Rappahannock News, July 31, 2002

124th Year ... No. 31 Phone (540) 675-3338 WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2002 www.timescommunity.com 50 cents Rapp Briefs Historical Society to host picnic The Rappahannock Historical Society will be holding their annual meeting and picnic on Sunday, Aug. 4 at the home of Col. John Bourgeois on Hunters Road in Tiger Valley. This is for current members and those wishing to join that day. The picnic begins at 3 p.m. with a short business meeting at 3:30 at which time officers and board members for the 2002-03 year will be elected. There will also be a report on the progress of the upcoming County oral history. Those attending should bring a covered dish and a chair. Col. Bourgeois will be fixing his special smoked chicken. Musical entertainment will be provided by Virginia Scott. For additional information call the Historical Society office at 675-1163, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Farm Bureau to sponsor seminar The Rappahannock County Farm Bureau will be holding a free seminar, open to the public on Monday, Aug. 19 at the Rappahannock County Farm Bureau Office on Medicare Supplements and Long Term Care. Those wishing to attend should RSVP by Aug. 16. For registration and additional information call 9878225. Information sought The Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will celebrate its 50th anniversary this fall and members are currently compiling a book for the event. All fire queens and honorary fire chiefs for the past 50 years and other individuals having knowledge or information should contact Mr. Paul Poling at 937-5205 to help with this endeavor. August meeting for Democrats The August meeting of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee will be on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Rappahannock Library at 7:30 p.m. On the agenda will the Aug. 13 meet & greet hosted by Barbara Stockton and Helen Williams, the yard sale slated for Saturday, Aug. 31 and updates on the Ben Jones for Congress campaign. The Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at the Library. Refreshments and conversation follow every meeting and all are welcomed. For information on the Committee or any other matter relating to local Democratic activities, visit www.RappDems. org or call 675-3515. Rappahannock Happenings • Friday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m., RAAC presents the film “Amelie” at The Theatre in Washington. • Monday, Aug. 5 the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will meet at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock Courthouse. • Tuesday, Aug. 13 the Rappahannock School Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the RCHS Band Room. • Wednesday, Aug. 14 the Washington Town Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Town Hall. Kappahannock iNews P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Congratulations graduates! u asfa Photo courtesy of Grey Horse Photography Michael Brown, huntsman of The Rappahannock Hunt and “Daddy” to the Hunt’s 86 foxhounds, removes the orange collar from these young entry hounds who have finally earned the honor to wear the Rappahannock Hunt’s red and blue collars after proving themselves last season. His fiance, Mandy Harper, is helping with the traditional Changing of the Colors ceremony held Saturday at Walnut Ridge, home of the Rappahannock Hunt kennels. “The huntsman’s job is not a dictatorship. It is a love affair with the hounds. They look at Michael as their Daddy,” says Janet O’Keefe, who is joint master of the Hunt with Oliver Brown, Michael’s.father and former huntsman of the Hunt for 20 years. Farmers to meet at Flying “A” Farm By Alan Zuschlag Special to the Rappahannock News The Summer RFA Quarterly meeting will be held Sunday, Aug. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Gray Armistead’s Flying “A” Farm in Sperryville. Mr. Armistead is one of the County’s premier cattlemen and his grandsons are following in his footsteps. Mr. Armistead will give the group an overview of his cattle operation and Kenner Love of the Rappahannock Extension Office has put together a terrific program on cattle production for RFA members. Non-cattle farmers will also find the speakers’ suggestions helpful in their own farming operations. Speakers include: • Flying “A” Cattle Company; Marketing Strategies and Herd Health — Ryan and Reggie Armistead • VDACS Warrenton Regional Laboratory Services: Commonly Observed Cattle Diseases — Dr. Joseph Garvin • VDACS Livestock Marketing Service: Pre-Conditioning Cattle for Maximum Profits — Randall Updike • Rose Hill Veterinary Service: Herd Health Recommendations for Stocker Cattle — Dr. Thomas B. Massie, Jr. • Eldon Farm: What it Takes to Establish a Good Reputation in the Cattle Business — Bill Oliver Other items on the agenda include: subcommittee reports (including formation of a new cattle subcommittee group, and a seed/plant sharing subcommittee) ; a report on the new regional agricultural development committee; and plans for our Fall Festival meeting. We hope you can attend the Summer meeting and share the fun with your fellow farmers and those interested in farming in Rappahannock County. Refreshments will be served. For directions and more information call 937-6124. Clevenger’s Comen Water quality (Part 1) By Don Audette Special to the Rappahannock News People, animals, vegetation, just about everything needs water. But, water has had a tough time keeping clean. Whether it is dropping out of the sky, running off the earth, percolating through soil, sitting in an aquifer underground, moving along in a river, or residing in an ocean, it has always been mixing with bad stuff. Take a drop of water flowing along the Cuyahoga River through Cleveland, Ohio, on June 22, 1969. The Cuyahoga River at that time was so polluted that there was not a single living fish between Akron and Cleveland. Even leeches and sludge worms that enjoy munching on waste material refused to go near the river. A paint company used to hang test paint panels in the river to see how the paint held up under adverse conditions. The company dropped the program when chemicals in the river ate through the metal wires holding the panels. The Cuyahoga River was coated with a mixture of oil, paints, and chemicals. Bubbles of volatile gases welled up from below. About noon on June 22, 1969, sparks from a passing train ignited the river. Flames soon leapt to a height of a five-story building. The story, which later received press coverage around the world, helped lead to the 1972 Clean Water Act. Growth and pollution How about a water drop descending as rain onto Clevenger’s Corner or Rappahannock County? Here, the rain has picked up pollution from the results of increased residential, commercial, and industrial development, both in Virginia and elsewhere. The primary sources are vehicle exhaust from increased traffic, and emissions from power plants generating electricity. Virginia favors unfeitered eco nomic growth. The>«tate’s population has gone from about four million in 1960, and is expected to be about 8.5 million by 2025. Clevenger’s Corner is supposed to handle a very small part of this growth: some of the influx from Northern Virginia. Rappahannock County may be next. People have to go somewhere, but Virginia is losing good land at a rate of 188 acres of farmland and forest each day. And, there is a long-term cost. More peo pie, more cars and trucks. More cars and trucks, more air pollution. More air pollution, more acid rain. A 1997 EPA fact sheet states that an average passenger car generates 10,727 pounds of pollution a year. Some 10,000 pounds (five tons) from the car is carbon dioxide, which rises and is trapped as a greenhouse gas, adding to global wanning. The other727 pounds of pollution rises into the See CLEVENGER’S, Page A8 Not just another school § year 1 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer * The transition seems easy Interim Superintendent of Sch Helen Williams. She has assiyiigd the mantle and offices of the positJ*£> from former Superintendent Efa*JC Gangel, and has done so with rade§1 aplomb. Her tenure, though tefftjj^ rary, is but one of the changes Rappahannock County Pu6$«; Schools (RCPS) this year, and-1^' year of change could prove to be *ijg-! nificant. ’ It is countdown time now for thfc school system, and Superintendent Williams is engaged in all of thoge' activities that she expected in hejv role as its chief operating officer, arid a number that have come as a sdri-‘ prise. . But surprises or not, Mr*.' Williams appears quite calm, arid^ very upbeat, about prospects of sue-; cess for the 2002-2003 school yeaF. T ' The new school year might begin with the achievement of school accreditation goals. Preliminary high school Standards of Learning (SOL) test results from last semester appear to be good enough for a “Fully Accredited” status. Last year the elementary school gained such accreditation and, though their SOL test scores were off slightly from a year ago, RCES may still retain its status and, if so, the entire school division will have the distinction of being one of the few divisions in the Commonwealth to be fully accredited. Final SOL test results and accreditation status will await the results of retesting this week by students who have elected to attend summer school for remediation and to retake SOL tests in which they faired poorly last spring. See SCHOOLS, Page A8 p> ■ News seeks i. photos, stories The Rappahannock News i will be publishing a special ^ supplement on the history of '*• the Rappahannock Bank in * conjunction with the bank’s - 100th anniversary this fall. If you have any old photos of the bank in your attic or ’ memories of stories your elders ■ told you about the bank, we would love to hear from you. Please call Barbara Wayland at the Rappahannock News: 675- ' > 3338. A. Cannon serves 40 years as a director By Meredith Gorfein Rappahannock News Writer Alphaeus Cannon was honored for his 40 years of service as a director of the Rappahannock National Bank at a surprise ceremony at the bank on July 24. At the end of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors, Elisabeth Jones, Chairman of the Board of Directors, presented Mr. Cannon with a handsome gold watch and a set of uncirculated coins minted in 1962, the year Mr. Cannon first began his service to the bank. When asked about his years on the Board, Mr. Cannon said, “I loved every minute of it.” He allowed as how he had missed only two meetings in all those years. “I was in the hospital for one and sick at home for the other.” Michael Leake, the bank’s CEO, said Mr Cannon always had the best interests of the community and the bank at heart. His wealth of experience and the fact that he was born and raised in the county made him invaluable as a member of the Board. Mr. Leake admitted he found it easy to talk in glowing terms about this honored member of the Board. rarrrr Rappahannock News Photo/Meredithj3oj^«i) 10 YEARS: In recognition of his service to Rappahannock National Bahk' Mphaeus Cannon received a gold watch and a set of 1962 coins from the Board of Directors with Elisabeth Jones, Chairman, making the presentation. Standing beside Mr. Cannon in the front row is Mary Payne. Standing behiftd* eft to right are Michael Leake, Tom Massie, Tom Taylor and Eddie Williams! Directors not pictured are William Beale and Sharon Luke. J

Brian Lee receives award On Tuesday, July 23, Brian Lee was awarded the most prestigious Untied States Marine Musicianship Award for 2002 by Gunnery Sgt. Perez from Martinsburg. W.Va. , The award honors both high levels of musical participation and sendee to the organization. As a senior Lee was actively involved with both the trumpet and the RCHS Druinline. as well as sending as Uniform Staff head. Only two other Rappahannock band students have previously received this 1 .'coveted award their senior ‘ year: Marshall Gangel and I Samantha Breeden. I PtxMo courtesy of Lynr>e Foumier WARD: Brian Lee was recently presented the musicianship iward certificate at RCHS by Sgt. Perez with new Principal toger Mello. right, and Assistant Superintendent Jack Raines Doking on. Season to open in September The Community Concert Association of the seven county area, of which Rappahannock is a part, announces subscriptions are almost sold out for its 2002-03 series of six professional attractions to appear at Culpeper County High School. This 33rd season opens Sunday, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. The CCA entire series price . is just $38 for adults. All students (grades K-12) within a subscribing family is onlv $10. For additional details write to C.C.A. at 220 Beachside Cove, Locust Grove, VA 22508, or call Helen Ziemer 937-5450 for information. Iron Furniture Sandblasted and Painted Custom Ornamental Iron Work Pick-up and Delivery Available Rick’s Custom Welding 540-675-1888 St. Luke’s Lutheran School 1200 Old Rixeyville Road, Culpeper, VA. 22701 2lA Years to Ninth Grade Our Mission: To provide your child with a quality education in a Christian environment For more information about the St. Luke’s experience please call 825-8890 or email dcockerill@stlukeslutheranschool.com ■YesT I □ Please enter my new I subscription to: j fiappahannock News’ I Subscription Rates By MaifT Rappahannock.$21 Elsewhere in the U.S.$27.®/year j ) i i Name Address City_ State Zip_ I Mail subscriptions arc payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: J Sappahannoch Nruts, P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 1 J This form may also be used for 1 CHANGE OF ADDRESS | Old Address: I New Address: J ) I The Rappahannock News (ISSN #'s 1050-7655 & 188280) is published every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions $21.00 a year in Rappahannock; $27.00 elsewhere in U.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747._ Quilting group forming The Rappahannock Quilting group will start their new season on Sept. 10. The group meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. at the Rappahannock Library on US 211. The season is September through May. This season will begin by making a Log Cabin block and quilting it. Whether you have quilted before or would like to learn to quilt, all are welcome to join. For more information contact Charlotte Laing at 9373511. Slimmer days of Panther Pause ‘To Make the Best Better” 4-H Programs , By Hazel Zinn-Day 4-H Projirram Support Technician, Senior The Rappahannock County 4-H Program has fun. educational and exciting activities planned for the upcoming year. Monthly club meetings begin in September. Most clubs meet after school in the Extension Office in Washington. - Some other clubs meet in villages across the county in the evenings or weekends. * Elaine Kramer is the volunteer leader of the Cloverbud Club. This club is for 4-H members 5-8 years old. The Cloverbud program is an introductory program to 4-H. Members are non competitive. They learn and experience all areas of 4-H. The Rappahannock County 4-H Livestock Club is the oldest 4-H Club in Rappahannock County. Under the adult leadership of Randall Updike and Jim Massie, this club has produced members who bring home Grand Champion awards not only from local fairs but the State Fair. The 4-H Livestock Club is for youth 9-19 years old. They work on their project animals all year. They learn different areas of raising different livestock. The 4-H Shooting Education Club is under the leadership of Stan Dye of Amissville. The club has been searching for an indoor location. The club meets once a month at Mr. Dye’s house, but they would love to be able to set up an actual range in Rappahannock County. If you know of any appropriate place, please contact the Extension Office. Other 4-H meetings A open to youth ages 9-19 years are the A m i s s v i 1 1 e fRTi Community 4-H Club, 4-H Cooking and Crafts Club, 4-H Dog Club, 4-H Hiking Club, 4-H Junior Garden Club, 4H Nature Club, 4-H Performing Arts Club, 4-H Poultry Club, 4-H Rabbit Club, 4-H Sewing Club, 4-H Tally Ho Horse and Pony Club, 4-H Vet Science Club, and the 4-H Woodworking Club. There are other new and exciting clubs starting in September. There will be a new 4-H Outdoor Adventure Club under the adult leadership of Kevin Day. This club will learn outdoor survival skills and outdoor cooking skills. There will be a new 4-H Community Service Club under the leadership of Michael Besecker. Also, new this year is a 4:H Farm Fair Club. This 4H Club will focus on making entries for the local Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock Farm Fair. Speciality workshops are offered throughout the year. The Rappahannock Neus carries the announcements of all 4-H activities. Other activities throughout the 4-H year are, the 4H Share the Fun Talent Show, 4-H Fund raising Programs, 4-H Junior Winter Camp, 4-H Day Camp, 4-H Overnight Camp, 4-H State Congress, Teen and Adult Leadership Training Weekend, and the 4-H Presentation and Demonstration Contest. If you are interested in joining the exciting, fun filled 4-H Program as a member or adult volunteer, please call the Extension Office at 675-3619. Without adult volunteer leaders, we wouldn’t have a youth program. so please call if you have an interest in an area and I will be happy to help you start a 4-H Club. HAIL DAMAGE? Call Blue Ridge Roofing for free estimates 540-631-0666 u L L Y I N S u R E D —-r JENKINS Excavating • Landscaping Home Improvements • Tree Service Quality Work SATISFACTION GUARANTEE TO ALL CUSTOMERS 540-987-9048 Sports tryouts announced Fall sports tryouts for Rappahannock County for the following sports will take place as indicated: Football, freshman and eighth grade, Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Varsity and JV girls basketball, Aug. 5 at 4 p.m.; Cross Country. Aug. 5 at 4 p.m. and Cheerleading, Aug. 12 from PEACHES Freestone ******* SUMMER RAMBOS Selling 7 Days a Week! Bring your own containers! Directions 25 miles uest of Vi jrrenton to St. Rt. 628 off Rt. 211 at Washington, VA at the oU homeplace, right an Fruit Tree Lane. 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New bus is state of the art By Meredith Gorfein Rappahannock News Writer The brand new yellow school bus may have saved the day in Chester Gap, at least foi a while. The school age population had grown so large in Chester Gap that last year the three busses running up there were beyond packed. For awhile it seemed like the purchase of a fourth bus running up the narrow mountain roads was the only solution. In addition to those four busses, the handicapped access bus would be on those roads picking up children. All five of them in and out of the fog on those steep winding roads? Not a good solution. Dr. David Gangel, former Superintendent of Schools, had heard of a really big bus and asked Jack Raines, Assistant Superintendent and Transportation Director to check it out. The big bus checked out. For $69,779 the county purchased a bus which could do it all. The bus which looks enormous is only 13 inches longer than the old bus, but can carry far more children. Not only will there not be more busses heading up to Chester Gap — there will be fewer. The big yellow bus will run to the top. The second bus will run only part way, pickup children and then circle around the store and fire hall and head back down. The handicapped r. ■ ■■ _ Rappahannock News Photo/Meredith Gorteir NEW BUS: Jack Raines, Assistant Superintendent, and Tim Beahm, Transportation Supervisor stand proudly by the Rappahannock’s state of the art bus. bus will continue its route as in the past. The new bus is impressive. Gasps were the first sounds heard from the drivers and those who had gathered in the bus parking lot when the bus arrived. Those gasps were followed by, “Oh, my gosh.” The big yellow is state of the art design and can seat comfortably 64 to 90 children (depending on whether in kindergarten or almost graduating seniors). Passenger capacity for the other busses is rated from 50 to 64. Its improved design also makes it safer. The turnaround distance is much shorter which means that the driver needs less room to turn the bus around in tight spots. The new bus also comes equipped with air brakes and is the first bus in Rappahannock’s fleet to have this advanced braking system. Eddie Gore, the bus driver for “big yellow” and Bus Driver Stolen property reported Rappahannock’s deputies had an average week with reports of stolen property, reckless driving, a missing horse, various domestic disputes, citizen assistance calls and a suspicious person call which turned out to be a girl gping for a walk on the road in the early morning. Sheriff Larry Sherertz was concerned about several cases, among them two reports of stolen property. A brown swivel stool/table with a grey marble top was taken from the porch of the Foster-Harris House on Main Street in Washington sometime between Saturday night, July 27, and early the next morning. Deputy James Welch is investigating. Deputy Welch is also investigating the reported theft of a dark blue 1995 Yamaha ATV. The fourwheeler was stolen from Route 522 across from Fox Creek Lane in Woodville sometime between July 25 and July 26. The Sheriff was not as concerned about a burglary in Flint Hill which turned out to be a dog chasing a cat. Damage was done in the house, but the “burglars” took nothing. Wakefield Country Day School at Hundy ; v wants to know Is your Child Learning “The Right Stuff’? Will your child be able to write his own term paper? Is she fluent in two languages? Is Civics and Geopolitics even on his schedule? Does your child feel safe? • Challenging academics set in small, structured classrooms • SAT scores average over 1300 • 100% college acceptance rate • AP Courses in all major subjects • Lower tuition than most area private schools • Bus service from seven countries • Fully accredited • Safe, positive atmosphere, located in beautiful * Rappahannock County For further information, or to arrange a tour, please call Mrs. Ginny Leser, Admissions Office 540-635-8555, ext. 22 or E-mail her at: gleser@rmaonline.net or check us out at: www.wakefieldcds.org P.O. Box 739, 1059 Zachary Taylor Highway Flint Hill, VA 22627 Trainer has been certified in the air brakes system. Any driver who operates this bus must receive training and be certified. Certifying all substitute drivers is underway already under the watchful eyes of Mr. Gore and Tim Beahm, Transportation Supervisor. As part of the sales agreement, the bus company is sending someone out to train Mike Dove, Mechanic, and anyone else who might work on the bus on the proper maintenance of the air brakes system. The training is included in the price of the bus. All this seems to add up to savings for the taxpayer and a safer more comfortable ride for the children. An additional bus driver did not need to be hired, the runs of the other drivers which had been extended to pick up children part way up the mountain were reduced back to normal runs, no drivers were eliminated, the county got some “free” training and everyone will have something to cheer for as “big yellow” makes its way up Chester Gap. (9S1 I2E5I V The family of Barbara Gentry would like to thank everyone for the kindness and sympathy at the death of our mother. The flowers, cards, food and prayers were so appreciated. We are so very grateful for the memorial gifts to her church. Your love for her as will ours will never he forgotten. Again our sincere thanks. Oral History Project to begin in August By Donna Fisher Special to the Rappahannock News The Rappahannock Historical Society takes pleasure in announcing a county wide Oral History Project to begin in August 2002. This project has been funded by the Greve Foundation and the Saltonstall Gift Fund. The project leader will be Judy Tole of Rock Mills. The interviewers have been selected and training begins this week. We currently have a list of nearly 100 county residents and former residents to be interviewed and that list is growing. Interviews will be taped and transcribed. Video taping and/or photographs will also be available. Why an Oral History? Oral histories allow the language of an individual and a culture to be mani- -> fest. They are engaging. I significant commentaries j about the past from a deeply individual perspec- j tive. The performance of an ,r oral history is raw and powerful commentary of events, situations and the ' feelings of individuals. All i history is jaded by interpre- ; tation. but oral history makes no pretenses about being subjective. Its subjec- > tivity is its strength. Oral histories provide an effec- * ■ tive tool that allows us to - > preserve oral traditions. ■_ skills and crafts. We can learn much from a personal history that we could never obtain from a textbook. If you have questions or would like to suggest someone to be interviewed, call the Historical Society at 675-1163, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. SNP offers first j nighttime seminar j Shenandoah National Park will continue its summer seminar series on Saturday, Aug. 10 with its first nighttime seminar, Shenandoah at Night. This program will provide an opportunity for participants to explore the park at night, discover the animals that emerge after sunset and see the stars of the summer sky. Park scientists and local researchers will lead participants on an evening of hands-on exploration of Shenandoah National Park’s nightlife. Local astronomers will point out the wonders to be observed in the night skv and help participants identify the prominent summer constellations visible to the naked eye. I Aug. 10 is the time of the] famous annual Perseid mete-« or shower. With no obscuring lights or obstructing structures to impede the view. SNP is a wonderful place to watch this yearly event. If there is a clear night sky. participants are invited to remain after the seminar to observe this spectacular meteor shower. Reservations feu; Shenandoah at Night should be made in advance, space is; limited. To register or for' more information contact the! Education Office at Shenandoah National Park at 999-3489. A $25 registration fee covers course materials. lrnmmmrviminmnnmnnmr In memory of Lorine Settle Mallorv Ten years have passed us bv ' Since you went to be bv His side. He came to take you home for only He knew it was time to let you shine in His light to give you angel wings, beautiful and bright. 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Pony Club members have busy six months By Sherry Hamii.l-Huff Special to the Rappahannock News In the first half of 2002, the Old Rag Mountain Pony Club has been very busy. Thanks to the generosity of the Old Dominion Hounds, many members had ample opportunity to go fox hunting throughout the season running from September 2001 to March 2002. Sunday afternoons in January and February were spent reviewing stable management in preparation for The Quiz, formerly known as Know-Down. This is a daylong written, practical and oral test held annually. In late February 2002, the Old Rag Club was responsible for putting on the event which was no small undertaking. Various sections were held at Wakefield School in Huntly with practical sessions at the barns of the David Semmes Family, Freddie Kummli and Sandra and Gus Forbush. All of the facilities were kindly donated to the effort which was attended by 176 children ranging in age from seven to 17 and representing 12 clubs from the Virginia Region. As they have done in the past, Old Rag members fared quite well: one Junior D team was first in its group and ninth overall, the second was fourth in its group and 18 overall. The Senior D team was first in their group with an overall rating of second. Allison Russo of this team qualified to go to the National Quiz at Lexington, Va. in early August. This is the second year in a row (her entire involvement with Pony Club) that Allison has gone to Nationals. The Junior C team, the most advanced fielded by the Old Rag Club, finished second on their group with an overall rating of fifth. The Quiz out of the way, attention turned to collecting art and selling tickets for the big annual fund raising event: the Art Raffle held at the Old Dominion Point-toPoint Races held at Ben Venue on the first Saturday in April. About 15 articles ranging from paintings to ceramic bowls to flower arrangements found new homes and nearly $3,000 was raised. Club members also helped work at the Point-toPoint and worked at and com peted in the Pairs Races the following day. Some of the raffle money plus kind donations by individuals was used to defray the expenses of the annual summer camp, while the majority went into a fund to build cross-country fences for the Club’s use. Once again thanks go to Freddie Kummli who has donated the use ot his land for this project and the jump building project is currently underway. Three-Day Event Olympic medalist, Nina Fout has generously designed the course which will have 25 fences suitable for horses and riders of three different Pony Club levels when completed. Bi-weekly lessons took place at the beautiful ring at Semmes’ Indian Run Farm during April, May and the beginning of June. June 15 saw the start of the two week summer camp held at Forbush’s Foxhall Farm with some horses stabled at Kummli’s Windsor Lodge. (Again, all facilities were donated.) Nearly 25 riders attended and had a marvelous time while seriously improving their practical and theoretical knowledge of riding and horse management. There were daily trips to either the Semmes’ or the Mike Massie family’s pool, a field trip to Zohar ben Dove’s incredible gorgeous race horse facility in Middleburg and on the very hot afternoons, sojourns to the air conditioned Flint Hill Fire House for an art project, drill ride practice on foot and a movie. Kate Moulding, a visiting Pony Club instructor from Massachusetts, and local instructors Sarah Kuehn and Pavla Laurenczen shared teaching duties which included dressage and stadium jumping in the ring, cross country jumping over parts of the new course, trail riding, swimming the horses in the Jordan River, bareback and drill team work and games. Guest lectures by farm manager Jane Naramore, horse dentist Ken Pankow, and veterinarians John Nolan, Joyce Harmen and Scott Dove covered topics from forage suitability to Lyme Disease to Pony Club Tetrathalon. Needless to say, a “good time was had by all”, although several adults were Photos courfesy of Sherry Hamill-Huff IT’S NOT MINE: When you switch ponies at Pony Club Camp, some interesting combinations come about! Laura Massie on fcd (donated to Old Rag Mountain Pony Camp and ridden usually by Anna Fischer). AND IT’S NOT MY PONY: Anna Fischer on Rosie (Jackie Massie’s pony). overheard to comment on how much they were looking forward to getting back to their normal schedules at the end of the two weeks! Another annual event took place on July 14. This was a Gymkhana or games on horseback. Once again, we took advantage of the Semmes’ ring and raised over $400. 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--Eappafjannocfe J^etose— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager —rcPeter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler Executive Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: S21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) ‘ ---—Office: Rappahannock News Building, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: RappNews@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a m. to 5 p.rrv, Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.timescommunity.com Our View The case of the i disappearing ordinance One can hear the sounds of grumbling here in Rappahannock. The lighting ordinance, or lack thereof, has gotten more and more play as of late. r Citizens want to know what happened to it and why—the lighting ordinance was first drafted more than a year ago by the Planning Commission and dent to the Board of Supervisors in November of 2001, feut it still has not seen the light of day. * The first appearance of the lighting ordinance at a JJoard of Supervisors meeting was in December of $001. At that meeting, the Board agreed to delay a bpblic hearing on the ordinance, at the request of Hampton District Supervisor Bryant Lee, “until Board representatives meet with businesses that may be impacted by the lighting ordinance to obtain their views.” !* The last mention of the lighting ordinance was in March of 2002 when the Board agreed, at the request ijfMr. Lee and Jackson District Supervisor Ron Crazier, to delay advertising of a hearing on the ordinance “so that discussions could be held with constituents and business owners.” ;» Come on Board. Sufficient time has passed to have those discussions, and it is high time to come through. *JV Put the ordinance on the agenda, vote it up or flown as you see fit, and bask in the glory or take your lumps (or both, more likely) ... but do something. SX3TSSVT Letters to the editor The Rappahannock News welcomes Letters to the Editor from its {’readers as a forum for discussion of local public affairs subjects. « WRITE: Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747 -EMAIL: bwayland@timespapers.com Rappahannock Today y Photo courtesy of Susan Jones Bags packed and ready to go, Billy Rechin, on the left, and Josh Makela, both of Amissville, are off to Garden Club’s Nature Camp in Vesuvius, Va. Josh and Billy were awarded scholarships to the camp by the Rappahannock County Garden Club. The Garden Club looks forward to hearing from Josh and Billy about their experiences at the Club’s Aug. 21 meeting. Letters Grateful for The Inn On July 17, in a letter to the Rappahannock News, Council member Alice Butler solicited the ideas and thoughts from members of the community regarding permits, zoning, and growth in the town of Washington. The Inn at Little Washington and The Inn’s expansion plans seem to he at the center of her “all points bulletin” for the citizenry of Washington to rise up, take action at any cost, without sparing any effort or scheme, to defeat the modest expansion plans of The Inn. Well, I thought I would do my civic duty and respond to this call for action. Of course I would like to point out that I have no connection to The Inn nor have I ever had the opportunity to meet Mr. O’Connell or Mr. Lynch. However there is one thing of which I am well aware, and that is that The Inn at Little Washington is not only a national treasure, it is an international treasure. Day in and day out, while performing my duties as a flight attendant for United Airlines, passengers often ask me about Virginia and where I live in Virginia. When I mention Washington, Va., the response is invariably the same - “Oh that’s where the Inn is located”, or “Hmm...Isn’t that where that great restaurant is located?” Whether I am in London, Sydney, or Des Moines, the response is always the same. It’s always about the wonderful Inn. George Washington and Gay Fairfax are never mentioned, nor is the local bank, grocery store, or antique shop. It was a pleasure to move to this wonderful area from Sonoma, Calif. The Washington Town council’s constant badgering of The Inn reminds me of a similar situation taking place in the Sonoma and Napa Valleys of California, where there arq voices from town councils and citizens alike that to many grapes are being grown, in spite of the fact the entire economy of region is dependent on the stupendous grapes that can only be grown in that unique climate. Likewise, here in Washington are voices that want to put the kibosh on the expansion plans of what is a very integral part of this town and community. Perhaps the town council would rather see a Payless shoe store located in Mrs. Coxe’s Tavern or a clownish looking hot dog stand down the street. It appears, from all I see and witness, that The Inn is an outstanding asset to this area and its management are terrific citizens who love this town and would like to see it developed with impeccable design and craftsmanship to its full potential without overwhelming the community. Thank you for this opportunity to respond to the august Town Council. And if I may add one other suggestion, perhaps the next time a town welcome sign is erected, let it read: Welcome to Washington, Virginia. Home of The Inn at Little Washington. Paul Hagstrom “carte blanche” Development in the County? Will 2002 be the year that Rappahannock County was declared “open” for development? One would think so considering the Board of Supervisor approval of the Rappahannock National Bank commercial mall development and the Planning Commission approval of the Special exception application for the Sunnyside Institute. Add to these developments the “no end in sight” single home building trends reported by Meredith Gorfein (Rappahannock News, July 24,2002). The Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission See COUNTY, Page A7 See More Letters, Page A7 TT Down Memory Lane Prom Back Issues of the Rappahannock News ___ 40 YEARS AGO ' Aug. 2, 1962 ■i Rappahannock County 4-H members who left Monday to attend the annual camp at Powell’s Fort Valley near Woodstock were !.Diana Carr, Carty Moffett, Nancy IjNethers, Jimmy Cannon, Danny Hitt, [Tommy Williams and Carroll Saunders. •They were accompanied by Miss Barbara ) Jones and W.H. Lyne. | Every Rappahannock lady will want to circle ( Sept. 11 on her calendar and save that 1 evening to attend “Cavalcade of Cottons— ! 1962.” This fashion show, featuring a [year-round wardrobe of make-it-yourself icottons will be presented by the [‘Rappahannock County Home Demonstration ( Clubs to wind up several months of clothing '•study. 1 Sponsors of the fashion show will be the [.National Cotton Council and the McCall j Pattern Company. I* ! Mrs. Virginia Miller of Washington ' announced recently that she has moved her [ office, Nationwide Mutual Insurance [,Company Agency to her home on Mt. Salem • Avenue. The business was located in the post l office building on Main Street. 25 YEARS AGO !Aug. 4, 1977 iiThe courthouse crowd lost a long-time ['Rappahannock native this week with the ; retirement of County Clerk Ned Jones. For j the last 14 years, Mr. Jones has been in charge of all deeds and wills filed in the Uounty and has kept records for marriages, court sessions and Board of Supervisor meetings, among other duties. In addition to service in county government, Mr. Jones has a farm on which he raises beef cattle and apples. He said he expected to have more time to devote to his farm following his retirement. Diane Bruce was appointed County Clerk by Circuit Court Judge Raynor V. Snead to fill the unexpired term of Ned Jones until November 1978. Ms. Bruce will then have to stand for re-election. The oath of office was administered by Ms. Bruce early Monday morning by Judge Snead. The Washington 4-H Garden Club made approximately $20 on their door-to-door corn sale last weekend. The 4-Her’s expect to be back in the corn vending business in ten days or so when the second crop comes in. The church bell, damaged during a tornado in 1929, pealed once more Sunday after its restoration and relocation in a new steeple atop the Woodville Baptist Church. Bellringers were the oldest active member, Raymond Johnson and the youngest active member, Kristie Johnson. 10 YEARS AGO July 30, 1992 Thirty children from Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison and Fauquier counties have been involved in a two-week program called “The Mountains.” In its fifth year, the program was started by high school English teacher Jon Heddleston. Five Rappahannock students have been involved this summer in the Summer Quest program. A photo featured Nellie Timbers, who celebrated her 99th birthday on July 19. A lifelong resident of Rappahannock, Ms. Timbers lives at Sunny Slope Home for Adults in Flint Hill. Pictured with Ms. Timbers were friends, Sylvia Steele and Cody Samuels. Mrs. Alice Pullen of Flint Hill received two Best in Show awards at the CulpeperMadison-Rappahannock Farm Show held July 22-27. Her awards were in the horticulture and food preservation departments. Nineteen youngsters brought home awards and in addition to Mrs. Pullen ten other adults brought home awards. On Sunday, July 19 the second annual Dwyer family reunion was held at the fire hall in Washington. There were 117 persons in attendance. A couple from Texas traveled the longest distance to attend the reunion. COMPILED BY BARBARA C. WAYLAND tm-Wii ftwim - Photo courtesy ot Ashton Burke OUT-OF-THE-ATTIC: A 1947 ball game at the Sperryville School drew a small crowd of spectators unless they vyere out of the photographer’s view. Today, the building houses the Faith Mountain Company Store and Office Complex. *

County From Page A6 are the only bastions in the County that are enabled to protect and preserve our environment and our way of life. They individually and collectively must listen to and read what their constituents are saying and writing about how they expect the county to develop and how they want the environment to be. In recent weeks, several citizens, echoing many others’ opinions, have written letters published by this newspaper and have spoken at public hearings. It appears that our ruling bodies have engaged only one eye and one ear when reading and listening to their constituent’s concerns and in some cases, pleas for consideration. A1 Henry was the only commissioner that apparently heard the citizens’ desires regarding development and attendant traffic problems (Planning Commission public hearing July 17,^2002). “Carte blanche” development is not what is expected or desired by the citizens. And perhaps, it is time for the Supervisors to establish a County Architectural Review Board to help regulate the way the County will look in the future. “Carte blanche” does not work here, either! Bob Lander Castleton I Wake up Rappahannock Rappahannock County is making a serious mistake in our planning process if we allow Sunnyside Farm a Special Exception for a project on Harris Hollow Road at Washington, Va. The road to the location thru the town is much too narrow to safely handle the traffic. Sunnyside Farm owns the motel on the Washington bypass, which would be a good location. Rappahannock County’s Planning has always required the roads to a project to be safe and adequate. We should continue this policy. Rappahannock is what it is today because of the planning and Zoning regulations. We must stay the course. Newbill Miller Washington I We need to maintain balance in the Town I am writing in response to Mrs. Alice Butler’s request for comments on the future development of the town of Washington, Va. The beauty of this county has been preserved over the years by the foresight of the planning and zoning committees and the ordinances that they set out for future development. The balance of a community’s residential and business population is a difficult thing to achieve, as there is always the pressure of development in both areas. The residents of this county enjoy a quality of life that few other areas in the northern half of Virginia offer. That very quality of life we all enjoy is what attracts new families to our county, placing even more pressure for development and thus more request for “exceptions” to our zoning ordinances. Mrs. Butler’s concerns for the town of Washington, are well founded. The zoning ordinances for the town of Washington take into consideration the size of the town, the access roads, its streets, and most importantly, the mixture of the residential and business population. The balance between residential and business is at risk, for anytime a community is the home of world famous business as is Washington, more stress is placed on that community in trying to keep some balance to life for everyone. This can only be maintained if each shows some respect and regard for the other. The people of this county are friendly and welcoming to its visitors, (something that our businesses benefit from) so of you visitors who are now residents, please try to remember why you came here when you are in a position to make deci sions about expansion. Don’t destroy the balance by expanding development beyond what can be supported by the facilities, all in the name of “progress”. After all, you may have just moved out here to escape that very “progress” that you want to impose on us. For those of you who have grown up here, who enjoy low taxes, don’t worry about locking your doors, and whose children safely enjoy the freedom of wandering around the town, just take a drive into Fairfax or Warrenton for a little “heads up” as to what “progress” means to the residents of a community. If you don’t appreciate what you have now in this lovely town and county, then you certainly will when it no longer exist — that’s what some folks refer to as “the good ole days”. Maggie Bracewell Amissville Strong ties to the children !By Meredith Gorfein Rappahannock News Writer Mrs. Lois Snead has just returned from her fifth adventure in a small town in Slovakia | called Nesvady which is right on ? the Hungarian border. From the £ way she speaks of her host famrily, the people in the town, the work she went there to do, and especially the children, it is evident that she will return again 'next year. if Joining Mrs. Snead on this year’s adventure were Rev. Phillip and Karyl Bailey, Deborah Flinchum and Susan Payne, both first grade teachers / in the elementary school, and f|Bob and Sonita Brown from !* Fredericksburg. They are returning from Itwo weeks of English School I where their mission was to I teach English to elementary I aged children. Mrs. Snead and § her husband, Judge Raynor I Snead, were among the pioneers at the first English School five years ago. The two-week school is sponsored by the YMCA whose mission is “improving the lot of youth.” The program began with members of the Nesvady Baptist Church who were also I members of the YMCA. The Washington Baptist Church and the Sneads got into the picture when they saw Slovakia on a list of mission projects put together by the Virginia Baptist Association. They’ve been heading to Slovakia ever since. Slovakia is part of what was Czechoslovakia. Twelve years ago with the end of Russian rule, Czechoslovakia became two countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Slovakia was and still is the rural area of Czechoslovakia with industry centered in the Czech Republic. Slovakia is still struggling. But Mrs. Snead has seen great improvements over the five years she’s been coming to the region. The roads are better. Every house in Nesvady has some four or five greenhouses where peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetables are grown. Almost all of the homes have chickens in the yard and some have pigs. This year one of the biggest improvements for the teachers and the children was the change in teaching facilities. Nesvady has two schools, the Hungarian school and the Slovak school (both of which only cover the grade school ages). This year for the first time the YMCA was able to rent the Slovak school for their, program. Some windows were broken and there were cracks in the floors with rug remnants covering them, but essentially a vast improvement over past years at the Hungarian school. Enrollment in English school has also grown over the five years. When she and Judge Snead made their first trip, there were three classes and about 60 children from Nesvady and surrounding towns. For this trip there were four classes and over 90 children signing up. Class sizes were supposed to be limited to 24 and the teachers had brought only enough materials and supplies for that number. All of the teachers had to do some creative scrambling to find materials in Nesvady for the additional children. The popularity of the school program has grown in part because English is the language of business and there is a great desire to learn. It is also apparent from the way Mrs. Snead speaks that the children keep coming in increasing numbers because they are having a great deal of tun while learning. School started at 8:30 every day with English lessons filling the morning. Recreational and educational games continued until 4 p.m. Mrs. Snead assigned no homework except daily Bible verses in English to memorize for the following day. The two weeks of lessons and learning culminated in entertainment by the children for their parents. On the last Ticket raffle to benefit Hospice Hospice of the Rapidan is raffling premium seats for Redskins football games, with proceeds to benefit. Hospice’s Benevolent Care Fund. Tickets are available at the Rappahannock News office on Main Street in Washington. The Redskins ticket raffle offers two prize packages, with the winners choosing from six games. Tickets are $5 a chance or $20 for a book of five tickets. Both prizes include four seats on the 40-yard line, nine rows behind the Redskins bench and a reserved parking space at FedEx Field. Raffle tickets may also be purchased by phoning or visiting the Hospice of Rapidan office at Mulberry Commons in Culpeper, 825-484Q. Drawing will be held Aug. 23. Hospice of the Rapidan is a licensed, nonprofit hospice organization providing skilled medical care, volunteer support, and bereavement support to terminally ill patients and their families in Rappahannock and surrounding counties. night the four classes presented skits for their parents. The children wrote the play in English, painted the scenery, created their costumes and on the night of the performances, the plays were translated for their parents. This year Mrs. Snead’s 3rd, 4th and 5th grade class based their skit on the life of David. It seemed, however, that her favorite skit came from the “big lugging boys” in the 8th and 9th grade, playing the parts of the sheep in the story of the shepherd who leaves his 99 sheep to find the one missing. They managed to use lots of American slang and entertained themselves and everyone else in the room. “Hearts as big as wash tubs,” Mrs. Snead said of “her” family and all of the adults and children she came in contact with. She will surely travel to Slovakia again. Health concerns surrounding the land application of sewage sludge By Emery Lazar In early July of this year, the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy Of Sciences issued a report entitled, “Biosolids Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices.” This final Report is the culmination of an 18-month independent evaluation of the technical methods and approaches used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set chemical and pathogen standards for biosolids (a fancy name for sewage sludge), focusing specifically on human health protection. People who live in rural areas where sewage sludge is being applied to agricultural lands have been complaining for a long time about adverse health effects they associate with exposure to toxic chemicals and pathogens emanating from the sludge. Over the past several years, there has been a proliferation of anecdotal reports linking the land application of sewage sludge to adverse health effects, ranging from mild allergic reactions to severe chronic conditions, and even some fatalities have been alleged to result from exposure to the sludge. Such reports and allegations have been largely dismissed in the past by the EPA, but the new NRC report concludes that “there is uncertainty about the potential for adverse human health effects from exposure to biosolids.” Furthermore, the NRC report states that there is a need for the EPA to update the scientific basis of its 1993 regulation (referred to as the Part 503 rule) that governs the land application of sewage sludge. The NRC committee conducting this study was chaired by Professor Thomas A. Burke of Johns Hopkins University, who commented: “There is a serious lack of health-related information about populations exposed to treated sewage sludge. To ensure public health protection, EPA should investigate allegations of adverse health effects and update the science behind its chemical and pathogen standards.” These are some of the major recommendations of the NRC to the EPA: conduct a number of studies of human exposures to sewage sludge and their potential association with disease; revise the outdated riskassessment methods on which the Part 503 rule is based; conduct a new national survey of chemicals and pathogens in sewage sludge; expand oversight activities over the entire range of implementation of the Part 503 rule; and provide more funding and staff resources for the sewage sludge program. As many readers of Rappahannock News are aware, last year the Virginia Supreme Court overturned Amelia County’s ban on the agricultural land application of sewage sludge; the pre sumed consequence is that Rappahannock County’s similar han on this environmentally controversial practice is unconstitutional. Currently there are several pending lawsuits, filed by sludge haulers, against Virginia counties that have issued regulations gov-, eming the land application of sewage sludge. Rappahannock County's proposed ordinance is currently on hold, awaiting the outcome of these legal actions. The Virginia State Legislature is currently considering Senate Bill 618, which would give local governments the explicit authority to regulate the land application of sewage sludge. Enactment of this bill, which is currently in the Senate’s Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, would go a long way in protecting the health of our county’s citizens and our environment. For readers who would like to further the chances of enacting Senate Bill 618 into lawr, our elected representatives are Senator Kevin G. Miller (tel: 540-433-6553; fax: 540-437-0271); e-mail: district26@sov.state.va.us) and Delegate Allen L. Louderback (tel: 540-743-7644; fax: 540743-4204; e-mail: allenl@shentel.net). 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Arts grant awards announced £■ I’he Virginia Commission *>r the Arts met recently and approved grand awards totaling more than $4.1 million. A total of 420 arts organizations, schools and school divisions, apd units of local government across the state will , Two Rappahannock organizations received grants in the General Operating Support for Arts Organizations Category. * Ki Theatre in Washington received $14,100 and the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community Washington received Assistance to arts organizations for on-going artistic and benefit from funding through Several categories. General Operating pport provides financial administrative expenses. The program is designed to continue, strengthen and expand the programs of organizations of artistic merit. The Rappahannock County Elementary School also received $2,500 for New song writing/composition component for music curriculum. The Commission distributes grant awards to artists, arts and other notfor-profit organizations, educational institutions, educators and local governments and provides technical assistance in arts management. For further information about the Commission and its programs, contact the Virginia Commission for the Arts, 223 Governor Street, Richmond, Va. 23219-2010 or 804-225-3132. Clevenger’s From Page A1 air and comes back down as acid rain Remember, that is just from me car. A June 27. 2002, report called, “Where Are We Growing,” by the Southern Environmental Law7 Center, notes people in this state drove almost 75 billion miles in 2000; the equivalent of Virginians driving to the sun and back every day. Pollution from this traffic ’is mainly in the form of acid rain and ground-level ozone. Easy to overlook, but these pollutants damage lung tissue, slowly destroy flora and fauna, reduce crop yields, and eat away metal, concrete, and limestone. Development means more power plants More development also calls for more electricity. Power plants generating electricity are another source of acid rain, with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides rising into the air and coming down in rain as sulfuric acid and nitric acid. A recent study by the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) notes 33 new or proposed power plants are to be built in Virginia. The report states, “In 2001, Virginian’s were using a maximum of 19,000 megawatts on peak energy usage days (such as hot days in the summer). Current power plant proposals for over 20,000 (new) megawatts are to be online by 2005, effectively doubling the amount of energy generated in Virginia and creating a drastic over-supply in the state. While this excess energy will be exported to other states, Virginia will feel pollution and other effects of these massive industrial facilities.” By 2004, Virginia could be furnishing over 30 percent of the entire national demand for electricity. Air impact In our specific area, the JW: Olds « Buick Pontiac CMC Shenandoah National Park has the second most-polluted air in the National Park System relative to its air’s impact on visibility, aquatic fauna, soils, vegetation, and human health (The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is first). Whatever arrives in the air over the Shenandoah National Park from any direction is also likely to be in the air over Rappahannock County and Clevenger’s Corner. Acid deposition, from rain, snow, and sleet, or dry particles, freighted in by winds passing over old coal-fired power plants in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and our home state of Virginia, fall on this area primarily as sulfuric acid. Emissions from traffic in the ever-increasing development of Virginia descend here primarily as nitric acid. Occurring daily, these acids have a long-term effect. In the Shenandoah National Park, acid deposition has been improving, due to the 1990 Clean Air Act. In 2000, it was about pH 4.6. This is still ten times more acidic than normal. It has caused damage to vegetation, with trees losing their leaves and tree crowns experiencing dieback. Weakened trees become susceptible to disease and insect infestation. Mercury Once on the ground, acid deposition gets into the soil, increasing its acidity, damaging roots, interacting with heavy metals in the soil, and causing toxins, such as soluble aluminum, to be absorbed by vegetation. More devastating is soluble aluminum entering trout streams, killing fish by damaging their gills, destroying their circulation system. Paine Run at the southern end of the Shenandoah National Park and on the western side of the Blue Ridge is on course of becoming a dead stream unless acid deposition from coal-fired power plants is not reduced by 70 percent. The thin soil in that area, and its bedrock (Siliciclastic), lacks any ability to neutralize acidity, com pounding the problem. In this area, we are lucky in having thick soil and elements of neutralizing bedrock, a little basalt in the Park (very good) and much granite (not as bad as siliciclastic ). The basalt acts on sulfuric acid and nitric acid as Turns acts on stomach acid: it neutralizes the acid. Clevenger’s Corner has some greenstone, another Tums-like bedrock. The concern is that there is just so much sulfuric and nitric acid that can be absorbed by soil before saturation points are hit. The soils in the Park have already reached 70 percent of their acid limit for sulfur coming from sulfuric acid in rain. The Shenandoah National Park has recently noted indications (nothing proven, yet) that acid rain might again be on the upswing, caused by an increase in coal-fired power plants in South Carolina. North Carolina, and Virginia. And, if such power plants use low-sulfur coal, mercury emissions increase. In April 2002. certain counties in Michigan reported levels of mercury 11 times higher than considered safe by the EPA for surface water, due to such emissions. In May 2002, southwest Detroit reported levels 20 times higher than considered safe. Michigan fishing licenses now come with warnings to anglers to restrict their consumption of fish due to mercury contamination. In Virginia, the Department of Health, on March 29, 2001, expanded a fishing advisory for mercury contamination in the South River, Shenandoah River, South Fork Shenandoah River, and North Fork Shenandoah River. Although the source is from mercuryreleased between 1929 and 1950 by an old Dupont plant on the South River in Waynesboro it shows howr long mercury contamination lasts. Half a century later, it is still a problem. Any other pollutants around that can jeopardize our water quality? Next time. This is one of a series of articles about Clevenger’s Corner and its potential impact on Rappahannock County. Schools From Page A1 i. 4 by 4 block scheduling at RCHS The approach to remediation is about to undergo significant change too at the high school. The new 4x4 block scheduling will enable teachers to remediate “as soon as we know that there is a problem,” Superintendent Williams said. Under the 4x4 approach, a student will have one course for each of four periods per day, and. will complete what was a full year’s coursework in a single semester. If a student fails an SOL test in January, they will receive remedial assistance and can retake the test at the end of the school year. Mrs. Williams also noted that concerns by band members, their parents and by band boosters about the impact of 4x4 scheduling have been addressed by new RCHS Principal Roger Mello. Band has been fitted into the block scheduling schema, and it will continue through the year by sharing a period with another elective. Teacher morale Superintendent Williams has set teacher morale as her top priority. She said “Teachers need to be shown that they have our respect and admiration. My goal is to do so . . . that’s what I have to show them.” Mrs. Williams explained that she feels extremely close to the teaching staff and that she realized, in the nine months of retirement before returning as Interim Superintendent, that she herself was just that—she was a teacher. She had dedicated her career to teaching, she said, and though her most recent assignments were in administration, she was still and foremost a teacher. Superintendent search Mrs. Williams’ assignment as Interim Superintendent is scheduled to run on a monthby-month basis for up to six months, through the end of this calendar year. The School Board anticipates that by then a new permanent superintendent will have been identified and hired, though extensions are possible to her contract should that not occur. At a meeting on July 29, the School Board voted to retain the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) to assist in the superintendent search, and the search process has already begun. The Board was briefed on the VSBA approach to conducting and managing the search by Executive Director Frank Barham and by Assistant Executive Director Gina Patterson. The VSBA process entails seven discrete tasks: an initial meeting with the School Board; the development of a profile for the new superintendent; monitoring of the search process by VSBA; screening of the candidates; a final report on candidates to the School Board; the preparation of interview instruments; and continuing consulting services by VSBA during the search and evaluation process. The VSBA will receive $5,000 plus a maximum of $500 in expenses for their services, and they estimate that the School Board will spend another $6500 to $9500 to complete the search and hiring process. The major milestones in the process are: a public announcement of the timeline (and this constitutes that announcement); Aug. 27 as the deadline for return of surveys on desired superintendent qualifications to be sent to County residents, school staff, and students’ parents; Aug. 27 for a public hearing on desired qualifications; Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 for receipt of applications; November and December of this year for conducting interviews; and the announcement of a selection in November or December of 2002. New staff The School Board agreed to contracts on July 29 for seven new employees, and Assistant Superintendent Jack Raines announced that five positions remain open for the coming year. Hired were: Charles Wright (RCHS English); Judy O’Harrow (French); Lorien Onderdonk (Business); Darlene Gallo (RCHS English); Pamela Chovnick (Spanish); Steve Burton (Mathematics); and Roy Pullen (RCES Janitor).

• Neighbors/B2 • Obituaries/B5 • Classifieds/B6, B7 • Real Estate/B8 July 31,2002 In Brief August trail rides slated The Rappahannock Hunt will continue with its summer trail ride series and August rides include Saturday, Aug. 3 at Red Hill, Amissville at 10 a.m.; Sunday, Aug. 19 at Clark Gate, Woodville at 10 a.m. and Saturday, Aug. 24 at the home of R.J. and Hope Inskeep, Culpeper, 10 a.m. The Saturday, Aug. 24 ride will be followed by a picnic. Those attending should bring a side dish or dessert. The rides will be moderately, paced with jumps optional. Light refreshments will be provided. Cost is $15 per rider. For further information and directions contact Janet O’Keefe, MFH at 547-2993 or Barton Hitchcok at 825-6859. Reminder to Panther athletes Fall tryouts will begin Aug. 5. You must have completed and have on file with the school, a VHSL physical examination form before you can begin practice. For more information call Mr. Armstrong in the Athletic Director’s Office at RCHS, 9878575. Reading Club program slated The Rappahannock Library’s Summer Reading Club will host “Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!” on Saturday, Aug. 3 beginning at 11 a.m. Children’s librarian Jenny Glenn invites youngsters to join the group. The summer program will conclude on Saturday, Aug. 10 with a puppet show. For more information call the Library at 675-3780. Sperryville Methodist plans picnic Members of the Sperryville Methodist Church would like to extend an invitation to the Rappahannock community to attend a church picnic on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Rappahannock Park. Food will be provided. Services at the Sperryville Methodist Church include Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11:15. Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor at Sperryville. RRCSB cancels August meeting The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board and Area Agency on Aging has canceled its Aug. 13 meeting. The next regular monthly meeting of the Board will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. at the Bradford Road Office, Culpeper. RAA to conduct fall registration Rappahannock Athletic Association will conduct their fall baseball and softball season registration on Sunday, Aug. 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. during their league picnic at Stuart Field on US 211 in Amissville. Cost of registration is $25. Eligible are Rappahannock, Culpeper and Fauquier girls 16 years old and under and Rappahannock and Culpeper boys 15 years old and younger. Players new to RAA need to bring their original birth certificates. For more information call Mauri Payne at 937-4142 or Debbie McCormack at 937-7723. Wanted: computers Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy is bring computer technology to the traditional classroom and they need computers. If your home or business is upgrading its computers, please donate the old ones to SVCA. “Get a blessing and a tax break” said a spokesperson. The Academy will be glad to pick the computers up. Call Ron Combs at 540-869-4600 or 1-800-638-4688. Long View Gallery announces scheduled Long View Gallery on Historic Main Street in Sperryville is showcasing the extraordinary talents of local artists with a series of exhibits throughout the fall season. A two-person show, “2 Views of the Landscape” features the impressionist oil landscapes of William H. Whiting and the landscape inspired abstract paintings of Don Black. The exhibit will hang from Aug. 22 through Sept. 16. There will be a reception for the artists on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. Everyone is invited. A very special show of Robin Purnell’s new landscape paintings will hang from Sept. 19 through Oct. 7. Widely known for her sensitive and evocative portraits, Purnell has turned to the lovely rolling hills of the Blue Ridge to satisfy her tremendous urge to paint the land where we live. There will be a reception for Purnell on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. Antonia Walker will show her lyrical paintings of France, Italy and the Virginia countryside from Oct. 10 through Oct. 30. Using light, color and space, Walker creates gentle impressionist landscapes suffused with a dreamlike quality. On Saturday, Oct. 12, there will be a “Meet the Artist” reception from 4 to 7 p.m. David Williams, one of the area’s most exciting young impressionist painters will exhibit his newest paintings in a show titled “Alla Prima” from Oct. 31 through Nov. 25. Williams paints exciting and energetic local landscapes, city scenes, florals and still lifes that capture the essence of the subject while encouraging the viewer’s experiences and emotions to create a highly personalized relationship with the art. There will be a reception for Williams on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. “FEEDING IN THE LIGHT”: Oil painting by William H. Whiting to be included in the exhibit “2 Views of Landscape” in Long View Gallery from Aug. 22 - Sept. 16. - Chris Johns, renowned National Geographic photographer and Woodville resident, will show photographs from his new book, Wild at Heart from Nov. 29 through the end of December. Johns will be available for questions and a book signing on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. Signed copies of the book will be available in the Gallery throughout the show. Long View Gallery specializes in contemporary American painting, sculpture and handmade jewelry. The gallery is open Thursday through Monday from 10 a.m. through 6 p^ni.' For more information call 987-3X21 go on line to www. 1 ongviewga 11 ery. Houses chosen for 46th annual House Tour and Dried Flower !?■>.:» f in October By Helen Williams Special to the Rappahannock News Three houses, spanning three centuries in American domestic architecture, have been chosen as the tour houses for the Dried Flower and House Tour, sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of Trinity Episcopal Church, and scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 19 and 20. The three houses, two in the town of Washington, and one in Tiger Valley, will offer tour guests a chance to see the development of local architecture in a variety of settings. The oldest house, The Kevis House, most recently the home of Mattie Ball Fletcher for thirty years, was built around 1750 on the old Colonial Road to the western frontier. It was originally the town’s, and later the county’s, jail or “lock-up”. This jail building was combined with an 1850 frame house nearby, to form the basic structure of the home as it is found today. The most recent owners, Charles and Carroll Kevis, spent two years in extensive repairs, renovations and additions, and the result of all their hard work is an elegant home, which combines the original exposed beams, random width flooring, jail walls, and five fireplaces, with a new kitchen, dramatic decorations, and fascinating accessories. Materials from the renovated spaces have been reused as paneling and ceiling beams. The Kevis’ have been discovering and enjoying fine antique furniture since their honeymoon in New England some 55 years ago. These pieces, coupled with family heirlooms on both sides, provide the home with character and interest, as do the eclectic collections of crows and monkeys. Outside, brick patios, stone walls fashioned from the stones from the old foundations, and an old boxwood allee contribute to the charm and dignity of this very historical home. The second home of the tour is the Middleton Inn, an 1850 Federal style brick manor house, which is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register. Middleton Inn sits on six acres at the west end of the town of Washington, surrounded by its own horse pastures and the distant views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Originally, the home was built and owned by Middleton Miller, who manufactured uniforms for; the Confederate side in the Civil War. Its outbuildings include the original smokehouse, summer kitchen and slaves’ quarters; the latter is now a charming two-story cottage available to guests. The Inn is now a deluxe bed and breakfast, owned by journalist Mary Ann Kuhn since 1995. Under her ownership Middleton Inn has prospered, receiving numerous awards. It has been named one of the “12 Most Romantic Hideaways in the East”, and honored, for the past four years, by the AAA with its Four Diamond Award for “exceptional guest accommodations, excellent service, and an elegant atmosphere.” The interior of this gracious house features a wide center hall and high ceilings. In the common areas, * antiques and fine fabrics have been woven together to provide spaces both elegant and comfortable. An elegant staircase leads to four bedrooms for guests on the second floor. All are furnished with marble baths, woodburning fireplaces, and all continue the sophisticated style of the downstairs. All through the house, paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts remind visitors of the rural and equestrian history of the area, featuring horse portraits, racing scenes, foxhounds, fox hunting, botanical prints, and Blue Ridge landscapes. Notable is an Oliphant bronze on the first floor, of a horseshoe playing President George Bush, which was formerly in the National Portrait Gallery. The Middleton Inn has been the teahouse for the tour for several years, but this year all its rooms will be open to the public for viewing. Tea will again be served here on both days of the tour. Outside the town, in Tiger Valley, the contemporary home of Mike and Bette Mahoney, completes the list of the three tour houses. “Stoneledge” is nestled high above the road and anchored to the rock ledge that gives it its name. It was built about 25 years ago from the stones of Estes Mill, which was operating in Sperryville in the early 1800’s. Stonewalls, huge outcroppings of rocks, and old mill stones accent the gardens and plantings. The wildlife residents, most notably bear, fox and uncountable numbers of birds, add their own charms to the home’s exterior spaces. The two-story home commands impressive views of the historic homes in Tiger Valley and, in the distance, the wonderful shapes ’ and varying hues of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Mahoneys have taken advantage of the wonderful interior light* cathedral ceilings, and massive stohe fireplace to showcase their collections of art and artifacts. The retired couple’s multiple interests have filled their house with unique collections of art, books, textiles and musical and operatic videos. ■ • . ' Art works cover the walls, from monumental brass rubbings done in England, works bv Picasso, Dali, and Lautrec, to WPA art of the depression era. Other intricate sculptures, fascinating mobiles, and three-dimensional puzzles provide intriguing sights throughout the home. While work goes on for the House Tour, other members of the Episcopal Church Women are busy drying flowers and foliage, collecting containers, and planning for the design and execution of the many arrangements that will fill Trinity’s hall on the days of the event. The entire event has turned out to be a classic fall weekend for the area, and is the chief fund raising event foY the women’s organization. “Amelie,” a charming, romantic comedy to be shown Friday, Aug, 1 By Joanne Hilty Special to the Rappahannock News Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the visionary director of “The City of Lost Children,” returns with this romance about a 23-year-old waitress (Audrey Tautou) who discovers she has a magical knack for fixing other people’s lives. “Amelie” is showing at The Theatre on Gay Street, Washington, Virginia, Friday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. Eight-year-old Amelie (played by Flora Guiet) so craves affection from her father, a doctor, that her heart races whenever he places his stethoscope to her heart. Concluding his daughter has an unusual heart condition, he confines her to a sedentary childhood. And he unwittingly sets her destiny. When the grown Amelie discovers a hidden box of childhood treasures, left years ago by a previous tenant when he was a boy, she’s determined to find its owner. Amelie finally locates Monsieur Bretodeau (Maurice Benichou), anonymously steers him toward the box, then watches the old man dissolve into rapturous tears. She notices detail and feels sympathy for those who stand apart, such as the reclusive artist who paints Renoir’s Luncheon Of The Boating Party over and over again and the greengrocer’s son who is bullied by his father for finding beauty in vegetables. She meets a potential soul mate: Nino Quicampoix (Mathieu Kassovitz), a genial loner who works part time as a porno store clerk and a “ghost” in a haunted house ride, and who collects discarded photographs from train station photo booths. She has to decide if her ability to change people’s lives applies to herself. Jeunet has such an imagina- I tive approach to film that he ere- I ates an atmosphere of magic. I “^Vmelie” is wildly amusing with I a deep, unsentimental understanding of human nature. It’s a | film to see over and over again. “Amelie” is rated R and runs 115 minutes. It contains some nudity and is in French with subtitles.

Church t Activities I Homecoming, revival at Maranatha The church family at Maranatha Baptist Church in Amissville extends an invitation to everyone to attend their homecoming on Aug. 4. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. followed by morning worship at 11. Dinner will be provided following the morning serl vice. An afternoon service will be held at 2. Revival services will be held Aug. 5-9 each evening at 7:30. Dr. D.M. Hardison, evangelist from Chesapeake will be the guest speaker. A nursery will be provided. Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. Michael Tinsley Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship service 11 a.m. FT Baptist Pastor: Dan Yowell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Wednesday: No Bible Study Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Every First and Third Sunday only First Sunday 2 p.m. Third Sunday 10:30 a.m. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist Churches will have worship sen/ices for Sunday, Aug. 4 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.; Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. and Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor: Joel Cress Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship/Children’s Church 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Youth Prayer and Praise 7 p.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Elder Roger L. Smith Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Prayer, Bible study 7 p.m. Aug. 5-9: Vacation Bible School at 6:30 p.m. Thornton’s Gap Regular Baptist Rev. Kirby Shenk Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Homecoming, revival planned Slate Mills Baptist Church will have revival services and homecoming Aug. 11-14. On Homecoming Sunday, Aug. 11 Rev. Virgil Wilson will speak at the 11 a.m. service followed by dinner. At 7:30 that evening Rev. Jon Heddleston will preach. Other speakers for the week include Rev. Trey Hensley on Monday; Rev. Marshall Braylo on Tuesday and Rev. Sandy Martin on Wednesday. There will be special singing each evening and Slate Mills Baptist Pastor Randy Maki and congregation invites the public to attend. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Mission , Father Jerry Pokorsky Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses Forest Grove Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Tuesday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Gid Brown Hollow Pentecostal Sunday: Sunday School 11 a.m. Second and Fourth Sundays only Hymn sing, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Trey Hensley Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Choir practice 7 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Gid Brown Bible Baptist Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m., Youth, Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Have a yard sale! Yard sales are as American as apple pie. Drive any road on a Saturday morning, and you will see signs galore pointing you here and there, to a yard sale, garage sale, or tag sale. If you are in the mood for shopping, yard sales are the bestkept secret for furnishing a room (or a house!) on a budget. If, on the other hand, you are in the mood for selling, yard sales are a fantastic way to clean out the clutter in one’s home in a fun, friendly and economical way. Before you write off having a yard sale because it’s too much trouble, remember that as with anything you do, time invested in the planning and preparation of your sale will reap many rewards during and after your sale. If you’ve never conducted your own yard sale, here are some tips to help you have a successful sale. Advertise Advertising is key to a successful yard sale. Advertising doesn’t cost much, and it can help you draw eager customers looking for those hidden treasures. Run an ad. in your local paper to appear the day before your sale. Stick to the basics: any special items of interest, the address, date, and time. Leave out the word “Miscellaneous” because all yard sales have these items! Print or draw a colorful flyer for your sale. Be creative! Check around town for public bulletin boards where you could place this invitation to the community. Post large, clear, weatherproof road signs. To help draw attention to the sale, tie a couple of balloons to the signs. Merchandise When planning your sale, think about the ways storekeepers make their goods look appealing to customers. You can borrow those same merchandising methods to help make your items most attractive. Use tables. You will need to have enough tables to place most items on, and tables tall enough to put large items underneath. Borrow card tables, picnic tables or folding tables from friends and relatives. Large items can be merchandised below tables, but make sure you don’t tuck them so far back that they aren’t visible. Organize your items into themes. Put children’s items on one table and place kitchen items on another. If you are able to run a clothesline from tree to tree do so and hang up most of your clothes. Clothing such as baby Sperryville By LISA RAMEY 987-9109 items that cannot be put on hangers should be folded neatly- lyPut a price tag on everything. You can find inexpensive tags at office supply stores, or you can use pieces of masking tape. People love looking through bins for a bargain. Laundry baskets and plastic storage boxes make good bins for small stuff. Place small toys or craft items in a 25-cent bin or make grab bags of little items that are just too cheap to sell individually and advertise them for $1 a bag. Or place a stack of small brown lunch bags beside the bin with a sign that reads “Fill this bag for 50 cents!” and let the shoppers do it themselves. Consider freebies. Set up a “Free to a Good Home” table with items you would have trouble selling, but want desperately to “sell.” Have an extension cord plugged in and ready to go for any electrical items you’re selling. Customers can plug in the items to make sure they’re working properly. »trategize Organization is everything when it comes to a successful yard sale. Put oodles of time into organizing your “business” and let the sale run itself. Have plenty of change on hand. Go to the bank ahead of time and get some rolls of coins and plenty of one dollar bills. Have a calculator handy to quickly total items. You should also have a pad of paper and pen. Use a fanny pack to carry these items and your cash with you. This will allow you to mingle with your customers and tidy up tables rather than have to sit on guard at a cash drawer. Also, whenever you take money from a customer, always remember to take their cash and set it aside. Then make change from your cash reserve while leaving the customer’s money visible. This will eliminate the chance of someone saying you were given a twenty dollar bill, when you were really given a ten dollar bill. To make things easier for your customers, have some totes or baskets available to carry their items. You’d be surprised at how much more they will pick up if there is a place to put things. Be sure to have plenty of plastic grocery bags to put sold items into so your customers can tote them back to their cars more easily. To make your sale really friendly and inviting, set up a refreshment area with drinks and cookies for your customers. Let your children be a part of the day by having their very own “Lemonade Stand.” This will make them feel like they are indeed a part of the yard sale. And who can resist buying a 10 cent cup of lemonade from a child? And finally, after the sale has ended promptly load up your minivan with the remaining items and drive them to your local charity. Do not let these items back into your house! Still not convinced that a big public yard sale is the thing for you? How about conducting your own private yard sale? Send fancy invitations to your friends and relatives for an exclusive sale and run it just like a regular yard sale, but without all the public advertising. It’s fun and easy-and you could make a picnic out of it too! Whether you are selling “trash” or “treasures”, having a yard sale is a favorite American pastime. It’s a great way to remove clutter, pocket a few dollars, and chat with your friends and neighbors on a Saturday afternoon. On Saturday, July 27, a dinner party, hosted by Ms. Lynn Sullivan of Sperryville, Ms. Barry Fletcher of Huntly and Ms. Mary Marsh of Woodville, was presented at Ms. Sullivan’s “Swan Lake Farm” cottage in Sperryville. Thank goodness the thunderstorms passed through earlier that day! All guests dined outside under the stars on picnic tables decorated with beautiful ‘Beauville’ and Indian organza tablecloths purchased at R.H. Ballard Arts, Rug and Home in Washington as well as exquisitely painted ‘Dinner-ware’ bowls, crafted by local artist Barbara Sherwood, containing floating candles and cosmos flowers. The delectable menu included smoked salmon wraps, calamari salad, multicolored tomatoes with mozzarella and basil from The Epicurious Cow, Satay chicken with Peanut Sauce and Carrot Cake made by one hostess, Mary Walsh, and a deliciously spiked watermelon provided by Mr. Rick Wasmund, creator of the Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville. Local guests included: Jeanne and Dick McNear of Washington; local artist, Barbara Sherwood, and her husband, Rob, of Washington, Ms. Deryn Hatcher of Indian Run Farm in Flint Hill; Beth and Cort Durocher of Glen Gordon Lodge in Huntly; Sharon Pierce of Woodville; Patti Mullan, of De’Danaan Glassworks in Washington; Julie Portman and Paul Reisler of Sperryville; Nina McKee and Josh Wyndner of Hume; Kent Brownridge; Brenda and John Van Ness, Rick Wasmund of Washington; and Steph Ridder and John Beardsley of Hume. Out of town guests included Karen and Richard Bryson of Bethesda, Md. and Mr. Dick Wasmund of Vero Beach, Fla. The Sperryville United Methodist Church invites you to attend it’s Vacation Bible School on Aug. 5-9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The theme is “Parables of Jesus” and the week’s activities will include bible stories, singing, crafts and much more. On Friday Aug. 9, the final evening of bible school, attendees will be treated to a very special puppet show presented by the children of the Luray United Methodist Church. Please come and enjoy a very special week at the church. Have a wonderful week, and please call me with your news, or send news via e-mail to lramey@earthlink.net. Blessing of the Vines celebration planned The 25th anniversary honoring the Blessing of the Vines celebration will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. at Oasis Winery in Hume. The processional and blessing are free. The wine dinner will be $85 per person. Oasis Winery will orchestrate its annual pro cessional through the vineyards with a blessing of the vines with holy water by Knighted Padre Skeris of the Holy Catholic Church prior to the annual harvest. This portion is cosponsored by the Knights of the Vine. For directions and information call 1-800-304-7656. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211 E. 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Garden Club awarded ribbons By Susan Jones Special to the Rappahannock News The National Garden Clubs and the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs recently awarded purple ribbons of Achievement to the Rappahannock County Garden Club for its Standard Flower Show, “In this Delightful Garden Grows...” which was held last spring. Judgment for the award was based on a Book of Evidence prepared by club members Betty Wood and Celine Siira and submitted to the state and national clubs for evaluation. The ribbons were presented to the club at its July meeting. The Rappahannock County Garden Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Washington Fire Hall. Meetings are open to the public to anyone interested in gardening, flower arranging, and horticulture. For more information call Susan Jones (6753152) or Mary Revercomb (987-8489). Next month’s meeting, on Aug. 21, will feature a program by Jenie Cate, owner of Blue Rag Nursery near Etlan. Her nursery specializes in daylilies and peonies. As is the club’s custom each meeting, horticulture specimens and flower arrangements are presented for evaluation. This month Ruth Baumgardner, Virginia Scott, Photo courtesy of Susan Jones HONORED: Betty Wood and Celine Siira with the ribbons recently awarded to the Rappahannock County Garden Club by the National Garden Clubs and the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. Mary Priest, Betty Wood, Maggie Bracewell, Helen Smith, and Joan Tepper all won blue ribbons for their exhibits of vegetables (cucumbers, tomatoes or green beans), hostas, or flowering trees/shrubs. Carol Miller submitted two flower arrangements and won a blue ribbon for each, compet ing against seven other designers in the categories this month of “Summer Sunshine” (a traditional arrangement in a basket), and “Cityscape” (a parallel design). Hostesses for the afternoon were Jo-an Getsinger. Charlotte Laing, and Janet Eastham. Following the business meeting, the club members toured a local establishment, Long Mountain Nursery, which specializes in azaleas, rhododendrons, hostas. and daylilies. Gracious owners Richard and Sandra Antony demonstrated their unique assembly-line potting machine and gave each participant two azaleas to plant at home. Birthday greetings to Mrs. J. Moffett On Saturday the Page Moffett family of Leesburg visited with his mother, Mrs. Jean B. Moffett and took her to lunch at the Country Cafe for her birthday which is on Wednesday, July 31. We extend special wishes to Mrs. Moffett for a wonderful day on Wednesday and a great year ahead. We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Marie Brown of Fletchers Mill Road is a patient in Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. We pray for a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Witts accompanied by their mother, Mrs. Barbara Slack of Washington By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 Baltimore, Md. arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark on Friday evening. The Witts returned home on Saturday and Mrs. Slack remained for a longer visit. On Sunday evening Mrs. Ruth Clark and Mrs. Barbara Slack attended the baptism of Robert Falls and Robert Orange of Woodville in the river at Rock Mills. All enjoyed dinner back at the Woodville Baptist Church. Ennis Clark of Lebanon Church was a Thursday visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. On Wednesday Mrs. Ruth Clark, Amanda Brown, Malik and Bobbie Jo Brown had lunch in Front Royal. Amanda Brown and Malik and Bobbie Jo Brown had dinner with their father, Bobby Brown and Debbie Fowler on Thursday evening. Monday visitors of Mrs. Marilyn Bailey were Mrs. Ruth Grimsley and her daughter, Rachael Grimslev of Flint Hill. Happy birthday to Carla Settle of Syria, who has her day on Wednesday, July 31. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Butler and daughter, Kayla of Falls Church were weekend guests of his mother, Mrs. Alice Butler. Mrs. Ruth Clark and her cousin, Mrs. Barbara Slack, who is visiting from Baltimore, Md. spent Monday shopping the Winchester. Have a safe week. > 'll I III Ill'll—I 'I I'll II lUI III What are you doing to improve your health? Wellness Outreach Register/information: (540) 829-4190 Classes listed are FREE unless indicated. BY APPOINTMENT Thinkin' About Quittin' Create your own plan to quit smoking based on practical, up-to-date information as it relates to your situation and needs. Daytime and early evening hours are available for free appointments. Just call: 829-4190. AUGUST 15-29 rai Chi Chih A popular class - and no wonder I Attend all five classes (August 15, 20, 22, 27, 29) and learn 20 simple movements that are slow and gentle. Translated as "joy through movement," T'ai Chi Chih can be done by almost anyone regardless of age or physical condition Held at Culpeper County Library. Space is limited, so registration is required for this free series 5- 6 pm AUGUST 21 Arthritis & Exercise For those dealing with the adverse effects of arthritis, there is a safe and sensible exercise program to improve your overall health, which may also relieve some of the effects of arthritis. This free presentation will focus on exercises that promote flexibility, strength and aerobic activity to those with arthritis. Please register for this class, which will be held at the hospital. 6- 7 pm Family Birth Center Register/information: (540) 829-4114 Classes listed are FREE unless indicated. Conducted on-site at the Family Birth Center AUGUST 21 Mommy & Me Whether you are a first-time mother or having your next child, this free class will teach you current, safe and gentle ways to care for your newborn and yourself. 7-9 pm COMING ... SEPTEMBER 4 Siblings A free presentation to help you and your children (age 3 and up) happily prepare for a new baby, with tips on being a good big brother or sister. 7-8 pm Culpeper Regional Hospital 88 Pmmntinn biaafth Pr£»cc*r\/inn rnmmi mitt/ Support Groups ' AUGUST 5 ’ Diabetes Support Group This group meets monthly to share information, resources, and best practices among those who have diabetes or provide care to someone with diabetes This meeting will also include a presentation about "Knowing Your Numbers - What They Mean and How to Manage Them." The group meets at Culpeper Regional Hospital in the Board Room. For more information: 829-4254 Free 7-8 pm AUGUST 24 MS Support Group A Saturday gathering of support for those with multiple sclerosis and for those who care for someone with MS. The group meets monthly to exchange information, resources, and tips for managing the disease The group meets at Culpeper Regional Hospital this month. Free. 10-11:30 am COMING ... October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Culpeper Regional Hospital will again participate in the campaign, and we .nvite you to schedule your annual mammogram. Appointments may be scheduled at Culpeper Regional Hospital's Medical Imaging Department or Culpeper Outpatient Center locations by calling 829-8855. 501 Sunset Lane Culpeper, Virginia 22701 www.culpeperhospital.com I Local News That Clicks... Upcoming Events Farming workshop slated A ‘‘Value Added Cattle Farming" workshop will be held Sunday, Aug. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Flying 'A" Cattle Company, located on US 211 approximately 1.5 miles east of the Sperryville Exxon and two miles west of the Rappahannock Farmers' Cooperative at the Armistead property. Guest speakers will include Ryan and Reggie Armistead on Marketing Strategies and Herd Health: Dr. Joseph P. Garvin on Commonly Observed Cattle Diseases; Randall Updike on Pre-Conditioning Cattle for Maximum Profits: Dr. Thomas B. Massie, Jr. on Herd Health Recommendations for Stocker Cattle and Bill Oliver on What it Takes to Establish a Good Reputation in the Cattle Business. For additional information call the Rappahannock Extension Office at 675-3619 Family reunion planned The Jenkins. Sisk and Woodward families will gather on Sunday, Aug. 4 at noon for a reunion at the Rappahannock Park. Those attending should bring a covered dish Everyone is welcome. Foxh u n ti ng su rvi va l cl ini c set The Rappahannock Hunt is pleased to present Oliver Brown's annual foxhunting survival clinic on Saturday. Aug 17 at Hunter's Haven at Reva. The clinic is geared to help horse and rider survive in the hunt field and each horse/rider is assisted at their level of ability. Lunch and refreshments are included. The morning session is from 9 to 11 a m. and the afternoon session will be conducted from 1 to 3 p m Entry fee is S50. For more information call Oliver Brown. MFH at 547-2810 or Janet O'Keefe at 547-2993. Tnbal belly dancing offered Tribal belly dancing with Charmaine Lee will be held at the Washington Town Hall each Wednesday now through Aug. 21. Cost is $15 for an hour and a half class from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Rehearsal afterwards for a half an hour for those interested in performing. Participants should bring a mat. Call 987-8219 for information. Directors plan meeting The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District holds its monthly Board of Directors’ meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. Meetings rotate alphabetically on a county basis by the five counties served by the District— Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Aug. 6 at the Washington Volunteer Fire Department in Washington. For further information call 825-8591. Garden tour at Dreamtime Dreamtime Center for Herbal Studies is offering a Aug. 3 “Wonders of the Wetland” Dreamtime garden tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See the spectacular show of natives planted around two ponds including brilliant lobelias, sultry swampmilkweeds, vivid vervains and more. Fee is $40, brown bag lunch. For more information call Dreamtime at 675-1122, drmtime@shentel.net or visit www.dreamtimeherbschool.com. Clinic will be open July 31 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, July 31 and not again until Aug. 7. Patient registration is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Public Health Department Building. For information call 347-0394. AAU Baseball tryouts On Saturday, Aug. 3 the Fauquier Cardinals will hold tryouts for the AAU travel baseball team. Participants cannot be 12 before Aug. 1. Tryouts will be held at Fauquier High School’s softball field at 11 a.m. Rain date is Sunday, Aug. 4 at 1 p.m. For more information contact Clark Fries at 3642869 or by e-mail at CLF94@aol.com. Soccer League registration set The Rappahannock Youth Soccer League fall registration is now in progress. Players from U-6 through U-18 may participate. U-6 players must be 5 years old by Sept. 8. Applications may be picked up at the kiosk in Washington and the Public Library now through Aug. 3. Fees are $35 for the first player and $20 for each additional family member. Some scholarships are available. New players must have a copy of their birth certificate. Call Laura Dodd at 547-2968 or e-mail at laura jane _dodd@yahoo.com with questions. Again, last day to register will be Aug. 3, 2002. Hike scheduled A “Second Saturday” hike, coordinated by Ragged Mountain Resource Center to trails in the Shenandoah National Park along upper Rappahannock River tributaries will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10 to White. Oak CanyonRobinson River. Those attending should meet between 8 and 8:30 a m. at Mountainside Market on US 211 west of Sperryville and caravan from there to trailheads. Bring nourishment for self, especially water, and layered clothing according to the weather of the day (extra socks recommended). Return is usually mid-afternoon. Anyone interested in helping co-ordinate other programs, especially biking, climbing and canoe/kayak trips, either this summer or into the fall and winter, is welcome to contact Ragged Mountain Resource Center Director Hunt Harris at 987-3366. Bluernont senes continues The Bluernont 2002 summer series will continue on Saturday, Aug. 3 with the Mark Newton Band at the old Warren Green in downtown historic Warrenton Requested admission is $5 per person, $3 for Bluernont friends and seniors and $1 for children under six. In case of bad weather the event will be held at Taylor Middle School. For more information call 347-4414 or 1-800-820-1021. CRH activities set The following workshops are scheduled through Culpeper Regional Hospital: Thinkin' about Quittin' by appointment, call 829-4190 for information; Diabetes support group meets, Aug. 5, for information call 829-4254; Breastfeeding on Aug. 7, for information call 829-4114. Brandy Station carnival underway Brandy Station Volunteer firemen is currently underway and will continue through Aug. 3 at Fleetwood Heights Road ■ in Brandy Station. The carnival opens each evening at 7. The ! parade will be held Aug. 1 beginning at 6:30 p.m. A matinee ; will be held on Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. with a special ride price. Agent to visit in October Walt Phillips, the VA Claims Agent, will not be coining to the Culpeper VEC for his monthly visits in August or ; September due to other commitments., His next scheduled ■ visit will be Oct. 7. For additional information call 829-7430. ! A lu rn n i Association pin ns reu nion : The George Washington Carver Aiumni Association is sponsoring a school reunion Aug. 30-31 at the Holiday Inn ! Select Central Park in Fredericksburg. For tickets call Betty I Roberts at 825-7615 or Doug Carter at 898-3168.

(August according fc> the almanack b k' For the month of August, Recording to the Hagerstown Tjown and Country /Umanack, temperatures krill be average with precipitation to be average as well. 5* Weather watch: Rainy, Stormy (1, 2, 3); fair, very frarm (4, 5, 6, 7); scattered showers, storms (8, 9, 10) With fair and very warm keather (11, 12, 13, 14). Rain, stormy (15, 16) fair and rather warm preratures (17, 18, storms (20, 21). Fair. Warm (22, 23, 24, 25, with tem19); verv 26) with storms (27, 28, 29). Warm and rising humidity (30, 31). *. Tornado watch: Watch out for considerable tornado petivity from Aug. 1-3 and Aug. 15-16. * Full Moon: The Full Moon for August is popularly known as the Grain Moon because of the timing of the harvest of grain, f It has also been known 5 < as the Dog Moon for Dog Days, ending on Aug. 11 and Sturgeon Moon. Holidays: Labor Day is right around the corner and that means school starts for many soon. Help youngsters get ready by making reading fundamental and part of vour summer fun. Choose books about gardening. summer sports, the beach, marine life, whatever and get them ready for school. Remember to enjoy the last weeks of summer and always include safety, common sense and a good sunscreen. SPF 15 or higher. The Garden: Move chrysanthemum plants to center stage as they begin to flower. Shear deadheads and feed annuals. Don't forget to feed roses before mid-month so you won t encourage late, winter-tender growth. Boston residents travel, entertain Mrs. Jenny Jenkins and Mrs. Irene Terry have recentlyreturned from a week's camp meeting trip to Cleveland. Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tharp of Edinhurg were here Friday visiting Miss Mary Tharp and Mrs. Rosie Wharton on Aaron Mountain Road, and with them dined at Country Cookin in Culpeper. Belated birthday wishes go out to Loren Peregory who celebrated her day Tuesday. Congratulations are in order for the Reva Fire and Rescue units as they were awarded the Best Appearing Tanker at the Madison County fair parade last week. Rev. Bob Rooper and his congregation of Griffinsburg Baptist Church invite the public to their services, Sunday School at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11. Quite a number of her Sperryville relatives were in Culpeper Saturday afternoon to attend a birthday party honoring Miss Mandv Lynn T\iel, who turns sixteen, Monday. Miss Patricia Brumett of Reva has been accepted into :a boston Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987*8802 membership of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she attends. Jennifer Peregory was a Wednesday overnight guest of Katherine Woods and her family in Sperryville. On Saturday she accompanied the family to Manassas for a birthday party at Chi-Chi Restaurant. Congratulations to friends, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wharton who celebrated another wedding anniversary on Monday. 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A reminder to any family member living in our area, who has not been contacted the Woodward, Jenkins and Sisk families reunion, will be held at the Rappahannock Recreation Park near Washington Sunday, Aug. 4 and each one attending should bring a covered dish. We honor all our pageant queen ladies as this is National Beauty Queen Week. Belated birthday wishes go out to my nieces, Mrs. Michele Swindler and Miss Mandv Tuel, both of Culpeper who celebrated their days on Monday, July 29, and may each of you be granted many more by our Lord. Mrs. Irene Tbrrv and Mrs. Dick Jenkins were Thursday evening guests of Mrs. Mary Ada Jenkins and family in Luray. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg and family of Culpeper were Wednesday guests in the Joe Peregory home on Castleton Ford Road. A correction is in order: Revival services at Bethel Baptist Church at Reva are in progress this week and will be closing tonight, Wednesday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. with Dr. Wertee Turner as speaker. The public is invited. Just up the road to our neighbors in Woodville. wed like to remind everyone in the area and extend an invitation to Vacation Bible School to be held at Five Forks Regular Baptist Church. Aug. 5-9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. each evening. Elder Roger Smith, pastor, and his congregation invite and urge all young people in the surrounding area to attend. Congratulations to Miss Beth Yowell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Yowell, here in Boston who was named to the Dean’s list at Bridgewater College, where she is a student for this past spring semester. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Cave were recent guests of Mrs. Lillie Corbin in Sperryville. Mrs. Leanna Wharton and Mrs. Marie Atkin:- were callers last Tuesday of Mrs. Cave on Route 707. Miss Brenda Frazier of Culpeper and Mrs. Marie Atkins of Sperryville were Sunday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and Christopher on Turkey Ridge Road. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. 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Obituaries James Lewis Former resident James Tyler Lewis, 72, of Washington, D.C. formerly of Sperryville died on Monday, July 15 at his residence. He was an inventory stockman for Hahn's Shoe Store. Mr. Lewis was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church in Sperryville. His parents were the late Charles C. and Betsy Matthew Lewis. Survivors include one brother, Thomas Lewis of Sperryville; four sisters, Mae Proctor and Betsy Myles of Maryland, Harriet Lewis of Sperryville and Rev. Anna All sherry of Flint Hill; ohe aunt, Lottie Aylor; two brothers-in-law, Joseph Proctor and James Allsberry; one sister-in-law, Andrea Lewis; nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by a sister, Virginia Lewis; four brothers, Andrew Lewis, Charles Lewis, Richard Lewis and Harry Lewis; an aunt, Mabel Logan and a special nephew, John H. Lewis. Graveside services were conducted on Monday, July 29 at Quantico National Cemetery with the Rev. Henry A. Townes officiating. W.C. Thompson Funeral Home in Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. Otha Gatewood Agriculturist Otha Gatewood, 75, of Rappahannock County died on Tuesday, July 23 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. He was a self-employed agriculturist. Survivors include two daughters, Melissa and Frances Gatewood; one stepdaughter, Mary Frances Dunn; two step-sons, John Carter and Frank Carter; a lifetime companion, Dorothy Starks; one granddaughter, Andrea Gatewood; one brother, James Gatewood and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services were conducted at Promise Land Baptist Church near Washington on Sunday, July 28 with Rev. Herbert Johnson, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the family cemetery, Washington. W.C. Thompson Funeral Home in Culpeper was in charge of the arrangements. Carolyn Green Amissville resident Carolyn Rebecca Julius Green, 55, of Amissville, formerly of Hume, died July 21 at Fauquier Hospital in Flint Hill highlights Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Welch and girls, Katie and Emily with the latter’s mother, Betty Holbik of Herndon spent a week recently vacationing in Cancun, Mexico. The Flint Hill Ladies Auxiliary will not meet in August or September. Their next meeting is scheduled for the month of October. Bill Welch participated in the Shiolah Association Impact Virginia Mission for youth last week. Elizabeth Welch also assisted in the event. Doris Dawson and Joyce Parsons of Front Royal were Tuesday callers of Mrs. Edna Lillard. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church has worship service each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Our prayers continue with Workshop scheduled On Sept. 25, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) will conduct a workshop titled “The Land Use/Water Quality Link” to help inform elected officials, and others who make land use decisions, about the linkages between land use decisions, growth management, water quality and quality of life. The workshop is designed to provide resources and tools to shape policies and implement land use practices that are protective of water resources. Topics will include the introduction of sound land use principles, building consensus for sound land use decisions, and concrete reasons why elected officials should care about water quality. Two case studies that highlight local challenges and relevant lessons learned will be featured. The workshop will be part of the ninth annual Virginia Watershed Management Conference, conducted by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and will be held at the Hotel Roanoke on Sept. 25 to 27. For more information about the workshop contact Mark Thompson at mthomp8on@icma.org. For more information about the conference, contact Virginia DCR at (804) 786-0237 or www.dcr.state.va. us/watershed. Local information may be obtained from the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District at 825-8591 which represents Rappahannock County. Flint Hill By POLLY AYLOR , 987-8136 all those on the sick list. The Flint Hill Baptist Church has worship service on second, fourth and fifth Sundays at 11 a.m. The Rev. John Farrar, pastor delivers the message and invites the public. Word has been received of the passing of James Settle, formerly of Flint Hill. Our sympathy to the family. Katie Welch, and Danielle Hudson attended the Eminem Concert at the Mission Pavilion in Gainesville recently- lyHave a great week and give me a call with your news. LInfixing DLugkh by Randy Minter STRUGGLING WITH BELIEFS There is research that indicates that elderly people who are struggling with religious beliefs while suffering from illness are more at risk of dying. It is thought that individuals who voice religious dissatisfaction and discontent in the midst of their illnesses may alienate themselves from the care and support of family, friends, clergy and health professionals. This, in turn, may result in a loss of social, emotional, and tangible support. All this points out the fact that, while religious belief and conviction can be a source of comfort and strength to those living out their final days, the converse is also true. To be alienated from firm belief may loosen one’s grip on life, making it easier to leave it. We respect the diversity of faiths that people believe in and offer services that honor different spiritual traditions. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we’re here to customize your service so it offers the greatest familiarity and comfort to your family. We're at 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton. Call 347-3431. Man is what he believes. ” - Anton Chekhov Warrenton. She was born April 12, 1947. Mrs. Green was a retired legal secretary for Department of Justice. She was a member of Mt. Morris Baptist Church in Hume, where her husband, Lindsay Green is pastor. Mrs. Green received a Master’s Degree from Guildfield Biblical Seminary. She was a deaconess and past superintendent of Sunday School, organizer and past director of the youth department and past treasurer of Fauquier Minister’s Wife's-Widowers Fellowship In addition to her husband, survivors include her mother, Frankie Julius of Hume, a sister, Marian Bryant of Dale City; two brothers, Henry Julius of Milwood and David Julius of Newark, Del.; a god daughter, LaToya Bryant of Dale City as well as nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services were conducted on Friday, July 26 at Mt. Morris Baptist Church in Hume with Rev. Dr. Norman W. Smith officiating and Rev. Ralph Williams delivered the eulogy. Burial was at Mt. Morris Community Cemetery in Hume. Joynes Funeral Home Inc. in Warrenton was in charge of the arrangements. Meditation workshop to be held at Healing Arts Center Aug. 10 . i By Elmdea Bean Special to the Rappahannock News Did you know that, worldwide. more people meditate than don’t? So why is that? Simply put . . . because meditation enriches daily life. A workshop, “Your Inner Stillness: Exploring Core Spiritual Practices” will be offered on Saturday. Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the at the Rappahannock Healing Arts Center, 11945 Lee Highway, Sperryville. The cost is $85 per person. The workshop is for the beginning to the experienced meditator. Participants will experience a variety of meditation techniques, learn why some work for them and others don't, and create a personal intention using meditation. Ms. Bean suggests that you bring your lunch, paper and pen. "When you decide to become a meditator, you're in very good company. Around the globe, hundreds of thousands1 of people meditate every day. People you thought did. like the Dalai Lama arid the Beatles. And people you’d never think would. like Richard Gere. Pamela Lee. Oliver Stone. Arnold Palmer . . . and believe it or not . . .America's top radio host. . . . Howard Stem wakes at 4 a.m... A car and chauffeur waits outside in the suburban dark. On the ride into Manhattan (and on the ride hack to Long Island i, he sits in the back seat and meditates. Stem has been practicing transcendental meditation for twenty years.” David Remnick. “The Accidental Anarchist,’ The New Yorker, March 10, 1997. Meditation has its resit- in the major religious traditions of the world. It is a means of connecting to that something beyond ourselves, whether we call that God. Spirit, Creator or any other name. It is a means of reaching that still, quiet place within each of us. Many people characterize it as listening to God. Meditation is simply the art of opening to each moment of life with calm awareness. “There are so many ways we can meditate. It’s marvelous. It isn't all about sitting still with your legs crossed and your hands held just so on your knees. Some traditions do call for that t>pe of physical positioning. However, other types of meditation involve breathing, movement, and sound* savs Elmdea Bean, meditation instructor. “Deciding you want to meditate does not mean that yotr have to change vour religious or spiritual beliefs. All you have to do is you give yourself the gift of time — as little as 10 or 15 mir)utes a day without the usual distractions of your life. So many of us are so busy, we may have forgotten what that feels like, except in those few; moments before we fall asleep at night". There are many benefits to meditation. Meditation can help you relive stress, relax, learn to "go with the flow", get in touch with your emotions, reduce acute and chronic pain levels, become more compassionate, live a fuller, richer life, and lx a better whatever it is you want to be. 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Only Experienced Need Apply. Call 540-347-0765 APPLETON CAMPBELL EOE Fauquier Times-Democrat: Where the Readers Are! Call Today 540-347-4222 Legal Notices ^ ■ . NOTICE Please take notice that on the 19th day of August, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. at the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Remington, at Town Hall. 203 East Main Street, Remington, Virginia, the Town Council will conduct a public hearing and consider Ordinance Numbei 0202. ORDINANCE NUMBER 02-02 IS AN ORDINANCE WHICH UPDATES AND AMENDS CHAPTER 9. “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC." SECTION 9-1 ENTITLED “ADOPTION OF STATE LAWS” OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF REMINGTON TO INCORPORATE PRESENT AND FUTURE CHANGES IN STATE LAW PURSUANT TO THE GRANTS OF AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN VA CODE SECTIONS 46.2-1300 AND 46.2-1313 A complete copy of Ordinance Number 02-02 may be obtained by contacting Phil Smith, Town Administrator at Town Hall during regular business hours. 7-31, 8-07-02 # 444732 Assistant Farm Manager Strong mechanical skills a must, landscap/ garden handyman skills a plus. Call with references. 540-347-5339 Auto Mechanic needed for large independent shop. Immediate position available. Excellent pay and benefits. Salary or commission. ASE or CRT certified a plus. Call Donnie 703-802-0688 Mon-Sat. Auto Mechanic needed for large independent shop. Immediate position available. Excellent pay and benefits. Salary or commission. ASE or CRT certified a plus. Call Donnie 703-802-0688 Mon-Sat. 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Must have 5 . yrs. exp., own tools and transportation. Top pay, 401K plan, vacation/holiday pay, and benefits. Call Mon. - Fri. 703-242-5454 Electricians Apprentices Helpers AD “bull” aside - we are the best, & we want you i on our TEAM. We offer all ’ the "bels & whistles" when | it comes to benefits. Do | yourself a favor & call us today! Our pay tuns from $9.00 to $20.0Qhr - based on eqterience. Must have tools & transportation to shop SUNDANCE ELEC. CONTRS., INC. 540-349-8200 EXT 12 VFARM MANAGER Good salary, medical benefits, paid vacation days. Must be able to handle horses. Clean stalls & handle general land maintenance. 540-272-1078 FINANCE ASSISTANT F &. I manager of large RV dealership seeks assistant with potential for a future F & I position. Must be detail oriented. 5 day work week. Sat. are a must. Fax resume to: 540-364-1159 GROUNDS KEEPING/ BARN HELP NEEDED at modem horse facility. PT/FT seasonal, flexible hours, tractor experience a plus. Please call 540-937-9832 HERDSMAN for large Stocker cattle operation in Northern Virginia. Company benefits include health insurance, 401K paid vacation and housing. Virginia Beef Corporation 703-754-8873 between 8-5 Ask for Mary HOUSEKEEPERS Needed for Country Inn, in Clarke County, VA, 10 mins. East of Winchester. Approx. 30 hrs. per wk. $8/hr. plus gratuities. Pleasant team member needed. Weekends a must. 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Middle-School, Soccer Middle-School, girl's volleyball Middle-School, girl’s cross-country Middle-School girl’s & boy ’s basketball Varsity boy's basketball Ask for Mr Mike Kenney_ f Healthcare r-'.’ Healthcare Mid-Atlantic Home Health Is seeking RN’s to fill the following positions: • Home Health - Skilled Visits • Private Duty - Supervisoiy Visits Great for rrurses with a need for a flexible. Work schedule. For immediate consideration call, please call af fax your resume to Mary EBenCbik 800-969-0055 or 5403492840 (ftx) ✓ Pipe Layer ✓Dozer Operator Health, Dental. 401K avail. 540-347-6628 Ricky L. Brown & Sons, Inc. POSITION AVAILABLE Snack Bar PT Equal Opportunity Employer South Wales Go* Club 540-937-3250 RECEPTIONIST/ COUNTER SALES HELP NEEDED For truck caps & truck accessories. Hillwood Sales 703-754-4611 Restaurant Position open at Rae's Place & Deli. Must have management and/or restaurant experience and be willing to work on weekends. Friendly work environment with decent salary. Call Rae at 540-987-9733 SECURITY Richmond Security is hiring for the position ot Security Officer for sites in Culpeper, FT /3rd shift, retirees encouraged to apply. For info call: 800-821-0581 Upholsterer FT, salary 20K to $40K, must be reliable and able to work 40 hrs per week. Experience a must. Call 540-937-4130 V . . .J BUYING? SELLING? Times Community Newspapers’ Classified nas It! Call TODAY. 540-347-4222 For Employment and Classified Advertising Or Fax 540-349-8676 America house ★ RESIDENT MANAGER Local Assisted Living Company is currently seeking Resident Managers for our Warrenton, Stephens City and Manassas, Virginia facilities. The ideal candidate would be a licensed RN or LPN with either management or long-term care experience preferred. Interested individual should contact Candace Moe 800-645-4447 or fax resume to: 540-364-3611 RETAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Immediate full-time openings available for dependable individuals seeking opportunity with established growing agribusiness retail operation. Excellent opportunity to grow with a quality organization. Past retail experience and agricultural background helpful. We offer complete benefits package including pension, 401K plans, medical insurance, life & disability insurance, vacation, sick leave. Apply in person at the following locations: Marshall Farmers’ Co-op Main Street (Route 55) Marshall, VA PARTS PERSON STOP COMMUTING and join Theros Equipment in Gainesville, VA, one of the area’s fastest growing construction equipment rental suppliers is needs an experienced hard working parts person with a great attitude. Great pay, benefits, 401K, health, etc. Call Joel at 703-969-9465 or Fax resume to 540-347-3963 KITCHEN DINING ROOM RESERVATIONS FLORIST HOUSEKEEPING The Inn at Little Washington offers a rare opportunity to join our growing team of 5-star professionals, dve in utopia (70 miles west of DC) and earn top dollar. Call 800-272-4466 or e-mail resume to: apelot# theinnatlittlewashington.com Rappahannock County Public Schools JOB OPENINGS FOR 2002-2003 School Year • Phys. Edu. • Custodian • School Nurse • Special Ed. at the Elementary School • Business, • Volunteer Coordinator, • Adult Ed. Coordinator. For application call RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE at 540-987-8773 ' IIKM I K / tt* J cop Joe Jacoby The area’s premier FIVE STAR dealership is looking for EXPERIENCED TECHNICIANS (VA Inspector helpful) for our very busy service department. We offer ✓Competitive Pay ✓Paid Vacation ✓Paid Sick Leave ✓Paid Training ✓401K ✓Health/Dental & Life Insurance Call Now! 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are our newcomers are they coming? “Y MEREDITH GORFEIN Rappahannock News Writer . The majority of the people stopping in at local real estate offices here in the county want tSolive here. Some are hoping w be full-timers right away, and the rest are looking for Weekend or second homes which will become their only homes once they are able to break the bonds to the city. * Most are at least middle aged with grown or almost frown children. They are well Educated and seem to have done their homework about Kappahaitnock and the prices wiey can expect to find here. Very few experience “sticker Shock,” though most are discouraged by the scarcity of homes for sale. f According to several real estate brokers living in and Serving Rappahannock bounty, potential newcomers hre looking for privacy, views and water — perhaps a pond. Stream or springs. They prefer fo buy something already built that they can do a little something with. If they can't find a home for sale, then they’ll buy fend and build. * Spring and fall are the busiest times for buyers and Sellers, and July and August Ore supposed to be vacation times for real estate agents — $nd that scenario has been in play in Rappahannock until this year. Eileen Day of Eileen M. Pay Realtors, has been selling real estate in the county for a long time, and lately, it’s “different.” Everything is being sold, everything is going. She said, “You could always count on July and August being slow. Not so this year.” She feels there is an “intensity” in the lookers that wasn’t there before. She Offered a few theories: those out here looking now have for years been saying, “Someday I’m going to buy out here;” the confused stock market and various corporate messes may be making land seem a better deal; and Sept. 11 may have increased the desire to find a place to get away to. Emily Henry, broker at Rainbow VIP/Long & Foster, had some additional thoughts about a different kind of security. Rappahannock is considered a protected community due in part to its proximity to the Skyline Drive, the Shenandoah National park, as well as the natural beauty of the countryside. These factors are powerful pulls in drawing people here. She also thinks credit needs to be given to the County's Comprehensive Plan and those planners years earlier who had the foresight to craft solid zoning ordinances. Her buyers feel secure that there will be no subdivisions coming to Rappahannock as they are in Prince William and Culpeper. She added that the reasonable taxes here are also pluses for her buyers. If he had his druthers, Rick Kohler of Real Estate III, would have his lookers buying existing homes rather than buying land and building on it. He finds that often that is '• their preference as well; however, the inventory of existing homes for sale is low or nonexistent. According to Jean Lillard, broker with Roy Wheeler Realty Company, there are 37 residential properties for sale in the county, ranging from $139,000 to 2,625,000. Three of those properties are under contract, and eight have been on the market for over a year. Lately she has sold three homes to “live heres,” and one was a move from one location in the county to the new location. Even though land values have risen sharply in the Movies, movies, and more movies By Joanne Hilty 41 Special to th^Rappahannock News * The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community has selected a variety of movies to be shown at The Theatre on Gay Street in Washington this fall. They are movies many of you have suggested we bring to the community. All are outstanding. I- ^ We hope you will come out to- The Theatre on the first and third Friday nights of the month to enjoy not only the films but also popcorn and refreshments with your neighbors in the lobby before the showing. Following are the film selections for the Remainder of 2002. t'- Aug. 16: “The Rookie” (G, 129 minutes) Dennis Quaid plays Jim Morris, a high School science teacher and baseball coach in a dusty Jfexas town whose dreams of being a professional pitcher, tenched by a busted shoulder, hre revived on a bet; if his ragtag team wins the district jhampionship, he’ll try out for he majors. True story. Sept. 6: “Monsoon edding” (R, 116 minutes) An _ nsemble ' family comedy |ibout the not-entirely-happy chaos in the days leading up to the arranged wedding of fie only daughter of an pper-middle-class Delhi amily. Director Mira Nair ys tribute both to India’s anciful Bollywood musicals Jmd to films of Robert Altman. * Sept. 20: “The Sum of All IFears” (PG-13, 119 minutesi SDerrorists attempt to goad the JJnited States into a retaliato|y nuclear strike by detonating an atomic bomb at the per Bowl. It’s up to CIA nalyst Jack Ryan (Ben eck) and his mentor, CIA irector Bill Cabot (Morgan reeman) to save the world. Oct. 4: “The Bourne Identity” (PG-13, 118 minJites) Jason Bourne (Matt ;Damon) is rescued at sea, suffering from bullet wounds and ^complete jpemory loss. He has jo figure out who he is, why people are chasing him and *frhy he’s so adroit at selfidefense and linguistics. A .woman named Marie (Franka JPotente), initially hostile, helps him. ft *. Oct. 18: “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” (PG, 95 min utes) Set in Chicago, Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos) an unmarried woman forced by her parents to find a man, finally meets Mr. Right (John Corbett) who is not Greek. Charming and very funny. Nov. 1: “The Day I Became a Woman” (Persian with English subtitles, Not Rated, but a PG if it was, 80 minutes) The film tells three stories of women at different ages. Each story is a metaphor for the struggles that women, particularly Muslim women, endure. Directed by Marzieh Meshkini; Mohsen Makhmalbaf is writer. Nov. 15: “Road to Perdition” (R, 119 minutes) Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) is a hit man for an Irish gang during the Depression. But when he loses his wife and his son, Sullivan and his surviving son (14-year-old-newcomer Tyler Hoechlin) set out on a journey of self-discovery and revenge. Also stars Paul Newman and Jude Law. All movies are shown at The Theatre' on Gay Street, Washington at 8 p.m. Adults $6, Students $4, Children $3. For synopsis of movies and all RAAC activities, please check www.raac.org. If you have any questions or comments, call 675-2205. county since 1999, it is land that is selling. Ms. Lillard suggested," Figure $8,500 per acre if it's got rolling land and views. If it’s “nigged” (steep and mountainous), it’s a 50acre minimum lot at $2,500 per acre. She added that there is a 50-acre lot at $3,000 an acre which hasn’t sold yet. The more remote lots and homes are being bought as weekend homes. Currently there are 24 parcels of land ranging from a quarter of an acre in Washington, selling for $20,000, to 175 acres which has barns and ponds on it for $1,295,000. Ms. Henry's observation is that people are preferring parcels ranging from 25 acres to 50 acres and the average price range is from $150,000 to $400,000. She finds the market busy and active up to $400,000. Over that it gets quieter. “ There’s just nothing under $100,000.” The real estate brokers in the county are busy, and everything points to things staying that way. They only wish the inventory of homes for sale were greater. r—---— Real Estate Directory Real estate transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded recently at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office on Gay Street in Washington. Robert T. Coppock and wife to Daniel R. Keyser, 1.14 acres, Piedmont District. $3,500. Kutarr Schwartz to Glenn Gold and wife, section three, lot four and lot five, Rappahannock Park, Jackson District. $116,000. Daniel R. Keyser to Daniel Lee Keyser and wife, 1.20 acres and 1.14 acres, Piedmont District. Deed of gift. Patricia L. Spears to Chadwell Construction Inc. lots five and six, French Farm Subdivision, Wakefield District. $35,000. We Finance Country Living! Kimberly Love Loan Officer Your dream home. That perfect piece of land. Some horses or livestock. Farms or farm equipment. I can help finance it all! FARMCREDrFSt (540) 347-3344 (Warrenton) or 800-559-1016 jjr Philip C. Strange, Realtor (540) 825-3300 Business (540) 937-5858 Residence (540) 829-6975 Fax Toll Free (800) 825-6825 ^ 332 James Madison Hwy phipstrange@yahoo.com . Culpeper, Va. 22701 Lovely 4BR/4BA country estate with 2BR/2BA guest house. A very large master suite with double walk-in closets, his and her sinks, and French door to deck and covered porch. Numerous skylights, recessed lighting, stained glass window, solid wood doors, very nice winter mountain views, storage shed, landsea nine. 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