Mid August 2014 Warren and Frederick County Report

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Fun at the Warren County Fair

In the trenches with big oil and gas

Short-term rentals – an economic can of 12 worms

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Winchester City and Frederick County head back to school

As students head back to school next week in Winchester, we want drivers to be By the Book when it comes to safety. The first day of school for students in the city is Monday, August 11th. There will be an increased presence of officers at schools during the first week in an effort to ensure safety.

Drivers The Winchester Police Department is asking drivers to use extra caution on area roadways by:

Adding extra time to their morning and evening commutes to accommodate extra traffic.

Following speed limits.

Paying close attention to school bus warning lights Being extra vigilant of students who are walking and riding a bike to school.

More than 23 million students nationwide ride the bus to and from school. Motorists are reminded that when a school bus is displaying flashing red lights, those traveling in both directions must stop, except on divided highways. Violators will be charged with reckless driving, a class 1 misdemeanor that is punishable with up to one year in jail and/ or a $2,500 fine. Children are our most vital assets and the inconvenience of taking a few extra seconds to stop for a school bus is insignificant compared to jeopardizing a child’s life.

Parents Parents are asked to supervise their children at bus stops and en-

courage safety when loading and unloading on a school bus. Motorists who are transporting children to and from school are reminded to ensure they are safely restrained in seat belts, booster seats, and child restraint devices.

We wish all local students, teachers, and school staff a safe and happy first day of school.

School Bus Schedules Being Distributed

Frederick County Public Schools will begin the distribution of school bus schedules for the 2014-15 school year on Wednesday, August 6. The bus schedules will be mailed to all students who will attend Frederick County Public Schools this year. The schedules will include the student’s name, the school they attend, the location of their morning and afternoon bus stops, whether they are walkers or non-bus riders, the number of the bus they will ride and the stop times. The stop times are an estimate and are subject to change. Students are encouraged to

be at their bus stop approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled stop time.

Transportation Director John Grubbs says, “The staff at the transportation department has done an outstanding job this summer developing safe and efficient bus routes, training new bus drivers and inspecting and completing routine maintenance on our buses. Each day school is in session, our buses make more than 700 runs and travel about 11,000 miles. Over the course of the entire school year, that adds up to more than 2.4 million miles.”

Prior to the end of the 2013-14 school year, parents/guardians were asked to complete a Transportation Form for each of their children for the upcoming school year. Anyone who has not already completed the form is being asked to do so, even if their children do not plan to ride a school bus this year. Copies of the form are available at all Frederick County Public Schools and on the school division’s website (www.frederick.k12.va.us).

Grubbs says, “When parents com-

plete and submit the Transportation Form, it allows us to avoid creating unnecessary stops for students who have alternate transportation plans.

Eliminating unnecessary stops helps us reduce fuel and mileage costs.”

Information on individual bus routes can be found on the Frederick County Public Schools’ website.

To access the information, individuals should click the “Departments” link on the home page and then the “Transportation” link. To access information on specific bus routes, individuals should select the “Locate Your Child’s School Zone/Bus Information” link on the Transportation Department page. That link will open a program which allows an individual to enter any address in Frederick County and determine which schools serve that address as well as information on the school bus stops in the area.

Frederick County Public Schools will open for the 2014-15 school year on Monday, August 18.

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Kathleen Kearns Pelletier Born in Kansas in 1949, Sarah Kathleen Kearns Pelletier (nee Main), was the youngest of four children. The family soon moved to New Jersey for a few years and finally settled in Dallas, Texas where Kathy was brought up and educated. She has always identified with Texas, even liking the Dallas Cowboys! Kathy graduated from the University of North Texas, followed by various grad school studies at different universities. Always adventurous, she set out early to see the world.

Marrying young, she set out with her husband, John, a Central Intelligence agency (CIA) employee, to live in Laos during the Vietnam War. Barely 21 years old, and married less than a year, she became a widow pregnant with her first child. She returned to Texas to bury her husband and have her child, John.

It looked as if her travelling days were over and she would be settling in Texas.

However, a year or so later she got a phone call that further changed her life. The then Director of the CIA, William Colby, asked her to go to Washington and become a CIA employee.

She joined “The Agency” and stayed until her retirement some twenty-five years later. Her assignments included Australia, Columbia, Mexico, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite the hardship nature of most of these tours of duty she managed to build an impressive career as a single mother and later married and gave birth to her daughter, Jessica, in 1985. Her travels took her around the world several times, notably China, Pakistan, The Philippines, Japan, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Thailand, Cambodia, all over Europe and 49 of the US States. By the time she retired, Kathy was fluent in Chinese, French, and Spanish. A good companion to have at a foreign restaurant! Her travels continued after retirement, where she worked away on her bucket list. One of her favorite trips, and a must on her bucket list because Alaska was the last US state she had to visit to complete her list of fifty, was a sea cruise to Alaska’s Glacier Bay combined with a land cruise to Denali Park.

Kathy’s travels lead naturally to one of her favorite pass-times: gourmet dinner parties hosted by her. She was especially fond of French and Thai food, both of which she excelled at. Her dinners were the place to be on any night of the week not only for the food, but the stories with which she delighted her guests. She, of course, had all the right beverages and settings appropriate to the dinner being served.

Her creativity extended to more artistic pursuits as well. She loved tiling, picking up tiles in her travels and tiling her own home and those of others. She started her own tiling business: The Mad Tiler, which kept her quite busy after retirement. When she wasn’t cooking or tiling Kathy found wants to satisfy her adventurous side, activities most of us would steer clear of. She obtained her pilot’s license, enjoyed parasailing and sky diving. Some say she never could keep her feet on the ground!

In 2001 Kathy married Bob Pelletier and before she entered Loving Arms in 2007 we continued working on her bucket list, visiting Ireland where she kissed the Blarney Stone, France, where we toured the Loire Valley wine country and Italy where we explored the Amalfi Coast and climbed up Mount Vesuvius, and closer to home, whale watching off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.

Written By Bob Pelletier

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Opinion

Morgan Ford Bridge replacement: a complex situation

Morgan Ford Road Bridge, as reflected in a sketch originally drawn 2 years ago when the bridge was configured differently, recently edited to reflect the current design Editor, Previous articles in both the Warren County Report and the Warren Sentinel have mistakenly characterized those who oppose VDOT’s design for the new Morgan Ford Bridge as being selfish and uncaring. We oppose the VDOT bridge plan because we believe there are better solutions, ones that will correct some of the bridge deficiencies while maintaining the current character of the bridge and surrounding terrain.

There are multiple problems with the VDOT bridge design. First, the bridge is overdesigned for the location and the traffic it will handle. Second, as designed, the bridge destroys the popular park1like recreation areas at the ends of the bridge. Third, the design degrades the beauty of the area and connection of the bridge to the river. And fourth, the bridge cov-

ers an historic area.

A bridge at Morgan Ford will always be limited in traffic capacity. The approaches and feeder roads to the bridge are narrow, hilly, and winding with no shoulders. The more people try to use this road, the more congestion, traffic snarls and accidents will happen. The Happy Creek1Morgan Ford1Fairground Roads are classified as a Major Rural Collector, as is Rte 55 from Front Royal to Linden. Regardless of the VDOT’s plans, miles of roads cannot be straightened nor widened because properties adjacent to the roads are in conservation easement.

Morgan’s Ford bridge is located at a former ford1 a place where the river is wide and shallow and easy for horses and wagons to cross. The “beaches” on both sides of the bridge are used extensively for fishing, river

access, wading, picnics, etc. Located on a public road, this mini1park is easy to get to and, with its curving roads, enjoys slower traffic. The natural lay of the land creates open vistas so you both enjoy the beautiful river and other park users. The gently sloping banks and lazy flowing water provide a safe introduction to the river for the young and the not so adventurous to go swimming, wading or relaxing on shore. Visit the park any nice day, especially on the weekend, and you will notice an abundance of others that agree with me, both visitors and Warren County residents alike. People come to see the beauty and be outdoors in nature, and then spend time at our business establishments.

VDOT’s scheme would destroy this area. VDOT is using a generic bridge design like the one built in Shenandoah County. The WCR showed pictures of the Shenandoah bridge but the pictures did not capture how completely different the two sites are.

I visited the Shenandoah County site and the riverbanks are high and steep and the river is narrow so the bridge fits seamlessly on the site. At the Morgan Ford site, the banks are long, low and gently sloping to the wide and shallow river. To place this same bridge at the Morgan Ford would require a supporting raised road running equally as long as the bridge through the “beaches” and wooded areas. The increased bridge height and length would create a barrier between up and down stream areas and would cover much of the open park areas. The accompanying roadwork required to support the high bridge

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would require the removal of most of the trees and bushes along the road due to construction needs and VDOT’s maintenance requirements, leaving a barren area.

Views in this area are exceptional. My father was raised in Warren County. He loved this county and many a time, he told me with a twinkle in his eye, “If heaven is any more beautiful than here (Warren County), it is going to have to get up and go some ” Our county is endowed with rare and great beauty and those who live here love and cherish these views, as do those who visit from all over the globe. People do not move to Warren County for jobs and convenience to shopping. They move here for the beauty and quality of life.

The Ford has been used for centuries, perhaps even millennia. Furthermore initial evidence indicates that a free African1American community called Smoketown, established in the late 17001early 1800’s, was located at the Ford. More research on this settlement is currently underway.

Our communities along this road will feel the impact of a new bridge.

The type of impact will be determined by the bridge design. It is time

for VDOT to embrace Smart Growth principals and instead of funneling all traffic into one big thoroughfare, build more, smaller scaled connections to the places where we live, shop and work so we can reach our destinations in less time and with less congestion. In the northeast section of Warren County, we need more than one eastern connection over the Shenandoah River to the 522 North Corridor so the number of vehicles can be divided and not overwhelm one road. If multiple small connections are made across the river, the people of Warren can more easily access shopping, jobs, schools and emergency services while protecting the livability of our rural and urban communities.

These are reasons enough to re1evaluate the present bridge design proposal and create a design that includes the whole area. This can only be accomplished if the state, county and local residents work together to create a long term plan that adequately addresses traffic needs, community livability and the preservation of Warren County’s precious beauty.

– Mary Ryan, Front Royal

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Rental hostility: Unintended consequences Editor, Our High Knob neighbors didn’t realize the unintended, county-wide, consequences of protesting our [short-term rental] permit. Every permit in the pipeline, most unopposed, may be unnecessarily delayed.

It seems the county is also heading toward a mysterious new ordinance, and apparently that ordinance will rule out short-term rentals except on agricultural land or properties over 5 acres.

Would a wise investor purchase 5 acres for a vacation rental when the return on investment would be dismal? – Doubtful.

The irony of the situation is that High Knob was founded as a second home resort and the original organizers opposed full-time occupants in their community.

There are 332 owner-occupied homes and 183 renters/second homes in High Knob. That is a total of 515 homes. Seventy four people on a petition, or who show up at a public hearing represents a very small subset of the community. Yes, they are loud, but should they hold sway?

There are 33 homes currently for sale in High Knob.

High Knob has multiple abandoned homes and a high non-owner occupied rate of 44.9%. This means they are either rentals or getaway homes for second home owners.

Why do landlords go short-term rental? They are able to attract higher quality ‘tenants’. They are able to have a manager on site, weekly, to inspect the property. They are able to make a cash flow sufficient to beautify the property and to keep it well maintained. Finally, they want personal use of the real estate for their own family.

Marshal Wile, former President of the Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association, says that citizens frequently protest applications for hospitality venues, citing that they will blight the community and increase traffic. What he observed during his tenure was quite the opposite, “Travelers who choose home-style lodging are high-expendable income folks who desire a unique travel experience.

They don’t increase traffic. And, they

spend more money than the average traveler on theme parks, restaurants, boutiques and antiques. In regard to the concerns about negative impact on property values, tourist rentals usually win the town beautification awards, year after year.”

Why should the Board of Supervisors defend, rather than deter the rights of short term rentals?

First, it makes good economic sense.

Renting a private home to a tourist or business traveler brings visitors to town for a longer time, so more tourist dollars are captured. It also encourages repeat visitors, when a family finds a home that fits their needs they tend to start a tradition.

Small businesses, especially, depend on the out of town visitors to keep their doors open. These tourists

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create jobs as these businesses prosper. The landlords themselves are small business people and support multiple small businesses from pest control to cleaning services.

To allow neighbors or even neighborhood associations to dictate what one can do with personal property is letting the tail wag the dog. Unless it is expressly prohibited by covenant, the Supreme Court of Virginia says that short term rentals are a legitimate residential use.

Discouraging investors from buying real estate in the county could start a downward spiral of decline in real estate values that would be hard to reverse. A hostile regulatory climate, such as now exists in Warren County, is all that is needed to send investors elsewhere.

Second, the rights of individuals need to be upheld in our constitutional republic. New homeowners are often ill equipped to defend themselves against the neighborhood clique and gossip mill. The unfriendly neighbor is so common as to be a proverb. Common sense tells us that Mr. Unfriendly next door should not rule over his neighbor’s property.

The Conditional Use Permit process should never be used as a hammer to shut down an owner’s ambitions for his land. The highest and

best use of the CUP is to mitigate neighbor’s concerns, not shut down free enterprise. Reasonable concerns can and should be incorporated as conditions under which a property can be rented short term. Wild imaginings and worst case scenarios are never likely to happen, and so should not trump property rights.

I urge the Board of Supervisors to take a long term view of this issue, and stop letting our neighbors worst fears dim the bright future of Warren County.

Kimberly Hartke Executive Director of the Shenandoah Lodging and Tourism Alliance (Hartke and her husband own <Bearlodgecabin.com>)

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say this reminds me of Envision Front Royal published last year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and it does, the basis is the basis.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SBDC small business development consultant Casey Wilson

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SBDC promises nothing, acknowledges duplication of effort Would economic consultant repeat past efforts or build on them?

Casey (at the bat) Wilson pitches his and SBDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expertise in community business development strategies. Listening are SBDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill Sirbaugh, background, and Councilman Hollis Tharpe. But is council just chasing its tail and avoiding final decisions?

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report A note of caution was expressed about a recommended contract with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) following a presentation by three representatives of SBDC at the Aug. 4 Front Royal Town Council work session. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to go ahead â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but I think we should be running this [plan] through the EDA,â&#x20AC;? Daryl Funk told his colleagues. Skepticism from Funk, who has expressed the most initial reservation about the plan brought to council two weeks ago by the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee on Economic Development, may not be surprising. However, he was not alone in expressing some reservation about

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jumping into a $20,000 a year contract with little in the way of guarantees about results and acknowledged duplication of past efforts on town planning initiatives.

Hollis Tharpe suggested perhaps the town and the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s committee should be the driving force behind moving any future vision plan ahead â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our own community,â&#x20AC;? he observed.

And while Bret Hrbek has expressed perhaps the most council enthusiasm for what SBDC is envisioned to bring to the community in the way of economic planning and small business development, even he had questions. He asked if SBDC would be working on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Envision Front Royalâ&#x20AC;? plan developed by the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last economic and planning consultant or actually be expanding off that existing plan. And after about 15 minutes of SBDC reps outlining the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning process and economic and small business development expertise, Hrbekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s question seemed an obvious one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say this reminds me of Envision Front Royal published last year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and it does, the basis is the basis,â&#x20AC;?

SBDC small business development consultant Casey Wilson told council.

Envision Front Royal was a visioning statement developed last year by The Renaissance Group and related efforts by an individual consultant, Milton Heard, and adopted by council as a first step in the town planning commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comprehensive Plan review.

In fact, both Wilson and Bill Sirbaugh repeated several times that they could promise no results and that the outline of their game plan might sound familiar to previously-

developed visioning statements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a magic wand to wave â&#x20AC;Ś not everything we do will be successful,â&#x20AC;? Sirbaugh said, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but we will provide the town with our experience base â&#x20AC;Ś so when it comes time to hire someone (projected town Economic Development Coordinator) â&#x20AC;Ś you will have a solid base to work from.â&#x20AC;?

Creation of the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee on Economic Development and the three-pronged plan recommended by it (see related story) grew out of over a year of inertia by council on what it should do to stimulate future economic and small business development while complementing a comfortable, rural small-town residential environment. In addition to creating a new, perhaps temporary position out of the existing tourism director role that would focus solely on town economic and business development, over the past three years council has also considered creating its own building inspection department; and explored, as well as rejected one specific, public-private partnership proposal (Kratos).

Two of the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendations were creation of an independent, more businessfriendly building inspection department and, not only an independent economic development coordinator, but its own non-taxing economic development authority. The third recommendation was contracting with SBDC in order to access its past experience and federal funding enabled by its local municipal or state contracts.

Sirbaugh told council SBDC did not consider itself a consultant, but rather a partner in what is an evolving relationship aimed at maximizing the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential. It is a potential that Wilson told council in his and SBDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion should be based on â&#x20AC;&#x153;a return to community economies â&#x20AC;Ś to small-town Americaâ&#x20AC;? as surveys have indicated 60 percent or more Americans prefer.

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Wilson listed his extensive personal small business experience, which he joked began in producing â&#x20AC;&#x153;earth shoesâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned from that,â&#x20AC;? he laughed of the short-lived footwear phenomena â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but evolved into successful marketing of development plans to 26 individual shopping centers.

Sirbaugh also elaborated on SBDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective on its role in community development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to pretend to come in and tell you about your community â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one small business expert, the owner; and you guys are the experts on your community,â&#x20AC;? Sirbaugh told council.

He also noted that step one would be finding out about and establishing ties to the local business community, some of which the company already has. Wilson noted past work dating to 2008 with local businesses here and Sirbaugh pointed out the company had some individual clients in Warren County and Front Royal.

But if the SBDC reps were short

on guarantees, noting that in the end any final solutions must be agreed to and implemented by the town and its business community, Sirbaugh did make one guarantee. That guarantee, if not 8 hours a week, was 32 hours a month in return for the $20,000 annual contract the town would fund.

He also projected the necessity of a two-year contract to fully realize the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision and plan for implementation of small business and economic development for the town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get to that bridge when we get there,â&#x20AC;? Sirbaugh said of extending a contract into a second year.

Despite his questions, Hrbek remained hopeful contracting SBDC would be a positive in extending the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expertise beyond individual business contracts, into a community development model reaching out to the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire small business community.

Mayor Darr and Councilman Tewalt were absent from the work session. A vote on contracting SBDC was put on councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular meeting agenda of Aug. 11.

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“Until we can speak as a unit, as a group up here, the town doesn’t have a [vision] statement. The business owners and the property owners continue to wonder as we flounder, about what to do … And this is at least a small step forward …” – Bret Hrbek

Front Royal

Council endorses economic committee recommendations But exactly what does THAT mean? A BIG Ferris wheel, hopefully …

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report A week after being presented with three recommendations by the Mayor’s Economic Committee, the Front Royal Town Council voted 5-1 to approve “endorsement” of those recommendations. As promised at the July 21 work session presentation on the recommendations, Daryl Funk remained in opposition to as strong a word as “endorsement” being applied to the recommendations of the committee.

Discussion of exactly what it was council was voting on ranged from earthly concerns like whether the town would be moving to unnecessarily isolate itself from the county and the town-county Economic Development Authority, to broader concerns about the relative roles of human free will versus Divine design on our individual and collective lives – REALLY, I’m not kidding: “I just feel like it sends the wrong message to both the EDA and the county if we say we’re giving up on the EDA and going our own way, potentially,” Funk said in outlining his opposition. “It’s all about appearances and I think this casts the wrong one. We’re one community,” Funk said of the town and county, adding, “and we need to build bridges. Front Royal is not an island. And I’m just deeply concerned by the idea that we are going to control our own destiny.

And as a Christian I believe that ultimately the Lord controls our destiny.

But certainly it’s our obligation to do things to try to move our community forward, and I endorse doing that – but I can’t endorse this resolution as it’s currently worded,” Funk concluded.

In the wake of that far-reaching rationale for his opposition, one is left to wonder where the Lord’s, the county’s and the town’s respective wills might or might not intersect in the councilman’s mind.

Bret Hrbek responded by saying he thought it was finally time for the town, “to put down a marker and say this is the way we want to go – this is the way we would like to see those volunteering on the committee to go.

“Until we can speak as a unit, as a group up here, the town doesn’t have a [vision] statement,” Hrbek observed. “The business owners and the property owners continue to wonder as we flounder, about what to do – should they sell something; is there going to be a redevelopment opportunity in that neighborhood??

And this is at least a small step for-

ward to indicate and tell our citizens that the town council is serious about economic development and redevelopment.”

Of Funk’s stated concerns about offending the Lord with too hearty an expression of free will on behalf of the town, Hrbek said, “I might agree with Mr. Funk that the Lord ultimately does control our destiny – but he also gave us a choice of free will in order to make those decisions.

And I have always gone by the saying ‘Pray as if it all depended upon God but work as if it all depended on you.

And now it’s our time, to work as if it is on us. And let’s put down that marker and indicate to our community that we are serious about economic development …”

Hrbek acknowledged the town’s past failures to move forward on visioning or economic plans – “every time council has knocked them down despite the fact that in our retreat we said our number one priority of the council was economic development – and we have yet to move on it.”

Hrbek called council endorsement “a 30,000-foot view” adding, “It does not tie our hands in any way. And I don’t see anywhere in this motion where it says we should be antagonistic to any of the other stakeholders who are involved with economic development in our community.”

Hrbek suggested “creation of a non-taxing development authority” could work as a compliment to the EDA activities, rather than in duplication of what it does for the town (writer’s note: EDA officials point out the EDA continues to work on behalf of both the county and town, even after the town gave up its share of operational funding of the EDA as a partial solution to lost 522 Corridor revenues.

“They can compliment what the Chamber is doing and Downtown Front Royal, can compliment and help what the plazas (county’s northside corridor commercial centers) are doing,” Hrbek said.

He reiterated supporters’ contention that all that was being voted on that night was endorsement of a specific direction for the mayor’s economic committee to work towards.

That suggested direction is: 1) Fund and support the Virginia SBDC (Small Business Development Corp); 2) Create a non-taxing development authority; 3) Hire a town building inspector; And those specifics remain of concern to Funk.

However, mayor’s committee

members with town business interests expressed concern over continued reliance on county departments to stimulate town business development.

“They’re not business friendly – no matter what they say, they’re not,” National Media Services owner Mike McCool told council of the county building inspection department during the committee’s July 21 work session presentation.

And that ongoing question about dueling municipal economic interests that are more competitive than cooperative may well be a driving motivation of supporters of increased town independence on movement toward its own small business and economic future.

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Oak Ridge Boys highlight final weekend of music month

The spanner* in the works Large among those “dueling interests” is competition between in-town business and county commercial interests enabled by the 1998 Corridor Agreement that saw the town extend central water-sewer into the county’s north corridor. That competition is complicated by the town’s lost 200910 court decisions stripping it of 80 percent, or about $600,000 at the time, of its PILOT (Payment In Lieu Of Taxes) fee revenues created by the 1998 corridor agreement. Those fees were deemed legal by a three-judge state panel and reflected a trade off for the town’s creating that commercial competition and potential lost commercial tax revenue.

That 1998 Agreement headed off one potentially nasty north corridor annexation fight. And in some opinions, the lack of a mutually-agreedupon adjustment to that agreement in the wake of the town’s lost 2009-10 court decision and is a huge part of what has driven the town’s flirtation with independent economic development over the past three-plus years.

However, council has never been able to present a unified front on its vision and economic initiatives over that five-year time span due to a variety of philosophical or personal perspectives on council.

And despite the skepticism I expressed last edition about the likelihood of this visioning initiative resulting in any more substantial change than past ones have, I did find myself courted into buying into the new plan following council’s July 28 vote of endorsement.

“Well Roger, it looks like you’re going to get your BIG Ferris wheel,” Mayor Darr said after the meeting with a twinkle in his eye.

“You can only hope – but I’ll be-

The Oak Ridge Boys will be joined by Eddie from Ohio for the final weekend at the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival in Orkney Springs, Aug. 29-30.

Experience an evening of authentic southern fun with Grammy Award winning group The Oak Ridge Boys. The band will open the final weekend of the 51st annual Shenandoah Valley Music Festival on Saturday, August 30, at 7 pm. in Orkney Springs, Va. The Oak Ridge Boys are country music superstars. With 12 gold, three platinum, and one double platinum album, success has followed the quartet for more than 50 years. Along with their five Grammy awards, the band has multiple Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music and Dove awards to their name.

Founded in 1945 as The Oak Ridge Quartet, its current members, Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban, joined in the 60’s and 70’s and have been touring and recording together for the last 40 years.

Despite the longevity of their success, the quartet has lost none of their enthusiasm. They have been praised by music critics for the high energy and entertainment value of their live shows.

“What the Oaks managed to do is take that energy out of gospel music and inject it into mainstream country. Hit after hit built upon Allen’s and Golden’s comparatively straight-ahead singing with Bonsall’s fiery top notes— with all held together by Sterban’s unfathomably deep bass…. these

Boys seemed truly ageless after 40 years,” blogs Jim Bessman, on The Examiner.com.

Relax with the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival and spend an evening picnicking on the lawn and tapping your toes along to hits like “Elvira” and “Bobbie Sue.” Tickets start at $40. Buy tickets at www. musicfest.org and print at home for the greatest savings, $4 per ticket, or call (540) 459-3396.

The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival’s concerts are in Orkney Springs, Va., a tiny town about 15 miles west of Mount Jackson, in Shenandoah County on the grounds of the old Orkney Springs Hotel, a restored resort hotel and national historic landmark dating from the 1890s, now part of Shrine Mont. Reserved seats may be purchased in a covered pavilion, or general admission tickets are available in the lawn area, which starts just over 30 yards from the stage.

Picnics are welcome. Food and ice cream are available for purchase on-site.

The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival is a not-for-profit performing arts presenter made possible by grants from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts; Shenandoah County, sponsorships, private foundation grants, contributions from businesses and individuals and ticket sales.

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Kudos to cake decorator Frankie Jenkins for winning best in show at this year’s Warren County Fair!

Marylyn Carrington of Strasburg participates in the appropriately named Parakeet Experience August 6 at the Warren County Fair. The interactive parakeet exhibit is just one of the many offerings at Bar C Ranch in Berryville. More information can be found at BarCRanch.org. Under questioning, Ms. Carrington revealed she had never heard of Alfred Hitchcock...

Retired Front Royal Police Officer Danny “the Singing Policeman” Figgins presents a cash prize to Morgan Catlin, 13 of Berryville at the annual Warren County Fair Karaoke Contest Aug 5th. Other winners were Loreloi Ferrebee, 7 of Winchester (middle) and Kaitlyn Flebbe, 10 of Middletown. All three also received a free pass for the rest of the fair!

7-year-old Loreloi Ferrebee of Winchester wowed the audience at the Warren County Fair Karaoke Contest with her rendition of “Let it Go” from the movie Frozen.

3-and-a-half-year-old Taven Carroll of Linden pushes his fivemonth-old brother Tobias through the ticket line at the Warren County Fair.

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Members of the Front Royal Cardinals watch the field July 17 before going on to beat the Staunton Braves 3 to 2. From left are Ryan Cleveland of Toccoa, Ga., Garrett Anderson of Puyallup, Wash., Carley Zalewski of New Kensington Pa., Rick Reyes of Laredo Tx. and Danny Guido of Elk Grove Village, Ill.

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My children had a wonderful time at National Night Out August 5. Want to thank our local Target store for their wonderful service to the Warren County area. They had one of the most popular attractions for the children last night. Here is a picture of my children early in the evening with the Target crew. From left are Shiloh Avery, Jordan Avery, Easton Avery – Chris Carver, Jay Greer, Michael Fletcher, Lisa Seal, Opal Neal, Josh Melton and Lyndon and Jack Williamson. Photo by Jen Avery, BPOR, Listing Agent with Team Waller Real Estate

Ray Cameron of Front Royal buys 7 hot dogs, a pint of fireman’s relish and fries from Deputy Sheriff Eddie Long July 17 at the Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department’s Carnival.

The spicy fireman’s relish is a huge hit each year. For the 2014 Fireman’s Carnival, volunteers made 480 gallons!

Wil Caton of Bar C Ranch in Berryville holds Eli, a friendly dromedary camel, in between educational camel rides for kids at the 2014 Warren County Fair. Dromedaries have one hump and originated in the Middle East around 3,000 B.C. Two hump camels are from Asia. Camels store fat in their humps and that, coupled with their ability to store lots of water in their bodies, allows camels to travel long distances without food or drink. Find out more at BarCRanch.org

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Winchester-Frederick New Winchester distillery announced first product Garofalo Artisan Liqueurs, Inc., of Winchester VA, founded by a 74 year old craft liqueur maker, announces the introduction of its first liqueur â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night Lifeâ&#x20AC;? Coffee Liqueur. It is currently being made available in 100 Virginia ABC stores across the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night Lifeâ&#x20AC;? Coffee is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;60 proof â&#x20AC;? liqueur made from a custom blend coffee roast. It is especially flavorful sipped by itself with a true coffee flavor followed by a subtle cocoa finish. This is not a syrupy coffee one normally sees on the stores and bar shelves Mixologist, testing the liqueur, find it fully compatible with other spirits and easy to use in mixing creative cocktails. Three recipes have been published on the GAL Facebook page.

An amendment has been passed in this recent Virginia 2013 legislative session, to current Virginia Law, appointing Garofalo Artisan Liqueurs an agent of the VA ABC permitting them to hold tastings and sell their liqueurs at their distillery plant in Winchester, VA at 830 No. Kent Street, Suite 4, beginning July 1st.

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Breaking and Entering at Printing Company The Winchester Police Department is investigating a breaking and entering that occurred at a printing company in the 700 block of North Loudoun Street. Sometime during the overnight hours between Wednesday and Thursday someone broke into Clear Choice Printing and stole an undisclosed amount of money.

Officers responded to the business

around 8 a.m. Thursday morning and discovered that someone had entered the business through a window.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Solvers Hotline at 540-665-TIPS. Information leading to an arrest in this case could result in a reward of up to $1,000.

Counterfeit Money Arrest On July 23, 2014 at approximately 11:20 a.m. officers with the Winchester Police Department responded to a business located in the first block of South Loudoun Street for a report of a male who attempted to pass counterfeit money. The business did not accept the $100 bill and the male left the business. A detailed description of the male was provided and officers made contact with a male who matched the description in the area of Boscawen Street and South Loudoun Street. In the process of detaining the male for investigation purposes the male pulled away from the officer, and fled on foot. After a short foot pursuit the male was arrested in the 100 block of North Washington Street.

The male was identified as Joseph Davet. Mr. Davet is a 19 year old male from Winchester. Mr. Davet was arrested for Obstruction of Justice, Obtaining Money by False Pretense and Possession of Counterfeit Money and transported to the jail.

Final member of heroin distribution conspiracy sentenced The last of seven defendants convicted of conspiring to distribute large amounts of heroin in and around the Winchester, Va. region, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Harrisonburg.

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Today in District Court, Haack was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The issue of heroin abuse has risen to epidemic levels in parts of Virginia,â&#x20AC;? United States Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy said today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will continue to work to reverse this disturbing trend through rigorous law enforcement as well as education, prevention and treatment programs.

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Previously convicted and sentenced for their roles in the conspiracy were: Raymond Thomas Conrad, 26, of Strasburg, Va., 120 months; William Russell Carroll, II, 27, of Winchester, Va., 30 months; Dana James Hardy, 27, of Fredericksburg, Va., 84 months; Jennifer Elizabeth Breeden, 26, of Winchester, Va., 84 months; Brian Gary Pelczynski, 29, of Winchester, Va., 44 months; and Charles Lynwood Kline, 26, of Winchester, Va., 120 months.

According to information presented at previous hearings by Assistant United States Attorney Donald Wolthuis, this conspiracy consisted of a group of people who were working together to bring heroin from Baltimore, Md. to the Winchester, Va. area both for use and re-distribution. While the group had no formal organization, the central player in the conspiracy was Raymond Conrad.

Heroin was purchased on the streets of Baltimore for $90-$120 per gram and later sold on the streets of Winchester for $50 per 1/10 of a gram.

The investigation revealed that during the life of the conspiracy, April 2010 to June 2013, some two kilograms of heroin were re-distributed, representing roughly 20,000 dosage units of heroin being put on the streets in Winchester, and the surrounding areas.

The investigation of the case was conducted by the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Northwest Virginia Regional Drug Task Force is comprised of nine participating jurisdictions, the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, and Page, the cities and towns of Winchester, Front Royal, and Strasburg, and the Virginia State Police. Assistant United States Attorney Donald Wolthuis prosecuted the case for the United States.

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To deter thieves from targeting your car, residents are reminded to protect their valuables by doing the following: Lock car doors and close all windows when you leave your car When parking at home use your garage, if you have one, and lock your car inside your garage If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a garage, try to park in a well-lit area Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave anything of value inside your car, even if your car is locked If you are a victim of this crime, even if valuables arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taken, it is important that you report the incident to police at 540-662-4131. This information helps our detectives track trends and patterns throughout the City.

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Greenwood Mill Elementary School Principal Kristin Waldrop has resigned in order to become the new principal at Peter Muhlenberg Middle School in Shenandoah County effective August 1. Waldrop

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Waldrop says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is with mixed emotions that I leave the exceptional students and staff at Greenwood Mill. My time working in Frederick County as both the principal at Senseny Road and Greenwood Mill Elementary Schools has been very rewarding both personally and professionally. I have learned a great deal and am taking many treasured memories with me as I assume my new role with Shenandoah County Public Schools.â&#x20AC;?

Waldrop is a Winchester native who began her career as a special education teacher in Loudoun County. She also taught in Georgia where she became an administrator serving as both an elementary school assistant principal and principal before being named the principal at the Senseny Road Elementary School in March 2007.

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“I don’t feel comfortable with where we’re at with it … what are we going to do, just say no?” – Richard Traczyk on county short-term rental policy

County backs off short-term rental cease & desist orders

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Potential legal issues stemming from their handling of a slew of shortterm rental permit applications and permit reviews were addressed at an Aug. 5 work session of the Warren County Board of Supervisors.

Shenandoah District Supervisor Richard Traczyk requested the discussion. Traczyk observed that the current situation began with the board’s rejection (with his lone vote of dissent) of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application of Tareq Salahi for his residence in Mosby Overlook Estate. That 4-1 vote to deny Salahi’s application, reversed a unanimous county planning commission recommendation for approval.

However, during the commission’s discussion of the Salahi application it was observed that while the commission based recommendations solely on applicable county codes, it was the elected board’s role to add peripheral considerations such as public opinion or POA covenants into the decision-making process.

Traczyk said of pending action on

seven subsequent short-term rental CUP applications or reviews, “I don’t feel comfortable with where we’re at with it … what are we going to do, just say no?”

In the wake of Salahi’s legal challenge of the board denial of his request, Traczyk explained his discomfort came from the potential appearance of an “arbitrary and capricious” decision-making process by the supervisors.

In fact, the agenda packet included a letter addressing a cease and desist order sent to a property owner permitted by the county for short-term rentals in 2012 – “I do not understand why the owners that received cease and desist letters have to cancel the bookings they already had on the books. Many renters book months ahead and especially at this time of year, it is their long-planned vacation that they now have to find new lodging for,” the letter signed “Chris and Steve, Rainbow Views,” stated.

“I hope the publicity this subject is getting does not create a public relations nightmare that Warren County is anti-tourist,” the Rainbow Views letter concluded (what the heck, the

county’s already established itself, and the Town of Front Royal by association, as anti-Appalachian Trail hiker with its 2013 refusal to allow hiker hostel as a use by Conditional Permit anywhere in the county – why not throw short-term rental tourists into the mix?!!?).

However, board Chairman Dan

Murray said, “That is a short time to cut someone’s vacation off.” Murray suggested that as long as all business fees and taxes were up to date, permitted short-term rental operations be allowed to continue pending completion of permit reviews.

County staff concurred with that short-term solution on existing per-

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Serenity Cleaning Solutions serves Warren and surrounding counties Local entrepreneurs ready to solve tough cleaning and restoration problems with new business

Kerry Young is ready to take on tough cleaning and restoration projects with his new business-Serenity Cleaning Solutions.

By Carol Ballard Warren County Report After a career as a Transportation Management Specialist for the U.S. Government, Kerry Young decided to use his life skills to start his own business, Serenity Cleaning Solutions, LLC. They serve Warren County plus the surrounding counties of Page, Fauquier, Clarke, Fred-

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erick and Shenandoah.

They opened their new commercial and residential cleaning and restoration business in May of this year and so far, satisfied customers have been recommending them to others.

“We’ve been building up business steadily by word of mouth alone,” said Kerry.

He and his wife Wendy have lived in Warren County all their lives, and are familiar with the people as well as the town and county. Kerry takes on the labor part of the business, with two part-time employees and Wendy does the bookkeeping and accounting.

“I very much like working for myself. I’ve worked for others and made them rich, but I wanted to reap the rewards of my own labor,” Kerry said.

So he took courses through the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification and became

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“I’ve cleaned things all my life, but doing it professionally is a whole different world. It’s fascinating to me,” he said.

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Kerry is enthusiastic about his new business and says he finds it very rewarding to go into a place that has some big problems and see how much it has improved after they’re done. The company is often called upon to provide cleaning for people who are expecting guests, or to clean up rental property so new occupants have a clean and sanitized place to move into, he said.

One time they were called by a bed and breakfast manager because a broken water pipe had caused carpet flooding and staining in the rooms.

They cleaned it up, sanitized it and freshened it and the manager said it looked like there hadn’t been an incident there, Kerry said.

“Our goal is to build a good company-but not an empire-by leaving happy customers with top quality results and building our business one customer at a time,” he continued.

He says their prices are reasonable and they get a lot of calls, but it’s very hard to give quotes over the phone, so they offer a free estimate before quoting a price as well as a free video inspection of air ducts.

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Radio & history

WFTR-WZRV granted half sewer tap fee waiver Avtex Community Day funds approved; EPA site release anticipated

The past and future of the American Viscose site on display at the WCGC

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report At its July 28 meeting the Front Royal Town Council voted 4-1 with one abstention to waive half of the sewer tap fee for the WFTR-WZRV radio station. Former town public works director Gene Tewalt cast the lone dissenting vote and Vice-Mayor Shae Parker abstained.

As he had at work session discussions, Tewalt objected to potentially setting any precedent that could require the town to grant similar requests from other businesses or even residential users, costing the town a crucial portion of its revenues that support its central water and sewer utilities. Parker said that while the town legal department told him it was not required, he would abstain due to past and occasionally current connections to the station as a news and talk show host.

It was explained that the waiver, half of the full waiver the station had originally sought, was being granted for the long-time and continued service the station provides the town in the way of emergency broadcast

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considerations, as well as community news service over the station’s 66 year history here. On these grounds of decades of specific services provided to the town since the station’s founding in 1948 (it was a very good year) supporters believe they headed off any precedent setting that could put the town over a tap-fee collecting barrel.

It was observed that if the emergency broadcasts provided by the station related to weather or other natural disasters, law enforcement, traffic and other alerts were not available through the station the town would have to create some sort of an emergency broadcast system of its own.

The station, located at 1106 Elm Street off John Marshall Highway not far from Jamestown and Richmond Roads intersection, is also moving to central sewer from an aging septic system, a move the town finds desirable environmentally as old town structures survive into the 21st century.

(Full disclosure: this reporter worked as a WZRV News at Noon and Valley Today host for about six months in 2007 during some personnel maneuvering at the station. I let neither that employment (it was fun, the control panel was a drag) nor management’s decision not to con-

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A celebration of history …

Also at its July 28 meeting council, this time unanimously – at least they agreed on something that night – voted to contribute $1,000 to the Avtex Community Day event planned

for Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the 400 Kendrick Lane site of the EDA headquarters in the old American Viscose-FMC-Avtex Administration building.

It is hoped that this community day celebrating a landmark at the site will be of special note, in that a “letter of no further interest” from the Environmental Protection Agency

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What is being celebrated will be the life and after life of the rayon and synthetic fibers manufacturing plant built by the American subsidiary of a British company in 1940 as World War II loomed in Europe.

Radio & history

The former pond areas take up a chunk of the larger section of the site that will be park land that cannot be developed in any way

File photos of the Avtex Superfund site being remediated. has been promised to be delivered.

Of course for citizens and public officials who have heard earlier promised destination dates for remediation and rehabilitation of the site, like me and the Ferris wheel – they’ll believe it when they see it.

“Whether or not we have a letter of no further interest, we’re having a celebration,” Councilman Bret Hrbek commented prior to the vote.

Gene Tewalt noted that his mother had been an employee of the plant, observing that he “grew up on Avtex, or American Viscose wages.”

It was noted that the local EDA and town government are trying to reach former or retired employees of the plant under any of its three corporate incarnations, to participate in the day’s events. So, anyone knowing how to reach former employees of the plant were asked to forward that info to the town or EDA and alert those people of the coming event.

And a brief history What is being celebrated will be the life and after-life of the rayon and synthetic fibers manufacturing plant built by the American subsidiary of a British company in 1940 as World

War II loomed in Europe. The plant was a major manufacturer of materials that contributed to the Allied war effort and was nestled away in the Shenandoah Valley as a safeguard

against Axis military attacks on the plant. But just as a precaution in case those nasty European fascist air forces made it this far, the plant’s building were built of reinforced brick and support triple the thickness of normal plant requirements.

In its incarnation as American Viscose the plant produced materials used in rubber for tires, nylon for parachutes and materials for uniforms among other things. Proceeding through two subsequent post-war ownerships when domestic production items, women’s nylons for one, fueled what became Front Royal and Warren County’s major commercial and employment economic engine, the plant continued to contribute to government projects.

In fact, the fact that the then Avtex plant remained the lone source of key elements for portions of the U.S. space shuttle, including O-rings,

into the late 1980s actually kept the plant alive beyond its otherwise useful years. In fact, the extent of the environmental disaster that had been a byproduct of the plant’s activities became increasingly apparent to both state and federal officials for several years before the plant was forced to close.

Virginia Attorney General Mary Sue Terry and the Virginia Water

Control Board finally shut the plant down in 1989 for ongoing violations of state water control guidelines.

The “Avtex Superfund site” became the nation’s largest (467 acres) environmental disaster site at the time and into the early 1990s.

In 1999, a movement to complete the site cleanup and remediate and eventually redevelop the site as riverside park land and a 160-acre business park began gaining steam. The consequent cooperation between government and community leaders in Front Royal and Warren County, and officials of the Commonwealth of Virginia and federal Environmental Protection Agency has periodically been held up as a model of local-state-federal cooperation toward a positive end for communities working their way out of such environmental or other calamities.

Carcinogens being dumped into the adjacent Shenandoah River and pumped into the air, as well as myriad other pollutants not recognized as such when the plant was built and operating in its heyday, were the primary environmental consequence of the plant’s 49-year life.

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“Our state has been at a similar crossroads before: in 1959, Virginia refused to recognize the interracial marriage of Mildred and Richard Loving of Caroline County. They were even sentenced to a year in prison for violating the ‘racial integrity’ act.” Va. ACLU Exec. Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga.

Fed Appeals Court upholds pro-marital rights ruling Perhaps grudgingly, Virginia pointed toward a future of marital equality

dates.

As prominently illustrated in “The Case Against 13” documentary on the California legal challenge of DOMA, the federal court decisions rested heavily on the legal opinion that defendants seeking to uphold constitutional amendments limiting marital rights to heterosexual couples could prove no legally-substantiated harm to themselves from the same-sex marriages of others.

Race, gender – rematch?

Two sides to every debate – some will be happy, others not so, over the latest federal court ruling on marital rights.

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report On July 28, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.

In his Fourth Court of Appeals opinion, Judge Henry F. Floyd wrote, “Civil marriage is one of the cornerstones of our way of life. It allows individuals to celebrate and publicly declare their intentions to form lifelong partnerships, which provide unparalleled intimacy, companionship, emotional support, and security. The choice of whether and whom to marry is an intensely personal decision that alters the course of an individual’s life. Denying same-sex couples this choice prohibits them from participating fully in our society, which is precisely the type of segregation that the Fourteenth Amendment cannot countenance.”

Floyd’s July 28 opinion upheld a Feb. 13, 2014, opinion by Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In handing that decision down, Judge Wright Allen said, “Our Constitution declares that ‘all men’ are created equal. – Surely this means all of us … We have arrived upon another moment in history when ‘We the People’ becomes more inclusive, and our freedom more perfect.”

The appeals court decision marks the third time since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in U.S. v. Windsor (California) in 2013 that a federal appeals court has declared that state laws denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry or refuse to recognize the out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples unconstitutional.

According to an American Civil Liberties Union press release, “The

decision will not take effect immediately, but will go into effect in 21 days, unless the defendants file a motion to stay the ruling. The ruling will also be stayed if the defendants ask the full court of appeals to review the case.” As it has elsewhere, the ACLU has been involved in the Virginia case as part of the legal representation of plaintiffs seeking to have the commonwealth’s ban on same-sex marriage overturned.

“If the Supreme Court doesn’t grant review of the decision, the appeals court decision will be final and all same-sex couples in Virginia who want to get married or want their marriages recognized will be able to do so. The ruling could also impact similar bans in the remaining Fourth Circuit states (North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia) that continue to discriminate against

same-sex couples,” the ACLU explained. The Fourth District’s other state, Maryland, legalized same-sex marriage in 2012.

Legal background When the Virginia case was first filed, Virginia’s Republican governor (Bob McDonnell) and attorney general (Ken Cuccinelli) strongly defended the state’s ban. But Democrats won Virginia’s three highest offices in November 2013, and Virginia’s new Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced he considered the marriage ban unconstitutional and would assist its challenge.

The Virginia case, Bostic v. Schaefer, included a certified class made up of approximately 14,000 same-sex couples in the commonwealth who want to get married or want their

out-of-state marriages recognized in Virginia. The couples representing the class action aspect of the case are Joanne Harris and Jessica Duff of Staunton and Christy Berghoff and Victoria Kidd of Winchester.

In addition, two plaintiff couples in Norfolk are represented in the case by attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies. Olson and Boies argued opposite sides of the landmark Citizen’s United case before the U.S. Supreme Court. As you may recall, by a 5-4 majority, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the notion in Citizens United that corporations have the same rights of speech as people and that the spending of money equated to “free speech” rights granted to human beings by the U.S. Constitution, thus cannot be limited in amount spent to promote political candi-

Virginia AG Herring, among other attorneys involved in the Virginia DOMA challenge, acknowledged another marital rights legal battle centered in Virginia nearly a half century ago.

“Our state has been at a similar crossroads before: in 1959, Virginia refused to recognize the interracial marriage of Mildred and Richard Loving of Caroline County. They were even sentenced to a year in prison for violating the ‘racial integrity’ act. It’s a dark chapter in our history, but it’s one we’ve learned from,” said ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga.

Supporters of heterosexual marriage only appear to hinge their hopes of a change of legal direction on the assumption that the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet decided the root constitutional issue of whether any valid constitutional reason exists to limit the right to marry to heterosexual couples.

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State

McDonnell trial opening unveils surprise strategy 14-count corruption indictment laid at feet of wife, broken marriage

A file photo from the governor’s office showing Mo McDonnell and Jonnie Williams at a May 5, 2011 Executive Mansion reception for the Richmond NASCAR race.

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report Just when you think you’ve heard it all, think again – as the dog days of summer loomed ahead through a late July cooling spell 70 miles west of D.C., the defense team of former Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen unveiled a perhaps unexpected defense strategy against a 14-count federal corruption indictment: “it’s my wife’s fault” or more precisely, the former governor’s marriage to co-defendant and former NFL Washington football team cheerleader Maureen “Mo” McDonnell was in such bad shape they didn’t communicate enough to conspire about anything; and Mo had a big-time crush on the man the couple is accused of accepting lavish gifts from in exchange for political favor for his business interests.

Quite the turn for the Republican Christian family values governor who wrote a graduate thesis titled “The Republican Party’s Vision for the Family” (likely penned at Pat Robertson’s Regent University) and whose administration spent a great deal of effort pushing state-mandated vaginal probes for pregnant women pondering abortion and blocking same-sex marital rights.

But hey, what’s the sacrifice of one marriage in defense of the bigger picture of state-mandated Christian and Republican family values, or at least what is publicly passed off as such?!!?

“Jonnie Williams was larger than life to Maureen McDonnell. But unlike the other man in her life, Jonnie Williams paid attention to Maureen McDonnell,” Washington Post writers covering the federal corruption trial quote Maureen McDonnell’s lead defense attorney William Burck stating on the trial’s opening day, Tuesday, July 29.

“Maureen McDonnell’s intense — even romantic — interest in Jonnie R. Williams Sr. helps explain why she let him pay for expensive shopping trips and vacations for her and her family while she promoted a nutritional supplement he was trying to sell, defense attorneys said during opening statements. She

was not hatching a scheme with her husband to get rich by abusing the prestige of the governor’s office; rather, she was a woman in a broken marriage who craved attention,” a story by Post writers Per the Post’s Matt Zapotosky, Rosalind S. Helderman and Laura Vozzella: “Bob McDonnell is an innocent man … Bob McDonnell eats Virginia ham.

He drinks Virginia wine. And my guess is, if the man smoked, he’d smoke Virginia cigarettes,” the ex-governor’s attorney John Brownlee told the court in opening the case at the other end of the defense table, according to the Post.

That the defense strategy will be emotionally wearing on the McDonnell family was illustrated at another point in the trial’s opening day, as the Post reported, “Later in the day, Cailin McDonnell Young, one of the McDonnells’ daughters, cried softly on the witness stand as a prosecutor showed photos from the young woman’s wedding. The prosecutor had highlighted various items and wedding services that others had paid for — including a ($15,000) catering bill eventually footed by Williams … Young said that, in retrospect, she regretted having accepted the items and wished that she and her husband had themselves paid for a ‘small, backyard’ affair, as she insisted the two had always planned.

‘Our wedding now has this black cloud over it. – You can’t look back at it with a happy memory,’ she said.

“The catering bill was among the first gifts from Williams to the McDonnell family that are part of the corruption case. Young testified that Williams offered to pay for her reception after meeting her just once, for 10 to 15 minutes, after she ran into the businessman and his wife having dinner with her parents at the governor’s mansion.

Of the prosecution contention that the McDonnells had jointly been involved in acquiring the lavish gifts and funds from Williams, the Post reporters describe the defense tack on opening day: “Burck said a former staff member

had referred to Williams as Maureen McDonnell’s ‘favorite playmate,’ and the defense attorney said some might view the relationship as ‘inappropriate.’ He noted the pair exchanged 1,200 texts and phone calls during the period covered by the indictment.

“The McDonnells, by contrast, were ‘barely on speaking terms,’ he said.

“Brownlee, Robert McDonnell’s defense attorney, said Maureen McDonnell told her husband that she ‘hated him’ and complained in particular of not having enough money,” the Post reports.

Perhaps she was hating him less the day in August 2011 she allegedly talked

Williams into buying her husband a Rolex watch inscribed “71st Governor of Virginia” as an gift. “[Brownlee] said Robert McDonnell would read aloud to jurors an intimate e-mail in which he appealed to his wife to ‘help save the marriage.’ But he said the plea ‘fell upon blind eyes and deaf ears’ because the night it was received, Maureen McDonnell was ‘distracted with other interests.’

“The couple’s problems ‘created a rift so wide that an outsider — in this case, another man — could invade and poison the marriage,’ Brownlee said.

However, the McDonnells defense fell short of stating Mo McDonnell and

Jonnie Williams actually had a “romantic” or “sexual” relationship.

“Questioned on his way out of the courthouse about the harrowing day, Robert McDonnell said: ‘I love my children very much. I’m sorry they’re having to go through this,’ ” the Post’s coverage of the opening day concluded.

No doubt the weight of this public bearing of his alleged marital discord is weighing as heavily on Robert McDonnell’s brow as that gift Rolex his wife insisted Williams purchase for her husband is on his wrist …

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Not learning from history: Lebanon 2006, Gaza 2014 Echoes of 2006 attack on Lebanon reported in our inaugural edition

A 3-year-old Gaza girl with a fractured skull. Photos Democracy Now

Medical personnel remove infant bodies from a makeshift morgue freezer – sort of like the one in your basement.

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report

the media has quickly established a myth about the beginning of the current fighting,” Warren County resident and second-generation Lebanese-American Betty Molchany said of the story being told to the American public … The mainstream U.S. media always describes Israeli attacks as responses, the American public never gets both sides of the story, so it is little wonder people here have a distorted perspective about what is happening in the Middle East.

Aug. 2006/Aug. 6, 2014 – Why does the worldwide and non-mainstream US media reporting of the month-long Israeli assault on Gaza sound so familiar? Could it be because it is almost like seasonal hunting for one of the world’s largest military and nuclear-armed nations – as reported in this newspaper’s inaugural August 2006 edition in a slightly different context?

As of the more recent 2014 date cited above, perhaps ironically the 69th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb that killed 74,000 of that Japanese city’s population of about 150,000, the death toll for Israel had reached 63 soldiers and 5 civilians over the same 28-day period in which nearly 1900 Palestinians were killed, including an estimated 430 children and an overwhelming percentage of civilians. Another 8000 Palestinians have been injured and an estimated $6 billion in damage done. And with the recovery of the injured dependant on a living situation in which electricity and water are no longer available, the UN warns of a massive humanitarian health crisis on the horizon as we went to press during a planned 72-hour cease fire.

In Warren County Report’s inaugural edition of August 2006, we reported on another Israeli attack in which civilians also seemed to pay the heaviest price – just insert Palestine and Palestinians for Lebanon or Lebanese as you read this revisiting of our collective histories.

We also include that August 2006 story’s recounting of local filmmaker Tito Howard’s documentary about the 1967 Israeli attack on the American ship USS Liberty, another haunting and largely ignored piece of our

collective history.

Remember: August 2006: Throughout much of the world, the Israeli offensive launched against Lebanon on July 12 resulted in an outcry by critics against what appeared to be myriad Israeli violations of international law and human rights standards against the “collective punishment” of an entire population over the actions of one minority political Party.

However, here the U.S. media and government continue to portray Israel as a victim in a defensive posture, simply asserting its right to exist. But with an Israeli military estimated by some as the world’s fourth most powerful, and a nuclear arsenal believed to be the planet’s sixth largest – both built largely at the expense of $15 million a day in American taxpayer money – others ask if it is Israel’s or their neighbor’s existence that is now at stake in the Middle East?

For many Americans of Middle Eastern descent it is the survival of the nations of their ancestors, rather than Israel’s, that appears at risk.

With escalating reports of the daily destruction of Lebanon’s ability to provide power and other basic essentials to its routed population, as well as international agencies warning of both looming humanitarian and environmental crises that a belated ceasefire would not prevent, the fear and anxiety of many Lebanese-Americans has been accentuated by a feeling their countrymen are unsympathetic, even hostile, to their distress. If such indifference or hostility exists, many feel the American media’s reporting of the Middle Eastern situation is one root cause.

“The media perpetuates many myths about Israel and the Arabs and

“The headlines are ‘Israel strikes back’ or that Israel is ‘defending itself ’ against rocket attacks by Hezbollah …” Molchany says … “there are many such alternative Jewish voices, including Jewish Voice for Peace, Allison Weir of www.ifamericansknew. com, Norman Finklestin, Noam Chomsky, Norman Solomon, and Joshua Frank. And over 1,400 Israeli military personnel have been imprisoned in Israel for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories because of

the daily brutality they are ordered to inflict on innocent Palestinians,” Molchany added of another side of Israeli dissent largely unreported in the U.S. “The [U.S.] Congress recently passed a resolution, which said that Israel is careful not to kill civilians.

Really?!!?” Molchany asks. “Is dropping a one-ton bomb on an apartment building in a crowded urban area in Gaza in an effort to kill one man they could have easily arrested, care not to kill civilians? Not only have they killed civilians, including many children, but even the UN Secretary General has raised questions about Israel’s claim its attack on the UN peacekeeping headquarters in southern Lebanon was an accident.”

Attacking Liberty Alleged distortions in the reporting and official explanation of another supposed Israeli “mistaken identity” attack, this one 39 (now 47) years ago against a U.S. target, has led another Warren County resident, Tito Howard, to both produce a documentary film, “The Loss of Liberty,” and spearhead an organization, “The Liberty Alliance.” The goal of both projects is increasing public awareness about

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as one of the most vicious and sustained attacks upon an American naval vessel in history. That two-hourand-12-minute attack by Israeli air and sea forces, Howard points out, was against an essentially unarmed ship and lasted as long as the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that resulted in Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entrance into

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As with the recent attack on the UN headquarters in Lebanon, one might ask what could be the motive for Israel attacking either an important ally or neutral peacekeepers? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evidence indicates Israel believed the Liberty had accumulated electronic surveillance evidence of its starting of that war, as well as of war crimes its army was committing in the Sinai, including the murder of Egyptian POWs,â&#x20AC;? Howard explained while discussing his film and the Liberty Alliance membership.

That membership, Howard notes with pride, has included many high level retired U.S. military officers, including the late Admiral Moorer, 4-Star Marine General Ray Davis, former Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Arleigh Burke and retired U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Merlin Staring, as well as a number One of Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest continuously of Congressional Medal of Honor operating golf courses is still one recipients. Why the interest of highof the best golf values in all of the ranking and decorated U.S. military Shenandoah Valley. Front Royal Golf personnel in the Liberty story?

Perhaps because as the chief counClub is under the operation, direction, sel to the original U.S. Naval inquiry and management of the County of into the Liberty attack, retired CapWarren. tain Ward Boston, told this reporter and the Navy and Marine Times, his immediate superior in the inquiry, Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, was under orders â&#x20AC;&#x153;from the highest levelsâ&#x20AC;? of American government â&#x20AC;&#x153;to fabricate the mistaken identity conclusionâ&#x20AC;? of that inquiry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember Ike (Adm. Kidd) saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the murderous bastards, they knew what they were doing.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; That was his and my opinion,â&#x20AC;? Boston said after 36 years of silence. Boston explained his and his superiorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compliance with their orders to fabricate a military inquiryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conclusion â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were military men, when orders come in from the secretary of defense and President of the United States, we followed them.â&#x20AC;?

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World War II. The official line, accepted without public hearing for 39 years by the American government, is that that attack was, as Israel claims, a case of mistaken identity.

Libertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late Captain William L. McGonagle, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for his actions that day, and his crew have disputed

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the mistaken identity explanation to this day. Yet their government has refused to give them the objective, public inquiry they have sought. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A 10-year-old wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have made that mistake,â&#x20AC;? Howard says of the Israeli explanation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the most sophisticated intelligence ship in the world Libertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profile was highly distinctive and the well-identified Liberty was four times the tonnage and over twice the length of the 45year-old, rusted Egyptian freighter, the El Quseir, Israel said it thought it was attacking.â&#x20AC;?

Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-described â&#x20AC;&#x153;accidentalâ&#x20AC;? attack on the UN headquarters in Southern Lebanon in July, which resulted in the death of four UN peacekeepers, stirs unpleasant memories among Libertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surviving crew. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What the Israeli military did to the UN peacekeepers is the same as they did to us, they shot first and asked questions later â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mistakenly on Purpose,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Liberty crewman John Hrankowski, says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am reliving my nightmare all over again and I feel so sick for the people caught up in this new nightmare. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope our government tells both sides to stop the killing,â&#x20AC;? Hrankowski told Warren County Report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has to be a time for serious talk and compromise. It canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep going on like this, the little people are the ones getting hurt, they suffer and for what?â&#x20AC;?

Thirty-four of Hrankowskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shipmates died and 172 more were wounded, many seriously, out of a shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company of 294 as the Israeli attack left over 3,000 armor-piercing .50-caliber machine gun and 821 rocket and cannon holes in the Liberty, along with one of five torpedo strikes, from the attack occurring 13 miles off the coast of el-Arish, in Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sinai Peninsula.

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On July 7, we received a letter to the editor from Anton Inderbitzen alleging breach of contract and a failure to live up to promises to return advanced payment for un-provided services by Stoneberger Tree Service.

Inderbitzen filed a claim against Sammy Stoneberger in local small claims court and told us he wrote the letter to us after Stoneberger failed to appear for that court hearing on July 2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The judge told me that even though I had mailed Mr. Stoneberger a copy of the summons, the court had not found him in order to personally serve the summons. The judge made it clear to me that the name of Sammy Stoneberger was a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;very familiarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; one in that court. He stated there were many other people in this area in the same situation that I was in,â&#x20AC;? Inderbitzen wrote us, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I interpret the judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments to me to indicate that Mr. Stoneberger has been carrying on these questionable practices for quite some time in this area and many other trusting people have been taken advantage of as I was.

Therefore, I write this letter to warn others in our area of these practices so they will not fall prey to them as I, and presumably others, have done.â&#x20AC;?

An online search of three county court system files (Frederick, Warren and Fauquier) indicated that Samuel Lee Stoneberger does, in fact, have a legal history of failing to appear for scheduled court dates; at least one case of alleged fraud (bad check); a history of traffic cases revolving around driving without a license; convictions in abstentia and several court file resolutions relegating Stoneberger to â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fugitive Fileâ&#x20AC;?.

I contacted Mr. Inderbitzen about his letter and told him we proceed

carefully on such allegations, not wanting to jeopardize someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small business without getting both sides of the story. Having unsuccessfully sought a listing for the tree service or its owner, we asked for and received contact information for Stoneberger Tree Service from its unhappy customer.

We left a July 20 message at the phone number provided by Mr. Inderbitzen for Stoneberger Tree Service. We got a message listing weekday (9-5) and Saturday (9-2) hours for Stoneberger Tree and Handy Man Services. We explained the allegations of fraudulent business practices made in the letter to the editor and offered Mr. Stoneberger the opportunity to reply.

Stoneberger called back about 40 minutes later and explained the situation as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a miscommunicationâ&#x20AC;? with an unreasonable client over reasonable delays revolving around the necessity of renting a stump grinder and a series of rainy days that delayed work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to tear up his yard â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there were about 20 stumps on hilly property and if you drive that grinder in there itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to tear the yard up,â&#x20AC;? Stoneberger said of the situation.

He said there was a cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check for Inderbitzen in his lawyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office.

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Asked who his lawyer was, Stoneberger wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give a name, saying only that he was based out of D.C. In fact, Stoneberger called back a second time to verify the spelling of Inderbitzenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and said he would send a check off to clear up the â&#x20AC;&#x153;misunderstandingâ&#x20AC;? of the partial prepayment ($130 of a $275 estimate) for work scheduled in April, the next day (July 21).

Of a June 18, 2014 Warren County General District Court conviction of Misdemeanor Fraud stemming from a March 17, 2013 offense, Stoneberger explained that had been a check for $96 to a local store that he thought he had funds to cover. Told the court file listed him as convicted and relegated to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fugitive Fileâ&#x20AC;?, Stoneberger said, again, it was all a misunderstanding.

Reimbursement of the check had been covered, and his only remaining liability was for court costs, he said.

As of the press run of this edition (Aug. 7) some three weeks after our initial conversation with Stoneberger, Inderbitzen has yet to receive that promised check and his story about the resolution of the bad check case remains unsubstantiated by court files.

But considering Stoenbergerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s court history, perhaps that shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come as a surprise. During our exploration

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of Stonebergerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regional court files we spoke to several people in various law enforcement and court agencies.

We asked if Stoneberger appeared to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;a serial offenderâ&#x20AC;? to which one expressed the opinion he appeared to them to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;a serial scumbag.â&#x20AC;?

Of his experience with Stoneberger Tress Service, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;unreasonableâ&#x20AC;? client who continues to find himself $130 short for services contracted and paid for in part on April 29 that were never done by Stoneberger â&#x20AC;&#x201C; AND we might note there were some stretches of sunny, dry days between April and when Inderbitzen finally go the work done elsewhere, Inderbitzen initially told us, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about the money, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the principal.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I write this letter relating my recent experience as a warning to the

people in and around Warren County about the questionable business practices of a local tree service company, Sammy Stoneberger Tree Service,â&#x20AC;?

Inderbitzen wrote us, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Belatedly, I looked up Sammy Stoneberger Tree Service on Angieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List to see if there were any reviews for this company. There was only one review and it was very negative. I only wish I had gone to Angieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List before I agreed to hire him.â&#x20AC;?

As the old adage goes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;buyer bewareâ&#x20AC;?.

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“A few years ago I was asked by the American Petroleum Institute to speak periodically to various community organizations about both traditional and renewable energy sources. The idea was to present balanced and objective views on these subjects.” – Dr. J. Winston Porter

Rotary told oil & gas is the present and future of energy But speaker elusive on continued ties to the oil and gas industries went off – at least between my ears.

But, Dr. Porter …

Burning water – is the evidence tying it to fracking enough to pose a question?

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report On Friday, July 11, the Front Royal Rotary heard from a man claiming to present a neutral perspective on America’s current energy situation and future energy prospects. Invited as both a Rotary guest and at the behest of a public relations firm promoting Dr. J. Winston Porter’s appearance here, I was an interested observer at his Rotary luncheon presentation.

The gist of Dr. Porter’s message was that while sustainable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydro may have minor niches, fatal flaws will always relegate them to minor players in our energy future; and that oil and gas will and should continue to dominate our future energy production.

Porter repeated assertions on the advisability of continued reliance on oil and gas production versus increased investment into sustainable energy sources that he has often made publicly, including unreserved enthusiasm for fracking for natural gas and the advisability of constructing the full Keystone XL pipeline.

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Porter claims to be interested in a cleaner energy future and utilized the coal industry as a whipping boy to point to the relative cleanliness of oil drilling, production and fracking for natural gas. Fracking remains a controversial process critics say accepts severe damage to the environment, particularly groundwater supplies, as a trade off for cheaper, quicker and more-profitable natural gas production.

And even after throwing coal under the bus of relative cleanliness, he pulled it back out, noting, “Fossil fuels, coal included, will remain the centerpieces of our energy mix for decades.

Coal still produces about 40 percent of U.S. power and remains critically important to our economy and energy security.”

Porter also minimized the potential of sustainable energy sources like solar and wind due to irreversible limitations, essentially that “the sun don’t shine” and “the wind don’t blow” all the time, not to mention that they require too much land to put up all those windmills and solar panels.

“A quick transition to renewables would be an economic and technical disaster,” Porter has warned, suggesting the free-market already dominated by the fossil-fuel industry be allowed to determine the pace of any energy production transitions.

Porter was quick to follow up his cautionary “buts” on the limitations of sustainable, alternative energy sources by claiming, “I’m not against alternative energy sources”.

However, when Porter did NOT utter a single cautionary “but” concerning continued long-term reliance on oil and gas production, the alarm bells

Because even if one remains skeptical about the overwhelming scientific evidence surrounding climate change impacts from oil production or human health hazards related to fracking for natural gas, one would think they would at least deserve a dismissive nod during a supposedly “fair and balanced” overview on energy production.

In addition to the well-publicized questions about the oil industry’s impact on climate change or household tap water in flames from chemical contaminants used in fracking, this reporter remains acutely aware of another potential consequence of fracking in the wake of coverage of the August 23, 2011, 5.9, Louisa County earthquake felt here. That Louisa County epicenter was located within 10 miles of the North Anna nuclear power plant and was located on a supposedly inactive fault line. That long “inactive” fault line runs north into several states where fracking operations had occurred in the years prior to the 2011 Virginia earthquake; an earthquake reported to have been the strongest east of the Rocky Mountains since 1897.

In fact, pressed about such questions during a post-Rotary presentation one on one, Porter acknowledged they do exist. However, he still justified excluding any cautionary “buts” regarding oil and gas production in his presentation. That justification, he said, was the need for more hard scientific evidence before one could even suggest a substantive link between suspected environmental consequences and oil or gas production.

Well, I guess I could have asserted the same about the earth’s rotation’s impact on sunshine and weather pattern impacts on the breeze … But more seriously, that one-sided application of “fair and balanced” may explain why the public relations people who put a two-day, full-court press on me to attend Dr. Porter’s local presentation worked for the American Petroleum Institute (API). However, those oil industry PR people, several of whom accompanied and filmed Dr. Porter at his Front Royal Rotary appearance, didn’t volunteer that information.

After more than a few phone and email follow ups to their initial contact over the course of two days, I asked my primary contact person if she worked for Dr. Porter himself or an agency that promoted his public appearances.

Only then did I learn that it was the American Petroleum Institute that was so aggressively pushing local media coverage of Dr. Porter’s presentation on “a balanced look at our energy future”.

Profiling API Regardless of the source, there is little disagreement that the American Petroleum Institute is the “primary trade association of the oil and natural gas industry”. API says it represents almost 400 members, including ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Dow Chemical Company, Halliburton, and Shell Oil. In that role API represents the business interests of its membership.

The “Polluter’s Watch” website states of the D.C.-based API and its membership, “These companies provide funding for API, which in turn champions the industry’s interests in the government and through public outreach* … As the premier lobbying organization for the oil and gas industry, the American Petroleum Institute has spent over $33 million on lobbying in the last five years (2008-2012, quarter 3) … By Oct. 20, (2010) API spent over $39 million on advertising strictly relating to energy and environmental issues … In 2012, API launched ‘Vote 4 Energy’ … a continuation of API’s Energy Citizens Astroturf campaign** intended to portray ‘citizen’ support for the oil industry’s business priorities, such as the tar sands Keystone XL pipeline, offshore drilling in the Arctic and hydraulic fracturing … One week before President Obama delayed the

construction of the full Keystone XL tar-sands pipeline, API spent $600,000 on TV ads urging voters to ‘tell our president we need it [Keystone XL] now.’ ” So this background in tow, while I was somewhat disappointed at the seeming lack of balance in Dr. Porter’s presentation on the future potential of competing energy sources, I can’t say I was surprised.

Profiling Dr. Porter Near the end of our one-on-one interview following his public presentation to Front Royal Rotary I asked Dr. Porter who he now works for.

“I work for myself now,” he replied. A biography he later provided stated that Porter is “president of Environmental Strategies (ES) in Savannah, Georgia.

The ES is an independent research and consulting organization which deals with environmental and energy management for both governmental and business organizations.”

“Are you paid by the gas industry at all?” I pressed in light of his unabashed support of the highly-controversial method of fracking to access natural gas.

“Not really, I have different clients … I contract out, my main job is as a consultant,” Porter replied, mentioning speaking engagements such as the one before the Front Royal Rotary, “So,

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“Are you a paid consultant for the government or the gas industry or petroleum?” – writer’s question “I have a wide range of clients, a wide range of people that come to me.” – Dr. J’s reply

Fracking – a cheap and questionable way to extract natural gas I guess you could call this advertising for me because many people think I know something about power, so I get things on the side.”

Trying to establish exactly how and why that “side work” came his way, as well as how such work might relate to his consulting business, I continued my inquiry, asking, “Are you a paid consultant for the government or the gas industry or petroleum?”

“I have a wide range of clients, a wide range of people that come to me,” Porter said without directly answering my question and concluding our interview.

Energy & climate expert?

During his introductory remarks to Rotary, Porter acknowledged that his engineering background began in solid waste management. A biography he later provided states: “Dr. J. Winston Porter is a leading environmental and management consultant, whose recent experience includes solid waste management, waste site remediation,

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In fact, his bio notes that after earning both undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemical engineering his work at EPA (during the Reagan and George H.W. Bush years, 1985-89) was “as Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response” adding that “Under his direction a joint EPA-state mechanism was developed to remediate federal facilities such as nuclear weapons sites.”

Okay, education in chemical engineering from the University of Texas, professional background in solid and nuclear waste disposal and remediation – I guess that is adequate background for a professional transition to expertise on the relative benefits and potential dangers of continued reliance on oil and gas energy versus investment and development of alternative energy sources?

As for past professional ties, Porter’s bio states that he once worked for Bechtel Corporation, including serv-

ing as vice president “of several Bechtel affiliates in the Middle East” where he “directed the master plan for the $30 billion Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia.”

Its website states “Bechtel is the world’s No. 1 choice for engineering, construction, and project management.” Bechtel is listed as the nation’s largest construction and engineering company and the fourth-largest privately-owned company. Bechtel has myriad projects related to oil and gas infrastructure and its business extends to projects in 40 nations around the world.

Included in specific industries the company lists as major focuses of its operations are: “oil and gas field development; fossil and nuclear power plants; refineries, petrochemical facilities and pipelines, mines and smelters.”

But not to fear tree huggers, also making Bechtel’s project list is “environmental cleanup” (no doubt, talk about double dipping in the militaryindustrial complex); and, drum roll please – “renewable energy”.

So, it appears we have a professional chemical engineer whose primary career focus was in solid waste management, who says he has taken up “increasing involvement with energy matters in more recent years”.

Well, I’ll say this for him – he’s taken that interest in energy matters up quite aggressively!!!

“In addition to his consulting activities, Dr. Porter is a frequent communicator on environmental and energy matters through reports and speeches, as well as over 90 op-ed articles in major newspapers,” his bio notes. During my online research I found a video of a July 2013 appearances before the Toledo Rotary making a similar presentation to the one Front Royal Rotary got a year later (maybe Front Royal will get the 2014 model).

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– back to my original point, one would think at least enough evidence for a cautionary “but”.

I guess there’s two ways to look at all this: 1. Dr. J. Winston Porter is an experienced professional engineer who after coming late in his professional life to energy matters, has objectively concluded that oil, gas, and coal should remain America’s primary sources of energy, with alternatives relegated to minor “niches”. So, consequently and logically it is in the oil and gas industries’ interests to see his viewpoint is well publicized; 2. OR, that as an engineer with long professional ties to the oil and gas industry, as well as the administration of one U.S. president with family business interests in oil, Porter continues to find it professionally profitable to promote the oil and gas industry line that the past is the future as far as national energy production goes; and that the American Petroleum Institute membership’s soaring profits are best left as they are, with minimal investment in research and development of alternative energy sources, coincidentally with a much lower potential corporate profit margin for API members.

Footnotes * Public Outreach, science API’s web of influence in the global warming denial network reveals numerous anti-climate legislation organizations that have been funded by ExxonMobil, including the Heartland Institute, the George C. Marshall Institute, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. API also oversaw a $27 million scientific counter-study, paid for by BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Shell companies or subsidiaries, which aimed to counter research linking benzene to cancer.

While benzene is already a recognized

carcinogen, new research establishing new potency data about the chemical could force oil companies to adopt stricter regulations. ** Astroturf Activism A leaked memo written by CEO Jack Gerard in August, 2009 revealed that API, in cooperation with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and other trade groups, coordinated “Energy Citizens” rallies in key Congressional districts as a way to increase political pressure against climate and energy legislation. This effort to create a seeming grassroots network of pro-oil and gas activists was directly funded and organized by API and its member companies. *** On the payroll API’s network ties them to astrophysicists Willie Soon and Sallie Baliunas, both known for publishing material (not peer-reviewed nor scientifically viable) that encourages climate-change skepticism. API was directly involved in funding and promoting Soon and Baliunas’ 2003 report, “Reconstructing Climatic and Environmental Changes of the Past 1000 Years: A Reappraisal,” published in Energy & Environment.

Soon has received $273,611 from the American Petroleum Institute for various climate related studies. **** WCR staff footnote Our respective antenna, mine and the writer’s, rose when an API advance team went into high gear a week or so prior to the scheduled appearance of Dr. Porter before Front Royal’s relatively small Rotary club (membership about 100). This inevitably-invited skepticism by experienced, longtime observers of the political scene both in Virginia and nearby Washington D.C. API’s public relations apparatus obviously mistook Front Royal, and at least this portion of its local media network, as easily-led to the trough of public relations expediency for what it was that Dr. Porter was poised to sell here. As a former Associated Press Washington correspondent and a political operative in the U.S. Senate, I commend my colleague, Roger Bianchini, senior writer and former editor, who, while not getting the bottom line answer to his questions, placed this address in its

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Do you really believe the intent of API is to “present balanced and objective views on these [energy] subjects”? I thought its stated intent was to work in the best interests of its membership, which are approximately 400 oil & gas companies. – unanswered question to Dr. J

Community & climate proper perspective. Malcolm Barr, Sr., contributing writer to Warren County Report.

(Footnotes one through three source: Polluter’s Watch website) One last question, Dr. Porter …

By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report As I approached my story on Dr. Porter’s local appearance (initially brought to my attention by the American Petroleum Institute) I made one final effort to pin the good doctor down on exactly how his professional interests were primarily funded these days.

I print the following e-mail exchange to illustrate that effort – draw your own conclusions: RB to API press contact, July 17: Hi Jackie, I have some follow up Qs on Dr. Porter’s current consulting work & API’s interests, direct or indirect, in his public presentations on the future of energy nationally … I’ll be real honest, at this point the story is that his presentation promoted as a “balanced look at our energy future” was anything but … SO, my follow-up Qs for Dr. Porter are: 1/ are you currently a paid consultant of the oil & gas industry?

2/ what proportion of your past private consultant fees have come, or current private-sector income, comes from the oil & gas industry?

3/ considering the catastrophic potential of some of the documented & suspected consequences of oil and gas production, why are all your cautionary “buts” limited to sustainable energy … with NONE allowed for well-known, scientifically-based Qs on potential negatives tied to oil & gas production? …

4/ and my final Q for you directly as an American Petroleum Institute PR person, is what is API’s current interest in and professional relationship with Dr. Porter? I noticed there was an API entourage of 2 or 3 with him in WC, and that his talk was videotaped

by API personnel, right?

Roger Bianchini WC-FC Report PS I guess fielding/answering these types of Qs is why you are making the BIG bucks w/ API …

Dr. Porter’s reply, July 21, 11:43 AM Dear Roger: I wanted to respond to your recent email to Jackie regarding my July 11 energy speech in Front Royal.

Let me first outline my environmental and energy consulting practice which I started some 25 years ago after my stint as an assistant administrator of the EPA. In my practice I have provided engineering and management consulting services to a wide range of governmental and business organiza-

tions. Most of my consulting over the years has focused on advice for hazardous waste sites remediation and improved recycling of municipal solid wastes, with increasing involvement with energy matters in more recent years. Attached is my bio for your information.

A few years ago I was asked by the American Petroleum Institute to speak periodically to various community organizations about both traditional and renewable energy sources. The idea was to present balanced and objective views on these subjects. I agreed to give these speeches with the understanding that I would have total control over the preparation and presentation of such speeches. In addition, I have given many other presentations on various technical subjects, some sponsored and some not.

I see no purpose in debating further our respective views on alternative energy sources, except to note that I will continue to investigate energy matters in order to steadily improve my goal of presenting objective and useful information regarding “America’s energy future.”

Best regards, Win Porter RB to WP, July 21, 4:05 P.M. Dr. Porter, thank you for your reply. However, I find your most recent answer as elusive as previous ones on exactly what, if any, financial connection you and your consulting business have with the American Petroleum Institute and its membership to date.

I don’t want to needlessly debate varying perspectives any more than you do.

However, all of my submitted Qs stand as to WHY all the cautionary “BUTS” are saved for alternative energy sources, & none directed at very profound Qs about oil & gas production?

Is such a presentation REALLY a “fair & balanced” perspective on our energy future, regardless of who prepares & states it?

I guess the bottom line Q is – are you a highly-paid, independent “hired gun” promoting oil & gas interests; or are you just a like-minded fellow

traveler who makes his presentations forwarding oil & gas interests without any reservations for the fun of it – & for free?

I think that’s an honest Q deserving of an honest answer.

Not to be a cynic or anything (tho it’s my job), it’s hard for me to believe an objective professional engineer claiming even some recently-acquired expertise in the energy field would be so one-sidedly myopic in their objectivity, with nary a single word of caution for either gas or oil production, while reminding everyone of some things they already know – that the sun don’t shine & the wind don’t blow all the time. – Well, you know: tap water don’t burn; inactive fault lines don’t become active; & earth’s average ocean and air temperatures don’t continually rise all the time, either (till now) – just sayin’ ...

Best, Roger Bianchini Warren County & Frederick County Report PS Do you really believe the intent of API is to “present balanced and objective views on these [energy] subjects”?

I thought its stated intent was to work in the best interests of its membership, which are approximately 400 oil & gas companies. Is a “balanced & objective” view on the future of energy production REALLY in the best interest of those corporate members, whose primary objective by law (at least for publicly held ones) is to maximize profits for shareholders, executives & other interested parties?

Tick, tick, tick As we went to press it was 19 days and counting since the above exchange concluded. I guess Dr. Porter was serious when he said he saw “no purpose in debating further our respective views on alternative energy sources.”

But I wasn’t, really – I was just trying to figure out who pays his bills these days.

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My wife owns 38 pair of shoes.

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“Do you want to check it out?” I foolishly asked.

Of course she did. You don’t walk by a shoe store and not go in.

Like a good and obedient husband, I waited outside.

How many shoes does one woman possibly need? And how often can you shop for them before you can’t take it anymore? You’d think she’d be tired of it by now. I am.

My wife admits she doesn’t wear all 39 pair of shoes in her collection. Excuse me, all 38 pair. In fact, it’s been years for some of them and she intends to get rid of those.

I’m glad to hear it, but three more boxes arrived last week.

Two of them went back for various reasons. And this weekend, her best friend is coming to town. Guess what they’ll be doing?

It’s really true what they say, and my wife is living proof of it. If the shoe fits, …

Mrs. Engle took an inventory as well. By her count, her husband must have 44 feet. :-) – kevinengle456@comcast.net

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County resolves opposition to natural gas pipeline While word not uttered, fracking process likely at mining end of line During its Aug. 5 meeting the Warren County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a Resolution of opposition to construction of an underground natural gas pipeline through the county. The pipeline proposed by Duke Energy will connect gas mining sites in Pennsylvania to production and distribution facilities in North Carolina. The gas transported through the pipeline proposed to go through the western part of the county is designed to feed growing energy needs in the South Atlantic region by 2018, according to a county staff summary.

Asked if fracking was the process utilized by Duke Energy to access the natural gas at the Pennsylvania mining sites, County Administrator Doug Stanley acknowledged, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Probably.â&#x20AC;?

As referenced in a story package on the July 11 energy futures presentation of Dr. J. Winston Porter to the Front Royal Rotary elsewhere in this edition, it is believed that fracking operations in Pennsylvania may have contributed to the weakening of a supposedly inactive earthquake fault line running through Virginia that included the Louisa County epi-

center of the 2011 earthquake originating less than 10 miles from the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant.

For worriers like yours truly, that alone seems reason enough for Warren County or any other Virginia municipality potentially downwind of North Anna emissions not to encourage Pennsylvania fracking operations. And while no such considerations were cited as part of the staff report on the Resolution, the supervisors were unanimous in expressing opposition to a gas pipeline running through the county.

Among things noted in the Resolution of opposition were the board belief â&#x20AC;&#x153;this project must receive a comprehensive review under all applicable state and federal regulations and requirements with special attention to reviewing environmental and public health impactsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;that a portion of the proposed path parallel to the Dominion Power 500 kV electrical transmission line includes several federal and state designated historic districts â&#x20AC;Ś historic sites â&#x20AC;Ś scenic byways (15 miles), rivers, agricultural and forestal districts, the Appalachian Trail (22 miles), Civil War battlefields, historic sites and conservation easements.â&#x20AC;?

Consequently, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Warren County Board of Supervisors urges Duke

Energy to select another proposed corridor for its energy needs rather than that proposed by Spectra Energyâ&#x20AC;? and further resolves that the Warren supervisors oppose â&#x20AC;&#x153;any plan that proposes an alignment in Warren County that would harm the lives and livelihoods of its citizens â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

However, one might question the level of board commitment to that opposition.

The final paragraph of the Resolution states, â&#x20AC;&#x153;should it be determined that the construction of the proposed underground natural gas pipeline through Warren County is necessary, the Warren County

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Stanley replied that there was, though he could not put a dollar figure on that benefit. However, the county administrator did add that any tax benefit was counterbalanced by a decrease in property values to land adjacent to the path of the proposed pipeline.

Fox also asked if gas from the pipeline would be available for local use. Stanley replied that county staff had not yet asked that question of either Duke Energy or Spectra Energy Partners.

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That staff summary also noted that with Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to add to its regional natural gas supply by 2018 in full swing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spectraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representatives have started collecting and evaluating information necessary to determine the pipeline path.â&#x20AC;?

As part of that initiative to gain its desired and perhaps path of least resistance, Spectra representatives are apparently putting the full-court press on involved municipalities along the route. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have indicated that they believe this proposed project will benefit the South Atlantic region in several ways: by making more diverse natural gas supplies available; by creating the new pipeline transportation facilities necessary to support the needs of other regional power generators and natural gas customers; and by addressing the growing demand for environmentally friendly natural gas,â&#x20AC;? the county summary states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Environmentally-friendly natural gasâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hmm â&#x20AC;Ś OKAY, does anybody but me see more than coincidence at play in the early July appearance of oil, natural gas and fracking proponent Dr. J Winston Porter before the Front Royal Rotary Club???

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Indictments INDICTMENTS, from 23 Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about March 18, 2014, in the County of Warren, Alan James Lindsey, 27, of 5870 Panhandle Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously possess a Schedule I controlled substance, to-wit: Heroin.

Dwayne Allen Martin The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Dwayne Allen Martin, age and address unknown, with two counts: COUNT ONE: Dwayne Allen Martin did unlawfully, drive or operate a motor vehicle during the time for which he was deprived of his right to do so because of a prior conviction for Driving While intoxicated. COUNT

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Scott David Weiss The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about March 19, 2014, in the County of Warren, Scott David Weiss, 32, of 130 Elsia Dr., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously, take, steal, and carry away the goods and chattel belonging to Virginia ABC Store, having a value of less than

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Samuel Turlock Fiel The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Samuel Turlock Fiel, 22, of 142 Mountain Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630, with two counts: COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, Samuel Turlock Fiel did unlawfully and feloniously assault and batter Michael Glavis, then knowing or having reason to know that said Michael Glavis was then engaged in the performance of his public duties as a law enforcement officer. COUNT TWO: Samuel Turlock Fiel did unlawfully assault and batter Jeffrey Downs. Date of the offenses were on or about June 9, 2014.

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Jessica Dawn Heflin The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Jessica Dawn Heflin, 32, address unknown, with two counts. COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, Jessica Dawn Heflin did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Fentanyl. COUNT TWO: Jessica Dawn Heflin did distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Fentanyl, upon the grounds of a publicly owned recreation center facility. Date of the offenses was on or about March 18, 2014.

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counts. COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, Jason Niles Tyree, did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, towit: Fentanyl. COUNT TWO: Jason Niles Tyree did distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Fentanyl, upon the grounds of a publicly owned recreation center facility.

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Daniel Joseph McKay Haugen The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Daniel Joseph McKay Haugen, 29, address unknown, with two counts. COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, Daniel Joseph McKay Haugen, did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Hydromorphone. COUNT TWO: did unlawfully and feloniously distribute Schedule II controlled substances, to-wit: Oxycodone and Acetaminophen. Dates of the offenses were on or about January 21, 2014 and March 11, 2014.

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Sondra Dee Zelaska The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about March 20, 2014, in the County of Warren, Sondra Dee Zelaska, 46, address unknown, did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Hydromorphone.

Tony Russell Shepherd The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about April 2, 2014, in the County of Warren, Tony Russell Shepherd, 45, address unknown, did unlawfully

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Daniel Edward Shifflett The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about December 7, 2013, in the County of Warren, Daniel Edward Shifflett, 29, address unknown, did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Cocaine.

Patrick Michael Woolridge The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about March 31, 2014, in the County of Warren, Patrick Michael Woolridge, 30, of 326 Cloud St., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously obtain from Victoria Higdon, with intent to defraud, an advance of $200 or more, upon a promise to perform construction, re-

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Indictments INDICTMENTS, from 29 Court Grand Jury charges Christina Cressell, 24, of 121 S. Shenandoah Ave., Front Royal, VA 22630, with two counts. COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren Christina Cres-

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Briefs Front Royal Police announce DUI arrests The Front Royal Police Department arrested 3 people over the weekend and a 4th early Monday morning for driving under the influence. The first incident occurred on July 26, 2014 at approximately 12:07am when Richard McLee, a 52 year old Front Royal resident, drove his vehicle into the view of a Front Royal police officer as he was running stationary radar at the intersection of N. Royal Avenue and 14th Street. After stopping the vehicle for failing to stay within his travel lane, the officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol emitting from his person. McLee was taken into custody after failing several field sobriety tests. McLee was held on a $2500 secured bond and is scheduled

to appear in Warren County General District Court on September 2, 2014 at 10:00am.

The second incident occurred late Saturday evening at approximately 10:30pm when a call was made to the Front Royal Police Department that a vehicle had hit the guardrail along the turn onto 14th Street from N. Royal Avenue. Upon arriving, officers were directed to the rear of the Mobile gas station where the suspect vehicle was located. Sitting inside the vehicle was Trudy Byrd Deal, 31 year old Woodstock resident, and her two young children, ages 4 and 6. After investigating the incident, officers arrested Deal and charged her with DUI, Refusal of Breath Test and two Felonious charges of child endangerment. Deal was also charged with Hit and Run involving a separate incident

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that occurred earlier in the day. Deal was held without bond and her next scheduled court hearing is August 19, 2014 in Warren County General District Court.

Russell Frank Kane, a 54 year old Front Royal resident, was arrested on Sunday, July 27, 2014 after officers initiated a traffic stop on Kane

for failing to maintain his lane. After making contact with Kane, officers detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person. Russell Kane was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol 2nd Offense within 10 years, Refusal of Breath Test 2nd Offense and Driving Outside of Restrictions. Kane was

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The 4th Annual Skyline Riders Equine Extravaganza was a Great Success!!

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of students might collaborate with each other on the acts of kindness or partner with nonprofit organizations or charities. The school is also encouraging its families to undertake 25 small acts of kindness in their own neighborhoods. Mountain Laurel will document and share these acts as the anniversary year unfolds.

The 25 Acts of Kindness project reflects the mission of Mountain Laurel to help children become engaged, responsible citizens who contribute to their world in a purposeful way.

Mountain Laurel Montessori School wishes to invite the entire community to join in the yearlong celebration recognizing the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history in Front Royal.

About Mountain Laurel Montessori School Founded in 1989, Mountain Laurel Montessori School educates families and children from infancy through 9th grade. The mission of the school is to provide ideal learning environments for each stage of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development, adhering to the highest standards of Montessori education.

All teachers are accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale, and the school is fully licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Social Services. Above all, Where Quality Counts

and Refusal of Breath Test. Her court date is scheduled for August 12, 2014 at 10:00am in Warren County General District Court.

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tion, located on at 10 South Street, and the driver was observed exiting her vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Rita Jean Eberhardt, 55 year old Front Royal resident. After failing several field sobriety tests, Eberhardt was taken into custody.

Eberhardt was charged with Driving Under the Influence 2nd Offense

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men, landscapers, horticulturalists, and Tree Stewards.Upon completion of the program each participant will receive a certificate of completion of training. In addition, certified arborists taking the class will earn Continuing Education Units.

A $60 fee will cover the cost of the course, a training manual and all handout materials. The fee is reduced to $50 for individuals registering by Aug 9, 2014.

Couples taking the course may pay $75 and share a manual and handouts. Individual classes may be taken for $7 (this fee includes class handouts but does not include the manual which may be purchased separately).

We hope you will sign up soon so that you can feel confident about planting your trees this fall.

- Stewart

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

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

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Briefs BRIEFS, from 33 ed campus in Front Royal. Our Junior High program (7th-9th grades) is located at the Flint Hill Campus on a lush, 23-acre farm with pasture, pond and woods. Bus service to both campuses is available for Winchester and Frederick County, Marshall, and Warrenton and from Flint Hill to Front Royal.

Front Royal Police Foundation Golf Tournament The Front Royal Police Foundation 5th Annual Golf Tournament will be held Friday Aug. 22nd at the Blue Ridge Shadows Country Club. Registration 11:30. Cash Prizes, Door Prizes, 50/50, Dinner 5:30 pm. $100 per player. $400 a team. For info visit www.frontroyalpolicefoundation.org or call: Don Schelin at 703-403-2185.

Come out and support your 1st Responders!

Front Royal Police Foundation helps fund F.A.T.S. system Front Royal Police Chief Norman A. Shiflett is extremely grateful to have the support of the Front Royal Police Foundation in providing over half of the funding necessary to purchase another piece of training equipment that will elevate the training level of his officers. This past month an opportunity was presented to us to purchase a Firearms Training Simulator (F.A.T.S.) system at a remarkable price that we just couldn’t pass up. This system was obtained through combined funding from the department’s Asset Forfeiture Program and the Front Royal Police Foundation.

The system will enhance our current firearms training by concentrating more on the decision making process and knowing when to use force versus just knowing how to shoot. The F.A.T.S. system uses live scenarios in which the officer must

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interact with the screen. Depending on the officer’s response, the firearms instructor can modify or change the outcome of the scenario based on the officer’s actions. Just one scenario has the potential of having 6-10 different outcomes depending on the actions or commands given by the officer.

With these advanced options, instructors can choose from a variety of focused training topics ranging from recognition of a threat, verbally communicating the threat and/or verbal commands, continual assessment of the situation as the scenario plays out, following through with a course of action and ultimately justifying those actions. Numerous training topics can be covered, which provides the officer a broader view of the entire situation, not just the mechanics of firearms use.

The Front Royal Police Foundation also helped fund several pieces of defensive tactics equipment, which included floor mats, a grappling heavy bag and a defensive tactics padded suit. Instructors can wear the suit so officers can go full force handto-hand combat and apply full force strikes without injuring the instructors.

Chief Shiflett advises that the addition of the F.A.T.S. system and the defensive tactics equipment helps to solidify the department’s overall training philosophy. By providing a more competent, confident and prepared officer we are providing a professional that will better serve the Front Royal community. This is only one example of how the Front Royal Police Foundation has been able to assist the department in providing advanced training opportunities.

Please Respect the Privacy of the “Woman in Black”

of Valley Avenue for crowd control.

About 50 people gathered near a bank in this area to see the “Woman in Black.” For her safety and the safety of others, officers took her to an undisclosed location and provided her with food and shelter. Officers spoke with the woman who says she is from Winchester and intends on staying in the area. The Winchester Police Department wants local residents to know that she will be part of the community and to respect her privacy if you see her in the area. She has expressed to officers that she wants to be left alone and is asking that the public respect her wishes.

Braddock Autopark to close August 4th for renovations Renovation work at each of the Winchester’s three oldest autoparks has begun. Renovations started at Court Square and will soon be coming to a close which means crews will then move to the Braddock Street garage.

Beginning Monday, August 4th, Braddock Autopark will close entirely to both hourly and monthly customers as well as all pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians will not be allowed access to the Loudoun Street Mall or Braddock Street via the garage. Hourly customers will be redirected to Loudoun Autopark or Court Square Autopark. Construction at Braddock is expected to last approximately one month.

Loudoun Autopark (50 East Fairfax Lane) is the last autopark to be renovated. Construction is expected to begin in September and will last approximately one month. Hourly parkers will be able to use the garage during renovation.

The Winchester Police Department is asking for the public to respect the privacy of the person who has been dubbed the “Woman in Black.” Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to the 2400 block

Winchester-Frederick County Artisans Trail Seeks artisans and other participants The Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau is in the process of developing an Artisan Trail with the non-profit organization, Artisans Center of Virginia.

The Artisans Trail Network uses technology, marketing, and entrepreneurial opportunity to network artisan businesses with residents and visitors to strengthen the economic vitality of local communities.

We are currently seeking interested artisans, agri-artisans (farms, vineyards, orchards), and supporting businesses (bed & breakfasts, restaurants, entertainment venues and others that provide support for visitors traveling the artisans trail).

Interested parties should contact Sally Coates, Executive Director, Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau at (540) 542-1326 or coates@visitwinchesterva.com.

Claude A. Stokes Jr. Community Swimming Pool Hours The Claude A. Stokes Jr. Community Swimming Pool will be CLOSED during the week of August 25th through August 29th.

Operating hours for the weekend will be: Saturday, Aug. 30th: noon–6 pm Sunday, Aug. 31st: noon - 6 pm Monday, Sept. 1st: noon–5:30 pm The Claude A. Stokes Jr. Community Swimming Pool’s last operating day in 2014 will be Monday, September 1.

Couponing class for beginners Couponing for beginners is a course

to teach valuable ways to use coupons and decrease everyday costs of groceries, health and beauty, and cleaning products. You will also learn how to stock pile these items. This class will cover store policies, store rewards, reward programs, where to find coupons, how to compile a coupon binder, how to sort coupons, and how to receive freebies.

This course is being held on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 from 6pm -9pm at the Warren County Community Center.

The cost is $25.00 per participant (cash only, non-refundable) and preregistration is required, as space will be limited to 50 participants.

For more information please contact Rhonda Williams at (540) 6716275, pre- registration is required and is being accepted at the Warren County Community Center at (540) 635-1021, Monday through Saturday, 8am -10pm and Sunday, 1pm -9pm.

Student Registration for Therapeutic Riding

The Blue Ridge Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship (BRCTH) has openings for new students for 8-week Fall Session which begins September 2. We serve adults and children from age 5. The Center is located at 420 Russell Rd. in Berryville, VA, and lessons are scheduled on weekdays and Saturdays. Lessons include grooming, horse handling and knowledge, when appropriate, as well as mounted activities. Our certified instructors consult and collaborate with education and health care professionals whenever possible. To request a registration packet or for more information, contact Margie Youngs, Executive Director, at (540) 533-2777 or at brcthinc@hotmail.com.

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Diversions Briefs ABC to produce Civil War series for Amazon Prime in Va. Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that ABC Signature, a division of ABC Studios, has chosen Virginia for Point of Honor, the pilot for the television series ABC is co-producing with Amazon Studios.

The original series is a historical drama about a Virginia family whose lives are torn apart by the Civil War. Filming will take place in September around central Virginia and streaming episodes will be part of the Amazon prime service, which provides original filmed content to members.

Director Randall Wallace, who graduated from E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg and went on to direct the 2010 film Secretariat about Virginia’s legendary triple-crown winning thoroughbred, will helm the project. Wallace is also known for his screenplay for Braveheart and most recently wrote and directed the touching film Heaven is for Real.

Point of Honor is co-written and produced by Carlton Cuse, executive producer for the hit series Lost, for which he won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Producer’s Guild Award and

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Governor McAuliffe commented, “I am proud to welcome ABC and Amazon to Virginia to film Point of Honor. Once again the Commonwealth will serve as the perfect palette to tell the story of this important part of American history. We appreciate the opportunity to welcome Randall Wallace home to Virginia.”

“Bringing Point of Honor to Virginia is another success for the state’s film industry” said Maurice Jones, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade. “Projects such as this are instrumental in expanding the infrastructure required to promote a strong and vital production business environment, thus continuing to diversify our economy and create jobs.”

Randall Wallace commented, “We are immensely impressed with the welcome we have received from Governor McAuliffe, the Virginia Film Office and the support from everyone we’ve met in Virginia.”

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CRIME OF THE WEEK

Winchester Crime of the Week - July 28, 2014 The Winchester Police Department is investigating a breaking and entering at Stephens Jazz Café located at 440 North Kent Street. The crime occurred sometime between 10 p.m. on July 10 and 5:30 a.m. on July 11. The front door and frame were damaged, possibly from being kicked in.

If you have information regarding a suspect (s) 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 14027761, Corporal Morris In addition to the above Crime Solvers reward, an additional $500.00 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this incident.

Frederick County Crime of the Week - July 28, 2014 The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred in the parking lot of Costco, located at 251 Front Royal Pike on July 9, 2013. The victim stated two white females approached him at a traffic light and asked if he could give them a ride to Costco. He agreed and when they pulled into the first parking aisle at Costco one female produced a weapon and demanded all of his money. He gave her all of his cash money and she then grabbed his ignition key and the two females left on foot. The females were described as both wearing blue jean shorts, one wearing a red shirt and the other a white shirt.

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 #14003795 Lieutenant Keith Covert

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Calendar Friday, August 8 Forecast 77° | 61° Saturday, August 9 Forecast 72° | 59° 7am – 5pm Route 11 Yard Crawl Scenic Route 11, Old Valley Pike. Clean out your attics, your closets and your basements! Have a sidewalk sale! Call your civic organizations and plan the day as a fundraiser! For more information about spaces in Stephens City, please contact the Stephens City Lions Club at (540) 869-5580.

9am - 1pm Farmers Market.

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

9am - 5pm Marker Miller Peach Festival. Marker-Miller Orchards, Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester. Everything peaches! Peach cobbler, peach pie, peach turn-overs, peach ice cream, fresh peaches GALORE! Enjoy music from 1-3pm while sitting on the front porch or in the picnic pavilion. A variety of foods will be available at the food building. Don’t forget to let the kids enjoy the cow train and the peaceful scenery during the wagon ride around the farm.

11am - 12pm Pug & Pig on Reading.

Bowman Library, Tasker Road, Stephens City.

Pug & Pig Out on Reading, the last story time event of the summer, features a visit from Farmer

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12pm – 7pm Gravel Spring Picnic & Yard Sale. Star Tannery, Sat. Aug9th 12- till? Ham, ham sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken dinners, ice cream, drinks, and more! Jimbo’s BBQ at 4:30. Music provided by Five of a Kind. Event will be held rain or shine, so bring your chair! NO alcohol! Sponsored by Gravel Springs Ladies Auxiliary.

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.

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Sunday, August 10 Forecast 81° | 57° Monday, August 11 4:30pm - 5:30pm Chess.

Handley Library, West Piccadilly Street, Winchester.

7pm - 8pm Council Meeting.

County of Warren Government Center.

Tuesday August 12 12:30pm - 1pm Tourism Tuesdays. 95.3 - the River radio station. Hear the latest tourism related news and events every Tuesday at 12:30! If you can’t listen live check out the podcasts at http://www.theriver953online.com.

7pm - 7pm BAR Meeting.

Town Administration Building, Front Royal.

Wednesday, August 13 3:30pm - 5pm Chamber Board Meeting. Chamber Office.

Friday, August 15 5pm - 11pm Friday Night Live.

Old Town Winchester. Live country music, social games, art markets, street performers, kids zone, beer & wine garden.

Proceeds to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters. www.oldtownwinchester or (540) 722-8700.

Advance $5 or day of $10 7pm - 9pm History at Sunset.

Thorndale Farm, 652 N. Buckton Rd, Middletown. History at Sunset: Presented by Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National

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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 466706 / Dump Truck Driver 466260 / Sr Manager - Co Location B 466337 / Sales Career -Base Wage Plus Bonus 466340 / Inside Sales Rep (FT, Mon-Fri) 465911 - Bank Teller (PT various locations) 465653 / Security Guard 465459 / Regional Intermodal Truck Driver - Home Weekly 465250 / Upscale Security Officer Unarmed (Front Royal) 465083 / Electronic Technician 465281 / Field-Based Chart Reviewer/Collector (RN/LPN)

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

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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 Lawns mowed - low prices. Call Gary; 540-683-1045.

Size 12 Florsheim 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 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

Reverend Karen Joy Reid, age 56, of Middletown, Virginia, died Friday, August 1, 2014, at Winchester Medical Center. Mrs. Reid was born in 1958 in New Hyde park, New York, the daughter of the late George and Mae Rapach. She was a homemaker, and a Reiki Master Teacher. Karen enjoyed crocheting, and she loved to paint and draw, as well as doing crafts in general.

She married Kevin Patrick Reid on October 17, 1982 in Flushing, Queens, New York.

Surviving with her husband is daughter Keri Ashley Reid and son Kyle Patrick Reid, both of Middletown, Virginia.

Arrangements are by Omps Funeral Home.

Contributions in memory of Karen may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Neal Edward Carter, 72, of Lake Frederick, Virginia, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in his home surrounded by his wife and children.

In lieu of flowers, please send gifts to Blue Ridge Hospice at 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, VA 22601 or to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research at Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777.

William Joseph Hancock, M.D. F.A.C.P, A loving father, grandfather, doctor, and friend died on July 28, 2014 at The Winchester Medical Center surrounded by his family. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Dr. Hancock’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org Lewis Edson Gleason, 88, of Winchester VA passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Winchester Medical Center. n lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Winchester Memorial Endowment Fund of The Village at Orchard Ridge, att: Rev. Sims, 400 Clocktower Ridge Dr. Winchester, VA 22603 or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork St. Winchester, VA 22601.

Denny W. Whitmire, 80, of Winchester, died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Winchester Medical Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. www.support.woundedwarriorproject.org Nelson W. Pullen, 56, of Winchester, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at his home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nelson Pullen Burial Fund, c/o Jones Funeral Home, 228 S. Pleasant Valley Rd., Winchester, VA 22601.

Kenneth (Ken) Elton Thomas, age 97, passed away peacefully on Aug. 4, 2014. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in Ken’s memory may be made to The Living Memorial Fund, First Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Loudoun St., Winchester, VA 22601 or to Blue Ridge Hispice, 333 West Cork St., Suite 405, Winchester, VA 22601.

Historical Park. This program explores the use of slave labor in the Shenandoah Valley. Learn how the settlement history, agriculture and iron industries shaped the use of slavery in this region. This program will take place at the Thorndale Farm, an example of a typical small family farm that dotted the Valley landscape. Join Ranger Shannon Moeck for this stationary program. Visitors are encouraged to bring a lawn chair.

Saturday, August 16 7:00am – 11am Pancake Breakfast. North Warren Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company #10. 89 Rockland Road, Front Royal. Join us for pancakes, biscuits, sausages, bacon, sausage and chip beef gravy, scrambled eggs, baked apples, juice, and hot tea. Adults: $8.00, 4-12 year-olds: $4.00, under 3 FREE! 9am - 1pm Farmers Market.

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

9am - 1pm National Model Aviation Day Celebration and Open House. R/C Aircraft Flying Field, Sulpher Spring Rd, Winchester. Hosted by Plane Crazy RCers of Winchester / Frederick County. Celebrate National Model Aviation Day with the members of the Plane Crazy RCers at their field located off Sulphur Springs Road just 3/10mile from Route 50 East of Winchester. Activities will include: Model aviation demonstrations and exhibitions of all sizes of remote model aircraft from small scale park flyers to giant scale aerobatic models.

For More Information, visit: planecrazyrc.com. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the non-profit organization Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).

Diversions Calendar

11am - 7pm Winchester Greek Festival. Greek Orthodox Church, 1700 Amherst St. Winchester. Come hungry… A large selection of tasty Greek food is offered. From the kitchen, we offer baked entries which include Athenian Chicken, Moussaka, Pastitsio, and Spanakopita. From the grills, we offer Gyro Sandwiches, Souvlaki, and Lamb. And from our bakers, we offer an assortment of delicious sweets and pastries that will satisfy any sweet tooth. Want to learn more about our faith?

Informal guided tours of the church are offered by our clergy.

Questions about our faith and traditions are welcome. Also, the Parish Store will be offering religious items and reading material of the Orthodox faith.

Other retail vendors will also be set-up displaying their various items for purchase. Admission is free and ample free parking is available.

2:30pm - 3:30pm “Moving Midway” outdoor film. Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Amherst Street, Winchester.

The Magic Lantern Theater announces its 2014 summer schedule of outdoor film events.

All screenings will be at dusk.

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moves inside in case of rain. For admission prices and other details, link to www.magiclanterntheater.org, e-mail info@magiclanterntheater.org or call (540) 678-0963.

7pm - 10pm A Taste of Poetry. Shenandoah Arts Council, South Loudoun Street, Winchester. A Taste of Poetry” returns to the Shenandoah Arts Council featuring readings by poets Stephen Malin of West-

minster, Maryland, and Steve Scafidi of Summit Point, West Virginia. For more information, please contact Shenandoah Arts Council Director Tracy Marlatt at (540) 667-5166 or by email at tmarlatt@shenarts.org.

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SALES

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Monday, August 18 7pm - 8pm Council Work Session. Town Administration Building, 102 E. Main St. Tuesday, August 19

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To advertise in Warren & Frederick County Report, Contact: Angie Buterakos at fcrwcr@gmail.com • 540-683-1847 or Alison at alisond@warrencountyreport.com • 540-551-2072 Wednesday, August 20 7pm - 8pm Planning Commission Meeting. County of Warren Government Center.

ence Room of the Front Royal Administration Building. Agenda are available in the Planning/ Zoning Office located at 102 E Main Street.

Pets Page

Thursday August 21 5pm - 8pm Third Thursday ArtWalk.

Downtown Front Royal.

More people begin and end their day with us

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

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

4pm - 9pm Yard Party & Auction. Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Rt. 11 N, 2731 Martinsburg Pike, Stephenson.

Proceeds to benefit community outreach and church ministries.

Food, ice cream, auction and kids events.

Saturday, Aug 23 9am - 1pm Farmers Market.

Downtown Front Royal, East

Quinn Border Collie & Australian Shepherd Mix Young-Female-Medium At approximately 4 months old she is the perfect age to start training and teaching her the rules.

She is very smart and listens attentively.

Ad sponsored by:

Katie’s Roadside Rescue www.KRRTX.org

7726 Main St. Middletown

540-508-0678

To sponsor a pet contact Angie at fcrwcr@gmail.com or 540-683-1847

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 Do you have a great photo of your furry feline or precious pooch? Don’t miss this chance to enter your pet for a chance to be a Pinup Paws Model in the 2015 Humane Society of Warren County Calendar. The 12 month calendar will feature an entire year of the most adored pets in Warren County and beyond. Help us celebrate our work by giving your pet the opportunity to be featured in our Pinup Paws Calendar.

For full contest details and an entry form email petphoto@humanesocietywarrencounty.org before August 31st.

Maggie - 8 year old spayed female boxer. Maggie is an extremely sweet girl.

She is very obedient and walks well on the leash. She is also house trained and crate trained.

Rusty - 5 year old neutered male Boxer mix. Rusty loves to play fetch with squeaky toys. He’s also quite a smart guy, who has earned his B.A. with Honors in the My Dog Has C.L.A.S.S. (Canine Life and Social Skills) Program.

Maggie’s ad sponsored by:

Rusty’ ad sponsored by:

Hot Tub Heaven Vacation Cabins

Hillbilly’s Junkyard

Dog Friendly!

540-636-1522

HotTubHeaven@yahoo.com

http://www.hottubheavencabins.com

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

Gogo - 3 year old spayed female Lab/Great Dane mix. Gogo is a wonderful and friendly girl. She is energetic and playful and knows sit and down.

These two beautiful German Shepherds are mother and daughter. Sweetie is Lily’s mom. They’re very friendly and loving dogs!

Sweetie is about 10 years old and Lily is about 4.

Gogo’s ad sponsored by:

Lilly and Sweetie’s ad sponsored by:

Martins Foods 409 South St. Front Royal

Property Management

Serving the area for 16 years!

540-635-2249

SamSneadRealty.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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