Rappahannock News, March 13, 2008

13Qth Year ... No. tt Phone (540) 675-3338 THURSDAY. MARCH t3, 2008 VmW.RAPPNEWS.COM 50 CENFS RanoahannocK News Slatt Photo, Matt Petkey A new winery is being planned for property at the Blue Rock Inn. Blue Rock and O asis partner for new winery By Kevin Allen HuppuhniuuK-k News Staff Writer The sixth winery to be built in Rappahannock County is in the works at the Blue Rock Inn. Tareq Saluhi. owner of Oasis Winery in Hume, and Blue Rock owner Gory Harvey have partnered to develop the new winery. Doug Arnold, an assistant at the Hume winery, said Harvey and Sulahi plan to break ground on a state-ofthe-art wine production facility in the fall and open in 2009. Sulahi was not available for cumment. “It's going to be a spectacular new winery devoted to champagne and sparkling wine, along with red and white Wines that Oasis makes so well,’ Arnold said. A Web site tor the new winery has been set up at www.bluerockwmery.com. “It's the last piece of the puzzle 1 wanted ibr Blue hock.’ Harvey said. Harvey has owned Blue Rock Inn, which is located between the Town of Washington and Sperrvvilie on U.S. 211. since 2005. The 80-acre property also includes a restaurant and bur. a bed and breukfast and an equestrian center. The annual Rappahannock Hunt Point-ta-Point Races were held there March 1. Harvey seemed excited about the new winery, but cautioned that it is not a done deal. "The details are still to be ironed out by the attorneys, but the fundamentals are there." he said. Harvey said he has not seen the final plans for the winery, and does not know how large the building will be or how much it will cost. But he did say the building will be designed to blend m with the look of the other buildings at Blue Rock. “It's going to be on two levels; most of it's going to be buried," he Sm WINERY. Pag* A2 • Impressive Photo ov RtchanJ lykes Rappahannock's Nicola Maria Espinda took a second place Sunday in the Lions Club Region IV Bland Music Contest held at The Theatre in Washington in the instrumental category. She is pictured here playing Chopin's “Fantaisie-lmproinptu',\ehich garnered her a first place at the Lions Club county contest held earlier m February Another Rappel;^ :>uk student Shenaa Marie Copeland also took a second dace at the regional contest m the vocalist category little criticism of budget at Tuesday’s school board meeting By Matt Pelkey Rappahannock Npws StutTWriter The proposed education budget for 200H-200y received little criticism from the public at the school board meeting Tuesday nught. Tom dunk, a regular entic of die education budget who organized the citizen group Concerned Taxpayers of Rappahannock County, was the only member of the audience who spoke out against the budget. Junk said the board should determine the most effective way to spend money and reduce costs as enrollment drops. Junk also said that some school districts were performing better on the state Standards of Learning tests despite having smaller budgets. He said the board should look to those districts for ideas to boost scores on a smaller budget. Junk said he was circulating a petition that he intends to send to the General Assembly once he collects 2,500 signatures. He said he wants to keep the pressure on next year if the two school handing bills that are waiting for Governor Kaine's approval are signed into law. Th<^ two bills could bring Rappahannock about $250,000 annually, an amount significantly smaller than what county and school officials had originally hoped for. Jackson District resident Ron Rappahannock News, PO Box 5^ Washington. Va. 22747 ' (540) 075-3.1*8 1540) h75- H)H8 (tax) STANDING UP: Piedmont District resident Tom Junk otters lone criticism ot the proposed education budget at the school board meeting Tuesday night, Makela spoke up in support at the educution funding He said that not all of the funding is tied to student enrollment, noting heating costs, which would not likely, go down even with a smaller student population. "People need to understand whether we have 900 students or 1.100 students, we have ti\ed costs," he said. He said that there may be room for trimming, though. “Dig ui theiv anil try to find some arou whoro wo can cut and whoro wt* can do a bottor job.” ho told tho board County ivwdont John thlov said that the schools cannot do anything about fixed costs, such as . heating, except spread them over a larger number of students. Dilev said he compared the eduction budget to other county budgets and tuund that school funding had increased no more than many of the other county services. He said that criticism of the budget has overshadowed the fact that Superintendent Chappell proposed reduced spending tor m \t vein“l think we really need to look at the whole picture aiui pioactively push the message out there." lie sod The school board .vill bold a public hearing on the budget ,<n March IS School board to consider rtxlucinn: out-of-county tuition I he school board will consider reducing tuition lor out of countv stu dents. (dene aiul L.vmu Krtlteiwho do not live m Rappahannock but who have three children at Rappahannock schools, told the school Imard that thov would not he able to iflbrd >o semi their kids to Rappahannock if' ; he board increases outsit countv tuition, which the proposed budget calls lor The Krutois suggested that the schools might attract more -Indents if See SCHOOL BOARD Page A. Pretty nifty According to Washington Fire Chief Ann SpieKer this is one amazing piece of machinery. Wayne Woodward and his Quality Tree Service has a new piece of equipment for effectively and safely trimming trees. Woodward recently volunteered his time and the Nifty to help Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue place letters on their building. The Nifty TM64. has the capability to fold up and be towed. It also has the capability to be seif dnyen around houses to backyards, eliminating the need for trucks to d ive through landscaped yards The Nifty has a reach of 75' and swings 360 degrees for reaching and topomg trees m difficult situations. Who needs a ladder? Volunteers C J Frye and Bobby Smoot are the guys getting a lift and that s Wayne at the controls. PTtOlO By Ann Stn*K*i

County and Town Meetings and Notices * On Thursday, March 13. the Washington Architectural Review Board (ARB) will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall on Gay Street. Agenda: APPLICATIONS): 1) Gay Street Inn, LLC; replace two windows on south side and two windows on east side (same as other windows on south side) at 16G Gay Street. 2) Gay Street Inn, LLC; construct fence around two sides of HVAC unit (third side screened with shrubbery) at 160 Gay Street * On Wednesday, March 19, Rappahannock County Planning Commission will meet at 7:3Q p. m. at the county courthouse on Gay Street. Marriott Ranch Easter Buffet Sunday, March 23,2008 Seating at ll:30am and 2:30pm Smoked trout & Smoked Salmon ^ w/Pumpernickel Bread & Condiments Blueberry Pancakes with Virginia Maple Syrup Applewood Smoked Bacon & Country Sausage links Carmeiized Onion Soup with Golden Raisin Festo Slow- roasted Angus Tbp Round of Beef, Carved & Accompanied by a Roasted Garlic Demi Glace & Horseradish Cream Honey Glazed Virginia Baked Ham Prosciutto-wrapped Salmon with a Lemon-Sage Beurre Blanc Seared Chicken Riesling with Shiitake Mushrooms Cavatapi Pasta Tossed with Roasted Broccolinj, Sun-dried Tbmatoes, Currants and Ptnenuts Smashed Yukon Golds and Parsnips Toasted Orzo Rice Pilaf Spring Vegetable Medley w/Asparagus Easter Dessert Display and Complimentary Mimosa Adults - $39.95 Children 5-10$ 16.55 Children Under 4 - Complimentary Bloody Mary's, Champagne, Beer & Wine available 20% Service Charge and 5% Sales Tax will be added to final bill Call 540-364-2627 for reservations (limited seating) Marriott Ranch, 5305 Marriott Lane, Hume. VA 22630 wwwjnarriuttranch.com Lisa Morgan, RN *1W my joklhu u thebet dirncof staff I'w cm* worked wirh. and I get to work with fwticws in their home environments what they ate the mast raxptm to learning* Um Morgan !*•**-■ Who says you can't go home? Thanks to nurses like Usa Morgan, a lot of patients out go home to recuperate Usa is a Fauquier Hospital Home Health nurse who travels throughout several local counties to work with patients in their homes. "We help home-bound patients learn how to manage their own illness or injury,” Usa says. "We provide wound care and we treat diabetes, stroke, heart, and lung disease patients. We act as a liaison between the patients and their physicians, we make sure the home environments are sale, and we make sure the patients have the equipment and supplies they need to remain as independent as possible ” Home Health nurses put a lot of miles on their cars, but that's not a problem for Lisa. “Some of the areas 1 travel through have the most beautiful scenery, especially when there is snow on the ground or horses out in the fields. On those days. 1 don't mind the driving.” For more information about iauqmer Hospital go to www fauqtuerhospilal org or call Physician Referral Ik C'onunumiy Unk at $40. i 14. J58S or reierraliqifauquierhospital org FAUQUIER HOSPITAL Bt Yourself. Yes\ n Please enter my new subscription to: Sappahannofi ... „ Subufttn fUtct By RappohjnixxJt.---*21 */yS3f^5r Elsewhere in the U.S_...*27.®/year Name _ Address _ City_ . Muks Js*X or muw> unJet pujrabk hx i NrwMy r.tX Bo* S'*, Wattungft»> VA 22747 Ibis form may afco beuecd for CHANGE OF ADDRESS The Rappahannock Sews (l SPS #45o58>) is published every Thursday at 124S> Main Street, Washington. Virginia 22747 by Rappahannock Sews, a division of Arundel CouutamicatiouSv tnc. Periodicals postage paid at Warren ton. Virginia and at adds tional mailing offices. Subscriptions are Ss22.00 a year in tappahannock. $£>.% elsewhere in I S PlXsTMASlPK: Send address chant's to Rappahannock Sews. PO. Box 5R Washington. Virginia £7747 Kellerts share Virginia’s wine success in California A1 and Cheryl Kellert, owners and wine makers of Gray Ghost Vineyards and Winery in Amissville, Virginia will represent the State of Virginia as speakers at the 41st National Conference of the American Wine Society in Sacramento. California in November of 2008. After a tremendously successful presentation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina this past November, event organizers asked the Kellerts to take their Virginia message to California this year. This Annual conference features prominent American and international speakers conducting seminars and lectures on all aspects of wine appreciation, wine production, grape growing and cuisine, At this year’s conference, A1 will discuss the history of grape-growing and wine making in Virginia that began over 400 years ago. He will trace the major historical impacts on the Virginia wine industry including favorable laws, State support on three levels - viticulture. oenology and marketing, and the impact of the wine Police Briefs School thief A license plate was stolen off a bus last week at Wakefield Country Day School. According to a report at the Rappahannock County Sheriffs Office, the plate was on the bus at the end of the day on March 6, but was gone on the morning of March 7. Reekless* unlicensed A 17-year-old male from Luray was charged with reckless driving and driving without a license on Saturday. According to a Virginia State Police report, the boy lost control of his vehicle at 12:20 a.m. and ran off the right side of U.S. 211, hitting a guard rail. He was not injured. - Compiled by Keum Allen industry on tourism numbers as well as tax dollars. After discussing tire wine industry in Virginia. A1 and Cheryl will focus on the vineyard and winery practices used at Gray Ghost mat have resulted in incredible international recognition for the winery. hi the last 4 years alone, Gray Ghost has won 342 medals with 7t of those being “Best of Class”, “Best of Show”, gold or double gold awards, "This effort on our part supports our belief that Virginias wine industry will reach international status only if Virginia itself becomes recognised as a great wine growing region such as is the case in California and Europe,” said Kellert. The Kellerts will present six Gray Ghost wines to showcase at the conclusion I of their presentation. The American Wine Society is a national, non-profit, consumer-oriented organization devoted to educating people on all aspects of wine. Its members include wine experts, novices, grape growers, amateur and professional wine makers, chefs, wine educators and restaurateurs. There are currently over 5,000 members from the United States, Canada and It other countries in more than 110 AWS chapters. Gray Ghost sweeps California Gray Ghost Winery swept the San Francisco Chronicle wine competition for the third consecutive year, beginning the 2008 competition season as successful as 2007! In a competition dominated by California wine entries, Gray Ghost won on both wines mitered! The 2006 Reserve Chardonnay received a Bronze and Gray Ghost's internationally renowned dessert wine Adieu also took home a Bronze in the late harvest dessert wine category. This is the 28th medal the 2006 Adieu has won; twelve of those medals were awarded in California wine competitions. Founded in 1983, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is the largest competition of American wines in the world. An elite panel of 60 judges representing trade, education, media, retail and restaurants judged a record 4,235 wine entries from 1500 wineries across the country In addition. Vineyard and Winery Management Magazine has invited Gray Ghost to pour the 2006 Adieu and 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon at the prestigious “Best of the East” Gala held at its National Wineries Unlimited Conference in March. Invitations are reserved for wineries whose wines have demonstrated outstanding performance in National wine competitions throughout the yean Gray Ghost Winery is located at 14706 Lee Highway in Amissville and can be contacted at 540-937-4869. The tasting room is open Friday Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. School Board From Page AI out-of-county tuition wore decreased. The Kntters pay $25,000 in tuition each yean they said. The couple said they cannot move to Rappahannock because of work, and enrolled their children in the schools because they offered advanced courses. “This is just a great place,* Gene Kntter said School board member Wes Mills said the schools would be eligible for greater state funding if the number of students increased He said the schools might be able to take on more students without putting too much stress on the school system and urged the other members of the school board to come up with a tuition price that might attract more students. The schools would not advertise to generate interest in enrollment. Rappahannock Superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell said He thought advertising would be “inappropriate.* Superintendent Chappell said, at the board, meeting that the school division leadership team, which consists of parents, teachers and administrators from Rappahannock schools, recommends ed that die board allow Martin Luther Kong Day to be used to make up days missed because of bad weather. Currently die day is protected as a holiday The leadership team recommended that the beard allow Martin Luther King Day to be used as a make-up day every other year, alternating with Presidents Day according to Chappell. Chappell recommended that die schools cons tanue to protect Martin Luther Kong Day as a holiday School Board member Aline Johnson said both of the days should be protected as holidays. Board member Wes Mills said neither of die days should be protected tie said it would be better to make up lost days on wither of the holidays than on spring break, which would drive students “bonkers. ff-madtfwnyerhrat/apett^SkpiMspapgaoaefc Winery From Page A1 said. “On the ground appear ance it will probably look roal small.” Harvey said he has bee a negotiating with Salahi for the past three months. The Blue Rock owner had looked Shillelaghs THE TRAVEL CLUB LAKES OF MEW YORK. Jum ML __$525 Include' Moiorcoach twin Rockville Ui Vienna. '• Nights Lodging on Qlaeicr Lake. Daily Breakfast & Dinner. Welcome Koceplion. Lake Cruise. Olympic Village & Mora! SOL XU DAKOL YTOLR. July __SMWt Include' Air I win Dulles, n-Niglns Hotel, Daily Breakfast. 4 Dinners, I Lunch, Daily Sightseeing, Transfers. CIlllStNG KROM IONS tOYKNlCK ON OCEANIA. My MK2J._%3&» Includes Air twin Dulles. 12-Mights Cruise with All Meals & Entertainment. 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Fauquier County in 1^77, was listed for sale in last waak’s Rappahannock News. Tha prica advertised was $4.75 million. A prior attempt to aall tha winery for $4.15 million foU through in January, according to an article in tha Fauquier Tunes-Democrat. Tareq Salahi and Ins parents, Dirgham and Corinne, also have faced off in court cases against each other. According to a TimesDemocrat article in November, tha two parties are battling for control of Oasis’s operations. Allegations of fraud and embezzlement of corporate assets had been made by both parties since the litigation began in November 200b. Arnold said Tareq Salahi stUl owns the Oasis brand name and distribution rights. Despite the court cases. Harvey said he does not have any qualms about working with Salahi. *1 don't have that problem, 1 don’t have the family squabbles, this is just business,' Harvey said. tn Rappahannock County, no permit or approval is needed to start a winery on properties where grapes are Eown, County Administrator hn McCarthy said. It is considered a by-right agricultural use. Rappahannock’s zoning code classifies two categories of form wineries. A “Category 1' form winery grows at least 51 percent of the fruit that goes into the wine. Wineries in this category may include facilities tor tasting and for the retail sale of wine in closed containers for off-premises consumption. A Category 1 form winery needs to be located on a parcel of at least 5 acres. A “Category ST form winery grows at least 25 percent of the fruit for the wine produced there. Sale of wine for on-premises consumption is not allowed at this type of winery, except in form winery retail establishments, eating establishments and bed-and-breakfast facilities. A parcel of at least 25 acres is required for a Category 2 form winery. A winery that produces wine from grapes grown off the premises is not considered a form winery The Hoard of Supervisors must approve a special-exception permit for such a facility to be built. IT mud t\* reporter ut kulU /nespupers. cos*.

a high priority By Matt Pklkky Kappuhaimuck News Stall'Writer This is the second in a twopart senes examining education funding m Huppahannock. Rappahannock County Superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell hatt had some tough decisions to make. Faced with dropping enrollment — projections call tor 10 percent fewer students next year than in 2006 — Chappell last month bucked a long trend of swelling education spending and proposed a budget for 2006-2000 that is about $500 less than the budget for the current school year. The symbolic reduction came amid cries from the public and the county board of supervisors to cut costs considering the decline in enrollment. And it appears the budget might have been a good degree larger, but Chappell has promised ah as vet undisclosed cost savings totaling $415,000. He is scheduled to itemize those savings on. Monday. Even with fewer studeuts in the schools, Chappell must answer demands to beef up education funding Top among them, according to Chappell and members of the school board, is the need to keep teacher salaries and benefits competitive with other school divisions. But the balance of reducing costs while retaining teachers and providing students with quality education is one that Chappell has said he cun manage. Maybe as evidence of that,' in his reduced budget proposal he wrote in a 5.5 percent pay raise for school employees. He noted, though, that the cost of living increased bv 4.1 percent in 2007 "I'm optimistic that things will work out so that we can give our employees a cost of living increase,”.Chappell said in a phone interview. "And that’s what it is this year, it amounts to a cost of living increase" He said other superintendents in Virginia have proposed pay raises of more than 7 percent. which he called "unrea sonabie~ Chappell and members of the school board have typically prioritized teacher salary and benefits when putting togeth er the education budget. This year, however, there has been even more need to provide incentives to keep teachers in Rappahannock's schools. The cost of teaching in Rappahannock In presenting his proposed budget to the Rappahannock County School Board, Chappell noted that gas prices increased by about 3T percent in the past year. He said that a large number of teachers live outside the county where affordable housing is easier to find and commute between 40 and 50 miles each day to work; Chappell said that even teachers who live in the county spend a good amount of money on gas by making long drives to shop for items not readily available in Rappahannock, which lacks large stores. In a phone interview Chappell said that long commutes, housing problems and other factors put Rappahannock at a “pretty significant” disadvantage in attracting and retaining teachers. “If we don’t maintain, a competitive edge there, were going to lose people, pure and simple,” he said, Chappell also said that criticism of the expanding school budget has grated on school employees. “1 do think that when they are subjected to the level of criticism they hear in public meetings, that can be very discouraging to them.” he said, “Frankly 1 am concerned that people would be disheartened by what t think they perceive as constant criticism by a fow in the public about our schools.” Even with the disadvantages particular to Rappahannock, Chappell does not believe the schools need to necessarily beat compensation packages offered by surrounds ing jurisdictions. Citing the county comprehensive plan, he said he simple hopes to move closer to the average of the surrounding counties. “I just think we need to be v tewed as being the type of employer that can provide reasonable uicentives for people to, work here in Rappahannock county.” he said, “To me the cost of living increase is a pretty reasonable incentive” Rappahannock lags behind the average teacher pay offered bv surrounding coun ties by about $t,500 or aver' age. Culpeper and Fauquier offer better pay — between approximately $400 and $13,000 more — at all levels of experience. Madison and Warren counties offer better pay at some levels but not others. Rappahannock beats only Page County in teacher salaries across the board. Teacher attrition And in the past few years, about two dozen Rappahannock teachers have left to take jobs elsewhere. According to data provided by Chappell, between 3004 and 3007. a total of 33 teachers left Rappahannock Five left for Fauquier, two left for Warren, one left for Culpeper one left for Page. 10 left for other Virginia counties and four left for other states Some teachers are even now looking. A survey conducted in a recent state-sponsored review of Rappahannock schools found that t5 percent of teachers were actively seeking em ployment outside of Idle school district. To make matters worse, next year two schools will open in Culpeper and two in Fauquier, providing employment opportunities for Rappahannock teachers considering other jobs. “We re aware that new schools are opening,” Chappell said. “It does increase the openings that are viable for people to consider” Chappell said he is hoping to keep teachers on staff with his proposed 3.5 percent pay raise. “I feel like we have a good thing going in Rappahannock and Tm hoping that our people see it that way and I'm hoping that we can get a reasonable salary increase to hold some of those people.” he said The two new schools in Culpeper — Eastern View Kigh School and Yoweli Elementary School — will open up 53- new positions, said Marla McKenna, Culpeper schools public information officer McKenna said most of the positions will likely be filled by teachers already working in Culpeper schools, but open positions will be advertised by the end of April. 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Matt donkey, who Led the band to numerous distinctions, has accepted ajob as band director at the new Fauquier school. Kettle Run. Chappell said some turnover is normal. “Every school system encounters that kind of thing,” he said, Chappell said Rappahannock was losing more teachers to Fauquier in the hud-1090s He said he hopes to keep turnover under 10 percent this year “Will it go above 10 percent this year? 1 hope not,” he said School board member Wes Mills said Rappahannock Lost about 10 percent of school employees annually for several years beginning at Least m 2000. He said turnover unproved when Chappell came on as superintendent ux 2003. “1 think they genuinely saw hope that things would change.” he said. Mils said some of the survey responses in the report “bugged” him. For instance. 59 percent of teachers disagreed that their salary Level was adequate for their Level of work and experience, and 66 percent of teachers disagreed that salary levels ux the school are competitive. “£ thunk if they took a look at their total package and take-home pay. they would see they're doing better than other counties” Mills said he was also surprised that 30 percent of teachers disagreed that the schools offer incentives for professional advancement. He pointed out that teachers receive pay increases for expe W wi«*k» «wm * *«•*> tbrtkbv Mv>*m mui a klapt>> K«*4tre.. Wtt Wmiv wu Mtkli ad ww ftwarts^ I \Kiat\!s» IKui^ TiMMuy & EMn«r? Wtt B«: M*MMhiv M&rvh 24 *<»-%«-tiwv CfC Fan* & Hum* ('water tfc-W- ~ ft t'^Sswn-vJk CfCttwai & Bmm rwkt I: - Stec-JiaU Clt Fima & Wmm C water iW ' 2:4®. - Waneafrnt. CIC Fank A Mnm Cwkr *90'4c45 - CW^rtm FISH WAGON kfc VtMMt *» ttlkl V «U K»t rut MWk«t»4M«k kwwIMmwmmi rience and advanced degrees. “Are we rewarding them for advancement and training opportunities.’ Yes. ves we are.” he said. Mills said that keeping teacher salaries in step with other counties is a prtortty for the school board. “The very first thing that happens every vear is ... to get a pay raise for the teachers.” he said. And Mills said that increases m the education budget have brought benefits to the students. “L thmk we have a lot to oiler our students and I thunk our students are evidence of that because they are able to compete and get into the schools they want to get into.” he said. “Anything they wanted to do. we were hoping we would provide that.” he added. The iOOdr^OOg school-year budget states that “lajii. our budget requests ultimately are driven by our need for contuiual improvement in student performance.” To the schools' credit, scores on most state Standards of Learning (SOD tests increased overall between dOOli and 2007 And white Rappahannock may spend more on instruction per pupil than all of the poor dia;«cts identified in tho recent state-sponsored review; moro students graduating from Rappahannock. high school go >n to attend four-year college® ;han students m throo of tho :our other poor this ferrets. Rappahannock also has a ower dropout rate than anyof :ho tour other schools. Mills said that now tho school board needs to be thinks tng of where costs could bo cut that would unpact tho quality of education the least. “t want us to bo thinking About our priorities becauso if the supervisors lower tho hatchet. 1 want to bo prepared tor that.”' he said. PuMir hearing On. 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Editorial & Opinion i\appahannotfc jflttos Ar ii estwiwsnad v$.~ i^jjsusrumi S««f> ^'■'ursdsat ARTHUR «t ARUMDEL PUBLISHER iL! iSWM •V HML S2t a *«ar i* Raeeararncc* Court* S£T a yaar aisaiamjHit irr tfta UmtaO Statws Raeam Z months, SC cams Qkar coctas to *360. $S tae 2«$ Mew* Straw. Was**™?*®*. Vet fQ. 8e» ^Wastw^oP. ** S£7>*r-O0» tSW CMS* Far ts*» < $38 *m. ® s Mond&*'F*dH* ■: Audit Suwau at Grcutetrons ^6 THURSDAY, MARCH 13* 3008 Chappell’s challenge Each xwr when the roii> round foe tV Rappahannock County Public- ikhwk Supmntmirat of Schools Dr Robert Chappell puts on hiis armor Ho knows that he's jEeuf to take some huts. BT it's any consolation. Chappell is not alone. Suforintendents across the state hravv tor criticism as county supervisors look with skeptical eyes on what amounts to the largest chunk of their budgets - the cost of education. While Governor Kaine hopes to get hiis Pre-K irtitiatree off the ground and Virginia colleges are struggling with rising tuition costs and random acts of violence. Virginias elementary middle and high schools are faced with delivering what everybody wants - quality education for theur children, dedicated teachers and edfevtivie and responsible administrators - and at a price that won’t force local taxes any higher Its a tall order and one not easily filled, ' And then there's those Standards of Learning, There is some talk that State mandated teste created with the No Child Left Behind Act in the late 9tts may get some much needed critical review That would be a good thing. Not because standard* shouldn't be high and not because Hispanic, Black, Disadvantaged and Special Needs children should be left behind. They shouldn't. No student should But the costs odraising the bar* should be looked at because in just about every state in the country that is trying to comply they are faced with hunted resources in terms of manpower and money What the fcderal government should require, the federal government should support with additional funds to the states to make new initiatives happen. Some states are bucking. At this point, Virginia is not but school districts have been feeling the pinch for years to meet the rigid requirements with the resources they have. And, in most cases, it isn't enough. School superintendents do not have an easy job. They get it Grom aU sides, its part of the territory they take on when they assume leadership positions, Chappell has raised the bar in this county He returned to Rappahannock because he wanted to make a difference in the lives of student's education. He has done that. The county is smalL and yes. enrollment is dropping. People are tired of paying higher taxes. Teachers are tired of having their profession devalued. "teachers in Rappahannock will have choices to make as new schools open in Culpeper and Fauquier luring them to greener pastures - more money in most cases. Chappell will undoubtedly find ways to trim the school budget. Hopefully, bell find ways to give the teachers a boost in their paychecks as he's doing it. Students will continue to perform well on SOL* ami hoth schools will no doubt be fullysaccrediU’d in the State's eyes. Rappahannock County Schools are '‘second to none* but there's a price tag and then' shook! he. rf ■ftW^ st^Kf v ■ !,"* Letters Leake deserves our thanks W* pxjhhcty tiwwk Rappahaaootck Cwtaly AouBiiU CwJrol Warim, l„<rctk* (for rvsp«siw awl vKxhcs*?^ t'w»(y R^pjmnUUvtf On Stttsfc^ »m«a$. March 1 wv bv»ii a $ttuab«o «Jwwky tw kti» ^ tftmUjr broke into our dudtM nwp and ktlH three young hens And a rooster Finding the coop damaged. we looked on|y to find one of the dogs still inside unahte to leave by the same hole he created. Fearing what might happen to us. we called Mr Leake to come and get the dogs. He uam«hawlj" «md m a matter o>t' hours, found the degs. netdted their ewRer. brought them t» see the damage. and made restitution. The incident ended peacefully with all parties having a clear understanding what can happen when pets get loose There are many dedu-a H Rappahannock County employees who serve all a rens without fanfare-even weekends Mr. Leake deserves to ho recogtuJ*Hl this on* *«$*nttnl action Jack and Dolma Ba« Sperrvvi Shocked over shot dogs Iwas shoifkwi 4ml utmaowd l» h*s*r aSom* Sfe* rwvt ito^s ttaftped ato< tfo*R slw* in th* iwiwy My bmirt s?ws nut t» 5iv ifcgs Ann! ;W 0****** for tiMisv swwvWs «w»t, unk«» I oto^dj it lhw» h»$ town just tcfiv rt,ts twwsswr to s*t traps tor «»>otes m tho first pbw Can someone explain this to me" Aw th«» promt cases of coyote pmiataHt in tint county" tf su. aw there not hot' tier '•rays t» handle the threat? Setting Wyi traps tor ant' mats is senseless and cntel escept perhaps in extreme situations. I even feel sorry far the opossum that 'kus trapped and then either died a sktw amt agonism# death or was shot live traps owner He did no( inj? to deserve that late, and course neither dvd the dogs. Gary Cas Kaine should veto discriminatory bills I MiWt of t)w> peeple W as bbm immigrants and iile^Al aliens »r» in bet Americans Nntiw t« Uve Americas They are N«Uw Americans. Since 14J»1 IwtifcHfs nmt laws haw been used te oontrwl iiktij^nw people, our land And wealth Ttus happened m^ht here in Virginia I Ani (Vvwvwdwe Sapem Xsitiw American. indigenous to w hat is new called Virginia. Though our people have been living here Ifar «wr ROWft wars, in 1714 l would have been An illegal Alien standing in Richmond Ihir *border* was the James River Ry lA&h the horder had shorted te the Mississippi River The IndiAn Removal Act of l Ah) And subsequent TtaiI ot Tiurs was a tUAss deportation of -illegal alien Indians* In My Opinion dram our own homelands resulting in thousands of deaths. And then there were reservations and borders. Eventually the border was moved to the Rio Grande River With each of these borders we have been illegal aliens whenever we crossed them. Since 1492. there have been . many artificial borders pul in place to control our land, our wealth and us- Deportation from our own homeland is nothing now What wo are witiw'ssim today by the Virginia General Aswmhly is the Indian Removal Acts of 3008 and the 2008 Trail of Tears. It is a continuation of a nOO-year genoctdal process. Many of the indigenous Native Americans being deported speak neither Spanish nor Encash, hut speak their indigenous Native languages. In 2008 the government has the nerve to deport us out of our own homeland America and call us illegal aliens. When in fact we are the only people here who are not immigrants Seventy million of our people have been killed in the invasion and occupation and the count continues to climb today because of the anti indigenous perspective tha: w see from ami the action: that derive from it Our jw have suffered enough VVY not undo wrhat has been do: »n the past, hut \w can t.v.. choose to end the system s disenfra nch i semen t and crimination against hrow r. indigenous Native America We are asking Governor Kamo to veto the anti-ind.; nous and discriminatory b. before him. especially SB \ SR and HB-WO and stoj the persecution of indigor Nat«vo Americans lMeas< . the governor's office at >0; 786-2211 (tarry Carter is a n. • of the Orroneeekee N.,. Tnht of Virgimo ami /no BtofinJo <Jnm'thw* Virgin;.: Notes from Sen. Mark Obenshain General Assembly is adjourned A ftwr Iw months in XxR*fh sikwhI . it tvols gnoat m return to the \Wy" TV Se*v*te «t|Minwsi Ute Snturd** mghu with one nfnuim!'^: tAsk - complete MipotMlmns «n tV Vnnul Notwithstanding this Usk. I Am pleosed with tV successes of other legislAtiow this wtr which now is cm its wa? to tV (lownwr s <hsk There Are muny significant measures that passed this year - payday lending reform, animat fighting fan. Abuser fee repeal no hail for illegal aliens - Ami others thAt fwW. thAt «e aw> likely in see Again - tnggerman rule. Uni usm reform. prnpcit)! lax rwimf And a smoking han fW a nwnp comprehensive list of significant hills And their fate, take a look At the 2<kVS Session Highlights prepared V the Virginia lh vision of Legislative Services httpdls Slate VA UA'puhshlllghts'aOttSHlghl ights200S pdf On* of my top priorities Serv Ma** Otxmsiwi was nMmiv^ul r\'fc>n« ih^t ftwuM UrpiH emplmvrs Uvat kiwwinjrtv hinM ilk^l Aliens Ui jram n (waprUtiw axK anlAp»> «\vr llh'tr Uw^Mmc c\>n\p»Mi4lx*rs. ('ws*x|ih'nUv. I mimiurt'd Srnaw* Hill 7K2. x*h*ch allows Vinnnu lx> lirnmnah' »W smIriw nf ortqwn»U<»ns And other business rnliU^ «f tWi* truly K»d Actors (hoi intentionAlly tAke «Miv»hUK* of iHo^aI UW PA> illetral wnges aikI an> wnvert^d for \ rolAtuv? federal hiring Iaws. The meAsure pAssed both houses woh hroud support .-uni (hr (fownwr sAys hr will smn live' hill into IawTfo' issue of lolls on InterstAte SI consumed much of my lime And w as perhaps the n*xsi important hill I wwkwl on this \wir A final version of the hill iSB 7M' And its House counlrrpwt, patroned by IVIr^rtr Todd tiilhert (HB I.Mfi* has now been approved And is hooded lo I ho tiovernor The bill requires General Assent b|v approval before Any lolls cau be levied on molonsls usinn lSl IVkynlr Gilbert And I worked with a hnvAd coalition of citiren. husinoss And environmental groups to promote passage of this measure UiaI will protect Uio agricultural chArAdor of iho Valley And commerce in Western Virginia One of thi' significant mvlations that emerged from budget consideration teas the shell jranw* thi' General Assembly has h»vn playing with Virginia's lottery proceeds Although in Virginia's voters enacted a Consul ulional measure to protict lottery funds lor educauon. the General Assembly has not secured these funds to prevent their diversion to other areas of thi' budget l introduced a bill to create a special Ijotterv Proceeds Fund in order to ensure compliance with the Constitution and to prevent inscrutable diversions of lottery' funds in years like this when it may be tempting to use those funds for other purposes Without this measure, I am concerned that the budget may violate the terms of our Constitution As of this writing, no action has been taken on thi' Lottery I'roceeds Fund lull By the Ume this column is printed, negotiators may have agreed to a budget, although thoro an* maj»'r oonooms - diwiswn of lottorv proroods. raids on transportation and rainy day funds in pay tor now programs — that must lx* addrossod hoforo I will bo ahlo to support to a final budgot hill Wo should not fund now projirams if w cannot find resources to pay for basic cemmental functions like transportation, education a: law enforcement As always, please let mo know if I can help you or phone at t.Vlffi 4,17-14M Letters to the Editor VW wrlcomp your opinions and comments. loiter* musi hi' MrlusivT to the Rappahanrux-k .Wirs, must !*' slim'd and include the writer's telephone numbi'r and homo address which can ho verified inot for publication' Duo to spaco limitations, puhhshod loltors aro siihjo i to ahndgment for length, accuracy and elanty For the best chanco of publication. lottors should bo £50 words or 1o» Umger letters from thoso with special experience on a current issue may ho published as a guest column iwiib your photo' While unable to acknowledge letters, o< appreciate your views towards the newspaper's editorial values I .otters should hi' adiiressed to Letters to the Editor Rappahanrxxk ,\V«■«, 1*0. 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Joint dial ( W'. ! I vflle/Headwaters event raises funds By Amy Silver O’Leary w> dw Rappahannock Sm Ow 200 people attended Sunday 's marvelous “Afternoon of Vocal favorites'* at The Lnk in Sperryville. co-sponsored by Headwaters and the Chateauvilla Foundation. The event was a benefit for The Kindness Project.' which teaches character virtues through the arts at Rappahannock County Elementary School. The rising young opera stars of the 2008 Castletnn Residency presented an “ailhighlights' program combining popular American Standards. songs and duets from beloved musicals such as Kiss John Jackson featured in Historical Society Exhibit Rappahannock County's own highly acclaimed blues musician. John Jackson, holds a prominent place in a new exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society m Richmond. Entitled "Sites and Stories: African American History in Virginia.” the exhibit depicts both struggles and triumphs through a display based on the 28 highway markers across the commonwealth which honor African Americans and their contributions. Some are biographical while others are narratives of events in which African Americans participated. John Jackson's highway marker is located on Route 522 in Wbodville and tells the story of this Rappahannock native who taught himself to play the guitar at an early age and who continued his ‘Piedmont style” of singing and playing blues, gospel, ragtime and country music while working at various jobs both in the county and in other areas of the state. Jackson went on to record albums, to perform on international tours sponsored by the State Department and to sing and play on the White House lawn at the invitation of President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter. In 1988 he was recognixed as a ‘living treasure* by the National Heritage Fellowship. The Virginia Historical Society's display includes not only Jackson's picture and biography but also his guitar and case, covered with souvenirs of his travels around the world. As part of a February lecture by the society's curator of African American history a recording of John Jackson's music was played for the audience. Essay contest announced The Cmted Daughters of the Confederacy Culpeper Chapter #7:1 cordially invite the students of Rappahannock County to participate in their annual essay contest. The format for this contest has changed. For lower grades there is a colonngdrawing contest and upper grades will have an essay format. There is a category for High School, Middle and Elementary age students. IVivate and Home Schooled students are encouraged to enter as well! Prises will be awarded for each grade category: 1-2, 3-5. 68, 9-12. Pnaw are: First place. $50.00, Second place, $35.00, and Third place. $25 00 If you have an interest in History a copy of the essay rules and checklist can be obtained through the Rappahannock County Public Schools. Wakefield Country Day School, Hearthstone School, and the Rappahannock County Public labrary. The deadline for the essay is April 15, 2008 but it doesn't have to he about tax returns' Any questions may be answered by contacting Cheryl Tiiyfor at 987-8026 or email tgtdlc#feopper net Me Rite, Guys and Dolls, and Carousel, a well as a few familiar arias and classical songs. Guests lingered after the program to partake of delicious dessert offerings, provided by the Culinary Arts students of Rappahannock County High School, and chat with the young musicians. ‘Headwaters hopes this is the beginning of a great friendship with the Ch&teauville Foundation.” commented Helen Williams. Chair of Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Education Foundation. "The community certainly enjoyed the event immensely.'' According to Headwaters Executive Director Cole Johnson. Sunday's event raised over $2,500 for The Kindness Project, which teaches local elementary school students about virtues such as kindness, respect, cmxenship, honesty, and self-control through the musical, visual. theatre and literary arts. The Castleton Residency, under the artistic direction of Maestro Lorin Maaxel. involves 20 opera singers among a company of nearly 50 young artists, who are preparing a production of "The Beggar s Opera” to he presented at the Castleton Theatre House on March 22 at 7 p.m. and March 23 at 4 p.m. The program, sponsored by the Chateauville Foundation, connects master artists with those who will carry the performing arts forward into the next generation in a unique setting in Rappahannock County Phone (540> 937-8969 for ticket information. 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Warrenton races return to Airlie course By Betsy Parker Times-Democrat Staff Writer Any questions about the relative strength of steeplechasing were answered at entry time for this Saturday’s Warrenton Hunt Foint-to-Foint. Nine carded races could split into as many as 15 with overflowing entries across the board. Seventeen are entered in the maiden hurdle, 15 in the newly created “restricted” maiden hurdle ( for first-season horses,.) 12 m the novice timber and 21 in the novice rider flat. Poet time is 12:30 p.m. at the Airhe racecourse north of Warrenton. The featured Warrenton Hunt Cup attracted nine, headed by Rappahannock winner Barzulu and sanctioned winners Move West and Straight Path from the strong Strawbridge family contingent in F^nrisylvania’s steeplechase country Other races on the program include owner-nder and foxhunters timber (which could, as at Blue Ridge last week, be combined.) amateur and open hurdles, novice timber, novice Steeplechasinc this Saturday _ ^Afc-, ---->-fc. k —A * wnac warrenjon Hunt njnt-sO I Tint •Whan: Saftvdqi March 15. Post tome 1230 pjru • Features; Fu8 card of iat hurdle, timber races intaffnafcnc^«|^«g9 rider flat and the $2,0<M Virginia-bred flat. Airhe is located just off ofiliS Route 17 north of Warren ton Admission options mcludi hillside parking spaces ti individual passes. Complete entries can h accessed online at wvr» centralentryofi5ce.com. Fo ticket or parking information call .(540) 22S-6679. The Warren ton Hunt wil also host a hunter pace oi Sunday. March 16 at Oakwooc Farm in Warren ton. WORSHIP ''baft* »f nursing light sill through stained glass windows casting coWrftil shadows on the sanctuary. Outside, hetb chime; inside the pipes of a mighty organ reverberate with their prehide to the hour of worship. Those entering are filled with the glory of Cod and a peace that passes ad understanding. The same glory and peace are present in event form of worship service, in even type of house of worship When we enter into worship. Cod's comforting and encouraging omnipresence instilh in us the strength mid assurance we will need in the coming week, creating a buffer tone between us and the stress of daily hh. “ Vsrrihe to the Lord the glory due his name... worship the Lord in the splendor of las holiness" tl Chronicles Ibt'ii. Worship in Cod's House this week. kvi-a 'cTvriKint i haiah VS.I-B U.l-U ietecniah M.t-» U.X-U 1.1-10 u-a »<w rn** -tn . tvi' MB •>’ • bV’x tct *w»n • v» H* VA sVSO* Calm before the storm At Saturday's Blue Ridge races in Berryvilte, the first five races got off before a torrential thunderstorm halted action for a half-hour. The Woodley Farm track was already saturated, though, as shown by mud kicking up by Virginia-bred turf competitors, including winner Roseville Run, with star racing mid-pack early with jockey Catherine Stimpson. Complete results, more photos, online at www.fauquier.com. Rappahannock News Staff Photo Betsy Parker W.C. Thompson Funeral Home M) V ? North Mam St i'ulpofvr. \trumta 540-825-6700 The Marshall Agency, Inc. General Insurance Main N« , Marshall. VA 540-364-1614 * 800-8684179 Sporting Calendar MARCH 13 Tri-County Feeds nutrition seminar, 5-7 pm, Nutrena's Dan Snively on forage replacement and supplements, Marshall, free, refreshments served, (540) 364-1891 15 Warrenton Hunt Pointto-Point, Airlie. Warrenton, EARLY’S CARPET, INC Residential • Commercial 937-5500 1-800-870-9098 Highway Rt. 211 West Amissville. Va « (tut* // (mi/Zihihuj. .^6! Ann M ('itlbway Attorney & CounsrUor-at-Uw 15 Garrett St. Vamnton. VA 20156 540-349-4100 • 540-347-1086 (fax) _ . >vwi New Baltimore Shell 3021 Lee Highway. Warremon. VA 20187 Coming soon: Now coffee selections. now have new eating area to serve our customers The Family Restaurant 189-A Man Stn-vt PO Btn 478 Washington. Va 22747 540-675-1066 Ficelleni hxnl at /VttocdaNr Pr*e* iJahfd Hurt Owner Mon Sat 8 K* 8 p in Sunday a day ot rest To be included as a sponsor 1-800-293-4709 1230p.m., (540)219-1400 15 Oak HM Equestrian Center horse show series, White Post (540) 837-3000, wwwioafehtflhoroughbrBds.com 15 Virginia Hunter and Sport Horse Sale, Frying Pan Park, Herndon, (540) 955-5040 15 Dressage show; Morven Park, Leesburg, (540) 439-0994 15 Commonwealth Foxhounds Pony Club combined test, King George, 8:30 am., first timers-training, (540) 720-8076 15 Virginia Horse CouncS mooting and seminar, Blue Ridge Community College, Weyer's Cave, 8 am-430 fxra, www.virginiahorsecoundl.org 4fi Vlfnrmntnn Ifc mi ID VYarTBiHOri rUNK miW pace, Oakwood Farm, Warrenton, (540) 229-6679 16 Hunter show; Morven Park, Leesburg, (571) 4258033 16 Nokpsvfe Horse Society cMving shown Nokesvilte Park, mmduchnowski@hotmail.com 16 Casanova Warrenton Pony Chib benefit ride. Great Meadow, The Rains, self-guided pleasure ride, start between 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $20, pony dub demos all day. (540) 364-3081 20-23 Saddle fit clinic with Dr. Joyce Harman, Toad Hollow Farm, Charlottesville, (866) 200-9312 22 Piedmont Foxhounda hunter pace and point-topoint, Salem Farm, Upperville, 9:30 a.m. hunter pace, 12:30 p.m. races, (540) 592-3223, (540) 687-3455 22 Fox Chase Farm show aeries, Middleburg, $12,000. (540) 687-5255, www.foxchasefarm.net Business Briefs Writing a Business Plan Seminar The Lord Fairfax Small Business Development ('enter (SBDC) has announced the next two seminurs in the spring schedule for starting a small business. The Center is a joint effort of the Small Business Administration (SBA>, the Virginia Small Business Development Center. Lord Fairfax Community College and the counties of the service area. The first seminar will be Writing a Business Plan, seminar will be held on Wednesday, March 19 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Lord Fairfax Community College- Fauquier campus. The follow up seminur will be Financials for the Business Plan on Wednesday, March 26 from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. also at LFCCFauquier. Both classes will be taught by David Reardon of the Small Business Development Center. A business plan should be written by any entrepreneur thinking of starting a business- whether for a bank loan or for planning and goal setting purposes. Participants of the first seminar will learn what to include in a business plan, what the bank is looking for, and where to get that information. The follow up class will assist the participant in completing the financial data required on tfoe business plan. The fe > for each separate class is $30 if paid 5 days prior to the class or $40 after the 5 day cut-off. There is a $15 discount if a participant registers and pays for both classes at one time. Preregistration is required for all classes. Registration or information on any of the seminars or to schedule an appointment for counseling can be obtained by contacting the Lord Fairfax Small Business Development Center at 540-351-1595 from 8 am to 4:30 pm or email to rcopeto’lfsbdc.org .For information on the seminars visit their web site at www.lfsbdc.org. Prestigious Award honors Outstanding Commitment to Volunteer Service Culpeper, Virginia - The Piedmont Volunteer Center and the Retired and Senior Volunteer I*rogram (RSVP) are again teaming together to recognize outstanding community volunteers with the presentation of the President's Volunteer Service Awards, a nutional program recognizing Americans who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service. The award was created by President (leorge W. Bush to give Presidential recognition to individuals, families and groups who meet requirements for volunteer service, measured by the number of service hours performed over 12 months. To find out more about the \ President’s Volunteer Service Awards, or you would like to apply for this award and/or nominate an individual, family or volunteer group, and you live in Culpeper, Orange, Madison, Fauquier or Rappahannock counties, contact the Volunteer Center at 540-825-0317 or volunteeKdTiedmontunitedway.org. for more information. Deadline for nomina-, tions is March 21, 2008. A ceremony to honor the award recipients will be held during National Volunteer Week, April 27-May 3. 2008. The Ihedmont Volunteer Center is a program of Piedmont United Way serving serving Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Madison and Rappahannock counties. Its’ mission is to promote community volunteering, connect people with opportunities to serve and assist agencies in establishing effective volunteer programs. Contact Jill Skelton at 540825-0317 or email volunteei^piedmontunitedway.org for more information on volunteering and the Piedmont Volunteer Center. The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is a program of the Ruppahunnock-Rapidan Community Services Board & Area Agency on Aging serving Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Madison und Rappahannock counties. It offers adults 55 years or more a recognized role in the community and a meaningful life in retirement through community service. For more information on RSVP contact Lola Walker at 825-3100 ext 335H or lwalkerfcYrcsb. Horses & People New event planned A new Commonwealth Foxhounds Pony Club combined test is scheduled March 15 at the C ante bury subdivision in King George. “R” judge Nicky Vogel will score dressage beginning at 8:30 a.m., with show jumping to follow in levels ranging from first timers to training. Call show secretary Gina Nelson at (540) 720-8076 for details or download the entry form from the Web site www.dpc.panyclub.org. CasanovaWarrenton Pony Club, Great Meadow join for charity ride The Casanova Warrenton Pony Club will host a spring trail ride at Great Meadow in The Plains Sunday March 16 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $20 per rider. Refreshments win be served following the self-guided, selfpaced tour of the countryside surrounding the outdoor events center. There will also be demos by pony dub members in dressage and mounted games. Details are at (540) 364-3081. Harman to conduct saddle fit clinic Dr. Joyce Harman of Flint Hill will conduct a saddle fitting clinic March 20-23 at Toad Hollow Farm in Charlottesville. Harman, a holistic veterinarian, authored the book ‘The Horse’s Pain-Free Back and- Saddle Fitting." The cost of the clinic includes a computer saddle-fitting session with Harman. Call (866) 200-9312 or e-mail wendy<8> wendymurdoch.com to sign up. Clifton Horse Society events planned The Clifton Horse Society will host a grooming clinic March 29 at a stable in Fairfax. Instruction begins at 10 a.m., with lectures on grooming, clipping and braiding. The cost is $15. CHS will also host its annual "bluebell ride" April 12 at the Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville. The ride begins at 10:30 a.m. and will last about two hours. A picnic lunch follows the ride. Details on any CHS event are available by calling (703) 250-6188. Free nutrition series planned Tri-County Feeds, Etc.,, will present a series of free seminars on the latest developments in equine nutrition at its facility in Marshall. The schedule includes: March 13, Nutrena's Dan Shively will speak on forage replacement and supplementation options: March 27, McCauley’s Dr. John Lew will discuss feeding and supplementation; April 3, Shively will address sugars and starches; April 10 FWinfirld’s Dr. Kathleen Crandell will talk on feeding the performance horse, and Pfizer’s Stephanie Smith will talk on feed-thru fly control; May 1, Shively will discuss feeding senior horses; May 15, he will talk on high-performance feeding. All seminars run from 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Call for details; 1540) 364-1891. Man o’War lecture at NSL Dorothy Ours will deliver a lecture on “Man o’War Revisited” at the National Sporting Library on Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m. A book signing will follow the lecture. Ours is the author of “Man oWar; A Legend Like Lightning,” published by St. Martin’s Press in 2006. Ours’ book chronicles the racing exploits of Man o’War during the 1919-1920 racing seasons. Man oWar won 20 of 21 lifetime starts, broke many American and world records, and is still considered one of the greatest racehorses of all time. Admission is free. To reserve a seat, call (540) 687-6542. Learn all about ‘Hunt Country Style’ Author Kathryn Musson will lecture on her new book “Hunt Country Style” at the National Sporting Library in Middleburg Thursday, May 15 at 7 p.m. A book signing will follow. “Style” celebrates the mystique, lifestyle, architecture and interiors of the renowned hunt country of America. Masson and photogrupher Paul Rocheleau share a behindthe-scenes glimpse into the lifestyles of horse enthusiasts, interior designers and worldtravelers who live in some of the most historic areas of the country. Thorough bred breeding farms. National Historic Landmark estates, grand manor houses, cozy stone cottages and quintessential American homesteads are featured. Restored residences thut highlight the work of Virginia architects such us Albert Hinckley, Jr. and Tommy Beach, architect of the Nationul Sporting Library are ulso featured. Musson is a long time resident of Virginia's hunt country and is the author of “Historic Houses of Virginia" and several other photo books. Admission is free. For information, visit www.nsl.org or call (540) 687-6542. Carriage day at Morven Park Carriage drivers are invited to take part in u special benefit driving day at Leesburg’s Morven l*urk April 20. Drivers depart at 1 p.m., with a picnic to follow the carriage drive. Call (703) 779-1894 for more details. Mackay-Smith a finalist Pfizer Animal Health and the American Horse Publications have selected winners of the 2008 Kquine Industry Vision Award. The award is intended to recognize innovation, leadership and service. Finalists include Clarke County veterinarian Dr. Matthew Mackay-Smith, whose futher Alexander won the first Vision uward in 2002. Other finalists are Dr. Marvin Beeman, Charlotte Brailey Kneeland, the I^ouisiana State University equine studies pne grum, Sally Swift ,and Linda Tellington-Jones.

^comlns Events All submissions in Upcoming Events must be received by 3 pm. 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. Upcoming Events lists individual and/or group community items sponsored by non profits or for charitable purposes If you are an individual and/or business and your event is for profit-making purposes, there is a fee charged. Please email Stephanie Heflin at sheflin<@timespapers.com or phone her at (540) 347-4222. n Call for Rappahannock artists The fourth annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour, sponsored by RAAC, will be held November 1 -2, 2008. All artists who participated last year in hosting an open studio for the weekend and any other artists interested in applying to host an open studio this year should contact Cory Caulfield. 675-3214, email coryc@hughes.net or Joanne Hilty, 675-2205, email johilty@hughes.net by April 4 indicating your interest. Galleries participating last year should call or email as well. Artists wanting to host an open studio will be scheduled for visits during April 14-25. Please respond by April 4 so as not to be left out of this event featuring artistic works from Rappahannock’s fine artists. Watch the newspaper, Rappnet and Rappvoice for more information. Coping with grief? Hospice of the Rapidan is offering a free 6week Coping with Grief -Spring Support Group on Tuesdays beginning Mar. 4 through April 8. Topics will include issues and concerns of people who have recently lost a family member, loved one or close friend. All members of the public are welcome and no prior affiliation with Hospice of the Rapidan is necessary. The support groups will be held in Warrenton at the Warreryon Visitor Center 33 North Calhoun Street fifcWi2!00 to 3:30 pm. Reservations are appreciated but not necessary. Contact Craig Wilt at 540-825-4840. March Madness at Griffin Tavern Every Sunday and Monday - Half Price Bottles of Wine with Dinner Every Monday - Seafood Night Every Thursday - Trivia Night Music Every Friday and Saturday Night See our web site for more information: www.griffintavem.com or call 540-675-3227 Kids Summer Clay Camp! Get ready to play with clay I Clay Camp dates at Sperryville Pottery are set. They are: June 2-4, June 23-27, July 7-11 and August 4-8 for kids; July 28-August 1 for teens! Held daily from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $225. Please call (540) 987-1000 for more information. Mar. 13: u Beginners Stained Glass Class” De’Danann Glassworks is offering a Thursday night "Beginners Stained Glass Class" starting on March 13 from 7 - 9 p.m. which runs for 6 weeks. Also a "How to Make a Stepping Stone" one day workshop on Saturday. March 22, 1 - 4 p.m. Phone: 987-8615 or go to www.dedanann.net and click on classes. Mar. 13: Waldorf educator to speak On Thursday. March 13. Hans-Joachim Mattke. international Waldorf education consultant from Stuttgart, Germany, will speak on “Child Development: Growing as an Individual Amidst the Influences of the Modem World” at the Rappahannock County Library at 7 p.m. Admission is free. The program is sponsored by Hearthstone School in Sperryville. Mar. 13: The Concerned Taxpayers Meeting The Concerned Taxpayers Meeting will be held on Thursday. Mar. 13. at the Amissville Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. All interested persons please attend. Contact Tom Junk at 540 987-8617 or send an email to dz]tfj@msn.com. Mar. 14: Live music at Blue Rock Inn Get your soul grove on with Bobby Glasker this Friday night at the Blue Rock Inn located at 12567 Lee Highway. Cover charge. Jim will be rockin'. Phone (540) 987-3190 for information. Mar. 14: Open MIc Fnday. March 14, at 7 p.m. in the Hearthstone School Community Room. Come out and share your talents' We welcome performers of all ages I Food and drinks are available. If you would like to perform, please call the Hearthstone office at 540987-9212, or come and sign up that night. Admission: $5 for adults, 18 and under: free! This is an alcohol and smoke free event. Hearthstone School is located on RT 211.2 miles west of Sperryville. Mar. 14: “Rhythm Method” Friday. March 14. Rae's on Main St. in Sperryville will be hosting the Retro and Reggae sounds of the band "Rhythm Method" featuring Smiggy Smith. Bill Abernathy, Johnny Pierce. Rick Henderson and Dontez Harris. Doors open at 9 p.m. and there is a cover charge For more information. contact Rae's at 987-3335 War. 14: “Collections: Metaphors for Human Experience On Friday. March 14, at 8 p.m., cultural anthropologist Charlene James-Dugufd will discuss her research findings on why we collect what we do as part of the Second Friday at the Library Senes sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community. Event is free and open to the public. Held at the Rappahannock County Library. Mar. 15: Breakfast and Bake sala for Rappahannock Relay for Life Benefit Breakfast and Bake Sale for Rappahannock Relay for Life at the Reager School (Beside the Willis Chapel United Methodist Church) Huntly, on Saturday. March 15. from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The cost will be $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Sponsored by the Willis Chapel United Methodist Church to benefit the Reager Relay for Life Team . Breakfast prepared by Pat Jenkins and Shirley Frye. Mar. 15: The Martin Family Band brings Celtic Music to BB&T Center Irish eyes - as well ail others - will be smiling when the Martin Family Band takes the stage for a Saint Patrick's Day Celebration of Celtic Music at the BB&T Center for the Performing Arts March 15 at 7:30 p.m. Their exceptional mix of instruments - hammered dulcimer, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, guitar, button accordion, piano, recorder and tin whistle - has earned them the reputation of a group that is fun lovingand a joy to hear. ‘ 'The Vault," PAL’s cash bar, will be open. Tickets are $12 for adtilts. $10 for seniors and students and $6 for patrons 12 and younger. Tickets are usually available at the door, but Performing Arts Luray recommends that patrons purchase tickets in advance. The Box Office at the BB&T Center for the Performing Arts opens 45 minutes before the start of the event. For more information, call the center at 540-743-3311 or visit the website at www.PerformingArtsLuray.org Mar. 15: Rappahannock Story Project Julie Portman will be on hand to discuss the jointly sponsored Rappahannock Story Project at Saturday's Soup 'n Soul event. There are just a few tickets left. Phone the Ki Arts office at 540-9873164. Mar. 15: Register for softball Area girls are invited to register now for Piedmont Softball Association's 2008 sphng fastpitch softball season! All players are welcome, regardless of level of experience and skills - from beginners to advanced. Besides lots of regular season games (both on PSA's home field located on Rt. 211 in Amissville and away), other activities will include pitching clinics, tournaments (PSA is proud to have produced a number of district and state championship softball teams in recent years), home run and RBI hitting awards, and so much more. Offered for parents, as well, will be scorekeeping, umpire, and coaching clinics. Accepted will be ANY girls bom from 1989 through 2002. Registration fees are $40.00 for girls playing on any teams 12 years old or younger, and $45.00 for older players; $5.00 discount for second and additional registrants from the same household. Scholarships are also available. Registration held during chili bowl tournament from 3-7 p.m. Phone Mauri Payne at 937-4142 or 675-3729. Mar. 15: Chill Bowl Tournament All are invited to join Piedmont Softball Association's Sixth Annual Chili Bowl Cook-off on Saturday, Mar. 15 from 3-7 p.m.. at the Bill Payne Auction Gallery, on Route 211. Amissville. Enter your chili recipe or sample a variety of local recipes! Admission is $6 per person/kids under six free?all you can eat! (Hot dogs and dnnks will be available for purchase) There will be 50/50 raffles, bake sale and our favorite, cake walks! This event is PSA's jump start on the Spring Softball season. Phone Donna Sheffield at 937-5595 or Maun Payne at 937-4142. Hope to see you there! u Mar. 15-16: Gray Ghost Barrel Tasting Saturday & Sunday. March 15 & 16 Event entry: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. winery open until 5:00 p.m Taste developing Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon wines directly from the barrels and experience the awl of blending! Gray Ghost only opens barrels for tasting once a year. Bid on an historic Gray Ghost barrel being offered to the public. This is the ONLY opportunity to reserve futures of the intense 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon! $10.00 per person includes logo glass and light hors d'ouevres. Gray Ghost is located at 14706 Lee Highway in Amissville and can be contacted at 540-937-4869 paid Mar. 16: St. Patrick's Weekend Celebration See our web site for more information: www.gnffintavem.com or call 540-675-3227 Mar. 16: Open House Open House at Belle Meade School, grades 610. on Sunday, March 16. 1-3 p.m. Come meet teachers, students, and parents Have a tour of the school and farm. Learn about our program which integrates college-preparatory academics and sustainable living. For more information call 987-8970 or 987-9748. Mar. 16: Share the Fun Talent Show Everyone is invited to come and watch the youth of our county shine as they sing and dance at this year's Share the Fun talent show. This program will take place at the Rappahannock County High School auditorium on March 16. from 2-3 pm. Snacks and beverages will be provided after the show Come and support the youth in our county and be entertained at the same time at this famityfriendly, free program! For more information about the Share the Fun talent show, please call the Extension office at 540-675-3619. Mar. 16: True Love Walts party Attention all teens1 The 2008 summer "Olympic games" are coming to Rappahannock County on March 16 (Sunday) from 5-8 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Fellowship Hall in Washington. There will also be Chinese food, drinks, desserts, entertainment (Ryan Benyo on the keyboard, and more), and a video featunng Pam Stenzei. a known abstinence speaker for teens. This True Love Waits party is being sponsored by Fnends-to-Mom. a group of Chnstian women in the county. For more information, please call April Heddteston (987-8137). Joan Beattie (987-8315), Marie Riedel (675-3638). or Charlotte Guyant (937-5960). Mar. 17: RLEP Monthly Meeting The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library. Sociai time begins at 6:30 p.m. Ail are encouraged to attend to learn more about helping the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection in its work to sustain and enhance the county's natural resources and rural character. For more information, call 540-987-9678. Mar. IS: RCCA Board Meeting Community members are invited to attend the March Board Meeting of the Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance (RCCA). RCCA holds its monthly Board of Directors’ meeting on the third Tuesday of each month from 5:30 -7:00 at the Schoolhouse in Sperryville (at the comer of Routes 522 & 211.) Phone:987-9118. Mar. 19: Cantor’s representative available Congressman Eric Cantor's District Director. Jennifer Nolen, will be available to discuss constituent concerns on Wednesday. March 19. from 11:00 a.m. — noon at the Rappahannock County Library (basement), 4 Library Road. Washington. VA. Congressman Cantor provides this service so that constituents who need assistance or have problems of a federal nature may speak with a rep resentative from his office. Citizens are also welcome to express their opinions on matters of concern. particularly national topics or issues before the United States Congress. Constituents who wish to make direct contact with Congressman Cantor’s District Office may call 1-800-438-3793. Ir addition, constituents may visit http://cantor.house.gov. Mar. 19: Rm Clinic Open Rappahannock Free clinic will be open on March 19 at the County Health Department on Main Street in Washington. For more information call the Fauquier Free Clinic at 540-347-0394. Mar. 20: Monthly RappFLOW meeting The regularly scheduled RappFLOW monthly meeting will be held on March 20, from 6:30 to 8:00 at the Sperryville Schoolhouse (The Link) . Included in the discussion will be plans for the upcoming community-wide Clean Streams Day on April 12. (Please see www.rappflow.org for Clean Streams Days details.) Please come join in the fur Volunteers are. of course, most welcome! Mar. 20: Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association meeting The Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association will hold its March meeting at 7:30 p.m.. on Mar. 20, at the Culpeper Cooperative Extension Service Building at 101 South West Street in Culpeper. We will be talking about colony management tor this time of year. All are welcome. Phone Kathy Miller at 540-9234772. Mar. 21: “American Gangster” RAAC Films presents"American Gangster" on Mar. 21 at 8:00 p.m. at The Theatre in Washington Frank Lucas is the latest power player to take over the drug trade in the inner city. Richie Roberts is an outcast cop determined to fight corruption. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined. Denzel Washington. Russell Crowe. Josh Broiin; Rated R; 157 minutes; 2007. Such a deal - $6 Mar. 22: Tanker Breakfast-Free Egg Hunt for children Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue will be having a buffet breakfast to benefit the tanker pur chase on Saturday. March 22. from 7-11 a. m. Easter Bunny will be available for pictures and baked goods will be sold. At 11 a.m. there will be a Free Easter Egg Hunt for children up to age 12 Every child will get a plastic fire helmet with candy. Many prizes will be given by age groups. Mar. 22: Read to Therapy Dogs The Waggin Hearts Therapy Dog group offers a reading program tree of charge to school age children. Books & Barks provides a great opportu nity for children to practice their reading skills. wort< on reading assignments or just enjoy reading to a canine friend. The program utilizes registered then apy dog teams who are trained and tested for health, safety and temperament Our Books & Barks teams offer children an irresistible opportuni ty to polish their reading skills in a fun motivating way and helps children improve their self esteem and confidence. In March. Books & Barks will be held at Brown-Wing Studio from 10 a.m. to 11 a m Pre-registration by Wednesday, March 19 is required. To find out more about our program, please call 540-937-4972 or 540 987 9632 Mar. 23: Easter Sunday Brunch at The Griffin Tavern See our web site for more information www.griffintavem.com or call 540 675 3227 Mar. 25: Time to Spay that Cat The Rappahannock Animal Welfare League is arranging another of its monthly spay and neuter trips, and the deadline for pet owners to register is today. Call the shelter in Amissville at 540-937 3283 any morning, seven days a week for more information. To m«^e the van trip in early April owners must come to the shelter to register and pay in advance. For those who cannot afford the extremely low cost of this procedure - roughly a quarter of the usual fee - RAWL has a ‘scholar ship" available Mar. 29: Home*A*SYST Workshop Most of us think of our homes as a safe and healthy place to live. Unfortunately, just a small amount of environmental contamination can make your home unsafe Find out how YOU can identify and reduce the potential danger of contaminants such as water and well pollutants, septic system leakage. liquid fuels, lead, and hazardous house* hold wastes and products in your home in this FREE workshop. Tire workshop will be held on Saturday, March 29. from 9:00 to 12:00 at the Washington Volunteer Fire Department. There is no cost for this workshop sponsored by Rappahannock County and the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund. Pre-registration is required at http: www.rapptlow. o rg/cleanstreams, actrvitres.html. and space is limited. See www.rappflow.org for more workshop details and Clean Streams Days information. Mar. 27: Elder Care Committee meeting Elder Care Committee has resumed their monthly meetings. The meetings are held every fourth Thursday ot the month, at the Library at t p.m.. unless otherwise noted. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend, and anyone with questions can contact Sharon or Chuck at the Rappahannock Department ot Social Services; 675-3313. Hope to see you there1 Apr. 8: International Adoptions information Prospective adoptive parents are invited to a |omt presentation by Catholic Chanties ot the Diocese ot Arlington and Catholic Social Services ot the Diocese of Charlotte about adopting children from Russia and China. The two agencies are working in partnership to help place children from these two countries in loving, permanent homes. Both agencies are licensed and so far 800 children have been placed throughout the United States. Meeting will be held Tuesday. Apnl 8, from 7 00 to 8:30 p.m. at Catholic Chanties Children’s Services located at 5294 Lyngate Court in Burke, Virginia. Phone (7031 425-0100 to reserve a seat. More information at www.ccda.net Apr. 11: Catstravaganza: An Evening of Cool Jazz for Cool Cats On Friday evening, April 11. RappCats will host Catstravaganza at the Middleton Inn. Washington. VA.. ‘mm 6:00 -9:00 p.m. County favorites, nationally known jazz pianist Bill Harris will play, and vocal recording artist. Monica Worth will sing. Great hor d'ouvres will be served and intriguing items will be raffled. The event is in support of RappCats, the county's organization to help the county's abused and homeless cats. Tickets are $50 and are available through our website: www.RappCats.org (credit cards accepted) or by calling Franklin and Esther Schmidt 540 987 8410 Please RSVP by April t Be there or be square. Apr. 12: RAWL gets your feet moving! The Hound Duwg Hoedown kicks off at 6:30 in the evening at the Schoolhouse in Sperryville with a Square Dance. Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit the Rappahannock Animal Welfare League. Music by Morrison Brothers Band, dance calling by Brad Sayler. The cost is $75 00 per person. For a better deal, buy a table tor eight or ten at $50.00 per person. You can buy a ticket for the event, plus you can donate something for the cats and dogs - something in your house that is nice and would bring a decent price at the Silent Auction. You can do both by calling Sally Cunningham at 54Q-3646939 And you can have tun with a visit to www rawldogs.org Apr. 12: Come to the Coffee House Please reserve the date of April 12 on your calendars for the annual Coffee House, given by the Rappahannock County Band Boosters in the RCES cafeteria. This much anticipated event will begin at 5 p.m and will feature gaily decorated tables, candlelight, a homemade spaghetti dinner, door prizes, and a variety of entertainment by local talent from the county The band students will serve as wait staff, and delicious desserts baked by band parents will be available along with coffee. All community members and friends are invited. Questions7 Contact Krista Hale at (540) 987-8989. Apr. 26: Womanless Beauty Pageant Be a star - save a life' Carolyn's live, love, laugh Relay tor Lite team will again hold their Womanless Beauty Pageant on Saturday. April 26, at 6 00 p.m at the Rappahannock County Elementary School. Any gentleman that would like to enter, please contact Karen Williams at 540-6354673 or Carolyn Leake at 540 635 2073. Registration tee is $10 00 Fight back - help us find a cure' Apr. 26: Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department Yard Sale The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department wilt have a yard sale on Saturday April 26. from 8 a m. until9 Unwanted items are now being collected. Please phone Bruce Williams at 540 635-4673 or Bill Jarrett at 540 675 1000 Apr. 26: Rain Barrel workshop in Rappahannock As part of Rappahannock County's Clean Streams initiative Cutpeoer Son & Water Conservation District will bring its popular "Build Your Own Ram Barrel” workshop to Rappahannock1 The woikshop will be on Saturday April 26 from 10 a in to 12 p m at the old VDOT facility on t odderstack Road Barrels with hardware will be $45 for one and $75 tor two Rappahannock residents Will be given priority sign up Participants must register for the workshop by calling Stephanie OeNicola at 540 825 8591 or by sending an email to Stephanie Petvcolato'va nacd net net Apr. 30May 5: Watercolor Workshop The Blue Ridge Watercolo' Workshop in Virginia will feature painting sessions amid moun tarns farms wineries and rivets with Gail McDaniel , an internationally known artist instructor from Franklin. Tennessee Workshops will be held April .JO May 5 from 9 a m to 5 p rn each day at the histone Belie Meade School House in Sper ryvili.e. Virginia Please check out Gail's website 'or information on her and to see her paintings gaiUii'gaiimcdanielart com Registration is $450 winch includes tour days of instruction, four lunch es and three dinners F or.registration and or addi tional information including a detailed brochure, call Marilyn Armor at 540 93 7 3581 or email her at marmoKii'crosslink net

“Fair Oaks ~ On Springs Road in the Warren ton Hunt Country Fair Oaks is conveniently Undated on Springs road just over the river from the Fauquier Springs Country Club. Nearly 500 acres of rolling fields and woodland with poods* creeks ami a 35+ acre lake site make this property ideal tor many uses. Now a working cattle farm* Fair Oaks would make a superior vineyard site with the rich soils and good air drainage. The undisturbed l X30’s mam dwelling could be added onto or used as support tor a grand estate of the purchasers making. Sited in the heart of the Warrenton Hunt territory* Fair Oaks could support a targe equestrian operation. Additional structures include a rental house* restorable tenant house. 10 stall bam* dairy bam and machine sheds. MLS#CI W)J0742 Offered at $**254MHM» For more information* call Alex Sharp at (540) 21**-4425 ak\sharp57(ii aol.com THOMAS AND TALBOT REAL ESTATE MIDDLCOlRti.MRt.IMV >vmvillO\|.\S-lAI : ' "fX-,. ■ a* *£?m- ^ u^nsu&,i. CHIm* M»hfvv’ in vjiorv mim-vioiiv a. Hatty c «*1 |iri«,e « wr1jh»lli»w at '» "IKh»i <kmii.v IntinrtimuMt coiilnincd Hetvm >v deemed rvllttid* but «v not wiutitnted ihh ><v tl ^ 'HHciwiw, guatmiiccd. Engagement announced Kelly and Jesse Haber of Yiewtown prouder announce the engagement of their son Jeffrey Alexander Simeon, grandson of Matilda KeUy of Warrenton. to Carolyn Randolph Hodges, daughter of Frances and Richard Hodges of Roajioke. Virginia. Simeon is a graduate of Rappahannock County High School and the College of William and Mary He works as a recycling program specialist tor the County of Santa Barbara. California. Hodges ts a graduate of Patrick Henry High School. Colorado College, and the College of William and Mary. Carolyn is pursuing a doctorate in Biological Anthropology at the University of California. Santa Barbara. A September wedding in Roanoke is planned. Carolyn Randolph Hodges to wed Jeffrey Alexander Simeon Obituaries John C. Mackie June I. 1920Marvh Sy 2008 The Honorable John C. Mackie* former member of the US. House of Representatives* died March 5 after a brief illness. He was elected to the 89th Congress from Michigan m 1964. at which time he moved to Warrenton with his family, where he raised registered Quarter Horses and Polled Hereford cattle. Born June t. 1920 in Toronto* Canada. Mackie immigrated to Detroit wtth his parents in 1924 He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University in 1942 and an honorary LL.D. from MSU in 1965 along with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Mackie was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at MSU. He served in the United States Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater from t942~1945. Mackie founded the Flint Sumeytng <& Engineering Company in 1962 and was elected Genesee County Surveyor from t962~ 1966. The following year, he became the nation's only elected State Highway Commissioner and won reelection in I9*>t He was the first to build a cross-state interstate freeway. Interstate 94. and to establish the first highway exit numbering system in the country. The Welcome Center in Clare. Michigan is named in his honor. When he left Congress. Mackie established Mackie Engineering in Lexington. KY and Charlottesville. VA He also served as Executive Vice President of Frankland & Lienhard Consulting Engineers. in New York City One of Mackie s proudest engineering accomplishments at that time was his involvement with the design and construction of the Luling Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in the Western Hemisphere at the time of its construction. The superstructure crossing the Mississippi River was selected as the “Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement of 1984’ by Engineering News Record. Mackie is survived by his wife of 84 years. Kathleen Flood Mackie. His daughters Virginia Anne Rurhans, Margaret M. Sanders and Lora Jane Mackie reside in Fauquier County. He is also survived by three grandsons: John Mackie Sanders of PA. Warren Currie and William Lee Mackie-Jenkins and his son-in-law Warren Lee Jenkins of Warrenton. Funeral services were held on Tuesday. March It at 11:00 a m at St. James Episcopal Church in Warrenton. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday. April 1 at 3:00 p.m In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Highland Center for the Arts. 597 Broadview Avenue. Warrenton. VA 20186. Religious Notes \ Pastor Ludwell Brown. Sr. of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Haywood invites everyone to their spruit ' -rostvat —rrwes Mar. l*44aC»1 • 7 30 p m nightly. Thursday wtung they welcome Key. Michael Tinsley. Sr. of Shiloh * m IsSf» A’AMPtiROl Nl> LANK *wm the large pore i\VK I’.VSS IMteutia) lu>rsc Baptist Church in Woodville. Friday night will be Rev James Brown of Mount S&nai Join us March 15. at 6 am. at the Wayland Blur Ridge Baptist Center. 15044 Hyland Chapel Kd. Rixevville. tor the Easter Cantata sponsored by the Young Adult Ministry The choir, featuring voices from Second Ketoctin. Northern Virginia and Wayland Blue Ridge church Associations (more than SI churches represented last year* is under the direction of gospel recording artists. Sis Missy OCTAVIA Yates. Rev. Lemuel Montgomery and Sis. Everetta Lewis. A free w»U offering will be lifted. All Impirin^j Ttwittflite 5k Randy Mintw WORDS OF REMEMBRANCE A culs'gy is a most significant personal statement in that it gives summation K> a life h> making mention sd loving retails'll ships and accomplishments In att clkw to imbue the eulogy wtth the most meaning possible. family members may wish to write eulogies as their contributions to the memorial service As diltkull as this ehalleuge may he. willing a eulogy is also very rewording It provides a means of proclaiming love and sharing in the laughter. |oys. tears, and ssirrows that marked a tile that has passed By eonuiutting these remeinhranees to paper and uttering them helore assembled mourners, survivors give a gilt hsuti to others and themselves It is a gesture that is seldom torgotten Many people choose to eulogire loved ones Should that be vour choice, at MOKKR H NKRAI. MOMK. we will an.mge the service tv' accommodate your presentation Contact us v whenever you need us, 24 hours a day. at (5-Wl M7-.UM We wilt arrange a confidential meeting when we will go over all of your commemoration optisHis You are invited h' tour our facility at 2.V' Broadview Ave . Warrenton Hr fhne been />n>Wfv serving sour owiwunifies with ctwnpvissnut /or •ntinv sears "It than iind nafure son so genf/v flirt It* v/nde <*/ Jt\ith ».s as a finer s pan ft Ilknh hurt*, oaf is lie sir 'd." - Wittkun .Vfiakes/veare vokvs w»kott». Qwstiotks? Phone 540.399 1539 or Shiloh Baptist Church Woodville. on March 16 at 3 pm. Afternoon truest will be the C.E. Bearing Gospel Memorial Chorus. They have been delivering the word of God tor more than 30 years through song . The public is invited. Dinner will be served alter morning worship service. Information at i540> 987-8515 An All-you-can-eat pancake supper will be held on Good Firiday. March 21. from 8-9:00 fun . at Gourdvine Baptist Church. 7103 Eggbornsville Road, in Rixeyvilte. All proceeds will be donated to The Avon Breast Cancer Walk to be held in Washington. D.C. in May. Donations gladly received. Questions'* Ton at t540> 937-7229 or Sheri at i540> 937-6067. Easter sunrise service on Red Oak Mountain. Sunday. March 23. at 6:15 a.m. Pastor Lannv Horton. Director of Missions. Shiloh Baptist Association, will give the message. Come join us rain or shine? Gid Brown Bible Baptist Church in Washington will he having their revival services. March 30 to April 4 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Evangelist Benny Beckum of Statesboro. Ga.. will be the guest speaker. Special singing and nursery nightly. Everyone is welcome? Macedonia Baptist Church will celebrate its 56lft anniversary on Sunday. April 6 at 4 p.m. Devotions will start at 3:30 pm Their guest speaker will be Dr. Clarence E. Williams and his congregation from First Baptist Church in Harrisonburg. Dinner will be served at 1:30 p.m. Ushers. flease dress in uniform, nformation 1540* 675-3284 13 Community Newspaper SeningCkvr 65(1000Renders in Nurtliem YUginki &'Ihe (.'dixiter Piedmont * m* Ohttw

Foreclosures impact Sperryville residents Some very wonderful people in Rappahannock County are faced with foreclosure and homes being placed for auction. 1 have permission to talk about one family that is not looking for a handout, but is looking for the work that has diminished in this construction and remodeling slow down. You may have read in this paper that James Jenkins' home was facing foreclosure. James has been working with the mortgage company. but they are close to the end of those efforts. James. 29, and Crystal, are the parents of two children. Hunter. 6 months and Emma, two-years-old. Last September Hunter was born a month early and James had surgery one month later. They had tried to plan for both events, but were unable to field additional financing when the construction business continued to drop. James is a class R contractor both in landscaping and in construction. If you have either new or remodeling construction. or a landscaping job. this young father is looking for work. Please call him at 9678517. Ray and l were fortunate to hire James Jenkins when we put up our replacement forage ®fc The House on Water Street. He works with his father, brothers and nephews. The work was draw carefully. construction challenges were c&rcussed mek and he was very creative kb solving some problems with the design. The crew was respectful wad the work site was immaculate...no soda cans, debris or cigarette butts left around. James and his family had previously built a barn far Richard Lykes and Buddy Darden to replace one damaged by a tornado m Flint Hill. They too. were thrilled with the quality of work of this family Itnri had recommended them to us. So don't put off that remodeling job; call James at 967-S517. Maia has just returned from her semester abroad as an exchange student in Nlaceax Brazil, a small city on the eastern tropical coast. While there she studied ftirtuguese and immersed herself in the culture of a South American private high school while living with a family for five months. Her experience gav» her opportunities to discuss American politics. American values and our rural way of life with Brazilian high school teens eager to understand more about life in the USA. She looks forward to having her "‘host sister' share her senior year at RCHS next year, living in Rappahannock with her family, for a true exchange experience. Mata's mother. Carol Lucking, is the director of the international exchange program that enables students from many countries to learn about life in the Rappahannock area. These students enrich ail of our lives. March birthdays Best wishes to Jeanne Drevas whose creativity gets better every year. Celebrating March birthdays are Shirley Kushner < Mar. 12); Stan Deuhring (Mar. IS); Zander Woydechowski (Mar. 19>; Barbara i\>e (Mar. 21); Pat Wharton (Mar. 24); Aline Johnson (Mar. 27); Dana Thompson (Mar. 27); and Nancy Crawford (Mar. 29) . Best wishes to all of you! The Wall on Water Street The origin of the hand built stone wall that forms the bank of the Thornton River on Water Street, and behind Shaw's, is still somewhat of a mystery I have compiled a bit of information. but if you have old photos, know who constructed it. and have an idea when the original work was done, please contact me. EVte Estes used to talk about riding doe Johnson's horses across the river to exercise them. Tell me stones and information and I will try to put something together for everyone. From stagecoach stop to SperryviUe Ted FVllegatta’s family emigrated from Sicily and. in 1894. opened a stagecoach stop/livery stable in Bethlehem, Pa. With the demise of the stage coach, the family lived in the former hotel and opened a restaurant which was in operation until 1979. Ted used the full, rich colors and logo created by his grandfather in1894 for his newly installed sign at Bfilegatta's Eatery on Main Celebrate the Easter season "Flint Hill Vintage" has bmi open tor almost two weeks now If you haven't had a chanco to welcome this new business to the commumty. stop by any tune. Thursday through Monday from 10 to Sunday hours are 12 to 5 p,m There you will find a mce collection of antiques, estate furniture. and all sorts of unique and unusual things. Contact the store at dinthiilvintage^^gmail.com or dl7-14d6. Come to the Gnffin Tavern to hear acoustic rock with “Medicine Wind-* on March 14. The following day. eryoy the hlues with Stew Hagedron and friends. St. Patrick's Btoy is March IT and you may celebrate the day with acoustic Irish music by Danny Coming up on Friday March SI is blues and swing with the Jamie Lynch band Don't forget - Monday is Seafood night and Thursday is Trma Night! Richard Lykes recently went to see the play. “Steel Magnolias.” Richard said that he usually heralds our local Rappahannock theatre scene, but would like to recommend wholeheartedly a play in Warrantor* at th« Fauquier Community Theatre in Vint Hill. It is a comic drama based on the book and the movie from the 80s and is a period piece. Between the humorous singers throughout the play, there is some intense drama. According to Richard, the acting is first-rate. Broadway quality “Steel Magnolias' runs through March IS. Call 54034SWJT60 for details. By the way. Richard recently celebrated a birthday and Fran Krebser organized a party in his honor. Other hostesses were Pm •.rV#5'- * Rjnt Hiu. Leah DeLong and Ester Settle (540) 675-3252 ftinthillrwKKs@comcast.net Barbara Adolfi. Bette Mahoney, and Denise Chandler. 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9.3 w«. home site cleared, driveway cut tn, and Mountain views!!* Offered at S22Q.OOO.OO Short walk from little Washington 12.5 desirable acres, in Old Dominion Hunt with meadow and house site overlooking river River features rock ledges, providing mini waterfalls and swimming holes. Priced to sell! ■ $324,500 00 Stories to envision our future By Sharon Wyrrick Special to the Rappahtuimick News An innovative coramunitywide effort. The Rappahannock Story Project, is in the planning stages of a three-vear effort here in the county. Ki Arts, the Piedmont Environmental Council, and the Rappahannock Public Library with the support of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors are the partnering groups for the project. An Advisory Board including representatives from each of the partners and other community leaders has been formed. The Story Project will engage a broad cross section of people in Rappahannock County to participate in story circles, dialogues and interviews asking the questions; “Who are we the people of Rappahannock? What does community mean to us? What are the challenges our community feces? What are the stories that help us envision our future in the county?" Questions used in the story collecting and interviews are selected to get more people thinking about and participating in the public process of developing the next Comprehensive Plan. The Rappahannock Story Project is the brainstorm of Julie P>rtman. Artistic Director of Ki Theatre. Last winter when she realized that only 55 people had participated in every aspect of the formation of the 2004 Rappahannock Comprehensive Plan, she began to wonder what a document that guides the future development could look like.if many community mem Photo by Raymond Boc Members of the Advisory Board for The Rappahannock Story Project: (left to right) Back row - Dick McNear. David Shaffer. Don Loock, John McCarthy; Front row - Sharon Wyrrick. Interim Project Director. Patty Hardee. Helen Williams, Lillian Aylor; Advisory Board members missing from photo - Jenks Hobson. Chris Moytes. bers across the county's diverse population were to participate. Julie knows the power of story to help people find what they have in common and to get to know each other across many differences of experience or background. She spoke to County Administrator. John McCarthy who thought the Story Project had tremendous potential: “This is a great idea. In Rappahannock people speak in stories. I can't think of a better way to help people envision the future they want here in the county” John McCarthy encouraged Julie to talk with the five members of the Board of Supervisors, each of which represent the five districts in the County. The Supervisors agreed that the project holds the potential of mfie l-d M i HerR ipte Woodwind, Font Hiljl, VA F.xpcrt renovation of this > bedroom, ' hath farmhouse outsnk lrhm HUi. (iouinx-t kitchen, k>rs of entertaining space, front porch overlooking orchards arts! mountains. Separate office/ studio building. iWautifulh landscaped I acre garden lot. FVrfevt wecketKl retreat or retirement home. $395,0110. Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 - xi :\v PRin Harris Hollow, Washington, VA tlikA paradise k rated at the head of the Harris Hollow Trail to the Shenandoah National Park. Atmospheric cabin with stone walls nestled against the mountains. 36 acres of woodland trails. Rush Riser, and more. 3 bedroom. 3 bath, home with media room, office, workshop and two sheds. S^W.OtlO, Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6124 Garnkite's Mtn, Culpeper Co, VA 3 bedroom. 2.5 hath. 1 year oU Cape ("ini in excellent conduit >n, 10.*)" acres, halt" wooded t$c half cleared. Sited on a lull with spectacular views of ( 'Id Rag Mountain lX>tn floor plan. Mam level Master Itedroom, attached 2 car garage t?c detached 2 car garage/workshop/storage building 10 minutes to the town of Culpeper. $645,000, Carol Fochtman 540-272-4334 iir,! f Horseshoe Hollow, Washington, VA Beautiful HHt uctv parcel in area of larger farms and estates. Streams, stone snails, mee views, trails and open fieklv Perfect for farm, vmcsarsl. «»r private weekend retreat. Several ideal home U eatitais. In its enttretv $l,.V48,SOO or SO acre lower parcel for $74*f,500 and wooslcsl SO acre upper pars e! f«>r SS*>9.000. Alan Zuachlag MO-937-6124 Tiie Double Log, Castleton, VA Charming, hillvrestored log home nestled on 50 wooded acres with views m even direction. Authentic vet updated spaces define this delightful .1 bedroom, I 5 hath home featuring mature landscaping, a manageable vard, storage shed ami one of the most beautiful chem trees ever to bloom. The ideal couture re>rvut S'l'S.OUt Amy Timbers 540-987-8668 Boxwood Hiijl, Castlkton, VA Wonderfully preserved historic hiuiu on four charming acres surrounded l>v larger farms. A 2 Ivdrtvom. 2.5 hath home plus two lop, cabins two hums and a par-ape A bold stream, gardens and small orchard combine to create an idyllic retreat ’l*he perfect smallholding in the country for retirement or weekends SS'JS.IHHI. Alan ZuuchluK 540-V37-6I24 Hungry Run Farm, Ajmissville, VA Beautiful 48” acre farm w ith t<\cr 1.5 milt'- of frontage on the Rappahannock Ri\ cr plu-. I lungrv Run anil Ramcv Run l>oth traversing the pmpcnv Rolling fiekK harthvooils, pines, iutur.il rock outcroppings anil views of the Blue Rulgc. 5.K» si| ft fiotrie with section ilating to 1850s. 2 aikliiHin.il charming rv valences. $<t,”t>0.000, Anita Sisney 703-973-1987 Mountain Chalet, Washington, VA ' Ixcdrootn, 2 hath chalet with cathedral celling*. mugml’ucm smnc fireplace. 2 terraces and 2 car garage. Stunning views .tnvl S5 acres of woods and meadows children's tree house, and classic stone foundation ham. ( otnplctc pttvaex \et onh s minutes from town center. $'m.3l it i Alan /.(i*dtla|t 5411-937-6124 Panoramic Views, Linden, VA Very private ti4 ♦ arte mostly parcel nllermg sweeping v lew s u»’ the Sheruruh nvh River, Valiev and mountains. Also available in three separate 21.S acre lots. Secluded vet eonvettiertt to 1 <><>. Small rustle eahttt on ptojxrtv Yerv low taxes. I .ntirv (>4 acres SN'O.IHH* l ot A $.V4O.0tH>/l ot u l.ot < S2to,tHXi Kathryn Harrell 70A-2U>-I1 18 encouraging citizen involvement in the shaping of the Comprehensive Plan and their responses to issues affecting the future development of Rappahannock County. Julie will act as advisor and consultant to the Story Project, as she continues to focus on healing from cancer discovered at the end of last summer. Sharon Wyrrick now serves as Interim Project Director as the project finishes its first yeifr of planning and prepares for fullfledged story gathering and documentation in the fall. Many residents will remember Sharon from the numerous artist residencies in the County schools, her work with the Greve School Council, her performances, and other community-wide projects she has led in the county. The members of the Advisory Board are: Lillian Aylor, Patty Hardee. Jenks Hobson. Don Loock. John McCarthy. Dick McNear, Chris Movies, Dave Shaffer, and Helen. Williams. Then? wxll be a public event in the fall to kick off the project with speakers, music and audiovisual components, training for five Story rhcilitaturs and their assistants, and the first round of story circles. Questions asked of the participants in the first round will focus on the past and the present. The second round of story circles following in the spring will give participants a chance to focus on the future. Story circles will include 7-g participants creating the opportunity for participants to both sham their own stories and to listen and learn from others' stories. The Rappahannock Story Prqject is not simply oral history—where the preservation of present or past is the goal—-but uses story to understand how to create a future from values that are shared. Fur the Story IVoject to be effective, a broad cross section of the county's nch diversity are needed to participate. Plans are being made to include between 400 to 500 Rappahannock residents. Story circles and interviews will be documented with video. Copies of all the original footage will be donated to the Rappahannock Ihtblic library and The Rappahannock Historical Society and available to the puhlic. It is estimated that the Story Prqject will havt» between 400 to 600 hours of footage from the story gathering process. A film documenting the process of the Story Project with the collected stories will be edited and become a DVD addendum to the 2010 Rappahannock County Comprehensive Plan. An interactive K.iiv pahannock Story IVoject website will he develop**! so that project documentation is available on the Internet. Anyone will be able to contribute Knppnlian nock stori*>s for (Misting on the website. At the end of the Story IVqject, materials will be published documenting the entire Prqject and accompanied by the DVD. These materials, along with the website, will allow other comnumita>s to use the Rappahannock Story IVqject as a model to adapt for story prqjects in their own communities, A youth participation component for the SUuy IVqject is under development. Stones col looted by ami from hi*jb schooltiff'd students will lie tin ini|H>rtunt part of tho Knthonnt: pro. cess. Jn addition tt> its trenion doua value m rounding out *he perspectives offered. pnrtici|>nt »n^f vouth will garner the uschc skills of facilitation. inU'rvi. « in#. and video documental ioi and film making Tltt' Story iTqject has at ready received support from tin* Virginia Environmental Ko dowmont, tho t'aldwell Found.titm. tho Hampton Foundation The Social Innovation F'und. the William and Mary lJrev<* Foundation and donations liooi pnvato individuals. If you would like morn intiii motion altout Tho Kappalmi. nock Story Project or an* interest ed in purt4ci|tnting plt*n«e contact Sharon Wymek. lnU>ntn I “reject Director, at Ki Aits.

Flint Hill From Pago AS* This past Wednesday was the last of five Ecumenical Lenten services and covered dish dinners. I can't tell you how much I enjoy those services and how much I receive from them. Attendees walk away with a full stomach and an uplifted spirit as well as a rich sense of community and Christian unity. It is wonderful to sup and worship, not as Baptists or United Methodists or Episcopalians or Catholics, but as the Body of Christ. As Lent comes to a close, local churches are preparing for Holy Week services. Palm Sunday is March 16. Find a local church, wave those palm branches and sing “Hosanna!” On the Rappahannock United Methodist Charge a Maundy Thursday service at Willis Chapel UMC, March 20 at 7 p.m.. where worshipers will remember the Last Supper and share in Holy Communion. The Good Friday service is being planned and led by seminarian Chris Schafer at Sperryville UMC, March 21 at 7 p.ra. A community Sunrise service will be held at 6:30 a.m. on the grounds of the Flint Hill Fire Department. If it is raining or snowing, the service will be held in the Fire Hall, where a fantastic breakfast will be served following worship. There will be a full Easter worship service, filled with Alleluias, at Flint Hill UMC at 8:45 a.m. Speaking of churches, Flint Hill USCs sister church. Willis Chapel UMC, suffered terrible damage from a furnace malfunction. Every square inch inside the building is covered in a thick layer The Rappahannock News and the Rappahannock Antmal Welfare t.eaifue (RAWL) promt Your Next Beat Friend: Trox Photo by Lilt Duvall The word around the shelter here in Amissville is that I am a “Kind. Kind dog.” First and foremost. I am a hound dog. I will pick up the scent and let you Know it. Hound dogs are also swell pals, as I am eager to demonstrate for you. I am six or seven years old. I am big and strong and steady, steady, steady. My name is Trax. and I have just one question: is dinner ready? Thin punt week ‘i liutf* were joined with new owner*. The Rappahannock Animal Welfttre League la locate*! in Amiaaville at 164 Weaver Kami. They can be reached 7 ilaya a week between 8 a m. ami 1 p.tn. at *!t40i 1K17 tttjtta. Check uur their webaite at www.rawlUuKa.ortt ft i t awi Hr of soot. The congregation is thankful that no one was in the church when this happened and that the church did not burn to the ground. It will take weeks, maybe months, for the building to be ready to use again. In the mean time, the congregation - the true church - meets in the Eager School which is right beside the church. This experience has affirmed the fact that a church is not a buildini;, a church is a people. We happily await news from your business, church or family! Send your news our way so that others know what is going on in and around Flint Hill. 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BUILDING FOR RAPFAHANNtX'K COUNTY RESIDfeNTS FOR JO YEARS. committed to your ’satisfaction' tiUO FRIENDLY HUH DI R 540-987-8043 EXCAVATING Construction Co., Inc. bomplsts tit* Work A Kxcavation 540-675-1510 • Aoads/Drtvaways • Hors* Rldlns Aranas • Basamants • Conorata Walls A Slabs • Saptlo Systams • Damolltlon • Dabrls Ramoval • Culvarta A A 5 E Excavating Inc. Reliable Ouulitv Service au • IlHlhlUiS • Onvi'wwy* • (it inline • ( tiln'tl* • >ium Krutova! • Oiusv'l »V I>iii Kriinrlh HuMnOt • Sctti’i »V IIJO 540 Mft INVfi EXCAVATING Keys Excavating, L.L.C. I nl I It .it 111K • IV.tit mi nti • I i.i.it it • I'.iinli him wttvi * hi.mi hi till * hilt ImiK llmli I |i’Knm« hiiiU ignuiiiil I lit iiii \ W.tit i I mo ,j, |. S.iiiMiI.iiIiiik .< Sri ilniK 4 tj. 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Times Community Newspapers will not accept llatoill ty for its failure, for any cause, to insert an advertisement and reserves the right to reiect any advertisement deemed obiectionable in sublet matter, phraseology or setup. Times Community Newspapers are not liable for the quality of advertised products or services. KLKT< MKR RKNTAL PROPERTIES 2*2 Mnisdvtaw \*9 J4O.347-7055 * 1 BR alticiancy apt: Town o) War ronton <g> $550'mo Utils inel 0 OwnarAgant All hum** ttwnrtl <i munuHtd by M* MARKHAM, tbr. now. hors* board *»tra. W/D, D/W. utils incl, No p*ls S 9 9 0'm o 540- 364 6261 Marshall, Attached TH. aasy accass to I 66. LR w/FP, 1 5 BR, ifiA. scr**n*d porch. Ig yard tor vegatabl* or tlowsr g a r d « n 940 364 0364 Naar Mlddlaburg, tBR. Kit. FP Onset TV A int, viaws. privets. NP'NS. r*t & ctep r*g $1090/ mo 540 554 2262__ Th* Plains. 2br tba. 2nd fir. W/D no smkg/ pots, $6/5/mo . $50 watsrsewar Avail 9/t 540 212 3552 Vary largo 2BR. 2BA. pnvaiM A sacludad mtn top apt $ 1200/mo Ortaan araa Oraat viaw* 540 229 9328 Warranton-Quiat mtn sid* 1BR. pvi am w/d. all util incl »DTV 3mi from town, /mi from A*. $690''no no smkg/ MA D*p A r*fs, (540)347 00/3 ✓.... -V 1H, MuntlyKIInt Hill 41WH CAC rwtflQOfalpf S'OVB W D (JUS hwal no pots AvI now $900mo $40 636 9985 2tor houM, grw.it loca tion Hti<2" Washing Ion nwwly rrmovatad in A out, all appl s $97$/ mo ($40)67$ 1099 ALIMS 2IR i HA toiy (.OHao« <l»cli w mtn vurws AvI 4.-08 $'300 p*r month • utililaps (703)327 8888 Aldwioudoun) 3BR. 2BA lion* on 1$ acs 3 car gar storage shot) Aval May ' $' 800 703 999 738' •Mtolon. Mr. 4 $ba. IB DB Hoc rm. loh porch dwell 2 car garg will s meld $2400' mo ($40)439 2352 CLARKS COUNTY. HniryviliB Haauli'wl QuibI country swtting with magni'itant viaws 08 HI 340 Smgl* family OncK hem* 3BM* 2HAs all appl s gas A alnc h«al com binalion hrdwd tloors $'$00/mo Pastors A barn avail lor an addi lional rani tHM, dap C>»d'l application $40 9$$ ! 384 Culp«p*r: 3 BB 2 BA StnniB f am $9$0mo Warr«nton: 3BH ,’HA $i$00 Chad-' O OI«l**n Roalty 840- 3471$0$.ol4)Mr> com Kl S M lit K KKNTAI, PKOPKKIIM W Hnwlia* Sir 540-M7.7tt$5 • l IIP Ian k Ihhim- in suUItVKMrtl V% i» iVHfdft W iX / '/inn Small Jn’K *lli>w*j OwrwAfpnt t// Awmm-i uwftord 4 mmmifnl A* a* Qatnasvill* Piadmonl •KM. 4BH 3 $BA 2 car garg MOA mclod $2200 mo avail $-1 -rvi was s'ikj Lovottivlllo: FirmHoum w/wntor viow1 3BR. 1BA. 3 porchos Lg LR laundry rm A bdwd lira Poacotul A privala W'D mel $1400 mo No pots. no smkg Roforonces . doposit roquirod Call 703m 546510). 540 JJ22JJ345IE)__ Marshall - lor r«nt, largo stono houso in town win gar ago Flagstono walks. 5 bodrooms 2 ballis. living room. don. drnirtg room, custom kilchon, full basoment, largo Ironl and back porchos Largo attic 540 364 0364 _ Mlddloburg Apt. m His lone 3 ivi Hours 2BR. 1FBA. W/O 2 FPs. ro coni upgrds. $950mo Call 540 6753049 Now Wilorford farm liouso, lolally roslorod 2BR 3FBA. Fieldslono wot bar min A lako visws $1400 rno 540 882 3686 Warrantor! Old Town 2 Story yd 2br 2ba. LR DR Kil util rm. W 0 wood Urs Now boal A an No pots/ smog $1250 mo 540 34 / 4871 J Matter Bedroom tor rent in downtown Lee*burg $65Qrmo in eludes electricity water cable TV high iipeed internet access and protection*! Cleaner* once a month Fully furnished, il desired Room in eludes walk in closet large bedroom lull kilchen'laundry privileges Very private No sniokmg Available in April Call 703 771 41J5 Share 9I'M w SWM Pnv bath. BH room lor oltice W t) AC share utils Sat TV A Internet Unlimited Parking Country setting handy to Mwy ?8 29 17 4 3 % 5 3 5 mo 540 2198978 No pets 077 3 Ind unit TH open house Sal >15 9a 2 30p Sun 315 1?p 5p 835 Gallows Cl Culpeper 3hH 3B« '£ 5BA quart euldesac bsml carpeted w d $ 1095 mo No smkg pets M*ts 4 damage dep req d Call lee 571 738 9080 Lake Marietta*. VA near 188 gated got! community 3 BM tin bsmt 4 gar l I 850 mo No Pets 540 88/ 0t7t Pag*-Brook* villaga Town-homo* 1 8 2 BR a Availabla 703-777-1948 'jood YOUR AD COULD BE MERE' CALL TODAY TO PLACE YOUR AD' 540 347 4222 OR FAX 540-351-0121 Warrenton t Month I Month FREE Rent ONMUCVNOtn I It^wiuim fr*m $990 • Mnw/o • Iw4 Ww FUn— CwHr • Lm» Dog* Wafoonw i taken 24/7 2 Pw**^ »4 V i60 4 tWpl* tM 700 HIGHLAND COMMONS 8664724695 jgnMhaai_ (— 077 V_ The Plain*. 2BR TH w/ 2.5 BA, til* Hr 4 carpet. CAC, W/O. $1 OOO/mo1 Inclds sawar/ water A Town traah ramoval. NO PETS. Sac dap A cradlt check. 540-341-2806 for appl A Iva dayllma phona nunv bar. ‘tom* raitrlcltoni apply. OM Town Warranlon Oltics Suitws Idwal tor Attorney or Thar.-tpist (540)272 0345 For Lease: Storage/ F Ion Spaca. Town of Warrenton 250 to IJOO^ft. (840, Oltlca/shop apacaa avail soon Flint HiH V* (540)675 350# (540)631 4 1 70 r—' >> v__7 20 Acras Pisa" 60 Acras <0> 40 Acta pncw Only *29 #00 *400 down $290'mo Suf veyad. roads Naur El Paso Taxes No cradtt cbec s s l i m i tad availability Call Now 866 496 #225 *«« sunsatrancbas com Fauquier Times-Democrat: Where the Readers Are! Cal! Today 540-347-4222 Brand Spanking Naw Split Foyer on wooded lot in Front Royal. 24ft Master Suite easly takes king size bed. Partially finished bsmt. $219,900 Call Avery Heaa Realty Suzanne at: 540*660-9358 Foreclosed on? Why Rent? You can buy this home with owner financing 3BR. 2 t/2Ba. wood doors. Deck, basement, paved driveway on 1 t'2 acre in Fauquier (Sumerducki $339K tow interest Rate1 This is a real deal call Tammy 540 2 70 9409 1M1 Mobile home 38R. t 5BA handicap equip Sunroom Marsh Run. Bealeton, VA $25,000 703687 1«19 Wenewlna AMe* 1 WBFrBHIQrfj J uOa Jacuzzi. New appl s. FP garg $290K www Isbo com f f04747 540 222 3*90 FauquIerCulpeper Comm 4 investment properties, some w/ ' income Hotel/shop potentials Olafsen Realty www cHatsen com (540) 222 4)25 IUV FORECLOSURE You Find. We Fund' Access Over 9 000 Cash investors' Free Info 600 654 1952 »31 YOur Ad Could be HERE Call Tort aw »4/ b'm Culpeper FOR RENT $1,650/mo Immaculate barely lived in home ready lor you' Good family oriented neighborhood near vtopping school*, etc 3 Bdrms . 2 5 Baths. 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AKC champ im»s shots wormed tails dock**! dew claws removed vot checked Mules * Temales Tawn Black and Black ft Whit# masks Hoady lot n«w homos I et> 19 $650 Call 304 279 8583 r Real Estate for Sale V Culpeper $225,000 Great all bnc* 1 level home 3 Bdrms 1 Bath Perfect home to start up m or down sue to Move in condition See pics & more into on twww.SsllnhofnM.com or call Linda Today <$> 540-727-0406 SailnHomaa.com Raalty Mutt See to appreciate!! A warm & >nvit mg newly remodeled home with spacious living area and light tilled rooms 3BH (master BH suite) 3BA W O on large lot in Marshall Minutes from 166 A schools ♦ 1450/mo 1 vr paid security system Land lord to pay $56 monitrly towards utilities 571 277 6323 540 364 236t /Sarvleaa-Wanted SEEKING Professional Silo Repair and/or Replacement Co. for Fauquier County. CHI N.H 540-219-5454 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY SUSAN GRIGSBY and SHARON G. PROPER Co-Complainants v. CASE NO.: CL08-20 tHEOOOUS BROWN BARBER Washington. Virginia 22747 CHARLOTTE FREEMAN Washington. Virginia 22747 CHERYL A GASKINS 5304 Jeffersonton Road Jetfersonton. Virginia 22724 SHEILA A BAILEY MYERS Washington, Virginia 22747 BELINDA B FORD !40<J Weaver Lane F'ont Royal. Virginia 22630 EDWARD H BAILEY. Ml 13523 Stonehouse Mountain Road Culpeper, Virginia 22701 DEME TRICE MUNDY 753 Fairground Road Front Royal Virginia 22630 INEZ MUNDY MORGAN t06 Plankwood Court' Stephens City Virginia 22655 DANIELL S MUNDY 1155) Hill Meade Lane Wooddndge. Virginia 22192 DEIRDRE MUNDY COURTNEY 753 Fairground Road Front Royai. Virginia 22630 JENNIFER MUNDY KELLER 534 Randolph Avenue Front Royal. Virginia 22630. and JOHN MARSHALL BARBOUR JR Upper Marlboro Maryland 20774 9408 Mary Green Jackson Mundy. Tammy Mundy JoE William Hoy Garnett. Jr Ernest Roy Murtdy Jr , Juanita Kelly Wa"en Hoy Mundy Jr Linda Mundy Jacqueline Mar'm Eugene Garnett. Clarence Jones. Jack* Smith. Janice Green, Mabel Garnett. Irene Garnett Edward Garnett Claudette Garnett William Roy Garnett Jr Evelyn Garnett Rebecca Gamert, Harold Garnett, Timothy Garnett. Reginald Garnett. Hubert Garnett Essie Garnett Libby Garnett. Richard Garnett and Tony Garnett, addresses unknown. it ttiey are living or. if they are dead, itien the>r widow or widowers and heirs devisees and successors m title, who are made parties defendant by the general description o» parties unknown, and The widow widowers and neirs. devisees and successors in title of Bed L Roy (also known as Birty L Hoy and Birttib Mandy Roy) Lewis J Roy James L Roy Clara B Roy Wilbtetme H Roy Unita L Hoy Minnie L Roy George A Roy Edgar Roy Bernice Andrews Warren Roy Mundy Matilda Roy James Robert Mundy Ernest Hoy Mundy Ernest Roy Mundy Jr Warren Roy Garnett Warren R Roy, Annie Roy Garnett Eugene Gamed Clarence Jones Jackie Smith Janice Green, Mabel Garnett. Claudette Garnett Irene Gamer wniiam Roy Garnett Clarence Garnett. Edward Garnett, John Marshall Barbour Oa Roberts Barbour and Joan Barbour Bailey if they be living and it they be dead their w dows 0r widowers, tiers devisees and successors m title who are made parties defendant by the aenerai description of PARTIES UNKNOWN, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS of Bert L Roy also known as Birty L Roy and Biftlip Mandy Roy and Any and all other persons, including the real property of which Berflib L Ayior died seqed and possessed consisting of 2 8 acres arid improvements located n the Hampton D.$tfic1 o* Rappahannock County Virginia and being trie same reai estate acquired by Berflib L Ayior as is more particularly recited m the Comptamt who have or m.gfit nave an interest in the estate ot Berflib Mandy Roy Ayior also known as Berti.b L Roy and Be'fiib Mandy Roy. wfio was bom May 4 » 908 m Rappahannock County Virginia and wrio died March t& 2005 m" Rappahannock County Virginia, and the widows w-dowers he.rs dev sees and successors >n title ot Such persons wfiose names and addresses are unknown and UNKNOWN<OV^NE^d*,*n<,i,frt ^ ,ri* description of PARTIES UNKNOWN AND ORDER OF PUBLICATION THE OBJECTS of me above styled suit are to <i> esfablisn the Last Wm and Testament of Berflib Ayior wfio cfed March 16 2005 and (2) to que’ the t.tie of Susan Gngsby Complainant m and to trie following rea1 property situated m Rappahannock County V'gmta and more particularly described aw follows 2 8 acres more or less tax map parce" 28 45 and being me same 'eat estate conveyed to Reginald H Ayior and Bert.ib Ayior oy deed ifcjted January 15 1963 and 'ecorded April 15 1963 m Deed Book 99 Page *22 Reginald h Ayior having died on October 3. 1992 thereby vesting me s.mpie title In Be'fiib Ayior And .! appearing by affidavit executed <md tiled acted.ng to aw ’fiat due diligence has been used by or on bef'aif ot the Plaintiff to ascertain m what county city or state the Defendants identified m me caption to this affidavit ies.de witrwut effect with trie exception of those defendants identified with addresses, and that mere are parties defendant who are or may be non residents and « further appearing that the heirs at law of and parties having an ,merest m the subiect mater of these proceedings as well as parties unknown and unknown owners are set forth m tie caption pf trie Comptamt and trie caption of this Order t! is. therefore ORDERED trial all Such persons claiming an interest n the subiect matter o» these proceed1 ngs appear on or before me 18fh day ot April 2008 n me Cierk s Office b* ffie Circuit Court ot Rappahannock County Virginia. 238 Gay Street. Washington Virginia *.* 74/. and (Jo what is necessary to protect met interests n is further ORDEHf 0 that tins order be published once a week lor W successive weeks m the Rappahannock News a newspaper 0f general circulation m the County of Rappahannock that a copy ot this order be posted at me front dot* of me courthouse Wherem ’his court is feed and that a copy ot this order be ma,led to each defendant at trie addresses sfiown by tfie atoresad affidavit and winch are listed above as required by ENTERfD this 26 day of February. 2008 t ask tor this 5 Douglas K Baumgardner Douglas K Baumgardner (VSB *15989) Counsel lor Co Complainants Baumgardner and Brown, f»LC 21 * A Mam Street F’O Box 270 W ishmgton Virginia 22747 Telephone iS40) 6/5 361/ Facsimile |540» 6/5 3225 s D ane B>uce De'k of ffie Circuit Court

V I R G I N I A: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY of mi^n^emberBchJrcShL^f^^«aT7rH KEkT°CT0N ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES, coasting ChurrhMtTarmei Chunm* B ^ ' En9les,de Baptist Church. Five Forks Baptist Church, Gkl Brown Baptist Baotisl^ChurchAni<: Baptist Church, Salem Baptist Church. Smith s Creek baptist Church, Thornton sGap Baptist Church, Antioch Baptist Church, Beech Spring Baptist Church. Bethel Baptist Church and Piedmont Baptist Church and MELVIN C. ATKINS. TRUSTEE ELECT C WAYNE RICHARDS, TRUSTEE ELECT TERRY O OVERSTREET. TRUSTEE ELECT H WAYNE BRYANT, TRUSTEE -ELECT LELAND STONE, TRUSTEE -ELECT and 8. L CAVINESS. TRUSTEE -ELECT as TRUSTEES ELECT OF THE KETOCTON ASSOCIATION OF REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCHES Plaintiffs JAMES W BRAGG.TRUSTEE GEORGE B. HISLE. TRUSTEE and MARCUS COOPER, TRUSTEE Civil Case No. CL06-18 ANDFELLOWSHIP1with THP®^nw 0N BEHALF 0F THE BAPTISTS IN VIRGINIA. IN CONNECTION rw-nrdwd M^rrh i s las? ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS, and as grantees under an indenture dated October 22. 1845 and who n^,nh,nfnrmt?,L ^ r<“-°rcte the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County. Virginia in Deed Book K at Page 373, successor d*ceased- a"d ,f ,heY <» dead, or if they have resigned or otherwise vacated their office, their uSmri,!! ® **’■ Su°?5SOfs 10 t,t,e and/orsuccessors in office, whose names and addresses are unknown and who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN; WILLIAM P GIMBEL. TRUSTEE WOODROW PERSHING GIMBEL. TRUSTEE JESSIE LOUISE SETTLE. TRUSTEE and DOLLY MAY SISK, TRUSTEE af®, as. Defendant in their capacity as TRUSTEES OF THE PIEDMONT REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCH appointed by Order of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County. Virginia entered on September 30, 2004; "POLAR BAPTIST CHURCH, or PIEDMONT BAPTIST CHURCH, and/or any past or present member or members of the f?T^s UNKNOWN whos® nam*s and addresses are unknown and who are made parties Defendant by the general descnption of LLOYD D BROWNING, address unknown, who is. upon information and belief, deceased and his heirs, administrators, executors, devisees, successors in interest and/or successors in title, who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN; JOHN L PARTLOW, address unknown, who is, upon information and belief, deceased and his heirs, administrators, executors, devisees, successors m interest andior successors in title, who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN, SHILOH ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS IN VIRGINIA, a/k/a the "SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH ASSOCIATION” and its successor or successors in interest, including but not limited to any Trustees or member churches of such Association, if any such there be, and the congregations, oast and present, thereof, if any such there be. and specifically including but not limited to Battle Run Baptist Church, Thornton's Gat Baptist Ohurch and FT Baptist Church, as the same were constituted between 184$ and 1893, if they are or have been members of such association, and the Trustees, congregations, members and other authorities of such churches, past and present, who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN; GENERAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN VIRGINIA and its successor or successors in interest, including but not limited to any Trustees or member churches of such Association, if any such there be. and the congregations, past and present, thereof, if wry such there be who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. ROLF GRAAGE. FRANCE K GRAAGE AMANDA F WALDEN, address unknown, who is. upon information and belief, deceased, and, if she be dead, her heirs, devisees, successors. ass gns. administrators, executors and/or successors in interest or successors in title, who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN; ^ MARY C SPINDLE, address unknown, who is. upon information and belief, deceased, and. if she be dead, her heirs, devisees, successors, assigns, administrators, executors and/or successors m interest or successors in title, who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN; JAMES T BROWN, address unknown, who *. upon information and belief, deceased, and. if he be dead, his heirs, devisees, successors. assigns, administrators, executors and/or other successors m interest or successors in title, who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN; MAURY w BROWN SR who is. upon information and belief, deceased and his heirs, administrators, executors, devisees, successors in merest and or successors m title, who are made parties defendant by the general descnption of PARTIES UNKNOWN; MAURY W BROWN JR . THE CENTER FOR THF DFFFNSF OF CIVIl 1 IRFRTIFR IMf. A Maryland Corporation ROGER J SEGAlLA ROBERT T MELTZEl. TRUSTEE EULA R MORGAN TRUSTEE GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES AMERICAN PIONEER TRUSTEE INDYMAC BANK. FSB CECIL STONE, TRUSTEE SHELIA THOMPSON. TRUSTEE SUNTRUST BANK RONALD D SPEAK MAN TRUSTEE MORTGAGE AND EQUITY FUNDING CORPORATION DENNIS F WILLIAMS ANNE C WILLIAMS GORDON R HUMES. JR TRUSTEE WILLIAM B YOUNG. TRUSTEE THE NATIONAL BANK OF FREDERICKSBURG and * :r>« UNKNOWN HEIRS. DEVISEES. EXECUTORS. ADMINISTRATORS CONGREGATIONS. PARISHIONERS. MEMBERS. TRUSTEES. ASSOCIATIONS SUCCESSORS IN TfTLE SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OR ASSIGNS. IF ANY SUCH THERE BE. AND/OR ANY UNKNOWN PARTIES OR PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST WHETHER THE SAME BE BY DEED OR OTHERWISE IN THE LAND SITUATED AT 146 ROLLING ROAD IN HAWTHORNE DISTRICT RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. VIRGINIA. CONTAINING 0 9216 ACRES WHICH REAL ESTATE WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE AFORESAID DEED DATED OCTOBER 22. 1845 AND RECORDED MARCH 15. ’857 IN DEED BOOK K AT PAGE 313 AMONGST THE LAND RECORDS OF THE CLERK S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY VIRGINIA WHOSE NAMES AND ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN. AND WHOSE IDENTITIES ARE UNKNOWN. AND WHO ARE MADE PARTIES DEFENDANT BY THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION PARTIES UNKNOWN" Defendants ORDER OF PUBLICATION i The ooiwc! of the above styled suit « to quiet mi# of Plaintiff, the Ketocton Baptist Association, also Known as the K#tocton Association o’ R*kjuia’ Baptist Churches and its Trustees elect. M#tvm C Atkins. C Wayn# Richards. Terry O Overstreet. H Wayne Bryant. Leiand Stone and B L Caviness m and to a certain tract or parcel of land situate >n the Hawthorne Magisterial District of Rappahannock County. Virginia rnore oarticuiarty described as follows, to wit A.' of mat certain tract or oarcet of land w>th alt improvements thereon and appurtenances appertaining thereto, with a property address of f46 Rotting Road Soerryvife Virginia iRappahannock County Tax Map parcel 48-16) containing 7/8 of an acre, as the same * more particularly described m a deed hom Lioyd D Browning and John L Parttow to George B Htsle. James W Bragg and Marcus Cooper Trustees dated October 22. 1845 and recorded March 15 1859 m Deed Book K at Page 373 amongst the land records of rn# Clerk s 0*f ce of the Circuit Court of FLjppahannock County (hereafter the subject property") and to- me affirmaton and reformation of the quitclaim deed to the above described property to the said Ketocton Association, and to settle me boundaries of fhe above descnbed property and to authorize th# sale of the above described property by the Ketocton Baptist Association pursuant to a written contract of sate AND IT APPEARING by Affidavit Ned according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behaff of the Plaintiff to ascertain m wtiat county city o> state Defendant EULA R fcfciRGAN TRUSTEE resides or has her principal place of business, without effect, her last known maifing address being 9393 Forestwood Lane Manassas Virginia 20M0. and it APPEARING by Affidavit Ned according to law that due diligence has been used by or on or behaff of the Ptamtiff to ascertain in wnat county city or state the Defendant. MAURY W BROWN JR . if he be living, resides, without effect. AND IT APPEARING that the successors m interest to JAMES W BRAGG TRUSTEE. GEORGE B HISLE. TRUSTEE, and MARCUS COOPER TRUSTEE who named as parties De’endant n the*- capacity as 'Trustees on behaff of the Baptists in Virginia in connection and 'e iowsn p wth the Shiioh Association of Bapt sts.' who now are or may be dead and whose names are unknown and who are made partes De'e-'daht by the general description of partes unknown, are or may be interested in this subject to be (ksposed of in this suit, if any such successors there be AND IT APPEARING that anv past or present member or members of the congregation of PIEDMONT REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCH or PIEDMONT baptist CHURCH. Whose names and addresses are unknown and who are made parties Defendant by the general description of pan es unknown are or may be interested n the subtect matter to be disposed of »n this suit, if any such member or members there be. AND IT APPEARING that the heirs at law of LLOYD D BROWNING JOHN L PARTLOW. AMANDA F WALDEN. MARY C SPINDLE. JAME S T BROWN MAURY W BROWN. SR all of whom are now believed to be deceased, and whose names are unknown and who are made parties Defendant by the general description of parties unknown. a>e or may be interested m the subject matter to be disposed o’ n this suit .f any sucn heirs at law there be. AND IT APPEARING the SHILOH ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS IN VIRGINIA, aka THE SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH ASSOCIATION and its successor or successors m interest, i* any such tn#re be mciuOng but not limited to any Trustees or member churches of such associafon if any such there be and the congregations of the Churches forming such association or successor association, past and present thereof, if any such trier# be and whose names are unknown and who are made parties Defendant by the general description ot parties unknown are or may be nte'ested m the subject matter to be disposed of in this suit it any such successors or congregations there be AND IT APPEARING that the GENERAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN VIRGINIA and its successor or successors m interest, 't any such •her# oe nctudmg but not limited to any Trustees o' memo#' churches of such association, if any such there be and the congregations of th# Churches forming -such association or successor association past and present thereof, i* any such there be and whose names are urwiown and who are made parties Defendant by the gene'W description of parties unknown, are or may be interested in the subtect matter to be deposed of *n this suit f any such successors or congregations there be. AND if APPEARING by Affidavit Med according to law that the unknown heirs devisees, executors administrators congregations par'ShiO-ners members trustees associations successors in Mie. successors in interest or assigns, if any such there be and or any unknown partes or persons having an interest wneth#r the same be by deed o» otherwise m th# land situated at 146 Roiling Road in Hawtho'n# Magisterial Dst'd Rappahannock County Virginia, containing 7 8 acre which 'eat estate was the subject of the aforesaid deed dated October 22 > 845 and recorded March 15 185- in Deed Book K at Page 313 amongst the and records of the Clerk s Office of the Circuit Court 0f Huppa’iannocK County Virginia whose names and addresses are unknown and whose identities are unknown, and who are made pa'’ es Defendant by the general description Parties Unknown ’ are or may be interested in the subject matter to be disposed of m this suit It s therefore ORDERED that all such persons Claiming an interest m the land above described appear on or before the 18th day of April. 2008. m Te C'#rk s office of me Circuit Court of Rappahannock County. Virginia. Post Office Box 517. 238 Gay Street. WasHngton. Virginia 22747 aixi do wnat >s necessary to protect their -nte'est it is further ORDERED mat this Order of Publication be published once a week fo» tour successive weeks in the Rappahannock News a •ewspape' o' general circulation in the County of Rappahannock that a copy o* this Order be posted at the front door of the courthouse wne-em >n,<; Court r$ h#id. and mat a copy of this Order be mailed to each Defendant at the address shown by the aforesaid Affidavit and which s '.is'ed above ENT* RE D this 26 day o< February 2008 S' Dane Bruce Clerk oFffie Circuit Court 1 ASK f OR IMIS s Douges K Baumga'dner - DouglisK Baumgardner fVSB No 15989) Moh'aei t Brown ;VSB No 43879) Counsel 'o' Pamtiks Baumgardner & Brown. 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Amisavilla (Tax Mqp 32. Parcel 7. Jeckaon District, zoned A -Agricultural), deal res a Special Uee permit to build a home tor hie mother. In accordance with the Family Apartment standards. Use allowed pursuant to Code Section 170-36A of the Rappahannock County Code with additional standards under Coda Section 170-620 No applicant or other party in interest, and no attorney tor an applicant or party in interest, shall initiate a contact with a member of the BZA for the purpose of conducting a private discussion, m 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 application is on file at the Zoning Office in Washington. Virginia, and is available for pubic 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. March 19, 2006 at seven-thirty 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 applicant, adiacent property owners, and any other parties desmng to be heard should be present at sad meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, c o PO Box 519. Washington. Virginia 22747. in advance thereof By John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator TRUSTEE S SALE OF 6 VIRGINIA PINES, Huntty. VA 22640 In execution ot a Deed of Trust m the original principal amount of $153.644 00. with an annual interest rate of 5 7500% from JOSEPH W. POTTER AND MICHELLE A POTTER dated February 23. 2005 recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for the COUNTY OF RAPPAHANNOCK as Deed Book Instrument • 050000382 the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in the COUNTY OF RAPPAHANNOCK, on the front steps of the Circuit Court building for the County of Rappahannock located at 238 Gay Street. Washington. Virginia on March 25. 2008 at 12:30 PM, the property with improvements to wit CONTAINING 1 429 ACRES MORE OR LESS. AS SHOWN ON PLAT ENTITLED SURVEY OF A PORTION OF THE LARRY L AND CYNTHIA L ANDREWS PROPERTY RECORDED IN D B 198. PG 731 WAKEFIELD MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. VIRGINIA. OF RECORD IN THE CLERK S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. VIRGINIA. IN DEED BOOK 220 AT PAGE 751 and descnbed m the above Deed of Trust (T;h Map No 1-1A) THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR TERMS OF SALE ALL CASH A bidder s deposit of $15 000 00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is tower will be required in cash, certified or cashier s check Settlement within fifteen \15' days of sale otherwise Trustees may forfeit deposit Additional terms to be announced at sale Loan type Conventional Trustee s File No 08 120310V PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA Substitute Trustees. C O Shapiro & Burson. LLP. 236 CLEARFIELD AVENUE. SUITE 215 VIRGINIA BEACH. VA 23462 (757)687-8777 Publication Dates MARCH 6 AND 13 2008 3 6 08 3 12 08 2088570

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Let’s get physical By Anita L. Sherman Rappahannock News Staff Writer Sore shoulder? Aching back? Wondering if you’ve got legs to get back in the saddle again? There’s help. His name is Tom Papke. And, he’s close by. With over 20 years experience, Papke opened his physical therapy office this past December at 261 Main Street in Washington. It’s not his main office. Capitol Metro Physical Therapy primarily operates out of Old Town Alexandria but Papke, who is restoring a farmhouse in Flint Hill, is testing the market in Rappahannock. “We got the bug about eight years ago," smiled Papke who has been a confirmed weekender and has plans for a small vineyard and orchard on his property someday. In the meantime, he spends Thursday through Sunday in Rappahannock and word of mouth has brought customers through his door. Papke greets you warmly in his sun-filled office. “There are no ugly spaces here,’ admitted Papke who thoroughly epjoys the quiet and traffic free ambiance of having a country location. “He’s very thorough, professional and knowledgeable,’ said a satisfied Denise Chandler who was one of Papke's first visitors. Chandler was energized by some simple routines that Papke gave her to ease pressure on her neck. “I have someone I can go to and I don’t have to drive for miles,’ added Chandler. This is what Papke is hoping will be the case for many local residents who currently have to drive to other counties for physical therapy services. Papke specializes in orthopedics with a particular emphasis on sports injuries. He should know having been a consultant to head trainer George Anderson of the LA Raiders for ten years. While in California. Papke had a unique arrangement where his physical therapy office was located within a health club setting. “It all tied in,’ said Papke. “You had people working out, staying healthy and if they had need of physical therapy, it was right there, all in one place.' Papke applauded recent news that a local Eagle scout would be putting up exercise stations at the county park and certainly the school's RappFitness Center was another resource available. But Papke is a firm believer in getting the help you need with what you have at hand. So, if you don't have a treadmill or Bowflex sitting in the next room, that’s not a problem. “You use what’s available in your own surroundings," said Papke. “Once we figure out what is needed, I work with them to individualize their program to fit their lifestyle with what they’re doing each day.” Originally from Illinois, P^pke has a degree in physical therapy from Marquette University. Licensed in the State of Virginia and the District of Columbia, Papke is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, a member of the Private Practice and Orthopedic Section of the APTA and a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists. Papke is passionate about his profession and educating people about its value. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at Marymount University in orthopedic curriculum. “Do the loop" Using your computer and a map finder of your area, it’s easy with a few clicks to plot out a walking route. If you leave 261 Main Street, head to Porter and take a left onto Gay Street, follow it as you cross Middle Street continuing to Wheeler Avenue, take another left back onto Main and do this for three times,- you will have walked two miles. It doesn’t take long and the benefits will begin to show in how you look and feel. “For every pound you lose, you will take off seven pounds of pressure on each knee,” said Papke. And you don’t need to be sprinting. A brisk walk will burn calories and restore energy Many people seek out a physical therapist because they have been referred to one to help heal a broken wrist or a dislocated shoulder but perhaps the best time to visit is when you’re well. You’re thinking about resurrecting those skis from the closet and hitting the mountains. It’s been awhile. Are you in shape? “I can help someone work to strengthen their leg muscles or shoulders before tackling an activity that is going to put strain on those joints. I can help them prevent an accident by insuring that they are in the best shape they can be. That’s a smart move...prevention,” emphasized Papke. For years Papke has had local resident Laura Skauge do his billing sO it made perfect sense when the space on Main Street became available to test the waters by bringing his practice to Rappahannock for a few days a week. Eventually, he would like for that to be full-time rather than part-time. “We’ll see how it goes," said Papke who looks forward to meeting more and more of the county’s residents. Right now, Papke is a one-man show. “It’s just me,” smiled Papke who envisions in the best of all worlds that he would one day be able to expand his practice to include a small spa and perhaps even a health club type Historical Society publishes index to ScheePs map of the County Are you trying to find a historical house on your copy of the Scheel’s map of Rappahannock County? But you’re totally frustrated because of all the tiny little words on the map? You know that the house is just east of Flint Hill ... “Dam! Where is it!! Well, for the hundreds of people who have purchased the Scheel’s map from the Rappahannock Historical Society, this frustration is no more. The Society has just published an index to the map. Indeed, there are LOTS of tiny little words — 3,485 to be exact. On dark cold nights during the winter. Society volunteer Maureen Harris methodically divided the map into 96 rectangular grids and listed each entry in each grid by name and category — home, store, church, post office, graveyard, stream, river, mountain. Civil War site, etc. The Society created a 5” x 7’ booklet from her work. The booklet is available for a $10 donation at the Historical Society’s office at 328 Gay Street in Washington (M, T, Th, 11 a.m.-5 p.m). Scheel's map was created by the renowned historian and cartographer Eugene Scheel in 1999. The Society received a grant from the Hampton Foundation to create the map, and they enlisted Mr. Scheel to do the work. He researched thousands of documents relating to the history of Rappahannock County and interviewed hundreds of County residents. Washington Jan Clattertxjck 675-3338 jclatterbuck® tmespapers.com The result was a catalog of place names that date from the earliest history of the County in the early 1700s to the present. Afternoon visitors of Mrs. Jessie Corbin Mrs. Anna Deavers of Front Royal, Va, Mrs. Tammy Ricketts, Mrs. Sheila Haun and Miss Tamara Estes of Washington, Virginia were recent Saturday afternoon visitors of Mrs. Jessie Corbin at the Autumn Care Nursing Home in Madison, VA. If any of her friends and family would like to send her a card the address is: Mrs. Jessie Corbin, Room 118A, Autumn Care of Madison, Number One Autumn Court, P. O. Box 420, Madison, Va 22727. She would love to hear from all of you. Julie resurrected On ray route to the post office recently, 1 ran into Julie Portman. She has gained some weight from months of having no appetite. It was amazing to see her out and about smiling and happy. She really appreciated the prayers from everyone and please keep praying for her. 261 Main street P.O. Box 184 w®sningio^ wgifMi 22747 environment. For now, he is content sharing his time between Old Tbwn Alexandria and Rappahannock. 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Countryside Rappahannock spring sports take to the fields They’re off The Panthers Varsity Co-Ed Track team will be able to run on a level playing surface this season with the addition of the new track. It's been 20 years since Rappahannock has been able to host a home track game. They tested their stamina against Luray on Wednesday and will compete against Page County on March 19. The team is coached by veteran Scott Stephens. Photo by Ann Spieker Photo by Ann Spteker At left, Infielder Matt Fletcher takes his turn during a recent practice with the varsity Panthers baseball team. Above, Senior L. B. Settle will be one of Coach Jenkins anchors at first base. Time to play ball By CHRISTINE KRAPF Special to the Rappahannock News For the Rappahannock County High School varsity baseball team, it is not how well it does at the start of the season. “Predictions don’t mean much. You still got to play every game,” Panthers head coach Jeff Jenkins said. “By the time it’s the (Bull Run District) tournament, unless you finish first and automatically go to regionals, the tournament is all that will matter. The main thing is that we improve with every game.” Rappahannock County qualified for the Region B tournament a year ago for the first time in more than 30 seasons. But the 2007-08 version will be vastly different. Only seven players return. So Jenkins will need his younger, inexperienced players to produce. “The biggest difference between the older guys and the younger guys is that the younger ones have more speed,” Jenkins added. “They are light on their feet” Returning to Rappahannock County’s lineup are sophomore Taylor Yowell, junior Chase Tupper and seniors Jason Wiese, Jonathan Butler, J.R. Barron, Travis Jenkins and L.B. Settle. Yowell saw some varsity playing time as a freshman. This year he will be found primarily behind the plate but also can play in the infield. Tupper is a two-year starter who split time between shortstop and catching last season. He returns to the shortstop spot but also will be one of the Panthers’ starting pitchers. Joining Tupper in the rotation will be Butler and junior Cameron Massey and Travis Jenkins. Butler and Massey, who has spent two years with the junior varsity program, are left-handers who also play in the outfield. Jenkins, an honorable mention All-Group A state infielder, will split time at short and on the mound. Settle gives the Panthers experience at first base. Barron saw time a year ago as a third baseman. Wiese is a fleet-footed outfielder. The rest of the roster includes freshmen Connor Settle, who will be in the outfield, and Matt Fletcher, an infielder, and sophomores Chris Garcia, Tyler Williams and Evan Espinola. Garcia will play second base, Williams and Espinola will be in the outfield. Jenkins liked what he saw from his Panthers in Friday’s scrimmage at Page County. Rappahannock County won, 6-5, in nine innings. The guys who are expected to hit the ball did,” he said. The pitching looked good, too.” With the graduation losses of outfielder Bobby Czekqj, shortstop Adam Gessner, infielder Chris Anderson, catcher Will Miller and pitcher/outfielder Ethan Russell, the district may be a bit skeptical to rate the Panthers highly in preseason predictions. That does not bother Jenkins. The district boosts the defending state champion in Strasburg, and a young but strong Manassas Park team. - “It’s going to be a tough hill for us to climb. That’s why I tell our guys that we need to compete on every pitch, every play. The thing about Rapp is that no one expects us to win, and it’s never easy to win.” The Panthers open their season today against visiting Warren County at 4 p.m. They . entertain Luray Saturday at 1 p.m. Panthers softball takes field with younger, deeper team By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Last season, the Rappahannock County softball team posted an overall record of 14-7, with a 10-2 mark against Bull Run District opponents. They won the regular-season district softball title for the first time since 2003. Seven players were named to all-district teams. Richie Burke was named the district’s Coach of the Year. This season, the Panthers will have to adjust to some changes. Rappahannock lost five players from last year’s squad, and four of those were all-district performers. The Panthers have just four upperclassmen — two seniors and two juniors — on this year’s team. Four sophomores and five freshmen round out the roster. But a solid core of players is still around from last season’s title team. Among those returning are senior pitcher Crystal Heflin, senior catcher Noel Johns, junior shortstop Emily Carter, junior pitcher Amanda Smoot and sophomore outfielder Megan Lee. Heflin and Smoot were named to the alldistrict first team last season; Carter was on the second team. Johns, who sat out last sea(TmnTTr vr:i J.T \ » son with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, was all-district as a sophomore. “We’re young, but we’ve got some good talent,” Burke said. “1 feel very confident in the team weVe got." Despite the youth, Burke said this year’s team has more depth than last year’s Bull Run champs. “We got a lot of talent; we just gotta do something with it,” said Earl Mills, who this year is co-coaching the team with Burke. “I think we’re gonna have the best pitching in the league, there’s no question about that.” Team captains Heflin and Johns both started as freshmen, and they remember what it was like. Heflin said just “getting used to varsity” is the biggest challenge for freshmen. Johns pointed out that the 2001 Rappahannock team that won the Group A state title had a lot of freshmen who played key roles. The Panthers begin their regular season with a three-game home stand. They host Warren County at 5 p.m. today at the field behind Rappahannock County Elementary School. On Saturday, they are scheduled to play Luray at 1 p.m. On Tuesday, they will play Page County at 5 p.m. E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers.com. T PITCHING ARM: Returning player junior Amanda Smoot practices while senior catcher Noel Johns looks on. Named District Coach of the Year last season, Richie Burke has several new players on his roster. Photo by Ann Spieker “Federal Jazz Commission” here on March 22 “New Orleans Jazz — And Then Some!” The six piece band called the “Federal Jazz Commission” returns to the Theatre at Washington, Virginia with more of the Dixieland style of jazz which has proven to be so popular here the past. “New Orleans Jazz And Then Some!” will again heard at the Theatre, on Saturday, March 22 at 8 p.m. The Federal Jazz Commission (also known as the FJC) is a Washington DC based group S'I 5 which has been performing continuously since it was established in 1976. The talented musicians specialize in classic jazz as it was performed by various small bands in the 1920s, particularly bands such as those of King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, and Louis Armstrong. The FJC humorously describes itself as “scrupulously apolitical” Though it definitely lacks any affiliation with the federal government, the band has played for many of the msgor institutions in the national capital area, including the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. Other noted venues include the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center and several foreign embassies. The band’s repertoire includes rags, stomps, marches, blues, cakewalks, hymns, fox trots, and one-steps. The line up for the show at the Theatre in Little Washington on March 22 comprises Marty Frankel on comet, Henning Hoehne on reeds, Steve Welch on trombone, Jim Riley on baiyo, Tom Gray on bass, and Sonny McGown on drums. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students 18 and under. For reservations, or to obtain a copy of the Theatre’s schedule, phone (540) 675-1253, email TheatreVA@aol.com, or write to The Theatre, 291 Gay Street, PO Box 322, Washington VA 22747.

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Seven steps to a spectacular lawn Spring is the time for renewal. If you want a lush, green lawn that’s the envy of the neighborhood, you’ve got to break a little sweat on these seven steps to a beautiful lawn. Test the soil Good lawn care starts by calling an agricultural extension agent to perform a soil test, said soil scientist Bob Richardson. “Most people don’t know what their lawn needs as far as nutrients go. The easiest thing people can do is take soil samples from two to three different sections of their lawn and have their local university analyze the results.” Aerate As lawns age or sustain heavy traffic, soil compaction can result. Soil compaction is most severe in poorly drained or wet sites. Roots require oxygen to grow and absorb •tTrfWittrm Audi PICTURE PERFECT: You, too, can have a lawn like this. All it takes is a little hard work. nutrients and water. Compaction reduces the amount of air within the soil. This results in poor top growth and lawn deterioration. Aeration benefits your lawn by increasing water, nutrient and oxygen movement in the soil. It also helps improve rooting and prevents run-off. Until now, aeration was hard work, expensive, time-consuming and messy. Mow and rake How often you mow your lawn depends on the type of grass you have and how quickly it grows. A good rule of thumb is the “1/3 Rule." Never mow more than a third of your leaf blade off at one time. Raking not only removes dead leaves and debris, it also helps control thatch. Leaves and dead grass will block air and sun and ultimately damage the grass. Water weekly Lawn experts say the type of grass you have will determine your watering frequency. Most grasses require a 1 -inch watering about once a week, along with one deep watering. Control pests For upkeep’s sake, be sure to watch for insects, weeds and any colored patches on your grass that can impair the health of your lawn. If you notice insect damage, spray with an allpurpose lawn insecticide. All weeds should be pulled immediately to prevent them from seeding and spreading. Feed and fertilize Grass craves periodic feeding, it is best to meet this need by fertilizing with a “slow-release" fertilizer. Slowrelease products release nutrients over time, rather than all at once. Overseed If your lawn is riddled with bare patches from pet spots, heavy traffic or neglect, you may need to apply grass seed to fill in those bare patches. The solution is commonly known as “over-seeding" and it is just what it sounds like -- you sow seeds right over your existing grass in order to fill in the bare patches. — Courtesy of ARA Content "I Can Actually Breathe... It Is Definitely Money Well Spent." The Van Cleave Family on their new One Hour "Hypogenic" home system Did you know the Environmental Protection Agency discovered the air in your home can be 100 times more polluted with mold, dust mildew, bacteria, dirt and viruses than the air outside? „ Who in your family suffers from itchy eyes, sinus problems, allergies, frequent colds or flu, hay fever, or asthma caused Dy tne nasty critters aoove < Then it is essential to get your own customized analysis: "How to have an allergen reduced "Hypogenic" home". It is FREE. And there is absolutely No Obligation. Call Today! Free Customized Analysis 540-827-4634 © Copyright 2008

Choosing right container is not potluck decision At this time of year, sales ads at garden centers and home improvement stores are filled with pictures of lush, healthy plants in pots and planters. But don’t run out and start stocking up just yet. Those pots and planters may look great, but before you buy, make sure you know what they’re made of and if they’ll work or you. Plant containers *>'' are made from all sorts of materials, from inexpensive plastic pots to ceramic and fiberglass resin planters. Because they are the most readily available and least expensive, plastic and clay are the most popular options. Drainage is very important for all plants to prevent root rot, so make sure that whatever container you purchase has a drain hole in the bottom or a place to drill a hole. Plastic pots Plastic is by far the most popular material used in plant containers. It can be molded into all shapes and sizes, and comes in colors as varied as the rainbow. Terra cotta pots Classic terra cotta, or clay, pots are another popular option. You'll find them in all shapes and designs at your local gardening store. They are usually red. but can be painted any color. Terra cotta has two rustic looks. One. leave the pot alone and let it age. The salts and alkali will stain the outside of the pot. Moss and mold will grow on the outside. The life of the pot will be short — about three or four years before it breaks down and crumbles. Two, to maintain the natural clean look of terra cotta without adding a glaze, spray the pot with a sealant such as Spray n’ Seal, a pottery sealer. The sealant waterproofs the clay to prevent the alkali and salts from accumulating and keeps moss and mold from growing. Sealing your terra cotta pot also strengthens the pottery against chipping and flaking in frosty weather. Foam pots These containers come in a variety of shapes. They are lightweight, which makes them easy to handle. The drawback, however, is that they are not very durable. If knocked around, they can crack and break easily. Fiberglass resin Fiberglass containers are lightweight, durable, and resistant to water and extreme weather damage. They come in a variety of colors and designs. They can cost as much or more than ceramic pots, but are extremely durable. See POTS, Page 7 DOES YOUR GARAGE LOOK LIKE THIS? UEMJS THE SOLUTION! ©Community NEWS in Print Online. Anytime Fauquier Tfenes-Oemocrat 39 Culpeper Street Warrantor), VA 20186 Phone: 540-347-4222 Fax: 540-349-8676 E-mail: baiaish@tiw)Bspeperaxow) BiH Walsh. Editor Amy Lloyd. Cover Design Kathleen RossM-towefl Cover Photo Mchefle Burdette. Page Design Pam Symington. General Manager Advertising Director Kathy Mils Godfrey Advertising Supervisor FotCiaplay AtfwrSsnfl. Kathy Mills Godfrey. Stephanie Heflin, Sytvia McOevitt. Carta Perkins, or Marie Rossi Phone 540-347-4222 Fa* 540-347-5193 w I.atcst Innovation in « Aii^Vaterm auridrA r^xecoquest 9 TMi HI AlTHT IAMK.CC**1*** j Duplicates nature to safely reduce smoke & odors in the air <« and mold & perms on surfaces Ntnu ivsnii.ii • Sru t O*mim • Ftuii t kmimt» tiK^MB 540-349-9481 » » « rim|tk'>tintti'»m vind* hiri h Spring up your home! i i I 1 Odind-blockprinted quil ts, duvets, pidows, j * curtains, tab(e linens and more.... . Warrenton Vtflage Center ♦ 540-341-iSfcb* Mon-Sat. 10-6 www.sfuppomegratuxtes.com \i

Plant a windflower this spring By Rose Fairman Special to the Timex-Democrat Displays of spring-planted tubers, bulbs and rhizomes are marketed now at garden centers. Among them is Anemone coronaria, otherwise known as Poppy Anemone, lily of the field or more commonly, windflower. This sweet little bloomer was introduced to me by a garden friend who planted them with children in their school garden. Windflowers are actually tubers that should be soaked overnight before planting. They do not need to be dug very deep, about 2-3 inches, and spaced 4-6 inches apart. This variety is low growing, reaching heights of 1012 inches. The flowers are single blooms like those of poppies and come in an array of muted pastel colors of pinks and purple, as well as bright reds and magentas. Their bloom time is early spring, about mid-April, and they last about four weeks. No serious pests or diseases plague these guys; even deer seem to pass them by. What is the difference between tubers, bulbs, rhizomes and corms? We typically lump all of these terms as being simply “bulbs.” They all are actually “geophytes.” A geophyte is defined as an herbaceous plant with an underground storage organ that stores nutrients and water. A bulb is an underground storage organ being a modified leaf bud with a short thick stem and fleshy scales. Examples are tulips, onions, lilies and narcissus (daffodil). Corms are underground solid (without scales) enlarged stem bases, such as crocus and gladiolus. Roots grow out from a basal plate at the bottom of the corm. Tubers are also swollen underground stem bases. Tubers differ from corms in that tuber roots grow from their base and also their sides. Examples of tubers are potatoes, dahlias, gloxinia and anemones. Rhizomes are horizontal underground stems having nodes, buds or scale-like leaves. The most well-known rhizome is the iris. Try to refrain from cuttinc leaves back too soon after the flowers fade. All the food in the underground stem is exhausted when the plant is in bloom. The leaves will absorb energy and again store it in its underground stem. If the leaves are cut back too soon, flower production will be reduced next spring. Divide your geophytes every three or four years, or when you notice the blooms getting smaller, which indicates they may be overcrowded. Pruning tip: Early spring is a good time to prune ornamental grasses and butterfly bushes back to 6-12 mmm GARDEN NEWCOMER: Windflowers are single blooms like those of poppies and come in an array of muted pastel colors of pinks and purple, as well as bright redfe and magentas. Their bloom time is early spring, about mid-April, and they last about four weeks. inches. Fairman is a freelance garden writer with an education al background in horticulture. She Hues in Clarke County. Ask about joining our Roof maintenance Club that saves you time and money by cleaning and inspecting your roof throughout the year. CALL TODAY! Fred will inspect your roof, gutters, fascia and other crucial weather protection items and make sure you keep the weather where it should be Outside' After he is done - you will get a full report giving you the peace of mind that you are safe from the elements!

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Organic growers tout favorite varieties By Kkij.y Aim time* llpHHu ntt Shtff Wntet A panel of experienced organic farmprs and gar deners from Northern Virginia and Maryland stirred their audience’s senses earlier this month during Airlle's, "Vegetable Variety Round Table,” reawakening their audience to the animate spirit of fruits and vegetables, As they described the physical characteristics and temperaments of their personal favorites, which ranged In names like "Arkansas Traveler," Black Prince" and "Rossa di Milano," one could n't help but wonder If these varieties should be served on a plate or Invited to dinner The panelists. Harvey (Jssery (The Modern Homestead), Hlu Newcomb (Potomac Vegetable Farms) Rachel Bynum and Eric Plaskin (Waterpenny Farm), all in Virginia, and Jay Martin (Provident Organic Farm) and Shane LaBrake, from Maryland, discussed the crite ria guiding their fruit and veg etable selections, and also shared tips for successful seed starting and gardening While some of the pan elists farm for a living, and, like LaBrake. "work backward from the market," they all said that taste, nutrition, and appearance, play a significant role In their selections. So does "what works" given the soil and climate In their specific region. “He's farming in a bathtub," said Martin, who farms on the Eastern Shore, point ing to his neighbor, who farms across from the Potomac, “and I'm farming in a sand bo*. That makes a heck of a lot of difference in what you can grow “ Local homesteader Harvey (Jssery also pays attention to what he referred to as the / "woo woo element." See ORGANIC, Page 10 We Install What We SellCabinets, Countertops, Tile tk Wood f loors, Sinks A Fixtures, We do Framing, Flectrlcal fk Plumbing Work. Ilullding a new Home ? Price our Kitchen, Hath Ik Hardwood Specials. 4} Special legacy Cherry Prices through April! I/taking fttr a (Ireen Alternative? Announcing liertch (Uibinetry, the first manufacturer recognized by the KCMA for environmentally sustainable products. Call fora IRFC la-llome Consultation or Schedule a Showroom Visit 540-439-1470 1104 W. Main St., Remington 22734 VARIETY SHOW: Hiu Newcomb, right, speaks during an organic variety roundtable at Airlie Center last month. Maryland grower Shane LaBrake. left, later cautioned gardeners to read seed catalogs with a bit of skepticism oarfu k Ga/jK't, L (Celebrating Our 41st Anniversary! S 6 r • Your Hometown Store • The Latest In stock Inventory... On Carpets, Am Rugs, Orientals vinyl, HarcV/ooris Laminates, Ceramics ft Remnants JfcKiriprti/iJ ft f (fnrvwwriat ‘yrning hiii/tuier I n/fr/rr * Riipfmhiinnotl I minim •>imr 1W One location Only! Amiwville! 540-937-5500 • I *000-870-9098 ><wv Rtp /VI *p<;t .ArntwHp VA

Pruning htj* * allow the tree to compartmentallie the wound. However, If you remove or damage the branch collar, the tree will be Injured unnecessarily When training a tree to grow in a certain direction, make a heading cut Just above an outward-growing bud You must be careful, because cutting too close to the bud could kill It and cutting too far away will leave a stub that can lead to infection. Heading cuts in general stimulate growth In buds below the cut. A good structure of primary scaffold branches should be established while the tree is young The scaffold branches provide the frame work of the mature tree. Maintain radial balance with branches growing outward In each direction Properly trained young trees will develop a strong structure that will require much less corrective pruning as they mature. If you feel unsure of what to do, call an expert. 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Before jumping Into a list of their favorite garden varieties, the farmers shared some cau tionary advice about seed sources. “Be careful of what you read in catalogs." LaBrake said, warning that seed catalog descriptions tend to glorify each variety without mentioning drawbacks “Watch out for col ors, too.” Newcomb added, referring to the color saturated catalog photos that she said accentuate the fruits and veg eta hies, and make you want to ' t*jy them. Talk to growers, they 1 both advised (Jssery highly recommend ed “Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.” which he said offers honest descriptions that are genuinely helpful in making seed selections According to his Web site, the seeds sold by Southern Exposure are "untreated, mostly open-pollinated (as opposed to hybrids), are chosen based on concerns of gardeners (rather than commercial producers), and Include many heirkxrm varieties" There are mega corporations "that are literally trying to Shanghai' the world's seed supply." tissery said, referring to the increasing degree to which corporations that work in genetic modification are using the Technokrgy Protection System (TPS) by which plants are manipulated so that they fall to produce fertile seeds This prevents gardeners and farmers from being able to save anti replant seeds (Jsset y has also taken a stance against genetically mot! ified organisms "I urge you to support small regional seed banks that have taken a com rnitment to our genetic her itage." he sakl Newcomb also advised peo pie not to plant too many new varieties at one time, to avokl the risk of k»sing track trf them "If you pick a tomato, and say Mmm, this is good What is it?' that's not going to be very help ful," she sakl Newcomb iirnits her trials to one new variety of each vegetable every year Seed sources that tlssery and the other panelists use and trust: Southern Exposure Seed Exchange: www southemexpo sure.com Fedeo: fedcoseeds.com Johnny's Selected Seeds: www.johnnyseeds.com Edible Landscaping www.eat-tt.com Qarllc According to LaBrake. there are 10 distinctive varieties of garlic: 8 hard-necks and 2 soft necks. Subtle differences are accounted for by many “types" within these varieties. LaDrake said that hard-necks consistent ly do the best. He also said that the largest cloves are not netessarily derived from the largest bulbs, and suggested using medium si/ed bulbs to get the best seed stock. “Music" • porcelain type with trig cloves and a tight leaf wrapfier • reliable consistently out performs, resists pests, great for cooking Asparagus Asparagus is a perennial Martin, who has been yrowing asparagus for eight years, advised gardeners to leave the mother stalk (the first stalk that IO. Page 11 See COSTELLO SERVICE, INC PATIOS a MORE... Paver Driveways Porch Overlays Walkways Fish Ponds Retaining Walls Let us do an Outdoor Transformation for you today1 Call for FREE estimate! Satisfaction Guaranteed!

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Spring 2008 will mean new beginning, new attitude By David Rikw -S'fni 111/ hi thr /!»*»« Hmuflll Each spring brings the prom isc of renewal The woods appear reborn, the leafless dead twigs are redressed with life, stems surge forth, blossoms open to the sun and dried tawny grass Is resoled in green life. A gardener's best intentions are likewise restored Forgotten are the failings of the past The sins of bygone seasons will be replaced with virtuous vows of fidelity to proper attention to the matters of the garden Each March it is time to think about the coming season and what will be the theme of the garden year In prior years there were themes such as "Mixed Hedgerows," “The Banana Lounge" and “Mill Race Pond." These themes focused on specific garden tasks, the “federal projects" that would dominate the season while the rest of the garden kxrked on and bore the twin blows of neg lect and collateral damage Ibis year, the focus Is going to fie different Springing from lire* theme of a recent garden lecture I gave, this year's gardening goal will be savoring the garden and being In the moment As a young gardener. I thought of the garden in terms of deficits and needs — more space, more • plants, more water features, a -greenhouse, paths to the hlnter lands, arbors, raised vegetable beds, I tetter weeding — the list went on to the horizon fhe discovery of gardening fry the corporate Ireast has fed tire frenzy thanks to modern propagation techniques, the choic e of plants is loth daunt Ing and dizzying Mulch, once begged and bribed from jmwer line c tearing c lews, now Is sold by the bag in hardware stores, loc al grin ery stores and Mg Mac behemoths l*elc hing forth i olor f oordlnating mixes of designer dressings f-.ven the dreaded, back breaking work of hardsc aping has t»een made easier with prepac kaged patterns of colonial esgue herringbone Mic k pavers and interk* king bloc k walls fire modern green industry has ck>ne everything to feed the obsessions nl the over m hlev mg young gardeners I be old gardener In roe c an t find what 1 need most in my garden In the aisles of the best-stocked nurs Cl J. Time, and the ability to enjoy what I have, doesn't seem to c ome prepackaged with easy to-follow directions for suc cessful application And so this year, taking the time to enjoy and appreciate time In the garden Is going to tie the theme, The mountains of mulch, pallets of pavers and 17,000 varieties of fool-proof perennials will have to spend their season languishing on the rac ks In stores Ihls year, I will not rush, I will not push, I will not try to trick the sun or steal moments from the clock. People tend to rush things, planting their seeds indoors In February and March, hoping the extra weeks will miraculous ly bring them summer's flowers In April Instead, their seedlings strain to grow behind the mod ern UV ray filtering windows Furniture and drapes don't fade behind the wonders of coated windows, but poor seedlings become elongated, drunken caricatures of the slur dy packet pictures ttetier not to rusri kip seedlings and, Instead, plant them In the flrM week of April, let them germinate Indoors and tiipn move thprn to a sunny protected porch Want tfipm out In thp last half of May, pvpn the first week of June and those "late" seedlings will speed past their gartgly "hurry up spring" cousins Peonies, especially the older varieties, are a joy of May t he hardy f>eony colonies form clumps that survive and spread for de< ades as long their sun is not stolen hy the broadening crowns r»f trees arid shrubs Stores and garden < atalogs hawk a dizzying array of sup ports to attempt to keep peonies upright I very year, with ((real ergiei tattoo. peony lovers watt h the ants tending the ping pong ball tnids ot their jzeofiy pat* h es One week In May. the plants Will l>e ( ovefed With fist sized, sweet s< ented blooms, and the hapless stems will l*iw and bend trying to Itear the weight of Iteauly I he gardener will hover and debate whether the (rtevi*»is morning was the j>enk or |»ef haps tomorrow the patch will reach a tenith of delirious per fection r Invariably, a rain squall will come and In one thunder punc tuated fury, dash the peonies to bits, pushing their binoms into See •PHINQ. 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Go nuts in the garden... By David Boon Sfm inl lii l hf ttmvn tkmw-mt The chef had everyone's attention, poking the air with his knife as he lectured his cooking class. “If you don't change the way you cook, your cooking won't change!" he bellowed as he filleted the air with the flashing blade. The students got the message: change is good and listening to the big guy with a really sharp knife is good, too The advice served up by the Instructor chef Is good advice for gardeners. If you don't plant something new, your harvest will never change. This spring it is time to cast off the normal and try something different. Qo nuts In the garden and see what comes up. Peanuts are an overlooked garden crop for Virginia. They aren't actually nuts, they're legumes, but that's a horticultural distinction of little importance to the adventurous gardener. Growing peanuts is fun and well worth trying. Peanuts can be grown as a food crop, as a magic trick or as a natural soil conditioner. As a food crop, peanuts produce a crop of nuts that are simple to harvest and are nutritious. As a magic trick, peanuts manage to flower in the light but the nuts grow In the soil. How the plant pollinates in daylight and produces fruit below ground is a mystery that can only be solved by patiently observing a season of your peanut crop. ezer Heights Greenhousi 11 1*01 Broad <t>lltvulpepef, VA (In (own (ten off Hi ^ .■# Omted by Manori Ilf Atm wa Is in Tack* : Select line of Vegetable* * Pansies in bloom noun Discount Retail Prices by the '•m Phone (540) 825-8684’ W ■ Hourt *41 Mon. S*t. * If food and mystery aren't enough, the peanuts also help Improve the soil by fixing nitrogen with its root nodules The green, clover-like leaves can be dug into the soil as a green manure or added to the compost pile. First, a word of caution: Some people have nut alter gies, and peanut plants and the forming crop can cause allergic reactions. Before taking garden visitors on a tour of your mysterious peanut plants, warn those that are allergic to nuts that they may want to view the plants and harvested crop from a safe distance. Planting peanuts takes three things: a supply of seed nuts, four months of warm sunny weather and loose soil. Finding peanuts to plant that will germinate will mean foregoing buying a bag off the grocer's shelf. Those storeshelf nuts have been dried and roasted and will not germinate. To find viable seed, check out seed catalogs such as Gurneys (www.Gurneys.com) or Park Seeds (www.park seed.com) or local farmers' cooperatives. The most common peanut seed available for gardeners is vm,-. T ■ « A Tt' JJ LOVELY LEGUME: Because of Its many and varied growing stages, peanuts make great potted plants for the deck or patio. ‘Virginia Improved,' 'Virginia Jumbo’ or plain ‘Virginia,’ but other varieties can be located with a little dedicated Web surfing. If the variety has 'Virginia' in the name, you can be assured you'll get the familiar peanut eaten in ballparks across America. Once seed quality peanuts are obtained, finding a place to plant the peanuts is the next chore. Peanuts are members of the legume family and for a robust crop, they will require the sunniest, warmest place in the garden If you plant peanuts in half shade, you will raise a great crop of leaves Warreoton Decor 29 Years of Excellence • Discover your window treatment options in an easily accessible shop, open seven days a week. Inspiring displays and a knowledgeable staff await you. • • Free consultation and measuring. • Professional, experienced installer. • Extraordinary rods to make it all work. • The newest shades from Hunter Douglas (our prices are never inflated) Visit your Window Treatment Headquarters Soon! The Warrcnton Village Center 540.347.1020 but puny peanuts. Peanuts also need ground that is soft because hardpacked earth will drastically reduce crop yields. Add organic material to clay soils and treat the ground with agricultural gypsum to loosen rock-hard ground The temptation to add sand to the clay soils of Virginia should be avoided. When sand is mixed with clay, the result is something our western friends call adobe. Anything that makes good bricks doesn't make for good garden soil. Break up clay with organic matter and gypsum, and leave the sand for making mortar or adobe. Once you have located a sunny spot of friable garden, plant your peanuts as soon as the ground is warming up in mid to late May because it takes four hot months to get a good crop of nuts. The soil has to be above 60 degrees for the nuts to sprout. Either measure the ground temperature with a thermometer or wait for the soil to be warm enough to walk on it barefoot. To speed warming of the soil, cover the bare planting rows with black plastic sheet- . ing until mid May Remove the sheeting and plant the peanuts For people who don't want to give up space in the garden, peanuts can be grown in large pots. The peanut crop grown in a barrel or large clay pot won't be worth the effort for eating, but the amazing life cycle of the peanut can be observed up close See PIANISTS, Page 15

Peanuts frtim Pint* 14 The plants are not spec tacular, and, to the casual visitor, may appear as if your garden has sprouted some over-eauberant clovei The magic begins when the month-old plants begin to flower. The flowers, fast among the clover like leaves, are light yellow in color and attractive to bees. Once pollinated, the flower grows a long root-liki appendage that points toward the ground like a divining rod in search of water. Before these life lines lower all the way to the soil, the gardener can carefully loosen the soil to allow the descending stem to enter the ground. Within a week or two, the descending stalk, called a peg. has bur rowed into the earth and at its hidden tip a nut will form Flowers continue to bloom, become fertilized and send down pegs over several weeks so the “peg ging" can be enjoyed by th« curious gardener and visitors over a month’s time. The plants love heat and do not require much care during the summer The peanut is fairly drought tolerant and the gardener s main chore is to keep weeds from overrunning the plants. Do not cultivate beneath the plants once the pegs have touched the ground. As the summer days shorten, the peanut plants will signal harvest is near by the yellowing of their leaves. As the leaves become more yellowed, the plants begin to go into decline and harvesting can take place Using a tined garden fork, carefully dig up clumps of plants, as if trying to transplant a bush Shake the soil off the uprooted clump and look for peanuts clinging to the roots of the plant. Do not try to eat the freshly dug goobers, they will have a mildly toxic and bitter taste The peanuts have to be air-cured for several weeks. Shake as much dirt as possible off the clumps and hang them to dry in a shed or garage protected from rain. After two or three weeks, retrieve the clumps from the drying shed, remove the peanut crop from the plants and clean the shells of any remaining dirt. The nuts may be eaten after three weeks of drying. Some people roast the peanuts or boil them in the shell in salted water Even if you never eat a peanut from your garden, you can claim witness to their magical trip from airborne flower to subterranean nut. Always be ready to change the way you garden, and if you are ready to watch the wonder of Virginia peanuts, go nuts and plant yourself some goobers this year David Rocs lives, writes and gardens in The PLiins Spring Fnim Pnuv t.l the mud. snapping the stems and making a mockery of any hoop or support system. The cure for this annual disaster is to beat the calamity to the punch and cut every blossom from the patch Give the blossoms away before the rain bnngs wrack and ruin to the patch. Peonies by the armful should be brought into the house in pails, buckets, old milk bottles and may - onnaise jars Bouquets of peonies should be pressed upon visitors as they leave the garden, and no peony blossom should be allowed to fall to a thunderstorm. A special treat is to cut a half - open bloom, leaving no stem, carefully cupping the blossom and slipping it into a brandy snifter half filled with water The floating peony blossom will fully open over several days, filling the goblet with color Place the glass ed bloom on the bedside table so that its scent is within arm's reach and peaceful sleep will be assured. Come late August, those peony patches that become crowded or are suffering from too much shade. will be dug and moved to sunnier sites to provide more goblets of glory in coming Mays. This season there will be more varieties of tomatoes and more melons More time will be spent in the garden eating tomato and mayonnaise sandwiches and less time worrying about the latest perennial sensation. No consistency of bloom, ease of cultivation or blemish-free foliage of some perfected plant can possibly rival the silly joy of eating tomatoes still warm from the sun from the garden. Mad hare racing about will be replaced by enjoying more sedentary pleasures of the tortoise The first hour after opening, the blossom of the mandevilla vine smells like cotton candy, and. this year, that smell of the carnival midway is not going to be missed in my garden. even if the plant has to be watched all morning This season, the theme is going to be time time to watch, time to savor, time to let the garden unfold at its own chosen pace David Roos lives, ivrites and gardens in The Plains. 1 CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. 540*351*0600 For ALL Your Remodeling Needs I* Sate Prices Expire 4/30/2008 10% OFF Licensed • Insured • Bonded Kitchens Bathrooms Frameless Showers Roofing (all types) Siding . > ■ " .. ' ;'*jr Windows 4 Tile and Flooring Florida Tile Jacuzzi M alk-ln Tubs SwanstoneTub and Shower Surrounds Selected Pallette Cultured Marble and Granite Vanity Tops Aristokrofr ! A ft I K " » t — — -1 — — — — — — — ou hofiular demand, we are now often bazurdatft, too. .. yarn-(pm 86 W. Shirley Avenue • Warrenton, VA 20186 www.blackwoodkitchenandbath.com

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The three key elements to a splendid traditional home By Kristal Redman Special to the Times Derm*'rat ~piose of us living in rural 1 areas have one thing in common — we’re drawn to tra dition and simpler times. As a result we seek connections with the past in our lives and in our homes. Whether we choose to live in an 18th-century manor, a simple farmhouse or a modem home built around majestic mountain views, connecting it to our surroundings and the history of our beautiful county is high on our lists. The most common design style for our community is Traditional. Traditional homes build around the styles of the past. But don’t be fooled: tradi tional style is not boring, old looks. It’s all about classic style, using the ageless forms and building a design upon them using the colors and fabrics of today. There are three key elements of traditional design that create timeless style for living — form, color and light. Combining these essentials is the art of ageless design. Each building block plays < - vital role in the traditional home. Using classical forms of architecture and furniture, we create spaces that are familiar and grand. Color imparts the ‘emotional’ content of a space — reds are warm, passionate, blues are cool and relaxed. Finally, direct light is used to emphasize and highlight, while indirect light creates comfort. We love the use of traditional design because it allows us to evolve our design from our past — using family heirlooms, antiques and keepsakes, while constantly refresh ing with new colors and fabrics, or a new piece of classically designed furniture. Quality furniture is expensive, and traditional design is about using timeless styles tha combine with one another. There's never a need to throw everything away and start all over. With well made, classic furnishings, we can recover, slip cover or add a fev throw pillows to change a room. Add new drapery or a new carpet and viola; it's a whole new space. Let's l x>k at how each element of traditions design works: • Form. Form is defined as Photo by Rchard Lykes SIMPLY CLASSIC: The home of Doug and Suzanne Schiffman of Sperryville displays graceful, classic lines in the hallway. the shape and structure or an object. Classic furniture is generally considered to include 18th-century forms, such as Chippendale and Hepplewhite. Don't let the names worry you, you'll know classic when you see it What's important is that these styles are ageless and beautiful. Today’s designers i have created many variations on these classical styles, so it’s easy to fund something that is unique and fills your needs. Another feature related to form is function or tne purpose of the piece. Today, traditional designs are available to serve all functions, such as provide a place for your flat-screen TV, and still provide the same timeless style to complement your other furnishings. • Color comes from four main sources: paint, art, rugs and fabrics. 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Think green when replacing your windows With rising energy costs and the return of cooler weather fast approaching,. many homeowners are actively looking for ways to reduce their monthly heating bills. According to Energy Star, the average American household spends $1,900 annually on energy bills and as much as half of that energy cost goes to heating and cooling your home. Homeowners who want to make a big impact on reducing their energy bills can start by looking out the window. Or rather, at the window. Traditionally, poor performing windows and doors have been the weak energy link in homes, often accounting for up to 40 percent of a home’s heat loss during the winter. As a result, homeowners are increasingly looking for replacement windows to boost the energy efficiency of their home. Craig Evanich, president of Renewal by Andersen, suggests homeowners look at key energy efficiency designations from their replacement windows such as qualification by Energy Star, the Mational Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label and other independent organizations that help consumers choose environmentally responsible and energy efficient products. The Energy Star label is designed to help homeowners make energy efficient choices and achieve substantial savings in heating and cooling costs. According to the (J.S. Department of Energy, replacing inefficient single pane windows with Energy Star qualified windows could save up to 15 percent on your energy bills. In addition, homeowners who purchase and install Energy Star qualified windows and doors in 2007 may be eligible to receive a one-time credit of up to $500 on their federal income tax. Windows are also rated for their energy efficiency by the NFRC, which helps homeowners compare window products by establishing an independent industry-wide standard for rating and labeling windows. The NFRC label means the window’s performance is certified and provides an “apples to apples" comparison between products. Evanich said, “When comparing windows, be sure to check a window’s ll-Factor on the NFRC label. A window with a lower CJ-Factor has better insulation properties. (J-Factors run from .01 to .99. In colder climates, a factor of 0.35 or lower is recommended." Homeowners are increasingly seeking products that not only help reduce their energy consumption, but do so in ah environmentally responsible manner. This means taking into consideration the full product life-cycle, from materials to manufacturing and use to recycling and disposal. A window’s durability is key to making energy efficient windows an investment for the long term, and avoiding future waste. Evanich suggests shopping for quality windows that are supported by a strong warranty and that shoppers look for long-term value over price. “Saving a few dollars now could mean another replacement project just a few years down the road," said Evanich. QKNH4Q0N 10am to 3pm Sundays (From April 27th through November 2nd) Local Farmers, Crafters, a If*, Alpaca Products • Bonsai • Bamboo Goat Cheese • Lamb * Farm Fresh Beef ig Plants • Herb Plants Hand-Made Lotions & Jewelry Bedding Plants Call for info 540-253-5289 or email ArchwoodGreenBams@juno.com In The Plains at intersection of 1-66 and Old Tavern Rd (Rt 245). Only 8 miles West of Haymarket on Rt. 66, Exit 31 WISDOM GALLERY HOME EMBELLISHMENTS FINE STATIONERS -====&==10 -SOUTH MADISON STREET MJPDLEBURG. VIRGINIA 540-687-3909 We now offer STOBAG Swiss Quality Awning Systems Retractable & Fixed Awnings ' Free Estimates Wv Commercial mii bu wan bun Protection Systems That Offer: ERGONOMIC - To give thermal and visual comfort. ECONOMIC - To save energy and protec t you and your furniture, pictures, floors, etc. from solar UV damage. AESTHETIC - To decorate environments and create new spaces FULL SERVICE - Installation, storage, and cleaning. All ma/or credit cards accepted. Free consultation, tnrww.awningstoday.com ►HADE&AwPilNG www.montgomeryawning.com Loudoun 703-737-0491 Warrenton 540-347-1941 Toll'Free 800-300-1941

Screens - From Pagr 18 the unsightiy mess. One might as well just put a spotlight on the offending sight The better way is to either place the screening close to the viewer (not the view), or, if that is not practical, place the screening material midway between the viewer and the scene to be blocked. Placing the screening closer to the viewer’s position allows one to use shorter screening and increases the choices of plant material that will do the job. A hedge of shrub roses can give enough visual screening to a patio seating area, preventing your guests from seeing the house in the distance. That same hedge, planted 20 feet from the seating area would not give the same blocking of the view, but do not discount the idea of planting screens halfway between the viewer and the bad view. By employing screens in the “mid field" of the view, the eye is attracted to focus on the screen, making all things beyond the screen seem farther away. If planting a row of trees to screen a distant house or highway, avoid the temptation to plant the trees at the very edge of the property, rather plant them mid way and their effect at screening will be much quicker and more effective. Another pitfall to screening is the natural reaction to insist on evergreens. Evergreens provide yearround screening, but, realistically, how much gazing out the window or entertaining on the back deck does one do in winter? With^he sun barely up for the morning winter commute and dusk coming with the earliest evening news, the need for a year-round solid screen is rarely justified. In these cold dark days of winter, all light is precious and *10 Its inwwfl#i MS $120 ^ STJt* ■***y*^*Jld|§f \ ? 12693 Ue Highway | Washington, Virginia 22M7 fe. v^mi-nm • mmmmtm*#wm With the Current Real Estate Market... Your Mortgage Options have Changed! • 100% Purchase/ Refinance • Adjustable or Fixed Rates • 40 & 50 Year Amoritizstion • Less than Perfect Credit • Self Employed/No Verification Loans ResidenfcfST • Farm • Commercial 210 North Main St. • Culpeper, VA 22701 540.025-3259 • www.cedarcreeknitg.com deciduous screens make beautiful laceworks for snow without being looming, daunting walls of darkness. Opening up the possibilities to deciduous plant material greatly increases the range of choices and brings the added bonus of flowers and ornamental fruits. The key point is to make the plant screen a thing of beauty and not just a utilitarian fence. One trap to avoid is the planting of “50 uniformed soldiers in a row” thinking. Better to design screenings that mix several types of plants. Choosing a single type of plant for a mass planting screen increases the chance of a single pest or disaster wiping out the screen — or, worse yet, creatine holes in the screen. Replacing the dead specknens will be difficult because the surviving plants will have grown, and finding the appropriatesized replacements may be impossible or cost prohibitive. K is better to choose two or three types of plants and create grove-like plantings, where the loss of one or more individuals won’t make glaring gap toothei displays. By choosing two evergreen: types and one deciduous, a CLOSE TO HOME: Place screening materials close by, not at the edge of your property. natural-looking hedgerow can give four seasons of color, flower and screening while being resistant to single-species plagues. Finally, think beyond the next five years — woe be to the homeowner who has planted 30 Leyland Cypress on a quarter acre lot. In 20 years, as the trees 1 loom 40 to 50 feet tall, threatening hearth and home during > summer storms, the homeowner will truly be dealing with a frightful view. “Fast-growing” in tree speak almost always means “prone to wind damage,” “subject to insect attack" or “short lived.” The most beautiful trees of the Blue Ridge are seldom the fastest growing. Good fences make good neighbors but bad choices of plant screenings can make an unenviable view for the whole neighborhood. David. Roos lives, writes and gardens in The Plains. Business, Sports, Entertainment, Features, Classifieds, Real Estate **7 AND... More Local News. &»Sifeg er.com

Oh, deer! Don’t let Bambi forage In your foliage Imagine this: You’ve spent hundreds of dollars loading your landscape with beautiful blooms, and months installing trees, shrubs and flowers just the way you want them. Then, without warning, you wake up one morning, and it’s ruined! Spring is the time of year when deer damage is most noticeable, particularly as plants awaken from months of dormancy and prepare to bloom. As huge developments, new homes and loads of new gardens replace wide-open spaces, deer are literally moving in, living and eating right in your back yard. From a distance, deer may be beautiful, graceful, even adorable animals, but at night, they become garden bandits. How do you begin a springthrough-summer plan to protect your gardens and trees from foraging deer? First, you have to understand the basics. • Know where deer like to graze. Deer prefer to feed in open areas near cover. Parks and suburban neighborhoods are the perfect habitat: open lawns, succulent summer gardens and plentiful ornamental shrubs, with patches of trees and brushes to provide cover. • Make sure deer are the cause of the damage. Ragged, broken ends of branches bn plants and trees indicate that deer have browsed through. Deer do not have incisor teeth, and the damage they do is easily spotted. The height of the damage — up to 6 feet off the ground — rules out smaller animals and points to deer as the culprit. • Assault their sense of security. Fawns arrive in spring and summer, and their noses lead them to return to areas where food is tasty, abundant find safe to forage. Their noses will also alert them to nearby danger. Disrupt their sense of security, and you’re on your way to chasing deer away. There are tons of “remedies" to deter deer from wreaking havoc on gardens. Some, VENISON VANDALS: Deer have feasted on the bottom layers of these evergreens. There are ways to fight back, some more effective than others. like fencing, can be extremely expensive, and others are either non-effective or smell so bad, we can’t bear to use them. Messina Wildlife Management offers a pleasantsmelling, organic deer repellent that is effective at deterring deer. Deer Stopper (www.deerstopper.com) is an all-natural, biodegradable repellent that guarantees deer will stop feeding on your prized gardens, shrubs and trees for 45-60 days Thomas L. McSorley, CR Certified Remodeler Rita L. McSorley. CKD Certified Kitchen Designer KrafbMaid Gofc>ln®fc»y f—M I H 4.' www.mastercraftdesigninc.com 9030 Euclid Avenue 53 Eaf .Lef St^, Manassas. VA 20110 War'en’oa VA 201^ Phone 703-335-1499 Rx>ne 540-351-0706 Cov 7(13-335-144! - ^x. 540-351-0757 per application. Deer Stopper contains no harmful chemicals or toxins that could hurt animals, the environment and, most important, you or your family, so it can be applied to edible plants. For information, visit www.messinawildlife.com. — Courtesy of ARA Content zbgreene interiors. ni: "'Bringing new Cife to your dome" Cindy Greene, design consultant cell 540-270-2459 phone &. tax 540-347-5206 cbgreeneinterior@aol.com Comfort and independence can be yours... with a versatile Pride* Lift Chair! A jimluk gift to match any decor, a Pride Litt Chair otters multiple-position recline, removable cushions, & a great selection of fabrics from which to choose. Add one to your ^ holiday list today! Rritic^ tability Products Carp. PHARMACY 261 Southgate Shopping Center • Culpeper P: (540)825-7576 • F: (540)825-5822 Houn: M-P 9AM-7 PM • Sat. 9 AM - 2 PM

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