Warren County Report 2/28/2013

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... Walter and others like him … live on in our understanding of the history they helped create and continued to share with us throughout their lifetimes. To forget them is to not only forget, but to lose, ourselves and our collective spirit and the future that spirit could help us achieve.

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Front Royal and Warren County mourn a giant Walter Duncan’s service to his community spanned six decades

Walter Marvin Duncan, 19202013

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Around noon on Sunday, Feb. 24, the Town of Front Royal and Warren County lost a piece of their joint history and a strong advocate for all their citizens when Walter Duncan passed away at age 92.

Why is Walter – and excuse me if I use the familiar in referencing him throughout this article – important to this community?

We received this succinct resume from Walter, accompanying extensive 2011-2012 background research regarding in-town versus out-of-town taxpayer and municipal contributions to development of the 522 CommercialIndustrial Corridor: Born: Sept. 1, 1920; Served on Town of Front Royal Planning Commission from 1954-1961; Served as Front Royal Town Manager from Aug. 13, 1963 to Feb. 1, 1985; Served on Front Royal Town Council from 1986 to 2001; Served in the United State Army/Air Force from Aug. 1942 to Nov. 1945; Attended VPI from Sept. 1941 to Dec. 1942; Jan. 1946 to March 1947; and Sept. 1961 to June 1963. I passed the state Engineering Exam in 1963.

I also knew the following Town Managers of the Town of Front Royal: Lester B. Dutrow, 1930-54; Douglas Hammer, 1954-63; Brack Bentley, 1985-94; Lyle Lacy,

Walter Duncan shows this reporter an album on Eastern College, which stood on both sides of 6th Street on N. Royal Ave. in the early 20th Century, and which his mother Elsa attended. A story based on Walter’s album appeared in our Dec. 21, 2012 edition.

1994-98; Richard Anzolut, 19982004; J. Michael Graham, 200610 (Walter noted gaps in that list included his term (1963-85) and 2004-06 when the town went through, as he put it, “numerous

Interim Town Managers”).

While some physical setbacks following a summer bout with pneumonia slowed him down over the past six months and left

him in Warren Memorial Hospital’s Lynn Care Center, Walter remained very active over his final years and continued to be a familiar sight around town hall – and consequently on my door-

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His public presence since 201011 related to extensive research into the 522 Corridor Agreement between the town and county.

That research led him to several appearances before the current municipal boards to advocate a revisiting of the 1998-99, 522 Corridor Agreement due to his belief town citizens of Warren County have shouldered an inordinate financial burden versus economic benefit from the extension of town central utilities into the 522 North Corridor.

That extension, begun in the 1980s to the DuPont site and expanded greatly beginning in 1999, enabled the recruitment of all of the industrial and commercial development on Warren County’s northside, outside the town limits.

It is an issue that continues to focus both the town and county governments as they grapple with the future of municipal relations as a changing economic and tax landscape impacts the town’s ability to be compensated for tax revenues it lost by facilitating economic development outside its boundaries.

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It is a measure of Walter Duncan’s importance, whichever side of the argument (522 Corridor annexation) you come down on, that the issues he raised in the final years of his life continue to dominate town-county municipal discussion into the second decade of the 21st Century. on, that the issues he raised in the final years of his life continue to dominate town-county municipal discussion into the second decade of the 21st Century.

Personal note I got to know Walter fairly well over the last few years following our move back into town.

Up until his physical downturn from the bout with pneumonia last summer, he used to call me up to see if I was home, then drive himself over with printouts of his most recent research into the corridor agreement and its economic implications on both in-town and out-of-town county residents. We’d discuss what he’d found and he was always ready to support his conclusions with additional detail when requested.

The first time he visited our Virginia Avenue home he regaled me with a history of when not only our house, but about four other houses on our block were built and by whom. He continued those visits through December,

though driven by his daughter Dorothy after his summer illness.

Earlier this month I got a message on my home phone from Walter expressing distress at the news of my heart attack, and typically of Walter, asking if there was anything HE could do for me (despite the 27 years he had on me). A day or so later I saw him at First Baptist Church, fittingly it would seem next door to old Town Hall, as I photographed a musical performance for a Carol Ballard feature. I managed to get a quick hello and thanks in. It was the last time I saw Walter and the last time I took a photo of him – I later discovered he was inadvertently in the center of a crowd photo I had taken.

others we and I personally have mourned in the interim, including but not limited to Becky Poe and Elaine Bromfield, Walter was always gracious and helpful in passing on background information and his perspective on that information.

The institutional memory such long-time community advocates like Walter possessed and were able and willing to share allows

Community young whippersnappers (relatively speaking in some cases like mine) to develop and in turn share what we have learned from them with each other. Because as is often said and too often ignored: those who don’t learn from the past are doomed to repeat its mistakes.

So, while Walter and others like him are physically gone, they live on in our understanding of

the history they helped create and continued to share with us throughout their lifetimes. To forget them is to not only forget, but to lose, ourselves and our collective spirit and the future that spirit could help us achieve.

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“The passing of Walter Duncan leaves a huge void in Front Royal and Warren County. Walter truly loved his community and was always trying to make life better for its citizens. His ‘institutional knowledge’ … will be missed by all.” - Bonnie & Staige Miller Jr.

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Personal tributes to Walter M. Duncan

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report

We began by including these personal memories and tributes to Walter M. Duncan in our lead story on his passing and importance to this community. But they just kept rolling in and became a story all their own.

Personal tributes Town Manager Steve Burke: “The Town has lost a great leader with the passing of Walter Duncan.

His dedication to the Town as Town Manager, a member of Council, and as a citizen was extensive. Mr. Duncan contributed toward establishing the Town as we currently enjoy it. His insights and friendship will be missed.”

Mayor Tim Darr: “I echo Steve’s comments and would like to add that he was a great resource on the town’s history and as mayor I spent countless hours with him on several occasions discussing town issues. He will be greatly missed.”

Vice-Mayor Shae Parker: “Walter left quite an impression on Front Royal. We have lost a wealth of information and com-

passion for and about this community. While Walter may have ‘only’ served the Town officially for close to four decades, his devotion to it spans much more than that. As a town when we reflect on his life I think we are truly better for having known him.”

Councilman Bret Hrbek: “Mr. Duncan was a great public servant to the Town of Front Royal. He championed the interests of the people of the town as a town professional and elected official. I always appreciated his insight, knowledge, advice and support. He was a great asset to our community and will be missed.”

Councilman Gene Tewalt: “I’ve probably known Walter for about 45 years. We met during the surveying for the bypass (Commerce Avenue),” Tewalt recalled, noting that Duncan gave him his first job with the town as engineering director in public works on July 5, 1974. “I worked with him till he retired as town manager in 1985. Over that time we worked on Happy Creek infrastructure, infrastructure to the Riverton area; and around 1978-79 during that annexation we worked on installing sewer lines to the annexed area. Then there was the extension of water

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lines to DuPont in the late 1970s, so we worked on infrastructure all over.

“Walter really had a vision for Front Royal regarding utilities and accomplished a lot of that vision.

Walter always had the best interest of the town at heart – and a big part of that was believing the town should provide adequate utilities to its customers.”

Past Councilman Tom Conkey: “Walter Duncan was a true gentleman who cared more about the Town of Front Royal than anyone I know. Walter knew more about the town than anyone could imagine and he was always eager to share his knowledge. He knew where every easement, power line and pipe was located. When someone was looking for the storm windows that used to be installed on Town Hall, Walter told them where to find them. When he learned that the Town needed to run a looping system to the 522 Corridor, he knew where it should be run, what consultant should be engaged to design the system and where to find reports that had been done previously that could be used to save the town time and money.

“He was passionate in his pursuit of anything he felt would be beneficial to the town and would doggedly chase down the information that supported his decisions. He decided that the town needed to take the 522 Corridor area into the town limits and wrote and rewrote the justification for that conclusion. He published easily a dozen versions of his research and inundated every Town and County official with each of the revised documents.

“His kind and generous spirit was an inspiration to all who knew him or happened to cross his path.

It was an honor to count him as a friend.”

WC Admin. Doug Stanley: “Mr. Duncan personified the term public servant; having served Front Royal as Town Manager for over 22 years and as a member of Council for another 14. He was an invaluable source of information on the history and development of the Town. We salute his life of service to his community and express our sympathy to his family for their loss.”

Bonnie & Staige Miller Jr.: “The passing of Walter Duncan leaves a huge void in Front Royal

Walter and Mary on their wedding day

and Warren County. Walter truly loved his community and was always trying to make life better for its citizens. His ‘institutional knowledge’ of everything Front Royal and Warren County will be missed by all, especially the elected and appointed officials. During the last months of his life, Walter was still working hard on behalf of the citizens. Some people certainly disagreed with his message, but everyone knew Walter was sincere and believed what he was doing was in the best interests of Front Royal and Warren County. Walter leaves behind hundreds, if not thousands, of friends who will miss him tremendously.”

Past Twn. Mgr. Mike Graham: “Walter was a great supporter, friend and a mentor for me during my time as Town Manager. Walter took me under his wing and passed on his vast institutional knowledge.

We would routinely ride around together as he pointed out the things that I needed to know about the town. He mentored me by sharing his wealth of experiences in the

ways of running a municipality.

His words of encouragement that I was doing the right thing in times of conflict helped greatly. Walter dedicated several years of his time in helping me to become a better manager and a better person and for that I will be eternally grateful.

I will miss our time together.”

Past Twn. Mgr. Rick Anzolut: “Walter Duncan was certainly one of the best elected officials I have ever known. The Town was truly fortunate to have had such a strong advocate for so many years.

Front Royal and Warren County have been blessed with many good elected and appointed officials, but it would be hard to say many, if any, can match Walter. His command of operational and legislative matters was second to none. He was a great boss and a fine representative of the people who elected him. He was a genuinely nice man who was a pleasure to be around. I treasured the time I spent with him learning about the Town and working toward making it a better place. Most importantly, he was always dedi-

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“He was a genuinely nice man who was a pleasure to be around. I treasured the time I spent with him learning about the Town and working toward making it a better place … I am a better person having known him.” – Rick Anzolut, town manager during Duncan’s tenure on town council

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cated to his family, faith and community. I am a better person having known him.”

Walter was strongly democratic in both his thinking and political affiliation. He continued to be a presence at local Democratic Committee events and an advocate for consistency and equitable treatment of all citizens.

Dem. Chair Molly Snyder: “Walter Duncan was the cornerstone of our committee and a man dedicated the principles of democracy. His dedication to the Town of Front Royal will be greatly missed for years to come. I will miss seeing him at our committee functions always with a kind word and a smile.”

Kelli Hart: “I was chair of the WCDC 20092011 and knew Walter since I became involved with the Warren County Democrats in 2004. He and Mary were always gracious and a pleasure to be around. Walter was always willing to share his extensive knowledge. In 2011-12, I asked for his help in compiling a history of the Democratic Party in Warren County and he was a great help. He was a wonderful man and a standup Democrat. He will be missed.”

Linda Allen: “When Walter committed himself to a cause or a project, he was the definition of determination to get the project or the cause accomplished. There was an urgency for him in his deep sense of community that needed to grow toward fair play among all members. To back that up, he was willing to put in the effort and the time to advance those values and wrap them in facts and figures hard to dispute.

He loved learning all through life.

But for someone so serious, that ire or mischief could pop up if a moment or a word were about to be wasted. Then, there is that ‘brain trust’ about the history he could remember so well.

“He was a man that lit up knowing he was loved and radiated love in return. His daughters and son make up a family that knew how greatly he loved life and family and community. Their honoring him by being with him in his home for the last few years on an alternating basis certainly speaks volumes for family values and for their parents, Walter and Mary.”

Former Circuit Court Clerk William Hall: “Walter Duncan was part of America’s Greatest Generation. He

Walter Duncan by a restored and flyable B-25 Bomber just like one he piloted in flight training during World War II. He and his 10 man crew went on to fly the much larger B-24. Photo November 2012, at the Military Air Museum , Virginia Beach , VA. with Steve and Mary Lee for the Thanksgiving holiday.– Photo and info Courtesy of son-in-law S.D. Patchin

came of age during the Great Depression and grew accustomed to hard work. He was a peaceful man committed to making this a better world, but with a strong sense of duty he flew bomber missions over Germany during World War II. He believed that the human race, working together, can solve problems.

“Except for his time at Virginia Tech and in the U.S. Army Air Corp, Walter spent his entire life in Warren County. He was devoted to this community. As a builder, land surveyor, engineer and public official he was committed to high standards and excellence.

“Walter was kind and generous.

He had a strong sense of fairness and responsibility. He was always concerned about those less fortunate. He was humble, dedicated and devoted. He was the kind of Christian that still gives Christianity a good name.”

Town Public Notice 2-26-13: “In respect and memory of the dedicated service to the Town of Front Royal, the Town flag shall be flown at half-staff at the Administration Building until sunset on Friday, March 1, 2013. Mr. Duncan served as the Town Manager from August 16, 1963 until February 1, 1985. His service continued as a member of Town Council from May 1986 until June 2000. Mr. Duncan continued to provide historical reference, insight on current issues, and support to Town staff. The Town had honored Mr. Duncan by naming our infrastructure compound the Walter M. Duncan Public Works Center.”

HSWC Pet Adoption Day at Petco March 3

Mountain Laurel Montessori is hosting Dr. William Stixrud, a nationally recognized psychologist, this Saturday, March 2. He will give a lecture at the Front Royal Moose Lodge at 9 a.m.

All local schools and churches have been invited to attend, as well as Montessori schools from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and DC. We are hoping someone from your staff can come to cover the event.

Information about Dr. Stixrud can be found at: http://www.stixrud.com/

The Rusty Cricket Cruisers in conjunction with the Humane Society of Warren County will be hosting their March off-site adoption day on Sunday, March 3, at the Front Royal-Warren County Petco from noon to 3 p.m. in the Crooked Run Shopping Center off 522 North near the I-66 interchange.

Stop by and take a look at the animals and take one home.

Donations gladly accepted.

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Walter cut a dashing figure as US Army/Air Force pilot during World War II

Walter Marvin Duncan

Walter Marvin Duncan, 92, of Front Royal, VA, passed away February 24, 2013, in Warren Memorial Hospital with his family present. Walter was preceded in death a year ago by his cherished wife of 66 years, Mary Katharine Zwald Duncan.

Walter was born on September 1, 1920, and raised on Duck Street, Riverton, Virginia. His parents were the late Elsa Clapp and Joseph Lewis Duncan. Walter graduated from Warren County High School in 1938.

His studies at VPI were interrupted in 1943 when he was called to serve in the U.S. Army Air Corp. He returned to VPI in 1947 and completed his degree in civil engineering. He returned to Front Royal and worked as a building contractor and a land surveyor. Walter returned to VPI in l961 in the Master’s Degree program for sanitary engineering.

Upon returning to Front Royal, Walter became Town Manager of Front Royal and served his beloved town for 23 years (1963-1985) until his retirement. Walter was elected to the Front Royal Town Council in 1986 and retired from Council in 2000.

Walter was a humble, generous, and active member of the First Baptist Church of Front Royal since 1947. Throughout his lifetime he was a member of numerous community service organizations, including Kiwanis, Boy Scouts of America, and Warren County Democrats.

Walter is survived by four children, Dorothy “Dodie” Duncan Meadows of Lanexa, VA, Mary Lee Duncan (Stephen Patchin) of Virginia Beach, VA, Walter Marvin Duncan, Jr. (Kristin Malmberg) of Dallas, TX, and Katharine “Kathy” Duncan Ichter (Larry) of Springfield, VA, 11 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.

His brothers Joseph W. C. Duncan, Howard A. Duncan, Shirley O. Duncan, and sisters Pauline D. Pingley and Dorothy A. Duncan preceded him in death.

A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, March 1, 2013, in the Front Royal First Baptist Church sanctuary. A reception will follow the service in the church Fellowship Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Front Royal First Baptist Church Memorial Fund or C-CAP of Front Royal/ Warren County

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If Congress fails to meet its March 1 deadline on reducing the budget deficit, Virginia could lose more than 207,000 jobs, according to a 2012 study by George Mason University. About 136,000 of those jobs would be a result of defense cuts.

Federal-State

Much at stake in Virginia as federal cuts loom

By Jessica Dahlberg Capital News Service

RICHMOND – Reading the news this week can be a little like reading the story of Chicken Little. Except in this story, the sky is not falling – the sequester is coming.

The sequester refers to automatic federal-government spending cuts totaling an estimated $1.2 trillion over the next nine years. They will take effect March 1 unless Democrats and Republicans can make a deal on reducing the federal budget deficit – though it appears congress could simply stop the sequester cuts without even reaching a compromise on the austerity versus revenue increase philosophical impasse at the root of the sequester non-solution.

Sequestration was designed to be a ticking bomb as part of the Budget Control Act approved by Congress in August 2011. Lawmakers hoped the specter of severe cuts would force bipartisan cooperation into crafting another solution to the problem of huge deficits.

However, the collaboration between the political parties is not happening. And as the sequester draws near, it has the potential to harm Virginia’s economy.

“The automatic sequestration reductions mandated by the BCA of 2011 are already having a significant effect on the Commonwealth,” Gov. Bob McDonnell wrote in a letter to President Barack Obama. “When fully implemented, they could force

Virginia and other states into a recession.”

The sequestration cuts would total $109 billion a year until 2021. They would be divided evenly among defense and non-defense spending, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.

“The cuts would be devastating for national security and the Virginia economy,” Leo Cruz, a Virginia military veteran, said at a telephone press conference conducted Wednesday by the state Democratic Party.

If Congress fails to meet its March 1 deadline on reducing the budget deficit, Virginia could lose more than 207,000 jobs, according to a 2012 study by George Mason University. About 136,000 of those jobs would be a result of defense cuts.

Hampton Roads would be especially hurt by the sequester because half of the area’s economy is tied to defense, Cruz said. The area has such major bases as Naval Station Norfolk and Langley Air Force Base.

Virginia would face $1.4 billion in losses from the Navy cuts because it would have to reduce ship operations and flying hours, stop naval construction and halt the funds for naval fleet restoration and modernization, McDonnell’s letter to Obama said.

Military personnel would not be the only Virginians affected by sequestration.

According to an American Hospital Association study, Medicare

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payments to health-care providers would be reduced 2 percent. In 2013, hospitals, doctors and other providers nationwide would have to absorb a $10.7 billion cut – and the figure would grow to $16.4 billion in 2021, the study said. It said nearly 500,000 jobs would be lost as a result.

Sequestration also would squeeze education and maternal and child health programs. The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that 32,500 women, children and families could be cut from the Virginia Title V Maternal and Child Health Services block grant, a program that ensures access to quality care for low-income families.

“Virginia seniors and middle-class families are being forced to pay the price for the dysfunction in Washington,” Dr. Mary Christian, a senior from southern Virginia, said at the press conference.

Mandatory government spending is exempt from the sequester. This category includes Social Security, veterans’ benefits, Medicaid, food stamps and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, as well as a number of other programs.

FRPD alerts citizens to suspicious solicitations These door-to-door soaps and hand lotions not so squeaky clean The Front Royal Police Department would like to alert citizens to suspicious activity that has been reported. Callers are reporting that a group of 4 to 5 individuals are approaching homes, with the pretense of selling hand lotions and soaps. The subjects are attempting to gain entry into residences, under this pretense.

The Front Royal Police Department is not aware of any solicitor’s permits having been issued for this type of activity in the town. If citizens have someone come to their door soliciting a product, they should contact the Front Royal Police Department so that an officer can confirm that the individual or group has a valid solicitor’s permit.

Citizens are reminded to never allow strangers to enter their home or provide identifying or personal information. Any questions or concerns can be directed to the Front Royal Police Department (540)635-2111.

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More on the Web Bipartisan Policy Center Fact Sheet: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/sites/default/files/BCA%20Sequester%20Fa ct%20Sheet.pdf George Mason University study:

http://www.aia-aerospace.org/assets/Fuller_II_Final_Report.pdf Gov. Bob McDonnell’s letter to President Obama: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/ utility/docs/20130218105401171. pdf

A plea for help, to help others I come to you with an urgent need. As most of you are aware,

Loving Arms has a food pantry we founded and support within our community called Loaves and Fishes, which serves about 2,000 individuals a month. We first opened our doors in March 2010 with number of 100 patrons and now are nearing that 2,000 number.

We never anticipated this much need with in our community.

We are currently open Wednesday 5-7 p.m., Thursday 10-2 p.m., and Friday 10-2 p.m. We welcome visits during these hours and are always looking for volunteers. Since we are a volunteer organization the money donated to the Pantry goes to food, not payroll.

In order to continue to service the need in our community we are in need of partners. We have never turned away a family in need of food, and right now we need help to keep our promise to our community alive.

We are seeking monthly tax deductible donations in the amount of $25 a month but any gift will help. One dollar can make a difference in feeding the hungry. If you are unable to help directly could you send a list of 10 names of possible donors.

Thanks so much for any help and support. Please make checks payable to the Loving Arms Benevolence Fund. This will ensure your tax deductible donation goes directly to the pantry, 103 Lee Burke Road, Front Royal, Virginia 22630; Attention: Megan – or you can drop it off to our Benevolent Fund Treasurer Debra Morfit, at Union First Bank, 473 South Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. You can also call her at (540) 636-2500 with any questions.

Shelly L. Cook Founder Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry PS “Never doubt a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

– Margaret Mead, American anthropologist

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Citizen Mike: Michael Jordan at 50

By Dave Zirin

“The thing is that, when you are a popular athlete, and you accept the money and the fame, and you become a front person for those who have the power, and they say ‘be like this guy,’ and kids that are coming up say, ‘We’ll, be like him – I won’t protest against anything, I’ll accept everything, I’ll just try to be a great athlete and make a lot of money.’ So a culture dies when you do that. You’re doing a great injustice to young kids that are coming up, and I never wanted to be a representation of less than a man and have young kids coming up emulating me.” – NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown When Michael Jeffrey Jordan turned 50 years old on Sunday, Feb. 17, a series of articles were

published about the basketball legend whose athletic greatness was surpassed only by his commercial prowess. From a distance, Jordan’s existence must resemble fantasy: the athlete who accumulated enough wealth to make the ultimate transition from NBA player to NBA owner.

Yet there is little to admire about Michael Jordan at 50. If anything, the more you learn, the more you recoil. We all know the story of the pro athlete who ends up bankrupt.

But what happens to the athlete who gains the world yet still stews in a state of perpetual dissatisfaction? This is Jordan.

He’s no longer the smiling, gravity-defying movie star from Space Jam. Instead, he’s more like the glowering recluse from “Citizen Kane.” Jordan’s days are spent man-

ALONG THESE LINES

Sheldon’s Greatest Bits

By Nick Thomas

I haven’t really enjoyed a Sitcom since “Night Court” went off the air in 1992. But then CBS came out with “The Big Bang Theory” in 2007. Six years later, like the universe itself, the show is still expanding its reaches.

When I interviewed the cast and crew in 2010 for a story in the British journal, “Physics World,” the cast members went “supernova” over the brilliant, witty writing headed up by co-creator Chuck Lorre.

Even real “science guys” have enjoyed the show’s smart writing enough to make brief cameos. These include Bill Nye, Stephen Hawking, Buzz Aldrin, and 2006 Nobel Prize winner, astrophysicist George Smoot.

“I had a great deal of fun on the set and have a picture of me sitting in Sheldon’s place and him glaring at me,” Professor Smoot told me recently.

“I found the show and crew not only fun, but very professional. I have done a couple of events with Jim Parsons, for example, raising funds for science scholarships.”

Parsons, who plays the brilliant but delightfully annoying “Sheldon” character, is a fan favorite.

He won two consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

No one’s lines better illustrates the show’s cerebral genius than Parsons’ dialog. To illustrate, here’s a selection of Sheldon’s funniest bits. If they don’t make you chuckle, your funny bone must be dislocated. Bazinga!

• Sheldon (to Raj): Interesting. You’re afraid of insects and women. Ladybugs must render you catatonic.

• Sheldon (to Leonard): Please don’t take this the wrong way, but the day you win a Nobel Prize is the day I begin my research on the drag co-efficient of tassels on flying carpets.

• Sheldon (to Penny purchasing vitamins): There’s some value to taking multivitamins, but the human

aging a Charlotte Bobcats team going nowhere and, just as in his playing days, mining the media for criticism, nursing every slight like precious oxygen, vital for keeping his competitive embers from going cold.

When not surveying sports articles for new enemies, he finds himself mired in nostalgia for the person he was, opening old boxes, and shouting at the help in cavernous hallways in search of misplaced championship rings.

Jordan still earns $80 million a year in endorsements, and it’s hard not to imagine it piled up in stacks, balancing precariously on a mountain of unopened Nike boxes inside his own personal Xanadu. The same Jordan who everyone wanted to get near; the same Jordan who used his 2009 Hall of Fame induc-

body can only absorb so much. So what you’re buying here are the ingredients for very expensive urine.

• Sheldon: A fear of heights is illogical. A fear of falling, on the other hand, is prudent and evolutionary.

• Sheldon: I’m not crazy. My mother had me tested.

• Sheldon: Apparently you can’t hack into a government supercomputer and then try to buy uranium without the Department of Homeland Security tattling to your mother.

• Sheldon (alluding to the expression “more the merrier”): More does not equal merry. If there were 2000 people in this apartment right now, would we be celebrating? No, we’d be suffocating.

• Sheldon: Well, well, well, if it isn’t Will Wheaton.

The Green Goblin to my Spider-Man, the Pope Paul V to my Galileo, the Internet Explorer to my Firefox.

• Sheldon: I read an article about Japanese scientists who inserted DNA from luminous jelly fish into other animals; and I thought “Hey! Fish night-lights.”

• Sheldon (discussing his sister): We shared a uterus for 9 months, but since then we’ve pretty much gone our own separate ways.

• Sheldon: Milk Duds, with their self-deprecating name and remarkably mild flavor, are the most apologetic of the boxed candies.

• Sheldon: There’s no need to interact with me. I’m just here to observe.

• Sheldon: Engineering: where the noble, semiskilled laborers execute the vision of those who think and dream. Hello, Oompa-Loompas of science.

• Sheldon: I’m not saying that all senior citizens who can’t master technology should be publicly flogged. But if we made an example of one or two, it might give the others incentive to try harder.

• Sheldon (talking to his religiously fanatical mother about her upcoming Christian cruise): Frankly, Mom, I’m encouraged to see how advanced your group has become – willing to sail into the ocean without fear of falling off the edge.

• Sheldon: Why did the chicken cross the Mobius Strip? To get to the same side! Bazinga!

• Sheldon: I believe the appropriate metaphor here involves a river of excrement and a Native American water vessel without any means of propulsion.

• Sheldon: It was Thanksgiving. Uncle Carl said, “I think there’s a badger living in our

tion speech to roast everyone in the room, minus the humor, finds himself more and more alone, leading to this brutal Onion headline (“Michael Jordan Celebrates 50th Birthday with Last People He Hasn’t Completely Alienated Yet” – One can only assume that “The Onion” is now on the enemies list).

As an NBA player in the age before the Internet, the worst aspects of Jordan’s personality were always hidden from public view.

We didn’t know it, but Jordan represented some of the darkest impulses in sports. Everything that drives young people from play can be found in Michael Jordan’s approach to his teammates. He was the hectoring bully who would Continued next page

2006 Nobel Prize winner, astrophysicist George Smoot, on set with cast of “The Big Bang Theory”. Courtesy Photo George Smoot chimney. Hand me that flashlight.” Those were the last words he ever spoke to us.

• Sheldon: I would have been here sooner but the bus kept stopping for other people to get on.

• Sheldon (when Leonard says he is no Isaac Newton): That’s true. Gravity would have been apparent to me without the apple.

• Sheldon (when ill): Clearly febrile delirium is setting in. Please bring me some soup while I still understand what a spoon is for.

• Sheldon (warning of an impending physiological emergency): 32 ounce banana smoothie, 16 ounce bladder.

• Sheldon (to Howard): You know me to be a very smart man. Don’t you think that if I were wrong, I’d know it?

(Nick Thomas’s features and columns have appeared in more than 270 magazines and newspapers, including the Washington Post, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, and Christian Science Monitor. He can be reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com/)

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Opinion “moo” when heavyset general manager Jerry Krause would enter the room. He was the locker room homophobe, who would repeatedly call teenage rookie Kwame Brown a “flaming f–ggot” as a tool of “motivation.” He punched teammate Steve Kerr for goodness sake, which must be the hoops equivalent of kicking a puppy.

These character deficits, when mentioned at all, were often lauded because of the championships they produced, the end justifying the means. They don’t wear well on a failing 50-year-old team executive.

This same competitive fire is also what served him so well in the corridors of corporate America. The billion-dollar “Jordan Brand” became the savior of corporations like Nike, Hanes, Gatorade, and McDonalds to name just a few. He was the first athlete whose public persona was entirely constructed by commercials and his influential “gospel” was that the ultimate

aspiration of any athlete should be to become a brand. This marked a Reagan-era break in the tradition of athletes – particularly AfricanAmerican athletes – to use their platform, influence, and power for the greater good.

There are many who argue that this highly racialized political critique of Jordan is unfair. They’ll argue that just by being a successful African-American businessman, he is being a powerful role model.

They argue that people like New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden, who said that Jordan had “abdicated his responsibility [to the African American community] with an apathy that borders on treason,” are asking too much.

He is a “post-civil rights” athlete and should be allowed to be “just an athlete.” Let’s leave aside that a country where racism persists in jobs, hiring, voting rights, and the system of mass-incarceration is

not “post-anything.”

Certainly, if Michael Jordan doesn’t want to speak about and support community uplift, that’s his business. But at some point, it has to be recognized that these choices to do nothing, are in fact political choices all the same. We also need to recognize that this wasn’t just a political choice. Bluntly, Michael Jordan profited massively from his silence. By being the Seinfeld-era superstar – standing for “nothing” – Jordan was able to shill for everything, no matter the company, no matter how controversial their labor practices.

Given the heights he commanded, it’s difficult to think of anyone in the history of American cultural life who did less with more.

Jordan at the height of his powers could have made a real difference in the practices of the corporations that begged for his presence. This is especially the case with Nike,

devotee of the workplace known as the “sweatshop.” When once confronted by anti-Nike sweatshop activists, he said he’d “look at the problem.”

That never happened.

Instead he signed a statement defending Nike and criticizing Jesse Jackson’s Operation Push for investigating Nike’s labor practices.

At some point, Michael Jordan must have pondered his incalculable cultural capital and surely asked himself if there was some cause, some mission, some idea greater than himself that demanded his attention. Even his old rival Karl Malone sits on the board of the National Rifle Association. To paraphrase The Big Lebowski, say what you want about Malone, at least he has an ethos.

Jordan instead has competitive tapeworm, always thirsting to beat others for no reason other than that the alternative would be

unbearable. “It’s consumed me so much,” he says. “I’m my own worst enemy. I drove myself so much that I’m still living with some of those drives. I’m living with that. I don’t know how to get rid of it. I don’t know if I could.”

It’s almost as if having become a “brand”, he yearns to be human again but has no roadmap to make his return to the land of the living.

He has no “rosebud” other than the game he still yearns to play, the very game that swallowed him whole.

[Reprinted by permission; first appeared on The Nation online. Dave Zirin is the author of the new book “Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the SportsWorld Upside Down” (The New Press) Receive his column every week by emailing dave@edgeofsports.com. Contact him at edgeofsports@gmail.com.]

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By Ken Thurman Warren County Report This week I would like to profile Jeania Aylor a Front Royal native who through Blue Ridge Hospice makes a difference to so many in our community.

Jeania started her career spanning 16 years as a United Parcel Service (UPS) employee working nights initially so that she could spend time raising her two children Amy now 28 and Evan now 20 with the help of her mother, Joyce Marlow and her husband

Rob Aylor, whom she married in 2000 (a UPS driver).

Jeania applied to the Blue Ridge Hospice in 2007 and started work as a floater moving back and forth between the thrift stores in the chain. After six years in 2009 she started to work as the manager of the Front Royal Hospice store and has been there ever since. Jeania is one of those bubbly personalities who when you meet, you can’t help but utter the words “How can I help you?”

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Stores for the Blue Ridge Hospice, who oversees all of their stores and works closely with the store managers. She told me how lucky they were to have Jeania and how glad she was that Jeania didn’t become one of their drivers but instead ended up one of their managers.

Jeania told me that she is an avid sports fan ranging from baseball (the Nationals) to football and basketball but she said that her favorite pastime is traveling with her husband, the children and grandchildren so they can experience different things and places together. She cited Hawaii and Costa Rica as two of her favor-

ites. She also enjoys babysitting her grandchildren Olivia, 8, and Leia, 3. Olivia has also taken up her grandmother’s passion for helping others and has been volunteering at the Hospice thrift store for the last four years.

Jeania wanted me to make sure that everyone is invited to the GRAND OPENING of their new store March 8th at 10 a.m. at 449 South Street, Front Royal in the Royal Plaza Shopping Center. This new facility boasts over 1,500 square feet more space than their previous East Main Street store and permits them to display more of their inventory – thrift shopping at its best.

And she added not to forget about their bowling tournament scheduled for March 23rd between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Royal Bowling Lanes.

The Blue Ridge Hospice thrift store slogan is “Discover the Difference with Every Treasure”. We think that Jeania, her staff and the whole Blue Ridge Hospice organization are among those treasures that everyone should discover in their life. Our hats are off to you all.

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“Has the board made a decision?” – Sue Golden “They are still deliberating.” – Warner Crocker “I’m not sure if that is good or bad.” – Sue Golden “I don’t know either.” – Warner Crocker Feb. 27 exchange on Wayside Foundation Board decision on Wayside Theatres’ future

Wayside Theatre

Wayside Theatre’s future hangs in the balance As of the evening of Feb. 27 that future remained unknown

By Sue Golden Special to WC Report The Wayside Theatre Foundation Board met on Tuesday, February 26th to determine the fate of the Wayside Theatre. The regional theatre, which was started in 1961, has been having financial difficulties for years. Last year, the theatre did an emergency fundraising drive to save the theatre.

People responded and the theatre was saved.

Or so they thought. Now the theatre is looking for money or it will close for good – at least $90,000 to start with and $250,000 per year in funding thereafter.

On Feb. 20, the board had a town hall meeting to explain the finances of the theatre and to get input from the community. Although not a full house, the audience included people from Middletown, Strasburg, Front Royal, White Post, Manassas, and Reston.

Who did not attend?

Not one member of the area political community, even Middletown’s where the closing could have a devastating financial impact, attended the event. Artistic Director Warner Crocker says this makes grant applications difficult, since one of the big questions asked is how much support is given by local government.

Crocker sighed when he said the current fundraising drive provides “great relief and trepidation every day.” Some days checks come in, some days they don’t. People continue to show support. At press time, the theatre had raised $74,095.42 in this round of emergency funding.

Is that enough to save the theatre?

A clearly exhausted Crocker was smoking outside the theatre on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 27, pacing and talking on the phone in an urgent voice. When he stopped, he

looked at me and said in a tired voice “Hey you, I am not avoiding you. I am just very busy.”

As he walked back toward the theatre I asked him, “Has the board made a decision?”

He stopped, turned around, and said, “They are still deliberating.”

“I’m not sure if that is good or bad,” I said.

In a soft voice he replied, “I don’t know either (see related story).”

Background Why the shortfall and continuing financial crisis?

According to Artistic Director Crocker, “good intentions and hopes for a better day have indeed led us to make mistakes.” Among the mistakes cited by Crocker are: accruing deficits and borrowing money to keep going, failing to recognize shifting market conditions early enough, and continuing on when pledges to help with the theatre renovation fell through.

During the poor economy, funding for the arts is one of the first things

to be cut from budgets. Ticket sales are down. All of the theatre’s revenue streams were negatively impacted by the economy.

In addition, the theatre hoped to turn 70 percent of the donors from the last emergency fund drive into annual donors; only 30 percent became annual donors. The financial misery was exacerbated when the fall and holiday season of 2012 “had less than successful ticket sales.” Bad weather was a prominent feature of some of the hurt, causing black outs during the Christmas show.

Where does the money raised go?

Salaries for the actors and staff cost approximately $450,000 per year.

The rest of the almost $700,000 budget goes to benefits and payroll taxes, production costs, housing, theatre management, utilities and depreciation, insurance, interest and bank fees, and miscellaneous other. Ticket sales do not come close to even paying for salaries. Sales, concessions, classes and others bring in a relatively small amount of money. The theatre relies on fundraising for over $250,000.

The theatre has taken steps over the past year to cut its spending.

When the general manager and the development director left the theatre, there positions were not filled. Three intern positions were eliminated. The production manager is no longer. The scene designer and technical director roles were merged. The theatre abandoned its Actors’ Equity Union contract, reducing the number of higher paid union actors. The marketing and advertising departments were dropped. Production costs for each show were reduced.

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Wayside Theatre

Wayside Board decides to continue 51st Season Planning for an extended and financially viable future continues

Educational Endowment Receives $1k Donation from Class of ’52

By Sue Golden Special to WC Report The Wayside Theatre’s Artistic Director Warner Crocker is encouraged and pleased to announce that the Wayside Theatre Foundation Board has voted to continue the 51st season. The production of “Spelling Bee” and spring acting classes will go forward as planned.

The board spent two long evenings debating the future of the theatre. Crocker pointed out that the board is “cognizant of the immense burden of making a decision about the future of the Wayside Theatre. They feel the community’s support and deep passion for the Wayside. The board is in the process of making deliberate plans on how to move forward.”

The board is in the middle of its “$90,000 in 90 days” campaign.

Crocker says the theatre has collected about $76,000 to date. The campaign deadline is April 8th.

The very life of the Wayside Theatre is at stake.

Crocker is thankful for the “wonderful outpouring of support shown by the extended community.” At this point, the theatre needs money, volunteers, committee members and everything else.

The theatre staff, according to Crocker, has spent all of its energy producing “magic” for its audience.

It was hard for the theatre community to share what really is involved in making the theatre work. However, the hope is that by sharing the numbers and the chores involved in making a production and a theatre successful it will help the commu-

nity become more understanding and involved as investors in “their” theatre.

[Listen to our interview with Wayside Theatre Artistic Director Warner Crocker at FrederickCounty. com by clicking on the “Middletown Meetings & Docs” box in the right column.]

Front Royal – The Warren County Educational Endowment received a $1,000 donation from the Warren County High School Class of 1952. The group made a decision at their most recent reunion not to have any more formal reunions. Since there was $1,000 in their bank account, they needed to decide what to do with it. The committee wanted to do put that money somewhere that it would help future generations of Warren County students.

The Endowment is a catalyst in improving the education and learning environment in Warren County Public Schools. Sometimes it takes private support of public efforts to incubate an idea or a new approach that: helps students compete in a global marketplace, instills passion for life-long learning, and sparks a vision to stretch for success. Programs funded by the Endowment are sponsored by our school system and are consistent with its mission and direction. They are intended to initiate sustained improvement in the fundamental capability of the school system and enhance the attractiveness of the community through the promotion of educational excellence.

WCEE President Doug Stanley stated that, “The Warren County Educational Endowment maintains its commitment to our mission of helping the local school system support high level and creative programs for our children. What a wonderful way for the Class of ‘52 to make an investment in the future of this community. On behalf of the Endowment I would like to thank each and every member of the Class for their contribution. Their donation will live on through the work of the Endowment for generations to come.”

To date the Endowment has awarded 84 grants totaling $261,688. Persons interested in supporting the Endowment can visit their website at wceducationalendowment.org.

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No sophomore slump for Wakefield’s Dale Athletic Director Mike Costello said, “Maeve works on her game in the off season and has a high basketball IQ, as evidenced by her quality play. This is Maeve’s third year on the All-Delaney Athletic Conference team as voted on by the conference coaches. She has the ability to take over a game and has a good nose for the basket.”

The coach from Fredericksburg Academy said to me during the season, ‘You have to know where Maeve

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is all the time on defense, you cannot lose her or she will hurt you.’

“It is a good testament to Maeve, her teammates and coaches that she is the repeat Player of the Year in DAC Division II Girls’ Basketball. I know that Maeve would credit her coaches and teammates for helping

her to achieve this great honor. We are all proud of her and our team for such a fine season.”

The Owls are ranked number 9 in Division III in the latest VISAA State poll and will play at least one State Tournament game this week.

A family affair at R-MA: another McManus shines

Maeve Dale Wakefield Country Day School sophomore Maeve Dale has been named the Delaney Athletic Conference Division II Girls’ Varsity Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight year. Additionally, she was named to the All-Conference First Team.

Dale, from Luray, is a Guard/Forward who also jumps center for the team. In 12 Conference games this season, she averaged 16.7 points plus 12.3 rebounds, had 45 steals, 39 blocked shots and 44 assists. Dale scored 20 or more points in four DAC games and had 10 games in double figures along with 10 double-doubles

in DAC play.

“Maeve is an exceptional basketball player and a wonderful young lady,” said Varsity Basketball Coach Ann Pankow. “She is a hard-working and dedicated athlete who can play any position her coaches ask of her.

She is a true team player and a leader both on and off the court.”

Dale leads the team in all categories except assists, where she is second on the team. She had a seasonhigh and DAC-game-high 30 points vs. Randolph-Macon Academy in December. She has scored just under 900 points in her varsity career to date. .

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Wakefield Country Day School 6th grader Rachel Cieplak has been chosen to be a member of the 2012 American Choral Directors Association Virginia Middle School Honor Choir. Cieplak auditioned along with about 700 other Middle School students and was one of the very few selected to be in the Choir.

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“This is a wonderful opportunity for Rachel and our school,” said Wakefield Music teacher Brittany Dietz, who is an ACDA member. Cieplak’s letter of appointment to the Choir said, “The audition process was very competitive; you should be very proud of your accomplishment.” She will be among the Soprano 1 singers in the Choir.

Wakefield 6th grader Brooke Miller was also nominated and auditioned for the Choir.

By Malcolm Barr Sr. Warren County Report With Ashley McManus of Middletown winning a top award by the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States, something of an unparalleled family tradition continues at RandolphMacon Academy.

On February 26, Ashley received the Gen. Willard Scott Award recognizing leadership skills, academics (she has maintained a 4.0-plus average through her upper school years at R-MA), and community service. The award includes a $2,500 check. R-MA was one of 41 military schools and colleges to be invited to nominate a stu-

dent for the prestigious award.

Meanwhile, the academy credits Ashley’s twin, Allyson, as also being “amazingly accomplished.”

The sisters’ father, Ronald, was Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) corps commander while an R-MA student, and with his wife, Karen, a middle school teacher, is on the school’s academic staff.

Also, the sisters’ older sister, Katelyn, graduated R-MA in 2008.

Ashley McManus holds the rank of Cadet Major and is Deputy Commander of Support, one of the higher positions in the R-MA cadet corps.

(Louisa Stanwich contributed to this report)

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“I want to advertise [for public hearing on an ordinance change] exactly what was in our charter changes [when we sent them to Richmond].” – Vice-Mayor Shae Parker on May-November issue

Town

Parker presents alternative electoral ways forward Tharpe, Funk suggest another round of debate on public preferences

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Ramifications from the failure of the town’s delegates to the Virginia General Assembly to forward or seek a vote on proposed changes to the Town of Front Royal Charter as presented to them were of major concern to the town council at a Feb. 19 work session.

At issue were alternative methods to achieve what was intended by the town government after extensive dialogue with its citizens. Those changes were primarily two-fold, A/ a move of town elections from low-turnout, stand-alone May to higher turnout even-year November; and B/ codification of the long-standing tradition that town elections remain non-partisan.

The latter issue has come to the forefront following a local Republican Committee member (Mary Kay Clark) initiative to turn the 2012 town election partisan, thus disqualifying incumbent Mayor Tim Darr, a long-

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Federal employees are disqualified from running for office in partisan elections – elections in which party affiliations are listed by candidate names on ballots.

Vice-Mayor Shae Parker brought forward suggestions the town seek the changes it had hoped to achieve,

first by ordinance in the case of even-year November elections; and by federal exemption in the case of maintaining the eligibility of federal employees were future town elections to turn partisan.

Despite the absence of one player in the town’s electoral drama (Sayre), opposition to at least parts of Parker’s

proposals was immediate and from predictable sources.

Hollis Tharpe initially and very vocally opposed the idea of the move to November elections. However, following public feedback indicating over a 2-1 preference for the change he eventually voted with the majority in support of the move to November

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“Do you want to have a public hearing on whether to have a public hearing?”

– Mayor Darr at slow point in council discussion on how to proceed had

Mayor Darr presents historical copy of Town Charter to School Superintendent Pam McInnis and School Board Chairman Cathy Bower for display. Due to interference by Republican state delegates the Town is having hard time amending that document to the will of a citizen majority. ordinance change by majority vote.

With the answer yes, Tharpe suggested the question be resent to the public, this time by voter referendum – “I think this should be put out to the voters, not the seven of us,” he reasoned.

Funk, the one councilman who maintained his early opposition to the citizen-survey-driven electoral changes through the final vote, said he was “okay” with the idea of a referendum. It would appear placing the change on the next town ballot would delay movement toward any change until after the next May town election in 2014.

Parker’s proposal would alter the

voting date for the 2014 election to November by extending the terms of the three councilmen up for election that year by six months as would have occurred had the charter changes passed as sent to Richmond (somehow during the Richmond political hocus pocus council terms would have been extended as much as 18 months).

“This would delay any action till 2015,” Parker observed.

So, was Tharpe and Funk’s move toward a May 2014 referendum on November elections simply a stalling tactic? At least two fellow council Republicans apparently thought so.

Bret Hrbek pointed out the public

already been presented with multiple opportunities to state a preference, both at public hearing and in the survey circulated to town citizens with March 2011 town utility bills (when council opponents questioned whether 925 responses, 556-260 in favor of the changes, was an adequate sampling, local activist Linda Allen pointed out the survey numbers pretty closely mirrored voter turnouts in over a decade of May town elections).

“We’ve had enough debate,” Eugene Tewalt added of the election date issue.

Tharpe countered that the survey

was simply a “kind of would you like to change it?” question, though he didn’t explain how that would differ from the same question being posed on an election ballot at referendum.

Funk then used the work session debate to revisit his consensus-rejected premise that if the goal of the November move was to increase voter turnout, all six council seats and the mayor should be up for election every four years during the highest turnout, presidential election years.

He appeared to have no more support now for instituting the potential loss of all elected officials and their institutional memory in one fell swoop every four years than he initially did.

Funk also revisited his preference for a November move to odd years (coincidentally one of the changes implemented in Richmond) when county elections occur (average voter turnouts since 2000 have been: even-year November, 60-70 percent; odd-year November, 30-40 percent; stand-alone May, 15-20 percent).

A clearly frustrated Parker then asked if the council consensus was to have “the whole debate all over again?”

“We’ve been talking about this for three years,” Tharpe admitted.

“Are we debating whether to have another debate?” Hrbek wondered.

“Do you want to have a public hearing on whether to have a public hearing?” Mayor Darr asked council somewhat incredulously.

Parker reiterated his initial point – “I want to advertise [for public

hearing on an ordinance change] exactly what was in our charter changes [when we sent them to Richmond].”

That appeared to end the debate and be the consensus course of action.

Federal exemption?

As for the other primary concern, the impact on not only the incumbent mayor but any federal employee seeking election to a town post, Parker suggested the town pursue the kind of exemption some municipalities closer to Washington D.C. have received due to the high number of federal employees living in those areas.

While the Hatch Act is designed to protect lower levels of government from undue federal influence, there seems a consensus from both sides that a multitude of federal employees – like Front Royal Mayor Darr as a Pentagon security worker – present no such “Big Brother” threat at the municipal level from their jobs.

“If someone wants a D or R by their name I could care less – but I don’t want to exclude federal employees from running for town office,” Parker said.

“That’s a no-brainer,” Tharpe commented.

Even Funk seemed amenable – “I wish we had known about this avenue before we went the Charter route,” he said as a consensus was reached to have Town Attorney Doug Napier research such an exemption from federal authorities.

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“I want a healthy fire & rescue department … [but] this seems the same as if [Public School Superintendent] Pam McInnis comes to us and says ‘the county is not giving us enough money’ – it doesn’t make sense.” – Bret Hrbek

Public safety

FR Company One asks town (and others) for financial help Council wonders at county failure to fund its busiest fire & rescue department central town location, isn’t getting the requested funding and equipment from the county under whose financial umbrella it now operates.

Full oversight and funding responsibility for the department was transferred from the town and county to the county alone as part of the 522 Corridor Agreement of 1998 (signed off on in January 1999). That move was part of the transfer of operations of departments formerly funded

This reporter and his support group say somebody better give FR Company One the money they need to continue to function at optimum levels.

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Do all roads of county municipal relations lead back to 1998?

That was the question that came to this reporter’s mind following a Feb. 19, 2013, Front Royal Town Council work session discussion of a funding donation request by Front Royal Fire & Rescue Company One. At issue for the county’s largest and busiest fire and emergency services response department (God bless them one and all) were ways to balance its budget in the face of the imminent need to replace hydraulic vehicle-extrication equipment, various components of which have been in use since 1978, 1990 and 1999; as well as replacement of a 2003 Chevy Impala donated by the Sheriff ’s Department in 2009 that has accumulated over 260,000 miles.

The funding assistance requests

began simply enough – for a used pickup truck being put out of service elsewhere by the town. A town staff memo listed four such used pickups dating between 1990 and 1995, each with various mechanical issues tied to from 147,000 to 176,000 miles of use.

Then Company One personnel lead by Chief Larry Oliver got to cash figures tied to updated hydraulic vehicle-extrication equipment purchased in 1978, 1990 and 1999 ($120,550) and a Horton 457 Type I Ambulance mounted on a 2013 Ford F-450, 4x4 cab and chassis ($178,550).

The department hopes to get financial assistance through the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund and either an 80/20 or 50/50 grant split.

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town and county over equitable revenue-expenditure splits between the town and county and their taxpayers enabled by the development the town’s utility service expansion to the 522 North Commercial Corridor has facilitated (see related story on RSW Regional Jail water-sewer dispute with the town elsewhere in this issue).

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Public safety One, while recommending “determining if Warren County can fully fund the equipment replacement request.”

After getting a summary of costs, needs and the extensive efforts the department has made over the years to keep its aging equipment functional “beyond their projected life spans” Mayor Tim Darr asked for a timeframe on the need for the donations.

– “We’re starting our budget process; we can put discussion of this in.”

The reply was moves needed to be made by the end of the year with cash out within 60 to 90 days to facilitate bid and grant applications – “We’re looking at any help we can get,” council was told.

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The answer was “yes but …”

The “but” was budget constraints Company One reps attributed to the ongoing national economic downturn’s impact on county funding and fundraising activities (bingo, carnival etc.), as well as a glut of expenses coming up in close proximity. Those included replacement of the company’s HVAC system which has failed and is scheduled to be replaced at the end of September at a cost of $72,000.

Company reps also cited costs tied to the department’s large number of responses. Those responses include first responsibility for a 9-square mile radius and second or third response for a 216-mile radius of the department’s 200 Commerce Avenue location directly across the street from the Warren County Gov-

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Department officials said their county funding had gone as high annually as $240,000 but had leveled out at around $200,000 “the last few years.” That funding was compared to what the department received 15 years ago when the corridor agreement transfer occurred. Vice-mayor Shae Parker estimated annual funding of Company One at $214,000 at that time. He called the nearly level funding the department was receiving from the county over that time span despite a tripling in the number of calls handled “a problem.”

Parker suggested the town ask for an ad-hoc membership on Company One’s finance committee to help oversee how its service to 40 percent of the county’s population (the town) or more was being funded.

“This seems the same as if [Public School Superintendent] Pam McInnis comes to us and says ‘the county is not giving us enough

money’ – it doesn’t make sense,” Hrbek observed. However he added that he didn’t believe this specific funding issue “should be caught up in other issues” between the town and county.

“I want a healthy fire & rescue department,” Hrbek said, “But this is not something we collect [revenue] for … we can’t be the financial source of last resort.”

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Assistant Chief of EMS Michael Utley concurred. “We were wishing to focus our efforts on finding ways to stimulate the community on the project to replace that existing gear. We have also sent letters to industrial leaders and community groups in hope of donations for the replacement. The town council was one of the avenues and we have sent the same info to the board of supervisors.” rogerb@warrencountyreport.com

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[RSW Jail Authority rep] McCarthy then suggested council table further discussion on the original rainwater discharge request until the RSW Authority had a chance to revisit the issue in the wake of the town’s demand the jail tie into both town central water and sewer.

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Town, RSW Jail creep toward water-sewer resolution Jail Authority move into closed session explores legal issues

Councilman Sayre was conspicuously absent from two consecutive meetings, including the Feb. 19 work session discussion he called for on the status of the RSW Jail request to be allowed to dump cister-collected water into the town sewer system.

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Like two beasts circling before battle, the Town of Front Royal and the RSW Regional Jail Authority sized each other up at the outset of a Feb. 19 town council work session. Then on Feb. 21st after a brief presentation on the reasons RSW Jail consultants believe a 6-inch water/sewer line connection is preferable to a 4inch one suggested by town staff to more accurately estimate use, the jail authority adjourned to closed session for further consultation by phone with its legal counsel.

After nearly an hour behind closed doors, the authority returned to open session but quickly adjourned without further public discussion. Authority Board member and Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy explained that adjournment by stating on the advice of counsel it “would not be in the best interest of the Authority” to go into “further detail” in public concerning the brewing situation.

That situation is a message to the regional jail authority from the town that it will not extend water service to the jail unless the authority also utilizes the town’s sewer service.

During a Feb. 19 work ses-

sion appearance before the Front Royal Town Council, McCarthy presented the jail’s position on the escalating dispute over central water-sewer service from the town. McCarthy told council he was standing in for RSW Authority Chairman Doug Stanley, who had a conflicting commitment to his county board that Tuesday evening. The council work session was set back a day by the President’s Day holiday.

Echoing Stanley’s remarks to his county board two weeks earlier, McCarthy called the jail authority’s recent decision to install an on-site sewer discharge treatment system and bypass the town’s sewer service entirely “simply a business decision.”

That decision is based on projected savings of $3 million over 20 years ($150,000 per year) by treating all the jail’s wastewater on-site. Initially the authority projected savings of $1 million over 20 years (for readers even slower than me at math, that’s $50,000 per year) by treating just its own laundry water, McCarthy pointed out.

That decision grew out of research by jail contractors following the town’s May 2012 decision to reject the RSW Authority request it be allowed to dump cistern-collected rainwater for use in its jail laundry operation into the town’s 522 Corridor sewer

system. Existing town ordinances do not allow the introduction of outside wastewater into its system.

According to discussion at the time that prohibition is based at least partially on concerns about potential contaminants from inadequately treated wastewater being introduced into the already outdated town system. The town is currently facing a projected $40-million expense (with an additional $20-million in interest Councilman Tewalt pointed out) to upgrade its wastewater plant to federal requirements for systems dumping into the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Earlier council discussion also expressed concerns about the introduction of outside sewer water creating an additional financial burden on town customers in calculating how those upgrades will be paid for.

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“The biggest thing to me is that it could leach into that stream and into McKay Spring … I am shocked DEQ even considered it,” Tewalt said of state approval of the jail authority plan.

McCarthy observed that there was a similar wastewater plant proximity to a stream bed that was dry except for three months of the year in Rappahannock. Would he drink out of that stream, McCarthy asked rhetorically. “No,” he said, but adding that he wouldn’t drink out of the river either.

How do you plan to provide water to the facility?” Bret Hrbek asked McCarthy.

“We haven’t met since you made that decision [to tie water to sewer use],” McCarthy noted, pointing to the RSW Jail Authority Finance Committee meeting in two days.

Mayor Tim Darr asked if the authority decision on an on-site sewage treatment plant was 100 percent.

“Our decision was made on the basis of having town water. I don’t know now,” McCarthy told the mayor and council. He then sug-

gested council table further discussion on the original rainwater discharge request until the RSW Authority had a chance to revisit the issue in the wake of the town’s demand the jail tie into both town central water and sewer.

Mayor Darr noted that might be a good idea, particularly since Councilman Sayre who brought discussion of the rainwater discharge from the jail to the agenda, was absent.

As the discussion wound down Councilman Funk observed he did not want the town “to draw a line in the sand” on the water-sewer impasse – “I think that’s where we are now,” he observed. Funk noted the regional jail wasn’t a private industry like DuPont operating solely for profit – “We’ll put inmates in there,” he noted.

However Councilman Hrbek retorted, “DuPont pays us taxes, the jail won’t.”

And so the circling continued toward the jail finance committee closed session with its legal counsel two days later – tick, tick, tick …

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Edgar Richard Baldwin Whereas: Edgar Baldwin, founding member and member in good standing of the South Warren Ruritans since 1958 and by his benevolence, goodwill and an unending commitment to the community, demonstrated for many years the highest virtues that the Ruritans seek to present and, Whereas: Edgar Baldwin, a member of the Front Royal United Methodist Church for sixty-one years, World War II veteran, devoted husband of sixty-two years to his wife, Anna, caring father and grandfather to three daughters and five grandchildren and who showed the spirit of Christian fellowship and love of his fellow man by his volunteer work within Ruritan, serving in all capacities and offices, the Salvation Army, and tutoring to first graders at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School.

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Also Be It Resolved: That the South Warren Ruritans at their next meeting, will cause these resolutions to be read, and that they will be made a part of the permanent record of that organization.

And Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of these Resolutions be presented to his family in appreciation for his many years of devotion to his Ruritan club and to his community.

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“It will have a lot of people that visit and especially on Sundays. And when they visit they will spend money at the restaurants, hopefully gas up their vehicles, spend money at the shops and stay at the hotels.” – “Just like a theme park.” Sayre-Parker exchange on RSW Jail benefits

Vice Mayor calls Sayre out on jail economic benefits model Parker calls councilman’s inmate visitor dollars scenario ‘just like a theme park’

pare their next meal and won’t be shopping for trinkets to remind them where they were that day.”

What’s the rush?

File photo of a serious Vice-Mayor Shae Parker. Huh? Councilman Sayre may have regretted asking the vice mayor to repeat an aside to two fellow councilmen (File Photo).

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report An otherwise bland Front Royal Town Council meeting agenda of Feb. 25 was highlighted by an exchange between Councilmen Eugene Tewalt, Tom Sayre and Vice-Mayor Shae Parker. That exchange ended with Parker’s wry comment that Sayre’s description of potential economic benefit to the town from visitors to inmates at the regional jail made the correctional facility sound like “a theme park.”

“I would like to say it is for economic development,” Sayre said of the Rappahannock-ShenandoahWarren Regional Jail, adding, “It will have a lot of people that visit

and especially on Sundays. And when they visit they will spend money at the restaurants, hopefully gas up their vehicles, spend money at the shops and stay at the hotels. So, it does help with some economic development.”

At that point at the end of a lengthy debate over Sayre’s motion to add an agenda item and vote on allowing the jail to dump cistern water into the town’s sewer system, Parker looked toward Tewalt and Bret Hrbek to his right and away from Sayre, quipping, “Just like a theme park.”

Having not heard Parker’s comment, Sayre asked him to repeat it.

The vice mayor repeated louder, “I said, ‘Just like a theme park,’

Visiting regional jails - it’s like a weekend at a theme park (file photo of Northwestern Regional Jail of similar design to the coming RSW Regional Jail on the county’s northside)

” drawing laughter from around the room, including from Sayre, who rallied somewhat oblivious to Mayor Darr and Vice-Mayor Parker’s earlier comments about Feb. 19 and 23 meetings with jail officials on whether the cistern water dumping is now a dead issue.

“Yea, anyway, I do think again that it helps the Shenandoah River; I think it’s a no brainer to do this and so I hope when it comes up for a vote two weeks from now that we can support this,” Sayre concluded.

The exchange led to a 5-1 vote against adding the agenda item, with Tewalt holding fast against the move. Parker later explained he voted for the motion after a long pause to allow for continued debate and discussion on the item.

Parker added of his skepticism at Sayre’s economic benefits scenario, “Most, if not all of those people visiting inmates will be coming from Warren, Shenandoah and Rappahannock Counties . My guess is they will be able to make it home in time to pre-

Parker’s theme park analogy of Sayre’s vision of economic benefit from the regional jail closed discussion of Sayre’s effort to have the meeting agenda amended to include discussion and a vote on a change to town codes that would allow the RSW Regional Jail to introduce cistern-collected rainwater for specific facility uses into the town’s sewer system.

Such late agenda additions require unanimous votes of approval. Sayre’s was derailed early when Tewalt said he would not support it pending further information being presented to council. Tewalt reiterated his Feb. 19 work session comment that the three councilmen not on council when the jail’s original request

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Sayre reacted harshly to Tewalt’s comments. He asked for a roll call vote on his request and implied rejection of the agenda addition was both environmen-

tally and economically counterproductive.

“And I’d like to note again that I’m asking that this be placed on a regular meeting agenda on the camera in front of the citizens of Front Royal – would you please note that Mr. Burke, so we can have this on our next agenda for a vote up or down,” Sayre said – apparently for the camera.

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And during the Feb. 25 debate on Sayre’s agenda initiative, Mayor Darr also noted he had met with RSW Authority Chairman and Warren County Administrator Doug Stanley on Feb. 23.

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going to determine if they want to come back and talk to the town council again to discuss this,” Darr told council, adding jail reps would be invited to a March 4 council work session for such discussion to determine a future course of action.

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The major scheduled meeting business was approval of ordinance amendments related to fence heights and the re-facing of signs. Approved unanimously were second readings of amendments allowing fences within commercial districts to be increased to 8 feet for safety or visual screening purposes; and allowing existing signs to be re-faced without sign permits, except when those signs are in a Historic Overlay District. The latter change also removes a onetime re-facing rule for existing non-conforming signs.

FRLP extension Council also unanimously approved both the late inclusion of an agenda item proposed by the vice mayor to approve council’s participation in applying for an extension to a March 9 deadline on action by the state Commission on Local Government regarding the FRLP/Dave Vazzana application for a citizen-driven boundary adjustment to the town-county line for 604 acres of undeveloped county land earmarked for future development adjacent to existing town development (see related story).

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Board talks trash; and approves a Microbrewery and Brew Pub

By Carol Ballard Warren County Report At their usual third Tuesday night meeting on Feb. 19, the Warren County Supervisors listened to an appeal for more vigorous monitoring of people who litter on their way to the county landfill, and along with various other reports and complaints, listened to an appeal from Billie Clifton to go ahead with establishing a Microbrewery and “brew pub” on her 40-acre Sunflower Cottage property off Reliance Road.

Toward the end of the meeting, after a public hearing, the board unanimously approved a Conditional Use Permit, giving the go-ahead for Billie and Arnold Clifton’s plan.

Sunflower Cottage, established in 2005, has operated as an herb and plant nursery and has also hosted a number of related events including a yearly Virginia Herb Festival. Their hope is to begin brewing beer in August, when

their spring hops planting should be ready to harvest. Billie spoke at the hearing and was enthusiastic about their new venture.

“We’re testing recipes now - Whitbeer, Kolcsh, Porter and Stout,” Billie said. She added that they hope to offer at least five or six styles of beer along with music and food.

Several of the Board members commented favorably on the project.

North River Supervisor Dan Murray spoke on her behalf, and said he had heard of no opposi-

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Response from board members included confirmation of trash on the road on Rt 340S and said there are statutes already on the books that require vehicles carrying refuse to be contained and stressed the need for people to remember to pick up trash and keep their vehicles covered with a tarp when hauling trash.

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“I’m being asked for $22 million with no assurances … it’s as if you’re saying ‘Trust us, Dave.’ I’m not willing to agree to $22 million in proffers with no assurances other than ‘Trust us, Dave.’ ” – Dave Vazzana on specific proffers being asked for prior to boundary adjustment & rezoning

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All involved agree more time needed on boundary proposal Town, county and FRLP finally meet together, will seek more time from state

I need more than ‘Trust us, Dave’ on that pre-rezoning $22million up front, Dave Vazzana (foreground) told town and county officials

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Two days before a Feb. 21st joint meeting – perhaps surprisingly the first – with the full boards of both involved municipalities in his citizen-initiated boundary line adjustment request to the state, Front Royal Limited Partnership principal David Vazzana got a surprise.

That Feb. 19 surprise was that since his last work session discussion with the town (Feb. 11) senior staffs of both the town and county had met to hash out new proffer requests from the FRLP developer.

“I certainly would have appreciated being in the room for any discussion on the proffer agreement,” Vazzana commented at a Feb. 19 town council work session after becoming aware of new proffer guidelines being brought

to the table.

In a final prep with town officials prior to the full joint board meeting two days later, Mayor Tim Darr began discussion noting, “I hope we can give Dave Vazzana some direction on how

to proceed.”

It was then Town Manager Steve Burke informed the FRLP team of the town-county staff meeting at which adjustments to on-the-table proffers discussed by council and Vazzana on Feb. 11 had been re-visited.

On Feb. 11, FRLP was proposing $15,000 per unit for 818 units ($12.27 million) minus credits applied for other capital improvement aspects of the development (parks, fields, trails and transportation). During discussion of the per-unit proffers the FRLP team had pointed to road improvements to the area’s failing road system, including a new EastWest connector road, totaling $8.7 million, with transpo credits of $2 million to $6.7 million.

Remaining transportation dollars (estimated at $5-10 million) could be doubled by the town using VDOT matching funds if the town took over that money.

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“I think we’re close to an agreement; we’re really not that far apart. The worst case for Warren County would be 8 to 12 units per acre – no one wants that … the county is concerned now that the fiscal implications on the county get addressed at some point in time.” – WC Attorney Blair Mitchell

system; or 70/30 town-county on age-restricted, non-child producing units aimed at post-reproductive age people.

Burke also explained the adjustments were made to make the county “more comfortable.”

A major hang up has been the

county’s desire for more concrete assurances on cash proffers to cover potential impacts on county services on 604 acres of FRLP land that would move from the county into the town.

Vice-Mayor Shae Parker reiterated a point he made two weeks

earlier – “I thought we said no proffers [at this point in the process].” Parker has called the initial step in a potential “friendly boundary adjustment” as requested by FRLP as a simple “yes or no” agreement between the three involved parties that it is

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The basic theme of how much detail is necessary now and what legal assurances do any of the sides have – from rezoning and unit or proffer numbers approved occupied the Feb. 21 discussion.

The joint meeting with all parties present began with a restating of the current impasse between FRLP and the town on one side seeking a “Friendly Boundary Adjustment” and the county on the other, seeking a “Voluntary Settlement Agreement” with more detailed legal assurances on compensation for county services on land that would become part of the town.

“We’ve met quite a bit – as Steve [Burke] said Front Royal wants a minimal approach, Warren County is seeking a more detailed approach,” County Attorney Blair Mitchell observed. Mitchell es-

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“You’re creating more hurdles – we offered a transportation network … how do you put a value on road construction 10 years away?” Vazzana asked.

“Well, we have something to start with – there’s no need to belabor it right now,” Councilman Funk observed. The mayor agreed and it was on toward the Feb. 21 joint meeting of the full town council and county board of supervisors.

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timated 200 children being fed into just the county’s elementary schools with others entering the middle and high school level. He said a new elementary school in the area would be required from that increase because the existing elementary school servicing the area was “maxed now.”

Town Manager Burke observed that the town didn’t want “to give away the farm” to bring the FRLP land into the town limits.

“I’d like to echo Mr. Burke,” Vazzana observed of his perception he was being asked to guarantee too much at this point in the process with no assurances on rezoning or accurate numbers on future developmental and infrastructure costs. He noted he had seen the most recent proffer proposal only two hours earlier.

“At first glance my impression is whoever wrote this document wants us all to go to court [for a

contested boundary adjustment or annexation]. I think we can come up with a better plan to everyone’s advantage,” he said, estimating the need for two weeks for his attorneys to review what was now being presented.

“I think everyone knows where everyone stands now,” Vazzana said. However, he added that neither was he willing to give away the farm with no legal assurances on what he would be allowed to develop or how his land would be rezoned.

‘Trust us, Dave’ “I’m being asked for $22 million with no assurances on rezoning, it’s as if you’re saying ‘Trust us, Dave.’ I’m not willing to agree to $22 million in proffers with no assurances other than ‘Trust us, Dave.’”

Vazzana added that he was hurt to be excluded from the discussion between town and county officials on the proffer adjustments.

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While he apologized for that exclusion, rather than being put on the defensive, Mayor Darr countered that it was Vazzana who had initiated the citizen-driven boundary adjustment process. “It is our job to see the best interests of the town’s citizens are served [in that process],” the mayor said.

“Yes, we started the process,” Vazzana admitted of what he had hoped would be viewed as the “win-win” for all involved as Supervisor Richard Traczyk observed it appeared to be early in the process.

However, board Chairman Archie Fox added to the rising belligerence – “We’ve discussed this on a number of occasions and our proffers are out proffers – this is our minimum,” he told Vazzana of the numbers on the table.

Happy Creek Supervisor Tony Carter then sought to slow the hostilities. “Wouldn’t those proffers be contingent on the rezoning? Whatever per-unit number is agreed to and to the number of units rezoned down the road.”

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It was pointed out that while the FRLP property did not lie in Urban Development Areas established by the town and county while that was still state law to guide future development next to existing development and utility infrastructure, it was adjacent to or in close proximity of much of those UDA areas.

Middle ground “It is in the best interest of the town to expand its tax base and have a viable utility expansion process … We are truly trying to do our best to partner with the community, the county and the town – Hey, we’re trying to stay out of court, guys. We’re doing our best to find a middle ground,” Vazzana told those present.

As things appeared ready to spiral toward a contested court

case before state officials, it was County Attorney Mitchell who began to reel things back in. “I think we’re close to an agreement; we’re really not that far apart,” Mitchell injected. “The worst case for Warren County would be 8 to 12 units per acre – no one wants that … the county is concerned now that the fiscal implications on the county get addressed at some point in time. Mr. Vazzana has come up with some numbers and it ‘is like trying to grab smoke.’

What the county wants is a cap on the number of units … we’re not interested in seeing a lot of rooftops go up,” Mitchell said of the 604-acre property Northern Virginia developer Centex once proposed 2400 units for. “But I think we can sharpen our pencils and come up with numbers that work.”

After town officials questioned Planning Director Jeremy Camp on the viability of the planning department and commission coming up with a recommendation within 60 to 90 days, a consensus was reached to apply for an extension on the approaching CLG March 9 deadline.

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When asked to evaluate their overall experience at the shelter in terms of courtesy, competency, and professionalism the responses were as follows; 3% Fair, 14% Good and 83% Excellent. All of the respondents reported they were greeted upon entering the animal shelter. When asked if they felt the staff and volunteers

were helpful in answering their questions the responses were as follows; 6% no, 93% yes. When asked if they were explained the details of the adopted pets vaccinations, 3% no, 97% yes. When asked if they were explained the details of the adoption contract, all those surveyed responded ‘yes’. When asked if they had a clear understanding of their spay/ neuter deadlines, 3% no, 97% yes.

When asked if they were given clear information regarding the pets temperament, 15% no, 85% yes. All of those surveyed stated that they would adopt from the HSWC again in the future and/ or recommend our adoption services to others. When asked how they heard about HSWC, 42% heard about us through a friend

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“Staff did an excellent job of spotting potential pets for us that meet our criteria.”

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Engle’s Angle: Buses, Banners and Big Bosses

By Kevin S. Engle Warren County Report I WANT a new job.

I NEED a new job.

As luck would have it, I’ve got some good prospects.

According to the ad that showed up in the mail the other day, school bus drivers are in demand. And it sounds enticing.

• Paid training.

• Excellent benefits.

• Good pay.

And I’m qualified. If you don’t count those three fender benders that weren’t my fault, I have a perfect driving record. I’m well over 20 and have more than four years of driving experience. I can lift 50 pounds, although I’d prefer not to do it all at one time. How about 25 and 25?

I can pass a physical, and given appropriate time to let things work through my system, a drug screening too.

Enjoy working with children?

Ok, that could be a problem.

Next?

How about the people who get paid to dress up like the Statue of Liberty this time of year and twirl around their “Tax Preparation” signs? Or “Store Closing – Everything Must Go”?

No offense to the sign shakers and twirlers of the world, but if I have to wear a green costume and a crown everyday, I’m in trouble.

Next?

How about a job where I could help people? Make the world a better place? I hear the Catholic Church is looking for someone to do just that. And better yet, it’s a high ranking position. Kind of like their CEO. I’ve always wanted to be a CEO. They get paid lots of money, earn stock options and fly around on a corporate jet. What’s not to like about that?

They’d probably want me to move to Rome . I’ve been to Rome . It was ok, but I don’t think I want to live there. And I don’t speak Italian, although I do love spaghetti and meat balls.

I hear they’re also looking for a miracle worker. I can’t think of any I’ve performed lately, although I’ve never gone over my monthly cell phone limit. Does that count?

One last minor detail. Do you have to be Catholic? I’m not, but I have friends who are.

I doubt I’ll get the job, but I sent my resume anyway. They said to keep an eye on the smoke signals, whatever that means.

Until then, maybe someone can pay me to rid my house of stink bugs.

Now that would be a miracle.

••• As a kid, the author once dressed up like a fire hydrant.

Dogs liked him. A lot. kevinengle456@comcast.net

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Town

Hrbek suggests town work with familiar faces They’re back – Kratos team includes Graham, Conkey

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report

At the Front Royal Town Council meeting of Feb. 25, Councilman Bret Hrbek read a prepared statement suggesting the town explore a public-private partnership with a private-sector firm to move beyond outdated developmental models toward one recognizing “new economic realities.”

The company’s name is Kratos Infrastructure, LLC and some familiar names are included on its team – Graham, Conkey and Lauterbach for starters (a former town manager, councilman and investment strategist involved in a 2009 solar energy proposal).

“Over the last six months, the Kratos team has been meeting and talking with the executive director of the EDA, its Board and the members of the Town Council about the development of a plan to redevelopment and rejuvenate the economic base of the community,” Hrbek said. “The goal is to collaboratively work together in the development of a long term Vision and Business Plan that will move to an end of the dependency on State subsidies, bring private capital to rebuild the local infrastructure and create the new jobs and living wages that our community needs. This would be based on the creation of a Front Royal Redevelopment Authority and using Private/Public Partnerships without placing the burden of cost on the backs of our citizens and would create new revenue

sources for the town.

“Tonight, I formally request we move to the next step in this process and ask that we add to the agenda of our next regular meeting a resolution stating that the Town of Front Royal will develop a Non-binding Letter of Intent with Kratos Infrastructure. I will work with the town attorney on the resolution to meet our internal deadline requirements.

“The passing of the Letter of Intent will allow the town to move forward in collaboration with the Kratos’ team and its strategic partners in helping the town develop the following components

for the Town’s Strategic Business Plan.”

So, is it insider trading or simply the resurrection of newer economic models of the kind that were rejected when Lauterbach was part of a team that brought the notion of solar panels on public buildings here in 2009 that Graham expanded into a vision of solar energy as part of the town’s electrical utility?

While that idea was rejected for a variety of political and economic reasons, what might a new round of discussion show us?

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State

General Assembly OKs Budget Amendments Medicaid reform, education, state rainy-day funds at top of list

By Jessica Dahlberg Capital News Service RICHMOND – As the 2013 legislative session came to a close, the Virginia General Assembly approved amendments to the state’s two-year budget Saturday that included expanding Medicaid and spending more money on education.

The amendments were passed by both the House (on an 83-17 vote) and the Senate (31-8) after tense discussions over Medicaid, which provides medical care for low-income people. Legislators agreed to expand the program if

certain reforms are made.

The reforms will make Medicaid look similar to non-government health insurance policies.

Under the reforms, Medicaid will provide long-term care for more Virginians and more waivers for families with children who have special needs. Moreover, the state will standardize the way it calculates the income of Medicaid applicants under the new federal health-care law, the Affordable Care Act. “Virginia currently ranks 47th in the nation in Medicaid coverage,” said Sen. Mark Herring, D-Leesburg. “The expansion will cover

over 300,000 uninsured Virginians and infuse tens of billions of dollars into our state’s economy.”

To implement the reforms, the state Department of Medical Assistance and Services, which manages Medicaid in Virginia, will need permission from the federal government.

A Virginia legislative commission will also have to review and approve the reforms before they can be adopted. If the commission approves the changes, they would be effective July 1, 2014, when the federal Medicaid eligibility standards are set to expand un-der the Affordable Care Act. (Expires 3/31/2013)

Education The education initiatives included in the budget agreement were a top priority for Virginia, according to House Speaker William Howell, R-Stafford.

The K-12 public education system will get $70.2 million for a 2-percent increase in salaries for teachers and school support employees. The schools will also get $30 million, over a period of five years, to make security upgrades.

The higher education system will receive $3.4 million to add 1,700 in-state undergraduate seats at the College of William and Mary, Virginia Tech, James Madison University and the University of Virginia. Additionally, $8.6 million is being set aside for in-state undergraduate financial aid.

“College affordability has become a significant barrier to higher education in recent years,” Gov. Bob McDonnell said. “This

year, we put in excess of $47 million toward higher education.”

A total of $4.1 million will be provided to the schools for research and economic development. Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia will each receive $1 million for cancer research.

State reserve funds Another priority was putting money into Virginia’s savings accounts, Howell said. The final budget puts $125 million into these accounts: $95 million will go to the “rainy day fund” for contingencies and $30 million will be set aside in case the looming federal cuts harm Virginia’s economy.

Other provisions included in the budget agreement are: • A 2 percent raise for state employees. They will also receive $65

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State for every year of service to help balance the salaries of employees that have been with the state a long time. The $65 increase is limited to employees with five years of service and will stop after 30 years to be capped at $1,950.

• 200 additional intellectual disability waivers and 50 developmental disability waivers have been added for fiscal year 2014.

These waivers provide Medicaid assistance especially for children who have special needs.

• $6.9 million for public higher education faculty salary increases up to 3 percent.

• $1.3 million for grants to hire school resource officers and school security officers to work in elementary, middle and high schools.

How They Voted The budget amendments are contained in House Bill 1500.

Here is how the House of Delegates voted on that bill Saturday.

Floor: 02/23/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (83-Y 17-N) YEAS – Albo, Anderson, BaCote, Bell, Richard P., Brink, Bulova, Carr, Cosgrove, Cox, M.K., Crockett-Stark, Dance, Edmunds, Farrell, Filler-Corn, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Herring, Hester, Hodges, Hope, Howell, A.T., Hugo, Iaquinto, Ingram, James, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, Keam, Kilgore, Knight, Kory, Krupicka, Landes, Lewis, Lopez, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Massie, May, McClellan, McQuinn, Merricks, Miller, Minchew, Morris, Morrissey, O’Bannon, O’Quinn,

Orrock, Peace, Plum, Poindexter, Purkey, Putney, Robinson, Rush, Rust, Scott, E.T., Scott, J.M., Sherwood, Sickles, Spruill, Stolle, Surovell, Tata, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Villanueva, Ward, Ware, O., Ware, R.L., Watson, Watts, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey,

Yost, Mr. Speaker – 83.

NAYS – Bell, Robert B., Byron, Cline, Cole, Comstock, Cox, J.A., Dudenhefer, Fariss, Garrett, Gilbert, LeMunyon, Lingamfelter, Marshall, R.G., Morefield, Pogge, Ramadan, Ransone – 17.

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voted on HB 1500: floor: 02/23/13 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 8-N) YEAS – Alexander, Barker, Blevins, Carrico, Colgan, Deeds, Ebbin, Favola, Hanger, Herring, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden,

Marsh, McDougle, McEachin, McWaters, Miller, Newman, Norment, Northam, Petersen, Puckett, Puller, Ruff, Saslaw, Stosch, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins – 31.

NAYS – Black, Garrett, Martin, Obenshain, Reeves, Smith, Stanley, Stuart – 8.

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State

Texting While Driving Bill Goes to Governor

By Sam Isaacs Capital News Service

RICHMOND – Legislation cracking down on texting while driving is only a Gov. Bob McDonnell’s signature away from become law after passing the Senate on Tuesday, Feb 19.

House Bill 1907, proposed by Delegate Rich Anderson, RWoodbridge, would change texting while driving from a secondary offense to a primary offense.

(Currently, you can be charged with texting while driving only if you have been stopped for some other violation.)

Moreover, the bill, which passed the Senate on a 28-12 vote, would drastically increase the fines for texting while driving. The penalty would jump from $20 to $250 for a first offense and $50 to $500 for repeat violations.

Six other bills were incorporated into Anderson’s. HB 1907 includes proposals by Delegate Ben Cline, R-Amherst, and Delegate David Bulova, D-Fairfax, to make texting while driving punishable as reckless driving.

Anderson said a hometown tragedy prompted him to introduce the bill.

“I’m so glad that it passed. It was

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my signature piece of legislature this session,” he said.

“I found out while having coffee with a neighbor last spring that they had lost their brother to a texting driver, so I decided something had to be done.”

Anderson said he has received hundreds of emails this session in favor of the bill, and only one that opposed it.

The House of Delegates had approved HB 1907 by a vote of 92-4 on Feb. 5.

The bill does not prevent drivers from making cellphone calls or using GPS systems. It applies only when a motorist is using a “handheld personal communications device” to “manually enter multiple letters or text” or “read any email or text message.”

If McDonnell signs HB 1907, it would take effect July 1.

Sen. Tommy Norment, R-Williamsburg, is sponsoring companion legislation to Anderson’s

– Senate Bill 1222. The bill is awaiting final approval by the House.

How They Voted Here is how the Senate voted Tuesday on HB 1907 (“Handheld personal communications devices; primary offense for texting while driving, mandatory fine”). floor: 02/19/13 Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) YEAS – Alexander, Barker, Blevins, Colgan, Deeds, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Hanger, Herring, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Marsh, McEachin, McWaters, Miller, Newman, Norment, Northam, Puckett, Puller, Saslaw, Stosch, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins – 28.

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FrVaToday.com Saturday, March 2, 2013 All day Forecast 45° | 28° 1pm - 2pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Organic Gardening - Learn about seed starting, composting, soil preparation and care, pest control techniques, tools and irrigation from Larry Scislowicz, an experienced organic farmer.

Sunday, March 3, 2013 All day Forecast 37° | 25° Monday, March 4, 2013 All day Forecast 41° | 21° 5pm - 6pm UFAC Meeting. Town Hall, Front Royal. The Urban Forestry Advisory Commission (UFAC) meets tonight at 5:00p in the Town Hall Conference Room.

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6:30pm - 7:30pm IWLA Meeting. Izaak Walton League. Tonight the Warren County Chapter of the IWLA in Browntown will hold their first meeting of the new year with a chili dinner. Guest Speaker: Kate Wofford, Executive Director of the Shenandoah Valley Network.

Topic: Fracking. Membership will discuss by-law changes, conservation easement and the June BBQ fundraiser. For more info: (540) 635-7276.

6:30pm - 7:30pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Stonewall Jackson and Winchester - Learn about the relationship between Stonewall Jackson and Winchester from 1861 until untimely death from historian, archivist and author Jerry Holsworth.

7pm - 8pm Council Work Session. Town Hall, Front Royal. Tonight the Town Council will have a Work Session in the Town Hall Conference Room located on the 3rd floor.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013 12:30pm - 1pm Tourism Tuesdays. 95.3 - the River radio station. Hear the latest tourism related news and events every Tuesday at 12:30! If you can’t listen live check out the podcasts at http://www. theriver953online.com.

2pm - 3pm Ambassador’s Club. Chamber Office.

Front Royal. Today is Big Kids Story Time for Kindergarten and up. Come join in for a cool story, activity and craft all about sea creatures.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 8:30am - 9:30am Small Business Committee. Chamber Office.

10:15am - 11:15am . Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Today is Toddler Story Time. What is the most important thing you can do at night? Brush your teeth, of course! Join in for simple silly songs, stories and a craft all about keeping your mouth squeaky clean.

12:30pm - 1pm Warren County Business On The River 95.3 6pm - 7pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Hawaiian Ancient Wisdom - Learn about Hawaiian culture from Inette Miller, author of Grandmothers Whispers and “lokepa Hanalei” lmaikalani, Guardian of the Hawaiian Aboriginal Culture.

Saturday, March 9, 2013 10am - 6pm Vino E Formaggio Wine Tasting. 124 E. Main Street. Always Free, Always Fun! www.vinoeformaggio.com.

Thursday, March 7, 2013 9am - 10am Tourism Committee. Chamber Office.

10am - 11am Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Basic Computer Class - This month’s topic “Basic Computer Skills/ Using the Mouse” 10:15am - 11:15am Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Today is Toddler Story Time. What is the most important thing you can do at night? Brush your teeth, of course! Join in for simple silly songs, stories and a craft all about keeping your mouth squeaky clean.

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Friday, March 8, 2013 2pm - 5pm Vino E Formaggio Wine Tasting. 124 E. Main Street. Always Free, Always Fun! www.vinoeformaggio.com.

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Monday, March 11, 2013 7pm - 8pm Council Meeting. County of Warren Government Center. Tonight is a regular Town Council meeting at 7:00pm held in the Warren County Government Center.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:30pm - 1pm Tourism Tuesdays. 95.3 - the River radio station. Hear the latest tourism related news and events every Tuesday at 12:30! If you can’t listen live check out the podcasts at http://www. theriver953online.com.

6pm - 7pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Researching Your Veteran’s Story - Tory Failmetzger (US Navy Retired) will present an introduction for family genealogists and others interested in military history who want to begin researching the military service of their relatives but don’t know how to start.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 10:15am - 11:15am Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Today is Toddler Story Time. What is the most important thing you can do at night? Brush your teeth, of course! Join in for simple silly songs, stories and a craft all about keeping your mouth squeaky clean.

2pm - 3pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Movie Matinee - New Monthly Program! A shipboard romance leads to a promise to meet at the Empire State Building in six months time. Call the library for the title of the movie.

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Sun Mar 17, 2013 St. Patrick’s Day 10:30am - 11:30am Miss Shamrock Pageant. American Legion Post 53, Front Royal. Today is the Tiny, Little, Pre-Teen, Junior Miss and Miss Shamrock Pageant.

Admission: $5.00/adults; $2.00/students (ages 5-14) and under is FREE. Registration will be held at “Driver’s Choice” located at rear entrance to Daily Grind from 6:00p - 7:30p on Thursday, February 7,Tuesday, February 19 and Thursday, February 21. Registration Fee:$25.00.

Photogenic Registration Fee: $5.00/photo (not required). This is a fun pageant and everyone is welcome. Contestants must live within a 50-mile radius of Warren County. Contestants may not be married, previously married, pregnant or have a child. Proof of age may be requested.

Questions: Barbara Ballentine @ 540635-8208 or Bonnie Lewis @ 540-6355510. All proceeds benefit the Warren County Fair Scholarship Pageant.

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Town, county and chamber officials gathered to help cut the ribbon on the “Photography by Tina” studio at 21 South Royal Avenue on Feb 7. Tina Tolliver opened her doors on Oct. 1, 2012, but now it’s “official”. From left marking the occasion are: Macey Pyne, Rhonda Williams, Mayor Tim Darr, Chamber of Commerce Director Niki Foster, Tina Tolliver, county Board Chairman Archie Fox, Denise Schurtz, LeAnn Lewis and Mackenzie Tolliver. Tina started her photography career at Olan Mills Portrait Studio in 1989.

She enjoys working with groups of all sizes on location or in the studio.

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State

Panel Rejects Consecutive Terms for Governor

By Shelby Mertens Capital News Service

RICHMOND – A House subcommittee has rejected the Senate’s proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Virginia governors to serve two consecutive terms starting in 2017.

Virginia is the only state that does not allow governors to serve consecutive terms. Fourteen states have no gubernatorial term limits; 27 have a two-consecutive-term limit; and four limit governors to two con-

secutive or nonconsecutive terms.

Sen. Thomas Garrett, R-Lynchburg, introduced Senate Joint Resolution 276. The amendment passed in the Senate with a 25-15 vote on Jan. 28.

SJR 276 had bipartisan support in the Senate: 16 Democrats and nine Republicans voted for it, while 11 Republicans and four Democrats opposed it.

When the Senate resolution “crossed over” to the House, it ran into trouble.

The proposed amendment was

assigned to the House Committee on Privileges and Elec-tions. On Monday, that panel’s Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee recommended tabling the bill, killing it for this session.

Two identical House proposals met a similar fate in the same subcommittee. The subcommittee merged House Joint Resolutions 549 into HJR 679 but never acted on the final measure. So it died at “crossover” on Feb. 5, the deadline for legislation to clear the House or Senate.

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it come from? Is it from the convenience store, or trucks going to the Transfer station, or just people littering? VDOT does clean up, but other people need to take responsibility to not litter also,” he said.

Assistant County Administrator Robert Childress responded, deflecting any criticism that might have been directed to commercial haulers.

“We’ve followed commercial haulers and just about every piece of trash goes on (is transported on) that road. Town-owned commercial trucks and those with compactors are enclosed. We see

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very little blowing off. What we see is massive amounts coming off private vehicles and trucks.

We’ll continue to talk to people as they come to the sites. Most of the trash is from residential vehicles,” he stated.

At another public hearing, Leslie Bremigan addressed issues connected with her Yorkshire terrier kennel. She said adjacent neighbors had not complained,

and had shown up in support of her. The board approved a Conditional Use Permit for the kennel to continue on her property.

Present at the February 19 meeting were: Chairman Archie A. Fox; Vice-Chairman Linda Glavis; Tony F. Carter; Richard H. Traczyk; Daniel J. Murray Jr.; County Administrator Douglas P. Stanley and County Attorney Blair Mitchell.

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Pets Page Dear Stewart, I’ve got some tall trees casting long shadows where I’d like to get a new generation of trees going. Any recommendations for shade-tolerant trees that won’t compete in the canopy space of the older trees?

Will Gray Dear Willis,

Ask Stewart

Have I’ve got a special recommendation for you to consider. As you retree your land, what would you say to planting native trees? And we’re not talking any native trees, but trees native to the Blue Ridge area of Virginia.

These would be trees that evolved in this area long before humans arrived and introduced new species.

Why? Well, you’d contribute to reinforcing the natural ecosystem that evolved over a long time, supporting

all the plant and animal species that depend on it. And you’d have an excellent chance of your trees surviving since this area is their home.

I can suggest five native species for you that you won’t need to climb into a bucket truck to tend as they develop.

They all grow to a height that should not cramp the air space of your existing trees, and they will all tolerate the shade cast by them.

If I’ve sold you on the deal, then think about these—1) Eastern redbud, 2) alternate-leaf dogwood, 3) paw paw, 4) American holly, and 5) Eastern hophornbeam. All these trees will feed wildlife. The paw paw is the only food source for the caterpillars of those eye-catching zebra swallowtail butterflies. I and my brothers and my sisters and my aunts and my cousins especially love the buds, catkins, and nutlets of the hophornbeam. Those pretty flowers that cover the redbuds turn

into seeds that hang on the underside of the branches, and feed birds and mammals. The berries of the American holly and the shrubby alternate-leaf dogwood feed songbirds, deer, and wild turkeys. So you can see the multiple services you would be providing by planting these natives.

Beyond feeding the wildlife, you’ll contribute to the biodiversity of your land. The importance of that becomes clear when blight attacks a particular species. Think of the American chestnut, the elm, and the ash. A diverse group of trees helps act as an insurance policy when a species-specific blight attacks.

So Willis, go native with your trees.

As we squirrels observed your Native American human cousins long before the European humans arrived, the feathers for decorations were many, varied, and beautiful

Stewart

The Front Royal/Warren County Tree Steward program began in 1997 with volunteers dedicated to improving the health of trees by providing educational programs, tree planting and care demonstrations, and tree maintenance throughout the community. The group now consists of over 30 active members with several interns working toward becoming certified tree stewards from our annual “All About Trees Class”. Each month Stewart will answer a question from our readers. Please forward it to “Stewart” in care of: frwctreestewards@comcast.net and we may publish it in a future issue. Please visit our website at: www.treesfrontroyal.org.

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Join the Humane of Warren for a fun filled shower to us prepare for the upcoming kitten FamiliesCARNIVAL are invited to attend and visit August with the Easter Bunny.

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SUMMER Saturday, 13th, 10 AM 9 PM at cupcakes the Front Royal Prizes will be awarded for the cupcakes that look the most like cats. While attending the shower you can learn about how you can make a difference in the lives of the hundreds of kittens that enter the shelter each spring Fire Department on Commerce Avenue. Games, Dunking Tank, Giant Castle Bounce, Cake Walk and Prizes, Carnival Treats, Cotton Candy, Hot Dogs, Popcorn and summer. This event is free to attend but you are encouraged to bring a gift from our registry or bring a monetary donation to help pay for medications and vet care. and Drinks, BBQ Dinner @ 4 PM. Call:540-635-4734 We are registered at Walmart, Target To and Volunteer/Donate/Sponsor Amazon.com under Humane Society Warren County.

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$14,976

TAX, TAGS & TITLE FEES NOT INCLUDED. $289 PROCESSING FEE not included.

All vehicles subject to prior sale. 2.75% APR financing is subject to approved credit and limited to 2008 and newer model year vehicles. 2.75% APR for 72 months results in monthly payment equal to $15.09 per thousand financed. Zero down on approved credit.

Mon - Fri 7AM - 7PM • Sat 8AM - 5PM • Closed Sunday