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Chickens come home to roost Page 2 • Warren/Frederick County Report • Early April, 2018

Many Town and County residents like the ordinances allowing backyard egg-laying pets

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By Carol Ballard Warren/Frederick County Report The first time I encountered someone who loved a chicken was when a friend visited, brought her daughter— and her pet chicken. The teenager walked up to the house carrying a white chicken and wouldn’t put it down. She spent most of her time petting it and talking to it, and had even traveled with a hair dryer, so she could lovingly dry its feathers after bathing the chicken every night. I was amazed at her devotion, and the chicken was happy and well-cared for. There are groups and individuals who are chicken fans in our area and

can’t say enough about how much they also like them. The Warren County’s Blue Mountain Chicken Lovers are one group that (as a closed group on Facebook) has a lot of videos and information (including a video of a classical pianoplaying chicken!) about raising and living with chickens. Apparently, there’s a lot to love about them. For one thing, they have distinct personalities and for another, they can be trained. One boy I met playfully picked his pet chicken up and put it on his slide, then was surprised to see that she sat and waited at the bottom for him to do

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it again. It was fun for both of them. With many local people happy about the ordinances passed by Warren County and Front Royal to allow backyard chickens, some have been willing to share how it has affected them and their chickens. Warren County’s Linda Repass is a happy chicken owner, but says this about them, “On the down side they do like to eat, and on the up side my five grandchildren have great fun getting eggs and naming them, holding them and helping.” She had a few tips about caring for them. “I make changes as I go with the coop. I use plastic tubs for nesting

boxes, because they’re easy to clean. Straw in winter and cedar chips in summer..…..There is clean up duty, and where and what to do with all of it (the manure) afterwards… In their coop, I use wood ashes and make sure they’re not hot. Charcoal keeps the smell down, and it gives the chickens calcium and a natural deworming when eaten. You do have to watch for snakes. I have reinforced my coop with small gauge wire and spray insulation. I lost a few chickens that way when they were small. Best advice is to start with a small amount of chickens, but you have to get six at a time at Royal King. So, go with it and see how you do,” she advised.

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CHICKENS, from 2 process of getting more, but since she lives inside the city’s limits, isn’t allowed to keep them because of the town’s restrictions. She was faced with having to get rid of her pets. “I told the Board I will move them, but not get rid of them,” she said. She chose to relocate them to her neighbor’s farm, close to her home, but outside town limits. She took her request to change Stephen City’s ordinances to the Council, but it was voted down. She has since appealed to Virginia’s governor, and says that she knows Berryville has allowed them, and Boyce is in the process of changing their laws, as well. She keeps them as pets and visits them every day. They all have names. “It’s a great hobby. It’s fun and I love them,” she said. Her goal is to have enough eggs to donate to the food pantry in Winchester but is able to get fresh eggs for herself now. She adopted the chicks when they were eight months old last November and put a rooster in with them. One of the hens had three chicks, who are a week old today. It’s amazing how many kinds of chickens there are. Sherry has discovered the joy of owning several different kinds. She has Bantams, Barred Rock, two Jersey Giants and Leghorns, among others. She is still working for the ordinance to change in her area, and said, “I’m hopeful with people wanting fresh food.” Front Royal and Warren County have ruled to allow backyard chickens for property owners in town limits and in the county in the last two years. There are restrictions, of course. “These (permits) can be revoked under certain conditions—complaints about smell, noise, etc.,” said Front Royal Mayor Hollis Tharpe. Restrictions relate to: obtaining a permit. the size of the property where chickens are kept. The number of chickens in relation to the size of the property. prohibiting roosters, guinea fowl, turkeys, peacocks and ducks. requiring coops along with attendant rules. prohibiting the sale of animals. rules on quarantine. buying the birds from a reputable source. instructions on chicken manure. and more. And Warren County’s restrictions more or less mirror theirs, including cautions and restrictions relating to disease and disposal of chicken manure. So, if you’re looking to buy, Rural King in Front Royal has a variety of baby chickens and other animals for sale until June. They sell between 1,500 and 2,000 chickens a week during peak season which starts in March. Most are a week or two old, and chicks are surprisingly inexpensive, less than $3 each.

Baby ducks, these bunnies, guineas and pheasants are also at Rural King until June, and turkeys can be ordered.

Older chicks get marked down closer to $2 each or less. “We can’t have them getting too old and flying around the store,” said Shawn “Buckeye” Banzhof who grew up on a farm that raised chickens and has worked in the feed and livestock section of Rural King for almost five months. While chickens are the most popular livestock in the store, Rural King also offers ducks, guineas, pheasants and even rabbits. “We sometimes get rare chicken breeds in as well,” said Banzhof. Shaun Amrine, Rural King’s manager, said, “We get them when they’re about two to five days old and keep them for a few weeks. This gives people a few more weeks earlier to get eggs. He added that only chicks and rabbits are available year-round. Turkeys can be ordered to be picked up. Southern States also has several kinds of chickens and rabbits right now. On hand are Black Sex Links which produce lots of eggs, Cornish Cross that people raise to eat, and Guinea hens (good for eating bugs, especially ticks.) They will be getting Sapphire Gems, considered to be a good egg-laying type and can be reserved, because they’re expected to go fast. They will also be getting ducks in a few weeks. But there is a warning from organizations that have seen how baby animals that are bought for children for live toys are treated. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) notes, “Every year, animal shelters receive a surge of unwanted Easter pets, (thousands of baby chicks and rabbits) who are given up after the owners have lost interest or are unable to care for them. Unfortunately, many are euthanized due to lack of available homes.” They, and other animal caretakers say if you’re considering buying a rab-

bit or chicken for your child as a toy this year, it’s better to give them candy or plush toys instead. For those who can properly raise them and are ready for the commitment, animals can be great companions that teach children how to be responsible and show that they are not toys to be discarded, they say. For more information, call (540) 636-4600 Warren County or email info@warrencountyva.net

Rural King in Front Royal has a variety of chicks, rabbits, ducks and turkeys for sale until June this time of year, and on a visit to Rural King in Front Royal, Virginia, Shawn “Buckeye” Banzhof holds a Black Australorp chick at Front Royal’s Rural King. Australorps are popular egg layers.

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LETTERS Early April, 2018 • Warren/Frederick County Report • Page 5

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Dear Editor: I want to commend reporter Tim Ratigan for providing balanced coverage of the Vigil for the Victims of Gun Violence held on Saturday, March 10. He correctly described the organizers as anti-gun-violence instead of the often used anti-gun, which is not accurate. I also appreciate the way he closed the article with candidate Peter Volosin’s call to talk with our neighbors even when we don’t agree. There was one aspect of the vigil, however, that was not given enough attention: the deep tragedy of the lives lost in Parkland, Las Vegas, Orlando, Sandy Hook, and other shootings. It’s important for us to listen to the survivors and families of the victims and put ourselves in their places. How would it feel if your beautiful teenage son or daughter died at school riddled with bullets that pulverize organs and leave exit wounds the size of oranges? A knife, rock, or single-shot gun that must be cocked cannot slaughter 58 people in minutes, as happened in Las Vegas. To not see the details of those

deaths is a failure of both empathy and imagination. So much talk around gun regulation focuses on what some adults see as their right to have whatever type of weapon they want. Why do these adults not talk more about the tremendous cost of allowing highpowered weapons and lax gun laws in America? Maybe because they refuse to truly empathize with the victims. The father of 16-year-old Carmen Schentrup, killed in Parkland, put it this way: "We want to make it an academic debate, because then we don't have to feel the pain and suffering of others…You can say it's the man – sure – but in the end, if we allow him to have the gun that can fire indiscriminately large amounts of bullets, that's on us. We let that happen." Again, we need to listen to the families of victims

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Front Royal Town Council sets tax rate Page 6 • Warren/Frederick County Report • Early April, 2018

Vice Mayor Eugene Tewalt, center, explains why he is voting to keep the tax rates the same, saying that he is doing so because the town needs to set a tax rate. Tewalt had made a motion to raise the tax rate by .09 cents, just shy of one penny but the motion was voted down.

By Timothy Ratigan Warren/Frederick County Report It is that special time again. A time where council members are finishing up their petitions and paper work to run for re-election and also time to set the tax rates. This year the tax rate issue has been somewhat of a hot button item. Councilmember John Connolly had already missed out on the first vote taken two weeks ago. His absence caused the measure to fail because of a lack of a super majority, and the public hearing and vote had to be retaken this week Vice Mayor Eugene Tewalt made a motion right out of the starting gate to raise taxes nine tenths of a cent-to be set aside for the debt service on the new police station. Councilman Bill Sealock seconded the motion. Connolly made it very clear from the very start of the discussion period that he had no intention of voting for any tax increase, citing a million dollar plus surplus as the reason for his

no vote on any proposed tax increase. Connolly had this to say, “I am tremendously glad that this got brought back because I wasn’t able to be here at the last town council meeting. We re-advertised it and here we are again talking about it. I am not going to vote to increase the tax rate tonight. The town is sitting on 1.7 million dollars in extra cash right now. That is not part of our emergency fund. That is not part of the money in our general fund that is waiting to be brought forward to cover projects. It is extra, and it is sitting in our account. So I am curious how we can justify raising the tax rate right now. The raising of the tax rate has been a reason for paying for the new police station that we are putting in. But that is a convenient political cover at the expense of our police department. I think we have plenty of money in the bank to pay for the interest section of the loan for the next seven years and then see where we are. There is no guarantee as far as our revenues go, our expenditures too; it is up to the council to make the numbers work. I am confident with

1.7 million sitting in the bank that we have enough time to see where things go with our property values. I can’t justify increasing our tax rates right now, not with the numbers I’ve seen so I will be voting against this tonight.” Councilman Bill Sealock took his allotted time to tear into several council members for not coming up with any plan on how to pay back the debt service. “When I came to council, the first thing I did was sit down and do my own excel spreadsheet on all the projects that were approved. And I have challenged each of these council members to look at this on a monthly basis, which I doubt that they have because I’ve heard all the excuses

under the world why we can’t do this. Ok, I went to the auditors meeting in August and I recognized that there was 1.4 million dollars. I didn’t have a problem with that and I brought it to council at a work session and I got all the reasons why we couldn’t do that. Now I am a retired individual and I don’t like to see my taxes raised either. But I do not like to see a five cent raise and there is no plan. I’ve set at work sessions with these gentlemen and I would like to hear their plan,” Sealock said. Then he spoke directly to Connolly, saying, “If that 1.4 million is too much Mr. Connolly, then where has your plan been in work sessions for weeks? We’ve got 80 to 90 thousand dollars coming up in this budget just for in-

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ing us to sharpen our pencil. I ask you, ‘When have you sharpened your pencil and made a plan?’ I made one. I challenge you next time come with a plan and let’s figure out what we are going to do. Don’t wait five years from now. It concerns me as a retired individual to hear you say, ‘Oh we can push this down the road.’ I don’t want to push it down the road. I want to pay for these things now. That is what people in our community expect us to do. I’ve fought hard for this. I’d rather do the planning up front and that is what work sessions are made for. I challenge all of you to come up with a plan rather than waiting for the bottom line,” he said. Vice Mayor Tewalt chimed in as well, saying that if the community remembered, he voted against the new police department due to escalating prices for it. “I’ve been on this council off and on for 16 years as a council member and as your mayor, and 1.7 million dollars is nickels and dimes in Front Royal due to the fact that our annual budget is running 45 or 46 million dollars. I don’t see how you can say that we have all this extra money in our escrow fund because you never know when some kind of emergency is going to happen when you are going to need some money. We have done this since I’ve been in Front Royal. I came in as public works director. I came in to town in 1974 and 45 years retired. We kept money in our coffers in order so we don’t have to go down and raise taxes and do things when emergencies hit. This to me is not an emer-

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Says he is tired of federal regulations making it hard on small businesses to operate By Timothy Ratigan Warren/Frederick County Report On February 3, 2018, Ed Justo joined seven other candidates in answering questions at a GOP Candidates Forum hosted by the Warren County Republican Committee. Ed Justo hopes to be the next Republican candidate for the 6th Congressional District-a seat that Congressman Bob Goodlatte is retiring from at the end of 2018. However, Justo must defeat the other candidates first and then go on to run in the general election against a yet to be selected Democratic candidate. Ed began his question and answer session with a two-minute opening statement. “I am an attorney and I have dealt with immigration law. I have done some federal practice and know most of the federal laws. I am running because I am tired of the federal government making federal regulations that make it impossible for small businesses to operate. You are required to get a permit to get a license to get a permit to get a license. We shouldn’t be paying that much. We shouldn’t be strangling business so much that makes it impossible to move forward with so many regulations. Especially in this area, I have heard a lot of people in this area with home schooling and I have an understanding on how the government complicates things when you want to do things your way. So I am one of those people if elected that would want to reduce all these rules that makes life impossible, or business impossible, or complicate your

lives and regulate things that they shouldn’t. I am intending to change things in government. I do not operate as a career politician. I will operate the same as I operated in court. I have to convince the other party which usually opposes me and then we will hopefully agree on a solution that will reach and help the people which in most cases would be the client but if you elect me, that will be you. I hope you listen and make an educated decision,” he said. Q What does it mean to be a political outsider and is it a positive or a negative for a congressperson? A This question is complicated because if you’re in politics you are an insider. If you are not a politician, you would be an outsider. So it would make no sense to tell you that I am a political outsider because I am running for office. But it is a good thing that I have decided to be a political insider. Once I am in office I will be able to represent you. I will be able to take your voice to Congress which is what representatives have been doing all along. The thing is most politicians have forgotten that and they choose to stay an insider. I will not do that. If you ask me to leave I will do that. Q With Congress struggling to tackle key issues due to partisanship what makes you the best candidate to go to Washington and achieve conservative results? A If the whole idea is pushing conservative ideas we have to define what conservative is as well. Because some people define conservative as what the government wants you to drink and what to eat, what type of milk and what type of food. Some people

think that is too liberal. So you have to define conservatism well. You have to find a way to convince other people. You have to learn to work together and to work together you have to not fight all the time. You can’t consider yourself at war with the other side. I will be willing to reach a point where you can talk to the other party and reach an agreement in order to move forward. Q Do you think there are any good federal regulations? A I think the Government should shrink the agencies instead of fighting against shrinking. I think there are good federal regulations, but I can’t just sit here and waste one hour telling you about them. There are good regulations; just saying that all of them are terrible is unreasonable. There are 62 books of regulations. You cannot say that 62 books are wrong. It makes no good sense to say there are no good regulations when there are. There are regulations for the convictions of criminals. I think those are good regulations if you are convicted and guilty of a crime. Q Do you think you are prepared for the position you seek? Explain why as if it were a job interview? A I am versed in all the laws. I know how the laws are created because I sometimes write to the congressmen complaining. For example, there was a law that they were passing that would allow 400,000 illegal aliens in the United States to stay and work here every year for cycles of three years. That is one 1.2 million people. That is one example. A congressman who doesn’t read the laws will be un-

Republican candidate Ed Justo answers questions during the February 3rd GOP Candidates Forum hosted by the Warren County Republican Committee.

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Fundraiser to benefit disabled to be held in Old Town Winchester on April 7 By Carol Ballard Warren/Frederick County Report The Northern Shenandoah Valley Civitan Club will host a fundraiser on Saturday April 7 that they’re calling “The Olde Towne Open.” This is a unique event that involves the participation of Winchester restaurants in a mini golf tournament. This is a continuation of Civitan’s support of people with disabilities. “We were brainstorming on what fundraisers we could do when Crystal (another Civitan supporter) suggested doing an indoor golf tournament. After she explained it, we loved the idea and I asked to chair it. Besides, I love playing golf. It’s like a Pub Crawl!” said 2017-2018 Chesapeake District Civitan President-elect Gwen Carter. Participating Winchester restaurants and bars will build creative, challenging, but fun mini-golf holes. “We have asked each of the restaurants to serve something easy for our players to order quickly. Like a “special!” This will help to move the players quickly,” she added. On the day of the event, there will be around 30 volunteers to help move everyone along. When they arrive, a map will be provided in the program to show the numerical order that has been arranged for each site. As they finish the ninth hole, participants should meet at Brewbaker’s Restaurant for more food and drinks to be part of an awards ceremony. Below is the list of the participating restaurants:

Benny’s Meleto’s Village Market Bistro 50/50 Taphouse Cork Street Tavern 147 North Joe’s Steakhouse George’s Food & Spirits at The George Washington Hotel Brewbaker’s Restaurant Gwen is excited about the amazing door prizes and wants everyone to come out to win. Door prizes include: golf for four people from Blue Ridge Shadows Resort, including golf cart and breakfast or lunch depending on the tee time. They are also offering a free round of golf to each player; you only need to pay for your golf cart. Shenandoah Valley Golf Club is also offering a free round of golf to every player, also only needing to pay for your golf cart. Both golf courses are in the Shenandoah Valley off Rt. 522. Other local restaurants donated gift certificates for door prizes. These were Mission BBQ and Chick-Fil-A and Glory Days has offered to help. “Each player will be given a swag bag to hold all their goodies and a free breakfast or lunch entrée coupon,” she said. “The biggest part of our event is that Flying Dog Brewery is our sponsor. Last summer, we reached out to Flying Dog and told them we were very interested in having an indoor golf tourney here in Winchester. We heard that they helped Civitan sponsor eight other golf events. Flying Dog Brewery’s marketing will do an amazing job working with our local restaurants and bars to make sure the “Olde Towne Open” goes smoothly. We got to witness Flying Dog Brewery at work in their last month’s indoor event. They know what they are doing,” she said. They are providing posters to be placed outside of each participating restaurant, so players can spot them. Some projects that Civitan is involved in are: volunteering with similar non-profit groups like “Boo in the Park.” in January, giving a $400 check to Red Bud Elementary to buy special

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GOP leadership accused of withholding delegate lists Sixth District Congressional Republican candidate Ben Cline urges their release to area campaigns By Timothy Ratigan Warren/Frederick County Report Once again, the Warren County Republican Committee leadership has found itself at the heart of controversy. And again, it centers on the release of delegate lists to the area campaigns with candidates for the Republican nomination process for the 6th Congressional seat which Congressman Bob Goodlatte is vacating at the end of 2018. A statement was e-mailed from the campaign headquarters of Ben Cline, Republican candidate in the race for the Republican nomination of the 6th Congressional seat which read, “Following a conference call that took place on Wednesday March 7th, when it was announced by Republican 6th District Chairman Scott Sayre that the Sixth District Republican Committee was going to refuse to turn over convention delegate lists to all campaigns until April 9th, the Ben Cline campaign joined with the campaigns of Chaz Haywood, Ed, Justo, Kathryn Lewis, and Douglas Wright in releasing the following statement. “After the Sixth District Committee and 6th District Chairman Scott Sayre attempted to rig the process back in January to benefit one candidate at the May 19th Convention with a singleballot plurality vote, Chairman Sayre and the Committee are again attempting to rig the process to benefit that same candidate by delaying the release of delegate names to the other campaigns including his own opponent for chairman. “The democratic process is sup-

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6th District Convention is in serious jeopardy.” He goes on to explain, “Since our mass meeting last month (February), Warren County Committee Chairman Steven Kurtz and mass meeting Chairman Matt Tederick (also the Cynthia Dunbar for Congress campaign manager – a glaring conflict of interest) have been refusing to release the Warren County delegate forms and certifications to other campaigns and even other members of this committee, like for the sole benefit of the Dunbar campaign (If you care to see it, I have plenty of evidence).” “Unfortunately, these unethical and potentially illegal antics are not limited to Warren County. They are being reported elsewhere in the 6th District and have begun to draw a lot of negative attention.” “A lot of people already hate conventions, yet Steve and Matt are justifying their fears of rigged rules and dirty insider tricks. I am sure that Steve and Matt feel that they are helping their Candidate, Cynthia Dunbar, by keeping these delegate forms from everyone else, but they are treading in dangerous waters. By refusing to fulfill mandatory requests for the official records of this Committee, Steve and Matt are risking the entire Warren County delegation at the May 19th Convention.” Patten then reminded the recipients of this email about a similar event that took place in 2012. “Back in 2012, our entire Warren County delegation was turned away from the state convention due to improper filing of our delegate forms. As secretary of our committee, I am the officer responsible for safeguarding all of this delegate paperwork according to our bylaws. It’s not a glamorous or sexy job, but someone has got to do it. At this very moment, nearly a month after the mass meeting, I still have yet to lay my eyes on any of this delegate paperwork,” he wrote. Patten provided details of the lengths Kurtz and Tederick have gone to in order to keep Patten away from the delegate forms. “Twice, in fact, Steve and Matt

summoned the 6th District lawyer to try to keep those forms and certifications out of my hands. Right now, as the Secretary of the WCRC, I cannot attest in any way that Warren County delegate forms have been properly certified, accepted, and filed for the records,” he asserted. Patten went on to state that this situation could open the doors to all sorts of challenges to the Warren County delegation. He also said that he is continuing to do all he can to make sure that the delegate forms are properly certified and seated at the 6th District Convention, which takes place on May 19th. But Patten gives the recipients of this email some good news as well. “If we make all of our delegate paperwork available to all Republican

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port. This is how it went down. The Chairman of WCRC Stephen Kurtz asked for the Secretary’s Report. Patten began with, “Before I get to the minutes of the last meeting I do have some other business to report on –,” Chairman Kurtz immediately interrupted with, “We are going stay on the –,” To which Patten immediately fired back, “Mr. Chairman, stop interrupting please. I have business to –,” Chairman Kurtz fired back, “Mr. Patten – we are going to stay on the agenda – you are out of order at this moment. Secretary’s report please.” Patten replied with an appeal to Daryl Funk, committee member and parliamentarian who asked for clarification. Kurtz replied that Patten was called out of order for breaking the agenda. Patten replied that he was not breaking anything and that all he was doing was explaining his Secretary’s report from the last meeting which included but was not limited to the meeting minutes. At this point, Chairman Kurtz relented and asked Patten to proceed. Patten went on with his report. “We have a convention on May 19th, 2018. We have delegates go to that convention and for our delegates

to make it to that convention, our delegates had to sign a piece of paper saying that you wanted to be a delegate. Well that piece of paper has to go through a certain process and part of that process, according to our by-laws, those delegate forms are to be kept by the unit secretary of this committee. That is myself, and as of yet I have not received those delegate forms. “It has been a month and I have repeatedly asked for those forms and I have received them. This is not something that has been limited to Warren County. Other campaigns within the 6th Congressional District have been raising concerns that similar behavior has been happening outside of Warren County. This is not normal. It is normal across the state of Virginia to release the delegate forms as soon as they are received by the 6th District Committee. “However, the 6th District has declined to release those forms and said that it is up to the unit committees if they so choose to release those forms. Because of this ruling, the lists have now become super-secret lists with no one being allowed to know who the delegates are and if they have been certified or not. I am extremely disturbed by the process of events here. The sooner we release our delegates, the less chance there is that anyone will challenge our delegation at the convention. We went through that in 2012 when the Warren County delegation was not seated at the 6th District Convention. I do not want that to happen again. As soon as we release the forms it is in the open for all of the campaigns and all of the members

of this committee to see the better chance we will have to have a smooth convention with no problems for the delegation,” he concluded. During the meeting, an election for new committee vice chair, treasurer and secretary was held. Patten turned over his duties as secretary to the newly elected secretary new secretary after serving a long four-year stint as unit secretary, so he was able to present his motion as simply a committee member from the floor. Patten presented his motion with this statement, “I move to direct the Officers of the WCRC to release a full and complete copy of all 2018 Warren County 6th District delegate lists, and delegate certifications to any 6th District Republican campaign representative or member of the WCRC who requests such records, to be fulfilled within two business days of the initial written request.” Daryl Funk, the committee’s parliamentarian, made an amendment motion asking the committee to release the delegate lists no later than April 7th, 2018. A vote was taken, and the amended motion passed with one dissenting vote from committee member Joe Patten. – tim@areaguides.com

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INDICTMENTS 2018 March Indictments Chad Andrew Ritchie The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Chad Andrew Ritchie 28, of 908 Blue Mountain Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630, with two counts. COUNT ONE: Chad Andrew Ritchie did feloniously kill and murder a child, in the second degree. COUNT TWO: did feloniously and maliciously cause bodily injury to a child, by striking or hitting said child, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill. COUNTS THREE and FOUR: did feloniously, willfully or negligently cause or permit the life of a child to be endangered, or to willfully or negligently cause or permit such child to be placed in a situation where its life, health or morals may be endangered. Date of the offenses was on or about November 8, 2017. Vanessa Niccole Craig The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that on or about December 21, 2017, in the County of Warren, Vanessa Niccole Craig, 24, of 1527 Mallard Place, Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously, with the intention of converting goods and merchandise to her own use without having paid the full price thereof, willfully conceal the goods or merchandise of Martin’s Grocery Store with a value of $200 or more. Tiffany Nicole Rockwell The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that on or about September 13, 2017, in the County of Warren, Tiffany Nicole Rockwell, age unknown, of 56 Desmond Lane, Gerrardstown, WV, 25420 did unlawfully and feloniously, take, steal and carry away the goods and chattels of Wal-Mart with a value of $200 or more. Stewart Rae Gough The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that on or about July 14, 2017, in the County of Warren, Stewart Rae Gough, 38, of 8121 Tall Timber Dr. Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously drive or operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of any narcotic drug or any other self-administered intoxicant or drug whatsoever, which impaired his ability to drive or operate a motor vehicle safely, this being a third offense within ten years of two prior offenses. David Petitmarc The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges David Petitmarc, age and address unknown, with three counts. COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, David Petitmarc did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Cocaine, this being a second or subsequent offense, and said prior

conviction occurring prior to the date alleged in this indictment. COUNT TWO: did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Cocaine, this being a second or subsequent offense, and said prior conviction occurring prior to the date alleged in this indictment. COUNT THREE: did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Cocaine, this being a second or subsequent offense, and said prior conviction occurring prior to the date alleged in this indictment. Dates of the offenses were on or about June 21, 22 and August 15, 2017. Kenyatta Chase Chandler The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Kenyatta Chase Chandler, 18, of 10 S. Commerce St., #314 Front Royal, VA 22630, with five counts. COUNT ONE: Kenyatta Chase Chandler did unlawfully and feloniously buy or receive a firearm from another person, or aided in concealing a firearm, knowing that the firearm was stolen. COUNT TWO: did unlawfully and feloniously, as a member of the “Looney Gvng,” conspire, confederate or combine with another, either within or without this Commonwealth, to commit abduction within this Commonwealth for the benefit of the “Looney Gvng.” COUNT THREE: did unlawfully and feloniously, having been convicted of a felony, knowingly and intentionally possess a firearm. COUNT FOUR: did unlawfully and feloniously break and enter in the nighttime the dwelling house of another with the intent to commit larceny therein. COUNT FIVE: did unlawfully and feloniously carry on or

about his person, hidden from common observation, a pistol, revolver or other weapon. COUNT SIX: did unlawfully and feloniously, as an active participant in and as member of the “Looney Gvng” criminal street gang, to wit: knowingly and willfully participate in a Breaking and Entering committed for the benefit of the “Looney Gvng,” a criminal street gang. Dates of the offenses were on or about May 7, 22 and 23, 2017. William Patrick Brown The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that on or about September 30, 2017, in the County of Warren, William Patrick Brown, 26, of 8050 Counselor Rd., Manassas, VA 20112, did unlawfully and feloniously, while being a prisoner in a state, local or community correctional facility or in the custody of an employee thereof, willfully tamper with, damage, deface, destroy or disable a fire protection suppression system, equipment or sprinklers within a correctional facility. William Roy Foster The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges William Roy Foster, 54, of 325 Cherrydale Ave., #3, Front Royal, VA 22630, with three counts. COUNT ONE: William Roy Foster did unlawfully and feloniously break and enter a church or meeting house, with intent to commit larceny therein. COUNT TWO: did unlawfully and feloniously possess tools, implements or outfit, with intent to commit burglary, robbery or larceny. COUNT THREE: did unlawfully and feloniously destroy, deface or damage property, real or personal, not his own, belong-

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ing to another, the value of or damage to such property being $1,000 or more. Dates of the offenses were on or about December 6 and 10, 2017. Mark Anthony Thomas The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that on or about June 7, 2017, in the County of Warren, Mark Anthony Thomas, 29, of 456 Cherrydale Ave., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously possess a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Cocaine. Jamile Burnette Spearman The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about March 10, 2017, in the County of Warren, Jamile Burnette Spearman, age and address unknown, did unlawfully and feloniously distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, to-wit: Cocaine, this being a second or subsequent offense, and said prior conviction occurring prior to the date alleged in this indictment. James Michael Warhurst The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges James Michael Warhurst, age unknown, of 10100 Sudley Manor Dr., Manassas, VA 20109, with two counts. COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, James Michael Warhurst did unlawfully and feloniously possess with the intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled sub-

stance, to-wit: Heroin. COUNT TWO: did unlawfully drive a motor vehicle on a highway while his driver’s license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked. Date of the offenses was on or about August 8, 2015. Christopher James Todd Fey The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about August 16, 2017, in the County of Warren, Christopher James Todd Fey, 43, of 5664 Howellsville Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously possess, with the intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance, to-wit: Heroin. Cassandra Elise Durham The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about January 3, 2018, in the County of Warren, Cassandra Elise Durham, 26, of 339 ½ Kendrick Ln., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously maliciously wound Jamie Jocelyn, with the intent to maim, disfigure or kill said Jamie Jocelyn. Stephen Michael Jones The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Stephen Michael Jones, 51, of 11 Morain St., Front Royal, VA 22630, with two counts. COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, Stephen Michael Jones did unlawfully and feloniously impede the blood

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circulation or respiration of Melissa Sackett without such person’s consent, by knowingly, intentionally and unlawfully applying pressure to the neck of such person resulting in bodily injury. COUNT TWO: did unlawfully and feloniously cause bodily injury to Melissa Sackett, with the intent to maim, disfigure or kill said Melissa Sackett by striking and kicking her. Date of the offenses was on or about December 30, 2017. Janet Sue Justice The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about November 22, 2017, in the County of Warren, Janet Sue Justice, 62, of 82 Highland Park Ln., Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously, with the intention of converting goods and merchandise to her own use without having paid the full price thereof, willfully conceal the goods or merchandise of Wal-Mart with a value of $200 or more. Hunter Lee Williams The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about August 31, 2017, in the County of Warren, Hunter Lee Williams, 22, of 10 Blue Ridge Ave., #1, Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously possess with the intent to distrib-

ute more than one-half ounce but not more than five pounds of marijuana. Timothy Wayne Kirby The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about August 1 through April 30, 2017, in the County of Warren, Timothy Wayne Kirby, age and address unknown, did unlawfully and feloniously obtain public assistance benefits from programs of the State Boards of Social Services, Health or Medical Assistance Services to which he was not entitled to because of a change of circumstances which affected his eligibility. Sophia Merunka The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Sophia Merunka, age and address unknown, with three counts. COUNTS ONE and TWO: Sophia Merunka did unlawfully, feloniously, and knowingly make a false application for public assistance or falsely swore on a welfare application required by the Commissioner of Social Services to obtain public assistance benefits. COUNT THREE: In the County of Warren, Sophia Merunka did unlawfully and feloniously obtain, or attempt to obtain by means of a willful false statement or representation, public assistance benefits from programs of the State Boards of Social

Services, Health or Medical Assistance Services. Dates of the offenses were on or about February 15 and June 26, 2017 and February 1 through December 3, 2017. Allen Vanover The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Scottie Allen Vanover, 31, of 100 Taggart Dr., Phillippi, WV, 26416 with two counts. COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, Allen Vanover did unlawfully and feloniously to distribute a Schedule III controlled substance. COUNT TWO: did unlawfully and feloniously to distribute a Schedule IV controlled substance. Date of the offenses was on or about February 8, 2018. Gerry Lee Peacock, Jr. The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges Gerry Lee Peacock, Jr. 39, of 615 Remington Dr., Mountain Falls, VA 22602, with two counts. COUNT ONE: In the County of Warren, Gerry Lee Peacock, Jr. did unlawfully and feloniously drive or operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of any narcotic drug or any other self-administered intoxicant or drug whatsoever, which impaired his ability to drive or operate a motor vehicle safely. COUNT TWO: being the parent of, guardian for, or person

responsible for the care of a child then under the age of eighteen years, did by willful act or omission show in a gross, wanton, and culpable manner a reckless disregard for the life of such child. Date of the offenses was on or about May 6, 2017. Jessie Michael Waugh The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about December 22, 2017, in the County of Warren, Jessie Michael Waugh, 39, of 1548 Wapping Farms Road, Front Royal, VA 22630, did unlawfully and feloniously assault and batter Adam Embrey, then knowing or having reason to know that said Adam Embrey was then engaged in the performance of his public duties as an emergency medical services personnel member. Joseph Wayne Gray, Jr. The Warren County Va. Circuit Court Grand Jury charges that: on or about December 31, 2017, in the County of Warren, Joseph Wayne Gray, Jr., age unknown, of 744 W. Main St., Luray, VA 22835, did unlawfully and feloniously, with the intention of converting goods and merchandise to his own use without having paid the full price thereof, willfully conceal or take possession of the goods or merWARREN COUNTY: Beautifully remodeled rancher on 2+ acres offering lots of upgrades! Beautiful hardwood floors throughout upper level, higher end laminate flooring on lower level, beautiful ceramic tile flooring in kitchen w/stainless steel appliances & quartz counter tops, upgraded bathrooms w/ ceramic tile, new roof, new HVAC, spacious family room, and a large rear deck for your entertaining pleasure.

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Elizabeth Astin stands with her father, actor Sean Astin of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and recently in Stranger Things 2 on Netﬂix Elizabeth Astin to return as Shenandoah Apple Blossom Queen Sean Astin’s middle daughter, Elizabeth has accepted the Festival’s invitation to return to Bloomtown to serve as Shenandoah XCI-Designate, the 91 st Queen of the Apple Blossoms. In 1964, TV legend, Lucille Ball, served as the Festival’s Grand Marshal. For the 75th Anniversary Festival in

2002, Lucy’s granddaughter, Katharine Desiree Luckinbill, served as Queen Shenandoah LXXV. Lucy’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, accompanied Katharine, and fell in love with the area. Lucie was a close friend of Patty Duke’s; and, in 2004, Festival Organizers, with Lucie’s help, were able to bring Patty’s son, hot young actor, Sean Astin [just finishing “The Ring Trilogy”], to the Festival. And, the rest, as they say, is history! From her self-composed statement: “Elizabeth Louise Astin has always been proud to be a member of a family that is deeply involved in the entertainment industry. Her father is well known film actor, Sean Astin; her sister is actor and singer/songwriter Ali Astin; her uncle is TV and film star, Mackenzie Astin; and, her grandparents are actor, John Astin, and Academy Award-winning actress, Patty Duke. Elizabeth prefers to spend her time behind the camera, working as a director and volunteering at the Motion Picture Academy, where, being very active in the Girl Scout organization, she earned her Girl Scout Silver Award. She leads a tutoring program at her local library; serves as a vocal member of the National Honors Society; serves as Vice President of Students for Equal Rights Foundation; and, as Secretary for her school’s “She’s the First” feminist group.” “She is currently a sophomore at Oaks Christian High School. When time permits, she performs with her dance team, and acts and sings on stage. Elizabeth’s true passion lies in lifting up those around her, from her friends to her fellow Girl Scouts to her

sisters. No matter how busy she is, her favorite activity is spending time with her sisters, Bella (12) and Ali (21). She excitedly remembers her first visit to the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival® when she could hardly see out of the car as she rode alongside her father when he was Grand Marshal in 2004. A few years ago when she sat beside her older sister, Ali (Queen Shenandoah LXXXVII), she dreamed of the incredible opportunity to come back and take up the title herself. She is overjoyed to be back, bringing the Astin family along with her to a place that has always welcomed her with such warmth and love.” Elizabeth Astin’s featured public appearances [among other appearances] will be her formal presentation to the Bloom Nation at The Village at Orchard Ridge Queen’s Dinner on Thursday evening, May 3rd; her Coronation in the Patsy Cline Theatre at John Handley High School on Friday afternoon, May 4th; and, her iconic ride on her gold apple throne at the head of the Grand Feature Parade on Saturday afternoon, May 5th.

stricted from using a six-mile stretch of Route 627 (Reliance Road) beginning Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The affected portion of Route 627 extends from the Interstate 81 northbound ramps at exit 302 (Middletown) in Frederick County to the intersection of Route 340/522 (Winchester Road) in Warren County. The Warren and Frederick counties boards of supervisors requested the through-truck restriction. The Virginia Department of Transportation approved the request following a traffic-engineering study and a public comment period.

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violation and was being held at the RSW Regional Jail without bond prior to the two additional felony charges. Cook appeared in Warren County Circuit Court today and was held without bond until his next court appearance, which is set for May 7th. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Det. David Fogle at (540) 636-2208 or dfogle@ frontroyalva.com

Riggs was assisting a disabled vehicle alongside the westbound lanes of Route 7, just west of Route 604. The Trooper’s white, Chevrolet Impala had its emergency lights activated and was parked on the shoulder when a 2010 Ford Explorer came through a curve on Route 7, lost control and struck the rear of the Impala. Trooper Riggs was attending to the disabled motorist at the time of the crash and was not injured. The Ford’s 53-year-old driver from Cross Junction, Va., was not injured. He was charged with reckless driving.

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out. In addition to handy tools to investigate the natural world, the backpacks include a parking pass for free entrance to a state park. Find a list of participating libraries here: http://bit. ly/LibraryBackpacks For a day trip or a longer stay in a cabin or campground, Virginia’s award-winning state parks offer more than 1,800 campsites and 300 cabins. For more information about all offerings in Virginia State Parks, including overnight accommodations, visit www.VirginiaStateParks.gov or call the Customer Service Center at 800933-7275, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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June 1863. The Gettysburg Campaign is underway. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia is pushing northward through the Shenandoah Valley toward Pennsylvania, and only one significant force stands in its way: Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy’s Union division of the Eighth Army Corps, in the vicinity of Winchester and Berryville, Virginia. What happened next is the subject of the provocative new book The Second Battle of Winchester: The Confederate Victory That Opened the Door to Gettysburg, June 13-15, 1863. Despite being heavily outnumbered, General Milroy defied repeated instructions to withdraw his command even as the overpowering Second Corps under Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell approached within striking distance. The veteran Indiana politician-turnedsoldier was convinced the enemy consisted of nothing more than cavalry or was simply a feint. Milroy’s controversial decision to stand and fight pitted his outnumbered and largely inexperienced men against some of Lee’s finest veterans. The complex and fascinating maneuvering and fighting that followed on June 13-15 cost Milroy hundreds of killed and wounded and some 4,000 captured (about one-half of his command), with the remainder of his See BRIEFS, 20

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BRIEFS, from 19 command routed from the battlefield. The combat cleared the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley of Federal troops, demonstrated Lee could obtain supplies on the march, justified the elevation of General Ewell to replace the recently deceased Stonewall Jackson - and sent shockwaves through the Northern states. Today, the Second Battle of Winchester is largely forgotten. But in June 1863, the politically charged frontpage news caught President Lincoln and the War Department by surprise and forever tarnished Milroy’s career. The beleaguered Federal soldiers who fought there spent a lifetime seeking redemption, arguing their three-day “forlorn hope” delayed the Rebels long enough to allow the Army of the Potomac to arrive and defeat Lee at Gettysburg. For the Confederates, the decisive leadership on display outside Winchester proved an illusion that masked significant command issues buried within the upper echelons of Stonewall Jackson’s former corps that would only make themselves known in the earliest days of July on a different battlefield. Award-winning authors Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. combined their researching and writing talents to produce the most in-depth and comprehensive study of Second Winchester ever written. Their balanced effort, based upon scores of archival and previously unpublished diaries, newspaper accounts, letter collections, other firsthand sources, and a deep familiarity with the terrain in and around Winchester and the lower Shenandoah Valley, explores the battle from every perspective. The Second Battle of Winchester is comprehensive, highly readable, deeply researched, and immensely interesting. Now, finally, the pivotal battle in the Shenandoah Valley that opened the door to Gettysburg has the book it

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cultural heritage. Youth participants work to maintain park trails, roads, buildings and campgrounds while learning about the Shenandoah National Park. The program consists of two, four-week sessions, June 18 to July 13, and July 16 to August 10. Youth are encouraged to apply for one session. Participants will spend weekends at their home but will camp in the park during the week. Participants will also earn a $290 per week award for participating in the program. The Shenandoah Youth Corps is a partnership with Shenandoah National Park, the Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps and the Shenandoah National Park Trust. Applications are being accepted through the Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps until positions are filled. Students are encouraged to apply early. Visit the Great Appalachian Valley Conservation Corps website at www.gavcc.org to apply for this program and specify Shenandoah Youth Corps in the application.

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Winter weather in parts of the country forced more than 270 blood drives to cancel, resulting in over 9,500 uncollected blood and platelet donations in the first two weeks of March. No matter the weather, the need for blood to help cancer patients, those undergoing surgeries, trauma patients and others remains. Volunteer blood donors from across the country are needed to help ensure lifesaving blood products are available for patients this spring. Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood. org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1800-733-2767). Upcoming blood donation opportunities: Middletown: 4/11/2018: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lord Fairfax Community College Special Events Center, 173 Skirmisher Lane Front Royal: 3/30/2018: 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lowes, 80 Riverton Commons Drive 4/7/2018: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Am Red Cross FS Chapter, 561 Fortress Dr 4/14/2018: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 18 West 6th Street Winchester: 4/2/2018: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Winchester, 116 S Loudoun

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ucts. For more information and to apply for a volunteer transportation specialist position, visit rdcrss.org/driver Putt it Forward Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club announces Putt it Forward – If your charity or organization needs help raising funds, host a “PUTT IT FORWARD” day with us! Offered any day Monday-Thursday. We will offer your organization a $39 green fee/cart for your guests and give a $9 kick back

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Events include: musical entertainment outdoors all day; Steve Foster’s Amazing Grace and trick mules; the annual “Gooney Creek Duck Race” at 12 noon, with tickets available at O.J. Rudacille General Store or the day of the festival. There will be an antique car show, photo contest, Redbud tree seedlings for sale, bake sale, full kitchen with lots of great food, a mini menagerie petting zoo and the Humane Society’s pet adoption booth. The Browntown museum will be open and there is no charge for admission or parking. Taste For Books

R-MA Open House Students looking for a superior college-prep education are invited to join Randolph-Macon Academy for a free information session and tour on Sunday, April 15. Students and their families will hear from admission and academic staff and enjoy a tour of the campus with a current student. Tours begin promptly at 2:00 p.m. and while reservations are appreciated, walk-ins are welcome. For more information or to RSVP, call (Call 540) 636-5484 540) 636-5484, e-mail admission@rma. edu, or sign up online at www.rma. edu/open-house.

Samuels Public Library will host its annual fundraiser, “Taste For Books” on April 14 at 6 p.m. The theme this year is “Coming Home.” The library will have displays and food-tasting stations set up featuring the Shenandoah Valley and Warren County. All proceeds go toward improving library resources, including literacy programs, new books, hosting free programs or updating public computers. Warren County Community Center Easter closing The Warren County Community Center will be closed Sunday, April 1, 2018 in observance of the Easter Holiday. The Community Center will reopen Monday, April 2, 2018 at 8:00 am.

Redbud Festival The Browntown Community Center Association will host their annual Redbud Festival on Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Browntown Community Center in Browntown in celebration of the wild Redbud trees that peak with purple blooms along the scenic roadsides.

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will have their piece of art displayed in the United States Capitol. Congresswoman Comstock is a member of the Congressional Art Caucus and started the House Arts Caucus in the Virginia General Assembly. “I always look forward to the Congressional Art Competition so we can experience the creativity of the Virginia’s 10th Congressional District students. Every year we exceptional works of art, as the students compete for Best In Show. The winner will have their artwork displayed at the U.S. Capitol in a high traffic area where lawmakers, staff, and visitors can enjoy it. I want to thank the dedicated art teachers in our community who encourage students to enter their artwork so their artistic talent can be seen and celebrated.” Students should drop-off their completed artwork on April 2nd between 2:00pm to 5:00pm at Enterprise Hall on the George Washington Virginia Science & Technology Campus. Art submitted must be ready to hang and entries are limited to two per student. For information and guidelines about the 2018 Congressional Art Competition please go to Congresswoman Comstock’s website here. Students and teachers can also contact Amanda Gray Bailey in the Congresswoman’s office at Call 703-404-6903 703-4046903 or by email at AmandaGray.Bailey@mail.house.gov. Shenandoah National Park Artist-in-Residence Applications Available Artists are encouraged to apply for the 2018 Artist-in-Residence Program at Shenandoah National Park. The Shenandoah National Park Artist-in-Residence program offers professional artists focused time to creatively explore the natural and cultural resources of this astounding landscape. It also allows artists the op-

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CRIME OF THE WEEK Frederick County Crime of the Week - March 26, 2018 A burglary was reported at the new parking garage construction site located off Ralph Shockey Drive at Shenandoah University over the night of March 14, 2018. The Shockey Foreman stated he arrived to work and found someone had broken into several metal Storemaster chests, and a white cargo construction trailer. The suspects cut off the combination lock on a metal Knaack gangbox on wheels, and stole construction tools from inside. The foreman stated someone used the oxygen tank to cut a hole in the lid of another gangbox to look in it. They also pried the metal lid back. He stated someone used the oxygen tank to cut the key lock, and locking mechanism off of another gangbox. A white construction trailer with rear doors had a key lock that was cut off to gain access inside the trailer. Items stolen include; 3 Hilti hammerdrills, Hilti Grinder, welding shield with auto lens, 2 Stihl concrete saws, portable Miller ARC welder with leads, Dewalt circular saw, and a Milwaukee grinder. If you have any information regarding this incident or any other Crime, or the location of a Wanted Person, please contact Crime Solvers at (540) 665-TIPS (8477). Information leading to the arrest of a suspect may result in a reward of up to $1,000. For this Crime Please reference Incident # 18001294. Winchester Crime of the Week - March 19, 2018 On Thursday, March 08, 2018, Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Amherst Street in reference to a robbery that had just occurred. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victim who stated that two white males, wearing all black, attempted to steal his backpack. The victim described the males as being between 5’7” and 5’9”. When the victim yelled for help, the males took off running. Officers attempted to make contact with anyone matching the description in the area, but were unable to do so. If you have any information regarding this incident or any other Crime, or the location of a Wanted Person, please contact Crime Solvers at (540) 665-TIPS (8477). Information leading to the arrest of a suspect may result in a reward of up to $1,000. For this Crime Please reference Incident # 18009850. Hello Stewart, How many books can be made out of one tree? – Mindy Hi Mindy,

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be made. It’s also possible to make paper from a variety of other types of plant fibers, such as cotton, flax, bamboo, and hemp. For example, cotton fibers are often used to make the paper that money is printed on. The overwhelming majority (about 95 percent) of the raw material used to make paper, though, comes from trees. Using an average tree size and a little math we can come up with an answer to your question. According to one paper manufacturer, a cord of wood measuring 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet, or 128 cubic feet, produces nearly 90,000 sheets of bond-quality paper or 2,700 copies of a 35-page newspaper. And another source tells me that it

takes 3 ½ trees that are 12 inches in diameter to make one cord of wood. MATH: 3.5 trees divided into 90,000 pages = 25,711 pages per tree. Which means that one tree 12 inches in diameter can produce 100 books that are 257 pages long (or if you prefer to read shorter books it can make 257 books that are 100 pages long). Speaking of books, the Samuels Public Library established in 1799 for the residents of Warren County, is having their annual fund raising event “A Taste For Books” on April 14th, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Get the details at their website: https://tasteforbooks.net/ Your Pal in the Trees,

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BRIEFS, from 23 John Rutter (oboe, flute cello, organ and harp accompaniment) and a variety of sacred hymns and songs on Saturday, April 21 at 4 p.m. at the Braddock Street United Methodist Church, located at 115 Wolfe Street in Winchester and Sunday, April 22, at 4 p.m. at the Front Royal Presbyterian Church, located at 115 Luray Avenue, Front Royal. The concert lasts about an hour and is free, but a free will offering is taken. Kids and tots are welcome. For further information, visit us online at FROS.ONLINE or call us at Call 540-635-4842 540-635-4842. Blood Drive Warren Memorial Hospital is hosting a public drive on Wednesday, April 4 from 11 am to 3 pm. Donors receive a thank you tote bag, while supplies last! Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged. To secure your spot, visit https://donateblood. vablood.org.

Shenandoah Royal Orators Toastmasters International Do you aspire to become a better communicator and leader? Improve your speaking and leadership skills by visiting with the Shenandoah Royal Orators. We meet on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month from 6:30 - 7:30 PM in the Valley Health Center (1st floor conference room), 120 N. Commerce Ave., Front Royal, VA 22630. For more information visit http://frontroyal.toastmastersclubs. org Samuels Public Library Adult Programming April 15-31, 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. Does Not Compute! Need some help with your computer or a personal device? Come into the Library or give us a call to sign up for one-on-one help with reference staff between 10 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. on most Tuesdays. Patrons are limited to two 15 minute sessions unless time permits. 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. Crochet Group: Samuels Public Library invites you to come out and learn how to crochet or share your talents. The group will meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00 A.M (April 11th & 25th). All ability levels welcome. SPL-Books and Beyond: Samuels Public Library invites you to join us for the Books & Beyond Book Club on Wednesday, April 18th at 10:00am, where The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff. What the Tech! Technology can be tricky! Samuels Public library invites you to come out and join us Thursday, April 26th at 4:00 P. M. so you can ask our teen volunteers for help with your personal devices. Bring phones, smart devices, tablets, laptops or e-Readers

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Engle’s Angle: “Girl Gone Wild. Guy Gone Crazy.” By Kevin S. Engle Every year, around this time, college kids, and families with kids, head off to a beach or someplace warm to have fun. I remember those Spring Break “Girls Gone Wild” videos. Young coeds, wet t-shirt contests and other shenanigans. Now of course I’ve never watched them, only heard about them. But right now, in my own house, I’m living with a girl gone wild. Sort of. It’s my wife, although with her, it’s more like crazy. Craft crazy. Ever since she retired a few years ago, she’s been doing a lot of crocheting. Ok, timeout. If you’re like me, you don’t know exactly what crocheting is. It’s “a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a patterned fabric by looping (it) with a hooked needle”. Got that? Good, because I still don’t have a clue. And I don’t dare say she knits because they’re not the same thing. According to my wife, there’s bad blood between the two camps. Knitters look down on crocheters and vice versa. Each think their craft is better. All right. Whatever. Back to our story. Initially, my wife focused her efforts on snowflakes and winter hats for Christmas gifts. And for the past few months, she’s been working on a dress. We have two weddings to attend in June. “I’ll make a dress for each,” she said. It’ll save us money.” I like the sound of that. But I’m starting to wonder. A recent day out for supplies. Michaels. Eighty-one bucks. JoAnn Fabric. Thirty-four more. Hobby Lobby. Twenty-one dollars.

Total damages? One hundred thirty-six big ones. The slogan at Michaels is “where creativity happens”. At home, when I see the receipts, that’s where the crying happens. She’s nearing the end on dress #1. As soon as she finishes it, she’ll start on #2. Of course she can’t wear the same dress for both weddings, even though no one but us at wedding #2 will see what she wore at wedding #1. She’s already ordered the yarn for it. And decided she needs more. We have so much in the house right now I suggested she take inventory twice a year, just like the stores do. We’re saving money right? That’s what she said. She’s been watching YouTube videos to learn how to do the patterns for the dress. Some of the videos are in Russian. She assures me there’s no collusion. And now she’s taking an online class to learn more techniques. Just the other day, she mentioned learning how to tat too. No, not tattoos. Tatting. It’s another craft. Don’t ask. On a recent trip for more supplies, she learned a new Michaels store is opening near us this year. Isn’t that just great? I suggested she come out of retirement and work there part time. She’d make some money and get the employee discount. I thought it was a great idea. She didn’t agree. Spring has sprung. And my girl has gone wild. Her guy? He’s gone crazy. The author applied for a job at Michaels. If she won’t, he will. – kevinengle456@comcast.net

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Good Friday, March 30 Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 61 by 10am, then falling to around 53 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. 11am - 4pm Orchid Show and Sale at Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, 901 Amherst St. Winchester. Learn about growing and caring for orchids from experts in the Lord Fairfax Orchid Society. Enjoy the show and sale, bring orchids in for suggestions, and have your orchid repotted (small fee). Repeats Saturday. http://www.themsv.org 7pm - 9pm Finifugal: Two One-Act Plays at Selah Theatre Project, 400-B Kendrick Lane, Front Royal. Selah Theatre’s Senior Showcase features the directorial debut of Katherine Sparger and Sarah Millard. Produced by Amber Shayeb, Finifugal consists of two one-act plays: I Never Saw Another Butterfly and Professor George. $5 at the door. 540-636-5185. Repeats Saturday. 7pm BINGO at Front Royal Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 221 N Commerce Ave., Front Royal. Doors open at 5pm. 8pm Comedy Weekend at The Bright Box Theatre, 15 N. Loudoun St., Winchester. Bright Box Theater and Kaleidoscope Comedy are proud to present an evening of laughter featuring some of the very best stand up comedians in the business! For the month of March, Bright Box is thrilled to feature the hilarity of Dan Wilson. PLEASE NOTE: Bright Box is gen-

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Thursday, April 5 Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. 6:30pm North Fork Shen. River Restoration BINGO at Elks Lodge, 4088 Guard Hill Road, Front Royal. Doors open 4:30pm.

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Friday, April 6 7pm Front Royal Salvation Army Annual Dinner at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club, 134 Golf Club Circle, Front Royal. Join the Salvation Army Front Royal Corp in celebrating their “stars” at the 2018 Annual Dinner! Themed as “Starry Starry Night,” this evening of food and entertainment recognizes the donors and volunteers who make it possible for the Salvation Army to do the most good in Front Royal. The dinner will be held at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club on Friday, April 6th, beginning at 7:00 pm. There will be a silent auction, Chinese auction, trivia contest, door prizes, and entertainment provided by The Salvation Army Quartet and Judy & Becky Lee. Tickets are $50 each; sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information and/or tickets, please contact Lt Matthew Tidman or Lt Laura Tidman at 540-635-4020. 7pm BINGO at Front Royal Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 221 N Commerce Ave., Front Royal. Doors open at 5pm. Saturday, April 7 8:30am - 4pm McCormick Civil War Institute Spring Conference at Shenandoah University, 1460 University Dr. Winchester. McCormick Civil War Institute’s Spring 2018 conference “Another Era in Our War Life”: When the Home Front Became the Battle Front. This year’s spring conference will feature nationally recognized Civil War era historians--Eric Campbell (Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park), Allen Guelzo (Gettysburg College), Jonathan Noyalas (Shenandoah University), Frank O’Reilly (Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park), and Anne Sarah Rubin (University of Maryland). The conference will examine the impact of some of the conflict’s most storied battles and campaigns upon civilians and communities--Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Sherman’s March, and Sheridan’s 1864 Shenandoah Campaign. Registration for the conference is $50 and includes lunch. http://bit.ly/2018MCWI 3pm - 6pm Hites Chapel UMC Spaghetti Dinner at Hites Chapel UMC, 150 Chapel Rd. Middletown. (While supplies last.) $5/011 Years, $8/12+ Years. Includes spaghetti, sides, dessert, and drink. 4pm - 7pm Ruritan Spaghetti Dinner at Skyline High School, 151 Skyline Vista Dr Front Royal. The South Warren Ruritan Club will hold is Annual Spaghetti Dinner today from 4:00pm - 7:00pm at Skyline High School. Adult tickets are $8.00 in advance and $9.00 at the door. Children ages 6 12 are $5.00. Children under 6 are FREE. Proceeds help to fund two $1,500 scholarSee CALENDAR, 28

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10am - 3pm Shenandoah AquaBlaze at Downriver Canoe Company, 884 Indian Hollow Rd. Bentonville, Va. Take on the Shenandoah AquaBlaze, where all you need are trail shoes, decent paddle skills, endurance, and the desire to spend a great day off the beaten path. The AquaBlaze is our fastest-growing race, and that’s because it is the next best thing to an adventure race-a great day in the woods, pushing your limits in a beautiful place with your favorite teammate...but without all the map reading and equipment! Because who needs a mountain bike? Not you, not today! You’ll be hitting one of the most picturesque rivers and mountain trails Virginia can offer at one of the prettiest times of the year. The adventure starts with a 13-mile paddle section on the Shenandoah River followed by a 13-mile trail run or trek through Shenandoah River State Park to the finish line. With this race format you’ll only need a pair of running shoes, water supply, and race nutrition. Sign up to compete, or just come out and enjoy a day of racing at your own pace by yourself or with a teammate. 703-266-9995. 11am - 12:30pm Warren County Democratic Committee Monthly Meeting at Team Waller Open House, 213 East Main St. Front Royal. https://www.warrencodems. org 6pm - 8:30pm A Taste for Books at Samuels Public Library, 330 E Criser Rd. Front Royal. The Library’s annual event has a theme of “Coming Home” this year. They are celebrating all things Front Royal, Warren County, and the surrounding places that make where we live so special! Celebrating the outdoor fun of hiking, canoeing, antique hunting, beer and wine, and everything in between. Music for the event will highlight local musicians. Participating groups will host a table, decorating it, along with costumes and food to reflect a favorite book. There

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Royal. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Laurel Center provides sexual assault services to Front Royal and Warren County. Tonight will be a candlelight vigil for all community members who attend the vigil. A proclamation will be read, a choir to sing at the event, an open mic session and readings from survivors and staff from the Laurel Center. Ribbons from the Gazebo and along Main Street are being placed to keep the awareness. 8pm National Park Service Star Gazing Party at Thoburn Property, Bowmans Mill Road, Middletown. Come look through our telescopes, or bring yours and we can show you how to use it. Co-sponsored by the National Park Service, the Shenandoah Astronomical Society and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. Meet at the Thoburn Property, Bowman’s Mill Road, Middletown (the site will be marked by signs). If the weather looks questionable, please call ahead to verify the event is still on - 540-869-3051. Directions to the site: 1. Just south of Middletown, from U.S. Route 11, turn left onto Water Plant Road. Proceed 1 mile to the intersection with Long Meadow Road. 2. Turn right onto Long Meadow Road. Proceed 0.1 mile. 3. Turn right onto Bowman’s Mill Road. Proceed 1.4 miles to Thoburn Redoubt. 4. The Thoburn Tract is marked by a Civil War Trails sign and some Waysides. Turn right into the property. For more information see: http://www.nps.gov/ cebe Sunday, April 22 12 noon - 6pm Rally in the Valley on Loudoun St. Winchester. This annual, FREE block party is a great place to meet your neighbors, make new friends, listen to music, try out local restaurants and have a rockin’ good time! Rally in the Alley benefits the Winchester Main Street Foundation. Live Music, Local Food, Beer & Wine, Crafters, Fun for the Kids. Admission: FREE. Rally in the Alley is held the length of Indian Alley from Wolfe Street to the Braddock See CALENDAR, 30

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Sunday, May 6: noon-9 p.m. 7pm - 10pm Taste of the Town on Main St. Front Royal. The Front Royal Independent Business Alliance (FRIBA) is hosting “Taste of the Town”, a showcase of our local independent eateries. This event will be held on Main Street in downtown Front Royal. Come down and sample food treats from local restaurants like the Apple House, Joe’s

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7pm BINGO at Front Royal Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 221 N Commerce Ave., Front Royal. Doors open at 5pm. Saturday, April 28 8am Greenway Run/Walk in Front Royal. The Front Royal/Warren County Tree Stewards are sponsoring a run/walk event to commemorate the completion of the Royal Shenandoah Greenway by having a ribbon cutting at the Criser Road Trail (the last segment for the completion). They will also be planting a tree for Arbor/Earth Day. Public is invited to attend. http://treesfrontroyal.org

2pm - 7pm Community Outreach Concert at the Gazebo at Main and Chester St. Front Royal. Dynamic Life Ministries will be hosting an outreach/concert event today at the Gazebo Area located at Main/Chester Streets. Enjoy music, food, face painting, balloon art and corn hole toss. Community is invited! 3pm - 6pm Western Jamboree at 5522 Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester. Entertainment Lineup: Allen Boyd – Local musician, songwriter, and Frogtown Music recording artist. Bryan Shepherd – Local musician, and Frogtown Music recording artist. Teresa Burleson- Kristyn Harris – Reigning 2-time Western Music Association Enter-

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