Rappahannock News, April 24, 2002

- - - — .. t - . - 4 Phone (540) 675-3338 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002 www.timescommunity.com ."7 124th Year ... No. 17 50 cents Rapp Briefs Del. Louderback to meet with citizens County citizens are invited to meet with Delegate Allen Louderback in an informal setting at the Washington Fire House on Thursday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Louderback will advise attendees on the 2002 Session of the Virginia General Assembly and address topics of interest to Rappahannock citizens. A question and answer period will follow his remarks. This public meeting is sponsored by RLEP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, as an educational and informational program and a service to the public. For more information, call Bob Lander, 987-8504. Absentee voting in Town election Absentee voting for the Washington Town Council election may be done on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the last day being Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Town Elections will be held on Tuesday, May 7 with polls opening at 6 a.m. and closing at 7 p.m. For information call County Registrar Nancy S. Newlin at 675-5380. Spring cleanup set spring cleanup day will be held at Washington Masonic Cemetery on Saturday, April 27 banning at 8 a.m. Those ai^hding should bring gardening foots. Light refreshments will be available. .Local Emergency Committee to meet The Rappahannock County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet on Thursday, April 25 at 10 a.m. in the Virginia.- ’ Extension Service conference room. Shown will be a short video tape on origins and purpose of the LEPC, followed by a discussion of a proposed addition to the Emergency Plan dealing with terrorism. All are reminded that information on emergency planning, material safety data sheets and the County Emergency Operations Plan are available at the Office of Emergency Management in the Magistrate’s Office in Washington. For information call 675-5386 or 6755385. Invitation extended The Rappahannock County Public Schools cordially invite those in our community who volunteer in any volunteer organization, or value the efforts of volunteers, in Rappahannock to attend a special “Celebration of Rappahannock’s Volunteer Spirit”, on Thursday, April 25, at 2:30 p.m. at RCES. County Happening • Monday, April 29, the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at the Rappahannock County High School auditorium at 7 p.m. on the budget submitted by the Rappahannock School Board for the fiscal year commencing July 1,2002. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) mm EVA SMITH MEMORIAL WINNER: Phillip Thomas was the first Rappahannock male to cross the finish line on Saturday morning for the 24th annual running of the 10-K Fodderstack Race. His time was 40:44. Due to space this issue, more photos will follow next week. Rappahannock News Photo/ Barbara C. Wayland 24th Annual 10-K Fodderstack Race — a classic event No records were broken this year at the 24th running of the Fodderstack 10-K Classic sponsored by The Inn at Little Washington. The threat of rainy weather kept 27 of the pre-registered participants at home, but there Was a field of 194 runners, walkers, and baby carriage pushers ranging in age from 9 to 79 - Tiffany Way land - Walt Washburn. This year was a first, for giving cash prizes for the first thiUe runners (male and female) who crossed the finish line. The $75 winners were Deidre Gallagher and Mike Lehman; the $50 winners were Monica Bracken and Tbby Conley and the $25 winners were Shannon Nally and Mark Vann. The Eva Smith Memorial saw a repeat winner with Phillip Thomas (40:44) who was fourth overall and took home his third trophy and a newcomer to Rappahannock, Monica Bracken, (43:42) who was 11th overall. Monica became a full time resident last year and generally runs longer races. She has even run a marathon! The winners of the prize drawings were: • Thomas West, Bienvenue Knoll B & B-ovemight stay with breakfast • Julie Chisholm, Flint Hill Public House - lunch for four • Earl Jewell, 4&20 Blackbirds - Sunday brunch for two • Deidre Gallagher, The Country Cafe - a $20 gift certificate • Cris Sterling, Flint Hill Country Mart & Deli - $20 gift certificate • Kate Troy, Ragged Mountain Runners - $20 gift certificate and • James Reamer, Rae’s Place - lunch for two. Assisting John McCarthy in the awards ceremony was Reinhardt. Lynch of The Inn at 4*»ttlo,.Washington, and Merrill Strange; our very talented artist who designed the beautiful plates! Our trophy sponsor was Sunnyside Farms. Race results were as follows: Overall: Male - Mike Lehman 37:29 Female - Deidre Gallagher 42:47 12 & Under Male: Owen Monroe 60:00 Female- 1st Katherine Russo 60:04 2nd Tiffany Wayland 2:09:00 Eva Smith Memorial Monica Bracken 43:42 Phillip Thomas 40:44 13-18 Male 1st Phillip Thomas 40:44 2nd Tim Atwell 50:10 3rd Patrick Nydegger 54:09 See RACE, Page 4 Benefit dinner at Manor Farm Sunday Randall Updike, chairman of the MaryBeth Williams Memorial Fund, has written to the Rappahannock County community at large to remind them of the benefit dinner for the memorial fund at Manor Farm, the home of Dr. Monira Rifaat, on Sunday, April 28 at 4:30 p.m. In his letter, Updike notes that the Rappahannock County community has, once again, an opportunity to “celebrate the spring season and the promise of renewal and hope that it brings to us.” He notes that MaryBeth Williams, “whose life has become a symbol of the spring season for this community,” was tragically killed in an automobile accident in May of 1997. MaryBeth Williams, was according to Updike, a “vibrant, personable teenager who had many dreams and aspirations.” One of MaryBeth’s interests was the study of agriculture. With MaryBeth’s legacy in mind, a memorial fund was established to fund scholarships for higher education, camp attendance and other activities for the youth of Rappahannock County. As of this date there have, according to the fund’s treasurer, Jim Fletcher Massie, been contributions in excess of $32,000 to the fund. Scholarships awarded since 1997 exceed $15,000. The Committee has the guidelines for the MaryBeth Williams scholarship. The guidelines for the MaryBeth Williams scholarships are as follows: 1. /^'■"vlicants should be a resident of Rajwr'bannock County. 2^t‘pplicants majoring in Agriculture and/or active participants in the Rappahannock 4-H Program are given priority consideration. This year, See BENEFIT, Page A10 Washington elections slated for May 7: meet the candidates By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Elections for the Town of Washington mayor, treasurer, and for five councilpersons will be held on May 7, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Washington Fire Hall. Voting, of course, is open only to registered voters in the Town. The candidates for mayor and for treasurer are running unopposed, and six candidates are running for the five council seats. To aid Washington town voters in reaching their decisions, the Rappahannock News has presented the candidates with three questions, and asked for their responses to these questions and for a brief biographic sketch. The questions I posed were: 1 Please provide your views on growth and development in the Town of Washington, especially in light of the County’s Comprehensive Plan and the role of its villages in accommodating growth in Rappahannock County. 2 The Town's budget has grown to nearly $300,000 in recent years, the bulk of which is derived from meals and lodging taxes. Please provide your views on budget growth and Town expenditures, and highlight any Town needs that you feel have not been met and require additional funding. See ELECTIONS, Page A4 -1 Rappahannock News Photo/Barbara C Wayland "OUR TOWN" by Thornton Wilder will be performed at Rappahannock County High School on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. The three-act play will last approximately an hour and a half. It is the story of small town life. Living, loving, raising children, going to church, dreams fulfilled and unfulfilled, birth, marriage, and death. Ms. Miranda Hope is the director. RNB gets its site By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock Nows Writer Just a month and a half after receiving approval for its planned Rappahannock Commercial Centre from the Board of Supervisors, the Rappahannock National Bank (RNB) got a Planning Commission okav for the site on which it proposes to build a new 4320 square foot banking facility. Located in the newly rezoned 20 acre general commercial area on US 211 to the east of Schoolhouse Road, the bank’s site is the first of six possible business locations in the development. Mark Smith of Greenway Engineering and RNB CEO Michael Leake represented the bank in its application for site plan approval from the Planning Commission. Mr. Green referred to the site plan package provided, and asked the Commissioners for “concurrence on the basic concepts” presented therein. He said that once the Planning Commission gave its approval on those basic concepts, he would “work technically” with Zoning Administrator John McCarthy to obtain approvals on site details. “What I want to do is to make you totally comfortable . . .” he added. He noted too that approvals were required from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for the LIS 211 turn lane into the development, and from the Soil and Water Conservation District for storm water management and erosion control. Mr. Smith responded affirmatively to Mr. McCarthy’s question that "the ultimate intent” was for the access road to become state maintained, and he noted that it would require access by three users before VDOT approved it. Mr. McCarthy added that Department of Health approval was also required before any construction could commence. Mr. Smith highlighted certain site plan features, including screening with hardwoods at 50 foot spacing and shrubbery at 20 foot spacing, the removal of a portion of the hill on the front of the property “for road access and the bank.” and the location of the primary parking area at the US 211 frontage so that customers can see that the bank “is open for business and for safety.” Mr. McCarthy pointed out that the parking was the “only thing that’s a policy issue.” and he referred to the ordinance in which parking is promoted behind commercial facilities. During the public hearing on the application, Joyce Abell questioned the conflict between the screening of the parking lot and the concern for safety stated as one of the reasons for placing the parking lot in the front of the building. Mr. Smith responded by noting that the placement of the trees permitted adequate view of the parking lot through them. Donna LaPre asked that the bank consider using native plants . . . “things that wouldn't look so suburban,” and Mr. McCarthy responded that the design guidelines that the applicant agreed to follow call for the use of native plant materials. Mr. Leake summed up the concerns by noting that “parking in the front seems to be the issue.” He called for the Commission to approve the site plan with the parking as specified because of the screening proposed, the need for a financial institution to have its parking so located, and because "the precedent has already been set” (in other commercial buildings in the County). The Commissioners agreed with Mr. Leake and Mr. Green by a vote of six to one. Butch Zindel said that the parking in the front was “a plus—it sets the building back.” Werner Krebser said that it was ironic that the Commission was “talking about their site plan when there’s a junk yard next door,” and he complained about Mike Brown’s continuing practice of “dumping cars there.” A1 Henry added his support for the See PLANNERS, Page A10

WCDS Happenings By Ginny Leser Admissions Spring is always a busy time for most people, and life at Wakefield Country Day School is no exception. With spring break trips, recitals, auctions. Open Houses, and sports, it’s generally one thing after another for the parents and students at the school. • This year's Annual Auction was a roaring success by any measure. A record amount of money was raised, due in part to several factors. The women at the helm of this year's auction were tireless in their efforts, rounding up many, many beautiful objects to bid on. Mrs. Kathie Russo and Mrs. Joyce Hunt were efficient and organized as they directed each week of Auction Countdown, but it couldn’t be done without the volunteers who spent hours addressing envelopes, stuffing them, tagging merchandise, making phone calls, and getting the word out. Many thanks must go out to the businesses, artists, and friends of Wakefield who so graciously donated the items for our auction. Our auctioneer this year. Lower School Dean Rachel Bechtold, was a hoot, as she cajoled and poked fun at the guests bidding against each other. The guests were convulsed in laughter throughout most of the auction, as Ms. Bechtold herself would jump into the middle of the bidding for items that she wanted. What a night! • Grandparents Day on Friday, April 12. was Filled with love as grandparents toured the school and classrooms of their grandchildren before Filing into the auditorium for a special presentation. Several grades had prepared songs, poems, and skits for their honored guests, and there were more than a few teary eyes at the end. We love our parents and grandparents, and it was great having them with us. One of the truly wonderful things about WCDS is the parental involvement in the school. Scarcely a day goes by without parents dropping in to offer to help in the office, to serve lunches, to read to the little ones, or to substitute. The kids love seeing their parents in the hallways, and it makes a loving environment for everyone. • Come rain or shine, soccer and lacrosse season is in Your opinion is important to me. • 1 will listen to your needs and work hard to get resolutions on issues important to you. • Have you thought about an open dialogue between the Town & County? Let's work together on our future. Vote Barbara Stockton for Washington Town Council Tuesday, May 7 Feel free to call 540-675-2478 to express your opinions and concerns so WE can work together! Authorized by Barbara Stockton NOTICE OF VACANCIES BOARD OF ASSESSORS COUNTY OF RAPPAHANNOCK The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is soliciting applicants to fill five positions on the Rappahannock County Board of Assessors. Members of the Board will be an integral part of the General Property Reassessment of Rappahannock County of 2002, and shall be compensated at $40.00 per day for each day they serve. In accordance with §58.1-3276 of the Code of Virginia, appointees shall be freeholders of Rappahannock County and shall be appointed by the governing body, in order to be eligible for appointment, each prospective member of such board may be required to attend and participate in the basic course of instruction given by the Department under §58 1-206. If you are interest in this position, please contact your representative on the Board of Supervisors or to call the County Administrator’s Office (540) 675-5330 for more information. Charles K. "Pete" Estes, Chairman Robert P. Anderson. Vice Chair Ronald L. 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Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747._• high gear. Although the past several games have been rainy and muddy, parents and students alike have huddled under umbrellas to cheer on the teams. There’s nothing like spring sports! • Mrs. Leser and Mr. Tony Lambiasi, fourth grade teacher at WCDS, chaperoned nine international students to Georgetown Prep last weekend for an International Student Mixer. The dance, sponsored by Georgetown Prep, included international students from private schools in the Northern Virginia, D,C., and Maryland area. Many of the students recognized each other from summer programs they attended at Georgetown Prep, as they sharpen their English skills. Cries of “Hello”, spoken in many different languages filled the air as they saw old roommates and summer friends. Just another example of how small our world is becoming. • Wishes of a speedy recovery go out this week to Herbert Linge, 12th grade, as he recovers from a broken arm suffered as he played basketball, to Allison Russo, 8th grade, as she struggles with a broken wrist which occurred during a soccer game, and to Alex Naime, 10th grade, as he recovers from a broken collarbone that also occurred during a soccer game. Many good wishes go out to headmaster Michael Vargo’s father, who suffered a slight stroke and has been a patient at Fairfax Hospital since last Monday. • Have a great week, as spring marches on! H p t* cto Excavating • Landscapng Home Improvements • Tree Service No job too BIG or too small because we do them ALL Quality Work SATISFACTION GUARANTEE TO ALL CUSTOMERS 10% Discount with copy of this ad 540-987-9048 OBWZBO-r 0 BO go fry'1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF WASHINGTON AND WASHINGTON WATER WORKS BUDGETS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Washington, Virginia, at 7:30 o’clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the Town Hall on Gay Street, Washington, Virginia, a Public Hearing will be held to consider the adoption of the Town’s and Water Work’s Budgets for fiscal year 2002-2003. A synopsis of the Budgets is set forth below. A copy of the entire proposed Budget for fiscal year 2002-2003 is available during normal business hours in the Town Hall at 485 Gay Street and in the Office of the County Administrator of Rappahannock at 290 Gay Street. The final budget will be voted on at the regularly scheduled Town Council meeting on June 12, 2002 at the Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend the public hearing on May 8, 2002 and make their views known. John C. Bennett i Attorney for the Town of Washington PROPOSED BUDGETS Washington Virginia TOWN OF WASHINGTON AND WASHINGTON WATER WORKS FY 2002-2003 INCOME: 1000 State and County Taxes: 1100 Franchise Taxes: 1200 Grants: 1300 Meals & Lodging Taxes: 1400 WWW Revenue: 1500 Interest: 1600 Miscellaneous: TOTAL INCOME: EXPENSES: 2000 Administration: 2500 Capital Expenses: 3000 Capital Programs: 3500 Capital Reserves: 4000 Contributions: 4500 Staff: 5000 Maintenance: 5500 Operations: 6000 Professional: TOTAL EXPENSES: Town of Washington: $ 4,600.00 $ 16,650.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ $ 5,000.00 $ 800.00 $ 233,050.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 47.875.00 49.500.00 8,000.00 18.700.00 32.170.00 9,200.00 11.200.00 24,220.00 $ 200,865.00 Washington Water Works: $ $ $ $ $ 50,000.00 $ $ 50,000.00 $ 1,750.00 $ $ 25,400.00 $ 3,925.00 $ $ 11,310.00 $ 19,200.00 $ 20,600.00 $ $ 82,185.00 Total: $ 4,600.00 $ 16,650.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 50,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 800.00 $ 283,050.00 $ 49, $ 49, $ 25, $ 11, $ 18, S 43, $ 28, S 31, $ 24, 625.00 500.00 400.00 925.00 700.00 480.00 400.00 800.00 220.00 $ 283,050.00 TOWN OF WASHINGTON CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND ACCOMPANYING LIABILITIES CAPITAL EXPENDITURES? Reservoir: Avon Hall: TOTAL: LIABILITIES: N/P to RNB - Reservoir: * Reserves: N/P Avon Hall: Reserves: TOTAL: $ $ $ $ $ $_ $ 237,000.00 1,020,000.00 1,257,000.00 200,000.00 37,000.00 500.000. 00 520.000. 00 1,257,000.00 ‘Requires change in previous Reserve designation. I Panther Pause — RCPS News in Brief By Jan Makela Voluhteer Coordinator Public School System RCPS Band Rocks! The 2002 District Solo and Ensemble Contest results are in, and they are quite amazing! RCPS band students from grades 5-12 attended this competition on Saturday, April 13, and managed to impress the judges on every instrument and in every' category. Students are judged on a scale of 1-5 (1 being Superior and 2 being Excellent). All of our students scored either a one or a two! Every fifth grader received a score of 1! Band Director Lynne Fournier deserves tremendous credit for providing the instruction, but also for arranging these incredible opportunities for our students! Superior (1) ratings were received by: Nicole Hess, piccolo solo; Nicole Hess, flute solo, Caroline Massie, flute solo; Stevie Ross, flute solo; Lucas Wilson, clarinet solo; Meagan Wheatley, clarinet solo; Joseph Rechin, bass clarinet solo; Chase Tupper, saxophone solo; Chris Nugent, saxophone solo; Josh Bywaters, trumpet solo; Nathaniel Miller, trumpet solo; Owen Monroe, French horn solo; Andrew Treanor. trombone solo; Billy Rechin, euphonium solo: Michael Wiese, euphonium solo; Josh Makela, tuba solo; Brian Taylor, snare drum solo; Beth Martin ^ and Hannah Rosenbaum, flute duet; Amanda Frye and Jenni Starr, trumpet duet; Nicole Hess and Brian Taylor, piccolo and snare drum duet; Mike Wiese, Jason Wiese and Billy Rechin, brass trio; Jenni Starr, Mattie Nawrocki, Michael Wiese, and Andrew Treanor, brass quartet; and Leah Pyne, Katie Giles, Ginger Dennis, Kayla Hill and Nicole Hess, flute ensemble. Excellent (2) ratings were received by: Frances Monroe, flute solo; Eve Nealon, oboe solo; Kayla Hill, flute solo; Kelsey Hutcheson, bassoon solo; Patrick Treanor, trumpet solo; Devin Day and Emily Hilscher, saxophone duet; Samantha Brown and Brian Taylor, snare drum duet; Laura Keller and Nicole Hess, flute duet. Congratulations to all of these talented students! • Last weekend Rappahannock County High School and Middle School students attended the Virginia TSA State Conference in Richmond. The following students won at the Regional Contest affording them the opportunity to compete at the state level. Torsten Hermansen, Houston Haynes, Betsy Welk, Clay Vickers, Alex Sitorius, John Ferdetta, Henry Robertson, Jason Simeon, Lauren Herbert, Jenny Ferdetta, and Morgan Blubaugh. Of these students several brought home State Honors. Jenny Ferdetta and Lauren Herbert won First Place in the SciVis competition; Tbrsten Hermansen and Houston Haynes won Third Place in Tech Challenge; Henry Robertson and Jason Simeon, Third Place, Computer Trouble Shooting and Repair; Morgan Blubaugh, Finalist, Cyberspace Pursuit; and Clay Vickers, Finalist in two categories, Digtal Photography and Computer Application Challenge. Congratulations to all of these talented students and their faculty sponsor Mr. Ron Vickers. • The subject of an Outdoor Graduation was discussed at last week’s RCHS Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meeting. It was determined that the only way this can happen successfully is if Junior Class parents, or others, host (set up and clean up) the Outdoor Graduation each year for the graduates and their parents. If the idea of an outdoor setting appeals to you, please start talking to parents of underclassmen about serving on an Outdoor Graduation committee. This must happen soon. Call Mr. Perine at 987-8575, if you are interested in making this happen. Mr. Perine has received no volunteers to date. • RCHS Senior Jessica Nawrocki recently won the WVPT-TV Young Hero Award. The award is based on academic performance as w’ell J»s civic and school involvement. RCHS Principal Joe Perine noted that she is an impressive young lady who is very deserving of this special honor. We are very proud of Jessica and this wonderful accomplishment. • To keep the “Volunteer Fires” burning in Rappahannock, it is important that we instill in our children the importance of service at an early age. Our country is the great country that it is in large p^rt due to the selfless volunteer service of so many of our citizens. It is not a myth that volunteers get far more in return than they give! If your child would like to participate in the President’s Student Service Award project or learn more about it, please contact Jan Makela at 987-8259, or e-mail her at makrapp20002001@yahoo.co m. Children in grades K-12 are eligible. • The “Kiss a Pig” contest at RCHS that will support a new darkroom for the proposed Photography Class at RCHS proved to be quite a success. Principal Joe Perine received the most votes and won (or lost, depending upon how you look at it!), and kissed a goat (the pig could not be caught) in the gym on Friday afternoon to the cheers of hundreds of students. If you would still like to make a donation to the darkroom fund, please see RCHS Art teacher Jov Judd-Sours as soon as possible or call her at 987-8575. Many thanks to Mr. Perine for being such a good sport in support of this wonderful project. • “Wonders of the Earth”, a musical play performed by RCES 1st grade students, and directed by Visiting Artist Miranda Hope, will be presented on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. on the RCES stage. The 6th and 7 th Grade Chorus and Band will also be featured, as will artwork created by students in nearly every grade under the direction of Visiting Artist Davette Kvarnes. Many thanks to the Curriculum Enrichment Program for providing the funding to make this possible. • The Spring RCES Rook Fair was a huge success thanks largely to the geni ’-osity of our parent community. Your support provides funds for the purchase of new books, videos and software for our school library. Librarian Aney Massie and her Assistant Connie Thomas, as well as the staff at large, are vety grateful for the tremendous support this Fair receives each year. • Have a great week, and keep an eye out for babies of all kinds ... goslings, bunnies, calves, fawns and more. In Rappahannock they are literally all around us!

Rappahannock County Public Schools Finances, trends and progress Third in a series ok three ARTICLES BY HEADWATERS Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, is providing objective information about how our schools are Financed and the progress they are making because it is important for citizens to be knowledgeable about important local issues. The school budget affects every taxpayer in Rappahannock County because it accounts , for approximately 70 percent of the entire county budget. The entire report is available from Headwaters. Please call (540) 675-1819 or e-mail headwtrs@shentel.net. Is our money for the School Budget being spent wisely? Rappahannock County’s Public Schools are striving for excellence within the constraints of a responsible budget. Although almost any organization has opportunities for improving efficiency and savings, the school system is an excellent investment of our money. Based on our original premise that Rappahannock County Schools are successfully providing our children with the opportunity to learn and become intelligent, productive members of society, we can be proud of our school system’s performance and accomplishments. Over the past several years, our school system has made some impressive accomplishments and shown positive trends. Accomplishments and positive trends • International Baccalaureate Program • Implementing Effective Schools - a continuous improvement model for encouraging high student achievement • Improved Instruction including scheduling, open enrollment in Gifted and Talented classes, reading techniques, and Middle School development • Focus on Professional Development • Increased athletic offerings • Adjunct learning opportunities - Cisco Networking Adult Education • Top 15 percent of schools by the nation’s largest school selection consulting firm Positive trends in student performance • RCES achieved full accreditation based on Standards of Learning (SOL) ahead of Virginia’s schedule • Students passed 24 of 28 SOL tests • Students exceeded state average in 20 of 28 SOL tests • Drop out rates have declined every year since 1997 • Scores on AP tests have improved steadily since 1997 • Graduates with advanced diplomas have increased every year since 1997 • The percent of students going on to Post-Secondary Education (4-year, 2-year, and accredited technical programs) is up to 70 percent Student awards and recognition • Girls Softball State Champions • Increased participation in regional, state and national competitions including District 14 and Virginia Honor Band, Virginia State Chorus, Technology Students of America, Forensics and Pop Quiz teams. • National Merit Scholar Finalist • “Participation in Battle of the Books and Continental Math League • Regional Science Fair awards What can I do to promote excellence in Rappahannock Schools? Rappahannock County has a well-earned reputation for community support and volunteerism. There are many volunteer organizations dedicated to supporting our schools. The Lions Club, Headwaters, The Curriculum Enrichment Program, the PTO, the Rappahannock County School Sports Association and other organizations welcome new members and need your support. Here are some examples of how the community and the schools have worked together in the past two years: • Hundreds of volunteer hours and many thousands of dollars have been donated for sports including improving the baseball Held, gym. weight room and wrestling room • Private corporations and individuals have donated thousands of dollars for equipment, facilities and classroom projects • Volunteer organizations and civic groups have donated hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to improve school facilities and support school activities • Headwaters awarded $30,000 in mini-grants for projects requested by schoolteachers • Headwaters has been the conduit for $200,000 of funding from the Greve Foundation for teacher training and Effective Schools Implementation. • Organizations have worked together to fund programs, artists and musicians for projects with students • The highly successful Volunteer Program run through the Volunteer Coordinator resulted in over 280 volunteers giving over 4,400 hours to the school system Despite the remarkable efforts by many organizations and individuals, the pursuit of excellence in education is a continuous process. Becoming informed about how our schools work is a great start. Then consider donating some of your time and energy. The schools want more volunteers and organizations welcome new members. Headwaters can help you find the right place to lend a hand - call 675-1819 or e-mail headwtrs@shentel.net. Garden Club to offer scholarships The Rappahannock County Garden Cluh will once again offer the Francis J. Leonard Memorial Scholarship to a senior in Rappahannock County for the purpose of continuing his or her education. A grant of $1,500 will be awarded to a student enrolling in a four year college or university, $1,000 will be given the first year and $500 in the second year. An applicant must be a resident of Rappahannock County, a member of this year’s graduating class (home schooled or other schools) be accepted at an accredited four year school, have a need for financial assistance and be recommended by three non-related residents of Rappahannock County. The Rappahannock Garden Club will also offer a scholarship grant in memory of Mary P. Marocchi this year. This grant was given by Rear Admiral J. Marocchi and family. Mrs. Marocchi was trained as a registered nurse and served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was discharged as a Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve in April 1946. Many years later she and her husband moved to Rappahannock County, where she became a long time member of the Garden Club. She died March 21, 2001. The $1,000 Scholarship grant is being offered to a graduating senior of Rappahannock who is selecting a career, in nursing or some other area of medicine. In order to receive this scholarship the recipient must be a resident of Rappahannock County, i member of this year’s graduating class, public, private or home schooled, be accepted at an accredited four year college or university, have I FISH DAY IT’S TIME FOR STOCKING 3 Channel Cattish. Hybrid Bluegrill, Largemouth Bass. Black Crappie. 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Choose from thousands of plants Stroll through our arboretum of 500 labeled azalea varieties Buy directly from a grower for great selections & super savings Ask your neighbors who have been here before...it's worth the trip visit our website any time www.LongMountainNursery.com We’re located near Washington, VA From Rt. 211, take Rt 626 south (Tiger Valley Road) away from "Little" WaShThtfpn After 3 miles turn right at stop sign onto Long Mountain Road Our entrance is 1/3 mile on the left. Hearthstone School’s 1st Annual Spring Cleaning Auction (and accompanying flea market) Saturday, April 27th - 10 am LO( AI ION: At Hearthstone School located I mile west of Sperryville on route 211 just outside Shenandoah National Park. Parents, teachers, and friends of Hearthstone School have collected a very interesting and diverse group of things to he auctioned to benefit the school. It will be quite different front most other auctions you may have been to, with some truly unusual (even bizarre1 items. Come join the fun. Bicycles: Like new Cannondale F-500 Mountain Bike, ( AI) 2 frame (large), 21 speed, Judy Rock Shox, Shimano SRX deraillour. Raleigh 12 speed touring bike, ladies 10 speed Schwinn, Giant brand kids bike, old tandem bicycle, several other serviceable bicycles. Other Sports Rquipment: a classic wood and canvas canoe inn name), commercial quality tennis net posts and net, .22 cal. lever action single shot rifle ign figure), windsurfing sail board (complete), .'1 wheel folding jogging stroller (like new), stationary exercise bike, 3 Nordic Track ski exercisers, roller blades, tents and sleeping bags. Furniture: Pair cherry Victorian bow back side chairs, large modern computer desk with return, office desk with drawers, solid oak bunk bed set, blue steel bunk bed set, blue upholstered sofa and love seat (nice), mission style sofa, rocker, chair and table set (no cushions), large Victorian pedesta1 dining table, interesting wicker settee, painted farm bench, several wooden beds and headboards, four arm clothing display racks; more. Appliances: Wamsler white enamel wood burning cook stove; cast iron jotel style wood stove; jenn-air stove top system (like new); washer and dryer set; large jacuzzi bath tub; several TV’s of dubious vintage; icomputer geek alert) more computer equipment than can be listed (at least 25 systems of varying age and capacity, both mac and pc); two 25,000 B I G w indow air conditioners (220 volt); a 10,000 BTU window air conditioner i 111) volt); three brand new ceiling fans; bug zapper light; numerous porcelain and stainless sinks; Toys: Numerous big yellow Tonka toys; spring platform hobby horse; play kitchen set; numerous books and games; Other: Magnifying needlepoint light; large steamer trunk complete with drawers and wooden hangers; commercial counter top peanut roaster; Weber charcoal grill with cover; three wheel electric wheel chair; plus a lot of stuff that’s still coming in. NOTE: This will be an indoor auction and flea market, we go rain or shine. 100')) of all receipts will be donated to the school. Lunch on premises (good food) Terms: photo I D. to register, cash or personal check EARN TOP DOLLAR For your fruits and vegetables! Find out what we want before you grow CALI. 675-3801. ASK FOR LARRY. Asparagus, carrots, sugar snap peas, potatoes, lettuce, beets, strawberries, cauliflower, mushrooms, FIX'... You cant jet hometown banking from an out-of-town bank. This year Rappahannock National Bank is celebrating its 100th anniversary. How long has your bank been around? Does its sign seem to keep changing names? Not ours. We've been serving bur . community for the last century with local decision makers and products and services that are customized to your specific needs. Maybe its time for a change, if so, consider Rappahannock National Bank. Rappahannock. National Bank You can bank on us for another lOO years. www.rappahannockbank.com P.O. Box 179 • 257 Gay Street • Washington, Virginia 22747 540-675-3519 • FAX 540-675-1225 April is Child Abuse Prevention Month By Barbara Willard Rappahannock County Department of Social Services Every year we recognize April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and yet on an average day in Virginia, 23 children are found to be abused/neglected. Any person unable to control their anger and behavior with children should seek help from professionals and friends. A good parent recognizes that there is no such thing as a perfect parent or a perfect child. Good parents ask for help when their parenting skills seem to be failing them. The business of child abuse is overwhelming to social workers, physicians, teachers, and sometimes foster parents, as these folks deal with the hurt heart that is left within an abused child. Prevent Child Abuse America is one of the leading advocacy organizations for educating the public on the many issues related to child abuse prevention. The excerpts below are from a Prevent Child Abuse American (1990) brochure by Marilyn E. Gootman. Parents ask: What is discipline? Discipline is helping children develop self-control. Discipline is setting limits and correcting misbehavior. Discipline also is encouraging children, guiding them, helping them feel good about themselves, and teaching them how to think for themselves. Is spanking a good form of discipline? No. Discipline should help children learn how to control their own behavior. Spanking is used to directly control children’s behavior. Isn’t it easier to just spank? It may seem easy at the time. But children who are hit often cry louder. Older children who are hit often are learning to solve problems by hitting others. 11763 L«« Hwy., Spcrryvillv. Vfl 1 Friday, April 26 OPEN NIC BACK Saturday, April 27 THE USUAL SUSPECTS NOW OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Family Dining & Fina Musk 540-987-3162 I www. blaamooncafa.coa Won t spanking teach chil dren who’s boss? Kids do nee< to know that the adult is ii charge. Spanking can teacl children to he afraid of th< adult in charge. Good disci pline teaches children t< respect the adult in charge Respect goes both ways-treai children with respect and lei them have some control-anc they will respect you. Won’t spanking make m\ children afraid to misbehave'; It can. Spanking can make children afraid to misbehave, but probably only when you are watching. Children need tc learn to control their own behavior even when you are not around to watch them. Don’t children need a good spanking sometimes? No child needs a spanking. Spanking can be dangerous. You can never tell when children will be hurt badly by a spanking ii you lose control. Children do not need to be hit in order to learn how to behave. In conclusion, children really do learn what they live. Children Learn What They Live • If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. • If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. • If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. • If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty. • If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient. • If a child lives with encouragement* he learns confidence. • If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate. • If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice. • If a child fives with security, he learns to have faith. • If a child fives witfi approval, he learns to like himself. • If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world. 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FREIGHT CHARGES AS FOLLOWS: CAVALIER, $540, IMPALA MONTE CARLO, $600, TRACKER $450, S-10, $585, SILVERADO, $720, AVALANCHE, TAHOE & SUBURBAN, $760, TRAILBLAZER, $600. Wholesale defined as the predetermined amount that one dealer sells to another dealer. ALTERNATIVE FINANCE OFFERS OF APPROVED CREDIT THROUGH GMAC. ADVERTISED OFFERS EXPIRE 9 A.M., APRIL 30, 2002 Elections From Page A1 3 Two years ago many Town residents expressed their opposition to the Town-wide wastewater treatment system plan presented by the Wastewater Treatment Committee and its consultant. The updated plan is similar, but involves the use of the Avon Hall property. Please provide your views on the latest wastewater treatment system plan and its proposed site. Candidate responses are provided, unedited, in the following columns. Candidate for Mayor Stewart Willis - incumbent and' ;unopposed Biographical Sketch I was bom in 1935 in West Point, New York, but grew up in Alexandria. I graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1958 and later obtained a PhD in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I served in the Army for 25 years to include tours in Taiwan and Vietnam and was professor of physics at the Military Academy for sixteen years. I married Evelyn Miller of Washington in 1959 and, after retiring from the Army in 1983, we returned to Washington. I worked an additional 12 years for TRWT in Northern Virginia. My wife and I have a daughter in Charlottesville and a son in Richmond. Just before retiring from TRW I ran for Mayor of the Town and have now served eight years. Question #1 I believe the growth of the Town is somewhat self-regulating. The cost of land has become too high for the construction of small houses and available land is limited. Any new construction w'ould probably have to take place adjacent to the Town if such land were made available. I believe that new construction should only be permitted on lots which are sufficient in size to provide drainfields for years to come. The Rush River has a very small ability to handle septic discharge and land available for major drain fields is limited. I believe large lots are appropriate for a country Town and that we must recognize the limits on the ability of towns of small populations to provide sendees. Question #2 Please note that the $283,000 budget includes over $60,000 to manage the water system and a considerable amount to address capital improvements. When I became Mayor, the Town's general fund was about $100,000. Now it is $700,000 and has allowed us to begin work toward a wastewater system to ease the burden on the densely populated areas of the center of the Town and on a new reservoir to help with fire safety. Clearly, without our meals and lodging tax, we would not be able to consider these improvements, although in turn that industry’ will be a principal beneficiary of the new systems. The administrative demands on towns, especially those that provide w ater and wastewater systems, has grown dramatically in the last two decades and is continuing to do so. I believe that it is essential that we work to develop our needed infrastructure and then to pay down the debt as rapidly as we can So that we can survive as a small Town. Question #3 The availability of the Avon Hall property has provided the Town a unique opportunity. We have a chance to preserve the historic Avon Hall structure and maintain the openness of the Town in a way that screens us from the bypass, while at the same time providing a wastewater system totally within the control of the Town and centralized to vastly simplify the cob lection system of pipes when compared to other plans that have been considered. Candidate for Treasurer Jerry Goebel - unopposed Biographical Sketch 1am currently serving as a member of the Town Council and am running for Treasurer. My wife Teri and I moved to Washington four years ago from Alexandria, after visiting the county and falling in love with its beauty and serenity. We live at 28 Harris Hollow Road. I feel that I am a strong candidate for Treasurer for two reasons. One. because I am currently serving the council seat vacated by Alice Butler See ELECTIONS, Page A6 Race From Page A1 13-18 Female 1st Anna Reeve 58:43 2nd Karie VonFange 1:09:56 3rd Elaine Smith 1:14:46 19-29 Male 1st Chris Hollib 44:53 2nd Jarrett Dresch 45:57 3rd Jesse Clayton 49:34 19-29 Female 1st Shannon Nally 44:29 2nd Susannah McNear 47:27 3rd Cally Birgfeld 51:17 30-34 Male 1st Toby Conley 37:47 2nd Mark Willis 46:09 3rd Benjamin RogafT 52:05 30-34 Female 1st Katie Arnold 45:08 2nd Cady Codding 49:32 3rd Michelle Wood 52:42 35-39 Male 1st Mark Vann 39:14 2nd Gary Light 42:34 3rd Ned Barrett 42:39 35-39 Female 1st Monika Bracken 43:42 2nd Ellen Kurland 54:31 3rd Kelly Gainer 58:07 Blue Raa Gardens Greenhouse Now Open • Fancyleaf Geraniums • Maidenhair Ferns • Begonias • Violets • Much, Much More 540-923-4234 Rt. 231 Between Etlan & Banco • Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-54 Jyothi Gadde, M.D. BoonI certified in Allergy and Asthma If your child gets recurring colds or has nasal congestion, sniffling, snoring and mouth breathing, it could be due to chronic or seasonal allergies. This could lead to poor performance in school and sports. The r" allergy specialist can diagnose and properly treat childhood allergies, enhancing your child’s quality of life. 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County Youth Soccer in full swing By Nanette Hogan Special to the Rappahannock News Rappahannock Youth Soccer League played its third weekend of games, Saturday, April 20. Jim Oyster’s Red Rockets played Jeff Hazel’s team, Rapp Grapes, at RCES. It was a titanic struggle between two great teams from Rappahannock — that ended in tie. Katie Hartman got her first start, and Patrick Foley played very well for the Red Rockets. Ty Bigelow showed outstanding hustle on a number of plays. The coach said he had never seen the kids play with so much “heart’’ and was very pleased with the effort. Coach Hogan’s U-8ers, the Blue Panthers, had a bye this weekend and are resting up for next week’s game with Madison 1. The U-10 Terminators played against the “other” U-10 Rapp Dragons Saturday morning. Both teams played stupendous! Scorers for the Terminators were Bennett Eastham - 4 goals; Bryan Shafran - 2 goals and Gary White - 1 goal. Will Mullany played a strong defense and Connor Settle played outstanding goalie. Way to go to both of Rapp’s U-10’s! The U-10 girls, the Rappahannock Hurricanes, faced Orange for the second week in a row, winning again 42. This game was much more hard fought, with Orange challenging our midfielders and fullbacks much of the game. We’ll have to work harder in practice this week on midfielders and fullbacks supporting and backing up each other. The offense carried the day today with passing and lots of pressure on the Orange goal. Isabelle Eastham, Morgan Flournoy, Joslyn Smith and Marcella Wallace all scored with great support from Sarah Hazel, Katherine Huang, Brittany Stephens, Kendra Settle and Meredith Reeve. Seven members of the team, and their families, went to RFK on Sunday to watch the Washington Freedom play Brandi Chastain and the San Jose CyberRays. Our soccer players are lucky to have two professional soccer teams, the Freedom and DC United, playing nearby. The kids love the stadium atmosphere and the excitement of watching big league soccer. The RSL Coed U12 team, aka. the Red Menace, had their game with Orange Team 6 cancelled Saturday and rescheduled for the near future. Since the rain had also cancelled their previous practice, the coach called an open scrimmage for the team to play an assortment of parents, older siblings and other available soccer players. Aside from the parent’s team questionable sportsmanship and lack of knowledge of the RSL soccer rules, their team won going away 5-1. The Red Menace was missing some key players but thought that beating the old folks would be a relatively easy task; the parents team, however, put in a fine effort in their victory, unconcerned about the sprains and strains they’ll be suffering for the foreseeable future. Next game is on Saturday, April 27, vs Orange 5; and the team will certainly bounce back and be ready to play. The U14 Hornets traveled away from the hive on Saturday to Orange. As has been a consistent theme so far this year, the Hornets got better as the game progressed. They completely dominated the second half of play. There was good pressure late in the first half, also: Chasidy McGlothlin dribbled right up the middle through a couple of Orang-ites, broke into the Goal Box, and a foul from behind yielded an opportunity for a penalty kick. Rhonda Jackson’s powerful foot was behind the penalty kick attempt that screamed past the keeper and rose in altitude just over the goal mouth. The half ended at 1 - 0 Orange advantage, scoring on a dribbler of a shot. The second half started with the Hornets swarming right at the Orange opponents; beautiful take-aways, great passing down the wings; solid pressure all over the field. It was clear a Goal was uppermost in every Hornets mind. Andrew Kohler had a number of great runs up the middle, through numerous defenders to put the ball in the goal, but each attempt was thwarted at the last moment. Juan Tisera turned in another great performance pushing the ball up hard on offense and back checking well back into the defensive 18. Sam Harlow delivered a tenacious performance at midfield challenging every ball and progressing up field in proper fashion. Also well worthy of note, the Hornets received excellent midfield teamwork play from both Patrick and Andrew Treanor. In addition, a few newer Hornets showed very promising signs that they know how to do the midfield swarm with the best of them, Katrina Bigelow, Anna Owens, and Mayalene Barrier. There was a moment when it looked like the Hornets would deliver a stingigoal); Rhonda Jackson launched a high arching corner kick that almost found a Hornet Head. Intense. All of this up-field pressure was only possible with great “push it out and up the wings” defense, delivered by Josh Makela, Ry Wellemeyer, and Jeremy Riggleson. Delivering another solid Keeper performance, Tom Pendleton made well over 10 saves, punting quickly to the midfield comers enabling the offense to swarm again. Camp offerings Belle Meade has three different camp programs available this summer. Day camp for 6-13 year olds, swim camp for 3-6 year olds, and Belle Mead Outdoors for 13-16 year olds. 1 Campers enjoy swimming, Ijiking, informal sports, canoeing, archery, arts and crafts. Belle Meade is a 138-acre farm in the F.T.Valley near Sperryville with a pool, a pond, streams, meadows, forests, and mountains. Campers are picked up and dropped off in Amissville, Washington, Sperryville, Culpeper, and Madison. Camp sessions are June 1728, July 1-12, July 15-26, July 29 - Aug. 9, Aug. 12-23. Swim camp for 3-6 year olds is in its third summer. Sessions are June 10-14 and Aug. 26-30. Belle Meade Outdoors offers two six-night camping trips in the Blue Ridge Mountains for young people ages 12-16. One group will hike, backpack, and camp from June 23-29. Another group will canoe and camp from July 7-13. For applications or to schedule a visit call Susan Hoffman at 540-987-9748. Free tree package from foundation Ten free oak trees will be given to each person who joins The National Arbor Day Foundation during the month of April 2002. The free oaks are part of the nonprofit Foundation’s Trees for America campaign and are being given in recognition of the oak’s selection as the People’s Choice for America’s National Tree. The ten trees include two red oaks, two pin oaks, two bur oaks, two scarlet oaks and two willow oaks. The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting in April or May with enclosed planting instructions. The six to twelve inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge. To become a member of the Foundation and receive the free National Tree package, send a $10 contribution to Ten Free ,Oak Trees, National Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, Neb. 68410 by April 30, 2002. This Week in Sports By Jon Smythe Athletic Director All spring teams approached the halfway mark ini Bull Run District competition this past week and it provided plenty of excitement. Baseball lost their competitive form from a week ago, while softball maintained their success over three opponents. Senior softball player, Gwen Johnson had a “Day to Remember” and the softball program launched the firstever, Junior Panther girls’ softball team. Soccer had a mixed week and the boys' division of the district got tighter because of it. The track team continued to compete well, as they prepared for the annual Wrangler Classic in Luray this coming weekend. Baseball Tuesday, April 16 the Varsity Panthers traveled to Brentsville District High School and locked horns with a tough Tiger team. Juniors Darryl Cropp (3 for 3 w/2 RBIs) and Michael Cannon (2 for 2) were perfect at the plate and led the Panther attack. Mike Wiese executed a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to bring in the tying run but, in the end the Panthers fell short losing 6 to 5 to Brentsville. Here at home the JV Panthers suffered a tough loss to the JV Tigers as well. Young Alex Sharp had pitched a great game with some solid defense behind him, going into the final inning leading 4 to 2. Some mental and physical errors in the top of the 7th gave the Brentsville nine the two runs they needed to knot the score and they went on to win the game 6 to 4 in an extra inning. On Thursday, April 18, the boys of summer got a nondistrict game opportunity against the valley Panthers from Page County High School. The varsity boys traveled to Page for the game but, the guys left ^heir bats at home as they got only one hit in a 10 to 0 drubbing. Meanwhile, the JV Panthers played host to the JV team from Page here and handed them an 11 to 6 defeat as eighth grade pitchers, Jacob Dodson and Dylan Corbin combined for the victory. Dodson helped his own cause at the plate, going 2 for 4 with a double, and freshmen Ethan Berry and Dustin White each added a double of their own. On Friday, April 19 the varsity hosted the Eagles from Clarke County. The Panthers were still without their bats and couldn’t shake the grip of the Eagle defense. The Clarke defense played flawlessly without an error and recorded four double plays against the Rapp squad. The end result was the same — a not so pretty 10 to 0 defeat at home — their second in a row. The JV Eagles weren’t the gracious host that the Panthers were at home and put away the visiting Rapp JV team by the same 10 to 0 score that the varsity experienced. The week ended poorly for the Panthers and the teams must find a way to Upcoming Athletic Events Thursday, April 25 • Varsity Baseball Home vs Warren Co. HS 5 p.m. • Varsity Softball Home vs Luray HS 5 p.m. • JV Baseball Away at Warren Co. HS 5 p.m. • JV Softball Away Luray HS JV 5 p.m. • Varsity Girls' Soccer Away at Central HS 6 p.m. Friday, April 26 • Jr. Panther Softball Home vs Cedar Lee MS 4 p.m. • Jr. Panther Boys’ Soccer Away at Marshall MS 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27 • Varsity Track Teams Away at Wrangler Invitational 10 a.m. at Luray HS Monday, April 29 • Jr. Panther Softball Away at Marshall MS 4 p.m. • Jr. Panther Boys’ Soccer Away at Taylor MS 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 • Varsity Baseball/Softball Away at Manassas Park HS 5 p.m. • JV Baseball/Softball Home vs Manassas Park HS JV 5 p.m. • Varsity Boys’ Soccer Home vs Manassas Park HS 5 p.m. • Varsity Girls' Soccer Away at Manassas Park HS 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 • Varsity Track Teams Away at Madison Co. HS 4 p.m. Photos courtesy of David Clanagan JUNIOR Darryl Cropp continues to hit the ball well for the Panthers. turn the second half of the season around. Softball The Varsity Lady Panthers played three games this past week as did their JV sisters. Two of those games were Bull Run District foes and one was the Lady Panthers from Page County High School. In the end it didn’t make any difference as the “Girls of Summer” combined for six wins, against three schools by both the Varsity and JV teams from Rappahannock County. There were lots of highlights, but the real fireworks were provided by senior Gwen Johnson against the Lady Tigers from Brentsville. Johnson hit her first high school grand slam home run, as she collected 6 RBI’s on four hits, including two home runs, both out of the park. It was definitely a day to remember for the All-State catcher, as she led a 13 hit, Lady Panther attack that defeated Brentsville by the score of 14 to 4. Back at home, the JV Panthers were locked in a real pitching duel. Freshmen Rachel Gall’s single in the bottom of the 6th tied the score at 1 to 1. The pitcher, sophomore Brittany Thornhill, recorded 8 strikeouts and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning, as the JV side stayed undefeated with the 2 to 1 victory. Thursday saw the both girls teams in action against Page County. The varsity won their game 2 to 0 and improved their overall season record to 8 and 0. The JV side stayed home and hosted the JV Panthers from Page. The JV girls also maintained their perfect season record with an exciting 6 to 5 win. Friday, April 19 saw a return to district play, as both teams squared oft against the Lady Eagles from Clarke County. At home the varsity secured their 2 to 0 victory behind the always reliable pitching of junior Rachel Sharp, as she recorded her 5th straight district win. The other mound stalwart of the JV staff is sophomore Lara Kreyling. It was her turn to rotate down from the varsity to handle the pitching chores at the JV team and she came through with another solid performance, leading the Lady Panthers to an 8 to 0 shutout in Berryville. Just as exciting as Johnson’s fifth home run of the season was the start of a new team in school history — - the Junior Panther Softball Team. These 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls traveled to Orange County to play the Prospect Heights Middle School team in an opening day double header. After losing the first game 9 to 8, the girls grabbed the nightcap by the score of 10 to 8. Seventh graders Rebecca Tupper and Christina Mills shared the opening day pitching chores for the youngest of Panther softballers. These young hurlers are exciting to watch, as are the rest of the future Lady Panthers. Soccer While the “boys of summer” and the softball girls were battling the Tigers, Panthers and Eagles, the guys and gals of soccer were locked into their own struggles with several of those opponents. The varsity boys hosted Brentsville on Tuesday afternoon, April 16, and played their worst game of the year. Unable to mount any coordinated attacks on offense, the varsity Panthers were subjected to a 6 to 0 defeat before their home crowd. It was a tired and somewhat demoralized team that left the field that night and then traveled to Berryville to face the Eagles of Clarke County on Friday, April 19. However, the guys came out fighting against the Clarke side. Junior Ralph lUUc VoJ. To all Fodderstack 10-K Race Sponsors A grateful thank you to all of the following generous sponsors of the 24th Annual Fodderstack 10-K Race ? The Inn at Little Washington Sunnvside Farms, LLC • Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Warrenton • F&M Bank • Rappahannock National Bank • Je»» liUard - % • Carl Romney • Real Estate III ' • Roy Wheeler Realty • Eileen M. Dav Realtor And to Our Door Prize Donors! • Flint Hill Public House • Rae’s Place Se Deli * • Country Cafe “ • Bienvenue Knoll B & B • Ragged Mt. Running • Flint Hill Country Mart Center ’ Sc Deli • 4 Sc 20 Blackbirds As always, thanks also to our many volunteers, including: • Girl Scout Troop 3590 Sc #929 • Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office • VA Dept of Transportation • Billjarrett • Kevin Sc Walter Day And many others, too numerous to mention! Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities Authority •Flint Hill VF&R • The Vnatfings <, / * •VA State Police • Washington VF & R •Ed Mamsy • Candy Wroth • Peter H. Inke JUNIOR Eva Mills prepares to lay down a bunt. Pace drove on% deep into the Eagle net during the first half and that would be all the Panthers needed to record their third district win. As lightning filled the skies around Berryville Friday night, the game was called and the Panthers declared the victors. It was if the Soccer Gods had said, “This one was meant to be.” The Junior Varsity Boys’ Team is still searching for a winning formula and some success on the offensive end of the field. They fell 6 to 0 against Brentsville on Tuesday and 4 to 0 against the JV team from Clarke on Friday, just prior to the varsity contest. Meanwhile the girls were having a difficult time getting back on the winning path. The Lady Panthers were manhandled by the Lady Tigers from Brentsville on Tuesday, April 16. The score was 5 to 0 but it could have been a lot worst if not for the superior goal-tending efforts of junior Robyn Pivarnik. The young lady had over 30 saves as the Brentsville side pounded her with shots all afternoon. Fortunately only a handful got through.

Elections From Page A4 since her appointment as Treasurer, and secondly because I have worked in the financial industry for the past 24 years. I am currently the Manager of the First Virginia Bank in Remington. In short, I know how to add and subtract. Question #1 Rappahannock County appealed to me because of its rural setting, its scenic vistas, and its comprehensive plan to limit sprawl and crawl. While growth and development are important to the economic well being of the community, urbanization and unchecked growth would undermine and destroy the agricultural infrastructure that has long been the backbone of Rappahannock County. Question #2 Ilook forward to the challenge of creating and implementing a budget that focuses on maintaining and supporting services and needs of the citizens of the town in a fiscally responsible manner. I think this will be a challenging job in light of some of the major projects we are undertaking in the next few years, specifically Avon Hall, the wastewater system and the new reservoir. Question #3 The wastewater situation is a very real problem. We must begin planning for the future. I don't mean the next five or ten years, but the next 50 to 100 years. The problem is only going to get worse and more expensive to fix the longer we wait. Right now looks as though we may have a suitable property in Avon Hall in which to place a non-intrusive wastewater system. I fully support the efforts of the council to make this a viable option, and think the town will support the proposed plan. Candidates for Council - five seats available Alice Butler - incumbent Biographical Sketch My name is Alice C. Butler and I am running for 2nd term as member of Town Council. I am a native of Rappahannock County as well as most of my family members. My Mother and Father had businesses in town: he managed the town water system and was very active in the Fire Department. My son presently has a business here also. I am a graduate of Rappahannock County Public School. I am a Federal Government retiree. After retiring in 1996. my husband and I moved back to Washington. Ya. to a house he had built for us. Rappahannock has always been my home and is very near and dear to my heart. I know I can make a fcontribution to the town as I am very interested in preserving it. I have very fond memories of growing up in this town. I would like for all residents to have a voice in decisions made by the council. If you feel strongly about the future of our town and would like a voice in decisions, I will speak for you because I care about vour concerns. Election Day is May 7. Steve Critzer - incumbent and current Vice-Mayor Biographical Sketch. 1am the latest in my family to be involved with a small, multi-generational, familyowned and operated heavy equipment business based here in Washington. I have been elected to the Town Council for two terms, have served on many Town committees, and have significant experience in the growth, development, and operation of the Town’s public water system. My mother, father, and grandparents were all involved in Town and County government—my granddaddy was Sheriff of Rappahannock County—and my great-great granddaddy was Clerk of the Court in the County. I live here in Town with my wife Ann and our four-year-old daughter Parker. Question #1 There are few undeveloped lots within the Town boundaries, therefore I do not anticipate a large amount of growth. The County’s plan for growth occurring in and around the village centers seems logical, this being the County seat. Question #2 Speaking to the budget, our expenditures on debt for water system upgrades in the early 90’s, support of the Fire Department, our 200,000 gallon reservoir replacement, the possible purchase of Avon Hall, and a wastewater solution are the priorities—and there wall not be extra dollars after paying for them. Question #3 We have an existing wastewater problem in the Town, and the Avon Hall solution will be subject to a public hearing process—we will hear the pros and cons then. I do think Avon Hall is a viable solution to our wastewater problem. Reinhardt Lynch - incumbent Biographical Sketch I moved to the area 33 years ago and opened the Inn 25 years ago. I am a current member of the town council Work that doesn't seem like work. Wondering "what if "over coffee. Finding the perfect space and a nice desk. Your first client. BL. v> r. <T'.'Ob, BB&T Merr.br' f'DiC fq, u.i Housir# Le .der What's important in your life depends on where you are in life. That's why, even though F&M Bank has become Branch Banking & Trust, the real news is what stays the same. Like the simple belief that you're not just an account number you're an individual.That loans should be made by people, not just by the numbers. And that banking, like any relationship, works best when people get to know one another. At BB&T our one-onone approach still relies on local decision makers who get to know you and your financial needs. So please stop by. we'd like to help you with what's next in your life. BB&T Reinhardt Lynch and have enjoyed serving the Town government for at least 12 years. As the Town’s largest employer and tax payer, we and our employees are proud to have contributed more than one million dollars to the town’s treasury through taxes. Knowing how difficult it has been to generate this money, I am concerned with how it is spent. Over the years I have witnessed great change in the scope and complexity of our Town's affairs. More than ever, my prospective as a business minded, numbers savvy council member is niuch needed. This is not a high school popularity contest as some would have us believe. The decisions this council makes will affect everything from your property values to your quality of life. Question #1 With the county’s comprehensive plan requiring that growth occurs in areas surrounding our village, it is unfortunate that the residents and government of Washington have no say in the development of that growth. Yet, this growth will deeply impact what exists within the boundaries of Washington. Question #2 It has been a mystery to me how our village could go from an operating budget of $25,000 in the mid 80’s to the level it has reached today with very few noticeable improvements to the town. Funds should have been, and should be, prioritized over the years for solving our waste water problem. Question #3 I was in favor of the waste water treatment system as it was proposed two years ago; it was less expensive than Avon Hall and gave us more space for the system. The acquisition of Avon Hall by the government is important to the future of the Town of Washington. Jeffrey Benson Biographical Sketch Iwas born in Tampa, Fla., Jan 16, 1959. I’m 43 years old, married for 17 years to Veronika Benson. My family resides in San Antonio, Texas (mother, older brother and younger sister). I’m a third generation steamfitter—my apprenticeship started in 1978. I am a member in good standing at local 602 in Washington, D.C. I’m currently working at the new Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum at Dulles Center. In 1988 I enrolled into a 2 year culinary program Austin, Texas in which I finished with honors. I worked for 10 years in the food service industry. My last position was Executive Chef at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington. I returned to steamfitting in 1998. I have a wide variety of interests.—I enjoy cooking/entertaining, woodworking, golf, gardening, home improvement projects and auctions. Veronika and I moved to Virginia in 1993 to Fairfax where we lived for 6 years. We’ve lived in the Washington community for three years. Veronika and myself love this area and community. We’re both getting back to our small town roots. We love entertaining in our home. We have made some long lasting friendships in our short time here. I’m looking forward to serving this community in many facets. Question #1 To limit growth and have development is a fine line. A comprehensive plan represents the citizens of the community not just government. It’ll help the community as a whole recognize what will be required for operating more efficiently and economically. To deal with changes and demands of the future a comprehensive plan must recognize the values of the past dnd the lives and hopes of the cftv zens. Question #2 Our town is critically dependent on tourism for routine funding. An increase in food and lodging tax should be considered. Tfie most important town need is*a waste water treatment system. The largest expenditure will reap the largest rewards for our community in two ways. It’ll stop a potential health problem and will also increase property values around the community. An increase in water rates will probably be necessary to help fund an undertaking. Spend'a little more now to save a lot more in the future. o one likes to think about waste water as a X l fact of life, but everyone is affected by it some more than others. Left alone f6r nature to purify will eventually fail, (especially on small lots) A treatment system will benefit the whole community and solve problems befpre they happen. 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Survivors’ stories have evolved By Sallie Morgan Special to the Rappahannock News Playwright and actress Julie Portman firmly believes that the act of telling our own stories and of listening to each other’s stories has the power to transform us all. Her most recent play, Three Roses, which will be performed at Rappahannock County High School on Saturday, May 11 at 8 p.m., tells the true stories of three remarkable women, each of whom has survived unspeakable acts of violence, and each of whom has been able to transform her experience into forces of courage, healing and hope. Since Three Roses premiered here in Rappahannock County two years ago, not only have audiences all over the country been deeply affected by the women’s stories, but the play itself has also undergone a transformation. “In fact,” says local writer and performer Joyce Abell, “if you saw the premier - u haven’t seen this e who were ^ -> h _ Poi „ one perform ...«»y and felt the respo-ae of audiences, her own insight into her characters’ experience developed, inevitably changing her characters’ insight, and altering the focus of the entire work in a fundamental way. She then laughs and says this is also an example of how a play can grow and become shorter at the same time. Three Roses was recently produced for and aired on PBS television, which required editing to fit a 90 minute timeframe. “Sometimes,” explains Portman, “by taking out material, you can actually strengthen what remains.” The women whose stories are told have also been transformed by the experience of working with Julie and by having audiences listen to their stories. The Cambodian woman, Thavet, who survived the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge, is now working with FEMA assisting victims of the terrorist attacks last fall, and says she has never felt as fulfilled. Carroll, an anthropologist who has confronted abuse suffered in her childhood, has now established a new journal devoted to Spirituality and Violence. And Rosie, a child of the projects in Brooklyn who has had to overcome an abusive husband, a terrible childhood secret and a weakened heart, hps found new power through her art. f>ortman suggests that especially in the climate in which we are living, in which violence surrounds us, we can all do a great deal to counteract that violence through the sharing of stories. “Some stories are just too heavy to carry by yourself; they must be shared with others. And with the telling, healing can begin, healing that ultimately comes through relationships.” After seeing Three Roses, Miranda Hope, who teaches drama at Rappahannock High School, noted that for her the experience had a broader meaning. “The play gives value to so many of the things that challenge us, and says to me that the hard things are not for nothing. You don’t have to be a sur vivor of violence to take home a new way of looking at yourself and the world around you. This play gives us permission to be human, and that feels like a rare thing.” For the past seven years, Portman has also offered Life Stories Workshops, teaching people of all backgrounds and ages how to write their own life stories. She sees a direct relationship between her work as a playwright and an actress and what she teaches in these workshops. “Here too, it’s about what happens when one is able to share a story and when one truly listens to another’s story. Whatever personal story is shared, both the teller and the listener are changed by the experience.” The many Rappahannock residents are now graduates of these workshops can attest to the lifechanging experience that awaits future workshop participants. Life Stories workshops will be offered again in June, including a six day intensive June 14-16 and June 21-23, and a three day workshop June 28-30. For further information on workshops, contact Ki Theatre at (540) 987-3164. The May 11 performance of Three Roses is co-sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community and the Curriculum Enrichment Program which supports Rappahannock County schools. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door and $5 for students (free with teacher pass for extra credit). For reservations, contact Sallie Morgan at morgans® tidalwave.net or (540) 9878677. Sixty retired educators met for annual election, spring luncheon By Marion Simpson Special to the Rappahannock News Mary Lou Trimble of Fauquier County was named President of the nine-county District N of the Virginia Retired Teachers Association on Monday, April 15 at the organization’s annual spring meeting at Washington Baptist Church. She succeeds Calvin Lightfoot of Culpeper. Shirley Place from Frederick County will serve as president-elect and Dean Kilby of Prince William County will retain his position as vice-president. Sixty retired educators were in attendance and heard Chris Johns of Woodville speak and show slides of his trips to Africa. A National Geographic Photographer, Mr. Johns told his audience of his meeting with South Africa’s Nelson Mandela and of the former president’s “respect” for the environment. Entertainment was provided by singer/actress Virginia Scott of Rappahannock. James T. Futrell Jr. of Culpeper, a former guidance counselor in Rappahannock schools and cur Fourth Advisory Grading Rappahannock Elementary School “A” Honor Roll 4th Grade Brittany Clatterbuck Kendra Settle Joe Vickers “A-B” Honor Roll 4th Grade Jessica Bowman Austin Bumett Carly Caims Connor Foley Madison Herbert Zachary Herbert Conner Miller Huck Pace Jacob Racer Meredith Reeve Rachel Switzer Gary White Reed Dove Kevin Goodwin Mason Stickley Kristin Taylor Aidan McCormickDemolli Sarah Jenkins Heidi Rechin Krista Riggleson All “A** Honor Roll 5th Grade Kimberly Sealock Elizabeth Welch Sarah Smoot Willie Southard Hannah Rosenbaum Emily Carter Emma Hathaway Megan Wheatley Brittany Williams Chase Tupper Ella Miller ‘A-B” Honor Roll 5th Grade Nate Sparks Michelle Fewell Ashley Singleton Sarh Elliot Megan Massey Julian Donahue Dean Hogan Danielle Kirby Jeff Booher Stevie Ross Nikki Bowers Caroline Massie Chris Nugent Charles Burke Juleah Clement Amanda Rice Lily Day Kerry LeVans Charlie Necessary Zack Way land Beth Martin Brook Stokes Stephen Dodson Amanda Smoot Oliver Brass Addison Cupp Jacob Drake D.J. Atkins Matt Adams Matt Burrell Michael Gallihugh All “A” Honor Roll 6th Grade Jonathan Butler Natasha Webster D.J. Howard Kyle Settle ‘A-B” Honor Roll 6th Grade Sarah Switzer Paula Raney Caroline Reeve Evonne Pullen Kevin Settle J.R. Barron Ashley Priest Will Boelte Osha Kondori Brian Ross Elaine Sims Laura Keller Noel Johns Ashley Vest Katie Long Jake Rosenbaum Jim Silvey Travis Jenkins Alicia Smith Kim Hutcheson Molly McCarthy Hannah Gall Jason Wiese Wade Norman All “A” Honor Roll 7th Grade Meagan Smith James Henze Clay Vickers Steven Butler Anna Owens Ainsley Strand Jesse Palmer ‘A-B” Honor Roll 7th Grade Chris Anderson Baillee Batcheler Katrina Bigelow Tommy Bruce Katherine Crawford Robbie Hamill-Huff Corey Hitt Samantha Long Will Miller Eve Nealon Alex Ramey Jeremy Riggleson Rebecca Tupper Laura Wheatley Mayalene Barbier Angela Bigelow Matt Butler Matt Bywaters Jenkins Dove James Hawkins Amber Long Josh Makela Christina Naramore Jessica Noaker Billy Rechin Breannah Shankle Emily Welch Emily Raney Brought to you courtesy of: Rappahannock News rent president of the Rappahannock Retired Teachers Association, introduced the speaker. What are you doing to improve your health? Wellness Outreach Register/information: (540) 829-4190 Classes listed are FREE unless indicated. MAY 7 Thinkin' About Quittin' One of the most important things you can do for your health is to stop smoking. This class recognizes the difficulty of quitting and offers factual, up-to-date information about cessation methods. 5-6 pm MAY 9, 14, 16, 21, 23 Tai Chi Chih Translates as 'joy through movement.' Learn 20 simple, slow, gentle movements that can be done by almost anyone, regardless of age or physical condition Request attendance for all 5 sessions 5:30-6:30pm MAY 11 Refuse to Be a Victim A lecture-only seminar that teaches simple tactics you can use to prevent criminal confrontation at home, by phone or when traveling. 9am-noon MAY 29 New Shape of Health Have you tried everything to lose weight, or lost weight and then gained it back? This is a non-diet approach based on being healthy, not fitting in a certain size clothing. 6:3Q-8:30pm JUNE 1 Annual CRH Bike & Blade Rodeo Kids ages 5 to 9 bring your bikes and in-line skates for a skills challenge and safety information. Helmets will be provided for those children who do not have one There will be special giveaways for every child. 9-11am JUNE 3 Diabetes & Exercise A walking program designed for people with diabetes will be presented. 7pm Family Birth Center Register/information: (540) 829-4114 Classes listed are FREE unless indicated Conducted on-site at the Family Birth Center MAY 1 Siblings For you and your children (age 3 years and up), who may welcome some advice on being a good brother/sister to a new baby. Learn ways to ease the transition 7-8pm MAY 6 to JUNE 10 Prepared Childbirth This six-week course on Mondays is taught by a certified childbirth instructor and is encouraged for all parents-to-be Comprehensive content includes labor, delivery, pain management, nutrition, baby care and more $50 7-9pm MAY 15 Infant CPR Offers parents, siblings and babysitters a chance to learn and practice CPR for infants This is not a certification course. 7-9pm Events MAY 5 FamilyCare Hospice Memorial Service Held annually at Alum Spring Baptist Church, this service remembers all the patients who've died between April 1999 and April 2002 3pm MAY 6 Diabetes Support Group Exchange ideas, resource info, and best practices on managing the disease Those with diabetes, families and caregivers are invited Information: 829-4254 10am-4pm MAY 15 Junior Auxiliary Deadline Applications for Junior Auxilians (hospital volunteers) ages 13 to 17 will be accepted until May 15 For information or to get application: Winifred Coolbaugh at 829-9375. MAY 25 Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at Fauquier Hospital this month, and June 22 at Culpeper Regional Hospital Culpeper Regional I[ospital 83 Promoting health. Preserving community. 501 Sunset Lane Culpeper, Virginia 22701 www.culpeperhospital.com Arias from Opera On Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m., the Theatre at Washington, Va., presents a concert of well loved songs from opera, plus a few lesser known works. The beautiful soprano Jacqueline Neimat, and pianist George Peachey return to the Theatre after an absence of two years. Bass baritone Eugene Galvin will be making his first appearance at the Theatre in Little Washington. The program includes music from operas of Mozart, Gounod, Bellini, Massenet, Meyerbeer, and Puccini; three songs by Rachmaninoff, and music of the less well known composers Boito, Bock and Harnick and Robert Johnson. Jacqueline Neimat’s recitals in the Washington area include performances at the Italian Cultural Society and at the Austrian, Lebanese, and Finnish Embassies, and at The Strathmore Arts Center in Maryland. She was a prize winner in last year’s National Association of Singing Competition. Ms. Neimat will soon release a new CD of classical and popular selections. Eugene Galvin, who was praised in Opera News for his “rich voice and superb musicianship,” has sung with the Washington, Wolftrap, and National Operas, among many others. At Constitution Hall he sang the role of Sarastro in The Magic Flute under the baton of Victor Borge. His New' York debut was as the title character in The Marriage of Figaro with the New York Grand Opera. On the concert stage, Mr. Galvin has performed as soloist in the Kennedy Center's Messiah SingAlong, and with Ute Lemper and the National Symphony in Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins. Pianist George Peachey is well known in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area as a vocal accompanist, chamber musician and soloist. He has performed at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, the Phillips Collection, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. He can be heard on compact disc with violinist William Steck in music of Samuel Adler, and with tenor William Shields in collections of Irish concert songs. Tickets for the concert at $15 for adults and $5 for students 18 and under. For reservations and information, phone (540) 675-1253, or send e-mail to TheatreVA@aol.com. Former FBI, CIA Director to speak at breakfast By Darrow Kirkpatrick Special to the Rappahannock News Judge William H. Webster, former Director of the FBI and the CIA will speak at a fundraising breakfast in support of Scouting programs in the Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Council serves Rappahannock and eight other counties in Virginia and West Virginia. The breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to about 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the Flint Hill Public House. Judge Webster, who has a weekend home in the county, was serving in his ninth year as director of the FBI when he was appointed Director of Central Intelligence which included heading up the CIA. He served in this capacity four years. Webster was active as a youth in Scouting and has chaired a national conclave of Exploring Scouting. He holds the Silver Buffalo, the highest award an adult can receive from the Boy Scouts National Headquarters. In addition to Judge Webster, Bob Ferrell, the senior Scouting professional in the Shenandoah Area council, and local Scouters will speak briefly about local Scouting programs. About 30 members of the community have signed on as hosts for the breakfast and letters have gone out soliciting financial support as Sponsors, Patrons, and Benefactors. The four members of the Shenandoah Area Council Executive Board from Rappahannock County are coordinating the event and would be happy to furnish information to anyone interested. Call any of the following for additional information: Yogi Bear 675y2D3495, Darrow Kirkpatrick 9374040, Walt Longyear 6753679, or Charlotte Nichols 675-3500.

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Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.timescommunity.com WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002 Our View Wake up and smell the lettuce Time for renewal is upon us Here it is spring once again and the pastures and early garden crops alert us to the fact that it is high time to renew our vigor, spirits, and the pure enjoyment of life in Rappahannock County. | Cell towers, sludge, 9/11, urban sprawl, the ^hreat of drought, conflicts in the Middle East—all pre representative of the contentious and often |ragic side of life, but they are but just that—only pne side. i This is a time for rejoicing and for renewal. For pushing our hands deep into the soil and for delighting in the gifts granted each spring—the sprouts of cabbage and kale, the hew calves sportjng on greening pastures, the return of the hummingbirds, the perfume of early blossoms, the smiles of friends and neighbors, the sun setting over Old Rag. We have such an advantage here in the Piedmont. We can take a moment or two and breathe in the clean air . . . let our eyes find peace ;in a mountain’s smile . . . and put into context the ^travails of this sometimes troubled world. Let us not forget those global troubles and our own issues and arguments, but first let us give thanks for the good fortune that placed us here. iHug a neighbor . . . kiss a tree . . . tell your children you love them. Down Memory Lane « From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 40 YEARS AGO April 26, 1962 ! In a front page photo, Mrs, Veronica Keating, Mrs. ' Dorothy Davis, Miss Mary Norman Davis and two ‘Japanese girls in Kobe, Japan were pictured. Mrs. ^Keating and Mrs. Davis will return home Friday morning after a five week trip to Japan. Miss Davis will remain as ! a teacher there. t f Misses Nancy Buntin and Diana Carr were joint hostess | at a surprise party in honor of Miss Carty Moffett’s 11th I birthday Saturday, April 21. The party was held at the • home of Miss Buntin. e ■ Mr. and Mrs. Newbill Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur ■ Miller entertained with an Easter Egg Hunt Sunday at Mt. Prospect in honor of Hodge, Jay and Brooke Miller, sons of the Newbill Millers. About 30 guests were present. < A square dance will be held April 27 at the Flint Hill fire house to benefit the fire company. A1 Lanham and The ' Clarke County Ramblers will be the featured guests. ‘ Admission is $1.25 per person. 25 YEARS AGO ; April 21, 1977 » j The Rappahannock County Education Association held a f dinner April 15 honoring O.A. Norton and Mrs. Mary » Quaintance, retiring Superintendent of Schools and 1 Elementary Principal, respectively. i Approximately 117 persons attended, family members of > the honorees, teachers and other educators. J i Rappahannock County’s Sheriff W.A. Buntin has had i one mileage problem solved for him. Tuesday evening a j vehicle pulled up in front of the Sheriff’s home and blew [ the horn. ' When Mr. Buntin went to the door the driver called for !' him to come out. Mr. Buntin told the operator to come in if he wished to see J him and the driver, a man, said he was driving under the ' influence and wanted to be locked up. The Sheriff obliged. j j In real estate ads: Rappalachian Homes, Roger | Batchelder advertised: A path but np bath go with this old ' three bedroom cottage on 9.5 acres for $27,000 and j Building lots from $3,900. Panorama Realty offered 10 acres of woodland on Bessie Bell near Woodville for $10,000 and 37 wooded, rolling acres near Scrabble with stream, seclusion and access from Route 522 for $41,700. In a photo, Mrs. Robert Rodgers, the Rev. Jennings Hobson and Mrs. William Bear were making posters announcing the oral cancer clinic scheduled for May 21 at Rappahannock County Elementary School. Students of the seventh grade classes of Rappahannock County Elementary School visited the museums and other institutions in the Nation’s Capital last Wednesday. 10 YEARS AGO April 23, 1992 In the lead photo of the week, a car wash was held last Saturday in Flint Hill to benefit the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department. Among those helping out were Pat Lawler, Doug McCabe, Jeremy Crutchfield and Sally Lawler. A week of rains led to widespread flooding in Rappahannock Tuesday night, closing several roads, downing trees and leaving vehicles stranded. Thee were no reports of injuries. The Rappahannock Republican Committee elected officers and delegates to the 10th Congressional District and state conventions during proceedings at the county courthouse Monday night. Ron Frazier of Amissville was elected to serve another term as chairman, former House of Delegates candidate Woodvjlle was named vicechairman, Admiral John Marocchi of Sperryville is the new secretary and Hugh Chrisman of Sperryville is treasurer. COMPILED BY BARBARA C. WAYLAND Rappahannock Today Photo courtesy of Mary Jo Dilling On Sunday, March 10, Lea Pyne, Rappahannock County High School Senior, received the DAR Good Citizens Award from the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR, at the Culpeper Baptist Church Chapel. Miss Pyne was selected by her school’s faculty and students for her outstanding citizenship qualities. A reception for recipients and guests followed the ceremony. Left to right are parents, Michael and Sharon Pyne, recipient, Lea Pyne, DAR Good Citizens Chapter Chairman, Louise Eastham and Chapter Regent, Pat Bryson. Letters County resident alert At its April 17 meeting, the Planning Commission considered beginning in August 2002 the mandated review of the Rappahannock County Comprehensive Plan. Details of the process that will be used have yet to be determined. But, a tentative schedule for the review was announced. The Comp Plan chapters 1 and 2 to be reviewed in August, Chapters 3-5 in October, Chapters 6-8 in January 2003, and the maps and graphics in April 2003. The Plan should be finalized in July 2003. Public hearings are intended to be conducted by the Planning Commission in several if not all five of the districts in the county. Chapter 1 of the current plan begins with, “The challenges that face every community are those of planning the future and managing the process of change.” And continues with, “Planning can be used to guide and coordinate the changes Rappahannock County is experiencing by providing for: the responsible use of land and natural resources; a satisfactory living environment for local residents; anticipated future public facility needs; acceptable development patterns; a sound fiscal base.” The beauty of the intended review process is that residents can have input to this document that is ... “the blueprint for all land use policy in Rappahannock County.” By attending the public hearings and providing comments, we residents will be assisting the Planning Commission in revising this basic document which will influence our and our children’s future for, at least, the next five years. Much can happen in only five years as attested to by the planned major development on our eastern border and the now enacted development just beginning in the center of our life and environment on US 211. This local development has been touted as following, almost to the letter, the current Comp Plan. (And from my understanding, it does.) Our planners of 5-6 years ago had the foresight to restrict where growth could occur in the county. Although some do not accept this as being the right change, think about what could haye happened if a Plan was not in place. Should one think there is a better future than is currently outlined in the 1998 Plan, then this is all the more reason to participate in the review process and revise the goals, objectives and principles for a better future. Residents are now challenged to plan their future in Rappahannock County. Copies of the 1998 Comprehensive Plan are available at the County Administrator’s Office for a nominal fee. Review the current Plan. Prepare appropriate comments and recommendations. Present these to the Planning Commission in writing or in person at the public hearings. The opportunity is here. All we have to do is act. Bob Lander Castleton Reasoning requested Now. let me get this straight. At a time that our country’s patriotism is at its highest, when our boys and girls are fighting for our freedom in a foreign land, it is at this time that a town named after our founding father decides not to celebrate our country’s birth. The reasoning behind it is the fear of something that has never happened, to my knowledge, in the forty year history of the festival. The Mayor of Washington has decided not to have a Fourth of July celebration this year for fear that someone will sue if injured by fireworks. My question is, on what does he base this fear. There has to be a way around this issue. Not only is he canceling the fireworks he is canceling everything that goes along with them; the festival in town, the parade and all the joy that comes with them. It just seems to me that right now with patriotic fervor at the highest it has been in my lifetime, there should be some way to rectify the situation. Please Mr. Mayor, do the right thing. Kevin Reid Sperryville Editor's Note: This was not the Mayor’s decision alone, it was the decision of the Town Council Members after extensive discussion with the volunteers and Town Attorney. Please see Mayor's letter in this issue for clarification. Efforts appreciated It was sad when the Town Council iinally came to the conclusion, after several meetings and long discussions, that the Town would not sponsor a Fourth of July celebration this year. The Town has worked in the past through tax exempt and independently insured organizations actually managing the activities of the day. This year, in the absence of a similar organization expressing an interest, the Town turned to independent citizens who enthusiastically volunteered to provide an understanding that the level of liability has increased over that of the past and that the management structure available for handling the day would leave everyone exposed to this liability. The Town very much appreciates the effort and patience of George Rosenbaum and all those who offered to support him in putting together the Fourth of July celebration. The willingness of such people to step forward to help in community activities is extremely important and the entire Town is very grateful. Stewart Willis Mayor Town of Washington

Excellence in education By Nels Parson Special to the Rappahannock News There’s a quiet revolution under way in the Rappahannock High School. Its purpose is to achieve excellence in education and you can find those words at the high school entrance. Walk down the school hallways when classes are changing and you may pass the person who someday will be the president of the United States! And you may see other future leauers in government, indusrv and community. The future of our remarkable nation and its unique values w ill be in their hands. In that hallway? Yes, in that one and others like it. Schools are where our leaders are originating What are we doing to help them prepare for their responsibilities? Paying taxes is not enough. They need our encouragement, expertise, experience, wisdom and their teachers need our support. ine community organization called Headwaters was established for just that purpose. It fosters academic excellence by engaging the entire community. For example, Headwaters obtained a $200,000 Greve grant to aid effective school management. It awards mini grants to teachers and academic awards to students and supports the mentor program to assist students needing extra help. The School Volunteer Program offers many opportunities for adults to give a little of their time. Substitute teachers are needed to step in occasionally when a regular instructor has to be absent. When did we last have a teacher recognition dav? They deserve our appreciation and thanks and a reasonable income. Meanwhile there is a new drive for excellence in the Rappahannock School system. Spearheaded by Mary Ann Biggs, one goal is entry into the prestigious International Baccalaureate Program. This program requires the achieving of international standards of curriculum and quality of learning. To do so means increased emphasis on reading, writing, classic literature, history, science and mathematics. Other subjects getting attention are philosophy, physical fitness and special seminars on leadership. School leaders are also looking for expanded extracurricular activities to occupy high school students after classes, to create a user-friendly atmosphere at the school where “hanging out" is both fun and healthy. Few spare time activities for students are offered in this county and the temptation to drive 25 miles for almost anything, with all the risks that implies, is strong. lhe Rappahannock school system is blessed with excellent leadership at every level but the most demanding is that of principal. Minute to minute decisions about personalities, scheduling changes and facility breakdowns must be fitted in between plans for the next day, week and semester. The principal gets to know almost everybody and everybody turns to him/her. Normal span of control (over just four or five subordinate leaders) is difficult to achieve. And pushing people at this level is like pushing a piece of spaghetti, one has to get in front and pull it by setting the example. Mike and Rave Tupper are leaders at this level. She is the principal of the elementary school and her husband the assistant principal of the high school. Ask anyone about them and all one hears is praise. Hang on to these two, they are invaluable. Possibly less well known county wide is the high school principal, Joseph B. Perine, since he has been in the job just a year. He and his wife, Judy, parents of three boys , came to Rappahannock from Ithaca, N.Y. He was a high school principal there but his experience with youth goes back many years — and in remarkable ways. After graduating from State University of New York, Mr. Perine taught English, Social Studies and Spanish for eight years at the same high school he attended as a student. His expertise in special education led him to the Uhiversity of Arizona. From this base he traveled widely, conducting seminars on law and the handicapped. In Lynchburg, Va. he served as administrator in a state hos Opinion pital and went on to direct a job training program for disadvantaged youth. His experience with problem youngsters brought him to Massachusetts, where he was the principal of two juvenile correctional facilities. After administrative duties in a technical school in Rhode Island, he became principal in Ithaca. He came to Rappahannock with 38 years experience, much of it with young people having special needs. Joe Perine is a man with a mission and the mission is to improve the academic landscape. He is wholly in accord with joining the International Baccalaureate Program. Under his direction there is new emphasis on classics such as philosophy, Shakespeare and history and he is stressing preparation for modem living through his programs in physical fitness, environmental science and leadership. He will be bringing speakers from the community into the auditorium and classroom. The county has residents with a broad range of skills, expertise and experience. The coming seminar in leadership is especially interesting. The course is designed for the student to investigate the qualities of leadership, the lives of acknowledged leaders who possessed them and to assess their own leadership potential. There is a new atmosphere at the high school. Joe Perine and Mike Tupper make a'powerful and innovative team. They lead by example and go wherever needed. They can be found directing traffic and controlling youngsters when busses move and they step in and teach when necessary. The quality and motivation of the teaching staff is excellent as well. Any visitor who has been in the school recently can attest to that. Direct teacher-student relationships are crucial and teachers deal with them many times each day. This is where learning, discipline and encouragement take place and minds are opened to quality living. So what can we do to help prepare our future President? Call: Headwaters office at 675-1819, Jan Makela at 9878259 to help in the volunteer program, Lois Manookian at 675-3949 or Ellen Neil-Dore at 675-1461 to be a mentor, Jack Raines at 987-9773 to do occasional substitute teaching, your County supervisor to improve teachers’ pay. JIM MCKAY^ USED CAR DEPARTMENT Year Model Stock! NOW 98 Volkswagon Passat, 4 Dr. $13,900, OOVolkswagon GTI, 2 Dr $15,900 99 Chrysler 300M, 4 Dr $18,900 96 Chevy Caprice. 4 Dr.. 50K S11.90C 99 GMC Sierra Ext Cab $19,900 99 Chevy Suburban LS, AWD $20,900 97 Chevy Tahoe LT $15,900 94 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 4x4 $7,995 98 Chrysler Concorde, Loaded $11,900 95 Buick Regal, Loaded $5,770 97 Plymouth Breeze $5,770 97 Chevy Monte Carlo Z34,58K #1158A $10,990 97 Pontiac Grand Prix, P/W, P/L, 67K 41324A $10,490 98 Honda Accord, V6, Ex. Lther. 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He was just white, except for the smallest lateral flash of black fur low7 on each side. I watched the skunk as long as I thought I could without intruding on his routine, then went my way. This evening I dropped in on the neighbors, lifelong residents of the farm that now7 includes our home, to visit and to tell them about the skunk. We sat on the porch as the sun sank through the oak branches toward its daily refuge behind the Blue Ridge. The new leaves had just enough form to give a muted, lace effect to the light without blocking the view. The sun's steady track along the Ridge is noticeable these days, a little further north each evening, as it returns to the Northern Hemisphere. They say this motion is actually the planet wobbling in its orbit like a tiring top, but on an evening when the earth is warm and it seems you could reach out and touch the mountains, such an idea is particularly hard to grasp. “Henry, do you knowr what I saw a couple of nights ago?” I said. “A w hite skunk. I mean this guy was almost all white.” “A Number Five”, he said, “Hardly worth killin’ “. It hadn’t crossed my mind to kill it, but the idea that killing a white skunk was “hardly worth it” intrigued me. Where was the element of value in other skunks? “Now, Henry, what do you mean?” his wife Barbara spoke up. “You all used to kill white skunks.” “Sure, Woman, but most years we’d hardly get a quarter for ‘em. Number One’s was best. Mostly all black,” Henry went on. “Got a good price most years for them, provided of course the hide wasn’t damaged”. Fur, I realized. Skunks for fur. Henry lapsed into one of the many silences that mark Havura tries a^ain Rabbi Carla Theodore recently announced that Havura Ktana will meet Sunday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library. Tree Bresson, a Professional Facilitator from Oregon, will help navigate the thorny and painful topic of what’s happening now between Israel and the Palestinians. “We touched the subject briefly last month. Within minutes we were hopelessly polarized. With more heat than light, some of us pas sionately defended Israel’s present actions and others of us passionately opposed them. We decided to try again - this time with help - to see if we could bring about a different kind of discussion and if indeed we could even achieve a meeting of minds,” said Rabbi Theodore. Havura Ktana is a friendship circle for Jews and their friends interested in exploring and deepening their relationship to Judaism. NonJews are welcome to attend the meeting. 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If one were to suggest that the rhythm and interplay of events in nature were also at work in the neighborhoods of individual experience heads might turn, but the truth is that as we sat there letting the story of the fur trade wind down, the white skunk appeared. He ambled out from behind a saw log in the bottom of the small gully in front of us and proceeded casually up the far slope. At 100 feet, he was plainly visible as he busied himself with the characteristic foraging. He didn’t worry about us, and he didn't favor us. As he reached the top of the hill, the skunk had a little more luck than usual around! the disc harrow that sat newly parked among the other implements. Then a brief check of an old stump. After two or three minutes he seemed satisfied with his coverage of the area, and he moved on out of sight into longer grass beyond the garden. The sun had rested briefly in the notch at Thornton Gap, but as we were watching old Number Five make his rounds, it dropped below the Ridge. Blue and gray now controlled the evening, and the first chill settled onto the porch. I commented that I had best be heading home, and as I drove down the lane Henry and Barbara pulled the porch chairs back against the house and went inside. James Brou n and his wife sold their home inside the Washington Beltway four years ago and moved to a small farm in the County. They reside on Tiger Valley Road. TO AVOID PENALTY Personal Property must be filed before May 1 st. This can be done by phone, by mail, or in person. 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I have used my degree from the University of Georgia in the fields of social work, teaching and retail management and for the past 17 years have been in the field of residential lighting and am a Certified Lighting Specialist. I welcome comments or questions from my fellow citizens. Question # 1 As I interpret it the County’s Comprehensive Plan calls for growth to be centered around villages and the commercial zone between Washington and Sperryville. Being the county seat and the only designated town in the county, Washington has a very important role in Planners From Page A1 site plan and the parking in front. He suggested that the site was “challenging” with regard to its terrain, and the proposed location of the parking lot would aid site drainage. Chairman Tom Junk was the only voice in opposition to the parking location and the only vote against approval of the site plan. He said that he thought that everything other than the parking location on the site plan was fine, “but it would be better if the parking was on the side.” Skyline Motel conversion The Planning Commission revisited the Special Exception application by Rosemary and John Jenkins to convert the Skyline Motel in Sperryville to apartments. The applicant returned, as directed at the February meeting of the Commission, with a more detailed site plan and with Rappahannock’s development. We need services for our citizens yet we need to protect ourselves from unplanned growth. Beauty and growth do not need to be opposites. Growth is a complex issue that requires intelligent discussion as well as carefully instituted action. I feel I can offer both. Question #2 We have the luxury of a large income from the meals and lodging tax with the largest portion coming from one source. When the RNB moves to the commercial zone on US 211 we will experience a $30,000 loss in franchise taxes. We are currently discussing enormous future expenditures in the millions of dollars. I feel expenditures must be covered with a plan of payment as well as with a backup plan if we lose our largest source of income. Citizens should not be put at undue financial risk. Question #3 I feel the citizens deserve a waste water treatment system. The 19 acres of the Avon Hall property should provide suitable land for the system. Care needs to be taken to ensure our neighbors on Mt. Salem Avenue are not imposed upon and that the financial burden of the system does not bankrupt the town or its citizens. In a perfect world, we would also have underground utilities. Barbara Stockton Biographical Sketch Originally a native of Northern California, and then a Northern Virginian for some thirty years, I am now a “come here and stay here”. My first introduction to the Town of Washington was a visit to a friend’s home almost twenty years ago; it’s a dream come true to finally be living here! My pride and joy are my two adult children. My son Cary is married, lives in Philadelphia and has his own software company. My daughter Jennifer is a junior at the University of Memphis majoring in business. When we are together, we enjoy cooking, sailing, and great camaraderie. I have received pleasure and professional fulfillment in my career of the past twenty-eight additional informatioruon how they propose to accommodate apartment and flea ..market parking on the same site. No one spoke eithdr for or against the application during the public hearing, but a number of the Commissioners noted their concerns about the potential for parking problems at the location. Mr. Junk asked that parking for the flea market and for the apartments be distinguished through the use of signs designating the locations for each, and he also asked about approval by the water and sewer authority. Mr. McCarthy suggested that the authority’s approval and the signage could be made conditions of the Planning Commission’s approval. A1 Henry observed that the property line touches the existing gift shop and that the parking consequently “bleeds” into the road. He asked for the applicant to encourage people to park in designated areas. 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Call for a brochure with complete trip & social schedule details. 100 East Street #302 • Vienna, Virijinia 221S0 703-242-2204 • 1-800-556-8646 I J Barbara Stockton years in the real estate industry including the past five years with Van Metre Companies. Favorite pastimes for me are cooking and gardening. I am fortunate to lie at a point in my life when I have the time and energy to devote to this Town. The Tbwn has a great history, and I look forward to working with my neighbors as we move forward. Question #1 Washington is a village within a county pledged to controlled growth. There must be a watchful balance between commercial and residential expansion appropriate to the Town and its citizens while being financially viable. The wastewater treatment facility is critical to health and wellbeing of the Town. Question #2 The hospitality industry is the Town’s principle source of income, and accounts for the bulk of the budget. Our expenses over the next few years will be dictated by the operational costs of current and proposed facilities and services. Watchful husbandry of existing resources and projected expenses should keep the budget on track. Question #3 Avon Hall offers the Tbwn an appropriate location' for the much needed Wastewater treatment plant. Mayor Willis and the Council have worked diligently to lay the groundwork to resolve our ecological needs with an affordable solution. They should be commended for their efforts. adding the review of the preexisting special use permit for the flea market in November or December of 2002 as an additional condition of approval of the apartment use. Mr. Junk referred to parking problems at nearby Cooter’s, and agreed that a review of the flea market permit was a good idea. The Planning Commission unanimously approved the application, subject to the specified conditions. Other activities • The Planning Commission approved a 181 acre tag-on to the Hampton Stock Farm Agricultural/Forestal District and a renewal of the 677 acre Thornton River A/F District. • The Commission okayed Mr. McCarthy’s proposed Comprehensive Plan review schedule that shows a review of the text starting in August of this year and ending in March of 2003, and a review of the maps and graphics in April and May of 2003. Benefit From Page A1 the scholarship fund will renew its emphasis on agriculture. 3. The scholarship is generally awarded only one time to an eligible student. The Committee is in the process of accepting applications. Applicants should submit an application together with an essay. Last year, the Committee awarded five $1,000 scholarship. The deadline for scholarship applications is May 6, 2002. Applications should be mailed or delivered to the office of Douglas K. Baumgardner, The Miller Building, Porter and Main Street, Washington, Va. Tickets for this year’s April 28 fund raiser may be purchased at the Rappahannock County Extension Office and are $50 per couple or $25 per person. Children under 12 will be admitted free of charge. The telephone number for the Rappahannock County Cooperative Extension Service is 675-3619. All citizens of Rappahannock County and the surrounding area are invited to attend this fund raiser.

• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B7, B8, B9 • Real Estate/BlO April 24, 2002 www.timescommunity.com In Brief Gardening Class in need of supplies The 4-H Day Camp Gardening Class is in need of cups and saucers. If you have any old cups and saucers that the youth of the 4H Day Camp can have, Sally Havstad, 4-H Volunteer Leader would greatly appreciate it. Please drop them off at the Extension Office on Gay Street in Washington. Monitoring review set The Virginia Department of Education will be conducting a routine monitoring of Rappahannock County Public School's special education services. The on-site monitoring will occur during the week of April 29. The Rappahannock County Special Education Advisory Committee is sponsoring a meeting on April 30 for parents and students to provide public comment about educational issues impacting students with disabilities. The committee invites you to participate in this meeting to share your views regarding services to students with disabilities in Rappahannock County Public Schools. Representatives from the Department of Education will be present. Written comments may also be submitted if you are unable to attend the meeting. Please send your written comments by April 30 to Sherry Hamill-Huff, Committee Chairperson, P.O. Box 116, Flint Hill, Va. 22627 or fax to 987-8896. For more information contact Nancy Allegretto, Special Education Coordinator at 9878773. Chess Club to meet The Rappahannock County Chess Club will meet on Friday, April 26 at 4 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library. For more information call 675-3780. Free training program set Would you like to consider helping others as an employment mentor? A free training program has been planned for volunteers from Rappahannock and other counties in the region. Persons with all backgrounds can participate. You can become a highly effective mentor in one-onone counseling for individuals looking for solutions to employment situations. There is no <Jwge for the classes. I*T-An informational flyer is Mailable that describes the purpose, schedule, location and registration procedure. Visit or call the Career Resource Center at 675y2D2631 to learn more about the planned program. Benefit sale at Reager School A yard sale and bake sale will be held on Saturday, May 4 at the Reager School in Huntly. Reager is the newly restored two room school beside the Willis Chapel United Methodist Church. The community is encouraged to share some of the items stored in their attic and garage that are no longer needed. Call Tom Goodwin in Chester Gap at 636-8443 or Judi Burke in Huntly at 635-2473, should you wish items to be picked up now for storage. SVFD calling past members The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department is requesting that any past member of the fire department that would like to have their status become Honorary Life member call 987-9024 or contact a current member for an application to apply. The Honorary Life member is a way for the current membership to show its appreciation to those that served before. A visit to Rappahannock County’s Folk Art Museum Extraordinaire By Richard Lyres Special to the Rappahannock News Based on new knowledge and greater familiarity, I am beginning to do a major “reassessment” of how I previously viewed “folk art.” In the past, I had not given this art outside the mainstream as much attention as it deserves. Thanks to a recent tourof a private folk art museum near Woodville, my “art appreciation” has been stretched and made whole. Collector Pete Cecere “Casa Cecere” is the home of Pete Cecere, a former Foreign Service officer who chose to retire and bring his large collection to Rappahannock County. While my appreciation of art earlier tended more towards the conventional, especially 19th century masters of luminous painting and impressionism, I am developing a new awareness of a broader definition of “art” that I find unexpectedly gratifying emotionally and intellectually. Folk art often combines both whimsy and sophistication, and the collection I just saw has elements of both. Without embroidering further on this point, I am pleased that I’ve been nudged in this direction. Openings and possibilities are such tantalizing things. There’s truly enough curiosity, imagination, and energy in this collection to last anyone four lifetimes! This new appreciation of “folk art” was awakened by a recent visit to Pete’s home-nay Folk Art Museum. The visit was arranged to acquaint me with the site of a major fundraiser in May to benefit the Ki Theatre in Washington. His collection is so large that he already has given away major pieces of his collection to the San Antonio Museum of Art for exhibit at their highly acclaimed Nelson Rockefeller Museum of Folk Art wing. Additional pieces of the collection are going to other museums around the country, including the American Museum of Folk Art in New York City, the Tucson Museum of Art in Arizona, and the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. And still there are thousands of cata Curing allergies Lecture Friday, April 26 at Rappahannock If you suffer with the sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, itching of the eyes, nose and throat of seasonal allergic rhinitis you are not *akpe. According to the recent statistics approximately 50 million Americans, or one out of five, suffer from various types of allergies. Of these 50 million allergy sufferers, 35 million or 17 percent of the population have allergic rhinitis. Chinese medicine has been successfully treating hay fever and other allergies for more than 2,000 years. In this lecture you will learn the Chinese medical theory on the cause of allergic conditions, and how acupuncture can help. Sarah Steed, licensed acupuncturist, will be speaking at the Rappahannock County Library, Friday April 26 at 7 p.m., on how to treat and cure seasonal allergies through acupuncture, dietary and lifestyle changes. Ms. Steed comes from a background in Western medicine. Her father and two brothers are doctors. “My father graduated from Georgetown in 1943 in internal medicine, my oldest brother is ER certified, and my youngest brother is a doctor at Emory University,” said Ms. Steed. In spite of all that conventional medicine in her heritage, Ms. Steed went her own way, becoming a horse woman in New York before moving to Fauquier County and then to Rappahannock. Ms. Steed went to the Maryland Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and graduated last June. Ms. Steed, who lives on a farm in Rappahannock County, said the farm owner inspired her to continue her studies. “It’s Wayne Jonas’ place, and he was the head of the alternative Sarah Steed medicine department at the National Institute of Health from 1995-1998,” she stated. Sarah Steed, L.Ac. provides acupuncture at the Rappahannock Healing Arts Center in Sperryville and may be reached at 540-219-9494 or ChineseMedDoc@aol.com. Ben Jones to speak at County Library on May 7 Ben “Cooter” Jones will be the “main event* at the Rappahannock Democratic Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 7 at the Rappahannock Library, starting at 7:30 p.m. Ben Jones, local businessman and owner of “Cooter’s Garage” in Sperryville, is also a former Congressman from Georgia and currently a candidate for the seat in Congress which represents Rappahannock. On May 7, Ben will share his thoughts (and perhaps some stories) about Congress and his decision to run for office again, the work that needs to be done, the experiences he brings to the job, some of the issues which are important to him, and some of the differences between him and the other candidate. There will be ample time for questions and conversation with Ben. This evening with Ben Jones is hosted by the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee, and all resi dents of the county are welcome no matter what the political persuasion. Curiosity is the only requirement. Neighbors from Page, Madison and Culpeper counties have been invited as well. Great refreshments are guaranteed. For more information on this event, the Committee or any other matter relating to local Democratic activities, please visit www.RappDems.org or call 675-3515.. loged pieces left in this collectionSetting the stage, so to speak, for this memorable visit, visitors are greeted by a very realistic fiberglass Siberian tiger as you turn into Pete’s circle gravel driveway. His home - a large barn-type structure custom built especially with the “museum” in mind-has three floors, all overlooking a small lake, beautiful woods, and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance. With 9 to 16 foot ceilings, every room is used as a showroom for this unique collection. Although the collection may seem “random” at first glance with 14th century pottery and 20th century “outsider art” co-existing, each room is devoted to some specific theme. Pop American and Mexican folk art and furniture seem to dominate the first floor rooms and hallways, with a 8by-11 foot painting of Mexico’s revered Virgen de Guadalupe greeting guests as they enter the foyer. This collectable “piece” is actually a photographer’s backdrop from the Basilica in Mexico City. Colorful folk art masks, a circus of painted horses, small wooden and ceramic animals and musicians add to the melange of artifacts on the first floor. Religious art (especially Latin American folk art) is located in the large penthouse room on the top floor. A large open kitchen/dining area is dedicated to the cooking arts and related artifacts. An equally spacious antiques and folk art-crammed living room with items too numerous to describe adequately here, overlooks the back deck and the wooded mountain landscape. An extraordinarily beautiful 270-pelt skunk bed covering graces the master bedroom. An equally spacious lowerlevel has a large living room and two guest bedrooms devoted to other antiques and early colonial figurines and pottery. Pete also is a skilled woodcarver himself and examples of his own folk art grace this fascinating collection. Custom-built shelves have been constructed for the collection throughout the house and every cabinet is filled with artifacts and such, including art books by the hundreds. Many doors between rooms and on closets are faux-painted wood grained works of art in themselves. (A cover story for the Washington Post Home Magazine last April featuring his collection mentioned that when he left one of his last foreign posts (in Spain) he was 6 tons over the weight limit for his personal belongings!) Pete has a bit of a zany look about him with his ostensibly untamed big bushy beard that, he notes proudly, he trims every three weeks-much better than shaving every day! But appearances can be deceiving. Pete might be considered “eccentric” in Photos by Ray Boc Collection of Ceremonial Dance Masks from Mexico, Ecuador and Bolivia some quarters, but former colleagues and new friends know him as an articulate conversationalist par excellence, as well as a clever lawyer. He was an officer in Army intelligence when he was right out of law school and, according to another friend and admirer, a “damned fjne Foreign Service officer, too.” He probably has poured close to every dime he ever made into his collection and his house in the country. With his offhand dry wit, generously salted with George Carlin-type language on occasion, this Brooklyn Italian paisano speaks Spanish like a native, without accent and with all the right intonations and modismos of a native latinoamericano. Now divorced, Pete has a grown daughter, with whom he is close, who lives in London. Casa Cecere’s valuable objets d’art and antiques are everywhere, as are his very collectable and increasingly pricey art d’kitsch that are generously scattered throughout this remarkable “collection.” Some of the latter are really fun. In particular, I was absolutely bowled oVer with howls of laughter at “Helen,” that fabulous “junkyard art” of a stuffed woman sitting on a sleep sofa in the living room of the lower level. “Helen” closely resembles the star of Greater Tuna with her big dark glasses and funny wig, shapely legs, and a highheeled shoe just about to come off. Robert Howell, the well-known black folk artiste near Richmond, assembled this lovely creature. Mr. Howell’s work has been reviewed in scholarly art publications and is illustrative of the work discussed in a recent “salon” discussion of junkyard garden art, led by John Beardsley, at a recent Ki Theatre “Soup and Soul.” Pete’s passion in assembling his folk art collection, and the enthusiasm and knowledge with which he talks about his life-long hobby is fascinating. The breadth of his “collection” is absolutely mind-bogglingover 12,000 catalogued items! There’s nothing that doesn’t interest him, or that he doesn’t collect for one reason or the other. It is Folk Art taken to the nth degree! This is a once-in-alifetime opportunity to “experience” this extraordinary folk art collection and to meet an astute and personable collector. Special guided tours of this private folk art museum will be held under the auspices of the Ki Theatre on May 18. The private tours, made by reservations and confirmed as to time slots, cost $25 per person and are tax deductible. Proceeds will raise much-needed funds for Ki Theatre’s ongoing programs of cultural enrichment for the community. A limited-seating benefactor dinner on May 18 will be a catered, gourmet meal with the collector as lecturer/docent for a $500 per person tax-deducible contribution. Directions, map and further information will be mailed upon receipt of your contribution for the tour or the dinner. Please contact Barbara Adolfi no later than May 15 for reservations at (540) 987-9706. She can also be contacted at her e-mail address at adolfibarbara@earthlink.net or at her mailing address: P.O. Box 295, Sperryville, Va. 22740. Catherine Brown selected for Festival Catherine Brown has been selected as one of the four princesses to represent area colleges at the 75th Apple Blossom Festival to be held May 1-5 in Winchester. Catherine is the daughter of Rappahannock DARE and School Resource Officer Captain Jeff Browi) and Kimball Brown. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Whitham of Winchester and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Brown of Stuarts Draft. Miss Brown is currently a sophomore liberal arts major at Lord Fairfax Community College. She is a member of Calvary Episcopal Church in Front Royal and a graduate of Warren County High School, where she was a member of the Art Club and Decorating Committee. The four princesses will serve in the court of Queen-designate Shenandoah LXXV, Katharine Desiree Luckinbill during the annual festival.

Church A Activities Family and Friends Day set Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill will host a Family and Friends Day at the church on Saturday. April 27 beginning at 6 p.m. The Rev. Terry Streeter, pastor of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Washington will be preaching. Special music will be provided by Mt. Pleasant. Gloria Myers is chairperson of this special event and Rev. Donald Simpkins is pastor. Refreshments will be served following the service Gid Broxvn Hollow Pentecostal Sunday: Sunday School 11 a m Second and Fourth Sundays only Hymn sing. May 11. 7:30 p m Woodville Baptist Pastor: Trey Hensley Sunday: Sunday School 10 a m. Worship Service 11 a m. Bible Study 6 30 p.m. Wednesday: Choir practice 7 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer meeting 7:30 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. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday. April 28 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a m.; Willis Chapel at 10 a m. and Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. 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. Men’s Day scheduled The Men's Club of the Promise Land Baptist Church invites you to its annual Men’s Day on Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. Promise Land Pastor Rev. Herbert Johnson will deliver the morning message, followed by dinner. The preacher for the afternoon will be Rev. Harrison Williams and his church family from Shiloh Baptist Church in Standardsville. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. St. Peter’s Catholic Mission Father Jerry Pokorsky Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8.30 and 10 a.m. Holy Days ot Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses Forest Grove Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Bethel Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Forrest Freeman Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Tuesday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. FT. Baptist Pastor: Dan Yowell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. 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 with Unity of Love Temple 11 a.m. Picnic with Unity of Love Temple at Noon Wednesday: Bible Study, Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Thornton*s Gap Regular Baptist Rev. Kirby Shenk Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Flint Hill Baptist Church Speaker: Rev. John Farrar Second, Fourth & Fifth Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. Association to sponsor workshop The Young Adult Ministry of the Wayland Blue Ridge Association will sponsor its first Health/Wellness/LifeSkills workshop day on Saturday, April 27 from 9 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Featured sessions include “Your Personal Finances”, “Tips for taking prescription Medications”, "Those Aches & Pains”, and “Insurance Protection." Presenters are Eugene Triplett, Pharmacist, Oliver Jones, Primerica, Darlene Jett Adams, RN, and Michelle Tutt Jackson, Allstate. The costs. S 10/session or $30/full day. For more information or to register, contact Cassandra F. Ross 825-3692 or e-mail: waylandblueridge@usa.net. Our thoughts are with Sally The following is a message from Debbie Keyser. It is with a heavy heart that I write to tell you that my mother. Sally Keyser. had a stroke this past week. Due to this event. Mom will be unable to continue her writings for the newspaper for a while. It is hard to believe that it has been almost two years since she began writing her article. She didn't have any forma! writing positions prior to her assignment with the Rappahannock News. I think the success of her articles came from the fact that she was writing about the many passions of her life. Mom loved her family, friends and her life growing up in Rappahannock County. The values and traditions she learned were the ones she shared when she raised her own family. In 1984. she had a heart attack. We were all told she wouldn’t make it but she proved everyone wrong! Since then. Mom has seized and enjoyed every moment of her life. It has been her perseverance. passion for life and a great attitude that has gotten her through. She always ended her article with “make it a good week" and she followed her own advice. She truly made each day a great day. My mom is my mentor, setting an example of how a great attitude leads to a happy and rich life full of loving friends and family. I hope we all can learn to follow in the footsteps and words of Sally Kevser and truly “make it a good week”. Please keep Mom .in your thoughts and prayers. If you would like to send a card, please send it to: Daniel Kevser: 552 Old Hollow Road. Sperryville, Va. 22740. In other news around Sperryville we have the following: Amber Dodson celebrated her sixth birthday recently on April 3. She enjoyed the day at Chuckle Cheese's in Manassas with her mother. Lisa Dodson: sister, Courtney and grandmother. LeeAnna Wharton and cousin. Timmy Jenkins. On Saturday. April 6 Amber celebrated at Burger King in Luray with some of her school friends and other family members. In addition to Amber's parents. Ronnie and Lisa Dodson and sister. Courtney, others in attendance were Mrs. Joy Rollins and Titus Rollins, Stuart. Stacey and Peyton Bailey. Cathy and Ashleigh Pullen. Linda and Katie Baldwin. Samantha and Lynette Shenk. Cathy Pullen and Johnny Michael. Also attending were Amber's great-grandmother. Eva Dodson, grandparents. LeeAnna Wharton and Jimmie and Frances Dodson, cousins, Timmy and Kristen Jenkins along with their parents, Tim and Sandy Jenkins. Those sending presents and best wishes but unable to attend included Thelma and Bernard Jenkins. Andy, Amy and Abigail Berry. Albert, Joyce, Gary and Mark Wharton, Beatrice Shepherd. Mike and Patsy Cave, and Kenny, Cindy and Kayla Magee. Amber received many nice gifts and extends a big thankyou to all those helping her to celebrate. The Sperryville Methodist Church has Sunday School each Sunday at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11:15 a.m. The Pastor. Rev. Merlin Shorb and congregation extends an invitation to all to attend. In addition to Mrs. Sally Keyser continue to remember in prayer. Mrs. Ruby Dwyer's daughter. Kathy Yoder; Mrs. Carrie Jenkins and many others. Proclaim the Word services at the Rappahannock Methodist Charge Churches are currently being planned. More details will follow. If you live in the Sperryville community and have news for the Sperry ville column feel free to call the Rappahannock News office with your news during the illness of Sally Keyser. You may reach the office at 675-3338. The Lord of History By Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky Special to the Rappahannock News For most of us, the common point of reference for historical events is the American point of view. We are accustomed to thinking about history as a series of interesting events usually involving famous wars and battles. From the American Revolution to the war against terrorism, we are interested in history because of the effect it has on our lives. But how should a Christian view history? Like all of the Jews, the disciples of Christ on the road to Emmaus had a common history that promised a Messiah. They were horrified and discouraged by the crucifixion of Christ precisely because they “were hoping he would be the one to redeem Israel.” With the crucifixion of Christ, their hopes were dashed. They knew that history, as the saying goes, would be written by the victors. And Jesus Christ would now' be numbered among the vanquished. It took the risen Christ himself to give these disciples a history lesson. Jesus asks them, “Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then the Gospel reveals that “beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he (Christ) interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures.” In the risen Christ, the meaning of history has been changed forever. The meaning of historical progress is often defined by the accumulation of material goods, unrestrained technology, and sexual license. But progress defined in these ways condemns man to a life of selfishness, resentment and, ultimately, endless strife. How easy it is to become a slave to one’s passions in the name of “progress”! From the point of view of the Resurrection, the definitions of historical “progress” and “decline,” and “good” and “evil” no longer depend upon whether a particular nation grows or declines in wealth and influence. True progress must be measured by an individual’s or a nation’s relationship to the risen Christ. The closer the relationship, the greater the progress in human dignity. The accumulation of worldly goods, for example, is “progress” only to the extent that these goods are used in the service of the Gospel. Yet some have mistakenly held that the proclamation of the Gospel threatens the freedom necessary for human progress. The answer to this objection is quite easy. Christian faith cannot be forced. During his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Lord warned the sword-wielding Peter that “He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword." During his trial, he told Pilate. “If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting.... But as it is, my kingdom is not here." Nevertheless, the true failures of Christians in historymust be acknowledged. But the failures of Christians only prove that the love of the risen Christ remains the standard of authentic Christianity: “Greater love than this no man has than to give up his life for his friends.” The love of Christ is a sacrificial love given in freedom, validated by the Resurrection. The historical fact of the Resurrection confirms that all of history has been redirected to the Kingdom of Christ, a kingdom that “does not belong to this world.” If Christ is risen, everything has changed! All of history has the glorified Christ as its center, measure and guide. Therefore, as St. Paul writes, we need to “seek the things that are above” and evaluate our lives and our history' against the teachings of the risen Christ. Father Porkorsky is the priest assigned to St. Peters Catholic Church in Washington. Murder Mystery, dinner planned at Oasis Winery Oasis Winery in Hume will host an interactive Murder Mystery in conjunction with a candlelight wine dinner facing the vineyards and breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains at the winery on Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m. This four course dinner, will be paired with selections of award-winning wines from Oasis Winery. Tickets to this dinner are $85 per person (includes the wine) and will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the MidAtlantic. For additional information visit www.oasiswine.com or AOL, keyword: Oasis Wine or call 1-800-304-7656. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U S. 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) 8254)937 Sperryville Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING” U. S.' 211, West Sperryville, VA (540) 987-8235 Where Does God Live? 531 I Where do you think God ; lives? Joshua 1:9 says, “the Lord thy God is with thee wherever ; thou goest.” Since God is the Holy Spirit, He can be anywhere | and everywhere, not confined by flesh and bone. Acts 17:24 sheds more light ■ on the dwelling place of God. “God that made the world and all . things therein, seeing that He is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.” Then, where does God live? 2 Corinthians 6:1b tells us, “ Yr are the tengjle of the living God.” * So. we have the answer straiithl from God's word. God dwells in each of us... where there is love, for 1 John 4:8 states it simply,.. 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Mr. & Mrs. Sultan Eugene Ludd A. Cook - S. Ludd exchange vows Alfreda Ann Cook of Amissville and Sultan Eugene Ludd of Temple Hills, Md. were married Oct. 20, 2001 at First Springs Baptist Church in Warrenton. Rev. Gillison Wanser performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Alfred and Shirley Cook of Amissville. She is a graduate of Rappahannock High School and received a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. She is currently employed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia as a Financial Specialist. The parents of the groom are Mr. Sultan Ludd of Temple Hills, Md. and Mrs. Mary McCoy of Elizabeth City, N.C. He is a graduate of Bladensburg High School in Bladensburg, Md. and received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University . of MarylandBaltimore County. He is employed by ICMA Retirement Corporation as a Supervisor in Washington, D.C. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white beaded wedding gown and carried a bouquet of calla lilies. i ; The matron of honor was Angela Mobley, sister of the ■bride, of Centreville. ! The bridesmaids were Stephanie Cook of Richmond, Letitia Little of Waldorf, Md. and Melissa .Graul of Virginia Beach. James Thompson of ’Germantown, Md. served as jbest man. Groomsmen were Richard Rich of Delaware, Trenton Tyler of Germantown, Md. and Adrian Mobley of Centreville. Ushers were Jeffrey Fudd of Silver Spring, Md. and Jenkins’ welcome daughter ‘Frankie and Amy Jenkins ^df Sperryville are proud to ►Announce the birth of their 'daughter, Courtney Danielle 'on Feb. 18. Courtney weighed seven '.pounds and four ounces and Tiras 18 and one-half inches 'long. She joins her sister, IKayla Lynne. Grandparents are Nelson Iflnd Janet Jenkins of ^Washington and Lynne Alger •df Bentonville and the late iRobert Alger. * 1 Great-grandparents are •Virginia Cloud of Washington land Eva and Bobby Menefee of ^Culpeper. • 1 Great-great-grandparents lare Addie Keyser of Washington and Sadie Durham of JefTersonton. Philip Ludd of Temple Hills, Md. Alexis Carter of Manassas served as the flower girl and Delmar Patterson of Mitchellville, Md. was the ringbearer. Dorothy JonesPatterson, Leslie Lambert and Taren Lambert served as coordinators of the wedding. The guests gathered at Fauquier Springs Country Club in Warrenton for dinner and dancing following the ceremony. After a honeymoon cruise to Mexico, the Cayman Islands, and Ocho Rios, Jamaica, the couple currently resides in Centreville. “•iVi , "1 I t % f I i , »■**'* b I y$ : 11 ' 2 ! I *Sf .; i S Zj& ' ■’■ f - 8 , *■ &g%m j.dvrl:M (*« bl] j slrS SwnpPWWfl"';. ojM ym*!fs& Church to sponsor sale and car wash Here we go back to the cooler weather. I hope summer comes back soon, but I am glad for the rain we need it. The Amissville Full Gospel Church will be having a yard sale and car wash on Saturday, April 27 from 8 a m. to 3 p.m. The Rev. Pitman invites all to attend. The church is located on Route 642, Viewtown Road. The Junior High Youth at Amissville Baptist Church will be walking in the “Relay For Life” on May 17. Help support the cancer fund drive and sponsor these children. We still have the Xtreme Believers for the Senior High. The youth groups meet on Sunday evenings. For more information contact the church office at 937-6159. The Bethel Baptist Church has a group called the “Spiritual Walkers”, walking in the Relay For Life. They have collection cans at Hackley's and Mayhugh’s. Please support these great Christian women. If you would like to send a check contact Jennifer Gray. Youth Alive group meets on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., at the Amissville By AMY HITT 937-3401 Viewtown Store. They have a great time listening and singing to contemporary Christian music and a time of fellowship. If you need more information call 937-5210. Amissville Baptist Vacation Bible School will take the kids on an awesor river trip in spectacular S t.iCanyonl During their SonCanyon River Adventure. The sign up carnival is July 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. Come meet your child’s teacher. If you are planning for your child to attend, you will need to sign him/ her up on this day. Classes start on Monday July 8 at 9 a.m. Amissville invites children ages four and up to join in the fun! Have a great week and call me with your news! Viewtown news notes Miss Carolyn Dodson and Trez Moreland were weekend guests of Carolyn’s parents!, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dodson. She also visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Acrey Dodson. Weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Acrey Dodson were Mike Cook and Mikey, Tommy Frazier, Miss Brittany Iteid, Mrs. Barbara Settle, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dodson. Forest Grove Baptist Church extends an invitation to the residents of the Viewtown area to attend Sunday School each week at 10 a.m. followed by worship at 11. All are welcome. The New Harvest Christian Fellowship group still meets at the Viewtown Viewtown By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 Genera] Store for worship service at 10:30 each Sunday morning and also the home groups meet on Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Our thoughts and prayers are with those on the sick list for a speedy recovery. Call me with any social news, birthday celebrations or family events for the Viewtown area. Upcoming Events Weekend celebration at Smokehouse The Smokehouse Winery will host Morchella Mania, a weekend celebration of Morels (Merkels) and other fungi on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 from 12 to 5 p.m. Come learn about the treasured Morel mushroom and enjoy Morel and Wild Mushroom inspired foods, live music and much more. Taste the meads: Berry Melomel (a fruited Mead with blackberries and wineberries), Traditional Mead (the sweetest mead made with sage honey) and Cyser (a mixture of dry mead and apple cider). A $12 fee includes tastings, glass of wine, gourmet goods, entertainment and souvenir wineglass. Smokehouse Winery is located in beautiful Rappahannock County amongst the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 70 miles west of Washington. D C. and 50 miles northwest of Charlottesville. For more information or directions call 987-3194 or visit www.smokehousewinerybnb.com. A cupu n ct u rist to speak Sarah Steed, licensed acupuncturist, will be speaking at the Rappahannock County Library on Friday. April 26 at 7 p.m. on how to treat and cure seasonal allergies through acupuncture, dietary and lifestyle changes. For more information Ms. Steed may be reached at 540-219-9494 or e-mail ChineseMedDoc@aol.com. Bird identification Lyt Wood will present “An Introduction to Birds and Birding" on Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m. at Ki Theatre. Gay Street, Washington. Fee of $30 will benefit the Rappahannock Nature Camp. Three local birding hikes are also scheduled. For information, call 675-1088 or e-mail singingcreek@earthlink.net. No need to register—just come! And bring your binoculars. Team captains to meet The next meeting of team captains for Relay for Life takes place on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. While team registration will continue until the day of the Relay, those team captains who register their teams by this meeting will have their team names on the back of the team shirts. If you have not yet picked up your team packages, team packages can be picked up at Settles in Flint Hill or the Office of the Commissioner of Revenue in Washington. For further information about being a team captain, serving on a team, sponsoring a team, or about the event, contact Ben Atkins at 6352377. Dog Day Afternoon set The Rappahannock Animal Welfare League presents the second annual Dog Day Afternoon on Saturday, May 11 from 12 to 5 p.m. at Windsor Lodge Farm near Flint Hill. Planned activities include Agility Fun Run Ring; The Show Off Ring; Performing Pets Ring; Terrier Races, RAWL Alumni Reunion and new this year will be Coursing Competitiohs. Refreshments will be available and Hog Wild BBQ and Catering will be selling food. Cost is $5 per person and children 12 and under will be admitted free. For more information call 636-3308. Contestants sought The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department is currently seeking contestants for their annual fire queen. Interested girls up to age 21 should contact Joyce Lillard at 987-8952. The carnival will be held June 5, 6, 7 and 8. Bake sale/garage sale set On Saturday, May 4, the Relay for Life cancer walk teams will hold a bake sale and garage sale at the Rappahannock High School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to enjoy this fun. All team captains interested in participating should call Michelle at 675-3157. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Friends of Scouting breakfast Judge William Webster, former Director of the FBI and CIA will speak at a breakfast fundraiser in support of Boy Scouting at the Flint Hill Public House on May 11. For information, call Yogi Bear at 675-3495; Darrow Kirkpatrick at 937-4040: Walt Longyear at 675-3679 or Charlotte Nichols at 675-3500. Benefit auction slated Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company is having a benefit auction on Saturday, May 11. For pickup of items call 937-4954, 937-4218, 937-5282 or 937-5125. Donated items must be in good condition and appliances must be in working condition. Old Rag hike planned Ragged Mountain Resource Center has scheduled a moonlight hike of Old Rag Mountain on Saturday. April 27. Those interested should meet at the upper parking lot on the Nethers side by 8 p.m. For additional information call Director Hunt Harris at 987-3366. Fiber Artist set meeting The first meeting of the Windmore Fiber Artists will be at the Culpeper County Library in Southgate Shopping Center on Saturday, May 4 at 4 p.m. in one of the group study rooms Anyone interested in the fiber arts is invited. This meeting will be dedicated to exploring the direction the group wants to pursue and other issues. For more information contact Marty Moon at the Windmore Office at 5^-2555. Financial Mentor Training set Become a Volunteer Financial Mentor and help community residents improve their financial future. Mentors are trained to assist individuals and families set and reach personal financial goals, reduce debt, live within their income, gain self-reliance, and much more. Training will be held in the Culpeper County Extension Office at 101 South West Street in Culpeper on Wednesday afternoons from May 22 to June 19 and is open to residents of all surrounding counties. Call Heather Greenwood at 341-7950, extension 13 for registration and additional information. Toddler workshop planned If toddlers have you wondering if you will make it through this stage, then the upcoming workshop from Virginia Cooperative Extension may be of interest. Participants in Toddlers: Terrible or Terrific? will learn about toddler's behavior, what to expect and what not to expect. The workshop is being presented via satellite by Penn State Cooperative Extension on Thursday. May 9 from 7 to 9 p.m and is for child care providers and interested parents. Call 540-7273435, extension 0, to register. The locations of the workshop is at the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office. 101 South West Street, Culpeper. Support group to meet A Multiple Sclerosis support group will meet April 27 from 10 to 11:30 a m. at Culpeper Regional Hospital. The next meeting will be at Fauquier Hospital May 25. For information call Karen at 937-3808 or Nancy at 347-0269. Clinic will be open May 1 The Rappahannock Free Clinic, a local operation of the Fauquier Free Clinic Inc., is currently open on the first, third and fifth Wednesdays of each month. The clinic will be open Wednesday, May 1 and not again until May 15. 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Community meetings set for volunteer recruitment r This week, April 21-27 is “National Volunteer Week” and the Culpeper Regional Hospital, as well as many others, is in need of volunteers. “Volunteers A Gift To Our Communities” is the theme for this year. People from the hospital will be traveling to our surrounding counties this Week in an effort to secure more volunteers. There will be representatives in Orange, Madison, Rappahannock and Culpeper to answer any questions concerning the auxiliary and anyone who can help volunteer in anyway will have the opportunity to sign up. For Rappahannock County, recruiting will take place at the Library in Washington on US 211. Anyone who has the time and willing to become a volunteer, should call H. Thomas at 825y2D2028 for information. In our birthday list this week we’d like to extend wishes to friends, Barbara C. Tharp who adds another year tomorrow, Thursday, and Mrs. Effie Foster, who celebrates her day on Saturday and to Kelly Cubbage who claims Sunday as her day. May our Lord grant each of you many more on this earth. For anyone in the area of GrifTinsburg with out a church home, Rev Bob Rooper and his congregation at Griffinsburg Baptist invite you to Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11. The Windmore Fiber Artists will hold their meeting Washington social notes The community is so sorry to hear of the illness of Mrs. Sally Pwyer Keyser of Sperryville. Our prayers are with her and ihe family. Sally is a writer of the Sperryville news column for the Rappahannock News. She is a patient at Winchester Hospital and her husband is Daniel Keyser. She is visited daily by her family. * The Spring Event on Saturday at the Washington Baptist Church was quite successful and all donated items was greatly appreciated as well 'as the help. Best wishes to our granddaughter, Bobbie Jolene Brown pf Fodderstack Road who will have her 16th birthday on Sunday, April 28. 7 On Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Witts accompanied their mother, Mrs. Barbara Slack of Baltimore, Md. fo visit with Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark on Fodderstack Road for the Spring Event at the Washington Baptist Church in which she helps with every year. ' Happy belated birthday wishes to Mrs. Darlene Moore of Flint Hill, who had her day on Tuesday, April 23. County residents recognized in Pathfinder report Elisabeth Jones of Sperryville, Hodge Miller and Brooke and Ann Miller, all of Washington have been recognized nationally by the American Angus Association for having three, two and one registered Angus cows, respectively, in the Association’s 2002 Pathfinder Report. [ Only 2014 of the more than ;35,000 American Angus •Association members are represented in this year’s report, [according to John Crouch, •executive vice president of the Association with headquarters •in St. Joseph, Mo. The Pathfinder Program identifies superior Angus cows based upon recorded performance traits that are economically important to efficient beef production. These traits include early and regular calving and heavy weaning •weights, reports Bill Bowman, [Association director of perforJngnce programs. * * • .All registered Angus cows lhat meet the strict Pathfinder standards are listed, along with their owners, in ihie Pathfinder Report that is [published annually by the -Awierican Angus Association. The 2002 Pathfinder report lists 8,145 individual cows. on Saturday May 4, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Culpeper County Library. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Norman of Castleton attended the Sperryville Rescue Pageant on Saturday evening at Rappahannock Elementary School, when their granddaughters, Randi and Katrina Norman were contestants in the sisters category. Miss Ashleigh and Kara Corbin, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Don Corbin of Route 707 also participated in the sister’s category. Wedding anniversary wishes go out to my brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier of Castleton Ford Road who have been blessed with another year together on Wednesday. We’d like to salute our teachers as this is Teacher Appreciation Week. Heartfelt sympathy is extended to Mr. Ellis McPeak and family of Reva upon the loss of his mother, Mrs. Annie McPeak, who at 85 passed away Saturday in the Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foster of Chesterfield Tbwnship, Mich, arrived on Sunday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. While here they will also visit other relatives before returning home. Sunday, April 28 is Youth Sunday at the Washington Baptist Church and the youth will participate in the 11 a.m. worship service. Call me at 675-3608 when you have an item for this column. Have a safe week! by Randy Minter DELIVERING THE EULOGY A eulogy is among the most significant of personal statement in that it gives summation to a life by making mention of living relationships and accomplishments. In an effort to imbue the eulogy with the most meaning possible, family members may wish to write eulogies as their contributions to the memorial service. As difficult as this challenge may be, writing a eulogy is also most rewarding. It provides a means of proclaiming love and sharing in the laughter, joys, tears, and sorrows that marked a life that has passed. By committing these remembrances to paper and uttering them before assembled mourners, survivors give a gift both to others and themselves. It is a gesture that is seldom forgotten. Eulogies written by family members help us celebrate the life that we loved and enjoyed and shared, even though it can be so hard to write. At the Moser Funeral Home, (233 Broadview Ave.) Warrenton, we’re here to experience supporting individuals preparing meaningful rituals for their loved ones. For a tour call 347-3431. Bright View Cemetery is just outside Warrenton, and is a perpetual care cemetery. Bright View offers monuments and memorials for all cemeteries. "Tell them I've had a wonderful life. ” -Ludwig Wittgenstein University of Virginia Hospital. Anyone in our area who graduated from Culpeper High School in either 1972 or 1973 and has not been contacted about the reunion call Janet Coppage at 825-9697. A number of our area people attended the 40th wedding anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mozingo which was held in the fellowship hall of Black Oak Regular Baptist Church on Saturday afternoon. Those on our list this week for which we covet your prayers who are in need of healing include, Sally Kevser, Janet Peregory, Jean Dodson, Rosie Wharton, Barbara Tharp, June Clark, Lucille Baylor, Daisy Lucas and many others, all of w hom are known to our Lord. Residents are also reminded that Jeffrey Light has assumed the pastorate of Novum Baptist Church and Sunday School is 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11. 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 For All Your Building Supply Needs 540/825*0397 141H Orange Rd Culpeper CABINETS Ludwig Steka Furnituremaker Custom Furniture Specializing in Traditional American Craftsmanship. 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She was born April 11, 1919, in Rappahannock County to the late Biedler and Virgie Campbell Whorton. Mrs. Deal was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and an active volunteer at the Culpeper Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a caregiver for many years and a past employee at Blue Bell Jean Company in Madison. Mrs. Deal is survived by three children, Barbara Deal Ellington and her husband, Randy, Linda Deal Broyles and her husband, Bobby, all of Culpeper and Ernest Gibbs Deal of Amissville. Additional survivors include ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and a host of siblings. She was predeceased by her husband, Andrew Lee “Doodle” Deal Sr.; one son, Andrew Lee Deal Jr. and several siblings. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, April 24 at Bethel Baptist Church in Reva with Rev. Kenneth Huneycutt officiating. Interment followed in Etlan Cemetery'. Found and Sons Funeral Chapel in Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. Carrol Dennis Flooring Contractor Carrol E. (Gene) Dennis Sr., 71, of Marshall died Sunday, April 7 at The Arbors Rehabilitation Center, Marietta, Ohio. Born Sept. 21, 1930 in Rectortown, he was the son of the late Eugene and Daisy Owens Dennis. After serving his country during the Korean War, he served the Washington, D.C. area as a flooring contractor for more than 50 years. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by his wife, Lois G. Saunders Dennis and a sister, Elizabeth Ann Dennis. Survivors include a son, Carrol E. Dennis Jr. and his wife. Denette R. Adams of Williamstown, W.Va.; a grandson, Wavne B. Dennis of Amissville; two brothers, Robert Dennis and Edward Dennis, both of Warrenton and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, April 17 at Marshall United Methodist Church with Rev. Arthur Rajanayakam officiating. Burial followed at Marshall Cemetery. 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I Stephens’ work on display | at Middle Street Gallery By Diana Bird Special to the Rappahannock News “The Way I See It” - New Paintings by Christopher Stephens is the title of the April exhibition at the Middle Street Gallery which opened last Sunday and will hang until April 28. There are ten oil on wood landscapes of varying sizes, several quite large. The show has gotten off to a good start with four pictures sold already. The paintings were all done in the same part of the countryside, different views at different times. The scenes, looking west, show Fields, clumps of trees and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Most of the surfaces glow with orange, yellow, light green, pink and s (limes Comrvu*Mty Newspapers NO«tme as v no * ^ 1 Call 540-675-3349 with .your news tips. light blue. Contrasting colors include dark blue, green, brown and purple. Chris Stephens delights in the life sunlight reveals in a landscape, although people and animals are absent. His pictures sav, “Look what paint can do to pay homage to nature." Sweeping views of open spaces and forested areas are backed bv the mountains and luminous skies. Looking at the paintings at a distance one notices details, while close up. one enjoys the brush work that indicates a masterful grasp of painting technique. There is an exuberance in these works that belies the discouragement of our war-lacerated times and urges us to remember that there is joy as well. All of the works are exquisitely framed in handmade and painted wooden frames, echoing colors found in them. The largest of the pictures, 37 x 61 inches, “Light Fall” is interestingly composed of open fields slanting on the left and the right foreground toward the center. A grove of trees seem ingly marches down from the right into the middle ground. A rugged, purple mountain descends from the left center and far in the middle background is a blue mountain. Above everything, light blue, green and pink clouds float in a faintly pink and yellow sky. This painting manifests the dynamic quality of all the others. It is as if Chris Stephens were saying, “No matter where I look around here there is a picture.” “Late Light”, “Light Blue” and "Light Fall” are roughly the same scene, but the moods are different and as a result they tell their stories differently. Each picture is another conversation with a friend. This show is a major event in our community. Don’t miss it. The are exhibited in the “Members Room”, behind the main exhibit, are wonderfully varied and admirable. They demonstrate the artistic strength of our area - our good fortune to have a cooperating group composing the Middle Street Gallery. Several pieces there are also Chris Stephens’ work. Social Security Disability Claims • Disabled? 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This piece is paired with Gracie, a classic and dramatic composition of athleticism and balance. These two sculptures demonstrate Flickinger’s technical mastery and his ability to gently render the elusive beauty of the human figure. Flickinger’s work continues to evolve from his classic roots. The dynamic linear movement and subtle spiritual overtones the Moon Goddess is somewhat reminiscent of the art nouveau style. However it is Flickinger’s delightful small studies of the female figure that are the most evocative. Emotions range from thoughtful, sad and almost anguished to joyful and content. He chooses terra cotta clay as the medium and leaves the surface textured, similar to expressive brush strokes in a painting. ON DISPLAY: Terra cotta sculptures by Charles Flickinger. Flickinger's small studies are expressive examples of his ability to connect with the viewer. Sydney Hall's still life paintings take off from Flickinger’s studies and remind us of why impressionism is one of our favorite artistic styles. Colors are pushed in unexpected ways, edges are lost and found and the range of values is enhanced. Though Hall’s energy and excitement vibrate in her paintings, her work is well grounded in the still life tradition where color and form is endowed with a mysterious eloquence that conveys the nature of the individual. Working with flowers from her gardens and favorite objects from her home, Hall’s compositions lead the eye through an array of visual delights. In several of the paintings vibrant brushstrokes of color and shadow encircle the subjects in a van Gogh-like field of energy. In Wispy Wildflowers, an acrylic painting on canvas, Hall has executed a beautiful painting of a casual summer arrangement of wildflowers. The vase and the table on whiph it sits seem to echo each other in colors and brushwork. The wildflowers are repeated in deb icate shadows on the background that reinforce the vibrancy of the real flowers. Negative spaces between the spires of flowers and leaves are echoed by the shadow patterns they cast on the table. Reality and illusion become briefly merged but the juicy peach in the foreground completely clarifies the issue. The exhibition of Fliqlj* inger's sculptures and Halls paintings will hang in Long View Gallery through May 15. For more information, call the gallery at 540-987-3121 or visit www.longviewgallery.com. Flint Hill social happenings Michael Vest of Virginia Beach and a Navy buddy were Wednesday dinner guests of his mother, Mrs. Christine Vest. They were en route to their home in Virginia Beach after taking a trip to Kentucky. They spent Wednesday night in their mobile home and returned home on Thursday. The covered dish dinner held at the Flint Hill Fire Hall on Sunday following church services was well attended and enjoyed by all. A special prayer for all those in the hospital and on the Vck list. Flint Hill By POLLY AYLOR 987-8136 The Flint Hill United Methodist Church has worship service each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Bill and Joanne Welch took Jack and Ruth Preston Florida out to breakfast at The Country Cafe in Washington on Friday. The Bill Welchs and Elizabeth spent the day Saturday at the Washington Baptist Church Spring Event. The Flint Hill Baplist Church will have worship Service on Sunday, April 28 at 11 a.m. The Rev. John Farrar will deliver the message and invites the public. Call me with any newsJor this column. May according to the almanack For the month of May, according to the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack, temperatures will be average with precipitation to be average as well. 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Box 46 Culpeper, VA 22701 Construction Pipe-layers Laborers For water and sewer work in the Northern Virginia area. Great benefits include health insurance and top pay. Call 540-338-4240 COUNTER/ SALES HELP NEEDED For truck caps & truck accessories. Full & Part-time positions available. Hillwood Sales 703-754-4611 COUNTRY COOKIN’ Business is BOOMING and we need dependable, hard-working people to serve the best customers in town! NOW HIRING • Evening Cooks •Waitstaff WE OFFER: ✓ Employee incentive program ✓ 401k plan ✓ Student incentive program ✓ Flexible hours to fit your schedule ✓ Part-time & Full-time hours ✓ No late night hours PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON. NO TELEPHONE CALLS. WARRENTON 623 Frost Ave. 540-349-9120 DRIVER Experienced delivery driver needed for FT for an organic for distribution company. Competitive wage & benefits offered. Must have proof of good driving record & be able to lift 40 lbs. or more frequently. Sunnyside Organics 540-675-2627 540-675-2346, fax EOE ELECTRICIANS AND HELPERS Benefits will be offered. Residential remodeling and serve work. Ideal candidate will have 3-4 years of new residential wiring experience. Call 703-471-0040 Electricians Apprentices Helpers All “bull" aside - we are the best. & we want you on our TEAM. We offer all the t>e(s & whistles' when it comes to benefits. Do yourself a favor & call us today' Cki pay ntos from $9.00 to S20.00br - based on experience. Must have tods & trarsportaton to shop. SUNDANCE ELEC. CONTRS., INC. 540-349-8200 EXT 12 ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER Residential work in Loudoun/Fauquier/ PW Counties. FT. Benefits. Tools & transportation a must Call RAI 703-335-2559 GROUNDS KEEPER PT position, 3-4 days per week, $8.OO/hr. Must be able to operate tractor & have own transportation. ' 540-349-4020 Growing heavy highway and utility construction firm has immediate openings for: •PROJECT MANAGERS • ESTIMATORS Competitive salary & benefits to include 401k, health insurance, paid holidays and vacation and sick leave. Fax resume to: 540-439-3795 or mail to: 9745 James Madison Hwy Warrenton, VA20187 EOE & supports a drug-free workplace. LABORER Full-time, driver's license require, pickup truck preferred, local work in Warrenton. 540-659-3783 MASONRY MASON I FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Job#1222084T Commercial Background Competitive Salary Excellent Benefits Further details at www.fcps.edu Inquiries: 703-764-2486 To apply: e-mail resume w/job # as Word attachment to resumes@fcps.edu or fax to 703-750-8525 by May 7, 2002 EOE M/F/D/V NURSERY WORKER Full/ Part-time Male or Female Call 540-675-3707 Long Mountain Nursery Washington, VA PEST CONTROL TECH Certified or registered. Good pay. Good benefits. FT. 540-347-9724 703-502-0690 RESTAURANT Sunnvside Farm Market is seeking a creative, energetic & highly organized individual to head up our kitchen. Duties to include lunch & dinner preparation. Baking & meat cutting skills a plus. Must nave flexible schedule. Please fax resume & wage requirements to: 540-675-2346 EOE RN or LPN Rappahannock Medical Center is seeking a PT nurse, 2-3 days per week, and every 3rd Sat. Must be mature, honest, & dependable. Send resume to: P.O. Box 269 Washington, VA 22747 Fax: 540-675-3692 Ph: 540-675-3316 SECURITY Richmond Security is hiring immediately for the position of FU.PrX Security Officer, 3rd shift, for a site in Culpeper. Retirees encouraged to apply. 1-800-821-0581 r ^ Healthcare s.Employment , NURSING RNs. LPNs. CNAs WANTED! Up to $500 Sign-On Bonus! Up to $38/hour to start. Same day pay. Frontier Nursing, LC. 1-877-634-6406 tol free Fauquier Times-Democrat: Where the Readers Are! Call Today 540-347-4222 Finance & Insurance Director Medium size new car dealer seeks aggressive. experienced professional with excellent references. For a top achiever there is excellent income potential. Must have great prople and organizational skills. The position offers: • Salary Plus Commission • 5 Day Work Week • Medical. Health & Dental Coverage • 401k • Paid Vacation • Great Place To Work Please fax confidential resumes to 1-888-829-6352 Attention: Human Resources EOE Dependable. Accurate. Economical. Reliable. Reach. Your Legal Today 703-689-1278 (Times Community Newspapers NORTHERN VIRGINIA Ivey Builders, Inc. Specialty Renovation Design & Bu-ild Firm Seeking highly motivated individuals tor the following positions: • Cabinet Maker / Shop Foreman • Working Superintendent A perfect opportunity for individuals looking to step-up to unlimited potential. Offers complete Health Care & Dependent Care Assistance Plan. Fax resumes to (703) 404-3302 E-mail response to _Sandv@ivevbuilders.com_ CONSERVATION SPECIALIST needed for the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District. Successful applicant will have BS degree or equivalent experience in conservation related field. Responsible for BMP program delivery and providing general conservation assistance to landowners. Knowledge of Erosion and Sediment Control laws and an agricultural background a plus. Beginning salary range $25,000 - $28,000 depending on experience, plus benefits. Resume and district application required. For more details. Call Culpeper SWCD at 540-825-8591 Deadline for applications Tuesday. May 7. 2002 at 4:00 P.M. ~ "Farm Manager Resident Property Manager Large Thoroughbred horse boarding farm in tire UpperviDe, Virginia area is seeking a professional with strong supervisory skills and experience. Must have a proven track record ol" managing staff for a wide range of day-today functions to include, but not limited to: tenant and staff housing; buildings and grounds maintenance and repairs; landscape and turf maintenance; irrigation and well systems; vehicle and equipment maintenance; security systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong working knowledge of iHSture and t»nd management and be experienced in the care of horses and cattkThis is a full-time position with a complete benefits trackage including a 3 bedroom residence. Attractive salary based on experience. Please fax resume and a cover letter expressing interest to: 540-592-3590, no later than May 3, 2002. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Experienced, full-time photojoumalist wanted for busy weekly newspaper In Warrenton, VA. Applicants must have professional experience, including location photography and be proficient in Photoshop. Sports photography experience a big plus, ideal candidate will be a sensitive, compassionate "people person". adept at putting others at their ease, while at the same time persistent enough to stick with a situation long enough to get a great photo. Send a resume to: Robin Earl, Managing Editor (Limes NORTHERN VIRGINIA P.O. Box 631 Warrenton, VA 20188 E-mail: rearl@timespapers. com Phone: 540-347-4222 Fax: 540-349-8676 BUILDING INSPECTOR Position #34107 Starting Salary: $28,944 - $32,518 Under the general direction of the Building Official, this full time position works to ensure that commercial and residential buildings in the County comply with State building codes Work involves reviewing plans and conduction inspections to ensure compliance with applicable building codes, to include general construction, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, gas. fire prevention, accessibility, energy, etc. Identifies violations and/or noncompliance. prepares reports of findings, identifies necessary corrective action, follow up to ensure problem resolution. Responds to questions, and/or complaints from property owners, contractors, architects and the general public. Minimum requirements for the position are: graduation from high school. supplemented by technical/vocational courses in building construction and code compliance, and 3 to 5 years experience in construction work or inspectors: or any equivalent combination of training and experience. Special requirements for the position are a valid Virginia driver's license and certification as required by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development must be obtained within three years of appointment. Send resume along with completed county application and a listing of three professional references by the close of business on Friday. May 10. 2002. County of Culpeper Human Resources Department 302 North Main Street Culpeper, VA 22701 Fax: 540-727-3460 E-mail: staylor@co.culpeper.va.us EOE/ADA/Drug Free Workplace YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN Position #73105 Starting Salary: $30,048 - $32,000 This full time position reports to the Library Director and has numerous responsibilities in the area of children and youth programming at the Culpeper County Library. The Library facility is three years old. with 4 public internet terminals and 15 online catalogs that include Ebsohost, Electric Library. WorldBook online. NetLibrary, SIRS and Newsbank Duties/responsibilities include: reference and - reader's advisory, collection development, liaison to schools and community services, programming, supervision of one part-time staff member and volunteers. Preferred applicant will have a Master's Degree in Library Science or be actively enrolled in an MLS degree program from a ALA accredited school; be creative and energetic; have a working knowledge of an automated system, experience with electronic resources and the Internet. We are seeking also a community minded individual to build lasting relationships within a small but growing town and county. Preference will be given to those with previous experience working with children and young adults, storytelling and puppets. Please contact Susan J. Keller, Library Director, at 540-825-8691 to have questions answered regarding the position. Position is open until filled, however, responses would be appreciated by May 31. 2002. completed county applications must be submitted along with resume and a listing of three professional references to; County of Culpeper Human Resources Department 302 North Main Street Culpeper, VA 22701 Fax: 540-727-3460 E-mail: staylor@co.culpeper.va.us EOE/ADA/Drug Free Workplace O CHEVROLET Pohanka Chevrolet ED 13915 Lee-Jackson Highway Chantilly, VA 800-500-8172 www.pohankachevrolet.com Jim McKay Chevrolet [o] 10452 I,ee Highway Fairfax, VA 22030 703-591-4800 www.jimmckaychevrolet.com Sterling Chevrolet EU 46980 Harry Byrd Hwy. Sterling, VA 703-450-7500 Pallone Chevrolet [c4| 7800 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150 703-866-7800 HONDA Leesburg Honda [hi] Used Car Center 1 Cardinal Park Drive, SE Leesburg, VA 703-478-1 111 www.leesburghonda.com ©mazoa Winchester Mazda lMZl 1927 Valley Ave. Winchester, VA 540-667-8008 www.winchesterford.com HYunoni Fairfax Hyundai |hyi | 10601 Lee Hwy. 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Real Estate Directory Photo courtesy of Kelly Settle Get your chance The Lions Club will raffle off this special limited edition “Dale Earnhardt Jr. 22-caliber rifle, model 597 with camouflage stock and rotary style magazine” at their annual auction, May 4 at the Washington Fire Hall. Lions, left to right, Chucky Jenkins, Greg Wayland President Gary Settle look like they want to win it for themselves. Chances are $1 each and available from any Lion. You could be the lucky one. Take a chance for the Lions. In Brief Farfelu Winery’s spring fete set Farfelu Winery, Virginia's oldest licensed farm winery, will introduce five new wines and celebrate the arrival of spring on Sunday, May 5 from noon to 5 p.m. Activities will include: three live bands playing folk, bluegrass and eclectic (celtic, new age, modern Irish l music; lawn games; a pig roast; area crafters selling pottery, art and gourmet foods and the inauguration of Farfelu’s brand new deck overlooking its vineyard. Farfelu has been making artisan wines for almost 25 years. On May 5, it will inaugurate five new additions to its inventory: 2001 Chardonnay; 1999 Reserve Syrah; Fou de Rouge (a Sangiovese Cabernet Franc blend); Vidal Blanc and Folly (a fun white wine). Cost is $5 per person, including wine tasting and souvenir glass. There is no charge for children. Farfelu is located on Route 647 near Flint Hill. For additional information or directions call 364-2930. Auxiliary seeks favorite recipes The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary is putting together a community cookbook. Anyone who would like to submit a favorite recipe to the included in the cookbook should mail the same to Diane Weakley at P.O. Box 127, Sperryville, Va. 22740 or Bonnie Turley at P.O. Box 409, Sperryville, Va. 22740. The proceeds from the cookbook will go to support the Sperryville Volunteer Fire. Cabin on 133 Acres: Spectacular long views of the mountains and panoramic views on all sides provide breathtaking sunrises and sunsets. Solid redwood cabin with full basement plus a large building consists. The land is 1/2 fenced pasture with pond and 1/2 woods. Fiery Run creek on boundary line. $695,000 Grand old farmhouse: Nearly restored on 17 ac in spectacular valley. Spacious rooms w/lOft. ceilings. Includes 2 guest/rental houses, barn, corn crib, shop & garage. Possible B&B? Awaits your finishing touches. An excellent buy at... $379,000 Real Estate m re3@crosslink.net 540-675-1373 tsl visit our web site at www.RcalEstateIII.eom QJ Mitzic Young Rick Kohler Earl Jewell 540-675-3555 540-937-6146 540-987-8706 Washington Charlottesville Staunton Waynesboro Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded recently at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office on Gay Street in Washington. Matthew R. Iten to Raymond L. Brown Sr., lot 3-A, 7.5787 acres, Jackson District. $130,000. Edward J. Fuenstes and wife to Andrew Smith, parcel two, 14 acres, Hampton District. $253,050. Country Living in Virginia Rappahannock County Leeds Minor Farm, c. 1750- Stucco over stone manor home nicely situated on 150 acres in western Fauquier (Hume area). Built by Lord Fairfax and later owned and added onto by chief Justice John Marshall. Extensively renovated to its original splendor. Could be purchased with less acreage. Price upon request Fogg Mocmtfaa Farm- 75 acres on Fogg Mtn 70 miles from D.G with elevation of 1200 ft. 4200 sf home with spectacular views to the North, South and West All modem conveniences, elegant interiors, pool, horse bam, guest cottage and green house. Near Flint Hill and in the midst of Virginia's Hunt country. $1,490,000. Merrymead- Distinguished 5000 sf home built to die highest standard. Italian & Mexican tile, extensive wood moldings, hardwood floors, custom kitchen cabinets, top of the line appliances, windows and doors and large open public rooms with 10 to 12 foot ceilings. A detached three-car garage complements this home in the beauttftil and peaceful Gid Brown Hollow. $1,285,000. Contact Justin H. Wiley (434) 817-0636 ts* www.faraiandestate.com QJ mmmm*. Frank Hardy. Inc.. Realtors immm FARM AND ESTATE BROKERS CHECK IT OUT! OF ALL THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY - THIS IS THE BEST BUY ON THE MARKET! 1,640 square feet. Commercial, retail/studio on 1st floor, live on 2nd floor. Lot size is 3,214 sq. ft. w/large backyard, alley accessible for possible customer parking. Property has a commercial well, with new pump. Located in the Historic District of Sperryville, VA on the same street as craft shops, small businesses, bookstores and restaurants. Offered at $129,000. Price includes allowance tor roof replacement. Rappahannock Real Estate Resources, Inc (540)-675-1190 www.rappahannockrealestateresources.com Butch Zindel Butch@rapprealestate.com [0 y BE ALERT \ NEW HOSPITAL V PATTERN / rlk\. Aa During our ongoing renovation, you'll find changes inconveniences while we're on the way to some major in hospital traffic patterns|nd parking. For the next few improvements. It's all part of an emerging pattern to serve our community even rTJCAI l/")| flCD months we urge you to keep an eye out for the detour signs as our work contin We apologize for the minor better, for years to come. HOSPITAL Advanced care. Close at hand. www.fauquierhospital.org/construction MacNelly’s Hideaway Unique solar cottage on 50 acres. One of the loveliest pieces of property you’ll find. Secluded yet close to 211 on Warrenton side of Rappahannock Co. Fabulous pastures in shape of a bowl surrounding the 1200 sq. ft. house. Decks overlook pond and mountain views. Charm, privacy, enchantment. Recently reduced to $399,000 Call 540-675-2202 Sperryville Realty James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office SCRABBLE - Attractive twostory Farmhouse, eight rooms and bath, hardwood floors, lots of recent upgrades, 2.75 open acres, fronting state road. $145,000 James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8236 sperryvillerlty@aol. com Bud Corder A 540-675-3291 “ FREE INSPECTION Protect your home. Permanently. Protect your home, family and pets against termites, fleas, ticks and other pests. 540-829-0000 www.PermaTreat.com pest and termite CONTROL PermaTreat Since 1927 ROY WHEELER REALTY COMPANY Offering Piedmont Virginia’s Finest Real Estate For Over Half a Centi rv. Creekwood - A great country property w/2 custom Cedar homes on 22 private acres. The 2-level home offers 4,000 sq. ft. of living space, a spacious MBR suite w/double walk-in closets. The 2nd house is an enchanting 2 BR, 2 BA home w/numerous upgrades. A super value! $749,000 Bunree - A classic VA farmhouse (c.1820) situated on 25 lush green acres. Major renovations completed - new wiring/plumbing, new metal roof, 4 BRs, 5 FPs &. beautiful heart pine ff Hiring. Stocked pond, stream, suitable tor horses! Additional acreage available. - $725,000 Flint Hill - 5.3 open acres w/panoramic mt. views. Owner financing. $ 112,900 Flint Hill Office 540-675-7171 Jean Lillard 540-675-3670 m tj|l jeanlillard@mris.com STUNNING CONTEMPORARY ON 34 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN PROPERTY Complete privacy from this end of road enclave. Cathedral ceiling, brick fireplace, •wraparound deck, Pella windows and doors, very well built. Three car garage space, separate machine shed with three bays. $599,900 25 ACRE VALLEY FARM WITH A LOW COUNTRY FARMHOUSE Tin roof, machine shed, various farm buildings, mostly open pasture, suitable for livestock. Stream borders the property. This place makes you relax and breathe a sigh of relief. If you are looking for a Farmette, look no further. Come experience it. $389,900 TWO 50 ACRE TRACTS, ONE 42 ACRE TRACT Or buy the whole 142 acres together. Wooded mountain land with beautiful elevated building sites, a stream meanders through it, accessible by Jeep trail. Create your own private estate, close to major road but once you are there it seems a million miles away. $2,500 per acre - a real deal in today's market! Possible owner financing to qualified buyers. Bring your hiking clothes and a 4-wheel drive. CASTLETON Ranch style home in great condition on 10.5 acres. Private, wooded land off state road. Various outbuildings, very private. Price reduced to $159,900 SPERRYVILLE Commercial/Industrial 1.2 acres - Currently used as Antique & Flea Market. Former Motor Lodge, main building Chalet style with a number of small cottages. Lots'of parking and road frontage on Main Road. House storage building 32x74. Upstairs apt. currently rented. Just down the street from Cooter's Place. $200,000 12699 Lee Highway • Washington, VA 22747 Rappahannock Office: 540-987-9243 Amy Sloane Timbers: 540-987-8492 Sam Snead: 540-987-9336

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[Community Newspapers] NORTHCRM VIRGINIA : ' ! i: • Betsy Parker., \ Editor, cover photos, cover design Fauquier Times-1 Democrat 39 Culpeper Street Warrenton, VA 20186 Phone: 540-347-4222 Fax: 540-349-8676 E-mail: bparker@timespapers.com k; i} i ' $ ■ 17 weeklynewspapers serving Northern Virginia Fauquier.raw The May 4 Gold Cup timber stakes is expected to feature a full field of the nation’s top jumpers racing over the testing 4 foot high Great Meadow fences, shown right. Times Newspapers Staff Photo/ Betsy Parker We Specialize in... Custom Built Bams & Riding Arenas. Also: Run-In Sheds Riding Rings .t*,: .../-’^Fencing ■; <-a Stohe Sawdust % utomatjc Watejoer^'lir In^tallatioq •.**1 Manure^K<am(w^l so biild •H Built Hornes^ ***ei--„ 1-703-327-4545 Fax: 1-703-327-2300 1922 was a Golden year Tailgate Essentials Fine Wines Champagnes Handmade Cigars Gourmet Foods 540-349^4443 389 West Shirley Avenue Warrenton, VA • (next to China Jade) www.grapevinewine.com Mon. - Sat. Open 'til 8 p.m. Sun. 12:00-5:00 Local sports that dicks... 'll Signature race celebrates ’02 By Betsy Parker Times Newspapers Staff Writer The year was 1922. Worldwide, it was one for the record books. Oceans away, Benito Mussolini seized power of the Italian government and Danish physicist Niels Bohr received the Nobel Prize for his work with the atom and study of radiation. The Irish free state was established, and Britain at last gave former colony Egypt its independence. Closer to home, the first aircraft carrier, the USS Langley, was commissioned at Norfolk. In sports, the old New York Giants routed the World Series, 4-0-1, from cross-city rivals the New York Yankees. And in quiet post-war Warrenton, a sleeping giant stirred. Virginia’s foxhunting territory already supported an .•<»?«* see 1 v See GOLDEN, Page 3

Golden From Page 2 array of horse shows and competitions, but the Commonwealth had not followed the example of fellow huntsmen in neighboring Maryland in establishing a steeplechasing headliner. Maryland’s Hunt Cup was founded in 1894, giving fleet Virginia foxhunters a goal, certainly, but not a local place to shine. When the Middleburg Hunt Cup was established in Loudoun County in 1921, the bar was raised once again, this time for neighboring Fauquier. * Exactly when that next year Warrenton sportsmen organized the first' Virginia Gold Cup has never been determined, but it is known that the first public announcement of the race was in the March 25, 1922 Fauquier Democrat, precursor to this very newspaper. The date was, curiously, slated for April 18, a Tuesday, and the initial race was called the Virginia Hunt Cup. The Cup was not intended to be a local contest but “a The Gold Cup was initially known as the ‘Virginia Hunt Cup,’ and was run for a silver, not gold, trophy. race open to the best... in the land.” The four-mile timber race, contested at the Oakwood estate just outside Warrenton, was won by Arthur White on Katherine Hitt’s Irish Laddie. The winning owner retained the prize, a handsome silver cup, for one year, but the next running was for a far more valuable gold trophy, purchased as the award for the second annual ’chase. With the weight of history behind it, then, does the Virginia Gold Cup continue today as America’s premier timber race. The race is held at Great Meadow in The Plains, a field events center designed in 1983-’84 as a permanent home for the state’s Photo by Douglas Lees The 2002 Gold Cup winner could come from last year’s starstudded field. Shown are Aitcheson Lane, left, winner Ironfist, Atomistic, third, and Bredeson Moe, far right, who was second. crown jewel. As its centerpiece is a testing timber course with superb viewing for every spectator surrounding the wide oval. In short, the Virginia Gold Cup has been able to pen its own continuing history for 80 years running. This special news section takes a careful look at the Gold Cup. Inside, readers will find features on the history of the sport, lists of prior win ners, special reports on races and a handy guide to making sensible (friendly, private) wagers at tailgate parties. Great Meadow gates open at 10 a.m. race day and post time for the main event is 3:45 p.m. Amazingly not the only race held on Saturday, May 4, the Gold Cup will be backed up with an audio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby just after 5:30 p.m. >•&-. • •• 4** IH » : •! ' i 5 ■ - Pony legends..6 Race day >: v schedule...7 Cavalry’s coming.8 Forbush creates l Cup art........*..8 Ye olde sport of racing................9 Going, going, gone photo essay...10 The silk road photo essay.. 11 Bet your life.12 Winning gamble...,....12 Kentucky Derby favorites listed.........,.13 Quarter horse is a Virginia original.....15 Marlborough Cup cancelled...15 New series created...16 This is the end......19 Contents *'•’ »' *# Welcome to the world of maintenance-free Vimi fencing materials. Strength & Eyepleasing design are combined to create an Extraordinary fence with ease of installation & practicality! All fence styles carry a Lifetime Non-pro rated Warranty. In the 20 styles and 3 colors we offer, you are sure to use the exact one that makes your residence, uniquely jours. We have 1% x 5% in standard rail & full 2” x 6” extra wide for extra strength. 4 Rail Horse Fence 4 Rail Commercial Crossrail Fence The Amisli Homestead Formerly Valley Structures

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Champion jockey in his native New Zealand and the U.S., Craig Thornton loses his seat after an erratic leap by hurdler Flashy Splasher, top. The gray gelding plunges forward upon landing from a far-back stab at the hurdle, below, while Thornton struggles to stay up. When the steeplechaser made a mistake at last year’s Virginia Gold Cup races, the camera wa$ theje to catch it. The large phbto at center was nominated to the Virginia Prdsfef Association editorial contest and it won first prize in the weekly newspapers category^ Best Sports Photo in the entire state. The judges commented that the “photo captures all that will follow.” On this page is the rest of the story: you be the judge. Times Newspapers Staff Photos/Betsy Parker Thornton gives in to gravity as the horse moves right, in center photo, out from under him. Fellow jockey Rob Massey narrowly avoids trouble. In the end, above and below photos, Thornton is thrown dear of danger. Neither horse nor rider was injured, and both are still competing. mmi&iasmeiBmduGtKeatmea metirrffiTmansfiemble Gusmmmimsiantii fflfflmi&mQnsffiTmMto. Jo iJam IBM* kJA'Mii*I ilJTO ‘ tfifar. * [§lf iUITnt^ 'tirjJiM j Cl im kJnJmti

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You betcha can bet: just be careful f g jt 1 ir :r ' I \ If _ T 4 Anatomy Ever wonder where the prize money at year-round pari-mutuel racetracks comes from? It comes from you, the bettor. , The so-called “takeout” of every wager placed on every race — whether on track, an in-state off-track site or an out-of-state offtrack betting parlor — pays winning gamblers, horsemen’s purses, state taxes and the racetrack plant itself. Takeout can be as little as 14 percent in New York or as much as 30 percent for exotics in Pennsylvania. Virginia takeout ranges from a standard 18 percent for win-place-show bets, to 22 percent for exotics such as exacta and superfecta gambles. A $2 bet pays out this way: On track Winning bettors: $1.68 State taxes: 7 cents Horsemen's purse account: 13.3 cents The racetrack: 11.7 cents Off-track betting parlors Winning bettors: $1.68 Purse account: 3.32 cents The racetrack: 3.18 cents OTB operator 25.4 cents By George Rowand Times Newspapers Staff Writer Watching strong and sturdy horses, ridden by brave jockeys in colorful silks, leap over imposing fences is a won•* derful way to spend a day, especially if one is eating and drinking with friends at the same time. Some say that it’s even better if one has a bet on the outcome, but, regrettably, betting at steeplechase races in Virginia — unless it’s at the Colonial Downs summer meet — is illegal. It didn’t use to be like this. Are you thisi comfortable? SARAH ARIZONA 9 is Christine fox r ** in i Htf f • • *Mfiil N H * V'A Mv W J** • l«N Mf #4X» VVU W)AV 3.5 : I t 1 i 1 A generation ago, pqokies — yes, actual , ciga^-smoking, talking-out-of-the-apde-oftheir-mouths bookies — operated in the open ,at many of the steeplechase meetings, and especially at), the Gold Cup. (This observer was there when then-Attomey General of Virginia walked past a long line of bookies before stating, “Betting? I didn’t see any betting!”) Betting was considered a victimless crime, and besides, the ones who were frequenting the bookies were often the pillars of the local communities, so the cops couldn’t nab them. Finally, however, some over-zealous Commonwealth’s Attorney shut the bunch down right before his re-election, and the meets have been without the benefit of that colorful bunch for 25 years. (They were so cute in their own way. When my 10-yearold nephew wanted to make his first bet, they gave him the bet for free.) Nevertheless, the absence of bookies does not necessarily mean that one cannot have a wager on a race. It’s just that you’ll probably have to bet among the group that you’re hanging out with. There are severar wby8 tl do'this \ ’ ’ f - The' first way is for every- » body to put up a set amount of money say $2 or $5 a race — and then pull names of the i horses out of a hat. i . Personally, I’ve never liked this method. It doesn’t allow i people to bet on a horse of their choice, and the results are completely random. Still, it’s the way that a lot operate, Legal track wagering on ’chasers is available at Colonial Downs all summer. so somebody likes it. Another way is to allow friends to bet on their favorite horses without regard to race record or the legitimate quality of the animal. This doesn’t appeal to me, as some horses have a better chance of winning, and this method treats everybody the same. Besides, what if everyone in your group wants to bet on the same horse? If that hap ! pans,. I nobody would i ■* win.. Whose money would yoa win in that case? You’d get your -own ^rtioney back, i t i The next way — and the wiy l like the best — is to set up someone (how about you?) as a quasi-bookie. Before you go to the races, make a trip to the nearest game store and purchase some play money. Make that a lot of play money. On race day, you can “sell” the money to those of your group who want to bet, say $1,000 in play money for $10, or some other figure. It’s up to you. Then your friends can be betting a couple of hundred, or thousand, on each race. Makes it seem more fun to say, “I’ve got 2 G’s riding on this race!” Just like a big-time gambler! At the end of the day, you pay off at the same rate that they bought the betting money at the beginning, or it could be different, depending on you. If your intention is to give back every dollar that has been paid in, you’ll total up every dollar that was paid out, divide it by the total of every dollar that was paid in, and pay off your friends at that rate. See BET, Page 13 MF d,, uog/InterBuild, Inc. Builders . Contractors Post Office Box 237 PurceUville, VA 20134 540-338-2306 Post Frame Construction Horse Barn, Arenas, Light Commercial, Hobby Barns, Garages Jrt'-HS- x 48’ 10’ EAVE HEIGHT. 5 12 PITCH COLORED STEEL ROOFLNG BOARD <& BATTEN SIDLNG For Additional Information Please Contact Us At: 540-338-2306 800-432-3864 Fax: 540-338-3015 www.horsebarnscentral.com

Add dimension to your ‘fun’ betting at Cup with Ky. Derby By George Rowand Times Newspapers Staff Writer Everybody likes to have a bet on the Kentucky Derby. It’s an American tradition, even if the bettor knows nothing about the horses that are in the Derby field. Analyzing this year’s field is as challenging as ever, especially considering the fact that the condition of the track and the post positions of the contenders is unknown as this is written. Nevertheless, we’ll press on, secure in the knowledge that if even a blind hog finds an acorn now and again, even an unlucky handicapper picks a Derby winner once every decade or so. Maybe this is the year! Look at the contenders. Came Home won the prestigious Santa Anita Derby in his last race and has won six of seven starts in his career. He started his career last June, so he should have plenty of conditioning. In Chris McCarron he has a pilot who knows how to win big races. Everything points in his direction except for one thing: his pedigree. It’s a little suspect at the testing mile-and-a-quarter distance of the Derby. His dam was a sprinter who rarely ran past seven-eighths of a mile. In addition, though he won the Santa Anita Derby, he did it in unspectacular time. A betting person might conclude that the odds will be too short for this distance-challenged colt. Harlan’s Holiday won the Florida Derby impressivelyand came right back and won the Blue Grass Stakes, though in slow time. He’s been first or second in all of his nine starts, and he teams with Edgar Prado, one of America’s top jockeys. He has shown the capability to rally from off the pace, always handy in the Derby, which generally features a hotly-contested pace. The question for him is whether he will get a clean racing trip, which is problematic in the overcrowded Derby field. Still, it’s hard not to like this colt. He’s done everything asked of him so far, and he seems to be peaking at the right time. He could wear the blanket of roses after the Derby. Johannesburg was undefeated in his career until his lone Derby prep. The connections of the Irish-based colt were undecided about a Derby try three weeks before the race, and with good reason. Even if he makes the field, this colt is not prepared for the rigorous Derby. He’s a sucker bet, a throw-out. The rest of the contenders would have to fall down foi this one to win. An intriguing newcomer is the lightly-raced Medaglia d’Oro, but there’s the rub. He showed plenty when winning the San Felipe Stakes in March, taking the lead, being passed by two horses, and then rallying to win. Ther he ran a bang-up second in the Wood Memorial Nevertheless, he would have to be an extraor dinary individual to win the Derby with onlj four races under his belt. 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The agricultural depression of the early 1800s curtailed racing in Virginia as elsewhere, and the Civil War — and its aftermath — was a terrible cut info the fledgling racing business. Racing slowly revived, but prize money was small. Even the Virginia Gold Cup had no purse in its first 52 runnings; it added a monetary prize in 1978. Racing was inhibited by the illegality of gambling, which generates prize money. The prohibition in Virginia was only recently lifted: though Morven Park in Leesburg tried portable parimutuel machines for gambling in 1992 and it was only when Colonial Downs opened in New Kent County in 1997 with a $60 million facility that racing again became big business here. Colonial’s meet this year runs June 21-July 23. Marlborough Cup cancelled *» 1 i • f | | What, began as an pioneering international steeplechasing series seven years ago has ended with the cancellation of England’s 2002 Marlborough Cup. ■ The UK’s only timber race, the Marlborough Cup was founded in 1995 after Count Konrad Goess Saurau traveled to America and discovered timber. “I am fascinated,” Goess Saurau said then of the American twist to the very British sport of steeplechasing. “It was taking the speed and competition of steeplechasing and making it more of an endurance and jumping contest as well.” Goess Saurau attended the Maryland Hunt Cup and the Virginia Gold Cup, taking the idea of racing over solid fences — as opposed to soft, brush hurdles — back to his home near Barbury Castle west of London. Though English and Irish ’chase trainers never embraced timber racing, in the beginning or end, nonetheless the Marlborough Cup attracted a bit of interest in its first two runnings. And when, in 1997, the innovative World Timber Championship was announced, the bar was raised. Times Newspapers Staff Photo/Betsy Parker Richmond owners Henry and Ann Stern, left, were joined by Great Meadow creator Nick Arundel, right, at the ’97 Marlborough Cup. Together with Nick Arundel, at that time Gold Cup chair, Goess Saurau created an international two-race series connecting the two timber stakes, with a $100,000 bonus prize paying to any owner winning both races consecutively. Virginia-owned and -bred Saluter proved the first year that it could, indeed, be done, winning the 1997 Virginia and Marlborough Cups and earning an extra $100,000 for Richmond owner Ann Stem. Saluter returned to England twice, falling once and placing third once but never recapturing the world title. Two years ago, Virginia Gold Cup winner Priceless Room tried to claim the Gold Cup-Marlborough double but finished fourth in England. 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