Late August 2017 Warren/Frederick County Report

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Volume XII, Issue 17 • Late August, 2017

Waggin’ for Dragons

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Discovering Warren County: Waggin’ for Dragons another success

By Ken Thurman Warren & Frederick County Report The Humane Society of Warren County (HSWC) hosted the fourth annual “Waggin’ for Dragons” Saturday August 12th. This spirited event now in its fourth year brings together teams from all over the area for friendly competition as they speed down a 200-meter course on the Shenandoah River.

This year, 14 teams participated

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al) went to the combined team of State Farm (Good Neighbors) and Kitty Katastrophe with a time of 01:03.59.

Prizes were also awarded to Coldwell Bankers Premier Paddlers for “Best Team Spirit” and to the “River Dawgs for raising the most money of any team.

The shelter director, Lavenda Denny told all present that regardless of the outcome all the participants are heroes to the homeless animals of Warren County. The event, she said, has played a significant role in allowing us to become a no kill shelter.

In fact, the HSWC has continued its remarkable turnaround and has continued to show improvements year over year.

To find out more about the program and the HSWC and how you

can help call (540) 635-4734 or email the shelter at info@humanesocietywarrencounty.org or visit the Humane Society on web at www.humanesocietyofwarrencounty.org. To see more

about the race and future races check out the Waggin’ For Dragons website at www.wagginfordragons.com and view their promotional video.

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and over $50,000 was raised, including $5,200 by the “River Dawgs”. This is the HSWC’s largest annual fund raiser and offers not only competition but team building. Imagine getting 20 people to row as one. That’s right, each brightly painted boat has 20 rowers who themselves represent colorfully titled teams in equally colorful outfits.

This year was the closest race ever with barely six one hundredths of a second separating first and second place.

The third place (Bronze Medal) went to the Community Team of “Diesel the Country Dog” with a time of 01:04.81, second place (Silver Medal) went to the Warren County Team of “Blew By You” with a time of 01:03.65, and the first place trophy (Gold Med-

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‘Get your history books. Those are the Nazis, I guess’

By Jesse Adcock Capital News Service CHARLOTTESVILLE – Outside Emancipation Park, you could almost fool yourself. This could have been any summery Saturday morning in this college town. Vendors were set up in historic downtown. Families dined on patios. The sun shone through after a morning of on-and-off rain.

But everyone looked nervous.

It was Saturday, Aug. 12, at 11 a.m., and no matter what today would become, one fact presented itself: The military surplus industry was thriving. Everywhere, pouring in toward Emancipation Park: gas masks, gear bags, first aid kits, harnesses, goggles, gloves, boots and camouflage fatigues.

Do you think the white supremacists and those who came to oppose them shopped at the same stores for all of their gear?

First flew the water bottles.

Stepping into Emancipation Park, you could see the training and preparation the neo-Nazis had put into today. They had shields – riot shields painted over with racist slogans, the fronts of plastic barrels, wooden Viking-esque shields and other more obscure shapes besides. They had weapons. Bludgeons. Baseball bats.

Men with rifles milled around the periphery of the park, about a mile east of the University of Virginia campus.

The white supremacists had formed a testudo formation on the pathway into Emancipation Park. This is an ancient Roman battle tactic, where legionaries would hold their shields to the front, sides and top. That was only the beginning.

Pushing against them was a hard knot of fewer than 100 anti-fascists and counter-protesters, most dressed in black, some with their faces covered by bandanas. The police stood behind barricades to the side of Emancipation

Park, observing.

“Eggs!” a man, face hidden behind a black bandanna, shouted as a water bottle arched out from inside the park, from behind Kekistan flags and signs that read “THE JEWISH MEDIA IS GOING DOWN.” “Is that piss?” a man asked, skipping away from a water bottle as it landed.

It was not.

“Nazis go home! Nazis go home!” A group of anti-fascists chanted, holding a banner with “Smash White Supremacy” among other slogans painted across it.

Since Friday, hundreds of white supremacists and Nazi extremists had descended on Charlottesville, ostensibly to protest the city’s attempts to change its attitude toward its Confederate history. The City Council already had renamed Lee Park as Emancipation Park and voted to remove the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee. News reports predicted that thousands of

counter-protesters and anti-fascists would turn out against the so-called “Unite the Right” rally.

Next flew the balloons.

“Eggs!” the masked man shouted again.

“Is that piss?” Again, it was not piss. Balloons the size of a clenched fist sailed into the counter-protesters, bouncing and rolling along the ground. A few exploded on impact – painting counter-protesters in thick blue paint.

On the surface, it appeared that the Nazis were outnumbered, but not if you looked closely at the people in

the street arrayed against them. Most wore button-up shirts and khakis and had their camera phones up. They would chant idly when the energy was high but largely were preoccupied by Snapchatting the whole thing.

The whole herd would jump as one when Tasers growled from somewhere within the crowd.

Nearly all the Nazis on the front line wore some kind of armor – from actual riot gear to baseball and football helmets. They were organized. It appeared they had trained for this.

Last flew the gas and smoke.

The canisters came from within

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the park, burning fuses leaving a trail of smoke through the air. From most, only smoke erupted. A few were tear gas.

The camera-phone folk, most of them white, fled in their sandals, like they had never smelled tear gas before. It put a sting in the air. You found yourself blinking much faster than you had before. It was hard to speak.

“Medic!” people would scream, holding up those who had been hit directly. A bald anti-fascist in swim goggles and black running shorts sprinted up and down the street, dumping milk

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over his head and grabbing the canisters as fast as he could get to them, sending them sailing back into Emancipation Park, but it was not enough, and he was largely alone. The size of the counter-protester group shrank considerably.

To compound the problem, the police retreated.

“The cops are putting on riot gear!” was relayed up and down the street, and that may have been true, but the barricades that the police had been maintaining were now empty. The Nazis swarmed forward, and the crowds met in sporadic melees – clubs against clubs, with flags wielded as weapons.

Groups of white supremacists got bold and marched through the counter-protesters.

A man named Mickey, in a black helmet and glasses, carrying a bat, stopped a woman in a football helmet who was leading one of the groups of

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It was not clear who swung first.

“Mickey, don’t,” the woman implored again, but this time Mickey did, and a melee erupted, and the green shirts scattered as the crowd surged around them. A circle opened up, and a member of the white supremacist group was caught alone; counterprotesters took turns kicking him and beating him with clubs. He curled up on the ground and covered his head.

Now orators, who before had been shouting their bile from within the park, came onto the street as the white supremacist shields advanced. A grey-

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white supremacists. Mickey pushed her with his bat. She and most of her ilk wore bright green shirts bearing the name of the militia to which they belonged. “Johnny Reb from Tennessee,” her shirt read. This woman had come from out of state for this kind of fight. She was ready, itching for it.

“Touch me again,” the Tennessean dared. “Touch me again.”

“Mickey, don’t.” A woman, dressed head-to-toe in black, pulled on Mickey’s sleeve to get him out of their path.

Mickey backed down, and the group continued by, until one of those in the rear said something smart to Mickey.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, from 5 haired old man at the front with a megaphone shouted: “You’re the ignorant ones!” “Multiculturalism is white genocide! Diversity is white genocide!”

Apparently everything was white genocide, as his white compatriots laid into the mixed-race counter-protesters around them.

A woman in a Black Lives Matter shirt tried to rally the counter-protesters, shouting through a megaphone: “We are right! Say it with me! We are right, they are wrong!” But the counter-protesters continued to back up. Most of them appeared to have come only with signs and air horns and their sanity, while the Nazis had made sure not to forget their bloodymindedness, along with their armor, shields, bludgeons and melee tactics.

They advanced as a terrifying unit.

“Just go home. You don’t live here.

Please just go,” pleaded a large man with drying milk on his face and a Black Lives Matter shirt on. He carried a flag and pushed it between combatants, urging everyone to “Just go home.”

“You know it. The presidents have secret bunkers and s***! They’re going to be fine!” There were mutterings that the police were cordoning off the surrounding blocks.

“Let’s be civil!”

A man walked through the crowd, eyes red and bulging, laughing, milk in his beard, telling anyone who would listen: “I forgot to bring my gas mask!

Lucky I have my inhaler to clean myself out.” He inhaled deeply.

It was not even noon yet.

The police returned, fully geared, and marched in from behind the white supremacists, beginning to push them out of the park and away from the forgotten Robert E. Lee statue.

With the police fast approaching, the Nazis fell back into the park and formed a shield wall, like Vikings – 10, then 20 and 30 men across, beating their shields. These were men and women living in the past in more ways than one.

“Burn it! Burn it!” A group of antifascists struggled to burn a Confederate flag but couldn’t get it to light, encouraging the counter-protesters to march with them into the park and form an opposing skirmish line across from the Nazis.

“Die, zombies!” a man in the Nazi formation shouted.

“Fire the first shot of the race war, baby! It’s been waiting a long time coming! It’s here now! Fire the first shot, and let’s get it going! Let’s start the race war!” a man in a baseball helmet shouted, waving an American flag.

The police milled around the Lee Statue. No one gave a damn about the statue anymore. No one drove across multiple state lines for a piece of bronze and cement. They were here for blood. The two lines yelled curses at each other. The police seemed unsure, not even in a cohesive line, and though more police were joining them by the minute, they weren’t ready for this.

No one was, except the Nazis, it seemed.

A man in the Nazi line took his shirt off. Screaming, he barreled into the counter-protesters, slugging anyone he could reach, but he was overwhelmed and mobbed. That was enough to fan the flames. Both skirmish lines separated into bunches and attacked each other. A circle formed in the center of the park, where combatants wrestled and bludgeon each other.

The police decided that was enough and advanced shouting through a microphone: “This demonstration has been declared an unlawful assembly.

By order of the Commonwealth, disperse, or you will be arrested.”

The police marched forward as a unit, and the Nazis stubbornly wheeled about to face them. They battered the shields of the police but were pushed inexorably out of the park as police fired pepper spray over the tops of their shields.

The last remaining Nazis – two men wearing baseball helmets and white polos marred by paint – threw themselves into the shields of the police, desperate to get back into the park.

The police battered them with their riot shields, and then, to everyone’s surprise, let them go after they visibly assaulted multiple police officers. The

crowd howled.

“Arrest them!”

“You would never let one of us get away with that!”

The crowd took it upon themselves to punish the scattered white supremacists, swatting at them as they zigzagged through the crowd. No one was sure who was who anymore. The police had blended the crowd together.

A Bible-thumping man stood in the center of the street. On one side of his poster board: an image of a bloody fetus. On the other were the words “Abortion, Adultery, Sin, CHRISTians Repent! America Judgement is Coming!”

“All lives matter,” his voice droned, loud and full of static through his microphone. “All lives matter!”

“Why don’t you go over there?” A young black man shook his head and motioned toward a garage where a number of white supremacists were washing pepper spray out of their eyes behind a barricade.

“No, don’t shake your head. I’m here with you, on the right side, the side of God. Like Martin Luther King said. All lives matter. Don’t you think all lives matter?”

“Like Martin Luther King said? Just f***ing go.”

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threaded their way through the crowd and were battered with insults.

“Look at that skinny f***** there. My one leg is bigger than his whole body,” shouted a man following them. People shook their signs at the retreating racists and yelled profanities. One sign read “I’m here to LAUGH at the boys from out of town with small flaccid p******.”

A woman in a Black Lives Matter shirt yelled from a megaphone, in a shouting match with the preacher. It became a noise competition.

“If you sin, God hates you!”

“Immigrants are full human beings!”

“God loves the righteous!”

“Disabled people are full human beings!”

With most of the Nazis dispersed for the moment, the crowd turned on the preacher, who had made an enemy of almost everyone.

“What are you doing with your life, guy? Get a different hobby.”

“Your f****** religion killed more people than those f****** Nazis over there!”

“F*** their Bible, f*** their system, we must harm them and bring it down!”

“Free oranges, eat ’em or throw ’em!”

That was how things dissipated around Emancipation Park, as the po-

lice pushed everyone a block back.

Like-minded people gathered together, and micro-rallies, 20 to 30 strong, erupted around every couple of street corners. People wandered off – some looking shell-shocked, some looking bored.

In the Downtown Mall, between coffee shops and burger joints, a man walked with blood-red eyes, his head doused with milk, in a shirt that read “I am an unarmed civilian.” An older man reclined on a bench, holding a sign that said “Welcome Virginia Police! Please take the shot!”

It was 12:30, and more counter-protesters were pouring into downtown Charlottesville with their signs, asking each other the way to the rally, not realizing that racism and violence do not happen according to event schedules.

A paramilitary group, more than two dozen strong, came strolling by.

There were men in the front, middle and back with assault weapons, bulletproof vests and Confederate flags, and with sidearms holstered at their thighs. The man in front raised a clenched fist into the air.

“Hold!” the whole group shouted.

The men with assault rifles stopped to take a selfie in front of a coffee shop.

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A man approached the paramilitary marchers with his phone, asking who they are.

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“Do you believe in the American Constitution?” their spokesman asks.

The irony that he asked this question with a Confederate flag sewed into his bulletproof vest seemed to be lost on him.

The whole group appeared aimless, marching in and around downtown Charlottesville, doing loops around the police cordon. They communicated in terse military jargon.

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ter-protesters,” a man said, eating ice cream with his wife. “They were never in the park. They were waiting behind the counter-protesters several streets back. Just waiting.” For what, he couldn’t say.

All that their spokesman would say is that they were here to “protect the First Amendment,” while toting their assault weapons, covered in Confederate and Roman iconography. They made their way toward a parking lot where a racist, middle-aged white

man and three young black men were in a shouting match. The noon sun had now boiled off the last of the morning cool. Everyone’s faces ran with sweat.

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A black mother, holding her kids by the hand, walked hurriedly through the parking lot. “Get your history books. Those are the Nazis, I guess.”

The crowd, worked up by the racist’s shouting, turned their attention on the paramilitary group and their Confederate flags, chasing them across the parking lot. It was not long before a crowd of more than 100 had cornered the paramilitary group against a kebab joint.

“We’re here to protect everyone’s rights!”

“Liars! You don’t give a f*** about our rights!”

“F*** you! Let him speak!”

“We’re here to protect the First Amendment.”

“OK, you get a pass. Get out of here.”

“No, f*** you, they’re all the same!

They don’t get a pass! And f*** you for trying to give them a pass!”

The paramilitary group continued on their patrol, followed still by groups of counter-protesters, police watching on from the other side of the parking lot – everyone sweating.

Besides rocks, thrown, and terrible words, said, the confrontation fizzled out peacefully.

Later that day, people were not so lucky. As more counter-protesters arrived for the rally, marches erupted around Charlottesville. One group of marchers were struck at 2:30 p.m., a gray Dodge Challenger accelerating into the crowd, killing a woman and injuring 19 other pedestrians.

The driver was a 20-year-old white man from Ohio. He has been charged with second-degree murder, among other crimes. He was described by one of his high school teachers as “very infatuated with the Nazis, with Adolf Hitler.”

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Discovering Warren County: The Virginia Air Show Soars into its 10th year!

By Ken Thurman Warren County Report Celebrating its 10th year, the Virginia Air Show soars up from the Front Royal – Warren County Airport August 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. If you are looking for a fun day for yourself or the whole family, this is it!

The barnstorming aerobatic air show features a phenomenal array of aircraft from the P-51D Mustang of World War II fame, to the Bealeton Flying Circus with wing walking, a comedy act, and a variety of brightly colored biplanes. If you’ve never seen aerobatic aircraft pilots put a plane through its paces you are in for a real treat.

Aerobatic flying, I’ll say, Scott Francis and Adam Messenheimer will thrill the crowd with maneuvers that will put a chill down your spine. Plus, the Hobby Hangar folks will put on a

show of the ever-popular R/C jets and of course there will be flight demonstrations by gliders, gyro-copters, Air Care’s ambulance in the sky (helicopter), Roc Skowbo’s twin engine C310, Jacobus Melanaar’s bright yellow Stearman biplane and more.

The show kicks off with a sky jumper flying the American flag which is presented to Scout troop 52’s color guard detachment that will in turn present the flag to some of our military veterans. In addition to honoring our veterans there is a planned special tribute to legendary aerobatic pilot, Bill Finagin, If all that was not enough there is even a car show, now in its third year.

Paul Hutchins, our resident car enthusiast, expects over 100 cars this year from antiques to modern, in all colors shapes and sizes. The meticulous care these owners take in restoring and maintaining these beautiful machines is remarkable. You must see them to

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And, don’t forget the kids. Kids six (6) and under are free! Special treats for kids include FREE face painting and balloon animals by Tru-Colors, a kids’ plane train, and State Farm will give out balsa wood airplanes to the first 500 youngsters who come to the show.

The show also features numerous food vendors to tempt the palate, including hot dogs, hamburgers, barbeque, donuts, ice cream, and more.

The Humane Society of Warren County will once again man the Beer Garden with a variety of beer, cider, wine and water and there will be other beverages available. There will also be

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Coyotes roaming streets of Front Royal?

There’s no need to panic, but know what to do if they become a problem

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By Carol Ballard Warren/Frederick County Report A Front Royal resident, Linda Cook, says she has seen a coyote mother and several pups wandering around her neighborhood, and one of the pups tried to grab her cat, but fortunately didn’t break a bone or pierce the skin.

“I live in A. Y. Estates near Prospect Hill Cemetery and they dug holes under the fence in the cemetery, so I’ve seen them sliding through the fence from there,” she said.

Cook found out about the problem when she heard her cat screaming “bloody murder” and went out to see a coyote pup harassing her pet. She chased it away with a stick. Now she

keeps the cat inside her home and a stray cat she was feeding stays inside her garage at night, but she said she sees the coyotes during the day too.

Sometimes she sees them three to four times a night roaming up and down the street and believes that other cats may be missing because of them feeding on them.

She said she has contacted Front Royal Police Department, the animal control department of the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office, and the Department of Fish and Game to find out how to get rid of them.

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To solve the problem, she called a local trapper.

“I love all animals, but when they attack my animals, I have to do something,” she said.

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Several officers mentioned that her neighborhood is fairly near the Shenandoah National Forest, so they may be coming in town that way also.

Geo, the trapper she hired, talked a little bit about his experiences with coyotes.

“They’re hard to catch. Coyotes, for the most part have a good strong fear of humans, but the pups aren’t afraid,” he said.

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The first one (an adult) is the hardest to catch because it takes a while for them to get used to something new in their territory and will avoid an area where they’ve smelled or seen traps.

When he first sets traps, he tries to select an area that is scent-free and to make himself scent free.

But when one is caught, it leaves a scent that the other coyotes aren’t afraid of, and then it’s like a domino effect, so others are easier to catch after that.

None of his traps kill the animals.

He uses live traps (like Have-a heart) and he also has soft rubber foothold traps that don’t break the bones or cut the skin. He said if he can, he throws the cage over them.

But since coyotes have a bounty on them, when he catches one, he can’t release it, and has to euthanize it, then dispose of it.

So far this year, he has caught four in towns. He got one coyote in February in Riverton, one in Winchester, and two in Stephens City by accident.

“I was trying to catch groundhogs,” he said.

Geo also has a lot of respect for them.

“They are one of the smartest canines there are, have individual personalities like dogs or cats and will try to help another coyote out of a trap.

They’re social when running together, but I’ve never seen them running in a pack. They will spend 75 percent of their life by themselves.

“They learn very fast, I have seen them dig up a trap and flip it over,” he said.

The biggest one he’s caught this year See COYOTES, 10

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COYOTES, from 9 was a female.

“When the hide was stretched out, it was six feet long. Seems like they’re getting bigger,” he said.

But the ones he’s been catching are the about the size of German Shepherds, and most people think they are dogs, especially from a distance. He says that coyotes around here are bigger than ones out west and that they breed with larger dogs.

“One thing people don’t realize, is that there are a lot of them around.

They don’t pay attention to boundaries, so don’t leave your garbage out, just as with bears,” he advised.

Geo said that they are aggressive animals, but will mostly stay away from humans, and added that they don’t have to be in a trap to attack if they feel threatened.

But he has never come across one that attacked without being trapped, and said that every time one sees him, they run as fast as they can.

Geo suggests, “If I saw a coyote attacking a pet, I’d smack it hard on the nose.”

He believes the county would like to see them eradicated, but he doesn’t feel like that is the best option, because they do a service, eating small animals like rats, moles and other rodents.

He also believes that if one were raised from a pup like a pet, they would be the best guard animals.

Also, many Native American tribes have myths about coyotes and their uses to humans. They’re usually cast as a major Trickster, but also are portrayed as having good qualities.

Most farmers who have sheep aren’t big fans of them running in packs and killing livestock, however.

For an idea of what the attitude of some local folks is about the coyote situation, see an excerpt from the Facebook site, “What’s Up Front Royal” Names have been left out, and ran-

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Original message sent: P - Riverview residents...I just called animal control about a coyote in my back yard, so be on the lookout!

Responses: N - Shoot it if need be.

B Where is Riverview?

P - Off of Strasburg Rd, across from Heritage Hall.

P - Animal control came and checked the area, he’s run off. Just wanted my neighbors to be aware with the little ones and pets.

S - Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know that what you saw may have been our dog.

P - Oh, no, it was definitely a coyote.

July 30 at 2:54 p.m.

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and around and then drove around, but there was no sign of it.

G -Yikes!

P - I thought it was a fox at first, and then I told my daughter...he looks WAY too big to be a fox! Then it clicked, lol. I really was not registering what I was seeing at first!

G - Does that one house that has cows also have chickens? I know coyotes will snatch them right up!

P - I’m not sure, but I bet they do.

J - Just grab a gun and shoot it... It’ll be 5 miles away by the time animal control gets there...

But… Advice from the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office Animal Control webpage is: County or Town residents who require the assistance of Warren County Animal Control are to contact the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office at (540) 635-4128 or in the case of an emergency, 911. This includes any questions dealing with wildlife matters.

Detective Gomez of the Sheriff ’s Office Animal Control division said,

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although she was unaware of a coyote problem in Front Royal, that if a coyote or other animal is attacking, people do have the right to defend themselves and their pets. She said that bears can be scared away with

horns or bear repellent.

She also cautioned people to keep their pets inside at night.

“If someone is attacked, we (Animal Control) will respond,” she added.

She said if you’re not hiring an in-

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dependent trapper, to call the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, who have traps and can relocate animal pests.

Major Nicewarner of the Front Royal Police Department had some extra

advice.

He cited the rule of “use of lethal force” in the protection of self or others, and mentioned to the Code of Virginia as a policy as a reference point.

The Code of Virginia § 3.2-6585 un-

der the section ‘dogs and cats deemed personal property and rights relating thereto’ reads, “All dogs and cats shall be deemed personal property and may be the subject of larceny and malicious or unlawful trespass. Owners,

as defined in 3.2-6500, may maintain any action for the killing of any such animals, or injury thereto, or unlawful detention or use thereof as in the case of other personal property. The owner of any dog or cat which is injured or killed contrary to the provisions of this chapter by any person shall be entitled to recover the value thereof or the damage done thereto in an appropriate action at law from such person.

But, does this apply to animal attacks?

The town has a code ordinance regarding cruelty to animals and an ordinance when dealing with wild animals like coyotes if they are attacking.

“The key here is that there’s a whole lot more to the situation, but you do have the right to protect yourself and others. The best course of action is to extricate yourself or any others from the environment,” he said.

He also reminded people that if a gun is discharged, it’s impossible to know where that stray bullet might land.

You would be responsible for any damage to a person or property.

First rule of thumb, he said, is to get away, then call animal control.

Nicewarner also said they are happy to investigate any reports of coyotes in town, but that the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries are responsible for controlling wild animals like bears and coyotes.

Generally, it’s justified to do anything necessary to stop a wild animal caught in the act of attacking yourself, or someone else like a child or a pet and there are a lot of things to consider in a short period of time. Most people are not prepared for a coyote attack and are not carrying around a weapon or pepper spray, and retreat may not be an option.

Also, consider if you are a good enough shot that you wouldn’t harm the person, pet or child being attacked.

So, what can be done?

It would seem the factors for justification of using deadly force against a bad guy would be the same factors to consider for using deadly force against a dangerous animal. Did you try to avoid the trouble and did you exercise other appropriate options? What about the use of non-deadly force like pepper spray? A handy stick or baseball bat would be a good deterrent.

Something to think about.

Recognize that you might be in violation of “discharging a firearm within city limits” or “negligent discharge of a firearm” depending on the circumstances and jurisdiction. Listed on the webpage are a few of the frequently requested informational topics that Animal Control Officers answer on a daily basis.

Much of the requested information is similar in both the Town of Front Royal and Warren County. Additional information may be obtained through the town and county web sites. Visit Warren County at www. warrencountyva.net and the Town of Front Royal at www.frontroyalva.com For information, call Front Royal Police Department 540-635-2111, Animal Control Warren County Sheriff ’s Office, (540) 635-4128, http www. warrencountysheriff.org/divisions/ animal-control or the Virginia Department of Inland Game and Fisheries/ Dispatch 1-800-237-5712.

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Front Royal Town Council welcomes newly appointed member Gary Gillispie will fill the remainder of Councilwoman Bébhinn Egger’s term

Newly Appointed Energy Director David Jenkins gives his first report.

Newly appointed Councilman Gary Gillispie gets some last-minute advice from Councilman Bill Sealock.

By Timothy Ratigan Warren/Frederick County Report The Front Royal Town Council met for their first August meeting on the 14th and the five members welcomed newly appointed Councilman Gary Gillispie.

Councilman Gillispie is a native of Front Royal and lives here with his wife Allyson and son Chase. He’s a plumbing and gas plans reviewer for Loudon County’s Building and Development Department and is a member of, and

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regularly attends, Dynamic Life Ministries. He was appointed to fill the remainder of Councilwoman Bébhinn Egger’s seat when she resigned from the council on July 1st 2017. His appointed term ends on December 31, 2018.

First on the agenda was a report from County Administrator Doug Stanley.

He reported on the progress of the low water bridge replacement, saying that the project was approximately 38 percent complete, and also reported

that the South Fork Bridge project was approximately 86 percent complete and still scheduled for completion in December, 2017.

Town Manager Joseph Waltz gave his report and reminded Front Royal citizens that school was starting on Tuesday, August 15th, and people should be alert to the number of children out and about at the various school bus stops and to proceed with caution when traveling around town.

In the Mayor’s report, Mayor Hollis Tharpe alerted the council that a settlement between Stephen C. Lock-

hart and the town regarding a temporary construction easement for Criser Road Bridge had been reached and that the public hearing to authorize condemnation proceedings could be taken off the council agenda for the night.

Councilman John Connolly moved to have that item removed from the agenda and it passed on a 6-0 vote.

A public hearing and first reading to amend the town code to expand the prohibited conduct to include a person being intoxicated in public from other intoxicants in addition to alcohol, with a violation constituting a Class IV Misdemeanor as defined in the Town Code, was proposed.

If approved, the amendment will be consistent with current state law.

No residents had signed up to speak and the first reading passed on a 6-0 vote.

Next on the agenda was the public hearing and first reading on a special use permit that would allow flea markets to be open on Fridays in addition to Saturday and Sunday. In addition, it would set the license tax fee from a per vendor tax of $10 per year or $1 per day to a flat license tax to $250 per calendar year, to be paid by the proprietor of the flea market.

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for further consideration on March 27. A public hearing was scheduled for July 24, but was postponed for staff to re-advertise the amendments.

Three people signed up to speak during the public hearing.

Two of the town residents brought up their concerns regarding the types of items that were sold at the flea market, those being new items, produce and live animals.

They contended that new items need to have a peddler’s license attached with the vendor selling the items.

Residents who spoke asked whether or not the laws were being fairly enforced.

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Mayor Hollis Tharpe asked that that matter be brought back to a council work session so that the concerns expressed at the public hearing could be addressed.

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Council was requested to approve the acceptance of the public infrastructure within Beau Ridge II Subdivision and release the development surety (letter of credit) for the project

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This measure also passed on a 6-0 vote.

Also on the agenda was a request to refer to the Planning Commission a proposal to make East Main Street a one-way-street running west to east from Royal Avenue to Chester St. This request came from Front Royal business owners on Main Street and was submitted in person at a council work session by Front Royal resident and business owner, Robert MacDougal.

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Front Royal Town Council considers dog tether ordinance

By Timothy Ratigan Warren/Frederick County Report The Front Royal Town Council met on August 7 to consider a dog ordinance that will mirror one proposed

by Warren County.

Since all calls and complaints dealing with cruelty to dogs/canines are routed to Warren County’s Animal Control department, it will make it easier for Warren County to enforce the tethering laws both in town and county if the ordinance in town mirrors the one in the county.

As proposed, dogs and canines in certain circumstances either may, or may not, be kept on a tether, or else are to be provided with adequate shelter to protect the animal from injury, from extreme cold or heat weather conditions, and shelters must protect young dogs as well as female animals in heat from unwanted males.

The proposed ordinance has come from concerned citizens and a number of other jurisdictions have adopted similar ordinances.

Mayor Hollis Tharpe stressed that the reason for the proposed ordinance was so that the county would be able to enforce the tethering restrictions.

He stressed that if the ordinance was adopted it would be done with no cost to the town of Front Royal.

He called upon Town Attorney Doug Napier to explain further.

“This has been brought to the town’s attention from Animal Control and the county wanted to take up one thing at a time with tethering first, before doing anything more extensive.

However, practical experience has shown that certain dog owners are not always as kind to their animals as we would always hope. They keep their animals out in extreme cold and extreme heat and other extreme weather conditions. Animal Control currently has not the means to enforce owners of animals from being cruel to them.

This proposed ordinance mirrors what the county has done and also follows what a number of other jurisdictions throughout the state have done. It is designed to protect the animals from extreme weather conditions and also to protect young animals, very small animals and even female animals who are in heat from unwanted male at-

tention. This ordinance proposal has been sent to Animal Control and they are good with it,” said Napier.

Councilman Jacob Meza was first to speak “So, this means if it is relatively cold outside and your neighbor feels like you are not bringing your dog in the house, they can call Animal Control on you and make you take care of your animal and take it in the house?”

Napier replied that only if the conditions meet certain requirements.

Meza then asked, “Who will make the call on whether or not it meets the requirements? Animal Control?”

Napier then stated that it would ultimately be a judge who would make the determination.

Meza pressed on and asked whether the same rule would apply if it was 90

degrees out and the dog was in the shade.

Napier replied that it would be on a case by case basis. Napier also reminded council that it would also be up to the Commonwealth Attorney whether or not to prosecute a case.

“The Commonwealth Attorney doesn’t have to prosecute a case.

These are class three misdemeanors.

If the facts of a case don’t warrant prosecution it wouldn’t be prosecuted.

If you have 91-degree weather and the animal is in the shade I would certainly hope that Animal Control would not feel compelled to issue a summons.”

Meza asked if they could, in that circumstance.

“Yes, they could. It is like jaywalking. If it is South Street and you’ve got someone who is jay walking in heavy traffic, a jaywalking ticket may be in order. If you are in Main Street at two in the morning and there is no traffic I doubt a policeman would issue a summons for jaywalking,” Napier replied.

Councilman Bill Sealock brought up questions regarding the length of the tether required in the ordinance.

“State code is what governs the length of the tether required for the size of the dog. You also have to remember that Virginia is a Dillon Rule state and localities are only allowed to adopt such ordinances that the state allows them to, so we are pretty much constrained on how far and how little we can go,” responded Napier.

The mayor added that the ordinance is similar to the one concerning an an-

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“It is for the protection of the animals and for the owners as well.

Sometimes people have children in the back seat of the car and they forget.

Well they do that to dogs sometimes as well,” said Tharpe.

Napier added, “Yes, that is what happens occasionally and sometimes you have people who really don’t use a lot of common sense. Most people who have dogs love their pets and are very passionate in protecting our fourlegged friends.”

“I guess the good part is that we (the town) don’t prosecute, the council doesn’t prosecute. It is all up to the county. This ordinance is just accommodating and gives the county the authority to enforce county laws within the bounds of the town,” replied Tharpe.

Meza wanted to know what the definition of what adequate shelter is.

“Who is going to determine that? It is going to be your next-door neighbor reporting you to Animal Control?” he asked.

At this point Mayor Tharpe asked Front Royal resident Carol Vorous to get up and speak.

Vorous talked about her community outreach efforts for the past four years, and said that when she started her outreach program she was very surprised with the number of dogs who were not treated in a humane manner. She also explained how she has dedicated a large amount of time specifically to providing shelter for dogs in need.

“I have seen dogs chained to a tree and some dogs living in a camper shell with no floor, with no covering on the front, so that they are exposed to the elements. I used to think that when you call Animal Control they would come out and take care of it. But that

is not the case, because they have to go by the state code. The state code states that the dog has to have adequate shelter. That simply means that they have to have a roof over their heads. It could be a piece of plywood over a wire dog kennel. I’ve seen dogs in 20-degree weather with absolutely no protection from the elements. They are chained outside 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Part of my community outreach is that I offer free straw, free blankets, free dog houses, free outdoor kennels. I have had fundraisers in order to help these people get their dogs off of the chain.

Some people accept the help and some people don’t. We like to think that all people have common sense but some just don’t,” Vorous said.

Napier quoted from the adequate shelter state code, explaining: Adequate shelter as defined under state code says: There is provision for and access to shelter that is suitable for the species, age, condition, size and type of each animal.

There is provision for adequate space for the animal, (that the shelter) is safe, and protects each animal from rain, sleet, snow, hail, the adverse effects of heat and cold, physical suffering, and is properly lighted, properly clean and enables each animal to be clean and dry.

The council decided to direct the town attorney to take the council’s concerns with the ordinance back to the county and see if they can be added to their ordinance before further action is taken by the town.

According to Napier the county is scheduled to address this issue in a future meeting.

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Front Royal considers making Main Street one way Council also looked at emergency ordinance for no smoking at town school bus stops

By Timothy Ratigan Warren/Frederick County Report Front Royal Town Council discussed two issues at their August 7 work session.

They heard arguments for making East Main Street one way and also listened to an appeal for an emergency ordinance making it illegal to smoke at in-town school bus stops.

First up was Councilman Bill Sealock with the request to consider making East Main Street a one-way street.

“When I was approached with this project by a downtown business group we had discussed this project with former Mayor Timothy Darr’s committee for enhancement of the downtown area. This was one of the committee’s major proposals. So, when I was approached by this downtown group to kind of champion it for the council, it was to push the agenda that had previously come out of the enhancement committee. I am helping them move forward,” said Sealock.

At this point, Front Royal resident and business owner Robert MacDougal was asked to address the council.

“It’s not so much a presentation, just a couple of things we are looking at to keep it short and simple. This is coming from several landlords and busi-

ness owners. Not any one organization. Just something that has come out of a lot of discussions on how we can improve economic vitality downtown and this was just one of the items that has come up. Given the recent investment on the private side with the recent renovations of some of the buildings, we thought that the timing might be good. This idea has been discussed at different levels in the past. The timing seems to be really good being that relationships between landlords and business owners appear to be really healthy at the moment. The proposal is to create one-way travel from Royal Avenue down to Chester Street in an eastward direction and not westward.

This is designed to help create a better economic vitality to help our residents and visitors alike to park. This proposal increases the capacity between 12 and 15 additional spaces. It also increases the ease of parking by going to an angle parking verses parallel parking. It should be a relatively simple adjustment to make once traffic is rerouted. This is something that the town can explore and or implement on a three-year basis. If this doesn’t produce anything fruitful it can easily be returned to our current parking and driving arrangement. I would like to emphasize that this is something that is coming from private business own-

ers.

It is something that they believe will enhance the patrons’ ability to park and frequent the downtown businesses. We strongly feel that there is no negative impact of this proposal,” MacDougal said.

Mayor Hollis Tharpe asked the town manager if the next step would be to move this to the Planning Commission. The proposal has not been referred to planning so the Mayor asked that it be expedited to the Planning Commission for additional consideration.

Councilman Jacob Meza interjected and asked Planning Director Jeremy Camp if variations of this proposal had been submitted to planning in the past. Camp answered by saying it had been discussed at the planning level but the commission had not been actively involved with it as of yet.

Tharpe then tasked the Planning Commission to take up the proposal as soon as possible.

Next came a discussion for an emergency ordinance to ban smoking at intown school bus stops.

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ond hand smoke at the school bus stops. Sarah Griffith made a point to mention that she was shocked to hear that people could smoke at in-town school bus stops. She also said that she did some research and discovered that the city of Winchester had an ordinance in place with signs at the bus stops to prevent people from smoking at them.

“We have students with varying needs, we have some that are oxygen deficient and so they couldn’t potentially come to the bus stop if someone was smoking there because it could potentially send them into a situation where they would have to be medevacked out to Children’s Hospital. So, I feel like this is very important,” said Griffith.

The Town Attorney Doug Napier then suggested to the council that it could pass an emergency ordinance and forego the usual lengthy period of public hearings and therefore shorten the time needed to approve the ordinance and get the signage in place.

Tharpe stated that he was not in favor of signs due to the hundreds of bus stops in town.

“I think it wouldn’t be doable and it would be cumbersome, and if anyone puts a sign up in front of someone’s house the first thing they will do is to call and find out why they put the sign in front of their house. I think educating the public would be the first step.

Number two would be to pass the ordinance whether it is an emergency or not. I don’t believe anyone on council is going to have a problem with this.

There is no smoking pretty much anywhere and we can protect our children,” he said.

Tharpe then turned to the council for comment and addressed Councilman Morrison first.

Morrison agreed to go with the

emergency ordinance.

Meza said he definitely supported the measure but was unsure about the emergency ordinance part of it. He asked if this way was used in the past.

The mayor responded that these were tools in the council’s tool chest that the town attorney allows the council to use in circumstances like this.

Councilman John Connolly asked the town manager what special circumstances would be needed to allow the council to pass an emergency ordinance.

Town Attorney Douglas Napier responded that the public safety and health of the town citizens is all that is needed to pass such an ordinance and he also explained that the town code actually has a provision for such emergency ordinances. Napier said that he would draft the ordinance and then run it by the police department for their input as well, before sending it on to the council for final consideration.

Councilman Morrison noted that a similar proposal is being submitted to the Warren County Board of Supervisors for them to consider as well.

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Diabetes Management Support Group Type II Diabetes Management Support Group meets Thursday, August 22 from 6:30-7:30 pm at 333 W Cork St., Suite 100, Winchester. Q and A with guest speaker, Shenandoah University Pharmacy student. Additional information call Deborah at 540-5365106.

Winchester Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Production Charges A Winchester man, who filmed himself sexually exploiting two minor children, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Harrisonburg, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.

LaMarcus Thomas, 33, of Winchester, Va., was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison. Thomas previously pled guilty to two counts of production of child pornography.

According to evidence presented at previous hearings, in the fall of 2014, the Winchester Police Department began an investigation into a complaint that two children had been molested

by Thomas. When the defendant was arrested on state sex crime allegations for acts against the two children, the Winchester Police Department recovered a cellphone that belonged to Thomas.

Examination of the cell phone revealed numerous images and movies

of child pornography depicting two different minor boys. It appeared the two victims were likely sleeping during the production of the images and movies, which showed various images of the penis and hands of the defendant and the penis of one of the minor boys. Thomas admitted producing the child pornography and identified himself and the two minors depicted in the images in the videos. The investigation determined that Thomas spent significant time with the two minors depicted in the videos, including spending overnight visits with the victims.

The investigation of the case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Virginia State Police and the Winchester Police Department. Virginia State Police conducted the initial forensic examination of the cellphone. Assistant United States Attorney Nancy S. Healey and Criminal Division Trial Attorney Leslie Williams Fisher of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) prosecuted the case for the United States.

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A special tour will be held of either Headquarters or the Battlefield in the 10 to 11:30 a.m. morning session.

At noon, the Firefly Café & Bakery will cater lunch in the Kernstown Battlefield Association’s conference center.

Authors Steve French and Jerry Holsworth are the featured speakers.

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North Mountain Vineyard & Winery (Maurertown), Mountain View Vineyard (Strasburg), Hunt’s Vineyard (Stuarts Draft), Chateau O’Brien (Markham), Third Hill Winery at DeMello Vineyards (Quicksburg). Winchester Ciderworks, Cobbler Mountain Cider (Delaplane), and Maidstone Meadery (Delaplane) will also participate.

Visitors with tasting tickets will receive a souvenir tasting glass and be able to sample from all vineyards and cideries as well as purchase wine or cider by the glass, bottle, or case.

There will be a tent where guests may “check” their bags, making it easier for them to move around to all the activities at the festival.

There will be two special guests to the Wine Fest this year. Backroom

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French will speak on “Jackson at Falling Waters in 1861.”

Holsworth is the author of Civil War Winchester and Stonewall Jackson and Winchester, Virginia. He is the author of numerous Civil War articles that have appeared in such publications as Blue and Gray Magazine and Civil War Times. Holsworth was a park ranger at Antietam National Battlefield. All proceeds from Holsworth’s books benefit the WinchesterFrederick County Historical Society.

He will be speaking on “Jackson in Winchester.”

During the afternoon 2:30 to 4 p.m. session, participants can visit either sponsoring site.

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Food will be available for purchase from area vendors. Shaffers Barbecue and Market in Middletown will bring out its food truck with their popular smoked meats and sides made with family recipes. Blue Wing Frog from Front Royal will be serving their scratch-made sandwiches and salads that feature local and sustainable products. 0-60 Energy Café will be

selling coffee drinks and smoothies.

Among the artisan vendors at Wine Fest will be Flavor Pourfection Olive Oil, J&W Farms apple cider products, My Buddy’s Nuts, BS Grillin’ Company BBQ sauces and gourmet relishes, Clark and Hopkins hot sauces and chutneys, Chocolate Moonshine fudge, Clyde Jenkins traditional split oak baskets, George Anderton blacksmithing, Mata’s Menagerie fashion accessories, LuLaRoe women’s and children’s fashions, India Imports, Jenny Pumpy Precious Metal Jewelry, Younique cosmetics and body products, Brag Swag apparel and gear, Inspired Imagination and Pink Buggy Designs wine glasses and wine inspired wall art, and Turn of the Century classic wooden games. The Belle Grove Museum Shop, a site of the Top

of Virginia Artisan Trail, also sells unique gifts made by local artists and producers.

Advanced tasting tickets are on sale now for $20 at www.bellegrove. org. Advanced tickets may also be purchased by cash or check at the Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center at 1400 South Pleasant Valley Road in Winchester (open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and the Belle Grove Museum Shop (open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.).

At the gate on the day of the event, tasting tickets may be purchased for $25. Admission includes a commemorative wine tasting glass, unlimited tastings, access to all vendors, performances, demonstrations, and tours of the historic Manor House and landscape. General admission is $10 for

visitors who do not wish to do tastings, are designated drivers, or who are under age 21.

Sponsors for Wine Fest include iHeart Media, Winchester Foreign and Domestic Automotive Repair Shop, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, as well as private donors. This allows proceeds from the Wine Fest to contribute to Belle Grove’s education programs and preservation projects.

For the latest information, visit www.bellegrove.org, www.facebook. com/BelleGrove, or www.twitter.com/ BelleGrove1797. Pets, large backpacks, and outside food or drink may not be brought onto festival grounds.

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Soon after, a special call for an aerial ladder was requested. Another additional alarm was called for manpower.

Once water supply was established, an aggressive attack was made on the fire, but firefighters had to be pulled from the structure due to the unsafe conditions of the roof collapsing. Fire was then fought from the aerial ladder.

Soon after, the fire was brought under control with extensive overhaul. Firefighting efforts did protect and save an auto repair shop to the east and one to the north. After arrival and quick assessment, rapid calls for additional resources came, as well as calls to fill County stations.

The first call came from an occupant inside of the house stating that a candle had turned over on clothes in a second floor bedroom. The owner/occupant then evacuated the 5 children from the second floor. He then evacuated the building. He also evacuated the two occupants of the basement.

The family was assisted by the Red Cross.

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While we are still working on the loss of this fire, much of the first floor and basement may be salvaged hosting water and heat damage. Damage. The loss is estimated to be approximately $350,000.

While all Warren County stations were called to this fire, several out of county stations were utilized at the fire and to fill empty stations. (See below.) The Red Cross was called to offer housing and clothing assistance to the occupants living in the building.

Firefighters have had to deal with many hot spots from the still smoldering debris from their operation. Our Emergency Communications Center received the first call at 10:20 pm.

Units were dispatched at 10:21 and first unit arrived at 10:24.

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They lay the second-largest eggs for body size of any bird—an average 20 percent of the female’s body weight. In 1975, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo became the first organization to hatch a brown kiwi outside of New Zealand.

SCBI has hatched six kiwi eggs since 2012.

SCBI plays a leading role in the Smithsonian’s global efforts to save wildlife species from extinction and train future generations of conservationists. SCBI spearheads research programs at its headquarters in Front Royal, Va., the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and at field research stations and training sites worldwide. SCBI scientists tackle some of today’s most complex conservation challenges by applying and sharing what they learn about animal behavior and reproduction, ecology,

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Participants are encouraged to dress for cool mountain nights during evening activities and bring blankets, chairs, and flashlights for stargazing.

Night sky viewing may be canceled depending on cloud cover or inclement weather.

Shenandoah and other national parks provide excellent opportunities to experience starry night skies and natural darkness. Join us to learn the basics of astronomy, discover the importance of protecting dark night skies, enjoy some close up views of stars and planets, and learn about eclipses.

On August 21, 2017, the final day of the festival, the 2017 Solar Eclipse will cross the continental United States.

While Shenandoah National Park will only experience 80-85% coverage of the sun at approximately 2:40 p.m., and will not experience a total eclipse, it is still a great place to learn about and experience an eclipse. Join Rangers throughout the weekend and on the day of the eclipse to learn why a solar eclipse happens, what to expect, and how to view it safely.

Activities will take place in a variety of locations throughout the Park. For a complete list of the weekend’s events, see the schedule at https://www.nps. gov/shen/planyourvisit/night-sky-festival.htm. All programs are free. There is a $25-per-vehicle entrance fee to the Park which is good for seven days.

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Pedestrians: • Wear light colors and reflective clothing at night • Cross at crosswalks, whenever possible. Mid-block crossing is NOT recommended • Look LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT and over the shoulder for turning traffic before crossing Motorists/Bicyclists

• STOP for pedestrians who have entered crosswalks (marked and unmarked) while awaiting signal changes and at non-signal areas. Look LEFTRIGHT-LEFT before crossing.

• DO NOT BLOCK CROSSWALKS when awaiting a signal change Friday Night Vehicle Fire Kills Driver On Friday, August 4, 2017 at 2:26am, The Warren County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a motor vehicle accident with a person trapped and the vehicle on fire in the area of the 800 block Lucke Way in the Linden area of Warren County.

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gulfed in flames and were not able to approach the vehicle due to the large amount of fire and extreme heat. Firefighters arrived within 1 minute of the Deputies arrival and extinguished the fire. The driver succumbed to the injuries sustained.

Investigators from the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office and the Warren County Fire Marshal’s Office determined that the vehicle was not involved in a motor vehicle crash and appeared stuck in a driveway in the 800 block of Lucke Way. The fire was determined to have started outside of the vehicle and spread to the engine and passenger compartments of the vehicle. Circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation.

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Maja at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

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Botanically, oaks are divided into two main groups or subgenera-the white oaks, Leucobalanus, and the red oaks, Erythrobalanus. The white oaks have leaves that are lobed or coarsely toothed and do not have bristles at the end of the lobes or teeth. They are more rounded. The acorns mature in the one growing season, are usually sweet, and germinate in the fall soon after they drop to the ground. The bark is usually light gray and somewhat scaly.

In contrast red oaks have leaves that are lobed or have entire margins. Those with lobes have a bristle at the end of each lobe while those with entire margins have a bristle at the leaf tip and may have bristles along the margin. The acorns require 2

years to mature, are usually bitter, and germinate in the spring following autumn seed fall. The bark is dark, usually furrowed, and often blocky.

The oak is also connected to Front Royal.

One common story is that the town was named for a giant oak tree – the “Royal” Tree of England – that stood in the public square during colonial days where Chester and Main Streets now join. It was there that the local militia were drilled. During drills, a frequent command given by the drill sergeant was, “front the Royal Oak!” The command was repeated and eventually shortened to simply “Front Royal”. This theory is supported by a bulletin published by the United States Geological Survey in 1905, which states that the town was first known as Royal Oak. Your Pal in the trees,

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euthanized at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) Aug. 13, for renal failure. Maja began showing signs of illness Aug. 11 and during the following days stopped eating, produced blood in her urine and had difficulty standing and walking.

Because of her rapidly declining condition, lack of response to treatment and care, and laboratory tests that supported renal failure, veterinarians and keepers elected to humanely euthanize her. A full necropsy report, which could provide more information about the underlying cause of Maja’s renal failure, will be completed in four to six weeks.

Maja gave birth to a colt, Zygmund, May 9, who at the time of Maja’s death, had already started eating solids. Anne, an experienced mother and easy-going female, was chosen to provide companionship for Zygmund.

Anne is also Maja’s daughter and Zygmund’s half-sister. The two are doing well together and have visual access to the rest of SCBI’s herd of female Przewalski’s horses, but will live adjacent to them until Zygmund is a little older.

Keepers are also monitoring Zygmund very closely for any sign of illness and to ensure that he continues to gain weight. He has not displayed any signs of illness.

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The Front Royal/Warren County Tree Steward program began in 1997 with volunteers dedicated to improving the health of trees by providing educational programs, tree planting and care demonstrations, and tree maintenance throughout the community. The group now consists of over 30 active members with several interns working toward becoming certified tree stewards from our annual “All About Trees Class”. Each month Stewart will answer a question from our readers. Please forward it to “Stewart” in care of: frwctreestewards@comcast.net and we may publish it in a future issue. Please visit our website at:

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WARREN, from 23 Maja moved to SCBI in 2007 from the Stuttgart Zoo in Germany based on a breeding recommendation. Her genes were not well-represented in the population of Przewalski’s horses living in North America. She gave birth to three foals, Anne born in 2008, Batu born in 2013 and Zygmund.

All of the Przewalski’s horses (the last species of horse that has never been domesticated) alive today are descended from 14 founding individuals. The species was extinct in the wild in 1969. Today, a population of about 500 horses live in the wild in Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan, as the result of reintroduction efforts.

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SCBI plays a leading role in the Smithsonian’s global efforts to save wildlife species from extinction and train future generations of conservationists. SCBI spearheads research programs at its headquarters in Front Royal, Virginia, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and at field research stations and training

sites worldwide. SCBI scientists tackle some of today’s most complex conservation challenges by applying and sharing what they learn about animal behavior and reproduction, ecology, genetics, migration and conservation sustainability.

Girl Grant Luncheon The Front Royal Women’s Resource Center will hold its annual Kim South Girl Grant Luncheon on Sat., Sept. 17, from 11:30 - 1:30 p.m., at the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church, 12 W. 1st Street, Front Royal. This catered event recognizes the 2017 recipients of the grant awarded each year to Warren County middle school-aged girls. Tickets are $35 each and can be

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Senior Safety Carnival Join us for a day of fun, food and learning September 21, 2017 from 9am-1pm at the Health And Human Services Complex, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, VA 22630. Triad and their partners will have a packed fun filled day for the seniors in our community. There will be carnival style games and education on health and safety. Our vendors and speakers will provide valuable information on services available within our community.

Registration begins at 8am. Continential breakfast will be served. Lunch will be provided compliments of your local Triad. Please call and pre-register to guarantee your meal. RSVP to Charity Michael at 540-551-5696. Those who RSVP prior to August 31st will be provided with an additional door prize

ticket Master Gardeners On-Duty at Warren County Extension Office Master Gardeners will be in the Extension Office in the Warren County Government Center on Monday mornings from 9:00 to noon from April until October to answer questions and help you with gardening problems. You may stop by the Extension Office or call them at 540-6354549.

Randolph-Macon Academy Seeks Volunteer Opportunities As part of its 125th Anniversary Celebration, Randolph-Macon Academy will hold a Community Service event during the afternoon of September 11, 2017. Students, faculty, and staff from R-MA will head out to various parts of the local community

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Engle’s Angle: “Yeah, but”

By Kevin S. Engle A friend of mine is big into astronomy.

So much so that he and his wife are driving from their home in Pennsylvania all the way to South Carolina, more than 10 hours, to see the solar eclipse.

Ten hours!

And they want us to go with them.

“It’s only seven from your house,” he said, trying to persuade me.

Oh boy, only seven hours. That’s about six more than I like being in a car.

“You won’t even have to drive,” his wife added. “We’ll do it all. And we have a hotel room with two beds. You can stay with us. It’ll be free.”

Uh oh. The “F” word. She knows I’m cheap.

An all-expense-paid trip, with friends, to see a total solar eclipse.

It could be fun. This is tempting.

Not really.

It makes me feel good knowing they want us to go with them to share the experience, but come on. I can walk outside my house, put on my approved viewing glasses and look up into the sky, directly above my propane tank where the sun will be at that time of day.

And two and a half minutes later, when the main part of the show is over, I’m already home.

Let’s do the math. Two and a half minutes at my house versus 14 hours in the car.

Hmm, that’s a tough one.

“But you’ll only see a partial eclipse,” he went on. “About 80%. If you come with us, it’ll be a total eclipse. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

So is dying and I’m not eager to do that.

“Yeah, but I can watch it online,” I told him.

“It’s not the same,” he said, shaking his head.

“Yeah, but what if it’s cloudy or rainy and we go all that way and see a 0% eclipse?”

Kevin would not be happy.

A couple years ago, I drove less than a mile up the road to watch a lunar eclipse and that’s exactly what happened. Too many clouds and I saw a big bunch of nothin’.

Talk about a waste of time.

My wife thinks we should go. And she’s putting the pressure on. Doing that guilt thing.

“They’re our friends.”

“Yeah.”

“And they’re always doing stuff for us.”

“Yeah.”

“We’ve been wanting to go somewhere with them for a while, but it hasn’t worked out. We could do this.”

“Yeah.”

“It’s important to him.”

My friend celebrated his 60th birthday this month and this is what he wanted.

“Yeah. But then we’d have to reschedule our dentist appointments and you know that’s a real pain.”

“Yeah,” my wife agreed, “but we should do it!”

She was wearing me down, but I stayed strong.

“You could go,” I told her.

She gave me that look.

“I just don’t want to.”

Silence.

“They’ll be other things we can do with them.”

More silence.

I’m glad that’s settled.

I’d better go pack.

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Workforce Housing Project The Economic Development Authority announced The Aikens Group, a private developer from Winchester, Virginia, as the developer of the 36unit workforce housing apartment complex on 3.6 acres of land on Royal Lane in Front Royal, Virginia.

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The EDA has been working with The Aikens Group since November 2014, when they met. Based in Winchester Virginia, The Aikens Group is a premier development firm in the Shenandoah Valley that serves the Interstate 81 and Interstate 66 corridors from Martinsburg, West Virginia to Woodstock, Virginia: http://www.AikensGroup.com The EDA agreed to spearhead the project for The Aikens Group. By initiating and pulling the permits for the project, EDA has upheld its agreement to maintain confidentiality as requested by Aikens. With only a few more permits to be finalized, The Aikens Group is comfortable in announcing their plans for the 36-unit Royal Lane apartment complex. “The three-building complex will be a nice fit for the Town of Front Royal and we are excited to be working on another project in Warren County,” said Jason See WARREN, 26

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WARREN, from 25 Aikens, Aikens Group Vice President.

“We are pleased to see this project come to fruition,” said Greg Drescher, EDA’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. “This endeavor is an example of how our EDA has been willing to spearhead a unique project in order to have a positive impact on our community’s workforce. Our community has been talking about doing something to increase workforce housing options for well over 10 years. In the not-toodistant future we will be able to offer an upscale housing option for our middle class working citizens. Our hope is now that a workforce housing project is happening other private developers will see the economic benefit to adding additional workforce housing to our community. The EDA is proud to have gotten this project off the ground.”

Clear the Shelters August 19th On August 19, 2017 The Humane Society of Warren County, along with animal shelters across the country, is teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for homeless pets. HSWC will have fee waived adoptions during this one-day event.

The annual Clear the Shelters event, is a nationwide pet adoption initiative. Hundreds of shelters in 20 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico will participate in the one-day adoption drive.

The goal is to #ClearTheShelters by finding forever homes for as many animals as possible. More than 53,000 pets were adopted during last year’s event, but millions more remain homeless.

Shenandoah Valley Runners presents “Still Standing “5K Run On Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., runners will meet at Skyline High School at 151 Skyline Vista Drive, Front Royal, Va. for the Shenandoah Valley Runners presents “Still Standing “5K Run. There will be awards, a balloon release and door prizes immediately following the race.

Prizes are for 1st, 2nd place for male and female runners in the age groups of 10, 15-19, 20-19, 30-39, 40-49, 5059, 60-69 and 70 years old.

Packet pickup/race day registration is at 8:00 a.m.

Register online at http://bit.ly/ Standing5K2017 Registration fees are $20 through August 31 and $25 from September 1 to September 16. $1 off with SVR membership.

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St. Luke Community Clinic holds Annual Benefit St. Luke Community Clinic announces that its Annual Benefit will take place on Saturday, September 30th from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club, 134 Golf Club Circle in Front Royal, to raise funds which will be used to support the operation of the clinic.

Tickets for the event are on sale for $50 each. Tickets can be purchased by stopping by or mailing a check to the clinic at 316 N. Royal Avenue, Front Royal, VA 22630, made payable to St. Luke Community Clinic and

earmarked for “Annual Benefit” or by calling the clinic Monday through Thursday from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. at 540636-4325 to make a ticket purchase by major credit card.

Also featured this year is a raffle for $3,000 to be used toward the vacation of your choice. Raffle tickets will be available at the benefit for $25 per ticket.

Come prepared to purchase the winning ticket and experience this outstanding opportunity to plan your dream vacation!

United Way introduces new board game United Way of Front Royal-Warren County is introducing a new board

First things first:

before looking at any houses, get pre-approved by a local lender. Pre-approval tells you how much of a loan you qualify for and protects you from getting in over your head financially.

game and with the new board game being released, United Way will host the Front Royal Block Party event which will kick-off our 2017-18 Campaign season.

Join us for a BBQ dinner, silent auction, and putting tournament. The event is August 26, 2017, at Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club. The doors open at 5 p.m.

There are a limited number of sponsorships still available. Please contact us to have your name or company logo

included in the game.

Tickets are $60 per person and are available now.

Please contact Dawn Graves at info@frontroyalunitedway.org for more information.

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End of day awards per division/age and end of series awards, per division/age. Two out of three shows for qualifying. **Negative coggins required. **October 15 show to follow. (Rain date Oct. 22.) One time $10 fee for rider/horse combo to be included in show series.

More Info Call Debbi Garrett 540-422-1625 or Stacy Swain 540-635-4549 (WCEO) Disclaimer: Hold Harmless: The Warren County Fair Association, Warren County 4H program and the Extension Office, Skyline Riders Horse and Pet 4H, or any volunteers associated with the show, will not be responsible for any accidents to riders, their horses or spectators.

Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Jewel E. Hairston, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State, Petersburg. If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact VCE-Warren County at (540-) 635-4549 during business hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

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Friday, August 18 A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Civil War Weekend is a special annual event that offers rare opportunities to see many sites as they may have looked at the time of the war. This year, Civil War sites throughout the area will join together to provide unique opportunities to experience the area’s remarkable wartime story. Friday through Sunday: http://bit.ly/CWW2017 5pm - 11pm Friday Night Live on Loudoun St. in Old Towne Winchester. Unwind and enjoy all that Old Town Winchester has to offer at Friday Night Live! Friday Night Live is the perfect opportunity to meet up with friends, shop, dine and enjoy great live music, street performers and artisans. The Loudoun Street Walking Mall will be filled with music and activities and the Taylor Pavilion. August’s event will have a country theme featuring the return of Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe. Thom Shepherd is the writer of five #1 singles including “Redneck Yacht Club” recorded by Craig Morgan, “Riding with Private Malone” recorded

by David Ball, and Kyle Park’s “The Night is Young,” to name a few. Opening for Shepherd is Bud’s Collective, a popular bluegrass band from West Virginia. Explore and shop at more than 60 unique businesses ranging from apparel, jewelry, boutiques, art galleries, museums and more. Prior to the event, attendees can dine at any of the 35 restaurants located in Old Town Winchester.

There will also be a beer and wine garden available prior to and during the performances. In addition to the live music at the Taylor Pavilion, the Loudoun Street Mall will also be filled with entertainment. Acoustic music and street performers will create an entertaining atmosphere up and down Loudoun Street. Info: http://bit.ly/FNL201708 7pm Gazebo Gatherings Summer Concert Series is presented by the Blue Ridge Arts Council and sponsored in partnership with the County of Warren, the Town of Front Royal and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. At the Gazebo at the Village Commons, 414 E Main Street, Front Royal.

540-635-9909 http://blueridgearts.org/ 7pm BINGO at Front Royal Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 221 N Commerce Ave., Front Royal. Doors open at 5pm.

7pm History at Sunset at Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Rd. Middletown. “Attention - Company!” Civil War Soldier for an Evening. Have you ever attended a Civil War “living history” event or re-enactment and wondered about all those strange movements, battle formations and commands? Or the details of the various

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Join a Park Ranger for a hands-on interactive experience on the basics of Civil War drill. For adults and kids alike! Meet at Belle Grove Plantation Manor House (336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA). http://www. nps.gov/cebe Saturday, August 19 Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Civil War Weekend continues. (See description August 18.)

9am Winchester Car Caravan Tour at Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center, 1400 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. Winchester.

“A Gleam of Anxious Speculation: The African Americans’ Civil War in Winchester” - A Car Caravan Tour. As part of WinchesterFrederick County Civil War Weekend, Professor Jonathan Noyalas, Director of the McCormick Civil War Institute at Shenandoah University, will lead a car caravan tour of the Winchester area. The tour will depart from the Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center. FREE admission. For more information on the 2017 Civil War Weekend, visit: http://www.visitwinchesterva.com/civilwar-events For more information on the McCormick Civil War Institute, visit: http:// www.facebook.com/McCormickCivilWarInstitute 9am - 2pm Ice Cream Social at Front Royal Moose Lodge, 1340 John Marshall Highway, Front Royal. Women of the Moose Chapter 1194 invite you to attend our Ice Cream Social! Join us for delicious homemade ice cream (flavors - grapenut, cherry vanilla, vanilla, and pineapple) plus many toppings to choose from. Purchase by the scoop at $1 or by the quart at $7. Cotton

candy will also be available. Pre-orders for that take-home quart of ice cream may be placed by calling 540-692-5638.

9am - 1pm Old Town Winchester Farmers Market at Taylor Pavilion, 125 N Loudoun St. in Winchester. The 2016 Farmers Market hosted 15 vendors and had an average of over 1,000 people visit on Saturdays during the summer. The goal of the Old Town Farmers Market is to provide fresh, local food and agricultural products directly from farmers and producers to residents, while creating an enjoyable atmosphere that contributes to a prosperous downtown and promotes a sense of community in Old Town Winchester. The vendors will offer a wide variety of items for sale including inseason fruits, vegetables, artisan breads, cookies, cheese, grass fed beef, gluten free bread, cured meats, jam, eggs, honey and many other items (produce and items for sale may vary each week). All items were grown or produced within a 60-mile radius of Winchester. http://oldtownwinchesterva. com/old-town-farmers-market/ 9am - 3pm Front Royal Farmers Market today - possible cooking demonstrations and samples. Visitor Center Area located at Main and Chester Streets in Downtown Front Royal. https://www.facebook.com/ FrontRoyalFarmersMarket17/ 10am Guided Civil War Walking Tour at Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum, 20 N Loudoun St. Winchester. Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 20 N. Loudoun Street (in front of the Old Court House on the Loudoun Street Mall). $10.00 per person, payable to your guide. http://www.civilwarmuseum.org/ 11am - 7pm Winchester Greek Festival

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at Greek Orthodox Church, 1700 Amherst St. Winchester. The Annual Winchester Greek Festival will take place on Saturday, August 19th and Sunday, August 20th, 2017. Sample our legendary Greek cuisine and experience our renown Greek music and dance. Truly great fun for the entire family! A large selection of tasty Greek food is available. If you would like to learn more about the Holy Orthodox Christian Faith, informal guided tours of the Church are given by our Presiding Priest, Father Panagiotis.

Questions about the Faith and traditions are welcome. Also, the Book Store will be open offering religious items and reading material of the Orthodox faith. Other retail vendors will also be set-up to display their various items for purchase. Admission is free and ample free parking is available.

Greek cooking offers an incredibly rich and diverse array of foods that are the culmination of literally thousands of years of good living, cooking, and eating. While each Greek menu item offered is fresh and inviting, it is also a culinary trip to Greece. The talented ladies of the church work for days in advance of the festival creating delicious Greek food. http://dormition.va.goarch.org/ greek-festival/ 11am and 1pm Guided Walking Tour of Kernstown Battlefield. Learn about the Civil War at the Kernstown Battlefield. Meet at the Battlefield Visitors’ Center, 610 Battle Park Drive, Winchester, VA. FREE. Comfortable clothes and refreshments are advised. For further information call 540-8692896 or visit www.kernstownbattle.org Tour is available every Saturday, May-October, at 11am and 1pm.

4:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO at Front Royal Elks Lodge, 4088 Guard Hill Road, Front Royal.

Doors open at 4:30pm. Va. Bingo is open to the general public and there is no guest fee required to partake. Food and drinks are available at the Elks Cafe.

Dusk Outdoor Summer Movie Series: Space Jam at Clearbrook Park, 3300 Martinsburg Pike, Clear Brook, Va. Family fun flicks in the park—for FREE! Bring a chair and something to drink (and a blanket in case you get chilly at night) and join us for a family-friendly movie selection under the stars. Popcorn available for $1 per bag.

Saturday, August 19 at dusk at Sherando Park (Rotary Shelter.) SPACE JAM: Basketball superstar Michael Jordan and cartoon favorite Bugs Bunny team up with others in this 1996 animated/live action feature.

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Sunday, August 20 Sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Civil War Weekend continues. (See description August 18.)

11am - 4pm Peach Festival at Richard’s Fruit Market, 6410 Middle Rd. Middletown.

Family Fun Day on the Farm. Lots of kids games, activities and farm animal petting zoo, great food and music too! Oh, and did See CALENDAR, 28

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CALENDAR, from 27 we mention peaches? Peach ice cream, milk shakes, sparkling cider, smoothies, pies, muffins and more! http://www.richardsfruitmarket.com Noon - 7pm Winchester Greek Festival continues. (See description August 19.)

Noon - 4pm Front Royal Farmers Market today - possible cooking demonstrations and samples. Visitor Center Area located at Main and Chester Streets in Downtown Front Royal. https://www.facebook.com/ FrontRoyalFarmersMarket17/ Monday, August 21 Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Tuesday, August 22 A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers.

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday, August 23 A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

6pm - 7pm Front Royal Kiwanis Club Meeting. Back room of the Front Royal Diner.

August 19.)

2pm - 7pm Dynamic Life Ministries Youth Outreach at the Gazebo at Main and Chester St. Front Royal. Youth outreach with a band, information and bounce house.

Sponsored by Dynamic Life Ministries.

4:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO. (See description August 19.)

7pm - 11pm It’s a Small World Carnival Fundraiser at Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, 19 W Cork St. Winchester. It’s time for the Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum’s annual, adults only fundraiser!

This year’s carnival theme is “It’s a Small World: Discover It!” Explore cultures from all seven continents throughout the night, sample food, and participate in the Passport game! Bid on silent auction items and more!

Food and beverage included in the ticket, Live performers and music, Costume contest and prizes, Auction and raffles. http:// http://discoverymuseum.net/programsevents/carnival/ Sunday, August 27 Noon - 4pm Front Royal Farmers Market today - possible cooking demonstrations and samples. Visitor Center Area located

at Main and Chester Streets in Downtown Front Royal. https://www.facebook.com/ FrontRoyalFarmersMarket17/ Friday, September 1 7pm BINGO at Front Royal Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 221 N Commerce Ave., Front Royal. Doors open at 5pm.

Saturday, September 2 9am Appaloosa Festival at Skyline Ranch Resort, 751 Mountain Rd. Front Royal. Scythian’s Third Appaloosa Festival!!

Over 40 bands in two days! Featuring music - all kinds of music - Bluegrass, Celtic, Americana, Country and Folk. Festival attendees can enjoy camping, horseback riding, hiking, biking, canoeing, late night jams, local wine, craft beer, food and workshops.

540-635-4169 http://appaloosafestival.com/ 9am - 1pm Old Town Winchester Farmers Market at Taylor Pavilion, 125 N Loudoun St. in Winchester. (See description August 19.)

10am - 4pm FREE Special World War II exhibit at the Strasburg Museum, 440 E. King St. in Strasburg. The Strasburg Museum offers free admission for one day only for a special World War II exhibit. There

Thursday, August 24 Sunny, with a high near 83.

4:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO. (See description August 19.)

Friday, August 25 7pm History at Sunset at 8th Vermont Monument Site, 8739 Valley Pike, Middletown. Voices from the Valley- What soldiers wrote home at Cedar Creek. http://www.nps. gov/cebe 7pm Gazebo Gatherings Summer Concert Series is presented by the Blue Ridge Arts Council and sponsored in partnership with the County of Warren, the Town of Front Royal and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. At the Gazebo at the Village Commons, 414 E Main Street, Front Royal. 540635-9909 http://blueridgearts.org/ 7pm BINGO at Front Royal Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 221 N Commerce Ave., Front Royal. Doors open at 5pm.

Saturday, August 26 9am - 1pm Old Town Winchester Farmers Market at Taylor Pavilion, 125 N Loudoun St. in Winchester. (See description August 19.)

10am - 6pm Virginia Air Show at Front Royal-Warren County Airport, 229 Stokes Airport Road, Front Royal. Wing Walking, Barn Storming, Car Show Kids Play Area, Free balloon animals, face painting Food, fun and more.... plus The Flying Circus. 540635-3570.

11am - 6pm Belle Grove Wine Fest at Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Rd. Middletown. The Wine Fest is an annual favorite event at Belle Grove that will feature tastings from regional vineyards, music, chef demonstrations, vendors, and more! http://www.bellegrove.org 11am and 1pm Guided Walking Tour of Kernstown Battlefield. (See description

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will be: collector rifles; handguns; swords; American Signal Corps field telephones; military tableware/mess ware and canteens, along with the month-long exhibit for viewing. For the entire month of September, there will be other World War II memorabilia like: currency; medals; binoculars; compasses; bullets; a Hitler Youth pin; documents and letters. Some items are German, Japanese and American. For information, call 540-465-3175.

11am and 1pm Guided Walking Tour of Kernstown Battlefield. (See description August 19.)

9am - 3pm Front Royal Farmers Market today - possible cooking demonstrations and samples. Visitor Center Area located at Main and Chester Streets in Downtown Front Royal. https://www.facebook.com/ FrontRoyalFarmersMarket17/ 2:30pm Kneading in Silence: A Glimpse into the Life of the Enslaved Cook Judah at Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Rd. in Middletown. This 30 minute presentation discussing the life of Judah, the enslaved cook of Belle Grove. Purchased by the Hite’s with her two young boys, Judah remained their cook until her death in 1836.

This program will take place in the winter kitchen of the Belle Grove Manor House. Offered first Saturdays May - October. http:// www.nps.gov/cebe 4:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO. (See description Au-

gust 19.)

5pm - 9pm Helltown Cruiser’s Cruise In at the Gazebo, 414 E Main St Front Royal.

Music by DJ Freddie Welcome to Helltown Cruisers in Front Royal, Va. We enjoy getting together showing our cars and cruising around. Hope to see you there, no fees or costs. 540-450-7939.

Sunday, September 3 9am Appaloosa Festival continues.

(See description September 2.)

Noon - 4pm Front Royal Farmers Market today - possible cooking demonstrations and samples. Visitor Center Area located at Main and Chester Streets in Downtown Front Royal. https://www.facebook.com/ FrontRoyalFarmersMarket17/ Monday, September 4 Labor Day. The Town of Front Royal Business Offices will be CLOSED today. Trash and Recycling collection for this day will be Wednesday, September 6. There will be no yard waste collection this week.

Wednesday, September 6 5pm - 8pm Front Royal First Wednesday at the Gazebo, 414 E Main St. Front Royal. Kids activities, music, face painting, moon bounce and a few vendors. 540-6922406. Email: Dawn_26544@yahoo.com

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Thursday, September 7 Skyline Indie Film Fest. International, independent film festival featuring all genres, languages, and topics. The festival’s mission is to foster the indie film spirit, embrace, enjoy and celebrate indie films and filmakers with a critical review process and screening festival. The Skyline Indie Film Fest will be screening entries of movies at multiple venues in Winchester-Frederick County. A Festival Pass will provide entry to all screenings. http://skylineindiefilmfest. org/ 4:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO. (See description August 19.)

Friday, September 8 Skyline Indie Film Fest continues. (See description September 7.)

6pm - 9pm Gardens at Night: Alter Eagles at Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, 901 Amherst St. Winchester. A popular MSV tradition, Gardens at Night (GAN) offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy live music, check out the MSV exhibitions at night, and explore the Museum’s seven-acre Glen Burnie Gardens under dramatic nighttime lighting. Held from 6 to 9 p.m. on the second Friday of the months June through Septem-

ber, GAN also includes free activities for children and food, wine, and beer available for purchase. Mark your calendar for a summer of Gardens at Night fun at the MSV! Eagles tribute band Alter Eagles. Concerts take place outdoors on the MSV lawn, and both the gardens and galleries will be open throughout the night. Gardens at Night are FREE to MSV Members, children ages 12 & under, and—thanks to sponsor Navy Federal Credit Union—admission is also FREE to active military personnel and their families (including National Guard and Reserve).

Admission for all others is just $10 per person (includes concert, garden & exhibition admission). Save big on summer fun and become a Member. Additional fees apply for food and wine purchases. No outside food or drinks are permitted. Bring a chair. Rain or shine! http://www.theMSV.org 6pm Guided Civil War Walking Tour at Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum, 20 N Loudoun St. Winchester. Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 20 N. Loudoun Street (in front of the Old Court House on the Loudoun

CRIME OF THE WEEK Winchester City Crime of the Week - August 7, 2017 Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of East Piccadilly Street on Friday, July 28th, 2017, in reference to a strong armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim who stated a male attempted to steal her wristlet from her person, but was unsuccessful in doing so. The victim described the suspect as a black male with a gray beard, in his late 50’s, wearing a Yankee’s t-shirt, gray baseball cap, and khaki cargo shorts. The male was also riding a lime-green bicycle, and was last seen heading north on North Kent Street after the incident.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the male, or anyone with information regarding thus crime or any other crime, is encouraged to contact Crime Solvers at 540-665-TIPS (8477). You could receive up to a $1,000.00 reward if your information leads to an arrest. Please reference Incident Number 17029816.

Street Mall). $10.00 per person, payable to your guide. http://www.civilwarmuseum.org/ 7pm BINGO at Front Royal Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 221 N Commerce Ave., Front Royal. Doors open at 5pm.

Saturday, September 9 Skyline Indie Film Fest continues. (See description September 7.)

9am - 1pm Old Town Winchester Farmers Market at Taylor Pavilion, 125 N Loudoun St. in Winchester. (See description August 19.)

9am - 3pm Front Royal Farmers Market today - possible cooking demonstrations and samples. Visitor Center Area located at Main and Chester Streets in Downtown Front Royal. https://www.facebook.com/ FrontRoyalFarmersMarket17/ 11am and 1pm Guided Walking Tour of Kernstown Battlefield. (See description August 19.)

4:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO. (See description August 19.)

5pm Battlefield Series Program at Third Winchester Battlefield, Redbud Rd. Winchester. Battlefield Series Programs highlight particular stories and events related to the Battle of Cedar Creek and other Civil War sites in the Shenandoah Valley.

These programs allow visitors an opportunity to see sites not normally open, or widely accessible, to the general public. Battlefield Series programs are offered on select Saturdays, starting May 20th. Each program is free and lasts between 90 minutes to two hours. Attack & Flank: Third Winchester Walking Tour. To destroy Confederate Gen. Jubal Early’s Army of the Valley, Union Gen. Philip Sheridan attacked with two corps near Winchester on the morning of September 19, 1864. This ferocious battle was not decided until Sheridan unleashed a flank attack late in the day. Join Ranger Rick Ashbacker to walk the battlefield and see how this battle affected the outcome of the Civil War. Meet at the Third Winchester Visitor Center Parking Lot (541 Redbud Road, Win-

chester, Virginia). Admission: FREE. http:// www.nps.gov/cebe 6pm International Wine Tasting at Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Rd. Middletown. This fun, early evening event will showcase Woodstock Café owner and wine expert Coe Sherrod. Guests will be seated in the round as Mr. Sherrod presents eight international wines for tastings. Each one will be paired with a delightful tapas dish prepared by Chef Christa Nahhas. The evening conclude with a dessert bar and chance to enjoy a glass or two of your favorite pick! MENU: Course tapas paired with international wines, assorted dessert bar. $75 per person or $140 per couple. More information and tickets: http://bellegrove. org/calendar/wine_tasting Sunday, September 10 Skyline Indie Film Fest continues. (See description September 7.)

Noon - 4pm Front Royal Farmers Market today - possible cooking demonstrations and samples. Visitor Center Area located at Main and Chester Streets in Downtown Front Royal. https://www.facebook.com/ FrontRoyalFarmersMarket17/ 1pm 1862 in a Box Program at Kernstown Battlefield, 610 Battle Park Drive, Winchester. National Park Service – 1862 in a Box presentation. A ranger from the Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park will present the NPS’ 1862 in a Box presentation every second Sunday at 1 pm (9/10 and 10/8.) This 30 minute program provides an overview of the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. This interactive presentation uses the surrounding landscape features and various props (taken from a box) to “create” the Valley and place visitors “in the middle of the campaign.” http://kernstownbattle.org 4pm - 7:30pm Garden Theatre: As You Like It at Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, 901 Amherst St. Winchester. Enjoy a uniquely ‘Civil War’ twist on Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Bring a picnic and enjoy a uniquely ‘Civil War’ twist on Shakespeare’s

As You Like It a performed on the lawn of the Glen Burnie House. Play begins at 4 p.m.

FEES: MSV Members, SU Faculty and Students: $10; all others: $15. Purchase tickets online, at the door, or call 540-662-1473, ext. 240. http://www.themsv.org/event/msvgarden-theatre-you-it Monday, September 11 Restaurant Week in Old Town Winchester. Get your appetite ready for September 11-16 as Old Town Restaurant Week will have specials on the best food Winchester has to offer. Participating restaurants offer two people for the price of one at $25 (lunch only) or a three-course dinner menu for $30 each night they are open. Take this as an opportunity to dine on the cheap at some of your favorite restaurants, plus try out ones you’ve never been to before - but always wanted to go. Be sure to like Old Town Restaurant Week - Winchester on Facebook so you can stay up-to-date on who’s participating, what the menus will be, and special contests and prizes! http://www.winchesterrestaurantweek.com 7:30pm - 9:30pm The Front Royal Oratorio Society kicks off a new season on Monday, September 11, with rehearsals each Monday, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, at Front Royal United Methodist Church, 1 West Main Street, Front Royal. We invite interested singers (teens to seniors) to come join us. No audition is required. We’ll be learning beautiful choral arrangements of Christmas classics of all types, in preparation for our December Christmas concerts. Singing is a wonderful outlet for your creative energies and a great way to make new friends. For further information, call David Freese at (540) 635-4842, or email us at FrontRoyalSings@yahoo.com. Visit us online at http:// FROS.net Thursday, September 14 4:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO. (See description August 19.)

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CALENDAR, from 29 Friday, September 15 6pm History at Sunset at Sheetz, 1683 Berryville Pike, Winchester. The Bayonet Charge of the 8th Vermont and 12th Connecticut at Third Winchester at the Sheetz Parking Lot. 7pm BINGO at Front Royal Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 221 N Commerce Ave., Front Royal. Doors open at 5pm.

Saturday, September 16 Valley Fusion Festival at Willow Grove, 740 Merrimans Lane, Winchester. Discover the talent of the Shenandoah Valley at Valley Fusion Fest! A full day of jam, bluegrass, and funk, featuring live art, a visual art gallery, workshops with experts, and more! http://www.valleyfusionfest.com 9am - 1pm Old Town Winchester Farmers Market at Taylor Pavilion, 125 N Loudoun St. in Winchester. (See description August 19.)

9am - 3pm Front Royal Farmers Market today - possible cooking demonstrations and samples. Visitor Center Area located at Main and Chester Streets in Downtown Front Royal. https://www.facebook.com/ FrontRoyalFarmersMarket17/ 10am - 5pm Shenandoah Valley Apple Harvest Festival at Frederick County Fairgrounds, 155 Fairground Rd. Clear Brook.

The Shenandoah Valley Apple Harvest Festival held at the Frederick County Fairgrounds continues to grow with attendance over 7,500 people! The 2017 festival will have even more exciting new activities.

CRAFTERS. Over 100 local and Regional Artisans throughout the grounds and two (2) buildings. CANINE OBSTACLE COURSE. Since we are pet friendly, this new fun-towatch and fun-to-participate activity is our new fun element for our four-legged friends.

KIDZONE AREA with INFLATABLES. An area just for the kids with a Zorb Ball, Giant Slide, Obstacle and Bounce House, face painting and other fun activities. ANTIQUE CAR SHOW AND BINGO. TAP & CORK TASTING (HARD CIDERS & CRAFT BEERS). Artisans from throughout the region will be added to the lineup of festival

activities. Must be 21 and over with ID required. Tasting fee extra. Live entertainment nearby makes this a can’t miss attraction!

APPLE PIE EATING CONTEST HOSTED

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Thursday, September 21 4:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO. (See description August 19.)

Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church, 12 W. 1st Street, Front Royal. This catered event recognizes the 2017 recipients of the grant awarded each year to Warren County middle school-aged girls. Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased online at frwrc. org or at the door. RSVPs required by Sept.

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9am - 1pm Old Town Winchester Farmers Market at Taylor Pavilion, 125 N Loudoun St. in Winchester. (See description August 19.)

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Live! ticket, available at this link: http://www. smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/ museum/newtown-history-center/ 11am - 7pm Brew and Blues Festival at the Village Commons, 414 E Main St. Front Royal. Bring your family and enjoy a day of fun, delicious food, great live entertainment and, of course, beer tasting! Come and enjoy over 50 different beers from all

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