Rappahannock News, April 3, 2008

130th Year ... No. 14 Phone (540) 675-3338 THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008 WWW.RAPPNEWS.COM 50 CENTS School auction Friday, April 4 5 p.m. Bus garage ! The Kite Runner j Friday, April 4 8 p.m. The Theatre See Page A16 « Honoring Boy Scouts Saturday, April 5 Flint Hill Public House 8.am. Gary Aldrich to speak Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point Saturday, April 5 Ben Venue Farm Post time 12:30 See Page A8 Canadian concert pianist ! Audrey Andrist Saturday, April 5 The Theatre 8 p.m. Phone (540) 675-1253 for tickets ! Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Ludwig receives sentence in dog-shooting case By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The furor surrounding a Sperryville man who shot and killed two of his neighbors’ dogs in February was settled Tuesday in Rappahannock County General District Court. Henry Raymond Ludwig Jr. was ordered to pay a $500 fine, serve 40 hours of community service and pay $1,225 in restitution for two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. He was also sentenced to 120 days in jail, but he will not have to serve any of that time as long as he avoids any trouble with the law during the next 12 months. Ludwig was charged with two counts of “unnecessarily killing a dog" for fatally shooting two dogs that were caught in steel leg-hold traps on his property in February. He said the dogs were not wear-1 ing collars, so he thought they were strays. Un ret). 19. Ludwig pleaded guilty to both charges. It is legal in Rappahannock to set animal traps on one’s own property. However, it is not legal to shoot a dog unless it is threatening a person, a pet or livestock. Ludwig should have called the county’s animal warden to report that the dogs were on his property. A condition of Ludwig’s probation is that he must hand over his animal traps to the commonwealth and refrain from setting new traps on his property. Ludwig took the stand Tuesday and explained that the animals were suffering and were not approachable when they were in the traps. “I made the decision to end the suffering as quick as I could,” Ludwig told the court. “I still feel I was working in the animals' best interest.” < But he would take it back if he could, he said. “I’ve relived those three minutes over and over and over again.” Ludwig has lived on Oventop Lane for five years. He said he had seen a coyote on the property before, and that is what he was trying to catch with tie traps. * He removed the trap that caught the first dog, but left the other traps on his property. “I really didn’t think it would happen again,” Ludwig said. “Those traps have been up there three winters, and I’d never had a problem with dogs [getting trapped) before.” After the second dog was caught, he pulled all the traps on the property. Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke said the case has generated a lot of interest in the community, but some of the attention has focused on the use of animal traps. Luke said that, while he personally does not care for traps, Ludwig cannot be punished for having them on his property. “On the day in question, Mr. Ludwig was conducting a legal activity,” Luke said. “If Ipeople] have a problem with that, they’ll have to go to Richmond. We have to work within the law that’s written.” Ludwig was on his own property and did not torture the dogs, Luke added. But, even if the dogs were suffering, the decision to kill them should have been made by a veterinarian, not Ludwig. “As he’s admitted, he made the wrong decision, but this is not a Michael Vick case,” Luke said. Luke also said that coyotes do live in Rappahannock and their population is likely to increase. The county does not have a leash law, he said, but pet owners should be ) responsible and keep their pets on their own properties. “If they choose to let their dogs roam, their dogs can get into trouble,” Luke said. PLuke suggested that Judge Charles B. Foley sentence Ludwig to pay a fine and restitution, perform community service, apologize to the dogs’ owners and forfeit his animal traps to the commonwealth. Ludwig’s attorney, Ed Gentry, told the judge that Luke's suggestions were fair. “Mr. Ludwig knows he made several errors in judgment,” Gentry said. The attorney emphasized that Ludwig had no prior criminal record, served honorably in the Marine Corps for many years and did not attempt to hide anything from law-enforcement officials investigating the dog shootings. “He is, in fact, the kind of citizen that most counties would love to have,” Gentry said. “But he made a mistake.” Gentry called the incident “tragic.” “In the moment, he did what he thought was right,” Gentry said. “But if he could do it over again, he would make a different decision.” Foley’s decision matched Luke’s recommendation. The judge said Ludwig “does not fit the profile of the type of person who commits this type of act.” He also gave Ludwig credit for taking responsibility for the offenses. “We don’t have a concentrated effort here to kill someone else’s animals,” Foley said. Ludwig could have been punished much more severely. The maximum sentence possible for his offenses was up to two years in jail and $5,000 in fines. The judge also acknowledged the crowd of roughly 20 observers who came to court to witness the sentencing. Foley said he is a dog lover as well, and commended the attendees for showing they care about the welfare of animals. “We see too much [animal cruelty],” Foley said. “We see a lot of tragic circumstances with animals.” E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers.com. Recent fire highlights common danger for homeowners By Matt Pelkey KuppahannuckNt’ws Staff Writer The March 21 brush fire that burned within 20 feet uf a house near Gid Brown Hollow was caused by a power line — a common danger that in recent weeks has topped all other sources of brush fires in a forestry jurisdiction comprising Rappahannock. Madison and Greene counties, a forestry official said this past Monday. Forest Warden Ken Cooper, who helped investigate the 21acre fire with the Virginia Department of Forestry, said that the fire likely began when wind blew tree branches against the power line and caused it to spark. He said that the line, which ran to a nearby house, did not snap. “There’s a couple of spots where trees (had) grown into the lines,” he said. Cooper said that the fire most likely started the night before it was discovered, but did not break out until wet leaves and brush dried from rain a few days earlier He said that the secluded area where the fire began probably prevented it from being noticed sooner. Cooper said that smaller power lines providing electricity to homes are a common cause of fire. “It's not going to be caused by these big-scale power lines," he said. “It’s more just the small lines that are going into houses.” Trees and branches can grow into lines or fall on them, Cooper said. He said that ice and heavy winds, like those that hit Rappahannock this past winter, make fires all the more likely. “The winds have been particularly bad this year,” he said. “That’s going to be the biggest factor." Area volunteer firefighters often find themselves combating brush fires - which can get started from a downed power line And in a rural county like Rappahannock, Cooper said, residential power lines stretch through the woods, making it difficult to keep them away from branches. “When you live in a county like Rappahannock there’s a lot of See FIRES, Page A2 Jose Alfonso Martins, Jr. Park plans trail closures in search area Shenandoah National Park Rangers continue to search for Jose Alfonso Martins, Jr., a 42 year old Manassas man. Search operations began during the morning of Saturday, March 29 and continued through Wednesday Operations have centered on the Keyser Run area in the park’s north district. Park officials will close the access points from both Skyline Drive and the park boundary for the following trails beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 4,2008: Keyser Rim Fire Road, Little Devils Stairs. Piney Branch, Sugar Loaf Piney Ridge, Pule Bridge Link Trail, and Hull School (from Piney Branch to Keyser Run. Trail closures will remain in effect until further notice. martins leu nis nonit? in Manassas on Wednesday. March 26, 2008. His family reported him missing to the Manassas Police Department on Thursday, f March 27. Martins's vehicle was located in the park on Saturday morning, March 29. Jose Martins, Jr. is described as a male with black hair and brown eyes, 5* 4"tall who weighs approximately 140 pounds. It is believed that he is wearing a dark blue ball cap with the words “Ocean City” printed on it. Martins is believed to be despondent. Over 50 employees and trained volunteers, including ground searchers, dog teams and a helicopter are currently involved in the search. Shenandoah National Park personnel are currently being assisted by Appalachian Search and Rescue, Virginia Search and Rescue Dogs Association (VSRDA). Dogs East Search and Rescue, Top of Virginia Search and Rescue. Search and Rescue Tracking Institution. Virginia State Police, Blue and Grey Search and Rescue Dogs, Manassas Police Department, TROT Search and Rescue, and the United States Park Pilice. Anyone with any information about Jose Alfonso .Martins, Jr. is asked to call 1-800-732-0911. ■ ...I. ai—■imii ,i - t n i mmmm Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Matt PeJkey Ted Pellegatta, center, with Cynthia and Ray Stamps, at Pellegatta’s Eatery on Main Street in Sperryville. Pellegatta’s Eatery survives first winter By Matt Prlkky Rappahannock Nows Staff Writer Fellegatta’s Eatery survived its first winter in Sperryville. A few weeks ago, manager , Ted Pellegatta renewed the lease for his space on Main Street. He «is now looking for ward to times of plenty, when tourists will stream in with the summer warmth and buy the muffins, cookies and breads lined up in his display cases. “January is traditionally a See EATERY, Page A2

Cheers in order There’s a local mom who’s flipping these days in Amissville. At this month's CCA National Cheerleading Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina Amber Rogers, daughter of Amy Hitt of Amissville, came in 3rd place for her individual competition. Amber, who goes to school at Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy in Stephens City, did an individual routine at the CCA Nationals. The SVC A team also came in 3rd place for the Iham Competition. Amber Rogers Amber is a senior at SVCA and has been accepted at Liberty University in Lynchburg, where she will be attending this fall. She will be majoring in Sports Kinesiology. Her mom, step-dad Gary and her brothers Dylan and Evan are very proud of her. □ Please enter my new subscription to: Sappahanttocfe News Subscription Rates By Mait*'"'"*.' Rappahannock......*21.® Ekcwhcrc in the U.S.*27.® Name Address State Zip. Mii snbaaipdoes arc payable in advance. Make dbed or moon order payable to: m^pahaianoek Nous, P.O. 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Upkeep, which is typically the power company's responsibility, can also be more difficult in rural areas, and many lines in Rappahannock have been neglected, Cooper said. “A lot of these lines I think could use more maintenance.,” he said. “They just haven’t been kept up like they should.” Cooper said that power lines are typically the second or third most common cause of brush fires, but in the past few weeks they have led to more fires than any other source in Rappahannock and Madison counties, he said. Cooper said that on Feb. 10, power lines caused about seven fires in Madison and Rappahannock counties. Since the summer, power lines have been cited as the source of six fires in Rappahannock. burning a total of 34 acres. No homes were damaged in the fires. Cooper said. Washington Fire Chief Ann Spieker said that power lines caused two of the larger brush fires in recent years. In addition to the March 21 fire, another about three years ago burned 17 acres, she said. Both and Cooper and Spieker recommended that homeowners occasionally check power lines on their property. Any branches growing too close to the lines or any old and decaying lines should be reported to the power provider, they said. Brian Wolfe, a spokesperson for Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, said that owners can call in any potential problems for an assessment. He said that Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which serves 937 customers in Rappahannock, regularly inspects its power lines. Guidelines from Rappahannock Electric Cooperative advise owners not to plant trees or build under overhead lines. Democrats focus on Presidential Race On Saturday, April 19, while the annual Fodderstack Race is going on outside, many in Rappahannock will be focusing on the Presidential race - inside. Rappahannock Democrats are encouraged to participate in the Democratic Presidential Caucus beginning at noon on Saturday, April 19, at The Rappahannock County Library. The purpose of the assembled caucus is to elect three delegates and one alternate who will represent Rappahannock at both the 7th Congressional District Democratic Convention on May 10 and the Virginia Democratic State Convention held on June 14. Those delegates will then elect See CAUCUS, Page A4 Eatery From Page A1 disaster as well as half or more than half of February," Fellegatta said. He said he has already seen business pick up. “We’re back pretty strong...he said. For many businesses in Rappahannock, winter can be tough. Fewer tourists come out to hike in Shenandoah National Park, one of the largest attractions in the area, and sales can plummet. Fellegatta said on a winter day he typically makes about one-tenth of what he can pull over the summer. 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Pellegatta agreed to run the place, which sits in Apple Hill’s old location. “The motivation was they were going to shut this place down. I looked at it more as a community service, but the community service turned me into a commanity servant,” he said, laughing. Fbllegatta relied on some of his experience working at • the Rappahannock County Circuit Court clerk’s office between March 21 and March 27. To find transfers in other Northern Virginia counties, visit www.timespapers.com. Hampton District Bessie F. Grigsby to Carl Leon Grigsby, 2 acres, deed of gift, tax map: 28-40. Rappahannock County Decals Rappahannock County 2008 vehicle decals are due by April 15. All delinquent personal property taxes in name of applicant must be paid before decal can be issued. Extended hours April 1 through April 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information call the Treasure’s Office at 540675-5360. Correction A photo caption in last week’s Rappahannock News gave the wrong name for a local boy participating in the Soap Box Derby of Culpeper. His name, as it was correctly written in the article, is Donald Armel, not David. Apple Hill when managing his eatery. He knew that business would slow down in winter, for example, and he budgeted for it, he said. He did not, however, expect to get hit with taxes as hard as he did, he said. “It’s a lot of money to come out of a small business like this,” he said. A number of restaurants line Main Street in Sperryville, and with the Stonewall Abbey Cafe scheduled to open soon, competition for business is likely to become even tougher. But ftllegatta will take it in stride, he said. “I'm of the school that business is good for business, and competition is good for business,” he said. And there are always his regulars, he said. Ray Stamps, of Woodville, put up cash to help cover the eatery’s first six-month lease. He said he goes there every morning he’s in town. “The food is great,” he said. “I think Teddy prepares some of the best food anywhere, and of course the camaraderie is great. It’s a lively social environment, and I think people enjoy being part of the scene here.” E-mail the reporter at mpelkey@timespapers.com. r Police Briefs Rock bottom Some masonry tools and stones were reportedly stolen Friday from a work site on Zachary Taylor Highway in Flint Hill. The estimated value of the items is about $100. According to the report at the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office, a man was doing some masonry work at a home and had left the tools and stones there because he had not yet finished the job. A witness saw another person back a trade into the area and take the items, but no more information was provided to the sheriff’s office. Off-road accident A man was flown to Fairfax Inova Hospital for treatment on Saturday afternoon after he was injured driving a fourwheeler mi a wooded trail near Old Church Lane in Rock Mills. According to the sheriff’s office report, the accident involved only one vehicle and happened around 3:45 p.m. Richmond wreck The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department transported one man to Fauquier Hospital on Monday after he was injured in a car accident on Richmond Road. According to the sheriffs office report, only one vehicle was involved in the wreck. E-mail scams Several county residents have reported e-mail scams recently to the sheriffs office, Sheriff Connie Smith said. The most common scam is an e-mail that tells the recipients they have won a portion of a large lottery jackpot. They can receive a check to deposit if they send a specified amount of money back to the lottery company. But the check ends up being fake and people who fall for the scam lose the money they send to the socalled lottery company. Smith said no one should send money or financial information in response to such e-mails or phone calls. County and Town Meetings and Notices • On Thursday, April 3, the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority will meet at 7:30 p. m. at the Rappahannock County courthouse on Gay Street. • On Monday, April 7, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will meet at a 2 p.m. session for a public hearing at the Rappahannock County courthouse on Gay Street. There will be no 7 p.m. Meeting. Agenda: 2:00 p.m. David Cubbage, VdoT Report -6 year Road Plan and FY 2009 Budget Adoption* Old Business -Stuart Field-Deed of Gift from Ruritans to County +draft Deed from Ruritans* +draft lease with Rappahannock Athletic Association* -Broadband Service, Virginia Broadband -Courthouse Maintenance and Law Library fees Amendment * -Solar Energy Equipment Tax Exemption proposal* -Clean Streams Day, April 12* New Business -Potential 5K Race Fundraiser -M.T. Puskar financing on Aileen* Correspondence -Letter from Senator Byrd* -NWVHSA Certificate of Public Need information* Information -March Building Permit Report -Article from “The Hook” re: Electric Towers* -School Budget Public Hearing on Monday, April 28, at RCHS Auditorium 7:00 p.m. • On Tuesday, April 8, the Rappahannock County School Board will meet at 7 p.m. closed session and at 7:30 p.m. public session at RCHS band room. • On Wednesday, April 16, the Washington Town Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting. 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Supervisors to hear from Internet provider By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear a presentation Monday that might reveal the future of highspeed Internet in the county. Culpeper-based Virginia Broadband will be talking to the board about a plan that could provide highspeed Internet access to 75 percent of the county’s population. The company has proposed building several Rappahannock facilities, which would include small microwave dishes mounted on 80-foot wooden poles. Two areas of the county that would not be served are Amissville and Chester Gap, where Comcast Digital Wireless service is already available. The board gave approval at its March meeting for County Administrator John McCarthy to explore the topic further and invite VABB representatives to speak at the supervisors’ afternoon meeting this month. VABB is looking into the possibility of having the county work with them to secure transmitter locations and funding for the project. McCarthy said the company is soliciting the county to underwrite the amount of money borrowed for the project. VABB wants a guaranteed return on their investment, in case fewer customers than expected sign up for the service. The county would only be on the hook if Rappahannock residents decide they are not interested in VABB’s service. But McCarthy doesn’t think that will happen. Many county residents have contacted him already to ask questions about VABB’s proposal. “There is a very broad pent-up demand for broadband Internet,” McCarthy said, explaining that other wireless options in the county, such as satellite service, can be unreliable. “I think this is something a lot of people out there really want. “And, let’s face it, it’s very important for economic development,” he added. “Business owners don’t always need a storefront on major highway anymore, but they do need FedEx and broadband access.” The county and public schools might anchor the project by purchasing broadband service from VABB, McCarthy said. One of the main recommendations produced by the county’s Broadband Initiative committee in November was that the county government and schools’ Sheriff’s office increases speeding enforcement ByMattPelkey Rappahannock News Staff Writer Speeders beware. The Rappahannock County Sheriffs Office has stepped up traffic enforcement with the help of a recently awarded state grant, Rappahannock County Sheriff Connie Compton Smith said. “...complaints have come in about speeders and we’re working to control the speed some,” Smith said. Smith said the sheriff’s office has received complaints about speeding in county towns — primarily Washington, Sperryville and Chester Gap — and also on roads with 45- and 35-mile-per-hour speed limits, such as routes 729 and 642. Smith said she has increased enforcement throughout the county. “We’re actually enforcing it everywhere,” she said. Speeders face a fine of $5 for every mile per hour over the speed limit they are caught driving. The sheriffs office first upped enforcement during the statewide “Click It or Ticket” blitz that ran from March 16 to March 23, Smith said. Deputies wrote 87 tickets over the course of the week, Smith said, targeting drivers not wearing seat belts as well as those traveling over the speed limit. Purchase Quality Photographs trcr^ tfie :*** ou* wePsite to .**ta»ts Ptmios are avarfawe matted and framed and make great gitrv RappNews.com Smith said that the state grant came through the “Click It or Ticket” campaign and covers overtime pay for deputies enforcing speed limits. She said that the extra hours are voluntary. Though the sheriff s office has manned speed traps on Main Street in Washington in recent weeks, Smith said the increased enforcement is not a result of calls by town residents to crack down on speeding. But Smith said that she thinks it has nonetheless helped “somewhat.” The Washington Town Council last month voted to place a stop sign on Main Street in an attempt to slow traffic on the busy street. This summer the council will likely consider raising speeding lines in town to further clamp down on speeding. 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When completed, it will stretch from the eastern Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay, roughly following the Rappahannock River basin, and servicing customers in 25 understanding of when speeders most often drive through town and how fast they are going. Smith said the sheriffs office has the results of the study and will probably discuss them with town officials this week. E-mail the reporter at mpelkey@timespapers.com. contiguous counties. McCarthy said Monday’s discussion will be an initial “scoping” meeting. There is no public hearing involved, but citizens may speak during the normal public comment period held after the regular meeting commences at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Rappahannock County Courthouse, located on Gay Street in the Town of Washington. 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Editorial & Opinion A4 April 3. 2008 -ftappaijamtocfe i^etos—— Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, PUBLISHER Anita L_ Sherman, Edttor Peter W. Arundel, President Bill Walsh, Executive Edttor Jan Clatterbuck, Office I To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $21 a year in Rappahannock County $27 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: 249 Main Street, Washington, Va. Mailing address: PO Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3068 e-mail: aaherwian@tiinespapars.coiw Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m„ Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations & www.rappnews.com THURSDAY, APRIL, 3, 2008 Too little too late? Washington residents Gary and Michelle Schwartz are hurting these days. They’ve lost another feline friend to a motorist’s wheels. It was nearly noon on Wednesday when they got the news that their calico companion, Miss Kitty, had been killed. Springtime doesn’t seem to bode well for the Schwartz’s who lost “Tobey” at about this time two years ago. The scene was pretty much the same — someone speeding hit their pet and then left. Certainly Miss Kitty was fairly free to roam. She wasn’t always confined and preferred crossing streets to chasing balls of yam. But, that didn’t justify her being killed and left for others to find. Common decency would seem to dictate that the driver would stop and try to find the owner or at least report the incident to the sheriff’s office. Ironically, Gary and Michelle have been part of the town’s efforts to curb speeding in the Town of Washington — particularly along Main Street. Recently members of the Town Council have approved putting in an additional stop sign at Porter and Main and Mayor Leggett would like to see stiffer fines attached for speeding in the Town. Another irony is that Sheriff Smith has been active in cracking down on speeders - not only in the Town of Washington - but in several of the villages where complaints of speeding have been voiced. So, valiant efforts are underway, but the catalysts for change have been voicing their concerns for years. It’s all well and good but it doesn’t ease the pain of a lost pet. Neighborhood news Help. The Rappahannock News is in need of a columnist from the Amissville area. Julie Emery, who nobly took on that task for many months, is no longer able to do it. Our current neighborhood columnists, Barbara Adolfi from Sperryville, Marie Atkins from Boston, Jan Clatterbuck from Washington, and Leah Delong and Ester Settle from Flint Hill, need company. Chester Gap is another area in need of a columnist as well. If you’re “in the know” in Amissville or Chester Gap and would like to lend your writing talents, please let me know at (540) 675-3338 or via email at asherman@timespapers.com As most of you know, we’re a small staff here and rely on community input. So, if you’ve got a nose for news and would like to try your hand at crafting a column, let me know. Letters Come support Anita Hartke I’d like to invite everyone to the fund raising event being hosted by the Culpeper Democratic Committee, for congressional candidate and Amissville resident Anita Hartke in her bid to unseat Eric Cantor this fall for the 7th District seat in the U.S House of Representatives. Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean will be speaking, and a delicious dinner will be served afterwards. Tm excited to announce that I’ve been invited to provide the entertainment for the evening, so m be singing all your jazz favorites from the 40s with saxophonist Bob Rice of Warrenton, pianist and former Sperryville resident George Sims, and drummer Larry Livingston of Manassas. The festivities will be held at the Culpeper Country Club on Thursday, April 10, at 5:30 p.m. Deadline for reservations is Saturday, April 5, cost is $75, and available by contacting Jan Huss at 540937-5580 or at Come and support Anita Hartke! Linda Heimstra Nethers, VA 1 jWSBB’Utt TW.UmTKCW ok (kscwsa «rr k TBKMMWIH6 raWiKW Grateful resident sends thanks My wife, dogs and I have lived in Flint Hill since 1994, when I retired after a 37-year career with the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. We have learned to love the county, and twice the citizens have served us beyond the call of normal duty. My mother was living with us when she suffered a stroke and had to be taken to the hospital. The Flint Hill Rescue Squad took her to Fauquier Hospital, where she received excellent care. Now I have had a problem: Earlier this month I sang in the Washington Baptist Church Variety Show, and upon leaving the theatre, I fell and broke my left hip. The Washington Rescue Squad took me to the Warren Memorial Hospital, where I am now recovering and may return home in a few weeks. So this letter is a thank you to all involved, especially the members of my church, who delivered Holy Eucharist on this Good Friday. Robert E. Amos Flint Hill Good news in tough times As most of you have „ noticed, The Rappahannock News has gotten smaller. Our sections have been combined since the beginning of the year. Ad revenue is down across the board. Not only for us, but for our other sister papers as well. And, Times Community, is not the only newspaper chain that is hurting in this tough economy. Each year the Virginia Press Association, of which we are a member, holds a convention at which editors, writers, photographers, and page designers are honored for their work. It is a prestigious affair and very validating for journalists, particularly community journalists who are usually driven by other aspirations other than financial gain, who are given kudos by a panel of their peers. This year From Where I Sit Anita Sherman the Virginia Press Association received 4,704 entries from 147 of its members throughout the state. The entries were judged by the New Jersey Press Association in Trenton. I attended this year’s event which was held in Roanoke the weekend of ' March 14-15. Certainly the highlight was when our sister paper, The Fauquier Times Democrat in Warrenton, took home Sweepstakes for its division. Likewise, they also won two Best in Shows. I am honored and proud to report that the Times Community chain of papers garnered 96 awards for 2007. Of those, 10 were awarded to The Rappahannock News. So, while the paper may be smaller, our commitment to deliver quality local news is still very high. Rappahannock News winners for 2007 were: Kevin Allen Second Place General news writing Kevin Allen Third Place Business and financial writing Kevin Allen Third place In-depth or investigative writing Michelle Burdette Second place Page design Anita Sherman First place Feature writing portfolio Anita Sherman First place Personality or portrait photo Anita Sherman, Kevin Allen, Michelle Burdette Second place Combination picture and story Anita Sherman, Michelle Burdette Third place General makeup Steve Wheat First place Informational graphics Steve Wheat Second place Informational graphics Caucus From Page A2 Virginia’s delegation to the National Democratic Presidential Convention held in Denver in August. Those wishing to serve as a delegate must fill out a “Delegate Filing Form." Completed forms, along with a $15 filing fee, may be mailed to RCDC, PO Box 277, Washington, VA, or be given to one of the officers: Ray Boc, Andy Platt, Mary Jane Cappello or Yogi Bear. In all cases the filing forms must be in the hands of an officer not later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14. Filing forms and additional information are available in packets at the Registrar of Voters’ office on Gay Street, Washington, during their regular business hours, at The Rappahannock County Library, or by calling Ray Boc, Chair, Rappahannock County Democratic Committee, 987-9706. On Saturday, April 19, registra tion for the Caucus will start at 11:00 a.m. The Caucus will start promptly at 12: 00 p.m. and no one will be admitted after that. Participation in the Caucus is open to all Democrats who are registered voters in Rappahannock County. (For information about registering to vote, please call the Registrar of Voters, Nancy Newlin, 675-5380.) For further information on the Caucus or the activities of the local Democratic Committee, please call Ray Boc, Chair, 987-9706. Tax rebates coming down the pike Start checking your mailbox in early May. That’s when more than 130 million Americans should begin receiving big checks from Uncle Sam, tnanKs to tne $168 billion Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 passed by Congress and signed by the president. These payments, commonly referred to as the 2008 tax rebates (as opposed to the normal tax refunds you receive when you’ve overpafft income tax), typically will range up to $600 for individuals and $1,200 for married couples filing jointly, plus an additional $300 per qualified child under age 17. There’s also good news for people who owed no 2007 federal income tax: The Forum Jason Alderman Thanks to a lastminute bill addition, those folks will receive $300 provided they earned at least $3,000 in 2007 from wages, selfemployment income, Social Security or disability benefits, certain veterans’ benefits or certain other income sources. The IRS has posted an information page that discusses eligibility, shows payment examples and answers many commonly asked questions (click on “Rebate Questions” at www.irs.gov). Here are a few highlights: ' • You must file a 2007 federal tax return in order to receive a rebate, even if you owe no taxes and wouldn’t ordinarily file. A sample Form 1040A for lowincome earners appears in the “Frequently Asked Questions” section on the IRS site above. • You don’t need to calculate your rebate amount; if you qualify, the IRS will figure it and send you a check. • Rebates will phase out gradually for individuals whose adjusted gross income is over $75,000 ($150,000 for married couples filing jointly). • Children age 17 and older on December 31, 2007, who are claimed as a dependent by their parents, won’t earn a rebate, either for their parents or themselves. If not claimed as a dependent, they may be eligible for their own rebate. • The IRS is using 2007 tax returns to determine rebate amounts. So, if you weren’t eligible in 2007 but it turns out you will be in 2008, you’ll receive a rebate when you file your 2008 taxes next year. • Furthermore, if you receive a rebate but it turns out you weren’t actually eligible (because your 2008 income doesn’t qualify), the government will not ask you to return the money. • Those who file for direct deposit on their tax return will likely receive rebates sooner than those who opt for a check. • Rebates are not taxable and won’t be added to 2008 income. Although Congress intends for people to reinvest their rebates in our faltering economy, you should temper that desire to spend it all at once. Consider using at least a portion to pay off high-interest debt, boost your emergency savings or add to your retirement nest egg. One last caution: Scammers posing as IRS representatives and promising to send early rebate payments (among other bogus claims), have tricked many unsuspecting people into revealing personal or bank account information over the phone or via email links to official-looking forms. The IRS does not gather such information by phone or email. To learn more about these and other scams, type “identity theft” in the search box on www.irs.gov. Another good resource is Practical Money Skills for Life, Visa’s free personal financial management site, which contains detailed identity theft and security precautions everyone should take (www.practicalmoneyskills.com/security). Bottom line: If you’re eligible, make sure you file a tax return to receive your rebate. Once you’ve got it, spend wisely.

Register now: Fodderstack Race in need of runners By Jennifer Manley Special to the Rappahannock News Spring is here - daffodils are in full golden yellow bloom, and maple trees are sporting their rusty red blossoms. And, speaking of sporting things - how many of you have dusted off your running shoes and started practicing for this year’s Fodderstack 10K to be run on April 19? This year will be the thirtieth (tricesimus - John McCarthy is not the only one who can use long words) running of the race that starts in Flint Hill and follows the Fodderstack Road all the way to Washington. Washington is, of course, our own Washington, the original Washington, and not that upstart town of the same name in the District of Columbia. The race will start just north of the packing shed in Flint Hill (look for the voodoo-like pile of stones on the right hand side of the road as you enter town from the north), and end at the Court House in Washington. Registration will start at 8:15 a.m. in the Flint Hill Fire Hall, and the race starts at 10 a.m. The race’s major sponsor will again be the Inn at Little Washington. They have been strong supporters of this event for many years now and we appreciate their continued generosity. The Inn’s sponsorship will provide the 300 Fodderstack 10k 2008 Tshirts that will be awarded on a “first come first serve” basis to successful runners. If you would like a T-shirt you’d better fill out a registration form and get out and start practicing running now. Rappahannock National Bank is underwriting the cost of the race numbers, and On the Run Sports is donating sports mugs to be presented as prizes. Water stations will be provided through the sponsorship of local businesses. Their names and those of the other generous sponsors will be listed not only in this paper, but also on display boards at the finish line of the race. Those sponsors who have websites may also have arranged to have links to their own sites made accessible from the Fodderstack 10K website. We want to thank sponsors publicly because it is thanks to them that the race can take place at all, and through the race, funds can be raised for maintenance and improvements of the county’s recreational park. As of Friday, March 28, we have 92 registered runners - 51 males and 41 females. Last year we had over 300 runners so if you are interested in breaking records, fill out a registration form and get out and start practicing running now? While we want as many local runners as possible, we also welcome with open arms runners from elsewhere. Runners from Illinois, New Mexico, Maryland, District of Columbia, and other parts of Virginia have registered, as has one runner from the United Kingdom. The UK runner will be on his honeymoon and is including the Fodderstack 10K in his travels. The original plan had been that both he and his bride (both marathon runners who met through running) would participate but a wonky knee has put her out of the running, so to “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band in concert In celebration of its 210th anniversary, the United States Marine Band inaugurated a retrospective series of concerts. Rappahannock resident, Colonel (ret.) John R. Bourgeois, the 25th director of “The President’s Own”, will be featured in a concert at 2 p.m. on the April 20 at the Rachel Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va. Bourgeois, who led the band from 1979 to 1996, will conduct a program featuring music he commissioned for the band and music associated with important events related to his career. The concert is titled “tempo di Bourgeois,” Works by Jager, Bach, Knox, Barnes, Sousa, Verdi and Wagner will be fea John R. Bourgeois tured along with an appearance by retired baritone vocalist soloist, Michael Ryan. The concert is free and open to the public and no tickets are required. AUCTIO 5:30 pm FRI., April 4, at the gallery - RL 211, Amissville, VA Come relive your childhood (or your parents ...or your grandparents'...) at this auction.' Offering a private individual’s wonderful collection of old toy cars, trucks, trains and more, along with some fine Victorian oak and other furniture...and many other curiosities_keep an eye on our website to see our latest discoveries as we unpack. TOYS: Doepke Barter Green. Tonka. Buddy L; Struclo; Lionel; Cragstan, Wyandnfle; Marx; Hamilton Greyhound. Radio Hyer; Gulf Service Stations; LOTS of old tin car. and other vehicles; MANY old Midgetoy. Tootsietoy, Hot Wheels. Matchbox. Aim. Lapin. All Rubber. Super Dinky. Auburn, Renewal. Slik-Toys, etc; four pedal cars, and more still' FURNITURE: Victorian golden oak - Mahogany - Wicker - And More' Buffet - Washstands Settee - Old baiter chair - fainting couches - China cabinets - Secretary Store floor display cabi net Solas All sorts of stands, chairs, and so much more' OLD CARNIVAL GIASS: A few exceptional pieces Spectacular ELECTRIC BLUE Peacock & Urn bowl; white fanciful plate, white Grape Delight rosehowl; Peacock & (/rapes howl. Windflower bowl; blue Orange Tree hatpin holder, etc srjvni l ATIONS: ALL SORTS of intriguing small stuff; Pottery and porcelain, glass, kitchen ware, ironware, advertising, needlework and SOOOO much more lots of boxes yet to unpack' Check the website often for photos and updates Tcnm Muslmanl/Visa vk/lt\\ check, cash 10*4 buyer'* pivmium Bill Pavnc Auctions, inc. vaarwu P.O. Box 178(10 Maddox lau). Amissville, VA 20106 (540) ¥37-4142 email: paynr729drearthlink.net website: www.bpauctioitxxom speak. So. dear Rappahannockers. if the thought of “outsiders” winning the lovely prizes that will be offered bothers you, fill out a registration form and get Out and start practicing running now. And don't forget - there is a prize specifically for the first Rappahannock male and female residents to cross the finish line - The Eva Smith Memorial Award. Female runners should note that Susanne McNear who has won this award several times in the past will not be running this year, so step up and meet this challenge. Prizes for the race will, as in recent years, be designed and hand-painted by local artist Merrill Strange. In addition to the prizes for the individual race categories, there will be several random prizes which will be drawn at the award ceremony following the race. In addition to the gifts. On The ftun Sports from Warrenton will have a stand selling runningrelated items in the area of the starting line in Flint Hill and there will also be a stand selling Fodderstack 10K 2008 souvenir T-shirts, caps and mugs in the area of the finishing line in Washington. So. let’s recap and go through your “to-do” list: Fill out a Registration Form, get out and practic ing running. Forms are available at various businesses in the county or at the race website - www.fodderstacklOk.com. If you need additional information contact John McCarthy at 675 3530 or Jean Lillard at 675 3670. Become a sponsor and help support the race and the county recreational park. Sponsorship forms can be accessed through the race website (see above' or by requesting them from Jonathan Moore 675 3092 or Jennifer Manly 635 2016. OK - so you want this thirtieth Fodderstack to be a huge success? Then follow the instructions above. 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School News from Around the County Chappell’s Corner Rappahannock schools have lowest dropout rate in state Rappahannock County. Clarke County and Lexington City are the only school divisions in the state to have dropout rates of 0 percent, according to newly released 2006-2007 school year figures from the Virginia Department of Education. Three ways to help the schools receive more state money “Fill out census form for school-age children - If you are a Rappahannock resident and have school-aged children (ages 5-19), please fill out the “School Census” form that will be mailed to all residents who do not have children in the schools. Mail the census form to Director of Special Services Mike Tupper, 6 Schoolhouse Road, Washington, VA 22747. The more school-age children we can identify who live in Rappahannock, the more state sales tax revenues will be sent to Rappahannock County public schools (RCPS). This is NOT just for parents of students in the RCPS. It is also important that parents who send their children to private schools fill out this form. If parents don’t fill out this form the RCPS can lose state money. The census form will be sent to RCPS parents in April. “Enroll property in conservation easement - According to County Administrator John McCarthy: “Property covered by a conservation easement is valued by the state at its “Use Value" (quite a bit lower than fair market value) in calculating state (school) aid. benefiting local taxpayers." “Enroll children in the RCPS - The more students who attend the RCPS. the more state “basic aid" will be provided to the RCPS. The RCPS gains about $1,800 per each student enrolled in the RCPS. Conversely, the RCPS loses about $1,800 per each student not enrolled in the RCPS. According to Superintendent Dr. Bob Chappell: “It's not just t» dollars and cents issue. We truly want to serve every Rappahannock child, and hope that parents will select the RCPS when they make educational decisions for their family" RCPS holds auction to sell old vehicles and equipment On Friday, April 4. there will be an auction at the RCPS bus garage at 5 p.m. This is the only process by which schools can sell old equipment. For sale will be two school buses, a 1991 Toyota four-wheel drive that can be used for parts, a Hobart mixer with attachments, a Hobart sheer, computer monitors, computer equipment, a Linytron TV, a Goldstar VCR, a VCR rewinder, Elmo overhead projectors, a Magnavox DVD player. APC battery backups. a Vermont American steel routing table, and drafting tables. School calendar RCPS events (subject to change), April 3-9: April 3 - 8:10 a.m., Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) curbside recycling: 4 p.m., girls’ JP soccer. Home vs. Shenandoah Christian Academy. 4 - End of RCES third advisory: RCES Spirit Day: 5-p.m., vehicle and equipment auction at Bus Garage; 5 p.m., varsity baseball and softball. Home vs. Stonewall Jackson; 5:30 p.m., varsity girls’ soccer at Stonewall • JacksonQuicksburg; 7 p.m., boys’ varsity soccer at Stonewall JacksonQuicksburg. 7 - 4 p.m„ girls’ JV and varsity soccer. Home vs. Stonewall Jackson-Quicksburg; 4:30 p.m., JP girls’ soccer at Shenandoah Valley Christian; 5:30 p.m., varsity softball and baseball at Stonewall Jackson. 8 - 5:30 p.m., boys’ varsity soccer, Home vs. Stonewall Jackson-Quicksburg; 6 p.m., boys’ JV soccer at Quantico; 7:30 p.m., school board meeting. 9-5 p.m., track. Home vs. Strasburg. Hearthstone School Vegetables for plant sale Spring has arrived and the upper and lower school gardening classes have started many variety of vegetable seedlings, which they will sell at the Waterpenny Farm plant sale on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds will be used to buy an animal from the international charity Heifer International. The gardening classes are also replanting a large vegetable and herb garden beyond the playground. Auction to be held April 12 All classes are gearing up for Hearthstone’s annual auction, to be held on Saturday, April 12 at 4 p.m. Each class will be contributing a themed gift basket to the auction: Nursery/kindergarten: “For the Gardener.” 2nd-4th grades: “An EcoFriendly Basket,” filled with household products for saving energy and living in harmony with the earth. High school: “Summer Comforts,” featuring natural insect repellent, sunscreen, lip balms, herbal teas, soaps and more. Wakefield Country Day School 2nd grader recognized in national writing competition Two local representatives from Coldwell Banker visited Wakefield Country Day School (WCDS) this month to recognize second grader Douglas Griffin for his winning entry in their national contest on how a “house is a home.” Griffin participated in the third annual “My Home: The American Dream” contest sponsored by Coldwell Banker and Scholastic, in which he described how his home is a “special place to share dreams and build family memories that will last a lifetime.” The school received a check for $100, which Douglas requested be applied - to purchasing “funny books” for the library. Key Club helps usher in spring Members of the Key Club greeted the new season with a litter clean-up around the campus and along Hittles Mill Road and Route 522. Key Club has worked hard all year to support service projects for the school and for the community, helping to implement an important component of the school’s mission. Lady Panthers best Owls By Matt Pelkey Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock’s girls came into their own on Tuesday, beating Wakefield Country Day School 3-1 in the Lady Panthers’ second game of the season. Rappahannock’s offense charged at the Owls’ goal throughout the game, firing shot after shot. A textbook cross from midfielder Megan Wheatley to forward Hannah Rosenbaum notched the first goal for the Panthers. Rappahannock’s defense hovered at midfield and sent any balls that the Owls kicked free back up to the team’s forwards, who feverishly worked them toward the goal. Panther defender Kara Corbin stepped up time and again with a big foot that put an end to many of Wakefield's attempts to break through. The Owl’s offense played a smart passing game, but it didn’t match well against the aggressive Rappahannock offense. The Owls found the greatest success in frenzied runs by forward Katherine Russo, who displayed nimble foot work and a strong kick. Even though Russo’s break aways didn’t bring any goals, they ripped the ball away from the Panthers and gave the Owls opportunities to shoot. “I expected a tough match,” said Wakefield head coach Nick Pfautz. “I heard from some of my players that they have a good squad.” Rappahannock’s last game — a season-opening 20 loss to Warren County — showed a promising defense that could stand up against a team that last year whomped the Panthers 8-0. Rappahannock’s offense, however, struggled to control the ball in the game, and made only short, spastic runs past the mid-field line. On Tuesday, the girls’ defense proved that their stand against Warren wasn’t beginner’s luck, and the offense demonstrated strides in improvement. “They possess all the way up the field,” said the Panthers’ head coach Dave Gillis. Gillis, who worked his team four out of the five days the players had off for spring break last week, said he believes his team will continue to advance. E-mail the reporter at mpelkeyQPti mespapers. com. Rappahannock News staff photo/Matt Pelkey Wakefield's Isabelle Eastham sets up for a shot against Rappahannock goalkeeper Brittany Clatterbuck. Closing the gap from the field to the table By Kelly Alm Rappahannock News Staff Writer The link between farmers and consumers has not always stretched across thousands of miles. Before agriculture was ' Ask the Arborist By Jam* Wood II.S.A. Certified Arborist Branches and Buds Branches support foliage and provide water transport from a plants roots to the leaves, and also transport photosynthates to other locations in the plant. The branching habit provides the basic shape of the crown. Every species has its own distinctive shape and can be identified that way. Tree shape is also influenced by available space that may be limited by adjacent trees, buildings and other infrastructures. Individual trees and shrubs follow this "genetic imprint" and grow according to their species. Species are noted also for the strength (or weakness) of their wood, fragrance and pliability Common phrases such as “mighty as an oak" or “thin as a willow" have woven themselves into our vocabulary Buds are points on twigs where future growth will occur. They produce new shoots, leaves and flowers for the next period of growth A torminaI bud appears at the end of a twig If the terminal bud is removed, one or two lateral bud* may grow to replace it Again, proper pruning practices are required to maintain good growth patterns. Every year's new growth can be identified by a color change on a twig. New bark is usually smoother in texture and lighter color or green. Terminal bud scale scars from the last year's terminal bud also provide a means of measuring growth. For more information or to schedule an appointment for a complimentary consultation with me, call 877-BARTLETT today, or e-mail me at /wood & bartlett com. BARTLETT TREK EXPERTS agribusinesses, if you didn’t grow or raise the food you served to your family, you knew the farmer who did —outside the cities, at any rate. Most people today buy their food from large grocery stores, where they are likely to wander down fluorescentlit aisles, completely detached from the origin of their produce, dairy, and meat selections. “I don’t think the consumer knows who the farmer is today,” said Fauquier County Supervisor Holder Trumbo, who owns the Marshall IGA (Independent Grocers Alliance). Trumbo was one of five panelists to speak to this and other issues relating to the local fanning community at a seminar dubbed “Farm to Consumer to Farm; Strengthening the Link,” held at Buchanan Hall in Upperville last Thursday. Panelists also included Eric Plaskin of Waterpenny Farm, Rappahannock County; Pablo Elliott of Stoney Lonesome Farm, Prince William County; Katy Zurshmeide of Great Country Farms, Loudoun County, and Matt Benson of Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech. The event was sponsored by Virginia Organic Producers and Consumers Association Ltd, a growing network and information resource for the Virginia organic community. The ADMISSION Good all Weekend Adults *6 • Kids 12 A under FREE SPRING | ARTSce CRAFTS FAIRE 1 f redencksburg E»po A Conference Center Fredericksburg Premier Cntt Eveit! HOURS Sat 4/S • 10am Sun 4/6 • 11 am 6pm Spm Piedmont area is a microcosm, demonstrating a national trend toward consumers increasingly seeking locally produced food. “There’s been a growth in demand as people have become aware of the benefits,” said Elliott. “The CSAs (community supported agriculture) are filling up. The farmer’s markets get cleaned out.” Elliott listed freshness and a close relationship with the producer as primary advantages of buying locally. “Consumers know where and how their food is grown, the story behind the production. This knowledge creates more accountability on the production side that will trend to fresher, healthier and more flavorful food." However, as Trumbo pointed out, the increase in demand has also left many small-scale farmers juggling full-time farming with marketing, delivering, and packaging, an istftie the smallscale local farming community is working to alleviate. Local farmers are discovering how Internet technology can not only help reestablish their connection with consumers, but also make their jobs a little easier. For instance, Tom Davenport of Hollin Farms in Delaplane, has created Farmfoody.org, a social networking Web site to connect farmers and their customers. Designed with demanding schedules in mind, the site allows farmers to create a profile, which Davenport said is much easier to set up and maintain than those found on other Web sites. Additionally, farms can post bulletins that instantly alert friends, neighbors, and customers about whatever topic they choose. For instance, farmers can let buyers know when the strawberries are ready to pick. The site also includes “Frequently Asked Questions” so farmers won’t have to spend hours on the phone explaining their programs. The site will be especially useful to pick-your-own farms and orchards, vineyards, CSAs, farmer’s markets, hay sellers, and others making direct sales to their customers, Davenport said. “If a fanner can connect directly to the consumer, everyone wins,” said Shawn Sisson, of Mountain Airy Farms in Middleburg. “Farmers want that resource. Happy Passover! Come join the Fauquier Jewish Congregation in our 9lh annual community celebration ol Passover at a festive second night Seder on Sunday, April 20, 2008 Beautiful new location, Jewish gourmet cooking! Please respond to PO Box 3162, Warrerrton, VA 20108 or (540) 341-1844 before April 10 www tauquierjewishcongregation.org €6 If a farmer can connect directly td the consumer, everyone wins. Farmers want that resource, that vehicle tQ reach their customers. — Shawn Sisson. Middleburg farmer that vehicle to reach their customers." Individuals are not the only ones hungry for locally produced food. “We’re also trying to find a way to connect large-scale producers to large grocery stores, and institutions that need high volumes of food," Elliott said. Waterpenny Farm’s Plaskin discussed the need for local produce to infiltrate the school lunch system. Ac cording to Plaskin, schools are required to buy the lowest-priced food they can. hence the abundance of food and drinks high in fructose com syrup. The challenge in replacing that food with fresh, nutritious, locally grow fruits and vegetables lies in funding. “It may mean convincing the county to raise property taxes just so our kids can eat carrots instead of (drinking! Coke,” Plaskin said. Given the emerging strength of the eat local movement, here are great and increasing opportunities for Fauquier farmers, the panelists agreed. While the growth of small-scale local food production has paralleled individual demand for locally produced food, demand from largescale consumers, such as grocery stores and schools, is exceeding the supply generated by local large-scale producers. E-mail the reporter: kalmffpti mespapers.com.

A few places left at Catstravaganza RappCats has a few spaces left for a one-of-a-kind evening of memorable entertainment and great food — all in a fabulous setting — and for a reasonable price. When: Friday. April 11; 6 - 9 p.m. Where: Middleton Inn in Little Washington What: A new, sensational, musical combination - performing together for the first time: Bill Harris, nationallyknown jazz pianist, listed in Washingtonian’s “Best of Jazz;” Monica Worth, recording artist who has toured nationally and sung with some of the greatest jazz musicians of our era. Delicious food & beverages (including wine) donated by: The Middleton Inn The Public House Hopkins Ordinary ECow Farmhouse Dining (Kit Johnston) Tom Calhoun of Tom’s Meat Market Sylvie Rowand Costco And an exemplary group of superior home chefs raffle items donated by: It’s About Thyme Jeanne Drevas Fairlea Bed & Breakfast Facial from New Way Door Prize furnished by: The Inn tit Little Washington Who: Your hosts: Mary Ann Kuhn, proprietress of the Middleton Inn; The Board of Directors of RappCats Special Bartender Tom Pellikaan What are our goals? To help you and cats. With funds raised here, once our foster care network is in place, when you hear a plaintive meowing outside your door in the middle of a rainy night. youU have a warm, safe place to bring your homeless visitor. Youll know that she will be spayed, inoculated and placed in a healthy, loving environment. Because, when you see two little feline fur balls walking down the middle of your road, and you’re afraid to pick them up because you just can't take in one more cat. but you don’t know where to bring them, and you just can’t leave them there to starve, get hit by a car, or swooped up by a predator, you’ll be able to make a call or send an email and know that they’ll be rescued and cared for in a safe environment — and then adopted by a loving See RAPPCATS, Page A9 The Germanna Colonies - and ties to Rappahannock County Families By John Tole Special to the Rappahannock News When does a resident of any place change from a ‘come here’ to a ‘been here’? How many generations must a family be present before the moniker can be changed? 50 years? A hundred or more? For some Rappahannock residents the ties to this place we all call home go back much further. Among these local folks are the descendents of the Germanna colonists, those Germans who came to the Virginia Piedmont in the early 1700s. They have familiar county names such as Aylor, Busckner, Carpenter, Dotson, Finks, Hackley, Hitt, Jenkins, Kilby, Martin, Poe, Racer. Riley, Rudasill, Swindle, Taylor, Utz, Weaver & Yeager. The first wave of these settlers came to the New World in 1714 to mine silver and iron as they had done in their native Germany. There were about 40 of them and they would form the first community at Germanna, the area surrounding the fork of the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers. The Germanna Community College, on present day Route 3 between Culpeper and Fredericksburg, stands in the midst of this region and serves as a reminder of these immigrants who formed what was once the western most settlement in British America. This small, hearty group was joined in 1717 by a second ‘wave’ of German settlers. Unlike their predeces sors, these later arrivals ended up here through trickery. Gov. Alexander Spotswood, who accumulated vast landholdings in the Germanna area needed inhabitants for his lands in order to meet the peculiar requirements of early royal land grants. He conspired with ship’s Captain Andrew Talbot to turn this second group into 7-year indentured servants. Other Germans arrived under better circumstances over the next several years and by 1720, Germanna was a small, yet substantial community in the wilderness. Around 1725 (possibly when their indentures were up* a number of the original inhabitants moved from Germanna to Madison, Fauquier. Culpeper (including the area of present day Rappahannock) counties. This insured many of their descendents a pretty decent claim as the original ‘come here's’ in many of these areas. On Sunday, April 13, at 3 p.m. at the Washington Town Hall, The Rappahannock Historical Society will present a program entitled “A History of the Germanna Colonies.” Presented by Thom Fairdoth, president of the Germanna Foundation and Germanna descendiint, and Rob Sherwood, English professor at Germanna Community College and Germanna descendant, this talk will discuss the history of the Germanna Colonies and provide some of the links between those early settlers and some of our current day residents. Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point Saturday. April 5,h • Noon post time Ben Venue Farm. Ben Venue 16 miles west of Warrenton on U.S. 211 r Seven races featiulnu !>■»-(is Don Open TlmixT honoring tiiat Old Dominion specialist and three time Virginia C'.olil Cup winner, picture*! alxwe. 540-364-4573 or 540-636-1507 Gray Ghost strikes gold! Gray Ghost's 2007 Adieu won Gold at its first competition of the year, the 18th Annual Grand Harvest Awards in Santa Rosa. California! 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Ilorsc & Field Sports Sporting Calendar APRIL 3 Tri-County Feeds Marshall. (540) 364-189l’ 3 National Sporting Library lecture, with author Dorothy Ours on Man O War. 7 p.m„ tree. (540) 687-6542 5 Old Dominion nounos roinrwT Ben Venue Farm. 12 p-m.. (540) 364-4573 5 Nokesville Horae Society gaited show. James Long Park. (571) 991-9160 5 ‘Retraining the Thoroughbred' lecture. Warrenton Community Center. (540) 207-3528 5-6 Dennis Reis noreemanamp cmc* motven Park. (800) 732-8220 Results Orange County Hunt Point-toPoint, Locust Hill Farm. Middleburg, March 30 Junior fi**ki mwitm Bat racv. Huiios. l. Finoss**. u/Jun** Wur*’ Bishop. ifHiim- Wurp. Horst's. l. Straw Fuut. u/r Scarlett Lovett; 3. Two Bit Temptation. u/Marv OBnon. r/Sarah Ctwn; a. Across Tho Milt's, u/r Grunt Ghunjav 4 started. Junior (WM masters thaw. Ponies. 1. Minuet. tvV Madeline Lohr, 'i. Talbots towu. u/Kuivn Eyles. r/Am*>liu Eyles; A Better Early, u/r Beverley Catlett T started. Horses. 1. Tummiu'u, u/r Grunt Chunyix 3. Willy; o/r Scarlett Lovett. 3. Sm(i Ami Hoist, o/r Sarah Gnvn 4. started. Novice rider Bat, first division. 2 milos. Time: 3.41. 1. FVrshuw, o/Mursuret White. r/VWturta Lawrence. 6 started. 5 off course. Second divuiua Time: 3:54 3/5. l Bold tjuest. u/Northwuuds Stable. r/Forest Bows, 3. Antonio Star. i^John FVttibone. r/Nick Carter: 3. Zhukov, o/Bnimdoon Stuble. r/Rod Mackenzie. 6 started. Novk* timber. 3 mill's. Tim**: 6.43 3/5. 1. Musk* Tb My Eurs. ikWhitewood Stable, rd'alvm Mci'ormack; A South Muntm-h. u/Augustin Stables. tfPmktv Young: A Finally Home. WLurry Levy r/Luun McVicor. 5 startl'd Charles Whitehouae n» Tim**: All 'A/5. 1. McCollum. Hilary Baker. r/Paddy Young: A leaves of Autumn. iwBnuv Smart. t/Liam McVicar A Cu*y Lane. iVCsirv Baker. i/Jeff Murphy, A started Restricted maiden. A miles. Time: A13 AC. t. Grand Heritage. uAVillnun Russell. t/Jeff Murphy; A Magic Boots. o/Moiulluh Stable. t/Nick Carter. A Run The Light. u/Kinros* Finn. r/Chris Read IA started A off course. Ruftis Humphrey memnrt at amateur hurdle. A miles. Time: AOS Vr>. 1. Church Ghost, uhr Juke Dunnmg. A Just A Prince. iVtndiun Run Furm. i/Nkk Tarter. A Another Look. u/Randlestun Firm. r/Luun Me Vicar 5 started l lust ruler Open hurdle. A miles. Time: A0A3C. 1. American Ibga. u/Bruce Smart. r/Luun McVicar A Hey Doctur. u/Kinross Farm, r/Chns Read A Humdinger. tVKinross FUrm. r/Wilh Duwlmg. 6 started George Qhrstrom BWflwd at open timber. 3 miles. Time: 6.44 -VS. I Straight Tun. u/Whitewuod-Kim Zitu, r/Culvm McTumuu'k. A Erin Go Brugh. o/Bngaduun Stable. r/Faddy - Young, A No Fiist Moves, u/Kinross FUrm. r/Matt McOarron. 5 started Spring Cleaning ':OktMV*k>‘'«nrtp'’iJi The urrivul of spring «rmi to brink to mind freshness und ordrr. It's trnditionullv u turn for u thorough denning. Air out th« house! Mn«« nil lb* furniture nnd dean *wj corner! Sort through I hr clouds! While we're deuning hou.se we cun freshen up und sort out our spirituul life us well. Discard unwanted (mbits (hut duller the soul, begin n pruelice Ihut will enrich life on u dull* busts...sturt each due with u pruyer. read from u devotional, relax with u quiet wulk. The possibilities ure endless! How cun we do these things? We cun deun.se our souLs und leurn better prudicrs ul our house of worship. Our spirits will spurkle us we leurn to trust in dud's will for our lives. Sunday Psalm 111 Monday Pialm 111 Tuesday John Dill Wednesday II 17 44 Thuriday John 12 20 SO Friday Romans SI 21 Saturday Romani 6 1 23 W.C. Thompson Funeral Home MM 7 North Main St ( ulfvpcr. Virginia 540-825-6700 The Marshall Agency, Inc. General Insurance Mam Si . Marshall. V \ 540-364*1614 * 800-8684179 lARLYSCARPItriRe Residential • Commercial 937-5500 1-800-870-9098 Highway Rt. 211 West Amissviile. Va . Oms //. (Ht/fttUKtif* ()! 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Two-time Virginia Gold Cup winner Miles Ahead will line up in the featured Leeds Don open timber at the April 5 meet, propping tor the $100,000 Gold Cup May 3. The undefeated 3006 champion faces 10 others, including Casanova winner Floor Play and Piedmont winner Professor Maxwell. Miles Ahead won this race in *06, but was away for 18 months before returning to win last toll’s Genesee Hunt Cup Kinross Farm stablemate Sur La TVte. who’s dosing in on the $1 million mark in “chase earnings, will line up with a field of seven in the two-mile open hurdle. our La lete made just one start last year, second in the $150,000 Iroquois, but he won at Old Dominion in *06 in his sole prep for that weight-forage stake (which he won). Rounding out the card are maiden and amateur hurdles, ladies, ownerrider and foxhunters timber. Virginia-bred and novice rider flat races and a junior field masters chase. The Old Dominion Hounds I\>int-to-Point is held at Ben Venue Fhrm in Ben Venue, 16 miles west of Warrenton in Rappahannock County. Post time is 12:30 pm. for the first of nine races. Ticket information is available by calling (540) 636-1507. Complete entries can be found online at www. centralentryoffice.com. Steeplechasing THIS WEEKEND • Whet: Old Dominion Houndi rWi-wrOlI • When: Saturday, Apr! 5.1230 pm • Whom: Ben Venue • More: (540) 6361507 History of the Germanna Colonies Would you like to know if some of your ancestors were among the German settlers who arrived in Virginia many, many years ago? The Rappahannock Historical Society will sponsor a program titled “History of the Germanna Colonies" at .'1 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, at Washington Town Hail. This program will highlight those German settlers who arriv*«d in Virginia in 1714. 1717 and Is-yond. More than 60 Kappahannock (’ounty families are descended from these German immigrants. .Join the society for an informative talk by Thom Faircloth. president of the Germanna Foundation, and Kob Sherwissl, Knglish instructor at Germanna Community College, founder of the Germanna Historical I-egacy Series and descendant of first (Jermanna colonist, .John .Jacob Hector. Team captains meeting The third m«*eting for all team captains of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life is scheduled for 7:.'10 p.m. on Thursday. April 7, at Washington Baptist Church. Anyone Clinking about participating as a team captain in the Keluy is invited as well. This is the last day for registering your teum, so that your team's name will be on the back of the T-shirt. Teams can still register after this date, but team names will not bo on the T-shirt. Team captains should Is* prepared to register and also provide their team's T-shirt sizes at this meeting. Washington i Jan Clatterbuck f 6753338 ■ jclatterbuck®’ I tjmespapers.coni Sponsors should also register by this April 7. For more information, call Evelyn I-at ham at 675-3398 or Bette Mahoney at 675-3446. Birthday wishes Birthday wishes gix-s out to Mary Bailey, who celebrated her sp<>cial day on April 2. Also. Andrew Burke of Washington will celebrate his day on April 4, County decal due It's time for everyone to get their 2008 county vehicle decals! They are due by April 15. Remember that all delinquent personal property tuxes in the name of an applicant must be puid before a decal can be issued. The Rappahannock County Treasurer’s Office will extend its hours from H a.m. to 5 p.m. from April 1 through April 18. For more information, cull Frances Foster at 875-5360. Focus on driving I had an experience on Friday morning that I hud never hud before. I was on my way back from the Fauquier Times-Democrat office when I noticed the car in front of me was weaving back and forth across the line. I slow<*d down, not knowing what might huppen. Then all of a sudden the cur ran off the road and Finally came to a stop. I usually don't stop for strangers, but jn this case I did Is-cause I noticed that there were children in the buckseut. I aski-d the woman if everything was all right. Isiughing, she said her cell phone was ringing and she was trying to find it in her puree. So everything wat* OK. To me, it won not a laughing matter. When you’re on the highway, one glance at the kids in the backseat, changing the rudio station or even a cell phone call can be a distraction. Remember, it only takes one inattentive driver to change someone's life forever. In this case, it did not cost a life. The anniutl observation ofWork Zone Awareness Week runs from April 7 to 11. The theme* is “Slow for the Cone Zone.” Some motorists often forget that it is everyone’s job to keep work zones safe. The Virginia Department of Transportation wants to protect us and our highway work crews. These three steps can mean the different between life and deuth. 1. When you see the orange signs, be ulert for changing conditions ahead. 2. Slow down and expect the unexpected. I’uy attention to your surroundings. You may encounter lane shifts, construction vehicles entering and leaving the roadway or changed speed limits. 3. Minimize distractions! Avoid changing radio stution* and using mobile phones while driving in a work zone. Highwuy work continues to be one of the most dangerous occupations in America. Let’s do our part to keep highway workers safe in work zones by giving them a brake and going slow in the cone zone. Sometimes we forget driving can be dangerous. I’ay attention on the road hecuuse you hold your life and oth«Ts' lives in your hands. Have a groat week! Man o’War lecture at NSL Dorothy Ours* will d**Kv«r a lecture on “Man u'War Revisited’* at the National Sporting Library on Thursday April 3 at T pm. A h*»A signing will follow the lecture. Ours is the author of “Man u'War: A Legend Like Lightning* published by St. Martin's Press in 3006. Ours" book chronicles the .racing exploits uf Man u'War during the 1319> 1920 racing seasons. Mon u’War won 20 uf 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) 6876542. Carriage day at Morven Paric Carriage drivers are invited to take part in a special benefit driving day at Leesburg's Morven Park April 20. Drivers depart at 1 pm., with a picnic to follow the carnage drive. Call (703) 779-1894 for more details. ODHPC shows return The Old Dominion Hounds f\>ny Club will host a series of dressage shows and combined tests at Windsor Lodge Farm in Flint Hill. Dates are May 18, June 15, July 20. Sept. 14. Oct. 5 and Nov. 16. Dressage tests from intro to second level are offered, and combined tests are from first timers to training. In the show jumping phase, competitors have a choice of doing all show fences or adding a series of cross-country jumps for a “jumping derby" style division. Details are at (540) 6362344 or e-mail tor a prize list: lesleyamol<ft?h ughes.net. BBHSA series returns The Back to Basics Horse Show Association will host a series of shows at Lucky Drive Ranch in Catlett. English show dates are April 20, May 17, June 22, July 19. Sept. 14 and Oct. 18. Western show dates are April 19. May 18. June 21. July 20. Sept. 13 and Oct. 19. All shows begin at 9 a.m. Details are online at http://members.aol.com/horsexing/bbhsa.htm or call (540) 788-3375. Frank Bell clinic in April Trainer Frank Bell will teach a “gentle solutions” clinic April 19 and 20 at Moonraker in Catlett from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both day*. Bell will help horse owners deal with behavior problems ranging from shying and prancing. to aggressiveness and trailer loading. Auditors are welcome. For details, call (540> 788-4458 or log onto www.horsewhisperer.com. ‘Chasing on TV Mujor American steeplechase races will be part of the Thoroughbred racing broadcasts on ESPN and espn.com this year. The schedule includes six “Steeplechase Reports" on ESPN and ESPN2 television networks, plus coverage on the Horse Racing section of espn.com. The March 29 Carolina Cup will be part of the Arkansas Derby show on ESPN from 5:30-7 p.m. on April 12. The April 12 Want more? More complete Horse and Field Sports coverage can be found weekly in the Fauquier Timea-Democrat. Also see Friday’s Fauquier Weekend for breaking horse news. Stories are also online at www.fauquier.com. Georgia Cup airs April l» on ESPN'i tram 545 pm. during the Lexington Stakes show. The April 17 Royal Chase airs May t an ESPN'i as put of the *30*5.30 pm. Triple Crown special show The May tO Iroquois Stakes airs June 7 on ESPN from *3041 pm. as part of the Belmont special. The Aug. 7 A.P. Smith wick airs Aug. 33 dur ing the Travers show on ESPN. All above races, plus Temple Gwathmey New York. Turf Writers Cup Lonesome Glory Breeders Cup C.S, Championship Novice and Colonial Cup are on the wwwespn.com Web site with video highlights and editunul coverage. Are you prepared? A series of “farm emergency preparedness* seminars will be held next month in Front Royal. The Virginia Cooperative Extension, in cooperation with local tire and rescue departments and with support from the Frederick County Virginia Equine Network, is hosting a three-part series in May to help area horsemen prepare for a host of equine emergencies. On May 6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Valley Farm Credit, the lecture ia about preventing bam Urea. The May 13 lecture will discuss horse behavior in emergencies, first aid and “go kits'* for evacuation. The May 20 lecture, at Wagon Wheel Ranch, will be a “how-to” course on bam evacuation and fire extinguisher training. Lecturers include Reid Folsom, Dr. Jennifer Brown and Gail Miller. Early registration is $10. For detail* call (540i 635-4549. Retraining Thoroughbreds The local Thoroughbred Network will host a “trainer’s seminar” Saturday, April 5 from 12-2 p.m. at the Wnrrenton Community Center The seminar features local horsewomen Andrea Martens, Maryalice Matheson and Liz Millikin, who will discuss issues related to choosing and retraining an offtrack Thoroughbred and hiking questions from the audience. Admission is $10; refreshments will be served. For more information on the TN or this event, www. thorough - brednetwork.org or call (540) 207-3528. Cinnamon Ridge shows Cinnamon Ridge Farm in Amissville will boat two Battlefield and Virginia Horae Shows Association show aeries. A schooling show aeries (May 3, June 7. July 12, Aug. 16, Sept. 6 and Oct. 11) has “easier courses, more relaxed requirements, lower entry fees and is geared toward the casual and beginning firsttime show riders," said owner Kathi Fillmore. A hunter show series (May 17, June 21, July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 20 and Oct. 2.p>) is “geared toward the competitive rider and trainer, offering great year-end prizes and a fantastic grand-prize trip for high score and reserve trainers," Fillmore said. Divisions at both series range from leadline through working hunter, with jumper classes offered at the schooling series. Information is online at www.cinnamonridgefarml.com or call (540) 937-6535. Contact Betsy Parker Horse & Field Sports Editor Fauquier Times-Democrat P.O. Box 631 Warrenton, Va. 20188 (540) 347-4222 Homa office: (540) 364-2929 Fax: (540) 349-8676 E-mail: BParker<8> timaspapars.com

Obituaries Martha & Native of Sperryville Martha Ellen Chiapwnt 8T» of CiambriUa. Md died March 35 in Annapolis. Md. Mrs. Chjggrwm was bum August ‘id WHO to the late Clarence and Jessie Jenkins in Sperryville. She was a member of Nichols Bethel United Methodist Church and a member at (Menton Chapter i9 of the Eastern Star. She will be remembered for always putting others Erst and for taking care of anyone that asked. Mrs. Cheagrsen is survived hy a daughter. EBsn Kay Aleshire of Gambrdts. Mary land two grandchildren and four tjnreat-grnndchildren. Additional survivors include three sisters. Dorothy Pcust of Laurel. Maryland Bea Sheppard ut'Virginia and Pauline Reel of Laurel. Maryland She was preceded in death by her husband James F. Cheagreen. Funeral Services were held March at Nichols Bethel United Methodist Church. Interment followed in the Savage Cemetery Religious Notes Gkl Brown Bible Baptist Church in Washington is continuing their revival services on April 3 and Aprils at 7:30 pm. nightly Evangelist Benny Beckum of Statesboro. Cm., will be the guest speaker. Special singing and nursery nightly Everyone is welcome! Shiloh Baptist Church. Wuodville, will have their Missionary Fellowship Day on April 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 pm. Bring your favorite prepared dish and come share fellowship with us. Hosted by the Shiloh Baptist Church. Cheater Gap Baptist Church will be having a dinner and hymn sing on Saturday April 5. Dinner will be at 4:30. Singing at 7:00. The dinner will be pork roast, green beans, and scalloped potatoes, rolls, desserts, and drinks. A love offering will be accepted tbr the dinner and singing. This M a tund raiser for the youth group of Chester Gap Baptist Church. Fur more information. call 540-636-3279. Macedonia Baptist . Church will celebrate its 56th anniversary on Sunday April 6, at 4 pm. Devotions will start at 3:30 p.m. 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 pm. Ushers, please dress in uniform. Information (540) 675-3284. Everyone is invited to warship with Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Mens Day on Sunday April 6. Rev Donald Reid of Mt. Paran Baptist Church will be the guest speaker for the 3 pm. Service. Lunch served after the morning services. Fbr more information call 540 347-1209. RappCats Prom Page A7 family Because, although Rappahannock County haa a safe haven for homeless dogs — and will facilitate spaying or neutering cats, neither the County nor that organization has a cat adoption program. Because now. with RappCats. there is a new countywide organization that is all-volunteer, energetic and committed to rescuing the abused, abandoned ana otherwise homeless cats of r Rappahannock. What RappCats needs: RappCats needs your support. What you need: You need to come to Catstravaganza on April 11, have fun, eat well and hear great jazz in an intimate and elegant setting. And. beat of all. just by having a good time, you’ll help those stray, abused, abandoned and unwanted cats of Rappahannock County ’ How much: $60. How to do this: Go to our website. www.RappCnts.Org to reserve your tickets today to attend this memorable event; or call, 987- 8410 lor more information. W.C. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. *\Vt Cart About Tour Peace Of Mind" 50.1 7 North Morn Street • Culpeper, Virginia 22701 Telephone (540) 825-6700 Wilbur C Thompson, Mortu ian flk Notary Srrrtnjf tht Pudmont area for ortr 40 non 0 M "Families Serving Families" Unparalleled Service Since ISM, the Benchmark of Funeral Service 111**0 M»mn>c Highway (Rt 2»» South) Culppprr. VA W*>nr I ) wnrml Mfr 82V2341 Kn>lfn )>> F*rt.rn ftiF4'i,jl Itimfct wnwOw •aquai w t,* ui .y ft»»» »•> rw. www.katiaroiuriw.niai won again! 17 years in a row!!! As the uncontested winner of Rappahannock Real Estate’s Broker Of the year Butch won the golf trip to Orlando, Florida! Congratulations Butch!!! If only he was as good at golf at he is at Real I state ... Third Relay for Life Meeting April 7 The third meeting for team captains* of the American l'am»r Society's* Relay R»r Lite is* Thursday. April 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. This* is* tin* last opportunity to resistor your team's timuo tu bo on the back of this war's t shirts. Tomii captains should be prepared to register and also provide t-shirt siaes. Teams can still register otter this date but tram names will not be on the t» shirt. Sponsors should also register by this date if they would like their name on the t-shirt; Any one thinking about forming a Team for the Relay is invited and encouraged to come as well. Relay for Lite is a big event for our small county. Well over 300 persons participate in some way or another by planning and participating in the event, being on a team, or urn tnbutmg to the event. But Cancer is also a hip event in Rappahannock County where about 32 persons are newly diagnosed with cancer each veor. It' n«tiuiutl patterns hold here. one-half at' Rappahannock males ami om^thirti of Rappahannock femeilw* will develop wnw Kirav of invasive imvr. It ts no wonder that we all know so marvv persons and families whose lives have been so profoundly affected by this disease. Relay fer Late is the only county t\uid raiser tin* the Rappahannock County Lrnit of the American Cancer Society tACSK It is our opportunity to support the ACSs work m research and prtyr.ims, Since tVHtv ACS has invested billion in cancer research and has played a role in almost all scientific milestones in cancer research. In addition to research. ACS supports education and mtiirtnation and programs to support those with cancer, iln Rappahannock. you can reach the Cancer Information Center hv dialing l-tkK)-ACS-Ud*45 or to receive answers to your questions and referrals to local resources hours a day. > Fund raising mostly takes place before the event as Relay tptinw' members solicit sponsors tor themselves and their twiins tuxi throiurh other artmtiw such as btikv stiles and yard sales. The UHh annual Rappahannock Relay ter Late wtll be held May 17-18 at the Rappahannock County Elementary School. For many years the locus of Relay for lute h;is been celebrating the lives of both those who have survived cancer and those who have not. Each year cancer survivors m our community have walked, run. or propelled their wheelchairs around the first lap of the Relay- in celebration of their victory against cancer loiter in the evening, the luminary ceremony also honored cancer survivors but. more importantly, remembered those who lost their battle against cancer. We will do all that again this year but we have added a new force: fighting back. The purpose of this new tin-us is to show us all how to change behaviors that lead to cancer and to encourage us to volunteer and take action to fight cancer year « f/anj. (/uni Htbodtoanf Marv Vntta Woodward. so. g| Orange died Sunday, Maivh <0. 3** at her lestdenee. Site won hwm Junr 2W |«2? in Vmissvilfe. VA Mrs WiHulwanl was 4 Mi worker at the Pood l nm m IVange she was ,i 'ongwrtter. sostutnc stage designer and loved .ruth She ix survived hy her ehtkbett, Hhtukl R. Walker and hi' wife. Maureen ot Culpeper. Rav I Walker ,md his, wife. Lynn »t Culpeper. Landnn \ Walker and his *ite. Noikv »t Viewtown. Thmna A. Sheffield and her hu'hand. Omul ol Viewtown. Clmiim K Walker and hh wife. 1km id Onuiftr. hweph A. Walker ami hh wife. Shenaniie >d lfcniata|e. TN. thirteen yramkhildren. eighteen grral grumkhiktrcn. and her lirst Itushatai. Unkn H. Walker ot Viewtown. Additional survivors iiulude her sihhntis. Virginia Home'. PI liter Maine'. John Marne'. Millie Maine'. William Maine'. Buddy Howe' and R a hard Moines She was pMeaded in tfealh hy her sevond husband. William M Woodward and one gratukhdd. tefftev Walker Pie tamily will ttwnve tnemte on Tuesday. April 1.2thW Horn tv p m In » p m at Pound ami Sum, Puneral Chapel RW Sperrvvtlle Ptke. Culpeper, VA A tuneral sorviee will he held on Wednesday, \pnl 2. 2thHt at 10 a m ai Pound and Suns Puneral Chapel with Ponwher Lee Blown and Rev Tim Atkms olfi.iahltg I Mermen! will he hetdtn Harmitag* Memorial Hardens m Hermitage Tennessee on Satutday. April 2th )K at 2pm In lieu of (lowers, memorial vonttiferthms may he madr mlfernatMto Mi»pue of the Roptdan, PU Box I’IS. Culpeper. V A 223)1 An tndia* guestbook b readable ai wvew.llianilattitmiUM.'am Pound ami Suns Funeral Chapel id Culpeper In handling the arrangements, round. Fur additional mturmotiun. call EvuIvtu' Latham at 541MJ75-4398 or Bette Mahunov at 54047S444I> Impirititf TfLntyfm Randy Miner RESPONDING TO CHILDREN When (Hindering the question of whether your children are old enough to attend a funeral, you should take mote than age into account. Important factors include the circumstances surrounding the death, the child's temperament. the family's attitude, and the wishes of the child. Generally speaking, funerals provide children with the same opportunity that they give grownups - the ability to say goodbye to the deceased. Children also benefit from knowing that their duily routines- w ill not be disrupted, from talking openly about their feelings, and from knowing that they can cry or feel sad. Including children in the gnevmg process to the extent that they are able to participate enables them to mitigate their losses. You may wish to have children participate in the commemoration service. If so. MOSER M INERAL HOME will honor your requests. Call us when ever you need to. 24 hours a day at (540) 347-3431 We invite you to tour our facility at 231 Broadview Ave . Warrenton. Wf are here far yi»«. 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Alt submissions m Cpvomtng Events must be m-wwi by J pm, on Mondays in order tv be imludetl m the next edittvn of tbs paper, Send an e-mail tv Jan Clutterbuvh at jciattvrbuvk*@ti mespapers,ix>m, Please be sure tv ituludv a name and telephone number fitr <x>ntuvt mfitmtutton. L'pixtmtng Stents lists individual and / or group iimim unity items sponsoreil by mm-profits or ft ir vharttuble purposes, tf' vvu are an individual and/or business and your event is fi»r profit making purposes, there is u fee churgeiL Please e-mud Stvphante Heflin at shefltn*@tim«spupvnu-om or phone her at (5JW :i47JJ22. mi fry tTnppalunnor h irthti The fourth annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tbur. sponsored by RAAC, will be held November t -2. 2008. All •rtists 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 (6753214 or e-mail at coryc@hughes.net) or Joanne Hilty (675-2205 or e-mail at iQhilty@hu3hes.net) by Apnl 4 indicating your inter est. Galleries participating last year should call or e-mail as well. Artists wanting to host an open studio will be scheduled for visits dunng Apnl 14-25. Please respond by April 4 so as not to be left out of this event featunng artistic works from Rappahannock? fine artists. Watch the newspaper. Rappnet and RappVoice for more information. Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department is seeking contestants fbr its Annual Carnival Queen and kings. The carnival is May 2801. For more information call Michelle Jenkins at 54Q-987-844Q. Flint Hill volunteer Fire Department is seeking young ladies (ages 1-21) and young men (ages 1-8) to participate in their annual Carnival Contestants will be selling raffle tickets on the 2008 Colorado pickup truck and the heifer For more information contact Karen Williams at 540035-4673. Celebrate Wine Month at the Blue Rock Inn April tt: Naked Mountain Winery $85/person April 19: Star Hill Brewery (beer dinner) $45/Person April 26. Rappahannock Cellars Winery $85/ person Listen to Live Music at the Blue Rock Inn April 4: Street Legal April 18. Bobby GlaskerApril 25: Black Heritage ‘music starts around 8 30 p.m. ‘cover charge is $5 Blue Rock Inn is located at 12567 Lee Highway in Washington. Phone owner Jim McCullough at (540) 987-3190 or visit their website at www.thebluerockinn.com Kids Summer Clay Camp! Get ready to play with clay! Clay Camp dates at Sperry vide 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, paid Apr. 1: Call for Story Facilitators The Rappahannock Story Project, an exciting community partnership of The Rappahannock Public Library. Piedmont Environmental Council, and Ki Theatre with the support of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, is receiving applications from people who would like to train to become Story Facilitators. ..■m & you love to listen to people's stories and would like to help JSople ted their Rappahannock stories, contact Julie Portman at the Rappahannock Story Project 540-987-3166 or via email julieportman@comcast.net Rappahannock Free clinic will be open on Apnl 2. April 16 and May 7 and May 2f art the County Health Department on Mam Street in Washington. For more information call the Fauquier Free Clinic at 540-347-0394, Mpie rfSppMnMWftOCK County Public Schools auction The Rappahannock County Public Schools will be holding an auction Friday. Apnl 4, at 5 p.m. at the Bus Garage at 6 Schoolhause Road Washington. Va. Please call 987-6773 with any questions. Apr. 4: Tbt Kits Runner RAAC Rims presents The Kite Runner on Friday. Apnl 4. at 8 p.m. at the The Theatre in Washington. Tins powerful tale at friendship and betrayal takes us from the final days of Afghanistan s monarchy to the atrocities of the Taliban reign, tn Dan and English with English subtitles. Rated PG-t 3; T22 minutes: cast $6. Apr. 5: Classical piano recital Canadian pianist Audnst will play works by Schubert. Chopin. Schumann and Barber at the Theatre at Washington. Va.. on Saturday. Apnl 5 m a concert beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets for each of the concerts are $20 for adults and $5 for students t8 and under. For reservations, call 54Q-675~t253 or e-mail to TheatreVA(g>aol. com Apr. 5: Water Street Clean-Up In Sperry ville Wed like to organize a clean-up along Water Street m Sperry ville this Saturday. April 5. from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The stretch between River Road (where the antique stores are) and the one-lane bridge has recently been mowed and cleared, exposing a lot ot trash. This would be a great time to clean up the space between the rood and the nver before the brush grows up again. We ll help make the road more enjoyable to walk. run. nde bikes, or drive on. and help keep trash out of the Thornton River We ll contact VDQT to get the bugs, and we II either bnng the trash to Ratwood ourselves or ask VDQT to pick it up. So participants would just need to bnng themselves and gloves. We hope you might join us. and help to spread the word. Contact Enc Plaksin at Waterpenny Farm. (540) 9878567, Rappahannock County Fnends of Scouting will hold its annual fund-raising breakfast at 8 a.m. on Saturday. April 5. at the Flint Hill Public House. Gary Aldrich, the Founder and President of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty, a non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting the U S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, will be the speaker at this breakfast. Mr. Aldnch is the father of an Eagle Scout now in his senior year at the U. S. Naval Academy. The public is encouraged to participate. Tickets may be reserved by calling either Walt Longyear (540 675-3679) or Tom Junk (540 987-8617). Contnbutions may also be sent to the Boy Scouts of America at P.O. Box 540. Sperryville. VA 22740. Apr. 5: Course in Digital Photography Brown-Wing Studio Invites artist Russell Nunberg to offer a three-day course in digital photography. The first class will meet Saturday 4/5 at the Brown-Wing Studio at 11692 Lee Highway. In Sperryville. from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. His work will be on display through April. Please contact Kate Brown-Wing, for hours, at (540) 987-9414. or Russell Nunberg direct via e-mail MtSegp RussttUstQtos(i£taQt'Cam. Ape. 7t JbM IWy ter UA Miiftit The third meeting tor ett teem captains of the American Cancer Society s Relay tor Lite is Thursday, April 7, at 7t3Q p.m. at the Washington Baptist Church. Any one thinking about participating as a T&am Captain in the Relay is invited as we#. This is the last day tor registering your team so that your team's name will Pe on the back at the t-shirt. Mn captams should be prepared to register and also provide their team's t-shirt sixes at this meeting. Teams can still register alter this date but team names will not be on the t-shirt Sponsors should also register by this date. For additional information, call Eveiyne Latham at 540-675-3398 or Bette Mahoney at 540-675-3446. Apr. 11: Cststravacwiza: An IVuAH of Cool Jazz for Cool Cats On Fnday evening. Apnl tt, RappCats will host Catstravaganxa at the Middleton Inn, Washington, Va.. from 8 - 900 p.m. County tavontes. nationally known jazz pianist BIH Hams will play, and vocal recording artist, Monica Worth will sing. Great hor douvres will be served and intriguing items wHI be rattled. The event is in support ot 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 540 987-841Q. Please RSVP by April t. Be there or be square. Apr. 11: Geoff Gowtn to speak The Rappahannock Association tor the Arts and the Community presents Geoff Gowen as their featured speaker at the Second Fnday at the Library Senes. Starting at 8 p.m.. Gowen will talk about hjs just released memoir of life in the Philippines where his father served as an Episcopal minister. Event is free and open to the public. Held at the Rappahannock County Library. Apr. 11: Musical entertainment Rae's Restaurant in Sperryville is hosting a night at musical entertainment with the reggae sounds of one of Rappahannock's favonte bands Street Legal. Regular dinner menu and nightly specials are available from 5-8:30 p.m. Street Legal will play from 9 p.m. till dose. A $5 cover wHI be taken at the door. All ages welcome. Local entertainment provided for an all ages musical event. Performers TBA. For more information contact Rae's at 54Q987-3335. Artists interested in performing for future shows can contact Chen Crews or Dontex Harris at 540-937*2737 or 540987 9354. Apr. 12: Picking Party SperryviHe Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will be having their Picking Party on Saturday. Apnl 12. at the SperryviHe Volunteer Fire Department at 6 p.m. All bluegrass and country bands are welcome. There will be a 50/50 raffle. The Fire Department Auxiliary will be selling refreshments. Come out and enjoy a great night of fun and food in an alcohol and smoke free environment. For more information call Michelle Jenkins at (540) 967-9440. Apr. 12: Houn* Dawg Hoedown How tong has it been since you heard the caller sing out "swing your partner" at a square dance? At the PAWL Moedown you will get some lessons that are easy and fun. Join the folks at 6 30 in the evening at the Schoolhouse in SperryviHe for the dancing, the dinner catered by ECQW. and the silent auction. Buy a ticket by calling Sally Cunningham at 540-364-6909 Apr. 12: The Culpeper Mlnutemen to meet The Culpeper Mlnutemen Chapter of the NSDAR will meet Saturday. April 12. 10:30 a.m.. at the Culpeper County Library. Silver will be the subject of our guest speaker. Sarah Hay from Quail of the Wood Antique Shop. If you have some favorite pieces, feel free to bring them. For more information, call Maggie Francis at 540-967-6291 Apr. 12: Luncheon/Fashion ShowLuncheon/Fashton Show Extravaganza sponsored by The Ministers Wives and Ministers' Widows of Wayiand Blue Ridge and Vicinity on Saturday. April 12. at noon at the Wayiand Blue Ridge Baptist Center in Rixeyville. Va.. donation - $25. Proceeds toward scholarships. For tickets or more information, call 540-786-6736. Hearthstone’s annual auction wilt be held on Apnl 12. in the Hearthstone Community Room. The silent auction begins at 4 p m The live auction begins at 5 p.m. Admission is free. Refreshments will be available Auction items will include jewelry. artwork and gift certificates from many local restaurants, bush' nesses, artists and services. Don't miss the bargains' Come join Apr. 12: Hearthstone Annual Auction See EVENTS, Page A11 fV-^'

Events From MU us for this fur»-HHyd avant. For mora informtttton. piya$* call thy school Qfffcst at 540-88792t2. Pkwsa tom ah your hands andnaghbom Attha Sparry villa Sehoolhousa for Rappahannock County s 2008 Claan Straama Day on Apnl t2 from tQ:QQ to 3:QQ. Wa writ calabrata thy hy«ith of our local streams and nvars through many fun and familycantarad Activrttas. l*am hem to maka a ran gardan and a ripanan butter, gat axpart information on how* to avoid costly aroston on your dnvaway, gat cost-ahAnng information on maintaining your saptic systam. and chat with KnowK adgaabla outdoor racraattonai anthustaste about local oppen tunitlas for nvar rycraatlon, Entar thy photo eontast. win graat door pnzas (ftaa), taka a gutdad walk along thy Thornton, fly a kite with your kids, and (yarn how to craata a gardan with nattva plants. Homaownyns will hava a spactal opportunity to laam at laast tan ways to maka homa and yard mora nvar fnandly (and drought rasistant). This is a ony-timy opportunity to bilk with many axparts in ona piaca about workabla GREEN idaas for thy homy. All fraa (axcaptfood)! Saa www.rappttQw.org for mora Claan Straams information. Apr. 12: IMay tor Uto turn aptfruTni dinner Carolyn s Uve, Love. Laugh. Relay tor lit* team Spaghetti dinner on Saturday. April 12. from 4^7p.m„ id the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department Nto set price, donations accepted. For more information contact. Karen Williams at 5<*LMS35~4673. Carolyn Leake at 540-635' 20 Tj and Melissa Brackenndge at 540-9372828. April 12: Coftoe House Event: -Mownsrs Revested Please reserve the date of April 12 on your calendars tor the annual Coffee House, given by tHe Rappahannock County Bond 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 prices, and a variety of entertainment by local talent from the county The band students will serve as wait staff, and delicious desserts baked by bond parents will be available along with fantastic co^ee rrom central coeee Roasters Th® cost tor the dinner and show is $12 Show only $5 Dinner will be served trom5-?p.m with the show beginning at 5 and extending past dinner Large parties of 6 or more are encouraged to make reservations by calling Jan Makela at 675-1373 Reserved tables will be held until 6pm Wonderful door prizes, donated by local restaurants and businesses, will also be available This week we are revealing the following performers Debbie Zlnn (foik/'coontiv). Dos Allen (Jazz sax>. Bob Shaffer (bluegrass). Bob Treanor (acoustic felk). Ketsa Settle (vocal). Rick Kohler (show tunes). Dave QtHis (Blues harmonica), and Robert Qtasker (R4B) For more information, please call Band Booster President Jenni Ybweil at 98 7 8499 or Band Booster Vice-President Krista Hale at 987 8989 Apr. 13: Austrian CuWne a* Griffin Tavern ) Join us on Sunday. April 13 at 6 30 pm Five Courses of Authentic Austrian Cuisine .paired with Austrian Wines ,w*th commentary by Klauss Wittauer. Importer and iDistnbutor of Pine Austrian WinesMake your reservations today m 540 676-3227 And deck out our website tor all upcomirig events at www griffintaverti com * Apr. 13: “History of The Qernvinna Colonies’* On Sunday. April 13. at 3 p m at the Washington Town Hall, ttie Rappahannock Historical Society will sponsor S program entitled History of The Ourmsnna Colonies “ This program will highlight those German settlers wtio arrived in Virginia in 1714, 1717 and beyond More than GO Rappahannock families dosamd from thasa Garman immigrants. Sam* at thus* namas aw; Aylot-. Baumgardnar, Sueknar, Carpantar. ClQta, Dear, Dotson, Duncan, Hitt, Jankms, Klblar. Kilby, Martin. Millar. Poa. Racar. Ractor, Rtlay. Rudasilt. TUyior Ute. Wayiand. Waavar. Whaattay. Wilhoit. Tfcagar. Ptaasa iom us tor this vary informative talK by them Faircloth, ptesidant ot tha Garmanna Foundation and Rob Sharwoed, English instructor at Garmanna Community Collaga. tounbar of tha Garmanna Historical legucy Sana* anb dascanbant ot First Garman Colonist. John Jacob Ractor. Apr. 15: RCCA Board Moating Community mambars ara inyitab to attanb tha April Soaid Maating ot tha Rappahannock County Consarvatton AUlanea (RCCA), RCCA holds its monthly Boatd ot Dimeters' maating on tha third Tuesday of each month from 5: JQ r:QQ at tha JSchoolhousa In Sparryvilla (at tha comar of Routas $22 & 211.) For mpra information, call tha RCCA ottica at Apr. 16: Grant •taking basics tor nonprofits Ara you a lepiesantattva of a nonprofit organisation? Navy to fundraising7 Intarastab In laammg how tha Washington. D C.'s Foundation Cantar rasourca library can help your organisation's funding rasaarch process7 Join us at Tha Unk in Sparryvilla, VA for a workshop with the Washtngton. 0-C. Foundation Cantor s Senior librarian Janie* Rosenberg. Sponsored by the Rappahannock Nonpros Center. the workshop will focus on tyrant soaking basics ami an introduction to the Foundation Directory Online Professional, a comprehensive resource using customised searches to develop lists of prospective donors tailored to your funding needs, learn how the Center s resources can help you become a more effective grantseeker, Discover the free resources available to your organisation as you look for funding targeted for your activities. As a member of the foundation Center s Cooperating Collection network, the RNfc will be offering the foundation's databases at its offices at the link in Sperryvdle. the free workshop will be held Wednesday. Apnl tt$, from tQ a.m, to t2 p.m. at the link in Spertyville. VA. Tb tegister and for more information and directions, call or email PamatSPQW-gTSO/ panH@rnpc.org. April 19: 30th Annual Fddctefstack 10K rac* the Inn at little Washington wilt again sponsor the tQ k race Registiation will be at the Flint Nil Fire Hall starting at 8; ts am - t$e* begins at tQ am at the Packing Shed on the north end of town. Registration forms are at various businesses or go to the web page - www.fedderstaek tQk. com T-shirts to the first 3QQ who cross the finish line. Call John McCarthy at 878-53QQ or Jean lillard at 678-3870. 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National Healthcare Decisions Day Houpico of tho Rnpidnn wdl commomoratv National Hoalthcnrv Docuuon* P«y on April id with a pair of IVvo wnutmt? and lunchoon* opoti to tho public. National Koulthcum Dvvi*ion* Day it* dooignod to ral*o public twurwvw of tho nood hi plan ahoad tor hoalth cam dovi*ton* mlutod hi ondofhtv cum and mod iral doci*ion making whonovoc put toot* am unablo to *po«k tor thom*olvo*. anil to oncourago tho u*o of “adv unco dime tivo*“ hi communicato tho*o important dovi*iuo*. Adv unco movin'til dimctivo* um instruction* pooplo pmpnm in udvanco regarding mod tea l cum thov want to mvoivo, or don't mint hi mvoivo. in tho ownt thov cannot *poak H*r thomsolvo*. Advance medical directives include living wills i written instructions to doctor* and hospitals*. durable power* of attorney i authoring a family member nr loved nno h» make medical decision* tor you if you am unable to* and other arrangements. They am easier to put in place than many poo pin believe. am not expen sive land often five*. ami ran *ave families a gmat deal of anguish when dono properly No lawyer or notary i* usually needevl Attorneys. financial advisors and other protbssionat* will ho at both loon tlons to proviso free ad vivo to holp ama residents understand their options and mako sure thoir choices about tho hoalth ram thov want to mvoivo. and do not want to receive. am honomd in tho ovont thov cannot speak for themselves. Vollowing Benjamin Franklin * adago that ‘nothing is certain but doath and to»es.“ tho Virginia State liar started an Initiative in aiHHl to mako tho day a it or tag day Virginia Advanco Directives Day tu increase awareness of thit* Important Issue ami to mako it outdor ftir people to loam mom about it. In 2W7 Uovernor Kaino issued a proclamation acknowledging tho day. and this* your, following Virginia^ load, tho effort ha* expanded nationally and ha* boon ronamod National Healthcare Deciaiona Day. The wmmun« are tVee and open to anyone intereated in thia important bat otten overlooked aapect of personal plan ning Free advance directive forma and loanl advice wtll be available. Lamb will bo provided. The Fhuvmiec County *eminur will bo at Tho Fauquier Springy Country Club. Wttlfc Tournament Drive. Wtvrrenton than tl iJU a m. to t at? p,m. This* seminar ia co-hoated by Thomaa Tucker. a Financial Adviaor with Fdwnrd donea Inveatmenta. Patricia A. Woodward. an attomoy in Wurrenton apeciatUing in eatate planning, and Randolph Minton Director of Moaor Funeral Homo, who will addroaa a variety of topica relating tv* healthcare deefaion making and advance directlvea. other aapecta of personal planning, ahar ing your decisions with your loved ones. They will also anawer questions and help with advance directive fomva. which wiu be available for tVee Further information about avlvance directivea. including IVeo forms. ia available on Hospice of the ' \pidanV webaite at www.hotrorgAiirec tivva htm. Hoapice of the Rapidan will . alao bq available to anawer questions about hoapice and end of life care optiv»na. The seminar ia IVeo but reaervattona are required by April T. Tiv reaerve a aeat or for more information contact Nancy VValbrivlge at Hospice of the Rapidan at f*4t) vHaf*-4k4U or nw albrivlgetffhot r erg. Hoapice of the Rapidan ia a licenaed. nonprofit hoapice organisation provivling skilled medical care and compaaaionate aupport to terminally ill patients and their fanvitiea in Culpeper. Fauquier. Madiaon. Orange. Rappahannock and aurtounding countiea. Hospice care ia available to terminally ill people with a lib? expectancy of six montha or leas, regarvlleaa of ability to pay. Ti> learn more about hoapice care, grief aupport. or becoming a volunteer call Hoapice of the Rapidan at f*40-biJR-4b40 or vialt online at www.hotrorg. FuntNui. teeh QeLeng anvl Cster Settle i5«tO> ef5^!&2 RlhthiMnews'SBtv’meast net Spun* ie» in the Att* and the Rappahannock Hijth School Band is pettimr ready H*r the annual trip tv* Wttliamsbuc* K*r competition with other bonds hem the state. We have some Uveal students who are in need of financial help if they are tv* go on the trip Ybu may call Sally Kavstad at Mttd»TW143 it w« are able to help vvr send a donation directly tv* Blood drive American community WARRENTON* VA - If^u^r Health System (tnd the Central Virginia chapter of the American Red Cross wilt nHputwtr a hiood drive in Warrenton. than t p*m to ft pm on Sunday April at). Warrenkons First Baptist Church* at tit* Alexandria Turnpike will host the event* which wilt he held in the iFWnity life Center* adjacent to the church. 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Perfect condition but needsScotchguard ing $25 7 t quarter sheet (exercise rug (Horse sited Perfect condition • for cold weather exercise $15 There may be more: ask when you call for an updated E-mail (let. (540) M4-MM. (-:—\ Lewn/Oardan Piedmont Landscapes four land beauflWcaWon Sign up now tot out annual lawn cat* program A receive SO1**. ott 1st month Some resttHikv'k Patios, Lawn Caro, Irrigation Systems, Oaalgn, Planting, Mulching. Walkways, Stone Work, Retaining Walla, Sodding. 703-766*6911 www.pitdmontlandscspss.com FREE Consultation, Call now to schedule your spring mulching. Bus Oarage 6 Schoolhouse Road Washington, VA 22747 540987 8591 AUCTION Friday, April 4, 2008 5:00 PM C Doc Mitchell, Auctioneer 1991 Toyota 4 Dr SW (Parts) 1990 OMC 6000 School Bus (Runs) 1992 International School Bus (Runs) 3 Door Freezer (not wording) Hobart Mixer with attachments Hoban Slicer Computer Monitors Computer Equipment 1 Linytron TV 1 Goldstar VCR t VCR Rewmder 2 Elmo Overhead Protectors 1 Magnavo* DVD Player 2 APC Batlenr Backups 1 Vermont American Steel Routing Table c' Drafting Tables . County - • t bdrrn. 1 bth totally ranoaotod Itrst tow aot. $696 • 3 bdrm. 1 bth rambef w-M | want. $1800 00 3 bdrm. I bth cod u'aunroom. it 800 call until MM7MM3 WtMfceator MMHtXt 3BA t BA on two law els pouch on hot* LbumJb ChmamIm itlnlhm *ST’® w'af ty room icms heet A CAC emshendfyor in ionm locution No smoWno Cell AM 90^0603 iwnnw nwiv Wm near Orfean, 350 acs. irv outdoor iwms, two 8 7 stall bam* avail 3084155899 Master led room tor rent m downtown Laos burg 5650 mo in dudes electricity, water, cable TV. high speed internet access, and professional cleaners once a month Tutly furnished, if desired Room in dudes waiMn ctoset, large bedroom, lull Kite hen' I a u n d r y privileges Very private No smohing Available in April Call 7037714135 YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! CALL TODAY TO PLACE YOUR AD! 540-347-4222 OR FAX 540-351-0121 Cathrtt Shat* spm ^ include* tfer bath. Ntii house OH* WD, I'emsie pr«**rr«d t400rmp »• t S utilities call S4^?»«Qd Lmbaryt I RR in basement erf 'ipaen'U* living twttv hallwav. built in urall Kvwall bookshelves, */ cuphoards Marble tins Fireplace. Private Bath A Entrance New Fridge A Mk-m Luxury Home in Private t'cmmunitv 115 A Whites Ferre Free High Speed IntemetfSatellite TV included You pay vour Fair share of gas it elec Sbityttnv Nxv pets/smoking TBMWbim or hkMWLWJS, Oamer l.ic d Vgent Keller Williams leeeburg: Rent or rent to own J br 2 5 ba 3 level. beaut renov $t49$ per month rarest ftee oa Page-Brook* Village Town-homes 1 * 2 BR a Available 703-777*1944 Onb trios* *Hth good ft*dlt teed «iov RureeHvIHe. Mein street Village Three finished levels 4 BR 3 5 BA Spacious and sunny. NS ItrOO'mo Call 703 909 0603 For Tour Employment Needs call Timet Community Newspapers Cell 347-4222 TRUSTEE SALE OF 251 Old Hollow Road Sparryvllla, VA 22740 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $357,500.00. from. James Allen Jenkins and Crystal Lynn Fincham Jenkins Qrantor(s). dated July 26. 2007. recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for the County of Rappahannock on August 30. 2007 as Instruments #070001448. the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front atepa of fha Courthouse for the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, 230 Qay St.. Washington, VA on 4709/00 at 1:30 PM. the property with the Improvements thereon, if any. to wit: All that certain tract or parcel of land, together with buildings and improvements thereon and privileges and appurtenances therewith connected, situate, lying and being In Piedmont Magisterial District. Rappahannock County. Virginia. and bounded and described, according to a plat and survey made by J I. Coved. G.L S As containing 9 633 acres And more fully described in the above Deed of Trust Com monly known as 251 Old Hollow Road. Sperryville. VA 22740 Tax ID 27 1BF TERMS OP SALE: ALL CASH. A bidders deposit of $13,000 00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required In cash, certified or cashiers check. Settlement within twenty (20) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit Additional terms to be announced at sale This notice is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose Loan Type CONV/CONV (Trustee SL212511VIR) Substitute Trustee: Draper 0 Goldberg. PLLC, 003 Sycolin Road. Lees burg. VA 20175. 703 777 2440. web site http /rwww drapgold com 3/26/08. 4/2'08 1103249) 21165R0 Remington: Large office $ 1600 mo More space avail. Avail no**. Olafsen Realty. 540-34 71505. Warren ton. VA 54 East Lee St Single a double offices available $500-900»mo includes utilities Call Donna @ 540-727 0884 Or email @ culpeperland^ verixon.net CttaaBay Beach Mouse Overlooking Boy a private white sand beach Enormous wrap around decks A Screened in.porch Mathews. VA. $ rs<9K. Peg O Nets (804) 436 5185 IsaBell k Horsley RE OPEN HOUSE Sat. April 5th 9am-1pm 7510 Cedar Crest Drive Warrenton 2BR 2BA condo, located behind Safeway Question* call 540-229-8200 Opan Sunday April 6th 11AM - 2PM All brick rancher, full dayltoht basement. FP A Garage Dir Rte 29S, R on Lees Mill Rd, L on Routts Hill Rd. R on Pilcher Dr. R on Kimberly to sign Wale hart Raaltora 540-347-2000 Chantilly. VA. ?br tba brand npw single fam ily home *159 900 FF CO school? parking for 2 cars all npa appliances Ask about our lease lo own pro gram CaH John ?03 3?8 8992 llllg U*a* IS* acta parcel In Washington Mature trees grl views easy access Approved tor 4BR septic system S225K Owner Fin avail (5401636 1343 9 acre* comer lot per red hardwoods rO mins to Peep' Creek Lake A PWV sacrifice $2*K (57P248 eiar Culpa par. Richardavllta area 8 acre lot conventional perc. aved 'oad frontage 1r’5K-(540l?ro 3601 Farm 34* acs. toa story house. 58m. 3.5BA. bldgs. pond A fence. Ciar5# Co. V A t 6 5 9 K 540 83* SCI! ORE LA REDUCED)! Stafford' Fauquier tine. 3 BD 2 BA Rambler. 5 acres mostly wooded. New Kitchen Call Rosemary (540-220-0358) or Cathy (540-220-3031) Cowan Realty ST6485596 Warren County 1 ac mountain bldg lot In community of High Knob. 6 min from 66. modular homes allowed. 4 br perk, winter A night views of Front Royal $57,000: seller is lie contractor willing to help you stick build or complete modular home Jim Roger*. 540 905 5175 Wwnnlon, 4tor. 3 5ba Jacuffi New appi s. FP garg S290K «nm •sbo'com •104 74 7’ 540 222 3890 • 1500 SF retail/ office -commercial space. Kitchen w comm sink $1250' mo • 475 SF retail office ar half BA $500 mo . Both in village of Flint Hill A min 2 vr lease Piedmont SIN 540-675-1875 Olflec'ihop apace* avail soon Flint Hill Va (540)675 3508 (540)631 4170 Fauqutcr'Culpapar Comm 8 Investment properties some w Income Hotel shop potentials Olatsen Realty *rwv» olatsen com (540) 222 4125 BUY FORECLOSURE You Find We Fund1 Access Ovet 9 000 Cash Investois1 Free Into 800 854 1952 s3l Fauquier Times-Democrat Where the Readers Are! Call Today 540 347 4222 r ABO Ummm j Virginia Winery Distribution Company trading aa Virginia Winery Distribution Company 1443/ Hume Road (Rappahannock Cellars) Huntly. Rappahannock County, VA 22640 5 Sharp Rock Road (Sharp Rock Vineyards) Sperryville. Rappahannock County VA 22/40 The above establishment Is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL tor a Wine Wholesale license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. David L Kmq Hoard Chairman WW WHO PtMow roc Mart Set i3oc> Brand New w warranty1 (Re tail *500-1 Deliverable srt 926+990 Tpc Chany Sieajb Bad room Sat Brand New tn botes Worth S t 500 - (Can Dlvrl *5^5 5H 926 t990 t|»c KINO Master Bedroom Suite Louis Phtltipe mahapony tin ish Brand New' tWwtti *3K-1 Sell $ 1200 5rt 926 t99Q Wei oWei thrifty Room Set Brand New w Me time warranty' t Retail *1500) Must sell *r25 5?t 956 1990 Quean Pdtow too Matt Bos Set Brand New in plastic w warranty' Can Dtyr *150 Call 5n 956 1990 Riding lessons available Www. huntersrest.ngt (940) 364*2929 Whispering Pines grow ers of trees A shrubs, white pines 5?. $35 ea. T 9 $65 ea, Nor way Spruce 5 6 . $45 ea Delivery A planting avail 540 93? 6178. 540 ?18 29?6 (”— ) Alpacas-Qalnesvllle. VA. Call tor (arm visit 1571)261 1823 For Sato: Easter Lambs. Mint donkeys. Zebu calves Cali lot mio (64019375186 IS Slack Angus bred Heifers Due “to call in the tail (540)937 5160 SWIMMING POOLS From $699 Fin avail for pools 6 spas Free Spa with inground or select above ground pool (886)994-7665 Sacking a electric Treadmill Good con dttion Will come get MO 439 90 71 Seeking a riding lawn mower, prefer 42 In. or larger deck. 540-439-6944 Border Collie Pups r»g Ml blk wht red wht esc pedigree 6 erks $.’50 Catlett (540 i 788 q<*7? ) law Pepptaa. AKC champ Imps shots. *wwrt tails docked. *W» d**s removed* vat checked Males A females Ba*m Black and Black A White masks Heady ky new homas Baft to $650 Cad 30* FAUQUIER SPCA VoUNOPET? ADOPTIONS TOO! 540»?8ft-9000 Visit our homepage at www tauquierspca. com e-mail fspca#net<ero. com kv a comrk*fa up ho dale kskup 3 1-piece comodes yel low beige brown vt>u haul CaN tor intgrntAr tion i540)TW< 9P0f ~ tarn Cate: Ail vet chocked wtli deliver Tame kittens and cats, pups and dogs, need temporary permanent ho m e s Call 202 244 2866 or toll tree 18?? 22$ 7935 POt FREE Escavatmg Sendee A Free Fill Dirt Call 5?1 233 4980 tree to good home Rid able mature horse, great on trails (5401439 403? |?03>499 0159 tetrlgator. tree to good home working condition, You haul Call (540)34 7 5192 Spring Clean-up, tree ca'P landscaping mowing Senior discount 1540)9878796 (*•* 322?* J Part-time nanny wanted 2 days wpeK to watch newborn A almost 4 year old in Amissvllle area 540 93 7 S1B3 Double-Shredded hard wood A cedai mulch Chips A lop soil Free delivery 703 868 ?524 LooKing for a JOB7 Ybuve come to the right place1 Times Community Newspapers We've got Northern Virginia all Wrapped UP' CLASSIFIED ADS WORK' Call Your Rep TODAY' 540 347 4222 or FAX 351 0121 it took 6 YEARS to graduate. 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Apply In person at: Moffett Manor 115 Monor Ct Warrenton, VA SALES/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES $30K basic salary plus generous bonuses / commissions. An*v*i*ttf£ te a last-growing put* lislVHI bdlialA^P|iiciali2lng in news on the water sector grooatly. The successful candidates will join our Warrenton, VA sales team, with responsibility tor growing an international customer base. Career advancement will track the company's growth Occasional overseas travel (once or twice a year) An interest in international affairs is an advantage. Email resume with cover letter to: devid@oosKanews.com Executive Administrative Assistant / Office Manager for Smith Mulluml (otp lltiil will report directly Iti the Cl n hh'iil , until, lute mint he ptulkient in Microvolt t lithe A hnvt ittlttlitniin S yrv cvp working directly with it vcntoi company official Ihihrv in elude tmtivctihing dlcluliott living Hictnphonc’. nthfnd in|| vetiior 'lull mini- preparing mtnulcv. maintaining (TO - daily vulrndur A vclk-dultr upplv. urtunglng co travel, preparing evpeitvo report*. preparing ami vending out promo pkgv. vupcrviving office, main raining office 11 lev A revourc e llhrary. A managing Ihr Uc*nv'c nttd potential iintrvlot liviv Wc olTrr compelMive vahuy A comprchcnvlvo benefit pkg me I cl med/tlt'ii tnv, iltltkt w/ mutclt. holitlaw A vac. A tuition icimhiitvciiKiii Qualified applicants may aand raaumaa Including aalary hfatory to: Smith-Midland Corporation, P.0. Box 300, Midland, VA 33720. Fax: MO-439-1627, Email: caraara^amlthmldtand.oom PROPERTY MANAGER AND MORE! Are you an experienced properly manager with proficiency in architectural issues and billing processing? Does being part of a progressive team interest you? Do you nave excellent organizational skills? Do you like a variety of tasks each day? Do you like helping people? Do you have a pleasant disposition? If so. then please contact us with your resume We are a well established small company with Christian values that would like to meet with you, Please include your salary history and requirements. Please contact Mark Fischer Manassas, VA 20109. Email to hr@mjfassoc.com SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Mindwrap seeks a talented software developer for product development on our Optlx document management software. Primary responsibilities include Windows OUI design and development using VC++ and MFC Related areas imaging, client-server development, InstallShleld, CVS, COM/ OLE, SQL all a plus Join a great team solving interesting problems for commercial customers in a diverse environment ■ that Includes multiple languages, databases, and operating systems Qual died applic ant* should have demonstrated 1 professional experience or BS / MS CS, Email your rasuma to: Jobs72@mlndwrap.com or mail mindwrap, Inc. Attn: Job Code W072 PO Box 430 Flint Hill, VA 22627 Fax (540) 675-3130. 10692 Crestwood Drive Your Ad Could Be HERE. Classified AOs Work! Times Newspapers Classified Call 540-347-4222 DRIVERS/ DELIVERY FuHttm* and parr Hum —- — — -•*— — — m HR’f pwwons. RWI 1 PM sn«b*. Fun barwMt. yoar^ound wo*K. not aaaaonal. Locabona tn Loudoun. Pnnca W0»am * Faa*aa Count***. PT Optical Asst/ Hooter Needed in busy Optometry office. M A F. 1*4 pm; Toes A Th. 135pm. 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DayBreak: Adult daycare center gives caregivers a break, seniors a life By Hilary Lewis Rappahannock N*ws Staff Writer Each day holds somethin# different for caregivers of physically or mentally challenged adults. Simple tasks such as washing dishes or folding laundry become increasingly hard to manage when faced with the responsibility of caring for another. Meanwhile, adults who must depend on a loved one far support often feel they are a burden, holding that person bade from work or personal life. Recognizing the needs of these adults and their caregivers, Aging Tbgether’s DayBreak Center wants to help. As a daycare center for adults ages 18 and older. Day Break provides daily support to caregivers while meeting the needs of their loved ones. “We are letting families know that you con still be a caregiver, still have your life and your loved one living at home, while knowing that they're at a safe place and that everybody is coming home at the end of the day," said DayBreak Manager Andrea Langston. “It’s a joyftil thing." Opened in August 2007, the DayBreak center is located on Eggbomsville Road in Culpeper, but serves the five county region of Rappahannock, Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, and Orange. It waa created after Aging Ibgether, a community partnership of over 100 area organizations, discovered that by the year The DayBreak Center • What? An adult day health care center which allows caregivers daily care opportunities while they work or handle personal obligations. Adults are provided a variety of services while at the center including recreation and socialization, health monitoring, medication administration, a nutritious lunch, and special therapies, as needed • Where? 13820 Eggbornsville Road • Who? Run by Aging Together and the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Board/Area Agency on Aging, a collaboration of 100 local organizations in Rappahannock, Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, and Orange counties. Adults ages 18 and older who meet admission requirements are served at the center. • Open: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Contact: DayBreak Manager, Andrea Langston, at 727-7097 2020, the senior population, aged 65 and older, will nearly double. “We looked at the changing demographics here in this region and decided that we needed to be working together to plan for the future. Then we realized the number of services which were needed to address that growth,” said Sollie Morgan, Director of Support Services for the Rappehannock-Rapidan Community Services Board. One of the services needed was adult daycare, which would provide daily assistance to caregivers of elderly citizens or disabled adults. “We found that a lot of people are trying to work and are full-time caregivers, maybe a spouse or a child, but they just.need some time to do personal business and the individual they’re caring for needs a chance to get out, said Morgan. “It really helps both sides of that equation. Currently, 80 percent of elder care in the region is provided by families, with 44 percent of that care coming from aging spouses. At DayBreak, caregivers can leave their loved ones in an environment where they can enjoy activities and make new friends, while having their medical needs fulfilled. “These programs are set up to reallyhelp people main* - tain their skills and level! off* functioning. They are set up to deal with people with cognitive impairments as well as physical,” said Morgan. “It doesn’t have to be iust older people, but that tends to be the taiget population." The Day Break Center is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Caregivers simply drop off adults in the morning for a day of socialization and freedom. Transportation to and from the center is also provided by the RappahannockRopidan Community Services Board/Area Agency on Aging’s van service. During the day, seniors eryoy activities such as playing cards, writing letters, painting, and talking with friends. They are given a healthy lunch and medication as needed and are encouraged to be as active as possible, with nurses at the center leading group exercise time daily. “Mostly, they like coming because of the friendships and they know that they have to be active here,” said Langston. “We encourage them to do as much activity as they can.” Once a month, the group travels outside the center to have lunch in Culpeper. Numerous music groups have also stopped by for entertainment. “I think most of the adults really eryoy coming here because it gives them time to socialize and they are disappointed on the days they can’t make it,” said Lynnette Scott, R.N. “It gives the caregivers a break, but also gives them the opportunity to know that their loved ones are taken care of every day in a safe environment.” To take advantage of this service, several payment options are available such as Drives From I'ugeAl'i American* have rare ‘blood type*, like U-negative and DuflFy-negntive, for instance. Also significant is that minority patients with diseases like sickle cell anemia are less likely to have physical reactions to blood donated from the same racial group. And African-American patients who need repeated blood transfusions respond better to blood from AfricanAmerican donors as well. Another reason for asking the African-American community to donate1 blood is that there are routine shortages of O and B blood types, and minority populations have more types O and B blood than other populations. For more information, call call Tbni Evans at Fauquier Health System, 540-341-0883. Medicaid, long-term care insurance, or the private pay option of $56 per day. The centers goal is to eventually raise scholarship funds for people who can't afford to pay that fee. Those interested in touring Day Break are encouraged to contact the center at 727-7097. 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A16 Thursday. April 3, 2008 . Countryside Rappahannock News New paintings by Jeremy Pearse at Caulfield Gallery Caulfield Gallery is hosting an exhibition of new paintings by artist Jeremy Pearse from April 3 until April 28. An opening artist’s reception will take place this Saturday, April 5, from 2*6 p.m. at the Caulfield Gallery in Washington, VA. The public is invited to meet the artist and enjoy refreshments. Known internationally for his exquisite images of birds and other animals, Mr. Pearses new collection of paintings focuses mainly on landscapes. These paintings are a serene yet inspiring study of the light that plays on the land. Pearses fine brush strokes and masterful use of color make his paintings appear to emanate a light all of their own. Jeremy Pearse was bom in Devon, England and drew and painted from an early age. He has always watched birds and animals so this led quite naturally to including them into his paintings. He has had no formal training and says that for him, “art is more instinctual and it has been a process full of life and discovery." Jeremy spends as much time as he can in the field watching, drawing and painting landscapes, birds and animals: Pearse has taken part in many regional and national exhibitions. He has been juried into two consecutive Birds in Art exhibitions at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, WI. As an elected member of the Society of Animal Artists (SAA), he has been included in their juried art exhibitions and has won a number of awards. His illustrations have gone to the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, the Beidaihe Bird Society (China), the American Birding Association (ABA) and Bird Watchers Digest as well as many other books and publications. Recent books featuring his artwork are The Best of Wildlife Painting’- North Light Books, ‘The Owls of North America’ - The Heliconia Press and more recently, ‘Easy Solutions: Color Mixing - Watercolor’ - Quarry Books. The Caulfield Gallery is located at 325 Middle Street. Washington, VA next to the Inn at Little Washington and is open Thursday through Monday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information please call the gallery at 540-675-3214. “Winter Solstice," Jeremy Pearse Geoff Gowen featured at Second Friday at the Library Series The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community presents “One Man’s Journey through History: China, The Philippines and World War II Internment” By Sallie Morgan Special to the Rappahannock News The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC) welcomes Flint Hill resident Geoff Gowen as the featured speaker for the Second Friday at the Library Series. The presentation will be held Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. Gowen, who was bom in the Philippines and spent almost three years there in a Japanese internment camp with his family during World War II, has just released a memoir written by his father about life as an Episcopal missionary in Asia before and during the war. Vincent Gowen came into the remote mountains of northern Luzon in 1927 after 14 years in China, when the area could be reached only after days on horseback over precipitous mountain trails. Some of the more remote villages still practiced headhunting against their traditional enemies in nearby villages. During 400 years of Spanish rule in the Philippines, the inhabitants of the region, the Igorots, had fiercely resisted Spanish forays into their mountains to “civilize" them. Their culture, though it served them rea Photos courtesy of Geoff Gowen Flint Hill resident Geoff Gowen and members of his family traveled to the Philippines in November. Gowen has recently published a memoir to honor his father who was a missionary there during World War II. sonably well, was primitive without a written alphabet or calendar at the time that the first American administrators and missionaries arrived in the early 1900s. Vincent Gowen was part of the second generation of missionaries who had earlier succeeded in winning Igorot confidence. They had established a few schools and churches and English was widely spoken by educated Igorots. When the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1941, Father Gowen, his wife and two young children (Geoff and his sister Ann) hung on in the mountains for six months, witnessing by radio the fall of Corregidor, the surrender on Bataan, and Japanese conquests almost to Australia. They were finally interned in a former army base near Baguio, a mountain resort city, where they and 500 other foreigners, mostly American, stayed until shipped to Manila in December 1944. There in the ancient Spanish prison, Bilibid, housed next door to some of the last survivors of Bataan and Corregidor, they were fortunate to survive the Battle of Manila that began just five weeks after their arrival, a battle that left Manila, once known as the “Pearl of the Orient,” in ruins. Geoff and Ann have worked over several years on the transcription of their father's wartime diary, which has just been released under the title “Sunrise to Sunrise — One Man’s Journey through History: China, The Philippines and World War II Internment.” In November of 2007, the entire Gowen clan, including children and grandchildren, returned to the Philippines to see the places where the events described in the book occurred. On April 11, Gowen will share both passages from the memoir and photographs from the family's 2007 return to the islands. The event is free afl^ open to the public. It will be held at the Rappahannock County Public Library. A must see: The Kite Runner By Gi-auwa Mitthkix Special to the Rappahannock News • This Friday, April 4, The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community < RAAC) will present the highly acclaimed film The Kite Runner. If you only come to the movies on occasion, I hope you will make this the one film you come to see. This is a review of the movie and not the fxx>k. Fans of the book will Ik- very surprised at some liberties taken by the film’s screen writer, David BeniofT, but rest assured the book’s author Khaled Hosseini (who has a cameo at the end of the film) was in collaboration the entire time. The story follows two young boys, Amir, the privileged son of a respected wealthy Afghan, Baba, und Hassan the son of Baba's servant. The complex relationship fx-tween these boys is hard to understand from an American view. Hassan is of a lower caste and his father has fxx*n Baba's servant his entire lift*. The resp«xt Baba pays to his servant is mirrored in the respect the Afghans pay to each other in the early pro Russian days of Kabul. Beautifully poetic, serene, joyful lives fall apart as first the Russians and then the Taliban destroy life and hope for the Afghans. Kabul must have been a wonderful place to live. You ache to see what was lost by the Afghans, but the film makers generously give us that early glimpse of beauty and happiness. The story centers on the rape of Hassan, the betrayal by Amir, and how it took several decades for Amir to find redemption. The story was originally a short story that Hosseini wrote when he read that the Taliban had even banished kite flying in Afghanistan. The author, Mr Hosseini, actually grew up in Kabul when* his father was a diplomat.! Kite flying was a major childhood diversion for several generations of Afghani children.). Like the fictional Baba and his son Amir, the Hosseinis fled Kabul as the Russians invaded and eventually end<*d up in California. He studied as a doctor but turned to writing when he discoven*d that was his true l<»vo. The doctor who examines Amir’s father, Baba, is really a friend of Mr Hosseini’s from medical school. The story is heartbreaking and full of tension but most of all it is full of hope. It was filmed in China with Egyptian, Iranian, and Afghani actors. The two young stars were found at a school in Kabul during a three month talent search. Their acting is so incredible that it is hard to believe they are just school children. I am sure by now' everyone knows they had to be whisked out of Afghanistan prior to the film’s release. When you see the Taliban in action in the film you will understand why. The cinematography and musical score and acting and directing should all have won Academy Awards. I think if the book had come out after the movie that might have happened. It stands on its own but comparisons are unavoidable. Again, if you come to any movie this year, please make it this one. The film is rated PG13 for violence to a child. It runs for 123 minutes. Friday Night at the Movies is at 8 p.m. at the Theatre in Little Washington. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Ingram featured at Clean Streams Day In his 25th year as an outdoor writer/photographer, Bruce Ingram has written nearly 1,900 magazine articles and has sold over 2,200 photos to magazines. For over 10 years, he covered Virginia and West Virginia for Outdoor Life. He regularly writes for such magazines as Bassmaster, Turkey Call, Virginia Wildlife, West Virginia Game and Fish, Virginia Game and Fish, Wonderful West Virginia, Whitetail Times, and many others. Ingram has written four books on river smallmouth fishing: The James River Guide, The New River Guide, The Shenandoah/Rappahannock Rivers Guide, and his latest book, Fly and Spin Fishing for River Smallmouths. The Outdoor Writers Association of Americiin has given Ingram four writing awards for excellence. Writing primarily on fishing iind hunting, Ingram also covers canoeihg, birding, outdoor photography and conservation issues. With his writing income, Ingram has purchased 486 acres of land and placed 392 acres of that land under conservation ease Bruce Ingram ments, as a way of protecting and improving wildlife habitat. Ingram and his wife and family live in Botetourt County, Virginia where he is a high school English teacher. Ingram'will be on hand for RappFLOW’s Clean Streams Day event on Saturday, April 12. Held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sperryville School house, the event is free. This is a one-time opportunity to talk with many experts in one place about workable GREEN ideas for your home and property. There will be many fun and family-centered activities throughout the day.