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It feels like the Ice Age has come back to Front Royal First-ever Ice Age Festival to be held in Martinsville on Jan. 20 to celebrate Virginia’s history
Experts believe that prehistoric Shenandoah Valley looked like presentday Lapland in Sweden during the ice age. To see more of what it may have been like in Virginia, the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, is hosting the first-ever Ice Age Festival on January 20, featuring mammoth-sized displays that took place thousands of years ago. Photo credit-oskar karlin from stockholm, sweden - A237917 037
By Carol Ballard Warren/Frederick County Report With temperatures way lower than average recently and lasting into and beyond the new year, in one of the longest and coldest cold snaps in many years, it’s not hard to imagine how the Shenandoah Valley felt during the ice age. Maybe to reflect this, on Saturday, January 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville will present the first-ever Ice Age Festival, featuring mammoth-sized displays showing how this area looked and events that took place here thousands of years ago. When looking at the layered Blue Ridge Mountains ranging from deep navy to a translucent shimmering azure, I wondered what the view would have been during the ice age, and began to look into the history of this area. We live in very old mountains, with a history of ancient settlements and people who were skilled in many areas. The Appalachians were first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains, before naturally occurring erosion began to wear them away, according to Wikipedia. Those of us who live here may not be aware of the Shenandoah Valley’s impact on American history, and the part Native Americans played in it, but they were here at least 10,000 years ago, and using their skills as hunters and gatherers. According to Wikipedia, “The Thunderbird Site near Limeton, south of Front Royal, is a major part of the Thunderbird Archaeological Dis-
trict and representative of the PaleoIndian Clovis culture in Virginia. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 because it yielded dense archaeological remains as well as evidence for what is quite possibly the oldest structure in North America,” according to Wikipedia. Not only are our mountains some of the oldest in America, we have evidence of one of the oldest settlements on the continent. Archaeologist William M. Gardner, of Thunderbird Associates in Wood-
Natives of the Thunderbird site near Front Royal may have lived in dwellings similar to these Powhatan huts of the same time period. Photo credit-Jamestown Settlement, Powhatan Village - National parks of the United States - Images of Virginia
stock, Va., and his team discovered several large, permanent villages near shoals on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River and downstream from where the North and South Forks of the Shenandoah River join. Some of these villages may have had as many as 1,000 residents. The seven bends of the sinuous Shenandoah River provided comfortable and fertile locations for early Native settlements and the Flint Run complex in Warren County was de-
veloped around 9,500 BC, archeologists believe. According to geologists, during the maximum extent of North America’s glaciers, the Shenandoah Valley would have looked like Lapland in northern Scandinavia today. “The mountains were snow-capped for much or all of the year. However, to date no evidence has been found of glaciers, but the mountain slopes would have been permanently frozen, rocky and partially covered with moss. At the peak of glacial expanse, sea level was about 360 feet lower than today, and Virginia might have extended another 100 miles to the east.
Beginning in the 1970s, some innovative Virginian archaeologists began excavating jasper and flint quarries along the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, southwest of Front Royal, and radio-carbon dating revealed that these sites dated from the warming period of the last Ice Age and extended into the Early Archaic Period or about 11,000 to 6,500 BC. “People of the Paleo-Indian Period were hunters and gatherers. Being a location where game was plentiful, the Shenandoah Valley attracted humans very early. Clovis points have been found there that have been dated to about 11,000 years ago. “The jasper was quarried near the mouth of Flint Run, then carried across the South Fork of the Shenandoah River to the Thunderbird and other sites and processed further on the other bank, maybe during the winter when the river was frozen over. “One major reason for why there were settlements in these areas was the discovery by Natives of good jasper/chert, the stone that flaked in the right pattern to form sharp edges for the essential spear and arrow points, drills, scrapers and cutting instruments. They pried chunks of cryptocrystalline quartz away from the less-useful limestone. The quartz had crystallized several hundred million years earlier from silica-rich fluids that had penetrated geologic faults. “And so Native Americans became the first geologists in Virginia. “At the Thunderbird base camp, excess rock was chipped off in chunks, See FESTIVAL, 4
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later to be processed into blades and points. Another site called the Fifty Site was close to a wetland that could have provided food. The Thunderbird base camp faced south and was sheltered from the strong winds of that era. Since Thunderbird Quarry was in use for 4,000 years, the site at the mouth of Flint Run is considered the first and the longest-used industrial site in Virginia. The quarry isn’t the only evidence we have of this area’s original inhabitants. The following information is taken from historian Richard Thornton’s series of articles about Native Americans of the Shenandoah Valley region who lived and hunted in the area before European contact, how they influenced early events of American history, and what archeological evidence remains of them. He wrote, “Near Front Royal at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Shenandoah were several mounds plus the ruins of a very large Indian town. The largest mound near Front Royal was a mound that was about 20-25 feet high and about 180 feet in circumference. Early settlers found many skeletons and artifacts in this mound. One of the artifacts was a ceramic pipe with a carved snake coiled around its bowl. A History of Shenandoah County, Va. by John Walter Wayland mentions that the British explorers who entered the valley in the late 1600s encountered remnants of a tribe they called the Shanantoa, Senantoa, or Cenuntoa, ancestors who left us their name for the River and Valley. Thornton quoted Samuel Kercheval who settled in the Shenandoah Valley in the early 1800s and published A History of the Shenandoah Valley in 1833. In his book, Kercheval wrote, “Along all our water courses evidences of Indian dwellings are yet to be seen.” Kercheval said that when settlers arrived in what is now Shenandoah County, virtually every farm in the bottomlands of the river and creeks contained pyramidal ceremonial mounds, dome-shaped burial mounds, low, cobblestone covered mounds, the ruins of large villages, or stone box crypt cemeteries. Some mounds survived to be field fortifications during the Civil War, but soon afterward were leveled. “Today, virtually nobody living in the Shenandoah Valley is aware that it once was filled with Native American mounds, earthworks, stone structures and large village sites,” Thornton wrote. So, if this period of history is fascinating to you, and you want to experience some of the ice age, you may want to go to the Virginia Museum of Natural History’s presentation of an Ice Age Festival on January 20 in Martinsville. Presenters will be on hand to provide activities and to show off fossils of a variety of animals from the time period. Museum researchers and cu-
As the climate warmed during the last part of the Ice Age, large mammals such as the Mastodon migrated into the Shenandoah Valley. Photo credit Charles R. Knight - http://paleo.amnh.org/artwork/knight/index.html
rators will also have special displays of Ice Age specimens from the VMNH collections. Face painting, games, crafts and other children activities will take place throughout the day Inside the museum’s Uncovering Virginia exhibit gallery are recreations of six research sites in Virginia where VMNH scientists and their colleagues have worked or are working. Virginia’s geological history provides a range of locations around the Commonwealth that span the time from
700 million to 300 years ago. Each research site within the exhibit features the site as it is today. Visitors enjoy a lab experience where they can examine fossil or archaeological evidence, while using the same tools as scientists to interpret that evidence. There are also video animations of the animals and plants that were alive at that time and in at that place. The Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville is presenting The Ice Age Festival on Saturday, January 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
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Local student writers honored for achievement Sixth Grade
Braeden Majors, First Place for “Christmas” (Front Royal Christian School) Mary Lindsey, Second Place for “The Special Haybale” (Front Royal Christian School) Emma Tutton, Third Place for “First Christmas” (Front Royal Christian School) Seventh Grade Maddox Lowe, First Place for “A Cuban Christmas” (WCDS) Dakota Cate, Second Place for “The Snowflake” (WCDS) Mary Beatrice Stanford, Third Place for “An Historic Christmas” (Home school) Charis Jacob, a home schooled 9th grader won third place Dec. 19th for “Snowflake Dance” in the 39th annual Holiday Writing Contest cosponsored by Samuels Public Library and the Royal Oak Bookshop.
Samuels Public Library in Front Royal held its annual reception for winners of the Holiday Writing Contest on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. This was the 39th annual contest, cosponsored by Samuels Library and the Royal Oak Bookshop. The following students were recognized for their achievement: Kindergarten Kateri Pilon, First Place for “Ella’s Christmas” (Home school) Hollis Justice, Second Place for “Candy Cane” (Mountain Laurel Montessori School) Clare Hencken, Third Place for “Christmas” (John XXIII Montessori Children’s Center) First Grade Thomas Baldwin, First Place for “An Animal Christmas” (Home school) Emily Scoville, Second Place for “Presents” (WCDS) Mateo Segura, Third Place for “The Kid Who Found a Tree!” (Hilda J. Barbour Elementary)
Fourth Grade Emma Veitenthal, First Place for “The Christmas Doll” (Mountain Laurel Montessori School) Lillian Miller, Second Place for “Winter Snow” (Hilda J. Barbour Elementary) C. J. Foreman, Third Place for “John’s Christmas” (WCDS) Fifth Grade James Brendan Stanford, First Place for “The First Day of Christmas Break” (Home school) Lynne Blank, Second Place for “A Christmas Surprise” (WCDS) Joseph Trumpetto, Third Place for “Santa Got Sick” (Mountain Laurel Montessori School)
Eighth Grade Timothy Tickal, First Place for “The Christmas Angel” (WCDS) Scott Scoville, Second Place for “Deep in the Woods on Winter’s Eve” (WCDS) Alex Phillippe, Third Place for “The Fish” (WCDS) Ninth Grade Keiley Tierney, First Place for “Peaceful Eve” (Front Royal Christian School) Sky Herndon, Second Place for “Winter Coldness” (Front Royal Christian School) Charis Jacob, Third Place for “Snowflake Dance” (Home school) Tenth Grade Hannah Johnson, First Place for “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (Front Royal
Third Grade Isabella Fidero, First Place for “The Truth of Christmas” (John XXIII Montessori Children’s Center) Carter Morgan, Second Place for “The Christmas Catastrophe” (Mountain Laurel Montessori School) Katarina Chapman, Third Place for “Christmas Eve” (John XXIII Montessori Children’s Center)
Mara Delmare, First Place for “The Reluctant Toy Maker” (Front Royal Christian School) Jordyn Sibert, Second Place for “The Christmas Miracle” (Front Royal Christian School) Jossie Maria Frederick, Third Place for “A Cheery and Meaningful Christmas” (Front Royal Christian School) Twelfth Grade Harmony Lindstrom, First Place for “Silent Night” (WCDS) Heather Ralls, Second Place for “A Walk Down Stargazer Trail” (Front Royal Christian School)
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Jennifer McDonald gave updates on status of projects at the end of 2017 By Timothy Ratigan Warren/Frederick County Report
At the last 2017 meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors on December 12, they heard from EDA Executive Director Jennifer McDonald about the progress of the Authority’s current projects in her end of the year report. McDonald announced that the Aikens Group will develop the Workforce Housing project for the Warren County Economic Development Authority (EDA) and is waiting for the approval
of the Town of Front Royal. McDonald went on to tell them about the Skyline Regional Justice Training Academy project. She said that the EDA has been approached by an investor willing to invest in building a regional training facility for the law enforcement academy, and that the EDA has spent $618,924 of the investor’s funds to date on the project, which is being funded by the investor with no EDA or Town and County funds involved. The EDA is working through budgeting and design issues and had
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hoped to break ground in 2017. McDonald told the board that the EDA continues to work with IT Federal on a scaled down version of the project. To date IT Federal has pulled $625,582 from the $10 million loan to cover costs associated with permitting. She listed Pennoni Engineering services; design services; and hauling dirt to the site to fill a 10-foot gap across the 30 acres, as well as other miscellaneous costs which required them to use money from the loan. The EDA initials and approves all invoices before money is pulled and invoices are paid, she said. The West Main Street plans have been approved by the Town, and they are ready for construction. Neither the Town nor County has been asked to fund any portion of this project nor have they been asked to provide any incentives to the company. IT Federal has a site plan approval from the Town and now awaits their decision on ownership of the proposed pump station. The pad site is ready and awaits approval to begin construction. The EDA continues to work with the Town and Pennoni Engineering on design plans for the West Main Street extension. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has approved a revenue sharing project and will contribute up to $650,000, with $5,000,000 of unmatched funds and $150,000 of matched funds. The $150,000 matched funds will come from IT Federal. This is a Town of Front Royal project and will be funded by them. A tax is currently being collected to offset the cost of this road. A total of $46,016 has been paid in the fiscal year of 2017 by the EDA
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A look at Front Royal’s Love Revival Ministry Page 8 • Warren/Frederick County Report • Mid January, 2018
The congregation of a recent Love Revival Ministry service is seen here worshiping at 15 W. Jackson Street in Front Royal.
Bryan Keyser, born and raised in Front Royal, has returned after years of university training and traveling as a missionary to bring a new kind of message back home with The Love Revival Ministry.
By Carol Ballard Warren/Frederick County Report Bryan Keyser, born and raised in Front Royal, has returned after several years of university training and traveling as a missionary to bring new kind of message back home with The Love Revival Ministry. “I wanted to bring unity with other churches in a creative way, and dissolve the divisions in religions. It’s all about love,” he said in a recent interview. Beginning in August of 2017,
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with the official launch held on the first Monday in September, he began having services on Monday evenings at 7pm and open prayer hours on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both the services and the open prayer are held at 15 W. Jackson Street in Front Royal, formerly the site of a newspaper, and more recently, a Baptist Church. They draw about 60 people on average to their Monday night meetings he said, and the service lasts about two hours, but people can stay until midnight if they want to do more praying or communicating with each other. Keyser said his family growing up was not overly religious, and attended church but not regularly, and it was pretty old school, with a strict dress code which included wearing a coat and tie. He said he became an atheist at the age of fifteen and was “pretty radically against religion or anything to do with God.” But, “When I was 17, I had a religious experience in my room at home, and felt love, joy and a reason for being here, and why I want to live. Knowing God should be the highest priority of humans.” He went to Liberty University to study business and economics, but found a deeper purpose. As he and friends attended services in private homes or sometimes in classrooms, he witnessed heal-
ings. Keyser said he saw surgical implants dissolve inside people’s bodies, blind eyes opening and people who were in wheelchairs getting up and standing to walk. He started believing that God is real – and not just on Sunday mornings. Keyser traveled to several major college campuses to minister to them and saw “amazing, miraculous things,” he said. He and the friend he calls his “spiritual mom,” Gale Jarvis, have recently spent time organizing another Love Revival Ministry campus in Roanoke.
“She has cared for my destiny,” Keyser said. In Roanoke, he spent two years as pastor at the Campus of Ministry Center, and called it, “an amazing time” and where he heard God’s voice. He also traveled full time doing missionary work in Jamaica, South Africa and Nicaragua. He was traveling with an older man called Larry Trump, who has been doing the work for 15 years and said they had “huge, huge meetings with thousands of people being healed.” He described how the way they
traveled was different than most missionaries, who usually stay in hotels. They stayed with the poor people, sometimes sleeping on dirt floors (even in the unexpected company of wandering, visiting ducks in the room) and showered in a creek behind the place they were staying. They took their message up and down the east coast as well. But when he felt God was sending him to Front Royal, he was reluctant to return. “I like big cities like Washington, D.C. and New York City. I also like good coffee and like being around a lot of people,” he said. But he moved back to Front Royal two years ago when he was 23. “I believe that the Lord can speak through dreams and can speak to us in a still small voice, and wants to talk to all of us. I felt the Lord wanted me to establish a ministry in Front Royal, so I want to build a community locally,” he said. He described some of the things they have done so far. They offer food and good coffee, Keyser promised. The food
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is mostly snacks like carrot and celery sticks, small sandwiches, pretzels, fruit, cake, cookies and brownies. He calls their coffee shop Encounter coffee, and it’s only open during the services. “But, one person’s snack is another person’s meal,” he added, referring to feeding the homeless, which they also do. On Christmas day they held a dinner for 50 people and gave gifts and candy to those who didn’t have presents for their children. “We served chili and soup all night long, and even a couple of police officers came by and had dinner. We want to do more for feeding people,” he said. “We don’t care how people dress, or their race, whether they have money or social status. I can preach in a hat and t-shirt and my “holy” jeans. I keep it about love and keep it simple,” Keyser said. They don’t have a formal membership, and everyone is accepted. Bryan, who doesn’t want to be called Reverend, said it’s like a family, where people are just accepted and don’t need to join. “It’s not our job to judge, and we don’t pass an offering plate around,” he explained. There’s a basket for donations, but he says he doesn’t preach
about money or ask for specific amounts. “One reason people don’t go to church is they feel they have to give money,” he said, and added, “another cool thing we don’t do, is try to take people away from their regular church. He said they’ve had about 35-40 different churches represented in their congregation in the four months they’ve been open. “There are 10,000 denominations in the world. It was not the plan of Jesus. It’s really amazing to see that we’re bringing unity and gathering around love and the presence of God to a divided religion,” he said. Another feature of the ministry is to bring in special speakers, like traveling evangelists or musicians, from other churches. Some have come from Pennsylvania, Richmond and Winchester, and he says it’s ok to have people different from him, as long as their message is in line with teachings of Jesus. They’ve invited 10-12 live worship leaders since they opened, and they have offered people a different perspective from what he gives. He said he preaches maybe twice a month, and feels there’s a new model for worshiping God. “I like to mix it up,” he explained.
Keyser describes the services like this, “It’s all about love; people come and go as they please. It’s free, exciting worship, and sometimes people can dance or raise their hands, but others stay quietly in the back of the room.” The actual message is short because it’s a week night and people have to go to work the next day, but the prayer room is open until midnight. People sometimes do art work there, or write in their journals, or students can do their homework. Or they can pray, and get a chance to testify about what’s going on in their lives, or ask for prayer. He also said that if he is invited, he will go to pray for others. Children are welcome to accompany their parents and there’s a side room for them to play games with a parent present to supervise. He said he loves kids and feels they have the holy spirit, not just a junior version of it, but the “full holy spirit,” and mentioned one little boy who dressed like a Power Ranger and danced. “I believe God enjoys that. God is a happy God, with a smile on His face, and loves to see children goof off and have fun,” he concluded. Love Revival Ministry is located
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Board of Supervisors names new leadership Page 10 • Warren/Frederick County Report • Mid January, 2018
Carter, Murray tapped as Board supports new county hospital
This is the view of the board’s seats that greeted press and audience members prior to the election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Warren County Board of Supervisors.
Tony Carter, newly minted chairman of the Warren County Board of Supervisors addresses the board after his election.
By Timothy Ratigan Warren/Frederick County Report Happy Creek District Supervisor Tony Carter is the new chairman of the Warren County Board of Supervisors and North River District Supervisor Daniel Murray is the new vice chairman.
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the list of frequently asked questions as well. While the hospital has successfully recruited several highly skilled physicians in recent months, the inability to expand at its current location could potentially hinder the hospital’s ability to recruit and retain physicians and other highly skilled staff members to provide specialized services close to home.” At the conclusion of Stanley’s presentation, Supervisors voted to approve the Certificate of Public Need for the new Warren Memorial Hospital campus on Leach Run Parkway on a 5-0 vote, putting the process of building the new campus one step closer. – tim@areaguides.com
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Front Royal dives into Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Page 12 • Warren/Frederick County Report • Mid January, 2018
“Give me needs and not the dreams. I want a balanced budget.” – Vice Mayor Tewalt
Vice Mayor Eugene Tewalt and Councilman Jacob Meza look over the wish list of items requested by town staff for the Fiscal Year 2018/19 Budget.
By Timothy Ratigan Warren/Frederick County Report With the New Year barely 48 hours old, the town staff presented the Front Royal Town Council with an extensive list of what the council could expect to deal with during the months-long process of preparing for and passing the next fiscal year’s budget. At the first council work session of the year, held on January 2, 2018, the Front Royal staff wasted no time in presenting to the coun-
cil their “wish list” of big ticket items for the next fiscal year budget. The list was almost three pages long and broken up into six sections. These included: Staffing/Salary Changes Services Machinery and Equipment Vehicles Buildings and Structures Infrastructure Town Manager Joseph Waltz was quick to inform the council
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Councilman Jacob Meza comments on the town staff’s long list of items requested for the Fiscal Year 2018/19 Budget.
quests for seven figure items. One of those is the Streets Department requesting $1,088,632 for their secondary paving plan. Winner of the most amount requested was the waste water treatment plant with a $3,200,000 request for their Design Phase II of the plant’s upgrade.
Council also looked at a long list of vehicle requests. These were: Front Royal Police Department request/wish to replace some of their aging patrol vehicles, the 2015 Ford Explorer and two 2016 Ford Explorers. The cost to replace those vehicles would an esti-
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Front Royal Mayor Hollis Tharpe and Town Council welcomed the new Town Manager Joseph Waltz in 2017.
By Carol Ballard Warren/Frederick County Report While the rest of the country and the world were involved in dramatic events, both positive and negative, the members of the Front Royal Town Council and Warren County Board of Supervisors continued conducting business as usual, working hard to keep things running smoothly in the Town and County and staying busy with community projects in 2017. Outgoing Chair of the Warren County Board of Supervisors, Linda Glavis, County Administrator Douglas P. Stanly, new Supervisors’ Chairman Tony Carter and Front Royal’s Mayor Hollis Tharpe agreed to talk about 2017, and their goals for projects outlined for 2018. “We were fortunate to have seen the fruition of a number of special accomplishments in 2017. The completion of the Leach Run Parkway, the new Warren County Middle School, and the South Fork River Bridge projects top the list in my opinion. All of these
have been much needed and fully supported by the Warren County Board of Supervisors and Front Royal Town Council,” said Linda Glavis. Warren County Administrator Douglas Stanley agreed with her and had three at the top of his list of accomplishments for 2017. The first one was completion of Leach Run Parkway. The 1.3-mile, four-lane parkway connecting Happy Creek Road to John Marshall Highway gives residents from the eastern part of the county improved accessibility and increases access to Happy Creek Technology Park and the rest of the Town of Front Royal. The new Warren County Middle School is located at the Happy Creek Road end of the Parkway and was another success for 2017. “When the County and School Board selected the site for the new middle school, it wouldn’t have
been workable without the Parkway,” Stanley said. It was made possible by the participation of four entities which are: The Town of Front Royal; Warren County; the Economic Development Authority (EDA) and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The road was funded through a revenue sharing agreement with VDOT with VDOT matching the local contribution dollar for dollar. The local share was $6 million and VDOT’s also $6 million. The local share of the debt service was split using the EDA’s capital funding formula with the County paying 66 percent and the Town 34 percent. “Without all four partners at the table, the project would not have happened,” Stanley said. Stanley noted that this year will also see the completion of several other projects that have been planned for a number of years. These are: the ongoing Town expansion of wastewater treatment, which is close to being finished; completion of South Fork Bridge. The $72 million South Fork Bridge project has been in the works for several decades; the decision to move forward on the new Rivermont Fire Station; the near completion of the Ressie Jeffries Elementary School renovation project. Improvements include a new roof, expanded parking lot, a new entrance with security features, central air and heat, new windows, doors, floors
Leach Run Parkway is the 1.3-mile, four-lane parkway connecting Happy Creek Road to John Marshall Highway was completed in 2017. The new Warren County Middle School is located at the Happy Creek Road end of the Parkway and was another success for 2017. Courtesy Warren County Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Office
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installation of the music park. The Board voted to fund the Outdoor Harmony Lorraine LeHew Hultquist Music Park, which was installed in Rockland Park and made into the shape of a violin by Warren County staff ; completion of four practice fields and two parking lots at Rockland Park. installation of field lights for a field at Skyline Soccerplex. His projections for 2018 are to: complete the Ressie Jeffries Elementary School playground; complete the construction of Morgan Ford Bridge. The bridge will be wider, safer and elevated so it won’t flood as frequently, and will provide greater accessibility for law enforcement and fire and rescue staff to provide coverage for the Rockland and Howellsville areas. It remains on schedule for completion for June 2018; completion of installation of new communications system for Warren County Sheriff ’s Office; bid and start construction of new Rivermont Fire Station; renovate portions of Health and Human Services Complex for an alternative school and Registrar’s Office; complete design and start construction of the Appalachian Trail Connector; adopt the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 budget; adoption the Fiscal Year 20182020 capital improvement plan; start the review of the Comprehensive Plan; complete personnel policy amendments and salary study.
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The Town of Front Royal has made major strides in 2017 and in an interview with Front Royal’s Mayor Hollis Tharpe, he also mentioned several projects that he is proud of. He said he considered that the solar farm, which he said is up and running, was one of the best achievements this year. Also, they enabled the STOP program to prevent pedestrian deaths. “We put in crossing lights and went through every street in town to paint new marked cross walks. We left no stone unturned,” he said. Mayor Tharpe also commented on some of the joint projects that they achieved success with by working with the county One was forming the Tourism Committee and the other was adopting a county and town dog tethering ordinance, initiated by Warren County resident and animal rights activist Carol Vorous.
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On November 27, Front Royal Town Council approved the second reading of a dog tethering ordinance mirroring one passed on September 19 by Warren County Board of Supervisors. “I voted for that. This was extremely important, and I admire her efforts. Dogs can’t unchain themselves. I’ve been hearing on the scanner from people complaining that dogs are tied up in this cold weather. Animal Control is going around educating people. If you can save one dog, that’s one dog saved,” he said. He had many of the same list of goals for 2018 as County Administrator Stanley. But he wanted to mention something they did in town independent of the County. “Another change, which may be small potatoes to some, but huge for the Maddox Funeral people whose business been there since 1800s, was naming the alley be-
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then MODE Partners came forward with a proposal calling for its possible demolition. Then the Board of Architectural Review denied a request to allow the Economic Development Authority’s appeal of the BAR’s decision. This cleared the way for the inn’s demolition. “I’ll be happy when the decision is made whether to refurbish or rebuild Afton Inn,” he concluded. Other challenges he faced in 2017 were: to find a new town manager. The Town Council chose Director of Energy Services Joseph Waltz to be Front Royal’s town manager. to replace Police Chief Norman Shiflett, who resigned May 1. They replaced him with Kahle Magalis, a major with the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office. to fill the seat vacated by Tharpe following his election as mayor in November 2016. Council appointed Christopher Morrison to fill the vacancy. to fill the seat vacated by Bébhinn Egger. Council appointed Gary Gillispie to fill the vacancy. Tharpe also talked a little about the budget decisions to be faced. “Whether the Town raises taxes or cuts services is unknown, because we’re just starting the process, but hopefully not. I’ve been on the Council for 12 years, and have never seen when we had to cut services. We’ve always found an avenue by working with the County or the EDA. I have the best Council to work with. Without them, the mayor is nothing,”
he said. He concluded by expressing his intention to continue a good working relationship with other local entities. “Our rapport with the county is outstanding. It has also been very important to have consensus on the council. We no longer have bickering in the council and we’re hoping to work well with the County and EDA. We’re very fortunate to be able to work with them, and a lot of projects have been completed because of working together with them. We’re like a family of 15 and have to get along because we’re going to play in the same sandbox,” he conclud-
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New Year’s Eve Firearms Arrest 1
On January 1, 2018 at approximately 12:03 a.m. deputies responded to the 100 block of Star Tannery Road for the report of shots fired into a residence. The victim reported finding a bullet lying on his kitchen floor. The bullet had come through his wall into the kitchen cabinet and fell to the floor by the refrigerator. The victim stated the neighbors across the street were firing guns at midnight. Deputies went across the street and interviewed the neighbors. They stated they were having a New Year’s Eve get together and one subject went out side and fired several shots from a pistol. Michael Priola, 26, from Browntown stated he had fired around five shots from a .40 caliber pistol. Mr. Priola was arrested and charged with reckless handling of a firearm and shooting into an occupied dwelling. Mr. Priola was held until sober and then will be released on a $5000 unsecured bond. New Year’s Eve Firearms Arrest 2 On January 1, 2018 at approximately 12:54 a.m. deputies responded to the 100 block of Homer Drive for someone shooting a firearm in the subdivision. When deputies arrived on the scene they heard gunshots coming from the rear of a residence. They talked to the resident, Robert McDonald, 70, about the shooting.
Mr. McDonald stated that he was shooting at 2-liter bottles on his deck railing with a .223 rifle and a .9mm handgun. Mr. McDonald was missing the bottles and the bullets were traveling through his wooden privacy fence towards a roadway. Mr. McDonald was arrested and charged with reckless handling of a firearm and held on a $3500 secured bond. Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Cruiser Struck On January 1, 2018 at approximately 11:49 p.m. deputies responded to Fairfax Pike trying to locate a vehicle that had been involved in an accident and had left the scene. Deputy Cullers was checking the 1500 block of Fairfax Pike when he observed a front bumper lying in the ditch beside the roadway. Deputy Cullers pulled over to check out the bumper. Because of the narrowness of the road, his vehicle was still partially in the roadway. Deputy Culler activated his emergency lights and exited his cruiser. While Deputy Culler was out of his vehicle, Justin Kayatin, 47, from Boyce struck the left rear of Deputy Culler’s 2014 Ford Taurus cruiser. Mr. Kayatin’s 2014 Kia rolled over on its side, after impact, trapping Mr. Kayatin temporarily. Frederick County Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and extradited Mr. Kayatin from the vehicle. Mr. Kayatin was not injured from the accident. The Virginia State Police investigated the accident and charged Mr. Kayatin with driving under the in-
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On Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at approximately 6:45pm, the police were called to 339 ½ Kendrick Lane for an assault that had just taken place. Jamie Jocelyn, 23-year-old Front Royal resident, was transported to Warren Memorial Hospital with minor injuries after an assault with her husband and another female. Kevin Kannard, 25, was charged with 18.2-57.2 Domestic Assault and Battery and was held on a $1,500 secured bond. Cassandra Durham, 26, was charged with 18.2-51 Malicious Wounding and was held without bond until her next court date. A protective order was also issued on behalf of the victim. Anybody with further information on this incident is advised to contact Officer Tyler Smith at (540) 635-2111 or tasmith@frontroyalva.com Robberies On December 25, 2017 at approximately 9:19 p.m. deputies responded to the 7-11 on Millwood Pike for a reported armed robbery. The clerk reported that a white female brandishing a silver handgun entered the store and demanded money. The clerk gave her the money from the cash drawer. The female left the store with an undetermined amount of money and ran to Delco Plaza. She jumped into the passenger seat of a smaller black truck that was parked in Delco Plaza. The truck left the area heading east on Millwood Pike. No one was injured during the robbery. The female is described as a white female, 5-5, smaller build, wearing black pants and coat, a white beanie hat, black sunglasses, and a green scarf covering her face. On December 23, 2017 at approximately 12:49 a.m. deputies responded to the 200 block of Channing Drive for a strongarmed robbery. The female victim had been communicating with the suspect over the website “Let Go”, trying to buy an iPhone 6. The victim met with the suspects and was
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On December 22, 2017, The Warren County Sheriff ’s Office executed an arrest warrant on White Lane in Front Royal. Deputies arrested Stephen Holland, 65, from Front Royal for having sexual contact with a child under the age of 13 years of age. Holland was charged with one count each of 18.2-67.3 Aggravated Sexual Battery and 18.2-67.2 Object Sexual Penetration. The investigation is still active. Holland was being held without bond at the R.S.W. Regional Jail. Anyone with information in reference to this incident please contact Sergeant Maxfield (540) 635-7100 or (540) 636-5977. South Carolina Man Faces Multiple Charges After He Shoots at VSP Troopers A South Carolina man is in custody after shooting at Virginia State Police following a pursuit up Interstate 95 that ended in Spotsylvania County. Jerrell C. Richardson, 21, of Greenville, S.C., is being held without bond at Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford, Va. After consultation with the Spotsylvania County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Virginia State Police charged Richardson with on one felony count of eluding police, one felony count of assault on a police officer, possession of marijuana, driving without a valid operator’s license, reckless driving and operating a vehicle without headlights. Additional charges are pending. The incident began at approximately 8:40 p.m., Dec. 25, when
Virginia State Police received a Be On the Look Out (BOLO) bulletin from the Dinwiddie County, Va. Sheriff ’s Office for a 2015 Ford Escape. At approximately 9:40 p.m., Henrico County Police and Virginia State Police troopers located the Ford Escape at a gas station at Chamberlayne Avenue and Route 1. When the Henrico officer and State trooper approached the Ford Escape, the suspect vehicle fled the parking lot. State Police initiated a pursuit of the suspect vehicle, which had been reported stolen at gunpoint at a gas station earlier Monday evening in Thomasville, N.C. The pursuit continued north on Interstate 95 with the Ford Escape reaching speeds in excess of 120 mph. As the Ford Escape entered Spotsylvania County, it rammed a state trooper’s vehicle at least twice. At the 119 mile marker, the driver – Richardson - bailed from the Ford Escape as it was still moving and ran on foot towards the median. As the troopers pursued Richardson on foot, he shot at the troopers. One trooper returned fire, but Richardson continued into the wooded median. Interstate 95 was consequently closed in both directions for the safety of all motorists and a perimeter established to contain Richardson within the median. State police K9 and tactical teams along Fairfax County Police Aviation responded to the scene to search for the armed subject. At approximately 12:50 a.m., Dec. 26, Richardson was located and surrendered to state police. He was taken into custody without further incident. State police did recover a firearm at the scene and marijuana from inside the stolen Ford Escape. At the time of his arrest, it was discovered that Richardson had been shot during the exchange of gunfire with the trooper. He was immediately transported to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Va., for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. He was treated and released later Tuesday morning. No Virginia State Police troopers or motorists were injured during the pursuit or shooting. The Spotsylvania County and Caroline County sheriff ’s offices responded to the scene to assist State Police.
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The 2018 Games I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty much footballed out. After the college Division I championship, the other professional league, the NFL, will decide who’s No. 1 with its playoffs and the Super Bowl, of course. The Super Bowl has become a grotesque salute to so much of what makes America what we are these days: extremely expensive excess that is only for the filthy rich; a garish halftime show; the intrigue this year about which players will ignore its contrived patriotism; and, certainly, the game itself, with injuries on seemingly every play. But most of all, the event fills the need for some venue to show those grossly expensive, clever commercials. It’s a financial orgy that only the U. S. of A. could present. I wouldn’t miss it. Like so many in this country, I’m also mesmerized by our nonstop political unnecessary roughness. I am hooked by its bizarre characters and gross plot twists. It, too, has come to symbolize the worst of America, with greed and malice taking over a system that is supposed to serve the people but serves only a few of them -- the wealthy rulers who put in office the lackeys who will obediently protect their interests. But yes, I tune in religiously, along with everyone else. And, there will be some thriller matchups to begin the new year. That’s because, appropriately, Congress has punted everything to
is January 12, 2018. Recipients will be announced in March 2018. Applications are available at Samuel’s Public Library and The Front Royal Women’s Resource Center at 27 Cloud Street, Front Royal. Applications are also available on the website: http://www.frwrc. org or by calling or emailing the office at 540-636-7007, wrc@frwrc.org. If you have a dream or know someone in your life who has a dream and needs a financial boost to make it happen, this is your opportunity. Begun in 1999, the Front Royal Women’s Resource Center grant programs have provided over $95,000 in scholarships and grants to support educational opportunities and professional development to 138 women and girls in Warren County. The Front Royal Women’s ReJanuary. On Jan. 19, funding for the government runs out, meaning if the two parties can’t come to some sort of big creative give-and-take, we’ll finally have that government shutdown that has been avoided so far through schemes that delay the inevitable, the only agreements that anyone has been able to reach. That is going to require some deal on, among other contentious issues, the Dreamers. The Dreamers are the thousands of illegal immigrant children who, thanks to an order from President Donald Trump, will be forced to leave the nation where they were raised and deported to countries they haven’t seen since infancy. Everyone at least pays lip service to the idea that their plight should be solved, except that Trump insists the deal must include some funding for his wall. Put Democrats down in the “no way” column. That’s not the only play to be called in this disaster of a game we call the government of the United States. There’s the debt ceiling. Congress must approve a raise in the ceiling, and soon. Actually we’ve already hit the ceiling, but our Treasury officials have been performing financial sleight of hand so that the government can keep borrowing. At stake ultimately would be the ability to make the national debt payments and avoid the historic international embarrassment of the U.S. defaulting on its sovereign debt. Oh, I almost forgot that this is election year. It’s the midterms, when all of the House seats are up, and a third of the Senate’s. Thanks to Donald Trump, Democrats see an opportunity to take over both if they can get organized. That’s a huge “if.” In fact, this year’s campaign is the real Super Bowl. Nothing else matters to these guys but being elected. The more accurate name for it would be the Stupid Bowl. (c) 2017 Bob Franken Distributed by King Features Synd.
source Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1996 to provide a support network for women in the Warren County area through programs, information and education. Visit our website frwrc.org and follow us on Twitter @FRWRC. Exceptionally Cold Temperatures Lead to Higher Electricity Use Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) wants to make member-owners aware that with the recent stretch of bitterly cold temperatures, higher electric bills could result because of increased electric use. Wintertime usually means higher heating bills, but the
The Man Who Saved Civilization This year’s best movie about a spirited band of resisters fighting an empire of evil isn’t the latest entry in the “Star Wars” franchise, but “Darkest Hour,” an extraordinarily deft and moving depiction of the outset of Winston Churchill’s prime ministership during World War II. Cabinet meetings and political intrigue aren’t the most natural cinematic material, although the underlying event in “Darkest Hour” is one of the most dramatic in modern history: One man standing defiant before the onslaught of an enemy army, rallying his nation with his willpower and words. Discounting for Hollywood embellishments, the movie is worthy of this story, which is high praise indeed. In particular, Gary Oldman’s portrayal of Churchill is so compelling that the Academy Award for best actor should be signed, sealed and delivered to him right now. Upon taking power, Churchill faced disaster on every front in the war, yet bucked internal political pressure to explore a deal with Adolf Hitler. In his marvelous history of this crucial interlude, “Five Days in London: May 1940,” the great historian John Lukacs writes, “Then and there he saved Britain and Europe, and Western civilization.” In 1937, Churchill’s reputation had been at a low ebb, but he recovered on the strength of his acuteness about Hitler. When Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich, Churchill gave a speech in the House of Commons declaring “we have sustained a total and unmiti-
temperatures have been remarkably cold recently, and for longer periods of time. With highs only in the lower to mid 20s, significant increases in electric bills could be possible. With temperatures staying at or below the freezing mark, more people stay inside, and more electricity is being used to heat homes and businesses, which leads to higher total electric bills. Rates have not increased for any of SVEC’s member-owners during this time period. Higher bills this time of year are a direct result of greater electricity consumption. SVEC understands memberowners’ concerns about these unusually high bills. The Cooperative would like to remind gated defeat.” Britain’s position slid downward from there. The same day that Churchill became prime minister, Hitler’s army invaded Western Europe in earnest, sweeping all before it and eventually trapping the British at Dunkirk. Given the circumstances, the desire of Viscount Halifax, Churchill’s inherited foreign secretary, to explore peace terms wasn’t unreasonable, just profoundly wrong. Churchill opposed any deal. He was convinced, Lukacs notes, “that such a settlement, under any conditions, could not be counter-balanced by a maintenance, let alone a guarantee, of British liberty and independence.” Churchill bent a little toward Halifax when he initially felt it politically necessary, but ground him down and ultimately outmaneuvered him. In a key episode, Churchill went to the larger Cabinet and won overwhelming approval for his stalwartness. Here, he made his famous statement, “We shall go and we shall fight it out, here or elsewhere, and if at last the long story is to end, it were better it should end, not through surrender, but only when we are rolling senseless on the ground.” After the war, Churchill wrote of the reaction of his colleagues: “Quite a number seemed to jump up from the table and came running to my chair, shouting and patting me on the back. There is no doubt had I at this juncture faltered at all in leading the nation, I should have been hurled out of office.” He didn’t falter. Churchill tapped into and built up the resolve of the British people. “There was a white glow,” he wrote later, “overpowering, sublime, which ran through our island from end to end.” The so-called Great Man theory of history might be overly simplistic, but history indisputably has its great men. “Darkest Hour” does justice to one of them. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. (c) 2017 by King Features Synd., Inc.
member-owners to control electricity use by being aware of how much energy is being consumed, and taking appropriate conservation measures. Information about how to best conserve energy is on SVEC’s Web site at www.svec. coop, and Energy Saver booklets are available at all district offices. Also, the free and voluntary Beat the Peak program helps the Cooperative hold down electric rates by getting member-owners to reduce consumption during high peak demand times. More information on this program is available at www.SVECBeatThePeak.coop Samuels Public Library Receives Grant from Wells Fargo Samuels Public Library today announced the receipt of a Community Connection Grant to support general operating expenses from Wells Fargo, for use in the Youth Services department. The grant was awarded as part of Wells Fargo’s Community Connections program, which provides local branch managers the opportunity to make a $1,000 charitable contribution on behalf of Wells Fargo to a nonprofit of their choice. “We appreciate the generosity and support of Wells Fargo as we strive to serve the children and teens of the Warren County area. Knowing that we have the support of Wells Fargo locally and corporately is very encouraging,” stated Michal Ashby, Youth Services Supervisor. “Wells Fargo targets its giving to have the most impact on the local communities that they serve. We are very happy to have been selected for this grant by Andrea Domenick at Front Royal’s Royal Avenue branch.” Samuels Public Library is a community resource which enhances the quality of life for residents of Warren County/Front Royal by fulfilling their personal, occupational and recreational needs through services, programs, and a collection of materials that is current, balanced and responsive to those needs. The Library strives to stimulate and broaden community interests in literature, reading and learning, and has been doing so for more than two centuries. Further information about Samuels Library is available at www.samuelslibrary.net or by calling (540) 635-3153. Winter Reading Club Samuels Public Library will once again hold a Winter Reading Club for area children and teens.
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From January 3 – March 3, all area children are invited to join our Winter Reading Club. The theme is, “Beauty and the Beast and Other Enchanted Tales.” Registration begins January 3. As well as receiving prizes for books read throughout this eight-week program, children and teens will have craft programs, movies, puppet shows, magic shows, and a tea party to attend. Winter Reading Club will culminate in a celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, to be held on March 3. “Studies have proven that there is a direct correlation between reading and higher grades in math and science,” said Youth Services Supervisor Michal Ashby, “So we are urging all children and teens to ‘read, read, read!’ Children that have not yet learned to read will benefit immensely from being read to. Not only does this foster literacy, but creates a steadfast bond between parent and child.” Samuels Library will provide a book bag filled with bookmarks, reading logs, stickers and other incentives to each child, featuring a magical winter theme, and parents will be given literature to help promote literacy for their children. As children complete their reading goals each week, they will be rewarded with free books and prizes. The library is located at 330
East Criser Road in Front Royal. Questions about Samuels Library and its programs can be answered by visiting www.samuelslibrary. net or by calling Michal Ashby at (540) 635-3153. Open Call for Artwork and Writing for The Bridge Project United ShenValley Artists (USVA) invites community members of all ages to submit artwork and writing to The Bridge Project, a community art project that will explore and promote connecting across differences. Participants should write, paint, draw, or collage on 5 x 7 paper or postcards to celebrate the connections we make or would like to make to people who may seem different from ourselves. We will affix finished artwork to a wooden slat rope bridge to be displayed in public spaces in Front Royal and will hold an event to unveil the final bridge. If you would like to create a piece of art or writing, free watercolor paper and instructions can be found at Happy Creek Coffee, Blue Wing Frog, and the Samuels Public Library. Or you may use your own paper. Submissions are due February 15, 2018 and can be submitted to boxes in these three locations or mailed to Stover Insurance at 214 East Jackson
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Street, Front Royal, VA 22630. The USVA will also hold two free workshops at Samuels Public Library to help community members create their postcards. Workshops will take place on two Saturdays: January 20 and 27 from 10 am to 12 pm. The January 20th workshop will be led by artist Tammy Ruggiero and writer Heather Davis. The January 27 workshop will also be held led by artists Mark Cooley and Beth Hall. The workshops are intended for participants age 12 and above, but younger children may attend with adult supervision. Please email Heather Davis to register for the workshops: hdavis67@gmail.com Walk-ins also accepted and materials will be supplied. Postcards must be familyfriendly and can be anonymous. Please include your name and email on the participant form, if you wish to be contacted about the unveiling event. Postcards will not be returned. A selection of postcards will also be displayed on a project website. Sample Ideas for Postcard Art/ Writing: 1) A collage of various people and places you connect to in a meaningful way. 2) The story of how your family or ancestors came to America from another country. 3) A poem about your connection to a person who is differently abled. 4) An essay about working with someone from another political party or religion. 5) A drawing about the connections you would like to make. 6) A painting about friendships with people of different races and cultures. 7) A mini-essay about a time someone reached out to you across differences. The Bridge Project is sponsored by United ShenValley Artists, an outreach of Selah Theatre Project that promotes the positive power of the arts in our homes and community. For more information, visit: https://www.selahtheatreproject.org/usva Shenandoah National Park to Offer Free Admission on Four Days in 2018 The National Park Service announced that the public will be invited to experience all national parks, including Shenandoah National Park, without entrance fees, on four days in 2018. The 2018 entrance fee-free days
are: January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day April 21: First Day of National Park Week September 22: National Public Lands Day November 11: Veterans Day Shenandoah National Park’s entrance fee of $25 per car will be waived on these four days in 2018. However, the waiver does not include fees for camping or special tours. Other discounted or free passes that are available throughout the year include the $50 Shenandoah Annual Pass; the $80 America the Beautiful National Park and Federal Recreational Lands Pass (allows unlimited entrance to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including all national parks that charge an entrance fee); the $80 Lifetime Senior Pass, the $20 Annual Senior Pass; the free Military Pass, the free Annual 4th Grade Pass, and the free Access Pass for disabled citizens. Please check our website for more information about eligibility at https://www.nps.gov/ shen/planyourvisit/fees.htm. “National parks connect all of us with our country’s amazing nature, culture and history,” said National Park Service Director Michael T. Reynolds. “The days that we designate as fee free for national parks mark opportunities for the public to participate in service projects, enjoy ranger-led programs, or just spend time with family and friends exploring these diverse and special places. We hope that these fee-free days offer visitors an extra incentive to enjoy their national parks in 2018.” Shenandoah National Park offers the world renowned 105mile long Skyline Drive with 75 overlooks to view the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and Pied-
mont. With over 500 miles of hiking trails, including 101 miles of the Appalachian Trail, there are numerous opportunities to walk through forests and meadows, climb to mountain peaks, descend to cascading streams and waterfalls, while observing an abundance of plants and wildlife. Two visitor centers offer information, interpretive exhibits and rangerled programs. The park preserves several historically significant cultural landmarks including Skyland Lodge, Rapidan Camp (the summer white house and fishing retreat of President Herbert Hoover) and structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). For more information about the park, please visit our website at www.nps.gov/shen Beth Medved Waller Receives #6 Ranking in National Real Estate Video Influencer Project and #1 Ranking in Warren County Real Estate Sales in 2017 Beth Medved Waller, former broker of Team Waller Real Estate and current Associate Broker of her Front Royal “Mega Agent” office of KW-Solutions, Keller Williams Realty (based in Northern Virginia), had a monumental 2017 in both her real estate and self-proclaimed “video reporter” careers. She ended the year with a prestigious national ranking for her community video work with Jennifer Avery of Jenspiration, LLC and regained her position as top selling residential Realtor in the Warren County resale home market. “I was encouraged to open up my own real estate company for a decade, and I resisted because I couldn’t imagine enjoying being See BRIEFS, 22
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behind a desk instead of meeting strangers and opening their closets at listing appointments on a daily basis, “she laughed. “It turns out, I was right,” says Waller of her August 2015 decision to leave Weichert, Realtors and open up a boutique real estate brokerage on Cloud Street in downtown Front Royal. “I was surrounded by fantastic community support and amazing people at Team Waller, and we were dominating the market with only 5 active agents. But I couldn’t get used to seeing a sign with my name on it in a yard of a home I’d never been in,” she recounted. “When I traded my long-time role as the number one listing agent in Warren County for Broker/Owner of Team Waller, it was as if a part of my heart stopped beating, and I couldn’t adjust to not listing properties myself,” added a choked up Waller. “I hired business consultants, a CEO, a Business Manager, therapists, and literally traveled all over the world attending entrepreneurial and self-development seminars. I tried everything I could think of to adjust to my role as the owner of a fast-growing real estate company. Nothing worked. Because I missed doing what I love, which is listing properties and working directly with clients. And to make matters worse, I didn’t have the time or funds to invest in my volunteer work since owning a startup real estate company absorbed my hours and income. So basically I was paralyzed, unable to do my two favorite things—list homes and be a leader in the nonprofit world,” Beth explained. “My 2017 new year’s resolutions were to fire myself as a broker and become a listing agent again and to find time to do more videos and What Matters Initiatives. I’m glad last year was the first year I actually followed through with my resolutions,” she smiles as she recalls her newfound appreciation for being on the “front lines” listing properties again and on the “front lines” giving back to her local and global communities through her new not-for-profit company, What Matters. “I don’t regret opening Team Waller and will always be thankful for the agents, clients, and community support that made it possible. But I’m thrilled to have finally gotten my real estate business to a place where I can work to live, not just live to work. I also have a new appreciation for listing properties after my absence,
and a renewed passion for the real estate industry that has given me a career that is now able to fund my dream of expanded nonprofit work,” says a glowing Waller. Currently, Waller is working under the Manassas, VA brokerage of Keller Williams Realty and listing homes herself with the support of Jennifer Avery’s consulting company, Jenspiration. Jen helps with marketing and is co-founder of What Matters and the video creator for What Matters Initiatives. “Partnering with Keller Williams and the support staff, Bridget Rosensteel (who helps behind the scenes on every transaction) has been the answer to a decade of prayers. KW provides amazing resources and a connection to the Northern Virginia market I’ve always longed for. Keller Williams enabled me to close on nearly 50 properties last year and still have time to get back into the nonprofit arena.” In 2017, Beth officially launched a philanthropic company, What Matters, named after her favorite song with lyrics that have always reminded her that “What Matters is your Heart.” The song encourages following dreams and passions, so she created a company that combines all of hers: Real Estate, Fundraising, Outreach and Community. From providing a free community meeting space on Main Street to hosting a nonprofit center at her real estate office on Cloud Street, from sponsoring a $5,000 match campaign (that sent $10k to support children in Africa) to spending thousands per month producing community videos to promote causes and events, Waller is so thankful for her clients and community for making What Matters possible. “I’ll never forget the time Jen took the iPad from me and filmed me on my first guided house tour in 2015. Little did we know then that moment marked the launch of a path that would lead us to following our dreams: Jen’s of inspiring/supporting/promoting and mine of spreading the word about amazing causes and people.” Thanks to Jen’s self-taught video expertise, last month Beth was named a “Top 10 Video Influencer in the Real Estate Industry” by Bomb Bomb’s “Top 50 Real Estate Video Influencers” project presented by Tom Ferry. Tom is the #1 ranked Real Estate Educator, a best-selling author and international speaker whose charisma and personality have captivated audiences around the world, both online and on stage. “Ranking
in the top 10 or being honorably mentioned is a tribute to the pioneering spirit and impressive accomplishments of these agents and teams,” says Steve Pacinelli, Chief Marketing Officer for Bomb Bomb. The company watched more than 5,000 videos to determine the winners. When asked what she forecasts for 2018, Beth beams with excitement, “I plan to continue listing around one house per week, doing at least two What Matters videos per week and am in the process of obtaining 501-c3 nonprofit status. I have so many ideas floating through my head involving real estate and philanthropy and am excited to see which ones make it out of my mind and into the world in 2018!” For more information visit www.whatmattersw2.com or search Beth Medved Waller on Facebook Beth@whatmattersw2.com or 540-671-6145 Help the United Way United Way of Front RoyalWarren County is currently seeking board members. If interested, please contact Dawn Graves at 540-635-3636 or dawn@frontroyalunitedway.org. United Way of Front Royal-Warren County will continue our Live United 365 Local Business Challenge into the new year. We are only able to support our community with your help, so we are throwing out a challenge. Donate $365 – just $1 a day to help us help those in need in our community. Our goal is to get 100 businesses to participate. To accept the challenge, visit Live United 365 and complete the form or email us at info@frontroyalunitedway.org. Warren County Parks And Recreation Programs Level Up With Reading: Reading is not only fun but extremely rewarding to life. Warren County Parks and Recreation wants to be a part of rewarding you even further. Whether you are just learning to read or you are a frequent traveler of words, we want to cheer you on for every book you finish. Each month starting January 02, 2018, you will be able to pick up a Level Up with Reading form to track how many books you read that month. At the end of the month, turn in your form and win a reward for the amount you’ve read. The more you read, the higher the level of reward you
can win. So pick up a book and join the adventure! Dates: Session 1: January 02 – January 31, 2018. Session 2: February 01 – February 28, 2018. Session 3: March 01 – March 31, 2018. This is a free for all ages, drop in program. No preregistration is required. Mah Jongg “Players Club”: Players will enjoy several hands of Mah Jongg against skilled opponents. This club meets on Tuesdays, January 02, 2018 through April 24, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Warren County Health & Human Services Complex Band Room, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost for the club is $8.00 per month prepay or $3.00 per day drop in at the door. Pre-payment can only betaken at the Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. Players must bring their own league card. For more information about the Mah Jongg “Players Club”, please contact Deb Jones at (540) 252-4252. Healthy Bones: This is an exercise program for the prevention and treatment of back pain, osteoporosis, and the postural changes of aging. Osteoporosis and osteopenia are a growing health issue. Optimal bone health is crucial in facilitating decreased fracture risk and fall prevention. This class will be offered Wednesdays, January 03, 2018 through February 21, 2018, 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. at the Warren Memorial Hospital Outpatient Center, 120 N. Commerce Avenue, Front Royal, and Virginia 22630. The cost of the class is $78.00 per participant and requires a minimum of six (6) participants and a maximum of eight (8) participants; pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is two days prior to class date. The class is open to anyone 18 years of age and older. Yarn-It!: We invite you to join our very own “sewing circle” and get together with friends, family, and fellow craft-oholics in this free program. Bring along your knitting needles, crochet hooks,
spinning wheels, carding paddles, and cross stitch panels. Trade patterns and even teach each other new skills while you share stories and laughs. Yarn-It! is open to all types of crafting projects from knitting to scrapbooking. We want you to get creative with what you love. This program will be held on Fridays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. beginning January 05, 2018 through April 27, 2018 at the Warren County Health and Human Services Complex Band Room, 465 West 15th Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. There is no cost to come out and craft; those persons 14 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Small children are welcome but are the responsibility of their guardian and will not be permitted to wander/play in the gym. This is a drop in program; no pre-registration is required. Open Cornhole: The Warren County Parks and Recreation Department is offering open Cornhole on Mondays beginning January 8, 2018 through February 26, 2018 at the Warren County Health & Human Services Complex Cafeteria, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, VA 22630, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Anyone ages 16 years or older may attend. The cost of the program is $3.00 per participant. Little Movers Ballet: This class is a 30 minute, once a week class created to introduce movement and music to the youngest dancers. This class is designed for both boys and girls ages 2 ½ - 4 years; parents will need to be present throughout the course. Classes are held Tuesdays, January 09, 2018 through February 13, 2018, 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., at the Warren County Health and Human Services Complex Band Room, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost is $35.00 per participant for the six (6) week session. Minimum of four (4) participants are needed in order to hold the class; class is limited to seven (7) participants. For more information regarding class instruction, please email zumba.
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lizi@gmail.com Ballet I: This class is a wonderful way for children to experience the basics of ballet without a yearlong commitment. It affords them the opportunity to learn the basic ballet positions, terminology, skill building, movement through music, and getting creative with other kids their age. This class is designed for the beginner dance student and is open to both boys and girls, ages 5-9 years. The session will be held January 9, 2018 through February 13, 2018. Classes will be held, Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. at the Warren County Health & Human Services Complex Band Room, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost is $55.00 per participant for the six (6) week session. Minimum of four (4) students are needed in order to hold the class, maximum of twelve (12) students. For more information regarding class instruction, please email zumba.lizi@gmail.com Kids Hip Hop I: This class is designed for the 5 to 8 year old beginner dancer. In this class, students will learn basic dance movement principles, how to structure a combination, and use some skills learned from ballet (if applicable). Movement through music will be a pillar of this class. Classes will be held on Wednesdays, January 10, 2018 through February 14, 2018, 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. at the Warren County Health and Human Services Complex Band Room, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost is $55.00 per participant; minimum of five (5) participants to hold the class.
For more information regarding class instruction, please email zumba.lizi@gmail.com. Meditative Yoga-Mini Yogis: This is a gentle, beginners’ level yoga class, introducing students to what yoga and meditation are and how the practice of them is beneficial to our health and wellbeing. Students will be taught the basic yoga asana (specific poses or stretches), yoga breathing, and relaxation techniques. This class is designed for the beginner yoga student and is open to both boys and girls, 2 & 3 years of age. Classes will be held on Wednesdays, January 10, 2018 through February 14, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the Warren County Health & Human Services Complex Band Room, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost is $55.00 per participant for the six (6) week session, or $10.00 a week. Minimum of four (4) students are needed in order to hold the class, maximum of twelve (12). Meditative Yoga-Little Yogis: This is a gentle, beginners’ level yoga class, introducing students to what yoga and meditation are and how the practice of them is beneficial to our health and wellbeing. Students will be taught the basic yoga asana (specific poses or stretches), yoga breathing, and relaxation techniques. This class is designed for the beginner yoga student and is open to both boys and girls, 4 & 5 years of age. Classes will be held on Wednesdays, January 10, 2018 through February 14, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Warren
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County Health & Human Services Complex Band Room, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost is $55.00 per participant for the six (6) week session or $10.00 a week. Minimum of four (4) students are needed in order to hold the class, maximum of twelve (12) students. Zumba: Are you ready to party yourself into shape? Forget the workout, as this class will allow you to lose yourself in the music and find yourself in shape at the original dance-fitness party. Zumba® classes feature exotic rhythms set to high-energy Latin and international beats. Before you know it, you will be getting fit and your energy levels will be soaring. Classes are held, Wednesdays, January 10, 2018 through January 31, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Warren County Health and Human Services Complex, 465 W.15th Street, Front Royal, VA 22630. The cost for the session is $20.00 per participant. If you do not register in advance it is $7.00 per participant to drop in. Meditative Yoga-Senior Yogis: This is a gentle, beginners’ level yoga class, introducing students to what yoga and meditation are and how the practice of them is beneficial to our health and wellbeing. Students will be taught the basic yoga asana (specific poses or stretches), yoga breathing, and relaxation techniques. Each class will end with guided imagery relaxation. Asana can be modified to meet the student’s needs, if there is a weakness or injury. This class is designed for the beginner yoga student and is open to men and women, 55 years of age and older. Classes will be held on Thursdays, January 11, 2018 through February 15, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the Warren County Health & Human Services Complex Band Room, 465 W. 15th Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost is $55.00 per participant for the six (6) week session, or $10.00 per week. Minimum of four (4) students are needed in order to hold the class, maximum of twelve (12) students. Indoor Gardening: In this class participants will learn how to create beautiful planters that will flourish indoors. It is the perfect activity to do with your loved ones to decorate your house and keep busy during those cold winter months. This class will be offered Saturday, January 13, 2018, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost of the class
is $35.00 per planter and requires a minimum of 5 participants, and a maximum of 25 participants. Pre-registration is required, and the registration deadline is January 05, 2018. The class is open to anyone four (4) years of age and older; anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Volleyball Camp: The Warren County Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with Skyline Middle School will be sponsoring a Volleyball Camp for students in grades 6 - 8. This camp will be held at Skyline Middle School gym, 240 Luray Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22630 on Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The cost for the camp is $25.00; campers must bring their own lunch and drink to camp. For more information contact Roy Kelly at 540-636-0909 or via email at rkelly@wcps.k12. va.us. Beginning Drawing: When you first begin to draw, you will learn the purpose of various drawing materials and how to use them. Perspective and positive/negative space are two traditional and powerful concepts in drawing. This class will be offered on Tuesdays, January 16, 2018 through February 20, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost of the class is $55.00 for the session or $10.00 per week. This class requires a minimum of five (5) participants and a maximum of thirteen (13) participants. The class is open to anyone 14 years of age and older; anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. DIY At Home Repair: Learn how to be your own handy man! Winterize, do small drywall repairs, and learn how to use some of the tools required to keep your home up, running, and looking good. In this one night class you’ll have the opportunity to learn with some hands on experience and join in a question and answer session to help you better understand your home. At Home Repair will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2018 and end at 8:30 p.m. at the Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. Cost is $15.00 per person. Pre-registration is required; limited to 20 participants. Participants will need to bring something to take notes with. Healthy Bones: This is an exercise program for the prevention and treatment of back pain,
osteoporosis, and the postural changes of aging. Osteoporosis and osteopenia are a growing health issue. Optimal bone health is crucial in facilitating decreased fracture risk and fall prevention. This class will be offered Wednesdays, January 17, 2018 through February 21, 2018, 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. at the Warren Memorial Hospital Outpatient Center, 120 N. Commerce Avenue, Front Royal, and Virginia 22630. The cost of the class is $78.00 per participant and requires a minimum of six (6) participants and a maximum of eight (8) participants; pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is two days prior to class date. The class is open to anyone 18 years of age and older. Beginning Drawing: When you first begin to draw, you will learn the purpose of various drawing materials and how to use them. Perspective and positive/negative space are two traditional and powerful concepts in drawing. This class will be offered on Tuesdays, January 16, 2018 through February 20, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22630. The cost of the class is $55.00 for the session or $10.00 per week. This class requires a minimum of five (5) participants and a maximum of thirteen (13) participants. The class is open to anyone 14 years of age and older; anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. See BRIEFS, 24
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To see if any of these programs are eligible for online registration, visit us on the web at parksandrecreation.warrencountyva.net Registration information for any of these programs can be obtained by contacting the Warren County Community Center, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, 8:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at (540) 635-1021 or via email at wcccinfo@warrencountyva.net Please visit us on the web at www.warrencountyva.net Samuels Public Library Adult Programming February 1-15, 2017 General Education Development: Samuels Public Library invites you to register and attend the General Education Development course. This course will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 A.M-12:30 P.M (except on school holidays or closings). The GED course is completely free. Let this course be the stepping stone to your success. English as a Second Language: Samuels Public Library invites you to register and attend the English
as a Second Language course. This course will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. The ESL course is completely free. Learning English will not only enhance your quality of life but open many doors and present new opportunities Hello Computer: Samuels Public Library invites you to attend our beginning computer class for total computer novices. It is a four week course that covers turning on a computer, using a mouse, setting up email and using the internet. Classes are held on Tuesdays from 1:00pm-2:00pm. Exploring Computers: Samuel Public Library invites you to attend our intermediate computer class and improve your skills. Each month explore a new computer program or application in a safe, friendly environment with other intermediate users. Classes are held on Thursdays at 1:00pm2:00pm Genealogy Nuts: Shake Your Family Tree: Samuels Public Library invites you to a workshop for beginning to advanced genealogists. Discover your family roots with a team of genealogists who together have researched more than 50,000 names. Classes are held Wednesday nights at 6:00pm. Microsoft Office Workshop: Samuels Public Library invites
you to come out and attend our Microsoft Office Workshop that is designed to help patrons become better acquainted with Microsoft office applications. This class meets every 1st Saturday of the month from 1:30pm - 4:30pm. Class will be Saturday, February 3rd. The History of Front Royal: World War I: Samuels Public Library invites you to come out and join us on Thursday, February 8th at 6:00 pm as local historian Patrick Farris presents a program on life and the impact of World War I in Warren County including a rare glimpse into the lives of African Americans who participated in the war. Genealogy workshop: Interested in learning about your family’s history? Samuels Public Library invites you to come out Tuesday, February 13th at 6:00pm to learn about the library’s genealogy resources. Check out what online databases the library has to offer, what print resources we have in our very own Virginia history room, and how to start a search for those new to genealogy! Already done extensive research? Feel free to stop by and share your stories! This class meets on the second Tuesday of every month. Advanced PowerPoint: Samuels Public Library invites you to come
out and join us for an advanced class on Microsoft PowerPoint on Saturdays, February 10th & 17th from 1:00pm-3:00pm. The purpose of this class is to introduce how to use common transition and animation effects in a PowerPoint presentation. Virginians Urge Legislators to Expand Medicaid By DeForrest Ballou and Adam Hamza/Capital News Service A procession of health-care advocates urged state legislators Wednesday to expand Medicaid and increase funding for Virginians with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At a hearing on the state budget that the General Assembly must craft this spring, dozens of speakers expressed support for expanding Medicaid – an idea advocated by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Gov.elect Ralph Northam and other Democrats but opposed by most Republican lawmakers. The speakers included Nichole Wescott Hayes, a volunteer for the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network. “ACS-CAN is part of a larger coalition of health-care-related agencies, Healthcare for All Virginians. And we are trying to
expand Medicaid so that we can cover the gaps of the 300-somethousand individuals who are without coverage at this time,” Hayes said. “The whole ‘Virginia is for Lovers’ is not just about tourism; it’s about helping each other. That’s kind of the bedrock of what Virginia is about.” Medicaid, which is funded by the federal and state governments, provides health care for low-income Americans. The federal Affordable Care Act encouraged states to expand Medicaid and promised that the federal government would pay for it. But most Republicans in the Virginia General Assembly fear that the state would be stuck with the bills if it expands Medicaid. Health care was the dominant topic at the hearing. Of the 82 speakers, roughly half addressed that issue. For instance, Kelly Brookes of Henrico County has a daughter with cerebral palsy. She advocated for more equitable education. “My child should not have to prove that she is capable of learning, which she absolutely is,” Brookes said. “She should be able to receive the same education as other kids.” Rachel Deane, who works for a See BRIEFS, 26
Osage Street camper catches fire, threatened nearby apartments
Investigators from the Warren County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Front Royal Police Department are seeking information in connection with a fire incident which destroyed a mobile camper and damaged a nearby parked vehicle & apartment building.
On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 4:38pm, Fire and Rescue Units were alerted for a reported fire in a camper in the 300 block of Osage Street in Front Royal. Units arrived to find a mobile type camper fully involved with fire which was threatening a nearby apart-
ment building. Firefighters were able to quickly control the blaze but not before it destroyed the camper and damaged a nearby vehicle and apartment building. With the assistance of bystanders and the Front Royal Police Department, the apartment was able to be evacuated and
no injuries sustained. The cause of the fire incident remains under investigation. Fire Marshal Gerry R. Maiatico stated that while the fire was quickly contained, this fire incident could have quickly spread out of control and could have easily posed a serious
threat to the occupants of the neighboring apartments. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Warren County Fire Marshal’s Office at 540-6383830 or Front Royal Police Department, Detective David Fogle at 540-636-2208 or dfogle@frontroyalva.com.
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Engle’s Angle: “3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” By Kevin S. Engle I hear those words every year. Ok, not every year. Most years. This time I barely made it. When I was a kid, my parents went out on New Year’s Eve with my dad’s coworkers and their wives. Back at the house, it was just my older brother and me. We probably stayed up until midnight but I’m not sure. What I do remember is thinking that I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to go out and celebrate like my parents did. And do you know how many times I’ve done that? Exactly zero. That’s right. Nada. None. Never. My wife and I have had friends over a few times, but we’ve never gone out to a party. One year another couple came over and wouldn’t leave. They stayed until 1 or 2:00 in the morning. I was dying. We never invited them back. And some years, like this one, I almost didn’t make it to midnight. And I wouldn’t have if it weren’t for my wife. I fell asleep on the couch around 10:30. She woke me up 13 seconds before the ball dropped in Times Square. And 13 seconds after it did, I was in bed. I am a true party animal. My brother and his family were visiting us once during the holidays. My wife and I were both sick but somehow stayed awake until the clock struck twelve. My sister-in-law too. But my brother and his two young sons were long gone by then. Other years, my wife and I knew we weren’t going to make it and one of us suggested we set the alarm to wake up at 11:55. And we did, although sometimes we slept through that alarm. I know a guy who did the Times Square thing. Maybe we should do that next year to celebrate with a million or more of our closest friends? And I would, except it doesn’t sound like all that much fun. Standing out in the cold, for hours, waiting for the ball to drop? Nah. I’ll stay at home, warm, with all my snacks nearby and the bathroom just down the hall. How about those New Year’s Eve shows on TV? They used to start at 11:30. Now they come on at 8:00. We turned them on the other night for a few minutes but weren’t impressed. As a kid, the best thing about New Year’s Eve was what I got to eat on New Year’s Day. Shrimp cocktail. My mother would get it for us as a treat, and it was. My brother and I didn’t fight over it, but we made sure we got our share. I still get it every year, plus we have pork and sauerkraut, just as we did when I was younger. It’s supposed to bring you good luck. I don’t know about that, but it’s a tradition, just like me struggling to stay awake. Happy New Year! 2018-2018-2018-2018-2018-2018-2018-2018 The author is in bed most nights by 10PM, if not sooner. Yes, a true party animal. – kevinengle456@comcast.net
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nonprofit group called the Legal Aid Justice Center, said it’s important to attend events like hearings on the state budget. “I think it’s always just a good opportunity for us to be at a budget hearing and to talk directly to members of the General Assembly about what funding we need for youth to be successful,” Deane said. The center provides legal representation for low-income individuals. Deane is the legal director for the group’s program serving children. Her goal at the hearing was
to ask for funding of programs that could keep children out of the correctional system. She sat alongside a group wearing tan shirts with the words, “Guide us, don’t criminalize us.” Mark Strandquist also addressed the legislative panel. Strandquist is the creative director for ART 180, another program run by the Legal Aid Justice Center. During his presentation, he played a recording of children who have been helped by ART 180. “We literally view our role as being a megaphone for youth whose voices have been silenced.
That’s why I literally played audio recordings made by the youth over the microphone,” Strandquist said. The General Assembly will convene next Wednesday for a 60-day session. The major item on the agenda is to write the state budget for the next two years. New Nonstop Service between Washington Dulles International Airport and Hong Kong Four weekly nonstop, roundtrip flights estimated to bring $52 million to Virginia
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that Cathay Pacific Airlines will launch nonstop service between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Virginia. The newly announced air route, which will offer four nonstop, roundtrip flights per week, is estimated to bring nearly $30 million in direct and $52 million total economic impact annually to Virginia. The service, the longest non-stop air route to Hong Kong, will begin September 16, 2018. “Today we celebrate a new bridge between Asia and Virginia, and we look forward to welcoming all of the international travelers this new air service will bring
to the Commonwealth,” said Governor McAuliffe. “Virginia has made a significant commitment to growing our relationship with Asia in recent years and we are proud to be a new United States market with nonstop service from Hong Kong. With its convenient schedule, this new Cathay Pacific air service provides direct connections to destinations around the globe and will help us continue to grow the new Virginia economy.” The new route is the most recent of many bridges established under Governor McAuliffe’s administration. In July, Air India launched a new nonstop flight to IAD from New Delhi increasing air connectivity between Asia and
CRIME OF THE WEEK Winchester City Crime of the Week - December 25, 2017 On December 18, 2017, around 1930 hours, Officer’s were dispatched to the area of Highland Avenue and Race Street for reports of shots fired. Officer’s were told by witnesses that males were running from the area, and one was wearing an orange hat. Upon arrival, Officer’s saw a subject in a white hoodie running from the area, but were unable to locate the male after he ran down an alley. Officer’s spoke with several witnesses who stated that a large white male wearing a mechanics shirt, was seen walking down the street screaming about a subject. The male was allegedly carrying a metal pole with a metal ball attached to it. Other witnesses stated that subjects had been throwing rocks at a house in the 500 block of Highland Avenue, and then heard gun shots that sounded like they were coming from behind the 500 block of Highland Avenue. Officer’s were able to locate a shell casing that belonged to a 9mm weapon; the casing was found approximately 40 feet from Highland Avenue on Race Street. Persons with information regarding possible suspects are encouraged to contact Crime Solvers at 540-665-TIPS (8477). Please reference incident number 17050632. Hey Stewart, Trees have been around for a long time. Don’t we already know everything about them? – Ruth in Riverton Hi Ruth!
Ask Stewart
Yes, trees have been around for quite a long time – about 370 million years. And it is estimated that there are over 3 trillion mature trees in the world. You would think we would know everything there is to know about them by now. But, as in everything else in this wonderful world of ours there are always new and exciting things to learn. Tree “rules” are always evolving and we have to be open to new ideas and methods. For example, when I was growing up one of
the pruning rules was that you should use a sealant to cover your cuts on the tree. Now we know that the tree will cover its own wounds, (especially when we have properly pruned) and that we should not use a sealant. Another “fact” we were told was that the tree roots only extended out as far as the canopy. And now we have learned that the root system can go far beyond the limbs of the tree -- which is important to know when we are watering or transplanting our trees. Throughout history there have been examples of trees that have been highly touted for planting; Tree-of-heaven, Bradford Pears, Norway Spruce, etc. that are no longer recommended due to their invasiveness or fragility. Currently, native trees are recommended because they attract native wildlife including mammals, birds, butterflies and bees, and other beneficial insects. Native wildlife much prefer native plants
for their habitat, protective cover and food sources. By planting native, rather than non-native or invasive species, you also reduce the spread of invasive species which can cause harm to our local ecosystems. Like the trees we love, I try to be constantly growing, keeping an open mind to learning and new ideas. The journalist H. L. Mencken, known as the “Sage of Baltimore” said, “Moral certainty is always the sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. The truly civilized man is always skeptical and tolerant….. His culture is based on ‘I am not too sure.’” Your Pal in the Trees,
- Stewart
The Front Royal/Warren County Tree Steward program began in 1997 with volunteers dedicated to improving the health of trees by providing educational programs, tree planting and care demonstrations, and tree maintenance throughout the community. The group now consists of over 30 active members with several interns working toward becoming certified tree stewards from our annual “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:
www.treesfrontroyal.org
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Virginia. In July 2014, Governor McAuliffe welcomed Air China’s inaugural nonstop flight to IAD connecting the Commonwealth to one of the top emerging business and tourism markets. Governor McAuliffe was instrumental in recruiting Cathay Pacific to Dulles, the result of one of 35 trade and marketing missions. The Governor has led numerous missions to Asia, and across the globe, during his administration, to showcase Virginia’s economic strengths, its agriculture, food and beverage assets, and great quality of life to prospective corporate investors and travelers. “Cathay Pacific’s decision is another victory from our strategic efforts to establish more direct, nonstop international flight options to and from Dulles,” said Todd Haymore, Secretary of Commerce and Trade. “Hong Kong plays an important role in global commerce as the world’s largest host and investor of foreign direct investment stock, after the United States. Cathay Pacific’s flights between Hong Kong and Dulles provide Virginia an opportunity to recruit new foreign direct investment opportunities for the new Virginia economy and increase tourist visits from Asia overall.” International travelers are an important component of Virgin-
ia’s economic strategy. In 2016, one million international travelers visited Virginia and spent $1.7 billion in the Commonwealth. Of that, 145,000 were from the Asia Pacific region spending $450 million. China, India, South Korea, Australia and Japan are all top ten markets for Virginia visitation. The Asia Pacific region’s share of international spending in Virginia is expected to grow to 30 percent in 2020, up from 27 percent in 2016. About Virginia Tourism Tourism is an instant revenue generator in the Commonwealth. For every dollar invested in tourism marketing, Virginia Tourism returns $7 in state tax revenue. In 2015, visitors spent $23 billion, which supported 223,100 jobs and contributed $1.6 billion in state and local taxes. To learn more about Virginia Tourism Corporation, please visit www.virginia. org. About Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways offers over 100 flights per week to Hong Kong and beyond, including over 22 destinations in Mainland China, from six cities in the USA and two in Canada: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York (JFK), Newark Liberty, San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto. For more information, including current fares and availability, visit www.
cathaypacific.com/us. For North American reservations, dial tollfree: 1-888-233-ASIA. About Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority operates Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, the Dulles Airport Access Highway and the Dulles Toll Road and also manages construction of the Silver Line project, a 23-mile extension of the Washington region’s Metrorail public transit system through Fairfax County and into Loudoun County, Virginia. More than 45 million passengers a year pass through the two airports. The Airports Authority generates more than 387,000 jobs in the National Capital Region. New Puller Veterans Care Center 128-bed long-term care and rehabilitation facility to be built on former military base in Fauquier County Governor Terry McAuliffe broke ground on the new Puller Veterans Care Center in Fauquier County. The 128-bed long-term care and rehabilitation facility will be built on 30 acres located on the former Vint Hill Farms Station, which previously served as a U.S. Army and National Security Agency facility. The new facility is named in honor of General Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller, Lieutenant Lewis B. Puller, Jr., and his wife, former State Senator Linda “Toddy” Puller for their legacy of
service to the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Governor was joined at the ceremony by Virginia State Senator Bryce Reeves; Delegates Richard Anderson and Scott Lingamfelter; Virginia Secretary of Veteran and Defense Affairs Carlos Hopkins; John L. Newby II, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services; Richard R. Gerhardt, Chairman, Fauquier County Board of Supervisors; and Martha Puller Downs, General Puller’s daughter. “I am proud to break ground today on the Puller Veterans Care Center, which is one of two new centers that will serve those who’ve bravely worn our nation’s uniform,” said Governor McAuliffe. “This state-of-the-art 128bed facility will ensure that our veterans in Northern Virginia will have the skilled nursing, Alzheimer’s and memory care, and shortterm rehabilitative services they need and have earned. As governor, I promised to make Virginia the most veteran-friendly state in the nation and, thanks to the hard work of my team and our many partners, I’m proud to say we’ve kept that promise today.” “This is another example of Virginia’s great leadership in looking after our veterans,” said Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Carlos Hopkins. “The efforts of the Governor and bipartisan leaders in the General Assembly have led to the construction of this wonderful facility to care for our deserving veterans. It is more than appropriate to name it after a Virginia family of public servants
who have sacrificed so much on behalf of our Commonwealth and our nation.” “The new Puller Veterans Care Center will provide top-quality care to Virginia veterans in a beautiful home-like setting here at Vint Hill,” said John L. Newby II, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services. “It confirms and demonstrates the Commonwealth’s continued dedication and commitment to serving our veterans and their families.” “All of us who call Fauquier County home are very pleased that the Vint Hill site was chosen for the new veterans care center,” said Richard R. Gerhardt, Chairman, Fauquier County Board of Supervisors. “The thousands of veterans who live and work here are a critical part of this community and this care center will offer many of them the care they deserve for their unselfish service.” When completed in 2020, the Puller Veterans Care Center will be one of four veterans care centers in Virginia. Groundbreaking is scheduled for November 1 for the new Jones & Cabacoy Veterans Care Center, which will be constructed simultaneously in Virginia Beach. These new care centers join the Virginia Veterans Care Center in Roanoke, opened in 1992, and the Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center in Richmond, opened in 2007. All are operated by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services. To learn more about these facilities, visit www.dvs.virginia.gov – news@warrencountyreport.com
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Friday, January 5 Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -9. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. 7pm BINGO at Front Royal Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 221 N Commerce Ave., Front Royal. Doors open at 5pm.
low around 3. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. 10am and 11:30am Pop-Up Planetarium at Foundation of the State Arboretum, 400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce. Exploring the Night Sky in a Pop-up Planetarium! Two Sessions: 10-11 a.m.
and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Blandy Library with Jennifer Coleman, Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum. Register for either Session 1 OR Session 2. View a projection of the night sky in a pop-up planetarium showing planets, constellations, and more. Learn about
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planetary motion, and hear stories and myths about planets, stars, and constellations. Recommended for those six and above with an adult, but all are welcome. FOSA members/UVa Alumni $10, nonmembers $15. Member/Alumni families $20, nonmember families $25. Registration is Required—Space in the Planetarium is Limited! Click on “Register for programs here” at blandy. virginia.edu or call 540-837-1758 Ext. 224 M-F, 1-5 p.m. 6:30pm - 9:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO at Front Royal Elks Lodge, 4088 Guard Hill Road, Front Royal. Open to the general public. Doors open at 4:30pm. Early birds at 6:30. Food available for purchase. Door prizes, progressive games, queen of hearts, progressive pull tab. (540) 622-7506. Must be 12 to play. No smoking.
Sunday, January 7 Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. 1pm - 4pm Winchester Bridal Expo at Shenandoah Lodge at Lake Frederick, 180 Bald Eagle Dr. Lake Frederick. Plan your wedding in one day: meet the Valley’s top wedding professionals and check out the latest trends in our bridal fashion show. Fabulous Prizes. Exciting Fashion Show. The Valley’s Best Vendors. Grand Prize Giveaways: Your dream wedding dress from The Valley Bride, a Girlfriends Getaway Package in a King Jr. Suite with a Mimosa Breakfast included for the bride and 3 of her friends from Hilton Hotels of Winchester, A two hour high-styled engagement complete with 20 of your favorite digital images or up to two hours of pre-wedding event coverage including 25 digital images. (wedding shower
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or engagement party) from Stephanie Leigh Photography & Design & More TBA. www.winchesterbridalexpo.com Monday, January 8 Rain, freezing rain, and sleet likely, becoming all rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tuesday, January 9 Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wednesday, January 10 Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. 6pm - 7pm Front Royal Kiwanis Club Meeting. Rancho Nuevo Mexican Grill, 470 B South Commerce Ave. Front Royal. Thursday, January 11 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. 6:30pm - 9:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO. (See description January 6th.) Friday, January 12 6pm Snowflake Ball - Daddy/ Daughter Dance at George Washington Hotel, 103 E Piccadilly St. Winchester. A wonderful evening of dancing, cookie decorating, professional photos with Cinderella and the fairy Godmother!!! Proceeds will benefit
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cocktails. Winners announced by February 1st. Enjoy Winchester…On the Rocks! Participating restaurants: 50/50 Taphouse, Brewbakers Restaurant, Cork Street Tavern, George’s Food and Spirits, Joe’s Steak House, Piccadilly Public House, Roma Old Town, Sexi Mexi Burritos, The Half Note Lounge, Union Jack Pub, Village Square Restaurant. http://winchesterontherocks. com Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day All Front Royal Town Business Offices will be CLOSED today in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Trash/Recycling will be collected on Wednesday, January 17. 10am and 1pm Open House at Randolph-Macon Academy, 200 Academy Drive, Front Royal. Students looking for a superior college-prep education are invited to join Randolph-Macon Academy for a FREE information session and tour. Students and their families
will hear from admission and academic staff and enjoy a tour of the campus with a current student. Visiting campus is the best way to know if R-MA is the right school for you! Please arrive 15 minutes early to register. Tours begin promptly at 10am and 1pm and while reservations are appreciated, walk-ins are welcome. 540-636-5484. admission@rma.edu 5pm Advertising Reservation Deadline for Warren/Frederick County Report Newspaper. To place an ad contact Alison Duvall by calling 540-5512072 or via email: alisond@warrencountyreport.com Wednesday, January 17 10am - 12pm Goodlatte Staff Open Door Meeting at Samuels Public Library, 330 E Criser Rd. Front Royal. A member of Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s staff will hold open door community office hours on the first and third Wednesdays in Front Royal. A staff member will be available to meet with citizens to assist with problems they might have with a federal agency and hear their views on current issues before Congress. 6pm - 7pm Front Royal Kiwanis Club Meeting. Rancho Nuevo MexiSee CALENDAR, 30
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ext. 11. 6:30pm - 9:30pm North Fork Shenandoah River Restoration BINGO. (See description January 6th.) Wednesday, January 24 11:30am Women’s Resource Center Event at 213 E. Main St. Front Royal. Guest Speaker: Karen Poff, Virginia Cooperative Extension. 540-636-7007. http://frwrc.org 6pm - 7pm Front Royal Kiwanis Club Meeting. Rancho Nuevo Mexi-
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