Rappahannock News, February 20, 2002

RICHMOND VA 23219-1905 ************x^-mnTT 2 -x* ;/.♦ .-.li .<* * Rappahannock County's Family Nervsp(ff%p$t/k£fo 1877 NT: 124th Year... No. 8 Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2002 www.timescommunity.com 50 cents pp Briefs Bland competition planned for Sunday The Rappahannock Lions’ Club will once again sponsor the annual Bland Music competition this Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. at The Theatre on Gay Street in Washington. The Lions Club has sponsored the contest for many years as part of a statewide program dedicated to encouraging student skills and to provide a showcase for their unique talents. For more information contact Lions Bob Scott at 937-2147, Bruce Jones at 675-3152, Jeff Light at 987-9523 or David Hilty at 675-2205. Tryouts for 4-H show will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26 The 4-H Share The Fun Talent Show will be held Sunday, March 17 at the Rappahannock County High School. Anyone interested in performing can pick up information at the Rappahannock County Elementary, High School or the Extension Office. Tryouts are Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Rappahannock County High School after school at 3:30 p.m. In case of public school closing or bad weather conditions, rehearsals will be canceled. For further information, call the Extension Office at 675-3619. Special Education Council to meet The Rappahannock Special Education Advisory Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Elementary School Library. The topic will be the “Revised regulations governing special education programs for children Vvith disabilities in Virginia.” The meeting is open to the public. Democrats meet in March at Library % % The March meeting of the Rappahannock County jBcmocratic Committee will be on JTOesday, March 5 at the J&jippahannock County Library Starting at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments and lively conversation follow every meeting and all are always warmly welcomed. For more information on the Committee or any other matter relating to local Democratic activities, please visit the website www.RappDems.org or call 6753515. Happenings • Wednesday, Feb. 20, the Rappahannock County Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse. ; • Monday, Feb. 25, Independence Day committee formation meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Town Hall. • Saturday, March 2, the Rappahannock Point-to-Point races will be held at Bleu Rock Inn. Post-time is 12:30 p.m. • Monday, March 4, the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors will meet at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock Courthouse. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) j Hootenanny 2002 T Rappahannock News Photo/Barbara C. Wayland This year's "Hoot," an annual fundraising event for Hearthstone School in Sperryville, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Blue Moon Cafe. The theme, “25 for 25” reflects the extended hours, as 25 performers will take the Blue Moon's stage from 6:25 p.m. to 12:25 p.m. The goal of the event is to raise $2,500 towards completion of a community performance, meeting, and activities space which will occupy 25 percent of Hearthstone's main building. For more information, call Hearthstone School at 987-9212. RLEP hosts visioning guru By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The February meeting of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP) featured a revisitation of the regional visioning process and results by Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission (RRRC) Executive Director, Gary Christie. After an introduction by RLEP President Bob Lander, Mr. Christie reviewed the process by which the vision for the five-county region was developed last year, and he highlighted the underlying principles for the future developed by the more than 200 citizen-participants of Rappahannock, Madison, Orange, Culpeper and Fauquier Counties. Mr. Christie said that development pressures on the region come predominantly from Northern Virginia, which has had significant economic growth over the past twerv ty years-averaging 54,000 new jobs per year for that period-and that has both benefited the region and put pressures upon its quality-of-life issues. In developing the region’s vision through a series of seven meetings, he said that he "clearly heard" of (he need for maintaining the quality-oflife found in the five participating counties. The results, he said, were similar in all of the region's areas - residents do not want their home counties and towns to look like those in Northern Virginia, they do want to protect open space, and they want to encourage the management of growth. .. The Regional Vision, adopted in July of 2001 by the Regional Commission, has six primary elements, as described in the visioning brochure, "Our Region, Our Vision, Our Decision." This document defines these elements as that: the region and its communities are visualized as "places of character" where growth is managed and open space is maintained; the region and its communities are visualized as "places of See GROWTH, Page A8 Mrs. Cox's rebirth In June of 1802 David T. Cox and his wife, Anne Calvert Cox, purchased a half acre lot for $15 in the Town of Washington. On that site, at Main and Middle Street, Mrs. Cox, in her "Ordinary," served meals and rented bed space to notables and travelers of the time. Cox's Hotel, as it was then known, became the meeting and greeting place, and provided comfort and sustenance to many. When the new county of Rappahannock was formed in 1833, Mrs. Cox's Hotel expanded its role and became the de facto offices of the County court and a polling place, and hosted countless meetings of the County's leaders. Two hundred years later the Inn at Little Washington has committed to the purchase of this venerable edifice, and they may foster the rebirth of those rooms in which some familiar names met, worked, and were comforted with food and drink-names like Wood, Eastham, Menefee, Thornton, Amiss, Pendleton, Lillard, Dearing, Fletcher, Thornhill. Said the Inn's Patrick O'Connell, "We look forward to purchasing the tavern and bringing it back to life. We are grateful to have an opportunity to restore a building which has such historical significance to Washington, Virginia." Though the purchase price for Mrs. Cox’s establishment is reportedly more than the $15 paid for the site in 1802, the tavern may, in the near future, welcome the descendants of many of those who enjoyed Mrs. Cox's two centuries ago. Council votes to engineer wastewater system By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer »» mi «u cautiiucu ucaumic v lu July 30. 2002) on the Avon Hall purchase option still a challenge to meet, Mayor Stew Willis successfully forwarded a motion before the Washington Town Council to authorize the expenditure of up to $45,500 for engineering design work on the site. The work, to be performed by Resource International, would entail “additional field work, studies, and initial design associated with the Town’s wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal facilities,” and would enable a determination to be made on the suitability of the site for the Town’s wastewater treatment system. More specifically. Resource’s work would consist of a field survey and mapping of the Avon Hall site, soils data gathering and design analyses for subsurface absorption (drain) fields, and financial and rate study analyses to reach conclusions as to projected costs and required rates for a Town wastewater treatment system. Mayor Willis advised the Council that this work would also provide the elements necessary for the Town to conclude its permit application to the Virginia Department of Health and further, would enable the Town to commence its efforts to secure funding for the wastewater treatment system from the Rural Development Administration. Resource International committed to a start date during the week of Feb. 18 and to a completion date near the end of March of this year. The submission of final application information to the Department of Health is expected by that time and their sixty day review cycle will end with time available for the Town Council to make a final decision on the Avon Hall purchase before the expiration of the extended purchase option period. Vice-Mayor Steve Critzer seconded the Mayor's motion, and it passed unanimously, with the exception of Council member Charlie Tompkins, who was not present. Reservoir funding Mayor Willis reported that one private offer was received in response to the Town Council’s call for reservoir funding, but an offer by a bank beat the terms of the private offering with a 5-year, 4.24 percent loan for the $200,000 sought. Mayor Willis moved to advertise a public hearing on the loan for the Town Council’s March 13 meeting, and that motion was seconded and unanimously approved. An estimated $291,000 will be required to construct the reservoir, and the balance of the necessary funds will be drawn from the Town’s water works reserve account. See TOWN, Page A8 RCHS Scholars honored Sixty-three students in grades 10 through 12 were honored as Rappahannock Scholars at a special program held on Friday, Feb. 15 in the high school auditorium. The honorees each received a plaque, and either a school letter or a pin, if they had already earned a letter. Ron Vickers, a high school <> Technology Instructor, organized the assembly, which was attended by the entire student body, faculty, and parents. He described how the program began and its main purT pose: to foster individual excellence in education. Assistant Principal, Mike Tupper, challenged all of fhe students to work hard and earn the privilege of being named a Rappahannock Scholar. Joe Perine, High School Principal, repeated the chab lenge and then introduced Matt Ralston, a senior who has earned distinction as a National Merit Scholarship finalist. This honor places Matt among the top two percent of all students who take the Merit Scholarship examination throughout the United States. “The Rappahannock Scholars Program is one of the many initiatives currently under way at RCHS to promote academic, athletic, and social excellence,” stated Mr. Perine. “The next school year will see the addition of nine new courses and an increased emphasis on providing our students with the skills that they need to be competitive and successful in their chosen fields after graduation,” he added. “Next year, we hope to double the number of Scholars at the high school as testimony to the strength of our student body and the commitment of our staff in the pursuit of quality and distinction in education.” . -f. Photo courtesy of RCHS Matt Ralston, right, was introduced by Principal Joe Perine last Friday at a I special program to honor RCHS Scholars. Ralston, a senior, has earned tha distinction as a National Merit Scholarship finalist. This honor places hirri in k" the top two percent who take the examination nationwide. l

Panther Pause — RCPS News in Brief By Jan Make la Volunteer Coordinator Public School System • Congratulations to the February 2002 RCES Students of the Month! The Student Advisory Council requests nominations from their classmates based on the character values of kindness, honesty, loyalty, respect, and the like. From those nominations one child is chosen from each grade, 4-7, each month. The children who are selected receive a food certificate from Burgers ‘n Things in Sperryville, free ice cream from the RCES PTO, and a Student of the Month certificate. The students chosen for the month of February 2002 are: Jessica Stout. 4th grade: Emma Hathaway, 5th grade: Emma Dodd-Henze; and Alicia Bums, 7th grade. We are very happy to recognize these students and their display of “Panther Pride”. • Attention, Parents! The Rappahannock County Public Schools are about to become a part of the President’s Student Service Challenge. This program encourages children in grades K-12 to become involved in volunteer efforts that will make their schools and communities better places to be. For grades K-8, students who have volunteered 50 hours over a 12 month period will receive a silver pin and a certificate of recognition signed by the president. For 100 hours of service, students in grades K12 will receive a gold pin and a certificate. What qualifies? Helping an elderly neighbor, fundraising for a charity or school program, tutoring, volunteering in the library, picking up trash along the roads of our county, visiting tiursing homes, and so much more. Basically any volunteer effort will qualify that will improve the quality of life of , others, and is done ^ as a volunteer service (meaning q nothing is received in exchange for the service). What do the stu dents and parents have to do? Just j keep a log of volunteer time. teer effort must be j signed off ^ by a | responsible adult other than parents. grandparents or guardians. Log sheets are available in each school or bv calling Jan Makela at 987-8259. Turn your sheets into Mrs. Makela as they are completed. We will try to run the program from April to April each year so that the students can be publicly recognized at awards assemblies in the spring. What better way to teach our children the importance of sharing their time? Life in Rappahannock is wonderful in large part due to the enormous contributions of our dedicated citizen volunteers. Think of what can be accomplished if we get our children on board! • The RCHS Blood Drive, coordinated by Nurse Margaret Wiese, will be held on Monday, March 18 from 3:30-8 p.m. Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend. We are looking for volunteers to help with the check-in procedure, and to help serve refreshments. If you are able to help with any part of this very worthwhile effort, please call Jan Makela at 987-8259. Any amount of time will be greatly appreciat RAPPAHANNOCK HUNT POINT-TO-POINT RACES Saturday, March 2, 2002 BLEU ROCK INN WASHINGTON, VA 4 POST TIME 12:30 p.m. For Information Call: Oliver Brown 540-547-2810 Janet O’Keefe 540-547-2993 Yes! □ Please enter my new subscription to: Rappahannock News Subscription Rates By MailT'"^ Rappahannock.$21 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: Sappahatuwcb News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 Old Address: This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS New Address: ihe Rappahannock .Nnw (ISSN #’s 1050-7655 & 188280) is ipublished every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, I Virginia 20186 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel I Communications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, I Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions $21.00 ia year in Rappahannock; $27.00 elsewhere in U.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock iNews, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747. ed. • At last count we have 82 happy, enthusiastic stu| dents in our Adult Education profTrom! nrv» n t i n over 1 percent of our county’s . population! ^ It is an l extreme I pleasure to ' see the schools used by this large segment of our population. Many ot our Adult Ed students are not affiliated with our public schools in any other way. The Adult Education Program has given us an opportunity to welcome visitors to our schools and introduce them to the many things we have to offer. • As a convenience to parents and student athletes, high schools sports physicals have been scheduled at RCHS on Tuesday, June 4, from 3:205:30. Volunteers who care about our athletic program are requested to volunteer to help with this program. We especially need volunteers who are nurses, doctors, EMTs or otherwise have expertise in the medical field. Please think about helping and call Nurse Margaret Wiese at 987-8575 or Volunteer Coordinator Jan Makela at 987-8259. • Many thanks to RCES Volunteer Angela Stout for typing, collating and assembling materials, that were produced by our staff on the recent staff training days, into books for use at all levels. This was a huge task and all staff members, as well as students, will benefit from this effort. • At the RCHS PAC meeting last Wednesday, parents chorused the united concern that Rappahannock does not offer a county-funded Recreation Program. The schools have the facilities, and try to ‘pick up the slack’ where these programs are needed, but there simply is not sufficient funding or manpower within the school system to fully meet the recreational needs of our citizens. This is simply informational, but may encourage others interested in this issue to come up with a creative solution to this problem. • Volunteers on the Headwaters Mini-Grant Committee recently met to interview teachers who had applied for grants for a variety of programs to benefit our students. Each time the applications are received the committee is amazed by the creativity of the applicants. This time was no exception. RCES applicants were Joy Rollins. Music; Hairiette Rosenblatt, Art; and Corinne Smith, Special Ed. RCHS applicants were Mary Arthur, Culinary; Amy Hughes, Library; Bill Hunt, Science; Dani Pond, Social Studies; and Laurel Van Horn, English. Winners will be announced in the near future. This writer is honored to work on the review committee with volunteers Peter Kreyling, Margaret Gottlieb, Tom Taylor and RCHS Business teacher Mick Strand. • RCHS Students who have been recognized as Rappahannock Scholars were recognized at an assembly at RCHS on Friday, Feb. 15. Plaques were presented to approximately 60 students who had worked to achieve this honor. Many thanks to our wonderful RCHS Technology teachers who constantly work to support the efforts of our students. • Is your Middle School child interested in the possibility of playing football? An informational meeting was held at RCHS on Monday, Feb. 18 to discuss the possible options. If you were unable to attend the meeting and would like more information, please call Athletic Director Jon Smythe at 987-8575. • RCHS Drama teacher Miranda Hope has been conducting auditions for roles in the upcoming production of the classic “Our Town”. Please stay tuned for more information on this sure-to be-wonderful event! You won’t want to miss it. • It is truly a pleasure to work with so many wonderful folks in our community. Thank you for all that you do to support the programs of the public schools. Have a great week. 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Alther Jr., an employee of the American Red Cross for eight years has recently been promoted from Assistant Director of the MidAtlantic Region American Red Cross Reference Laboratory to Manager of Reference Laboratory Services. The Mid-Atlantic American Red Cross Reference Laboratory serves over 50 hospitals in Virginia and North Carolina. Services covered by the Reference Laboratory include Immunohematology reference and consultation services, Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell processing and freezing, washing and deglycerolizing red cells. He has recently received his Specialist Blood Banking certification from the American Society of Clinical Pathology'. A 1988 graduate of Rappahannock County High School, Mr. Alther received a Bach Roy A. Alther Jr. elor’s Degree in Medical Technology from James Madison University. He also attended the RMH School of Medical Technology in Roanoke. He and his wife. Karen and son, Daniel live at Virginia Beach. He is the son of Roy and Janet Alther and the grandson of Roy and Josephine Alther, all of Sperryville. T. McDaniel named to Fall Honors List Tammy McDaniel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore McDaniel of Huntly has been named to the Fall 2001 Honors List at Mary Baldwin College. lb be named to the Honors List a student must have earned a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0. Mary Baldwin College, with a main campus in Staunton and six regional centers, excels in providing leadership training, character development and career preparation with a strong academic foundation. A multifaceted liberal arts college, Mary Baldwin offers three residential programs for women as well as coeducational, onresidential bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. Two arrests noted The Rappahannock County Sheriff”s Office reported two unrelated arrests for alcoholrelated offense last week. On Feb. 11 at about 3:13 a.m., Dep. Mark Currence stopped a vehicle for speeding near the intersection of U. 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By Cecelia Dennis Special to the Rappahannock News On Saturday. Jan 26 Rappahannock band students performed »in the Tri-County band concert. Band students from Rappahannock. Fauquier and Clarke Counties get together every year and form one band, hence the name TriCounty Band. Students are nominated, by band director, from both the high school and middle school bands. Rappahannock students selected this year were: Holly Long, Josh McArthur, Lea Pvne, Jenni Starr, Erin Opseth, Brian Taylor, Alexander Neil-Dore, Samantha Brown, Anthony Clinedinst. Frances Monroe, Luke Wilson, Kerri Moore, Amber Long, Osha Kondori, Billy Rechin, Alana Cloud, Bailey Batchelor, Kim Hutchenson, Owen Monroe, Clay Vickers, and Amanda Frye. On Friday, Jan. 25 the students traveled to Liberty High School in Bealeton. where they rehearsed until 5 p.m. with other band students from Fauquier and Clarke. On Saturday, they returned to Liberty for morning rehearsals followed by a free concert in the afternoon for parents and the community. This was a remarkable opportunity for the all the band students to meet with other counties' band students. All the students in attendance had an outstanding time. Spring fruit sale to begin this month Band students will be again taking orders for their delicious Valencia oranges and red grapefruits, and Honey tangerines, fresh from Florida! Orders will be taken up until Feb 26. The fruit will arrive the second week of March. If you would like to place an order (and can't find any band student to order from) call Sallv Havstad at 987-9342. Band to perform pre-competition mini concert Eighth thru 12th grade bands will perform a pre-competition concert for the parents on Thursday, March 7 in the RCHS Band Hall. They will be playing the selections which they will perform for their Fiestaval National Competition in Myrtle Beach. The band has been practicing since January and have some after school practices scheduled for the month of February and March. The concert is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Following the performance there will be a brief band boosters meeting mandatory for the parents and students The family of Hugh Chrisman would like to thank friends and neighbors for their cards, food, calls and other acts of kindness shown to them during their recent loss. Also thanks to the Sperryville Methodist Church for the nice luncheon following the service. The Band Stand PERFORMERS: Middle and High School students performed with Va. Tech Honors Band on Jan. 20 at Va. Tech University. Pictured are (from left to right) Josh Makela. Samantha Brown. Brandon Smoot. Andrew Treanor. Kelcey Hutchenson. Patrick Treanor. Eve Nealon. Josh McArthur. Luke ' Wilson. Jenni Starr and Wendy Gillis. Photo courtesy of Faye Smoot going on the trip. This meeting will provide a lot of information on the upcoming band trip to South Carolina. Parents must sign a release form and students will be get trip rules and itinerary. Final payments for students going on this trip must he in before March 1. Checks, made payable to RCBB. should be mailed directly to the band boosters treasurer. Sally Havstad. Band Boosters hosting dance Band Boosters will be hosting a dance on March 22 at RCHS from 8 to 11 p.m. for all 8-12th grade students. There will be prizes awarded for best costumes and various other activities! Admission will be just $5 per person. So bring your sweetie or come alone but be prepared to boogie down! Independent lessons Students from the Shenandoah University will be shifting their schedules due to their class changes for the spring semester. Contact Katherine Treanor at 9375794 for these time changes. A note of thanks The band would like to recognize band director. Mr. John Jenkins, of Portsmouth, who came to work with our band students on Jan. 24. The band students showed much enthusiasm and worked extremely hard with Mr. Jenkins. His talents and time were deeply appreciated by each and everyone in the band! We would also like to thank Headwaters whose generous grant made Mr. Jenkins' visit possible. A big thank-you to all the chaperones who so graciously donated their time by going to the recent Va. Tech Honors. Tri-County, and District 14 band concerts. These trips entailed two and three days and could not have been done without the commitment of these wonderful chaperones. Child safety encouraged Feb. 10-16 was National Child Passenger Safety Week. Not only during this week but year round, the Rappahannock County Health Department and the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office encourages parents and care givers to buckle up their children, on every ride, and to educate children about safety in and around motor vehicles. Motor vehicle injury' is one of the leading killers of children more than one year of age. Whether as occupants in motor vehicles, pedestrians, or bicyclist, too many children are seriously injured or killed in preventable crashes. Parents can help estab lish safe patterns of behavior by making sure that children age 12 and under always ride buckled up or in properly installed child safety seats or booster seats in the back seat. Rear facing seats should never be placed in the front seat of a motor vehicle equipped with an air bag. Older children need extra protection, too. Many people do not realize that seat belts are designed to fit adults. They do not properly fit children. That is why parents are strongly encouraged to put children between 40 and 80 pounds and less than four feet nine inches (usually between four and eight years old) in booster seats. For these chil dren, booster seats are critical. A booster seat positions the child to allow the lap and shoulder belts to fit correctly, low over the hips and upper thighs and snug over the shoulder, not resting on the neck. Remember when your children outgrow forward facing child safety seats, boost them before you buckle them. For more information on child passenger safety call the Rappahannock County Health Department at 6753516, the Rappahannock SherifFs Office at 675-5300 or the Virginia Department of Health Center for Injury and Violence Prevention at 1 -800732-8333. \Lacey Springs SLcCuCt ‘Xome Family operated Adult Home located on a peaceful farm in Amissville overlooking the Blue Ridge mountains. 16 years worth of ALL excellent references. 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WCDS Happenings By Ginnt Lkskr Director of Admissions • Wakefield Country Day School is honored to have been chosen as the site for the memorial service for a dear local teacher, mentor, and friend. Richard Abell, who passed away Feb. 10. 2002. The service is open to all who knew and loved Richard, and it will take place in the Auditorium of the school, beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Feb. 23. The parking lot will accommodate nearly 50 cars, but many more artexpected. so it would be wise to arrive early. We open our hearts and halls to his wife. Joyce, and family, and we hope that you will be able to join us as we remember and treasure his legacy. • Soft, romantic tunes filled the air last Friday evening as students showed up to dance the night away at WCDS for the annual Valentine's Dance, sponsored by the Student Government. Lest you believe that the students have gotten too mushy, rest assured: five songs that could only be cherished by teenagers quickly followed every slow song! While the chaperones rolled their eyes, the students laughed and rocked out. so it must've been a great time. The girls were beautiful, the boys looked dashing, and roses were everywhere. Oh. what a night! • Saturday morning rolled around, and the school's halls were filled with the various Pony Club members, as they worked to set up the school for the next day's 2002 Quiz and Competition. When Sunday dawned. the school was already filled with the chatter of excited families. Mrs. Leser provided donuts, hot chocolate. and coffee for a well-balanced breakfast of champions. Activities were spread out all over the school, using the classrooms, the gym. the auditorium. and the lower soccer field. Shuttle busses accessed three local barns. Movies were shown when the riders came in from the outside, and hot chocolate was the drink of the day. Winners were announced at the end of the day. and 1 hope to be able to print the names of the local winners next week. A great day' • Mr. David Moates. the new business manager at WODS. invited parents in for an informal Question & Answer session on Monday. Held at the Public House in Flint Hill, parents were given the opportunity to meet Mr. Moates and ask questions concerning plans for the school for the year ahead. Mr. Tom Shafran. Chairman of the Board, introduced Mr. Moates. and the parents quickly jumped in with questions. At the end of the meeting, it was agreed that improving communication between parents and the school was a top priority. Use of informal meetings, such as this one. would be a benefit to all. Thoughtful questions from the parents helped Mr. Moates get a handle on the concerns of the families at WCDS. and it was apparent, at the meeting’s end. that the parents felt that they. too. had experienced a good rapport with the administration. • Next week is Winter Break for the students and teachers at our school. Many families are heading somewhere warmer, but quite a few will be joining the school’s ski trips. Wintergreen is always a favorite with the Prep School crowd, and Montreal is again the choice of the Lower School French classes. Now all we need is snow7! For those students not traveling during this break, the consensus seems to be pajamas and cartoons. Add a box of Russell Stover's candy, and I'm there! • Have a great week, and enjoy w atching the Olympics! 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 VIRGINIA ENERGY ICnojce An education program of the State Corporation Commission Honored Kudos to Mrs. Sally Havstad, right, for serving as chairwoman of the Rappahannock County Garden Club’s Green’s.Sale for eight years. A special appreciation gift was presented to Mrs. Havstad by president Mrs. Mary Revercomb at the club's monthly meeting. The annual December sale is the club's main fund-raiser. This year the club made 109 wreaths, 29 door decorations, 21 centerpieces, and 209 feet of garland, all from greens that the club members cut locally. The funds raised sponsor young people attending the state Nature Camp as well as scholarships to county students. RAAC’s Library Series continues on March 1 By Sallie Morgan Special to the Rappahannock News On Friday, March 1 at 8 p.m., the RAAC Library Series welcomes Merry Foresta and Andy Grundberg, well-known curators and writers on photography, who will speak about the relationship between art and nature in recent landscape photographs. Their talk will be illustrated with slides of work by photographers from Ansel Adams to William Wegman. Foresta, senior curator of photographs at the Smithsonian Institution, organized the landscape exhibition “Between Home and Heaven” for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, as well as more recent exhibitions on the history of American photography. Grundberg, a former critic for the New York Times, is author of Crisis of the Real: Writings on Photography since 1974 and the curator of the traveling exhibition “In Response to Place: Photographs from The Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places,” which opened last fall at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Foresta and Grundberg believe that efforts to preserve the natural world depend on our appreciation of its vital beauty as well as on environmental science. Their ideas have been formed in part by their experience as owners of a pre-Civil War farmstead near Old Rag mountain. When not enjoying country life, they live in Washington, D.C. K. Nelson participates in Courtesy Week The National League of Junior Cotillions, member representative, Rappahannock student Miss Katherine Nelson of Amissville, recently joined with Culpeper Mayor Waller Jones at signing ceremonies for his Proclamation of National Courtesy Week. Rappahannock students in the fifth, sixth or seventh grades are invited to participate in an essay contest on behalf of National Courtesy Week. In approximately 200 words write an essay that describes how the courteous conduct of sixth, seventh and eighth graders in the community can have a positive impact on families, schoolsand businesses, and explain why it is important especially for this age group to choosecivility in everyday life. The contest ends Feb. 28. Send essays to National League of Junior Cotillions, Culpeper Chapter, PO. Box 412, RixeyviUe, Va. 22737. Winners will be notified by March 22. For additional information contact Director Gail Turnbull at 937-8959. f^oual aven, jnc. Kl •v->IPI Nl'IAi i Aixit/r Cakf • Intensive* /■\ssist’ed L'vne, • /\lzheimer'.s. I (vAobilitation, Kespite and ApfCl.ll Needs • Music "JXerapt) f rot^ram • Kt\U and LTNs Av.t'l.iFIr • plc-.isr i .ill lor information about ■ our competative r.'itr.s Under New' -Management W t x [ cv.it eel in f mnt K>11 )■ >1 \ " t;mi.i. .it the rntr live tii the —)L<(line- [ ice 540-636-6611

SPORTS This Week in Sports By Jon Smythe Athletic Director The winter sports season is over for everyone except a handful of wrestlers, a quarter final basketball game for the varsity, and the district cheerleader competition set for Saturday, Feb. 23 at Manassas Park High School. It went out with a fizzle for the Volleyball team and a big bang with the JV basketball team as they played one heck of a game against Clarke’s JV team last Saturday night. Basketball By Mark Matney On Tuesday night, Feb. 12 the basketball teams traveled to Madison County High School for their final district games of the season. Hoping to not finish the regular season without a win, the varsity was determined to ruin the evening for the hosting Mountaineers. But it was not to be. The Varsity fell to Madison as junior Greg Jackson led all RCHS scorers wath 12. The Rapp team finished the regular season (Bull Run Districtl 0 and 12 ... overall for the year, they were 2 and 18. It has been a rough season for the Panthers but the program continues to look to the future. Varsity box score from the Madison game: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th total RCHS 7 10 5 10 32 MHS 13 19 12 12 56 RCHS - Ritenhour 3, Grigsby 9, Starks 3, Jackson 12, Thomas 1, Starks 4. MHS - Bonier 6, Milbourrell 4, Brown 15, Scimpphi 2, Atkinson 6, Brook 6, Monteleone 8, Owens 7, Tinsley 2. The Varsity Panthers will travel to Clarke County High School on Tuesday, Feb. 19 and take on the Eagles in the first round of the District Tournament. The Junior Varsity had a different story to tell at Madison on the 12th, as they exploded in the fourth quarter, and went on to win. This victory set up a playoff game with Clarke County’s JV and a chance to grab second place. The Letsen twins combined to score 40 points in the win and Eric Phillips added 16. The JV win makes the future look bright for the Panther program. JV box score at Madison: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th total RCJV 4 16 14 28 62 MJV 14 15 12 12 53 RCJV - J. Letsen 22, D Letsen 18, Jenkins 2. Phillips 16, Christian 2, Berry 2. MJV - Pillar 4, Ruffner 14, Orrison 5, Wharton 6, Mathes 5, Roy 15, Ellis 2. The JV team traveled to Strasburg High School to play the Clarke JV team on Saturday, Feb. 16. It was a great game by anyone’s standards and a thriller to the end. Down by one point with 20 seconds in the game, 51 to 50, the JV Panthers missed their opportunity and lost the game. The final score was 54 to 50. The next day Coach Settle said, “It was a terrific game. We missed too many free throws and some key chances, but overall, the boys did everything we asked of them and we are really proud of what they’ve accomplished. Going out in a big playoff game like this was the only way to end it.” Volleyball By Jon Smythe The Volleyball teams played only one match this week and it was a major disappointment. The Lady Panthers hosted the first round of the Bull Run District playoff on Wednesday, Feb. 13 against the Lady Cougars from Manassas Park. The Rapp girls were the second seed and had beaten the visiting team twice this season. Each of the other matches were no contest. One hour and a half before game time, the coach and team laughed and ate pizza, as they lounged around the bleachers waiting for the easy win that night and anticipated the tougher game that would follow on Saturday in the District semi-finals. There was no doubt that the coach and the team were guilty of “looking ahead” to the next round of competition and it cost them. Before the Lady Panthers could figure out what happened, the girls from Manassas Park had stolen two games 15 to 9 and 15 to 8 and won the match. The Rapp girls were dumbfounded and sat stunned in their own gym. The home crowd was just as stunned and silent. That was it. The season was over. No more games, no more tournament, no more Photo courtesy of Rose Ann Sharp WRESTLER: Brian Brown places third in the 103 pound weight class. volleyball for seniors ... just the tears as it all sunk in and senior Jessica Nawrocki walked slowly out to her car and left for the last time. One post-season highlight of note in volleyball is that junior Rachel Sharp just missed being named as the Bull Run District iBRD> plaver-of-the-year. She was named to the All-BRD Volleyball First Team — the only junior on that team. Senior Jessica Nawrocki was named to the Second Team. The player of the year was senior Kristie Burton from Clarke County. Wrestling By Jon Smythe On Saturday, Feb. 16 the second year wrestling program traveled to Brentsville District High School for the Bull Run District Wrestling Tournament. Everything Head Coach Jim Wells has done up to this point has been geared to develop a team that could compete in this tournament. The Bull Run District wrestling programs are not your “mothers Oldsmobile.” The number one, two, and three teams in the District are the number one, two, and three teams in the state. That’s where they finished last year, that's where they’re ranked this year and that’s probably where they will finish this year. This is the toughest wrestling in the state - single “A” - bar none. So now you get the picture at what our team faced as they took a very successful season into the tournament. Seven teams with nearly 800 wrestlers in 14 weight classes competed at Brentsville for District glory and ai chance to go to the Region “B” Tournament next week. When it was over, the Big “3" Teams finished one, two and three. The Rapp team finished last but had three wrestlers finish high enough to continue on to the Regional tournament next week. They are: sophomore Brian Brown finished fourth at 103 pounds; senior Garner Smythe finished third at 145 pounds; and junior Jeremy Graves finished third at 215 pounds. Those three Rapp grapplers will represent RCHS next week in the Region "B” Wrestling Tournament at Orange County High School on Saturday, Feb. 23. Cheerleading By Jon Smythe In case you haven't been watching, young, first-year coach Julie Atkins has been working extremely hard to prepare her team for the district cheer competition. That competition will be held at Manassas Park High School on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. Members of the competition squad representing RCHS are: Freshman Brittany Davis Jessica Ehrhart Ryan Brown Kelsey Hutcheson Leslie Williams Sophmores Brandy Early Victoria Hudson Melanie Torrance Molly Burke Krystal Smoot Sarah Hathaway Juniors Noah Starks Senior Phillip Thomas In Brief Client training for EBT program set According to Sharon Pyne at the Rappahannock Social Service.-, Department, Rappahannock will begin using Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) on March 1,2002. EBT is the distribution of food stamp benefits with a plastic debit card which will replace the paper food stamp coupons. Client training is set for Feb. 28, however, current food stamp recipients will get letters assigning a time and date. Any food stamp recipient with questions should call the Rappahannock Department of Social Services at 675-3200. Dinah Pehrson Band returns to Sperryville The Dinah Pehrson Band will be returning to the Blue Moon Cafe in Sperryville on Saturday, March 9 to play their eclectic blend of classic and original blues music. With her smoky, earthy vocals and understated, yet powerful stage presence, Dinah Pehrson is the catalyst for the music her all-star band weaves together. She is backed by Vincent Day’s guitar and vocals; Bucky Clark's saxophone; Warren Jobe s drums; Craig Reid's bass; Bill Edmonds' keyboards and Dan Sebering's electric violin. The Dinah Pehrson Band delivers a most satisfying blend of blues and good-time tunes and an electrifying live show that music fans will love. James Turner to turn 97 Happy birthday wishes are extended to Janies A. Turner of Tiger Valley Road, Washington. Mr. Turner will be 97 years old on Thursday, Feb. 21. Mr. Turner’s daughter, Mrs. Mary Fletcher along with other family members and friends wish him a happy day and many happy returns. Millers recognized for owning bulls in Angus Sire report Brooke and Ann Miller of Washington and Newbill Miller, also of Washington own two and seven hulls respectively listed in the American Angus Association’s 2002 Spring Sire Evaluation Report. The report is published by the American Angus Association in St. Joseph, Mo. Issued in both the spring and fall, the new report features the latest performance information available on 4,848 sires. The report is accessible world-wide at www.angus.org. “The American Angus Association has the most complete and comprehensive beef cattle database in the world,” says John Crouch, American Angus Association director of performance programs. "The report gives cattle producers the tools they need, in the form of expected progeny differences (EPD), to select the best Angus genetics available for their herd.” EPD are gen erated from performance data submitted by breeders through the Angus Herd Improvements Records program. Loans offered through NSDA Want to own your own home, but don’t qualify for a loan with a bank or mortgage institution? The USDA, Rural Development could be your solution. Section 502 loans are offered through a network of field offices to very low and low-income people living in rural areas that lack adequate housing and are unable to obtain loans through other available sources at reasonable rates and terms. These loans may be used to finance 100 percent (no down payment > of the lesser of the cost or appraised value to buy or build homes based on the applicant’s household needs. Applicants must demonstrate satisfactory credit history and repayment capacity to qualify. Subsidy of interest is available based on adjusted annual income of the household. Call or visit the USDA office located at 351 Lakeside Drive, Culpeper which also serves Rappahannock County, 825-4200, extension 102 or TDD, 434-7965. Burning Law now in effect Virginia’s 4 p.m. Burning Law is currently in effect and will continue through April 30. In brief, the 4 p.m. Burning Law states: No burn ing before 4 p.m. now through April 30, if the fire is in or within 300 feet of woodland, brushland or fields containing dry grass or other flammable material. Additional information on forestry laws as well as fire situation reports can he found on the Virginia Department of Forestry’s web site: www.dof.state.va.us. 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 he low to moderate income and able to gel a Health Department permit. Rapidan Better Housing can provide financing in the form of zero percent interest loans to qualified homeowners. Call 948-3274 to ask about the grant program or to see if you qualify for a complete grant. Services Board plan Feb. 21 meeting The next meeting of the R a p p a h a n n o c k - R a p i d a n Disability Services Board will he held on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 10 am. at the Madison County Social Services Building, 101 South Photo courtesy of David Cianagan JUNIOR Rachel Sharp, first Team All Bull Run District Volleyball, server in last weeks loss to Manassas Park. Spring sports starting Monday, Feb. 25 is the day that every high school in Virginia starts it's spring sports practice sessions. Rappahannock County High School is no exception, as baseball, softball, soccer and track teams begin tryouts and practice that day. Varsity Head Coaches for spring sports are as follows: Sport Baseball £|oftball Girls’ Soccer Boys’ Soccer Track Head Coach Mr. Mick Strand Mr. Jon Smythe Mr. Jared Nieter Mr. Shav Bell Ms. Ann Spieker Phone (week) 987-8575 987-8575 987-8259 825-8847 675-3615 There will be junior varsity teams for baseball, softball, and a coed soccer team. These teams will begin at the same time as the varsity teams. There will also be Junior Panther Teams (6th, 7th, and 8th grades) for boys’ soccer and girls’ softball. Practice and tryouts for these teams will begin on Monday, March 18. Contact the coaches or RCHS Athletic Director, 9878575 for more information, questions or details. The sky of night had a thousand spangh's seen and noie hen■ amongst the frozen morning den . a gas/> of surprise for the first of S/in ng's debit t Lying in wait are bravely waring />ee/>s of green, deeply buried promises of a bright, yellow sheen A tiekle of (intwi/nition of what's sure to ensue when lively stalks emerge with new-green hue to gently e/oak the slopes that fall down deep to the ravine. Soon a yellow carpet waring ruffles in the breeges as daffodils proclaim their home upon the lulls domain, to sing a lemon ecstasy born just once a year. Yellow rows in gardens withstand the nights nf fnv.yn. pass on a smile with every mile over country lam s, their frilly cheer compels the very atmosphere Main Street. Madison TIh> Rappahannnck-Rapidan Disability Sor\ ices Board is dedicated to improvin» the self-sufficiency of people with disal)ilitios in our legion. Serving physically and sensory disabled consumers in Rappahannock. Orange and Madison Counties, the organization assesses the needs of the disabled population, and seeks to help meet those needs They provide information on research and support for coordinated disability services. They also disseminate' information on training for independent living skills, and provide information referral on assisted technology devices. The main goal is to raise public awareness of the needs and contributions of people with disabilities. The public is invited to attend. Fur limn' mlm malmn call Cind\ Kukri!. Stall Support at MAI-7 laU RAWL seeks volunteers for various capacities Rappahannock Animal Welfare League is looking for all types of volunteers. People are needed in a variel\ of areas such as: One on one tune with the dogs - walking, t rami up. grooming or just giving them love. Helping at the shelter - phones, filing, cleaning, repairs; and Foster Homes - some ol the.sln dogs would henelit greatly from living m homes until they are adopted.' 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-&appafjanriotfe JSetoS— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler Executive Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: Rappahannock News Building. Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: RappNews@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a m to 5 p.m . Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.timescommunity.com WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2002 Our View Impasse ahead? Local governments must face the realities of reduced state funding It happened sooner than we expected it would, but given the worsening financial condition of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor Mark Earley’s brief honeymoon with the state legislature is over. The governor and the legislature knew going into the 2002-2004 budget planning that there wouldn’t be enough money for all of the things that are needed, or have been promised. Even the House of Delegates and the Senate remain far apart, and with the growing dispute between Gov. Warner and House Speaker Vance Wilkins (R-24th> over education funding, it is likely that this year’s budget will run into the same impasse as last year. All that will do is slow down the inevitable. It is obvious that we can expect cuts in state funding and reduced services this year. The question is where, and how deep. By their nature, Rappahannock County citizens are self-reliant, and given the fact that we aren’t counting on any critical highway projects to be built or any large social programs here, we should be okay. Especially since we have so many people who generously volunteer in many ways to help their neighbors. Where we will feel the pinch is where the state contributes make up part of the salaries of local government employees — our Sheriff’s Office personnel and public school teachers, in particular. # Although it is likely that a lot of other spending cuts will be made before it reaches this level, we need to be sure that those who protect us and educate our children do not suffer the brunt of the expected cutbacks. Rappahannock Today Photos courtesy ot Hazel Zinn-Day The 4-H Rabbit Club and 4-H Dog Club enjoyed learning about their 4-H projects from Dr. Joe Garvin. Dr. Garvin shared his knowledge of the animals involving health and care issues. These 4-H members are preparing for the upcoming Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock Farm Fair in July 2002. The Rappahannock County 4-H Program appreciates Dr. Garvin giving of his time to educate the youth of our community. Letters Information on flyer contained errors Over the President's Day weekend, Rappahannock County blossomed with yellow “Notices to Landowners" about the Tier III issue. These notices were primarily innuendo and disinformation — including an unworkable email address for contacting Virginia’s DEQ. The notices were unsigned; additional disinformation was offered at an 7,03 area code, which, of course, is not local. For the record, Tier III derives from a provision in the national Clean Water Act called the “nondegradation policy.” In brief. Congress created a grant fund to help States and localities clean up the pollution that existed in the 1970s (remember when the. Cuyahoga River caught on fire at Cleveland?), but then required that States adopt policies to prevent clean water from becoming polluted — so that still more money wouldn’t he required for clean-up. The notices alleged that Tier III would mean that landowners would lose the right to control their own properties. saying that “is happening right now on the New River in West Virginia" and reminding us that “folks were removed from their property to make way for Shenandoah National Park.” This is rahble-rousing disinformation at its worst! With strong local bipartisan public support, the U.S. Congress established the New River Gorge National River — a major scenic, recreational, and economic attraction protected by a mix of land use elements. Whatever we may think about the way some residents were treated at that time, we all know that the lands for Shenandoah Park were acquired (often from willing sellers) by the Commonwealth of Virginia under a program largely designed by Govemor/Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. — as Virginia became a winning competitor for one of the two first national parks in the Southern Appalachians. Robert T. Dennis Flint Hill Fruit Growers seminar informative On Feb. 14 the Rappahannock and Madison County agents organized a meeting for the local fruit growers, an annual event, to be brought up to date on latest horticultural practices, to learn new twists and turns of the law relating to fruit growing and to discuss the more and more restricted use of agricultural chemicals, which, as administered by the federal government is probably more or less mistaken. Apple growing was at one time, a success story here in Rappahannock. This year Dr. Ross Byers discussed new fruit thinners — the key to large and more profitable fruit. See GROWERS, Page A8 Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 40 YEARS AGO Feb. 22, 1962 The Shenandoah National Park has reported that 33,542 visitors had been chicked on the Skyline Drive in spite of the cold weather in January. This is a 9.7 percent increase over the same month last year. The Park Service said also that central entrance was again the most popular with visitors, 23,405 were counted at Panorama. In a lead photo. Rappahannock Pantherettes basketball team included Alice Wood, Peggy Smoot, Ann Jenkins, Doris Dodson, Ginger Russell, Coach Warren Wilbur, Nancy Latham, Judy Latham, Susan Schaefer and Mary Norman They are holding first place district trophy. J.A. Swan Jr. & Company in Culpeper was advertising Swan’s Day Special on Feb. 22 with New Holland Bale Twine for $5.95 per bale. Not less than five or over 25 bales per farm or person. Must take delivery by cash on May 1. The offer was for one day only, no mail or phone orders. Stokes Furniture in Front Royal was advertising Washington’s Birthday Sale. Featured items included three piece bedroom suite for $99.22; two piece living room suite for $99.22 and a fourpiece sectional sofa for $199.22. Some items for only 92 cents included: seven inch frying pan, bed pillows, ironing board pads and covers and wrought iron magazine racks. 25 YEARS AGO Feb. 24, 1977 The Rediviva Cold Storage on Route 211 between Washington and Sperryville has been purchased by the Culpeper Farmers’ Cooperative and will eventually house the Rappahannock retail facility which is presently located in Sperryville. George P. Beard Jr. of Culpeper has announced his candidacy for the House of Delegate seat which will be vacated by the Honorable D. French oiuugnier or. mr. Beard is chairman, chief executive and trust officer of Second National Bank of Culpeper. Mr. Beard joins John J. “Butch” Davies III of Culpeper, the only other announced candidate for the house seat in the 25th ' legislative district which includes Rappaf hannock, Culpeper, Madison and Orange. William H. (Bill) Lyne of Washington is chairman of this year’s Hound Race Committee for the Rappahannock Point-to-Point Races. Mr. Lyne was pictured with two of his entries, “Bold” and “Poon.” Henry B. Lillard of Rapidan was honored on his 80th birthday Sunday, Feb. 13 with a party given at his home by his daughters, Mrs. Paul Poling of Amissville and Mrs. William Crossman of Rapidan. Fifty friends and relatives joined to wish him much happiness. 10 YEARS AGO Feb. 20, 1992 In a photo. Bank President John Conry Jr. examines a 79-inch grandfather clock, on display at Rappahannock National Bank, first prize in the Lions Club auction May 9. Parts of the county got five inches of snow over the weekend. Schools were closed for two days. Circuit Court Judge W. Shore Robertson has nrtmed four county residents to the Equalization Board which will hear appeals arising out of the Board of Assessors recent reassessment. Named to the Equalization Board: Henry Hudson, Eileen M. Day, John W. Ralph and E. Franklin Warner. Their terms run through Dec. 31. The Rappahannock County Library and Cabin Fever Books in Washington have joined in a cooperative effort to bring new books, especially children’s books to the new library. Cabin Fever is offering a 20 percent discount on volumes purchased for donation to the library. The program, begun the first week of February, has already brought a good response. COMPILED BY BARBARA C. WAYIAND other I cannot tell a he. I did it with my Little Hatchet” Photo courtesy ot Ellen Welch OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: Even though this postcard is approximately 100 years old, its message is perfect for this week as we celebrate President’s - Day and the birthday of various presidents.

Opinions on Tier III The Hazel River is Ix'ing considered for a “Tier HI" - “Exceptional River" status. On the surface, this looks like a noble issue to prevent new or increased discharges into this “designated" river. We are all for that, right? However, looking into all of the ramifications of E.RA. intervention. Department of Interior management and overall government control of our land, it becomes a serious issue to all riparian landowners and landowners in general. There is a need for dialogue on this issue. It is barreling through Richmond at freight train speed. It started by petition in 1993. with a Rixeyville sponsor, who lives one mile away from the Hazel River and owns no property on the river. Suddenly the petition has been resurrected. Few landowners in Rappahannock County are aware of this topic. The County received a letter from Richmond on Dec. 7, 2001, posted two Public Notices and held one public hearing on Feb. 4. 2002, attended by four people. Mr. Robert T. Dennis, a critic of the opposition and a proponent of‘.‘Tier IIP designation was not in attendance. No one had taken the time to read the 143 pages provided by the County Administrator. Fortunately, -John McCarthy and the Board of Supervisors saw the vague and nebulous implication of this “Tier III" designation. The State, by its own public statement, indicates that this “Tier III" designation "may entail additional impacts", maintaining that “endangered species" and “wetland” studies have not been researched yet. That is a “Pandoras Box" for riparian landowners. We need to ask the State several questions. What is a point source discharge? How does this effect my farm operation? Will I lose my right to manage mv riparian property? Is there a possibility that my property could become a candidate for public access? These are just a few of the items that need clarification. Folks, this issue will lx1 decided by a Citizen Board in Richmond at their March 28, 2002 meeting. We need to make our comments known by Feb. 25: 2002, Kindly respond to: Department of Environmental Quality Attn.: David C. Whitehurst PC). Box 10009 Richmond, VA 23240 1-800-592-5482 Fax: (804)698-4522 E-mail: dewhi tehur@deq. state, va. us For information call (540) 987-9377, or (703) 684-7391. We, as landowners, are only temporary stewards of our land, but we can do a far l>etter job of managing our property than the bureaucrats in Richmond and D.C. When will we finally say, “Enough is enough”. “Deak” Deakins Rock Mills This is in response to the proposed designation of the Hazel River as a Tier III Exceptional Waters River. To say that all the landholders on the river in Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties have been notified, and that the designation will prevent any new point source, sewage treatment plants on the Hazel does not take into account that this designation will not effect only the Hazel, but everyone in the Hazel Watershed. There are 19 rivers in this Watershed: Blue Run, Carter Run. Conway River, Deep Run, Flat Run, the Hazel. Hughes River, Indian Run, Mine Run, Mountain Run, Muddy Run, Potato Run. Rapidan River, Rappahannock River, Robinson River, Rush River, Thornton River, Thumb Run, and Walsh Run. Any spring, creek, or any other body of water that eventually or immediately empties into the Hazel will be affected. People need to take a serious look at what is going on with this seemingly innocuous proposal. What is really behind this is another attempt to deprive landowners of their property, as is happening all over this country, under the guise of “the environment”. As Sherry Neddick of Greenpeace once said, “This is a political game. It has nothing to do with science. It has nothing to do with health and safety.” While there are many sincere people who honestly believe that this movement is altruistic, they need to understand that they are being manipulated hv people who seek to wrest control of all the property in this country. This is the mentality that is driving the environmental rulings in this country and around the world.' I do not say this lightly. I have seen the documentation of countless property-rights groups. I have followed the story of the people of the New River in West Virginia, who were told to move off their property after the New River was designated an American He lit age River. One story the astute should pay special attention to is the one about the people on the Conasauga River in Tennessee. Like Rappahannock, “the land it flows through is highly coveted. The government did not issue a relocation decree, they issued instead, a new water standard. Already one of the cleanest streams in the entire United States, the EPA requested the State of Tennessee to elevate the purity standard to a level that would have virtually eliminated the possibility of disturbing the land anywhere near the river. The people who live there would have to move out, if the regulation - created bv appointed bureaucrats - were implemented. This regulation is still pending as the result of local landowner opposition.” (citizenreviewonline.org). The Hazel River is already listed as “impaired" by the EPA. Even if we were only talking about the Hazel itself, and not all the other rivers which will he affected, which of our neighbors in Rappahannock will have to be the first in a long list to step up and give up their rights to unelected bureaucrats and their facilitators? This designation needs to l>e stopped dead in its tracks until the truth about all the plans that have been made for peoples’ lives and properties can see the light of day. Christina Betit Arlington This week from Delegate Louderback H. Jackson Brown Jr. included in his book Life's Little Instruction Book, a truism that fits today the House of Delegates, “Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never overestimate your power to change others.” As readers of this column know, a group of Republican Delegates are devoted to moving our Commonwealth Government toward more efficiency and cost effectiveness. It is easy to point a finger at the inefficiencies of another person or institution, but does one have the focus and dedication to improve ones own person or institution? In the case of the Virginia House of Delegates, I am pleased to answer “yes.” My columns in years past occasionally described the general chaos reigning in the House during our legislative period in Richmond. The worst example was the problem of overlapping committee and subcommittee hearings, the difficulty in getting enough members in a particular meeting in order to move legislation. Sometimes Delegates would be required in three meetings at the same time. I have been in one subcommittee meeting when a chairman of another would call me and plead with me to leave the meeting I was attending and rush to the caller’s meeting in order to make an official quorum. Committees trimmed The Republicans now occupy sixty-four of the one hundred seats in the House of Delegates. With Republicans firmly in control for the first time in the three hundred eighty three year history of the oldest legislative body in the New World, Speaker Wilkins set out to make needed reforms. He trimmed the number of committees from 22 to 14. which reduced subcommittees by nearly 20. For example. last year I served on the both the Agriculture and the Conservation and Natural Resources Committees. They have been combined with a third committee. Chesapeake and its Tributaries. This year I serve on the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee. With the dramatic reduction in the number of House committees and subcommittees, we now have set times each week when committees meet. For example, unlike previous years, I now know that my three committees meet at a set time in the morning, one on Monday, another on Wednesday and the third on Friday. I, therefore, try to schedule meetings with constituents on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, before our House floor sessions. Previously, all committee meetings were subject to the call of the chairman, often on short notice. Planning appointments in prior legislative years was virtually impossible. Pre-filing period Speaker Wilkins also put a limitation of eight on the number of bills that a Delegate could submit after the pre-filing period, which ended Dec 20, 2001. As a result of the Speakers dictum, three hundred and twenty one fewer bills were dealt with in the House this year, compared with the last session. The Delegates, under Speaker Wilkins’ leadership, are making great strides in putting our own organization in order. This will give us greater moral authority when we nudge the Commonwealth agencies we supervise into greater efficiency and cost cutting. Technology and welcome changes Technology is perhaps today’s greatest change agent. In that regard, the House and Senate have voted out identical bills that current technology make a matter of common sense. By a vote of 89-11 in the House and a unanimous Senate vote, the General Assembly has decreed that the arresting law enforcement agency take a DNA sample from anyone arrested for a violent crime. In that way, a DNA data bank can be built with material from persons most likely to have been involved in past, unsolved violent crimes and have the greatest potential for future transgressions. DNA mismatches have been responsible for the release from prison of persons unjustly convicted of crimes and matches have helped convict the guilty. This is change we welcome. Until next time? Delegate Allen Louderback represents Rappahannoek County in the 15th District. He may be reached at PO. Box 406, Richmond, Va. 23218 or b\ phone 1-804698-1015 or 1-800-889-0229. ■ . Among its many benefits, a stereotactic breast biopsy doesn't leave a scar the way a surgical biopsy does. And it's a relatively simple outpatient procedure that boasts a shorter recovery time than conventional .—m —B—a—i to encourage the kind of early cancer detection that saves lives. 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Point-to-point ¥t:-. RAPPAHANNOCK HUNTj?*' Point-to-Point Races MARCH 2 ♦ Post Time 12:30 p.m. HERE AX BLEU ROCK INN Rappahannock News Photo/Barbara C Wayland The Rappahannock annual race will be held Saturday, March 2 at Bleu Rock Inn between Washington and Sperryville and U.S. 211. Post time is 12:30 p.m. Applications accepted for SNP Shenandoah National park is now accepting applications lor its summer Youth Conservation Corps <YCC) program. YCC provides gainful employment and an educational experience in the conservation of our natural and historical heritage. YCC members work to maintain park trails, roads. r buildings and campgrounds while learning about Shenandoah National Park. This year's YCC program runs for eight weeks from June 17Aug. 9. Applicants for YCC crew member positions must be between the ages of 15 and 18. Applications may be obtained from the Rappahannock High School guidance office or from Shenandoah National Park. Completed applications should be mailed to Kelly Hartsell, YCC Program Coordinator, Shenandoah National Park, 3655 US Highway 211 East, Luray, Va. 22835. Applications must be received by April 26. T OWN From Page A1 Treasurer’s report Treasurer Alice Butler reported on the Town’s finances, noting consolidated assets of $703,330.34 up some $14,000 from that noted in January, and water works assets of i $10,410.88 through the close of the January reporting period. Other activities • Mayor Willis reported that the revised Zoning Ordinance was reviewed by Town Zoning Administrator John McCarthy, and is currently awaiting review by Town Attorney John Bennett. He said that the ordinance and the new zoning map will be consid ered at a Town Planning Commission meeting or at a joint Town Council/ Planning Commission meeting before a public hearing is scheduled. • Independence Day Celebration 2002 volunteer director George Rosenbaum discussed progress on the event’s planning. and noted that a final committee formation meeting will be held at the Town Hall on Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Growth From Page A1 beauty" with protected vistas, habitats and natural resources; the region and its communities are desired to be "places of learning" with excellent educational opportunities and a workforce that attracts "clean high-technology" industries; the region and its communities are visualized as "places of service" where multi-modal transportation and utilities support the region's needs without harm to its natural resources and character; the region and its communities are desired to be "places of opportunity" that offer "balanced" employment opportunities and jobs that can retain skilled young people, and support clean tourism, hightechnology, farm, forestry-related, and other "clean" industry; and the region and its communities GM OVERDRIVE Final Days! 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Hal Hunter asked about the availability and cost of the RRRC's planning staff for local engagements, and Mr. Christie responded that a planner could be made available for short-term engagements at no cost and for longer-term engagements at a negotiated fee or for some grant proceeds at the end of the engagement. In response to Jim Gannons questions about assistant in grant acquisition, he said that the RRRC would assist localities in obtaining grants. There was significant discussion about tbe benefit of joint jurisdictional meetings to discuss issues in one locality that impact another (such as prospective Clevenger's Corner development), and Mr. Christie encouraged RLEP to identify such an issue or two and promised that he would then arrange for a meeting of suitable parties from each locality. Following the visioning presentation, the RLEP Board engaged in a range of discussions. Mr. Gannon opined that cell tower construction activity in the County may not take place in the near-term because of Sprint financial woes, and a ' question was raised about the time that Sprint has under their permit to construct the towers. No one had the answer, and it will be investigated. The Board discussed contributing to the Board of Supervisors to help fund the sewage sludge lobbying effort. At their last meeting, the Board of Supervisors agreed to provide $2500 of the $5000 requested to aid in State Delegate Orrock s effort to pass a bill allowing localities to regulate the land application of sewage sludge, if RLEP or other conservation organization would contribute the remainder. RLEP President Lander had, at that time, suggested that his organization might agree to . fund the balance. After additional discussion on the most appropriate means to make the contribution, the RLEP Board voted unanimously to do so. There was additional discussion on RLEP’s work on the County Comprehensive Plan, its schedule for completion, and means of dissemination to the Planning Commission, and a discussion of the Hazel River Tier 3 designation and the best means of providing the public and the Board of Supervisors with factual information on the benefits of such a designation. The Board also discussed the recently advertised solicitation for a realtor to handle the marketing and sale of the Aileen Plant, and RLEP members agreed to establish a committee to investigate the rationale and process by which the property was acquired by the County, and to encourage the County to develop restrictions on the sale and use of the property. Growers From Page A6 Dr. Rich Marini did a masterful survey of the rootstock situation - a vast field. Rootstocks are deliberately cultivated these days to produce dwarfing effects in fruit trees, mostly apples. The ones commonly in use in America come from Europe, actually England, and in various ways are not completely adaptable to the American environment. The watchwords in this particular field of effort are tree size control whose incidental effect is high productivity, fire blight control (fire blight is endemic to dwarfing rootstocks), and individual fruit size. The most damaging insect pest in the apple business is the Coddling Moth and more recently, the Oriental Fruit Moth. These populations surge three or four times in a growing season and control or lack of control is both vital and expensive. Dr. Doug Pfeiffer, entymologist, did a thorough exposition of this subject including possible use of mating disrupters in place of chemicals to suppress proliferation of these pests. The trick is to use pheremone traps throughout the orchard to measure population growth and to begin pest suppression at the most strategic times. Dr. Keith Yoder did his usual comprehensive job of presenting latest disease control techniques, apple scab and the like, and ominously enough — control of fire blight, which can wipe out an orchard in days. This group, Drs. Byers, Marini, Pfeiffer and Yoder - lend crucial technical support to this industry which is experiencing tough times indeed that could be the best in the world. They are innovators and practical experimenters. Anyhow, it is very satisfying to watch experts of this quality at work. G.H. Sharp Washington Download our printable, color calendar for February with our featured $ photo of the month. found only on. \ TimesCommunity. com

Neighbors/B2 Obituaries/B4 Classifieds/B5, B6, B7 »• Real Estate/B8 February 20, 2002 www.timescommunity.com In Brief'' f Miss Rappahannock j I pageant scheduled j » - The Sperryville Volunteer ‘ Rescue Squad’s Miss ! Rappahannock Pageant will be held on April 20 at 6 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Elementary School auditorium. Registration will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 14 with the rehearsal beginning at 2:30 p.m. The pageant is open to all female residents of Rappahannock, up to age 19, in the following categories: Baby Miss, birth to 23 months; Tiny Tot, ages 2-4; Wee Miss, ages 5-7; Little Miss, ages 8-11; Junior Miss, ages 12-15 and Miss, Rappahannock 16-19, as well as Little Mister ages 2-6. There will also be a sisters and mother/daughter category. Contestants are responsible for getting their own sponsor. The fee is $25 and must be paid at the rehearsal along with an entry form. For additional information call Debbie Fantaci at 987-3354. Lenten services now underway Washington Baptist Church is currently hosting ecumenical services for Lent, and will continue each Wednesday through March 20. Other churches participating are the Flint Hill Methodist, Sperryville Methodist, Reynolds Memorial Baptist, St. Peter's Catholic and Trinity Episcopal. This year's theme is: Out of the Ashes: Confidence at the Cross Roads. A fellowship “pot-luck” dinner at 6:15 starts each gathering; the Lenten service begins at 7 and ends at approximately 8 p.m. Nursery care will be available at no charge. Everyone is cordially invited and welcomed. Drawings and prints on view at Middle Street Gallery During the months of February and March the Middle Street Gallery will feature an exhibition of prints and drawings by gallery members. This show demonstrates the surprising variety of media and technique that qualify as drawings and prints. In addition to traditional black and white examples you will find innovative, colorful variations which stretch the limits of these ^riforms. The gallery is located on Mfddle Street in Washington and is open each Saturday and Sunday during February between (he hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Call the gallery at 675-3440 for more information or visit the website at www.middlestreetgallery.org. Production dates for Oklahoma set Windmore Community Theatre will present, Oklahoma on Feb. 21, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. and on Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. at the Culpeper County middle School. A limited number of tickets are being sold for each performance. Jo reserve tickets call the Windmore office at 547-2555. Casino Night 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 at 7 p.m. For information call Melanie Kopjanski at 987-8876 or Kathy Kreyling at 987-8131. Up in Round Mountain Hollow By Wayne Baldwin Special to the Rappahannock News On Saturday, Jan. 26 my mother and I, (Florine and Wayne Baldwin) took a short hike into Shenandoah National Park. Entering near the Little Devil Stairs Trail at the end of Keyser Run Road, our objective was to locate the old Dwyer homesite. Miles Jackson Dwyer had purchased the property in the 1880's. Nestled near the foot of Pig Nut Mountain in a hollow closer to what is known locally as Little Round Mountain. Much of the property was cleared as is evident from the many stone piles and stone fences. Seedling fruit trees are here and there, offspring of the old orchard. The road to the Dwyer place turns left off of the Devil Stairs path going west and follows along side a tributary of the Covington River coming out of Round Mountain Hollow, crossing it in several places. Formerly owned by John Gore, the house is said to have been built in 1785. I have in my possession a tax bill dated 1933 to Miles J. Dwyer Heirs, Hampton District showing that there was 410 acres and tax with a ten per cent penalty totaling $22.32. Although Miles J. Dwyer had accumulated so much property it had not been easy at times to pay for it. A letter from Mr. Thomas F. Kinsey from whom property had been purchased reads as follows: Mr. Du yer, Doctor _ told me that you talked about selling your sheep and some young cattle to make a payment on land if I was pressing for the money. It is a eery hard time to sell stock now you cannot sell them to any advantage, therefore you can keep them over as I think it would pay you to do it. As we are not pressed for money but ivill wait with you. Yours truly, Thos. F. Kinsey You can come down to January Court and I will see you there. The Dwyers were of Irish descent. The grandfather of Miles Dwyer had married in Shenandoah County in 1786. Miles’ father had owned property on Piney Ridge from the 1820’s until his death in 1870 when he was buried in the family cemetery there. There were folks who thought all the mountain people were all ignorant and mainly lived off the moonshine they made. Whether they actually knew this as fact or it was some story they invented as a way of promoting the national park is uncertain. Contrary to all this misguided misinformation, I can offer as proof Photo courtesy Shenandoah National Park Archives The Dwyer house to the contrary many documents saved by this part of my ancestry. There is overwhelming evidence of interaction with folks out-side of the hollows and mountains, even the county and state. Such an example is a receipt from the firm Woodard & Cliser dated June 10, 1878: M. J. Dwyer in account with Woodard & Cliser to 8 1/2 pounds harness leather at 35 cents.$ 2.97 to tanning 1 dog skin, 2 ground hog skins 30 cents which total $3.27. Received pay in full on the above account Woodward & Cliser More familiarly known as “Jack” or “Jackson” Dwyer he had married in November 1850, Elizabeth Frances Bolen. To this couple were born 15 children, ten daughters and five sons. Jack Dwyer died in 1914, his widow lived into her 97th year dying in 1927. , One of the daughters, Delphia, died at the tender age of five. The rest grew to adulthood and most married and moved out of the hollows. Richard Melvin “Dick” Dwyer, one of the sons seems to have eventually bought the property. Uncle Dick was a bachelor. Earlier in the 1890’s he and his brother John M Dwyer had gone to Springfield, Ohio as is witnessed in a letter written to him by his mother in 1894. His mother giving all the local news and suggesting that he and John should save all the money they could and come back and buy a little farm of their own...’’hiring out is hard work”, she said. There they worked for a Mr. Fox. Gospel singers A Southern Gospel Concert will be held at the Washington Baptist Church this Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. The group, “Sons of Praise” from Lynchburg will be performing and the public is invited. They also will be singing in the Sunday morning worship service at Washington Baptist on Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. and then at the Woodville Baptist Church at 7 that evening. Singers include left to right, Dan Marks, his father Steve Marks and Malcolm Bailey, brother of Rev. Philip Bailey. For more information contact Rev. Bailey at 675-3336. Aside from farming, raising cattle etc.. Uncle Dick was a Licensed Distiller. I have in my possession the Regulations concerning the Distillation of Brandy made exclusively from apples, peaches, grapes, pears, pineapples, oranges, apricots, berries or prunes (Series 7, No. 7, Revised Feb. 19, 1895-Supplement No. 1) of the United States Internal Revenue; June 22, 1896: Washington: Government Printing Office, 1896. On Sept. 13, 1897 Sam L. Monroe, Deputy Collector of the 6th District of Virginia of the Division of Distilled Spirits had visited Dick’s operation and left a certificate of service and delivery. There is another document from the Collector’s Office in Lynchburg dated Sept. 25, 1897 where Dick’s Distiller No. was issued, that is Distiller No. 3933. On the lighter side, is a receipt or note to Uncle Dick, as follows: Mr. Richard Dwyer: You will please lend me one half gallon of good Brandy by Mr. Manuel and charge to me. Yours respectfully, Amon H. Avlcr Feb. 19. 1898 Then along comes Shenandoah National Park. Plans were being made by the'1920’s, surveying in the late 20’s and finally the Condemnation Act was passed, the people evicted and the park established. Dick Dwyer like so many others I’m sure, hated giving up his place of birth which he had known all his life. However, he had not been a stranger to change and adventure as we learned from his “going west” experiences. He received a fair market value for his property and using the money went down the hollow just outside the park boundary and bought jointly w'ith his brother what we locally call the old Monroe place. Two tracts of land totaling about 181 acres. The later years of his life were spent with his brother, “Boot" Dwyer and their sisters. Lucy and Dora, all sharing the same house. Lucv eventually moved to Falling Waters, W.Va. with her son. Dora died in 1951 and Boot died in 1955. Boot also had land joining his father’s place in prepark days. My grandmother, Lillie Dwyer Pullen, daughter of Boot Dwyer, has related to me many stories of her growing up in that area. She remembered her grandmother as an old lady, sitting bv the fireplace smoking a clay pipe. Just turning 83 this month, her mind and memory are now fading and the stories are not as vividly and easily told. Elizabeth Bolen Dwyer had been a member of the Primitive Baptist church in Old Hollow. There is a letter written from Elder C. W. Miller in 1929 to Nina Bowen Dwyer. He seems to be amazed at the number of descendants “sister Frances1’ had and that there were six generations at her death! The torch has been passed. Now my generation seeks to locate and document their ancestry and longs to understand the lives of those hearty mountaineers. My mother and I, Under a clear bine shy. Set out to find the old site. We followed the trail. Which o'er tune had been assailed, By nature's reclaiming might. With map in hand. And knowing the land. We found the old place alright. Not much to discern. Where the home fires had burned. But we found evidence in sight. As we stood at this place, Where was hardly a trace. Of our forefather's stay. We knew of a certain. That tune is a curtain. Which closes at the end of the play. So, today here we stood. Tomorrow perhaps another would. Who’ll pointer and say. Tee been to the place. And there’s hardly a trace. Where our foreparents memories rune lay. Jazz returns to Theatre Jimmy Bruno, the celebrated jazz guitarist, returns to the Theatre at Washington, Va. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. It will be his fourth appearance in “Little Washington” in as many years. Bruno is recognized as one of the most important guitarists of his generation. He brings the highest level of musicianship to every performance, combining remarkable speed and dexterity on the guitar with a passionate sense of style and taste. Bruno’s new album on Concord Jazz is entitled “Midnight Blue.” It features the virtuoso performance on bass of fellow Philadelphian, Gerald Veasley, who will be performing with Bruno at the Theatre on Feb. 23. Veasley is a major recording artist in his own light. A long time associate of saxophone great (trover Washington, dr., Yeasley's latest release on Heads Up records is called “On the Fast Track." Over the years, he has shared stages and tours with Miles Davis and Dizzy (lillespie. Tickets for the concert on Feb. 23 at the Theatre at Washington are $15 for adults and $5 for students 18 and under. The concert is already heavily subscribed and reservations are recommended. For reservations, or to obtain a copy of the Theatre's new schedule, phone (540) 075-1253 or send e-mail to Theat re VA ttiaol.com.

Church Activities County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday. Feb. 24 as fol.ows: 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. 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 F.T. Baptist Pastor: Dan Yowell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Trin ity 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. Community potluck, Lenten program at Washington Baptist 6:15 p.m. Gid Brown Hollow Pentecostal Hymn Sing: Saturday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Sunday School 11 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays only Thornton's Gap Regular Baptist Rev. Kirby Shenk Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor: Robert Goff Second, Fourth & Fifth Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. Hopewell Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Hervry A. Townes Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Woodville Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service, guest speaker 11 a.m. Choir Practice 6:30 p.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. 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. 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. First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. 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. Black History program set The Women’s Auxiliary of the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association will present the 25th Annual Black History Program on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. at the new Wayland Blue Ridge Center, 15044 Ryland Chapel Road, Route 640, Rixeyville. This year’s program features an original play written and directed by Rev. Lemuel Montgomery, Warrenton. The play features a cast of 35 portraying famous African Americans; their struggles and triumphs. For more information on tickets, contact Letitia Franklin at 672-4173 or Nan Butler-Roberts at 399-9815 or e-mail waylandblueridge@usa.net. Recycling - a way of life Sperryville By SALLY KEYSER 987-8471 America’s first recycling day was celebrated Nov. 15, 1997. In reality, people have been recycling for many years out of necessity. Recycling is the process of recovering and reusing waste products from household use. During the Depression and followed by World War II, this became a way of life. Nothing was wasted. Newspapers were saved and used in many ways. In the winter w'e started fires in our wood burning stoves. We learned how to fold and with several cuts with scissors, a line of connecting paper dolls were made. Newspapers were used in thick layers at the door to absorb mud and moisture when it rained or snowed. My mother would make “lamp lighters”, to save matches. This was a tightly rolled strip of paper that would be crimped on the end, and long enough to keep from burning your fingers. She would fold paper and make a bird for us to play with. I learned later it was call origami, and is a Japanese art of folding. We did not receive much junk mail at this time, but it was all saved and used as scratch paper, grocery lists, or drawing. The feed for the animals was bought in 100 pound cotton cloth sacks with large printing on the side. They were washed several times, but because the print was so hard to get out, water would be heated by open fire in a 30 gallon black iron kettle outside. Lye soap was added and they were boiled until the print faded out. The white material was used for tea towels, pillow cases and bed sheets. The thread which they had been sewn with was unraveled and by tying it together, was rolled into a ball for many later uses. I still save the thread and have a ball today. Old worn out pots, pans, dish pans and tea kettles were used as flower pots. Some were painted, some were not, but when the different flowers bloomed, they were beautiful. Almost all our clothes UNITED STATES OF AMERICA War Ration Book One WAB.MM. I Punishment:-. ranging as hifrh a* 7Vn Years* Imprisonment or $10/0)0 Fwie. or iitxh, may be tm<lrr t nited States Statutes for violation* thereof "arising out of infractions of Rationing Orders and Kcgnlation*. 's3-Thia book mast not be transferred. It mu*t l»e held and ased only by or on behalf of the jimon to whom if ha* been issued, and anyone presenting it thereby represents to the Ofine of Price Administration, •n agency of the l nited State* Government, tl*at it is being so held and w» n*ed. For any misuse of tin* book it may be taken from die holder by the Office of Price Administration. » In the event either of dm departure from the: l’nited State* of the person to whom tiirs book ia i*«ued, or his or lier death, dm bo*»k must be surrendered in accordance with the Regulation*. 4 Any peraott finding a lost book must deliver it promptly to the nearer Ration Board. OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION 554068 -153 were made by hand and every scrap of material was saved and put in the “rag bag”. These scraps were used to piece quilts, patching, braided rugs, or doll clothes. We made our starch and wallpaper paste. We mixed flour with a small amount of water until there were no lumps. Boiling water was then poured slowly into the paste or starch stirring constantly. Once it was cooked it could be diluted with as much water as was needed. For wallpaper paste, you left it thick and applied it to the back of the wallpaper with a brush. In 1935 some of the reused bottles such as milk bottles were refilled many times. Brewers started putting their product in nonrefillable containers. Some of the glass containers were declared disposable. In the early 1970’s with the rise of environmentalists, recycling regained concern. In the 1950’s, some states instituted a deposit law for beverage containers. An extra five to ten cent deposit was charged at the time of purchase for each bottle. If you returned your empty bottles with your purchase there was no deposit necessary. Some people would walk along the side of the road gathering bottles that had been thrown out to receive the deposit for extra money. During World War II shortages of essential materials led to drives for saving gasoline, rubber and other commodities. Today the benefit of recycling has become a major component of waste management progress. We all play a large part in recycling. According to history journals, recycling played an important role during World War II and nothing was wasted. As Americans we needed to support the war. A popular phrase during the war was, “use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.” The soldiers’ needs came before those at home, so by rationing and recycling our soldiers would have essential supplies. Tires and other items made of rubber were the first to be rationed. Coffee and sugar soon became scarce. Many people learned to drink “postum”, which was made with chicory in place of coffee. The “Office of Price Control” was created to set limits and institute a system of coupons for various items. Each American was given a set number of ration coupons. The blue coupons were used to buy canned vegetar bles, fruits, jellies and catsup. The red coupons were to buy meat, butter, cheese and other fats. To purchase an item, the customer had to have the correct number of coupons RATION STAMP NO. 3 RATION ; stamp na t* 3-g- - RATION . STAMP HO. ^ A7 I...: 1 r: — 1 Book/stamps courtesy of Sally Keyser BOOKS AND STAMPS: Each American was given ration coupons and different coloi; coupons had different uses. Customers not only had to have the correct coupon but the money to buy the item. Many items were scarce or extinct. * and the money to buy the item. The tables changed due to supply and demand. Some items totally disappeared during the war. There were no new cars. Candy and gum were scarce because of sugar. Women started painting their legs because stockings or hose were scarce. Nylon and silk was needed for the war. International trade wqrs halted- Raw material was needed to make tanks, airplanes, battleships and ammunition. Tin foil was saved and made into a ball and turned in to make ammunition. Did we recycle? We didn’t call it that because it was a necessity in those days. We were taught “waste not, want not.” It applies even today. Continue to pray for all those who are sick. Make it a good week. Party planned for teens ■ Attention all teens: there will he a Hawaiian Beach Party on Sunday, March 3 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the parish hall of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Come in beach shorts and wild Hawaiian shirts and try your skill at the net. Besides games, there will be good food and desserts. There will also be a presentation by Maureen Gallagher Duran, a recognized speaker in the field of character-based sexuality education. This program is sponsored by Friends-to-Mom, a group of Christian women who promote teen abstinence and who give support to pregnant teenagers in Rappahannock County. Parents are invited to come at 6 p.m. to hear Mrs. Duran speak on dating, self-control and marriage. For more information contact April Heddleston at 987-8137 or Marie Riedel at 675-3638. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop US. 211 E. Luray Foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains Sun. to Thurs. 7 a m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 7 to 8 30 p.m. (540) 743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs” 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540) 825-0937 SperryviUe Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING” U. S. 211, West Sperrvville, VA (540) 987-8235 Whan do you pray? Do you pray daily, twice a day, or perhaps like many ot us... only when all else tails? Do you tall Into bed at night so tired that you don't remember closing your eyes before the 8larm rudely awakes you to the same hectic routine? Maybe prayer is put into that tile loaded with all our good intentions... marked “later". Not only do we need to get to work on that “later” tile, prayer should be a frequent occurrence in our daily routine. The Bible tells us to “pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17)... not three or tour times a week like exercising our bodies or every mon th or two like fertilizing the garden... but continually! Sound impossible? Mere's how! As you attend God's house each week, you will learn how prayer is essential to your ' daily life... how prayer csn become as automatic as breathing. It you cai't change your pace, you can change the way you face it. Worship this week. St/NMY Matthew 4:1-11 *fOMMY Wall flew 212240 TUESDAY Romans 8:18-39 WEDNESDAY Galnim 5:1-15 THORSDA V Gaiaiiim 5:16-6:10 FRIDA) Hosea 11:1-11 SATURDAY i Hosts 14:1-9 j Scripture* Selected cy The American Bible Society [^'. ^r gn 2002. Kfcfste' <V'Hiarr»s Na*f< paper P 0 Bo* 9005. CfTiflottes vWe. VA 22906, «r»w K»o>^»s yyrn ABERDEEN BARN Steaks • Seafood • Prime Rib Banquets • Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper (540) 825-1037 Jimmie’s Auto Parts Complete line of foreign & domestic parts 161 Saunders St. • Culpeper (540) 825-8030 The Color Shoppe Paint • Carpet • Wallcovering Blinds Rt. 29 South • 2 miles from Culpeper Old Hudson Ham Building 547-9743 GOLDEN CORRAL Family Steak House (540) 825-5888 • Culpeper Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News

Mr. & Mrs. John Jancv Meagan R. Ward weds John Jancy A nuptial mass uniting Meagan Royle Ward and John Scott Jancv was held on Oct. 6. 2001. at St. Peter's Church in Washington. The Rev. Monsignor Michael A.Cherup Jr. officiated at the double ring ceremony. A reception was held at The Flint Hill Public House. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ward of Washington, formerly of Glen Rock, N.J. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Jancv of Pensacola, Fla. Given in marriage bv her father, the bnde had her sister Amy Ward, serve as maid of honor. Lisa Jancv, sister of the groom, was bridesmaid. Washington notes Eugene Atkins of Augusta, Ga. was a Friday visitor of Mrs. Addie Keyser and Mrs. Virginia Cloud. Happy birthday to Vergil Atkins, who will have his 85th birthday on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Dodson in Sperryville, Tom Lee is ilFat this time, and a patient in the Fauquier Hospital at Warrenton. He is visited daily by his family. Kenny Miller of Stafford, Sarah Brown, Amanda Brown and Bobbie Jo Brown enjoyed bowling in Front Royal on Saturday evening. On Wednesday evening, Mrs. Ruth Clark and granddaughters. Amanda Brown and Bobbie Jo Brown had dinner in Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Keyser of Sperryville and Donald Keyser and Pat Evans of Alexandria were Saturday visitors of Mrs. Addie Keyser and Mrs. Virginia Cloud. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keyser of Alexandria were Monday visitors of Mrs. Addie Keyser and Mrs. Virginia Cloud. On Saturday, Feb. 23 “The Sons of Praise”, a gospel trio of Forest Baptist in Lynchburg will be in concert at the Washington Baptist Church at 7 p in. and again at 11 a m. on Sunday, Feb. 24. The Woodville Baptist Church will host the gospel trio from Lynchburg on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. The public is invited. Amanda Brown and Bobbie Jo Brown accompanied their father, Bobby Brown for dinner at the Country Cafe on Thursday evening. Happy birthday to Mrs. Merle Scoggin of Harris Hollow Road, who has her day on Saturday, Feb. 23. Mrs. Elizabeth Settle of Fodderstack Road is a patient at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. We pray for a nice recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark shopped and had dinner in Culpeper on Friday. Mrs. Ferol Simpson of McLean was a Tuesday visitor of Mrs. Alice Butler and Mrs. Erma Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Butler and daughter, Kayla of Falls Church were weekend guests of Mrs. Alice Butler and Mrs. Erma Jenkins. Guests on Presidents’ Day of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mr and Mrs.Charles Clark of Manassas. Don’t forget the Washington Baptist Church spring event is on Saturday, April 20. Gregory -Jancy. brother of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were David •Jancy. brother of the groom, and Grinin Ward, brother of the bride. The bride is a graduate of Glen Rock High School and received her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Architecture degrees at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D C. She is an architect with Donham and Sweeney Architects in Boston. Mass. The groom is a graduate of Washington High School and received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Fla. He also received a Masters of Architecture from The Catholic University of America, and is employed as an architect with Goody Clancy Associates in Boston. Mass. Following a honeymoon to Little Palm Island. Fla., the couple resides in Brookline, Mass. Birthday party highlights news The home of Mr. and Mrs. •Jerry Mills and daughters, Shirley. Relx-cca and Mary of Castleton was the setting for a birthday party Friday evening, honoring their daughter Rebecca on her 17th birthday. Mrs Mills' father Bill Pe re gory, observed his BOth. Those attending, bringing gifts and good wishes, were Mr. and Mrs. James Gheen of Mauertown. Mr. and Mrs. Lanny Moore and daughter Fawna of Centreville, Joel. Heidi and Kenny Peregory of Catlett. Mrs. and Mrs. Jerry Bragg and family of Ben Venue. Dougie Settle of Bealeton. Bryon Ryder of Warrenton. Devonna and WhitneySavage and Carrie Kelly, all of Rixeyville. Also Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory of Front Royal, the Rev. and Mrs. Jim Pittman. Bo and Seth of Amissville, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg. Kellie. Karla. Matthew and Mark of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Peregory. Loren and Bruce, and Joe. Joseph and Jennifer Peregory and Kevin Grigsby, all of Castleton. We commend all our area's students at Rappahannock Elementary School, who made the honor roll for the third advisory grading period. Congratulations to Hannah Gall. Anna Owens and Crystal Heflin. “Students, keep up the good work". Everyone please he careful and obey the Burning Law. which went into effect last Friday. Feh. 15, and will remain until April 30. Our Forestry officials are concerned about the dry conditions. and there is a likelihood of a had spring fire season. Ms. Marty Moon, originally from Charlottesville, has been named director of the Windmore For the Arts Foundation with offices in Griffinsburg. Any prospective member for the foundation, may call Ms. Moon at 5472555. A reminder that the Windmore Theater’s production of “Oklahoma" will be held Thursday. Friday and Saturday at 8 each evening at ' . Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 Culpeper Middle School. Call 547-2555 for tickets. With Mr. and Mrs. -Jerry Mills as chaperones, a group of voung and old. about 2b in number, went "Snow Tubing" at Massanutten on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby spent last weekend with Sirs. Grigsby's father. Mr. Edward Deane in Dunn. N.C. In our birthday list we extend wishes this week to Woody Tharp of Aaron Mountain Road who added another year yesterday: Tuesday: to my nephew James Holtzman Frazier of Spotsylvania. who celebrates today. Wednesday, and Bethany Honeycutt has her day on Thursday. Last but not least, we can also remember our first President who was born Feb. 22. To all of you sharp "shooting" fellows out there, this is a reminder of the shooting match at the Castleton Fire Hall each Friday evening, beginning at 7. So come out and help in the fire company's fund raiser. Last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. •Joe Peregory, Joseph and Jennifer. D. J. Frye and Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Heflin and family dined at the Chesapeake Seafood House in Fredericksburg. Belated birthday wishes go out to Mrs. Sandy Martin, whose day was Sunday. Her husband. Rev. Martin celebrates today, Wednesday. The Martins' invite the public to their church. New Salem Baptist, on Route 522. Sunday school is at 10 and morning worship at 11 each Sunday morning. if -•••• -ir^ I# ■ : :/jThe Perfect Gift ...Anytime # ■ ^ UMUHSTYU* “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” tells the story of Rappahannock County and its people The soft-hound hook 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 tor your copy “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” $11.95 plus tax and $1.90 tor postage Upcoming Events Participants sought The Salem Ruritan Club is seeking sixth and seventh grade students from Rappahannock County to participate in the annual Oratorical Contest First-place winners in the final contest will each receive a S500 scholarship following graduation from high school for a college university or a trade or vocational school Applications may be obtained from the school or by contacting Calvin Lightfoot at 825-8233 'What Patriotism Means To Me" has been selected as the topic of this year's contest. Contestants must prepare their own material For additional information call Nancy Garrett at 547-3985. Children's Drawn ('lasses set For children who love creative expression drama classes are beginning' A six-week program culminates in performance for family and friends Classes for children four to six years old will be held on Thursday mornings, beginning Feb 21 from 10 am. to 11 30 a m : for 6-12 years old Thursday afternoons, beginning Feb. 21 from 4 to 5 30 p.m. (after school bus shuttle) and an afternoon and evening class for teens, call for schedule For more information call Jean Elizabeth at 6751518 Diabetes support group offered A Rappahannock diabetes support group will be offered Feb. 27 and March 27 by Cathy Tibbetts. RN. Certified Diabetes Educator at Trinity Church's Parish Hall in Washington from 6:30'to 7:30 p m. To find out more about the support group call Cathy Tibbetts at 987-1151. Beekeepers to meet The Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association will hold its February meeting at 7 30 p.m on Thursday. Feb. 21 at the Culpeper Cooperative Extension Service building at the corner of Davis Street and South West Street. Culpeper The program will be entitled. "Bringing our bees from winter into spring" Everyone is welcome. For further information contact Ann Harman at 364-4660. Aerobic classes planned Ongoing aerobic classes are held at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington on Monday. Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a m. For additional information call Beth Levick at 635-6149. Production planned The Culpeper United Methodist Church will present the fifth annual production of He's Alive' on Sunday. March 24 at 8:30 a m.. 11 a.m. and at 7 p.m. The production will depict the birth, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Admission is free with a love offering accepted Groups are welcome. Once seats are full the doors are closed, so come early Babysitting will be provided for small children. Life stories workshops set Life Stories Workshops help people write and share their life stories Registration has opened for these workshops taught by Julie Portman. The three-day introductory workshop will take place Friday. Saturday, and Sunday. March 8-10. For more information or to register, call Ki Theatre at 987-3164. Ragged Mountain activity The following hike is scheduled through the Ragged Mountain Resource Center and additional information may be obtained by calling Director Hunt Harris at 987-3366, Tuesday. Feb. 26. Moonlight Hike of Old Rag, meet between 5:30 and 7 p.m. at upper parking lot for Old Rag on Nethers side off US 211 and Route 600. Bring layerable clothing. nourishment for self and back-up light. Level: Moderateto strenuous and very magical. Comity runners invited On Saturday. Feb. 23 the Shenandoah Valley Runners will host the Predicted Time 5K at Frederick County Middle School in Winchester and Rappahannock runners are invited Runners will predict their 5K times before the race and prizes will be given to the people whose predictions come the closest to their actual times 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 Runners of all ages and abilities are welcome. Call 635-7539 for information or visit www.svrunners.org/ws/. Fodderstack race day set The 24th annual Fodderstack race will be held on Saturday. April 20 Registration fees remain the same at S20 per person. For additional information call 675-5330 Clinic -will be open Feb. 20 The Rappahannock Free Clinic, a local operation of the Fauguier Free Clinic Inc., is currently open on the first, third and fifth Wednesdays of each month. The clinic will be open Wednesday. Feb. 20 and not again until March 6 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. February activities at CRH Culpeper Regional Hospital will sponsor the following programs for the month of February. Feb. 22: CPR for Healthcare Providers. 8 a m to 4 p.m., for information call 829-5743; Feb. 23: Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 10 a.m. to noon, for information call 829-4254 5 A run and fun walk set The fifth annual Epiphany Catholic School s 5K Run and Fun Walk will be held on Saturday. March 23 at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Kettle Club Road in Culpeper. For more information about participating in the run or sponsoring it. contact Loretta Cummings at 829-0965 Seholarshif deadline Man7/ 25 Are you interested in working to preserve and enhance Virginia s precious n atural resources7 Each year the Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District awards up to three educational scholarships to students who plan to pursue a career in a conservation-related field These scholarships are available for eligible students living in the five-county area the Culpeper SWCD serves, consisting of Culpeper, Greene. Madison. Orange, and Rappahannock Counties. The Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD) will aiso be awarding at.least four $1.000 scholarships. Call the CSWCD at 825-8591 for an application which must be completed and submitted by March 25. Cantata x'oiees weleonie Join the Community Choir for the Easter Cantata cosponsored by Patricia Wormley. First Lady of the Wayland Blue Ridge Association and the Young Adult Ministry The Minister of Music is Keith Armstead of Fredericksburg, a gospel singer, director and musician. All voices are welcome. The next rehearsal will be held on March 2 at 5 p.m. at the new Wayland Blue Ridge Center, 15044 Ryland Chapel Road. Rixeyville Be prepared to attend additional rehearsals for the Cantata on March 30 For more information, contact Mary Tinsley at 948-6661. Octavia Lewis Yates at 829-5466 or Lynn Webler at 898-7978 For tickets, contact Cassandra Ross at 825-3692 or e-mail sanmefrye@aol.CQm.

Residents welcome callers Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Edna Lillard were Wilson and Lois Duncan. Mark and Diane Graves and Katelyn. Wayne Graves. Barbara Embrey and Edith Graves. Gary Dodson and children of Reston were Monday visitors of his grandmother. Mrs. Barbara Gentry. The community breakfast held at the Flint Hill fire hall on Saturday was very well attended. Our prayers continue for all those on the sick list and those with other special needs. The Flint Hill Baptist Church will have worship ser Flint Hill By POLLY AY LOR 987-8136 vice on Sunday. Feb. 24 at 11 am. The Rev -John Farrar will deliver the message. The public is welcome. Lenten services will be held this year at the Washington Baptist Church. Sendees will begin on Feb. 20 with a pot luck dinner each Wednesday evening at 6:15. Worship services will begin at 7 pan. The services will continue each Wednesday through March 20. Other participating churches are Flint Hill Methodist. Sperryville Methodist. St. Peter's Catholic. Trinity Episcopal and Reynolds Memorial Baptist. Everyone is cordially invited. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church has worship service each Sunday at 8:45 a.in. The pastor. Rev. Merlin Shorh invites the public. Have a great week and give me a call with vour news. Social Security Disability Claims • Disabled? Turned Down? • Over 31 Years Experience • No Recovery - NO FEE Announcing our new location in Culpeper... 400 South Main Street, 3rd Floor (Upstairs from the Social Security Office) EarlJ. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At 1 aw 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION Providing Affordable^ Quality Legal Services Since 1975 Obituaries Richard Abell Wood vi lie resident Richard Palmer Abell. 79. of Woodville died on Sunday. Feb. 10 at Culpeper Regional Hospital. After teaching for 36 years, he retired to Rappahannock County in 19S4 and. along with his wife. Joyce, operated a 20-acre, organically-oriented. fruit and vegetable commercial farm. When it came into season each spring. Mr. Abell's asparagus was a highly sought-after delicacy coveted by local restaurants, stores and individual customers. The Abells also provided their customers with lettuce and raspberries for many years. Though Mr. Abell had been in a wheelchair since early manhood after contracting polio, he never let that fact stop him from farming. He used a tractor with hand controls plus a three-wheeled vehicle to get around his farm. His undergraduate major at the University of New Hampshire had been in horticulture and he felt he was returning to his first love. Mr. Abell served as Vice President of the Virginia Association for Biological Farming ( VABF i and as chairman of the VABF Organic Certification Committee in the early 90’s. He also greatly enjoyed the many people he met as a Thursday volunteer at our library. Mr. Abell was a member of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEPi and the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC). Before coming to Rappahannock County, Richard Abell had been a social studies teacher, first at Rappahannock News Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. See Us tor Ml Your Building Supply Needs 540/825-0397 i 4 I H ( )r«inne Kci ( ul|w(>r< CABINETS Ludwig Steka Furnituremaker Custom Furniture Specializing m Traditional American Craftsmanship Free Standing £S Built ins Design Service Avail 540-635-9690 EARLYS CARPET, INC. The One-Slop Shop lex complete Home Decorating Service ckx>f Coverings • Window Treatments Wallpaper • Slip Covers & Jpnotsterv Residential A Commercial Rt. 211 Amissville. VA 937-5500 CLEANING (^a/rc^s’ ftouge-c tea.tvxg' Weekly. Biweekly & Monthly C leaning Insured «Si Bonded 540-937 3253 Joseph Keyser Construction, Inc. Quality Remti.iiu>ns \ ( ustom t tc lines VA ( lass A C < mti.M ti»r 540-67r>-2 T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Custom Homebuilder Class A License 540-987-8043 KRFYI.IXCi ( OXSTRKTIOX Top Quality Custom Homes Since 19 75 CARPENTRY Expert craftsmanship m all phases of woodworking and construction .Cabinetry, trim, doors, decks, home repairs 2* \<-iir\ c\ju ru th c 540-937-2051 STARKS Building <V (onulrurllon Sterl Huililin Salt's - Frettion Am Si/e 5IO-»»7-«2«l General Contracting • Sunrooms • Baths • Garages • Kitchens • Decks • Additions (540) 347-4740 (703) 409-3448 CPA . MacRae Associates, p.c. T»\ Prep, mu k >n \ PI.«nninL' An* Hinting N*r\ ice* hn.iik mI Pl.inninc WAvu.macrae-ipa.com (540) 675-2043 EXCAVATING Keys Excavating ponds* driveways clearing‘landscaping snow removal • bushnogging We oiler quality work with years of experience. 540-987-9259 ASPHALT ■oon to a driveway near you... . A. Roberts. Asphalt rSeal Coatint '$40) 825*^^ Please call today to obtain a free estimate & ensure early placement on our busy Spring 2002 service schedule. Next Deadline February 23 540-675-3338 Only $4.60 per week for a 1 inch space Vests Excavating Specialized Backhoe. Dump Truck Hauling. Ditch Digging. Culverts. Mowing. Bushhogging & Driveway Grading. Fence Painting 675-1117 FENCING FENCING High Tensile. Barb Wire. American Wire Cham Link, Board and Electric Split Rail Privacy Fencing Available Also Curtis Crawford Home: 540-675-3943 Pager: 399-2688 Furniture Restoration 540-937-62II Fax: 540-9.47-7230 HEALTH HEALING WITH LOVE Kathy Edwards, N.D., C.N.C. Doctor of Naturopathy Board Certified & Licensed Nutritional Counseling & Reiki Riipp.ihcinnock He,] ling ,‘Vts Center 540-987-7204 Ext. 7 JANITORIAL I oil)pit*m juumiriHi vmirs t oinnn-rt ialA. Industrial I itrnftfd'InsuiYil^Bonded Free F^stimates BASEMENT WATERPROOFING Do You Have Wet Basement Problems? Our promise is to solve them for you! Free consultations with our Architectural/Kngineering staff Basement Water Proofing Remodeling/Additions • Basements/Kitchens/Baths • Sun Rooms/Decks/Patios • Brick/Stone/Conerete work bsolute Tech Engineering Absolute Tech Engineering 703-406-3936 1 -888-333-6858 Ronnie D<>dson DSD Services 540-987-9350 Landscaping, Lawn Service, Bushhogging, Driveway Grading, Hauling & Mulch, etc. PAINTING Shenandoah Painting, Inc. !• *|' * >t tiu line .|n.iln\ \v. nk V.int .. . .. .r Hiln.l i .11 i...U t. >r . in . . -I,m .i, I hi' 540-622-2562 Nkuson Jknkins Pumhini; Class 4 License Insured I1uinbiriKr/< las I’Spins Backhoe Work 540-675-3061 STORAGE South Wales Business & Mini Storag Located 5 miles west of Warrenton at intersection of Route 211 and Route 229 All Sizes Available ^ Monthly and yearly rates, all ground-level units, tractor & trailer access, individual wide roll-up doors, restroom, business and vendors welcome. (540) 341-7000 PET CARE Leaving Town... But You Have Pets? Wii < an ii«M li.nr I Iti.ililx < .mv V>.III Imn Ii lt\ llr>la\.Hni.iHvlutiil iiwMilli I v. Il.nl II. I • Jo'l,I*x,. I ../I.11 ■Y 10-675-2 I 18 PEST CONTROL ECONOMY PEST CONTROL Termite S Test ( ontrol Hint Hill. VA Hill H.II UV ( )\MRM 540-675-3389 540-675-3880 Ka\ l iK allv <>\\iu «l A < )}H i ati <l PUMP INSTALLATION EXPERT PUMP INSTALEATION & REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville VA 987-8555 THE COUNTRY CAFE Mon. - Thurs. 8 am to 8 pm Fit - Sat 8 am to 9 pm Sunday: Closed Day d Red 675-1066 Take out Available STORAGE si»i:KiiYvii.i,t: MTOKiUii: ( O. Ml- HiumIv Stonuic K«r«i<Wii4UU <<N«iiicrdal Kl-imimiiiIiIv Kult-t 540/JW7-8507 k«. MHi.i. «»rr t’.H. «11 npihkvyiiii. w TREE SERVICE Firewood. Trimming. Take Downs. Cabling. Stump Removal. Mulcbmg. Landscaping, Fertilizing. Feeding. Spraying. Mowing, Weed Eating. Caretaker Free Estimates' John Jenkins 540-987-9440 TVS APPLIANCE GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE & RCA Video Products Antennas & Satellite Systems Radio Shack Dealer Kitchen Aid. Whirlpool & Roper Appliances U.S. Route 29, Madison (540) 948-2200 WELDING RICK’S CUSTOM WELDING (540) 675-1888 Commercial - Residential Construction - Farm General Wrought Iron gates A: railings ALSO SANDBL ANTING WATER TREATMENT WATER RIGHT Water Problems? Have your water tested in your home for PH (green stains), Hardness, Iron, Rust, Stains, etc. Correct any of these problems with WATER RIGHT Treatment System Call for more information Pullen's Electric & Plumbing M>c>.- I'limp* t-r in iihliilLitnin Cii"• /( Ccrlifini _540-675-3249 Sidwell Friends School in D C. and then in the Montgomery County Md. public schools, primarily at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda. He was known as a master teacher. In 1975. when the Washington Post did a front page series on Walt Whitman High School, one of the articles featured Mr. Abell, describing his unusual courses. unique teaching style and great ability to inspire his students. In a family burial service on his farm. Mr. Abell was laid in a coffin which he had built several years ago out of boards from a pine tree that he had often climbed as a boy in New Hampshire. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, a son. James Abell of Germantown. Md.: a stepson. Crispin Sartwell of Glen Rock. Pa.; a sister, Jane Abell Coon of D C. and Woodville and a brother, Paul Abell of Kingston. R.I. A memorial serv ice will be held at 11 a m. on Saturday. Feb. 23 at the Wakefield Country Day School auditorium. north of Flint Hill. Light food and drink will be served after the service. J.B. Johnson Jr. Born in Sperryi'ille Joseph B. “J.B." Johnson Jr., 79, of Winchester died Monday. Feb. 18 at the Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was born on April 27, 1922 in Sperrwille, the son of the late Jospeh B. and Edna Compton Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a farmer and a District Manager for Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company, retiring in 1985 after 33 years of service. He was a member of the former Shawnee Presbyterian Chapel. He was a graduate of Rappahannock High School. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army as a Sergeant in the European Theatre of Operations. Mr .TnKncnn morrinrl Gloria Crabill on June 18, 1954 in Arlington. In addition to his wife, survivors include a son, Tracy Johnson of Winchester; a daughter, Heather Karvn Johnson, also of Winchester; one step-son, Noll Horan of Annandale; three step-grandchildren; two sisters, Lucille Payne of Madison and Mary Edna Schaefer of Sperrvville. Graveside services were conducted on Wednesday at Shenandoah Memorial Park with the Rev. David Nesselrodt officiating. Military honors were provided by VFW Post 2123. Interment by Randy Minter A CALL TO REST Along with flag presentation and folding, veterans are entitled to hear Taps as part of the funeral honors ceremony. Up until the Civil War, the easily recognizable call at day's end, which was borrowed from the French, was called Lights Out. In the aftermath of the Seven Days battle. Union General Daniel Adams requested a less formal rendition of the call from his brigade bugler to honor his men. What emerged was a simple and eloquent call that was gradually taken up through the Army of the Potomac. This more power and emotive Taps was soon adopted throughout the military, officially recognized by the Army in 1X74. It became the standard at military funeral ceremonies in 1X91. Everyone has a different idea ot what is appropriate and equitable for his or her loved one's funeral. At the Moser Funeral Home, we are flexible, creative and supportive to our clients. We understand how important such services are to your family, and we offer ideas, suggestions, and logistical support. Call 347-3431 (233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton) 24 hours a day. “To be free is to hove achieved your life. ” -Tennessee Williams was in Shenandoah Memorial Park. Omps Funeral Home Inc; in Winchester was in charge of the arrangements. James Jenkins Jr. Front Royal resident James Lud (Jimmy. Jenkins Jr.. 49. of Front Royal died on Sunday. Feb. 17 at his residence. Funeral serv ices were conducted on Wednesday. Feb. 20 at Turner-Robertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal with Pastor Raymond Atkins. Burial followed at Flint Hill Cemetery. Mr. Jenkins was born June 16. 1952 in Fairfax, a son of James Lud Jenkins Sr. and Martha Lee Jenkins of Centreville. He was a graduate of Herndon High School. He was the owner of J&R Tree Service and partners with his parents at Jenkins Tree Service of Centreville. In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife, Mae Virginia Ramey Jenkins; one daughter. Crystal Renee Jenkins at home; a stepdaughter. Mertie Mae Ramey of Toms Brook; one son. Kenneth Ray Ramev of Linden; a step-son, Ronald Allen Feathers Jr. of Martinsburg. W.Va.; two sisters. Nancy Jenkins and Marie Frasier. both of Centreville; nine step-grandchildren; 14 nephews; ten nieces and a host of other relatives. Alberta Stringfellow Born in county Alberta Frances Stringfellow. 77. of Boston died on Sunday. Feb. 17 at the home of her daughter. She was born Dec. 5, 1924 in Rappahannock County to the late George Biedler Horton and Novella Richards Horton. Mrs. Stringfellow was employed at Rental Uniform Service for 30 years as a Supervisor before she retired. She is survived by four children. Nancy Jenkins of Culpeper. James Franklin Stringfellow of Amissville, Carroll Edward Stringfellow and Glen Allen Stringfellow, both of Boston; three half-sisters, Lillie Deal, Bertha Fincham and Dorothy Settle, all of Culpeper and one halfbrother, Willie McFarland of Sperryville; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her husband, James Weldon Stringfellow. The family will receive friends at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel in Culpeper on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. at Open Door Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Jarvis officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memory Gardens. County students on Honor List The following Rappahannock students were recently named to the First Semester Honor Roll at Wakefield School in The Plains. 8th Grade First Honors Diana Harland of Amissville 9th Grade First Honors Kate Matthews of Amissville 12th Grade First Honors Spencer Baumgardner of Washington Jamie Braden of Flint Hill. 7" ® % . Subscribe to the Rappahannock News. Call 675-3338.

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Box 380, Leesburg, VA 20176-3013 Ad Deadlines i f- Employment Classified i( 4 p.m. Monday *Public/Legal Notices \ 12 Noon Monday / General Classified 6 p.m. Monday Your Community Directory 12 Noon Friday Horse & Farm Directory 1 p.m. Monday AH real estate advertising herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it ®egai to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such references, limitations or discrimination. Additionally, the Commonwealth of Virginia forbids discrimination based on etderliness, parenthood, or handicap. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is In violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 22 Rentals Houses 4BR DUPLEXES IN VmW Hill East $1000,mo Heating, water & sewer included in rent. Credit report req For more info, call 540-347-6965. 4/5 BR single family home in cul-de-sac in Vint Hill East $1500/mo. Heating, water & sewer mcl Credit report req. For more into call 540-3476965 COUNTY HOME ON apple orchard, private, mtn views, 3BR. 2BA. full basement, all new appls. WD $2500/ mo. 540-675-2206 HUNT COUNTRY cottage/apartment - 2-lvl, gar 1BR. den. AC. dual heat syst. mod. kit . FR. $795. 540-955-1419 MANOR HOUSE, Warrenton. on 490+ ac farm. pool, sauna. 9BR. 5BA, "pool. 6 FPs. formal LR & DR. 2 kits. $3500/mo 540-7436525. 540-743-6994. 540-349-1316 MIDDLEBURG: private modern, 4BR, 3 5 BA on 16 ac $2,700/mo. 202-215-6946 or 202333-7332 x100 Owner 55 Rentals Rooms STERLING: TH. BR. prv BA. total privacy. Kit. & laundry priv.. pool. $470/mo +1/3 util.. Sec. Dep 703-371-4676 f 66 Shared Housing J ASHBURN- LG. Mstr BR. pnv bath. 2 Ig. cist in 4 Ivl TH Sports membership inch $500/mo 703858-0940 ASHBURN- MASTER BR w/ attach BA Must see to appreciate! Large closets' $450/ mo + 1/3 utils 703-729-0742 DC SIDE OF Warrenton, share house/barn. 1-2 horses Utils incl. Ig 4 BR. 5 stall barn. 2 rings, x-country jumps, trails. Pets ok. $1000/mo 540-788-9505 SHARE FARMHOUSE IN Upperville CAC/heat, washer/dryer, dish TV, ice maker Room for horses 540-364-0004 Rentals Office V- __-J Afford 166 Grid Lock. Office space avail on Rt 29, across from Fauquier Hosp, Warrenton, VA Plenty off street tree parking 703932-4331 RETAIL/OFFICE space for lease in downtown Warrenton 2.000 sq ft , gas heat. AC, ample parking, 1 block from Court House Great location for any business Call 504-825-5645 for more information 99 Vacation Wanted TAKING AN EXTENDED vacation this summer7 Professional Warrenton couple wo children or pets seeks a special home in Rappahannock or Madison Cos, for vacation use in July or August River or lake front property only, please. Excellent refs 540-349-2917 180 V.__/ Vint Hill Tech Park • Finished commercial building sites for sale • Infrastructure in place. • Lots accommodate buildings from 13.000 to 200.000 sq. ft • Tech Park community includes recreational amenities & residential • Avail. Spring 2002 Millennium Realty Advisers LLC Doug Eliot 703-960-9063 188 Commercial Sales Buildings tor Lease; Warehouse. #6.600 or 9.987 sf Otfice/Flex: #3.600-15,340 sf Office Warehouse: # 72.701 3 Buildings for Sale: • 13.840 sf 2-story, 3+ ac $675,000 • 7,739 sf 1-story2-ac. $385,000 • 18.615 sf office, 2 bldgs $1,500,000 VINT HILL BUSINESS PARK 540-347-6965 888-448-4332 ma Antique* / 4UW Coll#ctibl#s V___./ RECTANGULAR OAK CLAW foot dining table. , 3 leaves. 42'x72", unusual carving. $650 obo. 703-777-5499 - 208 Auction# l J mimwa Sal - MARCH 33. 2002 10:30 A.M. Fauquier County Fair (Grounds Warrenton, VA Puckett & Associates 434-376-SOl.D VAAF 505 990 Equipment V_ / CONSIGN EQUIP, Auction, 3/24/02 Fauquier Fair Grnds Warrenton. VA Puckett & Assoc 434-376-SOLD vaat505 -N 224 Firewood V. > FIREWOOD!! $25.00 per pickup load Already cut Call 540-454-2272 ma Garage / Yard Sal* V _/ CHILDRENS CONSIGNMENT SALE St Luke's Luthern Church 1200 Old Rixeyville Rd ■ Culpeper. 3.2/02, 8:30 am - 1pm 540-9376429 Hay Straw & ^""Fwd V_ -/ HAY FOR SALE Timothy Alfalfa.net wrapped Big Rolls! S25/roll Mixed hay.net wrapped. $20/roll 540-454-2272 256 Misc. For Sale BOOTS: WESTERN work boots from Justin. Double-H. Nocona. Texas. Dan Post. Sage. Abilene, Dingo Happy Trails Western Wear. Bealeton, 540-4391395 9°V* DIRECTV MINI-SATELLITE DISH FREE equipiFREE install! Localcharmefc nowavalatile! New subscribers only. Call for details 1-800-459-7357 F-11 SALON EQUIPMENT. 3 Belvedere backwash shampoo units Cost $5500. sell $2,000 2 yrs. old 804-598-1275 WESTERN WEAR: Head-to-toe for entire family Bailey, Resistol, Stetson, Wrangler, Rockies, RoughRider. Happy Trails Western Wear, Bealeton, 540439-1395 WRANGLER JEANS, 13MWZ. 0936 DEN Popular sizes in stock. Special orders invited. Happy Trails Western Wear. Bealeton 540-4391395 WANTED: ALMOND color refrigerator, approx 30" wide by 60" high, (probably 15 cu ft ) 540-347-4997 after 6 pm / > 273 v_) CATS & KITTENS available to good homes. 703-754-4146. Bull Run Veterinary HOME BUDDIES: Pet Sitting & Home Nursing Care by licensed Veterinary Technician 540-338-1940 Services Wanted V__/ Lin. practical nurse avail for pnv duty, exp . excel rets & reasonable rates 540-6355653; 9am-9pm daily 600 Antiques A Classics CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE 1968. runs but needs to be towed Leather int in very good shape, ext needs work Some rust Good chrome $250 Call Rob 540-347-4222 days. 540-368-2623 /--> 605 Automobiles l J ACURA INTEGRA 96 SE 5sp. Ithr. CD. alarm. Keyless entry, excl. cond. meticulously serviced Consumer Reports most reliable auto on the road! $10,800 540-937-9859 CHEVY SILVERADO 98. Only 40K mis. V8 AT. 4x4. ext cab, . loaded. 1 owner Sale1 $19,993. Country Chevrolet 800852-5793 FORD 2000 MUSTANG GT. only 21K mis. V8. 5 sp. Mach stereo. CD. loaded. 1 owr Sale1 $16,875. Country Chevrolet 800-852-5793 MITSUBISHI 1995 3000GT Red w/ gray mt . V6, 5 so. immaculate condition inside & out Runs perfect New timing belt, water pump, 17" Mille Miglia wheels, new tires. CD. Infinity package All records included $9,995 540347-4997 after 6PM 1999 OLDS 88 LS. only 28K mis. V6. AT. dual pwr seats, loaded' 1 ownr. like new1 Sale1 $13,167 Country Chevrolet 800-852-5793 Pontiac 99 Gr Prix GTP. 40K mis. black. Supercharge V6. moonroof. Ithr Sale1 $14,387 Country Chevrolet. 800852-5793. SUBARU 97 Legacy AWD 4 DR Sedan AC. AT. am fm cass. PS. PB. PW. cruise, new inspection. garaged kept. 94K. navy blue $7300 540-364-3748 VOLKSWAGON 1974, Runs great S850. Call evenings after 7:00 pm. 540-439-9813 VW, 2000 Jetta TDI Only 37K mis. silver. AT. Diesel' 1 owr loaded1 Sale1 $14,985 Country Chevrole1800-852 5793 -N 610 k; JEEP WRANGLER 98 Only 30K mls.1 owner trade. 5 sp soft top. ac Clean Sale1 $11,253 Country Chevrolet, 800852-5793 625 Boats & Accessories PHANTOM SAILBOAT, can be carried as car top sails 2 comfortably, good condition $550 Call Rob 540-368-2623 or 540-347-4222 Campers RV’s V- _:-/ PACE ARROW ELEGANZA 27 85. 31K. new tires, very clean runs great Great starter $11,500 540-439 8329 /-N 640 Motorcycles V ^ HARLEY DAVIDSON 79 Sportster XLS. completely restored 97 Fatboy fenders & Superglicfe tanks Siamese, exhaust. Stroker kit $4750. OBO 540-4398883 No calls after 8PM 650 Parts * Accessories ^_/ TRUCK CAP FOR 92 Isuzu pick-up. white, tinted windows, sliding side windows wtscreens, lockable Rear of cap has gasket to seal from weather Also has Yakima Gutter type brackets for rake system Great shape $300 540-368-2623 or 540-347-4222 ask for Rob 665 Sport Utility Vehicle CHEVY 2000 BLAZER LS Only 39K mis. V6. AT. loaded1 Sale1 S13.987 Country Chevrolet 800-852-5793 CHEVY TAHOE ’99. Only 30K mis, V8. 4x4. tow pkg, loaded' Sale1 $22,785 Country Chevrolet 800-852-5793 675 Trucks / Pickups ISUZU PICK-up 1992 2wd. custom fitted fiberglass cap. needs engine (2 3 liter i other wise very good cond Trans has 60K. 20K on clutch $550 Call Rob 540-347-4222 days. 540-368-2623 680 Vans Buses FORD WINDSTAR 1996 6-cyl pwr pkg, tinted glass leather mt like new tires 66K. $8000 703-815-8082 545 Full Time Employment AUTO MECHANIC Excellent pay & working conditions for experienced mechanic 540-347-7446 Auto Mechanic Experienced, good pay. benefits. Settle's Garage Flint Hill Call 540-675-3252 BORN TO DRIVE??? Sales. Delivery Live herb plants Weekends required 540-937-3125 Carpenter Wanted Dreylmg Construction. a premier custom builder in Rappahannock County, is looking for an experienced carpenter who is selfmotivated. willing to learn more and strives tor quality. craftsmanship Great work environment, benefits, and all |Obs within county range Must have transportation and telephone. Call 540-987-3145 Bus Driver PART-TIME NEEDED FOR PRE-SCHOOL. Must have: • high school diploma or equivalent • valid CDL Virginia License Contact: Fauquier Community Action /Head Start Program 73 Lee Street P.O. Box 22 Warrenton, Va 20188 (Telephone): (540) 347-7003 Monday-Friday, 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m. EOE Earn income PT/FT Around your schedule Home based business Free booklet Full training WWW. newageopportumties com 888-244-9030 Electricians Apprentices Helpers All ''bull" aside - we are the best. & we want you on our TEAM We otter ail the "bells & whistles" when it comes to benefits Do yourself a favor & call us today' Our pay runs from S900 to S2000hr based on experience Must have toots & transportation to shop SUNDANCE ELEC. CONTRS.. INC. 540-349-8200 EXT 12 Foreman/ Carpenters Work in Fauquier Co. pay based on experience. excellent benefits Fulltime. year-round 540-364-2556 FT CHEF S ASSISTANT Experience helpful but will tram Fc..r & Twenty Blackbirds 540-675-1111 HOME TECHNICIAN Fortune 500 Company carpenters Estimators Lead Technician Must have background in HemQ Improvement Industry Excellent compensation and benefits' Call for an automated phone interview at 1-800-711-9154 24 Hours Day 7 Days Week You will need a touch' tone phone and your social security number HOMExperts is an equal opportunity employer Kennel Assistant l'arl lime weekends evenings Starting jwy Ss/hr Musi hr 21 nr older w/ reliable iransixirialion 540-9.17 3283 Rappahannock County Public Schools COACH WANTED Seeking qualified applicants for the followina position: • Jr. Panther (6th, 7th, 8th) Softball Head Coach Contact: RCHS Athletic Director Jon Smythe 540-987-8576 (limes [Community Nowpapr* ()RTH()1X)\TIC Assistant Ikvdcd U» aid dt Viol's in putk'llt UV. till Kilt [MXVV vliih> in W.inonion and Mivkllchuri: It vain mis I Viol dciUulortlimlmitk CXJVIXMKV hl'jhK |>tvtcnvd I r.tinuit: i> available lor a candidate exhibiting commiuiKiii and enthusiasm. ('oinjvnsation basal »'ii luimfvi "T vans onlh »JontK e\[vncikc. A trainee with no'expenenee I veins at Ss/jvi tiour with incremental raises based mi pCrtomiaikV eoals. Ilk' practice o|'let's excellent fXMk'lHs III .) tlk lklh taxi paeedem iionuvni I’kiisf fax resume \s it hs.ila r\ requirements and aNail ihililN to: 540-347-723* Vttn: Human Resources or e-mail: sros/i‘|(a mimlspriiiLt.i <>m Waitstaff Dishwasher Kitchen Monday - Saturday FT \ PT Apply within: Country Cafe 389A Mam Street Washington. VA 540-675-1066 fin KAIT \I|.\\\I I< k K \ i111 ■ \ ■ 4,11,*. ciiMV'sir, sf i<\ 11 i ■ t< v FLOATER STAFF ASSISTANT #2-51-1 PT position ($18 75 hrs per wk with benefits' floating between clinics covennq the five county area Includes evening hours Skills interacting with public, handling confidential data & WP 5 1 S9 18 per hr REIMBURSEMENT ANALYST #2-59-1 FT in Orange knowledge of insurance billing office piocedures computer operation word processing Some evening hours included Ability to handle stressful environment S19.744 00 p yr APPLY WITH RRCSB APPLICATION BY 8:30AM. MONDAY. MARCH 4. 2002. TO HUMAN RESOURCES P.O. BOX 1568 CULPEPER. VIRGINIA 22701 540-825-3100 TDD: 540-825-7391 AA/EEO Pets Rappahannock Animal Welfare League 1 hoso w ondoi till Jog*' nood «i e,ood homo. Butch "Butoh" is ,i tnondlv. s;oikI nnturod, 1-2 \r old noutorod hound linum is a slo, swivt. 2 \i old noutorod thou mix. Both doj^s Hko othor dogs. Como soo thorn’ iC1'!’ - ai ' -2S1 nui!

k \(T K KAI’IIUN n>MV:lsm SERVICE ' HH \r;> APARTMENT LIVING RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR MH/MR *2-58-01 FT position to work in Orange providing support to adults witn MH or MR MUST BE FLEXIBLE BS degree or equiv exp. req S25.199 00 per yr RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR/SUPPORTED LIVING #2-57-01 FT in Orange Provide assistance supervision to MR MH consumers. Program Exp. with MH MR populations helpful. Associates degree or equiv exp req S22.856 00 per 'yr APPLY WITH RRCSB APPLICATION BY 8:30AM. MONDAY. MARCH 4. 2002. TO HUMAN RESOURCES P.O. BOX 1568 CULPEPER. VIRGINIA 22701 540-825-3100 TDD: 540-825-7391 AA/EEO COME JOIN A WINNING TEAM Competitive Wages . Excellent Benefits • 401K • Medical • Paid Vacation • Holiday Pay and Much More ... Experience a plus. .. Not a requirement POSITIONS AVAILABLE • NIGHT AUDITOR • FRONT DESK CLERKS • BREAKFAST BAR HOST • GROUNDS KEEPER • HOUSEKEEPING Weekends Required COMFORT INN COMFORT INN DRIVE WARRENTON, VA Fax resume to 540-347-5759 Come In and Complete an Application _NO PHONE CALLS_ Legal Notices BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County. Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday. February 27, 2002 at seventhirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Washington. Virginia, in order to consider the following appeal: APPEAL #02-02-02 By William Stewart of Zoning Administrator's decision to not allow onsite retail sales of beer at his brewery location on Rt. 611 Seven Ponds Road in Amissville. and otherwise treat a brewery operation as equivalent to a winery for zoning purposes. Properly is identified as Tax Map 32. Parcel 24, zoned A'-Agricultural, in Jackson District. Appeal allowed under Section 170-135 of the Rappahannock County Code. No appellant or other party in interest, and no attorney for an appejlant or party in interest, shall initiate a contact with a member of the BZA for the purpose of conducting a private discussion, in person or by telephone, concerning the merits of any application, appeal, or other matter pending before the BZA. No member of the BZA shall participate in any such private discussion. Site visits or similar contacts initiated by BZA members shall not constitute such ex parte contacts. A copy of the foregoing appeal is on file at the Zoning Office in Washington, Virginia, and is available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The above-named appellant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, c/o P O Box 519. Washington, Virginia 22747. in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 2/13,2/20/02 #414420 MONOMOY SERVICES, INC. In search of OFFICE ASSISTANT The office s located in Marshall. Respons*btlities indude, but are not limited to. AP, AR Invoicing. Receptionist Duties, Typing and Filing. Hours are 7-3, Monday - Friday. Fax your resume in confidence to: 540-364-0443 or call 540-364-0441 for interview EOE Class A Contractors License #2705-021585A RRCSB is seeking loving, dependable families interested in providing a stable home for adults with mental retardation or mental illness. Monthly stipend, training, 24 hour back up provided Opportunity to help people with disabilities live in their home communities. RAPPAHANNOCK - RAPIDAN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOAR!) If interested please contact Yvonne Brashear at 540-825-3100 Ext. 3444 Southern living Ground Floor Opportunity! Join this new party plan company backed by the Publishers of Southern Using magazine' It's one pf the fastest growing in America! firmg the pages of the rnagusme to life as you: • Own your own business • Work your own hours • Ha\e the chance to earn big profits and royalties • Make lifelong friends Call today! Kris McDowell Independent Consultant 540-349-1813 or \isit: ww wcsouthernMvingathome.com Legal Notices Trustee's Sale 218 Rollins Ford Road, Amissville, VA (Tax Map ID No. 33-3-3A) DUE TO Default having been made in the terms of a certain Deed of Trust dated November 17, 1995, in the original principal amount of $97,850.00 and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the County of Rappahannock, Virginia in Deed Book 215. page 761. the undersigned Substitute Trustees, will sell at public auction for cash on February 28, 2002, at 12:00 p m., in front of the building housing the Rappahannock County Circuit Court, 238 Gay Street, Washington. VA, the property designated as Lot 3A. containing 7.5787 acres, more or less, and being described according to a plat of survey recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Plat Book 3, page 11. The property will be sold subject to all prior liens, easements, restrictions, covenants, and conditions, if any, of record, or other matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the premises. TERMS: CASH. A deposit (in certified funds) of $9,700.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever ,s lower, will be required of the successful bidder at time of sale and settlement to be made within 15 days. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Memorandum of Trustee's Sale outlining additional terms of sale and settlement, which will be available for review prior to the announcement of sale. This is a communication from a debt collector Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C. and/or Colchester Hunt Title & Escrow, Inc., Substitute Trustees Crown Center Building, Suite 600 580 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 File No. 43658 Tel: (757) 625-6787 Ext. 200 Between 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 noon only 2-13,2-20-02 #414857 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A PETITION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT REGARDING THE AUTHORITY OF COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC. TO ASSESS PENALTIES AND CHARGES UNDER RATE SCHEDULE TS-1/TS-2 AGAINST CUSTOMERS WHO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN BALANCING SERVICE RESTRICTIONS CASE NO. PUE020070 On January 17. 2002, Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. ("Columbia" or"Company") filed a Petition for Declaratory Judgment ("Petition") with the State Corporation Commission ("Commission"), requesting the Commission to declare, among other things, that Columbia has authority to assess penalties and charges against customers who failed to comply with certain balancing service restrictions issued by the Company during the winter of 2000-01. The Company has asked that the Commission declare that Columbia has authority under Rate Schedule TS-1 or Rate Schedule TS-2 to: (i) issue balancing service restrictions; (ji) restrict Columbia's customers' access to banked natural gas quantities; (iii) charge customers a Gas Daily commodity price for gas consumed in excess of their authorized daily volume during a balancing service restriction; (iv) assess a penalty of $10 per Mcf for all gas used in excess of 102 percent of the customers' authorized daily volumes during a balancing service restriction; and (v) impose, rather than waive, penalties assessed against customers who are "habitual” offenders of Columbia's balancing service restrictions. Columbia maintains that a declaratory judgment will afford relief to it and to its customers who received natural gas service from Columbia during the winter of 2000-01, and resolve any uncertainty regarding the Company's, as well as its customers', rights under Rate Schedules TS-1 and TS-2. The Commission has entered a Preliminary Order that dockets the proceeding the proceeding, requires the Company to give notice to the public of its Petition, invites interested parties to file a pleading responsive to the Petition or to request a hearing on the same, and assigns a Hearing Examiner to conduct further proceedings in the matter on behalf of the Commission, concluding with the issuance of a written final report and recommendations to the Commission. Copies of Columbia's Petition, the documents accompanying the Petition, and the Preliminary Order entered in this matter are available for public inspection in the Commission^ Document Control Center, located on the First Floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street. Richmond, Virginia 23219, from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Copies of the Company's Petition, the documents accompanying the Petition, and the Preliminary Order entered by the Commission may be ordered from the Company's counsel, Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe, Esquire, and Shannon Omia Pierce, Esquire, McGuireWoods, LLP, One James Center, 901 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Any interested party who wishes to file a pleading responsive to the Company's Petition or a request for hearing on the Company’s Petition shall file with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth below on or before March 18. 2002, an original and fifteen (15) copies of a responsive pleading or a request for hearing, or both. On or before March 18, 2002, interested parties filing a responsive pleading or a request for hearing, or both. On or before March 18, 2002, interested parties filing a responsive pleading or a request for hearing, or both, shall serve a copy of the same upon Columbia's counsel at the address set forth above. All written communications to the Commission concerning Columbia’s Petition must be directed to Joel H. Peck, Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, do Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All correspondence regarding said Petition must refer to Case No. PUE020070. COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC 2-20-02 #415988 Medical Collections Medical services company needs, full-time employee to perform A.R Collections Familiarity with medical billing and insurance - preferred. Must be detail oriented, a quick learner and able to handle a large volume of accounts Excel. Lotus Notes. Word and automated accounting systems a plus Salary + BONUS and excellent benefits. Please *ax or mail resume and cover letter to: Controller, Med-Eval , 109 Carpenter Drive, Suite 200 life* Sterling, VA 20164 Fax: 703-788-1466 COME GROW WITH l'S! South Riding Nurseries is currently seeking a Nursery Supervisor for our wholesale nursery division. This position will n quire a highly motivated person with the ability to carry out multiple tasks, prioritize projects, and communicate well with ix ople. Knowledge of plant material is a must and the ability to •qx'ak Spanish would be beneficial This is a IT year round position that guarantees 4<> hours per week with a com|ietitive starting wage. PleaSe Send resume to: Matt TeeSe South Riding Nurseries 43571 John Mosby Hwy Ste 100 Chantilly. VA 20151 ■ Phone: (703) 327 5101 Fax: (703) 327 .5091 Email: mteese'z southridingnurseries.com SITE SUPERVISOR (Full-time) Direct service position, providing vocational training, employment support, and day support services to small groups id adults with disabilities in community settings. Requires a degree in related field and/or equivalent experience. Knowledge of VA Medicaid Waiver a phis. Competitive salary and benefits Criminal background check, drug/ alcohol screening, and a good driving record required. Please send resume and salary history to: Program Coordinator ECHO, Inc. P.O. Box 2277 Leesburg, VA 20177 Bids & Proposals Invitation for Bids: Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Services The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is soliciting bids from firms to market the former Aileen property, located on Aileen Road near the village of Flint Hill. The property consists of approximately 30 acres zoned “I", Industrial, with an existing masonry and metal former factory building of approximately 99.000 square feet. The property was the subject of Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Brownfields redevelopment initiative, and is permitted for redevelopment under the terms of an agreement with DEQ. All bids should be submitted in a letter clearly identifying the company providing the service, be signed by the principal of the firm, and shall note any exclusions or limitations. The basis for the bid shall also be stated: for this agreement, a listing agreement of six months' duration price shall be stated, with options for renewal. Please include fee schedule for specific services offered, final commission, etc. All bids must be received at the County Administrator's Office, Old Extension Office, 290 Gay Street, P.O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747 by Friday, March 1, 2002, by 3:00 PM., at which time they will be opened and publicly read. l,The terms of Competitive Sealed Bidding as set forth in the Virginia Public Procurement Act shall apply. Bids shall be evaluated on the basis of (in descending order) price, experience, services offered. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reiect any or all bids. BY ORDER OF: John W. McCarthy County Administrator 2-13; 2-20-02 #415184 SALES MWDS, 44845 Falcon Place, Suite 191, Sterling, VA 20166. Fax to: 703-736-9605. E-mail to: gpeterso@worldnet.att.net. US HOME OPPORTUNITIES... RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR Supervising the construction of new homes from start to finish Job duties include scheduling, supervision of subcontractors, and quality control Experience preferred. Excellent Benefits EOE Fax or email resume with salary history to: 727-796-8476 eastcoastpersonnel@ushome com or call 727-796-0447 for application I us-Home | The Wolf Trap Food and Beverage Department has immediate openings for year round, part-time positions! Chef/Cook: organized, detail oriented. & possess a broad knowl of food prep & presentation Kitchen Staff: Assist w food prep, production, & set-up for Events catering for VIPS No exp needed will train Events Set-up Detail Person: Assist w/all aspects of Special Events incl. delivering & setting up equip & supplies Must be able to lift 'airly heavy loads Driver s license req No exp needed: will tram ALL POSITIONS ARE ON AN AS NEEDED AND ONCALL BASIS AND INCLUDE DAYS, EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS, FLEXIBLE HOURS. Call 703-255-1912 or 703-255-4011. CONSTRUCTION LAB HELP Northern VA firm needs entrv-level help testing soil & concrete in l.ih & field. Will train bright beginner (HS grad). Full-time, permanent position. Complete benefit package. \ alid timer's license & reliable transportation required. Reply to: PHR&A 14i f 2 Lee Road Chantilly, VA 201 S 1 -1679 FAX: 70 f-449-67 1 t Fmatl: iobs5phra.com phra COME JOIN A WINNING TEAM Competitive Wages ... Excellent Benefits... • 401K • Medical • Paid Vacation • Holiday Pay ... and Much More ... Experience a plus.... Not a requirement POSITIONS AVAILABLE • NIGHT AUDITOR • FRONT DESK CLERKS • BREAKFAST BAR HOST • GROUNDS KEEPER • HOUSEKEEPING Weekends Required COMFORT INN COMFORT INN DRIVE WARRENTON, VA Fax resume to 540-347-5759 Come In and Complete an Application NO PHONE CALLS r— 1 tttntaf* fta/ttaaf TaratCar* <L PaLai Faeititf La* (it ft ft* mi*f patitiaa* trait at It RNs & LP\s: Presently hiring PT FT Hay Evening rotating and PT FT evening. CN'As: Presently hiring PT, FT all shifts Heritage Hall otters a NEW SICN-ON BONUS. CNA s no to $1.>00.00. RN S, LPN’S up to S2, >00.00. We also otter an exe benefit pkg., as w 11 as flexible scheduling. For Further into or to schedule an interview please call: Heritage Hall Nursing Rehab 122 Morven Park Rd, NW Leesburg, VA 20176 703-777-8700 E.O.E. PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN Leesburg based skilled nursing facility in need of patient care technicians to work under supervision of R N.s. Duties include documenting assessments, interventions & therapies to be countersigned by R.N.s. observing & reporting changes in resident's condition, taking vital signs, recording food & fluid intake & output, preparing equipment & aiding physicians & nurses during treatments & examinations, etc. Min. 2 yrs relative education or experience. 40 hrs/wk. Variable shifts. Competitive salary & benefits. Fax resume to: 703-777-1532 Heritage Hall Nursing & Rehab 122 Morven Park Road, NW Leesburg, VA 20176 703-777-8700 E.O.E. Nortbem Vnginia Imaging Limited Partnership Lansdowne and Sterling Imaging & MRI Centers FXCEUJiNT COMPENSATION! GREAT BENEFITS! PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT!! 1 SttrogBHTiieKf I'uH time | options located at the Sti rling Center (.Qualified candidates must have ARKT certification and a current Virginia license. PATIENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES; KVKNINCi |x>sition k rated at our lansikiwne office. Kxcetitiona] phone ;md computer skills required. Knowledge of medical temiinokigy iirl'erred. Send lesumc with salary requirements toe Radiology Imaging .Associates . Attn: Human Resources 7801 Old Branch Ave, Suite 300 Clinton, MI) 20735 Fax: (301 >856-0021 Kmail: neill<H)lv®ri associates.com PLATEMAKER Full-Time Dune- mclu.le burning plates, making color proof' un-l some stripping. I're.-Press experience preterre.l. bur will tram. Wt- oiler .1 competitive wage an-1 benefit package mclii.ling 4P1K. Qiiahtie-1 can-li-lates l.ix. e-mail. or in.nl resume to; Tony Yowell Times Community Newspapers PO Box 559 Leesburg, VA 20176 FAX: 70 5-771-0016 ayowellQtimespaiXTs.com (limes northern Virginia EOE f Giveaways : J v. STRAY PETS If you have lost a pet, contact the Loudoun County Animal Shelter at 703-777-0406 or 540-882-3211. Pets that are not reclaimed by their owners may be made available for adoption. There are also a number of given-up pets in need of new homes. Stray pets are posted on the Animal Care and Control Web Site in the Found Pet Listings The web site address is www co.loudoun.va.us/animals/ VIEWING & ADOPTION HOURS Monday. Tuesday TOO- 6:00 P.M. Wednesday 1:00-8:00 P.M. Thursday , 10:00 AM- 8:00 PM 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 Labrador Retriever mix of black and white, male, 1 year 6 months, Furr Rd., Round Hill Chow Chow Mix, tan, male, W. Poplar Road, Sterling Terrier Mix, black, male, 7 months 1 week, Leesburg Beagle, mix of black and tan, female, 7 months week, Cottage Road, Sterling American Foxhound, mix of white and tan, female, 1 year, Uongogollen Rd., Upperville Pitbull Mix, mix of black and white male, 1 year, Center Street, South Riding German Shepard, brown, female, 2 years, Sugarland Run Dr., N Cottage, Sterling Beagle, mix of black and brown, female, 6 months, St. Louis Rd., Welbourne Rd. Cats Domestic short haired, grey, female, 3 years, Shelter Door, Waterford Domestic short haired, mix of black and white, neutered male, 9 years. Potomac View Rd . Potomac Falls. Great Falls BUYING? SELLING? Times Community Newspapers Classified Has It! Call TODAY. 540-347-4222 or FAX 703- 349-8676 Insurance If you’ve got a smile We can provide the skill! IMMEDIATE OPENINGS For Customer Service Reps PT AND FT POSITIONS Hire Range: S25-34K (depending on experience) NCAS, part of the region's leading multisen/ice, not-for-profit health care company, specializes in providing administrative services to employer groups who self-insure benefits for their own employees. We are looking for enthusiastic and highly qualified candidates who can meet the challenge of a high volume of incoming calls. Previous medical office or insurance experience is desired. Fluency in Spanish or bilingual is a plus. If this job is for you, please maiWax/email your resume and ccver letter for immediate consideration to: NCAS, Attn: Office Manager 3928 Pender Drive, Suite 100 Fairfax, VA 22030 Fax: 703-934-6279 ksmith@ncas.com We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package which includes a 401 (k) plan, medical/dental/life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and paid vacations/ holidays, PLUS MORE! No phone calls please Equal Opportunity Employer/ M/F/D/V THK IMN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON We haw unique opportunities available for individuals who take pride in a job well done, have an uncompromising desire to please guests and want to be part of a 5-Star team of award-winning professionals. Reservations Housekeepers Dishwasher Retail Shops PT Personnel Assistant Dining Room Culinary We offer competitive wages, group health insurance, 401K, uniforms, staff meals, training. Most positions are full-time, require working nights & weekends. Call Anne today - 540-675-3800 X46, Fax resume 540-675-3100 The Inn at Little Washington Middle & Main Sts. Washington, VA 22747 EOE

Lab Tech Progressive specialty lab, great work environment moving to Vint Hill, we need you. MLT 2-3 yrs exp. You owe it to yourself to check us out. 1 -800-222-5775 EOE part-time SECRETARIAL/CLERICAL Smith-Midland Corp. is currently seeking an individual to work part time, for approximately 20 hours per week, assisting with a variety of Secretarial/Clerical/and Receptionist responsibilities The sue cessful applicant will possess excellent typing, proofreading, filing and office machinery applications skills Microsoft Word experience necessary, experience usma Publisher a plus. A pleasant professional phone manner, along with the ability to handle multiple tasks calmly and confidentially are also desired qualities. Please forward resume with salary requirements to: Human Resources Dept. PO Box 300 Midland, VA 22728 Ph: 540-439-3266 Fax: 540-439-1232 * Email: hr@smithmidland.com EOE M/F/D/V Tellers Full and Part-time Ideal candidates tall hare: • Customer Service Kxixrienco •Cash Handling Kxixrienco • IVofessional A|>|x>arance and Attitude • Strong Interpersonal Skills • Ability to Work flexible Hours Positions in Marshall, VA We otter an excellent benefits [vtckage. Quali fled candidates can either contact Kari Dorset at .>40.>-404S to set up an interview, lax your resume to .>40-o3.~>-4(K>7 or e-mail to kdor sev "bbandt.com BB&T KOK M/F/D/V RAPPAHANNOCK RAPIDAN C(IMMUNITY SERVICES HOARD FLOATER STAFF ASSISTANT #2-51-1 PT position ($18.75 hrs per/wk with benefits) floating between clinics covering the five county area. Includes evening hours. Skills interacting with public, handling confidential data & WP 5.1. S9.18 per/hr. REIMBURSEMENT ANALYST #2-59-1 FT in Orange. Knowledge of insurance billing, office procedures, computer operation/word processing. Some evening hours included. Ability to handle stressful environment. $19,744.00 p/yr APPLY WITH RRCSB APPLICATION BY 8:30AM, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2002, TO HUMAN RESOURCES P.O. BOX 1568 CULPEPER, VIRGINIA 22701 540-825-3100 TDD: 540-825-7391 AA/EEO Is* OPPljWTviWlT V SURVEY FIELD PERSONNEL REQUIRED FOR DULLES AIRPORT WORK - PARTY CHIEF, INSTRUMENT MEN: IMMEDIATE OPENINGS (EARN UP TO S20/HR) with well established engineering and surveying firm, offering excellent benefits: health insurance. dental, vision. 401K. profit sharing and overtime. Strong background in data collection and total stations preferred. Must have clean driving record. Send/fax resume to: MA Engineering Consultants 200 N. Little Falls Street, Suite 105 Falls Church, VA 22046 Attention: Mr. Douglas Crawford. LS Phone: (703)241-7861 Fax: (703)241-7862 MA Engineering Consultants is an Equal Opportunity Employer, www.maec.com AIRL1E CONFERENCE CENTER "men A conference center, located h Warrenton, V irginia is now hiring for the following positions: • Conference Set-up Supervisor (PM shift) -FT • Conference Set-up Personnel - PT • Stewards - P/T & F/T • Banquet Servers- P/T & F/T • Cook - F/T Most positions require the flexibility to work evenings and weekends Mrlie Center ctfers competitive wages and excellent benefits. Benefits ndude health, dental, life hsur ance. paid vacation. 40IK plan and tiition reim ixirsement for full-time employees and applicable benefits for part time employees. Qualified applicants should apply ri person or mai resume to: Airlie Center 6809 Airlie Rd. • Warrenton, VA. or fax resume to 540-341-3273 Airlie Center is an equal opportunity employer TECHNICIAL SUPPORT/ CUSTOMER SERVICE For International Precast Concrete licensing company. Immediate opening Easi-Set Industries, an international precast concrete licensing company, seeks a highly motivated individual to provide support services for the company's licensees in North America and overseas. Essential computer skills include: Microsoft Word. Excel and PowerPoint. Must be able to produce and update production manuals, generate sales materials, and produce PowerPoint-based presentations. Prior desktop publishing and knowledge of regulations regarding traffic barrier and building codes helpful. Some travel required for trade shows and on-site visits to licensee facilities. Prior experience in making technical and sales presentations is required. Knowledge of precast concrete industry a major plus. Please send resumes with salary requirements to: Easi-Set Industries Attn: Human Resources PO Box 300 Midland, VA 22728 Fax: 540-439-1232 Email: hr@smithmidland.com EOE M/F/D/V ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Ijoeal electronics manufacturer has openini’ in customer service department. 1-2 vears experience in an office environment desirable. Excellent computer and communication skills required. Full benefits. Fax resume to: GAMMAFLUX, L.P. 113 Executive Drive Sterling. VA 20166 Ph: 703-471-5050 Fax: 703-689-2131 PRN Physical Therapist, Speech Therapist and Occupational Therapist needec for SNF/Geriatric rehabilitation facility. Please fax resume to: 703-777-1532 Attn: Rehabilitation Director Heritage Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 122 Morven Park Road, NW Leesburg, VA 20176 E.OE. Ablest Staffing Services is currently recruiting for the following positions: -Medical Collections. Person must have medical collections or receivables background. Pay is from $10.50 to $15.00, depending upon exp Work is in Herndon. -Warehouse position in Chantilly. Hours are 9am- 5:30 pm. Monday through Friday. $9.00 per hour. Requires attention to detail and ability to lift up to 25lbs. Call Anthony at 703-467-2356 or email us at acarter® ablest com. Fax is 703467-2399. EOE_ STABLEST IT AFWIHB a « ft V I e I s RRCSB is seeking loving, dependable families interested in providing a stable home for adults with mental retardation or mental illness. Monthly stipend, training, 24 hour back up provided. Opportunity to help people with disabilities live in their home communities. RAPPAHANNOCK - RAPIDAN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD If interested please contact Yvonne Brashear at 540-825-3100 Ext. 3444 flFf RAPPAHANNOCK KAPIDAN .tfilk, COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD APARTMENT LIVING RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR MH/MR #2-58-01 FT position to work in Orange providing support to adults with MH or MR. MUST BE FLEXIBLE. BS degree or equiv. exp. req. $25,199.00 per/yr. RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR/SUPPORTED LIVING #2-57-01 FT in Orange. Provide assistance, supervision to MR/MH consumers. Program Exp. with MH/MR populations helpful. Associates degree or equiv. exp. req. $22,856.00 per/yr. APPLY WITH RRCSB APPLICATION BY 8:30AM, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2002, TO HUMAN RESOURCES P.O.BOX 1568 CULPEPER, VIRGINIA 22701 <fW> 540-825-3100 TDD: 540-825-7391 AA/EEO hou*m**c, CPPOUTOWtTV STAFFING SECRETARY Full time dayshift position available in Nursing Department in a long term care setting. Schedules, staffing and inventory requirement as well as ability to work in a fast paced professional environment. Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills. For further information call: Heritage Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 703-777-8700 E O.E. OPENING SOON NEW IN RESTON ★ ALL POSITIONS^ ★ AVAILABLE^ Interviews held between 12p-7p @12192 Sunset Hills Rd Reston, VA 20191 RAPPAHANNOCK - RAPID AN COMMUNITY SERVICES HOARD FLOATER STAFF ASSISTANT #2-51-1 PT position ($18.75 hrs per/wk with benefits) floating between clinics covering the five county area. Includes evening hours. Skills interacting with public, handling confidential data & WP 5.1. $9.18 per/hr. REIMBURSEMENT ANALYST #2-59-1 FT in Orange. Knowledge of insurance billing. office procedures, computer operation/word processing. Some evening hours included. Ability to handle stressful environment. $19,744.00 p/yr APPLY WITH RRCSB APPLICATION BY 8:30AM, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2002, TO HUMAN RESOURCES P.O. BOX 1568 CULPEPER, VIRGINIA 22701 <T-*r 540-825-3100 TDD: 540-825-7391 AA/EEO OPPORTUNITY COME JOIN A WINNING TEAM Competitive Wages ... Excellent Benefits... • 401K • Medical • Paid Vacation • Holiday Pay ... and Much More ... Experience a plus.... Not a requirement POSITIONS AVAILABLE • NIGHT AUDITOR • FRONT DESK CLERKS • BREAKFAST BAR HOST • GROUNDS KEEPER • HOUSEKEEPING Weekends Required COMFORT INN COMFORT INN DRIVE WARRENTON, VA Fax resume to 540-347-5759 Come In and Complete an Application _NO PHONE CALLS_ AUTOMOTIVE PARTS DELIVERY We are a high volume parts department in need of a qualified person with a good driving record and knowledge of the No VA area. Responsibilities include parts delivery. order check in. customer service and store maintenance Must be at lease 18 and provide a copy of driving record Training provided for possible advancement. Pre-employment drug screening required. Fluent Spanish a plus, but not required. $20,000 - $22,000 per year.. Contact: Rob Jenkins 703-331-3578 Miller Toyota 8566 Sudley Rd. • Manassas, VA millertoyota.com GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY STAFF SUPPORT Seeking Office support person Duties to include managing mail and email assisting in course preparation, maintenance of files, responding to phone calls. Requirements include excellent command of English - oral and written language: basic computer skills to include email. Interne' searches and work processing. Hours 9a to 2p Tuesday-Friday. Salary $8 per hour Send resume to be received by March 15, 2002 Human Resources, W3638, 02-208, George Mason University 4087 University Dr, Fairfax, VA, 22030 or FAX 703-993-2601 Website: : http7Air.gmu.edu/emptoyment AA/EEO REHAB PROGRAM DIRECTOR/ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST Full time Registered Occupational Therapist with Long Term Care and PPS experience is needed to direct Rehab Department for 164 bed facility. Candidate must possess strong organizational. supervisory & managerial skills. 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II The Healthy Garden jp- Gardening Indoors: Seed-starting, Part Two 1 By Donna LaPre fRappahannock News Writer 4 ,®uPPBed with seeds, .lights and soil, the gardener’s next consideration is - iwhich container? A good Question, since it depends on several factors: including Space, how much daily time you have for checking and progress, the specific germination needs of the seeus you ve chosen to grow and the timing of seedlings’ readiness to move outdoors. A good plan, a calendar and several Doxes or containers to organize your seeds could eliminate much overwhelm and confusion here. Generally, studying the estimated germination time and the estimated growth period until harvest for each plant variety is a good place to start. Cool weather loving plants (cabbage family, lettuces, greens, many perennial flowers) should be started now, and warmer weather lovers (cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, zinnias, etc.) should be started in March, by midmonth, if you want to start these seeds indoors. Each year after I get my seed sowing dates organized on a little chart I’ve made, using the astronomical Stella Natura calendar as a guideline, I pull my seeds for each month together and group them according to their germinatjon requirements. The seeds which need stratification, or pre-chilling, I seal in a plastic bag, then put in the fridge. An option, with a spare refrigerator, would be to house the pots of soil sown with seeds and closed in plastic bags there. Scarification is another pre-treatment need of some seeds and must be done a day ahead in most cases, by nicking or lightly sanding the seed coat. Some seeds might need pre-soaking overnight to enhance germination. If any of your seeds are old and you wish to check viability, just place a few of a variety between damp paper or kitchen towels for a week in a warm spot, to see if they sprout, inis win save you the time and frustration of having expended lots of effort only to sow duds! ! Space is probably the foremost concern for any home-nursery set-up, unless you are flush with greenhouses, cold frames and dozens of lights. To create a [minimal nursery space with a 48” light fixture, the small'est effective size, you’ll need a 4 1/2’ x 2 1/2’ area. It’s good ■to put this where you won’t -forget to pay attention and where you don’t mind a little mess, if soil or water should spill, especially when cats are about! Seeds can be started in four inch pots, sowing whatever portion of a packet will fit in little rows inside the pot’s parameters. (Just envision sowing a miniature row garden in the pot, to get the concept.) When the second set of true leaves appear, (the first set , khown as cotyledons are,“false” leaves) the seedlings should be potted on to a larger flat, or individual cells or pots, depending upon the plant. Check instructions for soil covering of each seed type. Some need very little, some none, most need of soil on top. Potted on plants need a slightly richer soil mix then one used for germi'nation. Buy a good quality one, or add four to five cups each of worm castings and compost to the recipe in Part One of this article. Individual cell-packs placed in standard, rigid flats are good for sowing large quantities of a plant or several varieties of the same plant. The small pot method, as well as being a “professional” method, is a good choice if you want to start many different types of plants, since they will germinate at different rates, be different sizes and have different needs for proximity of light. There is a very particular challenge to starting seeds if you are away from home for periods of time, and several readers have asked for help with this problem. There is a solution besides having to buy all your plants. Gardener’s Supply, Cook’s Garden, Shepard’s Seeds and many other firms offer capillary mat propagation systems, which include different sized cell trays, a water reservoir and humidity domes. With some of these and a timer, to give seedlings the 14-16 hours they need, you could be in business. It is essential though for someone to be present after seeds are sown until they break soil, to remove the humidity domes. And, periodically, someone will need to replenish the water reserve and adjust the lights. Note: don’t be tempted to leave grow lights on all the time. Plants need their rest, too and must have a dark period each day to stimulate their photosynthesis processes. Humidity domes or plastic bags are a helpful accessory in aiding germination, and I recommend their use. As soon as green sprouts appear, the domes and bags should come off and the seedlings be kept very close, without touching, to the lights, not more than three inches away until they are more developed or ready to move outside. After seeds are sown and until they germinate, the soil surface must be kept moist, easily achieved with a small hand-held sprayer. I water my young seedlings this way too, though bottom -watering is preferred by some growers. I fipd that method clumsy indoors. A prophylactic spray made of diluted chamomile or nettles tea will repel fungal diseases, such as damping off. Temperatures of ^ 60- 70 degrees are adequate for most seeds to break dormancy. Added warmtn can be provided with an electric propagation mat that sits under flats. When your plants have reached transplanting size, they’ll need to be hardened off, gradually introduced to the f outdoor climate. f Expose seedlings gradually, with only a few hours of indirect light shade the first day, in a spot protected from winds. Increase outdoor exposure each subsequent day — more hours, a little more light, until by the end of a week to 10 days you can leave them outdoors, even overnight providing night time temperatures don’t fall below 40 degrees. This practice makes hardy plants. In fact, most of my baby plants go outside when they are quite young. No mollycoddling for them! The sooner they are acclimated to the outdoor conditions of their permanent home, the healthier they are. If heavy wind, cold or rain threatens I just bring the flats into an outbuilding for shelter. We have had some good 2 a.m. runs through surprise downpours to rescue plants, though! It takes time and experience to become adept navigating timing and methods for growing your own plants, so be patient with yourself. Every plant you can grow yourself provides you with a deeper connection with that plant, to your garden and to nature, the utmost teacher in patience and the fruits of labor! Donna LaPre welcomes questions and comments and may be reached at dopray @earthlink.net or in care of the Rappahannock News at P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747. SOLD Regional, National and International Marketing Greenback, c. 1790 frank Hardy, Inc. and Justin Wiley are pleased to announce the recent sale of Greenback, a charming 2 story brick home on 32 acres in Rappahannock County. With a stone foundation, the house is laid in Flemish bond and is surrounded by mature boxwoods, flower beds, a vegetable garden, stone walls and split rail fencing. The 32 acres are open in hayfields and pastures with beautiful mountain vistas. Frank Hardy, Inc wishes to thank ReMax Regency for their participation in tHis sale. Justin Wiley (434) 817-0636 email:wiley@farmandestate.com Frank Hardy. Inc., Realtors FARM AND ESTATE BROKERS 417 Park Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 www.farmandestate.coni MIDDLEBURG PIEDMONT CHARLOTTESVILLE . GLOUCESTER 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. Natalina M. Rinehart to Wendy A. Duke and wife, 8.7187 acres and 14.7646 acres, Rappahannock Mountain Estates, Jackson District. $361,500. Chester W. Fannon Jr. and wife to James Edward Swindler II and wife, parcel two, 50 acres, Jackson District. $275,000. Marianne W.T. Wilson to Seane O. Malone, 9.75 acres, Stonewall District. $395,000. Forrest Lee Freeman and Premier Rappahannock County Property on 53 open rolling acres. Panoramic views of Old Rag Mountain and overlooking Hazel River. Custom Williamsburg style home offers tremendous square footage with 6 bedrooms, 6 fireplaces, maple floors and numerous outbuildings. $1,250,000 Privately situated in the Flint Hill area of Rappahannock County this Stone Manor Home on 50 acres with barn, pool, and views awaits new owner. Offers random width ash floors, fireplaces, patios and high ceilings. $875,000 ACREAGE 57+ acres in Amissville area of Rappahannock County. Old farmhouse in need of complete renovation on mostly wooded site. Easy to show with great location. $249,900 Reduced To $224,900 540-341-3528 800-523-8846 540-675-3490 presented by Emily Henry & 5 RA1NB0W-VJ.R LO REALTORS' wife to Judd Patrick Hanberry and wife, 2.87 acres, Hampton District. Deed of Gift. Sharon Genebach Luke, Executor to Torney M. Vanacker and wife, 28.1956 acres, Jackson District. $210,000. Roderick I. Sweet and wife to Edward C. Olmstead and others, 7.4598 acres, Hampton District. $450,000. Joyce Marie Williams to William E. Stickle and wife, lot 11-A, Skyverge Estates, Wakefield District. $5,000. 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 sperryvillerlt\'@aol. com Bud Corder A 540-675-3291 ^ We Finance Country Living! Kimberly Love Loan Officer Your dream home. That perfect piece of land. Some horses or livestock. Farms or farm equipment. I can help finance it all! FARM CREDITS (540) 347-3344 (Warrantor!) or 800-559-1016 Stucco over stone manor house situated on 150 acres in west Fauquier near the village of Hume. Former home of the 1st chief justice, John Marshall, the residence is extremely private and has been extensively and painstakingly restored, using all original materials. Also spectacular mountain views and numerous improvements. Price available upon request. Justin H. Wiley (434) 817-0636 www.farmandestate.com , ROY WHEELER REALTY COMPANY Offering Piedmont Virginia's Finest Real Estate For Over Half a Century. Castle ton: Located in scenic Rappahannock County, Creekwood offers 2 custom-built Contemporary homes with lovely landscaping and winter views on 22 mostly wooded acres. 'Hie 4 bedroom home features a finished walkout basement, roomy master bedroom suite with 2 walk-in closets and access to the deck and porch, wood floors on the main level, fireplaces, numerous skylights and large windows, plus a garage and workshop. The 2nd home is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath with an open floor plan, wood floors, fireplace and garage. Ideal for guests or extended family. $779,000.00 Chester Gap: Ideal for retirement or first-time home buyer, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath one-level home has been nicely maintained. Amenities include oak floors in the living room, a large country kitchen with dining area, three finished rooms on the lower level, deck to enjoy mountain views, above-ground pool with decking plus 2.2 acres. 4-years young! . $147,500.00 Flint Hill Office 540-675-7171 Jean Lillard 540-675-3670 Q| jeanlillard@mris.com

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’Chasing around ... Virginia’s circuit a national model By Bktsy Parkkr Times New spapors Staff Writer Virginia's point-to-point circuit has lonfj been admired in the steepleehasing industry for its wealth of opportunity and thoughtful calendar arrangement: racing begins in February, with eight point-to-point meets preceding the first of four National Steeplechase Association-sanctioned meets offered in Virginia, and even those are interspersed with another five point-to-points. Horsemen can start young horses and teach inexperienced riders on the typically low-key "pots and pans circuit" of the point-to-points (so called because of the silver trophies, not monetary prizes, given to winners i before going on to the rich NSA circuit that moves around Virginia and the U.S. This year. Virginia's circuit is being used as the model for a new. national, point-to-point association, designed to expand participation in the sport. Virginia Point-to-Point Association racing secretary Will O'Keefe said that the North American Point-to-Point Association includes member meets in North Carolina. Maryland. Tennessee. Kentucky. New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Georgia and Texas, as well as Virginia. Divisions reflect the foxhunting origins of the sport, with field master and other amateur senes. The NAPPA finals, fittingly, will lie held in Virginia. May 25 at Leesburg's Moreen Park. Organizers hope that the new circuit will increase interest in steeplechasing in general, creating more active owners and jockeys by introducing a wader audience to a sport Virginians have r up r eciated for years. To follow m Virginia and nationwide, sign onto www fauquier.com or check out the regular coverage m the Fauquu’r Tini.es-Lk'mocmt and the Loudoun Times-Mirror. Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point Seiturclyy Apn. • Moon post time fc*t*ri Vfnufr farm, fieri Venue niilw w#-s> y.' VkarrtTiiorj or; I. S 2J ] Seven races featuring Leeds Don Open Timber honoring that Old Dominion specialist and three-time Virginia Gold Cup winner, pictured above. 540-364-4573 or 540-636-1507 Times Staff Photo/Betsy Parker Virginia s healthy point-to-point circuit serves as a model for a new national organization sponsoring hunt racing around the U.S. dma’s is what this circa 1S7S center hall Colonial will .'>1J of ( )n 20- acres of open and useahle land in the hunt country of Western la.udoup near Iancoln ho\ Spring farm has 3 BRs, 2 BAs, country kitchen With H\ Stone tap riKim, finished attic and basement, high ceilings and gJcammg wood floors Outbuildings include magnificent old bank barn, stone spnnghouse and pull through barn $699 900 juliereardon@mris.com • Direct 540-364-9480 Snu£country rambler in the woods near Marshall, on private 2.38 acres of mature hardwoods. 3 BRs, 2 BAs, walkout basement with finished rooms and wood stove. Main flowering shrubs and perennials, small barn for storage, shop and projects. $209,900 03 Armfield, Miller & Ripley. Inc. This Fabulous Property is located in the Orange County Hunt territory Home sits oil 8.5 acres jikI is bordered by Little River. Home was totally remodeled in the 80s and 90s. I-and is suitable tor horses. Swimming pool, rock garden, hsh pond/waterfall,.gourmet kitchen of utmost quality. Setting is completely private. I hrec bedrooms, three baths. IQ4007966 __ $795,000 Call Rick Loire "03-777-7746 or Anita Sisney 540-687-8388 Armfield, Miller & Ripley Inc., Real Estate -04 Hast Washington Street, Middlel>urg, YA rw _RickloweandAnitasisncy.rcaltor.com iri NORTHERN VIRGINIA Spring Steeplechase 2002 Betsy Parker, Editor John Toler, Executive Editor Pam Symington, Advertising Manager Fauquier TimesDemocrat 39 Culpeper Street Warrenton, VA 20186 Phone: 540-347-4222 Fax: 540-349-8676 E-mail: bparker® timespapers.com 18 weekly newspapers serving Northern Virginia timescommunity.com Table of Contents Map, schedule.3 Horse love?.4 Circuit changes.6 Chasing the world....7 NSA standings.8 Wings on trial.9 Photo essay.10 Festival bound?.12 New races slated.15 Don’t laugh: Virginia chasing is the U.S. leader in numbers and support.

Spring schedule Feb. 23 Casanova Hunt Point-to-Point Mt. Sterling Farm, Warrenton 12:30 p.m. (540) 788-4116 March 2 Rappahannock Hunt Point-to-Point Bleu Rock Inn, Washington 12:30 p m. (540) 547-2993 March 9 Blue Ridge Hunt Point-to-Point Woodley Farm, Berryville 12 p.m. (540) 837-2262 March 16 Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point Airlie, Warrenton 12:30 p.m. (540) 347-5095 March 23 Piedmont Foxhounds Point-to-Point Salem, Upperville 12:30 p.m. (540) 592-3032 March 24 Farmington Keswick Point-to-Point Montpelier Estate, Montpelier Station 1 p.m. (434) 980-9926 March 30 Orange County Hunt Point-to-Point Locust Hill Farm, Middleburg 1 p.m. (540) 364-4345 April 6 Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point Ben Venue Farm, Ben Venue 12 p.m. (540) 364-4573 April 13 Strawberry Hill Races National Steeplechase Association sanctioned Colonial Downs, New Kent County 1 p.m. (804) 228-3238 April 14 Loudoun Hunt Point-to-Point Oatlands, Leesburg 12:30 p.m. (540) 338-4031 April 20 Middleburg Spring Races NSA sanctioned Glenwood Park, Middleburg 1:30 p.m. (540) 687-6595 April 21 Fairfax Hunt Point-to-Point Belmont Country Club, Leesburg 1:30 p m (703) 787-6673 April 27 Foxfield Spring Races NSA sanctioned Charlottesville 1 Dm. (434) 293-9501 April 28 Middleburg Hunt Point-to-Point Glenwood Park, Middleburg 1 p.m. (540) 338-4366 May 4 Virginia Gold Cup Races NSA sanctioned Great Meadow, The Plains 1 p.m, (540) 347-2612 May 5 Bull Run Hunt Point-to-Point Brandywine Park, Culpeper 12:30 p m. (540) 825-0814 May 11 Bedford County Hunt Point-to-Point Wolt Branch Farm. Foiest 1 pm (540) 297-3419 May 25 Point-to-Point Association championships Senes leaders finals Morven Park. Leesburg (703) 777-2414 2002 Spring Steeplechase Chasing Virginia’s point-to-point circuit > Whf» vm» «wacw>| Source: Virginia State Transportation Map Times Newspapers Graphic/Damie Malone 60TH RUNNING OF THE Warrenton Hunt POENT-TOPOINT RACES Saturday, March 16, 2002 Airlif Race Coltrse Warrenton, Virginia Post Time: 12:30 pm ■ 8 races GENERAL ADMISSION One car and two people.$20.00 Each additional person .$5.00 PATRON I (Upper Hill).$100.00 PATRON II (Middle Hill).$80.00 (540) 347-1888 (day) • (540) 347- 5095 (emang) Hedgeland Estates Waterford, Virginia This 221 acre Equestrian Estate Property located 5 minutes from Leesburg is approaching county subdivision approval. All contracts subject to final county approval. Manor House (e 1810) with 36 acres $1,750,000. Equestrian Center (64 stalls. Indoor riding arena, 3 houses) w/ 57 acres $ 1,850,000 IV/ av.iv IUI 12 acre lot $345,000 14 acre lot $410,000 20 acre lot $410,000 24 acre lot $385,000 24 acre lot $375,000 (i 'ndcjr Contract) Prudential CamaRara REALTORS* Cecelia Mahan l-j/r Member Multi Million IktUar Club Top hroducm CM />A4A 714 E. Market St.. Leesburg. VA 20176 703-777-2613 • 571-215-104« E-mail: crliamahan<@aoL.-uni sfgf www.faniiandestate.coni

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Love, , . * - l i •• if - ' " , r t - £ « $ From Page 4 ? story yet. I’ve ridden too many myself, and put too many different riders on too many different horses that still win, to buy into that too much.” When Sovereign Storm came to his stable 18 months ago, Yovanovich said that the horse arrived with a reputation for being difficult and hard to ride. Yovanovich said he gave the chestnut gelding eight months off from racing, trying different training methods and finding the key to the horse’s happiness. “Turns out he just hated training on the racetrack,” Yovanovich said. “He was fine to work on the farm (on turf gallops). He came out last spring and, boom, won four races with four different riders. Every one of them said he was honest and hard-tiying and that they’d love to ride him again. “Its not a case of ‘training’ the horse to do anything,” he added. “You are the conditioner, and just have to find how the horse will best respond.” Yovanovich did allow that some horses require a lighter, or stronger, touch from the jockey, but “if a rider allows the horse to do his job with minimum ihter Trainer Kathy Neilson believes in the ‘Black Stallion’ model of horses loving certain riders. ference, helping out when he can, then that horse will usually run to his ability.” Another view Kinross Farm in Middleburg is a strong force on the national steeplechase circuit: from 38 sanctioned starters in 2001, the stable won nine races and nearly $200,000, fourth-best overall, and claimed the top place in Virginia association standings. See LOVE, Page 6 FIRST 2002 VIRGINIA POINT-TO-POINT CASANOVA POINT-TO-POINT . February 23, 2002 . v _ v Tailgate Competition • First Race 12:30 p.m. Celebrate the final race meet at Mt. Sterling Farm Mt. Sterling Farm, Warrenton, Virginia General Admission $5 per person • Patron and Subscriber Parking Available Children 1 2 years of age and under FREE Information: (540) 785-4806 Reserved Parking (540) 788-4401 & STABLES 6 Stall RCA Customar Barn We build custom designed bams of any size and configuration using the most modern modular building system available today. Barnmaster is the largest horse barn builder in the United Stated and has been building barns for over 24 y ears. See for yourself why more horse owners hav e chosen Barnmaster over any other barn builder. VA Tech Vet Barn T Barnmaster barns,1 chosen for strength and value by the vets and engineers at NC State and Virginia Tech rg-AJ ":':S X 91 S -T3 Montpelier Display iw."au i.r *—rr .. —■ .a.. VISIT OUR DISPLAY BARNS Culpeper, VA Commonwealth Park Montpelier. VA Route 33 Raleigh, NC Hunt Horse Complex Harmony. NC L.B. Trailer Sales Asheville. NC Western Ag. Center Williamston Eastern Ag. Center Camden. SC Westfall Arena Clemson, SC T. Ed Garrison Arena BARNS & STABLES, LLC 800-878-6183 www.newbarn.com

Love From Page 5 With dozens of horses and unflagging support from owners Zohar and Lisa BenDov, trainer Neil Morris can claim regular riding duties from jockey Matt McCarron. Though he said he’s never met a “Black Stallion” type that positively requires a single rider. Morris said he “ ... prefers my riders to know my horses. I feel it's beneficial that the rider understands all their quirks and their running style. “I like the nder to know how the horse warms up, if he should show him the first fence alone, or make sure he’s got company. I tell him about a horse that’s likely to pop out his shoulder when you pass the vans, or if the horse needs to be covered up for one late charge.” P.C. Plod, one of Kinross’ most prolific winners in ’01, fits Morris' profile. Even though two different riders won on him last year — McCarron at Tampa Bay and Calder and Craig Thornton at Callaway — Morris . aid that the gelding has a distinct running style that requires teamwork from the nder. "He needs to ‘run’ at other horses,” Moms said, adding that lying off the pace and making one final surge for the finish line felt right to PC. Plod. “But, that's only if there’s not a false pace. In that case, you’ve got to be ready to force it and set it up with horses to run at late. The rider has to suit the horse.” Morris said that though he has largely retired from riding races himself, the fact that he still gallops and schools most of the horses he trains is an immense advantage to “getting inside their heads to know what they want. I try to be considerate of the horse.” Pennsylvania trainer Jonathan Sheppard similarly pairs a particular type of horse with a certain style of rider. “The forward-thinking horse needs a rider to match,” Sheppard said. Female intuition? Kathy Neilson read and reread the Black Stallion books when growing up in nnal Pennsylvania’s steeplechase country. Winner of 12 sanctioned races last year, she’s quite certain of the Farley phenomena — so sure, she stands up for the fictional story. “1 have one horse that likes to run for only one single rider,” Neilson said. “I use the top riders in the country, but tliis horse, Natty Boh, wanted no part of them. They’d turn their stick, and he’d just stop trying. We Specialize in... Custom Built Bams & Riding Arenas. Also: Run-In Sheds Driveways & Roads (Build, Grade, Gravel) Various Stone • Clearing , ^ 'v Excavation, Ponds Automatic Waterer Installation s fM' £ ' % £ - lr.IV & Manure Removal We also buildt Custom Built Homes Renovations & Remodeling Additions • Decks (703) 327-4545 Fax: (703) 327-2300 Times Staff PhotoaBetsy Parker Middleburg trainer Don Yovanovich said that he’s ‘ridden too many horses...’ to believe some only run for a single jockey. “But then, I put Blair Waterman up. For some reason, this horse just loves Blair. He has totally outperformed our expectations of him with her touch. I know it’s just her style, quiet and supportive, but I believe plenty of horses are quite discriminating,” Neilson said. But right there in her own stable, Neilson can find a horse to contradict Natty Boh’s feelgood story. Ethical Actions won three races for three different riders last year. Neilson explained why: “He’d try his heart out, no matter who’s on him.” Neilson concluded that the difference, vital when in the win percentage game, was the individual mind. “Ethical Actions is a genuine Trainer Jonathan Sheppard likes to ‘pair horse with rider.’ horse,” she said. “He’s a trier, for anybody. Natty Boh, on the other hand, is an independent thinker. He’s got his own ideas and needs a rider to suit.” Elvin R. 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Times Staff Photo/Betsy Parker Rider Alice Clapham and Whitewood Farm’s Michele Marieschi are both English ‘imports.’ Here, they win at Fairfax last spring. Worldwide following for ’chasing By Betsy Parker Times Newspapers Staff Writer . A post parade of America’s leading ’chasers this year Foreign horses, riders flock to U.S nearly year-round racing here. Jump racing in America is strong, and getting stronger, with a little help from the for reads like a United Nations roster: leading earner Praise The Prince was bred in New Zealand; runner-up Quel Senor hails from France; third-placed Pompeyo first raced in his native Chile; lOth-place All Gong was bred in England. Accents on the leading rider’s list vary, too: Craig Thornton is from New Zealand, David Bentley and Rob Massey from England, Cyril Murphy from Ireland. Champion jockey Gus Brown is from Warrenton, just one of four top 10 riders bom in the U.S. Why the foreign flavor? Consider the strength of the U.S. dollar, the expanding breadth of American steeplechasing, the strong U.S. hurdle stakes program, and eign friends. “I came here because I was never going to get the “big break’ back in England,” said top 10 jockey David Bentley. “Even if there’s more racing there, there’s just too many riders to make it big if you’re not with the leading trainer, and if you don’t get the luck your way.” Jumping in England and Ireland, France, Australia and New Zealand towers over the miniaturized U.S. version. Those nations have developed ’chasing into an industry, each with requisite, full-fledged breeding program to support the longer races and increased physical demands put on these fragile thoroughbreds. See WORLD, Page 8 ,se N H0o Horse &. Pet Supplies 540-675-1650 • 1-800-4MY-TACK Mention This Ad for 10% Discount 667 Zachary Taykx Hwy. (Rt.522) Flint Hill. VA 5 fore located 12 miles south of Front Royal on Ri 522. across from the Post Office Phone Orders Welcome Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. www.horsenhound .com 1 Specializing in Kitchen & Batk Design One-Stop, Design . < | Management Center • Custom Cabinetry & Buiit-ins ^ • Vintage Wood & Tile Flooring f ■ Granite. Marble & Solid Surface . ? • Plumbing & Light Fixtures ) ■ Blinds ; ■ Appliances jj ■ Hardware f ■ Artistic Painting fc ■ Wallpaper l ■ Custom Closet Built Ins \ ' 540.68 7.3660 |f 103A West Federal Street. Middlebuig a Tiours: lues. - Fri., 10am - 4pm, or by appointment Cotifa&ettKf' 2002 GYPSY MOTH SPRAYING Residential & Rural East Coast Helicopter, Inc. Aerial Applications Agriculture & Forestry SCHEDULE NOW! 1-800-345-4505 -ojAlMG 7> . ..»■, -f4? POINT-TO-POINT -RACESSunday, March 24,2002 First Race - 12:30 p.m. -<=>Montpelier Race Course Montpelier Station, Virginia -<=>General Admission: $6.00 Reserved Parking Available . ■ -A — = ' . * —■ Draft Horse, Mule and Pony Races! FOR MORE INFORMATION. CALL 434-980-9926 No Dogs Please

World From Page 7 Domestic-born horses that make it onto the steeplechase course are usually considered afterthoughts: geldings who've run out of conditions on the richer flat racing circuit who have little to lose to try out jumping. Few thoroughbred horsemen in this country breed strictly for steeplechasing. So at the same time this U.S. ‘chasing game is burgeoning with sponsor prize money and expanding schedule, participants must fan out, combing foreign markets for horses — and riders — to be competitive here. "I especially like the French-bred horses,” said trainer Doug Fout of The Plains. Fout trained top novice hurdler, the French-bred Golden Marvel, for Peggy Steinman last year. “They’re tough, and well bred to adapt to our racing over here.” Of the 11 national champion ‘chasers in the past 20 years, just six were bred in America, and one of those, Highland Bud, had been exported to England as a foal and started his hurdle racing career in the British sport. Zaccio f 1981, '82), Flatterer i‘83-86), Highland Bud (‘89), Lonesome Glory'<*92, ‘93, “95, ■97, “99», Warm Spell (*94) and Flat Top (DS) were bred in the U.S. Inlander (*87) was bred in Great Britain, as were Jimmy Lorenzo »'88i and All Gong (‘00). Morley Street (HO-^l) was foaled in Ireland, as was Correggio i'96». while last year’s champ Praise the Prince, as aforementioned, comes from New Zealand. But a similar look at 20 years of the jockey leaderboard reveals another story: of the 14 riders to claim the champion jockey title since 1982, just two — England’s Jonathan Smart in 1988, and “The Gold Standard in Equestrian Construction” Toll-free: 1-888-GOLD-CUP (1-888-465-3287) ~ VA Class A Lie. #2705 047043A ~ Fencing, Barns, Sheds Price Reduction for Larger Fence Job^ OLDEFIELD Discerning buyers will appreciate the attention to detail in this Williamsburg Style home. Situated on 53 open rolling acres in Rappahannock, mountain views of Old Rag surround you. Land is suitable for horses. Several outbuildings offer many possibilities for .garages, barns or office. Amenities include 6 BRs, 6.5, 6 FPs and maple flooring. caii Emily Henry 800-523-8846 x528 2 540-341-3528 New Zealander Craig Thornton in ^2 and *98 — were not American-born. “You have to figure that the riders that move here from other countries are not the very best, the leading riders, in their home nation,” said NSA’s Mary Teter. “So, though there are many talented foreign-born riders here, still, the veiy best from the U.S. usually claims the title.” “Don’t think you can come to America with an untalented horse and win,” said English trainer Dai Williams when here this spring with two horses training 'for the Virginia Gold Cup. “The racing in America is just so different from ours at home — different footing, different fences. But the quality is here. “So a trainer is fooling himself if he thinks he has a ‘top of the ground’ horse in England that can’t quite make the grade there and he imagines it can be a world-beater here in the U.S. Just doesn’t work that way,” Williams went on. “American steeplechasing has found its niche market — good purses, spring and fall seasons so your horse can run often. It works for you, and it’s enough to attract the foreigners.” 2001 National standings Leading trainer, races won. 1. Tom Voss; 2. Sartna Neilson; 3. Jack Fisher 4. Ricky Hendriks; '5. Kathy Neilson; 6. Bruce Miller; 7. Jonathan Sheppard; 8. Neil Morris: 9. Toby Edwards; 10. Doug Foot. Leading trainer, money won. 1. Sanna Neilson; 2. Tom Voss; 3. Jack Fisher; 4. Jonathan Sheppard; 5. Bruce Miller; 6. Ricky Hendriks; 7. Kathy Neilson; 8. Neil Morris, 9. Jimmy Day, 10. Toby Edwards. Leading jockey, races won. 1. Gus Brown, 2. Craig Thornton; 3. David Bentley; 4 Rob Massey, 5. Tom Foley; 6. Roger Horgan: 7. Matt McCarron; 8. Michael Traurig; 9. Cyril Murphy; 10 Blythe Miller. Leading owner. 1. Augustin Stables; 2. Coppertree Farm; 3. Contrarian Stables; 4. Kinross Farm. 5. Warren Dempsey; 6. Landslide Farm; 7. Bill Pape; 8. Calvin Houghland; 9. Green Stripe Stables; 10.. John Griggs. Leading hurdle horses. 1. Praise The Prince; 2. Quel Senor; 3. Pompeyo; 4. Tres Touche; 5. Al Skywalker; 6. It's A Giggle; 7. P.C. Piotf. 8. Lord Zada; 9. Electron; 10'. AH Gong. Leading timber horses. 1. Thor Thors: 2. Bredesen Moe; 3. Ironfist; 4. Solo Lont. 5. Sam Sullivan; 6. Welter Weight; 7. Bit of Scotch. 8. Matchless, 9. Dr. Ramsey; 10. Make Me A Champ. [Editor's note Bold italics = Virginia-owned or -based ] Times Staff Photo/Betsy Parker Champion jockey Gus Brown wins over timber on Bit of Scotch. Since 1989 EQUUSTALL 7

Safety wings on ‘trial’ at point-to-points The National Steeplechase Association board of directors unanimously voted in December to mandate the use of the so-called British safety wings for all NSA-sanctioned meets this year. “Wings” help riders guide racing horses straight into their obstacles. They are higher than the fence to be jumped, and angle out from the edges of the fence face, making an inviting “exit” over the hurdle, or timber jump, rather than ducking around and going through the higher, less inviting wing. Jockeys have long encouraged the use of safety, special plastic, breakaway wings, because if a horse does decide to leave his straight path at the last minute, breakaway wings will simply disintegrate upon impact. The wings can then be quickly rebuilt by a crew for the next race on the program. The British wings, standard for many years in England, are made from acrylanitrile butadiene and styrene for a lightweight, flexible design. The wing comes apart by design upon impact and can be easilv reassemhlpd There was little debate at the NSA board meeting to adopt such a mandate, as most of the nearly 40 race directors had already adopted use of the wings, but Great Meadow founder Arthur Arundel has another design in mind for spectator purposes. Citing the vertical design of the British wings, Arundel is concerned that trackside spectators will no longer be able to see as much jumping action, as the view of horses is somewhat impeded by the British wings. Instead, Arundel has created a new, horizontal wing, made from denser plastic. The design is more “airy” than the British wing; many in the jockey colony argue that it invites horses to run out, offering them a friendly alternative to jumping the obstacle in their path. Though the NSA formed a committee to study the new wing design in December, there was no resolution. The two professional jockeys on the panel, including Fauquier native and champion rider Gus Brown, were both adamantly opposed to the horizontal design. Without unanimous recommendation from the panel to accept, or deny, use of the Great Meadow wings, the NSA board voted to let them be used on a trial basis at point-topoints this year. The NSA will not require addition of any wings at those timber meets that use three- or four-board fence lines as their obstacles, such as the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup, Maryland Hunt Clip and the Maryland Grand National. Times Staff Photo/Betsy Parker The fast, easy reassembly of the British wings, shown, and their safety, are positive points. Warmest Wishes from all of us at Fam ily Care... Rudolf G. Bickel, M.D. Ellen Barbara, R.N., B.S. Nurse Practitioner, A.N.A. Certified Patricia Newton, R.N., B.S. Nurse Practitioner. A.N.A. Certified Chyquieta Fox Medical Technician WELCOMING NEW PATIENTS NOW OFFICE HOURS Call lor prompt appointment Mon, Tues, Wad, Fn: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thu: Noon-7 p.m. • Sat 9 a.m.-l p.m. We make every effort to accommodate patients without appointment. > FamilyCsre ---- - in The Rains Mon, Wed. Thurs. Fri: 4305A Fauquier ,4;f. 9 a m -5 p m The Plains, VA Tues: Noon-7 p.m 540.253 5776 Alternate Sat: 9 a.m.-1 p m 61st Annual Piedmont Fox Hounds Point-To-Point Races March 23, 2002 Salem Course, Upperville Post Time 1pm • Hunter Pairs 9:30 a m. Hurdle & Timber Races • Prestigious Rokeby Bowl Reserved Parking and Tickets: 540-341-4777 General Parking $20/per car ■^kfpuog, Fuog/InterBuild, Inc. Builder • Contractor Post Office Box 237 Purcellville, VA 20134 540-338-2306 Post Frame Construction Horse Barns, Arenas, Light Commercial Garages, Hobby Barns 36'+6' X 48’ 10’ EAVE HEIGHT. 5:12 PITCH COLORED STEEL ROOFING BOARD & BATTEN SIDING w w w.horsebarnscentral .com For Additional Information Please Contact Us At: 540-338-2306 Metro 703-689-1217 800-432-3864 Fax:540-338-3015

The ladies of the turf: playing a tough game Glenwood Park booster Cricket Bedford is a long-time supporter. Steeplechasing is described by some as an ‘extreme sport,’ combining outdoors action, horse sweat, leather and speed with emotional highs and lows unknown to any other avocation. The women depicted on these pages are visible proof of equality on the racecourse. Shown are winning owners, trainers, riders, organizers and more: they add a soft side to this Virginia game. Don’t be fooled — most of these ladies can ride like the wind. Never underestimate their love of horses and sport. Ladies timber riders, shown above led by Middleburg's Laurie McClary. provide some of the circuit's most competitive racing week after week through the spring season. Race-day secretary Virginia Beach’s choice of headgear, left, says it all. Below left, leading ladies' timber rider Blair Waterman was also in the top 5 overall on the Virginia circiuit. Below, Middleburg native Emily Hutchison is an avid supporter of racing as an owner and a fan. r Above, jockey Fennella O’Flynn powers Fields of Omagh to victory at Montpelier for trainer Neil Morris. Fields of Omagh tied for the lead in the unique Virginia claiming hurdle series, a group of races designed to increase competitiveness. At left, Lisa Ben-Dov celebrates a Kinross Farm victory. Below left, leading apprentice rider Danielle Hodsdon, at front center, lands over the challenging water-brush fence at I Great Meadow. At right, pony rider Jessica Rice accepts her prizes and congratulations from Old Dominion Hounds representative Sandra Markus after a victory at the hunt club’s point-to-point last spring. Below right, upper level event rider Julie Gomena shows her prowess at the racing game winning aboard Gary Baker’s Double Redouble. The bay campaigner was voted Virginia Timber Horse of the Year for 2001 by a panel of sports writers. Double Redouble was a double-victory for women in racing: his trainer is Dot Smithwick in Middleburg. • Times Photos i by Betsy Parker ] and Douglas Lees They close the gender gap with enthusiasm, love of sport. You go, girls.

Virginia can cheer two at Festival Michael andjanell Hoffman hoping for successful English jaunt By Betsy Parker Time.- Newspapers Staff Writer Virginia has two chances at international steeplechasing fame this March: Janell and Michael Hoffman of Leesburg have aimed both Solo Lord and Pelagos at the March 12-14 Cheltenham Festival in England. - _ L y<^ut ;4%t ( I S !( )\M K \\||\( , \ \R I SI m.ll.S H lit n 'i,inline is ni't nisi A’/ pn tun s anunon Specializing in framing of: Documents Needlework Mirrors Photographs Heirloom Items b 15401 464-1821 Suzanne \shh> Fax (540) 464-4100 Kegina Hilleary Marshall, Virginia Widely considered the ultimate championship test for hurdlers and steeplechase horses in the world, the annual Festival runs for three days at the Gloscestershire course northwest of London. Only one American-trained horse has ever raced at the Cheltenham Festival — Bill Piedmont E$dine Practice veterinary medicine and surgery for horses and ponies John P. Nolan, Jr., D.V.M. Joseph F. Denis, Jr„ D.V.M. Stvui vv. Bowman, D.V.M. Ci. Paul Anfe, D.V.M. I'( > Box2l‘» Mitrslklll. \'A 201 Hi 540364-4950 540364-4087 (fax) Good Architects, Bams at Franklin Park Other Projects: ■ Loudoun County’s Heritage Farm Museum ■ Loudoun County Animal Shelter expansion ■ Frying Pan Park Bam restoration ■ Wheatland Farms maintenance/care taker bldg Clint Good Architects, PC P.O. Box 143 Lincoln (Loudoun Cty) VA 20160 Metro 703-478-1352 Local 540-338-2526 Fax 540-338-2526 Email: clintgood@clintgood.com Web: www.clintgood.com / Pape’s multiple U.S. champion Flatterer was a closing second in the open Champion Hurdle in 1982. But the Hoffmans may have an ace up their sleeve. Pennsylvania-based trainer Bruce Miller is the only U.S.based conditioner to win a jump race in England. Miller sent Kaye Jeffords' Lonesome Glory to win a novice hurdle at a December meet at Cheltenham in 1992, one of the horse’s four championship years. “It takes having the right horse at the right time,’’ Miller said of the Cheltenham onslaught. “When we took Lonesome in 1992, it was the right time, right horse. But when we went back in 1996 (as See FESTIVAL, Page 13 Photo by Douglas Lees Leesburg’s Michael Hoffman jumps with Solo Lord to win last year’s Maryland Hunt Cup. The horse is entered next in England. x/ p WHAT’S IN YOUR FEED? PaceMaker Horse Feed developed by the Co-op and Kentucky Equine Research provides the exacting nutrition that your equine athlete, show or pleasure horse requires. Pace-Maker - O n ; F F t- r S j Kentucky I Equine Research I INCORPORATtD Let us evaluate your program.... The Co-op’s on-staff equine specialist Cindy Brown and our pasture management experts can help you update or create the perfect program to fit your needs. Stop in and see our complete line of fencing, bedding, pasture management, tack and horse supplies. Leather Goods Medical Supplies Supplements Grooming Aids Stall Mats Straw Shavings Wormers Pet Supplies & so much more! EVERYONE CAN SHOP AT THE CO-OP! Visit us at One of Our Five Convenient Locations or at www.cfcinfosource.com Culpeper Co-op (540) 825-2200 Warrenton Co-op (540)347-7100 Rappahannock Co-op (540) 987-8555 Marshall ('(Hip (540) 364-1533 Remington Co-op (540) 430-3254

Photo by Douglas Lees Trainer Bruce Millpr hopes to greet another two winners, and daughter-jockey Blythe, in the winner’s circle at the Cheltenham, England racecourse. They expect to go to the Festival in March. Festival From Page 12 a steeplechase horse, over larger fences, to aim for the featured Cheltenham Gold Cup) he wasn’t right. He came home and won more races here, but it wasn’t working for him there, then.” Miller is excited about the chances for both Solo Lord and Pelagos. Solo Lord is aimed at the $100,000 William Hill open steeplechase handicap March 14. Pelagos is targeting the $175,000 Bonusprint Stayers’ See FESTIVAL, Page 14 Ruhsam Trophy Old-Fashioned Point-to-Point series ongoing March 9 Bull Run Hunt old-fashioned pointto-point Birmingham Farm, Culpeper (540) 547-2993 March 24 Rappahannock Hunt old-fashioned point-to-point Mont Elery, Castleton (540) 547-2993 April 7 Orange County Hunt old-fashioned Middleburg (540) 253-5247 Keep up with the fast-paced point-to-point action all season long by signing onto www.fauquier.com. Click ‘Horse and Field Sports.’ B&B Appliance and Lawn Equipment PROMPT and COURTEOUS SERVICE and REPAIR FOR YOUR HORSE CLIPPERS and HORSE VACUUMS Mon. - Fri. 10 a.111. - 6 p.m. • Sat. 9 am. - 12 pan. 71 Iitwson Road, Unit l-eesbiirg, VA 20175 703-777-1093 Fences Gazebos Barns & Sheds Wishing Wells & More In Our Gift Shop... Amisli Handcrafted Bedroom & Dining Room Furniture Jmisih Homestead 5S282 Lee Hwy., Warren ton, VA 540-349-8788

Festival From P&ge 13 ? \.j ■ -' f \ Hurdle March 12. * . Solo Lord’s U.S. success last year encouraged the Hoffmans to look towards the Cheltenham Festival: With Michael Hoffman up, the bay 10-year-old won America’s most prestigious timber race, the Maryland Hunt Cup last April. There is historic precedent for Hunt Cup champs racing, and winning, in England: American-owned timber stars Jay Trump and Ben Nevis both went on to win the famed English Grand National alter their U.S. victories. Both these horses were sent to England to train for the season, however, and were considered “British trained” at the time of their National scores. Solo Lord’s American success, in point-to-points and in the 4-mile Hunt Cup, has all come over timber. Stamina and jumping ability are the bay gelding’s strong suits, both requisite for the 3 l/16th-mile William Hill Chase and the steep uphill homestretch run and testing conditions at the Cheltenham course. “He is a great jumper,” said Michael Hoffman of Solo Lord. “And ever since I attended the Cheltenham Festival in 1997 (with trainer Bruce Miller) I’ve had a dream of owning a horse talented enough to race there.” The Hoffmans even bought two j English ’chasers the following year with the Festival in mind, but English trainer Nicky Henderson has not indicated their championship ability. “So my American horses are the ones whoVe made the grade,” Hoffman said. Pelagos, a French-bred from the strong Stavros Niarchos breeding program, will serve a two-fold role in the Cheltenham plan. Though Hoffman said that Solo Lord is the “main reason to go to the Festival,” Pelagos can both serve as a shipping buddy to give his stablemate company on the long trip, and also tackle his own racing assignment. “He goes better the longer the race * Hoffman said of the gray gelding. “The three-mile distance should suit him, and the conditions make it a reasonable task for this horse. “The only thing that will change our plans is if Solo doesn’t get a good ‘handicap’ in his race,” Hoffman added. The William Hill is a handicap, in which all entries are rated on an imaginary scale and weighted according to the racing secretary’s view of their talents. Since Solo Lord has never raced in England, Hoffman hopes that he will be4 assigned a featherweight burden. However, his convincing victory from last year’s Hunt Cup surely will not go unnoticed by the handicapper. Trainer’s daughter Blythe Miller will ride both horses; she was also Lonesome Glory’s rider in his *92 Cheltenham hurdle victory and in two other steeplechase wins in England in 1997. She is currently based at Gulfstream Park in Florida and is riding at flat tracks weights (about 115, with tack) so Blythe Miller can make any light assignment given to Solo Lord in the ’chase handicap. The plans Though plans were not final at press time, Bruce Miller said he hopes to ship Solo Lord and Pelagos by van to an airport in Canada for the international flight to Heathrow on the Friday prior to the races, March 9. There, they will undergo a short quarantine period and than board a cargo plane for the seven-hour overnight flight to England. The horses will be met by a van at the airport and will be shipped directly to the Cheltenham racecourse, about 90 miles from London. Though the course will be a beehive of activity in preparation for the Festival, there is plenty of green space, Miller said, for long walks and hand-grazing, so the horses can relax and unwind from the trip. “They might jog on Monday, but neither one will get much work (once in England) before they race,” Miller said. See FESTIVAL, Page 15 All Gong invited to Japanese ’chase By Betsy Parker Times Newspapers Staff Writer Hoping to make international waves for the sport of American steeplechasing, 2000 National Steeplechase Association champion hurdler All Gong will receive the first American invitation to compete in the $1.25 million Nakayama Grand Jump April 13 in Ibkyo, Japan. The world’s richest steeplechase annually invites hearses from the U.S., England, Ireland, France, Australia and New Zealand to take on the best from Japan. The race has been won by a horse from the host country in each of its first two runnings. The 2 1/2mile event is run over a variety of fences (generally higher and softer than the standardized U.S. “national fence” hurdles.) Ninepins represented the U.S. and Pennsylvania trainer Jonathan Sheppard’s stable in the 2000 running, finishing ninth. Last year, Campanile, trained by Pennsylvania’s Janet Elliot, was fifth in the race. * * Ask to see one of Morton's local bams or arenas. MORTON BUILDINGS

New races slated this season The National Steeplechase Association will expand the amateur-apprentice hurdle series this spring. NSA director Bill Gallo said that the series, limited to amateur or apprentice jockeys to help expand the jockey colony, was well received last season. Series hurdle races this spring will be held at Strawberry Hill at Colonial Downs, Foxfield in Charlottesville, Willowdale in Pennsylvania and Fair Hill. There will also be five races on the flat for amateur-apprentices. Danielle Hodsdon, who started her jump racing career at the Jimmy Day stable in Millwood, won the ’01 series. The Steeplechasing Triple Crown will be held again this spring, but the second leg may Festival From Page 14 Miller said both horses were schooling well at home over simulated English fences. English hurdles are different from the standardized “national fence” in America. They have a flat face be forced to move from Pimlico. The races are penned for novice, hurdlers to coincide with flat racing Triple Crown races (one at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, just before the Derby, one at Mainland’s Pimlico just before the Preakness and one at New York’s Belmont Park just before the Belmont Stakes). The Maryland Racing Commission has cut way back on purses overall this year, and the Pimlico leg of the series is in jeopardy of losing its $100,000 purse funding. However, NSA assistant racing secretary Mary Tfeter said the series would certainly be held, and another site found to host the second leg, if necessary. “There are several places it could go,” Teter said. — By Betsy Parker and are set at a 60-degree angle. They are meant to be jumped at speed with little change of pace. English ’chase fences, on the other hand, are tall, made of cut brush and gorse. They are meant to be jumped cleanly, or nearly so, as the brush is tightly packed into a wide wooden box and therefore presents a stiff jumping question. The Middleburg Hunt cordially invites you to W.> Sunday, April 28, 2002 | POST IIme 1:00 EM. Glenwood Park Middleburg, Virginia ■ <,\v" General admission tickets are $5 per person in advance or $10 the day of the race. General admission parking is $5 per car. For information call Mrs. Liam Tuohy (540) 338-5231. SHEN VALLEY • SUNDOWNER • SHEN VALLEY • SUNDOWNER • SHEN VALLEY > Ixi CAR*) tin TRAILERS shen-valley.com MdttkuiUe NMMMUNmM HE SUNLfTE 740 4 HORSE, 2 to chose from at these prices 2 HORSE GN SIDE RAMP, several to choose from #4684, was $29,442 - NOW $25,189 #3920, was $28,110 • NOW $24,050 V#VB 1423 was $15,515 - NOW $13,963 ij 4 SHEN VALLEY sells Sundowners for less! Undersold. Call us for quote comparisons Call about^ - x- our $750 w s Cash Back ^ on Select ^ wm models SHEN VALLEY w II? S,und°wner» Cj.ii*** Ul,°O»S0t0l CaH U* for quote >mparisons k r T ' MD & VA’s Largest Distributor of Sundowner Trailers We Sell Sundowner Trailers for Less! Sundowner Trailers Retail 4 Horse to Head, Gooseneck, w/Dressmg Room $29,442 4 horse Head to Head, Gooseneck, w/Dressmg Room $28.110 2 Horse Straight Load w/Side Ramp, GN (2 at this price) $15,955 2 Horse Straight Load w/Side Ramp, Gooseneck $16,202 2 Horse Straight Load. Gooseneck $12,631 2 Horse Straight Load, w/Side Ramp, Gooseneck $15,515 Sale $25,761 $24,596 $13,960 $14,176 $11,052 $13,575 Carao/Utilitv Trailers 1995 ... Haulmark 6 x12' Tandem Axle Enclosed $3,495 1995 . Oklahoma 20’ Goosenck Deckover w/Tarp kit $3,750 1996 Premier Landscaper $900 1997 .. MNS Flat Bed Trailer .$1,050 1998. Mid-Atlantic Commercial Landscaper .$3,320 1999 BnMar Hydraulic Dump Trailer.$1,995 2000 . CarMate Open Deck Trailer .$1,962 Check Out the Great Deals on Used Inventory! Horse Trailers 1983 .. .Shelby. 2 Horse. Bumper Pul! . $750 00 1988 . . .Cotner, 2 horse, Stock, bumper pull . $2,650.00 1988 . . Arndt, 4 Horse Head to Head, Gooseneck.$4,900 00 1992 . . Wilro, 2 horse with dressing Room, Gooseneck . . $3,750 00 1993 . . Sundowner, 3 Horse Slant, Gooseneck. $7,400.00 1998 .. Travalong, 3 horse, Gooseneck . $5,400 00 1999 . . Sundowner, 2 Horse Slant, Bumper Pull .$10,250.00 Trailers in on consignment 1986 .. .Wells Cargo 16’ Enclosed Trailer .$2, 1988 .Cherokee Horse Trailer.$2. 1998 .. .20'Car Hauler .$2, §88 SINGLE AXLE TRAILER 5’x8’-6’4”x12’ Many models to choose from STEEL STOCK TAILERS Bumper Pull & Gooseneck ALL SIZES • CUSTOM ORDERS Sfarr/mItei TRAILERS shen-vflllev.rnm , %/ WARRENTON 4623 Lee Hwy., Rt. 29 • Warrenton, Virginia 20186 888-743-6825 SHEN VALLEY • SUNDOWNER • SHEN VALLEY • SUNDOWNER • SHEN VALLEY

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