Early April 2014 Warren and Frederick County Report

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Obituary

Eleanor (Goodman) Rappaport (1916 - 2014)

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Eleanor with brothers Dave, Sol and Ben, circa 1930s or ’40s Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Another landmark figure in this community’s history, long-time proprietor of downtown Front Royal’s Boston Store, Eleanor Rappaport, has died at age 98. Rappaport was known, not only for her decades of commitment to Front Royal’s downtown business community, but her compassion for its citizens, her customers.

Son Bruce reminisced with us, not-

ing his mom first came here from what he called “a tough neighborhood� in her native Philadelphia to fill a vacant sewing slot “for a short time� at The Boston Store for a relative – “Over 70 years later she was still there.�

Bruce also recalled stories about his mother being among the first local retailers to extend credit to customers, often young people in need of new clothes to launch their start into the workplace. He cited an acknowledgment of that very sort of credit being

extended to young locals in a written memoir by regional real estate developer Ed Molden, who Bruce said he thought was speaking from personal experience with his mom.

And having launched her Boston Store career in the early 1930s, such extended credit certainly wasn’t assured of being repaid during the height of The Great Depression. “She lived a full life – and she really cared about people and this town,�

Bruce said, “And I think this town really cared about her and showed it with some of the acknowledgments of her in recent years.�

Her obituary traces that back-andforth of caring as part of the recounting of her life: Obituary Eleanor Goodman Rappaport, 98, of Front Royal, Virginia, died Saturday, March 8, 2014, in her home.

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Sperling. Burial followed in Shenandoah Memorial Park in Winchester.

Mrs. Rappaport was born February 29, 1916, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of Charles and Dora Mendelson Goodman. She was married to the late David Jacob Rappaport.

Mrs. Rappaport graduated from William Penn High School for Girls in 1933 and was Valedictorian of her class. She was the owner of The Boston Store in Front Royal for 71 years, from 1933 to her retirement in 2004.

She was a founding member of the Beth El Congregation in Winchester; was a member of the Beth El Sisterhood; and taught Religious School.

In addition to being a businesswoman, Eleanor was active in her community. She was a member of the General Grand Chapter of the Order

of the Eastern Star; the Front Royal Music Study Club; the Front Royal Oratorio Society; the Blue Ridge Arts Council; the Downtown Business Association; and a den mother for the Cub Scouts.

Eleanor was also officially recognized for her contributions to the community, being given a “Key to the Town of Front Royal� by the town council and named “2002 Business Person of the Year� by the local chamber of commerce.

Surviving Mrs. Rappaport are: ¡ her children Stephen Rappaport of Purcellville and his wife Margaret; Janet Rappaport Rosenfield of Tyler, Texas and her husband Larry; and H. Bruce Rappaport of Gainesville; ¡ four grandchildren David Rappaport, Daniel Rappaport and his wife Kathryn Whiteman, Gabriel Rosenfield, and Zachary Rosenfield; ¡ a great grandson Owen Rappaport; ¡ nephews and nieces Jerry Goodman, Bob Goodman, Fred Goodman, Michelle Goodman and Sally Williamson; ¡ and sisters-in-law Anne Goodman and Sylvia Goodman.

She was preceded in death by three brothers: David Goodman, Solis Goodman, and Benjamin Goodman.

Pallbearers were David Silek, Bernie Schwartzman, Bill Steibel, Steve Sill, Marty Zuckerman, Paul Delozier, Doug Delozier, and Thomas Tharpe.

Honorary pallbearers were Charles Zuckerman, Maggie Sill, Amos Hall, and Ann Arena.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Seymour Barr Building Fund c/o Beth El Congregation, 520 Fairmont Ave., Winchester, VA 22601.

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State Supreme Court overturns dismissal of Salahi lawsuit Is retrial or settlement brewing in Tareq-Michaele-Journey soap opera?

Tareq and attorney Chuck Roberts outside the Warren County Courthouse on May 22, 2012 – will they soon return to restate their case for civil damages stemming from the very public breakup of the Salahi marriage?

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report On February 27, 2014, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling in the $50-million lawsuit brought by Tareq Salahi against DD Entertainment LLC, representative of rock band Journey and its guitarist Neil Schon over repercussions of the method and aftermath of Michaele Salahi leaving her husband for Schon.

Warren County Circuit Court Judge Dennis L. Hupp dismissed the case following a series of legal maneuvers, non-filings and re-filings in 2012.

Upon hearing that the state supreme court would hear his appeal on May 22, 2013, Tareq Salahi said, “I respect Judge Hupp; however, he seems to have disregarded the fact that the Defendant, DD Entertainment, LLC, admitted forwarding monies owed to me to Neal Schon of Journey. It seemed that Judge Hupp mistakenly confused the case with my divorce. We were surprised at the trial court’s decision, which effectively allowed the defendant to get away with not paying monies owed to me. I respect the Virginia Supreme

Court’s decision to hear this case and take it under consideration.�

Salahi attorney’s James Bowling and Chuck Roberts stated, “There is no question that the trial court made several errors in this case and we are proud that the Virginia Supreme Court granted this appeal.�

And on Feb. 27, 2014, the state’s highest court agreed with the plaintiffs on specific payments Tareq claims were due him that ended up in the Journey guitarist’s hands, stating in part, “Finally, Tareq claimed that, as a result of DD Entertainment’s actions, he lost income from at least three specific contracts. Thus, it is evident that Tareq’s amended complaint contained sufficient legations to support a prima facie case for tortious interference with a contract against DD Entertainment.�

The source of the lost income was explained in the high court ruling: “In Count III of the amended complaint, Tareq alleged tortious interference with contract against DO Entertainment. Specifically, Tareq alleged that he and his ex-wife, Michaele Salahi (“Michaele�) had: entered into a verbal at will contract whereby they would partner in the entertainment business and would appear on real-

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ity television shows, television talk programs, and other entertainment media for the purpose of promoting their entertainment partnership, which became known as “The Salahis,� the profits from which would be used for their mutual benefit. “In Count IV of the amended complaint, Tareq alleged that DO Entertainment had breached its contract with ‘The Salahis’ by wrongfully paying some or all of the monies it was holding for the benefit of [Tareq] to Michaele Salahi.�

In overturning Hupp’s ruling, the Virginia Supreme Court stated, “Taking the amended pleading in the present case as true, which we must do when reviewing the grant of a demurrer ‌ it is clear that Tareq’s alleged injuries were independent of his marital status. Indeed, it is clear that the contractual relationship at issue in Count III of the amended complaint is the business relationship between Tareq and Michaele, as the damages sought by Tareq are the lost profits that would have been generated by Tareq and Michaele as ‘The Salahis.’ Similarly, circuit court erred in finding that Count III failed to state a viable claim. In his amended complaint, Tareq made sufficient allegations to support a claim for tortious

interference with contract ‌ For these reasons, we will affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the circuit court, and remand this case for further proceedings.

One Justice, McClanahan, dissented with the ruling related to Count III, but agreed on Count IV. Tareq Salahi originally filed his civil suit against DD Entertainment “and others� in Warren County Circuit Court on Feb. 13, 2012, claiming, “outrageous conduct/ tentional infliction of emotional distress, conspiracy to defame, tortious interference with a contract expectancy, unjust enrichment, and defamation�.

During April 9, 2012 arguments on the lawsuit, Tareq’s then-attorney Georgia Rossiter told the court, “This was a plan hatched a couple of weeks before and caused severe emotional distress to [Mr. Salahi] ‌ There is no case like this ‌ it’s not about the affair, it’s about the way they continued to torment him with the affair.â€?

The Salahi breakup, not long after the cancellation of the realityTV show, “Housewives of D.C.�, was fodder for a national tabloid media circus for months. The Salahis, as documented on the “Housewives� show, burst into the national consciousness for an alleged gate-crashing of a White House State Dinner in

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Michaele Salahi left the couple’s Mosby Estates mountain home on September 13, 2011, and showed up on tour with Schon and his band Journey the following day. According to Warren County Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron, Tareq Salahi called the sheriff ’s office Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 11:50 p.m. to report he had not seen his wife for six hours and considered her missing. A clearly distraught Tareq Salahi initially told authorities he believed his wife had been kidnapped.

A county deputy who had previous contact with the couple reached Mrs. Salahi by phone and reported, “Mrs. Salahi advised that she did not want Mr. Salahi to know where she was� and “seemed calm, was engaged in conversation, and assured the deputy that she had left the residence with a good friend and was where she wanted to be.�

And that’s where this tabloid-sensational divorce and legal dispute began. Where it ends now, 2-1/2 years later is anybody’s guess.

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“This is just another tactic for delay from the House Republicans who continue to stand alone, unwilling to compromise in their opposition to helping our poor citizens gain access to health care for the first time.� – Democratic Caucus Chair Mark Sickles on so-called “Clean Budget� initiative

Supervisors pass state House ‘Clean Budget’ Resolution But is a ‘Clean Budget’ really a House budget costing Virginia millions?

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report

While state Democrats were calling for an end to an ideologically-based state budget impasse related to the adoption of Medicaid Expansion that will help reduce Affordable Care Act, among other health care costs for as many as 400,000 Virginians, House Republicans were moving in the opposite direction – and on March 18 the Warren County Board of Supervisors joined them.

On March 12, Warren County Board Chairman Dan Murray confirmed he had received a call from 18th District House Republican Del. Michael Webert soliciting county passage of a so-called “Clean Budget�

Resolution – “clean� in that it doesn’t include Medicaid Expansion. Consequently, such a resolution supporting removal of Medicaid Expansion from the state budget came before the county board as part of its March 18 Consent Agenda.

The item was removed from the generally housekeeping Consent Agenda for discussion and then passed unanimously by the four-Republican, one non-affiliated but conservative member (Glavis) board. The board rationale was that pending deadlines on formulating its own budget should supersede a state impasse over dueling House and Senate-approved budgets.

What exactly is at issue between the Senate and House budgets?

As our Richmond and VCU-based Capital News Service reported, “Virginia’s Republican-dominated House

of Delegates and Democratic Senate both passed competing versions of a two-year, $96-billion state budget bill in late February ‌ The Senate’s version (Senate Bill 30) would allow the commonwealth to use federal money to help provide health coverage for an estimated 250,000 uninsured Virginians through a private marketplace.�

As elaborated below, estimates have been over a billion dollars in state health care cost savings over eight years from adoption of expanded Medicaid coverage and an influx of available federal money to replace state money now allocated to cover medical costs for uninsured Virginians.

Among concerns expressed by county supervisors in prefacing their vote to support the House budget were April deadlines on offering public school contracts and a coming debate on setting its own tax rates without knowing how much revenue it would be getting from the state in the coming fiscal year.

Tony Carter seemed to express the board majority opinion that localities shouldn’t be held hostage over one issue in the state budget.

However, supporters of Medicaid Expansion, both in and out of the Virginia General Assembly, say it is House Republicans promoting their budget over the senate-approved one favored by Governor Terry McAuliffe who are threatening to hold Virginia, its citizens and municipalities hostage.

As CNS reported in early March, “Republicans hinted at the prospect of a government shutdown last year

when McAuliffe insisted he wouldn’t approve a state budget that didn’t include Medicaid Expansion during his campaign.�

And if the currently Republicangerrymandered House alignment maintains an extremely-conservative, anti-expanded health care coverage majority, the 2013 Democratic sweep of the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general’s races indicates a popular statewide movement away from the House’s neo-conservative ideology. “One thing we continue to hear from the House Republicans is let’s separate this issue from the budget then we’ll deal with closing the coverage gap. But it is impossible to extricate Medicaid from the budget deliberations,� Democratic Caucus Chair Mark Sickles said in a March 12 press release. “This is just another tactic for delay from the House Republicans who continue to stand alone, unwilling to compromise in their opposition to helping our poor citizens gain access to health care for the first time.� “House Republicans continue to play Washington-style, shutdown politics that is costing Virginia taxpayers’ money and leaving thousands of uninsured Virginians without access to quality, affordable health care,� added Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair Jennifer McClellan. “This obstructionism has already lost $355 million of our own Federal tax dollars this year, and we will continue to lose money until the House Republicans come to the table. But House Republicans continue to put their Tea Party ideology first – isolating themselves from a bipartisan group of hospitals, cham-

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That link revealed that as early as Jan. 23, Michael Martz in The Richmond Times Dispatch (not exactly known as a liberal media outlet) reported adjusted numbers from state officials based on additional information about who would be impacted by Medicaid Expansion. Among those adjusted state numbers were an estimated $1.1 billion in long-term savings realized by two of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest providers of services to uninsured Virginians, the VCU and UVA Medical Centers.

Those savings would be realized by replacing an annual state subsidy of $150-million to those medical centers with federal money made available by Medicaid Expansion, as well as added Medicaid eligibility for currently uninsured Virginians.

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bers, business leaders, mayors, and Virginia families who are calling on us to act. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to end the political games and gimmicks and work on a plan to bring our federal dollars back home and close the coverage gap.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The House Republicans response to any action to close the coverage gap and bring our tax dollars back to Virginia continues to be â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;no,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? added Democratic House Leader David Toscano. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is not a policy. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is not a compromise. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is a recipe for gridlock and shutdown.â&#x20AC;?

And on March 18, the Warren County Board of Supervisors joined House Republicans in their stand against Medicaid Expansion by buying into the theory that a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clean (and timely) Budgetâ&#x20AC;? is the House budget without Medicaid Expansion attached.

In explaining his boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible support for that stance, Warren County Board Chairman Murray asked us whether the projected savings cited

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Divided council forwards 2-cent real estate tax increase Mayor Darr breaks tie on providing new capital improvement revenue

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report On March 10, the Front Royal Town Council officially began its annual trip into the realm of “voodoo economics” during consideration of a 2-cent real estate tax increase under consideration for its Fiscal Year 2015 budget. This year the economics part of the equation comes from the need to provide revenue to accomplish what are generally agreed-upon capital improvements; the voodoo part comes from insistence by some that an estimated $6.4 million in costs for a new police station and the town’s share of Leach’s Run Parkway can be provided without increasing municipal revenues, but simply by reducing expenditures, juggling reserves or getting someone else pay.

As pointed out during the March

10 discussion, the fact that another $45-million-plus in mandated water and sewer capital improvements are also lurking, further complicates the town’s future balance between revenues and expenditures; not to mention the neo-conservative notion the town can forever avoid tax increases by cutting expenses and services and moving various fund reserves around.

The first-reading 4-3 vote of approval of including a 2-cent real estate tax increase in the FY 2015 budget illustrated a sharply-divided council. Mayor Tim Darr broke the tie – Hrbek, Parker, Tewalt for and Funk, Sayre, Tharpe against – in favor of including the increase.

In explaining his vote allowing the tax hike to proceed to a second and binding vote on March 24, Darr agreed with the argument that the town has specific projects on the table

that need to be paid for. The mayor called producing the revenue to accomplish those projects “the price of doing business.” In this case that municipal “business” is development and construction of two capital improvement projects, a new police station and eastern connector road, that no one on council has yet expressed opposition to.

In fact, later in the meeting two of the councilman standing against the tax increase to fund these capital improvements (Sayre and Funk) stumbled over themselves to quickly make the motion and second to approve an additional appropriation of $36,680 to the current budget for the purchase of the 5.24-acres off Kendrick Lane on which the new police station will go.

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“From the 2-cent tax increase two years ago,” Town Manager Steve Burke replied, making Parker’s point that sometimes tax increases are necessary to provide the money necessary for projects council agrees need to be accomplished.

If this tax hike passes the second vote of approval on March 24, it will increase the current real estate tax rate from 13 to 15 cents per $100 of assessed value. Each penny of real estate tax produces about $110,000 in revenue to the town.

The revenue from the proposed increase, like the town’s last 2-cent real estate tax hike referenced by Parker would be earmarked only to specified capital improvements. In this case the $220,000 of annual tax revenue would be divided equally between a new police headquarters and Leach’s Run Parkway. The tax hike revenue approved by council in 2011 for FY-2012, which was the town’s first real estate tax hike in 12 years, was earmarked for three specific capital improvement projects, these two and a western connector road.

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Allen said as a believer in maintaining essential municipal services and the necessary facilities to provide those services, she supported the proposed real estate tax increase to fund

the two capital improvement projects cited. She expressed the belief the town has been well-managed financially and suggested council continue that trend by anticipating and planning for its future.

As Tederick followed Allen to the podium to speak, he laughed, “Surprise but I’m going to disagree with the previous speaker. I laugh because I want to cry,” Tederick observed of his opening demeanor. His tax-rate public hearing appearance was his second of the evening to the guest speaker’s podium. During public comments on non-agenda issues, Tederick revisited his suggestion from two weeks earlier council take the advice of the so-called “Blue Ribbon” Finance Committee he chaired in 2010. That advice pared down in the manner of the austerity Tederick asserts it preached (see related story), was “the town doesn’t have a revenue problem, the town has a spending problem.”

Tederick also said during those earlier remarks he thought council didn’t have a clear idea about what capital projects it wanted to pursue or perhaps just didn’t publicize those projects adequately.

Perhaps the reason for Tederick’s lack of knowledge about town plans that have been on the table for between one year (FRPD) and 30 years (parkway) was illustrated at the conclusion of his tax-rate public hearing remarks. Concluding that he expected the proposed increase to be approved against his advice, Tederick walked straight out of the meeting without even saying “bye”. Had he stayed he would have heard a lengthy discussion about the town’s fund balances, reserves, coming needs, planning and funding logic, involving not only both sides of the council opinion, but also Town Finance Director Kim Gilkey-

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“There’s numerous places. I didn’t bring all my material with me at this particular time because I know there’s going to be a second reading (only if first one passes).” – Tom Sayre responds to request for specifics on his assertion the town has available cash for capital improvements

Front Royal COUNCIL, from Breeden (see ‘Slush Fund’ specifics subheader below).

Voodoo economics 101 But if he was gone, Tederick’s antitax, anti-spending troops remained to carry on the fight. First up was Daryl Funk. While Funk fell short of stating outright there would never have to be a tax increase to pay for coming capital improvements, he reasoned the town could probably delay construction of a new police headquarters for a year. He also said that until the design and engineering phases on the police headquarters were done, “I think any tax increase this year is premature.”

Funk also suggested seeking a private developer to build any future connector road, though he fell short of providing any detail on how, by whom or when such a private investment tied to private, for-profit development might occur.

Most confusingly perhaps, Funk said he supported public speaker Allen’s suggestion the town use as much cash

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up front as possible to reduce longterm bond interest payments on these projects. His stance was confusing, at least to this observer, because Funk departed from Allen who suggested the early, small tax increases would be a primary source of that up-front cash.

However, Funk’s subsequent poohpoohing of the notion that the town’s various departmental funds had to be kept separate from each other may have provided a clue on where he thought that cash would come from.

“I think the notion that all these funds are sacrosanct from each other is misguided. The same people who are paying the electricity rates, as well as the water utilities, these same people are living here and paying the real estate and property taxes,” Funk said.

But if Funk stood alone on council in support of both his Pond-AtheyPond co-workers and Tederick’s recent anti-Afton Inn-old town hall swap arguments, this time he had reinforcements in the council trenches in support of “Tederick budget-think”.

First, Tom Sayre joined Funk on team Tederick budget-think. Sayre cit-

ed one EDA bond the town is involved in paying that he said would be cleared in the coming year. He argued council could simply reapply funds previously committed to that bond to pay half the anticipated bond issue on a new police station and parkway.

Asked directly by Hrbek where the other half of the money would come from, Sayre was unable to cite a particular source. However, the long-time town finance committee member claimed, “There’s numerous places. I didn’t bring all my material with me at this particular time because I know there’s going to be a second reading.

At that time I’ll bring up many different avenues.”

However, Councilman Gene Tewalt pointed out after Hollis Tharpe said he would join Funk and Sayre in opposition to the proposed increase that if the first reading failed there would be NO second reading and the proposed increase would be dead for the current FY 2015 budget cycle.

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sulted, insulted for the staff that it would be suggested this money has been squirreled away … it’s been clearly collected for specific purposes,” Bret Hrbek said of the notion the town had accumulated large and unnecessary surpluses that could be moved between departmental funds at will.

“And I would ask, is it really moral for us to use the Electric Fund to hide the true cost of government?” Hrbek added of the Tederick-Sayre voiced contention the town was flush with extra cash and needlessly pondering tax increases to fund capital improvements.

In fact, Town Finance Director Kim Gilkey-Breeden cited the specific unencumbered (uncommitted to specific uses) surpluses in each town account.

They were $3.1 million in the Electric Enterprise Fund; $2.7 million in Water; $1.9 million in Sewer; $800,000 in the General Fund (to cover administrative, planning-zoning, police, finance and IT departments) and an $818,000 deficit in the Solid Waste Fund. That latter deficit is due to depreciating values of equipment, Town Manager Burke later explained to us.

In addition to the General Fund that supports the five administrative departments cited above, as well as unanticipated expenses and employee retirement packages, specific Enterprise Funds provide the money to support the various municipal service and utility departments. And since by law municipal services cannot operate for profit like private sector utilities, its reserves accumulated from service rates cover the cost of infrastructure maintenance, replacement, expansion, equipment and staffing.

And as we pointed out above, in addition to General Fund expenses for a new police headquarters ($4-million), Leach’s Run Parkway ($2.4-million of a total $12-million cost shared with the county and state) and western bypass (undetermined cost), the town also has federal and/or state mandated improvements to its water plant ($2.5-to$5-million) and wastewater treatment plant ($40-million) looming in the next year or so. Too bad Tederick wasn’t present to hear about that – not that it would have made any difference, since his council support group was and the finance department information had no visible impact on their opinions.

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Perhaps unexpectedly, Hollis Tharpe jumped on the just-say-no-to-taxeseven-for-things-we-want bandwagon.

I say “unexpectedly” for two reasons: first, because Tharpe made a motion to add a “Sunset Clause” amendment to the tax hike motion that would delete the 2-cent increase from the real estate tax rate once Leach’s Run Parkway and the new police station were paid for.

Even the hike supporters agreed to this and Tharpe’s Sunset Clause amendment passed unanimously.

And while some might look upon that

“Sunset Clause” as an admission the funds were needed for the specified short-term capital improvement uses, apparently its sponsor didn’t see it that way.

“I’m not going to support the 2-cent tax increase tonight,” Tharpe said of the first-reading vote despite inclusion of his “Sunset Clause”. The reason Tharpe offered in prefacing his no vote was, “I don’t have enough information to make a good, sound decision tonight … because I’m listening to Mr. Sayre and I’m listening to Mr. Hrbek and our fellow speakers in the audience.”

One can only wonder if he was listening to the town’s finance director or to anyone at budget work sessions in recent months.

It was at this point that Tewalt noted and staff confirmed that a majority no vote on the proposal’s first reading would kill it for this budget cycle without any revisiting at a second reading; such dual votes being required ONLY for passage of new law, budgets and tax rates, not their rejection.

So despite the fact a majority vote of approval was not binding on first reading, and would have allowed him the time to accumulate the information Sayre forgot to bring or that he forgot to absorb during this year’s budget process, Tharpe decided to “just say no” and forget the whole how-do-wepay-for-these-things-we-want discussion, at least in this election year.

True Detectives & Missed opportunity?

Now remember, I said there were two reasons I was surprised by Tharpe’s first-reading vote against the increase. And while I hate to go all magical on you – in the wake of having just watched the astonishing first-season finale of the HBO police drama “True Detectives” starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConnaughy, set in the Louisiana Bayou around all that voodoo subculture, my second reason for surprise was Tederick’s early departure from the meeting.

I just wonder had the apparent local high priest of municipal austerity known it was coming to a tiebreaking vote by the mayor, whether he might have stuck around to try and put some sort of voodoo-economics spell on him … (just kidding, I think).

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To get by, HSWC has been dipping into is trust fund, not just the interest, but diving into the principal, and ramping up fundraising activities.

The former can last just so long; the latter is an impossible job given the money involved. Also, we should mention, staff is kept to an absolute minimum with low pay and no benefits.

The time has come for the county to get serious about adequately funding the shelter, or prepare to take over the job itself. That warning has

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By Malcolm Barr, Sr. Warren County Report Some things have changed for the better at Front Royal’s Julia Wagner Animal Shelter - adoptions of both cats and dogs are literally off the charts heading skyward; euthanasia has plunged in the opposite direction. But one thing has not altered even slightly: Warren County’s contribution to the shelter operation ($211,136 in 2013) is about half what it costs to keep the facility open.

The bottom line remains unchanged since the Humane Society of Warren County (HSWC) almost self-destructed a half dozen years ago.

An emotional pitch for increased funding was made to the County Board of Supervisors at a Jan. 28 work session. Little has been heard since and the board’s total annual budget is due to be presented for approval next month. The supervisors should be encouraged to take a more serious look than its usually cursory glance over the dollars it provides the

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shelter because, if certain members of the current HSWC board of directors are to be believed, the Society may be headed for bankruptcy court within the next couple of years.

“Great...the shelter closes and we’re faced with feral cats roaming the streets and highways by the hundreds, and dead dogs lying in ditches and on sidewalks in town and county,” said Michael Williams, who lives and works in Front Royal and owns a shelter dog, Precious.

“It could come to that without a functioning shelter,” remarked a recent visitor to the area, describing similar horrifying scenes in his travels in Asia, South America and Europe. Closer to home, we might consider what television cameras caught during broadcasts of the recent Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia where Russian security members were caught shooting into packs of roaming dogs.

Fork District supervisor and former chairman Archie Fox appeared to appreciate the seriousness of the impending situation. Paying tribute to the efforts of Executive Director Lavenda Denney and her caring and underpaid staff, he said at the January meeting: “With your all’s reorganization and tidying up and doing all the right things - now perhaps is the time for us to step to the plate and do what we can.”

Unfortunately, while helping the cause, increasing dog license fees by a dollar and collaring and licensing all cats (really?!?) as proposed by a couple of other supervisors certainly won’t cut it; and there’s certainly no non-profit organization in Warren County capable of raising $250,000 a year through fundraisers.

Doubling up on current funding by the county is the only way to go.

That at least would put our county contribution to animal welfare on a

already been relayed by the HSWC Board to County Administrator Doug Stanley. And Doug, I really doubt the COLA (cost of living) hike of 3 to 5 percent that you talk your bosses into each year just won’t hack it for the society and its shelter this time.

The publication of the county’s next budget may indicate which way the supervisors have decided to go – FOR animal welfare or AGAINST it.

(Malcolm Barr, Sr. is a former HSWC president and a contributing writer for this newspaper)

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Misha Arrived at the Front Royal conservation facility in 1984 The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s 32-year-old female Przewalski’s (Shah-VAL-skee) horse, Misha, was humanely euthanized March 12. Misha was one of three horses to arrive at SCBI in Front Royal, Va. in 1984 and the oldest Przewalski’s horse in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan. As the most dominant mare in her herd group, she was pivotal in establishing the SCBI research program. One focus of the Przewalski’s horse research

program is perfecting assisted breeding techniques. In July 2013, the first Przewalski’s horse birth via artificial insemination occurred at SCBI to a mare named Anne.

The Przewalski’s horse is a species native to China and Mongolia that was declared extinct in the wild in 1969. Today, approximately 1,500 Przewalski’s horses reside at zoological institutions worldwide, carrying genes from only 14 original animals. Hunting, loss of habitat and loss of water sources threaten horses that have been reintroduced to their native habitats.

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The report cited a rise in county real estate tax revenue in the corridor of 240-percent ($371,576,800) between 1998 ($154.8 million) and 2013 ($526.3 million). The county also saw a personal property hike of 195 percent ($2,052,983) over the same 15-year period …

County consultant: corridor arrangement fine as it is Town, county officials have varying reactions to evaluation of numbers

Storm clouds over the corridor – consultant report doesn’t really clear them up

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Initial reactions from town and county officials following a March 18 summary presentation of the findings of Warren County-hired consultant Springsted on revenue-expenditure issues surrounding the 522 North Corridor illustrated a fundamental divide between the two municipalities’ perspectives.

The conclusion of the Springsted Report was that despite what it cited as overwhelming gains in revenues to the Town of Front Royal (plus $26,770,150 as of 2012) and an ongoing net loss to Warren County (minus $1,036,529 as of 2012), “Based on the current benefits received by each entity and the potential future benefits, Springsted really does not see any changes needed to the Route 340/522 Corridor Agreement at this time.”

From that overall evaluation one might think it would be the county anxious to alter the 522 Corridor Agreement signed and approved by the state in 1999 to avoid a hostile annexation battle between the town and county to achieve commercial growth and additional commercial tax revenues for the community as a whole. But rather, it has been a push from town officials who believe the 1999 agreement has outlived both its prescribed lifespan and promised benefit to the town, which has pushed for consideration of either a new agreement or possible annexation of the corridor by the town.

However, from a county perspective Springsted officials also noted that the county’s net loss trend could be on the verge of a change to posi-

tive territory in 2013 and beyond, and that other positives in things like jobs, product or service availability were hard to quantify in establishing plus-minus totals.

On the Town of Front Royal side, Town Manager Steve Burke said his initial impression was that certain factors regarding revenue producing aspects to the county such as increased real estate, personal property and tools and machinery tax rates had been minimized, while others related to the town like lost PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) fee revenues had been de-emphasized.

The report cited a rise in county real estate tax revenue in the corridor of 240-percent ($371,576,800)

between 1998 ($154.8 million) and 2013 ($526.3 million). The county also saw a personal property hike of 195 percent ($2,052,983) over the same 15-year period, from $1.05 million in 1998 to $3.10 million in 2013.

So, Burke seemed to wonder at the report’s conclusion the county is realizing an annual loss from the agreement in the face of those numbers.

Burke also said he believed certain aspects of relative net loss and gain, like county assumption of countywide services like fire and rescue, parks and recreation and animal control that town officials contended were county-wide tax responsibilities anyway, had been over-emphasized as a benefit to the town and loss to the county from the agreement.

The report estimated a total of just over $16 million in assumed costs for those three departments over 14 years between 1999 and 2012.

In the other corner, County Administrator Doug Stanley disagreed that county tax benefit had been deemphasized or that the town’s lost PILOT fee revenue from a court decision removing meals and lodging taxes from the town revenue equation should have been given more than an acknowledgment as a change in the town’s revenue stream. Stanley pointed out the above-referenced county corridor tax revenue figures included industrial, commercial and residential property. He said real estate and other tax revenues generated by industrial and residential development in the corridor shouldn’t be factored into corridor agreement

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“The town was already extending water and sewer to industry out there and collecting double rates and fees. The 1998 agreement was about adding commercial development to the mix,” Stanley said, adding, “The court [meals tax] decision didn’t have anything to do with us. Look at the agreement – it said the town could collect fees based on taxes it would collect from a business in town.” The aspect of corridor agreement Stanley referenced allows the town to collect PILOT fees based on its water-sewer utility contracts with its corridor utility customers on county land.

The county administrator observed that those contracts were written by town staff and had been declared void in the case of meals and lodging taxes, which the court ruled with the three corridor restaurant plaintiffs, were a pass-through tax on customers, not on the business itself as is enabled by the corridor agreement.

In one Springsted graph on the town’s collection of PILOT fees, from a meager beginning of $10,070 in 2001, the fees averaged around $85,000 to $90,000 annually between

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2003 and 2007 before climbing to $220,000 in 2008, then leaping to $1,046,893 in 2009 as both shopping centers and their chain and independent restaurants came into full swing.

But after the lost court case, minus the meals-tax fees town PILOT fee revenue dropped to $307,158 in 2010, a $740,000 drop. In 2012, the town PILOT fee revenue was at $372,920.

But if the town sees its PILOT fee revenue glass as half, perhaps more appropriately 2/3s, empty from its lost meals tax revenue, the county’s perspective is that the town’s PILOT fee glass is still full according to the parameters guaranteed by the agreement and a court’s interpretation of the agreement’s parameters.

On the bright side from the town’s perspective, Burke noted that the Springsted Report indicated that the town had managed its finances and corridor revenue and various fund balances “appropriately to establish a stable fiscal position.”

The report notes that the town’s General Fund is much less reliant on real estate and personal prop-

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The townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 PILOT fee revenue of $372,920 was 3.45 percent of its revenues stream.

So on first glance and first official reaction, it appears the Springsted Report may do little to resolve the existing disagreement over corridor revenue and expenditure issues for town officials on the town is suffering from unfair returns side of the arguments.

However, among the interested spectators at the March 18 work session presentation, at least one councilman, Hollis Tharpe seemed to take the reportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conclusion that things are just fine at face value. Sitting in the adjacent caucus room with a few county officials after the presentation, Tharpe volunteered that it appeared there were revenue streams for each municipality â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going into one pocket here and one pocket there,â&#x20AC;? Tharpe said of his initial reaction to the report.

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Ray Bramble of Aire Serv, and Bruce Monismith of Team Construction, shake hands on their recent collaboration on Bramble’s client acquisition of Team Electric

By Carol Ballard Warren County Report Businessmen Ray Bramble and Bruce Monismith are excited about their recent collaboration on Bramble’s client acquisition of Team Electric, but for different reasons.

Monismith has phased out his Team Electric business and created Team Construction; while Bramble, owner of Aire Serv, the heating and air-conditioning company at 223 North Royal Ave, is taking on extra work from him.

“This isn’t exactly a merger, it’s a client acquisition. Bruce is leaving the electrical and mechanical part of his business,” explained Bramble.

Monismith, who took early retirement at the end of 2013 after 30 years of heading Team Electric as a diversified company, will now focus only on construction.

“I spent every day with concerns about the company, employees, customers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year, so now I look forward to going fishing!” he said.

Bramble, on the other hand is enthusiastic about taking on the added HVAC and electrical work.

“I’m loving it. I’m very excited about the opportunity to be able to provide our services to the team electric family,” he said.

Monismith, who looked for someone who was focused on customer service and who had the Christian beliefs he values, is happy with choosing Ray and his team.

“The guy glows with goodness,” he said, explaining why he chose Bramble.

“Our business is Faith-based, I believe in our Creator and we operate our company based on a code of values system. I have a code of values,” said Bramble.

Letters were sent to Monismith’s former clients and to all of Aire Serv’s new clients to introduce them to the company, technicians and staff.

Team Electric’s customers and contact information will be added, so the transition should be a smooth one.

Bramble promised that there will be a live person answering phones 24/7, without an additional charge for overtime service.

“We have an open showroom here in town that anyone may visit. Also, any former customer of Team Electric will get a free tune-up and safety inspection on their heating and cooling systems through the month of April,” he said.

Bramble is also pretty excited about a more energy-efficient system known as a geothermal heat pump.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “Geothermal systems are the most energy-efficient, environmentally clean, and cost-effective space conditioning available today.” These extremely high levels of efficiency, it says, are possible because geothermal heat pumps only use electricity to move heat, not to produce it.

Basically, a water pump in the home pumps water and glycol-type solution into the ground, and then there’s a heat exchange back to the home.

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Bramble’s company is capable of installing new geothermal systems or retrofitting existing heat pumps and condensers.

The technology, he said, has been around since the 50s, and even though it hasn’t gained wide spread public recognition, the government and utility companies recognize its value. Utility companies often will offer a rebate for geothermal or solar.

Virginia Energy Mines and Minerals also offers a rebate system on a first come first serve basis.

The two men knew about each other and had high regard for the other’s companies since 2005 when Bramble first came to the Valley, but have become acquainted only recently.

Monismith is a lifelong Warren County resident. He was raised on the Shenandoah River, and graduated from Warren County High School, where he studied electricity in the vocation department. He created Team Electric in 1984.

“I can visualize electrical theory, I can actually see it, and I’m that way with all elements of construction,” he said.

He said that he has also studied economics, and believes that the current downturn is just the bottom of

the next increase in economic and construction growth.

Bramble arrived in Virginia while stationed at Ft. Myer in the U.S. Army with the Presidential Escort Unit and migrated west from there.

“The Valley reminds me of Kentucky. You’ll always get a hand from someone if you break down on the road,” he said. You can always get a kind, firm handshake from someone with gentle kindness that they wouldn’t think twice about offering assistance to someone in need,” he said.

He is active in the community, and is serving on the board of the Front Royal/Warren County Chamber of Commerce; he’s a member of the Warren County Builder’s Association; and is a Business Networking International member.

Bramble is proud of his 14 employees and their accomplishments. His concentration is on employee training with personal and professional development “As a result of this we have someone on our office staff who has recently received her Associates Degree, we have one Master license and two journeyman licensed technicians which complies with state requirement, and four North American Training Excellence (NATE) certi-

fied technicians, which exceeds VA requirements,” he said proudly.

The company also sponsors local charities and sports teams.

The men spoke of their points of agreement on attitudes toward their customers and employees.

“Our whole purpose is to grow people, not to just see them as employees,” said Bramble.

Monismith added, “I saw every customer as a friend and it became a big family. People are happy I’m working with Ray and seeing me take a break. They know I worked a lot of hours. I thank God for everything and thank God for Ray,” he concluded.

“Amen, I feel the same way,” Bramble agreed.

Aire Serv is located at 223 North Royal Ave., in Front Royal.

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A large hops field was planted last year and more will be planted this spring. The hops harvest happens in August each year. Hops that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t used right away are dried and stored for year round brewing. Fresh herbs are always available from the gardens or greenhouses. The fresh taste of the beer jumps out at you. So far, there is Pluperfect Porter, Helltown Red IPA, Irish Red Ale, Kiss Me Kolsch, Cilantro Lime Wheat Beer, Lemon Basil Wheat Beer, Backroom Blonde Ale, and Chili Red Pepper Ale (â&#x20AC;&#x153;guaranteed to restart your heart.â&#x20AC;?)

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The farm is a fun place to take the entire family. You can walk the labyrinth, wander the gardens and lavender field or shop for plants in 6 greenhouses and for items in the gift shop. Since the farm is located far off the road, children are free to run and play.

Backroom Brewery is receiving plenty of support from Warren County. Supervisor Dan Murray noted that it has â&#x20AC;&#x153;the feeling of home away from home. Good food, good people, great beer.â&#x20AC;? At the ground

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Sunflower Cottage Herb Farm and Garden Center is open every day from 9:00am until 6:00am. Backroom Brewery is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 pm until 6 pm.

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Three-Day Hogging Up Barbecue Festival slated for Frederick County Fairgrounds Nationally recognized Barbecue chefs come to teach, cook and raise money for local charities

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By Carol Ballard Frederick County Report Cindy and Wayne Schafer stopped

by Front Royal last week to put out the word that from June 27 to the 29th, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re again bringing their famous Barbecue and Music Festival â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hogging Up Virginiaâ&#x20AC;? to the Frederick County Fairgrounds.

The fairgrounds will be jumping with summertime events including music, barbecue, contests, and family fun.

Pitmaster Wayne Shafer, whose barbecue skills have been seen on the Rachael Ray television cooking show, and written about in the New York Times, Steven Raichlenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BBQ Books and Saveur Magazine, and his wife Cindy are dedicated to making this a big success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Six local barbecue festivals have closed their doors for 2014 and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be one of them,â&#x20AC;? said Cindy.

They are dedicated to the Frederick County Fairgrounds, they said, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first one Wayne did on his own 31 years ago. He learned many of his skills from his father Ron Schafer, who brought his barbecue skills to the Warren County Fair.

Wayne attends barbecue events in eight states all along the East Coast and is especially famous for his dry rub recipe that he uses for marinating the meat he barbecues. (A dry rub is a mixture of salt, sugar, spices and dried herbs used to season raw meat, poultry or seafood before cooking, especially when grilling or smoking.)

Last year was the first year for the festival and the Shaferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organized it without the help of Chambers of Commerce, funding from a town with tourism funds or grants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The problem is in this economy, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find sponsors or local busi-

nesses that will support our cause. So last year we paid for most things ourselves, and we want the public to understand we need their help to grow and exist. We are just two people trying to do the festival and we work on it all year,â&#x20AC;? said Cindy.

In addition to their excitement about the festival itself, they use a portion of the money raised to donate to local charities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year we raised over $2,200 for CancerCare, Inc., $600 for the Assembly of God Church, and $400 for the local Fire Department. The Winchester Exchange kept all the profits from libations. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helping four non profits by one festival,â&#x20AC;? she said, with pride.

This year, donations will go to: the SPCA of Frederick Clarke and Winchester City; Clear Brook Assembly of God; and the Winchester Exchange Group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is to beat last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to give more to the church and the SPCA,â&#x20AC;? said Wayne, whose daughter gave him the nick-

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Wayne and Cindy anticipate fun for the whole family, with parents and children teaming up to win.

There will also be classes on how to judge Kansas City style barbecuegiving the community a chance to take judging class, and then apply next year to be a judge for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The judges can sample and eat, take class and graduate the same day,â&#x20AC;? said Wayne.

Wayne and Cindy follow a simple rule. They are dedicated to supporting charities, and often do so in their local area near Baltimore, in addition to the Frederick County event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our Faith. We believe in Karma. When we believe in people, we do well, get back what we give and can sleep at night,â&#x20AC;? said Cindy and Wayne nodded in agreement.

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H. Reed Armstrong gives General Lee a final polishing

By Malcolm Barr Sr. Warren County Report Among our Rockland neighbors in Warren County is a Connecticut Yankee who spent the past few months pondering, then sculpting, a life-size bust of the Southâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robert E. Lee. Hamilton Reed Armstrong is a retired sculptor whose work is known from Italy to Africa. He has also gained local plaudits from Front Royalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blue Ridge Arts Council (BRAC).

The bronze effigy of the famed Civil War general was encouraged

by Winchester lawyer Matthew Akers, another Rockland neighbor. The original bust will shortly be on display in Akersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also planned to be unveiled publicly at the upcoming BRAC show (April 12 - May 30) at 350 Main Street, along with major art contributions by at least one other local artist of international repute, Helga Hohn-Heiberg of Blue Mountain.

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Armstrong, 77, maintains a studio at his Rockland Road home and his commissions have included the 10th century Hebrew poet/philosopher Solomon ibn Gabiral in Malaga, Spain; a memorial to Dag Hammarskjold in Kitwe, Zambia; and portrait busts of Pope Pius X and Pope John Paul II, in Italy and Washington, D.C. respectively.

As a child, he studied art with Hun-

garian sculptor Carl Iluva and later, in the 1950s, with Walter Hancock at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Much of Armstrongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work (he calls himself â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reedâ&#x20AC;?) was produced during an extended stay in Spain (1964 - 1980) which was extolled by such internationally recognized critics as Raul Chavari and Cecillio Barbaran.

Believe me, high praise from these guys is praise indeed! If you have the time and inclination, look up Armstrongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curriculum vitae in the UNESCO Encyclopedia of World History. In the Valley, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it amazing who your neighbors can turn out to be?

Back to Lee, whose many photographs on the internet Armstrong studied before selecting the one he would mold, the sculptor was asked to place a value on his original work.

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“I don’t think there could be a better avenue to explain what a good tax would be - a cigarette tax because it’s a tax on people who SMOKE cigarettes and then get sick and go to the hospital and then increase all our medical rates because they’re so sick from smoking cigarettes.” – Tom Sayre

A taxing solution: make the smokers pay for it

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report

During the Front Royal Town Council’s March 10 debate over a proposed 2-cent real estate tax hike to help pay for a new Front Royal Police headquarters and the town’s share of the cost of the Leach’s Run Parkway north-south connector road, an alternate taxing solution was proposed.

After Councilman Bret Hrbek stated his case for he what he termed the “most equitable” way to pay for municipal services or infrastructure provided to all – taxes on the broadest possible group of citizens receiving those services, Councilman Tom Sayre proposed an alternative solution – let smokers pay for it.

“I wasn’t going to bring this up but Mr. Hrbek did – the cigarette tax. I mean, I don’t think there could be a better avenue to explain what a good tax would be – it would be a cigarette tax because it’s a tax on people who SMOKE cigarettes,” Sayre began, his voice rising with his apparent level of commitment to the idea. “And it’s a tax on the people who smoke and then get sick and go to the hospital and then increase all our medical rates and our costs because they’re so sick from smoking cigarettes …

“I don’t want to get personal about it,” Sayre added, concluding that he couldn’t understand Hrbek’s reluctance to accept such a special user’s tax as the answer to rising municipal service and infrastructure costs.

Hrbek replied that when council started talking about funding construction of a hospital, it might be

the appropriate time to consider factors such as the health consequences of citizen spending habits.

What Hrbek said earlier that lit Sayre up (sorry, I couldn’t help it) was that during both his terms on council he has supported what he believes are the fairest, most equitable ways to fund municipal services most citizens want and receive – reasonably priced utilities, trash collection, road maintenance and infrastructure development and police protection.

“I’ve believed this and I’ve argued it since I was on council the first time (2006-10) that you should not single out specific individuals, whether it’s smokers or electric users to raise revenue. If we’re going to have a benefit to the entire community from a police department or Leach’s Run Parkway, we should all share in that cost.

I think it’s immoral to overcharge water and sewer and electric users to hide how much it costs to run the government. And that’s exactly what we’d be doing if we take the money that’s left over in these Enterprise Funds and use that money to pay for the police department and Leach’s Run Parkway.”

After making the one-sentence motion for approval, Sayre read the entire nine-sentence/paragraph proclamation into the meeting record declaring March 19 as “Kick Butts Day” in Front Royal. Following that reading, he added, “I’d just like to add also that it really irritates me as a citizen how many cigarettes people just flick out on the streets and sidewalks.”

However, Sayre’s reading of the proclamation attracted Hrbek’s attention, particularly paragraph seven which read, “Whereas the children of Town of Front Royal, Virginia will no longer tolerate the tobacco industry’s efforts to manipulate them into buy-

ing lethal and addictive products through insidious advertising campaigns and marketing practices.”

Hrbek sought removal of that sentence from the proclamation, stating, “I’m not prepared to vote to condemn a whole industry over an allegation like that.

“In fact, the government already required them to pay to tell people not to use their own product,” Hrbek later elaborated of financial requirements placed on the tobacco industry to help produce anti-smoking commercials.

While explaining he supported the proclamation in general, Daryl Funk seconded Hrbek’s motion to amend

the Proclamation by removing the sentence in question. Funk elaborated by calling smoking “a scourge on our civilization” and observing he had lost a grandmother, whose primary cause of death he cited as smoking.

Of his support of the amendment, Funk added, “At the same time the industry has changed its behavior and I think people should have the right to make the decisions that they do … and I’m not sure every member of the industry is as guilty as some of the worst behavers. So, I do share that same concern.”

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‘Kick butts’ The whole cigarette debate actually started firing up earlier in the March 10 meeting when Sayre removed a Consent Agenda item for individual consideration. The item was council approval of a Proclamation endorsing an anti-smoking day initiative called “Kick Butts Day” requested by “YM Cpl.” James Villatoro of the Blue Ridge Young Marines.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve believed this and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve argued it since I was on council the first time that you should not single out specific individuals, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smokers or electric users to raise revenue. If weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have a benefit to the entire community â&#x20AC;Ś we should all share in that cost.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bret Hrbek to the targeting of youth in cigarette advertising implemented as part of a 1998 agreement between the federal government and tobacco industry.

However, huge controversy remains over how the industry circumvents that restriction on youth advertising, as a quick online search will reveal.

Vice-Mayor Parker, who later acknowledged he is a smoker, argued against the change, saying he believed the language in question suggested it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;the children of the Town of Front Royalâ&#x20AC;? expressing the general condemnation of the industry, not council or the mayor.

Sayre, who later acknowledged he is not a smoker, agreed, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have children, especially in â&#x20AC;Ś middle school and high school, they tend to be developing their personalities and

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can be manipulated by advertising and also by corporations and also by their fellow peers (and how does that make them different than adults?).â&#x20AC;?

And while Sayre said inclusion of the word insidious â&#x20AC;&#x153;might be over the topâ&#x20AC;? he said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel it was worth changing â&#x20AC;&#x153;since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already in there.â&#x20AC;?

However, as Sayre chuckled over the wording controversy, Hrbek became more serious elaborating his concerns, stating, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to belabor this point â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but this slanders a whole industry. And frankly, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no factual data to back it up. Who are the insidious companies that are manipulating people to buy their product? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what advertising is â&#x20AC;Ś I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going down a very dangerous road here if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to condemn a whole legal industry â&#x20AC;Ś I hardly think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insidious what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing, if they are marketing to consumers who are legally allowed to buy the product â&#x20AC;Ś I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share the skepticism of large corporations that apparently some people do,â&#x20AC;? Hrbek concluded.

The vote on Hrbekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wording amendment was split down the middle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Funk, Hrbek, Tharpe for removing it; Parker, Sayre, Tewalt against.

Faced with his first tiebreaking vote of the evening, the mayor elected to leave the proclamation as originally worded, saying the vote should pass or fail on the proclamationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s merit as worded. Darr said he shared Hrbekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concern, but wondered if such a municipal resolution supporting a pub-

lic anti-smoking day was the proper place for a debate on industry practices and standards.

The original motion with all the wording intact passed 4-2, with only Hrbek and Tharpe dissenting, precluding the mayor from having to decide the matter.

Back to the future â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buttâ&#x20AC;? back to the root issue of who should be taxed to pay for services and infrastructure provided to all citizens and how town tax rates and financial policies should be implemented. During the tax rate debate Hrbek noted that both he and ViceMayor Parker had been listening to talk about Leachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Run Parkway since they were children and probably expected it to be built while they were still in high school (sometime in the last millennium, circa late 1980s or thereabouts if our calculations are correct).

If not these things (roads and police protection), what? Hrbek asked of utilizing the broadest municipal taxing power (real estate and personal property) to provide essential services.

So is the 2-cent real estate hike to 15 cents per $100 of assessed value too much for the average Front Royal landowner to absorb? In his remarks on the tax debate (see related story), Councilman Funk put forth the proposition that hikes in the real estate tax rate unduly burden elderly and fixed-income people.

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pleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual living expenses.

Oh?!!? That probably explains why local Republicans like Funk and Matt Tederick were so galvanized to save municipal ownership of the old town hall building constructed in 1935 as part of Democratic President Franklin Delano Rooseveltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s federal federally-funded Civilian Conservation Corps jobs creation program, a program created along side Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare assistance to Americans living at or near the poverty level.

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Indictments 2014 February Indictments - January Term Tony Russell Shepherd The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about January 30, 2013, in the County of Warren, Tony Russell Shepherd, 45, of 106 W. 17th St., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously sell or distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Methylphenidate.

Warren Lee Kuser III The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about October 15, 2013, in the County of Warren, Warren Lee Kuser III, 24, of 242 Fletcher St., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously possess a Schedule I controlled substance, to-wit: Heroin.

Harry Steward King The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: COUNT ONE: On or about September 28, 2012, in the County of Warren, Harry Steward King, 52, of 100 Massanutten Manor, Strasburg, VA 22657, did unlawfully and feloniously sell or distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Morphine.

COUNT TWO: On or about April 25, 2013, in the County of Warren, Harry Steward King did unlawfully and feloniously possess a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Morphine.

Shane Cornelius Cook The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about July 1 and July 17, 2013, in the County of Warren, Shane Cornelius Cook, 41, of 372 Louwill Lane, Bentonville, VA 22610, did unlawfully and feloniously steal property, having a value of $200 or more, belonging to another.

Laura Leigh Lantz The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about October 9, 2013, in the County of Warren, Laura Leigh Lantz, age and address unavailable, did unlawfully and feloniously steal property, having a value of $200 or more, belonging to WalMart.

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Maggie Ellen Welch The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Maggie Ellen Welch, age and address unavailable, with three counts.

COUNTS ONE, TWO AND THREE: in the County of Warren, Maggie Ellen Welch did unlawfully and feloniously sell or distribute Schedule II controlled substances, to-wit: Methadone and Oxycodone. Dates of the offenses were on or about June 19, July 10 and July 11, 2013.

Maurice Monterio Kaufman The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about December 11, 2013, in the County of Warren, Maurice Monterio Kaufman, 50, of 323 Walnut St., Woodstock, VA 22664, did unlawfully and feloniously, with the intention of converting goods and merchandise to his own use without having paid the full price thereof, willfully conceal the goods or merchandise of Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, having previously been convicted of larceny or an offense deemed as larceny two or more times.

Daniel Joseph McKay Haugen The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: COUNT ONE: On or about August 14, 2013, in the County of Warren, Daniel Joseph McKay Haugen, 28, of 66 Highland Park Lane, Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously, take or obtain a credit card from the control or possession of another with-

out the cardholderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consent, with the intent to use said credit card.

COUNT TWO: On or about August 14, 2013, in the County of Warren, Daniel Joseph McKay Haugen did unlawfully and feloniously, with the intent to defraud, obtain cash or property with a value of $200 or more through the use of a credit card or credit card number without the consent of the cardholder that he is the holder of the credit card.

Ronald Lynn Whited Jr. The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: COUNT ONE: On or about April 20, 2013, in the County of Warren, Ronald Lynn Whited Jr., 23, of 1122 James Madison Circle, Fredericksburg, VA, unlawfully and feloniously used a communications system, including but not limited to computers or computer networks or bulletin boards, or any other electronic means, for the purposes of procuring or promoting the use of a minor for any activity.

COUNT TWO: On or about April 20, 2013,, in the County of Warren, Ronald Lynn Whited Jr. being eighteen years of age or older, did knowingly and intentionally with lascivious intent, unlawfully and feloniously expose his genital parts to a child under the age of fifteen years and to whom he was not legally married.

Richard Michael Miller The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: On or about October 15, 2013, in the County of Warren, Richard Michael Miller, 66, of 1370 N. Shenandoah Ave., Apt. 126, Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously, by force or intimidation and without legal justification or excuse, seize, take, transport, or detain the person of Tiffany Buehler, with the intent to deprive said Tiffany Buehler of her personal liberty.

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By Kevin S. Engle Warren County Report My wife and I pull out of the driveway, well before our 12:30 flight, and like good little passengers, arrive at the airport two hours early, just like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to.

We check our bag, undress for security, grab some lunch and get to our gate an hour before the flight.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready.

As we sit there waiting, I glance up at the board behind the counter. Our flightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delayed 15 minutes. The reason? Air Traffic Control.

No biggie. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on vacation and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m chillinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get there when we get there.

A few minutes later, my wife gets two automated phone calls, one for her and one for me, telling us the same thing.

Now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m checking the message board every minute or two.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another update. An additional 15 minute delay, this time for maintenance.

My wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone rings twice more.

I laugh. No big deal. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in no hurry.

Fifteen minutes later, a new message. Another delay. An additional 20 minutes, again due to maintenance. The guys must be on their coffee break.

Two more phone calls.

I check the board again. Another delay. Twenty-five minutes.

Maintenance.

Ok, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m done chillinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m impatient, just like all the other folks sitting around us waiting for the same flight. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m starting to wonder if we ever will get there.

My wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone rings.

I look at the board again. Another maintenance delay. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be stuck here at least 30 more minutes.

Two more calls.

Next message. A gate change.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one gate away, although I notice our departure time has been pushed back 45 minutes.

Another update a minute later confirms it. Our 12:30 flight is now leaving at 3:00. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so glad we got here early.

Four more phone calls.

I talk to a gate agent who tells me weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll now be flying on a different plane. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reason for

the gate change. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one thing. The new plane needs a new tire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re kidding right?â&#x20AC;?

He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kidding.

A short while later, another message. An unexpected one. Our departure time has actually been moved up ten minutes. Can you believe it?

Two more calls give us the welcome news.

But of course that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last long. Next message, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re delayed again. Maintenance. A word I hope I never hear again.

Nine updates and eighteen phone calls later, we board our plane, three hours late. Maybe we shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve driven, like my wife suggested.

Four days later, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re headed home and stop for lunch on our way to the airport. When I return to the table with our food, my wife is talking on the phone. Actually, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just listening.

She mumbles a time and I immediately think of my niece. Today is her due date. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did she have the baby?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the airline. Our flightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delayed.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re kidding?â&#x20AC;?

She wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kidding.

Fortunately, today turns out better than the day we left. Only two updates, four cell phone messages and a ten minute delay.

Pfft, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

At home, I checked our email for the first time since weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d left.

We had 22 messages from the airline, two for every delay, schedule change and gate change. I also looked up the mileage from our house to our hotel. The drive would have taken 10 hours. Our journey lasted more than 11 getting to the airport, waiting at the airport, flying, getting our bags, getting our rental car and then driving two and half hours to the hotel.

But hey, it was an adventure.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m home now. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m chillinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

The author also enjoyed the complimentary in-flight entertainment. An obnoxiously loud woman seated in the row behind him.

Air travel. A great place to chill. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; kevinengle456@comcast.net

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After absence of many years, official Festival Souvenir Store and Ticket Outlet returns to Old Town Winchester Yes, Festival Fans, the rumors are true! After an absence of over 30 years, the Official Shenandoah Apple Blossom FestivalÂŽ Souvenir Store and Ticket Outlet will return to Old Town Winchester. This year the Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store will be located in the newly renovated â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Railroad District at 302 North Cameron Street.â&#x20AC;?

When considered across the long history of the Festival, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Souvenir Salesâ&#x20AC;? by the Festival itselfare a fairly recent development. There has always been a Souvenir Program Book; but, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until the 50thAnniversary Festival in 1977 that a new, collectible, brasspin was developed each year. With the success of the pin, a small selection of other items such as an annual coffee mug and an annual t-shirt were added [who remembers the old â&#x20AC;&#x153;Johnny Appleseedâ&#x20AC;? logo?].

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Over the next few years, the idea of marketing the Festival itself, by the Festival itself, instead of simply leaving it to the street vendors, continued to gain traction. Small quantities of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Officialâ&#x20AC;? souvenirs were sold at the old Festival Headquarters on South Cameron Street; and, at Wilkins Shoe Center; and, at other locations in the Old Town area. In 1982, as the trend toward large enclosed shopping malls swept the country, the brand-new Apple Blossom Mall opened in Winchester. When the pointedly-named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apple Blossomâ&#x20AC;?

Mall offered the Festival a choice location for its 1983 Souvenir Store, the offer was accepted; and, with this move began a somewhat nomadic existence for the FestivalStore.As the local economy grew, available space that could be donated to the Festival

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In 2014, though, the Festival Store returns to its rootson Cameron Street, very close to the current location of Apple Blossom Headquarters, the Festival Midway, the Parade Lineup Area and the George Washington Hotel. When asked for her reaction to the move, Old Town Development Board Director, Jennifer Bell, responded: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Town is thrilled to have the Apple Blossom Store in the downtown once again. Apple Blossom is an important Winchester Tradition which brings a boost to

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Those who have visited the Store in recent years know that it presents an almost overwhelming display of pink-and-greenâ&#x20AC;&#x153;everything;â&#x20AC;? and, the same will be true in 2014.New products include: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apple Blossomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talentâ&#x20AC;?special souvenir t-shirts, a one-time offeringproduced for the debut of this exciting new Festival event. Store buyers have also purchased updated and modern designs of many products: new fits in womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apparel; and, fresh and understated designs for menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dress shirts and casual knit shirts.There will be new designs in childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashions including a carousel tee for toddler girls

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Some 4,000 people packed into the town square for the beginning of game one this year. Beforehand, and imagine the Town of Front Royal, all downtown merchants protecting their property from damage by boarding up their store windows â&#x20AC;Ś Anything moveable is safely stored inside.

Medieval football game involving thousands recalled Is Front Royal ready to kick into a uniquely violent tourist attraction?

By Malcolm Barr, Sr. Warren County Report As Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday (March 4-5) came and went, my thoughts turned to a small English town where I attended boarding school almost 70 years ago.

The name of the town is Ashbourne in the midland county of Derbyshire, and it has drawn much attention in recent years, first by author D.H. Lawrence who wrote â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lady Chatterleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Loverâ&#x20AC;? and then Rolls-Royce, Ltd., which built cars there and now manufactures aero engines. My school, Queen Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grammar School, opened its doors to students in 1585. It was named for the first Queen Elizabeth.

Ashbourne is a market town similar in size to Front Royal. Like our community, it is tourist-oriented and generally quiet - except on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday which coincide with the beginning of the Lenten season.

As far back as the beginnings of the grammar school I called home for five years, Ashbourne has been the site of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrovetideâ&#x20AC;? football, more-or-less a legal riot that pits hundreds of people against hundreds of people playing a game that has virtually no rules, therefore no referee, and goals that are three miles apart, ultimately attainable only by swimming across a frigid pond in the waning days of winter. Tales of the sport before the 16th century have become grisly legend allegedly involving (on occasion) the use of an executed criminalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head as a ball during the 10th century A.D. Later, a stuffed animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bladder was used; now it is a highly decorated â&#x20AC;&#x153;medicineâ&#x20AC;? ball similar to those found in gymnasiums. The sturdy, handmade ball is â&#x20AC;&#x153;turned upâ&#x20AC;? to begin the game in the town center at 2 p.m. Unless a goal is scored before, each dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game must end by midnight.

My colleague and former sportswriter Roger Bianchini tried to discover a specific connotation to his Catholic roots in this annual cultural and sporting event, without much success.

Rather, he found a number of Christian faiths involved in this pre-Lenten â&#x20AC;&#x153;kickoff â&#x20AC;?, including Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists and Roman Catholics; as well as a link to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fat Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;? launch of Mardi Gras rooted in Louisiana Cajun culture.

But back home in Ashbourne, usually, a local VIP â&#x20AC;&#x153;turns upâ&#x20AC;? the ball - tosses it into the waiting crowd - although Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, did the honors a few years back. Those who play choose their teams by the side of the river they are born on. Those born on the north side of the Henmore Brook are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ards, those on the south side, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Downâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ards.â&#x20AC;?

Cribbing from a local newspaper brought to Front Royal by my U.K. brother earlier this month, some 4,000 people packed into the town square for the beginning of game one this year.

Beforehand, and imagine the Town of Front Royal as you read this, all downtown merchants protect their property from damage by boarding up their store windows, as before a hurricane, the day before the games begin. Anything moveable is safely stored inside.

Streets are decorated with red, white and blue bunting, the national anthem is played. The game has become a tourist attraction.

The ball moves through the town with between 50 and 500 participants pushing and shoving each other to gain yardage. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s akin to a Redskinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; football game, except these once-a-year amateurs can move the ball toward the goal line better. Those in the middle of the mess and who attempt to gain and hold the ball, form what is called â&#x20AC;&#x153;the hugâ&#x20AC;?.

The force of the pushing and shoving crowd determines which way â&#x20AC;&#x153;the hugâ&#x20AC;? progresses, towards one goal, an an-

cient mill, or another, also an ancient mill.

Kids pile into the action, as I did, but quickly pile out again. This is a game for the sturdy and generally is determined by a fellow of heavy build and athletic prowess. During one of the two years I played for perhaps an hour or two, the force of the crowd carried me into the river for an ice cold soaking.

Said an 83-year-old women during this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games (she was a spectator!):â&#x20AC;? I used to follow (play) the game when I was young. We would follow (the hug) over the fields and they used to end up in the river a lot (but) now

you have runners who chase after the ball and try to run off with it, which never used to happen.â&#x20AC;?

A rare rule was introduced into the game around the time I played - the 1940s. It banned the use of automobiles and motor cycles to carry the ball toward the goals. The police, British Red Cross, and volunteer marshals endeavor to ensure the safety of spectators (and players, where necessary).

Advice given me as a 12-year-old was, if inadvertently dragged into â&#x20AC;&#x153;the hug,â&#x20AC;? pick up your feet, and, in effect, go with the flow until thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gap in the crowd, then run for it.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrovetideâ&#x20AC;? football used to be played in a number of towns and villages in England. Today, Ashbourne is one of just a few where the game has survived these 500 years. It never caught on overseas.

Praise the Lord, you may say.

(Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: The historic Queen Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grammar School described above is familiar to scores of local kids who attended R-MA in the past decade.

The two schools organized an exchange program for juniors and seniors starting in 2002)

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contract with Interact to provide the Jail Management Software package.

The Interact proposal had been recommended as the low of two bids judged to provide comparable equipment and service. The other proposal from GTL totaled $549,486.08. Now you might ask how two bids providing essentially the same equipment and service might come in around $360,000 apart. The short answer is – they didn’t. That said, when all the numbers were flung correctly, the Interact total was still $278,000 lower when a five-year service contract was factored in.

The Interact base proposal actually came in at $290,855.54, with an additional four-year service contract adding $119,644.12 for a grand total of $410,499.57. It is a total still un-

On March 12, the RSW Regional Jail Authority held a special meeting to revisit an earlier appropriation of $190k for computer equipment to manage the facility’s records. It seems that in the absence from the February authority meeting of RSW Jail Superintendent Robert Mulligan, who had been at the center of the management software contract negotiations, an inaccurate number was presented as the total contract being approved.

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So, while the authority’s initial appropriation was some $219,000 under the actual recommended Interact contract total, considering GTL’s high bid with service factored in totaled $688,282 (I’m over the loose change part of these numbers), the recommended Interact contract total of $410,499 was still $278,000 lower.

Consequently, following the Finance Committee recommendation to follow through with the Interact contract as amended to a $290,855 base bid and $119,644 additional four-year service contract, the full RSW Authority did the same.

Another financial snafu came up at the RSW Jail Finance Committee meeting of March 12 when a discrepancy between consultant projections of inmate per-diem revenues from the state Comp Board and the state’s own numbers were broached.

A shortfall of at least $1.7 million was noted from a previously anticipated $6.7 million of state per-diem revenue. Discussion indicated the jail might open with between 325 and 350 inmates.

At the full authority meeting, Shenandoah County Sheriff Tim Carter was hooked up by conference call. After agreeing with the committee overview on the software funding revote, Carter raised the issue of security and inter-county connectivity of software records on inmates. It was agreed additional funding would be required to make the records internet available and secure. But Carter

said he thought those expenses were outside the scope of the software discussion and vote for that day.

Open House Also discussed on March 12 was the approaching schedule leading to the regional jail opening projected by July 1. It was decided that a planned Ribbon Cutting and Open House (and I fear, a permanent media check in) will both be held on June 17. The

ribbon cutting will occur at 10 a.m., with the Open House following from noon to 4 p.m.

This schedule should accommodate Superintendent Mulligan getting settled in by April 15 as he reported the contractor is now promising. An earlier facility tour for dignitaries, including some of the judges who will be sending people to live in the new regional digs, was tentatively set for later April after the superintendent is situated.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Voices of Cherokee Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; - Edited by Carolyn Ross Johnston â&#x20AC;&#x153;We your prisoners wish to speak to you: We wish to speak humbly for we cannot help ourselves. We have been made prisoners by your men but we did not fight against you. We have never

done you any harm. For we ask you to hear us. We have been told we are to be sent off by boat immediately. Sir, will you listen to your prisoners. We are Indians. Our wives and children

are Indians and some people do not pity Indians. But if we are Indians we have hearts that feel. We do not want to see our wives and children die. We do not want to die ourselves and leave them widows and orphans. We are in trouble and our hearts are very heavy. The darkness of night is before us. We have no hope unless you will help us. We do not ask you to let us go free from being your prisoners unless it should please yourself. But we ask that you will not send us down the river at this time of the year. If you do we shall die, and our wives will die and our children will die. We want you to keep us in this country till the sickly time is over so that when we get to the West that we may be able to work to make boards to cover our families â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Excerpt from a â&#x20AC;&#x153;humble petitionâ&#x20AC;? from the Cherokee prisoners at and near Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing, June11, 1838. This document represented the voices of a depressed, terrified, bewildered group of people, pleading to the American captors for their very existence. They were soon to realize the magnitude of the journey ahead of them that would eventually be described as the Trail of Tears.

 This historical documentation depicts the plight of the Cherokee people as they struggled to retain their dignity and quality of life from the sixteenth century to the present. Women are highlighted in these persuasive declarations which appear in the form of letters, diary passages, newspaper articles and oral histories, to name a few. When the Europeans and Americans observed the Cherokee women, they claimed that they were abused, living a life of drudgery. That was far from the truth. Cherokee women were farmers, allowed to own property and were a powerful force both politically and economically within their culture. Labeling them as uncivilized afforded the onlookers an opportunity to destabilize this society, taking their lands for personal gain. Thus began decades of oppression and degradation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be of good mind,â&#x20AC;? is an expression that Cherokee elders have maintained for a long time. Essentially it means that one is to think positively regardless of the situation. It is this attitude that enabled these Native Americans to be sustained. They learned that education was the key to their preservation and many took advantage of the

seminaries that were erected for this purpose. Isabel Cobb became the first female physician in 1893 and paved the way to success for others like Joyce Dugan, who became Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 1995. The voices of these women, and many like them, made it known that the path of tears, along with a strong mystical heritage, became the stepping stones to a greater life.    â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sheila Lamonzs, reviewer

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“Heroin-related deaths are showing an alarming rise across the Commonwealth. The most common victims have been males between the ages of 25 and 34.” – Virginia State Police Special Agent Jay Perry

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NW Drug Task Force investigating Frederick County death New York City 34-year-old most recent of seven regional ODs this year FREDERICK COUNTY, Va., March 14. – The apparent overdose death of a Frederick County man is the latest in a string of 2014 heroinrelated deaths being investigated by the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug and Gang Task Force. Since Jan. 1, 2014, this is the seventh reported heroin-related death in the region.

The Frederick County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a residence in the 200 block of Chatham Square, just outside the city limits of Winchester, Thursday night, March 13, 2014, and discovered Nicholas J. Tallmadge, 34, of New York, N.Y., deceased. His remains were transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Manassas for examination and autopsy.

“Heroin-related deaths are showing an alarming rise across the Commonwealth. The most common victims have been males between the ages of 25 and 34,” said Virginia State Police Special Agent Jay Perry, NW VA Drug and Gang Task Force coordinator. “In 2013, heroin was a causative factor in 197 deaths in the

Commonwealth, up from 123 deaths in 2012.”

According to the Partnership for a Drug Free America, the highly-addictive nature of heroin has a lifethreatening impact on the user’s body: Long-term effects of heroin appear after repeated use for some period of time. Chronic users may develop collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, cellulites, and liver disease.

Pulmonary complications, including various types of pneumonia, may result from the poor health condition of the abuser, as well as from heroin’s depressing effects on respiration.

In addition to the effects of the drug itself, street heroin may have additives that do not really dissolve and result in clogging the blood vessels that lead to the lungs, liver, kidneys, or brain. This can cause infection or even death of small patches of cells in vital organs. With regular heroin use, tolerance develops. This means the abuser must use more heroin to achieve the same intensity or effect.

The NVRDG Task Force includes the following law enforcement agencies: Clarke County, Frederick Coun-

ty, Page County, Shenandoah County and Warren County sheriffs’ offices; Town of Front Royal and Strasburg

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Shenandoah Valley Music Festival hosts Artisan Trail play Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, now planning its 51st season of summer concerts in Orkney Springs, VA, will present Richmond-based Theatre IV’s production of “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” by awardwinning playwright Bruce Miller.

The family program, a revue of Civil War music, is at Peter Muhlenberg Middle School, 1251 Susan Avenue in Woodstock Saturday, April 26. There will be two shows, 11 am and 1 pm. Both shows are open to the public. Admission is free.

The production is part of the O Shenandoah county artisan trail weekend event, “O the Places We Will Show...” It is a weekend long focus on at least 28 different stops on the county’s new artisan trail which celebrates the county’s arts and arti-

sans with studio tours, music, locally grown food, farm and winery tours and much more.

The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival’s presentation of “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory,” is made possible by support from the Marion Park Lewis Foundation in Winchester.

The Festival is presenting it to mark the 150th anniversary of the Valley Campaign in the Civil War. The play was written to recognize the sesquicentennial of the war.

The show is a stirring musical review that recounts our nation’s history from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, using songs and firstperson narratives written and sung by the men and women who lived and died during those harrowing times. American classics like “When

Johnny Comes Marching Home,” “Dixie’s Land,” “Lincoln and Liberty,” “No More Auction Block for Me,” “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and many more bring to life an epic American story in a deeply personal way.

“Mine Eyes...” is entertainment for the entire family. It is written with students in grades two through eight in mind. A study guide created

by Theatre IV is available. School administrators, teachers or homeschoolers who are interested in the guide can contact the Festival office at (540) 459-3396.

For more information about “O, The Places We Will Show...” or the county’s artisan trail, visit Shenandoah County Tourism’s website, www.shenandoahtravel.org

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Calendar Friday, March 21 Forecast 61° | 45° 6pm - 8pm. Wine for a Cause. SantĂŠ Wine, Beer and Gifts, a boutique-style retail shop in Kernstown Commons, has teamed up with The Butterfly Club in support of Blue Ridge Hospice and will be hosting a free beer, wine, and cheese tasting with 15% of all proceeds from purchases being donated back to the organization. Additionally, Alamo Drafthouse will be providing hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres and Hand & Stone Spa will have their massage chair on-site providing free mini-massages to guests.

8pm - 10pm The Van Buren Winds w/Pianist Eric Huebner. Goodson Chapel Recital Hall, Winchester. Free concert featuring JĂśrg Widmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funf Bruchstrucke for Clarinetand Piano, Kalevi Ahoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quintet for Winds, Thierry Escaich Mecanicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Song for Piano and Wind Quintet, and Karol Beffaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blow Up for Amplified Piano and Wind Quartet.

Saturday, March 22 Forecast 66° | 39° 8am - 12pm United Way Rubbermaid Product Sale. Belk parking lot, Apple Blossom Mall, Winchester. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sale benefits Aids Response Effort. The monthly sale is made possible by a special partnership between United Way NSV, Rubbermaid Commercial Products and The Salvation Army. Product sales help the United Way and its partner agencies generate addition funds to meet local needs. The products available are returned goods, discontinued products and slightly damaged items. For additional information contact the United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley at (540) 536-1610 or uway@visuallink.com.

8am - 1pm Pancake Breakfast. Moose Lodge, John Marshall Highway, Front Royal. The 9th Annual Cub Scout Pack #112 Pancake Breakfast is being held today. There will be pancakes, sausage

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9am - 4pm Cars for a Cause Nostalgic Car Show. Shenandoah University, Formery Armory Bldg. Winchester. Sponsored by Shenandoah Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Colleges Against Cancer and Hoppers Auto Club, this car show benefits the American Cancer Society. There will be an indoor car show of never before seen cars as well as an outdoor car show with prizes for both. There will be 50/50 drawing and a Chinese auction. Registration from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Admission Fee: $10 registration fee per car. Free to look around but donations are welcome. All money goes to the American Cancer Society.

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11am - 12pm Family Story Time.

Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. Bring the whole family to the cozy dreamy blue play area for an assortment of exciting stories with Miss Tamara. A perfect way to spend an enjoyable Saturday morning.

11:30am - 1pm Softball Pitching Camp. All Star Batting Cages, Berryville Avenue, Winchester. Coach Tim Mondell will conduct this camp. Pitchers will learn mechanics, drills, and training to establish a strong foundation along with video analysis. Cost is $125 and All-Star members pay $110.

2pm - 3pm Chess Challenge. Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. Meet other kids and teens who enjoy the challenge of a good Chess game. Ages 8 and up. Please register.

6pm - 9pm Womanless Beauty Pageant. Strasburg High School, Strasburg.

To benefit The American Cancer Society and Carolyn Guinn. Donations at the door.

Raffle tickets sold at event for chance to win auction items. To participate contact Lori Schlentner, lorischlentner@yahoo. com or (540) 325-4916.

7:30pm - 10:30pm Benefit Dance. Elks Lodge, Guard Hill Road, Front Royal. The Front Royal Elks Lodge #2382 is holding a benefit dance tonight. Proceeds from the dance will benefit the Front Royal Police Foundation (www.frontroyalpolicefoundation.org). â&#x20AC;&#x153;JUMP ALLEYâ&#x20AC;? will be providing Big Band and Swing Music for your dancing pleasure. Tickets available at the ELKS Lodge on Guard Hill road, Couples $35, singles $25 if purchased before Mar 22nd; $40 couple, $30 single at the door the night of the dance. For information call the Lodge at (540) 6352330 after 3:30pm.

Sunday, March 23 Forecast 55° | 19° 2pm - 3pm Intro to Fly Tying. Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. Try something new! Join the Northern Shenandoah Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited for an introduction to fly tying. Ages 9 - 99 Welcome.

2pm - 3pm Get Googled! Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. Every Sunday join Gesina Korte, certified Google trainer, to learn how Googleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FREE tools can help you simplify your life. A different subject will be covered each week.

Monday, March 24 7pm - 8pm Council Meeting. County of Warren Government Center, Tuesday, March 25 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 canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t listen live check out the podcasts at http:// www.theriver953online.com.

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Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. Do you like Cowboys? Join in for a Wild West-themed story time - for kindergarten and up.

Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:15am - 11:15am Toddler Story Time. Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. Spring is Here! Join in for an assortment of stories and crafts all about this warm weather season. Siblings Welcome!

11am - 12pm Preschool Story Time.

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11:30am - 1pm State of the Community Luncheon. Holiday Inn & Suites Front Royal. Blue Ridge Shadows, Hospitality Drive, Front Royal. New this year - State of Community Luncheons will begin today with â&#x20AC;&#x153;State of the Countyâ&#x20AC;?, featuring County Administrator Doug Stanley who will discuss a myriad of topics regarding Warren County, including the Comprehensive Plan Update, Capital Facility improvements, and many current and future project updates. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 am with lunch and networking,

the County address will begin at12:15 pm and will conclude at 1 pm. There will be a question and answer period following the presentation. Cost to attend is $15 member/$25 future member. Seating is limited. Contact the Chamber today to reserve your space at (540) 635-3185 or info@frontroyalchamber.com.

7pm - 8pm Overeaters anonymous meeting. St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran church. 156 West Washington St., Strasburg. Anyone who struggles with overeating is welcome. No judgment, just support!

Thursday, March 27 10:15am - 11:15am Toddler Story Time. Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. Spring is Here! Join in for an assortment of stories and crafts all about this warm weather season. Siblings Welcome!

11am - 12pm Preschool Story Time.

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4pm - 5pm Anti-Litter Council Mtg. Warren County Government Center.

6:30pm - 7:30pm Book Signing.

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7pm - 8pm Warren Heritage Event.

Warren Heritage Society, Chester Street, Front Royal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Great Valley Road of Virginia - Shenandoah Landscape from Prehistory to the Present by Warren Hofstraâ&#x20AC;?. Warren Hofstra, Professor of History at Shenandoah History in Winchester, VA, is the author/editor of numerous articles and books on the history of Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. His most recent book on the Valley Pike - which runs through western Warren County - is as inspirational as it is informative. Come join us to hear this iconic symbol of the Valley of Virginia brought to life by Professor Hofstra, and learn how todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Route 11 developed from Native American use through the twentieth century. FREE and open to the Public.

ing the House of Hope and its services to homeless men. Pottery bowls have been created by local potters, Girl Scouts, and community members. The bowl you pick for your soup is yours to keep and take home with you. Soups to be prepared by local chefs: Terrence Lyon from Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steakhouse, Gary Kearney from Soul Mountain Restaurant, and Rachel Rowland from the Griffin Tavern in Flint Hill.

Warren County School Jazz band to play.

Silent Auction will be held with a variety of treatments, art works and services from local businesses to bid on. Tickets are $25.00/ adults; $15.00/ students and $5.00 for children under 12. More Info: Siggi Hepp-Dax (540) 631-0956 or shepdax77@gmail.com or visit warrencountyhomeless.org or email warrencountyhomeless@yahoo.com.

7pm - 10pm Front Porch Style Pickinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Party. Warren County Senior Center, 1217 Commonwealth Ave. All levels of talent are welcome. Acoustic instruments only.

Friday, March 28 4pm - 7pm. Spaghetti Dinner. Congregational Christian Fellowship Church.

2908 Middle Rd., Winchester. Proceeds will benefit Relay for Life - Louiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Angels, The menu will be soup, spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert and drink. $10 for adults and $5 ages 10 and younger.

For more info or questions please call: (540) 667-8865 or (540) 662-1636.

4:30pm - 5:30pm House of Hope Fundraiser. Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Avenue, Front Royal.

House of Hope, the only homeless shelter serving men in Front Royal/ Warren County, is holding a Fundraiser to benefit the shelter. All funds will go to support-

Saturday, March 29 2pm - 3pm Lego Mania. Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal.

Do you like Legos? If so, join in for Lego Mania! Ages 6 and up. Please register.

Sun Mar 30, 2014 2pm - 4pm Humane Society Event.

Humane Society-Warren County, Progress Drive, Front Royal. Humane SocietyWarren County is expecting! Kittens-that is. Please join in today for an afternoon of cupcake decorating and a visit from the Easter Bunny. The shelter will be collecting much-needed donations to help care for the hundreds of kittens that will be entering the shelter this spring and summer.

The items that we need most are Purina

kitten chow, Kitten Milk Replacer, canned cat food, snuggle safe heating pads and toys.

2pm - 3pm Get Googled! See description from Sunday, March 23.

2pm - 5pm Wine Tasting Fundraiser.

Miller Winery, South Royal Avenue, Front Royal. The Kiwanis Club of Front Royal is holding a wine tasting fundraiser today at the Miller Winery tasting room at the rear entrance of 23 South Royal Avenue in Front Royal. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in back of the old â&#x20AC;&#x153;schoolhouseâ&#x20AC;? building. Admission is $10 per person. (You must be 21). For $10 you can sample, and learn about, four fine wines from Miller Winery, snacks and qualify for door prizes. The rolling tastings will occur between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The last tasting will commence around 4:30 p.m. Space is limited so tickets should be purchased in advance from Kiwanis Club members. For more information contact Wayne Barber at (540) 252-2137 or (540) 622-4775.

2pm - 4pm 7th Annual Hunger Summit. Stephens City UMC, 5291 Main St. Stephens City. Society of St Andrew Gleaning network. Come hungry! Bring a guest! There will be a great variety of food and plenty of time to enjoy it, and each other. Please let us know if you would like to join us in this special afternoon of celebration. Because of space, the reservations are limited to 100 attendees. Get your place reserved now!

Note: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to bring your SOSA banks. We will present the money to our state coordinator at the summit. All money collected will be used for Winchester district gleaning expenses! If you need a bank, let us know. (540) 336-2177 Email: gleaningworks@gmail.com.

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Calendar 7:30pm The Front Royal Oratorio Society will present its annual free Spring Concert tonight (Winchester) and Sunday, March 30 (Front Royal). Entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;King of Kingsâ&#x20AC;?, the concert celebrates Easter and features the inspiring and uplifting choruses of Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Messiah, with organ and string quartet accompaniment The Front Royal performance is a matinee

performance at 4 pm this year. We invite everyone to join in the spirit of the Easter season with us and with their community.

Braddock Street United Methodist Church, 115 Wolfe Street. Cost: Free to the public! A free will offering will be taken at the concert. For further information, contact See CALENDAR, 26

Local business: Food services and catering company grows with Lord Fairfax Community College

Middletown, Va. Gourmet on the Go LLC, currently operating the on-campus food service for Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) in Middletown, will expand its operations as part of the development of the New Student Union building that opened earlier this year. March 24th is slated as the official opening for the food service provider.

Gourmet on the Go provides cafĂŠ and catering services for LFCC. However, the cafĂŠ is open to the public and anyone can utilize the catering services, at venues both within and outside of LFCC. With the new store being located in a larger more functional space in the northwest corner of the building (fronting route 11 north of Middletown), Gourmet on the Go will target local consumers and commuters residing in the Middletown area, along with their primary target of students, faculty and administrators.

Breakfast and lunch are offered.

During spring and fall semesters

the cafĂŠ is open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Fridays until 2pm. Summer semester hours are reduced.

Catering services are available year round. Menus are available online (www.gourmetonthegoVA.com).

Gourmet on the Go focuses on providing fresh, healthy choices and utilizes local businesses to source food product whenever possible.

Crabillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sausage, Route 11 potato chips, and Hunts Brothers pizza are a few of the local products always available at Gourmet on the Go. Fresh chicken salad, egg salad, and tuna salad are made on site and a salad bar is available. Daily lunch specials are also available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Online ordering will soon be available.

Gourmet on the Go will continue to operate the cafĂŠ in Fairfax Hall as it undergoes renovation, which will be known as its â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cafĂŠ kioskâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; location. For more information, contact Kay Schroyer at (540) 303-0212. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; From a release

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Sunday, March 30 4pm The Front Royal Oratorio Society will present its annual free Spring Concert. Entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;King of Kingsâ&#x20AC;?, the concert celebrates Easter and features the inspiring and uplifting choruses of Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Messiah, with organ and string quartet accompaniment The Front Royal performance is a matinee performance at 4 pm this year. We invite everyone to join in the spirit of the Easter season with us and with their community. Front Royal Presbyterian Church, 115 Luray Avenue. Cost: Free to the public! A free will offering will be taken at the concert. For further information, contact us at 540-635-4842; visit our facebook page or email us at FROSSingers@yahoo.com.

Monday, March 31 7pm - 8pm Council Work Session.

Town Administration Building, 102 E. Main St. Tuesday, April 1 11am - 12pm Time for Baby. Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. What do books, scarves, puppets, music and babies have in common? They are all part of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time for Babyâ&#x20AC;?. Join in as all senses are used to explore the world around us. Meet with your baby up to two years of age. Siblings welcome.

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 canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t listen live check out the podcasts at http:// www.theriver953online.com.

2pm - 3pm Ambassadorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club. Chamber Office.

4:30pm - 5:30pm Big Kids Story Time.

Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. Join in for the STEM Program. Madness and Mayhem,, which focuses on simple math concepts during an amusing story time.

Wednesday, April 2 8:30am - 9:30am Small Business Committee. Chamber Office.

10:15am - 11:15am Toddler Story Time. See description for Big Kids Story Time from Tuesday, April 1.

11am - 12pm Preschool Story Time.

See description for Big Kids Story Time from Tuesday, April 1.

12:30pm - 1pm Warren County Business On The River 95.3 7pm - 8pm Overeaters anonymous meeting. St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran church. 156 West Washington St., Strasburg. Anyone who struggles with overeating is welcome. No judgment, just support!

Thursday, April 3 9am - 10am Tourism Committee.

Chamber Office.

10:15am - 11:15am Toddler Story Time. See description for Big Kids Story

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Friday, April 4 10am - 11am Shenandoah Park Ceremony. Skyline High School, Skyline Vista Drive, Front Royal. Shenandoah National Park invites you to join the United States Mint and National Park Service for the ceremonial launch of the Shenandoah National Park quarter, the 22nd to be released in the exciting America the Beautiful QuartersÂŽ Program. The ceremonial release of the newest America the Beautiful quarter will be held at the Skyline High School Auditorium. FREE and HISTORIC event.

1:30pm - 2:30pm Education Committee. Chamber Office.

Saturday, April 5, 2014 10am - 1pm The Fourth Annual Warren County Fine Arts Festival, an event featuring the works of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public school students, will be held April 5th at Skyline High School. There is no admis-

sion fee, and the festival is open to the public. The Mayor, Tim Darr, will begin the festivities with a March is Youth Art Month proclamation. The festival will feature visual arts displays, musical performances, and dramatic performances from the eight county elementary, middle and high schools. Once again, students of all ages can enjoy art making stations. This year there will also be a student art and bake sale to raise funds for the Warren County High School Art Club. The festival gives students an opportunity to exhibit their talents and to celebrate Youth Art Month and Music In Our Schools Month. Additional information about the festival is available from Allison Cusato, acusato@ wcps.k12.va.us.

11am - 12pm Family Story Time.

Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal. Bring the whole family to the cozy, dreamy blue play area for an assortment of exciting stories with Miss Tamara. A perfect way to spend an enjoyable Saturday morning.

2pm - 3pm Book Bites. Samuels Public Library, East Criser Road, Front Royal.

Come in and share your favorite book

with other teens. Get inspired by othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; favorites as well. Good food and conversation. Forages 12 and up. Please register.

5:30pm - 6:30pm Athletic Association Cash Fair. Holiday Inn & Suites Front Royal, Blue Ridge Shadows, Hospitality Drive, Front Royal. Please join in for the Cash Fair to benefit Skyline Athletic Association & Warren Wildcat Athletic Association tonight. Admission:$40 per person - Grand Prize $1,500 Cash. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. There will be a Silent Auction and drawing - cash bar. Ticket must be present to win. No one under 21 will be admitted. The SAA/ WWAA reserves the right to cancel if 200 tickets are not sold. Please contact: Barbry Deavers at barbrydeavers@gmail. com or (540) 335-5998 or Maria Bolton at maria.bolton08@gmail.com or (540)

other small farmers from similar abuse, by strengthening Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Right to Farm Act. What became known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boneta Billâ&#x20AC;? passed the House by an overwhelming margin but was killed in a Senate committee. Undeterred, Boneta and her supporters came back to the General Assembly in 2014 and won wide bipartisan approval for legislation protecting the rights of family farmers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to thank Gov. McAuliffe, the members of the General Assembly, and all those who have rallied to the defense of family farmers,â&#x20AC;? Boneta said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After all my family and I have been through, it is gratifying to know that an injustice can be undone, and the rights of farmers as entrepreneurs can be upheld thanks to the work of so many dedicated people.â&#x20AC;?

The bill signed by Gov. McAuliffe grew out of legislation developed by Rep. Bobby Orrick, R-Thornburg, and Richard Stuart, R-Montross, and supported by, among others, Sen. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax. Backed by the Virginia Farm Bureau, the new law protects customary activities at agricultural operations from local bans in the absence of substantial impacts on public welfare. It also prohibits localities from requiring a specialuse permit for a host of farm-related activities that are specified in the bill. The law takes effect on July 1.

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Sunday, April 6 12pm - 4pm. Spaghetti Dinner. Browntown Community Center. Browntown.

Northfork 4-H Club is holding a Spaghetti Dinner. Adults $7, Children 4-12 $5. For more information, call (540) 322-1051.

1pm - 5:30pm Blue Ridge Young Marines Drill meeting. Defensive Training Concepts. 5239 John Marshall Hwy. Linden. Feel free to come in and check us out between 1:00pm-2:00pm.

2pm. The Middletown Heritage Society invites you to the presentation of the new Middletown Historic District signs at The Wayside Inn, Middletown. Everyone Welcome. Refreshments.

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The governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature marks the latest chapter in a swirling controversy that attracted nationwide attention in 2012 when the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors forced family farmer Martha Boneta to cease selling produce from her own 64-acre farm. No longer allowed to sell the vegetables she had harvested, Boneta donated the food to local charities lest it go to waste.

Fauquier County officials threatened Boneta with $5,000 per-day fines for hosting a birthday party for eight 10-year-old girls without a permit, and advertising pumpkin carvings. Seeing the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action against Boneta as a brazen effort to drive her off her land, Virginians from all walks of life rallied to her defense. Supporters gathered in Warrenton, the county seat, for a peaceful â&#x20AC;&#x153;pitchfork protestâ&#x20AC;? to vent their anger over what an out-ofcontrol local government had done to a law-abiding citizen.

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To advertise in Warren & Frederick County Report, Contact: Angie Buterakos at angie@fredcoreport.com â&#x20AC;˘ 540-683-9197 or Alison at alisond@warrencountyreport.com â&#x20AC;˘ 540-551-2072 Tot Tumbling Class The Warren County Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for their Tot Tumbling Program, for those ages 4 years and younger. This program is geared to provide a safe environment for children to become confident as they develop fundamental movement skills and to encourage participation in physical fitness. Classes will be held at the Warren County Health and Human Services Complex CafĂŠ on Mondays 12pm-12:40pm or 6pm6:40pm, beginning March 31 through May 5, 2014. Cost is $62.00 per child for the 6 week session with a 10 participant limit per class. Parent must accompany child. For more information contact the WC Community Center office, Monday through Saturday, 8:00am -10:00pm and Sunday, 1:00pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00pm at (540) 635-1021.

Dog Obedience Class The Warren County Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting registrations for their Dog Obedience class for dogs 3 months old and up. Class is held on Tuesday nights, April 1, 2014 through May 6, 2014 at the RES Youth Center Botanical Gardens, 5:00 PM -6:00 PM or 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Cost is $87.00 per dog for the six week session. Owners must bring proof of rabies and distemper combo vaccinations when registering. Class size is limited to 6 dogs per time frame. For more information, contact WC Community Center at (540) 635-1021, Monday through Saturday 8:00am to 10:00pm and Sunday 1:00pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00pm.

Easter Egg Hunt Enjoy an afternoon of hunting Easter eggs, arts & crafts, playing games and winning prizes. You will also get to meet the Easter Bunny and get your picture taken. Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 12 at the RES Youth Center. Doors open at 1:50pm

and activities begin at 2:00pm. Cost is $8.00, which includes one picture.

The hunt is open to all children 10 years old and younger, those under 6 years of age and under MUST be accompanied by an adult. Hunt is limited to 50 children, so pre-registration is recommended. For more information contact the WC Community Center at (540) 635-1021, Monday through Saturday 8am10pm and Sunday 1pm -9pm.

Get Golf Ready â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf Program The Warren County Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with the PGA Sports Academy and Blue Ridge Shadows Country Club will be sponsoring a Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get Golf Readyâ&#x20AC;?, Tuesday, April 1 through April 29, 2014, 6:00pm-7:30pm, at the Blue Ridge Shadows Country Club. If you have ever thought about playing golf, then Get Golf Ready is for you.

Whether you are a beginner at golf or returning to the game, the Get Golf Ready Program is designed to teach you, in five short lessons, everything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to know to step onto a golf course and play with confidence. Get Golf Ready will be taught by trained PGA and LPGA Professionals who will make sure you have fun every step of the way. Cost is $99.00 per participant. For more information or to register contact Mike Ahrnsbrak, PGA Head Golf Professional at (540) 635-9661 or email info@blueridgeshadows.com.

Junior Golf Program The Warren County Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the PGA Sports Academy and Blue Ridge Shadows Country Club, will be sponsoring the Junior Golf Program, Saturday April 5 through May 3, 2014, 11:00am-12:00pm, at the Blue Ridge Shadow Country Club, for boys and girls ages 6-17 years of age. Cost is $99.00 per participant. This will give every junior

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the opportunity to enjoy golf either socially or competitively, based on his or her individual desire. For more information or to register contact Mike Ahrnsbrak, PGA Head Golf Professional at (540) 635-9661 or email info@blueridgeshadows.com.

Pitch, Hit and Run Competition Presented by ScottsÂŽ, the Warren County Parks and Recreation Department will host the MLB Pitch, Hit and Run for both boys and girls who are or will be 7-14 years old as of July 17, 2014. This program will be held in Gertrude E. Miller Park at the Champions 53 Baseball field on Saturday, April 05th, 2014. Registration begins at 9:30am with the competition starting at 10:00am; as a reminder cleats are not allowed.

Each participant will be entered to win 2 tickets to a Baltimore Orioles or Washington Nationals game. For more information or to register call (540) 635-1021 or via email at recsupervisor@warrencountyva.net. This program is free to participants.

4 for 4-H! Run Amok to Raise a Buck Join us at the Northern VA 4-H Center on Saturday, April 19th, at 9:00 am for a Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1-mile fun run, a 4-K (2.4 miles run/walk), and a 4-mile run/walk all to raise money to send a kid to 4-H camp. Course Details: There will be hills, but what goes up must come down! All events start on the recreation fields. The 4K run/walk will head from the recreation fields up the challenge course (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a trail, so be prepared for roots, rocks, and steps!), across the Conference Center lawn, continue up to Congressman Lodge, and then head down, down, down to the stables and to the finish. The 4-mile route is the same, only participants will run the course 2x plus. The kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1-mile fun run will take place on the recreation fields, stable area, and baseball diamond. T-shirts and awards for the

first 75 registrants and the honor of having survived the course! No animals allowed; there will be one aid station (water) along the course at Fairfax Shelter and treats at the finish line. Your registration fee will go directly to 4-H camp scholarships in the county you have designated on your registration form. Event will occur rain or shine. Pre-register by April 5th - $25.00. Race-Day Registration - $35.00. Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; one-mile fun run (12 and under) - $15.00. Family (3 or more registering together) - $65.00 + $15/additional member.

Youth groups (Scouts, 4-H Clubs, etc.) can participate by raising pledges. For more information or to register, visit our website at http://www. nova4h.com/ or contact Avery Born at (540) 635-7171.

Volunteers Needed for Therapeutic Riding Blue Ridge Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship (BRCTH) invites enthusiastic and caring individuals to become lesson volunteers for our 8-week spring session beginning the week of April 21. Must be at least 14 years of age. Equine experience required for the position of horse leader, and is preferred, but not required for side-walkers. Trainees attend Orientation at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, April 2, and then one of several on-site trainings being offered the next week at the farm at 420 Russell Rd in Berryville, VA. Please contact Esther Forcey at volunteerbrcth@ gmail.com or at (301) 873-6728 to register or to seek further information.

Photographs of Belle Groveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attic Graffiti Belle Grove Plantation begins its 2014 season on Saturday, March 22 from 10am - 4pm with the debut of a temporary exhibit, The Writing Is on the Wall: Photographs of Belle Groveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attic Graffiti. The exhibit features photographs taken of the

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graffiti in the Belle Grove Manor House attic. The tradition of signing the attic walls began with soldiers that occupied the home during the Civil War. It continued with ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; family and friends and with visitors when the house was operated as an inn in the 1920s. There are more than 400 legible signatures. Due to safety concerns, the attic is not open to the public. Therefore, this exhibit was designed â&#x20AC;&#x153;to bring the attic downstairsâ&#x20AC;? by using large scale color photographs and a video tour.

Belle Grove staff and volunteers have transcribed the writings so that visitors may locate signatures of interest.

Photographs will also be available for purchase. As part of the exhibit, Belle Grove is looking forward to interacting with visitors and collecting their stories of the relatives, friends, or community members whose names are written on the walls. The exhibit will be on display on lower level of the Manor House from Saturday, March 22 through Saturday, April 19, 2014. Admission is $5 for those 12 and older or free to Belle Grove or National Trust for Historic Preservation members or with the purchase of a Manor House tour ticket ($12 adults, $6 students 6-16).

Belle Grove Plantation is located off Route 11 at 336 Belle Grove Road in Middletown, near the intersection of 1-81 and I-66. Additional information including a list of 2014 special events may be found at http://www. bellegrove.org.

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Discovering Frederick County: Brooklyn Alexander â&#x20AC;&#x153;streetwear clothingâ&#x20AC;?

By Ken Thurman Warren-Frederick County Report I had the opportunity to visit with Alex and Lakeshia Brown of Brooklyn Alexander in Winchester last Saturday. I use the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;visitâ&#x20AC;? because a trip to their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Streetwearâ&#x20AC;? clothing store is more like visiting good friends than going to a store. The lively nature of the music playing in the background combined with their warm greeting allows them to connect with their customers so that they feel at

home. They encourage customers and friends alike to chill, relax, and get to know them. I watched, first hand, as they displayed an endearing level of customer service that is lacking in many of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stores.

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I asked them why the North side of Winchester and not downtown, they indicated that parking played a big roll along with the opportunity to help the North side thrive.

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The donations and money made on the evening of April 26 will be used to help expand the adult book collections. Samuels Library has only 2.84 books per person compared to the State Average of 4.14 books per person and with the money raised Sam-

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Living Inside Out: Awakened to the Inner Journey Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 23, 2014

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tion Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wild West Saloon is being provided by members of the Samuels Library Board. Music by pianist Mark Flasch and a table of pairings put together by the Friends of Samuels Library. Desert Rose Winery will be there with two of their wines.

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Doug Stanley, past president of the Rotary Club of Front Royal, welcomed the new members and led the induction ceremony. Before administering the pledge, he reminded students that they would get out of Interact what they put

into it. New members pledged to â&#x20AC;&#x153;take heed the needs of our school and community, putting service above self.â&#x20AC;?

Current Rotarians in attendance were charged with ensuring the success of the new Interactors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are the future moms and dads, bankers, teachers, insurance agents, police officers, council members, scout leaders and PTA presidents. They are your future community leaders,â&#x20AC;? said Stanley. All new members received their Interact pins from Stanley and Ryan Hattenback,

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WCMS Interact Club members inducted March 13 were: Kara Athey, Leorah Ammons, Carter Chalmers, Ty Clingerman, Hannah Riehl, Kelsey Santmyers, Hudson Fortney, Heather Lalumondiere, Alex Lalumondiere, Alexis Miller, Rachel Sirbaugh, Michael Silek, Sydney Shreve, Matt Tederick, Ramsey Young, Mara Tallent, Kiersten Tanner and Felicity Wadleigh.

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WW II vets sought to participate in ‘Honor Flight’ April event

Remembering their service WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20 – Honor Flight Capital Region is actively recruiting WWII veterans and volunteers who live in and around the Nation’s Capital to participate in the first Honor Flight for Washington, D.C. area WWII veterans on April 5, 2014. As part of the Honor Flight Network, the D.C. based chapter is one of 127 chapters which

Thanks serves veterans by organizing all expenses-paid trips to visit the WWII Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, and other sites in the nation’s capital.

April’s trip will provide bus transportation for area veterans to gather with their comrades and commemorate their service to the nation.

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refer a veteran at http://www.honorflightcr. org/ Volunteers: sign up to be a greeter, escort, or make a donation at http:// www.honorflightcr. org. Greeters will meet April 5, 2014 at 8:30 AM ET at the WWII Memorial on the National Mall greeting multiple groups of veterans throughout the morning. Greeters may stay for as

long as they are able.

Media: Members of the press and media are invited and encouraged to attend. Please contact Lauren Ehrsam at Lauren@JavelinDC.com for more information and a complete schedule of events.

Michael Garceau, founder of Honor Flight Capital Region said, “It’s a privilege and an honor to show our

appreciation to these members of our Greatest Generation by doing or our part to make sure every World War II veteran has this opportunity to pay their respects to their fellow veterans. For the first time, World War II veterans who live in the greater Washington area will be able to journey to their memorial together, and we’re asking for your help by volunteering as a greeter at the memorial on Saturday, April 5 or by making any donation.” Michael added, “this is a powerful experience, and one we want to provide for all veterans, wherever they live.

The trip is free for veterans, who will travel by charter bus to the National Mall, where they will visit the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice, and experience a day of honor and recognition. Applications for all Honor Flight Capital Region trips will be accepted on a firstcome-first-serve basis, and space is limited.

Additional events for 2014 will be announced later this spring.

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Briefs BRIEFS, from 27 Cash Fair to Benefit Skyline Athletic Association & Warren Wildcat Athletic Association Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Holiday Inn on 111 Hospitality Drive, Front Royal. Tickets are$40 per person. The grand prize will be $1,500 in cash! Doors open at 5:30pm with dinner starting at 6pm. There will be a Silent Auction, Drawing, and a Cash Bar. Ticket Must Be Present to win. No one under 21 will be admitted. The SAA/WWAA reserves the right to cancel if 200 tickets are not sold. Make checks payable to Cash Fair. Please contact Barbry Deavers at barbrydeavers@gmail.com/ (540) 335-5998 or Maria Bolton at maria. bolton08@gmail.com/ (540) 3272680.

Calvary Episcopal Church Join us for a Special Lenten Event featuring The Right Reverend Larry Maze, Retired Episcopal Bishop of Arkansas. Living Inside Out: Awakened to the Inner Journey. Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 23. ¨ March 21, 7 - 9pm: “Discovering the Inner Journey” ¨ March 22, 10 - 11:30am: “An Unexpected Companion: En-countering Your Shadow Side” ¨ March 22, during lunch: “Dreams as a Particular Way of Doing Inner Work” workshop ¨ March 22, 1 - 2:30pm: “The Emerging Phenomena of Deep Spirituality Outside of Churches” ¨ March 23, 10:30am: Bp. Maze will preach at Holy Eucharist Corner of 2nd St & North Royal Ave. Front Royal. Call (540) 635-2763 for more information. The General Pub-

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Five dollar Felines - late March cat adoption special The Julia Wagner Animal Shelter and Humane Society of Warren County announce the “Five Dollar Felines” adoption special Adopt a new cat or kitten for only $5. Adoption special runs from Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 30. Adoption fee includes initial vaccinations and deworming. Does not include spay/neuter fee if applicable. This adoption special is sponsored by the Wizards of Realty.

The Humane Society of Warren County – “Providing compassion and care for the animals of Warren County since 1947.”

Pancake Breakfast A Pancake Breakfast will be held Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 7 am to 11 am at Riverton United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Adults – $6.00, Children Under 10 - $3.00.

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Rotary Club Annual Community Service Grant Application The Rotary Club of Front Royal announces its Annual Community Service Grant competition.

Grant applications from NOT FOR PROFIT organizations whose activities, promote and enhance the quality of life or the citizens of Front Royal/Warren County, are now being accepted by the club.

The winning grant could receive up to $8,500 Application forms may be obtained by writing to the Rotary Club of Front Royal at PO Box 85, Front Royal, Virginia 22630, calling (540) 635-2123 or by emailing: jdp3@pondatheylaw.com All completed applications are DUE to the Rotary Club of Front Royal on or by April 21, 2014.

Couponing Class for beginners Couponing for beginners is a course to teach valuable ways to use coupons and decrease everyday costs of groceries, health and beauty, and cleaning products. You will also learn how to stock pile these items. This class will cover store policies, store rewards, reward programs, where to find coupons, how to compile a coupon binder, how to sort coupons, and how to receive freebies. This course is being held on Saturday April 26, 2014 from 9am -1pm at the Warren County Community Center. Cost is $25.00 per participant (cash only, non-refundable). Pre-registration is required, as space will be limited to 50 participants. For more information please contact Rhonda Williams at (540) 671-6275, pre- registration is required and is being accepted at the

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4th Annual 5k Run/Walk in Memory of Heidi Moore Saturday, April 12, 2014, Registration Time: 8:00am, Race starts: 8:30, Pre-register by April 4, 2014, All Pre-registered will get a T-Shirt, Location: Skyline High School, Early Entry--$15 student w/ ID, $20 Adult, Race Date Entry: $20 Student w/ID, $25 Adult. Supporter: $10 receives a T-Shirt. Organized by Hit Cancer Out of the Ball Park. For More information or to register call: Maria Bolton at (540) 327-2680 or maria. bolton08@gmail.com.

Edward Jones 5k Run/Walk winners Warren Coalition and Edward Jones, Front Royal, are please to announce the results of the Edward Jones 5k Run/Walk held on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Skyline High School, Front Royal. The weather cooperated and 160 participants came out for the event.

The following are the first place winners: 5k Run/Walk: Male - Luke Cline Female - Rachel Oden 800M: Age 11-13 - Audrey Lacombe Age 8-10 - Noah Williams Age 7 & under - Hunter Peacock Congratulations to all the winners and everyone who participated! Proceeds from the Race benefit the Warren Coalition’s College Access Network First Dollar Scholarships and the cross country teams in both high schools.

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Blue Ridge Chorale Director sought The Blue Ridge Chorale is seeking an experienced and dynamic Director for the Fall 2014 season and ongoing.

Our 30-40 voice community chorale is based in Culpeper, and serves Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Counties and their surrounding areas. The Chorale practices weekly from late August through mid-December, and then January through mid-May, and performs 2-4 concerts each season. Our repertoire includes both secular and sacred selections. This is a part-time, compensated position. Interested applicants please email your resume

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School Board Amends 2013-14 School Calendar, Making March 31 and April 1 Regular School Days The Frederick County School Board amended the 2013-14 school calendar during its meeting on March 18 in order to make up additional instructional time lost due to inclement weather. The change means all schools will hold classes on Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1. Those days were originally scheduled as days off for students due to one being a teacher workday and the other being a professional development day.

This marks the second time this year that the School Board has decided to amend the school calendar in order to make up instructional time lost due to inclement weather. At its

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Schools Superintendent David Sovine says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;To date, we have lost 15 instructional days due to inclement weather. After asking all of our principals and other key staff for input, the decision was made to recommend that the School Board amend the school calendar to make March 31 and April 1 regular school days.

Holding classes on those two days will assist teachers in maintaining some instructional momentum and consistency before the majority of the critical Standards of Learning tests are administered to students.

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With the latest change to the 201314 school calendar, Frederick County Public Schools is positioned to meet the minimum 180 days or 990 hours of instruction that is required each year. State code also requires that the first five days of school missed be made up one-for-one. For every two days of school missed in excess of the first five, the code requires one day to be made up.

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had so much damage from the recent winter storms. How can I repair my trees from this breakage? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Concerned in Front Royal Dear Concerned, Oh, I hate those awful snow and ice storms. My neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaf nest blew right out of their tree last week. And I was worried last winter my hole was going to split with all the snow and ice.

After a storm, walk through the yard and examine each tree. Make sure the treeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s form looks like it did before the storm. A shift could indicate branch splits or weak trunks and, if discovered

ing services, at venues both within and outside of LFCC. With the new store being located in a larger more functional space in the northwest corner of the building (fronting route 11 north of Middletown), Gourmet on the Go will target local consumers and commuters residing in the Middletown area, along with their primary target of students, faculty and administrators.

During spring and fall semesters the cafĂŠ is open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Fridays until 2pm. Summer semester hours are reduced. Catering services are available year round.

Menus are available online (www. gourmetonthegoVA.com).

Gourmet on the Go focuses on providing fresh, healthy choices and utilizes local businesses to source food product whenever possible. Crabillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sausage, Route 11 potato chips, and Hunts Brothers pizza are a few of the local products always available at Gourmet on the Go. Fresh chicken salad, egg salad, and tuna salad are made on site and a salad bar is available. Daily lunch specials are also available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Online ordering will soon be available.

Gourmet on the Go will continue to operate the cafĂŠ in Fairfax Hall as it undergoes renovation, which will be known as its â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cafĂŠ kioskâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; location.

For more information, contact Kay Schroyer at (540) 303-0212.

2014 Regional Fencing School Virginia Cooperative Extension is collaborating with the Virginia Forage and Grasslands Council, Stay Tuff Fence Manufacturing and the Clermont Foundation to offer a 2014 regional fencing school. This is the first time this school has been offered in the Northern Shenandoah Valley but is open to producers from around the state. The school will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2013 at The Clermont Foundation Farm, 801 East Main Street, Berryville, VA. Schedule: 8:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00: Registration â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ($30 per person paid in advance) 9:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30: Fence Economics and an Overview of Virginia Fence Law â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Corey Childs 9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30: Fence Construction Basics, Lewis Sapp and Billy White, See BRIEFS, 34

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in a large tree, should be immediately addressed by a certified arborist. Also look for any branches hanging down but not fallen. These are very dangerous and should also be professionally removed.

Look too for broken off branches.

Jagged breaks should be retrimmed so they are neat cuts which are much easier for the tree to cover over. Look for the branch collar, an enlarged area that encircles the branch where it connects to the rest of the tree. Cut the branch off cleanly just at the edge of this collar.

If the wound extends into the trunk of the tree, just clean it as much as possible to remove jagged edges and leave it alone. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use any wound paints or sprays to coat any of these breaks.

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I also want to point out that much repair work actually should begin before the storm happens. If you have large trees, it is a really good idea to have a certified arborist come out and take a good look at them. They usually donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t charge for just a survey. If they locate areas that need work, it can be taken care of before the bad weather. And, if you have new trees, start pruning them while they are small so as to provide the best structure. In this way, as the tree grows, it will be as strong as it can possibly be. This will make a big difference for how the tree survives bad weather.

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The Front Royal/Warren County Tree Steward program began in 1997 with volunteers dedicated to improving the health of trees by providing educational programs, tree planting and care demonstrations, and tree maintenance throughout the community.

The group now consists of over 30 active members with several interns working toward becoming certified tree stewards from our annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;All About Trees Classâ&#x20AC;?. Each month Stewart will answer a question from our readers. Please forward it to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stewartâ&#x20AC;? in care of: frwctreestewards@comcast.net and we may publish it in a future issue. Please visit our website at:

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Briefs BRIEFS, from 33 Stay-Tuff Fence Manufacturing - Overview of fence types and needs for different species - Perimeter fences vs. cross fences - Fencing options on rented farms - Proper brace construction - Line posts and fence construction 10:30 – 10:45: Break – visit with sponsors and presenters 10:45 – 11:45: Morning session (continued) - The basics of electric fencing - Proper energizer selection and grounding - Proper high tensile fence construction and wire insulation - Electric offset wires for non-electric fences - Underground wires and jumper wires - Electric fence and energizer troubleshooting - Questions 11:45 – 12:45: Lunch 12:45 – 4:30: Hands-on fencing demonstrations: - Post driving demonstration, safety, and fence layout – Rusty and Brian Tanner, Tanner Fencing and Extreme Post Drivers - Brace building demonstration - High tensile fence knots, splices, and wraps - Fixed Knot & High tensile fence construction demonstrations 4:30 – 5:00: Questions and wrapup Please go to http://vacoopext. blogspot.com/ for or call Corey Childs, Extension Agent (540) 635-

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Two-Day ServSafe Manager’s Class The class will be held at the Valley Health Systems Support Building which is located at the Winchester Medical Center, 220 Campus Blvd., in Conference Rooms 6 & 7. You can register by sending a registration form for each person attending along with a check (payable to: Virginia Cooperative Extension-Frederick County) to VCE-Frederick County, 107 N. Kent St., Winchester, VA 22601. To register using a credit card, go to the online registration system at https://apps.cals.vt.edu/ cgi-bin/WebObjects/ServSafe.woa/ wa/register?classId=3761. The $150 Course Fee includes textbook, exam, and certification if paid by the Registration Deadline of June 3. If your company has a group of 11 or more, the cost would be $120 per person.

Millbrook High School Freshman Logan Apple Wins Regional Science Fair and Will Compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Millbrook High School freshman Logan Apple was the grand prize winner at the Regional Science Fair held at James Madison University on March 11. By winning the Regional Science Fair, Apple will advance to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles May 11-16. FCPS middle

school students earned a total of five gold, seven silver and nine bronze medals as well as several special awards at the Regional Science Fair.

FCPS high school students won eight gold and three silver medals at the Regional Science Fair.

Founder of SEAL Team Six to Speak in Winchester Richard Marcinko is one of a kind.

He was the founder of SEAL Team Six, he’s a retired U.S. Navy Seal commander, a Vietnam War veteran, and was the first commanding officer and founder of a second counterterrorism unit, Red Cell. Marcinko is one of the United States’ most accomplished and recognized special operations experts with more than 30 years of experience in a variety of specialties including counter-terrorism, intelligence, and special operations. His experiences led toThe New York Times best-selling autobiography Rogue Warrior, and subsequent sequels, some of which are co-written with John Weisman.

The Winchester Police Department invites you to come hear Marcinko speak on leadership, teamwork, and motivation. The event is free and open to the public. The presentation will be held on Friday, April 11th from 1 – 5 p.m. at Shenandoah University in Halpin-Harrison Hall, Stimpson Auditorium. To register please send an e-mail to wpdrsvp@ gmail.com and provide your name.

We hope that you can join us and we encourage you to spread the word

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One on One small business counseling sessions Handley Regional Library and the Lord Fairfax Small Business Development Center are working together to bring individualized counseling sessions for small business owners and entrepreneurs to Bowman Library on Wednesday, April 9.

Small Business Development Center Counselor, Dale Maza, will help small business owners answer questions about starting a small business, marketing concepts, business plans, and other issues or concerns startups or existing small businesses may have.

One hour sessions will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (540) 869-

9000 x203 to reserve a slot. There is no charge for attending one of these sessions.

For more information about this program, contact the Bowman Library reference desk at (540) 8699000 x203, or email reference@handleyregional.org Edible Books contest for youth at Handley Library on April 2 Edible Books is a unique contest for youth ages 5-17 that celebrates literature, art, and food. This year, the contest has been expanded to include age divisions for both individual and group or classroom entries.

There is no fee to enter the contest and Edible Books artists are encouraged to find creative ways to represent the title of a book, either literally or figuratively. The entry must

Team Waller Real Estate on top again at 2013 awards banquets

The numbers are in and it’s no surprise that Beth Waller and Team once again ranked #1 in the Shenandoah Valley Office and Weichert Capital Region in 2013.

“I’m so thankful for another successful year and owe it all to my loyal clients, community friends, supportive family and of course my dedicated Team.” said an elated Waller after receiving another Hall of Fame Platinum Award from the Blue Ridge Association of Realtors (BRAR). At the March 15th BRAR banquet, Team Waller’s Lead Buyer’s Agent, Eric Reploeg, also walked away with top tier honors and received a “Top 10 Agent Award” ranking for the Region. “ As thrilled as I am with 2013’s numbers, I’m excited to be a part of our expanded Team hard at work in 2014 and know that our synergy will make this year even better.” added Reploeg.

Waller retained her long-time ranking as “Top Listings Sold Associate” for the Weichert Capital Region, first among agents from

Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia in sales statistics. Of the record-breaking amount of listings Team Waller sold in 2013, 50 were on the market for under 90 days, a trend she is continuing in 2014.

Waller’s first quarter is looking promising, “I expect that number to be blown away this year with some new marketing tactics piloted

by Team Waller Listing Agent Jennifer Avery. Jen’s corporate marketing and sales background have added some great insight. I’m so lucky to have such well-educated, caring and hard-working people side by side with me every day. I don’t know how I did it alone for over a decade!” Rounding out the Team is the newest member and Office Manager, Maggie LaBold, who has been using her extensive experience focusing on developing systems that allow the Team to work in tandem to sell homes “The Waller Way.” To reach Beth Medved Waller & Team Waller visit www.teamwaller. com or call 540-683-0282.

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Light refreshment will be served at 5 p.m. and prizes awarded at 5:30 p.m.

Registration forms are available at the libraries or online at www.handleyregional.org Becky McGraw will be offering a class at Nibblins in Stephenson to youth interested in participating in the Edible Books contest this year. The class is $15 and is slated for Thursday, March 27, 27, 5-7 p.m. at Nibblins located at 229 Market Street in Rutherford Crossing. For more information about this program, contact Jennifer Sutter at jsutter@handleyregional. org or call (540) 662-9041 x16.

Park programs back for the spring Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park announced the resumption of ranger-conducted programs this spring. The National Park Service began public programs in 2010, and has been expanding its offerings since then. Ranger programs will began Sunday, March 23 and will continue on weekends throughout the spring. Programs will be offered on a daily basis from mid-June through mid-August, and on weekends again in the fall.

In addition, beginning Saturday, March 22, the hours of operation for the park’s Visitor Contact Station will

change from a limited winter schedule to daily operations. The new hours will be daily, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Park partner sites will also begin transitioning to daily operations this month. Belle Grove Plantation will host its “Opening Day” event on Saturday, March 22. Its hours of operation will be Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Please see their website, www.bellegrove.org for more information.

The Hupp’s Hill Civil War Park and Visitor Center will continue to operate with their regular schedule, daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Cedar Creek Battlefields Foundation Headquarters will reopen for the season in early April. Please see their website, www.ccbf.us for more information.

“After a long winter, we are looking forward to welcoming the community and visitors back to the park,” said Site Manger Amy Bracewell.

“The National Park Service and all of the park partners are planning a variety of exciting programs and special events through the spring and summer. We encourage people to visit often to experience all that the park has to offer.”

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Frederick County woman second heroin-related death in a week

FREDERICK COUNTY, Va., March 20 – The Frederick County Sheriff ’s Office and Northwest Virginia Regional Drug and Gang Task Force are investigating the county’s second heroin-related death in less than a week.

Prior to 7 a.m., Thursday, March 20, 2014, the Frederick County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a residence in the 100 block of Easter Ridge Lane for a medical emergency. Rita F. Livermore, 49, was found deceased inside the residence from an apparent heroin-related overdose. Her remains were transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Manassas for examination and autopsy.

Livermore’s death is the region’s eighth reported fatal heroin-related overdose since Jan. 1, 2014. On March 13, 2014, a 34-year-old New York man suffered an apparent heroin-related death at a Frederick County residence.

“Our local and state law enforcement are aggressively pursuing those selling and using heroin within our communities,” said Virginia

State Police Supervisory Special Agent Jay Perry, NW VA Drug and Gang Task Force coordinator. “But saving lives is dependent on the involvement of our local residents, too. We need folks to call their local sheriff ’s office or police department if they suspect drug activity taking place. Parents must also talk to their children - teens and young adults – about the highly-addictive and deadly dangers of heroin.”

For more information on the symptoms and effects of heroin addiction, please click on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) site: http://www.justice.gov/dea/pr/multimedia-library/publications/drug_of_abuse. pdf#page=36.

(The NVRDG Task Force includes the following law enforcement agencies: Clarke County, Frederick County, Page County, Shenandoah County and Warren County sheriffs’ offices; Town of Front Royal and Strasburg police departments; City of Winchester Police Department; and Virginia State Police)

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Briefs BRIEFS, from 35 ment, the Battle of Cedar Creek and the impact of the Civil War on both the local communities and the nation as a whole. All of the ranger-led programs are free and include: *Cedar Creek and Belle Grove â&#x20AC;&#x153;in a Boxâ&#x20AC;? - A Park Overview* is a 30 minute orientation on the history and settlement of the Shenandoah Valley, the Battle of Cedar Creek and the impact of the Civil War on the Valley. This interactive program, for both adults and children, uses various props (taken out of a box) and the surrounding landscape features to â&#x20AC;&#x153;createâ&#x20AC;? and tell the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many stories by literally placing visitors â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the middle of the park.â&#x20AC;? Presented on the front lawn of Belle Grove. *â&#x20AC;?To Battlefield and Beyondâ&#x20AC;? War Comes to the Shenandoah Valley* This 45 minute program examines the many military campaigns and battles that occurred in the Valley and their effect upon the local communities. Presented at Huppâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hill Civil War Park. *Battle of Cedar Creek Tour* A twohour guided tour, using a car-caravan system (visitors follow the rangerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle), covers the Battle of Cedar Creek in a chronological fashion. This 13 mile tour follows the major events of the fighting and includes stops at the key landmarks associated with the battle. Tours begin at the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation Headquarters. *Middletown Civil War Walking Tours* Discover the many layers of

Civil War history by learning about the citizens of Middletown who lived through those difficult times and how the war impacted their lives. Meet the ranger for a 90 minute walking tour at the intersection of Main Street and First Street, Middletown.

Offered at 5:00 p.m. on the 2nd Saturday of each month, June-October. *Civil War Entrenchment Tour* Some of the most pristine Civil War entrenchments in the Shenandoah Valley are located on the bluffs above Cedar Creek and are preserved by the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation.

Join a Park Ranger for a walking tour and learn not only how these works were constructed but also what role they played in the battle. Meet at the parking lot of the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, 8437 Valley Pike, Middletown. *The 8th Vermont Monument at Cedar Creek* Visit one of the few monuments located on the battlefield and learn the story of the New England regiment it memorializes. Meet at 8739 Valley Pike, Middletown, VA 22645 (a Park Service banner marks the site). A short walk over moderate terrain is required. Good walking shoes or boots are recommended. *A series of special programs called *History at Sunset* will be presented on select Friday evenings during the

CHAIN OF CHECKS Applications for 2014 92.5 WINC-FM and the Community Foundation of Northern Shenandoah Valley wish to thank all of the sponsors, listeners and the community at large for an incredible 2013 Chain of Checks campaign. $47,631 was raised for The Arc of Northern

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Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March, and even though the neighbors have just taken down their Christmas lights, here at WINC-FM, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gearing up for the 2014 Chain of Checks campaign.

Non-profit organizations and agencies, especially those that work with children, are encouraged to apply for Chain of Checks funding.

Application forms may be downloaded from the website (www.winc.fm, key word â&#x20AC;&#x153;chainâ&#x20AC;?), or picked up at the WINC-FM studio at 520 North Pleasant Valley Road in Winchester.

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summer. These tours will cover a wide variety of subjects related to the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich cultural history and give visitors an opportunity to see sites not normally open to the general public.

Explore and learn about some of the many â&#x20AC;&#x153;hidden gemsâ&#x20AC;? of Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP. Tours will be 60-90 minutes long and begin at 7:00 p.m. The program schedule will be released at a later date.

This year also marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Cedar Creek, fought on October 19, 1864.

The National Park Service, along with all of its Key Partners, are planning a series of special events, programs and activities through 2014 to commemorate this significant event in Shenandoah Valley history. Information on these events, along with other information on the park, can be found on the park website (www. nps.gov/cebe) or by calling (540) 8693051.

EMPLOYMENT Frederick County Report is seeking sales representatives in Winchester and Frederick County. Email: dan@areaguides.com Current Job Openings: Inventory checker #430018 - 30 part time positions; Distribution Center Supervisor #430062; Dockworker #430077 part time; Forklift Operator #430256. Call VA Employment Commission at 540-7223415/3420 MISCELLANEOUS SeaScape Beach & Golf Villa Mile Post 2 1/2 Kitty Hawk NC October - Week 41, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bath Sleeps 6 ( has hide-away bed) Own for LIfe Price $1,500.00. Call 540667-2031 Size 12 Florshein menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dress shoes; Cookie jars, all prices, some McCoy; Wicker baby stroller $75; White & Blue fruit jars with glass lids, $4 each; Call 540-662-9023

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Death notices

Roy Arlinden Hawkins, 83, of Winchester, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Winchester Medical Center. Arrangements are by Phelps Funeral & Cremation Service, Winchester.

Mark Edward Freimuth, age 40, of Winchester, VA, passed away on Friday, March 14 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. David W. “Sonny” Sabo, 75, of Winchester, VA, died Sunday, March 16, 2014 in the Winchester Medical Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2654 Valley Avenue, Suite B, Winchester, VA, or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, VA 22601.

Laura T. “Dee” Vogt, 91, of Winchester, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Westminster Canterbury in Winchester, Virginia. Inurnment with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery will be at a later date.

Calvin “Sisko” L. Sisk, 82, of White Post, VA, died Friday, March 14, 2014 in Winchester, VA. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be forwarded to Omps Funeral Home, 1600 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601 to assist with his funeral arrangements.

Nicholas James Tallmadge, 34, of New York City, New York, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. In lieu of flowers, consider donations to The Merit PitBull Foundation by way of their website, www.meritpitbullfoundation.com, or a charity of your choice.

Regina Lee Atkins, 35, of Frederick County, Virginia, left her Earthly body and became an angel on Thursday March 13, 2014. Memorial Contributions may be made to The Stephens City Fire and Rescue, Post Office Box 253, Stephens City, Virginia, 22655 Betty J. Carper Dunn, 82, of Winchester, Virginia, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Winchester Medical Center.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2654 Valley Avenue, Suite B, Winchester, Virginia, 22601.

James “Jimmy” Franklin Johnston, 74, of Winchester, Virginia, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2014, at the Winchester Medical Center. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 205 West Piccadilly Street, Winchester, VA 22601.

James Eugene “Jim” Wilson, 83, of Winchester, Virginia died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Winchester Medical Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601.

Joseph Randolph “ Ronnie“ Hershberger, 65, of Winchester, VA died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 in the Winchester Medical Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Winchester/ Frederick County SPCA or American Cancer Society.

Charles “Buck” Snowden McCarty Sr., 84, of Winchester, VA passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at a local nursing home. Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601 or Frederick County Esther L. Boyd Animal Shelter, 161 Fort Collier Road, Winchester, VA 22603.

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State Business Coalition pushes Senate Budget option Richmond, March 14 – A nonpartisan coalition of Virginia business and community leaders today announced it is launching a statewide radio, online and social media advertising campaign to galvanize support for a Medicaid ‘Private Option’ plan to close Virginia’s coverage gap for the uninsured.

Speaking about the significance of the coalition, Alan Witt, CEO of PBMares, said, “The growing ranks of our coalition is a clear sign that the business community is coming together on this issue and that we want a solution sooner rather than later. Businesses are paying too much to subsidize uncoordinated care for the uninsured. It’s not good for people’s health, and it’s damaging

our economic competitiveness.

If we want to remain the number one state for business, we need a solution to this problem – a solution based on the principles of the free market and privately managed care. That’s what the Senate private option does, and that’s why we’re supporting it.”

“Virginia businesses and taxpayers are sending $5 million every day to the federal government to expand health insurance coverage for working people in our state,” said Michel Zajur, President of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “We think the fiscally responsible approach is to reclaim that money and use it to promote a healthier workforce in Virginia. At the same time, we can seize this op-

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The coalition released the names of nearly 450 businesses, hospitals, organizations and individuals who have joined the coalition in support of a market-based solution to Virginia’s coverage gap. The complete list of coalition supporters can be

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federal healthcare dollars back to Virginia to help our economy remain competitive,â&#x20AC;? said Laurie Moran, President of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Expanding access to health coverage will promote a healthier, more productive work-

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A male Dama gazelle calf, born Feb. 18, receives an exam from SCBI veterinarians.

Animal care staff at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va. are celebrating the birth of three male Dama gazelles. The calves were born Feb. 18, Feb. 20 and Feb. 25.

At their 24-hour neonatal exam, the first calf weighed 11 pounds and the second and third calves weighed 12 pounds each.

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