Rappahannock News, January 18, 2007

I', i . V ... » Rappahannock County 's Family Newspaper Since IS 77, Phone (540)675-3338 THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2007 Worldwide at timescommunity.com 50 CENTS 129th Year ... No. 3 6CQZ0 Image courtesy of WW Associates THE DRAWING BOARD: On Jan. 10, Washington Town Council members perused a design proposal for the control building that will accompany the town’s wastewater treatment plant. Town Council sees plan for wastewater control building Members approve $40,000 for environmental assessment by Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Washington Town Council last week took a look at a design proposal for the control building that will accompany the town’s planned wastewater treatment plant. The council also approved $40,000 to perform an environmental assessment for the site of the plant and questioned what kind of inconveniences town residents and tourists can expect while the wastewater system is being built. Lynchburg-based engineering firm WW Associates has been hired to construct the wastewater treatment facility, which will be located behind Avon Hall. During the council’s December meeting, council members • suggested that the engineers design a building that will fit in with the historical character of the town and “not look like a wastewater plant control building.” Herb White, president of WW Associates, presented drawings of the building’s design at the council’s monthly meeting on Jan. 10, and council members expressed enthusiastic praise for the proposal. The structure resembles a historic farm building, with a weathered-wood exterior and metal roof. The roof color, which was not specified in the proposal, will be chosen from the town Architectural Review Board’s approved list. County and Town Meetings and Notices • 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. • Town of Washington and the Town Council voted to continue the Jan. 10, 2007 Town Council meeting to Monday, Jan. 22, 2007 at 7:30 p. m. at Town Hall in order to consider plans for the Control Building of the proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant. Immediately following the Town Council meeting there will a joint meeting of the Town Council and the Planning Commission in order to consider and review possible policies regarding Town boundary adjustments. • Due to the lack of current applications, the January regularly scheduled Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting have been canceled. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax.) Council members Jean Goodine and Claudia Mitchell both said they were very pleased to see a design that blended in with the historical nature of the town. The council referred the design proposal to the ARB for comments. Town attorney John Bennett said ARB approval is not required for the building, because a government is not legally subject to its own zoning ordinances. But he still recommended that the council seek guidance from ARB members. The wastewater treatment plant has been approved by the Town Council, but White said the specific site of the facility still needs approval from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and several other state and federal agencies. Such approvals are contingent on a formal environmental assessment. WW Associates asked that the council approve $40,000 to hire the Williamsburg Environmental Group to perform the assessment, and council members unanimously approved the funding. White told the council that he thinks construction of the plant may begin in September, and he said it will likely take a year for collection pipes to be installed throughout the town. Noting the importance of tourist dollars to the town budget, Mitchell asked White if the town roads would be tom up for the full 12 months of planned work. White answered that installation will be done section by section. He said he expects installation to be completed in one- to two-block segments, but the size of each section will need to be negotiated with the contractor that does the work. “There will be some impact [on the town], but we’re going to try to mitigate those impacts,” White said. Tbwn officials plan to pay for the wastewater treatment plant with a $4 million loan they received from the DEQ’s State Water Control Board at 0 percent interest for 20 years, Mayor Eugene Leggett said at the meeting that town leaders have not formulated a specific plan to pay See COUNCIL, Page A9 State champion Three-time Virginia challenge Middle School State Wrestling Champion Greg Flournoy, an 8th grader at Rappahannock County High School; won the 2007 Virginia Challenge Middle School State Wrestling Championship held at Hampton University on January 6th and 7th. In the finals, Greg beat a two-time state champion — who he had never beaten before — in overtime 4-2. Greg also won in 2004 and 2006 and was runner up in 2005. Greg is coached by Eric Brown, Eddie Jenkins, Hodge Miller, and Scott Fletcher. Flournoy, who is 13 years old, has been wrestling for six years. He won at the state competition at the 90 lb. weight, and figures to move to the 103 lb. class next year. Where does Greg get the drive needed for success at wrestling? “It’s just you out there,” he said, “you gotta have that dedication to go home every day and exercise, do push ups. There is no team; if you lose; you can’t blame anyone.” Young Greg also plays baseball at school - but for him the wrestling season does not end with the state championship. No, he wrestles all year round, in private leagues, as he puts it, “around the Beltway. We wrestle all around, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.” Harris’s preliminary hearing scheduled for today By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A preliminary hearing for longtime Rappahannock County resident and community activist Hunt Harris, who has been accused of armed robbery, is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today in Spotsylvania County. According to Harris’s Web site, Spotsylvania authorities have dropped the charges against him. If that turns out to be true, today’s preliminary hearing will likely be a quick formality. Harris wrote on his site late last week that the case has been declared nolle proseque, which is a formal entry by a plaintiff or prosecuting officer that means htf or she will not prosecute the case further. “Essentially, they are dropping the charges, and there will be no restraints on my person, and the bond is withdrawn,” Harris wrote. Representatives of the Spotsylvania County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office did not respond to calls regarding the case’s status. Harris said he has no prior criminal convictions or accusations against him, and all along has maintained his innocence in the armed robbery case. The accusation took many county residents by surprise, leading Harris’s supporters to set up a legal defense fund in his natna^at Rappahannock National Bank. The fund has raised more than $10,000 from someJ75 donors, according tc JdhrieBlrd, who is leading the initiative. “A great many people have contributed,” Bird said. “There were rather considerable expenses: the bail, the retainer for the lawyer. We paid one lawyer bill.” Friends of Harris also launched a Web site, www.helphunt.org, which is where the news about the alleged nolle proseque development was posted. Several Rappahannock residents are planning to attend the hearing today. “I just want to show support for Hunt. He’s done so much for the county,” said Debbie Donehey, coowner of the Griffin Tavern in Flint Hill. “I just think this whole thing was ridiculous and I want to show the court that we thought it was ridiculous. “Anybody that knows Hunt knows that ;this is silly and a waste of money for him and the court system,” shd said. Harris, who works as executive director of the Ragged Mountain Resource Center in Sperryville, was accused of a robbery that took place at a Virginia ABC liquor store on Oct. 26 in Fredericksburg. According to the Virginia ABC public affairs office, a white male entered the store in the Four-Mile Fork Shopping Center at about 8:15 pm., wearing a mask and holding black rifle bag that appeared to cor tain a firearm. The man reported! approached the store’s clerk am demanded all the cash in the regis ter. Following the robbery, thi Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Offici had the FBI create a composit< sketch of the suspect and distribut ed it to other ABC stores. Afte: Harris made a purchase at an ABC store in Warrenton, his license plat< number was reported to authorities by a store employee who thought h< resembled the sketch, according t( the sheriff’s office report. Spotsylvania Cpunty Sherif Howard Smith saicf representatives froin the sheriff’s office informec Hams on Nov. 17 that they hac issued a warrant for his arrest Harris cooperated with police anc turned himself in at* the Rappahannock County Jail the nex1 day, Smith said. Harris was transported to tht Rappahannock Regional Jail ir Stafford County on Nov. 19. He spenl one night in the regional jail before being released on $25,000 bond or Nov. 20, according to a jail spokesperson. If convicted of the felony, Harris could face up to five years in prisor and a fine of up to $2,500, Smith said E-mail the reporter at kallen<& timespapers.com Remembering King Sunday's celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. included a speech by a Tuskegee airman. See Page B1. See you in Sweden! Rappahannock principal Roger Mello traveled to the lavish ceremony for his Nobel Prize winning brother, Craig. See Page A6. It’s a Rappfit! Keep your New Year's resolutions intact with a membership to the Rappahannock Fitness Center. See Page B7. To the Pentagon See what Rappahannock foreign exchange students had to say about their tour of the Pentagon. See Page A11.

seeks to reinstate self-distribution IJV&evin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer If Cfiris Saxman has his way, Virginia’s small farm wineries will once again be able to sell their wares directly to restaurants and retailers without having to hire a distributor. The Republican delegate from Staunton and Sen. John Watkins, R-Midlothian, are spearheading a legislative effort that would allow both in-state and out-of-state wineries to selfdistribute up to 3,000 cases of wine per year in Virginia. More than half of Virginia’s wineries produce fewer than 2,500 cases of wine per year, according to the Virginia Wineries Association. The 1980 Virginia Farm Wineries Act gave commonwealth wineries the right to sell their products directly to local stores and restaurants. The practice allowed vintners to cut out middle men. The number of wineries in the commonwealth has increased from three in 1971 to more than 100 today, and many vintners credit the Farm Wineries Act with fostering that growth. But the self-distribution privilege was dealt a fatal blow in 2005, when the U.S. District Court in Richmond declared the law unconstitutional. The decision said the self-distribution law gave preferential treatment to in-state wineries, because out-of-state wineries were not allowed to sell directly to retailers in the commonwealth. Saxman proposed a similar self-distribution bill in the 2005 \*\ Gmeral Assembly, shortly after thecburt decision, but the measure/was tabled in committee. 1 “Last year we were trying to base [the bill] on winery size,” said Ann Heidig, president of the Virginia Wineries Association and owner of the Lake Anna Winery in Spotsylvania. “So now we’re basing it on how many cases you can distribute.” Heidig said she is “cautiously optimistic” that this second push to reinstate self-distribution will pass. “Particularly for our smaller wineries, self-distribution is the best way for them to grow,” she said. “They are too small for it to be economically viable for them to use distributors.” Heidig said that since July, even some well-established wineries in the commonwealth have been hurt economically by the self-distribution ban and some vineyards have not been able to sell as much fruit as in past years. “We’ve had the [self-distribution] privilege for 26 years, and it’s the reason a lot of us got in the business,” she 9aid. “They’ve basically taken away something that was given to us to help us grow.” Heidig said winery owners are now being forced to change one of the fundamental parts of their business. “When you’ve built your business plan on the ability to self-distribute and then the law changes, it’s kind of like a broken contract from the state,” she said. 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Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 this ft mm may also be used lor CHANGE OF ADDRESS Old Address: New Address: — ~ — — — -I The Rappahannock News (USPS #455580) is published every Thursday at 249 Main Street, Washington. Virginia 22747 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Ine. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are S22.00 a year in Rappahannock; $29.95 elsewhere in I'.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock News, HO. Box 59, Washington. Virginia 22747 Walter Marston, legal counsel for the Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association, does not credit the Farm Wineries Act for the growth of the state’s wine industry. “All during those 25 years, a huge number of out-of-state wineries were doing business here with distributors and succeeding,” he said. Marston said wineries’ other privileges, including being able to sell alcohol at festivals and tasting rooms without serving food and preferential placement in state liquor stores, are more to thank for the growth of the Virginia’s wine industry. Furthermore, he said, the idea of self-distribution undermines the three-tier system of alcohol distribution, which was instituted after prohibition was repealed in 1933. The system requires alcohol producers to sell their wares to a distributor who then sells the product to retailers. Marston said the system prevents large corporations from dominating the alcoholic beverage market as they do in other industries. “Many [wine] producers have access to shelves that they would not have,” he said. He asked, “Do you really want to demolish the three-tier system for wine just to solve the tiny, tiny problem that Virginia wineries, for the most part, are solving on their own?” Marston said a distributor gives a winemaker a much better opportunity to get wine onto shelves in chain stores, which do not want to deal with dozens upon dozens of vendors. “It’s the ticket to the big show,” he said. “Some [winemakers] that didn’t use to use distributors are finding that they are getting a presence in chain stores that they weren’t getting before.” And a lot of new businesses are being set up to handle the distribution of wines for farm wineries, Marston said. In most cases, the new distributors are probably veiy close friends or even relatives of farm-winery owners. “Wineries do not have to do business with large distributors,” he said. In Rappahannock A1 Kellart, who owns Gray Ghost Vineyards in Amissville with his wife, Cheryl, said the ban on self-distribution has not hurt his business as much as he expected it would. Gray Ghost has benefited from a new law that allows a winery to start a distributorship as long as the wholesale license is obtained by someone who is not the winery licensee. The distributor could be a friend or relative as long as he or she is not part of the wine-making business. After the self-distribution ban went into effect in July, the Kellarts helped set up a small wholesaler to get some of the 4,000 cases they produce annually into stores and restaurants. “It basically gave us the ability to distribute through effectively our own distributor,” Kellart said. . “It’s worked out real well for us, it still gives us a lot of con trol,” he said. “We’ve been very happy with the approach.” Kellart said his biggest concern about the change in distribution rules was that some brands of Virginia wines would no longer be available on store shelves. “We’re very strong believers that if Virginia wines can be sold in retail and restaurants, we can be seen as a serious wine-producing area,” he said. “We wanted to have our wines available other than just at the winery.” One possible effect of a continued self-distribution ban, Kellart said, is that it might discourage new wineries from starting up. Had it not been for self-distribution, Kellart said he may have decided against opening Gray Ghost in 1994. “I think we would have thought twice about it,” he said. “Knowing the capital investment you have to put into it, I seriously would have had to thought twice about it.” E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers.com Town continues work on historic district guidelines By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Town of Washington Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board held a joint meeting Thursday to finish pointing out needed revisions to the town’s historic district guidelines. The two groups reached a consensus that the final draft of the 126-page guidelines is ready to be written before they meet again on Feb. 8. Planning Commission Chairman Gary Schwartz said it is possible that the commission and ARB will be able to agree on a recommendation to the Tbwn Council on the matter during that meeting. Members of both groups seemed determined to ensure that the town’s rules do not become a burden on its residents. The item that generated the most discussion during the gathering was whether the guidelines should apply to all sides of a building or to only the elevations that are visible from public streets. Currently, the rules apply to areas visible from public roadways, and members from both groups agreed that the status quo should remain. ARB member Michelle Schwartz said Washington is “a living breathing town” and should not be made more restrictive. Another issue brought up at the meeting was how to make residents more aware of ARB rules. Planning Commission member Mitzie Young said the town’s new residents often do not know about the regulations. Members from both groups suggested educating residents through fliers inserted in the town’s water bills or with postings in the Rappahannock County Building Office. E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers. com Rappahannock bulls make the grade By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Bulls from four Rappahannock County farms have made the spring listing of the American Angus Association’s “Sire Evaluation Report.” The St. Joseph, Mo.-based organization issues the reports twice per year, in the Spring and Fall. The latest publication includes 5,178 sires that qualified for the listing. “The report provides both Angus breeders and commercial cattle producers using Angus genetics with accurate, predictable selection tools for improving their herd,” said Bill Bowman, AAA’s director of performance programs, in a press release. Ginger Hill Angus, which is run by the Miller family, fared the best of any farm in the county. Nine of their bulls are listed in the report. The 600-acre farm, located south of the Town of Washington on Business 211, has had bulls in the report in past years, Brooke Miller said, but this year marked an increase in the number of their sires listed. Also representing Rappahannock were Greenwood Cattle LLC, Monira Rifaat and Randall Updike, who each have one bull listed in the report. E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers.com Crime & Courts Flint Hill Crash Update Elmer Trenary Jr., 64, from Winchester, Va. was charged with failing to maintain control of his vehicle after crashing his 1996 Dodge Caravan into a power pole in Flint Hill on January 10. A power transformer crashed to the pavement while downed power lines caused traffic to be detoured around Flint Hill. Power crews worked throughout day to restore the power equipment. The accident was handled by State Trooper Brandon Johnson. 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Power iinf power players Data dearth? claims Dominion Virginia withholding information critical to independent analysis of power line plan DY UON DEL KOSSO Times-Democrat Staff Writer They might as weU have been talking to a wall. When Piedmont Environmental Council staff members met with Dominion Virginia Power officials in August 2005, '“?ey urged the company to drop this power line and find a better solution” to supplying electricity to Northern Virginia and beyond, PEC president Chns Miller told the Times Community Newspapers editorial board last Friday. Dominion plans to build a 40-mile, 500 kilowatt, above-ground power line through Frederick, Warren, northern Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William counties. Towers to support the lines would average 125-feet tall. In the last six months, PEC and other opponents have tried to convince Dominion that conservation and new technology combined with improvements and expansion of the company’s infrastructure would more than satisfy the region’s long-range energy requirements, rendering the proposed line unnecessary. Repeatedly and respectfully, Dominion has disagreed. In Dominion’s view, the proposed line constitutes the only answer to Northern Virginia’s long-term electricity demands. Without it, according to Dominion, the region could face rolling blackouts beginning in 2011, when the power company wants the line in place and in operation. PEC staff, led by Miller, laid out for the editorial board its rationale for opposing the transmission line plan during a 70minute presentation at the Fauquier Times-Democrat office in Warrenton. Friday’s meeting vividly demonstrated how frustrated PEC remains in its efforts to get from Dominion information the environmental group considers critical to an independent evaluation of the power line project. It also underscored how polarized the two parties are on the subject of need. “There has to be full transparency on this issue,” said Miller, as invited guests Dominion vice president John Smatlak and spokeswoman LeHa Anderson quietly listened. Power line ‘seminar’ draws 300 attendants By Don Del Rosso Times-Democrat Staff Writer He likened it to combat. “This is a tough battle,” Piedmont Environmental Council president Chris Miller said of the campaign to defeat Dominion Virginia Power’s proposal for a 500,000-volt transmission line through the northern Piedmont. “If We do everything we can do, we can win it.” About 320 people last Sunday attended a PEC-sponsored “seminar” in Fauquier High School’s auditorium to learn more about Dominion and Allegheny Power’s plan for a 500,000-volt line to serve Northern Virginia and PEC’s multi-pronged strategy to kill it. The 40-mile Virginia portion of the line would pass through Frederick, Warren, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William counties. It would link power substations near Winchester and Areola in Loudoun. Dominion’s potential alignments attempt to skirt land under Virginia Outdoors Foundation conservation easements, which protect such property from further development. Still, the proposed transmission line would destroy or deunage agricultur al, historic, cultural and scenic resources in the area, according to PEC and other opponents. Without the line, Dominion warns that Northern Virginia could experience rolling blackouts. Besides addressing Northern Virginia’s future energy needs, the line also would help close a potential 6 percent electricity shortfall during peak periods, according to Dominion. The utility wants the new line in operation bv 2011. PEC disputes the need and claims Dominion has denied it the information necessary to properly evaluate the propos- i al. , Meanwhile, the War- i renton-based environmental group argues that better tech- 3 nology (replacement of incan- 1 descent light bulbs with low- i energy demanding, fluorescent i light bulbs), conservation mea- i sures (adjustment of ther- j mostats on hot and cold days, 1 reduction of electricity use ( during peak demand period of 4 to 6 p.m.) plus upgrades to t Dominion’s existing infrastructure would preclude the need 1 for the proposed line. j “So, really, there’s a lot of i things we can do,” Miller said, j He mentioned a PEC vol- f The meeting • Topic: Overview, update on Dominion Virginia Power and Allegheny Power proposed transmission line through northern Piedmont • When: 1-4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 14 • Where: Fauquier High School, 705 Waterloo Road Warrenton • Sponsor: Piedmont Environmental Council • Turnout: About 320, according to PEC • Background: Dominion and Allegheny want to build a 500,000-volt transmission line to serve Northern Virginia’s rapidly expanding demand for electricity. Steel towers averaging 125 high and placed 1,000 feet apart would support the line. PEC, based in Warrenton, objects because proposed line would pass through pristine land, much of it protected by conservation easements. PEC believes technology and conservation provide viable alternatives to line. inteer who spent $30 on fluoescent bulbs and figured they vould yield a $300 savings. “Is that a good return on rour investment?” Miller isked the audience. “Hopeully, this will catch on.” At Sunday’s meeting, PEC gave iway 291 fluorescent bulbs as »art of its “Enlighten” program o encourage simple ways to onserve. PEC’s meeting lasted about hree hours. Miller devoted the first lout to an overview of the proset. The balance of the meeting included discussion about otential impacts, state and sderal review processes and elated legislative action in Richmond and Washington. The State Corporation 'ommission (SCC) will decide eed and location for a line, lominion expects to file an pplication with the SCC in le spring. It has a year to ecide the matter, after which 'ominion could appeal an nfavorable decision to the (deral government. PEC has worked closely ith area congressmen, espeally Republican Frank Wolf f McLean, and Virginia eneral Assembly members, [filer said. State lawmakers have filed 5out 30 bills addressing sues related to the Dominion ■oposal, he said. With no success, PEC has ied to persuade Democratic ov. Tim Kaine to take a ugher stand on the transmison proposal. “The governor can do a lot more than he has,” Miller said, recommending Kaine demand that Dominion release data it used to determine need for the proposed line. Kaine wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Energy expressing concern that the federal government effectively not compromise Virginia’s role in the review process. 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Editorial & Opinion -ftappafjatmorfe 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 States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: 249 Main Street, Washington, Va. Mailing address: P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: asherman@timespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.TimesCommunity.com THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2007 Our View Power playing Last Friday, the Times Community Newspapers Editorial Board had representatives of the Piedmont Environmental Council as its primary speakers and invited Dominion Power to send some folks of their own. The reverse format had been held in November when Dominion was given the stage and PEC was asked to come. These meetings of the mind tend to be revealing, if frustrating, experiences. The PEC delegation, led by president Chris Miller, included consultants from the energy, power transmission and conservation disciplines. Their position is that: 1) Dominion Power has yet to prove that there is a real public need for the line, and 2) That if there is a real need, it could be met by means other than condemning — and ruining — private property. Representing Dominion were vice president John Smatlak and spokeswoman Le-Ha Anderson, both familiar faces at the “informational” gatherings held in the area late last year. Unable to answer specific or even general questions about the issue of need, Smatlak fell back on the same old line — basically, “That’s our story, and we’re sticking to it.” The bar chart handed out earlier that was supposed to prove need didn’t cut it for PEC, and Smatlak went on to say that more information wasn’t forthcoming because it was: 1) A complex engineering issue involving several regions and nobody had it; and 2) That the information won’t be made available anyway, until the final plan is filed with the State Corporation Commission. Forget about using existing corridors or burying the line. Forget about conservation measures that could be used. Forget about sparing Hallowed Ground. Being unable to justify what they want to do is bad enough. But if Dominion thinks that they can wear down the local opposition, or rely on their friends in the General Assembly to succeed in openly doing their bidding, they’re in for a big disappointment. When asked to compare opposition to the power line with the never-built theme park near Haymarket, Miller responded, “There’s at least 10 times as much opposition to Dominion.” Dominion, take note. Letters to the Editor We welcome your opinions and comments. Letters must be exclusive to the Rappahannock News, must be signed and include the writer's telephone number and home address which can be verified (not for publication). Due to space limitations, published letters are subject to abridgment for length, accuracy and clarity. For the best chance of publication, letters should be 250 words or less. Longer letters from those with special experience on a current issue may be published as a guest column (with your photo). While unable to acknowledge letters, we appreciate your views towards the newspaper’s editorial . values. Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Rappahannock News, P.O. 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And we all will experience more heartache, “dirges,” and funerals with flags not flying. The Iraq Study Group did an admirable job of framing the truth about the dismal and disastrous state of affairs in Iraq today. However, long before their assessment was delivered to that man in the white house, he was provided with wise counsel from another source - which he unfortunately chose to ignore. Writing about Gulf War I five years before his son took us to preemptive war in 2003, President George H.W. Bush prophetically counseled, “Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different—and perhaps barren—outcome. (“Why We Didn’t Remove Saddam”, with Brent Scrowcroft, TIME, March 1998; also in their book A World Transformed, Alfred A. Knoph, 1998.) Our gallant troops deserve a safe passage home, now! They have done their duty, mission accomplished for the second time! And unquestionably that man in the white house must go. He is a sick and twisted “leader” who has disgraced our great nation! He can resign honorably like a man who has failed miserably, be censured, be impeached, take medical disability leave or whatever? Let us pray that Bush Junior will “exit stage right” before 2009 and let those in the 110th Congress and beyond try to straighten out this ongoing holocaust he has thrust upon the world at the dawn of the 21st century in the Middle East. Louis A. Cable Madison, Virginia Spirit The character of a county is often reflected in its generosity to those in need. This past holiday season, so many individuals, churches and organizations responded to our call to make this holiday season a bright and cheery one for all our citizens, both young and old. Volunteers could be found wrapping presents with colorful paper and bows, pack ing bags with turkeys, fruit, staples and necessities. Others baked cookies, pies, made fudge, and delivered packages to the homebound way into the night. From just before Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, many of Rappahannock residents volunteered their time and efforts towards making the holidays as joyful as possible for everyone. And so, it is with sincere gratitude that we here at the Department of Social Services, Aging Together, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and The Rappahannock Senior Center, wish to say thank you for once again responding with the generosity that makes living in Rappahannock such a beautiful place to call home. With sincere thanks, Sharon Pyne, Senior Advocate, Department of Social Services Darcy Canton, Senior Site Coordinator Sallie Morgan, Project Director, Aging Together Lola Walker, RRCSB Nutrition & Volunteer Coordinator Lander Grand I commend the Rappahannock News for selecting Bob Lander as its Citizen of the Year. Bob, with out any feeling of self importance, gives to the Rappahannock Community in an enormous number of ways. He is productive, constructive and fair-minded and brings to all his projects warmth and sincerity. You could not have made a better choice. Stewart Willis Sperryville Let’s tell it like it is Dominion Virginia Power must be hearing footsteps. The utility giant recently began an aggressive advertising campaign to convince the citizens of Northern Virginia that they are in danger of blackouts. However, the ads obscure the truth and are irresponsible scare tactics. Dominion has not substantiated its claim that we need a new 40-mile transmission line. Are we to take them solely at their word? Dominion wants to cut a 150-foot-wide scar across landscape that looks much as it did when George Washington surveyed the region more than 200 years ago. Such a major impact requires more than an assertion of need. Dominion needs to divulge its data, analysis and defend its conclusions. Tb date, we have seen none of the supporting evidence. The facts, as we can determine them from Dominion’s own statements, show the claimed shortfall in power is unlikely, small, of short-duration and a long way off if it ever happens. Dominion has stated the need for the line is to provide “system stability in the event of a contingency” between 2011 and 2016. This is utility jargon for peak day power in the event another part of the system fails. The claimed shortfall is 6 percent of peak day demand or in energy terms about 400 The Forum Jeffrey J. Brown megawatts (MW) concentrated mainly in Rosslyn, Tysons Corner and eastern Loudoun County. Peak-day demand, according to Dominion officials, occurs during the warmest six to 10 days per year. System stability does not mean there is not enough energy. What it means is that demand on a hot day rises quickly, more quickly than the generators can keep up with. What happens is the generators act like a brake on the turbines slowing them. Our alternating current appliances run on a frequency of 60 cycles per second. If the turbines slow, the frequency falls and voltage falls below 110, lights dim, but don’t go black. In this case, more bulk power is not the answer. Shedding load or additional fast response generation close to the load will maintain frequency and voltage. A 3,000 MW 240-mile line is overkill by almost 10 times. The regional system operator, PJM Interconnection, is a consortium of member utilities that have pooled their transmission assets into a 13state network. Originally a power pool comprised of utilities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland, this mega utility operates the sys tem, including Dominion’s under a federal charter. Its primary mission is ensuring reliable power delivery. PJM and its member utilities have historically been capacity constrained —- not enough wire to serve their markets. The EP [energy policyJAct 2005 has given PJM an opportunity to solve this problem in the best way utilities know, build more wires. In focus today is a 500 kV line running from Mt. Storm, W.Va., to Doubs, Md. Under a “system contingency” the Doubs line could overload, causing breakers to trip taking the line temporarily out of service. The load centers still must be fed and the generators would keep running, shifting power to other lines. Electricity flows along the path of least resistance, not the shortest route. Other lines may overload causing cascading trips and the dreaded blackout. Large coordinated systems such as PJM are less vulnerable to contingencies with more wire to move power from source to load center. Modern solid-state monitors and controls react quickly and automatically to manage the situation, in some cases shutting down non-critical demand. This is where megawatts matter. Bulk power transfer is crucial and big wires and a lot of them make it happen. The obvious, easiest and most cost effective answer is to upgrade Doubs. The right of way is cleared, towers exist, making an upgrade a lot better than building a new line where it is not needed. Dominion will assert the towers can’t hold more conductors and the right of way is not large enough for more towers. The truth is, Allegheny proposed the upgrade to PJM before Dominion proposed the Meadowbrook-Loudoun line. Clearly, somebody in PJM thinks this is a viable option. The technology exists to recable Doubs. This, in combination with modem controls would, according to technical experts, allow Doubs to be greatly increased in capacity. In either event, it is far less disruptive to expand an existing corridor than to tear one out of the heart of the Piedmont. So why would Dominion want this line? Follow the money. When not used for a Northern Virginia hot day, it facilitates power flows to New York, earning Dominion a nice return. So, come on Dominion, tell it like it is. At the SCC hearings we will expect some straight answers. Jeffrey J. Brown, a selfemployed business owner who resides in Haymarket, is an energy economist and project developer with more than 25 years of industry experience.

PEC From Page A3 To no avail, PEC has sought from Dominion “information on (electricity) demand, where it came from? How much (electricity) forecasts are? Source of need” and the like, said PEC volunteer Mitch Diamond, who headed the energy division of Booz Allen Hamilton, a major consulting firm with offices in Washington. “It’s so important to understand how electricity gets divided among” residential, commercial, industrial and other users, Diamond suggested. “That’s the only way you can analyze” Dominion’s power line request, which the State Corporation Commission (SCg) will either deny or approve in some fashion, he said. The utility plans to submit an application for a line to the commission in the spring. So far Dominion has given PEC only a simple bar chart, which under a confidentiality agreer ment the environmental group cannot disclose or discuss. PEC deems that unsatisfactory because it claims the limited data doesn’t enable the group’s analysts to draw any conclusions about need for the proposed line. PJM Inc. provides coordinated management, oversight and some planning guidance to Dominion and several other utilities. It turned over to PEC some data about the network. But PEC wants particulars about Dominion’s operation. “We really need to see a lot of where demand is being put on the system,” said PEC consultant Jeffrey D. Watkiss, a lawyer with the Washington, D.C. office of Bracewell & Giuliani. “And really, Dominion alone has that information, because it’s their system. Tbey have the franchise monopoly granted by the state.” The Dominion bar chart on electricity demand “doesn’t tell us what the assumptions are, what historical data it’s based on,” Watkiss said. / Asked about PEC’s information requests associated with specific projections for demand, Smatlak replied: “What they’re asking for we don’t readily have available.” Diamond argued that perhaps someone other than Smatlak could resppnd to PEC’s information requests. “Maybe John doesn’t have the information, but people at Dominion do have that information,” he said. “Utilities collect information about specific demand by customer class, by geography, by use. In fact, (Dominion) cited little tidbits from that information in all the (public workshops it hosted in November and December). They have that information. They just don’t want to share it.” Smatlak again insisted the data wouldn’t be “readily available.” His answer astounded Watkiss. “If the state grants a franchise monopoly that says you have to meet your customer demands in this area where you are a monopoly, how on earth could the utility not have that information about the historic consumption patterns and the assumptions going forward?” the PEC lawyer said.”They couldn’t meet their legal obligation if they didn’t have that.” Dominion doesn’t classify Two groups attack power line plans The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) joined the Afro-American Historical Association (AAHA) of Fauquier to decry the impact of the proposed high-voltage transmission line by Dominion Virginia Power (DVP) on AfricanAmerican historical sites. “The transmission line as proposed by DVP would have a devastating impact on a number of African-American historical sites in Fauquier County,” said Karen Hughes-White of the Association. “It is sad to think that the AfricanAmerican community who has a rich history in Fauquier County seems to be targeted to bear the brunt of the impact of this transmission line.” “PEC is proud to stand with the members of the AAHA and all of our partners throughout the region to fight against this ill advised proposal that will have a devastating impact on our community,” said Christopher G. Miller, President of PEC. “It is time for DVP to put an end to this proposal and truly work with the community to develop alternatives to scarring our history, our landscape and our neighborhoods.” “We are currently celebrating the legacy of the great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” said Ms. Hughes-White. “I would remind all that what DVP is proposing in negatively impacting the African-American community runs counter to Dr. King’s dream and that of tiie AAHA and of the community at large.” Impacted Sites Within 1 Mile Mt.Paran Primitive Baptist Church Beulah Baptist Church Beulah Baptist Church, Pilgrim’s Rest School Within 2 Miles First Baptist Church, Foster Hill School Mt. Nebo Baptist Church First Ashville Church, Ashville Cemetery 2nd Mt. Morris Church Within 5 Miles Little Zion Baptist Church Mt. Olive Baptist Church Mt. Morris Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery Within Viewshed Crest Hill School, Trough Hill Church Rosenwald School Waterloo Baptist Church and Cemetery Calverton School, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cross Roads Baptist Church Ebenezer Baptist Church Blackwelltown School Oak Grove Church Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church First Springs Church Orleans School Hurleytown School Routts Hill School Bristerburg School Dominion expected to have highest growth rate in PJM for peak electricity demand Peak demand for electricity is expected to grow faster in the Dominion transmission system than in any other region of the PJM Interconnection over the next 10 years. That information is contained in news release Gink attached) issued Tuesday by PJM about its annual 10-year forecast in peak electricity demand. The forecast is done to help PJM members plan additions to the electricity supply system. “This report brings into sharp focus the need for Dominion to continue to improve and expand its electric transmission system,” said John D. Smatlak, Dominion vice president-Electric Transmission. “It is essential that we be able to move forward with the projects that have been proposed so we can assure all customers uninterrupted access to reliable and low-cost energy.” Regarding its Southern Region, which consists of Dominion’s electric transmis-' sion system, PJM notes that: • In just five years, peak demand in the Dominion territory is expected to grow by 1,756 megawatts, “like adding more than a million houses to the system.” • Over 10 years, Dominion’s peak demand is expected to increase by 4,000 megawatts. • The average annual growth rate for Dominion between 2007 and 2017 is expected to be 1.9 percent compared with 1.6 percent across the PJM system. 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We don’t color the electrons like green for residential, red for commercial and another color governmental” Dominion maintains that the information it gave PEC supports the company’s argument for a new power line, Smatlak said. Miller disagreed. Referring to the Dominion bar chart depicting demand, he said: “We conclude whatever need there is (for electricity) can be solved in many other ways than condemning people’s land for a new transmission line.” For example, people could do simple things like adjust their thermostat during the hottest and coldest days of the year to reduce energy use, Diamond suggested. They also could replace incandescent light bulbs with fluorescent bulbs, which use a lot less electricity. PEC recently launched a program called “Enlighten,” which promotes the use of fluorescent bulbs at home and work. Dominion backs conservation measures and the applica tion of technology to reduce electricity use but those measures would not obviate the need for the proposed line, Smatlak said. In many categories, Virginia ranks last nationwide in energy conservation, Miller noted. “We’re jumping to (a) transmission (line) without looking at other alternatives,” he said. Dominion projects electricity demand would grow about 10 percent during the next five years, Diamond said. “Any reasonable” programs to reduce consumption during critical peak use periods (4-6 p.m.) would alleviate such excessive demands placed on the system, he said. Dominion has all but dismissed the idea of burying a line because of technological challenges and cost. An underground line would add about $1.6 billion to the 40-mile line, Smatlak said. Machines at the Meadowbrook and Areola substations to convert alternating to direct current would cost about $1 billion, he said. It would cost about $10 million per mile to build an above-ground line, according to Dominion. PEC doubts a regional need exists for the line, which would zigzag through the Piedmont. That roughly 40mile segment of a much longer transmission line would link power substations near Winchester and Areola in Loudoun County. Dominion and its partner Allegheny Power would build the Virginia segment of the line. Allegheny also would construct the remaining 210-mile portion of the proposed line through Pennsylvania. PEC, local governments and landowners worry about a line’s effects on the area’s scenic, historic, agricultural and cultural resources. Landowners in northern Fauquier have put more than 70,000 acres under conservation easements to protect their land from further development. PEC contends Dominion wants the project because the utility would collect substantial revenue base on electricity transmitted via the new line from the Midwest to the Northeast. 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MAJESTIC BALL: Countless guests celebrated durina the Nobel Ball for 2006. BROTHERS: Principal Roger Mello, right, celebrates with Craig, (center) and his other brother Frank (left). rnncipal Mello travels to Sweden SPLENDID BANQUET: 500 waiters bring in the food for the Nobel Banquet. Each tray had a fountain of sparks for the grand entrance. r By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock Staff Writer “It was really like a fairy tale,” said Rappahannock High School principal Roger Mello, as he remembered his trip to Stockholm, Sweden for the Nobel Prize ceremonies. This past December, Mello and his two children John and Jennifer were whisked away to Sweden for the ceremonies honoring Roger’s older brother, Craig. Craig Mello and his colleague, Andrew Z. Fire, were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine, for their work that discovered a method of turning off selected genes. Their method is called RNA interference and has become an important research tool in the field of medicine. Scientists hope that it will lead to new treatments for HIV/AIDS, canter and other illnesses. Craig Mello flew 18 family members to Stockholm at his own expense. “Tb travel overseas in style was a real treat for us,” said Mello. The Mello family stayed at the historic Grand Hotel in downtown Stockholm and spent six days filled with glamor and festivity. “It was a lot like the Oscars,” remembered Mello, noting the aura of celebrity, which included red carpets, expensive gowns and numerous reporters and photographers. “It was great to watch academic people like scientists, writers, and chemists being recognized in this manner for their academic achievements.” The family was given a pri Photo courtesy of Roger Mello NOBEL PRIZE: Craig Mello, Principal Roger Mello’s brother exhibits his medal during the ceremonies in Sweden. vate Swedish tour guide, a limo, and were immediately fitted for gorgeous gowns and ceremonial tuxedos. 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The award ceremony was'held ip the Stockholm Concert Hall amid a magnificent trumpet fanfare as the King of Sweden awarded the Nobel laureates a medal and an honorary diploma. The celebrations included an elaborate banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, followed by a ball. “For the Nobel banquet, they had a procession of 500 waiters loaded down with food trays amid fireworks and music,” Mello said. “They served about 1500 people instantly.” During the banquet, members of the Swedish Academy of Dance performed for the guests, as well as several vocalist performances. As a Nobel Laureate, Craig Mello and his family members met with several dignitaries, dining with the American ambassador and meeting with the Swedish Royal Family. Mello said that family members took turns traveling with Craig on his various events. “We kind of tag-teamed it,” Mello said. Craig was also-given the chance to visit the Swedish Parliament and address the members during a special session. The Nobel laureates were also part of a panel for a BBC special feature on the prize winners. Mello noted that it was very interesting to see that the Nobel winners were given such a large media platform to speak on important issues facing the world. Mello said that his parents, Jim and Sally Mello, of Rixeyville Va., were overwhelmed by the recognition that Craig received. “For a parent to see one of their sons recognized for 12 years of school and laboring for years in a lab, is a dream come true,” he said. Mello added that the entire family was immensely proud of Craig’s achievement. “When the spotlight was focused on him it revealed a beautiful passionate person that we all knew,” Mello said seriously. He noted that Craig, 45, is one of the youngest Nobel winners ever. “He realizes that he has been given a great responsibility,” said Mello adding, “He now has a platform to get his message of hope out to the medical community” One of Mellos favorite events was the Nightcap Party. Each year, Mello explained, is sponsored by one of the four Swedish schools. This year was hosted by the school of economics. “For them, it is like hosting the Olympics,” Mello said, “The youth there took great pride in hosting the party that they had planned for four years.” He said that there were four floors in the building with different food, music, and decoration in each room. “It was the best party that I’ve ever been to,” chuckled Mello adding jokingly, “and I went to UVA.” The family finally went back to their hotels at 5 am. in order to pack and leave for the airport at 7 a.m. “There were a lot of tired Mellos on the way back from Sweden,” Mello said with a laugh. In spite of all the glamor, Mello said he was glad to return home. “It was beautiful, ancient, historic and exciting, but it won’t beat the natural beauty of Rappahannock County,” admitted Mello. “It was a great opportunity to step into that world for a while and then step out.” Email the reporter at Cspienng@timespapers. com

News from the General Assembly tax “triggerman” law A proposed bill aimed at eliminating Virginia’s “triggerman” law received approval from the Senate Crime Commission; the legislation is considered likely to pass during the General Assembly’s 2007 session. Under current Virginia law, only the person who directly commits the act of capital murder is, eligible for capital punishment. Anyone else present during the crime would not be eligible for capital punishment, even if hfe or she ordered the murder to be committed. During the 2006 session of the General Assembly, Del. C. Todd Gilbert (R-Shetiandoah) submitted a bill designed to repeal the triggerman law as it now stands. Previously in 2006, the bill passed the House of Delegates, but stalled in the Senate when Sen. Kenneth W. Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), who is chairman of both the Senate Courts of Justice Committee and the Senate Crime Commission, referred the legislation to the crime commission for study. The bill was approved by the commission, but failed to pass during the General Assembly’s 2006 session. However, the legislation likely will pass in the 2007 session, according to Gilbert’s office. “This will be a major change to Commonwealth law,” said Gilbert’s legislative aide, Gary Frink. Opponents of the bill say eliminating the triggerman law would cost the Commonwealth millions more in court costs when hundreds of suspects become eligible for capital punishment. Also, opponents worry that repealing the triggerman law would destroy an important safeguard against mistakes in the trial process. Supporters of the bill, including Gilbert, say the bill’s intent is not to execute those who played a lesser role in a murder. Prosecutors still would have to prove an accomplice had the same premeditated intent as the triggerman. —By Andrew Price proposed bill would ban election officials’ political activism After learning of the State Board of Elections chairman’s role in a recent political campaign, Sen. Stephen Martin (R-Chesterfield) is proposing legislation to bar board members from holding certain political positions. Martin’s proposed bill prevents board members from holding an elected office, a paid position in a campaign for an elected office or acting as a political committee chairman. “It would seem to me that if someone is going to be on the electoral board, they need to be free of any bias or perceived biasness in terms of an election,” said Sen. Edward Houk (D-Spotsylvania), a co-patron of the bill. Michael Brown, who served as African-American outreach coordinator in Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-Va.) senatorial campaign, is chairman of the Virginia State Board of Elections. Sen. Martin said he does not believe Brown’s role in the campaign affected h;s performance as SBE chairman. However, Martin said political activism is still inappropriate for a board member, especially the board chairman. “I think there needs to be a separation between candidates and election officials,” Houk said. “I just don’t think running for office and simultaneously serving as an election board member is a good thing.” Martin said if the issue had emerged because an SBE member worked in a Republican campaign, he would maintain his stance. With 24 senators and a delegate supporting the bill, Martin said he expects the bill to pass with ease. He said the bill also received support from Gov. Tim Kaine. “I think that across the board people agree this is totally inappropriate,” Martin said. —By Lisa Chun Bill would raise penalties for eluding police Most people know that flashing blue lights mean pull over, and pull over now. Currently, ignoring a police signal to pull over is a Class 3 misdemeanor, but that could all change. Del. Christopher K. Peace (R-Mechanicsville) is currently chief patron of a bill that would make ignoring police signals a Class 1 misdemeanor. Furthermore, according to the new bill, if a driver continues to ignore the signal with a willful disregard that interferes with law enforcement or endangers a person, the driver will be guilty of a Class 6 felony. Being convicted on this charge could result in a license suspension of up to one year as well as other penalties. The bill, number 1677, is being reviewed by the Virginia House of Delegates. —By Andrew Price Caputo wants teens to hang up and drive For many teenage drivers across Virginia, learning to talk on their cell phones while behind the wheel is as essential a driving skill as anything taught in driver’s education. But one Virginia lawmaker is hoping to prohibit cell phone use by new drivers while they are driving. Del. C. Charles “Chuck” Caputo (D-Chantilly) is proposing a law that would make it illegal for those who hold learner’s permits and provisional licenses to use any kind of wireless telecommunications device while operating a moving vehicle. Use of the devices would still be allowed in emergencies or when the vehicle is stationary. “It’s obvious that this is a source of distraction for young drivers,” Caputo said. “It seems to me that our attention should be paramount on safety.” Caputo said the proposed bill has received support among his constituents. The bill is awaiting a hearing in a House of Delegates transportation subcommittee. “I think it’s a good idea. Talking on the phone causes a lot of accidents,” said Fairfax resident Rebecca Saalbach, 16. “I’ve heard stories about people who actually have their licenses crashing into the back of a bus or something.” Fairfax resident Emily Lichstrahl, 15, agrees with Saalbach. “It really distracts ' ''■■■■ :3t. ‘ m elegate Gilbert has back surgery Delegate C. Tbdd Gilbert | (R-Shenandoah) underwent a surgical procedure known as a lumbar discectomy today to repair a ruptured disk between his fourth and fifth vertebrae. The minimally invasive procedure is expected to sideline Gilbert only briefly, as he is expected to return to the General Assembly in a few days. After a brief- stay at VCU Medical Center, Delegate Gilbert will spend a few days recuperating from the '1 '■ surgery at his home in Woodstock before returning to Richmond. Prior to undergoing surgery, Gilbert completed the filing of all legislation and proposed amendments to the 2006-2008 biennial budget he is sponsoring this session, thus ensuring his legislative agenda wiD receive full consideration during the 2007 session of the Virginia General Assembly session. “Although I won’t be here for a few days, my staff will be. Our office will be main taining regular business hours serving constituents during the days when I’m not physically there. And except for a short time during and. immediately following the surgery, 111 be available to my staff by phone.” Delegate C. Todd Gilbert is serving his first term in the Virginia House of Delegates. The 15th District includes Page, Rappahannock, and Shenandoah Counties, as well as a portion of Rockingham County people to talk while they’re driving and I don’t think it should be allowed,” Lichstrahl said. Several states already have legislation in place and Washington, D C. bans cell phone use drivers unless a headset is being used. —By David Belian Virginia asked to apologize for its part in slave trade In an effort to reconcile Virginia with its black citizens, the General Assembly is being asked by several prominent black legislators to formally apologize for the state’s role in slavery. “The first step towards healing is an apology,” said Jennifer McClellan (DRichmond). “I hope this will start a conversation. A lot of problems in society today stem from slavery.” According to the text of the resolution, “great strides toward unifying all Virginians and inspiring the nation to acquiesce might be accomplished, if ... the Commonwealth acknowledged and atoned for its pivotal role in the slavery of Africans.” Sen. Henry L. Marsh (DRichmond) is the chief patron of the bill, which he hopes will be a step toward a more racially united Virginia. “These resolutions will communicate to the whole world that Virginia is inclusive of all people and a beacon of freedom,” stated Marsh this past week. According to Marsh, the 400th anniversary of Jamestown is a good time for the state to acknowledge its contribution to the slave trade and to apologize for the centuries of enslavement and discrimination that blacks have faced. The first blacks to come to North America arrived in Jamestown in 1619. Virginia continued to be a slave-hold ing state until the practice was abolished in 1865. Marsh was joined at the press conference this past Wednesday by Del. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico), Del. Jennifer McClellan (DRichmond) and by the presidents of the Richmond and Henrico County chapters of the NAACP. — By Andrew Perkinson 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 Supplies PIEDMONT HOME CARE Home Medical Equipment Sc Supplies Cantor honors two Rappahannock students Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., has recognized two senior students from Rappahannock County High School for their interest in government. Josh Makela and Tom Vickers were two of 66 graduates of the Seventh District Congressional Youth Forum to be honored at a ceremony Dec. 16 at Goochland High School. The forum, which is sponsored by Cantor, is composed of civic-minded students interested in learning more about government, public pol icy and the law-making process. Students have met twice per semester and those graduating from the program have had the opportunity to listen to guest speakers and engage in discussions about current events. The students nominated reside’in Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District, have been involved since their junior year of high school and have had an excellent academic record as well as a strong interest in government. Eastern Mennonite University dean’s list The following area students were named to the fall semester 2006 dean’s list at Eastern Mennonite University, in Harrisonburg, Va. They are: Lucy L. Fogle, a first year student currently pursuing a degree in accounting and business administration. She is the daughter of Raymond and Janey Fogle of Chester Gap. Dawn K. Keim of Woodstock, Va. is a senior is majoring in social work To qualify for the dean’s list a student must achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.750 or above and complete at least 12 semester hours of credit Eastern Mennonite University is a four-year, fully accredited Christian liberal arts school owned and operated by the Mennonite Church. 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School News from Around the County Wakefield Country Day School Shakespearean Sonnets Featured at WCDS Assembly Recently, WCDS assembly featured students from the 11th grade English Literature class, each of whom came to the podium and recited a Shakespearean sonnet he or she had selected and analyzed. aam?, Shillelaghs THE TRAVEL CLUB Here are the new trips: JEKYLL BLAND, GA, MARCH 18-24,.-S5» Includes Motorcoach from Rockville or Vienna, 6-Nights Hotels (4 on Jekyll Island at Claron Oceanfront), Daily Breakfast, 4 Dinners, Sightseeing. ALASKA CRUISE, MAY 19-24, . . .STM 7-Nights on RCCL's “Serenade of the Seas” with All Meals & Entertainment. Air from National Airport: +$804 CANADA & NEW ENGLAND CRUISE FROM BALTIMORE, JUNE 1-lft,.SO» 9-Nights on RCCL’s Grandeur of the Seas with All Meals & Entertainment. Serving the Washington Ana since 1964. Call for a brochnn with complete trip &■ social schedule details. 100 East Stnet 6302 • Vienna, Virginia 22180 1-800-556-8646 • 703-242-2204 Visit our website: www.shillelagbtravelclub.com am 12625 Lee Hwy, Rt 211 For Lease Commercial: 1000-3800 Sq foot starting at $13.00 per sq foot Warehouse: 6800 Sq feet stating at $4.00 per sq foot Students listened and applauded — to some familiar selections and others less wellknown. Bret Heddleston and John Morgan Christoph National Geography Bee Winners Mrs. Lori Perry recognized the school winners of The National Geographic Bee, a national competition . sponsored annually by The National Geographic Society to test students’ knowledge on a broad range of geographic topics. The two finalists were John Morgan Christoph and Bret Heddleston, and Mr. Christoph will now go on to compete for a slot in the state level championship. Certamen Win On January 6, students from WCDS 7th and 8th grade Latin classes attended the 17th Annual Flint Hill Certamen at Flint Hill School in Oakton, bringing home three awards. Certamen is a competition that can most easily be described as a Junior Classical League version of “It’s Academic.” Using an electronic buzzer system, three teams at a time compete to answer questions on Latin, Roman history and culture, and Greek and Roman mythology. 80 teams from around the region attended the events which is known to be one of the most challenging in the state. The WCDS 7th grade team of John Morgan Christoph, Carina Klosson, Steven Marsh and Ryan Ochoa placed 8th in a field of 25 teams. The 8th grade team, which consisted of Bret Heddleston and Dylan Marchi, finished 4th out of 12 teams. College News Congratulations to Se Youn Lim who has been accepted at Purdue University. Chappell’s Corner LFCC Distance , Learning Classes Last year, Warren Memorial Hospital ’> national conference on patient care. To further our comm tme-1 to quanty patient care, we subscribe to the Planetree pniioscpr y ot oatient-centered care, which means we do things to make you more at tome and promote a better hospital stay. Our patients can wander m our heal ng gamer, lister- to trickling water fountains, have their favorite mea s propared by family, or help direct their own care. Hosting the 2005 Planetree conferer < e mewed us to welcome colleagues from across the U S and other countries to cur hospital and exchange ideas with them — helping us advance patient-centered care <n a healing environment. For more surprising .nformat cn, ;reluding our Ranetree philosophy of care, check us out at www.valleyhealthlink.com and click on “Warren Memorial Hosoita " We're caring for our community, one person at a time. Xff Valley Health Warren Memorial Hospital 1000 North Shenandoah Avenue Front Royal. VA 540-636-0300 ' Photos courtesy of Kathie Russo CLASSICAL CONTESTANTS: The Wakefield Country Day School Certamen Team exhibited their knowledge of classical culture. Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) is not providing distance learning classes via “compressed video” this year. As an alternative, LFCC is sending a professor to RCHS to teach Psychology to students for dual enrollment (college and high school) credit. The course will be taught during “4th block” beginning January 22. During the fall semester, 53 RCHS students earned a total of 240 college credits in dual enrollment courses with LFCC. Broadcast Journalism class wins grant The Broadcast Journalist Class has been awarded a grant of $1500.00 from the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation (RTNDF) High School Broadcast Journalism Project. The funds will be used to upgrade equipment for this RCHS program. “Next Step” News This fall, the Next Step College and Career Access Program took 80 students on visits to eight colleges and trade schools. Next Step advisers also led a 5-day College Success Workshop for 23 1012th graders in August and 16 College Success workshops for 6-8th graders. In December, Next Step organized an Alumni Assembly with 13 RCHS alums for the 10- 12th graders. Upcoming events include a trip to Lord Fairfax (LFCC) for students to take the placement test. The “Next Step” program, which is committed to helping every RCHS student find a plan for education after high school was funded by a two-year grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Since January of 2005, they have taken 175 students to 28 campuses. They doubled the amount of scholarship money available to RCHS graduates. In 2005, three first generation students (first in their family to attend college) went on to four-year colleges. In 2006, that number was 19. In 2005, 47% of all students went on to a two or four-year college. In 2006, that number was 73%. If you have questions or would like to set up a meeting MARRIAGE OF TRUE MINDS: English teacher Kristin Hauger introduces the 11th grade class, who in turn presented their Shakespearean sonnets. or make a donation, please call Miranda Hope at the Next Step Office at 987-8335. Pop Quiz Results The Rappahannock Pop Quiz team lost the televised match with Charlottesville High School, although it was very competitive. The final score was 245-200. Note: 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. RCPS Events Jan. 18-24: Jan. 18 - High School exams 1st and 3rd period; 7:00 Special Education Advisory meeting at the RCHS Library. Jan. 19 - End of 1st Semester; High school exams 2nd and 4th period. Jan 22 and 23 Workdays - No School RCPS Competitive Events Jan. 18-24: Jan. 18 - JV/V Girls’ Basketball home vs. Clarke 6:15/7:30 Jan. 19- JP Girls’ BB/JP Boys’ Basketball at WCDS 4:00/5:15; JV/V Boys’ Basketball home vs. Madison 6:15/7:30 Jan. 20- V. Wrestling at Fauquier 10:00 Jan. 22- Scholastic Bowl at Strasburg 6:00 Jan. 23— JP Girls’ Basketball home vs. Fresta Valley 4:00; JV Girls’ Basketball home vs. Word of Life 5:30; V Boys’ Basketball at Word of Life 6:00/7:30 Come try your hometown fitness center Rappahannock residents who have made New Year’s resolutions to Ipse weight are invited to try the Rapp-fitness Center located behind RCHS. Open since June 2004 this facility is provided as a public service for local citizens. Citizens can save on low rates and can save transportation costs to surrounding counties. Rapp-fitness Hours: Monday-Friday from 4:00 PM -7:30 PM Note: Hours are subject to change. Membership rates are LOW: • $7 per month or $60 / year for persons age 62+, for county fire & rescue volunteers, part-time school and county employees, and for state employees who work in Rappahannock County (State Police, VDH, VDOT, Etc) • $14- One month or $120 year for county residents • $23- One month or $180 / year for non-residents • $7- Per day for daily users - county residents, $10 for non residents • Note: Full-time school employees, full-time county employees and all K-12 students (regardless of where they attend school) may be members at no charge. A few copies left There are stall a few copies left of “The Virginia Naturalist” by John Trott They may be purchased during office hours at the office of the Rappahannock News, 249 Main Street, Washington, Va., The price of the book is $20 ($21 including tax). 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Former jockey parlays name recognition into horse sales arena By Betsy Parker Times-Democrat Staff Writer In Virginia’s horse world, it pays to stand out from the crowd. Long famed for quality sporthorses and bloodstock buyers flock to the Commonwealth from near and far, seeking the Holy Trinity of horseflesh — athletic, handsome, talented. Putting buyers and sellers together hasn’t always been easy, though. Great horses may lurk around every comer in the Piedmont — and buyers want in on the action — but there’s often a sort of disconnect keeping both at bay. Until now. Playing on the name recognition she gained from almost four decades in the international limelight, flat racing’s former “First Lady” Diane Crump has found a way to bring buyers to the sellers, showing off Virginia horses on the limitless world of the Internet. Crump’s Front Royal-based Diane Crump Equine Sales sells upwards of 80 horses a year. She reaches forward with the power of the computer age to tempt buyers worldwide, relying on the old-fashioned virtues of honesty and integrity to build her business. “It started out word of mouth,” said Crump, 57, of the way she parlayed the name recognition she earned on the racetrack as the first female flat jockey (see story, this section) into a flourishing horse sales business. After retiring from race riding, Crump trained for a time out of the Middleburg Training Center and at private farms in the area. But when she retired from racing altogether in 1998, Crump “realized she had no skills other than those of the Council From Page A1 back the loan and will not agree to the terms of the loan until that plan is finalized. The mayor said Monday that the wastewater plant is being built on the town-owned Avon Hall land, but the facility will not require the use of the r 66 As soon as I put horses up on the site for sale, the calls started rolling in. Diane Crump racetracjc. “I figured, OK, somehow I’ve got to make a living,” Crump said. “I thought some way I could make use of my name. And thought, somehow, I might use the computer age to buy or sell horses.” Her elderly mother, Jean Crump, agreed to help, though neither knew anything about computers. Crump said she could barely turn on her first computer, but, with the same can-do attitude she displayed at the track, Crump became computer literate and set up a small Web site to market local horses. “We started small,” Crump said. “But as soon as I put horses up on the site for sale, the calls started rolljpg in.” She was off and running. Through local show trainers Russ Walther, Jonelle Mullen, Helen Richards and Sue Lyman, Crump quickly found more horses to market, learning little by little about the various entire property. Leggett said he expects roughly 10 acres, including Avon Hall and the pond in front of it, to be left over, and those assets could likely be sold for between $1 million and $2 million. The remaining $2 million to $3 million of the loan would be paid off from other sources, such as yet-to-bedetermined usage and hookup fees for town residents, disciplines she was selling. Show hunters were joined by foxhunters, jumpers, dressage horses and more. “At first, I just kept my mouth shut,” Crump said with a chuckle, noting that though she “knew” Thoroughbred bloodstock and racehorses, she understood little about the intricacies of the varied world of sporthorses. “I watched, looked and learned from the people who did know, the sellers, and listened carefully to the buyers. Russ Walther told me once that I sold more horses by saying nothing than he ever did saying everything.” The company works on a commission basis: Crump adds 10 percent to the seller’s price for her fees. For the seller, the fee covers the Web site fisting, sales photos, videos and marketing. For the buyer, Crump helps target horses that may suit, then she, or daughter Della Devine ferry buyers to different stables to tiy horses. Jean Crump, who died in 2002, was integral to building the business, Diane Crump said. “She was very likable and could really help me put together buyer and seller. That is the most important part of this business.” Crump said that liking people in general, and liking horse people — buyers and sellers — specifically, was integral to match-making success. “I like to help put together a nice horse with someone that will suit. Buyers have learned to trust that I won’t lead them astray.” Middleburg horse owner Noel Andersoo purchased two Irish hunters through Crump’s company last year. “Both horses were very truthfully represented,” Anderson said. “I got to know Diane, and she got to the mayor said. 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Photos courtesy of Diane Crump i/VORLD CLASS: Diane Crump, left, Robin Smith and Mary 3acon, shown here at an invitational race in Venezuela in 1970, were among the first women licensed to ride at the flat track. 3rumps now runs a local horse sales business. snow me. She really knew the ;ype of horse I wanted — something I’d feel comfortable m, a good mover, with some scope but, more than that, a norse that would take care of nimself. And of me.” Anderson said that together, she and Crump looked at a number of horses before making a final decision. “She was so available to help,” Anderson said. “It was a wonderful experience. And she’s so incredibly interesting.” “I show horses to a lot of people,” Crump said. “You learn how to listen for key words when people are shopping, how to sift through the description when someone is selling. It’s an art, putting the right horse with the right person. You listen and watch.” Crump said that at first some “buyers” were nothing but tirekickers, feeding a need to ride for free with' no intent to purchase. “But the better our reputation has become, we don’t get that any more. And people don’t tend to overstate their experience. We have a good balance.” Daughter Della Devine, 27 and a James Madison University English grad, helps Crump ftdl-time with the sales. “Either Diane (or I) will chauffeur you, arrange for the vetting, recommend and follow through on shipping,” Devine said. “It’s pretty much a fullservice business.” The sales Web site includes categories for Thoroughbred racehorses and bloodstock, hunters, warmbloods, ponies and more. There are currently more than 80 horses listed in the “sport horses under $20,000” category. Nearly all are within two hours of Warrenton. Log onto www.dianecrump. com or call (540) 635-7483 for more details on buying or selling on Crump’s Web site. 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Panther boys fall at George Mason ON HIS WAY: County’s Bobby Czekaj drives past a Strasburg defender on Jan. 10 at RCHS. Czekaj scored 15 points in the Panthers I 74-53 E loss. I In Memory of Frances G. Eubank who departed from us on January 14, 1998 A Wonderful Mother God made a wonderful mother And He molded her heart of pure gold In her eyes He placed bright shining stars, In her cheeks fair roses you see, God made a wonderful mother, And He gave that dear mother to us, We love you and miss you. Love, John, Betty, Peggy and Family 1 Wake of Death ■One year ago, a fatal accident took die life of someone I \ws very close to. The past year has beenextremely diffiYcult for me. The person that I thought would be by my jside fotever is no longer here. I never thought this could (happen. That Sunday morning as I got a call from my 'mom when 1 heard her voice the panic rose in ine, 1 knew Something was wrong. There is no way to describe the feelme when 1 heard the news. My love, ^saysar' my nest mend, was gone ana ne wasnt coming oacK. I Kept < expecting tee to walk up with his big smile saying it was all a joke, but he didn’t. As days. Weeks, months and now a year has passed, my mmt stifl aches for him. I stffi cry for him sometimes. I don’t think the pain Will ever completely go away. But instead of remembering him passing,! try to remember the time we spent together. iS Sometimes 1 find myself smiling as 1 remember some of the crazy things Lee would say or do, or as I’m remembering all die different things he;» could make me feel. Lee will always have a special place in my heart. Just' remember, when the sun is shining, it’s Lee smiling, and when it’s thunaerit’s him laughing, and when its rainkia it’s him crying because he missus. Until we meet again. I’m sending all my love to you in heaven. I * Lee. ... — ii iiiiiiiini ■mm, Love, Stacy Burke By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock County’s varsity boys basketball team employed a strong team effort that paid off in an effective first quarter Friday at George Mason. The Panthers faltered, however, in the second and third quarters as the Mustangs eventually overpowered them 74-53. All five Panther starters scored points in the first period, helping Rappahannock to a 1413 lead by the end of the quafr ter. However, the Mustangs outscored them 25-13 in the sec* ond period en route to a 38-2ft halftime lead. . > George Mason built on its* lead by outscoring Rappahannock 25-14 in the third quarter > and held a 63-41 advantage > heading into the final period. ■ The Panthers outscored the 1 Mustangs 12-11 in the fourth quarter. Freshman point guard Patrick Hanberry and senior forward Adam Gessner led Rappahannock with 12 points apiece. Senior guard Irving Smith added 11 points and juniori center Will Boelte chipped in nine points. Rappahannock lost to Strasburg, 80-69 on Jan. 10 at RCHS. Hanberry was the team’s high scorer with 22 points. Smith and fellow senior guard Bobby Czekaj added 20 points and 15 points, respectively. The Panthers lost 65-54 at Calvary Temple School on Monday. Czekaj led the team with 18 points. Smith scored 14 points and Hanberry added nine points. Rappahannock’s record is 212 overall and 1-3 in the Bull Run District, not including the results of Wednesday’s game versus Manassas Park, which ended after press time. The boys’ next game is Friday, when they host Madison County at RCHS. They will travel to Springfield on Tuesday to play Word of Life Christian Academy. On Jan. 25, they will play at defending Group A state champion Clarke County. All three games begin at 7:30 p.m. Junior varsity ! The Panthers’junior varsity \squad had a tough week, losing to Strasburg 47-27 on Jan. 10 at RCHS and falling 70-40 at Cage Mason on Friday. With the losses, the JV’s >rd dropped to 1-9 overall dnd 0-4 in the district. 1 E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers.com Photos by Ann Spieker TO THE HOOP: Panthers point guard Patrick Hanberry gets ready to go up for a shot on Jan. 10 against Strasburg. The freshman scored 22 points in the game to lead the Panthers. Girl’s basketball struggle in opening district games By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer Tuesday night’s game for the Rappahannock County Girl’s Varsity team illustrated just how much the team missed their star point guard Noel Johns. “They have lost a lot of confidence in their game and I have not figured out how to fix it,” said Varsity Head Coach Rhonda Jenkins. A recent MR1 revealed that Johns had tom the ACL and MCL muscles in her knee, an unfortunate but common sports injury for athletes. She was named to the Bull Run Second Tfeam All-District last year for basketball. The team lost 14-39 last night against the Madison Mountaineers. Amanda Smoot 10,000 Ml/Ye. g Cash or Trade, $400 Ref. $3,279 ♦ All Taxes + Fees bmwuu.eon 1 -600-534-48 MW Tk*UI BMW of Sterling WfF i 21826 Pacific Boulevard • Sterling, VA 20166 571-434-1944-www.bmwofsterling.com Largest BMW Sales and Service Volume Dealer in Virginia #1 BMW Dealer in Sales, Service and Customer Satisfaction (CSQ Bales, #1 in Sendee, f 1 in CSI — Northern Virginia and Washington D.C, led the team with 5 points while Kim Hutcheson had 15 rebounds and 4 blocks. The Panthers were unable to approach the net, sagging greatly in their passing ability. A majority of their 14 points were scored during penalty shots. Last week, the team lost to Manassas Park with a score of 21-88, and to George Mason, with a score of25-56. The Varsity team only has seven players now, and it is unlikely that they will find a player to replace Johns. According to Coach Jenkins, a team must submit their roster to the Virginia High School League. After the roster is submitted, a team cannot recruit additional players from the student body. A team is allowed, nowever, to raise an athlete from the junior varsity team to the varsity team. There was an attempt to pick up. an athlete from Rappahannock’s Junior Varsity team, however none of the players were willing to compete at the varsity level. Theoretically, “a Junior Varsity coach is not unwilling to support a Varsity team,” said Junior Varsity Head Coach Stephanie Shaw. “However the individual players want to make their game better at a JV level, playing at a level where they can be competitive. . . I support their decision.” Junior Varsity The Junior Varsity team is also off to a rough start, scoring 22 points to Madison’s 46. “We really need to work harder as a team defensively,” said Shaw. “We also need to work together as a team and start making good passes.” She noted that the team is improving and getting ready for the second round of district games. “It’s a young team,” she said. “They have a lot of potential” The team scored 51-31 in a game against Manassas Park, but were soundly defeated in a game against George Mason, with a score of 34-9. Shaw noted that Hanna Kopjanski is the top scorer so far this year while Megan Wheatley has proved valuable in team leadership. Email the reporter at cspiering@timespapers. com Photos by Ann Spieker TOUGH SPOT: Junior Varsity top scorer Hanna Kopjanski attempts a shot during a home game against the Strasburg Rams. REACHING FOR THE TOP: Varsity player Amanda Smoot struggles for the ball against Manassas Park. Girl’s Softball The Piedmont Softball Association, a girls fastpitch softball league based in Amissville, has set dates for registrations for the Spring 2007 season. The Association is open to all girls interested in playing softball. There are teams for girls ages 5 years old through high school age. Games are played at Ladybug Park in Amissville, as well as on softball fields in other counties. The .registration fee is $40.00 for each girl 12 years or younger,'$45.00 for girls 13 m * . -.v-i f 'A. A tvi* & . > *. ■ , V. v>-. ' ■ Vp '' : ’ ' "*V 5. " V Tou took fjod’s bands and went to heaven with hun on that ones blessed day of January ig, 1006. Sill your family and hnewyou were ready to go tome but ithdusaU so ha fast. We never had a chance to tell you good-bye. We lot* you Mom, so now rest in peace. We all wdl miss you until that t glorious day when ht shall all meet again. « S. k S, ' H-k ■■ ■, > -? *eete&a3k. We bit you Mom, v Your family v - years and up. A $5.00 discount is offered to second and subsequent registrants from the same household. Girls new to PSA must present their original birth certificate for viewing at time of registration. An unlimited number of financial scholarships are available as well. Registration dates are Saturday, January 20 (9 a.m. - noon) and Sundays, January 28 and February 11 (1 p.m. - 3 p.m.) at Bill Payne Auction Gallery, Rt. 211 in Amissville (located between Early’s Carpet and Mayhugh’s Store). Additional registration dates are Thursday, February 1 (4 p.m.- 6 p.m.) and Wednesday, February 7 (4 p.m. - 6 p.m.) at Wakefield Country Day School on Rt. 522 north of Flint Hill. For more information, please call PSA president Mauri Payne (937-4142 (office) or 675-3729) or David and Donna Sheffield (937-5595).

PRESS PHOTO: The student group gathers in the Pentagon’s press room. Exchange students tour the Pentagon By Charlie Spiering Rappahannock News Staff Writer Five foreign exchange students from Rappahannock County schools visited the Pentagon last week and had lunch with Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England. Program coordinator, Carol Lucking organized the event, which included 18 foreign exchange students from the Virginia-area schools. The students are part of the U.S. State Department’s Youth Exchange and Study Program. The program places students from Muslim countries in the United States to promote mutual understand-,, mg and respect among countries with large Muslim populations. The fact of being in the Pentagon is pretty inspiring for me,” said Abdullah Alawadhi, a Rappahannock exchange student from Kuwait. “I’ve always seen it on TV or on the Internet, but I have never dreamed of being there personally.” The students were given a private tour of the Pentagon that included a visit to the building’s 9/11 memorial. The Assistant of International Affairs to the Deputy Secretary, Hesham Islam, gave his personal story of that day, noting that the only reason he was not killed was because he was late for work. “When I entered the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial room, I grew deeply saddened by the fact that Muslim people were responsible for such an atrocity,” said Aima Baig, 16, from Hunza, Pakistan. “Still, to this day, we carry that blame and I want to tell everyone that every living Muslim is not like that, that we are in fact peaceloving people.” After the tour, the students ate lunch with England and spoke about their experiences in America. England thanked them for coming to the United States and acting as ambassadors for their countries, adding that he was a host father for foreign exchange students for many years. “I was very impressed with Mr. England,” Baig said. “He was very encouraging and asked us to share our culture differences with Americans during our stay.” Afterward, the group visited the U S. Capitol and were able to watch a session of a Senate hearing in progress. “Seeing the Senate live was very amazing,” said Mohs in Ahmad from Pakistan. “I loved the architecture of the Capitol building.” The trip was part of the educational program that the foreign exchange students participate in during their 10 14 Community Newspapers ServingOuer 650,000Readers in Northern Virginia & The Greater Piedmont ' (Times month stay. Lucking noted that the students will continue to learn about democracy, government, citizenship, cultural diversity, volunteerism and free enterprise as the program continues. “I am glad that Rappahannock County has welcomed the opportunity to welcome people from Muslim faiths,” Lucking said. “I hope that it helps dispel some of the errors of their portrait of Americans and our portrait of Muslims.” Email the reporter at cspiering@timespapers.com YOUNG AMBASSADORS: U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England speaks to a Virginia group of foreign exchange students during their visit to the Pentagon. Photos Courtesy of Carol Lucking SUPER BOWL SAVINGS 15% OFF ALL Plasma TV Cabinets, Entertainment Centers,, & Consoles SALE ENDS 2/3/07 Credit Cards Accepted Bare Woods Furniture QuaSyFinished&UnfinehedFurrihn&Accessories Vtarerton • 165 West Lee Mghway • 540341-3005 ^cfosed (Between Safewsy and Sears) • Thr; 10-fl ChwiSh/ ChanHy • 14150BWHard Rd • 70M78-1888 TtmlMVfeX wwwinrewoodsfumitunefoni ft io$-sat 10-5 *Sun 12-5 Medical services are first class Vvv, :: s|A \ IS patient-: centered i « And it’s close to where K''' "! yon live ^8® sjf* ->i * 1 V/^ . C- ■ ‘ 'A, . • • ".. - ■ ■.. . .•■ • k-v' A « a ASASA;-:> ■ . 4j. _r '• ‘V'*'.'. -‘'W-. Advanced procedures once only available at bigger hospitals or medical centers are now available at Culpeper Regional Hospital. From minimally invasive spine surgeries to laser prostatectomies and computer assisted total knee replacements the good news is that our Board ; Certified surgeons can treat most conditions and injuries. Right here at home! Individual patient comfort and personalized attention, throughout your stay, Is our top priority. As technology advances and new medications are developed, we do our very best to bring these to your community^ doorstep. . : " .-:v , • ** -ai v* 1 r/f * S, ■ 7 T‘~ yv s”' ' v';/ V Marie B. Gloudeman, MD CmaoIS^ izmmt'j Anesthesiobgut :.tf - jj , V . • V**-'1 > ■ ’’V' >' |>r 501 Sunset lane, Culpeper, VA 22701 s 540-8294100 • www.culpeperhospital.com

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Classifieds/B 10-B12 January 18, 2007 www.timescommunity.com Photos by Richard Lykes TUSKEGEE TIMES: Lt. Col. Howard Baugh shared his experiences—and the lessons he learned—from his days in World War II as a black airman in the U.S. Army Air Corps. M::X r // y ■;.< iS"7.' J i , - m. a 1/ ;j 7 ,ij|M 7 ■' v t .ibl-i - - ; airman speaks at MLK Day Celebration By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News ’; v Few recent distinguished visigiven a more heart-felt wdicmna than Lt. Colonel Howard L. Baugh (ret.) of the famed World War H Tuskegee Airmen. Col. Baugh was met with a rousing round of applause before and after his inspiring speech on Sunday afternoon at the 16th Annual Or. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at The Theatre in little Washington. A native son of Virginia and resident of Petersburg with a 25 yearlong career in the U.S. Air Force, Col. Baugh was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters, the U.S. Air Force's Outstanding Unit award, and many theatre and campaign medals. In 2004, the French government presented him with its highest and most prestigious military award, the French Legion of Honor. Col. Baugh and his fellow Tuskegee airmen are heralded for their extraordinary dedication and talent but especially for their ability to rise above racial inequality and provide fighter escort pilots that were second to none in World WarU. They fought the formidable German air power and never lost a single bomber to enemy fire. After a moving introduction by Lt Col. David Powers (ret.), Col. Baugh spoke extemporaneously and with passion about his uphill struggle for acceptance and recognition as an airman in a segregated unit of the armed forces—both in “ this country Tand abroad.. After graduation from Virginia State College, he joined the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. Following training at Tuskegee Institute in 1942, he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant and began escorting bomber pilots over Sicily and Italy. When Col. Baugh came back to the states, he was assigned to a base in New Jersey. One of his early impressions was that of German officer war prisoners being . given the privileges of the Officers Club on the base. Black American officers were not allowed those privileges. He was proud to note, however, that in the intervening years, the armed forces has gone from being the most discriminatory to the most integrated segment of American society. In his talk, Col. Baugh approvingly quoted Pope John Paul II about discrimination in any form being a sin against God. With great courage and conviction, Col. Baugh also suggested that this dictum against discrimination should be broadened to include discrimination against women in the priesthood and against homosexuals. Col. Baugh is widowed, has three sons, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. .Nan Butler Roberts, the pro gram’s organizer, introduced Rev. Jennings Hobson, pastor of TVinity Episcopal Church, as the Master of Ceremonies. Rev. Hobson introduced many of the participants in . ^ the celebration. Lillian Aylor, president of the Julia E. Boddie Scholarship Committee which sponsored the occasion, announced that $1,000 had been collected at this event for the scholarship fund. As in past years, a highlight of the afternoon was an extraordinary musical program that inspired enthusiastic audience participation and applause. Under the direction of Rev. Lemuel Montgomery, pastor of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church of Amissville, this talented group of about 40 voices from some 18 area churches, presented an afternoon of music and song that cannot be described in measured terms. It was joyous, powerful in volume, exquisite in quality, and inspiring in its message. Beginning with the singing of the National Anthem by Marie Davis-Roman whose voice was reminiscent, of Marian Anderson in its range and tonality, the choir also sang a number of other special arrangements. The most moving surely was the singing of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream" speech with individual passages beautifully sung or rhythmically read by different members of the choir. Watch for next year’s announcement of this event. You won’t want to miss it SO PROUDLY WE HAILED: A rousing rendition of the national anthem set the theme for the day’s celebration with the Martin Luther King Community Choir and its soloist, Marie Davis-Roman. MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Rev. Jennings Hobson, pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, served as MC for the Martin Luther King birthday celebration. INSPIRATIONAL: Rev. Lemuel Montgomery, pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Amissville, directed the Martin Luther King Choir. Photo by Nol Putnam Sign of spring Huntly blacksmith Nol Putnam captured this lovely lavender crocus making an appearance to welcome this unseasonably warm winter weather. ‘The Da Vinci Code’ By P. Breckenridge Special to the Rappahannock News Famed symbologist Prof. Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is called to the Louvre museum one night where a curator has been murdered, leaving behind a mysterious trail of symbols and clues. With his own survival at stake, Langdon, aided by the police cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), unveils a series of stunning secrets hidden in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci, all leading to a covert society dedicated to guarding an ancient secret that has remained hidden for 200 years. The pair set off on a thrilling quest, collecting clues as they desperately attempt to crack the code and reveal secrets that will shake the very foundations of mankind. RAAC brings “The Da Vinci Code” to the Theatre on Gay Street, Washington, Virginia, Friday January 19, at 8:00 p.m. The movie starts with the murder and gruesome self-mutilation of a curator of The Louvre museum in Paris. The dying man managed to scrawl some strange numbers and phrases on the floor as well as a message to find Dr. Robert Langdon. The French police, believing Langdon, a visiting Harvard professor of See MOVIE, Page B6

Upcoming Events Previews Alice Arrives January 26 and 27 Rice Auditorium Highland School Piedmont In Motion Regional Performing Arts Theatre presents Alice Through the Looking Glass, a light-hearted performance in dance and mime. The performance will be held at Highland School’s Rice Auditorium in Warrenton. Performances will be on January 26 at 7 p.m. and January 27 at 7 p.m. A children’s performance and Mad Hatter’s Tea Party will also be held at 12 p.m. on January 27. Tickets are $15 for adults and $6 for children ages 2-11. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Mrww.piedmontinmotion.org, www.inmotion-dance.com or by calling 540349-2439. This is an incredible opportunity for children and adults to experience a wonderful story come to life with great music, fun props and lighting, beautiful costumes and dancers from our own community working together to share this fun, light-hearted tale of a young girl and her imagination. The children’s performance on January 27 will be followed by a question-and-answer period Mrith the performers and choreographer. Children may also participate in the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party with performers from the show for an additional fee. The Tea Party Mrill include snacks and “tea” while children have their pictures taken Mrith the characters and chat Mrith them. Approximately 15 Piedmont In Motion Company performers will be joined by over 40 dancers from In Motion Dance Centers (IMDC). Alice, performed by Fauquier High School senior Liana Gilb, will be joined by a wealth of talented young dancers and performers from around the Warrenton and Culpeper areas. This opportunity also allows members of our community to see and share this incredible performance of a story that is beloved by all ages. Lewis Carroll’s magic tale about a little girl caught in a strange and bewildering world comes to life through dance. Here are Alice and all the other familiar and much loved characters of Wonderland, including the Cheshire Puss and the Mad Hatter. The beautiful and elaborate sets, lighting and the music of Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Britten and Satie make this a very special treat for children -- and adults. The performance has been choreographed and directed by Pamella McReynolds. McReynolds joined IMDC’s staff in 2004 and became Ballet Mistress in 2005. McReynolds’ early training began with some of the foremost instructors in the dance world including Irina and Frank Pal of the Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre, Hector Zaraspe and Francois Martinet with the American Ballet Center, Wayne Soulant and Daryl Kamer with Ballet Met Columbus. She has danced various soloist and principal roles in Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Cinderella, The Nutcracker and has worked with many prestigious companies and trainers including Alvin Ailey, Anna Sokolow, Twyla Tharp, and Robert Joffrey. McReynolds was previously an instructor at the American Ballet Center School for the Joffrey Ballet and the Ballet Met School. Grace Church Concert Series Features The Calder Quartet February 11 A visit from the Calder Quartet is next in this season’s Grace Church Concert Series in The Plains. There are still tickets available for the performance on Sunday, February 11, at 5:00 pm. This brilliant young ensemble is one of the “hottest” new quartets making its mark at the top of the chamber music scene, and shouldn’t be missed. Aptly named for the great American visual artist Alexander Calder, they explore the boundaries of the best traditional and avantgarde repertoire. Taking a cue from their namesake, the group boldly searches for new ways to stretch the capabilities and definition of a string quartet. Praised for its “splendor and sub stance, the Calder Quartet will present a varied program including music of Beethoven, Ravel, and Thomas Ades. As The Juilliard School’s Graduate Resident Quartet (one of the school’s highest distinctions), the ensemble returns this season to Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, makes a debut at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, appears at the Carlsbad Music Festival (which they co-founded), and continues its relationship with the Colburn School in Los Angeles, where they participate in concerts and outreach events. The Calder has enjoyed debuts with the Washington Performing Arts Society’s Kreeger Series at the Kennedy Center, the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, UCLA Live, and San Francisco Performances. After they participated in the LA Philharmonic’s Minimalist Jukebox festival, the LA Times wrote that “the Calder Quartet was stunning.” They have made many radio appearances across the country, and collaborate with guest artists such as pianists Claude Frank and Anne-Marie McDermott, mentor and cellist Ronald Leonard, guitarist Sharon Isbin, flutist Ransom Wilson, harpist Nancy Allen, violinist Robert McDuffie, and mandolinist Mike Marshall. Individual tickets for this subscription series can be purchased in advance or at the door for $25 each. Child care is provided for those who want to attend the concert without small children. Performances are followed by always-delicious receptions so that the audience may meet the artists. The Grace Church Concert Series is funded in part through the generosity of Mrs. Jacqueline Mars in memory of her mother, Mrs. Forrest Mars, who was devoted to music and loved Grace Church. Tax-deductible donations from the concerts benefit the music program at Grace Church. For further information or to purchase tickets, please call 540-253-5177 or visit www.gracechurch.net. ..A. Area Churches Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. Michael Tinsley Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship service 11 a.m. F.T. Baptist Pastor: Dan Yowell *" Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m./ >■' t Worship 11 a.m. .If 4 ■MTrinity Episcopal |/ c Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Thursday: Meditation 7 a.m. J? W ^ > Sunday: Holy Eucharist - 8 am and 11 a.m. Morning Prayer - 9:15 a.m. f; i Sunday School -10 a.m. §| Wednesday: Holy Eucharist and Bible study. 9:30 a.m. Jf Benedictine Way 6p.m. % t» Thursday: Meditation 7 a.m. 1' " Promise Land Baptist t Pastor: Herbert Johnson ff /// Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. «5 Ate tv Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee lt/j Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Sen/ice 11 a.m. s, Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday. Evening Prayer, Bite ShJdy 7 pm. First Baptist Pastor: Rev. Dr. Wendell R. Grant ’ v\'.‘ Services: First and third Sundays 11 a.m Church School: First and third Sundays 9:45 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday 7-8 pm April through August 0® 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. ' ^ r Forest Qrove Baptist -.f?; Pastor: Mark Deangelis Sunday:.Sunday School 10 a.m.' Worship Service 11 a.m. .. ■ mm ■ Macedonia Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. V, Rappahannock United Methodist Chargt 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 (875-3370) 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. ^ Washington Baptist f g % Pastor: Rev. Philip Bailey § Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a m. Wednesday: Men’s Discipleship Class 7 Thursday: Adult Choir 7 p.m. ? Chester Gap Baptist $ Pastor Rev. David Johnson * Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. . ' •!'** 4 ' . . ■ ' "4 . .&,;** * * I Jfei: p.m. ,, Massanova Pentecostal £ £; Pastor Rev. L. D. Savage Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Youth 5:45 p.m. 'f Evening Worship 7 p.m. Tuesday: Worship Z&MS&nrfrr r Hopewell Baptist Church ' Pastor: Rev. Henry A. Townes C Associate pastor: Rev. Anna L. Allsberry Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. -* Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study 7 p.m. New Harvest Christian Fellowship I Pastors: Kent and Duane Willoughby Sunday: Praise/Worship service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Praise/Worship, Prayer, Bible , Study 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Youth Alive Group 7 p.m. Services at Viewtown General Store Flint Hill Elaptlst Church Pastor: Rev. James L. Payne . Sunday: Worship service 11 a.m. Old Brown Hollow Pentecostal Sunday: Sunday School 11 a.m. Second and Fourth Sundays only Battle Run Primitive Baptist Church | Pastor, Elder Forest Atwood Meets second Sunday at 10:30 a.m. t \ , ‘ Praise Fellowship, Amlssvllle Pastor: Gene Nicholson Meeting at 14876 Lee Highway P Sunday morning 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. Bethlehem Ministries Pastor: Mark Jarvis Teacher: Mackie Jenkins Meeting at 17094 Lee Highway Amissville Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Evening worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer 7 p.m. Now teaching the Book of Revelation at 6 p.m. service. STREET ilyCoip. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs ” 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540)82S0937 Find your new home mb Rappahannock News 540-675-3349 Nnus V Ijlgfll /Xcan’t hear you!!! Don’t everybody speak at I once...one request at a time please. I’m only JLhuman!” Some days everybody wants your help “now”. His project is most important Sbe made her request first On and on it goes. Who could possibly handle such an impossible situation? God can. He can hear all of us all of the time. When we think of this from a human perspective it is just too incredible ■ a to fathom. Yet when we believe it from the point of view of 1 faith, this concept of God’s omnipresence is totally acceptable, j We can communicate with our Heavenly Father anytime we choose...we don’t even have to wait our turn. We read in 1 John 5:14 “...if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” God knows our fundamental needs. Worship this week and discover how prayer and faith in Him can give you peace that is uninterrupted by the world. v: Susday Moadsy Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Luke Luke Luke Luke I■*»!«* Iiik# Isik# 7.1-17 7.11-35 7.36-50 3.1-17 9.10-36 9.37-62 10.1-24 ' ‘kfrpruf^s SfcfeefiK1 by ArrerKmn Sawfy -opyr^FM 2Qff7, Him* *tow«pap«r p. rj Bern 3’87. Chartoneevut*. VA 22906. ABERDEEN BARN K-H Steaks • Seafood • Prime Rib Banquets • Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper (5401825-1037 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST. CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (540) 825-6700 Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News / student Musicians pay special admission to BB&T Concert Student musicians who wear a t-shirt or sweatshirt for their school band will pay only $5 to see the JMU Brass Band at the BB&T Center for the Performing Arts February 2 at 7:30 pm. Joe Bowman of Coldwell Banker - Panorama Realty is sponsoring this event. Performing Arts Luray President John Lacava would like every student musician in Page County to see the JMU Brass Band. “I think students will be inspired by what these young people are doing,” he says. “We had a full house last year when they performed, and everyone was very impressed by them!” The JMU Brass Band is one of only a few collegiate brass bands in the United States. Formed in the fall of 2000, the band has twice been named the North American Brass Band Association Honors Section Champion and is currently the 2006 Championship Section Runner-up. The group maintains an active performance schedule throughout the academic year, performing regularly both on and off campus. The band was a featured ensemble at the 2006 Great American Brass Band Festival in Danville, Kentucky and the 2004 Virginia Music Educators Conference in Norfolk, Virginia. Tickets are available at Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce, McKim and Huffman Pharmacy, Luray Copy Service, Luray Apothecary and Stanley Pharmacy. Adult tickets are $12, 65 and over are $11 and children 12 and under are $6. Tickets are usually available at the door, but Performing Arts Luray recommends that patrons purchase tickets in advance. The Box Office at the BB&T Center for the Performing Arts opens 45 minutes before the start of the event. Religious Notes The Culpeper area Women's Bible Study is presenting Beth Moore’s newest four-week study, “Loving Well.” The starting date is Wednesday, January k 17 and continues for three more Wednesdays. For more information, call Stephanie at 540-937-4987. Sperryville United Methodist Church will host a gospel bluegrass picking party at the church on Saturday January 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. All are invited to enjoy an evening of traditional acoustic music. For further information contact Duane Siler at 703-395-2053 or at birdseyehill@mac.com. The Washington Baptist Church invites the puhlic to its 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 everyone 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 call the church office at 675-3336. Funds available now to help homeowners There is a program called the Indoor Plumbing/Rehabilitation Program that can help area homeowners pay for a first time well or dram field septic system, or make repairs to existing systems. At the same time, general repairs can be made to bring the home into compliance with HUD quality standards and local building codes. The program, has 0 percent installment ' loans, and a limited amount of grant money is also currently available. If you are low- to middle-income and own your own home and are able to get a Health Department permit for the water and wastewater improvements, please call your area administrator, Rapidan Better Housing, in Madison at (540) 948-3274 and ask for Janet. 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All submissions p.m. on Mondays in paper. Send email include the name a information. ln Upcoming Events must be received by 3 order to be included in the next edition of the to Jan Clatterbuck at Please be sure to nd telephone number of someone to call for »Y { IT'SWHJISW 1 DINNER 1 Flint Hilt 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. Sperryville Funder The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department 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 540987-9024. 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 18: Relay meeting tonight 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 540-635-2377 (after 6:30 p.m.), Bev Atkins at 540-675-3843 or Ester Settle at 540-675-3252. Jan. 18: RappFLOW tonight Sperryville area residents are encouraged to participate in RappFLOWs 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 540-937-4744. Jan. 18: Education Advisory Committee tonight 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 yam on both spinning wheel and hand spindle, ots 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. 19: “The Da Vinci Code” RAAC brings The Da Vinci Code" to the Theatre on Gay Street, Washington, Friday January 19, at 8:00 p.m. Dan Brown’s bestselling novel comes to life as Tom Hanks tackles religious sleuthing. Jan. 19: Benyo at The Blue Rock He’s one of the county’s latest singing sensations. If you haven’t heard him come to The Blue Rock Inn and be inspired by this young and very talented musician, Ryan Benyo. Music begins at 8:30 p.m. with a $5 cover charge. All ages welcome. Plan on coming early for a great meal and then stay for the music. Phone Jim McCullough or Natasha at 540-937-3190 for information. v* Ryan Benyo 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 Cdmmerce, 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 540878-2733. Adult tickets available on line at www.highlandcenterforthearts.org Jan. 20: Bluegrass picking party Sperryville United Methodist Church will host a gospel bluegrass picking party at the church on Saturday January 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. All are invited to enjoy an evening of traditional acoustic music. For further information contact Duane Siler at 703-3952053 or at birdseyehill@mac.com. Jan. 20: Registration begins for girls softball Piedmont Softball: the registration fee is $40 for each girl playing 12 years old or younger; $45 for girls 13 years old and up. Registration dates are Saturday, January 20 (9 am - noon) and Sundays, January 28 and February 11 (1 pm - 3 pm) at Bill Payne Auction Gallery, Rt. 211 in Amissville (located between Early’s Carpet and Mayhugh’s Store). Additional registration dates are Thursday, February 1 (4 pm- 6 pm) and Wednesday, February 7 (4 pm - 6 pm) at Wakefield Country Day School on Rt. 522 north of Flint Hill. For more information, please call PSA president Mauri Payne (937-4142 (pffice) Or 675-3729) or David and Donna Sheffield (937-5595). 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 50Y70’ field. Play baseball just like the professionals do. For more information and to register online 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. 24: Flower Arranging Classes The Rappahannock County Garden Club is offering “basic flower arranging” classes on Wednesdays for several weeks starting January 24. Classes will be taught by Linda Taylor and held in Trinity Episcopal Church’s Parish Hall at 11AM. Anyone interested in attending should call Susan Jones at 675-3152 to register. Fee is $40 for the series. Jan. 25: Elder Care meeting Rappahannock Elder Care Coalition Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday Jan. 25th at 1 p. m. at the Rappahannock County Library. The public is invited to come and participate. For information call Sharon Pyne at 675-3313. 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 Banquet The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire and Rescue would like to invite you to its annual awards banquet on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 7-9 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 540-635-5482 for information. Jan. 28: Remembering Robert E. Lee The Rappahannock Historical Society Lecture Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s birth scheduled for Jan. 14 has been changed to Sunday, Jan. 28at 4 p. m. at Town Hall, East end of Gay Street, Washington. The speaker will be John Tole. For more information call 937-5850. Jan 28: 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: Traditional Oompah 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. 3: “Gypsy Grass” at The Theatre 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, fiddler; Matt Flinner, mandolin; Rich Zukor, percussion; Vinny Raniolo, rhythm guitar; Gary Mazzaroppi, bass. Fun starts at 8 p.m. Phone 540-675-1253 for ticket information or email TheatreVA@aol.com 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. Feb.7, 21: Free Clinic Rappahannock Free clinic will be open on February 7, 21 at the County Health Department on Main Street in Washington. For more information call the Fauquier Free Clinic at 540-347-0394. Feb. 10,11: Valentines weekend at Gadino Cellars Valentines Weekend at Gadino Cellars - Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 10th & 11th. Come celebrate the first ever release of our Cabernet Sauvignon, an elegant red wine for you to fall in love with. Our weekend special will be $10 per person to include a glass of our Cabernet Sauvignon paired with Rappahannock’s own Mourn vernon Farm’s organic sausages and an assortment of chocolates. Hours: Sat 11:30am-6:00pm, Sun 11:30am-5:00pm. Gadino Cellars is located at 92 School House Rd., Washington, VA 22747. Phone 540-987-9292 or www.gadino cellars.com March 3, 4: Barrel Tasting and Silent Auction At Gray Ghost on Saturday & Sunday, March 3 & 4, from 11 a.m. to 4p. m., winery open until 5 p. m. Taste developing Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon wines directly from the barrels and experience the art of blending! Bid on an historic Gray Ghostbarrel being onerea to tne puDiic. i nis is tne unly opportunity to reserve futures of the elegant 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon! $10 per person includes logo glass and light hors d’ouevres. Gray Ghost is located at 14706 Lee Highway in Amissville and can be contacted at 540-937-4869. March 24: Vertical Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Vertical Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting on Saturday evening, March 24, from 7:30 p. m. to 10 p. m. This candlelit, black-tie optional evening features past vintages of Gray Ghost Cabernet Sauvignons. Evening includes gourmet hors d’ouevres and discussion. Reservations required, $85 per person plus tax. Gray Ghost is located at 14706 Lee Highway in Amissville and can be contacted at 540-937-4869. 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. *

Obituaries Abner Konick Family in Rappahanncok Abner Konick, aged 89 years, 7 months and 12 days, died Friday, January 12, 2007 after a brief illness. He was a retired ladies garment manufacturer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Lewes, Delaware until 1969 and a sport fishing captain on the “Capri” out of Palm Beach after moving to Florida in 1969. He was the son of Joseph Konick, a Russian immigrant who came to the United States in 1907 from Novgorod, Russia, and Josephine Barcus Konick, a native of Philadelphia. He was bom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 31, 1917, and was a 1934 graduate of Simon Gratz High School. During World War II, he served in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. He was a past president of the Rotary International Club of Lewes, Delaware and a third degree mason. His wife of forty-three years, Mary Konick, predeceased him in 1982. Survivors include a daughter, Lynn, of Santa Fe, New Mexico; a son, Howard, of County Galway, Ireland, and a son, David, of Rappahannock County, Virginia, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Royal Poinciana Park in Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday, January 20 at 11 a.m. following which his ashes will be buried at sea. In lieu of flowers or contributions, the family requests you take a boy out fishing. William P. Young William Packard Young, 78, passed away peacefully January 12 at his home in Naples, Florida. Bom in Tbwanda, Pa., to Kenneth & Adeline Young, he graduated from Towanda High School and Mansfield University where he was very active in sports. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. After beginning his career in elementary and special education, Young retired as Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Arlington County, Va., where he pioneered nationally recognized programs in continuing and career education. He is survived by Marilyn Daron Young, his wife of 54 years, his son Daron, daughter-in-law Heather and granddaughters Elbe and Claire; his brother Dr. Jerome K Young and sisters Olive Williams, Gwen Bretcher, Patricia Goodwin, brother-in-law Richard Goodwin, brother-inr Inspiring TfuMgMb by Randy Minter \ THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT I he Roman orator L reero attributes to Cato the hitler, who died at the age ol' K5. the thought that "each season of life has an advantage peculiarly its own." It was his opinion that the best comes last, when a person is liberated from the demands of mating and attaining It is then that a person can think freely and serenely. Cato went on to exclaim: "hor it is among the old that thought, reason, and deliberation are to be found; if there had nexer been any old men. there would nexer haxe been any civilization at all." All of which is to say that wisdom and enlightenment come with age and experience. These are things to look forward to Most people aspire to lixe to a "ripe old age" Some do. but others are not so fortunate. Regardless of the age at death, the loss of the deceased is a difficult matter with which to deal. At MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we understand the difficulties and pressure that making commemoration arrangements can bring. No matter what traditions you hold sacred, we will honor your requests. Please call us whenever you need us. 24 hours a day. at 540-.V47-.f4dl We will assist you every step of the way We are conveniently located at 233 Broadview Ave.. Warrenton lie are here fur you Be have been serving the i omnium! \ with lonifiassion for over l?t) \ear\. Please send your questions or comments to my office or e-mail me at. moserfh @* bliickhawke.net "After I am dead. I d rather have people a.sls why I have no monument than why I have one " -Cato the Elder law Walter S. Daron his wife Dr. Patricia Daron and many nieces and nephews who he loved. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m., Tuesday, January 16th in the Chapel at North Naples Methodist Church, Naples, Fla. There will also be a memorial service in Pennsylvania this summer. Memorial contributions can be directed to the Hospice of Naples at 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, Florida 34105 Eugene A. Willis, Jr. Sperryville resident Eugene A. Willis, Jr. 87, of Sperryville, died Monday, January 8 at Culpeper Regional Hospital, Culpeper. He was bom in Rappahannock, County on Dec. 15. 1919. Mr. Willis was a Rappahannock farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene A. and Albenia Payne Willis. Burial will be private at Orlean Baptist Church, Orlean, Va. Nancy L. Foster Flint Hill resident Nancy Louise Foster, of Flint Hill, died on Tuesday, January 9, at the Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. Mrs. Foster was bom on July 11, 1941 the daughter, of the late Milton Lawson and Alice Foley. She is survived by her husband, William Foster of Flint Hill, two sons; Stephen F. and Gary T. Foster both of Flint Hill, three sisters; Elizabeth Gray and Betty Fewell both of Marshall, Peggy Morgan of Missouri, three brothers, Herbert Lawson of Tennessee, William Lawson of Front Royal, and Jimmie Lawson of Marshall, and two grandchildren. Harrison J. Goolsby Serviceman Harrison J. Goolsby of Washington, died January 11, at his residence. He was a retired first class serviceman with Dominion Power. He served in the U.S. Army in WWI1 and was a member of the Rappahannock Lions Club. He vyas bom on December 19, 1923 to the late Harrison Clay and Evelyn Goolsby. Mr. Goolsby was preceded in death by his wife Wynona E. Goolsby. He is survived by three daughters, Charleen Hitt of Warrenton, Faye Smith of Culpeper, Robin Jefferies of The Plains, Va., and four sons, Richard Goolsby of Manassas, Harrison J. Goolsby, Jr. of Georgia, Danny Goolsby of Rixeyville, and Bradley Goolsby of Bealeton. Additional survivors include sisters, Dixie Cunningham and Hilda Hawes both of Stafford, VA, Patricia Thomas of Alexandria, a brother, Doug Goolsby of Shipman, VA, 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Rapidan, P.O. Box 1715, Culpeper, Va., 22701 or the Rappahannock Lions Club P.O. Box 236, Amissville, Va., 20106. AUCTIONS BY HARTMAN January 20 • 6 P.M. Rt 28 & 806 Catlett, Va. 20119 From Joan Simpson Estate: Paints - China - Books - Crystal Baccrat - Silver Plate - Furniture - etc. www.auctionsbyhartman.com 540-788-1757 Carolyn & Joe Hartman VA Lie. 3118 - 3285 IT.KMS: c'.*h. Cha-k. |MC & VISA vkiv h*) NO Bl VERS PREMIUMS A Mark C. Grove, ma, aaa, asa American Society of Appraisers Personal Property/Antiques For estate planning, insurance scheduling, donations, equitable distribution, divorce settlements, consultations. www.mgrove.com (434) 964-1403 Life without Amber Many of you will remember my column a few weeks ago telling you about our dog, Amber, who had been bitten by a copperhead. I’m sorry to tell you that we lost the battle this last week and had to put her to sleep. The venom triggered an infection that proved resistant to all antibiotics. It was a hard week here. But as in all our life experiences, good and bad, there were lessons we learned in this as well. I thought today I would share' some of them with you. We learned that medical science still doesn’t have all the answers. We tend to think that you have an infection, you take an antibiotic and you get better. But it doesn’t always go that way. While science does advance, so do the bacteria and viruses that mutate in ways that make them more resistant to our medicines. That being said, I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank Dr. John Bond and the wonderful staff at Culpeper Animal Hospital. They fought dogged ly and determinedly and with great skill, but more important to us, they loved Amber! They cried with us when we lost her. Medical expertise is wonderful but it means very little without caring hearts and hands to administer it. We learned how an ill family member can overwhelm and take over your life. Amber was only a dog to most of you, but she was family to us. The round the clock nursing care and multiple vet visits per week and the constant worrying take a huge toll. We have not been ourselves this past month and everything not related to getting Amber well got put on the back burner. I can’t begin to imagine what a family with an ill child goes through. But one of the lessons was also that there are friends and neighbors here to help. Friends offered to help carry Amber when there was only one of us available. (A lab mix is not a light animal!) Others offered to take care of her for a few hours if we needed a break. Friends called their vets to try and get more answers. My clients and business colleagues were, overall, wonderfully understanding of these new and sudden demands on my life. The hard part, of course, is allowing yourself to lean on these people. Our culture admires independence and self-reliance and I’ve heen known to push those to the point of stupidity! This kind of event helps teach lessons in sharing our burdens. Mercy is a wonderful quality and I admit to being lacking in it more than I should. I am often hard on people who don’t live up to my expectations. But I frequently haven’t lived up to people’s expectations in the last month and have been blessed by their mercy, forgiveness and understanding. I hope fervently to do a better job of passing those along knowing that each of us encounter difficult circumstances somewhere along the way. Amber taught us the most Amissville Julie Emery 937-2315 Julie@ JulieEmery.com profound lessons, of course. She fought amazingly hard and without complaint. While we were continually warned that dogs who are in pain will bite, Amber never even growled no matter what new indignity or painful procedure we were inflicting on her. In the end, I consider myself lucky to have had this last month to give back some of the unconditional love and service she’s given to us over these last 12 years. Everyone should be lucky enough to have a dog in their life like Amber. And, for those of you asking what this all has to do with Amissville all I can say is that Amissville lost a great asset this last week. And I believe there are many humans and dogs who can understand that! But watch this space next week for your regularly scheduled Amissville news, including a profile of one of our own local businesses. Doves in flight Monday, January 15, commemorated one year since Lee Ricketts was tragically taken. To honor his memory, Mark Rhein of Cornucopia Farms brought his flock of doves to Lee’s Garden at the Washington Cemetery. Fifteen of Lee’s loved ones launched doves in flight, one at a time, each representing a prayer being sent to Lee in Heaven. Once these doves were in flight, Mr. Rhein sent off several other doves representing angels circling above. Sheila Estes read a few words letting Lee know how much he was loved, missed and will never be forgotten. Mr. Rhein read a poem by Helen Steiner Rice entitled “God’s Promise.” This was an event the family will never forget. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Doug Ricketts, Sheila and Tamara Estes of Washington, Stacy and Chelsie Skaggs and of Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Fritts and Mrs. Ann Deavers of Front Royal, Mr. Thomas Haun of Castleton, Sylvia Foster and April Grigsby of Sperryville, Connie and Stacy Burke of Culpeper and Ashley Baldwin of Amissville. Please continue to keep this family in your prayers. Restoration mill The word circling through the town is that the old mill located at the edge of the Rush River at the the Town of Washington, owned by Barry W. Starke of Fauquier County, is undergoing restoration and renovation. Not all mills can be saved, and not all of them are worth saving. But whatever he has in mind I am sure it will hold a unique place in history and be continued as a living history to some of us! Winter hours The Ballards have been asked by several locals about their winter hours. The R.H. Ballard Shop' & Gallery is open daily year-round, 10 a.m. -6 p.m. and only closed on Tuesdays during the months of January & February. They also take orders by phone, as well. Select sale items, cards, unique gifts, and of course beautiful tablecloths, new fine art & rugs, are constantly replenished throughout the winter. Shipping is also available, national & international, and the website, www.rhballard.com is always up and running. Birthday greetings Birthday greetings go out to Amanda Clark, who will celebrate her day on Monday, January 22 and to Cody Clark, who will celebrate his day on Tuesday, January 23. Both are from Washington. Belated birthday wishes go out to Mary Ann Kuhn who celebrated her day on Tuesday, Dec. 26; Claudia Mitchell, who celebrated her day on Saturday, Dec. 30; and May Racer, who celebrated her day on Sunday, Dec. 31. All are from Washington. Washington Jan Clatterbuck 675-3338 jclatterbuck@ tjmespapers.com The Rappahannock County Garden Club is offering “basic flower arranging” classes on Wednesdays for several weeks, starting January 24. Classes will be taught by Linda Taylor and held in Trinity Episcopal Church’s Parish Hall at 11a.m. Anyone interested in attending should call Susan Jones at 675-3152 to register. Fee is $40 for the series. Proud parents Congratulations go out to Greg Flournoy,' an 8th grader at Rappahannock County High School, who won the 2007 Virginia Challenge Middle School State Wrestling Championship, held at Hampton University on Jan. 6-7. Greg is the son of Debbie and Bobby of Harris Hollow, Washington. Way to go Greg! For Your Health Americans in the dark about Shingles The risk of shingles increases with age. “With each decade, a person’s immunity weakens, so that by 60 years of age, the likelihood of shingles significantly increases,” says Tyring. “In fact, one out of two people who live to the age of 85 will have had shingles.” And although seniors are at higher risk, shingles can affect people of all ages. The first signs of shingles may not be visually noticeable. People often experience tingling, burning, itching or pain. During the first few days of symptoms, fluid-filled blisters will break out in a rash, usually on one side of the body or face. The rash is often painful and will heal in two to four weeks, in most people. However, some people experience post-herpetic neuralgia, or long-term nerve pain which can persist for months or even years after the initial rash. Long-term nerve pain caused by shingles can vary and has been described as burning, throbbing, stabbing or shooting. The older a person gets, the more he or she is at risk for long-term nerve pain. Men and women are affected equally by shingles. “I have seen, however, in my practice that women come into the doctor’s office sooner, while men tend to wait,” Tyring said. Shingles patients, both men and women, are often given analgesics along with antiviral medications for treatment. “Antiviral medicines for shingles may help speed up healing and reduce pain in some patients, but if possible, treatment should begin within 72 hours of the onset of symptoms,” according to Tyring. Although the disease affects the sexes equally, its greater impact on older adults should capture the attention of women. “Women make up more than 60 percent of population 85 years and oMer. so any condition that is prone to strike older people is of special concern to women,” said Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, president and CEO of the Society for Women’s Health Research. “Older Americans should talk to their health care providers about their risk for shingles.” To raise awareness about shingles and complications that can arise from the disease, the American Pain Foundation is sponsoring a national education program called “Spotlight on Shingles” that features a Web site and a toll-free number that people can call to receive a free informational brochure about shingles. For more information, visit http^/www. shinglesinfo.com/ or call 1-877RISK-4-SHINGLES to request a free brochure. Jennifer Wider, M.D. Society for Women’s Health Research Thought you were done with the chickenpox as a kid? Think again. Shingles, a disease caused by the same virus as chickenpox, affects roughly one million Americans each year. As people age, their risk of getting shingles increases but despite its incidence many people are completely unaware of the disease. “People don’t really know about shingles unless they know someone who has had shingles, or they develop it themselves,” said Stephen Tyring M.D., professor of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. The results of a recent national survey by the American Pain Foundation support Trying’s position. The survey revealed that many older adults were not aware of their risk for the disease. More than half of the respondents who reported having heard of shingles were not sure of the risk factors. And many respondents were unaware of the relationship between chickenpox and shingles. After a person gets the chickenpox, most often during childhood, the inactivated virus can live on in certain nerve cells in the body. In healthy people, the body’s immune system usually keeps the virus at bay. As people age or their immune system becomes compromised, the virus can reactivate and result in shingles. all anti&fo Women’s Health Virginia today invited artists from Virginia to submit entries for “Reflecting Women’s Wellness 2007,” the first juried art show for April’s celebration of Women & Girls’ Wellness Month in Virginia. The show will run from March 25 to May 6, 2007 at Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church Unitarian Universalist in Charlottesville. The deadline for entries is February 20. The show will feature works by women and about women or girls. “Women’s wellness is a very broad concept, encompassing medical and non-medical issues,” said Miriam Bender, CEO of Women’s Health Virginia. “The show is designed to demonstrate the importance of art to women’s Well being, for the artist and the observer. “ The exhibition is open to all Virginia artists, male and female, age 18 and over. Entries must be original two-dimensional works no larger than 32” x 40” (including the frame) and may be in any medium. The entry fee is $20 for up to two works, with entry submission made by photo or digital print no larger than 81// x 11. Entries should be sent to Women’s Health Virginia, 1924 Arlington Blvd., Ste 203, Charlottesville, VA 22903. The jurors for the show are Beryl Solla, chair of the Art Department at Piedmont Virginia Community College; Vincent Lupinetti, a retired professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, and Laura Jones, owner of Migration: A Gallery, located in Charlottesville. First, second and third place awards of $150, $100 and $50, respectively, will be made and presented at an opening reception. “Reflecting Women’s Wellness 2007” is one of many events during Women & Girls’ Wellness Month to raise awareness of the wide variety of issues that affect women and girls’ well being and organizations that are involved with addressing the concerns of women and girls. Events around the state during April will include special health services and information programs, athletic events and exhibitions, cultural and social events. For more information about entry procedures for “Reflecting Women’s Wellness 2007,” events during Women & Girls’ Wellness Month and Women’s Health Virginia, call (434) 220-4500, or visit www.womenshealthvirginia.org. Women’s Health Virginia is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Charlottesville that i promotes and improves the health and well being of Virginia women and girls through education, research and information.

Warm weather: Should farmers worry? by Cheryl K. Chumley, Jed Duvall and Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writers The unseasonably warm weather of late has buds fattening, and some folks wondering if crops might be damaged. After all, it’s only January. _ The Rappahannock County Extension Agent, Kenner Love, assures us that it is not quite time for concern. Said Love: “I think the buds are not far enough along to be damaged. ... I think we’re okay so far.” For produce, the danger to crops due to weather stems not so much from unseasonable temperatures, but rather from sudden and drastic switches in temperatures. Eddie Williams, of Williams Orchard in Flint Hill, agreed that no damage has been done to crops, but he said he is happy to see that temperatures are starting to dip. “The cold weather will help hold [the buds] back and have a normal winter,” Williams said. “Freezes in April are veiy common, so you want it to remain cool through the February and March period.” Hampton District supervisor Bryant Lee, of Lee’s Orchard, said his apple and peach crop looks fine so far, but if the weather warms up again - causing buds to swell further — local fanners could run into problems. Severe cold, Love noted, could hurt the grape vines at county vineyards: That would be true, he said, in any case. While he does not expect damage to vines or tree fruit, he did add, “it would be nice to have a little bit of cold weather.” But it gets even more technical. “What we’re concerned about with the grapevines is the fluctuations in climate,” said Tbny Wolf, director of the Alson H. Smith Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Virginia Tech in Winchester. And while the unseasonable warmth of the past few weeks is certainly noteworthy, he continued, “we’d be much more concerned if it were to occur in February.” That’s because the vines go through various periods of rest, leading to a “gradual awakening,” after which they become much more sensitive to weather. “The pivotal point,” he said, “is around January.” ' After the resting period, and at the onset of warmer weather, the vines “begin to de-acclimate and then become more sensitive to injury.” Or, in the words of science, the vines lose their “cold weather hardiness” and can lose ability to produce. Annla hiiHe at I <u>>e — ... .. . Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen Apple buds at Lee s Orchard near Washington are swollen, confused because of the warm temperatures. Both Lee. and Williams said they have never seen a Rappahannock winter that was as warm as this year’s has been. “I don’t remember any periods this long in the winter of warm weather,” Williams said. “Sometimes you’d get two or three days in a row, but never several weeks.” Lee said all local plants, not just crops, are budding early this year. “It’s been a very unusual year, more like spring instead of winter,” Lee said. “Everything’s ahead of schedule; flowers are blooming that shouldn’t be for four or five weeks.” Love pointed out that “there may be some benefit from the warmer weather: for the cattle people. After all, the grazing season is extended.” One drawback to that, Lee said, is that the early-season grass doesn’t provide cows with enough energy, and he has had to give magnesium supplements to his 400 head of cattle. During a normal winter, Lee said, cows would be eating hay, which is higher in nutrition. But cattle simply are not interested in hay when they have got green grass at their feet. 66 Everything’s ahead of schedule; flowers are blooming —that shouldn’t be for four or five weeks. S. Bryant Lee Lee’s Orchard Too hot to hunt: Local outdoorsmen lament balmy temperatures By Randall Ware Contributing Writer On a typical Saturday in mid-winter, Jerry Utz often spends the day in a tree on his 700-acre property in Somerville. From this vantage point he waits patiently for a deer to approach. If he is lucky, he sees one and shoots it. Deer hunting provides Utz with a good supply of meat for the year. It is also his favorite hobby. “I enjoy the outdoors,” said Utz. “It’s peaceful and there are no cell phones.” This past Saturday, however, was different. With temperatures reaching an unseasonable 73 degrees, Utz wasn’t really in the mood to hunt. “It’s too hot,” he said. *Td like to see it snow starting in November.” For most hunters, their sport is not just about the kill. It is about seeing wildlife and appreciating nature. The weather is a big part of that enjoyment. On a brisk winter day, spending time outside is a fresh and invigorating experience. But days in December and January this year — up until Monday at least have felt like a particularly balmy September, or even June. So far this season, the thermometer has hardly dipped below freezing in Fauquier County. The warm weather trend is not what most hunters expect or want during the few weeks of the year they have to pursue wild game. “You have to change the way you hunt,” said Utz. Instead of waiting in a tree stand for a deer to approach, hunters must walk around to find the deer. When it is warm, many deer lie around in the brush rather than move about searching for food. “It’s hard to sneak up on them,” said Utz. Deer can easily spot a figure moving through the woods. Also, the sounds of footsteps in rustling leaves will scare them off. Worry over meat spoilage is another factor that keeps hunters home in warm weather. "The last time I went when it was hot, I lost the meat,” said Culpeper resident Dan Coffey. “I wouldn’t want to go more than two or three hours,” he said of leaving a deer outside in the heat. “It’s OK if you have a cooler, but most people are not that well-equipped.” Coffey goes hunting several times a year on a farm he owns in Botetourt County. Many hunters will hang a deer in a tree until they are ready to butcher it. This allows the blood to drain from the animal and makes the skinning process easier. Some hunters say that the more they let the meat age, the more tender it is. “I like to let mine hang for a couple of days,” said Utz. Weather permitting, this is an easy way to temporarily store the meat. Dylan Butler, a 15-year-old hunter who fives in Goldvein, said the warm weather prevented him from hanging nis deer long enough (“I got a real big one the other day”), so the meat wasn’t as good. “I didn’t even go out the last day of deer season. It was too hot,” he lamented. Vernon Bortz hunts every weekend of deer season. In Fauquier County the season runs from mid-November to early January. But Bortz is no fair weather sportsman. ‘The colder the better for me,” says Ptw % WAMAIWOCK Al ESTATE SOOBCES Washington 540-675-1190 or Sperryville 540-987-9006 Four-bedroom, two-bath home, two-car garage, equipment shed and workshop. Situated on scenic Fodderstack Road, halfway between Flint Hill and Little Washington. Log tenant house privately situated on back of property. On 10.97 acres and offered under market ait $525,000. Butch ZJndel. Broker, GRI ABR butch mpprralratatr.com Brokerage since 1990 Bayer Representation since 1988 Trish Bartholomew tberti #>earthlink.net 81 www.RappahannockReaIEstateResouroes.coin D9 Washington 5404.75-1190 Bortz. “When you start dragging a deer out of the woods, it can get awfully hot in your thinsulate.” Aheat wave in January is no fun for a deer either. “You take a down parka and walk around in 70 degrees and that is what the deer are feeling,” said Jim Abbott of Centreville. Abbott and three friends spent Saturday, the last hunting day of the season, looking for deer in Orlean. After shooting a small buck, the group broke for lunch. In spite of the weather they planned to return in the afternoon to see if their luck continued. Conditions other than temperature can also have an effect on hunting. Moisture levels and food supply may influence the way hunters pursue game. “If there is a drought and a ban on burning, hunters that camp out in the woods can’t build fires,” said Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries employee Julia Dixon. Furthermore, an abundant mast crop can cause game to stay deep in their habitat, rather than forage for food in more open areas. A mast crop, explained Dixon, means there is a large resource of acorns and berries in the woods. “This year is a pretty good mast crop,” said Dixon. In Virginia, there are approximately 300,000 licensed hunters. The VDGIF does not require- residents to obtain a license if they plan to hunt only on their own property. Last year more than 200,000 deer were harvested in the state. The VDGIF maintains that, despite the mild temperatures, they do not expect that number to go down this year. In fact, more deer may be killed this year because of an extended doe season that goes into effect for the first time this season. During the 2006-07 season, it is legal to hunt doe (antlerless deer) in Loudoun, Prince William and Fairfax counties for an additional four weeks. In those counties, the season will end on Feb. 3. Fauquier County has an especially high population of deer. Last year there were more deer harvested in Fauquier (7,340) than in any other county in the state. On the wing Bird hunting is also popular in the area. For those who do not own private land, there are a number of public domains where bird hunting is permitted, They include the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers, George Washington & Jefferson National Forest and the Shady Grove Hunting Preserve in Remington. Warrenton resident Mark Mensh took his chocolate lab See HUNTING, Page B8 TJappahannock ‘“Seal estate k^ESOURCES Washington, VA 540-675-1190 Three-acre building site overlooking spring-fed stream. 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The Night Sky for January Venus returns to the evening sky and makes a close pairing with faint Neptune and then Mercury. We can catch other action in January in the Northern Hemisphere. Full moon occurred on January 3. This was the same day that the Earth reached the closest point to the sun in its year-long orbit. Planet Earth was .9 AU from the Sun on January 3. AU stands for astronomical unit which is the average distance of the Sun from Earth. This is a good reminder that it is not Earth’s distance from the Sun that gives us the seasons, otherwise we would not LUiV.-'-MWSUP V Rappy Snappy Jan Clatterbuck be shivering in the northern states right now. It is the tilt of the Earth’s axis and the angle of the sun’s rays hitting Earth that determines the seasons. The New Moon will appear on January 18. New Moon is a popular observing time for amateur astronomers. Also on nmm January 18, you can find faint Neptune within 1.4 degrees of Venus just after sunset; Venus is a blinding magnitude of minus 4 while Neptune is a mere 8th magnitude, requiring a telescope. (Note that magnitudes of sky objects seem backwards as the higher the number, the dimmer the object.) But the bright beacon of Venus is a good guidepost for finding Neptune. Keep Venus out of the field of view so it does not wash out the fainter planet. Neptune should be a little above and to the right ofVenus. The next evening, January 19, right after sunset, see if you can find Venus, with Neptune . ; Shallow Creek Farm . *./..25+ acres with load mountain views'„ "sand sacked, spring-fed pond: - « * Gently roiiiag, well maintained pastures wsdt si*?ne fencing * Ban/staNe vsd water ‘ Tucket! away on a pn vase lane in Tkappahaonocl Counit * IS mantes from Culpeper and Soenywlte* 35 itthnnes rtora ,. • Jit C' Wait Of t 'A •' *.». . ? 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But again, if you are hoping to see Neptune, make sure you have a telescope nearby. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were discovered after the invention of the telescope because they are not apparent to the unaided eye. By the end of the month on January 31, a partially visible line of planets will rise up from the west southwestern horizon. The sun sets with Neptune close behind, then Mercury, Venus, and Uranus, which has been lying in Aquarius all month. Venus has been rushing up to meet it and will make a close rriuiu i/uuuesy SATURN: When it is in the nighttime sky, Saturn is easily visible to the unaided eye. Though it is not nearly as bright as Jupiter, it is easy to identify as a planet because it doesn’t twinkle like the stars do. encounter with Uranus on February 7. Back on January 31, the moon lies in the opposite side of the sky with Saturn just coming up in the east where it will make its slow steady crossing of the sky over the course of the night. The most beautiful view in a telescope is Saturn and its rings. There are other objects that are real gems that can be seen in the telescopes, but nothing beats Saturn in my eyes. When a new user sees Saturn for the first time, what an expe rience for sure. Saturn is the second largest of the planets in our solar system. The diameter is about 75,000 miles, making it 9.5 times as large as Earth. It could hold about 850 Earths in volume. Anyone at all interested in the sky should see Saturn in a telescope. Watch for next month’s sky highlights as the moon arranged with the Beehive Cluster (M44) once at the beginning and once at the end of February. Happy hunting and enjoy the night sky as I do! What was the Richmond Junto? 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Potential division in two lots. $695,000. 1 . ■■■iiaaiiia j^jjp ■- 1» Uni'll iktiiiitt *Minj^.^-ira J * n t hi wowilT Court of Appeals, mounted a successful campaign to restore strict construction as the touchstone of republican purity. The essence of Junto ideology lay in the states’ rights philosophy expressed in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. Roane sought to revive Virginia’s reputation among the states and reestablish its moral leadership of the new nation. Though a clique of no more than twenty men, many related to each other, the Junto was the only organization in early Virginia politics, giving it an authority beyond its numbers. Movie From Page B1 Symbology, is guilty of the murder, bring him to the Louvre, hoping to trick him into a confession or some kind of selfincrimination. Enter Sophie Neveu, a cryptologist with the French Judicial Police. She tells Langdon that he is in danger and that the police wish to charge him with the curator’s murder. Why is she doing this? Because she is related to the dead man and she knows that Langdon could not have killed him. From there, the two go on the run while simultaneously trying to figure out who the murderers were and what secret the curator and three others took to their deaths. It is a quest to penetrate the secrets of the centimes old organization known as the Prioiy of Sion. The Priory’s mission is keep secret the location of the Holy Grail. Using his wits and the assistance of Sophie Neveu and English Grail Scholar Leigh Tbabing (Ian McKellen), Langdon follows the clues from a murder scene in the Louvre, across France and eventually into London. Arrayed against Langdon are the French Police, a Catholic Bishop, a vicious albino monk and their mysterious patron known only as the Teacher. They wish to prevent Langdon from discovering the secret of the Holy Grail; a secret they believe will devastate the Catholic Church and Christians all over the world. The reveal itself is fascinating enough to convey what it wants to convey, namely, that religion has an origin, and by accepting it dogmatically, we do ourselves a disservice in the pursuit of human truths. The so-called controversy that the movie heats up isn’t so much more than a call to have an open mind, particularly within an aspect of the human experience — spirituality — that has operated and thrived, on many historical occasions, through closed-mindedness. The movie is rated PG-13. Run time is 149 minutes.

ON THE RUN: Taking time out from her busy schedule, Rappahannock High School sophomore Emma Hathaway nets a workout. It’s a Rappfit Carol White PEP Grant' energized Fitness Center Photos by Richard Lykes SPEED DEMONS: Meredith and Henry Gorfein consult on just how fast to set the pace on one of the center’s treadmills. PUMPING: Brandon Boyce and Matt Adams prepare to pump some iron. By Roger Mello Special to the Rappahannock News When the Rappahannock County Public Schools decided to apply for the Carol White PEP (Physical Education Preparedness) grant it was with the hope that by receiving such a grant the system would be able to create a new enthusiasm for fitness among our students, our employees, and in our community. RCPS /Headwaters Foundation Grant-writer Amy Silver O'Leary wrote the successful application for the federal Carol White PEP grant for nearly $150,000 of fitness equip ment. The center opened in June 2004. During the school day, the center serves as a physical education fitness lab. PE teachers of 8th, 9th, and 10th graders cycle their students through the rooms that contain aerobic equipment and free weights / universal machines. Many RCPS students now understand concepts such as Body Mass Index, Target Heart Rate, anaerobic and aerobic activities. Students use this new understanding to better design fitness programs for themselves and are taking advantage of opportunities to take fitness classes in increasing numbers. Students who take the high school’s Personal Fitness elective classes in grades 11-12 now have a facility that is stocked with high quality equipment of the sort they will encounter in fitness clubs. Students have developed a familiarity with the use and benefits of the variety of equipment in the fitness center. After school, the fitness center is open to the general public from 4 to 7:30 p.m. All students in grades K-12 who live in Rappahannock County, public and private school students alike, are entitled to a free membership in the Rapp-fitness center, meaning that they have access to fitness opportunities in a safe, supervised environment after school hours. In a rural county such as Rappahannock this is an excellent resource for children. Adult community members have also responded enthusiastically to this opportunity and there are hundreds of community members who are part of the fitness club. The center is open year-round. Senior citizens, school / county employees, state employees who work in Rappahannock County and fire emergency services personnel are eligible for discounted rates to take advantage of the fitness center. The center is staffed daily by an adult supervisor who ensures that members utilize the facility in a safe manner. Some community members who had been driving to fitness facilities in towns 25 miles away are now able to complete exercise or rehabilitation programs close to home, thus saving time and fiiel. In addition to promoting community fitness, the PEP Grant-funded fitness center has had another positive impact. In a county where approximately 70 percent of adults do not have children of school age, it is a challenge to get many community members- particularly retirees- to feel like they are stakeholders in the school system. The fitness center has helped many of our community members realize a tangible benefit from their support of the school system. Many community members who had never been to the county’s high school now visit regularly to make use of the fitness facility. It is not uncommon to see fitness center members remaining at the school after working out to watch an activity or competition in which the students are involved. There has been another very beneficial effect of the PEP grant that was not foreseen. Due in part to the PEP grant there has been a renewed interest in fitness facilities in Rappahannock County. The first space to be impacted was the former classroom space that was remodeled to house the fitness center. That change, however, led to increased discussion of the need for a track and field and a new gymnasium that would increase fitness opportunities. In 2006 Rappahannock County completed construction of a new gymnasium and a track and field complex at the school. The receipt of the Carol White PEP grant enabled Rappahannock County Public Schools to implement important fitness programs and effect significant change. As with any program, the ability of an organization to sustain new programs and realize further gains is always of concern. In Rappahannock County there are clear indications suggesting that the changes brought about through the PEP grant will be long-lasting. One of the most important indicators of continued success is the enthusiasm of school personnel and community center members alike. School personnel routinely donate time to perform administrative and supervisory duties in the fitness center. Teachers and aides in the school system help staff the center. Community members demonstrate their ownership of the program by donating supplies the center needs. As a result of so many people making a commitment to the fitness center, the center has been able to provide regular hours of operation throughout the school year, summers and many school holidays. Another reason for optimism about the continued success of the PEP grant-funded fitness programs in Rappahannock is the enthusiastic reception the programs have received from students. Each day between 40 and 50 students make use of the fitness equipment. They exhibit great pride in the fact that their little school has a facility as complete as “RappFit”. A generation of students is learning the importance of regular exercise and a healthy lifestyle. These students will leave high school with a well-established good habit of working out. Quite simply, in Rappahannock it has become “cool” to exercise. Rappahannock County Public Schools has enthusiastically embraced its role as a center of fitness opportunities for students and community members alike. The support of the Carol White PEP grant program has enabled it do so. SOLD Cheri Woodard and Frank Hardy, Inc. are pleased to announce the sale of the Old Spenyville Bookshop, c. 1900. Zoned Village Commercial, this updated old church has 1,800 square feet, 25 ft ceilings, arched windows and beautiful woodwork. Cheri Woodard represented the buyer and seller in this transaction. Cheri Woodard 540.987.9080 cfwoodard@earthIink.net

to think about for your gardens - indoor and out Indoor gardening Turn and prune houseplants regularly to keep them shapely. Pinch back new growth . to promote bushy plants. Check all houseplants closely for insect infestations. Quarantine gift plants until you determine that they are not harboring any pests. Over watering indoor plants encourages root rot. Water when the soil is dry to the touch. Keep winter fertilization of most houseplants to a minimum as plant growth is slow at this time of year. Plants grown under lights need a nightly rest. An automatic timer is ideal to turn the lights off at night. Transporting houseplants at this time of year without protection for even “just a few minutes” can be detrimental. Wrap plants with 3 or 4 layers of newspaper or a paper sleeve and staple the top shut. TIPS FROM A Master Gardener Sally Price Sperryville Amaryllis bulbs may not bloom if they are in too large a pot. There should be no more than one inch of space on all sides of the bulb. At least one third of the bulb should be above the soil line. Always cut off the faded flowers so that no seeds form. Producing seeds robs the bulb of strength that should go into next year’s flowers. Allow cacti to go semi-dor mant in winter. Water only to avoid shriveling. Place in full sun with a maximum daytime temperature of 65 degrees F. and a nighttime temperature of 40 to 50 degrees F. Spend a cozy evening in front of the fire going through seed catalogs to decide what you are going to plant in this year’s garden. Country Living in Rappahannock County Old Keswick, c. 1736 This 550+ acre horse property is home to the renowned Keswick Stables. The historic home has 11 l/l ft. ceilings, original woodwork and graciously proportidned rooms (including 7 bedrooms). Dependencies include a summer kitchen, pool complex and several cottages. Price upon request Contact Justin H. Wiley F.T. VaiJJEY 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 Wmtdarti CASTW lillJ., C. I/b4 - Historic home in Keswick * ith a colonial portion c. 1764 and Federal sty le portion c. 1K24. Numerous dependencies. On Virginia and National Registers Price upon request. CotUiM Justin H. Wiley WaiMLT Br\\CH - Exceptional home in Huntly. 3 bdr. 4 bth cedar siding beautiful stone fireplace. 9 It ceilings. 23 acres with great views and frontage on the Rappahannock River: $7994100 CotUua Peter Wley RlCHMOMD Road - A special 25.9 +/- acre pareel with fantastic mountain views. Mostly'open pasture, with fencing and old stone walls. Perfect for a small horse or cattle farm. $449,000 Contact Cheri Woodard Chancellor's Rock - This 446 acre Hunt Country estate has a remarkable natural setting, every expected amenity and Ls a splendid retreat for country pursuits. Price upon request. Contact Justin H. Wiley SOUTH Poes Road - Perfect for hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation. Wooded parcels from 21 to 28 acres, all with outstanding building sites. Great location $325/100 - $499,000 Contact Cheri Woodard HIDDEN Glen - Remarkable 33.5 acre parcel with convenient location on Rollins Ford RtL. 15 min. to Warrentun. Elevated building site, targe woodland pond, ready for building. $449,000 Contact Cheri Woodard v-nen r. wooaara - 540-V87-WH0 Justin H. Wiley - 540-672Managing Broker Peter Wiley - 540-219-3771 Barbara & Thorne Auchter - 540-987-9450 Martin Woodard - 540-987-9080 ■ #fji ,«f ±au M As you peruse seed catalogs, choose disease-resistant varieties. They not only make gardening easier, they reduce the expense and environmental pollution of pesticides. Outdoor gardening Examine the limb structure of your shade trees. Remove dead, diseased, and storm-damaged branches. If left on the trees, these weakened limbs can cause damage. For large shade trees needing removal of storm-damaged limbs, call a certified arborist now to get on his schedule for pruning while trees and underlying landscape plants are dormant. Assess the energy efficiency of your landscape. Do you have evergreen trees or shrubs blocking a window where the sun’s warmth would be welcome? Consider replacing them with a deciduous plant that would let sun in during the winter, but cast cooling shade in the summer. Check guy wires on trees planted in the fall. Stakes may need to be re-secured if they have been heaved out of the soil by frost. Remember to remove guy wires in the spring after root growth has begun. Trees that move with the wind grow stronger than those supported for too long. If you are spreading the ashes from your wood burning stove in your garden, be aware that ,over time, you are raising the pH of your soil. Have your soil tested. A kit can be obtained at the Extension Office. Information taken from Virginia Cooperative Extension. Specific gardening questions should be directed to the Rappahannock County Extension Office at 675-3619. Hunting From Page B5 “Billie” bird hunting about half a dozen times last month. In normal January weather, Mensh said he would have gone twice as much. “In this hot weather, you can’t run a dog all day,” said Mensh. "They get overheated.” Billie’s job when hunting game is to sniff out the birds and retrieve them after they have been killed. “When it is warm outside, dogs are less capable of tracking scent because they are panting,” said Mensh. Mensh’s favorite birds to hunt are grouse and geese. He has not been duck hunting this year. “I can’t imagine they have done well,” he said of local duck hunters. When the weather changes, Mensh explained, lard patterns break up. If it is cold, the birds tend to congregate in certain areas, like open water, where they are easy to find. In warm weather, birds do not move as much. When birds arent flying, it is difficult to decoy a bird to a blind. Die hards Even when the birds aren’t flying and the deer nestle themselves in the brush, there are some hunters whose passion does not wane. Bobby Barr is what his fellow outdoorsmen call a “die hard.” Barr, who grew up in Warrenton, has hunted since he was 9 years old. Nearly every day of the season, Barr is out in the woods of a 2,500acre hunt club in Hume. On Saturday, Barr left his house near Vint Hill at 4:30 a.m. He stopped at McDonalds in Marshall for a quick bite. By 5:30 a.m. he was in his deer stand. He didn’t leave until 6:15 p.m. They day was long, but Barr didn’t mind. He snacked on an apple and some granola bars. “You nap every now and then,” he said. Barr says his hunt club kills an average of about 20 doe a year. “We could have harvested more if the weather had been colder,” he said.

EARTH TALK0 Questions & Answers About Our Environment From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk:What are so-called debt-for-nature swaps and how do they work? — Howard W., via e-mail A debt-for-nature swap is an agreement by which a wealthier, developed nation like the United States forgives debt owed to it by a developing country in exchange for a promise to use some or all of the money instead to preserve critical environmental areas. Topically; such deals are brokered by international non-profit organizations like The Nature Conservancy or Conservation International, which sometimes contribute additional funds to provide grants to local community organizations participating in the projects. One of the laigest debt-fornature swaps to date occurred just recently, in October 2006, when the U.S. agreed to forgive $24.4 million in debt from Guatemala to free up the money for use in forest conservation efforts there. The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International were. instrumental in putting that deal together, and each committed $1 million toward Guatemalan conserva tion initiatives as well. A similar deal will allow Botswana to repurpose $8.3 million in debt payments owed to the U.S. for conservation and restoration of its tropical forests in the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park regions. lb date, the U.S. has arranged a dozen debt-for-nature swaps (one under President Clinton and the rest under George W. Bush), forgiving $135 million worth of loans for conservation s sake from not only Guatemala and Botswana, but also Bangladesh, Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, the Philippines and Peru. Under the terms of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, enacted in 1998, developing countries with a tropical forest of global or regional significance, a democratically elected government and plans for economic reform are eligible for debt forgiveness from the U.S. as long as they are willing to undertake conservation efforts accordingly. They also must cooperate with the U.S. on international narcotics control measures while neither supporting terrorism nor violating human rights. While the U.S. has been the leader in encouraging debt-fornature swaps, other developed countries are starting to get in on the act as well. Germany has forgiven tens of millions of Euros owed it by the governments of Indonesia and Bolivia, among others, for the benefit of the environment. And last June, France joined the fray by forgiving $25 million in debt from Cameroon in the name of protecting still pristine stretches of the Congo River Basin, the world’s second largest tropical forest after the Amazon. Debt-for-nature deals have not all taken place without some controversy. According to the Uruguay-based World Rainforest Movement (WRM), last September Canada forgave $680,000 in debt from Honduras in exchange for that country’s establishment of tree planting and forest conservation programs. Arranged primarily within a debt-for-nature framework, Canada will actually get credit in the deal toward the greenhouse gas emissions reductions it promised under the international Kyoto Protocol. Says WRM, “The powerful hand of industry is behind this project... this allows a major carbon dioxide-producing country...to be able to avoid implementing real measures to either reduce carbon emissions at their source or to implement the conservation of its own forests.” CONTACTS: Conservation International, www.conservation, or g; The Nature Conservancy, www.nature.org; World Rainforest Movement, www. wrm.org.uy. Dear EarthTalk: My grandmother was a home canner, and I’m interested in getting involved myself. Where do I learn about the benefits to my health and to the environment? — Sylvia Fragiband, Indianapolis, IN For more than a century, home canning has been a popular way to preserve and enjoy homegrown fruits and vegetables, not to mention freshcaught seafood and other delica cies. One of the key benefits of home canning is limiting exposure to the chemicals and pesticides used on most commercially available produce and seafood. Also, most commercially prepared spreads and sauces contain added sugar, salt and preservatives which are unnecessary in most diets and can even be harmful for people suffering from health problems like diabetes or hypertension. Also, by preserving produce when it is at its peak of ripeness, home canners can indulge in flavorful spreads and sauces all year long, even if the backyard harvest is just a distant memory. And according to Jennifer Wilkins, a nutritional scientist in Cornell University’s Life Sciences department, foods at peak ripeness offer superior nutritional advantages, even when preserved. She cites the example ofVitamin C content in tomatoes increasing when the vegetables are allowed to fully ripen on the vine. Yet another benefit of home canning is self-reliance. “If there is a natural disaster and supplies are short, you will have your own food,” says master gardener and home canner Connie Densmore, who teaches an online course in home canning through the UniversalClass.com website. She adds that home canned foods can last for years without refrigeration (especially useful if the power goes out) while retaining the same taste as the day they were harvested. Prior to the days of widespread use of food preservatives and refrigeration, home canning was one of only a few ways to safely preserve foods from decay at the hands of naturally occurring microorgan isms. The home canning techniques developed in the late 1800s to prevent enzymes, mold, yeast and bacteria from spoiling foods and causing botulism and other illnesses are still effective and in wide use today. Those looking to learn how to home can should consult the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Complete Guide to Home Canning,” available free online. The guide details the principles of home canning as well as how to select, prepare and can a variety of foods. Hie website Home Canning.com also offers a wealth of information as well as lots of recipes focanning fruits, vegetables and meats. The site is produced by Jarden Home Brands, one of tlie leading suppliers of home canning jars and equipment. Some other leading purveyors of home canning supplies include the Canning Pantiy and Home Can ning Supply and Specialties. For more hands-on instruction, would-be home canners should check out the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension’s “So Easy to Preserve” video series. Eight shows, each 20 to 35 minutes long, contain the most up-to-date recommendations for home canning, pickling and making jams and jellies. GOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTION? 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VA Lie #2906000043 PUBLIC & LEGAL Notices BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA Pursuant to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, 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 Montessort School, contrart purchasers of the property located at 23 Sunny Slope Lane, Flint HIII, Vlrg nia (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 sge. 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 tann Ing and outdoor studies. Use allowed under Code Section 170-368 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, do P.O. Box 519, Washington, *»“• W •**» • BYJoOn W. McCarthy - Zoning Administrator 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 Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 Branch Manager Position with Rust Library in Loudoun County (VA) Public Library System. Requires a Master's degree in Library Science and at least 2 years of related professional-level experience, including supervisory or operational and administrative oversight experience. Prefer prior- experience as a Branch Manager including staff supervision and demonstrated knowledge and experience in customer service excellence. Prior experience in multiple aspects of library branch operations such as facility management, collection management, program implementation, and community development activities also preferred. Public library experience managing both staff and a physical facility is essential. Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, a strong commitment to customer service, and the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff, customers, and the community is necessary. The ability to coach and mentor staff is key to this position. Thorough knowledge and understanding of trends in libraries and related technologies is required. Supplemental Questions for Rust Branch Manager Position must be included with employment application. Candidates must supply written responses with application. See web site announcement at MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from www.loudou.gov claiming to be www.loudoun.gov for instructions. (Hiring Range: $48,784 - $75,615/yr) 07-274 Additional information and required application contact web site: www.loudoun.gov Fourth Thyme Out, LLC trading as Rae's 20 Main Street, Sperryvllle, Rappahannock, Virginia, 22740 is applying to the Virginia Department ot Alcoholic Beverage Control for a Beer & Wine on Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Rae Gaedke, Jr Times Community Newspapers, For all of your Employment needs. The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is soliciting responses to a Request for Proposals to provide an Imaging/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. v on the Notices and Documents page, e deadline for bid submission is 4:00PM February 9, 2007. BY Order Of: John W. McCarthy County Administrator 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 afe 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, ORDER OF PUBLICATION 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. comer 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 perpehdicular 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 by 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 in 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 28 day of Decemeber. 2007. /S/Diane Bruce Clerk of the Circuit Court I ask for this: /s/Douolas K. Baumgardner Douglas K. Baumgardner (VSB #15989) Michael T. Brown (VSB #43879) Counsel for Plaintiff Baumgardner and Brown, PLC 211A Main Street P.O. Box 270 Washington, Virginia 22747 Telephone (540)675-3617 Facsimile (540)675-3225 I CI1TST9Ni Warrenton, Virginia Grey stone IT Accounting/Navision Support Specialist Candidate should be an experienced accountant that has excellent Microsoft Excel skills, an aptitude to pick up new technology skills quickly, pays attention to details and can work in a dynamic, fast- paced environment with limited supervision. This position will focus on first level support for Navision Dynamics accounting software and maintenance of Navision as well as outside reporting packages for a multi-entity family of companies. Knowledge of Navision would be helpful, but not required. EOE Respond in confidence to: By Email: dhuntington@greystoneit.com By Mail: 419 Belle Air Lane, Warrenton, VA 20186 By Fax: 540-341-2121 EOE ciimm Warrenton, Virginia Administrative Assistant FHA Multi-Family Closings Opportunity available for fast-paced, growing multi-family servicer for administrative support in the Closing Department. Duties include obtaining bills for settlement statements, filing, overnight shipments, as well as follow-up. Will assist in the preparation of legal documents. Knowledge of Word & Excel required. Candidate must possess strong organizational and verbal skills, be positive & outgoing, and have the ability to work with clients and co-workers. For confidential consideration, please respond by e-mail: dmonteleone@greystoneusa.com by mail: 419 Belle Air Lane, Warrenton, VA 20186 by fax: 540-341-2121 EOE AGING PROGRAM SPECIALIST The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Area Agency on Aging, is currently seeking qualified applicants for an Aging Program Specialist position. This position performs intake assistance, which includes providing appropriate information and referral/assistance to clients in the aging population. Assesses the needs of clients and families. Coordinates the Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Program. This reliable and detail oriented position coordinates transportation for seniors to attend doctor's and other important appointments. Develops and maintains confidential client records using automated systems. Provides support and training to volunteers and education and community outreach activities for older adult population. Successful candidate must have strong communication, customer service, organizational and time management skills. Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Gerontology or related field, with 2 years experience working with the elderly or special population. Prefer experience providing assessment and case management services. Valid drivers license required. Experience in database mariagement and word processing is preferred. Requires regular, sensitive interactions with clients with mental and/or physical impairments. Must be able to respond to client emergencies requiring contact with emergency response systems. DMV Check required for successful candidate. (Hiring Range: $36,404 - $49,145/yr) 07-272 Closes: 01/26/2007 Additional information and required application contact web site: www.loudoun.gov Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Officers provide security and protection for air travelers, airports and aircraft. Starting at $13.41 per hour Plus Benefits (Includes IR.59*k Ijtctdity Pay) Minimum Requirements U S. Citizenship, or U.S. National * High school diploma. GED or equivalent, or one year of security or aviation screening experience • English proficiency • Pre-employment medical evaluation • Pass a background/credit check Please apply online at: www.tsj^johsxom 1-800-887-1895 TTY: 1-800-887-5506 ‘transportation Security Administration TSA tv an Faju.i! Opportunity F.tnploycT. 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

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Knowledge of Wide Area Networks (WANs), Local Area Networks (LANs), and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) needed. Familiarity with IBM, HP/Compaq hardware and SAN solutions desired. Experience with Citrix, and Security systems, such as Checkpoint NGX, Tipping Point IPS, ePO/ McAfee virus protection, IronMail email aateway, Aventail SSL VPN, and SurfControl Internet filter is desired. Microsoft certifications preferred. Requires a combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and four years experience. Must be able to lift 40 pounds. A criminal background check is required. (Hiring Range: $58,541 - $79,031/yr) 07-275 Closes: 01/26/2007 Additional information and required application contact web site: www.loudoun.aov Property Development Assistant needed for full-time in Rixeyville area. Must be able to work flexible hours, juggle multiple projects, negotiate leases, improvements, repairs, payments and maintenance with suppliers, tenants, engineers and sellers, conduct regular visits in Northern Virginia, and be detail oriented in a very fast paced, busy environment. Must interact well with co-workers, excellent computer and internet skills, and be accustomed to a significant amount of paperwork and project responsibilities done in small team environment. Need great initiative, with strong negotiation and follow-up skills. Property development, sales and management in retail, office and residential fields a plus. Excellent pay and benefits to the right candidate. Great long-term career potential. Smoke free environment. Please email resume to rtxeyvHlepropertvdevassIstante vahoo.com or by fax to (540)937-7011 IVHtV SiAtOW tTIUm AT DICKS SPORTING GOODS Coming Soon! New store i opening in Bailey's Crossroads i on Columbia Pike. Do you iove spoits? Do you want a career with a rapidly growing company ’ it so, then DICK'S Sporting Goods is the company for you. We're looking for friendlv faces to provide great service to our customers. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Great positions aval*Ma: • Sales Associates & leaders - Apparel, footwear Freight Row, I Team Sports, Golf, lodge (Hunting/Camping/Fisriing) • Cashieis j • Bike Technicians • Running Specialists • Fitness Trainer • Maintenance/Operations • Temporary Associates • Administrative Assistant Why Worfc for Dick's Sporting Gnods? , • Competitive Pay • Employee Discount • Excellent Benefits • Full ana Part Time Schedules Apply online at: nnn itlrfcnyithimiiidi Jsbiinml. Interviews by appointment only. WIN BIG j NGCU FAsrW STRONG!* SMMTt* Direct marketing agency in Warrenton is expanding rapidly and needs to hire several career-oriented individuals. Congenial office atmosphere and competitive benefits provided. We will train the right candidates. Compensation commensurate with experience. Ideal candidates must be organized and good communicators. Knowledge of/exp. w/ direct marketing and/or fundraising are a plus. Account Coordinator (21Wide variety of project management and support duties, working directly with internal account supervisors and externally with numerous clients, managing direct mail projects. List Manager* Sale, 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 ★ ★ ★ Cook ★ ★ ★ AirHe Center is a dedicated conference facility and active member of the Internationa] Association of Conference Centers (IACC). We pride ourselves in being creative and innovative chefs and are now recruiting for full-time cook positions. Requires previous cooking experience, positive can do attitude, and ability to work flexible hours to include AM and/or PM shifts, weekends and holidays. Previous experience in high quality, fast paced banquet kitchen or culinary degree preferred, as well sa interest in advancement. Airlie Center offers competitive wages and an excellent benefits package including health, dental and life insurance, paid vacation, 401(k) plan, employee meals and tuition reimbursement. Visit or website at http://www.airSe.org/actmHes/foodlmject.htm and dick on our seasonal recipes to learn more about our mission. Qualified applicants apply to: Airlie Center 6809 Airlie Road, Warrenton, VA 20187 Fax to 549428-7113 E-mail - HR@airUe.com APARTMENT LIVING RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS #407-30-145 FT positions for a new residential group home that will provide 24 hour residential services to four consumers with chronic mental illness in a structured, recovery-focused community program emphasizing community integration and quality of life. Bachelor's degree or 5 years equiv. exp. $28,411.50 p/yr APARTMENT LIVING RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR#399-30-146 FT positions to provide support to adults with mental illness and mental retardation by providing assessment and living skills training in apartment settings. Knowledge of community, housing & financial resources tor chronically mentally impaired. Bachelor's degree or 5 years equiv. exp. $28,411.50 p/yr CASE MANAGER/MH #404-30-147 FT position located in Culpeper primarily to provide intensive case management working specifically with clients recently discharged from State Institutions or at- risk for hospitalization. BA degree in Human Services field and relevant experience. $34,515.00 p/yr DAY HEALTH ft REHAB SPECIALIST #337-30-148 FT position in Warrenton and Orange providing training tor adults w/mental retardation at day support programs. Exp. w/MR population preferred. Cleaning experience a plus!! $24,531.00 p/yr GROUP HOME SUPERVISOR #150-30-149 FT position providing supervision and administration of the day to day staffing and activities of a MR group home emphasizing community integration and quality of life. BS degree or equiv exp. $34,515.00 p/yr. PSYCHOSOCIAL REHAB PROVIDER #406-30-150 FT in Culpeper to coordinate a unit within the clubhouse program. ‘Provide training and educational opportunities for mental health consumers, including job-readiness, independent living skills and community integration. This position Will provide additional evening and weekend program opportunities tor consumers. Combination of education and experience to meet Virginia's requirements for Qualified Mental Health Professionals. $28,411.50 p/yr. SENIOR CASE MANAGER# 329-30-151 FT position in Culpeper providing programmatic, clinical and administrative supervision to case managers, serving consumer with mental retardation. Ensure regulatory requirements are met. Provide outreach, conduct site audits and maintain case load. Knowledge of developmental disabilities, illnesses & issues facing consumers. Counseling and crisis intervention skills, including conducting assessments. Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills. Ability to remain organized and objective. Bachelor's degree required and 2 years exp. $38,064.00 p/yr RAPPAHANNOCK RAPIDAN ffl COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARO Apply wfth RRCSB/AAA application by 8:30am, MONDAY, January 29,2007, HR, P.O. Box 1568, Culpeper, VA 22701. (540) 825-3100 TDD: (540)825-7391 EEO/AA KJennlngs@rnBab.org tit FAUQUIER HOSPITAL Advanced Care Close at Hand JOB FAIR Work in the beautiful countryside of Warrenton, VA. No traffic and away from the hustle and bustle of the city. This is a Planetree facility which exemplifies extraordinary patient care. The rewards and recognition of working in such a patient focused environment are abundant! Fauquier Hospital and its Home Health Agency invite you to attend our Nursing and Allied Health Job Fair; Thursday, January 25th 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Fauquier Hospital, Sycamore Conference Room B Located on the 1st floor Fauquier Hospital Attn: Human Resources 500 Hospital Drive Warrenton, VA 20186 540-341-0823 (fax) www.fauquierhospital.org EOE IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR ALL POSITIONS RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PTs, OTs & SPEECH. Whether you are looking for a new, exciting career path or a steady part time income, MID-ATLANTIC HOME HEALTH Has clients in your area. For more information call (800) 989-0055 We now offer PC A training! 1 Please call for details GAINESVILLE HEALTH AND ‘ REHABILITATION CENTER f Is now hiring for all shifts ' # CNAs, LPNs & RNs 12 hour shifts & flex scheduling is also available. contact Uatfca or Candy at sn-aaesmo WARRENTON OVERLOOK HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER A 115 bed Skilled Long Term Care Facility has the following employment opportunities available: ❖ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING-RN ❖ MDS COORDINATOR-RN ❖ STAFF DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR - RN ❖ CHARGE NURSE - RN or LPN 3pm-11 pm & Weekend Program ❖ CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT 7am-3pm, 3pm-11 pm & Weekend Program We offer flexible scheduling, competitive wages, bonuses, differentials, holiday pay, PTO, health, vision, dental and life insurance, medical treatment discounts. STD, LTD, tuition reimbursement, educational opportunities, retirement plan, credit union membership, caring supportive staff and much more. For more information please contact HR at: 360 Hospital Dr; Warrenton, VA 20186 Phone 540-349-1919 Fax 540-341-0431 taylorc@fau<|uierhospitai.org With 18 Newspapers In Our Times Community Newspapers Group, Weve Got Northern Virginia Wrapped upi Call 347-4222 .f' "■ Fud Time Employment; . J 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 A 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. Receptionist Wanted for Home Health Agency. Must be customer focused, dependable, professional. Computer skills a must, healthcare background preferred. Fax resume to: A. Thomas (540)727-9549 Tel (540)727-9539 In-Home Support Services, Inc. Marketing Coordinator Wanted Must be highly organized, energetic, Customer focused, computer skills a must, nursing. or healthcare experience preferred. Fax resume to: (540)727-9549 Tel (540)727-9539 In-Home Su pport Services, Inc. CNAs Seeking dependable CNAs to work 12 hour shifts and live-ins. Full-time and part-time also available. Call for application infor. Tel (540)727-9539 Social Services BSW/MSW w/ experience, PTFT, Provide support to patients and families, home visits, mileage, benefits, caring team setting vi/Hospice of the Rapidan. Resumes to: erossl@hotr. org. TECHNICIAN Install, service & adjust professional video & audio eqpt in VA/DC/MD area. Electronics, AN or digital servicing/ installation bckgrnd essential. Travel req'd. Fax resume : 407-833-4990; email: jobs@ genproi.com. General Projection Systems, 707 Platinum Point, Suite 2001, Lake Mary, FI. 32746 WANTED Evening §hift CASHIER for Convenice Store Ex. preferred & benefits available. Rt 522 Flint Hill. Call Settle's Grocery (540)675-3252 For all of your Classified needs call the Fauquier Times-Democrat 540-347-4222 1995 Lincoln Continental, excellent condition, sun/moonroof, only 96,000 miles, 4 door, all power, recent VA state safety inspection, owner's manual. Holiday price $4,495. Phone (540)439-3259. 1996 BMW Z3 Blk Conv. 5-spd,AC, Excl. Cond, 141k mis, $9,500 / OBO (540)622-3122 2000 A-6 Audi, 6spd, turbo, fully loaded, meticulously maintained. $14,950, Warrenton. (540)272-5218 2003 Ford Taurus, 4dr, 91K, runs good, $5000. (703)926-5992 2003 Honda Civic LX: Tan, AM/FM/CD. excel cond, 65k, $10,800/ obo. (703)777-2166. 2005 Honda Civic EXSE, red, 34.5K, 5spd, moonroof, CD/ MP3, 40+mpg $14,990 540-987-9226 $500 Police Impounds. Honda's Chevy's, etc. from $500. For listings 800-625-9080 ext 2416. '87 Pontiac Trans AM, T*Tops, 305 TPI, 5 sp, digital dash, SLP exhaust. $1900/obo 917-400-6638 '88 Honda. Runs well. (540)882-3381. . 88 Mercury Sable Wagon: 3.8, V6, fully loaded. Best offer. (703)779-2336. '95 Toyota XLE Camry: 141k. 1 owner. Excellent cond. $3500. (703)642-7284 call before 9pm. 96 FORD TAURUS: Gray, 120k mi. Good cond. 6cyl. VA insp. $1595. Aft 5pm wkdys 703-623-1655. '96 VW Passat, navy blue, 5sp, 6 cd changer, $3650 (540)347-1656 '97 Chevy Monte Carlo, auto, AC. great cond, $2950/obo. 540-908-4965 / 703-585-3096 . 97 Chrysler TNC LXI. Lthr seats, extended cab, Pwr door/wind. 131k mi. $4200/OBO. Steve 240-464-8131. ’97 Ford Crown Victoria: Tinted/elec windows. New tires, great cond. 120k mi. $2500. (703)973-4051. '97 Honda Civic EX single owner, 170K mis, 35mpg, 5 sp, sunroof, pwr pack, $3500/obo. caK: 540-341-8896 '99 Chevrolet Malibu LS: V-6, power windows, mirrors, locks, keyless entry. 25k mi. Excel cond. My 83-yr old mother drove it to church & seniors. $7600. 703-771-7860. ITS 89 250 4X4 ATV. $ 5 0 0 / o b o . (703)222-4842. 03 Oidsmobile Bravada. exc cond, 39K, sunroof, towing pkg, $ 1 4,5 0 0. (540)937-8979 04 Honda Pilot EXL, 45K, silver w/gray Ithr, htd sts/mirrors, 4WD. Must sell $19,999/obo. (540)428-2273 evenings b/f 8pm 2002 Excursion Ltd: Turtx) diesel, 4wd, 70k mi. Like new. DVD sys, Ithr, tow pkg. $22,900. (703)795-5019 2004 Ford Expedition, Eddie Bauer, aH Ithr, 29K, backup censors, tow pkg. $25,000. (540)371-9296 93 Toyota Land Cruiser, exc cond, brush guard. 144K, new brakes, runs exc. $8,200. (540)347-7206 94 Isuzu Rodeo LS. 132Krra, V6, Runs Grt, AT, all pwr, Cruise, Tilt tood A/C & Heat. 2500, 540-497-1560 94 Isuzu Trooper, 4WD, 5spd, clean, maintenance up to date. 1 35K. $3,400. (540)347-1656 97 JEEP Grand Cherokee, loaded, red. 4x4. auto. 87K mis, hitch & roof rack, $5200. 540-222-2599 '99 Dodge Durango V85.9 Liter 4WD, Good Condition, Reliable $4000/OBO. 540-439-8890 Chevy, '91, Blazer. Red w/trailer, electric brake control, 4dr, V6, good tires, roof rack, $950. 703-385-3753. Ford '97 Explorer Sport. 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. •70 TreBere . V' ~,iW. i . ’ '00 Winter Wolf utility trailer, 4.5 X 8, pivit dump option, $375/ obo540-364-9694 / 540-273-1089 00 Chevy Silverado 1500 4wd, Z71 pkg, fully loaded, Tono cover, 74k mi. $15k/ OBO. (540)668-9023 00 Dodge Dakota Sport, rear bench seat, 70K mis, like new cond, red. auto. CD, $7500/ obo. 540-905-0459 01 Ford F350 SuperDuty Dually PU, 4dr, 7.3L, Diesel, auto, 5th whl, 16 5 K, $15,500. (21)2)438-7045 03 Chevy Silverado 2500HD, Whte, longbed, 27K mis, PS, PB, 2WD, $14K/ OBO. 540-937-4854 05' Ford FI 50, extended cab, V8 auto. 4 avail for sale $14,900. Milage range from 11k - 30k. 703-478-3500. 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 $7,05Q/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. $3500/060. (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 11 OK, new engine, good cond. Runs great! $8,000. 703-777-6216. Toyota '83 PU 4x4. 22R eng., frame cracked. $ 1 0 0 0 / o b o . (703)222-4842. 01 Chrysler Town & County Van, AM/FM/ CD, pwr doors, 112K mis, $5500. (540)341-8896 2000 Chrysler Town&Country Ltd, $6000, 112K, silver. Rhr int, htd/memseats, PW/PD, new tires & insp. 540-364-3999 95 Mercury Villager: 125k mi, good cond, drk grn. All maintenance records avail $2600. 703-464-0232. 96 Dodge Grand Cara/1 van: All Pwr, 2 sliding drs. 125k mi. Crrt insfV emiss. Gd cond. $2600, (703)771-8405. FORD 95 250 Cargo Service Vein w/ shelves & bins. Must see. $2900. 703-7231590 -i' . 4 J TWo Professional Sales Representatives tor the 01 Auto Retailer in Fauquier County. Join the Leader in Automotive Sales. At Country Chevrolet we have established a solid reputation of honesty,integrity and outstanding customer sen/ice-before and after the sale. With the hottest products on the market and the fastest growing dealership in our region, we want to add two sales professionals to our staff to help expand our market penetration and to help maintain our extremely loyal customer base. Our current staff of sales professionals are a mix of top performers in automotive sales, in other industries, and some who started their career right here, at Country Chevrolet. If you are currently a top performer in your industry, are committed to customer service, are willing to leam our business, and you are ready for the next level, apply today. //I*«*.**«.. Country Chevrolet, Inc. ( QUmrV" Lee Hwy. East; Warrenton, VA 20186 540-347-9000 Contact Steve Myers or Bob Grouge All replies are strictly confidential.