Rappahannock News, March 20, 2003

n» — o * 073 oo lx — —' T M C3>T1ZI 3>0 * rowS UH* TO O ? Z ' M \D 0 01 *0U 0 I “0 IS 10 u Rappahannock County launches new bus system Photos courtesy of Rick Kohler ; The Rappahannock Express was decorated in red balloons and ribbons when it began its bus service here on Monday. One of its passengers was Parker Cntzer, 5, of the Town of Washington (top photo at right) who was taking her first bus ride with Kaye Kohler. Board of Supervisors Chairman Pete Estes visited with the seniors at the dedication ceremony (bottom photo). By Kaye and Rick Kohler Special to the Rappahannock News In a festive ceremony with red balloons and ribbons, The Rappahannock Express began bus service Monday in Rappahannock County. Board of Supervisors Pete Estes, Bob Anderson, and Bryant Lee were present when the Rappahannock Express drove through the red ribbon with a packed bus of well-wishers at the Senior Nutrition Site on Mt. Salem Avenue in the Tbwn of Washington. The Board of Supervisors had agreed with interested citizens that a bus service could offer people an opportunity to meet their needs by having a bus connect the various villages in the county and on to the towns of Warrenton, Culpeper and Front Royal. Take a ride yourself and see the pleasure of bus service — beautiful scenery from elevated window views, leisurely time to visit with “neighbors,” no driving your car, air conditioning and more. Schedules with the logo of the running rooster over the “hilly” words can be found at stores including Hackley’s, E Cow, the kiosk information board in Washington, Sunnyside Farm Market, Cinema Paradiso, Rae’s Place and the Boston Store. We hope to have them at other locations within the week. The bus company, Virginia Regional Transportation Association, will also be sending a tri-fold schedule to every household in the county. Please post it in a convenient location so the bus can become a part of our leisurely country living. Council votes • Goodine into office By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The Washington Town Council voted 4-2 to elect Jean Goodine, chairman of the Town Planning Commission, to the council seat vacated by Gene Leggett when he was selected mayor— despite heavily weighted comment in favor of resident Brandon Fowler. Eleven people spoke from the floor.Only one of them expressed a preference for candidate Goodine. The mayor asked for nominations from the council, and two were forwarded: Fowler was nominated by See COUNCIL, Page A8 Rappahannock News Photo Mary Ann Kjhr Jean Goodine A quaint historic town that wants to show its age By Mary Ann Kuhn Rappahannock News Writer In the end, the decision boiled down to what was considered best for the historic Tbwn of Washington. On one side were the homeowners, Sid Worley and his wife Mary Catherine Jeter of The Plains, who months trying to convince the ARB to give them permission to do so. They figured it was going to cost them $500,000 to build their house where they “plan to live a lifetime.” The couple had researched the materials, spent over a year going to home shows and came up with top Sketch courtesy of Sid Worley This is a sketch of the "dream house” Sid Worley and his wife, Mary Catherine Jeter, were hoping to build using all synthetic materials. wanted to build their dream house on a plot of land they bought on Main Street at the “gateway^ to the Town of Washington, entering from Fodderstack Road. On the other side was the town’s architectural watchdog, the Architectural Review Board (ARB) whose mandate is to review applications for new construction and changes made to old structures, so that it is all architecturally compatible in this historic district. It seemed to be a classic case of one homeowner’s desires versus what was perceived as the greater good. Worley and his wife wanted to use all synthetic materials to build their house and have spent the past seven Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) \ r quality synthetic materials which look like wood but aren’t and are virtually maintenance free. They argued that these materials are being used in other historic districts, such as Williamsburg and Making music Singer Anna Wolfe and her husband were drawn here to a farm in Slate Mills from Albuquerque. 1 See Page B1. Warrenton. They hauled in samples of the materials, including a shutter, to the hearing to show board members what they look like. The couple said that passersby wouldn’t be able to tell the materials aren’t real wood since their home would be 150 feet off the road. But this was, as ARB member Patrick O’Connell said, the first time the board had before them an application for an all synthetic house. And it was a “dilemma” for the board, said board member Charlie Kevis. The majority seemed to be trying to find a way to grant the Worley’s their wish without setting a precedent. And yet it wanted to be fair to future applicants. The Worleys urged the board to use some “latitude” as other jurisdictions have done, restricting the use of these materials to certain areas. Twice the board went into executive session over this issue. At last week’s hearing it sought legal advice from town attorney John Bennett in its closed session. “It is a beautiful house. . .a credit to the community,” said O’Connell about Worley’s house plans, “but it’s the first all synthetic house brought before the board.” What worried O’Connell and others at the meeting was that if the ARB approved Worley’s request, then that decision would set a precedent and others may follow. “Our larger concern is the prece dent we set for synthetic materials in the historic district. . .would we be allowing these same materials to be applied to historic structures in the center of town,” said O'Connell. “We have to be clear how this will affect r future (applicants) ” The worse scenario would be a new st ructure of all synthetic materials next to an historic structure built 100 See HOUSE, Page A5 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Silent peace vigil Some 50 persons from Rappahannock County came together in front of the Washington Town Hall Sunday night to quietly and prayerfully put forward their desire for peace—not war with Iraq. The Candlelight Vigil was organized by Moveon.org and the Rappahannock Peace Network as part of a global vigil in 120 countries. Nuts about peanuts Growing peanuts in Rappahannocl County and then boiling them is a ‘pleasure.’ See Page A6. ---\ Imagination images { Hans Gerhard of Slate Mills has an art show at Packing Shed Gallery in April. See Page B1. .----- * Memorietrof war Talk about war triggers haunting memories to Benita Gowen, a survivor of WWII. See Page A3. / i t

Authentic Wright Brothers 1903 powered flyer unveiled dy bill McIntyre Rappahannock News Writer In little more than nine months, Bethel’s Ken Hyde will give birth to a decadeold vision to replicate the first powered airplane flight on its exact centennial. “It’s a dream come true for me,” he said. Drawing one step closer to the Dec. 17 flight date, officials and sponsors of tne project unveiled the uniquely authentic reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer in Hangar 7 at the Reagan National Airport yesterday. Amanda Wright Lane, the great-grandniece of the famous inventors, told the nearly 125 spectators and news media at the event that the reenactment of the famous flight at 10:35 a.m. on the sands of Kitty Hawk, N.C. would be like magic. “When I look at this beautiful muslin moth of an airplane I am reminded that it is the work of a kindred spirit,” she said. But before the winter liftoff takes place, the aircraft returns to Warrenton for final preparations and more testing. 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Sypher THE WRIGHT STUFF; Ken Hyde at yesterday’s press conference in Hangar 7 of Reagan-National Airport, discussing his reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer, which, he said, 'is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. It’s been in my head and my dreams for 10 years.’ over the past 100 years,” he said. This is not the only replica Hyde is building. Late last year his Discovery of Flight Foundation received a $1 million donation to build a twin 1903 Wright Flyer, r which will be on permanent display at the site of the original flight by the Wright Brothers in Kitty Hawk, N.C. Bill McIntyre may be reached at bmcintyre@timespapers.com. 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Another way besides war: one survivor s plea Commentary By Benita Gowen Special to the Rappahannock News I am a survivor of World War II. The terror I experienced and the atrocities I witnessed live with me even today. I never thought I would publicly share my story. But now I need to tell you why I am a pacifist and why I hope our country will not be the cause of serious, warrelated suffering that will change forever the lives not only of millions of Iraqis but of our own soldiers and their families. When we came to live in Rappahannock County a few years ago I looked forward to participating in community activities. A few weeks ago I was subpoenaed to serve on jury duty. But the prospect of war has brought on such fears and anxieties from those troubling days that the thought of confinement for long periods of time in a crowded space seems unbearable. I turned for help to my doctor who wrote to the court that I was under “care for the treatment of severe posttraumatic stress disorder with severe and disabling panic attacks stemming from traumatic wartime experiences.” She advised, “Serving on jury duty would likely create several weeks of exacerbated symptoms and is medi- j cally contraindicated.” Let me tell you what £ happened to me. I was born ' in Riga, Latvia, and my country was invaded when I was four, the result of a “great nation’s” deal between Germany and Russia to award the Baltics to Russia in exchange for Russian noninterference elsewhere. The Germans overran Poland and the Russians took over the Baltics. Two years later in 1941, when the deal was off, the Germans brought war back to Latvia. In the summer of 1944, while under German occupation we were at the beach near Riga with our extended and close-knit family. One day my father arrived from Riga, very agitated, with news that the Russian front was fast advancing. For my parents and relatives, scarred by brutal memories of the Soviet occupation, Stalin was the monster we feared the most. We knew we had to try to escape immediately. We AUCTION 5:30 pm Friday March 21 at the auction gallery, Rt. 211 Amisville Offering an evening full of contemporary furniture, all sorts of collectibles—both recent and elderly, the usual household merchandise: linens, kitchenware, kid stuff, etc. Plus Wonderful Box Lots as usual! Watch the website for additions as we unpack and unload! Bill Pavne Auctions, inc. P.O. /' P.O, Box 178, Amissville. VA 20106 540-937-4142 vaakho email: payne729(i*earthlink.net website: www.bpauctions.com packed a few belongings and embarked on a har rowing journey that 1. brought us by boat and then by train through wartime Germany. I never saw any of my relatives again until 1989. By then my grandparents and many of my aunts and uncles were gone. Some -_—---„sv Ot B0rw ^ and cousin .,h her doW J°n'’, a943. had died in Siberia. From the time we left Latvia—I was almost nine— until the end of the war in Europe, my family’s only goal, along with thousands of others, was just to survive. We were frequently on the move, traveling by trains that were often attacked from the air by American planes. At the first warning signs we would debark and run for cover—all except the Jewish prisoners who were confined in cars from which they couldn’t escape. I’ll never forget how these planes always came from out of the sun so we couldn’t see them but we could hear the whine of their engines and then the stacca to of the machine guns as they swooped down, shooting. We were told to lie down flat anywhere we could find in order to avoid becoming a target. At one point I lost my parents but I never cried. Nobody ever cried. We were in shock and, by then, all we were programmed to do was to try to survive. Nobody comforted me and I didn’t have the language to talk about my terror. 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M y " "wie. parents are dead now so I can’t ask them, but I still wonder how it was that my mother saved photos of our old life in Riga and my father saved his violin. My favorite doll, Toni, never made it out of Latvia. Survival for us had always meant escaping from Russian occupation. But in May 1945, when we were in Czechoslovakia, we again feared for our lives because the dreaded Russians were advancing. And then a strangely fortunate accident occurred: my mother was hit by a passing American truck. My family believed it saved us from enforced return to Russianoccupied Latvia or, worse, to Siberia. Our fear was based on another “great nation’s deal” at the end of the war. Refugees were to be returned to their countries of origin. Faced 't/J this prospect many wj who had survived the terW rors of war preferred to commit suicide. 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-Jlappafjannocfe J&etosEstablished 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager _ Mary Ann Kuhn, Managing Editor Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler ■'_Executive Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents _ Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) •• Office: 249 Main Street, Washington, Va. Mailing address: P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va, 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: makuhn@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.tlmescommunity.com THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2003 Our View The warriors The 30th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War passed virtually unnoticed last January, and aside from an observance at the Vietnam Memorial, not much else was done. From the beginning, this controversial war divided the homefront into “hawks” and “doves,” and as America moves to wage war on Iraq, those of us who lived through those days are witnessing again the discord, accusations of ulterior motives, and protests at home that marked the Vietnam War. The greatest failure of the Johnson administration was its failure to ever articulate the national goals in Vietnam. Hopefully, the Bush administration has done a better job than that on Iraq, although many are still unconvinced. The situation at home has not gone unnoticed by the U.S. troops staging outside of Iraq. Some have asked if they will be spat on when they return home. This cannot happen, regardless of the politics, or the outcome of the war. As Mary Stout, a former Army nurse who served in Vietnam in 1966-67 wrote, “Our nation made a tragic mistake by tying its feelings about the Vietnam War to our treatment of the men and women who served in that war. Now, years later, people have come to realize that you can support the warrior even while disagreeing about the war. America’s debt to our warriors should be based solely on the issues of one’s service to one’s country.” It is true that there are many differences between the war in Vietnam and the war in Iraq, but one constant remains: the Americans who are or will be fighting in Iraq don’t believe that their country would ask them to do something that is not right. And they don’t owe anyone at home an explanation — or apology — for being there. 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: makuhn@timespapers.com L J Get U.S. out of UN ibya is a known sponsor of 1 Jtprrorism Yet, in January 2003, the U.N.’s Human Rights Commission voted overwhelmingly to have the Libyan representative chair this commission, despite U.S. protests. The U.N. action speaks louder than words about the member nations’ stand on terrorism. This is not new, but is just another manifestation of the real U.N. that is being hidden from the American people by the establishmentcontrolled news media. This is the same U.N. that regularly welcomes the world’s worst tyrants, from China, Cuba, Russia and other countries. Why does the U.S. support an organization that puts our nation and the world at the mercy of terrorists? We should get the U.S. out of the U.N., and the U.N. out of the U.S. James B. Hutt Jr., M.D. Winchester Rappahannock Today Photos courtesy of Richard Lykes Soup and Soul, a Ki Theatre sponsored forum for the discussion of creative works by authors and artists of Rappahannock County held its final event for the season at the home of Jim and Kathy Fort near Etlan last weekend. Writer Anne Morgan Gray read from the draft of her novel, an imaginary conversation between her great-great grandmother and her daughter in the mid-1800s. Writer Nol Putnam read excerpts about how his experience as a young boy influenced his chosen work as a master blacksmith and his love of teaching. Letters Mayor should consider voices of his constituents Respectfully Mayor Leggett, I think you made a big mistake in not acknowledging that the petition in favor of Brandon Fowler for Tbwn Council was not worthy of consideration. * These signatures represented the informed choice of intelligent, interested members of this community, like yourself, who deliberated between the qualifications of the two candidates and chose Mr. Fowler. I recognize that the choice was yours to make whether to vote for Mr. Fowler or not, but in your deliberations I think you have an obligation to consider the voices of your constituents when they speak to you. Everyone with whom I have spoken this past week concerning the process of selection at the council meeting, thought that it seemed disrespectful of you toward the townspeople who signed that petition when you dismissed their petition so quickly and casually. It seemed from your comments that you thought they were just saying, “Vote for Mr. Fowler because he’s my friend!”— which of course would have been an inappropriate petition. But, you know, they were all asked to consider the same qualifications that you were before they demonstrated their choice by signing their names. As I said, your vote was up to you, but the town is going to participate in it’s own government, and I think that you should show that you respect the intelligent contributions of interested citizens, regardless of whether or not you agree with them. Tabitha Chunj Washingtoi A petition is a plea for consideration—in this case of the candidate, Brandon Fowler. More than 50 persons signed said document in the hope that another member of the younger generation might serve the community, but the council in its wisdom determined otherwise to the disappointment of those seeking broader and fresh representation. May the members of council soon respond differently to the citizens’ concerns. Mitzie Young Washington I was deeply disappointed at the attitude of the Tbwn Council this past week under the new leadership of Eugene Leggett as mayor. He repeatedly showed a clear disdain for the interests of the citizens in the audience. It started with his stating as a policy that the Tbwn Council meetings are not town meetings but meetings by which the council accomplishes its work, clearly indicating that he did not want to hear what the public had to say. For eight and a half years my husband made the town meetings open for all comments. Two of the primary users of this privilege were Diane Bruce and Ray Gooch who are now proponents of the new “regime.” Mr. Leggett later compounded his dis\ dain by “blowing off” with a flick of his i hand the importance of a petition by 80 town residents, town business personnel and nearby town neighbors. Tb all this he has added a degree of rudeness in dealing with the town’s residents. He, and his supporters on council, are quickly making it clear that they are in charge, that they know best, and that they are not interested in anyone else. What happened to representative government? Evelyn T. Willis Washington On March 12 the Washington Tbwn Council acted to fill a vacant seat. My interest in civic affairs led me to seek the open seat. Tb demonstrate community support I circulated and submitted a petition that garnered 80 signatures expressing support for my candidacy. Tfen of 11 speakers present at the meeting spoke on my behalf. Despite this, the council saw fit to pass me by. Tb those that share my vision of the community and signed the petition, and especially the friends that spoke out so forcefully at the council meeting, I wish to convey my heartfelt gratitude. As we try to understand how a democratic process can be so unresponsive, we can still look forward to the next Election Day and the opportunity to replace those that are deaf to the sound of the voters. Well be back. Brandon Fowler Washington What Little Washington needs I, along with about 50 town residents and 30 other county citizens, recently signed a petition in support of Brandon Fowler’s nomination for the empty seat on the Washington Town Council. I felt, and still do, that Mr. Fowler was the best choice to fill that vacancy. His intelligence, energy and experience more than qualify him for the position. Especially impressive was his effort to walk from door to door in the town and attempt to meet personally every sin gle town resident—his possible future constituents. He spent up to two hours with some individuals, discussing town issues and answering questions. This to me is an amazing example of his commitment, determination and willingness to serve. What Little Washington needs is free and open communication among the Tbwn Council, town citizens and town businesses. Mr. Fowler clearly had this in mind when seeking the council seat. I think any governing body would be proud to know that a nominee would reach out to the public in this way. Two council members, Alice Butler and Jeff Benson, heard their constituents speaking and cast their votes in favor of Mr. Fowler. I was stunned and insulted, however, when Mayor Leggett said that the petition, with its 80 signatures, “carried no weight at all." The next day in a telephone conversation he said that, in retrospect, his choice of words was too strong and he should have described the petition as “immaterial” instead. To me there’s little difference. Both statements serve to dismiss the good intentions of those who signed, erode the democratic process and discourage free speech. It is my sincere wish that we listen to each other’s concerns and thoughtfully discuss them. Let’s work together as a community to maintain a high quality of life for everyone, now and in the future. Steven Kenny Washington Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 53 YEARS AGO March 23, 1950 Miss Evelyn Tyler Miller entertained a group of friends at a theatre party at the Washington Theatre Friday evening in celebration of her tenth birthday anniversary. Guests present were Neville Wood, ' Elizabeth Verner, Carolyn Gates Turner, Becky Jones, Mary Norman Davis, Alice Wood, Frances Walker, Dorothy Taylor Davis, Paula Miller, Dana Snead, George H. Davis III, Hill Walker, John Turner, Carlyle Lea, Nancy Wood, Elsie Mae Jenkins, Mildred Sisk, Danny Link, Newbill Miller, Ray Snead, Margaret T ink, Tom Massie and Claybert Koons. Building is moving along on the Baptist parsonage at Woodville, being built by the Mt. Lebanon and Woodville churches. Mrs. Lily (FB. Barber, a member of the committee, reports that, along with many other signs of the fine spirit of friends, she received a substantial gift from R. W. Miller this week accompanied by the wish to be of more assis tance should funds run low. Mrs. C. T. Bruce was hostess to^he bridge club which met at “Stone Haven” on Friday evening. Mrs. B. M. Miller won the high score prize, Mrs. W. F. Moffett the traveling prize, the bingo prize was awarded to Mrs. R. L-Massie, and the consolation prize was received by Mrs. L. J. Turner 25 YEARS AGO March 23,1978 The Rappahannock Planning Commission, in an ongoing review of the county’s zoning and subdivision ordinances, heard more suggestions on controlling the county’s future growth from Common wealth's Attorney George Davis. At last Wednesdays session Davis put forward the possibility of forbidding development on prime agricultural land while also restricting subdivisions to land with less than seven per cent slope. The Rappahannock Supervisors agreed in J executive session to hold a public hearing off April 6 to consider a rezoning application from Dorothy C. Davis. Mrs. Davis’ request involves 3.55 acres located at the eastern end of Route 683 and junction with Route 211, about one-half mile east of Washington. The property is currently zoned agriculture. Mrs. Davis is asking that it be rezoned to business and proposes to use the existing building for antiques, arts and crafts, farmers market and single family residence. It appears that it’s going to take a survey to settle the debate over the legality of the Lake Motel sign on Route 211 outside Washington. According to Commonwealth Attorney George Davis, co-owner of the motel, the sign was approved by Zoning Administrator Evan McNear. Davis contends that the sign is within the town limits of Washington and therefore subject to regulations of the town, rather than county zoning ordinance. 10 YEARS AGO March 17,1993 The flea market, which closed down last fall at the Sperryville Emporium, may be moving up the road to Horseshoe Hills. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve an application by James Russell for a special use permit to hold a flea market at that site on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from May through November. Don’t hold your breath for the changes, but the highway department has plans for the intersection of Main and Middle Streets in the middle of Washington. The intersection, marked by the Post Office, The Inn, and the parking lot at Trinity Church, has been a traffic headache for years, according to Charlie Eldred, who lives at Washington House, on the fourth corner of the intersection. Louise Van Dort, chairman of the Town Planning Commission, said recently that traffic from the Fodderstack Road often rolls past the Post Office too fast for the traffic congestion there. COMPILED BY MARY ANN KUHN

Letters A firing range: not in our backyard We hope you will consider printing our following letter to the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors. feel the area at large needs to aware of this possibility that might adversely impact their lives and livelihood. Finding the application proposal "buried” in the legal notice is like finding the proverbial needle in the haystack most people never read that far. today, my husband and I pkkad up a copy of the Rappahannock News to read leisurely after our evening meal when we were unpleasantly and fearfully surprised to find your notice regarding the application by the Appalachian Club for an outdoor firing range. We live one half mile from said property and have already been subjected to severe noise pollution by the rapid firing coming from the previous owner who, we understand, did not even have a permit for the firing range that was built. This is a quiet but agricultural community that deals with the necessary sounds of farming activity, tractors, lawn movers weaning calves, logging and seasonal hunting. This we accept readily because we ourselves are farmers. We are not however, immune to the sound of high powered rifles that shoot incessantly on Saturdays and Sundays when we are trying to relax outside (and even inside) from a hard day's/week's work. We must also state, that we are not urban/suburban implants living in "McMansions" who now wish to change their environment selfishly. We are both natives to this area (some roots as far back as 1700); we remember when this farm was in the hands of a real working farm, (The Updike Place), before it became the commodity of the super rich. This area is far removed from Washington, Va. out of sight and out of mind even from our own Madison Board of Supervisors, but we do have a right and say in how our own day to day lives are impacted by the recreational activities of others who don't even live here. In our opinion, this application request falls so far from what is contained in the phrase "agricultural," that we wonder why your would even allow its use in your ordinance. We expect that there are many "agriculturally" wealthy horrte/land owners surrounding Washington and Flint Hill that would "fight you tooth and nail" should this application be presented in/for their areas, not to say how the paying clientele with/at the posh inns and restaurants of Rappahannock would feel listening to the crack of rifles on a still morning or evening. We beseech you to turn down this application. It is a slippery slope that has no end. We ask that the present landowner find other means (agricultural) that supports such a large land holding. You might find it elucidating to visit a firing range and ask yourself, if you would want this activity next or near your own home and castle. James and Robin Rider Etlan On the front lines of homeland security, information vs. terrorism By Janet Rems Special to the Rappahannock News Information technology (IT) expert Tim Hoechst looked out over a room filled with Virginia business people and bluntly told them that even though this country has not had a significant terrorist attack since Sept. 11,2001, “it’s not because they haven’t tried.” As Oracle’s “chief technology guy,” it’s Hoechst’s business to know. Hoechst spends much of his time helping various governmental organizations deal with the enormous challenges of homeland security. And many of the IT companies he connects with the country’s intelligence community are — like Oracle — Dulles corridor based. Although the federal government’s new Homeland Security Department is headquartered in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia is “in a nice position to support the new department,” Hoechst told the several hundred gathered at a recent conference in Northern Virginia. Money in the $40-$50 billion range will “flow down to Northern Virginia,” he predicted. Key among the challenges facing those involved in protecting the United States from terrorist attacks — and the businesses supporting that effort — is the need to balance security with democratic freedoms. “We want to come out of this with the same Constitution we went into it with. We don’t want to destroy what we want to protect,” Hoechst said. Two other equally urgent challenges, he said, are the need for the intelligence community to retool for a new kind of enemy and the need to find better ways to share the information gathered. The CIA of the Cold War era was designed to direct its eyes out toward one major Mayer — the former Soviet Union, Hoechst said. Then the world changed. We now have an asymmetrical enemy “everywhere and nowhere,” he said. The FBI, he added, is geared toward looking into information after a crime is committed, which does not work in a post-Sept. 11 world. Providing the intelligence community with the best IT tools to effectively integrate data—something both the CIA and FBI were roundly criticized for failing to do prior to Sept. 11 — remains a huge problem and the “meat” of the homeland security challenge, Hoechst said. In the business of finding solutions for the burgeoning demands of homeland security, mission-oriented creativity and not the size of a company is r what counts, he told the chamber group. Oracle, which started as a project at the CIA, has gotten “audiences” with the federal government for a number of tech companies that at an earlier time would never have been considered, he said, adding that “most are little companies blossoming around these needs.” Describing now as a scary but exciting time, Hoechst was optimistic about Northern Virginia’s IT companies becoming major players in creating the “information architecture” needed to store and share the security information that will combat terrorism. “Information,” he said, “is the enemy of terror.... 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In the end, the board rejected Worley’s application because it couldn’t approve it in its entirety and “it does not complement the overall scheme that exits in the historic district.” The board, in an individual poll, had no objection to the Marvin windows, the Permex shutters and the floorboards for the porch as proposed by Worley and his wife. Charlie Kevis abstained from the vote on the floorboards. The mtyority of the board (O’Connell, Donna Kevis, Susan Babcock) voted against the balustrade and pickets, the Hardiplank siding and the Majestic Slate roofing made of 66 You’ve got your head in the sand if you don’t realize this (synthetic materials) is what the future is goihg to be. Ed Barton a rubberized polymer product. O’Connell rejected the siding saying the grain in the siding was not actually wood. 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Planting peanuts in Rappahannock By Walker Elliott Rowe Special to the Rappahannock News Now that spring is officially here, it’s time to think about your garden. This year you might consider planting peanuts and boiling them. If you don’t know about the pleasures of eating salted, boiled peanuts then this article is for you. When I was a kid in South Carolina we ate boiled peanuts by the pound and watermelon in its entirety, not by the slice. So I was less than pleased when I moved 15 years ago to Bethesda, \ld.,where you cannot find boiled peanuts. In Baltimore, they roast peanuts at Camden yards, dry, dusty, perhaps even burnt remnants of what was once a great fruit. I moved to Rappahannock a few years ago where there is definitely a dearth of boiled peanuts in this area. Last year 1 ordered eight ounces of peanut seed from Burpee, the famous seed company. Then I used a tractor to scoop up a few hundred pounds of sand from the banks of the Thornton River and added this to my garden. I planted the peanuts in rows and used Miracle Grow fertilizer plus lots of water. The results I got were fantastic. I harvested two 50 foot long rows and about 50 pounds of jumbo Virginia peanuts. I asked Kenner Love, the county agriculture extension agent for our area, if anyone else is growing peanuts here. “No one that I am aware of," he sard. He also said that peanuts generally do not need nitrogen and he questioned my practice of adding sand to the soil. “Generally, sand cannot be added in sufficient quantities to alter the overall characteristics of the soil,” he said. As to the question of whether he had eaten a boiled peanut, Love said “no." I must remember to send him a bag. Peanuts are an important crop for Virginia agriculture says associate professor and agriculture economist Jim Pease of Virginia Tech. “Peanuts are indeed a very important crop in the eight counties of Dinwiddie, Greensville. Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, the city of Suffolk, and in the Commonwealth as a whole," he said. “In 2001, approximately 75,000 acres of peanuts were harvested, with cash receipts of nearly $59 million. Peanuts were the fourth highest crop in 2001 in terms of cash receipts, even though they are grown only in a few counties.” Pease suggested that I had used the wrong type of peanuts to make boiled peanuts. “The Virginia-style peanut is one of four major peanut types grown in the U.S.,” he said. "By far the most commonly grown are Runner peanuts, which are usually crushed for peanut butter and other uses. The Virginia-style peanut dominates the ‘snack’ or 'ballpark' ’ peanut market with its bright shell, large peanuts, and excellent taste. “Virginia-style peanuts are said to be the ‘Gold Standard’ for snacking peanuts. Two other types include the Valencia and Spanish peanuts, which are minor types compared to Runner and Virginia production. “As I understand, Valencias are good peanuts for boiling, but Runner peanuts are also boiled and eaten in the southeast U.S. As far as I know, Virginia-style peanuts are not eaten boiled.” As to whether he has enjoyed boiled peanuts himself, he says, “I ve eaten boiled peanuts, and I like them. They have a unique flavor, not appealing to everyone.' Peanut plants grow along the ground like vines and the peanuts themselves emerge from the roots like a potato. Weeds were a problem. In hindsight I should have used a good pre-emergence herbicide. This will kill weed seeds as they germinate. For post-emergence problems use a tiller, hoe, or even Roundup iglyphosate) to control weeds. This I did not try with my peanuts but Roundup I know is applied to vineyards to control grass and can be even sprayed onto the grape vines if they a*? mature. Don’t spray roundup on your peanut plants for it might kill them, but you could use it between the plants. Like paraquait, Roundup only kills what it touches. The peanut plants themselves should be planted three feet apart and in rows of sufficient width so that you can walk down them with a tiller or perhaps mower. They spread like a vine and crawl along the ground in a three foot radius. Harvest the peanuts after the first killing frost. People who want to dry them out,perhaps to make roasted peanuts, hang them from rafters and other lofty places, sort of like the way tobacco is cured. But I just dump the plants in buckets and wash them free of dirt. The peanut foliage should go on the compost pile. Along the North and South Carolina and Georgia coasts, boiled peanuts are as ubiquitous as winterblooming camellia and moonlightand-magnolia whimsy. They are sold at gas stations and in outdoor produce markets that line each tourist route. You buy them by the pound where they are scooped out of big vats having been boiled for 15 long hours. Yes, that is “hours" for the shell is tough when picked, so you have to cook them ad infinitum until they relent and soften their hide. In Maryland and Northern Virginia you can buy raw peanuts at Indian grocery stores and boil them. Out here in Rappahannock County neither the highbrow Epicurious Cow nor Sunnyside markets sell them. Tbo bad, for peanuts could be grown organically which is the stated prerequisite for Sunnyside. That word “organic” is an annoyance to me, because people bandy it about without knowing what it really means. In the case of peanuts you could grow’ them without chemical pesticides or herbicides that partially fits the definition of “organic farming.” For fertilizer, use compost which is definitely organic. For weed control, a hoe, roto-tiller, and a strong back will suffice. In Carolina people like Senator Ernest Hollings would say “balled peanuts.” It’s proper English in Charleston. If you want to buy your own you can order a pack of peanuts and salt from the Lee Brothers in Charleston at Boiledpeanuts. com. (I have doubts about boiledpeanuts.com. They don’t answer the phone when you call. Still I ordered some peanuts from them last year and they delivered.) If you want to buy them already boiled then order then from Whitley’s Peanut Factory in Hayes, Va. at www.whitleyspeanut.com. Mary Ann Rood, editor of “The Peanut Farmer” magazine says, “You can probably buy Roddenberry’s canned boiled peanuts in a supermarket near you to try. I guess some folks are just not lucky enough to run into boiled peanuts.” I neglected to tell Ms. Rood that in Rappahannock County there is no “supermarket near you.” I guess you will have to plant your own or buy them over the Internet. When you boil them make sure you keep adding water so they won’t bum. As a variation on this theme you could add hot peppers and make them so-called “cajun style”. Students receive science awards Photo courtesy of Patti Waddell SCIENCE WINNER: Megan Payne, winner at the local and regional science fairs, is going on to the state competition on April 5. She won first place honors in zoology with her project, "Just Horsin' Around" at the Piedmont Regional Science Fair in Charlottesville on March 6. By David Naser Special to the Rappahannock News Once again, Rappahannock County students deserve congratulations for the awards they garnered at the Piedmont Regional Science Fair held at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville on March 6. In the senior division, Megan Payne received first place honors in zoology with her project, "Just Horsin’ Around.” She was recognized with a certificate and a plaque. Payne advances to the Virginia State Science Fair to be held at Randolph Macon College in Ashland on April 5. In addition, 10th grader Patrick Treanor received Honorable Mention in Physics for his project, “The Fight for Flight.” In the junior division, RCES students came home with a total of eight awards. Osha Kondori earned an Honorable Mention in Inorganic Chemistry for her project, “A Big Bowl of Iron.” Brian Ross received an Honorable Mention in Microbiology, Medicine, and Invertebrates for his project, “Worms to Death.” Ross also won a First Place Army Certificate. In the same division, Jonathan Butler was awarded Second Place for his project, “Till Death Do Us Part.” Zack Wayland’s project, “Rolling, Rolling, Rolling,” received Third Place in Physics A: Mechanics. Emma Dodd-Henze’s project, “An Attractive Connection earned an Honorable Mention for Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism. Will Boelte brought home Third Place with his project, “What Makes a Sweet Sound?” In the Physics D division: Optics, Acoustics and Thermodynamics. Megan Wheatley brought home a certificate for Most Effort for her project, “Creek Critters,” in the Microbiology, Medicine & Invertebrate Studies division. While participation was somewhat smaller than in former years, Rappahannock students should be proud of their accomplishments and rewards. It was a long and grueling day for the students, as they stayed with their projects and attempted to answer the judges’ questions As the judges stressed at the awards ceremony that ended the day’s activities, all of these children are winners for working so hard and advancing to the regional competition. Many of these students made friends from other schools, and now have clearer ideas of what it takes to make a winning project. 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Boy Scout Troop 36 recognized for accomplishments Photos courtesy of Roger Pierson Boy Scout Troop 36 Senior Patrol Leader Josh Makela, left, and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Matt Bywaters congratulate each other on their own accomplishments and those of the troop. By Roger Pierson Special to the Rappahannock News Boy Scout Troop 36 conducted its Spring Court of Honor on Sunday, March 16 at the Washington Volunteer Fire Department Fire Hall. The Boy Scout Court of Honor is the ceremony in which newly elected Junior Leaders are charged with their duties and where Scouts are recognized for their accomplishments in advancement, public service and learning on the path to Eagle Scout rank. After the presentation of the American and Troop Flags, and the Pledge of Allegiance, the Boy Scouts rededicated themselves to the ideals of Scouting by reciting the Boy Scout Oath and Law and in prayer. The invocation was immediately followed by a covered dish dinner provided by the troop parents and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. After dinner the troop commenced the order of the day by swearing in Star Scout Josh Makela as Senior Patrol Leader. Josh then conducted the swearing in of his Troop Leadership, consisting of Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Matt Bywaters, Troop Guide Dorian Matthews, Patrol Leaders Andrew Kohler, Mitchell Ames, and Michael Landrum, and Assistant Patrol Leaders Daniel Pierson, Robbie Hamill-Huff, Aaron Oyster and Gavin Forrest. The Troop Junior Survivor From Page A3 so people in one room with large communal showers and toilets. We stood in line for food but most of the DP experience is totally erased from my memory. Was the food bad? Did I feel shame and humiliation? I can’t remember. I know from photos that I was thin as an anorexic. Those photos also show my family and friends all with haunted looks as if we had seen ghosts. The experience of 9/11 was horrifying for me. We all wept. I knew the rubble that was Ground Zero for I had been there before. But also, on some level, it gave me a personal validation. I better understood what had been happening to me because thousands of people here were experiencing something similar leading to symptoms that I knew about, such as post-traumatic suffering, survival guilt and being victimized. I could talk to them and be understood. I am just beginning to grasp the different ways my wartime experiences wounded me and why I only feel safe in the sanctuary of my home. Healing has begun, but it is far from over. I don’t want other innocent human beings to repeat what I and many thousands of others went through. I believe that nothing good comes from war and that many who have lived through it, even when “liberated,” turn to hate instead of compassion and understanding. In my own case I am surprised at the growing rage I feel when I hear that we need to go to war and invade another country. I identify totally with the children, mothers and fathers who are Leadership then conducted the presentation of merit badges and Badges of Rank with the commensurate level of respect and decorum. Matt Bywaters was presented with the Fire Safety merit badge; Daniel Pierson with the Eaglerequired Personal Management merit badge; and Josh Makela with the Snow Sports merit badge. Charles Crawford was then called forward along with his parents to be recognized and awarded Second Class Rank. Charles has learned the use of map and compass to find his way in the outdoors, to provide meals for himself and others, and made progress in his swimming skills in addition to other requirements in earning his Second Class badge. In the awarding of the highest rank earned since the last Court of Honor, Simon Berry was called forward along with his parents, to be presented with his First Class Scout badge. In earning this rank, Simon has learned to navigate without the aid of a compass, using the sun, moon and stars, to further develop his first aid skills including CPR, and to construct camp structures using only rope and fallen wood. He has further developed his leadership ability by teaching these skills to his fellow Scouts. Following the award ceremony, the troop reflected on its last_5ampout at Wakefield r afraid and just want to survive. I love living here in this county. The area is serene and beautiful and I find solace painting in my studio with the Blue Ridge in the background. Still, anxiety gnaws at me and though it may seem far away the upcoming war terrorizes me. I miss my large family, my language and my roots. Yes, I’m lucky that I’m living in the U.S. where I can freely express my thoughts. What I want to express here is that we, as a great nation, must make a deal with ourselves to commit great resources to working out better ways to resolve conflict than war and killing. L A....,1 Charles Crawford of Boy Scout Troop 36, accompanied by his parents Opie and Nancy Crawford, is awarded Second Class Rank. Manor in December, and the Ski Trip to Roundtop, Pennsylvania in February. Upcoming plans for the District Winter Camporee at Lake Arrowhead in Luray and Summer Camp at Camp Rock Enon were also discussed. Scouters (adult leaders) were also recognized for their many contributions to Scouting in Rappahannock County. Thanks was given to Assistant Scoutmasters Ron Makela, Rick Kohler, Joe Ordile and Doug Bywaters. Without the involvement of these men, Troop 36 would not have an outdoor program to offer the youth of our County. Cubmaster of Pack 123, Opie Crawford, was recognized for his contributions to the troop as well as for his instrumental role in running the Cub Scout program. Boy Scouting is currently dependent on Cub Scouting to provide 80 percent of its membership. The troop also reflected on the accomplishments and contributions of two Scouters who were honored at the Shenandoah Area Council Recognition Dinner the previous evening. This event resembles a Court of Honor for adult leaders in the Council. Recognized from Rappahannock County and awarded with the Statuette Award were Boy Scout Troop 36 Committee Chairman Walt Longyear and Cub Scout Pack 123 Committee Chairman Libet Pierson. The Statuette Award is presented to the top 1 percent of Scouters that have performed at least three years of service to a unit in the Council. 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Council From Page A1 Jeff Benson, with a second from Alice Butler, and r Goodine was nominated by Claudia Mitchell, with a second from Jerry Goebel. Both candidates were provided an opportunity to introduce themselves and to highlight their qualifications. 1 Real Estate Wanted Rappahannock County Investor looking to buy property in Rappahannock County. Will pay FULL ASSESSMENT VALUE and can CLOSE IN 30 DAYS. All property types considered. Please call Investor/Broker (540)347-0736 REAL ESTATE AUCTION Brick rambler on 25+ beautiful open acres! Slate Mills, Rappahannock County, VA Saturday, April 26, at 12 Noon REAL ESTATE: Certain tract of land consisting 25.0246 acres +/-, more or less, (Tax Map parcel 59-3B), belonging to Jean Porter and Myrtle Whiting. The property situate, lying and being in Hawthorne District, Rappahannock County, Virginia, being the property conveyed to Joseph Starry by deed from Charles W. Racer and Maude J. Racer dated and recorded December 6, 2000 as Instrument Number 00-1605 in the Rappahannock County land records. DIRECTIONS: From Rt. 522 just south of Sperryville, Virginia take Rt. 231 Approx. 7.4 miles turn left on Rt. 707, Proceed 2.8 miles to auction on right. A dream-come-true opportunity for someone. Please call for a detailed bidder’s brochure. /Bill Payne Auctions, inc. v**™ P.O. Box 178, Amissville, VA 20106 (540) 937-4142 email: payne729@earthlink.net website: www.bpauctions.com — Magical — 27 acre 3 house property needing a bit of work. Ideal property for sharing country life with others. One gracious old manor farm house w/sohd wroxi craftsmanship, one 2 BR solar house w/separate screened living porch and one charmingly renovated 4 room cottage. Serene pnvacy plus a secret garden! $561,800 — Fair Haven — Delightful country home of 6,000 sqft. Elegant details, formal LR & DR, spacious entertaining room, kitchengreat room w/stone fireplace, artist’s loft/gucst suite and hall gallery. 4 fireplaces, 4 bedrooms, 5.5 baths 15 acs of park setting & mountain views amid large estates! $1,100,000 Rose Bud Cottage Charming home & outbuilding in historic village of Sperryvillc May be used for a business. Opportunity for home business or comfortable retirement. $175,000 _ Real Estate m Mitzic Young 540 675 3555 Bctsv Hillc 540 937 7902 (540) 675-1373 Rick Kohler 540 937 6146 RcalEstateIII.com/washington.html 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA 22747 Central Virginia 'i largest real estate firm with nine offices serving our community for 30 years 1I Private, secluded and spacious home with 3BR/2BA on 14 acres. Wooded, stream, wood floors, hot tub, open and airy house plan, outbuildings. A Farmette that is perfect for animals. Truly a one of a kind property. Fitting for weekend home or full time residence. $405,000. Privately located house on 5 manageable acre lot close to town of Washington on paved road. Lot has some landscaping, fencing, and park-like treed area jand mountain views from front deck. Master bedroom cm main floor with sitting or computer room, great room with open loft library separating two bedrooms. Full basement with full bath for 4th BR. Extra workshop space over garage. $325,000 EB 12699 Lee Highway • Washington, VA 22747 Rappahannock Office: 540-987-9243 www.SamSneadRealty.com If you wish to Kirch the Multiple Listing System go to ^ HomesdjUbise.com/simsnead Sam Snead: >40-987-9336 Denise Chandler 675-3900 Amy Sloane Timbers 987-6666 Let Dillard 675-3564 Dulcida Estrada 825-4300 Emily Taylor 987-8019 Fowler said he has lived in the town full time for four years and had been the president of an environmental organization. He also said he had led a congressional lobbying group. He said he was currently engaged in building an energy-sharing consortium. He said that he admired “the present state of the county and the town” and that he felt that the “relatively strict zoning” in the town should be preserved. With regard to process, Fowler reiterated the selection of Leggett to the Town Council and contrasted that to the suggestions that he said were made by some council members that “service on other (town) boards would be useful” in determining the qualifications of present Town Council candidates. He said he had received 80 signatures, 50 of which were town residents, and the balance of which were recogr nizable for having businesses or other interests in the town. He said that “if the council feels that the candidates are roughly equal, the weight of the petition should make a difference.” He added that his appointment would “give representation to a declared block” of voters. Goodine distributed copies of her resume to the Town Council that highlighted her educational and professional background, and provided a “personal statement” regarding her qualifications as a Town Council candidate. She pointed out that her education, that includes a Master of Arts in English from Yale University and a Doctor of Philosophy in English from the University of New Hampshire, as well as her professional background as a professor and assistant dean have provided her with the benefits for the Town Council seat that include an Amissville - Locust Grove, a historic Va. farmhouse (circa 1820) features 19th Century ambience with all the modern conveniences including new mechanical electrical, & plumbing systems. Beautifully sited on 15 acres overlooking a pond & rolling pastures, this expansive 12-room farmhouse comes complete w/5 FPs, heart of pine floors, pool, dependencies & charm of old Virginia. Additional acreage is available. $659,990 Warren Co. - Linden: An 11-year old well-maintained Cedar home surrounded by 2 acres of peace & quiet overlooks a community lake. This 2 BR/ 2 BA home offers den/office, a walkout basement, garage & great decking for entertaining. $179,900 617 Zachary Taylor Highway, Flint Hill, VA, 22627 540-675-7171 www.roywheelcr.com Jean lillard 540-675-3670 (H) jeonlilkird@mns.com Cheri Woodard 540-987-9080 (H) cfwoodard@earthlink.net ability for “critical thinking and independent thinking.” She noted that she has developed “good communications and listening skills” and that her position on the Town Planning Commission had provided her with an understanding of the town’s ordinances “which I think provide an excellent framework for the future of the town.” Goodine continued, “I think the beauty of the town and its surroundings, coupled with the mixture of outstanding skills and talents of its residents, make Washington a truly special community. These are qualities that must be preserved. On the other hand, I don’t think that preservation is synonymous with stagnation and that the council, as well as the citizenry as a whole, must be open to new ideas.” The meeting was then opened for public comment. Dorothy Hawkins said that she supports Fowler “wholeheartedly.” Charlie Kevis provided details on Fowler’s current position with “Honeywell International as Director of Energy Management Services,” and said that this experience would enable him to be a good council member. Mr. Kevis also discussed the value of Mr. Fowler’s petition and said, “It’s not an election day, but the next best thing to it. If this is a representative government . . . this (petition) has meaning.” Former Mayor Stew Willis also spoke in support of Fowler and pointed out that the 50 signatures from residents on the petition represent votes that are, “other than Jerry (Goebel), more than anyone else up there.” Robin Purnell, who was the last of 10 to speak in support of Fowler, told the council, “You are supposed to represent the people of the town. . . . Brandon does not have a hidden agenda—he will make fair decisions based upon what’s good for the people and for the town.” Ray Gooch was the sole voice in support of Goodine. He spoke of her “real courage and real independence” on the Town Planning Commission, and said, regarding Fowler’s petition, that he has “seen in the past they have been uniformly SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! Our listings/sales for the past 6 months have been outstanding! I 4.10 acres located in Amissville $69,000 I 18 acres located in Washington $156,250 I 3BR/1BA home on 1.72 acs. - $99,000 I 10 acs. w/beautiful vws, creek, private - $95,000 I 3BR/1BA home on 10.5 acs. $160,000 I 2BR/1BA home on 1.10 acre-$95,500 I 2 acre Farmette near Washington $150,000 I Charming cottage on 13+acres $365,000 I 2BR/1 BA home on 1.00 acre -103, 000 I Nice farmhouse on 4 acres near Sperryville @$199,900 I 3BR/3BA cottage on 58 acres - $440,000 I 42 acres, views and stream $105,000 I 50 acres, great building site, vws $125,000 I 50 acres, close to SNP-$100,000 Sales Pending! I Cedar sided immaculate home on 2 acres I Farmhouse in town of Washington. I 10 acres, private with building site I Duplex near Amissville. I Grand home on 5 acres w/all amenities. I Home on 12 acres near F.T. Valley. I 71 acres near Old Rag Mt. I Beautiful estate home on 30 acres. I Cedar sided home on 34 acres, very private, $599,900 ii you are inimang about listing or selling your property or for any of your real estate needs, stop by and see one of our Sam Snead Realty Agents today! Sam Snead, Broker • Amy Sloane Timbers, Agent Denise Chandler, Associate Broker • Dulcida Estrada, Agent Lee Dillard, Agent • Emily Taylor, Agent D if 12699 Lee Highway • Washington VA 22747 Rappahannock Office: 540-987-9243 www.SamSneadRealty.com you wish to tcarch the Multiple Luting Syatem go to Home*d jtaba»e.com/iaminead ignored” by those on council. Gooch concluded by noting that “the founding fathers, as a representative government, don’t have to take a head count but have to have independent judgment.” Council members then discussed the candidates. Claudia Mitchell said that it was “incredible to have so many people who want to do something for the town.” She added that she was impressed with Fowler, but felt that Goodine’s “experience and understanding of ordinances is very crucial to everything we do.” She also addressed Fowler’s petition, and said that she had spoken to one of the signatories and was told that that individual’s signature was not to represent a vote for Fowler, but merely “to make sure that he had an opportunity.” Jeff Benson said that he was “not going to discount the petition. These silent names are screaming—it’s not something we can ignore . . . .” Alice Butler also spoke in support of Fowler and of the validity of the petition. She said, “I do think we should listen to the people who signed the petition.” Reinhardt Lynch thanked “the candidates and the people for coming here,” and said that he hoped that the council would do the right thing. Jerry Goebel said that we have “two great candidates— I hope we can make the right choice.” Mayor Leggett said, “I come down in support of Jean. It comes down to belief and knowledge.” He added that he did not ascribe to the belief “that a petition is as good as a ballot.” The final result: for Goodine— Leggett, Lynch, Mitchell, Goebel and for Fowler—Butler and Benson. Other Activities With regard to the wastewater system, Mayor Leggett noted that the town was in the process of “reexamining the Clopton property for its suitability for a drainage system;” that the town had “the county’s definition of what area they want (of the Avon Hall property); and that the town is “awaiting Sunnyside’s response.” Benson reported that the last proposal had been received from auctioneers interested in handling Avon Hall’s contents. The council discussed the benefits of an on or off site auction, and Mayor Leggett asked for a report from Benson and Goebel on their recommendations as to auctioneer, location and auction date. Real estate transfers The following real estate transactions were recorded recently in the Rappahannock Circuit Court Clerk’s Office: Mary Louise Brown Busceni to TVner House LLC, l/24th undivided interest. Piedmont District. $2,500. Jenifer E. Gallagher to Christopher C. Gallagher, 30 acres, 18.5 acres, 1.1489 acres. Stonewall District. No consideration. Wallace L. Judd and wife to Arlington Builders Inc., 25.1867 acres. Jackson District. $142,500. Eileen Mitchell Day to Padua LLC, 34 acres. Piedmont District No consideration. John H. Mehoves and wife to Gene R. Farmelo and wife, 28.825 acres. Piedmont District $585,000. Gloria L Allen and others to - Gloria L Allen, 4.0594 acres. Stonewall District Deed of gift Margaret G. Tylek Strawser to E. Thornton Lam and wife, 5 acres. Jackson District $40,000. E. Thornton Lam and wife to Thornton David Lam and wife, 20.0036 acres. Jackson District Deed of gift Jonathan James Haase and wife to Jonathan James Haase, Rappahannock and Madison counties. Deed of gift Robert K. Brownridge and wife to Sharon G. Brownridge, 178.0326 acres. Hawthorne District No consideration. Michael Ray Smoot and wife to Donna J. Vannata, two acres. Jackson District $277,000. Gerald D. Wardk to SAM< MAG Properties LC. 9.287 acres. Wakefield District. $50,000.

For Anna Wolfe, making music is magic By Kathleen Litchfield Special to the Rappahannock News iipfi' Anna Wolfe remembers making up songs as a little girl, while playing beneath the summer sun on her parents’ Kirtland, Ohio horse farm. She even remembers her first-ever performance, in her day care class, at age three. The blond-haired, blue-eyed Annie, donned in brand new, trainengineer overalls and a striped jacket, stood in front of her classmates on the rug and sang, “She’ll Be Cornin’ Round the Mountain.” “What I didn’t realize at the time was that I was writing songs all the way back then,” laughed the 31-yearold singer/songwriter, whose latest compact disc, “I Never Was Cool,” has won rave reviews. Wolfe’s talent has been compared to that of folk s tars Joni Mitchell and Patti Smith. Rob Williams of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Crosswinds Weekly described her voice as “a potent instrument” and Michael Koster of Santa Fe’s Thirsty Ear wrote that it ranges “from whispery folky to a compelling, almost bluesy holler.” They reviewed her performances in New Mexico where she lived before coming here. Wolfe, now a resident of Slate Mills, has come a long way from the elementary school days she spent strums ming her father’s nylonstringed guitar and taking occasional voice lessons. Hailing from a creative family, Wolfe has performed live since high school, when she made her own four-track tape with a musician friend and won a scholarship that paid for studio time. After two years at Emerson College in Boston, Mass., she returned home and performed regularly at Cleveland-area coffeehouses and pubs. Here, she made two additional recordings before moving to Albuquerque where she played with two short-lived bands. In 1999, she hired studio musicians and recorded her latest compact disc, “I Never Was Cool.” After three years of successful Albuquerque-area touring with her band, “Anna Wolfe and the Hounds of Carlisle,” Wolfe said she began feeling limited by the venues in the desert. She also missed the trees and the rural environment of her childhood. Last summer, she and her husband, Philip Vaandrager, set out across the country in their KV on a solo tour of small, East Coast venues. It was during this tour that Wolfe fell in love with the Shenandoah Mountains, while attending one of famed singer/songwriter Paul Reisler’s and Julie Portman’s intensive, weeklong Song Camps in Little Washington. “I had met Paul at a song school in Lyons, Colorado the summer before and he was one of the many teachers I found extremely inspiring,” said Wolfe, who plays guitar and piano. “Being a songwriter is a quirky - t thing to be in this life. Everywhere you go, when people ask you what you do, you’re constantly confronted with looks of judgement and disbelief. And until I open my mouth and sing for people, not very many people have ever taken me seriously. So it’s been hard. “And when I went to Paul’s workshop, I found the validation that I needed, not only as a singer/songwriter, but as a person. It was very profound for me and I’d recommend it to anybody interested in songwriting. ” Wolfe and Vaandrager moved to Rappahannock County last October and immediately began booking shows at local coffeehouses, clubs and pubs. Wolfe handles her own publicity while Vaandrager, a live sound technician, does her sound and books her gigs. Wolfe recently has performed at Molly’s Irish Pub in^ Warrenton,, Mountainside Market in Sperryville and “Jammin’Java” in Vienna. (For a full listing of Wolfe’s numerous _' ..'SbIjEjB , -s perform "O'*3"'1"'" .nna^Jo«e'SP upcomv ing performances, visit her website at www.annawolfe.com.) Wolfe said she likes the location of Rappahannock County as it is central to Washington, D.C. and Charlottesville, which hosts a vibrant singer/songwriter scene. She and Vaandrager also are presently making monthly trips to Nashville and New York City to promote her music. The soft-spoken Vaandrager, who works in Manassas, said he fell in love with Wolfe the very first time he heard her sing. “I think Annie is fabulous. I work tirelessly, and am completely committed to having the rest of the world hear her songs. I think she needs to be heard because she has a wonderful message,” said Vaandrager. Wolfe’s music, which includes folk, rock and roll, alternative rock, adult contemporary, blues and country/westem, is difficult to categorize, and she likes it that way. “It seems very unnecessary to me to pick a genre of music. I write what I write,” said Wolfe, whose lyrics range from sweetly sung love songs about her husband to angry rants about “Things that Piss Me Off.” Her voice incites _„ Writing music, for Wolfe, was at first a way of working out her inner turmoil. “I started out writing songs just for myself but then I started to perform 66 She’s one of the most gifted young songwriters I’ve met in many, many years. She has this remarkable ability to weave a story. Anna is a real original with a totally unique voice. Paul Reisler Singer, songwriter and found that people really responded to them. As I’ve written throughout my life, I’ve learned that the songs I like to write the most are songs I give as gifts to other people,” she said. “Writing can also be an outlet photo a\ area clubs an<)ga«*""9P'a _■ and whispers, snarls and beckons, growls and lulls. Among her many influences are singer/songwriters Annie Lennox, Patti Smith, Beth Nielson Chapman, Aretha Franklin and Eliza Gilkinson. She said that folk star Joni Mitchell is her alltime favorite, because “you can listen to her albums five million times and never get tired of them. She’s pure poetry and has a richness in her images,” said Wolfe. Paul Reisler had similar things to say about Wolfe. “Both Julie (Portman) and I were really impressed by Anna’s writing. She’s one of the most gifted young songwriters I’ve met in many, many years,” said Reisler. “She has this remarkable ability to weave a story. Anna is a real original with a totally unique voice.” courtesy ot Ann3' for imagina tion, purely You can make something up. It’s okay and it’s fun. Or imagine yourself in someone else’s shoes. That’s a really fun courtesy of Anna Wolfe rai* sz'ssSW thS f'rsf time he heard he way to wnte a song. Or just think of someone when you’re writing, and mysteriously, the song ends up really affecting them even though you don’t understand why. Music is nothing less than magical.” However, Wolfe said, being a musician is also hard work. “There’s the booking, promoting, writing and practicing. A lot of musicians don’t practice, but I do,” she said. “It's also a challenge for me to balance everything — the day to day activities like washing dishes, housework and maintaining friendships.” Two weeks ago, Wolfe wrote a song called “Music before Housework,” detailing her direct struggle with balancing her musical creativity and life’s daily activities. She usually rises by 6 a.m. and heads straight for the living room to her shiny black Kawai piano. After a brief breakfast break, she will dress quickly and continue writing, for “hours and hours.” Greatly inspired by nature, she walks among the 600 acres of woods outside her home every day to enjoy the trees, birds and wildlife around her. She leaves office work for the afternoon and shopping and cleaning for the evenings. “It took me a long time to get to the place where I could really focus on my work as a priority. I have to set boundaries, like anyone who chooses a career in the arts,” said Wolfe, who has also faced another challenge. Since birth, she has had a visual perceptual condition called Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (SSS), which affects attention span, energy level and depth perception and can cause headaches, eye strain and fatigue. As for actress Whoopi Goldberg and painter Vincent Van Gogh, the condition has caused Wolfe difficulty in seeing clearly, particularly in reading Wolfe wants to spread the word about Scotopic Sensitivity, also called Irlen Syndrome (visit www.irlen.com), because she thinks it is often overlooked in children and can be helped through the use of special glasses, which she wears when she performs. “People always ask me why I’m wearing these glasses. It has changed my life to be able to see so much better,” she said. Her two-year-old glasses have allowed her to write more songs than ever before, including on her piano. Many of the songs will be featured on the solo album she is presently composing, including a beautiful ballad entitled, “If My Mind Was a Hound.” The new album will feature lyrics that are <ath/een Litchfield “more representative of fh hnch what Annie does now ir c,_. °and, when she performs live, ate Mills solo,” said Vaandrager. ® her “There will be a lot of r S'ng. piano songs and some guitar songs. But very sparse arrangements as opposed to her last CD that had a lot of instrumentation.” Wolfe said she is looking forward to becoming involved in the Rappahannock community. “We are just so drawn here by the energy of the place,” she said. “It felt like home to me right away. It’s very alive and that makes it special.” Hans Gerhard to show at the Packing Shed Gallery By June Jordan Special to the Rappahannock Newi Hans Wolfram Gerhard will be showing his recent paintings at the Packing Shed Gallery from April 3 to April 28. The public is invited to an artist’s reception on Sunday, April 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. Gerhard has been a resident of Rappahannock County since 1987, and has spent several years restoring buildings and rehabilitating the woods and fields of a Slate Mills farm. Now, with the completion of a studio building on the farm and with flagging demands for the hay he has been producing for some years, he is again turning mainly to the pursuit of his interests in the visual arts. He was bom and educated in Germany and originally came to the U.S. “for just a year." Returning to Germany, he worked as an editor in academic publishing and taught at the University of Tbbingen. With his British bom wife, Christian, and three children, he eventually settled in the U.S., teaching at Duke, UCLA and other universities. He later served on the staff of an international organization in Wash Photo courtesy of Hans Gerhard Artist Hans Gerhard at his Slate Mills farm where he has built a studio. ington, D.C. His interest in the arts was fostered by early training in Germany and later by studies at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington D.C. The strongest influences on his artistic development came, however, from visits to the art museums of Washington and other great cities, as well as from artists he met in the communities in which he lived, both in this country and abroad. While an admirer of the masters of other more figurative approaches to the visual arts, Gerhard has gradually moved away from landscape and still life painting to abstract images of the imagination, and to a bolder palette. He also dabbles in sculpting. Egged on mainly by younger family members and friends, he chops wood blocks into strange birds and beasts. Lately, he has been inspired to create with rusty metal pieces of discarded and found objects, forming configurations that catch his fancy. Some of these sculptures will be included in his exhibit. His paintings have been shown by the Franz Bader Gallery in Washington D.C. since 1979, and by other galleries, including lately the Glassworks Gallery in Sperryville and the Mill in Millwood, Va. His works are held in private collections in the U.S. and Europe. The Packing Shed Gallery is on the comer of Gay alia Porter Streets in the Tbwn of Washington. Gallery hours are from 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Monday. For more information, call 675-3410. Author-lawyer Judy Hope of Flint Hill tells all in her new book, ‘Pinstripes & Pearls’ By James P. Gannon Special to the Rappahannock News In the autumn of 1961, when she was one or zv young women entering first-year law studies at Harvard Law School, Judith Richards and her female classmates were invited to dinner at the home of law school dean Erwin Griswold. Men outnumbered women 560 to 20 in that class, but only the women were invited to the dean’s dinner. After eating, they retired to Griswold’s living room, where each was asked to respond to his one question: “Why are you at Harvard Law School, taking the place of a man?” The question reflected the common assumptions of the times: That the law was a man’s domain, that women belonged in the „ _I | U A A \A Vii v* V V11V tv »» women who were permitted to study law probably wouldn’t make careers of it, thus “wasting” the prestigious education Harvard bestowed upon them. As she demonstrates in her newly published book, the assumptions were all wrong. The women who gathered at dinner that night went on to become famous trial attorneys, judges, politicians, executives and teachers. As for herself, Judith Richards Hope went on to become a partner in a big Washington, D.C. law firm, a White House othcial, a director ot such corporations as General Mills and Union Pacific, and now, the latest in a long line of authors of Rappahannock County. In “Pinstripes & Pearls,” her first book, Judy Hope tells the story of the 15 women who graduated in the Harvard Law class of 1964, when women lawyers were still a rarity and gender-equality a radical concept. It is the true story of surviving “in a male academic boot camp” and later fighting to find a place in law firms heavy with testosterone and resentment. It is a funny, sad and poignant book, a group profile of barrier-breaking women and their lives. inow tne owner ot a mountaintop farm near Flint Hill, the author will sign and discuss her book on Friday, March 28 at the Old Sperryville Bookshop at 7:30 p.m. She will share the stories of her career and those of her remarkable classmates, who include Patricia Scott Schroeder, a 12term Congresswoman, and U S. Court of Appeals judge Judith W. Rogers. See HOPE, Page B2

-of-; Church -is!' M si Activities -m v._ ,.. JL Flint Hill Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. Jack Campbell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a m. Worship Service 6:30 a m. Wednesday: Worship Service 7:30 p.m. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Trey Hensley Sunday: Sunday School 10 a m. Worship Service 11 aftn. Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Choir practice 7 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. AmissvilleFull Gospel Pastor: Rev. Jim Pittman II Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. John B. Haynes Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Thursday: Adult Choir 7:30 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 First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, children and adults 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Lenten program Washington Baptist Church 6:15 p.m. Wash i ngto n Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Tuesday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Community Lenten program 6:15 p.m. 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. Thornton \s Gap Regular Baptist Rev. Kirby Shenk Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist churches will have worship services 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 Short) is pastor and invites the public. Hopewell Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Henry A. Townes Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Massanova Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. LD. Savage Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Youth 5:45 p.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Tuesday: Worship 7 p.m. 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. Royal Rangers/Missionetts 7 p.m. Neiu Harvest Christian Fellowship Sunday: Worship service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and Friday: Home group 7 p.m. Services at Viewtown General Store Winter be gone—spring is here (Shhh!) At the risk of angering Mommie Nature and having her dump another two feet of snow on us for my hubris. I'd like to state quietly that I think spring is here. Forget about this solstice and equinox stuff, we Virginians know that winter starts on Dec. 1. and spring on March 1. I go by the weather, which usually coincides with these dates, and choose to ignore the length of the days. Maybe that's why I'm a writer and not a scientist. Of course, this year is not the year to set up your seasonal calendar by. Where was that false spring we usually get in February1 Instead we got two feet of snow and a lot of cold weather from November until well into March. It doesn’t matter. Spring arrived for me March 1, when I saw my first groundhog. Groundhogs are a much better sign of spring than robins, who show up in February. I even saw a flock % Backyard / Happenings * Pam Owen of robins in January this year. What was that all about? Big Indian Stream, on the other side of the pond from me, is roaring with spring runoff. What a great sound after years of drought. A beautiful fox with a bright red coat who’s kept everything but his scent and scat hidden all winter was casually scouting out the field next to my yard at noon on the day after I saw the groundhog. I would like to think he was taking a springtime stroll. The song birds are transitioning from their territorial calls to their mating calls, filling the air with these more melodic sounds. The farm’s large resident Canada goose flock is showing territorial and mating displays, which involve a lot of bobbing, waving, pointing, and rolling of the head, wing flapping, and even more honking than usual, and the usual is quite enough, thank you. The “ahonk,” “hink," and snore-calls of geese mating fill the air. Nest building should start soon. I see our geese getting more territorial about the lovely, protected island in the middle of our pond, which is a great nesting site. I put out a bird house my mother had had at her house, and several small birds showed interest. I’m hoping the wrens will find it and not nest in one of my potted plants this year. While the spring peepers won’t start their calls until it’s a bit w armer. I’ve decided to pack up my mukluks, get my spring clothes out of storage and start doing a lot more hiking through the local fields and forests to find other signs of spring. Maybe the best part of spring this year for me will •be the opportunity to see a batch of new foals arrive on the farm. The owner has five brood mares, and they’re all preggers and due to drop their foals this spring. The first is due in April, and I’m hoping to be available to witness its arrival. Newborn foals are like drunks trying to walk on stilts, but a whole lot cuter. I’ve seen a lot of new foals, but never witnessed their coming into the world. Calves are pretty cute, too, but in Montana, where I helped deliver a few, they always arrived when it was well below zero, with several feet of snow on the ground. If I remember correctly, they also always arrived at about 3 a m., which made for a lovely experience all around. So, join me in saying, “Winter be gone! We shall have baby animals, spring flowers and warm sunshine!” (Shhh. . . not too loud! Sperryville road improvements discussed By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News With final work on the Sperryville Gateway Project’s pedestrian bridge and walkways awaiting only good weather for completion, the Gateway Committee turned its attention to Main Street road and drainage improvements. In a meeting on March 13, Committee Chairman Tom Junk presented the latest proposal from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for Main Street—a proposal that addresses some of the concerns that committee member Martin Woodard expressed last October regarding the design of the walkway portion of the road. In this latest proposal, the VDOT drawings show a fourfoot “exposed aggregate concrete sidewalk," similar to the one on Gay Street in Washington that Mr. Woodard had used as an example in the October meeting. Junk appeared supportive of VDOT’s proposal, and he noted too that VDOT has a “low bidder" for the project and that work is expected to begin in June and be completed iii September. Woodard said that he did not see on the new drawings that the old pavement w'ould be cut down as per the original plans. Committee member Cliff Miller suggested that Junk acquire a copy of the road construction contract so that a determination could be made. Committee members also discussed drainage improvements that are to be made in the rear of 11 properties that front on Main Street. All property owners have been given copies of the proposed improvements and easement agreements to permit the improvements to be made on private property. , Unless all of these property owners agree to the easements, it is possible that these drainage improvements will not be made. Chairman Junk will attempt to set up another Gateway Committee meeting soon with a VDOT representative present so that issues can be discussed and questions answered. Hope From Page B1 Though still busy practicing law in the nation’s capital, the author spends as much time as possible in Rappahannock County, where she plans to retire on her farm. The book is subtitled, “The Women of the Harvard Law Class of‘64 who Forged ah Old-Girl Network and Paved the Way for Future Generations,” which aptly sums up the story. It has attracted national attention, including a major story in USA Today and reviews in The Washington Post and other publications. The book’s foreword is written by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, a Harvard classmate, who writes that these women overcame “considerable prejudice, barriers, closed doors and closed minds,” and thereby smoothed the road for others that followed. Among her stories of her Harvard days, the author tells of one professor who never called on the females in the class except on a designated “Ladies Day” when the case to be discussed involved underwear, much to the amusement of the male students. “Harvard Law School was the toughest law school in the world at that time,” Judy Hope writes, “and one of the last in the U.S. to admit women.” She and her classmates had to contend with professors and male classmates who resented their presence and accommodations that were inadequate, including the lack of women’s restrooms. The law profession wasn’t much more welcoming in the mid-1960s. Hope tells of staging a virtual sit-in at the office of famous Washington lawyer Edward Bennett Williams, seeking a job interview. Refusing to be brushed off by an assistant, she confronted Williams as he was going to lunch, and reminded him he was the champion defender of unpopular causes. “What’s more unpopular these days than hiring a woman lawyer?" she demanded. Williams invited her to lunch and thus began her career as a trial lawyer. The author spent hun dreds of hours interviewing her classmates, both women and men, for their recollections of Harvard days and their reflections on the attitudes of the time and the changes since then, as well as the paths of their various careers. The result is a combination group portrait and memoir that chronicles the great social changes of the last 40 years, and reminds readers that phrases such as “woman lawyer” and “male nurse” were uttered with a certain amazement not so very long ago. The program at the book shop is free and open to the public. To reserve space or a book to be signed, call 987-8444. The 293-page hardcover book, published by Scribner, retails for $26. 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We read in Job 12:13 and 22, “With God are wisdom and might; He has counsel and understanding..Jfe uncovers the deeps oU of darkness, and brings deep darkness to light” Yes, beneath the sheet of | snow, crocus with colorful potential and daftodl bulbs that hold the color of the i sun wait for the curtain ol winter to lift so the show of spring can begin. Do you every feel that life could not possibly hold any goodness for you..that you cannot dg out from under your circumstances? Yet, the same God ; that brings spring from depths of winter can bring light and warmth to your life, | no matter how hopeless you feel Visit God’s House this Sabbath. Plant your see of faith. Spring win coma to your soul sooner than you think-and you w8l blossom. 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‘Die Another Day5 ups the stunts By Joanne Hilty Special to the Rappahannock News “Die Another Day," the 20th James Bond installment of novelist Ian Flemings Agent 007 does the expected, but with the ante raised in every area — stunts, visual effects and exotic locales. This is a sharper, edgier Bond, in which first-time Bond director Lee Tamahori allows a small bit of character work to creep in, and Pierce Brosnan, in his fourth outing as Agent 007, suggests the playboy spy is really a serious, hard-working guy. The film is showing at The Theatre in the Town of Washington on Friday, March 21, 8:00 p.m. This is the first Bond film to rely heavily on digital effects. Madonna sings the title song and even appears in one of the film’s brighter sequences. The best addition is Halle I Berry as Jinx, who instead of being a Bond Girl du jour, joins forces with 007 as a full-fledged fighting companion, matching him in ruthlessness and technology. Jinx, an American spy, pairs with Bond to hunt down yet another megalomaniacal tyrant—an English billionaire (Tbby Stephens). Bond’s new partner looks as smashing in her bikini as Bond does in his tux. The film begins in unfamiliar territory for Bond as a prisoner being tortured by North Korean captors. When he is released in a prisoner exchange after 18 months in captivity, Bond is shunned by British Secret Service head M (Judi Dench) in the belief he cracked under torture and gave up a British spy. Labeled useless as a spy and held incommunicado aboard a Yankee ship in Hong Kong Harbor, Bond escapes, making his way first to a hotel luxury' suite, then to Cuba in pursuit of an evil Korean killer, Zao (Rick Yune). At a Cuban beach bar, the tone and focus shift to more familiar territory. It is here Bond meets up with super heroine Jinx and the romantic sparks fly instantly. The two break into and destroy a health clinic operating on an offshore island where DNA transplants can change the identity of bad guys like the agile Zao. Then it’s off to London for state-of-the-art rearmament, onto Iceland and back to North Korea. Called the best Bond film yet for Brosnan, “Die Another Day” is packed with excitement, vigor and fortitude. John Cleese, in the role of Q (replacing Desmond Llewelyn, who died in 1999) is a big plus. Rumor has it that Jinx might be given her own spinoff and get her own license to thrill —a first for a Bond girl. The film is rated PG-13 and contains action violence and sexual content. Run time is 132 minutes. Photo courtesy of Hazel Zinn-Day 4-H Contest The Rappahannock County chapter of the 4-H All Stars sponsored the 4-H Presentation Contest this year. Demonstrations and presentations were given in areas from horses to omelets. Participants from left to right are Caroline Massie, Kimberly Sealock, Carly Day, Katie Nelson, Maeghan Boucher, Steven Nelson, Judge Sandy Polen and 4-H All Star Jennifer Gray. All the participants will represent the county 4-H in the District competition in April in Madison County. BUILDING SUPPLIES Brandy Station Rt 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. See Us For All Your Building SupplyNeeds 540/825-0397 1418 Orange Rd , Culpeper CABINETS LUKAY WOODWORKS Kitchen And Bath Cabinets, Countertops Custom Woodwork 540-743-1800 CARPET EARLY’S CARPET. INC. The One-Slop Shop lor complete Home Decorating Service Floor Covenngs • Window Treatments Wal^saper • Skp Covers & Uphotstsry RmUtntttl 4 CommrcHI Rt. 211 AmlnvWt, VA 937-5500 . MacRae Associates, p.c. Tax Preparation Si Planning AccountingServices Financial Planning wwiMnacne-cpumi (540) 675-2043 Joseph Keyser Construction, Inc. 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Hackley's Store, Horse & Hound and Settle's Grocery. Envelopes are available at these sites for monetary donations. Hearthstone’s auction Hearthstone School s annual Hootenanny will become a Hoot ‘n Auction on April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Washington fire hall, with a^between-set auction of high quality goods and services joining the musical performances. A highlight will be a bachelor auction of some of Rappahannock's most eligible men. Persons who have items and services to donate, and interested bachelors, should call the school at 987-9212. or Diane Bardwell at 987-8553. Suggested donation will be $7 at the door. Youth Theatre workshops The Rainbow Bridge Youth Theatre is offering a new series of after-school drama classes for ages 6-12 on Thursdays beginning March 20 at the Rappahannock High School auditorium. The six-week class culminates in a performance for family and friends using props and costumes. For more information, call Jean Elizabeth 987-9727. Protecting counts waters RappFLOW will present a program on air and water quality in the Shenandoah National Park and how it affects Rappahannock County on April 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Old SperryviHe Schoolhouse (formerly Faith Mountain Company) in SperryviHe. Much of the water that flows in Rappahannock County streams comes from headwaters in the Shenandoah National Park. Join other citizens at this first workshop sponsored by RLEP, Piedmont Environmental Council, SperryviHe Gateway Project, Shenandoah National Park and others. Umpire Clinic on March 30 There will be an Umpire Clinic on Sunday, March 30 for the Piedmont Softball Association and the Rappahannock Athletic Association (baseball) at 3 p.m. at Bill Payne’s Auction Gallery on Route 211 in Amissville. All returning and new umpires (16 and over) are encouraged to attend as well as others interested in learning. For more information, contact Steve McCormack at 937-7723 or email smccormack@iwon.com. Chili Bowl Tournament The Piedmont Softball Association invites everyone to its first Chili Bowl Tournament on Saturday, March 22 from 1 -5 p.m. at the Bill Payne Auction Gallery off Route 211 in Amissville. This is an all-you-care-to-eat chili test with each person judging which pot of chili is the best. Cost is $5 per person; children under five are free. For more information, call Mauri Payne, 937-4142. Head Start program Applications for the 2003-2004 school year are being accepted for the Skyline CAP Head Start preschool program at the Child Care and Learning Center for three and four year olds. Children must be at least three years of age by Sept. 30. This is a free program for income eligible families in Rappahannock County. For more information, call Becky Thorpe at 675-1872. Babysitting classes offered The Rappahannock 4-H program is offering a Super Sitter class for youths aged 12 and older on Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rappahannock office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. To register call Jan Besecker at 675-3619 by April 8. Baptist church yard sale The Woodville Baptist Church will hold a yard sale on March 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds go to the Annie Armstrong missions. For more information, call Pastor Trey Hensley, 987-3317. Easter Cantata April 12 An Easter Cantata featuring the Community Choir will be held at the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Center on Saturday, April 12 at 6 p.m. Rehearsals will be held April 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. All voices are welcome. For tickets and more information, call 540-399-9815. RLEP reschedules meeting The March meeting of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection Board of Directors has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 24 at the Rappahannock County Library. The general business session will be followed by a discussion of the League's first of four sponsored public programs of 2003: "Farm Houses and Other Treasures of Rappahannock County.” Members and the public are invited to attend. For more information, contact Emery Lazar, 937-1789. Democrats to meet The Rappahannock County Democratic Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library. For more information call Meredith Gorfein 675-3515. Belly dance classes begin A spring belly dance class has started on Tuesday nights with Charmaine Lee, director of SynergyDance, and will continue through April 22 at the Washington Town Hall. Classes begin at 6 p.m. The cost is $60 for the next five classes (or $15 per class). Bring a mat. For more information, call 98779RQ Parenting classes A parenting workshop on effective discipline of children ages two to 12, sponsored by the Rappahannock County Department of Social Services, is scheduled for Saturday, March 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library. Registration is required in advance. For further information, call Barbara Williard, 937-2155 or Beverly Frazier at 675-3313. Ki Theatre's production * The Ki Community Arts Theatre will present Dylan Thomas' “Under Milk Wood” on Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students. Reservations may be made by calling the theatre at 675-1616. Song Camp concert A concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 4 at Ki Theatre kicks off the Song Camp in the Country weekend at the theatre in the town of Washington. Advance tickets are $15: at the door, $17. Tickets may be purchased at Rae's Place, Cinema Paradiso, Culpeper Music and Drum & Strum or email songcamp@kitheatre.com.

Spring makes its appearance today Novum Baptist Church, Reva Way has announced its Easter services schedule: Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday sunrise service at 7 a.m. followed by breakfast from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m.; regular Sunday school classes at 8:45 a.m. and morning worship at 10 a.m. Pastor Jeff Light of Woodville and his congregation invite the public to the services. The Salem Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is planning for its Spring Fling Craft Festival which will be held at its building on Sperryville Pike in April. Vendors are asked to please call 825-4848 or 937-8988. Dates and plans will be announced later. Shelvy Frazier returned to his hoftie' on Castleton Ford Road last Tuesday after treatment and pace maker surgery in Fauquier Hospital, where he had been a patient for two weeks. We’re happy to report that Franklin Warner returned to his home on Scrabble Road Saturday, after 11 days in University of Virginia Hospital. May our Lord bless as he continues to improved. Congratulations and belated wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dellinger of Scrabble Road who recently celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary and may they be blessed to enjoy many more years together. Mr. and Mrs. K. Printz were shoppers in Fredericksburg on Saturday. Mrs. Phyliss Frazier accompanied her mother, Mrs. Eunice Meade of Hash Lane, to Charlottesville on Monday for her check-up at University Hospital. Mr. Charlie Southard of Arlington called on Mr. and Mrs. Joe' Peregory Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Dodson of Salem Way hosted a birthday party for Mrs. Dodson’s father, Elder Richards on Saturday afternoon. Others attending included Mrs. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pritt and children of Stevensburg. Mrs. Dodson and Mrs. Pritt were Fredericksburg choppers on Wednesday. I’m sure there must be young people in our area who were students in Culpeper County schools during the years in which Rev. Floyd Binns was a teacher there, and if you have not heard, he went home to be with the Lord on Friday at Culpeper Retirement Community in the 97th year of his life. In our neighboring town of Woodville, the Shiloh Baptist Church will be hosting a Gospel concert with “The Gospel Travelers” and “The Sensational Spirits of Joy” Sunday March 28 beginning at 4 p.m. and everyone is invited. Congratulations to Miss Stephanie Marie Keys who graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College with a Bachelor of Science Degree. She is the granddaughter of John T. Keys. Saturday Mrs. Ray Frazier accompanied by Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville and Brenda Frazier of Culpeper, shopped in Fredericksburg and visited Mrs. Holtzman Frazier on Mosby Street before returning home. Sunday Mrs. Atkins and Miss Frazier were luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier whose other guest was Charlie Southard of Arlington. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory and family in the afternoon. Saturday guests of the Peregorys were Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby. The Jenkins family have moved into their new home here, the former Owens property. Mandy Wynman of Reva Way and the “Miss Reva Honorary Fire Queen” will be competing in the Miss Apple Blossom Out of Town Fire Queens pageant, which will take place at Handley High School in Winchester on Saturday, March 29. Good luck Mandy! Any beekeepers in our area are reminded of the Northern Piedmont Beekeepers monthly meeting to be held today at the Culpeper Cooperative Extension Building. For further information, call 540-439-0743. Last week, March 10-16 was recognized as “Cover The Uninsured Week” and here in our country alone more than 40 million Americans don’t have health insurance. A number of national and local discussions took place last week in hopes of seeing some results. Happy birthday to Kevin Grigsby who will celebrate his big day on Tuesday, and Chantell Wright adds another year on Friday. Congratulations to a little Boston girl, Ellie Van Nostrand, who made the Honor Roll for the second nine weeks at A. G. Richardson Elementary School where she is a student. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Ruth Newkirk, and John Jackson and their families upon the passing of their father, Charles Jackson, a Boston native who died in Fairfax last week. Belated wedding anniversary wishes go out to Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Heflin who celebrated their day on Monday. Certainly everyone must be happy with the arrival of Spring, today, March 20, so get out and eiyoy the beautiful weather. f The Perfect Gift ♦ ♦f On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” tells the story of Rappahannock County and its people The soft-bound book includes old photographs and special articles which appeared each month of the 1983 sesquicentennial year in the Rappahannock News plus stories of historical interest from past years. Featuring chapters on education, soldiers, doctors, slavery, freemen and integration, mountain people and the park, The Depression, old mills and settlements, travel, entertainment, natural disasters, mountain justice and farming. The collection of articles was written by the Rappahannock News staff with the help and cooperation of hundreds of Rappahannock people. Stop by the Rappahannock News office or call 540-675-3338 for-your copy “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” $11.95 plus tax and $2.00 for postage Wakefield students excel in Latin competition Photo courtesy of Kathie Russo WAKEFIELD WINNERS: Wakefield Country Day School students took awards in a recent Latin competition at George Mason University. They are, left to right, Sam Beatty, Caroline Marschner, James Bell, Caitlin Hammelman, Nicole Fegeas, Allison Russo, Michelle Fegeas and Kevin Riedel. By Kathie Russo Special to the Rappahannock News Allison Russo of Flint Hill and Kevin Riedel of Little Washington, both upper school students who attend Wakefield Country Day School in Flint Hill, recently participated as members of two Latin teams that won Second and Third Place in the Ad Fontes Academy Certamen Competition in February. In between snow storms, students from Wakefield braved cold weather and icy roads and traveled to George Mason University to compete with over 15 other teams from schools throughout Northern Virginia in a competition that can most easily be described as a Junior Classical League version of “It’s Academic.” Using an electronic buzzer system, three teams at a time compete to answer questions on Latin, Roman history and culture, and Greek and Roman Mythology. Adult moderators ask the questions and scorekeepers keep track of the points. After the preliminary rounds, the top teams at each level advance to the finals, where they compete for medals or trophies. In this latest competition, Wakefield Country Day School won awards in three different levels; its Level II Experienced Team, consisting of Nicole and Michelle Feagas of Warrenton, and their teammate Allison Russo of Flint Hill, outscored Thomas Jefferson High School and won Second Place. Sam Beatty of Luray, Caroline Marschner of Front Royal and Caitlin Hammelman of Warrenton, won Third Place in the Level II Inexperienced Team category. Wakefield’s Level I Team, consisting of James Bell of Front Royal, and Kevin Riedel of Little Washington, won Third Place. Coinings and goings in village of Flint Hill The Administrative Board of the Flint Hill United Methodist Church will meet at the church on Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. Allison Lillard of Manassas and Bill Targett of Md. were visitors on Sunday of Allison’s grandmother, Mrs. Edna Lillard. Our prayers go to all those on the sick list and with other special needs. Our condolences to the family of Mrs. Bessie Brown of Front Royal who passed away on Sunday morning, and to the family of Bill Devers, formerly of Flint Hill who also passed away on Sunday. The Flint Hill Baptist Church has worship services on Sunday, March 23 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. John Farrar invites the public. Worship services are held each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. in the Flint Hill United Methodist Church. The Rev. Merlin Shorb, pastor delivers the message. The public is welcome. rum nm ByPOLLYAYL 987-8136 Doris Vest is reported to be improving well, after knee surgery. Plan now to attend Lenten services held at the Washington Baptist Church each Wednesday through April 9 beginning at 6:15 p.m. with a covered dish dinner and worship service at 7 p.m. Churches participating are Catholic, Episcopal, Baptist and Methodist. The community breakfast held at the fire hall on Saturday morning was very well attended. New :M:: daughter arrives . •••' V •• ' v4r* '. ir * ' Greg and Angie Hickerson of Chester Gap are the proud parents of a daughter, Abigail Grace Hickerson. Hickerson was bora on Jan. 20 at Fauquier Hospital. Abigail weighed eight pounds and ten ounces, and was 21 and three quarters inches long. 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RCSSA’s Casino Night is set for March 29 The Rappahannock County School Sports Association’s Casino Night has been rescheduled for March 29 at the old Washington School on Mt. Salem Avenue in Washington. If you have not gotten your tickets yet, contact Linda Torrance or Paul Gall. Tickets are $50 per couple and $35 per person. Your ticket includes $10,000 in play money, appetizers and soft drinks. The RAA, Rappahannock Athletic Association, our area t-ball and baseball league, has sent out its annual fundraising letter. If you did not receive a letter and would like to make a donation you may contact the president of the league, Randy Johnson, at 347-5624. The Amissville Volunteer Fire Company’s 50th Anniversary Book is still available for purchase at Hackley’s Store or by calling the firehouse at 937-5125. Also, don’t forget that there is Bingo every Monday night. Happy First Birthday to Joshua Klopp, who was joined by his Aunt “B” and Uncle JonO from Punta Gorda, Fla. Also at his party were his mom and dad and big sister Amissvllle By AMY HITT Hannah. Happy Birthday to Julie Klopp, who technically doesn’t have a birthday because she was born on Leap Day. Call me with your news or events by Sunday evenings. Birthdays this month are: Ashley Arrington, Steven Nelson, John Ferdetta, Stephen Arrington, Raymond Furr, Melanie Torrance, Donna Oliver, David Gough, Sarah Mills, Larry Oliver Jr., Betty Jane Hitt, John (Bubba) Hitt Jr., Dean Lawrence Jr., Mary Clatter Catts, Evelyn Burrough, Ann Simmons, Joyce Harris, Maxine Thompson, Martine Yowell, Brenda Lawrence, Frances Hackley, James Sealock, Ed Lawrence, Mary O’Bannon, Jenny Wharton, Rachel Atkins, and Girtha Grisgby. Have a great week and call me with your news! Friends and neighbors visit in Washington Mr. and Mrs. Page Moffett and son, Richard, and a friend from Leesburg were Saturday visitors of Mrs. Jean B. Moffett and Frank Moffett. Thursday, Sarah Brown, Malik Brown and Ruth Clark shopped and had lunch in Culpeper. Saturday Edward and Ruth Clark had lunch in Luray and in the evening Charles and Wendy Clark of Manassas visited the Clarks on Fodderstack Road. The third Ecumenical Lenten Services will be held March 26 at the Washington Baptist Church with St. Peters doing the set up, Pastor Jon Heddleston as speaker and music furnished by Trinity Church. Pot lunch supper begins at 6:15 p.m. and worship services at 7p.m. Andrew Burke, of Washington, a senior at Rappahannock High School spent March 10-14 in Orlando, Fla. on his senior trip. Andrew eiyoyed his trip along with his classmates. On Sunday March 16, Doug and Beverly Exline and Mrs. Alice Racer all of Washington visited Mrs. Esther Leonard at Cherry dale Nursing Home in Arlington. Mrs. Leonard would like to hear from all her family and friends. ine aauresb to uie nursing home is, Cherrydale Rehabilitation Center, 3710 Lee Highway, Room 526-A, Arlington, Va. 22207. Mrs. Leonards son Timothy Leonard was also visiting with his mother and family at the nursing home. News from the week before: Miss Anne Welling and friend Travis of Penn State University spent the weekend with her grandmother Mrs. Jean B. Moffett and uncle Frank Moffett. Miss Bonnie Brown of Germantown, Md. was a Thursday evening visitor of Sarah Brown. Amanda Brown, Malik Brown and Bobbie Jo Brown. Happy birthday to Mrs. Loretta Lee and to Sam Snead who both have birthdays on Thursday, March 13. Our condolences to Richard Burke and his family of Woodville on the passing of his wife, Rena, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Saturday evening Mrs. Marilyn Bailey and John and Nina Norman had dinner at the Long John Silvers Restaurant in Culpeper. XYLTS. tieaneiut ruucii ui Flint Hill spent Sunday and Monday with her mother Mrs. Addie Keyser and sister Virginia Cloud. Saturday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mrs. Brenda Me Doanald and daughter, Megan and a friend of Haymarket, Charles and Wendy Clark and two friends of Manassas. Sunday morning Kenny Miller of Stafford and Sarah Brown visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Beatty and family at Point O’ Woods Front Royal. Best wishes to Miss Bonnie Brown of Germantown, Md. who has a birthday on Saturday March 15. Miss Debbie Keyser of Washington By RUTH Cl Winchester was a Saturday visitor of her grandmother Mrs. Addie Keyser and aunt Virginia Cloud. Danny Keyser of Winchester visited Mrs. Addie Keyser and family on Monday. Daniel Keyser of Sperryville visited with his mother, Mrs. Addie Keyser, and sisters, Jeanetta Pullen and Virginia Cloud on Sunday. Exercise classes are still being held every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 5 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Come and join in the free fun and good fellowship. Give me a call at 675-3608 when news items for this column. ‘Umpiring by Randy Minter Facing The Music With the upsurge in customized funerals, music is playing an increasingly important role in the service. Because the choice of suitable music is so important, it should be done by those who pre-plan their own funerals. Doing so relieves next-of-kin of the burden of making the choices and eliminates any chance of inappropriate music. And, in essence, selecting the music for your own funeral provides you with the chance to speak posthumously and eloquently. At the same time, there are some practical considerations. The selected piece(s) should be sufficiently long to encourage suitable meditation, but not so long as to hold up the proceedings inordinately. Music plays an important role in our lives, as it should also in death. Our preferences in music are as individual as our smiles. Prearrangements allow you to choose just the music you would like to have at your funeral. At the Moser Funeral Home, we offer all sorts of pre-planning options, and we are happy to discuss them with you so you can ease the burden for your loved ones once you pass away. They know your wishes, and that’s a comfort to all. Call 347-3431 (233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton) 24-hours a day. "Do not go gentle into that good night. Old age should bum and rave at close of day..r -Dylan Thomas j ■?£* . ■ ■ James R. Butler Born in Woodvilie James Robert Butler, 88, of Gordonsville died on March 9 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was bora Nov. 15, 1914 in Woodvilie to the late John Henry Butler and Minnie Howard Butler. Mr. Butler led a distinguished career as an Extension Agent of Albemarle County, the first black chief of an extension service 'office in Virginia. He also was the first black to be elected, to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nellie M. Butler. Additional survivors include a brother, Lewis S. Butler Sr. of Washington, a sister Irene E. Butler of Washington D.C., and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on March 14 at St. John Baptist Church in Cobham, Va. Interment followed at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Woodvilie. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the James and Nellie Butler Scholarship Fund, 8121 Gordonsville Road, Gordonsville, Va., or to a service organization of your choice. William J. Devers Bom in Flint Hill William J. “Bill” Devers, 82, of Front Royal, died on March 15 in the Southerlands. Mr. Devers was bom Aug. 2, 1920 in Flint Hill, son of the late William Randolph and Ida Mae Varner Devers. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Mr. Devers retired as an electrician from Dulles Airport in Chantilly. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Devers. Additional survivors include a brother, George Devers of Front Royal, one step-daughter, two nieces and three nephews. A funeral service was held on March 18 at Maddox Funeral Home. Interment followed in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Aubrey R. Wilson Marshall resident Aubrey R. Wilson, 68, of Marshall, died on March 14 at Fauquier Hospital. He was bom in Fauquier County. Mr. Wilson was retired from Shenandoah Pride Dairy. "Families Serving Families" Unparalleled Service Since 1830, the Benchmark of Funeral Service 11190 James Monroe Highway (Rt. 29 South) Culpeper, VA Wayne English, Funeral Director 540-825-2361 Kristen Privett, Funeral Director www.cloreenglish.com Toys for Tots Sponsor www.keymemories.com He was a member of Orlean Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon. Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Maijorie Ashby Wilson, of Marshall, two sons, Wayne S. Wilson of Flint Hill, and David C. Wilson of Roanoke, three brothers, Theodore H. Wilson of Calif., Delma G. Wilson and Thomas V. Payne both from Marshall, and three sisters, Clydie I. Klopp, Norma Jean Francis, and Joyce A. Corbott, all of Marshall. Additional survivors include two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. In addition to his parents the late Clyde Wilson and Elva Wilson Payne, he was preceded in death by two brothers. Norris and Wesley Wilson. A funeral service was held on March 18 at Moser Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev Randy West officiating Interment was at Orlean Cemetery in Orlean. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Orlean Baptist Church, P.0 Box 89, Orlean Va. 20128; or Hospice of the Rapidan, PO. Box 715, Culpeper, Va. 22701. Fauquier Fairgrounds 1 mile east of Warrenton off Meetze Road Consign your equipment now for maximum exposure. Turn your equipment into cash. See next week's ad for a full listing. Buyers are Seeking: Tractors all sizes, farm equipment - all kinds, pickups, horse trailers, lawn and garden equipment, wagons, golf carts, hand tools, etc. and construction equipment. Lunch and facilities provided. 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Credit check Sec dep $975/ mo 540-636 3525 CHARMING SMALL BUNGALOW on wooded lot w lovely ; views near Sperryville, • furnished & renovated ' tor my daughters families 's sometimes rented for a short time l to 1 or 2 responsible i people who will care I for our books & family mementos $925/ mo. 540-987-8813, 1-6pm. i - | FRONT ROYAL- Building ! or Relocating7 Newly renovated. Designer kit, [ hdwd firs. 2BR. fned yd. Furnished or unfurn., fr. $995 Short or longterm 540-635-3059. LEESBURG/ Stratford. 4 BR. 3-1 2BA brand new SFH W W. W D. FP, finished bsmt. pool, j lake, tennis. 2-car gar., $2950 301-983-9315. NEAR WARRENTON, spacious. 3BR. 2BA, garg w bsmt. LR, FR W/D $1275/mo. + utils 540-439-0033 RAPPAHANNOCK CO. well-maintained colonial, Sperryville, 3BR, hdwd fls, 2-FPs. $1300/ mo Rainbow VIP/ Long & Foster 540-349-1400 RAPPAHANOCK COBoston area, pvt 3 ac .setting, nice views piean 2BR, 1BA w/ . ,i bsmt. AvI immed. No /..pets $,760/m + utils. Cdlt 804:74^-3499 / 6-9 pm to apply RIXEYVILLE- 4BR 3BA on 1 acre, 2400 finished sq ft. whirlpool, wet bar. large deck overlooking lake. 10 mi from Culpeper. 20 mi from Warrantor $1,400/mo. plus utils 540-937-3269 ADS WORK Call 540-347-4222 WANTED TO RENT any size farm or pastureland in Rappahannock Co. Will pay top $$$. Call 540-987-7251. LIVING QUARTERS IN trade for cleaning horse stalls. Orlean area. 540364-1094 PURCELLVILLE: 3 Ivl, 3BR, 3.5BA, sunny spacious living room, deck, fin bsmt w/ walkout. Jaccuzzi & FP. Adjacent to playground & pool. Walking distance from future Giant center. No smkg, no pets $1450 per mo. Call 703-779-2184. HISTORIC MAIN ST, SPERRYVILLE, VA New remodel. "600 sq. ft retail, office. *2 BR 1.5 BA apt All new interior 540-937-7416 ROOM FOR RENT in holistic office, suitable for massage therapist or holistic practitioner. Avail by mo. or day. 540-675-2099 WASHINGTON, VA - Bank Building avail. July 1 540-675-3421. WASHINGTON, VA. 2nd fl, 2 rms. deck w/ views. 3rd rm w/ FP can be added. $600 - $850/mo + utils. 540-675-3625 WANTED: HUNTING Rights sought by insured reputable est. corp. Top $ rental pd in advance. 703-690-1543 4 BR, 4 BA FORECLOSURE pnly $39,900 For listings call 800-719-3001 ext. R 528 End-of-Winter CLEARANCE SALE 20+AC-was $74,900 NOW $69,900 Beautiful mix of hardwoods & pines w/long frontage on seasonal stream & close to so. branch of Potomac River. 800+ ft. paved state rd frontage. Ready to build, camp, relaxl Excellent financing. Call now 1-800-8881262. LOOK! 20+AC-$74,995 Private end-of-rd acreage w/beautiful mtn views & private deeded access to 10,000 ac wildlife mgmt area. Never before seen! Special financing. Only one, call now 1-800-8881262. MUST SELL! 40+ acres close to river. Level land w/views & 2 percs! $144,797. Call owner 304-262-2770. Buildings tor Lease: • 18,615 sf office, 2 bldgs Warehouse: • 6,000,6,600 or 9,987 sf Office: • 3,600sf • 100 to 1000 sq. ft. of office space Office Warehouse: • 72,701 sf VINT HILL BUSINESS PARK 540-347-6965 888-448-4332 ANTIQUE KING Rococo style tsed. Dark Mahogany. $1800. 703-9487963. KUBOTA BX1800 W/ loader, 261 hours, 2 yrs old, exc. cond., $8900. 540-675-3548 or 540937-5703. OAK FIREWOOD SEASONED & split. $110. cord, $65. half cord, 540-547-4257 Leave message. BED FULL SIZE SET $159. New in plastic w/ manufactures warranty Can Deliver. 703-8988768 BED 3PC KINO Pillowtop set. $275 New in plastic w/ manufact. warranty Can deliver. 703898-8768 BED 2PC. QUEEN Pillow Top. $175 New in plastic with warranty. Can deliver. 703-9618383. BEDRMSET $1,195 5pc set, Cherry. Bed, dssr, mirr, chest, nt stnd. New in boxes. Can deliver. 703-898-9247. CHERRY SLEIGH BED. $495. Solid wood w/ mattress set. Brand new. still in boxes. Can deliver. 703-898-9247. Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 THE FAUQUIER SPCA STRAY ANIMALS 540-788-9000 Visit opr homepage at www.fauauierspca.com e-maiI spca@erois.com for a complete and up to _date listing Rappahannock Animal Welfare League Landfill, Rt. 639, East of Amissville Daily 8:00 a m. - 12:00 Noon, except closed Wed. & Sun. These wonderful dogs need a good home! “Polly" “Chase" JU r 1 ' -* Jdoberman mix. "Chase" is a handsome, friendly affectionate 2yrs old neutered hound/doberman mix. Both dogs like most other dogs. Come see them! Come see them! 540-937-3336 or 540-937-3283 (voice ma.i, (232 ) SAT. 3/22 8am 3089 Indian Run Rd, Amissville ■ . Me n«y www » V TRI COUNTY FEEDS, Marshall, VA; Pennfield Horse Feeds. Stallmat SALE. $36.50. HAY Alf, Tim, Mixed, Straw, Shavings. 888-8233337 NOVA & Montgomery Co. MD. 240 ANDALUSIAN BROOD MARE, Spanish approved. For lease. Serious inquiries only. 540347-0495 BEAUTIFUL DK BAY, 15 yr old TB gelding, 16H, nice mover. excl jumper, sound, $2500 OBO. 703-331-3662 TREE WORK, landscaping. & spring clean-up. 540-987-8843 KITCHEN CABINETS, a wholesale prices, plus installation. Quality service. Save $$$ 703 754-4522 TICKETS FOR SALE World Figure Skatinr Championship Events at MCI, March 24 to 30 540-349-0738 details. VIDEOS, VHS, APPRO) 300, good cond, family $500 OBO. 540-547 4158 WINTER SALE: Buy an] item at regular price get a sale item at sam< price or less for FREE Happy Trails Westerr Wear, Bealeton, 540 439-1395 (-7 27$ BASSETT PUPPIES AKC registered. Read] to go $250. Tri-colorec & brown/white M an< F. 540-743-4331. r v BARN HOMES NEEDEI for shy unadoptabl* cats, all medical prov. spayed/neut. 703-295 0678. Flnancial/Mortgages v ___ "Jsrtfc. . -1-1 ...... Lagal Noticas ,I PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING CHAPTER RELATING TO DISTILLERIES On Monday, April 7, 2003, at 7:00 PM, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors shall hold a Public Hearing at the Courthouse in Washington, VA, to consider an amendment to the Zoning Chapter of the Rappahannock County Code to allow Distilleries in Commercial General and Highway Commercial zones by Special Exception. The complete text of the proposed amendment is available for public inspection from 8:30-4:30, Monday-Friday, at the County Administration Office, 290 Gay Street, Washington, Virginia. The amendment derives from a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March 3. In addition, the Rappahannock County Planning Commission shall hold a Public Hearing on the proposed amendments on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 7:30 PM at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia All interested persons are invited to attend either or both meetings and to make comments. Written comments may be submitted to either body at PO Box 519, Washington, VA 22747. 3-06, 3-13, 3-19-03 #483561 /#486573 Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 33 SNOW LANE Chester Gap, Virginia Pursuant to the terms of a deed of trust dated 1 June 29, 1998, in the original principal amount of $95,900.00, recorded in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court for Rappahan. nock County, Virginia, in Deed Book 233 at page 844, the property briefly described beiow will be offered for sale at public auction: Lots 10E, 11E and 12E, Skyverge Estates, as the same is duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 199 at Page 324, among the land records of Rappahannock County, Virginia: as more 1 particularly described in the referenced Deed of Trust, (the “Property”); The sale will take place on April 7, 2003 at 11:00 a.m., at the main entrance to the building housing the Circuit Court for Rappahannock County, Virginia. Terms: A deposit in the form of certified funds in the amount of $7,000.00 or 10% of 1 the successful bid, whichever is lower, is required of any bidder at the time of sale. Closing within fifteen (15) days of sale. Time is of the essence. Additional terms may be announced at sale. Purchaser to pay all closing costs. ! Stephen B. Wood and Jordana M. Weber, arid F & M Services, L.C., Substitute Trustees FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen B. Wood, Friedman & MacFadyen, P.A., 1601 Rolling Hills Drive, Ste. 125! Richmond, Virginia 23229, Telephone: (804)288-0088 Ref#202397 3-20, 3-27-03 _ #486388 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 7, 2003 at 7:00 PM in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: SE #03-02-01 The Appalachian Club, LLC, lessors of approximately 400 acres owned by Ragland Limited LLC on Rt. 231 near Revercomb's Corner (TM 54, Parcel 18; zoned ‘A’-Agricultural, StonewallHawthorne District), desire a Special Exception permit to have an outdoor firing range (sporting clays). Use allowed under Section 170-36D of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance; additional standards under Section 170-65A & D of the Ordinance. A COPY of the foregoing application is on file at the Zoning Office in Washington, Virginia, and is available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 Pm! Said application will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday March 19, 2003 at 7:30 PM at the Rappahannock County Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 170-55, if any. The above-named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, c/o P.O. Box 519 Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 3-06, 3-13, 3-20-03 #484192

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Contact Scott at Rick Hunt Ford 6443 Lee Hwy Warrenton, VA 20187 540-347-1234 With 18 Newspapers In Our Times Community Newspapers Group, We’ve Got Northern Virginia Wrapped up! Call 347-4222 CcrEkudon Management US Homes Will Train Residential Builders If you are willing to work 54+ hours per week and if you have a: College Degree or at least 2 yrs supervisory experience. or Military exp. then you could be selected to be trained to: Oversee construction of new homes from start to finish in No. VA Learn to scheduing, supervising subcontractors, and quality control. Production/ quality bonus opportunities. Excellent benefits. Forward resume to: career@ushome.com Fax: 727-796-8476 US Home Corporation 311 Park Place Blvd. Suite 200 Clearwater, FL 33759 EOE Construction OPERATORS for Blacktop Roller. Experience required. Contact Chemung Cont. 540-829-7203 EOE Construction OPERATORS for Scraper (Pan), Dozer, & Hoe. Experience required. Contact Chemung Contracting 540-829-7203 EOE Country Cafe Positions available Waitstaff PT Dishwashers PT Kitchen Asst. PT Evenings & Saturdays Apply within: Country Cafe 389A Main Street Washington, VA 540-675-1066 DRIVERS/CDL Dump Trailers Work now, FT only. Gass A exp, QDL req Excellent pay. 540-788-1349 703-754-1833 McFarland Trucking General Excavation, Inc. is now seeking: eLOADER & EXCAVATOR OPERATORS for pipe crew. Benefits include 401k, group health insurance, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. Apply at 9745 James Madison Hwy. or call 540-439-2202 7am-5:30 pm EOE & supports a drug-trap workplace. INSERTER OPERATOR Seeking responsible individual to run Phillipsburg inserters Experience required Tuesday to Fnday. 7 30 am - 5pm Located in Front Royal VA. Benefits include paid child care 540-636-1020 Needed for hi-end residential desigrVbuild company in Loudoun. Pay potential very high positive work environment Scheduirtg freedom Only serious and experienced applicants. 540-338-9083 LAWN MAINTENANCE I NOW HIRING Lawn i Maintenance Professionals for large estate. Part-time minimum 30 hrs per week. Mon - Fri. Seasonal, April - November 540-687-4243 LOADER OPERATOR Full-time loader'operator. Pay based on experience. Must have own transportation. 540-347-6600 SHEETMETAL WORKER Sheetmetal Co., Manassas seeking experienced worker. Person should have field & shop experience & valid driver's license. Good pay & benefits. Pay according to exp. Please Call 800-432-8221 STABLE WORKERS Part-time weekends, needed for dressage barn in Amissville. Must have horse experience & current references. Care for 10 horses, clean stalls, groom, tack up, clean tack, feed & turn out. Must be reliable & fit. Dependable transportation required as well as current drivers license. 540-937-3758 Swimming Pools Service Manager Position to manage service operation of high-end pool construction business. Exceptional opportunity in the beautiful rolling hills of Va 50 miles west of Washington, DC. Hands on position: Duties indude: day to day service work: supervising labor, opening & dosing pools; helping w/ off-season pool construdion. Wil be required to interview, hire, & train, supervise labor for weekly services. Will keep records & report on service. Salaried position. 3 to 5 yrs pool service exp mandatory. (Certification a plus) Call or fax resume to: 540-364-3609 Ph 540-364-4838 Fax AUDI CABRIOLET 94 conv, ch. red new blk top.AT, V6. all pwr, new trs/brks.exc. cond. 94K. $10,500. 540-347-1431 BMW 528 IS. 98. 45K mis, AT, blk/blk int, sport, new tires, sun roof, rear spoiler, $25K, OBO. 540-347-0302 Cars from $29.00/ Mo. $0.00 Down 24 mos. © 19.9% APR For listings call 800-719-3001 X2416 FORD 1992 CROWN Victoria, all power, leather, red/ It grey int., very good cond., $2500. 540-338-4561. FORD MUSTANG 98 convertible, AT, loaded, V6, all pwr, MACH stereo. GT wheels & spoiler, Michelins, no wrecks, exc. cond. Hi commute mis, seN fast for $7,000. 540-3798951 FORD TAURUS 01. Burgundy, exc., 31k, leather, maint records. $14,900. 540-987-8776. Loudoun County Government PLANNING Planning Specialist position with the Plans Review Division of Building and Development. The duties at this very busy front counter include acceptance of land development applications; responding to citizens’ questions; initial data entry ana file set-up; responding to inquiries through a zoning hotline and general point-ofcontactline; land development application file close-out, and file room maintenance. Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Planning or related field and at least 6 months experience. Hiring Range: $27,949 - $36,333/yr Closes: 03/28/03 Ref #03-247 For additional information and to receive a required application contact website: www.loudoun.gov or call 24-hr job line: 703-777-0536 Human Resources: 703-777-0213 TDD USERS ONLY: 703-777-0107 EOE YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! CALL YOUR REP TODAY TO PLACE YOUR AD 540-347-4222 OR FAX 540-349-8676 £>>v; LPN Busy 3 physician OBGYN office has an immediate requirement for a fulltime/part-time LPN. Knowledge of Medical Manager and managed care plans a plus. Benefits include health insurance, paid vacations, and a retirement plan. Interested candidates should mail their resumes to: Overlook OBGYN, L. C. Attn: Judy 428 Hospital Dr. Warrenton, VA 20186 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Oak Springs of Warrenton Comprehensive Health Cart Cater nenatj ana nursing tacmty LPN's/RN's 7a - 3p & 3p-llp CNA'S PT/FT, 7a - 3p & 3p - lip DIETARY FT/PT ACTIVITY AIDE Weekends Contact: Oak Springs 540-347-4770 614 Hastings Lane Warrenton, VA 20186 EOE r ^ HONDA 1995 ODYSSEY LX: 7 passenger van. silver. $6,200/ OBO 540-439-8246. LINCOLN CONTINENTAL '91. loaded, black w/ Ithr. CD. remote starter. EC. $2900. 540347-2464 MAZDA MX-6 LS coup ■95, 2DR. sports. V6, AT. all pwr, snrf. rear spoiler. CD, AC. hi mis, $3700. 540-379-8951 MERCEDES CLK 2001 convertible, black & gray. Ithr. pwr, CD. cell phn, 13K mis $49,350. 540-349-8884 MITSUBISHI 91 ECLIPSE GS: red. 5spd. power locks & windows, cruise. 115K. $1300/ OBO. Call 240899-3537. PONTIAC Grand Am SE '95, 4DR, sport sedan. 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We offer complete benefits package including pension, 401K plans, health & life insurance, paid holidays.vacation, sick leave employee purchase discount. Apply in person at the following locations: Marshall Farmers’ Co-op Main Street (Rt 55) Warrenton HEAD CASHIER/ RECEPTIONIST Part-time, Monday - Friday, 8 am - noon The Fauquier Times-Democrat is seeking an organized, detail oriented, dependable individual to answer phones and assist walk-in customers in our busy Warrenton office. This multi-tasked position requires professional telephone manner and ability to balance cash drawer daily. Respond by fax'or mail (no phone calls please) to: Fauquier Times-Democrat Attn: Barbara Norris 39 Culpeper Street Warrenton, VA 20186 Fax: 540-349-8676 E-mail: bnorris@timespapers.com TRUCK DRIVERS, EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, WAREHOUSE/DELIVERY PERSONNEL Full-time positions with benefits. Must have good driving record, some positions require COL Agriculture background or experience helpful. Apply in person: Culpeper Farmer’s CO-OP 15172 Brandy Rd Culpeper, VA POSITIONS AVAILABLE CULPEPER ^ REMINGTON WARRENTON RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS #3-68-01 FT positions providing direct care work for adult MR consumers in established group homes. Positions allow for flexible schedules, including overnights, evenings and weekends. Opportunities for growth and expansion. Assoc, degree or equivalent experience. $22,856.00 per/yr SENIOR RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS #3-44-08 FT positions providing supervision and administration of the day to day staffing and activities of the group homes emphasizing community integration and quality of life. BS degree or equiv. exp. $29,171.00 per year. fWfc RAPPAHANNOCK - RAPIDAN * 4iHii COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD Please apply with RRCSB application by 8:30 am, Monday, March 31,2003, to Human Resources, P.O. Box 1568, Culpeper, VA 22701 540-825-3100. TDD: 540-825-7391 EEO/AA THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL, VA WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR ~ $500 Sign-on Bonus ($150 after successful first mo, $350 after successful six mos) PLANT OPERATOR H, HI or IV- WATER TREATMENT PLANT, or person to train. THIS POSTON IS R ILL-TIME & REQUIRES SHIFTWORK. Dirties indude monitoring operation of a soon-to-be-updated water treatment plant, performing laboratory analysis of raw and finished water, and assisting mechanics making repairs to machinery and equipment A high school diploma or equivalent experience and training is required. Applicants must also have a valid VA driver's icense and an excellent driving record. Salary Range: $24,565 - $35.589For a Class II Certification (Ranges are lower for Class III, IV and Trainee) Trigon Group Health Insurance Employer Pays Up To $7,332 Per Year (Family Coverage) Retirement and Life Insurance Employer Pays 100% Of The Cost Annual - Sick - Holiday Leave 2 Weeks Paid Vacation, 2 Weeks Paid Sick Leave, 9 Paid Holidays The successful applicant must submit to & successfully pass a preemployment, post-offer physical examination & drug screening, paid for by the Town. Applications are avail. & will be accepted through April 5 2003 at Town Hall, P.O. Box 1560, 16 N. Royal Ave., Front Royal, VA 22630, (540)635-3929; www.ci.front-royal.va.us. Front Royal 6 an equal opportunity employer & encourages aH qualified persons to apply J9£ 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! Greg Proffitt at 800-374-8366 or Fax resume: 540-347-7399 or Email: gproffitt@joejacoby .com Mail resume to 510 Frost Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186 MENTORING RRCSB b seeking 1cmng. dependable people interested in mentoring an adult with mortal illness in a stable home. Monthly stipend training, 24 hour back-ip provided This is an opportunity for a single female o or chi dess coupe to asset a person with a dtsabkty to live in their home community If Interested contact Yvonne Brashear at 540-825-3100 Ext. 3444 nn K,VT\HANMK K - RAPIPAN 4.11k. :':y. i\|TV SERVICED BOARD Telemarketing ADVERTISING SALES Premiere vv'^' ivt'r :.::\ i! w i w.«:U\xv ■ '•.VII • Iv u u v- »» «■ •".VO >eL ;■ kt. h:\. L'Vc ’\x ■r vi'. iv .> v reJ in l-eesburg ir?r:< tv -el! chained ad**e.*cn: ground floor oppcrtug excel the exciting "id cf pr.n: i:.d online adverr . i' “« vi'fj tnd determined ■lu > . i\vr ’*t- uant tv talk to nipVtrive rw gav - commit .e i*e tv TA t.1 war resume to Huge* Lenuvrt. C ias-nlied Advertising Manager, i -ix: _ -7.'5' 6SV-i J7S cr Email: Hit-mror: »::mvr ircr-...'ii; With 18 Newspapers In Our Times Community Newspapers Group, We've Got Northern Virginia Wrapped up! Call 347-4222 or FAX 349-8676 OUTSIDE SALE REP Unlimited potential Unlimited potential in a fast growing industry selling bottled water new customers. Responsibilities include; cold calling commercial and residential established; full project line selling, along with generating and following up on new sales lease. Exceptional sales abilirv and communication skills, required. Interested candidates may respond by emailing their resume to crystalresume@water.com fax to Sales mgr. 717-560-6690 call or stop by Crystal Springs Beltsville Sales CenterCrystal Springs Beltsville Sales Ctr. (Phone:301-931-1090) Attn: SCM 6403 Ammendale Rd. Beltsville, 110 20705 CAMP PROGRAM COORDINATOR Loudoun County Government Develops, coordinates and manages Summer Camp and Year Round Specialty Camp programs for children throughout Loudoun County. Manages budget for camp programs, including specialty cgmp contracts, and ensures annual revenue projections are met. Coordinates the recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision of staff for more than 80 seasonal camp site supervisors, leaders, volunteers and contractors. Oversees Commonwealth of Virginia licensing process and requirements to ensure licensing compliance, which includes records management. Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in recreation, child care, education or related field and at least 2 years experience in related field. Prefer knowledge of Commonwealth of Virginia licensing standards. Prefer Certified Parks &. Recreation Professional. Prefer 1 year supervisory experience. (Hiring Range: $32,354 - $42.060/yr) Ref #03-264 For additional information and to receive a required application contact Website: www.loudoun.aov or call 24-hr job line: (703) 777-0536 Human Resources: (703) 777-0213 TDD USERS ONLY: (703) 777-01C7. EOE. Spring is in the air and GOLFING is on your mind! Prince William County LJ PARK AUTHORITY ASSISTANT GOLF PROFESSIONAL Prince William Golf Course, Nokesville If you love golf and a challenging career, then this full-time, high profile position is for you! Assists the General Manager in the supervision of daily operations & staff at a full-service, 18-hole golf course while managing the teaching program and driving range. A combination of education & experience equal to three years in golf course management, lessons, programming and delivery, and/or business management in a golf course setting. Experience with golf-shop operations, including tee-time reservations, tournaments and outings a plus. Hiring range: $27,000 base plus commissiorVbonus share of lesions, tournaments and other related sales. To apply: Send a resume or application, (indicating position of interest), PWCPA, 14420 Bristow Road, Manassas, VA 20112 Web site: www.pwcparks.org/jobs Job Line: 703-792-7275, ext. 150 Fax: 703-792-4001 EEO

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