Rappahannock News, May 15, 2002

l—ll \in UU'. X X '—'L’l 800 E BROAD ST RICHMOND VA 23219-1905 t Rappahannock County’s Family Newspaper Since 1877 124th Year... No. 20 Phone (540)675-3338 WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2002 www.timescommunity.com 50 cents Rapp, Briefs Guidance Dept, to host meeting There will be an informational meeting for parents and students on Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m. in the RCHS auditorium. Topics to be covered are: Planning for College; What Do I Need to Know and SOL Tests: How Do They Affect Me? The topics are especially designed for students in grades 9-11. If there are any questions, contact Ms. Campbell at 9878575. 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 County 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, 9878504. 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. Representative to visit Town Mrs. Donna Crowley, a representative of Congressman Frank Wolf, will visit the town of Washington on Thursday, May 16 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Extension Office. Mrs. Crowley will be available to talk with constituents who need assistance or have problems of a Federal nature, such as with the Social Security Administration, Department of Labor, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, etc. Constituents may also contact Mrs. Crowley at the Winchester office at 667-0990. Rappahannock Happenings • Wednesday, May 15 the Rappahannock Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Courthouse. • Friday, May 17, RAAC presents the film “Gosford Park” at The Theatre, 8 p.m. See B-1 for review. • Friday and Saturday, May 17 and May 18 annual Relay for Life event at RCES. • Friday, May 31 DARE Day at RCES coordinated by DARE Officer Captain Jeff Brown, will begin in front of the school at 9:30 a.m. and will end at 1 p.m. Field Day events are organized by P.E. teacher Carol Nowakoski. These events will be held behind the school and on the hill by the School Board Office from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Early bloomer! Rappahannock News Photo/Barbara C. Wayland This "Playgirl", a floribunda rose, is one of the early bloomers in our area. This lovely specimen was found in the gardens at Donna LaPre's home on the Fodderstack Road. Clevenger’s Corner: water related issues By Don Audette Special to the Rappahannock News In the future, Rappahannock County may face considerable residential and commercial development. One reason for this series of articles is to describe what happens when such development takes place. Clevenger’s Comer,* in Culpeper County, three miles from this county’s eastern border, can serve as a good example. That development involves 1,900 acres, 1,500 homes, and a possible population of about 4,100 people by 2015. So far in the series, the population and traffic implications of Clevengers Comer have been discussed. Also, how the water needs of 600,000 gallons per day and the use of a 750,000 gallon elevated water tank were determined. Recent articles have described how the 600,000 gallons of water per day might be found, and Culpeper County’s possible use of reservoirs near the Hazel and Rappahannock rivers as a backup water supply. Planning becomes reality when it comes to establishing a water works. It is part of the infrastructure of a development. Many people are familiar with this step which they see as they travel around Northern Virginia. At this stage, a cut is made into the landscape from the main road, trees are cleared, the earth is reshaped, rough roads laid down, turn lanes appear, and electrical, telephone, water, sewer, and stormwater drainage facilities are installed. What is a water works? A commercial water works starts with a production well or a field of such wells, or a spring, or a reservoir, with pumps to push water to a water treatment plant. A water treatment plant is built, water mains, valves, and hydrants set in place, a reserve storage facility such as an elevated water storage tank may be constructed, and other pieces and parts added to the system. Finally, there is need for an operations and maintenance capability. Water works come in all shapes and sizes and cam serve as few as 25 customers. The Washington Water Works in Washington, Va., currently has 129 customers. The Fairfax County Water Authority has 1.2 million customers. The Clevenger’s Comer water works will serve about 4,100. The last may be on a par with the water works of Luray in Page County. It is expected that Centex Homes, Inc., the prime developer at Clevenger’s Comer, will create the water works and then turn it over to Culpeper County for operation, maintenance, and subsequent improvements. See CLEVENGER’S, Page A9 Football on the board for 2002-03 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A motion “to support football at Rappahannock County schools to include, for the school years 02-03. support for transportation, and it will be annually reviewed as are all other sports programs” was passed by the School Board on a 3-1-1 vote at the Board’s May 14 meeting. This motion, an amended version of that forwarded by Aline Johnson and seconded by Rose Ann Sharp, came at the conclusion of more than thirty minutes of discussion. The “aye” votes were Piedmont School Board member Johnson. Hampton representative Sharp, and Chairman Wesley Mills, the lone “nay” vote was Wakefield's Rosa Crocker, and the abstention, a “present” vote, was StonewallHawthorne representative Franklin Warner. Mr. Warner had earlier forwarded a motion “to support football in Rappahannock County schools,” and added that he was forwarding the motion on the “personal basis” that football is self-sustaining in two years and that it participation requires a 2.0 grade point average. That motion was seconded by Mrs. Johnson, but the “personal basis" points implicitly became part of the motion and the motion was subjected to significant discussion. Mr. Warner asked that it be made clear that his support for football came only after his reservations on three issues were overcome by information revealed by Athletic Director Jon Smythe and others. He said that the first reservation was that Rappahannock never had football, but he realized that that was not a good reason to object; the second reservation was that the high school was too small, but he learned from the Mr. Smythe’s briefing that smaller schools successfully participate in football; and the last reservation was that we could not afford a football program, but he dropped that objection when he learned that the program would be self-sustaining. Despite his self-described awareness of the viability of a footSee BOARD, Page A10 Washington to have a Fourth of its own By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Though increased exposure to liability led the Washington Town Council to forgo the 2002 Independence Day celebration, Mayor Stew Willis suggested an alternative that would gather Towrn residents for a more subdued event. After some discussion amongst Town Council members and residents in attendance at the May meeting of the Washington Town Council, a consensus was reached to celebrate the Fourth of July on the Sixth of July with a picnic at the home of the Mayor and Eve Willis. The Mayor suggested too that the Town invite those who work in Washington, as well as members of the Fourth of July committee that attempted to fill in for the RAAC committee that has managed the event in recent years. The Town-only celebration will be a pot-luck picnic, sans fireworks. Capital projects Mayor Willis reported that a meeting had been scheduled for May 10 with the Virginia Department of Health and the Town’s consultants to continue the approval process for the proposed Avon Hall wastewater treatment site. The Mayor said that he hoped to resolve some "minor disagreements” with the State engineer at the May 10 meeting so that the process of acquiring a wastewater treatment system permit could be completed. Mayor Willis also noted that the terms of the loan from the Rappahannock National Bank (RNB) for the new reservoir had been changed to make the instrument a line of credit of up to $200,000 in lieu of a straight loan for that amount, and that the RNB countered the Town’s requested cap of $1500 on loan closing costs with a $3,250 figure. The Council unanimously agreed to accept the terms. The Mayor recommended that the Town accept Greeley and Hansen’s proposal for reservoir design services, and the Council unanimously agreed to do so, approving the expenditure of $7,400 for Greeley and Hansen's proposed effort. Town finances Treasurer Alice Butler reported on the Town’s finances, noting consolidated assets of $709,836.30, up some $11,000 from that noted in April, and water works assets of $10,570.45 through the close of the April reporting period. See COUNCIL, Page A10 weeRen bend — May 17, 18 By Bette Mahoney Special to the Rappahannock News The Rappahannock Relay for Life is this Friday. The pre-Relay activities begin with registration and campsite set-up at 5 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Elementary School. Cancer survivors are encouraged to register and come to the reception that will begin at 6 p.m. The official opening ceremony will begin at 6:30. The Relay itself will begin with the Survivor’s Walk at 7 p.m. All cancer survivors are urged to participate in this part of the Relay. Following the Survivor’s lap, walkers from teams will continue the Relay throughout the night while other team members enjoy the activities, or sleep, or rest at their campsites. Some of the activities include: • A fabulous picnic-since food is a must for all Rappahannock events; • A puppet show, face painting, and a disc jockey to entertain both young and old; • Choral groups and various other Rappahannock notables appearing throughout the evening; • An education tent to provide information about fighting and detecting cancer; • The lighting of the luminaries at dark in honor or memory of both cancer victims and cancer survivors; • Midnight madness where pizza will be served to all the teams; • Continental breakfast at 6:30 a.m.; and, finally • Closing ceremonies at 8 a.iq. where the teams that met their fund raising goals as well as those top fund-raising teams, will be recognized. Jeff Light and Ben Atkins, the Relay for Life Coordinator, will be the Masters of Ceremonies for the event. Final arrangements are now underway. The many teams are completing their fund raising and readying themselves for the Relay, entertainment and camping out. They are also busy preparing food under the direction of Bev Atkins, the Picnic Chair. Others are busy making certain that all of the details are in place to assure a safe and enjoyable Relay. Safety rules require that a responsible adult supervise children under 18. Access on the school grounds will be limited to specific areas and all participants will be given maps of the permitted areas. Because the committee was concerned about safety, rollerblading and skating will not be permitted this year. All participants or their parents or legal guardians for children under 18 must be registered and have signed waivers. The waivers release the Relay’s organizers from claims arising from participation in the Photo courtesy ot Ben Atkins RELAY TIME: A scene from a previous year as tents go up for the annual Relay. This year's event will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 17 at 18 at RCES. event and permit the use of names and photographs. A good way to join in the fight against cancer is to join or sponsor a team or generously contribute to a team. It is not too late. For further information about being a team captain, serving on a team, sponsoring a team, or about the event, contact Ben Atkins at 635-2377 or Bette Mahoney at 675-3446 or join us at the Relay and make your contribution.

RCPS News in Brief By Jan Make la Volunteer Coordinator Public School System • The RCES Student Advisory Council accepts nominations each month for Student of the Month. Students are chosen on the basis of character values such as kindness, honesty, and integrity. Congratulation to the following winners for March and April. March winners were: 4th Grade, Sarah Jenkins: 5th Grade, Dean Hogan; 6th Grade, Kim Hutcheson; and 7th Grade, Jesse Palmer. April winners were: 4th Grade Taylor Yowell; 5th Grade, Hannah Rosenbaum: 6th Grade, Noel Johns; and 7th Grade, Emily Welch. WTe are very proud of all of these students. • Each week the RCES PTO selects students who were “Caught Doing Something Good”. Each of these children wins (You guessed it!) the “Caught Doing Something Good” award. Teachers and other students may nominate anyone that was observed doing something thoughtful for another student, their teacher or our school in general. some recent winners nave been Joey Wenk, Kim Howard, and Casey Fletcher. Congratulations to them and all of our other winners. Each winner receives a special certificate and balloon. The one who nominated them receives a certificate as well. • Here we are in the midst of the much-anticipated SOL testing. Contrary to the opinions of many students, they ’ will survive this. Our teachers have worked very hard. Our students are intelligent, and they have studied and pushed themselves. We have confidence that our students will do well. Testing will end on May 23. Please encourage your children to get to bed early, eat a good breakfast, wear comfortable clothing, arrive at school early and relax. • Please be reminded that schools will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. This was inadvertently left off of the school calendars that were sent home, so any assistance you can give wun spreading me woru to other parents will be appreciated. • There is still time to go through your children’s books and send in gently used ones for the RCES Annual Book Exchange. Thanks to the efforts of parent Deborah Flournoy, there will be a Book Collection Box in the main lobby of the elementary school A from May 15 ffj through n May 30. The B o o k * Exchange will take place on DAKt, Day at RCES. Questions? Call Jan Makela at 987-8259. • , DARE/Field Day at RCES has become a wonderful event for our RCES family and for families throughout our community. Please plan to attend with your children. In order for us to provide this fun and safe activity, we need the support and assistance of many volunteers. Please say that you will help. Primary (K3) classroom teachers will contact parents of their students to find volunteers for their classrooms specifically. However, if your child is in grades 4-7, or you do not have students in our school system but would just like to help us, please call Jan Makela, Volunteer Coordinator, at 9878259 to offer assistance. • DARE/Field Day will be on Friday, May 31 at RCES. The Field Events will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. under the direction of PE. Teacher Carol Nowakoski. These events will be held behind the school and on the hill next to the School Board NOTICE New County Government Telephone Numbers ■ Building Office ...675-5340 | Circuit Court Clerk’s Office.. 675-5350 • ■ Combined District Court I (General District, Juvenile & Domestic Relations). 675-5356 Commissioner of Revenue.!.,.675-5370 Commonwealth’s Attorney.675-5338 . County Administration & Zoning.675-5330 ■ Juvenile Court Services.675-5358 ‘*| Magistrate. 675-5385 Office of Emergency Management. ..... 675-5387 Office of E-911 Coordinator..675-5340 am | Registrar.675-5380 '■. Sheriff’s Office & Jail .675-5300 , Treasurer.675-5360 •fti — — . — — — — — — — Yes! □ Please enter my new % subscription to: liappahamiock NeiusV, g Subscription Rates By Rappahannock.*21.°°/yeaf****^ Elsewhere in the U.S.*27.00/year Name ___ Address __ City__ State Zip_ Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: fiappahannoch iNeuiSy P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 This form may ako be used for 4 CHANGE OF ADDRESS New Address Oid Address: The Rappahannock Niro* (ISSN #’s 1Q50-7655 & 188280) is published every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions $21.00 a year in Rappahannock; $27.00 elsewhere in U.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock Office. DARE Events, led by DARE Officer Captain JefT Brown, will be held in front of the school beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. • The RCPS Special Education Department will r sponsor ^nna Find” on DARE Day as well. Any k Rappahannock m parents, that B have questions about their !PI% child’s development, are §11 invited to come and talk with members of a team of specialists at RCES. This will be a fun * and informative day for families and we hope that many of you will take advantage of our “Child Find” opportunities. If you have questions, please call Nancy Allegretto, Director of Special Education, at 9878773, or Jan Makela, Volunteer Coordinator, at 987-8259. • Many thanks to RCHS teacher Scott Schlosser, Building Trades teacher and RCES dad, who went above and beyond the call of duty to facilitate the building of two hinged lattice folding screens for the RCES cafeteria. These were built to camouflage an area used for storage, as well, as to display artwork. We are very grateful for this wonderful donation. • Friday night, rising RCES Fifth Graders, hoping to be in Band next year, had the opportunity to try-out a variety of band instruments and choose their favorites. Middle School and High School Band students performed, under the direction of Lynne Fournier, for the younger students and their families, and then the band students helped the aspiring band students try their instruments. It was a great evening. Many thanks to PTO President Jimmy Swindler for working in cooperation with Mrs. Fournier to make this happen. • Have a great week! Early Intervention for babies/ toddlers saves dollars and promotes healthy families By Barbara Adolfi Special to the Rappahannock News “How could I explain to people that I could not even make my 3 year old son, Scott, do something as simple as sit and eat a peanut butter sandwich for lunch!” Cathy and John had two children ages one and three. They were demoralized and frustrated by their child. Similarly, Scott presented challenging behavior for teachers at preschool. With the support of an early intervention program, the parents and school worked together to learn new ways of setting limits and motivating Scott. A year later Scott had improved behavior both at home and at school. Had his pattern of non-compliance with adults continued, far more costly services may have been needed. The cost of treatment and services for children and families who may require community support when they are older far exceeds the cost of prevention and early intervention. Effective prevention programs support families in raising their children. These programs promote the safety and well-being of children and families and hold potential for greatly increasing academic success and emotional growth. Some programs are designed to provide support for young parents to learn how to encourage the emotional and physical development of their young children. Other programs aim to identify children who may have some developmental delays and provide services to help a child achieve his/her potential. To support parents and other family members, a variety of services may be needed. In Rappahannock County, many programs are available that support families. Representatives of most of these programs will have information available on DARE Day at Rappahannock Elementary School on May 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your little ones and find out about the following programs: • Virginia Cooperative Extension Service (4-H): The VCE has a variety of information on child development issues and will provide educational programs. • Rappahannock County Health Department: This agency provides health care and immunizations, and information on health related issues, to children and adults. • Head Start: A preschool program for income-eligible children. Head Start not only helps children get ready for kindergarten, but also has long-term educational and employment benefits. • Child Care and Learning Center: CCLC provides affordable child care for children aged 0 to 5. The Head Start program is housed at the CCLC facility on Lee Highway. CCLC also provides an after-school program for children who need a nurturing place to be until parents return from work. • Healthy Families: Infants need parents who can respond and communicate with them in ways that enhance their growth, maturation and communication skills. Infants given orderly, responsive parenting are typically able to adapt to the challenges of growing up in an emotionally healthy manner. Healthy Families is a program that provides education and support to parents. • Infant/Toddler Connection of Virginia: provides free evaluations for children age birth to three that may have developmental delays. If a child needs help, service coordination is provided to the family and a plan is developed with the parents to obtain services needed. • Rappahannock County Public Schools: Child Find. Early Childhood Special Education: Children who have received services in thb program above may transition into the public school special education program. For other children, their challenges in learning may not be evident until they are older. Through the public schools, children 0-21 may be screened to see if she or he may need help to achieve full academic potential. Eligible children from age 3 to 21 may be served by the schools. • Rappahannock County Department of Social Services: provides information and referral services to parents seeking help in meeting the needs of their families. Eligibility can be determined for Food Stamps, Medicaid and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. Coordination with the Head Start program can provide child care assistance for eligible children. The relatively new Children's Medical Security Insurance Program allows more children to have medical coverage than ever before. • Rappahannock Family Guidance Services: provides County residents a full array of confidential mental health and substance abuse services as well as services for the seriously mentally ill. Bring your little ones on DARE Day and take advantage of the opportunity to meet the folks in the community who care about you anjd your children! A team of specialists will be available to answer questions about yov|r child’s development. Appointments with school staff may be scheduled to screen your child in speech, language, hearing, fine and gross motor skills and academic readiness. . 1 I BUDGET FOH >™■ ■ BUDGET Fun .,» =5sSSSs^§ii^SS£Ssr« =SSKSgfsiIp SS=&5SSi==--"——“ following the hearing a Fiscal Itif Commencing REVENUE ESTIMATES 7/UMfr GENERAL K ND It From Local Sources: Gen Prop. Tax S6.744.700 Other Local Taxes $982,500 Permits, Priv. & Licenses $103,900 Fines & Forfeitures $28,500 Use of Money or Prop. S114.000 Charges for Services $55,000 Miscellaneous $30,500 Recovered Costs SI42,500 From Other Agencies S2.0SS.979 7/1/02 S6.597.400 SI.005.000 $103,900 $29,000 $141.500 $55,000 $30,500 $142,500 $2,533,979 Total General $10,310,579 $10,638,779 LIBRARY FUND From Local Sources: Fines & Forfeitures Use of Money & Prop. Miscellaneous From Commonwealth Interfund Transfers Total Library LAW LIBRARY FUND From Local Sources: Fines & Forfeitures $3,000 $19,103 $3,800 $32,000 $62,957 $120,860 $750 COMMUNICATIONS FUND From Local Sources: Telephone Tax $87,500 SCHOOL FUND From Local Sources: Charges for Services 0 Miscellaneous Revenue $175,020 From Other Agencies $2,713,634 Interfund Transfers $5,520,029 From Federal Govt. $330,546 Total School $8,739,229 SOLID WASTE ENT FUND From Local Sources: 0 Interfund Transfers $290,000 $3,000 $19,103 $.3,800 $32,000 $62,957 $120,860 $750 $87,500 0 $289,512 $2,545,130 $5,55.3.740 $390,062 $8,778,444 0 $ 150,000 Fiscal Year Commencing 7/1/01 FIRE SERVICES FUND $355,750 7/1/02 $413,750 BALANCES, JUNE 30 3000 General Library Law Library Cafeteria E-9II Total Balances $3,642,070 $276,137 $800 0 $72.01X1 2001 $3,518.116 $298,016 $1,000 •$8,837 $52,5(X) $3,991,007 $3,879,369 BALANCES. JULY 1 2<XX> 21X11 General $3,642,070 $3,518,116 Library $276,137 $298,916 Law Library $81X1 $I.(XXI Cafeteria 0 $8,837 E-9II S72.1XX1 $52.51X1 Total Balances $3,991,1817 $3,879,369 Fiscal Year Commencing EXPENDITURES 7/1/01 GENERAL FUND mmi Board of Supervisors $45,930 $48,883 County Administrator $175,994 $161,528 County Attorney $41,046 $42,705 Comm, of the Rev. $149,033 $154,561 Board of Assessors $60,(XXI $50.(XXI Land Use/Tax Relief $11.31X1 $11.71X1 Treasurer $155,896 $158,907 Elect. Bd. & Officials $27,050 $24,81X1 Registrar $68,752 $68,326 Circuit Court $11,450 $12,550 Combined Disl. Cls. $6,715 $4,415 Juv. Probation Services $69,772 $69,772 Magistrate $5,380 $5,380 Clerk of Circuit Court $52,901 $58,542 Comm, of Accounts $2,150 $2,150 Commonwealth's Atty. $157,933 $152,604 Sheriff $527,301 $529,699 Fire & Rescue Serv 0 0 Forestry Service $3,588 $4,775 Jail ' $648,799 $607,653 Building Insp. & E-911 $170,019 $176,088 1 Animal Control $81.6()4 Medical Examiner $500 Emergency Serv ices $2,550 Refuse Collection Service 0 Refuse Disposal $457,479 Independent Auditor $14.(HX) Mainten. Bldg.-Grds. $509,1.61 Aileen Redevelopment $385,900 Carver-Piedmont 0 Health $116,848 Mental Health $25,904 Welfare Administration $575,712 Public Assistance $260,006 Comprehensive Sen. $277,510 Revenue Maximization 0 Community College $40,078 Parks & Recreation $11.500 Planning Commission $220,596 Bd. of Zoning Appeals $4,400 Public I’tility Services $75,500 Soil & Water Conserv. $8,895 Extension & Cont. Ed. $58,276 Interfund Transfers $5,872,986 $97,057 $500 $2,750 0 $464,009 $ 14.0O() $481,255 $1 15.4(H) $71,702 $115.512 $24,441 $57 1.712 $261,788 $277,510 $145,000 $2,707 $ I 2.(HH) $185,898 $4,400 $75.5(H) $7,905 $6|,2I6 $5,766,697 Total General $11,186,411 $10,903,756 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••a OTIII R FI NDS LIBRARY FUND Library Administration SI 20.860 S120.860 LAW LIBRARY FUND Books & Subseriptions S6(X> SNH) COMMUNICATIONS FUND Public Safety SX2.7IX) S82.7IX) SCHOOL FUND Operation 58.156.455 58.201.400 Debt Sen ice S509.986 5485.246 Interlund Transfers S42.790 541.748 Total School CAFFTFRIA FUND SchiMil Food Semces $8,759,229 S8.77X.444 542.790 591.798 SUIK X)l. UONSTR1 CIION 0 0 SOLID WASTE ENT FUND SJDO.OOO S15t 1.000 FIRE SERVICES FI ND $585.5X0 $429.5<X) GRAND TOTAL S20.84S.970 S20.S57.458 Less Transfers Out Sb.048.47b S5.94I.I95 TOTAL KXPKNDm RES $14,847,494 SI4.blb.2ft5 Details of the above budget may be seen at the County Administrator’s Office. By Order of: RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS John W. McCarthy County Administrator Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County intends to levy the following rates for the tax year 2002-03 per $100 assessed valuation: 2001-02 2002-03 Actual Proposed Real Kstate and Mobile Homes .... $0.85.$0.87 Real Kstate (Fire Levy).$0.04.$0.04 Tangible Pers. Prop.$3.10.$3.10 Tangible Pers. Prop. (Fire Levy) . $0.20.$0.20

Honor Society welcomes 29 By Lea B. Pyne Special to the Rappahannock News The 2002 RCHS National Honor Society induction ceremony took place on May 6 in the high school auditorium. The induction included a Candle lighting ceremony and a reception afterward with food provided by the RCHS culinary class. The guest speaker of the evening was Mrs. Jenny Stanley, with remarks from acting principal Mike Tupper, and certificate presentation by NHS adviser Mrs. Patti Waddell. NHS officers led candle lighting and pledge recitation - the current officers are President Amber Allen, Vice-president Holly Long, Secretary Lea Pyne, and Treasurer Kori Alexander. The students inducted into the society were: Juniors Adrianne Moore, Ralph Pace, Robyn Pivamik, Jamie Smoot, Sophomores Jonathan Bankston, Brittany Bradley, Ashleigh Burke, Jamie Deal, Ginger Dennis, Chris Ehrhart, Bruce Flinchum, Sara Hathaway, Stuart Hensley, Lauren Herbert, Erica Hilscher, Lara Kreyling, Patrick Lawrey, David Letsen, John Letsen, Laura Maloney, Lindsay NeillDore, Christina Norwood, Anna Reeve, Kyle Robinson, Leslie Taubenberger, Brian Taylor, Brittany Thornhill, Melanie Tbrrance, and Tyler Williams. Current NHS members are Juniors Joshua Anderson, Alyssa Berry, Allyson Dodson, Jeremy Graves, Anna Miller, Henry Robertson, Rachel Sharp, Elaine Smith, Tony Starks, Karie VonFange, Dawn Andreoni, Mindy Cairns, Michael Fairbrother, Eva Mills, Jonathan Robinson, and Jason Simeon. Graduating NHS seniors this year are John Ferdetta, Elliot Nichols, Betsy Welk, Kevin Yowell, Wendy Gillis, David Massie, Matt Ralston, Gamer Smythe, Jenni Starr, Amanda Weakley, and Lizzie Williams. Sport physicals offered RCHS will be offering sports physicals for rising 8th through 12th graders on Tuesday, June 4 from 3:20 to 5:30 p.m. There is no charge for the physical. It is valid for the upcoming school year 2002/2003. Participating health professionals are: Brooke Miller MD, John S. Evans MD and Ann Miller RN C-FNP. The physical exam will WE BUY [USED BOOKS Single books or whole collections Old Sperryville BOOKSHOP : Historic Main Street, Sperryville ; (540) 987-8444 E-mail: htx4schurch@earthlink.net FRIDAY/MflY 17 TVast Me SflTORDflY/MflY 18 Mystery Band (Final Ptrfonvtanct) NOW OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Family Dining fi Fine Mask 540-987-3162 www. blaemooncafe.ct Breeden's Plant House Opm PftUlff 'Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. House Plants, Gifts, Planting Supplies, Hanging Baskets & Pansies Flowering & Vegetable Plants 89 c/pack Spring flowers now available Make sure to visit our shop featuring silk arrangements and gifts. 540-923-4381 Directions: From Sperryville, take Rt. 231 S. for 12 miles, turn left on 642, go 1.5 miles. In memory of my mother, Fannie M. Fincham who passed away May 19. Nov. 25, 1904 to May 19,1997 God looked around his garden and He found an empty place. He then looked down upon this earth, and saw your tired face. He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest. God’s garden must he beautiful. He always lakes the best. He knew that you were suffering. He knew you were in pain. He knew that you would never get well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough and the hills were hard to climb. So He closed your weary eyelids, and whispered, "Peace be thine." It broke our hearts to lose you but you didn't go alone. For part of us went with you the day God called you home. From all the children and grandchildren include height, weight, vision, blood pressure and urine checked for glucose and protein. Forms are available from Margaret Wiese in the Guidance Office or Jon Smythe in the Athletic Department. The form needs to be completed and signed by a parent/guardian. For additional information call RCHS at 9878575. The Legend of the Grey Ghost i By Rob Sherwood Events Coordinator Blue Ridge Civil War Round Table Legend had it he would never be caught. He wasn’t. Legend had it he knew every house, road, and patch of woods in “his Confederacy.” He did. Legend had it he rewrote the rules of guerilla warfare as he invented them. He did. Fact had it he was hand-picked by Robert E. Lee to tie down up to 20,000 enemy forces in a five-county area of Northern Virginia. Again, this fact is true. But who really was this Grey Ghost, Colonel John Singleton Mosby? He was a legend in his own time who remains a legend in our time. He was known for his extraordinary courage in the face of an overwhelming enemy. His method was to charge a superior enemy, inflict maximum casualties and disruption, then to melt back into the shadows without a trace. He stayed in the saddle, he slept in secret rooms of “safe houses,” he had special procedures to plan and execute his clandestine raids, he stayed on the run. He conceived the unconceivable. For instance, on the night of March 8, 1863, with about 30 men, he penetrated the federal lines at Fairfax courthouse and took 33 prisoners, including Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Stoughton. Alter tne war ne was to continue a flamboyant life as lawyer, Republican canvasser in Virginia for Grant’s presidential campaign, Civil War author, U.S. Consul to Hong Kong, and mentor to a future hero of World War II, George S. Patton. The common link in all AUCTI Saturday, May 18, at 10:00 am On site at the home of Maurice Lee Butler 6099 Sperryville Pike, Boston, VA( 10 miles from Sperryville on Rt. 522) Mr. Butler has sold his home and will be selling his guns, extensive collection of toy vehicles, and much more at this auction. Here’s your chance to take advantage • of years of selective accumulation! OF SPECIAL NOTE 1970 GMC pick-up truck, 350 engine, in very good condition! GUNS; Browning 12 ga. automatic shotgun (32” barrel); Browning 12 ga. shotgun (Belgium); Winchester .22 cal. model 320 rifle w/scope; 30 cal. carbine military rifle; 12 ga. Ithaca lever action shotgun; H&R single barrel 12 ga. shotgun, Stevens 14 ga. single-barrel shotgun (1894); Savage 410 ga. double-barrel shotgun; Stevens model 311 double-barrel 16 ga. shotgun; Remington 22-250 rifle w/scope model 700. TOY VEHICLES, CAP GUNS, ETC; Smith-Miller Mack 1950 L model; Doepke 32” ladder truck 1971; Metalcraft 8” dump truck; Marx stake body; Hubley Ford 18” lowboy; Buddy L 15" Ford truck; Hubley 9” school bus; ‘57 Tbnka dump truck; ‘57 Tanka motor grader; assorted tractors and wagons; 40’s Metal Master 6” racer; 5" Hubley truck; Two Marx Army 18" trucks; ‘37 Hubley Ford; 50’s Hubley 9" log truck; 50’s Hubley 7” tractor; (25) 4" Tbotsietoys; Tootaietoy old 5” Army Jeep; 10" Japanese Police truck; 30’s Marx 24* “Busy Bridge”; 40’s tin airplane; 50’s Ruhberraade Studebaker; 50’s Hubley 10” motor grader; 50‘s Marx 13” stake-body truck; 7" Japanese Army radar Jeep; Auburn Rubber 5? tractor; 8" Hubley farm wagon, disc, pole carrier, 50’s Tootsie Toys 5 1/2” El Camino; 50's Tootaietoy metal boat, ‘69 LTD Ford, dump truck; 50’s Tbotsietoy 8 1/2” Dean Van Lines truck; 1951 Hubley 9” Ford truck; (2) 1951 Hubley 12” telephone trucks #504; (6) 50’8-60’s Tbnka Jeeps; 50’s Arcor Rubber manure spreader, plow, and wagon; 50’s Toots.etoy 4" jet fighter; (3) Marx bulldozers; 2-9” and 1-8"; (2) 50’s Structo tractors trailers; 10+ cap guns (Hubley, etc.) older tricycles; 1957 Tonka 17’ pumper; ‘62 and ‘49 Ford 13" fire chief cars; (2) 50’s Hubley fire trucks; 40’s Metal Masters 10” fire truck; Merryweather 10" fire truck; 50’s Auburn Rubber 7-12” fire truck; 60’s Tbotsietoy 3" fire truck; 40’s Metal Masters 10” fire truck; Merryweather 10" fire truck; 50’s Auburn Rubber 7 1/2" fire truck; 60’s Tootaietoy 3” fire truck; 50’s Tootaietoy 8 1/2" ladder truck; 50’s Tootaietoy Ford Army truck; PLUS misc. toy parts; much.more, aat hated! FARM EQUIPMENT, BOATS, TOOLS: Ford 800 tractor; 6’ Ford rotary mower; Bass boat w/trailer; Canoe; John Deere LX 88 17 hp riding mower; Craftsman 10’ table saw; Grinder; Craftsman tool chest; Work bench; Air compressor; Stepladder; Wheelbarrows; Heart pine lumber; Cinder blocks; Hand tools; Chevy hubcaps; and much more of the same! AND very nice Civil War portraits (local artist); Ray Harm prints; Elderly bird plates; 2 Clore ladderback bar stools; Oak dressers; Small Eastlake cabinet; DECOYS: Drew Rumbley (Free Union, VA) 1993 canvas goose; General Fibre working decoys, etc; 1962 Gen’l Foods (Post Cereals) football booklets; Advertising (Sodus cottage cheese) and utility crocks; Nice old creel; Old fishing lures; Fishing poles; Wagner & Griswold ironware; Parlor stand; Rocker; Lots of country stands & tables; Cabinets; Bookcases; Cobbler bench (family-made); Petite slantfront desk; Cradle; 5 sets of golf clubs (some wood handled); Interesting lamp w/fire extinguisher base; Coffee table, Recliner, Old paintings; Child’s chairs; Mirrors; Watering cans; Adv. boxes; Nagoya guitar (70s); Exercise equipment; Bird bath and lawn ornaments; Patio furniture; Gas grill; Benches; New skeet thrower + clay pigeons; New 5 cu. ft. chest freezer; Lots of houseplants, MORE! Food Served by Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Watch our website for photos of toys, vehicles, etc. v Bill Payne Auctions, Inc., VAAF #330 J' 540-937-4142 V P.O. Box 178 *10 Maddox Lane • Amissville, VA 20106 E-mail: payne729@earthlink.nel » Website: www.bpauctions.com Red Barns, watercolor, 22” x 18” Carol ‘Lumier’ Baliles New Watercolors May 16 to June 17 Artist Reception Saturday May 18, 4:00 - 7:00 Historic Main Street Sperryville, VA 10:00 - 6:00 Thursday through Monday • 540-987-3121 www.longviewgallery.com At a Glance • Who: The Blue Ridge Civil War Round Table • What: A meeting with a presentation on Mosby • When: Tuesday, May 21 7:30 to 9 p.m. • Where: Old Sperryville Book Shop, 44 Main Street, Sperryville Va. (540) 987-8444 • Why: Promote and celebrate local history and heritage • Contact: Rob Sherwood (540) 9878596 or Mary Hoffherr (540) 937-3859 these actions was Mosby’s powerful personality—and this is the subject of special guest Dave Goetz’s upcoming presentation at the Blue Ridge Civil War Round Table. Everyone is welcome to attend this “history and heritage party” at the Old Sperryville Book Shop on Tuesday, May 21 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. (44 Main Street, Sperryville (540) 987-8444). The meeting is free to nonmembers (who are encouraged to enjoy and join) and there will be light refreshments served in the comfortable confines of Jim and Joan Gannon’s book nook. Dave Goetz is a recently retired public relations and community development specialist who is launching a business this summer close to his heart and interest: Mosby’s Confederacy Tours (540) 3649086). He is also on the Advisory Board of the John Singleton Mosby Foundation in Warrenton which is restoring the Brentmoor House owned by Mosby after the war (www.mosbymuseum.org). Goetz will be bringing some Mosby memorabilia to the meeting and will be appearing in a replica of the uniform worn by Major Robert Randolph of the famous Virginia Black Horse troop. He has spent time researching Mosby’s activities in the Piedmont region for our meeting. “This is great fun,” asserts Goetz. “The. joy of doing research and sharing that research with new folks really brings history back to life.” The Blue Ridge Civil War Round Table serves Rappahannock, Madison. Culpeper, Warren and Page Counties. We have monthly meetings at the Old Sperryville Book Shop. Upcoming speakers will discuss the defensive system of forts around Washington, D.C., the Battle of Front Royal and local campaigns in our area. We are also sponsoring a bus trip to sites of Civil War history in Rappahannock and Warren Counties on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We hope high school students will join us for our Mosby history party this Tuesday, May 21 from 7:30 to 9 p.m., that college students will come to our interactive lecture series, that families will come to support living history in their community and that everyone else will come tc learn more about the rich historical legacy of our Piedmont region. For more information con tact Rob Sherwood at (540 987-8596 or metta69@earthlink.net or Mary Hoffherr at (540)937-3859. % a tt it r Our Money Manager is a thoroughly-modem checking account that comes fully loaded. To celebrate our 100th anniversary, we're offering it free for a full year. No fees and no minimum balance requirements. All you have to do is set up convenient direct deposit for a check you receive regularly. 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Springtime at Hearthstone By Maureen Day Special to the Rappahannock News As the woodland creatures waken from their winter slumber, so do the children in Kitty Keller’s Nursery/Kindergarten venture out to explore spring’s wondrous emergence. Herbalist (and Hearthstone parent) Kathleen Maier took the class on a walk last week to meet and sample many plant friends of field and forest. In the classroom, these children have been learning a long spring verse in their morning circle, which was performed for the entire school at Hearthstone’s May Day Celebration. The verse tells the tale of the Root Children coming awake, donning their flower hats and kindly asking King Winter to go. The Nature table is resplendent with treasures found and made including fairies, flowers and other creatures formed in bees wax by the children. And their watercolor paintings and crayon drawings burgeon with the color and energy of spring. The graduating kindergartens are especially excited, as their final year in the Children’s Garden comes to a close. They have completed their crayon pouches -beautifully crafted of wool felt with colorfully embroidered seams. The pouches will house their very own set of bees wax Williams Tree Service & Landscaping All phases of Tree Care and Removal: Lot Clearing • Hauling • Demolition • Cleanup Stump Removal • Firewood • Mulch • Bushhogging Yard Work • Seeding • Sod • Brush Chipping Home 540-675-2530 Mobile 540-229-3032 FULLY INSURED crayons, which they take with them to first grade. For their final project they will make four-flnger-knitted dolls and puppets. In the Main Lesson studies, Paige Noel’s first through third grade closed their language arts block with a play they wrote themselves, based on a long verse entitled Fionn and the Rune of St. Patrick. They have also been reading the Arthurian Legends, including The Green Knight. Classroom discussions about honor and chivalry inspired the students to write their own Codes of Chivalry, which include Always Do My Best; A Promise Made is a Debt Unpaid; Always Speak the Truth; and Keep Kindness and Compassion in all I say and Do. Meanwhile, these children were busy making preparations for their annual Mother’s Day Tea. In this event, the children planned the menu, sat a beautiful table, served tea and food, cleared the table and washed the dishes. Each child embroidered and appliqued a cloth napkin as gifts to their mothers. In addition they presented songs and verses for the delight of their House Financing • Home of Guaranteed Financ HAS 3 LOCATIONS AND LARGE SELECTION ?EDIT CHECK • NO CO-SIGNERS • NO CREDIT • NO PR( Master Card • Visa • Discover • American Express Accepted for Payments & Down Payment BUY HERE PAY HERE Warranties can be purchased. 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Parents and children cooked and camped out under the open sky, through a lodge of sticks and brush which the students built stood ready in case of rain. They feasted on store-bought and wild harvested food, including fresh morels which were enjoyed the next morning in scrambled eggs. In the Middle School Science Block Amos Blanton is teaching Combustion. His lessons focus on a myriad of experiments involving a candle through which one can observe the nature of combustion. Amos is drawing the lessons from a book of lectures by Michael Faraday entitled The Chemical History of a Candle. This week the students are looking forward to building and launching solid fueled propelled rockets. 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Included in the merchant caravans were bakers, flower peddlers, a blacksmith, a monk, a basket' weaver, a minstrel and an herbalist. For their yearly Service Project, the middle and upperschool students are raising money to buy school supplies for Afghanistan children living in refugee camps. This project is in cooperation with Children of War, a non-profit children’s advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. They have raised $320 to date'. And in other projects around the Hearth, our herb, flower and vegetable garden^ are expanding with the volunteer help of parents and professional gardeners Pine and Wendy Phillips-Serat. Paige Noel’s students have each made and planted a garden bed and are growing a variety of organic vegetables and flowers. On Sunday, May 12 Dontez Harris’ music class held a Mother’s Day recital at the school, featuring James Gardner, on Sax, Stephen Hunter on trumpet (accompanied by Mr. Harris on keyboard), and Jack Coon on piano. 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Qoals = wins for RSL ^ By Nankttk Hoqam The Rappahannock Youth Soccer League played ifta sixth weekend of games, Saturday, May 11. ? U-8 ' The U-8 Blue Panthers faced Madison 5 with only 50 percent of their squad, due to other player commitments. Playing the entire 40 minute match with no substitutes was a real challenge for the Blue Panthers. Bryn Sonnett and Billy Hogan scored for the team, however, the play of Peter Lee, Caitlin Humbles and Seth Wayland kept the competition close and a very exciting game! Next week, the U-8s face intercounty rivals and friends at RCES. Good luck Rapp! U-10 , The U-10 girls, the Rapp Hurricanes, beat Culpeper 2-0 in a contest that was well played by both sides. The game could have easily gone either way. The first half ended 0-0. Morgan Flournoy put us ahead early in the second half on a penalty kick from the Culpeper goal box. The goalkeeper got a hand on it hut the force of Morgan’s shot into the corner made it unstoppable. Morgan followed with a second goal as Rapp forwards and midfielders flooded the goalie box. Marcella Wallace had a great first half playing midfield and keeping the ball contained in the Culpeper end. She then made a number of diving saves as goalie with great defensive support from Isabelle Eastham. The whole team played wonderfully and are great in their support of each other. il wcis a luugii ucieiisive struggle for the U-10 Dragons against an aggressive Orange 2 team. Austin Burnett and Robert Falls had their hands full, but showed gutsy determination sharing goalie duties, dropping only one point each, while making many piore saves. Burnett also added tough defensive play, while Cody Dodson excelled on offense. Orange won the game 2-0, but the Dragons won the battle, displaying l}oth excellent teamwork and sportsmanship. Rapp U-10 Terminators played an even matched game almost to the end with Madison 4. Bennett Eastham scored 4 goals and Michael Caporuscio had a spectacular save which kept the game close tying it up at the end 4-4. U-12 Rappahannock U12 coed Red Menace played Culpeper U12 co-ed soccer team 8 at the Emerald Hill field in Culpeper. Rapp had many opportunities and finally scored on an excellent kick by Will Sonnett at striker; Will also played well at goalie. The Culpeper team managed few shots on goal in either half, and most of the play was in their end of •the field. B.J. Dodson !played well at halfback and r helped keep the ball in front of their goal. The final score had Rappahannock winning, 1 - 0. Next up is the Culpeper team # 7; our record for the year is now 3 wins, 2 losses. Go Red Menace! U-12 If they could, the U-12 Purple People Eaters might try to reschedule the rest of their games to be played at Culpeper’s Comet Stadium. The Rapp girls played their first game ever there last Saturday and the change in venue must have been the good luck bounce they needed. Most of the first half was played between the two penalty circles as both teams were evenly matched. A few minutes before the first half whistle, Hannah Rosenbaum made a nifty lead pass to a charging Samantha Falls who lifted a shot just over the Culpeper goalie’s hands giving Rapp a 1-0 lead. At the other end of the field, Rapp keeper Megan Wheatley was stopping four shots, while defensive standouts Emma Hathaway, Emma DoddHenze, and Jordan Lysaght threw a net over the Culpeper forwards. Culpeper started the second half strong and challenged the Purple People Eaters with several early shots, but Rapp goalie Alicia Smith came up with them all. Alicia grabbed eight saves by the time the final whistle blew. Emma Hathaway saved a goal when she blocked a centering cross pass to an open Culpeper forward before she could take an open shot. Rapp just missed widening the lead when Hannah Rosenbaum, Megan Wheatley, and Osha Kondori put together some nice lead passes down the field, but a Culpeper defender deflected the shot wide. Culpeper then scored to even the game on a shot similar to Rapp’s first half goal, just over the outstretched arms of the Rapp keeper. Just moments later, Samantha Falls found Maia Lucking open just inside the Culpeper penalty box, and Maia drilled the ball into the corner of the goal to give Rapp a 2-1 advantage. With the clock winding down, Culpeper applied more pressure but missed their chance to even the score when a long crossing shot just missed wide. Kara Corbin, Stevie Ross and Lily Day played strong, plugging the holes and keeping Culpeper from getting any good looks at the goal. The final whistle blew with Rapp victorious, 2-1. Coach Dodd said, “I’m so happy for the girls. They really earned this.” Next week the girls take on Madison at RCHS. Good luck girls! U-14 The Rapp U-14 Hornets played Monday night, May 13 and the game results will be posted in next week’s Rappahannock News Sports section. Upcoming athletic events Thursday, May 16 • Varsity Baseball/Softball Home vs George Mason 5 p.m. • Jr. Panther Soccgr Home vs Marshall MS 4 p.m. Friday, May 17 • JV Baseball/Softball Away at George Mason 5 p.m. • Varsity Girls’ Soccer Away at George Mason 5 p.m. Monday, May 20 • Jr. Panther Softball Away at Cedar Lee MS 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 • Bull Run District Quarterfinals at site of the higher seed ; 5 p.m. ; • Baseball, Softball, Soccer — boys and girls ! Wednesday, May 22 » ; • Varsity Track Athletes (District qualifiers) at Regionals Thursday, May 23 ; • Varsity District Semifinals in Baseball— at the higher seed • • Softball — at Rappahannock 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. ! • Boys Soccer at George Mason 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. I ; • Girls Soccer at Rappahannock 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. This week in sports By Jon Smythe Athletic Director Spring sports moved toward the last week of district competition. The excitement of Bull Run District Tournament action remains the goal for all the teams over the next week. The District tournaments for baseball, softball and soccer commence on Tuesday, May 21 with quarter final action. The semifinals and finals will be played out on Thursday and Friday of that week, May 23 and 24 at the appropriate school location. Rappahannock County High School will host the Bull Run District Softball Tournament for the first time ever. The track teams will be the first into the crucible when the District Track Championships are held on Wednesday, May 15 at Brentsville High School’s track. In the meantime, this week in sports had plenty of “firsts” for Rapp teams and athletes. Baseball It was a tough week for the “Boys of Summer,” as both Varsity and JV teams were unable to capture a victory home or away. On Tuesday, May 7, the Varsity traveled to Strasburg and suffered their second loss of the year to the district-leading Rams. Unlike an earlier close game here at Rapp that resulted in a 13-12 defeat to Strasburg this one was no contest. The Panthers garnered only 3 hits in a 10 to 0 loss under the lights at Strasburg. Meanwhile, the JV Panthers hosted the JV Rams at home, but the outcome was the same. The Rapp JV was blanked 6-0 by Strasburg in an earlier contest this year. On Tuesday, the Rapp side managed to score three runs, but still fell 7 to 3 against the visitors. On Friday, May 10 the Varsity hosted the secondplace Tigers from Brentsville District High School. Again the Panthers had found a way to make the first contest with the Tigers close, but this one wouldn’t be. With only a handful of hits and a weak pitching staff, there wasn’t much Head Coach Mick Strand could do. The Varsity lost this contest 12 to 1 and saw their record slip to 2 and 14 overall; 1 and 9 in the district. The JV had traveled to Nokesville earlier in the day, but suffered the same consequence. Falling behind early, the JV Panthers went quietly losing 7-1 and eliminated their chance to play in the championship game. O _ fil_11 uui tuaii Big news rocked the Bull Run District on Tuesday night, May 3. The reigning Single “A” State Champion, Rappahannock County High School’s Lady Panthers lost! They suffered their first defeat of the year at the hands of the hosting Lady Rams at Strasburg. Unable to muster a potent offense, the Panthers fell 2 to 1 after collecting only three, measly singles in the game. The loss put the Varsity record at 13 wins/1 loss overall and 8 wins/ lloss in the district. While the Varsity struggled on the road Tuesday, the undefeated JV team was locked in a game with the JV Rams at Rappahannock. Sophomore Lara Kreyling pitched the JV Panthers to their 9th straight district win, a 11-5 victory over Strasburg. Fellow sophomore, Jennifer Foreback, led the offense with three hits. On Friday, the Varsity hosted the Lady Tigers from Brentsville. The Panthers wasted no time in getting back on the winning track. Senior Gwen Johnson led off the bottom of the first with a walk and sophomore Molly Burke’s key two-out single drove her in with the only run the Rappahannock side would need. Junior Rachel Sharp dominated the Brentsville girls by pitching a three-hitter, walking none and striking out a season high 17 batters. The Varsity finished the week needing to win one of their two remaining games to clinch the regular season district championship. That win would guarantee the Photos courtesy of David Clanagan FRESHMAN Mattie Nawrocki practices her winning form. Panthers a berth in the Region “B” tournament scheduled for the week of May 27 to June 1. Unfortunately, while the Varsity was getting on-track, the JV was getting derailed. The, JV Lady Tigers hosted the JV Panthers and defeated them 10 to 1 for Rappahannock’s first loss of the season. The JV girls need to win one of their two remaining games to return to the JV Championship game on Friday. May 24. The Junior Panther softball team had one game last week. The 8th grade team traveled to Taylor Middle School in Fauquier County on Friday, May 10. The Junior Panthers fell to the first-place girls from Taylor by the score of 10 to 2. Soccer The Varsity boys kept their district championship hopes alive last week with two big wins. The first win on Tuesday against Strasburg was a nice 6 to 0 victory, which everyone expected. Junior Ralph Pace led the scoring with three goals for the Rappahannock side, senior exchange student Komi had two goals and sophomore John Letsen added one. On Friday. May 10 the Panthers traveled to Nokesville to play Brentsville. A win would keep RCHS tied with the George Mason side. It was a hard played game and was tied 2 to 2 at the end of regulation. Pace had two goals in the game including a penalty kick goal scored in overtime that gave the Panthers the win. The win keeps the Varsity boys tied for first in the district with a record of 8 wins, 2 loses and one tie. The JV boy's team remained winless this past week, losing to Brentsville on Friday. The girl’s Varsity was off Tuesday because Strasburg does not, have a girl’s team. However on Friday, the Lady Panthers hosted the district leading Lady Tigers from Brentsville. The Rappahannock girls played much better then the first meeting between the two teams. In the end however, the Brentsville side was too much for the home team and left with a 5 to 0 victory. The Junior Panther boy’s soccer team had one game last week. The young team traveled to Cedar Lee Middle School in Fauquier County on Monday, May 6. Totally dominating the game, the JP side finally broke through with the winning and only goal of the game which was scored by Rappahannock’s Matt Lowery. Track The track teams had their final meet prior to the district championships on Wednesday, May 15. Five teams competed at Brentsville’s track on Wednesday, May 8. Three school records were broken during the Brentsville meet: (1) Freshman Mattie Nawrocki established the new record for the triple jump at 31’5 1/2” (2) Nawrocki also broke t "v' ~T ' - ■ -1 SOPHOMORE Molly Burke prepares to deliver the big hit against Brentsville last Friday. ——EZS 1 FRESHMAN Dustin White bats against Strasburg in JV game. the 100m hurdles record with a time of 17,58 seconds. (3) The new school record was set in the 4 x 100 meter relay run by: Junior Zack Bridgeman, Junior Noah St,arks. Junior Gregg Jackson. Junior Ryan Bro. Their time was 46.78 seconds.

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jBen Jones plays •to a packed house By Lisa Ramey - Special to the Rappahannock News » Not even standing room .was left at the Rappahannock ‘Library on Tuesday evening, -May 7, when Ben Jones spoke * to a crowd of over 80. In the audience were folks from • Rappahannock, Culpeper, 'Madison, a large contingent •from Page, and many »Independent, Democratic and T Republican voters curious to ‘see and hear how Ben Jones would stack up as a Congressman representing * this District. • Mr. Jones focussed on Tissues which ranged from the •Middle East to trash disposal * to the lack of a national enerTgy policy to campaign finances. He spoke of his love of this T area and Rappahannock in •particular, his reasons for ► committing to this campaign. T and his belief that a • Congressman's most impor- tant job is the service he can \ provide to the voters in his dis• trict. ► After about an hour or so of 'remarks followed by a ques* tion and answer session, the ► meeting adjourned to great I refreshments set up outside on Ben Jones the porch of the Library. The conversations and questions with Mr. Jones continued on until about 10 p.m. For more information about this meeting as well as other Ben Jones for Congress events taking place in the area, visit www.RappDems. org or e-mail Ben Jones at OneCooter@aol.com , or write to Ben Jones at P.O. Box 339, Washington, Va. 22747, or call him at 804-740-6000. 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S £ : $ I /*■ Notice Of Public Hearing and Intent To Adopt An Ordinance Amending Chapter 15, MVoting Districts”, Of The ’Rappahannock County Code The Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County, Virginia, proposes to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Rappahannock County Code, Chapter 15 relates to County election districts and polling places. The proposed amendments only effect the Wakefield Election District. A public hearing shall be held on the proposed amendments at the regular monthly public meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Monday, June 3, 2002 at 7:00 PM in the Rappahannock County Courthouse, Washington, Virginia. The amending ordinance is summarized as follows: 1. It amends the Wakefield Election District boundary to reflect the Rappahannock-Warren-Fauquier boundary adjustment approved by the Circuit Court for Rappahannock County on 4 April 2002. 2. 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Becky Paxton, Ken Presutti, and Lori Walsh are television production students at Robert Morris, and they have assumed the task of producing a Singing Tree promotional video as their class project. These three sophomores have all been much taken with Ms. Marshall and with the project concept, and have been documenting the project’s evolution. The project began last year when Laurie Marshall was an art teacher at Rappahannock County High School, and it was based upon the question posed by ten-year-old Meredith Miller of the Hillsboro ElementarySchool in Loudoun County— What if all the children of the world made a painting together? 66 ... to promote an understanding of that which unites the young people of Rappahannock Laurie Marshall Ms. Marshall designed an image for a mural based upon the book, “The Singing Tree,” by Kate Seredv, that tells the story of a lone tree that became a refuge for all species of birds on an otherwise denuded World War I battlefield, and that served to speak to the soldiers of the goodness and abundance of Nature. The goals of that mural project, said Ms. Marshall at that time, were “to promote an understanding of that which unites the young people of Rappahannock; to increase young people’s feeling of belonging and purpose; to use an historical story as the basis of an artwork ... and to have Rappahannock teens take a leadership position in producing an original work of art that will hopefully inspire others." The first phase of the pro ject answered Meredith’s question and Ms. Marshall's objectives on a local level, when one thousand Rappahannock County children made that Singing Tree mural together, and it had its debut at last year's May Fest at the high school. Since then. both the Singing Tree concept and the original sixteen foot mural have "grown legs" and traveled. The mural was accepted for display last November in the New York offices of the U. S. 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-iRappafiattnocfe Jietos— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler Executive Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock Courtly $27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960. $5 (as available) Office: Rappahannock News Building. Washington. Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: RappNews@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a m to 5 p.m . Monday-Friday Member. Audit Bureau of Circulations www.timescommunity.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2002 Our View "Child Find" at DARE Day May 31 will be DARE Day in Rappahannock and in addition to dozens of exhibits, educational activities and fun for youngsters of all ages the school system will also conduct a "Child Find” that day. Parents with questions about their child's development are encouraged to bring their child between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on that day. A group of specialists will be on hand to talk with parents and answer questions. In Rappahannock many programs are available that support families that have special needs such as: Virginia Cooperative Extension Service; Rappahannock County Health Department; Head Start; Child Care and Learning Center; Healthy Families; Infant/Toddler Connection of (Virginia) Rappahannock Rapidan (see accompanying letter on this page); Rappahannock County Public Schools; Rappahannock County Department of Social Services and the Rappahannock Family Guidance Services. Bring your little ones oh DARE Day and take advantage of the Opportunity to meet the folks in the community who care about you and your children! Appointments to screen your child in speech, language, hearing, fine and gross motor skills and academic readiness may be made that day and you as a parent are on the way to a successful start. Public schools serve children from ages two to 21, and will screen children between birth and 21. Should you have questions or desire more information call Nancy Allegretto, Director of Special Education, at 987-8773, or Patti Hottinger, Special Education teacher, at 987-8259 or Barbara Willard at Infant & Toddler Connection of Rappahannock Rapidan at 937-2155. Rappahannock Today A Rappahannock News Photo/Barbara C. Wayland Friends of Scouting gathered last Saturday morning for breakfast at the Flint Hill Public House in support of scouting programs in the Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The group was honored to hear remarks from Judge William Webster, who has a weekend home in Rappahannock and is the former Director of the FBI and the CIA. Honored scouts included David Massie, Phillip Thomas and Chad Heddleston. Gathering for a photo following the event were: left to right, front row, Phillip Thomas, Judge Webster, Chad Heddleston, David Massie; back row, Joe Babcock, Yogi Bear, Darrow Kirkpatrick, Bob Ferrell and Walt Longyear. Letter May is Early Intervention Month An estimated 10.000 children under the age of three in Virginia have developmental delays and disabilities. Developmental delays often result in the need for extra help with things like sitting, crawling, walking or talking. Working to help these children progress to their full potential is Virginia's Early Intervention System . . . Infant & Toddler Connection of Rappahannock Rapidan. The Infant & Toddler Connection of Rappahannock Rapidan is a system of services that helps to identify and treat young children who have developmental delays or disabilities and their families. Through a federal grant provided under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Infant & Toddler Connection of Rappahannock Rapidan works with parents and local professionals such as physicians, social workers, physical therapist, educators and others to help children learn new skills. Families with questions or concerns about their child's development are encouraged to talk with their doctor or call Infant & Toddler Connection of Rappahannock Rapidan, toll-free at 1-800-410-1476 or 1-800-234-1448. Families who call will be connected with professionals, who will answer questions, discuss a child's development or arrange for a free evaluation. Experts agree that the first three years of a child's life are very important. For those children who need special assistance, the age at which a child receives services has a direct impact on his or her ability to learn and grow. Support early intervention. Contact our office and see how Virginia is making the future brighter by helping children. The sooner, the better. Barbara Willard Coordinator Letters to the Editor We welcome your opinions - and comments. Letters must be , exclusive to the Rappahannock News, must be signed and i include the writer s telephone number and home address which can be verified (not for publication). Due to space limitations, published letters are subject t8 abridgment for length, accuracy and clarity. For the best chance ' of publication, letters should be 250 words or less. Longer letters from those" with special experience on a current issue may be published as a ! guest column (with your photo). 1 While unable to acknowledge letters, we appreciate your ’ views towards the newspaper’s ’ editorial values. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Rappahannock News and submitted ’ via U.S. Mail, Fax (675-3088) or • by e-mail (bwayland@timespa- ! pers.com). Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 40 YEARS AGO May 17, 1962 Lt. and Mrs. James S. Willis Jr. and their daughter have returned to this country after spending two years in Formosa where Lt. Willis was on a tour of duty with the U.S. Army. They were met at Friendship Airport near Baltimore by Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Miller of Washington, the parents of Mrs. Willis They will visit here for several weeks before going to Troy, N.Y., the Lieutenant’s next assignment. Mrs. John Cargill of Washington entertained at a theater party Thursday in Front Royal. She was assisted by Mrs. T.C. Lea Jr. Guests attending the film, "Pinocchio” were Bill Snead, Cil Davis, Nancy, Jay and Billy Cargill and Cary Carr. Boy Scout Troop #‘16 of Flint Hill will sponsor a Magic Show on May 19 at the Flint Hill fire hall. Admission is 50 cents and all proceeds will go toward sending scouts to Camp Rock Enon for a week. Rappahannock 4-H members continued 'their habit of sweeping the Nortln rn Virginia Lamb Show and Sale with entries at Winchester on May 14 The Updike brothers, Lyle and Francis exhibited the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion in both the singles and pen-of-three classes. Rappahannock’s club members, Francis Updike, Lyle Updike, Anna Sites, Netus Dodson and Bill Sisk, exhibited 16 lambs all grading prime. 25 YEARS AGO May 19, 1977 Mildred B. Slater, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Janies W. Fletcher of Sperryville, has been named by Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. to serve on an advisory commission on judicial appointments in the Eastern District of Virginia. The nine member commission will recommend candidates for federal district judgeships. Honor graduates of the class of 1977 at Rappahannock County High school have been announced. They are Melinda Ubben of Chester (lap, Patsy Robinson of Castleton, Carol Skowronski of Washington, Donna Cannon of Castleton and Cheryl Brown of Sperrvville. Woodville Baptist Church members are making preparations for the 12f>th anniversary of the establishment of the church and among other things to be accomplished is the replacement of the steeple and bell which w as blown off during the tornado in 1929. The trustees and minister were pictured with the bell which will be returned to its place in a new steeple. Trustees are Raymond Johnson, Maurice O’Bannon, James Sykes and James Falls. The minister is the Rev. B.G. Titchenell. Charla Cordle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sisk of Sperryville, was a member of the graduating class from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg on May 15. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a double major in French and Sociology. She is currently employed by the College of William and Mary. 10 YEARS AGO May 14, 1992 in a load photo, Charlie Baldwin of Slate Mills caught a 1 1/4 pound, 22 1/2 inch rainbow trout in the Hughes River below Old Rag Sunday afternoon. His bait was salmon eggs. Edward I. Barton of Washington was recently elected as president and a director of the Friends of Rappahannock Library. In addition to Mr. Barton, others named as new directors for one-year terms include: Mrs. Rayner Snead, Robert Parrish, Mrs. John W. McCarthy, Mrs. Norman Cartwright-Brown and Mrs. A.Y. Stokes. Continuing directors include: James P. Jamieson, Roberta Anderson, Pearl Clarke, Robert Inglis, Antonia Massie, Holly May, Frances Thornton and Cheryl Woodard. COMPILED BY BARBARA C. WAYLAND ■--———-----——I Photo courtesy of Jean Lillard OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: All dressed up for a “Tom Thumb” wedding approximately 60 years ago at the Flint Hill School, front row, left to right, Violet Atkins, Florence Wince, Bonnie Gentry Dodson, Willen Allen Gentry, Delores Foster, Joyce Bishob, James Goode, Libby Brady Bennett and Richard Dabney. Second row, left to right, Ida Frances Jenkins, Claude Foster, Katherine Clark, Adrienne Dodson and Delores Clark. Third row left to right, Buddy Goode, Harry Lillard, James Wince, Ed Clark, J.W. Pullen and Mary K. Finc.iam.

Meet and greet Photo courtesy of Aline Johnson Even though it was a cool raining evening on Wednesday, May 8 approximately 50 attended the informal gathering at “Camp Bittersweet” in Sperryville to meet Ben “Cooter” Jones, candidate for Congress. Other such gatherings are in the works and anyone that would like to host a gathering should call Linda Dietel at 675-3826. Clevenger’s From Page A1 In our geographic area, a water works usually starts with a field of wells. At Clevenger’s Comer, four to eight production wells, each with a good flow of 50-97 gallons per minute, will probably be found in the southeast comer of the Village Plan. After chemical testing to assure the quality of the water, pump testing would take place for each well. Normally this lasts ' 48-hours, but for a large development it may run a week for each well, during which time the maximum flow would be pumped out of the ground. Then maybe another week of no pumping to see how quickly each well refills. Owners of nearby wells would be notified of the tests so their wells could be checked for any adverse 1 drawdown. If all goes satisfactorily, I wells will be constructed and f wellhead protection areas | defined about each to assure a ' safe distance from potential sources ‘ of contamination. In i this day and age, there is a dazI zling array of contaminant > sources, running from A to almost Z: agriculture, clandestine dumping, golf courses, pho• tography labs, unsealed abani doned wells, underground stor age tanks, welding shops. The wellhead protection area also ensures a safe distance from overhead and underground utility lines or other hazards. Next, a water treatment plant is built. Water from a well may he drinkable, but could have other problems. Health officials divide drinking water regulations into two categories. Primary regulations, enforceable by law, delineate acceptable levels of contaminants. There are almost 90 of these, banded off into neat packages with names such as microorganisms, disinfectants and their byproducts, organic and inorganic chemicals, and radionuclides. A water treatment plant removes or inactivates these, if found. Secondary regulations are guidelines. They are nonenforceable. These deal with contaminants causing certain cosmetic effects, such as skin or tooth discoloration, or aesthetic effects, such as the taste, odor, or color, of drinking water. The design of a w ater w orks must be in accordance with Virginia’s water works regulations, e.g., water treatment, size of water mains, hydrants, etc. It is incumbent on the municipality to make sure the design specifications of the water works are satisfied to the letter during its construction, otherwise taxpayers will pay for any corrections after taking over the operation and maintenance of the water works. Ra p'pa h a n n oc k Count v ’s only municipal water works is the Washington Water Works. It came into being in 1935. According to “Blue Ridge Guide" news items, in mid-February 1935, county citizens were in a bitter contest, tinged with politics, on whether the county should execute a bond issue to secure a Depression-era Public Works Administration <PWA) allocation of $25,000 to install a water system in the town of Washington. By late March, the town ‘ voted for the water system. It began obtaining rights-of-way and readying construction bids. A water flow of 95,000 gallons per day was tested in May, and by July, over 30 local men had laid two miles of pipe from springs west of town to the reservoir located about a mile from the town. By December 1930. the system was up and running after almost insurmountable obstacles. Unfortunately, on Aug. 22, 1936, the new reservoir ran dry due to drought conditions. A time of troubles followed. Water works revenues could not meet the principle and interest payments on the bonds and the works went into receivership. 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For directions and other information, call 937-6124 for directions. major repairs, e.g., a chlorinator had been out of commission for two years and contamination was increasing., Washington finally regained control of its water works at the start of 1966. Things have come a long way since, say, October 1953, when townspeople were asked to observe what color other communities painted their hydrants (red, so the town followed suit). Or 1975, when Charlie Jenkins checked the systems’ water pressure by shooting a stream of water over the Court House roof from a 2 1/2” hose. A new reservoir is now in the works and a wastewater treatment facility is contemplated. The Washington Water Works is moving into the 21st century. Any other water works planned for Rappahannock County? Luckily, current development in Rappahannock County does not call for such. This is the eighth in an occasional series an Cleienger’s Corner and its possible impact on Rappahannock County. Congratulations! 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Council From Page A1 A public hearing was held on the Town’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2003, but no one commented and the Town Council will take action on the $283,050 budget at its June meeting. Zoning ordinance The Council agreed to meet on May 29 at 6:30 p.m. for a zoning ordinance work session. Mayor Willis said that several issues need to be discussed, among them the issue of accessory buildings raised by Diane Bruce, Mary Ann Kuhn’s request for expanded services at the Middleton Inn, and Alice Butler's renewed request to discuss helicopter landings in the Town’s vicinity. Dr. John McCue, D.O. 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Mr. Warner withdrew his motion and refused to vote affirmatively for the revised motion subsequently forwarded by Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Warner said that he could not vote for a motion that did not include “conditions." Ms. Crocker has maintained her earlier position that a football program, or any new initiative, could prove harmful to existing programs if not properly funded, and she noted that she has received more comment on the issue of football than on any other, and that all but one had reservations. "People," she said, “don't want up-and-runmng programs subsumed by anything new . . Ms. Crocker added ^iat she “doesn't react w'ell to hype,” but said that she could support the program only if it did not cost the school system, and other existing programs. any money. She said that she could not support Mr. Warner’s motion because she felt it wraS not possible for the program to become selfsustaining in that period, and she voted against Mrs. Johnson’s final motion as well. 1 Mr. Mills said that he “believed the empirical data” on the self-sustainability of a football program presented by Mr. Smythe and others, and he suggested that the Program and Planning Committee should "investigate how to pull the program into the school system." Athletic Director Smythe’s preliminary plans call for a freshman team (eighth and ninth graders) to be fielded this coming fall, for a junior varsity team the next year, and for a varsity team in the thin! year of the program. Superintendent's report Superintendent i)r. David Gangel repni'ted that the greenhouse design had been completed and specification.'' have been received to order it in kit form. Headwaters, who is administering the funding of the greenhouse, has appointed Peter Kreyling as the point-of-eontact for the project, and Dr Gangel noted that volunteers are needed to help asst mhle the structure. Dr Gangel said that he had formally designated Assistant Principal Mike Tupper as Acting Principal of RCHS, and he asked that the School Board approve a stipend of some $700 monthly. plus benefits, during the period that Mr. Tupper is acting in that capacity Mrs. Sharp moved to do so for a two month period, with reconsideration as necessary, and the Board unanimously approved. The Superintendent also discussed a registered letter received from the schools' insurance carrier earlier in the day. He said that the letter outlines areas of reduction in coverage proposed by the carrier, and that further analysis is required before he can reach any conclusions and offer recommend,at ions. Dr. Gangel suggested that a re-bid of the insurance policy may he appropriate. Project Lead the Way High School technology teacher Ron Vickers introduced the Board to Project Lead the Way i PLTW . a national program aimed at improving the engineering and technology education in public schools. Mr. Vickers \ th~v;: '' • !><•'' :j -! I In* p to pgr a in i n prop,i n iig st udents l,i! rnpiii’i i mp uppor■ 11 m 1110 - i v a 11 .i hii- mi the \\ • .rkI<>rot s 1 ■ hi: i; nod t i I o Oil! ! U U Mi P; .Mill p n >g nun - }:! i !'io! , (i b\ i ho mmp fo d i t - '.rip i n i /a t 11 >r, Mr. \ takers >ummc(l up the program a.' hda an IB fur ! ecb iuil(>g\ s; udont s" and s11ggt■ s! t• (i I 11 it i iu■ Filina! Board nvtt’w tin mformat I'm pi • ■ \ idc-d aod c<pisidor apphoir' for »hi program in the spring o' ‘JIHIM. Ip.fmm,a;o>n on P1 T\V is ,v,u!a 111o .it wv. ,i! i-w.t»r<_r. (>thor activities • !)o , ,■ p • ■ < ', :: aiam and ! • i-1 r;io• ion Rickard S r:1; ’ h i o;it ji't oil t h a ’ 'h \ - "pc roipi it ,id ■ ■■" 1. ; -\ d ■ n11 -- n id : in 1 eternal ion a! 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He said that the savings would he used to help fund the purchase of a new w resiling mat. • Assistant Superintendent -Jack Raines provided the Board with a description of the process to he used to find a new RCHS principal, and he reported on the donation of $498.68 by the Fairfax Wildlife Club to the RCES Library. • Public cpmmenter Ron Makela expressed his opposition to the removal of funds for smoke detectors from the revised school budget, and commented that poor attendance., at the Board of Supervisor’s school budget fiearing was a reflection of the public's lack of support for the School Board. RCSSA President Paul Gall disagreed with Mr. Makela's assessment and said that he did not attend the hearing because a number of Supervisors told him that there should be no problem with the budget as presented. Mr. Gall also expressed his appreciation for the School Board's time and efforts on behalf of the community. Hearthstone Emm l’age A4 for ;i donation of $10. I’lease call Hearthstone School for further information at 9S79212. 11 e a r t h s t o n o ' s Commencement ceremony will be held June 5. This year we are pfoud to announce the graduation of five kindergarinors! Most of these children will he joining three rising second graders next year in Jessica Haase's first and second grade. Hearthstone will close the year with bur annual Hearthstone Earnih Canoe and Camping Trip on the Shenandoah, June 6 and 7, hosted and sponsored hv The Downriver Canoe Company. Bag sale every Friday There \vi{l be a special bag sale every Friday through the end of May at the Washington Thrift Shop from 9 a.in. to 4 pan. Bags will cost $5 each and buyers will be able to fill the hags with their choice of items. The Thrift Shop must vacate their current premises by the end of t his month. dimes! 'BgssBsan aasaa) 1 ( all 540-67^-3349.. with your news tips.

[ ■ ■ ! • Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B7, B8, B9 • Real Estate/BlO Rappahannock News Section B May 15, 2002 www.timescommunity.com wr-r •■i»n--— - _ ■■ In Brief “Child Find” to be conducted Rappahannock County Public Schools will conduct a “Child Find” on Friday. May 31 at RCES. This will correspond with the DARE/Field Day events. Parents with questions about their child’s development are encouraged to bring your child between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on that day. A group of specialists will be on hand to talk with parents and answer questions. Public schools serve children from ages 2 to 21, and will screen children between birth and 21. Screening, at no cost to parents, will be in the areas of coordination, self-help, movement, social development, and language development. If you have questions, please call Nancy Allegretto, Director of Special Education, at 987-8773, or Patti Hottinger, Special Education teacher, at 987-8259. Flint Hill sets carnival dates The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and' Rescue Company will hold their annual carnival June 12-15 at the carnival grounds. They are happy to announce that Virginia Premier Amusements, will provide rides and concessions. The carnival starts at 7 each evening and the grand parade will begin at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Wayne Blosser is again providing his famous chicken barbecue dinners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The Ladies Auxiliary will provide food and baked goods for your eating enjoyment. Saturday evening is the night the winning raffle tickets will be drawn for the black Angus heifer and the 2002 Ford Ranger pickup. Show support for those in your community who volunteer their time to help others during an emergency. This is the main fund raiser for the Flint Hill Fire and Rescue Company, so mark your calendar now and bring your family and friends to the carnival for fun, food and entertainment for all ages! Workshop scheduled at Healing Center An Intuitive Channeling Workshop will be held at the Rappahannock Healing Arts Center in Sperryville on Friday, May 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. Annie and Mack Rowe will introduce their connection with fourth dimension spirits from the Great White Brotherhood. According.to the Rowes, ‘this vast organization of evolved souls, Cpmmitted to our positive development in this third dimension, has powerful resources to help us in all human activities.” Ms. Rowe will describe how she communicates with these spirits to help people find answers to their life questions. Questions such as Am I headed in the right spiritual direction according to my life goal? Am I making the best decisions? Why am I having this particular problem? will all be discussed. Learn more about their organization, LightSearch, at www.Lightsearch.com or call 9483933 to register. Admission is $10 per person. Art in the Park registration set There are still spaces available for Art in the Park this summer through the Windmore Foundation. Classes will be held July 15-19 for six to eight year old children. The 912 year old classes will be held the week of July 22-26. All classes will be in the Fellowship Hall of the Culpeper Methodist Church. A fee of $25, which covers all materials, is payable at sign-up. Checks should be made payable to Windmore. The Windmore and Kids art program allows children to make a different art project each day. An art show for all the children’s work will be held Friday, July 26 at the Culpeper Methodist Church in the Fellowship Hall. If you have questions call the Windmore Office at 547-2555. 2002 pageant winners announced Nine categories produced winners from Baby Miss to Miss The Sperryville Rescue Squad held their annual pageant on Saturday, April 20 at the Rappahannock County Elementary School. In the Baby Miss category the winner was Macy Montgomery. First runner-up was -Paige Noble followed by MacKensie Clark. MacKensie was also the most photogenic. Stephanie Nicholson was the winner in the Tiny Tot group, first runner-up was Katrina Norman and in second place was Kayla Robey, who also won most photogenic. The Little Mister winner was Jarrett Chapman. First runner-up was Brian Fantaci followed by Nathaniel Jackson. There was a triple tie in the most photogenic category: Benjamin Montgomery, Nathaniel Jackson and Brian Fantaci. Christina Fantaci was the winner of the Wee Miss Category, followed by first runner-up, Amber Dodson. Second place winner was Ashleigh Pullen. Christina won the most photogenic. Little Miss winner was Sarah Elliott. First runner-up was Shaylee Butler, second place was Randi Norman with Shaylee winning most photogenic. In the mother-daughter category, the winners were Machelle and Macy Montgomery, first runners-up were Amy and Abigail Berry; second place Melissa and Brandy Early and most photogenic, Debbie and Christina Fantaci. Amber and Courtney Dodson were the winners in the sisters contest. Clarissa and Candance Rutherford were first runners-up followed by Kaitlin atid Kerri Moore. Anna and Jenna Owens were most photogenic. Brandy Early was the winner in the Junior Miss division. Kaitlin Moore was first runner-up and Ashleigh Baldwin and Anna Owens tied for second runners-up. The new Miss Rappahannock is Jammie Magee with Melanie Torrance as first runner-up, who also was most photogenic and Stefanie Huhn was second runner-up. See more photos on Page B3 BABY MISS: Winner, Macy Montgomery; first runner-up, right, Paige Noble; second runner-up, left, MacKensie Clark. Carol Baliles exhibits in Long View Gallery New watercolor paintings by local artist Carol “Lumier” Baliles will be featured in Long View Gallery in Sperryville. The show will run from May 16 through June 17 and there will be a reception for the artist on Saturday, May 18 from 4 to 7 p.m..i Everyone is invited. Baliles is a Master Watercolorist whose work has been described as semi-abstract realism. She melds multiple levels of spirit, emotion, and energy into artistic visions that are alive with color, and creativity. Beginning with scenes from the Virginia countryside, Baliles uses flowing fields of watercolor and subtle abstract shapes to create stylized yet realistic renditions of the local landscape. Baliles’ work has been shown in numerous fine art exhibitions throughout the world including the U.S. Department of State Arts in Embassies Program. She won the National Watercolor Society top honor, The Purchase Award and was included in the Society’s Watercolor U.S.A. Museum Traveling Show. She has also won awards from the Southern Watercolor Society, the Kentucky Watercolor Society, the Baltimore Watercolor Society, the Athenaeum (affiliate of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts), and the Virginia Art League. She was invited to participate in the Smithsonian’s Artist-in-Residency Program. Baliles’ work resides in permanent collections, including those of the White House President’s Library, the Governor’s Mansion in; Richmond, the National Watercolor Society, and the Dalai Lama. Baliles, an artist at the age of five and a native of Washington, DC, is now a resident of the Culpeper area. She studied art at the Maryland College of Art and Design, Prince George’s College, Northern Virginia community college and in France. Long View Gallery specializes in contemporary American painting, sculpture and jewelry. The gallery is located on Main Street in Sperryville, Va. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Monday. For more information call (540) 987-3121 or go to www.longviewgallery.com. S. Kenny awarded grant prize Rappahannock artist Steven Kenny has been awarded Grand Prize in the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation 2002 Visual Arts Competition. Mr. Kenny and nine other artists were chosen from an international field of 145 applicants by a jury of prominent members of the art community that included Professor Jon Kessler, Chairman of the Visual Arts Division at Columbia University. An exhibition of forty-five oils, acrylics, watercolors and mixed media created by the award winners will be on view from May 15 through 19 at the Salmagundi Club Lower Gallery in New York City. The artists received cash prizes totaling $10,500 and award certificates were present-: ed to the artists during a reception at the Gallery on May 14. Solomon and Joyce Dutka founded the JDAF in 1999 to cultivate, foster and develop public interest and understanding of the arts. Juried competitions are announced annually. Winners are given the opportunity to exhibit their work or perform at a prestigious venue in New York City. Mr. Kenny lives with his wife Donna LaPre just outside Washington. He has been a member of the Middle Street Gallery since 1997 and his next solo show there will be held in September. He exhibits regularly in Washington DC and is preparing for a solo show in June at the van de Griff/Marr Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. MISS RAPPAHANNOCK 2002: Winner, Jammie Magee; first runner-up, left, Melanie Torrance; second runner-up, Stefanie Huhn. “Gosford Park” murder most amusing By Joanne Hilty Special to the Rappahannock News With a mostly British cast including Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Alan Bates, Derek Jacobi, Helen Mirren and Clive Owen, director Robert Altman pays an engaging tribute to Agatha Christie’s "Upstairs, Downstairs,” and Jean Renoir’s 1939 classic, “The Rules of the Game,” in “Gosford Park,” showing at The Theatre on Gay Street, Washington, Va., on Friday, May 17 at 8 p.m. It is November 1932 at Gosford Park, the magnificent country estate to which Sir William McCordle and his wife. Lady Sylvia, gather relations and friends for a weekend shooting party. Their eclectic group of invites includes a countess, a World War I hero, the British matinee idol Ivor Novello and an American film producer who makes Charlie Chan movies. As the guests assemble in the gilded drawing rooms, their personal maids and valets are busy in the teeming kitchens and corridors downstairs. But all is not as it seems: neither the bejeweled guests lunching and dining at their enormous leisure, nor the servants laboring in their stark work stations. Part comedy of manners and part mystery, this tale portrays events that bridge generations, class, sex, tragic personal history-and culminate in murder. And, it's fun seeing a huge, allstar English cast amuse themselves sipping^ea and washing out finger bowls! (PS. Rosie Day loves this film.! “Gosford Park" is rated R and runs 137 minutes. It contains minor violence, sexual situations and some obscene language. Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes "Three-Mast Schooner Model Ship" can be seen at a Folk Art benefit tour sponsored by Ki Theatre on May 18. Special guided tours of a private folk art museum in Rappahannock County will be held under the auspices of the Ki Theatre on Saturday evening. 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. Contact Barbara Adolfi no later than May 17 for reservations at 987-9706.

Puppet team at Washington The “Master’s Hands" puppet team from Culpeper Baptist Church will be at the Washington Baptist Church Sunday, May 19. They will be giving a creative Bible lesson at 9:45 a m. and an inspirational presentation at the 11 a.m. worship service. The public is invited to attend. For more information call the Church Office at 675-3336. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Father Jerry Pokorsky Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses New Harvest Christian Fellowship Sunday: Worship service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and Friday: Home group 7 p.m. Services at Viewtown General Store Gospel program at Bethel Baptist Bethel Baptist Church near Amissville will host a gospel singing program on Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. featuring the Mighty Gospel Trails. Dinner will be served following the 11 a.m. service. Rev. Forrest Freeman is pastor of Bethel Baptist and extends an invitation to all to attend. Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m., worship 11 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, children and adults 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study, Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Pastor’s anniversary planned First Baptist Church in Washington will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Pastor, Dr. Wendell Grant with two nights of services and special services on Sunday. On Thursday night, May 16 Rev. Michael Tinsley from Shiloh Baptist in Woodville will be speaking and on Friday night, May 17 Rev. Arthur Greens from Swift Ford in Criglersville will be preaching. Services begin at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, May 19 Rev. Reed Frye will speak at the 11 a.m. service and the Rev. Douglas T. Pinkard will preach in the afternoon at 3. Dinner will be served following the morning service. All are welcome. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: Herbert Johnson Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Friend s Day at Woodville Woodville Baptist Church would like to invite everyone to Friend’s Day on Sunday, May 19. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. followed by worship service at 11. Following services there will be a covered dish dinner. For more information call Pastor Trey Hensley III at 987-3317 or Franklin Hitt at 9897-8845. New Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening 6 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Prayer, Bible Study 7:30 p.m. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, May 19 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.; Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. and Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. Michael Tinsley Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship service 11 a.m. F.T. Baptist Pastor: Dan Yowell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Workshop planned The Ministers’ and Deacons’ Union of the Wayland Blue Ridge Association will host a Deacons’ and Deaconess’ Workshop on Saturday, June 8, at the Wayland Blue Ridge Center, 15044 Ryland Chapel Road, Rixeyville. Pre-registration is $20/person before May 25 and reserves lunch. For more information, contact Deacon Howard Roberts, Moderator at (540) 399-9815. Workshop instruction will be given by the National Baptist Deacons Convention of America, Washington, D C. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Every First and Third Sunday only First Sunday 2 p.m. Third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mission dinner/program set A special Brotherhood mission covered dish dinner and program will be held at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church on Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. Guest speakers will include Gary Dawson and Mr. Bautista of the Yanomamo Indian Tribe. Mt. Lebanon is located on Route 522 at Scrabble. For more information call 547-4218. The Flint Hill Ladies Auxiliary met for their May meeting at the Fire hall. They discussed plans for the annual Flint Hill Fire and Rescue carnival to be held June 12 through 15. Members present were Mary Blaisdale, Mary Frances Bywaters, Mary Curtis, Lois Markee, Gaynelle Russell, Harriet Davis, Jean Lillard, Arland Welch and Alice Pullen. Charles and Nancy Gale and Charlotte Gale of Smithfield spent a recent weekend with Joseph Gale and William Hopkins at “Standin Still". They had dinner at the Red Fox Inn in Middleburg. The Administrative Board of the Flint Hill United Methodist Church will meet at the church on Thursday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Dinner guests on Mother’s Day of David, Renee and Nikki Calisto were Brenda Hensley and Doris and Grady Vest. The community breakfast will be held at the Fire hall on Saturday, May 18 at 8:45 a.m. Flint Hill By POLLY AYLOR 987-8136 Plan now to attend this event. The public is welcome. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dodson of Staunton and Mrs. and Mrs. Gary Dodson and family of Herndon spent Mother’s Day with Mrs. Barbara Gentry. Proclaim The Word Services will be held next week in the Flint Hill, Willis Chapel and Sperryville United Methodist Churches. Monday, May 20 services will begin in the Sperryville Church at 7:30 p.m. following the covered dish dinner at 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be John Mills. On Tuesday, May 21 the covered dish dinner will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the worship service at 7 p.m.with guest speaker, Jon Heddleston at Willis Chapel. On Wednesday, May 22 the Flint Hill Church will host a covered dish at 6 p.m. at the Fire hall, followed by the service at 7:30 p.m.at the church with Jeff Light delivering the message. The public is invited. Charlene and Linda Lynn of California and Jim Curtis of Linden were guests on Mother’s Day of Jack and Mary Curtis. Rodney and Jo Vest. Pat and Charles Whorton of Woodville and Doris and Grady Vest visited Christine Vest on Mother’s Day. Danny Lillard of Selma. N.C. spent the holiday weekend with his mother, Mrs. Mabel Lillard. Also joining them were Jimmy and Betty Lillard, Tommy and Linda Lillard, Andy and Christine Arnold, Clark and Debra Moats and Jean Lillard. Denise Bullet and Tyler of Germantown, Md. joined her parents, Merlin and Joy Shorb on Sunday for services at the Sperrvville United Methodist Church. Joan Spence qj Harrisonburg spent Mother^ Day with her mother, Mr*. Kathleen Lee. * Visiting Mrs. Edna Lillard on Mother’s Day were Loi$ Duncan and Edith Gravest They motored to Lurav and had dinner at Brookside. The Flint Hill Unitejl Methodist Church has wopf ship service each Sunday ai 8:45 a m. The pastor, Rey. Merlin Shorb invites the puliHc. : The Flint Hill Baptist Church has worship service on the second, fourth anS Fifth Sundays. The Rev. Jon Farrar will deliver the message. Joanne and Bill Welch attended Elizabeth's piano recital at the Washington Baptist Church on Sunday. Elizabeth Welch’s soccer game was in Culpeper at the Comet Stadium on Saturday and they won the first game of the season. Congratulations! ' Have a great week and give me a call with your news. John Norman chosen Advisor of the Year Congratulations to John Norman upon being chosen Advisor of the Year for the State of Virginia by U.S.A. Skills Vocational Industrial Clubs of America at the State Competition in Virginia Beach. Mrs. Marilyn Bailey was among the guest for Mother’s Day luncheon on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bailey and children, Peyton and Stuart in Huntly. On Thursday, May 16 at 9 p.m. a documentary of “From the Hills and Hollows - the story of five uncommon men” will feature Rayner V. Snead on W.V.P.T. on Channel 39 or if you have cable it will be on Channel 12. Tell your friends and remember to watch our local man on television, Thursday night. Happy birthday to Mrs. Alice Butler on Friday, May Washington By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 17 and to Mrs. Mary Latham of Richmond Road on Saturday, May 18. The Relay for Life cancer walk begins on Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. and ends on Saturday, May 18 at 8 a.m. at the Rappahannock Elementary School. Come- out and support this annual event. The youth of the Washington Baptist Church are selling t-shirts. Pens are also available that have the church address on them for only $2. This is a fund raiser for the youth’s activities. If you would like either of the items call Gretchen Long at 987-9044. Mother’s Day guests of Mrs. Addie Keyser and Mrs. Virginia Cloud were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keyser and grandson, Austin Keyser, Michelle Keyser and James McFarlance of Alexandria. Amanda Brown and son, Malik and Bobbie Jo Brown spent the weekend with their father, Bobby Brown and Debbie Fowler on Battle Run Road and all had Mother’s Day dinner on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brown in Woodville Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Foster of Chesterfield, Mich, returned to their home on Sunday after spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Happy birthday to Mrs. Elizabeth Settle at Overlook Rehab in Warrenton, wKb has her day on Monday, April 20 and to Mrs. Erma Jenkins who also has a birthday oji Monday. * Thursday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Richie Eastham, Lisfa Freer and son, Julius ef Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark of Manassas were visitors Saturday of Mr. anjd Mrs. Edward M. Clark. * Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark and Mr. and Mrg. Charlie Foster had a preMother’s Day dinner in Culpeper on Saturday evening. Veronika Benson’s mother Emily Moore and sister Stacey Ford Smith of Rippon Landing joined Veronica for dinner on Saturday and for brunch on Sunday, Mother’s Day. Have a safe week. Sanborns have daughter Mark and Karen Sanborn of Sperryville are proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Galen Mae on April 13 at Culpeper Regional Hospital. Galen weighed five pounds and 13 ounces and was 18 and one-half inches long. Maternal grandparents are Bob and Louise Ludwick of Huntly. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Dorothy Sanborn of Amissville. Great-grandparents are Melvin and Marjorie Sanborn of Front Royal, George Robinson of Summerduck, Isabelle Ludwick of Romney, W.Va. and Ethel and Floyd Jones of Bealeton. Mrs. Leila Mary Sanborn , of Vienna is the great-greatgrandmother. ! Galen has a brother, , Garrett, age nine. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S 211 E. 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TINY TOT: Winner - Stephanie Nicholson; first runner-up, left, Katrina Norman; second runner-up, Kayla Robey. 2002 pageant winners announced WEE MISS: Winner - Christina Fantaci; first runner-up, right, Amber Dodson; second runner-up, Ashleigh Pullen. Beloved Dalmatian expired The Inn At Little Washington's beloved Dalmatian mascot, Rose expired Monday, May 13 at her home "Rose Cottage'' in "Little" Washington. Nearing 13 years old, she Was a fixture at The Inn and was immortalized in countless magazine photos, paintings, books and newspaper stories. Always dressed in her signature Mikimoto pearls and ruby pendent she sometimes served as the restaurant's hostess, often returning home at the end of a ; long evening smelling like the perfume counter at Blooming! dale’s. She won the hearts of grande dames such as Pamela Harriman, Katherine Graham, and Diane Sawyer. Rose • received so much fan mail that 1 special stationery was created . bearing her paw print to answer tthe letters. At "turndown" each overnight guest at the Inn i received a card from her wishing them sweet dreams along ; with miniature glasses of port | In Brief Landscape : Exhibit at gallery During the month of May the Middle Street Gallery in ; Washington will feature an exhibition of artworks based on the theme of Virginia Landscape. This show demonstrates the surprising variety of media and technique that regional artists employ when viewing hnd responding to the area we lllive in. “ The gallery is located on •Middle Street in Washington and is open each Friday through Sunday between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Call the gallery iat (540) 675-3440 for more information or visit our web site at • * www.middlestreetgallery.org. Contestants sought It’s that time of the year .again, the Brandy Station •Volunteer Fire Department is ! gearing up for their biggest fund raising event of the year. Their annual firemen’s carnival will be held July 31 through Aug. 3. The crowning of the l Honorary Fire Chiefs will be on ; Aug. 2. Any young ladies between the ages 8-21 that are [interested in j-unning for the ; Honorary Fire Chiefs should pontact Peggy Bailey, coordinator of this event at 825-0354. and dog boned-shaped biscotti. Her fans now wish her sweet dreams. JUNIOR MISS: Winner - Brandy Early; first runner-up, left of winner, Kaitlin Moore, second runners-up, tie, Anna Owens, far left and Ashleigh Baldwin, far right. LITTLE MISS: Winner - Sarah Elliott; first runner-up, Shaylee Butler; second runner-up, left, Randi Norman. Financial Problems? Bankruptcy May Help! • Too Many Bills • Harassing Phone Calls • Collection Suits • Auto Repossession • Wage Garnishments • Home Foreclosures Announcing our new location in Culpeper... 400 South Main Street, 3rd Floor (Upstairs from (he Social Security Office) EarlJ. 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South exit, left at first light on Little Ox Rd. to #6330. House on corner of Rt. 123 & Little Ox Rd. in Fairfax Station. Open Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri. - Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit our website www.newdimensionsinc.com Upcoming Events Sale and picnic at Hearthstone Hearthstone School on US 211 west of Sperryville will hold a Community Yard Sale and Picnic on Memorial Day weekend, May 25 and 26. Items that were donated to the school will be on sale, including a Nordic Trak and other exercise equipment, a wood stove, furniture, men's suits, children's books, a cashmere coat with a fur collar, and many other things. A free jacuzzi is available to whoever wants to haul it away. Local artists and craftspeople will be showing their work. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase; everyone is also welcome to bring their own food and use the school's picnic grounds. Vendor tables will be $10 each for anyone who wants to sell their wares. For more information, call the school at 987-9212. Picnic for Ben Jones scheduled An old-fashioned “down on the farm” picnic in support of Ben Jones for Congress will take place on Sunday. June 2 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Over Jordan Farm in Flint Hill, the home of Bill and Linda Dietel. All are welcome. Tickets are $25 per person (children free). By reservation only, so to reserve some farm-raised lamb and all the fixin's of a great Rappahannock picnic, call 675-0395, 631-0839 or 987-8847. Visit www.RappDems.org for more information. Super Pantry course offered “Super Pantry for Mom and Me” sponsored through a partnership between Virginia Cooperative Extension and Blue Ridge Food Bank will be held at Washington Baptist Church beginning May 21 for seven weeks from 9.30 a m. to 1:30 p.m. Nutrition education for Moms and children ages four and up will be offered along with lunch, a bag of groceries each week, games and prizes. There will also be a Life Skills speaker each week. For child care and registration call Jan Besecker at 675-3619 or Judy Stevens at 727-3435. Healing talk planned “Can God Free Us From Fear. Despair, Disease?” will be the focus of a free public talk by Cynthia Neely, a Christian Science practitioner and teacher in the Fauquier High School cafeteria on Sunday, May 19 at 2:30 p.m. The talk is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Warrenton and illustrates how Christian prayer brings healing. Child care will be available. Call 349-1424 for more information. Bawkey reunion slated A Bawkey family reunion for the relatives of the late William Claude Bawkey and Fannie Cobb Bawkey will be held on Sunday, May 19 at the Rappahannock Park on US 211 in Washington starting at 1 p.m. All family members and friends are invited to attend and are asked to bring a covered dish. Seeking players for soccer The FCSC Sparklers, currently a U10 girls travel soccer, team is seeking players for fall 2002 as they move up to U11. The team practices on Monday and Thursday evenings at Fauquier High School in Warrenton. For information e-mail Coach Woulfe at woulfe@infi.net or call 540-364-1904. Beekeepers to meet The Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association will hold its May meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 at the Culpeper Cooperative Extension Service building at the corner of Davis Street and South West Street, Culpeper. The program will feature Keith Tignor, Virginia State Apiarist who will speak on diseases, mites and treatment. Everyone is welcome. For further information contact Kevin Lunsford at 4390743. Cookbook to be published 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 Department Auxiliary. Pickin *party at Hackley s A pickin’ party will be held at Hackley’s Country Store on Saturday, May 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs, voices, instruments and plan to have a good time. For more information call 937-5373. Rappahannock County 4-H members will be selling tickets for a 50/50 raffle to raise money for the 4-H General Fund to use for 4-H programs. 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 selfreliance, 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 Junef 19 and is open to residents of all surrounding counties. Call Heather Greenwood at 341-7950, extension 13 for registration. Clinic will be open May 15 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 29. Patient registration is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Public Health Department Building. For additional information call 347-0394. las tings at Sharp Rock Sharp Rock Vineyards on Route 707 is now open for tastings on Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Call Sharp Rock for additional information or directions, 987-9700. Support group to meet Hospice of the Rapidan offers free bereavement support groups to anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one, with or without prior Hospice affiliation. The discussion group now forming will meet on Monday evenings for six weeks, beginning June 3 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Hospice of the Rapidan Community room. Call Craig Wilt, Bereavement Care Coordinator at 825-4840 for more information or to register for the group, visit www.hotr.org. Cheerleading tryouts planned Force Elite Allstars National Cheerleading Squads will be holding tryouts for the. 2002-2003 season at Warrenton Gymnastics Center May 17-19. Tryouts are open to all boys and girls, grades 2 to 12. Times are as follows: May 17 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; May 18 and May 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. each day. There will be a $10 registration fee. For more information call Pam at 439-1064 or Theresa at 349-2858. Basketball tournament set The Virginia/North Carolina Challenge Adult Men's Basketball Tournament team and individual sign-ups are to be held now through May 31. Team and individual spots are limited. For information call 434-832-1371 or log on to www.vancarc.com.

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Obituaries Emory Conners Woodville resident Emory Sanford Conners, 77, of Woodville died on Thursday, May 9 at his residence. He was bom Dec. 30.1924 in Hainesville, Va. to the late Fuller Conners and Lelia Conners. He was raised in Woodville from the age of nine by Dr. Gideon Brown and Cora Brown. Mr. Conners was a Corporal iri the United States Marine Corps during World Wrar II. Survivors include his son, Larry Conners and his wife, Beverly of Woodville: two brothers. Andrew Conners of Brookneal and James Vincent Conners of Gretna; two granddaughters, Jennifer ConnersWilliams of Sperryville and Bethany Kay Conners of Woodville and a great-grandson, Austin Bray Williams. In addition to his adopted parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Frances Conners; a grandson, Jonathan E. Conners and a sister, Jean Eskew. Graveside services were conducted on Tuesday, May 14 at Woodville Cemetery with Rev. Dallas Smith and Rev. Joel Cress officiating. Honors were provided by the Culpeper American Legion Post #330 and the Culpeper V.F.W. Post #2524. Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. Eulis Scott Tool and diemaker Eulis Dudley Scott, 76, of Culpeper died Thursday, May 9 at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. He was bom Jan. 6, 1926 in Rappahannock to the late Clarence Dudley Scott and Headwaters From Page B4 Reisler and Lorraine Duisit Location: Washington Baptist Church Classroom Students: Rising 2nd4th graders, maximum of 10 students Description: Engage in lively, and freewheeling brainstorming sessions to write songs of all different musical genre, using a variety of instruments. Discuss the elements of songwriting to include tempo, beat, rhythm, Style, etc. “Black & White Photography and Photo Journalism” Instructor: Tom Falkowski Location: Fauquier County High School Students: Rising 6th7th graders, maximum of 8 students • Description: Introduces students to design elements hnd developing processes. Students will learn how to take pictures, develop film, and mount their pictures. Students will help with the Headwaters Newsletter. “Tile Making” • Instructor: Anne Richards Location: Washington Baptist Church Classroom I Students: Rising 4thJ6th graders, maximum of 8 ■students • Description: Students !will make tiles and bisque stamps from wet clay; make •glazes from raw materials, Jiaint glazes on finished tiles, •and glue tiles onto wooden • 7 JIM MCKAY^ USED CAR DEPARTMENT Year Model Stock# NOW 98 Volkswagon Passat, 4 Dr. $13,900 00 Volkswagon GT1,2 Dr. $15,900 99 Chrysler 300M, 4 Dr. $18,900 94 Geo Tracker, $3,99! 99 GMC Sierra Ext Cab $19,900 99 Chevy Suburban LS.4WD $20,900 99 Ford Escort, 4 Dr., 34K $8,! 94 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 4x4 $7,995 97 Nissan Maxima, $12,995 95 Buick Regal, Loaded $5,770 97 Plymouth Breeze $5,770 97 Chevy Monte Carlo Z34.58K t1158A $10,990 97 Pontiac Grand Prix, P/W, P/L. 67K *1324A $10,490 98 Honda Accord, V6, Ex, Lther, Root #SP4355 $15,470 98 Chevy Astro, 8 Passenger, rear AC $7,900 97 Camaro Z28, Convertible $15,900 190 Chevy Cavalier, 4 Dr., 50K $3,996 - 98 Chevy Corvette, Auto $30,900 Jim McKay Used Car Dept. 703-591-3652 3509 University Dr. ^ Fairfax, VA 22030 J forms to make usable items like trivets, trays and boxes. “Drawing” Instructor: Donna LaPre Location: Washington Baptist Church Classroom Students: Rising 2nd4th graders, maximum of 10 students Description: Students will learn to draw based on expansion of visual observation and imagination including before and after drawings, drawing with eyes closed, simple perspective, simple color value exploration, student critique. “Wreath & Basket Making” Instructor: Harriette Rosenblatt Location: Washington Baptist Church Classroom Students: Rising 4th7th graders, maximum of 10 students Description: Learn basket weaving techniques, beginning with a Gods Eye and using soaked reeds to weave from rim edges to bottom center. To learn techniques, students will complete one plain small basket. Then they will make a basket of their choosing in terms of materials, size and level of difficulty. “Printmaking” Instructor: Heather Self Location: Hearthstone School, Sperryville Students: Rising 5th7th graders, maximum of 8 students Description: Learn basic printmaking techniques using watercolor and lithographic ink mono-prints, plexiglass plates, photocopies and collage, and the etching press. by Randy Minter GRIEF WORK The term "grief work" refers to the processes a mourner must undergo before resuming daily life, which include separating from the person who died, readjusting to the world without that person, and formihg new relationships. To separate from the person who died, a person must find another way to redirect the emotional energy that was previously given to the loved one. This does not mean that the person was not loved or should be forgotten but that the mourner needs to turn to others for emotional satisfaction. The mourner's roles, identity, and skills may require adjustment to living in a world without the person who died and a new investment of the emotional energy once reserved for the deceased. Often we are ill-prepared to handle the stress that grief brings. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, were here to offer you support and comfort amidst the strong emotions that often accompany loss. We understand that grief is often unpredictable, and offer our clients compassion and a listening ear. Call 347-3431 (233 Broadview Avenue) Warrenton 24-hours a day. "True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable. ” - Dave Tyson Gentry Bertie Compton Scott. Mr. Scott was a tool and diemaker and retired after 28 years from Loadmaster. He also served in the United States Navy. Mr. Scott was an avid gardener. woodworker and fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Blanche Scott; his son, Kenneth Scott of Culpeper; his daughter. Pamela Lohr and her husband. David of Rixeyville; two granddaughters and three great-grandchildren. Additional survivors include two sisters, Gail Doggett and Joan Roberts, both of Culpeper; two brothers, John Scott of Front Royal and Clarence Ray Scott of Culpeper; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Vernon Scott and Marion Scott. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, May 13 at Found and Sons Chapel with Rev. Sandy Martin officiating. Interment followed in Hillcrest Cemetery with honors provided by the Culpeper American Legion Post #330 and the Culpeper Y.F.W. Post #2524. Nannie Payne Born in county Nannie Caroline Kendall Payne. 88. of Front Royal died Thursday. May 9 at the home of her daughter in Front Royal. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, May 12 at the Front Royal Church of the Brethren with Pastors Bobby and Diann Whetzel officiating. Burial followed in Shenandoah Memorial Park. She was born Feb. 25, 1914 in Rappahannock County, a daughter of the late John and Lula Seal Kendall. Mrs. Payne was a homemaker and a member of Front Royal Church of the Brethren. She was married to the late Lester Payne. Surviving are a son. William Edward Payne of Front Royal; three daughters. Haley Payne Drummonds of Winchester. Helen Payne Hope of Roanoke and Carolyn Pavne Mitchell of Front Royal; two sisters, Frances Bailey of Front Royal and Virgie Sisk of Hopewell; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren In addition to her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by two sons. Robert Payne and Harold Payne and a brother. John Kmdall Betty Feather Kentucky resident Betty Loraine Feather. 70. of Louisville. Ky. died on Friday. May 3 at the home of her daughter, where she lived. She was a native of West Virginia. Her husband, Jim. preceded her in death in 1994. Survivors include two daughters. Mary L. Logsdon and Debbie L Bareis: the beloved “Nannie" of grandchildren, Shannon Burris. Eddie Winded and Jennifer Logsdon and one great-grandson. Zachary Burris, a sister. Santina. and four brothers. Louis Marangoni and wife Marie ' of Waynesboro. Pa.. James Marangoni and wife Carol of Castleton. Edward Marangoni and wife Sandie of Virginia Beach and Fred Marangoni and wife Stephanie ot Suffolk. Funeral services were conducted on May 7 at Resthaven Funeral Home in Louisville. K\ James Smoot Born in county •James Paul Smoot. 71, of Woodstock died Tuesday, May 7 at Winchester Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday. May 9 at Dellinger Funeral Home in Woodstock by the Rev. Ken Smith. Burial was in St. Luke Cemetery. Mr. Smoot was horn July 29. 1931 in Washington, son of the late Willie and Lily Gertie Virginia Smoot. He was the husband of the late Flora May Smoot. Surviving are two sons. John Meshy Smoot and Jonas Paul Smoot: two daughters. Polly Smoot and-Lisa Smoot, all of Woodstock: a sister. Lila Elizabeth -Jenkins of Leesburg: a brother. Joseph Lewis Smoot of Woodstock: seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. ALTERATIONS Natasha's Clothing Boutique e’ Alterations Attire for every occasion: Proms • Rridal Gowns Fageant Wear Tuxedo Rentals N Sales Shoes, Shoe Dying Also - Jewelry and Alterations 124 East Main Street Front Roval 540-636-2356 BUILDING SUPPLIES Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs 540/825-0397 1418 Orange Kil Culpeper CABINETS Ludwig Steka Furnituremaker Custom Furniture Specializing in Traditional American Craftsmanship. Free Standing N Built-in-. 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Son born Mr. and Mrs. Randv I,vnn Hitt Sr. of Castleton and Kaitlynn Ellen are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother, Randy Lynn Hitt Jr. Randy was bom on May 1 at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. He weighed seven pounds and was 20 inches long. Proud grandparents are Shirley Frye Hitt of Castleton and James Riley, also of Castleton. Great-grandparents are Mrs. Carrie Jenkins of Sperryville and Carroll and Jane Weaver of Aimssville. Download our printable, color calendar for May ^ with our } featured photo of the month found only on... TunesCommunity. com Your first client. ’.x-x-.rs-, • Twanw.'-s' Q Wha*'s important m /out life depends on where you are in life. T hat's why. even though V & M B.Ir■ V I as become Eharu h Bankirjg hi Trust, the real news is what stays the same. Life the simple belief that you're not ;ust an account number; youie an individual.That loans should be made by people, not ■ just b> the numbers. And that banking, like any relar i>nship, works best when people get to know one an at her. At BB&T our one-onone approach still relies on local decision maker's 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 Boston residents celebrate, travel, visit Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Randy Lynn Hitt Sr. of Castleton on the birth of a son, Randy Lynn Hitt dr. on May 1 at Fauquier Hospital. Randy was welcomed home bj his sister, Kaitlynn, who is one. Kaitlynn Ellen Hitt Celebrated her first birthday on May 13 and was given a party at the home other parents, Mr. and Mrs. Randy Lynn Hitt Sr. with family and friends attending on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. .Jerry Mills entertained with a party last Saturday afternoon, in honor of their daughter, Mary, who celebrated her 13th birthday with a large number of guests present. Mary received many nice gifts and birthday wishes. Doug Settle was a Friday overnight guest of Joseph Peregory and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory. Saturday evening guests in the Peregory home were Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg, Kellie, Karla, Matthew and Mark. Miss Cindy Nicholson of Castleton had a successful day with her Home and Garden party held at the Sperryville Fire Hall on Saturday. Also a word of thanks to all w'ho supported her niece, Annie in the queen contestant list. Happy birthday to my great niece, Jessica Frazier who celebrates her day on Sunday. — * -VW I Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 Wedding anniversary wishes are extended to Randy and Angie Norman, who claim their day, Sunday, May 19. Up the road at our neighboring town of Woodville, we extend our sympathy to the family of Mr. Emory Connors, who passed away at his home on Thursday. GrifTinsburg Baptist Church and their pastor Rev. Bob Rooper invite the public to attend their services, Sunday School at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11. Mrs. Missy Bragg and daughters, Kellie and Karla were Saturday guests of Mrs. Janet Peregory and Jennifer. Mother’s Day guests of Mrs. Eunice Meade and Billy on Hash Lane were Mr. and Mrs. Michael Swindler, Mrs. Sue Warner and Alex, Ms. Linda Weakley, Mrs. Alvin Atkins, Mrs. Ray Frazier, Michael and Christopher and Gary Meadows. Work that doesn't seem like work. Wondering "what if "over coffee. Finding the perfect space and a nice desk. A reminder that there will be a car show at the Salem Fire Department on Route 522 on Saturday, May 25. More information will be forthcoming. Marc Dodson of Harrisonburg was a Mother’s Day guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dodson at Salem. Congratulations to Miss Samantha Ovellette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ovellette of Griffinsburg whose engagement to Brian Cassedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cassedy of Woodbridge has been announced with the wedding to take place in September. The Youth Recognition Program, which is hosted every year by the Salem Ruritan Club took place in April at the Emerald Hill Elementary School. Twenty-three students were recognized this year. Over 100 family members and friends were in attendance. A large number of mothers were entertained with a luncheon on Sunday at the Reva Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department on Birmingham Road. Mrs. Janet Peregory and Jennifer and Mrs. Missy Bragg, Kellie and Karla spent May 4 shopping in Fredericksburg. On Friday, May 17 beginning at 7 p.m. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church at Scrabble will have a Brotherhood Mission dinner and will have Gary Dawson of the YanontaPo Indian Tribe as their guest speaker and to learn more about this upcoming event, call 547y2D4218. Sympathy is extended to the family of Mr. Eulis Scott, a native of Castleton who passed away at Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton on Thursday. May we all continue to remember all those on our sick list in prayer. Sperryville highlights Bobby and Stevie Weakley of Fredericksburg were Saturday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor. The Aylors visited Maynard and Isie Nethers and family at Stephens City on Monday. They are both recuperating at home. Mr. Nethers just recently had surgery at the Winchester Medical Center. They are reported to be improving at this writing. F.D. and Helen Coffey visit-, ed the Nethers family on Sunday. Proclaim the Word services will be held at the Rappahannock Methodist Charge Churches May 20, 21 and 22. The service Monday, May 20 will be held at the Sperryville Methodist Church with dinner being served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the service at 7:30. Wes Mills, a resident of Amissville and Chairman of the Rappahannock County School Board will be speaking. All are welcome. The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary is putting together a community cookbook and the ladies are looking for favorite recipes from Sperryvillle residents. Sperry ville 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 T\irley at P.O. Box 409, Sperryville, Va. 22740. The proceeds from the cookbook will go to support the Sperryville Volunteer Fixe Department Auxiliary. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the upcoming carnival to be held on June 5, 6, 7 and 8. The fireman and ladies are busy preparing for a week of family fun. Continue to remember ^Trs. Sally Keyser in your prayers as well as Johnnie Jenkins and all of those on the sick list. If you live in the Sperryville community and have news for the column feel free to call the Rappahannock News office at 675-3338. 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For details. 703-327-8879 Miscellaneous/For Sala NOTICE NEW EXTENDED STORE HOURS Monday to Thursday Open till 5:30 pm Friday - Open till 6:00 pm Saturday - Open till 4:00 pm Marshall Farmers Coop 540-364-1533 Warrenton Farmers Coop 540-347-7100 Rappahannock Farmers Coop 540-987-8555 am Rentals 44 Houses V___ VERY NICE 2 BR, 2 BA guest house, new flooring, up to date kit., W/D, beautiful country setting just outside of Leesburg. Barn & pasture avail. $1600/mo. 703-443-8626. am Shared 00 Housing v___/ CENTREVILLE/CLIFTON AREA: Furn. room for rent in 3 Ivl TH. House priv., laundry & kitchen priv. Nice, quiet area $450 + util. Ideal for student. Call (H) 703449-1460 or (W) 703777-1111 x1351. r 90 Vacation Rant rop SAIL ISLAND. NC. ocean front, sleeps six, AC. DW. W/D, cable. & more. Call for info & brochure 540-347-1740 188 Commercial Salas Buildings tor Lease: Warehouse: a 6.600 or 9,987 sf Office/Flex: a 3,600-15.340 sf Office Warehouse: a 72,701 d Buildings for Sale: a 13.840 sf 2-story, 3+ ac $675,000 a 7.739 sf 1-story2ac. $385,000 a 18,615 sf office, 2 bldjs $1,500,000 VINT HILL BUSINESS PARK 540-347-6965 888-448-4332 188 Commercial Salas Vint Hill Business Park • Finished commercial building sites tor sale • Infrastructure in place. • Lots accommodate buildings from 13,000 to 200.000 sq. ft. • Tech Park community includes recreational amenities & residential • Avail. Spring 2002 Millennium Realty Advisers LLC Doug Eliot 703-960-9063 190 Real Estate Wanted FAMILY OF 4 looking for home/land purchase or rental property in lovely, Rappahannock Co 25+ acs. Easy access to elementary school and Warrenfon. Wish to settle in by Aug/Sept. Call 540-825-2289 nm Farm Equipment V___/ JD 955 TRACTOR, 4WD, 33HP, hydrostatic w/ 70A loader. 60” belly mower. 60" box scraper, 55 gal sprayer like new cond. $16,500 703-754-3953 ' > 224 Firewood V_> FIREWOOD!! $25.00 per pickup load. Already cut. Call 540-454-2272. 228 Furniture / Appliances BED 2 PC. pillow top. extra thick queen, cost $800. sell for $295. 3 pc. King set, cost $1,000, sell for $395. 703-901-6689. Dining room set. Queen Ann w/ dbl pedestal tbl, 8 chrs, 2-pc china cabinet, and server Value $8900 Sell for $2995 Call 703-901-6689. DINING SET: Cherry. Q Anne, dbl. pedestal tble . 8 chrs., sideboard, 2 pc. China cabinet, $2,995. 703-750-9215. 232 Oarage / Yard Sale ANTIQUE/YARD Sale Spilman-Mosby property. 5/18. 173 Main Si. Warrenton. Nancy 540347-1871 or Cathy 540428-2371 236 Hay Straw ft Feed ALFALFA & MIXED Grass Hay to be made in shares 540-4542272, -- Pets Vs. J Rappahannock Animal Welfare League I .indfill. Kt hi4). J .isI ol /\inissvilli* D.iilv K IJlHi \oiin. t'vo pl i UiM'ii YVcd At Sun These wonderful dogs need a good home! Trek Spice I rek" 1^ a playtul. Iriendlv, handsome, vouthlul neutered german shepherd mix. "Spice" is a sweet, affectionate, spayed adult beagle/hound mix. Both dogs aa‘ gixxi with children and most other dogs Come see them! ''40-947-4336 or 540-947-42N.4 (voice mail) Hay Straw & Feed l J HAY FOR SALE Alfalfa & Timothy, 4x4 rolls, $25 at farm. Approx 300 rolls left 1st & 2nd cutting, all mixed grass hay. net wrapped, 6x6 rolls, $20 at farm. Approx. 100 not wrapped $10/ roll. 540-454-2272 -- 240 Horses V___> A - SHOW quality pony mare Beautiful black, 6 y.o with blaze Started over fences willing & kind Quiet, easy to ride Lt - J or dressage prospect. 540-364-2929 SADDLERY LIQUIDATORS \W<fV!t 7 itlV.il UVi'fi Lmynr \iuLlL 'lb f in r/u I'nimrrv l I n in iikri, \'A 888-72 5-3554 -^ 252 Livestock V___J TEXAS LONGHORN SALE 5/18/02 12:30 PM Culpeper Agriculture Center Cows, cow/calf pairs roping steers, bulls. Featuring some of the top Longhorn breeders of the east & west More info - 540-788-4894 G & G Longhorns ncA Building ^ Materials V.___J BEAMS. HAND hewn logs, doors, windows, flooring. 18/19 c paneling. hardward sinks. Architectural Old House Parts.Inc 540-631-8906 256 Misc. For Sale BOOTS: WESTERN & work boots from Justin, Double-H. Nocona Texas, Dan Post. Sage. Abilene, Dingo Happy Trails Western Wear, Bealeton, 540-4391395 / 256 Misc. For Solo V J DARKROOM EQUIPMENT FOR sale: Includes Beseler 23C enlarger with tow lenses, tray, timer, and more... $375, also large format 4X5" calumet studio camera with case (no lens), great condition, $100. call Rob: 540-368-2623 (Fredericksburg. VA) MINI-SATELLITE DISH 2 RECEIVERS $19.99 or 1 RECEIVER FREE w; FREE INSTALL Localchameis now available! I'Ve beat all advertised prices. New subscribers only Call for details 1-800-459-7357 F-11 TRAILER HITCH & sway bars $100 Metal desk $50 540-347-0810 WESTERN WEAR: Head-to-toe lor entire family Bailey Resistol. Stetson, Wrangler. Rockies. RoughRider Happy Trails Western Wear, Bealeton. 540439-1395 WRANGLER JEANS, 13MWZ. 0930 DEN Popular sizes in stock Special orders invited Happy Trails Western Wear, Bealeton 540-4391395 /-\ 273 Pets V,_) BRITTANY SPANIEL PUPS. AKC, Champion bloodlines, excl. hunter stock. $500 540-3643137 -^ 294 Giveaways V J EVEREST-JENNINGS electric wheel chair Needs |oy stick controller (can be purchased online). FREE 540-364-4939 FREE MULCH- For gar dens- U Haul 4rm off Rte 29 on Rte 651 1*6860 Sumerduck Rd Remington. VA 540439-2607 FREE TO GOOD home, 5yr old female shep herd,'golden lab mix Loving, active, and a great protector Current on all’ shots & heartworm No .cats1 Call Kelly 540-428-0063 ' N 294 Giveaways V_ J STEPS: PRESSURE treated wood Four steps used as lead from back yard into home Very heavy. Rise 8". tread depth 9.5", 4' wide. You haul. 703437-4819. -- 298 Lost IN THE ROCK Mills area 600lb black Angus Heifer w/green ear tag. Please call 937-4138 or 937-6606 f350 BU*,n*** 1 r'A' Services J EARLYS CARPET. INC Ilk < HR' sir tj1 nIh'I' l< « ofllll'Mc Hour-1 X\««.miiv Vuiu Elis* ( II\I IH1I!S» WiikLiu lllMlHk’lll' Wlll[\l|Vr» Ml^i iMI'iV I pth'I'.luA KtuJfiiluil A ( nmmtruul Kt 211 AniK'tilU-. \ \ 937-5500 385 Lawn L Garden Mulch dbl round, hardwood d.BULK Delivery avail 540-788-3206 540-219-5121 410 Announcements REWARD Farm Bureau is offering $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons who sawed down my board fence on Rt. 616 at Castleton on or about April 30th. Ray T. Cannon, 540-937-4900 or Sheriff’s Office 540-675-5300 r~-> 60S Automobiles ! \) FORD 1992 TAURUS Wagon: PS. PB. AC, cruise. Upper engine rebuilt $2,700 Call 540-338-7932. MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE ’97 RS. 2DR. coup, 5 sp, CD, excel: cond. inside & out. New tires, new brakes, /ust inspected. $9500 540347-1970 PLYMOUTH Neon’OO LX auto, AC. remote starter & more Only 57K miles, ex cond . great car for the new grad' $9,500 -703-444-1507 VOLKSWAGON JETTA 1996, GL. sedan SALE $7395 Warrerfton Highline 540-428-1032 630 Campers RV’s HOLIDAY '99 IMPERIAL 36 ft . 5th wheel, ex cond . never used for travel, must see to believe. S45.000/obo 703-431-4209 Sport Utility' Vehicle \_ _/ CHEVROLET TRACKER 2000. Sport Utility, 4 dr. $12.995 Warrenton Highline 540-420-1032 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1994, -K1500. loaded. Sale priced $10 700 Warrenton Highline 540-428-1032 ISUZU RODEO 1998 Sport Utility Sole priced $10 795 Warrenton Highlme 540-428-1032 -^ 670 Trailers V_ 2 LANDSCAPE TRAILER: 6x12. 1998 Proline w full fold down gate title, new spare tire w rim S900 540-668-6556. leave message or call after 7pm 675 Trucks / Pickups TOYOTA PICKUP 1994 DX, xtra cab AT Sale $6250" Warrenton Highlme 540-428 1032 Memorial Day Deadlines r Deadline: Friday, May 24th, 2002 CLOSED; Monday, May 27th, 2002 (limes Community Mmrapop*t% N o H T H r t* N V I *4

1 *08 33* 1203 Auto Body Person Experienced, for Warrenton body shop Call Harvey 540-351-0630 Auto Mechanic Experienced, good pay. benefits. Settle's Garage Flint Hill Call 540-675-3252 . Carpenter Helper/Driver Remodeling exp helpful. Valid VA driver's license a must! 703-868-7109 540-788-3945 after 5pm_ E£ We are a quality and customer service driven restoration company. If you are an exp Carpenter with at least 15 yrs. exp., then give us a call. We will negotiate top pay and benefits package based on your exp. If you are looking to capitalize on your skills and/or looking for advancement potential, we may be the company you’re looking for. Call 1800-500-2399 ext. 284 leave a message and we will return your call. 545 Full Time Employment Cook Needed at Blue Ridge Seafood Salary neg. Call 703-754-9852 after 3pm, Tues - Sun. Country Cafe Positions available Waitstaff Tuesday - Saturday 4p - 9p Dishwashers FT Kitchen Asst. PT Apply within: Country Cafe 389A Main Street Washington, VA 540-675-1066 DRIVER FT. dump truck to haul asphalt, must have Class A CDL & be a reliable, safe driver. 703-257-3880 Driver Large restoration company seeking responsible Individual to pick up and deliver material to job sites. Must have good driving record, be able to pass background screening. and be familiar with Washington Metro Area Call Lee at 1-800-500-2399 ElectriciansMechanics & Helpers Commercial' ResidentialVA work only. Excellent pay with paid vacation/ holidays. transportation, health insurance, 401K. Apprenticeship Sponsor. Apply by appointment only. KC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC., 540-349-8500 (EOE) Bids & Proposals ^../ REQUEST FOR BIDS: Bid date: June 25. 2002 Minority and Women Business Enterprises sought as subcontractors or suppliers for bidding on the Following VDOT project: Order # A25 Fairfax County Project #0123-029-F28, C503 4.060 KM Grade. Drain. Asp. Pave., Signal, Util, SWM. Plant, & Soundwalls. Please submit prices to APAC-VA. INC by June 25. 2002 to the attention of: Junior Winslow 703-968-6370 (Tel.) 703-968-2830 (Fax) APAC-VA Inc. PO Box 4140 Manassas. VA 20108 5/15/02 #431183 Legal Notices TRUSTEE S SALE OF 571 Keyser Run Road Washington, Virginia 22747 Pursuant to the terms of a certain Deed of Trust, in the original principal amount of $189,732.75 with an annual interest rate of 8.4997°o made by Svetozar Krasic and Shirley M. Krasic. dated March 26. 1999, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the Rappahannock County. Virginia (the “Clerk's Office"), as Instrument Number 99-601. at Page 1. default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured, the undersigned Sole Acting Substitute Trustee, pursuant to the request of the holder of the Note thereby secured, will offer for sale at public auction outside of the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, located at 238 Gay Street, Washington. Virginia on June 12, 2002 at 1:00 PM, the property briefly described as 571 Keyser Run Road, Washington, VA 22747 &nd more particularly described in said Deed of Trust as follows. » HAMPTON MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA; DESCRIBED AS TRACT #4. CONTAINING 24.992 ACRES AND SHOWN ON PLAT OF .SURVEY RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 213 AT PAGE 162 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY VIRGINIA The above-described property is sold in “AS IS" condition and is subject to such reservations, covenants, conditions, easements, restrictions, liens and encumbrances, if any. superior to the lien of the above-described deed of trust, duly of record and constituting constructive notice. TERMS OF SALE: Cash A ten percent (10%) bidder's deposit in cash or certified check payable to the Trustee shall be required of the successful bidder at the time of sale before the bidding will be closed; settlement must be made within twenty (20) days from the date of sale or property to be resold at cost of defaulting purchaser. All costs of conveyancing, examination of title, recording charges, etc. will be at cost of purchaser with the exception of grantor's tax. Neither the Substitute Trustee, nor any other party guarantees or covenants to deliver, or in any way to obtain possession of the premises for any third party purchaser. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to reject all bids, extend the time to receive bids or withdraw the property from sale Should the Substitute Trustee be unable, for any reason, in its sole discretion, to convey 'marketable title, the successful bidder’s sole remedy in law or equity shall be the return of his deposit. Upon refund of the deposit, the sale shall be void and of no effect. Commonwealth Asset Services, Irtc. Sole Acting Substitute Trustee FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly C. Fisher, Pembroke One Building - Fifth Floor Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462 <757) 499-8971 BETWEEN HOURS OF 9:00 ’A.M and 11:00 A M ONLY 5-01, 5-08, 5-15, 5-22, 5-29-02 #428140 545 Full Time Employment FARM HAND FT. to work on cattle and horse farm In Middleburg area Excellent working conditions & benefits. Housing NOT available. 540-364-2777 FARM HELP Person needed lor 'in.ill TB l.irm. L\ptri«xe\vith m.ires. ioiiB -Si vourlinov S.lle' pup. !\ 11 Burn dmie>. Tome I arm m.union.\iK c. Reference- io.|iiirol. Please eall: 540-364-2387 FARM HELP PT. in Viewtown area, horse exp. necessary. 2-3 hrs per day. Feeding, mucking, turn out. Also general farm duties - mowing weeding, gardening, etc. S10/hr. 540-937-3057 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. HELP WANTED Mountainside Market weekends & evenings. Must be 21. Apply within: Sperryville, VA 540-987-9100 HVAC SERVICE TECHS experienced HVAC Service Techs needed. All local work. Top pay and benefits package for the nght qualified mechanic. Only Experienced Need Apply. Call 540-347-0765 APPLETON CAMPBELL EOE LANDSCAPERS LABORERS MASON APPRENTICES Must have own transportation. 40 hr work week Pay between $9.00 & $15 00 per hour based on exp 703-753-1354 LAWN CARE PROFESSIONALS Needed to run lawn care crew Driver's license, good driving record, ability to read a map. good pay Many hours' Call Donald: 540-788-1539 LOADER OPERATOR FulLtime loader operator Pay based on experience. Must have own transportation. 540-379-2357 MEDICAL ASSISTANT needed tor busy medical practice in Manassas. Excellent starting salary & benefits. Fax resume to: 703-802-3791 PART-TIME, PERMANENT position in small law office in Culpeper; variable duties; legal or real estate experience helpful. Reply to Rappahannock Box JEC430452 P.O. 59 Washington, VA 22747 PLUMBERS FOR PRODUCTION & SERVICE experienced plumbers needed. All local work. Top pay and benefits package for the right qualified mechanic. Only Experienced Need Apply. Call 540-347-0765 APPLETON CAMPBELL EOE 545 Full Time Employment REAL ESTATE PROCESSOR/ PERSONAL ASSISTANT for busy Rappahannock County home office. Must have strong customer service and telephone Skills, be ab'e to multi-task, have strong computer and bookkeeping skills. Must love animals and people and tolerate smoking. 540-675-4901 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 YOUR AD COULD BE HERE' CALL TODAY TO PLACE YOUR AD' 540-347-4222 OR FAX 540-349-8676 545 Full Time Employment SECRETARY PT Small office near Warrenton needs organized typist with strong computer skdls. 2 days per week Strong client skills and the ability to work independently. non-smokingoffice. Send resume & hourly wage requirements to: JEC420690 The Fauquier Times Democrat P.O. Box 631 Warrenton. VA 20187 SUPERVISORS We re lock-ng for friendly individuals who want to make a d he'ence as Landcare Maintenance Supervisors in our Gamesvilie Branch Grea: advantages of joining me TruGreen LandCare team include excel benefits. Commercial Landscape experience preferred but not reauired. It you're boKjna for a career w long-term potential this is t. For consideration, call Sarxi Eddinger m Gainesville at. 703-968-0668 or fax resume to: 703-968-9549 EOE M M F D V 545 Full Tim* Employment TEACHERS, HELP EDUCATE FAMLIES Use your skills to help families learn how to solve their financial problems! Primerica offers parttime sales management opportunity to earn extra money after school. For more info call, Liz Hitchcock. SVP 800-785-4005 540-785-7075 Ext. 23 TRUCK DRIVER for large farm operation in Haymarket. VA Mack Road Tractor CDL required. Long hours, guaranteed year round work. Company benefits include health insurance. 401K and vacation. Please call 703-754-8873 between 8-5 Ask for Mary WAITSTAFF All Shifts Call 540-347-3047 or stop by The Frost Diner 55 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA Plow & Hearth Products for Country Living Quality Assurance Coordinator for the Children’s Group Our ideal candidate has an minimum 2 yrs exp. with purchasing & warehouse, preferably in quality assurance/quality control, design or manufacturing dept Also has excellent: communication, computer and organizational skills. The ability to work independently and act an a firm decision maker when necessary is an important asset. Duties include: • Coordinating the incoming shipment product quality & safety information with staff • Screen products under consideration for compliance with Federal Toy Safety regulations • Interface with certified testing laboratories to resolve issues of product compliance with Federal standards • Manage the flow of inspection related paperwork • Communicate with vendors regarding Federal Toy Safety regulations Send resume to: Plow & Hearth Attention: HR-QA Coordinator P.O. Box 5000 Madison, VA 22727 e-mail: plowhearthhr@1800flowers.com Fax: 540-948-7299 MAVSEA )utiw C1 ;V$Hg , Prsd^steouf'g; Virginia 1t>v‘ : ■:' l filiw: W/Jr.u\ Ufl'ij 4/jfJ?lv| : P* 4 •» \ ■ ** ■ ;• ; * > , t n:*<. in tiuirt tnWliSlZiZ 1 *lTjy 41 ■ 'a&m HELP! We have a full-time [xjsition available in our advertising art Department! You will have the opportunity to learn Graphic Design on our Macintosh-based Newspaper Display Ad Design system. Skills we are seeking include design talent, graphic art basics, good typing ability, and a keen eye for detail. Mac knowledge a plus. Contact Penny Hauffe Ijoudoun Times-Mirror , _ 777-1111 EOE We operate in a smoke-free environment. 545 Full Tima Employment Warrenton, light local delivery, good job for homemaker, kids can ride with you. Good daily pay avg. S50 to $100. 540-349-6720 r " .■> Healthcare iEmployment j Medical WANTED: RN. LPN. MA. CAN. NA Call: 703-444-5036 or 703-444-7232 Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call TODAY 540-347-4222 Healthcare iEmployment j With 18 Newspapers In Our Times Community Newspapers Group, We’ve Got Northern Virginia Wrapped up! Call 347-4222 or FAX , 349-8676 r-\ Healthcare ^ Employment , RNs, LPNs, CNAs & THERAPIST Needed for private duly & intermittent visits: • Flexible schedules • Competitive Pay • $500 sign on bonus For immediate consideration call Mid-Atlantic Home Health 1-800-989-0055 545 Full Tim* Employment 545 FuH Time Employment SHIFT MANAGERS & CREW Up to $9.00 per hour Apply in person 127 West Lee Hwy Warrenton.VA 20186 or call 1-800-957-6778 Ext. 7 L J NURSE Highland School, a local independent day school has a FT opening for school nurse, CAN or a Med Tech. Mon. - Fri., 7:45AM - 3:45PM. No weekends or holidays. Good benefits and excellent working environment. Call: 540-347-1221, ext 105 HOUSEKEEPER & CARETAKER/ HANDYMAN COUPLE for estate near Warrenton. Salary & four room imalern foliage for responsible persons. Please eall 540-554-2020 GARDEN CENTER ASSOCIATE Full-time, year-round entry level position with advancement potential for cheerful, motivated individual with general knowledge of plants, landscaping and gardening Experience, sales ability, and strong perennials knowledge a plus. Some lifting required. We offer a complete benefits package which includes 401 (k) and pension plan, paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays, health S life insurance available. Apply in person: Warrenton Farmer’s Co-op 143 Washington Street Warrenton, VA SALES PERSONS (RENTAL) MANAGERS (RENTAL) ASSISTANT MANAGERS Northern Virginia - Theros Equipment, one of the area's leading construction equipment rentals and sales companies has these openings. If you want to be part of a well-run, privately - owned construction equipment rental company on the move, call us today! We offer excellent salaries, 401K, health ins. & benefits. Call Joel at: 703-969-8465 or fax resume to: 540-347-3963 or e-mail to: _theroseq@msn.com 545 Full Tim* Employment Fauquier Springs Country Club Is hiring enthusiastic, dedicated individuals who are eager to learn the hospitality skills necessary for successful employment in a professional and fun environment Dis er Please apply Tues. - Friday between 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Springs Road, Warrenton, VA 540-347-4205 SPANISH TEACHER Highland School, and independent day school, has a FT position available in its expanding foreign language department. Caring, supportive faculty and excellent working environment. Good Benefits. Call: 540-347-1221 ext. 130 1 Hr. iriN at little WASHINGTON We’re looking for a few good people to join our wonderful team of employees. DINING ROOM HOUSEKEEPING RESERVATIONS GIFT SHOP Wo offor group health insurance. 401 (k). uniforms, staff meals, training. Call Anne at 540-675-3800 x46 The Inn at Little Washington Middle & Main Sts. Washington, V'A 22747 EOE NOW HIRING! Warehouse/Delivery & Retail Sales/ Service Personnel RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS’ CO-OP Sperryville, VA Warehouse/delivery applicants must have good driving record and valid driver’s license. Must be able to consistently lift 50#. Agricultural background a plus. Retail sales/service applicants must be self-motivated, dependable, and neat in appearance with computer skills and strong customer service skills. We offer a complete benefits package including health & life insurance, pension and 401 (k), vacation, sick leave, holidays & employee purchase discount. Apply in person at above location or call: 540-825-2200, Extension 329 to arrange for preliminary interview. Invite Half a million people to your next garage sale. Place your Ad Today! Times Classified Call 540-347-4222 Dependable. Accurate. Economical. Reliable. Reach. Fax. Your Legal Today 703-689-1278 (limes Community Newspapers j Northern Virginia ' /

As a longtime advocate for a more livable community, I can appreciate the role of a local newspaper in building a strong community fabric. The Reston Times and Times Community Newspapers play a vital role throughout Northern Virginia in building better communities. As an example, when the Reston YMCA opened its doors recently, The Times was there, front and center, to promote the positive attributes of this wonderful facility, which is ^ supported in part by private , donations. While I’ll always have instance to disagree with the Times on aspects of its coverage, I will never doubt its commitment to serving area localities with the very best in% *?v! community journalism. • >• • v,. • .. >■ ; 'V' * ' >.v - . , * ,v Bob Simon ? Founder of Rest (limes Community Newspapers NORTHERN VIRGINIA

f May gardening tips By Kenner P. Love Extension Agent, ANR Crop and Soil Sciences The following are gardening tips from the Rappahannock Extension Office. • Thin peaches four to six inches apart for large, high-quality fruit. • Plant sweet corn and beans every two weeks through June for an extended harvest. If you plan to can, plant determinate tomatoes so the fruit will ripen au at once. 11 you preier your tomatoes fresh from the vine, plant indeterminate tomatoes so the ripening will be staggered. • If spraying fruit trees near a vegetable garden, cover the vegetables with a large sheet of plastic to protect them from the spray. • To control weeds in a garden: prevent weed seed germination, destroy weeds that sprout before they bear seed, and do not use mulches or compost contaminated with weed seeds. • When tomato seedlings have five to seven leaves, they are ready to transplant into the garden. • To ensure pollination of sweet corn, plant several rows together in a block, rather than in one long row. Side-dress with three tablespoons of 10-10-10 per 10 feet of row when 12 to 18 inches high. Keep well watered, especially from tas Oratorical contest winners announced Rappahannock students take first in girls division and second place in boys By Nancy Garrett Special to the Rappahannock News The Salem Ruritan Club held its annual oratorical contest for sixth and seventh grade students living in Culpeper or Rappahannock on May 7. The two winners were Joy Elizabeth Heddleston, a sixth grader and daughter of April and Jon Heddleston of Sperryville and Spencer Meads, a seventh grader and son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Meads of Culpeper. The contest begins at the school level, including students who are being home schooled. One boy and one girl could be selected from each school’s competition (or those being home schooled) for the final contest held at the Salem Ruritan Club. Thirteen students competed, seven girls and six boys. From Rappahannock at Wakefield Country Day School: Joy Elizabeth Heddlston, won first place for the girls. Also competing was Home Schooler: Adam Rhein of Washington, who won second place. The other children were from Culpeper County. The two first place winners will each receive a $500 scholarship for use at a college, university, or trade or vocational school. All winners received a medallion-bronze for third place; silver for second place; and gold for first place. The $500 scholarship prize will be invested by the Salem Ruritan Foundation until the winner graduates from high school and is accepted at an appropriate school. Payment at that Joy Elizabeth Heddleston time will include the $500 and all accrued interest. Joy Heddleston, in her speech, used Webster’s definition of patriotism—"love for or devotion to one’s country”. She stated that “Americans demonstrate patriotism each time they recite the Pledge of Allegiance or sing any one of our many patriotic songs”. She went on to say that “patriotism happens when people are willing to work together, no matter how different they are”. She concluded her speech with a strong statement that “patriotism means God and country — people loving people and perhaps someday, people everywhere marching together to “Amazing Grace”. The contest was judged by three distinguished citizens from Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties. Serving from Rappahannock was Mary Ann Kuhn, an award winning journalist with the Washington Post and Washington Star newspapers and a former producer of the CBS Evening News and presently owner of the Middleton Inn, Washington. seling time to picking. Hill corn plants by pushing a few inches of soil up around the base of the plants when they are fertilized. This provides stability, but take care not to disturb the roots or remove sucker. • Newly transplanted plants should be protected from cutworms with collars. Cut strips of cardhoard two inches wide by eight inches long and staple them into a band that is placed around the plants. Press the collar about one inch into the soil. • Stay out of the garden when foliage is wet. Walking through a wet garden spreads disease from one plant to another. • Prune rhododendrons immediately after flowering. Old clusters should be snapped off when partly dry, but remove with care in order not to decrease or prevent bloom next year. • Red and silver maples, willows, poplars, and elms can clog septic lines with their roots. Plant these species well away from water lines and sewers. • Most evergreens have many roots near the soil surface. Avoid deep cultivation that might wound roots. Anyone with questions on the gardening tips or desiring more information should call the Extension Office at 675-3619. t r Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real est iH‘ transactions were recorded recently at the Rappahannock Clerk's Office on (Jay Street m Washington. Catherine D Kiser and other to John D. Reilly and wife. 34.7801 acres. Hampton .«District. $210,00. Anna R. Ardinger to Janies E. Costello and wife. 2.25 acres, Wakefield District. $20,000. Harold Virts to Heather 1). Rossiter. 2.0000 acres. Wakefield District. $145,000 Ken McFarlane Smith to Lyle A. Alexander and wife. 104.8396 acres. Hawthorne District. $167.OuO. Lyle A. Alexander and wife to Robert L. Turman and wife. 70 acres, Hawthorne District $110,000. . ■ Phillip M. Terrell and wife to Terrence N. Dixon and wile. 21.993 acres. Stonewall District. $580,000. FREE INSPECTION Protect your home. Permanently. Protect your home, family and pets against termites, fleas, ticks and other pests. PermaTreat 540-829-0000 www.PermaTreat.com pesi and termite CONTROL Three bedroom, 1 hath house with great-room on 3 acres near Little Washington. Asking $156,000. UNDER CONTRACT BEFORE IT WAS LISTED! Rappahannock Real Estate Resources, Inc (540)-675-1190 www.RappahannockRealEstateResources.eom .. Butch Zindel IZJ Butch@rapprealcstatc.com LO y BE ALERT \ NEW HOSPITAL is. PATTERN / During our ongoing renovation, you'll find changes in hospital traffic patterns and parking. For the next few months we urge you to keep an eye out for the detour signs as our work contirjtii. We apologize for the minor better, for years to come inconveniences while we're on.the way to some major improvements. It's all part of an emerging pattern to serve our community even Q[JJ£ HOSPITAL Advanced care Close at hand. www.fauquierhospital.org/construction Ml Local I news. §? that I Sperryville Realty James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office SC RABBLE - Attractive twostory Farmhouse, eight rooms and bath, hardwood Moors, lots ot recent upgrades. 2.75 open acres, fronting state road. SI 45,000. James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8236 spcrry\nUcrhy@aol.com Bud Corder 540-675-3291 Real Kstafe m We would like to be \ our Real Estate partner. Please \ i-ut our website at \v\vw. Real Kstatel II.com tor detailed information about our company. 540-675-1373 ■mimmii i < i m in <iMHi r: Bowyer's Mountain Hill Farm Rappahannock's ultimate* permanent " get avvav." Fullv restored elegant 1790's 5 hr, 3.5 ba home. Every room a cameo. 71 quiet, intimate and picturesque acres, Pond, views, separate cabin, 5 garages, great barns for hav or horses, glassed in porch, stone patios. Come visit. $995,000 SOMERVILLE ASSOCIATES, INC. Harrv Clarkson, Owner/ Agent 540 987-8222' 888 424-7400 Rappahannock County Leeds Manor 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 Mountian Farm- 75 acres on Fogg Mtn 70 miles from D.C. with elevation of 1200 ft. 4200 sf home with spectacular views to the North, South and West. All modern conveniences, elegant interiors, pool, horse bam, guest cottage and green house. Near Flint Hill and in the midst of Virginia's Hum country SI,490,000. Merry mead Distinguished 5000 sf home built to the 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 loot ceilings. A detached three-car garage complements this home in the beautifo! and peaceful C<id Brown Hollow. $l,285,i)00. Contact Justin If. Wiley (434) 817-0636 Cj www, fn rmandestate.com □ ROY WHIT I LK REALTY COMPANY ! : i ■ ■ ‘1 ■ ( l \! i l-'Y. Locust Grove - Amissville, VA 1 IT /i m l'hl\ (.'cnturv ('luiracicr) Liku -i C’fin*\ i I 2 : •• 'i !; ■ .■ v \ lryima farmhouse, lias tmileryone ni i|i ’i ii i,. 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