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18 John Kovac (and harp!) in Guatemala 2 “Shaving” to support childhood cancer research 6 OctoBeer Fest returns to Winchester for the third year 8 Aire Serv owners named Franchisee of the Year 9 Hrbek wants public hearing on lowering lodging taxes 10 St. Luke Community Clinic founder honored at benefit dinner 13 A visit to C & C Frozen Treats 15 Concerns about Warren County fire and rescue services 16 2015 Brew and Blues – A “hopping” good time! 18 Citizens call own public hearing over U.S. 340/522 Corridor 19 Local news briefs 22 Community Calendar 27

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Front Royal Harpist takes his talent to Guatemala John Kovac finds another audience and students with appreciation for his music and expertise

John Kovac teaches the harp to a music student in Guatemala.- Courtesy photo by Judith Floyd By Teresa Brumback Warren & Frederick County Report Inside Front Royal’s only Thai restaurant, around steaming bowls of shrimp Pad Thai and long, thin rice noodles, John Kovac plays with his food. It’s food for the soul. Lightly plucking his multitudinous strings, Kovac touches audiences playing folk and classical music at Thunwa Thai inside the Quality Inn at 10 South Commerce Avenue Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, he plays at craft shows, weddings and more as the area’s best known professional harpmaker and harpist. A former Peace Corps worker and IRS tax attorney who has lived at Lake Front Royal with his wife Judith Floyd since 1980, Kovac over the last six years has taken his passion for the harp to the international stage. That stage is now a dusty clearing in a mountain village in Guatemala. Each winter when it’s freezing here, the 69-year-old flies to Guatemala in the village of San Pedro Atitlan alongside Lake Atitlan. From there, in what he agrees with “Brave New

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clouds, he performs for the locals in a country where marimba music dominates the music scene. He also teaches the harp and harp building, then often gives them away at no charge. What’s noteworthy about Kovac is that he doesn’t boast about his humanitarian efforts. It’s like pulling strings to get him to talk about what he does and why he does it. “I’m not trying to change the world,” he says finally, “maybe help one person…” Guatemala each winter is now his personal paradise. “It took my breath away,” Kovac says, when he first saw it. He read about it in a guide book and flew there on a lark. He learned he could stay inexpensively in any of 12 villages around the lake, each named after one of the Apostles. Rooms in nice hotels start at $1 a night, but he goes all out for

lavish suites at just $25 a night. In the US, he marvels that the same suite would run for $450 a night. The village is popular with hikers and expats from around the world, lending to its cultural diversity. But getting there isn’t easy. Once he landed in the country he had to lug his harp and his luggage switching off from four to five “chicken buses” as they are called, a main mode of transportation where people carry chickens on their laps the way Americans carry travel bags. Until then, he had played the harp in Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela, where it is more well known. In those countries, men usually play their native folk music on the harp. “In South America it’s a macho thing for men to play the harp,” he says. “In America, 90 percent of the people who play harp are women.”

But Kovac didn’t grow up dreaming of playing the harp someday. Earning his law degree from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ, he has worked for the IRS as a tax attorney, as a public defender for Blue Ridge Legal Services in Winchester, and as a Peace Corps worker in South America. While in the Peace Corps, in 1977 in Columbia he recalls seeing a man from Paraguay playing the harp. “I was mesmerized. The next day I bought one. I taught myself to play. It’s easier to play than the piano.” He also plays guitar and a laptop violin-type instrument called a bowed tsaltry. Describing himself as reasonably fluent in Spanish, Kovac teaches children and adults to both build and play their own harps and the bowed See KOVAC,

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Page • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2015 KOVAC, from tsaltry. “I play for food and tips,” he says jokingly. “Honestly, it’s a selfish thing to keep me busy.” But he finally acknowledges that he enjoys helping people to learn something new, something as beautiful as the harp. He’s worked with a handful of children and adults in Guatemala. “None of them are playing like Harpo Marx,” he says of the famous American comedian and harpist in the family comedy trio. But some are sticking with it and show promise including a 13-year-old boy who built the harp with Kovac and the boy’s father, a carpenter. Kovac says he has given away several harps to villagers in Guatemala and with the locals there, makes and sells them for a song, around $100. The same ones normally sell for $500 to $600. “The idea is having the kids making the harps over two or three days. We’ve made six harps over the

Donna McEathron endorsement Editor, I am a resident of Warren County, VA. Donna McEathron is running for a seat on the Warren County School Board. I would like to endorse her candidacy. I have found Donna to be very honest, professional and concerned for the students of Warren County. She, herself, grew up in the Warren County School System and both of her children graduated from the same system. She is very much Pro-Education for the Community as a whole. In the business world, she has dealt with budgets and expenditures. With that experience, she will be an asset to the School Board. She is a very hard working citizen, who will bring our school system a great deal of knowledge. She definitely has the ability to work well with others for the betterment of the Warren County School Board and its students. Lynne Stovall Bentonville, VA

last two years,” he says. Spanish is the second language spoken there, the first being a dialect of the Mayan Indians. Since Spanish is spoken more slowly than in Mexico and other countries where it is the main language, Guatemala is a good place for Americans to learn Spanish, he says. “There are about 20 language schools around the lake in a village the size of Front Royal,” he notes. Kovac’s enthusiasm for the place is contagious. Through him, Tom Furtado of Front Royal was intrigued and after visiting, decided to send his three home-schooled teenagers at the time to attend Casa Rosario, one of the Spanish language schools in the village. There, they stayed with locals and learned to speak conversational Spanish. Room, board and language classes were just $125 per child per week. His son Victor played the banjo; Lulu played the guitar; and Marcellino played the guitar. Together they often jammed with Kovac in performing for the locals. “It was more than a learning experience,” says Furtado. “It was a whole life experience.” “It was the real deal with everything,” Furtado says, pointing out that they learned about immigration first hand from families whose relatives were killed trying to cross the border. The language instructors didn’t speak English, so the children were immersed in Spanish. While music crosses international borders, Kovac says he’s not trying to further any grandiose political objectives for the US there or anywhere else in Central or South America. For now, he’s enjoying himself and trying to do a little good at the same time. “For now it’s Guatemala. If you found paradise, why should you go anywhere else? There’s magic there.” His wife Judith, who plays the bass with him, occasionally accompanies him to Guatemala, but she stays busy caring for her mother back home.

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Unlike concert harps which go for $50,000 and are heavy at 100 pounds, Kovac’s folk harps are available to the general public starting at $125 on his website www.johnkovac.com. A sample of his music can be found on You Tube. At the Thai restaurant in Front Royal, Kovac plays weekend nights from 6:30 to 8 p.m. He plays a mix of Celtic, Latin, folk and classical music. He says he is often joined by friends who jam with him on other instruments, such as Reggie Cassignol on percussion. Additionally, Kovac and his friends are active in an informal international exchange group of harpists. They invite virtuoso harpists from South America to visit and play with them at the Thai Restaurant three times a year, in December, March and June. Through a West Virginia nonprofit called “Harping for Harmony” the Kovacs and friends have personally put up the funds so the musicians

could fly here. Those musicians in turn are helping to spread their music to the U.S. The professional visiting harpists are from Paraguay, Venezuela and Guatemala. “So I pick them up in Dulles,” Kovac explains. “They may play Friday and Saturday at the Thai restaurant and give a class on Saturday to three or four of us.” From there the visiting musicians play other gigs in Morgantown, WV, courtesy of a fellow harp enthusiast from West Virginia who founded the nonprofit harp group, “Harping for Harmony.” “About 10 years ago his organization paid me to go to Cyprus to play harp,” says Kovac. It was on the socalled “green line,” that is, separating the Greek and Turkish sides of the politically divided island and in an effort to symbolically bring peace there. The harpists are trying to break down cultural and musical barriers

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in the places they visit. When people think of South American music, they automatically think of Latino music, says Kovac. “Unless you are from South America you don’t even know the harp culture exists there,” Kovac adds. In Paraguay about 20 percent of the population plays the harp. “They literally have a law. Every radio station has to play harp music two hours a day.” While harp music and harp building occupy a lot of his time nowadays,

Kovac is always trying something new. In recent years Kovac made and sold homemade waterfalls, complete with mists of fog. “My latest thing is I’m dabbling with perpetual motion,” he says. Using magnets he makes something called “kinetic art.” One thing, though, is for certain: Kovac doesn’t like to be referred to as “retired” as like his magnet art and his ethereal harp music, he’s a formidable force in motion. – brumback@areaguides.com

Engle’s Angle: “It’s Kevin. Please.” by Kevin S. Engle “Ok Mr. Engle, you’re good to go.” I was at the dealer having the oil changed and tires rotated on my wife’s car. The same place I always go to for this stuff. And the same folks wait on me every time. Today it was Brad, as it usually is. And that’s what I call him. Brad. He calls me Mr. Engle. “It’s Kevin,” I said. He laughed. We’ve had this discussion before. I get it. In business, you’re supposed to treat your customers with respect. And that’s fine, but I’d rather be called by my first name. Don’t call me Sir or Mister. It’s Kevin. Please. The first time someone called me ‘Mr. Engle’, it caught me off guard. It made me feel old. Even to this day, when I hear it, I think of my dad, not me, and he’s not around anymore. Sure, I’m in my 50’s. My early 50’s. That’s not old right? I don’t think so. It was when I was a kid, but now that I’m there, hell no. For whatever reason, I still think of myself as a 20 or 30 something, although when the knees are sore and the back is stiff, maybe closer to forty. To me, “old” is a state of mind, a moving target. If you haven’t caught up to it yet, you’re doing well. My parents taught me to respect your elders. And that meant saying Mr. and Mrs. to

adults. Now that I’m on the other side of that greeting, I don’t like it so much. Growing up, I had great neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. James on one side. The Paxtons on the other. And the Cooks two doors down. Today, the Paxtons live in Florida. Three years ago, my wife and I were passing through and stopped in to visit. It was the first we’d seen them in a long time. They were just as friendly as ever, and looked like I remembered. “Mr. and Mrs. Paxton, it’s great to see you!” “Hey, none of that Mr. and Mrs. crap!” he said with his usual sense of humor. “It’s Ed and Eleanor.” And so that’s what I called them, when I remembered to do so. But it was strange. No matter how old I am, they’ll always be Mr. and Mrs. to me. That was their name. Sorry Ed. Old habits die hard. And the next time I was at the dealer getting the car serviced? And Brad was helping me? “Ok Mr. Engle, …” I give up. You can’t train these young kids today. The author was never big on being called just “Engle” either. Someone was usually yelling it at the time. That sounded harsh. It’s Kevin. Please. – kevinengle456@comcast.net

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“Shaving” to support childhood cancer research

Evan Clark, far left, and Denis Fetahagic, far right, shared in honor of childhood cancer survivor Tonja Hewlett, center. Photo courtesy of Tonja Hewlett and co-workers. There were announcements on Facebook and other Ammy and Regan Doeden post-shave. Photo courtesy of Ammy Doeden By Sue Golden Frederick & Warren County Report On Sunday, August 30th, friends and families gathered together at Ed’s Heads in Stephen City to raise funds for childhood cancer research.

Twenty three people and their friends and families spent months pledging to shave their heads to support the cause. There were bake sales, Mary Kay facials, signage (yes signage worn every day) buttons, you name it. Friends recruited their friends

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dren suffering from cancer were involved and included their friends and families. The numbers kept growing. As the day got closer, the excitement grew. Ed’s Heads on Main Street was converted from a hair salon into one huge room of celebration. There were green and yellow balloons inside and out. Green and yellow are the colors of the St. Baldricks Foundation, the beneficiary of the event. St. Baldricks is the largest funder of childhood cancer research grants, second only to the federal government. People baked all kinds of goodies to be sold at the event. There were even “bald” cupcakes! There was a raffle. There were St. Baldrick wrist bands. There were t-shirts for the volunteers. Kleenex was everywhere. At last everything was in place. The day of the event, there were no parking spaces available near Ed’s Heads as supporters streamed into the event. The crowd was building. It was standing room only. The cam-

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some time to speak. The love and anticipation in the room was palpable. So were the sadness and the tears. Winchester City Councilman Evan Clark and Denis Fetahagic, the main man at the Winchester Post Office, shaved on behalf of their friend and co-worker Tonja Hewitt. Tonja didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shave because as a survivor of childhood leukemia she â&#x20AC;&#x153;knows what it is like to be bald.â&#x20AC;? Ten year old Regan Doeden is a repeat customer of the shave. This year was her third year. However, this year was more poignant. Her dear friend

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Front Royal owners recogonized for outstanding contributions to franchising

Ryan Bramble holds the Franchise of the Year award for his parents, Tina and Ray Bramble, owners of Aire Serv of Bull Run Franchise leaders deliver “We Are Local” message to Congress Aire Serv franchisee team Ray and Tina Bramble of Front Royal, VA was honored Sept. 29 by the International Franchise Association with its annual Franchisee of the Year Award. Franchise owner-operators repreMeth Arrests On September 22, 2015 at approximately 4:59 a.m., Warren County Sheriff Deputy Matthew Griffith was performing a property check at the Front Royal Golf Club. While checking the parking lot near the maintenance shops, he noticed a suspicious vehicle parked in the parking area. Deputy Griffith approached the vehicle and determined it was occupied by two subjects. Deputy Griffith made contact with the female driver and noticed some drug paraphernalia on the floorboard under the driver’s feet. The driver and passenger were removed from the vehicle and detained. The suspects were interviewed and confessed that there was methamphetamine in the vehicle. During the subsequent vehicle search numerous items associated with the manufacturing of methamphetamine were located. Members of the Drug Task Force Clandestine Lab Team were contacted to complete the search of the vehicle and secure any of the hazardous materials associated with the process of making methamphetamine.

senting 53 franchise systems were recognized today during the IFA’s Franchise Action Network Annual Meeting, formerly the Public Affairs Conference, for their outstanding performance and the contributions they have made to enhance the growth and development of franchising. Each award winner was selected The suspects were identified as Jeremy Wade Rhoades, 44, of Fort Valley, VA and Tina Michelle Francis, 43, of Harpers Ferry, WV. Both suspects were arrested and transported to the RSW Jail where they are being held without bond. Warrants were obtained on Jeremy Rhoades for knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled schedule I or II (3 counts) substance for manufacturing methamphetamine. Warrants were obtained on Tina Francis for knowing or intentionally possessing a controlled schedule I or II substance for manufacturing methamphetamine. Warren County Sheriff ’s Office was assisted by Virginia State Police and Warren County Fire & Rescue. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Deputy Griffith of the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office at (540) 635-4128. Lane closure update for Commerce Avenue and Stonewall Drive The Town will be installing a pedestrian signal actuation on S. Commerce Avenue at the intersection of

by their franchise company. “The strength of the U.S. economy significantly relies on the hard work of franchisees,” said IFA Executive Vice President of Government Relations & Public Policy Robert Cresanti. “IFA is proud to recognize the outstanding efforts of Ray and Tina with the Franchisee of the Year Award and thank them for their work in the promotion of franchising as well as for their daily contributions that not only showcase how local business owners propel the economy, but also foster community ties throughout the U.S.” The Franchisee of the Year Award is a major component of the IFA’s Franchise Action Network Annual Meeting, which brings more than 400 franchise business leaders together in Washington, D.C. to carry the key messages of franchising to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. During the two-day event, which began Sept. 28 and continues through Sept. 30, franchise industry leaders will meet with over 200 congressional offices about issues important to the future of franchising, including specifically labor and workforce issues. The Franchise Action Network is a powerful tool to help forward IFA’s advocacy efforts and further increase awareness about how franchising can contribute to economic recovery and job growth and educate lawmakers how franchise businesses contribute to their local communities. The event is supported by founding sponsor ADP Small Business Services. During their visits to Washington, IFA members are highlighting the economic impact of franchising. Franchise businesses directly support nearly 8.9 million workers and contribute more than $890 billion

to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, or 3 percent of total private sector GDP. Despite these encouraging growth numbers, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent ‘joint employer’ ruling has thrown a wrench into the economic growth potential of the franchising business model and its proven ability to create jobs, deliberately ignoring decades of regulatory, legal and legislative precedent, which clearly separates businesses from their franchisors. IFA members will bring this message to Capitol Hill to educate lawmakers about the dangers of the NLRB’s ruling and the negative impact it will

Stonewall Drive on October 7 and October 8, 2015 from 9:00pm to 6:00am (weather permitting). There will be work zones set up with lane closures while the necessary underground utilities are being installed. Please drive carefully around crews working in this area. Any questions may be directed to the Environmental Services office at (540) 635-7819.

in the bag the night before by a visiting family member who thought it was their bag. Upon being unable to locate the gun today, the family member contacted the school fearing that the gun may be in the child’s book bag. The family member has taken full responsibility for the incident and has been charged with a violation of Va. Code 18.2-56.2, Allowing access to firearms by children, a class 3 misdemeanor. The family member has been identified as Cody Wayne Barnes, 28. Mr. Barnes resides in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Gun found in student’s book bag On September 18, 2015 Deputy Negron, the School Resource Officer working at Ressie Jeffries Elementary School, was notified that a school administrator had found a gun in a 10 year old student’s book bag. The administrator advised that the school had received a call from the student’s family member advising that they believed the gun may have been mistakenly placed in the child’s bag. The administrator went to the student’s classroom and retrieved the gun. No students were in the classroom at the time. Deputy Negron of the Sheriff ’s Office investigated the incident and found that the gun had been placed

Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative warns of robbery attempts A Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative member-owner was reportedly robbed Tuesday in Rockingham County by several people, identifying themselves as being from an “electric utility.” In this instance, it appears that the people knocked on the victim’s front door, and when the door was opened, they entered into the home.

create on job growth, the economy and locally-owned franchise small businesses in every state. “Lawmakers in Washington would do well to remember that with sound regulatory policies, franchise businesses can create the jobs necessary for sustained economic recovery and job growth,” Cresanti said. “Unchecked regulatory overreach by a single agency, run by officials with a defined, narrow and parochial interest, has the capacity to derail significant economic activity in the United States; destroying the dreams of small business ownership one small company at a time.” - from a release

“We do not want to alarm our member-owners in any way, but we share this information so that they are more diligent when they receive a knock on their door, and confirm who is actually outside,” SVEC President & CEO Myron Rummel said. “SVEC personnel and contractors will always be appropriately attired, and will have proper identification.” One of the people stated that they were working on an electrical problem in the area, and when the victim was speaking with one of the individuals, the others slipped inside. SVEC employees and contractors are more than willing to wait if the member-owner would like to call their district office to confirm that workers are scheduled to be in the area. SVEC employees and contractors will ALWAYS be able to provide identification. In Frederick County, call (540) 450-0111; in Warren County, (540) 635-1110; and in the city of Winchester, (540) 450-0111. Law enforcement has been notified, and is investigating the matter further. At this time, there have not been any other incidents of this type reported.

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Hrbek wants public hearing on lowering lodging taxes Council split with frustration evident on both sides By Timothy Ratigan Warren & Frederick County Report On September 28, at the last council meeting of the month, frustration was the emotion of the night. Before it ended, Councilman Daryl Funk was speechless and shaking his head in frustration and it even prompted Vice Mayor Hollis Tharpe to weigh in on the debate. Councilman Bret Hrbek requested that the council authorize town staff to ad-

vertise for a public hearing to reduce lodging taxes from 6 percent to 2 percent. Tharpe opened the debate by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Mayor, normally I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say too much, but tonight I am going to voice my opinion on this. I do not think we need to have a public hearing before we have a work session. We do not have any information at all. The signing of the MOA (memorandum of agreement) is not in conflict with the one hotel or motel that is out in the corridor versus our 25 to 35 that we have in town. And to reduce some type of budget mid-term could mean

a loss of approximately $200,000. I believe a work session called for first.â&#x20AC;? Councilman John Connolly asked the town manager just how much revenue the town is generating from the lodging taxes. Town Manager Steve Burke replied that the current lodging taxes in town are generating $325,000. If the town were to reduce the lodging tax rate from 6 percent to

2 percent, it would mean a two thirds reduction of revenue collected, which amounts to approximately $250,000. Connolly then added to the debate by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Mayor, I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard any plan on how we would close a $200,000 gap that we would open in our budget by proceeding with this. It is quite possible that we could look at something like that in the future. As Mr. Tharpe just said, the work ses-

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Vice Mayor Hollis Tharpe enters into the debate against the public hearing on the lodging tax rate.

Council Bret Hrbek defends his position on the lodging tax rate Public Hearing.

a future work session. Mayor Timothy Darr verified that Eggers request was correct and that the council could go that route. The mayor did state that by the time all this was said and done the council could have up to three public hearings on the lodging tax reduction. Connolly added that he was fine with the public providing the council with feedback on the lodging tax rate issue. His primary concern was that council at this point does not know what the ramifications would be if council reduced the lodging taxes at this time. He also felt it would be unfair to seek public input on some-

brought up. And the reason for that is, I want to hear the public. But again I am not willing to reduce it at this time. I am willing to listen to the public but I am not willing to take $200,000 out of our budget this year. I would be more than willing to consider that in our next year’s budget as we come up to the proposal for this at that time. I have no intention of voting for any reduction in any type of tax base unless we have something fill in the gap. So the only way I would consider doing anything is to wait for next year’s budget and then we would discuss it during our budget process. If we do take it out

thing that the council has yet to do due diligence on. Vice Mayor Tharpe continued his comments by stating, “Mr. Mayor, I would like to make it clear that I am not against a public hearing. I just feel that we don’t have any information whatsoever and if having a public hearing after the work session is the direction we want to go. I just want to have an abundance of caution that we are putting everything in the public first before we have any information to give these folks.” Councilman Eugene Tewalt stated, “Mr. Mayor I am going to vote for the actual public hearing that Bret

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or leave it, that is when we would do it. Or at least that is the way I would consider doing it.” Bret entered into the debate by saying, “Mr. Mayor, I don’t have any problem going into work session as long as the work session is what it is supposed to be and that is the gathering of facts and not having a debate and making a decision and then doing a formal vote here at a meeting. If it is a pure, let’s gather the facts, let’s have the staff answer questions that we need to make a decision, then I don’t have a problem. But if it is going to be a debate then I think

that needs to be done right here in front of the cameras and in front of the public.” The vote was taken and was tied with Hrbek, Tewalt and Egger voting no, which required the mayor to break the tie. Before casting the tie breaking vote the mayor had this to say. “I am going to vote on this based on the fact that the next vote, if it is amended to state that we will discuss the issue, work on it and put times and dates on it, I am going to vote no on it now, not to postpone, but just to make sure everybody understands there be some kind of time restriction put on it. If we are just saying that we are going to have a public hearing, I don’t want the public hearing to be until after the council has had a chance to review debate and deliberate. I’m hoping that an amendment comes off of this council to put a certain date or a certain reason to why we are going to vote the next time or I will probably not vote for the public hearing at that time. Hrbek then stated, “Then Mr. Mayor, I would move that we authorize town staff to reduce lodging taxes from 6 to 2 cents in our second November meeting.” Egger seconded See TOWN, 12

Page 12 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2015 TOWN, from 11 Hrbek’s motion. Hrbek explained his reason for the motion by saying, “Mr. Mayor, my intention is to let the work session determine the specific language for the reduction and the time line, when it would go into effect. Assuming it is permissible, the reduction could go into effect in July of next year or we could peg it go into effect with the MOA when the county starts paying the town the fees. I have no problem working those details out.” The mayor replied that he was ok with that and his only concern was whether there would be enough time to do it with one work session. Egger reminded the mayor and council that there would in fact be two work sessions prior to the second council meeting in November and they could use both work sessions to discuss the public hearing on the tax rate on lodging. Councilman Tewalt said he would not be in favor of the new motion unless it was to discuss the issue of the tax rate on lodging. The vote was taken and failed four to two with Hrbek and Egger voting in favor of the motion. It was then taken back to the original motion, which was to authorize town staff to advertise for a public hearing to reduce lodging tax rate from 6 to 2 cents. Councilman Daryl Funk added to the debate by saying, “Mr. Mayor I haven’t said anything yet tonight. This is beyond playing politics with our budget. We set our tax rate five months ago. I actually moved to lower the real property tax rates on our town citizens and Councilwoman Egger voted with me on that and council chose not to do it then. I certainly understand why Council did it at that point. Nothing was said about lowering the lodging tax. We passed it then and any of the years before now. The playing field hasn’t changed at all from when we just did this. Would I be in favor of lowering the lodging tax rate? Certainly, potentially. As Mr. Tewalt has said, we have a process for doing this. I’ve asked if this has ever been done before. It hasn’t. This is playing politics with our budget and an attempt to upset the direction that the council has chosen to go in. I understand not agreeing with that. But spending this much of the council time is trying to upset our business and to hinder the progress of the town. We talk about taking control of our own destiny and these constant attempts to put the genie back in the bottle are just- (shaking his head in frustration) there are just no words for it. I intend to vote against advertising this. Certainly I would consider voting for this during the time when we set the budget but this is just playing politics with our tax rate.” Hrbek replied, “Mr. Mayor I have to say that I am kind of surprised by my Republican colleagues whom I am assuming believe it’s ok to go back and try to repeal obama care and the court cases and immigration reform

and anything else like that. But that seems to be the argument that the Republican Congress is wasting time trying to put the genie back in the bottle. When we are fundamentally transforming the town and the future, it is my prerogative as someone who is defending the town to try to put that genie back in the bottle as quickly as possible. We have a hotel that is about ready to be built that will be in eyeshot from the Hampton Inn. The person staying there will be able to stand on top of that Inn and be able to see that. They will be paying four cents more per hundred a night than the Marriot across the interstate just because they decided to stay inside the town. I don’t think that is a very welcome sign. I think certainly we should be sending a message that we are going to put ourselves in a level playing field knowing that we are going to be collecting $230,000 from the county from the MOA which will offset this and allow our in-town businesses-who we represent-to be on a level playing field. Is this playing politics? I don’t know. I do know it’s the right thing to do for the people that we actually represent and not the clients of our water system.” Connolly reminded the council that even though Hrbek is technically correct, he stresses that Hrbek fails to mention that the town wouldn’t see a dime of that money until 2017. He also added, “He doesn’t talk about how we are going to close this massive gap, and might I say, Councilman Hrbek is just fine spending money to expand the government to help the local community development officer at the same time he is taking revenue away. Is this at all having to do with fiscal responsibility? Until I hear the plan on how we are going to be responsible with our budget, I can’t support this.” Tewalt then made a motion to amend the motion to add the word for discussion at the end of the motion to advertise for a public hearing. The vote was taken and passed with Egger, Tewalt and Hrbek and the Mayor voting yes. When the final vote was taken, it was actually Councilman Funk voting yes along with Hrbek, Tewalt and Egger that passed the original motion. This reporter was able to get final comments from Councilmen Connolly and Hrbek on the vote that had taken place. Connolly e-mailed me this response. “Reducing the lodging tax right now would open a hole in the Town’s

Read full issues FREE on www.WarrenCountyVA.com & www.FrederickCounty.com budget of about $200,000. Council has been given no proposal as to how this gap would be closed, especially as the Town is currently pursuing new staff to promote community development. While Councilman Hrbek asserts that the MOA with the County will provide the funds, those funds will not come to the Town until 2017. It’s Town Council’s duty to be fiscally responsible with the funds in their care. Running a deficit like this would be a gross violation of that duty. Council would have to raise taxes in other areas to make up the difference, and that means shifting the tax burden from travelers to our citizens. “Public hearings are required for alterations to the Town Code, amendments to the budget, or changes to tax rates. A measure to lower the lodging tax mid-year would require a change to the budget, the measure itself would already require two public hearings. Councilman Hrbek proposes a third, even before Council has any of the numbers. “Now, the purpose of a public hearing is to get citizen feedback on measures that Council is considering. Council is not seriously considering a mid-year change to run a massive deficit in this year’s budget, and Councilman Hrbek has not seemed interested in getting Council to consider the matter by providing numbers and alternatives to keep the budget balanced. What’s going on right now is an attempt to use the public hearing mechanism to try and goad Council into taking an action. Council takes correspondence and petitions at every public meeting, and we always welcome our citizens to give us their opinions. This isn’t about transparency, this is about obstructing the path of the Town government. “Remember, Town Council held a public hearing on the lodging tax less than six months ago. Council worked for months to put together the FY 2015-2016 budget, and Councilman Hrbek never once expressed interest in slashing the lodging tax rate. There’s a proper time and place for everything, and Council took a great deal of time and deliberation in setting its budget at the proper time. To turn that upside down after the fact doesn’t serve the citizens, and I refuse to lend any support to a reckless measure that hurts the Town. “If Councilman Hrbek would like to explain exactly how he plans to balance the FY 2015-2016 budget if we remove $200,000 from it, I’d welcome that explanation. If he’d like to

Councilman Daryl Funk expresses frustration during the debate on the public hearing on the lodging tax rate. defer that discussion to the appropriate time (next year’s budget discussion), then I would like that even better. But as things stand today, this is an empty gesture that simply mires Council in fruitless debate when its time could be spent doing our job.” Hrbek sent this statement, “First the public hearing to lower the tax rate would be the necessary public hearing to lower the rates. Secondly, nowhere was a timeline suggested in last night’s resolution when the tax cut would go into effect. I even suggested that we could (if legal) have the cut actually go into effect the date the county begins making payments to the town. “Lastly, this may be unprecedented and not within how we normally operate. However we’ve never made a deal to undermine our own taxpayers either. This is a fundamental change in the relationship between the town and county and the businesses we represent and those that are in the county. The council decided to make a deal on the backs of our in town hotels and we have a responsibility to make them whole.

“At the time of the budget approval I fully expected the council would reinstate the meals and lodging tax portion of the PILOT fee which would have been favorable to the hotels and restaurants within the town limits. “I would also remind John that I am doing my job. I’m trying to correct an injustice that has been committed by the town council against our own constituents. Additionally, this MOU (memorandum of understanding) will cause the county to increase taxes on town and county citizens to make up the contribution to the town they have agreed to. (At least until water is extended and they default on the agreement). I would also point out that John did support a reckless action that hurts the town. The council completely ignored Bébhinn’s well thought out arguments and facts. They wouldn’t go back to a work session to confirm facts or ask questions. Their minds were made up. – tim@areaguides.com

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St. Luke Community Clinic founder honored at benefit dinner

Dr. Furadoon Irani addresses the benefit dinner attendees By Timothy Ratigan Warren & Frederick County Report A few months ago, I did a story on the poverty situation in Front Royal and Warren County, highlighting the Warren County Social Services report on poverty in our community. I also highlighted two other charitable organizations that provided much needed food for our community to those in need. On the evening of September 26, I was honored to attend the annual benefit dinner for another charitable organization that fills a much needed role in our community. That organization is the St. Luke Community Clinic, a free medical clinic for those in our community who cannot afford medical care. St. Luke Community Clinic began serving the uninsured, low-income residents of Warren County in 1996. The original board of directors and the clinic were incorporated on June 26, 1996, and St. Luke became and

remains a 501c 3 non-profit organization. The basement of Marlow Heights Baptist Church served as the clinic’s first home, with the first clinic offered on November 7, 1996. Ten patients were served that evening. Initially the clinic was an all-volunteer program with no paid staff. Its doors were open one evening a month, and donations were the only source of revenue. It became obvious that Warren County needed more services than a once a month clinic, or for that matter a once a week clinic, would allow. Grants were secured to hire nurse practitioners and to provide a woman’s health clinic. A small administrative staff was also hired to manage the day-to-day affairs of the clinic to allow it to run more smoothly. The clinic soon outgrew the church and moved to the Front Royal Family Practice Building in 1999. Health care providers and the hospital in the

Dr. C. Thomas Rhyne presents Dr. Furadoon Irani with a framed copy of the letter Dr. Irani sent to Dr. Rhyne 20 years ago proposing the vision of a free medical clinic in Warren County community came forward to offer services such as free basic lab work, x-rays and specialty care. Volunteers remained a vital ingredient to St. Luke’s operation because there simply was not enough money to maintain more than a very small staff. Donations continued to be a major source of operating funds. The clinic started opening four days a week. In 2003, St. Luke Community Clinic again moved to a bigger facility, this time to the former Royal Haven Rest Home. The clinic made a service commitment to the community when a mortgage was obtained on the building, but the need has increased for care. In the 2009 calendar year 1,415 unduplicated patients were seen for a total of 2,848 visits. The recession has made the need greater. In 2009 the number of new patients coming for service rose 35 percent over

2008. Saturday’s benefit dinner served two purposes. The first purpose was the annual fundraiser for the clinic and the second reason was to honor the man responsible for the founding of the free clinic, Dr. Furadoon Irani. Before the dinner I had the opportunity to speak with the executive director of the clinic, Glenn Burdick, Ed.D., RN. “The purpose of this event is, of course, our major fundraiser of the year for the clinic. We have a dinner, a silent auction and 50/50 drawing. Tonight is special because we are honoring one of the founders of the clinic, Dr. Furadoon Irani. He

was the gentleman who first decided that Warren County needed a free clinic. He wrote a letter in 1995 to his pastor, Dr. C. Thomas Rhyne at the Front Royal Presbyterian Church saying, ‘Tom, Warren County needs a free clinic. What can we do about it?’” Burdick said. He went on to say, “They formed a committee and they worked for a year then they incorporated the clinic and it has been in operation since the fall of 1996. We are honoring Dr. Irani because it was his original vision. It was he who did what had to be done to organize the original committee that established the clinic, and has been on the board of the clinic ever since its establishment. Dr. Rhyne, his pastor, has been the chairman of the board ever since. They’re two of the charter members of the board of directors for the clinic. The clinic will be starting its twentieth year in November. This is sort of a night to remember all that. It is also a night to honor the people who started the clinic.” Burdick opened the evening with the following remarks, “Without the support of all of our supporters, St. Luke Community Clinic could not operate today. We also receive support from the state of Virginia and Valley Health and we are deeply appreciative of those funds as well. Without the local support of individuals and organizations, the clinic would not be possible.” Dr. Rhyne was then introduced and he had this to say, “Truly great humanitarian endeavors do not come about without someone havSee CLINIC, 14

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Page 14 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2015 CLINIC, from 13 ing a vision of what needs to change, what can actually happen, and of how we might lift up our fellow human beings who have fallen down for some reason or another. With such visions there often comes a burning desire to take action, as we say, ‘a fire in the belly’. Time can be wasted however, and visions can fade like a dream forgotten in the night, yet we know the need is still there. Nothing has changed. It isn’t that we don’t care. It is just that we feel weak, confused, alone in the face of this need and the vision it inspired. It is like David taking on Goliath with a few small stones. The secret however, is to share the vision with others. Be-

cause it is quite likely that someone else has seen the same need and had the same vision. Now there are two who share the vision where there was one. With the right circumstances and the right person the moment can be like dropping a match in dry brush and the resulting endeavor will bring fullness to our neighbors. “Jesus himself told us, ‘love others as ourselves’.” He continued, “It seems like yesterday when I received a letter with the idea of a free clinic for Front Royal and Warren County. In a letter dated August 28, 1995, the writer of that letter had this to say, ‘God has been kind to me. You and the church have given me strength in a difficult time. After giving due thought that

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Read full issues FREE on www.WarrenCountyVA.com & www.FrederickCounty.com there is a need for medical assistance for unfortunate people who cannot afford medical care, I cannot think of anything better than to see that a free Presbyterian Clinic be established. We can start once a week and see how it goes. If the church is willing, we can meet and see how we can work out the details. The free clinic in Winchester should be able to help us with the organization. I will wait to hear from you’.” Dr. Rhyne went on to say, “Goliath was cowering before me and my life was about to change forever. In response to the letter, the church mobilized a committee to research whether there was a need for such a clinic in Warren County. For the next several months the committee did research around the county and around the Commonwealth of Virginia. All research showed a great need for this kind of medical ministry in the area, just as the vision had indicated. In April of 1996, a steering committee was formed to take the necessary steps to open the clinic. The first board of directors met officially in May of 1996. As we celebrate the work of St. Luke Community Clinic, we thank God for all that has happened. The genesis of this clinic has been nothing but miraculous. This has been a fantastic community effort.” Dr. Rhyne then introduced Dr. Furadoon Irani, the founder of St. Luke Community Clinic, who also addressed the attendees of the benefit dinner. `“I am humbled because I feel like a small cog in a big wheel. I am grateful that the free clinic came true because of the hard work and dedication of many people. Tom, thank you very much for everything you have done,”

Executive Director of St. Luke Community Clinic, Glenn Burdick, addresses attendees of the clinic’s annual fundraiser dinner he said. `Later after Dr. Irani’s remarks, the Warren County High School treated the attendees of the dinner to a small concert. `It was announced that in the coming year a free dental clinic would be opening up as well, to serve the citizens of Warren County and Front Royal. The new dental clinic is scheduled to open by the end of October,

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Citizens raise concerns about fire and rescue services in Warren County Timothy Ratigan Warren and Frederick County Report As a resident of Warren County, this reporter found himself in need of an ambulance last winter. My wife called 911 and requested an ambulance for me. We waited and waited and finally the ambulance arrived. I received the help I needed and didn’t really care at that point just where the rescue personnel came from. I was just relieved that they had arrived. It wasn’t until much later that I found out where the rescue personnel came from. At the time I needed the ambulance we were living in the Westminster and Williamsburg subdivision. On the way to the hospital, I asked the EMT where they had come from. I was informed that they were dispatched from Shenandoah Farms fire house. It wasn’t until much later that realized just how many other citizens of Warren County and Front Royal had found themselves in the same position that I was in this past year. On September 15th the Warren County Board of Supervisors met and during the public presentation section of the meeting, a total of five county residents spoke in front of the board about the shortage of fire and rescue personnel in the county or more specifically the lack of paid fire and rescue personal in Warren County. Two of those residents are also candidates in the upcoming race for the Board of Supervisor Seat being vacated by Board Chairman Richard Traczyk. The first speaker was county resident Dee Schools who is also an independent candidate in the race for

County resident and candidate for Shenandoah District Board of Supervisor Seat, Dee Schools, addresses board with her concerns about staffing issues of Warren County’s fire and rescue services the board seat in the Shenandoah District. She had this to say, “I have been a volunteer with Warren County Fire and Rescue since 2008. A few meetings ago I sat here and listened to one of you state that we needed more volunteers and that you hoped that they would come. “As a resident I was floored by this comment. Resident’s lives are at stake. When someone calls 911 they expect trained rescue personnel to show up in a timely manner. In 2014 one of our volunteer stations was called out 427 times. They didn’t show up for a total 219. Another station was called out 349 times and they no-showed 243 times. Volunteers have lives, husbands, wives, children, and full time jobs. One of our volunteers recently got graded down a grade in nursing school because she was on a call until two a.m. and missed class. By not staffing all of

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County resident and candidate for Shenandoah District Board of Supervisor seat, Tom Sayre echoes comments from previous speakers about fire and rescue services in the county comments such as, ‘I never thought of that, or I live near a staffed station’, and they think they are safe. When I explain to them that a staffed station in this county is a truck and two staff and then explain that a station with two guys and truck cannot enter a home until two more get there they ask, ‘why not?’. She continued, “If two guys go in, then who is putting water on the fire?

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have issues because closure of the road is going to cause Shenandoah River Estates a fifteen minute delay in response time; The Board of Supervisors approved a new boat ramp near a fire station, and that station is not staffed during weekends when the ramp will be mainly used; she referred to the Rivermont Fire House as being one of the stations ‘ready to collapse’, but fire and rescue staff are still working there. “We do hope that the volunteers will come,” she said, and closed with, “As nice as our Parks and Recs is, it should be noted that Parks and Recs has 39 full time employees and we have 24 firefighter/EMTs. I wonder where the priorities are for Warren County.” The next speaker was Rachael Stevens, a resident of Warren County as well as a fire and rescue volunteer in the county. “Countless hours of training in basic certification skills and fundraising and community events go into fire and rescue personnel. The first question you have to ask as a resident is, ‘Are two firefighters and an engine adequate for even a small scale incident?’ The second you have to ask is, ‘What if you or a family member are trapped or in need of serious medical attention as a resident?’ If two firefighters and an engine are all that may respond as a result of the depleted level of available volunteers and career staff, and our only real solution is to rely on neighboring counties, how might that play out? The next question is, ‘Why is the community

lacking in volunteer and career staff? And why are there no incentives to bring in more volunteers? And lastly, why is a career staff of 24 professionals considered enough for this rapidly growing community? “With approximately 40,000 residents living in the county, not including those transiting and visiting the county, we are seeing only six to 10 full time career staff engaged throughout the county in a 24 hour period. While we have part time staff, they only cover for full time career personnel in a substitute role. We also are dealing with a large number of businesses and parks and recs, and more are moving in,” she said. “Ladies and Gentlemen, fire codes are written in blood, meaning that firefighters died or were severely injured before measures were implemented. What is it going to take for our staffing issues in this county to be brought up to more acceptable standards? I am here today, not only as a resident of this county but a volunteer for this county, asking our board of supervisors to strongly consider solutions to this important challenge. I and my fellow volunteers stand ready to assist,” she continued. Republican candidate for the Shenandoah District, Tom Sayre, also addressed the board on the staffing of the fire and rescue department. “While campaigning door to door, I can echo what these people have said. To that end, I want to mention some of the people I have spoken to who have told me that they work for other fire and rescue departments and have lent their equipment to Warren County. I promised them that if I am elected, I want to help the fire and rescue departments. I applaud what has been said and I hope that you on the board take what has been said very seriously,” he said. Even though public presentations is not meant as a question and answer period, I wondered if any of the board members would comment on what the speakers had addressed. During board member reports, Su-

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County resident Rachel Stevens addresses board with her concerns about staffing issues of Warren County’s fire and rescue services pervisor Archie Fox spoke about a heating and cooling problem at the Samuels Public Library and also pointed out the fact that his chair kept lowering and wondered of someone could please fix that. Board Member Linda Glavis thanked everyone who came out to the air show and noted that she felt sorry for the car owners who had brought their cars out for the car show in the rain. Board Chairman Traczyk also commented on the poor turnout at the air show due to rain, and stated that only about 300 people came out for the event. He also mentioned that he had attended the county staff picnic and handed out awards to staff members. He also mentioned that the county had opened the foot golf course at the golf club, and noted that they haven’t gotten too much response yet. He stated that the game involved kicking a soccer ball around nine holes, and noted that it was popular out west. He did mention the upcoming building committee meeting where they would be looking at what to do with the Rivermont Firehouse which is falling apart, and stated that they were not quite sure what to do with it. North River Board Member Dan

Murray also reported on attending the county picnic and that he had attended a speaking event at Christendom College where he heard Ken Cuccineli speak. He also attended the children’s dedication of the new garden at the Samuel’s Public Library. He went out of his way to encourage residents to go to the library and see the work that was done. He also made a point of thanking all the volunteers at the air show who showed up during all the rain, and mentioned that he was very happy that the county had saved the Appaloosa Music Festival. He said that it was a huge success and a family-friendly event and he was glad that the county saved it. Supervisor Tony Carter mentioned the Appaloosa Music Festival too, saying that it was a nice event. He stated that like Murray, he was glad it worked out, and hopes the festival will become an annual event. He also mentioned the Brew and Blues festival and the upcoming Festival of Leaves in October. None of the supervisors addressed the concerns brought up by the speakers regarding the staffing problems in the area of fire and rescue personnel. – tim@areaguides.com

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2015 Brew and Blues – A “hopping” good time!

Moon Dog Medicine Show By Ken Thurman Warren County Report Saturday, September 26, marked the sixth annual Brew and Blues Festival. The festival was presented by the Front Royal/Warren County Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by a variety of local companies and organizations including the River 95.3, New Country B105, the Fox 99.3, Aire Serv, Virginia Eagle, the Northern Virginia Daily, Shenandoah Ford, and the Apple House, just to name a few. Whether you came for the music, the food, the beer or to just have a good time, the event had you covered. Music was provided from noon until 6:30 p.m. by the Brandy Stills Band and Moondog Medicine Show.

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Town, county citizens call own public hearing over U.S. 340/522 Corridor deal By Timothy Ratigan Warren & Frederick County Report On Monday evening September 14, six members of the community stood before the town council and demanded answers from four members of the council and the mayor. The most requested name heard all through the public comments section of the council meeting was Vice Mayor Hollis Tharpe. Each time his name was mentioned it was followed up with a demand for answers and an explanation as to why he has yet add to his voice or opinion to the public debate regarding the town/county deal on revenue sharing in the U.S. 340/522 corridor. There were even requests from some of the speakers for the Mayor to give his opinion on the subject as well. The reason for passing the compromise was called into question from all of the speakers and concerns that some information brought up by Councilwoman Béb-

hinn Egger was completely ignored when considering the passing of the compromise. One speaker even went so far as to sternly remind the council just how each and every one of them got to their positions. First to speak in front of the council was Front Royal resident Betty Showers, and she had this to say, “I recently started to follow the activities of the town and I have been surprised at the decision process that some of our elected officials have shown as they have addressed critical issues affecting our town. I have lived in this community for over 35 years and I have started a local business in 1992 and I have seen elected officials come and go over the years. I have felt the need to express my concerns as it relates to how the current majority of the council has handled the county’s offer of revenue sharing on 522. Watching the meeting it appears that the county’s offer

is not suitable or fair for the town. I think there are too many questions that should have been answered before the council vote. I observed that several of the elected officials have never really given a good explanation for why they voted for the agreement. I have heard justifications from fulfilling election promises to several expressing that they were just tired of dealing with the issue. The Vice Mayor did not even give an explanation as to why he supported this agreement.” She continued, “There was a statement from Councilperson Egger that said that the agreement violated the town’s water and sewer policy that seemed to be completely ignored by the majority of the council. Troubling is the county’s ability to walk away from the agreement and cancel all payments to the town at any time. It seems unfair that the town must continue to provide water to the area if the county cancels the agreement

even after the citizens of the town pay for the water and sewer system. I am really concerned why the majority of the council would not support having a public hearing for getting an opinion of the State’s Attorney office to clarify any confusion regarding the water policy. When you add these factors together it appears that something else is going on here that is overriding the common sense solution to this problem. The council should re-open the discussion and re-visit their decision and look for a better long term solution to this problem.” In closing she said, “Do you really need to be reminded that you were voted into your position by the people of this town?” Next to speak was Janice Hart, and she said, “Over the last few months I have attended the council meetings so I may learn more about the governing process of our town. I have come to realize that without community input, self-interest can take hold in critical situations that might not be beneficial for the long term interests of the town. I have followed the progress relating to the conversations about the 522 Corridor agreement and the last offer from the county. I have listened to the concerns expressed by Councilman Bret Hrbek and Councilwoman Bébhinn Egger regarding this agreement. Those concerns seem to be completely ignored by the other members of council, including the mayor. What concerns me today is that I have yet to hear any public response from councilmembers who voted for the agreement other than fulfilling a campaign agreement or just being tired of dealing with the issue. I’ve also not heard a public statement addressing the issues brought up by Councilman Hrbek or Councilwoman Egger. So tonight I would request that Vice Mayor Tharpe, Councilmen Funk, Connolly, and Tewalt and Mayor

Darr give their reasons on why the agreement is good for the long term benefit for the citizens of the town of Front Royal.” Another resident of the town, Deborah Siksay, addressed the council as well. She said, “As a resident of the town of Front Royal, it is a blatant show of disregard and disrespect for the citizens of Front Royal and an act of political arrogance for members of the council Mr. Tharpe, Mr. Funk, Mr. Connolly and Mr. Tewalt to refuse to hold a public hearing on a matter that may well decide the fate of the town in which I live. That being the 522 Corridor water and sewer agreement with Warren County. “Why would you refuse to hold a public hearing? “You have also completely ignored the town policy regarding the extension of water and sewer outside the town’s limits. This is a policy that three councilmembers and mayor have wholeheartedly supported in the past by holding a public hearing and officially passing it into town policy. This is a policy change that requires a public hearing to overturn.” She continued by saying, “Politicians who have little or no regard for their citizens and their right to be heard on crucial matters concerning the town do not deserve to be in positions of leadership. Decisions of this magnitude require the insight of all and not just the politically connected. Gentlemen and Lady, it is my hope that the council will consider their actions, and hold a public hearing on these matters. You have nothing to fear unless you fear the truth.” There was one county resident who got up and spoke regarding the corridor agreement with the county. County resident and former town council member Tom Conkey stated that since he was now living in the county that he should be in favor of this deal because for the county this See CORRIDOR, 20

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stems from all the data that I have looked at from the corridor. The town has a long history of looking at the corridor, there have been quite a few studies commissioned down there. From every way we look at it the town is making a lot of money on the water contracts and sewer contracts that we have down there. It is my belief that the town is going to benefit greatly from the increased water revenue by extending the 522 corridor and serving that area. One of our speakers did point out that we are not allowed to say no if we are asked to extend water and if we have the capacity to offer it. That is something we have discussed internally on the council as well.â&#x20AC;? Councilman Bret Hrbek added his comments by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do feel we are going to continue to debate this issue, because due to all the public comments here tonight, I am going to exercise parliamentary right to bring this contract back for reconsideration. I was there when we drafted this code and this policy and I know the debates surrounding this, and as somebody who tends to be an originalist looking back at the debates surrounding the actual legislation, I know what the intention of the council was at the time and it certainly was to make sure that we had the

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Chamber is revealing the winners of the 2015 Valor Awards, which honors public safety personnel and ordinary citizens, for their courageous, often lifesaving actions. Some examples of this year’s selfless acts of heroism include a 12-year-old who saved the life of his friend, a firefighter who rescued a citizen from a burning home, and police officers who worked together to save a man threatening suicide. This year’s award recipients are: Dustin Amtower, Winchester Fire and Rescue Department; Josiah Duffy, Citizen; Paul Bergin, Citizen; Gayle and Ramon Shanholtz, Citizens; Winchester Police Department’s Shift Two A Squad; Winchester Fire and Rescue Department’s B Shift Personnel; Detective Tom Keller, Winchester Police Department; Master Patrol Officer Michelle Hearn, Winchester Police Department; Corporal Marti Harvey, Winchester Police Department; Corporal Sean O’Connor, Winchester Police Department; Andrew Mudd, Winchester Fire and Rescue Department;

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Early October, 2015 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Page 25 ident Gee Gee Pasquet will discuss what it was like to live in the home and Dennis Campbell, Belle Grove Building and Grounds Supervisor will discuss current plans to restore the structure. Outbuildings such as the ice house and smoke house will be open for viewing. Belle Grove Board Chair, Sandra Dunkle will explain the industries that existed at Belle Grove, including a whiskey distillery. Visitors will have a chance to taste Belle Grove 1797 Whiskey, which is made by Copper Fox Distillery. Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener, Larry Haun will show guests the historic garden at Belle Grove. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Ranger Chris Nelson will discuss sketches by artist and war correspondent James E. Taylor. Many of these drawings depict Belle Grove in the midst of the Battle of Cedar Creek. In the Manor House, Executive Director Kristen Laise will lead small groups to view the graffiti in Belle Grove’s attic. Nick Powers, Curator at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley will discuss the fine carpentry in the Parlor and examples of Valley furniture and clocks in the home. Belle Grove Board Member,

John Adamson will highlight the architecture of the lower level of the Manor House and discuss the lives of the enslaved workers that used these rooms. At 6 p.m. the party will move to Belle Grove’s 1918 Bank Barn for a barbecue buffet and craft beer and live classic rock n’ roll music from the band “Movin’ On.” Local Law Enforcement helps bring awareness to domestic violence with the Purple Ribbon Campaign Front Royal Police Department and Warren County Sheriff ’s Office have teamed with Phoenix Project to bring domestic violence awareness to the community. The purple ribbon has long been recognized nationally for the symbol of domestic violence. During the month of October, law enforcement will display purple ribbons on cruisers to show their support in helping to end domestic violence in our community. Law Enforcement Officers are on the front lines of this every day. They are the ones victims call when their lives are in danger. At the moment See BRIEFS, 26

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basic membership; includes T-Shirt and Singlet. For more information contact Coach Keel at www.SkylineWrestling.org . Shenandoah River State Park Nature Craft Learn from a Shenandoah River State Park Ranger about the nature in our area. Join the Park Ranger and make a really cool craft that you will be able to take home. The craft will be made of natural materials found in the outdoors. This course will be instructed by an educational specialist from the Shenandoah River State Park and will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2015 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am at the Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Ave, Front Royal. The course is recommended for ages 5 years of age and older; adults are welcomed. The course is free to all registered participants. Registration information can be obtained by contacting the Warren County Community Center at (540) 635-1021 or via email at wcccinfo@ warrencountyva.net. National Park Service Announces Special Programs in October Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park will offer a series of special National Park Service ranger programs this October which will highlight various stories related to the history of the Shenandoah Valley. “These programs will give

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of the entire battle. Join Park Volunteer Jeff Klopp as he examines this fighting from the perspective of the Confederate defenders. Meet at the Visitor Contact Station (7712 Main Street, Middletown). Visitors will then car caravan to various locations on the battlefield. October 10 National Park Service Star Gazing Party (Rescheduled rain date) (7:00 pm) Come look through our telescopes, or bring yours and we can show you how to use it. Cosponsored by the National Park Service, the Shenandoah Astronomical Society and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. Meet at the Thoburn Property, Bowman’s Mill Road, Middletown (the site will be marked by signs). For more information see: www.nps.gov/cebe or call (540) 869-3051. October 16-19 151st Anniversary Battle of Cedar Creek Commemoration –Programs and Events The National Park Service and its partners will host a series of special activities, events and programs to commemorate the battle. Includes: living history, battle reenactments, lectures, demonstrations, Sutler’s Row and

much more. Some events are ticketed. Middletown. (For a complete schedule see: www.nps.gov/cebe or call (540) 869-3051. Special Anniversary Ranger Programs Cavalry at Cedar Creek Tour (Friday, Oct. 16, 1:00 pm) starts at NPS Visitor Contact Station History at Sunset: The Confederate Advance (Friday, Oct. 16, 4:00 pm) starts at Fisher’s Hill Battle of Cedar Creek in a Box (Sat. Oct. 17-11:30, 1:00, 4:00 Sun. Oct. 18 -10:00, 12:00, 3:00) Belle Grove Kershaw’s Attack Battle Walk (Saturday, Oct. 17, 9:00 am) starts at Thoburn’s Redoubt Signal Knob Interpretive Hike (Saturday, Oct. 17, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm) George Washington National Forest Battle of Cedar Creek Tour (Sat. Oct. 17, 2:00) starts at NPS Visitor Contact Station Sheridan’s Ride Tour (Sun. Oct. 18, 9:00 am) –starts in Winchester Monuments at Cedar Creek Tour (Sun. Oct. 18, 12:00 pm) starts at NPS Visitor Contact Station For details and updates, call (540) 869-3051 or see: www.nps.gov/cebe.

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Friday, October 2 Forecast 50° | 43° 11am - 11:30am Dance Party Fridays! Handley Library. Toddlers, Preschoolers, & their grown-ups are welcome to come boogie down! 1:30pm - 2:30pm Education Committee. Chamber Office. Saturday, October 3 Forecast 52° | 51° 8am - 4pm Warren County Fair Flea Market. Warren County Fairgrounds. The Flea Market is open every weekend expect during the fair. For more information call (540) 6355827 or visit http://www.warrencountyfair.com/15.html. 9am - 1pm Old Town Farmers Market. Taylor Pavilion, 119 N. Loudoun St., Winchester. The market will run through October 31. All items were grown or produced within a 60mile radius of Winchester. Contact

Jennifer Bell, Downtown Manager, or Sarah Acuff Chapman with any questions. (540) 535-3660 or OTW@ winchesterva.gov. 9am – 1pm Front Royal Farmers Market. Gazebo area in Historic Downtown Front Royal. Locally grown farm fresh produce, dairy, meats, plants, home-baked goods including gluten free and sugar free items, handmade crafts, music and MORE! Market Director & Coordinator Becky Lee Weagle; mightyoakfarms.com www.FrontRoyalFM. com. 11am - 12pm Meet a Firefighter! Handley Library. Meet a Firefighter! It’s Fire Prevention Week. Meet one of our community helpers, a real firefighter, and learn how to stay safe. Family program for all ages. 11am - 12pm Story Time! Bowman Library. For children ages 2-6 and their families. A lively program

of stories, finger plays, songs, books, movement, music and puppets. Contact Donna Hughes at (540) 8699000 x215. 1pm - 2:30pm Family Film & Picnic. Bowman Library. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and a blanket to sit on the floor. Our teens will be serving popcorn and lemonade October 3: Matilda. The movie showing is free and sponsored by the Friends of Handley Regional Library and the Bowman Library Teen Advisory Board. 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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Sunday, October 4 8am - 4pm Warren County Fair Flea Market. Warren County Fairgrounds. The Flea Market is open every weekend expect during the fair. For more information call (540) 6355827 or visit http://www.warrencountyfair.com/15.html. Monday, October 5 10:30am - 11am Preschool Story Time. Handley Library. Programs are free and open to the public. No registration is required. Most appropriate for Preschoolers age 3 and up. Call (540) 662-9041 ext.16 for more information. 11am - 11:30am Toddler Story Time. Bowman Library. For children three and under. A lively story time program of stories, songs, fingerplays, flannel boards and movement. Contact Jane Smith at (540) 869-9000

for more information. 4:30pm - 5:30pm LEGO Club. Bowman Library. Calling all elementary and middle school Lego builders! Dungeons and dragons and turrets, oh my! Create your own fantasy castle. Free! No registration required! Bowman Library Children’s Room, 5:00 p.m. Contact Sara Gustafson at (540) 869-9000 for more information. 5pm - 6pm UFAC Meeting. Front Royal Administration Building, 102 E Main Street, Front Royal. The Urban Forestry Advisory Commission (UFAC) meets tonight in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. Tuesday, October 6 10:30am - 11am Baby & Me Story Time. Handley Library. Bring Infants (Birth to 15 months) to enjoy stories, finger plays, and songs! 10:30am - 11am Preschool Story Time. Clarke County Library. Hear great stories and have fun with Mary! 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. 2pm - 3pm Ambassador’s Club. Chamber Office. 2pm - 5pm Oral History Interview. Handley Library. Jerry Holsworth will interview Korean War Veteran for Veterans History project 6pm - 6:30pm Twilight Tales. Bowman Library. A story time event for families at Bowman Library. Stories, music, finger plays, movement and a craft. Children’s Room, 6:00 p.m. Contact Jane Smith at (540) 8699000 x201. Wednesday, October 7 8:30am - 9:30am Small Business Committee. Chamber Office. 11am - 12pm Preschool Story Time. Bowman Library. Story time See CALENDAR, 28

Page 28 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2015 CALENDAR, from 27 for ages 2-5. A lively 30-minute program of stories, puppets, dancing and songs. Contact: Donna Hughes at (540) 869-9000x215. 12:30pm - 1pm Warren County Business On The River 95.3. 3:30pm - 4:30pm Stories with a Sheriff. Handley Library. Hear stories read by our very own Winchester Sheriffs! All ages are welcome. 4:15pm - 4:45pm Learn Spanish. Bowman Library. Learn Spanish with Angela. Using games, songs, puppets and picture books, children and their parents will learn the Spanish language. 6pm - 7:30pm Bull and Bear Club. Handley Library. Investment club meets in Benham Gallery. Free and open to the public. Thursday, October 8 10:30am - 11:30am Preschool Story Time. Clarke County Library. A lively 30-minute combination of stories, finger plays, songs and rhymes for preschool children and their families. 10:30am - 11am Toddler Time. Handley Library. An Early Literacy program designed specifically for active Toddlers, ages 2 and under. This program is a developmentally appropriate transition from our “Baby & Me” program (pre-walkers) to “Preschool Story Time” (ages3-6). Programs are free and open to the public. Call Jennifer Sutter at (540) 662-9041 ext.16 for more information. 11am - 11:30am Baby Time. Bowman Library. Story time for Infants (birth to 15 months). A program of songs, stories, clapping and tapping. Bowman Library Children’s Room. Contact: Jane Smith (540) 869-9000. 11am - 11:30am Story Time for Preschoolers. Handley Library. Programs are free and open to the public. No registration is required. Most appropriate for Preschoolers, age 3 and up. Call (540) 662-9041 ext.16 for more information. 6:30pm - 9:30pm Bingo North

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other activities. Donations of items for the sale can be left at Weichert on Friday, October 9, from 1 - 7 p.m. 8am - 4pm Warren County Fair Flea Market. Warren County Fairgrounds. The Flea Market is open every weekend expect during the fair. For more information call (540) 6355827 or visit http://www.warrencountyfair.com/15.html. 9am - 1pm Old Town Farmers Market. Taylor Pavilion, 119 N. Loudoun St., Winchester. The market will run through October 31. All items were grown or produced within a 60mile radius of Winchester. Contact Jennifer Bell, Downtown Manager, or Sarah Acuff Chapman with any questions. (540) 535-3660 or OTW@ winchesterva.gov. 9am – 1pm Front Royal Farmers Market. Gazebo area in Historic Downtown Front Royal. Locally grown farm fresh produce, dairy,

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Hilda Marie Parker Carper, 85, of Winchester formerly of Middletown, Virginia, died Monday, September 28, 2015, at Spring Arbor Assisted Living. Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia, 22601. Virginia Lee (Volrath) Gorski, 78, of Frederick County, VA died Thursday, September 24, 2015 in Inova Fairfax Hospital, with her loving husband and daughter by her side. Memorial contributions may be made to Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, 355 Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10017 or Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, 930 Tilthammer Mill Road, Boyce, VA 22620. Odessa Mae Burton Kelly, 97, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Friday, September 25, 2015, at a local nursing facility. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gainesboro United Methodist Church, 331 Gainesboro Rd, Winchester, VA 22603. Carolyn Yvonne Funkhouser Monk, 68, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Thursday, September 24, 2015, at Winchester Medical Center. In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the SPCA, 115 Featherbed Lane, Winchester, Virginia, 22601 or Esther Boyd Animal Shelter, 161 Fort Collier Road, Winchester, Virginia, 22603 or a charity of the donor’s choice. Nina Stine Snapp, 92, of Winchester passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2015 at the Evergreen Health and Rehab Center. In lieu flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kernstown United Methodist Church, 3239 Valley Pike, Winchester, VA 22602. Janet Pierce Waller, 87, of Winchester, VA passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Westminster Canterbury. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christ Episcopal Church, 114 W. Boscawen St. Winchester, VA 22603 or Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury Fellowship Fund, 300 Westminster-Canterbury Dr. Winchester, VA 22603. Donations may also be made to a charity of your choice. Loretta Catherine Stewart died on September, 21, 2015 at a local nursing home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Winchester, VA, 22601

but donations encouraged). Linda Lay and Springfield Exit will perform bluegrass tunes in the Amphitheater (Sunday from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m.) and arborist Scott Johnston will demonstrate professional tree climbing techniques (12:30 p.m. on Sunday). Visitors can take a free guided tour at 2 p.m. each day, and the Virginia Native Plant Society will offer a free guided native plant walk at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Arboretum will accept plastic pots for recycling or exchange throughout the weekend, and Arboretum staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer gardening questions. Members of the Blandy Sketch Group will be sketching on the grounds during ArborFest, and the Foundation of

the State Arboretum’s gift shop will offer fall bulbs for sale. For more information call (540) 837-1758. 11am - 2pm Chess Open House. Handley Library. Celebrate National Chess Day, October 10th, with SVCC. Learn about chess history and different chess happenings both in the United States and abroad. And, of course, we’ll play some games too. All ages and experience levels are welcome. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information, visit Shenandoah Valley Chess Club. http://www.winchesterchess.com 11am - 12pm Star Wars Reads Day. Bowman Library, Stephens City. Family event celebrating Star Wars. This is a program the adults will en-

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Read full issues FREE on www.WarrenCountyVA.com & www.FrederickCounty.com Electronic pull tab games. Find us on Facebook. (540) 636-7152. Must be 12 to play. No smoking.. Friday, October 16 10am - 5pm Fall Used Book Sale. Bowman Library. 11am - 11:30am Dance Party Fridays! Handley Library. Toddlers, Preschoolers, & their grown-ups are welcome to come boogie down! Now offered EVERY Friday!

5:30pm - 8pm Game Night. Bowman Library. Get Your Game On! It’s a Gaming Night presented by the Teen Advisory Board of Bowman Library. Beginning at 5:00 p.m. gamers can rotate throughout the electronic, card and computer games until 8:30 p.m. This program is intended for middle school and high school students. It is free with no registration required. Adult chaperones will be present. Food will be served. Call Donna Hughes for more information at (540) 869-9000 x215. Saturday, October 17 7am - 11am Pancake Breakfast. North Warren Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company #10, 89 Rockland Road, Front Royal. Pancakes, biscuits, sausage & bacon, sausage & chip beef gravy, scrambled eggs, baked apples, coffee, juice, and hot tea. Adults $8.00; 4 to 12 years old $4.00; children under 3 free.

8am - 4pm Warren County Fair Flea Market. Warren County Fairgrounds. The Flea Market is open every weekend expect during the fair. For more information call (540) 6355827 or visit http://www.warrencountyfair.com/15.html. 9am - 1pm Old Town Farmers Market. Taylor Pavilion, 119 N. Loudoun St., Winchester. The market will run through October 31. All items were grown or produced within a 60mile radius of Winchester. Contact Jennifer Bell, Downtown Manager, or Sarah Acuff Chapman with any questions. (540) 535-3660 or OTW@ winchesterva.gov. 9am – 1pm Front Royal Farmers Market. Gazebo area in Historic Downtown Front Royal. Locally grown farm fresh produce, dairy, meats, plants, home-baked goods including gluten free and sugar free items, handmade crafts, music and MORE! Market Director & Coordi-

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Read full issues FREE on www.WarrenCountyVA.com & www.FrederickCounty.com 11am - 12pm Story Time! Bowman Library. For children, ages 2-6, and their families. A lively program of stories, finger plays, songs, books, movement, music and puppets. 1pm - 2:30pm Family Film & Picnic. Bowman Library. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and a blanket to sit on the floor. Our teens will be serving popcorn and lemonade. October 17: Pagemaster. The movie showing is free and sponsored by the Friends of Handley

nator Becky Lee Weagle; mightyoakfarms.com www.FrontRoyalFM. com. 10am - 11am Chess Champs Champs. Bowman Library, 871 Tasker Road, Stephens City. Be a chess champ! Develop another winning move! Learn and play! Lead by members of Shenandoah Valley Chess for all ages and all skill levels. Contact: Donna Hughes, (540) 869-9000x215. 10am - 5pm Fall Used Book Sale. Bowman Library.

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Regional Library and the Bowman Library Teen Advisory Board. 4pm – 7pm Spaghetti Dinner. Front Royal Church of the Brethren. 106 W. 13th Street Front Royal. Prices for advance tickets: $6.00 adult/ $3.00 child. Prices at the door: $7.00 adult/ $4.00 child Children 4 & under eat free! Price includes all you can eat spaghetti, salad, bread, drink and dessert, and all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. 6:30pm - 9:30pm Bingo North

needed for members in your community who rely on a local food pantry to put food on the table. Please bring your nonperishable food items, such as jars of sauce, cans of fruit and vegetables, pasta, rice, and other items to us so we can help your neighbors feed their families. Donated items will stock the shelves of St. Lucy’s food pantry, a Catholic Charities initiative that serves local families in need. 8am - 4pm Warren County Fair Flea Market. Warren County Fairgrounds. The Flea Market is open every weekend expect during the fair. For more information call (540) 6355827 or visit http://www.warrencountyfair.com/15.html – briefs@warrencountyreport.com

Sunday, October 18 8am – 2pm Food Drive. Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Front Royal. We need your help! The economy has not rebounded for many in Warren County, and many still need help with basic needs such as food. Your extra canned goods, pasta, and other non-perishable food items are

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Become a member of HSWC and help us save lives! Funds collected through membership dues help HSWC provide compassionate care to abandoned, abused, homeless and neglected animals in our community. To become a member or renew your membership, please call the shelter at (540) 635-4734 ext. 225 Buddy - 3 year old male lab/ chow mix. Hi there!! My name is Buddy and I am serching for my furever family. I would like a home with someone who LOVES to play! Love to go running, hiking and adventuring? Then I am the perfect pup for you! Stop by the shelter to visit me today!

Sassy - 10 year old spayed female pit bull. Sassy is a super sweet senior girl! Her tail just starts wagging a hundred miles an hour when you talk to her. She just loves to be around people and is so gentle and loving and walks great on the leash. Sassy does need a home without cats, but is great with children and other dogs.

Boogey - 2 year old neutered male lab mix. Boogey is a little shy when meeting new people, but just give him a little time to warm up to you and he’s as lovable as can be. He loves to give hugs and kisses, and he LOVES to play and go on walks. Boogey needs a home with people who can give him the time and attention he needs, and someone who can be patient with him while he warms up to his new family and new surroundings. He also needs a home with older children or adults only, and a home without cats.

Brady - 4 to 5 year old male Jack Russel Terrier. Brady is a very smart guy! He knows basic commands and is house trained and crate trained. Brady is looking for a home with older teens and adults only. Brady and I could have played fetch all day! He is really athletic and will leap high in the air to catch the ball or treats.

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