Jean Mears, Warrenton. k RESPECT J THE EARTH ..RECYCLE! Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211 E. Luray Foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains Sun. tc Thurs. 7 a m. - 8:30 p.m. (540) 743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs” 14Orange Road Culpeper (540) 825-0937 SperryviUe Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING" U. S. 211, West SperryviUe, VA (540) 987-8235 Or«*y white o*>ud« taiJ acrt»5 as unsettled toe of arnblguoM blue skv to tim cold and windy winter day Want will the weather be? One minute so6tm©jm..the next, streaks cl golden sunlghl pica*** a sunny day. Tsu neoei know wtat to expect on a day like &»* orw,..ct do yen? You can always expect Cod to U us ooatid, sol only of tire weather but of our we let urn Yeti m, la* is soaawhat like unsettled jay, Situations j leek blight cot mimne, thea uerouiA the oext. Pt-rh&pe wt- | had die- 'perfect job* and the ccespaay dissolved, or the ccatrKt oo "Just the right bouse' fell through whoa w« were i ss sura 1 was ours fft* tew disappointments wii tome, sc j we need to learn to prepare for them. Therefore, we must | establish that relationship with our Creator. Think of it os ^ritual msuraoce. Whatever :h* forecast, pie** worship God each w«wc There i& ills bouse, you w£l meet these who have ]eato*d (l to survive life's storms by sharing their faith in Ged’s wisdorn sad Jove. Begin this week. 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Family enjoys holiday party The home of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Swindler of Culpeper was the setting for the annual Christmas 'get-together of the Frazier family, being held on Saturday. Dec. 29. A bountiful table of food, name it and it was there, was greatly enjoyed by all. Good fellowship, singing and playing of games, uno. checkins, scrabble and Chinese checkers lasted until the wee hours of Sunday morning. Those w ho wine blessed to meet together again were: Ms. Fatty Knick of Waldorf, Md.. Mrs. Edna M. Dennin of Edge water. Md.. Mrs. Holtzman Frazier and son •John of Fredericksburg. James Frazier of Spotsylvania. Mrs. Alvin 'Marie Frazier) Atkins of Sperryville. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and sons. Michael and Christopher of Boston. Miss Brenda G. Frazier. Mrs. Eunice Meade. Mrs. Sue Warner and son. Alex and Billy Meade of Culpeper. Also Mr. and Mrs. Russell Swindler and son. Tommy and his friend of Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Shelve Frazier. Mr. and Mrs. Jot> Peregorv. -Joseph and Jennifer and Air. and Mrs. Jake Robinson and children. Mark, Mitsy and Timmy, all of Castleton. Again may we say it was a real blessing to be able to come together again at this time of the year. Mrs. Atkins and Brenda Frazier remained overnight with the Swindlers. Michael Letsen. a student of Liberty College in Lynchburg spent the holidays here with his family in Castleton. Belated birthday wishes go out to Mr. Cecil Printz. Leigh Cubhage. Kristen Privett. Melissa Gray and Cody Speck, all of whom celebrated birthdays last week and to Mark Bragg who added another year on Monday. Our deepest heartfelt sympathy go out to the family of Mrs. Lucy < I)ick > Jenkins, who passed away at her residence on Route 707, last Saturday at the age of 87. following; a long illness. She was laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper on Wednesday. A reminder to all secretaries, Tuesday, Jan. 8 , was "National Clean Off Your Desk Day", so if its been put off, claim this day for a New Year's resolution! Johnny Bragg and daughter. Kellie of Culpeper were Sunday afternoon guests in the Joe Peregory home on Castleton Ford Road. Our deep appreciation goes out to the Salem Volunteer Fire Department upon their gift given to the New York's Kngine Company No. f>4. hack in December. A Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 check for $3,000. which was raised from bingo. their monthly “pickin parties" and donations, was hand delivered by members of the department traveling to New York. Those making the1 trip included. President Monica Edens. Chief Mike Bailey, Treasurer Gary Moor and Junior Member Beth Plemmons. All of these members will he telling of their experience for a long time and as quoted, “None of us will ever forget, for there was no way to describe what they saw." Our community is grateful to all the fine folk of Salem Fire Department. Miss Ashleigh Cannon, a student at Radford College spent the holidays here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Cannon and brother. Michael. Mrs. Ray Frazier and Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville were New Year's Eve callers of Mrs. Eunice Meade on Hash Lane. Auditions for "Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady" a production by the Wind more Foundation for the Arts was held on Friday afternoon and performance times will be at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2 and at 3 p.m. on Feb. 3. For more information or tickets, call the office here in Griffinshurg at 547-2555. For anyone in the area without a church home an invitation is extended by Rev. Martin and congregation of New Salem Baptist Church to attend Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship services following at 11. Joshua Waddell of Fort Leonard, Mo., spent the holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Waddell on Route 707. Jan. 17 beginning at 7 p.m. the monthly meeting of t the Board of Directors of the Windmore Foundation will take place at their office here in Griffinshurg. Rappahannock High School seniors are reminded that they are invited to write an essay on the subject “What it will take for me to be a good American citizen in the next 20 years" and Jan. 18 is the deadline to submit your essay. Our prayers go out to all on the sick list. Methodist will meet Flint Hill Bv POLLY AY LOR 987-8136 Tlic Administrative Board of the Flint Hill United Methodist Church will meet at the church on Thursday, dan. 17 at p.m. Boh and Sandy Curtis, Joshua and Tiffany Curtis of Tulsa, Okla., Mi's. Rachael Deane of Charlottesville. Tommy and Beverly Deane ;jnd Ashley of Raleigh, N.C. and Jim Curtis of Linden were guests during the holidays of Jack and Mary Curtis. The Flint Hill Baptist Church will have worship service on Sunday, Jan. 1.3 at 11 a. m. The pastor Robert Golf Will deliver the message. The public is inc ited. The community breakfast will be held at the fire hall on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 8:45 a.m. The breakfast is sponsored by the Flint Hill Methodist Church and the community is cordially invited. Our prayers continue for all those on the sick list or other needs. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church has worship service each Sunday at 8:4f) a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorh invites the public to join them. Have a great week! Monteleone-Lane plan May wedding Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lane of Castleton are pleased to announce the engagement of their son. Steven R. Lane, to Danielle Marie Monteleone. Mr. Lane is the grandson of -James and Carol Marangoni of Castleton and Mrs. Elsie Lane of Rixeyville and the late Ralph R. Lane. He is a 1999 graduate of Rappahannock High School and has received his two year degree from Lord Fairfax Community College. He is employed at Safeway in Warrenton. Danielle Monteleone is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Monteleone of Warrenton and the late Maureen Monteleone. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. \Tito Monteleone of Long Island. N Y. and Mrs. Vicki Driscoll of Massachusetts and the late Daniel Driscoll. Monteleone is a 2000 graduate of Liberty High School and has finished one year - at Lord Fairfax Community College. She is employed at Kip's Erosion Control in Manassas. A May 25. 2002 wedding is planned at Washington Baptist Church. Washington social notes Recent guests of Miss Mary Miller Wood were Mrs. Neville Hall and granddaughter, Toni Hall and Mr. and Mrs. George Hall of Camilla, Ga. On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Tim Falls of Woodville entertained with a family birthday party for their son. Robert's tenth birthday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Foster of Chesterfield. Mich., Mrs. June Clark, Misty Hitt, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark and Samantha Falls. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Foster of Chesterfield, Mich, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark of Manassas. Happy birthday to Mrs. Vickie Beatty of Point O' Woods, Front Royal, who has her day on Sunday. Jan. Id. Recent luncheon guests of Mrs. Alice Butler were Mr. and v Mrs. Bobby Weakley and Ron Hawkins of Washington By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 Fredericksburg. Mrs. Frma Jenkins is recuperating nicely at Overlook Rehab in Warrenton. Her room number is .315 and I am sure she would love hearing from her friends. She is visited daily by her daughter. Mrs. Alice But ler. Mark your calendars for the Washington Baptist Church annual variety show which will he held on Saturday, Jan. 2b at 7 p.m. at The Theatre _ in Washington. Enjoy the snow and have a sale week. It's.,, so simple, so timely, so important. It’s classified. Social Security Disability Claims • Disabled' Turned Down? • Over 31 Years Experience • No Recoverv - NO FEE Announcing our new location in Culpeper... 400 South Main Street, 3rd Floor (Upstairs from the Social Securitx Office) EarlJ. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At 1 .aw 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FRF.F. INITIAL CONSULTATION Providing Affordable, Quality Legal Services Since 1975 Upcoming Events Super Sitters workshop set There will be a 4-H Super Sitters Workshop on Saturday. Jan 19 from 10 a m to 3 p m at the Extension Office. This workshop is a training course on babysitting. There will be a first aid section covered by Lisa Pendleton. 4-H volunteer leader. The rest of the workshop will cover different areas of babysitting and nutrition under the adult leadership of Culpeper County FCS Extension Agent Linda Murphy. This workshop is designed for youth 13 years or older Lunch will be provided Call the Extension Office at 675-3619 to register. Xew support group to begin A new support group for Healthy Living will begin weekly Tuesday meetings on Jan. 22 The classes will be held from 6;30 to 8 p.m. at the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office on Gay Street in Washington In addition to interactive support and motivation, the group will offer nutritional information, guest speakers, recipe exchange, cooking lessons and exercise groups. For information call Anita Embar at 675-2311. days or Beverly Atkins at 675-3843. evenings. The program is sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office. Putnam to speak at Library On Friday. Jan. 11 at 8 p.m.. the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community will feature artistblacksmith Nol Putnam as the first speaker of its 2002 Friday at the Library series. At the program Mr. Putnam will show slides of his work and talk about the physically demanding process of working with iron Ragged Mom}tain activities The following activities are scheduled for the month of January through Ragged Mountain Resource Center. For additional information call Director Hunt Harris at 987-3366. • Saturday. Jan. 12. Second Saturday Hike. White Oak Canyon/Cedar Run. meet at Mountainside Market. 987-9100. on US 211 west of Sperryville between 8 and 8:30 a.m.. caravan to White Oak Canyon parking lot for White Oak/Cedar Run loop with possible Hawksbill option. Return mid-to-late afternoon Bring layerable clothing and food/water. • Sunday. Jan. 27. Moonlight Hike of Old Rag Mountain, meet at upper parking lot for Old Rag on Nethers side (off Route. 231 and Route.600) between 6:30-7 p.m. Bring layerable clothing, food and water and a backup headlamp or flashlight if cloudy. Karate classes to begin Shorin-Ryu Okinawan Karate classes will begin on Wednesday. Jan 9 at Ki Theater^, on Gay Street in Washington. Junior classes will be held each Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m and adult classes on Monday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For additional information call Betsy Toth at 349-0632 or Arthur Drago at 635-7554. 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 S35 for first player and S20 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. Clinic will be open Jan 16 The Rappahannock Free Clinic, a local operation of the Fauquier Free Clinic Inc., is currently open on the first, third and fifth Wednesdays of each month The clinic will be open Wednesday, Jan 16 and again on Jan. 30. 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. Health programs offered The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board invites persons 60 years of age and older to participate in the following Health Promotion/Screening programs to be held at the Rappahannock Senior Nutrition Center: On Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. program on Diabetes Basics by Karen Gerndt of Culpeper Regional Hospital: On Jan. 28 at 9:30 a.m. program on Heart Attack Risk by Cheryll Green of the Health Department 12-hour fasting suggested and On Jan. 29 at- 11:30 a.m. blood pressure screening and health talk by Melinda Beach. Public Health Nurse. If interested in attending any of these programs, contact Anita Richards at 825-3100. extension 3321 The program is supported in part by Piedmont United Way. County runners invited On Saturday. Jan. 12 the Shenandoah Valley Runners will host the Treasure Hunt 5K at Clarke County High school in Berryville and Rappahannock runners are invited. "Treasure cards" placed along the 3.1 mile course will be redeemable for prizes afterwards. The race will start at 9:30 a m., registration begins one hour earlier Entry fees are S3 for members. $4 for non-members and S1 for students. Call 635-7539 for details or visit www.svrunners.org ws . ) (\oyi with Lila Do you want to be more flexible and feel better physically as. well as mentally9 If so. join "Yoga with Lilo " Ongoing classes are held at the Trinity Episcopal Church parish hall in Washington on Mondays from 4 30 to 6 pm and on Thursdays from 9:30 to 11 a m For more information call Lilo at 675-3584 7Yu nspu renting /frozenm set Transparenting is a program for divorcing parents to learn how to help their children adjust to the changes related to divorce. The program is offered by the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Hoard at Madison on Jan. 16 from 2 to 6 p m ; at Fauquier on Feb. 13 from 2 to 6 p.m. and at Culpeper on March 13.from 2 to 6 p m. Call 347-7620 or 948-5911 for information. Cusino Sight 2002 planned Plans are currently underway for another elegant and fun filled evening at the Second Annual Casino Night sponsored by the Rappahannock County School Sports Association. The event is scheduled for Saturday. Feb. 23 at the Washington School. The evening will begin with a cocktail/social hour at 7 p.m. and gaming tables will be open from 8 to 11 p.m. The entry fee of S25 will include soft drinks, hors d'oeuvres. $10,000 in gaming money to play with and five grand prize tickets for the drawing at the end of the evening For information call Melanie Kopjanski at 987-8876 or Kathy Kreyling at 987-8131. Yoga Cusses in Hume Fitness oriented yoga classes start in January at Leeds Episcopal Church in Hume. Classes will be Monday and or Thursday evenings at 7:30 Call Elly at 364-1070 for information Aerobic Cusses j)lunned Ongoing aerobic classes are held at the Trimtv Episcopal Church in Washington on Monday. Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 to 9 30 a m For additional information call Beth Levic’k at 635-6149

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Obituaries ; Tasker Woodward County native • Tasker “Woody" Bowman Woodward, 73. of Elkwood died Friday, Jan. 4 at Culpeper Regional Hospital. Mr. Woodward was owner and operator of T.B. Woodward Radiator Repair. He was horn June 2, 1928 in Rappahannock County, a son of the late Arthur W. Woodward and Rose T. Scott W’oodward. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy C. Woodward of Elkwood; four sons, Lawrence Woodward, Kvle Ray Woodward and Jeffery W oodward, all of Culpeper and Kerry Dean W’oodward of Elkwood; two daughters, Barbara Leathers of Elkwood and Betty Hall of Culpeper; ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Also surviving are two sisters, Jean Sisk of Manassas and Patsy Dennis of Culpeper; a brother. Thomas W’oodward of Viewtown and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, Jan. 7 at Clore-English Funeral Home in Culpeper. Burial was at Hillcrest Memory Gardens at Jeffersonton. Geneva Bailey Born in county Geneva Ada Bailey, 93, of * Goochland died Thursday, Jan. 3 at the Meadows Nursing Center in Goochland. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, Jan. 6 at Maddox Funeral Home in ■ Front Royal by the Rev. Ralph ! Crabill and Rev. Peg Mitchell. Burial was at Prospect Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Bailey was born June 6, 1908 in Rappahannock County, daughter of the late . Robert A. and Mary E. 1 Thorton Jones. ; She was a lifelong member * of Limeton United Methodist ■ Church. She was the wife of the late Sherman Edward . Bailey. ' Surviving are a son. * Nelson Bailey of Powhatan; l two grandchildren and three * great-grandchildren. Christopher Hogan Former resident Christopher J. Hogan. 38. formerly of Rappahannock County, died Saturday. .Jan. 5 at his residence in Reading. Berks County. Pa. He was the husband of Heather Moscrip Hogan of Boyertown, Berks County. Born in California, he was a son of Robert C. and Melissa Aswell Hogan of Portland. Ore. Also surviving are two daughters, Zoey Hogan and Rosey Hogan and a son. Meryn Hogan. all of Boyertown and two brothers, David Hogan of Southborough, Mass, and Kevin Hogan of Berkley. Calif. Auman Funeral Home in Reading, Pa. is in charge of the arrangements. Earl Hawkins Engineering foreman Earl Clifton Hawkins. 88. formerly of Front Royal, died Wednesday. Jan. 2 at Whispering Pines Nursing Home in Luray. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday. Jan. 5 at Maddox Funeral Home in Front Royal bv the Rev. Gary Heaton. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Mr. Hawkins was born June 19. 1913 in Rappahannock County, son of the late Milton M. and Stella Nicholson Hawkins. He was an engineering foreman at Avtex for 40 years and a member of Front Royal United Methodist Church. He was the husband of the late Kathleen D. Hawkins. Surviving are three sons, Earl Hawkins of Marshall. Richard Hawkins and Donald Hawkins, both of Front Royal: three sisters. Bessie Brown of Front Royal, Ada Turner of Roanoke and Elsie Bosworth of Silver Spring, Md.; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild and a number of nieces and nephews. Lucy Jenkins Born in county Lucy S. Jenkins. 87, of RRCSB announces inew 2002 officers The RappahannockRapidan Community Services I Board is pleased to announce • the following officers for 2002: • Robert Douthit from Orange . County as chair; Mrs. Audrey • Hudson from Madison as vice- chair and Mrs. Eileen Peet of Culpeper as secretary. These three officers along with Dr. Maxwell Harway j from Fauquier County and • Mrs. Roberta Anderson from - Rappahannock will be mem• bers of the Board s Executive Committee for 2002. The RappahannockRapidan Community Services •’ Board (RRCSB) is a regional • services provider for local govemments created as a result • of the acts of the Virginia • General Assembly and the ! Federal Older Americans Act. The mission of the RRCSB is to improve the quality of life to citizens of Planning District • 9 who are elderly or who have I disabilities related to mental ' illness, mental retardation • and substance abuse. The RRCSB strives to accomplish this mission through offering a comprehensive array of services in local communities. Fees are assessed for most services and charges based on an assessment of a person’s ability to pay. Third-party insurance payments are also billed for some services. No individual is refused services because of inability to pay. - The Board of Directors meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. at its Bradford Road Building in Culpeper. The Board encourages public comments regarding local needs as they relate to services to individuals who are elderly or disabled. To provide public comment or to receive additional information regarding the RappahannockRECYCLE Rapidan Community Services Board, contact the Executive Director's office at 8253100, extension 3145 or by email at rrcsb@rrcsb.org. by Randy Minter MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR CHILDREN When the unthinkable happens, and this country witnesses senseless and savage loss of life: we may be at a loss to explain and aeeept the tragedy. As frightening as this terrible tragedy is for adults, it is more so for children. Parents should strive to reassure their children that they are safe, even when the world seems otherwise. While children in the first years of elementary school should be shielded from information about terrorism as much as possible, parents can help their older children by stay mg close to them and allow mg them to express their fears and anxieties. It is important not to be dismissive of the situation. With any hiss, regardless of magnitude, it is import to address it. As adults, we are given the task of making an unsafe world feel safe to children. That's the irony of adult life: that we need to protect our small ones until they are big enough to handle the uncertainly we all must face. At the Moser Funeral Home. 233 Broadview Avenue. Warrenton. we know that adults need support too Often that can take the form of hav ing someone else to talk to or professionals to help nearby with the details. And while these supports don't end our loss, they make it more bearable. Call us at 540-347-343.1 to set up an appointment "Men tandeath, as children tan In f>n in the ihnL - Francis Bacon Sperrvville died on Saturdav. Dec. 29. She was horn May 27. 1914 in Rappahannock County, a daughter of the late -James and Adelle Sisk. Mrs. -Jenkins was a member of FT. Baptist Church and a member of TOPS Va#3()2 m Culpeper. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased hv her husband. Clarence "Dick" •Jenkins; two brothers. -Jake Sisk and Russell Sisk; a nephew. Gene J5aul Sisk and a close cousin. Robert Sisk. Survivors include a son. Charles H. -Jenkins and Ins wife. Gloria of Front Royal; a daughter. Linda -Jenkins and her husband. Bernie of Sperrvville and her daughter. Charlotte Gaines, who was her caregiver of Sperrvville; a niece whom she thought of as her daughter. Mary Parvin of Culpeper; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two nieces. Evelyn Dillinger of Scrabble and Martha Taylor Silver Springs. Md.: an exdaughter-in-law. Dorothy •Jenkins of Winchester; and a host of other friends and relatives. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday. -Jan. 1 at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel in Culpeper by the Rev. Doug Farmer and Rev. John K. Burke. Interment followed in Fairview femetery. Michael DeBolt Chester Gap resident Michael -James DeBolt. 40. of Chester Gap died Dec. 2K in Man assas. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday. -Jan. f> at Rovston Funeral Heme in Marshall. Mr. Do Bolt was horn Sept 2b. 19bl in Fort Leonard Wood. Mo., son ol Russell K. DeBolt of Marshall and Iaeselotte Merkel of f'aliforma. lie was a graduate of Fauquier I ligh School. In addition to his parents, survivors include his stepmother. Yvonne DeBolt; two sisters. l.ouAnn Soper of Marshall and Brenda Proctor of Chester Cap and six brothers. Robert Pavne of Belen. X.M . -Jeffrey' DeBolt of Bluemont. Bruce Payne of Marshall, ('hristopher DeBolt of Fort Riley. Kan., Kenneth Payne and William Payne, both of Warrenton. Jon Baxendale Sper rye ille res id en t •Jon X. Baxendale. 47. of Sperryville died suddenly in Cedar Rapids. Iowa on Dec. 31. Survivors include his mother. Dorothy X. Baxendale of Louisa; two sisters. Holly Wyllie of Xorth Troy. Yt. and •Julia B Sutherland of Louisa; a special friend. Barbara Larson of Cedar Rapids. Iowa; two nephews and one niece. He was predeceased by his father. Lester II. Baxendale on Feb. 20. 1995. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday. -Jan. 5 at St. -James Episcopal Church in Louisa. Interment was in Hillcrest Cemetery in Louisa. Woodward Funeral Home in Louisa was in charge of the arrangements. O.A. Norton Former Superintendent Oswald Ailsworth Xorton. H9. of Roanoke died Sunday. Dec. dO. He was horn in Deltaville. \’a. on -Jan. 0. 1912. the son of Olivia -Jane and William H Norton. After receivin': hi- bachelors decree from Mar-hall University. he taught at We-t Point. Va. and Amelia County. Va. During World War II. he served with the Air Force as a, weather forecaster for four years before returning to the Amelia County Rubin- School System a.- a School Administrator. JJe subsequently received a master's decree from the University of Virmnia and served as Superintendent of Schools from 19a7 until 1991 In 19bl. he relocated with his family to Front Royal, to become Superintendent of Schools in Warren arid Rappahannock Counties. A life-long educator. Mr. Norton retied as Superintendent of Schools for Warren and Rappahannock Counties in 11*79-77. and continued his contribution to the community through his membership in the Front Royal United Methodist Church and participation in volunteer activities and civic organizations. Mr. Norton and hi- wife. Ruth moved from Front Royal in 1995. and lived in Deltaville' and then Richmond, where Mrs. Norton died in 199s He moved to Roanoke in guild with his daughter. Fllen and her family. In addition to his wife, he was also predeceased bv all of his 11 siblings. He is survived by daughters. Carter Norton Dean of Deltaville. Martha Norton Garland of Charlottesville. An i it' Norton Whitehead of Chesapeake and Ellen Norton I'ut 1 e of Roanoke and six Grandchildren. Alt la>uoh Al/heimer s I t'>• 'tole f rom him his memo"ie» and alnlities. he retans d until his cie*ath his d : _ > ,; . jrace, and <ietitle sense of humor. <ira\e~ide services were conci nleci at the Amelia I ’res) !\ teriun " ('hurch t i meter\ m A media on Wednesday, dan '1 Arrangements were by < >ake\ ' N- it h Chapel in R< >.i n< >ke. Delores Mowbray Elk ton resident l)elor'e~ Ann Dovel Mow bra\. r>6. of Klkton died on Saturday. I2!-) at her residence She w a~ horn on Aug. 16. 19io. m Page County., a daughter of dames Garfield and Marie Hilliard Dovel. She ua> a member of the l l>l>er Room Church in Klkton Sumior- include her husb jnd. I tuna'll Mow bra\. whom -lie married on dune MO. 1962: one "on. Tmioilu Mowbray and ii!" wife. Melinda of Klkton; two brother". Garfield Hee Do-, el a lid dunie Dovel. both of I.uray; two sisters, Sara Zirkle of Kura\ and Betty Dod"on of Sperryville and t liree grandi h, Idren: funeral >en ices were conducted on Tuesday, dan. 1 at tlie l pper Room Church in Klkton b\ the Hev. Johnny 1 Kn.~le\ and the Rev Carter 1 lean. Burial was m Klk Run < 'enieter>. K>ger and Trobaugh funeral Home in Klkton was m charge of the arrangements. Rappahannock News Only $4.60per week for a 1 inch space Next Deadline January 23 540-675-3338 BUILDING SUPPLIES Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. n,t l - I,.i \ll Nntir Huilnmy Suppk \tvik 540/825-0397 CABINETS Ludwig Steka F urn i tu re maker l istm:i f umiturc S/Vt liih.-inv; m Tr.ulmnn.il Amunu.m C T.iitsm.mship I rue Stdiulm^ «N lUnlt irvI Vsiv;n Sui \ u u A\ .nl 540-61S-WX) Joseph F. Keyser Construction, Ini. ' ( iisli.n: I I. n :v \ \ ( I.ISS \ 1 I ■••• „ 1 ■>40-b7 >-2 m T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Custom Homebuilder t 'lass A License 540-987-8043 KKI YI l\(. CONSTRUCTION Top Quality Custom Homes ■ Since 1V~S -vM).<)S7-;mS CARPENTRY Exper t craftsmanship m all phases of woodworking and construction Cabmetrv. Inm doors, decks, home repairs 540-937-2051 t MacRae Associates, p.c. \v i.f A •:• uwu.macrac-cpa.uMN (540) 675-2043 Keys Excavating ponds *<iiveways clearing‘landscaping snow removal • bushhogging We otter quality work with years of experience 540-987-9259 Vest's Excavating Specialized Bnokhoe Dump TruO Hauling Ditch Digging Culverts Mowing Bushhogging & Driveway Grading Fence Painting 675-1117 FENCING FENCING H'cr Te"Si'-e Bart Wire. America-1 Wire Cham Link. Board and Electric Split Rail Privacy Fencing Available Also Curtis Crawford Home: 540-675-3943 Pager 399-2688 R \IT\H \\\<>< k r I KM I 1 KI klMIIKUII>\ 540-037-6211 I ;i\: 540-037-7230 HEALTH HEALING WITH LOVE Kathy Edwards, N.D.. c.n.c. 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HOUSING 1 Rentals Apartments FLIRN. 2BR, patio ok tor 1-2 quiet people Util mcl priv entran, drive No pets smk $800 540-364-3348 SPERRYVILLE. 4BR 2 BA (1500 sq ft.). Very nice No pets/smoking $975 mo Call Brian 540-987-1010 22 Rentals Houses MIDDLEBURG: French country house recently painted 4 BR 3 5 BA on 16 ac $2.950/mo 202-215-6946 or 202333-7332x105 SPERRYVILLE, 1BDR cottage lor rent HW firs No Pets Security & ref $425. mo 540-9878789 33 Rental* Lots A Acreage WANTED: HAY or pastureland 01 sm farm up to 100 acres in Rappahannock Co Call 540987-7251 EC Rentals 33 Rooms V_/ ANNANDALE/GREAT FALLS: 2 Ig BR, Ig LR, full BA laundry, pnv ent S950/mo + utils 703 560-3280 Shared 00 Housing V___^ ASHBURN- large Master BR private bath in 4 Ivl beautiful TH $500. mo 703-858-0940 RESTON LAKE FRONT TH (fully turn ) w. 2 privately owned boats Large BR w private bath $695' mo Avail 02 01 703-906-1772 nn Rentals OW Office V_ RESTON: 2 ADJOINING office Suites 4 027 and 1 670 SQ ft Rent together or separately Call 703-648 9522 ext 105 100 For Solo By Owner DC SIDE WARRENTON 4 BR. 2 5 BA colonial 16 acre lot. fin wo bsmt. 2 car gar . dbl carport. 2 mi from Shopping $224 900 540-347-5772 3 LEVEL TH, 3 BR 2 full BA & 2-1/2 BAs. in town Warrenton. S118.900 540-3471072 NO. CULPEPER, brick & sdng. 1 ac. 3BR. 2BA, LR. FR. kit-DR stone FP. wood firs, bsmt $189.000 540-825-5431 180 Commercial Rentals Buildings lor Sale e 13.840 sf 2-story. 3-- ac 5675.000 e 7,739 si 1-story 2 ac 5385.000 e 18.615 sf office. 2 bldgs $1 300,000 Buildings tor Lease Warehouse e 6.600 or 9.987 sf drrve-m Off ice Flex e 15.340 sf office e 72,701 sf office, warehse VINT HILL BUSINESS PARK 540-347-6965 888-448-4332 Real Estate 190 Wanted \___J I BUY HOUSES! Fast cash, quick closing, any condition, any price Cash tor referrals 703 327-8879 -^ 224 Firewood V_ > FIREWOOD, mixed hardwood, $125.cord ? or more cords $110ea All seasoned 540-987 8843 236 Hay Straw & Feed MIXED OR TIMOTHY hay, 4X5 round bales $20 - $35 New Baltimore area 540 34 7 7188 Pets Rappahannock Animal Welfare League l.andhli, Kt Hast of Amissv illc l>ail\ H (H» a m I iMi p m cxct-pt closed Wvd & '-*tii> These wonderful dogs need a good home. i mr Carmen Sam "Carmen" is a prettv, happv, 2 \r old spaved boxer (3) .mix. "Sam" is a sin, sweet, smallish, 1-2 vr old neutered Australian cattle dog. Come see these loving dogs! 340-937-3338 or 340-937-3283 twine mail) 230 Hay Straw & k_ _/ 4X5 ROUND BALES S10 per role Stored inside Square Dales, good quality from $1 50-S2 50 per bale Delivery available 540778-1138 256 Ml,c‘ " 1 For Sale j BOOTS: WESTERN & work boots from Justin. Double-K Nocona. Texas Dan Post. Sage. Abilene. Dingo Happy Trails Western Wear. Bealeton. 540-4391395 3UTCH WEST dbl wall freestanding wood.coal stove w 2spd blower Exc working cond just removed from hearth owners man mcl $250 540-675-3687 WESTERN WEAR: Heart-to-toe for entire family Bailey Resislol. Stetson. Wrangler Rockies RoughRider Happy Trails Western Wear Bealeton. 540439-1395 WRANGLER JEANS, 13MWZ 0936 DEN Popular sizes in stock Special orders invited Happy Trails Western Wear Bealeton 540-4391395 273 Pets \_) JACK RUSSELL TERRIER pups affordable, shots dewormed. national champ parents regist w JRTCA 540879-3373 No Sunday calls please /-N 273 *»•»• v_) NATURAL BLEND HOLISTIC dog food Each formula combines natural ingreds w essential herbs special select for your dogs life stage. Tri-County Feeds. Marshall. VA 540-3641891 www.tricountyfeed s com ---^ 294 Giveaways v; FREE TO GOOD home blac.K lab mix puppies, born Thanksgiving. Males & females 540439-2267 FREE TO GOOD home 2 years old. small, very sweet female. 540-4398897 SEEKING GOOD HOME tor Max a 1 yr neut. male Lab While, very loving, all shots up to dale 95 lbs, needs to be single dog. great for retired person or family with kids to play with Found as stray Call 540-351 0397 Iv msg if before 5pm -^ 298 Lost V___J LOST. BRITTANY Spaniel 10 wk old male. White & orange spots Castleton area Reward1 540-937-4700 350 Business Services V HARE Y'S CARPET. INC. 11k <>i« >ii >)' .(k>|> (m i.omplcic I Imik 1 Vi iu.iIiiil’ Vr\iu' l imn ( i 'Ulllr.• A lihll iU IIC.llllKTIIs \^.l!l(U|i :• S!i| ( 'VI-IS.V I [tin .Islcr\ Hv\nlruntil A ( nmmrru til Ki 211 \imss\ill*-. \ \ ^37-5500 Legal Notices v J TRUSTEE S SALE OF 326 SEVEN PONDS ROAD Amtssville Virginia Pursuant to the terms ot a deed ol trust dated December 29 1999 in the original principal amount ol S173 500 00 recorded in the Clerk s Office Circuit Court of Rappahannock County Virginia as Instrument Number 00-12 at page 1 the property briefly described below will hr; offered for sale at public auction Lot 3, Rappahannock Mountain Estates. Section B containing 5 0196 acres, more or less as the same is duly dedicated platted and recorded in Deed Book 85 at page 503. among the land records ot Rappahannock County, Virginia, as more particularly described in the referenced Deed of Trust, (the "Property") The sale will take place on January 14. 2002 at t 00 p rn at the main entrance to the building housing,the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia Terms A deposit in the form of certified funds in the amount of $10,000 00 or 10% of the successful bid. whichever is lower is required of any bidder at the time ot sale Closing within fifteen (15) days of sale Time is of the essence Additional terms may be announced at sale Purchaser to pay all closing costs Stephen B Wood Sandra Ulloa and F & M Servr es L C . Substitute Trustees FGr. INFORMATION CONACT Stephe; B Wood Friedman MacFadyen. P A 1*01 Rolling .Hills Drive. Ste 125 Richmond. Virginia 23229 Telephone (804) 288-0088 Ref # 200388 01-02.01-09-02 #408570 Childcare ' Offered l_/ CHILD CARE. FULL time opening in my home oft Rt 211. lots of fun & TLC Small group Call ,540-937-7594 370 Financial Mortgages D I Buy Real Estate Notes or Mortgages. Fast Cash & Closing. Call Jeff 703-547-2210 f > 400 Adoption k2 ADOPTION: LOVING couple wishes to adopt a baby We have been married 4 yrs and can give you re baby a happy & secure Maryland home Allowable expenses paid Call us toll free 866-220-0777 A LOVING COUPLE wishes to adopt white newborn into a home filled with love, happiness, financial security & educational opportunities. Medical/ legal expanses paid Call Beth and Steve 1-800284-8889 We are a loving couple, unable to have children of our own, seeking to adopt If you, or anyone you know is considering placing a baby for adoption, please call Liz & Jay. toll-free at: 1-866-503-3761 480 ABC Licenses ABC LICENSE Foster - Hams LLC trading as Foster Haros House Bed & Breakfast. 189 Main Street. Washington. Rappahannock. Virginia 2274740333 is applying to** the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Bed & Breakfast license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Patrick Corbett 01-02. 01-09-02 #408598 600 ^ Antiques A Classics 1959 STUDEBAKER SILVER Hawk Coupe V-8 auto, rebuilt en gme Needs lots ot work, new tires and NOS parts $1200/best offer 540-347-4997 after 6pm or 540 219 1972 (cell) Automobiles 2 CHEVY CAMERO Z28 '91 low mileage, 350 engine auto, loaded CD player, blk w/blk interior, good condition. $7000 571-233-1496 FORD TEMPO GL 93 4 DR. V6. front whl drive AC, PL. PW. PS. 63 K mi. $3000 703-5161281 or 703-528-2287 Legal Notices BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Pursuant to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15 2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 4 2002 at 7 00 PM in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application SE #01-12-01 Fartelu Crest Hill Partnership, d/b/a Farfelu Vineyards, desires a Special Exception permit to construct a caretaker s dwelling on their property located at 13058 Crest Hill Road in Flint Hill (Tax Map 15, Parcel 17. 86 51 acres, zoned A -Agricultural. Jackson District) Use allowed under Section 170-36A (more than 1 dwelling on a lot or parcel) of the Rappahannock County Code A copy of the foregoing application is on file at the Zoning Office in Washington, Virginia, and is availably tor public inspection, Monday through Friday. 8 30 AM to 4 30 PM Said application will be piesented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday. January 16, 2002 at 7 30 PM at the Rappahannock County Courthouse tor such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 1 70-55. if any The above-named applicant. ad|acent property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, c/o P O Box 519, Washington. Virginia 22747, in advance thereof BY John W McCarthy Zoning Administrator 01-02, 01-09. 01-18-02 #408589 ( ^ 605 Automobiles k> MITSUBISHI 1995 3000GT fled w gray int . V6 5* so, immaculate condilion inside & out Runs perfect New timing belt water pump' 17' Mi lie Miglia wheels new tires CD Infinity package All records included S10.700 540347-4997 after 6PM ftcc Sport Utility'' Vehicle v_ / CHEVY 1999 TAHOE 2 tone, leather CD 52 K miles Fully loaded $19,500 OBO 540-8823707 or 703-509-5177 665 Sport Utility Vehicle TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 92* red Vb pristine cond* fully loaded with 10 CD changer sunroof alarm & Keyless entry. $8200. 703-444-5232 C7E Trucks/ Pickups \ K___A : DODGE RAM 1500 00 ,! Quad cab 4 WD 5 ,; speed running boards. i« great m snow’ S17,950 '• 703-464-5154 T Classified Ads Work < . Call 800-852-4797- - '• * ■« -1 Legal Notices TRUSTEES SALE OF 411 MAIN STREET, WASHINGTON, VA IN EXECUTION OF A Certain Deed of Trust ; from Frances Walke' Eldred to Peter ,J Lose and i Sharon G Luke Trustees dated October 6. 1995.’ • ) and recorded in the Clerks 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 JTrus- *• tee to do so the undersigned Substitute Trustee. .** substituted by document of record m the Clerk's Office of aforesaid as instrument number 00-1321, will offer for sale at Public Auction the following de- • " scribed 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 5476 acres more or less as ttie same are shown on a plat of survey by Ross A France. Ltd (James H Harris Surveyor). dated April 2? 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 Alien Walker and Frances Walker Eldred as joint tenants with the common law right of survivor- ' ship, 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. ' j thereby vesting full fee simple title in the said I Frances Walker Eldred i The subject property will be conveyed try Spe- ' ual 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 2002 AT 1 00 p rn ] TERMS OF SALE All (.ash upon presentation of ] deed within 15 days of sale . FilDDER 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 relumed 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 ot the beneficiaries of that Deed ot Trust recorded in Deed Book 227. at Page 607, that [feed of Trust recorded in the Clerk s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County as instru- ’ ment number 99 99 and that Deed ot Trust recorded in the Clerk s Office of aforesaid instrument , number 99-1606 , DATED THIS 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2001 David C Dickey. Substitute Trustee For information contact-- ‘ David C Dickey. Trustee 20 WilloVy Lane P O Box 218 ] Standardsville. Va 22973-0218 « (804)985-7744 12-12,12-19, 12-26-01 and 01-02 01-09-02 ‘ #407068 >• VV" * r

675 Trucks □ :ORD F-150 XLT Flareside 92 4 WD. 302 en3ine. 5 spd loaded, red AM/FMCass . good condition. SSOOO'OBO 571-233-1494 0R0 RANGER XLT -90. ■3x4. extra cab. 110K. 5 5p ac. cap. $3300. 540-347-3805 HAVE AN IDLE utility or auto trailer you want to •urn into cash7 Looking ‘or reasonably prced 2.5- to 5-ton tandem axle trailer m good to ‘air condition 540-7884626 ARCHITECTURAL INTERN vvith AutoCAD exp. ‘or small progressive architectural firm. Send resume to: JFT -AIA 15 S. 5th SL Warrenton, VA 20186 COOK/SOUS CHEF Middleburg estate seeks personable cook fulltime with benefits. Call 540-364-4826 lv msg NURSING RNs, LPNs, CNAs WANTED! Up to $500 Sign-On Bonus! Up to $38/hour to start. Same day pay. Frontier Nursing, L.C. 1-877-634-6406 tol free MANAGERS We re looking for friendly individuals who want to make a difference asArea Managers & Maintenance Supervisors in our Gainesville Branch. Great advantages of joirwig the TruGreen LandCare team include excel benefits. • Area Manager - 4yr. horticultural ex per req. • Manlenance Sipervsors -noexpenence. wiltran. If you're lookng tor a career w/ lorgtem potential the st For consideration, call Sam Wefe n Gamesvie at 703-968-0668 or tax resume to: 703-968-9549 EOE/M/M/F/D/V General Excavation. Inc is now hiring: •HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS Expenenced in engines, transmissions, etc Benefits include 401K. group health insurance. holiday pay Apply at 9745 James Madison Hwy. or call 540-439-2202 7am - 5:30 pm EOE & supports a drug-free workplace. Carpenter Helper/Driver Valid VA (twers Icerse. must be at lease 18 yis. SlOhr 703-868-7109 8am-5 pm 540-788-3945 after 6pm Rappahannock County Public Schools COACHES WANTED Seeking qualified applicants for the following Coaching positions. • Softball Asst. • JV Softball Head Coach • Boy’s Soccer Head Coach • Boy’s Soccer Asst. • JV Soccer Coach • Baseball • JVBaseball Head Coach Jon Smythe 540-987-8576 With 17 j Newspapers In | Our Times Community | Newspapers [ Group, We’ve Got Northern Virginia Wrapped up! MEDICAL BILLER Plastic Surgery medical practice in Leesburg is currently seeking a part-time Medical Biller. Requirements include experience in all aspects of billing, excellent attention to detail, great communication/customer service skills and computer experience. LANDSCAPE DESIGN/ SALESPERSON for N. VA Design/Build Landscaping Contractor: Year-round, rewarding opportunity for experienced, motivated, and dependable person to sell, design, and manage residential projects. Applicant should have strong horticultural background, design principles, estimating, and communication skills. Salary DOE. plus excellent benefits. Mail or fax resume with career and salary history to: PLANT-A-PLANT LANDSCAPING CO., Attn: EDDIE, 25283 Lightridge Farm Road, Aldie, Virginia 20105-2605, FAX (703) 327-6980_ LANDSCAPE SALES ASSISTANT fgr lead sales/designer with award winning N. VA Design/Build Landscaping Contractor. Year-round opening with great opportunity tor advancement if you are dependable, multitasked, and computer literate; handle pressure well, have valid VA driver's license, and landscape and/or plant knowledge. Mail or fax resume with career and salary history to: Auto Technician ASE certified Technician for extremely busy & growing dealership. Great starting pay/benefits. State of the art equipment and pleasant working environment. Fax resume to: 540-349-1040 or apply in person to: 11E. Lee Hwy. Warrenton, VA or call Rob: 540-347-9000 I CURRENT VACANCY Culpeper County Public Schools Small, but growing rural community located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge is seeking candidates for the following positions: Assistant Principals (2) - ; MS (02/03 ST) Assistant Principal - K-6 • (April 1.2Q02) ! (Deadline for applications - Jan. 18,2002) School Secretary (Immediate) (Deadline for Secretary Applications - Jan. 11,2002) decent applicants need not reapply. For • more information/application packet, please stop by the School Board Office: . 450 Radio Lane, Culpeper, VA • or call: Donald Meney, • at 540-825-3677 ext. 3122 Medical Assistant - PRN - Reston, Va Immediate opening for a strong clinical assistant to work in all aspects of patient care in a busy Family Practice. Required skills venipuncture, vitals. EKG, injections (adults and peds). Team player. Flexible regarding hours and work assignments PRN thru March 11. 2002 Fax resume to Marion Dobbins @ 703-326-0703 or e-mail to marion.dobbins@hcahealthcare.com. Columbia Primary Care Physicians 1830 Towne Center Drive. Suite 303 NURSING Bonuses!! Rapidly growing dialysis out-patient unit (Sterling. VA) is seeking the following positions: • Clinical Coordinator Registered Nurse/Clinical Coordinator, HemoDialysis, experience preferred. • R/N. Please call 703-444-8932 Ext. 301 Ask for Evie or Janice BUYING? SELLING? Times Community Newspapers’ Classified Has It! Call TODAY. 800-852-4797 or FAX 703-689-1278 F&M Bank Winchester TELLERS F&M Bank Winchester has immediate openings in its Sterling Branch for full-time tellers. Teller duties include processing transactions and providing quality customer service. Ideal candidates will enjoy working with the public and possess good communication skills. Please call or fax resume: Mrs. B.J. Trussed F&M Bank - Winchester 703-771-7708 FAX: 540-338-9516 Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D NOW HIRING CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES RECEIVING CLERK WAREHOUSE & DELIVERY Immediate full-time openings available for dependable individuals seeking opportunity with established growing agribusiness retail operation. Excellent opportunity to grow with a quality organization. We offer a complete benefits package which includes: • 100% Company Paid Pension Plan • Health Insurance • 401K Plan Paid Vacation Paid Holidays • Life & Disability Insurance • Sick Leave • Employee Purchase Discount Employee Incentive Program • Uniform Program Available Apply in person Marshall Farmers’ Co-op Main Street (Route 55) - Marshall, VA or call for details 540-825-2200 Ext. 329 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 thejr 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 Prince 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 31320 Border Collie/Shetland Sheepdog 31316 Shepherd Mix 31266 Chow Chow 31254 Beagle 31253 Cocker Spaniel Mix 31251 Cocker Spaniel Mix ? Chihuahua 31219 American Foxhound ' 31226 Labrador Retriever Cats Unknown Domestic Short Haired Telephone Research Interviews Flexible Schedule Days/ Evenings/ Weekends Westat is a social science survey research corporation with an offtce in Frederick, MD. We conduct nationwide surveys on subjects that include education, health and environmental issues. We are recruiting now for a study scheduled to tram in January and February. Hours available are days, evenings until midnight and weekends. If you have a clear speaking voice, an interest in research and can work a minimum of 16 hours per week, please call 1-800-288-9738. We offer: •$8.25 per hour weekdays • $10.25 per hour Saturdays and Sunday. • Paid Training • Regular Merit Increases • Bonus Programs • Bilingual Premiums • Absolutely no sales or setting appointments for sales calls. Call 1-800-288-9738. Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for more information. WESTAT EOE TOWN OF PURCELLVILLE Excellent Employment Opportunities The Town of Purcellville is accepting applications to fill a professional planning position. Assistant Town Planner. STARTING SALARY RANGE $38,232- $47,000’ 'Starting salaries may be increased based on additional training, education and experience. BENEFITS The Town offers a full comprehensive benefits package that includes retirement, paid annual leave, life insurance. 11 ’2 paid holidays. sick leave, personal leave and full family health and dental insurance at no cost to the employee. In addition, the Town allows the employees to participate in the VA Credit Union and a Deferred Com pensat ion P la n. JOB DESCRIPTION The Assistant Town Planner will assist the Planning Director in conducting planning activities and administering zoning and land development ordinances. Responsibilities will also include participation in community planning and joint Town/County comprehensive planning efforts, updating and revising Town ordinances, and zoning enforcement. QUALIFICATIONS The application should have a broad knowledge of the principles and practices of Land Use planning and possess strong analytical and communication skills The position requires a degree in planning or a related field with 2 years of professional experience. Master's Degree preferred. Experience with GIS is desirable. CLOSING DATE This position will remain open until filled. Interested individuals should complete a Town application and submit a resume with any supporting documentation to Michael T. Ruddy, AICP, Director of Planning, Town of Purcellville, 130 E. Main Street, Purcellyille, VA 20132. For more information, please call (540) 338-2304. The Town of Purcellville is an equal employment opportunity organization. LANDSCAPE SALES ASSISTANT fo' lead sales designer with award winning N. VA Design Build Landscaping Contractor. Year-round opening with great opportunity for advancement rf you are dependable, multitasked. and computer literate: handle pressure well, have valid VA driver's license, and landscape and/or plant knowledge Mail or fax resume with career and salary history to: PLANT-A-PLANT LANDSCAPING CO. Attn: EDDIE 2S283 Lightridge Farm Road .AtCNe. Virginia 20105-2605 Fa* (703) 327-6980 Salary D.O.E. plus excellent benefits IMMEDIATE OPENINGS!! Abacus Staffing Services Has immediate openings for: CDL Drivers Starting pay $10.00 Mon. - Fri. work schedule. Cal or stop by today lo apply Abacus Staffing 128 E. Davis St. Suite 120 Culpeper. VA 22701 540-825-8677 CURRENT VACANCY Culpeper County Public Schools Small, but growing rural community located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge is seeking candidates for the following positions: Assistant Principals (2)MS (02*03 ST) Assistant Principal - K-6 (April 1,2002) (Deadline for applications - Jan. 18,2002) School Secretary (Immediate) (Deadline for Secretary Applications - Jan. 11,2002) Recent applicants need not reapply. For more information/application packet, please stop by the School Board Office: 450 Radio Lane, Culpeper, VA or call: Donald Meney, at 540-825-3677 ext. 3122 SOCIAL WORKER Blue Ridge Hospice, a private, not-forprofit healthcare organization providing physical, emotional, social and spiritual care for terminally ill patients and their families in Frederick/ Winchester. Clarke. Warren, and Shenandoah counties has the following employment opportunity in our Winchester office. ('.real benefit [ackage available. Social Worker (BSW required, MSW preferred) Full Time/ Part Time and PRN available For immediate consideration, please submit an application or resume to: Ernest J. Camevale, Jr. Chief Executive Officer Blue Ridge Hospice 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601 Voice (540) 536-5210 Fax (540) 678-0584 C FO @ blueridghospice.org HYURDRi essd MITSUBISHI k MOTORS ( all Suzanne Holland to ldvertise your dealership! (703) 777-1110 Mitsubi;

The Healthy Garden Seed, plant catalogues By Donna LaPr£ Rappahannock News Writer It’s catalogue time! This month, the 2002 garden catalogues will begin to fill the mailbox and make my head spin! You may receive catalogues from the same seed and plant vendors year after year, and perhaps they provide you sufficiently for your gardening forays. . However, if you are searching for the new, heirloom, unusual or native seed, or are jui plain bored with the standard fare, now is the time to request information from new suppliers. Below, I’ve culled an assortment of my favorite catalogues (yes, I do read all of them and more!), and have categorized them according to their most distinctive features. Enjoy! Organic Seed Whether vegetable, herb or flower, these two catalogues have the most comprehensive selection of organic seed. Conventional seed plant crops are raised with much heavier doses of chemicals than even conventional food crops. It makes good sense to begin with organically raised seed, especially in a food garden. Seeds of Change- 888 762 733 / seedsofchange.com- a full color catalogue featuring 100% certified seed: heirloom, exclusive varieties. Also, organic seed potato, apple trees, garlic and good garden books. A staple. Abundant life Seed Foundation- 360 385 5660 / abundantlifeseed.org — a nonprofit seed organization. Not all of the seeds sold are certified, however, they do sell seeds raised without chemi-" cals by people who cannot afford certification fees. These seeds are noted as “naturally and responsibly grown”. An astonishing selection of rare beans, squashes, corns, grains, endangered varieties and other vegetables, herbs and flowers make this catalog a gem. Best All Hound Johnny’s Selected Seeds20 7437 4301 / johnnyseeds.com — a venerable Maine firm offering a full range of herb, vegetable and flower seed, plus supplies, excellent tools and books. Exceptional pleasantries on the phone and fast service really cinches my loyalty to Johnny’s. Pinetree Garden Seeds207 926 3400 / superseeds.com — also located in Maine, this narrow catalogue is distinctive in its varied offerings and smaller seed count packets, many under $1. Great for penny-pinchers and those with small gardens, or for trilling different varieties. Pinetree also sells unusual garden supplies, discounted garden books, tools and plants. Their shipping charges are low, and it must be Maine, they are friendly and helpful, too. Wayside Gardens — 800 845 1124 / waysidegardens.com — shrubs and perennials. Even if you prefer to shop at local nurseries, this catalogue is great for ideas. Wayside also prints a catalogue devoted entirely to roses. White Flower Farm- 800 503 9624 / whiteflowerfarm.com — another “Garden Dreamer” ‘s catalogue. Full color photos ^and select perennials, unusual annuals and shrubs. Arranged by botanical name, the catalogue includes parenthesized, phonetic pronunciations, so you, too can waft in the rarefied air of horticulture! Flowers Select Seeds- 860 684 9310 / selectseeds.com — old-fashioned, fragrant and vining flower seeds are presented in this charming catalogue. Wonderful. Thompson and Morgan800 274 7333 / thompsonmorgan.com — the American office for the English company’s seed. Arranged botanically, but with helpful pictures. Chiltern Seeds- 01229 581137 / chilternseeds.co.uk — for horticultural enthusiasts who know their plants by botanical name. No pictures. The most unusual selection of digitalis (foxglove) and primulas (primroses) , two flowers high-browed I’m crazy about! J.L. Hudson, Seedsman- no phone, catalogue $1 — Star Route 2, Box 337, La Honda, CA, 94020 / jhudsonseeds.net — perhaps I should have named this category “Horticultural Education”, as this catalogue is also photofree, listed by genus. A delightful catalogue. though, not only in its comprehensive and esoteric merchandise, but witty and knowledgeable, too. Fruit Raintree Nursery- 360 496 6400 / raintreenursery.com — superior quality and selection of fruits. Berries, including 20 types of blueberries, fruit trees, wildlife plants, nuts. You’d be nuts not to try their plant stock! Heirlooms Southern Seed Exposure Seed Exchange — PO. Box 460, Mineral, VA 23117- a “local” seed catalog with varieties suitable to the south and Mid-Atlantic regions. Amazing selection of old-time seeds: the “Brimmer” tomato from Virginia, “Shoepeg” corn, 8 kinds of okra, a large selection of collards, and naturally colored cotton for starters. Twinleaf- monticello.org/ shop — circulated by the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants, this catalogue presents antique roses, heirloom apples, historical and native plants and seeds. No true Virgihia garden should be withopt this resource, if only to learn a bit from the botanical history articles included in this publication. Native Prairie Frontier — 262544-6708/ prairiefrontier.comthere are many native seed sources and it’s hard to limit my recommendation to one, but Prairie Frontier is my first choice. A comprehensive listing of lesser known prairie natives- many milkweeds, gentians, blazing stars and important grasses. Virginia Natives — P.O. Box D, Hume, VA 22639 — located in Hume, this plant catalog is $1. Orders must be called in and picked up in person. Great trilliums, asters, the hard to find Galax plant, ferns and grasses. • If you are looking for a plant, seed or garden supply source and are having difficulty locating what you need, drop me a note, and perhaps 111 have a suggestion. Donna LaPre, e-mail skenny@summit.net, or care of the Rappahannock News. Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded recently at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office on Gay Street in Washington. William M. Dietel to Elizabeth L. Dietel, 4.1373 percent undivided interest in 25 acres, parcel two, Wakefield District. Deed of giftRose A. Payne to Francis Daly, 2 acres. $210,000. Sperryville Realty James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office ALL BRICK RAMBLER with 3 BR, 2 BA located on a scenic 2 acre lot near Sperryville. Home offers wood floors, full basement, two fireplaces and much more. $175,000 James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8236 sperryvillerlty@aol. com Bud Corder A 540-675-3291 ^ A preservationist’s dream, Rag Mountain Meadow comprises a 50.4 acre rolling hay field which lies in both Madison and Rappahannock counties at the foot of Old Rag Mountain, directly across the Hughes River from Sharp Rock Vineyard and less than a mile from Shenandoah National Park. The suggested home site (Architectural Plans available) with approved perc site maximizes1 the magnificent views of the mountains and over looks the meandering Hughes River. Best Appreciated when seen. Exceptional access from Route 707. $229,000 Real Estate m 291 Gay St. The Theatre Building • Washington, VA 22747 540-675-1373 www.RealKstateIII.com ’ ss.-sr; E-mail: n3@crosslink.net Rick Kohler Mitzie Young 540-937 6146 540 675-3555 The Perfect Gift ♦ ♦♦ ifc UMUHSTTU “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” tells the story of Rappahannock County and its people The soft-bound book includes old photographs and special articles which appeared each month of the 1983 sesquicentennial year in the Rappahannock News plus stories of historical interest from past years. Featuring chapters on education, soldiers, doctors, slavery, freemen and integration, mountain people and the park, The Depression, old mills and settlements, travel, entertainment, natural disasters, mountain justice and farming. The collection of articles was written by the Rappahannock News staff with the help and cooperation of hundreds of Rappahannock people. Stop by the Rappahannock News office or call 540*675-3338 for your copy “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” $11.95 plus tax and $ 1.90 for postage Ray T. Cannon to Mary Ann Cannon Powell, eight percent interest in 49.7268 acres, Stonewall District. Deed of gift. Mildred Ruth Scheer and others to Colby M. May and wife, parcel A, 65.442 acres and parcel B, 65.442 acres. $280,000. Ray T. Cannon to Donna Faye Cannon Wilkers, 11.8764 percent undivided interest in 21.050 acres. Stonewall District. Deed of gift. Ervin Kapos and wife to H. Raymond Ludwig and wife, 50 acres, Piedmont District. $238,000. Herman J. Viola and wife to Wallace T. Anderson, 7.49 acres and 7.32 acres, Piedmont District. $164,900. Country Living in Virginia Rappahannock County Own your own Camp David- 75 acres on Fogg Mtn 70 miles from D.C. with elevation of 1200 ft 4200 sf home with spectacular views to the North, South and West. All modem conveniences, eli interiors, pool, horse bam, guest cottage and green bouse. Near Hill and in the midst of Virginia’s Hunt country. Additional acreage available separately. Merrymead- Distil standard. Italian & 5000 sf hone built to the highest tile, extensive wood moldings, hardwood floors, custom kitchen cabinets, top of die line appliances, windows and doors and large open public rooms with 10 to 12 foot ceilings. A beautiful a the and detached three-car garage complements this home in peaceful Gid Brown Hollow Castle Mtn - 291 acres with 4500 sf contemporary, commanding 200 degree view of the Blue Ridge. Small pond, numerous streams and % mile frontage on the Thornton River. Very private. Convenient to Warrenton and D. C. 01 Contact Justin H. Wiley (434) 817-0636 www.farmandestate.com Frank Hardy. Inc.. Realtors FARM AND ESTATE BROKERS Write a letter to the editor. ROY WHEELER REALTY COMPANY OlttRIM. PlH'MONT \ !Ki ,1V\V hsl I RlAl t'TAIE R* iVtK HALE A CENUKV. Creekwood - A wonderful country estate w/2 custom homes situated on 22 wooded acres w/ winter mt. views. The 4 BR main house offers a finished lower level walk-out, spacious master bedroom suite, oak floors, 2 FP’s, a deck and covered porch, 2-car garage and workshqp. The adorable 2BR/2BA house2 would be ideal for extended family, guest house, or use as a rental! $779,000 mmmmmmwmmmsm- i gamumamasammaiRMmHaai * ■ * i • » W Warrenton - hnjoy fantastic Blue Ridge Mt. views from this spacious 3-level" home privately situated on 10 mostly open acres in prestigious Bellevue' Farms. This 10-room home offers numerous amenities including new landscaping, new interior and exterior painting, deck, beautiful in-ground pool, 3-' car garage and paved driveway. Just reduced. $575,000 r Washington, VA. Dutch Colonial style home on 5 Park like acres. 3 Bed, 3 full baths, 2 story detached garage and a 3 bay carport. Finished basement with family room and workshop. MLS#RP2756056 on the net homesdatabase.com/ samsnead or Sam Snead Realty.com. $245,000 10 Acre building site Foundation already in. Frontage on Rush River. Distant mountain views', hard surfaced mad. FUx>r plan available for existing foundation. Create your own haven! Ask for Amy Sloane Timbers $99,900 Sperryville/Commercial Just down the street from Cooters Place from Dukes of Hazard. Chalet style building with a number of cabins. 2 bedroom apt. upstairs currently rented. Extra building 32x74 for storage or could be rented out. Commercial/Industrial Zoning with many potential uses. Currently used as antique & flea market. 1.2 acres MLS#RP4052203 $200,000 SAM'SNEAD ^_R f: /v i , r v [9 12699 Lee I lighway • Washington, VA 22747 Rappahannock Office: 540-987-9243 Amy Sloane Timbers: 540-987-8668 Sam Snead: 540-987-9336