Rappahannock News, July 5, 2007

129th Year ... No. 26 Phone (540)675-3338 THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2007 WWW.RAPPNEWS.COM 50 CENTS Kif i 1 Mt )N0 V A 1 ? 4J*! V'! > Rappahannock fjninty’s Family Newspapef Since 18 Jan’s journey from coma to comeback Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Anita L. Sherman BEAMING: Jan Christiaan Alexander Ford has published his first book, “Smith in the Future” By Anita L. Sherman Rappahannock News StaffWriter John Ford greets visitors with a warm smile. His wife Marijke shows the way to an enchanting backyard where a white pergola umbrellas an inviting table setting. A small vase holds a splash of vivid pink flowers and there is plate of salmon hors d’ oeuvres and another of assorted soft cheeses and crackers. And then there is Jan. He rises, his blue eyes alert and focused, a broad smile and a firm handshake. “The flies are ubiquitous,” he says gently waving a few away. Being in the presence of this young man, it is hard to imagine that there was ever a time when he wasn’t charming, engaging and an easy conversationalist. It is also hard to imagine that a few years ago, his prognosis was so dire that his parents were told that he wouldn’t move beyond a vegetative state. They were advised to place him in an institution. The story of Jan is a triumphant one. It Was February of 1996, when he was 17, that a skiing accident left him with a severe brain shear injury, basal skull fracture, a broken arm and a broken iliac spur. This is a bone on the pelvis. He lay in a coma - unreachable through modem medicine - his mind, soul and body in a suspended state of reality. It was on Father’s Day over four months later that moans could be heard coming from Jan. Moans at first and then a quivering tongue attempting to form sounds that would allow his moans to become recognizable sounds of speech. He was coming out of the coma but returning to a world filled with pain as his now contorted arms and legs would need to be straightened and strengthened. Told that he would never walk, Jan returned home in a wheelchair in December of 1996. While his long term memory was still intact, his short term memory was almost non-existent. “He basically had to learn everything all over again,” smiled his mother Marijke. “Yes, I was a six-foot baby” laughed Jan who has an often dry sense of humor that thankfully returned. “The doctors have told me . that having a good sense of humor helps in the healing process,” chimed in John Ford. From the walker, Jan practiced taking one step at a time. It Was a slow frustrating process for both parents and child. See JAN, Page A8 Photo John Ford BOOK SIGNER: Jan was happy to spend Saturday afternoon autographing his new book for friends and family. Contractor wins at supervisors’ meeting By Kevin AlLen Rappahannock News Staff Writer - A neighborhood zoning debate between pro-business and conservation-minded residents along Ben Venue Road was settled Monday by the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors. The board unanimously approved Greg Williams’ special-exception permit to continue operating his tree service, landscaping and snow removal business on the property near Flint Hill. An overflow crowd spilled down the stairs leading up to the courtroom as the audience squeezed in to hear the supervisors’ decision. The board approved the permit with several conditions that Williams had suggested. He will operate with limits on hours of operation, storage of vehicles and materials, parking, building placement, building materials and the number of employees allowed on site. Williams’ attorney Frank Reynolds emphasized that his client had tailored the permit application to address neighbors’ concerns. 1 News from VDOT Route 633 in Rappahannock County closed to traffic Expect delays due to repairs of the Battle Run Road bridge CULPEPER- On Wednesday, July 11, the bridge at Route 633 (Battle Run Road) and Route 627 (Long Mountain Road) will be closed to traffic from 7a.m.- 7p.m. Short-term intermittent closures will be necessary on Thursday, July 12. ■Crews will repair the superstructure of the Battle Run Road bridge in Rappahannock County. During the closure, traffic should use alternate routes. Motorists should expect delays on Thursday, July 12 and are urged to avoid the area if at all possible. After the repairs are completed traffic will be open to all lanes in both directions. Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) But many neighboring property owners were not appeased. Neighbors’ primary concern was safety on Ben Venue Road! The narrow, winding road serves as a heavily traveled shortcut between Flint Hill and U.S. 211. Adding truck traffic to the mix is a disaster waiting to happen, they said. Flint Hill resident Jean Lillard asked, “Does somebody have to get killed to drive this fact home?” The road is as narrow as 16 feet in some areas, she said. And incidents have already occurred on the road with Williams’ trucks, she added, but they go unreported. She gave the example of an acquaintance whose rear view mirror was knocked off by one of Williams’ vehicles. Williams said that is the only traffic incident that any of his trucks have had on the road, and he has been operating at the site since 1993. Opponents of Williams’ permit application repeatedly said they did not want to put him out of business or force him to leave Rappahannock. Thevjust want him to find a comme?c2STarea for his operation. That’s not so easy, Williams answered. Commercial property is not as plentiful in Rappahannock as some people seem to think it is, he said. Williams looked into the possibility of moving his operation to a commercially zoned area, but the cost would have forced him to move his business out of the county. “I wish Greg well in his business, but I wish he’d conduct it elsewhere,” said Holly Probst, who lives across Ben Venue Road from Williams. Because Williams has his mulch trucked to his property from other locations, she challenged the assertion that he is running an agricultural operation. “I hope the Board of Supervisors See SUPERVISORS, Page A2 Board adopts sludge ordinance By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer If you can’t ban it, regulate it. That’s the attitude Rappahannock County officials and many residents have had toward sewage sludge since two farmers applied for permits to spread the low-cost fertilizer on their fields last fall. When it became clear that Rappahannock’s ban on sludge would not stand up against Virginia laws that allow it to be applied to fields, county officials began working to crafl new sludge regulations. The County Board of Supervisors finalized that effort Monday by unanimously adopting a new ordinance that will replace the 13-year-old county ban on the land application of sludge. Also known as biosolids, sludge is a combination of human and industrial waste that is treated to Amissville Amusement Amissville columnist Julie Emery was one of the first to get in line for one of her tevorite things - carnival rides. If you missed this one, don’t worry, Flint Hill will be having their parade and carnival starting August 15. Photo by Juke Emery reduce the prevalence of diseasecausing bacteria. Some farmers prefer to use it as an inexpensive alternative to commercially produced fertilizers. Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke said sludge has been the topic of more public hearings than any other issue during his tenure in Rappahannock. He called the new regulations a “cutting-edge sludge ordinance” that “pushes the envelope.” A five-person committee began working on the ordinance in October and finished the 21-page document in April. The committee included, Luke, County Administrator John McCarthy, the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection’s Rick Kohler, RappFLOWs Tim Bondelid and Recyc Systems’ Susan Trumbo. Trumbo represented the biosolids’ industry’s perspective on the committee and spoke to the supervisors Monday. She said she supports the new ordinance and, is happy to see Rappahannock attempting to work within state regulations. But it would be best if Virginia would adopt consistent statewide regulations, she said. Representatives from RLEP and RappFLOW stood up to support the ordinance. Neither group supports the land application of sludge, but agreed that the new ordinance is the best option if a ban is not legally defensible. The new ordinance pertains to . Rappahannock's health code. Regulations for storage of sludge will be included in the county’s zoning ordinance. E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapera.com Newsmakers VI—IMIA QYILW4R TRAILS La Don’t feed the bears They’re furry and sometimes appear friendly but in order to preserve them, don’t feed them. See Page B1. Coming attraction Thought lost, this project to have Rappahannock put on the Civil War Trails map has new life. See Page A2. What’s next? Eric Cantor has the support of some and the disdain of others. But either way, he’s a powerhouse. See Page B5. Coach hired Mike Williams is holding a pre-season meeting for players and parents tomorrow. He's the new football coach. See Page A6.

Good news for Rappahannock County’s cats and dogs A new organization, RappCats, is forming to help the county’s abandoned, abused and feral cats. There will be a meeting of the new group on Saturday, July 7, at 10:00 a.m. at the library to share ideas, brainstorm and set long and short-term goals. Important note: nobody is being asked to take in cats. For more information, contact Esther & Franklin Schmidt at 987-8410 or email at FES @ FESchmidt.com On another and equally vital note, the Shenandoah Valley Spay & Neuter Clinic in Harrisonburg, VA is now offering low cost spays and neuters for both cats (includ ing feral cats) and dogs and is available to residents of I I High Quality Fabrics Large Selection of Books, Patterns & Notions Creative Grid Rulers we offer.... 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Please call 540-437-1980 to schedule an appointment or to obtain further information.” Surprise funding to pay for Civil War project By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News StaffWriter An effort to commemorate Rappahannock County’s role in the Civil War has been resurrected three months after it was buried by a state agency. The Virginia Department of Transportation awarded $86,000 on June 21 for signs and a visitor kiosk that will explain how Rappahannock fit in to the the four-year war. In late March, VDOT rep resentatives said Rappahannock’s application didn’t make the cut. But the story changed a few weeks ago when department officials discovered that additional funding was available for the Transportation Enhancement Program. When that windfall - appeared, Rappahannock was first on the list. The proposal calls for 14 markers that will be located along county roads and a kiosk that will be built next to the Rappahannock County Library. Woodville residents John and Judy Tole spent two years putting the proposal together. “It’s something that I think will benefit the county,” John Tole said. “It’s a niche in tourism that’s fairly big in this area.” Some 60 Rappahannock residents and business owners wrote letters to VDOT in support of the project. Both the County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors also voiced their approval. The proposal bills the project as a tourist draw that will have educational, cultural and economic benefits for Rappahannock by preserving local history. Students from Rappahannock County High School helped produce maps for the proposal and other students will build the kiosk next to the library. No large-scale military action took place in Rappahannock during 'the war, but the county served as a major thoroughfare for Union and Confederate forces. For example, most or all of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia passed through Rappahannock en route to Manassas, Antietem and Gettysburg. Rappahannock was also part of the territory known as Mosby’s Confederacy, which refers to the region where Col. John S. Mosby - also known as the “Gray Ghost” - haunted Union troops with his guerrilla tactics. More than 1,000 county residents served in the military during the war. Those who stayed home were subjected to having their homes, food and possessions confiscated by passing troops. Virginia has more Civil War battlefields and sites than VIRGINIA L any other state. The Virginia Civil War Trails program marks both the famous and the lesser known locations that were important during the war. The trails consist of nearly 400 stops in five interconnected driving tours. All five counties that border Rappahannock already have sites included in the system. A time line for implementing the project will be decided in the fall. E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers.com Supervisors From page A1 will look at the facts and not friendships or family ties,” she said. Probst then submitted to the board a list of 50 signatures from residents opposing Williams’ permit. Local real estate agent Howie Swaim brought up another concern, saying that Williams’ business will negatively affect his neighbors’ property values. Supervisor Roger Welch, who represents the' Whkefteld District that includes'" Williams. ..Tree Service, countered the., points brought up by Williams’ opponents. Ben Venue Road has always been dangerous, Welch said, and until very recently he had not heard any complaints about Williams’ business. He added that he has heard from far more people that are in favor of Williams’ permit. Welch also pointed out that Williams was willing to concede to a long list of conditions limiting his use of the 6-acre lot. “I have never seen so many restrictions on a property,” Welch said. Some members of the audience had brought up comparisons to B&S Site Development, which last winter was denied a special-exception permit to run a contractor’s yard on Seven Ponds Road in Amissville. Both areas are zoned agricultural. The difference, Welch said, is that Seven Ponds Road is, for all practical purposed/ residential in character and Ben * Venue . Road is agricultural Welch also said he sees Williams’ business as an extension of farming. “I don’t see any legal grounds for denying this application,” Welch concluded. Welch made the motion to approve Williams’ permit and the other supervisors unanimously agreed. Seven Ponds news B&S Site Development has completely moved its operation off the property owned by B&S co-owner Michael L. Brown Jr. on Seven Ponds Road in Amissville, County Administrator John McCarthy said Monday. Brown’s application for a specialexception permit to operate a contractor’s yard on the 25-acre agricultural property was unanimously denied by the Board of Supervisors in December. The issue did not end there, as ongoing complaints from Brown’s neighbors led county officials to draft a consent order to address alleged violations on the property and threaten legal action against B&S. McCarthy said the consent order was never signed, because the company moved the offending equipment off the lot before the document became necessary. E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers.com Financial Problems? Bankruptcy May Help! • Too Many Bills • Harassing Phone Calls • Collection Suits • Auto Repossession • Wage Garnishments • Home Foreclosures We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the bankruptcy code. Earl J. Oberbauer, Jr. Attorney At Law 540-829-6900 • 1-800-434-3059 FREE •Tsn INITIAL CONSULTATION Providing Affordable. 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Statewide poll demonstrates strength of growing conservation majority The Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (VALCV-EF) and the Piedmont Environmental Council have released the results of a statewide survey that demonstrates strong majorities throughout the state with respect to conserving Virginia s natural resources. Most interesting is that the conservation coalition that emerges is as diverse as the electorate itself - comprised of Republican-leaning audiences, such as conservatives who attend church at least weekly, to mon liberal secular voters and moderates. AD are highly supportive of a conservation agenda and conservation candidates. “Clearly the results of this survey demonstrate that Virginians from all walks of life support proposals that encourage more land conservation, that invest in alternative and renewable energy and that give com m unities the tools they need to address growth,” said Christopher G. Miller, President of PEC and Lisa Guthrie, Executive Director of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. “There is a clear and growing “Conservation Majority” of voters that is demanding that our Commonwealth take further actions to preserve and enhance our communities Key findings of the poll include: Climate Change and Energy Efficiency • 61 percent of voters believe the State must have a large role in solving the issue of global warming • 78 percent of voters believe that businesses in Virginia have a responsibility to reduce global warming pollution and other wastes • 86 percent believe the State government should invest Board of Supervisors roundup By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Auto sales , amendment passes A new amendment to Rappahannock County’s zoning code will allow auto sales and services in the Highway Commercial Zone between Sperryville and Shenandoah National Park along U.S. 211. The County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the amendment Monday. Piedmont District Supervisors Eddie Wayland, who represents the area where the zone is located, made the motion for approval. Willie and Cathem Smith applied for the amendment, because they want to sell vintage cars and other vehicles on the former site of Cooter’s Place, which they own. Since their property is located entirely within the flood plain of the Thornton River, car sales will only be allowed inside existing buildings on the lot. The amendment requires a special-use permit before a landowner is allowed to sell autos on site, so the Smiths will need to apply for that permit before they can set up the new business. Scrabble School Bob Lander, president of the Scrabble School Preservation Foundation, told the board that a $250,000 grant the organization applied for was denied. Lander said the group will continue to pursue funding to convert the old segregated school to a senior citizens center. The foundation will present photos, video clips, maps and stories about the school at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the r RappFLOW offices in Sperryville. Call Amy Silver O’Leary at 540-860-1774 or email her at ajsilver@shentel. net for more information. School costs Rappahannock County Schools Superintendent Bob Chappell told the board that $9,069.50 of the schools’ 200607 budget went unspent and will be returned to the county. Jackson District Supervisor Ron Frazier and Wakefield District Supervisor Roger Welch will work with County School Board members to try to find ways for the schools to increase funding received from the state. Allegheny denied County Administrator John McCarthy reported that a 16-percent residential rate hike proposed by Allegheny Power was denied by the State Corporation Commission. Fees raised The board agreed to raise application fees for zoning permits $100. The current fees had not been changed since 1994 and were not covering the county’s costs for mailing and administration. Community services Brian Duncan, of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board and Area Agency on Aging, reported to the board on the group’s plan for fiscal 2008. The agency plans to roll out several new services during the next year. Duncan and other representatives at the meeting said it has been a tough budget year for the agency. More people are moving to the region, but funding sources are not increasing. Mid Summer Sale! Starts July 1st Jackets, Purses, Boots NEWS to Me Get the local news delivered to your desktop every week. To subscribe, visit TimesCommunity.com and sign up to receive News to Me your weekly e-newsletter. Your TimesCommunity.com weekly e-Newsletter in making Virginia’s universities the nation’s leader in the research and development of clean energy alternatives • *85 percent believe that State government should do more to encourage clean and alternative energy research and development in Virginia Chesapeake Bay Clean Up • 61 percent of voters say cleaning up the Bay is a top concern in deciding their vote for candidate for public office • 68 percent of voters would pay one dollar a month more in either taxes or fees in order to dedicate those funds to preserving the Chesapeake Bay • 85 percent of voters say it is important to meet Virginia’s 20 percent land conservation goals within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Transportation • 70 percent of voters are Another term for Tepper Tom Tepper was appointed to serve another term for the Stonewall-Hawthorne District on the County Planning Commission. very or somewhat concerned about traffic in their area • 68 percent of voters prefer a candidate for public office who believes we should invest in creating more transportation options for Virginia, such as more commuter rail and expanded bus services to reduce traffic Managing Growth • 65 percent of voters say that a candidate’s view on land use, growth and curbing sprawl r will be the most important or an important factor in their voting decision • 72 percent of voters believe that local government should be given more tools to manage growth and development in their area • 60 percent of voters say that it is only fair that private developers should contribute to the additional costs of growth to the community, such as building new schools, roads and other infrastructure The poll was conducted by Myers Research Strategic Services and American Viewpoint between June 7 and 12. 600 likely 2007 Virginia voters were interviewed. The poll has a margin of +/- 4 percent. Samples from all regions of Virginia were included in the poll-Northem Virginia, Tidewater, Shenandoah Valley, Central Virginia, Southside, and Southwest. PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING CHAPTER RELATING TO THE STORAGE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE On Monday, August 6, 2007, at 7:00 PM, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors shall hold a Public Hearing at the Courthouse in Washington, VA, to consider an amendment to the Zoning Chapter of the Rappahannock County Code to adopt additional standards for the issuance of Special Exception permits for the storage of sewage sludge (biosolids). The complete text of the proposed amendment is available for inspection at the County Administration Office during normal business hours, or at .http://www.raDPahannockcountwa.gov. under the link for Notices and Documents. In addition, the Rappahannock County Hanning Commission shall hold a Public Hearing on the proposed amendments on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 7:30 PM at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia. All interested persons are invited to attend either or both meetings and to make comments. Written comments may be submitted to either body at PO Box 519, Washington, VA 22747. ■OVAL PIAZA* FRONT ROYAL . VA • iVWt (05 >101 *HOLRS:MON. SAT .10 9: SL'V 125 lUtAV SNOffINGCBbTtt • LURAY. VA • 15-401’4 1 1110 • HLXRS. VYDN. FR1 U) i) SAT V 8, SON. 12 *0-5:10 MAttfNTOt CBsTHt • VVARKlNTON VA • S-K! M' 1 S2» • M< H. RS \* >N. SAT K)V SON 12b

Editorial & Opinion July 5, 2007 JUppafjanttocfe Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBUSHER 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) 875-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 e-mail: asharmanOtifnespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m„ Monday-Friday . THURSDAY, JULY 5,2007 Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations www.rappnews.com Our View Drive Slowly The speed limit in the Town of Washington is 25 mph. The speed limit in Sperryville is 25 mph. Once you leave Sperryville you can kick up to 35 mph as you head toward Woodville. If you get on U.S. 211 you can push the petal to 55 mph but it’s on this stretch that the tendency is to go faster. Not a good idea at any time but made even more hazardous to your pocketbook with the new drivers fees. This may be the summer to think about seriously slowing down now that we are into July and some of the General Assembly’s new laws have kicked in, strictures that carry penalties that clearly demonstrate that our lawmakers may have gotten carried away. Consider this: Under the “Driver Responsibility Tax” slipped into the state’s massive transportation funding bill passed in April, a driver who repeatedly creeps up to 70 on that stretch of U.S. 211 faces a fine of $2,500, up to a year in jail, and a new mandatory tax of $1,050. The tax can go as high as $3,000 in addition to a points’ tax that tops out at $700 a year for as many years as the points remain on a driver’s record. Being stopped for going 70 mph on U.S. 211 is worth six points. Lawmakers apparently recognized that these are draconian measures; they have put a structure in place whereby offenders can pay off their debt to society over three years. It is anticipated that the commonwealth can raise an additional $65 million to $120 million this year with the new fine structure in place. One of the interesting twists in the bill is that it falls only on Virginia residents; out-of-staters pay according to the old schedule. What’s up with that? As part of the road-improvement legislation, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has been given some taxing authority, and according to reports is mulling the wisdom of hiking the taxes on rental cars and hotel rooms, among other things. Those are generally pretty easy taxes to enact because their effect is mostly borne by visitors. Finding ways to fleece visitors is a favorite occupation of many a statehouse. That Virginia has decided to take the opposite tack leaves us scratching our heads. We want good roads and safe roads as much as anyone, but this is a plan through which too many people on too-tight budgets are going to get hurt. It qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment. Hopefully these harsh new penalties will be reserved for habitual offenders and act as a strong deterrent for aggressive drivers rather than punishing those that an ill afford it. The truth is, as a people, we remain remarkably free and unfettered. Celebrate that, this week in particular. Just buckle up on the drive to and fro, and obey the speed limits Otherwise, it could cost you - big time. Thankful for a supportive community As student ambassadors with People to People, we want to say thank you to everyone who helped us reach our tuition goals and made our overseas trips possible. Billy is traveling through England and France right now and Laurel leaves July 12 for England, Ireland and Wales. We want to thank our Amissville United Methodist Church family for sponsoring our fund-raising dinners and supporting us every step of the way. We want to thank Culpeper Tractor Supply for sponsoring our Car Wash, our friends and neighbors for lending their help at our fund raisers and those businesses »nH citizens in the surrounding communities that attended our fund raisers and/or sent in monies. We also want to thank the newspapers for putting our stories and ads out so the community could know about us. None of this would be possible without all of you! We are very grateful for your support and glad to be a part of such a wonderful community! Thanks for making our dreams come true! Laurel and Billy Shaffer * Amissville Letters Waterpenny Farm begins to recover We are veiy grateful for the 65 volunteers who came to Waterpenny Farm over the course of the weekend and last week to help us remove more than 50,000 pounds of herbicide-contaminated hay that we had used to mulch our fields. The hay was heavy, moldy and hard to work with, yet people stuck with the job, and many came for several mulchlifting sessions. Volunteers ranged from children to many over age 70, and everywhere in between. Volunteers contributed about 150 hours to this colossal effort, and our own crew on the form, along with extra labor we hired with help from community donations, worked about 250 hours. As I write this on Saturday morning, 16 of the 18 fields that were mulched are unmulched (When you read this, the mulch will all be removed!). The healing process of our land is already beginning. The next step is to pull out the 12,000 contaminated vegetable plants by the roots and remove them from our fields. We also commend Kenner Love, our local extension agent, for helping us to quickly diagnose our problem and then understand its implications. Although his expertise isn’t in vegetables, he has contacted and quickly connected us to experts who are. He brought a state expert to our form last week to confirm that it was, in fact, the hay. It is because of the quick and thorough work on his part that we were able to recognize and act quickly to contain the damage that the herbicide-tainted hay has caused. Kenner is a great asset in our county, and is a true friend of farmers. At Waterpenny Farm, we use ecological growing methods - no pesticides, no synthetic fertilizers, as well as soil and water conservation methods and habitat preservation to produce healthful, good-tasting vegetables. All of our form inputs (other than hay, which we naively assumed was just grass) are certified organic, though we haven’t chosen to become certified. Unfortunately, we were unaware until about two weeks ago of the fact that hay is a crop that is routinely sprayed with a variety of pesticides, including herbicides. We are acutely aware of this now, and will, of course, only use mulch hay that is grown within our own standard of growing from now on. We’ve learned a lot in the past two weeks, including about herbicides. The chemical sprayed on the hayfields we got this mulch from was called ' Photo courtesy ot Waterpenny Farm HELPING HANDS: Dozens of volunteers helped remove contaminated hay mulch during the past few weeks at Waterpenny Farm. Grazon, from Dow Chemical. It is a combination of 2,4-D and Pidoram. Pidoram is the ingredient that has caused the problems on our farm, and has rendered roughly half of the food our farm would have produced inedible (both by our own standard, and legally, as it is unrated for human consumption). We don’t yet know the actual concentration of the chemical in our soil, and are still undear about how much time we’ll need to remediate the problem. We hope it will be no more than one growing season. The more we learn about this particular chemical, Pidoram, the riskier it seems to apply it to the earth at all. Pidoram (formerly named Tbrdon) has been around for decades, but has only been used in Virginia since 2002, and is only sold in some parts of Virginia — areas, like our Rappahannock County, where broadleaf row crops are uncommon and cows and hayfields are. It’s designed to kill all broadleaf plants, is effective at trace dosages and persists on the hay and in the soil. It also persists through the gut of cows, horses or any animal that eats it and comes out in the manure, thus making a good organic compost component trade to garden plants. Composting doesn’t break it down. This information is written as a warning in the 10-page Grazon pesticide label that we’ve read, but the way this information is passed down the chain - from the chemical company to the pesticide applicator to the hay farmer to the people who buy the hay - seems like a big game of “telephone.” The message doesn’t come through clearly, or in our case even at all. We hope that our very bad experience this year at Waterpenny Farm can have some positive effect. It already has sparked the flow of information on Rappnet about the use of herbicides in hay and the transfer and persistence of Picloram. This isn’t the first time that this chemical has caused problems on an economically significant scale. Currently, manure from any animal that has eaten hay of unknown origin in the county is a possible toxin, rather than a great source of organic material for your garden. Ask questions of your hay supplier. If you are the steward of a conventionally managed hayfield in Rappahannock County, we hope that this stoiy will make you want to ask more questions of the people who sell and apply the chemicals. Ask for the labels, read them and evaluate the risk versus the benefit of the chemical before you decide to have the pesticide applied. Pesticide applicators are required by law to keep accurate records of spraying of controlled substances, such as Grazon, and you should keep a copy of them on hand. This could save you from being a link in a chain that you really don’t want to be a part of Chris Parrish, our hay supplier, definitely didn’t mean us any harm and was unaware that spraying Grazon could cause this kind of problem - as he said, it won’t happen in the future! .This year, Waterpenny Farm will have only a few crops (those that we don’t mulch) until late August. These include lettuce, broccoli, greens, scallions, onions, garlic (which is mulched, but with uncontaminated hay), leafy greens, beets, flowers and eggs. Half of the farm is unaffected, and our fourth tomato planting, as well as late squash, cucumbers and melons, will be ready sometime in August. Fall offerings like winter squash and greens should be on schedule. Our Community Supported Agriculture is canceled for eight weeks. We are dropping the Warrenton market for the summer, but will be taking a reduced load to Saturday (Charlottesville) and Sunday (Thkoma Park, Md.) markets, and will have produce on the farm on Fridays and Saturdays. We hope to supplement our offerings on the farm with produce from other pesticide-firee farms in the area. Rachel Bynum and Eric Plaksin Waterpenny Farm, Sperryville Verizon troubles not isolated to Rappahannock I read the Rappahannock News’s recent articles about Verizon telephone service with great interest because I have been trying to get dependable service at my house for approximately six years. I live near Wolftown in Madison County and I have two land lines at my house. Originally, I had one line, but found that I “needed” a second line for my computer about five or six years ago. When they “split” the line to give me two numbers, they did not install another line underground to my house, but used the same one somehow. Since then, I can almost always depend on having no phone service on my original line after it rains. A few years ago, both lines were that way, but a technician worked on the problem and got the computer line repaired. Now I can use that line to report the other line not working! I have reported this problem upwards of 50 times over the years and nobody has found a permanent solution. I wrote a letter to Verizon Customer Relations and did not even get an acknowledgment! Last Thursday morning, my elderly neighbor came over and asked me if my phone was working. She told me that she has been reporting that she has no phone service for two weeks and Verizon has not fixed it. A couple weeks ago, I was talking to the man who lives behind me and he told he that he had not had land-line service for two weeks. He was lucky because he had a cell phone that works in that location. Mine, nor my other neighbors’ cell phones, work at home. We cannot get cable Internet or phone service in our rural location. Two of us are senior citizens and need dependable phone service. We are frustrated and angry. Residents in the lower Rappahannock County area are not alone in needing better service from this public utility. Richard G. Collier Wolftown Heartfelt thanks and promises to keep On behalf of the 30 members (ranging in age from 2 years old to 88 years young) of the Rappahannock Repertory Company which presented “Witches, Heroes, Lovers and Elves,” sponsored by the Rappahannock Association far Arts and Community, I would like to thank so many people that I would seem like a recipient at an awards ceremony being told to “wrap it up.” The truth is that there are so many individuals and organizations to thank that I feel it best to send our appreciation to the community as a whole far tak ing the new theater company to its heart. Audiences at the nine performances, laughed, applauded and sometimes gave us a standing ovation, pleasantly surprising the cast and crew. We were urged to do our best in this premiere production because of the enthusiasm we felt. Our energy increased as our audiences became a part of the show, entering in to each scene and traveling along with the characters through the Shakespearean Panorama. Perhaps the best way to thank Rappahannock County is to keep our promise of developing a high-quality, professional company. With productions that nurture an ensemble company with many young actors performing multiple roles and experiments in all facets of stagecraft, we see the future as a long and dynamic road. We hope you will travel along with us; join the classes, perform in the shows, volunteer for both creative and more menial jobs. We hope that our proposed 2008 season intrigues you with “Wind in the Willows* by Alan Bennett and “Alice in Wonderland’ adapted by Eva Le Gallienne. With our newfound technical expertise, we would like to produce an independent movie that explores the art world through the eyes of an autistic child. We ask the help and beg the indulgences of all our friends as we move forward to make these projects a reality. • Charlene James-Duguid, Artistic Director Heather S. Puskar, Managing Director Rappahannock Repertory Company Thank you for giving blood rTTiank you to all those folks X who came to the Washington Fire Hall in the heat and humidity on June 27 to donate blood for the Red Cross Bloodmobile. We had 36 people sign in and by doing so they were auto maticaUy registered to win a 2007 Jeep Patriot. Hie Red Cross collected 28 usable pints of blood, just short of our goal of 30. We especially thank the three new donors and hope to see them again at future blood drives. We also are grateful to Ann Spieker for being willing to let us bold community blood drives at the Washington Fire Hall twice a year. We look forward to seeing our donors again in January 2008, and remind everyone that you can donate blood every 56 days. Just check www.weneedblood.org for the closest American Red Cross Bloodmobile. Marie Riedel and Marie Davis Co-Chairs, Bloodmobile

HEADWATERS Fostering educational excellence in Rappahannock County By Amy Silver O’Leary Special to the Rappahannock News After several years of research and planning, the Rappahannock County School Board voted last week to begin using a biodiesel blend to fuel the school buses. Acting on a tip from School Board Member Aline Johnson, Headwaters helped to obtain a grant from the Virginia Soybean Association to offset the costs of changing to biodiesel. These costs include cleaning the diesel tank and adding air exchangers and filters to the tank and pumps, necessitated by the solvent effects of the new fuel. (The buses themselves will require no modification.) In the long run, the solvent properties are expected to reduce maintenance costs and increase gas mileage, as has been reported by Arlington County, Harrisonburg, and other Virginia school districts using biodiesel. Reducing maintenance costs is just one benefit of using the renewable fuel, however. Biodiesel reduces particulate matter emissions and other pollutants such as C02 and carbon monoxide. Fewer emissions means school buses that are healthier for children, improved visibility, and a decrease in greenhouse gases. Biodiesel is nontoxic and biodegradable. Finally, biodiesel use supports Virginia farmers and reduces dependence on loreign oil. After phasing in a 2 percent biodiesel blend (also known as B2), the percentage will likely be increased to 5 percent and could potentially go as high 95 20 percent depending on costs. Headwaters is proud to have worked with Superintendent Bob Chappell, the Rappahannock County School Board, the Virginia Soybean Association, and community members to pilot this important project. In early 2003, during the first month of my new job as a shared grant-writer for Headwaters and Rappahannock County Public Schools, I met with RCHS Principal Roger Mello, who had been in his own job for less than a year. “What projects do you have, or would you like to have, that might benefit from grant support?” I asked. Mello did not hesitate. I took notes furiously as he described his vision for “community-connected” programs that would get young people out in the county, learning and contributing, while inviting community members into the school to share their expertise and to benefit from the school’s resources. He envisioned a program that would combine agriculture with culinary and business studies; an EMT class supporting Rappahannock’s volunteer fire and rescue departments; expanding the Culinary Department’s ability to serve local nonprofits by upgrading the commercial kitchen; internship and service opportunities that would help graduates make the transition to work or college; and a health-and-fitness program that would be open to the wnole community ana couia oe funded, he hoped, by a federal grant. (Actually, as I recall, his exact words were: “...and I want one of those PEP grants.*) Everyone familiar with the high school knows that over the subsequent four years, we found the funds, and the community support, to implement all these programs and more. Everyone on the Headwaters staff has been truly honored to work with Roger Mello, and he will be missed. We wish Him the best of luck in his new role as the “Founding Principal* of a new high school in Culpeper. Reminder: Headwaters’ Summer Workshops take place next week! Paula Endo’s “Digital Photography* workshop is already full, and Matt Yonkey’s “Swingin’ into Summer Jazz* is nearly full, but there’s still space in three workshops, including: “A Taste of Musical Theater’ with Charlene James-Duguid, open to kids in rising grades 4 to 7; “Culinary Arts + Farm-to Table” with Trista Scheuerlein, in which rising 5th-7th graders harvest fresh produce and learn to cook what they grow (culminating in homemade blackberry ice cream); and “Exploration in Drawing and Painting” with Davette Leonard, open to rising 4th-7th graders. Workshops take place Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 12:00, at a cost of $40/student. For more information or to register your child, please call Headwaters at 675-1819 or email Lucille Niessen at LNiessen@Ned power.com. You can also download a registration form at www.headwatersfdn.org. 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Meet Coach Williams New Rappahannock County High School Head Football Coach Mike Williams will hold a meet and greet session with all football players in eighth grade or higher on Friday, July 6 at 6:00 p.m. at RCHS. Williams encourages all parents and their children to attend. “I would like to meet with anyone who ever thought about playing football in Rappahannock County,” Williams said. “I welcome everyone in the county to come out. We need as much support as possible.” After addressing his expectations as new RCHS head football coach, Williams will hold his first conditioning program immediately following the meeting. RCHS names new head football coach By Steve Franklin Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock County High School’s search for a new head football coach is finally over. 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Get yourATVs ready for the ATV pull and July I ^-Thursday Night PrO'Buli Riding Show starts at 7pm July 20Mriday Night Daryie Singletary Show starts at 8 pm ***** X : July 21 '‘-Saturday Night' David Bali , Show starts at 8pm ^ July U^-Thiinder Creek Bluegrass/Gospel mn ^ ; ~*’asJT!';'*"*-* Sunday XX noon and £$30 Shows, .... *>>nX* *«- m " More Inlo wwwiauquierlairu>rg or S40’270-l6S9 Williams replaces Kemp Pullen - the only head football coach in RCHS football’s twoyear history - who abruptly resigned following the 2006 season after going 1-9. “I am looking forward to the challenge of molding the Rappahannock County football program into a winning program,” Williams said. “I think there is a lot of potential in the Rappahannock County’s football program. It’s a new program that needs to be shaped.” In his six years as head coach of Holston, a single A school with 297 kids, Williams took over a program which started with 18 kids and by last season had 53 kids on the varsity squad. “Our goal is to build up numbers,” said Bob Czekaj, who assumed RCHS’ athletic director position on July 1. “The more kids that we get to participate, the better we will be.” At Holston - one of the smallest public schools in the state - Williams posted a 7-23 record over the last three seasons. While his record was by no means mind-boggling, Williams has a proven track record of making his teams better. “At Holston we got better each year,” Williams said. “When I started we were getting beat by 30 or 40 points per game, but last year we could have easily been a .500 team, we just let games get away in the fourth quarter.” With only a four weeks before the start of fall football practices, Williams faces an uphill battle his first year. “My main concern right now is assembling a coaching staff that will work well with our kids,” said Williams, who will also serve as a physical education teacher at RCHS. “But with the change in schedule (RCHS) will play more independent teams and six homes games in 2007) and with a little more participation, I think it’s feasible for us to be a .500 team, if not better.” Mike Williams • Age: 42 • Family: Wife, Vickie; daughter, Danielle, 13; and son Graydon, 10 • Position: Williams will serve as ihe Head Football Coach and will teach physical education at Rappahannock County High School • Education: Williams graduated from Abingdon High School and later attended Emory and Henry College • Coaching Experience: Williams has been the head football coach at Holston High School for the last six years; he was also the head track and field coach for the past seven years Stafford strikes down Post 330 By Steven Butler Special to the Rappahannock News The Rappahannock/Culpeper Post 330 American Legion baseball team is sure glad they don’t have to see the boy’s from Stafford County for a few weeks. This weekend, they had all they could handle from two different Stafford teams. On Friday, Rappahannock/Culpeper suffered a heart-breaking 4-3 loss in 10 innings to the Stafford Americans. Saturday, Post 330 was left with a hangover from their gut-wrenching defeat, and the Stafford Nationals were on hand to take full advantage, sweeping Post 330 in a doubleheader at Rappahannock County Elementary School. In game one both teams mustered early base runners with little to show for their efforts. The Nationals struck first with a " See LEGION, Page A7 “ Staff Photo/Steve Franklin Jacob Dodson knocks down a wild pitch The baseball gods are watching By Steve Franklin StaffWriter Baseball lore says that you’ll be mired with bad luck if you smear the chalk lines while entering or exiting the field of play. Chase Tupper glances at his feet and hops1 over the solid line. The baseball gods are watching. .Rappahannock/Culpeper Post 330 is trailing the Stafford Nationals in the seventh inning on Saturday. They need a spark, so Zack Burkhardt and his teammates remove their caps, some turn them inside out, Burkhardt shakes his. It’s time for the rally cap. The baseball gods are watching. If his team wins, Bobby Czekaj won’t wash his uniform. He’ll continue to wear his' soiled jersey and pants until his team is beaten. The baseball gods are 1 m : -An&ar Bmvmmntat k >ocm wmmmgMQqnmMm $*&. consttuam. Itm jwmmixng it the ansenation and resawatoi Qfmtix* msotxcm. i m cm wor# wiift you to protect anti rtston ttie natural beauty of your land. AlNitjrjLtLit H *5 ENVIRONMENTAL ! 3 watching. “Baseball players are an odd bunch,” Bobby Czekaj said. “We’ll do anything as long as we keep winning.” The boys of Post 330 aren’t doing anything new, their just continuing a storied tradition of baseball superstitions, rituals and routines. No sport has more quirky superstitions than America’s pastime. 3,000 -hit second baseman Craig Biggio refuses to wash his batting helmet in-season. The baseball gods are watching. Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs was the Rajah of Rituals. He ate fried chicken before every game, took batting practice at 5:17 p.m., ran wind sprints at 7:17, took exactly 150 ground balls in the infield, and carved the Hebrew “Chai” symbol in the dirt before every at-bat. The baseball gods were watching. John Smoltz, was once was doing jumping jacks in the clubhouse during an Atlanta Braves rally, and was afraid to stop lest that he be held responsible for the end of the Braves’ scoring. He ended up doing jumping jacks for nearly half an hour. The baseball gods were watching. In 1982, Tony LaRussa received a death threat while managing the Chicago White Sox that resulted in him wearing a protective vest. La Russa covered the vest with a warmup jacket . 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The new look Monarchs For years, the Rappahannock Monarchs have been a model of futility. A punching bag for other teams in the Apple Valley Baseball League to hawt on. But the Monarchs have had enough, and this year they’re' swinging back. Last Sunday, the Monarchs assumed control of the league standings, beating Woodstock 12-3 and 8-5 in a doubleheader at Culpeper County High School to improve to 7-2 on the season. “We've got a lot of new guys this year. Guys with a lot if experience,” Coach Dewayne Willoughby said. “They have made a world of difference.” Among the new guys are Eastern Mennonite University stars Jameson Jarvis and Andrew Pittman, Culpeper County High School coach Dan Nobbs, former Rappahannock County players Ben Willoughby and Jacob Dodson, Stephen Evans, Sherman Slaughter, and David Laundry. “We’ve been trying to get on track for years,” Willoughby said. “Now we are (me of the better teams.” This Sunday, the Monarchs will play a doubleheader against the two-time defending champion Culpeper Red Devils. The Monarchs lost twice to the Devils already this season - and haven’t beat them in four years - but are looking forward to redemption. “Culpeper is a real good team,” Nobbs said. “We’ve improved since the start of the season, so it should be interesting. We’ll see if we are a championship caliber team.” Legion From Page A6 second inning run off an RBI base hit. Stafford scared again in the sixth inning to add to their lead. Still within striking distance, Post 330 could not produce a run, despite several run scoring opportunities throughout the game. And during the seventh inning Stafford broke (Hit with six runs to put the game on ice. The final score, 8-0, in favor of the Nationals. “We’re hitting the ball...we’re just hitting right to DeoDle.” “They are a good defensive team but hopefully we will go out and win the second game.” first baseman L.B. Settle said. Offensively, centerfielder Bobby Czekaj led the way for Post 330 with a 2-for-3 day at the plate and a pair of stolen bases. Despite being saddled with the loss, Jason Jenkins struck out nine National batters. The beauty of a doubleheader is the chance of immediate redemption following a bad game, this however was not to be for Post 330. In the first inning, Stafford broke the ice early and scored two runs offbase hits. Post 330 (1-4) was consistently able to put runners on base, as was the case in the first game, but once again failed to push runs across the plate in a consistent manner. Stafford added runs in the third and fifth innings, with Past 330 mustering a run on the strength of an Alan Beall RBI single in the fourth inning. A solo home run in the sixth for Stafford brought the scare to 7-1 in their favor. In the seventh, Rappahannock/Culpeper attempted a late game comeback with hits from Alan Beall, Chase Tupper and L.B. Settle. But in the end, the Stafford defense was too much, and P*t 330 ultimately fell short of victory with the game ending 7-2 in favor of the Stafford Nationals. Afterwards, Coach Alex Baumgardner mentioned the late game of the night before may have contributed to Past 330's lackluster play. “We need to improve out hitting and overall defensive play’ Post 330 Coach Alex Baumgardner said. “Maybe we were worn out firm Friday but that’s no excuse, we’ve got to be ready to play” Post 330 will try to end a four-game skid Thursday when they host Strasburg. Staff Ptioto/Steve Franklin David Laundry delivers a pitch for the Monarchs Summer is a time for new beginnings | So Start the season off right with a fresh, new opportunity to grow. What if you could work from home, be your own boss and set your own schedule...where would today take you? Call Ann at 540-788-1446 and I'll introduce you to the Arbonne opportunity and so much more. 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School News from Around the County Chappell’s Corner Schedule this week All RCPS offices will be open, July 5 and 6. The Rapp-fitness Center is open all weekdays. School Board actions at final meeting of 2006-07 - The Board approved the recommendation by Superintendent Bob Chappell that the title of Executive Director of Human Resources and Instruction be changed to Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and Instruction, According to Chappell, the assistant superintendent will have the same duties as the executive director, but will also have the added decision-making responsibilities expected of an assistant superintendent. There will be no change to the salary scale except the title change. - The Board approved a list of resignations and appointments that included the appointment of Dr. Becky Greer to the position of Assistant Superintendent of HR and Instruction. 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Greer served as a lecturer and principal’s internship supervisor at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She also holds a North Carolina Superintendent’s license. “Becky Greer comes to the RCPS with outstanding experience as an educator,” Chappell said in a statement. “We are excited about the contributions she will make to the educational services we provide for students and their families.” Note: Employees, Rappahannock County officials and Rappahannock citizens are invited to meet Dr. Greer at a reception in her honor scheduled from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the School Board Office, located at 6 Schoolhouse Road, off of U.S. 211 near the Town of Washington. - The Board approved the Chappell’s recommendation to set the lunch prices for 2007-08 at 2006-07 levels. • The Board approved the low bid from Holtzman Oil to begin using biodiesel in school buses. RCPS have a $3,000 grant from the Virginia Soybean Association to help with the conversion to biodiesel. - The Board approved the superintendent’s recommendation to purchase a voice-overIntemet telephone system to enable all classrooms to contact the office in an emergency. - Note: The regular July School Board meeting has been rescheduled from Tuesday to Wednesday so the board members may attend the Governor's Conference on Education on Tuesday. New Web page The new home for RCPS on the Web is: http://rappahannock.va.sch oolwebpages.com Sports program ranks in top half of Group A schools RCHS ranked 38th of 95 Group A schools in the Wachovia Cup Competition, according to the Virginia High School League Web site. This was earned on the basis of the Panther volleyball team participating in the state championship game. Individual titles like Conner Miller's state title in wrestling unfortunately do not contribute to the standings. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Anita L. Sherman TUTORING TALENT: Tutt Harris worked with Jan on a weekly basis nurturing the process that would eventually lead to his published story. Jan From Page A1 “I fell a lot,” said Jan of his spills on the Ford’s front lawn. With therapy and constant prodding from his father, Jan achieved major milestones by eventually walking the distance to the end of their driveway and back. Jan stands straight now and doesn’t need the walker for balance. While only speaking Dutch when he first entered preschool at the age of three, Jan’s ability to speak and his command of the English language stayed with him as well as his sense of humor. In 2003, Jan’s father u. :T-****** r-' ^ ,..v -:' <.^ i•; 4u\Z ;> '* • ' **• r- V>•...• ;: -% - *■** Dealing ^.■ .-*~~~*—.. Dealer #1612 — 'a &r;i % Old Fashioned Ia» a Handshake & a Smile. 250 West Shirley Ave., Warrenton, VA .jimharrisauto.com 540.347.3341 800.255.6377 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Anita L. Sherman MOEDER: Jan affectionately refers to his mother in this native Dutch language. He is« grateful to his parents for their trust in the Lord and trust in him during this adversity. enrolled him in a writing course to not only help him with catching up on schoolwork but to give him an outlet for his creative energies. Helping Jan on weekends, neighbor, friend and now tutor, Tutt Harris, would coitve and work with him for several hours. “There’s a book here,” recalled Harris as she related how an assignment given Jan expanded and expanded. “He has a language gift,” said Harris who wouldn’t let Jan get by with simple descriptions but encourage him. “RWC,” said Jan, “that was our code - recognizable word content.” During his formal schooling, Jan spent some time at Hearthstone School and it was there that the character for his book was inspired. “He had a green mohawk,” said Jan who believes that this former classmate now lives in California. “I was overjoyed,” said an effusive Harris as she described the process that eventually led to Jan’s book, “Smith in the Future.” “How he writes, how he thinks, to watch the wheels turning, it was wonderful,” continued Harris who now teaches at Wakefield School in The Plains Jan’s book is about a 12year-old boy who loves skateboarding and gets sent into the future. There he meets another kid who can help him return to his own time. As Jan put it, children can be challenged, they can learn more than they think they can.” Hie Fords took the self-publishing route and have now formed Whit’s End Publishing to market Jan’s book. “I’m planning to contact school districts,” said Jan’s father, “to see if they’d like to pick it up. It’s good for young readers.” This past Saturday, the Fords held a party in honor of Jan and his new book. While still difficult to hold a pen and write, Jan patiently sat for several hours signing books for visiting friends, neighbors and relatives. Many of them prayed and are still praying for Jan’s complete 100 percent recovery. Jan recalled relearning things, “My very elaborate memory just started to unfold nine planets,” he stated like a lost friend that had just returned to pay him a visit. Jan will celebrate his 29th birthday this month. It’s been over ten years since the Occident. From a coma to a magnificent comeback, Jan is walking, talking and has now published his first book. Talking and listening to Jan and sharing his'success with his parents is a testament to his spirit and their supportiveness. “There’s a difference between having faith and having hope,” said his father John Ford. “We had faith that Jan would be returned to us that he would come home again.” That he has. If you’d like to buy a copy of Jan’s book, contact the Fords at (540) 987-8875.

• Classifieds/B9-B12 Countryside Section B www.rappnews.com July 5, 2007 Living in bear country — a privilege and a responsibility RappNature 540-987-3105 _marshali.jonesiQi'nlndspdnfrcom If there is one wild animal which defines the special character of living in Rappahannock County, it must be the American black bear, Ursus americanus. In fact, bears are so common in the county that it’s easy to take them for granted — but this was not the case just a few generations ago. Although the black bear was cfriginally abundant throughout Virginia, by 1900 bear populations had been reduced to remnant populations in the Great Dismal Swamp and in the remote mountainous areas along the West Virginia and North Carolina borders. But tiie fortunes of bears slowly began to improve in the early 20th century, with the establishment of national forests west and south of the Shenandoah Valley, and then the creation of Shenandoah National Park in 1936. Ptioto by James Bane TOO CLOSE? The Bane's of Sperryvitle have named this bear Guido. He or she has taken out several of their bird feeders. Photo by Richard Lykes BABY BEAR: This photo was taken on an early morning at Vista Hermosa in Flint Hill. “Bears were few and far between in the park even in the 1950s,” said Park Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist Jim Atkinson. Over the next few decades, however, their population steadily increased and they began to recolonize their native habitat well into the foothills and the Piedmont. Bears made this recovery all on their own — there were no deliberate reintroductions of bears into this part of Virginia. The keys to the bear’s comeback How could an animal which averages over 200 pounds in weight (with big males sometimes over 500 pounds) move back and prosper in a landscape shared with people? First, and most important, is the fact that black bears almost never pose a threat, to humans. Attacks are incredibly rare, and no one has ever been seriously injured by an unprovoked attack in Virginia. Many legends to the contrary, a mother bear’s innate response to protect her cubs from a sudden encounter is to flee, not fight. If possible, she and her brood will just melt into the forest. If she feels more threatened, she may send the cubs up a tree, where she can join them if necessary. (This ability to climb out of harm’s way is one of the key distinctions between black bears and the larger grizzly or brown bears of the west). In Virginia as a whole, black bears average two to three cubs per Utter every other year. But in this area litters of four cubs are not unusual, a sign of an expanding population' which makes bear management a complex issue, says retired Game Warden Jim Bankston. (And no, Jim has not changed the spelling of his last name since my last column KRASICS KEYSER HOLLOW BEAR: This Krasics removed food and bird feeders. ■A ■■■ , . i Photo by Robert Krasic bear was frequenting their llama pen until the on coyotes -1 just learned to spell it right! My apologies to Jim and to everyone who spotted my mistake). jg cut large litters also make finding food sources even more important, and their foraging resourcefulness is another key to their success. “They are omnivores, able to process carrion, road kills, vegetation, insects — yellow jacket nests and their larvae can provide a lot of protein,” said Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries Project Leader Jaime Sajecki. “On occasion they also kill mice and new-born fawns." In the fall, acorns are a staple as they fatten up for the winter. Today, however, they’ve also learned to look for the autumn increase in road-killed deer, a food source not available to their ancestors. “A bear can eat an entire deer carcass in twenty-four hoars,” said Atkinson. Even in the winter, black See BEARS, Page B8 Photo Courtesy/ National Park Service Happy Birthday Carl! ELABORATE EIGHTIETH. A large group of family and friends celebrated Carl Coon’s 80th birthday recently with an adaptation of a Nepalese ceremony to honor their elders. Coon was U.S. ambassador to Nepal in the early 1980s before retiring to Rappahannock County. Also honored were two other “Elders” in his family—his wife, Jane, and his sister-inlaw, Joyce Abell, both of whom also have reached the magic “age of 77 years and 7 months where they are no longer considered mere mortals but are becoming gods.” Coon is carried on a palanquin—a sedan chair carried by family and friends. Below left, honored on his 80th birthday, Carl Coon with his wife, Jane, by his side enjoy the colorful festival prepared for the three elders, including Joyce Abell. Photos by Richard Lyfces BIRTHDAY FIT FOR THE GODS. The Nepalese “gods" came in elaborate costumes and allegorical masks to welcome the three elders and help them “fly" on their palanquins as they are carried into the future, “enabling “ them to see farther than the rest of us [thus] becoming a treasure for the community and a resource for us all." “Red Cedars" a painting by Linda Lawler “Made in the Shade” opens at Middle Street The artist members of the Middle Street Gallery invite you to a party to celebrate summer.This is a time to let go... to be casual... to have fun. On Sunday, July 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. we will gather at the gallery to open our show, “Made in the Shade; art for the summer season.” Meet the artists and enjoy live music by Tom Spande and Jeff Gowan. Refreshments will be served. The artists, whether working in oils, photography, sculpture, or mixed media, will interpret the theme “Canyon X* a photograph by Gary Anthes Made in the Shade"as they see fit. There is sure to be a wide variety of ideas presented. This show runs from July 6 through July 29. Gallery hours are Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Middle Street Gallery is a non-profit cooperative organization. We are located next to The Inn at Little Washington. For more information. , call 540-6753440 during gallery hours. We hope to see you on July 8.

Nack to sign books The Virginia Horse Center in Lexington will host legendary sports writer Bill Nack to a book signing July 7. Nack will sign copies of his newest book, “Ruffian: A Racetrack Romance” from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Nack, who lives in Washington, D.C., is also author of “Secretariat: Making of a Champion” and “My Turf: Horses, Boxers, Blood Money and the Sporting Life ” All books will be available for purchase. Nack’s career included stints as sports editor and later editor of the Daily Illini, service in the army in Vietnam, covering political and environmental issues for Newsday, and more than 20 years as senior sports writer for Sports Illustrated. In “Ruffian,” Nack covers the life of unbeaten filly sensation Ruffian, who shattered her foreleg in a match race with Derby winner Foolish Pleasure. “We forget how fragile a Thoroughbred racehorse is until one breaks down on national television,” Nack said. “Such was the case with Ruffian and, more recently, Barbaro. Sometimes, out of tragedy comes awareness.” The event is free to attend. Sporting Calendar JULY 4-8 88th annual Warrenton Rory Show, (540)7884806 5 Summerplace Farm schooling show, (540) 364-0006 6 Cinnamon Ridge Farm schooling show series, (540) 937-6535 6-8 Quarter Horse show, (703) 283-1410 7 Fox Chase Farm $12,000 schooling show series, (540) 687-5255 7 Touch Point Farm combined testdressage, (540) 547-2031 7 Whitestone Farm show, (540) 898-8893 7 Booksigning and lecture with author Bill Nack, (540) 4605302 8 Hazeiwild Farm hunter schooling show series, (540) 891-7101 8 Wonderly show series, (571) 426-8033 8 Blue Ridge Hunt trail ride, (540) 8371422 I QUITE A I BOUNCE’IN I HIS STEP: 1 Local driving | pony phenom ■ Cefnoakpark ■ Bouncer is I headed to the \ World i Championships I in Denmark. I Here, Suzy J Stafford ’ handles the I reins while , owner Sybil Humphreys rides as ‘whip.’ Photo courtesy Sybil Humphreys Area Churches Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. Michael Tinsley Sr. Services 1st & 3rd Sunday Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship service 11 a.m. F.T. Baptist Pastor: Dan Yowell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson lit Thursday: Contemplative Prayer 7 a.m. Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Prayer 11 a.m. ■ Wednesday: Holy Eucharist and Bible study, 9:30 a.m. Thursday: Contemplative Prayer 7 a.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: Herbert Johnson Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. First Baptist Pastor: Rev. Dr. Wended R. Grant * > : Services: First and third Sundays 11 a.m. Church School: First and third Sundays 9:45 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday 7-8 p.m. April through August St Peter’s Catholic 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 Forest Grow Baptist Pastor: Mat* DeAngelis Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 am Macedonia Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Rappahannock United Methodist Charge , v 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 am,call for Bible Study Schedule(6753370) 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 am., Bible Study on Sunday at 2 p.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Philip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 am Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Men’s Disdpleship Class 7 pin. Thursday. Adult Choir 7 pm > -r o Chester Gap Baptist Pastor: Rev. David Johnson i Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday'Worship 11 am Evening Worship 6:30 pm Tuesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. Massanova Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. L D. Savage Sunday: Sunday School 10 am Ybuth 5:45 p.m. Evening Worship 7 pm Tuesday:Worship 7 pm Hopewell Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Henry A. Townes Associate pastor: Rev. Anna L. Allsberry Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study 7 p.m. New Harvest Christian Fellowship Pastors: Kent and Duane Willoughby Sunday: Praise/Worship service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Praise/Worship, Prayer, Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Youth Alive Group 7 p.m. Services at Viewtown General Store Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. James L. Payne Sunday: Worship service 11 a.m. Gid Brown Hollow Pentecostal Sunday: Sunday School 11 a.m. Second and Fourth Sundays only Battle Run Primitive Baptist Church Pastor, Elder Forest Atwood Meets second Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Praise Fellowship, AmissviHe v iPastor: Gene Nicholson Meeting at 14876 Lee Highway Sunday morning 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. Bethlehem Ministries Pastor: Mark Jarvis Teacher: Mackie Jenkins Meeting at 17094 Lee Highway AmissviHe 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. eoooo Onto nvm STM Mu SALES & SERVICE 510 Frost Avenue, Warren too 1540) 347-0622 (800) 374-S36* Broadview Auto Sales, Inc. 74 Broadview Ave. • Warrenton (540) 347-9600 broadviewautos.com WL/c'm the W Home Specialist ■ Sharon M. Burke, Associate Broker. GRI. ABR H HI 9 James Madison Hwv ■ Warrenton. VA 201H6 B 540-347-2121 or Cell: 540-229^115 W.C. 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Yon plummet to the bottom... up another Mil... around sudden curves...one morn hill...and finally the wild ride ends. You emerge somewhat Mown and tossed, but maybe feeling a little stroeger and braver than before. Yon held tight... and yea made it! Whan life takes you tor a ride, remember the roller coaster and hold tight to God and HU Word. He will protect you with His loving gutdWMO. Deuteronomy 30:20 says, love the Lord year God. listen to Ms voice, and hold last to him.” Insure your spiritual stability. Worship 6od at Ms House every week and have Ms support on the roller coaster ride at Me. juiiuaj eiunuay iuesaay Wednesday Thursday <*fiday SaiufdJ' jjiatians Gaiafiaas Galatian* Deuteronomy Deuteronomy Deuteronomy Qeuterono )11? M9-4? 41-31 SI? 2? M-2« « 1 2fl 18 ’ 22 Sast-W oy ■Vr'-^-sn ya.'r&y ^ipyngn 2007, «*«•<-• WliHams Mmeracacwr S^vcwa. p. Q. 9coi&ST. Ctmnonmgvtiim. VA 2290tx g € f**flaooaM<ni 0 T)il) (krwpwitinj it! idniderj Church Events. Co. Logos. Team Sports. 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Shampoo, Cut Style, Monthly Specials, Foil Highhte, Color, Manicures 6 Permanent Waves, Pedicures {540-675-3076 JZZjZZn Local pony headed to World Championships Humpheys’ Bouncer: Same song, new verse Cefnoakpark Bouncer’s track to the July 18-22 World Combined Pony Driving Championship in Kinabstrrup, Denmark, is deja vu all over again, in the immortal words of Yogi Berra. The Welsh Cob gelding has local connections in his owners, Wayne and Sybil Humphreys of Rapidan. Though Humphreys also competes the bay pony in driving events, world-class driver Sqzy Stafford will have the reins for the championships, as she did in a 2005 championship effort in England. In 2005, it was the title that almost wasn’t. To qualify for the 2007 U.S. team (and associated funding), the reigning World Champion had to demonstrate his readiness at the international level. Compared to the efforts required to get the flashy Bouncer to the 2005 World Games, this year was a jog in the park, said Sybil Humphreys. With three spring observation trials and three selection trials to equal six marathons under Bouncer’s overcheck, the Humphreys next had to pluck Bouncer out of their Orange County backyard to attend a final trials in Bromont, Canada. The machinations were necessary so Bouncer and Suzy Stafford could demonstrate to the satisfaction of five team selectors that they could represent the U.S. team. With Stafford driving Bouncer for the first time in two years, they won the single pony division and were grand champion. Sybil, Bouncer’s regular whip, had driven the pony in the spring trials, but as a backyard owner and an amateur, just competing advanced level was a big step for Humphreys. Sybil said that even as recently as two years ago, she could barely remember which way to turn in the fast-paced marathon test, even with able instructions from husband Wayne, a Naval Academy grad who served as his wife’s navigator until giving way to a lighterweight to lessen 13-hand Bouncer’s load in the long and demanding marathon. Bouncer was named team alternate to the team earlier this spring. Stafford qualified as one of the two single pony drivers (a driving “team” includes two single ponies, two pairs and two four-in-hands), but at the last minute found herself without a pony to complete. In 2005 the Humphreys had already shipped Bouncer — also named U.S. driving team alternate — to England in case a place on the team opened up. That year, Bouncer lucked into The U.S. Equestrian Federation has selected teams tor show jumping, three-day event and dressage to head to Rio de Janerio, Brazil for the upcoming Ran American Games. The tves-dey event squad, as usual, has more tw is fair share at Virginia connections. The six-man team indudes three Virginia-based riders: Karen O’Connor ofThe Plains wi ride Theodore OCormon Mara Dean of Round HB wi ride Nicki Henley; Stephen Bradley of Leesburg rides From. Other team members are Phlip Dutton (originafiy from Australia, fives in Pennsylvania and is now a US. citizen), Californian Gina Miles and Pennsylvania's Bonnie Mosser. Kristen Bachman at The Plains was named alternate. Four riders wi be chosen next week tor tie team; others ride as incivictoate. Piedmont Perspective Jackie Burke the services of Stafford as his driver when her own pony went lame just before the world games. With literally minutes to familiarize herself with Bouncer, Stafford and Bouncer not only won the singles prize, they were also grand champions of 81 World Games competitors. Lifelong dream The Humphreys imported Bouncer as a 3-year-old in 1999, hoping to someday fill the gap when time came to retire their gray Chalk Talk. When first spotted in Wales, Bouncer “had been trained to pull his previous owner's cart for Sunday pub runs,” Sybil said. Shortly after the Humphreys imported him, Bouncer progressed to the preliminary level, then to intermediate, then to advanced (now with an internationally experienced competitor filling in as whip instead of Sybil). The world began to notice the flashy dark bay with white stocking and blaze whose movements were a “10.” _x_•_i_ • *■ titvi vapbuiuig lUd VYUI1U championship, Bouncer has caught the eye of Breyer Animal Creations, who came out with a handsome horse model of Bouncer. The Breyer company might have just backed a doubleworld champion. Stafford said she was was well-pleased at how fresh and happy Bouncer at the final selection trials in Bromont. Sybil said her formula for conditioning has been to drive Bouncer on the quiet dirt roads along the Rapidan River and to gallop around a local track, which she said is “boring but good for his wind. He loves his work.” Newly arrived in Sweden and at the peak of pony jet lag, Stafford drove to a credible third in a pre-championship trials, three points behind 2005 silver and bronze medal winners, both Swedish and favored by their national judges. Keep track during world competition online at www.wdch-pony-07.dk. To contribute to the newlyestablished Team Bouncer Fund, mail to 10551 Willis Ford Road, Rapidan, VA 22733. Friends of Bouncer will be invited to a welcome home party a"d have a picture taken with the returning hometown hero.

All submissions in Upcoming Events must be received by 3 p.m. on Mondays in order to be included in the next edition of the paper. Send email to Jan Clatterbuck at jclatterbuck@timespapers.com Please be sure to include a name and telephone number for information. Head Start Program taking applications Skyline CAP Head Start is a preschool program for 3 and 4-year-old children. Applications for the 2007-2008 school year are now being accepted. Children must be at least 3 years of age by September 30, 2007. Children with special needs are also encouraged to apply. Skyline CAP Head Start is a free program for income eligible families. The only cost to you is a little of your time each month. For more information, please call Jennie Sherrill at 540-675-1317. “Seeking Contestants’* “Male or Female” Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department seeking young ladies (1-21) and young men (1-8) to participate in their annual carnival. Contestants will be selling raffle tickets on the 2007 Colorado Pick-up truck and the heifer. For more information contact Karen Williams at 540-635-4673 and leave a message. The carnival date is set for Aug. 15-18. Weight Watchers Weight Watchers will meet every Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County High School. There are all kinds of payment plans available. For more information calf Kelly Settle at 540-987-8575, ext. 22 Old Time Music Jam Take down your fiddle and pick up your bow. Friends of Old Time Music have started an informal jam session on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Fire Hall. Old time music is sometimes called Traditional or Appalachian Folk music that was played by mountain families. Players with an interest are welcome. SUMMER CAMPS Hearthstone School July 16 - July 20, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. All camps are $125.00. Please call 540-987-9212 for more information. The Children's Garden- Ages 2-7. Our activities will include storytelling, painting, sewing, pottery, dance, and more... Jewelry Making /Drumming- Ages 8-12. Participants will learn basic beading and jewelry making techniques, drumming, drawing, movement and music making. Water Quality Camp- Ages 12 and up. Learn how to do simple water test, improve water quality, prevent erosion and increase habitat for wildlife. Oil Painting Workshop- July 16, 17 and 18 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. with Davette Leonard. $90.00 Mountain Adventures Camps July 9 - July 13— ages 8 to 11. FULL July 23 - July 27— ages 12 to 15. The fee is $140. Activities include swimming, hiking, climbing wall, ropes course, backpacking and overnight campout. July 30 - August 3— ages 16 and Up. The fee is $180. Activities include ropes course, climbing wall, canoe on Shenandoah River, hike Appalachian Trail and camp out. Please call 540-987-8978 for more information. Janet Kerig's Arts and Crafts Camp Scheduled for July 9-13; Aug. 6-10; Aug 13 -17; Aug 20 - 24; Aug 27 - 31 at the Rappahannock Recreation Park Washington, Va. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday - Friday. Spend a week working on unique projects with professional artist Janet Kerig. The emphasis is on creativity, fun, games and the great outdoors. The multi-media experience includes: basket weaving, paper making, tiedye, watercolor painting, bead work and jewelry making, art from nature, beeswax candle making, plus drumming, movement, nature walks and tennis .For children 6 -12. Teen volunteers earn community service points. Tuition per week is $160, second sibling $60. Janet Kerig director has a BA from University of Maryland and 20 years teaching experience including Glen Echo National Park, Montessori, Hearthstone, Wakefield, The Farm School, Rappahannock H.S and Elementary and Middle Street Gallery. Contact 987-8670 or artsandcraftscamp @ yahoo.com July 1-31: Food Drive at Gray Ghost Vineyards Throughout the month of July, Gray Ghost is hosting a food drive to benefit the Culpeper Food Closet. Any food or monetary donation enters you in a drawing for tickets to Gray Ghost’s Holiday Open House! Gray Ghost ie located at 14706 Lee Highway in Amissvitte and can be contacted at 540-937-4869. Winery hours: Friday-Sunday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. July 7: RappCats meeting A new organization, RappCats, is forming to help the county’s abandoned, abused and feral cats. There will be a meeting of the new group on Saturday, July 7, at 10 a.m. at the library to share ideas, brainstorm and set long and short-term goals, important note: nobody is being asked to take in cats. For more information, contact Esther and Franklin Schmidt at 987-8410 or email at FES © FESchmidt.com July 5-9: Culpeper-MadisonRappahannock Farm Show The Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock (CMR) Farm Show is nearly here! Mark your calendars for July 5 - July 9 and plan a day at the CMR Farm Show, held at the Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises on Rt. 29 in Culpeper. Now is the time to perfect your pound cake recipe, paint a picture, take a photograph, or sew a dress that can be entered in the Homemakers Building. Becky Beach, Chairman of the Homemakers building, will accept registrations past the June 16 date listed on the website and will be at the Culpeper Agriculture Enterprises to take registrations on July 5 from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and see 4-H members show their animals at the 4-H Livestock Show and sale, see the Kiss a Cow contest, cheer for your favorite Little Mr and Ms. CMR, or see and participate in many other events. Visit the website at http://www.cmrfair.com to learn more. July 6: Friday Night BBQ at the Public House Pulled Pork and Beef, Ribs, Shrimp and Vegetables. Every Friday Night all summer at the Flint Hill Public House located at 675 Zachary Taylor Hwy (Rt. 522 in Flint Hill). Phone (540) 675-1700. July 7-8:13th Anniversary Celebration at Gray Ghost Vineyards Saturday and Sunday, July 7 & 8,11:00 am to 5:00 pm Enjoy wine tastings, winery tours, vineyard tours and live music by the Seth Kibel Jazz Trio at Rappahannock County’s oldest operating winery. As part of the event, Gray Ghost will provide barbecue lunches at $10 with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting the Culpeper Food Closet. Please call to make lunch reservations. The event will include a Civil War campsite and the firing of an operational Civil War cannon! The award-winning 2006 Cabernet Franc will be released! The $10 admission includes wine tastings, Gray Ghost logo glass and all festivities. For more information: www.grayghostvineyards.com Hours are 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Gray Ghost is located at 14706 Lee Highway in Amissville and can be contacted at 540-937-4869. July 9-13: Headwaters' Summer Workshops Sign-up now for the 6th year of Headwaters' Summer Workshops. The workshops are open to all county children, age requirements vary depending on the workshop chosen. The cost is $40 per child per week. Workshops are sponsored in part by a generous grant from Target Stores. For an application and workshop description, please call Headwaters at 675-1819. July 10: Democrats meet The Regular Monthly meeting of the Rappahannock Country Democratic Committee will be held Tuesday July 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library. The doors will be open at 7 p.m. for conversation and refreshments. All are welcome. We need to support our15th District candidate for the VA Senate! July 10: RRCSB monthly meeting The Rappahanriock-Rapidan Community Services Board and Area Agency on Aging will hold its regularly scheduled Board Meeting on Tuesday, July 10, at 1:00 p.m., at 15361 Bradford Road, Culpeper. Individuals with disabilities who require special assistance to attend and participate in this meeting should contact Paula Benenson at 540-8253100, ext. 3146 or TTY 540-825-7391. July 11: Scrabble School presentation A presentation on the Scrabble School Oral History/Community Mapping Project will take place on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the RappFlow offices beside the Old Schoolhouse in Sperryville. Everyone is welcome, especially Scrabble School alumni, history buffs, mapping buffs, story-lovers, and all who enjoy learning about Rappahannock County and its unique community and culture. Participants can learn about the project and review the draft presentation, watch video clips and read stories about the school told by twelve Scrabble School alumni, see maps created by RCHS Geospatial Technologies students showing where selected Scrabble School alumni went to high school and college, and help us to interpret 1960 aerial photos of the Woodville area—can you identify local landmarks, buildings, or roads? The evening is sponsored by Scrabble School Preservation Foundation, Piedmont Research Institute, UVA’s Center for the Study of Local Knowledge, and Ki Theatre. The Scrabble School Community Mapping Project project is made possible by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) as part of its African American Heritage Program. For more information, please contact Amy Silver O’Leary at 540860-1774 or visit www.scrabbleschool.org. July 14: Cocktails and Grazing party The Second Annual “Cocktails and Grazing” party to support the Child Care & Learning Center's annual auction is July 14 at “The Meadows,” home of John and Beverly Sullivan, 260 Porter Street, Washington, VA. The evening begins at 7:00 p.m. and the price of admission is a significant and salable donation for the auction or a $100 donation. Please RSVP by July 11 at CCLC: 675-3237 orbeverlysullivan@mac.com. July 14: Car Wash The Rappahannock High School Band will hold a car wash at the high school on Saturday, July 14, from 9 a. m. - 2 p. m. Support the band by coming out and having your local band students remove the dirt, and dust from your car. July 18: The Free Clinic schedule The Rappahannock Free Clinic will be open on July 18 at the County Health Department on Main Street in Washington. For more information call the Fauquier Free Clinic at 540-347-0394. July 22: Dwyer Family Reunion The 17th annual Dwyer Family Reunion will be held on Sunday, July 22, at the Washington fire hall, from noon until 6. Due to my error I had to change the date. Please so note, and all attending bring a drink and or dish to share. For more info contact Wayne Baldwin at 540-543-2590. July 28: Benefit for Sidney Dodson Come out and help the Sidney Dodson Cerebral Palsy Fund to be held at the Flint Hill Fire Department on July 28 from 4 to 8 pm. Local bands included are Tinsmith, Different Soul, and Bluegrass. Silent AuctiQn will be held from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. inside firehouse banquet room. Auction items include a day trip from Front Royal Canoe Company, Marcia Pella-National Photography, Coca-Cola collectible doll, Texas Steakhouse and Salon gift certificate, and much more. Local artists and crafters. Hog Wild BBQ from Warrenton. You’ll have to watch for appearances by Spiderman!! Come join the community, friends, and family to celebrate Sidney’s accomplishments with an evening of music and fun. Entrance fee will be $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 13 To learn more about Sidney her web site is www.sidneydodsoncpfund.org or if you would like to donate items for the silent auction or set up a booth please contact: Joetta Cornwell at 540-635-8354 or 540-622-7118 July 29: Free lecture at Brandy Station The Brandy Station Foundation will have the fourth in the series of Sunday Lectures. The lecture is free and for anyone interested in the history of the U.S. Civil War. The program will start at 2:00 p.m. While free, donations are welcomed and will be used for operation of the Graffiti House. July’s speaker will be Virginia Morton who will present “Farley and Stringfellow - J.E.B. Stuart’s Most Daring Scouts” Scouting and spying have been described as the most dangerous and thankless forms of Civil War service. Come learn about two intrepid Confederates who lived behind enemy lines, experienced hair-raising escapades, made narrow escapes, and lived with the reality that immediate execution awaited them if they were luckless enouah to be captured. The life of handsome South Carolinian Will Farley, a true Confederate patriot, seems like a John Wayne movie. Farley once leaped on his horse and raced after a federal train, rode alongside the engine, and shot the engineer. Culpeper native Frank Stringfellow was rejected by the cavalry four times because of his sparse size. Yet, one historian called him “the most dangerous spy in the Confederacy.” Whether hiding under an old woman’s hoop skirt or attending a Union ball in drag, Culpeper’s “007" is credited by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee with gathering more information for the Army of Northern Virginia than any other man. Mrs. Morton is a Culpeper author and tour guide. Don’t miss hearing her illustrated talk on the lives of two of her favorite soldiers featured in her historical novel “Marching Through Culpeper.” The lecture will be held at the Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Road, in Brandy Station, VA. For directions go to www.brandystationfoundation.com. June 30: Church yard sale Fellowship Assembly of God, Sperryville will have a Church yard sale on June 30 starting at 8 a. m. The yard sale will be take place on Main Street, Sperryville. For more information call 987-8455. August 25: Sixth Annual Democratic Committee Yard Sale with Boutique & Collector's Corner As the spring house cleaning bug begins to bite, remember to donate your items to the Democratic Committee fund raiser. Last year’s yard sale was a treasure trove of discoveries for all those who came to the Washington Fire Hall. To arrange for drop-off or pick-up of items, please call Barbara Dennis at (540) 364-2569 or Barbara Adolfi at (540) 987-9706. Sept. 8: Headwaters' 10th Anniversary Taste . of Rappahannock Mark your calendar for the evening of Saturday, September 8. for Headwaters’ 10th Anniversary Taste of Rappahannock to raise money for the many programs that benefit the students of Rappahannock County. The evening features a sampling of the finest foods and wines of the county and the opportunity to bid on one-of-a-kind prizes and experiences through both a live and a silent auction. For more information on getting involved with the planning for this event or to be added to the mailing list to receive an invitation, contact Headwaters Executive Director Cole Johnson at 675-1819 or via email at info © headwatersfdn.org.

Obituaries Elliott LaMarr Jenkins Family and friends in Rappahannock Elliott LaMarr Jenkins, 79, of Front Royal, died Sunday, July 1 in Lynn Care Center in Front Royal. Mr. Jenkins was bom June 14,1928 in Charlottesville, VA, son of the late John and Texanna Woodard Jenkins. He worked for Schwarzenbach-Huber and retired from Avtex Fibers, Inc. He was a member of Richland Baptist Church in Hartwood, VA. Mr. Jenkins is survived by one daughter, Alice Brown Inspiring, Tfmtgfits by Randy Minter A LIFE-AFFIRMING FRAMEWORK Funerals perform the very important function of providing family members and friends of the deceased with an avenue of expression and a coping mechanism for their grief and bereavement. The ceremonial ritual may not relieve the pain of grief, nor even necessarily relieve the sense of loss, emptiness, loneliness, and despair, but it does provide a framework of social support that is lifeaffirming. Funerals create a structure that shows the bereaved a way of bringing the past relationship with the deceased to a close and beginning a transition to the future. Ideally, funerals can provide comfort and strong psychological support to those left behind by sanctifying the life and relationships of the person who has passed on. Those who have experienced the loss of a loved one can find solace in the commemoration of the passing. At MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we will honor your wishes regarding how you wish to honor the memory of the deceased. No detail is too large of too small for us to handle. Contact us at (540) 347-3431. \ftr will arrange a meeting. Let u% also arrange a tour of our facility at 233 Broadview Ave.. Warrenton Please send your questions or comments to my office or e-mail me at: moserfh @ blackha wke.net "Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity. " - John Milton Parks of Front Royal; one son Charles Elliott Jenkins of Front Royal; two brothers, Thomas Jenkins of Se bring, FL, and Wilson Jenkins of Hartwood, VA; eight grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Jewell Dew Jones Jenkins, and a son, Benjamin Raye “Benny” Jenkins. A funeral service was held* on Tuesday, July 3, at Maddox Funeral Home. Interment was followed in Eleys Ford Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Rivermont Baptist Church, 575 Catlett Mountain Rd. Front Royal, VA. 22630. Vernon W. Haney Family in Rappahannock Vernon W. Haney of Falls Church, VA, youngest son of the late Johnny and Helen Haney, departed this life on June 30. He was 49-years-old. There will be a viewing at Shiloh Baptist Church, 15 Red Oak Mountain Road, VVoodville, VA on Thursday, July 5, at 1 pan. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 2 p. m. He is survived by two daughters, one brother, two sisters, an estranged wife, and many relatives and friends. Bobby F. Corbin Family in Flint Hill Bobby F. Corbin died Wednesday, June 27, at the Veteran's Hospital in Salem, Va. He worked in security for G.E., and was a veteran of the Air Force. Mr. Corbin is survived by two daughters, Patty A. Davis and Tammy Y. Corbin both from Orange. Va., two sons, Dale F. Corbin of Elizabeth City, N. C. and Don R. Corbin of Flint Hill, and eleven grandchildren. A graveside funeral service was held at the Culpeper National Cemetery with military honors. r Engagement announced Mr. Allen H. Peer Jr. and Mrs. Suzanne Clarke, both of Woodstock. Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter, Meghann Davis Peer to William Guerrant Eastham III, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Guerrant Eastham Jr. of Amissville, VA. Ms. Peer graduated from the University of Virginia in 2001 with a bachelors degree and is now pursuing a graduate degree in education in Nutrition/Dietetics at California State University Long Beach. William graduated from the University of Virginia in 2000 with a bachelors degree and will graduate in July 2007 from the University of San Diego with a Masters in Global Leadership. William is a Lieutenant and Helicopter Instructor Pilot in the United States Navy and is stationed on the Coronado at NAS North Island in California. The wedding is planned for May 31, 2008 in Charlottesville, VA. L_JL Meghann Peer to wed William Eastham III Religious Notes Amissville Baptist Church has started a new study program entitled “Answers in Genesis” on Sundays at 9:15 a. m. Please join them as they seek to uphold the authority of the Bible from the veiy first verse. Amissville Baptist Church is located at 776 Viewtown Road, Amissville, Va. For information call (540) 937-6159. You’re invited to Forest Grove Baptist Church for their Vacation Bible School “Avalanche Ranch”, starting July 1-6 from 6 p. m. to 8:30 p. m. Western theme family style - with a light supper. All ages including adults are welcome. Phone 540-937-3159 for more information. Fellowship Assembly of God, located one-and-a-half miles east of Sperryville at the intersection of Lee Highway and Gid Brown Hollow Road, invites you to join them in a Revival of Restoration, Sunday, July 8, for both 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. services; and Monday, July 9 through Friday, July 13, 7 p. m. nightly. Rev. Stephen Michael Leach will be guest speaker for this revival. Rev. Leach is a 24-year-old author, evangelist, and missionary to Papua, New Guinea. As a young, conservative Pentecostal minister, coming from a rich heritage with the HolinessPfentecostal movement, the cenll Cjoj t -hn^fish • U N F. i A i *H o Ml - "Families Serving Families" Unparalleled Service Since 1830, the Benchmark of Funeral Service 111% James Monroe Highway (Rt. 29 South) Culpeper, VA Wayne Fnglish. Funeral Director 540-825-2361 Kristen Jo Pmett. Funeral Director w.tiirv^nKNuxim Local Sponsor of T<>\s for Tor\ www.keymeniories.com 1927, Roy Wheeler Realty Co. has one of the leading brokers of fine Arties in the Virginia Piedmont. visit our new office in the Cheri and Martin Woodard and Roy Wheeler Realty Co. are pleased to announce the opening of the Rappahannock County office. tral calling that God has birthed within Rev. Leach is to proclaim a message that far exceeds the legalistic doctrines of men and reaches deeper than the false prosperity of liberalism—the Message of Consecration. For more information, please contact Plastor Joel Cress at (540) 987-8230. Flint Hill UMC invites all children, preschool to grade six, to Vacation Bible School, July 9 - 11, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Come soar with us to Lift Off!, where your Sky Scouts will experience the panoramic view of God’s love and fuel their journey through Power Prayer Bible verses. Contact Rev. Leah DeLong for more information (675-3370). The same VBS program will be offered at Sperryville UMC August 6-8. Macedonia Baptist Church, Flint Hill is celebrating its 142nd church anniversary. Church revivals will run . from July 11-13 starting at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, July 11, with Rev. Anna Allsberry, choir and congregation from Bethel Baptist Church, Unionville, VA. Thursday, July 12 with Rev. Lemuel Montgomery, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Amissville, Beulah Baptist Men’s Chorus, Markham, VA. Friday, July 13 with Rev. Peter S. Thomas Sr., choir and congregation, Deliverance of Ministry, Winchester, VA. Sunday, July 15 at 11 a. m. morning with Rev. Dr. Donald E. Simpkins, pastor Macedonia Baptist Church, Flint Hill. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. in the dining hall at for the 3:30 p. m. service with Rev. Dr. Frederick S. Jones, choir and congregation from Star Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, Triangle, VA. Amissville United Methodist Church will be holding its annual Vacation Bible School July 16 through 20. We will be in session from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. each evening with classes available for preschool through adult. Please mark your calendars and plan to come and “Take The Plunge” with us. Registration will be immediately after church on Sunday, July 15 or prior to the beginning of activities on Monday evening. For more information, please call Director of VBS - Janet at 540-937^222 or Pastor Ned at 540-937-2399. Come study the animals of the Bible at Hope Hill Baptist Church, Castleton for their Vacation Bible School. Children of all ages are welcome to join us for this exciting safari through the Bible. We’ll have amazing Bible stories, fun songs full of truth, puppets and a gripping missionary story about real intrigue in serving the Lord. Don’t miss out on the fun and lessons learned from animals in the Bible! For more information call Pastor John Lines at 829-4924. Shiloh Baptist Church, Woodville is having their Vacation Bible School from July 16-20 at 6 p.m. to 8:30 p. m. each night. Pre-registration - Sunday, July 1 from 1:30 - 3:00 at the church. For more information call Natasha White at (540) 987-9121. Contact Natasha White for more information (540) 987-9121 The 2nd Women In Worship Conference will be held in Fredericksburg, VA, September 28 - 29, at the Hobday Inn Select. Our special guest will be the dynamic, beautiful, anointed, gospel recording artist Ms. Vickie Winans! You don’t want to miss this year’s conference. The early bud registration ends July 1! $80/per person and $75 w/10 registrants. So, don’t delay — register today! Prices will increase after July 1. Check in begins on Friday at noon, the Expo will be open with vendors and other exciting activities. Friday night will feature the guest speaker and the conference ends on Saturday evening with Ms. Winans in concert! Make reservations for your hotel accommodations now! Our conference is being held the same time as Parents’ Weekend at the University of Maiy Washington in Fredericksburg. Although we have booked rooms, accommodations will be tight at all area hotels. For more information: Contact the Conference Coordinators, Dr. Hortense Hinton, 540.829.6331, Minister Patricia Wormley, 540.786.8736 or Sis. Nan Butler Roberts, President, Women’s Auxiliary, 540.399.1539. When did Virginia women gain the right to vote? In 1909 a few Virginia women organized the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia to educate Old Dominion citizens on the issue of woman suffrage. They were following the path blazed by two unsuccessful late nineteenth-century efforts to obtain the vote for women in Virginia. Rejecting radicalism for a more moder ate approach, the suffragists capitalized on the evolving view of women’s new roles in the society to argue that women taxpayers and citizens deserved the vote and that the quality of politics and government would improve significantly through their participation. By 1919 the league had grown to over 100 local chapters and 32,000 members, but on three different occasions it had failed to win assembly approval for a voting rights W.C. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. aWe Care About Tour Peace Of Mind9 503-7 North Main Street • Culpeper, Virginia 22701 Telephone (540) 825-6700 Wilbur C. Thompson, Mortician & Notary Serving the Piedmont area for over 40 years 540-825-1000 o 540-222-4107 A/o Job Too B/G OR. SA1/4LLW« Do It /%/// m In Loving Memory George Herbert Packwood, 81, of Sperryville passed away Friday, June 22,2007 at his family’s residence. The sentiments of his family were best written by Hermann Hesse in his poem, 'Steps' As every blossom fades and all youth sinks into old age, so every life’s design, each flower of wisdom, every good attains its prime and cannot last forever. In life, each call the heart must be prepared courageously without a hint of grief, submit itself to other new ties. A magic dwells in each beginning, protecting us tells us how to live. In Loving Memory Haw. Lynn. Max. Molly, Sandra. Tessa, and Tyler The family held a memorial service on Tuesday. July 3, 2007 at 10:00 an. at Christ Episcopal Church in Rockville, Maryland. Internment at Arlington Cemetery, Tuesday, July 24th at 9am Virginia Vignettes amendment to the state constitution. In the face of these disappointments, many Virginia women joined the militant National Woman’s Party that was more aggressive in pressing for a federal amendment, which finally passed Congress in 1919. Although the 1920 assembly rejected the nineteenth amendment (Virginia’s legislators did not approve the amendment until 1952), ratification at the national level allowed Virginia women to vote for the first time in 1920. Did Virginians obey the prohibition laws? Although it had high hopes of burying “demon rum,” the Virginia Prohibition Commission found the task of enforcing the law overwhelming. Smuggling networks infiltrated from the Midwest into the Shenandoah Valley, from Maryland down the Eastern Shore, and at any convenient Chesapeake Bay landing site. Furthermore, local moon shining became a popular and lucrative enterprise, notahly in the southern Virginia Blue Ridge where mountain stills satisfied the thirsts of mill towns and urban centers of the mid-Atlantic region. Typical was a Norfolk citizen, who, with a recipe from a relative, copper kettles and piping, pint jars, and a small stove, operated a wholesale business over her apartment. Despite the zealous efforts of the insufficiently funded commission, citizens of the commonwealth continued to enjoy their boot-, leg whiskey or bathtub gin. Although 3,183 of them were arrested in 1928 for violating the drinking laws and 35,655 gallons of liquor were confiscated, juries often would not convict offenders; and local officials, sometimes the recipients of bribes, gave little support to the prohibition agents.

First the Whip, then Speaker, then ... ? By Jason Peck Rappahannock News Staff Writer The year was 2002. President George W. Bush was riding on the highest approval ratings in Gallup history, and Republicans controlled both houses of Congress. Congressman Roy Blunt was the third-most powerful Republican in the House. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay had made the Missouri congressman the Republican whip. That decision turned Blunt into the second-most powerful, charged with rounding up the Republican congressman, making sure they towed the party line on important legislation. But Blunt needed a deputy whip. He turned to a first-term congressman with little name recognition outside of Richmond. And thus, Rappahannock’s and Culpeper’s congressman Eric Cantor made the news in Washington. Now it’s 2006, and Cantor’s still there. He’s the youngest of the House’s top five Republicans, and one of its strongest conservatives. Lately, he has also become a more familiar name in the media, making the rounds on Fox News and CNNAnd when he speaks, he rarely reaches the middle of the road. “For the last two and a half weeks Democrats have made America less competitive, less free and less safe,” Cantor wrote 100 days after the Democratcontrolled 110th Congress began. “House Republican values steer America in a direction that is more competitive and provides Americans with more free choice and more security.” But the lack of name recognition stands in stark contrast to his influence. Within two terms, Cantor was in the running for Majority Leader. And those close say he’s on the shortlist to be Speaker of the House, should the Republicans regain it. “If everything goes according to plan, he will rise through House leadership,” said David Wasserman, with the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “It’s extremely difficult to rise in 2008, but Erie Cantor always gets to move up a rung ” Top Donors Eric Cantor has raised approximately $8,642,699 since his Congressional career began with his election in 2000. A look at the Congressman’s top five donors: Total (since 2000) Dominion Resources $98,647 Philip Morris $94,250 McGwire, Woods et al $79,168 General Electric $72,100 Wachovia Corp $57,700 Source: The Center for Responsive Politics Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Raymond Thompson Eric Cantor strolls the streets of Little Washington. to a politically active family. His father worked the Senate campaign of Dick Obenshein in the 70s, before Obenshein died in a plane crash. In 1984, his father also served as state treasurer for Ronald Reagan’s reelection campaign. “No one in my family had served in public office,” the Rich The issues Eric Cantor remans on of the House’s most outspoken conservatives, routinely voting for President Bush and fie Republican Party more than 90 percent 2007: Voted against a funcing package to Iraq that included a timetable for withdrawal. 2007: Voted against a House bill that increased the minimum wage from $5.151 an hour to $7.25 an hour. 2006: Vbted to extend the Bush tax-cuts. 2006: Voted tor the Secure , Fence Act of 2006 2005: Voted for 4437, which damped down on illegal immigration and toughened border security 2005: Voted for a proposed Constitutional amendment that banned the desecration of the American flag. 2005: Opposed a ban on cruel, inhuman or degracing treatment of detainees held by U.S. Forces, that required tie mititary to follow the Amy field manual far interrogations. 2004: Voted to amend the Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriages. 2004: Voted to cut corporate taxes $137 bffion over 10 years. 2004: Voted to reorganize U.S. Intelligence agencies as proposed by the Sept 11 commission. 2003: Voted to cut taxes by $330 bilBon through Feed ' 2013. 2003: Voted against aBownng the use of search warrants without first notifying subjects. 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PAC Eric Cantor (R) Nancy Pelosi (D) Barack Obama (D) John McCain (R) Hillary Clinton (D) Tom DeLay (R) Orrin Hatch (R) Ted Kennedy (D) John Kerry (D) Sponsor Every Republican is Crucial (ERIC) PAC to the Future Hope Fund Straight Talk America HILLPAC Americans for a Republican Majority Campaign for America’s Future Committee for a Democratic Majority Keeping America’s Promise Donations (2006) $1,240,842 $663,500 $595,169 $355,572 $297,000 $205,000 $136,000 $92,080 $86,600 Source: The Center for Responsive Politics mond resident explained. “They were just grassroots activists” Cantor's first major step into politics came in 1982, when he drove for Congressman Tom Bliely in the Congressman’s successful reelection. After graduating from college in 1989 he went to work for TrustMore Mortgage, the family business. But politics were never far from his mind. In 1991, Cantor became the youngest member of the House of Delegates when he became state senator at the age of 28. In 2000 Bliely announced his retirement from Congress, and backed his former protege for the open seat. In securing the Republican nomination, Cantor defeated state senator Steve Martin by a mere 263 votes. It was his last real challenge. His district was regarded as a swing district when Democratturned Republican Bliely served as its Congressman. But in 1990, the General Assembly redrew the boundary lines, and shifted most of the minority population into a new 3rd District. Left behind in the new 7th district were strong Republicans who turned the district into the See CANTOR, Page B6 J^APPAHANNOCR *|2eAL ESTATE k^ESOURCES THANK YOU Bill Fletcher • Eddie Wayland Mike Leake • A1 Henry Richie Burke • Gregg Wayland Gary Settle • Gregg Williams For Rappahannock’s 4th of July Celebration From All of us at RAPPAHANNOCK REAL ESTATE RESOURCES 540-6750-1190 Trish, Beverly, & Butch 280 ACRES on top of Turkey Mountain in the heart of Thornton Hill Hounds Territory. 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Crazy about the carnival! I love watching the faces of the three-year-olds at the carnival. They’re on the slowest ride in the place and you’d think it was the most thrilling thing on earth. They grin from ear to ear! I saw plenty of them this week at the Amissville Fireman’s Carnival. Watching them was entertainment in and of itself! I still grin like an idiot riding on the Octopus. I’ve loved carnival rides all my life! The more spinning the better. You’d think a grown person would have gotten beyond that. Not me. Early period farmhouse between Sperryville and Washington. Prime location. Many amenities. 2 car garage and separte 3 car shop. Pond and stream. Hard surface road frontage. Ottered with 15 acres and 2 additional building rights at UNDER APPRAISED VALUE $1,100.000 or with 4.9 ACRES FOR $710,000. Would make a great family compound or hold for future investment. House aid 15 acres *$1,100,000 MLsmreswo? 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And while part of it may have been a realization of my own mortality, a bigger part was a realization that I was riding on a machine and they break all the time! It was probably after I bought my first, very old, car, and was responsible for maintaining something mechanical. Now that I’ve also owned houses and, heaven help me, lawnmowers, it’s a wonder I’m not terrified of all mechanical things! This was really brought home to me about ten years ago when I was on that ride that’s basically a roller coaster in the form of a loop. And at some point they leave you at the top of the loop, suspended upside down. They leave you up there for a really, really long time! This is when you start to notice the rust on the bolts and the creaking of aging machinery. And have I mentioned that the seat belt in my car holds me in more firmly than that single bar across my middle? Why is it that you need two straps across your body, horizontally and diagonally, in a car that’s meant to stay right side up on the ground, but suspended hundreds of feet above the ground, upside down I only needed that dinky little bar?! And where’s my airbag? Suddenly I was sure I was going to die an untimely and terrifying death! Obviously, I made it down off that ride. And it didn’t cure me of rides, although it did cure me of that particular ride. And as I get a little older and I realize I am here on earth for a finite amount of time, carnival rides once again seem like a good thing. After all, I might as well have fun in the time I’ve got. If you missed all the fun at this week’s fireman’s carnival, there are more coming up, around Rappahannock county and the larger area. You can live dangerously by eating the cotton candy and rotting your teeth out. You can lose your retirement money at the carnival games. Or you can get on that upside down roller coaster thing! If you’re looking for me I’ll be the grinning idiot on the Octopus! Cantor From Page B5 state’s safest seat. The 7 th District now stretches from the suburbs of Richmond, north through Culpepef County before ending in Rappahannock County. Politically, it compares with some districts in conservative Texas. Some of Cantor’s habits doomed fellow Republicans when the Democrats took Congress. But none have stopped him from winning. His close relationship with Delay, now caught up in the Jack Abramoff scandal, didn’t faze him. Many candidates with strong ties to the Bush administration suffered in 2006, but Cantor - who sides with Bush more than 97 percent of the time - still won handily. Large donations from Dominion Resources did nothing to stop his popularity in Culpeper County, where the energy company intends to build a power line. Cantor once appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews. Afterward he caught flak from even fellow Republicans, who accused him of instigating war with Iran. In Richmond he suffered no fallout. “No one will come close unless he makes some kind of blunder,” Wasserman said. “I think he’d have to be caught with a dead boy or girl to make 60 percent in this district.” Since his victory over Martin, Cantor has cruised to victory in four congressional elections. In 2000, he spent $1.4 million to defeat Democratic challenger Warren A. Stewart - 19 times more than Stewart. Cantor won by 67 percent of the vote. His toughest race came in 2002, when he faced former Georgia state senator Ben Jones, best known for playing “Cooter” on the Dukes of Hazzard TV show. Cantor beat him with 71 percent, and outspent him seven times over. Since then, he handily defeated Brad Blanton in 2004 with 76 percent, then easily beat both Blanton and Killermont, Washington, VA Award-winning architecture, a stunning view; and exquisite gardens. Bordering the Shenandoah National Park, this 31 acre estate is the ultimate private retreat. 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Fields, orchards, streams, anti forests combined with dramatic frontage on the Thornton River offer outstanding fishing, boating, riding and hunting. Contemporary 5 bedroom home. S3.995.000. Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 Democratic challenger Jim Nachman in 2006. “He rolls up his sleeves and he’s willing to work,” said Ken Stroupe, who worked as press secretary for Governor George Allen. “That’s why he has been successful. “To be frank, he doesn’t have to work that hard,” Stroupe added. “It’s a district all but guaranteed to go Republican. I admire that he works as hard as he does, given the demographics of the district. It suggests to me that he really cares.” Party support has become something of a specialty for Cantor. With little competition at home, Cantor can easily give money to other House Republicans. Most legislators form political action committees - committees designed specifically for campaign contributions. Cantor established ERIC (Every Republican is Crucial) when he became Deputy Whip. in ^uu4, ^amur uuuateu more than $500,000 to fellow Republicans. In 2006, the Center for Responsive Politics found that Cantor's PAC had donated $1.2 million - more than any other PAC. “I have been fortunate that when most people learn my principles and beliefs they see a value in supporting me,” Cantor wrote of his fund raising. ERIC donated far more money than big name candidates such as John McCain and Hillary Clinton. But then again, both intend to run for President. Cantor intends to stay in the House. “It’s not fair to compare him to other members’ contributions, like the ones that Obama or HdlPAC (Hillary Clinton) are making, because they have their own ambitions,” Wasserman explained. “They’re going toward a presidential run. Cantor’s pattern of fund-raising more closely aligns to building support within his own ranks. He’s working to fund other races so there’s more Republicans.” Some speculated on a 2008 Senate run for Cantor — longtime Senator John Warner is expected to retire. But that’s unlikely, say pundits who follow his giving habits. “If he was going to declare candidacy to the Senate, he’d put money in an account,” Wasserman said. In other words, one can be a senator without having a majority in the Senate. Being Speaker of the House means that Cantor needs the Republicans back in control. “You can write bills, but if you don’t have the power to move legislation, you’re not particularly effective,” Stroupe said. “But there’s a number of ways to pursue success. He hasn’t been there a long time, but one of the most important things he has done is pursue leadership roles.” Cantor has also become more vocal since the elections of 2004. The chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party reportedly referred to Cantor as a “Bush attack dog,” for Cantor's condemnations of the 9/11 commission and Congressional Democrats. The Congressman was hopeful for the future, saying that the Democratic takeover would last only two years. "The direction they’re (the Democrats are) taking the economy doesn’t match what the people want,” Cantor said. “Like continued expansion and job creation.” But most agree: Cantor isn’t going anywhere unless he wants to. “In politics you dance with the one that brung you,” Stroupe said. “Too often where politicians go astray, they flounder in keeping the promises they made to the voters. And I don’t see Congressman Cantor doing that.” You may contact Jason FYck at 825-9882 or e-mail jpecki@> timespapers.com

Picking favorites When we were little folks, it was easy to pick a favorite color or a favorite food or a favorite anything. As we get older, this trait seems child-like, and that’s probably because we have experienced more and appreciate the different shades and hues and subtle qualities of things didn’t seem as interesting when we were kids. I have said for years that my favorite book was, The Forest, written by the very prolific Stewart Edward White. This book was first published in 1903, and is one of over 60 books that he authored. I don’t have the ability to tell you what the book is about. I could say it is about tramping in Canada. I could tell Brady’s Clark Hollow Rambungs Richard Brady 675-3754 richardbradyl@ juno.com you it is about hiking and camping and fishing and hunting, but how would I explain the chapter. On Lying Awake At Night. I hope you discover it for yourself Class reunion planned There is a great possibility that some folks living in our area attended Culpeper High School graduation with the class of 1982. If so the committee planning for a reunion is trying to contact each class member of 25 years ago. Interested classmates, former teachers and school personnel will be extended an invitation to the reunion, being planned for early fall and will meet at Germanna Tech Center. If you haven’t already, call Cindy Leake Curtess at 540399-1611. Belated birthday wishes go out to my brother, Ray Frazier, who added a year on Friday, and Thursday Paul Butler celebrated. May our Lord grant each of you many more years. While we’re on the subject of schools, in case some of you have not heard, the new Eastern View High School under construction in Culpeper, is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008, with Roger Mello, the principal of Rappahannock High for the past five years will be taking over as principal at EVHS, where most likely some of our area young people will be attending. Our community extends heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Margaret Smith Carder and family upon the loss of her husband, Wallace, who passed awqy last week. Mrs. Corder is a native Bostonian, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Smith. Also condolences go out to Mr. Stephen Tuel of Reva Way and all the family connections upon the loss of his mother, Mrs. Jimmie (Bonnie) Tuel who went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, at Fauquier Hospital. In Father’s Day activities at the Black Oak Regular Baptist Church, Milton Keller was chosen “father of the year” and congratulations are extended. Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier of Castleton Ford Road were Tuesday luncheon guests of his sister, Mrs. Marie Atkins on Acorn Brook Lane. The New Salem Baptist Boston Marie F. Atkins 987-8802 Church, located a short distance from Boston, on Rt. 522, will be having their Vacation Bible School, Monday through Friday, July 9 through 13, each evening from 6-9:30 p.m. For more information call Natasha White at 540-987-9121. Artists of Windmore Theater will be presenting “My Space” at the Villager Frameworks and Gallery every day through Friday July 20. Call 825-7515. With time swiftly passing and the month of July already ushered in, a week of birthdays for relatives and friends will be celebrated and greetings are extended to Brenda Frazier, Jacob Heflin on the first, Monday is the day for Sarah Hetzer, Kathy Wright, Kelly Bragg, James W. Jenkins adds a year on Tuesday, with Thomas Wright celebrating on Wednesday. Janet Hammond grows another year Thursday, with Nancy Robinson following on Friday and closing the week Saturday by remembering Dana ' Thompson and James Kelchner. May our gracious Lord grant each of you many more days to celebrate. Vacation Bible School at Forest Grove Baptist, Castleton Way is in progress this week, 6 pun. to 8:30 p.m. each evening, closing on Friday, July 6. And all ages, including adults are invited. Not June, but July has been the month for a number of weddings and this week we said out anniversary wishes to Jake and Barbara S. Tharp, Kyle and Kathy Printz, Danny ami Iinda Hitt, Buddy and Robin Grigsby and Johnny and Missy Bragg and may God continue to Mess each couple. Illusion of the i It oon Did anyone see the Moon Illusion on Saturday night? As I was outside on Saturday, June 30 after dark, looking around in the sky as I usually do with my telescope, I Saw this giant mnr>n rising in the east. The more I looked at it the more I was wondering why it seemed so huge. It looked like Earth’s moon with the usual craters, but something was wrong. I said to myself that this mocm was inflated. It’ was so big! Then I realized that I just experienced the Moon Illusion. The full moon hung lower in the sky than any other full moon of 2007, so the Moon Illusion was strong. Guess some are wondering what makes the moon so low? The sun and full moon he on opposite sides of the sky. They are like a see-saw: when one is high, the other is low. Because the summer solstice was just last week (June 21), the sun is near its highest point in the northern skies. Carwash If anyone needs your car washed, guess what! The Rappahannock High School Band will hold a car wash at the high school on Saturday, July 14, from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. Bring all of those dirty cars and trucks out and let’s get our local band students to remove the dirt, and dust from the vehicle. My Tweedy Bird car sure can use a wash! Sale-A-Bration Farm Home Center, known as the Rappahannock Co-op, is having their Sale-A-Bration. The event will be on July 1A. There will be Live Music. Come and shop, and get special prices Washington i Jan Ctatterbuck f 675-3338 | jclattert>uck@ I trnespapersxcm on appliances and lawn furniture, You will even find livestock fencing demos and if you get hungry there will be hot dogs for $.25 along with hamburgers for $.50 and $.25 sodas. Guess what! Whoopee! There will be door prizes. This is my thing. Hey kids, even you will have snow cones. Come out and join Nick Norman and the employees at 12645 Lee Highway, Washington for a day of fun. Ellen Mustoe from Washington will be leaving with a group from Hamilton Baptist Church on a mission trip to Eagle Butte, South Dakota on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation on July 12-20. Let’s remember to keep Ellen and the team, in their travels in our prayers for their safety. Sympathy goes out to Molly Hobson and family upon the death of her father, Robert Humphreys. Old Time Music Jam Guess what they are having at the Washington Fire Hall on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p. m. An Old time Music Jam! Old time music is sometimes called Traditional or Appalachian Folk music that was played by mountain families. Players with an interest are welcome. Wolfe Publishing Company has reissued a number of White’s books. A week or so ago, we had a parsonage fund raiser here in our little village. There was breakfast, and an auction and a yard sale. It was well attended and raised a good bit to do some repairs on the Methodist parsonage. While working there, my wife picked up several paperbacks that were offered for sale. My eyes were drawn, naturally, to a rather thick one entitled, The Forest Lover, by Susan Vreeland. I don’t read as much as I should, particularly novels, and the author’s name was not familiar to me. But, on the front of the book she was proclaimed as a, “New York Times bestselling author.” The novel is recent; it was published in 2004. If there is irony here, other than the title, it is that this book, too, is set in Canada. It is a fictionalized account of the life of Canadian artist, Emily Carr, and her struggle to capture and preserve the beauty of the art and culture of the indigenous people of British Columbia and southeast Alaska. But, in its dealing with the foibles of human nature, this novel is exquisite. At times, it tears at the heart and makes everyday cares just so much minutia. I recommend it to you. And what does this have to do with favorites? Not too much. It is, perhaps, more about growth, and an appreciation for a range of beauty and art and culture. It is about life, and loving the brilliant splashes as well as the shadows. It is about loving the harmonies of bluegrass music and marveling at the melody of a Gershwin tune. It is about the salty sweetness of old ham, fried in its own grease, and the succulence of fresh, raw oysters. It is about living life as full as you can. More succinctly, one of Vreeland’s characters says to Emily. “Don’t strap yourself to a dishpan. Paint.” Nothing more need be said. | Rappahannock Farmhouse | Rare Opportunity! Traditional | farmhouse on 3.57 peaceful and I protected acres., conveniently located 12-18 minutes to | Culpeper, Washington, VA and 1 the Shenandoah National Pink. $379,000 W Fiery Run Road Premium three acres with Blue ■ Ridge Mtn. views, stone walls, * 'v* meadow, and privacy. 4 BR j perc, VDOT approved, ready to build. Scenic NW Fauquier, just across the Rappahannock line. ' $209,000 j OmuK 21. Redwood Realty MICHELLE BENECKE mFrmrrtrfffrrfiliiA nrt Search all VA at: wwwx21redwoodLcoa 540.987.9128 703.%5.0704 UME ROAD-pO ac. parcel located in the Olij iminjon Hunt territory i>f Fauquier County. Mostl m rnmmi0iim^-k 1: 5 -. ; ‘ - 4,5 Wgm& atmosphere

Bears From Page B1 bears can take advantage of favorable conditions to forage. Not true hibernators, they are able to emerge from their dens under large logs or in secluded caves to look for food during the warm spells which increasingly characterize our winters today. “I think bears are completely amazing in how intelligent and resourceful they are, ” said Sajecki, who worked with black bears in California before moving to Virginia. She compares their intelligence favorably to that of a German shepherd. Clearly, their ability to learn and adapt to new conditions has been essential to their success. Tough love for bears is our responsibility But it is that intelligence and resourcefulness which also sometimes brings bears into closer quarters with humans than is good for them. My wife Clay and I learned this firsthand last month. In our 17 years of living at the end of Keyser Hollow, we have enjoyed the presence of bears every year without incident. Then we committed one of the real sins of living with bears - we left a bowl of cat food on a screened porch after the cat finished eating, leaving a fragrant attraction which was too much for a local bruin to pass up. The result? A few hours later, Clay came out to find the screen on one side torn apart. Both food and cat were nowhere to be found, but there was plenty of evidence left by a bear after an easy meal. Clay located the cat a few hours later, no worse for his experience - it was the cat chow, not the cat, which the bear had in mind. The next evening, the bear came back again, pushing through a make-shift barrier in hopes that we weren’t as quick to learn how to adapt to a new situation as he or she was! Once we had a more secure patch in place, the visits ended. But we knew that we had created, or at least reinforced, a problem. It was our fault, not the bear’s — but the bear is the one who might suffer if the behavior gets repeated too often. To Rappahannock arborist and leader of the Rappahannock Nature Camp Lyt Wood, this is all too common. “When a bear even one time gets a mouthful of food associated with a human being, you have a problem,” he said. “They will come in through screened windows and doors if they smell food”. He even knows of a small bear which came into a house in his neighborhood through a doggy door! “I love these animals,” Wood added. “I’m really glad they’re around. But people have to learn to respect them and understand that they’re very powerful and always hungry!” Our neighbors Marlene and Robert Krasic have had their own experience with an enterprising bear in recent weeks, very possibly the same one that visited us. When they discovered that a bear was raiding their llama pen for food, they immediately did the right thing - they started securing the food at night,and now even take in their bird feeders. And just to make sure that we were not contributing to our neighborhood bear issue, Clay and I stopped putting out food scraps in our compost pile. Anyone who reads Rappnet knows that this is not just a problem in Keyser Hollow this year. People from all over the county are talking about bears, and the season for issues in orchards has not yet anived. Does this represent an overall increase in bear encounters? State Bear Project Leader Sajecki said her department has received numerous complaints this year from many areas, but they have not yet had time to do an analysis of how this compares to previous years. In Shenandoah National Park, Wildlife Biologist Atkinson has not noted any unusual increase in complaints from hikers or campers, but he is spending much of his time hazing bears away from Skyline Drive, since three bears have been killed by cars within the Park so far this year. Retired Game Warden Bankston is not aware of any unusual increase, but he noted that Rappahannock County traditionally has one of the highest rates of bear issues in Virginia. In the past, he was involved in relocating bears to the Mount Rogers area of Virginia, but this is no longer an option - and he notes that moving a problem bear seldom resolves the underlying issue. Sajecki, Atkinson, and Bankston all agree that it’s important for everyone who lives in bear country to take responsibility for their actions and avoid anything which may teach bears the wrong lessons. This includes talking with your neighbors, especially if they (or you) are new to the area - living with bears is really a neighborhood responsibility. How to be responsible The Departmept of Game and Inland Fisheries, in its pamphlet “Living with Black Bears in Virginia”, recommends a series of actions we all can take to be responsible inhabitants of bear country and continue to enjoy the presence of these incredible survivors: • secure your garbage in a shed, garage, or bear-proof container; • pick up pet food as soon as they’ve finished eating; • remove bird feeders (or I would add, hang them high in a place where a bear cannot reach up or climb down to get them); • clean your outdoor grill often (remove all tempting residue from your July 4th barbecue!); • avoid strong-smelling food in a compost pile or put it in a securely enclosed bin; • pick up and remove ripe fruit from fruit trees and surrounding areas; • install electric fencing to protect beehives, dumpsters, gardens, and compost piles; • and finally, talk to your neighbors! (Preventing bear problems on your property and educating others is one way to be a good neighbor). For more information The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has an excellent collection of bear materials on its website at www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife/ bear including “Bears on the Move”, “Living in Bear Country”, “Urban Black Bear Problems”, “Problem Bears in Agriculture”, “Electric Fencing for Black Bears”, and the complete “Virginia Black Bear Management Plan (2001-2010)”, with contact information about who to call if you have a bear problem you don’t know how to resolve. For the ultimate in living safely and responsibly with bears all across North America, see Linda Masterson’s superb new book, Living with Bears - A Practical Guide to Bear Country, published by Pixy Jack Press, which is available at Shenandoah National Park Visitor Centers or from online booksellers. 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(°atL 540-351-1664 888-351-1660 Wait... Fauquier Times - Democrat] Classified Dept. 39 Culpeper St j Warrenton, Va 20186 540-351-0121 «n*espapers.com Advertising real estate moo. h a.m. «|>!| i|!m BUSINESS DIRECTORYThurs. 12 noon DEADLINES all other classified ads due... -Mon. 4 p.m. (Fri. 3 p.m. proof deadline) After an ad is ordered... It cannot be changed or canceled after the posted deadkie for that issue. At the time of placing your ad. it wi be read or faxed back to you for any corrections to be made Read your ad carefully the first time it appears withe papers, if it contains an error or, or you wish to make changes, can at once. No adjustments will be made on errors that do not materially affect the value of the advertisement. AH errors must be reported by 3:00 pm Monday following the date of publication. Times Community Newspapers will not accept iiabili ty for its failure, for any cause, to insert an advertisement and reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed objectionable in subject matter, phraseology or setup. Times Community Newspapers are not liable for the quality of advertised products or services. 1BR, 1BA apt. Recently remodeled, Appl’s Fum, Sperryville. no pets $600 /mo. 540-675-3249 540-675-1576 2 1BR apts for rent Flint Hill Square. Smkg-Drug Free plicants need only pfy. $550/mo. Ph call 540.631.0821. ^?3 New Look, Great Specials!! JUST $99 sec. dep* •Spacious 1 & 3 BR apts, 2BR Town homes* Leasing from $720 - $925 • W/D avail, in Apts* • Pet Friendly* • Storage Units • Bus Service On-Site • Ceiling Fans • Beautiful Park-Like Setting FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS APTS 540-825-5050 CALL NOW, SPECIAL WONT LAST! 500 Concord Place, Culpeper, VA 22701 email: friendshipheightsapts@yahoo.com (‘some restrictions apply) kitchen & prvt entrance. Avail 8/1. $950/ mo ind utils. Dep/refs req. (703)327-6483. Orient ml beautiful mtn views. 2BR, 2BA. private, mins to 166. $1500/mo. utilities included. No smoking. 540-229-9328 With 18 Newspapers In Our Times Community Newspapers Group, We’ve Got nonnem Virginia Wrapped up! CaN 347-4222 or FAX 351-0121 Rappahannock County: Washington Va: 2BR/1 BA home.wd firs, fresh paint renov kit nr Inn $1000 Sperryville Va: 2BR/2BA home on large farm newly renovated $800 Sperryville Va: Manor Home on large farm, 48R/ 3.5BA, renovated in exc location. $1700 Piedmont Sothebys International Realty 540-675-1675 Classified Ads Work Call 347-4222 Wvienton, 55+ community, brand new. 2 Bfi, 2BA. Security. Near town and shopping. $1800 a month. Cdl 540-270-7897 2BR, 2BA house recent remodel. Flint Hill area, AC, all appls ind, on Ig estate w/views. $1100/ mo. (540)675-9921 3BR, 1.5BA, ETLAN (MADISON CO). LR, den. CAC/heat. Ig yard, stg bldgs, $900/ mo + sec dep. (540)923-4820 Bad CredM Homebuyers Wanted.Easy terms 0-3% Down www.creditbusters.com Chantilly: IBR/Den/ 1BA, brand new home, granite, appliances. Lease to own, only $850/mo. Call don 703-378-8992. Chart— Town, Restored 1850's log cabin. 2BR, 1BA, AC. w/d on beaut horse farm. Private. *1095. 703-624-1697. Chert—Town, Restored 1899 Farmhouse on beaut horse farm, 3 BR's, 1 BA, CAC, W/D. $1195. 703-624-1697. Clarke County, Berryville. Moreland House. Restored 1775 home. 2200 sqft. 3BR, 2BA, Fpl, A/C, all appls., 3 stall bam wl pasture. *2,000/mo. Sec. dep., credit check. 540-955-1384. Culpeper, 38R, 2BA, yd, 2 mis to 29, CAC, very dean, entry setting. No pets. *1100/mo. sor. rent@hotmail.com Gain—wINo, rent w/ option to buy. Gated section Piedmont, 4BR, 3.5BA SFH 4,000sf, fin walkout bsmt. hdwd firs, 2car grge, HOA inci, *1995/ mo. (703)945-5939 AUTOMOTIVE $500 Police Impounds! Cars from $500! Tax Repos, US Marsha] and IRS sales! Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Toyotas, Hon das, Chevy s, more! 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Also have 2 acres for $19,990. Power and perk. Call owner 866-347-1096. WV MOL NTA1NTOP RETREAT 12 acres just $59,990' Beautiful Mountain retreat with woods & pond. State road frontage. Minutes from the South Branch River! Come for the Weekend or a lifetime. Call owner. 866-794-9670. 30 acre WV Mountain Estate Wooded parcel. All weather loads. Access to utilities. River and Mountain views. Close to Virginia border. JUST $79,990!!! Call 866-386-1604. VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS my dream rustic 2story log cabin on 13 acres with bam. pastures, woods, creek, adjoins Jefferson National Forest with miles and miles of trails, have to sell $389,5000 owner 866-789-8535. LOTS AND ACREAGE 50 MILE RIVER/ MTN VIEWS. Private River Access 30+ Acres. Rare opportunity to own top of the world views of mountains A river. All large Hardwoods, own whole Top of Ridge, Watch Sunrise and Sunsets. 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Illriligi Hunt, G'ville, 55+ Comm, 2br, 2ba, patio TH, recreational amenities. $1500/mo. 540-347-3091 LJoden Chalet, acreage, views, privacy, W/D, CAC, FP, 3/4br, 2ba, near exit 13, $1400/mo 540-683-1998 * Rapp'k County - Over 1600 sq ft, 2BR, 2BA, Partial bsmnt, FP, all appls, porch, deck & shed. Very Private. $1200/mo. ★2 story 3BR, 2BA home, all amenities. Porch & deck. Lge lot. $1500/mo *1 M3BR, 1.5BA, full bsmnt lge lot. $1200/mo ALovely self contained one BR apt, FP & views. Town Washngton $775/mo R R E R 540-675-3843 LUXURY HOME Bealeton 4 br SF $1950 Rent own NVFH, 709-217-2468 Marshall. VA, Ig country home, rent/share. Mins to I 66. Lg 4BR, 4BA.LR w/ FP, loft. W/D, garg, AC. $2200/ mo/ family. Rm charge/ share. (703)644-9024 Rappahannock Co - tbr, restored log cabin, part turn, elect heat, wood stove, a/c, no pets. $575/mo + dep. Ref's & cred ck. 540-675-3627. RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY-A frame with 1BR plus loft BR on 5 acres near Flint Hill. W/D hook-up. Very private. $1050/mo. Rappahannock Real Estate Resources. 540-675-1190 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY-A frame with 1BR plus loft BR on 5 acres near Flint Hill. W/D hook-up. Very private. $1050/mo. Rappahannock Real Estate Resources. 540-675-1190 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY-Village of Flint Hill. One BR cottage, new kitchen, heart pine floors. W/D incl. $995/mo. Small pets OK. Owner/Broker 540-675-1190, 540-937-5703 First Him Buyers Why rent when you can own? Free list of homes available with no money down. 100% financing. 703-371-0669 RE/MAX Absolute www.nennngrioD-onwe.coin • A f ^3BF53t* --jfcy.. . -' ^*'»W33»S*3»S» BMpiai^ Mini tocnwm for a fiat rental or office spate, centrally located on MkfcHeburg*' main esplanade. This two story professional Office / Retail / Gallery Space boasts 4 offices upstairs w/ high ceilings, an inviting reception area w/ iarge bay windows and an open main office down w/ kitchen and 1/2 bath & parking. (Quaint yet professional space for CRE-ft-IVE Entrepreneur. IOOOW sq. ft. %2&S%fwtO CALL JERRY S77-3tt-22tt OFFICE SPACE Up to 3600 sq ft starting @ $1500 per month Can be subdivided Retail Space starting @ $2500 per month ^ 540-823-7500 *** Quintessential Mountain Lima RELEASE OF PREMIER HOMESITES Waterdance is a beautiful, unspoiled private communin' ’ looted on the Highiands-Cashiers Plateau along the Tuckascgee River in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. High Elevation, Long Range Views, River Front and Creek Front homestes available. 9 806-4M-5885 • www.waterdanecnc.com RAPPAHANNOCK - COUNTY-Village of Flint Hill. One BR cottage. new kitchen, heart pine floors. W/D incl. $995/mo. Small pets OK. Owner/Broker 540-675-1190, 540-937-5703 Remington, 06 built, SF, 2 car garg, 4BR, 2 full & 1/2 BA, morning rm, DR, LR, fam rm, FP, all appls, $1575/mo. Owner/Agent Andy (301)675-7820 Rt.7 eastbound commuters: newly renovated 2-story SFH in Winchester. W/D,immed. occupancy. $1200/mo + $600/dep. Also for sale Call owner/agent: Peg, Orth Realty (540)336-1576 SulfMd Meadows, 55 & over community in Warrenton, VA. avail July 1st, $1700. 540-341-1920 Sumerduck, Ig 2BR, 2ABA rambler, 3 acs, fam mi, DR. LR, scm porch, garg. $1400/mo. (540)270-5642 Warrenton: 2BR, 1BA country cottage, no pets, must haiv« credit chk & refs. $900/mo. 4BR, 3.5BA In Town villa, 3lvls, grge, must have credit chk & refs. $1650/mo. Anne Hail Long & Foster (540)341-3538 Your AD Could BE HERE Call 347-4222 WARRENTON 2 M, 3br, 2.5ba, w/ master on main M in newer sub. Library, hdwd fls, Irg covered deck, garage, walking dist to Old Town. Electric included. $ 1 7 5 0 / m o . 540*272-7266 (540)341-3546 WARRENTON, 3br iba turn house $1800/mo. on 200 ac farm 540-272-3766 Washington, VA, $1450/ mo, newly updated 3br, 2ba house, dose to town & much more. 301-986-5475 Room lor rant. $300/mo + utilities. Whole house amenities in Hume, V A . Victor 540-364-6024 . Page-Brooke Village Town-homes 1 & 2 BR s Available 703-777-1948 , Only those with good credit need apply1 ▲▼▲▼▲▼AT Fauquier . Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 Price Drastically Reduced $100K $750,000 Make an Offer Luxurious 5 BR. 4 BA in BrooKside Warrenton ®: 29 /V, R Riley Rd. R Oakmont Dr. R Tanglewood Dr to 6846 on R t-J LONG A FOSTER REALTORS 540-364-3777 \703-90*0074 m CAMKaM'MB LANK—Culpeper Co.- Superb^ Ml M constructed by a couple who build a new one even* liew yean* enjoy it for a while, then sell it no the\ can do it again. These l*roplc get it nght. Ten acres teeming with birdhfc h^ually close to Little Washington. Warren ton anti Culpeper MLS#CIWW*1 $MMM Contact Thorne Whirr 54WW7-WI54I _audUcngnnil i-iwB « Madison County, VA JUST REDUCED-MOT1VATED SELLERS. Syria Area Privacy and Old Rag Mountain views from this 3BR, 3BA home with great room, master suite, 9 ceilings, decks, extensive landscaping on 6+ acres. $369,900 Call Lisa Dyer Syria Area-Unique Weekend Retreat - former church remodeled into spacious kitchen, great room, bedroom, bath, loft and rear deck located just past Graves Mtn Lodge-great hiking, horseback riding, fishing and relaxing^ $198,900 Call Bill Gentry JUST REDUCED-lmmaculate 3 BR, 2'h BA rambler with full, partially finished walkout basement. French doors, 2 gas log fireplaces, kitchen w.breakfast bar. large covered front porch wrapping around to deck overlooking pond, sited on 3.9 acres with 3 bay detached garage $298,900 Call Bill Gentry Chglersville Atm - Spectacular mountain views from mostly wooded 59.8+ acres, streams, partially fenced for cattle and state road frontage $61 OK Call Gene Smith. Jefferson Land & Realty 540-948-5050

Private office space. 1225 sq ft. Ideal for Architect. Insurance Agent, Realtor. Sm Law Firm, Accounting Firm or Engineering Company. Paneled main room. 1.5 BA, kit area, ample parking on 2 acs. Zoned C1-C2 540-364-0364. Purcellvlfle: office condo. Exc. loc- just off bypass. 1100 sq. ft. remodel to your specs. $20/sq ft/yr $1833/ mo. Chris Freeman 703-362-2470 4BR, 2BA ranch w/ porch, deck, FP, utility shed. New in 2001. Gazebo, gardens, flowers. quiet setting, etc. 3.65 wooded ac, Fauquier Co. (540)439-6530 FSBO/LEESBURG: 3 bed, 2 bath, fin bsmt, end of quiet street backs to common area. Will pay closing costs. $ 3 8 0 k . 703-4700466. 111 V__ Herndon - 3BR 2BA, newly renovated, balcony w/storage, lots of closets, prvt parking, community pool. Close to schools & shopping. $281,995 or best offer. 703-475-1711. STAUNTON, VAr Home of the American Shakespeare Center & Blackfriars Playhouse and Mary Baldwin College, charming and affordable living in this 20 unit all brick condo . neighborhood. Com. pletely re-furbished. Starting at $139,900. RE/MAX Advantage, Melvin Sweeney. Direct: (540) 294-8390. E-mail: melvin@ melvinsweeney.com. ChanMMy: 3br/2br, avail now. brand new, all new furniture included. $129,900. 703-378-8992. Chantttty: 3br/2br, new home, $129,900. FF CO schools. Call John 703-378-8992. New Home 4-sale @ Lake Holiday. 2 story Colonial. 2300+/- sq ft $309,500. 5AO-9741194 Wine heater 3/2.5 2 car 2 Ivl all brk Georgian colonial, built 2001 in all brk cul-de-sac subdiv. 3/4 in. oak Iwr Ivl. Conan/maple kit. all appl, win tmnts, gas FP, walk-in dsts, 2 min Old Towne. Reduced $50,000 to $369,000 (540)664-8000 («** 10 Ac<ee in Mitchells with . 24x48 steel building. Installed well & septic system tor 3BR home. $190K. (540)436-8537 CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call Your Rep TODAY! 540-347-4222 or FAX 351-0121 LAND: Augusta County, VA - For a great investment or to build your custom home. 2 tracts, 11 and 15 acres. Close to Augusta Medical Center, private road, open, great mountain views. Located 1.3 mile south of I-64 on Rt. 608 between Staunton and Waynesboro. Priced to sell at $184,000 and $189,000. SweeneyWeller Land Co. Scott Weller. Direct: (540) 294-0555, E-mail: jscottweller@rica.net. Melvin Sweeney. Direct: (540) 294-8390, E-mail: melvin@ melvinsweeney.com. Orlean/Marshall, 6.52 wooded acs. partial drive, approved survey & 4BR perk. $299K (540)364-1895 SPORTMAN S PARADISE: Augusta County, VA, Deerfield Valley area, 123 acres surrounded by National Forest, 2,000 feet of . frontage on Calf Pasture River, long road frontage, standing timber, wildlife abounds, roads, 4wheeler trails, will trade. $599,000. RE/ MAX Advantage, Scott Weller. Direct: (540) 294-0555, E-mail: jscottweller@rica.net, Melvin Sweeney. Direct: (540) 294-8390. E-mail: melvin@ melvinsweeney.com. Warranton-2 flat wooded 1ac building lots, 46R perc, not in subdivision, close to PB Smith Elementary . School, DC side of Warrenton. $185K each. (703)628-7989 Winchester, VA. 18 ac for $425K or 5 ac for $140K or 8 ac $180K per parcel. Unrestrict ed 4BR Pefc. Maybe comm. 540-974-1191. Great price - SHORT SALE! Get into the prestigious community of Waverly View in Strasburg at an affordable price. This home has it all: 2700+ sf. Hardwood floors throughout, ceramic tile In master bath, tray ceiling in MBr w/rope light, three-piece crown molding and more. 4 Br, 2 1/2 bath. Soaking tub in master. Just 6 mo. old, this home sits on lovely 1.75 rolling, open acres with 360 degree mountain views. Convenient to 166, 181, minutes from Strasburg, easy commute to Winchester, Warrenton. Culpeper, NoVa. Priced to sell at $369,900. Owneragent: (540) 364-2929. For Your Employment Needs can Times Community: Newspapers Call 347-4222 HARRISONBURG, VA: 29 one bedroom apartments plus three bedroom home, great location near new hospital. $1 99,623 projected 07 income, $2,400,000. RE/MAX Advantage. Melvin Sweeney. Direct: (540) 294-8390. E-mail: m e I v i n @ melvinsweeney.com. LIKE NEW 3 year old 3 level TH in Culpeper. This 3BR 2.5BA home sparkles! Fresh painting throughout and all new upgraded carpet & pad. Spacious open floor 'plan. Backs to trees for privacy. $233,500. Call Ronnie Fruehauf, Keller Williams Realty for more info 703-508-1636 Chantilly: 2BR/2BA, new home. $110,000. Call Frances 703-378-8992. RETIRING? RELOCATING? Sunbelt Newbern, NC. Free retirement pkg. Ask for Whit Morgan-Newbern Real Estate 1-800-636-2992 $240 Brand New King PMowtop Set in plastic w/warranty. Can dlvr. 703-378-8866. 2 Antique Sidechairs: 1800 s. Must See. $350. 703-771-0280 or 703-203-6799. 2 yr old queen size ivory color country style bed frame w/headboard, matching small 2 drawer dresser & 1 queen size mattresses; everything is in exC. cond. for $600. (price can be negotiated) Pis call 703-530-1204 Antique Mssion Desk: 1800 Early 1900's. Excellent condition. $350. 703-771-0280 or 703-203-6799. BEDRM - 5pc set NEW IN BOXES. Sell $595. Can deliver. 703-378-8866. Full Size mattress set. Still in plastic. $125. 703-378-8866. Maytag dryer, electric, white. Very good condition. $150. You haul. (540)347-1970 J & C Painting No job too small iiwnOr Exterior Powcrwutdng Lawn Service Tty Removal Driveway SmNod l»ICf»ffraBgfIy IliSUfwO 01 DQnCMKX 540-3<7-17>0 540-222-462> BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS 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 Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at seven-thirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following applications: SU 07-06-04 Stella M. Liong, DDS, and William D. Harris, contract purchasers of the property located at 4 Robin Lane, Pint Hill (2.0 acres. Tax Map 13, Parcel 114, zoned VR-Village Residential, Wakefield District), desire a Special Use permit to operate a professional office with less than 3 employees. Dr. Liong wishes to operate her dental practice in their home. Use allowed pursuant to Code Section 170-36E of the Rappahannock County Code; additional standards under Code Section 170-66E. SU 07-06-05 Willie C.. Jr. and Cathern L. Smith, owners of property located on Lee Highway, Sperryville (16.24 acres. Tax Map 37, Parcel 45, zoned HC-Highway Commercial, RR-Rurai Residential, and CConservation, Piedmont District), desire a Special Use permit to operate an automobile sales, repair, and/or service facility on the HC-zoned portion of the property only. Use allowed pursuant to Code Section 170-36E of the Rappahannock County Code' additional standards under Code Section 170-661. No applicant or other party in interest, and no attorney for sun applicant or party in interest, shall initiate a contact with a member, of the BZA for the purpose of conducting a private discussion, in person or by telephone, concerning the merits of any application, appeal, or other matter pending before the BZA. No member of the BZA shall participate in any such private discussion. Site visits or similar contacts initiated by BZA members shall not constitute such ex parte contacts. 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, July 18, 2007 at seventhirty in the evening 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 Zoning Appeals, c/o P.0 Box 519, Washington, Virginia 22747, in advance thereof By: John W McCarthy Zoning Administrator Queen Pillow Top Set. New in plastic w/warr. $135. Can deliver. 703-263-7888. FLEAMARKET Sat, July 7; 8 am Fox Den Parking lot. W. Shirley Ave. Warrenton $10 Dealer Space (540)347 1162 \ 240 Horses V_) THE OLD HABIT SUMMER SALE 30%-50% OFF July 5-8 (closed 4th) Children's, Ladies showcoats, shirts, helmets, accessories, & more. Wormers $3.95 Thurs-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-4 (540)364-2396 8363 W. Main St., Marshall Exercise Bike: Vitamaster w/ electronics. Good condition. $100. 703-771-0280 or 703-203-6799. Hardwood Flooring: Brazilian Cherry, 3/4 in thick. $2.50sf, 2,145sf. Will separate. (703)875-2215. HOT TUB: Never used, seats 6, fully loaded, 31 jets, waterfall. MSRP $7298, sell $3500. 571-237-5015. POOL TABLE- 8 ft. solid wood, cherry, still in box. 1 in. slate. MSRP $6495 Must sell. $1495. 571-237-5015. Snow Plow: (Western) 7.5 ft.+ pump - 3 extra cutting edges. Like new $1000. 540-554-8879 Stair Climber: Precor T18E. Good condition. $50. 703-771-0280 or 703-203-6799. Treadmill: Proform 580 si- Fold away 2.5 HP-10 MPH. 8 workout options. Good condtion. $300. 703771-0280 or 703 -203-6799. Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222 Martin Acoustic Guitar: Model DCX1E with hard shell caseFishman Electronicssounds great- excellent condition- $600. Call 703-771-0280 or 703-771-6799 273 Pets V_ Choc, lab pups, AKC. parents on site, 1st shots & wormed. Ready to go 7/7. 540-948-5418 LAB PUPS, AKC, CERF, OFA, yellow, raised w/ kids, champ field /hunt lines. 540-825-4688, 703-203-0702 Pomeranians. Young M s and F s. All shots. HW neg. Spayed and neutered $250.00 to approved homes 540-347-4077 \ 290 Found V_) Long haired Calico cat with blue eyes, found in Bealeton. Call (540)439-3543 r i 204 ****** V J 2 window unit room air conditioners, run good. Pressure Washer has new 6HP Briggs & Stratton engine. 540-675-2116 Washington VA. Barn Cats: All vet checked, will deliver. Tame kittens and cats, pups and dogs, need temporary/ permanent homes. Call 202-244-2866 or Tollfree 1-877-225-7935. FREE FILL DIRT If you can take 100 loads or more. Call 703-771-3975 Do you need a local Handyman to mow, garden, maintain, clean, paint, fence? Reliable, reasonable rates. (540)923-4903 c ^ 380 Instruction V_) SPANISH CLASS Private or group classes available upon request Call for prices Viviana Tisers (540)93?-2125 tisera@msn.com Your Ad Could be HERE Call Today 347-4222 c Auctions "\ J AUCTION Friday, July 13.8 AM, Richmond, VA HUGE - 800* LOTS • (2) AUCTIONEERS SOLING 26 haasi ■: Cwto Dsss.« CmrlaeR 5 Cctoccr l ite? i New Smjr. T(*»c Carp n^5B3 w> C arer. $ ifoN iota 2 fa*f«d Laaon 3BKVnljamSMStoL3adi.',T*«^%MEi)^wt 5?*A2Lilr^C***^:^3ittf! 3 .4i C9«KKa 2 5 Senenm fadfc ? 9«^ ?3 'tittv *11 is* i 3»PdL 3 ta. 4 Ob Jvwa i 3mMi 7%te‘4Si^4Mm23Sm3^3fteSL% TMk 3 Djnp.? Laft* 8 Hg c$ 2 fiNW.2.9* T*$W 2 s«c» uk • alii r»piffit m 3ama> *%w. Suraaf *rf* »*■%{& C$i^fktmat bna*. «t Uy CooRdo* UPS' Imiriut fiviiion 804232.3300 IIM KM9M affciK.'.w'&tfU ( ~ ) FAUQUIER SPCA LOST & FOUND PETS ADOPTIONS TOO! 540-788-9000 Visit our homepage at • www.fauquierspca.com e-mail fspca@netzero.com for a complete up to date listing c Announcements THE AMERICAN CIVIL WARCENTER 'A-' 'Vay#* lit Autocall Gvil War Cantt tells die srorv ai our tunon1dooeits tonliia (rum three Jitfinu ncrspeiu.n - Union. Conktirare and Ainun American. 500 Tredegar Street Richmond. VA Phune. (804! HO-1865 *»* civil*atwm£f.com 1MKIM6BTUK $2 M CUB 12 MHBMffi. -——\ FliKHfn* cnipujumii i l J Auto Parts COUNTER SALES FT/PT Positions 15 Northern VA locations, (Prince William, Loudoun & Fairfax Counties), Full benefits. Call: Fairfax Auto Parts 703-323-5300 CLASS B CDL DRIVERS for FLUSH & DUMP TRUCKS Start immediately 540-788-9717 ADS WORK Call 540-347-4222 POST OFFICE NOW HIRING IHCmMS ©8>€ »'r$ Paid Training, Vacations. PT/FT. 1 -800-709-9754 EXT. 9601 FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER Warrenton U Methodist 24-30 hrs/wk flex; Duties: A/P, P/R, Contributions & G/L Entries & F/S Reporting for church & preschool; Software: Snelby (church), QB (pre-sch), MS Excel/Word, $14/hr, No health ins. Experience a plus, training available. Fax resume to: 540-347-4230; or email to: office@warrentonumc.org Prep Cook PM Shift, Full-time Knowledge of cooking, positive attitude, attention to detail, learn quickly and work at a fast pace. Sous Chef, Full-time Minimum 3 years cooking experience with management experience, advanced knowledge of culinary terms and Internationa] cuisine, great organizational/communication skills, be a team leader, very good attention to detail, ordering/inventory experience. Visit or website at http: //wurw. airlie. or^/activities/foodpmject. him and click on our seasonal reapes to learn more about our mission. Qualified applicants apply to: Airlie Center 6809 Airlie Road, Warrenton, VA 20187 Fax to 540-428-7113 E-mail - HR@airlie.com ^ Library Assistant - Teen Center Library Services Two positions available at the Cascades Library in Loudoun County. Supervise After Hour Teen Center on Friday and Saturday evenings (lOhr/wk). Will also serve as member of Youth Services department at Cascades Library. Reference and readers advisory service at a busy public service desk using the library's on-line catalog and web-based resources: planning and conducting programs for youth, to possibly include storytelling. Prefer background in working with teens and children. experience in planning and conducting programs for youth in adverse community, ability to work a variety of hours (days, evenings.and weekends), and familiarity with AV equipment and computers. Any combination of education and experience equivalent to bachelor's degree. Some library experience necessary. (Hiring Range: $16.1271 - $21.7716) 07 S2146-I66 Closes: 07/13/07. Visit our on-line employment center at wtrwJoudoMn.gov for additional information and to apply. I'. ..I Foster Care Independent t Living Coordinator • V ' . . _ ,'ii Family Services Combine!* both case management responsibilities for a modified adolescent caseload and coordination of all Independent Living (IL) program requirements for all adolescents in the custody of Loudoun County Department of Family Services. IL skills assessments; plans.contracts, development of mentor and mentor home resources; grant management; training and other duties as assigned. Able to work independently as well as part of a team. Statewide travel required. Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field and 3 years experiencein a child welfare field with two years experience in Foster Care and Adoption. Masters degree preferred. DMV check and a valid driver's license. Position requires periodic travel in Virginia and Region. Child Protective Services background check. (Hiring Range: $42,140 $56,889) 07-S366-165 Closes: 07/18/07. Visit our on-line employment center at wwwlouikvin piw for additional information and to apply. WE ARE GROWING! Join Our Team! U S Foodservice, a leading distributor in the foodservice industry, is currently hiring for our Manassas. VA Distribution Center. • Delivery Driver CDt class A • Selectors Night warehouse apcrty online at LisfQoOservlce.com/anniv • Meat Cutter/Joumeyman/Stockyard • Production Support/Stockyard we offer an excellent compensation package including medical dental, disability 401(k> plan, direct deposit, flexible spending plans. All applicants must successfully pass a background investigation and drug screen. Please apply in person Mon-Fh 8 30am-4pm Attn: Human Resources Dept 11994 Livingston Road Manassas, VA 20109 fax 703-531-3280 Or apply online at www usfQQdseryice cofryaopty EQ6/AA/M/F/D/V 548 -- Fainm RAPPAHANNOCK RAPIDAN m community SERVICES BOARD EEO/AA. SENIOR CLINICIAN/ACCESS #410 Full-time position to work from the Access Office in Culpeper to provide administrative supervision to other clinicians, as well as perform administrative coordination in conjunction with the Coordinator, Access Services in the following activities A Master’s degree in a license eligible field and extensive clinical experience is required. 144,050.50 p/yr CLINICIAN/EMERGENCY SERVICES #31 On-call position to provide after hours emergency MH & SA svcs. Exp in emergency/crisis intervention counseling. On call rate $100 to $175 per shift + $65 face to face and mileage reimbursement. MS in licensed eligible field. Accepting RRCSB/AAA applications until positions are filled. Please apply to, HR, P.O. Box 1568, Culpeper, VA 22701. (540) 825-3100 TDD: (540) 825-7391 EEO/AA Kjeimings@rrcsh.org & Appraiser Technician - Assessor's Office Primary responsibilities will include appraising real property. Requires use of accepted appraisal standards and methodology in accordance with state laws, county ordinances and office policies. Field review and analysis of sales data, appraising new and miscellaneous construction projects, and participating in general reassessment process. Participation in administrative review and in Board of Equalization hearing process, as well as, general contact with public regarding inquines concerning real estate assessments. Maintain knowledge of local property trends, state and local laws and modem appraisal/assessment methods through course attendance as offered to staff. Working knowledge of MS Office software and CAMA systems preferred. Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 2 years residential or commercial assessment or appraisal experience or related experience. Combination of expenence and education equivalent to 6 years experience appraising all residential classes may be substituted for education and licensing requirements. Licensed residential, certified-residential, or certified-general appraiser and/or professional designation in real estate appraisal or real estate assessment preferred. Credit record, criminal background, and driving record checks. Ability to work in various outdoor weather conditions. Ability to traverse undeveloped and developed land. Possession of valid Virginia driver's license required. (Hiring Range: $36,404 - $49,145; MAX $61,887) 07-S208-163 Closes: 07/13/07. Visit our on-line employment center at www. loudoun.oov for additional information and to apply. Officers provide:security and protection fdr air travelers, airports and aircraft Part-Time: Starting at $13.41 per hour Pius Benefits (Includes /&59% Locality Pay) Minimum Requirements: U S. Citizenship or U.S. National • High school diploma, GED or equivalent, or one year of security or aviation screening experience • English proficiency • Pre-employment medical evaluation • Pass a background/credit check Please apply online at: www.tsRjobsxoai 1-800-887-1895 TTY: 1-800-887-5506 A Transportation 4y Security Administration TSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 1ST Officers provide security and protection for air travelers, airports and aircraft. Part-Time: Starting at $13.41 per hoar Pitts Benefits (Includes 18.59% Locality Pay) FttB-Time Split Shift: Starting at $29,875 per year Plus Benefits (Includes 8% Recruitment Incentive and I8J9% Locality Pay) The Kecruitmeat Incenthe it based on 8% of basic pay; and indefinite ceedUmmien ef the payment a contingent open approved funding. Minimum Requirements: US. Citizenship or U.S. National • High school diploma, GED or equivalent, or one year of security or aviaboa screening experience • English proficiency • Pre-empioyiDent medical evaluation • Pass a background/credit check Please apply online at: amwtsgjobxmn I-809-887-1895; TTY: 1-889887-559* Transportation Security Mminwi ration TSA k m Equal Opportunity Enpto>cr. Relief Route Driver Merchandiser / Utility Position DESCRIPTION: Responsible for driving and delivery of pre-ordered product to assigned accounts and for rotating and stocking product, or will work regular maintenance duties for warehouse facility, delivery and set-up customer locations. RESPONSIBILITIES: Check accuracy and stability of the load Deliver products to customers Merchandise, display and rotate products according to company standards Invoice and collect monies due. Pick-up company property Secure company assets Ensure compliance with regulatory and company policies and procedures Settle ail accounts daily Warehouse duties QUALIFICATIONS: High School diploma or GED preferred 1-3 years of general work experience required 1-t- years of commercial driving experience preferred Local delivery experience preferred Prior grocery store and/or consumer products experience a plus Ability to operate a two or for wheel dolly Familiarity with DOT regulations Ability to work with minimal supervision Valid Class AB Commercial Driver s License required Driving record within MVR policy guidelines required We offer competitive wages, medical, pension plan and paid vacation. CONTACT: Send resumes or inquires to: H & H Distributing Co., Inc, PO. Box 307, Urbanna, VA 23175 or Fax: 804-758-3309

r Full Time rwailiim^ employment HVAC TECH & INSTALLERS Good DMV & CFC, year round work We provide health, dental, 401K, sick & vacation. Call 703-551-0507 Ir apply in person to: 2813 PS Business Center Drive, Woodbridge, VA FWI Time employment MOLLY S IRISH PUB 36C Main Street *rown Warrenton NOW HIRING M SERVERS T, days, evenirigs Apply in person. BOOKKEEPER Excellent career opportunity for a highly organized and detail oriented full charge bookkeeper. Responsibilities include payroll, payables and receivables within a multi-organizational environment. Position requires sensitivity to time tables, ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality.Excellent compensation package for qualified candidates. Fax resume to: 540-347-5719 File Clerk for busy physicians office. Medical office exp preferred. FT 9-5. Fax resume to 540-349-4683 WARRENTON OVERLOOK HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER A 115 bed Skilled Long Term Care Facility has the followinq employment opportunities available: * UNIT MANAGER, RN ❖ CHARGE NURSE - RN or LPN * CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT * HOUSEKEEPING AIDE * LAUNDRY AIDE 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^uierhospital.org MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST Full-time Fast paced podiatry practices in Reston & Manassas seeks friendly organized task oriented people to assist with patient care and front office work. Full benefits to include paid medical. Call Amanda 703-368-7166 Fax resume and salary req's to 703-368-5103 or email donanddonna2002 @ netzero.com DENTAL Are you a dental assistant looking to branch out into a specialty field? Our premier orthodontic practice is willing to train you. Please call 703-250-2208 or fax resume to 703-250-5337. Where .55 small-town ry\pptC “ " ‘ J". , ■ ' % :... " * " . ^ ******* high-tech ;2? Surrounded by the northern Shenandoah Valley's breathtaking natural beauty, Valley Health meets the healthcare needs of a vibrant community with state-ofthe-art facilities, leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options, and a superb staff of dedicated professionals. As a non-profit organization that provides a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services, we regularly invest in new programs and equipment, continuously work to improve quality and service, and empower our people to achieve at the highest level. Join us at the V for an exceptional career. ASK ABOUT OUR $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS! UP TO $3,000 FOR RELOCATION! NEWLY ENHANCED SALARY RATES! RN OPPORTUNITIES WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Medical Surgical Unit Staff RNs Lynn Care Center Staff RNs WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER Emergency Department Staff RNs Telemetry / CCUICVSICU Staff RNs Cath Lab Holding / Special Procedures Staff RNs Pulmonary / Pulmonary Special Care Staff RNs Cardiac Nurse Case Manager Wound / Ostomy I Continence Nurse We're looking for nurses with a dedication to excellence that matches our own. Valley Health is just 70 miles from Washington. D.C., yet removed from the day-to-day hassles of today's busy metropolitan areas. We offer competitive salaries and an outstanding benefits package, including on-site child care and up to 100% in tuition reimbursement. We look forward to telling you more. For prompt consideration, apply online at: www.valleyfiealth.jobs or call one of the numbers listed below. Office of Nurse Recruitment, Valley Health 1840 Amherst Street Winchester. VA 22601 (866)387-2770 (866) 715-8441. or (866) 715-8442 WValleyHeaHh toe ^ ^ ^ w w, WWW, w w w w W WWW W W W W W W HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED for Bed and Breakfast in Washington, VA. Part to Full time. 540-675-3757 **** * tf ******** *** ****** Concrete Workers Finishers Form Setters Health ins, vacation, & holiday. Simpson Burke 540-347-4546 Foreman - Mechanics - Helpers Established commercial plumbing & mechanical piping company expanding our workforce. Shopping center, restaurant and base building experience. Year long work. Full benefit package, company truck available for right person. Call (540)347-6040 leave message. MJD PLUMBING ELECTRICIANS' H MECHANICS * & HELPERS * Commercial/Residential-VA work only. Excellent pay with paid vacation/ holidays, transportation, heatlh insurance. VA Apprenticeship Sponsor. Apply by Appointment (540)349-8500 or fax resume to (540)349-0809 KC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS POLICE OFFICER Town of Vienna, VA The Town of Vienna, VA (pop. 15.000) is currently hiring for the position of Police Officer. The written exam will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2007, doors open at 8:30am; test begins promptly at 9am at the Vienna Community Center. 120 Cherry Street. Vienna, VA. Written exam requires no advance prep or study; bring photo id; walk-in. View job details at our website at www.viennava.gov or email iobs@ci.Vienna.va.us. Next test date is Tue., August 7, 2007 at 7pm. EOE/AA Brothers Paving & Concrete Corp. in Manassas is seeking to fill the following position: Curb Machine ^^Operator^ & gutter machine. Experience only apply. Great pay and benefits. Cali (703)393-1927 to apply I 1. I FOREMAN SUPERVISOR for an Electrical Contractor Commercial/ Residential-VA work only. Supervision and scheduling of all field employees and piece workers to meet deadlines. Manage job production and materials. Ability to handle a wide range of tasks and multiple priorities. Knowledge of the trade and codes in order to get the inspections completed. Must have five years experience in construction. Excellent pay with paid vacation/holidays, health insurance, transportation provided. Apply by Appointment (540)349-8500 or fax resume to (540)349-0809 KC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Bwuwaa RAHDAX CJMmn BOOS Me® EECVAAi ACCOUNTING MANAGES IS FT position m Culpeper to coordinate A attainisier Agency's amounting functions: payrotl. AP. cash recenables. A reporting Prepare financial reports, account analysis. A monitor compliance Sene as liaison with funding sources A bank. Prepare annual A special grant budgets A annual audit. Bachelor's degree and 6 vis exp required. 3 vrt supervisors exp. Hiring range: $44,050.50 ro $55,444.50 per/vr ••THIS position ores l Mil RUED"* \pf)i> with MCSHAAA applicatioa u. HR. P.O. fax 15*1 Culpeper. W 211. rS»i K5-3IW TDD: .54»i H25-7JM Kjmhy^mstuin 6 ACCOUNT MANAGER Minctwrap, a leading provider of crossplatform document management systems for Macintosh and Windows computers, seeks a talented account manager to work at our Flint Hill VA offices. Responsibilities will include maintaining regular contact with existing users of our Optix systems to sell additional products, training, and services, as well a performing related business development activities. Will coordinate with our Customer Services department to produce upgrade specifications, implementation plans, and delivery schedules. Will work with our Marketing manager to assist in the creation of success stones, case studies, and news releases. » Applicants should have excellent communication skills and project a personable, professional attitude. You should have the ability to quickly learn the benefits of our products in order to match them with client needs. Effective writing and presentation skills will be needed to accomplish the goals for this position. Two years of similar experience and knowledge of enterprise software products is highly desired. Email your resume to: jobs71@ mindwrap.com. Or mail Mindwrap, Inc. Attn: Human Resources. Job Code. S071, PO Box 430 Flint Hill, VA 22627, Fax (540) 675-3130. KFC in Warrenton is now hiring: Friendly Cashiers Supervisors & Managers Please Call Emelia (703)216-7936 or Joann (540)522-0040/(540)347-3900 or fax resume to (703)935-8040 MEVE1H? mmiiBi. As='v. Stfneder Saoong wlnanvourewr, saC3l*e|i«. • Conpary-provKKd'CDl tranrg hr quaifal candidates ■ $33,500-$60.SG0 (defientSng on expenenoe) ■ Low-cast metai and dents insurance SdMHNjllUMI WHWE'tllWn £0? VIT 3;V Times Community Newspapers. We are where the readers are. Construction Equipment Operator Driver's license a must. Will train the right person. Call (571)722-6004 DRIVER Dump truck driver. CDL Class A or B, Mon-Fri. Year round work in Fauquier County. Good driving record req'd. $1000/ mo Guaranteed. (540)780-9455 This Could Be YOUR AD! Call Today to Place an AD! 347-4222 or Fax 349-8676 ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE HOUSEKEEPING Duties include: carrying out the decision of our Director, scheduling of duties and responsibilities, supervision of each of our rooms to ensure the highest quality of service expected by our distinguished guests. Requires a BA and _ . one year of experience in iob offered. raws i tfurru | 'kasSgk* FT position $28,588/yr. Email resumes to: Mr. Kyle Balsis of The Inn at Little Washington, hr@theinnatlittlewashinaton.com Appraiser, Senior Assessor s Office Seeking 2 team oriented individuals whose primary responsibilities include senior level professional work in appraisal of existing residential, commercial and industrial properties. Use of accepted appraisal standards and methodology in accordance with state laws, county ordinances and office policies. Field review and analysis of sales data, appraising new and miscellaneous construction projects, and assisting in management of the reassessment process. FYoficient knowledge of ad valorem ratio studies and statistical modeling required. Require participation in administrative review process and in Board of Equalization hearing process as well as general contact with public regarding inquiries concerning real estate assessments Mentoring, training, and assisting in the supervision of staff appraisers. Maintain knowledge of local property trends, state and local laws and modem appraisal/assessment methods through course attendance as offered to staff. Working knowledge of MS Office software and CAMA systems preferred. Bachelor s Degree in related field and 4 years experience appraising all residential classes. Three years experience appraising commercial classes regardless of the difficulty level and value is preferred' along with successful completion of USPAP, IAAO Courses 100/300/311 or equivalent assessment or appraisal coursework. Credit record, criminal background, and driving record checks. Ability to work in various outdoor weather conditions. Ability to traverse undeveloped and developed land. Valid Virginia Driver's license. (Hiring Range: $48,784 - $65,859; MAX $82,933) 07-S408-164 Closes: 07/13/07. Visit our on-line employment center at www.loMdoun.gov for additional information and to apply. RAPPAHANNOCK RAPIDAN ffi COMMUNITY SBWCSS BOARD EEO/AA APARTMENT LIVING RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS #346 FT positions to provide support, assessment and living skills to adults with MH and MR in a new residential group home and/or apartment type settings. Knowledge of community, housing <fe financial resources for chronically mentally impaired preferred. Exp. working with MH and MR population. Bachelor's degree in Human Services or 5 years exp. $28.411.50 p/yr. CLINIC OPERATIONS SPECIALIST #372 PT <18.75 hrs/per/wk) position in Fauquier providing clerical support to program. Performs receptionist functions. Prioritize multiple tasks and handle confidential data. Knowledge of Microsoft Word. Includes evening hours. HS diploma and one year exp. in the secretarial field. $11.41 per/hr PHYSICAL THERAPIST #205 PT (18.75 hrs/wk) to serve children, aged birth to 3 years old, in patient's home or other community sites in the counties RRCSB serves: Culpeper. Fauquier. Madison. Orange and Rappahannock. Successful candidate would have completed accredited physical therapy education program at the Bachelor's and/or Master’s level and have obtained and maintained licensed to practice as a Physical Therapist in Virginia. Some professional experience working with developmentally disabled/delayed infants and their families is also required. $23.72 per hour. RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR #302 FT positions providing serv ices in support of j daily activities in a group home program for developmental!) disabled adults. Evaluate consumer skills & needs, leach living skills. & emphasize community integration. Associates or 2 yrs equiv. exp $27,046.50 p/yr SUBSTANCE ABUSE TECHNICIAN #240 On-call and hourly positions at SA treatment facility in Culpeper to monitor activities of consumers. Implement & monitor education & rec activities & maintain clinical records. HS Diploma w/exp in human services field. $11.98 p/hr. Apply with RRCSB/AAA application by 8:30am, Monday, July 16, 2007, HR, P.O. Box 1568, Culpeper, VA 22701. (540) 825-3100 • TDD: (540) 825-7301 ,_ Kjennings@rrcsb.org *• IHOP is coming to Culpeper! Wilhelm Restaurant Group, an IHOP franchisee, is now accepting applications for all levels of management and hourly shin supervisor for our new IHOP location and our existing Northern Virginia locations. We offer excellent career opportunities with a company who believes in "World Class Service" in "Immaculately Clean Restaurants". We offer: ♦ Competitive starting wages ♦ Annual performance reviews ♦ Performance based quarterly bonus plan. ♦ Employer paid Medical Insurance for salaried employees ♦ Long Term Disability Insurance ♦ Dental Insurance ♦ Life Insurance ♦ Vacation Benefits We have an 8 week training program located in Cantreville, Virginia If you have previous supervisory experience in a full service restaurant, have a strong desire to succeed and service the public, are a great communicator and team player, we would like to discuss with you our potential career opportunities. Please forward your resume with salary history to: Rosemarie Kemmerer, Director of Operations Wilhelm Restaurant Group P.O. Box 1270 Centreville, VA 20122-1270 Email r kemmererOvahoo.com DRIVERS/ DELIVERY Full-time and parttime positions. AM & PM shifts. Full benefits. year-round work, not seasonal. Locations in Loudoun, Prince William & Fairfax Counties. Fairfax Auto Parts 703-323-5300 ELECTRICAL Large electrical contractor in Chantilly, VA seeks experienced Residential Electricians, Foreman's and Entry Level Helpers for work in No. VA & Fredericksburg. Fax resumes to 703-802-9543 or email to kellooQlobsO covad.net CDL Driver Class A Flexible & Reliable Driver wanted. . Call (571)722-6004 PARTS DRIVER for JK Distributors in our Warrenton location. Call for info (703)845-0649 (540)347-3388 Stained Glass Studio looking for individual that can travel and work on stained glass restoration projects. Individual must have a good driving record and general construction/ carpentry skills. Please call : 540-636-3756 M-F 8:00-4:30 for interviews. Stained Glass Studio seeking studio helper, no experience necessary. Up to 32 hours a week. Will discuss pay. Please call 540-636-3756 M-F 8:00-4:30 for interviews. Thoroughbred Farm Person experienced with TB mares, foals, yearlings. 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JRmes Community Newspapers Times Community Newspapers an award winning community newspaper with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke and Rappahannock counties, has immediate openings for the following positions: Administrative Assistant | FT - Alexandria, VA Advertising Executive | FT - Reston, Leesburg, Alexandria, Berryville, Rappahannock, Culpeper, and Warrenton, VA Assistant Circulation Manager | FT - Reston, VA Copy Editor | FT - Reston, VA Dispatch Supervisor | PT - Reston, VA Human Resources Manager | FT - Herndon, VA Advertising Executive | FT - Reston, VA Editor | FT - Alexandria, VA Executive | FT, PT - | ft-Herndon,VA .i; ^ the coippiete list of Employment Opportunities www.TimesCommunity.co Interested applicants should send a resume and salary requirements to: Human Resources, 13873 Park Center Road , i/ „ Suite 301, Herndon, Virginia 20171 Email to: HumanResource@timespapers.ccM9' Fax to: 703.435.9754 No phone calls please. All resumes will be entered into our resume data Times Community Newspapers is and Equal Opportunity Jlimes Community THIS COULD BE YOUR AD! CALL 540-347-4222 OR FAX 540-351-0121 It took 5 YEARS to finally decide to buy a boat. In 5 Minutes, we can help you sell it. Times Classified 347-4222 Triumph 1975, 1500 Spitfire convertable. new tires, battery, water pump. Wh/BIk. $7500. (540)788-4844 01 Chrysler PT Cruiser Ltd Ed. Moon roof. Ithr, PS. CD, ABS 4W Prem wls- Auto 4cyl 2.4L Great Cond! $6,900 703-626-4306 60S Automobiles v__. 05 Honda Civic EX Coupe. 32.5K, Auto, ext. Warranty, estimate 39MPG hwy, $14,500. (540)829-9096 1972 Plymouth Furry 3, awesome car, only 68K original mi, immac int, body good cond. 20in rims, pimpn. $10K/Obo. (571)258-9117 1969 Plymouth Horizon, runs, maroon. $300 as is. (540)428-2278 1969 Volvo-2400L, blue 4dr sedan, fir stick shift, 229.5K mi, new battery, 4cyl, sun/ moonroof, am/fm stereo, CD, current VA inspection, needs some cosmetic work. $1495. (540)439-3259 1990 Ford Festiva, runs good, dependable car, only 130K, . moving. $2000/obo. (571)258-9117 1996 Honda Civic OX, 2dr hatchback. 109K mi, runs great, $4100/ ObO. (540)429-1107 1997 Porsche 911, Cabriolet. dark blue, loaded. Tiptronic Zenon. 92K mis. Very good cond. $25,000. 540-272-0200 1996 Mitsubishi Spyder: silver conv, loaded, Ithr, well maint. will finance. a great ride. 540-687-3535. 2000 Ford Mustang, V8, 5spd. New tires, new battery. Ithr, AC, CD, Cruise control. $8995. (540)439-4526 2004 LINCOLN LS, light green, V6, 15K mis, fully loaded.$17,000. (703)244-3773 2005 Toyota Prius, red. 30,900mi, nav, smart key, much more. $ 1 9,995,OBO. (540)905-1040 88 Cutlass Clara Red. 4DR, V6, 3.8L, 218K Gd cond. def radio, missing small window in back 1 owner $1000 OBO 703-754-6578 '90 Lincoln TownCar: 140k orig miles.Lthr int. Body good condition. New brakes. $2800/ OBO. 304-839-2378. '91 Mercedes E300: AC. AT. PB, Alpine changer, clean. Recent insp. Good tires. $3199. (703)217-8672. '94 Nissan Altima: Runs great, new tires, timing chain. $1800/OBO. (571)432-6056. '94 Pontiac Firebird: Orig Loudoun owr. Excel cond. Gar kept. 42k mi. 5spd trans. T-tops. $5200. (540)554-2280. '99 Cryaier Concord LXI 95K mi. 3.2L Forrest Green/tan Ithr, new tires, good cond $6000 OBO 703-242-8354 BMW,79 633CSI,Blk. ext.& int.sunrf.pw.cold AC,new wheels & tires plus,manual,$8100 540-529-4797 Ford Escape XLT 4x4. Red,86.5k,airbags.pw win.,locks &drs. cd/ac Exc. cond.,$7,999,703 431 0090 Honda ACC.2002 SE white,auto,Cd, AC, sunrf. new tires/ brakepads, 86k,$8,500 703 579 7358 Honda Civic '99 LX 5sp, 160K mi. all power, new tires, 17“ rims, sec. alarm. Good cond. $4,990 (703)860-1892 Mercury, 96 Sable, 4dr, sunroof, Ithr seats. 86K orig. mi. Very clean. $2350. Call Mr. Bradley 540-822-5809. Nissan 2003 Touring 350Z, 39K, exc cond, ext. warranty. Black Cherry metallic. 304-283-2778. Toyota '01 Camry CE, Silver, exc. cond, low mileage, great gas mi. $6,650. 703-303-3505; 540-338-5291. Classified Ads Work Call 347-4222 BOAT: 89 Sun Runner, 235 Cuddy Cabin. 305 Volvo Penta (I/O Motor), Runs good w/EZ Loader Trailer. $4500/ ObO 540-439-3386 '03 32' Pioneer RV, mint cond. Sleeps 8. at great Beach cmpgrnd 1yr PIF Enjoy right now $15,500 703-327-4238 1983 Sunline Travel Trailer, 21ft, very good cond, awning, new fridge/micro, stove/ oven, shower/tub, tanden axles. $2995. (540)253-9622 T994 Winnebago Adventurer 32ft, grt cond. low mileage, must see, priced to sell. $19K/obo. (540)825-4688 2004 WILDWOOD LE 26ft. Queen Bed,2 Bunks, FBA, Sleep/ Sofa.Dinett/Bed.Fridg/ Freezer, Outside Shower &Grill. Full Slide,Plenty of storage.EC, $15,000 OBO 540-822-9027 99 VW Rialta. 55k/mi, 22ft, 17mpg. exel cond w/generator, well equipt. sleeps 4 $ 2 5,9 0 0. 571-261-2705. Sunline Solaris 32ft 2002. Perfect shape. Non Smoking. $16k/ OBO. (703)378-0791 640 Motorcycle* V_ 2000 HD Fat Boy w/ accessories, black ice. runs grt, 106 Stroker, over $21K in bike, will sacrifice at $13,750/ obo. (540)428-9570 (540)347-7396 2002 Suzuki Katana: 11,500mi, new tires, brakes, chain. $4000. 703-470-0466. 2003 Honda VTX 1800C. Blk w/ chrome package 1100/mi $ 7,9 9 9. Call 703-904-8411. '98 Harley Wide Glide, under 5K mis, garage kept, saddle bags, sprt sheild, roll bar w/ pegs, $12K, 540-272-0200 Kendon Stand-up single motorcycle trailer, like new, black, spare tire incI.$ 1 800 . (540)439-6505 r 645 V_ Off-Road/ Unlicensed ATV's for sale. 06 Honda 680 Rincon, only 4 hrs w/ plow & winch still in box $7,500. 06 Honda 350 Rancher only 3 hrs $4,400. 571-259-6834 Honda 90 ATV. red, $700. Honda XR100 dirt bike, red, $1000. Both in Exc cond. (540)349-8509 02 Ford Explorer XLT 4WD, Lthr, moonrt, 3rd seat, 62K New Tires, Green Excel cond 703-771-8105 $10,950 sct286@aol.com 02 Ford SUV 4WD Excellent Cond. Same as new. loaded w / everything. $8,000 540-687-6418 03 Lincoln Navigator Fully Loaded & Nav Sys. Excell cond-must sell! 45Kmls $26K 571-259-6834 This Could be Vbur Ad! Call 540-347-4222 2002 Dodge Durango SLT, loaded, 89K. $ 1 0,8 0 0. (540)439-3543 (540)270-8678 95 Nissan Pathfinder LWD V6, 4DR, Auto, AM/FM Cass, AC, Reliable, New Battery, Starter, Brake pads. Alarm, 140K mi, $3600 954-461-9590 '97 GMC Jimmy SLT 4WD.V6.166K.4DR, Auto.PS.PB.PW.AM/ FM Cass, AC,Reliable $2Kobo 540-822-5290 BMW 2003, X5, white, AT, loaded, outstanding cond. Ext. warr. 35K mis. $31,000 OBO.(540)428-2845 Nissan X-Tarra, 4WD. green, new tires, new rear-end, no body damage, runs good. Take over payments. Call 540-338-4268 2006 American)? life 18 ft. Travel Trailer: fully loaded. As new cond. $7500/obo. Call Dave @ 703-819-4136. 05 Toyota Tacoma, dbl cab, long bed w/ shell. 10,900 mis. like new, $ 2 4,9 0 0. (540)347-1656 1984 Dodge Ram Charger Prospector, snow plow, 70K, 4WD, PW. PS, tilt, PL, 318 eng V8, 5.2L. $3,000. (540)752-9549 2002 Chevy 1 ton Dulley, 4dr Silverado, Duramax diesel, 73K. $27,500- Exc cond. (540)270-8678 Place Your Ad Today Call 347-4222 Fax351-0121 «*J5££ ) 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. Four- door Quad Cab, 4x4, white with charcoal interior, automatic, full power options, tow package, bedliner. 20 wheels with new tires, cd with upgraded stereo, tonneau cover, excellent condition, only 38K miles. Asking $17,000/obo. Call 540-219-5102 or 540-347-3483. ’99 GMC 1500SLE Short Bed P-U. 5.7ltr, Cap. PS/PW.. Wht. Tow pkg, off road. 703-858-1877 or 571-436-9619. Dixie riding Lawn Mower 34in. Trailer $8k OBO(571 )2838757. Nissan 95 P up: 3.0, 5 speed. Excellent mechanical condition. $ 5 0 0 0. Call. 571-283-8757. 2000 Chrysler Town & Country LXI, 79K mts, $8000 OBO. (540)937-2455 2000 Honda Odyssey,$8K/obo. Well maint, 75K. Used as second car only, PW, PD, PS. Tinted Wind o w s 8 CD. 540-347-2416 2001 Mssan Quest Van, very clean, dependable. 124K mis, $6400. (703)754-8432 '91 Ford Diesel Van -17 passenger. Good condition. $SOOO/OBO. 540-668-6935, leave message. '99 Plymouth Voyager, 87K mis, delivery or work van or add seats for family use. $3900. (540)347-1656 Fauquier Times-Democrat: Where the Readers Are! CaH Today 540-347-4222 n Times Community Classified Employment Your best local job resource ...every week. Classified Sales Offices Alexandria Loudoun /Fairfax Fauquier Clarke Rappahannock Culpeper 703.777.1110 703.777.1110 540.351.1664 800.852.4797 540351.1664 540351.1664 w'ghts elections Oppressive heat lingers Schools, traffic, utilities top tmw, ejections ! 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