Rappahannock News, September 14, 2006

128th Year ... No. 37 Worldwide at timescommunity.com H K 2 *-• oj »ON f T % 8 Phone (540)675-3338 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 50 CENTS Rainy weather Rappahanni ^*—*7 more than lOOpeople I vmb gathered on Sept. 11,2006 for Patriot^ Day services Ch>m:hia Sperryvip. Amang tho se in attendance were many Rappahannock first-responders and thep^Rtipilies. It was the fifth y||r the loial memorial, honorknd prater 1 event has taken place on the exact <)ate of the 2001' iatewas chinch of ^tliff ln«i retme i Washington and the Rappahannock Sheriff’s; JHAt - who responded to an automobile Skyline Skive just prior to th*&|Na^fhfit df the event. took i delayed arrival at the uts'firom St _ :e inside the chttrch tbas year (rather than icnio-style) as thf east coast* experienced' clement weather on WJi _ However, law clouds and early darkness did plans for the memorial dove release, which took plctce on ivggliedule at 7 p.mfto honor thememories of those killed during the attacks of2001. Upbn their release, 20 jpnffe white dovfi soared effortlessly into perfect formation, in bright contrast to CThe prayer and •ted in the sanctuary at 7:30 p. i Memorial. SYMlftllJi: In background, cookies shaped like J kl police badges and fire trucks commemorate " * efforts of firsf responders on Septer every other day. 4 Photo by Ray Boc * *. P They’re off! For all the steeplechase action this fall, see special section inside. County and Town Meetings and Notice • On Thursday September 14 the Architectural Review Board (ARB) will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall on Gay Street. Agenda Application (S) (1) Gay Street Inn, LLC dba Gay Street Inn; repaint house, garage, and shed exteriors @ 160 Gay Street (2) Gay Street Inn, U-C dba Gay Street Inn; modify existing garage/workshop @160 Gay Street. •On Wednesday September 20, the Rappahannock County Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 p. m. at the courthouse on Gay Street. Agenda NEW BUSINESS i-SE#06-08-01 * Settle Expansion of NonConforming Use -Draft Housekeeping Amendments to Zoning & Subdivision Chapters* Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) By Monty Tayloe Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock County has been designated a federal drought disaster area by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, according to a September 11 announcement from the office of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. The designation will allow area farms affected by dry conditions and a lack of rainfall this past spring to apply for low interest loans and reimbursement to help offset their losses caused by “drought and high temperatures that occurred beginning March 1, 2006, and continuing.” The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors applied for the drought designation several months ago, when diy conditions started to concern local farmers and caused the forest service to recommend a ban on outdoor burning. Since the application for disaster relief, Rappahannock County has experienced an increase in rainfall and milder conditions, but according to County Administrator John McCarthy, the favorable weather came too late to save the first cutting of the county’s hay harvest. McCarthy believes that hay growers were most affected by the dry period, and that their crop yields may have been reduced by as much as 50 percent. At the time of the application, McCarthy described it as “covering the county’s bets.” In July, there was still some doubt as to whether Rappahannock’s application would be granted, and the State Emergency Board delayed a decision on the matter for 60 days, before finally deciding to grant Rappahannock disaster status, along with Pittsylvania County. See DROUGHT, Page A2 More information For information on farm loans and possible future aid for affected farms contact the Farm Service Agency at ROBERT WILLIAMSON County Executive Director (540) 825-4200 (540) 825-1655 fax KIMBERLY DEPASQUALE Farm Loan Manager (540) 899-9492 x 105 Supervisors won’t decide on sludge By Monty Tayloe Rappahannock News Staff Writer “It’s reared it’s ugly head again. We fought it tooth and nail, but it’s back,” said Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bob Anderson at the September BOS session. Anderson was talking about the land application of skidge, an old controversy in Rappahannock County that was resurrected late last month by sludge hauler Recyc Systems and two as yet unknown cdunty landowners. In August, Recyc, based out of Remington, Va. and formerly called Bio-Grow, informed the county that they would be applying to the Virginia Department of Health for approval to spread sludge on the farmland of two willing Rappahannock landowners. Although Rappahannock has had a ban on the land application of sludge since 1994, Virginia court decisions in the intervening years have probably rendered Rappahannock's ban illegal and easily vulnerable to a court challenge from Recyc. Now, faced with a choice between having their ban struck down in court or allowing but extensively regulating the land application of sludge at the county level, the Board of Supervisors seems to have decided not to fight, at least where the current applications are concerned. According to a statement issued by County Administrator John McCarthy after a closed BOS session with County Attorney Peter Luke, the Supervisors plan “to allow two expected sludge site permitting applications to proceed through the State Department of Health permitting process ... as test cases.” Meanwhile, the Supervisors will “hold in abeyance a redraft and adoption of an ordinance creating a local See SUPERVISORS, Page A2 STEM REPORT: Joe Vickers leads his team in a power point presentation. School Board lectured on energy savings By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer Students who participated in the Savings Through Energy Management (STEM) program last summer present* ed their results to the school board during Tuesday night’s meeting. The STEM program educates a participating group of students to conduct an energy audit of their school building, finding ways to reduce energy waste. Participating in the program are School Board member Rosa Crocker; students Chris Mitchell, Owen Monroe, A.J. Collins, Joe Vickers, Ben Pendleton; and Rappahannock County School teachers Beth Gall and Ron Vickers. A. J. Collins introduced the program to the school board, followed by a power point presentation by Joe Vickers and Chris Mitchell. The STEM team also presented the board with a large packet that reported their findings and offered recommendations to save energy and money. STEM recommendations Using plug phrases like “energy efficiency,” the team highlighted sever al solutions to wasted energy including changing 300 watt incandescent bulbs, which still exist in the old section of the school, to lower wattage florescent bulbs. They also suggested that teachers begin using selective light switches. “Students can manipulate the air conditioning and heating thermostats if they feel hot or cold,” reported Joe Vickers, frowning slightly, “This detracts authorities hum maintaining a stable heating and cooling policy.” Pendleton reported that if all of the blinds were closed at night during the winter, the insulation that they provided would save the school $11,825 in heating costs. The team also reported a huge amount of energy was being wasted during the summer as lights were left on, empty refrigerators were left running, and computers remained plugged in to the wall. “A computer still uses energy, even if it is turned off,” the team reported. “With all the computers in the school, a lot of energy could be saved if steps were made to disconnect them from the See BOARD, Page A2 Homeschooled The Burdicks do school their own way at their home. Rappahannock education comes in many forms. See Page A2. For Headwaters The wine, cider, quinoa and prizes flowed at Headwaters’ eighth annue all volunteer charity party. See Page B1. See the new field The RCHS Panthers need your I support at the public debut of their new field this Saturday at 2:00 p.m. See Page A8. Volunteers Rappahannock citizens know how to give their time. Learn about a tew of the many ways to volunteer. See Page A3

Rappahannock home schoolers start school on their own schedule By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer Homeschooling in Rappahannock begins at various times throughout the year, with each family following their own schedules and extra-circular activities. As tropical storm Ernesto blew in September 1, closing area schools, the Burdick family discussed their plans for the upcoming school year in the comfort of their home. This year, Jane Burdick has assembled a curriculum as she begin teaching her twin sons, Tyler and Austin, for their first year of high school. “We just take it a year at a time, and have a blast during school,” says Jane about her homeschooling experience, “I want them to have a love of learning in a style that suits them and is focused on thing that they like.” The boys flourish under their own schedule, spending a great deal of their time on their interests. They are both double black belts in Karate, work on honing their art skills, and spend time with their horses. Tyler and Austin take art lessons with Patty Rice, an artist from Warrenton who is also a homeschooling mother who previously worked in the Cochran gallery, and recently finished a home art studio. The boys also attend classes with Sandra Forbush, who operates a galjery in Flint Hill. Most of their art reflects around thenfavorite sport: polo. Polo goals The boys put a lot of their spare time and effort into breaking horses and competing in polo matches under the watchful eye of their father, Tbdd, who is currently an equine veterinarian. “They have plenty of school work to do,” Jane said. “As they work on their own schedules, they learn a lot about the responsibilities that are required to get it all done.” The boys love of polo, Jane explains, does not distract from their school work; rather, they are determined to get accepted at an ivy-league school with a polo program. “That means schools like Cornell or UVA,” Jane added. “Which means we have to provide them with an education that will allow them to go to their school of choice.” Quest for academic excellence As the boys approached their freshman year of high school, Jane began searching for a homeschooling program that would support the family in their quest for higher education. -iffliiliriiiifffirTfiiWMii \mmnt'T npimi— TWIN ARTISTS: Tyler and Austin display some of their artwork. After scouring through several programs, she signed up for Kolbe Academy, a private school in California that runs a homeschooling program. She chose Kolbe Academy because it allowed the boys to pursue Summa Cum Laude credentials, Advanced Placement (AP) classes, and Honor Student awards. “I remain the primary teacher,” said Jane, “but Kolbe exists almost like a staff that will back me up.” Community programs Tyler and Austin often participate in the larger homeschooling community joining groups in Warrenton and other parents that offer classes. The boys recently took an advanced level Spanish class from Ann Martella, a homeschooling teacher who was once a former Spanish teacher from Mary Washington College. They joined a class of about fifteen other homeschooling students for Spanish instruction. The twins also joined the St. John’s Drama club, a homeschooling organization in Warrenton of about 100 families. Ibgether the group writes and performs plays and productions. The boys performed in a production of King Arthur, playing Sir Kay and Sir Agravaine. Jane also looks for outside opportunities for competition in national math and science contests and essay contests. “It helps them feel a sense of accomplishment.” she said. “I am always on the lookout.” Sacrifices must be made For the past 18 years, Jane has worked at Fauquier Hospital while her husband, Tbdd, was a part time relief veterinarian at the time and taught the boys up through seventh grade. “He’s just smart,” Jane said about her husband, “He really understands everything very clearly, and did an excellent job teaching the boys.” Now the parents have switched roles, as Tbdd began working as a full-time equine veterinarian and dentist, while Jane began working minimal hours at Fauquier Hospital. Now she is fully prepared to spend more time with her sons, teaching them ah they need to know. “One of the things that I would like to transmit to the boys is how to become a good student, complete with study skills.” She believes that the Kolbe program will introduce additional structure into their education requiring their best effort. Jane said that one of the greatest rewards about homeschooling is the atmosphere of education that permeates the house during the school year. “Our whole family gets involved with education,” she says, “We get to discuss politics and views at the dinner table. . . it has been an extraordinarily educational experience for all of us and we certainly eryoy it ” Christ-centered Nathan and Melissa Cotton, parents of a young family living in Washington, Va., started began homeschooling as they prepared a curriculum for their 5-year-old son Benjamin, who is starting kindergarten at home. “We wanted to give our child a Christ-centered education,” said Melissa, as she discussed their reasons for homeschooling. See HOME SCHOOL, Page A9 Supervisors From Page A1 sludge permitting process” and hold a public hearing on October 2 to allow the public to weigh in on a proposed removal of Rappahannock’s sludge ban. The decision, at odds to a previously strong BOS position on the issue, has caused uproar among many Rappahannock citizens. Former RLEP President Jim Gannon, who was present at the meeting, described the supervisors’ position as a “sad, whimpering posture,” and has decried the BOS decision that came during a closed session in which the public could not participate. According to McCarthy, the BOS decision is primarily motivated by time, since the application from Recyc will probably be granted before the county could create and implement an ordinance that would allow Rappahannock to locally regulate the land application of sludge with inspections, fre quent testing and extensive record keeping. This is particularly galling to local environmental leaders, since in 2001 the county held several public hearings to create an ordinance for that purpose, but the supervisors never voted to enact it. “We didn’t have any applicants to challenge the ban, and there was still the possibility that a bill [that would allow the ban] might come before the General Assembly, or a court decision might get reversed,” explained McCarthy. Since 2001, further acts of the General Assembly and court decisions have made even that more recent ordinance obsolete, which puts time on Recyc’s side, according to McCarthy. However, the county administrator maintains that if public opinion at the October 2 hearing is in favor of local oversight of the land application of sludge, he and the supervisors plan to have an updated version of the 2001 draft ordinance ready. If an up-to-date version of the 2001 ordinance is enacted, it would presumably include STONEWALL REALTY LLC 123 SOUTH ROYAL , AVE. 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Regardless of the price tag, the BOS doesn’t seem to believe that Virginia’s legal climate would allow such efforts to be effective. “Limitations imposed on local government’s ability to regulate the land application of sewage sludge would seem to make a robust and effective permit regime somewhat impractical,” pointed out McCarthy in his written statement after the Supervisor’s closed session. The BOS will hold a public hearing to discuss the possible removal of the county ban on the land application of sewagq sludge on Monday, October 2, 2006, at 7 p.m. in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, Household Hazardous Waste Clean Up Day On October 20, Rappahannock County will hold Household Hazardous Waste Clean Up Day at the Rappahannock Farm Co-Op on U.S. 211. The day is intended to allow citizens to dispose safely of hazardous chemicals that may be difficult for the average citizen to throw away properly. Common household substances like antifreeze, paint thinner, or pool chemicals are all hazardous to people and the environment if not disposed of correctly, “People can come to the Coop with that jar of something under the sink that they are afraid to pour down the drain,” said Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy. There will be a pesticide clean up day for commercial farmers at the same time, to allow them to dispose of large quantities of commercial pesticides. Email the reporter at mtayloe@timespapers. com Drought From Page A1 The disaster declarations will allow farmers in primary disaster areas like Rappahannock County and in contiguous regions like Culpeper to be considered for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provided they meet eligibility requirements. According to the website of the Farm Service Agency, “One half to two-thirds of the counties in the United States have been designated as disaster areas in each of the past sever al years The low interest farm loans are intended to offset losses in farm income due to low crop yields and higher expenses. According to Bob Williamson of the FSA, Congress may eventually supplement the loans with other forms of aid like reimbursement of transportation expenses, but currently Rappahannock farmers are only eligible for the low interest loans. According to Williamson, the FSA historically hasn’t received many applications for such loans in the past. “Farmers generally have a lot of debt, and they aren’t usually interested in taking on more debt,” said Williamson. PART or OUR COMMU/1ITX part or youR Lire: Donna Staton inspires our team through her energy, positive attitude, dedication and integrity. 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I also have a very talented team of people 1 work with, and a management team that truly embraces information technology ' FAUQUIER HOSPITAL Advanced Cart-Closeat Hand www.fauquierhospital.org- Physician Referral & Community Link: 540.349.0588 • referral^Dfauquierhospital.org Board From Page A1 power source during the summer.” “Silly things like this need to be stopped,” said RCPS teacher Joe Vickers, after recalling one of the lighting situations of the school. “The question we have to ask ourselves is how do we become “light Nazis.” RCPS teacher Beth Gall said that the biggest challenge for the school was education on energy use. “We have to educate our leaders on how to save energy,” she said. “All of these things have never crossed our minds ... we need a list that will inform teachers and get kids involved.” Following the presentation, the school board congratulated the team for their efforts. “I know that you gave up your vacation time over the summer to complete this audit,” said School Board Chairman Wesley Mills. “The labor now falls on our part to implement these recommendations.” The school board voted to implement some of the no-cost items proposed by the team, and voted to implement other aspects in the filture. “That’s a major hunk of money that we can save,” said Mills. “I applaud the STEM team for what they have done.” Booster Club structure approved The School Board also voted on the new press box / concession stand structure proposed by the RCSSA. After reviewing the plans, they voted to move forward with the project. The plans detail a two-story, 12-foot by 20-foot cinder block structure, in which the concession stand will be housed in the lower level and the press box will be installed in the upper level. Electricity is also intended for the structure to support concession and press box equipI ' .. 1 . ment. Construction is being planned to begin following the football season and before winter sets in. School scores addressed As the meeting came to a close, Dr. Chappell and the school board discussed at length the AYP scores that were released by the state education board, and the low SOL math scores for the sixth and seventh grade. Chappell notified the School board that he had asked the state superintendent Billy Cannaday Jr., to remove the sixth and seventh grade scores from the official state-calculated Accreditation Pass Rates for the schools. “According to our calculations,” said Chappell, “The Rappahannock County Elementary School will likely fall below the 70 percent benchmark to make accreditation.” Chappell said that some school systems that double tested their sixth and seventh graders were able to perform well on the SOLs. Double testing is when advanced math students in Algebra classes are given both the advanced test and the grade level test. *' “The state recommended that we not double test the sixth and seventh graders, so we followed those recommendation,” said Chappell. “I fully support the SOL tests, but I can’t believe that they put them into place to embarrass and punish schools for following state recommendations.” “What we have now is a bad report card,” said School Board Chairman Wesley Mills. “They won’t nose into our schools until they receive subsequent tests with the same results.” ; • He mentioned that in the future the school should double test in spite of state recommendations. “Its obvious that we need to begin double testing,” he added, “We can play the game if thats what they want.” --— 1 ■» i1 j Correction In last week’s issue of the Rappahannock News, the story titled “Witness testifies at Cloniger hearing referred i several times to a suspected homicide victim as “Edgar j Carlton Fletcher Jr.This was incorrect. 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Willing, cheerful worker • Must maintain positive attitude through hours of steady, often tedious work • Must provide own transportation and, in most cases, meals • Must be clean, helpful and cooperative • Pay: zero. (In some cases, there is an annual party at which you may be offered a slice of cake. In other cases, you might be awarded a certificate of service) • Apply anywhere in the Rappahannock County community where help is needed • Job identity: Volunteer. Not your average Help Wanted ad By Jed Duvall Special to the Rappahannock News Hundreds of men andwomen in Rappahannock County report for unpaid work every week - a few, every day. The fire and rescue companies all operate completely on volunteer efforts. The public library counts 11 souls who each work four to six hours, one day each week. In addition, there is an informal list of several more who have said, at one time or another, “if you ever need any help, just call me....” The volunteer coordinator for the public school system, Tasha White, can add up roughly 50 people who have submitted paperwork to become volunteers in the elementary or high school. White says on any one day there are five people in the schools, reading to children, tutoring, mentoring, or helping to label folders that are seint home to parents. . , For special school events such as International Day, the Senior Banquet and others, parents turn out to do much of the preparation, the event itself, and the cleanup. Still other parents set up tables for the science fair, and several are judges at the same event. Adding up the contributions of those folks, White points out, could run the total of people volunteering in the schools to over 100. That estimate does not begin to address the many hours of service of those involved in the Parent Teacher Organization and the RCSSA, the Rappahannock County School Sports Association. There is one particular need unfilled right now, White adds: for a Spanish speaker to “help out just a bit” with a second grade pupil. (Si le interesa ofrecer sus servicios voluntaries para servir de int^rprete a una nina hispana de Segundo grado, por favor envie un email a natashawhite® rappahannock.kl2.va.us) In order to volunteer to help at the elementary or the high school in other ways, please contact the volunteer coordinator for the school system, Tasha White, at the email address above. Janet Robey of Castleton, a lifelong friend of Tasha White, has been volunteering for three years. One daughter is in the second grade, another is just three years old. Robey therefore expects to be coming to school, as she now does, two or three days a week for the next 15 years. “I go on field trips,” said Robey, who helps out wherever she is needed. Why does Robey, who has a full time position at Castleton Farms, spend this much time volunteering at school? “I feel as if I am involved in my daughter’s education,” she responds. “It is good to spend time with her.” This week, Robey was in White’s office, as the two faced a pile of folders to be labeled: each with a child’s name, teacher’s name and grade. The “Tuesday folders,” as they are called, contain school announcements of all sorts - anything that goes home to the parents. These items are in the eye-catching folders to keep them from becoming stuffed into the bottom of a book bag. The latest count of little heads in the elementary school is 566. Without Janet Robey and other volunteers, Tasha White would be labeling a folder for each one - which of course would mean a great #1. ,-mi t* . ■-.-.* ^ *«- ■ THE BEST: Harriet Lewis, much-admired for her baking skills, at the RC Senior Center this week. FOR THE FOLKS: Janet Robey at the start of the task of labeling 566 “Tuesday folders”— one for each of the 566 pupils of the Rappahannock County Elementary School Photos by Jed Duvall HELPING HANDS: Grace Sims, 23 year volunteer at the RC Public Library, at the checkout station this week. deal of midnight oil burned. At least one afternoon each week, someone checking out a book at the library is served by a woman with a Master’s degree in library science. That’s Grace Sims of Washington, Va., who has been a volunteer at the Rappahannock County Public Library for 23 years. That means ^ six-hour day, once a week, since 1973. Sims, an avid reader, is these days in the midst of a biography of Teddy Roosevelt. Other library volunteers work shifts of varying length - four or five or six hours. There’s plenty of work to be done at the Senior Center in Washington. Much of it is accomplished by Harriet Lewis and Sadie Norman. Lewis lives in Sperryville, and has been volunteering at the center for 10 years. She is most often first out of her chair to wash and dry dishes - just one of many chores at POLO Saturday. September 16. 2006 gates open at 12:00 noon GENERAL ADMISSIONS $10 GREAT MEADOW POLO CLUB information: 540.253.5805 • www.USAvsEN6LANDPotoHatch.com the center. ■ Sadie Norman, described as “real quiet,” is one of the most accomplished bakers in the small, regular crowd at the center. When there is a plate of cookies being passed around, many or most of them came from Norman’s oven. The center, adjacent to the old Washington Schoolhouse on Mount Salem Avenue in Washington, welcomes as clients anyone 60 years or older. And, as director Darcy Canton points out, any persons of any age with a talent or skill to offer, or plain old time on their hands is welcome to come in to help with all sorts of tasks. One is welcome to stop in at the center between 10 a.m. And 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or telephone (540) 675 2615. 9/11 From Page A1 Donnie Carter’s solo, “I Wish You Were Here.” Soloist Joy Heddleston followed with the National Anthem, before a rousing congregational rendition of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee.” Additional musical selections included “When I Call on Jesus,” with choreographed praise-dance by Reynolds youth Joy Heddleston, Tracy Bruce and Elizabeth Welch; apd an original praise song, “Take Me,” written by Reynolds’ worship team leader Brian Ross. Donnie Carter closed the honor service with the inspirational hymn, “It’s Your Grace and Mercy.” Inspired art by Thomas Mullany become the color bulletin cover for the fifth 9/11 remembrance. The scene depicted the temple (destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D.) with the smoke of sacrifices of atonement rising in a perspective from the Mount of Olives. Among the honored firstresponder guests were Paul A. Poling, who joined the Amissville volunteers in 1938 at age 15; Sarah C. Latham, founder of, and long-time volunteer for the Amissville auxiliary; and retired law enforcement veteran Chuck Moore. Among the Flint Hill volunteers present were Chief Frank Huff Jr., who has served continuously for 43 years — following in the footsteps of his father, Frank Sr., and followed up by his son, 16-yearold junior Flint Hill firefighter Robbie Huff. As at Sept. 11 remembrances across the U.S., Bible scriptures became foundational; at Reynolds, readings were from Psalm 33: 12-22 and John 15: 12-17. Reynolds committee members who organized the event were Mr. Bill Welch, president of the Flint Hill VFD; Charlotte Jenkins, deacon and auxiliary member for the Sperryville VFD; Mitzy Mills, Kim O’Heron and Debbie Settle, food committee; David Morrow, Brian Ross and Deacon Dan Ellis, set-up; grill team men and the many members who brought specialty food donations. Unique. Antique. Floor Sample Sale! SmUpto50%0ffRetiiorStnBEitnl()%MSptai(Men. Harry! Sale ends September 17*. Hickory Chair Dining Chain from $353 Harden Sofas from $1,236 Hickory Chair leather Chain from $1,534 Saloom Casual Dining Tables from $1,344 Bradbum Gallery Crystal Chandelier $1,511 Selected Antiques 20% Off! Visit Our Website for Details! ANTIQUE MARKET Sperryville, Virginia designwithantk|nes.coni • (540) 987-8050 3 River Lane, Sperryville, VA 22740 Introducing:_ Turkey Mountain Art Gallery _Rt the Antique Mothet Join Us! Art Show Opening Reception Saturday, Sept. 16 4-8pm Artist/Teacher x4 Featuring the Art of: Nancy Brittle, Gary Colson, Michelle Lieb and Kathleen Willingham Also, Interior Design Demonstrations, Wine Tasting by Rappahannock Cellars and Music by Tom McPugald I THE BLOODLINES... -THE POISE. THE POWER AND THE HOBSES iR£N T BAB f Races Run Rain or Shine. Sates Open 10am. First of the Seven Races 1pm. For eroup hospitality, tents and reserved tailgate parking call 540-347-2612. Purchase tickets at . or Order Online at vww.vagoldcup.com P*OF=)3C=h-«a © AIRBUS AmertcanAWines <£• W<. know w»,**y ' fly PUBLIC HEARING RESCINDING ORDINANCES BANNING THE LAND APPLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing to consider rescinding ordinances relating to the land application of sewage sludge, as amendments to the Rappahannock County Code, on Monday, October 2, 2006, at 7:00 PM at the Courthouse in Washington, VA. The complete text of the Ordinances to be deleted from the County Code is available for inspection at the County Administration & Zoning Office, 290 Gay Street, Washington, VA 22747. The sections to be deleted are § 170-38 A. (7), contained in the Zoning Chapter, and §111-1, contained in the Health Chapter. Further information is available by calling (540) 675-5330. All interested persons are invited to attend and to make comment on any or all of these amendments or to mail such comments to the County Administration and Zoning Office, PO Box 519, Washington, VA 22747. r*

Editorial & Opinion A4 September 14, 2006 -Eappatjannock Jietos—— Established 1877 t 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 (as available) Office: 249 Main Street, Washington, Va. Mailing address: P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747-0059 leiepnone (MU) b/t>--iSSO rax: (MO) b75-3UiH 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, SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 he Supervisors say that the General Assembly and courts have usurped local power by preventing the -L. Supervisors from regulating the land application of sludge at the county level. From County Administrator John McCarthy’s communication after their closed session discussion of the issue: “IThe BOS} decries the sequence of events that have combined to deprive them of this right to protect its citizens.” However, the events in that lamentable sequence include the Supervisors’ tabling of a perfectly good ordinance back in 2001. According to McCarthy, this was done gradually, as he and the Supervisors waited for the General Assembly or some Judge to make a ruling that would allow the county to preserve their ban on sludged lands. That never happened, and the Supervisors never voted on the ordinance. According to McCarthy himself, this ordinance is now so obsolete, that the county can’t update it in time to prevent the current sludge application from going through. In essence, they allowed it to die without voting on it. Why? Was this a backhanded way of allowing sludge into the county? While attractively nefarious, and possibly supported by their current inaction, this seems unlikely. The predictable rising storm of public backlash against their latest indecision on the matter argues against this. Did the Supervisors allow favorable public opinion of the ban lull them into keeping an untenable law? If so, that’s the kind of government shortsightedness we’ve come to unhappily expect in our national leaders, more f ocused on a pleasing soundbyte and a short term rise in their approval ratings than an actually favorable result. Local leaders, especially in a smaller government like Rappahannock County, are expected to be more focused on the long term and more in tune with the needs of their community. They are trusted more than their national counterparts, and they are expected to make tough decisions that will help their communities in the long term. If everything is as McCarthy and the Supervisors say it is, that is not what happened here. Our View On sludge Football is back fter years of talking about it, paying for it, and building it, RCHS finally has a new football JL Afield. It’s been lovingly groomed, painstakingly mowed, and watered everyday by firetruck. Now, on September 16, a bunch of kids are going to stomp all over it in cleats for four quarters. The fledgling Panther football program needs support at every home game this season, all two of them. So come support the Panthers, and see their new field while it’s still pretty. Gametime is 2:00 p.m. on September 16. Allen doesn’t support rural education One thing has become apparent in my travels to sports events at opponents of Rappahannock County Schools: our children have the ‘leanest’ facilities of any school that I've been to. The School Board, Dr. Chappell and a host of others deserve credit and our thanks for their efforts to narrow the gap. Nonetheless, there’s only so much \ve can accomplish given the rural nature of our county and available resources. In 2003. George Allen voted against a proposal that would have provided $132 million in rural education grants. The amendment sought to fund the Rural Education Achievement Program, the first federal program dedicat ed to helping rural schools like ours address the unique challenges we face. By opposing this crucial funding, Allen did a great disservice to Virginia’s school systems, including our own. The National Education Association, which supported the legislation, has given Senator Allen an average rating of 16.4 percent that includes zero ratings for 2005 and 2002. George Allen’s cowboy costume runs in contrast to his voting record. He dresses up and pretends he’s in touch with the values of rural Virginians. Then Senator Allen votes against funding rural education. It’s time for a change. John Diley Huntly Letters Thanks for everything The 8th Annual Taste of Rappahannock, held on Saturday, September 9 at the Belle Meade Schoolhouse in Sperryville, was a tremendous success. It provided much needed funds for Headwaters, whose mission is to foster excellence in education for the children of Rappahannock County. An Anonymous donor presented us with a Match Challenge of $15,000 which was a great gift to the cause. All Challenge monies raised that evening will be matched 100 percent. The success of the event was due to the hard work of many, many people and organizations. We would like to thank everybody for their time, effort and contributions. If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes an army of volunteers to make a night like this a reality. Please see the Ad running in the Rappahannock News this week for a complete list of all of the people who worked to make this night so wonderful. Our apologies if anybody is inadvertently left off of the list. The event was generously underwritten by: Battelle, Griffin Tavern and Restaurant, Linda and Bill Dietel of Over Jordan Farm, Ms. Gail Montplaisir and Mr. Norman Smith. Headwaters thanks the SPONSORS of the event: Rappahannock National Bank, Susan Hoffman and Mike Biniek of Belle Meade Schoolhouse, Cheri and Martin Woodard of Frank Hardy, Inc. Realtors, Dr. Phyllis Magrab and Mr. Grant Peters, Mr. Eldon H. Crowell, Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Graage, Margaret and Douglas Baumgardner, and Aurora Services. A special thank you to Mary Arthur, Instructor, and all of the students of the Rappahannock Culinary Arts classes at the RCHS who helped with much of the food preparation and set up. Matt Yonkey, Band Director, was terrific in his support and help with organizing many of the Band students to help the night of the event. These students were truly amazing in their display of joyful enthusiasm, hard work, and professionalism they exhibited in everything they id. Thanks to the following committee members: Mary Arthur, Delma Bagley, Steve Carroll, Betsy Hille, Denise Chandler, Richard Lykes, Phyllis Magrab, Sandra Cartwright-Brown, Linda Dietel, Laura Overstreet, Virginia Liberatore, Donna Marquisee, Susie MacNelly, Barney O’Meara, Mary Sherman Wilis, Gail Montplaisir and Beverly Jones. Cole Johnson, Executive Director of Headwaters, and all of the Headwaters Board deserve a big thank you for all of their help in working, planning and carrying out this event. It is an honor and a privilege to work with such a great group of people. Cheri Woodard and Terri Lehman, Co-Chairs, 8th Annual Taste of Rappahannock Rappahannock on my mind The past couple weeks have been especially poignant for me; I took my little girl to kindergarten in the very same school I attended (RCES). At each turn of the hallways old memories were awakened. We walked by the room where Mr. Fountain taught geography and Miss Hawkins’ science classroom. We passed through the little gym, and by the stage where I played Thomas Jefferson in our fifth grade play. I was also surprised and heartened to see many of the same people I went to school with now teaching classes at the elementary school. Imagine the relief I felt when an old friend turned teacher told me she would look after my daugh ter when she saw her in the hallways. Rappahannock County schools are in good hands. Also, this week was marked by the passing of Roberta Jenkins; known affectionately by me and hundreds of others that rode her bus as “Miss Jenkins.” I was deeply touched by her daughter Fran’s tribute to her mother in last week’s paper, and the many ways she touched so many people’s lives. For me; she was the kind face behind the swinging yellow doors, the steady driver whom hundreds of parents depended on to safely deliver their kids to and from school. I was glad I got the chance to see her this spring as she was watching Fran run in the Fodderstack 10K race. My heart goes out to her family. Regarding our property tax assessments; with the latest fall in real estate prices, are any one’s home as valuable as it was this spring when the assessments were done? With the rise and fall of home prices fluctuating like the gas prices, maybe they should do an assessment every six months! It shouldn’t take them that long, since the assessors were on my property for a grand total of 10 minutes! Finally; what’s up with those propane cannons going off at all hours of the day and night in Amissville? It seems our neighbors aren’t being to neighborly, or they would have at least come by to ask if the repetitive blast would be offensive. They would have found that I have two small children that still take naps - or try to - and that I have to wear earplugs every night just to sleep! It seems to me that if you build a $1 million home and vineyard; you could spare a few extra bucks for a deer fence! I can’t believe our county does not have a noise ordinance. Those cannons are a nuisance to all the people who cherish the peace and tranquility that make this county wonderful. You can’t get away with making that kind noise in Washington D.C.! Mark Raiford Amissville Candidate Says No to Sludge • Sewage sludge is nasty, toxic stuff that pollutes land, water, and air, and is suspected of having devastating human health consequences, to say the least. Its use here will reduce land values, increase taxes, and make this county a less desirable place to live. ’ • As a candidate for the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors for Piedmont District, I am asking the ' County government to take a stronger position against the proposed application of sewage sludge in the county. • I refer you to other sections of the Rappahannock News and to Rappnet for coverage and discussion of the action taken by the board at its last meeting on Sept 6 on the subject of Sludge application. • Should we rely on the VA dept of Health to monitor compliance? A recent legislative study on the VA Biolsolids program resulted in a scathing review of everything that is not being done regarding program oversight by the VA Dep’t of Health CVDH) or anyone else. No one is checking, so nobody knows if the land application of treated sewage is operating safely or not. • Our ordinance banning sewage sludge from the county (sections Zoning 170-38-A7 and Health 111-1) adopted in 1994 should have been repealed and replaced with a strong regulating/monitoring ordinance. • Our Board of supervisors developed a draft ordinance in 2002” an ordinance providing for monitoring the storage and land application of sewage sludge”. The draft document was shelved. It is time to put it back on the table, review and PASS IT. • A public hearing is scheduled for October 2 on the subject. It is essential that concerned citizens attend Sincerely and respectfully, Monira Rifaat for County Supervisor, Sperryville Apologies accepted As the host parents of the young woman from Pakistan who was verbally attacked at the high school last week, we thought it important to report the following: Indeed, it did happen and it was very upsetting for her and many people in the community. Rappahannock High School Principal Roger Mello took immediate action by informing the student body of the rules of conduct, and offered her an apology over the intercom on behalf of the school. The administration and faculty was incredibly attentive to the problem, to her, and also to us, as her parents. For this, we are very grateful. The outcome of the situation - which has brought many a heartwarming smile - is that after talking with his family and on his own initiative, the young man offered her an apology. Brenda and John Van Ness Washington Family Cemetery woes continue After the Board of Supervisors hearing of August 1 was broadcast on channel 21, numerous people have come up to me in stores and on the sidewalk to commend me for standing up to a developer, and express their hope that I get my family cemetery back. Some even tell me about the struggles of other people in similar situations. I always tell these people how much it means it means to me to know I have their support and prayers. This also confirms my belief that the issue of family cemeteries need to be addressed with more than recommendations and voluntary guidelines on the federal, state, and local level. I urge everyone interested in this serious problem to write to their elected officials on all levels of government to request mandatory laws to protect family cemetery, I urge them to contact their local media as well. Anyone desiring to write me should address me in care of (c/o) General Delivery at the Culpeper Post Office 22701. Zoning Administrator Samuel McLearen told me how hard he had tried to get Rodgers to accept the recommendations of the Department of Historic Resources, and of Rodgers’ absolute refusal to comply. Thus Rodgers was allowed to put two sub-divisions on my family land so that he could get a two-house subdivision approved where my family cemetery is located without having to go through the process of a public hearing. The county Attorney and the Commonwealth Attorney both assured me that it was very unlikely that the Board of Supervisors would approve my request to delay approval of the second sub-division for 30-days and require Rodgers to negotiate a settlement with me O'jer my family cemetery. But I am extremely thankful to the gentleman who made the motion and the gentleman who seconded it for having the compassion and courage to take the lead in getting the Board of Supervisors to vote 7 to 1 in m favor. * Two newspaper reporters where interviewing Rodgers when I was leaving. Rodgers concluded by offering to Deed over to me Title to my family cemetery and the 10-feet around it (less in back because of the property line) recommended by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, along with a 10foot right-away on his property to get to my family cemetery. Rodgers asked me if I would accept this Deed of Title to resolve our dispute. I responded that I would, and humbly thanked him for it. The next day I called Rodgers and left a message asking if he was going to get his lawyer to draw up the Deed of Title, or did he want me to get one to do it. Not hearing back from him, I retained a lawyer on August 4 to draw up the Deed of Title, , and hired a surveyor to complete a plat to record with it. Unfortunately, the attorney I retained did not draw up the Deed of Title exactly as Rodgers offered and I accepted, and exactly as I instructed him to do. Nor did he allow me to read and approve it before sending it to the attorney for Rodgers. After a couple of weeks of not hearing from the lawyer I retained, I went to his office and was told he was waiting to hear back from Rodgers’ attorney. I expressed my concern about having not been having not been allowed to read and approve of the deed before it was sent, and when I read the deed I expressed my objections, to it. My first problem with the Deed of Title was use of the words “be properly and perpetually cared for” without mentioning the rights of all the descendants of people buried there to visit their ancestors even when they are not there to care for it. Secondly, I objected to the non-exclusive perpetual easement of right of way ten feet in width around my family cemetery because I understand Rodgers offered to deed that area over to me along with the 38-foot by 40-foot cemetery. Dr. James G. Hamilton Amissville Letters to the Editor We welcome your opinions and comments. Letters must be exclusive to the Rappahannock News, must be signed and include the writer’s telephone number and home address which can be verified (not for publication). Due to space limitations, published letters are subject to abridgment for length, accuracy and clarity. For the best chance of publication, letters should be 250 words or less. Longer letters from those with special experience on a current issue may be published as a guest column (with your photo). While unable to acknowledge letters, we appreciate your views towards the newspaper’s editorial values. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Rappahannock News, P.O. 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Learning lessons from life’s legacy School resumed last week amid a flurry of activity in our household, and the daily ritual of balancing my work in the world with my work as a parent began anew. The first day of school, always embarked upon by my son with a bit of nervousness laced with excitement, left me in deep reflection about how quickly the last ten years of his young life have flown by. From first smiles and first steps to scoring the soccer goal that won the game for the team, my sense of commitment and responsibility to my son and to his generation remains as unwavering as ever. In examining that commitment, I realize that my Purpose, and how I express it through my work and daily actions, is a reflection of the legacy that I will leave behind for him, and is the representation of what I have done with the legacy that prior generations have left to me. With all that is going on in the world, it is no surprise to find myself considering what gifts my generation might leave for those that follow, but for me that reflection began early, at the age of twenty-three, when I first learned about the importance of legacy. One summer day, I came home from work and found my mother. She was lying dead on the floor of her bedroom. Somehow having sensed the inevitability of her passing for some two years prior to it happening, I was able to calmly walk to the telephone to summon an ambulance and the police, although it was too late to niake a difference for her. As the days and weeks went by, I functioned in an efficient stupor, • handling funeral arrangements and all of the legal matters that accompany such events. Among the many challenges of settling my mother’s estate was deciding what to do with a business that she owned which provided employment for 50 people. After a couple of days of pondering the options, I decided to take a leave of absence from medical school to run my mother’s business until it could be sold. The business was, I came to understand, my mother’s legacy to me. While the life path I had planned for myself was important and oh, so carefully laid out, once I thought about it, this really wasn’t such a detour. Running that business, Visit US Online HmesCommunity.com (Times Expressing Purpose Alaina Love about which I had no prior knowledge or experience, taught me so many important lessons. Lessons that were part of Mom’s legacy, and lessons that I hope always to remember and share, especially with my son and other young people embarking upon a career: • We can have an obligation to ourselves at the same time that we have a responsibility to others. • Those who have more - abilities, opportunities, financial success - have the responsibility to share their gifts with others. • Mistakes are the shell in which success is encased. • Treat others fairly, even when they can do nothing to hurt you or to help you. • Living your values is not always easy when trying to manage a bottom line in a complex business. But living them truthfully makes it a heck of a lot easier to look in the mirror in the morning. • When life throws you a curve ball, try really hard to catch ‘it, because that’s where the learning begins. As you move through this week, I hope that you’ll find a moment to think about the legacy that you want to leave behind and consider these important questions: How does living a purpose-filled life shape the gifts that you’ll leave from which others will benefit? And what have you done with the curve balls life has thrown you? More importantly, what will you do with the next one? To share your questions or comments about Expressing Purpose, contact Alaina Love at alaina-hrx@earthlink.com. Propane cannons are more than a mere nuisance It is very hard to explain what living with a neighbor’s propane cannon is like to someone who doesn’t know what one is, much less describe it to someone who hasn’t had the actual experience of being harassed and victimized by one. And then further demoralized by discovering that the law and ordinances of Rappahannock County have no provisions to protect every day home and landowners like me from this perfectly legal but outrageous nuisance. I however am going to try. Let’s say your home phone rings one time at 6:30 p.m. and once again at 6:35 p.m. And then again at 6:40 p.m. and again at 6:45 p.m., and again at 6:50 p.m. and again at 6:55 p.m., and so on and so on, until 8 a.m. every morning. And let’s say this ringing went on every night from 6:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. for about six to seven months out of the year, typically May through November. Now suppose you have a phone in each room of your house, and each phone rings at the exactly the same time, five minutes apart, all night long. I think most people would agree this would get rather annoying and it might be difficult to sleep even with strong prescription sleeping medication. Did I mention that you are not allowed to unplug any of the phones or take them off the hook or turn the volume down? Suppose now that instead of telephone rings you instead hear an explosive blast of a 12-gauge shotgun, and depending on where you are at on your property, it sounds like the shot is going off right next to your head. Never mind trying to close your windows - the noise is too loud and the blast rattles the windows anyway. And now imagine instead of the phone ringing every five minutes it instead rings every one minute and instead of ringing from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., it rings 24 hours a day for several days in a row, as happened to me over last Labor Day Weekend REIC» ANGUS King William, VA For Sale Ten (10) Registered Angus Females Due to Calf Dec. 2006 Priced $1400 - $1800 ea. 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My guests ended up leaving early. Note: This is 1,440 rings per day! I ended up not sleeping for five days straight, suffered from extreme anxiety and missed almost the whole following week of work from the lack of sleep. I eventually had to seek medical treatment. Obviously, there is way more to this story (as it is still ongoing), and there are clearly two sides to this issue. There is certainly the side of the farmer and that of being humane to the animals. And then there is the side of being humane to the humans. I read the Rappahannock County brochure of what to expect if I decided to buy land and reside here. That brochure stressed natural, quiet, beauty. It did not mention “legal blasting zones,” much less that they could just appear anywhere that the land was zoned agricultural and that they would be considered no more a nuisance than barking dogs, mooing cows and the smell of manure. Finally, I need to mention that there are two propane cannons within three-quarters of a mile from my home; both have been put into operation in just the last three years. I can hear both, but am only bothered by the one. Some of my neighbors however are right in the middle of both and are bothered by both. Some of these neighbors have also complained, like I did, and have been told essentially the same thing: “This is within the limits of the law. We are sorry but you have to learn to live with this.” Also, for anyone who might think I am just another whining city dweller, I am not. I was born and raised in the county and love rural living. I absolutely love living in Rappahannock County and embrace this lifestyle. I do not want to hurt farmers or their business -1 just want to be able to co-exist, to be able to enjoy my property within reason and be able to sleep at night. Note: Because this blasting is occurring on land that is zoned agricultural, there is no noise ordinance to be enforced. Also, I heard second hand (I do not know for fact) that the county may be under the impression that even if they did apply the non-agricultural noise ordinance to these cannons that they think they would not be over the decibel limit anyway - which is somewhere in the range of 80 decibels. My research of these propane cannons (and surely my neighbor’s) is way over that - these cannons produce blasts in the 110 to 130 decibel range, and some higher. My neighbor has told other neighbors that he uses the same cannon that they use at Dulles airport to ehase the geese off the runway. This would imply that my neighbor’s cannon is louder than a running airplane. I asked the county to come out and measure the decibels of my neighbor’s cannon, but the request was refused as there is no law or ordinance being broken. 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Eigkth Annual Taste. °?^ppahamocks> A good time was had by all! Headwaters thanks... Underwriters Battelle Griffin Tavern A Restaurant Over Jordan Farm, Linda and Bill Dietel Ms. Gail Montplaisir and Mr. Norman Smith Sponsors Aurora Services Margaret and Douglas Baumgardner Belle Meade Schoolhouse - Susan Hoffman and Mike Biniek Mr. Eldon H. Crowell Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Graage Dr Phyllis Maqrab and Mr. Grant Peters Cheri <5 Martin Woodard Rappahannock National Bank Partners Kreylinq Construction Nations Home Funding Inc Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parsons Pinnacle Financial Corporation Rappahannock News Rappahannock Title, L.L.C. Suzanne and Doug Schiffman Guy Turner, Tri-State Title Aaron Mountain Surveys Charles and Deanna Akre Armfield, Miller A Ripley, Inc. R.H. 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Realtors Contributors 4 & 20 Blackbirds Virginia Chutney Company Waterpenny Farm Moore's Orchard Ashton Farm Epicurious Cow (ECOW) Goat Hill Farm Thornton River Grille Middleton Inn Touchstone Farm Over Jordan Farm New Frontier Bison Metropolitan Meat Williams Orchard Donna Kevis Flint Hill Public House Roe's Central Coffee Roaster Linden Vineyards Weasel Hill Hard Cider Long Mountain Nursery Griffin Tavern & Restaurant Philip Rosemond Chris Cassatt Norman Cartwright-Brown Festive Fare Rappahannock CeHars Gray Ghost Vineyard Linden Vineyard Gadino Cellars Rappahannock County Sheriffs Department Inn at Little Washington Grant Peters Sally Cunninqham Sherri Fickel John Pearson Kevin Kraditor Donna Kevis Keith Holds Worth Mateo Mangones Kate Kevis Karen Zimmerman Karen Alexander Sandy and Dick Antony Mary Arthur Delma and Jack Baaley Mary Anne and Joe Biggs Steve Carroll Denise Chandler Morgan Cloud Gail Czekaj Allie Dore Robbie Dornbush Stephanie Ellis Evan Espinola Cory Garnett Davie Gillis Amy Gubler Natalie Hill Betsey Hillle Steve Hrabak. Zack Jackson Tom Johnson Bev Jones Laura Keller Anne Kerr Kaye Kohler Virginia Liberatore Taylor Light Richard Lykes Mike Leake Katie Long Donna Marquisee Beth Martin Susie MacNelly Pud Maeayer Jan Make la Debbie Massie Roger Mello Dave Naser Steve Nelson Barney O'Meara Laura Overstreet Sudha Patil Suzanne and Doug Schiffman Trista Scheuerlem Mandy Smoot Edie Tatel Laurel van Horn Amy Wayland Megan Wheatley Sarah Wheatley Helen Williams Mary Sherman Willis Lilo Wolfe Matt Yonkey HEADWATERS P.O. Box 448 Washington, VA 22747 540-675-1819 info@headwatersfdn.org www.headwatersfdn.org Third-party Parker pushes toward Senate By Cheryl K. Chumley Rappahannock News Staff Writer Running on a campaign of fiscal conservatism and social responsibility, and on a core platform of more rail equals less traffic, is Independent Green candidate Gail Parker, the third-party challenger in Virginia’s race for senate. Sen. George Allen currently holds the seat; various polls the past week have rated him in tight battle with Democrat Party candidate James Webb. Parker, lesser known and least funded, nonetheless sees potential to emerge from this November’s election the winner - and in so doing, open the doors for future minor party challengers to engage in open and democratic debate. “I can’t compete financially,” Parker admitted. “But I’ve been very, very encouraged by the amount of coverage (from media) ... I’m on the ballot, on the Web site.” Lacking, however, is the steady opportunity to go headto-head with Allen and Webb via organized debates and public speaking engagements. According to Parker, Federal Election Commission law allows that candidates may be excluded from debates if polling data does not show a 15 percent or higher showing. But that rule is a bit nebulous, she explained, as it doesn’t specify a polling source and allows that even competing candidates might provide the information. With at least three major public Senate candidate debates scheduled, the rule - and absence of invite - is proving frustrating, Parker described. Still, the FEC law would not supersede an incumbent’s wishes, she said, and if Allen “says let (me) in the debate,” the debate sponsors would. “Allen has said publicly it’s OK with him,” Parker said. A press spokesperson for Allen contacted Friday for confirmation said he was familiar with Parker and her campaign but was busy and would call back later. As of deadline, he still had not called. “It’s really the voters who are left out when all the candidates are not included,” she said. “One reason I’m running is Independent Green — What is it? • The Independent Green Party was formed in Virginia in 2004. • Independent Greens are different and separate from the Green Party. , • One notable difference, for example, between Independent Green and Green parties’ platforms is that the former touts a fiscally conservative plan for economics. • To explain further, Senate candidate Gail Parker likens her Independent Green Party more toward Libertarians or Constitutionalists. At the same time, though, Parker describes Independent Greens as ‘truly, an independent party.” • More trains, less traffic is the forefront slogan of the Independent Green Party - which is also, less formally, referred to as the Indy Greens. • The rail plan calls for nationwide high-speed trains, similar to what’s - offered by other nations like Germany. • Another core theme promoted by Indy Green Party candidates is “more candidates, less apathy,” with the general goal being that greater grassroots’ participation and less professional politicking would result in a government that is more responsive to constituent wishes. • Implementing an auditable accounting system at the Pentagon, balancing the federal budget, paying off the national debt - these are the core economic principles of Indy Greens. • More information on the party may be viewed at or at www.answers.com/ topic/independent-greenparty-of-virginia. Gail Parker, in person • Retired, Reservist Air Force Officer, 22 years, as financial manager of multibillion dollar research and development program • Retired, civilian executive budget analvst and businesswoman • Has graduate degree in business administration and undergraduate degree in business management • Has certificate in software engineering administration that is considered equal to a second master’s degree • Is a certified information system security professional • Born in Athens, Ark., and raised in Oklahoma • Has three children, four grandchildren • Aside from more rail, favofe paying off $8.93 trillion federal debt because we need more candidates on the ballot. I have worked for the government, I’ve seen how the government works, inside and out ...& and one thing I’m advocating for is more candidates and less apathy.” The main theme, however, as well as the base from which all other platforms and political aspirations spring, is transportation - and more specifically, the construction of rail, she said. For instance, more rail brings less traffic on the roads. Less traffic brings less pollution. And thus more rail translates into a cleaner environment, she explained. Moreover, rail construction would even impact the Iraq war effort, she said. “The administration maintains we went into Iraq because of terrorist attacks,” she said, “but without a doubt, we don’t go into any country unless we have an interest there. We would not be in Iraq today without our dependence on foreign oil.” With more rail, comes more choice - and Americans would gladly decrease their personal vehicle travel and accompanying gas usage if trains of the same high-speed type offered overseas were available and convenient. Specifically, Parker’s rail plan begins in Virginia and branches nationwide, with states and communities ultimately constructing “local feeders,” or train systems, into the main tracks. • Cost is estimated at $10 million a mile for light rail and $20 million for heavy rail, or the same type used for Metro track, she said. • Funding would come largely from existing sources. For example, she said, wasted war and Pentagon dollars could instead go toward rail construction. Identifying waste in the Pentagon is another key Parker platform; it begins with establishment of an auditable accounting system and includes prohibition against military noncompetitive and no-bid contracts, she said. • Minimizes use of eminent domain by relying instead on existing government right-ofways. • Calls for further funding to be provided at the federal level by requiring an increase of subsidies for rail to equal what’s now provided for roads. “The federal subsidy we do get for building rail is much lower than for building roads,” Parker said. “So what happens is Virginia, like all states, likes to get the most bang for the buck” and therefore, directs transportation dollars into roads rather than rails. “There’s a lot of support for building rail,” she continued. “A lot of communities are trying to revitalize their downtown areas ... and rail could help do that. 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VDGIF drafts plan to handle deer population By Kyle Beck Special to the Rappahannock News The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has recently released the draft version of the 2006-2015 Deer Management Plan. Through the strategic use of certain programs like the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP), the Deer Control Assistance Program (DCAP), kill permits, arid the Deer Population Reduction Program (DPRP), staff at VDGIF plans to lower the deer population to a level known as “cultural carrying capacity.” CCC is defined as “the number of deer in a defined area that can coexist compatibly with humans.” This changes drastically from one community to another, based on factors like population density and topography. • DMAP: The primary goal of DMAP is to allow landowners Feeding deer is illegal in Virginia until January On Sept. 1, a regulation making it illegal to feed deer went into effect statewide. The prohibition runs through the first Saturday in January. This regulation does not restrict the planting of crops such as com and soybeans, wildlife food plots, and backyard or schoolyard habitats. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) Deer Project coordinators Matt Knox and Nelson Lafon noted that over the past 20 years the practice of feeding deer has expanded across the eastern United States among both deer hunters and the nonhunting public. The most common reason for feeding deer is to improve their nutrition and to supplement the habitat’s ability to support more deer; in other words, to increase the carrying capacity for deer. According to Knox, many people feed deer because they believe it will keep them from starving, but this is not a legitimate reason to feed deer in Virginia. Deer die-offs due to winter starvation have been almost nonexistent and according to Lafon, “We do not need more deer in Virginia. In fact, we need fewer deer in many parts of the state.” Supplemental feeding artificially concentrates deer on the landscape, leading to overbrowsed vegetation, especially in and around feeding sites. Over-browsing destroys habitat needed by other species, including songbirds. It is not unheard of for deer to take advantage of bird feeders and begin to eat spilled birdseed. Individuals who inadvertently are feeding deer through their bird feeders may be requested by VDGIF game wardens to temporarily remove feeders until the deer disperse. In tneir natural state, deer are wild animals that have a fear of humans. However, when deer are fed by people, they lose this fear, becoming less wild and often semi-domesticated.' Fed deer are often emboldened to seek human foods, leading them into conflict with people. Despite their gentle appearance, they can become lethally dangerous during mating season and are capable of goring and slashing with their sharp hooves and antlers. The increase in deer feeding that has taken place in Virginia over the past decade represents one of Virginia’s biggest wildlife disease risk factors. According to VDGIF Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Jonathan Sleeman, deer feeding sets the stage for maintaining and facilitating the spread of disease. Feeding deer can lead to the prolonged crowding of animals in a small area, resulting in more direct animalto-animal contact and contamination of feeding sites. Deer feeding has been implicated as a major risk factor and contributor in the three most important deer diseases in North America today. These include tuberculosis, brucellosis and chronic wasting disease (CWD). Fortunately, none of these diseases have been found in deer in Virginia, although CWD is present in West Virginia. Anyone who sees or suspects someone of illegally feeding deer before January, or observes any wildlife violations, he or she may report it to the Department’s Wildlife Crime Line at 1 (800) 287-5712. and hunt clubs to work together on a local level to manage deer herds. Landowners/hunt clubs have the option to increase, decrease, or stabilize deer populations on their property enrolled in DMAP. These objectives are accomplished by harvest strategies that control the number of antlerless deer taken, primarily through the issuance of DMAP tags. DMAP tags can be used only to harvest antlerless deer (does and male fawns) and are not valid for antlered bucks. • DCAP: The primary objective of DCAP is to provide site-specific assistance to control crop depredation or other property damage by deer. A landowner who demonstrates damage from deer can use a kill permit at the time of damage (see below) or may defer removing deer until the hunting season using DCAP tags. DCAP permit tags can be used only to harvest antlerless deer (does and male fawns). DCAP is not available in cities and counties east of the Blue Ridge in which the general firearms deer season is full season either-sex (except Fairfax County). • Kill permits: Under the kill permit system, a landowner/lessee who sustains deer damage must report the damage to the local game warden for investigation. If, upon investigation, the game warden (or designee of the director) determines that deer are responsible for the reported damage, he/she may authorize in writing that the owner/lessee, or other person) s) designated by the game warden, be allowed to kill deer when they are found upon the property where the damage occurred. • DPRP: DPRP is a sitespecific urban deer management tool that allows managers of public or private properties with unique deer management needs (e.g., parks, airports) to use sharpshooters and/or recreational deer hunters to kill extra antlerless deer outside of traditional established seasons. The second goal of the VDGIF plan is to reduce deerhuman conflicts. Specifically, the goal is to have 1,000 or fewer out-of-season kill permits. When this is achieved, it means that deer are becoming less of a nuisance to the public, and consequently their numbers are starting to approach the CCC. 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School News from Around the County Wakefield Country Day School students act out Wakefield Courtesies This week’s WCDS assembly began with over 20 students announcing their intentions to run for class representative positions within the school’s student government structure. Each candidate came to the podium and stated his or her name and grade level, and c onfirmed that he or she wanted to represent that grade level in student government. Then each grade, beginning with first, came to the stage to enact one of the Wakefield Courtesies — a longstanding tradition of the school, enumerated in the Wakefield Parent/Student Handbook. The guidelines state in part, “Wakefield Country Day School students are expected to conduct themselves as young ladies and gentlemen at all times. Since disorderly conduct, bad manners, and rude behavior are not in keeping with the spirit of the school, all students need to be intimately familiar with the rules and courtesies observed at the school.” Acting out the Wakefield Courtesies not only helps remind everyone about longstanding school policies, it also provides an opportunity for students to speak clearly and confidently in front of an audience, a skill they begin developing in preschool at Wakefield Country Day School. Hearthstone School News Hearthstone School welcomed students back to class on Tuesday, September 5. The first day back to school was a day for transition from summer vacation. Students created skits, wrote dialog and created props, for an all-school performance in the afternoon. The regular class schedule commenced on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Hearthstone is pleased to welcome two new teachers to the school. Mary Ragsdale joined Hearthstone as its new first grade teacher. Ragsdale received her Bachelors degree from Shenandoah University, and was previously a substitute teacher for several years in the Page County Public School System. This past summer, Ragsdale received training in the Waldorf method of education at Sunbridge College in New York. Tamara Hager joined Hearthstone School as the High School Science Teacher. Hager received her Bachelor of Arts from George Mason University. She previously worked as a Resource Assistant and Naturalist for the Arlington County Public School System, where she was responsible for creating and implementing science programs suited to different grade levels. See SCHOOLS, Page A12 The Dehner Company, Inc. g will beat... I The Old Habit ft Sat. September 16th, 10am - 6 pm FREE pair of Paddock Boots with order of custom Tall Boots By Appointment 540-364-2396 8363 W. Main St, Marshall Don't Miss Our Store Wide Sale! 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This is the first time the team will play on their reconstructed football field, which has been hailed has a superb achievement for Rappahannock County Schools. “The field is looking fabulous, and we are ready to play a good game on it.” said Athletic Director J. D. Almond. The team spent Tuesday afternoon watching football tapes and practiced executing plays for Saturday’s game, ironing out mistakes that were made during last week’s game against Page County. The Panthers lost that game 14-32. “Our offense came back from the game against Luray,” said Pullen. “We completed passes, and gained plenty of yardage.” The Panthers gained 266 yards of offense during the game. Bobby Czekaj played an excellent game, with 164 receiving years and 52 rushing yards. The problem, said Pullen, was the minimal mistakes made during the game as the team mishandled the ball. “We had two fumbles on our side, and an interception,” said Pullen. “These types of mistakes cost us a lot of points.” Quarterback Jonathan Butler had a 53 percent passing completions, although he admits he should have done better. “I threw an interception at the seven yard line,” Butler admitted humbly. “That was really demoralizing for the entire team, and I can’t CALLING THE PLAYS: Varsity Football coach Kemp Pullen prepares the Panthers for their first home game of the season make that mistake again.” Butler says that the Panther team is looking for a win at the first home game of the season on the new football field. “We have a better football team than last year,” Butler said. “I think that we’ve got a strong chance of winning this Saturday. We have just got to get over the hill and win a game.” This is Freedom’s first year playing varsity football, and they have also lost their first two games. “I think I can speak for the team,” said Bobby Czekaj. “We are excited about this one, and hopefully, we’ll get a good crowd to support us.” WANTING TO WIN: Senior Shane Tucker and his teammates prepare to execute a play during practice. Panther golfers play anyway By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer This year Rappahannock’s Golf team consists of Brandon Boyce, Huck Pace and Travis Mills. Unfortunately for RCHS, that still leaves the golfing panthers one player short of competing as a legitimate team. “We lost nine senior golfers to graduation,” said golf coach Jason Gochenour, who also serves as the high school guidance counselor. “This is very much a transition year for us.” In VHSL golf competition, Buick Pontiac GMC Dealer #1612 Doing Business the Old Fashioned Way ...with a Handshake A a Smile. 250 West Shirley Ave., Warrenton, VA www.jimharrisauto.com 540.347.3341 800.255.6377 Dan Frazier wants to Announce to all his past customers & friends that he has been promoted to “Outside Sales Fleet Manager”. Dan will be calling on all businesses to help with their vehicle needs. Dan can be reached at: Cell - 540.905.1779 • Office - 540.347.3341 All photos by Ann Spieker PLAYING THE SHORT GAME: They’re one golfer short of having a team but that hasn’t stopped Rappahannock’s three golfers from taking a swing. Pictured, left to right, are Travis Mills, Huck Pace and Brandon Boyce. winning teams are selected by looking at the four highest individual scores. For this season’s RCHS matches, the three Panthers’ scores are recorded, but it’s never enough to win a match. “It’s not an entirely odd predicament,” said Gochenour, “Enrollment in golf programs goes up and down.” Gochenour said that the boys have a golfing ayerage in the low 50s, recently recording rounds in the upper 40s. “Travis Mills has the lowest rated game so far,” Gochenour said following a recent match against Madison County and Luray. Mills’ lowest score is 46. The boys keep working on improving their individual game skills. The best six individual players of the district go to regionals at the Bull Run District Tbumament, slated for September 19th. “Well do what we can,” said Gochenour, who concentrates on improving his player’s skills for next year’s team. Mills and Pace are both freshmen, and Boyce is a sophomore. “They are young, but very coachable,” said Gochenour. “They make an attempt to work on the things that we have talked about.” Gochenour said that in spite of the team’s status most teams play just as they would if we had a fUll team. “It’s a gentleman’s game,” he said “That’s what the game was founded around.” The three Panther golfers will compete individually in the Bull Run District Golf Tbumament, at Bowling Green South, Front Royal, Virginia on Tuesday, September 19, 2006. The top two teams plus the top six individual golfers will advance to the Region B Tburnament on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club in Front Royal. Email the reporter at cspiering@timespapers. com Financial Problems? Bankruptcy May Help! • Too Many Bills • Harassing Phone Calls • Collection Suits • Auto Repossession • Wage Garnishments • Home Foreclosures We are a debt relief agency. 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Fairfax Stars-West Ella Miller named Player of the Month by Women’s Basketball Magazine Rella-Ella Miller of Washington, VA Highland High School sophomore and Fairfax Stars-West player Ella Miller has been named Player of the Month in the October, 2006 edition of Women’s Basketball Magazine. The publication is the only national magazine devoted completely to the sports of women’s basketball. It is published six times a year and covers youth through the pros. “Ella is a phenomenal athlete who excels in the classroom as well,” said Coach Donald O’Meara. “It’s a pleasure to watch her play because she always gives 100 percent and makes the kids around her better”. Last season, Ella started at guard and helped lead the Lady Hawks to a 27 - 6 overall record and to an appearance at the state championships. She averaged a team high 14.2 points per game and was named first team all-state and all-conference. Highland competes in the Delaney Athletic Conference. Ella is the daughter of Dr. Brooke Miller and his wife Ann and the granddaughter of Newbill and Carol Miller of Washington, Va. Home school From Page A2 Melissa begins the day with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before teaching Benjamin his first class: the study of Scripture verses. She then proceeds to teach her son kindergarten-level history, science, poetry, writing, and math. “The most important thing for me is to provide my son with all these subjects from a Christian perspective,” she added. A call to educate Melissa said that her decision to home school was based on her calling as a mother, including the responsibility of raising them according to Christian principles. She quotes Deuteronomy 6:6-7: “These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.” Although Melissa says she fretted a little as she prepared for the upcoming year, she says that had always planned on homeschooling her children. “My husband and I discussed it before we took our wedding vows,” she said. “From day one, we knew how we would raise our children.” She has enrolled in the ABEKA books program, a popular homeschooling organization for Christian families that is based in Pensacola, Florida. The program seeks to help families provide their children with a quality education from a Christian perspective. “The curriculum really lays it out, says Melissa. “Its easy to follow, and I just go one day at a time.” Partners Melissa does most of the teaching while she also cares for her other three children, Abigail, age 3, Daniel, age 2, and Nathanael who is 10 months old. Her husband Nathan, works for Faith Builders in Amissville. “I am the teacher and he is the tutor,” Melissa explains. “He is always there to give additional assistance.” As Melissa began her journey into homeschooling, she received support from another area family, Steve and Judy Alther, who have been homeschooling their children in the area for several years. The Althers have home schooled their son for 11 years. He is a junior in high school while their daughter has begun 9th grade. “I think its difficult for all students to learn things one way,” Judy said briefly. “I’m proud of them ... they are like any other kid in school. They have to study at things and work at succeeding in challenges.” Homeschooling statistics State statistics for the 2005-2006 school year show that 26 school aged children had been filed under homeschooling status in Rappahannock County. Of these numbers, 12 students were K-6 grade, eight were middle school students and six were high school aged children. Home schooledstudents in Rappahannock County must report to the State Board of Education each year, and are tested annually to make sure that they are on similar education levels as their peers. Email the reporter at cspiering@timespapers.com J Lady Panthers change things up and win By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock Varsity volleyball team won their September 7 game against Page County winning three matches in a row with scores of 25-18, 25-15, and narrowly winning the third at 25-23. “I think that the girls have become a little bit complacent, but we work to improve.” said Varsity Coach Jared Nieters, following the third match score. Elena Kritter still leads kills, Kim Hutcheson leads in blocks, while Emily Carter hasn’t missed a serve all year. The team is working on maintaining their impressive start and building up their game as the team is now at 8-0. “Every time we go out, we look for ways to improve, Nieters said, “If we don’t grow throughout the season than other teams that we have played before will catch up to us.” During Tuesday’s game, after winning the first match against Luray 25-9, Nieters felt confident enough to play a different line-up in the following matches. “I wanted to try something new in the courts, just to change things up.” he said. In spite of the switch, the Lady Panthers were able to overcome the Lady Bulldogs scoring 25-20 and 25-23 in the last two matches. “We need to keep our team dynamic and unpredictable,” Nieters said, “We definitely don’t want to get stuck in a rut.” Wakefield Sports The Wakefield Lady Owls Varsity Volleyball team won their opening game against the Front Royal flames last Tuesday. The Owls won the game after winning three straight matches against the Front Royal homeschoolers group team. The Owls’ first match was won handily at 2511 as the girls exhibited skills and disciplines that they had fine tuned for the upcoming year. The Lady Flames proved to be a strong opponent in the second round, matching the Owls up to a 17-17 tie. The Owls pulled ahead at 20-19 scoring four points to finish at 25-21. The final match was won at 24-13, which allowed the Owls to claim their first victory. “We have an excellent team this year,” said Varsity Coach Suzanne Zylonis, “We have returning Varsity players that proving to be strong team leaders.” Senior Chantal Paul together with Juniors Katherine Russo, Emma Clark, Taylor Hammelman and Cetilie Greve, leads the rest of the team which includes sophomores, Kristina Stone and Elida Opitz, and freshmen Margaret Murray and Racel Holmes. Christine Pankow is the only eighth-grader on the team proving her worth as varsity material. “She definitely put on a noteworthy performance with good defense and some impressive kills,” said Zylonis about her youngest player. The L$dy Owls . were unable to repeat their success as they lost 3-1 against Highland .Hawks and 3-0 against their biggest rival, the Fighting Owls from Wakefield located in The Plains. Wakefield Soccer Wakefield Varsity soccer has twenty-eight players on FIRST VICTORY: Headmistress Kathleen Grove congratulates members of the Owls Girl’s Varsity Volleyball team. VARSITY TEAM: Back row: (left to right) Coach Suzanne Zylonis, Kristins Stone, Emma Clark, Chantel Paul, Taylor Hammelman, Katherine Russo, Assistant Coach Lenore Marsh, and Assistant Coach Greg Bancroft. Front row: (left to right) Rachel Holmes, Cecilie Greve, Christine Pankow, Team Manager Steven Marsh, Margaret Murray, and Elida Opitz. their team, the largest team in recent memory. 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Thornton Hill kicks off ’chase season By Betsy Parker Rappahannock News Staff Writer Just in time, the rains came. And with them, they brought the entries. Sprouting like mushrooms on a pasture, the entries overflow for Saturday’s Thornton Hill Hounds Point-to-Point, the kickoff for Virginia’s lengthy fall steeplechase season. Area horsemen struggled to train horses on hard ground, or ship to gallop, through July, but early summer rains in June, and late summer rains in August evened out the footing. It will show on the program page Saturday. Even the featured Fletcher memorial open timber, hard to fill this early in the season, attracted 11 entries, headed by last year’s race winner Fields of Omagh. Randy Rouse’s gelding used the point-to-point prep as a tightener for his October International Gold Cup score. • What: Thornton Hill Hounds Point-to-Point • When: Saturday, Sept. 16. 12:30 p.m. first post. • Where: Thornton Hill Farm, south of Sperryville • Details: (540) 937-8274 Pacing this weekend • What: Bull Run Hunt hunter pace • When: Sunday, Sept. 17. 9 a.m. • Where: Locust Hill preserve, Culpeper. • Details: www.bullrunhunt.com, (540) 672-5128 Also entered is Pennsylvania Hunt Cup winner Dr. Ramsey, and another ‘05 winner over the Thornton Hill farm course, Shady Valley. Other races on the card irfclude maiden and foxhunters’ timber, maiden and open hurdle, and several flat J races. A hound race rounds out the day. First post is 12:30 p.m. Thornton Hill Farm is just south of Sperryville on U.S. Route 522. Admission details are at (540) 937-8274. Complete entries can be found at www. morvenpark. org/ceo. Tops on paper, La Union ripped by Tigers By Betsy Parker Rappahannock News Staff Writer Thesis: Higher handicap beats practiced teamwork. On paper, La Union appeared indomitable. Jim Burton’s team featured 7goal New York pro Tony Vita and 5-goal Argentine Quico Gomez, plus local 3-goal pro Doug Barnes. They’d never played together, but the trio of consummate pros would instantly gel into an fearsome threesome. Surely. Rival Nash’s Tigers had a pair of pros: Columbian Federico Uribe and Argentine Jonas Larguia, both rated 5, with patron Alan Nash, 2, the only amateur in the U-S. Polo Association Arena finals. The trio practiced together almost daily, and played together weekly at Great Meadow, the home stadium of the Warrenton-based Nash. Larguia and Uribe worked all season with Nash and his ponies, blending into a cohesive unit that thought, moved, and played almost as le. Still, the cognoscenti among the thousand-strong crowding Great Meadow agreed: the Saturday twilight series season-ender set up a rubber stamp match to crown La Union. Burton’s team gave up two points on the handicap, but high-goal homebred La Union ponies and “the shark,” as Great Meadow Polo Club president Phil Karber called Vita for his “effortless speed” would swing the game their way. Or so said those in the know. Turns out evidence refuting the thesis beat out evidence supporting. Nash’s Tigers, patron Alan Nash at the helm, beat out La Union 16-9 in the USPA Arena Finals to conclude a bust-out season for the local favorites. The thesis was refuted starting in the opening seconds of the first chukker. Scoring first on a penalty one, the Tigers quickly added four more in the game’s opening period. Larguia scored twice within the first minute, with Nash and Uribe each adding one. By contrast, only Gomez was able to keep La Union from being shut out in the first period, with a single score from a neat set-up by Barnes. The teams swapped scores in the second chukker, with La Union drawing within two points at the half. But Larquia came out swinging in the third chukker, scoring four points, Uribe two, to pull away from La Union again. And though La Union mounted a brief comeback in the final period, with Vita and Barnes each scoring one, Nash himself drove in the final score, earning hard-fought victory in final 2006 game in Great Meadow’s stadium. “I’ve been trying to win this tournament for five years,” said Nash. Nash’s Tigers and La Union Polo are the only teams to play in the USPA arena tourney every year its been at Great Meadow. Nash’s Tigers, so named because of Nash’s tiger-striped helmet and See POLO, Page A11 INIA BRIDAL PLANNER Advertise with us 000 The engaged life stage can be one of the most compelling opportunities for your company. 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The mission of these special volunteers was to look beyond the painful scares and into the hearts of the children to bring out the smiles and laughter. The special volunteers are the canine members of the Waggin’ Hearts Therapy Dogs. These special volunteers are registered with a national oiganization for therapy dogs. Most of the Waggin’ Hearts dog and handler teams are registered with Therapy Dogs, Incorporated. In order to be eligible for registration, the team must be tested on temperament, control, and acceptance of individuals using wheelchairs, canes and walkers after which they are accompanied on three facility visits. The group is fortunate enough to have two approved TDInc Tester/Observers who help prospective members through the process. The Waggin’ Hearts currently has 43 registered dog and handler teams from Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison, Warren, Fauquier and Page counties. Members of the group Photo Courtesy/Brenda Lawrence WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS: Therapy dogs and handlers attend the Mid-Atlantic Bum Camp in Keezletown, VA visit 17 nursing facilities located in Front Royal, Madison, Luray and Warrenton. Once a month, they make visits to the Rappahannock and Warrenton senior centers. Many teams participate in reading programs at public schools in Rappahannock and Madison, and at public libraries in Front Royal and Culpeper. During the reading programs, the dogs sit or lay quietly as the children read aloud, while the handler looks on to provide assistance, encouragement and praise. Children gain confidence while reading to the dogs. In addition to their regularly scheduled visits at nursing facilities, schools and libraries, the members find time to volunteer at special events like Bum Camp, the Posh Pet Festival in Front Royal, Spring Weekend and Under Seven events sponsored by Special Love, the organizers of Camp Fantastic and Many’s Family, a respite for families of disabled children. On September 16, the Waggin’ Hearts will hold their 2nd Annual Horse and Dog Lovers Giant Yard Sale. They will be celebrating Responsible Dog Ownership Day, with Canine Good Citizen testing as well as Therapy Dog testing. This fundraiser allows them to purchase small items for special occasions for the residents that they visit in nursing homes, and bookmarks, pencils, etc for the children who read to our dogs. , Contact Sally Petty at (540) 987-9632 for more information on donating yard sale items, on becoming a therapy dog team, or having our special group attend your events. Eighty years of lore Poe is living legend of American hunt field Melvin Poe, dean of Virginia huntsmen, is my nominee for best huntsman in the world. Perhaps my claim is brash since in my 50-plus years of foxhunting (how did I get to be so old?), I’ve only hunted in the U.S. Though others concur with my high opinion of Poe, he is not in the Huntsman’s Hall of Fame at Morven Park, and doesn’t expect to see the day. Poe explained: “Tb qualify, you have to be dead for 10 years, or retired for 20. Since I’m 86 and still hunting I don’t have much of a chance.” He grinned. A native of the tiny hamlet of Hume in northwestern Fauquier, Poe grew up hunting, first on his own, later as huntsman to two of the region’s bestknown subscription packs. His story is beautifully recorded by Middleburg author Peter Winants in “Foxhunting with Melvin Poe.” Poe’s 16 years as huntsman for the Old Dominion Hounds, kenneled in Orlean, preceded an unprecedented 27 years at the Orange County Hunt, kenneled near The Plains. I knew of the Poe legend when I moved to Middleburg from Tennessee in 1990. I was fortunate to hunt behind him several times as a guest in the exquisite Orange County territory. Far more often, however, I observed his expertise from the porch of a cottage where I then lived at little River Farm. This was a fine vantage point: I’d first see the fox trying to outfox OCIfs famed red ringneck hounds. Here’d come the fox, there’d go the hounds. Soon, there was Poe. Finally, as I stood rapt on the porch, the elegantly mounted and impeccably turned out field would appear. This became my favorite way to watch a hunt, as opposed to the mounted close-up with its never-changing look at the tail of the horse ahead. Though Poe “retired” from OCH in the early 1990s, at the age of 70, the insight and generosity of the late George Ohrstrom ensured that Poe didn’t stay retired for long. Ohrstrom reactivated the Bath County Hounds near Warm Springs with Poe at the helm. By keeping Poe in the saddle with a horn in his hand, I feel Ohrstrom preserved this national treasure. I count among my fondest hunting memories one sparkling winter weekend when the hunting gods smiled on me and I was invited to ride behind Poe at Ohrstrom’s Fassifem Farm. But the sweetest nectar of all, as I dodder along in my twilight years of hunting, are the days I spend riding with Poe Piedmont Perspective Jackie Burke from his Ozark Farm in Hume. Poe often invites a few friends to join him as he exercises hounds in the late summer. Any day spent with Poe nets stories of hunting and local lore. In late August, when he took his young hounds off their couples for the first time, Poe emerged laughing from the woods to describe how a little bear cub, startled by the presence of the hounds, scampered up a big tree. Unable to cling the very large trunk, the bear plummeted to earth, right in the path of Poe’s horse. Poe chuckled. Only in Hume, I guess. Lifetime in the field Poe was bom at what is now called Paddington Farm 86 years ago. He was raised the other side of Keyser Road at a farm now owned by Washington lawyer Lynn Coleman. Ozark Farm is within a mile of both. He can still recall when, just old enough to cling onto his pony’s back, he joined father Ollie and other farmers for Sunday hunts in the area. Back then (not now, fortunately) womenfolk were left behind to attend church. One quiet day last week, Poe See PERSPECTIVE, Page A11 Start here! 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Manassas Museum to be site of car show Sept 23 A turnout of over 100 cars is anticipated at the 31st Annual Edgar Rohr Memorial Antique Car Meet, scheduled to take place in downtown Manassas on Saturday, September 23 from 10 a.m. To 3 p.m. The car show is sponsored by the the Manassas Museum and the Bull Run Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America. It will take place on the lawn of the museum, located at 9101 Prince William Street. Spectator admission and parking are free. The event will be held rain or shine. Vehicles on display will represent 19 different classic and antique car classes, as well as street rod and modified, military vehicle, foreign vehicle, and “driver” classes. Vehicles must be 1981 or older models. An antique car parts flea market will be held adjacent to the show area. Also, at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., a team of antique car buffs will assemble a Model T Ford from its component parts, and drive it around. Children can enjoy a special play area that will include a moon bounce, and families can take part in an automobile-themed scavenger hunt at the museum. Visitors may stroll through historic Old Tbwn Manassas with its specialty shops and restaurants, and a Chili Cookoff will be in progress at the Harris Pavilion, just one block away. Each car show registrant will receive one free pass to the museum, which features exhibits on the Virginia Piedmont, the Civil War and the history of Manassas. Car owners may register at the show, but can pre-register at a discount before September 18. More information on the show can be found on the Bull Run Region’s website, www. aaca.org/bullrun, by phoning Joann Richardson at (703) 768-1569, or by e-mailing bullrunaaca@hotmail.com. L COOL RIDE: Harry Gibson of Alexandria, Va. with his mint ’64 Chevrolet at a past antique car show held on the Manassas Museum lawn. VINTAGE WINNER: The grille of a Model A Ford bears award plaques it has won over the years, during a past antique car show on the lawn the Manassas Museum. Perspective From Page A10 agreed to give me a tour of his old hunting haunts. Our trip down memory lane began at the Hume Ruritan ball field. He pointed out the footprint of the old Hume School — six rooms with a teacher in each. Poe was a member of the last high school graduating class, a star of the baseball team, and “a pretty fair bare-knuckle boxer, when I had to be.” He pointed to the site of the bam where the pony he rode to school was stabled alongside those of Keysers, two clans of Pearsons, including Carroll, “the best whipper-in I ever had,” and the horses the school marms were provided as a job perk. Master Sterling Larrabee from 1924 on hunted the area from south of Orlean as far north as Hume; Gen. George Patton hunted his Cobbler Mountain Hounds across land from Hume north to Marshall. The appearance of either pack, followed by formally attired riders who came from as far away as Leesburg, caused a considerable stir at the school, Poe recalled. “The days Larrabee met in Hume, school wouldn’t start until he moved off at 9 a.m.” Poe added that there really wasn’t much game back then. Deer and bear didn’t establish a foothold until the sanctuary of the Shenandoah National Park opened in 1936, and foxes and other small mammals were scarce due to trapping. Poe said he was an entre Independent Termite Treatment Company Why pay so much? If you have to treat for termites or ants, you don't have to spend a fortune. We can even replace your sentricon system and you'll save over $400 a year. Almost Any House only $295 w/ FULL 2 Year Warranty! 703.328.2426 preneur in those days. “A skunk might smell bad to you, but they smelled pretty good to me when their pelts were worth $2.25 each. I made a $1 a day working on the farm.” Do the math, he said. Larrabee didn’t miss the extra skunks, but to overcome the lack of more desirable hunting quarry for his hounds, he imported six red deer from England. A few hours before the hunt meet, one of the deer would be carted to the fixture via wagon pulled by two mules. The deer was then turned loose. Hounds, let go soon after, would promptly find the trail and off they went. Hounds were called off when they had the deer at bay. Poe said the deer quickly learned they would find sanctuary in the rickety mule cart, which would pick them up for return to Larrabee’s farm. Poe recollects one particularly memorable afternoon when still in grade school. Bored, he peered out the window just in time to see a stag that had given Larrabee’s hounds the slip run past the school, closely pursued by Mr. Tripplett’s farmer’s pack. A neighbor’s horse had jumped out of his paddock to join the fun. Young Poe excitedly explained to his teacher that he must catch his neighbor’s horse, and thus was in on the spectacle of the deer running round and round, and in and out, of one of the several stores that once served the community. As we continued our torn- ol Poe’s youth, we traveled next tc Wit Kuncewicz’s farm, cleverly called Old Kennels as it was, indeed, formerly the ODH kennels. After World War II, it was here that Poe, returned from Army mechanic duties overseas, came to work for Col. Albert Hinckley as huntsman for Larrabee’s pack, now renamed as the Old Dominion Hounds. The log cabin kennels and stucco stables built by Larrabee remain to this day. Gone, Poe said, are huge hound pens that ran all the way down to a spring that serves the Jordan River at the bottom of the hill. Most of the now wooded land was clear back then, and it was much quieter, not so many houses or people, Poe said. As I stood there that hot, drowsy afternoon, mesmerized by the stories, I started listening, timing in to the familiar buzz and hum of various gas engines that now pollute the countryside. Riders from the early days still recall how tall the stakeand-rail boundary fences were back then. Poe explained that, when the supply of chestnut rail replacements dried up due to the blight, wire fencing made its insidious appearance. Conditions have continued to change: former dirt tracks are now paved roads. 1-66 intersects the Orange County country. Cars travel at high speed Notice of Public Auction At Self Storage Pius of Dulles Town Center It is hereby given that the contents of the following rental units located at Self Storage Plus, 45601 Woodland Rd., Sterling, VA 20166 will be offered at Public Auction for nonpayment of rent. Terms: Cash. We reserve the right to reject all bids. Contents include household, business and miscellaneous items. Date of Sale: September 22, 2006 Time of Sale: 11:00 A.M. Name Angela Peacock 9/14/06 Unit # 2103 1233450 Fleet mourning doves can make a tough target Chris McCotter Special to the Rappahannock News Sept. 2 has to be one of my favorite days of the year. While the afternoons were so hot and dry, now some of the mornings have a cool flavor. If you live in the country, start paying attention to medium-sized brown birds sitting on power lines round about 4 p.m. These are doves, some of the darnedest birds The Maker ever put on this earth for shooting enthusiasts to pursue. Sure, I look forward to my first crow hunt, my first goose hunt, a hog hunt I have planned, and especially to the first quail hunt I’ll take when the weather cools further, but that first Saturday in September is special because it’s opening day of dove season, which runs until Sept. 23. At about 12 inches from * the tip of the beak to tail, the common mourning dove is a worthy shooting challenge. Remember what they look like sitting on that wire or on a dead snag, because you won’t see them like that during hunting hours. Most of the time they come in so fast there’s no time to point to your hunting buddy or swing the gun barrel across your body to attempt a shot as they whir by at nearly 45 mph. By the time you do get off a shot, the birds are often flying the gauntlet of the dove field and into another shooter’s equally iffy range. . I did a bunch of bird hunt ing with my father when I was growing up. Presumably we were after dove. We mostly shot pigeons that flew out of the farmer’s barn. Once we jumped a covey of quail, but that’s another story. I carried my first shotgun on those trips — it was a Harrington & Richardson single shot, break open 20 gauge (it’s called a Pardner Youth model now). That little gun was the perfect piece for a 15year-old greenhorn. It wasn’t until two years later I passed the Hunter’s Safety Course at the local Izaak Walton League. That little scattergun forced me to take high percentage shots because I had no follow up. Dad toted a 12 gauge Browning A5 Belgianmade auto loader. This classic gun was later stolen, but had its share of good hunts. I also remember the pasture on that farm we did not hunt because of a bull. I think the doves knew we wouldn’t venture there because that’s where we saw most of them, sitting on power lines. The bull was a solid black fellow. He would watch whenever my Dad and I approached his fence line. I even saw him paw and snort once. It was one of the first and only times my Dad looked afraid of something. I hunt now with a 20 gauge Daly over and under given to me by my Grandfather many years ago. With a 26-inch barrel and modified/improved cylinder chokes, this thing swings fast on the birds and is light enough yet lethal enough to serve as a very good dove piece. That is when doves fly within range. Last year I watched from a high spot above one of the two lakes on the farm as several fellows drew dove after dove to their stand and dropped a good 90 percent of them. At a break in the action I ventured down and discovered they were using two mechanical dove decoys stuck On 6-inch poles. These contraptions looked just like the little brown birds. That, and being at the shallow end of the lake, I think, made for quick limits. Remember, if you want to hunt any migratory birds you must first have your Virginia hunting license and then obtain your Harvest Information Program (HIP) number. There are two ways of getting an HIP number; you can get it online at wwwvahip.com or you can call 1(888)788-9772. Depending on when you call or go online, plan on spending about six minutes navigating through the prompts. Do not attempt to get your HIP number while driving to your dove shoot. I can attest to the frustration level generated when you wait until the last minute and the lines are jammed and you are navigating some serious country roads. Until next time, remember to cherish, protect and conserve the outdoors while sharing it with others. Polo From Page A10 saddle pads, were runners-up in the 2004 arena championships. They won the Chairman’s Cup three times, the only team to do so in the Cup’s 50year history. “This is probably the strongest polo we’ve had all through the once sleepy village of Orlean, where Poe exercised hounds after Hinckley built Henchman’s Lea and relocated the ODH kennels there. Yes, a lot has changed, but isn’t it lovely that some things - like Poe’s enthusiasm for sport - remains undiminished. Jackie Burke is a rider and writer currently based in Orlean; she will soon relocate to her new property, part of the original Old Kennels. season,” said club coordinator Elizabeth Hedley. “It was fantastic polo.” Earlier in the evening, young pro Vinnie Ryan of Orlean was given the Sportsmanship Award for the U.S. Polo Association, Eastern circuit. Polo continues one last week at Great Meadow, with Saturday afternoon’s USA versus England field match. Details are at www.usavs englandpolomatch.com or call (540) 253-5805. SUPERIOR <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< CLEARING AND EXCAVATION, LLC superiorexcavation.com j 540.937.9819 Clearing • Excavation • Riding Rings • Roads • Ponds • Demolition • Driveways • Barn/Building Pads Basements • Back Fill • Grading • Landscape Clean up. and more... pen House - September, 1 BBQ, Burgers, Dogs, and Refreshments inters, Fertilizer/Seed, Slit Fence, Mulch, Potting Soil, Tog jQTFradcrictaburj * Authorized Distributor

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(a) first U.S. currency had a picture of a deer (b) named after Buck Linser, first Secretary of the Treasury (c) pioneers used deerskins for currency (d) “bucked” the trend of using metal currency 2. The highest loan rates usually come from a: (a) bank (b) pawnshop (c) credit card company (d) credit union 3. What’s the easiest way to fix a budget where income is less than spending? (a) reduce spending (b) increase income (c) reduce taxes (d) increase interest 4. The riskiest investment would be: (a) savings account (b) U.S. Treasury bonds (c) corporate stocks (d) corporate bonds 5. Who is NOT allowed access to your credit report? (a) potential landlord (b) your employer (c) financial institutions (d) your relatives 6. Which is true about bankruptcy? (a) stays on your credit report for 10 years (b) gets rid of all debts (c) protects property bankruptcy by hiding or giving it away (d) all taxes are discharged when you file 7. Most negative information can stay on a credit report for: (a) 0-5 years (b) 7-10 years (c) 15-20 years (d) until you retire Take the time to get involved in educating your children: You might even learn a thing or two. Speaking of which, here are the correct quiz answers: 1(c), 2(b), 3(a), 4(c), 5(d), 6(a), 7(b). I’ll bet you didn’t know about the deerskins. Jason Alderman directs the Practical Money Skills for Life program for Visa USA Financial Football and other games, as well as other personal finance tips, can be found at www.practicalmoneyskills.com. As always, consult a financial professional regarding your particular situation. '. v • Are there allergy-free materials? > #« «*»««*' Dear EarthTalk: I’m going to be remodeling and was wondering: Are there floorings or wall coverings available that won’t aggravate my child’s respiratory problems? — Mary, Lake Zurich, IL For those with chemical sensitivities, the home is sometimes anything but a refuge. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as formaldehyde can “off-gas” from carpets, wallpaper and paints, irritating lungs and promoting headaches and itchy eyes. Luckily, there are increasingly more options to traditional building materials and furnishings that are both kinder to Mother Earth and safer for our health. For flooring, the Seattlebased Environmental Home Center recommends cork, linoleum, bamboo and selected hardwoods as the best choices from an indoor air quality standpoint. If you choose any of these options, make sure installers use non-toxic adhesives as the devil—leaking VOCs - is often in such details. For those seeking something plusher underfoot, Earth Weave and Natural Home, among oth EARTH TALK0 Questions A Answers About Our Environment ers, use natural fibers such as wool, jute»,hemp and rubber to create attractive, chemical-free carpeting for both wall-to-wall and area rug applications. Both companies avoid toxic dyes and mothproofing as well as stain-repellents, relying instead upon the natural resiliency of the materials they incorporate. And don't stop at the carpet. All-natural wool padding, which is "usually needled together to ' avoid the VOCs often found in adhesives, will keep the top layer soft without introducing toxins to the underfoot mix. Traditional carpets and pads can off-gas a smorgasbord of noxious chemicals, including VOCs. A raft of new wall-coverings has also come to the fescue in recent years. Most wallpaper is not made from paper at all, but from a malleable plastic called polyvinyl chloride (FVC), which generates several known carcinogens, including dioxin, during its production. One green alternative is Sherwin-Williams’ non-vinyl Easychange brand. Made from paper, it requires no special solvents or adhesives to install, and is stocked in a variety of designs and styles. Another good choice is Pallas Textiles’ DialTbnes line, made from discarded phone-books. Also, Environmental Home Center makes its own Innovations brand, which is made from nontoxic polyester and wood pulp, using water-based inks completely free of heavy metals. In the paints category, there are now many non-toxic or lowVQC offerings, including AFM Safecoat, Livos, BioShield, Yolo and Olivetti. GreenHome.com stocks many of these, and mainstream paint dealers may carry eco-friendly paints from more familiar names, like Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams. Remodelers beware, though: changing out your flooring and wall coverings won’t banish chemical irritants entirely. Many homes built or remodeled during the 1970s were insulated with formaldehyde foam, whici; can remain a health nuisance long after installation. * > Luckily, there are now plenty, of greener insulation choice^ such as cellulose, cotton and* radiant metal barriers. Open*, cell spray insulations such ai‘ Icynene or Air Krete are alsOpopular with green builders, as, they are effective, inexpensive and easy to apply. I Some of these products are available at Home Depot and Lowe’s, but small green building supply retailers can be re* searched at GreenerBuilding! °rg. CONTACTS: Environmental Home Center, www.environ*. mentalhomecenter.comj! GreenHome.com, www.greeit-’ home.com; GreenerBuildin^. » org, www.greenerbuilding.org.sJ GOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL] QUESTION? Send it to: Earth • Talk, c/o E/The Environmental, Magazine, P.O. Box 509$,' Westport, CT 06881; submit it at: www.emagazine. com /earths talk / thisweek /, or e-mail: earthy talk@emagazine.com. Read past columns at: www.emagazinejcom I earthtalk / archives.php. ;. Schools From Page A8 Shona Terrill, Hearthstone’s Second Grade Teacher, was also able to attend Waldorf training this past summer at Sunbridge College in New York. Hearthstone’s first fundraiser of the year is now underway. Orders will be taken for beautiful fall bulbs from the Dutch company Van Bourgoundien, until October 13. This company, founded in 1983, provides top quality bulbs and offers a fundraising program for schools, which keep 50 percent of all sales. Please call the school office at 540-987-9212 if you would like to purchase bulbs for your garden. Hearthstone will holds is Annual Fairy Tale Walk on Friday, October 27. This is a magical and wellloved event for children, as fairy tales are reenacted by Hearthstone parents, students and teachers. All members of the community are invited to attend. Special Education Advisory Committee On Thursday, September 28, at 3:45 p.m. at the high school library, we will hold the first meeting of the 2006-07 school year for the Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC). This was formerly known as the Local Advisory Committee (LAC). Present Committee members include Marsha Thompson, Marrieta Verrill, Karen Alexander, Sherry Hamill-Huff, Edith Clark, Linda Clark, Janet Jenkins, Elizabeth Lee-Harris, Jennings Hobson, Ester Settle, Katie Massie, Fran Krebser and Nancy Reeve. December 5-9 is National Inclusion Week The philosophy of Rappahannock’s Special Services Department is one that provides opportunities for learning for a diversity of learners. Ideally, our schools are places where children are valued and differences are Seen as opportunities, not obstacles. The inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education curriculum plays a big part in this learning opportunity. The purpose of this week is to recognize the ever-increasing diversity among student population, and to celebrate the work performed on behalf of all children, particularly those with disabilities. ' .v>v ■ In anticipation of thofl; our topic of discussion for this meeting will be, “Inclusion in the General Education Classroom.” The September 28 meeting will organize for the upcoming year with appointment of officers, discussion of goals for the upcoming year and planning for National Inclusion Week. SEAC is open to any and all parents, teachers, community members that wish to attend and learn more about inclusion and participate in the discussion of how we can improve each Rappahannock student’s classroom experience. Please RSVP Fran Moore Krebser at the School Board Office (540.987.8773) if you are interested in participating in this year’s SEAC. RCPS School News RCPS in Mourning: We offer our condolences to the family of Roberta Jenkins, who passed away August 31. Mrs. Jenkins worked as a School Bus Driver for the RCPS for 33 years. Her skill and loving dedication in working with the students she transported will not be forgotten. State Notification on SOL received five weeks late On September 1, the Virginia Department of Education posted results of 2005-06 SOL tests for all schools on the State Culpeper Regional Hospital's Cardiovascular Center welcomes Zia Roshandel, MD, to the health care team and Blue Ridge Cardiovascular Associates. Dr. Roshandel specializes in the evaluation and treatment of diseases of the heart and circulatory system, including cardiac imaging (echocardiography, nuclear stress test and CT angiography) as well as cardiac catheterization. Dr. Roshandel is a medical graduate of the Rheinisch-WestfalischeTech Hochshule in Aachen, Germany. He completed his internship at the VA Medical Center in Washington. DC and his residency in internal medicine at the Unity Health System in Rochester. NY. Most recently, he completed his cardiology fellowship at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Mich. Dr. Roshandel is board certified in internal medicine, echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart) and nuclear cardiology. D/\ Roshandel joined Stephanie Mendlow, MD and Thomas Call, MD at Blue Ridge Cardiovascular Associates, located in the Culpeper Cardiovascular Center at Culpeper Regional Hospital. For more information about cardiology services at the hospital, logon to www.culpeperhospital.com Zia Roshandel, MD Blue Ridge Cardiovascular Associates 501 Sunset Lane, Culpeper, VA 22701 To make an appointment with Dr. Roshandel, please contact his Culpeper office at (540) 829-4374. Culpeper Regional Hospital 85 Promoting health. Preserving community. www.culpeperhospital.com website. Across -the state, pass rates for the new sixth and seventh grade SOL Math tests given in May 2006 were extremely low. Rappahannock was no exception. In Rappahannock and across the state, many students who passed their fifth grade Math SOL with flying colors failed the sixth or seventh grade test. Rappahannock Superintendent Bob Chappell felt the release of this data was possibly premature since State Superintendent Billy Cannaday Jr., had named a Task Force to examine problems with the sixth and seventh grade tests. In an article on September 6 issue of the Rappahannock News reported that Dr. Cannaday had sent superintendents an e-mail defending the results of the Grades 6 and 7 Math tests. Superintendent Chappell and at least one other area superintendent did not receive the notification from the state on the date it was sent, August 3. Chappell got a copy of Cannaday’s e-mail from a fellow superintendent on Sept. 10, five weeks after Cannaday sent the message. In a letter to Cannaday, Chappell replied: “You indicated in your e-mail of August 3 that no problems were found with the tests. I respect you and your statement. However, I remain unconvinced that the sixth and seventh grade tests were fair and reasonable assessments of our students’ progress in Math. “We will move forward and review available data to insure that our fine Math instruction at grades 6 and 7 is in line with the SOL.” AYP Superintendent Bob Chappell has contacted State Superintendent Billy Cannaday regarding his concerns about the grades 6 and 7 tests. “We have not yet received the official State-calculated ‘Accreditation Pass Rates’ for our schools. Unfortunately, our own calculations indicate the pass rate for Math at RCES will likely fall below the 70 percent benchmark,” wrote Chappell. “I believe our pass rate could have exceeded the State’s 70 :,4 percent requirement, or at least; the federal AYP benchmark, ha<h we not followed a recommenda*', tion by State officials that w0* not ‘double test’ 6 th and 7th< graders.” Many schools gave theiif; sixth and seventh graders twQ< math tests: their grade level; test, and for those enrolled iflp advanced courses, Algebra I $r! Pre-Algebra tests. Had Rappahannock ignore^ the state’s recommendaticfe! against double-testing its stut dents, the 51 students who took; the advanced math tests would' have also taken the grade levef. tests. 'M If all 51 had taken an<r passed the grade level test^t RCES may have been fully; accredited for this year- depend” ing on the state’s “Accreditation!; Pass Rates,” which often differ; from other published rates. 4 “I feel that we cooperated’ with the state’s recommenda-' tion and our school, students^ teachers, parents, and the com? munity have to pay the price (accreditation, AYP) because of our cooperation” said ChappelL “Please, in the interest of faii^ ness to our school community, remove the 6 th and 7th grade tests from the equation foy accreditation for our school.” - RCPS to add bus :: route to congested AmissviUe area r Before the end of September, the RCPS plans to add a bus route in the AmissviUe area. * Superintendent and Transportation Director Bob Chappell and Bus Shop Supervisor Tii$ Beahm are meeting with bus drivers from that area of the county to determine the best way to implement the change. * Once details of the new route are finalized, the bu£ drivers of students on the routes affected by the change will hand out written notices for students to give to parents. * Make-up Day for - September 1 « Due to the closure of schoqj on Sept. 1, school will be in session on Thursday, Oct. 12. 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September 14,2006 www.timescommunity.com Food for thought: Headwaters makes giving look like a party By Monty Tayloe Rappahannock News Staff Writer At the eighth annual Taste of Rappahannock, charity tasted delicious. Attendees filled up on curried lamb, pumpkin cheesecake., and jambalaya, and their $150 ticket price will feed the many programs of Headwaters, Rappahannock County*s public education foundation. Held on September 9 under a tent behind Belle Meade Photo by Marian Can-oil SOUNDTRACK: Auctioneer Grant Peters lets the Taste of Rappahannock crowd warm up for the a “Auction of Golden Opportunities” with some sax music. Schoolhouse just outside of Sperryville, this dinner/charity auction/ wine tasting was a chance for Rappahannock County to have fun while contributing to the sterling cause of creating opportunity for Rappahannock’s children. According to Headwaters Executive Director Cole Johnson, the event was a smashing success, generating more than 10% in funds for Headwaters over last year. “I’m so proud of all the volunteers, and everybody who gave,” said Johnson, who jumped up and down with excitement when she found out that the Taste Of Rappahannock “Auction of Golden Opportunities” had generated more than $10,000 for Headwaters. The auction was officiated by Grant Peters, who donated his time and his vocal cords, as he accepted bids standing on a chair over the heads of a large and charitable crowd. The auctioneer was accompanied on saxophone by a member of the RCHS marching band in full regalia. The “Golden Opportunities” Peters peddled included a vacation to Mexico and a “HoneyDo Handyman Package” which winning bidder Ellis Wisner got for $400. Wisner’s prize included a weed trimmer, a garden sprayer, and a 35 pc tool set along with other items designed for home improvement. The most interesting opportuni U Photo by Tom Johnson IN VINO CHARITAS: Headwaters Vice Chair Doug Schiffman serves up glasses of wine donated by local winemakers, like Sharp Rock. Photo by Marian Carroll LET THEM EAT CAKE: Not quite overstuffed partygoers crowd around the dessert table, eager for pumkin cheesecake, apple pie, and bread pudding. ty up for auction was listed in the brochure as “priceless” but eventually went to Chuck Akre for $4,000. Akre won “Dinner with the Spooks,” described as a “clandestine evening and dinner at an undisclosed location” with former Senior White House Advisor Richard Clarke, former Deputy CIA Director John Macgaffin, and former CIA directors Admiral Stansfield Turner and Judge William Webster. All of the items up for auction at the Taste of Rappahannock were donated by local businesses, local people, and local former CIA directors. The food came from places like the Epicurious Cow, and the Flint Hill Public House, and was served by the local students who will reap the benefits of the charity event. Wine from Gadino Cellars,Grey Ghost, and Sharp Rock Vineyard was donated to be served to guests. One anonymous guest even agreed to match up to $15,000 of contributions from the party goers. Dave Gillis, a math teacher and coach at RCHS, was one of the first to give $1,000 in answer to the See TASTE, Page B7 Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour Reveals Treasures, November 4 and 5 By Laura Overstreet Special to the Rappahannock News It all begins with a map - map to the treasures of Rappahannock. On this particular weekend of November 4 and 5, those treasures are the creative artists who live and work in the picturesque countryside surrounding the historic villages of our county, and who display their art in the galleries in the villages. You can pick up the map that weekend at the Fire Hall in Washington. There, you will find examples of the work of each of the participating artists and photographers who will open their private studios to the visiting public as well as displays of artwork and photos from each of the 10 galleries participating in the second annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tbur. It will be hard to decide just where to go first - but then, that’s the fun of finding treasures. This year’s Artists of Rappahannock tour is bigger and more exciting than ever, with more artists participating and wider community involvement. Last year, well over 1,000 people attended the two-day event. This year, even more local residents and visitors are anticipated. “Thanks to the roaring success of our first Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tbur, we are preparing for crowds to return and for many new folks to come on the tour,” said Claudia Mitchell, president of the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community. RAAC will once again sponsor the tour as part of its mission to enrich the fives of Rappahannock County residents and its visitors through exposure to the arts, and to promote a sense of community in the county through many kinds of events, such as the tour. “The community is very much involved in many ways to ensure that the tour is a success and to showcase the best that Rappahannock has to offer,” Mitchell said. “The Inn at Little Washington has been a major benefac ft*, wwiiwiw*' ftenuwiWM. tor for RAAC for the past several years, making an event of this magnitude possible. Additionally, many Rappahannock businesses are participating as sponsors of the tour at several financial levels.” Mitchell will sponsor the weekend at the Patron level, as will the Washington Hospitality and Visitors Association. Sponsors at the Friend level include Artistic License, LLC; The Conyers House Inn & Stable; Epicurious Cow (ECOW); The Flint Hill Public House; Griffin Tavern; Goodine’s Designs in Gold and Silver; the Thornton River Grille; and Tbur d’Epicure, Virginia Cycling Adventures. Participants at the Sponsor level are Barbara Adolfi; The Country Cafe; Benita Rauda Gowen and Geoffrey Gowen; Cheri and Martin Woodard, Frank Hardy Realtors; Gadino Cellars; Betsy Green Hille, Remax Regency; Philip Strange, Strange & Company Realtors LLC. “The energy and support being demonstrated by our businesses is tremendous,” Mitchell said. In addition to the Washington Baptist Church selling box lunches as a fundraiser, many of the restaurants in Washington, Flint Hill and Sperryville are preparing for crowds. A committee chaired by Barbara Adolfi, John Oravec and Tbm Nash is organizing a “food court” and hospitality tent. Cliff Miller has graciously volunteered the parking lot outside the soon-to-open Sperryville Grill (formerly Burger Bam at the Schoolhouse) as the location for the tent. Tb date, participating businesses include Thornton River Grille, Sperryville Grill, Apple Hill Bakery, Central Coffee Roasters, and Village Fruit and Crafts (apples and preserves). Hot lunches will be offered at a very reasonable price and an invitation has been extended to local musicians who may wish to provide background entertainment at the tent. The Studio & Gallery Tbur will be held on November 4 and 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. A suggested $10 donation per person will be used to support RAAC’s community arts-related programs. Fifteen open studios will present a unique opportunity to experience Rappahannock’s artists in a creative environment. Many of the artists have invited other local artists to join them in their home studios, creating “minifestivals” at a number of locations. A hard-working volunteer committee co-chaired by RAAC Board Members Joanne Hilty and Robert Ballard has been working for months, planning the many, complex aspects of the weekend, including everything from the initial artist registration, to the design of the fire hall, creation of maps, promotional postcards and posters, much-needed directional signs, and so many behind-the-scenes details to ensure a professional and smoothrunning weekend. Joanie Ballard is serving as fire hall Artists Tbur director. Committee members include Jeanne Drevas, Cory Caulfield, and Nancy Keyser. Laura Overstreet and Betsy Hille are publicity co-chairs, working with Claudia Mitchell on promotion. A special Artists of Rappahannock section on www.RAAC.org has been created by See TOUR, Page B7 HELPING THEMSELVES: Imane Belhaj and Soumaya Berazzouk, exchange students from Morocco, volunteered to help out with Taste of Rappahannock. Many of the volunteers were students, who have a lot to gain from helping Headwaters. Photo by Marian Carroll Twelfth Night comes to Washington Cambridge University students bring their production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night" to the Theatre on Gay Street this weekend. This is a traditional production and a faithful rendering of Shakespeare's famous comedy. The characters will appear in the Elizabethan costume of Shakespeare's time. The accompanying photo of some of the actors in very modem dress was taken during their rehearsals in England, before setting off on their tour of the United States earlier this month Two performances are scheduled: Saturday, September 16 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, September 17 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students 18 and under. For reservations and information phone 6751253 or email TheatreVA@aol.com.

Religious Notes Love and Faithfulness Church All are welcome to join Evangelist David Clanagan each Saturday evening at 7 p. m. for wonderful gospel music and awesome messages about our Lord and Savior. The church is located at 321 South Royal Ave., Front Royal. Come out and and enjoy gospel singing and powerful messages about how you can walk on the paths of righteousness and get on board with our Lord.. For information call Sheila Estes at 675-2908. Love and Faithful Church, ministered under David Clanagan, encourages one and all to participate in their Baptism Service on Sunday, September 24 at 1 p.m. at the Rush River at Rock River, Rappahannock County. Homecoming Services Five Forks Five Forks Regular Baptist Church will hold Homecoming Services on September 17 with lunch on the ground. Pastor Roger Smith extends welcome to all. Flint Hill Flint Hill will have a Homecoming service September 24 at 11 a. m. with Rev. Merlin Shorb as the guest speaker. A covered dish meal follows at the Flint Hill Fire Hall. There will be no 8:45 AM worship service on Homecoming Sunday. Open House United Methodist Churches During September, United Methodist congregations throughout Virginia are celebrating “Open House Month.” This is an opportunity for churches to welcome neighbors into the Christian community and to share the faith by living the promise of “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors.” Please consider visiting one of the United Methodist Churches in Rappahannock County - Amissville UMC, Flint Hill UMC, Sperryville UMC and Willis Chapel UMC (Huntly). Amissville will be celebrating a Homecoming September 17 at 11 AM with Rev. Nancy White as the guest speaker. Fall Revival Amissville Baptist Amissville Baptist Church Fall Revival will begin on the Sunday morning of September 24th and continue through Wednesday the 27th. The services will be at 7 p. m. each evening. Our theme this year is Renewing Your Passion. The four areas of emphasis are “Prayer, First Love, Local Church, and Truth.” The speaker will be Rev. Bill Wennersten. Rev. Wennersten is the pastor of Upperville Baptist Church and the SBC of Virginia’s Church Enrichment Missionary for the Greater Washington, DC area. Please join us for this wonder time of Revival. For more information call (540) 937-6159. Novum Baptist Novum Homecoming and Revival worship services September 24-28 Novum Baptist Church, 1629 Novum Church Road in Reva, invites everyone to attend their homecoming and revival services . Homecoming will be held during a combined worship service at 11 a. m. on Sunday, September 24 following by a fellowship meal. Everyone are invited to bring a dish to share. Sunday evening 9/24: Rev. David Tillman, Pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Rixeyville & The Beulah Choir. Monday evening, 9/25: Rev. John Miller, Pastor of Alum Spring Baptist Church, Culpeper & The Beulah Choir. Tuesday evening, 9/26: Rev. Dallas Smith, Pastor of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Boston and “The Shead Family Singers” of Jeffersonton. Wednesday, 9/27: Rev. Habacuc Diaz Lopez, Pastor of Primera Iglesia Bautista Maranatha, Culpeper and the Maranatha Choir. Thursday, 9/28: Rev. Nancy Sharman, VA State Coordinator, National Day of Prayer and Christian singer/songwriter Lee Catherine Clayton. Email prayer group forming New email prayer group forming for moms. For information and to join email rappmomspray@starpower.net Revival and Homecoming services Revival and Homecoming services will be held at Washington Baptist Church on Sept. 21-24 with special music at 6:30 p.m. Revival speakers will be at 7 p.m. each evening. Homecoming Sunday Speaker on September 24, will be Rev. David Small at 11 a.m. The public is invited. “Women in Worship” Conference Registration continues for the “Women in Worship” Conference 2006 to be held in Fredericksburg September 29th and 30th, Holiday Inn Select. The Conference begins on Friday evening with special guest gospel recording artist Luther Barnes and the Sunset Jubiliaries. Other musical guests include Rev. Isaac Howard, Sis. Donna Armstead, and Righteous. Saturday features a prayer breakfast, workshops, morning message by Minister Miranda Williams of Washington, D.C., two meals and evening worship with keynote speaker, Dr. Suzan Johnson-Cook, President, Hampton Ministers’ Conference and author of the best selling book, "Ibo Blessed to be Stressed”. Reduced registration rate for 10 persons. The Conference is sponsored by the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association, Inc. Women’s Auxiliary. Space is limited. For registration information and Friday night only concert tickets, contact the Conference Coordinators Dr. Hortense Hinton 540-829-6331 or Minister Patricia Wormley 540-786-8736 or Email: wayland_blueridge@usa.com. Concert tickets also available at “Praise the Lord” bookstore on So. Main street, Culpeper, phone 540.825.8551, LOGOS Bookstore in Fredericksburg 540.786.4023 or Just T)e Vine Beauty Salon, Fredericksburg, 540.372.7636. Shawl Ministry Do you like to knit or crochet? Would you like to learn? Come and be a part of the Prayer Shawl Ministry, a group which lovingly creates shawls for those in their community that may be grieving, dealing with illness, or suffering from a loss, and also for those experiencing a joy such as a wedding or new baby. The Amissville United Methodist Women are sponsoring a local unit of this nationwide ministry which will be meeting on the first and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 9 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Contact Betty Jean Wheeler at 937-8251 or Sarah Boelte at 987-8819 for more information . Wonderful information about this ministry may be obtained from the website www.shawlministry.com. Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. Michael Tinsley Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship service 11 a.m. F.T. Baptist Pastor Dan Yowell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Trinity Episcopal f » Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Thursday: Meditation 7 a.m. Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11:00 a.m. followed by Congregational Meeting Wednesday: Bible Study & Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Thursday: Meditation 7 a.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor Herbert Johnson Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. First Baptist Pastor: Rev. Dr. Wendell R. Grant Services: First and third Sundays 11 am. Church School: First and third Sundays 9:45 am. Bible Study: Wednesday 7-8 p.m. April through August Sf. Peter’s Catholic Parish Pastor Fr. Robert J. DeMartino Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 and 10 am. Holy Days of Obligation caR 675-3432 Weekdays TuesdaySaturday, 830 am. Confessions: 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses ■ * i gm: Forest Grove Baptist Pastor: Dan Hough • <*. w\. a,-. .w4> ' JMnday: Sunday School 10 am. • f®* Worship Service tt am> Macedonia Baodst Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. jgr p ■ W Rappahannock United Methodist Charge Pastor: Rev. Leah DeLong r Flint Hill UMC -Sunday Worships! 8:45 j a.m.,Children’s Church during the worship ! service. Adult Sunday School at 10 am,call tor Bible Study Schedule(675-3370) Willis Chapel UMC - Sunday Worship at 9:55 * am, Sunday School at 8:45 am, Bible .^0 Study on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. SperryviUe UMC - Sunday Worship at 10:15 | am,Sunday School 10:45 am , Bible Study on Sunday at 3 p.m. WSsNngton Baptist Pastor. Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 am. | ipHSl Morning Worship 11 am. Wednesday: Men’s Disdpteship Class 7 pm Thursday: Adult Choir 7 p.m. Chester Gap Baptist ^ . j Pastor Rev. Malcolm Caslf • * pH ■./ r " Sunday: Sunday School 10 am. Sunday Worship 11 am Evening Worship 6JQpm Tuesday: Bible Study 7 pm. Massanova Pentecostal Pastor Rev L. O. Savage ^ ^ Sunday: Sunday School 10am T Youth 5:45 p.m. ‘ i Evening Worship 7 pm. -Tuesday: Worship Hopewell Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Henry A. Townes Associate pastor: Rev. Anna L. Allsberry Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study 7 p.m. New Harvest Christian Fellowship Pastors: Kent and Duane Willoughby Sunday: Praise/Worship service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Praise/Worship, Prayer, Bible ! Study 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Youth Alive Group 7 p.m. Services at Viewtown General Store Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor Rev. James L. Payne Sunday: Worship service 11 a.m. CUd Brown Hollow Pentecostal Sunday: Sunday School 11 a.m. Second and Fourth Sundays only Battle Run Primitive Baptist Church Pastor, Oder Forest Atwood Meets second Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Praise Fellowship, Amissville Pastor Gene Nicholson Meeting at 14876 Lee Highway Sunday morning 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. Bethlehem Ministries Pastor. Mark Jarvis Teacher: Mackie Jenkins Meeting at 17094 Lee Highway Amissville Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Evening worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer 7 p.m. Now teaching the book of Revelation at 6 p.m. service. CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. *See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs ” 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540)8254937 Find your new home With the Rappahannock Sews 540-675-3349 Trickling Toward Tomorrow Have you ever followed a trickling brook as It meanders nierrilyalong? Perhaps it is joyful knowing that one day it will be part of a mighty ocean, powerfully pounding the shore. In the meantime, the trickle grows slowly into a stream and then a river, increasing ki six and might, nile by uile. on a journey toward the sea. It is part of God's creation. On the journey toward our goals, we begin slowly like the trickling brook, growing and gathering strength as we move ahead. Along the way we develop such qualities as patience, humility, and wisdom as we experience life. To grow great and strong, our actions must be rooted in spiritual principles. We can team about the* principles as we visit our House of Worship each week, “.. .growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power..." iCoiossians 1:11-11) Through worship and growth. God’s plan for us will unfold. Sunday 2 Timothy 3:1-17 Monday 2 Timothy 4:1-22 Tuesduy Titus 1:1-16 Wednesday Titus 2:1-15 Thursday Titus 3:1-15 Friday F$alm 1 . Saturday Ptalm 19 '^tyrants SttmOsuf iy Tte .Amurcm Bxuq Saaay .; r» nylt 2006, KvKtei- ittftssns \**f>[ 4p# C*rvtci». P. Q Bo/ 9197., VA 22906, ww* totnami .*./» j ABERDEEN BARN rO-J 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 ___ Upcoming Events Previews u mis Local Musician 4 #i.. >.t Rappahannock resident Brooke Parkhurst and her band Tinsmith will be appearing at the Old House > Vineyards Celtic Festival in Culpepper on Saturday, September 16. Tinsmith is a very popular DC area Irish band: They £ have won several WAMMIE awards for their outstanding musicianship and have appeared at many local venues * ’ including The Barns at Wolftrap, Jammin Java and the Potomac Irish Festival in Leesburg. . * Selections from their three critically acclaimed ■ recordings can be heard on their website at www.tin- ' smith.net. Along with local Brooke Parkhurst on the * banjo, Irish flute, and tin whistle, Tinsmith includes*; Rowan Corbett on the guitar, bouzouki, bones, and djem- ;* be, Avirl smith on mandolin and guitar, and Henry Cross on bass. On Saturday September 16 they will be appearing' throughout the day at the Old House Vinyards Irish Festival along with another Virginia Celtic band, IONA. Jf' In addition, there will be Irish dancers, Scottish pipers ; and crafters of all descriptions with beautiful handmade wares. - . , . ; Tickets are $20 for adults 21 and over, ages 6-20 are jf $10 and children under 5 years are free. ‘ ,‘f\ Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Qld%^ House Vineyards tasting room or by phone, at a dis* f counted price. 540-423-1032 . ..—- .... ..... . I appearing at Culpeper Winery Irish Festival Borders in Warrenton ■ r >«'* >«• '* r Walker Elliott Rowe Saturday, September 16, at 3 pan. v» r* ■* z>+L :t*V!Y V Signing, Discussing ft Tasting Wine, Communism ft Volcanoes: c A Story of Chilean Wine Walker Elliott Rowe's new book is a combination travelogue and memoir of the three months he spent working the Chilean wine harvest. He takes the reader into the wine industry as an insider, as well as weaving a narrative of the Chilean people and culture. In addition to discussing the book and wines, he will also host a tasting of Chilean and Virginia wines. His first book is the locally invaluable Wandering Through Virginia’s Vineyards; a must for Virginia winelovers, presenting complex wine information in an easily comprehensible fashion. : V.: Brian Vaughn and Bobby Vaughan Saturday, September 16, at 6 pan. in the Cafe Returning to the Cafe for a fourth performance, Brian and Bobby, playing together or singly, have a style defini- ! tively their own, combining several musical genres. Both are acoustic folk-rock guitarists and songwriters and have earned high local regard, with the first commercial CD due out this fall. 14th Annual Woodville K;: Festival and Town Picnic September 30 Everyone is invited to attend the 14th Annual '*• Woodville Festival and town picnic. This free community event will be held Saturday, 30 -• September at the Blue Ridge Overlook in Woodville. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and lemonade will be provided and folks are asked to bring a favorite side dish or dessert '■ • to share. Live bluegrass music will be featured by a rare performance of *Fast Freddie & The Cliffhangers” brought back ^ from Raleigh, NC by popular demand. k-' There will be wall climbing, volleyball, horseshoes and ’ * relay races. Please start arriving by 2:30. Food will be served begin- V ning at 3:30. Directions are easy: from downtown * J Woodville, follow the signs up Red Oak Mountain road. For more information folks may contact the Light’s 987-9523, the Manwaririg’s 987-8433, or the Wood’s 987- * 3301. Ya’ll come!

All submissions in Upcoming Events must be flsce/ved by 3 p .m. on Mondays in order to be included in the next edition of the paper. For e-mail, send to Jan Clatterbuck at jclatterbuck&timespapers.com All week long at The Griffin Tavern Regular weekly events at the Griffin Tavern . ,~ushi nights, every other Monday. Next sushi night is September 18. Sushi menu begins at 4 p.m. Tuesday- Dart League Wednesday- Prime Rib night Thursday - Games, fun starts at 8 p.m. with trivia teams vying for local kudos Fridays/Saturdays - Live music, 8-11 p.m. September 15: Acoustic Cover favorites by Robbie Limon September 16: Beatles tunes by Glass Onion For more information, please call (540) 675-3227 September 15: Flint Hill Public House BBQ Friday Promotion is extended until the end of September. For more information call John Pearson at (540)675 -1700 or email www.flinthillpublichouse.com September 16: Rappahannock Rough Ride rear not tne Hills - Ride Hard & Ride On” A charity bicycle ride for the benefit of the Rappahannock and Fauquier Free Clinics. Starts at 10 a.m. rain or shine from Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, Virginia. There are three courses designed to suit your cycling challenge whether you’re a beginner or an experienced rider. The first 300 registered riders will receive the Rappahannock RoughRide Tshirt. Phone (540) 428-3610 or ***ko*r email roughride@fauquierfree clinic.org or visit the website at www.fauquier freeclinic.org/rrr/ to sign up. See you there! September 16: Hume Day It’s a day of crafters, artisans, history collecting, music and the Annual Jousting Competition. Vendors are needed for this annual event held at Leeds Ruritan Park in Hume. The Hume Day committee is seeking crafters, artisans, and alt those interested in the opportunity to exhibit their work to the community. If you would like to be considered for this event, please send an email describing your specialty to humeday@yahoo.com If applicable, include a digital photo showing an example of your work. The committee will review all applications prior to selecting vendors and exhibitors. For information, phone Hume Day Chairperson Jackie Poles at (540) 364-1995. September 16: Waggln’Hearts Therapy yard sale Waggin’ Hearts Therapy Dogs 2nd Annual Horse & Dog Lovers Yard Sale. Saturday, Sept. 16th (rain date Sun. the 17th) 10 Estes Mill Rd, Sperryville (1 mile west of town) 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. New & Used horse & dog items for sale. Responsible Dog Ownership Day - Canine Good Citizen testing & Therapy Dogs testing from 2 - 4. (Must pre-register for the tests) Well mannered dogs on leash welcome. For more information call (540) 987-9632 or e-mail: wagginhearts @ yahoo.com Some of the vendors: Pet Portraits by Dot, Old Hollow Photographs/S.L.Kirby, Elk Run Pet Gear, Give a Dog a Bone, and Dog & Horse Treats by Beth September 16: Beginning Weaving Make a scarf in a day, weaving on a 4 harness floor loom. Techniques for warping the loom and weaving the scarf will be part of your learning experience. Great for those who have never tried weaving, as well as those who need a refresher course to get them started again! All equipment, materials, and lunch are provided! Class fee is $100 from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Misty Mountain Farm/ Blue Ridge Fiberarts Workshop in Amissville (540) 937-4707. September 16: The Antique Market & Design Studio Art Show The Antique Market & Design Studio, Sperryville, Virginia announces the Inaugural Art Show of the Turkey Mountain Art Gallery, Sperryville, Virginia. The gallery is housed in the West Wing of the Antique Market and will host monthly art shows of local and regional artists. The Inaugural Show will feature the artwork of Nancy Brittle, Gary Colson, Michelle Lieb and Kathleen Willingham. The show’s theme is “Artist as Teacher". The four artists comprise the Fine Arts Faculty of Liberty High School in Fauquier County. Together, they will show works in Oil, Stone Sculpture and Photography. The Opening Reception will take place from 4 p.m until 8 p.m , Saturday, September 16, at The Antique Market & Design Studio, 3 River Lane, Sperryville, Virginia. In addition to the art show, the reception will also feature wine and cheese, music from local musician Bob McDugald, as well as interior design demonstrations by Staff Interior Designer, Karen Estep, Allied Member, ASID. Visit their website, or call (540) 987-8050 for more information. September 16: Thornton Hill Hounds Fall Point-To-Point Races Please join us for a full day of timber, hurdle and flat racing, as well as our hound race, at one of Virginia’s most beautiful racecourses in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. First race starts at 12:30 p.m. at the Thornton Hill Racecourse located on Route 522,2 miles south of Sperryville. General admission is $20 per car. Entertainment and tents available. For reserved parking, call (540) 987-9366. For information, visit www.thomtonhillraces.com September 16: Finding Our Place Between The Cosmos and Earth: Biodynamics and The Elemental Beings Saturday, September 16-1-4:30 p.m . An introduction to Biodynamics and its relation to gardening, agriculture and the contemporary world. Christmas in Little Washington The Christmas Committee of the Washington Hospitality and Visitors Association has started to plan for this year’s Christmas in Little Washington event. It will take place on Sunday, December 3, and while no one is thinking about Christmas yet with all this heat, the planning has started. Last year everyone enjoyed the parade and this year we’d like to make it a bit longer so if your group would like to be a participant or provide a float, we’d like to know. While the parade is held on Main Street in Washington, we’re looking for participation from throughout the county. Please contact Denise Chandler at 6751200 or email her at dkchandler@adelphia.net or Anita Sherman at 675-3338 or email her at asherman@timespapers.com What are Elemental Beings of nature and how do we experience them? This class will give an overview of Biodynamic Agriculture, its founder, Rudolf Steiner and the Biodynamic preparations: how they are used and what their effects are upon the natural world and the humans who work with these remedies. There will be a discussion and reflective meditation around the elemental nature beings; and a hands-on stirring and application of one of the BD preparations. Fee- $45. Preregistration required. For information contact Donna LaPr6/ Field and Flower at 675-2365 or www.field andflower.com or info@fieldandflower.com September 16: Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night” A dramatic group from Cambridge University will present Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Nighf at The Theatre at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday, September 17 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students 18 and under. Phone (540) 675-1253 or email TheatreVA@aol.com September 16: Local Musician Appearing at Culpepper Winery Irish Festival Rappahannock resident Brooke Parkhurst and her band Tinsmith will be appearing at the Old House Vineyards Celtic Festival in Culpepper on Saturday, September 16. On Saturday September 16th they will be appearing throughout the day at the Old House Vinyards Irish Festival along with another Virginia Celtic band, IONA. In addition, there will be Irish dancers, Scottish pipers and crafters of all descriptions with beautiful handmade wares. Tickets are $20 for adults 21 and over, ages 620 are $10 and children under 5 years are free. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Old House Vineyards tasting room or by phone, at a discounted price. (540) 423-1032 September 17: “Roots and Heritage In What Became Shenandoah National Park” On September 17, at 4 p.m. at The Town Hall in Washington, The Rappahannock Historical Society will sponsor, “Roots and Heritage In What Became Shenandoah National Park,” a program by Bob Johnson. Join us for an informative look at life in the Blue Ridge Mountains circa 1930s as seen through the eyes of a native son. Admission is free but, if you are able, a $5 donation to The Rappahannock Historical Society would be greatly appreciated. September 18: RLEP Board of Directors Meeting The Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection Board of Directors meets at the library, with social time at 7 PM and business meeting at 7:30. The proposed spreading of sewage sludge on Rappahannock County farmland will be discussed. Plans for a Piedmont Supervisor Candidates’ Forum, plans for the showing of “An Inconvenient Truth,” and plans for the RLEP Annual Fall Members and Friends Meeting will be discussed, among other issues. Members and the public are welcome to attend. Visit www.rlep.org for RLEP program news and details. September 19: Volunteers Protecting Local Public Health The RRMRC is a group of volunteers who are prepared to respond in the case of a natural disaster or public health emergency in the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock. An orientation for new volunteers will be offered on Tuesday, September 19 from 6 -7:30 p. m. The orientation gives the new volunteers an overview of the Medical Reserve Corps, the Virginia Department of Health, the Incident Command System, the Strategic National Stockpile, and Dispensing Site Operations. Biological agents training will be offered on September 19 from 7:309 p.m. Registration is required. All trainings will be held in Culpeper. Complete an application form either by contacting the office at 540-829-7350 ext 132, online at http://rrmrc.vdh.vingnia.gov, or via email at rrmrc@vdh.virginia.gov. Help protect your community’s public health! September 19,20,21: Basic Hunter Safety Course There will be a basic hunter safety education course for Rappahannock County on September 19, 20 and 21 at Amissville Fire Hall from 5-9 p.m. For more information call Emily Roop at (540) 9878019 or email flyingmammal@hotmail.com September 20: Rappahannock Free Clinic Rappahannock Free Clinic will be open on Wednesday, September 20th at the Rappahannock Health Department. Patient registration is from 5:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m For more information call the clinic at 347-0394. September 20: Garden Club’s meeting The Rappahannock County Garden Club’s September meeting will be held on September 20, at 1 p.m. at the Washington Fire Hall. The program will be presented by Rappahannock resident Susan Hager, on “Year Round Color in the Garden.” Horticulture classes are anemone, serum and hydrangea. The design classes are a Mantel Design and a Table Arrangement. All interested persons are invited to attend and enjoy the food, displays and discussions. Call Hostess Ruth Baumgardner at 675-3371 for additional information. September 21: Food distribution in Rappahannock County will close The Blue Ridge/USDA food distribution in Rappahannock county will close after the September 21 distribution. After a year of running this program we want to thank all our volunteers who have given so generously of their time. Those in need of food assistance can go to the Culpeper distribution. It is held on the third Saturday of the month, from 9am to 12, at the Provident Bible Church on Old Brandy Rd. in Culpeper. September 21: RappFLOW meeting All are welcome to come to discuss the current study being conducted by the VA Dept of Environmental Quality of “impaired streams” in Rappahannock County, including segments of the Rush and Rappahannock Rivers. Also on the agenda is RappFLOWs study of the Lower Rush sub watershed, citizen monitoring of water quality, the County’s new “Clean Streams” project, and more! Meeting is in RappFLOW meeting room in Sperryville at 6:30 p.m., formerly “Rae’s Place” next to the old Schoolhouse at the comer of routes 211 and 522. For more information or to get involved, contact RappFLOW at (540) 987-8011 or Beverly Hunter at bev_hunter@earthlink.net. September 23: “SUDS and SHEARS” Car Wash & Haircuts, sponsored by Rappahannock County Band Boosters on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at RCHS. Only $5 for each service! Get your hair cut by Hair Cuttery stylist Kim Nelson, while your car is “professionally" cleaned by an energetic crew of band members and friends. Also featured: Homemade Bake Sale items and Hot Coffee while you wait! September 23: Harvest Celebration Join la familia Gadino for our harvest celebration featuring live acoustic folk and blues music from David LaFleur (www.davidlafleurmusic.com). Enjoy our new 2005 wine releases along with good music and scenic fall views. Our newest addition, the 2005 Moonrise, received a silver medal at the VA State Fair recently. This is a delightful rose style wine that is semi-dry, fruity up front with a racy acid that pairs well with food. No reservations needed. Open Noon-6 p.m. with music from 1:30-5 p. m. General Admission is Free and Open to the Public. Wine Tasting $3 to include logo glass, hours -12 noon to 6 p. m. September 23,24: Misty Mountain Farm Tour On Saturday, Sept. 23 from II a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Fiber Festival Farm Tour at Misty Mountain Farm, 154 Quail Call Ln., Amissville, Rt 211 at Amissville-2 miles South on Rt 642 Visit our alpacas, sheep, goats, and llamas, spinning and weaving... nature walks... hay rides. Sale on our own handpainted yams and fleeces Alpaca yams and fleeces from Cedar Run Alpacas. Spin fiber into yam with the new spinning machine from India. Weaving, and felting projects for kids and adults. Handmade soap by Charlene Van Landingham Handwovens, knitted and felted garments by local fiberartists Wendy Ott and Tami Bums Llama fleeces and wearables from Lazy S Llama Ranch Call us (540)937-4707 or visit www.mistymountainfarm.com September 24: American Road Motorcycles Poler Run American Road Motorcycles Poker Run will be held on Sunday, September 24. Registration will be from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. The run will start at Rankins Furniture Shopping Center in Warrenton, next to Carousel Ice Cream and will end at A. R. M., $15 per hand. This ride is to benefit Hailey Childress, a four-year-old who was diagnosed with leukemia in June 2006. Hailey’s father, Jonathon is the sole financial support for Hailey and her infant sister. All donations are appreciated. Even if you can’t make the ride, Hailey needs your help. Prizes/50/50/food/music. September 24: Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance monthly board meeting. Open to the public. Fourth Sunday of each month. Next meeting will be held on Sunday, September 24, at 5 p. m. in our office located at 12018-B Lee Highway, Sperryville (behind Antique Tables Made Daily). September 24: Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance Open House Join us on Sunday, September 24, between 3 p. m. and 5 p. m. for an Open House at our new office space located at 12018-B Lee Highway, Sperryville. We will have refreshments, literature and conversation about how to protect the county through conservation easements. A check will be presented to the Farmland Protection Program as a result of the success of our second annual Rappahannock Evening View Gala fund raiser. For information call, Susann Graham, rccal ©earth link.net or leave a message at (540) 987-9118. September 27: George Allen brings senate office to Rappahannock U.S. Senator George Allen (R-VA) will have his representative for Western Virginia hold office hours on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Chaz Evans-Haywood will be in Washington at the Rappahannock County Library, 4 Library Road from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to discuss issues facing the area with constituents and to help anyone having problems with a federal agency. For more information, constituents may call Chaz Evans-Haywood at (540) 421-1394. September 30:14th Annual Woodvllle Festival and town picnic Everyone is invited to attend the 14th Annual Woodvilte Festival and town picnic. The free community event will be held Saturday, September 30 at the Blue Ridge Overlook in Woodville. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and lemonade will be provided and folks are asked to bring a favorite side dish or dessert to share. Live bluegrass music will be featured by a rare performance of “Fast Freddie & The Cliffhangers”. September 30: Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary All You Can Eat Spaghetti On Saturday, September 30 the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will have an all you can eat spaghetti dinner from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., along with salad, garlic bread, drinks , and dessert along with Karaoke and open mike performances. The cost will be $10 for 12 & up and $5 children 6-12, children 5 and under free. Come out and enjoy a Saturday night away from cooking! September 30 & October 1 at Hearthstone School: Love, Aliveness & Joy Workshop with Glenda Green Glenda Green, an internationally renowned artist, and author of the best-selling books, “Love Without End” and “Keys of Jeshua”, brings you “Love, Aliveness & Joy”. You will team how to live a life filled with an abundance of joy and a sense of aliveness. You will team to understand and apply the true principles of LOVE. Glenda lives in Sedona, Arizona and has taught on the faculties of Tulane University and the University of Oklahoma. She is a thoughtful and well-educated woman with a superb gift of communication. For more information, contact Kathy Edwards at 540-923-5086 / kjedwards? @ earthlink.net Oct. 5, Nov. 2: Ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery Come and enjoy delicious ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery in Warrenton on Thursday October 5 and Thursday November 2 from 5-8 p. m. A percentage of sales will go toward the Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club. Thank you for your support. October 14: Wakefield Country Day School Fall Festival and Yard Sale The public is invited to Wakefield Country Day School’s Annual Fall Festival, which will take place Saturday, October 14th from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the school grounds at 1059 Zachary Taylor Highway in Flint Hill. Wakefield classes arid clubs will offer food and sponsor booths, games, and activities for all ages to raise money for various projects and field trips that will take place throughout the year. There will also be a yard sale for WCDS families. Bring your quarters, and prepare to spend several hours enjoying a beautiful fall day in the Shenandoah Valley, while at the same time giving to several good causes! October 20: Community Drum Circle All are invited to join in creating rhythm and music on Friday, October 20 from 7-9 p.m. at Sage, in the Rappahannock Wellness Center. Group drumming is fun and has been proven to reduce stress. It can stimulate coordination, cooperation, and greater listening skills. All are welcome. No experience necessary. There are plenty of drums and instruments to share, or bring your own. Suggested donation $5-10 (children free). For more information, call Pine or Wendi at Sage, open every day. (540) 987-9699 October 21: An introduction to the World of Frame Drums An introduction to the world of frame drums on Saturday, October 21, at Sage, in the Rappahannock Wellness Center, 11576D Lee Hwy, Sperryville. Cost $25. No experience is necessary for this workshop, which is designed for mature teens and adults. Instruments are provided. Register early as space is limited. Call Pine and Wendi at Sage (540) 987-9699. October 21/22: Trinity Episcopal 50th Annual Dried Flower and Home Tour Save the date and help celebrate the 50th Annual Trinity Episcopal Dried Flower*and Home Tour. This event, the sole fund raiser of the women of the parish, has been a part of the county’s autumn festivities since 1956. Homes on the tour this year are “Jessamine Hill” in Washington, “Seaway” outside of Flint Hill, and “Bruton” in Castleton. Look for ticket information as the weekend draws closer. Phone Helen Williams for information at (540) 937-4279. October 22: Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance Tax Credit Seminar On Sunday, October 22, at 2 p. m. at the Washington Town Hall. Would you like to lower your Virginia taxes? A panel of experts will discuss how to buy and sell tax credits related to conservation easements. If you are an easement donor looking to sell tax credits, come and meet some buyers. If you are looking to lower your taxes and are interested in buying tax credits, come and meet some sellers. For information call, Susann Graham, rccal @earthlink.net or leave a message at (540) 987-9118. October 24, 25, 26: RCHS varsity cheerleaders to host cheer mini camp Come join the RCHS Varsity cheerleaders as they teach the latest cheers, chants and dances for the 2006 season on October 24, 25, 26 at the Rappahannock County Elementary School gym from 6-8 p.m. Cost $25. Permission forms can be picked up at the elementary school and/or high school office. November 5:4-H Chili Cook-Off Bluegrass Festival There will be a 4-H Chili Cook-Off Bluegrass Festival at Rappahannock County High School on Sunday, November 5th from 2 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Performing will be Cliff Waldron and the New Shades of Grass, Shenandoah Travelers. Debbie Zinn and Natural Grass. For more information contact, Hazel Zinn-Day at zinnday@earthlink.net

Obituaries PFC Edwin A. Andino II Resident of Rev a Pfc. Edwin (E.J.) Anthony Andino II was killed in action on September 3, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was bom June 9,1983 in Portsmouth Naval Hospital to Cathy J. Andino and Edwin A. Andino. He was Cathy’s “ Most Precious Gift,” a soldier and friend. Surviving is his mother Cathy J. Andino of Reva; his father, Edwin A. Andino of New York; maternal grandparents, Billy and Hazel Settle of Reva; paternal Inspiring. Tfwugfitb by Randy Minter MAKING PREPARATIONS It is ironic that, while most of us have purchased life insurance, relatively few have planned for death. Although religious or moral convictions usually dictate final arrangements, funeral preplanning ensures that these preferences are effectively communicated to family members. It may help to think about the preplanning process by working backwards and first determine the method of disposition. Your final resting place will influence how your body is prepared, what products or services are required, and how much your arrangements will cost. Then, plan the ceremony, taking into account any particular religious aspects you want incorporated. Pre-need planning enables your family to know what your intentions are, and it cases the burden they will assume when you are gone. Pre-planning allows peace for our loved ones because they know our wishes, at MOSER FUNERAL HOME, 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, we know from experience that people feel they have some control over what happens when they preplan. Call us at 347-3431 to set up an appointment Please send your questions or comments to my office or e-mail me at: moserfh @ blackhawke.net "Because I could not stop for Death. He kindly stopped for me: The carriage held hut just ourselves and Immortality. ” -Emily Dickinson grandmother, Clotilde Andino of Puerto Rico; uncle, Harry Dean Settle, and his wife Judy of Lovettesville; and half-brother David Andino of New York. E.J. was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Betty J. Timbers; his uncle, Douglas Alan Settle, and paternal grandfather, Pedro Andino. Funeral services were held September 13 at Bethel Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery, with full military honors provided by the U.S. Army. Memorial contributions may be made to the USO World Headquarters, Department WS, PO. Box 96860, Washington, DC 20090-6860 in memory of E.J. Andino. Revival services at Washington Baptist Church By Phil Bailey Special to the Rappahannock News Revival services will be held at the Washington Baptist Church on September 21-23 with Homecoming Day to follow on Sunday, September 24. These services are intended to invite persons into a relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ, and to help others renew their spiritual walk with God. They will be uplifting and inspirational. Each evening will begin with a time of music and conclude with refreshments and fellowship. The program is as follows: Thursday, September 21, the Washington Baptist Church Worship and Praise Team will be providing some contemporary songs which everybody can sing along with. This time of music begins at 6:30 p.m. Preaching that night starting at 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. will be Rev. Dee Whitten. Rev. Whitten served for sixteen years as the pastor of the Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Stafford, Virginia. He currently serves the Virginia Baptist Mission Board of the Baptist General Association of Virginia providing leadership development for churches and pastors. On Friday, September 22, there will be an old-fashioned hymn sing beginning at 6:30 p.m. with Dr. Walt Childress preaching at seven o’clock. Rev. Childress has almost thirty years in the parish ministry, clinical chaplaincy, clinical pastoral education and conducting leadership and development workshops. He cur rently lives in Rappahannock County and has filled the pulpit at Washington Baptist Church on many occasions. The Shead Family from Jeffersonton Baptist Church will be the guest singers on Saturday evening starting at 6:30 p.m. This musically-talented family will bless the hearts of listeners with a bluegrass style of Christian music. Evangelist David Clanagan, a native of Rappahannock County, will be the guest preacher that night. David was called to preach the Gospel of Christ ten years ago and currently serves as pastor of the Love and Faithfulness Church in Front Royal. He says that his goal is “to see souls saved, to break down racial prejudices that still remain in today’s churches, and to show people that there’s joy in being a Christian.” *?v We will conclude our time of spiritual renewal with Rev. David Small preaching our Homecoming Sermon on Sunday, September 24, at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Small is a former beloved interim-pastor of Washington Baptist Church. Before his retirement he was pastor of the Fair-Park Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia for thirty-three years. A covered-dish lunch will follow the morning worship hour and everyone is invited to come. Our Adult Choir will be singing in our Homecoming Day service. For more information about any of these services, please call the Church Office at 675-3336. The public is invited to attend. Reva Way soldier is killed in Iraq Pfc. Edwin Andino Jr, 23, native son of Reva and son of Mrs. Cathy Jean Andino, was killed Sunday as he and others were responding to mortar attack in Baghdad. He was a graduate of Madison County High School and the second fatality for the area. His father, Edwin Andino Sr. lives in New York. Pfc. Andino joined the U. S. PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER If"' FROM 1-5 Boston, Rappahannock County, VA Tucked away off a main road on a private lane sits this hidden treasure complete with views toward Shenandoah National Park and seasonal views of Old Rag Mountain. The classic, well maintained, spacious brick home features one level living at its best. The main level features a master suite, two guest bedrooms, three full baths, large country kitchen, formal living and dining rooms, family room, glass sunroom, laundry room, immaculate garage with space for three vehicles. Several rear entrances allow easy access to deck, pool, and patio. The recently finished lower level is quite extraordinary and well thought out, offering a complete retreat and separate living quarters: Living room, guest room, office, cedar walk-in closet and large storage room. Escape to a separate entertainment area through locally crafted wrought iron gates, where you’ll find a wine cafe, media room, wet bar, spacious full bath and exercise area. Walk out to covered patio One must see this property to fully appreciate the fine attention to detail throughout. The six + acres feature’fencing, lovely landscaped gardens and fruit trees. Recent improvements include a luxury heated in-ground pool, pool house, and patio area. The property is being offered for sale exclusively by Remax Regency at the price of $719,000. DIRECTIONS: FROM SPERRYVILLE TAKE 522 (SPERRYVILLE PIKE) TOWARD CULPEPER. TURN LEFT ON SMITH HERITAGE LANE AT COUNTY LINE IN BOSTON. VA. TURN LEFT AT SIGN INTO DRIVEWAY FROM CULPEPER: TAKE 522 TOWARD SPERRYVILLE. TURN RIGHT AT SMITH HERITAGE LANE AT COUNTY LINE. LEFT AT SIGN. Contact Betsy Green Hille ■JUk RE/MAX REGENCY 221 Broadview Ave., Warren ton, VA 20186 Home Office, Rappahannock County 540-987-3107 jfc 540-341-1081 • Toll Free: 877-818-9951 Iwww.greenhille.com Each office independently owned and operated • REOttC enowned Properties JUST LISTED! TWO VERY CHOICE PARCELS OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY LAND $489,000 CASTLETON FORD ROAD 26.6 ACRES WITH 1400+ FEET OF BEAUTIFUL HAZEL RIVER FRONTAGE! This lovely land has lush, fenced, open pastures, 2 streams, some woods and two excellent building sites with expired percs. Private and secluded with distant mountain views; but, well located less than a half hour from Warrenton, Front Royal, and Culpeper. Land with long river frontage is very hard to find so don’t miss out. $495,000 CASTLETON VIEW ROAD 25 WOODED ACRES WITH POTENTIAL FOR INCREDIBLE MOUNTAIN VIEWS! With some clearing, several prospective home sites would have eye popping views and complete privacy. Valuable timber, land use and low taxes enhance the value of this elevated parcel. Owners will consider financing for this ideally located property, convenient to Culpeper and Warrenton. Grant Griffith & Ryall Smith 800-298-5280x1685 or xl781 Nearly 50 years of combined experience and over one billion dollars in lifetime sales. coLouieu. BANK6RD Ri-S1DLN .'1AL BROKLKAGh SE> Army one year ago and had only been in Iraq about a month. The community expresses their sympathy to the family. Mrs. Shelvy Frazier and her son returned home Thursday evening after a week’s visit to her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Robinson and son Timmy in Orange City, Fla. Condolences and prayers of comfort go out to families here in Boston on the recent loss of Mrs. Saragean Haas, who passed away Wednesday at her residence; and Mr. Franklin Kidwell, who passed away in Mississippi Medical Center on Sunday. The “Artists of Windmore” will present their 11th annual Art Exhibition on September 16-29. For more information, call the Village Frameworks and Gallery at 825-7515. Graduates of Culpeper High School class of 1986 who are living in our area are reminded of the upcoming anniversary to be held on October 7 at the Hazel River Inn in Culpeper. For information, call 825-3376 or 923-4887. Belated wedding anniversary wishes go out to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cubbage. Both couples are celebrating on Sunday, and may our gracious Lord grant them many more years together. Belated birthday wishes to Mrs. Emerson Williams of Boston Marie F. Atkins 987-8802 Aaron Mountain Road, who added another year on Monday. Birthday wishes go out to Doris Sealock on Tuesday and Savana Meredith on Thursday. Montrue Frazier adds a year on Friday, Mary Nicholson celebrates Saturday and Jerry Cubbage claims Monday as his day. Mrs. Louvenia Hoffman of Reva Way passed away on Sunday, while on vacation ih Dare County, N. C. Our heartfelt «ympathy goes out to her family. Keep the pizza hot! After an unanticipated delay, Tom Nash, chef at Thornton River Grille, reports that the stone ovens should be delivered soon. He will be ready to open the Sperryville Pizza Shoppe next to The Comer Store two weeks after delivery. Tbm will feature homemade dough and sauce from which he will make several kinds of pizza, Calzone, and Stromboli. I have put in my bid for Italian bread, too! The Corner Store Beautiful new wood racks at The Comer Store are being filled with an excellent selection of wine. In addition to a large selection of wines from Virginia vineyards, wines from Italy, France, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Argentina and California are available. Be sure to pick up some good Wisconsin cheddar cheese when you are there. You can get a piece cut to your specifications from the cheese wheel in the meat case. While you are at it, take home some Ben and Jerry’s or Haagen-Dazs ice cream! Rappahannock County David adoff Real estate davida @ mris.com (540)987-1168 (540)937-3502 Owner Agent Beautiful lodge style log home in a tranquil setting with distant mountain and lovely woodland views. Natural White Cedar log home with soaring eathedral ceilings and native stone hearth. Large master suite with personal deck and 2 more bedrooms and bath. Giant wrap around decks with covered front porch, 2 car attached garage and satellite internet. Board fencing, run-in shed and riding ring on 8.4 acres in the area of the Rappahannock and Thornton Hill Hounds, bruit orchard and pond fed by a mountain stream. An additional original 'century old' log cabin ready to be restored as a charming studio or office. Easy access to Hwy 211 & Rt 729, at the end of a country road. $479,000 a Sperryville Barbara Adolfi adolfibarbara@ verizon.net 3 (540) 987-8682 Artists of Rappahannock Studio and Art Tour, Nov. 4-5 Last year, the number of attendees at this marvelous event exceeded the capacity of local restaurants and stores to feed them. RAAC has requested support from Sperryville in meeting this challenge. Cliff Miller has graciously volunteered the parking lot of The School House for a “Food Court” to join the restaurants in the effort to provide high quality food at reasonable prices to feed visitors. Local restaurants and community organizations are teaming together to provide food service under a tent at The School House. Sperryville is delighted to host the Food Court in support of the Artists of Rappahannock! RAAC will be including information about this in their publicity. Mystery question.... What is found in Sperryville that is multiple squares of blue, orange, green and yellow? If you don’t know, I will tell you next week. Large selection of vintage clothing Monica Newell’s hours will be daily from 9 a.m. Tb 3 p.nt, now that the children are in school. She is very excited about her more extensive offering of vintage clothing and records at the Monster Art Galleiy, next to Hopkins Ordinary. See SPERRYVILLE, Page B5 he most of your time, V •1 -&' % - ■ ' .. ■:.-. - ,. ;■ iJm Ve*re side-by-side with terminally ill people, bringini ^^g^and dignity'to the most difficult journey of th< (omp<HS<c*<rti • thy,fit* of t fa ft*

Welcome to Washington Motor Works Washington Jan Clatterbuck 675-3338 jclatterbuck@ timespapers.com Have you ever opened the hood of your car and wondered what might be going on inside? The engine of an automobile can resemble a giant knot of metal, rubber, and who knows what else to some people. Maybe that’s why over the years we have seen several garages come and gone in Little Washington. Luckily, there is one exception, if you know where to look. Been here most of my life, and I never knew that Washington Motor Works existed. A small town indeed! We are very excited to be focusing our business interests on our town, and to have Washington Motor Works located at 353 Calvert Street. Looking back through time In 1932 Charles Jenkins started working as a mechanic in Merrell Motor, located at what is now the Inn of Little Washington. The second floor of the garage was used for dances by the locals. Later Mr. Jenkins’ boss, Mr. Merrill, opened a new Ford Dealership across the street at the current location of the Washington Post office. Mr. Jenkins had a great deal of experience training new mechanics. In 1945, he trained veterans returning to work from WWII. In 1968, he opened Washington Motor Works at 353 Calvert Street, Washington. Mr. Jenkins’ grandson, Jeff Butler, loved to spend every weekend in his grandfather’s garage, little knowing that one day he would be working there. A dream come true This was the beginning of Jeff Butler’s professional career as a mechanic, and a dream come true for him. Jeff graduated from McLean High School and went on to attend Northern Virginia Community College, where he received an Associate Bachelor’s Degree in Automotive Machine Shop Technology. He later graduated from the Diesel Institute of American to become a certified Diesel Mechanic. Jeff was also granted employment by C&P Telephone Company as an Auto Equipment Mechanic. Mr. Butler continued to better himself, eventually entering a career as a heavy mobile equipment mechanic for the department of Defense at the Washington Navy Yard. In 1988, Mr. Butler joined Washington Motor Works to carry on the family business. He still repairs tractors and lawn equipment, however major and minor car and truck repair both foreign and domestic is the main stay of his business. When Jeff started as a mechanic, foreign cars were a rarity on US highways dominated by cars made in Detroit. These days, foreign makes like Mercedes, Volkswagen, Datsun’s Audi, Jaguar, Volvo and BMW, are Jeff’s more frequent customers. It has taken a lot of school Photo Courtesy of Jeff Butler BLACK CONVERTIBLE: Jeff Butler replacing a hydraulic convertible top cylinder. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Jan Clatterbuck WASHINGTON MOTOR WORKS: Butler’s business is located at 353 Calvert Street. ing and technology* to keep up with these cars which he is committed to fixing, but Jeff says Washington Motor Works will continue to invest in the latest technology and training. “It’s better to make a little money on a lot of people than a lot of money on a few people, be able to do what you love and work close to home” said Mr. Butler. He is committed to supplying to his customers with the very best service available and he will even provide a loaner car for long repairs. You can not ask for a better deal than that. One can see by talking to Butler or just watching him working, he is surely following in his grandfather’s footsteps. Jeff Butler’s garage door is open for anyone who needs a major or minor job or just an oil change. Give him a call at (540) 675-2198 or (540) 3376, cell (540) 878-1142. Our community is fortunate to have him so close to be able to work on automobiles for us. Thanks Jeff! yf out Trish's New Listingl % PPAHANNOCK EAL ESTATE ESOURCES Washington 540-675-1190 or Sperryville 540-987-9006 An immaculate four-bedroom, two-bath home with twocar garage and equipment shed/work shop. Hew roof and kitchen. Paved Driveway. Log tenant house. All this and more on 10.97 acres, just 3 miles from Little Washington. Offered at $525,000. I ** @ our webpage for latest available L# ^|| properties - not all are in the MLS! Butch Zindel, Broker, GRI ABR butch@rapprealestate.com Brokerage since 1990 Buyer Representation since 1988 Trish Bartholomew tbart 1 ©earth link, net www.RappabannockRealEstateResources.com [Q NEW LISTING! 46.937 Acres located in Scenic Rappahannock County with extensive river frontage and immaculate views of Old Rag Mountain. Come and build your dream home on this one of a kind, piece of property. 4 bedroom perc approved. $795,000 Possible Seller financing to qualified purchaser. HISTORIC HOME 2BR/2BA Historic home located in Spenyville. Home has been compledy renovated with new wiring, plumbing, insulation, bath rooms and kitchen. Home has hardwood floors, all new appliances and central air. Home is ready for you to move in and enjoy Scenic Rappahannock County. $399,000 Sperryville From Page B4 Thanks to Eric Kvarnes! It took a great deal of effort to get the tent up and to organize the potluck dinner and barbecue at Oldway Art Center and Glassworks Gallery for rappnetters. We thank Eric and Christine Kvarnes and Marie Andreone for all their work. It was an evening of community and a wonderful example of human contact (no computers between us) overcoming political and social differences. The most conservative and the most liberal broke bread together and had a really good time! At the end of the evening, Eric was wondering whether this was the “first annual” Rappnet party? Send your thoughts to Eric about this.. .or just post them on Rappnet! For those of you who are new to the county, take a look at Eric’s history page to get an uncensored version of the story of Oldway: http:// www.oldway.net/Hist.htm. If you have not visited the Gallery, you will want to do so! Farewell and best wishes to Becky Brown Becky came from Martha’s Vineyard and won all of our hearts with her enthusiasm for raising excellent grass fed meats at Mt. Vernon Farm. Her success and contributions are appreciated, and we know she will take what she learned in Rappahannock to her new venture, whether in Argentina, New Zealand, or elsewhere! Good Luck, Becky! Speeding along the sidewalk in Sperryville When you see an 87-yearold woman speeding along the sidewalk with her walker in Sperryville, that is my mom, Kate. Please stop and say hello to her! She loves to meet people and to talk. Mom will be with us until after Christmas, when she will go to spend the winter with my brother in Palm Desert, CA. In the meantime, she plans to get her daily exercise in Sperryville. Date change for October Pickin’ Party For October only, the Pickin’ Party at the Sperryville Fire Hall will be held on the third Saturday, October 21. The September 9 Pickin’ Party featured not only the faithful regular players, but also the Sargent Family Bluegrass Band. The Sargents are made up of Mom (Melinda) on dobro, Dad (Robbie) on bass, Lee (age 15) on guitar, Joshua (age 12) on mandolin and Danielle (age 11) on banjo. 4t was a special treat to have this talented family share their talent with our community. We hope they will return soon. New Listing! Rappahannock County 3 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath Traditional has been updated but retains a lot of charm with crown moldings, heart pine floors and original details. Central A/C, Central Vac, storm windows, ceramic tile 6t marble. Features skylights in MBR, large covered porch, paneled shelf-lined library, new screened porch on rear, 2 garages. Home Warranty. $750,000. Adjoining Acreage Available: 2.97 acres at $175,000 6c 8.2 acres at $300,000. HP W || I W .. u. I ■ ■ » J J !■■■.,I.U.J UJ n,. . .11 ml. u. Ml . I.u in. » ,1.,. im.mw .H.iim mi., II! m. mi. . Gorgeous One Level Living in Rappahannock County! Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with hardwood floors throughout, in ground pool, detached 24 X 32 garage and a partially finished- basement. The property is partially fenced and is nestled back off the road on 5 acres. __, __$529,000 'Visit our website and search all of the listings in the MLS system." Your Hometown Realtors - www.samsneadrealty.com 540-987-9243 WM V Real Estate Professionals Making Friends For Lift ______ ■- Locally owned and mmutged. ' MM / SOLD Martin Woodard and Frank Hardy, Inc. are pleased to announce the sale of Nethers Road, the ultimate outdoor enthusiast property, at the foot of Old Rag in Madison Co. It has 7 acres in two lots with a pleasant a 2 bedroom, 2bath cottage. Martin Woodard would like to thank Candi Southard of Remax/Crossroads for her assistance in this transaction, Martin ’Woodard 540.987.9080 mhwoodard@earthlink.net

From Sea to Shining Sea Virginia, Virginia... God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From Sea to Shining Sea” America, The Beautiful, redux, Katherine Lee Bates Real estate - its amount, location, resources, environment, and use - is a prime, per haps the prime ingredient of life. The acquisition and control of land areas, usually in the quest for resources and/or wealth, has occupied all of EXTRAORDINARY VALUE • Two custom built cedar sided houses on a secluded 22 plus acre lot near Laurel Mills. Main house has 4 BR and 4 BA, as well as lovely deck facing the woods with terrific attention to detail throughout Finished walkout basement Second house has 2 BR and 2 BA all on one level Perfect for in laws or expanded family. Deck. Beautiful plantings. Priced to sell at over $150,000 below recent assessment $795,000 FLINT HILL 25 mostly open and rolling acres with elevated building site enhanced by spectacular Blue Ridge Mt views - stonewalls, small pond, Hittles Mill creek and road frontage. $575,000 Strange & Company Realtors, LLC Philip Strange/Broker 540-937-5858 Nevul TVrner/Assoclvte Broker 540-675-1935 A Conservation Conscious Company 540-675-1010 INFO@STRANGEREALESTATE.COM 291 -B Main Street • Washington, Virginia am& v sea? mmv..mmm n* human history. Nation-states have always been heavily dependent on territory. Lording over one’s subjects and minions from a throne is one thing, but that seat of power has to physically sit somewhere, the vassals and other classes must be separated from the monarch, and there must be sufficient ground on which to grow food, collect raw materials, and produce the goods that feed the king/queen and add to his/her wealth. When there are shortages in the resources and goods, these may temporarily overcome via foreign adventures, however history suggests such approaches are replete with endless contradictions and “gotchas.” Tbday, there are both micro and macro visions of territory, private homes, public right-ofways, corporate turf, state lines, national boundaries, three-mile limits, international waters, and on and on - up to,, and including, that final frontier, space, where Kirk, Spock, McCoy, et al, have been leading the exploration charge for the past 40 years. The human tendency to acquire more or “better” space can take many forms: building or buying a nice big home in the ‘burbs, creating a corporate empire via space and subordinate expansion, or expanding boundaries via friendly annexation or - perish the thought - hostile international imperialism. While abundant examples ol such expansion persist in the modem world, limits on the total amount of physical rea estate (they ain’t making an) more of it) lead to a natura corollary to the concept o1 entropy, that tendency towarc random behavior of all things. Countries subdivide, fame subdivide, houses subdivide lots subdivide, and so on. In the process, random chaos impinges ever closer on every aspect of lift and like the poor guy in Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum,’ the walls and any number o: real or figurative blades keep coming closer and closer. Greal thought, but this joy ride seems likely to continue and accelerate so long as there is a buck to be made on, or a barrel of whatever to be pumped out of, wherever. There’s nothing new to an) of this. Driving today on 1-81 from the West Virginia to the Tennessee border certainl) gives the impression thal Virginia is one huge chunk ol real estate; the trip is but a slightly reduced version of the drive across Kansas. But consider this; at an earlier time, had sufficient gas stations beer present, the trip across Virginia could have gone on and on and on, ending with a Kodak moment on the shores of the E PROPE Walnut Grove, Washington, VA Great mountain views, old stone walls, streams, pond, barn, fencing and acres of pasture. Perfect setting for horse, cattle or other livestock. 64 acres on a cjuiet country lane outside W'asington, VA. Several gorgeous building sites offer views of the farm and the Blue Ridge beyond. Ideal estate parcel, vineyard, or the farm of your dreams. $829,000. Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 Stone Rambler, Slate Mills, VA Spacious and well-maintained 4 bedroom, 2 bath rambler. Lovely 2 acre lot with mature trees and beautiful mountain views. Hardwood floors, new window's, stone foundation, and great family room with stone fireplace, built-in bookcases, and private deck off dining room. S399.000. Amy Sloane Timbers 540-987-8668 Commercial, Woodville, VA l.7 acre lor zoned village commercial. Great potential tor residential or business use, or both. Mountain views, two small shops, hayticld, small historic ccmenterv. and excellent road frontage S1 Amy Sloane Timbers 540-987-8668 170 High Hill Lane, Washington, VA Outstanding views from even- angle of rhis luxurious private retreat at Massies Corner. Lovely combination of woods, fields, streams and old stone walls surround this 3 BD, 3 BA home on three levels. Large rooms with luxury appointments. Expansive decks, balconies, and gardens around the pool offer the perfect outdoor entertaining spaces. $1,250,000. Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 Glen Gordon, Huntly, VA 45 acres of spectacular Blue Ridge views. Historic ".000 st). ft. manor house, stables, guest house, tenant house, pool. High ceilings, oak paneled hunt room, 5 bedrooms, ' fireplaces. Perfect for entertaining and family gatherings. $2,900,000. Alan Zuschlag Ruth Ripley 540-937-6124 540-687-6395 Highland Farm, Lakota, VA 30 acre estate on three rax parcels in southern Fauquier Counts on the Rappahannock River, lovely views, manicured lawns, pool, koi pond, and historic stone guest cottage. Four bedroom main house with two master suites, lacuy/i and cathedral ceilings. 5 stall barn with foaling room, run-in sheds, board fenced paddocks. $1,800,000. Amy Sloane Timbers 540-987-8668 Commercial, Sperkyville, VA Rare residential and commercial opportunity in Spcrryville. Cozy 2 bedroom 2 bath cottage on 16+ acres adjoining the Shenandoah National Park. Old stone walls, mountain views, stream, and gorgeous frontage on the Thornton River. Commercial buildings on Lee Highway include large retail/office space and a separate commercial kitchen. Potential division in two lots. $695,(XX). Alan Zuschlag ''hr' 540-937-6124 Tanglewood, Ft. Royal, VA Gorgeous 4 BD, 4 BA historic home with large 2 BD guest house on 2.5 acres overlooking the town. Lxquisitc restoration of period details and many upgrades. Ideal for larger family, corporate retreat or Bed & Breakfast use. SI,549,000.' Howie Swaim 540-675-9999 Little Long Mountain, Huntly, VA 25 acres on Little Long Mountain Road. Magnificent wooded parcel of hardwood forest and rolling hills. Old stone wall along Little Long Mountain Road. W ith some slight clearing, outstanding views can be had from upper elevations. Perfect estate parcel in Old Dominion Hounds territory near Mint Hill. $47.5,000. Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 I l¥». ■w -=' -r r Histories & : * Mysteries Judy and John Tole =. evrgreenl@earthlink.net • Pacific Ocean. Holy Tbledo - and Omaha, and Denver and Salt Lake City, and San Diego, etc. •Batman, how you figure that? Well, very briefly, the story goes something like this. About 1603, King James I of England ‘owned’ everything in {he British Empire that previous kings had not granted to others. How was this possible? Because (1) he (James) was the decider and he said so; and (2) his sea power expanded his holdings (only peacefully, of course); and (3) his Privy Councils worked out any messy details. Let’s see, privy - does that mean things were thought out in the ...? Oh, never mind. In James’ mind, his dominion at that time included all of North America. The French and Spanish, to say nothing of the Native Americans, had other ideas. The annoying disagreements would be worked out later, and by others, of course. Given this extensive inventory of raw land, James seems rather stingy in his original charter to the Virginia Company in 1606: 100 miles inland and 50 miles north and south of Jamestown. A mere 10,000 square miles. How many ways were there going to be to slice and dice this puny parcel over the years? In 1609, Sir Edwin Sandys wrote - and James signed - a much sweeter deal for the Virginia Company. Get these terms: 100 miles south of Old Point Comfort AND northwest from 200 miles north of the same, all the way to the OTHER OCEAN! This included almost all of Alaska and about of half of what became Canada, a mighty huge Old Dominion for sure! That’s enough to make one take the old steamboat from D.C. to the Point Comfort for a bushel and a beer! Apparently, the assumption was that the continent was only 300 miles wide; Indians on the two coasts had described mountain ranges that far inland. Hmmm. Alleghenies in the east, Sierra Nevadas in the west; the “white eyes” assumed it was same range. The little area in between was, for the time being, blissfully ignored - except by the French. What a package: 90 percent of current U.S., half of Canada, all of Alaska. Forget Paris, forget the Spanish on the west coast, and ignore the Native Americans. Life was just so much simpler then, was it not? And just imagine the appreciation on the little piece of Rappahannock County that some ancestor may have picked up in that arrangement. But almost before one could say ‘pieces of eight,’ some of this staggering paper empire collapsed. The Virginia Company went bankrupt in 1624, and James took over its claim. But as they say, possession (and control) is nine-tenths and perhaps all of the law. Not just grains, but a truly gargantuan pile of sand was slipping between the fingers of the Brits. When James died the next year, actual English control of Sandy’s 16 year-old grant was but one-millionth of its original size. Over the remainder of the 1600s, some of the area of that mother of all virtual states was carved up for North Carolina (1629), Maryland (1632), New Jersey and New York (1664), and Pennsylvania (1681). During this period, King Charles II handed out the Northern Neck, or Fairfax grant, to seven of his supporters in 1649. A goodly hunk of this grant was in dispute for nearly a century. Of particular interest for Rappahannock County, the northeast boundary of the disputed area was the Hedgman River, up to and including its headwaters. 1 he Hedgman later became the Rappahannock. Some of the problems were settled in 1738 when Augusta County was defined to extend “northerly, westerly, and southerly beyond the Blue Ridge mountains, to the utmost Umits of Virginia.” Utmost then still meant Alaska, Canada, and all in between, around 5.2 million square miles. Ten years later (1748) Culpeper County, the mother of See HISTORY, Page B7

Photos by Marian Carroll FUNRAISER: Franklin Schmidt and Reverend Jenks Hobson examine the table gifts at Taste of Rappahannock Taste From Page B1 anonymous donor’s challenge. Gillis, who filled water glasses and bussed tables for the event, was inspired by the aim of Headwaters. “I was filling water glasses, and they said they needed someone to get it started. It’s great for the kids,” said Gillis. “Every single thing is volunteer, and that allows us to raise a lot of money” said Johnson. The money brought to Headwaters through those donations will go to Headwaters programs like , the Farm-to-Table program, Summer Enrichment Workshops for children the Starfish Mentoring Program, and even as individual minigrants for local teachers. “I think it’s wonderful. It’s a cause that you know is good,” said Esther Schmidt, attending the event for the first time. Email the reporter at mtayloe@timespapers,com History From Page B6 Rappahannock (1833), was created from the remaining disputed area east of the Blue Ridge. Augusta remained the big landholder for only 25 years. Much of this territory went to Canada at the conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1764. Another huge parcel went to the Ohio Territory in 1788. The Civil War finally carved Augusta down to about its present size, when West Virginia was given to all those northerner sympathizers. In a way, entropy was particularly merciless with the Brits. Even after duking it out with the French and Spanish over North America in the 1700s, English control of (or influence in) the original Sandys’ territory never exceeded 2 percent; then oops, a revolution and it was completely “Bye, Bye Miss American Pie” for King George. inai leaves Aiasica. Remember, in theory, Virginia “owned” it back in 1609, but that possession/control thing came into play. Russia had actually established some settlements in the future 49th state in 1799. In one of those curious turns of historical events, the Seward Purchase of 1867 found the U.S. buying back the land of the eroding pipelines that once was the claim of the Old Dominion. All in the past, but just think what might have been. A roll of the dice here, a whispered word in some Privy Council there, and one might evei) now be able to take a trip to Malibu Beach and never even leave Rappahannock County. Now, wouldn’t that have been a nifty slice of land preservation? Note: Much of the information in this article is drawn from The Story of Frederick County (VA) by Sam Lehman ' 1 .TASTY PHILANTHROPY: ' Sesame crusted Salmon and Jambalaya were just some of the many delicious donated to the cause. T . .f A:. TOOL TIME: The “Honey Do Handyman Package” went for a bargain at $400. It was entirely donated by businesses in Washington, Warrenton and Culpeper. Tour From Page B1 Kathy Poush and Averill Ring. Just who are these Artists? Who will open their private studios to the public during the tour weekend? What and where are the ten galleries that will display the works of many others throughout the county? In the upcoming weeks prior to the Studio & Gallery Tbur weekend, the Rappahannock News will feature a series of artists presenting the artists and the galleries of Rappahannock County according to their localities within the county as a prelude to the tour. You will read about painters and potters, weavers and jewelers, and those who bend metal and transform nature’s handiwork to create works of art. For those of us lucky enough to live in our beautiful county, this is the perfect weekend to invite friends and family to share what you already know.. .that Rappahannock is a one-of-a-kind place where both nature and people create treasures for all to experience. Invite them to visit www.RAAC.org for a sneak preview. For more information on the weekend, contact the RAAC office at 675-3193. Fiery Run Road $229,000 Rare 3 acre building parcel with mountain views, stone walls and meadow in the heart of Virginia wine country. Private, yet accessible, this property offers gently rolling terrain, cleared house site, 4 BR perc and a great location within 15 minutes of I-66, Hume, Flint Hill, Front Royal in NW Fauquier County near Rappahannock line. ... I' M JJP1 Shallow Creek Farm $495,000 25+ acres with spring-fed pond, gently rolling pastures and several potential home sites with pond view. Mostly open, with some woods, in southern Rappahannock County. * Coining Soon! Private, tastefully renovated 3 to 4 bedroom, 3 bath retreat with huge pond on over 12 acres. Adjoining 25+ acres with pond also available edw Country Living in Rappahannock County JjKlt HAVEN - Beautifully appointed 7700 sq. ft. 4 hdr. brick home, on 40 acres on Mountain Run Lake. Great seasonal views from the expansive rear decks. 5 mi. from Culpeper. $2^75,000 Contact Peter Wiley South Poes Road - Beautiful private wooded lot with building site on a high knoll overlooking a large pond. Perfect for horses, hunting, and outdoor recreation. $499,000 Contact Cheri Woodard F.T. VALLEY Road - A rare smaller parcel on one of Rappahannock's most scenic roads. 10 +/- acres, mostlv open with spectacular views of Old Rag. Ow ner agent. $359,000 Contact Martin Woodard RoCEEIXiE - Beautifully remodeled contemporary home on 12+/- acres with sweeping views of the Blue Ridge. 3 BDR. 3 B i ll, screened porch, stone fireplace. More land available. $579,000 Contact Cheri Woodard Out Si-Hiw viuJ■: Bookshop, c. 19(H) - Zoned Village ( ommcreial, this l pdated old church lias I .XIX) square feet, -M) ft. ceilings, arched uindous and beautiful wrxxJwork. $395,000 Conuwt Chert Woodard HAZEL River Farm - Outstanding 85+/- acre horse farm in the FT Valley. Spectacular setting with long river frontage. Private three bdr. contemporary home with gourmet kitchen. $2550,000 Contact Justin H. Wiley Hl'MK Ro.AD * In the Old Dominion Hunt temuwy of Fauquier County, this 50+ acres will make an ideal horse farm. ITte land is mostly open with gnat mountain \ iews and a strong stnam. $880,000 Contact Jiistui H. Wiley f Hickerson Moi \tai\ Retreat in beautiful Ben Venue Valle), this duplexe on 10 acres tealures a lot;d of 3bdr. 2bth. Great rentals or a unique famil) retreat. $379,000 Conten t Chert WtMxktrd THE Mil JEM House C. 1842 - Victorian house on 17.4 acres. The main house lias 3 Hl>k and 2 full BA and guest house has I BDR and a fireplace. 4 stall bum and outstanding v iews. $795,000 Contact Thome Auchter HIDDEN Gian - Remarkable 33.5 acre parcel with a eomeiiienl location. 15 minutes to Wanvnton. Magnificent elevated building site, large woodland pond and read) lot building. $495,000 Context Chen Woodant W.AIMir BRASCH - l ACC|Kioit>l tiomc in Huntly 3 hdr. 4 h(h cedar siding beautiful stone fireplace. 9 ft ceilings. 23 acres «ith great v lews and frontage on the Rappahanmx'k Riv er. $&49,000 Coiuiu t Peter Wllc\ Cheri F. Woodard - 540-987-9080 Justin H. Wiley - 540-672-5603 Peter Wiley - 540-219-3771 Managing Broker Barbara & Thorne Auchter - 540-987-9450 Martin Woodard - 540-987-9080 f U ': r i ':*; WJ Sjf’<jP V /7 j ■ g ? ,7j7P W ;T f ,’W' ' ‘'ly ^^ g* d j i./M A-«? f

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Times Community Newspapers will not accept liability for its failure, for any cause, to insert an advertisement and reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or setup Times Community Newspapers are not liable for the quality of advertised products or services q01 Rentals — Apartments V J 1BR, kitch/diningliving area, BA, W/D. Ground floor, pvt home, sep entr. Utilincl. Flint Hill, Rappahannock County. $750/mo. Deposit/refs req'd. 540-6314170 540-675-3508 Iv msg Beautiful decorated, furnished efficiency apt, Marshall, attached to main house, sep ent, deck, Ig yd. Non smkr. only. $600/mo utils incl. 571-277-6323. 540-364-2318 Downtown Berryville, large efficiency apt. $600 per month includes electric, references and security deposit req. No pets, non smoking building, on Historic register 540-955-1256 Leesburg: 1BR + Den. fpl, Jacuzzi tub, pool, W/D, assigned prkg Avail 10/1. $1100/mo + sec dep 571-238-6793 Leesburg Downtown Sliniii) apl. Big country kit., nice light, heal/water incl. Only good credit apply. $700/mo. Sharon Buchanan Remax Renaissance 703-727-1172 Middleburg, 1 2BR. beautifully turnmhed. upstairs, on estate Asking $1200/mo Refs req d, no credit checks.571-277-6323 Middleburg 2BR. 1 BA Carriage house apt. fully remodeled, new HW floors. $1300/ mo. (540)454-1399 MIDDLEBURG AREA: 2 bedroom, great room, kitchen, bath, storage room. $1150/mo utils incl. N/S. 540-687-6610, 540-295-0644. Your Ad Could be HERE Call Today 347-4222 r 001 ^ • Rentals — Apartments Near Middleburg: 1BR garage apt w/deck, w/d & AC. $850/mo incl utils except for gas/ phone. AvI 10/1. Refs req'd. No pets. Call 540-687-6683. Sperryville, 1BR, 1BA, W/D, recently remodeled. $600/mo. (540)675-3249 (540)675-1576 Sperryville, 3BR, 1BA, recently remodeled. $1000/mo. For more info (540)675-3249 (540)675-1576 Western Bluemont - 2 apts. 1 at $550. Basement apt $450.No pets, no smkg. Incls utils + DirecTV, deposit & refs req'd. $500. Contact 540-955-1256 3BR, 2BA condo $1850. 2BR, 2BA $1550 incl water, pool, trash removal, exercise rm. 703-581-4029 Attractive unit w/2BRs, 2BAs, balcony, w/d. golf course view. Now avail. $1050/mo. Owr/ Agt 540-338-4065 Warrenton, Spacious 3BR condo, 1 5BA, walk-in closet, walk to shopping. $1200/mo. (703)798-8712 ( --^ 101 Open Houses V OPEN SAT & SUN 1-4 522 Twintree Ter Priced Reduced to $439k, 5k closing help. Immaculate over 2200sf TH. Potomac Stn, mod kitch, granite countertops, hdwd fir, fin bsmt, fpl, luxurious bath. Must See! Dir: Rt 7 W, R on Battlefield. L on Potomac Station, R on Edmonton. Mijad Mujkic Realty Resource 703-501-0826 Rentals — Townhouses r J OPEN HOUSE Sun. 9/17 1-4 pm STUNNING & LOADED w/UPGRADES plus $5,000 closing cost to buvcr CiORCir.OUS, Almost NIW (built 2004), \ Ivl, Brick trout 111 w/2 car oversized («ARA(»L. Large HOM1 w/open Hr pin high ceilings. Gourmet Kitchen w/center island, Corian counters w/ceranuc backsplash ik: ad|ommg family room w/FP is: hdwd floors. Master BR suite with whirlpool soaking tub + private shower. Bump outs extensions. 1 ull, finished, w/o bsmnt. 2 /one heating & AC . Wonderful deck. This is a home not to be missed. Dir: Rt 7 \\ towards Rtireellnlle, bxit Rt 2S7 t {Merlin liirtifnke), I onto Rt 2S~r. R onto Rt 7 business {hast Main St), at light make Routt> A1/>/\ Vorul Terr., then 2m/ R onto try Hills I err., ft 14 > on R. C an't make the Open -noproblem? Call Chip Smith (202) 441-7550 for a private tour. Gawen Realty, Inc._(704) 5AS-4094 r — \ 099 Rental* Houses 2-3 BR, 1BA, Remington, DR, LR, kit, & laundry. Nice yard. $900 rent + sec dep. No Pets! 540-341-2806. leave daytime number. Some 'restrictions may apply. 2BR 1BA cabin, 6-12 mo lease, Linden. VA. mountaincabinforrent. com for more info. 4BR, 2BA house, 2100sf, Ig yard, golf course in Charles Town, WV. $1400/mo. (304)728-4865. A 3BR Foreclosure. Only $24,900 Stop Renting! For listings call 800-749-8168 ext 1278. Amissville, 3BR, 3BA, Furn house, grge, overlooking Rapp River w/access to 2 lakes, no pets. Good refs & cred req'd. $ 1 2 5 0 / m o . (540)937-5422 Amissville: Lake front cottage available Sept 1st. Huge deck off bedrooms and FR overlooking the water! Sliding glass doors from Great Room open to lake and garden. Access to 2 lakes & Rappahannock River . 2 BR/1 BA, heat pump/cac. 15 miles from Warrenton & to Rt 66 at Marshall. Pets case by case. $1.100/mo. Owner agent 540-675-3991 or s h e r r y @ sherrysnyder. com. Culpeper, 3BR, 1BA. CAC, W'D. newly remodeled. $1000/mo + sec dep (540)439-2295 (540)522-9329 /... 022 1 Houses V_y Eastern Clarke Co: Ideal commuter location. 3 B R , 2.5 B A luxurious brick rambler on 11 acres. Avail midOct. $1950/mo inc grounds & more. 540-539-1646 (agent rel to owner). LEESBURG/ARCOLA: Horse Farmlette Modern 2BR. 1B, skylts, CAC. Country home. Avail, stable, tack rm for horses $ 1250/mo + 1 mos sec. Call Paul 540-454-7270 Leesburg Area: Charming 4BR, 2B house on private historic estate at Little Oatlands, $1600/mo includes lawn svc. Avail mid-Sept Min. 12 mo lease; no dogs 703-777-1398. Leave message. Leesburg: Beacon Hill: rare charming. 1BR house (opt.2-stall horse barn, paddock) on 6ac; mod kit & appl., AC. FP, huge beaut, deck overlooks gorgeous panoramic view. Mowing & snow rmvl. provided. 2 mins to toll road Avail. 10/1 $ 1 4 9 5 / m o . 703-669-4093 Leesburg: Huge savings. Lease w/option to buy avail 5BR exec col or 3BR TH. Owner will give back 30-50% of rent + pay closing costs on 1 or 2 yr lease. 703-307-5774 Leesburg: Rent to own or buy w/owner financing, flex terms 4BR. 2.5BA. Ig fenced yd 2142 sqft. $389,900 or $1695-2495 mo 703-621-7166 O'A. ADS WORK Call 540-347-4222 Garage/Yard Sales V J Fleamarket 9/16, Sam to ? Lots of Great Stuff!! www.foxdenantiques.com (540)347-1162 ---\ Pets v_) I11QI1ER SPCA STRAY ANIMALS 540-788-9000 Visit our homepage at www fauquierspca com e-mail tspca@netzero.com tor a complete up to date listing / > A99 Rental* — House* V_J Linden/Front Royal, Private 5ac home, volume ceiling, views, deck, W/D, D/W, CAC, frplc, 3/4BR, 2BA, near exit 13/1-66. $1300/mo. (540)683-1998 Loudoun Co: New renovation, 4BR, LR, DR, new kit., 2.5 BA, CAC. 2.5 ac. farmhouse in hist. Taylorstown. Pets ok. $2,000/mo + utils. Call Suzanne 202-789-2382. ( ~ \ am Rental* — Houses V J LOVETTSVILLE Area Top floor brick ranch. 3BR, 2BA, fpl, all appls. $l400/mo. Call 540-882-3686. Lovettsville/Waterford. Beaut, home Ig. lot w/ mtn views. 3BR, 3BA, pine firs. Luxurious Master suite, hottub. 1/2 hr to Dulles. $1900/ mo. 540-822-4160. Real Estate for Sale Move to CULPEPER, historical small town Enjoy a cozy brand new Cape Cod. living 2 blocks from Main St. & train station! 4BR. incl'ds Master Suite. 2 bath, basement. $3(WK Dulcida Estrada, Realtor 540-825-4300 Sam Snead Realty, Front Royal, VA Sales — Lots & Acreage v_) THE PLAINS 9+ acres in sought after Northern Fauquier close to 1-66. Private wooded setting w/expired conv. 4BR drainfield permit. $295,000 Emily Henry 540-341*3528 Long & Foster ( \ Real Estate for Sale _) $365,000 MANASSAS \l l IMPRON KMKNTS M \I)K! < I v. I N < HD * 5 BA. finished basement lenced hack w/paver patio ino nuw i NI'.VV Wood llrs . 2 Ms. carpel I I.. paini. 2UI4/5 AC Hoi H:i). Stove, f ridge. DAN ltout load W/l). ceilme tans, huee closets, full BA ami 3rd HR m hasemenl. vinyl wrapped extern*i Convenient to Ki 2X. 2v. M>. Ii\ A I’WI'.rU.,. rV..i.-L ..-III.-....-mi [Htssihlc. Seller lounj home »>l JJ12JLaUi!i2aUf >.hokc .mnr MO\ I KU.MT IN' ta t all Debbie RE/MAX Premier 703-927-3873 or 540-937-4854 13 Real Estate for Sale Your own Caribbean Waterfront Villa r— Beautiful Island of St. Maarten C lose to Shopping and Beaches Breathtaking views overlooking St. Barths Ideal tor your oun getaway spot or great rental income FOR SALE at $345,000 All settlement transactions can he handled easily and locally ' Contact us at 540-270-8378 PRICE REDUCED - $275,000 Walk to Downtown Warrentotl MOTI VATED SELLER TO HELP WITH CLOSING! Treed Both* Sides, Stream in Back! Quick Settlement Possible! j Situated in a small quaint xuhdi| vision, 3 Ivl. new D/VV & dtspos[al. pantry, crown molding. L(i [rec ri>om on LI., tiled ha's, xtra I storage, walk in closet. 2 hull ha. Call Debbie Fitzgerald RE/MAX Premier 703-927-3873 or 540-937-4854 01 -- Real Estate for Sale v_:_ PRICED FOR QUICK SALE AT: ST' $629,900 • Beautiful 1 + Acre Just Outside Fairfax City * Meticulously maintained, reflecting pride in ownership, this 5-tevel 4 BR2 5 BA/2-car garage is in search ol new owners • Suburban privacy at its finest Choice Location, Terrific School District. Easy Access to I-495, Vienna Metro. GMU. • Shopping dining For a private showing call MARY MCCARTY, RE/MAX Olympic (703| S20-2811 r V. Business Services / AVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVATAV FAMILY MAN HANDYMAN 540-222-7292 Carpentry, Docks. Basement*. Boor*. Elee/Pliinibing. IVlisc. Any size job. Big or small! Call Jeff ATifiTAfATAfATATAT ' > Announcements v;_y LAID-OFF RECENTLY? As *ne w-o^as t>js*est FjOuoq comoant. 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022 Houses Purcellvllle - 5BR. 3.5BA in Farmington on the green. 2.5 acres. Fin bsmt. Great clean home. $2700/mo. Sharon Buchanan Remax Renaissance 703-727-1172 Rappahannock Co. •2Br, 2BA, custom home, Flint Hill, $11 00/mo • Sperry ville, private country 3lvl home, 3BR, 2BA, full bsmt, stone FP, screened porch, hot tub. 2 car garg. Joins Shen Nat I Park. $1500/mo • 1 B R , 1 B A , remodled apt, all appls, Washington, VA $750/mo • 3BR, 3BA, 2 story renovated farm house on farm: $2000/mo Call Piedmont Property, Inc. 540-675-1675 Rappahannock County, Flint Hill, 2 story house. 2BR. LR, DR, Kitch, BA, W O, deck. $850/ mo. Refs dep req d. (540)631-4170 (540)675-3508 Iv msg Rapp County, 1BR house in village of Flint Hill. Originally a tavern. Heart pine floors, clawfoot tub. Very cozy. $990 mo. Dep, clean cred 8 refs req'd. 540-675-1190 540-937-5703 Sperryville: Lovely 2BR. 2BA. kitchen/ dining area w/wood stove, living room w/ lovely rock fpl, CAC/ heat, nice yard. (540)987-8582 Sperryvilfe: Newly renovated 2BR, 1BA with central heat & air. (301)808-9761. SUMMIT POINT. Jefferson County. WV. Lrg single Fam home w'gar on 3'/? acres. Built in 2000. 4BRs. 3 ;B. all appl's. CAC, oak & tile firs, covered front porch, lrg deck off back, well & septic, barn 8 pasture avail for add I rent. Sec dep., credit appl. $2500/mo. Call 540-955-1384 Warrenton, 2BR, 2ba on 1+ acre. Master Bdrm w' patio, W/D, D/W, CAC. Lg Deck, Patio, Garage New carpet 8 paint. Minutes to Old Town $1450/mo. Call 703-477-7759. Warrenton, 3BR, 1 ba, house on 490ac farm ($1300.mo) 8 stall barn with paddocks & fields. $ 1 2 0 0 / m o (540)743-6994. 540 860-2525 Warrenton Area 3br, 2ba brick rambler. full fin bsmt, 2 car det garg on 2 acs. Avail, now. $ 1800/mo Call Jim Helm Weichert Realtors 540-905-5536 Waterford Farm ,48R. ?B, hrdwd firs. Elec HT wdburning stove. 2 fplcs. No indr pets. $1600 703-727 2945 Woodville, 2br cottage. LR. BA. eat in kit. woodstove 8 elec baseboard heat. $950 mo + util 8 sec dep. rio dogs 540-987-8294 f 034 V_ Rentals — Farm \ J 6 acs, featuring 5 stall bam, tack rm, hay stge. elect & water Carolyn 540 923-4263 email Carolyn stewart@earthlink.net Barn & fenced in pas tures for rent Northern end Culpeper Co (540)937-4420 or 640-718-1105 Leesburg: Furn room w shared BA & Kit., laundry access in nice family home N/S $500. mo 540-718-9279 ( 066 V_ Rentals — Stared Housing J 2 Fem Roomates Wtd to share 4300sqft furnished 5BR home in Culpeper. 2 5BA, full kitch. W D. garage Access to Rt 29 & Rt 3 Cable, internet & all util. mcl. $650 mo Call Melissa (540)829 9923 Flint Hill, furnished room. $500 mo inclds utils Whole house amenities Animal lover a must. (540)675-3833 Gainesville, Mstr BR Ig beautiful house prtv BA. cable, hi speed Internet in rm. hot tub $ 7 2 5 * utils (703)244-7132 Reston: Resp person to shr TH Conv location nr airport $400 + 1 3 utils (703)391 8792 Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 \QYJ Rentals — ^ Townhouse* Ashbum: 3BR, 2 5BA TH. Brand new, 2CG, huge deck, lux appls. nr toll rd. $1900. AvI immd. (571)243-7726 Ashbum (Belmont Greene)- 2 M, 3 BR, 2 5 BA. 2 car garage. W/D, FP. like new. 1st floor master BR. $1775. 301-537-6256. WWW Rentals — W Oflle* i* V. .;« - J BY OWNER 540-347-5555. assigned parking & utilities included. 30 Ashby Si. Warrenton Ste 102-103. $850/ mo; Suite 109. $500/ mo. In Town Office Storage Unit 16, 100 sq ft. $75; Unit 30. 200 sq ft. j 125Unit 33. 170 sq ft, $90 Fauquier Why commute? Set your office up in quaint, downtown Remington. New businesses and remodeling ongoing. Ground floor location. Olafsen Realty 540-347-1505 Office Retail & Storage space avail for lease. Berryville VA(Clarke Co). (540)955-2459 or (386) 214-1729 1089 Huntlng 1 Properties Hunting land fpr lease. Clarke County, VA. 30+ acres. (386)214-1729 nQ- Vacation — , 085 Sales V J Bethany Beach - Bear Trap Community. Open and bright 3BR, 2BA condo. Immaculately maintained. Screened in porch overlooks peaceful view of pond. 1500 sq ft. All Bear Trap ammenities include 3 pools, tennis; gym, beach shuttle. $364,900. Call 301-774-4025. Culpeper: 3Br, 2Ba. Lg Fam Rm, Lg 1 Car Gar, Corner Lot, $269k Ph: 202-423-7696. www. gtechno.com/2001. FSBO 3BR/2BA, 12.5a subdividable w/barn pasture trails & arena. $439,900. Bring all offers. 304-856-1842 Scenic & Private 100 acre farm w/landing strip in No VA, outside DC ADIZ. Custom Cape Cod home & fenced pastures for the horse lover $1.25 mill. (540)955-3471 or 540-454-2658. 122 Sales — Houses Clarke County Schools: New cedar house, 3BR. 2BA, full bsmt. 1 -2 ac. Beautiful views. $325k. (703)819-1211. Foreclosure. 4BR. $15,000' Must Sell! For listings call 800-749-8168 ext R528 Leesburg: Huge savings. Lease w/option to buy avail 5BR exec col or 3BR TH. Owner will give back 30-50% of rent + pay closing costs on 1 or 2 yr lease. 703 307-5774 / 133 V_ Lots&Acreage .. J 100% Financing Avail, lots from 3-32 acres. All perc apprvd/survyd Fauquier & Culpeper. (540)547-4197 10 Acres of Land with Water, Septic, and Utilities in Fauquier County Home site cleared and 4 car garage on property Potential for subdivision $399,000 Call: Chip Miller Keller Williams Realty (703)915-9498 Owner/Agent. 1,700 SQ.FT. LOG CABIN 22+ ACRES $279,900 3,000 FT. STREAM Ready to finish log cabin with a full base ment and decking Has majestic mtn views* Priced to sell1 Financing Available Call NOW' 1-800-888-1262 Classified 'Ads Work Ca'i 347 d/22 1 to 10 Acre Lots available in Beautiful Ashburn. Please contact Jeremy at 703-851-5665. A m i s s v 111 e / Fauquier County: 5.8 open acres near Rappahannock River w/ distant mountain views. More land available for long term lease. Best buy in the County! Perc approved. $265,000. Call Sherry at Re/Max Regency 540-675-4901 Beautiful Wooded 1-3 acre lots available in Round Hill. Please contact Allan at 703-898-4304. Picturesque .36 acre lot in Strasburg VA. Grt View, loc close to town. City water & sewer. $82,999 540-341-7323 Rappahannock Casfleton-50 + Wooded acres, beaut hardwoods, springs/ stream on property, private & protected $652,000 Emily Henry 540-341-3528 Long & Foster RESIDENTIAL LOT FOR SALE: Waterford, Va 23 :icres at end cul de sat. Pastoral setting, scenit views, established community. hacks up to 120 acre conservatory. Priced at 775.000. Must see to appreciate. Please call Ron Glass or Par Ishaq COMMERCIAL DIVISION L.ong & Foster Real Estate Inc703 506 2850 Sportsman's Paradise Augusta Co. VA. 123 acres, surrounded by National Forest Deerfield Valley area. Road frontage. Internal rds. 4 wheeler trails. Wildlife abounds. Standing timber. 2 perks. Some open land. 2000 ft frontageon Calfpaslure River. Priced to sell for under S50CX)/ at. Dial direct: Scott Weller 540-294,0555, M e I v i n Sweeney 540-294-8390. Remax Advantage 135 Sale* — ^ Real Estate V J 100% Easy Financing Fixer Uppers, 1st time buyers & New homes $ 1 0 0 0 /d o w n .' (703)881-0898 www.WalkerMLS com $40,000 below appraisal!! Only $325,000 for this & much more! 4BR, 2BA split level, 1 ac, Rappahannock Co, on;ly 5 min to Fromt royal, 9 yrs old, brick & vinyl. Lg open rooms & wonderful views of the Mountians. Owners have found house of choice & want a quick close. Pam Miller, 540-671-1848 BUYERS Kent To Own Homes. I have properties that you can rent to own. Low money up front. Pavorahle options, fixer Uppers t<x>' Visit website for details bucksimpson.com RE/MAX Gateway LEESBURG Don't rent, own with no money down & have up to 3 months mortgage paid for!!! Choice of 2 like brand new condos or end unit town ho nte or choice of 2 single family homes- both on cul-de-sac s, huge 6 BR or spacious 5 BR! Call for details. Monarch Real Estate 703-779-2440 LEESBURG first month free' 2BR ground level condo everything brand new! Pool, tennis, tot lot. trail, clubhouse, w/d, storage! Si 250/mo Monarch Real Estate 703 779-2440 Tn,s Could be Your Ad1 Ca" 340 347 4222 135 Sales — Real Estate FAIRFAX CITY Great opp. to own 2br, 1ba condo in a sought after comm. Convenient location to great shopping & restaurants. Brand new carpet, paint & appl's, Wont last long. Karen Souder 703-994-6497 Remax Allegiance FISHERMEN & HUNTERS .Stictly AS IS Owner will make no repairs, but will finance. You fix the way you want. Close to Nat l Forest and Shenandoah River. Old fashioned home makes perfect getaway. Ftent to your fishin' and huntin' friends when you're not using it. If you don't bring your wife, you won't even have to clean it!!. $t67,000. Call Nancy Heflin at Stonewall Realty, LLC 866-635-7717 or home 540-635-7360 PRIVATE Beautiful 3br, 2 full ba home sits on 1 ac lot w/ views of the mountains just mins from Rte 29 in Culpeper area, Home offers beautiful landscaped yard w/ deck Karen Souder 703-994-6497 Remax Allegiance. I BUY HOUSES-cash! Stop foreclosures/ double payments. No commissions/fees. (888)886-9091 Lv msg Opportunities Established Vending Business For Sale. Northern VA Snacks & Soda, Full service and OTC. Approx. 100+ machines. (703)368-9848 r—949 Cemetery Lots V 2 Burial lots in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, under beautiful tree. Cost $3100. sell $2600 for both. Call collect. Pat 256-539-5898. -- 224 Firewood V_— J ALL OAK SEASONED hardwood. Delivered $150/ full cord, Call 703-868-2524. ALL OAK SEASONED hardwood. Delivered $150/ full cord. Call 703-868-2524 Furniture/ , i Appliances ’ , J 100% Solid Wood Cherry Sleigh Bed Set. New in boxes List $3000, Sell $1,195. Can deliver. 703-378 8866 17" Thick Extra Plush Queen Plllowtop matt/ box set. New in plastic w/warr. Val $1,200 - Sell $475! Can dlvr 703-378-8866 6 pc Cherry Bedroom Set. New in boxes Value $1,100, sell $585 Can del 703 263-7888 Full Size matt/box set. Brand new in plastic. $135. 703-263-7888 King Pillowtop Matt/ Box set. $250. New in plastic w/warr Can deliver. 703-378-8866. Leather Sofa & Love Seat Brand new in crate - Lifetime warranty. List $1,800, sell $799. 703-378-8866. Microfiber Sofa & Loveseat. Stain resistant lifetime warranty new in crate. List $1,100 sell $495. 703-263-7888. Queen Pillow Top Mattress Set new in plastic with warranty. $150. Can deliver. 703-263-7888. Woodstove, Englander, 2 dr. front load, 2 spd blower w/screen to enjoy fire. $306. 703-335-2219. Haji 9unW:. & Feed Hay horse quality, sq. bales, Delivered & stacked. (540) 937-5160 MIDDLEBURG barn, Full care, 2 arenas, Indoor & Ooutdoor. Miles of Ride out. Had to fixtures. Roomy stalls. $650/mo. Call: 540-454-2938 Reg. 5-yr-old, Flashy black/white Paint, mare, 15.2, ridden english/western. $5200. (540)718-1019 Lawn/Qard« Equipment John Deere STX30, riding mower, 9hp. Krohler engine, 30 inch cut, runs good. $600. 540-439-9837 Handicap Scooter, Rascal Model 305, electric 4 whl EC, incl internal battery charger & tront/ rear baskets. Approx 20mi per charge, electric trunk lift avail, new cost over $4100, asking $1200/obo. (540)937-2425 Hardwood Flooring: Brazilian Cherry, 3/4 in thick. Perfect $2.50sf, 2,l45sf. Will separate. (703)875-2215. HOT TUB: Never used, seats 6, fully loaded, 31 jets, waterfall. MSRP $7500, sell $3500. 571-237-5015 POOL TABLE- 8 ft. solid wood, cherry, still in box. 1 in. slate, MSRP $6495 Must sell, $1495. 571-237-5015. I* 973 Pet* Corgis-PembrokeAKC1 M-Tri, 2 F Sable/ White, $500.00, Bedford VA 540-297-2627 Ready wk of Oct. 9, Now taking Deposits DOBERMAN pups, AKC, 8 wks, champ bl, 1 M/1 F. shots, wormed, ears, 'micro chip. (540)948-9999 Lab pups, AKC/OFA, yellow, M/F, raised w/ kids. Champ field trial/ hunt line. Wormed, 1st shots. (540)825-4688 Sheltie: AKC, shots, wormed, sable/white, black/white & tri-colors, M & F. 30+ yrs exp $500. Becks Kennels, 304-229-8545. Teenie Weenie Chihuahuas also Teenie Weenie Yorkie, also Min Schnauzer, also Min Pinchers, Pugs & Maltese. Health Guar, shots & wormed. Reg CKC & AKC, will deliver. $500 & up. Cash only. 540-778-3314 c 540-613-7652 Barn Cats: All vet checked, will deliver. Tame kittens and cats, pups and dogs, need temporary/ permanent homes. Call 202-244-2866 or Tollfree 1-877-225-7935. Family Labs: (2) SisterLucy/spayed. BrotherRicky/ neutered. Loving family wanted with alot of room to run and play. We re 4 1/2 yrs old. have shots. Our current owners love us dearly but we have no room in this TH. 703-408-4526/ 571-233-9687. Legal Notices > j NOTICE OF TAKING PROOF OF DEBTS AND DEMANDS At the request of Patricia Lee Tapp and Brian Kevin Kritz. Co-Administrators of the Estate of Eugenia L Haught-Howard. Deceased, (Fiduciary #CWF050000041) I hereby notify all interested persons that I have fixed September 26, 2006, at 10 a m., as the time and my office at 31 Winchester Street. Warrenton. Virginia, as the place for taking proof of such debts and demands against said decedent or said decedent s estate pursuant to Virginia Code Section 64 1-171 Robert deT Lawrence. IV Assistant Commissioner of Accounts for the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia FREE FILL DIRT If you can take 100 loads or more. Call 703-771-3975 Free firewood, you cut & haul. (540)253-5575 Free Kittens, 8 wks old, 2 female. 1 male. 1 black striped, 1 gray. Please call (540)788-9789 Free to good home: .Springer Lab mix puppy, good with kids, 6 mos old, all shots. (540)364-1419 Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 Stress relief for busy professionals. Homes, Office, Business, Discount off 1st cleaning. 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Vbur Ad Could be HERE Call Today 347-4222 Legal Notices BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 2, 2006 at 7:00PM in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following application: SE 06-08-01 William Richard and Ester Mae Settle dba Settle's Cars and Trucks LLC, by Richard L. Settle-Agent, desire a Special Exception permit for*an expansion of a non-conforming use on their property located at 14723 Lee Highway, Amissville (Tax Map 32, Parcels 89 and 90, zoned RR', Jackson District). The applicants wish to expand the vehicle lot and not the building. Use allowed pursuant to Code Section 170-36H of the Rappahannock . County Code. A COPY of the foregoing application is on file at the Zoning Office in Washington, Virginia, and are available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM. Said application will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 7:30PM at the Rappahannock County Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 170-55, if any. The above-named applicants, adjacent property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, c/o P.O. Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY EDITH J. SUMMONS BRIDGET and WILBUR BRIDGET Plaintiffs vs. At Law No. 06-39 JOHN M. SUMMONS GERALD SUMMONS UNKNOWN HEIRS of Howard Summons and Ruby Starks (Summons), if any there be, and any other person or persons having any interest in the property containing 6 acres, more or less (Tax Map parcel 18-31) situate in Hampton District, Rappahannock, County, Virginia, whose names and addresses are unknown and who are made party to this complaint as PARTIES UNKNOWN Defendants ORDER OF PUBLICATION THE OBJECT of the above styled suit is to quiet title to the property owned by Plaintiffs Edith J. Summons Bridget and Wilbur Bridget, in which the above named Defendants may nave an interest, which property is situated in Rappahannock County, Virginia and more particularly described as follows: All that certain tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in Hampton Magisterial District, Rappannock County, Virginia, containing 7 acres, more or less, being the same property conveyed to John R. Summons by deed from John K. Kendall and Lula M. Kendall, his wife, dated April 28, 1930 and recorded in Deed Book 35 Page 536 in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia; Less and except therefrom however, a certain tract or parcel of land containing one acre more or less conveyed to Ora L. Roy by deed from John R. Summons and Eva F. Summons, his wife dated June 17, 1955 and recorded in Deed Book 63 Page 265 in the aforesaid Circuit Court Clerk's office. And being the same property conveyed to Edith J. Summons Bridget and Wilbur Bridget by deed from John M. Summons, Howard Summons and Ruby Starks, Ora Summons Roy and Charles Roy, Gerald Summons, and Helen Summons, dated February 19, 1990 and recorded in Deed Book 182 Page 245 in the aforesaid Circuit Court Clerk's office. And it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Plaintiffs to ascertain in what county, city or state the Defendant, Gerald Summons resides, without effect; And it further appearing that the above named defendant John M. Summons is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia and that his last known post office address is do Smith Nursing Home, 2330 Penn Place Northeast, Canton, Ohio 44707; And it further appearing that the heirs at law of Howard Summons, Ruby Starks (Summons) and Gerald Summons, if he be dead, who now are or may be deceased, and whose names are unknown, are or maybe interested in the subject of this matter, if any such heirs at law there be. It is therefore ORDERED that all such persons claiming an interest in the land above described appear on or before that 20th day of October. 2006, in the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, Post Office Box 517, 238 Gay Street, Washington, Virginia 22747 and do what is necessary to protect their interest. It is further ORDERED that this Order be published once a week for four successive weeks in the Raooahannock News, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Rapphannock; that a copy of this Order be posted at the front door of the courthouse wherein this Court is held; and that a copy of this Order be mailed to each Defendant at the address shown by the aforesaid Affidavit and which is listed above. Entered this 23 day of August. 2006. /s/Diane Bruce Clerk of the Circuit Court I ASK FOR THIS: /s/ Michael T. Brown Michael T. Brown, Esquire Baumgardner and Brown, PLC Counsel for Plaintiff 211A Main Street P O. 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Call 703-327-5050 extension 200 to set up interview Accounting Account Collection Representative, Full-time Herndon, Virginia 2 years minimum collection experience For the complete list of Employment Opportunities, visit: www.TimesCommunity.com Times Community Newspapers is an Equal Opportunity Employer Interested applicants should send a resume and salary requirements to: Jaicin Lowe, 13873 Park Center Road, Suite 301, Herndon, Virginia 20171, email to: HumanResourcet8timespaper3.com, or fax to 703-435-9754 (Times Comnunitv Newspaper NORTHERN VIRGINIA 545 Full Time Emptoymoivt Auto Body Tech FT/PT, exp, auto body paint prep tech, to work on classics & muscle cars. Attention to detail a must. Warrenton area. (540)351-0443 ELECTRICIANS & HELPERS NEEDED Residential plus 2 yrs comm, experience needed. Valid DL, tools & trans needed. -1703)753-6693_ Administrative Assistant Contractor in Marshall seeks team plyer with ability to multi-task, meet deadlines. Schedule inspections, permits, work with National Builders and AR functions. Full time position with benefits. Email resume: kellypelczer@fwborden.com or Fax 540-364-2822 PHOTOGRAPHER Summerfield Studios is looking for a photographer for their preschool/daycare division. Guaranteed pay plus commission and benefits. Call 866-330-2493, ext. 205 or email to merwin @ summerfieldstudios.com BARN HELP Kelly's Ford Equestrian Center Seeking full time employment for barnhelp in Remington, VA. Starting at $8. Must be experienced with horses and capable of working weekends. Valid VA license req'd. Please call (540)399-1800 or email a resume to kellysfotdequest@aol.com POPLAR SPRINGS INN & Manor House Restaurant ★Reservationists ★Front Desk Receptionist ★Valet ★Professional Wait Staff Fax resume to: 540-788-1273 or email to: www. poplarspringsinn.com Web: www.poplarspringsinn.com HOUSEKEEPER Large private estate in Middleburg area seeks full-time experienced housekeeper. Minimum 5 years general cleaning, laundry/ironing; meal prep and service a plus. This position is best suited to someone seeking a long-term position, who is efficient, reliable and flexible, with legal work status. Friendly staff, excellent benefits and salary. Fax cover letter with work experience and references to: 540-592-3590 RAPPAHANNOCK R API DAN m COMMUMTV SBMCfcS BOARD COOK #119-12-43 Part time (18.75 hrs/per/wk) and On-call position for meals preparation in wiiuuwiviai a. j until in ^uijjcpci. ttccacuu hours included. $9.11 p/hr. Apply with RRCSB/AAA application by 8:30am, Monday, September 25,2006. HR, P.O. Box 1568, Culpeper, VA 22701. (504)825-3100 TDD: (540)825-7391 EEO/AA Kjennings@iTcsb.org UTILITY LINE LOCATOR National supplier to major utilities. Expander our workforce. Seeking FT Tech. Will train: $12-$18/hr. depending on work history. Apply on line at: www.stsus.net Please No Call! LIBRARY AIDE Library Services Department Part-time with the Cascades Library in Sterling, VA. Duties include checking materials in and out to library customers using the automated'circulation system, registering borrowers, and performing other duties essential to the achievement of efficient library operation. Must have a strong commitment to customer service, effective communication skills, and PC and data entry skills. Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to high school diploma and a minimum of 2 years job related experience. Library experience preferred. (Hiring Range: $13.57 - $18.31/hr) Closes: 09/l5/2(X)6 07-074 additional information and required application contact web site: www.loudoun. gov Administration Administrative Assistant/ Advertising Coordinator Full-time Reston, VA For the complete list of Employment Opportunities, visit: www.TimesCoiTimunity.com Times Community Newspapers is an Equal Opportunity Employer Interested applicants should send a resume and salary requirements to: Jaicin Lowe, 13873 Park Center Road, Suite 301, Herndon, Virginia 20171, email to: HumanResource®dmespapers.com, or fox to 703-435-9754 Warn* •Community Newspapers northern Virginia Full Tim# Employment Auto Parts COUNTER SALES FT/PT Positions 15 Northern VA locations, (Prince William, Loudoun & Fairfax Counties), Full benefits. Call: Fairfax Auto Parts 703-323-5300 545 Full Tim# tmpfoymeni Barn Help Wanted PT/FT, Muck, feed & turnout, must be reliable, call (540)364-3099 Classified Ads Work Call 347-4222 COMMERCIAL CARPENTERS NEEDED Metal studs, drywall & finishing Own tools and trans rea d. Valid DL (703)753-6693 Kitchen Help Part-time. Baking/desert experience helpful. Four & Twenty Blackbirds (540)675-1111 Thoroughbred Farm Needs Person experienced with mares, foals, yearlings, sales prep, farm maim tenance. Cottage on farm. Refs req'd. (540)364-2387 Automotive Import Technician Great opportunity for the Tech with the right credentials. Professional wage & benefits. Contact Chris 540-347-9800, 866-347-9800 toll free COURIER Temporary Courier position available immediately. Use a company van to transport office mail and papers between our offices. Valid driver's license and good driving record a must. If interested, please call Ron Sauer 703-443-6290. Landscape Mid-Level Managers Commercial Landscape experience necessary with excellent Customer Service. Skills required. Earnings potential $40K to $70K. Excel. Eenefits Fax resume to 703-754-9926 And then call 703-929-6583 EOE/M/M/F/D/V LANDSCAPE FIELD SUPERVISORS For Maintenance and Installation. Landscape experience needed. Earning Potential $30k to $45k per yearPlus benefits. ONLY SERIOUS INQUIRIES PLEASE Fax resume to 703-754-9926 Call 703-753-2000 EOE/M/M/F/D/V Key Construction is looking for Experienced Crane Operators Excavator Operators Skilled Bridge Carpenters and Laborers for their Rt. 55 Fauquier County VDOT project near The Plains, VA. Contact Roger Hubble (434)955-0224 or Key Constr. (434)374-2125 WE ARE AN EEO/AA EMPLOYER. WAREHOUSE/DELIVERY PERSONNEL NEEDED Full-time positions with benefits, Including health & life insurance, Pension & 401 (k), vacation & sick leave. Must have good driving record and valid driver's license. Agriculture background helpful. Apply in person: CFC FARM & HOME CENTER 12645 Lee Highway, Washington, VA Lead Carpenter Share Our Vision Dynamic, fast-growing residential remodeling company, highly recognized in its field seeks Lead Carpenter to work and manage all aspects of the home remodeling. Work with subcontractors and project managers to ensure project meets quality standards and required timeline. Applicants must have 5 years experience in on-site management and the ability to read blue prints, a proven track record and references. Jobs are located in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC. Nash Construction offers top pay, benefits, and training. Call for an interview or more information 540.364.6224 Fax: 540.364-2658 DRIVER & MORE Share Our Vision Dynamic, fast-growing construction company, highly recognized in its field, seeks CDL Driver with clean driving record to work in drug-free environment. Driver must be familiar with the Northern VA/DC/MD regions. Applicant must be able to lift 80 pounds without restrictions. Driver is responsible for all construction deliveries, inventory control and safety procedures. Driver must be organized, familiar w/ construction tools & inventory controls & able to follow and communicate OSHA safety procedures. N you are ready to be more than a driver call 540.364.6224 to set up interview. Nash construction otters top pay and benefits. Full Tima Employment V J CDL Driver FT G» Pack Paving (540) 347-9246 *»»»»«*>•»«» CLAIRE S AT THE DEPOT seeking evening FOH Manager w/ fine dining experience. Fax resume to: 540-341-0302 or call: 540-351-1616 Classified ADS WORK! Call Your Rep TODAYI 540-347-4222 or FAX 540-349-8676 f 545 \_ Full Time Employment J HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING FOR f:mployment Bulldozers Backhoes Loaders Dump Trucks Graders Scrapers Excavators - National Certification - Financial Assistance - Job Placement Assistance 866-809-3578 Associated Training Services of VA 9432 James Madison Hwy Rapidan, VA 22733 Certified to Operate in VA by SCHEV www.equipment operator.com BUYING? SELLING? The Classifieds Have It! Call TODAY. 540-347-4222 or FAX 540-349-8676 Health Care CULPEPER BAPTIST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY FT and PT Openings for CNA s PT opening for RN/LPN on 3-11 shift *NEW WAGE SCALE* Come Join Our Team! Work In A Caring, Supportive Environment! Contact Wanda Stover or Paula Bolton (540) 825-2411 DENTAL ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST Position available for energetic, peopleoriented individual. Will be cross-trianed to learn all areas of dental employment. This is a great opportunity to develop a career in dentistry or enhance already acquired dental skills (with the ability for rapid advancement if performance indicates). Good salary and benefits available. Please apply in person to: 420 Hospital Drive, Warrenton or fax resume to 540-347-2771 Full Tim# Employment v . J Constructor ROUGH CARPENTERS Learn Home Building Construction Skills: Blueprints.. Framing. Tools, Materials Next Class: Sept 25th - National Certification -Job Placement 800-383-7364 Associated Training Services of VA 9432 Janies Madison Hwy Rapidan. VA 2273.1 Certified to Operate in VA by SCHF.V www.equipment operator.com Construction Commercial General Contractor looking for an experienced Superintendent for base building and tenant work in Northern VA. Good benefits & competitive pay. Fax resume to 703-437-7492 or e-mail to info@ hammerhead-va.com Construction Now Hiringfor long-term work in Sterling, VA. Equip. Operators, Pipe layers, Foremen, LaborersSpanish: 703-296-8172 English: 703-998-6510 Construction Safety Engineer OSHA Certified. Familiar w/utility excavation & safety regs. Must be able to pass Safety & Security testing at Dulles Airport. Please call 703-998-6510 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 WARRENTON OVERLOOK HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER A 115 bed Skilled Long Term Care Facility has the following employment opportunities available: ❖ CHARGE NURSE RN OR LPN 3pm-11pm, 11pm-7am, PRN & Weekend Program ❖ CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT All shifts, PRN and Weekend Program ❖ MDS COORDINATOR - RN ❖ SOCIAL SERVICES COORDINATOR ❖ HOUSEKEEPING / LAUNDRY AIDE Part time weekends We offer flexible scheduling, competitive wages, bonuses, differentials, holiday pay, PTO, health, vision, dental and life insurance, medical treatment discounts, STD, LTD, tuition reimbursement, educational opportunities, retirement plan, credit union membership, caring supportive staff and much more. For more information please contact HR at: 360 Hospital Dr; Warrenton, VA 20186 Phone 540-349-1919 Fax 540-341-0431 scotts@faucjuierhospital.org 1 Now Hiring Full- and Part-Time: Transportation Security Officers Washington-Dulles International Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Full-Time: Starting at $27,730 per year Plus Benefits Part-Time: Starting at $13.29 per hour Plus Benefits {Includes I?..Wi tocnlilxfuni TSA Job Fairs C ulpeper Virginia F.mploymerit Commission Field (Mice 529 Meudovs brook Drive Culpeper. VA 10:00am- 2:00pm VRC Fairfax n 135 lx*c Jackson Memorial Highway Sit*. 340 Fairfax. VA 11 (M)am 1:00pm Minimum Requirements: I S. Citizenship or I S National • High school diploma. GFD or equivalent, or one year of security or aviation screening experience • hnglish proficiency • Pre-employment medical evaluation • Pass a hack ground/c red it check Please apply online at http://tsatareers.recruitsoft.coni 1-800-887-1895 • TTY: 1-800-887-5506 Transportation Security Administration ISA is an L<jual Opportunity Employer RAPPAHANNOCK RAPIDAN COMMUNITY SEWICES BOARD Project Manager for Aging Together Partnership PROJECT MANAGER #702-13-45 Evening opportunity to provide leadership lor highly energized. broad partnership working to improve lo*ng-term care and supportive services tor older adults in Culpeper, Fauquier. Madison. Orange and Rappahannock counties Duties Direct implementation of strategic plan, establish mechanisms tor communication between multiple work teams and wnh the public, work with funding sources, secure additional funds, represent partnership with multiple audiences, supervise project stall, manage project finances, \biluv to work independent!}, conceptualize projects and manage multiple priorities; high level wntmg/commumcatioiis/diplomacv skills, knowledge of older adults' needs and issues, knowledge of human service deliver) in the five-count) region. IXmionstraled computer skills; demonstrated success m giant writing and administration, demonstrated success in coordinating inter agency groups and working with local government. Minimum bachelor's degree in human services, public policy, non-profit management or related field; graduate degree preferred $40,506.00 p/yr \pplv with RR( SB/A A A application hv H :30am, Mondav, October 2. 2006. HK. P.«. Box 1568. Culpeper. VA 22701. (540)825-3100 11)1): (540)825-7301 EEO/A A KjenningsC« rrcsh.org 845 \_ ELECTRICIAN/ LIGHTING TECHNICIAN Exper d Electrician/ Lighting Technicians for N VA area needed to join our service dept Bucket trk exp, CDL or clean driving record. Competitive wages, med/den/ vision benefits, 401K w % match. We offer a sign on bonus up to 5K. Pd Vacation, sick & Holidays. Ph: 703-440-3700 or send resume to HR® Lightingmaintenance. com Drug free workplace. EEOC GLAZIER Experienced * commercial glazier needed (new construction, door repairs, glass replacement, mirrors). Must have driver's license, own transportation and tools. Call 703-729-9095 Heavy Equipment Operators •Loader •Dozer •Hoe •Pipe Foreman Top pay, Great Benefits, Established Co. 540-295-2303 MtlH t tmptoyiimni INSTALLER/ MECHANIC Needed for trailer repair & truck accessory installation. Benefits. Hilhvood Sales 703-754-4611 PLUMBER / SERVICE TECH for growing water treatment company. Plumbing experience preferred, good driving record a must. Top pay, full bene- - fits. Call today: 703-368-3008 starting irtimed. Plumbers wanted Never on call! Full benefits package $100K potential 401K $1000 plus calls weekly Start from your home. Call 800-280-2820 Shampoo Person needed for busy salon in Warrenton. FT days. (540)347-2310. WAIT STAFF DISHWASHER to join our team, M-Sat evening dinner shift. Apply within: The Country Cafe 389A Main St Washington, VA (540)675-1066 -N ■m Part Time ** Employment J Office Help P/T office help in Sterling for C o mmercial Contractor. Hrs Ilex 20 to 30 per uk. Fax resume to 703-437-7402 or e ntail to nifo&f hnmmei heart-va-coin Your AD Could BE HERE Call 347-4222 r Classified ADS WORK! Call Your Rep TODAY! 540-347-4222 or FAX 540-349-8676 V_J

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Fall back into steeplechasing Autumn circuit long, strong, in Virginia By Betsy Parker Times Newspapers Staff Writer More than ever, Virginia’s steeplechase circuit stands out on the national calendar as a leading light: eight days of racing highlight the fall in the Commonwealth. The National Steeplechase Association fall schedule includes 15 days of racing, giving Virginia more than half tiie total. Tbo, Virginia’s circuit offers horsemen two “point-to-point” opportunities, with the Sept. 16 Thornton Hill Hounds races and Oct. 29 Oak Ridge races providing purses along with safe, inviting opportunities for young horses and smaller outfits. Joining the crowded local calendar are the Sept. 24 Foxfield races, Oct. 7 and 8 Virginia Fall races, Oct. 14 Morven Park races, Oct. 21 International Gold Cup races and the Nov. 4 Montpelier races. NSA purses total more than $1.8 million; Virginia meets make up $618,000 of that. The Oak Ridge races alone offer more than $56,000, unheralded for what is, for all practical purposes, a point-to-point meet. Highlighting the fall season in Virginia is the $50,000 International Gold Cup timber stakes. For hurdlers, the $30,000 Noel Laing at Montpelier is tops, with the $20,000 Old Dominion Turf Championship certain to attract turf specialists on the flat. Tb guide steeplechase fans through the fall season, this handy Fall Steeplechase guide answers many of the questions: who, where, when, how. Included are a pull-out map and calendar, advance stories of the two 'chase meets that open the season this weekend, current Virginia and national leaderboards, an instructional article about handling the reins of a steeplechaser, and a racing take on the popular Jumping Clinic format from Practical Horseman magazine. Tb follow the action all season long - before and after each local meet - check out coverage in the Fauquier TimesDemocrat every Wednesday or keep up with the results online at www.fauquier.com. Click on Horse and Field Sports. Virginia’s fall steeplechase season is rapidly approaching: Saturday's Thornton Hill Hounds Point-to-Point kicks off the local circuit, which continues through the Nov. 4 Montpelier races. Times Newspapers Staff Photo/Betsy Parker STEEPLECHASE FAST FACT The Washington Jockey Club hosted the first steeplechase race in the United States in Washington, D.C. in 1834. •06 CLEARANCE >5 ALE I THINK IT'S HOT OUTS IOC? WAIT TIL YOU OCT IN OUR SHOWROOM. L h r *S0 LE ] * Our 900ft ATVrn am rugged dapanootta. Md now. mom aftonfebta. . , Ourne an durina our Inventory Qnamnoe Sato and vou can am* a raa • 600L£ «*tuplD$1800*)»Mng» VMihMaNf g modafei too, «•' d great »«ry» Bui d two# pncoo, *oy won't loot long. So com* m today. Come in and see the full family of From 18 hp up to 300 hp and equipment. We can help you find what you need. CamtiMlmlnatlkkwhl-WMailiMnvM tJ«M ■■•KiiMianivitiiamimMm *»•» 1» MSA «*<»») « •» M ■OU^UanoruM <M <pWVIM.» MkMMKKImpaU NCVUSTWMHUH. wrw? J JV. Swan Jr. & Co. 16033 Ira Hoffman Lane • Culpeper ^ (540)825-8371 Monday-Friday 8 am-5:30pm Saturday 8 am-12 Noon Visit us at www.jaswan.com

Steeplechasing lexicon All-important guide to speaking the language of the steeplechase. Steeplechasing (the umbrella term for all racing over fences) Hunt meetings (the proper term for monied or ‘sanctioned’ races) I Obstacles ism Point-to-point (the term for hunt-sponsored benefits held in the spring) lObstaclii^l | Hurdles Timber Hurdles I Timber ‘National fences’ (simulated brush made from plastic and foam) Natural brush fences (as at Montpelier) -:-* Standard timber (all fall meets offer timber) Stuffed brush (as at Rappahannock and Bull Run) ‘National fences’ ’‘Steeplethon (even though over varied obstacles, it is listed as ‘timber’ at Great Meadow) The Sporting Art of Master Equestrian Painter John Leone S\CC the JCing’s 3-Corses Exquisite Equine Jlrt.& M’himsicaf Gifts 24 SOU1 H KING STREET **~HISTORlC DISTRICT LEESBURG. VIRGINIA 20175) *>~70:i-777-7089 Visit the Gallery or www.AllKingsHorses.com for New Sporting Art and Monthly Events Times-Democrat Graphic/Penny Hauffe . TABLE OF CONTENT Q Thornton Hill races kick off season Saturday U Bull Run Hunt offers first fall hunter pace Q Share some of our color trivia H Special pull-out map, calendar O The Horse magazine offers treasure trove of information Q Virginia Steeplechase Association rich in series races O Try our horse racing puzzle (it’s sure to make you cross) iM It does take a village to raise a 'chase meet UJ Colonial Downs features biggest meet yet EH Standardbreds trot into town at New Kent track Ell ‘Ready for Prime Time’ shares his Breeders’ Cup picks EH Jumping Clinic, steeplechase style EH International Gold Cup highlights fall calendar EH Hirapour the beaten favorite in Turf Writers’ EH National Steeplechase Association leader board EH Virginia Steeplechase Association leader board EU Barbara’s injury may prompt research EH New Spanish-English dictionary spans horse world HI Stakes schedule touches local circuit EH Taking the reins of your own ’chaser (learn how-to) EH Get comfortable with racing’s unique lingo We bend the gold to fit your mold Specialists in custom designing jewelry that fits you ... and only you. HARTMAN JEWELERS Your Fine Diamond Jeweler Since 1994 Fine Jewelry • Custom Design • Repair 71 Main Street. Warrenton • 349-4123 • w\* w.hurtmanjewelers.net ,\ll nhijoi i rcJii mnls uere/Vrt/• M-W 10 5; Thins 10 7; 1 n 10-5; Sal 10-3

Ready, set, race, pace: openers this weekend Thornton Hill point-to-point returns to Sperryville Saturday By Betsy Parker Times Newspapers Staff Writer Bucking the tradition of Virginia’s spring point-topoint season, the Thornton Hill Hounds Point-toPoint kicks off the Virginia fall steeplechase season this Saturday, Sept. 16 at the hunt’s kennels in Sperryville. Post time is 12:30 p.m. for the first of at least eight races. With recent rains making for good training conditions in the area, and given the fact that no other point-topoint prep exists on the circuit, entries are expected to be strong at the meet. Additionally, Thornton Hill also bucks the “pots and pans” tradition - referring to the silver trophies that are the winners’ only reward on the spring circuit - by offering $500 and $1,000 purses. Races include two over hurdles, three on the flat and three over timber, including the featured James Fletcher memorial open timber. After the horse races, foxhounds will take to the course, following a drag line in the Gone Away hound race. Thornton Hill Farm is located south of Sperryville on U.S. Route 522. Admission options range from general admission to railside tents ai ’ homestretch tailgate parking. Ticket details are at (540) 937-8274. Complete entries can be found online at www.morvenpark.org/ceo. majyaabMi Times Newspapers Staff Photo/Betsy Parker The picturesque Thornton Hill Hounds kennels and Turkey Mountain are the backdrop for Saturday’s point-to-point races. Bull Run pace slated Sunday at Locust Hill Better known, too, as a spring sport, hunter pacing makes its autumn debut this Sunday, Sept. 17. The Bull Run Hunt will host a newly designed style of hunter pace event at the Locust Hill preserve near Culpeper. The course is set at eight-to-nine miles (compared to the two- to threemile courses at spring pace events.) Teams of three (as opposed to two) will take to the course in four divisions: the “hunt” division time will be timed at a hunting pace (mostly trot and canter); the junior division will be timed slightly slower; the pleasure and western divisions slower yet, with the course timer expected to do a bit of walking and trotting along with some short canters. There are jumps dotting the route of varying heights, but all are optional; every competitor in every division may make each and every jump optional. Information can be found online at www.bullrunhunt.com or call (540) 6725128. — By Betsy Parker Morton Equestrian Facility... ' **C-,2X .iw-tr 18478 IndusirialRoad* Culpeper, Virginia 22701 H5C '4*., WWW.mortonbuildin9S.COITI : * * ;,>>4 *s§i Ask to see one of Morton's local barns or arenas. MORTON BUILDINGS

Color me pretty: easy to do with this trivia The strange world of horse coats, markings jo the trained eye, telling a bay from, say, a chest-L nut is child’s play. You know your snip from your strip. But horse color, genetics and coat variation science cast a wide net. Check some of our trivia: • Gray-beard? The gray color gene is a dominant genetic trait, which means it will never skip a generation. A gray horse will always have at least one gray parent. But, even two gray horses bred together can still produce a non-gray foal. Horses that eventually turn gray, or white, when older are bom dark, usually dark bay or black. Sometimes, a strong chestnut gene will produce a liver chestnut foal that turns gray. Only 16 thoroughbreds have been recognized as “white” by the Jockey Club since 1896. Not considered albino (since they have dark eyes), real white horses are born white. It takes an experienced horseman to tell if a newborn foal is likely to turn gray later in life. Tipoffs are a few random gray hairs on the legs (not in conjunction with any sock or stocking) or gray hairs around the muzzle. • Fleas, please: When a horse begins to “gray out” after having been born dark, the color changes from year to year until maturity. A black foal (with gray genes) will start to show white hairs in the dark hair coat through the first months. At a year or two See COLORS, Page 7 Times Newspapers Start Photo&'Betsy Parker The single sworl on King of Thunder’s forehead (visible within the star) signifies sensibility and curiosity, according to his owner. S8BKi_i | There were lots of dots on early | 1980s hurdler Yellow Boy, formerly in the Middleburg stable of Dorothy : Smithwick. The horse’s chestnut | coat clearly shows the white flecks or ‘birdcatcher spots.’ The variation of the main coat color is due to a fresh clipping job, in the popular trace clip pattern. A trace clip originated in carriage horses, who were clipped under where the traces hit the body to keep a working horse cool on a warm winter’s day. 4 “TAMMY” MLS# CU6098809 HAZEL RIVER CAPE Adorable 3 bedroom cape on 3 quiet acres at JgM the end of a country lane. Lake access for boating, fishing & recreation, ready to move in! $275,000 EXPERIENCE THE COUNTRY 14+ acre farmette just minutes to hamlet of Little Washington, near by vineyards and equestrian events. Comfortable cedar sided rambler with 3 bedrooms. No restrictions, horses welcome! ww,yuu MLS# CU6172331 PARKLIKE SETTING Quality built colonial professionally decorated & shows like a model! Luxury master suite, open floor plan, every room is elegant yet comfortable. Finished lower level with beautiful home office. $525,000 POPLAR RIDGE Custom built, cedar sided 5 bedroom home. Extremely energy efficient, ('harming Kitchen w/ stainless appliances, 2 wood burning stoves, wide plank wood & ceramic floors. Lower level aupaire suite. Handicap accessible. 62x10 from porch to enjoy 10 private acres! 15 minutes to VVarrenton or Ctilncoer. MSL# CU6166265 $619,900 | RAPPAHANNOCK RAMBLER Situated oi#5 private acres. All brick 4 bedroom rambler with finished lower level offering full Kitchen, wood stove, LG. family RJVI w/privatc rear entrance. Covered gazebo and numerous out buildines. MLS #RP6151166 $398,000 CONVENIENT & QUIET \V. 3 level colonial offers 4 bedrooms, screened rear sunporch off Kitchen, S3H finished walkout level basement with additional rooms. Established Warrenton neighborhood offers lovely setting. >t>2U,UU0 COUNTRYSIDE VIEWS v Spacious colonial with 4 \ bedrooms, open floor \ plan, luxury master suite, upper level office with WK built-ins. Lower level / offers an abundance of storage space. MLS# CU6084000 $475,000 DAFFODIL HILL Offers 10+ acres of high ground with hard woods & a bold stream. Gourmet Kitchen, separate Outing Room, spacious great room with stone profile and gas fireplace. 2 master suites,, generous guest rooms upper level verlook, separate laundrv/mud room. MLS# CU6165314 $719,900 www.realtor.com “TAMMY” Caporuscio-Billings, Associate Broker Re/Max Regency 221 Broadview Avenue • Warrenton, Virginia (540) 937-5440 or (540) 675-2006 Nothing Beats Experience!

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Colors from Page 5 of age, the horse’s coat may show distinctive “dapple" patterning. Dapples, too, eventually fade, leaving the horse either flea-bitten gray, or just white, entering middle and old age. The dots or flecks (“fleas”) on a flea-bitten gray show the horse’s base coat color, so a horse born black will have dark gray or black fleas, while a horse born bay or chestnut will have red fleas. When fleas converge to form a splotch, they are called a “bloodmark,” which harks back to a single gray Arabian ancestor to the Thoroughbred breed known as the “Bloody Shouldered Arabian.” The marking looks like a mass of flea bites, but in reality is just a coat patterning color dictated by geneucs ai conception. • Two to tango: All colors are a result of at least 16 known factors that interact to produce each unique color and pattern. There are but two colors that all other colors are built off of. These are black and chestnut. Every horse of every breed will have a black or a chestnut base coat, regardless of its physical appearance. • Hot-tempered redhead? The belief that chestnut Thoroughbred mares, in particular, are hot-headed may have some basis in fact. Chestnut hair, like red hair on a human redhead, tends to be thinner than black, brown or even gray hair. Therefore, a chestnut horse has a light hair coat and may get a bad rap as uber-sensitive to stimuli. • Bye bye birdie: Random splashes of white on a dark horse’s coat are know as birdcatcher spots. • ... Or else: Bend Or spots (also called Ben d’Or, smuts or grease spots), are small to large spots of color darker than the base coat. Bend Or spots can range from just a few shades darker than the coat to almost black. They’re most commonly seen on chestnuts and palominos but also occur on darker colors (they’re just harder to see). Bend Or spots are randomly distributed on a horse. They may not be present at birth; some horses don’t get them until they are a few years old or later. Bend Or spots are named after a golden chestnut Thoroughbred with peculiar dark spots on his body. • Whorl-away: An old horseman’s saw holds that sworls and cowlicks found on a horse’s face clue the owner to the horse’s underlying personality. A single sworl between or above the horse’s eyes is the most common and indicates an uncomplicated, basically agreeable sort. A single sworl located several inches below the eyes signifies a horse that is smart, imaginative and somewhat naughty. A long sworl, often running down the nose, represents an especially peoplefriendly horse. A double sworl indicates a horse that is often overreactive and highly emotional. A triple sworl, quite rare, can indicate extreme complexity and can, in the case of a stallion, prove to be dangerous. Wine Shop Specializing \ in Fine Wines, Select Beers, Cigars, Gourmet Foods Also Featuring ■*| Gift Baskets 3 Gift Certificates ♦ jmCi&ns & Accessories ♦ Private Wine Seminars Large Selection of Impotted/Micm Beers including “Mix Your w/5% Discount Walk-In Cigar Humidor Champagne, Vintage Ports & Dessert Wines 10% Mixed Case Discounts ne (540) 3494443 389 West Shirley Avenue, WaiTenton • Open 7 Days AWeek www.grapevinewine.com STEEPLECHASE FAST FACT All steeplechasers are Thoroughbreds whose lineage must be proven with official Jockey Club registration papers. Horses can begin steeplechase careers at age 3. Most steeplechasers competed or still compete on the flat. The ideal steeplechaser has speed, stamina, smarts and enough athletic ability to run and jump at the same time. 0% INTEREST ON FULL LINE 0 0.0% For 36 Months'1' 2305 WITH LOADER AND TILLER • 24HP, 3-Cylinder Yanmar diesel engine • Differential lock increases traction and pulling power • Hydro transmission provides infinite speed selection without clutching or shifting ^ • Independent mid and rear PTOs ( 737ZTRAKMOWER • 23HP OHV, Kawasaki® gas engine 9-mph transport speec No Interest No Payments For 12 Mos* GATOR™ HPX 4X4 VEHICLE 617 cc, liquid-cool ad, twin cylinder, 4-cycle Kawasaki gasoline engine No Interest No Payments For 6 Mos** VISIT YOUR GOLD STAR CERTIFIED JOHN DEERE DEALER TODAY! wwwJohnOMra.com/Honwowmrs TRIBLE EQUIPMENT. INC. 8326 MmUb Road, Warren tan, VA 20187 Hours: M-F 7 30-6, Sal 7 30-2 (5401347-2890 10413 Dumfries Road, Manassas, VA20110 1703)366-3880 A-.vwtfiliieajinpiifrOLrmii Hours: M-F7 30-5, Sat 7.30-2

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Gearing up for fall flat championships As those of us in the horse racing world come down from the high of seeing Bernardini float down the i Saratoga stretch in the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes in upstate New York, we begin a brief period of waiting. We’ll keep an eye on the Woodward Stakes, also at Saratoga, to see if any Breeders’ Cup contenders emerge, but for the most part, it is a game of waiting. Well be waiting to see if a dream Breeders’ Cup Classic match up materializes at Churchill Downs Nov. 4 in Kentucky. Those that spring to ' mind include western invader and impressive Grade I winner on both turf and dirt Lava Man versus eastern handicap king, Argentinian-bred Invasor, who is undefeated, winning three Grade I’s since arriving Ready for Prime Time Michael ■ Rowand in the U.S. Joining the power duo will, no doubt, be young classic winner and poten —_____ tiai superhorse Bemardini. I say “potential superhorse” because it is important to note that while Bemardini looks like one of the next great stars of horse racing, running a 116 Beyer speed figure while not fiilly extended in the Travers, the horses he has been facing are not of the same caliber as Lava Man and Invasor. “Superhorse” seemed to be the word on the bps of everyone on the backstretclr of Saratoga on Travers day. I was as impressed as anyone by Beraardini’s recent wins, but I save words like superhorse for the likes of Man O’War, Secretariat and See ROWAND, Page 16 Colonial from. Page 12 Luis Garcia picked up his first riding title at Colonial Downs. Garcia won 42 races from 205 starts and his mounts earned $641,515. Finishing second with 40 wins was Horacio Karamanos, the leading rider for 2002 and 2005. Ryan Fogelsonger, the 2003 and 2004 champ, finished third with 37 wins. Jonathan Joyce was fourth with 31 winners and Kyle Kaenel rounded out the top five with 28 wins. Anna Napravnik and Kerry Bryan tied for leading apprentice honors with 11 wins apiece. Hamilton Smith picked up his fourth training title at Colonial with 20 winners. (He was the leading trainer here in 1998, 2002 and 2003.) Smith prevailed in a tight race over Ferris Allen, III and Phil Schoenthal. Allen finished with 19 wins to buttress his all-time leading total. Schoenthal, the leading trainer here in 2004, finished third with 18 wins. Ann Merryman was fourth with 16 winners. Speedy Smith wick finished fifth with 12 wins from just 31 starts. David Ross was the leading owner for the second straight year. Ross won 23 races, more than the rest of the top five owners combined. He has 15 winners in 2005. iIEAftlffiUDOUtf; It, ■ -veil Barn $ Hone Propert r .BACs I lljlM2BAs .000 E25.I b >6092461 Jala, Lake & Pood 10+ ACsr>HKsl5H\.J|4l--ft|2Kil i. 11,390,000 LO55&MI0 Potomac River Access ACsfHotsc $7i *0, t’luperty I limasdc Hrppi ,897-Base 1.06016291 I/)\t rrsvtn r, VA Under Construction 10+^.slffcxvh )p.|R>tom.K Kiu Access $869,900-Ba$e W) 16225 ] xqufcitejEstate hftxne Apn. <U*m till Siitt. I /hBH I5MM $1,375,000 a4119636 tACs|4/ Visit bur ihebsite to see a video tour of these featured homes I 703.777.67771 teamloudoun.com 1800.618.0118 • Wall to Wall Carpet • Vinyl flooring • Laminate Flooring 606 N. Main 5m»t • Culpa par wwwcobbeycaipet.com _ 625-5565 • Wood Flooring • Ceramic Tile • Professional Installation ‘Oder good at participating stoats only Sm mot* tor detail* Financing subject to credrt approval Mnmum monthly payment required during deferred penod H balance is not paid in full by pfan expiration date interest veil be assessed from original date of purchase Retail sales orvy Contract ar'd commercial sales 'WAR/*w£> CeuAfe w LOBALL’. Come See For Yourself r^*r $29(xm>I. $29< 4M>I. $40 For Both... IWo Cool. « oil to yn‘t ntut tiro lotUiy

In a takeoff of the long-running “Jumping Clinic” in Practical Horseman magazine, the fall 2006 Steeplechase guide cud the idea one better rather than hunter-jumper instructor George Morris’ caustic commenaon the show-ring riders’ crest release rolled tack, one of Virginia’s all-time leading ‘chase trainers, Don Yovanovich, agreed to judge our group of jump (race) riders. Yovanovich, himself a former show ring rider and ‘R’ horse show judge, before becoming a champion amateur jockey, is one of Virginia’s best-recognized trainers. Yovanovich has made a minor career out of bringing along young riders in the ’chase world, nurturing riding talent and teaching racing strategy, saddle smarts and timing. _ Last year alone, the 2005 Virginia Pomt-toPoint Association training champ conditioned owner-rider timber champion Jim Whitner, ladies timber champ Molly Forlano and foxhunters timber series winner Rachel Gray. Above, he is shown coaching ’06 foxhunters’ winner Rusty Cline at Rappahannock. Follow along the finer points of race riding as the outspoken Yovanovich judges our class of steeplechasers. This is a nice picture of a good amateur timber horse giving his “weekend warrior” the ride of his life. The gentleman has a rather long leg for race riding and because of his bigger body build, he is not as neat and tidy looking as his professional counterpart would appear. Still, I praise this novice rider for the good points he is demonstrating. For me, the leg is the most important part of the race rider’s harmony with his mount Good leg position (along with its strength) first provides a secure position throughout the race, both on the flat and overjumps. In critiquing this rider, what is wrong is his foot could be through the iron a bit more so the long bones of his foot are cm the iron. His weight should go down the back of his leg, causing die heel to be lower than the toe. In race riding, die 45degree angle of the toe away from die horse is not as necessary as show judges like. In ray opinion, the foot should be forward to act as a brace in case a horse hits the fence hard in front A forward foot with the heel down and the weight down the back of the leg acts as a vice grip and has saved all of us who race over fences. The rider’s hands are in good positioa Good old race horses tend to drag their riders down to the fences: after all, the equine athletes have a ‘good idea’ of what they are doing. This rider is catching up a bit as he was a little late with his body when his mount jumped. His rounded shoulders, open stomach angle and slightly lowered head indicate he was a little behind at the takeoff The horse is in classic timber jumping position - knees up, ears pricked, looking for his next fence. 9omL 1st. This is a wonderful picture of a relaxed, alert and happy timber horse. His rider is quiet, sitting still and has a long rein, without any signs of losing that steady firm and confident touch of the horse’s mouth. ., crest release is a no-no in race riding, as support from the nder comes from his upper body and is communicated to the horse y way of ms arms, hands and the reins. There should always be a supportive firm and sensitive hold of the horse’s head. 7 , 7, , "UCI s ac". au oi ms weignt is distributed down the back of Jus leg causing his heel to drop down and toe up. His leg runs parallel to the girths and his foot is in front of the leg just enough to act as that brace. good stirrup length, especially for . r* . e kpfJth allows his knees to be useful, not only to grip in conjunction with the lower leg, but also provide strength for the stretch nde from the last fence to the finish wire. Because this photo is a bit late, the horse is about to land on the ff-ound in front and the rider's head is down a smudge and his shoulders rounded somewhat, both acceptable at this moment in 'alsh on S

STEEPLECHASE STYLE (judge for yourself) .are.ii Pictures like these are truly magnificent as they catch what many spectators consider almost impossible feats of courage and the athletic ability of both horse and rider. Even more awesome is the harmony of this combination doing the impossible and making it look effortless. This picture of the 5-foot high 13th fence at the Maryland Hunt Cup fence illustrates how demanding the four-mile race over huge fences realty is. In all die highest levels of athletic competitions, teste require all the basics and then something more — courage, guts, instinct—for a winning performance. Often the extras do not come in an orthodox manner or in die most acceptable way - but these efforts come from within and are very gratifying! This photo is more difficult to critique because of the angle. But I am very familiar with this fence and understand completely what is going on. First, although other horses are not shown in the picture, this horse is not alone and is competitively racing down to the enormous fence in the company of probably five or six or more horses. The rider, knowing his mount would be a strong puller, is riding with his stirrup leathers a hole or two shorter than he should be for the size of the fences; he probably felt he needed the leverage. The horse has jumped very well and will be well-rounded over the top of this fence. This rider is a bit up die horse’s neck with his hands, but die hands are very quiet and still. As I mentioned earlier, he is riding a bit short, as his elbows are lower than his knees and his feet are behind the girth. This rider's head is up, looking ahead and his shoulders are correct, but because of the shorter stirrup length, his body is very ‘closed’ over the fence (meaning the hip angle is greater than expected). He would be more secure if his horse hit a fence, if the hip angle were somewhat more open with more leg on his horse. I applaud the amateurs who ride the Maryland course; although this is not a perfect picture, this rider shows great talent, ability, strength and a strong foundation of the basics in riding that guaranteed him this successful photo. unt Cup. 1st his is my favorite photo because it demonstrates what jump racing is all about What makes a mediocre rider a good rider, and a good rider a great rider, is taking risks and executing them properly. For a rider to move up into the next category, he must be able to measure what his horse has in the tank and know what buttons to push and when. Courage, good timing and strength along with being fearless are attributes of great riders. Combine that with racing instinct, and that intangible known as ‘making some of your own luck,’ riders end up in the winner’s circle. This photo epitomizes all of a rider’s strengths. This picture appears to be at a fence late in the race, perhaps last The horses are running hard and keeping your place in the race is very important This horse is fully extended and has made a great effort to jump from a long spot (or relative distance) over this hurdle. He is flying with determination, not wast ing any time. The horse is very efficient with his legs, back and neck (aerodynamic). The rider is perfectly balanced in the middle of the horse’s back, his hands center of his shoulders and head up looking straight ahead from directly over the horse’s center of gravity. The line of his reins runs straight and, if the line is extended, goes to the top of his shoulders. His legs are vice-gripped on, with the weight of his body down the back of his leg and his foot in slightly in front of the girth in good bracing position ‘just in case.’ His seat is dose to the horse’s back but not on the back. His seat is open at the waist so he will not be fooled into landing up the horse’s neck. Both horse and rider are focused on the job at hand and are determined to get the job done right! All the rider’s messages are good ones and his signals are very clear to his horse. This horse will land running, not ever noticing this rider on his back.

STEEPLECHASE FAST FACT All steeplechase jockeys on the U.S. circuit must use an ‘approved’ Pro-Cush whip when racing. The Pro-Cush is covered with soft felt from below the hand-hold down to the popper at the end, so that a horse is not inadvertently injured when being urged. Riders also use their whips to help ‘steer’ youngsters; a green horse may tend to veer right or left racing into the fences. The rider can remind the horse to remain on a straight path with a light tap’ down the shoulder or on the flank. iypeniity unth a baity,.. George Rowand Fauquier Times Democrat Our menu changes seasonally, utilizing the finest ingredients in our “all from scratch” kitchen and is skillfully prepared by our Owner and Executive Chef. &eaturiff4j ^resA <fa/adt «Cr danduHche* atJfuncA and deg/bod, <JheaA& and GAopx for Qitnnen 1 32 Main Street, ! Warrenton, VA 20186 j /w 540-347-0550 ' 540-347-4536 , www.thecrescendobistro.com ! Specializing in Home Decor, Outdoor and Indoor Furniture, W * Hie/riv Wwpd and radk Free delivery within 50 miles Heritage Home Center LLC Rt. 28, 3552 Catlett Rd., Catlett, VA 20119 540-788-4919 - 877-788-4919 I Racing from Page 13 Affirmed. If he beats Lava Man and Invasor, I might reconsider. Ib add to the excitement, there is a mysterious newcomer on the scene, Discreet Cat. Discreet Cat is owned by Godolphin Racing Inc. For those who are not aware, Godolphin is a* group of Sheikhs in the ruling family from the United Arab Emirates who at any one time have about 500 horses in training around the world and in the U.S. Discreet Cat won his debut at Saratoga as a 2-year-old impressively last year, earning a 106 Beyer speed figure, incredible for 2-yearold at any time, especially since it was the highest of any 2005 2year-old last With winning performances from Discreet Cat, Bernardini and Lava Man this summer, the Breeders’ Cup may produce a champion. year. During that debut, Discreet Cat displayed an interesting phenomenon. This occurrence is known by some top handicappers as the “hidden big win.” As most people with a rudimentary knowledge of horse racing know, the larger the distance by which a horse wins, the more impressive the win becomes. A horse that wins it’s debut by 10 or 15 lengths will draw attention to itself, and maybe even attract potential buyers. However, when a horse wins by such a margin, one must doubt the competition facing the horse. One must also doubt whether the horse improved his or her fitness from the race. If, on the other hand, another horse wins by three lengths, but it is another six lengths back to the horse that came in third, this actually may turn out to be a better horse than the horse that won by nine. He may have improved coming out of the race, and may have actually beaten a horse. The clincher is that, in future engagements, you may be able to get better odds on the horse with the hidden big win. A hidden big win is only considered to have happened when the total distance from first to third is nine lengths and when the winner beat the horse that came in second by less than half of the total distance from first to third. This is exactly what happened with Discreet Cat in his debut win at Saratoga last year. Decreet Cat won the race by three and a half lengths over Superfly. It was another 11 lengths back to the thirdplace finisher. Not coincidentally, Discreet Cat won his next race, a stakes rnrp in T'hihcai 1 He next won the U.A.E. Derby by an easy six lengths. And now he has come back to America and won his last start in an optional claiming race by 11 lengths while not fully extended. There was no hidden big win . this time, just a huge win. That race will serve as a stepping stone to better stakes races in the fall. Discreet Cat is currently being pointed for the Jerdtne mile at Belmont Park, but if is connections are smart, they might try him at a longer distance. He won the U.A.E. Derby by six at a mile and an eighth, defeating Invasor (Invasor’s only defeat ever). I see nothing to suggest he can’t get a mile and a quarter. The Breeder’s Cup Classic calls, and with talent like his, he might be able to compete with the likes of Bemardini and Lava Man. As we wait for the fall campaign, we can only hope that the potential stars stay healthy and realize their full potential in a fantastic running of the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Michael Rowand, 17, is a senior at Fauquier High and taking freshman classes at Lord Fairfax College. He lives in Orlean with his racehorse owning father George Rowand, author and Rail Chatter columnist for the Fauquier Times-Democrat.

Gold Cup returns to Great Meadow Meet with real ‘International’ flavor offers full fere Oct. 21 in The Plains By Betsy Parker Times Newspapers Staff Writer With real international flair, the International Gold Cup returns to Great Meadow in The Plains Oct. 21 for the 69th running for the valuable golden trophy. Along with the eponymous feature - a $50,000 timber stake over 3 1/2-miles - an invitational international flat race, two maiden hurdles, an allowance hurdle, a steeplethon and the Old Dominion Turf Championship round out the card. There’s more about Gold Cup than just horses, too: Sheila Johnson of BET will sing the national anthem; the U.S. Navy parachute team, the Leap Frogs, will present the colors; Jack Russell Tferrier races and pony races will precede the race program. The Leap Frogs will perform complex diving formations from the air, and afterwards will be available to answer questions about the U.S. Navy and Navy Special Forces. If horses are more your taste, prepare for one of the fall season’s biggest steeplechase meets. With more than $185,000 in total purses, the Gold Cup is among the National Steeplechase Association’s richest autumn events. General admission car passes are $55 in advance or $65 the week of the races. A car pass admits one vehicle and six occupants. Tickets, reserved parking and hospitality tents are available online at www.vagoldcup.com or call the Virginia Gold Cup Association at (540) 3472612. The International Gold Cup _See Gold Cup, Page 19 BY THE NUMBERS • 3rd Oak Ridge races • 23rd International Gold Cup (at Great Meadow, but it’s the 69th running for the valuable gold cup itself; it was formerly a hurdle stakes prize at the now-defunct Rolling Rock course in Pennsylvania) • 27th Morven Park Races • 29th Foxfield Races • 51st Virginia Fall Races • 72nd Montpelier Races Times Newspapers Staff Photo/Betsy Parker Railside tailgating is nearly as big a spectator sport as steeplechasing when attending the big International Gold Cup meet. f REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE! OPEN HOUSE-SUNDAY SEPT. 17, 1-4 | Almost 5 Acres in Philomont! Two finished levels! Excellent condition! 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathes, AU new updates—central heat and air, windows, siding, paint, outbuildings and much more' *449,900 Ext 2012 ^lr Kt 7 west, to PunellxilU exit. left off rump on 2X7, right on Hus 7. left on 32nd St (hVOS). left on Shoenuiker Sihool Pd. to home on right PURCELLV1LLE 1 Outstanding Opportunity for only $339,000. Located in the heart of Purcellville. has an incredible yard with awesome deck and hot tub, on a cul-de-sac. completely updated, with storage ] sneu anti more: iiium mx: Ext. 2052 [ PURCELLVILLE—NEW LISTING—PHILOMONT Gorgeous Cape Cod on 6 Acres in Philomont! Pool, Pond, and Privacy! 4 Bedrooms. 4.5 Baths. Southern Living design! Bnng your horses! $849,000 fotf *76a*KpA6H' StjketUMCC fauMtUf untA fi.Uf 540-72^-3428 888-818-6120 24 Hr Toil Free iiilimiuiKm Ijik-chuj ihe exien.vion >t*i mv iniovsiixJ in ftc imuiktl inliwinannn w w w Joy thompeonhomeat.com Historic Renovations Whole House Remodel Kitchen & Bath Remodel Finished Basements Additions Licensed & Professional General Contractor VA Lie. # 2705 029428A J T DESIGN • BUILD • RENOVATE Home Sweet Home Improvements, LLC Member Fauquier Couniy Chamber of Commerce NAHB - Certified Graduate Remodelor t CONSTRUCTION • ELECTRICAL » PLUMBING | 540-439-8890 office 540-439-4106 Fax Talk To Toni 3T-... » visit us online at www.toniflory.com If you are looking to buy or sell talk to Toni Today Her Experience speaks for itself... ' 2005 Transactions exceeded $10 Million - GPAAR Platinum Member - Former County Land Use Planner - One on one personal attention - 20 yrs extensive knowledge of the Northern Piedmont Region (Warrenton-Fauquier-Culpeper region) - One of the 19% of local Realtors with a GR1 (Graduate Realtor Institute) I? ’ Each office independently owned and operated

Sheppard not ‘Mixed Up’ at Spa By Francis LaBelle Jr. Special to the Times Newspapers Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard bagged is record 12th victory in the New York Turf Writers Cup the last week of the Saratoga meet, as William Pape’s Mixed Up carried jockey Danielle Hodsdon to a one-length victory over Top of the Bill in the 65th running of this Grade 1, steeplechase event at Saratoga Race Course. Tbp of the Bill is trained in Millwood by Jimmy Day. Hirapour, heavy favorite for a second Turf Writers’ win, was a well-beaten fifth. Trainer Doug Fout, of The Plains, reported that Hirapour injured his right front ankle in the dull effort and that the 10-year-old was to undergo surgery Sept. 6 to fish out a bone chip. It was Sheppards first Turf Writers Cup win since 2001 when Pape’s It’s a Giggle won this 2 3/8-mile race over national fences. Mixed Up carried 148 pounds to favorite Hirapour’s 164. It was Hodsdon’s first Grade 1 victory, and it came in 4:27.23 on the “good” course. It was worth $10 to the $2 win players among 13,664. “He made a mistake going down the backstretch,” said Hirapour’s jockey, Matt McCarron of his mount’s struggle with the first fence on the second lap. “Hes never done that before. Maybe it was the weight getting to him. He felt the pressure of the race sooner than he normally does. I really don’t have an explanation.” Mark the Shark held for the show, followed by Underbidder, Hirapour, Ibughkenamon and Erin Go Bragh. Family Owned and Operated Since 1989 K A a n Sunrooms to Fit Your Style | and Budget! Each sunroom is customized to fit your lifestyle and needs without putting a dent in your wallet...Call today and find out you can add more room to your home for as low as $299 a month! ontact us at b/u uamonage at, hredencksburg (Showroom located 212 mites north oi Falmouth bridge) o ^ sit us on the web at dearvisionsglass.com et a FREE No-Obligation khHome Consultation540/371-9963 or 1-600/379-9963 100% FINANCING AVAILABLE! NO DOWN PAYMENT! LIFETIME GUARANTEE We are your Home Improvement Headquarters... sunrooms• decks • REPLACEMENT WINDOWS • MIRRORS & GLASS * FRAMELESS SHOWER DOORS Times Newspapers Staff Photo/Betsy Parker Turf Writers’ winner and second-leading jockey Danielle Hodsdon, right, leads current leader and 2004 champion rider - - and boyfriend - Matt McCarron in a race at Morven Park. 2006 National Steeplechase Association standings, through August Leading owner. 1. Kinross Farm -7 wins, $334,375; 2. Irv Naylor - 7 wins, $178,840; 3. Augustin Stables - 7 wins, $115,342 Leading trainer. 1. Jack Fisher - 16 wins, $370,025; 2. Jonathan Sheppard -15 wins, $315,700; 3. Doug Fout - 14 wins, $293,465 Leading rider. 1. Matt McCarron -14 wins, $3,280,830; 2. Danielle Hodsdon- 13 wins, $284,015: 3. Xavier Aizpuru - 10 wins, $200,160 Leading hurdle horse. 1. Sur La Tete - 2 wins, $193,825; 2. Top of the Bill - 2 wins, $90,000; 3. Mixed Up - 2 wins, $75,500 Leading timber horse. 1. Allimac - 2 wins, $54,000; 2. Bug River - 1 win, $45,000; 3. Miles Ahead - 2 wins, $42,000 Freestate Llamas —Breeding, Show & Sales— Raw Wool • Spinners • Starter Herds Livestock Guardians for Sheep Goats • Pets • Show Animals Amissville, VA 540.729.6570 freestatellamas@adelphia.net I

2006 Virginia Steeplechase Association standings through August Leading owner. 1. Kinross Farm - 25; 2. Otto Stolz -13; 3. Harold Via Jr. —10; 4. EMO Stables - 9. Leading trainer. 1. Doug Fout43; 2. Neil Morris - 25; 3. Jimmy Day -11; 4. Julie Gomena-7. Leading rider. 1. Cart Rafter22; 2. Chris Read -17; 3. Gregg Ryan -11; 4. Robert Massey-8. Good Night Shirt, o/Harold Via Jr.; 2. Lucky Chap, o/Randleston Farm; 3. (tie) Extra Check, o/Kinross Farm and Orison, o/EMO Stables. Leading timber horse. 1. Miles Ahead, ©/Kinross Farm; 2. Northern Thinking, o/Acorn Hill Farm; 3. Cat Walton, a/Anita Bailey; 4. (tie) Te Akau Five, o/Hound’s Cry Farm and Loughbea Rambler, o/Jacqueline Ohrstrom. Leading horse on the flat 1. Heir Apparent, o/Buck Kisor; 2. Challenge, o/Hound’s Cry Farm. hurdle horse. 1. Times Newspapers Staff Photo/Betsy Parker Current leading jockey in Virginia, Carl Rafter, left, leads last year’s national champion Jody Petty in the Hunt race at Glenwood. STEEPLECHASE FAST FACT Steeplechasing traces its roots to a two-horse ‘race’ between an Irish foxhunter, one Mr. Blake, and his friend Mr. O’Callaghan. In 1752, Blake questioned the ability and speed of O’Callaghan’s mount, prompting a challenge for a race across hunt country, from the Buttevant Church to St. Mary’s, visible only by its protruding steeple several miles away (hence the sport’s name). Both churches were located in Doneraile, County Cork. Sadly, history did not record the winner of this first ‘steeple race,’ but the tradition persists to this day as sport and business worldwide. MPHUpnip 72nd Running First Saturday in Novemoer ; ■o * •» f . Gold Cup from Page 17 was formerly the prize for a hurdle stakes run at the old Rolling Rock course in Pennsylvania, but when that course closed in the 1980s, the then-new Great Meadow course picked up the prize. The cup was attached to a timber stakes, rather than hurdle, to reflect Great Meadow’s timber showcase for the spring Virginia Gold Cup over the same championship course. itchen & Bath Remodeling Waterford Area: Stunning Southern Colonial over 7,500 sq ft finished! 5 bedrooms, 6.5 baths on over 14 acres. This fine property affords privacy and style with the gourmet kitchen, 20 toot family room, 2 master suites, finished lower level with full bath and bedroom, a 25,000 gallon free style pool and 3.5 car garage! $1,875,000. Leesburg Area/Leisure World: This is your back yard with the 180 degree golf course view from the balcony of this 2 bedroom and den home 1,694 sqft home located in the mid rise of "The Magnolias" I Don! miss this opportunity Complete with the garage space at $569,500. (PLUS, we have others starting at $250,000) Visit us online at www.2hdb.com/bllltlionias Bill Thomas KELLER WIIM1IK BIN I* • Loudoun Native l has boon In Leesburg ■ since 1973. In today s market, experience counts 9 now more than ever! 703-777-2600 biH@kwleesburg.com Licensed in VA 4 WV_

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Reins from Page 24 guarantees a more balanced ride in any situation. “Throwing a cross” or “taking a bridge” is one of the very first skills an aspiring jockey acquires. “It is the basic way you hold your reins,” explained licensed flat trainer Lenny Rera, formerly based at the Middleburg Training TVack. “From the cross, you can balance without fighting the horse. Too, the horse is then “pulling on himself” rather than exhausting you and putting you off balance.” Rera described how to take the standard crossed rein position: Hold the right rein in the right hand, the left rein in the left, like normal. “Turn your thumbs towards each other. Now, take the right rein on top of the left rein, holding both reins in the left hand, with just the right one in the right hand. “Now, stand in your two-point position,” Rera said. “Press the “bight’ of reins (the short section of rein between the two thumbs) down onto the horse’s neck. Press your knuckles into the neck, just enough to balance yourself if the horse isn’t pulling, harder and deeper into the neck if the horse is taking a hold.” This way, he explained, the horse literally levers his pull against his own neck; rubber reins, which lock into each other, work best when taking a cross, but laced reins can work As Durkee’s mount lands running from the jump, see how the jockey splits his hands wide to quickly shorten his reins, shown above. At right, the reins are back to the correct length and Durkee is working to take back the cross in his reins: see how the right rein is being tossed across to the top of the left rein. Soon, Durkee will be holding both the left and right rein in the left hand, for a classic ‘bridged’ rein position, also known as a cross, for balance, support and strength. Times Newspapers Staff Photos/ Betsy Parker i The best things 1 I come in pairs J Fauquier Times-Democrat Fauquier Gtizen 1540347.42221 iMI (-all today to get your pair home delivered... Blue Ridge Emporium Antiques 96 Shops Multi Dealers... Antiques Furniture Glassware Collectibles Pet Supplies Gifts “Year Round” Christinas Shop 6 Rooms full of Christ nus Splendor Traditional Country Specialty Ornaments Linens Gifts One Room Full of Byers’ Choice “THE CAROLERS” Mac Sweet Memories Candy Shop Nostalgic & Traditional Candies I_ I ocated o»IM*29N - 5,5. i! f\ S» m> * i * >■: Maw s Noitfe'of Rjs.-ki: as well. “The best flat rider I ever saw taking a cross was Mike Hole,” Rera said. “Garret Gomez, too. The jump rider who had great hands and the best balance was (Hall of Famer) Jerry Fishback.” Riding the racehorse with a cross in the reins, Rera said, helps “keep the horse collected and balanced to achieve his max performance. Cross-country it mostly helps with the riders’ own balance. It is a great skill to master. It really helps a rider to stay centered.” MORE FUN ONLINE... TimesCbmrrtimity.coin EQUESTRIAN CENTER FOR SALE $2.9M ' jyrTWWM W4! U - Private setting on 54 Acres - 6 Bedroom Historic Manor House fully renovated - 2 Bedroom Guest House recently remodeled - 22 Matted stalls in 2 Stables - Large newly fenced paddocks - Indoor Riding Arena (200') - (3) Outdoor Riding Arenas - Round pen - Milk House with utilities makes a great office/tac - Large restored cow barn (50X100') set-up for 10 > stalls - Large stocked pond and stream ^ Owner/Broker • 703-307-0070 _

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Some hurdle horses wear bandages for support or similar protection; most timber horses wear ‘timber shins,’ cushioned pads positioned to the front of the shin and secured by a t Photo by Douglas Lees Jockey Paddy Young’s right toe is just above the buckle on his overgirth, an extra safety strap. VetWrap to protect the hind shins from damage if a horse skims across the solid rails. C Is for Cup. Cup races are usually the featured events ofthe day. ACup race runs, literally, fora coveted cup (such as the International Gold Cup or Colonial Cup), mid, typically, a hefty purse as well D is for distribution. Purse distribution is mandated Jby the National Steeplechase Association. The owner of the winning horse in each race receives 50 percent of the purse. Twenty percent goes to second; 12 percent to third; seven percent to fourth; five percent to fifth; four percent to sixth. E is for entry. Entry fees in a race range from $25 for a point-to-point to $3,000 for the $150,000 Colonial Cup stakes. F is for field. The ‘field’ describes a group of horses running in a given race. The field often, in a steeplechase, races across a field as well. G is for gelding. The vast majority of steeplechasers are geldings, altered male horses. Few stallions race over fences, though a few have done so. H is for horse. A horse, in literal terms, is an ungelded male over the age of 5. I is for international. The International Gold Cup program has an invitational race open to top amateur jockeys from around the world, part ofthe Fegentri series. J is for jockey. A young rider may apply for a jockctys license on his 16th birthday. K is for kick. A horse showing a Tate kick’ has more energy in the later stages of a race, often closing in the final strides to win. L is for lead. Pronounced leed,’ a horse is said to be on his right or left lead according to which front leg is the last to strike the ground m a stride. Around a turn, the rider wants his horse on the inside lead. Pronounced led,’ lead makes up small, pliable weights used by riders to boost their weight to the amount prescribed by the handicapper or allowances. M is for mare. A female horse becomes a mare when age 5 and over; until then, she is a filly. N is for NSA. The National Steeplechase Association oversees management and accounting for all recognized race meets in the nation. O is for overgirth. All jockeys must use sin overgirth, an elastic strap that goes over the saddle for extra safety protection in case of breakage — something quite possible when a horse _ extends to jump at speed in a race. 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The smallest distance measured in jump racing, a steeplechase horse races I/16th of a mile in about 7 seconds. T is for toe grabs. Steel extensions from the front portion of the front shoe, toe grabs are not See LINGO, Page 27

Winston’s words Sage advice from Britain’s Churchill ritish Prime Minister Winston Churchill was -!■—rfond of all horse sports. He was an avid polo player, as well as an owner and rider in steeplechases, point-to-points and pleasure riding. In a letter to a family member in November 1896, he proudly noted that his father’s racing colors - chocolate and pink - would “appear on Indian soil” (in the then-British colony of India) for the first time at a pony race meeting. In a 1930 admonition Churchill advised parents: “Don’t give your son money. As far as you can afford it give him horses. No one ever came to grief - except honorable grief — through riding horses. No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle. “Young men have often been ruined through owning horses, or through backing horses (betting on them), but Staff Photo/Betsy Parker Amateur rider Gregg Ryan first rode races for his father. never through riding them. “Unless of course they break their necks, which, taken at a gallop, is a very good death to die.” Lingo from. Page 26 extensions from the front portion of the front shoe, toe grabs are not allowed in Virginia ’chasing. They damage courses, officials say, and can ii\jure a fallen rider. U is for uniformity. Virtually all U.S. hurdle races are conducted over ‘national’ fences, foam and plastic brush hurdles that provide a sport standard. Timber courses vary more, with some, like Great Meadow’s Gold Cups, offering a stiff jumping test, and others, such as spring point-topoint courses, offering good, safe, confidence-builders for younger horses. V is for Virginia-bred. The Virginia Thoroughbred Association administers a bonus purse fund that pays to Virginia-bred winners of races, over jumps and on the flat. W is for weight-for-age. Three-year-olds carry a minimum of 130 pounds in hurdle races; the highest handicap assigned to a hurdler (that won his race) was 176 pounds to multi-champion Flatterer in Invest In The Future The International Hunter Futurity A show program for yearlings, two year olds, three year olds & four year olds. The International Hunter Futurity has awarded over $2.650.000 Breed to an International Hunter Futurity nominated stallion. For a complete list of over 100 nominated stallions or for further information: The International Hunter Futurity P.O. Box 13244 • Lexington, KY 40583 859-879-3600 • Fax: 859-879-3608 INTHFl@windstream.net • Web Site: www.INTHF.org Kathy Gilbertson, Executive Director the 1986 National Hunt Cup at Radnor. Y is for yoke. A yoke is a strap of leather that runs around the neck and down between the forelegs to the girth. It acts to hold the girths in place, as well as being a handy ‘grab-strap’ for a rider in trouble. Complete Vision Care Eyeglasses, Contacts & Lasik Co-Management Serving Fauquier County since 1979 Eye Exams / Primary Care Laser Vision Co-Management Care Large Selection of Frames / Contact Lenses Fit Dr. Samuel L. Weir Dr. Shannon Colbourne Optometrists www.warrentoneyes.com 528 Waterloo Road. Warrenton. VA • 540-347-0555 Veterinary Clinic* i Katherine B. Gray. DVM W.J. Mitchei DVM I Tired of the traffic? Visit us in The Plains for a small town experience. Call About Our New L Extended Hours! • Medicine & Surgery Dogs & Cats • In house lab and radiographics • Equine medicine & Preventive h'eaith | • Reproduction \ • lameness Exams • Pre purchase Exams • Acupuncture • Equine Emergencies 540-253-5619 • 888-271-. <323 Hopewell Rd., The Plains, VA Up wwwuigapevetJiet _ Twice as nice. „ The Fauquier Times-Democrat and The Fauquier Citizen

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