Late July 2014 Warren and Frederick County Report

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Profiles in Courage Pushing it to the edge

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Kerfoot heroin bust The fortune telling debate 31

Whose truth anyway? 5-7, 11

522 Corridor - back to the beginning?

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Community

Discovering Warren County–Now open: the “Rusty Den�

By Ken Thurman Warren-Frederick County Report 130 East Main Street, Front Royal has another unique store to browse that is colorful and chock full of goodies and promises to offer patrons the “fun side of collectables�. Purveyors Rachel Bond and Sonny Leathers went through branding exercises and

word searches before selecting “The Rusty Den� because it fit the nature of their business plan. Together they have created a store that specializes in antiques, vintage items, coins, jewelry, mantiques and more.

Sonny had been buying and selling for years. His parents and sister have space at the Double Toll Gate Flea Market where they met Arlene Bal-

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Rachel had been working at the Architectural Old Parts store where they first met. They saw each other again at the flea market, struck up a conversation and have been a couple ever since. The two launched their business predominately on EBay with over 90% of their business initially online. Now with the store they are seeing more of a 50/50 split. Collectors themselves, they own everything in the store. The treasures in the store cater primarily to men but offer a laid back atmosphere that can entice anyone.

Rachel a member of the Downtown Front Royal (DFR) Board of Directors has offered to help others achieve success with EBay under DFR’s new direction of helping local businesses through technical assistance. A whole series of classes is planned to be offered to anyone who wants to come (more on this as it develops). Rachel plans to teach two classes each from 1-1.5 hours in length. The first class will cover the “How’s and Whys of EBay� and the second will go over the “Tricks of the Trade�.

Their store is open Tuesday – Sunday from 11:00am – 5:30pm. You can also reach them by phone at (540) 631-1129, by email at therustyden@ yahoo.com, on Facebook at www. facebook.com/therustydenllc or give Rachel a call at (540) 771-4120 to learn more about the fun side of collectables.

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The identity of the one book the whole community will be reading in 2014 was revealed at 10 a.m. in the Wilkins Gallery at John Handley High

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One Book One Community committee member and library director, John Huddy, remarked after today’s announcement, “I’m pleased and excited that The Monuments Men was chosen. This story of the Allies’ race against time to prevent the destruction of priceless art is both an exciting read and a reminder of those who sacrificed to bring peace and culture back to a war-torn world.� “It was chosen because it will excite the reader with its intriguing and fast moving tale of the struggle to preserve culture from the forces of darkness� he said.

Committee member Trish Ridgeway observed, “Our announcement closely follows the 70th anniversary of the DDay invasion, which is when the Monuments Men in this theater of war took up their work in earnest. It couldn’t be more timely.� Glenne White, who is also on the committee added, “This is an inspiring series of events coinciding with D-DAY remembrances and homage to members of the ‘greatest generation.’ As our culture is recorded in our art, this year’s selection is a grand choice.�

Area residents may not be aware of the local tie to the story of protecting works of art in times of war. During World War II, some 50 paintings from the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. were brought to Winchester for safekeeping. The Corcoran Gallery is noted for its collection of eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century works of art, and reproductions of the paintings housed at John Handley high school during the war are on display in the Wilkins Gallery where the announcement was made.

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By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report

I appreciate Hamilton Reed Armstrong’s response (below) to the request for input from additional segments of the local Catholic community on the Tarot card reading dispute gaining steam in Front Royal.

However, I must admit some dis-

tress at his historical attack spanning some 2200 years on the supposedly evil consequences of pagan practices, “divination” (fortune telling) in particular. His arguments against the practice of nature-based or polytheistic faiths span Jewish perspectives (circa 200 B.C.), Roman (circa 100 B.C.) to his own personal observations of the streets of Georgetown,

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Paganism and Hell Town Editor: In the early July issue of the Warren County Report, editor and columnist, Roger Bianchini, solicits the response of area Catholics as to their view on the polemical topic of whether or not Front Royal should allow the presence of a commercial “Tarot reading” establishment in downtown Front Royal. Without getting into the legal aspects of the debate, which are beyond my competence to evaluate, I should like to offer the following observations.

The pre-Christian Roman philosopher and orator Cicero (106 - 43 BC) observed the link between “divination” and promiscuity and denounced it as detrimental to the common good. The early Church Fathers such as Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria, among others, were aware of this fact as well and preached against the divinations and sexual rituals of the “Sacred Groves.”

Among the Jews, divination, as proclaimed in the Torah, was sacrilege and the licentious sexual practices of the pagans clearly condemned. The position is perhaps best stated by the authors of the deuterocanonical Book of Wisdom (2nd century BC ): “[M]en imparted to stocks and stones the incommunicable name of God. Nor were they content with

these false notions of God’s nature; living in a world besieged by doubt, they misnamed its innumerable disorders a state of peace. Peace amidst their rites of child murder, their dark mysteries, and vigils consecrated to frenzy.” Wisdom 13, 15 For anyone who has visited Georgetown in recent years, the proliferation of “Tarot” and “Palm Reading” shops on Wisconsin Avenue is clearly visible as are the Bacchanalian orgies that spill over into the streets on the weekends.

What sort of environment do the citizens and town fathers of Front Royal wish to pass on to future generations? While freedom of religion and individual rights must be respected as guaranteed by our Constitution, the well being of the majority and the common good of the “polis” must not be dismissed.

As to the superior tolerance and charity of Pagans, local or otherwise, who am I to judge?

I can but here give the generally accepted Catholic position on tolerance as enunciated by the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: “Tolerance is an attitude of reasoned patience toward evil … a forbearance that restrains us from showing anger or inflicting punishment. Tolerance applies only to persons … never to truth …”

Respectfully, Hamilton Reed Armstrong, Warren County

Washington, D.C. (circa 2014 AD).

My distress comes from the continuation of the type of unsubstantiated generalizations and negative stereotyping already at play in this local debate. Whether it originates in 200 BC or 2014 AD, such self-justifications for acting against those who believe, worship and live other than you do is what it is – a rationale for the vilification and ultimately legal persecution, even murder of those “outsiders”.

The bulk of Armstrong’s assertion that all our futures are threatened when the practice of divination is tolerated appears based on two premises: 1. “divination” (fortune telling) is directly linked to sexual promiscuity, which in turn leads to the dissolution of society as a whole, and 2. that from his religious tradition, while tolerance can be extended to non-believers, it can never be extended to their beliefs and practices.

That is because if those beliefs do not coincide with his then they are essentially evil.

Editor:

Humility

The Mother of God gave this message on July 02, 2014 to Mirjana in Medjugorje, stating that humility is the key, “Dear children, I, the mother of all of you gathered here and the mother of the entire world, am blessing you with a motherly blessing and call you to set out on the way of humility. That way leads to the coming to know the love of my Son. My Son is almighty, He is in everything. If you, my children, do not become cognizant of this, then darkness/blindness rule in your soul. Only humility can heal you.

My children, I always lived humbly, courageously and in hope. I knew, I became cognizant that God is in us and we are in God. I am asking the same of you. I desire for all of you to be with me in eternity, because you are a part of me. I will help you on your way. My love will envelop you like a mantle and make of you apostles of my light - of God’s light. With the love that comes forth from humility you will bring light to where darkness/blindness rule. You will be bringing my Son who is the light of the world. I am always alongside your shepherds and I pray that they may always be an example of humility for you. Thank you.”

Respectfully yours, Tom Sayre

Tolerance?

That last bombshell comes by way of Mr. Armstrong’s expression of what he states is “the generally accepted Catholic position on tolerance.” He quotes the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (whom I recall often watching on TV as a child in the late 1950s, early 1960s) stating, “Tolerance is an attitude of reasoned patience toward evil … a forbearance that restrains us from showing anger or inflicting punishment. Tolerance applies only to persons … never to truth …”

Now I can’t speak to the context in which the archbishop said this.

However, I can address its context as used by Mr. Armstrong in citing the dangers to society from tolerance toward things he doesn’t believe in, be it Tarot, expressions of human sexuality or other belief systems.

As Mr. Armstrong, and he alleges Catholics in general, see it, tolerance appears to be sort of a biting one’s lip so as not to express anger or meet out direct punishment to the non-believer (oh for the days of inquisitions and witch burnings when no such stiff upper lip biting was required).

However, according to Mr. Armstrong such tolerance can NEVER be granted to the belief system and See OPINION,

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Correction In the previous edition story on the property and debt case involving Julia Souter, the Apple Mountain Lake POA and Warren County there was a misswording regarding Souter’s partner Herb Dunkle’s involvement in the preparation of her appeals.

Dunkle does work with Souter on her preparations, but Souter herself does all the filings in her case when she finds herself without legal representation, as was pointed out in the story is the situation she has found herself in currently.

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Opinion OPINION, from practices of the non-believer because they are essentially EVIL. And they are evil because they do not reflect a divine and ultimate “truth” possessed and accepted only by the true believers of his faith.

And that is a very fine line of “tolerance” for anyone to be walking.

And try as you may, you just can’t talk to people like that – only at them; because they are an impenetrable wall of self-righteous piety.

What egos they must have to actually believe they speak for divine knowledge, the divine truth of something that set the entire universe, all life, all thought (and thoughtlessness) into motion out of nothing – and with so little work to get there, simply blind faith that it is so. Well, maybe their egos aren’t really THAT big. After all, the universe they occupy is far less complicated than the one I inhabit.

Theirs isn’t billions of years old with a limitless number of potential variables of space, time, life and thought. In fact, I hear it may only be 6000 years old and much smaller than limitless – after all it took only six, 24-hour days to create …

Sexuality & imagination Now having been educated in Sociology and Psychology to the Bachelor’s level, I am all for reaching conclusions based on observable cause and effect; and even reaching generalizations based on an adequate samplings of such cause and effect. However, Mr. Armstrong fails to bring any evidence linking fortune telling, sexual excess and the decline of civilization to bare, in either his own or his historical references. Rather, he relies on subjective observations

unsupported by factual analysis supplied by advocates of particular visions of faith or civilization.

As for Roman philosopher Cicero’s unhappiness with pagan practices and sexuality, history indicates Rome decayed internally, weakening and over-expanding to the point it became susceptible to opposing forces identified as Germanic pagan tribes.

Those tribes were, not only hostile to Roman conquest, but also living outside the influence of “civilized” Roman or Judeo-Christian religious tradition. So, rather than the influence of pagan culture on its morals, it seems Rome’s decline was rooted more within the civilized arrogance and decadence of empire. But Cicero and the authors of the Torah aren’t around to defend themselves, so let’s focus on Mr. Armstrong’s methodology and assertions about modernday civil decline in our own empire.

Now a social scientist seeking to promote the best interest of the “polis” (society characterized by a sense of community) as Mr. Armstrong says he is doing, would endeavor to establish a link of cause and effect between variables he cites threatening the balance of our civilization. In this case, that is the alleged “proliferation of ‘Tarot’ and ‘Palm Reading’ shops on Wisconsin Avenue” and the “Bacchanalian orgies” he reports spilling “over into the streets (of Georgetown) on the weekends.” This assertion is reminiscent of some local public speakers calling for strengthened town codes against fortune telling and gypsies blaming public drunkenness at our own Wine & Crafts Festival on the random fortune telling booth.

In Mr. Armstrong’s case, he simply makes a leap of faith that there is a connection between fortune telling businesses and public rowdiness in

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Georgetown because it serves his purpose to do so. But as one who believes in establishing facts, rather than relying on faith to make a point, I must ask how many of those Bacchanalian revelers Armstrong observed in Georgetown, did he verify had their fortunes told on the way to the orgy, or EVER, for that matter?

Now I’m going to make my own leap of faith here, and make an educated guess (based on limited observation) that, not only has he not established any such link, but didn’t even try to. Not that I’m a suspicious person, but signed affidavits from Bacchanalian revelers will be required to proceed along the line of his implied assertion that allowing Tarot card reading in Front Royal businesses or festival booths will lead to the same sort of sexually-charged, rowdy and destructive behavior portending a general social decline that Mr. Armstrong alleges on the streets of Georgetown.

End game So, once again it seems we have ended up in other people’s Bacchanalian-fueled bedrooms – or at least someone’s fantasy of them – based on flawed evidence, not to mention the observer’s desire to impose his own will on other people’s lives. And if it takes questionable links between fortune telling and alleged bad sexual behavior to help achieve such authority, so be it.

Whatever happened to the old axiom, live and let live?

“Who am I to judge?” Armstrong asks of my expression of surprise that it is the pagans who seem to be acting more Christ-like (compassionate) than Catholics in the Tarot debate. Why the sudden hesitation from someone who has just judged the practices and behavior of pagans over 2200 years based on much more distant accounts of their behavior?

My final question is – who poses the greater danger to the polis (social community) of Front Royal?

Is it pagans who believe that Tarot reading or other forms of divination can be a tool of self-help and discovery, or is it those who would mandate legally that their belief system and the lifestyle it promotes to their mind, is the ONLY ONE that should be tolerated legally?

The Founding Fathers of this nation were pretty clear in making that judgment – American civil society MUST exist outside the mandates of ANY religious belief system. And that mandate expressed in the First Amendment to our Constitution trumps any subsequent attempts to undermine it, whether the source of that attempt is made in the name of Shia Law, Pagan divination or Christian fundamentalism.

And THAT’S the Truth, Ruth!

Engle’s Angle: “Slim to None”

By Kevin S. Engle Warren County Report My wife doesn’t like going to the doctor.

I don’t like going to the doctor.

But if I need to go to the doctor, I do. In fact, I even go sometimes when she thinks I shouldn’t. Like a few months back when I felt this bump on the top of my head.

For all I knew, it’s been there for years. After rubbing it every ten minutes for two days, it was still there. I was concerned. I was worried. Ok, I was obsessed. I made an appointment to see the doctor.

“It’s nothing,” my wife said.

Of course that’s what she said.

That’s what she always says.

I love my wife. I respect her opinion. But not when it comes to medical advice. She’s the last person who would recommend seeing a doctor.

By the day of my appointment, she made me feel guilty for going, like I was being foolish.

I went anyway.

As it turned out, she was right.

It was nothing. But hearing that from a doctor, not her, gave me the peace of mind I needed.

Last year, I started seeing these TV commercials talking about shingles and how painful they are. “If you’ve ever had chicken pox,” the commercials said, “the shingles virus is already inside you.”

We both had the chicken pox when we were kids. She had them really bad.

“One in three persons will get shingles in their lifetime.”

In baseball, that’s a good batting average. When it comes to shingles, I didn’t like those odds.

I talked to a few people who had them. None of them had nice things to say about the experience. All told stories of painful rashes that took weeks and months to go away.

“Talk to your doctor or pharmacist,” the commercials said.

I did. Turns out there’s a vaccine. Getting it doesn’t mean you won’t get shingles, although

it reduces your chances by 50%. And if you do get them after having the vaccine, those rashes shouldn’t be as bad.

I called our insurance company. It was covered.

Ok, let’s review. Shingles, bad. Chances of getting them, decent. Vaccine, good. Cost to me? Nothing.

I got the shot.

And then came the hard part.

Convincing my wife to do the same thing.

And that’s when the excuses started.

“I don’t want to get one during flu season.”

And when flu season was over?

“I’m not feeling well. You’re not supposed to get the shot if you’re sick.”

She was right.

But she’s better now, after six weeks of coughing and hacking and sneezing and blowing her nose, but of course no trips to the doctor (“He won’t give me anything for it,” she says.).

“What about the side effects?”

“Will you just get the damn shot!” I pleaded.

And last Saturday, she finally did.

By Sunday, her arm was sore.

A normal reaction.

By Monday, she had a rash.

Again, not that unusual.

By Tuesday, it hurt and kept getting bigger. This isn’t good.

“It’s the size of a baseball,” she said.

She was exaggerating.

Tennis ball maybe, but not baseball.

She was concerned and so was I. For my own safety. I was afraid she might put a whoopin’ on me.

The rash went away a few days later. Thank goodness.

But you can bet I’ll be hearing about it for a long time.

Mr. Engle’s doctor recommended a pneumonia shot. And the likelihood of the Mrs. getting one? How about slim to none.

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Opinion

Only couples who can bare children should marry?

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report

The ongoing attempt to rationalize the need to limit marital rights took an interesting turn on our letters page in our “Late June” edition.

Nancy Briggs answered my earlier question of “why are some people obsessed with other people’s sex lives” by pointing to “social consequences” of all sexual activity.

“Largely due to sexual practices, the birth rate in many first world countries has fallen below mere replacement levels, leading to such economic problems as depleted workforce and a tax base unable to keep up with an ageing population,” Briggs begins.

She then cites “a proliferation of sexually transmitted diseases in the US” as a drain on the national economy due to $16 million she states is spent on treatment of STDs. She moves seamlessly to point the finger at “the promiscuous sexual activity of a relatively small population of homosexuals” as the sole cause of the worldwide AIDS epidemic.

And to close out her argument against the extension of marital rights to same-sex couples, Briggs pulls “pornography” out of her bag of excuses to limit the civil rights of others.

“We can no longer close our eyes and call it a ‘private’ matter or a ‘right of expression’; the toll on society is too devastating to ignore,” Briggs summarizes, it appears of, not just pornography, but sexuality itself.

Well, that’s quite a laundry list of social woes to lie at the feet of the homosexual community desiring to stabilize, dare I say normalize, their monogamous relationships through

the institution of marriage.

Where to begin?

Let’s start at the bottom and work our way up that list of factuallyflawed generalizations and negative stereotypes, blaming homosexuality for everything from declining national populations and economies, to a proliferation of predatory and abusive sexual behaviors and profiteering from such things.

Pornography Briggs herself cites pornography’s “documented victimization of women and – horrifyingly – children as well.” Does she believe homosexuals are in total control of the porn industry and are solely responsible for the sexual preying upon and abuse of women and children worldwide?

Rather, evidence indicates the explosion of abuse of both women and children internationally, including human trafficking and legally-ignored and socially-accepted rape and physical abuse is primarily centered in male-dominated heterosexually “macho” cultures, as evidenced in India, the Middle East, South America, some African nations and even firstworld nations like the U.S. AIDS To blame the worldwide AIDS epidemic on homosexuals is to engage in the type of over-simplistic stereotyping of which Charles W. Doughty is so fond. The mythology of the homosexual origin of AIDS in the West originates with the “Patient Zero” theory portrayed in the 1987 book “And the Band Played On” and the 1993 movie based on it. Gaëtan Dugas, a homosexual Canadian

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flight attendant was identified as “Patient Zero” because about 40 of the 248 people known to be infected by HIV in 1983 in North America had had sex with him, or with someone he had sexual intercourse with. However, neither the book nor the movie states that Dugas was the first person to bring the AIDS virus to the North American continent.

Which is a good thing, because AIDS in the West likely dates back to 1959 when Antonio Ardouin, a 49-year-old shipping clerk in the garment district in Brooklyn, died of pneumonia. The pathologist who performed the autopsy after Antonio’s death on June 28, 1959, insisted Ardouin’s symptoms strongly suggest AIDS. Another case involved a Norwegian sailor, referenced under the alias Arvid Noe, his wife, and his sevenyear-old daughter, who all died of AIDS in 1973 and 1974. The sailor was first identified with symptoms in 1969, eight years after he first spent time in ports along the West African coastline. Tissue samples from the sailor and his wife were tested in 1988 and found to contain HIV-1 (Group O) Controversy about exactly how the AIDS virus may have evolved in humans dating back to the 20th and even the 19th Centuries, possibly from similar viruses identified in monkeys as SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus) remains the fodder of much speculation and conspiracy theories involving vaccines, exposure to monkey blood through open wounds in people handling monkeys and even secret government viral experiments.

However, one thing is clear – the spread of AIDS in the West can’t be pinned on one homosexual Canadian flight attendant and his 40 or so direct or indirect sexual contacts.

STDs Again, STDs are spread by heterosexual and homosexual alike.

One might suggest that increased sex education among youths coming

of age, as well as adults, combined with increased availability of affordable medical treatment, testing and preventative measures like condoms could help stem the tide of STDs among all angles of sexual preference.

Of course, so would total abstinence among all non-married people, as well as strict faithfulness among married couples. But then, we live in the real world where once of legal age people are allowed to make their own sexual choices within existing civil standards designed to protect the young, weak or vulnerable from abuse and predatory behavior – at least until zealots determined to tell us all how to live, love, worship and gaze toward the future complete their attempt to remake American society into a Christian theocracy.

Population

This is perhaps Ms. Briggs’ most interesting rationale for getting into other people’s bedroom business, because it presents more than simple negative stereotypes and disinformation. Utilizing declining advanced society birth rates and alleging resultant depleted workforces and tax bases is right up my educational alley.

It is true that in many advanced civilizations throughout history, birth rates among the upper classes have fallen creating an eventual population imbalance in numbers between the haves and have-nots.

But the reasons are myriad and not based solely on a rise in homosexual relationships. Rather, increased educational, professional and lifestyle opportunities may lead people to put off marriage, procreation and the raising of families for personal reasons.

Are we to surmise that Ms. Briggs believes that marriage should be limited, not only to heterosexual couples, but to ones who promise to reproduce in numbers she believes necessary to maintain the social and national wealth status quo?

And her assertion that the First World nations like the U.S. suffer

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from depleted work forces or unsustainable tax bases due to declining birth rates is laughable. I would suggest she explore unemployment numbers and the social implications of so-called “Free Trade Agreements” that allow First World corporations to farm their manufacturing operations into Third World countries with no wage or benefit guarantees – sort of the anti-union, anti-worker rights conservative vision for our own economic future, a future in which America’s labor force would be reduced to Third World status. That achieved, our corporations could bring their plants and jobs home just in time to avoid the ascension of fundamental worker rights as the Third World advances toward the type of social and labor guarantees First World conservatives would have us abandon.

And despite any real or projected reduction in our birth rate, there is more than sufficient tax revenue available from the wealthiest U.S. and other First World citizens and their financial and business interests to support our aging population. All we need is the social and political will to say that tax evasion and the hoarding of untold billions of dollars in personal wealth is not an inherent right of the 21st Century corporate man. Of course, with money now the primary and unregulated driving force of law, politics and media in the U.S., the political side of that equation may be difficult to achieve.

Conclusion

Let me say I agree that health issues tied to sexuality, as well as sexual perversion resulting in abusive behaviors, are subjects of social concern and appropriate arenas for direct government legal and medical intervention to treat and/or prevent.

However, as elaborated above, I fail to see any substantive, real-world connection between any social issue cited by Ms. Briggs and samesex marriage. So, other than making people philosophically opposed to homosexual relationships feel better, could someone explain exactly how limiting the right of same-sex couples to marry improves either our individual or collective futures?

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Community

Four Litters of Red Panda Cubs born at SCBI Red Pandas Shama and Rusty parents to three cubs

All four red panda pairs at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., successfully bred and had cubs this year. Of the 10 cubs, more born at SCBI than any other year, seven have survived.

The latest pair to have cubs was Shama and Rusty, who are best known to the public. Rusty gained national attention in June 2013 after he escaped from his enclosure on Asia Trail at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Shama, an experienced mother, gave birth to three cubs June 26.

This is the first litter Rusty has sired.

Keepers had been monitoring Shama closely the past few weeks since her behavior indicated she might be pregnant. Keepers are observing the cubs via a closed-circuit camera, and the cubs appear healthy.

Rusty and Shama’s three cubs join three other litters born within the past five weeks. Two cubs were born May 27 to female Yanhua and male

Sherman. It was their first litter.

Two more cubs were born June 16 to female Regan and male Rocco.

One cub was stillborn; the other is being hand-reared to increase chances of survival. The surviving cub is currently in critical condition and receiving round-the-clock care.

Keepers took extra steps to prepare for the birth of Regan’s cubs. She has given birth before, but has neglected cubs in the past. As a result, keepers trained her to voluntarily participate in ultrasounds, and they moved her to the veterinary hospital before the birth and monitored her 24 hours a day when she began showing signs consistent with an impending birth.

Regan is very genetically valuable to the red panda population in human care, and keepers took every precaution to increase the likelihood of a successful birth.

Two cubs were also born to female Low Mei and male Angus June 18;

however, one died shortly after birth.

Keepers and veterinarians are closely monitoring the surviving cub, and it appears to be healthy.

Including the births this year— more than 100 red pandas have been born at SCBI—60 have survived. The survival rate for red panda cubs living in facilities accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums is about 50 percent.

Red pandas typically give birth to litters of one to four cubs after a gestation period of about 134 days. Cubs stay in the nest for about 90 days and remain close to their mothers until the next mating season. They reach adult size at about 12 months. The species is listed as vulnerable primarily because of habitat loss. Red pandas live in the cool, temperate bamboo forests in parts of China, Nepal and northern Myanmar. There are fewer than 10,000 adult red pandas left in the wild.

Rusty came to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo as the result of a Species Survival Plan breeding recommendation. Shama had been living at the Zoo for several years. The pair was moved to SCBI Front Royal in

January to encourage breeding. Shama had bred successfully at the Zoo before, but she is sensitive to noise during pregnancy. Because it was

possible that increased visitor traffic to see the giant pandas may have compromised successful breeding, animal care staff determined the best chance for a successful pregnancy, birth, and raising cubs for Shama would be at the new red panda facility at SCBI. Headquartered in Front Royal, Va., SCBI facilitates and promotes veterinary and reproductive research as well as conservation ecology programs based at Front Royal, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and at field research stations and training sites worldwide. The National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is a part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex.

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Community

Front Royal Christian School graduates nine seniors

“The key to life, besides Jesus Christ as your Lord, is to never give up.� That was the wisdom imparted to Front Royal Christian School’s (FRCS) graduating seniors by the esteemed keynote speaker, Cal Thomas, during the school’s ceremony, Saturday, May 31, 2013 at New Hope Bible Church. Mr. Thomas, a graduate of American University, has served as a host for NBC News and CNBC, as well as a contributor to Fox News. He is an author of several books and writes a syndicated Op-Ed column. Mr. Thomas is also the grandfather of one of the nine graduates of the FRCS Class of 2014.

Mr. Thomas reminded the graduates that families and friends invested in their education at Front Royal Christian School. He stated that an investment means the investor is expecting a return. He added that the ultimate investment in their lives was by God Himself. He charged the graduates to seek God as they take the next stepto build on that investment.

Additionally, Mr. Thomas shared that at different times in his life he was considered too old, too young, too inexperienced, or even too experienced for projects he attempted. He made

reference to President Calvin Coolidge when he told graduates to “never take no for an answer� and to press forward with persistence and determination, the two major attitudes that can solve the problems of the world.

The keynote address by Mr. Thomas followed opening remarks by Front Royal Christian School Administrator Lorraine Hewitt. She shared with the graduates, their families, and friends that she felt honored to know these students. In their diversity they had taught her, the faculty, and the student body, how to work on and achieve unity.

Class of 2014 members Christine Collins, Henry Lawless, and James Miller led the praise and worship segment of the ceremony. They were accompanied by alumni Garret Coffman who played the drums while recording artist Marie Miller played the keyboard. Lorraine Hewitt and Joe Miller played guitar.Pastor Bobby Stepp of New Hope Bible Church, prayed that the graduates will always seek the face of God. School Board Chair Rick Hewitt awarded the graduates their diplomas. Receiving their diplomas were

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Religion

From ‘Avatar’ to Tarot: a conflict of faith and perspective to divinity, monotheists tend to see humans as the Creator God’s favored creation; while polytheists of pagan traditions have a broader notion of divinity throughout all of creation.

So, they believe the link to divinity is not exclusive to mankind, but present throughout creation.

In fact, the Vatican felt compelled to address these differences, though in a somewhat dismissive and unofficial tone, in 2010 due to the worldwide popularity of the movie “Avatar�. “The Vatican newspaper (l’Observatore) and radio station are criticizing James Cameron’s 3-D

Pope Benedict warned of the dangers of glorifying nature worship around the time “Avatar� became a worldwide blockbuster

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Perhaps it should not be surprising that some local Catholics have taken an aggressive stance against practices utilized by followers of Paganism, particularly Tarot card reading. An online search turned up the Catholic website “New Advent� which defined Paganism “in the broadest sense� as “all religions other than the true one revealed by God, and, in a narrower sense, all except Christianity, Judaism, and Mohammedanism,� adding, “The term is also used as the equivalent of Polytheism.�

Additionally, New Advent notes the name pagan derives “from the Latin pagus, whence pagani (i.e. those who live in the country), a name given to the country folk who remained heathen after the cities had become Christian.� It goes on to add references to other sections where “various forms of Paganism (Brahminism, Buddhism, Mithraism) are described in special articles.�

So, here we see the root of the problem – for the true believer in monotheistic traditions, the category of pagan encompasses all belief systems that are fundamentally wrong –

Pagan Priestess Maya White Sparks peaks through nature from her Facebook page and according to one commentator’s assertion elsewhere in this edition, EVIL as well.

That essential “untruth� – or “evil� if one is prone to go that far in judging others – seems to derive from the

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Religion RELIGION, from 11 man the Rev. Federico Lombardi said that while the movie reviews are just that – film criticism, not theological pronouncements – they do reflect Pope Benedict XVI’s views on the dangers of turning nature into a ‘new divinity.’ (actually, since such faiths predate Christianity, shouldn’t it be ‘old divinity’?)�

And despite then-Pope Benedict’s designation by some as “the green pope� due to stated concerns about the environment, Rizzo noted in 2010 that “In a recent World Day of Peace message, the pontiff warned against any notions that equate human beings with other living things in the name of a ‘supposedly egalitarian vision.’ He said such notions ‘open the way to a new pantheism tinged with neo-paganism, which would see the source of man’s salvation in nature alone, understood in purely naturalistic terms.’�

A Pagan priestess speaks We asked the woman whose Tarot reading set up in a downtown Front Royal store earlier this year set off the current uproar about legal prohibitions revolving around “fortune

telling� practices and practitioners, about exactly who she is and what she believes. “I am an Interfaith Priestess of Nature Spirituality,� Maya White Sparks told us. “A lot of pagans are eclectic, drawing from various traditions. I was initiated into Dianic Wicca as a Witch, then later took vows as a priestess in a community that has many traditions represented. Currently I am studying Geomancy, the practice of working with the Earth energy matrix for the health of the planet and all Her creatures.�

Uh oh, definite “Avatar� similarities there, not to mention a maternal perspective (Mother Earth) in direct contrast to the paternalistic perspective of Catholicism and Christianity in general. “Pagan Priestess is fine as a general reference,� Sparks said of how to reference her in print as she continued. “The word ‘Pagan’ is a catch-all phrase referring to a great many nature-centered traditions, e.g. Druid, Celtic, Wiccan, Heathen, Norse, Asatru, Faerie, Dianic, Native American, etc. I couldn’t begin to summarize all the similarities and differences here, but you can find lots of info online,�

Sparks continued.

Well, we did – and perhaps sur-

prisingly, it seems the Catholics and Pagans are somewhat on the same page, at least on general descriptions of the conflicting faiths, if NOT on how one defines “truth� at play in the discussion. “I think one thing I can safely say is that we all consider Nature to be sacred and that there are many Spiritual Beings working through nature whom we work with, for wisdom, healing, conscious creation of our lives, and the actualization of our Divinely-given gifts, which include psychic abilities,� Sparks explains. “Many of us use various forms of divination to tap spiritual guidance. People can do readings, use divination tools, for themselves or, if they are called to be helpers of others, they can use divination tools as a form of spiritual counseling. People who feel called to be helpers of others may study and become clergy, ordained by their spiritual community, as Priestesses, Priests, Elders, Sages etc.�

We asked Sparks if Pagans received the same legal consideration from government and the law that other faiths do. “It is my understanding that the government is not in the business of defining specific religions, but it is supposed to honor the individual’s

right to practice whatever religion they wish to. However, the government, specifically the IRS, is in the business of approving applications for non-profit status, and has done this for many pagan religious organizations. Some are recognized as Churches, some as charitable organizations (as her Spiral Grove community is), some as religious organizations. The Commonwealth of Virginia honors the designations of the IRS.�

We pressed Sparks on the type of recognitions Pagans receive legally, as that is likely to be the bottom line in any Front Royal Town Code changes, alterations and enforcements. “The U. S. Military and U. S. Prison system recognize the rights of pagan service people and pagan prisoners to practice their religions,� Sparks replied. “A few years ago, the government finally allowed pagan military families to place pagan symbols on their tombstones. Before that, they finally allowed space for Wiccan gatherings at a base in Texas and I presume they do so for all military pagan groups everywhere, but I am not informed about that. The Spiral Grove is in touch with pagan prisoners around the country who receive varying amounts of respect and sup-

port for the practice of their religions; it seems that many such groups have been forming in recent years.�

So, there you have it, along with related discussions elsewhere in this edition – the essential issue at play in, not only the Front Royal “fortune telling� and “gypsy� code debate, but the debate about beliefs and lifestyle choices around the nation and the world is – Does any one faith, even a society’s dominant one, have exclusive legal province in a civil, secular society over the concept of truth as it applies to everyone’s ability to make personal choices on belief and lifestyles?

I think our nation’s founding fathers were pretty clear in that regard: “Congress shall make no law respecting establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ‌ (First Amendment, U.S. Constitution).

That seems pretty easy to decipher – NO belief system should have ascendance over any other legally; though that fundamental concept continues to be at the root of much legal and political debate, not just here in River City, but in the streets and halls of government and law across the nation.

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Public safety Indictments INDICTMENTS, from 13 Warren, Dakota Storm Smelser, 21, of 509 Cable St., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule I controlled substance, to-wit: Heroin.

Brenda Brown a/k/a/ Brenda Harding The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Brenda Brown a/k/a/ Brenda Harding, 62, of 2086 Guard Hill Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630, with two counts. COUNTS ONE and TWO: In the County of Warren, Brenda Brown a/k/a/ Brenda Harding, did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Hydromorphone, while upon public property or any property open to public use within 1,000 feet of public or private school property. Dates of the offenses were on or about January 23 and 25, 2013.

James Christopher Hicks The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about May 20, 2014, in the County of Warren, James Christopher Hicks, 29, of 225 E. Main St., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously, with the intention of converting goods or merchandise to his own use without having paid the full price thereof, willfully conceal or take possession of the goods or merchandise of Martin’s Grocery Store, having previously been convicted of larceny or an offense deemed as larceny two or more times.

Horace Thompson Owens, Jr. The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about February 12, 2014, in the County of Warren, Horace Thompson Owens, Jr., 33, of 7212 Plantation Forest Dr., Spottsylvania, VA 22553, did unlawfully and feloniously, take or obtain a credit card from the control or possession of another without the cardholder’s consent, with the intent to use said credit card.

Ashley Dawn Polzer The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about June 23, 2014, in the County of Warren, Ashley Dawn Polzer, 24, of 4823 Sudley Rd., Catharpin, VA 20143, did unlawfully and feloniously possess a Schedule I controlled substance, to-wit: Heroin.

Wendy Louise Thompson The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about April 15, 2014, in the County of Warren, Wendy Louise Thompson, 44, of 219 Virginia St., Strasburg, VA

22657, did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule III controlled substance, to-wit: Dihydrocodeinone and Acetaminophen.

Jerry Wayne Farmer, Jr. The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Jerry Wayne Farmer, 46, of 6169 Ramblewood Lane, Hayes, VA 23072, with three counts. COUNTS ONE and THREE: in the County of Warren, Jerry Wayne Farmer did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Morphine, and did unlawfully and feloniously possess with the intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Morphine.

COUNT TWO: did unlawfully and feloniously possess with the intent

to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Morphine, while upon public property or any property open to public use within 1,000 feet of public or private school property. Dates of the offenses were on or about March 20 and 25, 2014.

Christopher Michael Simpson The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about May 15, 2013, in the County of Warren, Christopher Michael Simpson, 34, of 533 Quail Dr., Winchester, VA 22602, did unlawfully and feloniously obtain an advance of money, with fraudulent intent, upon a promise to perform construction, repair or improvement of any building or structure permanently annexed to real property, and failed or refused to

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Peter Timothy Gionis The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Peter Timothy Gionis, 46, of 187 Leaksville Ct., Luray, VA 22835, with two counts.

COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, Peter Timothy Gionis did unlawfully and feloniously, steal property having a value of $200.00 or more belonging to Kmart. COUNT TWO: In

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Crystal Dawn Compton The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about March 29, 2014 in the County of Warren, Crystal Dawn Compton, 32, of 148 Viewtown Rd., Amissville, VA 20106, did unlawfully and feloniously, willfully conceal or take possession of with the intention of converting goods or merchandise to her own or anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use, having a value of $200.00 or more, belonging to Kmart, without having paid the full price for such goods or merchandise.

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The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about April 29, 2014, in the County of Warren, Jonathan L. Mullins, 33, of 321 Blue Ridge Ave., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously, with the intention of converting goods or merchandise to his own use without having paid the full price thereof, willfully conceal or take possession of the goods or merchandise of Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grocery Store, having been convicted of larceny or an offense deemed as larceny two or more times.

Carissa Pandora Wallace The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about March 31, 2014, in the County of Warren, Carissa Pandora Wallace, 20, of 534 E. Main St., Apt. 4, Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously, maliciously cause bodily injury to one Shelby Gillespie, by striking her with the intent to maim, disable, disfigure or kill said Shelby Gillespie.

Desiree Nicole Henderson The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about March 31, 2014, in the County of Warren, Desiree Nicole Henderson, 22, address unknown, did unlawfully and feloniously, as a principal in the second degree, maliciously cause bodily injury to one Shelby Gillespie with the intent to maim, disable, disfigure or kill said Shelby Gillespie.

Kristopher Trysham Deal The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about April 27, 2014, in the County of Warren, Kristopher Trysham Deal, 19, of 24A Stonewall Dr., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously rob J.A.S., a juvenile, of personal property and United States Currency.

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Emeritus Antonio Stafford The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Emeritus Antonio Stafford, age and address unknown, with three counts.

COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, Emeritus Antonio Stafford did unlawfully drive a motor vehicle or self-propelled machinery on a public highway while his driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle had been suspended or revoked, COUNT TWO: did unlawfully and feloniously drive or operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any other self-administered in-toxicant or drug , such offense being a third or subsequent offense committed within a ten year period. COUNT THREE: after being arrested for the above violation (18.2-266), having been advised

by the arresting officer of the terms of the implied consent law and the consequences of an unreasonable refusal to consent, did, unreasonably and unlawfully refuse to permit a sample of his blood or breath to be taken for the purpose of testing to determine the alcohol or drug content of his blood having previously been convicted of two violations of 18.2-266 or 18.2268.3 within ten years prior. Date of the offenses was on or about April 6, 2014.

Mark Anthony McClanahan The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Mark Anthony McClanahan, age and address unknown, with three counts. COUNT ONE: Mark Anthony McClanahan did knowingly and feloniously produce, distribute, electronically transmit, or possess child pornography with the intent to give away, distribute, or transmit. COUNTS TWO and THREE: did knowingly and feloniously possess sexually explicit visual material which utilizes or has as a subject, a child of less than eighteen years of age. Dates of the offenses were on or about September 7 and October 18, 2012.

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Again the Shenandoah Arts Council and Winchester Art Market will be setting up locally craftedart and crafts for sale on both the north and south end. Acoustic musicians, street performers, and more provide free family-friendly entertainment while walking along the mall.Also in the Hable Parking lot will be an arcadestyle basketball hoop, foosball table, and cornhole boards available for use.

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Shane Kidwell again facing domestic violence charge May anger management sentence apparently yet to show results

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By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Just five weeks after a slap-onthe-wrist sentence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; take an anger management course â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was handed out to Michael Shane Kidwell on a no contest plea to Assault & Battery of a Family Member charge brought by his live-in girlfriend Penny Heflin, an identical charge has been filed by Heflin against Kidwell.

In a June 30 Affidavit/Protective Order filed by Heflin she alleges that the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Kidwell â&#x20AC;&#x153;grabbed me by my hair â&#x20AC;Ś and then hit me in the faceâ&#x20AC;? as she was attempting to make a phone call to get a ride out of the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Poor House Road residence at the culmination of an argument that had gone on for some time after Heflin picked Kidwell up from work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I then got the kids and animals out of the house and called 911,â&#x20AC;? Heflin reported in the affidavit.

A hearing on the new charge was set for July 11, at 10:30 a.m. according to the affidavit/protective order filed in Warren County Juvenile and Domestic Relations. According to the incident report the new incident occurred on June 26.

Kidwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anger management sentence and corresponding court order to maintain good behavior until reporting back to court on November 18, to verify successful completion of the anger management course and good behavior order, was handed down by substitute Judge Julia T. Cannon on May 20. Both a substitute judge and prosecutor were brought in due to the fact the earlier domestic assault charge dating to April 12, 2014, involved a corresponding assault charge leveled by Heflin against Kidwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Pam, who is Chief Clerk of Warren County General District Court.

On May 20, Special Prosecutor Justin Wilcott of Rockingham County told Judge Cannon that it was Heflinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wish that both dismissal of the charge against Pam Kidwell and the plea agreement and light sentence against Shane Kidwell be accepted by the court.

On May 27, Commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney Brian Madden sought a continuance of a probation violation hearing against Shane Kidwell related to a 2012 conviction on â&#x20AC;&#x153;abduction by force or intimidationâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;unlawful woundingâ&#x20AC;? charges related to a May 29, 2011 incident involving another female companion, Tamara Dawn Walton. Walton told police Shane Kidwell, whom she described as her ex-boyfriend, â&#x20AC;&#x153;entered her residence while she was asleep â&#x20AC;Ś that Michael then jumped on her while she was in bed and sprayed her in the face with mace. Michael then began choking her and threatening to kill her and then himself â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

In 2012-13, Kidwell served 14 months of a four-year sentence on a guilty plea in the Walton case.

In seeking that May 27 continuance Madden told the court issues related to work release incarceration needed to be resolved before finalizing the probation violation situation in the wake of the May 20 domestic violence conviction.

Questioned about Kidwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current status, Madden said that in the

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subsequent June 24 probation violation hearing, three months of his suspended sentence in Walton case was revoked. However, Kidwell was granted a delay in reporting to serve that three months for two reasons: one, to ascertain how work release through the new regional jail would proceed, and second to allow him to complete the multi-week anger management course mandated by the May 20 domestic assault conviction.

The final class of that series would have led to Kidwell reporting to jail to serve the revoked three months

on the probation violation charge on August 6, Madden said.

Kidwell was picked up at 9:30 p.m., July 8, in the wake of the new charge.

A hearing was scheduled on that charge for July 9 in Warren County General District Court, with a subsequent hearing in the county juvenile and domestic relations court on July 10. He remained incarcerated in the RSW Regional Jail pending that hearing.

As the April case was working toward its resolution we verified that Shane Kidwell had an outstanding

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The general district court balance is related to earlier animal cruelty cases dating to 2006-08. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rogerb@warrencountyreport.com

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“It’s a real treat that I’m finally at that level and that I maintained the discipline and commitment to get there … I know my limitations, what I can do and I try to push myself to overcome those limitations.” – Second-Degree Black Belt Alexander Snyder

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Two paths, one goal, one family of achievement Alex Snyder, Dennis Carson black belt promotions at FR Karate Club

From left, Dennis Carson, Art Drago and Alex Snyder prior to June 28 Black Belt promotions

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report On June 28, 2014, there were two Black Belt promotions at the Front Royal Karate Club – but with 110 previous Black Belt promotions at the Okinawan-style Shorinryu Dojo over its 41 years, business as usual for 8th Degree Black Belt and Sensei Arthur Drago, right?

Well, not exactly.

I discovered that one of those promotions, to Second-Degree Black Belt, involved Alexander Snyder. I knew Alex casually from his midweek volunteer work in the Information Booth at the Warren County Government Center and his mom, Colleen’s, friendship with my partner Paula.

REALLY?!!? Alexander is a Black Belt going for 2nd degree, I asked.

My surprise stemmed from the fact that the 25-year-old Alex has dealt with tremendous physical challenges

throughout his life. As he and his mom Colleen later explained to me, those challenges began in early childhood with a malignant brain tumor leading to chemo and radiation treatments and a number of surgeries throughout his life that have left him with partial use of his right arm and leg, as well as partial blindness.

“It was left side brain surgery, which impacts your right side. It’s called hemiparesis and is similar to the impact of a stroke,” Colleen explained during a post-promotion, July 2 interview.

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Alex spars with another Black Belt under the watchful eye of Sensei Drago.

It had been a while since I had attended a martial arts promotion and what I witnesses that night drained me – and my camera battery – after two hours of katas, with and without weapons, and round after round of ritualized sparring with various Black Belts present. When I left at 9 p.m. both Alex and Dennis were still at it, as they readied to face a series of 800 punches, blocks and kicks from six Black Belts tapped by Drago to

continue the promotion.

“I was as drained as my camera battery after two hours and I was only watching,” I told Alex and his mom after running into them at the WCGC around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2, as Alex was getting dropped off for his Tuesday volunteer gig at the government center.

How long did it go on after I left at 9 p.m., I asked.

“At least another half hour,” Alex

said.

As I switched mental gears from the mysterious workings of local government, to the remarkable display of mental and physical discipline and endurance I had witnessed 2-1/2 days earlier, I asked if we might take advantage of my schedule bungling showing up for a first Tuesday of July meeting that probably hasn’t been held for a decade and do the interview that morning. Alex said the timing was good and Colleen agreed to sit in to tie up any loose ends on Alex’s medical history.

“How did you feel at the end?” I asked, “I know there were two of you taking turns, but 2-1/2 hours of that, even split two ways, has got to be draining.”

“It was relief – and achievement,” Alex replied. “It’s a real treat that I’m finally at that level and that I maintained the discipline and commitment to get there; I’ve overcome some things …”

Some things, indeed, I thought.

“I know my limitations, what I can do and I try to push myself to overcome those limitations,” Alex continued.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;What makes it great is that everyone is there to help build you up, rather than tear you down â&#x20AC;Ś Knowing that Alexander is able to push beyond his physical limitations and reach this level should be an inspiration to everyone â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; First-Degree Black Belt Dennis Carson work with that body,â&#x20AC;? Colleen, who has used long-distance running in her own physical evolution, observed.

I asked Alex how and when he got into karate.

He explained that at age five he would go with his mom to watch his older brother Emmett, then eight, take youth classes at the Front Royal

Karate Club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was off the radiation and chemo treatments and surgeries then and Artie saw him watching and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why not get him up here?â&#x20AC;? Colleen recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art is good at adapting to abilities if there is a special situation like Alex has. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very up front on his ability to work with them.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I just sort of got into the swing of it,â&#x20AC;? Alex recalled.

And 20 years later here you are.

Playing to the Edge â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really just make adaptations to students who have handicaps. It is intuitive to the situations,â&#x20AC;? Drago

Community told us in response to a question about Colleenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s observation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you saw by both testing students (on June 28), I believe, is what has been the essential fabric that brings a continuance to these four decades in this community. What you witnessed was human effort that lifts itself beyond words. It is the ALL that we experience each time a student takes this challenge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Playing the Edge; taking it to the limit One More Time; reaching within oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self when there is Nothing in the Tank, could be phrases that may touch this outpouring.â&#x20AC;?

Asked about that history of outpouring at his dojo, Drago told us that Alexander Snyder is the 51st Black Belt to reach Second Degree or higher, and that Dennis Carson, who went for First Degree that night, is

the 111th Black Belt promoted at the club.

The community â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of kids drop out at high school or college age but then you see them come back,â&#x20AC;? Colleen observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you learn karate you can never go back â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it is a lifestyle and a community,â&#x20AC;? Alex says.

Contacted later, Carson agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sensei Drago and the Front Royal Karate Club have become an extended family to me and my family. Our Karate training has helped us grow as individuals and as a family,â&#x20AC;? the 36-year-old Carson says, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It helps bring much needed balance afSee KARATE, 20

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Community KARATE, from 19 ter a day or week of work and stress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Earning Black Belt (Shodan) is really just the beginning â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like graduating high school. Going beyond Black Belt is when all the training leading up to it starts to come together. My journey has just begun,â&#x20AC;? Carson, a Senior Engineering Support Specialist, observed of his place in the 41-year continuum that is the Front Royal Karate Club.

Dennis told us his, and his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, journey into karate and dojo family began just four years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My oldest son started taking class when he was six and after a year of watching his classes we decided to start as a family when my youngest son turned five,â&#x20AC;? Dennis explained.

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Dennis how nerves played into the equation of his first black belt promotion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While I would say I was little nervous, I was mostly anxious,â&#x20AC;? he replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, I was confident that I knew the material but I was a little nervous about my endurance. Generally, the classes leading up to the promotion play the biggest part in the preparation. Knowing that there would be higher level Black Belts in attendance does change the feeling of this promotion compared to all my previous promotions.â&#x20AC;?

Alex agreed that preparation, including overnight weekend training leading toward Black Belt promotion, is the key to the constant evolution of the karate student. Alex traced his history through his first youth pro-

motion at age 7 to a junior Black Belt with two loops as he entered middle school. Colleen noted that shortly after that promotion, at 13, Alex dealt with another surgery, this one to his leg. After recovering from that physical setback, Alex progressed through three more promotions, into the adult level, culminating with his first-degree Black Belt promotion on March 20, 2010. His mom noted that Alexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last leg surgery was in 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you move to the adult level it is more intense, there is a greater maturity level,â&#x20AC;? Alex says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It took four years this time. This [promotion] was a little longer, a little more fatiguing. But I did a lot of gym work on the side to prepare.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What makes it great is that everyone is there to help build you up,

rather than tear you down,â&#x20AC;? Dennis said of the process culminating with Black Belt promotion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once the promotion was finished I was filled with a great sense of accomplishment and pride.â&#x20AC;?

Did he draw any inspiration from sharing the Black Belt promotion stage with Alex, knowing the difficult physical path Alex has tread to this point in his journey? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knowing that Alexander is able to push beyond his physical limitations and reach this level should be an inspiration to everyone,â&#x20AC;? Dennis observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While many people would choose to let their disabilities hold them back, Al continues to push himself despite them.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;One big concern I have is creating an uneven playing field between the old and new businesses out there.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mayor Tim Darr on meals and lodging tax PILOT fee initiative

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Perhaps ironically, those overruled utility contracts were penned during the tenure of Blair Mitchell as town attorney. Mitchell left the town for the same job with the county several years ago.

The 4-cent meals tax aspect of the PILOT fees, created to compensate the town for lost tax revenue from its extension of central water-sewer into the county to facilitate commercial development there, accounted for an estimated 80 percent of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PILOT fee revenues when the court decision came down in two parts in late 2009-early 2010.

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But now with at least two major corridor hotel operations on the horizon, Hrbek explained now is an

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While, as noted during the work session discussion, chances are slim to none that existing businesses will agree to adjust their utility contracts to enable meals or lodging tax-based PILOT fees to be reinstituted, an attempt should be made.

Hope springs eternal, I guess â&#x20AC;Ś The town voluntarily added lodging-tax-based PILOT fees to its 2010 Resolution eliminating meals-tax fees from the existing utility contracts with corridor customers. That was because the writing was on the legal wall that it would also be considered a pass-through tax on customers had the town elected to re-fight an already lost legal battle.

Hrbekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suggested initiative is to rescind the 2010 resolution so the town can submit reworded utility contracts to both new and old corridor businesses subject to meals or lodging taxes.

Vice-Mayor Shae Parker suggested approaching management or ownership of existing businesses to â&#x20AC;&#x153;explain what the intent of the community wasâ&#x20AC;? in establishing the PILOT fees including a meals and lodging tax component.

However, like Mayor Tim Darr before him, Parker suggested caution in proceeding due to the likelihood those existing businesses would refuse to renegotiate utility contracts to enable additional fees be imposed on them regardless of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intentâ&#x20AC;? in originally authorizing PILOT fees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One big concern I have is creating an uneven playing field between the old and new businesses out there,â&#x20AC;?

Darr said at the outset of the discus-

sion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What concerns me is fair and equitable treatment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if we reinstate [fees in new contracts] we better prepare for litigation,â&#x20AC;? Parker added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlevel right now for the town,â&#x20AC;? Councilman Hollis Tharpe chimed in of the largely un-replaced meals and lodging tax-based fees that accounted for the lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial PILOT fee revenue.

In response to a question, the mayor said he thought the amount of revenue at stake from this initial exploration would be about $168,000, compared to the lost $600,000 estimated from 2007-09 numbers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to have a game plan in place to educate the businesses out there. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want the businesses to panic if they see this in the newspaper. There are some hardship issues out there,â&#x20AC;? Darr observed of relative financial positions in the corridor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This scares me, especially what Shae said about litigation,â&#x20AC;? Council-

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Front Royal-Warren man Gene Tewalt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The VML (Virginia Municipal League) will not cover us â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we know what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing â&#x20AC;Ś I agree, maybe we should explore it, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to run anybody out of business.â&#x20AC;?

The consensus was to have legal staff explore options, including the opinion of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corridor legal consultant Carter Glass, about all the legal implications of attempting to reinstate the specific PILOT fees in reworded contracts. The mayor also suggested running the idea by towncounty Economic Development Authority Executive Director Jennifer McDonald for feedback.

Hrbek agreed there was no need to rush into any decisions, but that now was the time to begin re-exploring the issue.

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The potential of strained relations between the town and county over corridor issues was apparent when

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Hrbek said that if the county didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to discuss boundary adjustments in general terms, then he felt the town shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree to talk about town-county consolidation (also on the agenda) in general terms either.

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By Malcolm Barr Sr. Warren County Report Potential state approval of the Morgan’s Ford low-water bridge replacement stirred up Warren County residents north of Front Royal this past couple of weeks. Following previous efforts that have delayed, though not killed the replacement plan, opponents have taken to the Internet to seek Governor Terry McAuliffe’s intervention to halt approval of the county and state-favored plan.

The controversy revolves around replacement of a 1925 low-water bridge with a 21st century-designed two-lane structure. So far, some 250 people have signed the petition forwarded by Rockland-area opponents to limit any bridge replacement upgrade to one lane.

“I hope we get up to a thousand signatures,” said area resident Barbara Frank, who described the picturesque area as “an imminently endangered historic site.”

The current petition states “VDOT’s proposed plan for a new bridge ... would result in the changing of a minor rural road into a major arterial connector with high volume traffic. It would also result in the destruction of the current public park located on the south side of the bridge (and) adversely affect several National Register Rural Historic Districts in the region.”

Citing three deaths at the bridge during storms and high water in recent years, the Warren County Board of Supervisors last voted 4-1 in favor of the VDOT proposal, which is accompanied by mostly federal money

A duplicate of the planned Morgan’s Ford replacement bridge in Shenandoah County to cover the $8 million cost.

Opponents of the state-county plan say a single-lane low-water design replacement would save $5 million in state tax dollars. The petition also warns that “commuter traffic to and from a new Warren County middle school, a new hospital, and

more than 600 acres of new housing development in eastern Front Royal, would be routed across the planned new two-lane bridge.”

Despite years of county and state scrutiny, opponents allege no adequate study has been undertaken of alternative bridge sites that could

potentially route existing, as well as feared future commercial, industrial and commuter traffic, away from northside rural neighborhoods.

Thomas Hill questions VDOT’s study citing 1,200 car trips a day cross the current low-water bridge.

Carolyn McKay, of Millwood, says the VDOT proposal “will not only destroy a historic site, it will also cause an environmental impact” she alleges have not been studied despite state claims to the contrary.

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“Many of us left Northern Virginia to live a simpler life in the country.

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A local business leader who employed John said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rick literally saved his life. John would not be the person he is today if Big Brothers Big Sisters and Rick were not around. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great organization and a benefit to the community.â&#x20AC;? John currently is working as an electrical apprentice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a job he says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never been able to do if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for his Big Brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guidance along the way.

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Robert Mulligan, alas, we barely knew ye â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mulligan at time of hiring and assuming the duties of RSW Jail Superintendent.

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report The less-than-seamless transition to a regional jail for Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren Counties got hit with an unexpected blockbuster on June 30, when RSW Jail Superintendent Robert Mulligan announced his â&#x20AC;&#x153;retirementâ&#x20AC;?. The retirement was effective July 1, 2014, the long-anticipated target date for the RSW Jail opening. However, the three involved counties had been transferring prisoners into the new facility for about 10 days in the wake of the official ribbon cutting of June 16 and Open House that saw over 2,000 people tour the facility on June 17.

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Well, at least the quotes werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just around â&#x20AC;&#x153;retireâ&#x20AC;?.

In the release issued by RSW Authority Chairman and Warren County Administrator Doug Stanley, Mulligan is quoted stating, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is with mixed emotions I am announcing my retirement from the Law Enforcement community which began over 31 years ago. It has been a pleasure working with all of you during my career with Loudoun Sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and most recently the RSW Regional Jail. I am sad because I am sure I will miss the challenges and self-fulfillment of doing the job, but am excited about my new challenges which include improving my golf game, motorsports and fishing â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

The press release adds that RSW Jail Deputy Superintendent Russ Gilkison has been appointed as Act-

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Reached by phone on July 2, Mulligan said while the retirement may have been unexpected to others, it had been his plan all along but â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw no reason to broadcast it to everyone.â&#x20AC;? However, he added there were personal family dynamics involved in the decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just my time,â&#x20AC;? Mulligan said, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be fine without me; Gilkisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good guy, he trained to do the job â&#x20AC;&#x201C; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be fine.â&#x20AC;?

Mulligan, who applied for the RSW job after retiring from Loudoun County court services, denied that the amount of work involved or any technical issues related to internal tracking of inmates from three counties in one facility had impacted his decision.

The jail authority voted to hire

Mulligan as RSW superintendent on April 25, 2013. He officially assumed the role on June 1 of last year. There had been no indication his role was viewed only as preparatory one. In announcing his hiring last year, Stanley said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Mr. Mulligan will be a great fit for the RSW based on what I have heard about him â&#x20AC;Ś In particular he has experience opening and operating facilities similar to the RSW. It is an added bonus that he lives within about 20 miles of the facility.â&#x20AC;?

As Carol Ballard reported for us upon his hiring, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mulligan has been in the field of corrections for over 25 years in Virginia, from 2002 to 2012 served as Superintendent of Corrections and Court Services in Loudoun County. He supervised over 200 employees in his role as head of the Loudoun County Jail, and was the Project Manager for the design and construction of Loudounâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new jail facility.â&#x20AC;?

Mulligan was hired from a field of eight candidates, five of whom were

interviewed by the RSW Authority on April 15, 2013. Mulligan officially got the jail authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nod 10 days later.

Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back to the drawing board.

Among bumps in the tri-county transition to a regional jail facility from which their prisoners must be transported back for county courthouse legal hearings was the transport of the wrong prisoner to a hearing in Shenandoah County on June 27. According to attorneys familiar with the cases, David Bowen, 23, was transported from the RSW Regional Jail for a morning docket hearing in Woodstock in place of his 49-yearold father, Daniel, also an inmate just moved from Shenandoah County into the RSW Jail. The elder Bowenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearing was rescheduled to the afternoon docket and apparently had no lasting impact on either Bowenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal situation.

The RSW Regional Jail is located in northern Warren County, off Route 340/522 North.

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Singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal’s new show celebrates the release of her new album, “The River and the Thread.”

It is a collection of new original songs that connect and re-connect Rosanne to the American South, the place of her birth and the home of her ancestors, including the King of Country, her father, Johnny Cash.

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Frederick County

150th Anniversary Commemoration of the Second Battle of Kernstown

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By Sue Golden Frederick County Report On July 24, 1864, Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Early marched north from Strasburg, Virginia with an army of approximately 17,000 men. He was marching to meet Union General George Crook, who had his artillery perched on Pritchardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hill in Kernstown.

Not realizing he was outnumbered by over 5,000 men, Crook sent his troops forward to meet Earlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s army.

They did not get far. By the time they reached the Opequon Church just south of Pritchardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hill, the Union troops were being overrun.

Colonel James Mulligan tried to rally his troops in front of the Pritchard House behind the stone wall that flanked the driveway. Mulligan was fatally shot by a Confederate sharp shooter. When his troops tried to carry him off the field, he told them to â&#x20AC;&#x153;lay me down and save the flag.â&#x20AC;? Mulligan later died in Samuel

Pritchardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arms.

The Union army retreated, leaving Early a path into Pennsylvania. But the victory was short-lived. President Abraham Lincoln put the Shenandoah Valley under the control of General Sheridan. In rapid succession there was the Third Battle of Winchester, the Battle of Cedar Creek and the Burning of the Shenandoah Valley. Without the â&#x20AC;&#x153;breadbasket of the Confederacy,â&#x20AC;? the Valley and ultimately the Confederacy were lost.

Nine months after the Second Battle of Kernstown, the war ended.

The Kernstown Battlefield Association is having a 150th Anniversary Commemoration of the Second Battle of Kernstown on July 19 and

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Looking for more? There are canning supplies, books, cloth goods like aprons, towels, scarves, and jewelry. Did I mention stationary, bags, baskets, antiques and art work?

Even though the HoneyB Hut has been open for about two months, they will be having their ribbon cutting ceremony with the chamber on Friday, July 11th. They will have their grand opening on Saturday, July 12th from 9 am until 6 pm. The HoneyB Hut is looking for local vendors to join in their grand opening celebration. They will have door prizes all day. Food and beverages will be available.

For the time being, the HoneyB Hut will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm. There is lots of parking and it is on the way to Valerie Hill Vineyard and Winery.

It should be a fun grand opening.

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Louie, the beagle, schmoozed with Aspen, the Siberian husky and his two husky pals, Pola and Brody,at the Front Royal dog park on one of the more temperate days last week.

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Royal Plaza Merchant Association board member Janice Hart and State Police Special Agent Michael Jones happily served car owners by providing VIN etching at the HEAT van during Community Day.

By Carol Ballard Warren County Report The great community spirit that is a big part of Front Royal and Warren County was again in full force on Saturday, June 28 at the Royal Plaza Shopping Center during the Community Day Event.

The day was hot, but was attended by about 100 people and volunteers were the mainstay of the event. They donated free paper shredding, provided VIN etching, and made sure games and a Moon Bounce were fun and safe for the kids.

A DJ provided the background music for the festivities.

Melissa Simmons, Brian Williams and Jennifer Nicholson, who are members of the Royal Plaza Merchants Association board were responsible for arranging the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The event was organized by us to give back to the community, and educate the Community about the non-profits in the area,â&#x20AC;? said Melissa Simmons, Royal Plaza Property Manager and co-owner of Affordable Management Solutions.

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Melissa praised DJ Harold Chunn for volunteering his services and, she pointed out, at short noticeâ&#x20AC;Śheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also available for other events at 540671-1171.

Royal Plaza board member Janice Hart also volunteered to help with the HEAT crew to provide free Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) on car windows.

In conversation, she mentioned that while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good idea for all car owners to get the VIN etching done on their windows, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even more important for folks with older cars to do it.

Often, older cars are more likely to be stolen because they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come standard with the same level of security as newer models, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often easier for thieves to steal them. Also, most thieves are looking at cars for their parts. Older ones can provide a lot of value because a thief can make more money by selling the parts of an older car than by selling the entire car.

Most parts on a vehicle already carry at least a partial VIN, and many auto parts buyers will not buy parts that carry identification numbers. If a thief tries to sell the parts from a vehicle for profit, those marked parts carry a higher risk for both the thief and the auto parts seller.

And since the windows usually donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have identification numbers, and are often interchangeable between different years and models of vehicles, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potentially a greater profit for the thief compared to other parts.

Special Agent Michael Jones with Virginia State Police, who does auto theft deterrent work in addition to working in criminal investigations, was at the event and he and his volunteers used a stencil and an acidic etching paste to engrave the identi-

match if a state trooper stops the car.

Thieves would have to take off all the windows, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not cost-effective for them to steal it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We now have nine auto theft agents, and we work with local part-

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Two trucks are sent out every weekend across the state, and the demand has increased the need for more trucks,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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The parade is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at the intersection of Stonewall Drive and Commerce Avenue.

The parade will travel north on Commerce Avenue and end at the Carnival Grounds on East 8th Street. Thus, Commerce Avenue will be closed in its entirety from N. Royal Avenue to South Street until the parade has concluded. All traffic commuting through Front Royal will be directed onto Royal Avenue.

Chief Shiflett advises the parade lineup and route have changed from previous years to reduce traffic congestion in and around Front Royal.

Vehicular and pedestrian traffic may be high during this time period and Shiflett asks that everyone please be patient and watchful of others.

Beth Medved Waller of Weichert, Realtors expands team to meet local demand As the Warren County real estate market has gotten busier Weichert Realtor Beth Medved Wallerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team

has doubled in size in six months.

Team Waller Real Estate now consists of five Realtors and a Business Office Manager. Additions include two new buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agents, Holly Goode and Linsey Conlon, an additional Listing Agent, Maggie LaBold and Business Office Manager, Cary Burke.

With 10+ years of experience in client services and business management as well as being a successful entrepreneur, Holly Goode provides buyers professional insight throughout the home buying process. Buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agent, Linsey Conlon, having professionally studied business at LFCC with a background in customer service, has a deep understanding of how to professionally conduct business transactions. As a new Listing Agent, Maggie LaBold brings a track record of sales success. With 15+ years of experience in customer service as well as consistently ranking in the top 10% of sales professionals across a variety of industries, her lead generation, conversion, and closing percentages provide sellers with an advantage in doing business with Team Waller. Lastly, as its new Business Office Manager, Cary Burke brings years of experience in credit and corporate analysis, management, business lending, and commercial real estate lending. Additionally, she has an extensive management and business development background within the local community of Warren County.

These new additions allow Beth Waller to be involved in both the buying and selling aspects of the business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited about our expansion because I am now able to assist more sellers and buyers in their transactions by working closely with my team agents by mentoring them in the Waller Way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Previously, I worked primarily with sellers and am thrilled to become more hands on in the buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side of the business. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s truly a win-win for all involved,â&#x20AC;? she states.

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Three Front Royal men arrested for heroin distribution

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Williams, all Front Royal residents, were arrested and charged with Distribution of Heroin, which is a Felony charge that could carry up to a 20year jail sentence. The Drug Task Force seized 97 individually wrapped bags of Heroin worth a street value of $3,000. A court date is set for July 15, 2014 in General District Court at 10 a.m.

Chief Shiflett commends his officers and the Northwest Regional Drug Task Force for an exceptional investigation.

Goodwill to operate additional programs in the Shenandoah Valley

Cody Gibbs-Brown (no mug shot was available for Brandon Gibbs-Brown)

Joseph â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Joeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Williams The Northwest Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on June 26, 2014 at a Front Royal residence located at 410 Kerfoot Avenue. The warrant was executed on the residence as a result of a several month long investigation into the distribution of Heroin. Front Royal Police Chief Norman A. Shiflett advises that there were three arrests made during the bust.

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Goodwill Industries of the Valleys has been awarded, by the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Investment Board, a contract to provide services to youth, adults, and dislocated workers through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I program.

Goodwill currently operates these programs for individuals in other areas of the Commonwealth including Charlottesville, Roanoke, and the New River Valley. Goodwill will also operate any Workforce Centers established in the region.

The contract covers services available to individuals living in Buena Vista, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro, and Winchester, as well as the counties of Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren. Basic services such as assistance with resume writing and job search are open to the anyone living in these areas. Case managed services will be available to individuals with economic disadvantages as well as those individuals who have lost their job due to company closing or layoff.

R-MA July Open House Randolph-Macon Academy will host an open house on Sunday, July

13, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. Students interested in attending the Academy for either the 2014-15 school year are encouraged to attend with their parents. Attendees will receive a tour of the campus and meet with admissions counselors, teachers, and students. Reservations requested, walkins welcome. For more information or to RSVP, please call 540-636-5484, e-mail admission@rma.edu, or sign up online at www.rma.edu/openhouse.

Town mobile app available for Windows phones The Town of Front Royal is pleased to announce that the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mobile App is now available for Windows Phones. The Mobile App can be found at the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store, and at the Windows App Store by searching for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Town of Front Royalâ&#x20AC;?.

South Warren VFD Community Yard Sale July 19 The South Warren Volunteer Fire Dept. on Rt. 340 in Bentonville, VA will hold a Community Yard Sale Saturday, July 19 from 8 am to 1 pm indoors, rain or shine. Yard Sale, Bake Sale, Kitchen Serving Food. Table space is $12. Contact Lisa Cook at 540-671-9146.

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As a native of Virginia, Mr. Dike has served the Commonwealth throughout his professional career.

In addition, as a husband of twenty seven years and a father of two, Mr. Dike has witnessed the athletic experience from many different perspectives. Described by many colleagues and past supervisors as a person who has a true passion and a high energy level for the interscholastic studentathletic experience, Warren County Public Schools welcomes Mr. Edward Allen Dike as Athletic Director of Warren County High School.

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The fire started in a pan of grease on the kitchen stove. Fire extended from the stove throughout the house.

Cause of the fire is unattended cooking. There were no injuries to occupants or firefighters. The family of 7 was provided immediate assistance from the Top of Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Seven fire companies worked the incident. First unit arrived in 4 minutes and had fire under control in 10 minutes. All units released by 1:30 am.

Armed robbery outside Costco

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In addition, from June 2012 through June 2014, he served Buckingham County High School (Buckingham, Va.) as Activities Director. While at Buckingham his responsibilities included athletics, clubs, the Physical Education Department/ Drivers Education, 9th Grade Discipline and athletic fundraising. Prior to entering the public education system, Mr. Dike served in the field of Probation Counseling.

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Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre Opens Gorgeous The King and I on Wednesday, July 9 Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opens the Tony and Academy Award winning musical, The King and I, on Wednesday, July 9 in Winchester, VA. Set against the backdrop of 19thcentury Siam, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I explores the conflicted relationship between King Mongkut of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher hired by the King as part of his plans to modernize his country.

Jenna Pinchbeck, whose OffBroadway and regional credits include Fancy Nancy: The Musical, Avenue Q (Kate/Lucy), Servant of Two Masters (Beatrice), Noises Off (Be-

linda), andRagtime (Mother), plays Anna. “Anna is such an incredibly strong woman,” Pinchbeck said. “She played such an instrumental role in the history of Siam/Thailand, and it is an honor to share her story. I want audiences to be reminded of this classic piece of theatre and realize that it is still extremely relevant today, not to mention the music is spectacular.”

Russell Rinker, who was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, first performed with SSMT at age 9, and is starring as the King this summer.

An actor, musician, and stunt performer, Rinker has spent most of his professional career as a member of the internationally renowned Blue Man Group. Other credits include: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Los Angeles Opera; TV; Arrested Development, The Tonight Show, and The Disney Channel.

SSMT has assembled a fantastic team who is lovingly crafting The King and I. Director Carolyn Coulson is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Shenandoah Conservatory, where she has directed Assassins, Sweet Charity, Anything Goes, 1 Henry IV, Pride and Prejudice, Noises Off, and The Secret Garden. Other directing credits include Pippin, Reckless, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A...My Name is Alice, Gammer Gurton’s Needle, and Steel Magnolias.

Music Director Thomas Albert was most recently seen conducting the SSMT orchestra for last season’s critically acclaimed Les Misérables and Chicago. He has served as a music director for SSMT since its first season in 1984; recent work includes 9 to 5, Grease, Aida, Curtains, Seussical, and Show Boat. He has been on the faculty of Shenandoah Conservatory since 1974; he is currently professor of music (composition, musical theatre) and holds the Charles B. Levitin Chair in Musical Theatre.

Performances begin July 9 and continue through July 20. Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s The King and I performs at the Ohrstrom-Bry-

ant Theatre, 1460 University Drive, Winchester, VA 22601. Tickets to The King and I may be purchased online at http://shenandoahsummermusictheatre.com/purchase-tickets/ or by calling the box office at 540-6654569 or 877-580-8025.

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gray colorthat tends to blend well with the bark of its favorite species. More advanced infestations appear as piles of scale insects battened onto a branch.

Adults have hard, waxy shells that protect them from predators andweather, as well as fromcontact pesticides. The larvae’s habitof burrowing under the layers of protective shells left behind by previous generations makes them a difficult pest to treat effectively.

To further complicate this, the insects lay their eggs throughout the summer, and the larvae are active from June through September, potentially making treatment a lengthy process.

Some control methods used against the obscure scale include pesticide sprays, insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils and systemic insecticides. The sprays and soaps are designed to kill insects on contact, while the oils operate by suffocation; these three methods are applied directly to the affected area of the plant. Systemic insecticide, also known as a “drench”, is applied around the

I recently heard people talking about “obscure scale”. What on earth is this and does it affect trees?

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The obscure scale is an armored scale insect which uses its sharp mouthparts to slice into bark and feed on tree sap, ultimately causing dieback of leaves and branches.

They primarily target oaks in urban or rural landscapes (rarely forest trees), but also feed on maples, willows, dogwoods, beeches, hickories and walnuts. Obscure scale infestations have the potential to severely weaken or even kill a tree, particularly if it is already under stress.

Infestations can be difficult to detect early on because this particular insect is round, about 1/8” in diameter, nearly flat, and a dirty

Four Arrested for Counterfeit Money Scheme Winchester Police Department arrested four people for passing counterfeit $100 bills. On June 29th around 5:30 p.m. officers were called to 1850 Apple Blossom Drive for a report of counterfeit money being passed. Dispatchers provided an officer with a description of a male suspect. The first officer on the scene saw a male matching that description, and made contact with him.

The male was identified as Frankie Ramirez, 19, of New York. An investigation revealed that Ramirez had passed several counterfeit $100 bills at two stores in the mall. Ramirez also had hundreds of dollars’ worth of counterfeit $100 dollar bills. Ramirez was arrested and charged with two counts of felony obtaining money by false pretenses, two counts of felony conspiracy, one misdemeanor count of obtaining money by false pretenses, and one felony count of possessing forged bank notes. He was taken to the Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center and held without bond.

An officer on the scene provided information on possible suspect vehicles from prior incidents of counterfeit bills being passed in the city.

With that information officers were able to locate a vehicle with New York registration and determined there were three other suspects in this incident. David Pabon, 19, of New York was arrested and charged with counterfeit conspiracy and conspiracy to obtain money by false pretenses. Nicholas Alma, 20, of New York was arrested and charged with identity theft, conspiracy to obtain

Briefs money by false pretenses, conspiracy to possess forged bank notes, and possession of forged bank notes. A 17-year-old juvenile from New York was taken to the juvenile detention center and charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, possession of counterfeit notes, and two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony.

The businesses involved in this incident were able to determine the bills were counterfeit by using a counterfeit money detector pen and employees also indicated the money did not feel real. The Winchester Police Department recommends that businesses protect themselves by taking these necessary precautions.

Thousands of dollars of the fake money has been recovered. Officers ask that anyone who suspects they received counterfeit money to call the Winchester Police Department at 540-662-4131

K-9 Kota Named Finalist in 2014 Hero Dog Awards K-9 Officer Kota has been named the 2014 Law Enforcement dog winner for the American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. Kota is now one of eight finalists vying for the title of top American Hero Dog of 2014. “I felt very touched by the loyalty of all his fans,” says Corporal Brittney Neer. “They’ve fallen in love roots, taken into the plant’s sap via the roots, and eliminates the scale insects essentially by poisoning them.

It is extremely important to research any control method to determine what its effects on the affected plant and surrounding plants may be, as some substances used to control scale insects are known to harm certain species of plants or deplete populations of the obscure scale’s natural predators.More information concerning control methods and the correct application schedules to follow is available on the Virginia Cooperative Extension’s website.

You can also limit the impact obscure scale insects have on a tree by reducing the stress the tree is under- for example, by ensuring it is well-watered and properly mulched. A stressed tree is more vulnerable to damage from both pests like the obscure scale and problems like drought or disease.

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with him and made sure to vote for him daily so he could be recognized as a hero for his sacrifice and loyalty.”

The American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards is an annual competition. Eight finalists are chosen by the public and a celebrity judging panel from eight categories: Law Enforcement Dogs, Arson Dogs, Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Military Dogs, Guide & Hearing Dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs, and Emerging Hero Dog. The eight finalists win $1,500 for a selected charity partner.

The public has the chance to vote for the top dog until September 15th at www.herodogawards.org. Kota and his partner will attend the Hero Dog Awards on September 27th in Beverly Hills, CA and a production team will be coming to Winchester to film a tribute video that will be shown at the gala.

On Friday, January 3, 2014, Kota was injured when he was assisting officers with a breaking and entering on Franklin Street. Two suspects were hiding in a crawl space and as Kota was apprehending one of them, he fell through the ceiling nearly 8 feet, to the first floor of the house.

The fall caused Kota to break his leg.

Even after his injury, Kota showed his dedication to his handler Corporal Brittney Neer, by returning to her side on the second floor of the house.

Kota underwent an extensive surgery to treat his broken leg and he continues to go through rehab. Veterinarians are optimistic that Kota will return to duty in the coming months to do narcotics work.

REC Rewards Outstanding Student Achievement Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) has rewarded outstanding student achievement in the communities it serves by providing scholarships to graduating high school seSee BRIEFS, 34 The Front Royal/Warren County Tree Steward program began in 1997 with volunteers dedicated to improving the health of trees by providing educational programs, tree planting and care demonstrations, and tree maintenance throughout the community.

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

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“REC is committed to being involved in the communities it serves,” said Ann M. Lewis, REC’s director of communications and public relations. “With the LEARN Scholarship program we can reward high school students based on their academic excellence, extracurricular activities, and their commitment to community. The scholarships will assist the students as they begin their college careers.” These local students earned their scholarships. The 2014 LEARN Scholarship recipients are: Name Matthew Dietz William Levi Clayton Neal Grace Spencer Holly Stevens

High School Clarke Clarke Patrick Henry Sherando Millbrook

The 2014 LEARN Scholarship recipients were selected from a competitive group of applications received from more than 25 high schools throughout REC’s service territory. The applications were reviewed by a committee and evaluated based on scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, community involvement, financial need and interest in rural affairs.

New Navigation Signs Installed at Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Visitors looking for Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park will find new navigational signs to enhance their visit. Thirteen new signs were recently installed at the park along Route 11 and Interstate 81. Signs at the Middletown and Strasburg exits off I-81 will bring new awareness about this previously hidden national park unit to interstate

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New interstate signs for both the northbound and southbound exits of exit 298 and 302 are combined with off ramp navigational signs, and visitor facility locational signs along Route 11. While an assortment of signs have been used in the past to highlight Belle Grove plantation or the Cedar Creek battlefield, these new signs are the first navigational aids to be installed since the creation of the National Historical Park in 2002. The new signage includes the National Park Service arrowhead and is the first phase in creating a unified look for the park. In addition to directing visitors to the park, new park signs also highlight some of the facilities and information centers operated by park partners. New blue signs direct travelers to the Strasburg Tourist Information Center at the Hupp’s Hill Civil War Park Museum. Signs along Route 11 in the park also direct visitors to explore the Belle Grove Plantation and the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation headquarters office.

Visitors who are drawn in by the new signs will find a variety of things to do at the park including house tours, ranger programs, educational exhibits, and junior ranger activities. Travelers are encouraged to stop first at the National Park Service Visitor Contact Station in Middletown (7712 Main Street) for information and an orientation to the park WFRD receives improved ISO rating Winchester Fire & Rescue has received notification from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) that effective October 1, 2014 the City’s Public Protection Classification (PPC) will improve from a Class 4 to a Class 3. There are only 11 Class 3 cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This puts the City and WFRD in the top 3% of rated agencies in Virginia.

The ISO evaluation looks at three

general areas and ranks each on a scale from one (exemplary fire suppression program) to 10 (does not meet minimum criteria), including: 1) receiving and handling fire alarms 2) fire department suppression capabilities 3) city’s water supply What does this mean for the City and its residents? The Public Protection Classification program recognizes the efforts of communities to provide fire protection services for citizens and property owners. A community’s investment in fire mitigation is a proven and reliable predictor of future fire losses. Insurance companies use PPC information to help establish fair premiums for fire insurance — generally offering lower premiums in communities with better protection. By offering economic benefits for communities that invest in their firefighting services, the program provides an additional incentive for improving and maintaining public fire protection.

Autopark renovation update Court Square Autopark (2 South Cameron Street) is the first of three downtown autoparks undergoing renovation this summer. All garages, except Braddock, will be open during construction.

Court Square Autopark Update: Beginning Monday, July 7th, crews will begin using jackhammers on the 4th floor and it will be very loud. The noise will be heard from inside and around the garage. Work is expected to last most of next week. Please obey any construction signs and thank you for your patience.

Attention Braddock Autopark Monthly Parkers: Braddock Autopark will be closed to all pedestrians (no access to and from the Loudoun Street Mall via Braddock Autopark) and vehicles during renovation. Stop by the Winchester Parking Authority office in the George Washington Autopark by July 25th to make alternative parking arrangements in another autopark.

Take control of your end-of-life care The Winchester/Frederick County S.A.L.T. (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) Council wants local residents to be prepared with the legal documents they need to speak for them, when they are not able to speak for themselves.

Unexpected end-of-life situations can happen at any age and it’s important for adults to have the necessary documents to ensure their wishes are met. The local S.A.L.T. Council will hold a three part series to educate area seniors and their caregivers on the following topics:

Advanced Medical Directives, August 5, 2014 Powers of Attorney, September 2, 2014 Living Wills, September 30, 2014 Each part of the series will take place on the above mentioned dates at Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury from 9 – 11 a.m.

Registration is required and there is limited seating. To register please contact Jennifer Benavente at (540) 327-4284. The deadline to register is July 28, 2014.

Lord Fairfax EMS recognize WFRD personnel Four Winchester Fire & Rescue (WFRD) personnel were recognized by the Lord Fairfax EMS Council on Wednesday June 11th Council’s annual awards banquet.

Pictured L to R are Perry McAlister, Friendship Fire Co. Volunteer - Nurse with Outstanding Contribution to EMS Award, WFRD Battalion Chief Jon Henschel – EMS Administrator, Christopher Clark, JHHS & Shawnee Fire Co. Volunteer - Outstanding Contribution to EMS by a High School Senior Award and WFRD Lt. Carroll Richardson - Excellence in EMS Award for his commitment to the Apple Blossom Festival as the lead planner for Emergency Operations and his overall commitment to EMS and the department

Kern Toyota changes hands After nearly 22 years, Kern Toyota closed Wednesday afternoon and reopened as Malloy Toyota.

Henry “Took” Kern III said he sold the auto dealership, located at 400 Weems Lane, to Jeff Malloy.

“We did not sell Kern Motor Co.,” Kern stressed.

Kern Motor Co., located at 2110 Valley Ave., sells Buick and GMC vehicles and is run by Took Kern’s cousin, Rick Kern. Their fathers, Henry and Dick Kern, started that dealership in 1946.

Took Kern said he will once again work at Kern Motor Co. “There wasn’t a Toyota dealership here at the time I started it,” Kern, 67, said Thursday, adding that it was the right time to sell the dealership.

“I think it was the best thing for me and my family,” he said. “They kept the people I had there. That actually was a consideration in selling it. I was not sure what to do, but actually I asked about that and they said they would. That was a good thing.

“I have been in business a long time in this area, and I really would like to thank the customers that I have had over the years.”

Toyota USA approved the sale Wednesday afternoon, Kern said.

Malloy Automotive of Winchester, trading as Malloy Toyota, took over at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, general manager Frank Joyce said Thursday afternoon.

Malloy also operates a Ford dealership at 1911 Valley Ave. Like its predecessor, Malloy Toyota will sell Toyotas, Scions and used vehicles.

“We’ve just taken possession of the facility, so we have a lot of plans for expansion with the facility, but they’re very embryonic,” Joyce said.

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Diversions Briefs “We’re just sharing ideas right now.

More cars, more hours, more people, more of everything we need to serve this community with great deals on great cars and great service.”

Joyce said about 35 Kern employees are staying on, and he expects to be fully staffed at approximately 65 people.

Joyce said Kern employees were given advance notice of the impending sale.

“Mr. Kern’s a very conscientious person,” he said. “He’s a wonderful guy. Out of concern for his employees, he didn’t want them to know from anyone else but him, and that’s kind of unique in this business.”

Malloy Toyota will have expanded service hours Monday through Saturday, and will be open for car sales on Sundays, Joyce said.

“Toyota is No. 1 in the nation,” he said. “It usually operates at 20 percent of the market share in any given city or town. We’re here to meet or exceed that.”

Warren County Speed & Conditioning Camp (location change) This camp will provide strength, conditioning and exercise skills to help kids that participate in any sporting activity.

Where: Skyline High School Practice Football Field

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540-665-TIPS

Ages: 5-18 years of age When: July 21st through 25th Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: $12.00 per participant includes t-Shirt To register, contact Warren Clatterbuck at (540) 295-4162 or Perry Leach at (703) 909-5821. For more information contact the Warren County Community Center, Monday through Saturday, 8:00am – 10:00pm and Sunday, 1:00pm-9pm, (540) 6351021 or visit us on the web at www. warrencountyva.net Pool closing for parade The Claude A. Stokes Jr. Community Swimming Pool will be CLOSING at 4:00pm on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 due to the Annual Firemen’s Parade.

Flint Hill Public House Restaurant & Inn Offering “Surprise Someone” Gift Package Nominate someone deserving to be recognized with a Free surprise party in their honor!

Proclaiming that “surprises are a big deal with us,” the Flint Hill Public House Restaurant & Inn is offering a mega surprise party for the right person or group, according to John See BRIEFS, 36

CRIME OF THE WEEK

Winchester Crime of the Week - June 23, 2014 The Winchester Police Department is investigating several bicycle thefts, most of which have occurred in the northern half of the City over the past several weeks.

As a reminder, if you are storing your bicycle outside, you should keep it secured with a lock.

If you have any information regarding a suspect or suspects involved in this crime, please contact the Crime Solvers Hotline at 540-665-TIPS. Information leading to the arrest of a suspect may result in a reward of up to $1,000.

Frederick County Crime of the Week - June 30, 2014 The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a grand larceny from a vehicle that happened in the 200 block of Ash Hollow Drive between June 23-25, 2014. The victim reported that unknown suspect(s) entered his vehicle and removed numerous work tools including a DeWalt battery and charger, two DeWalt impact drills, a Paslode cordless nail gun, several finish guns, an ultrasonic versa tool, three Campbell nail guns and a Hitachi framing gun.

If you have any information regarding a suspect or suspect vehicle in this incident, please contact the Crime Solvers Hotline at (540) 665 TIPS (8477). Information leading to the arrest of a suspect may result in a reward of up to $1,000.

Incident #14003534, Deputy Jennifer Carpenter.

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Briefs BRIEFS, from 35 Gruber, managing partner for the popular restaurant. “Our neighbors and the community have been instrumental in making the Public House a popular destination, it’s our third year and what better reason than to recognize someone special and have a party?” he said. “And at no cost to the person(s) being surprised,” Gruber continued.

Since renovating and reopening under new management in 2011, the Public House staff has pulled off many surprise birthdays, anniversaries and engagements, including a couple on leave from Afghanistan.

Gruber said the Public House has hosted numerous events recognizing individuals and groups and milestones, so the Public House is giving back by bestowing appreciation on someone for a job well done or kindnesses delivered.

Nominations for individuals or groups to be recognized are being accepted until August 31st, Gruber said, and then the facility will take care of all the arrangements for the party, including menu and logistics

and pick up the tab. “The event is free. It is our way of giving back to the community and we get to help honor someone deserving of a special recognition. Gruber said there’s no limit to the size of the event and nominations can be for anyone – individuals, couples, families, organizations or groups. Gruber encouraged nominations to be creative, but clear and concise as to why the persons or group deserves the honor.

More information and nomination forms are available at the Public House or online at www.flinthillva. com/surprise.

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SALES

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At Sodexo, we believe that Quality of Daily Life contributes to the progress of individuals and the performance of organizations.

Sodexo Government Services is currently recruiting the following individuals to join our team in Chantilly, VA: Prep Cooks ~ Cashiers ~ Food Service Workers Baristas ~ Utility Workers Full and part-time daytime positions available; weekends, holidays, and evenings are generally not scheduled work shifts. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain an entry level government clearance.

Please submit resume/work history via email at:

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Sodexo offers competitive salary, benefits and an opportunity to advance your career. Sodexo will require a background check and may require a drug screen for all positions. At Sodexo, we value workforce diversity. EOE, M/F/D/V.

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1994 Chevrolet Van, 3/4 ton high top conversion. 350 V8. Runs Great $1000 Call 540-459-1748

Sodexo Government Services is currently recruiting the following individuals to join our team in Chantilly, VA: Prep Cooks ~ Cashiers ~ Food Service Workers ~ Baristas ~ Utility Workers Full and part-time daytime positions available; weekends, holidays, and evenings are generally not scheduled work shifts.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain an entry level government clearance.

Sodexo offers competitive salary, benefits and an opportunity to advance your career. Sodexo will require a background check and may require a drug screen for all positions. At Sodexo, we value workforce diversity. EOE, M/F/D/V. Please submit resume/work history via email at Sodexo1000@ yahoo.com

Size 12 Florshein men’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

For sale by owner: 2003 Chevy Silverado pickup. Z71, Ext. cab,shortbed,4x4, auto, 5.3lt, good inspection, pwr w/l/d/m, ac/am,fm, runs great, vgc, tow pkg, 145k, highway miles, good interior Reduced to $8,000. 540551-2072 1981 C30 1 ton Dually 350ci 4sp 75220 org miles, mechanics bed & top, runs needs some work EMPLOYMENT Frederick County Report is seeking sales representatives in Winchester and Frederick County.

Email: dan@areaguides.com Frederick County Report is seeking a freelance writer for Winchester and Frederick County.

Email: fcrwcr@gmail.com Current Job Openings. Contact the VEC for additional information at 540-722-3420 or 540-5352875 or Winchester@vec.virginia.gov. Please enter “Employer Services” in the subject line and job number and title when you inquire about the position: Job Number / Title 462428 / Donor Recruitment Rep 462486 / Forklift Operator 462566 / Jockey 462659 / Local Pickup & Delivery Driver 462514 / Mechanical Installers 462137 / Material Handler 1 461981 / Directional Bore Operator/Horizontal 461437 / City Truck Driver - Win P/T 461715 / Part Time Dockworker 461497 / Security Guard 461811 / Assistant VP Contact Center 461274 / Res. Property Manager

MISCELLANEOUS Boys School / Church Clothes Shirts, Sizes 6,7,8,10 & 12, $2.00 each.

Excellent Condition Winchester.

540-667-2031 6 or 8 inch tea light candle glass stemware, great for wedding table decorations. 50 quantity. $.10 each. 4-15” tall Yankee Candle Cyclinder glassware, $10 each.

Nice table decorations for home or wedding. Boyds Bears Resin Statues, variety $5 each. Barbie Dolls, regular $3 each, variety snow white, cinderella & prince and etc, no boxes. Barbie Dolls, Xmas collectible ones, $8.0 each, variety, no boxes. Call 540-5394872 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.

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Masonic ring with two .4 caret diamonds, ruby with mason emblem. 14k gold. Appraises at over $7,000. Asking $4000.00. Call 540-662-9023 Mercury outboards; 20 hp $800.00, 10 hp $500.00, Prentice vise “old 108” 6” jaws $1000.00, Helen Jean Smith 1987 framed Edinburg print $400.00, John J Pershing 1927 signed photo to General Passaga $1600.00, Antique Oak Ice box, 3 door org wheels $1200.00 Long Time Collections for sale: Carnival Glass, Pottery; E. Texas, Roseville, Depression glass (green and pink), Jewelry from the 50’s and forward. Call 540635-1612 SERVICES Bookkeeper available. Specializes in small business. Resonable rates. Call Lisa: 540-465-8302 Your business listed here. 6 lines only $35.00 for 4 weeks.

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Death notices

Paul Campbell Stacy, 74, of Stephenson, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at his residence.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 E. Ohio Street, Suite 304, Chicago, IL 60611 or to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 75817, Topeka, KS 66675.

Martha Ludell Sudduth, 75, of Stephens City, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at her residence with her loving husband and family by her side.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601.

Dorothy Clark Whitacre, 97, of Winchester, Virginia, died on July 8, 2014, in her home. Memorial contributions may be made to Greenwood Rescue Squad 809 Greenwood Road, Winchester, Virginia 22602 John L. Zirkle, 65, of Port Republic, VA, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. The family has made arrangements with the UVA Health Foundation to accept memorial contributions in John’s name to support its research related to Parkinson’s Disease. Contributions can be sent to: UVA Health Foundation, PO Box 800773, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0773, indicating “John Zirkle Memorial contributions” on the memo line. Condolences may be offered to the family at www. kygers.com orwww.ompsfuneralhome. com.

Aulbern Mullins, 87, of Winchester, Virginia, died, July 6, 2014, in Winchester Medical Center. Memorial Contributions may be made to Omps Funeral Home 1600 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601.

Ellen Stokes Darsie, 61, of Stephenson, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2014, in her home, surrounded by family and friends. Memorial contributions may be made to ASPCA of Winchester/Frederick County, 115 Feather Bed Lane, Winchester, Virginia, 22601 or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia 22601.

David Campbell Mahan, 72, of Stephens City, Virginia died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at his home. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Lutheran Church, Jubilee Fund, 2077 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester, VA 22603.

Frederick “Lee” Rathman, 78, of Stephens City, Virginia, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at his home. In Lieu of flowers memorial contributions in honor of Lee may be made to Bethel Lutheran Church- Jubilee Fund, 2077 North Frederick Pike, Winchester, Virginia 22603 or SPCA – Winchester, 115 Feather Bed Lane, Winchester, Virginia 22601.

Ruby Baker Homer, age 74, of Winchester, Virginia, died Friday, June 27, 2014, at her home. Mrs. Homer was born in 1939 in Winchester, Virginia, the daughter of Byron Earl and Helen Virginia Baker. Contributions in memory of Mrs. Homer may be made to Donate Life Virginia atwww.donatelifevirginia. org or Omps Funeral Home, memo: Ruby B. Homer Burial, 1600 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia, 22601.

Friday, July 11 Forecast 86° | 64° 3pm - 11pm Fireman’s Carnival.

Crosby Road, Front Royal. Enjoy the 86th Annual Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department Carnival tonight. It runs through July 19. Closed Sunday.

Saturday, July 12 Forecast 87° | 67° 8am - 12pm Kiwanis Club Yard Sale. Across from the First Baptist Church on Royal Ave., Front Royal.

9am - 11am Free Tennis Day. Lowry Tennis Courts, Jim Barnett Park, Winchester. Winchester Parks & Recreation is hosting a Free Tennis Play Day at Lowry Tennis Courts in Jim Barnett Park. Meet with tennis pros and enjoy giveaways, food and fun!

9am - 1pm Farmers Market.

Downtown Front Royal, East Main Street, Front Royal. The Front Royal Farmers Market will run through October 25.

1pm - 2:15pm Paws for Reading.

Bowman Library, 871 Tasker Road, Stephens City. Join us for paws for Reading to read a favorite book to a reading tutor. These listeners are great and are certified therapy dogs.

3pm - 11pm Fireman’s Carnival.

See description from Friday, July 11th.

4pm - 9pm Yard Party/Auction.

Relief United Methodist Church, 5275 Middle Rd, Winchester. There will be Ham or BBQ Chicken Dinners for sale from 4-6 PM. Enjoy special music during this time, and at 6:30 there will be an auction. The event will be held Rain or Shine.

7pm - 10pm Full Moon Tour. Kernstown Battlefield, Winchester. Meet at visitor center. Light refreshments served. Donations accepted, star gazing, weather permitting. More information call (202) 302-9129 Sunday, July 13 Forecast 90° | 68° Monday, July 14 11:30am - 12:30pm Trit Trot.

Bowman Library, Tasker Rd, Stephens City. Trit Trot is the library’s outreach to infants. These story times are crafted especially for this age group and include reading aloud to babies, music, and movement to begin laying the foundation for the development of reading skills later in

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childhood. Handley Library will hold story times on Tuesdays from June 17th to August 5th at 10:30am.

3pm - 11pm Fireman’s Carnival.

See description from Friday, July 11th.

7pm - 8pm Council Meeting.

County of Warren Government Center.

Tuesday, July 15 12:30pm - 1pm Tourism Tuesdays.

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

3pm - 11pm Fireman’s Carnival.

See description from Friday, July 11th.

5:30pm - 7pm Broken Silence Support Series. Blue Ridge Hospice Inc, West Cork Street, Winchester. Blue Ridge Hospice is offering the Broken Silence Support Series. This six week support series is for family and friends who have survived the suicide of a loved one. *Pre- Registration Required – Please call (540) 536-5210 for meeting location.

7pm - 8pm BZA Meeting. Front Royal Administration Building, 102 E Main Street, Front Royal. Today is the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting to be held in the upstairs Conference Room of the Front Royal Administration Building. Agendas are available in the Planning/Zoning Office located at 102 E Main Street(540) 635-4236.

Wednesday, July 16 2pm - 3pm Garden Keepers. Mike Foreman Rotary Reading Garden at Handley Library, Winchester. Garden Keepers is an educational and service project-oriented program held weekly. Participants will discover amazing things as they dig in the garden: gnomes, fairies, and who knows what else will be uncovered?

5pm - 6pm Fireman’s Parade. Commerce Ave, Front Royal. Enjoy the 86th Annual Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department Carnival tonight as well as the Parade. Parade Route: Commerce Avenue from Stonewall to E 8th Street.

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

Thursday, July 17 3pm - 11pm Fireman’s Carnival and Fireworks. Crosby Road, Front Royal. Enjoy the 86th Annual Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department

Carnival tonight as well as the Fireworks. Fireworks begin at dusk.

5pm - 6:30pm Drama Connect Workshops. Samuels Public Library, Front Royal. Join us for free in improv, skits, acting tips, theater games, etc.

Come for all or part of each workshop and for one or more workshop.

All skill levels welcome! (Group A: Ages 14-18; Group B: Ages 18-99!)

Pre-registration is helpful but unnecessary. Note: No foul, off-color, or otherwise offensive language or behavior will be permitted. Thank you!

Contact Jan or Jessie at eirenei.players@gmail.com or (540) 622-6242 to pre-register or ask questions.

5pm - 8pm Third Thursday ArtWalk. Downtown Front Royal.

Friday, July 18 3pm - 11pm Fireman’s Carnival.

See description from Friday, July 11th.

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Spay today

Does your cat or dog need spay or neutering? Contact Spay Today, our area’s non-profit, reduced-priced spay and neutering program. At the time of surgery, initial shots and tests can be obtained at lower rates. Please contact Spay Today: www.baacs.org or 304-728-8330.

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Front Royal Warren County Airport

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Airplane Rides Year-round!

20 Minute Scenic Flights - $60 Per Person GIFT CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE, Intro Flight Training $99,

See Gliders every weekend!

• Group Discount • Flight Training • Aircraft Rentals • Photo Flights

• Glider Club • Charter Flights • New Hangers • Tie Down Avail. • Gift Certificates • New Taxiway

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Calendar CALENDAR, from 37 6pm - 8pm “Unfinished Song” outdoor film. Veramar Vineyard, 901 Quarry Rd, Berryville. All screenings will be at dusk. Bring your own chair; showing moves inside in case of rain. For admission prices and other details, link to www.magiclanterntheater.org or call (540) 678-0963.

Saturday, July 19 7am - 11am. Pancake Breakfast.

North Warren Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company #10, 89 Rockland Rd., Front Royal. Come and enjoy pancakes, biscuits, sausages and bacon, sausage and chip beef gravy, scrambled eggs, baked apples, coffee, juice, and hot tea. Adults: $8.00; 4-12 years old: $4.00; under 3 years: FREE. 9am - 12pm Cardboard Boat Regatta. Jim Barnett Park, Winchester.

Calling all shipbuilders! We challenge you to design, construct, and navigate boats made entirely of cardboard across the blue seas of the outdoor pool. Fee: $20R, $25 NR (Register by July 11) $30R, $35 NR(Race Day) Compete in teams of two. Cardboard, duct tape, and scissors will be provided.

9am - 1pm Farmers Market.

Downtown Front Royal, East Main Street, Front Royal. The Front Royal Farmers Market will run through October 25.

11am - 4pm Book Signing. Handley Library, West Piccadilly Street, Winchester. Gretchen Smith-Klainer, author of Cricket and the Northern Lights will hold a book signing at Handley Library . The program will

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be held in the auditorium, and the author will bring books to sell and sign afterward. Woodstock-based author Gretchen Smith-Klainer has written a book perfect for readers of juvenile nonfiction. She tells of the adventures of Cricket and Fuzzy in the Alaskan wilderness as Fuzzy teaches Cricket all about prospecting. Cricket learns about nature through Fuzzy and together they become part of the animal kingdom in Alaska. Fuzzy is amazed at Cricket’s ability as an animal charmer.

3pm - 11pm Fireman’s Carnival.

See description from Friday, July 11th. This is the last night of the carnival.

Monday, July 21 7pm - 8pm Council Work Session.

Town Administration Building, 102 E. Main St. 11:30am - 12:30pm Trit Trot. See description from Monday, July 14th.

6pm - 7:30pm Anime & Pocky.

Bowman Library, Tasker Road, Stephens City. Anime and Pocky is a new program this summer for teens and ‘tweens hosted by the teen advisory board at Bowman Library. The program features viewing anime, checking out the newest Manga titles, and eating pocky, a popular snack food among teens in Japan. The next event, a showing of Inuyasha,

can’t listen live check out the podcasts at http://www.theriver953online. com.

5:30pm - 7pm Broken Silence Support Series. See description from Tuesday, July 15th.

Wednesday, July 23 2pm - 3pm Garden Keepers. See

description from Wednesday, July 16th.

Thursday, July 24 4pm - 5pm Anti-Litter Council Mtg. Warren County Government Center.

5pm - 6:30pm Drama Connect Workshops. Samuels Public Library,

Front Royal. Join us for free in improv, skits, acting tips, theater games, etc.

Come for all or part of each workshop and for one or more workshop.

All skill levels welcome! (Group A: Ages 14-18; Group B: Ages 18-99!)

Pre-registration is helpful but unnecessary. Note: No foul, off-color, or otherwise offensive language or be-

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Tuesday, July 22 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

We Mow Lawns Front Royal Little League & Washington Nationals Baseball Plus the award-winning News At Noon & Valley Today, local news & sports updates throughout the day and up-to-date weather from local meteorologist Kemp Miller Serving Front Royal and Warren County since 1948

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7pm - 11pm Swing Dancing Series. The George Washington Hotel, East Piccadilly Street, Winchester.

Join us in the Grand Ballroom for the Summer Swing Series featuring Yesterday Swing Orchestra The Yesterday Swing Orchestra is the Shenandoah Valley’s best source for authentic Big Band entertainment.

The classic sounds of Glen Miller,

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Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and others are brought to life by this full eighteen piece musical ensemble.

Vocalists Vicki Petrosky and Jennie Wright add additional excitement to the performance with stunning and soulful renditions of standards made

More people begin and end their day with us

famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Natalie Cole, Sarah Vaughn and other great vocal talents. Join us as our Summer Swing Series Continues: July 24, 2014; August 28, 2014; September 25, 2014. Tickets are $20.00 per person, $35.00 per couple. Doors open 6:30pm, music starts at 7:00pm.

Advanced-purchase tickets available or cash at the door.

Pickin’ Party. Warren County Senior Center, 1217 Commonwealth Ave. Saturday, July 26 9am - 1pm Farmers Market.

Downtown Front Royal, East Main Street, Front Royal. The Front Royal Farmers Market will run through October 25.

1pm - 2:15pm Paws for Reading.

See description from Saturday, July 12th.

Friday, July 25 7pm - 10pm Front Porch Style

Farrah

Pit Bull Terrier Adult - Female - Medium She is a Spayed Female 1-3 year old Pit/Boxer mix. She has a good bit of energy and loves to be outside running and playing. She does need work with basic obedience and house training.

Ad sponsored by:

7726 Main St. Middletown

Frederick Co. Esther L. Boyd Animal Shelter 161 Fort Collier Rd. Winchester, VA 540-667-9192 To sponsor a pet contact Angie at fcrwcr@gmail.com or 540-683-1847

540-508-0678

540-635-4734

Humane Society of Warren County

540-635-4734

Monday thru Sunday 10 am to 4 pm - Closed Wednesday • 1245 Progress Drive, Front Royal, VA • 540-635-4734 • humanesocietywc@gmail.com The Humane Society of Warren County will host a yard sale and bake sale on Friday and Saturday, July 11th and 12th, 8am-2pm at the animal shelter located at 1245 Progress Drive Front Royal, VA 22630. All proceeds will benefit the homeless animals of Warren County, VA. Donations for the yard sale and bake sale are appreciated and may be dropped off at the animal shelter prior to the event.

Please help us reach our goal of adopting out 100 cats in July! It’s kitten season and we have many wonderful kittens and cats in need of homes. We will be offering “Pick Your Price” adoption fees for all cats and dogs on July 11th and 12th (doesn’t include spay/neuter fee if applicable).

Ava - 10 year old spayed female pit mix. Ava is a super loving and sweet girl! She is house trained and great with children and cats.

Ava’s ad sponsored by:

Spicewood Flats Boarding Kennels & Grooming

125 Spicewood Lane • Front Royal

540-635-8979

spicewoodflats.com

Roscoe - 3 year old male pit bull.

Roscoe is a very sweet and friendly boy. He is house trained and loves to give kisses!

Big Jim - 3 year old neutered male Walker hound. Big Jim is house trained and loves children!

Mercedes - 10 year old spayed female pit bull. Mercedes is an older dog but can still hang with the youngsters. She loves long walks and other animals and children but most of all fetch all day everyday!

Big Jim’s ad sponsored by:

Mercedes’ ad sponsored by:

Roscoe’s ad sponsored by:

Martins Foods 409 South St. Front Royal

Property Management

Serving the area for 16 years!

540-635-2249

SamSneadRealty.com

Hillbilly’s Junkyard Hillbilly has what you NEED! 4381 Stonewall Jackson Hwy Bentonville, VA • 636-2671 hillbillysjunkyard.com

Wanda Snead

Sam Snead Realty • 540-635-9753

With your help we have been able to place thousands of animals in good homes. Contact Alison @ 540-551-2072 if you would like to become a pet sponsor too!

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2005Toyota Ford F-25 XLT 2010 Corolla 4x4, Heavy 4 Door, Auto,Duty Air $$13,900 11,900

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2008 Ford Ford F-350 2005 F-250 4x4, Supercab Diesel XLT, 4x4, Lariat, Diesel Only 34K Miles $$33,900 26,900

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2011Ford FordMustang Escape 2004 4x4, Auto, 6Air Auto, Air, Loaded, Cylinder $$14,900 5,900

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