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what exotic or traditional, Thompson’s Fish Fry has something for you. The lunch and dinner menu, served seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., features three types of fish: the Whiting we opted for, as well as Catfish and Tilapia. Then there is the fried chicken and barbeque, as well as burgers and hotdogs in a variety of incarnations – including another first for me on the Special Board, a hotdog and egg sandwich.
Isaac Thompson has a new gig – and YUM!!! Last year, after 29 years in the Town of Front Royal’s Public Works Department, Thompson retired. But rather than sit back and wonder how to spend his time, Thompson has pursued his love of cooking to get back into the food business. “Back as far as 1982, I was a prep chef at the Red Fox Inn in Middleburg, so I have that experience professionally,” Isaac told me on April 10 as we stopped by for a late Friday afternoon, family sit-down dinner to sample some of that good, old Southern-style menu. We decided to span the menu from a Fried Whiting Fish,
Fried Chicken and some of that fresh smoked barbeque. “You get two sides with that if you want a dinner,” Thompson reminded me. “Oh, I think you all better try that fried cabbage if there’s any left,” I told the girls, “As a cabbage connoisseur I can say that it is spectacular, and unlike any other cabbage I have ever had!” While I had one taker on that suggestion, my younger dinner companion opted for her old standbys, Fries and Mac and Cheese – “Come on, Sophia, get a little adventuresome, you like cabbage,” I suggested. “No, I don’t,” I was reminded as my expanded-palate effort fell on one set of deaf ears. But whether your tastes run some-
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Gas Station and Convenience Store on the 500 block of North Royal Avenue in midtown Front Royal as of December 7, 2014, despite passing it regularly. “Well, I had that Thompson’s Fish Fry sign in the window put up outside when we opened, but the town came by and said ‘oh no, you can’t have that outside, that’s not up to code – you’ve got to have a sign that’s sort of sloped like this,” Isaac said indicating a roof-like incline. “No favoritism, even to a long-time employee from our always businessfriendly town fathers,” I wondered in amazement. “Well, check back with them, they’ve just made some changes to the town sign ordinances. Maybe they’ve eased up a bit,” I suggested. “Oh, by the way – can I get a to-go box – and maybe another half pound or so of that barbeque to go? “And, am I the only one who didn’t finish their dinner?” “Maybe it was all that fried cabbage …” “And French Fries …” “You stole off our plates,” it was suggested. “I have no recollection of these alleged events – I think …”
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“My biggest fear is that people who know me, who would support me, don’t know the primary or canvass is set for April 23, between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and that ANY registered voter who is a resident of the Shenandoah District … is eligible to participate.” – Ralph Rinaldi
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Rinaldi appraises Shenandoah District nominating run support.
Ralph Rinaldi (NAVY shirt) and North River District Supervisor Dan Murray at fellow Reupblican Daryl Funk’s January announcement of a run for Circuit Court Council. By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report With the culmination of his first foray into general electoral politics quickly approaching – the Republican Committee Canvass of April 23 – we asked Shenandoah District Planning Commission member and Shenandoah Farms resident Ralph Rinaldi about the experience.
the second lowest dropout rate in the state. We must continue this process – it affects all citizens of Warren County. I want to promote business that pays living wage jobs and public safety for our citizens. And, I want to be part of the solution concerning the town and county relations. We need to be together for continued progress.
Question: Why did you get into the race? Rinaldi: Warren County has been steadily improving over the last 20 years. I wish to be part of that continued progress. We have a great school system that I support. One of the most important facts concerning schools is we have
Question: What has your first experience in electoral politics been like? Rinaldi: For the most part the people have been very receptive. No one has been rude. This in itself speaks well for our town and county residents. I have been surprised by the verbal support I received. And I am thankful to those that have showed their
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Question: What is your biggest concern as your Party’s Nominating Canvass date of April 23 approaches? Rinaldi: My biggest fear is that people who know me, who would support me, don’t know the primary or canvass is set for April 23, between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and that ANY registered voter who is a resident of the Shenandoah District – and that includes sections of the Town of Front Royal, Shenandoah Farms and Rockland, is eligible to participate. There are two places votes may be cast, the Warren County Government Center on Commerce Avenue in town and the Linden Fire Company Station off John Marshall Highway near the Linden entrance to I-66.
(Writer’s note: Unlike Rinaldi, who has kept us in the loop on his decision to run and subsequent campaign efforts, we have yet to hear from his lone Republican Canvass opponent, former Front Royal Town Councilman Tom Sayre. And after eight years on council, and a positive response three months ago to our face-to-face query about whether he had decided
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Incumbent endorses Rinaldi for Shenandoah District Editor: After twelve years as Supervisor representing Warren County’s Shenandoah District, I have announced that I will not be seeking a fourth term and will not be running this year. It is with extreme confidence that I endorse and will be voting for Ralph Rinaldi in his bid to win the Republican nomination to suc-
ceed me as Supervisor. The Shenandoah District Republican Canvass to select the party nominee will be held on Thursday, April 23rd. Any citizen of the Shenandoah District who is a registered voter wishing to cast their vote for the nomination may do so at either the Warren County Government Center or the Linden Volunteer Fire Dept. from 3 PM until 8 PM. I have had the distinct pleasure to work with Ralph over the past twelve years in his capacity as a member of
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the Property Owners of Shenandoah Farms (POSF) and most recently as the Shenandoah Representative on the Warren County Planning Commission. I have found Ralph to be a solid conservative, working to make improvements in his community while balancing the need to keep taxes low for its residents. The Front Royal-Warren County community has seen a tremendous amount of progress over the past decade but we still have things to accomplish. This progress has come about due to some tough common sense business decisions made by the Board of Supervisors. It takes leaders who will vote for what is right and the courage to stand up for their convictions for the long term interests of the community.
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Over $5 Billion averaged annually on independent and minority work contracts STAUNTON – The Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District is hosting a series of small-business fairs in April and May to show local vendors how they can work with VDOT and other state agencies. The Commonwealth of Virginia is committed to making at least 42 percent of its discretionary purchases with small, women-owned and minority-owned (SWaM) businesses. Over the past several years, these vendors have benefited from more than $5 billion in annual purchases. The open-house workshops are designed to show the benefits of becoming a certified Small or Micro Business in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Attendees can learn how to market their products and services to state agencies, and get assistance with required registration and certification procedures. The small-business fairs take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the following locations: • Tuesday, April 14 – VDOT Lex-
ington Residency Office, 275 Alphin Lane, Lexington, Va. 24450 • Thursday, April 30 – VDOT Staunton District Complex, 811 Commerce Road, Staunton, Va. 24401 • Tuesday, May 12 – VDOT Harrisonburg Residency Office, 3536 North Valley Pike, Harrisonburg, Va. 22802 • Wednesday, May 27 – VDOT Winchester Area Headquarters, 2275 Northwestern Pike, Winchester, Va. 22603 Business owners can get more information about the fairs, including documentation they will need, by contacting VDOT District Procurement Manager Pam Sprouse at (540) 332-9206 or Pam.Sprouse@ VDOT.Virginia.gov. Additional information about doing business with VDOT is available at the following link: http://www.vdot.virginia.gov/business/bu_bizDev.asp The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties. – From a release
The Town of Front Royal will have East Main Street CLOSED from Chester Street to Blue Ridge Avenue on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon due to a contractor removing the trees in front of 317 East Main Street. Traffic will be detoured during this time. Motorists are asked to use caution while driving in this area. For More Information call the Department of Environmental Services (540) 635-7819.
VDOT announces Poor House Road intersection closing Poor House Rd. at Rt. 340 South between April 20 to late June Route 605 (Poor House Road) in Warren County will be closed at the intersection with Route 340 (Stonewall Jackson Highway) for about two months beginning Monday, April 20, 2015. This closure is related to the realignment of Route 340 and construction of a new bridge over Gooney Creek. Drivers who need to access Route 605 will detoured onto Route 607 (Rocky Lane) east and Route 649 (Browntown Road) south to Route 605. The detour will remain in place until traffic begins using the new bridge and roadway, which is expected to occur by late June. All work is weather permitting.
Please join me in supporting Ralph Rinaldi on April 23rd so we can continue our progress, while at the same time, keeping our taxes low. Sincerely, Richard Traczyk, Chairman Warren County Board of Supervisors Former Supervisor endorses Rinaldi Editor, As an Independent Warren County voter I was pleased to learn that Ralph Rinaldi is running to be The Shenandoah District Supervisor for our County. I first met Ralph when I was Supervisor for the Shenandoah District. He was active in effort to improve the road system in the Shenandoah Farms area and in initiating the Shenandoah Farms Sanitary District. Fortunately he has remained active at the Farms and represents the Shenandoah District on the Warren County Planning Commission. Ralph is a gentleman who listens and acts in behalf of all those he represents. That is why I plan to vote for Ralph Rinaldi. All registered voters in the Shenandoah District, not just Republicans, may vote in the April 23rd Shenandoah District Republican Canvas on April 23rd. I urge you to take the time and effort to vote for Ralph Rinaldi at either the Warren County Government Center or at the Linden Volunteer Fire Company from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 23. Ralph has proven his ability to work with and represent his fellow citizens and I look forward to his representing us as Shenandoah District Supervisor for the next 4 years or more. Ben Weddle Front Royal
Belated photo credits Following publication of our last edition, Robbin Thompson contacted us requesting we give specific photo credits on those shots from his Facebook page. The color, solo performance shot of Robbin is by Richmond photographer Skip Rowland; and the stage photo shot with Bruce Springsteen is Bob Zimmerman of Backstreets Magazine. Robbin wasn’t 100-percent sure but thought that Mike Parker took the backstage shot with Graham Nash and Steve Still at the Richmond Coliseum in 1985, after the Robbin Thompson Band opened for Crosby, Stills and Nash there.
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‘They’re coming for our cars – what’s next, our diamonds?’ Car dealer alarmed at aggressive Delinquent Tax collection efforts
The first car seizure for Delinquent Personal Property Taxes was done on April 3, 2015 – and seems to have stimulated, not only some outrage, but a rush to make car tax debts good.
Car dealer Gary Eaton questions the vehicle seizure tactic at the April 7 Board of Supervisors meeting. By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report At the April 7 Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting a local car dealer voiced concern about a recent move by the county treasurer’s office to aggressively go after delinquent personal property taxes by seizing offender’s cars – those cars generating much of that delinquent tax debt. Gary Eaton of Eaton Motors on Route 55 East (Strasburg Road) told the supervisors that in his 43 years in the car business he had never experienced the use of car seizures as a means of colleting back taxes. Eaton’s primary concern is that vehicles seized for unpaid county taxes may also have balances owed to his or other dealerships on their purchase. Eaton explained that like many car dealerships, he does in-house financing. So, people who owe taxes to the county may also owe the car dealership on the vehicle’s purchase. “That seems kind of strange to me that the County of Warren can override the state of Virginia for a lien [on a state title],� Eaton said. He also worried that such seizures could be extended to other types of vehicles like farm-use tractors the owner may have taken out a bank loan to purchase. “Suppose I, or anybody, has that tractor that BB&T Bank has a thousands of dollar lien on – and that person has not paid their personal
property taxes ‌ can they bring the sheriff ’s office in and take possession of that tractor with the BB&T Bank having a $75,000 lien on it?â€? Eaton asked. “Or to go a step further, suppose Schewel’s Furniture Company has a house full of furniture and there is a personal property tax bill on that – can they come in and take your furniture or diamond rings or whatever they choose to? How far does this go? To me, I think this is putting the cart
before the horse.� But rather than an example of local government overreach as Eaton suggested, county officials said that Treasurer Wanda Bryant and her staff, along with the help of the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office, are simply utilizing methods of tax collection enabled by state law that have long been available. Responding to his initial complaints, Eaton said County Treasurer Bryant explained that her predecessor Doris Miller had not utilized seizure and that she had followed that example of less aggressive means of attempting to collect delinquent taxes. However, with the issue of several million dollars in both delinquent real estate and personal property taxes being raised by Fork District Supervisor Archie Fox during this year’s county budget process as discussed in depth in our previous edition, Bryant responded on several
fronts, including vehicle seizure. Responding to Eaton’s concerns, County Administrator Doug Stanley and County Attorney Blair Mitchell explained that unlike Delinquent Real Estate Taxes, which remain on the county books for 20 years before moving toward a written-off loss, unpaid Personal Property Taxes, including on motor vehicles, are lost as potential county revenue after just three years. Stanley said information from the Treasurer’s Office indicated that there are delinquent Personal Property Tax accounts where people have not paid taxes for over two years after purchasing a car. So, with those accounts about to be lost forever, the
county has not choice but to move quickly and aggressively to have any hope of realizing that debt. Of the more aggressive move on those delinquent tax accounts, Stanley said of the Treasurer’s Office, “They go after state income tax refunds; they go after wage garnishments; if they have money sitting in a bank account and they have a social security number they can go after that. So, she uses all the tools that she has to her advantage. But the problem is sometimes those tools don’t work and this is another one of the tools she is trying to utilize to go after those folks who refuse to make any effort to pay their taxes.â€? Of negative public comments in reaction to the county’s first vehicle seizures, Stanley observed, “If you haven’t made any effort to pay your taxes in three years – all you have to do is go down there and talk to the treasurer, set up a payment plan that you can afford that will allow you to pay your taxes over a period of time ‌ So they do make every effort to try and collect these taxes and I applaud the treasurer for trying to do that.â€? Mitchell added that lien holders on seized property should and would be notified when items are seized by the county for back taxes once the county had established that fact; and would
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â€œâ€Ś can they come in and take your furniture or diamond rings or whatever they choose to? How far does this go? To me, I think this is putting the cart before the horse.â€? – car dealer Gary Eaton be paid out of any excess amount collected by the sale of the seized property. As for vehicles that a car dealer may have themselves seized for non-payment on a purchase, Mitchell said the county would have no way of knowing that fact, so would not be likely to come looking for a vehicle titled to the delinquent owner on the car lot from which the vehicle had been purchased. “So, I don’t think that will be as much of a problem as some people may think,â€? Mitchell said. Stanley also noted that more aggressive actions like vehicle seizures and forced real estate sales were generally aimed at long-overdue accounts that the taxpayer has made no good faith effort to work with the
county to resolve. As we reported in our last edition, there are currently $2,101,576 in Delinquent Personal Property Taxes owed Warren County, with another $659,683 in Penalties and Interest totaling $2.76 million; as well as Delinquent County Real Estate Taxes of $2,312,208.26, with penalty and interest totaling $1,187,878 giving the county a total Delinquent Real Estate Tax Bill of $3,500,086.30. There is an additional $2.3 million in Delinquent Sanitary District fees, including $1.6 million base fees and $700,000 in penalties, interest and administrative fees. However, in response to our queries, County Treasurer Bryan pointed out that despite the above numbers, over the past five years her office has
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an average collection rate of 98 percent on both Personal Property and Real Estate Taxes. But when you have millions of dollars in personal property and billions of dollars in real estate being taxed, that two-percent of uncollected taxes can add up to the numbers cited above. And Bryant pointed out that in the wake of the initial publicity over the county’s initial vehicle seizure her office saw a flurry of back payment activity. So, I guess from the county perspective if the “carrot� of a negotiated settlement doesn’t work, sometimes it takes a little “stick� action to attract people’s attention. Real Estate Taxes On the real estate side, Bryant’s request for more aggressive action by the Pond-Pond-Williams law firm on Delinquent County Real Estate Tax collections that have been turned over to them, resulted in the publication of a list of threatened forced sale of properties on April 1, 2015 – no foolin’ – to collect delinquent real estate taxes. As explained our last edition, after two to three years uncollected, Delinquent Real Estate Taxes are turned over to the private
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cords indicated the Llewellyns owe a total of $66,309 on two properties, including $47,220 on their home Rose Hill property and $19,088 on a parcel listed as L-A-5/B 34. HEPTAD was listed owing about $44,000 on a parcel listed as “Leachâ€?. Dunkle’s debt was listed at about $6,000, beginning in 1995, on a property assessed at $15,000. County Administrator Stanley pointed out the timeframe on Dunkle’s debt brought it near the 20-year write-off point. Dunkle and his partner Julia Souter have also run afoul of the county regarding personal property seized off Souter’s home lot by the county at the request of a Homeowner’s Association complaining of clutter. Daniel Pond III also represented the HOA involved in the Souter zoning violation case. Responding to a question about how the names listed on the initial notice of intent of a forced sale, which gives the taxpayer 30 days to pay or work out an acceptable payment plan, was selected, Daniel Pond III said those were cases handed to him by former law partner Kimberly Athey when she left to accept a judgeship about three months ago. While it is too early to tell, hopefully, on the real estate side the county will see the same reaction that Treasurer Bryant has seen on the personal property side, with a rush to pay delinquent taxes or at least set up payment plans to make those debts good. As for Eaton’s “cart before the horseâ€? analogy, if the unpaid taxes are the horse and the seizures of the property those taxes are owed on is the cart, it appears that the horse and cart are right where they belong. And for those hit – look on the bright side, at least the county and its sheriff aren’t carting you off to debtor’s prison – yet (just kidding, folks – there is no such thing as Debtor’s Prison ‌ I think). Because as Fork District Supervisor Archie Fox said in launching this Delinquent Tax Collection effort, “It’s not fair to place the burden [of financing government] on those citizens who do pay their taxes.â€?
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Maybe that’s why they haven’t been that aggressive on taxes N. Va. attorney sues county, county officials for arrest in back tax case By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report While the flurry of activity coming out of the Warren County Government Center in response to Fork District Supervisor Archie Fox’s March 24 query about delinquent tax collections has left some unhappy (see related story), an earlier effort to collect delinquent taxes from a corporation owning property at 451 South Royal Avenue in Front Royal has exploded into litigation. Northern Virginia attorney Michael Ryu found himself arrested and cuffed by police in Falls Church, Virginia, in his office parking lot on May 20, 2014. Ryu was arrested on a warrant issued in Warren County Circuit Court because he was the listed agent for CS Property, Incorporated, and had not responded to a series of communications from Warren County between April 2013 and May 2014 about back taxes the company owed on its South Royal Avenue property in Front Royal. Ryu’s lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District, in Alexandria, lists Warren County Treasurer Wanda Bryant, Assistant Warren County Attorney Dan Whitten and the county government itself as defendants. Ryu alleges he was wrongfully arrested as the attorney and agent for his client, CS Property, from which Warren County wasDrivers tryVolunteer (earn points) • New ing to collect $12,876 in delinquent “personal property business equipment taxes, business license taxes, administrative fees, penalties and in-
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ing and words with Ryu occurred on that hearing date of May 21, 2014, the day after Ryu’s arrest (nothing like a little “cuff ’em and book ’em, Danno� action to get someone’s attention). After Ryu informed the assistant county attorney of the CS Property bankruptcy and communications breakdown surrounding it, the Warrant in Debt case against the company and its agent and attorney Ryu was dismissed on June 4, 2014, in Warren County General District Court at Whitten’s request.
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“At no time between the filing of the Warrant in Debt (April 17, 2013) and the return date of June 19, 2013, did I, nor anyone else in the County Attorney’s Office ‌ receive any verbal or written notification of the bankruptcy proceedings filed by Ryu on behalf of CS Property ‌â€? – Whitten declaration
of Counties) attorney argues for dismissal against the county and all its officials on the grounds of sovereign immunity. VACO attorney Judkins also writes in her motion for dismissal that nothing in Ryu’s filing reaches the standard of Municipal Liability that might overcome the sovereign immunity standard.
The motion for dismissal notes Ryu was charged and arrested for his ongoing failure to respond to the county and Whitten’s repeated requests for information on his client and its tax debt to the county. She also notes that after his arrest, Ryu was immediately taken to a magistrate and released on his own
Oops, there it is ‌ However, the case becomes a bit more muddled in the final paragraphs of Whitten’s written declaration on his part in the case. For it appears that in researching his response to Ryu’s lawsuit, Whitten came across a notice of the CS Properties bankruptcy filing dated June 18, 2013. Whitten states that a letter noting the filing through Wells Fargo Bank, was mailed to P.O. Box 1540, Front Royal, VA 22630, which Whitten observes is “the Treasurer’s Office P.O. Box, received by the County Administrator’s Office on June 20, 2013, forwarded from that office and received in the County Attorney’s Office on the same day.â€? However, Whitten also states that that correspondence had apparently been filed separately by a previous paralegal in a file separate from the file on the CS Property case he was working from. – “I learned of these documents for the first time on Friday, March 6, 2015, had never seen them before, and never [had] been told by anyone in the County Attorney’s Office that they were received or existed,â€? Whitten wrote in his declaration on the case. Despite the apparent bureaucratic miscommunication within the Warren County Government Center, the county VACO (Virginia Association
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Tareq Salahi following his April 16 legal setback is ready to carry his fight to Virginia’s Supreme Court, where he is 1-0 on overturning county circuit court dismissals of legal actions he has brought. By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report “No question, we are going to take this to the Supreme Court. Like last time, it’s the same thing – our suit was dismissed by the judge in lower court, we appealed and had it overturned and won.â€? That was Tareq Salahi’s reaction to an April 16 decision by Warren County Circuit Court Judge Ronald Napier in favor to a county motion to have his lawsuit against the Warren County Board of Supervisors dismissed. Napier’s decision came immediately after about 30 minutes of argument on the county’s demurrer. “The county’s position was wellframed ‌ the demurrer is sustained,â€? Napier ruled. He then denied a request by plaintiff attorney Jordan Sharpes to offer an amended complaint. The previous Warren County Circuit Court dismissal Salahi referenced was by a different judge, Dennis Hupp, and involved litigation
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Short-term rentals SALAHI, from 11 security concerns from those renters, as well as additional wear and tear on the subdivision’s non-paved, privately-maintained road system. Among the conditions suggested by the county planning commission were a limit on the number of people allowed at the Salahi home under short-term rental contracts, as well as observation of all county and subdivision codes or rules on noise, outdoor fires, parking and general behavior. Salahi contends the county prohibition on short-term rentals in general and his application in particular transcends zoning authority granted municipalities and ventures into the realm of defining residential use. “While Va. Code Ann. 15.2-2283 states that the purpose of zoning is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public, nowhere in any of the aforesaid statutes can authority be found for the proposition that a local government may prescribe a minimum amount of time for which real property may be rented or the manner in which a permitted property may be paid for,” Salahi’s attorneys wrote in their complaint. Salahi and his attorneys from the
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early 1999 was only intended to prohibit town annexation of the North Corridor into which it was extending central water and sewer to facilitate commercial development for seven years, before being revisited. “The intent of the agreement was to help the county increase their financial revenue growth with the help of the town investing in the infrastructure that would eventually be annexed into the town after the end of the seven years,” she told council. Questioned later about her remarks and interest in a solution to the now five-year impasse between the town
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“Is the Council blinded to the facts indicating that the County is not concerned about the Town or its future? Are you ignorant or willfully ignorant?” – Clare Schmitt
CORRIDOR, from 15 posed agreement that would guide the future of town-county relations for the life of the MOA. That outline designed to replace the 1998 Corridor Agreement was the first comprehensive proposal in the wake of the town’s loss of 80-percent of its anticipated PILOT (Payment In Lieu of Taxes) revenue enabled by that initial Corridor Agreement. That loss was estimated as $600,000 at the time in 2010 after the loss of the corridor Meals Tax-based PILOT fee lawsuit. That initial county proposal offered the town 25 percent of county meals taxes collected and 50 percent of lodging taxes from businesses operating in the 522 Corridor under original pre-lawsuit utility contracts with the town; and 50 percent of both meals and lodging taxes collected on businesses with post-lawsuit utility contracts. Those latter contracts allow the town to re-impose meals and lodging tax PILOT fees though it has yet to do so. Council approval of that draft MOA, with one amendment limiting a prohibition on future town annexations or boundary adjustments to the 522 Corridor, was approved by a 5-1 margin, with only Bret Hrbek dissenting. Deteriorating situation However, since council offered that slightly amended MOA in response to the county’s initial offer, the two municipalities have engaged in a series of counter proposals in which the county has removed all lodging tax revenues from the proposal and altered the percentage of meals tax revenue offered to the town to an across-the-board 30 percent. The county has also proposed adding the planned 136-acre Crooked Run West commercial expansion to the 522 Corridor, including agreement by the town to expand central water-sewer to that development under the new MOA guidelines, including no potential annexation. That county offer was in response to a town proposal to accept an across-the-board 37 percent of the county meals and lodging tax revenue from the corridor, without any guarantees on how the Crooked Run West development will be handled. It was suggested the county apply for corridor exemptions to the town’s existing water policy at the time of that CR-West development since the town has no timeframe on that development and cannot predict its own future water needs at this time. Council critique As for her very pointed remarks questioning a council majority’s willingness or ability to vote in the best interest of the town, Schmitt said,
Council breaks ground on wastewater treatment plant upgrades prior to April 13 meeting. Courtesy Photo Town Manager Steve Burke “This is a huge issue for the future of the town, and I’m just concerned that the current council does not have the vision needed to make Front Royal the growing, vibrant place it can be. I commute to Alexandria three days a week and I could easily pick up my family and move there. I choose to live here because I hate the hustle and bustle of Northern Virginia and because I believe Front Royal has amazing potential, despite some people continually trying to take us back to the Dark Ages. My husband and I have two properties in Front Royal, our kids go to the elementary school here in the heart of town, my husband works in the town of Front Royal, we’re very vested in the future of this town.” Based on the votes defeating most amendments offered by Hrbek on January 26 and the 5-1 majority approving that initial county draft MOA with one change, Schmitt added, “I don’t think the current council and town manager are capable of helping Front Royal reach its full potential. Quite frankly, I was relieved that the county didn’t accept the agreement from the January 26th meeting, because as I understand it, if they had accepted it, we would have been stuck with it. I had some concerns with that agreement, most of which, Bret Hrbek outlined eloquently during that January 26th meeting, and I think the county continues to offer poor revenue options to the town, as I mentioned last night.” The defeated amendments offered by Hrbek on January 26, included
removal of the annexation ban altogether (defeated 4-3, with Mayor Darr joining Tharpe, Funk and Connolly in opposition); and limiting that annexation ban to five years (defeated 4-2, with only Tewalt joining Hrbek in support). Hrbek’s final motion, seconded by Bébhinn Egger, to limit the anti-annexation condition to the 522 Corridor for the life of the MOA was approved 4-2, with only Tharpe and Connolly dissenting. County Republican ties And it appears to be the trio of council Republicans most tied to the Warren County Republican Committee – Tharpe, Connolly and Funk – to whom Schmitt was speaking. Vice-Mayor Hollis Tharpe and
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first-term Councilman John Connolly both sought and received Republican Committee endorsements for the November 2014 town elections. And Funk’s recent announcement of a run for Circuit Court Clerk this year was attended by a who’s who of committee Republicans. While Connolly’s
fellow first-term councilman Egger also received a committee endorsement, she is not a committee member and did not seek that endorsement. And on January 26, Egger seemed to separate herself from the adamantly county-endorsed settlement side. After Hrbek expressed his concern
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Front Royal-Warren Co ies, we will not exist.” “I think it is true that this document is to focus on the 522 Corridor. And I think it would not be in the town’s best interest to, as Mr. Hrbek is say-
ing, box ourselves in,” Egger said. However, Connolly expressed the disagreement he shared with Tharpe, and for the most part Funk, in opposing limitations on the county’s original proposal. “My opinion is that this plan that was proposed was meant to move us beyond just the 522 Corridor; to provide a framework to work with the county in other areas to allow for expansion in the future. By limiting this down to just the 522 Corridor it opens the door again that this problem is going to rear its head wherever else growth begins,” Connolly said in reply to Hrbek and Egger’s concerns. Framework for what? In opening her April 13 remarks, Schmitt questioned council’s collective will and individual comprehension of the issue at hand – that issue being town sovereignty where its utilities have been extended to facilitate commercial growth. “As a citizen of the Town, I would like to publicly receive the answers to these questions in advance of the Council making a decision. I hope this Council will not develop a legacy of being willfully ignorant in its decisions on these very important issues and for future challenges.” Included in her questions about the parameters and intent of the original 1998 Corridor Agreement were: • Why did the town not move to annex after the 7-year period as outlined by the joint agreement? • Has the staff and previous Councils reviewed the Duncan document (prepared by the late Walter Duncan, a former Town Public Works Director, Planning Commission member and Town Councilman, and a strong proponent of town annexation of the corridor) to validate the strengths and weaknesses of his research? • Has there been a model discussed of the impact both financially and operationally to the Town as a result of annexation of this area by previous Councils or staff? • Has any other Councils, formally or informally discussed the longterm effect on the growth of this area and its impact on the current Town’s economic growth? I guess that leaves the ball in council’s court. But in its defense, no subsequent public votes have been taken on county counterproposals that indicate a repeat of the 5-1, 4-2 or even 4-3 majority willing to accept what the county has been putting down since January 26, 2015 – of course there has been no public indication that the perspectives exhibited in those January votes have changed either … – rogerb@warrencountyreport.com
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“It reminds me of the squirrel, squirreling away funds … I think some of this money can be put in with the 15-percent General Fund Reserve – I don’t think it is all legally restricted money.” – Matt Tederick
Supervisors questioned on $98.37 million budget proposal Speakers urge ‘squirreled-away’ reserve alternatives to 3-cent tax hike
some of this money can be put in with the 15-percent General Fund Reserve – I don’t think it is all legally restricted money,” Tederick told the five-person county board, including four fellow Republican Committee members. Yea, but …
As Matt Tederick begins his remarks, Tim Ratigan who began the criticism of the county budget proposal, laughs at Tederick’s admission of a similar critical angle from a different political perspective than the previous speaker.
Supervisor Archie Fox asks for clarification on the ins and outs of a $98.37 million FY 2016 budget proposal, up $2.87million from FY 2015. By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report The essential theme heard from the only two non-departmental speakers addressing the proposed FY 2016 Warren County Budget was – why the tax increases, there are other options, aren’t there? Following the April 14 FY 2016 Budget Public Hearing and a second Public Hearing on the proposed 3-cent Real Estate Tax increase and Sanitary District fee rates scheduled for Tuesday evening, April 21, it is likely the Board of Supervisors will vote on the budget, tax rate and Sanitary District fees at that regularly scheduled April 21 meeting. But on April 14, first, 2010 Front Royal mayoral candidate Tim Ratigan and then former Warren County Supervisor (late 1990s) and longtime county Republican activist and current county Republican Committee Vice-Chairman Matt Tederick, rose to address county revenue and
spending issues. And while as Tederick admitted, drawing some laughter as he followed Ratigan to the podium, he may have agreed in principal on overspending issues and alternatives to the proposed Real Estate Tax increase, it was minus the emphasis on partisan political doublespeak cited by Ratigan. Rather, Tederick focused on perceived over-spending, particularly on public education. Prefacing his critique of public education numbers and costs by saying he did not want to seem to be an opponent of education, Tederick proceeded to question why school system costs were rising while student enrollment was remaining fairly flat. He noted that the total enrollment had risen by only 14 students over five years, but added that educational staff had increased by 26 employees. He observed that was a quarter-of-apercent (.25%) enrollment increase facilitated by a 4.1-percent increase in staff.
County Administrator Doug Stanley ’splains where the money is coming from and going to during power point presentation on FY 2016 budget proposal. Over the same five-year period, Tederick asserted that the county population had increased only 3.4percent (1,260 people) while the overall county budget had jumped 11.6 percent ($9.9 million). However, Tederick’s remarks following the county administrator’s Power Point explanation of the budget seemed to ignore several key factors. Among those are a decrease ($791,139) in state Composite Index funding primarily for public education, due to increases in the county’s overall tax revenue picture, particularly an estimated $4-million jump from the Dominion Power Plant alone; as well as anticipated increases for capital projects; a long-awaited raise for county and public school employees; and a rise above projections for the county’s share of funding for RSW Regional Jail operations based on inmate population and other cost variables. In fact, the county administrator explained that of the proposed $2,878,077 increase in the proposed county budget, $2,631,139 of the increase in local spending is accounted for by those specific items – lost state revenue; scheduled capital improvement projects; and staff salary increases most would concede are long overdue, seeing as several county department heads, as well as school officials, noted they are again losing experienced staff to higher paying communities nearby. However, Tederick was not convinced the budget spending increases could be so easily explained away. “There’s always an excuse to increase spending … I think you should hold the line on tax increases,” he said. As he has on other occasions in other municipal venues, Tederick called for movement on funds accu-
mulated in various specific accounts. He questioned whether Special Project or Reserve accounts were necessarily “Restricted Funds” that could only be used for one purpose. “It reminds me of the squirrel, squirreling away funds … I think
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â€œâ€Ś the mailer stated that a vote for anyone other than Republican candidates was a vote for Obama, tax increases, and big government. It would appear that the new [Republican] slogan should read, ‘the votes that elected the BOS was a vote for higher taxes and bigger government.’â€? – Tim Ratigan
committee will be incorporated into next year’s budget so we will not be in this situation next year.� However, in prefacing that conclusion, Ratigan targeted the four Republican Board members and the county Republican Committee’s vice chairman who would follow him to the podium.
“I find it interesting that when I read one of the Republican mailers sent out during the nonpartisan Town Elections last November, the mailer stated that a vote for anyone other than the Republican candidates was a vote for Obama, tax increases, and big government,� Ratigan began his Public Hearing remarks, adding,
“It would appear that the new slogan should read, ‘the votes that elected the Board of Supervisors was a vote for higher taxes and bigger government.’ This is the second year of either passing or requesting a tax increase from a group whose election campaigns were based on a platform of smaller government, and no tax
increases.� Ratigan singled out North River Republican Supervisor Dan Murray, whom he said he helped create a campaign website for four years ago. “I am particularly familiar with Supervisor Murray’s campaign because I was the one who built his campaign website. I remember we were told we would not need more taxes to pay for the regional jail and that the Dominion Tax windfall of $5-million dollars per year would cover any shortfalls. Neither seems to be the case now,� Ratigan said before changing his critical focus. “As once spoken by the local community Republican elitist activist and Republican Vice Chairman at a Town Public meeting regarding a proposed taxed increase, I would like to hear him now say to his fellow board Republicans, ‘Shame, shame, shame – if you vote for this tax increase, you will not get reelected.’ After Ratigan completed his comments, in an incident of timing Hollywood would be proud of, current
Warren County Republican Committee Vice-Chairman and long-time inter-Republican Ratigan adversary Tederick rose to address the county’s $98.37 million Fiscal Year 2016 Budget proposal. “I may not present this the same way as the previous speaker, but I don’t totally disagree with some of his points,� Tederick began, as we said, drawing laughter even from Ratigan, in launching into his own “spending problem� critique described above.
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At the outset of the April 14 Public Hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, County Administrator Doug Stanley presented a Power Point summary explaining the major points, including changes to revenue and expenditure streams, leading to a $2,878,077 increase over last year’s FY 2015 Warren County Budget of $95,947,418. Stanley summarized that increase, raising the FY 2016 Budget to $98,375,495, as due to five primary factors: 1. $791,139 attributed to the anticipated offset in increase in the composite index (lost state revenue from higher local tax revenue) for the Dominion Power Plant Project; 2. a $1,250,000 million increase in the county’s share off regional jail funding; 3. $170,000 increase for our Dominion Power water payment contribution; 4. $120,000 for debt service for the septage receiving facility;
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5. and $300,000 for the match for the school staff salary increase. “These five items total $2,631,139 of the increase in local spending,” Stanley said. Elaborating on those factors, Stanley noted the loss of state subsidy money to lower tax revenue municipalities from the addition of the Dominion Power tax revenue was known and factored in to county projections on coming budgets. He also noted that county staff, including public school system employees had essentially gone without pay increases other than state-mandated VRS increases for several years in the wake of the national economic downturn, or “the Great Recession”(of 2008) as he termed it. The increase in RSW Jail funding comes at least in part from a jump from providing 56 percent of the jail inmate population to 61 percent. The county allocated $3.5 million for its RSW Operational funding but with the new projected numbers will need almost $900,000 of additional money to meet the newly-projected RSW funding share of $4,398,797. It was also noted that the coming Fiscal Year 2016 will see the full $1.2-million in county debt service on construction of the jail kick in. Other budget factors in include the next 1-percent annual phase in of a state-mandated 5-percent offset contribution to the Virginia Retire-
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$791,139 in state Composite Index funding for public education due to increases in the county’s overall tax revenue picture, particularly an estimated $4-million jump from the Do-
minion Power Plant. The Composite Index state funding is based on community’s ability to fund its public school system. – rogerb@warrencountyreport.com
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Tonya Withers (left), horsewoman and waitress, at “Avonlea” farm, with her Welsh Thoroughbred, Rockin’ Rowen, and daughter, Morgan, 16, preparing for her riding lesson on the bay gelding, Countryclub Casual. Barr photo. By Malcolm Barr, Sr. Warren County Report It’s been a habit of mine for most of my journalism career to chat with the servers - once known as waitresses and waiters - who attend my needs at restaurants and bars. It’s often interesting and surprising what you learn about them. In this particular case, my server and I shared sometimes parallel or competing interests. My wife and I became acquainted with Tonya Withers during visits to Front Royal’s Houlihan’s Restaurant.
Over a period of years, I tapped Tonya several times to test public opinion as she made her rounds of the popular watering hole. She’s worked at the restaurant since its opening day seven years ago and is one of two original staff members. But I found only recently that she, her mother, Donna M. Hayes, and I shared an interest in horses, and may have, unknowingly, competed against each other while I was operating Thoroughbred racing syndicates in the northeast for some 21 years. Yet one more “small world” occurrence!
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By Ken Thurman Warren-Frederick County Report Spring has finally come to the valley and that means farm fresh locally grown produce, meats, and dairy at the Front Royal Farmers Market. This year marks the 7th annual farmers
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Kelly Nichole Mills 911 call hang up leads Front Royal Police to pot, hash drug bust In the early morning hours of April 5, 2015, officers from the Front Royal Police Department responded to 648 West 11th Street for a report of a 911 hang-up. A female identified as Kelly N. Mills answered the door and advised that no one at that address had called 911. While officers were speaking with Mills, they detected a strong odor of Marijuana
Anthony Gene Roberts coming from within the residence. Officers inquired about the odor and Mill’s denied the presence of Marijuana and then began to try and shut the door on the officers. Chief Norman Shiflett advised that a Search Warrant was obtained on the residence and several items with evidentiary purpose were located. Over 5-1/5 ounces of Marijuana and Hashish was located in the residence as well as digital scales, baggies, smoking devices and
various other drug paraphernalia. When officers arrived there were six children under the age of 10 located within the residence. The Front Royal Police assisted other family members in removing the children from the residence before the Search Warrant was executed. Kelly Nichole Mills and Anthony Gene Roberts were both arrested for Felony Child Endangerment and Felony Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute. Mills
and Roberts have a court hearing scheduled in Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court on April 30, 2015 at 9am for the Child Endangerment charges and will appear in the Warren County General District Court on May 19, 2015 at 10am for the drug charges. Anyone with further information on this case is asked to contact Officer Jacob Fenton or Officer Marc Ramey at (540) 635-2111. – From a release
4. Valerie’s Royal Soaps with all naturally made soap products. This year’s market is sponsored by the Warren County Farm Bureau, Warren County Economic Development Authority (WCEDA), Southern States, Rappahannock Electric, Warren Memorial Hospital, ShenValley Hosting, Allison James Estates & Homes, Weathervane Graphics, Tony T’s Apple Farm, and Mighty Oak Farms. New this year is entertainment by local singing and instrumentals groups on most Saturdays including Dubby White, Annie & Mack, John Kovacs, and Judy & Becky Lee. There will be no market on three festival days (Wine & Craft [05/16], Brew & blues [09/26], and Festival of Leaves [10/10]). So come visit the Front Royal Farmers Market and join in on “A Community Working Together Promoting Healthy Choices”. For more information or to see how you can become a vendor call (540) 622-2244 for Tony or (540) 244-8934 for Becky or email them at info@FrontRoyalFarmersMarket.com. Visit them on the web at www.FrontRoyalFarmersMarket.com
Town police seek info on late-night altercation, knife wounds Early the morning of Thursday, April 16, the Front Royal Police were called to the East Main Street downtown business district for a fight in progress. Once officers arrived on scene, a white male was observed bleeding from several cuts to his body. The victim was identified as Willie Jenkins, Jr., 34, who was later transported to Warren Memorial Hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. Initial evidence indicated Jenkins’ injuries were sustained prior to the altercation on Main Street. Chief Shiflett advises that this is still an ongoing investigation and that the criminal investigations division is continuing to interview witnesses. As of the afternoon of April 16, no arrests have been made in this case. Anyone with further information on this incident is asked to contact Detective Z.M. King at (540) 636-2208 or by e-mail at <zking@frontroyalva.com> – From an FRPD release
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“Barks and Bags” - a women’s luncheon at Shenandoah Golf Club April 10 - netted almost $10,000 for the Humane Society of Warren County. Photos show Lavenda Denney, executive director of the Julia Wagner Animal Shelter in Front Royal, flanked by even sponsors Jean Plauger, Jean’s Jewelers (left) and Ellen Aders, State Farm; table captain Carol Barr (right) and Joyce Marlow; and a group shot of Carol Barr’s table of 21, mostly wearing fancy hats for the occasion. And a closer look at the spring coiffure sported by Joyce Marlow and Carol Barr. By Malcolm Barr, Sr. WC Report Just a few years after the Julia Wagner Animal Shelter and the Humane Society of Warren County that runs it were threatened with extinction, both reached another peak during the past 12 months in terms of funds
raised and animals adopted. This was the news from the society’s annual meeting, held April 14, at Joe’s Steakhouse – not to mention the hopeful forecast that the days of running “in the red” should soon be a thing of the past. The treasurer’s report, noting a financial loss in 2014 of $12,000, commented that “we are
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The concert showcases the talents of American composers over the last century. “Passionate, exciting and a profound display of American musical composition” says artistic director Dr. Jeffrey Alban. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10. We apologize for the absence of time and place detail in the first paragraph of page 5 story in last edition.
off site care for more than 400 animals. The shelter posted an 84 percent “save” rate, including 60% in adoptions, 17% of animals reunited with their families; and 7 percent being turned over to specific rescue groups for placement in new homes. The adoption rate was the highest in local shelter history, Denney said. And over a period of three years, it was reported that euthanasia of animals at the Wagner Shelter in Front Royal decreased by 70 percent. Animals cared for at the shelter included 1,175 cats; 831 dogs; and 61 “other” animals. One hundred and eighty five families finding it difficult to afford even food for their pets received food donations; emergency and veterinary care, plus assistance in spaying and neutering their animals. Four candidates for the WCHS board of directors were elected by acclamation: Katrina Meade, Kristie Sours Brown; Michelle Kosiorek; and Joan Coolidge. Retiring board members Tony Inderbitzen and Margie Heiler received certificates upon completing their three year terms. Board president Amy Thurman introduced the new board members, as well as Jennifer Condon who was appointed earlier to replace Wanda Robinson. Denney said her staff, board members, donors, and volunteers “continued to make great things happen for the homeless animals of Warren County.”
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Pete, Kasia and their friendly dog Charlie pose in front of their Full Moon Tai Chi studio. Courtesy photo By Carol Ballard Warren County Report Instructors and students of the Full Moon Tai Chi Full Moon Tai Chi studio in Front Royal will be participating in the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day on Saturday, April 25 at the Gazebo on the eastern end of Main Street and everyone is invited to attend the free event. This is an annual event held the last Saturday of April each year to promote the related disciplines of T’ai chi ch’uan and Qigong in nearly eighty countries since 1999. In Front Royal it will begin at 10 a.m. and end at noon. In case of rain, the celebrating will take place at the Full Moon Tai Chi studio at 9 Sth. Royal Ave.
“People can participate or watch demonstrations of Tai Chi, Qigong and different types of martial arts and styles, including weapons like swords, sabers and fans. There will be guided Qigong exercises at the beginning and people can participate if they want,” said Pete (Sifu) Voll, who heads the studio. Sifu (which translates as Teacher)Voll holds the rank of Golden Tiger, the highest testable rank from the International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association. He teaches Tai Chi, Bagua, Xingyi, selfdefense training, Qigong and movement anatomy. “We’re excited to share this one event of the year,” said Kasia, Pete’s wife, who is also a certified Tai Chi instructor.
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Full Moon Tai Chi students gathered with others at the Gazebo in Front Royal in 2014 for World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 25, also at the Gazebo. Courtesy photo “Kasia is “Golden Eagle”, which corresponds to a Black Belt in Karate,” Voll said. The Volls were in their studio on Saturday, April 11 where Pete had just taught a special workshop which included dedicated students from all over Northern Virginia. They spoke about how much they have benefited from the practice and expanded on their practice, their school and themselves. Students who attended the workshop also added to the discussion, “Today Pete was demonstrating a particular movement common to the Five Styles and how they can be used for self-defense,” said Pat Rice, who also holds the Golden Tiger rank. Rice, who has been doing Tai Chi
for 38 years, is from Winchester, and came to attend the workshop that Pete was presenting. Voll said that they are two out of only 30 people in the world who can claim that title. She was his teacher in 1999, and they both practice the “Yang Family Style” a form of Chinese Martial Arts-one of the five major styles to come out of China. Voll said that she was instrumental in bringing Chinese Masters to the US as part of a program to share aspects of the system that were kept secret, so it doesn’t die out. He said he does the same. “We won’t let the art get worse, the goal is to teach students to be better than us and not hold back secrets,” said Pete.
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“Tai Chi means a lot of different things to different people. It’s an exploratory journey, as opposed to doing it for physical fitness and health. You can go deep within,” said Charles Brooks, a student from Round Hill. “We come here to learn from Pete and learn things that you don’t learn anywhere else. It’s always worth the trip,” added Raylene and Linda, students who drove here from Fairfax. Voll shared details of his life and how he became involved with martial arts. When he was nine years old, he and several of his siblings were attacked by a gang and ended up in the hospital. He decided to do martial arts and started with Judo and Joon Rhee Karate, Tai Kwon Do and kickboxing. He could relate to the “Nobody Bothers Me” advertisement of Joon Rhee’s karate schools, and after practicing, even as a kid, he said he was able to walk through gangs and fend them off. “I teach multiple attackers defense in class,” he said. Voll also mentioned that he is one of the few who teaches martial arts along with Tai Chi, and Kung Fu is taught in classes for self-defense. “It’s a martial art, so if a person wants to be taken down, they will be. It has dangers and risks, like all martial arts. Some of the more peaceful benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong include: increasing vigor, flexibility, balance and mobility; helping with arthritis, mood and physical function; boosting the immune system; slowing the
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“It makes you aware of being in the moment,” Kasia said. Voll has made full use of the health benefits of the practices. He suffers from a serious disease called ankylosing spondylitis, a painful form of arthritis that affects the muscles and spine, which he has had since he was seven years old.
Town’s oldest worker marks his ‘Big 95’
Philip Funk was 95 on April 14 and his friends and relatives will help him celebrate at the Church of Christ hall on 15th Street on Saturday, April 18. He is the Town of Front Royal’s oldest employee, working mostly afternoons at the Refuse and Recycle Center (the town ‘dump’) on Manassas Street. He has been on the town payroll for 31 years.
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Building Inspector terminated in wake of 7/11 firewood theft allegation By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report
Well, anyone’s guess how this might impact the Town of Front Royal’s consideration of creating its own building inspection department – apparently it’s hard to find good help these days … James Paul Raines, 62, a resident of Smith Creek Road in New Market left employment with the Warren County Building Inspections Department on March 12, 2015. A Misdemeanor Criminal Complaint issued at 4:25 p.m., Thursday, March 12, by Front Royal Police Officer Kevin Orndorff states, “On 03/12/2015, I was shown a video by the manager of the South Royal 7-11, of a white male taking two bundles of firewood from the front of the store. The male put the bundles in the bed of a white Warren County Government truck.
The firewood was sealed in a plastic bag. The subject entered the store twice and did not attempt to pay for either of the bundles of firewood.” Officer Orndorff further states that the person in the video, suspect James Raines later admitted to taking the firewood without paying – “After I was able to locate the subject and speak with him about this incident, he did confess to taking both bundles of firewood.” A hearing date in Warren County General District Court is scheduled for April 28, on the 10 a.m. docket. According to the county Human Resources Department Raines was hired just shy of a year prior to his sudden departure from county employment, on March 24, 2014. Since it is a personnel matter, Human Resources Director Jodi Spittler could not elaborate beyond telling us, “His last work day with Warren County was March 12, 2015. He is no longer employed.”
“I have the warrior spirit, nothing is easy, I never back down from fight, but I avoid a fight,” he said, and this applies to his fight for balance with his health. He said this type of movement makes him feel better. His day is filled with naps and medication and sitting, but QiGong and deep breathing expands his lungs, and he uses it as his treatment. He said he met a doctor through Pat Rice who gave him techniques that have helped tremendously. Dr. Jang Jwing-Ming told him, “Everything can be healed through Tai Chi.” He began his practice with “hard skin” martial arts, but then was introduced to a soft style, and explained that, “After a while, the body can’t take all the blows.” “The way we do the internal soft way, is opposite to the hard style. For example, if attacked, one can do a slight twist, with a breath out, and that can cause the attacker to break
Community their wrist,” he said. Voll added that a person can apply Tai Chi to their everyday life, by using the philosophy of the whole body working as one, that less is better and more relaxing, and said that he can watch a student, to see what they want to improve, and will show them how. This can include using it to focus while learning a new skill. “It’s not just martial arts, it sneaks into everything,” he said. The couple moved here in 1993, and opened a studio on Main Street five years ago. They’ve been at their present location for a year. As part of the community, Pete teaches at Warren County Middle School in their School’s Out program, which is designed to prevent childhood obesity and get kids in shape, and he taught a wheelchair class at local nursing home. Their school has around 45 regular students, with a wide age range. The oldest student is 87, and the youngest
is five. “We try to make it good for all ages, and also offer family discounts,” said Kasia. They allow one free class for anyone who’s interested, and teach private classes for people who travel and don’t attend regular classes. “We want people to be able to do this, we’ll work with people, and we’re grateful for what we can do. We love coming here. It’s the best job, we bring our dog Charlie, and have become friends with people. This helps people all over the world. It’s a Tai Chi family,” they said. “We have a lot of fun. It’s a peaceful place to have fun,” Kasia concluded. For more information on health benefits of Tai Chi, visit www.worldtaichiday.org/WTCQDahlthBenft. html Full Moon Tai Chi is located at 9 South Royal Ave., Front Royal. Call (540) 664-3018, or visit www.fullmoontaichi.org
A busy weekend night for county fire and rescue
At 9:48 p.m. Friday night, April 10, Warren County fire units were dispatch to assist Norfolk-Southern Railroad in the area of John Marshal Highway and Faith Way with a reported fire in the engine of a locomotive. Firefighters were delayed due to the difficulty accessing the location of the locomotive but firefighters were able to quickly work with the Railroad to locate the train and extinguish the fuel fire within the engine area. At 10:18 p.m. that same night, fire crews were dispatched to 341 Osage Street for a reported residential house fire. Fire crews arrived within minutes to find heavy fire conditions from the first floor apartment windows and doors. Fire crews were able to quickly extinguish the blaze. The fire incident is being investigated by the Fire Marshal’s Office and the Town of Front Royal Police Department. Four occupants were displaced due to the fire incident, which are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross. The fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damages, there were no reported injuries. At 5:49 a.m. Saturday morning, fire crews were alerted to a reported residential house fire in the 1800 block of North Royal Avenue with people trapped. Fire crews quickly arrived on the scene to find heavy fire conditions on the first floor of the home and confirmed that all occupants of the home had escaped. Firefighters were able to extinguish the bulk of the fire quickly but
North Royal Avenue Incident had difficulty fully extinguishing the fire due to the age and construction of the home. One occupant was injured during the blaze … but refused transport to the hospital center. The home was a total loss due to the fire which caused an estimated $125,000 in damages. The occu-
pants of the home have also received assistance from the American Red Cross. The Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that the fire started as a result of improperly discarded smoking materials and the home had no working smoke alarms.
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Family Fun Day to benefit Stephens City Fire & Rescue and Sherando Post-Secondary Special Education By Sue Golden Frederick County Report Ever pulled a fire truck? No? Here is your chance. On Sunday, April 19th, the Sherando Family Fitness Club in Stephens City is sponsoring a family fun day to benefit the Stephens City Fire and Rescue Squad and the Sherando Post-Secondary Special Education classes. For a $5 donation, you can join a team and pull the fire truck across the parking lot. How many people can post a selfie of themselves pulling a fire truck? Team size is unlimited, so bring your friends or make new ones. If pulling a fire truck across a parking lot is not enough exercise for you,
you can join the professionals from the Fitness Club and do a marathon zumba class. The class will start at 2 pm and continue until 3:30 pm. Drop into class and drop out whenever you need to for a $10 donation. All are welcome. If you want to feel doubly productive, you can have your car washed by the Sherando Post-Secondary Education Class. Leave your car to be cleaned while you work out. The kids will make money for their class as well as learn new skills. If you feel hungry after all this activity, you can enjoy some homemade baked goods. The Fitness Club will be accepting donations of baked goods right up to and throughout the
event. The family fun day is for all ages. There will be special games for the kids throughout the event. The fire truck pull, car wash, bake sale and kids games will continue from 1 pm until 4 pm. Stephens City Fire and Rescue, located at 5346 Mulberry Street in Stephens City has been an all-volunteer organization since 1939. The organization can be reached at (540) 869-4576. The Sherando Family Fitness Club is located at 201 Center Drive, Suite 111 in Stephens City, 22655. The Club is behind Walgreens and Ace Hardware. For more information, contact Tracy Clontz at (540) 869-7433.
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information necessary to accurately assess situations and minimize potential dangers,” McAuliffe said. The governor said that sharing concealed handgun permit information allows officers in another state to know whether an individual may be armed. “This information is imperative and potentially life-saving,” he said. Sen. Richard Stuart, R-Westmoreland, sponsored SB 948. He said the bill was designed to keep information from going to out-of-state law enforcement agencies so they could use it against Virginians. Stuart said police in Maryland have obtained data on Virginia’s concealed handgun permit holders to target, search and arrest Virginians who are traveling through Maryland. “This is not a gun bill,” Stuart said. “This is ‘Don’t use our information against Virginians for Maryland.’” Assembly Rejects McAuliffe’s Drone Recommendations By Cameron Vigliano, Ashley Jordan
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This year we are celebrating the official part of Arbor Day on Saturday, April 25th, at 9:00 a.m. at the Gazebo/Visitor’s Center on Main Street. Mayor, Tim Darr, will read the Arbor Day Proclamation. The Department of Forestry will present Front Royal with the 16th “TREE CITY USA” designation and the Growth Award for the 15th year for demonstrating
glass and eight beer tastings in addition to access to all performances, vendors, and tours of Belle Grove’s 1797 Manor House. Designated drivers or guests under-21 may purchase admission tickets for $10. Visitors are welcome to bring chairs but are asked to leave pets and large backpacks and totes at home. No food or beverages may be brought onto the festival grounds. Photo identification is required for entry. “Of Ale and History” takes its name from “mine host was full of ale and history” a line in a 17th century satirical poem by Richard Corbet, the Bishop of Oxford and Norwich, England. Belle Grove Plantation, which was founded in 1783, originally grew wheat, barley, oats and other grains used in beer. Today Belle Grove is a non-profit, historic house museum on 283 acres with panoramic, Shenandoah Valley mountain views. Belle Grove is a National Trust for Historic Preservation site and a partner in the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. The “Of Ale and History” Beer Festival is one of the museum’s most important fundraisers that contributes to the preservation of its buildings and site. Belle Grove Plantation is located
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2013 Toyota Corolla for sale, 4-cyl, dohc 16 valve, 4sp-auto, AM/FM/CD/Bluetooth, Magnet grey/bl int., 16” spoke alloy wheels, $15,000/Neg. 540-636-0490 or 540-6310539 leave message
Temporary Housing, Front Royal, Mountain Lodge, furnished, 2BR,2BA, Avail.Dec.10, $2,400/mo. Includes all utilities/maid. Call 703-860-2711 MISCELLANEOUS
1994 Chevrolet Van, 3/4 ton high top conversion. 350 V8. Runs Great $1000 Call 540459-1748 1981 C30 1 ton Dually 350ci 4sp 75220 org miles, mechanics bed & top, runs needs some work--540-660-2913 EMPLOYMENT DICKIES BBQ JOB FAIR AT THE VEC 100 PREMIER PLACE, WINCHESTER VA Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 From 11:00am-1:00pm ***MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE*** Pay range $7.25-$9.25 w/ exp Asst. Manager/VAWC job order#557239 Block/Meat Prep / VAWC job order #557240 Cashier / VAWC job order# 557240 Pantry/Prep / VAWC job order#557242 Current Job Openings. Contact the VEC for additional information at 540-722-3420 or 540-535-2875 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 556648 / General Warehouse Associate 556287 / Occupational Therapy Assistant 556367 / Driver-Dedicated Ford Driver Class A CDL 555394 / Sales & Service Rep 555926 / Maintenance Technician 555948 / Terminal Clerk II 555995 / Line Lead 555137 / Production Assembler 554703 / Food Service Workers PT Summer 554719 / Molding Technician 552296 / Dump Truck Driver 551351 / Admin Pt 550942 / Warehouse Supervisor 554373 / Instructor Nurse-LPN 554152 / Experienced Mower/Landscape laborer 553968 / Auto body technician 553524 / Receptionist Sales representatives needed for Winchester/Frederick County area. Contact Holly@AreaGuides.com Looking for Nail Tech Instructor/ Nail Tech willing to teach. For more info.. visit Star Beauty School Tuesday-Friday 10 am to 6 pm at 2263 Valor Dr. Winchester, VA.
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Lee Bowen the owner of Ramsey’s for the past 22 years did major renovations to his store to update and modernize. He marked the effort with a Grand Re-opening the second weekend of April. True Value has been in business for over 110 years. Food and raffles marked the event all day Saturday, April 11. Lee helps Front Royal Mayor Tim Darr re-cut the ribbon on Ramsey’s Grand Re-Opening, as staff, friends and family lend support
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X-lg. clean Chicago Bulls Jacket w/hood. 1988 $50 540-327-4397 York piano for sale. Weaver piano company. #70766. Made between 1915 and 1930. Must go by March 31st. Needs some work. $200 or best offer. call 540-671-8707. can send pictures. You must pick up. North Fork Resort Charter Membership. FREE. You pay transfer fees. Call 540-6672735. 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; Aluminum Light Poles 12’ tall x 4” od, square anchor, call 540-6602913 Honeywell R22 tank with about 25 to 27 lbs of freon left. Only used to charge one heat pump. Will sell remaining for $325, price is negotiable. Call 540-671-8707. Located in Front Royal. Cookie Jars, Aunt Jamima and others, assorted prices. Old wicker baby stroller, $100. Big ceramic owl, $50.00. Canning jars $4 each. Old Schwinn girls bicycle, $50 and need tires. Long Time Collections for sale: Carnival Glass, Pottery; E. Texas, Roseville, Depression glass (green and pink), Jewelry from the 50’s and forward. Call 540-635-1612
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Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia For more information about the Biennial Conference or to register, visit www.atc2015.org Singer, Actor, and Pop Idol, Kevin Jonas, to serve as White House Foods Grand Marshall
Robert Glenn Dye, 47, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at his home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the SPCA, 115 Feather Bed Lane, Winchester, Virginia, 22601. Mary E. (Shepard) Kosloske, 91, died on April 13th, from injuries sustained in a fall. Memorial donations may be made to Redland United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 605, Cross Junction, VA, 22625. Kimberly “Kim” Shoup Bailey, 46, of Winchester, Virginia, was surrounded by her loving family and friends, when she went to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Winchester Medical Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made in memory of Kim to New Life Christian Church, 2930 Middle Road, Winchester, Virginia, 22602 or the American Lung Association, ATTN: Asthma Research, 9702 Gayton Road, Suite 110, Richmond, Virginia, 23238 Margaret Ann Woodward Payne Runion, 83, of Winchester, VA, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Blue Ridge Residential Center surrounded by her family. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Adult Care Center, 411 N. Cameron Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601. Robert Brooks “Bob” Jones, 79, of Winchester, VA passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at his home. Memorial contributions may be made to Huntington’s Disease Research, In Memory of Robert Jones, UVA Health Foundation, P. O. Box 800773 Charlottesville, VA 22908 Dennis R. Legg, 49, of Winchester, VA died Monday, April 6, 2015 at Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601.
A few years ago, after some rather intense self-examination, the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival® decided that it needed to re-double its efforts to appeal to the broadest possible spectrum of Bloom fans; and, most especially to its younger fans…..the future of the Bloom Nation…..its “lifelong-fans-in-the-making.” In recent years, the Festival has made several attempts to bring in Disney Channel-related acts; but, for a multitude of reasons, has not been able to complete a deal. In this year, when the Festival’s year-after-year persistence has paid off several times
already, it seems only natural that Festival President, Jim Douglas, is able to proudly announce that Kevin Jonas, oldest brother of the fabulous Jonas Brothers, has accepted the Festival’s invitation to serve as the 2015 White House® Foods Grand Marshal. Kevin Jonas first received recognition in the entertainment industry as guitarist and back-ground vocalist for the Grammy-nominated band, Jonas Brothers, alongside his brothers Nick and Joe. He has since proved to have just as much energy off the stage as on, while continuing to establish himself as a talented musician and savvy businessman. As a key member of the pop/rock band, Jonas Brothers, Kevin and his brothers received numerous coveted musical honors and awards; picked up multiple platinum album certifications; and, toured the world time and time again. In 2008, Jonas Brothers made SoundScan history as the only art-
Diversions News ist to hold three titles in the Top 10, with their third album, “A Little Bit Longer,” at #1 (which sold 525,000 units in the first week); the “Camp Rock” soundtrack at #8 (which sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide); and their sophomore album, “Jonas Brothers,” at #10 on the Billboard Top 200. Their fourth album, “Lines, Vines and Trying Times,” debuted at #1 and was one of 2009’s top album debuts. After taking some time away from the band to pursue individual ventures, in the spring of 2013, the Jonas Brothers returned to release their single, “Pom Poms,” which hit #1 on iTunes in 14 countries. They followed with the release of “First Time”, a song that quickly became one of the band’s most popular songs on radio. Both singles were debut tracks off of the group’s fifth studio album, “V;” however, the group disbanded on amicable terms before the album’s fall 2013 release. In addition to his musical accomplishments, Kevin launched his acting career in 2008 with a role alongside his brothers in the Disney Channel Original Movie “Camp Rock,” which was 2008’s #1 cable TV entertainment telecast in Total Viewers (10.1 million). Following the success of “Camp Rock,” Disney Channel launched the original series “JONAS L.A.” in 2009, which immediately became the networks’ #1 ranked show. Kevin has also co-hosted a number of nationally syndicated shows including: “Live! with Kelly,” “Access Hollywood Live” on NBC, and “E! News.” In 2012, he and his wife, Danielle, welcomed cameras into their home to film the television series, “Mar-
ried to Jonas,” which debuted on “E!” and chronicles their personal lives, with plots centered around Kevin and Danielle’s two families coming together as one. Kevin has always been devoted to giving back to those in need through Jonas Brothers’ Change for the Children Foundation. He supports Volunteer Text Program to encourage community volunteerism, among other charities. Kevin is also an ambassador for Disney’s Friends for Change program.
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Calendar Friday, April 17 Forecast 76° | 53° Saturday, April 18 Forecast 78° | 50° 4pm - 5pm Ham or Oyster Dinner. Star Tannery Volunteer Fire Department, Brill Road, Star Tannery. $13 for adults, $6 for children. Take out is available. For more information, please call (540) 465-9759. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary. 4pm – 7pm Chicken Dinner. Front Royal Church of the Brethren. 106 W. 13th Street, Front Royal. Price: $8.00 adult, $4.00 children 5-12, Children 4 & under eat free. Price includes chicken, green beans, parsley potatoes, salad, drink and dessert. All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. 5:30pm - 11pm Double Session Bingo. North Fork Resort Associates, 301 North Fork Road, Front Royal. Doors open at 3pm, Early bird games begin at 5:30pm. 2 progressive games, raffles, queen of hearts, progressive tab game, door prizes. Guaranteed payouts are $100 for regular games and all Jackpots pay $500. Only $60 for both session. Extra cards available. Food special, burger and fries for $3.25. Must be
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12 to play. Featuring Electronic Pull Tab Games now. Come join the fun. 7pm - 10pm Miss-Ter Middletown. Middletown. Many wo(men) will enter, but only one will be crowned! Join us as the men in our area compete as Wo(men) in a Fun Filled Beauty Pageant to raise money for the 2015 Middletown Christmas Parade. Tickets are $5.00/ person, sold at the door. Cash only event with 50/50 raffle and silent auction. For more information contact (540) 8692226. Sunday, April 19 Forecast 64° | 55° 7pm - 9pm Spring Concert. Kernstown UMC. 3239 Valley Pike Winchester. The Symphonic Winds, of the Kernstown United Methodist Church, will present their annual spring concert tonight. Come and enjoy an evening of fine music! There will be a free will offering to benefit C-CAP Monday, April 20 7pm - 9pm Bingo Night. VFW Post 1860, 1847 N. Royal Ave., Front Royal. Bingo every Monday night at 7pm.
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Tuesday, April 21 12:30pm - 1pm Tourism Tuesdays. 95.3 - the River radio station. Hear the latest tourism related news and events every Tuesday at 12:30! If you can’t listen live check out the podcasts at http://www.theriver953online. com. 7pm - 8pm BZA Meeting. Front Royal Administration Building, 102 E Main Street, Front Royal. Today is the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting to be held in the upstairs Conference Room of the Front Royal Administration Building. Agenda are available in the Planning/Zoning Office located at 102 E Main Street (540)635-4236. Thursday, April 23 4pm - 5pm Anti-Litter Council Mtg. Warren County Government Center 6:30pm - 9:30pm Bingo. North Fork Resort Associates, 301 North Fork Road, Front Royal. Doors open at 4:30. Early birds at 6:30. Food available for purchase. Door prizes, progressive games, queen of hearts, progressive pull tab. Also, brand new Electronic pull tab games. Find us on Facebook. (540) 636-7152. Must be 12 to play. No smoking. Friday, April 24 5pm - 7pm 3rd Ward Community Garden Interest Meeting. War
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Memorial Bldg, Lord Fairfax Room, 1001 E. Cork St. Winchester. Winchester Parks & Recreation wants to hear from residents and businesses that are interested in starting a community garden in Ward 3. Visit winchesterva.gov/parks or call (540) 662-4946 for more information. 7pm - 9pm Screening of “Inequality For All”. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley, 6380 Valley Pike, Stephens City. The Magic Lantern Theater will screen the highly praised American documentary, INEQUALITY FOR ALL (PG). The film features best-selling author and Clinton cabinet secretary Robert Reich who explains (and entertains) with his take on the widening income gap in the U.S. Discussion and reception follow the film. Suggested donation: $5/ person. For further info, visit www.magiclanterntheater.org or call (540) 678-0963. 7pm - 10pm Front Porch Style Pickin’ Party. Warren County Senior Center, 1217 Commonwealth Ave. All levels of talent are welcome. Acoustic instruments only. Saturday, April 25 8:00 am – 12pm 5th Annual Heidi’s
Hope 5K Run/Walk. Skyline High School. In Memory of Heidi Moore. Proceeds to benefit American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Front Royal / Warren County. Race Time: 8:30 am. Pre-Register by April 15 and get a T-Shirt. Entry fee- Early $16 student w/ID / $20 Adult. Race day entry: $20 student w/ID / $25 Adult. For more information call (540) 327-2680 or email maria.bolton08@ gmail.com. 8am - 12pm United Way Rubbermaid Product Sale. Belk Parking Lot, Apple Blossom Mall, Winchester. This month’s sale benefits Heritage Child Development Center. For additional information contact the United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley at (540) 536-1610 or uway@ visuallink.com. 6:30pm - 9:30pm Bingo. North Fork Resort Associates, 301 North Fork Road, Front Royal. Doors open at 4:30. Early birds at 6:30. Food available for purchase. Door prizes, progressive games, queen of hearts, progressive pull tab. Also, brand new Electronic pull tab games. Find us on Facebook. (540) 636-7152. Must be 12 to play. No smoking.
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To advertise contact Alison at alisond@warrencountyreport.com • 540-551-2072, Angie Buterakos at fcrwcr@gmail.com • 540-671-8707 or Holly Dawn Hewlett at holly@AreaGuides.com • 540-877-4287 Monday, April 27 7pm - 8pm Council Meeting. County of Warren Government Center. 7pm – 9pm Bingo Night. VFW Post 1860, 1847 N. Royal Ave., Front Royal. Bingo every Monday night at
7pm. Tuesday, April 28 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. Thursday, April 30 6:30pm - 9:30pm Bingo. North Fork Resort Associates, 301 North
Pets Page Saturday, May 2 6:30pm - 9:30pm Bingo. North Fork Resort Associates, 301 North Fork Road, Front Royal. Doors open at 4:30. Early birds at 6:30. Food available for purchase. Door prizes, progressive games, queen of hearts, progressive pull tab. Also, brand new Electronic pull tab games. Find us on Facebook. (540) 636-7152. Must be 12 to play. No smoking.
Fork Road, Front Royal. Doors open at 4:30. Early birds at 6:30. Food available for purchase. Door prizes, progressive games, queen of hearts, progressive pull tab. Also, brand new Electronic pull tab games. Find us on Facebook. (540) 636-7152. Must be 12 to play. No smoking. Friday, May 1 1:30pm - 2:30pm Education Committee. Chamber Office.
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HSWC Kitten Shower • April 19th, 2015, 1-3pm • Kitten Season is coming and HSWC needs your help to care for all the teeny kittens headed our way. Join us at the Kitten Shower and help us gather the items needed to care for all the kittens. Bring a donation and spend an afternoon decorating cupcakes and visiting with Hello Kitty. Learn how you can be a lifesaver by joining our foster program. Roxie - 7 year old spayed female boxer/hound mix. If you think her head is big, you should see her heart! Roxie’s talents include sit, lay down, and roll over! She sometimes doesn’t even need to be asked when there are treats involved. Roxie is house trained and likes children, but will need a home without cats.
Frankie - 6-8 year old neutered male Australian cattle dog mix. Frankie has one blue eye and one half-blue eye and is a beautiful blue color. He only needs three things to make him happy, food, food and food! He loves hot dogs and has a gentle, laid back personality.
Buddy - 8 year old neutered male Puggle. Jackie - 12 year female Jack Russell terrier. Say hello to this adorable couple, Buddy and Jackie! They were surrendered to the shelter when their owner moved and they are now looking for a furever home full of love! They are both simply the sweetest!
Bear - 2 1/2 year old Australian cattle dog. This handsome guy is Bear. Bear is super cute and super smart - he knows sit, down, paw and roll over! He also loves to play ball. Bear is very nervous around new people at first, but he usually warms up fairly quickly. He loves all the staff!
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