Rappahannock News, December 23, 2004

126th Year... No. 52 Phone (540) 675-3338 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2004 Worldwide at timescommunity.com 50 cents a a _ 5 > n® o 2: ti c i w "n i 1> 00 _ w -*0 2 ro zo i i-. yj o <j\ 6 8 a 05 LFCC ‘dual enrollment’ increasing By Jeanne Spath Rappahannock News Staff Writer Increasing numbers of students at Rappahannock County High School are earning college credit by taking courses through Lord Fairfax Community College while enrolled in high school. This so-called dual enrollment with Lord Fairfax has expanded to 53 RCHS students this year compared to four students last year at this time. School Board members heard a report by School Superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell last week that the students have logged 58 credit hours See SCHOOL, Page A9 r Meetings & Notices • There will be an open-house on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at the Rappahannock News from 12 noon to 2 p.m. to bid farewell to editor Mary Ann Kuhn. Everyone is invited. • The District Court, Treasurer’s Office and Commissioner of Revenue's Office of Rappahannock County will be close Thursday, Dec. 23 in observance of the Christmas holiday and reopen on Monday, Dec. 27. They will close Thursday, Dec. 30 for the New Year's holiday and reopen Monday, Jan. 3. • The County Administration and Zoning Office and the Circuit Court Clerk's Office will close Thursday, Dec. 23 at 1 p.m., in observance of the Christmas holidays and will reopen Monday, Dec. 27. They will close Dec. 30 for the New Year's holiday and reopen on Jan. 3. • The Rappahannock Fitness Center will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1. • On Friday, Dec. 24 the Rappahannock National Bank will close at 12 noon and reopen on Monday, Dec. 27. It will be open Friday, Dec. 31 until 2 p.m. It will be closed Monday, Jan. 3 and reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, Jan. 4. • The Rappahannock News will have an early deadline for the Thursday, Jan. 6 edition due to the New Year's holiday. All items for publication should be submitted no later than Thursday, Dec. 30 at 3 p.m. • On Monday, Dec. 27 the Town of Washington's Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall on Gay Street. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) r 66 An area needs to know where it doesn’t want to grow, but also needs to know where it can grow. G. Robert Lee Fauquier County Administrator Advice from Fauquier: ‘Don’t Fauquier Rapp’ By Jeanne Spath Rappahannock News Staff Writer Agriculture, forestry and tourism top the list of Virginia’s leading industries and if they are not preserved, development will threaten to take over. “If we don’t save these, Virginia is in trouble,” said G. Robert Lee, outgoing Fauquier County Administrator and incoming Executive Director for the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. Lee was the guest speaker at the Rappahannock County Planning Commission meeting last week where he presented Fauquier County’s plans regarding zoning and land easements. He is one of a senes of speakers to talk about how to protect land from development. See PLANNERS, Page A2 County decorates for the holidays ^ Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Jan Ctatterbuck DECORATED BRIDGE: David Hafner, his daughter, Rebel, 8, and neighbor, Shirley Miller decorate a bridge on Turkey Ridge Road for the holidays. / Even Black Water Creek Bridge gets decked out By Jan Clatterbuck i Rappahannock News Staff Writer Driving 30 minutes on a winding, gravel mountain road with no houses in sight, the last thing anyone expects to find is a bridge decorated for the holidays. But that is what’s there on Turkey Ridge Road in Castleton where one family has been decorating a bridge instead of their house for the past five Christmases. All Rebel Hafher, now 8, wanted was what most children want: a house decorated with lights. However, Rebel’s father, David Hafner said that no one could see the house from the road since they lived so far back in the mountain. So, he came up with am idea of decorating the Black Water Creek bridge on Turkey Ridge Road where everyone that crosses the bridge can see the decorations. For the first three years, only David Hafher and his wife, Wendy, and Rebel did all the decorating. Then they asked their neighbors, Alan and Shirley Miller to help out. Both families thought it was a good thing to do and wanted to make it a holiday tradition. Mrs. Miller thinks that it does add to the Christmas spirit and when their neighbors cross the bridge they will ei\joy it. Both families agree that next year they will ask more people on Turkey Ridge Road to get involved with the tradition. If the bridge is not decorated by the first week in December, they usually are asked if they are going to decorate it for Christmas. “When the neighbors go across the bridge I hope they will enjoy it and have smiles on their faces,” said Mrs. Miller. Christmas decorations, lights — 200,000 of them — bring joy to passersby i £> I Uliltt JT UKiNrJL*Li Special to the Rappahannock News There is a house located on the outskirts of Flint Hill right off Route 522 that goes above and beyond the call to decorate for Christmas. “My family always had Christmas trees and when my daughter was born I started doing this for her,” says Hugo Sinnott, who along with his wife of 26 years Catherine and daughter Erika, have been residents of Flint Hill since June 1980. ^ Their house and yard are'covered with an extravagant display of Christmas decorations, including trees decked with candy canes, reindeer made out of lights, Santas, and even a little fireplace that looks like it has real fire burning inside. In all, there are 200,000 Christmas lights. “I haven’t got as many lights up as I want yet. I do this for the kids, parents, and grandparents of the county,” says Sinnott. Sinnott also has spent the past six years working on a miniature Christmas village with a train set See DECORATIONS, Page A9 Rappahannock News Photo.Ruth Purnell TWINKLING LIGHTS: The Hugo Sinnott family displays an extravaganza of 200,000 lights and holiday scenes at their home on the comer of routes 522 and 677, Mountain View Road, outside Flint Hill. Master puppeteer A review of the award-winning ‘Cashore Marionojtes’ performance at the Castleton Theatre. See Page B1. ^ Holiday concert Rappahannock County High School’s band and chorus perform in' a memorable Christmas concert. See Page A4, B1. X Beautification project A nine-foot Norway spruce adorns the county courthouse grounds with gifts for wildlife. See Page A3. Boys’ basketball RCHS’ Will Bolte goes to the freethrow line in jayvee boys’ basketball. See Page A8.

Happenings Join the 4-H organization in Rappahannock County By Jenny Kapsa Special to the Rappahannock News So, let’s say that you are sitting at home with your child one evening and he announces that he knows what he would like to do when he grows up— he would really like to operate a ski resort. “Great” you say, but in the back of your mind you are thinking how in the world you can help your son learn more about ski resorts. What if your child’s passion isn’t skiing? What if your child says that he wants to be a veterinarian, or a chef, or an actor or even the president? Is there an organization that offers programming to kids on a variety of subjects that is informative, fun and affordable? The answer is a resounding YES! 4-H! 4-H is an organization found in every county in the state of Virginia. The purpose of 4-H is to determiner the needs and interests of youth in a community and find adult volunteers to help meet the needs by leading clubs, programs and workshops. 4-H promotes experiential learning and is designed to give its participants an opportunity to learn about a specific subject area while having fun and acquiring skills along the way such as public speaking and fund-raising. And, membership to join 4-H is free. In fact, most 4-H clubs fund-raise so that members pay minimal to no costs for supplies or trips. Currently Rappahannock County offers its youth nine 4-H clubs. These clubs are open to anyone between the ages of 9-19, unless otherwise stated, and usually meet at least once a month. Clubs and club contacts include: Amissville 4-H Club - Jennifer Gray 937-3899 Cooking and Crafts -Stacey r Bailey 635-9296 Mutt-kateers Dog Club - Ms. Petty 987-9632 Junior Garden Club - Sally Havstad 987-9342 Livestock Club - Randall Updike 675-3747 and Jim Massie 937-5361 Shooting Education Club - Stan Dye 937-5698 Ski Club (for 13-19 year olds) - Carol Lucking 987-9556 Tally Ho Horse and Pony Club - Mrs. Nelson 937-7326 Woodworking Club - Scott Schlosser 635-4224 If your child has an interest in a subject area that is not currently being met by 4-H, here is what you can do: 1. Determine if the subject area falls under one of the ten 4-H curriculum areas. The curriculum areas are: Animal Sciences, Citizenship, Careers & (consumer Education, Communications & Performing Arts, Natural Resources and Environmental Education, Family Sciences, Foods, Nutrition and Health, Leadership and Personal Development, Plants, Soils, and Entomology, Science and Technology, Cloverbuds (for 5-8 year olds). 2. If there is a match, then contact the Extension office with the program idea and a 4-H Coordinator will help determine if there is enough interest in the county to form a club or to develop a workshop in this particular area. 3. 4-H is dependent upon volunteers to run its programs. Giving your time to either lead a club or activity, or helping the 4-H Coordinator find people to lead 4-H programs is invaluable, as we have no programs without volunteers. 4-H can come in many formats from clubs, to workshops, to camps to talent shows. Besides being fun, 4-H promotes public speaking, leadership, and responsibility. Participants who are actively involved in 4-H may participate in county and state-wide programs and competitions and senior level members have many scholarship opportunities. 4-H programming can also be offered in the schools, as 4-H curriculum is researched based and is designed to meet many SOL requirements. There are many opportunities within 4-H. With help from volunteers, 4-H can meet the needs and interests of Rappahannock youth between the ages of 5-19. If you are interested in becoming involved, or if you know of a handful of youth who have a specific interest, please contact the Rappahannock Extension Office at 675-3619 and ask for Jenny Kapsa, 4-H Coordinator. Bridge closing The Virginia Department of Transportation is preparing to replace a posted bridge on Hunters Road (Route 621) over the Rush River. Pending weather and successful coordination of last minute details, citizens can expect the road to be closed to through traffic for approximately one week beginning Dec. 27. Citizens should plan alternate routes around the project and allow extra travel time during the closure period. VDOT will be placing message boards at the intersection of Route 626 and 621 and Route 622 and Route 621 posting closure dates and important public information later in the week. r ( Season's best to each and everyone. It is always a pleasure to serve you. Rappahannock Fanners Co-op Sperryville, Virginia • 540-987-8555 We will be closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day. □ Please enter my new subscription to: Rappahannock Subscription Rates By Rappahannock.$21 .°°/yeaf •****», Elsewhere in the U.S.s27.°°/year Name Address City_ Mail ml _^ftate_Zip_ t payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: Noih, P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 ginia 22747. This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS Old Addreac New Address; I The Rappahannock News (USPS #455580) is published every Thursday at 249 Main Street, Washington,Virginia 22747by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are $22.00 a year in Rappahannock; $29.95 elsewhere in U.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock News, PQ. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747 i National Register adds two historic county locations Laurel Mills Historic District on Route 618 near Castleton and Sunnyside Farms of Washington have been added to the National Register of Historic Places recently, according to County Administrator John McCarthy. The additions increase the list from Rappahannock County to 12 including Montpelier, Washington Historic District, Mount Salem Baptist Meeting House, Ben Venue, Sperryville Historic District, Calvert Mill/Washington Mill, the John W. Miller House, Caledonia Farm, Skyline Drive Historic District and the Flint Hill Baptist Church. Police Briefs Domestic assault Daniel J. Cilverti, 44, of Amissville was arrested and charged with domestic assault of a family member last week and is being held in the Rappahannock County Jail> i Burglary The Rappahannock County Sheriff’s office responded to a call on Battle Mountain in Amissville last week for a reported burglary of a firearm. A small Derringer was last seen when the i owner was showing it to an acquaintance who had been invited into the home. Sheriff Larry Sherertz reported that there is a suspect and the incident is under investigation. Think Fresh Meadowgreen Hams for Christmas and New Years! Other Cuts Available Call the Kiser’s at Meadowgreen Farm 540-987-8445 Planners From Page A1 Having served as county administrator in Clarke County previously, Lee recalled seeing bumper stickers that said, “Don’t Fairfax Loudoun” and then “Don’t Loudoun Clarke,” followed by “Don’t Clarke Fauquier^ and questioned if the new sticker should read, “Don’t Fauquier Rapp.” “A lot of people would like to live in Rappahannock County. It puts everyone under a lot of pressure,” said Lee. As Fauquier County began to see an influx of people, Lee said he knew they would have to make some changes to avoid over development of the land throughout the county. It was then that sliding scale zoning, a design from Pennsylvania, was introduced to the county. According to Lee, sliding scale zoning is “a residential development rights allocation system where the gross residential density declines as the size of the parcel increases.” With sliding scale zoning, which is designed to keep large tracts of land in farming, one residence is permitted to be built, and after that, the landowner is required to record 85 percent as open space with the Clerk’s Office. After * 25 years, the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors can change the zoning of the property. Lee said that he is pleased Photo Restoration storat your family's Rescue and protect your ramiiy s most precious photographic treasures. Your digitally captured memories will be restored and archived for future generations to enjoy. Carl Zitzmann Photography Greetings of the season from all of us to you and yours. We wish you the very Merriest Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year! Sperryville Antique Market & Design Centre 540-987-8050 Sperryville Storage Company 540-987-8507 www.sperryvilleantiques.com and nervous about the zoning. He is pleased because it does preserve land, but nervous because he thinks this will be challenged in the future by landowners. Service Districts Fauquier County has been broken into nine service districts, Calverton, Catlett, Midland, Remington, Bealton, Opal, Warrenton, New Baltimore and Marshall, with The Plains also platted as a service district. These areas are designated to accommodate the most development for use and higher density due to having water, sewer and schools already established in those areas. “An area needs to know where it doesn’t want to grow, but also needs to know where it can grow,” said Lee. Lee said that it is important to keep the charm of smaller communities as Rappahannock County has done. In these service districts, Fauqpier County offers incentives to obtain more density by allowing developers to buy development rights with a 30 percent bonus. Development rights In order to fund a project where development rights are purchased, Fauquier County increased taxes by two pennies on the dollar as well as used roll back tax money to fund the purchase o^development rights. CuiTently, the county pays $20,000 per dwelling unit right and writes a land easement with the county. Lee did not feel taxpayers should fund the program, but he also knew that the county was growing and the cost per child was increasing. In public hearings that were held in Fauquier, only one person spoke against raising tax dollars to support the program. The state has proposed to match purchase of development rights, or PDRs, dollar for dollar, but at this time the state budget has not been capable of making matched payments. While addressing this, Lee impressed upon the Planning Commission that if there is no program, then there will be no money received when it is available by the state. VOF issues Questions from the audience of some 15 people began to shift toward Virginia Outdoors Foundation issues in anticipation of Lee’s new post as of Jan. 1. Bob Landers of Castleton was curious why the VOF does not encourage small parcels of land to go into easements. In response, Lee advised that the VOF does not have minimum limits, but instead does require that for parcels of less than 50 acres a donor must give up all future development rights if the land is adjacent to other eased property. This requirement is solely for monitoring purposes. Washington resident Phil Irwin questioned if Lee would be making any changes once he takes his new post. Lee said that the one change made would be that no easement by the VOF would be made until the county in which the easement was requested was notified. His desire is to work hand-in-hand with the counties throughout the state. In praise of Rappahannock County, Lee stated he would like to use the county as the ‘poster child’ of land easements and cooperation with the VOF since that line of communication is already open between the two. The speaker for the Jan. 19 meeting is Bev Hunter of RappFLOW. DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? * Yule logs (S' Truffles by Pastry Chef Linda Partin Fresh Floral Bouquets in Holiday Themes * Champagne (S' Glasses * Organic Apple Ciderfrom Sunnyside ~no additives, just pure natural goodness! * Standing Rib Roast * Oysters 8B**a «»«rrholiday merchandise is 25% OFF at the Rest NNYSIDE FARMS FAMOUS REST SH RU 211 & 323, SfwrryvilW, V*. 5W-987-3600

A Christmas gift for wildlife in the county Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Jan Clatterbuck WILDLIFE GIFTS: Rappahannock’s Girl Scout and Brownie troops recently decorated a spruce tree with treats for birds, squirrels and other wildlife. The tree was planted on the county courthouse grounds in Washington by the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection and the Rannahannnrk Garden Club. Amissville man charged with malicious wounding By Jeanne Spath Rappahannock News Staff Writer Last Thursday, shortly after 8 p.m., Curtis Nichols, 37, of Rollins Ford Road in Amissville, stumbled into his home and collapsed with a stab wound to his upper chest, begging his wife, Marsha to call 911. “I could not imagine what had happened. There was blood everywhere. I called 911 and told them I did not know if he had been shot or stabbed or what, but to please hurry,” said Mrs. Nichols. She went on to explain that her husband had driven to Davidson Lane to Larry “Cavey” Silvers house, “just over there in the woods,” she pointed across the road. Nichols and Silvey, she said, had become acquaintances eight or nine months ago and were occasional drinking buddies, No better time than the holiday season to say "thank you." BALDWINS GROCERY & 211 QUICHE MART Paul St Cucie Baldwin Washington, VA Open through the holidays 540-675-3383 going to one or the other’s house. Nichols had come home from work as a self-employed painter last Thursday and gone to I Silvers house for a few drinks, said Nichols’ wife, and when Nichols came home his face See WOUNDING, Page A5 -1 And Best Wishes For The New Year! Rappahannock National Bank RO. Box 179, 7 Bank Road, Washington, VA 227540.987.8384 A lOil iTcc O/ kvww.rappaKannockjbank.com MmirrFDIC „ L Merry Christmas 'May you fume a safe and floppy fialiday seman! Sheriff Larry Sherertz and The Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office Part of program to beautify grounds By Jeanne Spath Rappahannock News Staff Writer Calling all creatures, great and small. A tree now stands in the Town of Washington, and this gift of natural-made ornaments awaits wild animals during the holiday season. While most trees are decorated with lights, Christmas balls and bows, the Girl Scouts and Brownie troops in Rappahannock County have decorated this tree with handmade ornaments, made especially with the small critters in mind. Popcorn, rice cakes and pine cones covered in peanut butter and birdseed, bagels and com adorn the nine-foot Norway spruce on the county courthouse lawn at the comer of Porter and Gay Streets in Washington. The tree, grown at John and Judy Tole’s tree farm, is the first step in a many faceted project that has been taken on by the Rappahannock League of ~]~he W°rl d PLACE,. (goodwill toward men Thanks for the priviledge of serving you, our valued customers. EARLY'S CARPET, INC. Hwy. Rt. 211 • Amissville, VA (540) 937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 Environmental Protection in efforts to beautify the courthouse park. For the past 12 years, the large evergreen directly in front of the courthouse has been decorated by the Rappahannock County Girl Scout troops under the leadership of Sally Havstad. “I’m not sure how long the tree has been decorated, but I have been involved for the last 12 years,” said Havstad. The Hoops decided they could not decorate to the top of the large tree, so they contacted RLEP and the Rappahannock Garden Club to help find a tree they would be able to decorate. “The Girls Scouts and Brownies are the first of what we hope will be many organizations to support the project as the beautification effort is to be a community endeavor," said Bob Landers, RLEP president. Approximately 55 girls are involved in local scouting troops that range from first grade to seniors in high school. “The girls have fun making the ornaments. We weren't sure we were going to have a tree for awhile, so now we are quickly making them.” said Havstad. The scout troops have braved the cold weather this past week to make certain all of the ornaments are ready to help feed the wildlife and are now hanging on the tree in preparation for the holidays. s 30% - 50% OFF DEC. 26th - DEC. 31st ONLY Holiday Items • Glassware • Italian Tiles Select Linen & Rugs • Lamps Furniture • Pillows •Clocks • Coasters Ceramics • Purses • Scarves • Soaps J_ 307 Main St., Washington, Va. 540.675.1411 www.rhbARTS.com Peebles Great Faihioni Great Price» Every Day1 ROYAL PLAZA • FRONT ROYAI VA • IS40) 815-1101 • HOURS: MON. SAT 10 X SUN U’-S LURAY SHOPPING CtNTLR • IURAY. VA • 0401 '41-1110 • HOURS: MON FRI 10 8. SAT 4 H SUN 1 10- » TO WARRENTON CENTER • WARRENTON. VA • 0401 14' 1820 • HOURS' MON SAT lO-X SUN 1J 8 T

Editorial & Opinion —-Eappafjattnocfe j&etosEstablished 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Mary Ann Kuhn, Editor Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler, Executive Vice President Jan Clatterbuck, Office Manager To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: 249 Main Street, Washington. Va. Mailing address: P.O. Box 59 Washington. Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: makuhn@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a m. to 5 p.m.. Monday-Friday Member. Audit Bureau of Circulations _ www.TimesCommunity.com THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2004 Christmas 2004 A hymn for our troops (“Be Thou My Vision” is a translation of an 8th century Irish verse prayer. Today, it reminds us of our military personnel in harm's way, and their families here at home.) Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, Be all else but naught to me, save that thou art; Be thou my best thought in the day and the night, Both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light. Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word, Be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord; Be thou my great Father and I thy true son; Be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one. Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight; Be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might; Be thou my soul’s shelter, be thou my strong tower: O raise thou me heavenward, great Power of my power. Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise: Be thou mine inheritance now and always; Be thou and thou only the first in my heart: O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art. High King of heaven, thou heaven’s bright Sun, O grant me its joys after vict’ry is won; Great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all. r on h I Uoin Letters ‘Band Boosters are thrilled’ by RCHS concert The Rappahannock County High School Band Boosters are thrilled by the quality of music and spirited performances by our band and chorus students during the Holiday Concert held Dec 15. Special thanks go to Chorus Director, Lynne Fournier and Band Director, Matt Yonkey. Our raffle and silent auction were a great success thanks to generous donations by Apple Hill Bakery, Amissville Nursery, Central Coffee Roasters, Cheesecake.com, Country Cafe, Ecow, Flint Hill Public House, 4 & 20 Blackbirds, Griffin Tavern, Sally Havstad, Irma Hill, Chris & Elizabeth Johns, Out of Hand Floral Design, Rae’s Place, Rose Hill Veterinary Practice, Sunnyside Farm, Cheryl Taylor, and the RCHS Culinary Class. Finally the Boosters thank the Rappahannock News for including notices of our concert and for the wonderful coverage of our citrus fruit sale. The enthusiasm shown by the Rappahannock community for our growing musical arts program is very encouraging to our students. Thank you. Kathryn Treanor Secretary, RCBB County shows ‘wonderful support’ to its seniors Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The businesses, organizations, and people of Rappahannock County are so awesome. What wonderful support you have shown to the fabulous seniors of this county. Our Rappahannock Senior Nutrition Center Raffle was a big success, raising over $5,000 for the seniors, thanks to the overwhelming support of everyone. The Rappahannock businesses, organizations, and individual people donated cash, gift cer tincates, services, homemade items/food, collectibles, books, baskets, furniture, and so much more, which were then listed on tickets that were sold all over the county and elsewhere. We had 139 prizes to give away, and the tickets went like hotcakes. When it came time to turn the barrel on Dec. 15, we had sold approximately 4,800 tickets. The seniors and visitors took turns drawing names until all 139 prizes had a winner. People from as far away as Maryland won prizes, which were distributed as quickly as possible. A list of donors, prizes, and corresponding winners is available from the Senior Center at 603 Mt. Salem Ave. in Washington, VA, or by contacting Darcy Canton at 6752615. (Our sincere apology for omitting Shaw’s Services from the ticket listing. They donated an oil/lube job.) Again, we just want to say thank you, everyone, for your tremendous support for our center and the precious seniors who attend. The people, organizations, and businesses of Rappahannock County have really shown how magnificent they truly are, and we are most grateful. May God’s richest blessings come back upon you for your generosity toward us, especially during the holiday season. Merry Christmas, everyone. Darcy Canton Site Coordinator, Rappahannock Senior Nutrition Center Letters to the Editor We welcome your opinions and comments. Letters must be exclusive to the Rappahannock News, must be signed and include the writer’s telephone number and home address which can be verified (not for publication). Due to space limitations, published letters are subject tc abridgment for length, accuracy and clarity. For the best chance of publication, letters should be 250 words or less. Longer letters from those with special experience on a current issue may be published as a guest column (with your photo). While unable to acknowledge letters, we appreciate your views towards the newspaper’s editorial values. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747 and submitted via U.S. Mail, Fax (675-3088) or by e-mail (makuhn@timespapers.com). ‘Lack of planning puts young persons at risk’ Identifying low-cost, practical measures we can take to rehabilitate juvenile offenders is rarely so clear as it is right now in the Commonwealth. Presently, a major gap in the system is evident: young people with mental health problems often leave the custody of the Department of Express an opinion — on proposed Virginia Clean Streams law Problem: Polluted Water Nearly 7,000 miles of rivers and streams in Virginia - more than half of all those monitored by the state - are polluted and listed on the Clean Water Act’s “dirty waters” list. They include parts of Virginia’s major rivers - the Potomac, James, Rappahannock, York, Shenandoah, New, Chowan and Roanoke. Virginia’s entire portion of the Chesapeake Bay and the tidal parts of its major Virginia rivers are listed as “dirty waters” due to excess nitrogen pollution. Nitrogen pollution causes algal blooms that close beaches, kill underwater grasses and rob the water of oxygen. Huge “dead zones” of oxygen-starved water that kill fish, crabs and oysters have become common summer occurrences in the bay and Virginia rivers. Last year’s “dead zone” was among the largest on record and covered 40 percent of the bay. Virginia and the bay states have until 2010 to clean up the bay and its rivers or the federal government will impose sanctions. As a signatory to the regional Chesapeake Bay 2000 agreement, Virginia has pledged to reduce nitrogen pollution by 28 million pounds per year by 2010. The biggest sources of nitrogen pollution in Virginia are sewage treatment plants and industrial facilities. Cost estimates to upgrade treatment plants with modem, available nitrogen-reduction technology range from $600 million to $1.2 billion. At a Glance The proposed Virginia Clean Streams law will be introduced into the Virginia General Assembly during the session starting Jan. 12. In Rappahannock County, the proposed law was discussed at a meeting of Rappflow on Dec. 13. Citizens of the county are invited to contact Rappflow to express their opinions on the proposed Virginia Clean Streams law. Rappflow will summarize the responses for publication in a subsequent issue of the Rappahannock News. Hal Hunter has volunteered to take citizen responses via email, phone, or letter, and summarize them. Contact information— phone: 937-4600 Email: Hal@TargetLearn.com. Address: 130 Mossie Lane, Amissville, VA 20106. Proposal The proposed Virginia Clean Streams Law is designed to be simple, equitable and fair, yet generate the funding needed to meet the majority of Virginia’s legal and moral commitments to improve water quality significantly by 2010. The key components of the legislation are: • Some $52 per year fee assessed to each household statewide (localities may choose how to collect); • Some $1200 per year fee assessed to industrial facilities that discharge to a municipal sewage treatment plant and engage in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials/substances; • Total anticipated revenue is approximately $160 million per year for deposit into the Water Quality Improvement Fund; • Seventy percent of the funds collected will be distributed statewide as grants through the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) or the Virginia Resources Authority to cover ninety percent of the capital costs to design and install state-ofthe-art nutrient removal technologies at sewage treatment plants; • Funding may be increased to 100 percent for facilities that utilize the Public Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act; • Thirty percent of the collected funds will be distributed statewide by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) for implementing best management practices that reduce nutrient pollution for agricultural lands; The Forum Monira Rifaat • Beginning in 2011, the funding proportion shall shift to 50/50 between DEQ and DCR and, in addition, at least 10 percent of funds will be made available for Combined Sewer Overflow projects; • If in any given year the General Assembly appropriates other monies to the fund for the same purpose as those expressed in this statute, and the combined funding exceeds $160 million for the year, localities will receive a pro rata refund from the State Treasurer, • Localities may exempt residential users for reasons of financial hardship; • Localities may withhold up to $50,000 per year for costs associated with administering collection of the user fee or developing educational materials; An Advisory Committee composed of legislators and governor-appointed citizens will be established to advise DEQ and DCR on the implementation of the law and the revenues received. Some of the material for this article is abstracted from publications of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Rifaat wrote this article on behalf of the RappFlow group. Juvenile Justice (DJJ) without an adequate plan for connecting with schools and mental health services in the community. This lack of planning (not resources) puts the young person at risk, puts our communities at risk, and squanders the taxpayers’ significant investment in the treatment of juveniles while in the DJJ. A workable solution clearly presents itself: the DJJ needs to meet with the agencies already involved in assisting young peopleschools, the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services-to devise regulations and procedures that usher these youths from the DJJ back into communities with support and a structured plan for success. It is surprising, indeed heartening, to know that Virginia taxpayers invest approximately $78,000 per year in each young person in DJJ and that, of this, $15,000 goes toward their education! Because of this, many of these young people have had their first sustained educational experience while in the DJJ, with some experiencing real academic success. A plan for re-entry is necessary to ensure that all this has not gone to waste and that incarcerated youth do not recidivate. After the DJJ has identified the appropriate agencies, legislation will be necessary to distribute accountability among the DJJ and others participating in the different phases of the re-entry. Douglas D. McCullough Charlottesville

Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 40 YEARS AGO Dec. 24,1964 The fifth annual Christmas Banquet for the Woodville Baptist Church was held at the parsonage on Sunday evening Dec. 20. Entertainment for the evening was group singing, special numbers and a Christmas reading. The menu consisted of turkey with all the trimmings and was topped off with a pie for dessert. Following the program the people were invited to tour the parsonage and see the results of the interior painting that had been done during the year. WmA. Brockwell started restoration this week on what locally is considered one of the oldest log houses in the Tbwn of Washington. It is located on Lot #7 on Main Street and is known as the Scroggins House. According to the tradition it is one of the five log houses standing when George Washington surveyed in 1749. Hand hewn logs, chinked with rocks and splintered shavings from the logs were daubed with mud for the original construction and were immediately under the exterior weather board, when it was removed. The house has been rented and used for numerous purposes, according to the local residents, such as a tin shop, shoe shop, meat market, and antique shop. In most cases the family lived in the house and the adjacent house was used for the business. Tenants were the Foxes, Floyd Young, Charlie Pullen, Charles Scroggins, Mrs. Corrie Peyton and Oliver Atkins. Most of the possessions of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Jenkins and family went up in flames when the house in which they lived near Monumental Mills burned Friday. The Jenkins have nine children. Amissville Fire Company answered the alarm, as well as Culpeper and Brandy, but when they arrived the blaze was beyond control and biting wind fanned the flames. A few pieces of furniture and odd bits of clothing were salvaged. 25 YEARS AGO Dec. 20,1979 Retiring Postmaster at Flint Hill, Mabel Lollard, was honored Sunday night during the annual Christmas party and was Wounding From Page A3 looked like he had been in a fight and he was bleeding from his chest. The incident is under investigation with the Rappahannock County Sheriffs department, according to Sheriff Larry Sherertz. Nichols remains in Fauquier County Hospital where he is being treated for a stab wound, according to law enforcement officials. “We are so lucky to still have him. It has been touch and go ever since that night and my daughter has been really scared of losing her daddy,” said Mrs. Nichols. Mrs. Silvey could not be reached for comment. Silvey appeared at a bond hearing Tuesday before Rappahannock General District Court Judge Charles Foley on charges of malicious wounding, a class three felony which carries a sentence of five to 20 years as well as no more than a $100,000 fine. As Silvey sat in shackles before Foley, the judge advised Happy HOLIDAYS From our family to yours, please have a safe and happy holiday season! HELPING YOU is what we do best. AUTO • HOME • LIFE I FARM ! BUREAU I VIRGINIA Virginia Farm Bureau Mutu.il InNir.uwe Co. Virginia Finn Bureau Town and Country Inc* tram* Go. Virginia Firm Bureifti Fin* and Cwualry Insunuwc Ci». Sxjthcm Finn Bun-.iu Lite lnatrarwe Qx RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY FARM BUREAU Pat and Deanna 11929 Lee Highway P.O. Box 470 Sperryville, VA 22740 987-8225 him that he wanted to provide him the opportunity to obtain legal counsel before his preliminary hearing which has been set for Feb. 15 at 9:30 a.m. The night of the incident, bond was denied by the magistrate and Foley advised he would wait for Silvers counsel to file for a bond hearing before he considered setting bond. presented a certificate by R. L. Noll of Martinsburg, W. Va. who is section manager for the postal system. Mrs. Lillard has worked in the Flint Hill post office for over 25 years and has been the postmaster for the past five years. An officer in charge will be appointed temporarily for the post office. Bobby Gehringer of Flint Hill played the role of Melchoir in “Follow That Star" presented at Wakefield Country Day School. The play, a delightful spin-off on the Three Wise Men, also included in its cast Laureen Wemmer as first wife. Amey Harris, a servant girl, and Joey Tisenger, first son of King Melchoir. The play was presented Friday for parents and Tuesday for students at Rappahannock County Elementary School. The three-act play was written by Mrs. Pamela Lynn, assistant administrator of the school. The music classes and school choruses directed by Mrs. Gloria Harris, provided musical interludes for the program. Melanie Thornhill, a freshman at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, returned to her alma mater, Rappahannock County High School, this week to tell an assembly of seniors and juniors of her time last summer in Switzerland with the Lions International Youth Exchange program. Melanie described her five-week visit in The Alps as an experience she would never forget. “I stayed with three different families,” she said. “We went skiing, and spent some days lounging in the sun.” Melanie said she was treated as a member of the family in each household and has made some life-time friendships. r Laurel Mills Store ’God's blessing on you all through the holiday season and throughout the New Year." Laurel Mills Road, Castleton 540-937-3015 10 YEARS AGO Dec. 21, 1994 The Wakefield Country Day School delegation to the Virginia Junior Classical League convention held in Richmond earned more than 40 awards for their performance on academic and artistic tests about Greece and Rome. Welby Lynn of Washington walked away with second place in the 12th grade Individual Sweepstakes and also Best in Show for L r watercolor and ink map of the poems of Catullus. Andrew Lnglis, Jacob and Nick Konick also won awards The Rappahannock County Elementary' School was in a beehive of activity Friday morning as teachers moved into the new addition. In the first part of the move, kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms were moved into the addition. The K-2 special education class was also moved, and one room in the addition wall be used for a kindergarten resource room. Teams of teachers from both schools were assigned to help with the move for each classroom. The halls were filled with almost every wheeled device in the county as teachers, aides, custodians, and administrators moved furniture and boxes from one section to, another. By 10 a.m. most of the initial move had been completed and the primary teachers were left with w hatever help they wanted to bring order out of the chaos that resulted. COMPILED BY RUTH PURNELL 9 Coming your way with thanks and good , ) wishes on the road ahead. Best wishes! 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Town & Villages Caroling and candy canes: alive and well in Sperryville During this Christmas season, the television news is filled with stories of nativity scenes and Christmas carols being harmed from schools and other public forums. Many of the comments on Rappnet indicate that there is a lot of division on this subject in Rappahannock County. There are some who would be offended by the traditions that were a common part of long-ago Christmases in Sperryville, back when the auditorium of the old Sperryville school used to be filled to overflowing with parents and children who had come to see the reenactment of the Christmas story and when carolers on foot and in tractor-drawn wagons were commonly seen making the rounds through Rappahannock County while singing Sperryville Nancy Ostinato 987-8444 oldsperryvillebookshop@iglide.net songs such 'as “Away in a Manger.” The major reason given by those who oppose these symbols of Christmas is that they are offensive to those who are not Christian. It made me wonder what other symbols of the holiday could be considered offensive. What about candy canes? After all, candy canes were first made by a candy maker in Indiana who wanted to make a candy that would be a witness. He incorporated several sym bols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. Candy canes as symbols The candy maker began with a stick of pure white hard candy- white to symbolize the Virgin birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the church and firmness of the promises of God. The candy maker made the candy in the form of a “J” to represent the name of Jesus, who came to earth as a Savior. It also represents the staff of the “Good Shepherd” with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs that have gone astray. Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to represent the scourging Jesus received. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life. At least for now, candy canes have not been debated, the Methodist churches of Rappahannock County continued to sponsor a Living Nativity on Dec. 18 and people of all ages participated in a door to door caroling party in Sperryville on Dec. 19 that was sponsored by Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church. I am sure neither of these public events was carried out with the goal to offend but rather, to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Just as I am sure that the May Day events carried out publicly in Sperryville were intended by those who participated as a celebration and not as an attempt to offend me as a Christian, although I could have chosen to take as much offense as those who don’t like nativity scenes, since the maypole is a symbol of one of the most ancient religious festivals. May Day May Day originated as a celebration of Beltane, or the day of Fire. Bel was the Celtic god of the sun. Many consider this to be religious, yet it was celebrated publicly. Although many folks seem to forget, Christmas is a Christian holiday and its symbols naturally reflect its origins. The celebration of Christmas will continue as there will be Christmas Eve services at most Sperryville churches. If you 0 don’t get out to church at any other time during the year, Christmas Eve is a wonderful time to give it a try. The 7 p.m. Candlelight service at Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church, where lots of greenery, special lighting, and close to 50 memorial and honorarium poinsettias will run down the aisles and decorate the front of the church, will host an evening that includes carols by candlelight, infant dedications, and a children’s sermon about the legend of the candy cane called “The Candy Maker’s Witness.” For information contact pastor Jon Heddleston at 987-8137. Also on Christmas Eve, the Sperryville Methodist Church will have a Candlelight Communion Service at 8 p.m. The public is invited. Novum Baptist Church to ring bells on New Year’s Eve Novum Baptist Church of Reva Way invites everyone on New Year’s Eve to its annual great night of Christian fellow 4,500 soft. Storage, Production or Office Excellent Condition & Ready for Occupancy Jan. 2005 Adjacent to Fauquier Times-Democrat in the Heart of Warrenton CRES Inc. ('-ownfloii Real Lstau Scmce». Inc. ship, with activities beginning at 7:30 p.m., continuing through the night ringing of the bell. The Gospel Strings and The Blue Valley Boys will be featured.We will have another of those “Black Eye Pea and Hog Jowl” cook-offs. Other activities for the youth will include operating the “Novum Ice Cream Parlor.” This event is free. A love offering will be accepted for our musicians. Please call Pastor Jeff or Theresa Light at 987-9523 for more information. Let us continue to pray for <Jhey would cjive their life jor yours | ^Please cjive a little for theirs dAll ©ur ^K~9 £aw icers want for Ghristmas is to ie Safe! 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Culpeper, Rappahannock, Remington, Warrenton, Marshall, Maurertown and daughters, Mary and Rebecca visited Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hoover and son Grant in Carlyle, Pa. during the weekend. We have word that Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, Heather Dodd, has recently departed on a routine deployment on the amphibious assault ship, USS Saipan, out of Norfolk. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Dodd of Boston. She is a graduate of Culpeper County High School and joined the navy in February 2001. Birthday greetings for the week go out to Nina Parker, who adds another year today, Thursday, Rebecca Noel Cubbage on Christmas Eve and our newspaper editor celebrates on Sunday. Mrs. Cindy Heflin and Mrs. Shirley Settle were Wednesday guests of Mrs. Janet Peregory on Castleton Ford Road. Our community extends condolences to the family of Donald Murray, who passed away at his residence in Boston on Monday, and to the family of Hugh Pruitt, who passed away at his home of Castleton Way last Saturday. Sympathy is extended to the family of Peter Halley, a former resident of Boston, who passed esFrom.. I the Jot) of t)ow Home & Hem To Pom, Omt^VWtft Customers, vOfeKtSh alltta *. x, r>ness of the WgHoUolatj Season! Aqmrttft’sftrpimgQ&ifmriy' 54<m5-0345 . 1® +7<* .lames Madison Ui^jJm-ay ,i: Sfi m Culpeper, VA 28701 away at Culpeper Health Care Center on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crossman of Reva Way are dedicated “eggers” as they continue their hobby of decorating eggs and this year they have a decorated egg tree which they started about six months ago and it features dozens of egg creations using bantam, goose, turkey, quail and duck eggs. Bill does the eggshells using his special drill and wife Jean does the decorating. Quite an interesting hobby and what a beautiful tree it must be, along with rooms also decorated with eggshells. Our own Boston postmaster Ken Marlor, who is also on the Rappahannock County School Board from our district, and all his workers, along with rural carrier Eddie Bennett, takes time out from their busy schedule to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. This writer would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who has contributed to this column during the past year. It’s been a privilege as we “chat” from time to time and we continue to look forward to your news, whether it’s meetings, birthdays, anniversaries, visitations or sad to say, even obituaries. They all have a place in the Boston column. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all as we honor the one whose birthday we celebrate. 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Town & Villages Trees now look Very different’ from the past It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas in the neighborhood. This is especially so in the village of Laurel Mills which is just down the “hill” from Viewtown. Many homes have been decorated and the tradition of having a Christmas tree on the front porch of the Laurel Mills still survives. Mary Francis Fannon, the store operator, has been doing this since 1988 and many of those years, Pat Compton was responsible for decorating the tree. Continuing the research on Christmas’ past, my husband Danny reports the following. “The Christmas tree in Viewtown today, in most cases, looks very different from the Christmas tree of old. I interviewed a lady who was a child during the depression years. She told me that there was no such thing as a pre-cut tree for sale or a Christmas tree lot to make a selection. Most individuals went out on their land to cut a tree and almost always it was a wild cedar. Remembering that cedar branch ends are weak and will not hold much weight' I asked one lady from that era what kind of lights they put on the tree. With a slight pause, she looked at me and said, “What lights? We didn’t have electricity.” I then asked her if she used popcorn strands to decorate the tree. She quickly answered, “ If we had popcorn we ate it.” I found in my interviews, that a typical Viewtown cedar Christmas tree from that period would be decorated with r VlEWTOWN Linda Hitt k 937-4221 homemade paper chains made with scissors and glue. Included with this could be Sycamore tree balls wrapped in colored paper. Some people had a small quantity of glass ornaments to mix with this and others spoke of colored rope they wrapped around the tree. All the trees, of course, would be mounted in a bucket of dirt or nailed to cross boards. Last year my wife bought an artificial tree that uses fiber optics as part of its decorations. Spruces, firs and other assorted tree species make up most of the live trees we see in our local homes today. These come to us from special tree farms or are trucked in from many different out of state locations. Oh how far we have advanced! We no longer have to go out on a crispy cool December day to the beautiful Rappahannock countryside and fellowship with friends or family as we drag the old cedar toward the house.” Linda and I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We also want to thank the Rappahannock News for the opportunity to do the column this year. Before we forget, we want to congratulate Mr. Grigsby of our area who was named employee of the year for the Town of Warrenton. Rappahannock home and land transfers this week These Rappahannock County home and land property transfers were recorded in the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk’s office for the week of Dec. 10-Dec. 17. To find transfers in other Northern Virginia counties, visit www.timespapers.com. 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Mollie Miller Mollie Miller, 7, of Harris Hollow Road said she would be spending Christmas at home this year and that her cousin Katherine Leggett comes to her house for Christmas. Christmas time means Santa’s bringing presents. Her favorite Christmas carol is ‘Jingle Bells,’ and her favorite thing her mom fixes is Christmas cookies. She said her mother uses cookie dough and puts them in to bake, then she sprinkles red and g$een sprinkles on the top. The one thing that Mollie wants for Christmas is a horse kit that she has seen in a catalog. She like horses. She also wants it to snow for Christmas. Parker Critzer Parker Critzer, 7, of Washington said her family was going to spend Christmas Eve with her friend Wendy in Culpeper and will spend Christmas day at home. For Parker, Christmas means the celebration of Jesus’ birthday. Her favorite thing her mom makes each year is cookies. Her mother makes her cookies from a box and after she bakes them they put faces and stars on the cookies. 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Sports Rapp boys’ basketball fall to By Ruth Purnell Special to the Rappahannock News The score was back and forth in the first quarter of the boys’ basketball game last week as Rappahannock County High School faced Warren County High School. The Wildcats downed the Panthers 64-40 with the Wildcats scoring the opening points, but the Panthers kept up for the first half of the game. With more size in the for Inspiring, Tfumgfits by Randy Minter REMAINING OPTIONS As there has been a dramatic rise in cremation as an alternative form of final disposition to the traditional burial, there has been an increased need for options for determining the final resting place of the remains. While some families choose to scatter the remains in a meaningful way, the majority choose to place them in a permanent container or cremation um. These urns can. in turn, be placed in a columbarium niche at a cemetary, in a cremation garden, or at home. There are also keepsake ums, which are designed to hold only a portion of the cremated remains. These are useful when more than one family member wants to keep a portion of the remains. Each family is different when it comes to cremation. Whether to keep the remains in an um or to scatter them in an appropriate place is a personal choice. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we offer a full range of burial options from cremation to burial, along with services designed to your preferences. Call 3473431, 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, 24 hours a day. “And I shall thereupon take rest, ere I be gone, once more on my adventure brave and nen- ~ Robert Browning ward positions, Warren County had the advantage. Offensive rebounds led to many second and third shot opportunities for the Wildcats although Rappahannock tried to intensify the pace of the game by applying full-court pressure on defense. Warren County played a successful half-court trap, forcing many turnovers at midcourt. Afterward they settled into a 3-2 zone defense which Rappahannock had trouble passing around. Rappahannock played aggressively, not settling for outside shots and only trailed by eight at the end of the first half, 28-20. Panther coach Toussaint Summers said, “I think they played really well in the first half and controlled the tempo well.” Warren County dictated the pace of the game in the third quarter, stretching their lead over the Panthers. Well executed zone defense and inside shots on offense boosted the Wildcat lead to 21 by the end of the quarter. RCHS’ offense struggled to get open looks and only managed to score two points in the third. The Panthers came out shooting in the fourth, looking for outside shots. PantKer Jacob Dotson hit two 3-pointers in a row, giving the home team hope. Unfortunately for the Panthers, lack of size on* defense allowed the Wildcats too many easy inside shots. While the two teams traded baskets in the final quar ter Rappahannock was unable to cut into the lead. Summers was not sure what happened to the Panthers in the second half as he said, “We are a young team and it’s going to take a while to start clicking but we played hard until the final buzzer ended the game.” High scorers for the game were Jacob Dotson with 16 points and Irving Smith with eight. The varsity team will play in the Page County holiday tournament next week. Boys’ JV Basketball The Rappahannock jayvee boys’ basketball team was also at a disadvantage in height against Warren County. They had a difficult time scoring and fell 51-21. The Panthers settled for a lot of outside shots during the course of the game. Rappahannock only managed two points in the first half, trailing 27-2. “We are struggling because we don’t have a lot of competitiveness in the team,” said Panther jayvee coach Judd Hanberry. With the size advantage, the Wildcats were able to easily get position on offense. Most of their shots came from inside five feet of the basket, so scoring was not a problem. In the fourth quarter Rappahannock had several steals and fast break buckets. Will Boelte earned the Panthers valuable points with his free throws. Rappahannock scored 19 in the second half, but it was a very; A ^tfappy 'New year * • _ William G. Thompson, Mortician & Notary $03-7 North Main Street * Culpeper, Virginia 22701 >vl Telephone (540) 825-6700 Serving the Piedmont area for over 40 years. Country Life at its Best ' ;.w : Armfield, Miller & Ripley, Inc. Real Estate 322 Main Street * P.O. Box 266 • Washington, VA 22747 phone (540) 675-1488 • fax (540) 675-1486 Exclusive Member of the Estates Club Sotheby’s International Realty Help Preserve Rappahannock County Place Your Property in Conservation Easement Today Wildcats not enough to win the game. Hanberry stressed that the boys need encouragement. “People need to come out and watch to make them work harder and gain more team pride. We are trying to make it a better program.” He also said, “We need to work on our fundamentals like passing and getting to the ball. We only have one sophomore player while the rest are all eighth and ninth graders.” The high scorers in the JV game were Chase Tupper and Boelte, both with seven points on the night. Rappahannock News Photo/Ann Spieker SCOPING OPTIONS: RCHS’ Jason Jenkins (32) looks to make the pass as Irving Smith waits in the outside comer. The Panthers fell to Warren County 64-40. r Rapp wrestlers post team By Jeanne Spath Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County High School wrestlers may have struggled against Rockbridge County High School Saturday in a 57-19 loss, but came back with a vengeance when the team faced Greenbriar East of W.Va. in an all-day tourney at James River High School in Buchanan, Va., where the Panthers placed sixth out of 11 teams on the day. The Panthers defeated Greenbriar 54-24 with nine pins in a row. Alex Sharp started the action at 135 pounds, pinning Jared Bronkway in 2:57 with a headlock. Sharp nailed three more pins on the day, one against Roanoke area’s Hidden Valley with a spladle with :14 left in the match, a 1:52 pin against Liberty of Bedford and a 1:24 pin against James River. Against Greenbriar East, freshman 140-pounder Timmy Robinson came out ready to pin with a headlock as well in :59 for his solo win on the day. At 145 pounds, Dos Allen went 5-5 on the day with one minor decision against Rockbridge, a major decision against Hidden Valley and two pins. His first pin came against Greenbriar East in 2:30. In the second he fell Wes Ory of Liberty in :55 with a powerful headlock and hit a front headlock for a : 14 pin against James River. Also flawless on the day was 152-pounder Isaac Raney. Raney won by default against Rockbridge, fell Greenbriar’s John Morgan in 1:31, Liberty's Tyrone Bryant in :53 and James River’s Ryan Boone in :48. His minor decision win was against Hidden Valley. Senior 160-pounder Johnathan Miller leads the team with seven pins this season, hitting a headlock against Greenbriar East in a :27 pin and again against James River in 2:31. Keeping the team streak going against Greenbriar, newcomer to the team, Justin Robinson pinned Jeremy Patton in 1:04, then drove Hidden Valley’s Ray Nathan to his back in 1:29. Jeremy Miller, a 189-pounder, kept momentum going in the Greenbriar match as he quickly pinned in 1:03, then went on to fall James River in 1:45c At 215 pounds, E.J. Estes scored the only pin against See WRESTLERS, Page A9 ueasorik \ Sn/ay the 9%ofjcfciij$ <Sz ijffaAe a/f ne*xt^tjea/+ eg/otfuMeJof* ot/ie/ssf T^APPAHANNOCK *E^EAL ESTATE ‘“J^ESOURCES # 540-675-1190 (H HEALTO*f www.RappahannockRealEstateResources.com Butch Zindel Trish Bartholomew butch @ rapprealestate.com tbartl @ earthlink.net U Mu Rapp girls’ basketball falls to Brentsville Tigers By Jeanne Spath Rappahannock News Staff Writer Frustration appeared to be a common thread on the Rappahannock County High School girls’ basketball bench last week as it struggled against the Brentsville Tigers in a 44-12 loss. The Panthers started off strong, but quickly fell behind, sporting a 21-point deficit by the half. The Tigers forced the Panthers to 22 turnovers, the majority of those coming in the first two quarters. “That is just unacceptable,” said Panther coach J.D. Almond, shaking his head after the game. As the second half began, RCHS kept up the quick pace set by the Tigers, but missed shots held their score to single See BASKETBALL, Page A9 — Rick Kohler, Mitzie Young, Kaye Kohler, and Marge Montague^ RealEstateiii The Best. One Home at a Time ‘ S' www.RealEstateIII.com

Wrestlers From Page A8 Rockbridge County in :29, and followed his performance up by pinning Greenbriar East in 1:29. Estes increased his record to 4-4 on the season. At heavyweight, Morgan Blubaugh pinned Greenbriar East in 1:27, also with a headlock. The Panthers fell to Hidden Valley 59-31, Liberty 53-30 and in a match that went Rappahannock’s way in the middie and heavyweight matches, fell 39-36 to James River in the final team placing round. “Were pinning more and getting the first takedown. That’s what scores points,” said RCHS coach Eric Spath. The Panthers hosted the Wilson Memorial Hornets Wednesday after the Rappahannock News went to press. RCHS’ next meet will be its first district meet of the season against Manassas Park on Jan. 5 at home at 7 p.m. Basketball From Page A8 digits with Brentsville switching to a zone defense. Although Almond prefers a man-to-man defense himself, he was forced to switch to zone as well, using a 1-3-1 in an attempt to stop Brentsville’s only senior starter Katie Steel. “She was just too much for us. The girls are working hard and want to compete, they are young and learning,” said Almond. The Panthers came back hungry in the fourth quarter with freshman Noel Johns aggressive on defense, holding the Tigers at 42-7 for most of the period. With fans cheering them on, a pass to RCHS’ Courtney Hutcheson resulted in a nailed 3-pointer with 3:27 left in the game, reviving some hope for the Panthers. “She (Hutcheson) is really up-beat, a real motivator,” said Almond, who has been looking for a team leader to emerge. Perhaps his leadership is taking form with Johns leading the scoring at seven on the night and Hutcheson with four. Samantha Brown added a free throw to round out the final score. “We are disappointed, we know we could play better. This was just one of those games,” Almond said. The Panthers fell to Warren County earlier last week 58-29 with Johns leading the scoring at 12 and Hutcheson with 11. RCHS was 20 percent from the field on that night. Rappahannock News Photo Ann Spieker WORKING INSIDE: Panthers’ Noel Johns works into the basket against a strong Brentsville defense. RCHS fell to the Tigers 44-12. School From Page A1 at the LFCC campus. However, 147 credit hours have been taught at Rappahannock County High School by qualified instructors. These are teachers already employed by the high school who have their master’s degree in the content area. While parents are totally responsible for the payment of credit hours earned at the LFCC campus, Rappahannock County schools and Headwaters pick up the majority of the tab when students earn the credits at the high school. Civil War history Meanwhile, the college’s Fauquier campus is opening a Center for Civil War History as a resource for educators and citizens who are interested in the study of Civil War history. The kick-off for the program will take place at RCHS on Jan. 22 at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided by the culinary students of RCHS with a lecture on “Southern Women: What They Meant to the Confederacy” to follow. The cost is $20 per person. Chappell encourages students to participate and added if the cost is a problem for any Rappahannock students, scholarships will be available. Pre-registration is required and can be obtained by contacting LFCC at 540351-1524. Grant requests In other action, the School Board voted unanimously to approve a request by Chappell to apply for a grant to establish a Regional Academic-Year Governor’s School in the amount of $180,000. This would be a half-day program offered to gifted and talented students in the fields of mathematics, science and technology in conjunction with Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Rappahannock, Warren counties and Winchester City and would be housed at LFCC. Chappell advised the board that he has sent in a grant application to a program called Clean Buses for Kids School Bus Diesel Retrofit Program. Its purpose is to provide grants to school districts to retrofit diesel school buses with emission control equipment. School districts considered Decorations From Page A1 that runs through the town. The village is stored in a little shed in his backyard that has Christmas music playing. Dolls, Christmas figurines, and other treasures also live in the shed and are guarded by a security camera. Ideally he would like to open this to the public, but right now that is not possible because of the fear of vandalism. The security cameras are important because Sinnott says his decorations are often being tom apart and his property damaged. People have also found his lights dragged up and down 522. “I am not going to let them get the best of me. Whatever they tear down I put up again. This is a nice county and it’s a shame that people are trying to destroy what others enjoy so much,” says Sinnott. Sinnott and his wife Catherine say that people from other states have stopped by to see the decorations. He has even had mobile homes and children’s groups pull up in his drive way to compliment the families’ hard work. Many have wanted to donate money to the Sinnott family to help them pay for the lights which is helpful because the Sinnott’s electric bill for these decorations has run over $1,600 for oneTnonth. “When the lights are on we turn off the heat to save money. It doesn’t bother us. We just put on a jacket or sweater,” says Catherine. And this help is appreciated since the Sinnott family says they have had to struggle. Sinnott was left with extensive nerve damage after he says he tripped at work as a security guard and broke his elbow and simultaneously jammed the bones of the arm into his shoulder and spine leaving him with hands that constantly shake, constant headaches and an inability to sleep more than two or three hours a night. Catherine has been diagnosed with macular degeneration and has lost much of her eyesight. She says all the Christmas lights look like a white blur to her but she can still see the main colors in the colored light displays. In the face of this Sinnott still says, “Where there’s a will there’s a way. I want to put up these lights because I want my wife to see as much as she can. I’ll do anything for her.” In the past Hugo and Catherine put up all the decorations on their own, but in the last two or three years they have counted on the help of their daughter, Erika, who has already gotten two minor shocks from working with the lights this year. The Sinnott’s receive a lot of their decorations from a company that sends them defunct toys and lights. The Sinnotts are often able to fix the problem and use the decoration in their yard displays. Each year they try to take down all the ornaments, but this year they still had some out when an ice storm hit May 7 causing severe damage to the decorations. Along with the recent downpours the county has been experiencing the Sinnotts say they have had some setbacks decorating this year. Nevertheless they are still working to put up more and more lights which will be up until around Jan. 6 the time they turn the lights off evexy year. “When Christmas is over we like to turn the window figurines to face the inside of the house so that we can enjoy them ourselves,” says Sinnott. a. r Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and £ Happy New Year. ® Thank you for your support and business $ throughout the year! • Sam Snead • Joe King 9 • Emily Taylor Roop • Dulcida Estrada e • Linda Baldwin \ • Lee Smith Dillard • Bucky Thomas • Judi Burke 9 e ? 9 <» R E A LTV <» 12699 Lee Highway Washington, VA 22747 540-987-9243 Locally owned and managed A fW /O for the grant first are located in “non-attainment areas” or an eight-hour ozone standard, of which Rappahannock is not located. 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December 23, 2004 www.timescommunity.com School Christmas concerts Holiday music Above, the Rappahannock County High School band and chorus hosted a Christmas concert last week. The band played an assortment of music under the direction of Matt Yonkey. The chorus sang holiday songs under the direction of Lynne Fournier. A silent auction during the evening raised over $500 to benefit the newly formed Jazz Ensemble at the high school. Photos by Ray Boc Left, Wakefield Country Day School kindergarteners and first graders sing their hearts out at the annual Holiday Concert ‘Sing with Joy.’ From left, foreground, are Jonathan Carrier, Teague Sanders, Emma Callanan, Tanner Perry, and Justin Ramey. From left, background, are Taylor Jones, Ashlyn Ramey and Chandler Heard. Photo by Marcy Laube At Castleton Theatre— A master puppeteer creates realistic marionettes By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News Rousing applause from an appreciative audience of some 140 people rang out in the concert hall of the Castleton Theatre Sunday afternoon for a virtuoso performance of the award-winning “Cashore Marionettes.” Reacting with awe _ and amazement, everyone litit wondered how one person could create such a range of sophisticated and realistic illusions with marionettes? The answer is talent and h$rd work. Joseph Cashore, a master artisan and internationally acclaimed performer, has received numerous awards and fellowships for his artistry and presentations around the world. He came to the Castleton Theatre for a private benefit to advance the educational work of Lorin and Dietlinde Maazel’s Chateauville Foundation in bringing world-class theatrical artists and music to the unique setting of Rappahannock County. Hand-crafting his own marionettes, Cashore has designed his own systems that use many complex strings to gain an extraordinary depth of expression with his puppets-including both people and animals. An outstanding example of this technique was the elephant he created in “African Morning” where Cashore used 42 strings that allowed this gentle animal to sniff food, move hay, and weep silently on his knees as he uncovers the bones of a relative in the jungle. Sounds of a hunting party approaching breaks the solemnity of the moment and the elephant hurriedly moves on. In his signature vignette-Maestro Janos ZelinkaCashore has his puppet convincingly “play” the violin to the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending. When the little concerto is finished, people are applauding the realism of the scene Cashore has created but also his skilled technique and subtle control over the marionette’s every movement and expression. The vignettes, presented only with recorded music and no words, covered a series of poignant as well as humorous and even whimsical scenes from everyday life. Some of the titles suggest the subject matter: For example, “A Lullaby,” shows a mother holding and lovingly playing V See MARIONETTES, Page B2 Photo courtesy/ Chateauville Foundation MARIONETTES: ‘Maestro Janos Zelinka, Joseph Cashore’s signature piece for his marionette show at the Castleton Theatre on Sunday, plays a tiny toy violin to the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending. Photo courtesy/Rose Hill Veterinary Practice WHOA-WHOA-WHOA: Santa rides ‘Arthur1 a 26-year-old mule at a holiday open house featuring ‘Pets with Santa’ at the Rose Hill Veterinary Practice in Washington on Dec. 12. Arthur is owned by Sue Nigh of Harris Hollow. ‘One of my most favorite pieces about Santa Claus’ By Kathleen Snyder Special to the Rappahannock News. When we at the Red Cross have the occasion to notify a serviceman stationed in Iraq of his child’s birth, or to help someone who has suffered a catastrophic loss from a house fire, we can’t help feeling a little bit like Santa Claus. Many of you have felt the warmth that comes from doing a good turn for someone else, or from restoring a person’s confidence — and at this time of the year you will reach out to others in the community, and maybe you’ll feel a bit like Santa, too. One of my favorite pieces about Santa Claus, and belief in things that can’t be seen or proven, was written by Francis P. Church of The New York Sun in 1897. Mr. Church’s editorial, “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” was an immediate sensation and became one of the most famous editorials ever written. After its first appearance more than 100 years ago, it was reprinted annually in The Sun until 1949 when the paper went out of business. Thirty-six years after her letter was printed, Virginia O’Hanlon recalled the events that prompted her letter: “Quite naturally I believed in Santa Claus, for he had never disappointed me. But when less fortunate little boys and girls said there wasn’t any Santa Claus, I was filled with doubts. I asked my father, and he See SANTA, Page B2

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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 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: Fiint Hill at 8:45 a.m., Sunday School at 10 a.m.; Willis Chapel at 10 a.m.; and Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Washington Baptist Pastor: R9V. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Bible Study 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Tuesday: Adult Choir 7 p.m. Wednesday: Men’s Discipleship Class 7 p.m. Kids’ Community Bible Club meets 3:30 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 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 Cranei 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: Robert O. Goff 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. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Pastor: Dallas Smith Sunday: Early Worship Service 8:30 a.m. Morning Bible Study 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Adult Choir 6 p.m. Youth Group 6 p.m. Children tor Christ 7 p.m. Evening Services 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Church services Christmas Eve service The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have a Christmas Eve service Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. Holy communion will be served. Pastor Merlin Shorb invites everyone. New Year’s service The Woodville Baptist Church will have a New Year’s celebration on Jan. 1 from 8 p.m. until 12 a.m. with a covered dish dinner and music by the Down Home Gospel Singers from Manassas. Everyone is welcome. ‘Nothing but applause’ for Jack Frazier’s art exhibit By Rene Ruffner Special to the Rappahannock News Jack Frazier’s abstractions have brought life to the Packing Shed Gallery’ in Little Washington and his show of 24 paintings will enrich its viewers until it closes Jan. 17. It almost goes without saying that non-figurative art like this is considered with the heart, and that we come to an emotional conclusion about it. The best abstract art - and this show falls into that category - almost defies a right-brained approach to viewing. Let your eyes lead your heart around its walls. When he was 18, Frazier lived near the U. S. Capitol and because a trolley car line running near his Washington, D. C. home made a stop at the National Art School, the decision on where to study painting was simplified. Review After studying at NAS for three years, he began a career in art with the United States government, first in a graphics shop at the Pentagon, and then as an art director for other government art shops. Later he became an associate to Burdeshaw Associates Limited. About three years ago Frazier became dissatisfied with figurative painting. With early influences of DeKooning, Motherwell, the DeStijl school, and Franz Kline, he set about to create his own vision. Frazier’s earlier paintings were built-up layers that achieved shapes, with darker colors laid down first. Underlayers appear as discreet colors because of close tonali ties and themes are achieved by adhering to well-conceived black and white conceptual sketches. So although there is clearly an intellectual process in Frazier’s work, having its roots in his study of art history, there is also a feeling of exceptional spontaneity and freedom in the finished products. Maybe this can be attributed to spontaneity in Frazier’s original drawings at the planning stages, and the fact that he makes up his colors as he progresses through each painting. The work would appear to be arduous because of its great scope, but Frazier is surprisingly prolific, usually having “two wet paintings” on his easels at any one time. One example of the artist’s early work (which sold immediately) is “Celestial Spheres,” a masterpiece though which not large dominates a wall of the gallery. When this astonishing painting is viewed from the adjoining gallery room, it seems to radiate brilliant lights of distant galaxies. More recently, Frazier has begun to paint in single layers, not disclosing any underpainting. This art, too, is full of craft and great color sense. A feeling of construction reigns in the work, of the organization of moving shapes built with the palette knife. As Frazier says himself, he plans a center of interest, and is concerned with creating art that “leads the eye” around the painting. He paints within bounds, knows what he’s doing, has a great sense of color and an ability to apply it. He clearly edits his work successfully, and stays true to his original inspirations. Nothing but applause. Santa From Page B1 was a little evasive on the subject. It was a habit in our family that whenever any doubts came up as to how to pronounce a word or some question of historical fact was in doubt, we wrote to the Question and Answer column in The Sun. Father would always say, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.”’ Consequently, Virginia sat down and wrote her parents’ favorite newspaper. Her letter found its way into the hands of a veteran editor, Francis P. Church, son of a Baptist minister. Mr. Church had covered the Civil War for The New York Times and worked on The New York Sun for 20 years. His personal motto was “endeavor to clear your mind of cant.” When controversial subjects had to be tackled on the editorial page, especially those dealing with theology, the assignments were usually given to Church. “Is there a Santa Claus?” the childish scrawl in the letter asked. At once, Mr. Church knew that there was no avoiding the question. He must answer, and he must answer truthfully. So he turned to his desk and began his reply which was to become one of the most memorable editorials in newspaper history. . Editorial Page, New York Sun, 1897 — We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sim: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sim, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? — Virginia O’Hanlon Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus? Thank God he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Francis P. Church married shortly after the editorial appeared. He died in April 1906, leaving no children. Virginia O’Hanlon became an educator, retiring after 47 years. Throughout her life she received a steady stream of mail about her Santa Claus letter, and to each reply she attached an attractive printed copy of the Church editorial. Virginia O’Hanlon Douglas died in May 1971, at the age of 81. Kathleen Snyder is with the Culpeper-Madison chapter of the American Red Cross. Marionettes From Page B1 with her tiny child who kicks and giggles his little nightgown as she puts the baby bed in a cradle. .9 3 In “Old Mike the Homeless in “No Address,7” a homeless man down on his luck sits on a park bench and when he crosses his legs, you can see the old man’s toes wiggle in his worn-out shoes. And, in “Maura in Last Farewell,” an old woman goes to the gravestone of her late husband to plant a flower that opens up as she pats down the earth and leaves on her cane. While playing with his marionettes one day, Cashore was “started by the sudden but momentary sensation that the puppet was alive.” Undoubtedly, many in the audienceand not just the children-shared that feeling as they reflected on the convincing magic that this master puppeteer created. 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 “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs" 1418 Oranae Road Culpeper (540)8254)937 Sperryville Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING" U. S. 211, West Sperryville, VA (540) 987-8235 It was clearly a perplexing seme. Who could understand it? There by an infant on a bed of straw, His newborn cries drowned by the mooing of cows and the bleating of sheep. There were the honorable Wise Men from the East, dressed in rich fabrics, carrying jewels, the finest of their gifts of fragrance mingied with the animals'scent . In contrast, the weatherworn shepherds trembled in awe at the scene before tbem..still stunned from their encounter with angels. Mary and Joseph could not take their eyes from the true mirade God had entrtbted to their care., a babe destined for perfcdioa-.born into a scene of confusion and imperfection-yet, bathed m glory. Though we can newer be perfect like Jesus, our Heavenly father seeks that each of as be destined for glory to live forever with Hhn. We are taaght in God’s Holy Word. ‘Therefore, since we are justified by Cnlth, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ Through Hhn, we have obtafaed access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in ov hope of sharing the glory of God.” [Romans S:l-2] In this holy season, share m the glory of God like the Wise Mei did by worshiping Hhn this week. In thfc way we can al remember that God wants to share His glory with us. May we all bathe in the glory of God’s Son this Christmas and e^joy Ht> blessing. Scf’QtUf&s Selected Iv The Anwu/i cObte Stnetv 2004. K«(tf«-W Aims Newspaper SeMctt.P 0 Be* 8*97 CharMeante VA 22904 www tatrww; m ABERDEEN BARN Steaks • Seafood • Prime Rib Banquets • Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper 1540) 825-1037 The Color Shoppe Paint • Carpet Wallcovering • Blinds Rt. 29 South — 2 miles from Culpeper Old Hudson Ham Budding 547*9743 Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News' :

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Christmas Eve service A Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service will be held at the Sperryville United Methodist Church at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. A warm invitation is extended to the public. Rappahannock Free Clinic The Rappahannock Free Clinic will be open Wednesday. Dec. 29 at the Rappahannock Health Department in Washington. Patient registration is 5:30-6:30 p.m. For more information, call the clinic at 675-2525 or 347-0394. Ballet classes Ballet is a fun way to get fit and gain strength and flexibility. Registration is now open for ballet classes being offered at the Belle Meade Schoolhouse from January through June. Creative Movement (ages 3 and 4), Pre-ballet (ages 5 and 6), Ballet I (ages 7 to 9), Ballet II (ages 10-15) and Adult Ballet (ages 16-99) will be taught by Meghan Cupp, a former professional ballet dancer. For more information, including class times and descriptions, call Meghan at (540)987-8081. Yoga classes For those who aspire to flexibility and serenity, Winter Yoga will begin the week of Jan. 3 (until April 10) at Belle Meade Schoolhouse on Route 231 in Sperryville. Please notice that jj will be teaching a new Friday class, instead of Monday. Monday, 10:30 a.m.-12 noon (Mary/Janice); Wednesday, 5:45-7:15 p.m. (Mary/ Janice); Friday, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (jj/ Mary). Questions? Email: maryomeara@earthlink. net, or call 8251215. Adult education Rappahannock County adult education classes start the week of Jan. 3. Enrollment is open to all and will continue until Dec. 29. There are 10 classes this session; everyone's sure to find something to interest them. Registration forms may be picked up at RCES, RCHS, the County Library, 211 Quicke Mart, and can also be printed from I the public school web site. Contact program director Robyn Jeanniton, Phone (540) 9873367 or email Robynjeanniton® Rappahannock.k12.va.us. Medical emergencies Whether you are retired or working, your skills are needed to assist Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties in their response to medical emergencies such as bioterrorism incidents, large communicable disease outbreaks and natural disasters. Can you spare two to three hours per year for training and attend a drill once a year? If so, reserve your place now for the training on Tuesday, Jan. 18 from 6-9 p.m. with the Orange County Rescue Squad If you are interested and cannot attend this training session, additional sessions are each month in a different county. Call 540-829-7350 or email RRMRC@vdh.virginia.gov for more information. To learn more about the Medical Reserve Corps go to: www.VMRC@vdh.virginia.gov Commuting survey What type of commuting options would help you get to work on time? Option 1: Bus Service from Bealeton, Marshall, or Warrenton to: VRE Broad Run Station, Falls Church Metrorail, Downtown D.C., Pentagon Option 2: Virginia Railway Express from Bealeton to downtown D C. Please review the options and email Pat Hirst at fauquiercommute@yahoo.com. Results will be provided to the Fauquier Transportation Committee and the Board of Supervisors.

Obituaries John E. McKeever Family in Washington John Edwin McKeever, 90, died Oct. 28 at the National Lutheran Home in Rockville of complications related to bladder cancer. He lived for a number of years in the Tiger Valley area of Washington, Va., with his daughter and son-inlaw, Joan and Bob Herrema. Mr. McKeever was a real estate developer and broker who helped develop Silver Spring. He was bom in Sapulpa, Okla., and raised in the District. He was a member of the first graduating class of Blessed Sacrament School in 1928. After graduating from St. John’s High School in 1932 and briefly attending the National Law School (forerunner to the George Washington LTniversity School of Law), he worked for Gulf Oil and later owned and operated the Sunoco station at River Road and Wisconsin Avenue NW. At the start of World War II, having served in the Maryland National Guard, he sought to enlist in the military as a pilot. He had trained at Hyde Field, now the site of the Pentagon, and Congressional Airport in Montgomery County, now Congressional Shopping Center. He was an early member of the Montgomery County Human Relations Commission, beginning in 1967, and also served as the court ordered receiver of First Continental Saving & Loan. He retired in 1984 and moved to St. Thomas. He returned to the Washington area in the early 1990s, continued flying his own plane and boating in the Caribbean and the Chesapeake throughout most of his life. Mr. McKeever is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Carroll McKeever. Additional survivors include a son, Patrick C. McKeever of Potomac and Joan F. Herrema of Washington, Va., five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family is planning a memorial service at a later date. David M. Green Amissville resident David Michael Green, 49, of Amissville, died on Dec. 12 at the VCU Medical Center in Richmond. He was born June 23, 1955 in Winchester, Va. Mr. Green was a U. S. Air Force veteran and a mechanic at Speedy’s Automotive. He was preceded in death by his father, Halsey T. Green Jr. Mr. Green is survived by his mother, Helen White Green of Warrenton, and his six brothers and sisters; Halsey T. Green III of Louisa, Susan Batten of Toledo, Ohio, Diana Gulick, John Green both of Warrenton. Joseph Green of Madison, Va., and Barker of Martinsburg, West Va. Funeral services were held on Dec 16 at Moser Funeral Home Chapel in Warrenton. Interment followed in Warrenton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may, be made to the Fauquier SPCA, P.O. Box 733 Warrenton, VA 20188. Donald E. Murray Boston resident Donald Eugene Murray, 76, of Boston died Dec. 13 at his residence. He was bom May 31, 1928 in Arlington, Va., to the late Hugh Eugene Murray and Hazel Beatrice Hughes Murray. Mr. Murray attended Open Door Baptist Church. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. He manufactured Echo Turkey Calls. He valued every day. He is survived by one brother, Charles Hugh Murray and his wife, Doris M. Murray of Vienna and three nephews and three nieces. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Jeannene Murray. A graveside service was held Dec. 17 at National Memorial Park, in Falls Church with the Rev. Bemie Jemigan officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Open Door Baptist Church, 754 Germanna Hwy„ Culpeper, VA 22701. Willem H. van den Toorn Sperryville resident Willem Hendrik van den Toorn, 66, a Capitol Hill community activist, writer and retired federal employee, died of cancer Dec. 13 at his home in Washington. Mr. van den Toorn was born in Montclair, N. J. When he was a child, his father, a native of the Netherlands, was appointed director of the Holland America Line, and the family moved to the Hague. He returned to the United States in 1949. He graduated from Brown University in 1960. In 1961, he received a master’s degree in diplomatic history from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He later attended the Hague Academy of International Law and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He had lived on Capitol Hill for the past 30 years and served two terms as an advisory neighborhood commissioner. He was chairman of the environment committee for the Capitol Hill Restoration Society and personally took over planting and maintaining a park near his home. Mr. van den Toom was a senior editor for the Hill Rag newspaper, where for the past 10 years he wrote about development plans, farmers markets and the tensions between residents and the federal government. From 1980 to 1982, he served in the same position at the Department of Health and Human Services: In 1982, he became director of the planning, evaluation and budget division of the civil rights office, and from 1987 until his retirement in 1993, he was director of its Budget and Administrative Services Division. After retirement, Mr. van den Toorn moved to Sperryville, but maintained a residence in Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Susan McCaffray van den Toom of Sperryville and Washington, D.C., and a daughter, Christine van den Toom of Sperryville. Additional survivors include a sister, Virginia Duys of South Carolina, and a twin brother, Pieter C. van den Toom of California. A funeral service was held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill on Dec. 16. Cracking open a new store By George Rowaxd Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Cracked Pepper Gourmet on Lee Highway in New Baltimore has brought a wide variety of inventory to that area of Fauquier county, which Rappahannock commuters pass daily. It’s almost like a general store of old, updated to the demands of today. “I have a potpourri of everything,” said owner Brenda Van Dyke. “I have antique and reproduction furniture and hand-painted furniture, anything pertaining to cooking, outdoor living or entertaining, gift baskets ... even dog and cat gifts. “We sell a lot of dog bowls, especially the raised ones. I buy them plain, and I paint them.” The aromatherapy candles and some of the rugs are special, Van Dyke said. “When the candles burn* they don't have any black residue,” she stated. “They’re very natural. And the Jellybean rugs are neat. You can throw them in the washing machine.” One brand of bath and body products comes in for special praise from Van Dyke. “Davie’s Gate bath and body products are not tested on animals, they’re all-natural and organic, made from plants, fruits and vegetables,” she explained. “They’re all-natural, and the smells don’t fight against each other.” What’s cooking? Moving over into another room, Valft Dyke showed off the cooking and food inventory. “We have black truffle olive oil, white truffle olive oil, D’anjou pear vinegar, rice bran oil — it has no cholesterol or trans-fatty acids and is all-natural,” she said. “This beats olive oil by a hundred yards. “We’ve got all kinds of sauces and hot sauces,” she continued. “This one is made with tequila, and this one with rum, and they’re incredible.” Van Dyke said her daughter recently used the maple chipotle sauce. “She called and said, “Mom, I tried it on a roast and slowbaked it, and it had to be the best taste in my life.’ “ The store also carries handmade pastas and pasta sauces — and snacks. “I carry a really nice line of Belgian chocolates, and I have a lot of Stonewall Kitchen products,” Van Dyke said. “And we carry Virginia peanuts, which are the best around. “I have a really nice British pantiy here,” she continued. “I have a whole lot of Rishi tea. It’s for people that are totally into tea. It’s the best of the best.” Van Dyke’s stated intention is to carry a number of highquality items. “I am looking for things that you don’t find in the grocery store,” she explained. “[For example], I’ve got coffees from all the regions of the world. I’ve got a lot of high-end stuff, and things that are very reasonably priced.” Some of the coffee may be difficult to find elsewhere. “This is Haitian Bleu coffee,” Warren Memorial Hospital Welcomes Cuna Raj Subedi, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician Taking over the practice of Furadoon Irani, M.D., upon his retirement 135 North Royal Avenue, Front Royal, VA Dr. Subedi is a graduate of China Medical University in Shenyang and completed his residency in internal medicine at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens in Flushing. He is Board-certified in internal medicine. 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Mobile to Mobife may be used when directly d.almg any other Cmguiar phone number from svrthm your calling j-«i Mobile toMobile requires that Caller ID be passed to the incoming phon# Home systems do not pass Caller ID) If Caller ID IS not present on mbound call* Mob4e to-Moc*l* does not apply Cmguiar Nation Coverage n not available m afl arena, ^ee coverage map ar store for details Cmguiar reserves th* right to *errr>mat* you* lennc* if •ess th«r $0% of your usage o*er three consecutive DrHmg cycles! e on Cmguiar owned systems Customer must {!' use phone programmed with Cmguiar Wireless preferred roaming database (2) have a mailing address and1 I»ve m the area «n * which subscription is made Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Randy Litzmger GLOWING: The Cracked Pepper Gourmet store in New Baltimore features coffees, teas, gourmet foods of all sorts, as well as aromatherapy candles, painted furniture and items for dogs and cats. Van Dyke said. “The distributor is the only distributor in the U.S., and the coffee is phenomenal.” Coffee lovers get a break — they can buy a small amount of something different without committing to buying even a pound. Van Dyke said, “I sell a lot of these Terfect Potfuls.’ It will make a wonderful pot of coffee.” Tea lovers haven’t been for gotten. Van Dyke even sells tea one bag at a time, to allow drinkers to try something new. “We also have 10 different kinds of hot cocoa,” she stated. Cracked Pepper Gourmet is located at 5282 Lee Highway (U.S. 29) in New Baltimore. The phone number is (540) 3493962. The store is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. -ttr CSKPtT HE VI St 806 North Main Street • Culpeper, VA 540-825-5585 Merry Christmas! 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Call 540-955-0445 The Plains, VA area Sunny 2BR home way-back on private farm. Very special. No pets. First time rented $1100/mo. Call Cathy Thomas & Talbot Real Estate 540-687-4144 WARRENTON AREA, 3br. 2 5 ba New Ryan Home full finished basement w 2 car garage. $1800 mo 12/1 Listing Agent part owner MLS4FQ510421 8 Vickie Watts Re/Max Premier. 703-378-4131 WARRENTON, Old Town cute, 2BR house, 1BA, Ig Kit. W D. front & back porch $1000/mo. 540-347-4871. Avail 12 1. No pets 066 Rantate ~ i”** Shared Housing ASHBURN 1 BR private BA. W D cable & pool privs . short term considered SoOOmo 703729-7777 avail immed -EESBURG-PROF ftT male iso same to share 2 turn bdrms pnv ba kitch laud Avail 1 1 S625 703-554-9819 -EESBURG- TH. female iso same 1 person for 2 turn bdrms. Irg prrv bath Kitch/laundry pnv No pets $625 inc util 703-554-9819 Iv mess lOVETTSVILLE walk out basement pvt bath W D 1000 sq ft w sun room poss pet $695 + dep 540-822-4274 STERLING 2 levels of 3 level th. 3 bd, 25 ba. sep ent kitch.*. w d. deck, f p No pets $1350 » util. & 1 mo dept 571-434-8484 ADS WORK Call 540-34 7-4222 ( 'N Luu. Rentals — I™* Shared Howtog Warrenton Roommates to share; S500+/mo. Share utils. Access to private pool. Horses possible. 540-743-6994 540-743-6525 /■--x 077 Renta,s ~ Townhouse* v_J LEESBURG - Close to shopping- 3-level TH h w firs mam lev.. 4 BR 3-12 BA. rec room. fpl. xtra parking $1700 mo No pets 703-2987334 LUXURY Town House Warrenton. ad|acent to Fauquier Hospital AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. Former model end unit garage 1900 sq ft living space gourmet Kit w desk, fireplace many ' upgrades $1500 mo 540-727-7778 or 800-311-3498 STERLING - Beaut 3BR 2-1 2BA TH. very spacious. exc condition non-smoking $1200 mo 703-723-3010 080 Rentals — Office J WARRENTON, 36 Main St lower level Retail or office space 500-5000 sq ft Former location ot On the Run Sports which is relocating to 22 Waterloo St Owner 540-347-5555 r 090 Vacation Rentals ORLANDO D6NEY 5BR 4FBA. Pool. Sleeps. 12 Wkly www 360house com.76559 or 703-2411537 /-\ 100 Fo,Sale ,uv By Owner V J CULPEPER. VA. 3BR 2 5BA TH. all up grades, patio end unit, unfinsh bsmt $223,500 540-937-4501 Place Your Ad Today Call 347-4222 Fax 349-8676 Sates — Houses J JEFF. CO.. '.V Va 38R 2 BA home w high view 1 3 AC Wooded' Ig deck- S2S4K. 240-2855718 O' 304--74 -’37 Sell. Buy or Rent your home fast! Al! advertisers can get FREE classified ads! 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Ghr is turns fJrees Cut your own •W*s~ t ;• ¥V jJa^Lin Farm ^§*. Catlett, VA Sat. 8am-5 pm Sun. 2pm-5 pm Weekdays by appt. 540-788-4268 NEAR GAINESVILLE, 5.6 acre +, surveyed & perked, ready to build, S450K 540-341-3437, 703-407-5842 COMMERCIAL/ INVESTMENT PROPERTIES GREENE COUNTY • Lafayette Hotel - Located in the heart of downtown Stanardsville, VA, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns, 1840 stageline hotel restored as restaurant and B&B. Minutes to Shenandoah NatM Park, UVA, and many historic sites. Possible up to 45% state/fed tax credit $748K • Commercial property - 38+/- acres and 14.7+/- acres fronting on US 29 at Food Lion Center, water/sewer/outparcels available. MADISON COUNTY • Main Street - Commercial building in the Town of Madison, extensive parking area, public water/sewer Uses restaurant, gift/craft shop. $289K • M-1, Commercial - US 29. Shelby Area, 6,000 sf bldg with office/shop/warehouse , three phase elec, available, security system. $635K • Seminole Ridge - US 29S-18+/- ac zoned commercial, adjoining Food Lion Center, water/sewer avail. Planning for senior residential, medical/wellness center, professional offices. Call Bill Gentry for your commercial or investment needs. Jefferson Land & Realty 540-948-5050 WWW. Jefferson-land.com For Your Employment Needs call Times Community Newspapers Call 347-4222 FIRST TIME BUYERS Why rent when you can own? Free list of homes available with NO money down! Under $1,400 per month. Please visit www.n-vahomeinfo. com.com Remax Alleiance. • In the Plains, 4 BD 3 BA historic home. Large rooms and lots of charm. $364,990 • Large brick home with 3+ BD & 3 BA, finished den and large lot. $319,900 Austin Realty Management & Investments, Inc. (540) 347-1901 86 West Shirley Ave, P.O. Box 606, Warrenton, V A. 20188 Fax (540)347-1900 www.ARMIVA.com A. R. M. I. 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We can Help Chaste Properties, LLC. • Property Rental • Tenant Screening • Rent Collection • Property Maintenance • Eviction Call us today for more information! (571) 323-2700 MOVING SALE: Antique & vintage rug, fum & misc items. Rte. 15 near Logmill. 703-7543887 WANTED: Older fishing tackle, bamboo rods, reels, lures, etc. Also Coleman camp gear, hunting items, Zippo lighters. Wild Game Calls & Recurved bows. Call Bob 540-545-8508, ■ Berryville. 550 Health Caw Group Exercise Instructor Corporate fitness program in Chantilly, VA seeks part-time step instructor. Flexible schedule and starting rate of $20.00 per hour. Must have group exercise and CPR certification. Contact: 703-818-5859 r~ 216 V_ Computers/ Electronics __y INTERNET COMPUTERSave $1,000+. No rebates required! Complete system $200 Call 703-461-0869 224 ITrowood V__) SEASONED FIREWOOD: Split. $100/ pick-up load, you haul. 540-454-2272. SEASONED MIXED FIREWOOD S 155/cord. All hardwood $175/cord. 540-9484907 r 228 Furniture/ Appliances $125 A BEDS 1 BRAND NAME! Queen set. New in plastic w/ warranty. Can dlvr 703-596-7656 BED- 2pc FULL SIZE MATTRESS SET. New in plastic. $125. Call 703-593-7656 BED- QUEEN PILLOWTOP SET Still in plastic w/ war $150. Can dlvr. 703-898-9247 BEDRM- $550 COMPLETE 5 PC SET NEW IN BOXES. Can dlvr. 703-898-8768 $250 BRAND NEW KING P1LLOWTOP SET in plastic w/ war. Can Dlvr. 703-898-9247 r 232 Garage/ : Yard Sales MOVING SALE: Almost new furniture few sale. Cherry Dining Room Set,$1200. Oak Kitchen Table, $200. Oak Computer Armoire, $150. Cherry Coffee Table, $100. Wood Burning Stove, $250. Call Tanya at 540-751-1606 f* fRoQex Wwfl<SL Jatrufy fVV* thank you, Loudoun, tor voting us fS' again in 2003 as the county's ; Best Christmas Dm Farm ' Come choose from this year’s banner crop of Christmas trees SNICKERS GAP j CHRISTMAS TREE FARM i Directions: Located on Route 711 (WWiams Gap j Rd.) 1/2 mile north o< route 7, near Bluemount. , Open: weekdays noon til dark, i weekends 9 til Dark Nov 28-Dec 24 S40.SS4.S323 S www.anlckMe9a11trees.eem ***- «n«Mr mrMeeMMWwaM t Cherry 7pc BEDRM Set with dovetailed drawers $875 New in Boxes. Can dtvr 703898-9247 2HRISTMAS SPECIAL! Brand New Cherry Dining Room Table. Chairs & Hutch $850 Can dlvr.703-898-8768. MOVING- MUST SELL! Queen Anne 6 piece Dinning room set w/ insert Never used, still in plastic You haul. $975 firm. Call 703-669-3009 For all of your Employment Needs call the Fauquier TimesDemocrat 540-347-4222 r270 Pen"y J 5 line ads for $5! 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We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Package including: * Commission Sales * Health & Dental Coverage * Established Territory, Health Benefits and 401 K Plan (with match) * Life Insurance (company sponsored) Please call or send resume to: Connie Fields Loudoun Times-Mirror 9 East Market Street Leesburg, VA20176 703-771-0036 cfields@timespapers.com (Times NOBTHfRH VIRGINIA Giving CS). our best Career Opportunities Safeway Stores We are currently seeking friendly, customer-oriented individuals for a variety of part time positions (Weekend work required). 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AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/DA/ JOB FAIR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Tuesday, January 4, 2005 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Parks, Recreation and Community Services Administration Building 1st Floor Senior Center 215 Depot Ct. SE, Leesburg, VA PRCS will be conducting on-site interviews for the following summer programs: ® Summer Day Camp Programs ® Swimming Pools For more information on specific positions and recruitment numbers, please visit our website at www.loudoun.gov or call the 24-Hour Jobline at (703) 777 0536. 273 P*. V ■ .._J BOSTON TERRIER, PUPS, AKC, avail NOW! Shots & wormed $500 540-825-5979 CHIHUAHUA PUPS READY, health guarantee. shots, wormed, paper trained. very small, $500 & $600 cash 540-778-3314 or 540-631-7652 DOG & PUPPY Training since 1969. 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Working knowledge of computers a must. Please send resume to: Laura Verscharen 9 East Market Street Leesburg, VA 20176 or fax 703-771-0036 E-mail to lverscharen@bmespapers.com Tech. Documentation Specialist Solid Waste Management Position to provide “knowledge management" support to all solid waste management program areas. The Database administrator/ Technical Documentation Specialist has primary responsibility for documentation related to permitting, compliance, regulatory, environmental assurance and other solid waste management issues. 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MTkm Employment 3 J TRUCK TECHNICIAN Growing Fire Apparatus dealer in Gainesville needs several technicians Experience (fire or technical) and certifications preferred but not required. Call Pablo at: 800442-9700 or email: pabio@singerfire.coin WAREHOUSE LABORER Co in Sterling. VA seeks H Laborer. Must be reliable. Liave dependable transportation Si drive manual trans. $I2/Lir with paid benefits. Fax resume to WI at 703 661 8641 WAREHOUSE SHIP/RECEIVE Co. in Sterling. VA seeks FT Art Inventory spedaist vVattention to detafl. WiS work doseiy v/cwoer. $12+ytr wfaaid benefits. Fax resume to Finley (703)661-8641 ( 600 V_ \ Antiques & Classics J FORD 1930 Mode! A Roadster, verv nice car 703-430-0191' \ 605 Automobiles V_) ACCURA LEGEND LF 91. white. 4dr, under 10K on rebuilt eng many new parts $6000 OBO 540-347-2563 AUDI ALL ROAD 04. 16K miles, with everything. cost $48K will sell for $36,500 540 3643113. 540-270-0987 AUDI S4 2001. black on black. 29K miles, over 300 HP The works!!! $28,000/ obo Daniel. Call 540-454-8800. BMW, 01. 3.0iX5 Sports Activity Vehicle, black, tully loaded to include state of the art integrated phone voice recognition system, moon roof. remote keyless entry security system, luggage, racks, leather upholstery, automatic dimming mirrors, heated steering wheel and seats, automatic transmission with full times all wheel drive & more Excellent condition, 41K miles, great deal, $32,000. Call Sharon 540-349-1155 BUICK 2003 LE Sabre Exc cond.. metalic bronze, loaded New inspection. $10,490. 540-364-4707. BUICK 94 PARK AVENUE, 4 door sedan, good condition. Chantilly. $2500. Call 703378-7718 CADILLAC '96 DEVILLE, original owner. garaged, 43 K miles. $7500, 703-698-5698 CHEV CORVETTE, 1991. white ext. / red int conv hard top. LOADED $12K / obo MUST SELL! 540-364-4162 CHEVY CAPRICE ’92, LT-1 police pkg, 130K mis, excel cond, $1900. '87 FORD E350 15 pass VAN, 351, AT, excel cond, current insp, 1 ownr. $1800 OBO 540-341-4133 CHEVY MALIBO, 99, good cond, 84K mis, $3,250. call after 7, 540-347-5969 1999 E320 MERCEDES Immac. 119K mi. 32.L eng. Leather int., 6 CD, XM Radio. $17K/obo. 540-222-5583. FORD TAURUS STATION Wagon 98 89K 1 owner $4295/obo Looks good, runs great! 540-338-6428 HONDA ’9#Accord EX. 5-sp, 1 owner, A/C pwr pkg, reg maint.. very good cond , $2500/obo. Call 703-622-3166 HONDA, '95, Accord EX, V6, Auto, Leather, CD, sunroof, 155K miles, ex condition, $4700.gC'03754-7987. HONDA CIVIC 00 2door. Green. Excellent condition 70,000 mi. $9500 OBO. Call 703728-3051. HONDA CIVIC EX 1995. 54k mi, auto, new tires, exc cond $5700. 703-430-2163 HONDA 1993 CIVIC LX-4 DR. SEDAN, 155+ mi. 1st. owner, good condition $2400. Call 703371-5782. HONDA '00 PRELUDE V-Tech, 5 spd, black, all power, snit 50 K mi., one owner, $12,500 obo. 703-431-6826 HYUNDAI, 2001, Sonata. 35K mi., automatic, Silver/silver, ext. cond. Below blue book $6,750. 540-955-5581. KIA '97 SEPHIA, 4 dr, AC. auto, new tires & brakes, VA mspec, 90 K mi, excel, cond $2950 obo. 703-938-1505 MAZDA RX-7 '88-5 spd. CD, new tires, 128k mi. 63k mi motor. $2000/Obo. 540-3385768 or 703-919-2405 MERCEDES E420 SPORT '97, silver w/ blk leather 6 CD, phone, dealer serviced $14990 540-882-4467 ( \ 605 Automobiles v___ MERCEDES 93 SW 103K miles, white' grey leather mt . very clean. 3rd seat, new tires. Si0.500. 703-771-9723 MERCEDES 87. 300TD. new paint, great car $2250 Mercedes 82. 300D new tires runs great $1250 540-5472211 66 MUSTANG COUPE white. 6 cyl. exc mechanical cond 703-6202788. MUSTANG MACH 1 2004, 20th anniversary. 5sp. red, 15K mis. ne.v cond. S28.000/obo. 540-439-3840 NISSAN 98 Quest GXE 60K. AT. PWR. anti-tck am/fm/casscd. Sunrt. leaded, new tires/ bat $6900 703-724-4443 NISSAN SENTRA 95 Good cond. Manual trans $2200 or OBO. Please call 703-4068726 NISSAN 91 STANZA Good cond. maint record avail 134k mi. a c, pwr w . c d, 5 sp $1300 obo 703-625-1320 OLDS 88 ROYALE 93. 111K mis. pwr pkg new tires $2500 95 CHEVY VAN 20 cargo 85K mis. laddr rck. good condS5K 540-937-4042 r»/MiTi a AM, 4 door fair cond . auto 1SSK AC, cass . 1 owner As is $500 obo Call 703-443-9931 =6nt7ac montana oo sxt mini van Quad seatng, power seating & doors 76k mi $8,000 703-471-1107 SATURN SCI 01 3dr, 61K mis. 5 sp. am/fm; CD. ong owner All work by Saturn Great cond$8K 540-272-7576 SATURN SLC2 95 74K mi. 5 speed, clean. Alpine Sound System. $2900 703-443-9226 SATURN SL2, 02 sunroof. AT. P/W/L. 42K. warranty, excel cond, $7500 540-349-3991 SELL YOUR CAR FAST FOR JUST $39 Call for details 540-347-4222 1999 SLK Mercedes 230 convertible. 5spd. 2 set of rims, silver, custom seats $18K or BO Call 703-263-1581. SUBARU '93 LEGACY wagon. 4wd, maroon, runs & looks good, high miles. $1800 . 540-3642161 TOYOTA 00 Avalon XLS, beige, auto, all power, 32.5 K miles, excel, cond., $14,500. . 703-729-0218 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 700: V6, $10,987. OURISMAN FAIRFAX TOYOTA 703-359-1010 TOYOTA CAMRY LE '01: V6. $11,987 OURISMAN FAIRFAX TOYOTA 703-359-1010 '89 TOYOTA CAMRY, $1100/obo. Recent inspection., new battery, 4 dr., runs good 703803-8333 leave mess TOYOTA '93 CAMRY XLE, V-6, exc cond, CC.5 spd, pwr w, mn rf, alrm sys, ABS, prem snd sys , nw cltch, tnt als. 147 K mi. Edmunds $3498, Sell $3200 703430-1416 ( "\ 605 Automobiles V_) TOYOTA '94 COROLLA DX. 1 79k mi. runs well ext good cond AM.FM & C'D S2000 OBO 703-669-5521 TOYOTA 98 COROLLA VE, only 34K mi. AT. amfm cassette, digital clock. 1 ownr. exc cond $6150 703-830-6533 TRIUMPH, 1979 Spitfire 20K orig miles BRG 5sp. matching hardtop. $6 850. 540-955-5581. VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2001. black, auto. V6. air. pw, pb. p/sunroof Call 703-777-1085 VOLVO 1>7 850T5, loaded, excel, cond . 89 K miles, black w/ gray interior $9 300 obo 703-723-5384 VOLVO 2000 V70XC, navy blue. X-country wagon. 4 wh dr.‘heated Ithr, 60K mis. excel cond $19,950. 540-347-1656 VW BEETLE GSL, 03, 1 8L. 5sp. PW/L, 6cd. sunroof. Ithr. 20 mis. XM rdy. $14,800 540349-3991 VW BEETLE 1998: Pristine condition, low' miles. 39.000, miles, dealer serviced Asking $7,500. 703-638-6631 VW 03 GTI 18 T silver/gray, auto, leather. PW. PL. sun root. 9 5 K miles. excel cond $17,000 703-729-0218 1999 VW JETTA GL New Body. FWD. blue, new body. Alloys. CD. Fogs 70K $5500 D-703-7770258. 703-777-9254 ev VW PASSAT, 1991. black ext / tan int. Loaded S8K / obo. MUST SELL! 540-3644162 r -\ 610 Jeeps ___) JEEP CHEROKEE ‘98 Classic 4 dr auto. 4WD Loaded Garage kept. one owner. $7500. 540-539-2916 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Laredo 99. 6 cyl, AT. loaded, book $10 500, - $7000 OBO. 540-829-1136 aft 5p WRANGER, 2001 soft top. white & tan, ext / tan int. 4X4. CD $13 / obo MUST SELL! 540364-4162 WRANGLER, '95. 4x4. red. hard/soft tops. 5sp, am/ fm cass . 93K mis. excel cond. $4200. 540825-2127 625 Boats * Accessories V._;_J BAYLINER, 1985. Cuddy 20 ft., Volvo Pinta I/O. Camper top, depth finder, new batteries. $1,900. 540-955-5581. 640 Motorcycles HD, ‘01. Ultra Classic, fuel eject, custom solid pt. new seat/ exhaust, many extras, 20K mis, $16K/Obo540-439-3840 98 HONDA 750 Shadow Ace, great starter bike, perl. X-mas gift. Appx 10K mi, ws & sb. $3500 703-904-8411. Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 CLERICAL Large healthcare receivables co. in Manassas seeking enthusiastic candidates for full time positions in our Data Entry/Clerical Department. $9 per hour. Successful candidates will have Word and Excel experience. We offer a casual dresscode (you can wear jeans!), three weeks accrued the 1st year, and other excellent benefits (i.e. health, dental). Send resume to: AHC, Inc., 10002 Battleview Pkwy, Manassas, VA 20109, Fax: (703) 366-2910, Email: vajobs@ahcinc.com_ Insurance Claims Representatives Are you looking for a great career with a growing company? A local Healthcare Receivables Management co. is seeking enthusiastic and assertive claims representatives. Qualified candidates will have experience in physician/hospital insurance billing and follow-up or experience in the payer industry. Compensation commensurate with experience. We offer flextime (from 7:30 a m. to 6:00 p.m., M-F), a casual dresscode (you can wear jeans!), three weeks accrued leave the first year, and other excellent benefits (i.e. health, dental, 401k). Please submit your resume and salary requirements to: HR Department, Fax: (703) 366-2910, or email to Manassasjobs@HMHR.org. VIA SATELLITE, INC. Now Hiring TECHNICIANS Via Satellite is the local fulfillment contractor for Dish Network. We currently are doing work for Costco. Wachovia. Radio Shack and Sears. In addition we are also doing Installation and trouble shooting for resi dential customers You must be able to work outside and climb ladders. You will be assigned a company van, ladders, gas card, and Nextel. This is a full or part-time position with the following benefits offered: Group Health, Prescription Card, Vision, Life, Dental, 401K, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Paid Training, and will earn $42,000 ♦ a year. 1-800-635-1050 ext.176 to set up an interview E0E LICENSED VET TECH Growing community veterinary clinic seeks experienced licensed Vet Tech. Family oriented environment with flexible hours. Great -opportunity for “stay at home mom” or person looking for flexible schedule. Excellent pay and benefits. Conveniently located off of 1-66 in Marshall, VA. Please fax resume in confidence to: 540-364-1590 or email to: vmlandfried@aol.com EOE c 645 V_ \ Off-Road/ Unlicensed J 2002 HONDA XR70R ATV, like new. excel cond Perfect Christmas gift' Vint Hill area $1100 703-754-3836 2003, SUZUKI 50cc Four wheeler Great for starters Auto Great X-mas gift $1200'bo.Grt cond (304)724-6657 Iv msg. ( 665 \ Sport Utility Vehicles V_J FORD 2004 ESCAPE 26K miles. V6. 4x4. like new $17,700. Call 703407-3633. FORD 02 EXLORER XLS-4 dr 4 wh drive, silver'grey cloth. Tow pkg. 48k mi $13900 703-978-4452 FORD 2003 EXPLORER XLT. 28K mi, V8. 4x4. loaded, great cond $20,999 703-407-3633 GMC JIMMY SLE 96 4x4 Clean, well maintained. 11 OK mi.. $4200 obo 703-314-5200 GMC JIMMY SLE. 94 4X4, 4dr. dk grn, alloyed whls. tow pack, pw. Clean & maintain $4000. 540-987-3301 GMC 95 SUBURBAN SLE. 4WD, 8-pass.. tow pkg. dual air, 1 owner, good cond.. 132K mi. $5500 703-477-1746 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Ltd. Top ot the line! Exc. cond 92K mi $6300 obo 703-3145200 NISSAN 2000 XTERRA yellow 89km. gd shape, clean. AT 4wd,SnR. 6C Dchnger. pw. roofbskt $13,500 703-328-7200 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ’01: 4x4. $14,987, OURISMAN FAIRFAX TOYOTA 703-359-1010 2003 TOYOTA RAV4 wht std trans, mint 31k mi. $15,500 Call eves 304-876-1782: D 703771-6550. C Hale TOYOTA ’90 4RUNNER, black, tinted windows, well-maint. new tires, $4000/ obo Call 703447-3466. TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 '02: 4x4, $21987. OURISMAN FAIRFAX TOYOTA 703-359-1010 (—~—T~^ 670 Trailers V J 1972 AIRSTREAM TRAILER. 540-9372676 NEED TO CARRY LARGE EQUIPMENT? 28ft, 10 ton. dual tamdtom axle pop up dove tail hauling trailer, goose neck, 2003, black. $6,250. 931-2602693 or 304-279-8583. 2005 PACE AMERICAN. 28’ car trailer w/ many opts, used 1 time. Retail $12K+ sell for $8500. 540-937-3300 CHEVY 85 G30 utility van, dual whls, new engine & paint, VA inspec, excel, cond., $3000 obo. 703-938-1505 CHEVY ’56 P.U. Restored, fresh paint, new int Oak bed 350 ci engine. 350 trans $9000 703-675-4083 r ft7J. Tracks/ 979 Pickups "\ J CHEVY TRUCK C3500 96: V8 4x4 or AWD. dual-rear wheels. 74 motor, fleet side extended cab. automatic, power everything, black. 137.000 miles, retail $11,450. selling for $10,000 931-2602693 or 304-279-8583 DODGE, '99 PU 3500. 4wd, dually, 4dr crew cab. long bed. Cummins turbo diesel, chromed Jake brakes banks svs. extra heavy duty towing. 6sp. 81K. Black am'fm/cd. A/C all power, cruise, tilt $19,000 703-929-7309 DODGE RAM 150. 93. 54K orig mis. excel cond. runs perfectly, $4900 540-349-4437 DODGE RAM PICK-up. 01 1500 V8. blue w/ chrome rails. 52K mis. excel cond. $14,500 540-439-0830 FORD F250, diesel 02, ext cab. 4x4, AT, Ithr, 6-CD. loaded. 75K mis, clean, 8' bed. $28,000. 703-967-3344 FORD '94 F250 power stroke diesel, super cab. 4x4. dual fuel tank, towing pkg. excel mechanical cond., good body cond 99 K mi. S8K 703-777-3312 FORD F150 XLT 2000 Ext cab, 4 x 2. V6 manual, Linex Exc. cond $12000 703-4515627 or 703-371-3741 FORD F350 '99 XLT, long bed, tow hitch, all pwr. a'c. bedliner & tool box. 106k mi. $9600. 703-430-9269 1994 FORD Ranger XLT Ext Cab Red/gray. Gd cond 3Lv6, 5spd Rec tires. Bedliner 98K mi $2900 703-443-0524. GMC 1996 SIERRA: RWD, Auto, V8, Excab, CC, PW, PD. A/C, Cass/CD player, bed-, liner, roll-n-lock cover, great cond 74K 58000/bo. 703-737-0336 Mazda/Ford 00 B2500, CD, liner, 5 spd, AC, toolbox, air bags, new tires, 56 K hwy. mi, receipts. Below book @ $5200. 571-203-1412 TOYOTA TUNDRA SC '03: V8, 4x4. $23,887. OURISMAN FAIRFAX TOYOTA 703-359-1010 - 680 Vans/Puses V J CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER 2000-auto, 88k mi, white, 7 pass, DR a/c. sliding DRs, $7900. 703-777-8098 ‘97 DODGE 8-1500 van $500/obo. ‘99 Ford E150 van.. $i000/obo. Both need trans work. 703-404-8900 x372. FORD CONVERSION VAN ‘92: Auto, V8, 125K, all the toys, dual AC & Heat, TV, CD Player, Converter, Full Power, Runs Great, Good Condition. $4995/ OBO. 703-771-0280. Ford ’96 Winstar GL. 126 K, auto, air, prem sound, fair cond., blue book 2.7K, asking 2 5K. 571-434-8371 (Sterling) MERCURY 1)5 VIU LAGER, V6, quad sts, c/d, 102k mi. Roof rack, tint wind., 7 pass. $3000. 703-815-4764 Your Ad Could be HERE Call Today 347-4222 Adelphia Adelphia currently has openings in Leesburg, VA and Ashbum, VA for SERVICE TECHNICIANS APPLY ONLINE TODAY! www.careers-adelphia.com “Adelphia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.” Silent Partner Security is looking to expand its elite team of professionals: 1. ) Residential Sales 2. ) Residential Alarm Installers 3. ) Security Technicians 4. ) Technician Helpers Please email your resume to Jobs@silen tpss. com Or fax to (540) 364-3277 Occupational Therapist Speech Therapist Physical Therapist COTA, LPT A FT, PT, & PRN Opportunities at Warsaw Healthcare Center In Warsaw, VA • Ve^y Competitive Pay • Friendly Environment • Great Flexibility • Generous Benefits Package Contact: Laura Lemza 804-639-7076 office 804-639-2706 fax email: LLemza@mfa.net visit our web page: www.mfa.net EHOEOE EDITOR wanted: Experienced, multi-talented community editor for popular Rappahannock County weekly newspaper. Must have writing, editing, layout, managing experience and be ready to become immersed in small town environment. NORTHERN VIRGINIA Resume and clips to: John Toler, executive editor, Fauquier Times-Democrat, P.O. Box 631, Warrenton. Va. 20188 Inquiries to 540) 347-4222; jtoler @ timespapers.com. Chevy hits the streets with a diverse new up-level compact By MALCOLM GUNN WHEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS The multipurpose J Cobalt is Chevrolet’s I tactical weapon for 1 taking on a barrage of | compact competitors. Due out this summer, tne Cobalt ^fj can compete in economy-car territory or be fired up as a quick-reflex youthmobile ready to prowl Main Street. Or, you can select some-, thing in between. ! More than simply a replacement 1 for the quarter-century-old Cavalier brand, tne Cobalt represents a new approach for Chevrolet as it repositions its entry-level cars and delivers a range of performance options under a single nameplate. Now that the General Motors’ division has a new price-leader champ in the Korean-built Aveo, there’s more room for the Cobalt to manoeuvre. The car offers numerous trim levels and more engine/transmission options than the old Cavalier could ever muster. The Cobalt is a small car but not a bare-bones commuter. True, you will find some residual Cavalier DNA in the Cobalt’s sheetmetal, probably to remind you that you’re looking at a Chevrolet product, and the overall dimensions between the two cars are nearly identical. But the Cobalt’s shape is much smoother and edgier, with the type of tautness that’s seen on most European automobiles. You also won’t find any rubber-shaded bumpers on this car, only body-colored fascias and door handles. Equally new is the extra-stiff architecture supporting the Cobalt that, according to Chevy, is specifically designed to improve handling, reduce road noise and provide greater crash protection. To underscore its premium compact category, the Cobalt doesn’t arrive with a stripped-down priceleader as showroom bait. Air conditioning, CD Player and a driver information center are standard on all models. Engine choices depend on die model. Base and LS sedans and coupes and the LT sedan run with a 'he Cobalt SS Supercharged ~ s meant to appeal to the sportng side of your personality. 140-horsepower 2.2-liter DOHC bur-cylinder similar to the engine ised in the Cavalier, Pontiac Sunire and Saturn Ion. The nifty SS :oupe and sedan receive a 1/0lorse 2.4-liter DOHC engine with variable valve timing. The highlight of the Cobalt show is the SS Supercharged coupe hat’s fitted with a 2.0-liter four 2005 Chevy Cobalt * Two-door coupe or four-door sedan, available In eight distinct model designations. ★ 2.2-, 2.4- and supercharged 2 O-Her DOHC four-cylinder engines, deveiopmg 140,170 and 205 horsepower, respectively. ★Five-speed manual transmission (mandatory on SS Supercharged coupe), or optional four-speed automatic. ★The Cavalier-replacement Cobalt wont be the least expensive Chevy on the block, but it will be available in a vast array of appearance and content levels to satisfy an equally varied audience. ★The SS Supercharged Cobalt coupe should give the Neon-based Dodge SRT4, as well as a few import-based compebtors, some serious competition. ★On its pencil-sharp good looks alone, Cobalt should reel in the prospects while " its many features and fresh attitude should seal the deal. ★Safety: Front airbags; side-curtain airbags (opt); traction control; anti-lock brakes loot.) ★UPG e#y/hwy: 25/34 (22, IIT, est) cylinder topped with an Eaton | supercharger providing 12 pounds | of boost. The result is 205 horse- i power and 200 lb.-ft of torque at ! 4,400 rj).m. j All Cobalts, with the exception [ of the SS Supercharged, can be fit- j ted with an optional four-speed i automatic transmission. ! SS Supercharged goodies | include unique front and rear fas- J cia, deck-lid spoiler, custom rocker ■ moldings, close-ratio five-speed ! manual transmission, 18-inch i wheels and a performance-oriented | suspension that was honed on the J challenging 13-mile Niirburgring < race course in Germany. I The SS Supercharged coupe is j intended to appeal to the ‘tuner’ | crowd that’s mainly populated by [ young enthusiasts who value big ! 111 J111U11 CUIU piuilj of style on the side. To that end, this tasty coupe has its own leathertrimmed interior with satin nickel trim, seven-speaker Pioneer sound system, steering-wheel-mounted audio controls and a boost gauge affixed to the windshield pillar. Chevrolet dearly has high hopes that the Cobalt will win over its fair share of fans on the basis of what it has to offer, and not just on its price point (that’s the Aveo’s job now). Even with plenty of competent and attractively styled small cars to tempt buyer’s these days, this new Cnevy-branded machine has a solid shot at success.