Rappahannock News, January 11, 2007

129th Year ... No. 2 Phone (540) 675-3338 THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 -,—e-vWorldwide at timescommunity.com 50 cents VO I u '•0 o 8 to > - Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Raymond Thompson Deputies surround Ricky Javon Gray as he leaves Culpeper Courthouse. Gray visits Culpeper twice, pleads not-guilty By Hilary Lewis Rappahannock News Staff Writer The man suspected of viciously murdering Sheryl Warner made two court appearances in Culpeper Cpunty last week: first, to be appointed an attorney and second, to plead not guilty to first-degree murder. Ricky Javon Gray, 29, made his first known trip to Culpeper since the 2005 murder on Wednesday, Jan. 3 for arraignment at Culpeper Circuit Courthouse. Escorted by several armed deputies and donning a pale blue jumpsuit with handcuffs on his hands and ankles, the convicted murderer scanned the courtroom as he entered. The room was filled with detectives, reporters, and the family of Sheryl Warner, although none of Gray’s family members were present. Gray was placed in front of Judge John R. Cullen and read an indictment for.,, first degree murder. He blinked as the judge said the name of Sheryl Warner and the address of her previous home. Warner, 37, was found shot in the head and hung from an electrical cord in the basement of her Reva home, which had been set on fire, on Dec. 18, 2005. Warner worked as a receptionist for a local Culpeper attorney, and several years ago performed a similar function for Rappahannock attorney Douglas Baumgardner. When the judge asked if Gray had any income for which to pay an attorney to represent him on these charges, he nonchalantly replied, “No, sir, I’m currently on death row.” Attorney Kevin Smith of Fairfax was then appointed to represent the convicted murderer and a second date for arraignment was set. In October 2006, Gray was convicted for murdering seven members of two Richmond families and was sentenced to death. Like the Warner case, the homes of both families had been robbed and the victims found bound and slain. Similarities between the two See GRAY, Page A6 Warrenton man deliberately eluded police search in park By. Alexandra Bogdanovic Rappahannock News Staff Writer A Warrenton-area man presumed to be missing in the Shenandoah National Park turned up at a relative’s house on Friday, according to a park spokeswoman. In a statement issued on Friday, Karen Beck-Herzog said that Leo Joseph Leger Jr., 35, was located at a relative’s home near Madison, W.Va. “Leger entered the park at U.S. Highway 211 on Monday night (Jan. 1) and hiked south for two days,” Beck-Herzog said. “He exited the park at Route 33 and hiked into nearby Elkton. Through a combination of walking and hitchhiking, Leger made his way to Madison, 20 miles south of Charleston, W.Va.” Leger’s relative called authorities who were searching for Leger when he showed up at her house, BeckHerzog explained. He seemed to be in good physical condition when he arrived, the spokeswoman added. Beck-Herzog said that Leger revealed that he had deliberately tried to elude searchers. “At some point, he realized there was a search going on and that it was County and Town Meetings and Notices • The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will dose its offices and customer service centers on Friday, January 12 and Monday, January 15, in observance of the Lee-Jackson Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. See MEETINGS, Page A6 Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Leo Joseph Leger Jr. probably for him,” Beck-Herzog said on Monday. “He told us that he walked at night and on hard surfaces (to make it harder to find him).” A park ranger reportedly found Leger’s car in a part of the park known as the “Panorama” at about 7 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2. The area is located on the western side of a See LEGER, Page A6 Marlor takes chair as Mills declines another term By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock County School Board Chairman Wesley Mills declined to be renominated for the position as members of the county school board elected officers for the new year at Tuesday’s meeting of the Rappahannock County School Board. Stonewall-Hawthome District representative Ken Marlor was nominated by Mills and elected to the position as chairman by the rest of the board. “I am humbled that the board has the confidence that I can do this,” said Marlor as he accepted the position, “with everyone’s help, I will.” Mills said afterwards that he felt that it was, “his tour of duty” and added that it would be healthy for the board to let somebody else on the board take a turn at the position. Mills has served on the board as chairman for six years. Mills said he is unsure whether he will run for another term as a board member in the election later this year. He also declined to serve as vice-chairman, as did Wakefield District member Rosa Crocker, which led Piedmont board member Aline Johnson to accept the position. School readies 2007-2008 budget proposal Rappahannock County School Superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell updated the board on the development of the 2007-2008 proposed budget. “We take very seriously the responsibility of being good stewards of the public’s money,” Chappell said. “As we prepare the budget for the coming year, we will continue to look at ways to cut spending without affecting the programs for our children.” Chappell noted that the primary reason for a 4.69 percent increase in the 2006-2007 budget year for the public schools was due to a cut in state funding. Chappell said the projected amount of reduced state funding was $130,000. “Even though we cut $200,000 from the previous year’s budget, the county had an increased budget cost,” Chappell said. He also reported that the school budget makes up 61 percent of the county’s total budget, contrary to the rumored 70 percent that has circulated the county. Seventy-five percent of the school budget, Chappell noted, is for personnel expenses. The superintendent noted that Rappahannock teacher salaries remain further behind those of surrounding school systems. “We definitely need to address this as we enter the 2007-2008 budget year,” said Chappell, “We need to be able to attract and retain the best teachers for our students.” Chappell said that he anticipated $50,000 - $100,000 in new state funding for the upcoming year. State funding resolution Chappell presented the board with a proposed resolution seeking additional state funding. In fiscal year 2007, the Commonwealth of Virginia provided what was called, “The Cost of Competing Add-on Funding,” for school districts in Northern Virginia. Chappell noted that this funding was given to surrounding county school systems including Warren and Clarke counties. The additional funding, Chappell said, is to aid Northern Virginia public school systems to provide higher salaries, mostly due to the cost of living in Northern Virginia. “The cost of living in Rappahannock is very similar to that of surrounding counties,” said Chappell. “We feel it is unfair that we have not received any additional funding.” Chappell said that he has spoken with Delegate Ibdd Gilbert and State Senator Mark Obenshain, and will attempt to attract Gov. Tim Kaine’s attention about the resolution that he will present to the General Assembly. Public hearing for budget proposal A rough draft of the school budget will be presented to the school board at next month’s meeting on February 13. The school board will then have the opportunity to deliberate the budget. The board typically votes to submit the proposal to the Rappahannock Count Board of Supervisors in March. Chappell said that a copy of the proposed budget will be available to the public on February 13, after 10:00 a.m., at the school board office. The formal public hearing on the school budget is set for March 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Email the reporter at cspiering@timespapers.com Property owners angry about Rediviva bridge closing By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer Washington residents voiced their frustrations last Wednesday (Jan. 3) about the Rediviva bridge closing at the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisor’s meeting. “I used to play under that bridge since I was a little boy and it hasn’t changed in 30 years,” said John Anderson, who owns property near the bridge, “Why destroy it?” Many of the residents at the meeting had been surprised by the sudden closure of the bridge on the morning of December 19. Some of the property owners wondered why they had not been notified of the closure by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Area Administrator J. David Cubbage mentioned that in order to bring the bridge and the road back up to current specifications, it would probably require a new bridge and new road construction requiring a two lane road. Cubbage did not specify whether VDOT was willing to make that expenditure, however, citizens made it clear that they did not want a larger road. “My family’s position is that we would like the bridge not to be destroyed and the road not to be changed,” Anderson stated. He suggested that a load of concrete poured around the crumbling pillar would repair the bridge enough for the minimal use it receives now. Without bridge access, residents will have to enter the neighborhood on Rediviva Lane directly from U.S. 211, rather than from Gid Brown Hollow Road. Local farmer John Clark said that he uses the bridge frequently throughout the year to access farmland that he leases in the area. He said that if the bridge remains closed, it would be difficult and dangerous to drive heavy equipment on Highway 211 to access the farmland. * Cubbage said that it would be difficult to suddenly resume maintenance See BRIDGE, Page A6 Happy new year! Joshua Waddell, Jr., made his long awaited entrance into this world at 9:26 p.m. on December 31 at Fauquier Hospital. Joshua, Jr., weighing in at 6 lb. 5oz., is the son of Joshua Waddell, chief of the Sperryvilte Rescue Squad, and Heather Kelley. He is the grandson of Patti and John Waddell of Sperryville, David Kelley of Manassas and Sandra Sumner of Georgia. Welcome Joshua! And many blessings to you Josh and Heather! Photo courtesy of Barbara Adolfi Newsmakers Power line players While Rappahannock looks on, Fauquier County launches its strategy against proposed power lines. See Page A3. Come to The Theatre! There’s a new season of musical offerings and community events starting at The Theatre. See Page B1. Adopted If you’ve got a lot of heart and space, you might want to think about helping out needy mustangs. See Page A5. From trash to treasure Brad Schneider is putting garbage to good use with his company, Recovered Energy Resources. See Page A7.

Clonigerelefense seeks to throw out evidence By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer Further motions were filed by Ira Wayne Cloniger’s defense team on Monday, just two weeks from his firstdegree murder trial. Cloniger was scheduled to appear in court at the January 8 session on a separate charge of transporting a firearm as a felon. Public defender Jeffery Adams said that his client was unable to attend the session because he was at a doctor’s appointment for a neck injury. Cloniger reportedly complained during a December 2006 court hearing in Culpeper County about not receiving proper care for his neck problems. The firearms case has been rescheduled for April 5. Cloniger is charged with the murder of Edward Fletcher, Jr. of Steven City, Va., and was the subject of a week-long manhunt in Rappahannock County in July 2006 following the alleged murder. The murder trial is scheduled for three days beginning on January 22. The court did not hear several motions filed by the defense that morning due to Cloniger’s absence. Judge Jeffery Parker did hold hearings, however, on requested subpoenas by the defense after Adams and Commonwealth Attorney Peter Luke waived the necessity for Cloniger’s presence. Judge denies jail records The Cloniger defense sub mitted several subpoenas seeking extensive jail records for James Wayne Sisk, a possible witness for the Commonwealth. Sisk spent time with Cloniger while he was in the Rappahannock County Jail and may have made phone calls for Cloniger to communicate with his girlfriend, Helen Pierce. The defense argued that extensive phone, visitation, medical, and discipline records might reveal that Sisk’s motives for testifying are fabricated for his own benefit. Luke stated that the Commonwealth’s position was that records were too broad in scope and were not essential for the trial. Judge Parker sustained all motions by the Commonwealth to quash the subpoenas, except for Rappahannock Jail records that proved that Sisk and Cloniger were imprisoned together. Motions to suppress evidence The motions scheduled for January 18 attempt to suppress evidence that may be used by the Commonwealth in the trial. Among the motions is a request that the sexual history of Helen Pierce be omitted from the trial. Pierce was present at the house on Gid Brown Hollow at the time of the murder, and testified in a preliminary hearing that Fletcher had raped her prior to his death. She is now pregnant See CLONIGER, Page A6 THE OLD HABIT 8363 W. Main Street Marshall, VA (next to Post Office) ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE 40% •ENTIRE STOCK FRI. JAN. 12 THRU MON. JAN. 15 FRI. SAT. 10-6 SUN. 12-5 MON. 10-5 540-364-2396 www.oldhabit.com •some exceptions apply Dear l.cc. It seems like yesterday, not a year that we saw your smiling face, and heard your voiee. 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The first application is by Warrenton-based Finley Productions, which wants to host a large outdoor music festival on the property of the Blue Rock Inn, located across U.S. 211 from Rappahannock County High School. According to documents submitted to the planning commission, the “Celebrate Rappahannock” festival is designed to draw between 3,000 and 5,000 people of all ages and raise thousands of dollars for local organizations. The one-day festival will run from noon until 10 p.m. in May, and will feature musical acts and exhibits as well as vendors selling food, clothing and arts and crafts. The event will culminate with a so-called “national headliner act.” A representative of county schools superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell said in a written statement that parking will not be permitted on school property due to potential sanitation and liability concerns. But school officials will not oppose the event as long as it is held when school is not in session, the statement said. The application was originally scheduled for the commission’s December meeting, but Finley executives requested that the issue be tabled until January. County Administrator John McCarthy has recommended that the planning commission deny the permit for the festival. He said there has been insufficient planning for the event, which by local standards would be very large. Farm school application The second item on the agenda is a proposal from the Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School to move to the 21-acre True Ewe Farm, north of Flint Hill on Zachary Taylor Highway. For the past three years, the farm school has operated in rented space at the schoolhouse at Belle Meade on F.T. Valley Road, about six miles south of Sperryville. School officials have said they want to own the property where the school operates, and they also want to be closer to the Mountain Laurel Montessori School in Front Royal. School administrator Elaine Glier sent a letter to McCarthy on Wednesday, saying “that if zoning approval is granted for our school, we will do everything in our power to be great neighbors. After all, the most important work we do at Mountain Laurel is to teach children how to live in community.” McCarthy has recommended that the planning commission approve the school’s permit, saying the facility and location are appropriate for an educational institution. The public is welcome at the planning commission’s meeting, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Rappahannock County Courthouse. E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers. com Harris’s preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 18 A preliminary hearing for longtime Rappahannock County resident and environmental activist Hunt Harris, who is accused of armed robbery, is scheduled for Jan. 18 in Spotsylvania County. Harris, who works as executive director of the Ragged Mountain Resource Center in Sperryville, is accused of a robbery that took place at a Virginia ABC store on Oct. 26 in Fredericksburg. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Spotsylvania District Court, located at 9111 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22553. Call 540-507-7680 for more information. r Crimes & Courts Weed owner uncovered Marcus Peter Malik, a Washington, Va., man, has been indicted for the marijuana plants discovered during the search for Ira Wayne Cloniger, last July. During the search for the fugitive murder suspect, a state helicopter discovered the plants growing on Malik’s property. Malik has been charged with manufacturing marijuana not for his own use. According to State Police Trooper Christopher Roop, 89 marijuana plants seized weighed some five pounds and had an estimated value of $8,700. Malik, 71, is a longtime resident of the county and is a 15-year veteran of the National Park Service. He was released on $5,000 bond. School robber indicted The man accused of breaking into the Rappahannock County High School was indicted by the Rappahannock Photo by Ann Spieker Power lines downed A single vehicle accident broke a power pole in Flint Hill early Wednesday morning causing Highway 522 to be closed in both directions. Power crews worked steadily to remove power lines from the road, as the members of the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office helped detour traffic. The driver was only slightly injured and declined to be taken to the hospital. Virginia State Trooper Brandon Johnson was handling the scene but declined to comment. Summit Motors 11 year Anniversary $ALE! 02 Chrysler 300 M-Loaded-Charcoal.Was $13,900 Now$10£95 01 Chryster Concord-Low Mies.Was $9,530 .Now $8,831 03 Chevy Trafctazer LTZ 4x4 - Loaded .Was $19,t5Q. 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Masters’ initial offense was for robbing vehicles in Fauquier County. Man sentenced for third D.U J in ten years Michael Vincent Deluise was sentenced to five months in prison for his 3rd DUI in 10 years. Deluise pleaded guilty to the charges, which included driving with a suspended license and reckless, driving. The court noted that Deluise has a history of mental problems, and was sentenced to two years of probation, under mental health supervision, and was ordered to stay free of alcohol. His license was suspended indefinitely. Accident closes Highway 211 Highway 211 was closed on December 28, after a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer flipped over in the middle of the road. Sanghee Uhm, 43, of Wheaton, Md., reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the right side of the road. The vehicle hit the culvert bridge railings, which caused it to overturn. Uhm was transported to Fauquier Hospital with minor injuries. State Police Trooper Kerrianne Corbett charged her with reckless driving and failing to maintain control of a vehicle. Mashed moped A resident of 1960 Zachary Taylor Highway called to complain, on January 1, that there was a man who was knocking at her door and wouldn’t leave. State Trooper Kerrianne Corbett responded and discovered that Mathew Deitle, 25, of Front Royal, Va., had crashed his moped into a guard rail and was seeking assistance. Corbett found that his blood alcohol level was 0.13. According-to the trooper’s report, Deitle had been riding a moped because his license was suspended. He was arrested and taken to the Rappahannock County Jail. Money stolen from Sperryville Restaurant An employee of the Thornton River Grille reported on January 6 that $500 in cash and several credit card receipts had been stolen. The money was inside small black folders and stacked under the receptionist desk near the entrance. According to the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s report, the money appeared to have been stolen by a customer, not an employee. The incident happened between the hours of 2:30 and 3:00 p.m. Whizzing by Highway 522 A caller reported on January 5 that a man had parked his truck on the side of highway 522 and was urinating next to it. The incident occurred at about 3:00 p.m. The RCSO was unable to locate him from the description of the vehicle. Correction In an article titled “Power line fight harkens back to RLEP’s early days” that ran in the Jan. 4 edition of the Rappahannock News, the acronym Pepco was used to refer to the Potomac Edison Power Company. The Potomac Electric Power Company, which is known by the name Pepco, was not involved in the events described in the article. The Rappahannock News regrets any confusion caused by the improper use of the acronym. Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School at Belle Meade Sunday, January 14 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Mountain Laurel offers a dynamic curriculum designed to inspire students, aged 12-15 years, to apply challenging academics to authentic, real-world experiences of farm and community life. “ For directions and more information, please contact Elaine Glier at 540-636-4257 or mlml23@earthlink.net

Power line power players Hypothetical Straight Line A hypothetical, direct power line from the Winchester substation to the Areola substation in Loudoun would cut through thousands of acres under VOF easement. m The Hazel Argument Dominion Virginia Power's proposed transmission line skirts land under Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) easements (light blue). Two potential power line paths cut through the Hazel family property (dark blue). Only a small portion of the land has an easement. In a lawsuit, the Hazel family argues all land in the power line study corridor should be given equal consideration, which eftortively could relocate a potential line from the center of the family's land to a portion of it that aligns Interstate 68 or elsewhere. Hazel family sues Dominion power, state agency over power line proposal By Don Del Rosso Rappahannock News Staff Writer John T. "nr Hazel a NIMBY? The brash developer who put Tysons Corner on the map? The young Harvard Law School graduate who helped condemn land for what would become the Capital Beltway? Hazel and his family last week filed a lawsuit in Fauquier County Circuit Court that argues Dominion Virginia Power should give equal consideration to all land in its placement of a 500,000-volt transmission line through the northern Piedmont. If the court concurs, a potential Dominion transmission line could shift from Hazel property and land on somebody else’s. “It’s the ultimate not-in-mybackyard (NIMBY) argument,” Fauquier Board of Supervisors chairman Harry Atherton (Marshall District) said of the suit. Dominion plans to build a 500,000-volt transmission line that would link substations near Winchester and Areola in Loudoun. The proposed 40-mile line would pass through Frederick, Warren, northern Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William counties. The Hazel family filed the suit against Dominion and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF), a quasi-state agency that holds conservation easements. In identifying potential alignments, Dominion has attempted to avoid property under VOF easements, which protect land against further development. As a result, potential transmission line paths cross land witfiput such protection, including most of the Hazel family’s approximately 4,000 acres near Broad Run. (A relatively small amount of Hazel land remains under a VOr easement.) Dominion’s draft proposal shows two potential transmission paths slicing through Til Hazel’s side yard. From his patio, he would get a clear view of the transmission line, which would traverse hundreds of acres of lush and rolling pasture. Steel towers averaging 125 feet tall would support the line, according to Dominion. The Hazel suit contends the VOF board last September illegally approved a “rule" that unfairly gives special status to land under VOF easements. In September resolution, VOF stated it would defend easements against any effort to build transmission lines through such protected land. That special status intends to give VOF easement holders the ability to block a transmission line, the suit argues. “By taking the action without taking into consideration similar properties not subject to VOF easements within the transmission power line corridor study area, the VOF Board of Trustees created a privileged, protected classification of property owners that are not subject to sharing the burden of having the transmission power line placed across their properties” according to the suit. In short, the Hazels believe all land, eased or, not, should be treated equally. VOF also failed to properly advertise and hold a public hearing before approving the resolution, the Hazel suit states. Til Hazel refused to discuss the matter, referring questions to Warrenton zoning lawyer Merle Fallon. VOF easements should not be permitted to impede Dominion’s obligation to identify the most cost-effective alignment, Fallon said in an interview. He strongly rejects the NIMBY allegation against his client. “I think the way things are the family partnership has not said (a transmission line) can’t go over its property,” Fallon said. “It’s simply says that all other property needs to be considered (for potential routes). They object to it going through the middle of their property.” If Dominion disregards the sanctity of VOF easements, it could propose a line along the northern border of Hazel land, which adjoins Interstate 66. Such a line would have to cross three large swaths of VOF eased land adjoining or near Hazel property. Pushed to the extreme, such a scenario could produce a straight-line path between the Winchester and Areola substations that would be farther north of 1-66 and through thousands of acres of eased land. The VOF September decision had the effect of establishing a “rule” or “regulation” that caused Dominion to avoid easements at the expense of his client, Fallon said. It also effectively exempts VOF-eased land from the public condemnation process, the lawyer saia. Virginia law provides for the replacement of eased land deemed essential to achieving a public benefit, Fallon said. But that law has never tested in court in the context of a proposed transmission line. The Virginia AttorneyGeneral provides legal counsel to VOF. “We see no merit in the Hazel complaint against VOF and we will respond appropriately once we receive service (of the lawsuit),” spokesman David Clementson said. Dominion spokesman Jim Norvelle declined to comment on the Hazel lawsuit. “When we started the (power line Ration) process we were respectful of the (VOF) easements,” Norvelle said. “We thought we could find a viable route and move around the easements. We believe we’ve been successful in that.” At the same time, “we believe we have the legal right to cross open space easements with transmission lines,” he added. And Dominion will do that if needed, Norvelle said. In December, the Fauquier supervisors accepted conservation easements on 1,600 acres in the transmission line study corridor. Some of the land apparently lies within the paths of a potential power line. On Thursday, five more landowners will ask the supervisors to accept county easements for about 775 acres in the corridor. Dominion will make no effort to .skirt such “not-too veiled attempts to block the process,” Norvelle said of the new easements in the study area. “While we understand their emotions and positions,” he said of landowners who hope to block a power line with-'feasements, “we have an obligation to plan how to meet electric growth needs in Northern Virginia. That we see overloading our system by the summer of 2011.” Dominion wants the proposed line operating by then, Norvelle said. Opponents believe no need exists for the line. They contend Dominion wants the line to boost profits by collecting revenue against the amount of electricity transmitted via the line from cheap Midwest generators to the power-starved Northeast. Intense onnosition to the proposed line has “not in the least” caused Dominion to reconsider the project, Norvelle said. “It has not removed our responsibility to our customers.” Dominion has yet to determine the precise locations for potential lines through the area, he said. That will be apparent in April when the company files an application with the State Corporation Commission, which will decide need and location issues, Norvelle said. Atherton understands why the Hazels would be disappointed if Dominion builds a line through the center of his family’s land. “It’s a beautiful place,” die Marshall supervisor said. But he had hoped that Til Hazel would be an ally in the anti-power line campaign by putting his land under easement. Atherton predicted the power line proposal will generate “lots of lawsuits.” Bills directed at power line construction to be introduced at 2007 legislative session The 2007 session of the Virginia General Assembly begins today, Jan. 10. Over a month ago, many of my constituents learned for the first time that Allegheny Power and Dominion Virginia Power were proposing to build a 500kV power fine directly through the heart of the 18th Legislative District, through farms and pristine mountain land owned by the people I represent in Warren, Fauquier and Frederick counties. Although I will be facing many of the most powerful lobbyists in Richmond, I have promised my constituents that I would do all in my power, through legislation, to stop additional huge towers from blighting our beautiful countryside. I have pre-filed the following five bills to keep my promise. They are as follows: • Electric utility conservation programs. This bill requires investor-owned utilities like Dominion Power and Allegheny Power and cooperatives providing electric distribution services to develop and implement plans and programs to meet goals to be adopted by the State Corporation Commission that provide for increasing efficiency and reducing consumption of electric energy in the Commonwealth. Many have argued that the need for this power line is questionable and if Dominion and Allegheny employed a mandatory energy conservation plan, it could be avoided. This bill mandates such a conservation plan. • Burden of establishing public use; condemnor. This bill places a burden on a condemnor like Allegheny and Dominion to prove by a preponder ance of the evidence that the public use being relied upon in the taking of property is a public use that benefits the community in proximity to the property that is the subject of the condemnation action. Most, if not all of the public benefit of this transmission line would be enjoyed by people living in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Thil bill would make the power companies prove in court that the line benefits people in Warren, Frederic and Fauquier counties. • Approval of certificate for electrical transmission lines. This bill requires the State Corporation Commission, when considering an application for a certificate for the construction of lines such as the 500 kV Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line, to consider ail effects of the proposed line, including its effects on adjoining properties. It requires the State Corporation Commission to consider the effects of this power line on the scenic views enjoyed by citizens throughout my district. • Approval of electrical transmission lines; alternative plan. Requires a utility seeking State Corporation Commission .approval of a 500 kV electrical transmission line to submit to the commission and to members of the General Assembly a plan for alternative measures to increase the capacity of existing facilities without constructing new transmission towers. Hearings on the application for the new transmission line would be held after the commission has reviewed the alternative plan. This bill requires the power companies to present an alternative plan to the State Corporation Commission, which includes double circuiting of the existing lines on the existing towers. • Approval of utility lines; plan for undergrounding lines. This bill would require a utility seeking State Corporation Commission approval of a 500 kV electrical transmission line to submit to the commission and to the members of the General Assembly a plan to install the line or lines underground within current utility right-of-way. Hearings on the application for the new transmission line would be held after the commission has reviewed the plan. This bill requires the power companies to present an alternative plan to the State Corporation Commission which converts the power to (DC) power, allowing the line to be placed underground. Many of these ideas were generated by my constituents by telephone, e-mail and letters. In particular, Joe Swiger, a former executive for Allegheny Power, has contributed many of the ideas contained in this package. This will be a very difficult battle to wage, since my opposition in Richmond is very formidable. I am hopeful that these ideas and alternatives will spark debate, and hopefully lead to a resolution which has the least amount of impact upon what I believe is the most beautiful place in the world, my home district. Del. C. L. “Clay” Athey (R18) of Front Royal, represents Fauquier from Warrenton north in the General Assembly. He can be reached in Richmond at (804) 698-1018. Anti-power line fundraiser planned By George Rowand Rappahannock News Staff Writer People opposed to the proposed power towers cutting a swath across Fauquier County will have a chance to do some “drinking, dancing and making merriment” while raising money to fight the towers. “We’re calling it ... an old-fashioned block party,” said organizer Lynn Wiley. “The purpose of the event is to rally the homeowners in the area.” The event will be on Feb. 17 from 7 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $100 per person, and Big Ray and the Kool Kats will perform. Dress is casual. There will be a silent auction for jewelry, trips, paintings and dinners. “This band is so good that it just played for Bill Gates’ New Year’s Eve party,” Wiley stated. “This is not an exclusive party by any means,” Wiley continued. “We want eveiybody to come, enjoy themselves and learn about what the power lines are going to do to this area. The money from this will go to organizations fighting the lines.” Actor and local resident Robert Duvall is very much opposed to the power lines, though they will not be placed over his property. He and his wife Luciana have pledged to host a cocktail party at their farm in The Plains for the first four tables of 10 that are purchased. Duvall said, “Some people say that it’s the idle rich that are opposing this, but the wealthy can always leave. It’s the other people that live here who can’t, and these power lines will Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Mark F. Sypher PITCHING IN: Actor Robert Duvall his wife Luciana, of The Plains, are lending their support to a fundraiser that will benefit agencies that are fighting Dominion’s power line proposal. destroy their way of life. Where else can you live with all this beauty around? “Americans are trying to save land all over the world ... the Amazon, Africa, ... all over,” Duvall continued. “They should do it here. From Gettysburg to Monticello is The Hallowed Ground,’ and they want to put power towers right across it.” Organizers are aiming for a crowd of 400. “We want to see the people that will be affected by this,” Wiley said. Piedmont Environmental Council Launches Enlighten Campaign: Use Less Energy and Stop the Transmission Line The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is launching a new campaign, Enlighten, that mobilizes citizens to use less energy, not more. Dominion claims that a giant power line through Virginia’s historic countryside is needed to meet rising demand for energy. This transmission line would connect to some of America’s dirtiest coal-buming power plants, ignoring the urgent challenges of climate change. Instead, Enlighten asks citizens to make a commitment to energy efficiency, starting with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) which use 75% less electricity. If each of Dominion’s 2.3 million customers replaced one 100 watt incandescent bulb with a CFL the total energy savings could be as much as 150 megawatts. Because CFLs require only a quarter of the energy of a standard light bulb, each bulb saves between $30 and $60 in electricity bills over the life of the bulb. Each CFL bulb also saves 500 pounds of coal and 450 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions CFLs also last ten times longer than incandescent bulbs and generate 90% less heat, which saves on air-conditioning costs. CFL bulbs can be purchased at most general or hardware stores. Several local merchants participating in Enlighten are offering the bulbs at discount. PEC has established a new web site www.enhghtenva.org to provide information to citizens. “We have asked Dominion to work with consumers to help reduce the demand for electricity. It is disappointing that it is presently not the case in our region,” said Christopher G. Miller, President of PEC. 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Editorial & Opinion A4 January 11,2007 ——Rappaftattnocb JJetoSEstablished 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Anita L. Sherman, Editor Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler, Executive Vice President Jan Clatterbuck, Office Manager to Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 a year elsewhere in the United Stales Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents | Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: 249 Main Street, Washington, Va. Mailing address: P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: asherman@tlmespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.TimesCommunity.com THURSDAY, JANUARY 11,2007 Our View Leaving a legacy County School Board, Chairman Wesley Mills ■“» JLannounced that he would not accept nomina-ion for another term. Mills has been at the head of the School Board for six years and admittedly he’s ready for someone else 10 take his place.Being in the top spot isn’t always the easiest spot to be in but Mills has filled the position admirably and with heart. Mills has suggested that school board members be given a higher stipend than they currently receive and it will be interesting to see if his suggestion makes its way into school budget talks or rises to the level of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors. Tuesday’s meeting of the Rappahannock It should. While considered a supreme act of volunteerism to willingly give of yourself on any of the county’s numerous boards, the school board is one where it’s often a no win chair to sit in. And it’s beyond volunteering. While receiving a modest amount, it certainly doesn’t equate to anything near worth the amount (<f time thfey spend attending to the county’s school issues. They’re at it way more than once a month. Parents want more for their children as they should. Board members are tasked with providing a “second to none” place to be educated at often less than desirable dollar amounts. It’s a tough business to be in and the men and women who take it on are to be commended and should be compensated more for their efforts. Let’s hope that as Mills passes the baton to Ken Marlor that county residents will rally and support Jiving them a bit more for their tireless efforts. Keep in mind that whatever actions are taken now won't put any money into Mills’ pockets. He’s thinking about those who will carry on. Thank you Wes for all that you have done for the administrators, teachers, parents and children of Rappahannock County. Perhaps your suggestion will be taken to heart. Schoolhouse dreams Sperryville’s Cliff Miller is gambling that The Schoolhouse will someday be a place where community events, lectures, art shows,dances, meetings and other large gatherings can take place. For all of you who attended or heard about “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” you’d be hard pressed not to agree. Perhaps The Rappahannock Repertory Theatre can make something happen. Or other art and musical groups can chip in. What about the much needed community center for the county? The kids would surely relish a place to meet, have some fun and not be in danger of getting into trouble. Sperryville is seeing some new life of late with the addition of several new eating establishments, new signage about to happen and a couple of new shops. If the Old Sperryville Bookstore falls into the right hands, there might be another viable spark plug adding to that area’s energy. Hopefully, the Schoolhouse will emerge as well as a center for lots of neat things to happen. As Cliff dreams it will. Letters to the editor The Rappahannock News welcomes Letters to the Editor from its readers as a forum tor discussion of local public affairs subjects. WRITE: Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747 EMAIL: ashermandtimespapers.com tyfltUlNfifPU'9* Ke**s*M0U ..is ms WRITTEN MTHE WINNING.... V I ..{DUMB 1 J WWH ^ WoKlATION CNHTWJWWfl \ 15 LEFT— Kltt \ Yft W UNTO f \ OURSELVES... Letters Why can’t our athletes compete? Every time I am at a game or at school I have parents and spectators asked me the question, “Amy, what is wrong with our teams?” Lord knows I don’t have all the answers, but I think I might be able to answer some of these. It doesn’t have anything to do with the size of our school or the amount of kids we have to pick from, it has to do with the fact that our county does not have a Parks and Recreation Department, like every other county that we play against. Parents and fans cannot expect to have athletes or championship varsity teams, when they start playing a sport in the 6th grade. When you have players playing a sport, any sport, for the first time when they are 11 or 12 years old they are not going to be successful. Many of the teams at our school that have had success, have players that started in their respective sport at a young age. Baseball, soccer and softball all have programs privately run and funded in this county that start at age 4 and 5. If you look at the trophy case in the gym you will see recent trophies for these sports. Our cheerleaders have had success due to parents that have taken their children out of the county to gymnas tics, and coaches that have worked above and beyond what is asked of them. I have taken my own children to Fauquier and Culpeper counties since they were five to play football and basketball. I know that some parents take their children to Warren county as well. We need to get our children started early and we need to have some county help to do that. The RCPS system cannot do all of it; we as parents and taxpayers need to see some benefits and services for the taxes that we are paying into the county. We need a Park and Rees Department, and we need something better than the park in Little Washington to call a park. If you go to Warrenton, go to Rady Park and see what I am talking about. There is a soccer/football field, a walking/running path, a pavilion, a playground and a baseball diamond. We need our children to be active and physically fit and they cannot be if they don’t have a place or programs to help them. Maybe this answers the question and maybe it doesn’t, but the children are our future and we need to do for them now instead of later. Amy Hitt Amissville Red Cross thank you A hearty “thank you” is extended to all those who came out to donate blood on January 3 at the Washington Fire Hall. The Red Cross collected 24 usable pints of blood from thirty-three people who attempted to donate. It was heartening to see some new faces along with our regular donors. We also thank Ann Spieker and the Washington Fire Company for allowing the Bloodmobile to be held in their building. Thanks go out, too, to Stacey Bailey for her delicious gingerbread and peanut butter cookies and the time she gave to staff the canteen. We hope to see you all again at the next Bloodmobile in Little Washington«in six months. Marie Riedel and Marie Davis Co-Chairs, Red Cross Bloodmobile Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 30 Years Ago From the pages of the Rappahannock News of Jan. 13,1977: School Board joins financial fight The Rappahannock School Board received word at its meeting Tuesday night of a drive to amend the state funding formula used to determine school aid payments to localities. Superintendent OA. Norton reported on a letter received from the Bath County School Superintendent asking for financial help in the fight The letter said that Del. Shad Solomon had agreed to spearhead the fight to make the state funding formula more equitable for sparsely populated, rural counties. Rural counties with low enrollments cannot provide state mandated programs at the same rate as more heavily populated areas, noted the Bath superintendent. Counties with enrollments of 3,000 or less would be affected if Solomon’s efforts are successful.... Board Member Walter Masterson asked if the fight to amend the funding formula would center around changing the composite index that determines the amount each county receives in state funds. (The composite index is derived through a complicated formula that places heavy emphasis on the adjudged “fair market value” of property. Other factors included in index determination are personal property values and sales tax revenues.) Norton agreed that the composite index was arrived at by computing land values “not in keeping with income” of rural county residents and noted that taxes were paid by income, not the “fair market value” of the family farm. But Norton said he was not sure how the factor of inflated land values would be worked into the composite index. 25 Years Ago From the pages of the Rappahannock , News of Jan. 14,1982: Study shows county taxes, sales ratios among lowest in Virginia In 1979, only one of Virginia’s 136 cities and counties had a lower true effective tax rate than Rappahannock, according to Real Estate Taxes and True Values in Virginia 1979 released last week by the Virginia Education Association’s research service. The VEA publication gives Cumberland County's 1979 effective tax rate as 17 cents followed by Rappahannock and Buchanan., both with 23 cents per $100. For that same year, Rappahannock’s nominal tax rate was $4.20. ... In explanation, Rappahannock County had a nominal tax rate of $4.20 in 1^79, producing a tax that year of only $l&|on an $80,000 home due to a 5.4 percent assessment ratio, one of the lowest in the state. By comparison, the was 81.8 percent. With that ratio and a nominal tax rate of $1.66, the Richmond City taxpayer would pay $1,088 for the same $80,000 home. For 1979, Rappahannock’s median assessment salps ratio of 5.4 percent was higher than only four other localities. The counties with lower assessment ratios were Buchanan (2.6 percent), Dickenson (2.9 percent), Smith (5 percent) and Washington (5^3 percent).... For 1979, Rappahannock’s true effective tax rate of 23 cents per $100 was approximately half that of the other counties in the area. By comparison, both Orange’s and Fauquier’s true effective rate for 1979 was 40 cents, Warren’s 43 cents, Madison’s 39 cents and Culpeper’s 51 cents. Rappahannock’s median assessment ratio of 5.4 percent likewise ranked far below the assessment ratios of its neighbors. For 1979, the median assessment ratio in Culpeper was 82.9 percent; in Fauquier 83.8 percent; in Madison 70.8 percent; in Orange 88.9 percent and in Warren 86.8 percent. Under those tax rates and assessment ratios, the estimated real estate tax charged on an $80,000 (market value) home in 1979 was $408 in Culpeper, $344 in Warren, $320 in Fauquier and Orange and $312 in Madison. Those figures compare to $184 charged for an $80,000 home in Rappahannock. assessment ratio in Richmond Citv for 1979 Angry landowners want illegal hunting stopped A courtroom full of aroused citizens faced the Rappahannock supervisors last Wednesday, demanding that they take action to control the illegal hunting that has plagued the county this deer season. Concerned by tales of terrorism and deliberate disregard fo^ the law relayed by speaker after speaker, the supervisors agreed to appoint a special citizens committrfb to work with the board law enforcement personnel and game officials on a solution to the problem of slob hunters.... Homer Henry stopped short of characterizing the law breakers that have harassed the Castleton area for the past four to six weeks as hunters - even slob hunters. “We’ve been bothered by deer killers,” Henry said. They’re not hunters!” He reported that he’s counted as many as 17 vehicles at a time parked at an intersection, two to three men to a car, guns loaded and ready, waiting for their dogs to drive deer off posted land onto the road. >» t \

Photos courtesy of Carol Huffman PROUD OWNER: Carol Huffman strokes the head of “Tia," while horse trainer Erin Pearson watches. WUd mustangs befriended by local horse trainer By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer On her husband Calvin’s birthday, Carol Huffman of Edinburg, Va., wanted to make his wildest dreams come true. What she did not realize, however, was how wild her gift would be. “I told him we were going to an art show,” said Huffman with a laugh. Instead she offered Calvin his pick of a group of wild mustangs that were up for adoption. Each year the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a mustang adoption program in Lorton, Va. These programs, held across the country, allow horse lovers to own a genuine wild mustang from the animals’natural habitat in several Western states. “They are just like deer,” ‘said Huffman. “You can’t even touch them and they are very quick.” The untamed spirit of the mustang was all too clear to the Huffmans when it came time to load their newly adopted prize into their horse trailer. “She was frightened to death,” remembered Huffman, “She was so wild that she knocked herself out.” Window shopping Erin Pearson and her husband, Marvin, of Castleton, Va., remember the incident well. “It took about two hours for them to load her,” remembered Marvin, “A large crowd of people gathered around to watch and everybody was applauding when she was finally in the trailer." Erin Pearson, however, was too excited about her own recently adopted mustang to pay much attention. “We just went to window shop,” she insisted, “we had no intention of buying a horse.” Toward the end of the day, however, Pearson’s heart went out to a smaller, wilder horse that nobody wanted. “Everybody thought we were crazy to buy that horse,” said Marvin. “They thought we were asking for trouble.” spirit of the west For Erin, a mustang was part of a life long appreciation for the spirit of the West. “There is something about the Wild West heritage that they represent,” she said. It was also a challenge that she could not resist. Pearson grew up in Southwest Missouri as an avid horse enthusiast and trainer. “I was always the little kid sneaking into the horse field," she said. T used to try to jump on the horses bareback and ride them.” Training a mustang, Erin said, offered her a chance to befriend a horse straight out of the wild. The Huffinans were having their own difficulties finding a trainer for their newly acquired mustang. After working unsuccessfully with one trainer, they sought out advise from Virginia’s horse community. “We couldn’t find anyone who would take it on," Huffman said. Finally one of Carol’s friends told her about Pearson. When they called her for more information, they were delighted to hear that she was working successfully with her own wild mustang. “It’s not a brand name or any particular method of training," said Pearson practically, “It’s primarily about patience.” She said that it took many hours of sitting in the pen with the wild horse, before she was even allowed to touch her. “For a wild horse, everythtAg is dangerous,” said Pearson, “In order for them to survive in the wild they must either fight or (take) flight.” After ten days, Pearson was finally able to touch their own horse which they named “Lolita.” After the Hufimans brought their mustang for training, the process began again. In five weeks, Carol was amazed when she returned to find that she could approach their beautiful mustang, “Tia.” “Erin is absolutely amazing,” said Huffman about Pearson, “She did not use any ropes or whips. 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Photo by Richard Lykes LIFTING VOICES: The Martin Luther King Choir of Fauquier County is one of the principal musical participants in the Martin Luther King Day Celebration in Rappahannock County. Martin Luther King Day celebrated this Sunday By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News The birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jlr. will be celebrated this Sunday at The Theatre in Little Washington. As it has in the past, _ a group of local Rappahannock-area citizens have come together once again to honor the memory of America’s premier civil rights leader. It always is a rousing and inspirational afternoon with exceptional singing, stirring speeches, and good community camaraderie. This year’s keynote address will be given by Lt. Col. Howard Baugh, a World War II veteran who promises to give a fascinating account of his experience as a member of the famed “Tuskegee Airmen.” Col. Baugh now lives in Petersburg, VA. It should be noted that these courageous black airmen enlisted in the armed forces when segregation was the order of the day, requiring them to fight two wars—one against a military force overseas and the other against racism at home and abroad. Their superior performance became legendary and soon they were requested to escort white bomber pilots. As bomber escorts, the Tuskegee Airmen never lost a single bomber to enemy fighters. This positive record of accomplishment of black airmen during World War II, and after, was an important factor in the initiation of the historic social change to achieve racial equality in America. In 1948, President Truman, by executive order, ended segregation in the U.S. Military. A musical program will provide attendees with exceptional song and music. Among those appearing on stage will be the 40-member Martin Luther King Choir of Fauquier County, led by Rep. Lemuel Montgomery, pastor of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Amissville. Another voice brought back “by popular request” this year will be Nan Butler Roberts. The celebration is sponsored each year by the Julia E.Boddie Scholarship Committee which gives the “Dream Keepers” award to a local citizen who has by deed and example helped keep the MLK dream alive. There is no admission for the event although a free-will offering will be taken with all proceeds donated to the scholarship program. For more information, please contact 987-8064 or 399-1539. Bridge From Page A1 on the bridge and road which had been officially taken out of the state’s maintenance in 1992. However, he admitted that little attention has been given to the road since 1947, when Highway 211 was realigned. “Basically the bridge was rediscovered recently due to requests for the state to pick up road maintenance,” said County Administrator John.McCarthy. “The VDOT engineers found it in terrible condition, which is why they decided to close it.” Cubbage stated that it would cost around $18,000 to test the bridge structure for reliability, and $10,000 annually to assess it each year. According to VDOT documents, the plan is to destroy the bridge, and remove the debris to allow the restoration of the natural flow and habitat along that stretch of the Covington River. VDOT plans to return the remaining stretch of road leading to Highway 211 into regular maintenance. VDOT owns a 40 feet wide path following Rediviva road, however, Cubbage said the agency would be more than willing to transfer the bridge, and the liability, to local property owners on either side of the river. “We can not continue to have that kind of liability,” he added. Cubbage concluded dur ing the meeting to come up with exact amounts of various costs, for further public discussion. Crossing the Jordon North Poes Road residents were drawn to the 'Board of Supervisors meeting amid concerns of the bridge crossing the Jordon River. “The overall goal is to build a structure visually similar to the current bridge, and comparable to the aesthetics of the county,” said Cubbage. He assured residents that a plan had not been drawn up yet, however once a design was finished, it would be open for public comment before putting it into effect. “The project that we are planning will be similar to the Tapps Ford Bridge over the Rappahannodt River,” Cubbage stated. He noted that many county resi* dents were pleased with the Tapps Ford project which retained some of the aesthetic appeal of the previous bridge with modem constructing design. * J Wakefield supervisor Rog4* Welch said that one of the pij» mary concerns of county real* dents is that the road would Qe paved after a new bridge would be built. Cubbage stated that current traffic counts reflected no reason to pave the road. “Itfi number fourteen on a fourteen* project-long, 6-year plan,” safa McCarthy during the meeting “There is plenty of time for pub* he opinion and suggestions.” » Gray From Page A1 cases first directed attention to Gray back in January 2006, after he was arrested in Philadelphia and put on trial. Officials in Culpeper, however, constantly denied his connection to the Warner case until an indictment was filed in December. Gray has also been convicted of murdering his wife-, Treva Gray, in Washington, Pa. in November 2005, and stabbing and robbing an Arlington man in January 2006. Although Gray has confessed to committing all of those crimes, officials in the Warner case have not released any information about a possible confession at this time. Investigators have been especially tight-lipped about, any evidence in the case and have yet to confirm whether Warner’s death was a random act. During Gray’s second arraignment hearing on Monday, Jan. 8 with courtappointed attorney Kevin Smith, security again was very tight. Snipers sat atop the courthouse and traffic was stopped on Davis Street. Inside the courtroom, Gray was not yet expected to proceed with the arraignment, but after a quick meeting with his attorney, Gray shocked the room and plead not-guilty to the first degree murder charge and waived his right to a speedy trial. Judge Cullen then prepared to set a date for Gray’s trail which Smith recommended take place in at least six months, giy* ing him proper time to prepare^ Commonwealth’s Attorney; Gary Close, agreed with that schedule and plans for a three: day trial, which was tentatively set for July 30 to Aug. 2. •* Kevin Smith also comment: ed that he would file a motion for change of venue for the trial, which he plans to do before Gray’s next hearing is scheduled for March 28 at 10:30 a.m. Leger From Page A1 mountain where U.S. Highway 211 enters Page County. Officials organized a search once they learned that Leger’s wife had reported him missing. “We now know that he entered the park alone at about 10 p.m. (Jan. 1),” park spokeswoman Julena Campbell explained on Thursday. Searchers apparently knew that Leger was an experienced hiker who was familiar with the area. On Thursday, Campbell said officials learned that Leger has had “some signs” of depression in the past. 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Some of the volunteer search and rescue teams participating in the . operation include Appalachian Search and Rescue, Top of Virginia Search and Rescue and Rockingham/ Augusta Search and Rescue. It is unknown whether Leger will be charged in con nection with the incident. Beck-Herzog said that park officials plan to meet with federal attorneys to determine whether it would be appropriate to file charges in the case. E-mail the reporter: ahogdanovic@timespapers.com Meetings From Page AI Day state holidays. All DMV customer service centers will be open on Saturday, January 13 during their normal operating hours. •All Rappahannock county government offices will be closed Friday, Januaiy 12 and Monday, January 15 in observance of the Lee-Jackson Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day state holidays and will open for normal operating hours on Tuesday, January, 16. • Rappahannock National Bank will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 16. • BB&T in Flint Hill will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 16. • Rappahannock County public schools will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 16. • On Wednesday, Jan. 17 the Rappahannock County Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the county courthouse on Gay Street. Agenda highlights: Annual Election of Officers NEW BUSINESS -SE#06-11-01* Finley Productions Festival (Continued from December Meeting) -SE#06-12-01* Mountain Laurel Montessori School The Town of Washington’s ARB will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. ’ 11, at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. Immediately following the ARB the Town of Washington’s Planning Commission will hold a joint meeting to continue the review of the Historic District Guidelines and the Historic < District Ordinance. •The Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority meeting that was canceled on Jan. 4 has been rescheduled for Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Court House. Due to the lack of current applications, the January regularly scheduled Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting has been canceled. Business In Brief Stylin’ Kim Nelson at the Hair Gallery in Washington has announced the winner of the Dec. 6 drawing for a free haircut. Dr. Jeny Martin is the winner! 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Photo courtesy ot Brad Schneider FROM GARBAGE TO GAS: A gasification facility-can convert any organic material into energy. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen LEADING MAN: Brad Schneider founded Recovered Energy Resources in 2000, and moved the business to the Town of Washington in 2004. One man’s waste is another man’s power source By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Most people look at a pile of garbage and want to bury it. Brad Schneider looks at a trash heap and sees a clean source of energy. With his Town of Washington-based company, Recovered Energy Resources, Schneider is lending credence to the maxim “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” RER builds and operates gasification power plants that run on a variety of unconventional fuels, including waste from coal mines, oil refineries and municipal solid waste as well as byproducts from agricultural and forestry industries. All organic material - even sludge from wastewater treatment plants - has fuel value for a gasification facility. Schneider said gasification reduces the need for landfills while also producing energy. It is even possible to mine and gasify garbage already in landfills, he said. “If you don’t put the material in the ground, you don’t have to worry about it later,” Schneider said. Gasification is different and cleaner than incineration, which produces air-polluting emissions while converting waste to energy. Gasification is contained and uses 900-degree temperatures to break down materials, which in turn release volatile gases that are used to move turbines and create electricity. Gasification can also be used to provide heating and cooling. Gasification produces no flame or smoke and the containment process allows emissions to be controlled. Odors are not an issue either, Schneider said, because they are burned off during gasification and trash that has not yet been fully processed is not left out in open air. “This technology is not the same as incineration,” Schneider said. “It’s cleaner, it’s smaller scale, you don’t have the massive amounts of material. Visually, there’s no emissions, there’s no steam plume.” The carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen and sulfur oxides and particulate matter that fossil fuel-based energy produces are less of a problem in gasification plants. The volume of ash produced by gasification equates to about 10 percent of the volume of the original trash, Schneider said. And the ash can be reused in concrete, making-it possible to run a gasification plant where nothing goes into a landfill. Glass and metal are not combustible and need to be removed from the trash used for gasification. Those materials are separated from the waste and sold for recycling. He said the plants are built on a small scale for on-site use by small businesses, government buildings, schools and large commercial and industrial operations. RER plants are built in many sizes, but can produce up to 15 megawatts of electricity - enough to power roughly 15,000 homes, Schneider said. In addition to environmental benefits, Schneider said gasification plants provide more reliable delivery and stable prices. The process is affordable because the fuel is inexpensive or free and the plants do not require transmission lines because the power is used on site. However, plants are built parallel to the electrical grid and can be connected to a utility in case of an emergency. “Because we’ve got this constant volume of trash, I don’t have to worry about supply,” Schneider said. Schneider founded RER in 2000 after an assignment as a project development manager at Siemens in Michigan. He moved to Rappahannock with his fiancee in 2004 and brought RER with him to Washington. In November, RER signed a contract with Siemens Building Technologies to supply a gasification plant that will use municipal solid waste to produce 6 megawatts of electricity for the Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas. The plant will use all of the municipal solid waste collected from the base and the city of Abilene - some 42,000 tons annually, according to the Associated Press. When complete, Dyess will be able to remove itself from the public utility grid while maintaining 100 percent of its operations. Tbm Denslow, energy manager at Dyess, told the Associated Press that the base will save about $2.5 million per year on electricity, which now costs the defense installation about $5.5 million annually. JRER’s gasification plants have standardized, modular designs that allow them to be assembled quickly. Schneider said the air force base project is scheduled to begin in the next month and be operational by the end of the year. Leaders of Caribbean nations are also beginning to look at gasification in an effort to limit the amount of valuable land devoted to landfills. Schneider is scheduled to present RER’s technology for converting landfills to energy on Jan. 26 at the seventh annual Caribbean Energy conference in Coral Gables, Fla. Rappahannock may not have the same land constraints of an island nation, but Schneider said the county could benefit from a gasification plant to power the schools or county buildings. He said the ideal location would be near the Flatwood Refuse and Recycling Center on U.S. 211. “If you could turn your schools on all green energy, that would be a feather in the cap of Specializing in Advanced Hearing Solutions 3?V anMOE-aB -.ww^ww*w. Laurel Street, Suite 202 Culpeper, VA 22701 540.829.9005 www.culpeperhearing.com m * : ■ '•> - Donna M. Mallory, Au.D. Doctor of Audiology the school board and county officials,” Schneider said. County Administrator John McCarthy said county officials explored the possibility of a waste-to-energy plant about 15 years ago. At the time, he said, the volume of solid waste produced in the county was too low to support such a facility. But McCarthy did not eliminate the possibility of using waste to produce energy for Rappahannock. Technology is always evolving, he said, and waste-to-energy power may become a viable option in the future. Schneider said Rappahannock would need to take trash from neighboring jurisdictions to meet the 100 to 200 tons of waste that would be required daily to power a gasification facility. Disposing of garbage from other counties would be another source of revenue for Rappahannock, he said. Schneider has big goals for his company. According RER’s Web site, the company is planning for the development of a network of more than 100 waste-to-energy gasification plants by 2010. 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otiinviur _Photos by Christine Krapf STUDYING GOETHE: Sophomore Caroline Massie (left) reviews material on poetry written by Goethe, while Megan Wheatley offers an answer to one of the questions given with a homework assignment. Sophomores taking Cambridge English enjoy a year-long course that is combined with Advanced Placement European History. English comes alive By Christine Krapf Special to the Rappahannock News Let’s try a phrase association exercise. The phrase is summer assignments. “Summer work keeps you on track during a break,” sophomore Emma Hathaway said. What about red pen? “The first time I got a paper back, I thought, ‘Oh my God, that woman needsto go to red pen rehab,’“ sophomore Kristen Williams laughed. “My paper was bleeding.” Or research paper? “There’s never a moment when I ever wanted to quit the class, but there are times... ,” sophomore A.J. Collins said, “when I screamed that I hated Delcour because I Was, as she says, appropriately stressed when doing the research paper.” And how “bout Delcour, as in Melissa Delcour, the English teacher at Rappahannock County High School who teaches the International General Certificate of Secondary Education or IGCSE program to freshmen and sophomores? “She is so knowledgeable about everything. She loves art. She speaks Italian. She is interested in what she is teaching,” sophomore Emily Carter said. “Ms. Delcour knows what we are capable of. She’s going to get us ready for college, and the level of thinking that we do in her class is college-level thinking.” It should be. Developed by Cambridge University in England, the IGCSE (pronounced ig-sea) is in its second year as an honors English program open to all Rappahannock County High School students. The course has a strong emphasis on literaiy cuituysia, winicii tuimiiumtation in many forms, and rhetoric. Through the program, students develop their vocabulary and understanding of techniques that authors use to communicate. Currently, more than 60 freshmen and sophomores participate in this rigorous program that will stretch their minds to include everything from Shakespeare’s Macbeth to the modem classic, “lb Kill a Mockingbird.” Homework assignments challenge students to demonstrate their vocabulary skills on a practice SAT, or broaden their creativity with a group project. “The one thing that impresses me the most is the excitement on the part of the kids,” Rappahannock County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell said. “The success of the program is, in large part, due to the people who teach it. This is something that will have a lasting positive effect on this kids in Rappahannock County.” Many of those same freshmen will add Cambridge World History I to their schedules this spring. The program will continue to expand to include offerings in art, music, foreign languages, mathematics and the sciences in the coming years. “The great part about the Cambridge program is that it works well with AP (Advanced Placement) or EB (International Baccalaureate). It’s not an either/or. Cambridge goes along with our programs, and it works well with all our students,” said Robyn Puryear, Rappahannock’s assistant principal who serves as the school’s Cambridge coordinator. Eventually the IGSCE program could be combined with AICE, Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Diploma, which could allow students to gain college credit follow ing examinations at the end of the courses - similar to what the Advanced Placement classes offer. “The fact that the overall Cambridge program is adaptable to a particular school is what I like,” said Delcour, who has taught English at every level for 17 years. “Cambridge says that here is what they have to offer. You take what you want, and they are there to help you.” Delcour, some of her students say, is the queen of IGSCE. Over the past four years, she has attended countless training sessions in places as close as Pripce William County’s Potomac Senior and Brentsville District high schools and as far away as Bay High School in Pensacola, FL. She shadowed teachers and then interviewed their students to learn how and what they had learned. She also did online workshops specific to her subject. The challenge that the material offers is at the student as well as teacher level. “The training offered is practical. I could use it the next day in class,” Delcour added. “(Cambridge’s people) were honest. This is labor-intensive for the teachers. The objective of the program is to be able to write well; to think, read, speak and write.” Taking an IGSCE class can change the way that students learn. They must go beyond a just-the-facts mentality. They could analyze a piece of literature, for example, and then draw comparisons to other pieces that they have read. They might make predictions about how a story or book ends and rewrite an ending. They could integrate what has been learned in other classes into their writing. They could engage in debates or arguments about various authors’ points of view about a given subject. Students, especially those who involve themselves in numerous extracurricular activities, quickly discover that, with all the course offers, time management is paramount. “You have to put more thought into this class,” said Carter, who starts for the volleyball, basketball and softball teams. Sometimes, despite devoting more time to the class, Carter added, one’s grade is not always satisfying. “My low point came when I got a B in the class (as a freshman),” she added. “I wasn’t used to getting Bs. The class takes so much out of you and just to get a B. But you need to take it if you are looking for a challenge. The class takes people who really want to learn.” The red pen is the unofficial mascot of Delcour’s Cambridge classes. No student escapes it. It makes its first appearance on a student’s summer assignments when Delcour returns them early in the first marking period. Sometimes, those red scribbles can hurt a student’s pride, especially when someone has become accustomed to excellent grades. “My first paper,” freshman Natalie Tupper laughed, “had marks all over it.” Delcour’s students claim that she catches nearly every grammatical goof or analytical error that they make. But to succeed in the class, a student quickly learns that the red pen is not the enemy. Nor is it a friend. “I was surprised when I got my first paper back. I got an 80 on it,”sophomore Chris Nugent said with a smile. “That’s pretty good for a first time with her.” Red Pen is Delcour’s trusty sidekick. At least that is what sophomore Collins believes. During his freshman year, the Emmy Awards inspired him to write a list of what Rappahannock County High School’s award-winning television programming could be. The list played on the names of various television shows. His entry for Delcour provided her with a good laugh: For Best Animation Series: “Delcoura the Explorer” — The queen of children’s animation explores the magical world of literature with her trusty sidekick, Red Pen. Starring Melissa Delcour. 'Red Pen (yes, personification no longer exists, junior Nancy Herbert said.) also makes appearances during the Christmas seasons. For the past two years, Collins and classmates Sarah Smoot and Morgan Flournoy and juniors Katie Long and Herbert have decorated a two-foot, artificial tree with red pens and York Peppermint Patties, Delcour’s favorite candy. How much more environmentally-friendly can a tree be? “I guess there’s some sort of adoration for Red Pen,” Collins said. “You certainly see him enough.” But seeing Red Pen does not always translate into the negative. The Cambridge program gives students ample opportunities to learn to write in various styles or polish what they have created. Freshman Will Downey, for example, composed a Shakespeare rap to go with his group’s power point slide show this past fall. Some of Downey’s class1mates kept their presentation light by hurling insults that Shakespeare had written more than 500 years ago at compatriots. The freshman class also reads “A Raisin in the Sim” aioua. When the sophomores completed Frankenstein, they had the choice of various writing assignments, including reworking a chapter in the book with a different outcome, turning a scene into a dramatic performance or recreating Frankenstein into a modem work and demonstrating how he might adapt to life in Rappahannock County. “You learn different ways to approach your writing,” said Hathaway, who cited Frankenstein as one of her favorite works. “I knew the basics when I started the program, but this teaches you to be more efficient.” After finishing Macbeth this past fall, Delcour took her sophomores as well as several members of her AP English 11 class to Staunton to see the Shakespearean drama. Again, they also read the work aloud. “I’m mainly taking the classes to prepare me for college,” Hathaway added. “The competition to get in is getting harder and harder every year. It’s your choice to take it. It will challenge you.” Besides teaching Cambridge’s many requirements, Delcour must weave Virginia’s sophomore Standards of Learning curriculum and practice SAT examinations into a student’s routine. She pointed out that the SOL is “the minimum” that teachers expect from their students. Having students write an essay in class in just 25 minutes, the same time period that they have for the same activity on the SAT, will better prepare them for the future. “You raise the bar, and students will rise to it That never ceases to amaze me,” Delcour added. “Looking at the rigor of this class, you think 10th graders cannot do this, but they can.” OO'H't* yoci*r ' . 3am te' •ejrfwe; Saute €,uoheMi5«' fuinfiu^! POET’S MEANING: English teacher Melissa Delcour listens to an interpretation of Goethe’s poetry from one of her students. TOO MUCH FUN: Freshmen Huck Pace (left) and Tyler Crews share a laugh during the reading aloud of “A Raisin in the Sun.” Students enrolled in the Cambridge English program read a variety of literature, from dramas to poetry. MEANING BUSINESS: Freshman Wesley Minder takes his role seriously during the class read-aloud of the classic, “A Raisin in the Sun.” Ask the ^Arborist I’” By Jamie Wood LS A Certified Arborist Winter Storms Means Winter Salts Salt applied as a deicing agent on streets and sidewalks causes severe damage to many species of roadside and lavui ornamentals. Damage results when salt, dissolved in runoff water, is leaches into the root zone or when it comes in contact with foliage and branches in the form of spray created by passing vehicles. Symptoms of salt injury may include: Delay in leaf budbreak and flowering, Stunted foliage and buds, Reduced shoot growth. Tip browning. Crown thinning and tufting of foliage at branch tips. 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Sports Photo by Ann Spieker TO THE HOOP: Rappahannock County senior guard Irving Smith rises above a Clarke County defender Friday during the Panthers’ 62-48 loss to the Eagles. Panther boys win first district game since 2004 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County boys varsity basketball team returned from its holiday break rested and ready to play, picking up its first Bull Run District win since 2004. The Panthers scored the 53-49 victory Jan. 3 at Madison County in their first district game of the season. Two days later, Rappahannock hosted defending Group A state champion Clarke County and lost 62-48. The Panthers’ record is 2-9 overall and 1-1 in the district, not including the results of Wednesday’s game against Strasburg, which ended after press time. Rappahannock’s next game is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at George Mason High School in Falls Church. The Panthers will travel to Sterling on Monday to face Calvery Temple School. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. The boys’ next home game is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. versus Manassas Park. E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers.com Panther Winter Basketball Clinic features 5-weeks of Fundamental Skills Instruction In an effort to help teach younger students solid basketball skills, the RCHS Coaching Staff is holding a clinic for all boys and girls in grades K-5 who reside in Rappahannock County. The clinic starts this Saturday morning, January 13, and will be held from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the new Auxiliary Gym behind RCES. Tee shirts will be given to participants at the end of the five week clinic. Parents are asked to bring their children a few minutes early to register on January 13. Required information will be the student’s name, grade, and shirt size. The fee for the five-week clinic is $25. .Festival Jan. 26, 27, 28, 2007 / vuiies expo venter Chantilly, VA Mr. 28 of Willard JtdL Fri. 10-6, Sat. 9*6, Sun. 10*5 Adult Admission $7 - Good Al 3 Days! Children Under 12 & Parking FREE! 350 Artisans Craft Demos • Entertainment Specialty Feed • AH Indoors get directions A more at Get the Most Out of Life A seat lift chair from Piedmont Home Care can get you back on your feet. Home Oxygen Therapy, Home Medical Equipment and Suppfies PIEDMONT HOME CARE Home Medical Equipment St Supplies H.gnwcy • Warrantor), Virginia 2Q (540) 349-1279 Photo by Ann Spieker WATCH OUT!: Amanda Smoot collides with an opposing player on the gym floor. Photo by Ann Spieker SPLIT CHIN: Sophomore Emily Carter gashed her chin during the game with Manassas Park. Injuries and penalties plague girl’s basketball By Christine Krapf Special to the Rappahannock News There is an old adage that says when it rains, it pours. In the case of the Rappahannock County High School varsity girls’ basketball team, a rowboat is definitely needed. First, the Lady Panthers lost starting small forward Noel Johns to a possible season-ending knee injury with just two minutes left in an 88-28 Group A Bull Run, District loss to Clarke County a week ago. With Johns sidelined, Rappahannock County had just seven players to dress for the rest of its games this season. Things got worse Tuesday night in a 58-29 loss to visiting Manassas Park. With 2:17 left in the second quarter, sophomore forward Emily Carter got tangled with a pair of Manassas Park players and crashed to the floor. She suffered a gash under her chin that required medical attention. She did not return to the game. The troubles, unfortunately, did not end with Carter’s injury. Junior guard Ashley Vest fouled out at the 3:14 mark of the third quarter. Then, sophomore guard Sarah Smoot fouled out with 2:15 left in the game. Rappahannock County (2-10) finished with just four players on the court, including junior center Kim Hutcheson, who played with four fouls most of the fourth quarter. “Even though we had only four players, we still played hard,” Rappahannock County head coach Rhonda Jenkins said. “But turnover city is still killing us every game.” Jenkins expressed concern that only have a handful of players will be costly. Aside from the injuries, she worried that her players might be able to stay with an opponent in the first half. But without reinforcements, the starters would be exhausted in the final quarters. Amanda Smoot played an outstanding game for the Lady Panthers, scoring 13 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Rebecca Tupper had eight points. Hutcheson finished with 11 rebounds. Ml 'Iff Pi rBiiniMfr TtT-' i' KNEE INJURY: Noel Johns (pictured here from a game last season) suffered a severe kpee injury in a game against Clarke County. Academic team makes them work By Christine Krapf Special to the Rappahannock News Rappahannock County High School's academic team thought it exceeded expectations Tuesday afternoon. Head coach Dave Naser did not agree. "I expected the match to be close," he added, "but the kids didn't think that they would do well. Charlottesville was a little quicker on the buzzer than us." Naser knows his team better than his players know themselves. Charlottesville, the Group AA defending state champi ons, needed a strong performance in the final round to defeat the Panthers, 245-200. (The Pop Quiz match will be broadcast on Sunday at 3 p.m. on Harrisburg's WVPT-TV.) Rappahannock is one of 16 teams that participates in the annual Pop Quiz tournament. Most are from the Shenandoah Valley or Charlottesville area. The Pop Quiz format is much different than the manner in which the Virginia High School League's Scholastic Bowl does its competitions. In Pop Quiz, there is a toss-up round, but teams can also win bonus-type questions. In the VHSL format, there are no bonuses. "The questions (on Pop Quiz) are shorter, but to me, there were a lot more pop culture questions, but things that our generation might have known, not theirs," Naser said. The televised loss to Charlottesville came just a day after Rappahannock County ran its Bull Run District record to 6-3 with wins over Clarke County and Strasburg, and a loss to George Mason. The Strasburg match pro vided the most excitement of the evening. The Rams led, 165-145, going into the final three questions of the night. The Panthers got all three correct to pull out a 175-165 win. "We were overconfident in the beginning of the match,” Naser said. "It was an excit1ing match." Against Clarke County, Naser let his four regular starters, Clay Vickers, JesSe Palmer, A. J. Collins and Josh Makela, play all three rounds^ They produced a 300-55 win. ‘ George Mason defeated the Panthers, 250-150. What were the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions? A possible war with France in 1797-98 led a 14 Conrununity Newspapers, Serving650,000Readers in Northern Virginia and The Greater Piedmont HmesCommunity.com frightened and politically motivated Federalist Congress to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts designed to suppress criticism of the government that was coming largely from their Republican adversaries. While some Virginia Federalists like Washington and "'Marshall were hesitant about this legislation, Republicans Jefferson and Madison vigorously opposed it. Acting anonymously, they each drafted resolutions tl^pt were intro duced by colleagues into the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures, respectively, in 1798. Generally, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions advanced the view that the Constitution was a compact between the states providing specific powers to the central government and that federal laws exceeding those powers could be ruled unconstitutional by the states and declared null and void within their jurisdictions. The resolutions became the basis for Virginia Vignettes the states’ rights arguments of the antebellum period and were cited by John Calhoun and others in the nullification crisis of 1832-33 and defenders of secession in 1861. * v

New members show at Middle Street Gallery By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News The works of six new artists/members of the Middle Street Gallery were exhibited at a reception at the gallery this past weekHospice of the Rapidan offers free training Interested in becoming a Hospice volunteer? Hospice volunteers provide compassion and caring for terminally ill patients and the family members who care for them. Most volunteers find the experience to be more rewarding than they ever expected and often feel they get as much out of it as do those they help care for. Hospice of the Rapidan periodically offers free training for people interested in becoming volunteers and has scheduled its next training program beginning January. This is a comprehensive program for people interested in volunteering with patients and their caregivers, and consists of a total of 22 hours in 4 five and one half hour sessions. Those interested in volunteering with events, community outreach and in the office require less extensive training. Training will take place at Hospice of the Rapidan’s offices, 1200 Sunset Lane, Culpeper from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday’s beginning Saturday, January 20 and ending on Saturday, February 10. No prior experience is required and the program is free of charge. Hospice of the Rapidan has volunteer opportunities with patient families m ouipeper, t auquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Counties and at its office in Culpeper. There is a particular need for volunteers in Orange County. Interested people should contact Ruth Pavlik, Volunteer Coordinator, at 540825-4840 to sign up, and must complete an application process prior to the beginning of class. Ruth is available to answer questions most weekdays between 8:30 4:30. This is an outstanding opportunity to join your friends and neighbors in making a difference in people’s lives. Hospice of the Rapidan is a licensed, nonprofit hospice organization providing compassionate and dignified endof-life care to terminally ill patients and their families in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock and surrounding counties. Hospice, which includes high quality medical care and emotional, social and spiritual support, is available to patients with a life expectancy of six months or less, regardless of ability to pay. To learn more about hospice care, grief support, or becoming a volunteer call Hospice of the Rapidan at 540-825-4840 or visit online at www.hotr.org. Get... NEWS to Me Your TimesCommunity.com weekly e-Newsletter Local news delivered to your desktop every week. Visit TimesCommunity.com and sign up to receive News to Me your weekly e-newsletter. end. The show features a wide variety of artistic expression from photographs to paintings, from acrylic abstractions to mosaic sculptures. Much of the art and photographs in this show have a Rappahannock theme and all are on sale at the cooperative artist’s gallery located next to the Inn at Little Washington. Hours of the Gallery are Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit the Web site at www.middlestreetgallery.org or call the gallery on weekends at 540-675-3440. NEW MEMBERS: Pictured are the artists represented in the “New Members” Show at the Middle Street Gallery in Little Washington. From left to right are Linda Terry (mosaic sculptures), Pam Pittinger (acrylic abstractions), Benita Gowen (landscape watercolors), Jo Levine (art photography), Matthew Plumb (paintings), and Gary Anthes (photography). Photo by Richard Lykes \iOQuick click! Shop us online 24/7 at lordandtaylorcom 'Offer ends Monday. January 15th. Includes regular-price Grant Thomas & Context merchandise*1Q% discount on men's suits, suit separates, sportcoats & shoes, deludes BRAND NAMES: All Kate Spade BCBG/BCBG Max A^ria. Marc by Marc Jacobs, men's Marc New York outerwear. Tumi. Marcel Schurman and Papyrus DEPARTMENTS: Cosmetics, fragrances & beauty accessories. Best Buys, watches. Morssanite Collection, special event promotions and designer iewelry in Fine Jewelry. Beauty Salon, restaurants, alterations & gift cards Cannot bn combined with Savings Passes or Coupoes. Not valid on prior purchases. Bonus savings % applied to reduced prices Not valid on talephona or internet orders, or at Levittown. Sale ends Tuesday. January 16th. except as noted No adjustments to prior sale purchases. Selected collections, not eveiv style in every store Our regular and original prices are offering prices only and may or may not have resulted in sales. Advertised merchandise may he available at sale prices in upcoming sale events. Charge it with your Lord & Taylor Credit Card Wc also accept American Express, MasterCard*. Visa* and the Discover* Card For the Lord & Taylor location nearest you please visit our wehsite at lordandtaylor com Or call 1 800-223 7440 any day ary time

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Obituaries/B2 Classifieds/B9-B12 Countryside Section B What's on at The Theatre? It’s hard to beat The Theatre experience that Wendy Weinberg has brought to the Tbwn of Washington, Rappahannock County and regions beyond. This year is no exception. If you’ve grown accustomed to The Theatre and look forward to returning favorites or experiencing new performers, then you won’t be disappointed. If you’re new to this area or discovering The Theatre for the first time, then prepare to be dazzled by the caliber of musical talent partnered with the intimacy of the setting. The Theatre at Washington, Virginia has released its new schedule of performances for the upcoming season which runs from this month to June 2007. There is an eclectic mix of jazz, chamber music, a sax quartet, a piano recital, and a fiddle-banjo duo playing music of Appalachia. There will be an evening with the inimitable and irrepressible Ben Jones presenting “Cooter’s Excellent Adventure.” The professionals who bring these five performances to “Little” Washington include jazz guitarists Frank Vignola and Bucky Pizzarelli, each with an all star lineup of other jazz musicians; Grammy Award winning pianist Lambert Orkis and cellist David Hardy of the Kennedy Center Chamber Players; Kenneth Slowik and other members of the Smithsonian Chamber Players; the beautifrd Japanese pianist Naoko Takao. In addition, three community programs will be held at the Theatre this spring. Films are presented twice monthly by the Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community. Visit raac.org to view the film schedule. The Theatre’s schedule is subject to additions and changes as the season progresses. For further information, or to obtain a copy of the schedule, contact the Theatre at (540) 675-1253 or TheatreVA@aol.com Come celebrate. Come enjoy The Theatre at Little Washington! The Theatre at Washington, Virginia Spring Schedule 2007 (January* June) subject to changes and additions Sunday, January 14 at 4 p.m. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OBSERVANCE Rappahannock County’s observance of the birthday of the great civil rights leader. A community event. No admission charge. Saturday, January 27 at 7 p.m. WASHINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH VARIETY SHOW Annual variety show produced and presented by the Washington Baptist Church. A community event. No admission charge. . Saturday, February 3 at 8 p.m. “GYPSY GRASS” Frank Vignola, guitar and friends Frank Vignola launches his newest group in 2007: “Wicked gypsy jazz, front porch jam, and bluegrass all mashed up and reconstructed by some of the nastiest pickers we can find.” Frank Vignola, guitar; Casey Driessen, fiddle; Matt Flinner, mandolin; Rich Zukor, percussion; Vinny Raniolo, rhythm guitar; Gary Mazzaroppi, bass. Saturday, February 10 at 8 p.m. “YOU CAN’T BEAT THE CLASSICS” Alan jabbour, fiddle, and Ken Perlman, ban;o The acclaimed fiddle-banjo duo brings a new lineup of classic Appalachian tunes, plus selections from Scotland and Canada. Sunday, February 18 at 2 p.m. ’ LIONS CLUB MUSIC CONTEST The annual music contest for children organized by the Rappahannock Lions Club. A community event. No admission charge. Saturday, February 24 at 8 p.m. “COOTER’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE” An Evening with Ben Jones and Musical Friends Rappahannock County’s favorite star of screen, stage and television returns to the Theatre by popular demand. Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m. STATESMEN OF JAZZ Guitarists Gerry Beaudoin, and Jay Geils, violinist Aaron Weinstein, Chuck Redd on drums, and more from the superb professional musicians who make up the Statesmen of Jazz. Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” and Sunday, March 25 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman A classic American comedy set in 1927. Presented by Christendom College Players; for tickets and reservations phone (540) 636-2900. Saturday, March 31 at 8 p.m. CLASSICAL PIANO RECITAL Naoko Takao, puma Japanese pianist Naoko Takao returns to the Theatre with a solo performance that includes music of Bach, Chopin, Ravel and Robert Gibson. Ms Takao recently completed a series of recitals at Strathmore Hall as part of its “Artist in Residence” program. Saturday, April 7 at 8 p.m. BUCKY PIZZARELL1 and an all-star group from the Statesmen of Jazz The Statesmen of Jazz returns to the Theatre with another set ot outstanding musicians: Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar; John Bunch, piano; Jay Leonhart, bass; Mickey Roker, drums; Warren Vache, cornet. Sunday, April 15 at 4 p.m. LAMBERT ORKIS, piono, DAVID HARDY, cello from The Kennedy Center Chamber Players | The first of two concerts ot the Complete Sonatas and Variations for Piano and Cello by Ludwig van Beethoven. With this | inspired music, the early works ot which were written to impress King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia, Beethoven introduced into the world a new musical genre featuring the cello, demonstrated his daring as a composer and his skill as a piano virtuoso. , Saturday, May 5 at 8 p.m. SMITHSONIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS Audrey Andrist, puino, James Stem, violin, Kenneth Slowik, t lolonccllo Antonin Dvorak’s Trio in G Minor, Op. 26 and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio in B-tlat Major, Op. 47, the “Archduke." Saturday, May 12 at 8 p.m. “WINE, WOMEN and SONG in OPERA and OPERETTA” Jacqueline Neimat, soprano, George Peachey, piano and friends Saturday, May 19 at 8 p.m. “TOUR THE WORLD WITH MUSIC” an evening with the Washington Saxophone Quartet Reg Jackson, soprano sax; James Steele, alto sax; Rich Kleinfeldt, tenor sax; Rick Parrell, baritone sax. A concert marking the fO ’ anniversary ot the most widely heard sax quartet ever! , TICKETS: Adults $20 • Students 18 and under $5 Reservations recommended: (540) 675-1253 • TheatreVA(fi'aol.com www.Theatre-W ashington-V A. com R.4-1C p n seats film s twin monthly on Friday e vemng s. I or inform atio n pirate tall I >401 6"’’- 119 f o r ns it www.raac~.org. The Theatre at Washington, Virginia • 291 Gay Street, PO Box 322 • Washington VA 22747 (540) 675-1253 •TheatreVA^i aol.com • www.Theatre-Washington-VA.com

Obituaries Edith Pond Formerly of Sperryville Edith Pond, formerly of Sperryville, died Jan. 3 Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 9 at St. Peter Catholic Mission, Washington. Interment followed in Culpeper National Cemetery. Lily E. Clanagan Washington resident Lily E. Clanagan, 55, of Washington, died on Jan. 3. Funeral services were held on Jan. 9 at the Promise Land Baptist Church in Washington. Interment was followed in the Freeman Family Ceme tery, Washington. James A.Turner Washington resident James Alpheuse (Allie) Turner, 101, of Washington, died Dec. 13 at his residence. He was bom Feb. 21, 1905, in Huntly, the son of the late James and Roberta Taylor Turner and the husband of the late Lucy Mildred Timbers Turner. Mr. Turner is survived by four children, Anna Braham of Philadelphia, PA, Virginia E. Little, Lucille Head both of Pittsburgh, PA, Mary Fletcher of Washington and a brother, Richard Turner of Markham, VA. He was a deacon of the Second Robinson Baptist Church in Madison, Va. Mr. Turner was survived by a devoted grandson, Jerry T\imer who cared and stayed with him until his death. Additional survivors include, 25 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by seven sons, Alfred, Smith, James, Robert, John, Haywood and Randolph Turner, three sisters, Rosie Tyler, Jenny Turner and Minnie Coates; four brothers; Eddy, Clarence, Georgia and William Turner. Pallbearers were the grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers were the nephews. Funeral services was held on Dec. 18 at TurnerRobertshaw Chapel in Front Royal with Elder Carol Newman officiating. Buried was followed in the Odd Fellow-Russell Cemetery in Flint Hill. Mary Fletcher, the daughter received these kind words of expression in writing from Louise Foster, along with the singuage late George Foster and their children. What he meant to me “ Uncle Allie” was like a true uncle to all of us and our parents. He will always be with us as “ Aunt Lucy”. Religious Notes On Sunday, Jan. 14 at 1 p. m. at the Trinity Parish Hall, Mrs. Rebecca Metcalf will lead a workshop on Christian reconciliation . She will be sharing out of her experience in 2006 at Corrymeela, a reconciliation ministry in Northern Ireland. Everyone is welcome! For information call the church at 540675-3716. Culpeper area Women’s Bible Study is presenting Beth Moore’s newest four-week study, “Loving Well.” The starting date is Wednesday, January 17. For more information, call Stephanie at 540-937-4987. The Washington Baptist Church invites the public to their 11th Annual Variety show on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7 p. m. at The Theatre at Washington. This delightful evening of entertainment and fellowship will feature comedy, skits, blue grass music, folk music, contemporary Christian music, instrumentals, children’s performances and other acts. The theme of this year’s program is “God is Good” and eveiyone is welcome to come. A free chili/soup supper will be offered to the public in the Church Fellowship hall starting at 5:45 p.m. For more information you may call the church office at 675-3336. I It’s a girl! Dean and Cheryl Stone of Amissville are proud to announce the birth of a granddaughter, Molly Lynn Stone, on December 14. She is the daughter of Chris and Valerie Stone of Superior Township, Michigan and the sister of Bryan, Kelsey and Allison Stone Molly weighed 9 lbs. 7 ozs. and was 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Dick and Shery Westlund of Canton, Michigan. Welcome Molly! Dodson graduates Allyson Dodson of Flint Hill graduated from the College of Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on December 15, 2006. Allyson completed a Bachelor of Science degree with her primary major being in Biological Sciences and her second major being Psychology. Allyson is a member of the Alpha Psi Chapter of Phi Sigma National Biological Honor Society and Psi Chi the National Honor Society in Psychology. She plans to pursue graduate education at the University of Florida. Allyson is a 2003 graduate of Rappahannock County High School and the daughter of Sharon and Roger Dodson. Area Churches Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday Contemporary Services 8:45 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Traditional Services 11 a.m. Sunday Youth Night 7 p.m. Tuesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Hope Hill Baptist Church Pastor: John W. Lines Sunday: Sunday School. 10 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Amissville Baptist Pastor: Dr. Norman Edward Taylor Sunday: Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday: Youth Group 6 p.m. Rejoicers Choir and worship 7 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Choir 6 p.m. Bible Study, Missions 7 p.m. Thursday: Bell Choir 7:00 p.m. Flint Hill Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. Bobby W. Jenkins Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 6:30 a.m. Wednesday: Worship Service 7:30 p.m. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Paul Larrimore Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening ministry, children’s ministry 7 p.m. Wednesday: Devotions and prayer 7 p.m. Choir practice 7:30 p.m. Amissville Full Gospel Pastor: Rev. Jim Pittman II Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. Rappahannock United Methodist Charge Pastor: Rev. Leah DeLong Flint Hill UMC - Sunday Worship at 8:45 a.m., Children’s Church during the worship service. Adult Sunday School at 10 a.m., call for Bible Study Schedule (675-3370) Willis Chapel UMC - Sunday Worship at 9:55 a.m., Sunday School at 8:45 a.m., Bible Study on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Sperryville UMC - Sunday Worship at 11:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Bible Study on Sunday at 2 p.m. Amissvllle United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Edward “Ned” VanDyck Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday: Musical group practice 7 p.m. St. Peter ’s Catholic Parish Pastor: Fr. Robert J. DeMartino Masses: Saturday Vigil, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation call 675-3432 Weekdays Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:30-5 p.m., Saturday, after masses First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Meditation 7:00 a.m. Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:00 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Holy Eucharist 9:30 a m. Thursday: Meditation 7:00 a.m, Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Men’s Discipleship Class 7 p.m. Thursday: Adult Choir 7 p.m. Thornton’s Gap Regular Baptist Rev. Kirby Shenk Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Gkt Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7 p.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Elder Roger L. 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Miller has been a member of the Virginia Conservation Network’s energy wont group ior tne past two years and has specifically studied the environmental impact of wind energy for the past three years. As the Virginia General Assembly will soon be considering proposed legislation which would virtually mandate substantial development of wind energy in the state, Miller feels it is important for Virginians to fully understand the impacts of wind power. While wind energy is seen by many as a “green” alternative, there are also unintended consequences of wind power development, including known impacts of large windmills on bat populations and threats posed to bird and bat migration patterns. Miller, who holds a Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary. Studies with a focus in Environmental Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University, will discuss the research documenting those issues as well as the use of wind as a means of offsetting coal-fueled power. RAAC invites you to join the discussion at the Rappahannock County Library on Friday January 12. Stephanie Nakasian | in Concert! f January 20 Stephanie Nakasian and the Hod O’Brien Quartet are appearing at 8 p.m., on January 20, at the Rice Theater at the Highland Center for the Ails, Highland School, Warrenton, Virginia. Miss Nakasian is considered to be one of the world’s leading jazz singers, and is listed as such in Hie Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz . She attracted international attention in the 80’s when she was touring with the great Jon Hendricks and Company. Stephanie now performs with her partner and internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Hod O’Brien. They have been actively recording and her latest CD “Lullaby in Rhythm” is a tribute to singer June Christy and features tenor saxophonist Harry Allen. Nakasian has been compared to Ella Fitzgerald, Margaret Whiting and Sarah Vaughn. She has appeared on television and radio" throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan and the Caribbean. She was featured on NPR's Jazz Set with Branford Marsalis, and has appeared in numerous jazz festivals all over the world. Recently Stephanie Nakasian performed at the Kennedy Center in a special jazz tribute. She has also appeared with Bobby McFerrin, Milt Hinton, Clark Terry and many others. In addition to her busy concert schedule, Stephanie is a member of the faculty at the University of Virginia and The College of Wiliam and Mary, where she teaches courses in jazz and gives private lessons. Hod O’Brien will be joined instrumentally by John Jensen on trombone, Tammy Cecil on bass, and Chuck Redd on drums and vibraphone. Tickets are $25.00 for adults and $10.00 for students and adult tickets are available on line at www.highlandcenterforthearts.org, or by phone (540-878-2733). Student tickets may be reserved by phone or purchased at the door. Change in date: Remembering Robert E. Lee January 28 4 p.m. The Rappahannock Historical Society Lecture com* memorating the 200th Anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s birth scheduled for January 14 has been CHANGED to Sunday, n January 28 • 4 p.m. Tbwn Hall (East end of Gay Street) Washington, VA. Speaker - John Tble Apy questions - 937-5850

All submissions in Upcoming Events must be received by 3 p.m. on Mondays in order to be included in the next edition of the paper. Send email to Jan Clatterbuck at Please be sure to include the name and telephone number of someone to call for information. Flint Hill Fish Fry The Public House Fish Fry is every Friday night all winter featuring beer-battered cod with fries, slaw and tartar sauce. It is $18 per person and is all you can eat. The Public House is located at 675 Zachary Taylor Hwy in Flint Hill. Phone 540-675-1700 for information. Flu shots still available Rappahannock County Health Department still has flu shots available. Anyone over age 6 months is eligible to receive a flu shot. Call the health department at 675-3516 for an appointment. SVFD Fund Drive Underway The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., annual fund drive is underway. If you have received a fund drive letter and have not sent a check, the department would greatly appreciate a donation. If you have not received a letter and would like to send the department a donation the mailing address is P. O. box 233, Sperryville VA. 22740. For information call Greg Wayland at 540-9879024. Jan: Red Cross blood drives 01/22 — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Culpeper Regional Hospital 01/27 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A.G. Richardson Elementary, Culpeper Your blood saves lives! Please mark your calendar and plan to donate. Remember to drink lots of fluids — water or juice are best — the day before and the day of the blood drive. Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and fatty foods. To give blood, you must be generally healthy, 17 years of age of more, and weigh at least 110 pounds. For further information call the Red Cross at 825-8611. Jan. 12: RAAC Library Series to feature Lucile Miller On Friday January 12 at 8 p.m., the Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community (RAAC) welcomes artist and environmental activist Lucile Miller to speak as part of RAAC’s Friday at the Library series. The event is free and open to the public. It is held at the Rappahannock Count Public Library. Jan 12: Benefit auction for Debbie Wines There will be an auction to help raise money for Debbie Wines from Chester Gap who has AML - a form of leukemia at the Washington Fire Department on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be for sale. Large and small items will be on sale; canned food too. Bobby Timbers will be the auctioneer for the benefit. For information or pick-up of items call Roger Rutherford at 540-987-8170. Jan. 13: Mountain music benefit The band Chesham Creek will perform at the Washington fire hall in a benefit for Cory Keeley. Five-year-old Cory suffers from Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). The band, famed for its mountain mijsic, will play from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be a minimum $10 donation at the door. Please join, have fun, and help the family with the medical costs. Donations are also accepted at the Rappahannock National Bank, P. O. Box 179, Washington, Va., 22747, to the Cory Keeley Charity Fund. For information call Sarah Mawyer at 540-937-4201. Jan 13: Picking Party Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will be having its Picking Party on Saturday, Jan 13 at the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department at 6 p.m. All bluegrass and country bands are welcome. There will be a 50/50 raffle. The Fire Department Auxiliary will be selling refreshments. Come out and enjoy a great night of fun and food in an alcoholand smoke-free environment. For more information, Michelle Jenkins at (540) 987-9440. Jan. 13: Learn about Jamestown The January 13 monthly meeting of the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter of the NSDAR will be held at the Best Western Motel, Culpeper, VA. Arrival time is 11:30 a.m. The speaker, Patricia Hatfield Mayer, NSDAR State Regent, will present the program: “Jamestown 1607 - 2006.” Reservations for this luncheon meeting are required. Call Maggie Francis 540-987-8291. The Chapter is comprised of residents of Rappahannock, Culpeper and Madison Counties. Jan. 13,17: Baseball already Culpeper Little League will be holding registrations for the upcoming 2007 season, on Saturday, January 13, from 9-12, Wednesday, January 17, from 6-8:30 p.m., and Saturday, January 20, from 9-12. All registrations will be held in the Culpeper County High School cafeteria. On line registration, for returning players, is now open. For more information, go to our website at www.eteamz.com/cll. Jan. 14 Farm School Celebration Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School at Belle Meade will hold its Annual Open House on Sunday, January 14, from 1:00-3:30 p.m. The Farm School integrates challenging academics with real-world experiences of farm and community life. We invite all those interested in Montessori education for students age 12 to 15 years to join us as we celebrate our third year in Rappahannock County. The school is located at Belle Meade Schoolhouse, 353 FT Valley Road (Rte. 231 South), Sperryville. For more information, please contact Elaine Glier at 540-636-4257 or Jim Webster at 987-9690. Jan. 14: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday celebration The 16th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday celebration will be held Sunday, January 14, at 4 p.m., at the Theatre at Little Washington. The guest speaker is Lt. Col. Howard Baugh, a WWII veteran, most notably a member of the famed “Tuskegee Airmen”. Lt. Col. Baugh now resides in Petersburg, VA. Musical guests returning this year are Rev. Lemuel Montgomery and the Martin Luther King Choir of Fauquier County and vicinity. The community is invited. Each year the celebration is sponsored by the Julia E. Boddie Scholarship Committee. There is no admission fee, however, a free will offering will be taken with all proceeds donated toward the scholarship. For more information, contact 987-8064 or 399-1539 or Email: jeboddiescholarship @ usa.com Jan. 15: Meet Robert E. Lee Al Stone is the actor who portrays the great Confederate general; Evergreen Shade is the group providing the music; Sharon and Sam Elswick are the hosts at Holladay House in Orange, Va., for this celebration of the 200th anniversary of Lee’s birth. Reservations are required, $10.00 per person. Call Holladay House at 540-672-4893. Jan. 15: RLEP Board The Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection Board of Directors meets at the library, with social time at 6:30 p.m. and business meeting at 7 p.m. Updates on the draft county sludge ordinance, proposed electrical power transmission line through Fauquier County and plans for our 2007 Alternative Energy Expo and Biodiversity Task Force programs will be heard. Our 2007 agenda, budget, and audit will be discussed. Members and the public are welcome to attend. Please note the new starting time. Visit www.rlep.org for RLEP program news and details. Jan. 15: If you are in voice... The Blue Chorale of Culpeper is currently seeking new members beginning Jan. 15 to join for the Spring event, “The Jamestown Concert.” We will be celebrating Virginia’s 400th birthday through music and narration. If you are a singer 15 or older and are interested in participating in this historic event call Margie at 540-825-1416. Singers ages 5 to 14 call Kathy at 540-829-8798. Rehearsals are Monday nights at 6:15 to 8:30 p. m. at the St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Culpeper. Baby sitter available for a small fee. Jan. 17: Free Clinic Rappahannock Free clinic will be open on January 17 at the County Health Department on Main Street in Washington. For more information call the Fauquier Free Clinic at 540347-0394. Jan 18: Relay for Life plans The kickoff meeting for all team captains of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life is Thursday, January 18 at 7 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. Anyone thinking about participating as a team captain in the relay is invited as well. If you can’t come, send one of your friends or relatives to learn how to become a team captain. The relay will take place on May 19 and 20 at the Rappahannock County Elementary School. The overall plans and preparations for the upcoming Relay will be discussed at the meeting. Team packages and information to help your team get started will be available. Refreshments will be served and door prizes will be awarded. If you need additional information, please call Ben Atkins at 540-6352377 (after 6:30 p.m.), Bev Atkins at 540-6753843 or Ester Settle at 540-675-3252. Jan. 18: RappFLOW focus on Sperryville Sperryville area residents are encouraged to participate in RappFLOW’s January 18 meeting at our headquarters next to the Old Schoolhouse building. We will discuss stream buffers in the Sperryville area, in preparation for our 2007 program to assist landowners in improving vegetation along the streams. Agenda also includes sludge ordinance progress and the county’s new Clean Streams project. All are welcome. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Contact: Bev Hunter at 540-9374744. Jan. 18: Education Advisory Committee meeting There will be Special Education Advisory Committee meeting on Jan 18 at 7 p.m. at the RCHS library. The topics will be inclusion in RCPS, Transition Plan. The telephone number of the school board office is 987-8773. Jan. 18, 20: Learn to spin and weave Spinning on Jan. 18, 1 to 4 p.m. at our studio in Amissville. Learn to spin a single and a 2-ply yarn on both spinning wheel and handspindle. Lots of fibers to play with. Bring your own wheel or use one of ours! Class fee: $35. Weaving on Saturday 10-4 p. m. Great for beginners or those who need help with warping. Our fast method of warping is easy and fun. Design a project, warp the loom and weave a beautiful scarf to take home! Class fee: $100. Includes all materials, use of looms, and lunch. To register, call us at Blue Ridge Fiberarts Studio, Viewtown Road, Amissville, 540-937-4707. Jan. 20: Concert in Luray Lynne Mackey, classical pianist, will appear in concert at the BB&T Center in Luray on Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. This performance is sponsored by Tap Here Technology and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Tickets are available at Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce, McKim and Huffman Pharmacy, Luray Copy Service, Luray Apothecary and Stanley Pharmacy. Adults are $12, 65 and over are $11, and children 12 and under are $6. For information on this event call 540-743-3311. Jan. 20: Jazz greats on stage Stephanie Nakasian and the Hod O’Brien Quartet perform at 8 p.m. at the Rice Theatre, Highland School, Warrenton. Tickets are $25.00 for adults, $10.00 for students. All tickets by phone at 540-878-2733. Adult tickets available on line at Jan 21: Registration for Rappahannock - Culpeper Baseball Dates for in-person sign-ups are as follows: 1/21, 1/28, 2/4 & 2/11 at the Amissville firehouse from 1-3 p.m. Players new to RCB need to bring birth certificates. All children, boys & girls, from ages 4-18 (by May 1st) are eligible to play. New for 11 and 12 year-old players, is the super Cal 50770’ field. Play baseball just like the professionals do. For more information and to register on-line go to www.rappculpbaseball.com and follow the instructions in the News section of the website. You may also call the RCB hotline at 540-937-7900. Jan. 26: Book soon for this Blue Rock is hosting a wine dinner for Pearmund Wine Cellars on Jan. 26, at Blue Rock. The wine dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and will end at 9 p.m. The dinner will be six courses, five paired with wine. The cost per person is $75, tax and gratuity not included. Please book your seats as soon as possible, as there is limited space. To reserve your place, phone Natasha Vanderhoof at The Blue Rock Inn, 540-987-3190. Jan 27: Variety Show Annual variety show produced and presented by the Washington Baptist Church. A community event held at The Theatre in Washington starting at 7 p.m. No admission charge. Jan. 27: Chester Gap Volunteer Fire & Rescue Awards Banquet The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire and Rescue would like to invite you to their Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 79 p.m. at the Chester Gap Fire Hall. Come and join us as we honor the most supportive member and community member. Please bring a covered dish to share! Ham, bread and drinks will be provided. Phone 540-6355482 for information. Jan. 28: Wakefield Country Day School Open House The public is invited to a special Open House on Sunday, January 28, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Wakefield Country Day School, a preschool through twelfth grade college preparatory day school located at 1059 Zachary Taylor Highway in Flint Hill. Come take a tour of the school and meet some of the faculty, staff, parents, and students who make up the Wakefield community. WCDS emphasizes scholarship in the classical tradition, and its stated mission is to develop each student’s character and intellect to his or her fullest potential. For more information, please call 540-635-8555, ext. 227. . Feb. 2: Oompah in the traditional fashion The James Madison University Brass Band will perform Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the BB &T Center for the Performing Arts in Luray. Joe Bowman of Coldwell Banker-Panorama Realty is sponsoring this event. Tickets are available at Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce, McKim and Huffman Pharmacy, Luray Copy Service, Luray Apothecary and Stanley Pharmacy. Adults are $12, 65 and over are $11 and children 12 and under are $6. Local band students wearing a band tee shirt pay $5. For information on this event call 540-743-3311. Feb. 5: Bland Concert registrations due The Rappahannock Lions Club 23d Annual Bland music contest will be held at the Theatre in Washington, Virginia on February 18, 2007. Student vocalists and instrumentalists in Rappahannock County schools, grades K-12, are encouraged to register for the contest, which awards cash prizes to the winners. Registration forms may be obtained from school music directors or by calling Bob Lander, 540-987-8504 (email kplander® aol.com). Registration forms must be returned to the Lions Club by February 5th. Essay Contest The United Daughters of the Confederacy, Culpeper Chapter #73, cordially invite all Rappahannock County students; grades 1-12, to participate in an annual essay contest. We encourage any public, private or home schooled student to apply his or her knowledge of history. Cash prizes will be awarded and winners will be honored at a special ceremony. Essay instructions and rules may be obtained at the Rappahannock County Library, the Rappahannock County Elementary School, or Rappahannock County High School. All entries are due by March 1, 2007. Questions? Contact Cheryl Taylor 987-8026.

Home and land transfers this week These Rappahannock County home and land transfers were recorded in the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk’s office for the period of January 1, 2007 to January 5, 2007. To find transfers in other Northern Virginia counties, visit www.timespapers.com. (Please note that only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed.) Hampton District Forrest Lee Freeman and Wife to Forrest Lee Freeman Jr., Deed of Gift, 2 acres, Tax Map: 28A-117. Frank H. Rath Jr. and Wife to Frank Henry Rath Jr. Tr., 4.9926 Acres, Tax Map: 41-29D. Wakefield District Dale Dirk Blandford to Jennifer Hartz, 25.28 Acres, $451,000.00, Tax Map: 21-1-D Inspiring; Timugilu by Randy Minter EULOGIZING THE DECEASED Family members often prefer to eulogize the deceased because they wish to share memories, emotions, and personal history with the assembled mourners. Doing so lends a degree of intimacy and authenticity that a member of the cletgy simply cannot match. When writing a eulogy, try to recollect moments and incidents that exemplify the personality of the deceased. No moment is too small. In fact, it is sometimes the seemingly inconsequential moments in life that are best remembered and/or leave the biggest impressions. As with most writing assignments, try to distill vour thoughts, and allow time for at least one revision. If time allows for more revisions, make them. Practice your delivery, and speak from the heart. There are many options for commemoration the death of loved one Some chose to write a eulogy. Others may prefer to use a montage of photographs to elicit remembrances of the deceased. Whatever your decision, your w ishes w ill be honored at MOSER FUNERAL HOME We will assist you with the preparations to assure that the commemoration is as traditional or unique as you wish. Reach us at 540-347-3431 You are inv ited to tour our location at 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton We have been serv ing the community with compassion for over 170 \ ears. Hltusc \end \iiui iiiu \iiun\ nr l ommcnts in ms office or c-mm! nit at moserfh @ blackhawke.net Be ashamed to die until sou have won some victors for human its." - Horace Mann Welcome to Sperryville’s New Year’s Eve Baby Joshua Waddell, Jr., made his long awaited entrance into this world at 9:26 p.m. on December 31 at Fauquier Hospital. Joshua, Jr., weighing in at 6 lb. 5oz., is the son of Joshua Waddell, chief of the Sperryville Rescue Squad, and Heather Kelley. He is the grandson of Patti and John Waddell of Sperryville, David Kelley of Manassas and Sandra Sumner of Georgia. Sunday visitors found a beautiful healthy boy who was sleeping well in the afternoon... assuring that his parents would be awake much of the night! Joshua, we welcome you and wish you a long and healthy life! Personality and professionalism There are many reasons why people want to return to Sperryville. One of them is the warm welcome that folks get from Nancy Bleignier at the Thornton River Grille! Recently, one of my guests at The House on Water Street enthusiastically described not only that his dinner was excellent, but also that he and his Sperryville Barbara Adolfi adolfibarbara@ verizon.net ft (540) 987-8682 friends felt so very welcome and included when Nancy talked with his table and then introduced them to the folks at the next table. Nancy was bom in Butler, New Jersey and was a psychology major at U. of Massachusetts. She has worked in 9th-12th grades in Fauquier Public Schools and later taught 4th grade at Wakefield Country Day School. Nancy came to work at Thornton River Grille after she met chef Tom Nash at Molly’s Irish Pub in Warrenton who then recruited her to come to the Grille in December of 2003. That was our good luck! We all appreciate the professionalism and warmth from Nancy in her role as dining room manager of the restaurant. She is a bit camera shy and would not let me take her photo, but all of us have that lovely smiling face and head of gorgeous curly hair firmly in our minds when we think of Nancy. Her professionalism and skills are one more reason county residents and visitors alike return to Sperryville! A Birthday! Richard Reidinger celebrated his birthday on January 6 with family and friends. Happy Birthday, Dick! Village sign update It is a slow process, but we are making progress getting the three signs for the Village of Sperryville made! Maggie Rogers from Central Coffee roasters selected the font for the letters. Roger Mello, principal of the high school, approved the project for the building trades program. Sherri Fickel from Hopkins Ordinary B&B and I met with Scott Schlossberg at Rappahannock HS just prior to the holidays. Scott’s class quickly finished the first mock up of part of the sign for dis cussion by the sub-committee. We are in the process of refining that and selecting colors. Tom Junk will schedule another meeting soon to get final discussion and approval from the community. We are grateful to the high school and all those involved in bringing this project closer to fruition. We will keep you posted! 25th Anniversary of Conyers House B & B...a personal addendum The feature article about Sandra and Norman Cartwright-Brown was lovely and well-deserved. On a personal note I would like to add that Sandra was incredibly generous and helpful to me and Ray when we began to operate The House on Water Street. Sandra met with me several times and generously provided hints, advice and recommendations... every thing from price structuring to housekeeping hints. She followed that up with several referrals from her overflow of guests. Ray and I are grateful to her generosity and support as we opened a new guest house/B&B in Sperryville. I know that she has done this for many others over the years. Thank you, Sandra, for helping to launch the now established B&B industry in Rappahannock County. [ Winter Closing Old Rag Gallery on Main Street will be closed for the rest of January and for February. t Synergy Dance ; at Belle Meade ; Virginie Audrain offers a ten week series of Synergy Dance classes on Wednesday9, January 10-March 14, froih 9:30-lla.m. She will offer i second weekly class o i Fridays4-5:30pm. Bring amst and wear comfortable clothin % in layers. A series of 10 classes: $150.00 at $15.00 a class. Drop-in fee is $18.00 If you have not sampled this joyous and energizing class, do try i;. One of the treats of this clas s is the opportunity to work with Virginie, a very special woman in Rappahannock county. Invitation for all Time to think about the ninth annual Rappahannock County Relay for Life, which will be held on May 19 and 20 at the Rappahannock County Elementary School. Getting ready for the relay, three team captains meetings will be held. The first is Thursday, January 18, at 7 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. Subsequent meetings will be held on March 15 and April 19. The relay is also one of the largest community events in Rappahannock County and is a fun event, reinforcing the message that today, more and more people are surviving cancer. Relay for Life is also our way to honor cancer survivors and to remember those we have lost to cancer in the fight. Sad to say, I lost my Mom to this dreadful disease. I am sure that other folks have lost a loved one as well. The bright side is that we can give hope and strength to others who are fighting this disease. The Relay teams set up campsites and the survivors walk the first lap, symbolizing the progress they have made. Evening ceremonies memorialize those special people who have lost their battles with the Washington i Jan Clatterbuck ' 675-3338 jclatterbuck@ timespapers.com disease and celebrate those who have survived. Let’s all join for the kickoff ' meeting on January 18 at the Washington Baptist Church. For additional information, please call Ben Atkins (540635-2377) after 6:30 p. m., Bev Atkins (540-675-3843) or Ester Settle (540-675-3252). And remember the motto: “There is no finish line until we find a cure”. For me this means that no matter how tired we may be, the work has to continue for the sake of our family, our friends, and ourselves. Variety show The Washington Baptist Church invites the public to its 11th annual Church Variety Show on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at The Theatre in Washington. The theme of this year’s program is “God is Good” and everyone is welcome. A free chili/soup supper will be offered to the public in the church fellowship hall starting at 5:45 p. m. For more information you may call the church office at 675-3336. Winner The Hair Gallery on Main Street announced the winner of their monthly drawing for a free haircut. December’s winner is Dr. Jerry Martin. Stop in and drop your name in the jar and who knows, you might just be the next lucky winner to receive a free haircut. Birthday wishes for the month of January go out to Beverly Exline who will celebrate her day on Friday, Jan. 12, Danny Huff, on Thursday, Jan. 18 and to a special person, my mother in-law Anna Clatterbuck, who will celebrate her day on Friday, Jan. 19 The Town of Washington was saddened to hear that James Alpheuse Turner, 101 died on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Words of comfort go out to the family in this time of need. Guests abounded during the holidays Mrs. Montrue Frazier and her son, Ray returned home last Saturday after a week’s visit with her son-in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Robinson and son Tim in Clearwater Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Horner of Unionville were among the pre-Christmas guests of Miss Mary Tharp and sister Rosie on Aaron Mt. Rd. Mr. and Mrs. Chad Frazier of Luray were guests of Mrs. Alve Hitt during the holidays. Heartfelt sympathy is extended to the family of Mr. John Southard, who passed away at Culpeper Regional Hospital on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier on Castleton Ford were Charles Wharton of Woodville, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Compton of Flint Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Robinson and family of Rixeyville, Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby, Joseph and Jennifer Peregory and Ray Wharton, all local. Michael Cannon, a student at Radford College, spent the holidays here with his family. Salem Way residents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dodson had as holiday guests, Mr. and Mrs. Marc Dodson of Harrisonburg, Elder and Mrs. C. W. Richards of Orange, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pritt and family of Stevensburg and Miss Terry Richards of Luray. Shelvy Frazier and granddaughter Jennifer Peregory motored to the home of his sister, Mrs. Alvin Atkins on Acombrook Lane in Sperryville last Saturday for the family gathering and was joined there with Mrs. Holtzman Frazier of Fredericksburg, Brenda Frazier of Culpeper, James H. Frazier of Spotsylvania, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Doty of Port Republic, MD., Mr. and Mrs. Harry Racy of Rapidan, Mr. and Mrs. John Newton and family of Hollywood MD., Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Atkin and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wharton, local. The newly formed sub-division, here in Boston on the former Burke dairy farm property is beginning, with one house under construction and around a dozen more planned. We extend belated wedding anniversary wishes to our friends in Woodville Rev. and Mrs. Jeffrey Light. Rev. Light is pastor of Novum Baptist Church of Reva Way, where those present for the New Year’s Eve gathering had an enjoyable time. The good weather we’ve been having is certainly a blessing for the workers who are building the new building for the Salem Volunteer Fire and Rescue Departments, on land near the old Salem School. Starting off the New Year we send out birthday wishes to Josh Cubbage, Brian Frazier, Cindy Heflin, Cecil Printz, Leigh Cubbage and Melissa Gray, all of whom are wished many more. We extend belated wedding anniversary wishes to our friends in Woodville, Rev. and Mrs. Jeffrey Light. Rev. Light is pastor of Novum Baptist Church of Reva Way, where ) I Boston Marie F. Atkins 987-8802 those present for the New Guests of the Peregorys on Castleton Ford Road during the holidays were Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg and family of Culpeper, Robert Johnson of Unionville, Daniel Peregory of Amissville, Ray Wharton, Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier and Miss Lola Fletcher. Now that we have entered a New Year we continue to covet your prayers for those ill, some waiting surgery and may shut ins, just naming a few, Billy and Grat Buraker, Dennis Mason, Charlotte Corbin, Rosie Wharton, Janet Peregory, Nancy Berrey Hazel Delph, Beatrice Sheppard, and many others. Virginia farmers could take the lead Since the Founding of Jamestown, farming has been a central part of life in Virginia. Over the years, it has influenced our Commonwealth’s economy, politics, and culture. Crops and livestock annually bring in $2.3 billion. Farming creates jobs in small towns and rural communities across Virginia, helping drive our Commonwealth’s economy. Unfortunately all of those THREE FARMS FOR SALE BY EXECUTOR Mary N. McClanahan Properties in Culpeper and Fauquier Counties Fair Oaks Farm, abgOlalires, Springs Road Trelarney, about 47 acres, Spring Road, Turnbull Barrows Run, about 87 acres, Harts Mill Road (Fair Oaks is protected by VOF open space easement. Must be sold as one tract and no divisions allowed.) Call for sale information: William K. Kays, Jr, Executer • Mary N. McClanahan Estate 12016 Rutherglen Place • Bristow, Virginia 20136 703-361-4650 The Forum Rob Jones jobs and profits are at risk because the government is locking Virginia farmers out of the biggest growth in agriculture markets in decades. Recently, farmers in Virginia who attended the Farm Bureau meeting heard from 25 x 25 - a national group of farmers who are working hard to develop 25 percent of the nation’s energy from ag-based . renewable resources by 2025. Their vision is one of profitability for agriculture, driven by new realities and new national needs. It is a compelling and achievable vision. Right now farmers in Europe are beginning to reap the benefits of emerging mar14 Community Newspapers ServingOver 650,000Readers in NorthernVirginia &The Greater Piedmont MOAThian Virginia kets that encourage clean energy fuels like biodiesel and ethanol. These new markets are flourishing overseas, because most industrialized countries are capping carbon dioxide and other pollutants that cause global warming. One of the primary alternatives to carbon-emitting fuels like oil, are bio-based fuels grown on farms. In the US, carbon markets for agriculture have the potential to be worth $5 million each year for the next 30 to 40 years if the U.S. adopted the right policy incentives, estimates the Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases or CASMGS. This group of nine land grant university soil scientists say agriculture could solve 20 to 40 percent of emission reductions with carbon sequestration. Biofuels are also carbon-cutters and would benefit as well from strong policy that generates carbon markets. Right now, thousands of farmers are already starting to tap carbon markets using existing, voluntary systems. But, at contracts of $3 or less an acre, they are literally scratching the surface of potential profitability for these practices. Under the right policy, additional revenue streams would be generated for conservation tillage, forestry, grasslands and biofu els. Kansas State University estimates a national carbon cutting policy that promoted agricultural offset markets could translate into some $ 15/acre for state farmers who practice conservation tillage. Sadly, Washington, D.C. is content to sit on the sidelines of this new market, and our Virginia farmers, and those who depend upon them for job opportunities are missing out on these opportunities So what can we do to change this? The most effective way to deal with global warming and encourage the development of new, domestic energy sources is for Congress to pass legislation that limits greenhouse gas emissions and frees the market to pick the best way to meet the cap. Unlike most big government programs this new system would actually encourage market innovation and not raise taxes on working people. Under the new cap, companies would shift away from fuels like oil — which give off high levels of greenhouse gases - and switch to cleaner energy sources. Fuels like biodiesel and ethanol, which are less polluting, would become more widespread, thus driving the agricultural economy from both the supply and demand sides. For Virginia farmers this would be an economic boom. i One of the crops used to produce biodiesel is soy bean*. Currently Virginia fanners bring in over $100 million in annual soybean sales. Another exciting part of this market will be making ethanol out of cellulose - wood chips, switchgrass and other materials abundant in Virginia - which will have a higher value than the corn-based ethanol currently being produced in the US. In addition to supplying the crops needed for biodiesel and ethanol, farmers across the Commonwealth could also get monetary compensation for farming practices that reduce emissions and store carbon in soils. This new economic opportunity would ripple throughout Virginia’s rural economy. With Virginia’s potential to be a leader in the alternative fuels movement, businesses would be encouraged to locate there biodiesel , productioh facilities near soybean farms, creating high-skill-level, highwage jobs in our small towns and rural communities. Throughout our history Virginia’s farmers have shown that they can compete and win if given the opportunity. Now is the time for government to get out of the way and give them the ability to reap the benefits of tackling global warming. Rob Jones is the Director of the Virginia Climate Initiative 9 South 12th Street, Suite 300 Richmond, Virginia 23219

Hospitals invite community to celebrate Cancer Center Opening „rnGainesvil,e> VA-Prince William Hospital and Fauquier Hospital are pleased to announce the opening of The •Cancer Center at Lake Manassas on February 15 2007. The hospitals have been working together for years to bring radiation therapy services to the Gainesville area. To celebrate the opening, the community is invited to an open house at the center on Saturday, February 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We hope the community will come to the open house and take a tour of the facility,” said Radiation Oncologist Sanjeev K. Aggarwal, Medical Director of the new Cancer Center, which is located at 7901 Lake Manassas Drive. “Our staff will be glad to answer questions about the state-of-the-art technology such as intensity Photo by Richard Lykes RAPPAHANNOCK RELAYERS: Each year Rappahannock residents respond with a resounding celebration of their commitment to fight against cancer. Relay for Life assists in the Fight Against Cancer Why should we care about the American Cancer Society and our local Relay for Life which supports it? One answer lies in the roughly o.ouu persons in tne nve-county Rappahannock/Rapidan District who were diagnosed with cancer each year between 1999 and 2003 and the more than 2,000 persons who died of cancer in the same period. In Rappahannock County alone, the incidence of cancer is estimated to be around 45 per 10,000. That means that, given our population of roughly 7,000, each year about 32 persons are newly diagnosed with cancer. It is no wonder that we all know so many persons and families whose lives have been so profoundly affected by this disease. Local figures are not available regarding the long-term probability of any one of us being struck by cancer but the national figures are sobering. Nationwide, the life time probability that a male will develop some form of invasive cancer is 1 in 2; for females, the figure is 1 in 3. Now is your opportunity to assist the American Cancer Society’s work in research and programs that will reduce the cancer incidence in the future and provide help now to those with cancer. Relay for Life is the only county fund raiser for the Rappahannock County Unit of the American Cancer society, teams 01 iu to lo people raise funds for the American Cancer Society and then participate by taking turns moving around a track during the overnight event. Fund raising mostly takes place before the event as Relay teams’ members solicit sponsors for themselves and their teams and through other , activities such as bake sales and yard sales. This year, the ninth annual Rappahannock County Relay for life, will be held on May 19 and 20 at the Rappahannock County Elementary School. In preparation for the Relay, three team captain’s meetings will he held. The first is Thursday, January 18 at the Washington Baptist Church. Subsequent meetings will be held on ' March 15 and April 19. The Relay is also one of the largest community events in Rappahannock County and is a fun event being both a celebration of life and a community party.. The Relay teams set yp campsites and survivors yvalk the first lap, symbolizing the progress we have made. Evening luminary ceremonies memorialize those special people who have lost their battles yvith the disease and celebrate those who have survived. In addition, cancer education takes place. Join us for the Kick-off meeting on January 18 at the Washington Baptist Church. If you need additional information, please call Ben Atkins (540-635-2377) after 6:30 p.m., Bev Atkins (540 675-3843) or Ester Settle (540675-3252). modulated ^radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT).” "There has been a longstanding need in the community for radiation therapy services," said Rodger Baker, President and CEO of Fauquier Hospital. In 1990, the American College of Radiology conducted a study that concluded there was a critical need for such services in Fauquier and western Prince William Counties. “In order to be fiscally Rappahannock County Great time to buy while interest rates are still low. David Adoff Real Estate (540)987-1168 (540)937-3502 DAVIDA@MRIS.COM Beautiful lodge style log home in a tranquil setting with distant mountain and lovely woodland views. Natural White Cedar log home with soaring cathedral 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. An additional original 'century old’ log cabin ready to be restored as a charming studio or office. Fruit orchard and pond fed by a mountain stream. Easy access to Hwy 211 & Rt 729, at the end of a country road. PRICED UNDER ASSESSED VALUE! $459,000 ft Owner Agent H responsible and to avoid duplication of services, we made a joint decision to establish a radiation therapy center approximately halfway between both hospitals,” Baker said. A Certificate of Public Need (COPN) for the cancer center was filed with the State of Virginia on May 31, 2002. The hospitals received approval from the Virginia Department See CENTER, Page B6 Immaculate Contemporary located in Rappahannock County. This home has many features which include: hardwood floors, pocket doors, wood trim, large walk-in closets, chair railing, lazy susan cabinets, central air, walk out basement, etc. 3BR/2BA/lHalf BA, Main level includes kitchen, breakfast nook, living room, family room, dining room. Upstairs has Master BR suite, two BR's, Full Bath. Full unfinished basement, outside offers: paved driveway, mountain views, and great landscaping. All of this on 2.38 acres. This home is a must see and is only 6 years old. $479,000 Completely Renovated Flome with 2BR/2BA located in the Historic District of Sperryville. This home was totally remodeled in 2006 with new wiring, new plumbing, new insulation, new appliances, landscaping, etc. The hardwood floors were restored to their normal beauty. The inside and out was freshly painted. The Living Room has high ceilings and large windows. The property awaits your personal touches. This property is unbelievable and must be seen on the inside to appreciate all the detail. $399,000 Come and listen to the Rush River as you sit on your deck and watch the wildlife play. This 3BR/1BA home was built in 1991 and has been well maintained: The property is 2.50 acres and is in scenic Harris Hollow. Perfect for weekend retreat or full time residence. $310,000 Fantastic home located in Scenic F.T. Valley Rd. All one level living with full unfinished basement. 3BR/2BA, living rm, dining rm, kitchen, laundry area, back patio, front porch, paved driveway. Home has been well taken care of and is maintenance free. Call today for an appointment to preview. Mountain views are breathtaking. $499,000 iDmont Property, _1540-675-167; raiWWw.piedmontpropertyinc.c 12693 Li t Hk.iiway, P.O. Box 332 • Washinoion, Virginia 2Z~4~ 246 Grandview Rd, Washington, VA Gardener’s delight on 10 acres. Charming 3 bd, 3 bath contemporary with greenhouse and separate 2 car garage. Open floor plan with fireplace and many upgrades. Wrap-around deck. Mountain views. Beautifully terraced gardens with raised beds, arbors, pond, and deer-proof fencing. Woodland paths meander along streams down to stunning frontage on the Covington River. $699,500 Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 Hyeton Head, Rixeyviiije, VA 6 bedroom, 5.5 baths, energy efficient, virtually maintenance free, 7000+ sq ft French Country manor home. Many distinctive features and upgrades. Fully finished basement with media room. Over 89 rolling acres with a new barn and long frontage on Indian Run. $2,175,000. Jud Glascock 540-592-3238 Kellermont, Washington, VA Award-winning architecture, a stunning view, and exquisitegardens make this one of Rappahannock’s finest gems. Bordering the Shenandoah National Park, this 31 acre estate is the ultimate private retreat. Garage, elevator and many other extras. Every aspect of this 4 bd, 5 ha home on 4 levels is a stud\ of understated luxury. $2,750,000. Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 Mt. Laurel Lodge, Castleton, VA Custom log home on 30 private wooded acres with several small streams. Large 4 bedroom 3 bath house with great room and 2 story stone fireplace open to kitchen, dining room, and loft. Master suite with porch. Flexible floor plan includes office, den, basement and garage. S780,000. Royal Avenue, Front Royal, VA Lovely 1929 well-built stone home with 5 bedrooms and 2.5 baths on nearly one-third of an acre. Great in-town location. Zoned for residential or commercial use. Superb investment potential. S515,000. Land, Washington, VA Rare opportunity to own a 1.4+ acre building lot in the highly desirable and charming town ot Washington, Virginia. Tranejuil Blue Ridge mountain views. This prop erty has been pc reed and town water hookup tees have been paid. Also ottered in 2 separate lots. $3'79,fXM). Amy Sloane Timbers 540-987-8668 Howie Swaim 540-675-9999 Howie Swaim ■ "sari 540-675-9999 Capt. Miller House, Boston, VA Recently restored historic 3bd, 3 bath home on 17.5 rolling acres of fields, forest and stream. Small bam, garden shed, and historic cemetery. Separate 1 bd, 1 bath guest house. Beautiful woodwork, fireplaces, and large rooms make this the perfect hunt box in Rappahannock Hunt territory. Terrific pastoral setting. $795,000. Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 Commercial, Sperryville, VA Residential and commercial opportunity. Cozy 2 bedroom 2 bath cottage on 16+ acres adjoining the Shenandoah National Park. Old stone walls, mountain views, and frontage on the Thornton River. Commercial buiklings on Lee 1 lighw-ay include latge retail/office space and a separate commercial kitchen. Potential division in two lots. $695,000. Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 Major's Hollow, Sperrwille, VA 16+ wooded acres on a private right-of-wav near the Shenandoah National Park. Springs. several bold streams, walking and riding trails, old stone walls and beautiful rolling terrain. F.strcmely private with several possible building sites to capture the gorgeous mountain views. $325,0U1. Alan Zusehlag 540-937-6124 ReaiBtatk

Lord Fairfax to hold Martin Luther King Jr. Day programs On Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in programs held at the Fauquier and Middletown Campuses. All programs are free and open to the public. The Fauquier Campus program will take place at 5:30 p.m. in The Loeb Center, located at 6480 College Street in Warrenton. The 60-member Martin Luther King Jr. choir from Mt. Zion Baptist Church will perform a variety of traditional and contemporary spirituals under the direction of its director, Rev. Lemuel Montgomery. In addition, guest speaker Nan Butler Roberts will address the audience in her message entitled “Vision for America’s Tomorrow.” Roberts is a local musician, singer, writer, producer, speaker and coordinator of youth and women’s programs. In addition to Roberts’s speech, Paulette Garner, a local poet and educator, will read original poetry about Martin Luther King Jr. The Middletown Campus program will take place at noon and 7 p.m. in the William H. McCoy Special Events Center located inside the Alson H. Smith, Jr. Technology Center, located at 173 Skirmisher Lane in Middletown. The program will include the showing of the video, “Legacy of a Dream,” which is narrated by actor James Earl Jones and examines the life and times of King. LFCC students and community members will also share readings and reflections about King and perform musical numbers. School News Scholarships available from cooperative association High school seniors eligible to apply Fredericksburg— Tb help with the cost of paying for higher education, the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) Education Foundation will offer scholarships in the amount of $500 and $1,000 to deserving high school seniors. Students whose parents are memberowners of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative are eligible to apply. Applicants must provide evidence of acceptance to a post-high school educational institution or program. The scholarship funds awarded are sent directly to the educational institution the student will attend, placed in the student’s account and can be used to pay for tuition, fees and books. The deadline to apply for VMDAEC Education Foundation Scholarship is April 2, 2007. Applications are available online at www.co-opliving.com/community or by mail by writing to: VMDAEC Scholarships, P.O. Box 2340, Glen Allen,VA 23058-2340. In 2006, the VMDAEC Education Foundation awarded 38 scholarships to students living in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Since its inception in 2000, 134 students have received VMDAEC scholarships. The total number of scholarships awarded each year depends on the amount of funds available. The Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives was founded in 1944 and provides training, communications, governmental relations and other services to Rappahannock Electric Cooperative and the 15 other electric cooperatives that serve the three-state Mid-Atlantic region. Visit www.vmdaec.com or www.m3nrec.c00p for more information about electric cooperatives and the services they provide thfe region. Country Living in Rappahannock County Richmond Road A special 25.9 +/- acre parcel with fantastic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains over picturesque rolling fields in the foreground. The land is mostly open pasture with some fencing, extensive stone walls and a good potential pond site. Perfect for a small horse or cattle farm. An excellent value at $449,000 Contact Cheri Woodard F.T. VaIJJY Road - A rare smaller parcel on one of Rappahannock’s most scenic roads. 10 +/- acres, mostly open with spectacular views of Old Rag. Owner agent. $349,000 Contact Martin Woodard CasTIJ- HllJ\ C. 1764 - Histone home in Keswick w ith a colonial portion c. 1764 anti Federal style portion c. 1824. Numerous dependencies. ()n Virginia and National Registers. Price upon request. Contact Justin H. Wiley 2... W/t/AfT Bkwch - Hxceptional home in Huntls. 3 Kir. 4 hth cedar siding hcautilul stone fireplace. 9 ft ceilings. 23 acres with gtvul v iew s and frontage on the Rapiwhanrwck River $799,000 Contact Peter Wiley Hickerson Mountain Retreat - In beautiful Ben Venue Valley, this duplex on 10 acres features a total of 3bdr, 2bth. Great rentals or a unique family retreat. $369,000 Contact Cheri Wxxkuxi Old SPERRYVUJJi B(X)KSHOP, C. 1900 - Zoned Village Commercial, this l 'pdated old church has 1,800 square feet, 40 ft. ceilings, arched windows and beautiful woodwork. $395,000 Contact Cheri Woodard HoiU Grove - ()n scenic Ben Venue Rood, this completely remodeled and expanded farmhouse features an old log mom. 5 bdr and 3.5 bth. On 6 acres with several outbuildings. $749,000 Canute! Tkom* Auchter HIDDEN Glen - Remarkable 33.5 acre parcel with convenient location on Rollins Ford Rd, 15 min to Warrenton Elevated building site, large woodland pond ready for building. $449,000 Contact Cheri Wixxiani MRMniMKbm v.> s&9* tmrti • ’ Chancellor's Rock - This 446 acre Hunt Country estate has a remarkable natural setting, every expected amenity and is a. splendid retreat for country pursuits. Price upon request Contact Justin H. Wiley South Poes Road - ivrtect tor hunting, tistung and outdoor recreation. Wooded parcels from 21 to 28 acres, all with outstanding building sites. Great location $325,000 - $4994)00 Contact Chert Woodard Cheri F. Woodard - 540-987-9080 Justin H. Wiley - 540-672-5603 Peter Wiley - 540-219-3771 ' Managing Broker Barbara & Thome Auchter-540-987-9450 Martin Woodard - 540-987-9080 Wakefield ; Country Day School Sports Scene: l Wakefield varsity girls and boys basketball teams returned from their Christmas break; with two wins against Massanutten Military Academy last Thursday. The girls team posted a 60-18 win over the; Colonels behind 37 points from! Chantel Paul. The varsity boys team won with a score 43-41. Patrick Dale led the team in points, scoring 29 during the game. On Monday night, the girl’s basketball team soundly defeated Mountain Vievtr Christian Academy with a score of 50-29. Chantel Paul scored 23 points while Kathrine Russo scored a career high of 18 points. The girls record currently stands at 4-6. The boys team also won against Mountain View, with a score of 68-48. Their record stands at 7-3. Dale scored an impressive 34 points and Andrew Smith scored 12. Dale and his teammate Ben Luke had 12 rebounds each. Center From Page B5 of Health Division of Certificate of Public Need and the Virginia Commissioner of Health to jointly establish and operate a ) Radiation Therapy Center. Each will own 50 percent of the facility. “Cancer patients who receive radiation therapy are often scheduled for daily treats ment for several consecutive weeks,” said Michael Schwartz, President and CEO of Prince William Health System. "Hie opening of the Cancer Center will help to end lengthy commutes for our patients whq need radiation therapy treaty ments.” Schwartz estimated 'that the center would have about 5,000 treatment visits in the first year and nearly 10,000 by the fifth year. “Both counties have growing populations that require us to keep pace and add services to meet their needs,” he said. “Besides the population boom, the aging of residents means that the number of individuals who will need cancer treatments will also increase.” The building, which is about 20,000 square feet, was constructed as a freestanding outpatient facility in the Arts and Crafts style. It was designed to allow the staff to efficiently manage the oncology program in spaces that utilize natural light and provide views to the outdoors to help in the healing process. The site will allow for additional equipment to be added as technology evolves. The day-to-day operations of the Cancer Center will be overseen by Dr. Aggarwal, Medical Director, and Peter Dritschilo, Administrative Director. Dr. Sanjeev Aggarwal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Lombardi Cancer Center. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation. He also served as an advisor in the Health Care Advisory Board’s Physician Leadership Initiative. After earning his medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth Uni-* versity, Dr. Aggarwal completed his residency at the Uni-, versity of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Aggarwal is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and is a member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology. Peter Dritschilo received a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Psychology from Georgetown University. He received a degree in Radiation Therapy Technology from George Washington University and worked as a Radiation Therapist at George Washington University Hospital. Dritschilo earned his Master’s of Business Administration from George Washington University. He was named Chief Therapist at Georgetown University Hospital, and eventually became the Radiation Oncology Administrator for several free-standing radiation oncology facilities in the DC metropolitan area. In 2005, he joined Georgetown University Hospital’s Department of Medicine as an Administrator until accepting the position of Administrative Director for The Cancer Center at Lake Manassas.

School News from Around the County Photo courtesy of Kathie Russo COLLEGE IS COOL: College panel James Nilan, Alec Toth, Rachel Marx, Caitlin Hammelman, and Allison Russo return to WCDS to describe their college experiences. Hearthstone School Hearthstone’s high school students, have just completed their study block on Medieval English history with history teacher Jacob Konick. During this study block, students began with the reign of Heniy II and continued to his son John, who was forced to sign the Magna Carta under pressure from his barons. They also discussed the origins of Parliament in the 13th Century, the accession of Edward I. Studies concluded with the reign of Edward III and a discussion of the social, economic, political and religious dislocation of the great events of his reign. Tarry Keane’s high school class recently went on a field trip to the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. as part of their art history study block. They viewed a traveling exhibit, the largest of its kind, on ancient religious texts before the year 1000, including the Dead Sea scrolls, the first Bibles published, wooden tablets and various other ancient documents used to compile and create the Bible. lhe third graders continue their studies on the Bible and Hebrew, and during December studied the story of Moses. Hearthstone’s German exchange student also visited the third grade class to discuss the German celebration of Saint Nicholas, who is the patron saint of Russia and lived over 1,500 years ago. This tied in with the class book for the month, “The Good Master,” by Kate Seredy. 1 The second grade class explored the ocean and its creatures during their nature study block, and joined the National Wildlife Foundation after successful fundraising efforts in the month of November. Kitty Keyser, Hearthstone’s certified Waldorf nursery/ kindergarten teacher, will be offering a parent/child day for younger children beginning in March. This will feature activities for parents with younger children not quite ready to be left at school, but wanting some additional activities and learning opportunities. More information will be forthcoming on this fun new program in the near future. Chappell’s Corner School Closing Information • Can be found at: www. rappahannock.kl2.va.us or: • Send your email address to for RCPS email notification • Call the RCPS Hotline 987-9316 • Go to: www. schools-out. com- Register for free notice • We contact Rappnet, , and most area radio and TV stations. We rely on the media to make the announcement. The RCPS Inclement Weather Make-up Schedule will be reserved for inclement weather days and will not be utilized for the Jan. 2 National Day of Mourning. Panther Basketball Team wins First District Game since 2004 The RCHS Boys’ Basketball Tfeam won its first Bull Run district game in three years last Tuesday at Madison County High School. The Panthers defeated the Mountaineers by 53 to 49. On Friday, the. Panthers lost to defending State Champ Clarke County by a score of 63-48. Results from Jan. 8 Academic team matches RCHS 150 — George Mason 250 RCHS 300— Clarke 55 RCHS 175—Strasburg 165 Today's match vs. Charlottesville will appear on WVPT-TV at 3:00 this Sunday, January 14. Panther Winter Basketball Clinic features 5-weeks of Fundamental Skills Instruction In an effort to help teach younger students solid basketball skills, the RCHS Coaching Staff is holding a clinic for all boys and girls in grades K-5 who reside in Rappahannock County. The clinic starts this Saturday morning, January 13, and will be held from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the new Auxiliary Gym behind RCES. Tee shirts will be given to participants at the end of the five week clinic. Parents are asked to bring their children a few minutes early to register on January 13. Required information will be the , student’s name, grade, and shirt size. The fee for the five-week clinic is $25. RCPS Events Jan. 11 -17: Jan. 13 - Sat. 7:30 RCHS Drama: “One Act Festival” Jan. 15 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - No School; Application deadline for G.M.U., J.M.U., Va. Thch Jan. 16 - MENSA Foundation Scholarship due Jan. 17 - 6:45 PTO Meeting @ RCES; 6:30 RCHS Parent Advisory- “What Next Step can do for you/your child” . Photo courtesy of Kathie Russo BUCKETS OF FUN: Kathleen Grove, Head of School, awards the Silver Bucket to John Piper, Class of ‘82, Captain of the Alumni team and his teammates RCPS Athletic Events 11 -17: Jan. 11- JP Boys’ BB at North Fork MS 4:00; JV/V Girls’ BB at George Mason 6:00/ 7:30; V wrest, at Clarke 6:00 Jan. 12- JV/V Boys’ BB at Mason 6:15/7:30; JP Girls’ BB home vs. North Fork 4:00; JP wrest home vs. Binns 5:30 Jan. 13 V. Wrest, at Strasburg 9:00 Jan 15- JP Girls’ BB at Monroe 4:00; V Girls’ BB at Calvary Temple 5:30; V Boys’ BB at Calvary Temple 7:00 Jan. 16- V. Wrest at Strasburg 6:00; JP Boys’ BB Home vs. Luray 4:00; JV/V Girls’ BB home vs. Madison 6:15/7:30 Jan. 17- JP Girls’ BB at Luray 4:00; JV/V Boys’ BBhome vs. M. Park 6:15/7:30 Wakefield Country Day School College Panel addresses Upper School Students . returned to Wakefield Country Day School and attended the assembly which featured a panel of recent graduates. The college panel included Caitlin Hammelman, 2006, Mary Washington University; Rachel Marx, 2005, James Madison University; James Nilan, 2005, Virginia Tech; Allison Russo, 2006, University of Virginia; and Alec Tbth, 2005, University of Virginia. The WCDS graduates took turns describing their universities, discussing their experiences, and advising their younger classmates. Here are some of the points they made: • “We were really well prepared in critical reading and writing (all affirmed)”. • “Advanced placement courses really help you. You not only experience college level work, but you also earn college credits. The credits let you take more advanced courses and determine when you get to register for classes.” • “I learned to multi-task while at WCDS and this really helped. You really need good tune management, especially in a dorm when all sorts of things are going on around you and you need to schedule hours for yourself to study.” • “I found I was very competitive in all classes; in many I already knew much of the material.” • “The honor system really prepared me for UVA. There, if you cheat you’re out. I came in used to the idea that cheating is wrong and has severe consequences. I think it’s great the way you sign the honor code here.” • “At WCDS you get to know teachers on a personal level, and this helped me be comfortable with approaching professors and asking them questions. Even when you’re in a class of 500, you can sit in the front row, answer questions, and be known as an individual, if you act like you did at WCDS.” • “I would advise eveiyone to take the AP courses really seriously and prepare for the exam so that you can earn those extra credits. I was really fortunate to take a bunch of credits into college from WCDS.” • “Use those test-taking practice booklets. So much depends on how you do on tests and on papers.” • “When you’re trying to select your college, be sure to visit the campus. You can’t get a feel for a school from the webpage. Go when classes are in session and see if you feel comfortable there.” • “The senior thesis really prepared me for long papers at college. When I had this big project assigned to me, I already knew exactly how to do the research, organize my writing with a thesis and conclusion, footnote, and even use the library search mechartisms. Having written a senior thesis at WCDS really helped me.” • “I know you complain like we did about all the work and the sports and everything here, but don’t because it really teaches you time management which is really important in college.” • “Take advantage of ah the opportunities at your college, from fraternities to leadership training to community service.” The students then answered questions about class size (500 to 12), financial aid (there are so many scholarships available), grading (some teachers use a curve and others don’t, some professors won’t give any A’s because of grade inflation), food (students at the same school ranked the food “awful” and “fine”), and other topics. The seniors stayed longer to chat with the graduates; college is only eight months away for the seniors! The Silver Bucket Game On the 26th of December, Wakefield Country Day School celebrated the Silver Bucket Game, a long-standing tradition when the alumni return to WCDS to play the varsity basketball teams. This year the players for the alumni far outnumbered the varsity players, so fatigue was not an issue, and the alumni won, 52 to 40, unlike last year which went to two overtimes. Washington, Virginia 3 Bedroom, 2.5 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 & marble. Features skylights in MBR, large covered porch, paneled shelf-lined library, new screened porch on rear, 2 garages. Home Warranty. $710,000 Very unique & rare 4.9 acre piece of property located against Shenandoah National Park in Washington, Virginia. $250,000 Washington, Virginia A "George Hawkins" built home This quaint .1 bedroom. 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The service you can trust 7 Bank Road Washington * VA (540) 987-8384 www.rappahannockbank.com Member FDIC ported fellowship to a Virginia artist. Reisler is the founder and Artistic Director of Kid Pan Alley, the music director of Ki Theatre, and is the founder and leader of the band Trapezoid as well as his new group, Paul Reisler & A Thousand Questions. Kid Pan Alley, an initiative of Ki Theatre, started with a brilliant but obvious discovery— that children make great cowriters—especially when you are writing songs for kids. Reisler learned this during an elementary school songwriting residency project in Rappahannock County in 2000. There, he co-wrote over 50 songs with all of the 600 children in the county. The songs were funny, touching, goofy, gross and completely enchanting. They turned out to be so good that Reisler asked a number of the county’s professional musicians—many of theiri nationally and internationally known—to record one song each in their own style. The recording, Tidal Wave of Song, became an expression of the whole community—and of the power of song to inspire the spirit of community. Ever since, Kid Pan Alley has created a tidal wave of songs around the country, writing more than 600 songs in collaboration with over 12,000 children — one classroom at a time. Their Kid Pan Alley Nashville CD features some of that city’s top recording artists including Amy Grant, Delbert McClinton, Kix Brooks, Raul Malo and Kix Brooks recording songs written with the kids. That album received a Grammy nomination as well as a number of other awards including a Parents’ Choice Gold Award. Photo by Vince Cook SUPER SONGSTER: Local composer and musician Paul Reisler earns more accolades. This fall, Reisler spent two weeks working with children at Rappahannock Elementary, Hearthstone and Wakefield Country Day Schools. The 22 songs from those sessions will be performed with a full band and the children on March 23 and 24 at the Schoolhouse in Sperryville. For more information on the concert or to volunteer call Ki Theatre at 540-9873164. You can hear some of the songs at. Hie VCCA is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in rural Virginia. Reisler will be in residence for 6 weeks with approximately 20 other artists focusing on their own creative projects at this working retreat for visual artists, writers and composers. For Reisler, it is familiar ground; he has been to the VCCA artists’ colony a dozen times in the past. “It is a great place,” he said, “to be in a space without interruptions, so you can work on your art.” Serving more than 300 artists a year (over 3,000 since its inception), the VCCA is one of the nation’s largest year* round artists’ communities. VCCA Fellows have received worldwide attention through publications, exhibitions, compositions, performances and major awards and accolades, including MacArthur grants, Pulitzer Prizes, Guggenheim fellowships, National Endowment for the Arts awards,'Rome Prizes, Pollock-Krasner grants, National Book Awards, Broadway and Off-Broadway productions and Academy Award nominations. Reisler will use the 8-week residency at the colony to finish work, as he says, “writing a fulllength piece for orchestra and narrator. ..it’s almost done.” He will spend at least two of the weeks in close collaboration with song-writing friends, and more of the period working on a musical made up of Kid Pan Alley song. Reisler works with classrooms at all levels, but says he prefers those from 2nd to 6th grades. “Kids,” he said, “are great, uninhibited song writers.” The VCCA has been a wellspring of music, literature and the visual arts in the United States, providing residencies for artists from all disciplines during the most important and the least supported phase of their work: the creative phase. Anonprofit organization founded in 1971, the VCCA is supported in large part by grants and private donations. More information is available online at www.vcca. com or by calling 434-946-7236. BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. 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For Your Employment Needs call Times Community Newspapers Call 347-4222 FAUQUIER SPCA STRAY ANIMALS 540-788-9000 Visit our homepage at www.fauquierspca.com e-mail fspca@netzero.com for a complete up to date listing Highland Co., VA. 100 ac. Farm. Farmhouse, post & beam barn, outbuildings, springs, stream, nice building sites. $1,350,000. 540-468-2515. Highland Co., VA. 5 acres or more. Nice building sites, springs, streams. Prices vary on acreage amt. 540-468-2515 Highland Co., VA. 795 acres. Open & wooded. Streams, nice views. $4,000,000. 540-468-2515. With 18 Newspapers In Our Times Community Newspapers Group, We’ve Got Northern Virginia Wrapped up! Call 347-4222 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY WILLIAM C. METCALF, Plaintiff Case No. CL06:94 v. ROBERT KENNY JARRETT CARL KENNY MARY HUNTER and Any and all unknown heirs at law of MAGGIE R. HUNTER, WILLIAM HUNTER, MARY WILSON, LOUISE SMITH, WILLIE D. HUNTER, FRANCIS FAULKS, CHARLES HUNTER, EDWARD HUNTER, MARGARET FREEMAN, RUTH STEWART, JEAN KENNY, LAWRENCE KENNY and JARRETT CARL KENNY, if he be dead, all of whom are or may be deceased, or their widows or widowers, heirs, devisees or successors in title, whose names and addresses are unknown and who are made parties Defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN; and Any other unknown heirs, devisees, and successors in interest, if any such there be, and unknown parties having or claiming to have any interest in those certain tracts or parcels of land situate in Hampton Magisterial District, Rappahannock County,, Virginia, shown on the Rappahannock County Tax Maps as Tax Map parcels 20A-1-26 and 20A-1-26A comprising Lots 17, 19, 21 and 23 in the Oden Subdivision, having a property address of 11 Oden Lane, Washington, Virginia and being the same property of which MAGGIE R. HUNTER and WILLIE D. HUNTER died, siezed and possessed, and who are made parties Defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN; Defendants, UrlUch VJt- rUBLIOAIIUN THE OBJECT of the above-styled suit is to partition the following real property situated in Rappahannock County, Virginia and mroe particularly described as follows: PARCEL 1: Tax Map 20A-1-26 ALL THAT certain tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Hampton Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia and being described as Lots No. 17 and 19 of the Oden Addition to the Town of Washington, as shown on the plat and survey entitled Lots Owned by Jas. L. Oden in South West Washington, VA. by C.W. Ewing, dated September 4, 1929, and found amongst the tax map records of the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia. AND BEING the same property conveyed to Maggie R. Hunter by deed from James L. Pullen and Dora Pullen, husband and wife, dated December 30, 1932 and recorded October 19. 1934 in Deed Book 39 at Page 49 amongst the land records of the Clerk's Office and the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia. PARCEL 2: Tax Map 20A-1-26A ALL THAT certain tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Hampton Magisterial District. Rappahannock County, Virginia, and being described as Oden Addition B and being located on the West Side of Oden Avenue, Butting, Bounding and measuring to wit: BEGINNING at ta point in the western margin of Oden Avenue at the intersection of the most N.E. corner of Maggie L. Hunter and running perpendicular to Oden Avenue along Hunter N line, West 100 feet to a point; thence along the East line of Cassie Carter and parallel to Oden Avenue, North 50 feet to a point; thence along the South line of Charles Robinson and perpendicular to Oden Avenue; then along the west margin of Oden Avenue, South 50 feet to the point of beginning. Containing one-half acre more or less. AND BEING the same property conveyed to Willie D. Hunter by deed from James Robert Pullen, dated November 15. 1960 in Deed Book 73 at page 291 amongst the land records of the Clerk s office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County Virginia. And it appearing 0y affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the. Plaintiff to ascertain in what county, city or state the Defendants JARRETT CARL KENNEY and MARY HUNTER reside, without effect; and I further appearing that the heirs at law of MAGGIE R. HUNTER, WILLIAM HUNTER, MARY WILSON, LOUISE SMITH, WILLIE D. HUNTER, FRANCIS FAULKS. CHARLES HUNTER, EDWARD HUNTER, MARGARET FREEMAN, RUTH STEWART, JEAN KENNY, LAWRENCE KENNY and JARRETT CARL KENNY, who now are or may be deceased, and whose names are unknown, are or may be interested m the subject to be partitioned or disposed of in this suit if any 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 the 23 day of February, 2007 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 interests. It is further ORDERED that this order be published once a week for four successive weeks in the Rappahannock News, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Rappahannock; 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 29 day of Decemeber. 2007. I ask for this; /s/Douqlas K. Baumgardner Douglas K. Baumgardner (VSB #15989) Michael T. Brown (VSB #43879) Counsel for Plaintiff Baumgardner and Brown, PLC 211A Main Street PO. Box 270 1 Washington. Virginia 22747 Telephone (540)675-3617 Facsimile (540)675-3225 /S/Diane Bruce Clerk of the Circuit Court V Fourth Thyme Out, LLC trading as Rae's 20 Main Street, Sperryville, Rappahannock, Virginia, 22740 is applying to the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a Beer & Wine on Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Rae Gaedke, Jr INVITATION FOR BID Superior Paving Corp. is soliciting bids from Certified MBE's for the following Asphalt Plant Mix Schedules: Fredericksburg District Order No:604, J49 Culpeper District Order No. : 707,708 Northern VA Dist Order No.: 903,906,907 If you are experienced and qualified in the trades of pavement line striping, electrical signal work, or any other related function, please call 703-631-0004 or mail your bid to P.O. Box 900 Gainesville VA 20156. All bids must be received via fax or mail by 12:00 noon on Tues, Jan 23,'07. (fax# 703-257-1725). The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is soliciting responses to a Request for Proposals to provide an Imagina'Scanning Hardware/Software Solution to Rappahannock County.The terms and conditions, proposal submission and evaluation standards. and other pertinent information, are explained more fully in the full text of the RFP, available from the County Administration Office. 290 Gay Street, Washington, VA 22747 (540) 675-5330, or on-line in PDF form at www.rappahannockcountyva. ?ov on the Notices and Documents page. he deadline for bid submission is 4:00PM February 9, 2007. BY Order Of: John W. McCarthy County Administrator Invite Half a million people to your next garage sale. Place your Ad Today! Times Classified Call 540-347-4222 Call The Times Community Newspapers For All of Your Employment Advertising. 540-347-4222 or Fax 540-351-0121 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, February 5, 2007 at 7:00PM in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following applications: SE 06-11-01 Finley Productions LLC, lessee of the property located at 12567 Lee Highway, Washington, Virginia, known as the Blue Rock Inn (Tax Map 28, Parcel 48, zoned A'-Agricultural, Hampton District), desire a Special Exception permit to provide a day-long festival to be held on the grounds. The festival will open at 12:00PM with festivities and music will start at 4:00PM and end at 10:00PM. Use allowed under Code Section 170-36H of the Rappahannock County Code; additional standards under Code Section 170-69E. SE 06-12-01 Mountain Laurel Montessori School, contract purchasers of the property located at 23 Sunny Slope Lane, Flint Hill, Virginia (Tax Map 13, Parcel 81, zoned A'-Agricultural, Wakefield District), desire a Special Exception permit to operate a school for up to 30 students, 12 to 15 years of age. The existing house will be used as the main school building and staff residence, as well as existing sheds and hoop bam to be used for farming and outdoor studies. Use allowed under Code Section 170-36B of the Rappahannock County Code; additional standards under Code Section 170-63B, C and E. A copy of the foregoing applications are on file at the Zoning Office in Washington. Virginia, and are available for public inspection, Monday through Friday. 8:30AM to 4:30PM Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 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 PO Box 519. Washington. Virginia 22747. in advance thereof BY:John W McCarthy Zoning Administrator Front Royal, VA Fast growing area, near Rt 66 and VA Inland port. Warehouse flex space, 1 hr from DC. Contractors, locate your business here! Low sq. ft. pricing for next 2 weeks! $8.00 sq. ft. For details, call Terry L Caniford or John Latham of Corbin & Associates Realty, 703-257-6465. WWW. TheCaniford Group.com Need to sell your house fast? Can't refinance? Stop foreclosures. I have options. (888)886-9091 Centreville, Immaculate 3BR, 2.5BA, remodeled, new carpet, kit fir, plumbing. Must see. $354,999 703-7546318, 973-441-3126 ALL OAK SEASONED hardwood. Delivered $160/ full cord. Call 703-868-2524 $275 Brand New King Pillowtop Set in plastic w/warranty. Can dlvr. 703-378-8866. 6pc'Cherry Sleigh Bed Set Solid wood - still boxed. List $2,200 sac $1,250! Can dlvr. 703-263-7888. BEDRM - 5pc set NEW IN BOXES. Sell $550. Can deliver. 703-378-8866. Brand New Microfiber Sofa & Loveseat. in boxes - lifetime warranty - list $1500 Sell $550. 703-263-7888 Full Size mattress set. Still in plastic. $135. 703-378-8866. Queen Pillow Top Set. New in plastic w/warr. $155. Can deliver. 703-263-7888. Norway Spruce,12’, $100 ea.,4’ Boxwood $40 ea, locally grown. Delivery & planting avail. 540-937-6178, 540-718-2976 /-- \ Antique Carrara Marble Slab, 1930's 12 arm chandelier, double doors w/ leaded glass. Architectual Old House Parts 540-631-8906. HOT TUB: Never used, seats 6, fully loaded, 31 jets, waterfall. MSRP $72980, sell $3500. 571-237-5015 POOL TABLE- 8 ft. solid wood, walnut, still in box. 1 in. slate, MSRP $6995 Must sell, $1495. 703-349-1965. 273 Pets AKC German Shepherd puppies red/black & silver/black. Father was 2005 WDA Sieger VA1 - Liedo Vom Kuckuksland. Puppies born Dec. 4 and ready Feb. 4th, just in time tor Valentines Day. Two females arid four males left. $T500ea Email: thekwarren19@ hotmail.com Lab puppies, 7 wks old, 5 blk males. 2 females, first shots/dewormed. $30 O'- $500. (540)937-7909 294 Giveaways V ') 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. Vbur Ad Could be HERE Call Today 347-4222 r 294 Giveaway* V__ CATS AVAILABLE- Wild cats need homes at farms, barns or horse stables Healthy, feral eats have been sterilized and vaccinated. Will need daily food and water Alley Cat Allies at 240-482-1987. Cocker Spaniel: Female puppy, 9 mos. old. House, crate 4 leash trained. Very loving. All shots up to date. 540-668-6487. Free dog to good home. Hound mix. playful, loves kids, about 2 yrs old. Needs lots of love. (540)219-8004 FREE FILL DIRT If you can take 100 loads or more. Call 703-771-3975 Free to good home: Dog-fixed, white/ brown; 2 kittens, solid blk 4 white/blk; catsolid gray, (540)937-7827 Wurlitzer Spinet Piano: Loveseat (burnt orange in color- corduroy), charcoal grill. 540-668-6487. PERC TESTING for septic systems performed by Authorized Onsite Soil Evaluator with 16 years experience. Subdivisions or individual lots. Very competitive fees and excellent service. Frederick, Shenandoah. Warren, Rapphannock and Clarke counties. 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V. M Time Employment _1 J 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 DRIVER large automotive distributor. FT. clean driving record a must. Warrenton location JK Auto Parts 60 Broadview Ave. Ask for Melissa 540-349-3388 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 ELECTRICIANS & APPRENTICES Industrial work. Excellent wages & benefits. Drug screening required. Must have own transp. Good work ethic is essential. If you would like a permanent full-time job with a wellestablished company of 40 years, call 703-406-3204 In-Home Support Services, Inc. Seeking a mature, reliable professional LPM, CMA or Medical Assistant For management position. Fax resume: (540)727-9549 Attn: Pam PIANIST for their Youth Choir at First Springs Baptist Church, Warrenton. Must be available for 2nd Sat. rehersals & 2nd Sun. morning worship service. Please call Pastor Wanser 540-364-2252 Safes VOLVO RENTS Experienced outside salesperson for new equipment rental store in Loudoun County. Ph: 703-722-2121 Fax resume with salary history to: 703-406-3727 or email ebeard@ volvorentsdc.com This could be your Ad! Call 347-4222 . DISPATCHER Immediately available FT in Lorton, VA. Will train. Days & evenings. Some swing shifts Must have computer experience & excellent phone presence Pay based on related experience tOE Fax resume 703-503-8594 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT III $50-65K (qualifications dependent) Lowers & Associates, LLC (L&A). a global risk mitigation firm, is seeking a Senior Accountant III to report directly to the Controller. The cjualified candidate will possess in depth accounting knowledge through a combination of 4+ years of educational and/or professional experience. The position will involve work in all areas of accounting such as general ledger maintenance. A/R. A/P, 47A, and financial reporting, and will require knowledge of general accounting practices and procedures. The qualified candidate will be well versed in Microsoft Office with exceptional expertise in Excel. Accuracy and attention to detail are a must. Contact: recruiting@lowersrisk.com or 125 East Hirst Rd, Suite 3C Purcellville, VA 20132 www.lowersrisk.com WE ARE CROWING! Join Qur Team! U.S. Foodservice, a leading distributor In the foodservlce Industry, is currently hiring for our Manassas, VA Distribution Center. • Delivery Drivers-CDL Class A License • Selectors Night warehouse • Customer service Rep • IT Systems Clerk/S'0 Shift we offer an excellent compensation package Including medical, dental, disability, 40l(k> plan, direct deposit, flexible spending plans, and employee stock purchase plan. All applicants must successfully pass a background Investigation and drug screen. Please forward your resume or letter of interest to recrult50eusfood.com or apply In person Mon-Frl 8:30am-4pm. US FOODSERVICE ^ MANASSAS Attn: Human Resources Dept. 11994 Livingston Road Manassas. VA 20109 fax 703-331-3280 EOE/AA/M/F/D/V Classified Sales Consultant j Times Community Newspapers, a 1 major Northern Virginia publisher, I is looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated person with a strong desire to sell and interact with local business owners. 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Knowledge of/exp. w/ direct marketing and/or fundraising are a plus. Account Coordinator (2)Wide variety of project management and support duties, working directly with internal account supervisors and externally with numerous clients, managing direct mail projects. List ManagerSale, brokering & trade of list properties. Coordinate outside mailing against internal mail schedules; approve mail pieces, order entry, track orders, and prepare monthly reports. Production ManagerBidding & managing print, data processing, personalization & mailing production. Define direct mail pkg components, bid components, proof finished product, manage vendors, & bill clients. Send r6sum6 & include position applying for to: james@lawrencedirect.com or FAX 540-347-7885. Lawrence Direct Marketing, Inc. 26B John Marshall Street, Warrenton, VA 20186 Automotive Sales FIVE STAR Dealer Start a new career! No Experience Necessary We will teach you a unique new sales system and pay you during training. This is your opportunity to advance in the high income automotive industry. You need an upbeat high energy attitude and strong work ethic, Call or Come In ask for Robin or Robert 7308 Cedar Run Dr., warrenton, VA 540.347.6622 COMMUNITY RESOURCE COORDINATOR Mental Health/Mental Retardation Position with Loudoun County's Dept of MH/MR. Position represents the Department to the public through community education presentations and coordinating three disability awareness campaigns per year. Will also provide staff support to the Community Services Board (CSB), Community Relations Task Group and Local Human Rights Committee as well as receive and assist in the investigation and resolution of consumer human rights complaints. Duties include providing consumers, consumer families, and other service providers with information on community services and resources supporting the three disability areas; coordinating the development and revision of Department web pages; and the reviewing, preparing, editing, and publishing of informational CSB literature, press releases and CSB s internal newsletter. Bachelor's degree in Education or Social Work or related field and two years of related experience working with the general public and professional service providers. Master s degree preferred. Employment contingent upon successful completion of criminal background check, TB test, driving record check and a valid driver's license in Virginia or regional state of residence (Hiring Range: $36,404 - $49,145/yr) 07-261 Closes: 01/19/2007 Additional information and required application contact web site: www.loudoun.gov Senior Center Assistant Parks, Recreation and Community Services (2 Positions; 07-157 part-time 20 hours per week, 07-263 full-time) Positions available with the Carver Center in Purcellville. Assists in daily operations of a multi-use center; senior center during daytime hours and community center during evenings & weekends. Plans, coordinates, implements and evaluates programs, classes and special events for seniors and other age groups. Oversees drop-in users and facility rentals. Provides coverage for other staff and serves as passenger vehicle operator as needed. Work schedule will include variable day, evening and weekend hours. Successful candidate must possess strong organizational, customer service, and communication skills. Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma and four years directly related experience in recreation, physical education or related field. Two years experience in community based programming and some supervision experience preferred. Prefer previous activity/programming experience with senior population. This position requires a CDL. Prefer current CDL at time of hire, however will provide assistance to successful candidate to obtain appropriate CDL license within 4 months of hire. The incumbent of this position must comply with the Alcohol and Controlled Substance Testing Program as outlined by Loudoun County s Alcohol and Controlled Substance Testing Policy for Transportation Employees. Valid driver's license required. Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening and DMV record check are required. Certification in First Aid and CPR required within 90 days of hire. (Hiring Range S15 70 - $21.20/hr) Additional, information and required application contact web site: www.loudoun.gov Advertising National Account Manager Veteran sales person w/strong newspaper track record w/national-based & large regional major accounts has opportunity to fill rare opening on dynamic sales team of Washington’s highly successful community newspaper network of 99 newspapers/1.3 million total circulation. Solid client base + active business development. Position reports to the president. Top earnings potential. Excellent benefits. Qualified applicants may send confidential resume & salary reqirements to Terry Andersson: Washington Suburban Press Network 11710 Plaza America Drive, Suite 420 Reston, VA 20190 fax 703-904-1009 or tandersson@wspnet.com ,, Washington Suburban Press Network

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Exc. cond. 82K miles, Expedition pkg., new stereo w/CD chngr. $5400. 703-378-2117 JEEP 94 Grand Cherok: 4x4 V6 194K, 1 own, New Sirius Sat, New AM/FM/CD $3,850 703-349-3463. , TOYOTA 00 4-Runner: SR5, 4WD Sport, 6 cyl. AT, sunrf, sport & tow pkg, pwr, rack.loaded. Low mi 59K, exc cond $14,900 540-338-4448 ) '00 Chevy Silverado 1500 4wd, Z71 pkg, fully loaded. Tono cover, 74k mi. $l5k/ OBO. (540)668-9023 00 Dodge Dakota Sport, rear bench seat, 70K mis, like new cond, red, auto, CD, $7500/ ObO. 540-905-0459 03 Chevy Silverado' 2500HD, Whte, longbed, 27K mis, PS, PB, 2WD, $14K/ OBO. 540-937-4854 05' Ford F150, extended cab, V8 auto. 4 avail for sale $14,900. Milage range from 11k - 30k 703-478-3500. 675 Track*/ Pickup* 2000 Dodge Ram 2500, 4x4, diesel, 5spd manual, 97K. $12,900. (540)347-3488 2000 Ford SVT Lightning, 39k, Red, hard bed cover, at, CD changer, 360 hp, 540-270-7230 $18,100 obo 92 Ford Pickup F-150, 100K, 5spd, OD, AC. 8ft bed. Must Seel! $3800. (540)371-9296 93 GMC Sierra WT, 4WD, AC, V6, auto, bedliner, good tires, 50K on engine. $3900. (540)349-4318 97 Ford F-150 XLT, 61K, 4x4, 5spd manual, 4.2L V-6, cap. Asking $8500. (540)347-9595 (540)272-9849 98 Dodge Ram 1500 ExtCab w/Bed Liner 125k mi. Runs great. KBB $7,050/Best Offer. (703)932-4499. 99 Chevy 2500: 4x4, extra cab, 8ft bed w/cab. 188k mi. $7500/ OBO. '97 Ford E-150: 182k mi. $3500/OBO. (703)472-3331. Ford 1996 F350: 2wd, ext cab, dually, 127K miles, new trans 04, well maint, $5000. 540-554-8671. Ford, '99, F150 Lariat. 110K, new engine, good cond. Runs great! $8,000. 703-777-6216. Toyota 83 PU 4x4, 22R eng., frame cracked. $1 000/obo. (703)222-4842. i 680 Vam/Buset '01 Chrysler Town &. County Van, AM/FM/ CD, pwr doors, 112K mis, $6250. (540)341-8896 2000 Chrysler Town&Country Ltd, $6000, 112K, silver, Ithr int, htd/memseats, PW/PD, new tires & insp. 540-364-3999 '98 Pontiac Tran Sport: Extended. Extra clean, fully loaded w/TV. 97k miles. $6100. (540)338-3511. 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