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FROM THE EDITOR Make The Market Part Of Your Saturday A friend who lives in another state told me this. One Saturday morning this spring as he awoke, the image of fresh strawberries on French toast popped into his mind. Strawberries were on right then, so he planned to do what he did when his favorite berry arrived each spring. He’d head over to the Saturday farmers market to gather strawberries, farm fresh eggs, and a loaf of bread. He gathered up his canvas bags — two proudly displaying the name of the market — and made a quick ATM stop before heading to the market over in the county seat, 8 miles away. Then something strange happened. He pulled into town, and found the market wasn’t in its usual spot in the town hall parking lot. Could the market have moved? He drove around. Nothing. Maybe they moved to the old location in the parking lot between the Rite Aide and the NAPA store. He drove there and found nothing. All the guy in the auto parts store could tell him was there was no market this year, and that he was bummed because he’d gone from 285 pounds to 215 and had no arthritis anymore thanks to eating the plant-based diet from the market. At home, social media explained that the market was taking the year off. The growers and vendors said the customer base was too
unpredictable. Everyone loved the market; they LOVED it. But not enough matched their aspirations for buying local food with the practical commitment to spend their food dollars on Saturday mornings in summer. My friend’s experience aligns with trends nationally. The number of farmers markets is still growing, but the number of markets that fail is inching up. There are doubtless a lot of reasons behind this, but the clearest of all is that we, the locavores, are failing to live up to our own stated beliefs and enthusiasm. Buying local food is the simplest, most direct way to buy local. And the growers and producers of the Clarke County Farmers Market in Berryville make it easy and enjoyable. Each week throughout the season there are new tasty, healthful offerings, provided in a pleasing setting complete with music, conversation, and laughter. And, though it’s called a farmers market, think of it as a local purveyor’s market, a locally produced market. It’s not just food. It’s just local. Hey, you can choose to eat whatever you want, to buy whatever you can afford. If buying locally is in your DNA, make a Saturday morning visit to the market part of your routine. It’s easy as pie, and you’ll be glad you did.
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Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Urges Members To Vote By Chris Shipe
At the end of June, members of the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) will receive their monthly issue of Cooperative Living. Included in Cooperative Living will be a proxy allowing members to exercise their democratic control over who is to serve on REC’s board of directors. The proxy allows members to vote for an individual candidate, designate another member to vote on their behalf, or to provide for the board of directors to cast the vote as it deems appropriate. Many times members disregard their proxy. I am writing to stress the importance of members returning their proxy as well as to provide an update on the many good things that are going on at REC. First and foremost, it needs to be stressed that REC’s board of director’s works diligently to be responsive, transparent and to operate following best governance practices. Over the past year, REC has created a governance center on REC’s website. This will continually be updated to provide member access to appropriate
information concerning REC’s governance process. Information on the website includes: REC’s bylaws, audited financial reports, and REC’s Form 990 — the co-op’s tax return. Also included is information on director’s compensation. With respect to director compensation, the board has worked hard to find a balance between paying an appropriate level of compensation to attract wellqualified board members while also acting as good stewards of the cooperative’s resources. Members of REC should know that REC’s director fees are in the lower quartile compared to other similar co-ops, and that REC’s directors receive no special benefits such as health insurance or spousal travel. Detailed information can also be found on REC’s website about capital credits and how REC administers them. As a not-for-profit electric cooperative, when revenues exceed expenses, those funds are called margins. They are used in two ways: (i) to reinvest in REC’s infrastructure, and (ii) returned to members in
the form of capital credits. REC’s board of directors works with REC’s management to determine the best way to administer margins and capital credits, including a focus on using margins to improve reliability and returning margins to keep rates affordable. REC has also worked very hard to provide its members with a stable, diversified power supply that includes wind, solar, gas, nuclear, and even some coal. Having a diversified power supply is a bit like having a diversified investment portfolio: At any given time a certain power source may be less expensive, but when you put it all together over the long run, having good diversification works out better and is more reliable, especially on cold, stormy nights when renewables may not be available. With regard to renewable energy, REC has been very proactive. Early on, REC established a solar demonstration project at REC’s home office, and
regularly provides assistance to members who desire to install solar panels on their homes or businesses. Recently, REC has provided members the opportunity to participate in renewables by essentially leasing part of a solar panel through REC’s sun share program. This program allows members to take advantage of solar without having to incur all the upfront costs. In addition, and through REC’s power supplier, REC is continually encouraging more renewables into the energy supply mix — all in a manner consistent with REC’s priorities of providing affordable and reliable electricity to its members. Another topic that merits some additional context and information is REC’s approach to rural broadband. REC’s Board definitely understands the importance of rural broadband, and has sought ways that make it affordable to provide. It is important to remember that the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission does not allow REC to recover
the costs associated with running broadband to a member’s home. This means REC is not allowed to use cooperative funds to subsidize running rural broadband to underserved areas of REC’s territory. However, REC is very interested in partnering with local governments to seek grants for rural broadband, and is willing to work with third parties to enable rural broadband in REC territories. To further support rural broadband, REC is currently in the process of building a fiber-optic back-bone that supports REC’s infrastructure. This fiber-optic network can be used to work with local providers and governments to take advantage of emerging technologies to serve our underserved members. Please know REC’s board of directors works hard to continually find a balance between many competing interests and responsiveness in serving all member needs by providing safe, affordable, and reliable electricity. Remember to please take the time to exercise your democratic control of REC by returning your proxy. Thank you for allowing me the incredible privilege of serving as the REC Board Chair. I am grateful to work with REC’s caring and capable employees and to work with such a dedicated and responsive board of directors. If you have any questions or concerns you would like to discuss, I can easily be reached by contacting REC. Chris Shipe is REC Region II Director and and board chair of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. He can be reached at chris.shipe@loudounmutual.com.
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As the Crow Flies
Vultures Smell Opossum In The Air Story and photo by Doug Pifer
While getting hay for the animals, I discovered a very big opossum had died in the barn during the night. I carried the carcass outside the paddock in my manure fork, thinking I would dispose of it later. Next morning only a few tufts of gray fur remained at the spot where I laid the possum. Meanwhile, a banquet was taking place in the woods beyond. The neighborhood scavengers had picked up the scent of putrefying possum carcass in the warm May air. During the night, something — possibly a fox — had carried the carcass to a more private spot in the woods behind the barn. By nine o’clock the next morning, several vultures had landed on the roof of the barn. I grabbed the scope and trained it on a handsome turkey vulture. Craning its neck toward the woods below, it finally raised its wings and dropped down to join the feast now underway. A black vulture glided in, alighting on the roof about ten feet from where the turkey vulture had been. Training my scope on the corrugated black skin of the vulture’s head, I noticed the bird’s feathers had a soft patina like ebony keys of an antique piano. Meanwhile, another black vulture had hopped up on the metal gate connecting the southeast corner of the barn to the back pasture. But this one sported a pair of vivid red tags that made him look like a giant red-winged blackbird! When I finally photographed the tagged individual, it had flown up and settled on the barn roof to rest. My pictures show just a bit of red plastic sticking out between the vulture’s feathers.
This was evidently one of the tagged vultures I heard about last winter. Somebody in Martinsburg is live-trapping black vultures, equipping them with numbered plastic wing tags, and then releasing them in order to study their travels. Anybody seeing a tagged black vulture is supposed to email the date, location, time and tag number to vulture.tag@gmail. com. I didn’t see any numbers on this vulture’s tag, and was unable to dig up details about the study before press time. A black and a turkey vulture perched next to each other. Through the scope, the turkey vulture’s red face showed clusters of white bumps below the eye. Compared with the black vulture, the turkey vulture had flaring nostrils which interconnected in a wide opening above the bill. Did this indicate a superior sense of smell? In 1826, John James Audubon presented a paper concluding that vultures use sight, not smell, to locate carrion. First, Audubon set a deer skin stuffed with straw in a field. A turkey vulture landed beside it, walked around and then left.
Then Audubon hid a rotting hog carcass under a brush pile, yet no vultures came to investigate. Many scientists, then and now, have questioned Audubon’s conclusion. The olfactory bulb in a turkey vulture’s brain is unusually large and well developed. Yet nobody could present evidence of superior scenting ability until 2012, when scientists scanned the brains of turkey vultures and discovered the olfactory bulb of a turkey vulture averaged twice as many mitral cells than that of 143 other bird species studied. Mitral cells help transmit information about smells to the brain. Also, the turkey vultures had twice the number of mitral cells as the black vultures, although their brains were one fifth smaller. So there is now concrete evidence that turkey vultures are the bloodhounds of the bird world, sniffing out carrion so they can clean up the landscape. While it’s unlikely any vulture smells very good, turkey vultures evidently smell very well!
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Around Clarke County Promote your event in Clarke. Send notices by the 1st of the preceding month to jennifer@clarkeva.com. Keep event descriptions to 125 words, following the format of these pages. One or two CMYK photos, saved as tiff or jpg at 200 dpi, are always welcome.
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Friday Night in the Park
Gazebo in Rose Hill Park. E. Main St. Berryville. Clarke County Community Band performs. 7pm. Free. www.clarkecountycommunityband.com.
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–15 Clothing Giveaway
Clarke County Fairgrounds. 890 W. Main St. Berryville. Free clothes of all sizes for babies, children, youth, women and men along with shoes, hats, coats, books, household items and furniture. Sponsored by Emmaus Church. Seniors 55 and older only Friday, 9am–12pm, all welcome Saturday, 9am–12pm. 540-550-0773.
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Millbrook High School. 251 First Woods Dr. Winchester. Presented by Blue Ridge Studio for the Performing
Arts. Advance tickets at Sweet Peas Children’s Shop in Berryville. Adults $12 ahead and $15 at door, students $7 ahead and $10 at door. 7pm Friday, 1pm Saturday. 540-955-2919.
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Nat King Cole Tribute Concert
Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. The Eric Byrd Trio has performed throughout the world and they hold the prestigious honor of a Kennedy Center Jazz Ambassadorship. Jordan Springs Barbecue sold prior to show. 8–10pm. $20 in advance, $25 at door, 12 and younger free. www.barnsofrosehill.org. 540-955-2004.
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Summer Picnic
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. 27 Good Shepherd Road. Pine Grove. Musical entertainment, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, Italian sausages, sides, desserts and drinks, to help maintain the historic church. Takeout available. 4–6pm. $10 per person,
$3 for children 9 and younger. www.goodshepherdbluemont.com.
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Summer Intensive Yoga Teacher Training
Sanctuary Wellness Center. 208 N. Buckmarsh St. Berryville. With Amy Hope-Gentry. Contact amyhopegentry@ aol.com for more information. info@sanctuaryberryville.com. www.sanctuaryberryville.com.
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Clarke County Collective Exhibit Reception
Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Collective of paintings from some of Clarke County’s finest artists displayed in main gallery in June. Artists include Barbara Byrd, Megan Caldwel, Tim Chambers, Peggy Duval, Russ Harrison, Kelly Heaton, Pamela Klein, Tia Maggio, Julie Miles, Keith Patterson, Nancy Polo, Cyrus Robertson and Robert Ballard. 5:30–7:30pm. Free. www.barnsofrosehill.org. 540-955-2004.
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Millbrook High School. 251 First Woods Dr. Winchester. Presented by Blue Ridge Studio for the Performing Arts. Advance tickets at Sweet Peas Children’s Shop in Berryville. Adults $12 ahead and $15 at door, students $7 ahead and $10 at door. 7pm Saturday, 1pm Sunday. 540-955-2919.
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Resilient Meditation Series
Sanctuary Wellness Center. 208 N. Buckmarsh St. Berryville. Rev. Sunday Cote will guide an exploration based on Dr. Rick Hanson’s book “Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength and Happiness.” $10–$20 per session. 7–8:30pm. revsunday@cslleesburg. org. info@sanctuaryberryville.com. www.sanctuaryberryville.com.
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Millwood Blues Allstars Performance
Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. One of the longest musical traditions at the Barns is the annual visit from this rotating cast of superb musicians devoted to music from the blues and jazz genre. 8–10pm. $20 in advance, $25 at door, 12 and younger free. www.barnsofrosehill.org. 540-955-2004.
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“Unbranded, A Wild Mustang Expedition”
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Long Branch Historic House and Farm. 830 Long Branch Lane. Boyce. Documentary tracks four fresh out of college buddies as they take on wild mustangs to be their trusted mounts. Rated PG-13. Doors open at 6pm for light refreshments and viewing of Isabelle Truchon’s ROAM art exhibit. Sponsored by TDC Financial Advisors. $10 in advance, $15 at door. 540-837-1856. www.visitlongbranch.org.
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Family Firefly Festival
Blandy Experimental Farm. 400 Blandy Farm Lane. Boyce. Celebrate the wonder of fireflies with activities, crafts and live and simulated fireflies on display. After a brief introduction for all ages, we will catch and release fireflies and watch them in action in our lawn and meadow. FOSA members/
UVa alumni $10, nonmembers $15, FOSA and UVa families $20, nonmember families $25. 8–9:30pm. 540-837-1758. www.blandy.virginia.edu.
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FlowJam Festival. 40371 Quarter Branch Rd. Lovettsville. Berryville’s Sanctuary Wellness Center’s Adrian VanKeuren will represent Lyme Alive with a disease prevention booth, as well as teaching Tai Chi classes. Visit website for details. www.flowjam.org.
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Matthew Bell Memorial Blood
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Clarke County Parks and Recreation Center. 225 Al Smith Circle. Berryville. Donate blood in memory of 13-year-old Matthew Lloyd Bell, who passed away from complications of ITP. 9am–3pm. 800-733-2767. www.redcrossblood.org.
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“The Business of Autism” Film and Q
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Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Director Stephen Mackey discusses his expository documentary film about the economic and societal benefits of employing young adults with autism. 7–9pm. $8 in advance, $10 at door, 12 and younger free. www.barnsofrosehill.org. 540-955-2004.
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Lyme Alive
Sanctuary Wellness Center. 208 N. Buckmarsh St. Berryville. Adrian VanKeuren
Community Meal
Boyce Volunteer Fire Company. 7 S. Greenway Ave. Free meal prepared by county churches on the fourth Tuesday of every month. 5:30pm. Contact Eleanor Lloyd at 540-247-6311.
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Soul-Full Community Meal
Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church. 210 E. Main St. Berryville. 13 local churches get together to provide a meal open to all in the community the fourth Thursday of each month. Free. 5:15–6:30pm. 540-955-1264.
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Music in the Park
Rose Hill Park. E. Main St. Berryville. Jordan English Jazz Orchestra performs. 6:30–8:30pm. Free. www.berryvillemainstreet.org.
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“The Horse With the Flying Tail” Film
Long Branch Historic House and Farm. 830 Long Branch Lane. Boyce. 1960 Oscarwinning documentary tells the riveting story of a palomino and his journey from New Mexico’s wide open ranges to Germany’s Royal International Horse Show. Sponsored by Handley Library. Rated G. 7pm. Free. 540-837-1856. www.visitlongbranch.org.
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Chris Jones and the Night Drivers Concert Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Distinctively elegant yet driving music. 8–10pm. $20 in advance, $25 at door, 12 and younger free. www.barnsofrosehill.org. 540-955-2004.
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Historic Long Branch House and Farm. 830 Long Branch Lane. Boyce. Led by Colette Poisson, who worked with the previous owner, Harry Z. Isaacs. Adults $8, children younger than 12 free. 12–4pm. 540-8371856. www.visitlongbranch.org.
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Book Talk and Signing with Jesse
Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Author Jesse Russell talks about his new Book, Juliet: From Slavery to Inspiration, based on the true story of an enslaved woman born in 1815 who was freed, along with her family, in the last will and testament of a local man named John Russell Crafton. 4–5pm. Free; donations accepted. www.barnsofrosehill.org. 540-955-2004.
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Trivia Night
Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Clarke County Historical Association and Clarke County Library team up once again to bring live team trivia. Categories include History, Movies, Literature, Science and more. Prizes donated by local businesses. Barn doors open at 6:30pm, trivia begins at 7pm. Free. 540955-2004. www.barnsofrosehill.org.
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Independence Day Celebration
Clarke County Fairgrounds. 890 W. Main St. Berryville. Clarke County Community Band performs at approximately 8pm, with fireworks to follow. Free. clarkecountycommunityband.com.
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Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Film chronicles a joint AmericanChinese team’s efforts to save a Tibetan farm house from a dam on the headwaters of the Mekong River in Yunnan Province, China, by disassembling the house and moving it to a new site along the Shenandoah River. 7–9pm. $5. www.barnsofrosehill.org. 540-955-2004.
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Celtic Circle Concert
Christ Church. 809 Bishop Mead Rd. Millwood. Bring blanket or chair and enjoy an ice cream social following the concert, second in the church’s 2019 concert series. 4pm. Free will offering accepted. 540-837-1112.
Ongoing Summer Reading Program
Clarke County Library. 101 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Valley Reads Summer Reading Program encourages kids and teens to read, with fun prizes and frequent activities. Call or visit website for details. 540-955-5144. www.handleyregional.org.
Summer Yoga Series
Sanctuary Wellness Center. 208 N. Buckmarsh St. Berryville. Break down asanas and learn the various modifications to each pose. $130 per person for series, $77 for six class pass, $15 per class.11am–12pm. info@sanctuaryberryville.com. www.sanctuaryberryville.com. www.amyhopegentry.com.
Farmers Market
Saturdays, May–October, 8am–12pm. Town parking lot next to Dollar General. 20 S. Church St. Berryville. Many vendors selling
meat, produce, cheese, vegetables and much more. clarkecountyfarmersmarket.com.
“Saddle Up!” Museum Exhibition
Long Branch Historic House and Farm. 830 Long Branch Lane. Boyce. Long Branch, the Clarke County Historical Association and the National Sporting Library jointly present a historical museum exhibition about sport horses in Clarke County through June 30. Adults $5, children younger than 12 free. 540-837-1856. www.visitlongbranch.org.
Isabelle Truchon Art Exhibit
Long Branch Historic House and Farm. 830 Long Branch Lane. Boyce. Isabelle Truchon will present paintings from her collection, ROAM, inspired by the wild mustangs of the Steens Mountain Wilderness region of Oregon. Exhibit is on display through June 30. Free. 540-837-1856. www.visitlongbranch.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tuesdays, 8:15–9:15pm. Grace Episcopal Church. N. Church St. Berryville. AAVirginia.org. 540-955-1610.
FISH Clothing Bank and Food Pantry Wednesdays, 9am–12pm, and Sundays, 2–5pm. 36 E. Main Street. Berryville. 540-955-1823.
Bingo
Boyce Fire Hall. 7 S. Greenway Ave. Thursdays at 7pm, Sundays at 1:30pm. Proceeds benefit the volunteer fire department. 540-837-2317.
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If you are one of the many people who has admired or purchased a “Berryville” mug from local business Althouse Pottery (featured in last month’s edition), you are already familiar with the designing ability of Milissa Marshall, owner of Brag Swag. Marshall, a Clarke County resident and former art teacher, won Althouse’s mug design contest with a unique design featuring mountains and farmland, which has proven very popular with buyers. “It’s great to be able to collaborate with local artists like Carrie Althouse,” Marshall said. A lifelong artist, Marshall said she enjoys using her experience to design shirts, tote bags and stickers, all available for purchase at her website, www.bragswaginc. com, as well as at local retail partners. Brag Swag’s Clarke County tote bags are available at Modern Mercantile at 13 South Church Street in Berryville and Althouse Pottery at 1320 Chilly Hollow Road, where T-shirts are also available. Marshall hopes to soon add hats to her inventory. Some of the designs available for purchase include “Winchester” with blossoms,
a Winchester apple logo, and a wineglass shaped design featuring grapes and the words “Love Local Virginia Vineyards and Wineries.” Custom design and custom printing are also available together or as standalone services (printing minimum 24 items). Interested customers can fill out the contact form on the website and arrange a consultation with Marshall, who said she likes to get a feel for her clients’ vision and let them steer the project’s direction with open lines of communication. “It’s a collaboration, as it should be,” she said. In addition to selling on the website, Brag Swag also participates in local events, such as Veramar Vineyard’s Rock the Grapes! festival in October, which features live music, food, wine tasting and stomping, souvenir T-shirts and more. Visit www.veramar. com for details. “I have a large internetbased running group of over 5,000 unique and wonderful slow runners,” said Tamara, a Brag Swag customer. “Brag Swag worked with me to come up with an amazing unique and original logo, and was so
patient with all the questions throughout the entire process. The shirts were such a hit and they allow my running group from all over the U.S. to find each other at races.” “We’ve worked with Brag Swag for two years now with our high school marching band,” said Doug, another customer. “It was an easy process and the final product was perfect on both occasions. The kids loved the shirts and my favorite part was interacting with Brag Swag about the design. “Our final design this year was very different from the first proposal. They did a great job figuring out what we wanted and producing a shirt that met our needs. I also appreciated being able to trust them regarding colors, T-shirt quality and sizing. All my kids have shirts that look awesome and fit great and they wear them a lot! Looking forward to next year’s shirt.” Marshall is excited to be working with Berryville Main Street and praised new director Sophia Smyser. “Sophia has a lot of great ideas and I’m really excited about them,” Marshall said. “Berryville is fabulous!”
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Wilted Plants? Look for Stalk Borers By Claire Stuart
Are you finding plants in your garden suddenly falling over or with wilted tips? Look for the Common Stalk Borer, Papaipema nebris. Although it is a very common insect (as its name tells us), most people have seen the damage but are unfamiliar with the pest itself. That’s because it doesn’t feed out where you can see it — it lives inside the stem. Commercially, it is known as a pest of no-till corn, but it also attacks random herbaceous plants both in the wild and in the garden, ranging from grasses and weeds (especially ragweed) to flower and vegetable plants. I’ve found it
in my own tomatoes, peppers, roses, hollyhocks, hibiscus, peonies, zinnias, mums, daisies, mint, and more. It is a native insect, known to feed on over 200 different plants. It is the caterpillar of a nondescript fall-flying moth. The Common Stalk Borer lives in and eats the inside of stems, causing plants to wilt and fall over. It does not stay in one plant, but moves to larger plants as it grows, and occasionally it just leaves a plant for no apparent reason and finds a new one. Sometimes it will munch its way down a row of plants. It is not fussy about the plant species, as long
as the stem is wide enough to accommodate it. Sometimes it enters at the plant tip and bores down, other times it enters at the base of the stem and bores upwards. There are plant diseases that cause wilt, but their damage can usually be told from borer damage. Wilt diseases damage water-conducting vessels, but leave the stem intact so that it feels solid if you squeeze it. Borers hollow out the stems so that they collapse when squeezed. If you suspect borer damage, it’s important that you catch the culprit before it can move on to damage another plant.
Check the stem carefully for a small hole, probably with waste material pushed out. Cut the stem off below the damage. If it’s near the tip, the plant will probably recover. If it is near ground level, the stem is going to die anyway. Insecticides are not going to help against stalk borers. You should slit the stem to find the borer. They are extremely active when exposed, and it will try to wriggle out and drop to the ground, so you need to kill it before it can hide and bore into another plant. Once the borer is removed, a large stem that’s been slit can sometimes be saved by taping it back together, but don’t count on it! You can also try sticking a needle all the way through the stem in several places where you think the borer is living, but this may or not work. Common Stalk Borer is a very distinctive-looking caterpillar. It is smooth and hairless with black and white stripes running the length of its body. When it is young, it has a belt-like purple band around the middle of its body but the band fades as the caterpillar grows. The body
markings get “muddy” in the oldest caterpillars. Because they are not particular about what they eat, Common Stalk Borers are nearly impossible to control. You just have to watch for early damage and catch them as soon as possible. If you find a plant too damaged to save, don’t just leave it in the garden for the borer to escape. Pull the plant up, get it away from the garden and dispose of it. The caterpillars mature in late summer and leave the stalks to pupate in the soil. Moths emerge in fall and lay their eggs on various weeds in fall. Eggs hatch in spring and the larvae enter nearby vegetation, usually grasses at first, moving to larger plants as they grow. The best defense against these borers is to keep distance between your flower and vegetable gardens and any weedy areas or grassy fields. It helps if you can keep a barrier of a foot or two of bare soil around your gardens. This is the time of year when borer damage starts to appear, so be alert to any drooping plant tips.
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Recreation as Medicine Hiking, Creating, and Eating the Goods By JiJi Russell
Racquel Yerbury wants to take you on an adventure; photo by JiJi Russell. Imagine a day of active adventure and creativity designed with the utmost care and consideration to suit you, your best friends, your family, or your co-workers. It might begin with a lovely morning hike infused with historical and archaeological anecdotes, followed by a delicious local, farm-totable meal, then onward to a hands-on experience with an artist, master craftsman, or performer, and topped off with tasty brews or wine to end the perfect day. Welcome to Hike Adventures, a newly-launched business specializing in guided, interpretive outings that honor nature, history, and the arts. The Harpers Ferry-based business includes a skilled coterie of outdoor guides with archaeology, history, and environmentalist credentials, who can bring alive the background stories of state and national parks in West Virginia and beyond. Creative partners offer two- to threehour workshops in painting, sculpture, woodworking, photography, mountain music, and other arts. And those interested in green living can learn about organic farming,
permaculture, beekeeping, and green building.
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Hike Adventures owner Racquel Yerbury is no stranger to leading group adventures. For 20 years she has designed and led custom educational excursions around the world, including trips to the Himalayas, Haiti, Turkey, Egypt, and European and South American destinations. Yerbury, who was a high school and college educator, also directed international programs for students, their parents, alumni, and other educators during her teaching years, while managing to prioritize a hefty travel schedule that sustained her personal appetite for adventure. Personal trips have taken her to the Arctic Circle and up mountains in the Atacama Desert in Chile, in Patagonia, and in Tanzania, along with many U.S.based journeys. Education and field experiences in archaeology and Classical history have fueled much of the drive behind Yerbury’s traveling-while-
learning ethos. Now, Yerbury is directing that energy close to home, compelled to explore the mid-Atlantic region with others, while standing at the helm of Hike Adventures. “Hike comes out of a deep desire to promote ecotourism in rural regions beyond Washington, D.C. — like Clarke and Jefferson counties — and to engage with nature and art as the healing forces that they are for humans,” Yerbury said. “A lot of people would like to hike with knowledgeable, local guides who can share insights about the trails. And there’s so much going on in our region, so many quality offerings and fascinating people, yet the activities can feel scattered; visitors don’t necessarily know what’s available and what might best optimize time here.” That’s where Hike comes in, with expertise to curate some of the best places to explore, art to experience, and food to enjoy. And with partners like The
Bavarian Inn Resort & Brewing Company in Shepherdstown and The Light Horse Inn in Harpers Ferry, tired but happy guests can enjoy a good night’s sleep.
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As part of its local guiding service, Hike can provide courtesy transportation with a large and comfortable new van, accommodating groups of up to 10 for its daylong and halfday adventures. Solo travelers and couples can join others at designated starting points to form the day’s group. “The focus is on attentive service to guests,” Yerbury said. Hike also offers corporate retreats (a comprehensive example curriculum is on the website) and student servicelearning and travel programs for high schools and colleges. Yerbury and Chief Guide Annie Wisecarver take a holistic
view of travel-as-wellness for people of every age: “What we know intuitively and through science is that being out on the trails, having creative experiences, eating fresh organic foods, sharing laughter or silence with others outside — all of these things are a type of medicine for humans,” she said. Yerbury is developing partners deeper into West Virginia, where she holds permits to take groups to lesser-traveled and wondrous state parks, as well as nearby neighbors in Clarke County, where partners include photographers, environmentalists, artists, and musicians. To find out more, visit www.hikedayofadventure.com. On Trip Advisor, search “Harpers Ferry Outdoor Activities” to find Hike, or use https://bit.ly/2IcaAjH. Inquiries can also go directly to Yerbury via email or phone: hello@hikedayofadventure.com or 301-785-7773.
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Preparedness steps taken today can protect farms and livestock The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a near normal hurricane season for 2019. An average hurricane season produces 12 named storms, of which six become hurricanes, including three potential major hurricanes. Many Virginia farmers will tell you that just one small hurricane is one too many. Weather can impact farmers in a variety of ways, but the powerful winds and flooding rains of hurricanes can be disastrous for farmers, their families and livestock. As June 1 is the official start of hurricane season, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) encourages farmers to act now and take precautions to help protect their families, farm operations and livestock. These include: • Prepare your household by creating an emergency kit with flashlights, batteries, drinking water for humans and pets, medications, emergency numbers, first aid kit, dust masks and a supply of food to last 3 or 4 days. • Make a communications plan that identifies your evacuation routes to where your family will meet and how everyone would get there should you need to evacuate. • Charge cell phone batteries and have extra batteries for radios. • Inspect all barns, outbuildings and other structures for broken or weak components and make repairs before the storm hits. • Stock up on food and water as well as feed and supplies for livestock supplies so that you are selfsustainable for at least three days. • Secure livestock and other animals. If necessary, build berms for them to stand on in low-lying areas. • Stock up on nails, screws and plywood to board up windows and nail doors and windows shut. • If your operation uses vent fans, water pumps, milking machines or other critical electrical equipment, purchase a gas-powered generator and plenty of fuel. • Ensure a source of clean water is available so livestock will not have to drink flood water. • Store fertilizers, pesticides, treated seeds and other such compounds up high and away from floodwaters and animals. • Mark animals with an identifier so they can be
returned if lost. This can include ear tags with name of farm and/or phone numbers, brands, paint markings on hooves or coat, or clipped initials in the hair. • Coordinate with neighbors before the storm to discuss what resources can be shared in the event of power outages or flooding. For more emergency preparation tips, please www.readyvirginia.gov. “The hurricanes of 2018 demonstrated that these storms can impact agriculture in Virginia several days after making landfall. I encourage all Virginia farmers to plan and take precautions now to safeguard their families, livestock and farms in the event of severe weather,” said Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, VDACS’ Commissioner. “Farms are asset-heavy with expensive buildings, equipment, animals and other tools of the trade, so proper planning and taking precautions now may save thousands of dollars in property loss. Preparation is especially important for horse owners as their size and the special equipment needed to transport horses make them difficult to move.” VDACS offers the following tips for effectively preparing horse owners in areas prone to hurricane damage: • Be sure your horse’s vaccinations for tetanus and the encephalitis viruses (Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus) are current. • Be sure that your horse has multiple forms of identification. • Store the record for the microchip number, if present, in an accessible location. VDACS also recommends keeping a second copy of this information with a family member or friend in a distant location but where it will be easily accessible. • Coastal residents should consider evacuating horses to a sufficient distance from the coast and out of a storm’s path. VDACS also encourages pesticide applicators, particularly those in Eastern Virginia, to secure their pesticide storage areas. Applicators in low-lying areas should attempt to elevate or move pesticides to locations that are less likely to flood. Pest control companies should postpone termiticide pretreatments for slab structures if torrential rains are predicted in their areas. Termiticides need time to bond with the soil before getting wet.
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Shenandoah Valley Farmer’s Book Describes Beauty And Trials Of Farm Life Swoope Almanac tells stories of love, land and water
Award-winning writer, conservationist, and farmer Bobby Whitescarver describes the hardships and joys of farming and nurturing the land while raising cattle, producing clean water, and creating wildlife habitat in his newly-released book, Swoope Almanac: Stories of love, land, and water in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. “Taste the wine, feel the soil, smell the rain, hear the warblers, see the wonders… join me on these pages to experience the surge of life’s energy in spring, the healing power of trees, and life on the farm with a ninth-generation, pearl earring-wearing, calfroping farmer, my wife, the
Princess of Swoope. Restoring streams, wildlife habitat, and soil are core themes that weave through this journal,” the author says. No stranger to soil and water conservation, Whitescarver spent thirty-one years as a soil conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, and is now a private watershed restoration consultant. He teaches natural resources management at James Madison University and has received many awards for writing from the Virginia Outdoor Writers Association including firstplace for his widely-read conservation blog. He and his wife Jeanne were chosen
as Soil Health Champions by the National Association of Conservation Districts. The book is the result of a lifetime of experiences. It is published by the Shenandoah firm of Lot’s Wife Publishing with generous grants from the Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment and from George Ohrstrom II. A small quantity of signed and numbered hardback editions are still available while supplies last. “We are thrilled to help bring Bobby’s wit and humor to print,” said Bill Howard, executive director of The Downstream Project, which provided design, editing, and marketing support. “When you buy one of these inspiring nature books, a portion of the proceeds will be used to plant a tree in your honor and give you a membership to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.” Swoope Almanac (pronounced like Swope) is available at www.SwoopeAlmanac.org.
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The Berryville Beat Summer is upon us, Berryville! And while many await some needed time off and vacations, the town council is hard at work on considering changes to our water and sewer rate structure. We are set to adopt in the fall, currently planned for October, new rates for the next five years. At our most recent work session earlier this month, we each shared our own perspectives on how to make the rates the most equitable. The consultant that we used for our utility rate study, Pennoni Associates Inc., has recommended rate increases of 10.2 percent and 2.3 percent for water and sewer rates, respectively, each year for the next five years. This is, in part, to keep up with the capital costs associated with the utility system, with more than $30 million in combined repairs or replacement needed for the water and sewer systems through 2040. With our growth expected to remain relatively low, we have plenty of capacity to accommodate additional users on our system. Although it is good that we do not need to budget for an expansion to our capacity, because we have such a small user base, the burden to pay for the system is shouldered among a relatively small group of users. We are hopeful that our economic development efforts, currently being
addressed with re-looking at a memorandum of understanding between the town and the county, can help attract some more businesses to town. One area that we are exploring is the creation of an administrative fee to cover fixed costs that would be the minimum charge for each bill. We are still deciding, as a council, whether this is a good direction for the town to go in. We are also considering how to structure our availability fees, which is the fee that is charged to new residential or commercial users to “buy into” the system. The consultant we have hired has recommended raising the water availability fees, and lowering the sewer availability fee. As a council, we are undecided if that is the approach we want to take. As a reminder, our water and sewer fees are paid into our Utility Funds, which are enterprise funds that must be self-supporting. An increase to water and sewer rates has no bearing on real estate or personal property taxes, which are both paid into our General Fund for general government operations.
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We take very seriously the impact any rate increases will have on both our residential and commercial users. It is very important to have the public engaged in this process, so we want to make you aware of our upcoming meetings where we will continue our discussion of water and sewer rates: • Tuesday, July 9, at 10am (Town Council work session); • Wednesday, September 11, from 7–8:30pm (Public input session on water/ sewer rates); • Tuesday, October 9, at 7:30pm (Public hearing on proposed rates and possible adoption). As a council, we don’t always agree on everything, but one thing we can universally agree on is that there is no joy in increasing bills for our residential and commercial customers. However, we must keep in mind the importance of running a reliable and efficient water and sewer system, staffing it appropriately, keeping up with our capital needs and maintenance costs, and meeting any government mandates. We encourage you to read the utility rate study, which is available on our website at www.berryvilleva.gov, under the section for Town Council agenda packets. We look forward to your participation in our upcoming meetings.
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Community Briefs
RELIABILITY Images from Unbranded, by Ben Masters. American West. The documentary tracks four fresh-out-of-college buddies as they take on wild mustangs to be their trusted mounts, and set out on the adventure of a lifetime. Their wildness of spirit, in both man and horse, is quickly dwarfed by the wilderness they must navigate: a 3000mile gauntlet that is equally indescribable and unforgiving. A special equine art show, with paintings by Isabelle Truchon, and a history exhibit accompany the event. For information, see www. visitlongbranch.org.
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Summer jobs and more in Virginia State Parks
Unbranded, A Wild Mustang Expedition at Long Branch
Join the American Conservation Film Festival and Long Branch Historic House & Farm June 21 from 6–9pm at at Long Branch in in Boyce for a special screening of “Unbranded: A Wild Mustang Expedition.” It’s the story of sixteen mustangs, four men, and one dream: to ride border to border, Mexico to Canada, up the spine of the
From housekeepers to lifeguards to concession stand workers and contact rangers, Virginia State Parks is looking to fill seasonal positions across Virginia. Virginia State Parks will host millions of visitors between Memorial Day and Labor Day and will fill hundreds of seasonal positions to support those guests. “Seasonal employees are vital to the success of our summer season,” said Virginia State Parks Director Craig Seaver. “We’re looking for people who enjoy the outdoors, who are responsible and are looking for more than a typical summer job. More than a dozen current full-time employees started as seasonal, part-time workers, so these jobs are a tremendous opportunity to begin a career.” Many seasonal park employees spend significant time working outdoors. Employees receive job-specific and customer service training. Virginia State Parks are managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and
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Daniel Morgan book talk at Handley
Handley Regional Library System hosts a book talk on Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life at in the Robinson Auditorium June 15 at 2pm. The talk will be led by author Albert Louis Zambone, and focuses on Daniel Morgan, a man of humble origins who became one of the great military leaders of the American Revolution. Books will be available for purchase provided by The Winchester Book Gallery and the event is sponsored by the Friends of the Handley Regional Library. The program is free and open to the public. Historian Albert Louis Zambone presents Morgan as the quintessential American everyman, who rose through his own dogged determination from poverty and obscurity to become one of the great battlefield commanders in American history. Using social history and other advances in the discipline that had not been available to earlier biographers, the author provides an engrossing portrait of this storied personality of America’s founding era—a common man in uncommon times. Albert Louis Zambone is host of the popular podcast “Historically Speaking.” He earned his PhD in American History from the University of Oxford, an MA in Medieval Studies at the Catholic University of America, and a BA in History from Johns Hopkins University. He has received a number of scholarships and awards in the field of early American history, including a Rockefeller Fellowship from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. For information, visit www.handleyregional. org or call Barbara Dickinson at 540.662.9041, extension 31.
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Quarantine for Spotted Lanternfly Goes into Effect
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has announced the establishment of the Spotted Lanternfly
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Out at the movies, I ran into one of those green conundrums. It was five minutes before the film was due to start and I made my usual run to the restroom — it’s awful having to pee during a film! I took care of business, washed my hands, and went to dry them. Mounted side by side on the wall were a paper towel dispenser and an electric hand dryer. I have faced this variation on the classic grocery store “paper or plastic?” question before, and always made what I thought was the greener choice. But was it? I decided to find out once and for all. As you might expect, an accurate answer to this green teaser rides on many variables. The paper towels, recycled content or virgin material? The electricity powering the hand dryer, from what source is it generated? How much electricity does the hand dryer use per drying session? The list goes on. To keep things simple, I’ll use the limited bit of insight into these questions
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Do Electric Hand Dryers Spread Germs? Several years ago, some studies indicated that airborne bacteria counts were significantly higher as a result of electric hand dryer use as compared to paper towels. These findings have now largely been debunked. The research methodology behind the studies has been called into question and it has been revealed that the paper towel industry funded the study. It seems that electric hand dryers remain both a hygienic and green option.
experience coupled with my careful observation of other bathroom users indicates that two towels are commonly used to fully dry one’s hands. The hand dryer in question was one of those XLERATOR units, basically an air nozzle attached to what must be a retired jet engine — loud and powerful. Of important note, the air blasting out of the dryer was not at all warm. Let’s begin by dispelling one myth right off the bat, that bypassing paper towels saves trees. The truth is that paper towels are mostly sourced from commercial forests managed just for that purpose. It’s basically a paper farm. No old growth timber or native forests are being cut to make paper towels. Deforestation is not a factor here. As you might imagine though, the logging, milling
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and transporting of raw material for the production of paper towels, regardless from what type of forest it is sourced, does require burning some serious fossil fuels. The manufacturing, transportation, disposal, etc. of the paper towels burns even more carbon. A study done by the Climate Conservancy, a nonprofit group started by Stanford University graduates, which audits greenhouse gas emissions associated with various products, revealed that an average hand drying session, using two paper towels, equates to roughly 56 grams of carbon dioxide emissions. According to the EPA, this figure could drop by up to 40 percent if those paper towels are made from recycled material. By comparison, the study indicated CO2 emissions resulting from the use of an average hand dryer as being anywhere from 9 to 40 grams. The wide range of emissions potential is the result of variables such as how much electricity the hand dryer uses per drying session and the source of that electricity. For
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damaging the environment.” So, it seems that the hand dryers generally win out over paper towels, though the green light fades to grey if it’s an older, high-energy-use hand dryer versus a recycled paper towel. Hand dryers win by a wide margin if you have the option to use an XLERATOR, Airblade, or other similar newfangled model. Of course, you don’t always have this option, in fact, sometimes paper towels are your only option. Given this, check out the TEDx Talk by Portland, Orgeon-based activist Joe Smith on how to effectively dry your hands with only one paper towel. You’ll find it at: tinyurl.com/ o5knb9t. You might also consider a “BYOT” option like the Jimmy Towel (jimmytowel.com), a microfiber towel you carry with you in a small wallet. For more insight on this green conundrum, check out this article from The Guardian, tinyurl.com/pa7nlxf, and this piece from Salon, tinyurl.com/pfdcxqa.
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Working Toward A Green & Prosperous Future For The Shenandoah What comes to mind when you think about what makes the Shenandoah watershed so special? What images do you conjure when you imagine the river? That’s what dozens of people gathered to discuss at three meetings and three public forums this spring. Hosted by Shenandoah Riverkeeper Mark Frondorf and the Potomac Riverkeeper Network, the Green and Prosperous Shenandoah meetings took place in some of the places that are icons of the Valley: Front Royal, Harrisonburg, and Woodstock. The idea is to find common ground on a vision for potential futures for the river and its watershed. The Shenandoah couples with the long spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains to form the defining landscape feature over its length — each fork is about 100 miles long, and the main stem, which forms in Front Royal, is about 55 miles in length. It’s a popular recreation river that is often plagued by water quality issues like high fecal coliform counts. Over the last 15 years,
the river has seen occasional fish kills, along with seasonal algae blooms that occur each summer. It’s also the drinking water supply for Berryville and Charles Town, W.Va., and several other communities upstream. It passes through agricultural counties, industrial zones, many small towns, shopping centers, and huge shipping and warehouse facilities. Runoff and pollution from each of these sectors plays a role adding pollution loads to the river. Residential growth also is putting a strain on the Shenandoah’s ecology. Stormwater runoff from towns and developments, and from the highways that serve them, is a major contributing factor. Arriving at a shared idea for the future may have been the easy part. Not surprisingly, many people identified some cornerstones in their vision for the Shenandoah: a thriving farm economy and working landscapes, continued and expanded access recreation on the
Kayaking the Shenandoah, courtesy Virginia State Parks.
river, vibrant communities where people cherish their connections with the river, and a Shenandoah River that is much cleaner than it is today.
The big questions folks grappled with centered around the steps, or milestones, that would bring about that future. Participants included farmers, business owners,
outfitters, conservation organizations, county and regional planners, and people who live along or just plain love the Shenandoah. They bandied around ideas that,
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if adopted or strengthened, would help restore the river and retain the rural character of the region. Now volunteers are taking the feedback from all of the meetings to compile their ideas into that roadmap. “Potomac Riverkeeper Network is honored to host these sessions,” said Mark Frondorf, the Shenandoah Riverkeeper. “Ultimately creating a roadmap to a Green and Prosperous Future for the Shenandoah watershed will take many people from many backgrounds and interests.” Frondorf says the volunteer team will work through the summer and unveil the roadmap in the fall.
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Hiking at Shenandoah River State Park, courtesy Virginia State Parks.
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View of Shenandoah River. South of Front Royal, Virginia, by Scott Justice.