Rappahannock News, March 4, 2004

126th Year... No. 10 THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2004 www.timescommunity.com 50 cents Z 0)(n < ^00)0 c i>m ^ i> H ^ ro mh £ Oi -40 ro 2 o o u # 5 x z * K * 3> C o * * o o 00 <*i I a n Phone (540)675-3338 EMT training EMT CLASS: Rappahannock County High School student Kim Hogan takes classmates Beth Corathers, left, and Mark Deal watch. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Jan Clatterbuck E. J. Estes’ blood pressure while Students learn how to be paramedics ‘I want to learn how to help people’ By Nicholas M. Horrock Rappahannock News Staff Writer When Charlotte Turnmeyer started driving a school bus 20 years ago, she found to her amazement that if one of the youngsters became ill or injured she couldn’t help them. “You’ll be sued, “ her supervisor warned her, “you’re not trained.” With that challenge in mind, Turnmeyer took an emergency medical technician course which began two decades of fire fighting and rescue work and led her this fall to teaching Rappahannock County High School’s first formal course to become an emergency medical technician. For this mother of two grown children who for years had to balance rescue work and training with taking care of her children, this course was both a challenge and an honor. On a recent visit to her class, two things are noticed: the students love this course and Tummeyer’s years of dealing with people under stress has given her the manner of a firm but gentle Marine Gunnery Sergeant. The youngsters are arrayed more toward the back of the room than the front. “You can sit up here,” she suggests. “I work better in the back,” says one young woman. Laughter Meetings & Notices • On Thursday, March 4, the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority will meet . at 7:30 p.m. at the county courthouse on Gay Street. • On Friday, March 5 Rapidtran transportation services will not operate in observance of a staff In-Service day. • On Tuesday, March 9, the Rappahannock County School Board will have a budget work session at 6:30 p.m., a closed session at 7 p.m., and a public session at 7:30 p.m. in the RCHS band room. • On Wednesday, March 10, the Washington Town Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. On the agenda is selection by council of a soil consultant and design engineer for a wastewater system at the Clopton property. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) - f. T i breaks out. Tummeyer begins a review of the lessons for the day, checking “patients’” pupils for dilation, taking pulse rates, listening with a stethoscope to see whether breathing is shallow or deep or whether lungs are noisy and bubbling, wheezy or smooth. Turnmeyer tries different scenarios—if it is a very hot djy or cold, is the skin clammy and moist meaning shock or does it have a permanent reddish color suggesting high blood pressure? Maybe the patient’s skin has the blue-gray tint caused by lack of oxygen. “We are looking for trends and changes, whether our patient is getting worse or, stable,” Turnmeyer instructs. She warns the youngsters that in the real world in which they might work, an ambulance noisily bouncing over country roads will make it hard to hear a pulse or get a blood pressure reading. The computerized blood and pulse machines in most ambulances are to be used, but distrusted, she warns, and most veteran paramedics take at least one reading by hand as a check on the machine. The students learn the difference between palpation, examination by The course is the first time emergency medical technician training has been offered as a full credit vocational course at Rappahannock County High School. touch, and auscultation, examination by listening and how to compute the systallic blood pressure reading. The course is the first time emergency medical technician training has been offered as a full credit vocational course at Rappahannock County High School. Michael Tupper, the assistant principal, said it was organized with several purposes, one Being to get students interested in joining the county’s fire and rescue companies. With the aging population of the county, the shortage of young firefighters has become acute. See EMT, Page A8 911 outage still a mystery By Nicholas M. Horrock Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy told the Board of Supervisors Monday that neither Verizon nor Sprint knew which company had caused an outage of the 911 system which occurred over a week before and he could not guarantee the supervisors that there would not be a reoccurrence. The 911 system for two telephone exchanges was not operating properly from midday that Sunday, Feb. 22 until 11:15 a.m. the following Tuesday, according to 911 Coordinator Richie Burke. “It was not our finest hour,” McCarthy said, but he assured the supervisors that it was not a problem with the county equipment, but within the two telephone companies that serve Rappahannock. On Sunday Feb. 22, callers trying See 911, Page A8 ■ ~ ro — u Aileen property may be site for housing for elderly Nicholas M. Horrock and Mary Ann Kuhn Rappahannock News Staff Writers Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy announced Tuesday that the Board of Supervisors has entered into negotiations with a purchaser for the 31-acre Aileen property in Flint Hill to build housing for the elderly. The county bought the property—a one-time clothing factory that has not been occupied in 10 years— in 1999 for $150,000. It has been seeking a buyer for some time. The cavernous 100,000 square foot cinder block and brick factory building, McCarthy said, is in disrepair and it is not known whether it would be retained or raised. McCarthy said that the negotiations are in an “early stage” and he was not empowered to reveal the name of the buyer who is not a local person. Age restricted housing is usually only available to persons 55 years of age and older, he said. McCarthy said the discussions had not progressed to how many houses would be built, but Rappahannock’s residential zoning does not permit more than one house per acre. Rappahannock County has been criticized for not having sufficient housing for middle and low income families and the elderly. The supervisors discussed the matter in closed session Monday evening and McCarthy was authorized to issue a statement I uesday. The Aileen factory closed alter 31 years in October. 1994 after fi 1 ing for bankruptcy earlier that year An estimated half of its 1K0 person work force were county residents Around that time, the well at the Aileen plant was found to he contaminated from the apparent dumping of dry cleaning solvents into the ground. It wasn't bad enough for the state or ERA to step in. McCarthy said, but the county ended up monitoring the well for the last five years as well as the one at the neighboring blur Hill Pentecostal Church. No clean up was recommended by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality which in 1994 assessed the pollution risks. It said the concentration of the toxic chemicals diminish wuth time. The state recommended periodic monitoring of the wells of the plant and See HOUSING, Page A8 Controversial grant paper not within board’s ‘purview’ By Nicholas M. Horrock Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy reported Monday that a controversial “concept paper” for a federal grant to fund the creation of a non-profit support center was not within the “purview” of the Board of Supervisors and he regretted that the grant writer and her job have been “calumniated for their private volunteer participation in this effort.” McCarthy's report, pvt n at the - supervisors’ monthly meeting, seemed a rebuff’ of Supervi -o\ Ron Frazier and the harsh attack he made on the paper and its author. On Feb. 2, Frazier and overal other citizens attacked in the supervisors’meeting a concept paper for a grant that had been sent to the Corporation for National Service in Washington, DC It sought $145,000 to fund a group that would See GRANT. Page A8 Nearly one in five county homes heats with wood By Maureen Harris Special to the Rappahannock News Wood is a common heating source in Rappahannock County. Almost one in every five houses (17.5 percent) is heated mainly by wood. Using wood as the primary heating fuel is more common than in any of the surrounding counties except Madison (20 percent). Data for other nearby counties include Page (12 percent), Warren (eight percent), and Culpeper and See CENSUS. Page A8 At a Glance In previous stories analyzing data on the 2000 U. S. Census, the Rappahannock News has reported on Rappahannock County’s education levels, population growth, employment, growing number of weekend homes and decreasing number of children. Rappahannock Birds Bird-watchers report sightings and Bruce Jones writes about the Eastern Bluebird. See Page B1. X Scouting Rappahannock Scouts pursue merit badges at the Shenrapawa Winter Camporee. See Page A3. Friday movie RAAC presents ‘Girt with a Pearl Earring’ at The Theatre on Friday. March 5 at 8 p.m. See Page B1. Point-to-Point Betsy Parker writes about the Rappahannock Hunt's races last Saturday. See Page A3.

Lori Pennington to wed Charles W. Smoot Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Denny N. Pennington Sr. of Front Royal are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lori Lee Pennington to Charles William Smoot Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Smoot Sr. of Washington. Ms. Pennington is currently employed by FOIC in Fairfax. Mr. Smoot is employed by Fauquier County maintenance in War rent on. A wedding date has not yet been set. Lori Lee Pennington and Charles William Smoot Jr. Births It’s a boy! -John and Kim Clark of Washington are proud to announce the birth of their son, John Cody Clark. Cody arrived on Jan. 23 at Fauquier Hospital. He weighed seven pounds and three ounces, and was 19 and half inches long. Welcoming him home were big sisters, Jessica and Mackensie. Paternal grandparents are Bluegrass Shenandoah Travelers lYaditiotvil Bluegrass & oid time Fiddle Musk for over 20 years Bookings: 703-620-4250 John and Linda Clark of Washington. Paternal great-grandparents are Dorothy Ralls and the late Ike Ralls of Washington, Dorothy Clark, and the late Irene Pullen Clark and the late John Marshall Clark of Sperrvville. Maternal grandparents are Mary Bowman of Front Royal, John Peyton, Jr. of Madison and the late Otis Yovvell of Culpeper. Maternal great-grandparents are Edna Peyton and the late John Peyton, Sr. of Madison and the late Floyd and Charlotte Bowman of Culpeper. It’s a boy! Mr. and Mrs. Jerome W. Mallory of Amissville are proud to announce the arrival of a new grandson, Jacob Avery Mallory. Jacob was born Feb. 22. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anwar Mallory. FREE INSPECTION Protect your home. Permanently. Protect your home, family and pets against termites, fleas, ticks and other pests. 540-829-0000 PermaTreat www.PermaTreat.com plst AND TERMITE CONTROL LETS GET THEM READY! Does vour tractor need a doctor or just a SPRING SERVICE7? Bring it to the experts for all your lawn & garden needs. 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Special Education Advisory Council to meet on March 9 The Special Education Advisory Council for Rappahannock County public schools will meet on Tuesday, March 9 in the School Board conference room at 4 p.m. This meeting will be held to review the Special Education Annual Plan. Members of the 2003-04 advisory council are Sherry Hamill-Huff, Chairperson, Karen Alexander, Nancy Allegretto, Edie Clark, Linda Clark, Elizabeth LeeHarris, Rev. Jennings Hobson III, Janet Jenkins, Ellen Mustoe, Marie Riedel, Ester .Settle, Rose Ann Sharp, Marsha Thompson and Helen Williams. The meeting is open to the public. Flint Hill Fire and Rescue seeks help from community The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company will celebrate 50 years of service this spring. To mark the occasion, organizers seek help from community members who may have relevant historical items or reminiscences of being served by or being part of the company. Please contact Monica Worth at 540-675-1250, or send material to P.O. 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Bargmann joins more than 1,500 fellow physicians in North America to have achieved such certification; a listing of currently certified physicians may be viewed on the board’s website at www.ABHPM.org. Bargmann has been the Medical Director for Hospice of the Rapidan since the fall of 2001. Bargmann is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. She specializes in internal medicine and practices with University Physicians in Orange and is a founding member of the Madison Free Clinic. Palliative medicine helps the patient and family face the prospect of death assured that comfort will be a priority, values and decisions will be respected, spiritual and psychosocial needs will be addressed, practical support will be available and opportunities will exist for growth and development. Hospice of the Rapidan is a licensed, nonprofit hospice organization providing skilled medical care and compassionate support to terminally ill patients and their families in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock and surrounding counties. Hospice care is available to any terminally ill person with a life expectancy of six months or less, regardless of ability to pay. Information on hospice services, including bereavement support groups, Speakers’ Bureau engagements, and volunteer opportunities can be found online at www.hotr.org or by calling the agency directly at 540825-4840. Gray Ghost’s Reserve wines win awards Gray Ghost continues award-winning excellence with both Reserve wines awarded at the first international competition held in 2004. Gray Ghost’s 2002 Reserve Chardonnay received a silver and the 2001 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon a bronze in the Florida State Fair International Wine Competition held in Tampa Feb. 5-7. With these awards, Gray Ghost surpassed competitors in California and 29 other states and countries with total entries numbering 1,165. Gray Ghost Winery is located at 14706 Lee Highway in Amissville and can be contacted at 540-937-4869. The tasting room is open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Congressman Cantor’s representative to visit Congressman Eric Cantor’s Community Outreach Director, Barbara Taylor, will be available at the Rapphannock County Library on Thursday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Congressman Cantor’s office is happy to provide this service to speak with constituents who need assistance or have problems of a Federal nature. Citizens are also wel come to express their opinions on matters of concern, particularly national topics or issues before the United States Congress. Constituents who wish to make direct contact with Congressman Cantor’s District Offices may call (540) 825-8960 in Culpeper or (1800) 438-3793 in Richmond. 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White stirs up foxhunters’ division at Rappahannock races By Betsy Parker Rappahannock News Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Va. — Rewind the tape: A year ago, the snowy forecast left trainer Don Yovpnovich perplexed. Though owner Vicki Fuller purchased the experienced Inca Colony for herself, to ride in the foxhunters’ timber series, job responsibilities as a New York financier combined with frozen, snowy weather to leave Fuller unprepared for her race riding debut. It left Yovanovich with a fit racehorse and no rider. Enter Tiffany Mueller. A longtime fellow foxhunter of the trainer, Mueller eagerly took the call on Inca Colony when Yovanovich asked her to fill in for his absentee owner. Inca Colony handily won the foxhunters’ series and launched Mueller into the spotlight as leading novice rider on the Virginia circuit. Fast-forward a year. Again, Yovanovich found himself with Inca Colony fit from hunting, his owner all but snowbound in her New York home, busy in her demanding profession. With little chance of traveling to Virginia under dodgy hunting conditions to “qualify” for the limited amateur division (riders must hunt at least six times to qualify for the foxhunters’ series), Fuller asked Yovanovich to find another substitute jockey. Enter Molly White. With Mueller graduated out of the limited foxhunters’ division (riders must not have won two races i, the trainer turned to another foxhunting friend. White said she was “game to try" racing when Yovanovich asked her back in January. At Saturday's Rappahannock Hunt Point-to-Point, W'hite steered a game Inca Colony to his second straight series victory, winning easily the foxhunters’ division race to take the series lead. "It wasn't quite like last week” at the Casanova races, White said, where Inca Colony raced on the pace and simply held his front-running position to the wire. Inca Colony was off slowest of the four starters. White following the field over the first of 15 fences at the Bleu Rock Inn course. Southern Light bulled his way to the lead, with Scarlet Ways and Neruda close in contention on the inside. “I was sort of worried that Donnie maybe thought I was too far back,” said White wistfully, noting that her fourthplace position felt “out of touch” with the hurrying frontrunner. “No way,” Yovanovich said later. “No way I was worried about it. I just love to watch my riders follow. Let the other horses do the work, setting the pace, making the lead. There’s plenty of time to make your move.” After two of the 2 1/2 miles, White let out a notch and gave Rappahannock News Photos Betsy Parker IT TAKES ALL TYPES: At the Rappahannock races, the junior field masters' chase turned out to be big versus little: Gambling High, leading, won the junior horse division with rider Lindsay Kelley up, with April and Sam Cockburn, No. 2, winning the large pony division and Milky Way and Carol Brown, No. 1, winning the small pony division. Inca Colony his head. The pair made a bold move up the inside to the 11th fence in front of the crowd, gaining at least six lengths within three strides by jumping at an angle to the left in a terrific leap. White said it was just a steering job from there home, with Inca Colony extending his lead to 10 lengths by the finish. Neruda got up for second. Scarlet Ways avoided a collision with Southern Light — who lost his rider at the last — to place third. White, 25, is a native of Unionville, Pa. She grew up riding with the Brandywine Hunt and Brandywine Pony Club. She triple-majored at Kentucky’s Sullivan University in culinary arts, “and sort of planned to be a chef.” In 2000 White came to Virginia to manage the Lighthouse restaurant in Leesburg. But, she said with a chuckle, “With horses, you just can’t get away from it.” She now works as stable manager and hunting groom for George Straub in Middleburg. Two other Casanova winners repeated at Rappahannock: Heath’s Approval made easy work of the owner-rider timber to take the series lead, with Randy Rouse's Edited claiming another ladies' timber series race. Rouse's One Sea won the jumpers'flat race. Results Mel Lewis Sweatt memorial maiden flat. 6 furlongs. Time: 1:16. 1. .Justabud, o/Gary Baker, r Jeff Murphy: 2. Why Not Baby, o/Why Not Stable, r/Remy Whnants; 3. Where Echo's End, o'Kinross Farm, r/Chris Read. 7 started. Ladies timber. 3 miles. Time: 4:25 4/5. 1. Edited, o/Randy Rouse, r/Ellen Horner: 2. Colonial Relay, o/Don Yovanovich, r Leigh Hogben. Delipar Twyman memorial jumpers flat. 1 3.8 miles. Time: 2:35. 1. One Sea, o Randy Rouse, r/Ellen Horner; 2. Action Man, o/r Gregg Ryan. 3 started. 1 pulled up Open flat. 1 3/8 miles. Time: 2:28 3 5. 1. Class Sprite. 0 Mede Cahaba Stable, r Richard Boucher; 2. Cool Fellow. o/Garv Baker, r/Jeff Murphy; 3. Duck Shot, o/Leeds Racing, r/Julie Gomena. 5 started. James Fletcher memorial owner-rider timber. 2 1/2 miles. Time: 4:23 1/5. 1. Heath's Approval, o/HatcherSemmes Partnership, r/Matt Hatcher; 2. Age of Flight, o/r Tony Summerlin. 3 started, 1 lost rider. William Noble Lane memorial foxhunters timber. 2 1/2 miles. Time: 4:31. 1. Inca Colony, o/Vicki Fuller, r Molly White; 2. Neruda, o/Wish You Well Stable, r'Remy Winants; 3. Scarlet, Ways, o/r Moe Trail. 4 started, 1 lost rider. Junior field masters chase, horse division. 1. Gambling High, o/Over Creek Farm, r/Lindsay Kelley. Small pony division. 1. Milky Wav, o/Olivia Brown, r Carol Brown. Large pony division. 1. April, o/r Sam Cockburn; 2. Carrot Top. o/Kristen Killie, r/Alyssa Kaufman. Troop 36 Hosts Shenrapawa Winter Camporee in park By Roger Pierson Special to the Rappahannock News Against most adult advice, the Patrol Leaders Council of Boy Scout Troop 36 decided to host the Shenrapawa District Winter Camporee. The Shenrapawa District consists of the 15 Boy Scout troops and 16 Cub Scout packs from Shenandoah, Rappahannock, Page and Warren counties. Despite the spate of inclement weather this season, Rappahannock County was blessed with clear, if not sunny, skies when Friday, Feb. 20 arrived. The PLC, made up of the troop Patrol Leaders, the Senior Patrol Leader and his assistant, and the Troop Scribe, had also decided on a Merit Badge Midway theme for the Camporee. Boy Scouts from the District could select from among 12 merit badges to pursue during the day Saturday. The list included art, backpacking, camping, citizenship in the nation; dog care, fly fishing, geology, hiking, metalworking and scholarship merit badges. The Camporee enabled Scouts to meet enthusiastic pro Photo courtesy/Harris Thompson HIKING BADGE: The Hiking Merit Badge class, consisting of five Scouts and five Scouters rest at Indian Run Shelter, after hiking from Wakefield Manor to the top of Dickey Ridge in the Shenandoah National Park during the Shenrapawa District Winter Camporee last month. ponents of subject areas interesting to both teacher and student. An apt characterization of Scouting— “A classroom without walls"— was definitely applicable to Saturday’s event, as 160 Scouts and adult scout leaders participated in the Midway. Adding to the, fun and excitement, the Camporee also included a game of four-way tug-o-war, and a campfire ceremony including skits and songs presented by the Scouts themselves. As the embers of the campfire died down, Scout and Scouter alike reflected on the weekend of fun and learning, yearning for the next Camporee, to be held in May on the Shenandoah River. 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ftappafjannotfe J2ctos Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER _Mary Ann Kuhn, Editor Peter W. Arundel, President . 6 John T. Toler, Executive Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months. 50 cents ._Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) r Office: 249 Main Street. Washington, Va. Mailing address: P O Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: makuhn@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.TimesCommunity.com THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2004 Our View Tax tea party Up to now the tax battle in Richmond has had the look of a frolic with Republicans fighting among themselves and a lame duck Democratic governor trying to pass a major tax increase on tobacco and rich people in a state where both have been revered since the Jamestown Colony. But now as the end of Virginia’s 60-day legislative session fast approaches, the tax and budget paralysis in Richmond is something that needs the attention of every man, woman and child in Rappahannock. County Administrator John McCarthy has warned the Board of Supervisors that the wildly different tax packages passed by the Senate and the House of Delegates are so far apart that it will be impossible for him to prepare a meaningful county budget. Though Rappahannock County public schools have presented a $10 million plus 2004-2005 budget estimate, Superintendent Bob Chappell made the estimate utilizing Gov. Mark Warner’s tax and budget proposal. If the House of Delegates’ budget bill were to become law some $200,000 or more of Chappell’s plans would go up in smoke. Though taxes and budgets are the most boring set of bills any legislature or the United States Congress can take up, they are also the most direct relationship with government that any American has. The Revolutionary War began because a bunch of Boston men tossed British tea into Boston Harbor to protest what they thought was an unfair British tax. The fights are no less personal today. The state collects and passes back to the county direct payments as well as maintaining roads, highways, prisons, law enforcement and a myriad of other activities. Virginia is the 12th wealthiest state in the union, but according to a recent Washington Post analysis ranks near the bottom on spending for Medicaid, education and the environment. The House of Delegates is dominated by a new breed of Republicans who like President George W. Bush believe that taxes are burdens on the people and give bureaucracies too much money and too much power. They argue that the state will move forward faster if there are no major tax increases and this will force the bureaucracy to work more efficiently. The $58.3 billion budget they passed last month would end some tax shelters held by business and protect the hallowed tobacco industry. It would also mean less for education, roads and environmental protection. The Senate’s $62 billion budget proposal would raise the tax on cigarettes from 2.5 cents a pack to 35 cents and raise sales and income taxes as well, earning $3.9 billion over two years. The Republicans and Democrats who passed that bill claim as does Warner, who proposed raising similar taxes, that Virginia must plow more back into the state in order to attract industry, improve transportation and keep education and public standards up. The budget conferees have begun work trying to bridge this gap. Into the fracas last week rode a strange alliance, hard rock Republican U. S. Sen. George Allen and former Democratic Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. They want a June 8 public referendum to decide the issue. Attorney General Jerry Kilgore, who wants to run for governor in 2005, joined the group. We recommend that every county resident decide what they want and get the word to Richmond. It may be tea dumping time. Letters to the Editor We welcome your opinions and comments. 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TdE UCLSE teGcTiAriNG ^ TEAtt \6 PEr^E FOK rue I E>iDGETrtKTlN6,5K.. j USENATEjl > ■i nMU -omcs-vIi Letters Blaming ‘these young people is morally wrong’ I read with shock and dismay “Teens Charged with Alcohol Violations" and the accompanying editorial “Formula for Tragedy" in the Feb. 26 edition of the Rappahannock News. I, along with the rest of the Rappahannock community, continue to severely mourn and regret the tragic accident that took the young life of Dylan Corbin. For the life of me, however, I cannot understand the public fervor to place blame on anyone but on those individuals where, if blame must be assigned, it would naturally lie with the adults. Obviously those most responsible are the unnamed 28-year-old at the party and the parents of the individual who hosted the party. It does not matter that “the mother was out of town.” Did not the father arrive at the house only to turn, around . without going in? Yet, am I to believe that as Commonwealth Attorney Peter Luke states, “Based on what I know now, I don't anticipate placing charges against any parents.” Is this to be believed? No charges will be placed on those most responsible, yet, young, responsible, and conscientious kids are to be charged in their stead? Am I to believe that those youngsters charged were the only ones consuming the “free flowing beer, vodka, and tequila brought to the party9” Or, as I know for a fact, at least one of those charged, chose to tell the truth of consuming one beer or less. Now those charged find themselves linked with Luke’s statement that “most kids at that age don't have one beer and forget it. . . most kids are binge drinkers.” Some told the truth, now they are not only faced with serious charges, but also they are condemned as liars. Yes, parents have a moral obligation to “know where their children are." We also have the moral obligation to protect them and encourage and praise them when they do the right thing. Certainly they will make mistakes, just as we did when we were their age. They also will experiment with alcohol, just as we did when we were their age. Placing the tragic blame on the shoulders of these young people is morally wrong. Are we pursuing this just so we. as parents, can have our deepest fears suspended, namely that it could have been our kid there at the wrong place and time? Do we really want to add insult to injury just to make ourselves feel better? Isn't one tragedy enough? Michele Bach Malek Flint Hill Sperryville: ‘a unique little village’ I recently moved back to Rappahannock County after being gone for 10 years. Luckily for me and my daughter, I was able to find a rental house about four miles outside Sperryville. During the past six months, I have come to appreciate our unique little village. The Sperryville Bookstore always has a fine selection of new and used books plus helpful hints on what’s a good read. Ibm’s Mountain Garden shop has a great assortment of gardening equipment, gifts and plants. A stop at Uncommon Sense provides a quiet refuge and top notch bodywork sessions and facials by Elizabeth Lee and Shana. The products are high quality and affordable with something for everyone in the family. Lunch or dinner at the Thornton River Grille is as fine a dining experience as can be found anywhere. Hearty breakfasts (and lunch and dinners > can be had at the Blue Ridge Diner along with friendly service. My daughter s favorite is a vanilla shake and veggie burger at Burger’s and Things. When I need to soak up some beautiful art, I head over to the Long View Gallery or Sperryville Pottery. Last week after returning from a grueling drive down 95 from NYC (Baltimore Tunnel had a partial closure 11 pulled into town weary and stressed. At the blinking light, the kindly shopkeeper at the Comer Store gave a wave and a smile to me from his front door. Ahhhh.... home sweet home in Sperryville! Jenny Millan Sperryville ‘A heartwarming example of the community...’ Headwaters applauds the Rappahannock High School's new “Farm To Table” initiative as outlined in last week’s Rappahannock News. We understand a key component of this initiative will be the high school greenhouse. The greenhouse was the dream of county residents Bill and Mitzie Young, who saw a need for a place where county students could pursue studies in horticulture and agriculture. In December of 1999, the Youngs donated $11,000 to Headwaters to be used for construction of the greenhouse. However, additional funds were needed before construction could begin. Late in 2000, the Cole Family Foundation donated $10,000 to Headwaters in honor of the late conservationist, John Sawhill. David and Maggie Cole, with their interest in conservation and organic agriculture, graciously agreed that their donation be applied to the greenhouse project. With the volunteer efforts of many in the community, the greenhouse was completed and ready for use in September 2002. It is a heartwarming example of the community working together to make a dream come true. Although Bill Young has passed on, we think the new “Farm To Table” initiative would bring a smile to his face. We again thank Mitzie for their generosity and vision, and also the Coles for helping complete the dream. Linda Tarry Executive Director Headwaters ‘I have enjoyed her newsy column’ I was so sorry to read last week’s “Washington News” column where writer Ruth Clark announced her retirement from writing that column due to the severity of her illness. I have known Ruth and her husband, Edward and their family for most of my 17 years here in Washington. And I have enjoyed her newsy column for at least 22 of the 50 plus years she has been writ ing it. My family subscribed to the Rappahannock News for a few years before actually moving to Washington. Ruth’s column helped to familiarize us with the Rappahannock community and its happenings. We wish Ruth a speedy recovery and ask that God bless her in her well-earned retirement. Susan Longyear Washington A thank you from Amissville Fire and Rescue All of us at the Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company are most grateful to those individuals and companies that opened their hearts and their checkbooks to help in our fire and rescue work by supporting a special evening of bingo on Saturday, Feb. 21. We raised a substantial amount of funds toward the repair of the roof of the Fire Hall. The donors are: American Road Motorcycle, Moser Funeral Home, Anderson & Sons Builders, Patricia Oliver, Clark’s Gun Shop, Joseph and Judith Perine, Country Chevrolet, Audrey and CB Pitcher, Found & Sons Funeral Chapel, Rankin’s Hardware, Gray Ghost Vineyard, Nancy Ryan, Griffin Tavern, Settle’s Cars & Trucks, E. J. Hardgrove, Sam Snead Realty, Jim Harris, Gretchen Starr, Joe Jacoby, T. G. Taylor Construction, Stephen Kellison, Robert and Rose Ward, Thelma Langford, L. G. Zindel, Inc., and Denny and Bev May. We also extend special thanks to Mildred Atkins of Amissville for her efforts. John L. Pearre Amissville ‘Stop under-age drinking now and let parents face the consequences of their inaction’ UTf anything good can come Aof this,” Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke said. This statement was in the Rappahannock News in the Feb. 26 edition, and it really bothered me. In fact it bothered me so much I had to write this letter. What happened to Dylan Corbin was a horrible, sickening, and unnecessary tragedy. Dylan’s short life and the fact that his death was due to negligence on the part of several “good families” in this community, infuriates me. If the parent who had come to the house and then left, had had the brains enough to get out of his high dollar vehicle and check on his daughter, i maybe Dylan would still be alive. If he had had the sense that some people in this community have, he would have stopped the party, made all of the young adults call their parents to come and get them, then Dylan would still be alive. If he had walked into the house, picked up the phone and called the police and made sure no one left the house, then Dylan would still be alive. In order for anything good to come of this, these young adults need to be taught a lesson and so do their parents. Too many of the parents in this community are more concerned about the almighty dollar and how good they look to everyone else around here, to be bothered with finding out what their teenage sons and daughters are doing. I bet most of them don’t know what time their children are leaving school during the day. I bet they don’t know that several of them leave school at lunch time to run down to the Quickie Mart to get lunch. I guarantee that the administration doesn’t know. Too many teenagers are not held accountable for their actions and too many adults are not making them accountable. Things need to change and Dylan’s precious i life should not be just “anything good.” If anything, Dylan and the several others that have died on our roads due to parties, should be a lesson that no one would soon forget. My thoughts and prayers are with the Corbin family and with Nathan as he bears this burden. But let’s not bury this under the rug and slap these young adults on the hand like we used to when they were three. Please don’t let Dylan’s death be in vain. Stop this under age drinking now and let the parents face the consequences of their inaction. Amy Hitt Amissville 1

Couple seeks variance to build in Rappahannock Lakes By Nicholas M. Horrix k Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock Countv Board of Zoning Appeals is seeking advice from County Attorney Peter Luke on what powers it has to grant or withhold a “hardship" zoning variance at Rappahannock Lakes, a one-time summer cottage community where building of year-round housing has turned it into one of two “subdivisions" in this rural county. The property is on Lot 11, Section 2 on Pine Drive in Amissville, about a mile from Hacklev's Mill Road (Route 645). The BZA voted last week to hold action on the application of Steven and Melissa Loving to obtain Luke's advice and to give the young couple a chance to see if they could recast their application to reduce the size of the variance they needed or to purchase additional land from nextdoor neighbors. The Lovings testified under oath that thev paid $40,000 for a 90 foot by 197 foot lot, not knowing that a change in zoning regulations made the lot too small for the 40 by 27 foot home they planned to build. They said the owmer did not appear to know about changes in the regulations and that the real estate broker they used did not warn them of the requirement. According to County Administrator John W McCarthy, Rappahannock Lakes was originally laid out in the 1950s as a summer community for camping and the building of summer cottages on about 35 sites. It is one of two such developments in Rappahannock County, another being near Chester Gap off Route 610. The ow ner of the lot would have had enough room to build on the lot under zoning rules in force until 1986. But that year, Rappahannock County passed strict rules on the length of set-backs from property lines and requirements for wells and septic drainage fields. The Loving's parcel has been too small since then for the house they plan The couple testified that they sold a townhouse they owned to finance the land purchase and had planned to build a modular home with an above ground deck on the property. They cleared the property in order to prepare plans for the modular home even after they learned they needed a variance. Two current residents of Rappahannock Lakes wrote to raise concerns about the Loving's application Sally Kingman, for instance, said the lot was too small to build with the current set back requirements. “There are quite a few small lots within this subdivision and 1 hope this will not become a trend in the future." she wrote. “The lots were small when the subdivision "a- formed and they shared a community well. The proximit> ot many wells within this small area could pose a problem for land owners with existing wells." She said her family has a well-digging business. The members of the BZA seemed to agree that the Lovings were disadvantaged by not being told about new rules and new BZA chairman Robert Weinberg suggested they get advice from Luke before proceeding. But board member Ken Estes s^iid that in many areas of regulations, like driving a car, the motorist has to know' the rules. Loving said he did not have enough money to buy more land. In other business, the BZA elected new officers naming not only Weinberg as chairman but also Alexander Sharp as vice chairman. Taxpayers: how to make the most of the IRS web site Need a tax form in a hurry? Have a question about itemized deductions0 Want to know where your tax refund is? Now you can get easy access to tax information on www.irs.gov, one of the most frequently visited Web sites in the world. According to the Virginia Society of CPAs, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Web site offers both individuals and small businesses a full range of tax resources and online assistance. 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Fatal accident occurs on Route 522 north of Flint Hill By Mary Ann Kuhn Rappahannock News Staff Writer A 28-year-old Front Royal man was killed in a fatal accident Feb. 27 at 11:15 p.m. when his 1995 Ford Explorer flipped several times on Route 522 North of Flint £Iill and came to rest in a creek at Hittle’s Mill, onetenth of a mile south of Route 630. Virginia State Police said the driver was identified as Joseph Britt Wolters, a communications technician with W.C. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. “U’f Care About Tour Peace Of Mind” 503 " North Main Street • C ulpeper, Virginia 22“01 Telephone (540) 825-6700 Wilbur C. Thompson, Mortician & N'oiarv Serving the Piedmont area for over 40 years Privately located: 30 acres all wooded with stream, gated driveway, previously permitted for a four bedroom septic system. $210,000 Immaculate home on 10.44 acres with three bedrooms/two full baths. 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This is one of three locations in the county where med ical supplies are kept, according to Sheriff Larry Sherertz. He said the doctor’s office alarm did not sound and there were no witnesses. The matter is under investigation. Ray Builders reported to the Sheriff’s Office last Friday that a washer and dryer were stolen from a locked room at a construction site on Rustique Road in the North Castleton area. The sheriff valued that Black/Reddish Tan German Shepherd Dog w/ Tattoo On Right Ear. Has Seizures - Needs Medicine • STILL Missing Since Jan. 4. Please Call With Any Info 540-547-4285 ■ On Wednesday. February 18, 2004. Geraldine Clarke Gasch died at Warren Memorial Hospital In Front Royal. She had been a resident of Loving Arms Rest Home in Front Royal since 1999. Prior to that she resided In Castleton. Mrs. Gasch was bom on September 21. 1920 In Washington, DC; to Nettle Mae Poole and James Clarence Clarke. On May 19. 1937. she married Charles Gifford Gasch In Lanham. MD. Mr. Gasch founded the Castleton Volunteer Fire Department In 1956 and was a school bus driver to Rappahannock and Culpeper for many years. He died on November 5, 1961. Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Charlene (Cootde) and Dolen Romlne of Castleton and granddaughter and grandson-in-law Kathryn and Robert Crouse of Capon Bridge, WV. Also surviving Is an honorary granddaughter. Deborah Knighting of Castleton. FVoceedtng her to death were her son. Gerald Clifford Gasch. a sister. Dallas Gumaer and a brother. Robert Earle Harbin. A graveside service was held before the burial to Fort Lincoln Cemetery In Bladensburg. MD on February 23,2004. Pallbearers were dear friends and family. Jtin D Alessandro. Joe Tait. CWtcn Rutherford. Dolen Romlne. Tommy I Gasch and Jimmy Gasch. Donations may be made In Mrs. Gasch's memory to the Castleton Volunteer Fire Department, 593 Castleton View Road. Castleton, VA 22716. _:_ ■ \m 51 loss at under $1,000. The matter is under investigation. James Oliver Johnson, 68, of the 600 block of Gid Brown Hollow Road, was found dead in his car last Friday shortly after 3 p.m. near his home. A passing motorist saw the man seated behind the wheel in his car on the shoulder of the road and thought he was asleep, but could get no pulse. Emergency services were summoned, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. He died of natural causes. Johnson lived not far from where his car had pulled off. Court Schedule • On Monday, March 8, in Rappahannock County Circuit Court, arguments will be heard at 1 p.m. in a lawsuit filed against the Town of Washington by Sid and Mary Catherine Worley who are seeking to have the Town’s Historic District ordinance declared invalid. • On Tuesday, March 9 several teens make a court appearance at 1:30 p.m. in General District Court on charges of possession of alcohol stemming from a party held before an accident which killed 16-year-old Dylan Corbin. • On Thursday, March 11 at 9:30 a.m. three juveniles make an appearance in Juvenile Court on charges of possession of alcohol stemming from the above incident. Zero Commute! Great Location Great Building 3.3 Acres Highway Commercial 5,700 sq. ft. Commercial 1,600 sq. ft. Residential On Route 211, just west of Sperry vilie, VA (currently used as a grocery/lounge/laundromat) Weichert Realtors* Call Bob Snitzer Weichert Gainesville 703-6244041 Specializing in Rappahannock County Farms 6. 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Real Estate Transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded recently in the Rappahannock Circuit Court Clerk’s Office: Anthony R. Baldwin and wife to Anthony R. Baldwin .5288 acres, Piedmont District. Anthony E. Berry to Frances A. Foster, five acres, Piedmont District. $207,000. Sharon Genebach Luke, trustee, to Gregory E. Aliff and wife, 171.5795 acres, Wakefield District. $950,000. Obituaries Roberta A. Williams Sperryville resident Roberta A. Williams, 82, of Sperryville, died Feb. 25. She was born June 29, 1921 to the late Edward and Net Aylor in Sperryville. Mrs. Williams was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church in Sperryville where she was an usher for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Williams, Sr. Mrs. Williams is survived by four sons, Charles Jr., James Thomas (Maude), Freddy Lewis (Marius), George Wilson (Myra), and two daughters, Ruth Young and Mary Helen Fletcher. Additional survivors include 15 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held March 1 at Hopewell Baptist Church in Sperryville. Martha A. Gillespie Family in Chester Gap Martha Anderson Gillespie, 85, died Feb. 29 at Warren Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gillespie was born July 25, 1918 in West Virginia to the late Mr. Anderson and Martha Marpole Anderson. She was a member of Chester Gap Baptist Church and enjoyed cooking. Mrs. Gillespie was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph A. Gillespie, a son, David Matthew Burke, a grandson, Neil Burke and a number of brothers and sisters. She is survived by four sons, James W. Burke of Strasburg, Abraham Jacob Burke of Linden, Edgar Mitchell Burke of Front Royal and Glenn Preston Gillespie of Front Royal; five daughters, E. Corrine Eastham, Peggy Ann Pearson, Mabel Burke, Sheila Henry all of Front Royal and Janet Lynn Smith of Richmond. Additional survivors include 26 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. A funeral service was held March 3 at Chester Gap Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Malcolm Cadd. Interment followed in Panorama Memorial Gardens in Front Royal. Memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund of the Chester Gap Baptist Church, 41 Waterfall Road, Chester Gap, Va. 22623. Patricia A. Henderson Family in Washington Patricia Ann Henderson, 80, of Falls Church, Va., died Feb. 26. She was the widow of Col. Landis D. Henderson, USAF. Mrs. Henderson is survived by two daughters, Karen Leigh Henderson of Washington and Patrice Elaine Henderson of Annandale, Va. Additional survivors include one sister, Marion Bess of Flint, Mich., and one aunt, Thelma Huller of Twin Falls, Idaho. A memorial service will be held March 4 at 2 p.m. at Everly Community Funeral Care, 6161 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Va. James W. Burke and wife to Evelyn V. Burke, 14.26 acres. Wakefield. 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Two bedrooms, living room with burning fireplace, separate dining room eat-in kitchen, small office, and enclosed front porch. 1.5 miles from town on a quiet and scenic road. $192,000 Specializing in Rappahannock and Surrounding Counties 257 Gay Street Washington, VA 22747 COUNTRY PLACES ^ REALTY J Denise Chandler 540675-1200 ta HISTORIC LAUREL MILLS On seven acres with frontage on the Thornton River. Adjacent shop with loft could be used as studio. Offered at $239,000. Rappahannock Real Estate Resources, Inc. (540) 675-1190 www.RappahannockRealEstateResources.com Butch Zindel Trish Bartholomew butch@rapprealestate.com tbartl @earthlink.net SOLD Bean Hollow Justin H. Wiley and Frank Hardy, Inc., Realtors are pleased to announce the sale of Bean Hollow, 171 acres between Flint Hill and Washington with frontage on the Jordan River. Numerous streams traverse the property. Mixture of gentle slope and elevated building sites in hardwood forest. New roads throughout property. Justin H. Wiley would like to thank Cheri F. Woodard, also of Frank Hardy, Inc for procurring the buyer in this transaction. Regional, National and International Marketing Representing owners andpurchasers of Virginia^ most notedproper* Frank Hardy, Inc., Realtors RAPPAHANNOCK OFFICE 257 Gay Street, Washington, VA 22747 TELEPHONE: (540) 675-3999 FAX: (540)675-3910 www.farmandestate,net M1DDLEBURG PIEDMONT CHARLOTTESVILLE DELTAVILLE I'mUavorltiR to iui'M'i'H' iht- <>u-uui'il»hi|) of liiiul ami to cimiri1 mir Viruinla «a> of life Clore-English -FUNtRAI HOME"Families Serving Families" Unparalleled Sendee Since 1830, the Benchmark of Funeral Service 11140 )ames Monroe Highway (Kt 24 South) Culpeper, VA Wayne English, Funeral Director 540-825-2361 Kristen Privett, Funeral Director www.cloreenglish.com Toys for Tots Sponsor www.keymemories.com Ridgeview Road - Rappahannock County, VA Spectacular post and beam home faces the mountains. Enjoy your own beautiful lake with island for fishing, swimming and boating. Sixty-eight acres of beautiful land with creeks, fields and woods. Very private setting on dead end road. $895,000 RealEstateIII IIhI'ksI Oik I lomc .it .i link' 540-675-1373 B © Mitzie Young Rick Kohler Betsy Hille RealEstateIII.com Country Properties near the Blue Ridge Mountains offices in • Washington. VA • Charlottesville • Staunton • Waynesboro f \ Country Living in Rappahannock County An unusual opportunity in a very desirable area of Rappahannock County: 34+ - secluded acres in three lots with four rental units. A modem duplex occupies each of the two 10 acre lots and the remaining 14 acres rises high on Dickerson Mountain with excellent views. $749,000 Chen F. Woodard 540.967.0080 Cornerstone JF arm Incredible views from this 85 + /- acre farm in Rappahannock County. The 4,200 sq. ft. home has 5 bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths and has been completely restored and modernized. Other improvements include 18 stall stable, barn, riding ring. 5 fenced paddocks and pool. $1,500,000 Justin H. Wiley 540.672.5603 Eox. Flight A charming restored 1840's house in the heart of the Old Dominion Hounds Hunt near Orlean in Fauquier County. Well off the road with mountain views, stable, pasture, garage and extensive gardens, this property is ideal for a weekend home or a hunt box. $639,000 Justin //. [\dev 540.6 72.5605 Merrymead In beautiful Gid Brown Hollow, this distinguished 7 year old home with 3 car garage on 22+open acres was constructed of the finest materials including imported tiles, dramatic moldings and hardwood floors. Top-of- the-line appliances accent the fine cherry cabinetry $1,155,000 Chen F. Woodard 540.987. 9080 Sharp Rock Vineyards Internationally acclaimed vineyard/winery and country' estate on 24 +/- acres along the I lughes River. Features modernized 18b0's manor house, winery, bams. 2 cottages and \meyard. Includes the business, all equipment and inventory of wine. $1,690,000 Justin //. H Her 540.6 72.5605 Lyle’s Gate 1456+/- acres m Rappahannock County w 11h 18k>f»f|Unor house, numerous lakes, streams and mountain views. Half onca^i(J+Q^4XlMTof privacy. In the Thornton Hill and Old Dominion Hounds hu^J^iQiyzonPf 60 minutes from Washington. DC $10,000,000 Justin //. Wiley 540.672.5605 Regional, Motional and International Marketing Representing owners and purchasers of Virginia's most noted properties Frank Hardy, Inc., Realtors RAPPAHANNOCK OFFICE 257 Gay Street, Washington. VA 22747 TELEPHONE: (540)675-3999 FAX: (540)675-3910 www.farmandestate.net M1DDLHBURC. PIEDMONT CHARLOTTESVILLE DEI TAVIL.LF . - a ^ i»jji : yi. 7rj~ yip1’ J •Endeavoring to preserve the stewardship of land and to ensure our Virginia Way of (if

Former governors call for tax referendum By Dusty Smith Rappahannock News Staff Writer Two former Virginia governors from opposing parties weighed in on the state tax debate this week, calling on legislators and Gov. Mark Warner to hold a statewide referendum on any plan to raise taxes. A $3.5 billion gap between tax plans offered by Virginia’s Senate and House of Delegates prompted a robust debate between the two chambers that has since sputtered. The two houses exchanged bud et bills late last month, but have aot made headway and have i ffectively killed the bills bv letting them sit in committees. “All of the revenue bills that go to the budget are dead,” said Sen. John Chichester (R-28th). “There's really not anything to discuss.” Outsiders have regularly stepped in. The First Congressional Republican Committee and Americans for Tax Reform joined state delegates early in calling for no tax hikes. Then U.S. Sen. John Warner and former U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr., both Republicans, joined the debate and supported the need to raise additional revenue through tax increases. Now Republican U.S. Sen. George Allen and Democrat Douglas Wilder, both former Virginia governors, have called on legislators and current Gov. Mark Warner (D) to hold a referendum before voting to increase any tax rates. “If those who advocate billions in record income, sales, cigarette and gas taxes truly believe they have the support of the public, then our proposal ito hold a referendum)... should not be feared by them at all,” Allen and Wilder said in a written statement. The two pointed out that in 2002, Warner and legislators asked voters in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to decide whether to raise taxes for schools and transportation. VALLEY AVIATION Come to Winchester and experience flying the way it should be. No Washington ADIZ! 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Allen and Wilder said lobby ists have a stranglehold on the current debate. “The effort to exclude the everyday citizens from the current tax debate has been so successful that the voice of the ordinary’, hardworking Virginia taxpayer is hardly being heard in Richmond today,” the joint statement said. “Instead, government insiders and lobbyists for various interests are dominating the discussion," Allen and Wilder said. “Right now, average Virginians have not only been locked out of the process; they are being scared into believing there are only two choices: huge new taxes or government shutdown come July 1." The two former governors also criticized Warner for waiting until after last fall's elections to reveal his tax plan. Attorney General Jerry Kilgore backed Allen and Wilder's proposal Monday and warned that the state could lose its Aaa bond rating if legislators and the governor fail to reach a spending agreement by March 13. Moreover, Kilgore said, state government operations would shut down, impacting courts, jails and DMVs. Under the proposal by Kilgore and the former governors, the General Assembly would prepare two budgets: one based on existing revenues and the other contingent on a voterapproved tax increase. Voters then would decide the issue in a binding referendum on June 8. “That way we will have a budget by March 13 to fund the core necessities of the commonwealth and also bring the entire fiscal matter to conclusion by June 30,” as the new fiscal year begins, Kilgore said. Last year, Warner proposed a plan that would raise an estimated $1 billion in new taxes. Sen. John Chichester (R28th), who heads the Senate Finance Committee and represents a portion of Fauquier County, offered his own plan that raised an estimated $2.6 billion. Senate Republicans tacked another $1.2 billion onto that proposal. EMT From Page A1 At the same time, claims Monica Worth, president of the Flint Hill Fire Department, the growing national need for medical personnel and emergency workers, particularly after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, means this high school training could be the start of a blooming career in medical care or emergency rescue services. The course is a team effort. The Rappahannock Association of Fire Departments gave $5,000 to get the course started w'hich in part goes to defray Turnmever’s time. Company 1, the Washington fire company, will allow students to work on its truck and ambulance under the guidance of Lt. Ann Spieker. J. B. Carter, chief of the Amissville Fire Department, has rounded up blood pressure equipment and stethoscopes. Certainly the first of the course’s goals, getting students involved, has already been met. Amanda Smith, 16, of Amissville is joining the Amissville fire department where her father, mother and brother are all active in rescue work. Her father is a full time firefighter who teaches at the fire academy in Warrenton. Jordan McKinney, 16, an eleventh grader from Fauquier County, plans to use the course in college and to prepare to be a paramedic. Her long term goal is “to be a trauma surgeon and stuff.” Sara Mills, of Amissville, wants to follow in her sister’s footsteps and become a nurse. “I might go into pediatrics,” she said. Tenth grader Blair Atkins of Chester Gap said he’s “more of a computer person,” but he took the course to qualify as a life guard this summer. “It’s good to know this stuff.” E. Jack Estes, a 10th grader from Washington, wants to follow his father into the Washington Fire and Rescue Company. Kim Hogan, also from Washington, “wanted to learn how to help people.” Beth Corathers, 17, of Chester Gap, is going to join fire and rescue as well. Sandy Swain said she took the course because she thinks she “wants to go into the medical field.” Seventeen year old Megan Payne said she too thinks she wants to “enter the medical field.” Pete Baldwin, 18, of Amissville and Adam Moore of Chester Gap are already in fire companies. The class breaks up into teams to practice with stethoscopes and taking blood pressures from each other. The totals come with the wonderful good health of youth—115 over 70 or 120 over 65, until they get to an older visitor135 over 78. “Is that possible sir?” one of the students asked. Housing From page A1 neighboring properties which the county has been doing. “The wells still have contamination but we have an alternate drinking supply for A FREE DVD Rt. 29,5 miles south of Madison \PLAYER* 540-948-6949 N-^ Open 6 days a week and by appointment See dealer above br more details Visit Emerald's websile at ww* emeraldspo com the church,” said McCarthy in an interview. “We drilled a well behind the factory and ran piping to the church and that is working fine. “The contamination is still there,” he said. “It is a third of what it once was, and will disappear over time but it will take a few years before it is gone. That is frankly why they will be getting a lower price. . . it certainly is a factor in the sale. “The contaminants that remain at the sight are at very low concentrations and will not impact any users visitors or residents of the sight,” said McCarthy. u„. A major study of Grant From Page A1 help non-profit, private social agencies coordinate their efforts in Rappahannock County. Frazier said the paper would “infuriate” many people in Rappahannock and the board should consider ending the funding for her job. The paper was written by Amy Silver, a grant writer for Rappahannock Schools and Headwaters, a non-profit group that assists education. She did the work as a volunteer on her own time. Frazier attacked a section of the paper that described the county’s tax system as undermining support for schools and detailed other social inadequacies in the county. McCarthy was assigned to investigate the issue. His report said that after inter BETTER BUILDINGS . ¥>'t *, Stf-* X,j 1 .*'& n U* .1 ■ flU"ggL88L*lll tLSOJCJKJBSPja. hml ; * . ■ PARE TO COMPARE TO THE COMPETITfO r~ OazehoM w Offering a Fufl line of Pellet, Coal, Wood and Gas Products! COAL SOLD «V KAO OK TON. DEUVERY AVAILABLE! FOREST'S PRIDE B«s't Choke for AM Animal 70% t«s* i..ai\*po%t. V y$tt» Iiv ? '**:: $ > i I Jr « on W HORSE Rappahannock’s elder citizens made public last week at a county Planning Commission hearing reported that the 60 plus age range is the fastest growing segment of the population with the greatest rate of growth among persons 85 years or older. The report also said that the aging population is expected to increase by 45 percent between now and 2010 as the baby boomers begin to turn 60. When asked to comment on McCarthy’s announcement Sallie Morgan, who presented the report last ..week prepared by a group of social service agencies with the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Board, said she was pleased to hear about the negotiations for housing for the elderly. “This is really interesting.” She said that one of the conclusions the group came to in its report is there is a need for “affordable and accessible housing for the elderly.” Although this is the first she heard about it, Morgan said, “I think it certainly will be something that is extremely valuable as the elderly population increases. Even people who have homes, their physical needs change as they age.” viewing a “large number of persons” he could “find no grounds whatsoever for any formal action on the part of the Board of Supervisors as this matter is simply not within its purview as a Governing Body.” Though, he said, “while there were some factual errors in the concept paper, and while I may feel that some of the language used was a bit rhetorically excessive . . . that is a matter of opinion upon which reasonable people may disagree and is in any event none of my business.” He said “no public funding went into the preparation of the concept paper, nor were any public employees involved in its development. It purported to represent neither the government of the County of Rappahannock generally nor the public school system specifically.” McCarthy said “as an aside, the grant writer’s position in the Headwaters organization, funded partly by the public schools, has been of extraordinary value in advancing the cause of public education in this community, reaping over $150,000 in new funding.” He said he regretted that Silver was maligned. At the meeting, Sharon Kilpatrick, a former member of the school board, said that grant writers can send an application that says, “Aren’t we fortunate to live in paradise, send money.” She said that if the county wants to benefit from outside grant funding, “we need to make a case that we need it. . . .Amy Silver has demonstrated quite a talent for that.” 911 From Page A1 to get rescue and fire services on 911 from two exchanges, 547 and 937 encountered endless busy signals. Burke said the switching problem affected telephones from Amissville to Ben Venue and south to Viewtown and all of Castleton. McCarthy said that normally if the lines were busy, the telephone company equipment would patch them into a nearby county and then the call would come back to the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office. But this time, for an unspecified reason, the call was not referred. He said the reason has not been made clear. He said that an $86,000 switch the county is having installed would help assure calls get through but would not solve the problem if the telephone company didn’t connect them. McCarthy said the county was alerted to the problem after a woman called repeatedly for an ambulance to pick up her ailing father. Finally, she and her husband took the man to the hospital. Later she went to the firehouse to report that the 911 system was out of order. Census From Page A1 Fauquier counties (six percent). This information is based on reports in the 2000 U.S. census by county residents who were asked how they heat their homes. There are 3,303 homes in the county according to the census. Other sources of heat in county homes include electricity (32 percent), tank gas (25 percent), and fuel oil or kerosene (24 percent). It is likely that older homes in the county are those that use wood as the primary heating source. As reported in an earlier article 23 percent of county homes were built from 1940 to 1969 and 26 percent were built before 1940. Dr. Maureen Harris is a resident of Woodville. She worked for 33 years at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., where she was a demographer and epidemiologist.

www.ti mescommu n ity.com Bird lovers: ‘Save the Bluebirds’ By Bruce Jones Special to the Rappahannock News One of everyone’s favorite birds is the Eastern Bluebird. Poems and music have always included this happy, bright blue and orange bird. In the 1800s and early 1900s, the Bluebird thrived. But the recent history of this native has not been as bright. In the late 1940s and 50s, the use of pesticides and insecticides, the replacement of wooden fence posts with steel ones, and the practice of removing dead trees all caused a major decline in this species. On top of that, the population of the English Sparrow (House) and the European Starling exploded. Both of these non-native birds seek and occupy existing natural cavities; they compete with and win easily over Bluebirds in their nesting quest. Many naturalists and organizations in the 1970s noted this Bluebird population plunge. One organization, the North American Bluebird Society, was born as a result of a timely article in National Geographic magazine featuring Bluebirds. “Save the Bluebirds” became a nationwide cry. Since that time thousands of Bluebird boxes have been put up across North America, and the Bluebird population has begun to stabilize and flourish. A strong population of Bluebirds existed in our area until last winter’s elongated snow cover and ice storms. Virginia and Maryland (and parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina and West Virginia) lost 60-75 percent of their total Birds of Rappahannock Bluebird populations. Bluebirds are primarily insect eaters and don’t migrate. In the winter they usually bunch up and survive by eating berries in our woodlands (grape, poison ivy, etc). But with ice/snow covering their main diet, they do not survive. All, however, is not lost. The Bluebird populatioacan recover with a little help from us. So, Bluebird lovers, spring is just around the corner, and now is prime time to put up new boxes and clean out existing ones. Bluebirds soon look for a cavity in which to nest, so if your box is up, you may have a “renter” with the possibility of a long-term lease. Here are a few pointers on Bluebird boxes: use poles or posts, rather than trees; don’t place them in the woods or on the wood’s edge (they prefer open land—grass or meadow); position the box hole so it does not face the Northwest. Baby Bluebirds cannot survive cold rain or wind, which usually comes from the Northwest. The joy of seeing Bluebirds feeding their young is truly a treat. Bird sightings in county Bird watchers in Rappahannock County have sent in a number of sightings for February: Burnett and Sandy Truworthy saw a Bald Eagle fly right over their Rappahannock News Photo Bruce Jones Eastern Bluebird car on Route 211 and it then flew over the Rappahannock National Bank; Maureen Harris, Woodville, counted 28 cardinals eating seed she had thrown on snow and ice; Sandra Anderson, near Sperryville, noted an American Kestrel, our smallest Falcon, as it perched on a fence post; and Donn Jones sighted a Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk). Mike Mahoney, Long Mountain Road and Berni Olson, Woodville, both reported, the very common Turkey Vulture (Red Head), with both commenting on the important niche this bird plays in nature’s scheme of things (Berni also added the elusive Wild Turkey); Ray Boc and Gwen Hays both saw the tiny Brown Creeper, who goes north very soon; here on Long Mountain Road, we saw the American Black Duck, now that the ice has gone from the ponds, along with a Gray Phase Screech Owl living in a Wood Duck box Polly Scoville, near Flint Hill reported a tragedy in the bird world She found a dead hawk outside hei house, and in checking her bird book identified it as a female SharpShinned Hawk. And finally, a great contribution from Sara Lowry who lives neai Long Mountain Road—she and hei son regularly “bird” along WTalnut Grove Lane and then report theii findings to the folks at the Great Backyard Bird Count at Cornell University. I believe most of you would find their web site most educational and informative. Click on www.birds.cornell.edu; then click on Backyard Birds. Check out the state of Virginia and the number of species seen. Our list grows. Four bird names were left off January's list of 2S species, and with this month's addons, we're up to 39. They are: Song Sparrow; WTiite Crowned Sparrow Yellow Rumped WTarbler; Hermit Thrush; Brown Creeper; SharpShinned Hawk; Turkey Vulture American Black Duck; Northern Harrier; Wild Turkey. We will run a total tally of wintei birds seen at the end of March, sc you can update your bird books March/April are transition months— some birds are coming through anc some are leaving. Keep the binocu lars at the ready. You can email me at: Bruce Jones bsjonz@earth link.net or phone 675-3152. ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring:’ a film of mesmerizing power By Joanne Hilty Special to the Rappahannock News “Girl With a Pearl Earring” is an excellent British drama that skillfully mixes art history with romantic fiction. This film is brought to moviegoers by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community and shows at The Theatre on Gay Street in Washington on Friday, March 5 at 8 p.m. Peter Webbers directorial debut subtly portrays the relationship between Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth) and his enigmatic subject (Scarlett Johansson). It is adapted from the bestselling novel by Tracy Chevalier and inspired by 'Girl With a Pearl Earring’ will be shown at The Theatre March 5 at 8 p.m. the painting of the same name. (“Down From the Mountain” was originally scheduled to be shown March 5, but the release company Cowboy Booking International has gone out of business.) In ‘Earring,’ Griet (Johansson), still a teenager, must leave her Protestant home to enter Vermeer’s tumultuous, Catholic household in Delft, Holland when her father, a tile painter, becomes blind. Stern women rule the household. Vermeer’s pennypinching mother-in-law, Maria (Judy Parfitt), keeps a close eye on her emotional daughter Catharina (Essie Davis) who is very often pregnant with another child to feed, her mischievous granddaughter and a pair of gossipy female servants. On the floor above in his studio, Vermeer labors painstakingly but in peace on his paintings. He is not prolific, taking months to complete a commission, thus straining the household’s finances. Vermeer senses an appreciation of his work in the new maid, the daughter of an artist, which no one else in his family shows. He teaches her to buy and mix his paints. He notices her response to his experiments with light and space. And as Vermeer’s interest in this fresh-faced lass grows, so does his wife’s jealousy. The film observes the psychological warfare within the household even as it absorbs the town outside its door, where animals roam the streets and garbage lives in the canals. All of these tensions, hardships and schemes as well as the life of the times seems to go into the painting of one masterpiece. Designer Ben van Os and cine matographer Eduardo Serra make this picture a living , tribute tt Vermeer utilizing his composition anc lighting to capture the look of 166f Holland. They use the framed “north ern lighting' that catches faces anc objects in a warm half light whicl opens up common domestic scenes tc the beauties of color and form. The film's deliberate pacing beau tifully complements the nuances of £ story about the complexity of creativi ty and the part it plays as a powerful outlet for repressed emotions. The film is rated PG-13 for some sexual content with run time of IOC minutes. Making sure that babies can hear By George Rowand Rappahannock News Staff Writer The statistics report that three babies in a thousand are born with hearing loss. Left undetected long enough, that loss can lead to lifelong language problems, with resultant difficulties in school, work and life. The Fauquier Hospital has moved to address that situation with a hearing test for newborns. Recently, a TV crew from Poland visited the hospital to view how the process is done here. Poland recently instituted universal hearing screening for newborns, financed initially by a charity called The Great Orchestra of Christmas. A Polish pop star devoted his time and energy to the effort, which raised $6 million. Check out the baby One-day old John Renner was wheeled into a small room for his testing. The son of John and Angela Renner was quiet throughout the procedure, which involved nurse Joan Shiban attaching small earphones to his ears and sensors to his forehead, neck and shoulder. Both ears can be tested at the same time. “The machine will send clicking sounds into the baby’s ears and the baby will have a brain stem response back,” said Kim Fitzpatrick, clinical consultant for Natus, the maker of the machine. “What happens is that the machine has a template of normal baby hearing, and the machine gives you an automated response,” Fitzpatrick continued. “The machine will give either a ‘pass’ or a ‘refer’ result, which means that there needs to be further testing.” “The program started 15 years ago,” said Tom Behrens, the inventor of the machine. “I was shocked that we were still identifying children (with hearing loss) at 30 months, and, if you wait that long, a very See HEARING, Page B2 Rappahannock News Stall Photo/Ryan K Morris FIRST TEST: One-day old John Renner gets all wired up for his first hearing test last week at Fauquier Hospital. With three out of 1,000 babies born with hearing loss, the earlier that the loss can be detected, the more that can be done for them. Carla Theodore to speak at RAAC’s Friday Library Series By Sallie Morgan Special to the Rappahannock News The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAaC) welcomes Rappahannock resident Carla Theodore as guest speaker for the Second Friday at the Library series on March 12 at 8 p.m. at the Rappahannock library. Theodore, a published poet, rabbi and social activist, will pose the question “Ice Age or Sane Economy?” and will offer some chilling evidence that our current economy is headed toward disaster. She cites reports that global warming may, of all things, trigger an ice age. Environmentalists have warned of this danger for decades, but a recent report originating from an elite group in the Pentagon has suggested that this could actually happen sooner than previously predicted. “In any case, we do know that the ever-expanding economy is destroying the bio-sphere upon which we depend for life,” says Theodore. “We don’t like to think about it much because we don’t know what we can do about it.” Theodore, however, indefatigable in her optimism at age 81, believes it is actually possible to alter the dark destiny that seems to lie ahead. “Our economy, which lies at the root of the problem, is a human institution, she says, “ and we have the power to change it. But we better hurry up.” Shortly after her ordination as a rabbi in 1992 Theodore returned to the county and formed a nonprofit corporation called Witnesses for a Sustainable Economy. The mission of WISE is to explore alternatives to an everexpanding economy which do not exacerbate poverty The alternative she has been crafting and exploring she calls a Sane Economy. When her fellow rabbis ask what in heavens name this has to do with being a rabbi she reminds them that Judaism holds life to be sacred. “I am trying to find a way to keep life going,” is her answer. Theodore has been invited to participate in several national conferences on economic concerns, and recently was invited to speak on a “Basic Income Guarantee" at The Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting. Theodore has shared her varied talents in many settings in the county, such as playing viola in the Shepherds play, sharing an autobiographical tale at the Ki Theatre, and reading her poetry (coming up on April 30 at Ki Theatre). Theodore is also a frequent contributor to discussions on RappNet, offering provocative points of view on a wide variety of topics. Whether or not you end up agreeing with her proposed solutions, Theodore's presentation on March 12 addresses important concerns and will offer an opportunity* both to understand her point of view and to engage in dialog about the issues she raises.

Church Activities Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. Michael Tinsley Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship service 11 a m. FT. Baptist Pastor: Dan Yowell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Trin ity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, children and adults 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Pot luck dinner followed by Lenten Program at Washington Baptist Church 6 p.m. Thursday: Meditation 7 a.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: Herbert Johnson Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.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: Evening Prayer. Bible Study 7 p.m. First Baptist Pastor: Rev. Dr. Wendell R. Grant Services: First and third Sundays 11 a.m. Church School: First and third Sundays 9:45 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday 7-8 p.m. April through August y St. Peter's Catholic Mission Administrator: 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 Forest Grove Baptist Pastor: Dan Hough Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Macedonia Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. County Methodist services Rappahannock County Methodist churches will have worship services as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m., Sunday School at 10 a.m.; Willis Chapel at 10 a.m.; and Sperryville at 11:15a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Tuesday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Chester Gap Baptist Pastor: Rev. Malcolm Cadd Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. Massanova Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. L. D. Savage Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Youth 5:45 p.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Tuesday: Worship 7 p.m. Hopewell Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Henry A. Townes Associate pastor: Rev. Anna L. Allsberry Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study 7 p.m. New Harvest Christian Fellowship Pastors: Kent and Duane Willoughby, Dana Crane Sunday: Praise/Worship service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Praise/Worship, Prayer, Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Services at Viewtown General Store Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. John S. Farrar Sunday: Worship service 11 a.m. Gid Brown Hollow Pentecostal Sunday: Sunday School 11 a.m. Second and Fourth Sundays only Battle Run Primitive Baptist Church Pastor, Elder Forest Atwood Meets second Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Praise Fellowship, Amissville Pastor: Gene Nicholson Meeting at 14876 Lee Highway Sunday morning 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. Church News Car wash benefit A car wash will be held at the 211 Quicke Mart Saturday, March 6 from 9 a.m to 12 noon sponsored by the youth of Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church and Washington Baptist Church. All proceeds benefit World Vision International to help fight world hunger. Have your car cleaned for any donation you would like to give and help starving children around the world. Missionary to speak Missionary to Brazil, Mike Nichols will speak about his work in the mission field at the Black Oak Regular Baptist Church on Route 729 on Sunday, March 7 at the 11 a.m. worship services. Pastor Richards and his congregation invite the public. Women’s Day celebration Women's Day will be cele brated on March 7 at 3 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Amissville. The guest speaker will be Evangelist Marrius Williams of Divine Life Full Gospel Baptist Church of Culpeper. Dinner will be served after the morning service. Rev. Lemuel Montgomery is the pastor. Woodville revival Woodville Baptist Church will host a witnessing revival entitled “March Winds, Reaching Rappahannock.” Guest speakers from several Rappahannock churches will give Biblical guidance on the priority and practice of evangelism for every believer and every church. All are invited to these special services every Monday night in March at 7 p.m. Attention all teens! Try your skill at some “Olympic games” on Sunday, March 14 from 5-8 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. There will be great food, entertainment, and a program by the Culpeper Pregnancy Center. This “True Love Waits” party is sponsored by Friends-to-Mom, a group of Christian women who promote abstinence among teens, and help pregnant teens in Rappahannock County. Parents are invited to a special presentation by a guest speaker at 7 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. For more information, call April Heddleston 987-8137, Joan Beattie 987-8315 or Marie Riedel 675-3638. Ecumenical services The Annual Ecumenical Lenten Services are being held at the Washington Baptist Church on each Wednesday of March. The evening begins with a covered-dish supper at 6 p.m. with worship at 7 p.m. The participating churches are Trinity Episcopal, St. Peter’s Catholic, Huntly United Methodist, Flint Hill United Methodist, Sperryville United Methodist, Reynolds Memorial Baptist and Washington Baptist. Call 6753336 for more information. All are invited to attend. Child care will be provided. The host church for March 3 is Washington Baptist with music by Trinity Episcopal Church and the speaker is Rev. Merlin Shorb. On March 10, the host is Methodist Charge with music by St. Peter’s and the speaker is Rev. Phil Bailey. On March 17, the host is St. Peter's Catholic, music is by the Methodists, and the speaker is Rev. Jon Heddleston. On March 24, the host is Trinity Episcopal Church with music by Reynolds Memorial Baptist, and speaker is Father Robert DeMartino. On March 31, the host is Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church with music by Washington Baptist and the speaker is Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III. Love of reading comes at early age By Tim and Pam Lettie Special to the Rappahannock News We started reading to our daughter when she turned one. At first there were a lot of picture books—some fun, some touching, some educational. The stories were simple. Then she learned to read. And she loved reading as much as we do. Our family habit fed on itself. She read out loud. We continued reading out loud. And she started reading to herself. We all read voraciously. Through all this we instilled a love of learning and entertaining ourselves (we hope), and we built some shared time in our schedules to listen to each other and enjoy family time. The fervor wasn’t maintained. As our younger children moved along in age we didn’t keep the same daily habit. Yes, our eldest had learned to read, and was pushing herself. How do we maintain good family habits when youth sports, hobbies, scouts press on our time? Our homes, our cars, our bodies all require regular maintenance and discipline. Good family habits require the same dedication. For us, with three kids to divide two parents’ time, we compromised. We still listened to book tapes in the car as we went to-and-from school or soccer practice. A stop at the library and its great audio collection preceded our vacations. Yet, we read fewer and fewer books together. About six months ago we started missing that regular quiet time altogether. The loss wasn’t completely about the books. It was about time together. We missed the dis cussions about the books and the issues they raised. We missed the world opened through our shared journey, romping through pages of Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings,” Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn,” or Thompson’s “Elouise.” So, we have started reading together again. The books are longer and more complex, but still we read. The children read out loud if they want (or if mom’s or dad’s voice is giving out). Yesterday, on Dr. Seuss’s 100th birthday, I thought of the pleasure reading has brought our family. The National Education Association celebrates the occasion by promoting reading across the country through schools, libraries - anywhere that books are. It would be in keeping with the dreams of the creator of “Green Eggs and Ham,” “The Grinch,” and “Horton Hatches the Egg” if we could all set aside a little more reading time with our children. Here are some of our favorite books that perhaps you’d want to share with your family. • Goodnight Moon by Margaret W. Brown. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. This classic children’s book has a warm soothing rhythm and is a wonderful bedtime ritual for even the youngest child. (Ages 1 to 4) • The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. If winter snows make you think of magic, this is the book for you. There aren’t any words, but the drawings tell you everything you need to know. (Ages 2 to 5) • Frederick by Leo See READ, Page B4 Hearing From Page B1 t important language development stage is missed. “I wanted this to be fast and cheap and not intrusive. The technology has advanced so anyone can use it. We don’t need highly trained people to do it.” Behrens said that if the baby passes the test, its hearing is OK. If the machine reports a “refer,” the baby is tested again, up to two more times. Dr. Karl Weiss, director of the National Center for Hearing Assessment, was in the room with baby John Renner and the Polish TV crew. He was explaining the procedure to them as they filmed. “If a baby doesn’t have auditory input at this stage, it can’t develop language, and they’ll be behind in school, in intellectual and emotional development and in life,” Weiss said. “If a baby with hearing loss is identified this early, they can be given hearing aids, special training and support, and in all likelihood, they won’t need to go into special education classes when they go to school.” Meanwhile, the machine was working away. John was sucking on a pacifier, while the clicks were being sent to his ears and thence to his brain stem. After a few minutes, the answer was in: John passed. The Polish TV crew finished up. The video they shot was going to go back to Poland, to be shown on television there to demonstrate how Fauquier Hospital tests its 1,500 babies every year. Weiss said that now, in Poland, 100 percent of the newborns are tested — a higher percentage than in the United States. “We’re hoping to get all states to test all newborns,” he said. “Every day, 33 babies are born in America with permanent hearing loss. If we can help them early enough, think how that will change their lives.” Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U S. 211 E. Luray Foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains Sun. to Thurs. 7 a.m. -10:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 7 to 8:30 p.m. (540) 743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs" 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540)8254937 SperryviUe Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING” U. S. 211, West SperryviUe, VA (540) 987-8235 “Well, I think I am ready to head out the door now. I had better check and see it I have forgotten anything. Let’s see...here are my keys, my credit cards, my laptop, my cell phone, that new pager I'm supposed to try. Is there anything else? Goodness, I nearly forgot the most important item...my Bible!” In our busy world, It is difficult, if not impossible, to remember everything. Our brains are usually in overload mode and just simply short circuit! That is why we must keep the most important things...those that we cannot do without... first and foremost in our consciousness. We must remember God first, for all of the success in the world cannot bring you happiness without God’s peace within you. Mark 8:36 points out, “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” Won’t you carry God with you? Worship Him each week and learn about the important place your Heavenly Father occupies in your life. You will be glad that you didn't forget God. 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We install and service. Henselstone Window & Door Systems 540-937-5796 More of what you’re looking for. Get Into It! Call Jeanne Cobert for Fauquier or Diane Warren for Gainesville i 540-347-4222 Sa: Upcoming Events Berkeley Hobson at Theatre Rappahannock's Berkeley Hobson and Vanessa Rynn, an acoustic guitar and vocal duo. will perform on Saturday, March 6 at 8 p.m. at the Theatre on Gay Street in Washington in a program sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community.Tickets are $8 at the door; $7 with advance /eservation.-For reservations, call 987-9787. Packing Shed Gallery There will be a reception for Fredericksburg artists Jane T. Woodworth and Elsie Cooper Hagenlocker at the Packing Shed Gallery in Washington on March 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. The exhibit runs from March 4 through March 29. For directions and information about the gallery call 540-675-3410. For inquiries about the artwork or artists, call 540-455-6899. Writing workshops Join master storyteller and teacher, Julie Portman, for an adventure in an Advanced Life Stories Workshop, March 5-7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily in Washington. Explore the power of contrast, suspense and challenge in a story. Learn about dramatic structure. Best if you've had some previous experience with writing and sharing stories. For more information, call 540987-3164 or visit the website: www.kitheatre.com. March hikes The Ragged Mountain Resource Center is sponsoring three Saturday hikes: March 6. a Moonlight Hike of Old Rag Mountain. Meet at upper parking lot for Old Rag on Nethers’ side by 6 p.m. Bring layerable clothing and nourishment for self and consider a back up light source and in-step cleats or crampons. If planning to camp, come earlier to set up; March 13, a “Second Saturday Series" hike to Big Devil’s Stairs via Harris Hollow Trail. Meet at Mountainside Market on Route 522 west of Sperryville by 9 a.m. Bring nourishment for self and layerable clothing: March 20, a "Rugged Hike-Run Series” adventure which is an intense workout, including Sam’s Ridge Trail, Hazel Mountain Trail, Hannah Run Trail, Hot-Short Mountain Trail, White Rocks Trail and Hazel River Trail figure 8 loop. Meet at Mountainside Market by 9 a.m. and carpool to trailhead. Contact director Hunt Harris for additional information: huntoldragon@earthlink.net or phone 540-987-3366. Ki Theatre auditions Ki Theatre will hold open auditions on March 7;and 14 from 2-4 p.m. for roles in the June production of “Stories on Stage." Directors Betsy Toth and Patty Hardee welcome everyone interested in trying out for a part in the cast for the June 19 and 20 performances. For information contact Betsy Toth (540) 3490632. Good Citizens ’ Award The Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR, will hold its annual Awards Tea for the presentation of the Good Citizens Award to deserving students from area high schools. The tea will be held at the Rappahannock County Library on March 9 at 1:30 p.m. Calling all knitters The Piedmont Spinners and Weavers Guild is sponsoring a charity knitting program, Project Linus, which provides handknitted afghans for spriously ill children, knitted caps for chemotherapy patients and hats and booties for premature babies in area hospitals. The Guild will have yarns, knitting needles and free patterns available at its March 10 meeting at 7 p.m. in the Rappahannock County library as well as help to get started. For more information, call Blueridge Yarns at 540-9374707 especially if you can't attend the meeting but wish to participate. Casino Night March 13 The Rappahannock County School Sports Association will sponsor the fourth Annual Casino Night at the Washington School on March 13 at 7 p.m. Admission is $30 per person and includes $10,000 of gaming money to use to play roulette, black jack, craps, etc. At the end of the evening, chips will be exchanged for raffle tickets for drawings for grand prizes donated by local supporters. Admission also includes hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks, with a cash bar available. Call Cathy Kreyling at 987-8131 to purchase tickets or get them at the RCHS concession stand at home games. Ki Theatre fund-raiser To help celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Ki Theatre invites theatre and music lovers to a fund-raiser at Griffin Tavern in Flint Hill on March 13 from 5-9 p.m. Foot-tapping Irish, Scottish, and Shetland dance tunes are featured, as well as good food and a raffle of art by local artisans, artists, and photographers. Call 675-3227 for dinner reservations. For more information, email Barbara Adolfi: adolfibarbara@verizon net. A cover charge of $15 will benefit the theatre's programs. Dinner, drinks and raffle tickets are priced individually. St. Pat rick s celebration Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Farfelu Vineyards' "Erin Go Braugh Weekend” on March 13-14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The winery will have live Irish guitar and fiddle music by a roaring bonfire as well as complimentary pea soup and special discounts to anyone wearing green. A $5 fee includes a wine tasting of eight wines, soup and a souvenir glass. Additional information is available by calling 540/364-2930 or at ww.farfeluwme.com. Sufi Spring Social A drumming and Sufi Spring Social will be held at the Belle Meade Retreat Center on Sunday, March 14 on Route 231, seven miles south of Sperryville. Drumming starts at 3 p.m; sufi dancing 4 p.m. Bring snacks, tea. For more information, contact Susan Hoffman at 540-987-9748. 4-H Livestock Club sale The Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club is seeking items for its first JUMBLE Sale on Saturday. March 27 at the Flint Hill Fire Station from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations of small furniture (chairs, lamps, tables, rugs,) paintings, drawings, tools or books are welcome (no clothing, please). Contact Bob Clements (540622-8484) to arrange to have items picked up on March 20. Chili Boud fund-raiser The Piedmont Softball Association is hosting its Second Annual Chili Bowl on Saturday, March 20 at Bill Payne Auction Gallery in Amissville from 12 noon to 5 p.m., benefiting Girls' Fast Pitch Softball. Admission is $5 and children five years old and under are free for all-you-can-eat Chili. Competitive Chili categories will include Basic. Hottest and Exotic. Hot dogs, drinks and baked goods will be available for sale. Also planned are a Cake Walk and other activities. For more information, refer to www.piedmontsoftball.net or call Donna Sheffield at 937-5595 or Tori Walker 937-7229.

Neighbors National Guard sends Joshua Waddell to Fort Bragg Special 4th class Joshua Waddell, an emergency medic with the U. S. National Gu^rd, left Monday for Fort Bragg, N. C. after spending a leave here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Waddell on Route 707. Waddell will undergo training for a month prior to his deployment overseas. Congratulations to Alex Wells and Andrew Cutright, both of Reva Way, who were named to the Dean’s List at Virginia Tech for the fall 2003 semester. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Rev. L. D. Savage, pastor of Massanova Pentecostal Church, and all family members upon the passing of his mother, Mrs. Lottie Savage, who at 94 years of age departed this life, Boston By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 ^ “absent from the body and present with the Lord" on Wednesday and was laid to rest in Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock on Saturday. Quite a number from Castleton Way attended her funeral services. Word has been received of the death of Robert Nelson Fletcher which occurred at Winchester Medical Center last Wednesday. Mr. Fletcher, 80, was bom in Rappahannock County, the son of the late Pressly and Bessie Jenkins Fletcher and was a cousin of this writer. Sympathy is extended to his wife and family. It was a blessing to know that Rosie Wharton is improving and able to be back in her church at Black Oak Regular Baptist on Sunday. Belated birthday wishes go out to Mrs. Steve Denin who celebrated her day on Tuesday and wishes are extended to Faith Boutehyard who has her day today, Thursday and to Owen Cubbage who will celebrate his 86th birthday on Sunday. Leanna Wharton and this writer were Saturday guests of Margaret Berry in Criglersville. Sympathy is extended to the family of Elsie Parker Hawkins of Arlington who passed away Feb. 17. She was raised here in Boston, a daughter of the late Harry and Elinor Parker and attended Salem School. Folks living in the Reva Way area are invited to services at Novum Baptist Church: Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., worship services at 11 a.m., choir practice Tuesday at 7 p.m. and young people’s activities on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Jeff Light can be reached at (540) 987-9523. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dodson of Salem Way were among members of Black Oak Regular Baptist Church who enjoyed a “belated Valentine luncheon” in the banquet room of Golden Corral last Sunday. Condolences are extended to the family of Geraldine Gasch of Castleton Way, who passed away recently. Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Jenkins of Route 707 were diners at Golden Corral in Culpeper on Sunday. On Saturday, March 6 from 7 a.m. until 11 a m. our, neighbors at the Brightwood Ruritan Club will hold another of their big breakfasts at the clubhouse and for a fine meal and good fellowship, plan now to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grant dined at Country Cookin in Culpeper on Sunday. Please keep in your prayers, Janet Peregory who at this writing is a patient in Fauquier Hospital. The F. T. Baptist Church, pastor and members enjoyed the Beulah Land Quartet hymn singing at the church on Sunday evening. Girl scouts are busy with their cookie sales and will have a booth at Wal-Marts, Culpeper each Saturday through March or cookies can be purchased from any scout. We covet your prayers, as we add more to our prayer list including, Cecil Atkins, Pastor Shenk, Krystal Smoot, Janet Peregory, Ada Smith, Beatrice Sheppard, Hazel Delph and Pastor Richards. Civil War action at Battle Mountain is remembered Isn’t it nice to see the old Harry Cooke place across from the Viewtown Store being renovated? This is one of the oldest houses in the county. The wood siding looks great and lets the old house keep its character. I like to think that the late Harry Cooke would have been been pleased. These wonderful warm days we’ve had remind me of spring. I am thinking of flowers and Easter. Speaking of Easter, Forest Grove Church is planning an Easter celebration. The event will start with a breakfast at the old Forest Grove School. Next, there will be a big Easter egg hunt for children followed by other activities that will be announced soon. Some of our Viewtown neighbors have been ill and our thoughts and prayers are with them. We wish Ellen Viewtown By LINDA HITT 937-4221 Gore, Pat Ashley, John Jenkins and others who are sick, a speedy recovery. Happy belated birthday wishes go out to Rolanda Williams whose birthday was on Feb. 23. Vivian Yancey visited the Riverside Dinner Theater in Fredericksburg on Feb. 25. She gave the production, “West Side Story,” a good review. She also enjoyed the meal. v '> -H - t. \‘$ ,, 't •V M WE FINANCE COUNTRY L PROPERTIE LOUIS HITT Branch Manager SUSAN HEYL Loan Officer There's never been a better time to invest in a place in the country. ■ RESIDENTIAL FINANCING -REFINANCE -LOT FINANCING ■ FIRST MORTGAGES PRE APPROVALS UNIMPROVED LAND ■ NO ACREAGE LIMITATION FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS Country Mortgages f ❖Farm Credit & 540-347-3344 or 1-800-559-1016 ext. 8 www.farmcreditofvirginias.com ? ?V » ; ATV OF THE YEAR SAYS IT ALL MORE RACK CAFACTTY * MOttE EytQBNO CLEABANK * MORE SUSKNSlOfl T1AYEI f LI SWAN’S < J A Swan, Jr. & Co., LLC “Since 1901” (5401825-8371 16033 Ira Hoffman Lane • Culpeper Hour* Moa-fH. MO-5-.30 Sat fcOO-Noon www.jajwan.com • info@jaswanxom Battle Mountain action This week my husband Danny, reports some newly found information concerning the July 24, 1863 action at Battle Mountain near Viewtown. Here is what he found. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia returned from Gettysburg by using several routes. A large portion of Lee’s troops traveled the Richmond Road ( now Route 729) toward its destination, Culpeper. Near Newby’s Crossroads (now junctions of Routes 729 and 618), a Calvary force under the command of General George Custer traveling from its Amissville camp, ran headlong into the Confederate marching line. Immediately the Confederates were able to make some dispositions with part of its command to partially surround Custer’s regiments. The book “ Under Custer’s Command” by Karla Husby, written in 1998, gives a diary account by Pvt. James Avery of the 5th Michigan Calvary. Pvt. Avery’s regiment was in front and experienced the worst part of the fight. Here are his comments in his own words: “We were in a pickle, sure, as Longstreet’s whole division was there and we were only two regiments with a battery. Custer had gone back for the rest of the brigade, just before we were closed in, leaving us without a commander above Colonel Gray of the Sixth. Soon he came riding back, and to my question if he was hurt, replied yes, he had been thrown from his horse and about 40 horses ran over him! “This left the command to to Major Dake of the 5th Michigan. With but a moment to decide what course to take, he immediately ordered two sections of the battery to the front and then opened with canister shot, at close range, sweeping away the first line of rebs. At the same time, a part of the regiment was dismounted to support the battery and hold the rebs in check. “The mounted men were then ordered left flank and moved abruptly into the woods, which led us out through an opening between their lines and the foot of the mountain. The battery fol lowed when the dismounted men covering their rear, leaving the disappointed rebels with but a few prisoners. “The route we took was rough and thick with brush; but Michigan men knew how to travel over rough ground. Gfeat praise is due Major Dake, for the way he took us out of trouble. His blue eyes fairly snapped as he took in the situation. We joined the rest of the Brigade and returned to camp near Amissville”. During February of 2002, Randolph Cooke and Danny Hitt went metal detecting on the Amissville side of Battle Mountain. After brisk hunting and an hour of disappointment, a canister shot fell from Randolph’s shovel, reminding us of the bitter struggle. ‘No one can ever replace these two women’ Ruth Clark is no longer doing the Washington column for this paper due to health problems. I do not know about any of you but for over 25 years— especially when Bill ' and I were transferred around with his work before we finally were able to come back home— he and I kept up with all of Rappahannock County by reading the Rappahannock News Washington column by Ruth Clark and Flint Hill by Polly Aylor each week. No one can ever replace these two women and the great love they have for their Rappahannock County. Ruth is very sick and needs our prayers. I wish all of you in the county, and those that have moved and are still getting the Rappahannock News, would send Ruth Clark cards as I know she would love to here from you. Ruth, thank you for all you have done. Well another fourth generation birthday is to be celebrated and the honor goes to Master Ian Richard Moore, v-qp; Flint Hill By Joanne Welch 'i.J fi i * 675-3097 _ -EiS, son of Louis (III) and Sherry Mgore, grandson of Louis (Jr.) and Darlene Moore and greatgrandson of Louis Moore, Sr. Happy Birthday and many “moore,” oops, more. A Happy Birthday goes out to a friend of mine Leah Shroyer, wife of Chris Shroyer and mother of Eric Shroyer. It is that time year again and many of us look forward to it. A whole lot of fellowship is going on: our annual Ecumenical Lenten Services start next Wednesday, March 3 and each Wednesday thereafter until March 31 at the Washington Baptist Church. ON ■_ ■_ MOTORCYCLES & ATVs PLUS IJP TO THE CYCLE CENTER 13388 LOVERS LN CULPEPER, VA 825-5544 ■ France offer Miatfc onto Yanahe am. aufect to CM i«iro»a, FeOruay 6.2CW-toy 31.2004. good at aty nea 2004 tot ne» pto yean Yamaha tun**. *TV and Soon*. Reduce* fete 3 9N. APP effective on dew purchases lor 24 months it your Account is Sept curat! Thereafter a Sandert Rate 9 W\ <3W% 17 99^. or21.99% APR «■ FotAccounts not tept current Itie Detain Rae 24 99% AW Ml to applied to ai balances Mtonum France Charge $t 00 MaMmsn anount tranced S20.000 Celam rues apply tc the Alocelon ol payments and France Chagas on your ptomoeonai purchase 4 you matte more then one purchase on your Vanaha card Cel ’ -088 367-4310 or your catfrotOer agreement tor otormaeon Cash pet* Iter gyjd si seten mods# VWtaa<Mfaetteatyanriia«nolor.cnm. The evening begins with a covered-dish brought by each and shared by all at 6 p.m. and services start at 7 p.m.. There are five churches participating which are Trinity Episcopal, Reynolds Baptist, St. Peter’s Catholic, Methodist Charge and Washington Baptist. All are invited to come and have a wonderful time and meet new people. Elizabeth Welch and other youth will participate in World Vision’s (perhaps you saw them talk about it on the Today Show last week) “30Hour Famine Project” Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6 at the Washington Baptist Church. Participating with Washington is Reynolds Baptist Church of Sperryville. The youth will only eat a r Third World diet of beans, rice and water from 1 p.m. Friday until 7 p.m. Saturday. On Saturday, March 6, from 9 a.m. until 12 noon there will be a car wash at the 211 Quickie Mart and proceeds will go toward world famine needs. Many of you have already pledged financial suppdrt to our youth and we thank you very much. Thanks also to Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin for letting them have the car wash at 211 Quickie Mart. Our sympathy goes out to Kyong Thiel and her family (past residents of Rappahannock) upon the death of her father, Won Yi, in South Korea. My new email is wrwje® adelphia.net. Read From Page B2 Lionni. Everyone loves the little mouse whose golden words bring warmth to his fellows in the cold of winter. (Ages 3 to 6) • When Pigasso met Mootisse by Nina Laden. Laden’s parody of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse is one way to introduce modern art to youngsters in a fun way. Older children who know more about art will appreciate the puns, but the fictional story of the pig and cow will even hold the interest of the younger set. (Ages 4 to 7) • KOMODO! by Peter SJa/s. A young boy’s visit to see a Komodo dragon is accompanied by beautiful drawings. (Ages 6 to 9) • Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech. Many of Creech’s books would be a good read. Ruby Holler had a strong family underpinning that charmed our family. (Ages 8 to 11) • Judy Moody gets Famous by Megan McDonald, Peter Reynolds (Illustrator). For the reader of chapter books, Judy Moody dives into the personal struggles of a girl craving recognition. (Ages 7 to 10) • Falling Up by Shel Silverstein. These classic poems speak directly to children and the things that interest them. (Ages 6 to 12) • Mrs. Frisby & Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien. These incredibly creative rodents tell of their escape from a research program, all while they are helping a mother move with her children. (Ages 6 to 10) • Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo. Alas, we missed much of this story line, since the girls read it aloud without us, but they say the magical story makes for interesting reading. (Ages 7 to 10) • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPre (Illustrator). Even though Harry Potter is insanely popular and the book is hundreds and hundreds of pages long, it’s a great read-aloud book. The children were drawn in by the media hype about Potter, but the story kept them enthralled. (Ages 8 to 14) • The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. The classic story is even better in print than in the multiple movie variations. (Ages 10 to adult) • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. With all of the Academy Awards the Lord of the Rings received, youth interest in the prequel should be higher than ever. (Ages 10 to adult)

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(Leesburg Airport), National Guard Armory is on left past Leesburg Airport Terminal. •GUNS •KNIVES • Ml LIT ARIA Web: odgs.org oldclominionshows.com Info: 276-238-1343 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED HOSPICE OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA is currently looking for volunteers willing to work with terminally ill patients and their families in the Northern Neck area and surrounding counties. Please call: 804-281-0451 to sign up for our next training scheduled for March 20 and 27. For all of your Classified needs call the Fauquier Times-Democrat 540-347-4222 AIRLINE MECHANIC Rapid training for a (nigh paying career - Aviation Maintenance. FAA predicts severe shortage. Financial Aid - Job Placement. Call free 888-349-5387 AIM • 5 Locations ANNOUNCEMENT: Now hiring for 2004 Postal Positions. $14.80/$38.00+/Hou r. No experience necessary. Entry level with full benefits. Paid training ANNOUNCEMENT: NOWHIRING For 2004 POSTAL JOBS $1630*39.00 hr. Full Federal Benefits. Paid Training. No Experience required. 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No experience necessary 1-866-537-2907 S250-S500 A WEEK! Will train to work at home. Helping U.S. Government file HUD/FHA mortgage refunds. No exp. nec. 1-866-537-2907 DATA ENTRY! Could Earn $15/Hour and up! Medical Billing. Training Providing. PC Required! Call 7 Days 1-800-935-1311 ext 308 Your AD Could BE HERE Call 347-4222 Wackenhut The Wackenhut Corporation Entry and Supervisory Positions Available For Security Personnel: Herndon, Ashbum and Chantilly Areas The Wackenhut Corporation, a world leader in the security industry is recruiting in the Northern Virginia area for entry level and Supervisory security officer positions. Salary range is $22,300 - $26,500 Benefit Package Includes: Paid Training, Uniforms, Medical. Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Holiday pay, 401K retirement plan. Vacation pay. Employee Recognition Program varies per contract. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V VADCJS #11-1432 11150 Main Street Suite 105 Fairfax, VA 22030 APPLY IN PERSON 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday - Friday Applicants selected will be subject to background investigations and credit verifications. SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY JOB VACANCY- FIREFIGHTER: FULL-TIME Performs firefighting, medical care, rescue, and hazardous materials work for the Department of Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services. Inspects/maintains equipment, performs fire inspections and maintenance HS/GED supplemented by training in firefighting and emergency medical programs, (1) year experience and/or training involving firefighting and basic emergency medical care. Requires Virginia Firefighter I, Hazardous Material Awareness, and a valid Virginia driver's license or recognized equivalent Virginia Firefighter II, and EMT-B certifications required upon hire. Virginia EVOC and Vehicle Rescue certifications preferred or must be obtained within 12 months of hire. Successful completion of EMT-I or EMT CT, PALS and ACLS required within 36 months of hire (County will assist with training). The County subscribes to the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) medical guidelines and applies these guidelines. Hiring Range $14.48/hr. to $16.29/hr. Deadline March 19, 2004. Benefits include health insurance, paid VRS retirement including LEOS, 12 1/2 paid holidays, annual and sick leave, medical and/or dependent spending accounts and a variety of voluntary retirement and disability programs. Regular part-time positions are eligible to receive prorated annual and sick leave benefits. Human Resources, P.O. Box 605, Spotsylvania, VA 22553. Phone (540) 582-7018, ext 674; FAX (540) 582-3482; Information Line (540) 582-7192, Press U2. TTP (540)582-7178. www.spotsyVaniavausrfgov.hr SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY JOB VACANCY - FIREFIGHTER/ MEDIC: FULL-TIME Operates a mobile medical unit, rescues and transports victims, performs general firefighting duties and administers emergency medical care for the Department of Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services HS/GED supplemented by training in emergency medical technician programs, (3) years experience and/or training in Emergency Medical Technical work. Requires Virginia EMT-Cardiac Technician, EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic, CPR and a valid Virginia driver's license or recognized equivalent. Virginia EVOC required upon hire. Virginia ACLS and PALS-PEMSTP certifications preferred or must be obtained within 12 months of hire Firefighting experience and/or training preferred, or Virginia Firefighter I, II and Hazardous Materials Operations must be obtained within 24 months of hire (County will assist with training). The County subscribes to the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) medical guidelines and applies these guidelines. Hiring Range $15.96/hr. to $17.95/hr. if fully qualified in FF/EMS skills. Deadline March 19, 2004 Benefits include health insurance, paid VRS retirement including LEOS, 12 1/2 paid holidays, annual and sick leave, medical and/or dependent spending accounts and a variety of voluntary retirement and disability programs. Regular part-time positions are eligible to receive prorated annual and sick leave benefits. Human Resources, P.O. Box 605, Spotsylvania, VA 22553. Phone (540) 582-7018, ext 674; FAX (540) 582-3482 Information Line (540) 582-7192, Press #2. TTP (540) 582-7178. www Spotsylvania.va.us/gov hr LQL

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Full beneits. year-round work, tot seasonal Loca10ns m Loudoun. 3rince William & :airfax Counties. Call: Fairfax Auto Parts 703-323-5300 DRIVERS Local routes tor national package delivery company in company van Couner experience Drug test, background check & MVR report needed. Apply in person at 14350 Sullyfield Cr. Chantilly. VA 20151 or call 301-419-3565. ext 8034 ' MONTGOMERY :*_'_[_l_a_ _0_ « '_0_ • SERVICE TECHNICIANS • INSTALLATION FOREMEN • LABORERS We are a leading lawn sprinkler and lighting contractor in Chantilly, VA with immediate openings for experienced and inexperienced applicants. Call John Helander 703-803-8002 or fax resume to 703-803-8003 545 Full Tbiw Employment WAREHOUSE Full-time position with benefits including health insurance and vacation time. Must have valid driver's license and knowledge of building materials Retail environment Heavy lifting required Send resumes to: JEC-555341 Fauquier Times Democrat P.O. Box 631 Warrenton. VA 20188 RECEPTIONIST Busy 3 physician office has an immediate requirement for a FT physician manager Duties ncijde heavy phone work, record management and data entry Must have excelled* communication skills and be detail orientated Knowledge of Medical Manager and Manage Care P an a plus Benefits include health ms S. pa a vacation. Interested applicants should mail their resume to: Attn. Lori 428 Hospital Drive Warrenton, VA 20186 or fax to: 540-349-4401 No Phone Calls, Please Electrician/ Plumber/ Handyman Krey:mg Construction, a respected Rappahannock nomebuilder. is looking for a selfmotivated ndiVidual to ]0'h our team We're look mg for journeyman level skills in the plumbing and electrical trades, with some versatility in other skills. All of our work is in cr close to RappahannocK County KreyPng Construction offers competitive wages ana a full benefits package, including a ret.remem plan Tools transportation, and telephone required Please call Camille at: 540-987-3145 SALES PERSON Full-time position with benefits including health insurance and vacation time Canddate must possess good customer service skills, basic computer skills, and knowledge of lumber and hardware. Position requires working directly with the public in a retail environment. Some weekend work required Opportunity for advancement within the company. Please send resume to: Box JEC-555339 Fauquier Times Democrat P.O. Box 631 Warrenton. VA 20188 M_A cru CHID Aar aawmmm %«»■••> Extreme Delivery by Design The nations leading provider of delivery solutions is in search of an independent contractor ready to move into the future of courier delivery, ready to make Great commission, while having fun on the job. 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Requires case management, extensive documentation, managing multiple priorities and working with diverse populations. Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field and 3 years experience in child welfare or foster care and adoption services Masters degree preferred. Social Worker Ref #04-236 FT position to provide Independent Living services to teens in foster care under the custody of Social Services. Requires case management, resource development, use of the State computer based system and a host of supportive & goal directed field services. Court experience and knowledge of support services for teens helpful. Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field and 3 years experience in foster care or a related field A Masters degree is preferred. All positions close March 19, 2004. (Hiring Range: $38,201 - $51,571 /yr). For additional information to receive a required application visit web site: w ww.loudoun.gov. Voice 703.777.0213. EOE. 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Cars/ Trucks/ SUVs from $500, _ Family Support Worker/Child Protective Services: rosmon ff uuuuj-u^ The Warren County Department of Social Services is seeking an individual to provide specialized and intensive services to clients through direct delivery. Position requires formulation of service objectives and identification of actions needed to assist clients in utilization of resources and capabilities. Under general supervision, this position will provide prevention services to at-risk families. Position plans and organizes caseload, establishes priorities, schedules meetings and/a appointments; and maintains documentation for each participant in accordance with the program. Works directly with family to provide case management services. Position may require travel to participant's home and telephone contact Position requires preparation of correspondence. Applicant must possess a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in the Human Services field or possess a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in any field accompanied ty a minimum of two (2) years of experience in a Human Services related area Criminal record and Chid Abuse & Needed Information System background checks wit be required. Salary Range: $29,876 - $31,090 plus benefits To be considered, submit a completed Commonwealth of Virginia Application for Employment (DPT10-012) to Warren County Department of Social Services, 912 Warren Avenue, Front Royal, VA 22630 by 1200 noon on Friday, March 12, 2004. Forms may be obtained from State and local offices cf the Department of Social Services, from local offices cf the Virginia Employment Commission, and on the DPT website at www dptstate.vaus Resumes will not be accepted unless accompanied by the required application. Postmarks are not considered as received. E.O.E. JOB FAIR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Wednesday, March 10, 2004 4:00 PM- 7:00 PM Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS has moved - note new location) 215 Depot Court Leesburg, Virginia (Directions: From the Government Center, turn right on Harrison Street and then left on Depot Court (see sign for PRCS). Parking behind building. If you need additional directions or information, call 703 771 5958. PRCS will be conducting on-site interviews for the following summer programs: ® Summer Day Camp Program ® Swimming Pools ® Adaptive Recreation Day Camp ® CASA Substitute Supervisors ® CASA Substitute Leaders ® Facility Supervisors *A11 positions are contingent upon approval by the ' Loudoun County Board of Supervisors* For more information on specific positions and recruitment numbers, please visit our website at www.loudoun.gov. 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: $10,977 SATURN OF MANASSAS 703-551-2550 2002 SUBARU WRX AWA Was $20,575 Now $19,357 Manassass Dodge Kla Subaru 1-703-361-5200 TOYOTA 93 4 RUNNER 4WD, 5 spd . well maintained. excellent condition, $6500 obo Call 703-431-2792 ---v 630 emnp*n (tv’s V 2ND ANNUAL TJC 1100. Tom Johnson Camping Center, March 4th-6th Free refreshments, Discounted Prices, Dealer and Factory Rebates up to $13,000, incredible selection and morel Don't miss this huge event. 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F-250 FORD ’82 Inspected, runs, good condition, great for earm truck, $500. 540-6686416 FORD 2000 F350 Club Cab, super duty, V10 eng, AT, fully equipped. $9500. B & M Motor Cars. 703-209-7828. J 675 Tracks I FORD RANGER 1988 4x4. V6. 29L. 177 cu inch, auto, 32K, good shape. $2000. Call after 5pm. 540-338-4468. GREAT '98 TRUCK, red Silverad, tan leather cd/cass/pw/pl/cruz. 3door, auto, alloys, loaded & reliable $11,900. 703-754-8790. CHEVROLET '92 EXT Astro Van, all wheel drive. fully loaded, 151,000 ml. good cond. $3300 703-409-8562. OLDSMOBILE SILHOUTTE '97. AT, PW. PL, tilt, AM/FM cassette, white w/gray interior. privacy glass, new inspec, 94K mis. $5500. OBO 540-727-0320. PONTIAC TRANSPORT '98. roomy, comfortable, convenient design, seats 7, good cond. Hi miles. $3,250 will consider offers. 540-347-4222 days, ask for Robin. 685 VeMeles Want ad Donate Your Car to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and your donation can help fighting diabetes. Tax deductible and free towing. DONATE YOUR CAR... To The Cancer Fund of America. Help Those Suffering With Cancer Today. Free Towing and Tax deductible. SEEKING 1985 TO 1991 Ford Grand Wagon or Crown Vic station wagon, needs to run but willing to repair. 540-347-4222 Ask for Jeanne. HELP! We have a full-time and a part-time position available in our Advertising Art Department! Macintosh-based Newspaper Display Ad Design system. Skills we are seeking include design talent, graphic art basics, good typing ability, knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress, and a keen eye for detail. Must be willing to work weekends and evenings. Contact Kathy Davis Loudoun Times-Mirror 703-777-1111 EOE We operate in a smoke-free environment. Vftik Community Home Health now hiring part-time and per cfem staff (RNs, LPNs, HHAs and Therapists) fa home visits in local areas. Come work with a dynamic, growing Agency; where qualiy s our mission and teamwak is our approach1 CHH offers flexible schedules and great pay. Call 800-522-2646 or Fax resume to 703392-6807 EOE. For all of your Employment needs, we’ve got Northern Virginia all wrapped up. The Times Community Newspapers Call today 347-4222 or Fax 349-8676 DENTAL HYGIENIST Our Middleburg team is looking tor a highly skilled hygienist to join us. The successful applicant will demonstrate a high level of clinical proficiency with adult cosmetic and reconstructive patients as well as children. The position requires strong behavioral skills including the ability to help patients make choices about their health and support them as they act on those choices. To apply, please call Vickie @ 540-554-8338 only on Wednesday through Sunday 7-9PM. Busy 3 physician office has an immediate requirement for a full-time LPN. Knowledge of Medical Manager and managed care plans a plus. Benefits include health insurance, paid vacations, and a retirement plan. Interested candidates should mail their resumes to: Ann: Lori Dora 428 Hospital Dr. Warrenton, VA 20186 OR NURSE Pvt. Physicians practice has a P.T. position available for an experienced operating room nurse. Experience in Pre & Post OP needed Three days per week with potential for full time. Flexibility to work extended shift or additional days depending upon caseload is a plus. Salary is negotiable. Send resume including salary history to: D.Jacobs Blue Ridge Orthopaedic Associates, P.C. 52 West Shirley Avenue Warrenton, VA 20186 Fax: 540-347-0342 Phone: 540-347-9220