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Page 2 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2016 ibility in areas such as Shenandoah University and Jim Barnett Park. “Find Your Park” quest leads to great surprise at Cedar Creek and Belle Grove…this family’s 280th National Park

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MIDDLETOWN, Virginia –The National Park Service has been celebrating its 100th anniversary this year by urging Americans to “find their park.” The Jim and Cheri Maitland family of Rives Junction, Michigan recently made the 500 mile, 8-hour trip to ‘find’ Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. Not unlike the battle story itself, the Maitlands found surprise and intrigue. “Cedar Creek and Belle Grove was such a wonderful surprise and delight,” according to family feedback to park staff. Jim, Cheri, and their children, Jameson, age 14 and Gerald, age 12 are determined to visit all 413 park units in the National Park system. “Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP was our 280th park unit to visit since we began visiting parks in 2010,” according to Cheri Maitland. The Maitlands not only sightsee each park visited but also delve deeply into the history found there by actively participating in every Junior Ranger Program. “To become Junior Rangers here at Cedar Creek and Belle Grove, participants learn our history, explore, attend ranger programs and tour various park features to be able to answer questions in our Junior Ranger guidebook,” according to chief interpretive ranger Eric Campbell. “Guidebook activities and questions are age-group specific and participants must present their completed booklet to a park ranger or volunteer for review prior to being ‘sworn in’ as a park Junior Ranger,” he said. “We had planned to spend about three hours sightseeing and for the kids to complete their Junior Ranger activities here, but much to our surprise, our visit became an overnight

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stay since much of the next day was needed to experience all this park has to offer,” said Maitland. “We knew very little about the Shenandoah Valley and virtually nothing about this park’s incredible history. The selfguided driving tour with map and CD provided by the park was amazing. We walked trails, visited Hupps Hill, toured the Belle Grove mansion and experienced a wonderful ‘history

in a box’ ranger program where period history was explained in a way suited for all age groups. Our kids particularly enjoyed collecting Civil War trading cards from locations throughout the park. The electronic map and audio-visual presentation at the visitors station offered us a perfect birds-eye-view of the Battle of Cedar Creek’s amazing story.” See FREDERICK, 4

Winchester Police Increase Downtown Visibility and Enforcement of Rules

Winchester Police Cpl. Justin Schumer was introduced as the new Community Resource Officer, and will specifically patrol the downtown area. The Winchester Police Department is taking several steps to improve relationships and safety in Downtown Winchester. During a press conference Wednesday morning, the Winchester Police Chief and Downtown Manager unveiled new signs that highlight the rules on the walking mall, and will hopefully increase compliance. The signs, which can be moved to different locations, clearly illustrate “No Bicycling, No Skateboarding, No Rollerblading, or Scooters.” The Police Department has received an increase in concerns from business owners who are worried about the conduct of some young people on the downtown mall. For years, the Department has battled the problem of skateboards and bikers cruising up and down the pedestrian mall, and officers have been issuing warnings in an effort to educate the public. Starting today: police are no longer issuing warnings, they are

issuing citations. There will be zero tolerance for people who have received warnings and continue to break the law. If a child is cited, both the parent and juvenile will have to appear in court, and pay a $50 fine. Adults who break the rules will be cited and given a $50 pre-payable fine. Business owners and shoppers have also requested a more visible police presence to ensure awareness and compliance of laws. In response, Cpl. Justin Schumer was introduced as the new Community Resource Officer, and will specifically patrol the downtown area. Cpl. Schumer has an office at the Bright Box Theater, but most of the time, he will be seen patrolling the walking mall. Schumer will work on an alternating schedule, depending on the needs of the community, with the goal of making sure citizens of Winchester feel safe while downtown.

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Page 4 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2016 FREDERICK, from 2 “Cedar Creek’s rangers and volunteers are some of the best we’ve encountered anywhere. Thanks for making Cedar Creek National Historical Park such a memorable stop and truly worth the 8-hour drive back to Michigan,” said Maitland. The Maitland kids pride themselves on qualifying for Junior Ranger badges, but instead of completing minimum task requirements for their age group, they complete every activity and respond to every single question – at Cedar Creek and Belle Grove, that’s a 14-page booklet. “Regional school classes, youth groups, scout troops, 4-H members and local families are invited to ‘find their park’ at Cedar Creek and Belle Grove and to explore, learn and protect park history and resources through participation in our Junior Ranger program,” said park ranger Shannon Moeck. “They should be ready for a great new challenge and exciting learning experience when they arrive.” Contact a ranger at (540) 869-3051 or go to https://www.nps. gov/cebe/learn/kidsyouth/beajuniorranger.htm for more information about becoming a Junior Ranger. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historic Park was established by Congress in 2002 and first offered park ranger interpretive programs and a visitor contact station “visitation center” in 2013. Designated a ‘partnership park,’ most public areas within its 1,600 acres of publicly accessible land belong to one of five park partners – The National Historic Trust, Belle Grove, Inc., Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, Shenandoah Valley National Historic District, and Shenandoah County. The park was established to protect the significant historic, natural, military and scenic resources associated with the Battle of Cedar Creek and Belle Grove Plantation and surrounding area, and to interpret the history of the Shenandoah Valley – “From Backcounty to Breadbasket to Battlefield and Beyond.” Winchester Police Assist with Executing Search Warrant Around 10:15 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2016, officers with the Winchester Police Department were called to assist the Frederick County Sheriff ’s Office with executing a search warrant at a home on the 1500 block of Commerce Street. Due to concerns for officer safety, the Department’s SWAT Team and Crisis

Negotiation Team were also called to assist. Commerce St. was shut down between Loudoun St. and Kent Cir. during this time. Two men were taken into custody for questioning. Winchester Police cleared the scene at 1:22 p.m. and turned the case over to the Frederick County Sheriff ’s Office for further investigation. I-81 Lane And Exit Ramp Closures October 3-7 At Exit 310 In Frederick County Overnight lane closures are scheduled for the week of October 3-7, 2016, along northbound Interstate 81 in Frederick County near Winchester. In addition, the northbound off-ramp at exit 310 (northbound Route 37) is scheduled to close for about five hours during the night of October 4-5. These traffic restrictions are for milling and paving as part of the exit 310 interchange reconstruction. Variable message boards will advise drivers of the lane and ramp closures as follows: The I-81 northbound off-ramp at exit 310 is scheduled to close at 11 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, and reopen by 4 a.m. Wednesday, October 5. Northbound I-81 drivers needing to access Route 37 can take exit 307 (Stephens City) and follow Route 11 north to Route 37, or take exit 317 (Winchester/Stephenson) and follow Route 11 south to Route 37. The right lane of northbound I-81 is scheduled to be closed from mile marker 309.5 to 311.5 on Monday and Tuesday, October 3-4, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following mornings. The left lane of northbound I-81 is scheduled to be closed from mile marker 309.5 to 311.5 on Wednesday and Thursday, October 5-6, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following mornings. All work is weather permitting. General Excavation Inc. (GEI) of Warrenton, Va. was awarded a construction contract valued at nearly $25 million. The exit 310 project is scheduled for completion in May 2018. Additional information about this project including maps, diagrams and photographs can be found at http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/staunton/i-81_exit_310.asp Market Ready Farm-to-Restaurant Training Virginia Cooperative Extension announces Market Ready Training

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program for local farmers looking to sell their products to restaurants. Whether you supply produce, meats, eggs, dairy, or value added products this training will teach you the best practices for supplying to larger volume markets. Topic areas to be covered include: • Explore current food policy legislation • Build relationships and communicate with managers and chefs • Design effective packaging and labeling • Develop marketing strategies • Craft alternative pricing structures • Address regulatory concerns • Use Virginia’s Market Maker portal to conduct market research and connect with buyers This 6 hours course is designed to help growers navigate marketing to meet the buyer’s expectations, overcome obstacles, and build networks with other growers and extension experts in the Shenandoah Valley. Completion of this course will serve to prepare you and your managers for profitable conversations with restaurant chefs and owners at future events! The program is being held at two dates and locations, November 10th at The Gathering Place in Harrisonburg and November 17th at MidAtlantic Farm Credit in Winchester. The cost is $15 per person which includes lunch and training materials. If you are interested in participating, please contact French Price at the Northern District Extension Office 540-432-6029 Ext. 117 or frenchprice@vt.edu or register online at http://tinyurl.com/h7w5zhb . Domestic Violence Awareness Month Activities Winchester, VA - The Laurel Center Intervention for Domestic and Sexual Violence is recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October with a series of awareness events, activities, and fundraisers. The activities kick off on Saturday, October 1st, when The Laurel Center and Clarke County Parks & Recreation host the 9th Annual Walk to End Domestic Violence at Chet Hobert Park in Berryville, VA. The 2-mile walk begins at 9:00 am and will feature free coffee and donuts and raffle prizes. All family members are welcome, including pets! Registration fees are: individual walker - $25,

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Engle’s Angle: “When in Alaska...” By Kevin S. Engle ... don’t get a salad. We went to a small restaurant near our motel for dinner. The guy at the front desk had suggested it. My wife ordered Fettuccine Alfredo while my cousin and I each went for the salad bar. I like a simple salad. Lettuce, a bit of cucumber, some carrots, tomatoes and a couple radish slices. Top it off with a few croutons and Italian or vinaigrette dressing. That’s it. At this particular salad bar, I was out of luck. No cucumber, carrots or radishes. What kind of a salad bar doesn’t have carrots? I should’ve checked it out before ordering. I put a small portion on my plate and sat down. I’d go back for more when I was done. As we ate, my cousin wondered if this was a “one trip salad bar”. I wrinkled my nose and made an “I don’t think so” face. Who’d ever heard of that? Then again, who’d ever heard of a salad bar without carrots? A moment later, when our waitress paid us a visit, I asked her. She confirmed it. One and done. A few leaves of lettuce and I was done. I wish she would’ve told us that when we ordered. “If you tell her you didn’t know,” my cousin said after she left, “she’ll probably let you go back.” I was too annoyed to ask. Besides, there was food back in the room. Leftover garlic bread from dinner two nights ago. It wasn’t the best, but it was something. My three leaf salad was a joke for the next several days. A week later, we’re in another restaurant, in another town. I’m not feeling very good. For six days now, I’ve been battling the worst cold I can remember. Sore throat, body ache, headache, runny nose, clogged ears, congestion. I can’t breathe. I can’t taste. I can’t hear. I can’t smell. I’m miserable. All I want is a warm bowl of vegetable soup, even though I won’t be able to taste it. The restaurant doesn’t have any. Of course not. I’ve been looking

for it for several days now. As big as Alaska is, you think I could find some. I decide to give this salad thing another try. I ordered the Italian Bistro salad, minus the olives. I don’t want them even if I can’t taste them. My chair was facing the kitchen. I could see when the chef placed a meal on the raised counter, ready for the waitress to grab and serve. When my salad appeared, she said something to him and he quickly retrieved it. My wife and cousin’s meals were ready a moment later. After serving them, she went back to the kitchen and stood beside the chef. I couldn’t see exactly what was going on, but four hands (with no gloves on) were moving quickly, and she was making facial expressions that said things like “Oops” and “Yikes”. “I’ll bet they’re taking olives out of my salad.” Blame it on feeling crappy, but when she served it to me, I had to ask. “You were taking out olives weren’t you?” She was horrified by the question. “No,” she responded in a Russian accent. “Be honest,” I said and asked again. Same response. She offered me a new salad. My wife strongly discouraged me from going that route, not knowing what might end up in the next one, and she wasn’t referring to olives. I waved the waitress off. “It’s fine,” I said as I picked up my fork to eat it. It really wasn’t that big of a deal, even though I’d made it one. Now it was a matter of principle. When we were done and she brought the bill, she admitted the chef had put olives in the salad and he had removed them, not her. She didn’t charge us for it. I felt vindicated. Somewhat. But I already knew that. I’d found the evidence. Three pieces. I’d arranged them neatly on the rim of my plate. The author had a bowl of Campbell’s® vegetable soup the day he got home. Mmm, mmm good.

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team (up to 6 walkers) - $125, children (6-12) - $10, and under 6 free. Pre-registered walkers will receive a t-shirt. On Thursday, October 6th, come out to the Family Drive-In Theatre and watch some classic movies "under the stars" and support The Laurel Center. Movie showings are at 7:30 pm. Screen 1 will feature Kindergarten Cop and Screen 2 will feature Fried Green Tomatoes. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 3-11. Family Drive-In Theatre is located at 5890 Valley Pike in Stephens City, VA. On Saturday, October 15th from 11:00 am – 8:00 pm bring your friends and family to The Laurel Groove! The Laurel Groove is a benefit concert for The Laurel Center featuring local artists, musicians, vendors and cuisine. It will be held at the Eagle's Club Aerie #824 Outdoor Pavilion, 700 Baker Street, Winchester, VA. All proceeds from the event will be donated to The Laurel Center. The band lineup includes: Burning Dirty Band, Threesound, Sono Lumini, Tim Cintron Project, We The People, The Aerospace Blues Band, and Someone To Ride The River With. Tickets are $10 in advance ($15 at the door) for 13 & older and free for children 12 and under. Advance tickets can be pur-

chased at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ the-laurel-groove-a-benefit-for-thelaurel-center-tickets-28168670251 The main event of Domestic Violence Awareness Month is the 25th Annual Candlelight Vigil on Tuesday, October 18th from 7:00 – 8:00 pm on the back steps of the Joint Judicial Center in Winchester, VA. The vigil is held to remember victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, to honor and support survivors, and to recognize those who work to end the cycle of violence. During the candlelight ceremony, there will be entertainment, poetry readings, and an open mike for survivors to speak. Luminaries representing the number of women and children who stayed in our shelter during the past year will be lit along the courthouse walls. From September 28 – October 25, The Laurel Center is participating in the Allstate Purple Purse Challenge. All donations made on our Purple Purse Challenge Crowdrise page will fund our programs that provide financial empowerment training to our clients. Each week there are contest that can help The Laurel Center earn more money. To donate, please visit our Challenge page at: http:// www.crowdrise.com/LaurelCenterPurplePurse2016. You can also check

Warren County Parks and Recreation Department now offering the following Senior 55+ programs

Senior Painting featuring local painter Kelly Walker Sunday, October 23, 2016 Painting begins at 2:00 p.m. WC Community Center 538 Villa Ave. Front Royal, VA 22630 $30.00 per participant

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Jared A. Drown Inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society Jared Drown of Winchester was welcomed into Western New England University’s chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society on August 26, during the University’s Convocation ceremony. Drown is majoring in Pre-Pharmacy. Founded in 1924, Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society for first year students that encourages and recognizes superior academic achievement. Alpha Lambda Delta seeks to promote intelligent living, a continued high standard of learning, and encourages students to recognize and develop meaningful goals for their roles in society. Members pledge to use their education to benefit the community, the college, the nation, and the world. Acceptance is based on attaining a minimum grade point average of 3.50 in their first semester of study or a 3.50 cumulative average at the end of the first year. Western New England University has a total of 18 honor societies on campus. More than 800 students were inducted into these organizations during the 2015-2016 academic year.

Hope Fest 2016 October 1 • 10 am – 2 pm Fantasy Land, Front Royal Hope Fest is a collaboration of a few small churches to bring a blessing to our community in a one day event. Everything will be free. We are trying to reach out to as many people in Front Royal and Warren County to bring them the hope of Christ. We will be giving away bags of groceries, school supplies and clothing. Moon bounce, dunking booth, face painting and games – all FREE. Free lunch for all. All things given away have been collected over the past three months by several churches and some donations from local business. For more information call 540-692-4531.

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Shenandoah Video and Tan to close in Front Royal The business will continue in Strasburg and Woodstock locations

Shenandoah Video and Tan is closing in Front Royal, and has 14,000 DVDs at 50 to 60 percent off the original price. They’re still going strong in Strasburg, so any rentals still out at closing can be returned there. Matt and Joe Gochenour had high hopes for their Shenandoah Video & Tan store in 2010. By Carol Ballard Warren & Frederick County Report In 2010, Matt and Joe Gochenour began their video and tan store in front Royal with high hopes. When the Blockbuster and Movie Gallery closed in Front Royal, the brothers saw this as a perfect opportunity to open a store here. They were just 18 and 21, were in

college at James Madison University and neither had a career yet. Since then, they’ve both graduated and Joe works for Dominion Power while Matt is in the Information Technology department at Shentel. Since then they’ve also shifted their business interest and in in September of 2014, they purchased On Second Thought Consign & Thrift Shop in the former Ben Franklin

store in Woodstock along with two other siblings and their mother. The brothers come by their entrepreneurial spirit honestly. Joe and Matt’s father, Garlan, has been in the video and tanning business for over thirty years and they’ve been active participants since they were eight years old, so they had a feel for what was involved in running the business, but other factors came in to play. The family opened their first store -

Shenandoah Video - in Woodstock in June 1986 and the next year opened the second store in Strasburg. Growing up the children and all the family worked in the video business in the Woodstock and Strasburg Stores. But after six years in Front Royal and the changing consumer climate affecting video rentals they decided that if it was not economically feasible to operate this store they would close, and that day has come. “Personally I still can’t figure out

why the store never took off. Our prices and especially the multi-day deals are great but I guess the amount of time all video stores were closed in Front Royal (one year) made the difference. If we opened the day Blockbuster closed, customers could have transitioned and not found other means to get movies, like Redbox, Vudu, or cable. Over the past six years the internet and Redbox have affected our rental business but our customers have changed as well, they don’t watch movies like they used to. We have seen the biggest difference in the past two years. It was a perfect storm in all directions,” said Garlan. And Jacky Huebner, who has been an employee in the store, added her thoughts. “I think it’s sad because I like working here and meeting people. There are some interesting people who come in here and they’re all super friendly,” she said last week in the store. The business will still be renting movies and providing tanning services until they close, though. Although the date isn’t fixed, it will probably be in the first two weeks of October. And the brothers are quick to explain that they’re not going out of business, just closing the store in the

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Early October, 2016 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Page 7 Royal Plaza/Martins shopping center on South Street. The other two Shenandoah Video & Tan locations in Woodstock and Strasburg and co-located with RadioShack stores will still be open and doing business. The Front Royal closing sale will continue for approximately two more weeks until the entire collection of over 12,000 movies, games, racks and counters are sold. There’s still a huge selection of all movie genres. They encourage folks to look for their favorites or many hard to find movies and think about

them as gifts for the holidays or to add to collections while they last. “We sincerely appreciate our loyal customers that we have had the pleasure of meeting and serving for the past six years. When this store closes the rental records for customers with movies out will be transferred to the Strasburg Store,” they said, and added, “Please check out our Facebook page for more information and pictures.” The advantages of a storefront location are many, and were listed by the brothers when they first opened. “If there’s a problem, it can be tak-

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en care of immediately by our staff and people can come in and look at the movies, browse, walk around, see what we have. We can special order, which takes about a week and special orders come in with the new movies every week. Since it’s a small business with a low overhead, we can offer special rates with lower prices for multiple rentals and multiple nights rented. We also have what the majority of customers are looking for,” they said. But this closing is repeated in the many other video store closings, including Blockbuster.

When Blockbuster closed stores nationwide, a headline read “Blockbuster, Outdone by Netflix, Will Shut Its Stores and DVD Mail Service-Internet Kills the Video Store” But local folks will still get the advantages of a fixed location video store in Shenandoah Video and Tan’s two operating locations in Strasburg and Woodstock. They invite all to come into their On Second Thought Consign & Thrift Shop in Woodstock and to check it out on Facebook. “It is a

Huge Awesome Store,” they say. Also, Joe personally wanted to say thank you from both of the brothers to everyone who stayed with them. “It’s the reason we stayed six years in business. I wish it could have worked out better, but Strasburg is not too far away,” he said. Shenandoah Video and Tan is located in the Royal Plaza/Martins Shopping Center on South Street. For information call 540-636-1400. – carol@areaguides.com

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Do NOT “Send in the clowns” Rumors and facts about clowns scaring local residents run rampant through Front Royal

A lively Facebook debate ensued after Front Royal Police arrested 21-year-old Tyrone D.V. Holloman for wearing a “Ghostface” mask similar to above, popularized in the Scream slasher horror movie series. Holloman was stopped from attempting to enter MoJo’s on South Street and the police were called. According to police, they told Holloman to remove the mask and he refused, earning a class 6 felony charge. By Timothy Ratigan Warren & Frederick County Report Reports are flying all over the news and all over Facebook about creepy, scary clowns popping up everywhere and scaring residents in our town and across the south. Unfortunately, some of these reports are not just about a pre-Halloween prank. Several clown arrests have been made in other states, but according to Officer Robert “Robbie” Seal, Front Royal was the only town in Virginia where a mask-wearing individual was arrested after wearing a clown or “Scream” mask. As of this writing, he is being held without bond. But it should be pointed out that at least one incident was proven to be false after imaginative and emotional children admitted they made the story up. According to a Front Royal Police Department press release, at 9:56 p.m. on September 17, a legitimate complaint resulted in the arrest of

21-year-old Tyrone D.V. Holloman. He was charged with a class 6 felony in violation of Virginia State Statute prohibiting the wearing of masks in certain places; when officers re-

sponded to the area of 424 South Street. Over the last few weeks, rumors have been circulating on Facebook and reports have been coming into the Front Royal Police Department about a figure emerging from wooded areas around Royal Arms Apartments and surrounding parks wearing a clown mask. In a telephone interview with Seal we were able to get some clarification on the rumors. “After the original arrest of the 21-year-old, Holloman, I am only aware of one other incident regarding someone being seen with a “Scream” mask in the area of the Fantasy playground in town. All of this was in about a two-week time frame of when the arrest was made on the 17th of September,” he reported. At that time, Seal was not aware of any other reports of clown sightings or sightings of people wearing the “Scream” mask. Scream masks, white with black eyes and a howling open mouth, are the masks that were used in the classic Scream horror movies. Over the last few weeks there have been reports on the nightly television news and area newspapers reporting sighting of clowns in such places as South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia. “The local arrest came about because of a call that came in from MoJos on South Street. This individual was trying to come in and patronize the establishment and the bouncer or security personnel informed him he could not enter wearing a mask. Holloman refused to remove the mask, so the police were called and he was given an opportunity to remove the mask after being given a warning. He

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Natural Bridge becomes Virginia’s 37th state park

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Page 12 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2016

Supervisors move ahead with sanitary district Public hearing on Lake Front Royal’s proposed tax rate to be held on October 18

Chairwoman Linda Glavis states her opinion regarding the new Lake Front Royal Sanitary District.

Herbert B. Dunkle, III expresses frustration about the eviction and sale of Julia Souter’s property.

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Still Standing 5K Run honors children lost too soon Money raised will be given to Winchester Medical Center to purchase “Cuddle Cot” for infants

Parents, friends and family of babies gone too soon release balloons over Skyline High School after the Still Standing 5K Run.

Also at the race, with a table set up with samples of baby baskets that accompany cuddle cots, and pamphlets with details about her organization Zanna’s HOPE, was Robin Schroeder. With her was Wynter White, labor and delivery nurse at Winchester Medical Center.

Krystal Hall, organizer of the Still Standing 5K Run gives first place award to Jeremy Sanders, who won with 18 minutes.

First place female at the Still Standing 5K Run was Becky McGraw, who won with 19.02 minutes.

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Crystal said, “You never made a sound, but you were a part of this world all the same. This is in support of all women who have had to go through this. We’ve got a good group to belong to and have empathy for each other. Family and friends who made up Team Owen, shared an emotional group hug after balloons in memory of the babies were released into the sky. The race was also intended to raise money for a “Cuddle Cot” for infants. A cuddle cot is a cooling basket that holds the baby in a low temperature so parents can spend a little more time with the child after death, change its diaper, hold it and say goodbye. This type of closure is encouraged by midwives, bereavement practitioners, still birth/neonatal charities, and academics to help with important bonding, and to ease the pain of loss. The money raised in this year’s race will be donated to the Winchester Medical Center in honor of Hall’s daughter. “We raised enough money from this race to fund next year’s race and to donate the cuddle cot to Winchester Medical Center,” said Hall at

the end of the race. The goal of next year’s race is to raise enough money to donate a cuddle cot to Front Royal’s Warren Memorial Hospital. Included in the festivities was the presentation of door prizes. Several were donated by area businesses, and included: oil changes from Bill Long’s Car Care Clinic; gift baskets; a handmade wreath; gifts from Kay’s Jewelers; haircuts from the Cutting Edge; handmade cards; a one-month membership from Fitness Revolution; and

two-months of lessons from Tap Etc. Shenandoah Runners, a group that monitors race times and helps out in general with Run events, were present, set up in a tent with lists of runners’ names and times. There were 103 runners registered. The average time for the race, they said, is 27-28 minutes. Jeremy Sanders won first place with 18 minutes and Becky McGraw, who clocked in at 19.02 minutes, won first place for women. Prizes were given to top male and female, Master’s and Overall. Ribbons were given to others in several age categories. Robin Schroeder, creator of the organization Zanna’s HOPE, was also at the race, and had a table set up with baby baskets, and pamphlets about her organization. With her was Wynter White, who is a labor and delivery nurse at Winchester Medical Center. Zanna’s HOPE was named after Robin’s first daughter Rosanna Jeanette, who she lost. Robin, who is also a Doula, offers support to women in all stages of pregnancy who find out they have a stillborn child. (a Doula, also known as a birth companion and post-birth supporter, is a nonmedical person who assists a person before, during, and/or after childbirth, as well as her

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team; birth plan consultation; being present for physical and emotional support during labor and delivery; follow up care in the form of postpartum visits and/or grief support, as well as additional services not listed. All of these services are provided by Robin L. Schroeder of Zanna’s HOPE on a volunteer basis, with recommendations only for donations to help provide support and care for other bereaved families. But her Rainbow Pregnancy/Baby Doula services are provided for a fee. Contact her if you would like to learn more about these services. Robin L. Schroeder, Organizer & Founder of Zanna’s HOPE Bereavement Birth Services, LLC, and H.O.P.E. Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support. For information, call (703) 615-3725, Email RobinLSchroeder@ outlook.com, or visit www.zannashope.com. Find them on Zanna’s HOPE Facebook page: https://www. facebook.com/ZannasHOPE/, or on the H.O.P.E. Facebook Page at http:// www.facebook.com/HOPE.Pregnancy.Infant.Loss.Support. There is also a H.O.P.E. Facebook Group Forum at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/112751278824503/ – carol@areaguides.com

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New County Attorneyhappy with life in Warren

Daniel N. “Dan” Whitten, recently appointed Warren County Attorney, enjoys his new office in the County’s Government Center. By Carol Ballard Warren & Frederick County Report Daniel N. “Dan” Whitten, newly appointed Warren County Attorney and his family are at home here and hope to stay for a long time. On February 16, 2010, Whitten joined the County’s Attorney’s Office as Assistant County Attorney, and served as interim county attorney for six years. At its recent meeting on September 6, the Board of Supervisors appointed him to replace Blair D. Mitchell who retired on April 30 of this year. As of September 1, he moved into his new office and new position. It appears that Warren’s officials are pleased with his promotion and glad he is here also. “After interviewing four qualified candidates…..the Board felt very comfortable with his abilities, qualifications and demeanor. Over the past six years he has gained a good deal of knowledge and experience in his role as Assistant County Attorney and we are pleased to be able to recognize him by promoting him to the position of County Attorney,” said Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Linda Glavis. And County Administrator Doug Stanley said, “I have a very good working relationship with Dan in his capacity as our Assistant County Attorney and have been impressed with his knowledge of local government law. On behalf of the staff, we congratulate Dan on his promotion and we look forward to working with him in his new role for many years to come.” Whitten admitted that at the age of 34, he is fairly young for the job, but he has been first in several areas in his life. “The City of Richmond never had a post-graduate until me,” he said.

When he graduated from law school, he worked in Richmond for only six months before he came here. He noted that that has changed since then, with younger certified candidates being accepted more and more. “It’s pretty unusual to go right from law school into local government law, but now, more young people go into it from William and Mary Law School,” he said. He wasn’t totally unfamiliar with this new position, however, because for the last 6 1/2 years, he has served as Mitchell’s assistant. “I learned a lot from Blair Mitchell. Each year he gave me more to do, and in more areas to learn what I needed for the job. When I worked in Richmond, there were 20 lawyers in the office, and I only did a couple of areas of local government law. Here, since there were only two of us, the work was more general-not as specialized,” he said. His experience before coming to Warren county included: graduating from the University of Virginia with a bachelor of arts degree; earning a juris doctorate degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary; working in the Richmond City Attorney’s Office, the Virginia Attorney General’s Office and in private practice. But he also spent some time out of school during those years. “I took a year off between undergraduate and law school and managed an organic pet food store,” he said with a smile. When asked why he went into law, he said that as part of his requirements for an undergraduate major in politics, he had to take two law classes. One included studying the First Amendment and the other was in commercial law. “I liked it and after that, I knew I

wanted to go into law. No one else in my family is in law,” he said, then added, “After I did an internship at the attorney general’s office, I was a city attorney. I enjoyed local government law.” Along with politics, as an undergraduate, he minored in art history. “It might seem like an odd combination,” he noted. But this is an area he has in common with his wife Kate who is an artist. They met in Williamsburg when he was in law school, he said, and added that his oldest son Gibson was born in Whitten’s third year of law school. The couple has three children; seven-year-old Gibson, a 4-year-old son Ford and a daughter Emery, who is one. “The kids keep us busy, and we have fun with them. Our oldest boy is in soccer now,” he said. Whitten’s wife Kate, who majored in art at Virginia Commonwealth University, is an accomplished artist, working mainly in watercolors, oils and ink. She’s shown her work in several area shows, specifically at Glen Manor Winery, Front Royal’s Farmers Market, Little Washington and at the Happy Creek Tea and Coffee café. A few years back, she illustrated a childrens’ book about bullying, collaborating with former Washington Capitals player, Eric Fehr, called the “Bulliest Dozer”. When asked about whether he had plans to go into politics, he said he might think about it when his kids are older, but not now, although he served on the Board of Zoning Appeals when he first moved here. “I want to spend more time with my kids, so I also didn’t want to do private practice,” he said. There are more regular hours in the job he has now. And right now, there don’t seem to be any plans to hire an assistant county attorney, at least for the next six months, but he added that it was helpful to have an intern for the summer. Whitten was raised in southern Albemarle County near and in Charlottesville. The family has been there for generations and his grandfather, although not a lawyer, also served the law as a deputy sheriff. His dad managed a 350 acre cattle farm, and growing up, Whitten belonged to the local 4-H group for ten years. He raised steers, hogs and lambs, which he exhibited at their County Fair. He also started one in Charlottesville when he lived there. The Whittens still enjoy visiting their family and the farm in Charlottesville. They go down there regularly, and like to attend UVA sports events. He said although he likes where his family lives in Front Royal, which has a nice view of mountains, Skyline Drive and the Shenandoah River, they would eventually like to buy some land in the country. But for now, they like the small town

feel, and that their son goes to A.S. Rhodes Elementary, which is a small school. “If we want the city, we can go to D.C. or Charlottesville, but I don’t like dealing with traffic. We go if we’re looking for commercial amenities” he said. And when the family wants to get out in the wild, they go camping and hiking. “When Front Royal was designated an Appalachian Trail Community, I took my son when he was three-the youngest person on hike-in my backpack from Thompson’s Peak to Chester Gap,” he said. (Front Royal was declared the nation’s 15th official Appalachian Trail Community by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy on April 21, 2012 and the celebration included a 5.5-mile guided hike along the Appalachian Trail.) He also finds time to go with a group of about ten mountain biking guys once or twice a week in the National forest, Elizabeth Furnace and the Shenandoah River State Park. “In Richmond, I missed the mountains and agricultural area. It’s nice to be close to work and the foot of the mountains…In southern Virginia, we have the James River and mountains, and Warren County is actually similar to where I grew up, also having the river and mountains,” he observed.

In his position as county attorney, he has varied responsibilities. He acts as a defense lawyer on behalf of the county against civil suits, and can occasionally initiate suits on representing the county. Other jobs include preparing or reviewing contracts entered into by the county and providing legal advice and counsel to local government. Some of the prosecution work deals with animal control, noise ordinances, real estate, and debt collection of personal property taxes. “My favorite part of job is being in court doing litigation. I also like researching different issues,” he said. He concluded on a positive note. “In the past six years, we’ve made strides with schools, parks and recreation and amenities. We have a good board of supervisors with good goals in mind, and a good staff to lead the county in the right direction. I look forward to serving the board of supervisors and the citizens. I hope to be here for years to come and enjoy the amenities. It’s a nice place to work and live, with the good schools and park system,” he said. Whitten serves as vice president of the Warren County Bar Association, as a member of the Local Government Attorney’s Ethics Committee and the Local Government Attorney’s Fall Conference Committee this year. – carol@areaguides.com

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Councilman Jacob Meza supported the special exception request by Front Royal Limited Partnership for narrower roads. By Timothy Ratigan Warren & Frederick County Report After struggling through two council meetings and two postponements, Front Royal Limited Partnership (FRLP) finally achieved their goal of getting the ok to build narrower roads on their planned housing development that has been on the drawing board for almost a decade. At their September 26 meeting the Front Royal Town Council voted 5-1 to approve on its first reading the request by the FRLP and project partner David Vazzana for an exception to the local town code that allows the redesigned roads to have a reduction of four feet from the pavement width, base course and sub base for local and collector roads. The planned development will lie on a 149-acre site near Happy Creek Road. “I intend to support this. I take the recommendation of the planning commission quite seriously. I know that they have done a lot more research on this topic than I have. This is an important project for Front Royal and I hope this will move us

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Haunted Forest/Haunted House event will feature dress-ups like these. Courtesy photo-Michael Megginson By Carol Ballard Warren & Frederick County Report Lisa Spoden and Gayela Bynum don’t want people affected by cancer to suffer even more because of lack of money, food or other life necessities so they’ve banded together to create fundraisers for the organization founded by Gayela called “We Will Survive Cancer” for this purpose. What they’ve planned for this year’s local fundraiser is the first Haunted Forest and Haunted House experience to take place on Sunday, October 30 at 440 Scenic Overlook Drive east of Front Royal, at Lisa and her husband Tareq Salahi’s residence and property in Mosby Estates, Lisa, who has a master’s degree and PhD, is a founding board member of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, but it was started by Gayela Bynum. Gayela is with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and works with the Oglala Sioux In-

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updated Civil War Driving Tour brochure. This brochure identifies various locations throughout the Town and County where local monuments and VA Civil War Trail and Virginia Department of Historic Resources markers commemorate and interpret the events and battles that took place here. The brochure provides map locations to those sites in downtown Front Royal, the areas relating to the Battle of Front Royal and other battle sites throughout the County. The brochure also gives brief descriptions of the six battles and guerilla warfare that took place here and provides QR codes for links to websites providing additional information on each event. The brochure also provides a “who’s, who” of participants in these battles from generals down to privates including civilians who lived here, such as Lucy Buck and Belle Boyd. Along with these vignettes is a timeline of events showing the events happening in the Town and County from October 1859 to April 1865. The brochure was initially conceived by Donald LeFever while he was the acting director of the Front Royal Tourism Center and development of this brochure has been a joint effort between the Front Royal Tourist Center, Warren County Planning Department, the Warren Heritage Society, Warren Rifles Confederate Museum and numerous citizens. The brochure development team worked with Weathervane Graphics a local graphic design firm for design, formatting and web applications of the brochure. This endeavor and additional VA Civil War Trail marker projects have been funded in part by grants from the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission in cooperation with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and by the Town of Front Royal Tourism

Department and Warren County. For more information or to receive a brochure contact: Tim Smith; Front Royal Visitor’s Center (540)635-5788, Patrick Farris; Warren Heritage Society (540)-636-1446, Suzanne Silek; Warren Rifles Confederate Museum (540)636-6982 or visit these websites: http://discoverfrontroyal.com/ and http://www.virginiacivilwar.org/ Front Royal Police: No Clowning Around The Front Royal Police Department wishes to inform every one of the Code of Virginia as it relates to the wearing of face masks in certain places within the Commonwealth. The police department has received several recent complaints of person(s) being observed wearing a “scream” mask or masks of similar nature. On September 17, 2016, at 9:56 p.m., one such complaint resulted in the arrest of Tyrone D.V. Holloman, 21, of Front Royal, VA. Holloman was charged with a Class 6 Felony in violation of Virginia State Statute prohibiting the wearing of masks in certain places; when officers responded to the area of 424 South Street. The Front Royal Police Department will vigorously enforce any violation of the law governing the wearing of face masks and encourages citizens to report any activity that may be in violation of the Code of Virginia concerning this; as outlined below:

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Armed robbery at John Marshall Highway KFC On Saturday September 17, 2016 at approximately 12:44am, the Front Royal Police Department responded to an emergency call of an armed robbery at the Kentucky Fried Chicken located at 807 John Marshall Highway, Front Royal. Upon police arrival, officers spoke to several employees on scene. All corroborated an account of a male entering the See WARREN, 22

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CRIME OF THE WEEK Frederick County Crime of the Week - September 23, 2016 The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary in the 100 block of Peppermint Spring Lane. Deputies responded to the residence for a report of an unknown suspect(s) forcibly entering the residence, ransacking it. The suspect(s) removed several items including jewelry and a watch. If you have any information regarding a suspect(s) or a suspect vehicle in this incident, please contact Crime Solvers at (540) 665‑TIPS (8477). Information leading to the arrest of a suspect may result in a reward of up to $1,000. Incident #16003691 Winchester Crime of the Week - September 19, 2016 Winchester Police are investigating a larceny on the 100 block of East Leicester Street. Between 8:00 p.m. on September 13th and 4:00 p.m. on September 14th, an unknown suspect(s) took a Stihl leaf blower, chainsaw, and weed eater from an outside building behind the victim’s home. If you have any information regarding a suspect(s) or suspect vehicle in this inci‑ dent, please contact Crime Solvers at (540) 665‑TIPS (8477). Information leading to the arrest of a suspect may result in a reward of up to $1,000. Incident #16037607

Page 22 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2016 WARREN, from 21 rear of the store with his face covered, armed with a handgun, and demanding all the cash in the establishment. The employees complied and the suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. In fleeing the scene, the suspect also stole one of the employee’s vehicles. None of the employees sustained any injuries during the incident. Front Royal Police are requesting the public’s assistance. The suspect is described as an African-American male with a fair-complexion, tall and noticeably thin. At the time of the incident, the subject was wearing a light colored heavy shirt and blue pants. The vehicle is described as a dark grey, 2012 Chrysler Town and Country mini-van displaying Virginia registration XLD-4415. Police are requesting that anyone that may have been in the area of the Kentucky Fried Chicken around this time frame and may have seen anything to contact the lead detective in this case. At this time, the vehicle has not been located. A potential cash award

is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for the robbery and stolen vehicle. This is an ongoing investigation and anyone with any information on this case are asked to contact Det. Zachary King at 540-636-2208 or zking@frontroyalva.com Ceiling Fan Causes Residential Fire The Warren County Department of Fire and Rescue Services wants to warn the community on the dangers associated with bathroom exhaust fans in wake of a Monday morning fire incident. A Monday morning fire displaced 5 people from their home when a fire erupted in the attic of the family’s home. Fire crews were called to 101 Deer Place Court in the Waterlick area of Warren County at 8:25am Monday morning. Fire crews arrived to find a fire burning the attic of the home. The fire was quickly extinguished and contained to the ceiling and attic areas directly surrounding the master bathroom. The occupants

of the home were able to escape the home upon discovery of the fire. One occupant was evaluated on the scene for smoke inhalation. The Office of the Fire Marshal has determined that the fire resulted from a malfunctioning bathroom ventilation fan. Exhaust fans are found in most residences and many commercial properties to help prevent steamed up mirrors, damp walls, and fogged windows along with removing odors. However, they can also present a potential fire hazard if not cleaned and maintained on a regular basis. Fans, over time build up lint which can cause the motor to overheat and ignite the lint, plastic fan blades and the nearby combustible wood structure. The speed at which the lint builds up is a function of the amount of use and the amount of particulate in the air in which it operates. These fans are not designed to last forever and many are original installs. Older exhaust fans are not thermally protected. Thermal protection causes the motor to shut off should they seize and overheat. “This type of fire is statically more dan-

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gerous than most” stated Fire Chief Richard E. Mabie who explained “the fire erupts in the ceiling area, spreading throughout the attic before being discovered. These areas are often unprotected from any life safety devices such as a smoke alarm as well. If you have a bathroom exhaust fan in your home, clean it twice a year. If it starts to make noises or smells odd, it’s time to replace it. Steps you can take to prevent a fire tragedy: 1. Inspect and clean all bathroom exhaust fans as necessary and per the manufacturer’s recommendations, be sure to place on a regular cleaning schedule. 2. When cleaning, remove the fan cover to clean and remove lint from around the motor, paying careful attention to all air-flow areas. 3. Wash the fan cover in warm soapy water to remove all lint. If there is any mold growing, add bleach to

the cleaning mixture. Make sure the cover is completely dry before putting it back up. 4. If some fans are not easily accessible for regular cleaning, or appear to have evidence of heat damage, or do not turn freely, they should be replaced with thermally protected units. 5. Please remember that bathroom fans should only be used for brief periods of time, such as during a shower. Many people run them excessively or even forget that they are on. Consider installing a timer switch instead of a manual switch to limit the unnecessary use of the fan. Turn off all fans as soon as they have done the job. 6. As always, check to make your smoke alarm(s) are in good working condition, properly placed in the home and are no older than 10 years. For more information on how to protect your home from fire, visit us online at www.warrencountyfire.com

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an opportunity for citizens to learn more about us” stated Fire Chief Richard E. Mabie. Not only was this class tasked with enduring hours of power point presentations, equipment and apparatus reviews, hands on demonstrations and interactive learning, they were also challenged with developing a class project that would have an impact in the areas of public safety for the community. Ms. Janet Michael, class appointed “Chief of the Project” announced during the graduation event that the graduating class has decided to partner with the River 9.53 Radio Station and the Valley Today Program to “put the Citizens Fire Academy in the homes, offices

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Early October, 2016 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Page 23 Salvation Army Accepting Applications for the Christmas Assistance Programs The Salvation Army Front Royal Corps will be accepting applications for its Christmas Assistance Programs for Low Income Families on October 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, and 14, 2016. Families interested in applying may visit the Corps headquarters at 357 Cloud Street between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on those days. To qualify, children must be 12 years old or younger as of December 25, 2016. Parents/guardians must provide proof of address, expenses, and household income. They must also bring photo identification for all

adults in the household and proof of birth dates for all children. The Christmas Assistance Programs include both the Angel Tree Program and the Christmas Food Baskets. They are available to all residents of Warren County and Page County. For more information, contact the Salvation Army Front Royal Corps at 540-635-4020. Congratulations to Donald Parkes Donald Parkes was indicted into the Virginia Horseshoe Pitchers Association 2016 Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding performance record and dedication to the sport of horseshoe pitching.

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Help Make the Humane Society of Warren County’s Holiday Wishes Come True Adopters are invited to share how their adopted pet changed their life for a chance to win a $100,000 grant award for the animal welfare group they adopted from and a $1,000 Petco gift card for themselves! The Petco Foundation, in partnership with Petco, will be granting Holiday Wishes in the form of more than $750,000 in grant awards to qualified animal welfare organizations. This contest is designed to help the animal welfare organizations save more lives during the holiday season and year round. The Humane Society of Warren County has the opportunity to receive the grand prize of a $100,000 grant, or a series of finalist awards ranging from $5,000 to $50,000. Anyone who adopted a pet can submit a story to the Petco Foundation’s Holiday Wishes campaign, giving the organization they adopted from a chance to win one of several grant awards. A full list of prizes is available at www.petcofoundtion.org/ holidaywishes. The Humane Society of Warren County is asking any person or family who has adopted a pet from the organization to share their story to give HSWC the opportunity to win a Holiday Wishes grant. Petco will also award the person who submits the winning story a $1,000 Petco gift card, giving them the chance to spoil their adopted pet. People who adopted a pet through the Humane Society of Warren County are invited to share a story of how the love of their adopted pet brings more joy to their life each day,

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Warren County Middle School student Dillon Lewallen attended a week long summer camp where he learned about Data Science and Statistics + Python Programming and Robotics. If you will be a rising 6th through 8th grade student the summer of 2017, and you want to live on a college campus for a week this summer while taking classes in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Applied Math, then a Virginia Summer STEAM camp sponsored by the Virginia STEAM Academy is for you! Just ask Warren County Middle School student Dillon Lewallen. Lewallen attended a week long summer camp at Washington and Lee University in partnership with Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA where he learned from professors representing both facilities about Data Science and Statistics + Python Programming and Robotics. Approximately 180 students were selected from more than 600 applicants to participate in the

2016 summer Virginia STEAM Academy camps hosted by Old Dominion University, Washington and Lee, and Shenandoah University. Shenandoah University provided a unique opportunity by offering the first of its kind, “Girls Only, Virginia Summer STEAM Camp.” In its fourth year of programming, the Virginia STEAM Academy is a non-profit collaboration between more than two dozen businesses, institutions, and colleges that seeks to accelerate science, engineering, technology and applied mathematics education for students. In February, keep your eyes on their website (https://vasteam. org/) to learn about and apply for the upcoming 2017 Virginia Summer STEAM camps.

Page 24 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2016 WARREN, from 23 who complete the course, which should make drivers eligible for a multi-year discount on their vehicle insurance. Participants will learn defensive driving techniques, new traffic laws and rules of the road to compensate for age-related changes. It will be an all-day class with a one-hour lunch break, and drivers are invited to bring a brown bag lunch to class. The course is sponsored by the “Free Spirits”, the church’s ministry for seniors, as well as the United Methodist Men. $20 covers cost of materials, and AARP members will receive a $5 discount. Class size is limited and drivers should bring their driver’s license to class. To register, call Mike Waters at 540-635-1256.

“It’s a reminder as to why auto theft prevention is important,” Hall said. “Even though the overall numbers are down and it may not seem like an issue, if you wake up tomorrow and

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Local HEAT Awards recipients: Individual Officer Award Winner Sergeant Christopher Adams, Shenandoah County Sheriff ’s Office Deputy Chris James, Shenandoah County Sheriff ’s Office Individual Officer Award Finalist Deputy Michael Robinson, Warren County Sheriff ’s Office.

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Goodlatte Staff to Hold Open Door Meetings A member of Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s staff will hold open door community office hours every Wednesday in Front Royal. A staff member will be available to meet with individuals in Warren County to discuss any problems they might have with the federal government and hear their views on current issues before Congress. Warren County Open Door Meeting 10:00am – 12:00pm Samuels Public Library 330 E. Criser Rd Front Royal, VA Upcoming Dates (Every Wednesday): October 5, 2016 October 12, 2016 October 19, 2016 October 26, 2016

$10,000 worth of iPhones stolen from Walmart Environmental Science students from Loudoun Valley High School help create the new VDOT pollinator habitat.

Virginia State Police HEAT program rewards auto theft prevention efforts The Virginia State Police Help Eliminate Auto Theft (HEAT) program honored the 2015-2016 HEAT Awards recipients at the annual conferences of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association in Tysons Corner on Sept. 13 and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police in Roanoke on Sept. 19. The HEAT Awards program is an annual competition open to all Virginia law enforcement entities and employees who work in auto theft enforcement and prevention. Nominees must demonstrate excellence in at least two of the following four categories: enforcement, intelligence gathering, prevention and recovery. “Stolen cars are sometimes used to commit more serious offenses,” said Virginia State Police First Sgt. Steve Hall, HEAT program coordinator. “It’s important that we acknowledge some of the work that’s being done to prevent auto theft.” Auto thefts in Virginia have declined 62 percent since 1992, but there was a 7.2 percent increase from 2014-2015.

On September 22, 2016, Warren County Sheriff ’s Office deputies responded to 10 Riverton Commons, Front Royal, VA (Walmart) for a report of a larceny that occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. Deputies, along with Walmart Asset Protection, determined that 17 Apple iPhones had been stolen from the electronics’ department with an approximate value of $10,000. Asset protection was able to pull video of the suspects and the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect’s vehicle appears to be burgundy or maroon in color.

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Thousands of pollinator-friendly plants have taken root at the Route 50/17 Park & Ride in Clarke County. The Virginia Department of Transportation partnered with the county and several conservation/advocacy groups to establish the first Staunton District site in VDOT’s Pollinator Habitat Program. Master naturalists, high school students and other volunteers gathered at the commuter lot today (Thursday, September 22) for the initial planting. About 8,600 square feet of green space within the VDOT Park & Ride property near the town of Boyce was planted with more than 2,500 plugs of milkweed and other pollinator-friendly plants. Pollinators such as butterflies and bees are essential for growing crops, but their numbers have steadily declined. This is believed to be partly due to a lack food sources along their migration routes. When the plants reach maturity, the Park & Ride will serve as a waystation for pollinators. “This is a beautiful part of Virginia that will also become a functional habitat,” said Cliff Balderson, VDOT. Edinburg Residency Administrator. “We’re proud to partner with our neighbors to create this site, and we’re looking forward to watching it grow and mature.”

“Clarke County is very excited about being selected for VDOT’s first Pollinator Habitat project in the Shenandoah Valley,” said Alison Teetor, Clarke County Natural Resources Planner. “VDOT has been incredible to work with and we hope other communities will participate in this program to help educate the public about the importance of habitat for the monarch butterfly and other pollinators.” Route 50/17 (John Mosby Highway) is a popular commuter route, and VDOT-installed signs at the Park & Ride will inform motorists of the conversation effort. Unplanted pathways will serve as trails inviting visitors to observe the habitat. VDOT’s statewide Pollinator Habitat Program launched in 2014 and now includes numerous sites at Safety Rest Areas, Park & Ride lots, roadsides and medians. The program provides habitat areas for threatened and dwindling pollinator species, lowers VDOT maintenance costs, reduces erosion and stormwater runoff, provides sediment control and improves aesthetics. The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.

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Book Sale Samuels Public Library invites you to the Bi-Annual Book Sale. Thursday, October 13th from 5p-8p is for FOSL members only. The book sale is open to the public all day October 14th, 15th and 17th from 10:005:00pm. Monday is name your own price day!

Early American Period Dancers Samuels Public Library invites you to join us for an evening of dance! Learn early American Period dances, including line, circle, and square sets, as well as waltzes. No prior experience is necessary and everyone is welcome! Music starts at 5 P.M., dancing starts at 6 P.M. (Tuesday October, 4th)

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Books and Beyond Book Club Samuels Public Library invites you to attend the Books and Beyond Book Club! On Wednesday, October 19st at 10:00 A.M., A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner will be discussed.

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Join us for Saturday Family Story time when the Front Royal/Warren County Tree Stewards present a Halloween story time for all ages. Upcoming October Parks And Recreation Programs Youth Open Gym This program is held on Sundays at the Warren County Health and Human Services Complex Gym, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, VA 22630, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. for those ages 15 years of age and younger, October 2, 2016 through December 15, 2016. The cost of the program is $3.00 per participant. Senior Painting Event A Special 55+ only event. This painting class will be instructed by local painter Kelly Walker. Each participant will paint a fall inspired piece to take home with them. While painting light snacks will be provided by the Parks and Recreation Department. This event will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2016 beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Ave. Front Royal, VA 22630. Cost for the event is $30.00 per participant. Pick-Up Pickleball Pickleball was created with one thing in mind: fun. It was designed to be easy to learn and play whether you are five, eighty-five or somewhere in between. Pickleball is all the fun of tennis with none of the running. Playing on a badminton sized court makes the game much more strategically based. This program will be held on Wednesdays, beginning September 7, 2016, at the Warren County Health & Human Services Complex Gym, 465 W 15th St, Front Royal, VA 22630, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. for those ages 55 years & up. This is a drop-in program and the cost is $2.00 per participant. Senior Gaming 55+ (please note, program being held one day only) At any age, playing games is healthy for the mind and body. Games can help keep the brain active, involved social interaction and are a good, inexpensive form of entertainment. Studies have shown that playing games may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. This program is held on Mondays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Ave., Front Royal, VA 22630. There is no cost to come out and play; players must be 55 years or older to play. This is a drop in program; no preregistration is required. Tiny Tykes Play Day (please note added class time) Warren County Parks and Recreation Department is offering a play program for those children ages 2- 5

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favorite costume and you may just win a prize. Join the Parks and Recreation staff for the “Hagrid’s Pumpkin Toss” competition and the “Pumpkin Carving Contest”. The evening is sure to be fun filled with Harry Potter and Halloween inspired games and activities. This program is for all ages; those under 6 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Cost for party is $8.00; additional fee of $5.00 to enter pumpkin carving contest as pumpkin will be provided prior to the party. Event is limited to 50 participants; pre-registration is recommended. Event will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2016, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Ave, Front Royal, VA 22630.

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town festivals in the Valley and one you cannot miss! This is a FREE event celebrating the pride and heritage of Mt. Jackson. Sen. Warner Calls on SEC to Investigate Disclosure of Yahoo Breach Urges agency to evaluate whether the company fulfilled obligations to keep public and investors informed, as required by federal law U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Intelligence and Banking Committees and cofounder of the bipartisan Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling on the agency to investigate whether Yahoo, Inc. fulfilled its obligations under federal securities laws to keep the public and investors informed about the nature of a security breach that has affected more than 500 million accounts. “Data security increasingly represents an issue of vital importance to management, customers, and shareholders, with major corporate liability, business continuity, and governance implications,” wrote Sen. Warner, a former technology executive. “Yahoo’s September filing asserting lack of knowledge of security incidents involving its IT systems creates serious concerns about truthfulness in representations to the public. The public ought to know what senior executives at Yahoo knew of the breach, and when they knew it.” While Yahoo announced last week that it suffered a major breach in 2014, press reports seem to indicate the company may have been aware of

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Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship. Here’s your opportunity to honor the service of three of our equine heroes by becoming a sponsor of a Memorial Garden being established in their honor and loving memory. With the help of a local volunteer organization performing much of the manual labor, BRCTH is setting aside a small area near our barn to create a memorial garden. It will have plants, a horse statuary, and to commemorate each horse – a laser-engraved black granite marker with the horse’s name, photograph and years of service. Here’s how you can help: Please consider making a cash donation to help defray the costs of the statuary and laser-engraved stones. Since BRCTH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your gift is tax deductible. You may mail your contribution to BRCTH, P.O. Box 438, Boyce, VA 22620. For more information, and other ways to donate, call (540) 5332777. Our goal is to raise $500 for this garden; every donation, of any amount, is helpful. This campaign will end on October 31, 2016. Our horses and ponies are a critical part of our program. As they help to heal and teach, they touch our heartstrings and create memories lasting a lifetime for students and volunteers alike. Utility-Scale Solar Project in Clarke County Governor McAuliffe announced today a permit for a new solar facil-

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Page 28 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Early October, 2016 VIRGINIA, from 27 Revised Weight Restrictions For Route 602 Bridge At PageRockingham County Line On September 23, 2016 the Virginia Department of Transportation posted the following weight limits on the Route 602 (East Point Road/ Maryland Avenue) truss bridge over the South Fork Shenandoah River: Single-unit trucks with more than three axles (such as large dump trucks) are limited to 30 tons. Combination vehicles including tractor trailers are limited to 40 tons. New signs have been installed to alert drivers to the weight limits. This weight posting allows most single-unit and tractor-trailer trucks with full legal loads to use the

bridge, which crosses the South Fork Shenandoah River. This bridge is located near the town of Shenandoah at the Rockingham-Page county line. This weight posting follows several inspections on the bridge. In August a regularly scheduled inspection showed that the bridge could no longer carry heavier commercial loads. To ensure motorists safety, VDOT took immediate action to limit single-unit vehicles to no more than 27 tons. Combination vehicles such as tractor trailers were limited to 34 tons. Subsequently more extensive inspections and detailed analysis have resulted in less restrictive postings for certain types of vehicles. Future bridge work is planned, but not yet scheduled, which will eliminate the need for weight postings.

The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties. Social Security Publishes Final Rule to Revise Medical Criteria for Evaluating Mental Disorders The Social Security Administration will publish final rules, effective January 17, 2017, that revise medical criteria for evaluating mental disorders. This regulation is a comprehensive revision to the criteria for evaluating disability claims involving mental disorders. “Updating our medical criteria for the disability program is a challenging task that has been complicated by deep budgetary cuts in recent years,” said Carolyn W. Colvin, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. “We are committed to updating our regulations to reflect up-to-date standards and practices used in the health care community.” The final rule is the last step in a careful, deliberative process that engaged relevant stakeholders, including current disability beneficiaries

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Friday, September 30 Showers. High near 67. 10:30am - 11am Dance Party! Handley Library. Toddlers, Preschoolers, & their grown-ups are welcome to boogie down! Saturday, October 1 Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. 10am – 2pm Hope Fest Warren County. Fantasyland Park, 903 Warren Avenue. Hope Fest is a collaboration of several churches in the Front Royal area who want to bring the Hope of Christ in our community by showing the love and kindness of God. To that end, we will be giving away groceries, school supplies and clothing. We will offer free barber services and blood pressure checks. Children will enjoy the moon bounce, dunking booth, treasure hunt, face painting and games. 11:30am - 10pm River Valley Festival. VFW Post 1860, 1847 N. Royal Ave, Front Royal. Craft Beer, VA

Wines, Live Bluegrass, Pit-roasted meats, Juggling show, kids activities. 1pm - 2:15pm Paws for Reading. Bowman Library, 871 Tasker Road, Stephens City. Read a favorite book to a reading tutor. It is Paws for Reading! These canine listeners are patient and love kids. Come meet our certified therapy dogs. Free! No registration required. 1pm – 5pm Celtic Revival. 26 Fairground Rd. (intersection of Fairground Rd. & Route 522), Front Roy-

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Early October, 2016 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Page 31 7pm - 8pm Council Work Session. Town Administration Building, 102 E. Main St.

10am - 8pm Fall Used Book Sale. Bowman Library. 7pm - 7pm BAR Meeting. Town Administration Building.

Tue Oct 11, 2016 7am - 5pm Masquerade Fundraiser. Warren Memorial Hospital. The WMH Auxiliary is pleased to announce a Masquerade $5 jewelry fundraiser in the 3rd floor conference room. Cash, credit card and payroll deduction for VH employees. Fun way to get started on your Christmas shopping while helping a good cause because the proceeds benefit the hospital. Hope to see you there.

Wed Oct 12, 2016 10am - 5pm Fall Used Book Sale. Bowman Library. 3:30pm - 5pm Chamber Board Meeting. Chamber Office. 6pm - 7:30pm Bull and Bear Club. Handley Library. Investment club meets in Benham Gallery. Free and open to the public. 6pm - 8:30pm Shenandoah Poetry Alliance. Handley Library. All poets welcome!

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, and brand new electronic pull tab games. Find us on Facebook. (540) 636-7152. Must be 12 to play. No smoking. Thu Oct 13, 2016 10am - 5pm Fall Used Book Sale. Bowman Library. Fri Oct 14, 2016 10am - 5pm Fall Used Book Sale.

give tours concentrating on the architecture and history of the library. The tours will take you behind the scenes to all floors of the library, including the famous glass floors and the well under the stage. The tours are free, but making reservations is helpful. To make reservations or for more information, call (540) 6629041, ext. 11. 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, and brand new electronic pull tab games. Find us on Facebook. (540) 636-7152. Must be 12 to play. No smoking.

Bowman Library. 10:30am - 11am Dance Party! Handley Library. Toddlers, Preschoolers, & their grown-ups are welcome to boogie down! Sat Oct 15, 2016 10am - 5pm Fall Used Book Sale. Bowman Library. Last Day of the sale. 1pm - 2:15pm Paws for Reading. Bowman Library, 871 Tasker Road, Stephens City. Read a favorite book to a reading tutor. It is Paws for Reading! These canine listeners are patient and love kids. Come meet our certified therapy dogs. Free! No registration required. 1pm - 2pm Tour. Handley Library. Staff members and volunteers will

Pet-of-the-Week Achilles

A small, orange/white domestic short hair/ mix who is 5 years old!

540-635-4734

Humane Society of Warren County

540-635-4734

Monday thru Sunday 10 am to 4 pm - Closed Wednesday • 1245 Progress Drive, Front Royal, VA • 540-635-4734 • humanesocietywc@gmail.com

Tails and Ales Cash Party to benefit the Humane Society of Warren County on November 19th. Tickets are $35 and are on sale now. Tickets include dinner, beverages, a souvenir mug and a chance to win cash! Get your tickets today! Lennon: 6-7 month old male Shepherd mix. Len‑ non is a young pup that is full of love to give to his new forever family. He does well with other dogs and cats here at the shel‑ ter. He loves to play and wrestle and would make a great companion for an active family who has plenty of time for play!

Lola: 4 year old spayed female Grey‑ hound mix. Do you need a new run‑ ning partner? Then say Hello to Lola! Lola LOVES to run and play! She is house trained and got along great with children in her previous home!

Ben: 6 year old neutered male Chi‑ huahua. Ben here is looking for his new forever home where he can sit on your lap and give lots of love! Ben gets along well with female dogs, cats. He is a pampered pooch and he bonds closely to his people. Stop by the shelter to visit with Ben today!

Abby: 10 year old spayed female Lab mix. Abby may be an older girl but she still has plen‑ ty of energy left for fun! She loves to play with other dogs, gets along well with cats and chil‑ dren, and she is house trained and knows basic commands. Don’t let her age fool you, Abby is young at heart and will make a great addition to any family!

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

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

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