Rappahannock News, February 5, 2009

131st Year ... No. 6 Phone (540) 675-3338 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009 WWW.RAPPNEWS.COM 50 CENTS Rapp’s Scholastic Bowl team heads for state tide Wins region trophy first time By Christine Krapf Special to the Rappahannock News Even after holding the Region B trophy, Rappahannock County High School Scholastic Bowl coach David Naser still had a difficult time believing. “I never thought this day would come,” Naser said, after his Panthers defeated George Mason, 215-175, to clinch their first-ever regional championship Saturday afternoon in Falls Church. The victory also secured Rappahannock County’s third consecutive trip to the Group A Scholastic Bowl state tournament on Feb. 28 at The College of William & Mary. The Panthers (22-1 in the District, 35-5 overall), who also defeated the Mustangs for the Bull Run District title Jan. 17, will open the double-elimination, state tournament against Auburn, the Region C runnerup. Rappahannock County senior captain A.J. Collins pointed out that returning to the state tournament has been one of the team goals this season. This time, he said, he and his teammates would like to come home with the championship. “We’d like to win it in four matches, if possible,” he said, “but when you get to states, it’s like there are eight Rappahannock-George Masons. It comes down to the questions, buzzer speed, and luck, and sometimes, luck is the biggest factor.” “You do not get a break (with lesser competition) when you play at states ” junior Brittany Clatterbuck added. “It’s non-stop.” Winning the regional championship could be the most important step in the quest for a state title. “This means we play a regional runner-up instead of a regional champion. ” Collins added. Two years ago, the Panthers lost to eventual state runner-up Radford in the opening round of the tournament. Last year, West Point clipped Rappahannock in the first round. The Panthers managed to win their first two matches in the losers’ bracket before falling in the semifinals. Radford, the defending state champion, sits in the opposite half of the bracket from Rappahannock County. The two would face each other in the third match, if they are undefeated. A Scholastic Bowl match consists of 50 questions. There are two rounds of 15 tossup questions and a directed round 10 questions to each team. 66 ‘J never thought this day would come’ David Naser RCHS Scholastic Bowl coach Team concept What made Saturday’s regional championship most sweet was the team concept that Rappahannock County demonstrated. The starters, Collins and juniors Tyler Crews, Austin Burnett and Stephen Nelson, all contributed key points to the scoring. Additionally, sophomore Malcolm Perry contributed, and nearly all team members were able See TITLE, Page A6 btan h-noro. jan uianeroucK PROUD COACH: David Naser, RCHS Scholastic Quiz Bowl coach holds a trophy the team won at the regional championship game Saturday in Falls Church. NEW OWNER: Above, The Blue Rock Inn on Highway 211 west of Washington will be upgraded and expanded by its new owner. Said Hawa, and his son, Sami, who will manage the operation. TRANSFER: At right, Peter Kramer, right, is selling his Washington Arts Building for $975,000 to Rappahannock County. County Administrator John McCarthy, next to him, said the county is saving money by buying the Kramer building and not moving some of its offices to highway 211. Rappahannock News Staff Photos'Jan Clatterbuck A new chapter opens for Blue Rock Inn By Stephen Dareing Rappahannock News Staff Writer A Rappahannock landmark restaurant and inn that has been struggling in recent years just had new life breathed into it by an investor from Arlington, Va. Said Hawa - a business owner and real estate investor - closed on the Blue Rock Inn last Friday for a purchase price of $1.5 million. Last fall, the Blue Rock was foreclosed upon by the lender. Robert Harwood, who then spent time and money (over $100,000) to spruce the property up which had begun to look a little frayed around the edges. There had been several rumors of potential buyers - and an extravagant winery plan that never came to fruition - but with the purchase by Hawa, the Blue Rock may once again be a local tourist draw. The inn was started by two Frenchmen, the Campagne brothers in the 1980s, and was called Bleu Rock Inn. Since then it has had several owners who have struggled to maintain the inn and property. Recent reviews on TripAdvisor.com haven't been that good, although the location and view is still enough to make See INN, Page A3 County offices to stay in Town of Washington By Stephen Dareing Rappahannock News Staff Writer Looming county government budget cuts may have saved the Town of Washington from losing several county agencies to the highway near the Rappahannock National Bank. The Board of Supervisors voted Monday to hold a public hearing on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. to allow public comment on the proposed purchase of the Washington Arts Building at the comer of Gay and Jett streets from Peter Kramer. It is to be used as additional county government office space for the health department, social services and registrars office. Washington Town Council member John Sullivan said “that's great news” upon learning of the proposed purchase. Losing the county offices could have altered the balance of tip fees derived from EDUs, or Equivalent Discharge Units, for the new sewer system. It would also have left the town with still more vacant building spaa1. County administrator -John McCarthy presented a cost breakdown between the original plan to build new See BOARD, Page A6 New county food bank to meet growing demand By Stephen Dakeing Rappahannock News Staff Writer Is this a sign of the times? The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors on Monday agreed to invite Commonwealth Community Action Partnership - a private, nonprofit charity - to establish a food bank in Rappahannock County. The effect of the economic meltdown may be much deeper in Rappahannock News F.O. Box 59 Washington, Va. 22747 (540)675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) Rappahannock than most have assumed. Already, there are as many as 75 households from the county that are getting assistance from the Fauquier County-based group. That number may triple if a new food bank is opened in Rappahannock, according to Tom Benjamin, executive director of the Warrenton-based Commonwealth CAP. Marie Davis of Rappahannock’s Department of Social Services said that they have seem an increase in persons asking for food. What used to be one family per week seeking assistance is now throe to five families per week, according to Davis. Free and reduced lunches at the schools an* up from last year too. School officials say that 30 percent of students have applied for the program, up from 24 percent last year. The new partnership allows the county to facilitate Commonwealth CAP which can then apply for money and food from federal and state programs, according to county administrator John McCarthy. Benjamin explained that the community action partnership was started in 1965 as a part of then President Johnson’s War on Poverty. Their mission is twofold, said Benjamin. First, to “reduce the pain and suffering" caused by poverty, and second, to “permanently reduce poverty," which most often means finding people suitable, regular employment. Benjamin said that it was Rappahannock’s Department of Social Services which originally extended the invitation to help them establish a larger food bank. The DSS currently has a small food bank of its own, and there are some local churches who also provide food to families in need. The Rappahannock Benevolent Fund also recently was established to help local families meet other needs such as utility costs. Benjamin said that his group “will be in discussions about when and where we will establish an office in Rappahannock" over the coming weeks. They plan to have a “soft” opening in March mid open on a regular basis beginning in April or May, he said. In December, Commonwealth CAP assisted over 4,000 households in Fauquier County, and have so far this month, averaged about 100 households per day. These are not just individuals or single families, said Benjamin, but combined families and friends who represent a much larger number of people seeking assistance. These people have been driven bv the current economic circumstances to pool resources, often combining families who may have lost their homes with other members who. without assistance, are in danger of losing theirs too, he added. Benjamin gave an example of three fanulies living together in one house, all contributing to pay the mortgage. The partnership also will be working closely with Hal Hunter and the “Plant-a-Row” program he started. Already, said Benjamin, 60 local gardeners have volunteered to grow fresh food for the food bank. The county must find a suitable site, however, from which to operate. McCarthy said one potential site would be The Link in Sperryville. Another might be with the Department of Social Services in Washington if there were space.

Culpeper police promote officer from Culpeper Police Chief Scott Barlow promoted five Officers in a ceremony Jan. 30 in front of fhmily, friends and police department employees at The Depot r——*—:— The department promoted two sergeants and three master police officers. Tim Chilton and Lonnie Myers were promoted as sergeants, with Andy Berry, Craig -- ■ HOW TO EASILY CONTACtM^w Rappahannock Neu§^ th« Rappahannock News is in its 131st year as Rappahannock , County's newspaper of record and primary source of local news and advertising. If you have any story ideas or comments on storie\ please let us know. We want to hear from you. Phone: (540) 675-3338 Fax:(540)675-3088 - Address: 249 Man Street, PO Box 59. Washington, Va 22747-0059 Hours: Weekdays, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. with 24-hour answering service Internet address: www.rappnews.com v ' Who to Contact l ‘Administrative Matters QSneral Manager: Pam Symington. 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Berry began his law enforcement career in 1997 with the Rappahannock County SherifTs Office. From 2003 - 2005, he served with the Town of Luray Police Department. He ^* • Ay ' V ' vV^ -^; joined the Culpeper Felice Department in 2005. He ift assigned to the department’s special operation bureau and handles various assignments including the department’s Motor Carrier Program, which ensures trucks operate safely and within the law. - During the ceremony, Chief Barlow spoke of the sacrifices police officers’ families make. He said that all the officers were deserving of the recognition and the promo-' tions. Photo oy Nancy Hejoort ‘WHEELING HUNT:’ Aaron Mountain Strutters, the Rappahannock chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation, and members of other local chapters hosted a “Wheeling Sportsmen Hunt” last month for disabled persons. 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Inn From Page A1 some people happy with the experience. One reviewer said “This place should have been shut down for a complete gutting - paint/paper/ furniture before being open to guests.” That’s exactly what the Hawas intend to do. Sami Hawa, 29, who is Said Hawa’s son, also of Arlington, will manage the property and “generally overseeing” several planned upgrades. The younger Hawa has owned and managed restaurants in the past. Hawa was very clear that they do not intend to develop the property beyond its original intent, and they have already had discussions with county administrator John McCarthy about what they would like to do. “We want to keep the old country vision,” said Hawa, but they do intend to expand the Inn by 8-10 rooms and upgrade the interior to a more luxurious standard. Also, said Hawa, they are intending to plant grapes in the vineyard but that these were more for “feel and looks” and that tjiey don’t intend to become a profit-making winery, although McCarthy did say -that in conversations with him, that they did want to run a “true winery.” Hawa said they want to “get the whole use of the land” and restore some of the things the Blue Rock became known for such as the steeplechase, point to point races aqd polo. The older Hawa emigrated from Palestine when he was younger, but has spent most of his life in this country. The purchase and restoration of the Blue Rock will be good for the employment scene in Rappahannock as the Hawas intend to keep Jim McCullough - the current business manager and chef - and as much of the staff as they can. They also intend to hire local contractors to do much of the upgrades and expansion. Hawa said that they “want p *25 OFF j service Work j I* 100% Satisfaction i l Guarantee I l« Anything electrical, inside | I or outside, large or small. | l • Technicians are back- ( i ground checked, drug , I tested, uniformed, profes- ! , sionally trained and polite ! . • Price up front before we ! J do the job 1 J • We accept Visa, 1 1 Mastercard & Discover 1 1 • Saturday and Evening * • Appointments * • With tins coupon , Not valid with other discounts. 1 ■ Good Thru February 28. 2009 I _J *1000 OFF Automatic Start-Up Generators Available 12 Months Same as Cash , • The Security of Power , when the power goes out . I Witn this coupoa . Not valid with other discounts 1 • Good Thru February 28. 2009 I h a community feel to the place.” Tb that end, McCarthy suggested that the Hawas make a point of meeting neigh boring property owners to try and get a sense of what would work best as a “balance” of hospitality and event services. 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Hon*. . ■ ^AlOp 800.686.1790 SAFFORDOfWARRENION.COM I w^se wet =<«54tebJiiascotC0P06»lsiw -wsajcws“tosshg<a0™'emuur «*sejt 1 KKtiey Khts ~ «r A: •*»'!'«-Hi f»*£ B-t TvorGWHC* ESflORS iW ENOS 2W SEE X*EB EOS SfWi SAFFORD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF WARRENTON Public Hearing To Amend County Budget In accordance with §15.2-2507 of the Code of Virginia, the Rappahannock County Bodfd of Supervisors shall hold a publichearing on Thursday. February 12, 2(X)9 at the Courthouse in Washington. Virginia at 7:00PM, to consider amending the Rappahannock County Budget for fiscal year 2009 to authorize the expenditure of up to $980.000 for the purchase from Peter Kramer of the Washington Arts Building, located in the northwest comer of Gay and Jett Streets in the Town of Washington. The budget amendment to be considered is to amend Category 4302, Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds. Line item 7009. Acquisition and Alteration, by increasing the total amount currently authorized for expenditure from $70.000 to $1,050,000. If such an amendment is made, the Board will then appropriate an amount not to exceed $980,000 to pay the purchase price of $975,000. plus closing costs. This amendment will allow for the purchase of the Washington Arts Building, which currently houses several government offices, and will be altered over time to accommodate other Rappahannock County government offices located elsewhere in the Town of Washington. The funds to be expended have been accumulated by the County over four fiscal years for the purchase and development of new office space, and do not require new tax revenues. By order of: John W. McCarthy County Administrator PROM EVENT THIS WEEKEND . FEB 7TH&8TH F A V J A N A TRUNK SHOW CELEBRITY DRESSES LIVE MODELS FASHION SHOW ! PROM VENDORS IsmfcSX tHV<% wljKNTON. VKKjSNWi Ht6; FOBMMAFWUR.US ? 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Editorial & Opinion _ i , - ■ .... •. : _!__ : ; . -Eappafiamtocfe J2etosEstablished 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Thursday Arthur W. Arundel, Publisher Mary Ann Kuhn, Editor Peter W. Arundel, President Bill Walsh, Executive Editor Jan Clatterbuck, Office Manager/Editorial Assistant 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) 675-3088 e-mail: mkuhn@tlmespapers.com Hours: 8:30 a m. to 5 p m., Monday-Friday Member. Audit Bureau of Circulations CAC www.rappnews.com THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009 Budget cutting The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors thinks water coolers for county employees and inmates at the jail is a non-essential expense. People don’t need water, they can bnng their own. Inmates can drink tap water as part of their punishment. So the board decided at its Monday meeting to strike water from next year’s budget. „ This opens up a whole realm of possibilities in budget cutting. Toilet paper? Bring your own. Tissues too. How about pens, pencils, paper clips, staples, paper. That’s what Office Depot is for. Go get it yourself . Heck, bring your own desk and chair. Or, even better, get rid of the offices altogether and have everyone work at home. That would save oodles of money. Don’t need a jail either. Put GPS ankle bracelets on everyone and keep them under house arrest. They can “incarcerate at home.” How about no county government at all? That way we wouldn’t have to worry about losing water coolers or any other “miscellaneous” budget line items at all. Forget VDOT, There isn’t a hollow or road in the county that doesn’t have someone with a plow, a truck and an unemployed redneck/ Put ’em to work. Yes, but what about a comprehensive plan you say. We don’t need one. The economy is»so bad we don’t have to worry about over development. There are empty buildings all over the county. And if you’re well liked with lots of money, you get to do what you want anyway. We love this budget gutting! Private charities, churches and benevolent ones are taking care of social services and the needy, just like the Bush administration said we should do. Okay, what about courts? Schools? Simple enough, let other counties take care of them. Judges are from Fauquier anyway , and -student enrollment is dropping quicker than Obama nominees with tax “issues” because Rappahannock is already a • retirement community. Who needs a bunch of loud and obnoxious children around? Our fire departments are all volunteer, let’s make the Sheriffs department volunteer too. Just like the old days with maybe a little vigilante justice thrown in for good measure. Heck, while were at it, let’s just toss out all the laws too! Four hundred years ago this was frontier country and they didn’t have any back then. And since we’re all about going back to nature and sustainability, this will work out just fine. That should about do it we think. And it all started with water coolers. ‘Rappahannock also needs change’ All my life I’ve lived in Rappahannock and I'm very proud of our county lor the most port. But there are a few things that I feel need to be addressed We’ve just seen a presidential election won on the word “change." Rappahannock also needs change. There’s something that has bothered me even as a child in school. Why does it seem that Rappahannock County always seems to have school on Martin Luther King J r. Day? I^ast year I went to the school board office for an explanation; the answer was that they take that day and replace it for time missed due to weather. Well, the thing that I notice is that the surrounding counties that have pretty much the same weather, still have the holiday. When I was a child my mom and dad kept us home on that day and I kept my son home on that day. Well, if there an1 others that feel the same wav, the next school board meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school hand room. Remember the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in peace and that all men are created equal. David Clanagan Washington OUR CAR7ooN/ST IS OTHERWISE VlSPoSED THiS WEEKy ■60 WE PRESENT HERE, FROM THE-ARCHIVES, THE CARTOON _ FROM 7*£ R*W4UANNOCK NEWS EPIT10N OF FEBRUARY S, 1767... wei*, Bu-Py* P^BbiomeL t) JL-JL Horse I pawr/6 I <stam! ► ©Thomas TnuHa^jj^ Letters Up in the hollow: Old time religion I should, at my age, have just enough sense to stay out of a discussion regarding religion and politics. Those were always the subjects that the wise old folks back home suggested never be discussed at the cimruir foKlo Rnf The Forum Ben Jones into the bill of goods that says in order for us to be seen as tolerant, we must sacrifice our convictions and give equality to that which contradicts our core beliefs” Well, brothers and sisters, let me venture a few thoughts. First of all, does anybody in their sober mind think that thp nanpr was d*8Tipline betrays me. And besides, it isn’t suppertime yet. The recent dustup on the pages of the Rappahannock News has stirred my grey matter into a state of obsessive opinionation. Anyway, I never could keep my mouth shut. And the separation of church and state, the role of religion in public life, and whether or not the United States is a “Christian Nation” are subjects that I have long contemplated and in fact confronted in my own public life. So, like everyone else, I qualify to testify on the subject. As I have followed this most recent flare up, the disagreement started when the News ran a story about a new Unitarian/Universalist group being founded in the county. A letter from a “stunned” gentleman in Amissville, L. Torrance, laid out his complaint that the newspaper appeared to be “endorsing this pagan religion” and that he didn’t appreciate it. One bit. He said that we should check out the Web site listed in the article and we “will find out the hidden truth about this so-called religion.” He said if “you want to know the truth” you should go to his church or one like it. Then Tim Pagano from Huntly „ wrote a slightly heated response to the Amissville letter, saying (among many other things >, that “it is a tragic and unfortunate occasion...when what is ‘right’ for one’s self can only be right when that ‘rightness’ is imposed on everyone else at the pain of who knows what per the tone of L. Torrance’s communication.” Mr. Pagano also felt that the use of “pagan” was an epithet and said that Torrance’s letter offered notes of “bigotry, discord, and intolerance...” So that’s where it stood until Mr. Carl Ebom of Scrabble topped it off with a long and interesting letter which basically called Mr. Pagano’s letter bigoted and intolerant. Ah, the beloved community. Mr. Ebom also posited that “truth, by definition, is exclusionary. There is only one truth; or there is no truth.” And after saying unequivocally that the United States is a “Christian nation,” he says this: “What is sad is that the American people have bought “endorsing a pagan religion” by writing a story about a new spiritual group in town? I don’t get the connection, Mr. Torrance. And as an earlier writer has pointed out, how could it be a hidden truth if the Web site was included in the article? I mean, you gotta concede that one, don’t you? And it seems to me that Mr. Pagano may have overreacted a bit to Mr. Torrance’s rhetoric. All of us have probably been intolerant of intolerance now and again. But it is Mr. Ebom’s thinking that compels me to enter this very frayed fray. For as articulate as it sounds, it seems to me that it is based upon some questionable premises. (By the way, the Unitarian/Universalist creed certainly emanates from a long and important • Christian tradition. Four United States presidents have been Unitarian. Unitarians simply did not believe in the Trinity, so to many they couldn’t be “true” Christians, but to themselves, they were the “true” Christians. The old joke about Unitarians was that when they die they come to a crossroads. One sign points to “Heaven”, and another sign points to “Discussion Group about Heaven.” They head for the discussion group, of course. I have found that Unitarians are not offended when I tell them this joke. They tend to be very tolerant folks....) Anyhow, that gets us to “the truth.” Mr. Ebom says that “truth, by definition, is exclusionary. There is only one truth, or there is no truth.” Well sir, I think your premise is faulty on that one. I don’t know where he found that definition, but it wasn’t from the English language. My learning tells me “truth” is a matter of belief. Some beliefs can be proved and quantified scientifically. Others, like spiritual or metaphysical beliefs, are matters of faith. Each human is a complication of knowledge, beliefs, instincts, experiences, complexes, contradictions, passions, and yes, “truths.” Each human has a wagonload of “truth.” And I have never encountered that “bill of goods” that says “we must sacrifice our convictions and give equality to that which contradicts our core beliefs.” In fact, I don’t know any one who expects or wants me or you to do that, Mr. Ebom. That is a canard. Fm sure you will agree that there is a difference between acknowledging and understanding < if not respecting! the fact that others believe differently, and the assumption that they wish you to contradict your core beliefs. No one has ever insisted on that to me, and if they did, they’d better duck. Now as to whether or not “this is a Christian nation,” as Mr. Ebom insists, I would agree that a majority of Americans would identify themselves as Christians. (Whether or not they actually practice Christianity will be left to a Higher Judge. > But that does not mean that we are a “Christian Nation.” It means we are a nation of mostly Christians. The difference is more than grammatical. That difference is basic to the tenets the founders intended and indeed imbedded in our founding documents. It was the intent of Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Madison and other of the writers of the Declaration and the Constitution to create a nation where all of us would be free to think and worship as we pleased, without the state’s involvement in our spiritual life and without a national church controlling our political life. It has worked out pretty well for 232 years and if it ain’t broke I don’t think we need to fix it. Mr. Ebom writes, “This nation was founded on the belief in God Almighty.” No doubt there was enormous Faith in the rebel cause, but no doubt the British Army and the American Tories believed in God Almighty also. England was in fact, a real “Christian Nation" with a National Church, which is one reason so many fled to America. One man’s “truth” is another man’s “blasphemy,” someone else’s “superstition.” W’ould it somehow be self-righteous at this point to suggest that we all simply respect one another’s paths to the Almighty? Christ didn’t say “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you unless of course you think they are pagans and heathens.” There was no asterisk on that one. Back when this Christian was being called a heathen and pagan by some political opponents, I responded with a verse from the Sermon on the Mount: “Judge not that ye not he judged; For with what judgment ye judge. Ye shall be judged... And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, But considereth not the beam that is in thine own eye?" They quieted down for a while. Down Memory Lane From Back Issues of the Rappahannock News 40 YEARS AGO February 13,1969 For its size, Rappahannock County has more elected officials on its payroll than do rfjost communities across the country. A comparative study of the governing process shows that the local area is administered by 26 elected officials, equivalent to 55 per 10,000 people. Throughout the United States, by way of comparison, the average number of elected officials at the local level is 26 per 10,000 people. Traffic crashes on Rappahannock County highways have occurred at the rate of almost two a day for the past week and include a posiihle fatality, two hit and runs with property * damage, a single-vehicle incident and several trashes in which two vehicles were involved. Trooper W. A. Buntin investigated the seven ' V. • • 1' ■■■ crashes and three other minor incidents. 25 YEARS AGO February 2,1984 Tiie Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a sign to advertise the Comer Post restaurant. The sign is to be located at the comer of routes 211 and 522 near where the Lee’s Apple Orchard sign is now. That sign will come down, Flint Hill restaurant owner Peggy Clark said, explaining that hers will be similar to the one presently hanging on the front of the Comer Post. Lisa Burke of Washington was recently named advertising representative for the Rappahannock News. A RCHS graduate - (class of 80), Lisa also attended the Barbizon Modeling School at Chevy Chase, Md. Rappahannock’s Water and Sewer Authority has received word from the Environmental Protection Agency on the status of the $1.5 million construction grant for Sperryville’s sewer system and the word is good. At Monday’s meeting, chairman Bob Dennis reported on receipt of a letter written by R. Fenton Roudabush, chief of the Virginia D. C. section of Water Management for EPA’s Philadelphia office, to E. R. Simmons, director of the Virginia State Water Control Board’s construction grant division (which will administer Sperryville’s grant). Roudabush wrote: “Currently, the only holdup on the grant application is the need for an EPA-approved User Charge System. We hope to be able to recommend the grant award as soon as this item is approved.” — Compiled by Jan Clatterbuck — 10 YEARS AGO February 3,1999 The specter of ‘200-foot telecommunications towers with warning lights being built on mountaintops elicited a lively discussion at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday. County Administrator John McCarthy suggested a public meeting to determine public sentiment for cellular telephone service. Rappahannock County Public Schools sent 11 students to the District 14 Band Auditions in November 1998. As the highest score, Mattie Nawrocki of Rappahannock County Elementary school was selected to represent the county at the District 14 Band Festival. Mattie, a sixth grader, auditioned on trumpet which she will play in the District Band. She also plays the French horn in the Middle School Band.

‘I do find intolerance to be abhorrent’ Tam writing in response to -LMr. Ebom’s Letter to the Editor of Jan. 29 entitled “This is a Christian Nation.” Without arguing over whose religion has the TRUTH and whether or not that is an exclusive quantity; let us examine the United States of America, a geopolitical entity, and the statements, laws and creeds under which it was established and continues to exist: things like the Constitution and its attendant documents. I was bom into this life as an American and was taught that the principle of freedom of religion was a basic reason for establishing, and also an established tenet of) our Political Organization. I was also taught that in order to insure such high- » minded ideals as allowing anyone and everyone to believe what they chose and to practice whatever spiritual practices they desired without prejudice or favoritism there would be no adoption of a particular religion or religious practice by the government. That was done, it seems to me, because doing otherwise would lend the he to the ideals which we had boldly espoused. Here I am, along with many others of a vast variety of beliefs, creeds, and spiritual practices, living in a geopolitical division of the global community affectionately called “America” and I am being told by some of my neighbors that this nation, also known as a geo-political division of the global community as well as being known as a country is Christian and what’s more; that to be Christian is to be a member of the only TRUE religion and that that religion is the religion of the land. Regardless of what your belief is about your own relationship to the vast mystery which we are all a part of regardless of the teachings of the institutions behind them if any, it would seem inappropriate and, at the very least, demonstrative of a narrow mind, to proclaim, in a country explicitly created to provide for freedom to worship to all as they see fit without favoritism or prejudice for anyone or any creed, that there is only one TRUTH and that you are in its possession to the exclusion of all others. In 9 nation based on the coming together of a vast variety of ideas and cultures, the public voicing of such a personal belief may be acceptable as free speech yet it does not free such statement from the valid criticism of being at the very least intolerant and brand the speaker as such as well. Mr. Ebom would have us believe that the use of the term bigot was misapplied and not applicable in the original criticism. Perhaps you would like to judge for yourselves. From a well used copy of Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary we find: Big-ot - one obstinately or intolerably devoted to his own church,* party, belief or opinion. I'm not sure the shoe could fit much better. Mr. Ebom would also like us to accept that words are just words and their meanings are only literal. No word is spoken without a context. The context within which the word “pagan” was used was not one of literality. The other thing about words that are written is that they are subject to the reading and interpreting of someone else. When I read the word as it was used, it spoke to me, as words do, in the tone of an epithet. I say again that it is sad indeed when the publishing of perfectly valid local news in our local newspaper (the announcement of a new formation of a Unitarian Universalist congregation) is taken as the need for someone to proclaim publicly their intolerance of another’s beliefs and call for others to avoid and shun the alternate creed as well as the hapless publisher who has brought such alternates to our attention. If my sadness at such an occasion is an expression of intolerance as asserted by Mr. Ebom then so be it. I do find intolerance to be abhorrent. America - a land of . many faiths and a welcome to all! Tim Pagano Huntly ‘Let us rise above our roots’ I would like to thank Carl Ebom for hie Letter to the Editor (Rappahannock News, Jan. 29) as it sent , me on a very informative jaunt through my dictionaries (New World Dictionary, 2nd Edition and the Oxford English Dictionary, Compact Edition) and several online sources, including Wikipedia. 19 I found that a bigot is one who “1. Holds blindly and intolerantly to a particular creed, opinion, etc. 2. A narrow-minded, prejudiced person”- a definition which sadly seems to apply in some degree to everyone in this discussion. I also learned that while “pagan” originally referred to “a country dweller or rustic” (making all of us in Rappahannock County pagans) it has since come to mean “a person who is not a Christian, r Moslem or Jew,” in effect, someone who is not a monotheist. While I am not entirely familiar with the finer points of Unitarian Universalism, I do find that at least historically they have been monotheists, being believers in the unity of God (as opposed to the trinity). While one might possibly call them heretics, I don’t think they qualify as pagans. Lastly, the word "truth” caught my attention, a word that Mr. Ebom did not ask us to look up. In my New World Dictionary, I find the first definition to be: “The quality of being in accordance with experi- * ence, facts, or reality.” I suspect that the definition Mr. Ebom had in mind, however, was the fourth one: “A particular belief or teaching regarded by the speaker as the true one.” urt- rarm « nome center Premium feed ... manufactured locally ■ and so much more! 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The Arts Building currently houses the building office, emergency services and the agricultural extension offices of the county in addition to Rappahannock Real Estate Resources and Kramer’s cabinet making shop. But the expected move for the additional county offices is at least a year and a half out, said McCarthy. In the meantime, Kramer plans to continue making furniture and will move his shop to a building by his house in Flint Hill. “We’re going to continue on, with some pieces displayed in the county” at other locations, he said. “I think it’s wonderful that the county seat remains in town and it’s a great use of the building,” said Kramer, a former mayor of the Town of Washington. Butch Zindel whose real estate office is in the building said he has discussed the move with McCarthy, but as the move is still over a year away, has not yet made plans to move. “It’s a year and a half away, anything can happen,” said Zindel. The county had been setting aside money for the project for the last four years, and had already purchased the land on Bank Road, but with state budget cuts almost certain for the next fiscal year, the county founds an alternative when Kramer indicated he would like to sell. McCarthy said that the county had approached Kramer in the. past, but at that time they could not yet agree as to an equitable price. McCarthy said the bank asked for an option to buy the land back for what the county paid plus improvements which include a new welL Annual lease savings by having county offices relocated to the Arts Building would be $68,000 according to McCarthy. The county had already set aside $1.08 million for the project since FY 2005, so there would be no additional tax dollars needed for the Arts Building renovation and office relocation. 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The board agreed that it was a minor amount in the overall county budget, but they had to start making cuts in next year’s budget somewhere. urass cutting Members of the local fire companies presented the board with reimbursement requests for grass cutting at three of the larger properties, but supervisor Ron Frazier objected to paving company members for cutting the grass citing auditors who raised the issue. J.B. Carter, however, pointed out that the Amissville company had put the contract out to bid and that a member had submitted the low bid and was awarded the contract. The board agreed to review the issue, and asked McCarthy to make a policy recommendation mandating competitive bid for grass cutting contracts, but that members could still be included in the process. Title From page A1 • ’* * to play against either Luray or Altavista. “We had more participation from everyone on the team, especially Austin. Tyler and Steven," Naser added. If Rappahannock County had an award to give for performance on Saturday, it would have gone to Nelson. He had three correct responses in the first round of the 275-175 win over George Mason, helping the Panthers clinch a spot in the state tour nament. “Steven really helped out especially on the science questions," Naser said. Then, Nelson had big answers in the directed and tossup rounds in the championship match against the Mustangs. Nelson’s outstanding plav was despite a case of the stomach flu. “Had Steven told Nase' or me that he couldn’t go, we would have subbed Brittany for him in the directed rounds,” Collins said. “But Steven said he wanted to play. He said that he was ready to play after lying down.” Nelson nailed a correct answer on a vocabulary question early in the third round to help the Panthers open up a 180-130 lead. George Mason pulled to within 35 points with five questions left. Collins got the 11th question on political terms to clinch the title, but he admitted that he did have an unsettling feeling with such a small lead going into the final five questions. “Last year, we had a 30point lead with five left, and George Mason got all five right and won,” he said. “Sometimes, history can repeat itself.” Teachers get credit Naser gave credit to several Rappahannock County High School teachers, including English teacher Melissa Delcour, biology teacher Patti Waddell and social studies teachers Jim West and Roger Flincham, for preparing students for academic matches. The knowledge gained in their classes could be heard in the correct answers they gave. “The final dtore is not indicative of how close the match was” Naser said. “It ended up the way we expected, but I would never say that it was easy.”

The Upcoming Events section lists events sponsored by non-profit groups for charitable purposes only. Events must be received by 3 p.m. on Mondays in order to be included in the next edition of the paper Send e-mail to Jan Clatterbuck at jclatterbuck@timespapers.co m. Please be sure to include name and phone number for information. All other groups or individuals wishing to advertise their event may contact Marie Rossi by e-mail at mrossi@ timespapers.com or phone her at <540) 351-1165. Feb. 6: Dance There will be a Contra Dance and Potluck at The Link on Friday, Feb. 6 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Attendants may enter a local chanty in the drawing to receive the proceeds from the event. Tickets can be purchased in advance at $8 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets at the door will be $9 for adults and $6 children. Email rustybellhill@ gmail.com or call Kendra Hendren @ 937-7818. Feb. 7: Open House Come join Piedmont Environmental Council and the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection for the Third Annual Wildlife Habitat Open House on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 10 a.m.. to 3:30 p.m . at the Rappahannock County High School. If you're interested in participating, as an organization or individual Visit www.rappnews.com for more upcoming events volunteer, please email Pam Owen at biodtversity@iiep.org or call 540-317-1449. Feb. 7: Book Bam On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Book Bam will open its monthly Silent Auction. Offered this month are : ‘Breakfast, Dinner and Tea. Viewed Classically, Poetically*and Practically,' written in 1860 (a first edition). Opening bid $100. Next is a 'Pictorial History of the American Indians,' 1956 edition, minimum bid $5. ‘A Horizon History of Africa.' 1971, a large beautiful book, opens at $5. Finally, The MacMillan Encyclopedia of Earth Science,' two volumes, 1996 edition. Opening bid is $10 for the set. The bam is adjacent to the Rappahannock Library. All proceeds go to the library. Come to the Book Bam any Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Feb. 8: Music contest Rappahannock County Public Schools, Wakefield Country Day School and Hearthstone School will be represented at the annual Rappahannock Lions Club Bland Music Contest on Sunday. Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. at The Theatre on Gay Street in Washington. Fifteen students in grades 1-12 will participate in the judged contest in voice, trumpet, piano, flute, saxophone or clarinet. The public is invited. Free. Bealeton Village Center US 17 & Rt 28 540-439-1395 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE Come in soon for the best selection. All display fixtures and furnishings are for sale too. We have enjoyed your patronage and, in many cases, your friendship for years With mixed emotions, we are determined to retire but have not been able to find someone to continue the business for you. Sorry. Please stop in soon to say goodbye and pick up some bargains Better yet, buy the whole store! “Happy Trail* to you' A1 & Mary Ana SmartSource Inserts in Your Community Newspaper Today! Money Saving Cbupons Inside! Estateiii www.realestateiii.com/rappahannockcounty J Feb. 13: Open Mic There will be a Valentine's Open Mic on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m., in the Hearthstone School Community Room. Please come, sing, play or speak your favorite love songs or poems. There will be a 50/50 raffle, food and drinks offered. This is an alcohol and , . smoking free event. Suggested $5 donation. Feb. 14: Coffeehouse Calling all Cool Cats and Hot Kitties to a poetry coffeehouse featuring Rappahannock poets Ray Holland. Sherrie Holland. Carol Quaintance and Elizabeth Eisenhauer. Read during Open Mic or just hang out on Saturday Feb. 14 at 7-8:30 p.m.. at Stonewall Abbey Sperryville. The cost is $5 All proceeds go to RappCats Call 540-987-9875 or email; pahardee@gmaii.com Feb. 14: Dinner The Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue is having an All You Can Eat Ham and Oyster Dinner on Saturday. Feb. 14. from 5-9 p.m. Cost for adults $20: children ages 4-12. $12: ages 3 and under, eat free A RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY THE FAMOUS “PURPLE HOUSE” OF SPERRYYILLE!!! Situated one block off Main Street on 1/2 acre, but still quiet &c peaceful. Walk to all village services while enjoying the historical ambiance of Sperryville. Three BR, 1-1/2 BA, wood floors, & wood stove included. Offered to appreciative buvers at $259,500.00, and seller will help buy down vour interest rate or furnish new appliances! Hard to pass this up! —a—gi—aagaao. aiaasM If you don’t like Purple, how about the FAMOUS “PINK HOUSE" OF OLD HOLLOW? on 5 1/3 acres, a short stroll from The National Park. Offered at $240,000.00 (with 4% to Selling Brokerl provides a real opportunity to get into a house 3r an affordable price and fix it up. as the land alone is almost worth the asking price! Looking tor Riverfront property? We GOT IT! Horse property? We GOT rr! Mountain property? We got rr! Investment property? We got rr! Small lots? We got it! Comfortable homes? We got rr! AND IF WE DON’T “got it!", WE’LL FIND IT! The Race is on tor Broker of The Year jt Rjppjhjnnoek Rej I Estate! Fnze is all-expense paid Go It Trip to Florida' % APPAHANNOCK EAL ESTATE ESOURCES a 1... .. ■-im ur- ■MH~n l l»l t-r BUTCH ZLNDEL, BROKER, GRI, ABR RUTH PURNELL, REALTOR butch@rapprealestate.com ruthpurneli@yahoo.com Buyer representation since I TV 9 — V RappahannockRealEstateResources.com • 540.675.1190 a child's plate also will be offered for $4 Come and treat your sweetheart to a great dinner.. All proceeds to benefit the Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Cal! 540-675-3615. 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001 -193 REAL ESTATE 500 , 200 - 298 MERCHANDISE 600 .350 - 396 SERVICES 800 : 400 - 470 ANNOUNCEMENTS 900 480 - 492 IFGAK 591 EMPLOYMENT " 685 AUTOMOTIVE 7 899 BUSINESS 8. SERVICES DIRECTORY HOUSES OF WORSHIP ■ ' ■ deadline: >». «e» BUSINESS DIRECTORY Thurs. 12 noon ALL OTHER CLASSIFIED ADS DUE... Mon. 3 p.m. (Fri. 3 p.m. proof deadline) ".. 1 • ■■ AFTER AN AO IS ORDERED... ^ k It cannot be changed or cancelled after the posted deadline for that issue. At the time of placing your ?d, it will be read or faxed back to you for any corrections' to be made Read your ad carefully the first time it appears in the papers if it contains an error or, you weh to make changes. call it once, so , adjustments will be made or errors that do not materially effect' the' value of the ; advertisement Alt errors must he reported 'by 3.00 pm Monday foltowmg the date of publication Times. Community Newspapers wilt.not accept liability for its failure, for any cause, to insert an advertisement aria >? 'p reserves; »e right to reject advertisement deemed objecttor'afiie’tni “ ’ <2 subject matter, phraseology or setup; st. Times Community Newspapers are W liable Jor the quality of adverjiir** ' products or services. ’ ■ ,t f. 1 rm effieiency apt. separate Oath/ Kit. Amissvitte. $600'mo melds utils. 5*0-229-2470 3BK aft' tas! Man bl, Luray 20 minutes from Spenyville No smkg/ pets $525'mo Sec dep. (5*0)743-4190 Amissvflle, 1SN, study. sunrm. W/D, 1 5BA, CAC. no pets/smkg. $950'mo utils incl. 540-937-4760 aft 6 PM FLETCHER RENTAL ' PROPERTIES 292 Broadview Are 546-347-7055 * 1 bdr efficiency apts in Town of Warrenton @ $650-$600 per mo. Utilities included Owner'Agent AH homes owned A managed by us nwKwitoB, furnished 2BR. closets, an wall hangings throughout, stock kit. partial utils, down town eonvaniancas $950/mo. 540-439-325® Remington, VA 1BR apt $650/mo plus water. Refs/ crdt cftck req d. 540-439-7040 Warranton-paacaful nrtn s*de 1BR. pvt ant w/d. 3mi to town. 7mi to 66 W6Q/mo. no smkopets. Dap & refs. (540)347-0073 4BR, 2BA, From $199/mo! Foreclosure. $22Kl Stop renting! Listings 800/720/1316, X2136 BEALETON New, luxury Condos 1*2 BR available, W/D indd, Starting at: $900'mo. (540)439-9846 WWW. WaverlyStatlon • Condos.com Boeton- nica 3br. 2ba Rancher w; updated M 4 wood burning stove. Lrg priv. lot & storage garg, $l000/mo, 804-747-3499 Bread Run, 3br SPH. 1 5ba. new carpet/ paint New Kit. 1 ♦ acs easy to 166. $1200rno - utils 540-347-9333 ‘ Markham VA, 3BR, 3BA. post & beam const. 31 acs. FP. scm porch, decks, maamflcient views. $2500/mo 540-272-0200 MarahaU, 2bU, i ba. living room, dining room, larga pantry, front porch, 1 mile from 1-66. S 1 . 1 0 0 / m o .’ 540-364-0364 •HHjuieuuiy. w n, i on, refurbished. enclosed back porch and screened front porch. Large garden area. $1 .JOO/MO Reply PO. Box $66. Marshall, VA , 20116. MkMIetourg house lor rent 2/ 3BR. 2FBA, eat m W. WrO. 2FP conv. location $1150/mo, 540-675-9649 Rappahannock: ISA house w/ yard. Rt. 211 between Washington S . Sperryville Rets req d (540)987-8350 AOS WORK Call 888-351-1660 122 Rental* House* Rappahannock, 2br, 2ba. CAC Ht, WD. scm porch, country setting w/ babbling brooke, $900 m 540-219-8302 Rappahannock: 3BR/ 1BA house w/unfin. bsmt. W/D hook-ups. $850/mo. 2BR, 2BA Farmhouse, gas heat. $750 540-675-3670. Rappahannock, near Flint Hill, 2BR. !BA, den. remodeled cottage. AC. deck. $995/ mo (540)675-9921 Sm 3BR, 1 ba house, Sperryville. nice yard, $80O'mo * sec dep. 540-987-8924 after 6pm THE MEADOW HOUSE Behind Great Meadow Race Course, The Plains, VA. 3BR, 1.58A home with country kitchen. 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Aprs d $6O0K sett $525K, rent $1800. 540-272-0200 Owner financing possible 180 Commercial space, Old Town Warrenton, Culpeper St. Approx 1 500 sq ft. 540-347-6774 Go ahead, take a break... Let your classified ad do the work. Call today to place your ad. 540-351-1664 COMMERCIAL SALE SperryviHe Emporium - 11 acs, 2Q n*tf hwy commercial & residential. AW inventory, equipment & supplies included. Excellent local & tourist business 30 yra of success Financial records & owner financing available to qualfied buyer. $1,260,000.00 R.O. Bridge* Broker (540)987*8781 Rappahannock County 40 acres, protected by easements, and surrounded by large farms also in protected easements Well, installed drain field, pond and wooded also some mountain land. $960,000 R.O. Bridges Owner' Broker 941-706-2518 AAA Firewood, 100% seasoned oak $150/ cord. FREE delivery Leal'stump removal 540-547-4257 • >. ;.. .. A. ■ .»■ Seasoned hardwood, $l35/cord, 2 cord minimum. Other woods avaitiatjie.540-9878796 ,♦ m & A Feed ORCHARD GRASS 1st cutting $3 bale 2 cutting $5 50 bate. Round $30baie Woodstock, Aft 6pm (540)450-4265 - >. X,?,. > , .... SADDLE SALE! Smith and Worthington allpurpose saddle 17.5 seat Narrow tree. Perfect oood. Cost $1200 new. Best freasonabiel Oder takes it. Albion dressage seddfe 17 seat. Medium-wide Perfect oood. ;ost $1500 new. Crosby doae-oontaet saddle. 17 seat Front thigh block, smalt kneeroK. Medium-wida tree. Used 3x.- Cost $1200 new. (549) 364-2929 — »; WtlTER SALE on ridhxj lessons! Pre pay tor 10. get one tree! Our instructors have 10O» years at professional exp. All ages - from first-timers to rated showing. Arena ♦endless trail system $30. (540! 364-2929. www.' HuntersReet net ABClk»ltt«»::'F»'-V: ,?-5 » Donna Louise Compton >• - Trading as: Donna s Cafe operating as Stonewall Abbey Cafe, 44 Main Street. 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Countryside Celebrating the life of Julie Portman with music, love, laughter By Stephen Dareing Rappahannock News Staff Writer There were hymns and silly songs, beautiftil ballads, laughter and tears as over 300 attended a memorial concert to celebrate the life of Julie Portman, a much loved organizer, playwright and leader of Rappahannock theater and arts, at Lonn and Dietlinde Ma azels' theater in Castleton last Saturday. Portman. 67, passed away four days before Christmas after a long struggle with cancer. Paul Reisler, Portman’s husband and friend of 26 years, sang, told stories, and tearfully listened as his wife was honored by gifted local musicians, some well-known recording artists, and even the audience who were led in song by Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock. People spoke movingly of Portman as a friend, as if there weren’t the separation of death but a simple transformation of being, and that she was still very much a part of her community. Portman's brother Barry Portman gave a sweet and often humorous recollection of her life. Reisler told a hilarious story of taking his wife’s body, in the back of his van, to the wrong funeral home on Christmas eve. Dietlinde Maazel, Portman’s friend of 15 years - their common interest was theater - said that the people in the theater “reflected the energy Julie had put into this county,” and that people felt she was still very much with them. Maazel read a poem by Mary Oliver called “When Death Comes” which ended with the words: “When it’s over, I don’t want to winder if I have made of my life something particular, and real...I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world." The mood was celebratory, tinged only slightly with sadness, and people not only from Rappahannock, but from Connecticut and Nashville, Washington, D.C. and elsewhere were there to remember Portman, a woman who, when she was with you, made you feel like you were her best friend as so many said. Portman founded the Ki Theater 22 years ago before leaving the project last February. Together with Dietlinde - and many, many people in the Rappahannock community - she shared a love for the theater and life stories After the concert, there was a potluck dinner which looked like a feast and more music, song anlJ stories which lasted late into the night. The event was recorded and can be seen at www. caringbridge.org/visit/julieport- ingbridge.org/visit/julieportman. SPIRIT SONG: Far left, Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock reads the audience in song at Julie Portman's memorial concert at the Castleton Theatre House last Saturday. On the left is Nashville recording artist Angela Kaset; on the right is Paul Reisler, Portman’s husband. Left, Paul Reisler on guitar and Frances Miller (behind with violin) play the song “Best Friend” during the concert. The stage also served as overflow seating for the more than 300 who attended. Staff Photos Stephen Dareing Marion Winik to speak at library on Feb. 13 By Sallie Morgan Special to the Rappahannock News The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community welcomes back on Friday, Feb. 13 critically acclaimed author, creativewriting teacher and NPR commentator Marion Winik, who will read from her most recent book. The Glen Rock Book of the Dead,” hailed as one of the 10 best books of 2008 by More magazine. Winik s talk begins at 8 p.m. and is part of RAAC’s Friday at the Library Series at the Rappahannock County Library. Winik’s previous appearances in Rappahannock have been greeted with standing room only crowds, who laughed and cried as she shared her often hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking writings about her own life. Winik's eighth book, The Glen Rock Book of the Dead," chronicles the stories of 50 individuals the author once knew, compressing their lives and personal significance into brief essays Winik refers to as prose poems. Winik has an incredible ability to capture a wide range of characters with a few deft brush strokes, and to find connections between those lives and her own, between those experiences and our own. “Although she’s known many people who died young, in sad or unsavory ways, the book is uplifting, funny and deep," says Marcia Menter of Moremagazine. “This is partly because Winik resists the temptation to be overly reverent or poetic, though there are plenty of graceful passages. Her fascinating, tiny tributes tell the bare-assed truth about relationships while coming together to create a portrait of Winik’s own imperfect, love-filled life.” Susan Carpenter of the LA Times has compared Winik’s latest release to Edgar Lee Masters’ “Spoon River Anthology,” a classic that told the story- of a town in the voices of the deceased, though the characters in Winik’s book aren’t bound by geography but by their happenstance connections to the writer. “Few of us, when we die, wall be lucky enough to be eulogized as intriguingly as the individuals in Marion Winik's The Glen Rock Book of the Dead.’” Jesse Kombluth, writing for HeadButler.com, describes the book as “equal parts laceration and exhilaration. 100 percent brilliance....Fiji dazzled by the highwire act of her writing, her willingness to go deep and then go deeper, and her immense wisdom about life... Ifyou have the guts to read this book - easily the most powerful document I’ve read in years - you will almost surely make your own list of the lost” Recalling and recording *The Glen Rock Book of the Dead" was “surprisingly pleasurable, considering it’s a sad thing that all of these people are dead,” says Winik. “I worked on the book very early in the morning almost even,’ day from February to September of 2007. It was really like spending time with the person and thinking about the person and the person's life and my relationship with them. Writing this book has been a chance to hang out with my friends." Winik lives in Baltimore with her daughter, Jane, and her dachshund, Beau, and teaches writing in the MFA program in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts at the University of Baltimore. Marion Winik Belle Meade School offers new farm market Ready-to-buy fresh free-range eggs, meats, vegetables By K M. Christie Special to the Rappahannock News Good gracious, those farming and schooling folks at Belle Meade down the Francis Thornton Valley in Sperryville do keep things growing. First there was the wider ly-respected Belle Meade farm and bed and breakfast with summer camp for children, and nearby event venue. Next the historic, old Sperryville Grade School was transformed into a state-ofthe-art new school where youth could gain a great edu Friday Night at the Movies: ‘Enchanted’ By Margaret Brown Special to the Rappahannock News The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community will show a film,“Enchantedon Friday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. at The Theatre on Gay Street in Washington. Tickets are $6 for adults; $4 for students; and $3 for children. “Enchanted" .stars Susan Sarandon, James Marsden and Amy Adams. The Walt Disney Pictures’ movie is directed by Kevin Lima. It is PG-rated and runs 107 minutes. A classic Disney fairytale lands in modern-day New Yodk City when a storybook princess is thrust into present day Manhattan by an evil queen. Her prince follows after to rescue her but her journey causes her to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. cation while aLso learning to understand, and care for, the environment in which live. The latest venture is Belle Meade School’s brand new farm market “produce to go” with ready-to-buy fresh freerange eggs, meats and vegetables in season. An updated sales list of meat and eggs is readily available for customers at www.be 1 lemeade.net. Please call or e-mail them for what’s available. The original Belle Meade Farm from whence1 all these market products now come was created by proprietors, educator Susan Hoffman and biologist Mike Biniek, 15 years ago. The farm specializes in pastured livestock raised without hormones or antibiotics, including cows, pigs, chickens, laying hens, and turkeys/geese (in season), and vegetables grown without chemical pesticides. This is in addition to the farm’s ongoing collection of horses, dogs, cats, and an abundance of wildlife on 138 beautiful acres near Shenandoah National Park, At Belle Meade Farm, all market animal products are free-range and beef is grassfed. According to Mike Biniek, “We practice managementintensive rotational grazing in which our herd of cattle rotates through pastures on a daily basis.” In its second academic year, Belle Meade School offers a highly successful program of “green themed” educational studies for 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grades. The school reaches out with a unique study program that integrates academic work. Photo courtesy Belle Meade Farm MORNING CHORES: From left, Jacob Young, Mike Biniek, Kathryn Fisher and Katelyn Fisher feed the farm animals at Belle Meade in Sperryville and participate in the farm's daily operations as part of the school's program. Belle Meade's newest venture is a farm market 'produce to go' program with ready-to-buy fresh free-range eggs, meats and vegetables. The farm specializes in pastured livestock raised without hormones or antibiotics. nature and hands-on learning benefiting area youths from Rappahannock, Fauquier, Madison, Culpeper, Page and Warren counties. Students learn about farming practices and sustainability in conjunction with their everyday school studies and also by participating in the daily operations of the farm. Belle Meade School, which is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, can not survive on its low tuition fees alone. So students, parents and other community members contribute by sharing in farm work, including animal care and vegetable gardening. Sale of its farm-raised meat and produce helps support the school financially. (Taxdeductible donations are also welcomed and can be made online at www.bellemeadeschool.org.) The school produce now is available to all for purchase via the Belle Meade School online market, which will issue an update every other week by e-mail newsletter to promote its products. You can sign up for e-mail alerts by sending a request ' to Tanyti@bellemeadeschool.org. Orders can be picked up at Belle Meade (353 FT Valley Road, Sperryville - 540-987-8970 or 540-9879748) or at several distribution points. Available over the next two weeks are turnips as well as free-range eggs and a variety of cuts of beef and pork (they are out of chicken until April). Check httpy/bellemeade.net/pages/f arm.php and scroll down for prices and selection. If the weather cooperates, they will be planting spring greens next month.