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Front Royal’s connection to Ravens’ Super Bowl win Traczyk still at it on sideline - and now there’s a Super Bowl title to show for it
But life is full of second chances – and as all you fans know, this year the Ravens took advantage of that second chance to down the hated Patriots for the AFC title game and then the San Francisco 49ers in the “Har-Bowl” match-up of the coaching Harbaugh borthers, John and Jim, and claim their second Super Bowl title. The Super Bowl experience
The entire Ravens cheer squad pre-game
Chris embraces a larger-than-life replica of the Super Bowl trophy By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report (Writer’s note: With Daniel Snyder’s cruel ownership still hobbling, much like what he and Shanahan did to RGIII, local Washington fans’ hopes for anything beyond a tease at a significant post-season run, we decided we would revisit Front Royal and Warren County’s insider connection
to the now NFL Champion Baltimore Ravens. And we know you hardcore NFL fans are suffering mightily at this point between pro-football seasons – and you Ravens fans may be a little uneasy about certain post-championship personnel moves, so here’s to the good times as they played out in Super Bowl XLVII.) As you may recall from earlier fea-
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tures, Warren County High School alumnus Chris Traczyk took to the male side of cheerleading (admit you’re jealous, guys) during his time at James Madison University. From our initial 2009 story we quote of Traczyk’s intro to co-ed cheerleading at James Madison University: “One thing that caught my eye was all these girls flying through the air that ended up being the cheerleading squad. As I stood there the coach encouraged me to try out and sent over a few ‘flyers’ (female cheerleaders) to pump me up about the team. Basically they said guys on the team were the best thing since sliced bread. So I tried out and made the co-ed cheerleading team as a fun thing to do. It was an interesting and exciting experience, and it was something I enjoyed doing to entertain the crowds.”
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After graduation Chris moved to Baltimore and a job with the federal government. A newspaper ad seeking co-ed cheerleader tryouts for the Ravens caught his eye and he says, “I thought about it for a while and decided with my background, I might have a chance, and let’s face it – how exciting would that be to be part of the NFL experience!” Chris auditioned, along with about 30 other male ‘tossers’ and 280 female ‘tossees’ – and the rest as they say, his history.” We’d hoped to end our 2012 story about Chris’s cheerleading experience with a report from Super Bowl XLVI. However, that hope was derailed by two brutal plays, a late dropped touchdown pass and missed field goal that sent the Patriots to yet another post-2004 Super Bowl loss.
Now on to New Orleans!!! We asked how long the cheerleaders – still the NFL’s only co-ed squad – were there and what kind of schedule and experience they had (from here we’ll just let Chris describe it all). “The team left on a bus Wednesday night [before the game] and traveled through the night and arrived Thursday around 2 p.m. “One of the jobs of being a cheerleader is that you are the go-to people for getting the crowd pumped up. So we got a quick bite to eat and met reporter Katherine Webb who was doing a broadcast with the players and cheerleaders for the TV show Inside Edition. “Our hotel was several miles out of town, so we had to bring several changes of clothes everywhere we went … Later in the evening in the same hotel the Ravens hosted a private welcome party for selected friends and family attending the game. A few of the players came out Continued pg. 4
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Community From pg. 2 and met their families. That’s where I got a few photo opportunities. The Superdome “Friday we got up, put our practice gear on and headed over to the stadium for a walk through. Security was extremely tight so we had a lot of sitting around … But the feeling was so overwhelming with the bright lights and here I am a little guy from Front Royal standing on the field for the Super Bowl. The parties (part 1) “Later that night the team was going to various VIP parties throughout the town. I chose to go to the GQ party which was held at the historic Elms Mansion and was hosted by Mercedes Benz. Lil Wayne was the guest performer and some of the other attendees at the party included model Kate Upton, stars like David Arquette, Victor Cruz, Terrell Owens, Hayden Panettiere and Terry Crews. It was definitely interesting to rub elbows with the stars, see how they live and see how the media follows them around. Game day “Sunday I recall waking up with a huge smile on my face and immediately felt my nerves get excited, but not nervous. We loaded up the buses and had a police escort to the stadium where we were welcomed by Ravens fans walking through the NFL experience several hours before the game. “We were sitting in the locker room watching the live broadcast and just preparing for a once in a lifetime opportunity. We just kept thinking 113 million people are watching this game. When the time comes someone shouts in the locker room Ravens line up, game time! “There was sea of reporters from all over the world near us running back and forth on the field. The Ravens started out the game quick scoring a lot in the first half, which was very comforting and we kept saying what if we win this; what if we win this?!!?
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Halftime & power outages “The halftime show comes on and we stayed out for 75 percent of the Beyoncé show. It was amazing. One, I’ve never been on the field for a halftime show and here I was sitting beside 125 of Beyoncé’s back up dancers and Maria Menounos doing a broadcast two feet from where I was sitting on the 30 yard line. “Our coach gets us back to the locker room for a uniform change and quick drink of water. We get into our formation, the kickoff goes off and Jacoby Jones runs a record 107 yard return to start the second half. I think we were in disbelief – we are blowing the 49ers out of the water. Then the lights go out. I thought to myself ‘Oh no, this is going to stop our momentum,’ which it did. “So we started stunting and tossing 30-foot baskets in the air to give the crowd something to watch during the delay. The outage lasted over a half hour and we started getting press even from the 49ers side after they got tired of the 49ers cheerleaders just sitting there. As a Raven we got to shine and the opposing team thought we were amazing – most didn’t even know we had a stunt team. “We cheered our hearts out for two quarters holding our breath at times because the 49ers turned it on and took chances when the lights came on scoring a few touchdowns quickly. CHAMPS!!! “However when that clock hit double zero and the Ravens won the game the stadium went nuts. Streamers were coming from the ceiling, confetti was being dropped out of cannons and our sideline was jumping up and down with excitement. “I never saw a group of us go through such an emotional roller coaster as we did over those two weeks. I have to admit tears of joy rolled down my face as I finally made
it to the Super Bowl with my team and stood on the field and performed, watched an amazing halftime and rubbed elbows with the who’s who for four days. That just put a feeling that our hard work was over and the payoff was right here. We did snow angels in the confetti and made our way over to the awards stand where we watched the NFL commissioner give the Lombardi Trophy over to Steve Bishotiti, the owner, who passed it to coach, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. “Meanwhile the confetti is still falling I felt like I had an out of body experience and couldn’t believe it was real. I look up in the stands and all I saw were purple jerseys. It was amazing but it was far from over. The parties (part 2) “There was an event a few miles out of town and it was reported $2.3 million was spent on food and entertainment. I walked into the room around 12:30 a.m. and joined my teammates at a table to watch the entertainment. “All of a sudden the lights go down and the smoke comes on and Mary J Bildge starts singing. I’m like WOW! Then I go over to the dessert table and see Michael Phelps and Holoti Ngata standing beside me. So in awe once again trying to take all this in, Ed Reed jumps on stage and says hi, starts signing and points out where Jay-Z and Beyoncé are sitting in the room. It was a fun night of great food, great entertainment and seeing live in-person celebrities all around you. The party went on into the wee hours of the night. “We arrived back in Baltimore at 5 a.m. the next day. Along the way were told we have to be in a victory parade at 8 a.m. and by this time I couldn’t tell if I was running on adrenalin or pure excitement. We did our victory parade for over 200,000 people, which closed the weekend. “I went home and slept for several hours and went to work the next day.
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I had a line of people outside of my cubicle wanting to hear the entire story and even a week later I’m still telling the experience.” Career decisions We concluded by asking Chris if, whether like Raven linebacker Ray Lewis, this seems like an opportune time to retire? “Absolutely, as a cheerleader I’ve been around the world performing for troops, was on the field for 80plus home and playoff games and now just witnessed the Super Bowl standing on the 20-yard line. `“I guess the question is do you put yourself through the pain of training 5-6 nights a week, running miles and miles for the potential to get back to the biggest game in the world? It is very hard to say goodbye to something you helped build and train others coming into the program. `“So, do you come back and do it again or do you ride out into the sunset on top?” `Chris reports the temptations were to much – he’s coming back for another go round on the Ravens sidelines for the 2013-14 season – now Chris, what about impacts from all those Raven free agency and retirement losses, especially WR Anquan Boldin?!!?
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The Steubenville Verdict:
Illustrating the bond between ‘Jock Culture’ and ‘Rape Culture’ By Dave Zirin
‘’I think that if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it.’’ —Bob Knight, Hall of Fame basketball coach, 1988. As a sportswriter, there is one part of the Steubenville High School rape trial that has kept rattling in my brain long after the defendants were found guilty. It was a text message sent by one of the now convicted rapists, team quarterback Trent Mays. Mays had texted a friend that he wasn’t worried about the possibility of rape charges because his football coach, local legend Reno Saccoccia, “took care of it.” In another text, Mays said of Coach Reno, “Like, he was joking about it so I’m not worried.” In this exchange we see an aspect of the Steubenville case that should resonate in locker rooms and athletic departments across the country: the connective tissue between jock culture and rape culture. Rape culture is not just about rape. It’s about the acceptance of women as “things” to be used and disposed, which then creates a culture where sexual assault – particularly at social settings – is normalized. We learned at the Steubenville trial that not only did a small group of football players commit a crime, but 50 of their peers, men and women, saw what was happening and chose to do nothing, effectively
not seeing a crime at all. We need to ask the question whether the jock culture at Steubenville was a catalyst for this crime. We need to ask whether there’s something inherent in the men’s sports of the 21st Century, which so many lionize as a force for good, that can also create a rape culture of violent entitlement. I am not asking if playing sports propels young men to rape. I am asking if the central features of men’s sports – hero worship, entitlement and machismo – make incidents like Steubenville more likely to be replicated. There are many germs in the Petri dish of sports. Growing up I had the great fortune of big-hearted, politically conscious coaches, some of whom patrolled sexism in the locker room with a particular vigilance. As the great Joe Ehrmann has written so brilliantly, a “transformational coach” can work wonders. But different germs also exist. Ken Dryden, Hall of Fame NHL goalie, once said, ‘’It’s really a sense of power that comes from specialness … anyone who finds himself at the center of the world they’re in has a sense of impunity.’’ On colleges, there is reason to believe that the same teamwork, camaraderie and “specialness” produced by sports can be violently perverted to create a pack mentality that either spurs sexual violence or makes
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Misadventure on the High Seas By Nick Thomas When the disabled Triumph cruise ship finally limped into Port Mobile this past Valentine’s Day, few of its 3,100 stranded passengers had much love for the Carnival Cruise Line. Many were fuming – with real fumes, after 4 days at sea without hot water for bathing. “This cruise stinks,” ranted one irate passenger, sprinting to the nearest Motel 6 shower. The sea adventure turned into misadventure 3 days after departure from Galveston, and was surely traumatic with reports of overflowing toilets, food shortages, and failure of cabin staff to leave folded animal towels on passengers’ beds. That deprivation alone would have provoked me to abandon ship. I can’t recall the exact agreement that I signed when I took my first cruise (to Alaska) in 2009. But it was something along these lines: “You, the passenger, forgo all rights to refunds or compensation should any of the following occur during the cruise: catastrophic vending machine failure, parrot attack from boarding pirates, coffee stained dinner jacket during tsunami, falling overboard while tap-dancing on deck railing, groin injury from airborne shuffleboard puck, botulism lingering in the Salmon Whizz, or any other unforeseen incident causing this vessel to
players fear turning in their teammates. A groundbreaking 1994 study showed that college athletes make up 3.3 percent of male students but 19 percent of those accused of sexual assault. One of the studies authors, Jeff Benedict, said, “Does this study say participation in college sports causes this? Clearly, no. We’re not saying that. We just think that at some point there is an association between sports and sexual assault … the farther you go up, the more entitlements there are. And one of those entitlements is women.” That was two decades ago but there is no indication that anything has changed. A February 2012 Boston Globe article about sexual assault charges levied against members of the Boston University hockey team, reporter Mary Carmichael wrote about the findings of Sarah McMahon, “a Rutgers University researcher who studies violence against women.” McMahon “said it is unclear whether college athletes are more likely to commit sexual crimes than other students. But she said her work had found a unique sense of entitlement, sexual and otherwise, among some male college athletes, especially those in high-profile or revenue-producing sports like BU hockey.” You can’t extricate the entitlement at the heart of jock culture from Mc-
shift, tilt, roll, stall, run aground, or otherwise sink.” In other words, I think they were trying to tell me: “stuff happens, sail at your own risk.” Fortunately, my trip to Alaska aboard the Veendam operated by Holland America Line was a delightful experience. The service was outstanding and the crew couldn’t have been more pleasant or helpful. In fact, I got the impression that had my hat blown overboard, our cabin boy would have dived in to retrieve it. Watching the recent media interviews with returning Triumph passengers, it was interesting to learn how people handled the experience differently. Many just took it in their stride, with a sense of acceptance and humor (by most reports, the Carnival crew were exemplary). Others were calling lawyers at the first sign the buffet potroast was running low. Honestly, I don’t think Mr. Grumpy would have survived the Triumph ordeal. Mr. Grumpy, as my family privately labeled him, was a passenger aboard our Alaska cruise. We first noticed him while boarding in Vancouver – he was mumbling to himself and seemed irritated and confused about the boarding process, so we pointed him in the right direction: “Head towards the ship, pal!” At first we felt sorry for him, cruising as a single, elderly gentleman. But after several encounters during the voyage, we soon realized why he was traveling alone. We began avoiding him like the Norovirus.
Mahon’s comments about its particular prevalence in revenue producing sports. The insane amounts of money in so-called amateur athletics and the greasy desire of adults in charge of cash-strapped universities to get their share also must bear responsibility for rape culture in the locker room. They have created a system where teenage NCAA athletes can’t be paid for what they produce so they receive a different kind of wage: worship. Adults treat them like heroes, students treat them like rock stars, and amidst classes, club meetings, and exams there exists a gutter economy where women become a form of currency. You’re a teenager being told that you are responsible for the economic viability of your university and everything is yours for the taking. This very set-up is a Steubenville waiting to happen. If people think that this doesn’t translate to high school, they’re wrong. I spoke with Jon Greenberg, an ESPN journalist and also a graduate of Steubenville High. He describes a school “with a pretty high poverty rate” that was still able to get state funds to build “a swimming pool, a new on-campus gym, cafeteria and more.” See OPINION,
Nevertheless, our paths seemed destined to cross on several occasions. And yes, in every case, he was arguing with someone about something. One lunch, he even cut right in front of me at the buffet line without so much as a “get out of my way, punk.” At a formal dinner one evening, he was seated at an adjacent table and complained loudly throughout the meal: the braised beef short ribs were too short; the Waldorf salad had no Waldorfs; and the baby artichokes were way past puberty. Well, you know the type. We even passed him in a corridor one evening, where he was engaged in heated conversation with a flustered cabin steward whose grasp of English, on a scale of one to ten, was fractional. The frustrated attendant had that wishful look on his face which all cruise staff reserve for difficult passengers: keelhauling. I’m certain Mr. Grumpy would have fared poorly aboard the ill-fated Triumph – a traumatic experience for even the most patient of passengers. But if they were fated to travel on a vessel destined for engine failure, they were surely grateful it was a cruise ship on the gulf rather than a 737 flying over it. Even Mr. Grumpy could have agreed with that. (Nick Thomas’ features and columns have appeared in more than 280 magazines and newspapers, including the Washington Post, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, and Christian Science Monitor. He can
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[Team quarterback and defendant] Trent Mays texted a friend he wasn’t worried about the possibility of rape charges because his football coach, local legend Reno Saccoccia, “took care of it.” In another text, Mays said of Coach Reno, “Like, he was joking about it so I’m not worried.”
Opinion OPINION, from 5 The dynastic “Big Red” football program drove those changes. As Greenberg says, “The football players themselves, at least in my experience, weren’t treated as heroes or above the law, but the team itself was put on a pedestal, especially when they were good ... There are some very good people who played Big Red football and coached football. But there needs to be some changes, most importantly a very serious seminar, for all male students, on the definition of rape and similar curriculum.”
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In thinking about Steubenville, thinking about my own experiences playing sports, thinking about athletes I’ve interviewed and know, I believe that a locker room left to its own devices will drift toward becoming a breeding ground for rape culture. You don’t need a Coach Reno or a Bob Knight to make that happen. You just need good people to say or do nothing. As such, a coach or a player willing to stand up, risk ridicule, and actually teach young men not to rape, can actually make all the difference
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in the world. We need interventionist, transformative coaches in men’s sports that talk openly about these issues. We need an economic setup in amateur sports that does away with their gutter economy. But most of all, we need people who recognize the existence of rape culture, both on and off teams, to no longer be silent. As for Steubenville, Coach Reno needs to be shown the door, never to be allowed to mold young minds again. Football revenue should go toward creating a district-wide curriculum about rape and stopping
violence against women. And “Jane Doe,” the young woman at the heart of this case, should be given whatever resources she and her family needs to move if they choose, pay for college or just have access to whatever mental health services she and her family may need. After the trial, testimony and verdict, they deserve nothing less. [Reprinted by permission of author; first appeared on The Nation blog. 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.] (Note: since this column was written, two female classmates of the principals involved in this case were arrested for text or other online threats directed at the rape victim, one threatening violence the other murder. It is a chilling affirmation of the enabling culture Zirin addresses in his column.)
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From left, ‘Dare to Dream Grant’ winners Kristen Franco, Tara Waters (Elaine Bromfield Scholarship), Debbie Butler, Tiana Maxey, Takita Johnson, and Amanda Johnson with her son. Not pictured is Denise Horton. By Ken Thurman Warren County Report On our road to discovery around Warren County I had the pleasure of talking with JoEllen McNeal and Mary Ellen South, two of the founders of the Front Royal Women’s Resource Center (FRWRC) at the organization’s annual “Dare to Dream” Grant breakfast held at the Bowling Green North Country Club on Wednesday, March 20th. A lively group of over 50 attendees marked a who’s who of women in Warren County. The group’s mission is to provide support, education and information to women in Warren County
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to be with her sister. Her goal is to restart her graphics business designing websites, print media, etc. Her grant will go towards the purchase of a Mac laptop and Graphic Design software. Her business will be home based to defray child care costs. Denise Horton was awarded $850 for the CNA program at Warren Memorial Hospital. Denise is a single mother with a son entering college this fall. She currently works as a part time housekeeper at a local senior residential center. She is requesting the grant to take the CNA class at Warren Memorial with an eventual goal of becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse. Amanda Marie Johnson was awarded $850 for the CNA program at Warren Memorial Hospital. Amanda is a young woman married with one son. She is requesting the grant to take the CNA class at Warren Memorial with a future goal of becoming a registered nurse. Her grant will pay for the total cost of the program. Takita Johnson was awarded $1,000 for the CNA program at Warren Memorial Hospital. Takita
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will further her education by taking the CNA class at Warren Memorial Hospital. This will be her second attempt to take this class as before she couldn’t afford the class. She is a single mother, 20 years old. Her daughter is 5 months old. Takita’s goal is be an RN by the time her daughter is 5 years old so she can be an example for her daughter. She is currently working at Burger King to support her daughter. Tiana Jean Maxey was awarded $800 for the LFCC program. Tiana is a single mother, lost her job and is looking at her options for an education. She will use the grant to start a career in medical billing and coding. She will attend LFCC for the program. In addition to the grants the FRWRC also awarded the $1,000 Elaine Broomfield Memorial Scholarship to Tara Waters. Tara holds a BA in Business Administration. She is currently raising four children alone while working full time at A.S. Rhodes Elementary School as a kindergarten assistant and working nights and weekends as a receptionist at Loving Arms Assisted Living. She has a child in Mary Baldwin, 2 boys in high school and her youngest is in 4th grade. She will utilize the EB Scholarship to attend Old Dominion University for their Mental Health Graduate Program. The group also acknowledged Mary Ellen South for over 12 years of service and outstanding contributions. While there, Mary Ellen created the “Girl Grant” in honor of her deceased daughter. The grant is currently used to support an after school program for girls at the middle school. South continues to support the group even though she now lives in Delaware. The FRWRC provides a wide range of opportunities for members and attendees including: Women’s Resource Breakfasts, a Library Book Donation Program, Special Events and Programs, Soup & Soul and Woman Gatherings, a Monthly Radio Program, and of course a Facebook page. For more information on the FRWRC call (540) 636-7007, email them at wrc@frwrc.org or visit their website at www.frwrc.org.
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Montessori School Fundraiser Mountain Laurel Montessori School presents its Annual Auction and Wine Tasting Fundraiser at Rappahannock Cellars, 14437 Hume Road, Huntly, Virginia, on April 13, from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Come for a complimentary wine tasting, wine glass, and the opportunity to bid on amazing trips and auction items; enjoy some wine, delicious food provided by the Public House in Flint Hill; music, live, silent and Lucky Draw auctions; door prizes and a 50/50 raffle drawing. All proceeds to benefit the school. Tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit ww.mlmsauctionandwine.com or call (540) 631-4559 Humane Society meets, votes Changes to its bylaws will be voted on at the annual meeting of the
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Library: A Taste for Books 2 Calling the promotion “A Taste for Books: The Second Edition,” Samuels Public Library is doing a reprise of last year’s popular fundraiser on April 20. Apart from a place to read and reflect, the library that evening, from 6 p.m. on, will be a rendezvous to wine and dine on food and beverage with literary themes. Tickets available at the counter or call 6353153 for information. Norfolk-Southern listens
paraphrasing of his “Folsom Prison Blues” but it seemed an appropriate lead for a story on issues some town residents have with the sound of Norfolk-Southern train whistles blowing in the middle of the night on the town’s east side. At a March 18 council work session two railroad barons – just kidding – representatives of Norfolk Southern Railroad listened to complaints forwarded by town residents about late-night whistleblowing (not the kind where truth-telling lands you in prison) in the area of Bradford Drive, Eighth Street and Happy Creek Road to Mary’s Shady Lane. Reviewed between town and railroad personnel were federal safety standards requiring trains to sound their whistles for 15 to 20 seconds as they approach public crossings, the last one as the train enters the crossing.
The Norfolk-Southern officials said some complaints engineers are blowing whistles at private crossings could stem from their approaching public crossings as they cross nearby private drives. They also said longer-sounding whistles could be due to limited visibility or the presence of animals, including deer, in the vicinity of the tracks – “Maybe we can
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Community because the railroad occasionally uses that track as a staging area for track repairs in the vicinity. It is one place locally trains can be turned around, Wingo pointed out. Tim Bentley added the situation was complicated by the presence of two state railroad divisions, the Virginia and Piedmont, both performing maintenance in the area. “But we want to work with you all and we can at least look at it,” Bentley concluded of the town’s desire to incorporate the area of those tracks into its hiking and biking trails.
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Science Fair Award Randolph-Macon Academy’s Carolyn Laourdakis of Front Royal qualified for the Shenandoah Valley Regional Science Fair contest at James Madison University March 5. The sixth grader didn’t win the event, but we give this 6th grader an “A” for qualifying, and another “A” for trying so hard. Find Salvation - Army The local Salvation Army has set its annual awards dinner for Friday,
April 26, but still needs sponsors for the event to be held at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club. For information, call Lt. Ramaji at (540) 635-4020. How low can we go? On March 21, the Town of Front Royal announced it had been identified as the municipal electric utility provider with the lowest residential rates in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The town moves up, or should we say down, from the number two position it held last year. “The Office of the Attorney Gener-
al analyzed rates of all utility providers for February 2013 and identified the Town’s rate of $93.28 per 1000 kilowatt hours as the state’s lowest. The Town’s rate is also $35 cheaper than the national average of $128.29 per 1000 kilowatt hours. Town Director of Energy Services Joe Waltz has established a diversified portfolio for electric purchasing from various power generation facilities offered through the AMP municipal energy cooperative and the open market. That strategy has resulted in low, stable power-acquisition costs projected for a number of years into the future. At council’s March 18 work session, Waltz presented an update on the Town’s power purchase program and recommended the town opt out of AMP’s newest member offering as “too risky.” From DC - Kudos to Wayside Visitors to Front Royal a couple of weeks ago were sent by their hosts to catch a Sunday matinee at Wayside Theatre. Joe and Marybeth Krovisky of St. Leonard, MD, are members of the famed Arena Stage Theater in Washington, D.C. They admitted going to Wayside, out here in the provinces, with “low expectation” only to
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“So great, let’s cut taxes. But we have to pay for it somewhere and we’re not going to grow our way out of it, we’ve got to cut our way out of it. So, we’re essentially going to eliminate the government we are supposed to be providing.” – Bret Hrbek on Tom Sayre ‘tax holiday’ proposal
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It was a slim 3-2 majority, Hrbek, Tewalt, Parker to left for; and Sayre and Funk, right, against maintaining the town’s existing tax revenue stream as approval of the FY 2014 budget approaches. By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report One can only wonder if a March 25 Front Royal Town Council debate over tax rates is a shadow of what a perhaps approaching era of partisan municipal politics would look like. On one side were Tom Sayre and Daryl Funk, two county Republican Committee members who, solicited or unsolicited, have received past endorsements from partisan town election proponent, Seton Home School proprietor and county Republican Committee Secretary Mary Kay Clark (see final two subsections below). At issue was Sayre’s unexpected motion to reduce the town’s existing real estate tax rate from 11 cents to 10 cents per $100 of assessed value. Funk quickly seconded the motion and later joined Sayre in defending the last-minute revenue-reduction initiative (what do we have here, a step toward future municipal deficits
and dare we say the necessity of town service/budgetary “austerity” and perhaps eventually privatization of core municipal services?!!?). On the other side were two past county Republicans with ongoing conservative Republican political outlooks and philosophical affiliations, Bret Hrbek and Gene Tewalt; and independent Vice-Mayor Shae Parker. Absent from the debate were county Republican Committee member Hollis Tharpe, missing with heart issues according to other councilmen (GEE Hollis, I didn’t think I was contagious, get well soon, will ya!!!), and independent Mayor Tim Darr, who simply refereed the bout between the two council factions. A work session consensus appeared to have council ready to maintain the existing real estate tax rate of 11cents per $100 of assessed value and lower the vehicle tax relief percentage offered by the town by 3 percent
to 67 percent on qualifying vehicles. Town Finance Director Kim GilkeyBreeden had explained to council the percentage reduction was necessary to compensate the town for a $20,721 shortfall in 2012 state funding for the Personal Property Tax Relief Act (PPTRA) program. The Sayre-Funk tandem did not suggest altering council’s consensus to maintain the existing 64-cent personal property tax rate. However, the late adjustment from what had been anticipated to be voted on and approved to fund the proposed FY 2014 budget – the flat 11-cent real estate tax rate and the 3percent reduction in the PPTRA rate to make the program revenue neutral to the town – drew the ire of a politically-divergent council majority present. Thought process? “Mr. Mayor, could we ask Council-
man Sayre his motives or the thought process behind his motion,” Parker said, beginning the sparring. Sayre responded by pointing to earlier remarks by Hrbek, replying to earlier public attacks on the Kratos Letter of Intent proposal and public speaker Tim Ratigan’s related question to council on exactly what it had in mind on commercial economic development, if not exploring the Kratos proposal. While both Hrbek and Ratigan’s comments indicated a preference for enabling additional commercial tax revenue to meet new town expenses, neither, directly or indirectly addressed the issue of reducing existing town tax rates or failing to compensate the town for a state revenue shortfall. After adding council had raised the real estate rate by 2 cents in recent years, Sayre said, “I thought it’d be nice to give the taxpayers a paycheck instead this time.”
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Republican Hrbek, who has often pointed to the non-partisan, common-sense nature of municipal business, wasn’t impressed with Sayre’s “public payday” logic. “Which means we’re going to have to make some tough cuts again, if we pass this … [but] I don’t recall some of my colleagues wanting to cut anything several years ago when we faced this (balancing a budget without providing necessary revenue)
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“I’ve been on council about seven years and I’ve seen how much we have and we currently have plenty of money in our budget.” – Tom Sayre, apparently referring to various town Enterprise Fund surpluses earmarked for specific municipal utility uses only
Town ... And what we had to do was borrow money out of the Electric Fund, which is essentially our credit card. “So great, let’s cut taxes. But we have to pay for it somewhere and we’re not going to grow our way out of it, we’ve got to cut our way out of it. So, we’re essentially going to eliminate the government we are supposed to be providing – I don’t understand why we don’t keep our rates the same as they are now,” Hrbek countered of Sayre’s damn-the-specifics, let’s cut taxes proposal. In response to a question from Mayor Darr, Town Manager Steve Burke said staff had prepared its FY 2013-14 budget with the expectation of the approximately $126,000 of revenue a flat real estate tax and deficitcountering car relief tax rate would
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provide. One cent of real estate tax provides about $105,000 of revenue, Burke said. Vice-Mayor Parker elaborated that the 2-cent real estate hike Sayre referenced was earmarked for three specific infrastructure projects, a still-debated connector road between Kerfoot and Kendrick Lane; ROW acquisition for Leach’s Run Parkway, a north-south connector road between John Marshall Highway and Happy Creek Road at Shenandoah Shores Road; and a new town police headquarters needed to accommodate now overflowing departmental growth. “Are you explaining to me that you are not interested in those three projects anymore, Mr. Sayre,” Parker asked. “No, I’ve been on council about seven years and I’ve seen how much we have and we currently have plenty of money in our budget,” Sayre replied, apparently referring to various utility fund surpluses. Parker aggressively countered as to whether Sayre was alleging wasteful spending in current or past budgets – “And you haven’t brought that to our attention in seven years?” Parker asked. Looking for room to counterpunch as he was forced to the ropes, Sayre
asked the mayor to hush the vice mayor up so he could complete his thought. Given that verbal space, Sayre counterpunched by pointing to anticipated revenue from the Dominion Power plant under construction on the county’s northside and slated for a 2014-15 opening. “We’re going to be making millions, I hope you’re aware of that,” Sayre said, glaring at Parker as if the vice mayor was an absent-minded public school student. However, Town Manager Burke intervened, pointing out any revenue coming the town’s way from central utility service to the Dominion Power plant – the town’s only anticipated “millions” from the project – would only be available to town Enterprise Funds earmarked specifically for maintenance and provision of those utilities provided to the plant. Sayre agreed the “millions” was earmarked for the town’s water-sewer Enterprise Fund. “Which again, would be the credit card that we borrow with into our General Fund (available for non-utility budgetary uses),” Hrbek countered. His “credit card” observation anticipates the Sayre-Funk motion would force the town to borrow from its own Enterprise Fund surpluses
to balance the FY 2014 budget. Enterprise Funds are earmarked for municipal utility maintenance, expansion and unforeseen emergencies only, and by state law must be paid back into that fund within a specific timeframe if removed by the municipality. About that connector road At this point the heretofore silent Funk joined the fray, pointing to his ongoing opposition to the KendrickKerfoot connector road “for a number of reasons” – including safety issues from increased traffic through a residential neighborhood in which, he has pointed out, he and other family members live. Not on council at the time the connector road funding had been approved, Funk said the town should not have raised money through taxes for it. A north-south connector road is mandated by the EPA as part of the development of the 160-acre Royal Phoenix/Avtex Business Park and is viewed by proponents as a midtown traffic easing move, as well as creation of a direct cross-town route between the Royal Village area and the town’s southwest side where the county skatepark, soccer fields, new
public safety building and Skyline High School are. Rather, Funk said the town should wait for a private-sector developer to build a permanent connector, preferably west of Kerfoot. “And that’s where I think you can get that penny from, if you want to start out,” Funk said in defense of Sayre’s 1-cent real estate tax cutback plan. “And I did campaign on a platform of lower taxes, rather than higher ones and that’s one area we can look at, I’m sure there are others. And I think we should focus on core services and I think this motion reflects that,” Funk concluded. We asked the councilman if he meant that he does not consider roads or capital improvements such core services – or that only the ones he agrees with should be considered so. “I do not believe it is a wise use of taxpayer funds to build a road that the Town could expect the eventual developer of the Avtex property to pay for and build. Until the Avtex property is released by the EPA, the Kendrick/Kerfoot bypass will only serve to funnel heavy traffic off of Royal Avenue through our hospital zone and residential neighborhoods. There are situations where the Town may need to invest in infrastructure,
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“That’s our problem, we’ve got a New York City pocketbook, or we think we do, but we’ve got a Front Royal budget … and if that means we’ve got to cut taxes, later but not this late in this [budget] season because [these tax rates are] what our budget’s been based on already.” – Gene Tewalt on budget/tax dilemma
but this is not one,” he replied (see a more detailed discussion with Funk about this and other related budget issues in our next issue). Cutting ice or budgets? Following Funk’s “this motion reflects that” core services remark, another county Republican Committee member, Gene Tewalt, entered the fray. “You know, we can sit here and talk about taxes for a long time, whether we cut it to 10 cents or leave it at 11 cents, but that doesn’t cut any ice at all … That’s our problem, we’ve got a New York City pocketbook, or we think we do, but we’ve got a Front Royal budget … And we need to live within our means and if that means we’ve got to cut taxes, later but not
this late in this [budget] season because [these tax rates are] what our budget’s been based on already,” Tewalt observed. At that point Vice-Mayor Parker offered an amendment to Sayre’s original motion, seconded by Hrbek, maintaining the real estate tax rate at a flat 11 cents and reducing the PPTRA car tax relief rate to 67 percent so the town can recoup its lost $20,721 state revenue shortfall. Parker’s amendment passed 3-2, Funk and Sayre dissenting, Tharpe absent. The original motion as amended then passed 4-1, with only Funk dissenting, Sayre perhaps positioning himself strategically to be able to re-raise the tax issues at a future date.
How did we get here? The issue of creating partisan town elections, which would have disqualified incumbent Mayor Darr and broken a perhaps century-old nonpartisan tradition for town elections, was raised in February 2012 by Mary Kay Clark while endorsing first-time political candidate Funk, whom she identified as a strong pro-fetal life/ anti-abortion candidate. Questioned about that Clark endorsement at the time, Funk said he didn’t believe his stance on abortion was relevant to his run for council. And where are we going? In endorsing Funk as a 2012 partisan council candidate, Clark envisioned an eventual run for the county
board by the former law office coworker of retired 18th District State Delegate Clay Athey, now a judge in Frederick County. Sayre, a long time protégé of Clark’s, was also identified by then local Republican Committee Chairman Dave Henderson in early 2012 as exploring the town-partisan election issue. Sayre was believed by many to be pondering a run for mayor against
Darr last year. Sayre stated at a March 4 work session that his next run for office would not be town related; and perhaps coincidentally is rumored to be spending more time with current Shenandoah District (where Sayre lives) Supervisor Richard Traczyk, whose seat comes up for re-election November 2015. rogerb@warrencountyreport.com
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After hearing from numerous residents of Shenandoah Farms, a few from High Knob and one Virginia Department of Transportation official regarding a proposed ordinance change that would enable the county to tow any vehicle blocking portions of road right of ways, the Warren County Board of Supervisors may have come to the realization that one size – or law – doesn’t fit all, particularly as it applies to parking in bad weather in the county’s mountain neighborhoods. As a result the board tabled action on the towing ordinance proposal to a future work session before revisiting the matter for a vote.
In essence, what the board heard was that while such an ordinance may work for one neighborhood, in this case High Knob, it might be unreasonable and counterproductive for others like the High Top Road area of Shenandoah Farms. High Knob Board of Directors President Don Day told the supervisors that his neighborhood of some 460 residents has rules implemented mandating 4-wheel drive and chains on vehicles navigating that mountain in bad winter weather (or spring as well as has been the case so far in 2013). He added that his board did not want potential emergency vehicle access blocked during snow or ice, particularly to the dozen residents over 80 years of age. On the job for 13 years, High
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Wayside Theatre’s 52nd season is a go! By Sue Golden Warren County Report
Following long meetings and intense discussions, the Wayside Theatre’s Board of Directors announced on March 18 that it believes it is ready to go forward with season 52. According to Board President Byron Brill, the decision is the result of the multitude of new approaches taken by the board and theatre employees. The theatre budget was cut even further, requiring only $197,000 to be raised for the 2013/2014 season. The Board believes it has raised $113,000 in grants, donations and sponsorships for the 52nd season. The remaining $84,000 needed will be raised during the next year. This is “realistic”, Brill said. “We can do this.” The board is emphatic that, although no one wants to lose the theatre, the board will not go forward without a viable fundraising and business plan. No more emergency fundraisers; the board will make sure the Wayside Theatre can raise needed funds or will close. The board itself is stepping up to the plate. It has added new members with specialties in fundraising, management, and grant
writing. It still has opening on its board; the board is analyzing what skill sets it still needs in deciding how to fill the additional seats. The board also is looking for volunteers to help with the new committee structure it has implemented. With fewer employees, the theatre will need volunteers to help with all sorts of theatre business. The board also is changing its fundraising structure . Ticket sales alone will not keep the theatre open. People are encouraged to go to the theatre’s website, www. wayside theatre.com, to make donations on a yearly, monthly or one time basis. Consistent pledges help the theatre when applying for grant money, and for better planning its budget. At the same time, the theatre created a “$20 Is Plenty” campaign to continue to encourage smaller donations. Artistic Director Warner Crocker said that if one half of each of the 20,000 ticket buyers last year donated $20, it would have raised $200,000. Many local organizations have stepped forward to volunteer support for the Wayside Theatre. The Winchester/Frederick County chapter of The National Active
and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) is including the Wayside Theatre in its ongoing Bus Tour program. Through the Bus Tour program, NARFE raises money to help those afflicted with Alzheimer’s. The Shenandoah Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America and the town of Middletown are sponsoring a car show in Middletown’s town park on June 22, 2013. The theatre’s volunteer group, P.R.O.P.S , the town of Middletown and the Shenandoah Valley Runners are sponsoring a “Run4Wayside” four mile run on September 7, 2013. Local artists, organized by Loretta Bailey, are donating their art work to be sold in the Curtin Call Café. Other ideas include a “pay what
you can night,” and special theme nights like first responders, teachers and “read a book” nights. Crocker reminds people that for every $1 spent on art, $7 is returned to the community. Some things inside the theatre are changing, while other things stay the same. Ticket prices will remain the same, making a Wayside Theatre ticket the least expensive purchase of any non-subsidized professional theatre in the region. However, less will need to be done with more. Crocker promises to be transparent with the running of the theatre from its budget on down and any success or failure in the next year. Look for details in the Curtain Call Café and on the website.
Maybe the biggest change for Crocker will be taking the “magic” made in the theatre and sharing it with the audience. Crocker says the staff always works behind the scene to provide magic for theatre goers. Now he intends to include the audience in the magic. As of press time, the theatre raised $88,383.13 in its $90,000 emergency campaign. Crocker is upbeat. Season 52 subscriptions are selling fast. A first mailing to supporters was sent out on Monday last. The “$20 is Plenty” campaign is taking off. A chipper Crocker noted that he expects to know by Labor Day whether or not things are on track. And with that, he signed off to go eat his McDonald’s takeout. (Expires 4/30/2013)
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Teddy Dewayne Morrow
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The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about November 20, 2012, in the County of Warren, Teddy Dewayne Morrow, 36, address unknown, did unlawfully and feloniously and willfully swear falsely as to a material matter while under a lawfully administered oath.
The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: COUNT ONE: On or about February 20, 2007, in the County of Warren, Bartolome Perez-Ambrocio, 33, of 179 Castlebridge Ct. Winchester, VA 22602, did unlawfully and feloniously obtain a Virginia driver’s license, special identification card, or
other document issued by the Department without having satisfied all legal and procedural requirements for the issuance thereof, or when not legally entitled thereto. COUNT TWO: On or about February 20, 2007, in the County of Warren, Bartolome Perez-Ambrocio did unlawfully and feloniously, knowingly utter or attempt to employ as true, a forged public record,
or a certificate, return, or attestation of a public official or employee, in relation to a matter in which such certificate, return, or attestation may be received as legal proof. Michael Paul Ritter
the dates of April 15, November 8 and 9, 2010, in the County of Warren, Michael Paul Ritter, 32, address unknown, did unlawfully and feloniously take, steal, and carry away the goods and chattels belonging to Kathy Brannon, Donna Button, and Glenn Myers, having a value of $200.00 or more.
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The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about November 27, 2012, in the County of Warren, Lisa Kate Felts, 28, of 13550 Heathcote Blvd. Apt 140, Gainesville, VA 20155, did unlawfully and feloniously possess a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Oxycodone.
Richard Hunter Covington The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: COUNT ONE: On or about October 22, 2012, in the County of Warren, Richard Hunter Covington, 23, of 124 S. Court St, Woodstock VA, 22664, having received a visible or audible signal from any law-enforcement officer to bring his motor vehicle to a stop, did unlawfully and feloniously drive such motor vehicle in a willful or wanton disregard of such signal so as to interfere with or endanger the operation of the law-enforcement vehicle or endanger a person. COUNT TWO: On or about October 22, 2012, in the County of Warren, Richard Hunter Covington did unlawfully drive a motor vehicle on a highway at a speed of twenty miles per hour in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit, or in excess of eighty miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit.
Christopher Paul Whittaker The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: COUNT ONE: On or about January 19, 2013, in the County of Warren Christopher Paul Whittaker, 46, of 711 Shenandoah Shores Rd. Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously operate a motor vehicle after having been declared an habitual offender and while the Order of the Court prohibiting his operation remained in effect, this being a second or subsequent offense. COUNT TWO: On or about January 19, 2013, in the County of Warren Christopher Paul Whittaker did unlawfully and feloniously drive or operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, this being the fourth offense committed within ten years of three prior offenses. Benjamin Eric Bowser The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: COUNT ONE: On or about May 24, 2012, in the County of Warren, Benjamin Eric Bowser, 21, of 1339 Hightop Rd., Linden,
VA 22642, did unlawfully and feloniously possess a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Hydromorphone. COUNT TWO: On or about May 24, 2012, in the County of Warren, Benjamin Eric Bowser did unlawfully possess controlled paraphernalia for the illegal administration of controlled substances. Christopher Ryan Lowe The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about December 15, 2012, in the County of Warren, Christopher Ryan Lowe, 33, of 136 Janesa Dr., Martinsburg, WV 25403, did unlawfully take, steal, and carry away the goods and chattels of Walmart with a value of $200.00 or more. Megan Ann Messick The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that on or about December 15, 2012, in the County of Warren, Megan Ann Messick, 26, of 51 Place Dr., Martinsburg, WV 25401, did unlawfully take, steal, and carry away the goods and chattels of Walmart with a value of $200.00 or more. Thomas Lee Young The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that on or about December 15, 2012, in the County of Warren, Thomas Lee Young, 32, of 51 Place Dr., Martinsburg, WV 25401, did unlawfully take, steal, and carry away the goods and chattels of Walmart with a value of
Indictments $200.00 or more. Matthew Ryan Rose The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: COUNT ONE: On or about July 21, 2011, in the County of Warren, Matthew Ryan Rose, 29, of 162 Hillside Farms Rd. Clintwood, VA 24228, did unlawfully drive on a public highway motor vehicle or self-propelled machinery while his license, permit,
or privilege to driver had been suspended or revoked, such offense being a third or subsequent offense committed within a ten year period. COUNT TWO: On or about July 21, 2011, in the County of Warren, Matthew Ryan Rose, did unlawfully and feloniously forge a public record, or a certificate, return, or attestation of a public official or employee, in relation to a matter in which such certificate, return, or attestation may be received as legal proof.
Elks break-in suspect arrested Front Royal Chief of Police Norman A. Shiflett announced the arrest
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Front Royal Farmers’ Market organizes for 5th season
From left, Linda Allen, Tony Tringale and Maggie Sill have risen to the occasion for the FR Farmer’s Market By Leslie Fiddler Warren County Report After a short period of uncertainty the Front Royal Farmers’ Market is
planning its fifth season. Three days after Jim Martin’s February 21 resignation as Downtown Front Royal’s executive director, Larry Scislowicz, volunteer market coordinator under
the auspices of DFR since 2009, announced the market’s demise. “The market faced many organizational challenges this year and there just wasn’t enough time to pull everything together,” Scislowicz wrote. But following Scislowicz’s e-mail, Linda Allen, Maggie Sills and vendor Tony Tringale entered the picture. And, as Scislowicz had hoped would happen “new ideas and hope took root.” Allen and Sills represent Downtown Front Royal and Tringale is a consultant to DFR. Together, the trio is organizing the market’s fifth season. Reports Allen, “The permit process is underway for a Saturday market operating from May through October at the Gazebo location. We have heard from interested consumers that they are glad to have the Farmer’s Market come back this year.” Tringale also notes, “Downtown Front Royal will buy an umbrella insurance policy for general liability.” The market began with 12-14 vendors; had 30 vendors in its second year; 20 vendors in year three and 1617 last year, all the while developing a stronger farm focus. But the “future is now” as the Front Royal Farmer’s Market rallies from the brink. Confirmed return vendors include Valley Creekside Farm (Fort Valley); Mighty Oak Farms (Luray); Main Street Bakery (Luray) and, in September, pumpkin grower Al Paschall. Organizers are recruiting food vendors and may showcase a wider range of local talent including Shea Wolfe Designs’ handcrafted gemstone jewelry. To date 14 vendors
have indicated their interest. What of other former market vendors? Scislowicz and his wife Heather have started a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture partnership) at their local farm, On Simple Grounds. Baker Tony Tringale and honey man Frank Tilco will be at Andrick’s flea market, with Tringale’s products also available at Mighty Oak Farms’ Farmer’s Market table. Frank Tilco Jr. will offer honey at the Gazebo Farmers’ Market. Valley Creekside will carry the Cookie Man’s baking at the Gazebo Market. And while unavailable on Saturdays, Blue Ridge Opportunities will sell bedding plants - flowers and vegetables - before Mothers’ Day from their nearby greenhouse at 37 Water Street, exact dates to be announced. “We’ve started old fashioned flowers that maybe your grandmother had; as well as popular vegetable hybrids plus heritage tomatoes and peppers” described Beth Pinner of Blue Ridge Opportunities. “Most of what we grow we eat ourselves,” she said, adding, “but our clients enjoy filling a community need, so we will sell any extras during the work week.” In “From Farmer’s Daughter to Farmers Market Maven” (Flavor Magazine, April/May 2009) Nina Planck states that for markets to achieve success that “the problem isn’t the supply or the demand – it’s the middleman, the person willing to organize the market and bring the farmers and customers together.” Scisclowicz agrees. In a March 16 e-mail he notes that town governments provide organizational and
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“This section specifically exempts prisoners from ‘the city or county for which [sheriff is] elected or appointed’ You are elected for all of Rockingham County, including the towns … It is, therefore, my opinion you may not bill the incorporated towns within Rockingham County …” – 1982 AG opinion on inmate billing
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Town gets new inmate bill as RSW Jail negotiations spark Town of FR, WC, RSW Regional Jail – a different kind of ‘marital’ triangle
Town Attorney Doug Napier believes the town has the winning hand in inmate billing dispute with county. By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Was it a coincidence or introduction of a late bargaining chip in central water-sewer negotiations between the Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren (RSW) Regional Jail Authority and the Town of Front Royal? That was a question that popped into my mind when the issue of county charges to the town for the cost of housing inmates held on town charges was revisited at a March 18 Front Royal Town Council Work Session. Vice-Mayor Shae Parker raised the subject when he said it was his understanding the town had received “another bill for housing town inmates in the county jail.” “We have,” Town Attorney Doug Napier replied. The matter was raised early last year when the county began charging
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past. However, the issue appeared to be put to rest when the town attorney forwarded an opinion to council and the mayor that the town was exempt from such charges as a municipality that is also part of Warren County. But as the work session discussion progressed, the vice mayor observed that County Attorney Blair Mitchell believed he had found grounds to contest Town Attorney Doug Napier’s legal references through an unspecified opinion Parker said dated to 1896 and referenced cities, not towns. “Something now has apparently broken down to where the sheriff ’s office believes we owe them money for housing prisoners,” Councilman Hollis Tharpe observed. Legal precedent From the 1982 opinion of the Virginia Attorney General, Napier quotes a reference to the applicable code written to the Sheriff of Rockingham County: “This section spe-
cifically exempts prisoners from ‘the city or county for which [he is] elected or appointed’ You are elected for all of Rockingham County, including the towns, and the City of Harrisonburg. [Page 334] “It is, therefore, my opinion that you may not bill the incorporated towns within Rockingham County or the City of Harrisonburg for the per diem cost of maintaining prisoners in the Rockingham County Jail pursuant to § 53-182.”
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Town-Regional Jail er. The jail authority had replied positively to the proposed monthly rate of 1.375 of the base in-town watersewer utility rate and normal double hook-up fees for out-of-town service, with minor changes, staff reported. Those changes include: • reaching a monthly usage amount by averaging out the jail’s water use over a 12-month period. Apparently that will help defer costs during higher use, summer months when amounts over 540,000 gallons are anticipated. The jail will pay the 1.375 rate up to 540,000 gallons and normal double rates on all monthly water over that amount; • rather than the originally stated 20-year-plus period of a water-sewer rate contract, the jail authority countered it be in effect for 60 years, the projected “useful life” of the jail; • should the jail expand, leading to additional water and sewer needs, the authority would pay double the in-town monthly rate on that additional gallon amount; • cistern-collected rainwater for laundry and cooling system use
would be allowed pending a necessary change to town codes allowing that water to be dumped in the town central sewer system after adequate treatment; • AND – drum roll pleazzz – the regional jail will NOT charge the Town of Front Royal for housing inmates generated by town charges. Considering the earlier discussion of the new county-initiated inmate charges, Vice-Mayor Parker wondered why the regional jail utility negotiations included something (prisoner charges to the town) the town believes is illegal. Asked about the timing of the March 12, 2013 letter from the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office seeking compensation of $260 for a total of 26 inmate days for 26 inmates incarcerated on charges originating with town codes, RSW Authority Chairman and Warren County Administrator Doug Stanley smiled and observed it could soon be a moot point. rogerb@warrencountyreport.com
Relay and dogs team up – with owners Front Royal/Warren County Relay For Life is giving our canine friends something to bark about at the Warren County Dog Park. On Saturday, April 20th from 9:30 a.m. tp 2 p.m., the 3rd Annual Bark For Life, an ACS fundraising event to honor our care giving canine friends, will take place. The event will feature a one-mile walk for canines and their companions, dog contests, various service dog demonstrations, RFL team fundraisers, a silent auction, and much more. All are welcome – even if you do not have a dog as the Warren County Humane Society will be there with pets available for adoption; please bring items needed for the animal shelter. LIKE our Facebook page, Front Royal/Warren County Bark For Life for more information or contact Katrina Meade at Katrina.Meade@bankatcity.com or (540) 533-8479. – From a release
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After being satisfied that onsite septic systems for both human and “dog waste” will be cleaned as required by the Health Department, on March 19 the Warren County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the lease of a county-owned property at 380 Menefee Lane. The property is the old Humane Society of Warren County Animal Shelter that has remained vacant since the shelter was moved to its current location in the Happy Creek Industrial Park off Shenandoah Shore Road. The lessee is listed as Country Critter Sitter LLC, which lists Tamara West as “Managing Member” in a draft contract presented
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At the Tuesday morning, March 5 meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors, the board heard from Dr. John Rizzo on the issue of requests from developers to make changes in well and septic setbacks. “I didn’t think I would have to be here again after 20 years,” Rizzo said before the meeting. Dr. Rizzo, a retired physicist, had a career in both the Atomic Energy Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and has been a member of Warren County’s Board of Zoning Appeals. He authored Chapter 179 of the Warren County Code 20 years ago. That section sets out guidelines regarding separation distances between wells, drain fields, sinkholes and septic disposal components. In his March 5 presentation, he referred to a letter sent to Warren’s Planning Commission from the County’s Builder’s Association in which they requested a change to the setback between wells from 100 to 50 feet. Chapter 179 requires wells to be 100 feet from each other. In a phone conversation, Rizzo answered a question about how shortening the distance between wells would be a health hazard. He said they could interact with each other and reduce the flow of a particular well. Chapter 179 also requires wells and septic drain fields to be 100 feet apart. Because the county has areas in the Catoctin Greenstone
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“These two amendments are not in compliance with the minimum state standards, and they must be changed at some point,” said County Planning Director Taryn Logan. Other than those amendments, the planning commission recommended the rest of the ordinance remain the same as it has been since 2001, according to the planning commission work session report submitted at the meeting by Logan. Happy Creek District Supervisor Tony Carter suggested that there be a public hearing on the issue scheduled for the supervisors’ April meeting.
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County prevails in Horton appeal to state Supreme Court Voluntary is in the eye of the beholder – at least legally in Virginia By Carol Ballard Warren County Report The Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled against the developer D.R. Horton Inc. in its appeal to gain back the $208,000 in fees it had paid to Warren County “under protest”. According to the Virginia high court “under protest” isn’t enough. At the March 5 meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors, County Attorney Blair Mitchell told the board, “The County does not have to refund any of the fees paid prior to the decision in the lawsuit.” Essentially, that was $4,000 in disputed fees of total payments of $12,000 per 52 units already constructed by the developer of a potential 225 approved by the county. D.R. Horton purchased the residential aspect of the Blue Ridge Shadows development package in 2004. The entire Blue Ridge Shadows LLC developmental package includes an 18-hole PGA-regulation golf course and commercial component including a Holiday Inn and Houlihan’s, though the Houlihan’s is independently owned and was not impacted by Blue Ridge Shadows LLC’s 2009 bankruptcy filing. In a 2011 ruling in the Horton case, Judge Designate William H. Ledbetter Jr. ruled for Horton on its contention there was no contractual obligation to pay the disputed $4,000 portion of the per-unit proffers on units not yet built. In early 2006, when Horton applied for the first building permits, they found that the County would
be charging them $12,000, including an additional $4,000 per permit as the “hook-up” water-sewer tap fees. Between May 2006 and January 2010, 52 building permits were issued to Horton after it paid the full $12,000 tap fees. During negotiations between Horton and the county, Horton’s counsel sent a letter to the County saying Horton didn’t believe it was obligated to pay the disputed portion of the fees established verbally with the previous developer. However, the developer said it would pay the disputed amount “until this matter has been resolved” in order “to avoid further damage to [Horton]” – who apparently perceived it would not be issued building permits by the county without the full tap fee payments. After a lower court ruling against
it on those fees paid under protest, Horton appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court. According to the final two courts to hear the case Horton’s decision to pay under protest was fatal to the developer’s arguments for reimbursement. The court held that Horton wasn’t due reimbursement, even of “unlawful fees” because they were paid “voluntarily” within the meaning of the Virginia’s somewhat obtuse “voluntary payment doctrine”. “The voluntary payment doctrine, as established under Virginia common law, provides as follows: Where a party pays an illegal demand with full knowledge of all the facts which render such demand illegal, without an immediate and urgent necessity therefore, or unless to release his person or property from detention,
or to prevent an immediate seizure of his person or property, such payment must be deemed voluntary, and cannot be recovered back,” the court wrote, adding, “And the fact that the party at the time of making the payment, files a written protest, does not make the payment involuntary … The doctrine has been applied in Virginia for more than 150 years and may appear somewhat ‘harsh’ … but not more so than the statute of limitations, or many other principles of the law, which have been adopted with a view to general policy,” the high court ruled. According to the court, Horton didn’t establish any reason why it couldn’t have tried to obtain any injunctive relief before acquiring any one of the permits it was seeking from the county to allow construction to
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Virginia drivers should get used to hitting “send” on their phones before they get behind the wheel … a new state law will crack down on texting while driving. Gov. McDonnell approved the law … but recommended that the General Assembly reduce the proposed fines for violators.
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enforcement of this new law.” Barker has introduced bills targeting cellphone use while driving during the past five legislative sessions. In an interview, he addressed three key enforcement issues related to the new law. What is prohibited? According to Barker, the law covers only entering text into the phone to send a message or email or to use a search engine. The law does not prohibit scroll-
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available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide a valuable public service. However, they only have a small four person team with few or limited resources when compared to other larger public safety departments. Still, they carry out their duties with compassion. We have been witness to their selfless dedication. “Olive” serves as an example of their kindness. Olive was a 6 month old puppy who was hit by a car early one morning on Rt. 522. The animal control officer on duty transported Olive to the emergency veterinary hospital in Winchester for treatment. HSWC staff learned that Olive was in bad condition and had significant damage to her leg and hip. Due to the swift response of animal control, Olive was able to be saved at the emergency vet. The vet was able to set her leg but damage to her hip would be permanent and she faced a long road to recovery. As Olive grew from a puppy to a full size dog, she would need additional care to include hip surgery. Once
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Wednesday, April 3 8:30am - 9:30am Small Business Committee. Chamber Office. 12:30pm - 1pm Warren County Business On The River 95.3. Thursday, April 4 9am - 10am Tourism Committee. Chamber Office. Friday, April 5 1:30pm - 2:30pm Education Committee. Chamber Office. Saturday, April 6 10am - 5pm Vino E Formaggio Wine Tasting. 124 E. Main Street. Always free and always fun! www.vinoeformaggio.com. 2pm - 4:30pm A 31 fundraiser benefitting the non-profit Blue Ridge Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship. 20% of all sales will be donated to the center. 1631 Wrights Mill Rd, Berryville, VA 22611, 1.6 miles North of Rt 7. Contact Marjorie Youngs to RSVP: 540-533-2777 4pm Annual spaghetti supper. All you can eat. Hites Chapel, United Methodist Church. 150 Chapel Road Middletown, VA (5 Miles West/Middletown Stoplight). Adults $7, children (under 10) $4.
Tuesday, April 9 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. 7pm - 7pm BAR Meeting. Town Administration Building, Front Royal. Wednesday, April 10 3:30pm - 5pm Chamber Board Meeting. Chamber Office
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Rumors of a change in the workplace could make you a mite uneasy about going ahead with implementing your ideas. Best advice: Ignore the talk and proceed as planned. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Everyone has an opinion on how to handle a recent business suggestion. Thank them for their advice. Then go ahead and follow your own fine instincts. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) While home is your main focus this week, new issues in the workplace need your attention as well. Take things step by step. Pressures ease in time for weekend fun. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Be less rigid when handling a relationship problem. You might believe you’re in the right, but try to open your mind to the possibilities of facts you’re currently not aware of. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Leos and Leonas run at a hectic pace throughout much of the week. But by the weekend, the Lions’ Dens become a purrrfect place for you Fine Felines to relax in. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Change is favored early in the week. This should make it easier for you to reassess your plans for handling a troubling professional relationship. Good luck.
Sat Apr 13, 2013 8am - 3pm Relay for Life Yard Sale. American Legion Parking Lot, Front Royal. Today is the Relay for Life Yard/Bake Sale in the American Legion Parking Lot. 6:30pm A RAY OF HOPE & COOL SPRINGS CHURCH presents ALL4HYM. Relay for life Benefit Concert. Tickets are $5.00 for an adult, children 16 and under are free with paid adult admission. For more information, please contact Brad Fletcher at 540.622.7885. Skyline High School, Front Royal, VA
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A suggestion from a colleague could give your professional project that long-needed boost. Meanwhile, someone close to you still needs your emotional support. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Before complying with a colleague’s request, check to see that the action benefits all, not just one person’s agenda. Continue firming up those travel plans. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Your social life is on the upswing, and the only problem is deciding which invitations to accept. Enjoy yourself before settling down for some serious work next week. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) With your creative aspects on high, you might want to restart your work on that novel or painting you put aside. Your efforts will bring a surge in your self-esteem. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) While you’re generous with others, be sure you’re not overlooking your own needs. Take time to assess your situation and make adjustments where necessary. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Being applauded for your achievement is great. But watch out that you don’t start acting like a star. It could lose your valuable support with your next project. BORN THIS WEEK: Your strong belief in justice, along with your leadership qualities, help you protect the rights of others. © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:45pm - 2:45pm R-MA Open House. Randolph-Macon Academy, Front Royal. R-MA invites students and their families to the April Open House today. The Open House is for families interested in applying to the Academy for the Middle School Summer Camp for grades 6-8. Summer School for grades 9-12 or the 2013-2014 School Year for grades 6-12. Families will
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Engle’s Angle: This Year, But Not Next By Kevin S. Engle Warren County Report As a kid, I’d “give up” certain types of food for Lent. Stuff I really liked. Popcorn, candy, lima beans. Ok, maybe not the lima beans. I don’t remember it being all that hard to do, but then again, since I couldn’t tell you what I had for breakfast this morning, who knows how tough it really was. This year, for some stupid reason, I gave up chocolate. “You can’t do it,” my wife said. “You won’t last.” I knew she was right. I like my chocolate. On many nights, after dinner, I’ll get my fix while watching TV. Milk chocolate M&M’s®, Hershey’s candy bars, Butterfingers®, Heath® bars. I like them all. • On 14, 1865, Wilkes ButApril ever sinceJohnmidnight, Booth, an actor and Confederate symWednesday, February 13th, when pathizer, fatally shoots President AbraLent started, too at many days ago, ham Lincoln at a play Ford’s Theater had zero in I’ve Washington, D.C.chocolate The attackintake. came only five days Confederate Gen. Nada. Zip. after Nothing. Robert Lee surrendered his army at It’sE.killing me! Appomattox in Virginia. Do you Court knowHouse how many things •have On April 8, 1916, at the Boulevard chocolate in them? Race in Corona, Calif., an early racing • Chocolate chip cookies. car careens into a crowd of spectators, • Chocolate candy. killing the driver and two others. The •accident Chocolate cake. fatal helped encourage organizers to begin holding • Chocolate syrup.races on specially built tracksfudge instead of regular • Chocolate brownies. streets. It’s everywhere! • On 13, exclude 1939, the I’ve April had to an heavy entire cruiser USS Astoria arrives in Japan food group from my diet. And you under the command of Capt. Richknow that can’t be healthy. mond Turner in an attempt to photo Like any addiction, first graph the Japanese battleshipsthe Yamato and in a pre-war reconnaisfewMusash days were the worst. I’d be sance. The Astoria wasmysunk during at work, sitting at desk, fanOperation Watchtower in the Solomon tasizing about a big bowl of milk Islands in August 1942. chocolate M&M’s®. Of course, I • On April 12, 1945, U.S. President normally do that anyway,dies butofnow Franklin Delano Roosevelt a I was drooling. cerebral hemorrhage in his home at At Springs, night, I’dGa. dream it. My Warm The about only man to befavorite elected toisfour as president the terms one where I’m inofa thecandy Unitedfactory, States, Roosevelt is rememswimming in a vat bered for his New Deal social policies of chocolate and have to drink my and his leadership during wartime. way out. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, • On April 10, 1953, the horror film “The House of Wax,” starring Vincent Price, opens at New York’s Paramount Theater. It was the first feature from a
that’s a good one. My wife likes chocolate too, but she was smart enough not to do this. And she’s been sympathetic to my cause, not eating it in front of me, although I have caught her in the kitchen on more than occasion sneaking some when she thought I wasn’t paying attention. “What’s going on in there?” I’d ask when hearing the crinkle of candy wrappers. “It’s mint chocolate,” she’d say, knowing that was one kind I did’t like. But to a desperate man, that even sounded good. My strategy has been simple. Focus on other things. And that’s what I’ve done. Thanks to jelly beans, Sugar Babies®, and vanilla ice cream with butterscotch topping, I’ve survived. Barely. But now, the end is in sight. I can see the finish line. I can almost taste victory. And taste I will. When people sit down for a nice Easter meal with their family, I’ll have already indulged. In fact, I’ve been planning my feast for weeks. And when the clock strikes twelve on March 31st, I’ll dig in. The appetizer? M&M’s®. My main course? An oversized white chocolate bunny with big ears and a side of brownies. And for dessert? I’ll cap it off with some warm chocolate chip cookies and a chocolate shake. I already know what’s for breakfast this week. Pop-Tarts®. Chocolate chip on Monday. Chocolate fudge on Tuesday. And so on. Ahhhhhhhhh, life is good again.
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Monday, April 8 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. For an agenda please look under the “e-services” tab of this website.
Friday, April 12 5pm - 7pm Band Bingo Fundraiser. Front Royal Fire Department, Front Royal. Skyline High School Marching Band Bing Fundraiser is tonight. Doors open at 5:00p. Games begin at 7:00p. Tickets: $20.00/advance includes bingo cards for all regular games ($100) and Jackpot games ($500). Purchase additional cards, early bird games ($25), 50/50, and Instant Bingo chances on the evening. Tickets at the door ($25.00). Concessions and daubers will be available. For tickets: Bonnie Shipe at (540)465-2168 or (540)6227780 and leave a message or e-mail: 01bhshipe@gmail.com.
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Monday, April 1 April Fool’s Day 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. The public is invited. 6:30pm - 7:30pm Izaak Walton League Meeting. Browntown. The Warren County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League Assoc (IWLA) will meet today. The evening features a “Wild Game Dinner” provided by membership and a speaker from the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center. 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.
Sunday, April 7 2pm - 5pm Vino E Formaggio Wine Tasting. 124 E. Main Street. Always free and always fun! www.vinoeformaggio.com. 12pm Cornhole Tournament benefit for 12U Travel baseball. Games start at 1pm. Cost - $25 per person, $50 per team. Event is at Front Royal Moose Lodge. For Registration, contact Allen Smoot 540771-4219, or smootwa@yahoo.com
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Pets Page Dear Stewart,
I see lots of people working in the Happy Creek Arboretum across from the Flea Market lately. What’s going on? Joan Dear Joan,
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Yes, the areas alongHappy Creek will look a little different over the next couple months. The FR/WC Tree Stewards along with the Town Horticultural Department are clearing undesirable plants along Happy Creek. In March they started at Prospect Street and are moving north toward Stonewall Drive. They are removing invasive trees and shrubsso that beneficial natives can survive and thrive. Invasive plants are alien plantsthat have been introduced from elsewhere anddo so well in their new environment that they crowd out
the native trees and take over the area. Some examples of this are Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), Burning Bush (Euonymus alata), and Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica). In years past, the town crews mowed everything down along Happy Creek annually. While it looked “clean” for a while, it gave the invasive trees a better chance of surviving and actually caused more of an issue than it solved. That practice was finally discontinued. In 2010, the Urban Forestry Advisory Commission obtained a grant for a professional clearing of invasive plants from the area. Since then, the local Tree Stewards, along with other groups, have spent several work sessions dealing with the invasive removal and new seedling planting on a voluntary basis. It always seemed to be a never ending battle to stay ahead of the invasives. The end result will be a creek bank
with primarily beneficial trees and shrubs to provide shade and help stabilize the fragile creek banks. You may actually be able to see the creek now as it meanders through that section of town and the local wildlife will have a much better environment in which to live. The Tree Stewards continue to plant additional trees in the Arboretum. The trees are labeled to provide a selfguided, informational walk along the creek. The Master Gardeners also help by planting and maintaining several flower gardens. This stretch of land lies along the Royal Shenandoah Greenway which will be 4.1 miles throughout the town for walking, cycling, and running for residents and visitors. Keep checking as you pass by Happy Creek to see how the work is progressing.
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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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Some vehicles slightly higher.
4 dr. Hatchback, 1.6L I-4 cyl 50K Miles Stock #12GC296B
2012 Ford Focus SEL
$8,937
4 dr., 2.0L I-4 cyl 34K Miles Stock #U173A
$
99
95
Reg. $149 .9
5
Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends APRIL 15, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.
Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends APRIL 15, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.
2009 Chevrolet Aveo
30 OFF 00
ANY
WITH ANY Scheduled Mileage Service Interval
BY
25 OFF 00
$17,497
2010 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 2 dr., 2.5L I-4 cyl 81K miles Stock #13Q458A
$14,937
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.
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