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Town Police arrest 59-year-old man in W. 15th St. shooting

John Edward Robinson

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report On Feb. 12, California law enforcement authorities killed a former Los Angeles Police Department officer who had declared “asymmetrical warfare” on his former department over alleged personal and professional injustices and Presi-

dent Barack Obama featured an emotional plea to address U.S. gun violence with at least a congressional vote on background check legislation and other firearms control proposals in his 2013 State of the Union Address.

One day later between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. the Front Royal Police were dispatched to a potential neighbor-

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hood shooting incident on the 700 block of West 15th Street. Fortunately, police discovered no one was shot or killed in this local incident.

A Feb. 13 FRPD press release described the incident and its outcome: “Deputy Chief Mark Werner has announced the arrest of John Edward Robinson, a 59-year-old white male, who resides at 735 West 15th St. in Front Royal. Robinson has been charged with Discharge of a firearm in Town Limits, Reckless Handling of a Firearm and Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling.

“The Front Royal Police Department received a call of shots fired in the area of 700 block of West 15th

Street patrol units responded and determined that the shots were fired from the residence of 735 w 15th Street. Corporal Steve Mauck and several other patrol officers were able to establish a perimeter around the address.

“Once the perimeter was set and West 15th Street was blocked off to traffic, Detective Sergeant Jason Ryman coordinated with Detective Corporal Kevin Foltz, who is a hostage negotiator. They attempted to make contact with the resident at 735 West 15th Street and Corporal Foltz was able to contact John Robinson by phone. Corporal Foltz was able to persuade Robinson to come out of the residence with his hands

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up. As Robinson came out of the front door of 735 West 15th Street [he] was arrested without incident by officers of the Front Royal Police Department.

After Robinson was arrested a sweep of 735 West 15th Street revealed that no one else was in the residence. Detectives of the FRPD Criminal Investigation Division applied for and executed a Search Warrant for 735 West 15th Street in relation to these offenses.

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At issue for many, particularly friends and relatives of the victim, will be how someone with Henry’s extensive rap sheet was able to get house arrest/work release on his most recent conviction stemming from a March 8, 2011, U.S. Marshall-led bust involving federal fugitives …

Public safety

Ricky Henry indicted in August 2012 stabbing of wife Then work-release inmate charged with 1st Degree Attempted Murder

Ricky Henry

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report A man who stabbed his wife repeatedly at a pull-off area at the entrance to the Apple Mountain Subdivision on Apple Mountain Road while on inmate work release by the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office was officially charged with 1st Degree Attempted Murder on Feb. 4 term day in Warren County Circuit Court. Thirty-two-year-old Ricky Brian Henry, formerly and perhaps ironically of 90 Rambo Court, was also indicted on an Aggravated Malicious Wounding charge.

The victim was Lakisha Henry, 33, the wife of her assailant, also with an address of 90 Rambo Court.

A WCSO press release issued the day after the attack and arrest state, “On August 14, 2012 at 5:47 p.m. the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office received a 911 call advising of

a stabbing in progress at the school bus stop, pull-off area at the entrance to the Apple Mountain Subdivision on Apple Mountain Road.

When deputies arrived on scene they found bystanders treating a white female who had multiple stab wounds.”

Initial information received by this reporter at the time of the attack indicated the victim was putting children into a van at the Apple Mountain Road bus stop/pull over at the time she was attacked by her husband; and that Ricky Henry was disarmed and subdued at the scene by three males present at the time of the attack. One person said a witness told her the assailant “came out of the woods” on foot. Unverified information indicated Mrs. Henry may have been attempting to leave her husband at the time of the attack.

The complaint presented to the

grand jury states Mrs. Henry was “seen running from the accused, screaming for help. The accused pursued her until he caught her, and then stabbed her repeatedly.”

The victim suffered numerous stab wounds to her entire body, the Aug. 15 WCSO press release reported. Ricky Henry was taken into custody by the deputies “without incident,” the press release reported.

Lakisha Henry was treated at the scene by medical personnel and transferred by helicopter to INOVA Hospital in Fairfax where she was initially treated in the Intensive Care Unit while listed in critical condition.

Ricky Henry was transported from the scene to Warren Memorial Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries suffered while being subdued. Henry was released from the hospital and transported to the Warren County Jail where he was initially served with two arrest warrants on the felony charges brought back by a Warren County Grand Jury on Feb. 4.

According to Sheriff Daniel McEathron, Henry was serving a sentence on drug related charges and was in the Warren County Jail’s Work Release Home Electronic Monitoring Program at the time of the attack.

Bad company, bad history Research into our archives revealed this online post of a press release from Sheriff McEathron, dated March 9, 2011: “On March 8, 2011 at approximately 9:15 p.m. Warren County Sheriff ’s deputies assisted U.S. (Expires 2/28/2013)

Marshals with the execution of fugitive arrest warrants. The deputies and U.S. Marshals arrested Stephen Damon Ferguson, age 31, of Rambo Court, Linden, VA on a probation violation extradition warrant from the State of Georgia. Also arrested was Robert Joe Farmer, age 35, of 90 Rambo Court, Linden, VA on a failure to appear on assault and battery, cruelty to children, terroristic threats extradition warrant from the State of Georgia.

“During the execution of the arrests at 90 Rambo Court, illegal narcotics were observed, which resulted in the felony arrest of Ricky Brian Henry, age 30, of 90 Rambo Court, Linden, VA for possession with intent to sell or distribute more than five pounds of marijuana. The narcotics case was turned over to the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug Task Force.

“Stephen Damon Ferguson and Robert Joe Farmer are currently being held without bond at the Warren County Jail. Ricky Brian Henry

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was released on a $10,000 secured bond.”

This is the charge Henry is believed to have been under home incarceration on at the time of the attack on his wife. Warren County Circuit Court Clerk’s office records indicate Henry has a local rap sheet including 12 counts of Grand Larceny, Statutory Burglary and Petit Larceny occurring on either Jan. 9, 2009 or June 13, 2000; as well as multiple related Probation Violation and Revocation hearings.

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Opinion

NBA player Royce White: mental health revolutionary Does White try to forge a harsher river – indifference – than did Ali in ’60s

By Dave Zirin This week, the most famous NBA player yet to play in the NBA finally took the court.

Royce White, rookie forward for the Houston Rockets, suited up for their D-League team, the esteemed Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In 18 minutes, he had seven points, eight rebounds and four assists.

But the bigger story was that White played at all. For months, the 21-year-old has been sitting out the season in protest: a rebel with a cause. White has been battling the Rockets over how they would deal with issues surrounding his mental health.

The first-round-draft-pick has an anxiety disorder that affects how he handles everything from flying to practices. He has made it clear amidst an avalanche of criticism that his mental health is more important that his contract or career. Throughout this difficult fall, White has become a crusader for change, calling out not just the NBA for disregarding mental illness and treating him like “a commodity”, but also the fans that have sent him “hundreds” of violent and especially homophobic threats. White isn’t gay but apparently for some, caring about your mental health is the equivalent.

Until a recent interview however, it wasn’t clear just how politically thoughtful, serious, and even revolutionary an athlete we have in Royce White. For White, this isn’t just about his struggle or changing how NBA teams treat mental illness. It’s about something far greater. In his interview on the ESPN spin-off site Grantland with journalist Chuck Klosterman, White said that the question we are scared to ask in the United States is, “How many people don’t have a mental illness?” Klosterman responded, “Why wouldn’t we want to talk about that?”

White’s reply is one for the ages: “Because that would mean the majority is mentally ill, and that we should base all our policies around the idea of supporting the mentally ill because they’re the majority of people. But if we keep thinking of them as a minority, we can say, ‘You stay over there and deal with your problems over there’ … [T]he problem is growing, and it’s growing because there’s a subtle war — in America, and in the world — between business and health. It’s no secret that 2 percent of the human population controls all the wealth and the resources, and the other 98 percent struggle their whole life to try and attain it. Right?

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that the 2 percent leave the 98 percent to struggle and struggle and struggle, and they eventually build up these stresses and conditions.”* As if this wasn’t enough for one interview, White also said that he wants to use basketball as a platform to fight for universal mental health coverage with clinics in every community. He claimed that he is willing to “die for this.”

When athletes use their hyperexalted position to fight for something greater than themselves they are, consciously or not, laying claim to a powerful tradition.

It’s a tradition marked by people like Billie Jean King, Bill Russell, and of course Muhammad Ali. In listening to White, I was reminded of something Ali once said: “All of my boxing, all of my running around, all of my publicity, was just the start of my life.

Now my life is starting – fighting injustice, fighting racism, fighting crime, fighting indecency, fighting poverty. Using this face that the world knows through fame and going out and representing truth.”

White as well is that rare person who wants to use his fame to represent truth. There is of course an ocean of difference between Royce White and Muhammad Ali in terms of athletic accomplishment and cultural capital. But there’s a subtler difference as well.

Ali at his political apex was part of a massive anti-war wave. Even though the boxing establishment and much of the media despised him, he had an army of support-

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ers. Contrast that to today. There is no wave of people standing up for the rights of the mentally ill.

There is no one in mainstream politics talking about the mental health crisis that pulses beneath daily life in this country. There is no one on Capitol Hill pointing out what’s in plain sight every day.

Think about all the massive attention we are paying to gun violence and the absence of attention to what makes people crack and become violent in the first place.

Think about the tragic shootings in Chicago and the absence of discussion about the poverty and racism that define the parts of that city where the murders are taking place. Think about the mental stress that precedes so much of the violence in commu-

nities around the country. This is the discussion Royce White wants us to have and the 21-yearold seems like the only person in public life who wants to have it.

In other words, if Ali, like no one else, brilliantly rode the rapids of a tumultuous era, Royce White is attempting something far for daunting. He’s trying to change the direction of the whole damn river.

[Reprinted by permission of author. 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.

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Dirty politics Although elections are over, local G.O.P. politicians won’t accept they lost and get over it. Trouble is, they want all their constituents to suffer from their tantrums.

Del. Todd Gilbert’s recent statements regarding Front Royal’s Charter Bill were … miss-representations and straight out dirty political maneuvering to deny the will of the people of Front Royal in order that the Republican Party be protected. Gilbert’s statements implying that he didn’t know the nature of the bill’s intent and how it came about is evidence of the

worst kind of political betrayal an elected official can demonstrate; failure to carry out the wishes of your constituents.

The people of the Town of Front Royal, Democrat and Republican, voted to change its’ elections to November on even years in a non-partisan fashion. Del. Michael Webert, who was given the bill to deliver to the General Assembly, decided, without the knowledge or consent of Front Royal Town Council to oversee the deletion, distortion, and materially changes to the original language to suit his Republican colleagues’ interest.

When this wrong was discovered, none of our so called Re-

publican representatives would right the wrong. Delegates Beverly Sherwood, Todd Gilbert, and Michael Webert were all missing in action. Calls to Jill Vogel were unreturned, even though her articles always tell you to call. Sen. Mark Obenshain and Sen. Jill Vogel could have fought to amend the bill as originally stated, but instead they chose to allow it die a political death – orchestrated by all Republicans; why no Democratic involvement?

Mr. Gilbert’s shameless justifications of the fabrication of this bill was intended to suit a few town councilman and politicians. Such action was an insult to people like

me who spent many hours to get all the people of Front Royal to vote on the matter. His statements imply he or his colleagues alone should decide whether the Town’s requests should be granted. What happened here should be considered criminal in its’ intent and an investigation of how the public’s will could be changed and discounted should be demanded by those who voted for the original changes.

Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice – well it won’t happen.

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When is a Foot-long not a Foot Long?

By Nick Thomas The answer, apparently, is when it’s a Subway sandwich. It seems these tasty, elongated snacks haven’t been measuring up to vigilant customers’ expectations lately.

Armed with their trusty yardsticks, pernickety patrons around the country have resolutely sunk the Sub’s promotional promise of being one foot long (or exactly 12 inches for the dimensionally challenged). Many of the $5 Subway sandwiches have been “weighing in” at a stunted 11 inches.

Turning to social media, some disgruntled customers have been content to merely voice their outrage, while others hope to extract compensation through litigation. A class-action lawsuit against Subway seeks fast-food justice for the receding rolls.

For me, however, the incident poses more evocative questions about the advertising claims of other fast food favorites.

For instance, does this mean for the past three decades Ronald McDonald has been peddling a Quarter Pounder that doesn’t contain exactly 0.25 lbs of hamburger meat?

And should we now have doubts about the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise? Perhaps Colonel

Sanders’ Original Recipe of 11 herbs and spices has been covertly trimmed to a meager ten. In fact, I’ve long been suspicious of KFC advertising ever since I learned that founder Harland Sanders wasn’t even a real military colonel. (It was an honorary title given by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.)

Don’t think Hardees can escape unscathed from this shameless parade of consumer swindle, either. Their Memphis BBQ Six Dollar Thickburger actually costs (depending on the state taxes) around $6.30. That’s fraud Hardees, pure fraud.

Better lawyer-up if you plan to visit an In-NOut Burger, and have a hankering for their Double-Double cheeseburgers. Because here, two times two does not equal four meat patties. One “double” refers to the meat, while the other “double” refers to the cheese slices. That’s just plain wrong.

And what recourse does the consumer have if it turns out that the Dirty Rice side dish sold by the Bojangles’ chain is actually clean?

Along these lines, here’s a shocking revelation about the Denny’s breakfast menu: their Senior Omelette doesn’t contain any real seniors at all!

Will the culinary cops ever investigate these apparent breaches of fast food marketing?

While we’re at it, can we send the irony police to raid Dunkin’ Donuts for having a nutrition section on their web site?

And perhaps SWAT teams should probe a potential hazard at Burger King – specifically, the

Whopper Jr. Sandwich Meal. Theoretically, the opposing terms “Whopper” and “Jr” could function dangerously like matter combining with antimatter, generating primal culinary forces that could cancel each other out violently, and detonate during digestion.

But returning to the mischief afoot at Subway.

The company has now publically addressed the Footlong fraud and expressed regret for “any instance where we did not fully deliver on our promise to our customers.”

Despite their contrite tone, Subway’s corporate penitence hasn’t quelled the wrath of customers accusing the company of selling them short.

In fact, when my last sandwich turned out to be a runt, I first considered tossing my Sub into the street in front of the store and publically protesting by smashing it with a two-by-four (which, by the way, are actually1½ by 3½ by inches – watch out Lowes, I’m looking for a lumber lawyer).

Fortunately, a cooler head prevailed. I resolved the shriveled sandwich issue without destroying a perfectly good lunch while still expressing my displeasure to Subway. Anticipating my $5 Footlong would only be 11 inches, I simply handed the salesperson $4, and left.

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Discovering Warren County – Project Lead the Way, Biomedical

Jennifer Anderson with a chart explaining some biomed dynamics.

By Ken Thurman Warren County Report It is with great pleasure, gratitude, and amazement that I introduce you to the latest addition to the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) program, the teachers and the students involved and what this dynamic program means to our county, our youth and the future. I was able to corner teacher Jennifer Anderson as she was finishing her class in principles of biomedical science. This enthusiastic young lady, a graduate of Suni Fredonia New York in recombinant gene technology, was a cancer/tuberculosis researcher at Cornell University before coming to Warren County to teach nine years ago. I asked this mother of two (Riley 6 and Kaden 4) and wife to Mark (a computer program quality assurance analyst) what motivated her to give up her research position and come to Warren County as a High School teacher. She told me that the undergraduates she worked with at Cornell encouraged her to become a teacher and that teaching

became a calling. Jennifer received her teaching certificate from Shenandoah University and will finish her Curriculum Instruction and Assessment masters’ degree in April.

The Biomedical program, which started last year, is a four year program available to all Skyline and Warren County High School students. The activities and projects introduce students to human physiology, medicine, research processes and bioinformatics. Students explore such concepts as mapping and analyzing DNA while looking at the role of biomedical professionals in solving the human mystery (CSI does ER). Like the engineering program, students utilize a hands-on approach and progress to a project oriented senior year. One fourth of 9th graders are enrolled in either the Biomedical or Engineering programs. Oh, by the way, Warren County is only one of two counties in Virginia (Stafford being the other) that offer the Biomedical program.

• 9th Grade (Year One): Principles

The biomed classroom of Biomedical Sciences using advanced computer tools (like Inspiration) to plot, generate graphical representations, and gain a working understanding of the bodies systems and their relationship to each other.

Systems like: circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, nervous, immune, urinary, and digestive are studied.

• 10th Grade (Year Two): Students dissect a kidney, eye ball, knee, and elbow while continuing to learn more about the bodies systems. Students are introduced to tools like Logger Pro from Vernier that monitors body

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viewing blood work, body contents, and autopsy results. Jennifer told me that this is not a lecture course and there is no textbook, rather, students are treated to a multimedia, multisensory experience where they see, touch, smell, and hear what they are learning. The program is designed to propel students forward and gives them a leg up for college and some phenomenally challenging and rewarding career paths. Think careers like: EKG Technician, Cardiologist, Registered Nurse, Biomedical Engineer, Pharmacist, Epidemiologist, Toxicologist, and many more. Jennifer indicated that much of what they learn in the course she didn’t even see until her senior year in college.

Why do students flock to these courses? Because, they want to pursue something in the medical field and because they think it’s cool (sounds cool to me too). To find out more about the exciting programs available at the Blue Ridge Technical Center contact Melody Sheppard by phone at (540) 635-7123 or email her at msheppard@wcps.k12.va.us.

Once again we at the Warren County Report can feel a sense of pride and admiration for the teachers who sacrifice their time and provide their talents and to the students who reach out for a better future. We would also like to thank the Warren Memorial Foundation for the $21,000 they have donated to the program.

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Schools

WCHS & Skyline: what a team - 2nd again in Engineering Challenge presentation, and trade show style materials plus give an oral presentation to a panel of judges.

I personally left the auditorium as Warren County High School with a sense that our country’s future is a bright one if we continue to foster young minds like the ones I saw.

The idea that the Warren County school system can promote students to perform at this level and unleash their creativity enabling them to beat counties and schools with much larger populations and budgets should inspire us all. Well done teachers, students, and administrators.

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The PLTW team, kneeling left to right, Thomas Madden, Jacob McConahy, Zack Poehler. Standing left to right, Maria Haas, Dale Meek, Michael Flanagan, Nathan Christman, Kyle Brewster, Tom Breed, Nick Wheeler, William Ricks and Laura Moran.

Ken Thurman Warren County Report A team of five Warren High School and Skyline High School students comprised of Kyle Brewster, Dale Meek, Nathan Christman, Maria Haas, and Michael Flanagan showed well again in the Real World Design Challenge (RWDC). The RWDC for 20122013 was to design an autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system for search and rescue.

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January 30th marked the second annual Project Lead The Way Engineering Showcase designed to let students show the projects they have been working on this year. Students were required to prepare and maintain an engineering notebook, prepare a technical paper, a PowerPoint

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(benefitting the Wayside) and has encouraged several fellow artists to do likewise.

Area artists open show at • “Unless people take action, it Wayside Theatre’s Curtain Call won’t mean much,” Bailey said, Café “[but] I hope this idea takes off and is of some significant help.”

There’s a show before a show • The art show began Feb. 14 and now at the Wayside Theatre! will continue indefinitely.

Ticketholders for the current musical, “Smoke on the Mountain,”- Dogs at animal shelter now let and all members of the public out for play for that matter-may view Valley artwork in the Curtain Call Cafe Instead of being cooped up in adjacent to the Middletown audi- their cages 24/7, the dogs at the torium.

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This resulted in getting our shelter dogs out into the fresh air and, said Denney, “we have already seen how these play groups can help make shelter dogs more adoptable.” She called the new program “group therapy” which also helps staff and volunteers “get to know the dogs as individuals.”

As life gets better at the animal shelter, can it be that some of the dogs, when the time comes, won’t want to leave for their “forever” homes?!

“Taste for Books, 2nd Edition” at Samuels Library April 20 Director Nicki Lynch of Samuels Public Library said the first shindig at the library last year-”A Taste for Books”-was so successful financially that she’s hosting another one-”A Taste for Books, 2nd Edition,”-on Saturday, April

20, 6-8:30 p.m.

And, get this! For $1,000 you can get your name on the library wall!

Seriously, Nicki has listed various sponsorship levels of giving, and the “Nobel” sponsorship is the highest. To go eat, drink, and listen to music, you can attend the event for a mere $30 at the door or, if you want to plan ahead, just hand over your check or credit card at the circulation desk the next time you check out a book.

Rotary Youth Leadership conference at 4-H Center March 1

If you’re a freshman or a sophomore at an area high school with a good academic record, there’s a youth leadership conference scheduled at the Northern Virginia 4-H Center, Front Royal, that might just be a fit for you.

Your guidance counselor will tell you if you qualify, and in Warren County the two Rotary clubs in Linden and Front Royal will pick up the $25 tab.

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According to a Rotary pamphlet, the goal of the conference is for participants to learn more about leadership skills by learning more about themselves, including what they like and what causes them stress and frustration.

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Warren County kids, see your guidance counselor now. The conference is on March 1, 9 a.m.2:30 p.m.

Front Royal Rotary Club helps 54,000 people in Ghana In a note and a check for $5,745.35, Front Royal Rotary and its district (7570) tells in its “Skyliner” newsletter how this amount of money will have affected the lives of about 54,255 people on Ghana.

Through this relatively small amount of money (added to by Rotary International)people in the dirt-poor African nation are now able to obtain fresh water from new and repaired wells, medicine, and treatment for tropical diseases.

Also, at a recent meeting, Front Royal Rotary president Daniel Pond III noted that India is now polio-free due to a years-long Rotary initiative to eradicate polio world-wide. The Front Royal and Linden clubs help in this, too.

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17 staff that provide daily care for 45 dogs and 150 cats is substantial. To operate a facility where homeless pets have a safe, loving, warm environment to live until their ‘forever’ family is found, costs over $40,000 per month.

National organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Society for the Prevention of Animals (SPCA) provide local shelters

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“It is top-down, cram-it-down your throat, big centralized government for the benefit of a few rather than for the many, all too reminiscent of what one sees in the Middle East or other despotic governments.� – Town Attorney Doug Napier’s appraisal of town’s charter experience in state House

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Town accuses Webert of partisan shenanigans 18th District rep oversaw substantive alterations to submitted Charter changes

of Delegates on Feb. 3 regarding the town’s displeasure with the altered wording and intent that occurred under Webert’s sponsorship – Delegates Webert (R-18th) and Todd Gilbert (R-15th) were excluded since they had been confronted by town officials face to face on Legislative Day in Richmond the previous Friday.

Political hypocrisy ‌

In this corner, Vice-Mayor Shae Parker, Councilman Eugene Tewalt, Mayor Tim Darr and not pictured Bret Hrbek.

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report In early February a Front Royal Town Council majority, including the mayor, and staff have thrown down the gauntlet in what may still be a battle to the political death with one of Warren County’s three new state delegates, first-term 18th District Republican Del. Mike Webert.

At issue are proposed changes to

the Town Charter approved by a 51 council majority (Funk dissenting) and forwarded to state representatives to be presented to the Virginia General Assembly for consideration this session. Chief among the townproposed changes were moving town elections from May to November, in even, presidential election years when county voter turnout is by far at its highest – 60 to 70 percent compared to an average 15 to 20 percent

Delegate Mike Webert (R-18th) at WC Republican Committee rally for George Allen and Mitt Romney. Pictured are Webert’s son and Susan Allen, wife of George. turnout during stand-alone May town elections or 30 to 40 percent in odd-year November elections; and codifying the long-held tradition that town election nominations be non-

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However, while under the sponsorship of Del. Webert the changes sent by the town were altered to codify both odd-year November elections, and more egregiously, to codify allowing partisan political nominations.

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Napier’s scathing appraisal concluded, “In short, HB 2051, as gratuitously and unwelcomely changed [as it was] once it got to Richmond ‌ violates notions of fair play and all notions of local government being bottom-up government. It is topdown, cram-it-down your throat, big centralized government for the benefit of a few rather than for the many, all too reminiscent of what one sees in the Middle East or other despotic governments, not at all keeping in the traditions of democratically elected representative state government, and sturdy local government, as envisioned by Messrs. Jefferson and Madison and other great Virginians.â€?

Napier also noted that the wording changes altering the election cycle in which town elections would be held (odd rather than even years); and enabling, rather than eliminating, the possibility of partisan nominations “is directly violative of the will of the people of Front Royal and of the Town Council of Front Royal ...�

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“ … he (Del. Webert, R-18th) has clearly taken his own personal interest in this matter over that of the citizens he represents. I’m not sure some ethics training may be in order for him in the near future.” – Front Royal Mayor Tim Darr ficials who know Napier expressed a belief the town attorney did not actually author it. We asked Napier if he alone had written the letter, to which he replied, “I wrote it. In fact, I didn’t sleep much Sunday night wondering if I had gone too far.” (note: no worries, Doug, you were right on the money, we assured him – at least from our perspective) & ethics training Of the town’s battle with its Republican delegation over the wording of

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proposed Town Charter changes, Mayor Tim Darr wrote members of the Virginia House of Delegates, “In closing I would also like to point out that in my opinion the actions taken by Delegate Webert on this action concerns me deeply and leaves me with the impression that he has clearly taken his own personal interest in this matter over that of the citizens he represents. I’m not sure some ethics training may be in order for him in the near future.”

We asked Virginia Democratic House Caucus leader David Toscano if Webert might be subject to any sanctions or discipline on ethics violations due to his apparent unilateral altering of the Charter changes sent to him by the town.

“No, delegates can offer any bill they want,” Toscano told us, adding, “All I can tell you is how I do it. I don’t change what’s sent to me – that’s how I work and how most of us do it.”

Toscano said the town’s only recourse would be “to deal with Delegates Webert and Gilbert directly on why they did what they did.”

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The proposed Front Royal Charter changes were initially sent to 15th District Delegate Gilbert (R-Shenan-

doah) for sponsorship. However, according to Councilman Bret Hrbek Gilbert “said he wouldn’t take the legislation for us because he had a ‘conflict of interest’, not because he didn’t support it. If he had told us that (a lack of delegate support) we might have been better prepared [for what transpired].”

On Feb. 5, within two days of Napier and Darr’s letters to House delegates, Gilbert made a motion to send the altered Front Royal Charter changes back to committee. The lack of action leaves the possibility of partisan nominations in the next town election open.

In a prepared statement Gilbert said of the impasse and his decision to send the proposal in whatever form back to committee, “Due to the dissatisfaction expressed by some members of the Front Royal Town Council, the charter bill was re-referred this morning (Feb. 5) to the Committee on Privileges and Elections upon my motion. This effectively defeats the legislation for the year (because Feb. 5 was “pass-over day” for house bills to the senate).”

But rather than acknowledge any fault by his Republican colleague Webert, Gilbert was critical of the town opposition to what was finally presented to the General Assembly

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“It seems that FR has representation without representation. I do not have a problem with our delegates not willing to move our charter changes forward. What I do have an issue with is that they agreed to move them forward and then changed them and misrepresented those changes.” - Bret Hrbek

Town – state nate rhetoric that emerged after the bill was altered proved that there was another agenda at work.”

For Gilbert that “other agenda” included exclusion of local political committee members from the town electoral process.

“My job, and that of my colleagues, is to protect the liberties of all the

people we represent in the conduct of public elections, not just the selfinterest of a few select politicians.

While I appreciate that there are a number of reasons why some town officials may want to protect themselves from the possibility of a future election challenge, I cannot in good conscience vote to disenfranchise

thousands of Democrats and Republicans who live in the town by supporting the changes requested by a majority of the council.”

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quired to give up their local political committee memberships to run for town office – they just can’t flaunt that membership next to their names on the town ballot.

And in a county with a population of about 40,000, between 14,000 and 15,000 of whom live in Front Royal, according to our information current active membership in the county political committees (Republican and Democratic) totals about 110, with an estimated 45 to 50 living in town.

Front Royal Vice-Mayor Shae

Parker, maker of the Feb. 4 motion to District Senators Obenshain and Vogel asking the bill be returned to its original form or killed as presented

by Webert and House committee, said of Gilbert’s statement, “There’s no sense in responding to a nonsensical quote.”

Mayor Darr, who would be eliminated like all federal employees, from eligibility to run for re-election were partisan political nominations made in future town elections, was more detailed in his response.

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Town Attorney Doug Napier’s Feb. 3 letter to state delegates points out, “Unfortunately, after the Charter was in the hands of this Delegate (Webert) and in the General Assembly, without the advance knowledge of and against the wishes of the Town Council of Front Royal, the proposed Charter was materially altered, ostensibly at the wish of one or more constituents of the Delegate who decided to sponsor amendments to the Charter. The amendments this Delegate decided to sponsor materially altered Front Royal’s Charter, to the great consternation of Front Royal’s Town Council and Mayor. The alterations the Delegate sponsored, which Front Royal strenuously objects to, are stricken through (sections deleted by Webert) or underlined and in bold (sections added by Webert), as follows: A. The Mayor and Town Council shall be elected on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in odd- numbered years in the manner provided by Virginia general election laws, except insofar as they are otherwise herein provided

by this Charter. The Mayor and members of Town Council in office at the effective date of this Charter amendment shall have their terms extended and shall continue in office until December 31 of the year in which their respective terms were to expire until their successors have been elected at the November general election in the odd-numbered year following the year in which their terms would have ended, and said successors have been qualified to serve..

B. This Section on length (4 years council & 2 years mayor as already is) and starting dates (Jan. 1) of elected terms of office following November elections was not altered.

C. Candidates for Town Council and Mayor shall be nominated only either by petition or by political party in the manner prescribed by general law.

Candidates for Town Council and Mayor shall not nominated or identified on the ballot by political party affiliation or in any other manner that would disqualify them for candidacy under any law of the United States or the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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To advertise in Warren County Report: Contact Alison at alisond@warrencountyreport.com • 540-551-2072 or Angie Buterakos at angie@warrencountyreport.com • 540-683-9197 “When I first heard word that the bill had been sent back to committee I thought that Delegate Gilbert had decided to do so on behalf of the town. But after I read his (above) comments I was a little surprised. It appears his intention was to stop the bill from moving to the senate where the town may have had the opportunity to pick up another sponsor who would make the corrections and possibly address the issue, its changes and how they got there.

“As I see it by the bill being held in committee it will not proceed and the elections will remain as they have in the past. As a result of this our elections will remain silent in the charter which will allow local parties to run a candidate. The real question is whether they will or not and I guess

time will tell but they never have in the past.”

Darr then echoed comments he made at council’s Feb. 4 special meeting: “If they do [make partisan nominations] then it will eliminate me, as well as any other Federal employee who wanted to run based on the terms of the Hatch Act. Please keep in mind that this issue is not about me personally although it does affect me, it is about what is fair for all citizens who wish to be a part of their local government.”

Republican disagreement Councilman Bret Hrbek, a past member of the county Republican Committee and a strong ideologi-

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cal conservative Republican by philosophy, was also critical of what happened to the proposed Charter changes in Richmond.

“It seems that Front Royal has representation without representation. I do not have a problem with our delegates not willing to move our charter changes forward. What I do have an issue with is that they agreed to move them forward and then changed them and misrepresented those changes.”

Hrbek noted that while he had not supported all of the proposed changes, they did reflect the will of majority of town citizens speaking up on the issues.

“It is on public record that I supported odd-year November elections, however, I was defeated in this initiative. And through the normal,

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open, public hearing process the Town decided to request a change to even-year November elections. Our delegates agreed to move that forward to the General Assembly and then Delegate Webert changed it unilaterally.

“I had stated that I would have voted against the entire charter change if it did not specifically say that our elections would be non-partisan. I think this is vital. While the political parties play an important role on the state and national level, there isn’t need for too much partisanship when you are dealing with planning, zoning, and filling pot holes. You find different coalitions of Republicans and Democrats on each of these issues.

“I’m not suggesting that governmental philosophy doesn’t play a role but I would consider myself more libertarian/Constitutionalist on the federal level, conservative at the state level and communitarian at the local level. The fact that our delegates are trying to inject partisan politics at the local level on a community that has specifically stated it doesn’t want them is a major problem. Not to mention how this disenfranchises many of our government employees who may want to help mold and develop the community in which they live.

“My third main problem is that Delegate Webert then went to the floor of the House of Delegates and argued that these charter changes request reflect the request and will of the people of the Town of Front Royal. This is absolute nonsense! We held multiple meetings and public hearings on the subject; petitions where circulated; debates were held.

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While Gilbert responded directly to some inquiries to his office, neither Webert nor anyone from his staff responded over a 10-day period to our request for information on the first-term delegate’s role in the partisan political brouhaha with the Town of Front Royal.

Partisan impetus Codifying the tradition of non-partisan nominations came under consideration following a February 2012 initiative by Warren County Republican Committee Secretary Mary Kay Clark to nominate two candidates for the 2012 town election. While Clark alluded to two potential Republican candidates for town office in 2012, she named only one, now first-term Councilman Daryl Funk.

However, Councilman Tom Sayre is a long-time protégé of Clark’s and was believed by many to be eyeing a run for mayor last year against incumbent Tim Darr, who as stated above would have been disqualified from running for re-election by partisan nominations due to federal Hatch Act restrictions. A Sayre mayoral run never materialized in the wake of negative publicity about a Feb. 1 e-mail Clark circulated to county Republicans about moving forward with local committee nominations for the May 2012 town election.

And Clark’s partisan initiative was derailed by then Warren County Republican Committee Chairman Dave Henderson, who called such a late move after the mayor had already filed to run for re-election “unfair”.

Funk was the only councilman to vote against the proposed Charter changes and against the motion presented at a Feb. 4 Special Meeting by Vice-Mayor Shae Parker asking the town’s 26th District State Senator Mark Obenshain and Winchesterbased State Senator Jill HoltzmanVogel to return the Charter wording to its original content prior to a vote at the Senate level, or at least quash the altered version.

In prefacing his no vote to Parker’s Feb. 4 motion imploring action on the town’s behalf at the Senate level, Funk pointed out the town is not a sovereign entity, adding, “You have to work with other entities. If you think you don’t, you’re wrong.”

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“As for your question about communication with Delegate Webert, the subject of any communication that I’ve had with Delegate Webert and anyone else on this issue has been the same information that I’ve put forward in my public comments [as put forward in this response].” – Daryl Funk

Funk explains Charter concerns & other council issues Sayre mum on future political plans hinted at during Feb.4 special meeting izens.” (Managing editor’s note: Vice-Mayor Parker indicated a lack of responsiveness or accurate indications of future actions

by Del. Webert led to his and other public comments on the situation) Regarding the RSW Jail central utility situation, the councilman added, “I seem to be the only person concerned over how much money we will lose by refusing to supply water to the regional jail and what impact that decision will have on our water and sewer

rates. In all of these situations, we seem to be too concerned with cutting off our nose to spite our face rather than working to protect our interests.”

Q 2: We also asked the councilman if he thought the council majority was out of line in seeking to keep its elections non-partisan, as has been the tradition for decades, if not a century-plus - or to move to even-year, November elections?

“As for your question on whether the council was out of line, I believe the town was entirely within its prerogative to send the charter forward as it was presented.

“However, the General Assembly also has the power to modify a charter as it sees fit. The Privileges and Elections Committee and Campaign Finance Subcommittees made the amendments to the Charter. There is only one reason why certain individuals – but not all – are expressing so

And in this corner, Councilmen Tom Sayre (sort of) and Daryl Funk.

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Daryl Funk replied in detail to a number of questions about his stance, votes and perspective on the General Assembly impasse regarding the Town Charter changes sent to Richmond under the sponsorship of first-term 18th District Del. Michael Webert (RWarrenton): Q 1: We asked Councilman Funk if his “the town is not sovereign and must work with other entities” comment might not have been more applicable to the regional jail utility situation, rather than that with the charter?

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Are you pondering a run for: A/ Shenandoah District Supervisor? B/ Circuit Court Clerk?

C/ Commissioner of the Revenue? – unanswered multiple-choice question to Councilman Tom Sayre much outrage over this issue: politics.

“There are those individuals who believe that the charter amendments will protect their political power and they are committed to modifying the charter to protect this political advantage.

“Finally, as to tradition of nonpartisan elections, I recall that we had a tradition that elections were held in May once upon a time.”

Q 3: And finally we asked Councilman Funk if he had discussed the Charter change situation with Del. Webert or anyone else in legislature prior to the alterations under Webert’s sponsorship?

“As for your question about communication with Delegate Webert, the subject of any communication that I’ve had with Delegate Webert and anyone else on this issue has been the same

information that I’ve put forward in my public comments [as put forward in this response].

“As for why I thought the charter would have a ‘hard time’ in the legislature, I’m not sure I can give you a better answer than: It was just a gut reaction on my part based on my own experience and study of the Virginia democratic process. I think when you consider last year’s hotly contested redistricting legislation and given the fact that the issue is back be-

FR-WC Anti-Litter Council helps town, county recycle

Front Royal Town Manager Steve Burke, left, and Planning Director Jeremy Camp accept check for $3,000 from Anti-Litter Council

On February 1, the Front Royal-Warren County Anti-Litter Council announced a contribution of $3,000 to the Town of Front Royal to purchase recycle stations for the new administrative offices and Town Council chambers located at their new site on Main Street. These stations will help Town Hall personnel to further contribute toward recycling initiatives and litter control.

The Warren County Parks and Recreation Department was also awarded $2,500 for the purchase of outdoor litter receptacles constructed with recycled composite wood. These litter containers are designed to be durable, esthetically pleasing and uniform in look to other receptacles throughout the Town and County Park and greenway systems.

These donations were made

possible through a grant from the Office of Environmental Education of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality which promotes educational opportunities for recycling, reusing, and the reduction of litter and waste products in our everyday lives.

DEQ provides funds for litter prevention and recycling grants to localities under a non-competitive grant program based on population and road miles.

These grants have been awarded annually since 1980 to localities for local litter prevention and recycling program implementation, continuation, and/or expansion. In 2012, $2,164,659 was disbursed among 187 applicants (representing 307 local government programs). Since 1981 Virginia businesses, who pay into a trust fund, have contributed $52,125,651 to the fund to support local government

litter control and recycling programs.

Front Royal and Warren County have received in excess of $50,000 in the past 5 years. These funds have been distributed to educational and community groups, Town and County public facilities and local Anti-Litter Council programs such as: the “Cover-Your-Load” initiative, cigarette butt receptacles for local businesses, trash pick-up devices and educational materials promoting recycling and litter control.

The Front Royal/Warren County Anti-Litter Council’s Mission is: “To educate, motivate and participate in the prevention of litter and to help the citizens of Front Royal and Warren County become better stewards of our environment.”

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Town fore the General Assembly this year, I assumed that a conflict over political nominations and the timing of elections might attract attention from legislators.

I think the presence of this issue in the press has not aided in the resolution of the matter, and, unfortunately, the end result is what I said was my concern in the beginning – that we are back at square one with no results to show for it.”

Sayre mum on future run While Funk replied in detail to our queries, Councilman Tom Sayre failed to reply to our question about his abstention

from voting on the Feb. 4 Shae Parker Special Meeting motion to have the Charter amendments changed back to their original form or killed in the State Senate.

Neither did Sayre reply to our inquiry about what non-town office he was pondering his next political run for, as he stated was the case at the Feb. 4 Special Meeting discussion on the proposed Charter changes. We even thought we made it easier by presenting it as a multiple choice question.

Are you pondering a run for: · Shenandoah District Supervisor? · Circuit Court Clerk? · Commissioner of the Revenue?

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Community

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A Main Street business not yet four years old that credits its successful beginnings to the Front Royal animal shelter (read on!) changed its name and celebrated a re-opening with a formal ribbon cutting on Friday, Feb.8.

When Christian Failmezger arrived on the scene from Europe in 2009 to manage part of his parents’ downtown property, the family decided to open a wine and cheese store appropriately called “Vino E Formaggio.” Appropriate because this is the Italian for wine and cheese!

Shortly after opening its doors, Vino E Formaggio’s manager accepted an invitation to join the board of directors of the Humane Society of Warren County (HSWC). Not too long after that, he left the board but promised to continue working for the animals. He did so by running a two-years-long fundraising effort that sent approximately $9,000 to the animal shelter.

A few months in, he married Rachel, and the two of them ratcheted up the charity enterprise, featuring wine tastings, raffles, special event dinners, and so on. It was my job (as the then president of the HSWC) to ensure that people came to what became known as “Yappy Hour”

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A new business sign is toasted on Main Street (we understand Mandy the retired FRPD traffic cop and current Fussell’s Florists fashion model even made an appearance).

every Friday evening 5-7 p.m.

Christian’s dad, and now Rachel’s father-in-law, credited “Yappy Hour” with “putting our Main Street business on the map.” It did indeed become a “go to” place for scores of local residents, and more than a few tourists, and has remained popular since “Yappy Hour” was discontinued last June.

Meanwhile, the younger Failmezgers, who vowed to “bring the world to the people of Front Royal one glass at a time,” quietly and gradually moved away from the wine and cheese retail business first envisioned and by this year had graduated to a new level of entrepreneurial endeavor-a restaurant and bar which, on Feb. 8, became “Vino124” at 124 Main Street.

Appropriately, the unveiling of the outside signage by Christian and Rachel was on a bitterly cold Friday evening. Joyce Marlow, a “day one” supporter of “Yappy Hour”, was invited to cut the tra-

ditional red ribbon crossing the Vino124 entrance. She did so with aplomb and a shivering right hand.

Joyce’s husband, former mayor John Marlow, looked on (bemusedly).

Others among the eventual passing crowd of 100 or so included Patty Graham and husband, Michael, the former town manager; Sandy and Steve Schwalb of the German Shepherd rescue organization; Tony Inderbitzen, board member of HSWC, and wife Pat; neighbor business operators John and Gina Sweat of Ridgeline Design; and Ken Thurman of the tourist bureau.

Also on hand were a group of “regulars” who’d attended most of the 50 “Yappy Hours” of the past two years.

Rachel unveiled a new and somewhat upscale menu featuring roasted beet and cheese bruschetta, Meyer lemon & ginger risotto with pickled fennel-lemon grass salad, lox and latkas, and key lime-chocolate layered French pastry cake.

Also, crab cakes and hamburger sliders. She named Ralph Scolari executive chef. The crew on duty for the evening included Brooke Duvall, Remy Hatch, Vica Arnold and Elizabeth Shumay.

Arriving guests are invited to a “sitting room” with bar at the rear of the restaurant. Art is featured in one of the two dining rooms; the couple imaginatively painted the interior and exterior of the premises and, on opening night, displayed a guest of honor - “Mandy”, the policewoman made locally famous by Roger Bianchini, managing editor of this newspaper, and loaned for the occasion by Betty Showers, president of Fussell Florists. “Mandy”, a mannequin, was tastefully dressed (clothing by the nearby Blue Ridge Hospice shop) in a black cocktail outfit with matching tiara. “Mandy” will be on display in a backlit showcase for about a week.

Christian Failmezger said the following day: “I want to thank what we refer to as ‘the regulars.’

Without the support of our longterm customers, and our new friends from out of town, we would not be here anymore. Rachel and I are most grateful.”

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A new and improved South Street Grill retains 50’s theme Armed with a new heart-healthy menu, eatery looks forward to spring and summer events

Josh and Debbie Clatterbuck pose with memorabilia in keeping with the 1950-60s theme of the restaurant. Debbie is the new manager and her son Josh, who is kitchen manager and cook, keeps customers coming back for his fabulous food.

By Carol Ballard Warren County Report Want to go back in time and breathe the air of the 1950s, see Elvis smiling down from his place of honor on the wall, and order from a menu showing food that tastes like home cooking, only better?

Try the South Street Grille, a family-friendly diner-type restaurant with red walls, black and white décor, theme signs like Route 66, Harley-Davidson, and motorcycle license plates and Happy Valentine’s Day greetings in the windows.

It’s located just across the street from Martin’s and is in the same parking lot as the B&L Custard stand.

Debbie Clatterbuck, who became the restaurant’s manager this year, took a few minutes from her busy schedule to sit down in one of the comfortable booths, complete with a Coca Cola lamp hanging over the table and music from the 1950s and 60s playing in the background.

Along with praising the restaurant, she shared a little of her background.

She said that she started cooking here a year ago in January and described how Brenda Morris, the restaurant’s owner, a friend since high school and former softball teammate, approached her with the idea of becoming manager.

“It was a big challenge for me, but I’m always looking for ways to improve the restaurant,” she said modestly, even though she

had experience as manager of the Knotty Pine for five years a while back.

Some of the improved items on the menu are heart-healthy, and served daily, and are appropriate for February since it is heart month.

These include salads, grilled Tilapia, chicken tenders, steamed vegetables and fresh fruit.

A brand new for this menu is grilled black pepper chicken, which has become a favorite of customers.

Several “Regulars” were at the next table and were very willing to praise the place, its food and atmosphere. Nina Beran (who calls the table by the front door where she was sitting “her office”) loves the steak and eggs and grilled pork chops.

“The veggies and soup are always good,” she said.

Kim Smith, Nina Beran Debbie Rutter and Jean Mary Taylor, South Street Grille regulars and friends of Owner Brenda Morris, say they love the food and come in several times a month.

Others added that they love the homey atmosphere, its familyfriendly feeling and food and say that a lot of the people who come in are already acquainted and have a good time eating and talking.

People who love desserts should take note of the fact that they make their own fresh desserts, (with coconut cake their best seller), and have ice-cream cones and milk shakes.

“It is the best fried chicken in town,” said Nina’s friend who was enjoying a meal with her at the table.

Debbie noted that it takes 20 minutes to cook it because it’s fresh-cooked there with their special seasoning. She also mentioned that one of their most popular menu items is the Bopper burger.

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“With better weather, we’ll have Cruise-ins for both motorcycles and cars, and Poker Runs,” she said.

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In keeping with the 50s diner feeling of the restaurant, she imagines hosting sock hops outside in the parking lot.

“We already have an Elvis costume for a future Elvis,” she said with a laugh.

And a very recent added attraction-not in keeping with the 50s

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“On January 24, 2013, Doug Stanley notified the Town in an emailed letter that the RSW Regional Jail had elected to renege on the agreement for water and sewer service, [and] would not connect to the Town’s sewer system … – town statement prepared by Town Manager Steve Burke

Fight over RSW Jail water-sewer issues about to escalate Will dueling perspectives lead to legal battle between town and RSW Authority?

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Following a closed session at a Special Meeting prior to a Feb. 4 work session, the Front Royal Town Council voted 5-1 (Funk dissenting) to adopt the language of a notice to the chairman of the RSW Regional Jail Authority, Doug Stanley, who is also Warren County Administrator, that was drafted by Town Manager Steve Burke. The notice, released to the public on Feb. 5, presents the town’s perspective regarding the RSW Regional Jail’s attempt to bypass use of the town’s sewer system, while retaining access to the town’s central water.

The issue has escalated to a potentially nasty legal battle involving various perspectives on central utility obligations tied to the 1998-99, 522 Corridor Agreement after the town denied a regional jail authority request in early 2012 to collect rainwater in a cistern system for use in the jail laundry that would then be dumped into the town’s 522 Corridor sewer system.

The RSW Authority pointed to potential savings of $6,000 to $8,000 per year from that initial cistern/rainwater-laundry-dump in town sewer plan, as well as a better rating when being considered for certification as a LEEDS “green facility” by the U.S. Green Building Council.

However town concerns included setting a precedent allowing numerous other entities to bypass portions of the town’s water-sewer system as they saw fit, potentially costing the town significant revenue; as well (pun intended) as problems associated with judging how large to construct the federally-mandated upgraded wastewater treatment facility. Estimates on costs of those upgrades related to protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed, of which the Shenandoah River is a part, are currently around $40 million.

Former Councilman Tom Conkey addressed those myriad issues at a Feb. 21, 2012 council work session: “My issues are by adding foreign water it is difficult or impossible to size the waste-

water treatment plant. The ordinance does not address the real issue, which is that as soon as we open this door there will be a line at our door from businesses and industry that will want to introduce foreign water into our system – all this to save the county $6,000 a year. I know there will be a line at the door. This is a Pandora’s Box you are asking us to open to get a “silver certification” and save $6,000 to $8,000 a year and it just doesn’t add up,” Conkey concluded.

Warren County Sheriff and Regional Jail Building Committee Chairman Daniel McEathron suggested the Pandora’s Box could be closed simply by acknowledging that as a regional jail the request was from a public facility and beneficial to state and local taxpayers, not a private business or industry simply seeking to increase profit margins.

However, town officials also worried at contamination issues.

When RSW Jail contractor Moseley Architects rep Tony Bell informed the RSW Committee of the town’s official vote against the request several weeks later, he added that it wasn’t a total surprise considering existing town codes prohibiting outside water being introduced into its sewage system.

Consequently the regional jail authority approved design aspects that would allow the dumping of wastewater into either the

town’s system or an independent, on-site treatment system. Now the RSW Authority has received permission from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to dump on-site treated wastewater into what the town calls “a typically dry tributary of Crooked Run.” For the

town, Burke expresses concerns that such dumping could threaten the nearby McKay Springs groundwater shed.

Work session comments In explaining his dissenting stance against sending out

Burke’s statement for the town, Councilman Daryl Funk said he felt the town might be rushing into an “unnecessary conflict” that could be a “$400-million mistake.” Funk said he felt Burke’s statement confused “issues with the county.”

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“For the Authority Board members the decision makes good business sense and will allow us to keep the per diem costs of the jail down.” RSW Jail Authority Chairman Doug Stanley

offered the motion to accept the wording of Burke’s notice, said he believed following conversations with the town manager and Town Attorney Doug Napier that allowing the regional jail to use town water and bypass the sewer system without a challenge would have town water-sewer customers “subsidizing” the regional jail’s water use.

“Town taxpayers get double screwed on that point,” Hrbek observed, adding “There is no need to call it a war or a battle.”

Rather, Hrbek offered hope the situation could be resolved by accommodating the jail authority’s initial request to dump a small amount of cistern-collected rainwater for laundry use into the sewer system, with guarantees the water would be adequately

treated first.

Councilman Tom Sayre agreed a solution could be reached by revisiting and approving the original request allowing the jail’s cistern-collected rainwater for laundry use dumped into the sewer system.

Town statement Included in that language from a Public Notice released by the town manager on Feb. 5, is the following summary: “On January 24, 2013, Doug Stanley notified the Town in an emailed letter that the RSW Regional Jail had elected to renege on the agreement for water and sewer service, as it would not connect to the Town’s sewer system, rather they would discharge

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“Upon discussion with DEQ, the comment period has expired days before the letter was transmitted.

“Based upon review of documents provided by the jail and DEQ, the jail plans to discharge its wastewater to a typically dry tributary of Crooked Run. The discharge from the jail will run through the DuPont property and across Rt 522 to the McKay Spring location. The Town has communicated our concerns about possible impact to the spring to DEQ. The Town has been working with Warren County for a number of years to secure the property necessary to develop the spring in the future to provide water to the corridor.

“The jail also states that they conducted a fiscal study to establish the benefit of their onsite treatment facility. However, the Town has continued to communicate to our Warren County officials that the connection fees used in the study are biased towards the onsite facility due to the fact that the water meter is oversized for the site. The site is currently proposing a 6” water meter to serve the site to provide less than 20,000 gallons of water per day. A similar 6” water meter is proposed for the Dominion Power facility that will supply 600,000 gallons of water per day.

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“The Town looks forward to continuing to work with the RSW Regional Jail, the Department of Environmental Quality, and Warren County to resolve these issues.”

Burke also expressed concern the county and jail authorities had been somewhat non-communicative with the town before moving forward with the on-site treatment and dumping plan: “Unfortunately, our Warren County representatives did not provide any additional communication (from late 2012) to the Town regarding this study during the numerous Liaison Meetings, nor did they provide any open discussion at any other opportunity.”

RSW statement County Administrator and Regional Jail Authority Chairman Doug Stanley offered the RSW Authority perspective at the Feb. 5 morning meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors.

Stanley called both the town’s original rejection of the cisterncollected laundry water into the town sewer system and the subsequent regional jail decision to totally bypass the town sewer system by building on on-site wastewater system “business decisions.”

“While it (RSW Authority) did not agree with the town’s

concerns about the use of rainwater, respected the town’s decision,” Stanley said. “Based on this [town] decision, the jail authority, in May 2012, accepted a proposal to evaluate the potential and feasibility to treat the laundry water from the facility and all of the wastewater as an option.”

That study indicated potential savings of $1 million over 20 years by treating just the laundry water on site; and savings of $3 million over 20 years by treating all the jail’s wastewater on site for disposal out of the town’s system.

“Of this $3 million savings, $1.5 million will belong to the residents of Warren County, approximately 40 percent of who live within the Town of Front Royal (Warren County is projected to house 40 percent of the tri-county inmate population at the regional jail).

“For the Authority Board members the decision makes good business sense and will allow us to keep the per diem costs of the jail down,” Stanley stated.

Quite pointedly Stanley then concluded, “What started out as an opportunity to do the correct thing environmentally has ended up potentially saving the taxpayers of three jurisdictions significantly.”

Impasse?

The question at this point appears two fold: 1/ can the town and regional jail authority revisit the original request as a compromise solution; and 2/ is it worth the gamble of a protracted legal fight to either party – and the county – to find out how a court will interpret the wording of the 1998 county/towndrafted 522 Corridor Agreement regarding the provision of town central utilities to commercial and industrial development on county land there?

The latter is an especially troubling question for the town, which lost a 2009 lawsuit involving a private-sector (chain restaurant) challenge of corridor agreement PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) fees concerning water use.

However, one might also note the town won a legal challenge involving water/sewer rates with a corridor private-sector commercial laundry operation, FDR Inc., around the same time frame.

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“I don’t know if we can go any further tonight. We met with the county and thought we were there … it was as close to singing ‘Cumbaya’ as we can get. I think we are good with the FBA or the VSA (with conditions proposed that night). I don’t know what else we can say.” – Mayor Darr

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I guess it depends on how you define ‘friendly’ FRLP boundary proposal, 522 Corridor negotiations to what ends?

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report February 11 Front Royal Town Council meeting and work session discussions involving the future of the boundaries between the Town of Front Royal and Warren County illustrated the complications and seeming inability of the two sides to find common ground – even when initial discussion indicated a positive, “win-win” view from both sides.

That latter “win-win” situation involves a citizen-initiated request for a “Friendly Boundary Adjustment” filed by David Vazzana, principal of Front Royal Limited Partnership (FRLP), regarding 604 acres of undeveloped county land on the town’s east side bordered by I-66 and Happy

Creek Road. Vazzana’s family has owned the property for about 25 years, he noted at the work session. Around 2004-06, before the U.S. economy and Housing Market tanked, the property was targeted for future residentialcommercial neighborhood development by contracted Northern Virginia developer Centex Corporation. That Centex-driven plan initially projected 2,400 homes, several acres of commercial and park space.

With Centex and its eventual 1,862-unit housing development proposal long gone, Vazzana assembled a team of local planning, real estate and legal advisors to develop the property independently. Vazzana has been at it so long that during the Feb. 11 work session he kept referring to Councilman Eugene Tewalt as “mayor”

– which Tewalt was when Vazzana began presenting his development plans to the town.

And it was Tewalt who had the most concern about the now pared back, multi-phased, 818unit plan Vazzana presented to council on Feb. 11, 2013. The former mayor and again councilman objected to finalizing any plan detailing the amount of per-unit proffers and time frames due to the still fragile condition of the economy and housing market.

However, Vazzana and his team of planner Joe Duggan, real estate developer Bill Barnett and attorney Joe Silek Jr., concurred with Tewalt’s request the town be allowed more time – six months Tewalt suggested – to review the detail regarding number of units and financial proffers than the current boundary adjustment re-

quest has before going before the state Commission on Local Government (CLG) and a three-judge panel for a final determination.

March 9 deadline “Haven’t we already asked for two extensions (from the state)?”

Vice-Mayor Shae Parker asked of an approaching March 9 dead-

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With an apparent consensus that any joint meeting between the full municipal bodies and FRLP be open, we asked the mayor to try and make it closed – “If I have to listen to all this again, I might have another heart attack,” I reasoned.

How long have we been at this guys? David Vazzana makes power point presentation on most recent FRLP development proposal on 604-acre, 818 residential unit plan - hey, its down from the 2400 or 1862 units Northern Virginia Developer Centex had in the works around 2005-06.

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achievable at a 2012 liaison meeting.

As a Vazzana power-point presentation noted the town now favors proceeding with the FRLPsuggested friendly “Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA), while the county favors a “Voluntary Settlement Agreement” (VSA) that would included FINAL assurances on the development and proffer details.

Vazzana also noted that both the town and county have been “very consistent” from the outset in their stances during discussions with him. The problem is since the initial liaison meeting there have been no discussions involving all three parties. Barnett told council the FRLP team felt more like messengers be-

Town Water-Sewer Looping System.

Mayor Darr and Bret Hrbek agreed that it seemed optimum that things proceed the with friendly boundary adjustment and when proffer details are hashed out the town will pass on what would go to the county based on their Economic Impact Model.

But as discussion progressed, the issues all involved might have with verbal agreements on as yet-finalized details was raised

by FRLP’s Duggan: “You could approve the project for 400 units and our plan is 800.” Barnett added that both municipalities held the developer over a barrel because “you can tag any amount on top of [what is presented] and

tween the two municipal boards, rather than negotiators with either.

Per-unit projections FRLP listed potential per-unit proffers at $15,000 ($12.27 million) for 818 units, minus credits applied to other aspects of capital improvements associated with the project. Those include adding two lanes to the E-W connector to make it a 4-lane road; reforestation; biking, hiking lanes and trails. Another $9 million in proffers are also projected in watersewer tap fees for town central utilities ($11,000 per 818 units), minus credits for design and construction of a water tower for the area and ROW acquisition for a

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However, Tewalt noted that was a double-edged sword, with the town unsure of how many dollars in credits would be applied against developer-projected per-unit proffers.

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The developer estimated transportation credits of $2 million to $6.7 million. The “remaining Town Transportation dollars ($5-10 million) could be doubled using V-DOT matching funds” a developer summary handed out at the meeting stated.

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Parker noted the 1998-99 522 Corridor Agreement approved by a state three-judge panel had tabled discussion of annexation of the corridor by the town for 10 years – “It’s been 15 years,” Parker pointed out. what else we can say.”

A consensus was reached to schedule a joint meeting with the full town and county boards and the developer in order to try and meet the March 9 CLG deadline – that meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room at the Warren County Government Center.

Vazzana observed that all three parties could come to an agreement or end up before the

three-judge panel arguing different sides “and all spend a lot of money.”

With an apparent consensus that any joint meeting between the full municipal bodies and FRLP be open, we asked the mayor to try and make it closed – “If I have to listen to all this again, I might have another heart attack,” I reasoned (however, it still appears the meeting will be open – hmmm, am I getting a message here???).

Oh, about the 522 Corridor Our coda to the above laborious discussion centering around TRUST was the final item on the Feb. 11 regular meeting agenda.

A motion to authorize Mayor Darr to meet with Board of Supervisors Chairman Archie Fox to “negotiate a resolution of lost revenue in the Route 522 Corridor (estimated $600,000 annually due to restaurant-PILOT fee lawsuit), with negotiations to be completed in 90 days” was hit with two amendments, one of which passed.

That passed amendment added negotiations on a “friendly boundary adjustment” of commercial corridor property to the table of the discussion between Mayor Darr and Chairman Fox. Councilman Sayre’s motion to add that amendment, seconded

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by Tewalt, passed by a 4-2 margin, with Funk and Tharpe dissenting. An additional motion

by Hrbek, Parker seconding, that would have really made a point – to drop the discussion of the lost revenue – failed by a 4-2 margin with only Hrbek and Parker voting in favor.

In prefacing the vote on focusing town-county discussion on a boundary adjustment, brought to council by former Town Manager and Councilman Walter Duncan about a year ago, Parker said discussion of the future of revenue in the corridor was NOT about the $600,000 or so the town lost in annual revenue due to the Cracker Barrel et al lawsuit. That suit challenged the town’s ability to collect previously-agreeupon PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) fees surrounding water use by three chain restaurants in the corridor (also TGIFriday’s and

Applebee’s).

Rather, Parker said the issue at hand is how much of a financial burden town residents of the county had shouldered for construction of the water-sewer system the town extended onto county land in the corridor that enabled all the commercial and industrial development there, versus how much county residents outside of town had shouldered.

Parker noted the 1998-99 522 Corridor Agreement approved by a state three-judge panel had tabled discussion of annexation of the corridor by the town for 10 years – “It’s been 15 years,” Parker pointed out. He added that other nearby jurisdictions, including Culpeper, facing similar growth, expenditure, revenue and utility issues met on a very regular basis to discuss potential boundary adjustments.

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“Judge Swersky ruled that … there were no defamatory statements made. The statements were an inquiry as to whether anyone may have been offered bribes, and as such, these inquiries were made while the Council members were performing their duties as Council members …” – from town attorney summary of ruling

Town

Second judge dismisses solar ‘bribery’ lawsuit Unanswered questions remain about confidential memo leak and intent

You need a scorecard to name the players: Two of three former defendants, Tom Sayre and Chris Holloway ponder solar presentation in March 2010 about the time things got really interesting.

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report After several years of innuendo, finger pointing, requests for apologies as an alternative to litigation that fell on deaf ears and the eventual filing of a $30-million-plus slander and defamation lawsuit against the Town of Front Royal and three of its then sitting councilmen it is OVER. On Feb. 1 Town Attorney Doug Napier notified the town council and staff that the second filing of an amended lawsuit by two local businessmen had been dismissed, apparently once and for all. Napier noted the plaintiffs could

file an appeal of the lower court decision to the Virginia Supreme Court. However one of the plaintiffs, Greg Horton, indicated the suit would be abandoned with the Feb. 1 ruling. The plaintiffs were represented by attorney David Silek.

Since the first ruling against the initial filing of the suit, Silek has criticized the court stance that not only governmental entities, but also individual public officials are protected to some degree by sovereign immunity statutes for statements made in the conduct of their office.

Included in statements the plaintiffs had hoped to prove at

Town Manager Michael Graham makes August 2009 presentation to the EDA board early in the solar proposal process.

trial had been made by at least one defendant early in the solar negotiating process were “my sources tell me anyone involved in solar energy is a crook”, “global warming is a liberal conspiracy” and “the earth is 6000 years old”.

“I believe it gives an elected person the right to impugn someone’s character and make up false, libelous and slanderous things about a person and hide behind the skirt of the town,” Silek told us early in the filing process.

In an e-mail to town staff and representatives forwarded to us on Feb. 1 by one of the defen-

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dants, Tom Sayre, Napier first noted the plaintiffs had not refiled against the town. He then added that the ruling that day had exonerated the three councilmen-defendants, Chris Holloway, Carson Lauder and Sayre, regarding the defamation and interference in a business contract allegations at the base of the lawsuit.

Essentially, the second presiding judge from outside the area (26th District judges had recused themselves due to the presence of a practicing attorney before them – Sayre – as a defendant in the suit), retired Judge Alfred Swersky, upheld the earlier ruling by Judge Paul M. Peatross, Jr. that the cited questions and public statements initially published in the Northern Virginia Daily

based on the leak of a confidential memo from the town attorney to council and the mayor insinuating potential illegal behavior, including bribes to the then town manager, could be construed as those public officials/defendants doing due diligence in the performance of their elected offices to assure such behavior had not occurred.

“Judge Swersky … ruled that, as a matter of law, there were no defamatory statements made.

The statements were an inquiry as to whether anyone may have been offered bribes, and as such, these inquiries were made while the Council members were performing their duties as Council members and were exercising their discretion to perform their legislative duties and thus had sovereign immunity from being sued. In essence, the Judge ruled that Town Council was simply doing its legislative job by asking for an inquiry, and therefore, they had legal privilege to inquire into what may or may not have happened to determine whether or not any irregularities had occurred,” Napier wrote town officials.

Napier pointed out the judge ruled in favor of the three individual councilmen defendants regarding interference in a business contract “because the Plaintiffs did not sufficiently allege any such relationships existed that were interfered with.”

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“I believe it gives an elected person the right to impugn someone’s character and make up false, libelous and slanderous things about a person and hide behind the skirt of the town.” – plaintiff attorney David Silek on sovereign immunity aspect of court ruling

that their professional reputations or mental health had been damaged by the public questioning and insinuations they may have attempted to bribe then Town Manager Michael Graham or engaged in other illegal activities that bore a state police investigation.

Unanswered questions Unfortunately the ruling leaves unanswered questions about statements alleged to the defendants, either in private meetings or publicly and to the press; and perhaps most importantly who leaked an attorney-client privileged communication to council

and the mayor from then Town Attorney Tom Robinett to the Northern Virginia Daily. That emailed communication clearly marked “Confidential”, “strictly confidential” and “expressly exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act” appeared in its entirety on the NVD website and was referenced in a cover story written by Ben Orcutt. The memo was removed from the website as controversy over the leak of an attorney-client privileged memo grew.

Orcutt later resigned from the Daily and returned to his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, after the lawsuit was filed and he was targeted as a potential wit-

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sector to make the town’s business operations more efficient and cost-effective, was fired by a realigned council sub-majority in a 3-2 vote (Holloway-Lauder-Tharpe for; Parker-Conkey against; Sayre absent) in September 2010, two months after the new council (Tharpe replacing Hrbek) and mayor (Darr replacing Tewalt) were seated.

Hrbek and Tewalt won back council seats in 2012, while both Holloway and Lauder were ousted. The lone remaining involved defendant on council is Sayre.

• On March 1, 1692, in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, three women are charged with the illegal practice of witchcraft after two young girls experienced fits and other mysterious maladies. During the next few months, area residents incriminated more than 150 women and men.

• On Feb. 27, 1864, the first Union inmates begin arriving at Andersonville prison in Georgia. Andersonville became synonymous with death as nearly a quarter of its inmates died in captivity. Confederate camp commander Henry Wirz was executed after the war for brutality and mistreatment under his command.

• On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signs the JonesShafroth Act, under which Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and Puerto Ricans were granted statutory citizenship. As citizens, Puerto Ricans could now join the U.S. Army, but few chose to do so. After Wilson signed a compulsory military service act two months later, however, 20,000 Puerto Ricans were drafted to serve during World War I. • On Feb. 26, 1928, R&B legend Antoine “Fats” Domino is born in New Orleans. His most memorable hit was “Blueberry Hill” in 1956. After Hurricane Katrina, he was reported missing from his home in the Lower Ninth Ward, but luckily had been rescued early in the storm.

• On March 3, 1952, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a New York state statute (the Feinberg Law) that prohibits communists from teaching in public schools. The law remained in force until another Supreme Court decision in 1967 declared most of its provisions unconstitutional.

• On Feb. 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay dethrones heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventhround technical knockout. Clay had predicted he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” to defeat Liston, the 8-1 favorite.

• On Feb. 28, 1983, the celebrated sitcom “M*A*S*H” bows out after 11 seasons. Its title came from the initials for the “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital,” an isolated forward compound that received wounded soldiers and was staffed by the show’s cast of doctors and nurses. © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Former plaintiff Donnie Poe, cowboy hat, Standard Energy rep from Maryland (blue shirt) and Willi Lauterbach (hands out imploring), initially with SolAVerde and then Standard Energy during November 2009 council meeting.

ness – not that we know one had jobs and a public educational anything to do with the other. component that could have been Horton told us that his attorney created in conjunction with the failed to get a deposition from solar energy project had it proOrcutt, whom he said was repre- ceeded. sented by an attorney hired by his At council meetings following former employer. Orcutt’s refusal publicity over the leaked Robinett to respond to a request for a de- memo local activist Linda Allen position was apparently based on cited multiple dates at which the professional claims of confiden- town manager had publicly pretiality regarding the source who sented information on the negoprovided him with the confiden- tiations, including the economic tial Robinett memo addressed to benefits that were referenced as the “Mayor and All Members of “potential bribes” by the defenTown Council.” dants.

That memo was in response The leaked Robinett memo and to March 30, 2010, independent consequent front page publicity firstquoting place. one or more of the inquires from then Councilmen often LIBRA (September 23 to October Holloway and Lauder to Robi- defendants, included callsre-emergfor a 22) A once-close associate es with news that could causeofyou nett about whether economic state police investigation theto reconsider a recent decision.

But don’t incentives to the community plaintiffs’ interactions with the make a move before consulting a trustraised publicly at a work session town manager; and led directly ed adviser.

ARIESday, (March 21 to April 19) Con-to ongoing SCORPIO (October 23about to Novemthe previous and discussed speculation pogratulations, Lamb. The end of the ber 21) You might feel pressured to in detail in a subsequent closed tential illegal activities involving month brings good news in the work- reveal a colleague’s secret. But you place,could thanks to the efforts you’veHorton, can relyPoe on your sense meeting, beall considered andstrong the Scorpion town manto by get the yourplaintiffs projects off theager. of rectitude to help you continue to do bribes made offered in ground and running. the right thing. their negotiations with20 thetotown TAURUS (April May 20) SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to Don’t let yourself be cowed into December 21) That … pesky situation manager.

Initially SolAVerde andthink-Political dominoes ing you’re not up to the challenge is still creating problems. But you a later you’ve a hybrid solar-financial altaken on. Keep reinforcing are moving ahead with it, and soon your self-confidence, and no one and Consequently, it should be successfully resolved in liance known as Standard Energy two of council’s nothing can stop you. your favor. were engaged in highly public nebiggest supporters of Graham GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) PosiCAPRICORN (December 22 to gotiations with the town to add a and the solar proposal, Mayor Eutive responses to a recent workplace January 19) A spate of indecision move should leaves you and susceptible to doubt.

But solar power aspectgive to you the added town’sassur-gene Tewalt Vice-Mayor Bret ance that you’re on the right track. you’ll soon regain your emotional municipal electric utility.

Hrbek, were turned out of office Celebrate the good news with family sure-footedness and be back leading and/or friends. the way, usual. election after a It turned out the so-called in the Mayas 2010 CANCER (June 21 to July 22) AQUARIUS (January 20 to Febru“bribes” were projected economic month of front page “bribe” pubThere’s still a little emotional fuzzi- ary 18) Love rules the week with new benefitness to the town and commulicity.

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“That would certainly be one of the options that could be reviewed by the Authority.” – RSW Jail Authority Chairman Doug Stanley on feasibility of digging on-site wells for drinking water, if the town doesn’t provide it

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Lynda McDonough of Shenandoah Farms outlines her concerns to the board at the Feb. 5th Supervisors meeting

By Carol BalBy Carol Ballard Warren County Report Warren County’s Supervisors met several burning issues headon at their Feb. 5th meeting.

The supervisors heard complaints from two Shenandoah farms residents about whether their sanitary district’s issues were not being addressed.

They also heard County Administrator Doug Stanley and chairman of the RSW Regional Jail Authority explain how and why events led up to the decision to go forward with building an on-site wastewater treatment facility that would bypass the Town of Front Royal’s water and sewer system (see related story).

Reacting to a letter from the town saying they were surprised about hearing of the RSW’s plans, Stanley referred to an article by Dan McDermott in this paper which recorded the decision made by the town council in March of 2012 “to not consider a request from the upcoming regional jail to use recycled rainwater for laundry and then return the used water to the town’s municipal wastewater treatment plant”.

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“In May 2012 the Authority agreed to go ahead with the design of a wastewater system. The cost of phase 1 was $26,000 and included several designs.”

They authorized him as chair to proceed with the design of a facility which would handle all the wastewater, saying that it would result in a savings of about $3 million over a 20-year period with 50 per cent of that going to Warren county residents because Warren County inmates will comprise about half of the jail population.

When approached after the meeting, Stanley commented in an email on the Town’s Feb. 5th letter.

“I am in receipt of the letter … regarding the provision of water to the RSW Jail site. I have forwarded the letter to our legal counsel and I am sure that we will be discussing it and the options available to the Authority at an upcoming Jail Authority Meeting (next scheduled meeting is on February 28th).

He also responded to a question on the feasibility of digging wells for drinking water, if the town doesn’t provide it.

“That would certainly be one of the options that could be reviewed by the Authority,” he said.

Farms roads, access The board also heard from two Shenandoah Farms women, Lynda McDonough and Dee Schools who are concerned about the state of the roads in their sanitary district.

They both said the roads were in much better condition when they had been maintained by the former full-time manager. Since resigning he hasn’t yet been replaced and residents wanted to know what was being done to fill the position.

Assistant County Administrator Robert Childress, who is currently handling the road maintenance, responded after the meeting that efforts to replace former Farms Manager Chris Fisher had not resulted in a new hire. They’ve decided to advertise for a foreman, who Childress would supervise until a district manager can be found to replace Fisher.

McDonough also was concerned that an emergency exit for residents might be locked.

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The supervisors also heard from Joye Wood, president of the Warren County Fair Association and other fair representatives, that the association is in need of a donation of $12,000 from the board to cover expenses until June of this year when funds for the fair start to come in.

“We’ve never asked for anything before. We need to dig ourselves out of this and we don’t like being in this position,” she said.

In a letter submitted to the board, they listed expenses and income. Total expenses are $3,500 and income is around $1,500. Repairs and upgrades over the last few years have contributed to the cash flow problem, it stated.

Water and sewer hookups totaled over $12,000 and repairs to the stage, Bingo pavilion, and building, office and grounds maintenance have added up to $14,000. Also,

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when a new turn lane was installed from Route 522 North, they incurred the cost of a new road from Fairgrounds Rd. onto the property, which cost them $30,000.

The letter also mentioned all of the uses that county residents gain from the fairgrounds besides enjoyment of the annual fair and ways they hope to cut spending and reduce committee budgets.

County Administrator Douglas Stanley responded to their request by suggesting that they consider selling five feet of road right-ofway on Fairground Rd. to give the county an easement in lieu of a donation. He said the right-of-way shouldn’t cause a problem for the smooth running of the fair. Wood said she would call a special meeting of the fair association board to discuss it.

Present at the January 2 meeting were: Chairman Archie A. Fox; Vice-Chairman Linda Glavis; Tony F. Carter; Richard H. Traczyk; Daniel J. Murray Jr.; County Administrator Douglas P. Stanley and County Attorney Blair Mitchell.

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By Malcom Barr, Sr. Warren County Report

An “edge of the cliff ” meeting at the Wayside Theatre has been called by theater board president Byron Brill and artistic director Warner Crocker to discuss the future, or otherwise, of the financially troubled historic icon in Middletown.

The meeting is set for Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the theater. The event will begin informally at 6:30 p.m. in the Curtain Call Café. Local elected leaders, members of the

public, and specifically the Wayside’s “golden super heroes” - the 700 donors who contributed to last year’s fund-raising drive that kept the theater operating through its 50th golden anniversary year-have been asked to attend.

A year later, the theater, mired in bank and other debt, is again asking the community for help. The theater may be shuttered next month at the end of the current show, “Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming”, if the current emergency drive fizzles. To date, according to Crocker, $38,000

toward a $90,000 goal has been realized.

A new board of directors under new leadership (Brill) previously announced that the theater requires a $250,000 annual infusion, beyond ticket sales, to continue in business.

The new board comprises: Mary Ruth Follett, vice president; Tara Shostek, secretary; Adele M. Skolitis, treasurer; James Laster, member at large; and members Leslie Bowery, Patrick Carper, Kym Crump, Pam Dyke, Dick Helm, Julie Spaid Hockman, Stephanie Pendleton, Jennifer Pope, Barbara Scarlett, William Sirbaugh, Jr., Dr. Connie Stadler, Brad Snowden and Jim Wink.

The officers and board members have been asked to attend the “town meeting” to help answer questions from the floor, along with Crocker and Brill.

Malcolm Barr, Sr., of Front Royal, a former secretary and board member of the Wayside Theatre, has been invited to act as mediator for the Feb. 20 meeting.

Barr, a recent “Leo” award winner for contributions to the Wayside Theatre, said he hopes that “among the golden super heroes will be those who may be able to show us the way forward so the theater may survive for future generations.”

“The Wayside has been on the edge of the cliff for some years, and it needs much more community involvement

to save it from going over,” Barr said.

“I hope that this ‘town meeting’ will help to that end and that meanwhile, we will have sufficient money contributed to satisfy current obligations.”

Crocker said: “The current campaign to keep Wayside alive is going well.”

He added the reality “is that many

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of those who care about Wayside have questions about whether or not the theater’s mission is sustainable, where support comes from, and how we manage operations. It is our hope to provide an open forum for these issues to be discussed with this meeting.”

FRPD alerts citizens to fundraising phone scam

The Front Royal Police Department would like to alert citizens to a suspicious ‘fundraising’ solicitation group that seems to be targeting our area. After receiving phone calls from concerned citizens, who had received solicitation calls, police began looking into the organization. The Caller ID will display “Police Protection” with a number of, or similar to, (727)862-5300; this is a Florida phone number. The caller will give a ‘sales pitch’, which will lead the person to believe that they are being asked to donate money to local law enforcement. If the person agrees to donate, the caller will ask for credit/debit card information, in order to collect the monetary donation.

The Front Royal Police Department is in no way associated with the soliciting group, which is a profit-based fundraising group from out of state. Initial investigation shows that the organization targets elderly citizens and uses misleading tactics to obtain monetary donations. Citizens are reminded to never provide account or personal information to callers. Any questions or concerns can be directed to the Front Royal Police Department (540)635-2111.

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da 4-door that was northbound on Rockland Road when it ran off the road to the left, struck an embankment, then trees, then a utility pole.

The driver died at scene. There were no passengers. A VSP spokesperson said alcohol appeared to have been a factor, though he did not elaborate on why.

Disque was an employee at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club.

Richard Runyon, golf course general manager, expressed sorrow at Aaron’s death. Runyon said he hired him as a teen-ager seven years ago.

“We watched him grow and become an inspiration to all of us,” Runyon said. “He was a young man who enjoyed the game of golf – he was just a good person.” Runyon added that he believed forensic testing has or will clear Disque of

the question of alcohol involvement in the accident.

Runyon recently appointed Aaron as an assistant professional at Shenandoah. He succeeded Jeremy Cook, a 26-year-old, who died Dec. 30 of natural causes.

Said a SVGC employee: “This was a double tragedy for us, them both passing within a month of each other.”

Disque was a graduate of Sherando High School and attended Lord Fairfax Community College. He was buried at Green Hill Cemetery in Stephen’s City.

VSP Trooper P.M. Neff is the accident investigator. She was assisted at scene by the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office and the county’s North Warren Company 10 Fire & Rescue Department.

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The Warren Heritage Society plans a series of events to mark the 225th anniversary of the founding of the Town of Front Royal. Learn more by visiting them on Chester St. in Front Royal or by calling 540-636-1446. Their website is at: warrenheritagesociety.org

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By Patrick Farris Executive Director Warren Heritage Society 1788-2013: The Oldest House on the Oldest Street in Front Royal Turns 225 This Year Sometimes I will be asked my opinion as to which house in the Town of Front Royal can hold title to “Oldest House in Town.”

To arrive at that answer is a difficult exercise, requiring qualifications and historical context. The town limits have moved repeatedly over the past 225 years, and prior to Front Royal’s official status being conferred, the community of LeHewtown had been in existence for over three decades.

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the first decade of the 2000s, making it an architectural work representative of four different centuries! (Thanks to Bill Simpson’s love of history, this information has been shared over the years with many summer History Campers visiting from the Warren Heritage Society).

Of this I can be sure, however: Chester Street is the oldest named street in the Town of Front Royal, and the Balthis House is the oldest surviving structure on that street. Balthis House has an even more interesting role to play in the interpretation of Front Royal’s history, it is the original development property in town, the first

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History subject to the condition of building on each a Dwelling house containing sixteen feet square at least with a brick or stone chimney to be finished fit for habitation within two years from the day of sale, and to convey the said lots to the purchasers in fee subject to the condition aforesaid and pay the Money arising from the sale thereof…”

The Balthis house is the home described in the Town Charter’s language, almost to the square footage stipulated in the charter, and was the first house completed according to the charter’s guidelines. The original frame section of house was possibly even completed as early as 1787, showing that the local population was aware that the town’s chartering was imminent, and so took advantage by beginning some construction jobs early. The house was built on property owned by two of the Trustees named in the 1788 charter incorporating the town of Front Royal. The early

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history of the property includes ownership by founding fathers of the town of Front Royal. According to Laura Virginia Hale’s research on the home, published in her 1987 book “On Chester Street” (for sale in the Warren Heritage Society’s Ivy Lodge Gift Shop!), George Cheek, one of the original lot owners at the time of the Town’s charter, sold a ¼ acre lot to James Moore – also one of the original eleven lot owners mentioned in Front Royal’s charter – in March of 1787 for ₤10, after having purchased ½ acre and more on Chester Street for 5 shillings only the year prior. This would indicate some improvement – likely a structure – on the lot to justify the rise in cost, unless it was merely the case that land values were increasing rapidly. Cheek, his wife Leanna and their eleven children left Front Royal for the Indiana territory in 1801. Moore sold the property to James Reid, a merchant from Dumfries, Prince William County, for ₤2,000, and the deed records a two-story wood house with stone chimney and cellar wall, kitchen, stable, and smokehouse.

If Moore was not the person who constructed the house, at least he completed the construction and finished the outbuildings. Bishop Asbury stayed with Moore during his two forays to Front Royal, and Moore obviously knew wealthy Moore sold the property to a Tidewater merchant named Reid, who was the first owner to rent the property out, renting it

to Richard Pomeroy during the fifteen years (1787-1802) that he owned it. Pomeroy was an Irish tailor who had immigrated the year before to Alexandria, Virginia in “free America” as the family called it. In 1792 he married Mary LeHew, a granddaughter of the town’s founder Peter LeHew, and had five of their nine children while in residence. In 1802 Reid sold the property for only ₤100 to Thomas Buck, builder and resident of “Bel Air” (1800), one of the first town trustees, Captain of “Buck’s Minute Men” during the Revolution, and a Justice of the Peace. Buck owned and rented out the property for 27 years, one resident during that time being Peter Edwards, a son-in-law of Peter LeHew. From 1829-1838 the home was owned by Samuel Simpson, the schoolmaster and educator whose school was originally located on West Main Street on the present site of the Catholic Church, and an ancestor of William Simpson mentioned earlier in this column.

Simpson had also been County Surveyor and Sheriff. Samuel Simpson’s wife was Mary Williams Simpson, whose father was a representative of Shenandoah and Frederick Counties in the Virginia Assembly and then in the US Congress (1819-1825); his portrait hangs in the Corcoran Art Gallery. Her mother’s father was Simon Carson who had owned thousands of acres along the South Fork of the Shenandoah River south of Front Royal,

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When the War broke out William and daughter Louisa Balthis helped their neighbor’s son-inlaw Green Berry Samuels escape capture on an occasion when he was home on leave and the town was suddenly occupied by Federal troops. Disguised as a woman to get him next door, Green was then hidden in a secret compartment for over a week located between two sections of the Balthis House attic. Louisa Balthis married John Taylor, an Augusta County carpenter who had come back to Virginia from Indiana, where his family had relocated before the War and where his brother joined the Union Army, the marriage taking place in March of 1867 in the Balthis House. Son Edward Clinton Balthis bought the house and blacksmith business from his father in 1877 when William had to declare bankruptcy, and remained a blacksmith on the property until 1906, at which point he bought the small house at the corner of Chester and 2nd Streets to retire.

William Gilkey and son and Oscar Gilkey, Sr. bought the Balthis House in 1906 and constructed a wing on the north side, creating a U-shaped house. William, his wife, and their grandson Oscar Gilkey , Jr. (Oscar Gilkey, Sr.’s son by his first marriage) lived in the south half of the house, and Oscar Gilkey, Sr. – with his second wife – lived with their three children in the house’s north half. Plumbers, roofers and tinners, they carried

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In the 1950s Dr. Bernard Samuels, owning the property of his ancestors next door, bought the Balthis House with the intention of it becoming a museum. Restoring the house to its Civil War-era appearance, he built a smokehouse (to replace the one that had been removed) from logs coming from the Petty House on Chester Street (razed in 1952 to enlarge the elementary school grounds), using as a pattern the smokehouse on the Spurmont property near Strasburg. Also from the Petty House, Samuels brought over the front door stepping stone, now situated in front of the entrance to the outdoor kitchen. Samuels also tore off the 1906 Gilkey addition, adorned the interior with doors, locks, and mantels from the Petty House, the Jones House and the Boone House – all former Chester Street homes – and kept meticulous records of his restoration activities. He restored the 1865 Playhouse built by Thomas Santmyers, Gus Byers and Henry Eckardt, which had been part of the Wanzer house in the late 1800s. John and Julia Wanzer were an African American couple who likely had been owned as slaves by the Balthis family prior to emancipation, and continued to live and worke on Chester Street. Consequently the south side of the Balthis House property was an access alley to their house known as Wanzer Lane.

Dr. Samuels willed the house to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) with the understanding that should that organization not desire ownership the house that its furnishings were to be sold, the money received to go to Bowdoin College.

APVA turned down ownership and sold the house, which was purchased in 1967 by Miss Edna Balthis, who further furnished it with the intention of giving it as a gift to the Confederate Museum next door. But upon her death in 1982, her will having been altered, the house was sold to Eric Adamson, who had renovated other Chester Street properties, and he in turn sold it to Kemper Miller, general manager at the time of WFTR. The Warren Heritage Society acquired the house in 2001, bringing to fruition Dr. B. Samuels’s and Miss E. Balthis’s dreams dating back half a century that the home and property become a museum.

Balthis House was opened for tours by the Warren Heritage Society beginning in 2004, and has remained open for tours since.

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Indictments February Indictments, January, 2013 Term Ricky Brian Henry The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that COUNT ONE: on or about August 14, 2012, in the County of Warren, Ricky Brian Henry, 32, of 90 Rambo Ct., Linden, VA 22642 did unlawfully and feloniously maliciously stab, cut, wound or by any means cause bodily injury to Lakisha Henry, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill, and thereby caused the said victim to be severely injured and to suffer permanent and significant physical impairment.

COUNT TWO: on or about August 14, 2012, in the County of Warren, Ricky Brian Henry did unlawfully and feloniously attempt to kill and murder Lakisha Henry.

COUNT THREE: on or about August 14, 2012, in the County of Warren, Ricky Brian Henry did unlawfully and feloniously, in the commission of a felony, stab or wound Lakisha Henry.

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COUNTS TWO AND THREE: On or about June 23, 2011 in the County of Warren, Davonte Laquan Starks did unlawfully and feloniously steal and commit larceny of property, having a value of $200.00 or more, and belonging to Donna Barnhart with the intent to sell such property.

or about August 25, 2012, in the County of Warren, Travis Wayne Baugher, 29, of 292 W. Criser Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously possess a Schedule I controlled substance, to-wit: Heroin.

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Store visit #1 – I wanted a sound system for our TV. The salesman I’d been talking to for ten minutes acted as if I’d disappeared the second another customer walked in the door. I left.

Store visit #2 – I reappeared a week later. Why? To get the 10% off. Only trouble is, now they say it doesn’t apply to me. I left.

Again.

Two weeks later, I saw one of their ads. The sound system is on sale. Even for me. I still want it, but not from there.

“Why not buy it directly from the manufacturer?” my wife asks.

That’s a great question, and I would, but I don’t want to pay for shipping. We’re all about saving money around here.

So what do I do?

How about getting it from their next closest store? That way, I don’t have to go back to where I was, I’m getting what I want and I’m not paying for shipping.

“Let me call them,” I tell my wife, just to be sure they have it. “I’d hate to drive forty-five minutes for nothing.”

“Is it in stock?”

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An hour later, I’m talking to Al. “We spoke on the phone about the sound system. I’d like to get it.”

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“Would you like it delivered?

Odd question I thought, since I’m standing right in front of him.

“No, I’ll take it now.”

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“Tomorrow? You told me it was in stock.”

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Would you like to pay for it all today?”

“Ah, noooooooooooooo!” I informed him. And then I did what I do. I left.

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Twenty-five bucks for shipping ain’t too bad.

••• The author is enjoying the new sound system, although he learned the next day he could’ve gotten it from another local retailer for the same price. Ouch! kevinengle456@comcast.net

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Monday, February 18, 2013 PRESIDENTS DAY Today is President’s Day. All Town business offices will be CLOSED. Trash/Recycling pick up for this day is Wednesday, February 20, 2012.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:30pm - 1pm Tourism Tuesdays.

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

7pm - 8pm Council Work Session.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10am - 11am Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. BOOKS AND BEYOND - The Library Book Club will discuss “Cloud Atlas” by David Mitchell. New members are welcome.

10:15am - 11:15am Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Today is Toddler Story Time. Join in for simple stories, songs and a craft all about Teddy Bears.

11am - 12pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Today is Preschool Story Time. Join in for simple stories, songs and a craft all about Teddy Bears.

1pm - 3pm Belle Boyd Cottage Tea. Ivy Lodge, Front Royal. Today is the

Warren Heritage Society’s Belle Boyd Cottage Tea. Talk and tour of Belle Boyd Cottage from Patrick Farris. The Warren Heritage Society is embarked on a membership drive during the year 2013 and would be honored by your membership in the Belle Boyd Cottage Donor Circle. Recommended Donation: $10.00. RSVP to (540) 6361446 by February 18.

3pm - 4pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. “Job Searching Tips and Interview Tricks” - Learn about library resources that can help you find a job, tips for interviewing and much more with Estelle Sanzenbacher, an adult career coach with LFCC Workforce Solutions.

6pm - 7pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. “Heart Attack Signs and Symptoms” - Learn about actions to take and steps to survival from Rasheva Sperry of Valley Health.

7pm - 8pm Planning Commission Meeting. County of Warren Government Center.

Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:15am - 11:15am Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Today is Toddler Story Time. Join in for simple stories, songs and a craft all about Teddy Bears.

11am - 12pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Today is Preschool Story Time. Join in for simple stories, songs and a craft all about Teddy Bears.

4:30pm - 5:30pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Today is Big Kids Story Time for Kindergarten and up.

Do you enjoy stories, games and really cool crafts? If so, join in for a story time about presidents.

5pm - 8pm Third Thursday ArtWalk.

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6:30pm - 7:30pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. BASIC COMPUTER CLASS - This month’s topic is Microsoft PowerPoint 7pm - 8pm Samuels Public Library,

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Friday, February 22, 2013 7pm - 10pm Front Porch Style Pickin’ Party. Warren County Senior Center, 1217 Commonwealth Ave. All levels of talent are welcome. Acoustic instruments only.

Saturday February 23, 2013 11am - 12pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Saturday Family Story Time - Bring the whole family to the cozy jellybean green room for an assortment of exciting stories with Miss Tamara. A perfect way to spend an enjoyable Saturday morning.

2pm - 3pm Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. MANGA MEET UP - Do you like Japanese-style comics and Anime? If so, meet up with fellow fans and discuss your favorite series, movies and more. Ages 12 and up.

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4pm - 7pm Spaghetti dinner to benefit S. Warren Vol. Fire Dept. in Bentonville, VA. Homemade baked goods, auction items and cakewalk. Servants Hearts and Hands in concert. $8.00 donation

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:30pm - 1pm Tourism Tuesdays.

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Thursday, February 28, 2013 4pm - 5pm Anti-Litter Council Mtg. Warren County Government Center.

6pm - 7pm Town Business Forum.

Front Royal Administration Building, Front Royal. Tonight is the Town Business Forum. It will be held on the 2nd Floor Conference Room of the new

Administration Building located at 102 E. Main Street. The Town invites local business owners to participate in this meeting with Town Staff to discuss issues related to conducting business in Front Royal. Staff will be available to discuss ways that the Town can improve business permitting and relations to assist local business owners. More Info: Town Manager Steve Burke at (540) 635-8007.

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Pets Page Hey Stewart.

I find myself battling through cold and flu season and notice that eucalyptus is listed as an ingredient in some of my medicines. Does my cough medicine get its ingredients from a tree?

Dear Stacy,

Ask Stewart

Stacy

Now that’s a good question. It’s true, the eucalyptus tree has medicinal properties. As a matter of fact, the medicinal properties of the eucalyptus tree go way back in history. Eucalyptus trees were first identified for their medicinal properties by the Aboriginal people of Australia. The Aborigines used eucalyptus to heal wounds and fungal infections. Although the eucalyptus tree is native to Australia, a German botanist by the name of Barron Ferdinand von Mueller introduced the eucalyptus tree to other countries of the world.Soon the news spread of

their valuable medical uses and were soon incorporated into traditional Chinese, Indian/Ayurveda, Greek, and European medicine systems. Today the eucalyptus tree is cultivated all over the world and many are taking advantage of its varied medicinal uses. Unfortunately Eucalyptus trees can’t be grown in our area as they generally are not frost-tolerant.

The leaves of the eucalyptus tree are the portion of the tree that contribute to its medicinal properties. Eucalyptus can be found in many forms including, pills, inhalers, ointments, teas, tinctures, and liquids. One of the most common medicinal uses of eucalyptus is as an expectorant. It effectively decreases mucous production and loosens phlegm and that is why it is found in many cough medicines. As an immune system stimulator it helps fight infection. As an anti-inflammatory it helps relieve muscle pain and joint pain, including rheumatism. As an

antiseptic it can help clean and treat wounds and burns. Its antibacterial effects further help with wounds, colds, coughs, and upper respiratory infections including those that progress to pneumonia. Eucalyptus is often used as an ingredient for inhalers for the treatment of asthma. Ointments used to treat neuralgia, pain along one or more nerves, also often contains eucalyptus. Eucalyptus has been found to be an effective fever reducer, too.

Furthermore, when eucalyptus oil is mixed with water it is a natural source for an insect repellent for mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks.

So, indeed, eucalyptus can help you get through the cold and flu season.

From ancient times to present day, the eucalyptus tree and all of its leaves continue to offer strong medicinal properties.

Thanks for the question. Hope you feel better soon.

Stewart

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

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• Our Own Exclusive Service Rewards Plan.

• Complimentary car wash on most services.

• Rental car available on site • Shuttle service available.

GET THE NEXT 3 OIL CHANGES

Up to 5 Quarts, synthetic oil. Some models slightly higher. Excludes Diesels Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up.Offer ends FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

Buy 4 Tires & Receive 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT

FREE

$89.95 $AVINGS!

Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials.

Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

$

50 OFF 00

ANY

30k -60k - 90k Mile Service plus 1 Day Complimentary get Rental Car

($40 Value)

Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

2011 Jeep Wrangler

Unlimited 70th Anniversary Edition. 4dr, Auto.

20K miles Stock #13DU149A

$32,777

WITH ANY Scheduled Mileage Service Interval

Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

Fluid System Service Flush

Transmission • Brake • Power Steering • Coolant • Differential Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

$

OR ANY

COMPETITOR’S COUPON PRICING BY

10%

Must be within a 20 mile radius. Coupon must be presented prior to write-up. Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

FREE PIT STOP! 23 POINT TRAVEL INSPECTION

~ No Appointment Needed - Just bring it in!

Plus 15%

OFF Any Repairs Noted During Inspection

Additional charge for synthetic motor oil and diesel engine.

Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4 dr., 3.6L V-6, Manual 6K Miles Stock #U145B

Brake Service

Front or Rear Pad Replacement & Machining Rotors Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

FREE

$28,997

Battery & Charging System Check

with Diagnostic Printout Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

50

$

00 Protect Your Vehicle’s Finish this Winter!

COMPLETE Vehicle Detailing Savings!

• Hand wax • Hand wash • Clean interior • Clean engine compartment & trunk Some vehicles slightly higher.

$

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 FEBRUARY 28, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4 dr., 3.8L V-6, Auto 14K Miles Stock #13DI152A

30 OFF 00

ANY

WE WILL

MEET BEAT

25 OFF 00

ANY

FREE Wiper Blades

Buy 1 Oil Change at $5995

FREE

$

$29,777

2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 2 dr, 4.0L I-6, Auto.

77K miles Stock #U161A

$14,997

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

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

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