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Volume VIII, Issue 18 · Early September, 2013
Playing dirty in annexation debate?
Visiting Patsy Cline’s local roots
Back to school safety 25
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TAXI WARS: safety or scheming? 9 & 11
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1935 reaches out from Town Hall cornerstone
Smithsonian wild horse milestone 13 23
Sept. 14th Air Show 6
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A full list of time capsule documents is in possession of the town ‌ one that caught our attention was “The Whatsoever Circle of The King’s Daughters.â€? What have we here – or there in 1935, a group of female loyalists to the King of England plotting a return to the British Empire?!!?
Front Royal History
Town Hall’s cornerstone removed, time capsule pending Heritage Society will oversee document removal on Friday, Aug. 30 By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report On Saturday, Aug. 17, officials of the Town of Front Royal, Masonic
Unity Lodge 146, the Warren Heritage Society, along with a crowd of citizens, gathered for a ceremonial removal of the cornerstone of Town Hall exactly 78 years after it was
placed on Aug. 17, 1935. A time capsule enclosed within the cornerstone will be opened Friday, Aug. 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ivy Lodge of The Warren Heritage Society, the day after this edition goes to press.
That later removal will be done under the careful stewardship of The Warren Heritage Society in the hope of not destroying the paper documents known to be enclosed in the actual time capsule.
A full list of time capsule documents is in possession of the town. See HISTORY,
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Front Royal history HISTORY, from Included in that list are membership and records of a number of local organizations and town or county departments. And while I guess they all seemed important to those who put them in, several that caught our attention involved a group known as “The King’s Daughters”. What have we here – or there in 1935 – a group of female loyalists to the King of England plotting a return to the British Empire?!!? Maybe we’ll find out – item 12 on the town list of 39 enclosed time capsule documents is “The Whatsoever Circle of The King’s Daughters.” Whatsoever might those girls have been up to, and under the auspices of what king? (Dewey, you know anything about this?) Why now? At any rate, why open a time capsule after 78 years you might wonder. Isn’t it usually done after increments of 50, 75 or 100 years??? Could there be an economic connection? Perhaps because 1935 was six years into the Great Depression that began with the Wall Street Crash of 1929; and 78 years down the road here in 2013 we are six years, give or take a month or so, into the Great Recession that began with the great “Housing Bubble” crash and speculative banking scandal of 2008-09. Okay, probably not – but you must admit “the rich get rich and the poor get poorer” corporate song and dance similarities are THERE! But despite my extensive historical and economic research, alas, I am told, no, it was done after 78 years due to the Front Royal Town government’s transition from old Town Hall into its new, more expansive offices in the new Front Royal Administration Building on East Main Street, as well as the timing of the town’s celebration of its 225th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Front Royal. And one might guess, the potential of old Town Hall’s sale were it not to be incorporated (pun intended) for future municipal use, such as emergency, interim, postapocalyptic (or at least heavy rains of Aug. 23) police headquarters. Key moments & prices Mayor and Council members involved from 1933 to 1935 Mayor B.J. Hillidge, Councilmen E.T. Whitworth, J.H. Shiner, H.H. Marlowe, George Buck, Dr. L.F. Hansbrough, & E.H. Stokes November 1933 The Royal Avenue Property acquired from A.G. Weaver & I.H. Trout for$6,500. The town treasurer borrowed $1500 from the Fireman’s Club of the Relief Fire Department of
the Town of Front Royal for the down payment. December 1933 Council requests $35,000 from National Recovery Act to be loaned for construction of “Municipal Building”. The building also would serve as the new home for the Relief Fire Department of the Town of Front Royal October 1934
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To advertise in print or online, contact: Alison Duvall at alisond@warrencountyreport.com • 540-551-2072 or Angie Buterakos at angie@warrencountyreport.com - 540-683-9197 During council discussions in October of 1934 the building was first referred to as “Town Hall” by the Council Members. November 1934 Approval of $35,000 grant and loan from National Recovery Act May 1935 Construction of “Municipal Building” awarded to Peters Construc-
tion Company of Norfolk VA for $33,627.45. At the same time The Peters Construction Company was awarded the Courthouse Project by the Board of Supervisors, which resulted in a deduction of about $1200 for both bodies. February 1936 Town staff occupies “Municipal Building”. The first Council Meeting was held on February 10th the build-
ing serves the citizens of Front Royal for 77 years. January 2013 The town offices and Council Chambers were relocated to the new Town Administrative Building on East Main Street – rogerb@warrencountyreport.com
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“How do you define bad moral character? I think we should get an attorney general’s opinion.� – Councilman, attorney and Republican Daryl Funk
Town headed to AG Office for Taxi Driver morals opinion All things considered, should council maybe go some place else?
Is Front Royal forming a legal think tank on taxi drivers? By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report With the issue of how restrictive proposed limitations on the right to
Councilman Daryl Funk proposed getting an AG opinion before proceeding toward establishing a town taxi code and brought the matter forward for discussion on Aug. 19. The initiative for codifying rules for
drive a taxicab in the Town of Front Royal should be still unresolved, one of two attorneys on the Front Royal Town Council has suggested seeking a Virginia Attorney General’s opinion.
cab companies, from limiting who can drive one, be involved in management of a cab company, determining what cabs should look like, how many fares can be carried at once, among other restrictions was brought forward
at a May 20 work session by Yellow Cab of Shenandoah owner Tony Elar. Through two previous work sessions, questions remain about how far the town should go in limiting a person from driving a cab due to a variety of factors, most prominently past criminal record. “I think most are against this but let’s let Mr. Funk state his case,� Mayor Tim Darr said in beginning the discussion of pursuing an AG opinion. Funk noted that no one appeared opposed to restricting those convicted of past sex offenses from obtaining “hacker� or taxi driver licenses. However, at issue are restrictions on citizens convicted of other offenses. “Should certain or all felonies be included? How broad a net can we cast?� Funk asked his colleagues. “I think we can cap it at sex offenders – and let them challenge us on that,� Councilman Hollis Tharpe suggested. “How long will it take to get an AG
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“I don’t know, you might want to go somewhere else for THAT opinion.� – peanut gallery observation on council seeking counsel on issues of moral character from the office of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli
Front Royal TAXI, from opinion?� Councilman Eugene Tewalt asked. “It would be silly for a cab company to hire a sex offender,� Councilman Bret Hrbek observed. However, Hrbek, who has questioned the necessity of a town code versus simply following any state guidelines on insurance, licensing or participatory restrictions, based on past criminal behavior, added, “I’d support this to get it 18 months away from us.� Councilman Tom Sayre stated that all the town’s cab companies supported such a more restrictive code. Sayre’s comment drew a universal contradiction from his colleagues, one of whom observed that one owner “we all know� (Yellow Cab’s Elar) alone had brought the proposal forward. Town Manager Steve Burke clarified that all three companies operating in Front Royal – Ellwood‘s, Yellow and A-1 – had responded positively to the suggestion sex offenders be restricted from driving cabs. “We should be on firm [legal] ground� before attempting to imple-
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ment restrictions beyond sex offender,� Funk continued, adding, “How do you define bad moral character? I think we should get an attorney general’s opinion.� That observation led someone in the more informal confines of a work session to quip – “I don’t know, you might want to go somewhere else for THAT opinion.� * As the ensuing laughter and banter about the ethical travails of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli subsided, Mayor Darr attempted to get a council consensus on how to proceed with Funk’s suggestion on acquiring state legal advice. I could/couldn’t care less Hrbek and Tewalt sided with Funk, if only to help their colleague decide how to vote in the end. Tharpe and Sayre opposed the inquiry. So with a potential tie sending the swing vote to a mayor who seemed clearly opposed to the AG initiative, Vice Mayor Shae Parker said, “I could care less,� which led the mayor to inject, “You mean
you couldn’t care less,â€? drawing more laughter. Either way, Parker maintained his not-worth-a-vote stance, adding, “I don’t trust his (AG) opinion any more than anyone else’s ‌ and it is just that – an opinion.â€? So, with a wavering 3-2-1 consensus to go, it appears it is on to Richmond to have Ken Cuccinelli and his staff define the parameters of “good moral characterâ€? as it applies to driving a taxicab (good thing the town’s not asking about character as it applies to political or legal conflicts of interest **). “Reasonableâ€? paralysis As we observed after council’s last attempt to grapple with its “Taxi Driverâ€? dilemma in mid-June, reluctance to move beyond paralysis on a cab ordinance appears based on an attempt to define one word – “reasonable.â€? While state codes authorize local regulation of the operation of taxicab service, the word “reasonableâ€? pops up repeatedly in reference to those
regulations. The word is used four times in less than two pages, specifically addressing overall regulation, qualifications of operators, insurance requirements, as well as any limit on the number of taxis and companies operating within a municipality. “What is reasonable?â€? Vice-Mayor Parker asked town legal staff during June 17 discussion. And as August moves toward September, due in large part to Parker’s “could/couldn’t care lessâ€? stance, it appears council will seek outside legal help to define “reasonableâ€? in establishing parameters to allow someone to drive a taxicab in Front Royal. But come on guys, is it really that hard?!!? Don’t let people drive a cab: • who are convicted sexual abusers, predators or child molesters; • who have a recent legal history of armed robbery or burglary of residential or commercial properties. Do we really need Ken Cuccinelli, or any other lawyer, to figure this one out?
* ** Humor/character footnotes: see press reports on AG Ken Cuccinelli’s “gifts� from Star Scientific, a company with a million-dollar-plus tax dispute with the commonwealth; and his office’s scrutiny from the state Inspector General regarding alleged legal advice to Pittsburgh-based gas companies, one (CONSOL) reported as a major contributor - $111,044 - to Cuccinelli’s gubernatorial campaign, involved in a three-year-old lawsuit over $28-million in alleged non payment of natural gas-drilling royalties to southwest Virginia property owners.
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“Banning smoking by drivers, not permitting two fares at a time, physical features of the automobile, business operations were the driving arguments. A ban on sex offenders was an afterthought … This is why I call it a manufactured crisis.” – Bret Hrbek on proposed town taxicab code
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By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report If he had been grudgingly open to pursuing a state legal opinion on potential prohibitions on taxicab drivers a week earlier (see related story), on Aug. 26 Councilman Bret Hrbek told us exactly how he felt about the local cab ordinance initiative brought forth by Yellow Cab of Shenandoah owner and fellow Republican Tony Elar. And it wasn’t a pretty picture. Hrbek equated Elar’s desire for increased local regulatory authority to police his industry to such initiatives in the larger business world: to a Wall Street financial giant manipulating legislative policies to its own benefit; or to big pharmaceutical companies and insurance giants co-writing health care reform to ensure their long-term predominance. Noting the self-imposed operational criteria Elar told council in May he enforces on his cab company, at least in part to court business with the public school system, Hrbek began, “I have no privileged information but I would suspect that Yellow Cab of Shenandoah has the highest internal standards and fees of its competitors. So everyone should understand my skepticism, and I would hope share in it, when the largest player in an industry asks to be regulated by the government. It’s like Goldman Sachs colluding with Congress to write the Dodd-Frank legislation and Big Pharma and Big Insurance working with the White House to write Obamacare – the ‘Big Boys’ write legislation to eliminate start ups and smaller businesses.” Local Yellow Cab owner Elar claimed public safety as his motive, not elimination of competition between what are now three cab companies operating in Front Royal – Yellow, Ellwood’s (the oldest) and newcomer A-1 Taxi. And as the conversation has progressed, driving prohibitions on those with a criminal background, particularly convicted sex offenders, has come to the fore. But was it coincidence that the Yellow Cab initiative coincided with the sudden influx of an A-1 Cab fleet on the streets of Front Royal, driving fares down this spring? “In Yellow Cab’s argument to town council during a previous work session, regulatory background checks were the last argument for an ordinance. Stan-
dardization of operations was clearly the objective of the argument,” Hrbek stated. “Banning smoking by drivers, not permitting two fares at a time, physical features of the automobile, business operations were the driving arguments. A ban on sex offenders was an afterthought – a throw away. This is why I call it a manufactured crisis.” Who is in danger? In fact, Hrbek noted that after checking with Front Royal Police Chief Norman Shiflett, he could cite only one incident of a sexual assault involving a cab driver. “There has been one incident in recent years – a woman was raped – a horrible event but one that this code would not have prevented. The victim was the driver and the perpetrators were the passengers,” Hrbek pointed out, adding, “Let’s be clear. Our cabs are safe and the issue is a distraction to the broader issue.” That broader issue, Hrbek believes, is a private-sector effort to align with government to strengthen one’s competitive position. Included in that positioning is the imposition of costs on competitors over peripheral issues such as appearance, style or operational choices like carrying multiple fares. “This is not an argument for anarchy,” Hrbek said of his opposition to a sweeping town taxi ordinance. “However, this [proposal] will put some taxicab companies outside their ability to pay [pushing them] to go out of business. So instead of protecting our citizens, we are making a service they need unaffordable and eliminating choice. “It has been argued we have a duty to do everything in our power to protect the citizenry. That is a scary idea: curfews, 5 mph speed limits and traffic cameras at every turn would help protect the public – but are unnecessary and undesirable. State law already established automobile standards, the DMV has driver requirements and sex offender laws protect children. Another layer of law that is costly to business will not be effective … An educated public is the answer to the issue,” Hrbek concluded. Hrbek said that after staff legal research he believed state codes enabled the obvious restriction on convicted sex offenders driving cabs. “The language in state code is much
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Eight days after the Front Royal Town Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aug. 12, 5-1 vote toward the obvious â&#x20AC;&#x201C; approval of a citizen-initiated boundary adjustment that would bring 604 acres and its potential revenue of both $20 million in water-sewer utility hook up fees and $500,000 in annual real estate tax revenue into the town limits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was Warren Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turn. That turn entailed jumping on the logic bandwagon, approving the transfer of land earmarked for mixed residential-commercial development into the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s town center, Front Royal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or not. I know, I know, the suspense is killing you. Well, the county approved the draft Voluntary Settlement Agreement (VSA) with the town and Front Royal
Limited Partnership (FRLP) after 11 months of hard negotiations. The 41 vote, only Board Chairman Archie Fox dissenting, heads off a legal fight that would have put a decision into the hands of an outside entity, the Virginia Commission on Local Government (CLG), and open a second front in a pending annexation war with the Town of Front Royal. But the county approval didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come without drama. After Richard Traczykâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motion to approve, seconded by Tony Carter, Fox handed the meeting chairmanship over to Vice-Chair Linda Glavis in order to offer an amendment to the motion. With hostilities mounting between the town and county on the revenue split between the two municipalities from commercial and industrial development in the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Route 522/340 North Corridor, that motion was a BLOCKBUSTER.
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dible chuckle from one interested spectator, Tom Sayre who was the lone town council vote against the agreement the previous week. Carter seemed to express a consensus of support for Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gesture, adding however, that due to the time crunch on a decision â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an extended CLG deadline looming the follow-
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are a visionary.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; North River Supervisor Dan Murray on Archie Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempts to link FRLP and North Corridor boundary adjustments Urban Development Area guidelines appeared to be in the best interest of all involved, he preferred to move forward on this isolated voluntary annexation between the town and county. With Glavis joining Fox in support of the amendment, the vote reached Murray deadlocked at 2-2. Retracing the lengthy negotiation process that led to the town declining to include rezoning and specifics on future development in the boundary adjustment thus cutting the county out of any direct input in the decision-making process on that development, Murray said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d really like to abstain â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? tick, tick, tick â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś but I know I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? Murray broke his silence. So, with Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no vote, Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
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astating and expensively contested one. However, Carter expressed the same concerns over the last-minute nature of the Fox amendments, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe tonight is the time to bring this forward.â&#x20AC;? Fox countered that what he called the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick approval of the agreement the previous week made him â&#x20AC;&#x153;suspiciousâ&#x20AC;? and that were the town to follow up that approval with a move to have itself declared a city it would be both â&#x20AC;&#x153;detrimentalâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;devastatingâ&#x20AC;? to Warren County. And while all his colleagues again seemed enthralled with the boldness of their chairman-in-abstentiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effort to tie the two potential boundary adjustments together, this time Fox
Front Royal-Warren County couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even garner a second. However, after County Attorney Blair Mitchell explained that municipal votes donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require seconds, though it is the county tradition to call for them, Fox was given the courtesy of a vote. This time he alone voted in support of his amendment. In summarizing his vote against the VSA, Fox cited potential traffic congestion at the proposed transportation hub into Front Royal at Eighth
Street near Bing Crosby Stadium at Commerce Avenue. And so it seems that while one regional theater has closed down for good, the theater that passes for municipal government in Warren County and Front Royal continues, if not to standing ovations, at least to looks of astonished gratitude from press row. Middletown, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the clock. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rogerb@warrencountyreport.com
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel it is safe to surmise that the research was to annul the Town of Front Royalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Charter. It is quite obvious from the wording that this was not research on consolidation between the two entities, but rather exploration of an option to destroy the town.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Vice-Mayor Shae Parker
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Tony Carter, left, and Shae Parker - do they reflect a growing mistrust between town and county? By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Perhaps ironically as the Town of Front Royal celebrates the 225th Anniversary of its incorporation, some down the road in the Warren County Government Center are exploring how to annul that incorporation. This reporterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curiosity was aroused by a bullet point on a twopage summary of County Attorney Blair Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report to the Warren County Board of Supervisors on the Aug. 6 meeting agenda. Under
the sixth of seven subsections, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Researchâ&#x20AC;?, was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Requirements for petition to annul a town charter.â&#x20AC;? WOW!!!!!! Why might the county attorney be researching annulment of the â&#x20AC;&#x201C; excuse me, â&#x20AC;&#x153;aâ&#x20AC;? town charter? There is, after all, only one incorporated town in Warren County, that pesky ole (225 years to be exact) Town of Front Royal. We asked Mitchell who requested the research, surmising it would likely be one of his bosses on the county board. Mitchell would confirm only
that it would be a logical assumption the request came from either a county supervisor or staffer, essentially anyone who could be considered a client of the county attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. An inquiry by this reporter to a town elected official about this particular sphere of county attorney research led to an inquiry by that official to Town Attorney Doug Napier. And one might surmise that inquiry led directly to some testy comments by Front Royal Vice-Mayor Shae Parker at the town councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aug. 26 meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In order to secure and promote the peace, good order, comfort, convenience, morals, trade, commerce and industry of the Town, and of the Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; powerful words taken directly from the Routes 522/340 North Corridor Agreement,â&#x20AC;? Parker began. The vice mayor then pointed to that Aug. 6 County Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report and the above-cited research on annulment of a town charter as a violation of the rationale of â&#x20AC;&#x153;good order and tradeâ&#x20AC;? at the root of the 522 North Corridor Agreement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel it is safe to surmise that the research was to annul the Town of Front Royalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Charter. It is quite obvious from the wording that this was not research on consolidation be-
tween the two entities, but rather exploration of an option to destroy the town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; So much for peace and good order and I guess a different way to interpret â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;restrict and eliminate competition between and among,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? Parker again quoted the wording of the 1998 Corridor Agreement between the town and county. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do not take issue with Mr. Mitchell for doing this research, as he is an employee of the Board of Supervisors and was obviously asked to do so â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the question becomes who and why?â&#x20AC;? Constituent services â&#x20AC;Ś Perhaps coincidentally we heard
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“I don’t think anything will happen.” – Supervisor Tony Carter on aftermath of his requested county research on annulment of a town charter tered voters must sign a petition to put the charter annulment process in motion. The supervisor wasn’t clear on whether it would be a separate or combined 15-percent of each municipality’s voters necessary to move the process forward. The process would begin with establishment of criteria for dissolution of the town charter, leading essentially to a governmental consolidation or perhaps reduction of the town to a county service district, albeit one with its own utilities and
service infrastructures. Processes established, the matter would be put to referendum, as Carter explained, before both county residents living inside and outside the town limits. If either referendum failed, the whole initiative fails, Carter told us. Asked about any further moves on the county’s part, Carter said his view was the whole thing was back in the hands of the constituent he said requested the info, adding, “I don’t think anything will happen.”
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Breach of good faith? Likely or not, Front Royal’s vice mayor was less than enthralled such an option had been explored by the county, regardless of who initiated it. “To the citizens of Front Royal, it is up to you to draw your own conclusions as to these actions. And if you are asked to sign such a petition do keep in mind from where it originated and what it is being asked of you.” What the vice mayor believes would be asked by circulation of such a petition is elimination of one side in the 522 Corridor commercial-industrial tax revenue dispute. Parker believes such an initiative would be a breach of faith of the very intent of the 15-year-old corridor agreement reached to head off a hostile towncounty annexation fight in 1998. Parker criticized the county board for rejection of face-to-face, full board discussion of the corridor revenue issue, the most recent a formal July 25 town request to sit down with a third-party facilitator. The vice mayor then suggested council passage of a Resolution in a final effort to bring the county to the table now. “If a resolution is passed by this body and then rejected or delayed by the Board of Supervisors, I believe the people of Front Royal have no
Front Royal-Warren County recourse but to consider our [corridor] agreement void; and in an effort to protect our assets and investments proceed with legal action and formally file a petition of Annexation with the Circuit Court,” Parker stated. Return of good faith Parker prefaced that hard line stance by stating he did not begrudge the county corridor revenue utilized for community-wide services and infrastructure. However, he added that the town continues to suffer from lost commercial tax revenue due to the corridor agreement extension of town water-sewer service into the county. “Let’s be honest the County has accumulated a massive amount of debt through its various projects since the inception of the agreement (two new high schools, renovated middle school, news public safety – sheriff, emergency services – building, renovated Bing Crosby Stadium utilized for baseball by both high schools, and public library renovations, come to this reporter’s mind). Recognizing the need for many of these expenditures, the Town has no intention of denying the county the ability to tax and pay for these needed facilities
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The Front Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce hosts the 4th Annual Brew & Blues Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, in historic downtown Front Royal. Join the fun in historic downtown Front Royal for a day of shopping, blues music and of course, beer tasting. The festival gates open at noon with activities and musical entertainment all day until 8 p.m. In addition to beer tasting, there will be many fine artisans and craft-
ers on hand for shopping while various food vendors and many downtown restaurants offer a wide range of tasty treats. Music fills the air throughout the day, starting off with The Patty Reese Band from 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:30 p.m., followed by the hard-driving rocking blues/funk band Moondog Medicine Show from 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the gate for those who wish to sample the many beer selections. Advance tickets can be purchased by visiting the Chamber of Commerce at 106 Chester Street, Front Royal or the Front Royal Visitor Center at 414 E. Main Street; or online at www. BrewAndBlues.com. Those traveling some distance are invited to stay an extra day to enjoy all the community has to offer. The Front Royal-Warren County community has five golf courses, museums, a theatre and Skyline Caverns, not
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All About Trees What happened to that tree you planted in your yard? In fact, you’ve planted several trees in your yard but none of them have made it. What is the problem? Is it the soil? Is it a drainage problem? Is it a lighting issue? Is it the right tree for you but the wrong tree for your yard? Come solve the mystery at the Front Royal / Warren County Tree Stewards annual “ALL ABOUT TREES CLASS.” Certified Arborists and enthusiastic Tree Stewards will help you solve the mystery. Hands on training on selected Saturday sessions will help solidify your knowledge and understanding of all of the topics covered in the class, including general tree care, planting, and maintenance. The class will meet on Tuesday evenings from September 10 to October 22, 2013 at the Government Center on Commerce Avenue in Front Royal.
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Just bring your interest in poetry and an open mind. Friday, September 6, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm Education Committee. Chamber Office. 5pm - 8pm Heritage Society Event. Balthis House, 101 Chester St, Front Royal. The Warren Heritage Society invites you to the Balthis House Birthday Party Cookout tonight. The Balthis House is the oldest house remaining on the oldest street in Town turn 225 this year! Balthis House was built the year the Town of Front Royal was chartered, and the two have grown up together. Come help celebrate this historic birthday with 18th century food, refreshments, reenactors and socializing around the fire in the Balthis House detached kitchen building. Take a tour of the Balthis House and view the restoration work in progress and the most recent donated items. Become a supporting member of the Balthis House Donor Circle and gain special privileges. FREE and open to the public. Saturday, September 7, 2013 8am - 1pm Farmers Market. Main St, Front Royal. The Downtown Front Royal, Inc. Farmers Market will be held every Saturday until October 26 on Main Street near the Visitors Center. 11am - 12pm Samuels Public Library,
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Harry Franklin Frock Harry Franklin Frock, 80, of Stephens City, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in the Community Living Center at the VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV. Arrangements are by Phelps Funeral and Cremation Service, Winchester. Diane Marie Starkey Diane Marie Starkey, 66, of Cross Junction, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 in Winchester Medical Center. Memorials may be made to Reynolds Store Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company 20, 9381 N. Frederick Pike, Cross Junction, VA 22625 or to Access Independence, 324 Hope Drive, Winchester, VA 22601 or to C-CAP, P.O. Box 2112, Winchester, VA 22601 or Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, c/o Carol Crosen, 110 Hunting Ridge Road, Winchester, VA 22603. Charlotte Alma Helsley Schrader Charlotte Alma Helsley Schrader, 85, of Winchester, died peacefully on Sunday, August 25, 2013 in Winchester. She was born February 18, 1928 in Winchester the daughter of Rodney B. Helsley, Sr. and Nannie Kump Helsley. She was married to Robert E. Schrader, Sr. who is deceased. Mrs. Schrader had been employed in the bakery of Rich Foods. Surviving are a daughter, Jean S. Powell of Winchester; a son, Robert E. Schrader, Jr. of Winchester; a brother, Rodney B. Helsley, Jr. of Winchester; three grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Schrader Family c/o Jean S. Powell, 105 Huron Trail, Winchester, VA 22602 Tammy Darlene Garrison Tammy Darlene Garrison, 50, of Gore, Virginia, died Saturday, August 17, 2013 in Frederick County, Virginia. Mrs. Garrison was born August 12, 1963 in Florence, Alabama, daughter of Sammy Arnold and Elaine Lewis. She was a hairstylist and owned Platinum Salon in Stephens City, Virginia. She married Roger Lee Garrison on August 5, 1983 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Surviving with her husband are her mother, of Counce, TN; her father, of Florence, AL; two sons, Corey and Kyle Garrison both of Winchester, VA; a brother, Sam Arnold of Ft. Myer, FL; and a grandson, Hunter Jackson Garrison. A son, Joey Wayne Hayes preceded her in death. John W. Fincham, Jr. John W. Fincham, Jr., 59, of Stephens City, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in Front Royal Memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Choir fund or the Helping Hand Fund, c/o Calvary Church of the Brethren, 578 Front Royal Pike, Winchester, VA, 22602.
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the exhibit along with some of Ginny’s clothes. She began singing with Bill Peer. He did not like the name Ginny, so in honor of his infant daughter and Ginny’s middle name, Ginny became known as Patsy Hensley. Soon thereafter, she married Gerald Cline, and her nom-de-guerre was born. Patsy pursued her career with a singular passion. She sang with many bands. She sat in on radio shows so people could hear her talent and hopefully come out to see her shows. Bill Peer wanted Patsy to make him famous. Gerald Cline wanted her to stay home and be his wife. Patsy had other plans. She eventually left both men, and eventually married Charlie Dick. Her big break was when she went to New York City where she won the contest on the Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scout show. The exhibit contains a lively audio of the show and of Arthur Godfrey talking to Hilda, who came along as Patsy’s agent. Godfrey had miscalculated his commercial break times and had minutes to kill on-air with Hilda. The audio is both entertaining and has a good sample of Patsy on-air. The exhibit contains everything from Patsy’s outfits to the handkerchief her Mother carried at Patsy’s funeral. (Patsy died in a plane crash at age 30.) There are letters and copies of a diary. The exhibit contains interactive sections where you can craft your own “nom-de-guerre”, your “look” and your stage presence. You also can write a “Patsy” postcard to share your thoughts about the country legend, the exhibit or anything else you feel like sharing. The exhibit runs through February 2, 2014. There are many planned events. For information, go to www.theMSV.org To get information on the Patsy Cline Historic House, go to www.celebratingpatsycline.org
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the RJES fields maintained that, “continuing growth of youth and travel sports teams continues to put a demand on Warren County’s ability to provide sufficient practice and playing fields. The youth soccer association has increasingly used the fields for many years and that has taken its toll and they are showing significant signs of wear and tear.” Plans include starting a turf management program which will result in a grass covered, even-surface playing field and repairing the backstop at the end of the field near the school. The board would continue to schedule use of the fields, and priority will be given to school-related activities. Board member Joanne Cherefko called it a potentially win-win situation. “I think it’s a wonderful offer from the county to maintain the fields. Now all children of the county will be able to use them,” agreed McInnis. Stanley’s other proposal, contingent upon an agreeable memorandum of understanding to be signed by both parties, would involve having the division provide maintenance for an estimated eight vehicles for the RSW Regional Jail. Vehicles listed were transport vans, police cruisers, possibly a mini-van and one full sized car. Cooperation would begin after the facility opens in July 1, 2014. This may require the hiring of another mechanic whom they will share, but McInnis noted that since they don’t have the vehicles yet, they could wait to hire that employee in January. The RSW Regional Jail Authority is to reimburse the School Board for any expenses for vehicle maintenance, including the cost of the mechanic. She added that the division already does this type of work for the county and sheriff ’s office, and they’re satisfied with the arrangement. In the new hire category, McInnis was happy to have the board approve her recommendation to create a division level Registrar which was in response to requests from central office administrators, instructional specialists, and school counseling directors. The position will be designed to provide consistent and accurate data on all students. Parents with children entering multiple schools will now be able to register and complete paperwork at one location. The Registrar will be responsible for a multitude of duties designed to make the system run more smoothly and will be based at the school board office. “It’s good that parents with kids in multiple schools have to register only once,” board member James Wells commented after the board’s approval. “Everyone will be very excited when I report this to them tomorrow morning. It will make their Friday,” said McInnis.
The board also approved names submitted by Director of Special Services Michael Hirsch for a special education advisory committee and members of a threat assessment advisory board. The advisory board will oversee threat assessment teams from each school. The teams assess and intervene with students whose behavior may pose a threat to the safety of school staff or other students. In other business, school board members: approved an additional custodian position for the Alternative Education Facilities; the hiring of a head custodian for the county maintenance/ food service building, the County
Government Center and school board office—to ensure seamless operation of the buildings; the three-year lease of four copiers for the Warren County Middle School and the purchase of a maintenance utility vehicle. The meeting was adjourned after the board went into closed session to discuss requests from the families of eight students to release them from compulsory attendance. The next meeting of the Warren County School Board is scheduled for Sept. 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Warren County Government Center.
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Friday September 6 8pm The Magic Lantern Theater and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley will offer an outdoor screening of the films The Real Patsy Cline and Patsy Cline: Sweet Dreams at the 901 Amherst St., Winchester. Galleries will be open 6-8:30 p.m. Admission to the galleries and films is $5 for MSV and Magic Lantern members; free to ages 12 & under; all others is $10. Bring your own chair; wine, beer and movie snacks available for purchase. Rain location: MSV Reception Hall. For further info, link to www.magiclanterntheater.org, www.shenandoahmuseum.org , or call 540/662-1473 x235 or 540/678-0963. Saturday September 7 10am to 3pm Town of Middletown Car show at Middletown Community Park. Enjoy pizza from Italian Touch and see some spectacular cars Winchester Showhouse & Garden 2013 at the Headley House at Long Green. Sept 7-29. Located at 498 Long Green Lane, Winchester, VA. For tickets call 540-313-9268 or winchestershowhouse.com. Proceeds benefit Blue Ridge Hospice and The Little Garden Club of Winchester. Sunday September 8 10:30am Stephens City United Methodist church will hold an outdoor worship service at Newtown Commons in Stephens City, VA. Praise Band and preaching will be the Rev. Larry Thompson. Holy Communion will be served. Lunch to follow. For more information call 540-869-2348n or http://stephenscityumc.org Tuesday September 10 7:30am The Rotary Club of Frederick County is scheduled to meet at 7:30 a.m. at Shenandoah University in the Clement Board Room - Allen Dining Hall. Rotarians, invited guests, club members and visiting Rotarians are welcome. For more information contact Kitty Zuckerman at kittyz@comcast.net Friday September 13 1st annual Skyline Indi Film Fest in Old Town Winchester and the Alamo Draft House. For more information visit www.skylineindiefilmfest.org Saturday September 14 10am to 5pm GermanFest, an Oktoberfest-like event to be hosted by the Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum (SGHM). The Festival will be held at the Hottel-Keller
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Thursday September 19 6:30pm The 7th Annual Sherando High School Homecoming Parade. Homecoming Parade, Inflatables & Bonfire. Hosted by the Town of Stephens City, and Sponsored by City National Bank is being held on Main Street. Immediately following the parade, a bonfire will be lit by the Sherando Warrior with chants and cheers by the Sherando fans. Sherando homecoming football game at Arrowhead Stadium at 7pm. Friday September 20 5pm Annual Harvest Weekend at The Miller House & Valley Furniture County Interiors. Friday 5-8
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With your help we have been able to place thousands of animals in good homes. Contact Alison @ 540-551-2072 if you would like to become a pet sponsor too!
Beyond Meditation:
Spiritual Experiences
A Free Introductory Talk Past lives, dreams, soul travel – What adventures would you like to have? Questions? eckwinchester@gmail.com Virginia Satsang Soc., an affiliate of Eckankar
Tuesday, Sept. 10 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Bowman Library, Conference Room 871 Tasker Road, Stephens City, VA
John Kovac harpist/harp maker • Harp lessons • Guitar lessons • Harps for sale
Playing at weddings is my specialty!
Call 635-2534 or
visit web site: johnkovac.com
On the Road Driving School, LLC Garland T. Williams, Owner
5336 Water Street, Stephens City, VA 22655 Ph: (540) 869-6105 Cell: (540) 247-3197 www.ontheroaddrivingschool.com Driver Education Class Driver Improvement Clinic Sunday, September 8 Saturday, September 28 8:00am - 4:45pm
Teenage Classroom Sept. 10-Oct. 15 Adult Classroom Re-exam Aug. 31 8:00am - 4:45pm
Classes at Holiday Inn Express 142 Foxridge Ln. Winchester, VA 22601
Classes at 153 Narrow Ln. Mt. View Christian Academy Stephens City, VA
WE HAVE ONLINE DRIVER IMPROVEMENT CLASSES