Rappahannock News, October 27, 2005

r ***** Rappahannock County's Family Newspaper Since 1877 127th Year ... No. 43 Phone (540)675-3338 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 Worldwide at timescommunity.com OiC~ mn M /Q T> 2> r-.-sj w-c coo m'n o iC »—i 0*3 2.0 2 31 O *1 z xx AUT0xx3.-D IGIT 232 Delegate candidates Jim Blubaugh Democratic candidate 15th District House of Delegates Photo by Richard Lykes By Bill Kossler Rappahannock News Staff Writer The two candidates for the open seat in the 15th District House of Delegates answered questions from the public last Wednesday evening. Rappahannock County’s Democratic candidate Jim Blubaugh faced Republican Tbdd Gilbert from Shenandoah County when they spoke at the Luray Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post, along with candidates for the Page County Board of Supervisors. Their answers show real differences in their philosophies along with an underlying consensus on many of the issues facing our area. Here is a portion of what they both said. Eminent Domain Gilbert and Blubaugh had a vigor' ous exchange on condemning land by eminent domain and giving it over to private enterprise. Gilbert: “My opponent thinks it’s ok for localities to take our property... Tb me that is one of the worst decisions in our Supreme Court, that eroded personal rights. It lets local governments run amok. Blubaugh: “There is a difference between us on eminent domain. The Supreme Court said it is not a federal issue and should be a local decision. That is right. It should be decided not in Washington and not in Richmond. Two examples: If you yourself had to fight eminent domain, would you want to take it to the State Capitol? Ib See DELEGATES, Page A2 Todd Gilbert Republican candidate 15th District House of Delegates Photo by Richard Lykes Edwards pleads guilty By Monty Tayloe Rappahannock i4ews Staff Writer Former Wakefield Country Day School Girl’s basketball coach Waymond James Edwards Jr.,29, pleaded guilty in Rappahannock County Circuit Court on Friday to a felony charge of taking indecent liberties with a child while in a supervisory relationship. Edwards, who is already serving a one-year sentence for similar crimes committed in Fauquier Couffty, was dressed in a prison jumpsuit and wept quietly as he mumbled “guilty” in response to Judge K. Dudley Payne. Edwards also plead guilty to multiple counts of misdemeanor sexual abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The charges reflect multiple incidents that occurred in Rappahannock County between Edwards and two teenaged juveniles last March. Edward’s guilty plea made for a quiek and quiet end to a process that Vgan when allegations concerning Edwards’ relationship with one of lus WCDS students first surfaced. Shortly after the incidents in Rappahannock were brought to light, charges were brought against Edwards in Fauquier County for similar See EDWARDS, Page A7 Comprehensive Plan takes important step By Monty Tayloe Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Planning Commission of the Tbwn ofWashington voted Monday to refer the current draft of Washington’s new Comprehensive Plan to the Tbwn Council, despite concerns that the current draft leaves important parts of Washington outside the pri mary sewer service area (PSA). Both the Middleton Inn and the upcoming Pleasantville LCC subdivision (would be located off Gay Street) would be initially without sewer service under the current draft. The referral, which occurred during a joint meeting of the See PLAN, Page A7 Fall back Daylight-saving time has ended. On Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 a.m. clocks should be turned back an hour. Times Newspapers Graphic/Damie Malone Meetings & Notices • On Thursday, November 3 the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Courthouse on Gay Street • Due to conflicts with State Holidays, the November and December Board of Zoning Appeals meetings will be combined into one meeting, to be held on Wednesday, December 7. Variance applications and appeals to the Zoning Administrator’s decisions must be filed no later than November 18, and SU Permit requests no later than October 28, in order to be heard at the December meeting. Filing later than the stated deadlines will result in docketing for the January 25 scheduled BZA meeting. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 •Washington, Va. 22747 ■ (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Amissville hosts VFD gala open house By Jan Ceatterbuck Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Ami Seville Volunteer Fire Department, known as Company 3, celebrated National Fire Prevention Week with an Open House on the evening of Sunday, October 23. The afternoon was interesting and informative. Attractions at the open house included blood pressure testing, free fire safety literature, and souvenirs for the kids. There were several demonstrations showing visitors safety procedures in case of fires or automobile wrecks. Art Candenquist demonstrated step-by-step how volunteers outfitted in fuU fire fighting gear use their tools and techniques to extricate victims of car wrecks from mangled vehicles. They used the Jaws of Life and other strong tools to cut the car apart in order to remove the victim. Carl Lovem demonstrated the method of extinguishing fires with a pressurized water canister. Law enforcement personnel from Rappahannock County were also on hand for the open house . Also in attendance was Smokey the Boar, shaking hands with children and educating the public about fire prevention. His presence in some part made up for the absence of the Medevac chopper, which was scheduled to be at the event but had to fly out on an emergency call. New pumper Another highlight of the afternoon was Company 3’s new pumper truck on display. The new unit is designated as ATTACK 3 and has been in service for about a month. This new unit carries all equipment found On a NEPA compliant engine. ATTACK 3 is a four-wheel drive International 7400 with a Pierce body. It can be used for all fire situations, and is capable of off-road water supply for filling tankers as well. Stop in at the Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue and see the new ATTACK 3. Amissville Fire and Rescue provided refreshments, and the open house was a great opportunity for the public to meet county rescue personnel. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Jan Clatterbuck OPT1MUS PRIME: This new unit carries all equipment found on a NEPA engine. ■Ill ——— —— ——.Mil i — — — —— WMMT Celtic pride Anilori’s Celtic House in Flint Hill is full of all things Irish. Come see! See Page Af, * * A Lots of light Middle Street Gallery in Washington will be featuring new paintings by Chris Stephens. See Page B1. ♦ Mad I lot Ballroom This enchanting film follows young dancers on their way to fame and growing up. See Page B1. ,T Cut above the rest Melissa Brackenridge has opened a new shop in Amissvilie See Page A9. r

• Age: 35 • Martial Status: Single • Background: Graduate of Central High School in Woodstock^jpinipsBA in government from^^ffvl*rew)P|fcyiminia; .Law degree fronijSouthem Method University Schoel of Law in Dallas, Assistant Cototfionwealth’s Attorney fofitHe City of Lynchburg (1997-1999); Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Shenandoah County (1999-2005); Special Counsel to the Shenandoah Valley’s Multi-Jurisdictional Grand Jury investigating drug-related crimes; Adjunct Professor at Central Virginia Community College (1997-1999); Chairman of the Shenandoah County Republican Committee (2002-Present); Chairman of the 15th House District Republican Committee (2003-Present); Chairman of the 26th Senate District Republican Committee (2003Present); attended the 2004 Republican National Convention as an elected Alternate Delegate; Issues: • Taxes: I believe that government should have to live within its means like all the rest of us. Last year the tax-and-spend crowd scared folks into believing that we would soon experience a revenue shortfall and passed the largest tax increase in Virginia history. Now, a huge revenue surplus has proven that increase to be unnecessary. I will vote against any further efforts to raise taxes on Virginians and look to make our government work more efficiently by eliminating waste, fraud and abuse from government programs. • Public Safety: I have spent my entire career as a prosecutor working to keep my fellow Virginians safe. I understand the emerging threats that drugs and gangs represent to rural Virginia. We in local law enforcement in the Shenandoah Valley were among the first to call the General Assembly’s attention to the danger that methamphetamine production represents for the rest of Virginia. I hope to bring my experience to the General Assembly to finish the job that we started. • Education: of a public school teacher of nearly thirty years, I appreciate the need to attract and retain qualified teachers. I believe that the precious tax dollars we spend on education should be spent in the classroom and not on massive government bureaucracies in Washington and Richmond. I also believe in giving parents more choices and control in the education of their children. • Transportation: We need to make sure that the 15th District gets its share of transportation dollars and we have a Delegate who is willing to fight to see that those dollars are not going only to pave over Northern Virginia. I have also called for the state to end any plan which will expand Interstate 81 into an eight to twelve lane , mega-highway which will destroy the beauty and character of the Shenandoah Valley forever. • Biggest concern: My biggest concern for the 15th District is the preservation of our rural character. I grew up in this district and returned home to work here the first chance I got. I want to help presen/e our scenic beauty, natural resources, and family farms for future generations to enjoy. • Would you support two-term limits for Governor? Virginia is the only state in which the Governor is limited to one term, so I am interested in a change. However, I am concerned that our part-time legislature as the representative of the people might lose more ground to an executive branch bureaucracy that already knows how to wait them out when it comes to real government reform. I hope we can find a wqy to let future Governors serve up to two consecutive terms while maintaining a balance of power in Richmond. • Last book read: John Adams, a biography by David McCullough. • Favorite food: Any food on which it is socially acceptable to pour gravy. Delegates From Page A1 Washington? Or to Luray? If you had to go to Washington, you’d go broke fighting. ... Secondly, we’re talking about a tri-county jail in our area. It might be run privately. What would happen if Richmond or Washington made the rules without our control? It gets complicated. ...Virginia law already says you cannot condemn land by eminent domain for private development. ...” Responding to Blubaugh’s argument that eminent domain isn’t a federal issue and observation that taking land and handing it over tc private developers is already illegal in Virginia, Gilbert said: “I can’t tell you how wrong that is, it’s a federal right, and I want to change the constitution, so the law reflects what we thought the federal law was supposed to be all along • Vehicles, Military i Surplus, Classic Cars, Trucks, Tools & More 9600 Ferry Harbour Court, Alexandria, VA ABSOLUTE AUCTION: Sat, Nov 5,10am I THE * Realty ft Auction Group 780-2991 photos on our web site! I„ Yes! □ Please enter my new subscription to: Rappahannock News Subscription Rates By Maifi"*'^ Rappahannock.S21.“/yesf'*^i Elsewhere in the U.S.$27.°°/year Name_ Address _,_ CJity_State_Zip__ Mail subscriptions arc payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: SappaKatmoek Nnm, P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 This form may also be used tor CHANGE OF ADDRESS Old Address: • New' Address: ± The Rappahannock News (USPS #455580) is published every Thursday at 249 Main Street, Washington, Virginia 22747 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warren ton, Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are $22.00 a year in Kappahanmx'k; $29.95 elsewhere in U.S. POSTMASTER; Send address changes to Rappahannock News, PO. Box 59, Washington. Virginia 22747 Tax Pledges Washington resident Henry Gorfein asked the candidates whether no tax pledges were a good thing. Blubaugh: “I don’t want higher taxes, but as a businessman I’m not comfortable with giving up that flexibility to react to changing financial situations.” Gilbert: “I have signed a no new tax pledge because I believe very strongly that every new situation is not a reason for a new tax. I believe fundamentally that there is enough money going into government. ... Like last year, crying chicken little that we need higher taxes or we’ll be in trouble. ... The solution, it can’t be dipping into taxpayer’s pockets. It has to be where we can save ...” Local power Gorfein further queried the candidates about their Iames K. ‘Jim’ Blubaugh • Age: pa • Marital Status: Married 31 years • Background: Retired Federal Officer, 15 years at flag rank, including: • Director of Budget Operations, US Dept of Commerce • Asst Inspector General, US Dept of State • Deputy Chairman for intelligence tasking at the CIA • Graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service 1969 • Currently a small businessperson in Rappahannock County issues: • Education: This is the number one issue for our future. 1) I will work to bring the Virginia Literary Fund up to current needs. This fund is a working capital account maintained by the State, established for the purpose of providing low interest rate loans to, counties for school construction and repair. Currently, there is more than a seven year wait to get a loan from the Fund, and a $7 million cap, at a time when schools generally cost in excess of $50 million. 2) I will work to enhance the community college system in order to provide more educational opportunities geared to jobs, including: a) higher level vocational courses; b) higher level agriculture courses; and c) cost-sharing with Valley businesses to develop courses geared specifically to jobs in the Valley. 3) I will propose that classes for special ed children be fully funded by the State, so school systems that provide excellence in this area are not unfairly burdened. And 4) I will work to ensure-that teacher pay in Virginia is established at a rate at or above the national average in order to recruit the best and retain them when they’re here. • Public Safety: The safety of our families and our communities is one of the most important family values that we can provide and is essential to maintaining our open rural way of life. There are three areas where I will concentrate my energies. 1) We must give our public safety officials the tools necessary to keep our communities safe, including modem communication equipment. 2) Methamphetamine has the ability to do to our rural areas what heroin has done to our cities. It is self-induced Alzheimer’s. To fight this scourge, I will fight to strengthen the laws, prevent abusers from having free access to the pharmaceuticals that are used to make meth, focus on prevention in the schools, and treat the production of drugs in the presence of children as a child abuse charge. And We must ensure that our troopers and deputies are adequately paid, so that we will not have the shameful occurrence of two years ago when some deputies were on food stamps. • Taxes: Virginia is a wealthy State, and we don’t need any additional tax burden. We do need wiser use of our tax money. 1) I will work to reform the VDOT budget, 14% of which is now set aside for interest payments. 2) I will seek more public/private partnerships, such as that outlined in my education response above. 3) I will work to allow counties to have options for taxation other than property tax, options such as a real estate transfer tax, in order to ease the tax pressure on residents. And 4) I will oppose any increase in sales tax on durable goods, since this could harm Virginia in its business competition with other states and since sales taxes have the greatest impact on those with limited incomes. • transportation: in oraer to ensure mat what happened in the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Katrina does not have the same impact here, we must work to improve our infrastructure, particularly our roads and bridges. This will encourage business, help our vulnerable citizens, and assist our commuting workers. There are a number of things that can be done. 1) I support legislation that will dedicate fuel tax income to transportation related projects. 2) To help our commuting workers, I support establishment of commuter buses and provision of more commuter parking lots for people who choose to ride share. 3) I support establishing a voluntary tax contribution program to support senior and handicapped transportation. And 4) In order to maintain our countryside, we must critically look at the impact of 1-81. Expanding it to twelve lanes, six dedicated to trucks, tolls for its entire length in Virginia, as has been proposed by the US Congress, would have a disastrous impact on the Valley and would make 1-81 a truck racetrack. In Page and Rappahannock Counties, the impact will also be significant - the additional traffic on US 211 resulting from trucks trying to avoid tolls is estimated to be as much as an additional 2,000 trucks a day. Freight rail options must be considered. The transportation crisis must be solved without paving the entire Shenandoah Valley. • Would you support two-term limits for governor? Yes • Last book read: Cold Mountain • Favorite food: My wife’s cooking position on the Dillon Rule, the legal framework under which Virginia and many other states operate. Under the Dillon Rule local governments have no authority independent from the state, and no powers not expressly granted to them by the state. Blubaugh: “I would work to repeal Dillon on zoning and land use regulations. You know much better than Richmond does.” Gilbert: “I am not in favor of changing the Dillon Rule. III AVAILABLE IN MANY SIZES, I SHAPES AND FINISHES 4 SO YOU CAN DESIGN THE 1 POOL OF YOUR DREAMS! * k A AS 10W AS NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY! ' CAUL TO SCHEDULE YOUR ON-SITE SURVEY! 1-800-2914284 Rappahannock County Public Schools Bus Garage 6 Schoolhouse Road. Washington, VA 22747 (540)-987-8591 AUCTION Friday, November 4, 2005 5:00 PM Mike Tupper, Auctioneer School Bus 1989 B700 Ford School Bus (runs) Automobiles 1989 AMC Eagle (parts only) 1991 Chevrolet 4 Door Sedan (parts) 1988 lsuzu Station Wagon (parts) 1991 Chevrolet 4 Door Sedan (runs) 1988 Dodge Pickup (runs) 1975 Chevrolet Pickup Utility Truck (parts) Other Equipment Overhead Projectors Filmstrip Projectors Record Players Televisions VCRs (8) Cassette Tape Players Opaque Projectors Tables (3) Computer Equipment Window s & Macintpsh Computers Monitors Macintosh PowerBooks External Computer Speakers HP LaserJet Printers HP DeskJet Printers Network Hubs lOBaseT (8,12,24 Port) 100 MB Internal ZIP Drives for PC Internal CD-ROM drives for pc Sharp Projection Panel.. Freezer (not working) Washer & Dryer Tools Window Air Conditioners Fax Machine On the one hand, you could say it will give local flexibility, but the flip side is unfettered authority.” Blubaugh: “I don’t see any reason why any group of citizens can’t have a referendum to decide what we want” Gilbert (on referendums)... “on its face it seems reasonable, but I’m not prepared to give localities unfettered taxing authority.” Controlling development Sperryville resident Sharon Kilpatrick asked the candidates for their views on controlling growth in the area Gilbert: “Rappahannock has had a handle on it for a long time. But Page and Shenandoah are seeing things we never thought we’d see in our lifetime. My opponent wants to restrict growth, I want to manage it. Restrictions on permits meaps property values are going to skyrocket and our children won’t be able to come back and live here. Any approach to development has to be statewide, but localities have to step up and make sure they take responsibility for their futures” Blubaugh: “Part of what Gilbert said struck a chord with me. When we first moved to Rappahannock, the area was dominated by a familiar set of names, families that go way back around here. More and more, old families can’t stay here. There is heavy, heavy pressure because of increases in land prices. The ability of localities to have transfer fees is (sic) a deterrent to growth, but also gives (sic) localities a way to take pressure off property taxes... I will work to keep our area rural. Keeping land in Land Use (lowering taxes for agricultural land) is helpful...” The 15th District includes Page, Shenandoah and Rappahannock Counties. Bill Kossler can be reached at bkossler@timespapers.com Last year, over 3,000 taxpayers saved millions of dollars by paying their Virginia income taxes with Land Preservation Tax Credits. The savings result from buying the credits at less than their full tax paying value. For instance, $5,000 of tax credits can be purchased for $4,000 saving you $1,000 when you pay your Virginia income tax. For more information, contact Bill Corddry at 540-364-1610 or corddrv@infionline.net / PUBLIC HEARING SIX-YEAR PLAN FOR SECONDARY ROADS & 2005-2006 SECONDARY ROAD IMPROVEMENT BUDGET In accordance with §33.1*70.01 of the Code of Virginia, 1950 (as amended), on Monday, November 7, 2005, at 7:00 pm at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on the Six-Year Secondary Road Improvement Plan for Rappahannock County. This meeting, shall also include a public hearing concerning the Secondary Road improvement budget for the coming fiscal year. Proposals and suggestions for both the Six-Year Plan and Fiscal Year budget are available for inspection from 8:30 - 4:30 Monday through Friday at the County Administration Office in Washington, VA and at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDoT) Warrenton Residency Office in Warrenton, VA. All interested persons are invited to attend and to make comment.

Wherefore cometh the taxman By Bill Kossler Rappahannock News ! taff Writer Right now every property in Rappahannock County is being examined and reassessed by the county. Prices have been going up. How will this affect your taxes and your wallet? People often assume that higher property values mean higher taxes. But there is no direct link between the two. Why this year? Picture Governor Warner at the head of a pyramid. Under him is his cabinet, overseeing the several main bureaucracies of state government. One is the Secretary of Finance, John M. Bennett, who serves at the pleasure of the governor. Go another level down,, and under the Secretary of Finance is the Commissioner of the Department of Taxation, who the governor also appoints, but who answers directly to the Secretary. Under that commissioner are various career civil servants like the Supervisor of Real Estate. The Supervisor of Real Estate is the man who actually deals directly with county governments and tells counties when -to reassess. He oversees a yearly study of land sales, gathering figures for each county and city comparing the actual purchase price of land to the official assessment. This bureaucrat sends the local report to each county’s elected Commissioner of the Revenue- Beverly Atkins in Rappahannock. Locally, the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office looks over the state report and verifies it- verifies that the tracts described are real, are in the county and the price figures are accurate. If all is in order, Atkins approves it and sends it back to the state. As commissioner Atkins explains it, if the median ratio of official assessment to actual sale price drops below 70 percent, the state commands a countywide reassessment. Even if property prices are not changing much, every locality must reassess periodically anyway, regardless of how that study turns out. Rural areas like ours have to do it at least every six years, and more populous areas more often. If a county doesn’t carry it out, the state withholds money due the county from sources like local alcohol revenues until the reassessment is done. For practical purposes, rising land values almost always mean reassessments happen more often than the minimum. And with the housing market going like it has lately - in the words of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan “at a minimum, there is some froth in the market”- the cycle has sped up. “This is the shortest cycle that I can remember” noted Atkins, recalling that the last assessment was done in 2002 and put into effect in 2003. The current assessment will go into effect for the coming year, and affect taxes due December 2006. How assessment is done As Atkins explained it, the County Board of Supervisors (BOS) solicits bids from private companies that do this sort of large scale assessment, and appoints a Board of Assessors to oversee the process. The BOS hires and pays the assessor' Our BOS solicited bids earlier in the year, and Blue Ridge Mass Appraisal, out of Staunton, VA, won the contract. They happen to be the same company that performed the 2002 assessment. The actual work of the reassessment is a three man task. Project Manager Mike Didawick of Blue Ridge Mass Appraisal and two employees are going around the whole county, assessing every single house. They don’t go inside, just drive by and have a look, checking for dramatic changes- additions, and so forth. It amounts to a kind of spot check, followed by a detailed look at current trends in the sale price, of surrounding developed and undeveloped land. If the process were more detailed- say making appointments with owners and looking around inside- it would be much slower, far more intrusive ?ind vastly more expensive. The private company works with the public Board of Assessors who do a basic review, performing random spot checks. A three-pronged appeals process is the final check on accuracy. By law, the assessment must be completed by December 31st, although the BOS is allowed to grant one extension of up to three months. Currently, Atkins and Didawick anticipate completion in the very near future. When they are done, the private assessment company will send out notices to property owners, informing us of our new assessed value. Appealing your assessment You have three chances to change your assessment if you believe there is a problem. The Board of Assessors- currently chaired by Bob Dennis- is scheduling hearings for property owners who dispute their assessment. They will be held over the next 90 days. Look for the notice in this newspaper, at the public library and at the courthouse. The Board has the power to change assessments if there is a plain mistake, such as the size of your parcel, or the assessor looked at the wrong house. The Board of Assessors gives the assessment to the Commissioner of Revenue, Beverly Atkins, in January. Next, the Circuit Court will appoint a Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments (BOE). Our circuit includes Rappahannock, Fauquier and Loudoun counties, and the presiding judge is the Honorable James H. Chamblin. The BOE must have three to five members, must be generally representative of the community, and 30 percent must be real estate professionals of some sort. The BOE can address both mistakes and the whether your assessment is in line with others nearby. By state law, they must hold and finish hearings before next August, but in practice, it will be much sooner. As with the BOA, notice will be made in the paper, at the library and at the courthouse. For both these avenues of appeal, contact the office of the Commissioner of the Revenue: 675-5370. If you dispute the ruling of the BOE, you may appeal to the Circuit Court as your final recourse. Assessment and your tax bill The BOS will hold budget hearings in February. In the budget hearings, they will discuss the rates and revenue needs. Currently, the rate is $.80 per hundred dollars of assessed value. The Board of Supervisors, with John McCarthy and the folks working in the administrative office take the figures from the latest assessment, look at what that will generate at the current rate, look at the last budget, work out a likely budget, and figure out what rate will bring in the amount needed for the county’s budgetprobably something like $.60 per hundred dollars. The BOS will pick the new rate between March 15 and June 15 of next year. Even though the rate will go down,- the tax on the property should only change a little. If there were no inflation at all, (besides land prices) and county expenses stayed exactly the same, assuming land went up at exactly the same rate for every property everywhere in the County, the amount you paid in tax on your land would stay the same, even though both the assessed value and the tax rate changed. Of course there is inflation and property sale price increases are uneven- so the dollar amount of your property tax will tend to slowly go up and, depending on where you are, it may go up more or less than average. Overall, though, changes in your property tax bill will be mostly driven by county budget pressures not land values. Bill Kossler can be reached at bkossler@timespapers.com Rezoning delayed again By Monty Tayloe Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County Planning Commission voted to delay their vote on a proposed rezoning in Flint Hill until their November 16 meeting. The vote to continue the application of Catherine and Peter Salvano, who want a building rezoned so that they can open a business in Flint Hill selling art, gifts, and custom framing, followed an eiieigetiu. puunc lummeins phase. The business is similar to a store operated by the Salvanos in Flint Hill. Many residents of Rappahannock county urged the County Planning Commission to deny the Salvano application, citing the creation of legal precedents and the safety of drivers on Fodderstack Road, which intersects 522 next to the proposed business. The Salvano application was first addressed at the planning commission meeting last month, a contentious meeting that planning commission member Alvin Henry described as “about one of the ugliest moments we’ve had since the cell towers.” Public discussion of the Salvano application was continued from that meeting to the October session because only Peter Salvano was present, and the Salvano’s had failed to present the planning commission with sufficiently detailed plans for the renovations they were planning. were looking at making minimal changes to the outside of the building, but we are looking at some extensive landscaping,” said Catherine Salvano. Those renovations include a parking lot with ten spaces and a drain field for the building’s septic needs. The Salvanos were present at the October Planning commission meeting, with plans for their proposed renovations drawn up by Clarke Surveying. However the plans were still incomplete, and they were not available to the planning commission before the meeting. “There is a dilemma about the public not having a chance to comment on these plans, because the information was not there in time,” said Planning Commission Chairman Charlie Strittmatter. Zoni gout Public co. .om about the Salvano’s application centers around the fact that it requires a zoning change and its location. Currently, 597 Zachaiy Taylor Highway, the business’s proposed location, is zoned residential. That would have to be changed to “village commercial” in order for it to be legal for a business to operate out of the building. Some county residents at the meeting were concerned that such a zoning change is not supported by the county comprehensive plan and could set precedents that could be exploited by future applicants. “This use does not support the historic character, of the neighborhood,” said Flint Hill resident Dwight Matthews, referring to language in the county comprehensive plan that urges growth which maintains the historic nature of Rappahannock County. Matthews also expressed concern that allowing the Salvanos to change their, zoning would encourage the owners of other residentially zoned buildings to do the same. “Then the whole town will be village commercial,” exclaimed Matthews. Driver safety The objection to the proposed business that was most repeated by the public at the meeting was the proximity to the intersection of Fodderstack Road and Route 522, the Zachary Taylor Highway. “Safety rings a bell in my head. That is the least desirable intersection in Rappahannock County” said Phil Irwin, owner of Caledonia Farm. Irwin was referring to the fact that sightlines from cars sitting on Fodderstack waiting to turn onto 522 are often obscured by cars parked on the side of 522, creating a blind turn. County residents at the meeting believe that a new business adjoining that intersection would increase traffic flow through the area. They believe that this would both increase the number of parked cars obscuring the sightlines and attract more cars to the dangerous intersection, resulting in increased accidents. The Salvanos proposed parking lot is intended to alleviate this, but many town residents remain concerned. Monty Tayloe may be reached at mtayloe@timespapers.com r.h. bollard art • rug • home Join us in celebrating the 2005 Fall Collection of Le Jacquard Fran^ais Receive an exclusive limited edition tea towel with the purchase of a Le Jacquard Fran?ais tablecloth. 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Proposals and suggestions for both the Six-Year Plan and Fiscal Year budget are available for inspection from 8:30-4:30 Monday through Friday at the County Administration Office in Washington, VA, and at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDoT) Warrenton Residency Office in Warrenton, VA. All interested persons are invited to attend and to make comment. PAID ADVERTISEMENT WTODD Gilbert ★ REPUBLICAN FOR DELEGATE" “I grew up in the 15th District. As a career prosecutor, I have fought to protect my fellow Virginians from dangerous criminals. . 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Editorial & Opinion A4 October 27, 2005 —-Eappaljannocb Jfjetoa—— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Anita L. Sherman, 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 (a; 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: asherman@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a.m, to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.TimesCommunity.com THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 Our View Kaine Choice is clear for moving region and state in the right direction So have you picked your horse in the race for governor yet? With Election Day less than two weeks away, most of you probably have. Whatever we say at this point is not likely to change your mind. But for those who are still teetering, we offer the following assessment of a race that we are all ready to see end. Tim Kaine, the Democrat for those just joining us, has put forth the most sound approach to continuing the progress forged by a governor most Virginians, Democrat and Republican alike, would probably vote for again if given the chance. Northern Virginia’s own Mark Warner, a Democrat limited to one term by the state’s constitution, struggled early in his term with an overstretched budget, which he inherited from the previous governor, and the stalled-out transportation referendums. But he rebounded, forging a new moderate majority to make much-needed investments in Virginia’s future—mainly to the benefit of public schools. Why bring all that back up? Because this year’s election, from the top elected office to your local delegate races, is very much a referendum—not so much about VVamer as the bipartisan spirit he and so many others adopted. Were taxes raised? Yes. But some taxes were cut. And, when all was said and done, there was nary a peep about it. A year later, more than two-thirds of Virginians think it was the right thing to do, and the state now boasts the second fastest growing economy in the nation. Which leads us to question why anyone would support a candidate, like Republican Jerry Kilgore, who fought tooth and nail against that investment? But let’s not stop there. Consider that Kaine has put forth a proposal that might finally allow Northern Virginia to get a grip on the ever expanding waist line of its suburbs. His plan would allow cities and counties to reject a development if it were too much for the local transportation network to handle or if improvements were not on the imminent horizon. Would it stop all development? No. But what it would do is finally force public- and private-sector leaders to step back, take a deep breath and sit down together to figure out where to put and how best to prepare for the growth that we cannot stop from coming. In terms of funding, Kaine’s plans might not offer as much as we would hope, but his initial commitment to make sure all dollars that ought to be going to transportation actually get used for that purpose before considering additional resources is reasonable. Independent Russ Potts did lay out a rather inspiring vision for improving transportation across the commonwealth, but he has clearly been an also-ran in this race. Kaine has pledged to honor the state’s commitment to public and higher education above all else—not to mention the fact he wants to make a year of preschool available to every child whose parents want them to attend. Whether you have school-aged children or not, everyone can appreciate the value of investing in education. Let’s also not forget about Kaine’s proposal to assist local governments in addressing the pleas of homeowners buckling under the stress of skyrocketing property assessments. In order to target relief to those least able to afford the steep increases, the former Richmond mayor is proposing local supervisors be allowed to provide tax exemptions to certain groups of homeowners— those whose assessed values are at or below the countywide average, for example. And finally consider the fashion in which Kilgore has taken a serious community challenge, that of day laborers, and twisted it into an issue for political gain. While not such an issue here. Northern Virginia has a plethora of immigrant workers, legal and illegal in many cases unfortunately, drawn to the area because of the strong economy and jobs that might otherwise go unfilled if not for them. It is yet another instance in which he is working against and not partnering with the local government, which is why Tim Kaine’s experience and success, in both local and state office, should win your confidence. N * (^etAss^fVc^ ,MM At least w KHCW THE 5Li(A6 TWfoWrt W KAINE WASHES OFF... ft Our View Blubauah Supporting Rappahannock s own is the way to go Republican Todd Gilbert and Democrat Jim Blubaugh both seem to be decent and personable men. One will be sent to represent us and the 15th district of the House of Delegates on November 8th, filling the seat of retiring Republican delegate Allen Louderback. It will be better for Rappahannock and for the state if Blubaugh wins. Blubaugh has a long resume of proven ability and repeated successes. He has overseen large government operations in several high profile positions. On a purely parochial level, as a long-term Rappahannock resident, Blubaugh is our hometown man, and will naturally understand and represent our particular interests better. As someone who has already had a successful career, and runs a small business in retirement, Blubaugh has no need to pursue higher office, and so is better situated to be independent, a statesman beholden to his own conscience rather than political expediency or party politics. Gilbert is just starting out on a political career, and his ambition shows. As Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Shenandoah County, Gilbert has, by all accounts, done well. No doubt Gilbert has a bright future ahead of him. Perhaps in future years a more seasoned Gilbert may make a fine public servant. He is a bright young fellow with some good ideas. His prosecutorial experience, while less substantial than Blubaugh’s background, give Gilbert valuable hands on knowledge of issues, particularly crime related ones such as meth use in the valley. But in this election, for this seat, Jim Blubaugh is the best choice for Rappahannock. Letters Thanks extended to the community The family of Wayne Corbii) would like to express their sincere thanks to everyone who called, sent flowers, food, cards and many other acts of kindness during the loss of our loved one. May God bless each and every one of you. Wayne and Lillie Corbin Sperryville Support Jim Blubaugh for delegate I would like to urge all Rappahannock voters to support Jim Blubaugh for the House of Delegates. The greatest threat Rappahannock faces in trying to preserve our rural way of life is the stranglehold the development industry has over the General Assembly in Richmond. This has resulted in the state taking more and more control over local land use decisions away. Jim Blubaugh understands that local governments need support in Richmond, not constant interference. After, watching both candidates in a forum in Luray last week, I see no evidence that his opponent sees any problem with the state usurping county control over land use decisions. Besides that, it wold quite obviously be a huge advantage to Rappahannock County to have a representative in Richmond who lives in the county and understands our needs. Please vote for Jim Blubaugh as our representative in the 15th. District. Sharon S. Kilpatrick Sperryville Dried Flower Sale and Home Tour a success The Episcopal Churchwomen of Bromfield Parish, presenters of the 49th Annual Dried Flower Sale and House Tour, wish to express their heartfelt thanks for the invaluable assistance of the people of this community whose efforts made possible the great sue cess of this year’s endeavor. At the same time, we extend our appreciation to those who came from near and far to support this evenl which provides major funding for the charities of the church. Helen Williams Washington Pothole Economics: You get what you pay for By Pau. Flkishkk Perhaps you’ve noticed the deteriorating state of Virginia’s roadways. It’s hard to miss. Driving on many of the Commonwealth’s arteries has become abone-rattling exercise in dodging potholes. Local streets are cracked and cratered. The paint that should safely delineate lanes and road margins has virtually disappeared from many roads. Even Richmond’s iconic boulevard, Monument Avenue, is scarred. It is false economy to try to save government dollars by postponing road repair. Bad roads are expensive. We pay with frequent visits to tire shops and auto mechanics. We pay with increased accidents and higher insurance premiums. We pay with inefficiency that adds extra minutes to each tnp and extra pennies to the cost of every product transported over the highways. This state of disrepair is the immediate result of state, local and federal reductions in spending on road maintenance. But tight budgets are themselves a symptom, rather than the ultimate cause of the problem. Our commonwealth is facing a broader problem than potholes. Pitted, crumbling roadways are just one of the more obvious and irritating symptoms of a misguided political attitude towards government and its functions. Fixing potholes is what we have governments for. That, and lots of other things, like rescuing people from hurricanes, putting out fires, catching criminals, installing streetlights, educating children, making sure our food and medicines are safe, judging disputes, and a thousand other essential tasks we rely on but can’t do ourselves. If we want our roads fixed, well have to pay for it. Tax cuts have become the perennial mantra of too many campaigners. In the upcoming elections, we’re hearing the same chant again: taxes and “big government” are bad, and tax cuts inherently good. These claims have gotten state and national politicians elected and kept them in office. Somehow we’ve forgotten what our civics teacher explained to us in high schoolthe reasons why we pay taxes in the first place. Taxes allow us to do things collectively that none of us can accomplish individually. Our tax dollars pay to educate all children, whether or not their families can afford a private school. In the long run, educated children build and preserve our society. Taxes pay our judges, police officers and firefighters. Taxes maintain our public parks. And, of course, taxes pay for the materials, equipment and personnel who maintain our highways and i city streets. When politicians are unwilling to levy sufficient taxes, those services and many others suffer. If we were to pay a little more for those government services, would we really get more in return? Tax-cutting politicians try to sell us the line that increased taxes simply result in more government waste. But is it true? It takes tax dollars to fill in the Commonwealth’s potholes. This November, when a politician tries to secure your vote by promising to “hold the line” on taxes or offers you yet another tax cut, keep your eyes on the road. If we want a smoothly functioning society, we have to be willing to pay for it. The author is Paul Fleisher, is a retired teacher in the Richmond Public School District and an author of many books for children and educators.

Save the Hazel River: now or maybe never Are you from here, or did you come here? If you love pure, clean water in babbling brooks and trout swimming in cool dark pools (And who doesn’t?), it shouldn’t matter. We have some of both in Rappahannock County. But we have one stream in particular that has recognized, outstanding qualities of pure water, scenic beauty, and recreational characteristics... the Hazel River. The Hazel flows from its headwaters high in the Blue Ridge near Hazel Mountain, winding its way through Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties to the Rappahannock River on the Fauquier County line near Remington. The Hazel River is a gem of pure, clean water tumbling and meandering through mountain forests, peaceful meadows, and rural farmlands. Can we keep the Hazel in its pristine state? Can we protect it from new sources of pollution, industrial waste, and sewage? Can we protect it from gradual degradation or catastrophic wuapoc: ivxajrue. The state of Virginia has a program to designate our most outstanding streams as “Exceptional State Water,” also known as Tier III classification. The purpose of the program is to protect the quality of water in our very finest streams, mainly by excluding the designated stream from consideration for discharges of industrial waste and treated sewage from new or expanded industries and sewage treatment plants. Very few Virginia streams . qualify for Tier III designation. The Hazel is one of the few that probably qualifies; at least its Rappahannock County segment appears to, and possibly the Culpeper segment as well. The entire length of the Hazel River in Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties has been nominated by Sally Mello, mother of Rappahannock High School principal Roger Mello and neighbor residing in Culpeper County, for Tier III consideration. It is important to keep in mind that designation as aTier III stream, while protecting a pristine river from the most egregious misuse The Forum Paul R. Farmer (industrial waste and treated sewage dumping), has no adverse impact on landowners on or near the river. Property along the river will continue to be completely in private ownership, control, and management. Access to the river is not in any way altered by Tier III designation. Landowners can continue to post, hunt, log, farm, or graze their land. While we all hope that every farmer and every landowner would use “best management practices” for the benefit of a healthy environment and land conservation, there is no more requirement to do so after Tier III designation than before. Tier III classification neither restricts livestock from streams nor requires riparian buffers or fences. i ms is a win-win situation for everyone. We all benefit from cle.' .n water, the absence of polluting industries, and the prevention of high-density development that follows the installation of urban-like sewage treatment plants. Tier III classification for the Hazel is good for all of us in Rappahannock County, but especially for those who live on or near the river. With Tier III designation, the Hazel River corridor can remain clean and scenic and serene, even if the day comes when our progressive zoning laws fail to protect us. The Tier III classification process depends upon citizen nomination and citizen participation every step of the way. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is now evaluating the nomination on its procedural merits and the river on its technical merits. Riparian landowners, i.e. those with property within 1,000 feet of the river in either county, have been asked by DEQ’s Water Control Board (WCB) to give their views on the proposed Tier III designation. 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To clear all hurdles, the Board of Supervisors of each county needs to endorse the proposed Tier III classification in an official resolution, by December 19, the close of DEQ’s public comment period. This is where we “been here’s” ana we “come here’s” all come in. It is already time for each of us to individually let our local county supervisor and especially Pete Estes, our Chairman of the Rappahannock bounty Board of Supervisors, know that we support Tier III designation of the Hazel. (If you need to find out who your supervisor is, or need his phone number, check the RLEP website at www.RLEP.org and click on “Current Issues.” You will ' also find more information ana regular upaates tnere about the progress of the Hazel nomination.) Early expression of your views will have more impact than waiting for the opportunity to testify in the brief public comment period associated with the resolution that our county Board will hopefully consider. Please support Tier III protection of the Hazel. Call your supervisor. Get his commitment to vote to recommend Tier III classification. Do it now, and maybe “Never” will never come. Paul Farmer is President of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection and a member of the ad hoc Hazel River Task Force, a joint Rappahannock and Culpeper County group dedicated to keeping the Hazel River corridor clean, green, and serene. Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 40 YEARS AGO October 21,1965 Scrabble School 4-H Club Meets The Scrabble School 4-H Club was organized by County Agent W. H. Lyne and Miss Doris E. Daugherty on October 15, 1965. The following officers were elected: President, Joann Aylor; Vice-President, Frankie Thompson; SecretaiyTreasurer, Thomas Wigington; reporter, Robert Daniels; Song Leader, Lucy Jackson. We have 10 boys and 10 girls. We will meet on the third Friday of each month. I think the 4-H club is going to be enjoyed at Scrabble. Robert G Dennis, Reporter October Celebration in Scrabble School From" the 3rd to the 15th the following things have been celebrated in Scrabble School: Fire Prevention. Newspaper Week with eleven different newspapers on display: The Rappahannock News, Culpeper Star-Exponent, Orange Review, Madison County Eagle, Richmond Times Dispatch, Fauquier Democrat, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Courier-Tribune (a N.C. paper), Reader’s Digest and Head, heart, hands and health. The papers were interesting to us. Also World Poetry Day was noted on Friday with each pupil reading a favorite poem. On Columbus Day we sang “O Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean”. We learned such words from the song as: gem, shrine, mandate, tyranny and homage. October has been a full month. Scrabble School Scrabble School, I used to go. In the cold, wind, rain or snow. The concrete building on the hill, So very pretty, and yet so still. Inside those walls I learned many things, My Country Tis of Thee, one of the songs I sang. I played many, many games, In history, learned many names. Good old Scrabble. Always will be known, Long remembered to those that are gone. Although the atmosphere is really cool, We are so grateful for that sweet school. —Lucy Coleman Jackson 10-15-65 Smokey Bear Smokey Bear is a big old bear. He is the bear that’s full of hair. He loves to smell the trees. Where the honey is made by the bees. Smokey is a kind bear Photo from the Rappahannock News Archives 1965- Among the goblins seen at the Community Halloween Party in Amissville Friday were these prize winners, left to right, Kenny Carder, Paula St. Clair, Susan Latham, Jeannie St. Clair, an Eisenman child and Cosey Key. Who warns you to beware. He loves the forest full of trees. He wears a pair of dungarees. —Lewis Butler 10-15-65 October The month of October is here And November is so near. October has many holidays to be celebrated in different ways. October brings us Halloween When the giant witches are seen. This month brings us World Poetry Day: Oh, we should learn a poem to say! Soon Book Week will be coming around. So let’s read and not makfe a sound. Don’t read one book and stop. Read several and be at the top! —Frankie Lee Thompson Halloween Halloween is in the month of October. If you go trick or treating, you’ll get knocked over. Halloween night is a spooky night. Everything won’t turn out right. If you go out and play trick or treat, Youll go home with mashed up feet. You will see witches, black cats and ghosts. Don’t you know I just dig them the most! But they’ll make me run up a tree All because they scare me. Some one will come along and beat you with a switch, It might be a ghost and it might be a witch. You will see things you never have seen. 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Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School starts new year The students at the Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School at Belle Meade in Sperryville, returned after Labor Day to find a full garden and set about harvesting the organic bounty. The school has squash, pumpkins, yams, herbs, tomatoes and other items for sale. Due to warm weather up until last week, the garden is producing as if it were still September. Much of the produce has been sold to local markets and restaurants who are seeking high quality, organic produce. The students are very proud of their efforts. Also, we will have turkeys ready for your Thanksgiving table. As a caterer, I can tell you these are the most delicious birds I have ever served. They will be dressed and ready for pick up on the Monday and Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving. Recipe cards will be available with ideas on how to roast or B-B-Q these organic, yummy birds. Call the school at 540-987-9313 to order. Turkeys can be picked up at the Mountain Laurel Campus in Front Royal or at Belle Meade. The school welcomed six new students this year, including four who are Rappahannock County residents. We also welcome new teacher David Selgado, a Certified Montessori teacher, to the school community. Head teacher Jim Webster presented at the International Montessori Adolescent Colloquium in Cleveland. This was an international conference with attendees from France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Australia and Mexico in attendance. A 32-mile-canoe trip on the Shenandoah was an exciting and challenging way to start the year. The trip provided an opportunity for students to get to know each other better, working together to plan the trip, solving problems, learn to work cooperatively setting up camp each night, cooking, and switching canoeing partners each day. Everyone came home happy, tired and wet, as well as inspired by the beauty of nature they witnessed during the three day trip. As with last years curriculum, this year we will again strive to balance between the practical (farm work) and intellectual (academic studies). One focus of studies this year, along with Math Logic, Algebra, Latin, and Spanish, Scientific Occupations, will be Humanities. The students are learning about the Celts and Romans, making the comparison of the tribal and imperial cultures. We’re off to a great start. Anyone wanting information about the school, or to tour the school, should call 987-9690 or check out the web site at mlmfarmschool@earthlink.net. FREE INSPECTION Protect your home. Permanently. Protect your home, family and pets against termites, fleas, ticks and other pests. 540-829-0000 PermaTreal www.PermaTreat.com pe$t AND TERMITE CONTROL News from Hearthstone School On September 26, 2005, Hearthstone School’s 6th and 7th grade class transformed their classroom into a Roman triclinium and enjoyed a meal typical of the Roman Empire. Lounging couches, typical of a Roman dining room, were created and a low table was spread with grapes, almonds, feta cheese, and rustic bread and olive oil. A warm punch made with grape juice and cinnamon accompanied the mead. As students reclined on the couches, wearing togas and sampling Roman fare as Roman noblemen would have done, their teacher recounted facts of life from Roman society, entertainment, life for women and children, religion, literature, art and law. On October 3, the high school classes went to the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors meeting as part of their government class. They will be attending these meetings on a monthly basis. On October 20, Hearthstone School students, teachers, parents and friends took their eagerly anticipated annual field trip to Circle of Seeds’ Com Maze on Route 245 in The Plains, Virginia. Kate and Hub Knott, former Hearthstone teachers, operate the com maze: This year’s maze, the 6th maze created here and entitled “Bam to be Wild,” is in the shape of a bam, silo and sun and focuses on farming facts and information. The com maze is both a learning experience and an adventure through the tall com stalks, and meets Virginia Standards of Learning. Each maze wanderer enters the maze armed with crayon, flag and a blank survival guide, on a mission to discover educational clues to help them navigate their way through the maze and complete a map to take home. Photo courtesy of Hearthstone School AMAZING CIRCLE: Hearthstone parents and students enjoy the corn maze. From front to back: Kalila Plonka, Daake Browne, Jasper Gros, Leif Kvarnes, Diane Wilson and Christina Ward-Kvarnes. A commercial swing set has also been installed at the Hearthstone School playground. The school would like to sincerely thank the anonymous donor who provided the funds to purchase this play equipment. Athletes of the Month named at Wakefield Country Day School Wakefield Country Day School (WCDS) announced its Athletes of the Month for September, both of whom are Rappahannock County residents. Allison Russo of Flint Hill was named female athlete in recognition of her outstanding efforts as captain of the Girls’ Varsity Volleyball team this season. WCDS Athletic Director Mike Kenney praised Allison for her leadership, drive, and dedication to giving her best, even when injured. . Kevin Riedel of Little Washington was named male athlete for his superb record on the Cross-Country team. Mr. Kenney singled Kevin out for having placed in the top five runners in six different crosscountry meets, competing in each case against 90 or more other competitors. Kevin placed 1st at the Fresta Valley meet, first at the Massanutten Military Academy meet, 4th at both the Great Meadows meet and the Randolph Macon Academy meet, and 5th at both the James Long Park meet and the Quantico meet. Homecoming Wakefield Country Day School’s building and grounds were the venues for a myriad of activities recently in conjunction with their 33rd annual Homecoming celebration. The weekend festivities were kicked off with a bonfire hosted by the Key Club to raise funds for various charitable causes. Under the direction and supervision of Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue members, nearly all of the WCDS students in seventh through twelfth grade gathered for the official lighting of a debris pile that measured at least fifteen feet high. Club officers Kevin Riedel and Saawan Mehta did the official lighting and soon had everyone “fired up.” Simultaneously taking place was an indoor celebration, attended by Wakefield alumni, parents of alumni, former and current faculty, parents and staff. 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The festival was open to the public, and beautiful fall plants for sale by Children had their choice of any number of activities from which to choose, and each class hosted a different activity to help raise funds for their pet projects. Among the offerings: The Model United Nations had face painting, baked goods and the ever-popular moon bounce; fifth and sixth grades offered ring toss, tattoos and a grab bag; second and third grades had pumpkin painting and cider, the libraiy sold books for only 25 cents and also provided necklace making; the Key Club offered students a football toss as well as s’mores and a pinata; and Pre-School challenged little ones to “Guess Allison Russo Female Athlete of the Month Wakefield Country Day School how many beans are in the jar?” with the grand prize a bear from one of their favorite stories. Kindergarten teacher Stephanie Pressler had her famous “Frisbee dogs” on hand; the Drama Club provided a fortune-teller; Pre-Kindergarten offered delicious hot food and Kindergarten sold refreshments; the fourth grade challenged visitors to egg races; first grade did a bean bag toss; Silvana Ruckman presented a “Spanish challenge” with a ball toss called La Granja; a popular new addition was Yearbook’s creative mini-golf course, and eighth grade offered not only basketball but also a hands-on science project for the budding young scientists in the crowd. The weekend was capped by a prep school dance on Saturday evening, with an autumn theme. In observing all the activities, head of school Kathleen Grove noted, “It is such a pleasure to see so many smiling faces, covering so many generations, as we celebrate Homecoming and the beauty of Rappahannock County in the fall with our families, friends and neighbors.” Chappell’s Corner 2005 Kappsody Yearbook Earns State Championship: Congratulations to Rappsody teacher Joy Sours and the 20042005 Rappsody staff for their first place award in the VHSL State publications competition for single A schools! RCHS CuiinaryStudents State Runners-up: On September 28, five RCHS seniors and juniors traveled to Richmond to compete in the Skills-USA Culinary Arts Knife YOU'RE NOT EATING TOO MUCH. You're suffering too much I w i'* . Elizabeth Bush MO You may not recognize the term GERD but you may know some of its symptoms. Sometimes the reason for stomach pain is obvious—eating too much, wprrytng too much But persistent, recurring heartburn can be the sign of a serious condition called GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease Untreated GERD can cause ulcers or bleeding in tne esophagus, which can require emergency treatment Today, diagnosis and treatment of GERD is easier and more effective than ever before, thanks to new medicines and more accurate testing equipment If you suffer from severe, persistent heartburn three or more times a week, find out more about what you can do to stop the pain Dr. Bush, gastroenterologist, will be speaking at a FREE community seminar from 6 pm - 7:30 pm on November 16th in the CRH Boardroom and Cafeteria. Light refreshments and dessert will be served. RSVP preferred, but not required: 540-829-4190. Culpeper Regional Hospital S3 501 Sunset Lane • Culpeper, VA ??70) • wjvw culpeperhospital.com Skills and Commercial Baking Cake Decorating competitions at the State Fair. All five competed in the Advanced category, a new delineation this year for students enrolled in Culinary Arts II classes. Senior Rebecca Oyster came in second place in the knife skills competition, while senior Tiffany Puffenbarger took the second place honors in the cake decorating competition. First time competitors Ashley Arnold, Ethan Russell and Austin Howard placed 7th, 8th and 9th respectively. Congratulations to the RCHS team. RCES Construction/Maintenance Update: Work on the computer lab in the front of the school is complete and our technology staff is hooking up the computers. Most AC units are installed. 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Plan From Page A1 Town Council and the Tbwn Planning Commission, indicates that Washington could be nearing the end of a struggle to create a new Comprehensive Plan that began a year and a half ago. “The Comprehensive Plan is not perfect, but I believe that it’s the best that we can do. I don’t think we’ll ever have a perfect document. I do think this is something we can move forward with,” said Planning Commission Chairman Gary Schwartz at the start of the meeting. However, the concerns expressed by members of Washington’s governing bodies over Middleton Inn and other properties left outside the PSA could mean that the current draft of the plan will see some changes before it is approved by the Town Council. Adjusting the line that defines the PSA was brought up at the meeting by Schwartz and Council Member Alice Butler, whose home is outside the primary service area. “In order to jump that fence we’d have to rewrite the plan,” said Schwartz, of redrawing the sewer service line. The fence they’d have to jump The Comprehensive Plan as it was referred to the town council prioritizes sewer service according to Washington’s zoning. Property within Washington’s town limits is considered the primary service area, while buildings on the edges of the town, zoned “Rural residential” are in the secondary service area. The line of demarcation is based on the zoning because the history of those boundaries makes the line more defensible in court challenges. Sewer service would be provided based on this hierarchy : 1. Failing Sewer and Septic . systems regardless of location. 2. Existing structures within the Primary Service Area 3 Areas of Government use regardless of location. '4.Existing structures in the Secondary Service area.(if there is capacity available, including enough capacity in reserve to provide for new development in the Primary Service area.) 5.Undeveloped property in the Secondary Service Areas. The Primary Service Area (PSA), would get service first. Structures in the outlying areas of town which are zoned Rural Residential, called the Secondary Service Area (SSAlwould only get service once the existing structures in the PSA had been provided for, and then only if the council determined that there was enough capacity to provide for future “infill” development in the PSA. The proposed Comprehensive Plan does allow the town flexibility within this hierarchy through the use of special use permits. In the current draft, the council could grant sewer service to properties in the SSA by awarding the applicant a special use permit, regardless of where, a particular applicant stands in the priority list. The granting of a special use permit would require first that there be enough capacity to support the PSA, and then require Town council approval, although language in the plan urges that they extend service to the SSA if it “better achieves the goals of the Plan.” According to Milt Herd, whose firm is helping Washington create the new plan, “it would take at least a few years” with the completed sewer system up and running to determine what amount constituted sufficient excess capacity to allow extension."Whatever [primary service area] line you have in the plan should be one you plan to live with for a while.” said Herd, addressing the joint meeting. Inn waiting The Tbwn of Washington generates most of its revenue by taxing businesses in the town limits, and the Middleton Inn is one of the larger sources of that revenue. This means that under the current plan the Middleton Inn would be paying a large portion of the cost for a capital improvement that couldn’t benefit from for several years. In addition, once Washington’s sewer is running and the town is able to consider special use permits for sewer service to the SSA, the new sewer uses will have to pay the cost of having additional sewer line installed in their property. This could mean higher costs for later sewer customers like the Middleton Inn. “If you’re paying a significant amount of the sales tax and it’s the money being used to fund this, you shouldn’t have to go tlirough hoops to benefit from it,” said Mary Ann Kuhn, the owner of the Middleton Inn. Kuhn is also a member of Washington’s Planning Commission, but chose to abstain from votiilg on •the referral due to her business involvement. The referral was passed unanimously by the other four members present. The Town Council is expected to vote on the referred draft of the plan after holding a public hearing at their upcoming November 9 meeting. Monty Tayloe can be reached at mtayloe@timespapers.com Panther’s final home game By Monty Tayloe Rappahannock News Staff Wntcr The RCHS football Panthers fell 7-61 to George Mason High School in Falls Church, VA. They will play Strasburg on October 29 in Washington for their final home game. The team’s first year on a district schedule has been difficult, as shown by their 0-7 record. However, the players of RCHS have put forth a strong effort to learn and improve at the game. As Coach Kemp Pullin has repeated on many occasions, every Saturday the Panthers play against larger schools, with long standing football programs. Often,the athletes on those teams have been playing football since they were small children, while the Panthers are still learning the game. “They don’t have a history of football here,” Coach Pullin has said. Despite this adversity, the Panthers have played hard, and they deserve the support of Rappahannock. Some of this support is already showing, with local mothers driving their kids to Culpeper so they can play Pop Warner and be a Panther one day. Go watch them at home, and let them know you’re out there. IN MEMORY: A student from last year’s ceremony placed flags outside the school. It is hoped that with the support of the community at this event that flags will encircle the entire area. Photo courtesy of Rappahannock County High School Veterans DayThird Annual Salute By George W. Dornbusch Special to the Rappahannock News Rappahannock County High School is again hosting a Veterans Day celebration on November 11. The ceremonies will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Please plan to arrive early and enter through the gymnasium doors. We are proud to have our own chorus and band perform an Armed Services Medley. The chorus will sing “Choose to Stand” by Ruth Elaine Schram, “America, oi Thee I Sing” by Mary Donnelly and George L.O. Strand. The band will play Hymn to the Fallen from the movie “Saving Private Ryan”, “As All the Heavens Were a Bell” by Jay Bocook, and a variety of marches. Captain Phil Daczewitz Edwards From Page A1 misconduct with a student. Prior to those accusations, Edwards had a promising career as a high school girl’s basketball coach in the area. He coached at Fauquier County High School and Highland School in Warrenton before coming to WCDS, where he was heralded as the next promising head coach of their girl’s basketball program. He also coached an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) girl’s team that had members from Fauquier, Rappahannock and other, surrounding counties. During the Rappahannock trial, made brief by Edwards’ guilty plea, the victims, who were both under 17, were referred to only by initials. The incidents that led to Edwards’ charges were . described by Commonwealth Attorney Peter Luke. They occurred in situations where Edwards was left alona with the juveniles, and consisted primarily of "inappropriate physical contact. The guilty plea came as the result of a plea agreement between Edward’s attorney Huntley Thorpe and Peter Luke, in which Luke agreed not to seek a mandatory minimum sentence of five years. While Edwards could still receive a sentence of up to eleven years in prison, the plea agreement puts his sentencing in the hands of Judge H. Dudley Payne. In addition to probable jail time, Edwards will have to register as a sex offender and pay in excess of $3,000 in restitution for a victim’s counseling expenses. According to Waymond James Edwards Sr, the defendant’s father, his son opted not to contest the charges to avoid a potentially worse sentence. “We did what we think is best. 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This is a very special event and your support for all veterans living and deceased is a wonderful way of showing how lucky we are to live in the United States of America Please join us on November 11! Northern Virginia •> 4 Call 540-675-3349 with your news tips. a Watch for deer Citizens are advised to be extra vigilant for deer while driving during October, November and December. To avoid a dangerous and often costly collision with deer this fall, police offer the following driving tips: • Always wear your seat belt to reduce the possibility of injury in case of a collision. • Be alert for deer; drive cautiously —especially if you see a deer crossing sign. Be especially attentive at dusk and dawn during deer breeding season from mid-October to January. (Peak deer movement in the fall coincides with the time change back to standard time. 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Flint Hill’s eyes are smiling By Monty Tayloe Rappahannock News Staff Writer Are you named after a kind of plaid? Is the question”What would you wear under your Kilt?”’ more than a hypothetical to you? Do you get mad about the way the Boston Celtics pronounce their name? If you or someone you know can answer yes to these questions, Flint Hill’s newest business is of interest to you. Anilori’s Celtic House, which opened two weeks ago, has brought a slice of the Celtic isles to Rappahannock. The store, operated by Earl and Annie Loughlin, sells a huge range of products in the Celtic motif, from Guinness T-shirts to plaid silk neckties. Just browsing Anilori’s is a vocabulary lesson. The walls are decorated with “bodhrans,” which are tambourine sized drums, and nestled among the usual silver chains and rings in Anilori’s iewelrv case are people from New York buy them,” said Ariilori, pointing to a large block of wood with a painful looking knob sticking out of one side, held up by her husband Earl. “Really, in Ireland, any stick is a shillelagh,” he explained. Besides shamrock aprons and handmade woolen scarves, Anilori’s offers customers a unique service. “It’s called photorealism. Give me a picture, and I blow it up and draw it in graphite. I’ve narrowed myself down to animals now. Anything with fur,” explained Anilori. She sells her drawings as framed portraits or as greeting cards, and is happy to take commissions. “I’ve already had two or three people ask me to do their dogs,” noted Anilori. The highest selling item by far at Anilori’s is the Irish blackthorn walking stick. The stick is made from a tree that grows only in Ireland. tiny little knives. “It’s called a ‘sgiar dhue’, you keep it in your stocking,” explained Annie Loughlin, who also goes by Anilori. Wherever . she keeps her knives, Anilori is very helpful with explanations for the .iflUlWW*,*,, (iUINNESl Its a big giant hedge, like rosebush, ) added Earl.” The hiking sticks are treated with a black paint and 3 tO many items in her store that might appear strange to Rappahannock eyes. Her pleasant Scottish accent adds a touch of authenticity to her sometimes alarming descriptions of the merchandise in her little store. “That’s a ‘shillelagh’. It’s a pugel stick. A lot of BODHRANS: These are traditional Irish frame drums. Anilori’s also sells instructional Bodhran CDs rXaV’s Horse ^ service, Inc. ** IK* m, Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Monty Tayloe CELTIC PRIDE: Anilori’s is the only Rappahannock store that sells sweaters and teddy bears alongside decorative knives. a wood stain to preserve them, and are each carved with a unique handle. Proving that not everything in Anilori’s is a weapon, the sticks in the store are free of the long black thorns that give the tree its name. “A lot of people have been coming in buying them,” said Earl. “The walking stick is the biggest seller.” The highlands of Colorado The Loughlins started Anilori’s Celtic House originally as an online business four years ago in Colorado Springs. Their new Flint Hill f luuauuu is Mieir iirst W / physical store. They y moved to Huntly and jr opened up the Flint Hill location to be near their son and two grandsons, who all live in Rappahannock. “We’ve wanted to come out this way,” said Earl. Although he seems to know how to lift a shillelagh, Earl is actually a retired pastor from Pennsylvania, and comes to the universe of Celtic culture through his Irish father and British mother. He does his best to maintain the quality of Anilori’s merchandise, even for It's TOO Early To Think Abou* The Holidays! But *t m , .......„ ,, >t. j ^ V 4 \ , „.rs to Santa from November we !rtreTfVhich win be Pf f^P.-Democrat \vJ ^ge^ some^ofwhicb wi£ p|J^er Times-Democrat. Gift Guide section ^ ^ ^ their w,sh ks Asky0UroSefo°llS foroneoftnero o|jdays "What' TntTo Give to Others" potter, ReSidents “What l WantT“To... (Pick on®J^Sgious Figures, ---i'SStsV;-““Si1**’•"*' Mayor Fitch, Fa q MaV 4 2005 _ Robin tar\ at■ com rear\@t\mespaPe ear\@t'n'e w °rn R0x63^arremon,VA w (Rmes-Democrat (The (6ainesuiUe ©rues * • ’ * i The highest selling item by far at Anilori’s is the Irish blackthorn walking stick. The stick is made from a tree that grows only in Ireland. the small kitschy items that are a mainstay of the business. “We try to get good quality stuff, even those key chains are pretty good. It all comes from Britain,” explained Earl, pointing to a display of key chains branded with Guinness and Harp beer logos. “Guinness is good. You can’t go to Ireland and not drink a Guinness,” smiled Earl. Anilori’s Celtic House can be reached online at www. anilori.com. The store is located at 617 Zachary Taylor Highway in Flint Hill and can be reached at (540) 675-3177. Monty Tayloe can be reached at mtayloe@timespapers.com ANILORI: Annie Loughlin stands behind the counter of her Celtic House. usbixmm-a.a. amaaBMOBa sayia• SKETCHY DOG: These portraits are done by Anilori from pet photographs. This Year Farm Credit Returned More Than $10.5 Million to Our Customers We share our profits with our customers through Patronage Refunds. Does your bank? 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Cutting it close in Amissville 3y Jan Clatterbuck Rappahannock News Staff Writer High fuel prices have led many to search for ways to save on gas. Here is a way you might not have thought about but it’s worth a stop. If you ■need a haircut, check out the newest beauty shop in Amissville. Melissa Brackenridge has opened her own shop called Shear Designs. From the results of her .grand opening which was held on Monday, October 10, she is •off to a successful start. - For Brackenridge, life has come full circle, bringing her dream to Amissville, with a business that is more than a just a job, but a career she ‘loves. Coming up with a name Brackenridge wanted to give her shop a name that would stand out and be noticed. She had come up with several names and when she •couldn’t decide she let fate take its course. She put all the names in a hat and pulled out the elegant winner - Shear Designs. Before embarking on her own business, Brackenridge worked with Artistic Professionals in Warrenton for 15 years. She has enjoyed the walk down the road to begin the dream of owning her own Shear Designs will give you a great haircut, good customer service and fair prices ail at the hands of an energized and empowered stylist. business. While doing renovations to the shop and getting it ready for her grand opening, people would come in wanting a haircut. Not wanting to turn anyone away, Brackenridge requested that they simply overlook the mess and would give them a haircut. Some of her customers from Warrenton have made the move to Amissville following Brackenridge along with her dream. A Rappahannock aream However, the desire to open her shop “was her DJ PLAYER: Young DJ Devin Brackenridge keeps the music and smiles going for the customers. LOYAL CUSTOMER: Melissa Brackenridge gives Patty Carey from Rixeyville a haircut. Carey has been going to Brackenridge for 15 years. dream,” said her mother, Nancy Wiles, “and I am very proud of her.” While Brackenridge may have been apprehensive to take that first big step, she has done so with the encouragement of her mother and friends. So far her risk-taking has paid off. “I wanted to offer something for everyone,” said Brackenridge. Shear Designs will give you a great haircut, good customer service and fair prices all at the hands of an energized and empowered stylist. D J keeps the music going The shop is very cozy with three rooms. The front room has two chairs for cutting hair, and a CD player which is operated by her five-year-old son, Devin. This little DJ keeps the music going for the customers. There are two comfortable sofas and a desk for the appointment book. There are also magazines for reading and choosing the hair style of your choice. Her shop offers hair care for all members of the family. The second room plays host to her shampoo bowls. She’s in the process of getting another one and plans on adding additional dryers as well. The third room has two tanning beds which is a bonus feature. Many residents currently have to travel to either Culpeper or Warrenton to have that sun-drenched look but not anymore. Brackenridge does haircuts, perms, coloring, and highlighting and also grooms men’s beards and mustaches. In the near future she hopes to add manicures. Children are always welcome to come in while their parent is having their hair done. Solo shearing Brackenridge usually works alone, casually on some evenings and on Saturdays. Flint Hill resident Sherri Woodward is currently giving her a helping hand and plans to join Shear Designs fall time WALK-INS WELCOME 540-937-2828 All photos by Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Jan Clatterbuck SHEAR DESIGNS: Melissa Brackenridge has opened- the newest business in Amissville located on U.S. 211. 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Apple picking, cutting creasy greens and more autumn memories As hard as it is for me to do, I must turn my attention to something besides hunting, at least for the sake of the readers of this column, and, possibly, the editor. A couple of things come immediately to mind, and I will share them with you. Fall is the season when all things begin to prepare for the coming winter. We get the colorful flannel shirts out of the closet. If we are lucky, we put flannel sheets on the bed. I only discovered that luxury about 20 years ago, and have not been without them since. When I was a kid, we had to get the wood stoves out of the shed and make sure they were still in good repair, and install them. But, for the early, cold mornings, we always had the wood cook stove in the kitchen, which was used all year long, and that would knock the chill off the air while you had your breakfast and got ready for school or the workday. Get your winter apples And we had to get apples. We had an old apple orchard Flint Hill Richard Brady 675-3754 . richardbradyl@ juno.com near the house, but it hadn’t been kept in good order, for no reason that I know. We used some of the apples, but we often made a pilgrimage to one of the local orchards. Mom canned a lot of apples and used a lot in cooking. But, we needed some ‘keeping1 apples for the winter. These were mostly Yorks, my favorite, which seemed to keep better than most. I remember many a night, sitting around the wood stove, doing my homework or reading or playing with the cat, and Mom would bring in a pan of apples and a paring knife. What a wonderful, simple pleasure, to eat those pieces of cold, crisp apple, sitting by the warm stove. A penny saved.... My father was bom in 1903, in Clark Hollow, and was an only child. His attitude toward money, and what you spent it for, were tempered by the sparse environment that was his lifestyle during his developmental years and, of course, by the harshness created by the great depression. For the purposes of this column, it will suffice to say he was thrifty. I realize that those of you who knew him may smile when you read that, for I have heard it said that the buffalo would blink at the light when Dad took a nickel from his pocket. Nevertheless, he was a good father and a good provider of the things we needed. And when we visited the orchards of Mr. Moore or Mr. Lee, Dad would buy a bushel or two of ‘good’ apples, but he always asked about picking some up off the ground. These apples were considerably less expensive than the ones that had been picked and packed by the orchard. Of course, I mostly complained about this. We had to pick through these ground apples, and a lot of them would have bruises or cuts or rotten places, and some, when you turned them over, would have little slugs and other bugs on them. I wished we could have just bought the good apples and gone home. Cutting creases The other thing I remember vividly is going into the cut over Cornfields and looking for dry land cress. Of course, we didn’t call it that; they were creases or creasy greens or just cress. I don’t think they were planted by the farmers, but I could be wrong about that. It seemed that they grew wild. The farmers were pretty good about letting us cut them. One of Dad’s favorite places to go was down on a com bottom near the Jordan River, that was owned by Mr. Charlie Bowling. Sometimes, we would go by Mr. Bowling’s house and talk to him awhile, and other times we would go in by Galley Smith’s sawmill. Either way, Mr. Bowling let us go in there and cut the cress. Dad wasn’t the only thrifty one Dad used to tell a story about cutting cress over there, and he would say that when we came out, Mr. Bowling would be standing there at the house, and he would say to Dad, “Moffett, the next time that fellow of yours comes down the road with the motor grader, have him job in the bank over there on Willy’s (Gentry) side a little bit.” Dad was in charge of the road work in the county, back then, and, I suppose, Mr. Bowling didn’t want the road widened or the ditches cleaned, if it meant taking material from his side of the road. That was a long time ago. The cress I eat now come from my garden, when I can get it to come up, or from my brother-in-law’s garden, where it seems to grow really well. Cress, being a broadleaf plant, I suspect, does not fare well in the cornfields that have been treated with chemicals to kill broadleaf plants. And the rewards were great The most lasting memory of these events, is what my mother did with the things we gathered. As most mothers were, in those days, she wa$ a wonderful cook. And the big pot of cress, cooked with a little piece of fatback, some hot, stewed tomatoes, mashed potatoes, and combread with fresh home made butter, and applesauce or fried apples, and a big glass of fresh, whole milk, would almost make this red meat eater forget about anything else. Note to McDonalds, Wendys, and Burger King: Eat your heart out. And, finally.... get your tickets now Hope you have bought your tickets to the Chili Cook-off and Bluegrass Festival that the 4H folks are putting on. It will be on November 6, at the high school. Bluegrass legend and Rappahannock resident, Cliff Waldron, will be the musical mainstay of the afternoon, and a few local celebrities have also agreed to pick a tune or two for you. Let’s make this thing work for 4H and for all those who have spent a lot of time and energy putting it together. See you there. „ Follow these rules or be haunted by ghouls on Halloween night Everyone wants to have a safe and happy Halloween for their children. Using safety tips and common sense can help you make the most of your Halloween season and make it as enjoyable for your kids as it is for you! So let’s make Halloween a' fun, safe and happy time for the children and they’ll can carry on the tradition that we taught them to their own families some day! Children look forward to Halloween because of the dress-up and cool costumes but they mostly like it for the candy and treats! Who doesn’t? Moms, be sure to watch the candy intake when they get home, too much can lead to stomach aches. That includes mom and dad as well! Let your child have some Washington i Jan Clatterbuck ' 675-3338 jclatterbuck@ timespapers.com say in their costume, within reason of course. There are many ways to keep our children safe at Halloween, when they are more prone to accidents and injuries. The excitement of children and adults at this time of year sometimes makes us forget to be careful. Simple common sense can do a lot to stop any tragedies from happening. Trick or Treating should be one of the great adventures of Halloween for kids! They can get dressed in scary costumes and go door-to-door, begging “Tricks or Treats!” from neighbors. Tips on safety for Halloween Children should go out during daylight hours only unless accompanied by a responsible adult. Plan a safe route so parents know where their older kid’s will be at all times. Set a time for your child to return home. Make sure that your child is old enough and responsible enough to go out by themselves. Let your child know not to cut through back alleys and fields. Make sure they know to stay in populated places and don’t go off on the beaten track. Stay in lighted areas. 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Annual fall auction Don’t let’s forget on November 12th at 5:30 p.m. the doors will open at the Washington School on Mt. Salem Avenue for the Tenth Annual Fall Auction for the Child Care and Learning Center. The proceeds from this benefit support scholarships for CCLC and will also help to fund the roof replacement for the gym at the Washington School that houses the CCLC After School Club. The $25 entrance fee will help to cover the cost of the lavish buffet spread, with wine and beer included. Belated birthday wishes go out to Skippy Giles from Washington. He celebrated his day on October 25. Birthday wishes go to Mitzi Young from Washington who will celebrate her day on October 29. Proud parents and grandparents Congratulations are in order for Louis and Sherry Moore from Front Royal, on the birth of their daughter, Laina Katherine Belle Moore. The proud grandparents are Louis and Darlene Moore of Fodderstack. 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• Obituaries/B5 • Real Estate/B7 • Classifieds/B8-B12 Countryside Section B October 27, 2005 r “Big Little Cedars” 72 x 32 inches Oil on canvas Christopher Stephens “Morning Sun”; 12 x 48 inches; Oil on panel; Christopher Stephens ‘Light Matters’ reflected in new paintings by Christopher Stephens The Middle Street Gallery in Washington, Virginia will be presenting a new show for November entitled “Light Matters” which showcases paintings by Christopher Stephens. These latest offerings by Stephens are all oil paintings on either panel or canvas in sizes ranging from 8” square to 72x32 inches. They are painted from life and depict scenes in Warren and Rappahannock Counties. Stephens has garnered a reputation for his vibrant depictions of light, season and ambiance of the landscape in this region. All of the paintings are uniquely framed by the artist. Well-known throughout the area, Stephens works full time at painting and is adjunct professor of Drawing and Painting at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia. The Middle Street Gallery is located next to The Inn at Little Washington. The galleiy has been in operation for 23 years and is dedicated to the nurturing and exhibition of artists of quality in all media and is a valued cultural asset to the region. The Middle Street Gallery is an artists’ cooperative gallery with approximately 20 active members. “Light Matters” will run from Friday, November 4 to Sunday, November 27. There will be an artist’s reception on Sunday, November 6 from 2 until 6 p.m. The Middle Street Gallery is one of the stops on the Artists of Rappahannock Gallery and Studio Tour on November 5 and 6. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, phone (540) 675-3440 or check out their web site at www.middlestreetgallery.org ‘Mad Hot Ballroom’ is a funny, moving and entracing film BY JOANNE HlLTY Special to the Rappahannock News “Mad Hot Ballroom” is a documentary that follows several teams of preadolescent student dancers from New York City schools as they train for the competition that caps the American Ballroom Theater’s “Dancing Classrooms” program of ballroom dance instruction. Sure to sweep you off your feet, this enormously entertaining film is an inspiring look at ballroom dancing and cultural diversity and shows us that the essence of ballroom dance not only lies in formal steps of the feet, but just as much in the heart. “Mad Hot Ballroom” is showing at The Theatre in Washington, VA., Friday, November 4, 8:00 p.m. The 10-week ballroom dancing course for sixth-grade students was launched in the New York City school system in 1994. Tbday, more than 6,000 students participate in the course, which culminates in a citywide competition. Marilyn Agrelo’s documentary, inspired by an article written by her collaborator, Amy Sewell, follows three groups of students from classroom to competition. The focus is on posh Tribeca, tough Bensonhurst and low-income Washington Heights. While learning the rumba, foxtrot, tango and swing, these New York City school children transform from urban kids to “ladies and gentlemen.” As the competition begins, the kids grow more artful and begin to look and move like dancers. Through the grace of their talent and the sweat of their devotion, they feel their way toward the sinuousness of the adults they’re imitating. As their moves catch on they stop being funny because they’ve grown into whom they are. One of the children says it’s like a “sport that hasn’t been invented into a sport yet.” Competing in ballroom dance is, in addition to being fun and good exercise, a tool for learning such life skills as etiquette, discipline, interacting with the opposite sex and knowledge of other cultures. Two young Muslim boys, explaining that their religion prohibits them from participating in actually dancing, are more than happy to play DJ during the classroom exercises. Director-producer-writer Marilyn Agrelo and producer-writer Amy Sewell make the most of the fact that there will not just be winners but losers in the competition. The fact that those winners and losers are kids, and that the joy of the ultimate champions will be tempered by the hot, bitter tears of the also-rans that the audience has come to know and care about only makes “Mad Hot Ballroom” that much more moving. In the end, handling victory graciously, and swallowing defeat with dignity, could be said to be the mpst important lesson learned by the juvenile subjects of this sweet and wise little film. This inspiring crowd-pleaser serves as a terrific tribute to arts education and the passionate, dedicated teachers who keep these kids literally on their toes. The film is rated PG and contains some mild references to sex and violence. Run time is 105 minutes. - * -V"r •? | Photo courtesy ot The Theatre Tony DeNicola Drummer "Statesmen of Jazz” Reminder “This Saturday, Oct. 29, the "Statesmen of Jazz” come to the Theatre at Washington for an 8 p.m. concert. The group features Kenny Davem, one of the world’s top jazz clarinetists, along with pianist Richard Wyands, guitarist James Chirillo, Rufus Reid on bass, and Tony DeNicola on drums. The concert begins at 8 p.m.Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students 18 and under. For reservations and information phone 675-1253 or send email to TheatreVA @ aol.com." Smithsonian at Little Washington plays Bach By Wendy Weinberg Special to the Rappahannock News The “Smithsonian at Little Washington” series presents another “Brilliance of the Baroque” concert at the Theatre at Washington, Virginia on Saturday, November 5 at 8:00 p.m. This concert will be devoted entirely to music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Harpsichordist James Weaver and cellist Kenneth Slowik will offer a program of suites, preludes and fugues, and a concerto. The music illustrates the remarkable range of styles in which Bach, arguably the greatest of Baroque composers, wrote with unparalleled fluency. As founder of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, James Weaver established a comprehensive series of historically informed performances which have gained international prestige. As a performer, he divides his time among the harpsichord, fortepiano, and organ, appearing as solo artist and chamber musician throughout the United States and EuroDe. He is currently Executive Director of the National Music Center Foundation, under development by the Federal City Council in association with the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress. Kenneth Slowik is artistic director of the Chamber Music Program at the National Museum of American History. He is a founding member of the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Axelrod and Smithson quartets, the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, and the Castle Trio, appears frequently with “L’Archibudelli”, and has been a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the National Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, and the Cleveland Orchestra. Recently, he has been devoting increasing amounts of time to conducting oratorio, opera, and the orchestral repertoire. His extensive discography includes more than fifty recordings - many of them international prize winners - featuring him as cellist, conductor, violist da gamba, and keyboard continuo player: his critically praised liner notes accompany over half of these releases. “ Photo courtesy of The Theatre Harpsichordist James Weaver The program chosen for the concert at the Theatre at Washington, Virginia on November 5 includes ten Preludes and Fugues from Book I of The Well-tempered Clavier, two solo cello suites, and the Concert in C Major for Two Harpsichords. Tickets for the concert at the Theatre on November 5 are $20 for adults and $5 for students 18 and under. Reservations are recommended. For information and reservations phone (540) 6751253 or email TheatreVA@aol.com. u Photo by Richard Lykes RAPPAHANNOCK SMITHY: Nol Putnam illustrates the art of blacksmithing at his Huntly studio. Putnam is shown here giving a demonstration to visitors of how he takes an iron rod, heats it slowly over hot coals, and works it until it becomes a part of one of his creations. In this case, the molten iron was pounded until it became a leaf for a wrought iron gate. Gallery Tour to feature over 50 artists and 10 galleries By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News The work of over 50 well-known “Artists of Rappahannock County” will be shown on a Studio and Gallery Tbur set for Saturday and Sunday, November 5 and 6. Sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC), this is hopefully the first of many annual events that will showcase the inspiration and skill of the county’s art community. The art represented in the show and on the tour of studios and galleries ranges from portraiture to landscape painting, from sculpture in various mediums to pottery, glassworks and jewelry, and blacksmithing. Ten artists in the county will host open houses at their studios to show their work. One of those, Nol Putnam, is a well-known blacksmith whose work is found in commissions throughout the country. Putnam, an accomplished blacksmith of some 30 years practice, designed the famous wrought iron gates and ceremonial flower holders for the interior of the National Cathedral in Washington. He also works on private commissions throughout the country, as well as in Rappahannock County. See ARTISTS, Page B2

Upcoming Events Previews Benefit concert at Sunnyside There will be a benefit concert this coming Saturday, October 29 held at Sunnyside Farms @ the Schoolhouse in Sperryville. Proceeds will go to the Rappahannock Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund. *' Following in the footsteps of the Rappahannock Samaritans and their recent potluck dinner, this concert event is sponsored by a coalition of local churches and community groups and spearheaded by Rev. Jon Heddleston of Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church. It promises to feature a day of great music. The concert schedule as of this printing includes: 10:00 a.m. Welcome to Sunnyside! 10:30 a.m. Judy Reidinger 10:45 a.m. Carla Theodore and Nancy Peacock 11:00 a.m. Donnie Carter 11:15 a.m. David’s Heart Noon John Tble and Ann Howard 12:30 p.m. Promise Land Men’s Choir 1:00 p.m. Ginger Jarrells 1:15 pum. King’s Travelers 2:30 p.m. Three Generations 3:00 p.m. Joyful Noise 3:30 p.m. David “Scratch” Clanagan & Company 4:00 p.m. Lorraine Duisit 4:30 p.m. Smiggy, Johnny, Steve and Mole Come out and hear some great music and donate to help Rappahannock’s Relief efforts in the Gulf coast. Contact Rev. Jon Heddleston for more information at (540) 987-8137. Hearthstone hosts lecture series Hearthstone School is pleased to welcome Mr. David Lowe back to Rappahannock County to continue his popular lecture series begun in 2004. Mr. Lowe, a British art historian, Goethe scholar and anthroposophist, said of his first lecture topic, Goethe in Italy: Weimar to Venice: “Goethe’s celebrated account of his travels in Italy in 1786 are one of the classic accounts of travel. Leaving his friends secretly in the middle of the night, German poet, dramatist and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe fled south to Italy. His writings are highly significant historically, and more than just an entertaining travelogue.” Some 200 years later, Mr. Lowe and painter Simon Sharp followed Goethe’s journey day-by-day to study how Goethe, out of his experiences of art in Italy, discovered the sequence of metamorphosis in plants, the importance of which is still not generally recognized. Mr. Lowe said of his second lecture, entitled The £ey to All Life and Art: “Goethe describes the architectural ‘euritmia’ of Palladio as ‘the key to all life and art.’ Taking our start from villas and churches in Venice, we will move via the Palladium, the way plants develop form, the paintings of Turner, and the I Ching to an understanding of gesture and metamorphosis.” Lowe and Simon have given workshops, lectures and exhibitions of their work in Europe and America, including Oxford University, the British Museum, Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento, the Edinburgh Festival and the Shenandoah Arts Council. They have a book due to be published this fall on Goethe’s discovery of plant metamorpho*. sis. The lectures will be held on Wednesday, November 2 and Thursday, November 3, and are free of charge, though donations to cover Mr. Lowe’s expenses are appreciated. Both lectures begin at 8:00 pm in Hearthstone School’s Community Room, and will be illustrated by photos of the paintings created by Simon Sharp on his and Mr. Lowe’s Italian journey. Donors offer amazing vacation possibilities On Saturday, November 12 at 5:30 p.m., the doors will open at the Washington School on Mt. Salem Avenue for the 10th Annual Fall Auction for the Child Care and Learning Center. The proceeds from this benefit support scholarships for -> CCLC and will also help to fund the roof replacement for „ the gym at the Washington School that houses the CCLC After School Club. The $25 entrance fee will help to cover the cost of the lavish buffet spread, with wine and beer included. “We have some new and exciting things at this year’s - auction,” reported Amy Burnett, co-chair of the CCLC event with Debbie Donehey. “We are very excited about Kathy Shumate, our new auctioneer from Culpeper, who is donating her services to help us. In addition to her auctioneering business, Mrs. Shumate has lots of experience calling auctions for many charities in the Northern Virginia area. ( We are so pleased that she is allowing us to use her web site to advertise some of our auction offerings! Be sure to look that up at kathyshumateauctions.com.” Vacation opportunities Along with incredible art, antiques, rugs, silver, and collectibles, this year’s auction will feature three amazing vacation opportunities. Dean Morehouse — former CCLC Board member and former mayor of Washington, Virginia - and his wife Linda are donating a vacation home of theirs in Myrtle Beach for a week. This town-home is designer- furnished, has 3 bedrooms and 3 Vi bathrooms, and is located 1 block from the beach and 1 block from the boardwalk. This would be an ideal location for a family holiday, as there are lots of things to do for children of all ages at Myrtle Beach. The Morehouses are also donating their one-bedroom condo on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, for a week-long „ romantic getaway. This Sapphire Beach condo has a large ' deck overlooking the sandy beach with beautiful palm trees and views out over Sapphire Bay to the other islands. There is a great snorkeling reef at the beach, and access to * a large swimming pool and bar area. There is a dining room with a lavish breakfast buffet every morning. Lunch and dinner is also available in the dining room, but it would be a shame not to explore some of the restaurants in the Red Hook and Charlotte Amalie! Louise Goddard, current CCLC Board member, has * convinced her mother to donate her 3-bedroom ski house in * Park City, Utah for a week. This wonderful house is locat*, ed in Old Tbwn and is in walking distance to all the shops » and restaurants as well as within walking distance (two ' short blocks) to the town lift for Park City Mountain - Resort. It is also a short drive to Deer Valley Resort and Z The Canyons. Other ski areas nearby are Alta and * Snowbird. The house is available only for the 2005-6 ski T season. (Blackout dates January 19 to 29 and President’s - weekend). “We are so pleased with the wonderful donations we * have for this year’s auction,” said Rose Ann Sharp, Exec. * Director of CCLC. “I am continually humbled by the stag- gering generosity of donors who support our charity for * children. I hope we will have the biggest turn-out ever for - our 10th Auction. We have lots of new little surprises planned during the evening, and 1 can t wait!” Religious Notes Join us m honoring Rev. Jon Heddleston at Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church Pastor at an Appreciation Service to be held Sunday, October 30 at 11:00 in Sperryville. Please bring a greeting card with your written thanks or tributes to Jon as he will be presented with a “Card Shower.” Gifts may be made out to RMBC and designated as Pastor Appreciation. Pot luck to follow service. A Kids’ Community Bible Club sponsored by Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church, Trinity Episcopal Church and Washington Baptist Church has begun its second year and wants to invite all children in Grades 1-3 to attend. The Kids’ Club meets on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. This program consists of Bible memorization, games, singing, crafts, refreshments and fun all orchestrated by Rev. Jon Heddleston. Rev. Jennings Hobson, and Rev. Phil Bailey. For more information, call the Washington Baptist Church office at 675-3336. There will be an All Saints’ Day Worship Service on November 1 at 7 p.m. at the Willis Chapel United Methodist Church in Huntly. r It will be held to honor the memory and celebrate the lives of our “saints” - those faithful people who have died and now rest from their labor. Though they are absent from us, they are present with the Lord; and for this, we give thanks. Gather at the Reager School House at 6 p.m. for a covered dish dinner. The school house is beside Willis Chapel United Methodist Church. The All Saint’s Day worship service begins at 7 p. m. at the Willis Chapel Cemetery (weather permitting) and will continue inside the church where names of the dead will be read and a candle lit in their memory. The service concludes with Holy Communion. You are welcome to submit the names of people who have died - people from the church, your family, and the community, especially those who have died in the past year. We will remember these saints during the worship service and give thanks for their lives. The offering received will be used to cover the cost of the candles used in the service and to supplement the cemetery fund. First Baptist Church invites you-to their 132n anniversary of the church and its organizations. Ib start the celebration they will have three nights of revival services ending with Anniversary Sunday Services. The revival services will start at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2 with Rev. Ludwell Brown of Mt. Zion, Alanthus and Mt. Calvary, Haywood; Thursday, November 3 with Rev. Michael Tinsley from Shiloh Baptist Church in Woodville and on Friday, November 4, Memorial Night, with Rev. Alfred Woods fitun Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Front Royal and on Anniversary Sunday, November 6 with Rev. Barry Carpenter from Laurel Hill Baptist Church from Louisa, Va. Come out and share in the blessings from the Father in Heaven. May faith, love, and peace be with you in the name of Jesus. A concert to benefit the Culpeper County Food Closet will be held on Sunday, November 6th at 4 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on 115 North East St. in Culpeper. Please bring a non-perishable food item. The Free Will Offering will go to the Food Closet. There will be a reception in the Parish Hall following the concert. Please bring your friends and neighbors to support the Food Closet and epjoy an entertaining evening! For more information, phone (540) 825-8786. Shenandoah National Park to begin winter operations schedule ' Shorter days and cooler nights remind us that the autumn travel season will come to an end, and signal the closing of facilities at Shenandoah National Park. Superintendent Chas Cartwright announced recently that facilities begin closing at the end of this month. Visitor Centers will be operated as follows: Dickey Ridge and Harry F. Byrd Visitor Centers will both close November 27th. Campgrounds will operate on the following schedule; Matthews Arm, Lewis, Loft Mountain, and Dundo Campgrounds will close on October 30; Big Meadows Campground will remain open until November 27. Concessioner-operated restaurants, lodges and associated facilities will operate as follows: Elkwallow Wayside, Lewis Mountain Cabins, Lewis Mountain Campstore, Loft Mountain Wayside, Loft Mountain Campstore, and Loft Mountain Shower/Laundry will close on October 30; Big Meadows Lodge will close on November 6; Skyland Resort, Big Meadows Wayside, and Big Meadows Shower/Laundiy remain open until November 27. Skyline Drive is open year round, however, the Drive may be temporarilyclosed on short notice due to winter weather conditions. For more information about planning a trip to Shenandoah National Park go to http://www.nps.gov /shen and click on the “In depth” section or call the park at (540) 999-3500. Garden Club taking orders for Christmas Greens The Rappahannock County Garden Club is taking orders for its 2005 Christmas Greens. This year the club is offering two styles of decorated wreaths, Colonial Christmas and Rappahannock Holidays for $75, plain boxwood wreaths for $25, mixed greens wreaths for $20, decorated swags at $25, taoie centerpieces at $30 and garland at $4 per foot. All products are hand made by garden club members and feature the freshest local greens and natural decoration. The sale of the holiday greens is the major fund raiser for the Garden Club and the funds raised go toward scholarships for local high school students, Nature Camp sponsorship and community beautification projects. The Greens Workshop has been an ongoing effort for over 27 years. Orders should be placed no later than November 28. Those wishing to place an order or to obtain further information may call Lois Kerchner at (540) 675-3905 or via email at whitecaim@aol.com All orders will be available for pick up at the Washington Fire Hall on December 7th. Call to artists and craftsmen The Middle Street Gallery, a non-profit artists’ gallery in Washington, Virginia is seeking works by outstanding area artists for their holiday season show and sale. The gallery is located next to the Inn at Little Washington and is among a growing number of shops and galleries in the region where one-of-a-kind gifts are featured. The Holiday Show and Sale will run from December 2nd though the 31st. For details, visit our web site at www.middlestreetgallery.org or call the gallery during business hours: Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The number is (540) 675-3440 Call to Performers - First Night Warrenton First Night Warrenton is a family-focused celebration of the arts held in downtown Warrenton on New Year’s Eve, which will be Saturday, December 31st. The event is sponsored by the Bluemont Concert Series in cooperation with the Town of Warrenton, the County of Fauquier and a host of Fauquier business and civic organizations. Each year, First Night strives to present a wide variety of the highest quality performances from an interesting mix of artists, some of whom live right here in Fauquier County and some of whom are visiting us for the evening. This year promises another showcase of diverse and wonderful entertainment for families wishing to celebrate the new year in a wholesome, community atmosphere. This is a call to artists, performers and performing groups who would like to be considered to be part of First Night Warrenton. We are interested in hearing from artists and performers from Fauquier County and particularly from the fine performing groups from our local schools as well as neighboring counties. Artists and performers interested in performing at the 2005 First Night Warrenton Celebration should contact: Entertainment Committee, First Night Warrenton, PO Box 608, Warrenton, VA 20188, telephone Drew Hushow at (540) 3472405 or Peter Dunning at (703) 777-6306, or email info@bluemont.org. Artists From Page B1 In addition to the tour, a juried show of art and photographs will be exhibited at the Washington Virginia Fire Hall. Maps for the area studios and galleries will be available at the Fire Hall—the starting place for the Tour. The show at the Washington Fire Hall was juried by two well-known art curators and consultants from the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian. The show and tour are free but a donation of $10.00 is suggested. Both the show at the fire hall and the individual studios will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on November 5-6—rain or shine. Further information on the tour can be seen at RAAC’s web site: www.raac.org or by calling (540) 675-3193. Illustrations of the artists’ work also can be seen on the RAAC web site. 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With work and after school activities, we often do not have a schedule that allows for the togetherness that we long for. Yet, as winter approaches and the evenings grow longer, may we gather more closely to home and share God’s word as a family. Psalm 62:8 says, "Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge”. Trust in Him and also remember to honor Him regularly at your chosen house of worship. Give God His time each week. -W-ftrv; c'-vkt tv1 c* Tfm> Afn«nc*n ffcrx* %'jatfy < *vrtyV.>X» >.»«♦< Htm&p* Swv** . P 0 £Vw *?*’. >'4 £?•*>« »«L>*Qf*UX‘© ABERDEEN BARN -HUH. Steaks • Seafood • Prime Rib Banquets • Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper (540)825-1037 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News j

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events All submissions in Upcoming Events must be received by 3p.m. on Mondays in order to be included in the next edition of the paper. For email, send to Jan Clatterbuck at jclatterbuck@timespapers.com October 28: Flu shots Flu shots will be given at the Rappahannock County Health Department on Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for high risk patients. Private pay for flu vaccine is $28 and for pneumonia vaccine is $44. Those attending should bring a Medicare card and adults at high risk should bring their Medicaid card. October 27: Apius at Bleu Rock Alice Reeve, Ibm Guidice and Harry Crusenberry performing a unique mixture of original heartfelt songs and crowd pleasing covers. This event is free and starts at 7 p.m. The Bleu Rock In is located at 12567 Lee Hwy., Washington, (across from RCHS). For more information, contact Jim McCullough at (540) 987-319 October 27: Public showing of PBS film at Rappahannock County Library There will be a public showing of PBS special “A Family Undertaking” on Friday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library in Washington. This wonderful film explores the growing home-fimeral movement by following several families in their most intimate moments as they reclaim the end of life, foregoing a typical mortuary funeral to care for their loved ones at home. For more information contact Martha Hughes at 636-8315. October 28: Chalet Maternity costume ballet Chalet Maternity Home Costume Ball will be on Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. at Rivendell Club, 1190 Progress Ave., Front Royal. Music: Rock, Pop, Country, Oldies, DJ and Live music, raflle prizes costume/dance contest awards, $5 tickets. Benefit for the coordinatior's medical expenses, RSVP, for directions call (540) 660-2196 October 28: RLEP Annual Meeting On Friday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m., the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP) will hold its Annual Meeting at the Washington Fire Hall, to which RLEP members as well as the general public are cordially invited. This year's Annual Meeting will be dedicated to RLEP's celebration of its 35th anniversary. The business portion of the meeting will consist of a brief presentation of the organization's history, past achievements and future goals; also, several new candidates to the Board of Directors will be elected. But the major part of the evening will be devoted to enjoying good conversation and food and beverages among members and friends of RLEP. The complimentary food will consist of delicious appetizers and desserts supplied by Rappahannock County eateries. There will also be an auction of some items and services donated for this occasion by local merchants. For further information, consult the website www.rlep.org. October 28: Hearthstone Annual Fairytale Walk Come and join Hearthstone School for its Annual Fairytale Walk on Friday, October 28 beginning at 7 p.m. Parents, students and teachers will act out their favorite fairytales for an evening of fun for the whole family. Fresh apple cider, home-baked cookies, and a community bonfire will follow the fairytale walk. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes! A $5 donation per family is requested. Hearthstone School is located on Route 211, one mile west of Sperryville. For information or questions? Call the school office at (540) 987-9212. October 29: Homecoming The Directors of the Scrabble School Preservation Foundation will sponsor the First Annual “Scrabble School Homecoming” to be held at the Mount Lebanon Baptist Church in Scrabble on October 29, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Activities will include a picnic at Mount Lebanon with entertainment provided by local music groups. Tours of the old Scrabble School building will be conducted. This event will be a fun time with food, music and memories. Donations will be accepted for the food with all other activities free. For more information, call Dorothy Warner, 987-8103, Lillian Aylor, 9878064, Ellen Timbers, or Anna Allsberry, 6751243. October 29: Fall festival The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will be having their first Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 29 at the Sperryville Fire Department from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be crafters, vendors, music, hayrides, face painting, food and antique cars. Something for everyone. Come join the fun. For more information call Michelle Jenkins at 9879440. October 29: Crossing Workshop on caring for our own at death Helping families create a meaningful, valuable and beautiful experience at the time of a loved ones death. Tbpics include but are not limited to: Educating the family to be their own funeral director, cultural myths vs. reality, review of state laws additional resources Saturday October 29th 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hearthstone School in Spenyville. Space is limited: Call (540) 636-8315 for information. Pre registration is required. The cost is $125, lunch included. October 29: Benefit Concert at Sunnyside@The Schoolhouse Rev. Jon Heddleston of Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church has spearheaded a benefit concert to be held at Sunnyside@The Schoolhouse in Sperryville this coming Saturday. Come out and listen to a day of great music. Donations gladly accepted to benefit hurricane victims in the Gulf Coast area. Entertainment begins at 10 a.m. October 29: Artist's reception The Packing Shed gallery is pleased to announce its fourth exhibition of etchings and watercolor by master printmaker Viviane de Kosinsky. “Scene and Heard” will run from October 27 to November 29. Opening reception is Saturday, October 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. Gallery hours are 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Monday. For information, phone (540) 675-3410. October 29: Statesmen of Jazz An all-star group of traditional, straight ahead jazz musicians featuring Kenny Davem, one of the world's foremost jazz clarientists along with Richard Wyanes on the piano, James Chrillo on the guitar, Rufus Reid on bass and Tbny DeNicola on drums. Concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Theatre in Washington. Phone (540) 675-1253 for ticket information. October 30: Hallowine Trick or Treat at Gadino Cellars Hallowine -Trick or Treat at Gadino Cellars! Ghosts and Goblins wanted to compete in Halloween Costume contest at the winery from 2-5 p.m. Adults and kids welcome to vie for most creative costume prizes. Treats, hot apple cider and pumpkin soup provided to spice up your Halloween fun. Celebrate the season with the family in fun, welcoming environment. A full slate of red and white wines will be available for purchase as well as tastings and tours. Gadino Cellars is located on 92 Schoolhouse Road, Washington. Happy Halloween! October 30: Haunted House at Trinity Church Parish Hall Haunted House on Sunday, October 30 at Trinity Church Parish Hall. There is no charge. The event is put on by Teen Sunday School class. Scariness adjusted to age of participants. Starts at 3 p.m. and lasts until 5 p.m. October 30: Culpeper Crime Solvers fund raiser Culpeper Crime Solvers will host a fundraising event on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A team of professional appraisers will prqjride oral appraisals of items brought to the “Antique Appraisal Fair” at the Lakeside Clubhouse, 12282 Sperryville Pike. Appraisers will be available for coins, currency, tools, guns, silver, toys, furniture, glassware, painting, jewelry, and other items. For a donation of $8 per item, or 5 for $25 a person may find out how much that “old item in the attic” may be worth. Call Nancy at 547-3985 or Mary Lou at 8250108 for more information. Tickets do not need to be purchased in advance. October 31, November 3: Fauquier County Health Department Hu shots Flu/Pneumonia clinics will be on Oct. 31 and Nov. 3 from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Fauquier County Health Department, 330 Hospital Drive in Warrenton. For more information call (540) 347-6400. October 31: Halloween Party There will be games and lots of kids in costume at the Halloween Party held in the parish hall of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington. It's a fun place to start your Halloween fun. Phone the parish office at (540) 675-3716 for more information. October, November, December: Castleton Shooting Match Castleton Community Volunteer Fire Department shooting match on Friday nights. From October 7 through December 16 at $2 a shot or 3 for $5, 12 gauge only, no scopes or no sleeves. Quest Movement Arts Center Monday and Wednesday evening: 5:30 Nia (creative/fun fitness!) 7 p.m. yoga (all levels always welcome) Wednesday mornings 9 a m. yoga and 10:30 a.m. Nia Thursday evening SynergyDance with Virginie (037-5609) 6 to 7:30 p.m. $ 15/drop in or $72 for 6 weeks session All Nia/Yoga classes are $15/drop in or monthly rates - $55/1 day per week $75/ 2 days per week private sessions and studio rentals, call Kim at 987-8039. Quest Movement Arts Center is located at 47 Main St., Sperryville 987-8039 September-December: Fall Yoga Classes Yoga Classes at Belle Meade Schoolhouse Fall yoga is now underway at Belle Meade Schoolhouse on Rt. 231. from September 8December 18. Fee is $12 for drop-ins, $10 for 6 or more classes or with registration. Monday, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon (Mary, Janice) Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m. (Mary, Janice) Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon(Mary/Kit) Come join us in this beautiful setting. Questions? Email maryomeara@earthlink.net; or call Mary O Meara at 825-1215. Spiritual Care Support Ministry Center October 30: Seminar lb Walk and Not Grow Weary (inspirational study). Has life left you feeling out of breath, drained? Learn how to identify human problems and welcome God’s solution. Sundays, October 30, from 5:30-7 pm., Spiritual Care Support Ministry Center, 76 West Shirley Avenue, Warrenton. Non-denominational. Free. Chaplain Liz Danielsen (540) 349-5814. Comfort and Care (GriefShare), Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m., weekly seminar and support group for those grieving the death of a loved one. Spiritual Care Support Ministry Center, 76 West Shirley Avenue, Warrenton, Free. Teens and adults welcome. Chaplain Liz Danielsen (540) 349-5814. Comfort and Care (GriefShare), Mondays, 78:30 p.m. weekly seminar and support group for those grieving the death of a loved one. Culpeper Hospital (conference room), Free. Teens and adults welcome. Chaplain Liz Danielsen (540) 349-5814. Care Cafe - Thursdays 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Invite your friend who is ill, bereaved, a caregiver, or a family member of a loved one deployed in the military to the Care Cafe for a cup of coffee, a brief respite, a place to sit and chat. Spiritual Care Support Ministry Center, 76 West Shirley Avenue, Warrenton. Non-denominational. Free. Chaplain Liz Danielsen (540) 349-5814. Community Prayer Hour, Thursdays, Noon until 1:00 pm, Spiritual Care Support Ministry Center, 76 West Shirley Avenue, Warrenton. Non-denominational. Come for prayer. Chaplain Liz Danielsen (540) 349-5814. November: Rappahannock Free Clinic The Rappahannock Free Clinic will be open on November 2 and November 16. There will not be a clinic on November 30. For more information call the Fauquier Free clinic at (540) 347-0394. November 2-3: Lectures on Goethe and Art British anthroposophist, art historian and Goethe scholar David Lowe returns to Rappahannock County to continue his popular lecture series begun last year. Wednesday, November 2: "Goethe in Italy: Weimar to Venice." Thursday, November 3: "The Key to All Life and Art." Lectures begin promptly at 8 p.m at Hearthstone School's Community Room, US 211,2 miles west of Sperryville. Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated where possible to cover the lecturer's expenses. For info call 987-9212. For details on lecture topics, contact Lyt Wood at singingcreek@earthlink.net November 3: Civil War history lecture Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) will hold a Civil War history lecture titled “The Odyssey of a Field Officer: John I. Nevin” on Thursday, November 3 at 7 p.m. in The Loeb Center on the Fauquier Campus located at 6480 College Street in Warrenton. The lecture if free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jonathan A. Noyalas, an adjunct professor at LFCC at (540) 351-1567. November 4: Rappahannock Public School Auction Come to the school auction on Friday, November 4 at Rappahannock County Public Schools Bus Garage on 6 Schoolhouse Road, Washington, at 5 p. m. Some of the items that will be auctioned off is a school bus, 1991 Chevrolet 4-door Sedan (runs), along with other automobiles, record players, overhead projectors, other equipment, washer and dryer and tools. The auctioneer will be Mike Tupper. November 5: RAA/RCB Fall Fun Fait RAA/RCB Fall Fun Fair will be held at Stuart Field in Amissville on Nov. 5th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rent your space for crafts, yard sale items, home-based business with table provided by RAA. Cost $25 with table provided by RAA, $20 without table. Spaces are limited, reserve by Oct. 29. For information and details call 937-7900 or email raarcb@yahoo.com. Activities for the day will be moonbounce, face painting, music. Plenty of food and drinks, • chicken, burgers, BBQ, hot dogs will be available. There will be 50/50 raffle and more. RAA will accept donations for a league table. Rain date will be Nov. 12 November 5-6: Artists of Rappahannock Studio and Gallery Tour The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC) presents “Artists of Rappahannock Studio and Gallery Tour on November 5-6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rain or shine. You are invited to tour the studios of 11 artists and visit 10 participating galleries in this first, of what is hoped to be an annual two-day art festival. Tour headquarters will be the Washington, VA Fire Hall with driving tour information available. Admission is free. A suggested $10 donation goes to RAAC. For more information, call (540) 675-3193 or visit www.raac.org November 6: 4-H Chili Cook fundraiser Do you think you have a chili recipe that is the best? Do all of your friends and family love your chili recipe? The Rappahannock County 4H Livestock Club is inviting everyone to participate in their 4-H Chili Cook-Off to be held at th« Rappahannock County High School on Sunday November 6th from 2-6 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to both the participants and winner of the best chili in Rappahannock County. If you would like to be a participant, please contact Hazel Zinn-Day at 937-3185. Participant spaces are limited. Those performing are Cliff Waldron and the New Shades of Grass, The Shenandoah Travelers. Adult tickets $10 in advance and $12 at the door, students $5 and kids under 5 years old free. Advance tickets may be purchased at Culpeper Music Box, Culpeper, Hie Beauty Box, Washington, Drum and Strum, Warrenton. For information call 937-3185. November 6: Wakefield Country Day School Open House The public is invited to a special Open House on Sunday, November 6th, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Wakefield Country Day School, a preschool through twelfth grade college preparatory day school located at 1059 Zachary Taylor Highway in Flint Hill. Come take a tour of the school and meet some of the faculty, staff, parents, and students who make up the Wakefield community. WCDS emphasizes scholarship in the classical tradition, and its stated mission is to develop each student’s character and intellect to its fullest potential. For more information, call (540) 635-8555, ext. 227. November 7: Yoga with Miranda Hope Rappahannock County Public Schools Adult Education Program presents: Yoga with Miranda Hope, starting Monday November 7th from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Class is for six weeks every Monday. Located at the RCHS Auditorium. To register please call (540) 987-3367 or email natashawhite@rappahannock.k 12.va.us November 11-13: Introductory Life Stories There will be a Three-Day Introductory Life Stories Workshop scheduled for November 11- 13. The workshop is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost will be $390 featuring Julie Portman. For more information phone (540) 987-3164 or info@kitheatre.org. November 12: National Defense Luncheon Attorney and author, Edgar F. Puryear, Jr., will be the Guest Speaker at the Annual National Defense Luncheon. The subject of his speech is "American Military Leadership - Character is Everything". Mr Puryear, a practicing attorney and retired Georgetown University professor, is the author of four other books. The luncheon will be held at 11:30 a. m., November 12th at the Hobday Inn in Culpeper. The Culpeper Minute Men Chapter of the NSDAR will serve as hostesses. The Culpeper Minute Men Chapter is composed of members from three counties: Rappahannock, Culpeper and Madison. All meetings are open to the public. Reservations can be made by calling Maggie Francis at ( 540) 987-8291. Cost of the luncheon is $20 - deadline for reservations is November 5. Any questions regarding this release, contact (540) 987-8291. November 12: CCLC Annual Auction Everyone is invited to the Child Care Learning Center 10th Annual Fall Auction and Party on Saturday, November 12, at the Washington School on Mt. Salem Avenue. Doors open at 5:30 pm to a sumptuous gourmet feast prepared by the RCHS Culinary Arts class. The $25 entry fee entitles guests to food, libations, and fun, as the Washington School brims with unique treasures up for bid during a Live Auction. Guests may also browse and bid on Silent Auction offerings, or purchase priced items from The Shoppe. Proceeds benefit CCLC's Scholarship Program for the pre-school and school-age children of Rappahannock. October-December: Ballet Classes Ballet is a fun way to get fit and gain strength and flexibility. Registration is now open for ballet classes being held at Belle Meade Schoolhouse in Rappahannock County. Creative Movement, Pre-ballet, Ballet and Adult Ballet will be taught by Meghan Cupp, a former professional ballet dancer, from October through December. For more information, including class times and descriptions, please call Meghan at (540) 987-8081. October-December: Yoga at Belle Meade Summer yoga is now underway at Belle Meade Schoolhouse on Rt. 231. The Fall Session will continue through December 18. Fee is $12 for drop-ins, $10 for 6 or more classes or with registration. Monday, 10:30 a.m to 12 p.m. (Mary, Janice) Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m. (Mary, Janice) Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon (Tanya, Mary, Kit) Come join us in this beautiful setting. Questions? Email maryomeara@earthlink.net, or call Mary O'Meara at 825-1215. More information available at http:www.sunandmoonstudio.com. GED Classes Enroll now for GED classes in Rappahannock County. Evening GED classes are designed for adults over the age of 18 years old. Classes are Monday and Thursday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. You must register with Regional Adult Education for PD # 9 in order to enroll in class. There is a $25 assessment fee for pre and post test assessments, but the class and books are free. Enrollment is limited to 8 students, so call early to reserve your seat. Call 825-0476 for more information or to enroll. Be sure and get your fresh pumpkins at Muskrat Haven Farm.

Keyser-McFarlane celebrate a wedding Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keyser of Alexandria, Virginia are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Michelle Sue Keyser to James Gordon McFarlane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McFarlane of Winlock, Washington. The wedding was held on October 23, 2005 at The Washington Baptist Church in Washington, Virginia. The ceremony was officiated by Reverend Phillip Bailey. Immediately following the ceremony the bride and groom escaped into a horse drawn carriage ride through the historic Town of Washington, Virginia. The carriage ride was provided by Harmon’s Carriages of Brandy Station, Virginia. Later an SUV Excursion limousine provided by ABC Limousine Service, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia, escorted the couple and the bridal party to the wedding reception. The bride wore a white strapless Apjolique gown of matte satin and alecion lace decorated with crystals and pearls. A matching veil, tier, and jewelry accented the gown. The bride carried a bouquet of black beauty roses accented with burgundy and gold satin ribbon. The maid of honor was Melanie Perry of Arlington, Virginia, a friend of the bride. The bridesmaids were Julia Hilliker of South Bend, Indiana, cousin of the bride, Joey McFarlane of Winlock, Sperryville Realty 540-987-8088 • Sperryville - Historic 7 room and bath home on town lot with public sewer. Exterior freshly painted $269,000 • Sperryville - ' .'369 acre lot, town sewer. $98,000*VllIJW* James W. Leake, Broker - 540-987-8236 Bud Corder - 540-675-3291 Barbara Sisk - 540-987-9015 Washington, sister of the groom, Mischalle Anderson of Winlock, Washington, sister of the groom, and Amy Keyser of Dale City, Virginia, sister-inlaw of the bride. The maid of honor and bridesmaids wore burgundy European satin gowns designed by Bill Levkoff. The gowns were accented with beading and floral embroidery. They carried bouquets of antique white and black magic roses accented with gold and burgundy satin ribbon. The flower girl was Kayleigh Anderson of Winlock, Washington, niece of the groom. The flower girl wore a gold satin Mon Cheri gown accented with lace, crystals, and bow in the back. The flower girl was accessorized with a crystal tier, matching jewelry, and a flower basket that was decorated in burgundy and gold, which was designed by the bride. The groom wore a black Tommy Hilfiger tuxedo accented with a white satin vest, white tie, and a white, handkerchief. The groom’s boutonniere was a black beauty rose accented with burgundy and gold satin ribbon. The best man was Robert Underwood of Johnson City, Tennessee, cousin of the bride. The groomsmen were Raymond Hilliker of South Bend, Indiana, friend of the groom, Christopher Slye of Arlington, Virginia, friend of the groom and bride. Chad Hudnall of Arlington, Virginia, friend of the groom, and Donald L. Keyser, Jr. of Dale City, Virginia, brother of the bride. The best man and groomsmen wore black Tommy Hilfiger tuxedos accented with burgundy satin vests, burgundy ties, and burgundy handkerchiefs. They each wore an antique white rose boutonniere accented with a gold satin ribbon. The ring bearer was Austin Keyser of Dale City, Virginia, nephew of the bride. The ring bearer wore a black Tommy Hilfiger tuxedo accented with a gold satin vest, gold tie, gold handkerchief, and a black magic rose boutonniere accented with a burgundy satin ribbon. The ushers were Donald Ray Keyser of Washington, Virginia, brother of the bride and David Ellis of Luray, Virginia, brother-in-law of the bride. The ushers also wore black Tommy Hilfiger tuxedos accented with a black vest, black ties, black handkerchiefs, and black magic rose boutonnieres accented with gold and burgundy satin ribbon. Musical performers were Leah Shroyer playing the piano and the vocalists for wedding songs were Alice | Reeve and Tom Guidice of A + . The scripture reading Was by Louise Underwood of East Liverpool, Ohio, aunt of the bride. The poetry reading was by Debbie Keyser of Gerrar- , dstown, West Virginia, cousin of the bride. , The church hostess was Candy Ellis of Luray, Virginia, sister of the bride. The reception hostess was Vicky Underwood of Bluefield, Virginia, aunt of the bride. The wedding director was Mary Margaret McGowan of Oakton, Virginia, friend of the mother of the bride. The wedding cake was designed by the bride and was created by The Sweet Life Bakery, Inc. of Annandale, Virginia. The cake was four tiers high and each layer was uniquely designed and consisted of different cake flavors and fillings. The cake top was the exact cake topper used by the groom’s parents on their wedding day. 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Box 102, Washington, VA 22747 (=} 540-675-3999 www.farmandestate.net 03 Michelle Sue Keyser weds James Gordon McFarlane Candy Ellis of Luray, Virginia, sister of the bride, jrovided the groom’s cake, rhe groom’s cake was a traditional family recipe of a chocoate cake, which has been in the groom’s family for many generations. The bride and groom were jiven a Hawaiian luau celebration for their wedding rehearsal dinner at The Washington Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. This included a whole roasted pig supplied by the IVaveling Gourmet, Inc. of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Mildred Atkins and staff of kmissville, Virginia provided the food for the luau. This was. a great way for friends and relatives from out of town to socialize prior to the wedding day. ine weucung recepuon was held at the beautiful Black Horse Inn in Warrenton, Virginia. During the cocktail hour bluegrass and country style music was provided by the father of the bride and his band, "Donald Keyser and The Country Rhythm Boys." The wedding reception food was catered by Better Events Catering Service of Falls Church, Virginia. The wedding reception entertainment music was provided by Olivera Music Entertainment of Ashbum, Virginia. The photography work was by Christiana and Piacesi Master Photographers, Inc. of Dulles, Virginia. PushPoint Productions of Gaithersburg, Maryland provided the videography. Like Water For Tulips of Warrenton, Virginia provided all the lovely floral arrangements for the church and reception. The bride and groom spent a two-week honeymoon at the Moana Surfrider Resort on the beach of Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii. After the honeymoon the newlyweds spent a week vacationing near Seattle in Winlock, Washington visiting the groom’s family. The groom’s family sponsored a second wedding reception for the bride and groom, which included many of the groom’s extended family members. The couple will be residing in their new home at Victory Lakes Community in Bristow, Virginia. Umpiring, TfiangfiU by Randy Minter MOVING ON Survivors often focus on the circumstances surrounding the death of a loved one, and often imagine their feelings if things had been different. For instance, if a death were sudden, they may have regrets about the lack of time for preparation or goodbyes. After a prolonged death, we may lament the time that a loved one suffered. However, persistently focusing on the circums.,.nces of a death is one indication that a grieving person may benefit from professional support. One recent study involved interviews with grieving people following the death of a spouse or close relative. Researchers found that those who felt unprepared, or perceived the death as more violent than peaceful, were more likely to be diagnosed with major depression. No matter how or when it happens, a death in one’s family brings a lot of feelings to the surface and coping with them is difficult. At MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we re here to support your family by making the logistics flow smoothly. Call 347-3431. 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. 24 hours a day. "The grave itself is hut a covered bridge leading from light to light, through a brief darkness." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Obituaries James C. Bane, Jr. Buried in Woodville James Clinton Bane, Jr., 68, son of Mary Helen Rodd and James Clinton Bane died suddenly October 22, at his residence. He was bom in Pittsburgh, PA at St. Margaret s Hospital, July 20, 1937. Most of his childhood was spent in Washington, VA, where he attended Trinity Church. Mr. Bane was a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1959 in mechanical engineering. He spent his career specializing in rocket science. He was an active member of the Trinity Church in Washington, VA, serving on the vestry and as an usher. Mr. Bane was an avid horseman participating in the Bull Run and Rappahannock Hunt Clubs. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Marilouise K, his son, James III and his loving wife Angela and three grandsons, A funeral service was held on Wednesday, October 26, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Washington, Va at with Rev. Jennings Hobson officiating. Interment was followed in St. Paul's Cemetery in Woodville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rappahannock Free Clinic, do Fauquier Free Clime, PO Box 3138, Warrenton, Va 22186. Elsie V. Atkins Native of Rappahannock Elsie Virginia Clark Atkins, 88, of Rappahannock died Wednesday, October 20, at Oak Springs Nursing Home in Warrenton. She was bom on June 12, 1917 in Rappahannock County to the late Rossie Booten Clark and Lillian Pullen Clark. Mrs. Atkins was a member of Woodville Baptist Church. She was a very hard worker, having worked in a packing house. She loved the outdoors, picking blueberries, gardening, cracking walnuts and drawing. She was known to be a wonderful mother. She is survived by her children; Mary Jane Settle and her husband Fred of Front Royal, Wilbur Lee Atkins and his wife Sue of Sperryville, and Joyce Lillard and her husband Ricky, also of Sperryville. Additional survivors include 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren, two sisters Eva Dodson of Sperryville and Virginia Woodward of New Market. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Eugene Benton Atkins Sr. to whom she married June 29,1935 and he passed April 17, 1976, two children, Josephine Mae Jenkins and Eugene Benton Atkins, Jr., one grandchild, Jerry Lee Jenkins, one sister, Vennie Dodson, three brothers, Amis, Allie and Cletus Clark. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday October 22 at Found and Sons Funeral Chapels, 850 Spenyville Pike, Culpeper, Interment was followed at Sperryville Cemeteiy /IHotke* Zftate famtl Not exactly, but after many years of | association with other companies, | lam hanging out my own shingle. It jf would be my privilege to talk with you about any real estate needs that you may have, whether they be buying or selling. I have completed over 12 million dollars in transactions thus far in . 2005, and I hope to be able to k discuss with you any of your current B or future real estate concerns. Strange & Company Realtors, LLC #nRQ.Box 100 • Viewtown, VA22746 » Office 540-937-5858 • cell 540-229-9994 ■"®ius philipcstrange@mris.com ’ t=r Sycamore Mill Mouse &° gardens BMiliaalMMliMlniteaBHIBfciMMMMWBMilMMW——Lfc^aiiti''imTfii ri—— This property boasts some of the most spectacular views in Rappahannock County situated on 51.23 acres. Two miles of walking trails meander through the property. Located within one mile of Little Washington is this four-bedroom, four-bath home with three fireplaces. Home has hardwood floors and a fifty-foot wrap around deck. Fully finished walk-out lower level with full kitchen, / large bedroom and bath makes an ideal mother-in-law suite with " fireplace. Workshop and artist studio. Offered at $1,750,000 Charming 1850 s Victorian Farmhouse on 1.3 acres in Historical Slate Mills area. Three bedrooms, two and a half baths, warm and inviting country kitchen, and hardwood floors throughout. Large Maples and Weeping Willows in front yard. Many new renovations! Offered at $375,000 79 Wooded Acres Many building sites, mature trees with picturesque streams. Winter views. Endless possibilities. You have to walk this property to see all it has to offer. Offered at $995,000 r i t t % APPAHANNOCK EAL ESTATE ESOURCES R 540-675-1190 Butch Zindel Trish Bartholomew butch@rapprealestate.com [Jj ^ tbartl@earthlink.net www.RappahaxmockReaiEstateResoixrces.com HIGHLAND FARM - 30 acre estate on three tax parcels in southern Fauquier County. Rappahannock River frontage. Commanding view's. Manicured lawns. Sparkling pool. Koi pond. Historic stone guest cottage. Four bedroom main house, includes 2 master suites, stone fireplaces, cathedral ceilings, solarium with jacuzzi. Horse facilities include 5 stall bam with foaling room, wash stall and loft, run-in sheds and board fenced paddocks. $2 million Amy Sloane Timbers 540-987-8668 MAJOR'S HOLLOW - 16+ wooded acres on a private right of way near the Shenandoah National Park in Sperryville. Springs, several bold streams, walking and riding trails, old stone walls and beautiful rolling terrain. Extremely private with several possible building sites to capture the mountain views. $325,000 Alan Zuschlag (540) 937-6124 ' LITTLE LONG MOUNTAIN - 25 acres on Little Long Mountain Road. Magnificent wooded parcel of hardwood forest and rolling hills. Old stone wall along Little Long Mountain Road. With some slight clearing, outstanding view's can be had from .upper elevations. Perfect estate parcel in Old Dominion Hounds territory. , $475,000 Alan Zuschlag (540) 937-6124 INDIAN RUN FARM - Impressive center hall colonial with 2 master bedrooms, 3 BR, 4.5 BA’s, finished basement with wet bar and fireplace. Formal dining room. Black granite kitchen. Numerous fireplaces. Cherry floors. Tiled baths. Numerous decks, porches, and patios. Attached 3 car garage and a workshop. Offered on 10 acres at $1,700,000, on 25 acres for $1,952,000 or on 75 acres for $2,750,000. Amy Sloatie Timbers 540-987-8668 or Jud Glascock 540-592-3238 CHANCELLOR'S ROCK FARM - Rappahannock's most magnificent estate. This 446 acre working cattle farm has twice been featured in Architectural Digest and boasts a log and stone cabin main residence, two guest houses, manager's house, and a remarkable pool and dining complex. Numerous outbuildings include a garden cabin, 5-stall bam, run-in shed, hay bam, 4 bay machine garage, and 3 greenhouses. Incredible mountain views, frontage on the Rappahannock River, world class gardens and a tennis court complete this luxurious and private retreat. Shown by appointment to qualified buyers only. Price available on request Gloria Armficld 540-687-6395 or Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 THE STUART HOUSE - Rare combination of mountain view's and rural ambience in an in-town setting. Large, comfortable, and elegant 4+ BD, 3 BA, Victorian. Landscaped 1.5 acres bordering large meadow. Ideal full-time residence, weekend home, or bed and breakfast in the town of Washington. $695,000 Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 71 ACRES - SOUTH POES ROAD - This nicely wooded and gently rolling parcel is surrounded by larger parcels and land in conservation easement. Located between the villages of Amissville pnd Flint Hill, this property is the ideal setting for your new home in the country. $850,500 Howie Sivaim 540-937-3996 or Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 55 ACRES - SOUTH POES ROAD - Located just south of the 71 acre parcel described above, this 55 acre wooded parcel is secluded yet convenient to Route 66. A fine opportunity to own a prime Rappahannock county land parcel. $664,000 Howie Swaim 540-937-3996 or Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 flip GLEN GORDON LODGE - One of Rappahannock's grandest estates. Large 5 BD manor house with wine cellar. 8 room staff house. 2 BD guest house with private entrance. Pool. Center aisle, 4 stall bam. Fenced and cross-fenced. Old Dominion Hunt territory. Spectacular park-like setting and views. $2.9 million Alan Zuscltlag 540-937-6124 or Ru th Ripley 540-253-5133 MT. WELBY - Exquisitely renovated historic estate in Fauquier near Rappahannock County. Generously proportioned rooms and high ceilings in this 3BD 2.5BA home. Commanding views of the Blue Ridge, old stone walls, and 3 ponds on 22 acres. Additional acreage available. Old Dominion Hounds territory near Marriott Ranch. $1,595,000 Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 RENTAL - Channing old log home with all the modem conveniences. Three bedrooms, 11/2 half baths. Two porches. Spectacular view's and 50 acres to hike. Amy Sloane Timbers 540-987-8668 RENTAL - Lovely new 2 BD 2 BA decked home on 84 acres with streams, rock walls and and walking trails. The ideal weekender or writer's retreat. Amy Sloane Timbers 540-987-8668 ■ , Armfield, Miller & Ripley, Inc. 322 Main Street • PO. Box 266 • Washington, VA 22747 Phone:(540)675-1488 • Web: w ww.amr-rpk.com Exclusive Member of the Estates Club Sotheby's INTERNATIONAL REALTY m t=j Help Preserve Rappahannock County Place Tour Property in Conservation Easement Today

Photo courtesy of Wayne Baldwin The Coppage Family Your Country Property Realtors Come build your dream home on this 14+/- acres located v - vlW l,\&t »55SLv^m# _ *. *«»•« N\?JwSr: ■ : -s *,s» Oj^g&tear TlintttUl $27B>.tj0 ynfrk * “W 10 acres wooded, private and secluded $ 115,000 This wonderfully secluded 24+ acre tract borders beautiful Waterfall Branch in Riley Hollow, Flint Hill. More acreage available. $486,599 Charming Victorian Farmhouse located in Sperryville. 3+BR/3BA home on .45 acre. Come sit in your great room and take in the breathtaking mountain views. $399,000 "Visit our website and search all of the listings in the MLS system." Locally owned and managed. Your Hometown Realtors- www.samsneadrealty.com 540-987-9243 Real Estate Professionals Making Friends For Life sSssIHl Coppage family celebrated at annual get-together By Wayne Baldwin Special to the Rappahannock News On Saturday, October 15 up in Racer Hollow, descendants and friends of the Coppage family had their annual “get-together”. Racer Hollow, for those who might not be residents of our fair county, is located off of US 211 north on Route 622. Here between Keyser Mountain on the west and Wolfe Mountain on the east and running lengthwise from Mt. Pleasant on the southern end to Baker's Hill on the north, lies the hollow named for the family who once thrived here. Those who attended the get-together were: Nellie Alther, Stan and Bea Anderson, James Bailey, James F. Bailey Sr., Mildred Bailey, Wayne Baldwin, Mike Beahm, Bill and Ruby Breitenbach, Charles, Hilda Mary and Gary Burke, Charles Michael Burke, Mark and Jeremy Clatterbuck, Carolyn, Laurea and Kenny Eline, George, Linda Buddy, Georgie and Tony Coppage, Angela Deaver, Charleen, Kelly Showalter, Ashley Fox, Anna Gates, Brenlynn and Matthew Gilmore, Sandy Goodall, Dottie Gregg, Christy Haskins, Pam and Dave Jackson, Carson and Lois R. Jenkins, Joyce and G. O. Lyon, Eric Oberg, Bill, Betty, Ivy, Carroll, Charles and Maude Racer, Skip and Jan Robey, Bud and Mary Ellen Smoot, Gene and Barbara Townsend. The ownership of this property has been traced to 1838 in this county. Benjamin L. Partlow a former owner had left his wife, Roxaline (nee Oder) whom he married January 6, 1842, the house and dower land. Other owners have been Phillip Rudasille who married Frances Partlow, John Dwyer, the Coppage family, and lastly since 1937, three generations of the Baldwin family. George Racer was a son of John and Martha Sims Racer who were married Sept. 10, 1818. By inheritance George had come into possession of this property. George Racer died in 1891 and bequeathed his estate among his seven children, viz, Martha M. Gore, Maiy H. Gore, Lucy J., Frances A., Ketura, Virginia L., and John Gid. Virginia Lewis (her middle name is from her mother's maiden name) “Jennie” Racer had married Edward M. Coppage on February 8, 1886. Edward or Edwin was bom in Madison County a son of William and Melinda Hawkins Coppage. George William Coppage, son of Edward and Jennie, married Florence Leake on December 25, 1907 and were parents of Mary Virginia, Fairella V., George E., John Henry, Leland L., Anna G., and James S. Coppage. On the hill behind the house is the family graveyard, nicely kept and well marked. Here on October 15, with much tenderness and respect, descendants cleaned the plot and placed flowers on their ancestors graves. This day in front of the old house, tables of food were prepared. Here, one more time, a family picture was taken. The old house now in a very bad state, shall soon pass into the realm where it will no longer be recognized as an icon but a heap of rubble of faded memories. Thankfully over the decades photographs were taken, which will be a gentle reminder of days long ago when the familiar sounds of the living were to be heard within her walls. Editor's Note: A photograph was submitted with this article of the Coppage Family circa 1920s. It pictured George, Haywood, Ernest, Hassie, Fairella and Mrs. Jennie Racer Coppage. Unfortunately, while lovely to look at, it would not have reproduced well in the paper. Police & Court Briefs Four-wheeler accident On Sunday, October 23, Sperryville Volunteer Rescue, Sperryville Volunteer Fire and Castleton Volunteer Fire, and Culpeper Rescue Companies responded to an accident involving recreational ATVs near Slate Mills Road. The victims, both males in their thirties, were riding with a group of other ATVs when two collided head on. Only one of the victims was wearing a helmet. The helmetless victim was flown to UVA hospital by an Air Care medical helicopter and the other was transported to Culpeper Hospital. The two men's injuries were described as “serious hut not necessarily life threatening” by Captain Josh Waddel of the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad. 12:12 p.m. October 21, Friday. A 21-year-old woman from Chester Gap was injured when a deer crossed in front of her Pontiac Sunfire on Rt 522, near 622. She was transported from the scene to a hospital. Her vehicle sustained $800 in damages. 10:30 p.m. October 21, Friday. 911 dispatch received a call from a residence on Westview Rd. While no one spoke into the phone, the line was left active and the dispatcher heard a made yelling at a female and three to four gunshots. Units from the Virginia State Police and the Rappahannock County Sheriff s Department were dispatched to the scene. The female was unhurt, and the male was taken into police custody. This case is still under investigation. Bring your horses! 11+ acres fenced Rappahannock Co. 4 bedroom 2-1/2 baths gas fireplace 2 car garage & more $645,000 Weekend get away! 25+/- acres 2 bedroom, 2 bath enclosed porch $395,000 Privacy on 1.4 wooded acres! 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 car garage work shop area, new carpet & paint. $364,950 Building lot owner will perk with full price ratified contract only $60,000. ^SEET RB^MKK Regency Skippy Giles Toll Free: 1-866-341-3607 Local: 540-341-3607 H: 540-675-3637 C: 540-622-4157 Email: cegiles@mris.com HttpV/sgiles. mvregencvrealtor.com www.SkippyGiles.com

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 period of October 17 to October 21. To find transfers in other Northern Virginia counties, visit www.timespapers.com. (Please note that only the first person named as the , grantor or grantee is listed.) Stonewall Hawthorne Sharon Mangum to Gordon W. Frazier; 25.054 acres, $412,000 Lawrence E. Grove and wife to Lawrence E. Grove and wife; 164 acres, $0 Lawrence E. Grove and wife to Lawrence E. Grove and wife; 160 acres, $0 Lawrence E. Grove and wife to Lawrence E. Grove and wife;4 acres, $0 Hampton David Adoff and wife to Donald Reed Chandler and wife; 4.9973 acres, $225,000 Wakefield William J. Biggs to Ronnie Fitzgerald and wife; Wakefield lot 6F Map 1A-1-6F, $169,000 Piedmont No transfers were recorded this week. Jackson Stephen and Maureen Clemmer to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT); parcel on state route 640, map 42-42A $0 James Stringfellow and wife to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT); parcel on state route 640, map 42-25D $0 William G. Printz and wife to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT); parcel on state route 640, map 42-43 $0 Hughes Enterprises Inc. to Beth A. Jachim; Blue Ridge Mountain Estates Lt 8, Block 10, Section E, Plat 5, $323,952.52 Photo courtesy of Hazel Zinn-Day CHIU BLUES: Cliff Waldron and the New Shades of Grass will be performing at the 4-H Chili Cook-Off Bluegrass Festival to be held on November 6th from 2-6 p.m. at Rappahannock County High School. The Shenandoah Travelers and The One Gig Bluegrass Band will also be performing. There will be a 50/50 raffle to help support the Rappahannock County Elementary School 7th grade field trip to Williamsburg. Advance tickets may be purchased for $10 at the Beauty Box in Washington, Drum and Strum in Warrenton, and Culpeper Music. Tickets at the door are $12.00. Students are $5 and children under 5 are free. Please come out and help. . ; • * V , ' ■ ' ■ " - . / •' -• * < v- ~ i\5 4.," - - " . ,*J 5~. ■-, <T * . :>. , M % * * 1 ; r:- * , < » '> ~ - -• t%£**'«. 4 :< ’ ' ‘ v Cfl// to Advertise! ■ ft :.MW; ’.,%•* = - ■■. ,’/[• v ''If ' < t' ^>ii£>;r -I,;- >;■'•'' > *-«, .? & f'v;j ■-•'J ' ■'#< . .:s;> ■ ;35r~ ASSISTED LIVING Jackson House Assisted Living LLC Dedicated, caring staff provides support for those who require supervision & assistance w/ activities of daily living & access to necessary healthcare. 8 Jackson Ln„ Boston, VA 22713 540-987-8746 BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. 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Only $19,900' Stop renting! For listings call 800 749-8168 ext 1278 CLARKE COUNTY Nr Millwood. A-frame cottage 18R + loft Wood stove, elec HT, A,C, deck Magnificent mountain views, country setting $900 mo. No pets 540-837-1943 Country cottage 5 miles south of Flint Hill has been updated with new kitchen, bath, gas fireplace and wood floors. Washer & Dryer included $925/mo Credit check & deposit required Call Brad Hayes at Stonewall Realty Property Management 540-635-7661 Davis Ford Road Prince William Parkway New Huge Luxury 1 BR basement apartment in SFH on 2+ acres with private entrance, patio, parking Large eat-in kitchen, full bath, washer dryer Available immediately $1 350 per month includes electric and water Please call 571 238 8418 Ads Work Call a Rep Today Call 347-4222 022 Downtown MiddleburgAvL. immed. 4 BR. 2.5 BA. new kit. & 2 FPs. in-law suite w/ 1 BR, 1 BA w/ jacuzzi, kit! & FP. $2200/mo. Short term avail. Call 703-864-2666 Iv mess. Farm house,3BR, 1BA, on 40 ac (arm. horse board avail. $1200/mo. 540-860-2525. 540-743-6994 Forest Cottage The Plains Log cabin behind Great Meadow 1BR, BA, gas heat & AC. 2 tenant max. No pets. Avail end of Nov. $950/mo Cathy Bernach 540-687-4144 GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY Charles Town, WV 4BR. 2 5 BA. 35 min. to Leesburg & 15 min to MARC train $1575/mo. Kathy, 304-268-9876. Hampton House The Plains Behind Great Meadow Small 1BR cottage. 1BA, heat pump with AC. 1 tenant max. No pets.Avail, end of Oct. $950/mo Cathy Bernach 540-687-4144 HAYMARKET/THE PLAINS, Dove Cote cottage, guest house on large estate.everything incld. $2700. 1 month minimum 703-754-7371 MIDDLEBURG/ THE PLAIN S S m 2 B R. IBA.oh farm. CAC, targ. porch. No smkg tails paddock avail. $ 1 4 0 0 / m o 540-687-6763 brevnov@starpower. . net ORLEAN, VA Lovely 1840s country Victorian, 3BR. 2 5BA. AC 1 4acs. barn, walk to country stores & restaurant Sm pet w extra sec dep $2000 mo Refs required 540-272-0200 PURCELLVILLE 3-4BR, gas logs new porch, LVCC & Emerick Schl. Ig yrd Nov 1 $ 1750Call 540-955-4654 Classified Ads Work Call 347-4222 Purcellvllle (Bluemont), Immaculate, 2 BR, 1 BA in million $$$ area w/ deck, sunroom. Breathtaking views. Excel loc. 30 min to Dulles. No lawn care. $1325/mo + SD, Credit Check reqd. Avail 11/1'. 703-887-3121 Sperrvville Log/frame settlers home. 30acs 4bd. 2.5ba 5FP.LR. DR. den. off/ nurs. 2 Irg. porch.Lg lawn/gdns. Stream. Near park $2,400/mo. 540-9373185aff 6 The Plains $1,650 2 story home w/large yard, ist fltxir main bedroom, .3 more BR. 2 BA. LR. DR. hardwood floors. 1 car garage, sm. office. laundry room. Avail, immediately. Call Gene Butler at (540) 564-7678. L—«burn: Lower Ivt of SFH. Priv. ent. 1BR, full BA & tern rm. $1,000/mo. Also, room for rent for $450/mo. No smkg No pets. 703-675- 0982. FAIR OAKS/CKentilly. 3 M TH. 3BR, 3B. FP, fned yrd, tennis, bsmnt, wlk-out, pool $1600+. Call 703-818-7029 RESTON: 4BR TH. 3BA, rcond new paint. now $1600/mo. 703-620-9729 or 703-863-4661. r BUYING? SELLING? Fauquier TimesDemocrat Classified s Have It! Call TODAY. 540-347-4222 OFFICE FOR RENT Warrenton 1 block from courthouse, 1550 sq.ft. 4 reserved parking spaces. 540-272-0053 WAREHOUSE SPACE AVAIL Remington For storage & cars. Gated & secured. DEER AND small game hunting in No. Va. Call 703-670-9783 or visit www.nsa-inc.com 100 V_ Mr Sato Lovettsville $749,900 2 yrs, 2 acres, 2 ml to MARC 5BR, 3.5BA, 4000sq tt. Views. Call 540-822-3827. Marshall, VA, 2BR, 1 BA. 1 75 ac. bsmt, upgraded Kit, deck, views, near I66. S345K (703)475-6100 $5K towards closing Rappahannock Cty Flint Hill: Charming 3BR. 2BA stucco cape (1940) w/tull-length front porch on 2+ac w/ stunning Blue Ridge Mtn views. Lg bldg suitable for studio/otc + storage bldg $399,900 Lease/ Purchase considered Principals only. 540-675-3670. ( 111 V_ NEW LUXURY CONDO' Great view 18R, Den, huge master Bath' $339,990, Includes two parking spaces Dir: Rt 50W to Centreville Rd - mk rt. enter Chantilly Park Condos #314 Call Candace 703-819-8399 Penthouse Condo: 2Br 3 full baths wilott Call Shiela w/ Keller Williams for details 703-801-6822. Fauquier Times-Democrat: Where the Readers Are! Call Today 540-347-4222 Leesburg $375,000 Immac. 20ft wide Pulte TH in Exeter. Open fir plan, top cond. Huge kit w/ center island, tile bksplsh, lots of cab space. Lg FR, Igt filled MBR w/ vaulted ceilings & w-l closet. LL recently fin w/ upgr carp, FB & lg util rm. Lg fenced bckyd w/ stor shed. Corns Home Realty 70.V803-6000 www.corushomc. com LUXURIOUS $425,000 4BR, 2.5 Bth former model @ Lakeview. gourmet kitch, upgrades galore. Buyers get $5000 for closing. Cash Back w/me! Samson Realty Carol, Realtor EHO, VA & Ml) 703-901-5373 BRUNSWICK$224,900- Totally remodeled home w new everything- roof, carpet, heat pump, vinyl siding, windows & freshly painted DH5140 Call Assist 2 Sell at 301-682-3900 CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call Your Rep TODAY! 540-347-4222 or FAX 349-8676 DISTRESS SALE: Bank Foreclosures. Free list of Foreclosure Properties. Receive a free computerized printout. Free recorded m s g. 1-877-269-0393 II># 1042 FORECLOSURE: 5BR. Only $19.9001 Must sell! For listings call 800-749-8168 ext R528 LEESBURG 4 BR/3.5 BA. 3 fin. levels. 2 yrs. new. brick fronted, near lake, gourmet kit., rec. ctr.. pool, tennis, 2 car gar.. $629,900. Lamkin Realty 703-437-3017 Springfield - Near Fix Cty Pkwy & 1-95 Completely renovated SFH in great neighborhood in cul-de-sac. $490,000. Call Bob at 703-772-2579. Annie Lauler Corporation. 20 Acres and Larger parcels, with Hardwoods, Streams. Just 3 miles from Historic Town and River, Great Retirement and Second Home. Less 2hr Beltway. LandinWV.com 42+acs river frontage. Hazel River, lovely sandy beach. Potential tor subdividing $650K. Call Sylvia Williams. Weichert Realtors, 540-635-8000, 540-660-4062 4 BUILDING LOTS, located in Opal VA near R t e 17 & 2 9 703-371-2556/ 540-439-0388 Sales — Houses I Vienna. VA LOCATION, PRIVACY, STYLE This home has ii all Nestled on nearly one aerc lot. 5BR. 2.5 BA colonial. Updated & Upgraded Flint Hill Klementary School p\r amid. Minutes to Vienna Metrorail. Open House Sunday Oct. 30, 12-3pm. Call Rohm Lindquist for details. MLS #FX5427h6<J. 703-930-5347 EQUITY REAL ESTATE Culpeper Co. 3 lots, quiet area. 2.4 acS125K. 4.8 acS150K & 10 ac$200K. Builder will build to suit. Bring your plan or choose one of ours. Emily Henry 540-341-3528 Long & Foster DC SIDE, Warrenton.VA 5 acs, Z-R1. $349,900. Jim Read. Coldwell Banker 540-349-4800, 540-439-2282 RIVER FRONT PROPERTY quiet, secluded. 3 tracks to choose from. 6-9 acres, 540-721-5010 With 18 Newspapers In Our Times Community Newspapers Group, We’ve Got Northern Virginia Wrapped up! Call 347-4222 or FAX 349-8676 r-n ALBEMARLE COUNTY Excellent investment, 215 acres of private upland forest near Shenandoah Nat l Park. $1,075,000. Call Bill Gentry MADISON COUNTY Brightwood Areabeautiful circa 1900 home on 9.5 a c , barn/ outbuildings, pond, mountain views, partially fenced. $578K Call Gene Smith Deer Ridge Privacy on 64Z wooded acres, main residence built in 2002, guest/rental cottage, pond, abundant wildlife. $735K Call Bill Gentry PRINCE WILL I A M COUNTY Lake Manassas Area, 10Z' acres, partially wooded, lake frontage. $699,900 Call Gene Smith Jefferson Land & Realty 540-948-5050 www.Jeffersonland.com Your AD Could BE HERE Call 347-4222 A Vacation Salas V... J SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, VA Nestled on a Beautiful lot. Lovely brick home, 3BR, 3BA w/fin'd bsmnt. Oversized 2 car gar, screened in porch, lots of decking. & large boat dock with sundeck. Enjoy this 2BR, 2BA furnished condo in one of Smith Mountain Lakes newest waterfront communities. This maintenance-free condo incls a gas FP: wet bar, Irg patio. Country club membership available. Includes a deeded boat slip. Waterfront home w/great lot comes w a BOAT-3BR, 2V2BA. screened in porch, dbl car gar, gas FP, Irg boat dock w/sundeck. Contact: Charlene Jones, Realtor Re/Max Lakefront Realty, Inc 540-874-71)02 Cell 800-233-9004 Toll Free www.JohnJonesHomes.com

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First 500 orders get Free DVD Player. 800-360-9901. Promo #14700. EARN DEGREE online from home 'Medical. 'Business. 'Paralegal. 'Computers. Job Placement Assistance. Computer and Financial aid it qualify. 1 -866358-2121 www.onlinetidewatertech com AIRLINE MECHANIC Rapid training for high paying career. FAA predicts severe shortage -AA approved. Job Placement Assistance. AIM 1 -888-349-5387. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE . _ake Gaston VA1MC 350 miles shoreline. FREE Lake Map Buyers Guide. Tanglewood Realty, Box 116. Bracey, Virginia 23919 www.TanglewoodRealtycom 1-600-338-8816 WINDING RIVER PLANTATION Morth Carolina Coastal Golf Community - NEW Homes on Golf Nature homesites. Average Sq. Ft. 2500 Bnck. many upgrades 395.000. Unparalleled amenities. Buy NOW. move in Spring CALL NOW these won't last1 Rene Hunter. 800-682-995' Coastal Carolina Lifestyle Inc. www.coastalcarolmaiifestyle into Homesites also Available. STEEL BUILDINGS BUILDING SALE1 Last Chance1" 20x26 Now $3995 25x30 $5700 30x40 $8300 40x60 $12,900. Many Others Meets nigh snow and wind. One end induded Pioneer 1 -800-668-5422 WORK FROM HOME OPPORTUNITIES GET PAID $100. $200. $300 Over and Over 9 minute audio hear why you can t afford to let this pass you by 888 230-"53i x25756. www.NewUbertyMarket^lace com 10 26-05 / -\ 4 i*«rt©S — Town houses V J BEAUTIFUL BRAND new Strasburg TH lor sale by owner UNDER MARKET VALUE. Own this beautiful home in the most desirable location in Shenandoah Located minutes from 1-81 and I-66. TH outside quaint, quiet town of Strasburg 3br. 2 5ba. luxury master suite w/ vaulted ceiling Country kitchen 1300 sf of living spaces w/ unfinished bsmt (perfect for studio or office suite) $243,590 Agents welcome 540-287-7679 LEESBURG: Luxury TH in River Creek. 3Br. 3Ba + loft. $644,444. Bob Flynn @ Prudential Carruthers Realtors 703-383-6112. N 4 on Commercial 180 Rentals V J RETAIL FOR RENT OLD TOWN WARRENTON 850 sq. It. beautiful display windows. 540-272-0053 -- 4 on Commercial 188 Sales - V J For Sale 8.050 SF Office/Flex Condo PDGI w/storage S150.PSF. fulls built out NAIKLNB 571-382-2061 / N jq* Business Opportunities V > #1 Children s Fitness Center franchise available in Loudoun County! Love kids, want to be your own boss, join our award winning team. Great corporate support! Contact Mike Chalovich at (800) 469-4967, Ext 116 Own A Computer! Put ft to \\ . ,rk ' l p ti i F i ^ 0 0 > 7 4 e 0 ; ITT o PT FT 1,y t"il M4g F4hr reeonline Free Online P.tek.ioe' www.MiraGente.com Antiques & 200 Collectibles WANTED: Older tishinc tackle, bamboo rods' reels, lures, etc. Alsc Coleman camp gear hunting items. Zippc lighters Wild Game Calls & Recurvec bows Call Bot 540-545-8508. Berryville. ( 220 V_ Farm Equipment _J FORD 9N Farm tractor very good run cond , reliable, good tires $1900. implements avail.540-439-4986 Kubuta Grant L3830DT: Excel cond 4whl drv. attachs, mwi deck, bush hog & plow $15k. 703-727-5386. Classified Ads Work Call 347-4222 ] (---■> Real Estate for Sale V_J FARM FOR SALE! HIDDEN SPRING FARM 3199 Spellman PI., Amissville, VA The Perfect Property & Location for your Horse & Boarding Facility, Excellent Soil for Organic Farming. Unique Property for Beekeeping! AMISSVILLE. 10 miles from Warrenton, 5 minutes off ,*211 (Colvin Fid). 11+ acres of mostly wellmanicured pasture, NEW BOARD FENCING. GORGEOUS NEW 4-STALL BARN, FABULOUS REG. BLUESTONE DRESSAGE,TRAINING ARENA. Additional Huge Barn w/Run-ln in rear of Property, including 2 Bedrm 1 Bath Cottaoge That s Ready for Expansion on all Sides! Owners are relocating to SC and Must Sell This Week. Make An Offer, We need to Head South! $575,000 w/ $5,000 in closing costs too! Mare Daniel, RE/MAX OLYMPIC (703) 753-2899 mare@paniccity.com www.virginiahorsefarm.com Real Estate for Sale VJ PRINCE WILLIAM CO. PIEDMONT - GATED GOLF COMMUNITY HOW ABOUT A LITTLE LUXURY & INSTANT EQUITY FOR CHRISTMAS? GORGEOUS & HUGE Brick Front VICTORIA MODEL on PREMIUM LOT FOR SALE $649,000 w' S5.000 in CLOSING COSTS to ONE LUCKY BUYER Completely upgraded with hardwoods galore, ceramic tile, alarm system, cherry cabinets. corian counters. Gourmet Kitchen Island. Luxury Master Bedroom / Bath3 Finished Levels! Owner s Relocated1 This is their dreamhouse priced below market for quick sale, plus S5.000 in closing costs to boot’ Pre-occupancy Available & Must Close in December Excellent School Pyramid. Walk to the Pool, Gated Coif Community w Clubhouse * Amenities Galore No kids. No Smokers No Pets. Hardly Lived in and is a 10! Mare Daniel, RE/MAX OLYMPIC (703) 753-2899 mare@paniccity.com www.virginiahorsefarm.com OPEN SUNDAY 1-4 But Will Show You This Gem Any Day of the Week Drive Over to 1 4265 Smckersville Rd . Gainesville. VA Right Off Catharpin & Clatterbuck Loop! 224 Firewood ALL OAK SEASONED hardwood. Delivered $160/ full cord... S85i half cord 703-868/2524 or 703-897-0016 Seasoned Firewood, $175/cord, 2 or more. $165 per cord Other woods avail. (540)948-4907 c 'N 9M Furniture/ Appliances V_ - 1950s style kitchen tbl & 6 chairs. Lt. grey marble style top, chrome legs $200 OBO. (540)439-3665 BED-DOUBLE QUEEN PILLOWTOP SET $150 New in plastic w/ war. Can deliver. 703-378-8866 BED- FULL SIZE MATTRESS SET. New in • plastic. $125. 703-263-7888 BEDRM- $575 COMPLETE 6 PC SET NEW IN BOXES. Can dlvr. 703-378-8866 BEDROOM SET- Cherry Sleigh Bed. drsr. mir, chst, n-stnd $995 Can dlvr. 703-263-7778 FAMILY ROOM- Almost new.(less then 8 mos.) designer sofa, club chair w/ coord, custom draperies, french chair •w/ ottoman & pair of caramel Ithr. chairs w/ ottoman. Hate to lose, but changing colors. Sold by piece or as group.. All in excel, cond (703)729-0862 FURNITURE In j very good condition. Living, bedroom & dining room 703-314-3822 (Ashburn). KING PILLOWTOP SET $250 in factory plastic w/ war. Can Dlvr. 703-378-8866 MUST DOWN SIZE Antiq. style oak roll top desk+file cab. $525 OBO 3-piece custom made solid oak bookshelf $325 OBO Pink designer sofa sectional $325 OBO Michelle 703 298 5206 r 9*e Hay, Straw 236 & Feed V J HAY/BARN kept, edsy access, mulch $2.00. feeder $3.00 per bale 540-347-0483. Manure Removal, Saw Dust del. light hauling. Free est.(540)3511625.540-270-8271 248 Lawn/Garden Equipment 42INCH LAWN TRACTOR $899,000 This lawn tractor is practically showroom new: only a few minor scratches it is three years old anu has low hours It has been well, taken care of and has had regular maintenance. ' e lubrication air filter * oil changes and the battery has been replaced recently It has brand ■ new PREMIUM not standard set of mulching and bagging blades on it and comes with all the accessories & extras listed here (Full tank of gas tool DELIVERY You can pick up near Haynarket. VA or for a fee I can deliver m the Northern Virginia DC or Suburban Maryland area Email William Baum bach at William sat Baumbach. com or call 703-323-1939 ( 252 Livestock V \ J LLAMAS DISPERSAL. Show 4 Breeding Herd (12) 6 GRD&RES GRD Champs blks appys wht S3S0-I- (540) 439-1046 522-8835 It took 6 YEARS to graduate. Find a job in about 6 MINUTES Times Classified 347-4222 FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY,VA OPEN SUNDAY OCT. 23rd & NOV. 13th FOR BBQ & TOUR ! HISTORIC REMODELED FARM FOR SALE S879.0H0 j642 Buck Mountain Rd., Front Royal, VA. MOUNT ECHO FARM one gorgeous 1700 s completely restored high-end Log Home & Outbuildings on 5 Acres (ANOTHER ADJOINING 10-AC PARCEL AVAILABLE) otters 4 bedrms (1 on main level!) 3 full baths, great rooms, 3 stone fireplaces, luxurious upg. kitchen w/granite counters, maple wainscotting cabinets, ceramic tile & original hardwoods. Look beyond the New Estate Fencing to that inviting completely wrap-around wide porch offers ample space for your rocking chairs to enjoy the celestial v Shenandoah Mountain & Valley Views. 5 miles from Front' Royal, Take #340 from Front Royal to a quick left on Browntown Rd. to right on Buck Mountain Rd. across little bridge to your Little Piece of Heaven! C mon Out & Enjoy the Autumn Leaves Showering This Enchanting Estate meticulously remodeled to maintain the integrity of the original property by Steve Whittington! Mare Daniel, Re/MAX OLYMPIC (703) 753-2899 Mare@paniccity.com / www.virginiahorsefarm.com *

mu i nil m.j 256 For Sale V. J r 273 fete Vsi_ 356 Chlldcar* r \ 545 Fu,l T,m* Employment V .J r . . 545 Full Time Employment 545 V.- • N Full Time Employment J '545 Full Time Employment 545 Full Time Employment f 545 Fufl Tim® nil—i ni A -' tmptoymoni 30 inch Lesco Aerator w/4.0 Honda Motor, littlt use, $1000 or best of'er Pressure Washer, 3200 PSI w/ 11.0 Honda Motor, Mtle use. $800 or best otter. Call 703-787-3520. Bicycles - Sottride Pro Mountain Bike $150; Peugot Tandem $250. Both excellent cond. 540-822-3265 (eves). HOT TUB: Never used, still in wrapper, 31 jets, seats 6. Digital control, ozone, waterfall, lifetime warranty on shell. Retail $6500. Must sell $3700 Can deliver. 571-237-5015. • 273 Pet* V._J GOLDEN Retrievers, AKC: family raised, shots, certificates, M's $600. F s $700. Alex. 540-338-9056 Maltese Pups- AKC, vet checked, shots & dewormed. $750. 540-778-3294 or 540-860-1606 Puppies Lab/Boxer $100. Husky mx $100. Cho-w mx $100. Cocker Spaniel 2 yrs $100. 540-955-1841 : ^ Found' Found small black & browq Cocker Spaniel. Near South Wales. 540-937-2312 FREE FILL DIRT If you can take .100 loads or more. Call 703-771-3975 Free to good home, Sabrina, 5 mo old Basset Hound/ Dalmatian mix, All her things incl, 540-905-0953 Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 ---V Pets V_____J FAUQUIER SPCA STRAY ANIMALS 540-788-9000 Visit our homepage at www.fauquierspca.com e-mail fspca@netzero.com for a complete up to date listing HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA No tricks-lots of treats Fri. Sat & Sun 10-3 10299 Possum Hollow. DelaPlane. UA Contents of lovely Delaplane estate. Includes contents of horse barn. Tall case clock. Victorian furn. Henkel Harris BR. to many antiques to mention. Check web site for photos & directions www.emeraldestatesales.com 7fl3-0?,UWlS 66W to Rt 17, right at Delaplane, left on Possum Hollow Loving Nanny wanted for 3 year old & 18 month girts in Leesburg. Must own car, English speaking. Great pay. flexible schedule. Ref and/or background check required. (703)443-9185 Home Improvement v J Dave's Glass & Home Repair. Storm Windows/ Doors, Patio Doors Insulated Glass. Glass Repair. Sorry, No Auto Glass. Free •'Estimates! 1-877 679-0350 r~ 376 r~ " \ 410 Announcements v. • J BASEBALL CARD SHOW Chantilly, Virginia, Dulles Expo Center, November 4-6 EXIT 53 1-66. Adm. $5 per day, Friday FREE. 250 sports card tables. Incredible sportscard variety & vintage cards. Guests include CAL RIPKEN,JR, Gwynn, Eddie Murray, Brooks Robinson, Molitor, Skins greats JOHNRIGGINS, DARRELL GREEN, Theisman, and more HOFers Elvin Hayes, LJnseld andmore superstar guests! Call 540-456-6877 or visit www.csashows.com for show info and autograph fees. Word of Life Craft Fair (5225 Backlick Rd, Springfield)Fri 11/4 11-7, Sat 11/5 8-3. Free admission. All indoors Crafter & Vendor Fair, Food court, Gift wrapping. Kid's Bookfair/entertainment YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! CALL TODAY TO PLACE YOUR AD! 540-347-4222 OR FAX 540-349-8676 Auctions PUBLIC AUCTION Shenandoah National Park 3655 US HWY 211 East, Luray VA. October 28, 2005 at 10:00 A.M. Vehicles (sedans, flatbed trucks, pickups, van trailers, mowers, trast truck) Computer item, Radio equipment, Woodworking items, Misc items. ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS PAYMENT TO BE MADE IN FULL AND ALL ITMES TO BE REMOVED THE DAY OF THE SALE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS RAIN OR SHINE Auctioneers: Michael W. Painter, Lie. 2240 Contacts: Allen Somers, 540-999-3550 Contacts: Sarny Bridges, 540-999-3577 NOTICE OF INTENT TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR HAMPTON, HAWTHORNE AND JACKSON DISTRICTS Notice is hereby given that appointments to the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals for Hampton, Hawthorne and Jackson Districts will be made by the Rappahannock Circuit Court. Any person interested in being considered for appointment to the BZA from these districts should submit a resume and letter of interest to the Rappahannock County Circuit Court no later than November 4, 2005. Resumes should be mailed or delivered to the Clerk's Office, Rappahannock County Circuit Court, 238 Gay St, P.O. Box 517, Washington, VA 22747 Diane Bruce, Clerk Rappahannock Circuit Court 10/27/05 #755160 4 Work with a company that values individual growth and learning. Join our full-service restaurant team and enjoy the kind of good life that keeps getting better. All Positions All Shifts Apply in person or online at www.unos.com Uno Chicago Grill 119*8 Market St Heston, VA 21035 Dulles Town Ctr. Sterling, VA 119*81 Fair Oaks Mall Fairfax, VA 10701 Bulloch Dr. Manassas, VA We are an equal opportunity employer. Our employees Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 Aulo Parts COUNTER SALES FT/PT Positions 15 Northern VA locations, (Prince William, Loudoun & Fairfax Counties), Full benefit?. Call: Fairfax Auto Parts 703-323-5300 CONSTRlCTION CARPENTERS/ PAINTERS Share our vision. ♦ We re a dynamic, fast growing remodeling co. highly recognized in it's field. ♦We re looking to add lead carpenters & painters, to be part of a winning team. TOP WAGES & EXCELLENT BENEFIT PACKAGE 540-364-6224 If you have called in the past please call again 1 CUSTOMER SERVICE REP We are currently seeking a Customer Service Rep for our fast paced sales department located in Haymarket, VA. Must be a quick learner, detail oriented and have an outgoing personality. Computer experience is required. Construction / Manufacturing experience is preferred but not required. We offer excellent benefits including medical / dental / life, 401k, paid holidays and a monthly bonus program. Please fax resume to: Attn: Human Resources Dept. 703-753-3905 Pre-employment drug testing is required. EOE DRIVER Non-CDL for delivery in the Northern Va and Maryland and DC areas. Starting pay is $14. We will train the right person. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. or more on a regular basis. Previous applicants need not reapply. We offer excellent benefits includingMedical/Dental/Life, 401 (k), paid vacation/sick time, paid holidays and amonthly bonus program. Please call: 703-753-2069 or stop bv to fill out an application at 15175 Washington St. Haymarket, VA Pre-employment drug screening required. EOE MAINTENANCE We are looking for a Maintenance person to work in woodworking production plant. Experience with HVAC and machine service and repair preferred but not required. We offer Medical / Dental / Life, 401 (k), paid holidays and a monthly bonus program. Please call: 703-753-2069 or stop by to full out an application at 15175 Washington Street; Haymarket, VA pre-employment drug screening is required, eoe. Advertising Consultant Gainesville Times is currently seeking a Full Time ADVERTISING SALES CONSULTANT Duties and Responsibilities: • Business to business sales • Develop and maintain client and corporate relationships • Develop and implement effective marketing plans specifically targeted to assigned territory and client typp • Work with individual clients in determining then fulfilling their advertising needs. • Act as a corporate ambassador at community and business functions. • Create advertising themes, write copy and prepare layout designs • Manage accounts receivable for customer base Requirements: • Motivated self starter that is very customer service oriented with professional appearance • Must thrive on cold calling, business development and prospecting.. • Ability to deal effectively with all types of personalities. • Above average initiative, creativity, negotiation and listening skills • Reliable transportation • Computer / INternet literate, basic Microsoft products. Work and Excel skills Additional Information: We offer excellent training and lucrative sales opportunity that includes. • Base salary + commissions • Bonus • Auto allowance program • Health Beneftis • 401K Plan To apply: Please forward resume, Cover letter and salary history to: psymington@timespapers.com or fax: 540-347-5193 Construction HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT Bulldozers Backhoes Loaders Dump Trucks Graders Scrapers Excavators Train in Virginia Next Class: Nov. 7th National Certification Financial Assistance Job Placement Assistance 800-383-7364 Associated Training Services DRIVER AVERAGE $1,000/WK Dedicated Runs! Weekends Off Requires CDL-A C D L grads wanted 800-598-1922 WWW. xpressdrivers. com DRIVERS/ DELIVERY Full-time and parttime positions. AM & PM shifts. Full benefits, year-round work, not seasonal. Locations in Loudoun, Prince William & Fairfax Counties. Fairfax Auto Parts 703-323-5300 Classified Ads Work r Place Your Ad Today Call 347-4222 Fax 349-8676 MECHANIC Class A contractor located in southern Fauquier Co. seeking mechanic with light to heavy truck experience in gas and diesel equipment. Fabrication welding experience a plus. Must be able to obtain State inspection certification within 6 months. Excellent pay and benefits. Fax resume to: 540-439-6338 or call: 540-439-8513 EOE REPAIR/SERVICE TECH We are the area #1 manufacturer of stairs and rails and we are looking for a Service/Repair Technician to work in the field, measuring and servicing our product. Construction or carpentry experience preferred. We provide van and tools. Starting pay is between $11 and $15/hour depending on experience. We offer excellent benefits including Medical/Dental/Life, 4 01 (k), paidvacation/sicktime, paid holidays and amonthly bonus program.Please call: 703-753-2069 or stop by to fill out an application at 15175 Washington St; Haymarket, VA Pre-employment drug screening required. EOE Human Resources Senior Analyst Management & Financial Services Human Resources Office is seeking a senior level analyst to work with public safety agencies in Loudoun County. Must be a critical thinker with strong collaborative skills and experience providing HR consultation on complex issues to all levels of staff. Requires senior level human resources experience with solid expertise managing employee relations, interpreting laws and ensuring compliance with Virginia codes and statutes. Additional areas of responsibility include recruitment, classification, compensation, training, project management, and policy interpretation with thorough knowledge of laws and regulations. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with rapid growth. Additionally, must be able to manage multiple activities. Requires strong customer service orientation, change management skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, training and public presentation skills, and computer proficiency (MS Office). Required minimum qualifications include any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Master's degree in human resources, public administration, business or related field, and two years of directly related professional level experience. Prefer experience with local government and with public safety. (Hiring Range: $46,461 - $62,722/vr) Closes: 11/11/2005 06-165. For additional 'information and to receive a required application contact Web site, www.loudoun.gov or call 24hr. job line: (703) 777-0536. Human Resources: (703)777-0213. EOE Retail Advertising Sales Consultant The Reston Division of Times Community Newspapers, a major Northern Virginia publisher and 2005 recipient of the Best of Reston award, is looking for an enthusiastic, highly-motivated person to sell advertising to local, small to mid-sized businesses furthering their financial results. Position involves cold calls, developing and presenting marketing plans, closing sales, networking and developing strong customer relationships. Candidates should possess a professional attitude and demeanor, strong work ethic, persistence, energy, and strong organizational and planning skills and should be able to work under deadline pressure. To help you succeed, TCN provides strong leadership and management, in-house and professional sales training, a dedicated ,sales support team and a second-to-none. award-winning creative services department.TCN offers competitive bene-1 fits, a solid compensation plan with base, commission and incentives and opportunity for advancement <wne$ NORTHERN VlRQiNiA To become a part of this highquality, high-growth organization, send resume and salary requirements to lschilling@ timespapers.com or fax 703-478-6691. EOE Executive/Administrative Assistant Are you the best administrative assistant or receptionist looking to move up? Do you enjoy working with people? Do you want to work close to home during the daytime? If so our newly created Executive Assistant position is for you Incumbent will report directly to the General Manager. Ideal candidate will be able to work on multiple tasks at the same time, will have a great phone smile, must have working knowledge of computers (Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel). Must also have great organizational skills and a take charge attitude. We offer in return, great benefits, competitive pay, and a friendly work environment Apply in person at The Inn at Little Washington Human Resources Office located at Middle A Main Street in Washington VA, fa* resume to 540-675-3100 or email resume: kbaIsis@theinnatlittlewashington.com '^BloomsUSA Why commute? Work close to home! Earn $40,000 - $50,000 a year! Sales Reps needed for national floral company to handle in-bound sales calls. Other opportunities available in: Customer Service & Operations Earn $8-$12 / hour plus bonus To enjoy great pay & benefits, Call our Job Hotline at (571) 261 -2200, email a resume to HR@BloomUSA.com. or stop by any day during daylight,hours for an application at 15405 John Marshall Highway Haymarket, VA Full-Time: Starting at $27,371 per year Plus Benefits Part-Time: Starting at $13.12 per hour Plus Benefits (Includes 15.98*1 locality pay) Minimum Requirements: U S. Citizenship or U.S. National • High school diploma, GED or equivalent, or one year of security or aviation screening experience • English proficiency • Pie-employment medical evaluation • Pass a bockground'credit check Please apply online at: http^/tsacareers.recrultsofLcom 1-800-887-1895 TTY: 1-800-887-5506 Itannorutkn Security Administration TSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. I Technology Services Site Manager Come join the Technology Services team in The Department of Information Technology for Loudoun County. This division supports approximately 2,900 personal computers and associated peripheral equipment located in various county facilities.- This position manages the department's Systems Engineer Section which is responsible for the installation, maintenance and general oversight of the operation and use of PC hardware, peripherals, software, and other office automation systems. Conducts automation information meetings with staff in other departments. Manages vendor contracts. Must'possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, management skills, project management skills, as well as outstanding customer relations skills. Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field plus two years related experience including some supervisory experience. A+, MCP, MCSE, CNE certifications are a plus. Must be able to lift 40 lbs. Position required to carry a blackberry. A criminal background check will be conducted on the successful candidate. (Hiring Range: $46,461 - $62,722/yr) Closes: 11/11/2005 06-166. . For additional information and to receive a required application contact Web site: www.loudoun.gov or call 24hr. job line: (703) 777-0536. Human Resources: (703)777-0213. EOE RAPPAHANNOCK ft API DAN vAMaMUNtTY SMCU tOABO APARTMENT LIVING RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR #225-17-77 FT position coveringFauquier and Culpeper counties. Support adults with mental illness and mental retardation by providing assessment and living skills training in apartment settings. Knowledge of community, housing & financial resources for chronically mentally impaired. BS degree or equiv. exp. $26,764.55 p/yr. CASE MANAGER/MH #65-17-72 FT in Culpeper. To provide assessment, advocacy and consultations for MH consumers & their families. BS in human services and relevant experience required $ 32,532.55 p/yr. M CASE MANAGER SPECIALIST #187-17-70 FT in Culpeper Providing support to Case Managers; preparing appropriate intake forms; transporting clients; assisting in individual service plan preparation; preparing and maintaining files and records. High School Diploma or GED required some experience working with developmentally disabled or mentally ill clients required. $22,019.34 p/yr. PSYCHOSOCIAL REHAB PROVIDER #179-17-79 Ft in Culpeper to coordinate a unit within the clubhouse program. Provide training and educational opportunities for mental health consumers, including job-readiness, independent living skills and community integration. Combination of education and experience to meet Virginia's requirements for Qualified Mental Health Professionals. $26,764.55 p/yr. REGISTERED NURSE #132-17-71 FT position providing care, counseling, education and consultation to clients at our residential substance abuse facility in Culpeper RN required. $32,532.55 p/yr. SENIOR CLINICIAN MH/SA# 60-17-78 FT position at residential substance abuse facility in Culpeper. Licensed therapist working with client's that have Co - Occurring SA/MH problems. MS degree, clinical license required. $41,520.33 p/yr. TRANSIT OPERATOR #343-17-73 Part-time (18.75 hrs/per/wk) position available to transport consumers & deliver meals. Good driving record required. On-call drivers needed also. $9.29 per/hr SUBSTANCE ABUSE TECHNICIAN #SAHR7-1 7 75 Hourly and On-Call positions available at SA treatment facility in Culpeper to monitor activities of consumers. Implement & monitor education & rec activities & maintain clinical records. . HS Diploma w/exp in human services field. $11 29 p/hr. Apply with RRCSB/AAA application by 8:30am, Monday, November 7,2005, HR, P.0. Box 1568, Culpeper, VA 22701. (540) 825-3100 TOO: (540) 825-7391 EEO/AA Kjennings@msb.org

Employment Automotive Commercial Construction Co. seeks: Concrete Finishers & Laborers experience preferred but not required, ail interested parties contact Rebecca by email, Rebecca.uslic@verizon.net or call for application 540-349-0010 CELLULAR COMMUNICATION TECHNICIANS/TOWER HANDS Stanton Hill Compsny, Inc., is a local year round construction company, building new communication tower sites, upgrades, service and maintenance. Looking for safety conscious, good attitude, mechanically skilled, outdoor people. Plan / blueprint reading, assembly, rigging, climbing and general labor skills are desirable. Training and benefits with good pay. Fax resume / references to571-261-2954 PCF- IS LOOKING FOR NEWSPAPER DELIVERY DRIVERS & WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION ASSISTANTS VA, DC, Prince George County & surrounding areas, PCF is looking for Independent contractors to deliver The New York Times & other publications. $200 & more per week working a couple of hours per day. Must have dependable vehicle, ins. & able to deliver early AM 7 d/wk. If you have some Distribution experience, ask about our warehouse positions, starting at $10 per hour + Car allowanceCall toll free ■ 1-800-515-8000, Mon - Sun. 7am-3pm Mystic Hill Farms Performance Tested 1 Angus Bull Sale 40+ Angus and Braunvieh Bulls Reg/Comm. Cows, Heifers, and Pairs Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005 -11 AM Culpeper Ag. Enterprises S. of Culpeper Rt29 Distribution Manager Wanted Times Community Newspapers is seeking a full-time Distribution Manager for Fairfax County. This is a hands-on position handling bundles of newspapers, driving throughout Fairfax (checking on service and delivering papers) and speaking with our customers. Prefer previous circulation experience, some EXCEL experience, be able to communicate well with customers on the phone and in person, have good driving record, be able to read a map and have own vehicle. Excellent opportunity for retirees. We offer a competitive salary with medical, dental, 401K, and paid vacation. Please call or email Ron Sauer Circulation Manager rsauer@timespapers.com 703-777-1111 ext. 1365 or send resume to Loudoun Times-Mirror P.O. Box 359, Leesburg, VA 20178 r ELECTRICIANS and HELPER No. Va. Contr seeks Journeyman/ Electricians w/min 5 yrs exp for tenant fitup & comml service wk and Electrical Helpers with at least 2 yrs exp. MUST Be U.S. Citizen. have own tools and transportation. Top pay. 401k plan. Vacation Pay. Holiday Pay and Benefits. Fax resume to 703-793-1554 or call 703-787-5133. FARM HELP Purebred Angus Farm operation needs an experienced employee with A.I. exp. Excellent housing & wages for the right person. 304-725-8308 btwn 8pm-9pm Times Community Newspapers We’ve Got Northern Virginia wrapped up Call 347-4222 NOW HIRING TRIM CARPENTERS Minimum of 5 years experience as a cabinet/rail installer. Must have own tools and transportation from Winchester/Northern Virginia area. Excellent pay, benefits, and holiday pay from a fast paced growing manufacturing company. Drug Free Work Environment. EOE. Apply in person to: Annandale Millwork/Allied Systems 220 Arbor Court Winchester, VA 22602 or call Jeff Peer at 540-974-2256 SALES EXECUTIVES!! We are a 17 year old NATIONAL ADVERTISING COMPANY... Partnered with major grocery chains through-out the US. We are seeking outside sales professionals in: » FAIRFAX » RESTON » SPRINGFIELD » LOUDOUN and surrounding areas. Unlimited income potential with a solid $55-$75k first yr. and $80-$120k 2nd yr. Training, materials, and support provided. Retired road warders are welcome. Immediate income & openings! Please call HR Dept, at 1-800-878-4101. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Miller Toyota Scion is recruiting individuals for a multi- faceted position in our service department that will require great customer relations and communication skills. Outgoing personality and good organization are key attributes. Two shifts available. M-F 12 noon to closing. Some Saturdays required. We offer an excellent wage and benefit package commensurate with experience, a non-smoking work environment and all required training. Call: John Strain to schedule an appointment. 703-396-5053 PAYROLL SUPERVISOR I Management & Financial Services Loudoun County is seeking an independent professional with strong team skills to handle all technical aspects of payroll processing, payroll reporting, and payroll accounting with assistance from the assistant comptroller or his designee. Primary responsibilities include audit of County-wide information and management of the payroll interface to the accounting system; ensures compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations, including those applying to garnishments, child support and federal and state levies. Duties include development and maintenance of payroll and accounting procedures to ensure compliance with generally accepted payroll practices, state and federal regulations and County policies. Provides payroll team leadership and limited supervision to payroll technicians on the team; participates on other teams, as required. Position requires a thorough knowledge of payroll procedures, practices and techniques along with an extensive knowledge of accounting principles. Requires any combination of education, experience and training equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting or related field and 3 years of professional payroll experience in either private or public payroll. Prefer a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP). Successful candidate will undergo credit and criminal background checks. (Hiring Range; $40,134 - $56,187/yr) Closes: 11/04/2005 06-163. For additional information and to receive a required application contact Web site: www.loudoun.gov or call 24hr. job line: (703) 777-0536. Human Resources: (703)777-0213. EOE BloomsUSA Why commute? Work close to home! Professional opportunities with fast growing national flower company. ® VP. Finance: CPA Senior banking and mezzanine financing experience. QuickBooks & Excel expert. Duties include monthly P&L, balance sheet, cash flow statements, AR/AP. ® VP. Internet Sales: Establish and track internet opportunities. Familiar with Google, Yahoo, on-line yellow pages, and other search engines & directories. Web site optimization • experience required. ® Director- Web Site Graphics; Monitor and update Web site daily. Create holiday themes. Maintain competitive standards for Web site. Web graphics experience required. & Director,. Mew Product Development; Seek out new Web gift products. Establish business relationships with new product companies. Work with internal specialists to implement soup-to-nuts sales processes. Mail resume to: BloomsUSA Attn Human Resources 15405 John Marshall Highway Hay market, VA 20169 or fax to (703) 754-6470; or email to HR@BloomsUSA.com GENERAL OFFICE/ EXPEDITOR Full-time excellent benefitsadvancement opportunities- SterI i n g area. 703-534-8400 Fax:703-430-0861. EOE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS needed immediately!! Loader. Dozer. Backhoes, FT, Warrenton Area. Call: Virginia Excavating Co. 540-295-2303 Heavy Equipment Operators in Sterling, Fairfax, and Manassas. VA for year round work. Start immediately with competitive salary. OT benefits & vacation available. Driver license, drug test, & background check required. Call 877-487-2264 For all of your Classified needs call the Fauquier Times-Democrat 540-347-4222 COMMUNICATIONS Installers wanted for telephone, internet and cable TV. Work available in Fairfax and Prince William counties. Must have PU truck or van. Please call for best offer: 703-503-8593 WANTED: Housekeeper 2 days per week for cleaning, laundry, general household maintenance & organization. Estimate 6 hrs/day @ $l2/hr. Located in Boston off Rte 522. Call:540-547-9340 after 6pm. Secretary For law firm in Warrenton, VA. At least 1 year of experience with a patent law firm preferred. Must have dictation or transcribing exp. Benefits and competitive salary. Fax resume to 540-428-1720 Maintenance Person Small apt. complex in Warrenton area. Must have own transportation. Mon-Fri. PT. Send name, address, and phone number to receive an application. JEC 15051 Fauquier Times Democrat P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, VA 20188 EROSION & SEDIMENT SPECIALIST I Successful candidate will implement Fauquier County's Single Family Home E & S Program. Perform E & S inspections, write reports, communicate and educate homeowners and contractors about E & S control measures. BS in environmental sciences with major course work in soils, natural resources or related field preferred. Must have proficient oral and written communication skills, computer experience and organizational skills. Construction experience, ’including field work and construction plan interpretation preferred. E & S Certification is a plus. Starting salary $29,500. Excellent benefits. Send cover letter and Fauquier County classified application to: John Marshall SWDCD, 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 31, Warrenton, VA 20186 or email:johnmarshall.swed@vaswed.org. 540-347-3120. Open until filled. Employment COMPANIONS AND PERSONAL CARE AIDES for new home care agency serving Fauquier & surrounding counties. We are looking for compassionae, dependable individuals to provide in-home care to the elderly & disabled. Our desie is to build an outstanding organization that is dedicated to both our clients & our staff. Call 540-349-1119 or fax resume to 540-349-1624. 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Excellent benefits, salary comparable with training and experience, see us for details on bonus' Fax or mail resume: i.. Spence lspence@broava.com 540-347-0492 52 W Shirley Ave Warrenton, VA 20186-3008 LABORERS Gutter Cleaning $100-$150 per day; Full time seasonal work - Nov, Dec, Jan. Exp working on ladders & roofs. Exp in rain gutters, roofing, painting, or construction, etc. 703-207-2020 X51 LIFEGUARDS WANTED Early AM shift in Haymarket, VA. Top pay. Please contact US Aquatics at 703.-779-2886 Master Electrician needed for construction company. Outdoor electrical construction with some service, work. Call 571-261-3466 PLUMBER Experienced. Apply at: L.J. Foley Plumbing 540-347-2500 TODDLER CAREGIVER WANTED Full-time position. Experience required. Benefits. EOE (540)592-3908 Alice or Tona WELL DRILLERS PUMP INSTALLERS HELPERS Must have valid drivers license. CDL preferred. Runyon Well Drilling & Pump Corp 703-777-2270 72 Lincoln Cent. Mark IV. 91K .miles, new vinyl top, new tires. Runs well, in good condition. $1800 703-621 -3510 or email dkarmol@yahoo.com '00 Honda Civic EX: 71K mi, 5 spd, dark gm. Imm cond. New tires. Inspect. S8500/OBO. 703-707-0857, 703-728-3051. 02 SUBARU Outback. AWD, loaded, white, great gas MPG, excel cond. $12,900 OBO 540-364-2201 03 FORD MUSTANG GT new cond, 13k mi, garg kept, torch red, loaded, Mach 1000. Sound call 703-591-3424 1969 SS 396-350HP Chevelle, blk w/blk intr. Runs & looks great. $18,500/OBO. Pise call 703-737-3430 ask for Randy. 1999 SAAB 9-5 Turbo: Silver, leather, moonroof, loaded. 86,000 mi. Great cond. $8400. 703-404-8606 2002 Kia Rio. 53K miles. Excel.cond. Great school or' commuter car. BB $5200. Will sell $4200. 703-433-2403 90 FORD TAURUS SHO: Red w/blk Ithr int. 192k mi. good cond, 5 spd, loaded. $1000, 1 owner. (703)904-8129 91 VOLVO 740 SEDAN, great condition, AC, well maintained, some minor work $1500/obo. 540-905-5456 94 LEXUS GS300: Sedan 4 door. Good cond 185k mi. $5000. (703)437-6165 94 PLYMOUTH: 4 door sedan, excel cond. 74k miles AC. auto, am/fm. $2100/060. Lv msg 703 669-8157 '95 LEXUS LS400: 4 dr sedan. Black interior, beige leather. 95k miles, excellent cond. $10.5k. 703-263-9560 96 HONDA ACCORD EX, 4dr. sunrl. cd, fog Igts, spoiler, keyless entry, 159K mis, $3000 /obo. 540-272-3419. 96 JETTA: Silver 68K mi,. AC, auto, sunroof. 6 CD changer $4500. Good cond Runs great. 703-430-8399 96 VW Passat GLX. 5sp. new tires. 6cd changer, navy blue, sun roof, 53K+mls. $6500. (540)347-1656 97 Nissan Sentra GXE Auto, CD. Exci cond 107K mis $3300. Call 540-882-4016 97 VW - Golf Standard. 4 dr hatchback, n. blue, approx 97k mi. $3300. 703-444 6033 98 MERCURY MYS ■ TIQUE LS 61k mi & copy 60k mi SVS RCD Leather.CD/MP3 OBO . $5,785 703 867 8975 '98 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, 35K mis, inter & exter good, needs engine work, $1200 /obo. (540)351-1705 98 Toyota Avalon* XLS: 4 dr, fully loaded, blck Ithr, 6cd, sunroof. 110k. $ 6 , 5 0 0 / o b o . 571-277-5112. 98 Toyota Camry XLE: 4 dr auto, 4 cyl, 29 MPG, 115k, records, A near mint 7 yr old. $7250, 703-507-0552 '99 Honda Accord LX. 5-Spd Std. 97k mi., new belts/tires, silver w/blue Int. Great Cond. $6500. 703-346-5671. 99 Mitsubishi Eclipse: 97k, gd cond, PW, PD, sunroof, sony cd, etc. $5,750. 703-220-4262 /571-246-3828. BUICK ELECTRA. convertible 225, '69, maroon w/ black top, good cond, $3900 / obo. (540)364-3101 Chevy 96 Blazer: 4WD, sunrf, alarm sys, 1x6CD changer, prem sound. 135K mi. Needs work-as is. $ 1 7 0 0 / b o . 703-430-0626. CIVIC EX Coupe, 02, fully loaded, sunrf. cd, bucket frnt seat 34.500K mis, manual $12,800 540-937-4881 COUGAR 200, exc cond, loaded, 5sp. cruise, Ithr, sunrf, spoiler, etc. 70K mis. $8500. Betwn 4-7 pm only 540-347-0757 DODGE DAKOTA SLT, '05, 4x4, auto, club cab.PW, PL, CD player towing pgk, excel cond, going to college, must sell $25K/obo. Chris. 540-272-3594 Ford 02 Escape XLS, 1 owner, blue, 49 K mi, 5 spd, CC, PS, PW, AC, 23/27 EPA MPG, clean & great shape. $8,800. 703-858-2283 FORD 02 FOCUS LXRed, 4 door, AM/FM stereo/cassette, 43 K miles. $6,900. Call 703-280-1206 HONDA CIVIC 297, 5 sp, 128K mis, $4000 540-270-2995 Honda Civic EX 04. Wht, 5sp w/spoiler, snrf, pwr options. Exc cond. Lo mi. $13,200. Call 540-454-3909 Honda's from $500. Police impounds! For listings call 800-749-8167 ext 2416. Jaguar 94 XJ12: 153K miles, $4000. 540-687-3802. Jeep '00 Cherokee Sport- 41 K mi., burg., many extras, excel, condition, $9,500 540-554-2867 LEXUS SC400 294, 75K orig mis, sun rf, 3Naka4 stereo, gold, Ithr, mint condition, must see. $10,900. 540-349-4437 Mazda 95 MX-6. 2 dr coupe, 5 spd, pwr win/ locks, snrf, 87 K mi., alloy wheels, 2 new tires, CC, AM/FM cass. $2,900. 703-948-9862 MERCEDES BENZ, 2002 ■For lease, 1 -3 yr. contract. Warranty good thru 209. $1,000/ mo: 2 mos pymt in adv. lmilne6@hotmail.com Attend Vale Methodist Church. Nissan 97 Pathfinder 4x4, good cono. 130 K miles, AC, power windows & locks. $4,500 . obo. 540-955-5004 or 703-833-1399 PONTIAC 96 GRAND AM, 4 door sedan, runs & looks great. $2200. 703-435-6464 or 571-259-5908 PONTIAC 97 SUNFIRE convertible, black w/ tan leather, loaded, great shape. $4200. 703-435-6464 or 571-259-5908 Toyota 1994 Previa: AWD high mileage, great shape.$2000. 540-687-3802. Toyota Solara SE Sport: Auto, AC, pwr, mnrf, 17 alloys, remote st. black, 11k mi. $17,999/ bo. (571)344-9030 Volvo SW, 00 V40T, bl, Ithr, CD, snrl, 65K mis, 30 MPG NADA @ $13450, ask $11,850. (540)361-4570 I* JEEP CHEROKEE, 96 w/ cd, crome wheels, new tires, hitch, good cond. $3800 / obo. 540-788-4211. NISSAN Sentra 201. 5spd, 84K, silver, AM/FM cass, 4dr, airbag, PB, PS. Askg $5300. 703-669-1784 ( \ 640 Mntoirvrlaa V J 94 HARLEY Davidson Sportster 1200, 6000 ong mis, excel cond, $4195. 703-405-8282, aft 7pm (540)727-1016 96, HD, 883 black, screaming eagle pipes garage kept, 14.500K MLS. $5000/obo. 540-439-8709. BMW R75, 1976. Looks good, rune exc.. 84K mi w/new rod brngs & top end A Black Classic $2750 540- 8823265 (eves). s HARLEY 1996 Custom Softtail. Beautiful. Only 2200 miles. $15,000. Call 540-336-0333 Harley Davidson 2001 Fatboy- Teal & pearl white, 9470 mi., garage kept, orig. owner, many upgrades, excel, conrl. $14,500. 540-955-2157 SUZUKI Hayabusa, unrestricted model, very clean & well maintained. Lots of chrome parts. 540-347-9676 ETON 90 - wheeler, 2001 excellent condition, runs like new. $ 9 0 0 / O B O . (540)955-2899 H PIPE with cats. Brand new in box. For Mustang, V6 3.8. Normally $350, selling for $275. 703-777-6977 aft 6pm. 00 NIs Xterra SE, V6, 4WD, auto, sunrf, CD chngr /tape. Low mi. Syn oil $11.5k/obo (BB $13.5k)(703)798-2270 01 MITSUBISHI MONTERO XLS, 4x4. Black. Good condition. Keyless Entry. 86K mi. $12,500. 703-6690269 '02 Buick Rendevous. All pwr. Blue w/tinted windows. Front & side airbags, ABS, AM/FM, CD. Daytime running lights. Mint cond. BO. Call 703-946-1179 '02 GMC Jimmy, 4x4, 4.3 Vortec eng. PW, PL, radio w/CD. New Michlin tire. VG cond. 55,300 mi. $10,000/ OBO. 540-545-7884. 02 RANGE ROVER HSEV8, a/t, a/c, p/I, p/w, s/r, h/s, Ithr, nav, tow, 6cd + cass, blue/ tan 46k mi, $31k/obo 703-929-0187 02 Suburban LT V8, 5.3L loaded, Ithr w/ rear buck., auto, tow pkg, rear AC, MR, runn bds, 58K mi. $22,500. 540-272-5034 2002 JEEP Grand Cherokee 4/whl drive. 54,000 miles, excellent condition. V8, sunroof & towing package. $15,400. Pat 703 375 8416 2004 Ford Explorer sport trac bed cover, black with lock and key, best offer. 571-277-4687. 94 JEEP Grand Cherokee Ltd: 1 owner. 170kmi. New trans @ 66k current St insp. $4000 (703)777-5046 '95 Toyota 4-Runner, SR5. V6, very good cond. 124 K mis, $6600. 540-364-4469 97 CHEVY TAHOE LT: 4x4, burg w/tan Ithr. cd, all power. 146k well maint mi $7,599. Call Charlie 540-882-4713 '97 FORD EXPLORER XLT, 4wd, loaded, keyless entry, 131K mis, $4000 obo 540-272-3419 97 JEEP Grand Cherokee:, Ltd edition V6, 4 dr, loaded, auto,. 114k mi. Excel cond. $6400. 703-444-6033. 98 Dodge Durango: 4whl dr, ac front/back, 3rd row weat 129k mi. Good tires $6000/ OBO. 703-406-4956 99 DODGE DURANGO tow package, grn. Ithr. 3rd seat new tires. $6000/OBO. 540-905-5456 Chevrolet '99 Tahoe LS, 4x4. tow package. CD, great condition. 1 owner $1 0,900. 540-937-2255 CHEVYSUBURBAN 2500 299, 4x4. 454 tow pkg. 3 seats. CD, trailer brake, 42K mis. Clean $14K OBO 540-349-9542 FORD 97 EXPLORER AWD, 99 K mi.. V8. 6 CD. moonroof. AC. all power, CL3. hitch. $4500. 540-751-1494 GMC '96 Jimmy. 4x4, auto. 4dr, trlr hitch, new tires, gold-tan int. pwr/ tint wndws. roof rack, 152K. $4000. 703-897 8581/7pm GMC JIMMY SLE 96 4x4 Clean, well maintained, 120K mi., Exc. on gas. $3500 obo 703-314-5200 Jeep 94 Grand Cherokee Laredo Exc. running cond. Great shape' White 150K mi. $3200 must sell 703-314-5200 Jeep '98 Grand Cherokee- loaded, tow pkg . 5.9L, V8. 102K mi., excel, cond. $5500. 540-364-6406 JEEP CHEROKEE w hitch, good tires, ran well, Needs starter & windshield $500/obo 540-341-3239 10a-6p MERC MOUNTIANEER, 00. 69k mis blue, 4x4, 6cyl. OHC loaded. serv & maint docs.$10,900, 703 754-1825 Mitsubishi '95 Montero- fully loaded, selling AS IS. $3000 OBO. Please Call 703-593-6906 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 98 limited, V6 loaded, white, new brakes Excel cond. $10,000 540-341-4911 Tracks/ ■ ickups 00 Chevy S-10 LS Extended cab 4x4. Loaded. $9950/OBO. 540-751-1571, 202-369-0145 (cell). 00 F150 XLT Pick up. 86K mis, all power, tow & 4x4 off road pkgs, $9,900 OBO. 571-283-8539 01 F150 XLT, Supercab, V6, auto, PW, PL.titt, cruise, 6 cd, new tires, excel shape, 67K mis, $12K 703-928-2411 '03 Toyota Tundra SR5, ext cab, 4wd, V8, AT, too much to list. Under fact warranty. $21,500 OBO. (540)937-6188 04 DODGE DAKOTA SXT: 4X4, auto, 20k miles. Paint/fabric warrty, $15,000/OBO. Matt 540-687-5874 2001 Ford Ranger XLT. Black, chrome wheels, manual. 1 owner 59K miles. $6500. 703-830-4724 99 FORD F-150 LARIAT, 4X4, short bed, loaded, shell bedliner, Tonneau cover, 63K mis, asking $12,500,540-347-3245 DODGE 01 - Ram SLT: Load, Xcab, V-8. .4x4, auto, match cab. Insp 06. 80.4k mi. $10700 /obo 540-822-9275. Ford '88 F150, 4x4, 5.0L, PS, PB, AC, 5 speed, reese hitch, fiberglass cap. $4000. Call 540-338-0907 FORD F150, '97. 4x4. Amissville area, (Treat cond, $8000. (540)937-3655 FORD F350 201, dually great service veh, PS, PB, V8, 5sp. $9,995. 540-272-0200 GMC 95 YUKON GT 2dr, blk w/ gray Ithr int, 2nd owner,, all options, 17 chrome wheels, no rust. Looks great its a head turner. 703-929-1157 Mazda 1994 pick up truck, great first car. $2600. 540-338-3098 jsnm mwm ,'x 1680 Vans/Buses 03 Chevy Venture EXT: Great cond, 64.5k mi, auto, V6, loaded. Remov seats. $11,700/ obo. (703)815-1832 1998 FORD WINSTAR Emerald green extr. w/tan cloth intr. 80K mis. $5300/OBO. Call 540-338-1797. 87 DODGE (Redskins) VAN: Fully loaded, mint cond. 32k mi. Tbl, microw. TV. refrig. $5500. 703-777-2240. CHEVY CONVERSION VAN 1994 Mark III 6 runs great, body needs work. TV/VCR, back seat folds down to bed. $2200. Sterling 703-303-9235, or 703-406-3655 ext 16 CHRYSLER T&C LIMITED, '99, excel cond, great car pooler, 1 owner, $8400 540-347-4335 Toyota Sienna 1999 Great condition. Pwr locks, pwr windows, removable seals $5200. 540-955-0503 r Call The Times Community Newspapers For All of Your Employment Advertising. 540-347-4222 or Fax 540-349-8676

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