Rappahannock News, July 31, 2003

Phone (540) 675-3338 THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2003 www.timescommunity.com 50 cents 125th Year... No. 31 Land savers Rappahannock News Photos/Naomi Smoot-Kimble Phil Irwin, above, dean of land protectors, was the first in Rappahannock County to put his land under easement. Easements on his Caledonia Farm in Flint Hill have grown to 151 acres with 31 approved for this year. Right, land preservationists Stephanie Ridder and John Beardsley enjoy a summer's day at her property Last Resort outside Flint Hill where 126 acres were put under easement in 2001. Three landowners say ‘no’ to development By Naomi Smoot-Kimble Special to the Rappahannock News Phil Irwin, owner of Caledonia Farm in Flint Hill, is one of three landowners who has been approved by the Virginia Outdoor Foundation for easements in Rappahannock County so far this year. Irwin said in a recent interview that he chose to put his entire farm under easements because “it’s the ultimate preservation. There’s nothing that will act to save land like an open space easement.” In addition to Irwin, two other properties being nut under easement this year belong Jo Marie Ridder with 51 acres being preserved outside Flint Hill and Nancy Wicker with 23 acres near Laurel Mills. These properties have been approved by the Virginia Outdoor Foundation but there is still more of the process to be completed before they are officially under easement. Last year the Piedmont Environmental Council marked its 30th anniversary with a record breaking 22,648 acres of privately-owned land placed under easement by 154 donors in nine counties of Virginia’s Northern Piedmont region. John Rice, land conservation officer for Rappahannock County, hopes that this year will be even better, urging landowners who wish to put an easement on their land before the end of this fiscal year to begin the process immediately. In 1972 Irwin was the first in the county to put his land under protection. Since then his easements have grown to a total of 115 acres with 31 approved for this year. Irwin hopes that others will consider putting their land under easement as well, saying there are “lots of good reasons to preserve.” Rice explained that a land easement is a contract between the landowner and the holder of the easement. In most cases in Rappahannock County See EASEMENTS, Page A5 Abused women find shelter at SAFE house By Naomi Smoot-Kimble Special to the Rappahannock News Dinah, 50, is sitting in a Culpeper women’s shelter describing how her husband once ran into her with a truck. She left him after 20 years of violence. She said he was physically, emotionally and sexually abusive. Meetings • On Thursday, July 31 the Rappahannock County Planning Commission will hold a public forum on the future of the county at 7:30 p.m. at the Flint Hill Fire Hall. • On Monday, Aug. 4, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will meet at 2 p.m. for a general business meeting and at 7 p.m. for a public hearing at the courthouse on Gay Street. • On Thursday, Aug. 7, the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse on Gay Street. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Thanks to SAFE, she found the strength to leave. SAFE, Services to Abused Families Inc., is a non-profit organization serving families in five counties, including Rappahannock. “Before I came here, and even the first couple of months that I was here, I couldn’t look in the mirror. I didn’t like what I saw,Hsaid Dinah (her name has been changed to protect her identity). She is a resident of the battered women’s shelter in Culpeper. “Now I have a job and am getting ready to move out to a place of my own. Now I can look in the mirror and smile. I like what I am now. It hasn’t been an easy road, but it’s a See SHELTER, Page A8 West Nile virus found JJI ivi^nx rViMN rvurllN Rappahannock News Staff Writer Two dead crows found this month in the Town of Washington and the Five Forks area of Rappahannock County have been confirmed to have West Nile virus These are the first virus positive birds found in Rappahannock County this year. The virus was first Mosquito detected in the county last summer with six birds testing positive, according to Charles E. Shepherd, district manager for the Rappahannock/Rapidan Health District. "We are expecting an increase in West Nile virus in birds and mosquitoes this year, which will increase the risk of human infection," said Shepherd. "People need to pay special attention to eliminating mosquito breeding areas around the home and protecting themselves from mosquito bites while outside this summer." The announcement about the two crows in Rappahannock testing positive was made this week by Rappahannock County District Health Director Dr. Lilian R. Peake. No human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Virginia this year, but there were 29 human cases confirmed in Virginia last year wnth two fatalities. See VIRUS, Page A6 David Covington selected RCES principal; starts work tomorrow By Naomi Smoot-Kimble Special to the Rappahannock News Rappahannock County's .School Board voted unanimously Tuesday, with one abstaining, for David Covington to fill the elementary school s principal vacandy. The abstaining vote was Aline Johnson who is the mother-in-law of Carol Johnson, elementary school assistant principal, who also was considered for the position. Covington has spent the past three years as principal of GLH Johnson Magnet School in Danville, Va. The school, he said, focused on math, science and technology and was named the technology school of the year in 2000. He has a total of 14 years experience as principal, and nine years experience as assistant principal. He spent an additional nine years teaching at the middle school level. Originally from Newport News, Va,, Covington graduated from Hasbrouck Heights High School in northern New Jersey. He then attended a small college in North Carolina, Penbrook State, where he completed his undergraduate studies in History and English. The first few weeks after graduation were busy for him, he said, as he married his wife Millie, and was drafted into the Army's Military Police during the Vietnam War, shortly after commencement. After returning from battle Covington attended graduate school See SCHOOLS, Page A5 Almost one in four older county residents lives alone, Census says ► Eighth In a series. By Maureen Harris Special to the Rappahannock News According to the 2000 U. S. Census, there were 963 residents of the county who were age 65 or older. Of these, 219 lived alone (22.8 percent), almost one in four older persons. Older persons who live alone should be of concern because at older ages, health and physical problems are not uncommon. However, Rappahannock County has a strong tradition of friends, family and neighbors helping each other in times of need. There is also a program based in the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office whereby older persons can be contacted each morning to determine See CENSUS, Page A8 Who’s living here? Household structure of Rappahannock County ‘A Mighty Wind’ This film which spoofs folk music will be shown Friday at The Theatre in Little Washington. See Page B1. 1 House tour Three Amissvilje homes have been selected for the Episcopal Church House Tour this October. See Page B1. Condolences T Long-time resident, John J Dwyer, who died in a tractor accident, is remembered by friends. See Page A3. Slow down VDOT officiaJs are setting monitoring devices on streets in the Town of Washington to detect speeders. See Page A3.

People RCHS graduates compete on winning All-Star teams -r—nrnimi^■■■BiTwiwirfTtrini Photo courtesy/Diane Moore WINNING TEAM: RCHS graduate Adrianne Moore competed recently on the winning East girls' soccer squad in the 32nd annual Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star games. A Better lifte Experience,, 4c. (A.B.l.EJ MJ Wooldridge, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. 540-829-2393 Helping Children, Adolescents, Families and Individuals Create Positive Changes In Their Lives Dealing with issues of ADHD • Anxiety Depression • Grief Relationship Problems • Parenting Mood Disorders • Women’s Concerns Physical or Sexual Counseling of Children or Adults Most Insurance Plans Accepted 700 Southridge Pkwy Culpeper, Virginia Sunnyside Farm Market 337 Cay St. Washington, VA 22747 540-675-1074 Open seven days a week from 10:30am-6:00pm, Friday (ill 8:00pm IT'S BACK! Our annual Live Lobster weekend - Friday, August 15th and Saturday August 16th! We will be flying in fresh Maine lobster ranging from 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lbs. The lobsters will arrive Friday morning and may be picked up Friday afternoon thru Saturday. We will even cook them for you. Please place your orders by Tuesday, August 12th at noori. Check out our wines to compliment the festive feast New, meatier ribs Friday rib night will now be featuring meatier Angus ribs. $10.00 per rack and side dishes will be available. Ribs may be picked up after 4:00 and remember the store is open until 8:00 pm on Fridays. Farm Fresh Organic Produce Daily The bounty of organic produce from the farm is coming in daily, including a variety of heirloom tomatoes, herbs, Yukon and Red Cold potatoes, Red Haven peaches, raspberries and much more. We are now taking applications for positions at our new Sperryville retail store. Call Tamara at 675-6260 for details. See you at the store! DON'T FORGET! FVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IS RIB NIGHT AT THE MARKET OPEN Til UPM! 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Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747 By Allen Comer Special to the Rappahannock News Recent Rappahannock County High School graduates Adrianne Moore and Rachel Sharp competed on the winning East girls’ soccer and softball squads, respectively, in the 32nd annual Virginia High School Coaches Association (VHSCA) AllStar games. The VHSCA competitions, held from July 8-11 in Hampton, Va., featured athletes from high schools across the state. Both Moore and Sharp were the lone Group A representatives on each of their teams. In the girls’ soccer match, the East team defeated the West squad, 1-0. Moore played both as a midfielder and defensive back in the tightly-contested game, which was called with 8:59 remaining due to lightning strikes. In the girls’ softball game, the East squad defeated the West, 6-2. Sharp pitched three innings, giving up one hit. At the plate, Sharp had a two-run single along with two sacrifice bunts to aid in the East team’s victorious effort. 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Photo courtesy/Rose Ann Sharp ALL-STARS: RCHS graduate Rachel Sharp receives her All-Star notification #om coach Jen Smythe at the recent Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star games. Sharp competed on the winning East girls' softball squad. —ML. 56" Annual - 2003 * Photo courtesy/American Angus Association WINNER: Northern Star, owned by Randall Updike of Washington and two other farmers elsewhere, won junior champion bull at the 2003 American Angus Breeders' Futurity Roll of Victory Angus Show on July 12 in Louisville, Ky. Flower arrangers compete in art competition Local floral arrangers can test their skill at the second annual Flowers Interpret Art competition at The Arts Center In Orange on August 13, 14 and 15. Arrangers will use the current show of work from The Orange Studio as inspiration for their arrangements. 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Photo courtesy/Sheila Dwyer John J. Dwyer, who liked to travel, takes a break from riding in Santorini, Greece. Tractor accident takes life of long-time county resident By Mary Ann Kuhn Rappahannock News Staff Writer John Joseph Dwyer, 84, a criminal trial attorney in D.C. for more than 30 years, would rather be on his tractor bushhogging his 1,000 acres on Black Rock Farm in Flint Hill than doing most anything else. He loved his land and the vistas so much that he donated close to 1,000 acres in easement because, as his wife, Sheila said, "he wanted the landscape to stay the same . . . the vistas to stay the same." A long time ago, he took a picture of the views from his farm, which stretches from Route 522 over to Fodderstack Road and promised then he would do everything to keep it that way, she said. "He wanted to die here," Mrs. Dwyer said. On Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, while out bushhogging the farm he purchased more than 40 years ago, he accidentally went off the edge of a rock wall and the tractor rolled over on him, according to fire and rescue officials at the scene. Flint Hill, Washington and Chester Gap fire and rescue teams responded to the scene after a passing motorist called 911, officials said. Dwyer was still alive and talking, said eyewitnesses, and was taken by helicopter to INOVA Fairfax Hospital. He died from injuries that afternoon. This Irish Catholic from Boston, a World War II veteran, who smoked a cigar for years, was fondly remembered by neighbors and friends, some of whom called him 'J. J." "What a character," said Bubby Settle from his garage in Flint Hill. "For me, I considered him a good friend. "I did a lot of work for him over the years, repairing his tractor, his pickup truck. His tractor was his favorite thing." Sometimes Dwyer would get his equipment stuck in the pond, and Settle said, "we'd have to pull him out. He always was enjoying his equipment and his land. And I enjoyed the time I spent with him." Alex Sharp, who keeps 140 Health programs slated at nutrition center The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board invites persons 60 years of age and older to participate in Health Promotion/ creening Programs to be held at the Rappahannock Senior Nutrition Center. The programs will be held Aug. 12 at 1 p.m by Karen Gemdt of Culpeper Regional Hospital; Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. by Jerry Wood Rite Aid pharmacist on "Medicine Help in Congress"; Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. by Nancy Mosely, United Health Care; Aug. 25 at 1 p.m. by Barb Patton of Culpeper Regional Hospital on 'West Nile Virus"; Aug. 28 at 1 p.m. by Cheryl Green of Health Depot on "Insomnia." If interested in attending any of these programs, contact Anita Richards at 825-3100 (Ext. 3321). Black Angus cows on Dwyers land, said, "He really seemed to love the farm. He was always out there bushhogging and spraying. He was known for being out on his tractor." Sharp said that he enjoyed the many times he talked with Dwyer. "He's probably one of the smartest people I ever met or talked to. Ever so often you run into somebody who is quick. He was extremely intelligent and had a quick sense of legal issues." In addition to his passion for preserving land, Dwyer also had a great interest in animal welfare, his wife said. They have two Great Pyrenees at the farm: Cody, a rescue dog, and Alouette. According to Dwyer's wishes, he did not want an obituary in the paper, said Mrs. Dwyer, his wife of 17 years. She said she I did a lot of work for him over the years, repairing his tractor.... His tractor was his favorite thing. Bubby Settle is planning a private service for him in August. Asked about remembrances, Mrs. Dwyer said those who wish to make a donation in his memory could do so with the fire and rescue departments of Flint Hill, Washington or Amissville. "He was very appreciative of them," she said. 66 He's probably one of the smartest people I ever met or talked to. Ever so often you run into somebody who is quick. He was extremely intelligent and had a quick sense of legal issues. Alex Sharp Hearthstone School • Nursery (3 years old) through 12th grade • warm, family like atmosphere • small classes • educating the whole child: head, heart, and hands • bus from Clevenger’s Comers Highway 211, Sperryville 540-987-9212 www.hearthstoneschool.org Hearthstone welcomes children of every race, color, gender, religion, ethnicity or national origin. Resolution Appreciation Rolesit Jlouli <Jlewe*na WHEREAS, the passing of Robert Louis Herrema has left a void in the community of Rappahannock County; and, WHEREAS, Mr. HetTema, a mechanical engineer by training, had a long and distinguished career as a staffer in the U.S. Senate, a restorer and redeveloper of fine properties and as an appraiser of real estate; and WHEREAS, Mr. Herrema was a dedicated and committed member of the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals, having served on that body from May 14, 1999 through April, 2003$v NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Zoning Appeals of Rappahannock County, that it mourns the passing of their colleague Mr. Robert Louis Herrema; that it wishes to formally extend its sympathies to his family at their loss; and that it further extends those sympathies to his many friends in our community who feel it keenly as well. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be spread across the minute book of the Board of Zoning Appeals of Rappahannock County and that a presentation copy be provided to the family of Robert Louis Herrema, with suitable ceremony and expressions of the Board members’ regard. June 23, 2003 Alexander Sharp Chairman VDOT to install devices to track speeding cars By Mary Ann Kuhn Rappahannock News Staff Writer Speed detection devices are scheduled to be installed tomorrow on three streets entering the Tbwn of Washington. The decision to monitor motorists came after the county sheriff-, the town mayor and engineers from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) met Friday to coordinate efforts to address residents' complaints about speeding through the town. "Probably the biggest source of complaints" are from residents seeing motorists speeding into town from Fodderstack Road, said Rappahannock County Sheriff Larry Sherertz standing near a sign posted 25 m.p.h. on that approach into town. Sherertz had written a letter to VDOT officials asking for assistance in setting up devices to monitor speeders after complaints from residents surfaced at a Washington Tbwn Council meeting last month. VDOT officials, Garrett Moore and Steve Black, as well as Mayor Gene Leggett accompanied the sheriff to the three sites in town where devices will be installed for three or four days: the Fodderstack entrance to town, the Warren Avenue entrance to town and the Main Street entrance from Route 211. The speed counters will Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes DRIVE SLOWLY: VDOT engineers mark Main Street in Washington to show' where monitoring devices will be placed tomorrow to detect speeding motorists. VDOT resident engineer Garrett Moore sprays white paint on the street after he and (left to right) Mayor Gene Leggett, VDOT District Traffic Engineer Steve Black and Sheriff Larry Sherertz consulted on which areas to target. measure speed, volume of traffic and type of vehicle (car, truck, bus) on a weekday as well as a weekend. One suggestion has been to put stop signs at Main Street and Harris Hollow Road and also on Main Street and Porter Street. The Warren Avenue entrance could have a warning sign that the speed limit is enforced. The sheriff, who has been talking to residents in town, said he has received complaints about motorists speeding into town on Warren Avenue because they are running late and trying to get to the Inn at Little Washington on time for dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings. Blue Ridge Emporium Antiques - ****** -r -w' -v • 16,500 Sq. 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But is there something here that ties us together as people trying to get along, as neighbors in a community where we each have our own opinions. What binds us together as a community? We can easily look around and say it is this vast paradise called Rappahannock County that we so treasure. That is true. But it is only part of the story. What really binds us together is that forming of opinions and alliances that comes after working together and either being rewarded or being defeated, rejected and coming out with our heads above water and hoping that what we truly believe in will ultimately prevail. These alliances sometimes last for years and sometimes they break off for good reason. In the end, we would all be a happier communi ty 11 we reconcile ourselves to tne mysterious rhythm of destiny and truly believe that we are all decent, human beings / Let us treasure our joys and successes but not bewail our sorrows and losses. Letters to the Editor We welcome your opinions and comments. Letters must be exclusive to the Rappahannock News, must be signed and include the writer’s telephone number and home address which can be verified (not for publication). Due to space limitations, published letters are subject to abridgment for length, accuracy and clarity. For the best chance of publication, letters should be 250 words or less. Longer letters from those with special experience on a current issue may be published as a guest column (with your photo). While unable to acknowledge letters, we appreciate your views towards the newspaper’s editorial values. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747 and submitted via U.S. Mail, Fax (675-3088) or by e-mail (makuhn@timespapers.com). Rappahannock Today Rappahannock News Photo/Naomi Smoot-Kimble ENJOYING THE RIDE: Everett Estes heads down Route 211 on his tractor last Friday. Estes was going to his farm near Hillsdale, where he raises cattle. Letters Bears, bears everywhere I was just reading the story on bears in Sperryville in the July 24 edition of the Rappahannock News. I too have been seeing a bear— in the Harris Hollow area. I first noticed evidence of him during the winter months. I had been feeding two steers for slaughter in the barn and noticed that something had been bedding down in the loose hay. Not long after thatd noticed bear droppings in the bam yard that had feed in it like the kind I was feeding the steer. I never saw him although I knew he was around. After I took the steers to the slaughter house, I saw the food that was left over in the feed box disappear a little at a time. When it was gone, he knocked over an old freezer I used to store feed in. It was empty. So I thought he had left the area. I hoped he did. Although I thought I had seen him going through the field once, I saw no more evidence of him for some time. Well, this past Saturday night I was coming back from a walk and as I passed my landlord’s house, I heard a crashing noise from an apple tree next to the house. I first thought a branch broke. I went to investigate. Well, there he was, the bear. He took off running and stopped about 100 feet from the tree. It was a June apple tree and the apples were ready. Well, he stopped and turned and looked at me standing on his back legs. He must have been five feet tall. I have never confronted a bear and had no intention of doing so now. I went to my house got into my truck and went back. The bear was heading back to the tree at this time but seeing me he retreated and took off across the field. I chased him in my truck, but he disappeared into the woods at the edge of the field. I’m not feeling good seeing him so close to home. I carry my gun now when going for a walk, not to shoot him but just in case he wants to do something foolish. I don’t feel safe without it Photo courtesy/Rick Starr for now. I love to see wildlife but not a bear in my back yard. I am carrying my camera too. I wish I had had it the first time I saw him. Rick Starr Washington Planning Commission makes recommendations The Rappahannock News attributes more authority to the Planning Commission than it has: “Self Storage facility approved in county.” The article by Don Audette states “The Rappahannock Planning Commission has approved a self-storage facility in the county’s comm|£cj!arl district. The Commission voted 6-1 at its July 16 meeting to grant a special exception use permit .. . .” The county Planning Commission does not and cannot grant or approve special exceptions or special use permits. It also cannot turn them down. What they can do is make recommendations to either the Board of Supervisors (Special Exceptions) or to the Board of Zoning Appeals (Special Use Permits). The newspaper uses the term “approves” when talking about a course of action that the Planning Commission recommends. This has the effect of making its recommendation look like a done deal. It has the effect of stifling both support and nonsupport of controversial issues. Citizens do not show up at the BOS or BZA meetings because they think the issues have already been decided. The supervisors have not always accepted the recommendations of the Planning Commission, and many of these times their decisions have been influenced by the lack of participation by one side or another. There should have been somewhere in this article the fact that this application would eventually be heard and approved or rejected by the BOS, the only body allowed to grant special exceptions. Henry Gorfein Washington From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News Down Memory Lane 53 YEARS AGO August 3, 1950 With talk going around of the possibility of moving one or several of the government agencies to outlying sections, rather than keeping them all in Washington, D.C., the county seat of Rappahannock has requested that the Town of Washington, Virginia be approved as a location for a proposed transfer of certain government agencies. Following is a copy of a letter sent to Stuart W. Symington, chairman of the National Security Research Board in Washington, D. C. by the mayor-elect and ladies of the council: “The newly elected council of the Town of Washington Va., who take office Sept. 1. 1050 hereby request approval on designation of the Tfovn of Washington as a location for the proposed transfer of certain governmental agency or agencies. “. . .this municipality is located on Route 211 approximately 65 miles west of Washington, D. C., with ample available land, water supply and electricity to accommodate such a venture.” By a vote of 4-1, the Board of Supervisors approved a local health department at the meeting Wednesday, when five members were present, Henry Wood being the one absent member. The sum now available for a county health nurse if $1,500. When the department begins work, there will be a full time nurse, a parttime sanitation officer, service of a doctor whenever needed and a full-time clerk to work in an office located in the county. 25 YEARS AGO August 3, 1978 As things stand now between the courts and Rappahannock’s current zoning and subdivision ordinances, the county doesn’t appear to stand much chance in controlling or limiting growth, according to planning engineer Robert Plavnick. Plavnick met with members of the Rappahannock Planning Commission at the courthouse to discuss work on a comprehensive plan that the county must adopt by 1980. Jim McGarvey, new director for the Rappahannock Mental Health Clinic, faces a challenging job in opening the county’s first full-time mental health facility. McGarvey, with former Welfare Department Food Stamp Supervisor Becky Burke as office manager, will staff the clinic five days a week in remodeled quarters in the Clopton House. Renovation is expected to be completed by late August for the building that will be shared by the Clinic, the Health Department and Eileen Day’s real estate business. A new business, the sale and installation of burglar alarm systems, has opened in Castleton with Eric Forster as proprietor. He is assisted in the venture by his wife, Shirley. 10 YEARS AGO August 4, 1993 After an emotional public hearing Monday night, the Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 0 to rezone 10 acres behind the Faith Mountain Company’s catalogue operation from agricultural to General Commercial so the company can expand. Supervisor Chairman Hubert Gilkey abstained because he is doing construction work for Martin and Cheri Woodward, owners of the company. No one showed up to oppose the 39 percent increase in sewer rates for the Sperryille treatment plant. The three members of the Water and Sewer Authority present quickly closed the public hearing on the rate increase last Thursday and voted to adopt the new rate of $21.50 per month for each Equivalent Dwelling Unit arid the budget for the coming year. School days are over for Mrs. Jane Batchelder, Amissville, who is retiring after a teaching career that has spanned almost 30 years, including the last 20 at Fauquier High School, Warrenton. Her most recent positron at Fauquier High was as a reading specialist. COMPILED BY MARY ANN KUHN

Easements From Page A1 this is the Virginia Outdoor Foundation. The owner. Rice said, does not loose any rights at the hands of this agreement. The easement, however, “provides permanent protection for the land.” he said. This is important for many reasons. Rice said it helps in “maintaining the rural character and supporting agriculture. If you're going to maintain agriculture in your county you have to preserve open space." Some may wonder why land easements are important in areas where zoning laws are already strict. Rice explained that such laws are open to change. Easements are not. Once land is put into an easement it can never be sliced into a subdivision. In Rappahannock County a minimum of 50 acres is required for an easement. Anything less then 100 acres will remain in one parcel for perpetuity. Anything above this can be divided along 100acre increments. For example if 500 acres are placed into easement, when the owner decides to sell the land it can be cut into five parcels, still leaving it well above the acreage in most subdivisions. The idea of easements, Rice said, is growing in popularity in the county. Last year Rappahannock had the fifth highest donation rate of the nine counties serviced by the PEC, with 1,651 acres donated. This is only a small portion of the total 14,595 acres in the county in easement at the end of the 2002 fiscal year. Many people are donating lands, Rice said. “They love their land. They have a connection to their land and they can’t stomach the idea of the land being subdivided. They love the rural character of the land and want to keep it that way,” he said. Rice is well aware of landowners reasons for choosing easements, in fact he was the first in Page County to put •an easement on his land. Others who have also donated land agree that easements are an important tool. Marie Ridder currently has five parcels under easements in several different counties, including Rappahannock, totaling nearly 400 acres. She has been approved for an easement of 51 acres in the county this year. Tb her, easements are vital to land conservation. "Preserving open space and farmland is something I think will be valuable to future generations.” said Ridder. In addition to the conservation element. Rice says that the tax benefits are a reason worth considering. Land placed under easement is allowed tax perks. This is beneficial even for those who may not have exorbitant taxes. While the benefit previously applied only to the owner, it can now be sold to other individuals. Thus someone who may have an easement but wall not profit from it economically can sell the tax credit to another individual who may benefit from the break. The owner keeps his or her property while making a profit off the sale of the tax cut. Rice said that this cut is an excellent benefit but will not likely push people to put their land into easement. “If it’s just dollars,” he said, “they’re not going do an easement.” Tax breaks are one qf the perks and are the primary reason why landowners should begin preparing to file an easement this year. The process of being approved for an easement generally takes a few months, said Rice. Owners who wish to get the benefits for this fiscal year must have the easement on file no later then Dec. 31. Schools From Page A1 at Appalachian University. Now, in his mid-50s, he says he hopes to work an additional seven to 10 years in Rappahannock and then retire here, making the town a permanent home. Covington was excited about being given the opportunity to work in Rappahannock. When reached for comment late Tuesday evening, shortly after the board's closed session decision, he said, "I'm just excited. I know it'll be a challenge to take a school that's already excellent to the next level." He said right now he has few goals for the school, feel ing that he needs input from those with more information about the school system before he determines what needs to be changed. "Things are going very well at the school," he said in reference to its full accreditation, "When there's nothing broke there's no need to go in and change anything. It looks like the way they're doing things here works." The school’s accomplishments are not the only thing which drew Covington to the area. He said he and his wife had hoped for several years to move either to the mountains or the coast. When this opportunity arose, he jumped. "We just absolutely fell in love with the area," he said. "It's breathtaking." The vistas are not the only County agenda The following are the highlights of a tentative agenda of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Aug. 4 in the courthouse in Little Washington. 2 p.m. meeting About our schools. Dr. Robert Chappell Fire levy bills Public comment Old business • RappahannockRapidan CSB, performance contract & area plan • Employee benefits • Exceptional waters designation proposal for Pinev River & North Fork of the Thornton River (all within the SNP boundaries) • Smith Creek Road amended resolution. • Sale of CarverPiedmont • Update. Tri-County Jail proposal • Hours of operation, landfill facility • Household hazardous waste cleanup New business • Land use validation/ enrollment fees • Rural addition. Chester Gap. 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Earning an eagle by preserving history Rappahannock News Photo/Mark F. Spher IN FOCUS: Boy Scout Larry Oliver is documenting Warrenton’s historic buildings to earn his Eagle Award. By Mika Elizabeth Foley Rappahannock News Writer While trying to earn his Eagle Badge, a local Boy Scout is saving taxpayers money by creating a database program with pictures of the historically significant structures of Warrenton. Armed with a digital camera, 15-year-old Larry Oliver, Jr., of Amissville has been seen all over the historic district photographing homes and businesses listed in the 1998 Historic Architectural Survey of the Warrenton Historical District. As a form of community . service, Oliver, a Life Scout and a member of the Rixeyville Troop #1731, will earn his Eagle Badge by taking on the endeavor of creating the framework for a geographical information system map of the historic district. In the future, Internet r users will be able to log onto the town web site go into a GIS map and click on a specific house or address. A picture of the building or home will pop up along with relevant historical and architectural information about the location. When asked why he chose this project Oliver said, “This is something that needed to be done. I’m saving taxpayers dollars so nobody has to be hired to do this.” Oliver explained that his nterest and abilities in computers along with his iking of history made him a jood candidate for the job. Out of 315 homes, Oliver las shot more Unan half and ne admits getting the piccure isn’t always as easy as ne would wis4. “Most of them are concealed by<trees,” said Oliver. ‘So sometimes it’s hard to take the picture. But I was surprised by how many of the houses are mostly in good condition.” After an afternoon of photographing the often hidden historic homes, Oliver goes to the Warrenton Town Hall and enters the pictures into a GIS database. Oliver’s father, Larry Oliver, Sr., works on the GIS system for the town and he credits Andrew Hushour with the idea for his son’s Eagle Badge. Hushour explained that when first employed by the town of Warrenton and while working with Oliver, Sr., on the GIS system, he commented that a GIS program of the historic structures would be very helpful. He went on to explain that a map of the historic sites in town that included all work done on a structure could only benefit all. And with that one comment, Oliver went to his son, who liked the idea 66 I’m a Scout all of the time. Larry Oliver, Jr. because, as he put it, “I thought I would be able to do this.” Oliver hopes to have his part of the project finished in mid-August. Councilman Sam Tarr commented, “It appears that Oliver’s project will be of use by the Town in producing the wealth of information in our new guidelines.” Board of Supervisor candidate Richard Robison said, “I commend Larry Jr. for pursuing his Eagle Award and for his work for the community.” LADIES' SHOE CLEARANCE •AEROSOLES* • SKECHERS •MADELINE MOOTSIES TOOTSIES •LIFE STRIDE • NATURALIZER* • EA by AIGNER* f HUSH PUPPIES* AND MORE Brands may vary by store. Shoes not included in Red Dot Sole. **&>■ Peebles Great Fashions. Great Pries*. Evsry Dayt ROYAL PLAZA • FRONT ROYAL, VA • (540) 635-3101 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9; SUN. 12-5 LURAY SHOPPING CENTER • LURAY, VA • (540) 743-1110 • HOURS: MON.-FRI. 10-8; SAT. 9-8; SUN. 12:30-5:30 WARRENTON CENTER • WARRENTON, VA • (540) 347-1820 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9; SUN. 12-6 Horse with West Nile Virus confirmed in Va. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the state’s first West Nile Virus (WNV) positive horse for 2003. A serum sample was submitted to VDACS’ Ivor Regional Animal Health Laboratory and reported positive by the Warrenton Regional Animal Health Laboratory last week. The horse, a 28-year-old mixed breed gelding from Virginia Beach showed clinical symptoms including weakness in the rear limbs and difficulty standing. The horse, which had been vaccinated once for WNV, has been euthanized due to its condition. West Nile Virus first appeared in the United States in 1999 in New York City. In 2002, there were 49 cases of clinical WNV infection reported in horses in Virginia. The virus usually lives in wild birds of many different species. Mosquitoes transmit it from bird to bird. Occasionally a mosquito that has bitten an infected bird will then bite a human, horse, or other mammal and transmit the virus to them. Transmission between horses and humans is extremely unlikely. Currently, no drugs exist to eliminate WNV in horses or humans. Treatment for an infected horse consists of antiinflammatory drugs and supportive therapy to prevent the animal from injuring itself throughout the two to three weeks of the disease. Approximately 30-40 percent of the affected horses will die or be euthanized due to the severity of their disease. A veterinarian can prescribe treatment tailored to the particular case. There is a vaccine for equine WNV. It is effective for six to 12 months, so horses must be re-vaccinated at least annually and, in an area where the disease occurs frequently, vaccination every six months is best. Horse owners should contact their veterinarians to see if vaccination is indicated for their animals. Other prevention methods include destroying standing water breeding sites for mosquitoes, using insect repellents such as DEET, and removing animals from mosquito-infested areas during peak biting times, usually dusk to dawn. While WNV is found in many tissues in bird hosts (liver, kidneys, heart, brain), in horses, the disease is most likely to affect the brain, causing inflammation (encephalitis), which leads to a loss of coordination, lack of interest in their surroundings and loss of appetite. It can cause the horse to go down and be unable to get up without help. Animal owners should consult their veterinarians or the nearest VDACS Regional Animal Health Laboratory if an animal exhibits any neurological symptoms such as a stumbling gait, facial paralysis, drooping, and disinterest in its surroundings. For more information on West Nile Virus and how to protect humans and horses, log on to the following Web sites: http://www.vdacs.state.va.us /animals/wnv.html http://www.vdh.state.va.us/e pi/wnv.htm http://www.aphis.usda.gOv/l pa/issues/wnv/wnv.html Virus From Page A1 Last year 933 birds, 45 horses and 180 mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile virus in Virginia. The first West Nile virus positive crow was found in the Tbwn of Washington on July 15, according to Shepherd. The second one was found near Five Forks. Asked to give a more precise location where the crows were found and on whose property, Shepherd said he is bound by new regulations this year that forbid him to identify the persons involved or names of the properties. The county Health Department continues to track recently deceased crows to see if they carry the virus, said Shepherd. He said that if a bird is dead more than a few hours in this heat, the virus won't survive. County residents can prevent mosquitoes from breeding by turning over or removing containers around the home where water collects, such as old tires, potted plant trays, buckets and toys. They also should clean r' 1 birdbaths and wading pools once a week, clean roof gutters and downspout screens regularly, and eliminate standing water on flat roofs. West Nile virus is spread to birds, humans, horses and other mammals through the bite of an infected mosquito. Most people bitten by an infected mosquito do not get sick. People who do get sick usually suffer a mild flu-like illness. Persons over age 50 are at greatest risk of serious illness, such as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord). The Virginia Department of Health also recommends the following tips to reduce exposure to mosquitoes: • Wear long, loose and lightcolored clothing. • Use insect repellent products with no more than 50 percent DEET for adults and less than 10 percent for children. Follow instructions when using insect repellents. For more information on West Nile virus, log onto the Virginia Department Health's Web site at www.vdh.state. va.us, and click onto "West Nile Virus Update." 46th Annual Warren County Fair August znd-vth, ZUUJ Front Royal, VA 22630 • 540-635-5827 www.warrencountyfair.com rrtcea are for general admission and doesn’t include chaarges for entertasnment or special offers. Special Sunday August 3 Conceit Event Charlie Daniels Band “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” Gate Opens at 5:00 pm. 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Town residents vent concerns over Goodine construction By Naomi Smoot-Kimble Special to the Rappahannock News The decision Allowing a variance for Christopher Goodine’s jewelry shop on Main Street at the Washington Tbwn Council meeting earlier this month seems to have been only the beginning of the controversy surrounding its construction. Debate continued at Monday evening’s monthly Town Planning Commission meeting. Barbara Stockton, who recently replaced Jean Goodine as chairman of the commission, was “appalled” by the Goodines’’ lack of regard for the process, and said, “Sitting on the board with one of the people involved, I feel it truly embarrassing. I think it just sets a terrible precedent.” Stockton hopes to find a way to streamline town ordinances to avoid repeating such misunderstanding. “We don’t need to go through this again” she said. But before this could be done, citizens vented their concerns about the property. Town resident Bill Tieckelmann was concerned that a site plan was not present ed to the council when the variance had been requested and granted. “It seems to me there’s something backwards in what the Tbwn Council did. It seems like taking a test without having taken the course. You saw a presentation to approve a variance about the set back of his property without anything in front of you. The guy has broken his word about everything he’s done and you accept it without any documentation. I thought that was irresponsible.” Other town residents spoke out about Goodine’s credibility as well. Washington resident - Bill Pullen, who has been Goodine’s neighbor for many years, said, “I always thought his word was his bond but it’s not and Fll tell it to his face.” Pullen said his concern over Goodine’s actions and purported misrepresentation of his intentions did not he solely in the fact that his wife was on the council. “I think that’s wrong doing, I don’t care who did it,” he said. He feels though that had he started the construction, even of a shed, without a permit, reac 66 ... We point fingers and blame everybody and I think that it’s about time we stop that. Claudia Mitchell Town Council member Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes PLANNING MEETING: Members of the Planning Commission of the Town of Washington listen as members of the audience discuss what has become a controversy over construction of a jewelry shop by Chris Goodine. From left, chairperson Barbara Stockton, Brandon Fowler, Alice King and Mitzie Young. Absent is Jean Goodine, who is on vacation. tion would have been different. “I say they’d take me and lock me up and throw away the keys,” he said. Tieckelmann agreed, “It’s clearly a violation of the law. Truly other people in the community who aren’t as well connected to the government and infrastructure of the town think it is grossly inequitable.” When reached for comment where he was vacationing in New Hampshire Goodine said, "I haven't bed to anyone about anything." He said at one point he had hoped to build an addition to the existing shop but the location of his septic system made this impossible, and he was forced to build a separate structure. Goodine said that many people seem upset about the fart he did not follow the proper procedures and said "since then I've gone back and got that corrected." Stockton said at the meeting a building permit still had not been issued and a site plan had still not been seen. "I don't know why they're so vituperative about the whole thing. They seem to think that since the steps weren't taken in the order they were supposed to that I shouldn’t be allowed to build it," said Goodine. Town Council member Claudia Mitchell spoke up on behalf of the Town Council, saying, “We thought we did the right thing.” She noted that while the council did approve the variance for Goodine’s front yard he must still return to the other steps in the process which he had skipped, including creating a site plan and attaining a work order. As criticism continued for the Goodine decision, Mitchell said, “Pointing fingers isn’t going to get us anywhere. We don’t use each others experience, we point fingers and blame everybody, and I think it’s about time we stop that.” Stockton responded, saying Farfelu Vineyards takes gold medal in competition Farfelu Vineyards, Virginia's first licensed farm winery, is making a name for itself as one of the nation's premier producers of Chardonnay. After taking a gold medal for its 2001 Chardonnay in the prestigious Governor's Cup, the 2002 vintage has now been awarded a gold medal by the Vinifera Wine Growers Association. Competing against some of the best known and most respected wineries in -the nation, including California, the 2001 Chardonnay was also awarded a silver medal by the Tasters Guild International Wine Judging and the Best of the East Wine Competition. The yet-to-be-released 2002 Chardonnay has now taken gold in its first competition. "When we saw the quality of Chardonnay grapes coming out of our vineyard during that first harvest after we bought Farfelu in 2000, we knew Chardonnay would be one of our flagship wines," says proprietor Caroline Michael Osborne. "Since then, we have focused significant resources on our Chardonnay, including experimenting with various methods of winemaking to discover which ones would best express the unique characteristics of our grapes." "The traditional American Chardonnay is a heavily oaked wine, but we did not want to mask the wonderful flavors of our grape with a lot of oak. 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Barbara Stockton Planning Commission chairperson that what happened was “totally absurd,” and there was a “Very frustrated group of people before us tonight.” Washington resident Gary Shwartz agreed that it was time to move on to solutions though, and said, “This is a good example of the problem but I don’t know that we should start building stocks in town or get the lynching tree out.” Among the means proposed to improve the process was the idea of a checklist which would be presented whenever a permit was attained to let builders know what they needed to do, and in what order it should be done. Mitchell felt that this was not an adequate solution. She said, “We’re talking about county issues. These are county offices and they are out of our venue as a town government.” Stockton responded harshly saying, “That argument wouldn’t get you a driver’s license in the state of Virginia. We are the county seat. These folks didn’t apply for the permit so it doesn’t matter what checklist you used, they just did what they wanted.” Also suggested, was a posting of each meeting’s agenda in the local newspaper. Stockton felt this was important so that neighbors could see what would be discussed and express possible concerns. Shwartz questioned the need for this and felt that perhaps the commission’s lack of communication was more to blame. “It seems to me continuity seems to be missing between the left hand and the right hand and all the pieces of the puzzle. The continuity is missing. It doesn’t necessarily mean that it needs to be in the newspaper but the commissions need to know what’s going on with one another,” he said. Mitchell said, among the solutions being considered by the Tbwn Council, is a guide book containing all elements of a building’s style. Stockton had other ideas for solutions, saying “I think we all need to be a lot more aware of what’s going on. 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Photo courtesy/SAFE Elaine Lydon, client services coordinator for SAFE, consults with a victim of domestic violence at the Culpeper women’s shelter. Census From Page A1 whether they are in need of any assistance. According to the sheriffs office, eight persons now take advantage of this service. Persons interested in this program may contact the sheriffs office at 675-5300. Although almost one in four older adults in the county lives alone, this is not an uncommon phenomenon in the region. Culpeper (23.7 percent), Fauquier (21.4 percent), Madison (23.9 percent), Page (28.3 percent) and Warren (27.4 percent) counties all have similar percentages of their older residents who live alone. In addition to the 219 households in which older persons live alone, there are 2,569 other households here. Married couples with children age 18 years or younger comprise 22 percent of all households. Other households with children comprise 5.4 percent. Only 3.2 percent are sin gle women with young children. By far the largest household group is comprised of married couples without young children (38.6 percent of all households). Other family groups without young children comprise 5.9 percent. Finally, 15.5 percent of all households contain people aged less than 65 years who live alone and 4.7 percent of households contain “unrelated” people. The latter could, of course, be partially composed of couples who sire not married. The 2000 census showed that there were 6,983 people in the county and 2,788 households. Thus, the average household size is 2.50 persons. This is smaller than Fauquier (2.75), Culpeper (2.68), Madison (2.60), and Warren (2.57) counties, but is slightly larger than Page county (2.46). Compared to these surrounding counties, Rappahannock County has the lowest proportion of family households with children aged less than 18 years (27.5 percent). , At a Glance In previous stories analyzing recently released data on the 2000 U. S. Census, The Rappahannock News has reported on Rappahannock County's education levels, population growth, employment, commuters, age groups, the decreasing number of children and the growing number of weekend homes. The county has the highest proportion of households containing families who have no young children (44.5 percent). The 2000 census defined a “family” as a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage or adoption. Dr. Maureen Harris is a resident of Woodville and a demographer. __I Shelter From Page A1 road I’m glad I took,” she said. Social Services referred her to a family guidance program where she found out about a support group for battered women which SAFE leads in Orange. A year later she left for the shelter in Culpeper. “I’d just had enough. I woke up one morning and said This is it.’ It’s a hard decision but it’s a decision I had to make,” she said. Dinah is not alone. A national survey of women between 18 and 65 years of age showed that in 1997, 24 percent had suffered some form of domestic violence. The state level is no better. In 2000, 129 deaths were attributed to family violence. Those who think this problem does not reach the peaceful borders of Rappahannock County are wrong. Of the 698 women SAFE served last year, through counseling, support groups and shelter, 20 were from Rappahannock. Newly appointed SAFE Board Member, Beverly Leathers, feels that many more women exist in Rappahannock who could benefit from these resources, but simply do not know about them. “My own personal goal ngni now is u> get more attention in Rappahannock County, and to get more people in Rappahannock to avail themselves to these services,” Leathers said. Leathers, director of Rappahannock County Social Services, was appointed to the board in June and is the first to represent the needs of families in Rappahannock. “I think we have a lot of domestic violence and we don’t have a lot of resources to deal with it. I see abuse as a major issue and it has such huge ramifications for the families. It’s a real social problem,” said Leathers. According to Executive Director Ashley Adams, SAFE hopes to reach women in Rappahannock who may be extremely isolated, one sign and form of abuse. Leathers said another sign that men may be abusive is a controlling personality. “These men have a lot of power and control,” she said, “Women are afraid to venture out, they’re shut off and can’t go anywhere. They’re afraid to even leave their door. That whole dynamic plays into the kind of services you have to provide.” Among these services is counseling, either in groups or one on one. SAFE also offers legal assistance, including accompaniment to court hearings, and a 24-hour hotline, 1877-825-8876, for women in abusive situations, as well as friends and neighbors seeking support. SAFE’S most well known service is its 15-bed emergency shelter for battered women and children. For the safety of the battered women and children, officials did not want the address published. In 2002 this shelter was 66 My own personal goal right now is to get more people in Rappahannock to avail themselves to these services Beverly Leathers home to a total of 158 adults and children. Even this could not fill all the need that existed in the area though, and 86 additional requests for shelter had to go unfilled. Transitional housing also exists for women once they are ready to move out on their own. All of these services are free, except for the transitional apartments which are rented at reduced rates. “This is a life saver for a lot of women who might end up dead,” said Dinah, “I would have.” Her advice to other women at the shelter is, “Get out.” She has been at the shelter since April, and said her experience with SAFE has been very positive. “The people that run the shelter, they are there for you no matter what the situation and they help you. It’s hard to explain about the women here, they are a unique group of women. You’re used to people bringing you down but they’re always saying ‘Good job’ and ‘I knew you could do it’ things I guess we all need to hear right now.” SAFE offers support groups in Fauquier and Culpeper. 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Section B www.timescommunity.com Three Amissville homes chosen for annual Episcopal House Tour "The Deep Woods," the home of Bud and Doris Rowzie, is used not only for family but for church gatherings and retreats for small groups with its pond, tennis courts, riverside fishing and 53 acres. Photos courtesy/Judy Tole "Bunree," built in the 1920s by William and Eileen Laing on land they bought because it reminded them of their native Ireland, is the oldest of the three homes. Their granddaughter, Aileen Laing, lives there today. By Helen Williams Special to the Rappahannock News Three houses in Amissville, all along Hinson’s Ford Road, have been chosen for the annual House Tour sponsored by the women of Trinity Episcopal Church in conjunction with their dried flower sale in October. “Bunree,” owned by Aileen Laing, granddaughter of the original owners, The Dickey House, built and owned by Gary and Marlene Dickey, and “The Deep Woods” named before it was built by the son of the owners, Bud and Doris Rowzie, will delight and enchant their viewers this fall. Judy Tole, chairperson of the House Selection Committee, always has tried to group the houses in the same area of the county for a given year, but never, she says, “have I been able to get them all along one road—and a dead-end road at that.” Oct. 18 and 19 have been scheduled for the 47th annual celebration of the event, a major fundraiser for the Episcopal Church Women (ECW), although the event uses the talents and contributions of the entire community over a period of more than six months. Choosing the homes that will be showcased comes first, though. Viewing the homes and enjoying tea at the Middleton Inn in Washington is a fall ritual in the county. “Bunree”, built in the 1920s by William and Eileen Laing on land they bought because it reminded them of their native Ireland, is the oldest of the three houses. It was originally built as a summer house, but wings on each side and heating was added within a few years. Their granddaughter, Aileen Laing, has returned to live in her old home after retiring as a professor of Art History at Sweet Briar. She cherishes both the history of the house as well as its memory-laden contents. Horses, and those who loved them, rode them and trained them set the tone of the decor, from portraits of Troublemaker, who won the Maryland Hunt Cup in 1932 with Uncle Noel Laing as jockey, to silver trophies and other memorabilia. The house today is furnished The Dickey House, originally built as a barn in the 1970s, has evolved into an elegant home with many family heirlooms belonging to owners Gary and Marlene Dickey. The dried flower arrangers will soon be at work crafting special displays for all three houses, displays that compliment the colors, style, and preferences of the homeowners. much as it was when it was built, with family furniture, books, silver, chests and pictures illustrating the lives of the three generations who have called it home. The Dickey House, off Hinson’s Ford Road on Lost Acres Drive, was originally built as a bam in the 1970s. But what guests see almost 30 years later is an elegant home, still evolving as the Dickeys’ needs and tastes change. Family and friends usually enter the home from the new garden room, whose walls are painted murals of bird houses, plants, garden pots and brick walls. Here the Dickeys display many family heirlooms: a baby chest made for Mrs. Dickey in honor of her birth, andirons and lamps made by her father, a church pew and old sewing machine found while antique-hunting near their former home in New Jersey. C In the original part of the house, a double sided fireplace, made from See HOMES, Page B2 Chris Norman Ensemble performs Aug. 9 in Warrenton The Bluemont Concert Series will present the Chris Norman Ensemble on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. for the eighth of ten Saturday evening performances held on the lawn of the old Warren Green building in historic Warrenton. Admission is $5 per person, $3 for Bluemont Friends and seniors and $1 for children under six. Proceeds go to support Bluemont’s year round Artist-In-Education Program in area schools. The Chris Norman Ensemble, led by virtuoso flute and small pipes player Chris Norman, has gained international acclaim for its exquisite Celtic music. Originally from Nova Scotia, Norman developed an early interest in the traditional music of Maritime Canada-Scottish, Irish, and French Canadian and has incorporated baroque, folk and classical forms to create his own exciting and expressive music. Norman is ably joined by Andy Thurston on guitar and mandola, James Blachly on bass and Simeon Chapin on percussion. One music critic notes that the Ensemble has “wondrously demonstrated that classical and folk need not necessarily be separate entities at all.” Another reviewer finds the Ensemble’s sound, “One of the wannest, loveliest tones ever heard by the human ear.” Plan to bring a lawn chair or a blanket. The Fauquier Family Shelter will provide homemade refreshments as a fundraiser for its programs. Door prizes donated by local merchants will be awarded during the intermission. Pets, alcohol and smoking are prohibited. In case of bad weather, the concert will be held at the Taylor Middle School auditorium. This popular concert series is made possible by a successful publicprivate partnership that includes the Town of Warrenton, the County of Fauquier, the Commonwealth of Virginia, The Fauquier Bank, and more than 100 local businesses and 1,200 friends and families in this community. For schedules, directions and information about Bluemont’s ArtistIn-Education Program, dances, and Outreach Programs, contact the Bluemont office at (703) 777-6306 or visit www.bluemont.org. BLUEMONT CONCERT: The Chris Norman Ensemble, acclaimed for itsf Celtic music, will perform on the lawn of the old Warren Green building in historic Warrenton on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ‘A Mighty Wind’ spoofs folk music at The Theatre MOVIE: 'A Mighty Wind,' a film which tweaks the world of folk music, will Oe shown at The Theatre in Little Washington on Friday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. By Joanne Hilty Special to the Rappahannock News In “A Mighty Wind” writer-director Christopher Guest proves that there are times when the art of poking delicate fun isn’t just one of the more sincere forms of flattery—it’s amon^ the most loving. Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer gently tweak the world of folk music in this mockumentary about a reunion of old folksters. The talented cast breathes wit and comedic timing into this spoof of folk-era life and lunacy. The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community is showing the film at The Theatre in Little Washington on Friday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. The story launches after Irving Steinbloom, legendary producer and founder of the Folktown label, leaves control of his modest empire to his son Jonathan (Bob Balaban). An accidental folk enthusiast, Jonathan, who as a child founded the Young Jewish Polo League (they played on Shetland ponies to mini mize damage) and at his mother’s insistence played chess in a protective helmet, has set about organizing a tribute that will bring together the senior Steinbloom’s best-known groups for a live, televised performance at New York’s Town Hall. The musical groups are the New Main Street Singers, whose nine members include a color-worshipping couple Terry and Laurie Bohner (Jane Lynch and John Michael Higgins); Mitch and Mickey (Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara), once the sweethearts of the folk world; and the Folksmen, Christopher Gue^t, Michael McKean and Happy Shearer, who are as funny playing aging folkies as they were as rockers in “This is Spinal Tap,” the etemally-hilarious 1984 heavy-metal spoof directed by Rob Reiner. As they prepare for the occasion, the musicians reveal a cascade of jealousies, neuroses, insecurities, delusions and weird personal history that adds up to a remarkably empathetic reflection of lives a lot like anyone else’s that is full of tangents and reversals and unexpected results. It’s just these lives are much funnier than most. The Guest method of moviemaking is unique; working from the writer’s story outline, the actors improvise dialogue throughout rehearsals to develop a complete narrative. These talented actors, many of them seasoned writers and directors as well as performers, make this process work. The ensemble put together in Guest’s hilarious “Best in Show” returns in “Mighty Wind,” including Balaban, Rarker Posey, Don Lake O’Hara. Every one of them gets moments of great comic wit, but the funniest of the returning crew is Fred Willard. Close on his heels in the sheer-hysteria ranks is Jennifer Coolidge as publicity agent Amber Cole. The audience will love these charming characters. The film is rated PG-13 and contains sex-related humor. Run time is 87 minutes. and expressive

Church Activities Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church Pastor: John Heddleston Sunday: Contemporary Services 8:45 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Traditional Services 11 a.m. Sunday Youth Night 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. New Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Prayer & Bible Study Monday-Friday 7 p.m. Amissville Baptist Pastor: Dr. Norman Edward Taylor Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Youth Group 6 p.m. Rejoicers Choir and worship 7 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Choir 6 p.m. Bible Study, Missions 7 p.m. Thursday: Bell Choir 6:30 p.m. 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 a.m. Choir Practice 6:30 p.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Amissville Full 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. 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 Shorb is pastor and invites the public. 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 Pastor: Rev. Robert J. DeMartino 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 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Wednesday: No Bible Study Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Tuesday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Thornton’s Gap Regular Baptist Rev. Kirby Shenk Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.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. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Elder Roger L. Smith Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Prayer, Bible study 7 p.m. 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. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Church Pastor, Eider Richard Cox Meets first Sundays at 2 p.m. and third Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Church News Homecoming on Aug. 3 Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Amissville invites everyone to join its annual Homecoming celebration on Sunday, Aug. 3. at 11 a.m. Pre-homecoming revival services begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 31 with guest preacher, the Rev. Reese Washington, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, Madison Mills, Va., and on Friday, Aug. 1 with guest preacher Rev. Gillison Wanzer, pastor of First Springs Baptist Church, Turnbull, Va. Sunday all day service begins at 11 a.m. with Pastor Lemuel Montgomery. Dinner will be served following morning service. Guest preacher Rev. Arthur Greene, pastor of Swift Ford Baptist Church in Criglersville and vice-moderator of the Second National Ketoctan Baptist Association S will speak at 3 p.m. Church celebration Bethel Baptist Church Senior Choir of Amissville is fc inviting one and all to help cel- f ebrate its anniversary on f Saturday, Aug. 2 at 5 p.m. 1 There will be various choirs, a soloist and musical groups, d Come and enjoy an evening of a joyous music and fellowship, i: The Rev. Forrest L. Freeman 9 Pastor organizes horseback ride for ‘academic freedom’ The battle rages on, as creationists and evolutionists vie for the spotlight in classrooms across the country. In an attempt to end what he considers evolution’s domination over the classroom, Jeff Smith, senior pastor of Young Memorial Baptist Church, is organizing a 400-mile, threeweek horseback ride from Concord, N.C. to Washington, D.C. He hopes that the result of this project will be academic freedom in the classroom. “The ‘Darwin Only policy on evolution education is narrow and needs revision,” said Smith. “In science classes across this country, evolution has a near ‘exclusive’ status when discussing how human beings were created. “That inhibits education,” he continued. “Intelligent design or creation is a legitimate scientific view that can be taught outside the realm of religion. There is hard evidence to support its claims,” he said. On Sept. 28, Smith plans to ride to Washington on horseback, to draw attention to this issue. He has two Tennessee Walking horses, Liberty and Freedom, that are in training for the journey. He will change horses after each 20-mile day, and a horse trailer, with living quarters, will accompany him and provide rest for him and his horses. Liberty and Freedom will rest at boarding stables along the way. Creation Quest, as the journey will be called, will travel along U.S. 29 from Concord through North Carolina and Virginia to the nation’s capital. Smith is making arrangements for special events along the way and will be speaking in a different church each night. “The good news is that recent changes give us the opportunity to open classrooms to discussion on a variety of theories,” he said. “The state of Ohio is now teaching the debate surrounding biological evolution.” Ohio is the only state to open up these limitations and allow academic freedom in discussing the debate surrounding origins of human life. The basis for this new freedom is the Santorum amendment, a part of the confer ence report attached to the No Child Left Behind Act (H.R.1), signed into law on Jan. 8,2001. The Santorum amendment states: “Where topics are taught that may generate controversy (such as biological evolution) the curriculum should help students to understand the full range of scientific views that exist, why such topics may generate controversy, and how scientific discoveries can profoundly affect society.” Smith said, Tm not saying we should force creation on everybody. Just give students the information and let them decide for themselves.” Upon his arrival in Washington Smith will meet with representatives from the offices of Sen. Rick Santorum and Rep. Robin Hayes. Plans are also being developed to meet with officials from the U.S. Department of Education. Smith’s speaking schedule still has a few openings for churches or organizations interested. He can be reached at (704) 782-8946, and the Creation Quest Website is www.ymbc.org. Culpeper Hospital employee receives award Bobby Wilson, Licensed Practical Nurse and Respiratory Care Practitioner at Culpeper Regional Hospital, recently won the hospital's Employee of the Season award for summer. Hospital employees nominate their coworkers for this honor, and a selection committee made up of past winners noted Wilson s "beyond the call of duty" commitment to excellence in patient care. He was also described as "wonderful, caring, kind and gentle." Bobby Wilson has been with Culpeper Regional Hospital for 36 years. In that time, he has also worked as a nurse in the Emergency Room and the ICU. He lives in Culpeper County and has three sisters}) one of whom also works at CRHJ) and four brothers. At the award reception, Wilson was presented with a number of gifts, including a bromeliad plant to acknowledge his love of gardening. He also received a dinner gift certificate and a parking spot of his choice, and his name was added to the permanent plaque honoring former recipients. Sculpture workshop A sculpture workshop will be taught by Charles E. Flickinger on Aug. 8-10 at his studio in Madison County. Flickinger teaches sculpture at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D. C., Virginia Commonwealth University and the Art League. The fee is $270 and includes model fee and materials. For more information, call 540-9234705 or email: mail® flickingerstudio8.com. r. is the pastor. Vacation Bible School Vacation Bible School will e held the week of Aug. 11-15 *om 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the ellowship Assembly of God. liis year’s theme is “I’m On ly Way To Heaven.” Join each ay to sing, share Bible stories nd make crafts. For more formation call Judy Cress at 87-8230. Homes From Page B1 stones picked up in the fields by the Dickeys while the home was being built, holds place of honor in both the living room and eating area. The kitchen, recently redone, is filled with light. Rappahannock craftsmen Gene Lyman and Bob Haase built the original cabinets and refitted them as the room was updated. Just at the end of Hinson’s Ford Rood, Mossie Lane goes off to the left. There, the first house is “The Deep Woods,” home of Bud and Doris Rowzie, and whenever possible, their five children and 13 grandchildren. The large home is also used for church gatherings and retreats for small groups, and all who visit enjoy the home, pond, tennis courts, patios, riverside fishing and all that 53 acres in Rappahannock County can offer. Outside the home is cradled by beautiful gardens, vine covered pillars, a fountain, mature dogwood and weeping cherry and garden statuary. Inside the house charm and graciousness are the key, with brick fireplaces, tasteful drapery and furnishings and decorator touches in every room. There is a tiny prayer room, with bookcase-covered walls, religious art and family pictures which offer an atmosphere conducive to quiet thought and contemplation. The dried flower arrangers will soon be at work crafting special displays for all three houses, displays that compliment the colors, style, and preferences of the homeowners. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U S. 211 E. Luray 'Foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains Sun. to Thurs. 7 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 7 to 8:30 p.m. (540) 743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Coip. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs’ 1418 Oranae Road Culpeper (540) 8254)937 Sperryville Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING” U. 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Matthew 6:8 assures us, ... “for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” Learn more about God’s answers to prayer as you worship this week. Why not do it God’s way? SUNDAY MONDAY TUESOAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Cilnim CiImmh CiImiib 1 Tkmlimu f Tkoulnim 1 Ttariiiiw 1 Tlmiliiiii 1:M4 1:15-23 1:24 - 2:7 1:1-11 4:1-12 4:13-511 512-21 Savtum Selected by The nmemn Bible Society oprngtt 2003, K*9»f-VWkams N»wspap« Smras, P 0 Bex 8005. Charionanal*. VA 22006, win, laxnaxt com ABERDEEN BARN Steak* • Seafood • Prime Rib Banquet* • Luncheon* in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper [5401 825-1037 Jimmie’s Auto Parts Complete line of foreign & domestic parts 161 Saunders St • Culpeper (540) 825-8030 The Color Shoppe 547*9743 With the Rappahannock Newt 540-675-3349 Find your new home &tn$ Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News f

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We install and service. Henselstone Window & Door Systems 540-937-57% i&Si More of what you’re looking for. Get Into It! Call Jeanne Cobert 540-347-4222 Upcoming Events Bowen Reunion The annual Bowen Family Reunion will be held on Aug. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Washington Fire Hall. Everyone attending is asked to bring a dish and/or drink to share. For further information, contact Loretta (RED) Clater at 540-347-2277. Thomas Lewis to speak Thomas A. Lewis, Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates seat representing Rappahannock County will be a guest again at the August meeting of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the Rappahannock County Library at 7:30 p.m. Lewis is looking forward to continued conversations on Rappahannock issues and invites all to join in. This and all meetings of the Democratic Committee are open to everyone. For more information, call Meredith Gorfein, 675-3515. Conservation meeting The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District, which includes Rappahannock County, will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 9:30 a.m. at the Greene County Extension Office in Standardsville.Va. Channeling weekends The Rappahannock Healing Arts Center will hold classes in learning how to channel on Friday, Aug. 1 from 7 to 10 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $275. Advanced channeling classes will be held Friday, Aug. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $225. Celebration at Cooter’s Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane, Deputy Enos Strate and Deputy Cletus Hogg will be among the cast members appearing at this year’s Dukesfest at Cooter's Place in Sperryville from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10. The annual gathering of “Dukes of Hazzard” fans will also feature a stunt driving performance, dozens of General Lees and live music. Also appearing will be Don Pedro Colley, who was Sheriff Little of neighboring Chickasaw County. “Cooter” himself, Ben Jones, the former Congressman who played the loyal sidekick mechanic for Bo and Luke Duke, will host the entire event. Baseball registration Babe Ruth Fall Baseball registration will be held at Stuart Field on the following dates: July 31 from 6 to 8 p.m., Aug. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m., Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. New registrants will need to provide birth certificates for age verification. Any questions, call Randy Johnson 540-3475624 or Tom Beaver, 540-937-3005. Family reunion The Jenkins-Sisk-Woodard family reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 3 at the Rappahannock County Recreation Center on Route 211 in Washington at 12 noon. Bring your family and a covered dish. For more information, call Louise Woodard 675-2041. Fiberarts workshop to open Misty Mountain Farm will open its new Fiberarts Workshop in Amissville on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Classes will be held throughout August in weaving, hand-spinning, felting and knitting. There will be a Fiber Camp for children with visits with the farm's sheep, angora goats and llamas. The workshop will have hand-dyed yarns for weavers and knitters as well as hand-spun and handwoven items available. For more information, call 937-4707. Culpeper soccer course The Culpeper Soccer Association is holding a “F” certificate course on Aug. 1-2 at St. Luke’s Lutheran School in Culpeper. This will be a U-8-U-10 module. Interested individuals may contact Barb Phelps at 825-6795 to register. The cost of the course is $15.00 per person. Summer theatre camp There is still time to register for the Rainbow Bridge Youth Theatre Summer Performing Arts Camp in Washington with Kitty Keller Keyser, Jean Elizabeth, Dontez Harris and Aron Weisgerber. The camp runs the week of Aug. 8 MondayFriday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for ages 6-8, 9-12 and teens working in three groups and performing together. They will produce “The Chumash Story: A Rainbow Bridge Legend." The camp features theatre games, character building, scene study, stagecraft, creative movement, music percussion, wind and string instruments and nature outings. The program will culminate in a performance for family and friends. Cost is $225 (members $195). To register call: 987-9727. Area artists invited to show The Middle Street Gallery in Little Washington invites area artists to submit artwork for an exhibition entitled “Wood Stone Steel." Acceptable artwork can either be made from wood, stone or metal or artists can take these materials as subject matter. Both two and three-dimensional art are welcome. There is no entry fee. The jury may reject artwork deemed inappropriate. The gallery will deduct a 40 percent commission from work sold. The exhibition will run from Aug. 1-Aug. 31. All work must arrive at the gallery no later than July 29. Call Steven Kenny at (540) 675-2355 for more information and to arrange for delivery of artwork. Free Clinic open . The Rappahannock Free Clinic, a local branch of the Fauquier Free* Clinic operates on the first, third and fifth Wednesday evenings of each month in the Rappahannock County Health Department in Washington. Patient registration is from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. For further information, call 675-2525 or 347-0394. Summer art classes The Oldway Art Center will sponsor summer studio classes for children ages five to nine on Wednesdays until Aug. 13 and for children ages 10 to 16 on Thursdays until Aug. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. Persons 17 and older can attend on Fridays until Aug. 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $50 per session. The full six weeks is recommended, but not required. Art supplies will be provided for ages five to nine only. Call :* Monica Newell at (540) 987-9056 or email at Elvisbellylint@hotmail.com.

Neighbors Hoover-Mills wedding attended by many Approximately 250 relatives and friends attended the Hoover-Mills wedding last Saturday at Massanova Pentecostal Church with the reception following at the Camp Ground Paviliou. The cake, decorated in a farm setting was baked by Knakals Bakery of Culpeper. Following a wedding trip to Maine, the newlyweds will be residing in Pennsylvania. Wedding anniversary wishes go out to Mr. and Mrs. Emerson (Helen) Williams of Aaron Mountain Road who celebrate another year together Friday, Aug. 1 and may the good Lord grant them many more, now that they both are retired. Happy birthday wishes are extended to Betty Myers whose day is Saturday and Becky Tuel who celebrates Sunday. Heartfelt sympathy is extended to Mrs. Julia Brook Quaintance Monaco and her family upon the passing of her husband, Richard last Sunday. Julia was a junior and senior classmate of this writer at Culpeper High School. Kenny and Heidi Peregory spent some time in the Bragg home while their father, Joel was a patient in Fauquier Hospital. Kellie and Karla Bragg of Culpeper were Monday afternoon guests of Mrs. Janet Peregory and family. Mrs. Leanna Wharton and Mrs. Marie Atkins of Sperryville were Monday afternoon guests of Mrs. Eunice Meade on Hash Lane. Misses Rebecca and Mary Mills spent several days last week in Pennsylvania. Elder and Mrs. C. W. Richards of Orange and .. M Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 Mrs. W. R. Pritt and April of Stevensburg were Sunday luncheon guests of Mrs. D. J. Dodson of Salem Way. We are pleased to see Mrs. Edith Green out again, after a stay in Culpeper Regional Hospital and recuperation in Culpeper Health Care Center. In addition to Mrs. Green others on our prayer list include, Mrs. Mabel Ralls, Mrs. Elizabeth Switzer, Mrs. Beatrice Sheppard, Mrs. Lillie Johnson, Mrs. June Brooks, Janet Peregory, Nina Peyton’s brother, Bill, Mrs. Jean Sabol, Mrs. Daisy Lucas and Mrs. Eunice Meade. Quite a large group, many from our area attended the “Singing and Pickin” party at Salem Fire Hall Friday evening, in which Roger Rutherford of Sperryville, Heather Berrey of Winchester, Lennie Bowden of Harrisonburg and Pastor Jeff Light and Novum Baptist Church choir, all had a part on the program, as well as John Triplett on his banjo, at 85 years of age. We extend condolences to Mrs. Minnie Green of Reva Way and all her family connection upon the loss of her brother, Robert Thompson who passed away at West Hampton Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory of Front Royal were Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs. Janet Peregory and family. Mrs. Robin Grigsby was a Saturday guest in the Peregory home. Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville was a Sunday luncheon guest of her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and family on Turkey Ridge Road. All voters and friends of the area are invited to come out and meet sheriff candidate Butler at the Castleton Fire Hall this Saturday, Aug. 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The question and answer period begins at 6 p.m. Known to many in our area is Giles Miller, a former banker in Culpeper who celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday and we extend congratulations and also thankfulness to the Giver of Life. Time is swiftly passing and we pass this reminder to parents in the area. Bring your children to the Novum Baptist Church Vacation Bible School which begins Monday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. and lasts throughout the week. Pastor Light and congregation urge the young people to attend. F. T. Baptist Church on Route 707, under the leadership of Dan Yowell invites the public to its services: 10 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. worship services each Lord’s Day. Any student living in our area who graduated from Culpeper High School 10 years ago and has not been contacted, call 829-0616, as a reunion is being planned. The Perfect Gift UHUHSTK “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 Diana’s Country Diner has ‘some great meals’ Diana’s Country Diner #2 in Sperryville opened its doors about four weeks ago. Fulltime waitress Sharon Bright is a Castleton native. She grew up in a house across the road from Laurel Mill’s Store. Sharon remembers how she loved playing at the swimming hole under the bridge. Jeff Dickerson, who has been cooking for about 20 years, whips up some great meals. If you haven’t dined there yet, give it a try. They offer great home-style food, friendly service and very reasonable prices. They also serve breakfast all day. Take-out is available (987-3305). The Diner is open Wednesday - Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Castleton By ROSE REED 987-8005 , *• . .■ .„ L As usual, Rock Mills has been busy lately. The Covington River is host to kayakers, canoers, swimmers and sometimes tubers. Water sport enthusiasts take the trip from Rock Mills to Laurel Mills. It is a lot of fun and a very interesting stretch. There are several small rapids and great places to stop and picnic or just swim. This river has more large rapids than any small stream in the Northern Virginia area. Its difficulty rating is Class 2-4 with an average gradient of 34 feet per mile. Based on a survey of whitewater rivers, completed in 1992 by 29 Blue Ridge Voyageurs Canoe Club Members with more than 10 years of experience, the Covington River ranked 37 of 68 by level of difficulty. The Thornton River ranked 58. Remember, river difficulty varies dramatically under extreme conditions. United Methodist Women hold meeting at Eastham’s The United Methodist Women met at the home of Janet Eastham on Monday. Members present were Mary Frances Bywaters, Candy Lamma, Janet Pumphrey, Louise Me Cullock, Mabel Lillard, Ardis East and Shelby Welch. Irene Hamilton, Janet and Carson Maness of High Point, N. C. are house guests of Louise McCullock. The Flint Hill Ladies Auxiliary has canceled its August meeting. They will resume their meetings in September. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church has wor It*. Miimw wxvFlint Hill By POLLY AYLOR 987-8136 .■* ■ - ■ >- mm ship service every Sunday at 8:45 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Choir practice is held at the church on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Rodney Vest of Woodville was a Friday visitor of his mother, Christine Vest. Homecoming services will be held in the Flint Hill United Methodist Church on the fourth Sunday in September with the former Rev. Jim Grimmer. Our prayers are for all those on the sick list or with other special needs. The Flint Hill Baptist Church has worship service on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays at 11 a.m. Beginning on Sept. 7 they willliave services every Sunday. The pastor, the Rev. John Farrar invites everyone. Addie Keyser to celebrate 101st birthday on Sunday Mrs. Addie Keyser of 13205 Lee Highway Washington, Va. 22747 will celebrate her 101st birthday on Sunday, Aug. 3 with her children and friends. Her children are Marie Rutherford of Front Royal, Jeanetta Pullen of Flint Hill, Virginia Cloud of Washington, Daniel Keyser of Sperryville and Donald Keyser and his wife, Pam of Alexandria. We hope she enjoys her day and may God bless her. Saturday Edward and Ruth Clark of Fodderstack Road visited Charles and Wendy Clark at their place in Sperryville. Happy birthday to Carla Settle of Graves Mountain who has her day on Thursday July 31. Bobby and Tansy Frazier of Castleton were Saturday evening visitors of Edward and Ruth Clark. Happy birthday to Jean B. Moffett of the town of Washington who has her birthday on Thursday, July 31. Monday Edward and Ruth Washington By RUTH CLARK Clark and Sarah Brown were in Winchester at Winchester Medical Center for Ruth’s medical check-up. The Mission Teams of the Washington Baptist Church in Slovakia and South Dakota will be returning home on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Annual Washington Baptist Church picnic will be held on Sunday, Aug. 17 at the Rappahannock County Recreational Park on Route 211. Games begin at 5 p.m. and supper at 6 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring a dish and drink to share. The church will provide hamburgers and hot dogs and paper items. Mark your calendars for the homecoming at the Washington Baptist Church which is on Sunday, Oct. 5. Rev. John Divers, a former pastor from 1955-1960, will be the guest speaker. The Deacons of the Washington Baptist Church will meet at the church on Monday evening Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. Guests Sunday of Addie Keyser and Virginia Cloud were Donald and Pam Keyser of Alexandria. Recent visitors of Alice Butler were Patricia Brockman, Lena Shifflet and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Moubray all of Gordonsville and Lucille Kellinger of Castleton. Rachael Berta of Chantilly was a Wednesday overnight guest of Alice Butler. Mrs. Marilyn Bailey had dinner Friday night with Jonathan and Stacy Bailey and son Stuart in Huntly. Have a great week and give me a call at 675-3608 when you have a news item for this column. Financial Problems? Bankruptcy May Help! • Too Many Bills • Harassing Phone Calls • Collection Suits • Auto Repossession • Wage Garnishments • Home Foreclosures Annou - -'' ■ * I I ' M I I ing our new location in Culpeper, 400 South Main Street, 3rd Floor ^ ; (Upstairs from the Social Security Office) / rv ’ i i Earl J. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At Law 540-829-6900 • 1-800434-3059 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION Providing Affordable, Quality Legal Sendees Since IV75 4'

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EOE To apply call: 703-590-4S13 HVAC PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOR COMMERCIAL I WORK ONLY One of the oldest contractors in No. Va. Year-round work, benefits, good pay. Must have one year of experience, own hand tools, and good driving record. Must be drug free and neat. EOt! Apply In person: DUALCO, INC 21595 Cedar Lane Sterling, VA CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Cal! Your Rep TODAY! 540-347-4222 or FAX 349-8676 HOUSEKEEPER RESERVATIONS Middleton Inn, Washington, VA. 9 Experience preferred. 9 Good starting rate. Come work in a friendly upbeat environment!' Please contact Michelle 540-675-2020 to schedule an interview CASE MANAGER Loudoun County Government FT position responsible for coordinating, assessing, monitoring, and linking service delivery for consumers with disabilities and their families. Responsibilities will focus on coordinating and monitoring support to assist in community integration for these individuals. VA Medicaid waiver experience is helpful. Considerable program experience with mentally retarded/developmentally disabled persons is preferred. Requires education and experience equivalent to a BS in psychology, social work, or related field and two years job related experience. Employment is contingent upon criminal background check an TB test. A valid driver’s license is required (Hiring Range: $32,354 - $42,060/yr) Closes. 08/08/2003 Ref #04-017. 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. EOE. OPERATIONS MANAGER Treasurer’* Office Loudoun County Government Highly organized individual needed to fill the Operations Manager position within the Treasurer's Office. Duties include managing the departmental direct customer service operations of the Treasurer's Office; handling special projects as assigned; improving efficiency in business processes, including utilizing new technology towards the elimination of manualprocesses; supervising four division through four supervisors, overseeing the operations of two Cashiering Division, Information Services and Delinquent Divisions, ensuring seamless overall operations in the office, managing employee performance & assessment and planning process; handling complex taxpayer assistance situations and correspondence with outside entities. Ed ana exp equiv to a MA in accounting, finance or business, or related field and two years six months related experience. Should be proficient in Microsoft Office. (Hiring Range; $43,356 - $52,027/yr) Ref #04-013. 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. EOE APARTMENT LIVING RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR, 04-QQ-1. Provide support for adult consumers in independent living program. Evaluate skills, develop training plans, & participate in meetings with clinical 4 psychosocial staff. Knowledge of community, housing, & financial resources for chronically mentally impaired. BS or equiv exp. RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR. *4-3-1. Various schedules available to provide support to adults with mental retardation in group home program. Implement daily living skills programming & interact with various services on behalf of consumers. Knowledge of community resources & developmental disabilities. Associates or equiv exp. _ STAFF ASSISTANT. 04-24-01. PT (18.75 hrs/wk with benefits) to provide coverage for clinical offices in Culpeper, Orange, 4 Fauquier counties. Skills interacting with public, processing confidential data, and computer efficient. Includes some evening hours. $9.18/hr. IBANSIT OPERA TQR, #4-15-01, PT (18.75 his/wk with benefits) to transport consumers to program sites 4 deliver meals. Good driving record. mRAPPAHANNfX’K R API DAN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD APPLY WITH RRCSB APPLICATION BY 8:30AM, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2003 TO HUMAN RESOURCES, PO BOX 1568, CULPEPER VA 22701 (540)825-3100 TDD: (540) 825-7391 AA/EEO S3SSenSm II VAC SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOR COMMERCIAL i WORK ONLY One of the oldest contractors In No. Va. Year-round work, benefits, good pay. Must have three years own ham and good driving record. Must be drug free and neat. EOE. experience, ana tools. Apply in person Dualco, Inc. 21595 Cedar Lane Sterling, VA INSTALLERS Top Window Co. in search of experienced detail oriented installers with carpentry skills. Top Pay! Call 703-222-6900 IRON WORKERS Experienced rail mechanic, good pay, excellent benefits. Call 703-631-9400 Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call TODAY 540-347-4222 r Flu* K M tin ■ « Full Thw ' S. LEAD CARPENTER'S WORKING SU PER fiTEN DENTS Wanted for remodeling projects & insurance repairs! Jenkins Restorations Inc. hiring. Good pay, paid vacation, holiday's, health ins., profit sharing and 401K. Only qualified applicants need apply! 703-450-6580 MAINTENANCE/ GROUNDS TECH FT, must have own tools, & knowledge of general maintenance, electric. AC, plumbing.. Must nave own transportation. Benefits. 540-820-7638 (cell) Fax resume to 540-249-9332 MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT PT, computer, telephone & transcription skills desirable. Send resume w/ cover letter to: 440 Hospital Or. Warrenton, VA 20186 MOWING & WEEDING EATING property in Rappahannock Co. Flexible hours & excellent pay. 540-219-9900 .1. L 1 County SherifTs Office is now accepting applications for the following position of Jailer $23,329 & up based on experience Applications may be obtained in person from the Sheriff*s Office. Applications must be completed & returned to the SherifTs Office prior to Aug. 9, 2003. Rappahannock County SherifTs Office P.O. Box 487 Washington. VA 22717 (540) 675-5300 .An Equal Opportunity Employer FAUQUIER COUNTER ALLIANCE FOR DRUG REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION (CADRE) is seeking Executive Director contract position. Successful applicant must have strong leadership, fundraising and public relations skills, a working knowledge of substance abuse issues and prevention techniques for youth, exceptional grant development and administration ability, and the ability to accept and carry out direction while working independently under a non-profit Board. Qualifications include any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Marketing, Public Relation, Sociology, Psychology or a related field and at least three years progressively responsible experience in project management. 37.5 hour flexible work week involving some weekends and evenings. Resumes to be emailed to: dharpole@vt.edu or mailed to: Fauquier CADRE, c/o Doug Harpole, President 24 Pelham Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 Fax Number: 540-349-1792 Closing Date: August 15,2003 Equal Opportunity Employer ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/ EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Smith-Midland Corp. is seeking an Administrative Assistant to the CEO. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years expert ence working directly with a CEO. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office is required. Duties include transcribing correspondence, tak ing meeting minutes, proofing, supervising other office personnel and other duties such as planning meetings, corporate functions and company events, making travel arrangements and directing inquires from stockholders. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical/dental insurance, 401K plan and educational reimbursement. Qualified applicants may send resumes including salary history to: Human Resources Dept Smith-Midland Corp. P.O. Box 300 Midland, VA 22728 Fax:540-439-1232 E-mail: wtaylor@smithmidland.com _ EOE M/F/D/V BILLING MANAGER Part-time Reston-based newspaper company seeks billing manager. Duties include: Billing, A/P, A/R, data entry, & filing. Quickbooks & MS Office software knowledge required. Need hjghly dependable, detail-oriented person with excellent organizational skills. Initial position - 30 hours, but opportunity for growth. Fax or E-mail resume to: 703-904-1009 mosbornefr wspnet.com PAINTERS Custom year round work. Loudoun County area. Must have transportation. Pay based on experience Work for the Call Jon Miller Office 703-777-4517 or Cell 703-909-0862 PAINTING/ jCOATING CREWS Needed immediately for liquid siding. 2-3 person crews. Own equipment needed. Great pay scale. Paid on completion. 703-222-3322 Plumber New & service work. All local work. Great wages & excellent benefits. Good driving record. MRC Plumbing & Heating 540-347-3013 • PLUMBER/ PIECE WORKERS Hunt Country Plumbing 540-937-5924 Your AD Could BE HERE Call 347-4222 FuWTIw > PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT 42479USPS US. POSTAL JOBS NOW HIRING FOR 20031 $14.80 TO $36.00 + Hour Free call-Ap/Exam info. • Federal Hire • Full Benefits • Paid Training 1-800-892-5144 Ext. 146 TEACHER Middle-school English position open at a small private prep school. Combination of qualifications, experience considered. Send resume to: Teacher Search P.O. Box 739, Flint Hill, VA 22627 Vacancy, Math Teacher, Rappahannock County Public Schools. Must hold or be immediately eligible for Virginia license with Algebra endorsement. Must demonstrate excellent skills with students, parents and other staff. Fax resume to Raye Tupper, (540) 987-8896. Until filled, EOE. Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT This is a multitask position providing support to the Operations and HR Department. Applicants must be proficient in Microsoft Word and have advance knowledge in excel. Beginning pay range is in the mid to upper 20's. We offer Health and Dental Insurance, 401K retirement and savings plan, paid vacation and educational reimbursement. Qualified applicants may send resumes to: Smith Midland Corp. P.O. Box 300 Midland, VA 22728 Fax: 540-439-1232 Email: wtaylor@smlthmldland.com JIFFY LUBE of Warrenton NOW HIRING • Lube Technicians Experience helpful but will train. •Cashier Experience helpful but will train. Great pay and benefits! (401K, Health Ins. Vaca Pay) Drug free work environment Up to $11 .OCVhour based on experience Call 540-341-8663 For Directions To Apply Juvenile Probation Officer Family Court Services Two positions available with the Loudoun County School Probation Project. These positions will provide probationary services on-site at a Loudoun County high school. Applicants should have a working knowledge of the juvenile justice system. Successful applicants will participate within the school community to help ensure rapid responses to probation violations, prescribe and monitor a caseload, and to perform other consistent duties within the school community. Must have strong case management skills and the ability to assess and supervise juveniles and their families. BA/BS criminal justice, social work, psychology, or related field, and two years six months job related experience, to include a minimum of one year as a juvenile probation officer. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. (Hiring Range: $39,948 - $51,933/yr) Ref #03-374. 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. EOE Vacancy, Rappahannock County Public Schools: INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE at Elementary School. High school diploma or equivalent, must demonstrate flexibility and excellent skills with students, parents, other staff. Salary: $12,710-$20,673 based on experience For application call 987-8773. Deadline, noon August 1, until filled. EOE. Classified Ads Work Call 347-4222 Times Community Newspapers We Are Where the Readers Are. Call Today To Place Your Ad 540-347-4222 or FAX 540-349-8676 CRANE OPERATOR Smith-Midland Corp. a precast concrete producer, has immediate opening for an experienced operator familiar with a 35 ton crane. We offer medical and dental insurance, 401K savings plan, paid vacation and holidays. This is a full-time and year round position. Qualified persons may apply at Smith-Midland Corp. 5119 Catlett Rd. Midland, VA Do You Enjoy Working with Children? Join our team in after-school activities. For elementary school (1st-5th grade) CASA For middle school (6th-8th grade) YAS Recruitment numbers: 04-009 CASA Program Leader 04-011 Middle School Leader Substitute Positions Available Salary Range: $10.70 - $13.90 hr. Visit the Loudoun County Website: www.loudoun.gov Or call the 24-Hour Jobline: 7703) 777-0536 For more information and an application. CARPENTER FORM CARPENTER Smith-Midland Corporation, a precast concrete producer, is seeking a form carpenter experienced in reading and interpreting blueprints. This is year round work. We offer a competitive wages with reviews at 6 months and 1 year. Excellent benefits include 401K retirement & savings plan, health & dental insurance, paid vacation, and education reimbursement. Pay range $10.95 - $13.60 per hour. Qualified persons may contact: Personnel Dept. P.O. Box 300 Midland, VA 22728 Phone: 540-439-3266 Fax: 540-439-1232 Email: wtaylor@smithmldland.com EOE M/F/D/V Social Worker I.oudoun County Government Full-time position oversees initial intake and assessment process for all newly admitted youths to the Juvenile Detention Center. Performs clinical assessments via interview and testing instruments to ascertain mental health, behavioral and security status. Make referrals when appropriate for further assessment re: adjustment problems, suicidal ideation, medication or hospitalization. Act as case manager for all detained youths ensuring that they understand the adjudication process and maintain regular contact with all professionals related to their case. Act as clinical supervisor to security staff for consultation and decision making regarding youths behavioral and mental health issues. Ed and exp equiv to a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, and two years and six months experience working directly with troubled adolescents. LCSW preferred (Hiring Range: $39,948 - $47,938/yr) Ref 03369. For additional information and to receive a required application contact Web site. www.loudoun.gov or call 24-hr job line: (703) 777-0536. Human Resources: (703)777-0213. EOE PUROY BROS. 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Requires ed and exp equivalent to BA in public administration or related field and two years of related experience. Master's degree preferred. Knowledge of MIS management, statistical analysis and contracting. Ability to prepare reports and maintain records. (Hiring Range: $32,354 - $42,060/yr). Closes: 08/08/2003. Ref #03-394. 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. EOE Advertising Sales CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES PART-TIME & FULLTIME Times Community Newspapers, publisher of 18 leading award winning suburban Northern Virginia newspapers is looking for Telephone Sales professionals to join our growing classified advertising team. Salary + commission + bonus. Comprehensive benefits package include medical/ dental, 401K. Prior media sales or related experience a plus. Please forward your resume to Hugo Lembert, ed Ad' Classified Advertising Fax: 703-689-1278 or Email:Hlembert@timespape rs.com Gfones PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE Loudoun County Health Department Loudoun County is seeking a full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Registered Nurse to become part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing services to adjudicated youth. Distribution of responsibilities include (1) Case Management for Detainees — 29.5 hours per week providing clinical nursing care to high-risk adjudicated adolescents in the Juvenile Detention Center. Provides assessment, planning and coordination of care, including referrals and outcomes of detainee’s medical care. (2) Health Department Services - 8 hours per week of Field Community Health services at the Loudoun County Health Department as assigned. Requires Registered Nurse BSN in Virginia required or eligible. Two years experience in a community setting a plus. Experience with adolescent health, mental health or high-risk youth preferred. (Hiring Range: $32,354 - $52,736/yr). Loudoun County offers a professional environment and an excellent comprehensive benefits package to include Group Health Insurance, VA Retirement Plan, 12 Vi paid Holidays, Long Term Disability Plan, Deferred Compensation Plan, Tuition Assistance Ref #03396. For additional information and to receive a required application contact Web site: www.loudoun.gov or call 24-hr job line: (703) 7770536. Human Resources: (703) 777-0213. TDD USERS ONLY(703) 777-0107. EOE. ANIMAL CONTROL FIELD SUPERVISOR _Loudoun County Animal Care & Control The Loudoun County Animal Shelter located in Waterford, Virginia seeks a highly motivated and skilled Animal Control Officer to lead field work teams. Must have demonstrated ability to solve problems involving companion animals, exotics, wildlife and livestock, especially horses and cattle. Competency in verbal and written communication skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office are required. Preferred qualifications include euthanasia and chemical immobilization certification, familiarity with the criminal justice system, completion of basic ACO training meeting Virginia standards, and CPR certification. Successful candidate will have opportunity for advanced training from AHA, Code 3 and similar organizations and will receive formal supervisory/ management training. An Associates degree in Applied Science, Animal Health Technology or the equivalent and a minimum of 5 years experience involving the care and control of animals is required. Hiring Range: 134,511 - $44,864/yr Ref #03-347. For additional information and to receive a required application contact Web site: www.loudoun.oov or call 24-hr. job line: (703) 777-0536. Human Resources: (703) 777-0213. TDD USERS ONLY: (703) 777-0107. EOE. Residential Counselor Loudoun County Government Two regular, full-time positions with Department of Mental Health/ Mental Retardation/ Substance Abuse Services, Mental Retardation Division to provide services in a variety of community settings. Positions provide assistance and training with daily living activities in the homes of disabled individuals. Emphasis placed on community integration, individual preference and facilitation of new experiences for consumers. Ed and exp equiv to a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Special Education, Social Work or related field and six months related experience. Hiring Range: $27,949 - $36,333/yr; Ref #03-080. 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. EOE r GROWING FAST!! H Joe Jacoby v Oiryder ^ Plynouth Jrrp J wOtywO W>Wm Ifcr M is seeking a LOT ATTENDANT to ad to our expanding family. 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> Rain and the sweet smell of grass It takes a hardy person to take a nature walk in a cold rain. I’m not a hardy person. I hate the cold, especially wet cold, and rarely take long walks in chilly, wet weather. However, a warm spring or summer rain, now that’s a different proposition. In fact, it can open up a whole new way of seeing, and smelling, nature, and I take every opportunity I get to have that experience. The other evening, my dog and I took our usual walk through the farm’s pastures after what had been a long, wet day. However, it was still warm, and the sweet smells of the hay and native grasses in the fields rushed up to greet me. It reminded me of an unforgettable night I spent at Lake Wilson in Kansas. After driving cross country ■ for many years—having gone to college in California and having lived in the Northern Plains, but still having family in Virginia—discovering Lake Wilson was a miracle to me. I had long given up on the notion that Kansas was any-, thing but farms and towns, with wild areas to camp in sadly lacking. Then I found Lake Wilson, which actually shouldn’t have been hard to miss, considering its size (9,000 acres of water and 100 miles of shoreline) and its proximity to Interstate 70. The lake actually has several state parks around it, and coming in to camp for a night in June on yet another journey back to Wyoming, I found a tent campground where I was all alone and could camp right next to the lake. Schools hadn’t let out, but the RV campground up the hill was pretty fiill with seniors. They apparently preferred the amenities of their rolling yachts to roughing it in a campground with only tent sites and an outhouse. I Backyard Happenings Pam Owen thought the campground was heaven. It was a warm evening, with a steady but gentle breeze blowing. While the parks were used by hunters and fishermen, much of the area around the lake had been allowed to go back to native prairie. It was now an ocean of mixed wild grasses blowing in the breeze—Little Bluestem, Big Bluestem, Switchgrass, Indian Grass, Blue Gramma, I Buffalo Grass, and Sideoats rGramma. lap!. They filter runoff into the lake, making the lake one of the clearest in Kansas. They also attract many native wildlife species that had all but disappeared with the clearing of prairie for farming. That night the smell of the grasses was completely intoxicating, so much so that I literally couldn’t sleep. Of course, we pay for these miracle moments. When I arose, exhausted, at dawn, with the intent of having a leisurely breakfast by the lake, I noticed really, really black clouds rolling over the RV campground. Having gained a healthy respect for tornadoes in my years of traveling through the heartland, I threw everything into the car and sped west down the interstate. As I passed the town of Russell, I could see in the rear-view mirror that it was getting clobbered by storms. On the radio, the local station was warning of hale storms and funnel clouds. Fortunately, hale was all that ended up hitting the Lake Wilson in Kansas town. Up the road, as I rolled into Limon, Colo., to try to get the breakfast I had missed in my escape from Kansas, I found it had not been so lucky. About all that was left standing from a tornado that had ripped through the night before was the MacDonald’s. The hum of generators came from a bunch of tractor trailers out front that apparently offered the only electricity in town. In the MacDonald’s, many of the local residents sat around sipping coffee, talking quietly, and looking a bit shellshocked. To this day, when I get a strong scent of grasses, as I did on my evening walk in the rain, I think of the magical night camping by Lake Wilson—and the tornado that devastated Limon, Colo. ‘Best foods Virginia offers’ to be at Richmond Food Festival on Aug. 6 Barbecued chicken and pork, farm-raised catfish, steamed crabs, tilapia fillets, grilled leg of lamb and steamed crabs are just some of the favorites on the menu at the 22nd Annual Virginia Food Festival being held at the Richmond Raceway Complex from 4 to 8 p.m., onWednesday, Aug. 6. Sponsored by the Virginia Agribusiness Council to celebrate the best foods Virginia has to offer, tickets must be purchased in advance and are selling fast. Tickets cost $22 per person with children under six admitted free. Discounts are available for purchases of 20 or more tickets and can be ordered by calling (804) 643-3555. Whetting an appetite will be easy when choosing from fresh apples, peaches and Asian pears, Virginia-grown cantaloupes and com-on-thecob. Other tasty items include fried sweet potato sticks and this year’s new specialty item, Edamame (fresh green soybeans) and com salad. Also new on the menu are black pot baked beans. John Parker, executive director of the Virginia Pork Industry Board, described the beans as having “a rustic taste” as they are cooked outdoors. Ingredients include beans, bacon, onions, brown sugar and hot sauce. Festival goers can compliment each serving with cold cider and milk, iced tea and soft drinks and a selection of Virginia wines. For dessert, the menu includes Apple Brown Betty, ice cream sundaes and flaming cherry dessert omelets and for the kids, cotton candy. Sample Virginia’s Finest gourmet selections in the Specialty Village. Pull up a lawn chair and unwind to the music of The Fat Ammons Band and The Legacy Bluegrass Band. Take the chil Quivering light dances through the leaves bouncing off the river, the setting sun’s reprieve. Shimmers on the boards of the ceiling of the porch, and turns the leaves to ruby red that shine like a torch! The heavy air that’s laden with the aroma of the sea from the bottom of the riverbed, bared by a fast tide’s lee. Gulls and Egret’s grasping beaks pick the bottom’s rocks; geese, and gulls together, meal hunting, with the flock. Clouds of gnats and June bugs and other wings a’flitter gather over the river and set the air a’glitter. The water still and lying low, after racing to the sound. What’s left so lazy lying still, no dancing diamonds bound. Long shadows lie within the lawn, the grass so short and sweet await dusk and dew and nighttime’s songs, and critter’s little feet. Those precious moments, like as now, before the sun bids adieu are bittersweet and lovely, the gift of a whole day’s due. Cynthia Stamps July 2003 dren for a free pony ride or let them participate in the grape stomping contest. There’s also an egg-toss and watermeloneating contest. Enjoy watching Miss Virginia as she challenges Congressman Virgil Goode in the annual cow-milking contest. This event emceed by former Lieutenant Governor John Hager is certain to be a hit and will be open to other challengers throughout the afternoon. Chef John Maxwell, of the STRICKEN BY GRIEF Each person must work through grief in his or her own way, and it is work. Despite the existence of the well-known “stages of grief,” each survivor deals with loss as an individual And the ways in which people handle their losses vary widely. When you are struggling to deal with your own loss, it is useless to worry about following someone else’s timetable. The range of reactions to death is broad. Some are devastated when it occurs while others feel very little emotion. Grieving individuals may feel guilt, remorse, sadness, or resentment toward others - even God. Most people who lose someone close to them take months to get over die most severe part of their emotional stress. Grief is the name of a process which includes all kinds of feelings from resentment to impatience, from deep sadness to a numbness which won’t go away. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we know that patience towards oneself offers the space in which the loss can be received We’re at 233 Broadview Avenue. CaH 347-3431. “Death is the veil which those who live call life: They sleep and it is lifted." Percy Bysshe Shelley “Down Home Virginia” television program, will hold cooking demonstrations throughout the afternoon and show how to create gourmet dishes from Virginia foods. The Virginia Agribusiness Council, a non-profit organization, is the “unified voice” of agribusiness industry in the Commonwealth and its membership consists of agricultural and forestry producers, marketers, processors, suppliers and commodity associations. Hospice group to meet Hospice of the Rapidan offers free bereavement support groups to anyone in the community who has suffered the loss of a loved one, with or without prior Hospice affiliation. The discussion group will meet Tuesdays for six weeks, beginning Sept. 9 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Hospice of the Rapidan Community Room. The Hospice suggests a visit to its Bereavement Services page at www.hotr.org for help in determining if a support group would be beneficial. Call Craig Wilt, Bereavement Coordinator for more information and to register for the support group 540-825-4840. Hospice of the Rapidan is located at 1200 Sunset Lane, Suite 2320 (Mulberry Commons) off James Madison Highway in Culpeper. 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The 4200sf home has 5 bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths and has been completely restored with all modern conveniences. Other improvements include 18 stall stable, bam, riding ring, 5 fenced-paddocks and in-ground swimming pool. $1,500,000. Finally - Located just outside the village of Flint Hill, on 40+/open elevated acres, 4400 sf custom home built by well known builder. Incredible mountain views in every direction. Property also has bam suitable for stable conversion. Pond with great flow. $869,000. 6 Montpelier c. 1745. Under Contract - Early 18th century manor house on 400+/- acres in the Francis Thornton Valley, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Rappahannock County. Grand eightcolumned portico, beautiful carved mantels and graceful main stairway. Dependencies include tenant house, ice house, bam, smoke house, 2 additional tenant cottages, and a 2500 ft. grass landing strip with three hangars. $2,600,000 Summerhill, Under Contract - Beautiful 200 acre estate located in the Shenandoah Valley. Set at an elevation of 1200 ft, the 7,000sf home was constructed in 2000 and is built to the highest standard with the finest of material. Breathtaking mountain vistas are visible from almost every room. Amenities include tenant house, 10-stall stable, equipment shed, board fencing and numerous other improvements. Also numerous streams and a pond. $1,750,000. 1SE Contact Justin H..Wiley (540) 672-5603 QEJ. 'k’.W'K Handy . Ixr. Kcai.tors SOLD Regional, National and International Marketing Portion of Ragland Farm Justin Wiley of Frank Hardy, Inc. is pleased to announce the recent sale of a portion of Ragland Farm Located in the beautiful Francis Thornton Valley, this 52 acres (mostly open) property has commanding views of the Blue Ridge and in particular Old Rag Mountain. Property has long frontage on Rt. 231 and Rt. 707. Surrounded mostly by large farms, this piece is a rare find in Rappahannock County. Rep Justin H. Wiley, (540) 672-5603 'V.. ting owners and purchasers of Virginia’s moat noted properties: Frank Hardy. Inc . Realtors ' FARM AND ESTATE BROKERS Sotheby's WARRENTON PIEDMONT CHARLOTTESVILLE GLOUCESTER