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History
“Trough the years, whether you were born here or moved here, when you come through the Gaps and see
the valley, like Governor Spotswood and his Knights of the Golden Horseshoes, your heart leaps with awe
at the beauty of the scene in front of you and you are imparted with a sense of deep gratitude that you are
home once again.” - Suzanne Silek
By Roger Bianchini
Warren County Report
Some “philosopher-wag” com-
mented to me near the end of
the cold and drizzly March 9th
kickof of Warren County’s 175th
Anniversary celebration of itself
– “175 years and they still haven’t
gotten it right.”
Actually the comment was
slightly less polite than that.
However, I replied, “Not much
different than anywhere in the
world, whether its 17.5 years or
17,500, people tend to get it wrong
for awhile before they get it right,
if they ever get it right before time
and the tide of history – some
might call it “Divine Retribution”
– sets things back to square one af-
ter arrogant humanity’s eforts to
speak and act for, or even replace
the Divine tend to place things in
a hellish mess.”
That said, as the ceremony
itself began after A.S. Rhodes
third-grader Jenna Stanley led the
crowd in the national Pledge of Al-
legiance, we begin our coverage of
Warren County’s 175th anniver-
sary with Reverend Gary Heaton’s
invocation of guidance from the
Almighty – an appropriate place
to start considering many who
settled here believe the creative
force of the universe displayed a
special afection for this corner
of this world as exhibited by the
wonderful blend of natural beauty
and resources found here.
Invocation, Rev. Gary Heaton
“Almighty and everlasting God
– You have called your people into
relationship with you and with
one another. We gather this day
to remember the establishment
of a community we call Warren
County where we have aspired to
your calling of neighborly love.
“The beauty of your creation
surrounds us, and your rivers
and mountains and valleys have
provided the plenty for which our
county is known.
“On this day of Repentance,
we ask your forgiveness for the
times we mishandle your gifts and
behave as consumers rather than
stewards of your creation.
“Give us wisdom to choose
leaders who will act with civility
towards one another and humility
toward you.
“Grant us, we pray, the spirit
of love and charity that will help
us into a future of grace & abun-
dance.
Warren County – they say it’s your birthday
County kicks of a year-long celebration of 175 years of existence
Balloons are released on the lawn of the Warren
County Courthouse at noon, March 9, 2011, to cel-
ebrate the kickoff of a year of celebration of Warren
County’s 175th year of existence. The event coincid-
ed with the date the Virginia General Assembly ap-
proved the creation of the new county.
Warren County Courthouse, circa 1910.
Photo courtesy of The Warren Heritage Society
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“In your Holy name we pray.”
Soon after, chronicler of local
history Suzanne Silek took upon
a summary of the history of this
specifc geographical region from
which Warren County by name
later sprang. Tat history, from
Paleolithic Period Indians, the ear-
liest inhabitants we have records
of, to present time, is outlined by
Ms. Silek below after her brief
introduction. As this anniversary
year progresses, she will delve into
the specifcs of our community’s
recorded history in further de-
tail.
History, Suzanne Silek
“The Shenandoah Valley has
worked its spell on the many
people who have lived here, either
for a short time or a lifetime. It
is a land of plenty. Te land be-
tween the blue mountains and the
sparkling river, a fertile land - the
fruits of which give food, shelter
and warmth.
“The sturdy Germans, Irish,
Scots and Scot-Irish who settled
here were eager to establish a
home and were not afraid of hard
work. Settling here required just
that. Te men and women worked
more than an eight hour day, a
forty hour week and seldom had
a day of because there was always
something to be accomplished.
Life was not all work; there was
play also - dances, fairs, court days,
and eventually church meetings.
Schools were established, libraries
were organized and the system of
government evolved from that of
a colony into our system of self-
government.
“Through the years, whether
you were born here or moved
here, when you come through the
Gaps and see the valley, like Gov-
ernor Spotswood and his Knights
of the Golden Horseshoes, your
heart leaps with awe at the beauty
of the scene in front of you and you
are imparted with a sense of deep
gratitude that you are home once
again.”
I. Evidence of frst residents:
A. Paleo-Indian. 11,000 years
ago;
B. Reason they were here -
Jasper deposits from which they
created spear point and arrow-
heads;
C. Location of sites - near
streams and what is now known
as the Shenandoah River:
1. Archeological site “Tunder-
bird” designated National Historic
In 1880, the guys gather in front of Belle Boyd Cot-
tage on Chester Street to get ready to go “cruising”
- an ever popular activity in the county’s central pop-
ulation center - the Town of Front Royal.
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Landmark in 1979;
D. Later Indian residents nu-
merous tribes, mostly transient
a. Shawnee
b. Iroquois
c. Cherokee
d. Tuscarora
II. English exploration by govern-
ment at Williamsburg:
A. Governor of Virginia in 1699
sends John Lederer to fnd passage
to California Sea;
B. Gover nor Al exander
Spotswood - 1716 expedition
“Knights of the Golden Horse-
shoe”;
III. Purpose of settlements:
A. Fill the empty space to pro-
duce more tax revenue;
B. Act as a bufer between the
settlers in the established areas
and the Indians and the French;
IV. Land grants:
A. By the Commonwealth of
Virginia;
B. By the King of England;
C. Problems created by the
grants that covered identical ar-
eas;
V. Early European settlers:
A. Virginia grants need to settle
certain number of people Dutch
traders- Van Meters; Swedish
– Chesters;
B. German;
C. Scots, Irish, “Scot-Irish”;
VI. County genealogy:
A. Orange;
B. Frederick and Augusta;
C. Dunmore into Shenandoah;
VII. Why did the settlers want
new county?
A. Issues of travel to distant
courthouses for legal matters;
B. Roads and bridges, who built
them, and how were they main-
tained;
VIII. When did citizens of this area
begin to petition for new county?
A. Who creates a county?
B. Who names a county?
IX. When were we created?
A. Where did we organize;
B. When and who was in-
volved?
X. Life in Warren County since
1836:
A. Minerals;
B. Agriculture:
1. distilleries and vineyards;
C. Manufacturing;
D. Presence of federal and state
government entities;
E. Education;
F. Afro-American population;
G. Efect of the War between the
States, the American Civil War
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A familiar view west toward Massanutten Mountain
showing early bridges across the Shenandoah River,
circa 1900.
Photo courtesy of The Warren Heritage Society
Some things never change - as in 1930, children
and adults alike have been entranced by the natural
beauty framed by the mountains and rivers running
through Warren County.
Photo courtesy of The Warren Heritage Society
The Afton Inn, once cornerstone of the town and
county’s social scene, circa 1920s.
Photo courtesy of The Warren Heritage Society
The Crescent Street High School, circa 1930s. The
site has since been rebuilt and renovated into E. Wil-
son Morrison Elementary School.
Photo courtesy of The Warren Heritage Society
By Roger Bianchini
Warren County Report
Since the Town of Front Royal is doing its own survey on public opinions on certain matters, most
importantly perhaps the public stance on moving town elections to November, we decided to do our
own little survey regarding a story in our last issue – public safety versus speed traps and 5 mph speed
limits on town streets, particularly at town entranceways.
We would like to hear from anyone who has gotten a speeding ticket in the past two years for less
than 10 mph over the posted speed limit, particularly 5 mph or less over.
Also, we would like to hear from anyone ticketed for a speeding ofense on Happy Creek Road at the
site of the recent widening from the intersection with Sixth Street to Meadow or thereabouts between
Nov. 11 and Nov. 15, 010.
Replies, describing circumstance and resolution, may be forwarded to this reporter at rogerb@
warrencountyreport.com. Your confdentiality, if so desired, is assured as long as we can verify your
identity and trafc ticket information.
Te 25 mph survey - public input - safety or speed trap?
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Public Safety
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By Carol Ballard
Warren County Report
At the February 15 meeting of
the Warren County Board of Su-
pervisors, a large crowd of sup-
porters gathered to watch the frst
graduates of the recently formed
Warren County Fire and Rescue
Training Academy proudly ac-
cept their certifcates of comple-
tion of six months course-work.
Te students ranged in age from
0 to 7 years old and included
three women.
“It benefts the volunteers to
train locally, and now there’s
little or no reason for our people
to go outside of the county,” said
Warren County Fire and Rescue
Services Chief Richard E. Ma-
bie.
Te County funds all training
for volunteer personnel when
the training program is ofered
within the County. If a volunteer
goes outside of the county for
training, they or their volunteer
station are responsible to pay for
it.
Tey fnished the course on
January 19 with 30 hours of
class work and hands-on train-
ing under their belts. Designed
to make the department self-
sufcient in fre and emergency
medical services, the academy-
formatted program ofers Fire-
fighter I, Firefighter II, Haz-
ardous Materials Awareness
and Operations, Landing Zone
Safety, Mayday Firefghter Down
Awareness and Operations, Ve-
hicle Rescue, Highway Safety,
CPR and First Aid.
Manager of the program,
Captain Kevin D. Catlett, who
was promoted to the position
of Training Captain in July of
009, also voiced his approval
of the part the academy plays
in improving the certification
process.
“Te certifcation isn’t new, but
it’s not stretched out any more. It
used to be three separate cours-
es, Firefghter 1, and EMT, but
now it’s all in an academy-style
program of 16-18 weeks, and
there’s both an awareness and
operations level to the MAYDAY
Firefghter Down Program. Tese
two courses stress firefighter
safety, survival and the rescuing
of our own,” Catlett said.
Mabie talked about changing
attitudes regarding frefghters’
safety. He said, “Years ago, peo-
ple never worried about them
(firefighters), even though we
were losing many frefghters a
year in the U.S. Tis is one of the
most labor-intensive programs
we sponsor during the frefghter
academy.
County Fire and Rescue honors frst training academy grads
The academy graduates, back row left to right: Thomas Whipple, Herbert Snoots
Jr., Fred Reynolds Jr., George Glavis, Timothy Weaver and Thomas Nowell; front
row left to right: Chief Richard Mabie, Justin Irby, Brian Meade, Tiffany Birchfeld,
Tina Nguyen, Jared Lewis, Jacqueline Russell and Captain Kevin Catlett.
Warren County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Rich-
ard E. Mabie, and manager of the program, Captain
Kevin D. Catlett.
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“We’ve also thrown in other
things like vehicle extrication,
which is part of fire fighting
anyway, but we go the extra mile,
like including helicopter landing
zone training and having the he-
licopter land in a cleared area at
the back of the Front Royal Fire
Station,” said Mabie.
Other areas of the county are
also being used for training.
A local bank owned a house
on Rockland Road which was
scheduled to be torn down.
Instead they donated it to the
fre department for Mayday sce-
narios. With a smoke machine
to create a realistic background,
it has been a valuable setting
for intense worst-case situation
training for the last six months.
Firefghters are trapped behind
windows, practice wall breaches,
fall through floors, get disen-
tangled from wires, deal with air
consumption, air management
and go over carry moves for
downed frefghters.
Class lectures are held in the
Warren County Government
Center, but hands-on practices
take place at individual fre sta-
tions. All available opportuni-
ties for emergency training are
used, so helicopter practice is at
the Front Royal station, and in
Rivermont, the pond is used for
water supply practice.
“We’re small; we don’t have a
training center per se. Te closest
training center is in Winchester
where they have a single story
house. When we’re fnished with
the Rockland house, in theory,
we’ll burn it and clean up. Te
bank doesn’t have to haul away
the burned stuff,” Mabie ex-
plained.
In the recent fres, frefghters
weren’t allowed to go into burn-
ing buildings without Fire Fight-
er 1 training. Mabie explained,
“It used to be, if a volunteer
was18 years old, they were given
equipment, and told ‘you’re a
frefghter’, but somewhere along
the line, the people in charge
were tired of losing 15-150 fre
fghters a year. Tere’s an old ad-
age, ‘You risk a lot to save a lot
and risk little to save little’. If we
roll up on a house, and are sure
there are no people or life inside,
we don’t risk our people.”
The fire fighting profession
is one of the most dangerous
occupations in the world, but
training emphasis on fre fghter
safety and self-rescue, has made
an impact. The toll has gone
down to fewer than 100, Mabie
said, because protective clothing
is better, breathing apparatus has
improved and training includes
the goal of not losing people.
A huge beneft of the academy
is how it builds on professional-
ism and teamwork and partici-
pants learn with each other from
beginning to end.
“We’re not reinventing the
wheel here,” said Mabie, and
added, “If you put people in uni-
form, it builds camaraderie and
professionalism.
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more safety and preparedness
information, at: www.warren-
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State
State ofcials - Housing Market at a ‘Danger Point’
By Tracy Kennedy
Capital News Service
RICHMOND – While fewer
home loans are going into de-
fault, a combination of a backlog
of foreclosures and a slump in
home purchases could threaten
the recovery in Virginia’s housing
market.
“We are at a dangerous point at
the beginning of another nega-
tive cycle that pulls the market
somewhat down from where
it is,” Barry Merchant, a senior
analyst for the Virginia Housing
Development Authority, told the
Virginia Foreclosure Task Force
on Tuesday, March 15th.
Since the end of the 010 tax
credits for new homeowners,
Merchant said, fewer houses on
the market are being sold. Tis,
combined with other factors,
means that the task force “could
look at a much longer recovery
for the state.”
“I think at the moment I’m a
little pessimistic, only because
we’re seeing a weakening again
of the whole purchase market,”
Merchant said.
Despite this pessimism, Mer-
chant said he expects the housing
market to return to normal by the
end of 01.
A recent task force report found
a spike in the number of Virginia
homes entering foreclosure dur-
ing the third quarter of 010.
During that quarter, there were
active foreclosures in Virginia
– about 4,100 more than in the
corresponding period of 008.
About the Task Force
Te Virginia Foreclosure Task
Force was created by Gov. Bob
McDonnell in 010 by an execu-
tive order. Its goal is to propose
a housing policy for Virginia. Te
advisory group’s recommenda-
tions are due in November.
Te task force has members.
It is chaired by Terrie Suit, the as-
sistant to the governor for com-
monwealth preparedness.
Future Meetings
Te task force has scheduled
meetings for April 19, May 17
and June 1. It then will take a
break to collect data and consult
experts.
Te group’s timetable calls for
meetings on Sept. 0 for more fo-
cused discussions on key issues,
perhaps with help of an econo-
mist; on Oct. 18 for fnishing its
recommendations; and on Nov.
15 for wrapping up its work.
On the Web
For more information about the
Virginia Foreclosure Task Force,
visit www.virginiaforeclosurepre-
vention.com
Te task force is not the only
organization helping Virginians
avoid foreclosure. Another orga-
nization is the Capital Area Fore-
closure Network [www.cafn.org].
On Wednesday, March 16, the
network and the Housing Initia-
tive Partnership announced they
are launching a Spanish and Eng-
lish foreclosure prevention hot-
line for Virginia, Maryland and
Washington, D.C. Te toll-free
number is 888-794-8830.
“Too many of our region’s resi-
dents are paying thousands of
dollars to scam artists who can
do nothing to help them. By call-
ing the hotline, residents can get
connected to nonproft housing
counselors near their home or
work,” said Paul DesJardin, co-
chairman of the foreclosure net-
work.
The Virginia Foreclosure Task Force has been told
the state housing market is at a danger point due to
a backlog of foreclosures and slumping sales (WCR
fle photo).
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By Roger Bianchini
Warren County Report
The culmination of several
weeks of nervous tension be-
tween local businesses and the
Town of Front Royal’s Planning
and Zoning Department took an-
other step – well, sideways – on
March 14th. At its meeting that
evening, the Front Royal Town
Council voted 5-0 (Holloway
absent) to send its existing sign
ordinance (Section 175-106) back
to the planning commission for
some review and changes.
According to recent council
work session discussion those
changes will be designed to
liberalize the existing code ban-
ning “Open” for business and
other advertising fag signs now
prevalent around town, perhaps
most prominently in the East
Main Street, downtown business
district.
Town Code Enforcement Of-
fcial Richard Kurzenknabe and
Planning Director Bruce Drum-
mond have indicated that a series
of perhaps 14 or so letters of vio-
lation of the code went out after
the department received at least
one citizen complaint about the
sudden preponderance of such
signs around town. An explora-
tion of town codes found that
such signs, other than American
or religious fags were, in fact,
illegal (what happened to the
separation of church and state
we wondered at the latter exemp-
tion?).
Out went letters such as the
one from Kurzenknabe to Royal
Oak Computers dated Feb. 8th,
informing owner Craig Laird his
“Open” sign was in violation.
Commercial property owner Jan
Miller and his tenant, realtor Rita
Rutledge, appeared at council’s
March 7th work session to re-
quest an explanation of the town
code and ask that something “that
makes a little sense and that is
business friendly” be put into
place by the town.
On March 15, Laird said that
he was still contemplating an
appeal of his violation notice and
perhaps the code itself. But even
more than the code itself, Laird
was incensed to fnd that such
an appeal requires an apparently
non-refundable $300 fling fee.
Laird asked if such an exorbitant
fling fee to contest a code viola-
tion might not be perceived as
tantamount to extortion by the
town.
“Well Craig,” we replied, “you
could look at it that way. Or
perhaps you could look at it as
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Town
just another bureaucratic “fee
& fine means” with which the
town keeps its residential and
property taxes for services to
its citizens among the lowest in
the region and on the backs of
targeted groups of people such as
businessmen, people who like to
eat out, drive over a snail’s pace
through town, or are just com-
plainers like me – I mean you.”
Tose cited for violations could
face a misdemeanor conviction
and a fne of up to $1000. And
each day an ofender was deemed
to be in violation can be cited as
a separate misdemeanor count,
according to the town’s Code
Ofcial Richard Kurzenknabe.
A temporary solution?
However, we added that after
a careful listening to council dis-
cussion on the subject over the
past two weeks we thought we
might have found a solution short
of being “extorted” out of $300
by the town bureaucracy. Tere
appeared to be an uncontested
council consensus that the law
be changed to allow the signs and
that enforcement of the existing
code be limited during the inter-
val it takes to get the code legally
changed through planning com-
mission and then council review
and public hearing – likely a time
lag of several months.
There seemed to be a clear
directive by council to the plan-
ning and zoning department to
cease sending out the violation
notices. However, the planning
director told council that busi-
nesses that had already received
violation notices could not legally
be exempted from enforcement.
Compliance to the initial no-
tice of violation entails taking
the ofending fag sign down and
notifying the planning and zon-
ing department you have come
into compliance. A photo of
the absent sign during business
hours might sufce, or a quick
visit from town staff to verify
compliance might occur. Ten,
if we read council and mayoral
conversation correctly, if you put
the sign back up after coming into
compliance, no further notice of
subsequent violations during the
review process are being sent out
by town staf.
In the absence of planning
department officials from the
March 14 meeting, we asked
Mayor Tim Darr if our theory was
a reasonable reading of the town’s
intent on “crime and punish-
ment” of the existing prohibition
on advertising fag signs in Front
Royal.
Te mayor replied with a quiz-
zical look and a head shake. How-
ever, the mayor did not dispute
our contention that council’s
direction to the planning de-
partment was not to send out
any more notices of violations
or that coming into compliance
with an existing notice could be
accomplished by taking the fag
down and alerting town hall you
were now in compliance.
And so the mysterious work-
ings of law and order in River City
play out.
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“Instead of obeying the law and closing up his gun business, Mr. Simonpetri stockpiled a cache of more
than 1,000 guns. He acquired additional guns and resold them. He basically took what had been a legiti-
mate business and took it underground - to the black market.” - US Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy
By Roger Bianchini
Warren County Report
It was an impressive array of
weaponry on display at the War-
ren County Government Center
on Monday afternoon, March 14th
– and as U.S. Attorney’s Ofce of-
fcials explained, the combination
of automatic, semi-automatic,
other rifes and handguns was per-
haps not quite a third of the total
of 1,176 guns seized from Front
Royal pawn, antique and oddities
shop owner Don Simonpetri.
Te 1:30 p.m. press conference
co-hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s
Ofce of the Western District of
Virginia, Town of Front Royal,
Warren County and state ofcials
came several hours after Simon-
petri entered a guilty plea to the
illegal sale of firearms in U.S.
Federal Court in Charlottesville.
Simonpetri was arrested and
his home and shop at 58 South
Royal Avenue raided by FRPD
and regional authorities on Oct.
14, 009.
Simonpetri faces up to 10 years
in prison on one count of dealing
firearms without a license and
one count of selling frearms to a
convicted felon. He is scheduled
for sentencing in U.S. District
Court on June 1st. U.S. Attorney
Timothy J. Heaphy said his team,
headed by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Ron Huber, will ask for prison
time in Simonpetri’s case despite
the lack of a previous criminal
record. Heaphy said he hoped
the plea-agreed convictions and
federally-requested prison time
will serve as an example that such
small-town, black market arms
dealing operations will not be
tolerated or looked upon lightly.
In a prepared statement, Heaphy
explained that Simonpetri was the
fnal of a total of seven defendants
linked to what was described as
a lengthy investigation taking a
significant and troublesome il-
legal arms dealing operation out
of circulation. Why was Simon-
petri’s case troublesome? After
all, Heaphy explained that up until
005, Simonpetri had a Federal
Firearms License. Tat license was
revoked after an ATF compliance
inspection revealed over 100 fail-
ures to keep mandated records
of gun sales by the then licensed
Simonpetri. So, authorities will
never know if Simonpetri’s pro-
pensity to illegally sell frearms to
convicted felons began after he
lost his federal frearms license.
But the 009 investigation of
Simonpetri and co-conspirators
did reveal the sale of weapons
to convicted felons who are not
permitted by law to buy or own
frearms. And from both a fed-
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perspective that is where the real
trouble lies. How many frearms
Feds make a point with display of some 300-plus guns
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“It was so explicit, so open, so over-confdent. Tat’s what made it easy for us, once we identifed
these sales being made, to send our felon informant in.” - US Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy
US Attorney Timothy Heaphy addresses the media
about the signifcance of stopping such black-market
arms dealing operations that can and do help keep
frearms illegally in the hands of convicted felons
throughout the region.
File photo from Oct. 14, 2009 raid on Simonpetri’s at
528 S. Royal Ave. show rifes being loaded on to FRPD
truck.
may Don Simonpetri and co-de-
fendant Charles Shipe have moved
into the hands of convicted felons
over the years and to what end?
“Instead of obeying the law and
closing up his gun business, Mr.
Simonpetri stockpiled a cache
of more than 1,000 guns. He ac-
quired additional guns and resold
them. He basically took what had
been a legitimate business and
took it underground – to the black
market,” Heaphy stated.
The 009 investigation was
initially conducted by a combina-
tion of the Front Royal Police, the
ATF, the Warren County Sherif’s
Ofce, Virginia State Police, the
Warren County Commonwealth’s
Attorney’s Ofce and the North-
west Regional Drug Task Force.
The focus of that joint investi-
gation was sales engaged in by
Simonpetri or Shipe, usually at
Andrick’s Flea Market in down-
town Front Royal.
“In each case, the undercover
purchaser told Mr. Simonpetri
or his co-conspirator that he was
a convicted felon and not legally
allowed to buy frearms,” Heaphy
stated. “Te fact Mr. Simonpetri
and Mr. Shipe were dealing with
felons was of no concern to either
man.”
“Nobody need to know noth-
ing,” Heaphy quoted as a deal-
concluding statement made dur-
ing one informant purchase of
weapons from the defendants.
One thing seemed consistent with
Simonpetri’s pre and post-licensed
gun sales – no substantive records
of those sales were kept.
Te specter of the murder of
two Buchanan County Sheriff ’s
Ofce deputies and wounding of
two others in the same shooting
the day before the Simonpetri
plea press conference was raised
by one TV reporter present. No,
authorities do not link the weapon
used in those March 13th crimes
to Simonpetri. But the cavalier at-
titude with which Simonpetri and
his co-defendant sold weapons to
informants identifying themselves
as convicted felons increases the
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danger of such incidents, federal
ofcials pointed out in response
to a question.
“It was so explicit, so open, so
over-confdent,” Heaphy said of
the attitude of those illegal gun
sales tied to Simonpetri and Shipe.
“Tat’s what made it easy for us,
once we identified these sales
being made, to send our felon
informant in.”
Returning to the question about
the Buchanan County incident,
Heaphy said, “That matter is
unfortunately still evolving as to
what happened. We believe that
a citizen of Buchanan County,
armed with a high-powered rife,
shot and killed two deputies and
seriously injured two others. Te
gunman himself was killed by
responders in Buchanan County.
Details are still emerging on what
occurred just yesterday. Te frst
thing that is clear in that case is
that these guns were not used
because we’ve got them. The
problem with Mr. Simonpetri is
that he was willing to sell a gun
to anyone … even someone who
walked up to him and said, ‘You
know Mr. Simonpetri, I can’t buy
a gun because I’m a felon but I re-
ally want to get one. Can you sell
me one?’ And he said ‘Sure, we’ll
keep it between us.’
“Now every one of these guns
was his and he could have taken
any of them and for $00 or
whatever, handed it to that con-
victed felon, who could have been
ready to use it in a street crime in
Washington D.C. or Baltimore or
in Northern Virginia. Fortunately
that did not happen – these guns
were not used … in police shoot-
ings or any other violent crime.
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“We believe that a citizen of Buchanan County, armed with a high-powered rife, shot and killed two depu-
ties and seriously injured two others … Te frst thing that is clear in that case is that these guns were not
used because we’ve got them.” – Heaphy responds to question about March 13 Buchanan Co. shootings
Greetings from your Delegate
to the Virginia General Assembly
who returned home safely on Sat-
urday.
In addition to my role as your
Delegate, I serve as Chairman of
the House Republican Policy Com-
mittee. In that role, I was respon-
sible for shepherding a number of
bills of statewide importance to
passage this Session. I am relieved
to report that the following Policy
Bills are on their way to Governor
McDonnell’s desk.
(1) HB 1447 - Allows income
tax credits for individuals and
businesses for qualified research
and development expenses. There
is a $10 million cap on the total
amount of credits allowed in any
taxable year. (Passed House 87-12;
Passed Senate 38-0)
(2) HB 1820 - Creates an income
tax credit for licensed farm winer-
ies equal to 25 percent of the cost
of certain winery equipment and
materials for taxable years begin-
ning on and after January 1, 2011.
There is a $250,000 cap on the to-
tal amount of credits allowed in a
calendar year. (Passed House 85-0;
Passed Senate 40-0)
(3) HB 1837 - Creates an income
tax credit for licensed farm winer-
ies equal to 25 percent of the cost
of certain winery equipment and
materials for taxable years begin-
ning on and after January 1, 2011.
There is a $250,000 cap on the to-
tal amount of credits allowed in a
calendar year. (Passed House 99-0;
Passed Senate 39-1)
(4) HB 1929 - Provides that
whenever the lowest responsive
and responsible bidder is a resi-
dent of any other state and such
state allows a resident contrac-
tor of that sate a price-matching
preference, then a like preference
shall be allowed to responsive and
responsible bidders who are resi-
dents of Virginia. (Passed House
99 -0; Passed Senate 40-0)
(5) HB 2316 - Creates a program
that provides financial incentives
to companies that manufacture or
assemble equipment, systems, or
products used to produce renew-
able or nuclear energy, or products
used for energy conservation, stor-
age, or grid efficiency purposes. To
be eligible for a grant, the manu-
facturer must make a capital in-
vestment greater than $50 million
and create at least 200 full-time
jobs that pay at least the prevail-
ing wage. A wind energy supplier
must make a capital investment of
greater than $10 million and create
at least 30 full-time jobs that pay
at least the prevailing wage to be
eligible for a grant. (Passed House
99-0; Passed Senate 40-0)
(6) HB 2324 - Creates the Vir-
ginia Research and Technology
Investment Program, consisting
of the Commonwealth Research
Commercialization Fund (CRCF)
and the GAP Fund program ad-
ministered by the Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Investment Au-
thority. The bill makes significant
changes to the existing CRCF,
including creating a Commer-
cialization Subfund, a Research
Match Subfund, and an Eminent
Scholar Subfund, and sets up a
new process for the application,
review, and award of funds from
the CRCF. (Passed House 99-0;
Passed Senate 40-0)
(7) HB 1588 - Transfers the burden
of proof from the taxpayer to the
assessor when a taxpayer appeals
the assessment of real property to
a board of equalization, and trans-
fers it from the taxpayer to the
locality when such appeal is to a
circuit court. (Passed House 99-0;
Passed Senate 40-0)
(8) HB 1757 - Expands the Ad-
dress Confidentiality Program for
victims of domestic violence to all
jurisdictions within the Common-
wealth. The bill also provides that
the Office of the Attorney General
will prepare an evaluation of the
statewide implementation of the
program by December 31, 2012,
and repeals the enactment clause
that conditioned the continuation
of the program upon an appro-
priation for that purpose. (Passed
House 99-0; Passed Senate 40-0)
(9) HB 1697 - Exempts any facil-
ity of the Department of Veterans
Services from the certificate of
public need requirements. (Passed
House 99-0; Passed Senate 40-0)
(10) HB 1698 - Expands a pro-
cedure for rescission of a sexu-
ally violent predator’s refusal to
participate with a mental health
examination to allow him to re-
scind a refusal to participate and
provides that assessment hearings
may be done by videoconference.
(Passed House 99-0; Passed Senate
40-0)
(11) HB 2066 - Expands the
prohibition on entry onto school
grounds by any adult convicted
of a sexually violent offense to
include any school bus as defined
in § 46.2-100. (Passed House 97-0;
Passed Senate 40-0)
As always, Stacey and I, along
with our twins, Madagan and
Clayton thank you for the op-
portunity to serve. Now that I
am home, I can be reached at 1-
540-635-2123 or E mail me at del-
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Fed-local
But the point is they could have
been because he was willing to sell
them to anybody,” Heaphy said.
Heaphy declined comment
on whether the Simonpetri in-
vestigation had proved fruitful
in pursuing any information on
where guns that were sold prior to
the October 009 bust may have
ended up.
Te U.S. Attorney also made a
point of stating that the legal use
and possession of frearms is not
what was targeted in the Simon-
petri-Shipe investigation. “We are
not in the business of infringing
on the Second Amendment or
anybody’s right to lawfully own,
carry and enjoy the recreational
use of guns. Te Second Amend-
ment is the law here and there
is a proud tradition in this state
of people responsibly using fre-
arms,” Heaphy said. But pointing
to potential dangers from accident
or intent, he added, “In the wrong
hands they are lethal. And for that
reason there are laws in place to
govern the transfer of frearms.
Te only way for law enforcement
to [get leads] when a gun is used in
a crime is where it came from …
if there is a record of where it was
sold, where it was bought – that is
crucial for us … all these guns will
not be in the hands of convicted
felons – they are now ours.”
Responding to another ques-
tion, ofcials said such federally-
seized weapons were earmarked
to be destroyed. It was also noted
that as part of the plea agreement
Simonpetri had agreed to forfeit a
Ford Mustang (no year or model
cited) that had been used to trans-
port some of the weapons he was
accused of selling illegally (hope-
fully it will not be destroyed, but
put up for auction).
Prior to the federal explanation
of the eventual fate of the weap-
ons, we asked FRPD Chief Richard
Furr if the guns might be going
up for sale at a discount price fol-
lowing the press conference. We
understand the press, or at least
segments of it, may be on the fr-
ing line at – or after – future Front
Royal Town Council meetings, we
told the chief.
No, the chief said of any pend-
ing arms sales at media discounts.
However, he obligingly asked if we
thought he should leave some of
the weapons in the WCGC meet-
ing room for that night’s council
meeting.
Maybe not such a good idea, we
agreed.
More seriously during the press
conference, Chief Furr credited
FRPD Detective Sgt. Jason Ryman
for his work in developing the
nearly two-year investigation that
resulted in 1176 guns being taken
of the regional arms black market.
Furr also commended the coop-
eration between all departments
at the local, state and federal
level, including Warren County
Commonwealth’s Attorney Brian
Madden, ATF, WCSO, VSP and
the US Attorney’s Ofce.
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Dear Editor,
Exodus 0:16, the VIII commandment: “Tou shall not bear false wit-
ness against thy neighbor.” I would hope that this includes journalist too
(grammar in context).
Yours truly, thank you,
Tom Sayre
Front Royal
(Managing Editor’s note: We hope Exodus 20:16, the 8th Commandment’s
edict also includes politicians. Tis journalist and publication stand by
our witness, including as it applies to Mr. Sayre. In fact, we asked Sayre
specifcally if he was insinuating that we had “borne false witness” against
him or his letter was a more generalized criticism of the local media in
light of his February criticisms of other media outlets, the Northern Vir-
ginia Daily and Warren Sentinel at successive Front Royal Town Council
meetings. In light of his failure to respond to that direct question, we can
only surmise that Sayre is attempting to put forth yet another unsubstan-
tiated – some might call it false – witness that he does not do what he
is reported here to have done, nor said what he is reported here – and
elsewhere – to have said. Funny thing is, all of it is out there in print and
media or town video or audio tape to be challenged - point, by point …
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County-Dominion Power
“So, I think the combination of what the county board of supervisors will do with what the town did makes
this a very reasonable cost for water and sewer, which helps to make this a viable project that will work
here.” – Dominion Power VP of Business Development James Eck
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) With
change dominant this week, don’t be
surprised to find new facts emerg-
ing that could put another slant on a
situation and offer you another choice.
Think it through before you decide.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) There
could be some lingering problems
from a previous matter that involved
a decision you felt you had to make.
Resolve the situation with your strong
Taurean no-nonsense approach.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The
Gemini’s carefully made plans could
be undone by someone’s unexpected
decision. Getting the full story behind
that surprise move can help you decide
how to deal with the matter
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
Recently uncovered information
might put a new light on a situation
you thought had been resolved. Keep
an open mind about possible changes
that you might have to consider.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) With a
potential revision of an old agreement,
you can’t beat the Big Cat for knowing
how to sharpen a “clause” to the best
advantage. Someone close could have
the news you’ve been waiting for.
VIRGO (August 23 to September
22) Certain issues in the workplace
could put you in the middle of a dispute
you’d rather not deal with. Express
your honest feelings before the pres-
sure to take sides builds up.
LIBRA (September 23 to October
22) You might feel uneasy disagreeing
with someone you’ve been close to.
But your relationship should be able to
withstand and even thrive when con-
fronted with your true feelings.
SCORPIO (October 23 to Novem-
ber 21) A romantic situation seems to
be creating more confusion than you
can handle. If so, own up to your feel-
ings. The sooner you do, the better
your chances are for working things
out.
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December 21) With change directing
the Archer’s aim, consider a second
look at your plans and see where they
might benefit from a revision. A work-
place matter is close to a resolution.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19) New contacts help you
learn some important information
about upcoming developments. The
week calls for the Sea Goat to be more
flexible than usual in a number of mat-
ters.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to Febru-
ary 18) With both change and uncer-
tainty in your aspect, you might feel
less confident in a previous decision.
That’s OK. Check it out and see where
it could be modified, if necessary.
PISCES (February 19 to March
20) Old relationships that seemed
to be sinking are buoyant again, and
new relationships are benefiting from
Cupid’s loving care. This could be a
good time to make a major move.
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need.
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• On March 28, 1774, upset by acts
of destruction of British property by
American colonists, the British Par-
liament enacts the Coercive Acts.
The acts included closing the port of
Boston and making British officials
immune to criminal prosecution in
Massachusetts.
• On March 30, 1820, Anna Sewell,
author of “Black Beauty,” is born.
“Black Beauty,” the first significant
children’s story in the English lan-
guage to focus on animal characters,
established the precedent for count-
less other works. The story, narrated
by the horse, showed Black Beau-
ty’s progression through a series of
increasingly cruel owners.
• On April 2, 1863, responding to
acute food shortages, hundreds of
starving women riot in the Confeder-
ate capital of Richmond, Va., demand-
ing that the government release emer-
gency supplies. At one point, Confed-
erate President Jefferson Davis threw
his pocket change at the mob from the
top of a wagon.
• On April 3, 1882, Jesse James, one
of America’s most notorious outlaws,
is shot to death by fellow gang mem-
ber Robert Ford, who betrayed James
for bounty money. James was shot
in the back while his mother cooked
breakfast.
• On March 31, 1931, Knute
Rockne, the legendary Notre Dame
football coach, is killed in a plane
crash in Kansas. Studebaker decided
to name its new line of low-priced
vehicles Rockne after the revered
coach, agreeing to pay his widow 25
cents for each car sold.
• On March 29, 1951, Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of
espionage for their role in passing
atomic secrets to the Soviets during
and after World War II. Supporters
claimed that during World War II,
Russia had been an ally, not an enemy.
The husband and wife were executed
in 1953.
• On April 1, 1963, the ABC tele-
vision network airs the premiere epi-
sode of “General Hospital,” the day-
time drama that would become the
network’s most enduring soap opera
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County picks up a million $ a year of Dominion H2O
Incentive agreement tags above in-town rate in years 6 to 10 of operations
By Roger Bianchini
Warren County Report
After emerging from a 5-min-
ute closed session at 11:15 p.m.
on March 15th, Warren County
fnally revealed the behind-the-
scenes “hand” it has been play-
ing in recent weeks to assure that
Dominion Power/VEPCO fol-
lows through on its plans to in-
vest over a billion dollars to build
a gas-fred electrical generating
facility here that will generate
more than just electricity.
At stake for the county as it
watched Dominion and the Town
of Front Royal negotiate a decade
of water rates and as much as
$5.3 million in up-front expenses
to the power company has been
an annual net of $3-million or
more in annual tax revenue. Just
two weeks after an earlier closed
session with Dominion and eight
days after the town and Dominion
agreed to terms on its water con-
tract and capital improvements
package, the county announced
exactly what “hand” it is playing
in seeing the deal through.
What Happy Creek Supervisor
Tony Carter, who has been an in-
terested observer at recent Front
Royal-Dominion negotiations,
read into the board of supervi-
sor’s meeting record on March
15, was that the county “approve
an economic development in-
centive agreement with Virginia
Electric and Power Company
(VEPCO) providing for incentive
payments of the equivalent of the
diference, up to $1 million per
year, between the billed rate and
the in-town rate that VEPCO will
be billed under a Water and Sew-
erage Service Agreement with
the Town of Front Royal during
the 6th to 10th year after VEPCO
begins delivery of electricity from
its Kelley Drive power plant.” Te
incentive package was unani-
mously approved.
As reported in a related sto-
ry frst posted on our website
on March 8, the rate for years
6 through 10 is one and a half
times the in-town rate. Were the
Dominion/VEPCO power plant
to open as now projected in the
015-16 Fiscal Year, the anticipat-
ed diference in the in-town rate
and the 1.5 rate for water-sewer
service to the power plant would
be $1.9 million ($.56 million
vs. $3.85 million). Tat diference
would climb to $1.48 million
($.94 million vs. $4.4 million)
in the 10th year of service. Do-
minion/VEPCO will pay the in-
town rate during the plant’s frst
fve years of operation and the
full out-of-town double rate kicks
in beginning in the 11th year of
operation.
So if not 100 percent of the an-
ticipated cost diference, that $5
million of water-sewer bill pay-
ments made good by the county
will almost equal the regional
power giant’s up-front costs to
acquire the central water and
sewer crucial to its existence, and
more than equal the disputed $3.5
million in looping system capital
improvements the town asked
for over the power company’s
protest. Tat protest centered on
the fact that improvement is a
long-desired upgrade viewed as a
beneft to all 5 Corridor water-
sewer customers, rather than a
power plant-driven necessity like
pumping system improvements
totaling $490,000.
“We thank the county and
board of supervisors for what
they determined tonight was a
valuable economic incentive to
us that helps complete the value
proposition, together with what
the town had already approved
– and in combination provides
a signifcant value for reasonable
water and sewer rates that make
this a very viable project going
forward,” Vice President of Busi-
ness Development James Eck said
following the unanimous vote of
approval of the incentive pack-
age.
Eck also explained that some of
the up-front expenditures agreed
to with the town a week earlier
had been phased in. “A major
WC Board of Supervisors Chairman Archie Fox and
Dominion Power’s James Eck are all smiles after the
county approved helping pay up to $1 million per year
of the new power plant’s water-sewer bills to the
Town of Front Royal in years 6-10 of operations.
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capital improvement expendi-
ture if they go forward with the
looping project, is that, that will
be phased in over time … and we
do think it’s appropriate that we
would pay for the specifc pump-
ing station in another infrastruc-
ture improvement for the town.
So, I think the combination of
what the county board of super-
visors will do with what the town
did makes this a very reasonable
cost for water and sewer, which
helps to make this a viable proj-
ect that will work here,” he said.
In the end, that viability from
Dominion/VEPCO’s perspective
makes the proposed rate struc-
ture they will soon present to the
State Corporation Commission a
win-win for the company and its
eventual eastern corridor electri-
cal power customers, as well as
the local community.
“It’s good for the rate payers
and it’s good for the community
because it’s economic develop-
ment here,” Eck concluded.
Failure to communicate?
A week earlier there seemed
a general feeling within town
council, expressed most directly
by Tom Conkey, that the county
had dropped the ball by failing to
become directly involved as the
town and Dominion hashed out
diferences of opinion on what
was not only an appropriate con-
tribution from the private sector
to see their project realized, but
also from the county to contrib-
ute to the expansion of the 5
North Corridor’s commercial tax
base and revenues, which from a
proft standpoint will go almost
exclusively to the county (see
background on collapse of town-
county “Corridor Agreement” in
“Town gets its terms” story else-
where in this issue).
But following the March 15th
vote Carter said he believed the
culmination of negotiations be-
tween both the town and county
and Dominion/VEPCO was a
win-win locally. Of the agree-
ment, Carter said, “I think it
more compensates the town for
helping out with the incentive
package for Dominion to be able
to make their business model
work when they go to the SCC.
So indirectly, even though [the
incentives are] going to Domin-
ion, it passes from them to the
town to help the infrastructure
of the town, as well as the water
rates for all town water users.
“I think it’s a great thing,” Cart-
er continued of the fnalization of
the agreement to bring a major
commercial tax base to the coun-
ty, as well as a major commercial
utility customer into the town’s
fold. “I mean the town was able
to get what they needed, I be-
lieve, for their system. Dominion
was able to get some assistance
from the county. And that’s not
unprecedented because we’ve
done that before in the past. I
know way back when, Toray got
like $ million; we’ve done incen-
tives for a lot of these other folks.
“I think it’s a great thing – I mean the town was able to get what they needed, I believe, for their system.
Dominion was able to get some assistance from the county. And that’s not unprecedented because we’ve
done that before in the past.” – County Supervisor Tony Carter
Engle’s Angle: He (or she)
By Kevin S. Engle
Warren County Report
It’s a fact. I don’t scare eas-
ily. If you don’t count movies
with zombies, vampires and
werewolves, seeing my mother-
in-law’s phone number on caller
ID, or hearing the pilot say our
plane is having mechanical diff-
culties, and were 35,000 feet off
the ground at the time, there’s
not much that frightens me.
Ok, fguring out how much
money my wife and I spend on
gas each month causes me to
break out in a cold sweat, and
I’m not all that wild about snakes
either.
Excluding all that stuff, I’m
scare-proof.
But I’ll tell you what makes my
hair stand on end, even though I
don’t have much.
A coworker.
This particular person frightens
the bejesus out of me.
He (or she) isn’t gonna beat
me up. I’m bigger. And I can
run faster. If we did get into a
tussle, I feel pretty good about
my chances.
But the very sight of this person
makes me do my best avoidance
move, like a military pilot maneu-
vering away from enemy fre.
Why?
Do you know someone who will
tell you just about anything even
if they hardly know you? That’s
what this person does. He (or
she) will start talking to me like
we’re best buds, sharing things
that you don’t typically say to
strangers. And he (or she) does
it with others too. I’ve observed
numerous encounters, from a
safe distance of course.
People like that scare me.
Just yesterday, I was walking
back to my desk, when out of
nowhere, he (or she) suddenly
appeared and pulled up along-
side me.
I tried to run, but couldn’t. I
tried to scream, but nothing hap-
pened. I knew I was a goner.
“Have you ever been to New
Zealand ?”
Odd question I thought, but
that’s what I’ve come to expect
from this person.
“No,” I said. And it’s the truth.
I’ve never been there, although
I wished I was at that particular
moment. Even if I’d been a na-
tive New Zealander, I would’ve
said no. That’s the key to these
conversations. Don’t say much,
if anything. Just listen. Don’t
add to the conversation and
make it any longer than it has to
be.
He (or she) then launched into
a dialogue about stones and
jewelry from New Zealand .
“Uh huh,” I said before veering
sharply to the right, in the direc-
tion, and protection, of my desk.
I shook my head, as I always do
after these exchanges.
During another sneak attack,
I learned how painful corns and
bunions can be. I don’t remem-
ber how I got out of that one, but
I do recall waking up in an ambu-
lance an hour later.
He (or she) seems nice
enough, and even harmless, but
I’m still scared.
I’ve read the best way to get
over your fears is to face them
head on. When you do, you’ll
see they’re really not that bad.
So that’s the plan. That’s ex-
actly what I’m going to do.
Tomorrow... I’m going to watch
a scary movie.
In the middle of the day.
With all the lights on.
And my eyes shut.
•••
The author avoids biker chicks
with big muscles and tattoos.
And don’t even mention the
words “some assembly re-
quired”.
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Te natural disasters that hit Japan on March 11, 011, are truly a tragedy. Everyone is watching the
devastating news and images emerge as Japan works to provide aid and relief to its people. Te safety
of their citizens and aid workers is, and should be, the top priority as the loss of life and ongoing re-
covery challenges are immense.
Almost any time there is a natural disaster, however, there is also a market and economic impact.
Japanese stocks dropped 6. percent on Monday, March 14, and the U.S. and European stock markets
declined in sympathy. Investors may be wondering about the future impact, but it’s too soon to tell
since no one knows whether Japan’s nuclear plants can be controlled safely or when overall electrical
power can be restored to the country. However, we expect several efects:
Brief stock market impact -- Te stock market impact is likely to be brief, as stocks usually react
immediately to uncertainty and devastation. Stock market sell-ofs in response to crisis events tend to
be short term because recovery and rebuilding eforts tend to follow rapidly. Historically, stock mar-
kets often return to their pre-disaster levels about a month after these events occur
Appropriate policy response -- Te Bank of Japan has acted quickly to increase the cash in the
fnancial system to help ensure money is available and to help stabilize the markets. Despite high
defcits, the Japanese government will increase spending to assist people in need and to rebuild.
Slower growth for Japanese economy -- Japan’s economy was in recession and declined at an an-
nual rate of 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 010. Even if the nuclear plants can be controlled safely, the
Japanese economy will likely fall into negative territory in the frst quarter. Many companies have
stopped production, but until power can be restored, it’s not possible to estimate the overall im-
pact. Almost immediately, though, rebuilding will begin, and that’s a powerful stimulus for economic
growth later in the year. Te Japanese economy was expected to grow 1.5% in 011, but it will probably
be a little weaker.
Global economy still stable -- Japan is the third-largest country measured by gross domestic prod-
uct (GDP), but its economy wasn’t expected to grow much in 011. Japan’s oil consumption is ex-
pected to be lower, causing oil prices to drop in response. And the Saudi Arabian protest planned for
last Friday did not cause any concerns for that government. Lower oil prices are a positive for the rest
of the world. In addition, Europe has expanded its rescue fund, which reduced the risks of European
debt, and some European stocks are rising in response.
No one could have anticipated the largest earthquake in Japan’s history, and our thoughts are cer-
tainly with everyone impacted by this tragedy. But remember, it’s not a reason to alter a long-term
investment strategy. Staying invested, focusing on quality and owning a well-diversifed portfolio of
investments can help investors weather unexpected global events and achieve their fnancial goals.
If you have any questions about this information, please let me know. I am also sharing with you
an interesting report titled “Crisis Events and the Dow.” Please take a moment to read this because it
provides additional perspective on how world events have afected the Dow.
Sources: (1) Ned Davis Research. Further distribution prohibited without prior permission. Copyright
2011 (c) Ned Davis Research, Inc. All rights reserved.(2) Bloomberg for Japan’s economic growth in
2011
(From a release submitted by Financial Advisors George L Karnes II and Bret Hrbek commentary from
Edward Jones investment strategist, Kate Warne. Such releases express the company’s professional
opinion and do not imply an endorsement of those strategies by this publication.)
Markets’ anticipated reaction to devastation in Japan
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And … we helped out Family
Dollar when they came here. We
helped out SYSCO. We’ve done
matches with the government’s
opportunity fund that came from
the state. So this project, I think,
was too critical for the well-being
of the community for years and
years and years to come.”
“Yes and no,” County Adminis-
trator Doug Stanley said of dis-
cussion between the county and
town about reaching a mutually
viable conclusion with the power
company. “Early on we had some
discussions – I had some with
[Interim Town Manager] Steve
Burke as far as kind of what the
town was looking for … but the
direct negotiations were between
Dominion and the county. But I
knew from Steve where the town
was coming from, what they were
looking for and ultimately the
town struck their deal.”
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Eck told us the power company
plans to apply for its rate hearing
with the SCC by May and that
he would expect fnal approval
on proposed rates to join previ-
ous state approvals on air, emis-
sions and other permits within a
year. Dominion will likely begin
preliminary site preparation of
Kelley Drive, just north of the
county’s Fishnet property, this
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Greetings from your Delegate to the Virginia
General Assembly. Te House Policy Committee, on
which I serve as Chairman, patroned a comprehensive
bill to reform our Higher Education System to reduce
tuition costs and inprove access for in-state students.
HB 510 passed the House of Delegates 97-0 and
the Virginia Senate 40-0 and is now on Governor
McDonnell’s desk awaiting action.
HB 510 - Te Virginia Higher Education Op-
portunity Act of 011 should fuel strong economic
growth in the Commonwealth and prepare Virginians
for the top job opportunities in the knowledge-driven
economy of the 1st century. Te bill provides for
(1) a new higher education funding policy which
allocates state funding to each college or university
based upon the number of Virginia residents enrolled
at each Virginia institution () targeted economic and
innovation incentives to spur research and doctoral
degrees at public universities (3) the creation of a
Higher Education Revenue Stabilization Fund to
ensure a dedicated funding stream to public colleges
and universities , and; (4) the creation of a science and
technology Public-Private Partnership at each Virginia
public institution of higher learning to ensure that
we graduate students with science and technology
degrees which can be employed upon graduation.
Tis comprehensive Higher Education Reform Act
also builds upon the Guaranteed Admission Program
wherein a student can complete their frst two years
of college work toward a Bachelors Degree at a Vir-
ginia Community College and provides a roadmap
for achieving an additional 100,000 undergraduate
(associate and bachelor’s) degrees for Virginians
over the next 15 years by (1) increasing enrollment of
Virginia students at Virginia Community Colleges ()
improving graduation and retention rates, and (3) as-
sisting students with some college credit to complete
degrees through incentive tuition grants to public and
private higher education institutions in Virginia which
use the grants to attract second career students and
part-time students.
Under the plan, every Virginia public university
must develop: (1) Year round use of their physical
facilities and instructional resources; () Technology-
enhanced instruction and resource-sharing across the
Higher Ed system, including distance learning agree-
ments with Virginia Community Colleges; (3) Innova-
tive and economical degree paths for the technology
jobs of the future and; (4) Ongoing restructuring and
managerial reforms to reduce the cost of a college
degree.
Most importantly for Virginia’s families, the Higher
Ed Restructuring Act ties funding of Virginia public
universities to higher enrollment numbers for Virginia
residents to increase access for qualifed Virginia
students at public and private colleges and univer-
sities since continuing to do so would reduce the
university’s state funding. Tis ensures that our public
universities and colleges who are teaching Virginia
students receive the most money because funding is
based upon a per-Virginia pupil ratio. Tis strategy
should reduce the fnancial incentives to admit out
of state students at our fagship universities based
on higher out-of-state tuition rates since continuing
to do so would reduce the university’s state funding.
Tis ensures that our public universities and colleges
who are teaching Virginia students receive the most
money because funding is based upon a per-Virginia
pupil ratio.
Also, for the frst time, this Act ensures that Vir-
ginia Community Colleges receive as much fnancial
support per student as Virginia’s four-year public
institutions which should translate into even greater
afordability at Lord Fairfax Community College,
ensuring that middle class parents continue to have
an inexpensive alternative for the frst two years of
their child’s college education.
Since, I have been working on Higher Education
reform for almost ten years through various initiatives,
I am elated that Governor McDonnell is fnally going
to sign these needed reforms into law.
I also patroned, as Chairman of the Policy Commit-
tee, a comprehensive bill to jumpstart road and rail
projects across Virginia including many long overdue
projects in Fauquier, Frederick and Warren Counties
in addition to the following major transportation
projects in my District:
(1) Widening of I-66 for Gainesville to Haymarket
as well as the installation of an active trafc manage-
ment system on I- 66 to dynamically control lanes in
order to reduce congestion.
() Major interchange improvements on I-81 and
in Frederick County.
(3) Widening Route 7 in Loudoun County.
FAUQUIER COUNTY PROJECTS INCLUDE:
(1) Rte 15 - construct interchange at route 17 0.715
Miles south int. Route 687 0.006 Miles south int. Route
687 ($1,59,617)
() Rte 8 - replace bridge over cedar run 0.387
Mile south route 818 (old catlett road)
0.07 Mile south route 818 (old catlett road)
($8,000)
(3) Rte 15 - int improvements @ 15/9 & 4-ln
widening route 9 0.17 Mile west fauquier/prince
william county line ($151,808)
(4) Rte 655 - approaches & bridge replacement over
tinpot run 0.37 Mi. W. Rte. 101 0.11 Mi. E. Rte. 101
($1,183,416)
(5) Rte. 69 - Reconstruct & surface treat non-hard
surfaced rd. Rte. 670 (Old auburn road) 0.39 Miles s.
Rte. 670 (Old auburn road) ($106,739)
(6) Rte 651 - approaches & bridge over summerduck
run 0.05 Mile east of route 615 0.1 Mile east of route
615 ($15,615)
(7) Rte 605 - turn lanes at route 674 south & route
1401 0.163 Mile west route 674 (atlee road) 0.94 Mile
east route 674 (atlee road) ($138,893)
(8) Rte 605 - turn lanes & drainage structure at mill
run 0.94 Mile east route 674(atlee road) 0.618 Mile
east route 674(atlee road) ($4,000)
(9) Route 688 - bridge over thumb run - structure
#6087 0.15 Mi s. Tumb run 0.15 Mi.N. Tumb run
($90,7)
(10) Rte 600 - reconstruction route 9 route 676
($10,55)
FREDERICK COUNTY PROJECTS INCLUDE:
(1) Interchange modifcation of exit 310 on i-81
($3,83,165.00)
() Safety improvements at exit 315 on i-81
($16,490.00)
(3) Safety improvements at exit 307 on i-81
($130,717.00)
(4) View shed protection of cedar creek vermont
monument at cedar creek and belle grove national
park at cedar creek and belle grove national park
($450,855.00)
5) Widen route 77 to 5 lanes beginning approxi-
mately one mile west of route 641 and . Miles east
route 636 ($30,158,714.00)
(6) Widen route 77 to 5 lanes one mile west of route
641 and .3 Miles east of route 636 ($113,101.00)
(7) Rte 655 - reconstruction (pe & rw in ssyp) route
50 . Mi. E. Rte 656 ($51,736.00)
(8) Replace bridge over opequon creek at route 73
($41,979.00)
(9) Replace bridge over cedar creek at route 63
($40,706.00)
WARREN COUNTY PROJECTS INCLUDE:
(1) Happy creek rd - lane reconstruction at sixth
street & bradford drive west of route 606 (shenandoah
shores road) ($150,994.00)
() Rt 340/5 bridge replacement approach-
es over the south fork of the shenandoah river
($34,97,341.00)
(3) Widening to fve lanes of area between route
340/5 north fork bridge and route 340/5 south
fork bridge ($466,73.00)
(4) Bridge replacement over south fork of shenan-
doah river at route 55 ($1,70,038.00)
(5) Route 340 bridge replacement over gooney
creek 1/ mile south of route 605 poor house road
($1,118,900.00)
(6) Reconstruction and surface of route 603 at route
647 1.34 Mile north route 647 ($4,70,064.00)
(7) Relocate intersection of rockland road (route
658) and reliance road (route 67) on route
340/5 North ($583,65.00)
(8) build bridge over shenandoah river on route 643
morgan’s ford road ($536,0.00)
It is great to be home with my family, and as always,
we thank you for the opportunity to serve. Now that
I am home, I can be reached at 1-540-635-13 or E
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Report from Richmond: 2011
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summer. And after SCC approv-
al, fnal site work moving toward
construction would begin almost
immediately, likely by next sum-
mer.
Dominion has forecast a -1/
to 3-year construction timeframe
to realize its $1. billion or there-
abouts capital investment in the
power plant plan it purchased
from CPV-Warren in 009. Tat
construction is estimated to cre-
ate 600 to 800 temporary jobs in
construction-related felds. Once
operational, the plant is estimat-
ed to create around 40 jobs. Te
county’s incentive package hinges
on a minimum billion dollar capi-
tal investment and creation of 30
permanent jobs.
Now the jockeying begins to
see how many of those nearly
three years of construction jobs
can be generated by the local la-
bor force. Local EDA Executive
Director Jennifer McDonald re-
cently had a hopeful estimate on
that potential due to the strong
construction industry labor force
based in this community.
Land deal
Earlier in the March 15th meet-
ing, the county and Dominion
came to terms on a land leasing
arrangement that could bring the
county as much as $55,000 in
leasing revenue from the power
company over a six-year period.
Dominion agreed to lease a 41.3-
acre parcel of unused land at the
county’s municipal Front Royal
Golf Club. Te land will be used
as a staging and storage area dur-
ing construction.
Te agreement includes a frst
year option during Dominion’s
current permit and engineering
stage at $5,000 per year. Once
construction begins Dominion
will pay $100,000 per year for
three years, with options on two
more years at that same $100,000
per-year rate. Approval of the
deal passed unanimously.
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the entire Weichert Virginia Region, and brought Realtor Beth Medved
Waller another Top Producer award with over 9.5 million closed in 010.
“I’m proud of our agents that we remained on top in 010 and we’re of
to a strong start this year ranking top for January and February as well!”
says Rita Rutledge, Managing Broker. “Our top 4 agents alone sold more
than any other ofce did as a whole in Warren County,” she added.
Top Producers Beth Medved Waller, followed by Wendy Trane, Sha-
ron Cales and Ken Evans lead the ofce again in 010 with more than
30,000,000 sold collectively and were named to Weichert’s Chairman’s
Club. Executives Club members included Craig Alexander, Carol Sea-
brooke, Sandy Strickler & Crystal Elliot.
According to RealEstate Business Intelligence, LLC, county wide sales
fgures remained consistent with 009 stats with 8.7 million total sold
in 010, up 1.74% from 009. Te average sold price fell 5% from 009
with $160,000 registering as the average sold price last year. Total homes sold increased 7.5% in 010 with 56
homes sold for the year versus 489 in 009. More than 60% of all sales in Warren in 010 were foreclosures or
short sales, according to Metropolitan Regional Information Systems. “I’m proud to have such a strong group of
agents leading the way as our housing market recovers, and look for 011 to be a very positive year in Warren
County real estate,” concludes Rutledge. Her top producing ofce is located at 84 John Marshall Highway in
Front Royal and can be reached at 540-635-8000.
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Top producer Beth Medved Waller helps push her team to the top
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Town-Dominon
“We plan to be a part of this community for the next 40 to 50 years – and being a part of that
community means getting along and working things out and settling our diferences and I think
the agreement tonight represents that.” - Dominion spokesperson Dan Genest
Town gets its terms on Dominion Power H2O
Absent Conkey blasts county silence on help with corridor expenses
By Roger Bianchini
Warren County Report
After two weeks of intense ne-
gotiations the Front Royal Town
Council approved a fnal version
of a contract to provide central
water and sewer service to Do-
minion Power/VEPCO’s gas-
fred electrical generating facility
in Warren County’s 5 North
Industrial-Commercial Corridor.
Te planned power plant former-
ly known as CPV-Warren since
being introduced as a means
of helping meet future eastern,
urban corridor power needs in
00, is now targeted for a 015
or 016 opening following a -1/
to 3-year construction period.
Te vote came at a Special
Meeting called for on March
7th in the midst of a previously
scheduled town council work
session. Te 5-0 vote - Tom Con-
key was absent - came after some
last minute closed session discus-
sion. Te only substantive change
in the terms of the contract origi-
nally on the table since a Feb.
nd work session was a word-
ing change that the removed the
description of the town water
service as essentially an accom-
modation to the customer while
the town has “excess capacity” in
its water supply.
As explained by ofcials on
both sides of the negotiation, that
change was requested by Domin-
ion, which did not want to go be-
fore a pending State Corporation
Committee rate hearing with a
utility contract essentially stating
the plant’s water service could be
terminated by the provider – the
Town of Front Royal – at any time
it deemed its water service as ex-
clusively needed by in-town cus-
tomers. Te lifespan of the plant
has been estimated by Dominion
at half a century.
Despite not getting an addi-
tional fve years of in-town ser-
vice rates to compensate for a
requested total of $5.4 million
in up-front expenses, Dominion
ofcials seemed relieved to get a
contract guarantee in place that
will allow them to explain their
desired rate structure to the SCC
and move development of the
plant forward.
“I think we’re pleased with what
happened tonight with the agree-
ment that was reached,” Domin-
ion spokesperson Dan Genest
said following the vote. “We plan
to be a part of this community
for the next 40 to 50 years – and
being a part of that community
means getting along and working
things out and settling our difer-
ences and I think the agreement
tonight represents that.”
While Dominion had been
seeking a reduction in up-front
costs of $5.4 million, including $4
million in capital improvements
to the existing system, in the end
it agreed to pay those costs in ex-
change for a decade of reduced
service costs. However, Domin-
ion did not get the additional
fve years at the fat, in-town
service rate it had been seek-
ing in exchange for a $3.5-mil-
lion contribution to implement a
long-sought after looping system
to assure service to all corridor
water customers in the event of
a break in the water line. Rather,
the company will get the origi-
nally proposed fve years at the
in-town rate and an additional
fve years at 1.5 times the in-town
FR Town Councilman Tom Conkey, right, missed the
vote on a town water-sewer contract with Dominion
Power but indicated his support with this handshake
with Dominion’s John Ragone at the conclusion of
council’s previous meeting discussion of the con-
tract. Conkey got his wish - albeit a little after the
fact - that the county be more directly involved in fa-
cilitating an agreement for town water-sewer service
to the facility that will generate over $3-million of an-
nual tax revenue to the county.
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rate before paying the full double
rate charged to out-of-town cus-
tomers.
While county Supervisor Tony
Carter was again an interested
observer to the evening’s devel-
opments, the county’s ongoing
ofcial silence on the matter of
helping the town or Dominion
defer their respective costs didn’t
sit well with at least one council-
man, Tom Conkey. Conkey and
other town ofcials involved in
the negotiation have pointed
out the town will receive only its
hook-up and service costs, by law
based solely on the cost of pro-
viding a municipal utility, while
the county will net between $3
million and $4 million per year in
tax revenue proft.
“My only disappointment is that
it seems that at least some mem-
bers of the board of supervisors
still see the relationship between
the town and county governments
as an adversarial one, rather than
the partnership I believe it can
and should be,” Conkey stated
by way of a letter read into the
record by Mayor Tim Darr. Darr
explained Conkey was absent due
to a previous out of town com-
mitment. “Te town’s discussions
with Dominion were open and
frank as partnerships should be. I
think this was the perfect oppor-
tunity for our two bodies to work
together to come up with an ar-
rangement that would be mutu-
ally benefcial. As it is, we now
fnd ourselves in the position of
working our a deal with Domin-
ion and hoping that we have done
enough to ensure that this power
plant is built in this community,”
Conkey concluded in his letter
sent to the mayor to be included
as part of the meeting’s public re-
cord.
Background
Te town’s exiting corridor
water-sewer system began ser-
vice about a quarter century ago
when town utility was extended
outside its boundaries to facili-
tate the location of the county’s
frst new industrial corridor cli-
ent, DuPont, to build here. Tat
utility service extension was seen
as pivotal to this community at-
tracting an increased commer-
cial-industrial presence and tax
base to keep residential costs and
taxes down.
Following the 009 legal chal-
lenge of meals tax-based fees tied
to the town’s water-sewer bills by
three chain corridor restaurants,
the town lost a major portion of
its “Corridor Agreement” fees.
According to the judge’s com-
ments, that legal decision came
about at least in part due to the
changing corridor tax landscape,
primarily the county’s 00 in-
troduction of its own meals tax.
Te town and county have only
recently begun “corridor commit-
tee” discussions of how to adjust
the 1998 Corridor Agreement
designed to compensate the town
for its utility service allowing
business and industry to locate
on county land. Tat agreement,
approved by a 3-judge state pan-
el in 1998-99, likely headed of
a contentious annexation fght
between Front Royal and War-
ren County’s municipal govern-
ments.
Dominion had initially agreed
to cover the full $490,000 cost of
upgrading the system’s pumping
system to assure its estimated
average of 350,000 to 400,000
gallons of water per day without
placing an undue strain on the
system. However, it was seeking
help in meeting the capital im-
provement expense of a looping
system seen as a system-wide
beneft to all corridor customers
in Warren County. Some coun-
cilmen, obviously including Con-
key, thought it would have been
appropriate for the county to step
into the recent negotiations after
Dominion complained about the
additional rate and infrastructure
costs it was being asked to shoul-
der.
Te county did have a closed
session “corridor contract” dis-
cussion with Dominion at its
March 1st meeting. However, no
announcement was forthcoming
following that session (see related
BOS March 15 story).
(A version of this story frst ap-
peared March 8th on the Warren
County Report website – www.
warrencountyreport.com)
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County retreats from decision on ‘Retreat’ permit
Board elects to examine if neighbors are justly concerned or just hysterical
By Roger Bianchini
Warren County Report
A woman called extremely
“spiritual” and granted the gift
of “healing” by supporters and
past visitors to her remote 8.69-
acre property in the Shenandoah
Farms area of Warren County
met a perhaps unexpected fre-
storm of protest from her rural
neighbors at a March 15th Pub-
lic Hearing on a Conditional Use
Permit request.
Te request would allow Rev.
Ingrid Jolly and partner Miles
E. McCord to conduct a three-
phased healing and spiritual re-
treat program under the auspices
of her non-proft corporation
“Avillion”. Te fact that Jolly has
been conducting a good deal of
her activities without notice or
apparent awareness by neighbors
over the course of her decade-plus
at the property wasn’t enough to
ease the minds of nine speakers
against her CUP request.
During a fairly slick, corporate-
quality power point presentation
explaining and lauding the proj-
ect, Avillion Board Member Ar-
thur Snead told the supervisors
he hoped and believed the county
should extend the applicants and
her clients the opportunity “to
exercise their religious and spiri-
tual rights” in the same manner
as other religious organizations
located in the county.
Ten the public hearing began
and rather than peaceful medi-
tation, all hell – at least verbally
– broke loose. Despite repeatedly
disputing a newspaper descrip-
tion of their concerns as “fears”,
neighbors said rather, they were
just concerned about property
devaluation and the commercial-
ization of their quiet rural neigh-
borhood.
However during these critical
comments the specter of tres-
passing, voyeurism, wandering
and lost campers invading private
property for directions, and even
the potential presence of roam-
ing pedophiles posing as Retreat
campers were raised by area
residents. Tese were not “fears”
speakers insisted, but rather just
“concerns” for the integrity of the
remote, rural neighborhood. It is
an integrity several admitted was
punctuated by local ATV rid-
ing, target shooting by residents,
many with concealed weapons
permits, and hunting, which sev-
eral attributed to old timers who
have long hunted the area, even if
they do not live near by.
Partner Miles E. McCord uses recent issue of WC Report to make a point about
the Avalonia Spiritual Retreat Center and its past ties to the late Jigme Norbu,
who slept at Avalonia while passing through the area in 2009. Norbu, a nephew
of Nobel Peace Prize winner the Dalai Lama, was killed recently in Florida during
another walk for Tibet awareness and world peace.
World peace - what about our peace? That seemed to
be the primary question raised by opponents, includ-
ing Jim Ghent, about the spiritual retreat center’s
CUP application.
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Following the public hearing and
the unanimous board tabling of
a vote until further discussion
at a work session, supporters of
Rev. Jolly said they believed the
concerns of neighbors, while un-
derstandable from unfamiliar-
ity, were unjustifed. Tey hoped
such concerns could be laid to
rest between the March 15th
public hearing and a scheduled
April 19th vote.
Te woman at the center of the
emerging controversy said her
foundation and retreat center,
even under an expanded format,
is not the threat it was portrayed
as by some neighborhood oppo-
nents. Some visitors don’t even
need to make use of the planned
overnight accommodation of
primitive Indian-style teepees
and yurts because they live close
by. However others, she admit-
ted, would stay on the property,
but quietly and respectfully.
“Tey have driven down from
Pennsylvania with their children,”
Rev. Jolly said, gesturing to sev-
eral supporters milling outside
the WCGC meeting room fol-
lowing the permit tabling. “Tey
will stay in a teepee when they
come to study a specifc course
that I ofer. And they don’t come
to drink beer, to race around the
woods.”
One Retreat supporter even
said some neighbors’ description
of one pre-existing concern –
outsiders coming into the area to
hunt – might be discouraged by
the increased footprint, as subtle
as it would still be, of the retreat
center and perhaps added county
surveillance to assure the param-
eters of any permit issued were
adhered to as a licensed county
activity.
Violet Snead said the vilifca-
tion of Retreat members and
supporters as outsiders intent
on destroying the tranquility of
a local neighborhood seemed of
base. Many who spoke against
the Retreat gaining its permit
stated they had purchased their
property in the last four to 14
years, some after retiring from
elsewhere, including out of state.
“Tey were critical of us, say-
ing we were from Manassas. We
are already looking at property
in Warren County, we have a re-
altor,” Snead said. “So all these
things they’re poking at –they’re
just poking.”
“I’ve known Ingrid and Miles
since 1999. And some of the
things that were spoken about
today were just things to be said
to draw attention to the negative
picture,” Karen Ewbank, a Clarke
County farmer said. “Ingrid and
Miles have been up there for 10
years. Before Ingrid was told she
could no longer see clients on her
home or take them out on her
property, she thought she has ev-
ery legal right to do so and was
doing that. At no point in time
did a neighbor know they were
there; hear any noise; have any
trouble on the roadway – but yet
that’s the thing they picked apart
today. Nobody ever knew they
were there,” Ewbank pointed out
of the late alarms being raised.
During the public hearing Ew-
bank, a horse farmer, credited
Jolly for getting her through a
particularly difcult time in her
life after her fancé was acciden-
tally killed. She also said Jolly
had been more successful than
the traditional medical establish-
ment in treating a lingering and
troublesome case of Lyme Dis-
ease.
Recommendation
Te county planning commis-
sion forwarded the request with
a recommendation of approval of
stages one and two of the propos-
al only. Tat proposal is described
in the planning staf report as the
“Avalonia Nature Retreat”.
Phase One would include natu-
ral healing, guidance and spiri-
tual counseling emphasizing the
preciousness of visitor’s own lives
and the use of the natural envi-
ronment as a source of healing.
Phase One would allow only one
or two visitors at a time for vari-
ous activities ranging from aura
imaging, spiritual and life coach-
ing, meditation, nature walks and
spiritual courses ranging between
1 and 1 hours.
Phase Two, called “Peace Vil-
lage”, would provide primitive
shelter for from one to eight visi-
tors at a time who want to extend
their instruction and healing and
recuperation sessions beyond a
day. Construction of three Indi-
an-style “teepees” and two “yurts”
would be added as overnight ac-
commodations.
Phase Tree would require
construction of a permanent
“All-Season Gazebo” or 30-foot
circumference “Yurt” that would
include electricity and space for
an ofce/consultation and medi-
tation room.
Special events held a maximum
of three times a year between 3
p.m. and 9 p.m. might attract up
to 30 clients.
County planning staf noted
that development of Phases Two
and Tree were reliant on the
success of grant applications by
the applicant.
Loving Arms
If Jolly and her foundation were
vilifed as intrusive, possibly per-
verted and directionless outsid-
ers, an applicant for another CUP
placing a much greater “foot-
print” in the South River District
was welcomed by neighbors with
“Loving Arms”.
All seven public hearing speak-
ers, some clients with parents
who have lived there or current
employees lauded the service the
Loving Arms Rest Home and its
owner Shelley Cook-Knighting
brought to their community. Te
new Loving Arms CUP public
hearing was necessitated by a
design change from fve smaller
unit additions to a larger, two sto-
ry housing facility for the elderly.
No one spoke against the Loving
Arms CUP request and it passed
unanimously.
Te Shenandoah National Park 75th Anniversary Planning Committee is seeking volunteers to help
with the 75th Anniversary of Shenandoah National Park. Events will be taking place during 011 and
will be held throughout the park, the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont of Virginia. Tese volunteers
will become Ambassadors of Shenandoah National Park and the surrounding region and will be called
upon to assist with events and activities associated with the 75th Anniversary. Tasks may include but
not be limited to helping in booths at festivals, acting as hostess or greeter at an event, and answering
questions about the anniversary and park in welcome centers.
Successful volunteers will:
1) Love Shenandoah National Park
) Feel excited about celebrating the park’s 75th Anniversary
3) Be proud of the history and culture of the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont of Virginia
4) Be willing to learn more about the park and surrounding communities
5) Care about preserving a treasured national resource
6) Enjoy sharing a love of mountains, scenic views, wildlife, natural resources, history, and sense
of community with others.
Shenandoah National Park staf will be hosting two training sessions for citizens that are interested in
becoming Park Ambassadors. Te frst training session will be held on March 8, 011 at the Warren
County Community Center in Front Royal, with the second taking place in Greene County on April
4, 011, location to be determined. Each training will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last approximately three
hours. Volunteers must be able to attend one of the training sessions and be willing to volunteer for
needed tasks during the 011 celebration.
Tis is a terrifc opportunity to learn more about Shenandoah National Park, meet new people and
experience the beauty and culture of the area.
Donna Bedwell, Project Coordinator for the Anniversary Committee stated that, “As a native of the
mountains of Virginia, I have a deep personal respect for Shenandoah National Park and look forward
to sharing that sense of heritage and preservation through the celebration activities. Tis volunteer
program is an excellent opportunity for residents of the area to get involved and be part of this com-
munity celebration. Shenandoah National Park truly is a treasure for us all.”
For more information on volunteering contact Donna Bedwell at [email protected] or (540)
809-3418. All volunteer applicants must be 18 years of age or older. For more information about the
75th Anniversary Celebration visit www.celebrateshenandoah.org.
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By Roger Bianchini
Warren County Report
After 11 years of maintaining
level real estate and personal
property taxes at one of the low-
est levels in the region, the Town
of Front Royal has advertised a
slight hike – with conditions.
What was approved in a frst
reading on March 14th by a 4-1
vote, Sayre dissenting and Hol-
loway absent, was not only a -
cent hike to keep the town’s ex-
isting rates at their current levels
of revenue production after the
recent downward real estate re-
assessments, but small increases
earmarked for specifc capital
improvement projects.
In addition to general facil-
ity plan capital improvements
under discussion such as a new
police headquarters, two road
projects are cited for the rev-
enue that would be generated
from the proposed -cent real
estate hike. Tose are design and
construction of a west-side con-
nector road between Kendrick
Lane and Kerfoot Avenue (the
long discussed Fred Foster Drive)
and right-of-way acquisition and
engineering of another long-dis-
cussed road project, the east-side
connector road between Happy
Creek Road and John Marshall
Highway (Leach’s Run Parkway).
Te town’s existing real estate
rate is 7 cents per $100 of as-
sessed value. Te legally-required
equalization in the wake of reas-
sessment would take the rate to
9 cents to keep town revenue at
the existing levels. Four years
ago the town and county had to
adjust their tax rates down after
reassessments shot property val-
ues up, the opposite of what hap-
pened in this reassessment cycle.
Te proposed capital improve-
ment hike of additional cents
would take the real estate tax to
11 cents per $100 of the assessed
value.
Tom Conkey pointed out that
on average the suggested hike
would cost town citizens about
$6 per year in real estate tax.
“Tis is for needed projects and
I think does not create an undue
hardship on citizens,” Conkey
said in expressing his support for
the rates.
Te proposed 4-cent personal
property tax increase is less than
an increase of 7 cents suggested
two years ago to keep that rev-
enue stream “equalized” in the
wake of decreasing automobile
assessments. Front Royal was one
of the only municipalities in the
region, if not state, that elected to
lose revenue rather than “equal-
ize” its property tax rate in 009.
Shae Parker, who made the mo-
tion to include the -cent real es-
tate and 4-cent property tax hikes,
explained that the proposed real
estate tax increase would gen-
erate $40,000 of additional
town revenue (each penny of tax
equals $10,000 of revenue). Tat
new revenue would be split three
ways, $80,000 earmarked to each
of the capital improvements list-
ed in the motion.
In expressing his opposition,
Tom Sayre stated that when you
“have high-density housing” a
community experiences “higher
property taxes.” Sayre did not
explain his perception of how
the stated capital improvements
projects the revenue would be
earmarked for, at least one of
which he has expressed past sup-
port for (a new police station),
related to high-density growth.
Parker questioned Sayre’s ra-
tionale. Sayre replied that while
he believed “local builders were
great” and that the 10 building
permits staf said were issued last
year in town was a “good”, if not
ideal number, that his reference
was to the potential of regional
builders like Centex proposing
300-unit building projects here.
Perhaps coincidentally, former
county supervisor and local de-
veloper Ron Llewellyn has begun
revisiting his own development
project in the Swan Farm area just
west of the projected site of the
proposed Leach’s Run Parkway.
About four years ago before the
building industry bubble burst as
a prelude to the national neo-de-
pression of 008, the Swan Farm
residential proposal Llewellyn
was partnering in with Brookfeld
Homes was before the town at a
projected 300 units.
Hollis Tarpe asked town Fi-
nance Director Kim Gilkey-
Breeden how such earmarked
revenue would be held by the
town. Gilkey-Breeden said that
while it would go through the
town’s General Fund, the money
would have its “own category set
up in special revenue accounts.”
A second reading on March 8
must pass before the new rates
will be incorporated into the
town’s FY 01 budget.
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Town
By Samantha Mazzotta
Plaster Repair
Q:
I rented an apartment in
an older house that needs
a little work, so I’m undertaking
the interior painting. The walls
are mostly old plaster and lath,
with some uneven spots and a lot of
small cracks. What’s the best way
to smooth out the walls? How can
I drill new holes to hang pictures
without cracking the plaster? —
John B., Medford, Mass.
A:
Small cracks in plaster tend to
occur and recur in homes of
any age as the foundation settles and
as humidity and temperature con-
stantly change. Smoothing spackle
or plaster over the cracks is a quick
fix, but they’ll probably reappear in
a few months or years. Instead, pur-
chase some mesh tape from the paint
and drywall section of your home-
improvement store. Place a strip of
the tape over each crack, then spackle
over the tape, and feather the edges
to blend into the rest of the wall sur-
face.
An uneven spot — one that’s slightly
concave — can be smoothed out with
plaster to match the rest of the wall
surface. To make the plaster patch
adhere more securely, tap several sta-
ples into the area to be patched, at ran-
dom intervals. They should protrude
a bit, but not past the level of the sur-
rounding wall. Smooth plaster over
the area, and allow to dry thoroughly
before painting.
Drilling into plaster can be messy. At
the very least, dust and bits of debris
will fly. On older walls where the
plaster is more brittle, cracks could
appear around the newly drilled hole,
or larger pieces of plaster could fall
off. To prevent this, place a strip of
masking tape (or blue painter’s tape,
which can be removed without leav-
ing residue behind) over the spot you
intend to drill, then drill through the
tape. It’s also important to note that
plaster won’t hold heavy wall hang-
ings, shelves or pictures, so locate the
wall studs and drill into those.
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To keep plas-
ter moist dur-
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mix in two
tablespoons of
white vinegar
per quart of
plaster.
Your Story Is
Important, Too
We recently lost the last surviving
veteran from World War I. His name
was Frank Woodruff Buckles, and
he was 110 years old. He’d been so
determined to serve his country that
he’d lied to multiple Army recruit-
ing offices in multiple states before
he was finally accepted and sent to
Europe. He was barely 16 years old
when he went in. They made him an
ambulance driver.
During World War II, he spent three
years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war
camp.
His life has been made into a film
documentary: “Pershing’s Last
Patriot: The Frank Woodruff Buckles
Story,” which will be out sometime
this year.
Your experiences are just as impor-
tant, and the Library of Congress
wants your personal account. For
more than 10 years, the Veterans His-
tory Project has assisted veterans in
telling of their firsthand experiences
in wars and archiving those for future
generations.
The project covers these time periods:
• World War I (1914-1920)
• World War II (1939-1946)
• Korean War (1950-1955)
• Vietnam War (1961-1975)
• Persian Gulf War (1990-1995)
• Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts
(2001-present)
There are a number of ways you can
tell your story: photos, scrapbooks,
postcards, journals or memoirs, let-
ters, military documents, or taped
audio or video interviews. Your story,
as well as any of the memorabilia you
contribute, will be archived forever.
The first step is to get the Project
Kit, which will guide you through
the process. If you don’t think this is
something you can handle on your
own, others can help you. Read the
instructions for specifics.
To get the kit, call the Veterans His-
tory Project at 888-371-5848 or go
online to download it at www.loc.
gov/vets. You’ll need to send your
completed project via Fed Ex, UPS or
DHL instead of the Post Office.
Write to Freddy Groves in care of
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Town approves frst reading of tax rate adjustments
Equalization and 2-cent real estate, 4-cent property tax hikes sought
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State
“I feel very strongly that nuclear is a huge part of the future of American energy industry. I think
we’ve actually signifcantly underutilized nuclear energy for the last 5 years.” - Gov. Bob Mc-
Donnell.
Governor wants more nuclear power in Virginia
By Alissa Smith
Virginia Statehouse News
Gov. Bob McDonnell believes Vir-
ginia should use more nuclear power
in the future, despite the overwhelm-
ing worldwide concern about the
earthquake-crippled Japanese nucle-
ar plant that is leaking high levels of
radiation and is in danger of melting
down.
Te governor said this week that
it has been 5 years since the Com-
monwealth had “put the brakes” on
researching and implementing nu-
clear energy.
“I feel very strongly that nuclear is
a huge part of the future of American
energy industry,” said McDonnell.
“I think we’ve actually signifcantly
underutilized nuclear energy for the
last 5 years.”
About one-third of Virginia’s elec-
tricity comes from the Common-
wealths’ two nuclear power plants,
located in Louisa and Surry counties.
Almost half of electricity comes from
burning coal, and the remaining en-
ergy is produced from oil, natural
gas, hydro and other renewable en-
ergies, according to a recent Depart-
ment of Energy survey.
Despite his belief that nuclear pow-
er should remain in the mix, McDon-
nell said the state should be cautious
in expanding the use of nuclear pow-
er.
“Energy development is an inher-
ently dangerous business,” he said.
Delegate David Toscano, D-Char-
lottesville, agreed with McDonnell.
He said that the United States’ ener-
gy dilemma cannot be resolved only
through energy conservation.
“Nuclear needs to be a part of how
we go forward,” said Toscano. “I have
to believe that it is part of our future,
but we need to take the time to make
sure we do it safely.”
However, Delegate Albert Pollard,
D-Lively, said he hopes that McDon-
nell will seriously consider the conse-
quences Japan faces from the recent
nuclear power plant crisis.
“I don’t think you double down on
a bet after a friend has lost a whole
lot of money. It’s important to look
at all the facts before making a deci-
sion,” said Pollard.
Te governor did not seem con-
cerned that what occurred in Japan
could possibly happen in Virginia.
Te nuclear power plants sit away
from the coast in central Virginia
and do not lie in an earthquake zone.
The North Anna Nuclear Generating Station is a nu-
clear power plant in Louisa County, Virginia. The plant
went on-line in 1978 and generates 1.79 gigawatts
of power, which is distributed mainly to the greater
Richmond area and to Northern Virginia. An artifcial
lake, Lake Anna was constructed on the North Anna
River to provide a reservoir of water coolant for the
nuclear power plant. Photo courtesy of Doug Ward.
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State
“I don’t think you double down on a bet after a friend has lost a whole lot of money. It’s important
to look at all the facts before making a decision,” - Delegate Albert Pollard, D-Lively
Also, multiple safeguards are built
into the reactors’ system that are
combined with a number of “major
backup systems,” McDonnell said.
According to the United States
Geological Survey, the last major
earthquake to hit Virginia registered
a 5.9 on the Richter scale in 1897 in
Giles County, near West Virginia.
No earthquakes have been measured
above 3.5 in Virginia for more than
three decades.
“We’re not like Japan of course. We
don’t have the potential for those big
ones,” said Martin Chapman, associ-
ate professor of geophysics at Vir-
ginia Tech. “We do have earthquakes
in Virginia. Tey’re moderate and
persistent throughout the state, and
the one in Giles County could hap-
pen anywhere in the state.”
But a spokesman for the company
that owns the two Virginia nuclear
power plants said he doesn’t see a re-
peat here of the Japan crisis.
Jim Norvelle, director of media re-
lations at Dominion Generation, said
the Fukushima plants in Japan were
thought to be in a safe location until
Japan was hit with the double disas-
ter — a mega earthquake and a tsu-
nami.
Norvelle said that Virginia’s two
nuclear power plants are capable
of withstanding the state’s historic
earthquake limit. Dominion owns
the nuclear power plants located in
North Anna in Louisa County and
the Surry Plant in Surry County.
Norvelle said the North Anna facil-
ity is built to withstand a 6. magni-
tude earthquake and the Surry plant
was built to withstand a 6.1 earth-
quake on the Richter scale. Japan’s
initial earthquake last Friday regis-
tered 8.9 on the Richter scale.
“Every power station has to be built
according to the geology in the area,”
said Norvelle. “To those companies
that use nuclear power to generate
power, the risks and safety of nuclear
power is well understood.”
He added that both North Anna
and Surry “are designed to meet all
credible seismic events that could
occur in Virginia”.
Chapman agrees with Norvelle and
said that the nuclear plants in the
state can withstand the earthquakes
that have so far occurred in the Com-
monwealth.
“Virginia is like a lot of states on
the Eastern Seaboard. Tere is al-
ways a possibility for a damaging
earthquake, but you don’t see them
as frequently as you do in places like
Southern California,” said Chapman.
Dominion currently has an applica-
tion pending with the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission to build
a third reactor at the North Anna
power plant.
But even though the company is
preparing the paperwork for a third
reactor, it has yet to decide if it will
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Town elections
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Citizens raise questions about 1930s move to May elections
Was statewide move to May a political efort to exclude certain voters?
By Roger Bianchini
Warren County Report
Boy, it seems like the general
direction and attitude of the
Front Royal Town Council over
the past year has done the im-
possible – form an alliance of
grass roots movements of the
political Right and Left.
Following the frst murmurs
of such an alliance commented
on in these pages surround-
ing the uproar over the Sept.
7, 010 fring of Front Royal
Town Manager Michael Gra-
ham, a citizen initiative seeking
a move from May to November
for town elections appears to be
solidifying that alliance.
From conversations with
members of both “Save Our
Town” and the “Coalition for
Ethical Candidates for Front
Royal Now” and a March 1th
press release issued by the latter
group, it appears the groups of
divergent perspectives on some
issues agree on another one
– that town elections should be
returned to November.
Te reason is that their re-
search on the May municipal
election phenomena that be-
came prevalent in the 1930s
statewide may have been part
of a wider political strategy to
limit voter participation. Te
culprit, both sides believe, was
a right-wing, Democratic polit-
ical apparatus headed by then
Senator Harry F. Byrd. Te
target at the time, both Linda
Allen of “Save Our Town” and
Tim Ratigan of the “Coali-
tion for Ethical Candidates for
Front Royal Now” believe, was
the rural poor and more spe-
cifcally the rural, black poor.
“I think it is important to
point out that the reason for
keeping the elections in May
today have very little to do
with the original reasons of
yesteryear. But the fact remains
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used to control the outcome of
the vote. Racism and economic
status are no longer factors, but
other reasons have surfaced
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However, those who don’t
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Town elections
“I think it is important to point out that the reason for keeping the elections in May today have
very little to do with the original reasons of yesteryear. But the fact remains the elections in May
are still used to control the outcome of the vote.” - Tim Ratigan
on the Byrd infuence on Vir-
ginia politics forwarded to us by
Linda Allen just before she left
town on personal business the
week prior to publication.
In Ronald L. Heinemann’s
book “Harry Byrd of Virginia”
published in 1996 by Te Uni-
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lottesville, there are references
to both Harry F. Byrd’s eforts as
a Senator to refne and perfect
earlier Virginia political eforts
involving his uncle Hal Flood
to limit voter participation in
Virginia. Heinemann’s book is
one of six sources cited by the
two local Front Royal activist
groups, circa 011 (see com-
plete list at end of this story),
for their research on the May
election phenomena.
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uncle, Hal Flood’s, alliance with
Tomas Staples Martin to break
a progressive-populist move-
ment hoping to end political
machine control in Virginia and
to regulate the railroads, cul-
minating at a 1901-190 Con-
stitutional Convention. Of that
convention Heinemann writes,
“Instead of liberalization, a poll
tax was instituted that eliminat-
ed most of the black voters and
approximately half of the white
voters, many of those belonging
to the weak Republican Party.
Hal Flood had wanted this con-
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crats then had control of the
channels, local ofcials, candi-
dates for elected ofce, along
with control on patronage.”
Tings change
but stay the same
Over 100 years have passed
since Hal Flood helped solidify
political machine control in Vir-
ginia politics. What remains at
issue for citizens and local poli-
ticians now pondering whether
to move Front Royal Town elec-
tions back to November is what
has changed and what is difer-
ent. While the social-political
landscape may have changed
over the past 80 to 100 years, is
the end result of May elections
still the limitation of full elec-
toral participation by citizens
and control by small, special in-
terest groups as Ratigan and his
new-found allies from the left
side of the political aisle assert?
In recent months, two town
councilmen, Shae Parker and
Tom Conkey, and representa-
tives of both local citizen activ-
ist groups, including Len Sherp,
Linda Allen and Tina Hobson
(Save Our Town) and Ratigan
(Coalition) have called for town
elections to be returned to No-
vember. Te primary reason
is an attempt to increase voter
turnouts, which have averaged
17 percent of eligible voters
in recent May town elections,
and the mid-0 percent range
dating back to the mid-1990s.
Turnouts in November for a va-
riety of elections vary between
lows around 30 to 40 percent
and highs of 70 percent during
presidential election years.
Low voter turnouts in town
elections have been cited by
the above-named cross section
of citizen activists as a means
that allow small, special interest
cliques to maintain control of
town hall and town politics.
Pro May
On the pro-May election side,
Councilman Hollis Tarpe and
Vice Mayor Chris Holloway
have voiced the opinion that
since it’s been done in May for
as long as anyone can remem-
ber, why change now? Council-
man Carson Lauder, siding with
Tarpe and Holloway, stated
that “elections should be about
issues not numbers.”
After the February work ses-
sion at which that opinion was
given, Lauder was asked by
Sherp what were the issues he
was elected on that couldn’t
beneft from added public in-
put. Lauder replied that he
couldn’t remember.
Councilman Tom Sayre has
repeatedly stated he is “50-50”
on when to hold town elec-
tions. However, every comment
he has made about the issue has
focused on why November elec-
tions would be bad – primarily
because of other issues voters
might be distracted by and the
potential of added political par-
tisanship in November. Ironi-
cally perhaps, Sayre has based
his “November partisan” stance
largely on information he cited
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Town Elections
Pro November
In a March press release is-
sued by the Coalition for Ethi-
cal Candidates for Front Royal
Now, Tim Ratigan wrote, “In a
time when Front Royal needs to
be looking to the rising sun and
the future, we would be wise to
close the door on the era where
racism and elitism ruled the
day. To even be associated or
continue a practice designed to
prevent the poor and the mi-
norities from voting would be
morally wrong.”
We asked Ratigan about the
genesis of his March press re-
lease
Ratigan, also active in lo-
cal “Tea Party” events and a
staunch Republican, said, “After
hearing about the Harry Byrd
Organization and the ties it
had to local elections, I began
investigating and was horrifed
to fnd a dark reason behind the
political maneuver. In a time
when southern states instituted
polices to discourage the poor
and minorities from voting, dif-
ferent tactics were used. Among
those were poll taxes and litera-
cy tests – and moving elections
around to make it more difcult
for some to vote. Te apparent
rationale was that if elections
were held in the spring when
the planting season had be-
gun keeping the seasonal hires
- primarily poor and African
Americans - on the farms work-
ing the crops they wouldn’t be
able to make it to the polls to
cast their votes. Tese tactics
were commonly used to control
the outcome of the elections in
localities, primarily towns and
counties.”
Whatever one’s political afli-
ation, Ratigan, like his new al-
lies in “Save Our Town”, believes
inclusion rather than exclusion
is the answer to the political is-
sues facing not only the Town
of Front Royal, but the larger
political spectrum as well.
“Finally it is time to turn our
backs on the Harry Byrd Ma-
chine and the ‘Court House
Cliques’. It was a system cre-
ated solely to exclude the poor
and minorities from exercising
their right to vote and ultimate-
ly control the outcome of the
elections. Surely we would want
to distance ourselves from such
a practice,” Ratigan said.
Sources
Ratigan cited three online
sources for his research – they
are:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/in-
frastructure/byrd.cfm
http://www.virginiaplaces.org/
government/byrdorg.html
and
http://www.virginiaplaces.org/
government/museumparty.
html
Research sources forward-
ed to us by “Save Our Town”
member Linda Allen were three
books – “Southern Politics” by
V.O. Key Jr., published in 1949
by a division of Random House;
“Harry Byrd and the Changing
Face of Virginia Politics, 1945-
1966” by J. Harvie Wilkinson
III, published in 1968 by Te
University Press of Virginia,
Charlottesville; and “Harry
Byrd of Virginia” by Ronald L.
Heinemann published 1996,
also by Te University Press of
Virginia, Charlottesville.
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“Black players have created a billion-dollar market but have no voice in the industry, no power. Tat sounds
an awful lot like slavery to me. On plantations slaves were respected for their physical skills but were given
no respect as thinking beings. – “Slave Side of Sunday” author Anthony Prior
Sports Opinion
By Dave Zirin
Reprinted by permission
Adrian Peterson, the Minnesota
Vikings All-Pro running back,
“went there,” and now there’s no
going back. In a moment of su-
preme frustration with NFL own-
ers and their lust for the lockout,
Peterson said, “It’s modern-day
slavery, you know?”
For sportswriters inclined to
cozy up to Commissioner Roger
Goodell, Peterson’s words were
manna from heaven. He’s been
called “ungrateful”, “out of touch”
“an idiot”, and in the darker recess-
es of the blogosphere, far worse.
Even those inclined to openly
sympathize with the players have
stated their “great ofense” that
Peterson could liken his situation
to the horrors of chattel slavery.
As Jamil Smith, a very righteous
producer at the Rachel Maddow
Show, tweeted to me, “I want to
hear Adrian Peterson out. I just
need him to know that using ‘slav-
ery’ makes it harder for me to hear
him.” Fellow players, Ryan Grant
and Heath Evans, also took excep-
tion, with Grant calling it, “A very
misinformed statement.”
It’s not difcult to understand
why some are crushing Adrian Pe-
terson for likening his glamorized
career to “modern-day slavery.”
But all the criticism in the world
doesn’t explain why the meta-
phor would cross his mind in the
frst place. It doesn’t explain why
other athletes - Curt Flood, Larry
Johnson, and Warren Sapp among
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sive analogy as a way to articulate
their frustrations.
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Curt Flood, who by 1971 had sacrifced his all-star [baseball] career in the fght for free agency, once
said, “A well-paid slave is, nonetheless, a slave.” He was excoriated for that statement and inexcusably run
out of his sport. Hopefully … this time around … we can hear the frustration beneath the words.
Sports Opinion
is more here than meets the eye.
Even if we are repelled by Peter-
son’s choice of words, it’s worth
putting down the torches and try-
ing to understand why this is the
analogy that just won’t die, espe-
cially in the world of pro football.
To be an African American NFL
player is to play in a league where
70 percent of the players are black
and 100 percent of the owners
are white. It’s a league where only
3 percent of head coaches were
black until the famous (or infa-
mous) lawyer Johnnie Cochran
threatened a mass class action
lawsuit saying he would “litigate if
they do not integrate.” It’s a league
where collegiate players hop-
ing to be drafted show up to the
NFL combine to be poked, prod-
ded, and have various body parts
judged and measured. Teams ba-
sically do everything short of hav-
ing someone run their fnger along
the players’ gums. If you are lucky
enough to make the league, you
will be blessed with a career that
will on average, last 3.4 years, and
cursed with a life expectancy
years shorter than that of the typi-
cal American male. Your contract
isn’t guaranteed, so if you do sus-
tain some horrifc injury you are
ofcially yesterday’s trash.
I interviewed former NFL player
and “Slave Side of Sunday” author
Anthony Prior several years ago,
and this is what he said about the
player as slave metaphor: “Black
players have created a billion-dol-
lar market but have no voice in the
industry, no power. Tat sounds
an awful lot like slavery to me. On
plantations slaves were respected
for their physical skills but were
given no respect as thinking be-
ings. On the football feld, we are
treated as what appears like gods,
but in fact this is just the ‘show
and tell’ of the management for
their spectators. In reality, what
is transpiring is that black athletes
are being treated with disrespect
and degradation. As soon as we
take of that uniform, behind the
dressing room doors, we are less
than human. We are bought and
sold. Traded and drafted, like our
ancestors, and the public views
this as a sport, ironically the same
attitude as people had in the slav-
ery era.”
Prior contended that coaches
and other authority fgures in the
game use racism to bully African-
American players in an efort to in-
still obedience. “I’ve heard coaches
call players ‘boy,’ ‘porch monkeys,’
‘sambos’ “ he said. “Players don’t
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much as they get tested on their
manhood.
“Te intimidation is immense ...
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woman, or overheard a criticism
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I’ve been in flm sessions where
coaches would try to get a rise out
of players by calling them ‘boy’ or
‘Jemima,’ and players are so con-
ditioned to not jeopardize their
place, they just take it.”
What is so bracing about this
moment in NFL history is that
players aren’t “just taking it” any-
more. Attacking Adrian Peterson
for using “the ‘S’ word” is pure dis-
traction from what’s taking place
in front of our eyes. Players are de-
manding to see the owners’ fnan-
cial ledgers, to choose their own
doctors, and, for the frst time in
NFL history, to be treated like ful-
ly-grown men. It’s remarkable that
these 1st Century gladiators are
praised by the media when they
show so-called “manhood” on the
feld by playing through pain, but
derided when they refuse to be
treated like children.
Curt Flood, who by 1971 had
sacrifced his all-star career in
the fght for free agency, once
said, “A well-paid slave is, none-
theless, a slave.” He was excoriated
for that statement and inexcusably
run out of his sport. Hopefully
we can do a little better this time
around. Hopefully we can hear the
frustration beneath the words.
[First appeared on Te Nation
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Front Royal, VA – Michael and Son Services continues their charitable community eforts by joining
United Way in assisting local homeowner Armondo Lopez on Tursday March 10th at 8:30 a.m. Mr.
Lopez has been without running water since Saturday. Mr. Lopez was a victim of the down-turned
economy and lost a well paying job last year. In addition to the fnancial strain, his wife recently suf-
fered a near fatal brain aneurysm and his adult son is also experiencing a personal crisis and has also
returned home. Mr. Lopez, who is left to care for his wife, son and grandchildren, contacted United
Way for assistance as his well no longer had running water. United Way’s Chris Graham contacted
Michael & Son Services who was more then happy to donate their services to Mr. Lopez during his
time of need.
Basim Mansour, president of Michael and Son, said, “Tese type of circumstances can strike any of
us at anytime. It’s important we look out for our fellow man in their time of need. Tis isn’t even an
option for us. Te minute we got the call there was no hesitation, I just asked what time and when?”
Michael & Son and United Way will be at the Lopez residence located at 95 Poplar Tree Ct. Front
Royal 630 Tursday March 10th at 8:30 am. Te Berryville chapter of United Way assists home own-
ers struggling with hard times and fnds contractors to donate service to the non-proft organization.
(From a release)
Private sector joins United Way to aid local home owner
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Twitty, Randy Travis, Crystal Gayle,
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The home of the award winning News at Noon and
The Valley Today Programs, the best music, local
news, up-to-date weather with local meteorologist
Kemp Miller, Warren County and
Skyline High School sports…
It’s all right here!!
Serving Front Royal and Warren County since 1948
Mountain Mystic
Trading Company
Offering a wide variety of sterling silver and gemstone jewelry,
chimes, rock and mineral specimens, books, cards, journals, relax-
ing and meditative music, tapestries, candles, incense, fragrance
and essentials oils, stickers, antique jade carvings, and so many
more one of a kind items!
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Open everyday from 10-6, except Sunday from 12-5 and closed on Wednesdays
We’ve doubled our showroom!
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540-622-6900
Offering: • Student Classroom
• Behind-the-Wheel
• Re-Examinations
Now Enrolling for Early Spring session
36- hour Classroom
Call for more info
New Students and Re-exams
Beauty Designs
by Lorie
10-A Cloud St. Front Royal
540-636-1280
Nails by Terri
Jeannie Henry
Wed 10 - 5 • Thurs 10 - 6
Wed, Fri & Sat 9 - 3 • Thurs 12 - 7
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Front Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce
Going Social: What Role Should Social
Media Play In Your Marketing Plan?
Ready or not, social media already plays
a role in the marketing of your business.
The key is gaining control and being ac-
tive in that role. Join Java Media for an
overview of social media and how it can
help or potentially hurt your business.
Discussion will include Facebook, Linke-
dIn, Twitter and location-based marketing
such as Foursquare & Facebook Places.
Due to the overwhelming response to the
initial March 8th seminar as well as the
one scheduled for tomorrow, March 15th
we are considering adding a 3rd date.
Please call the chamber at 540-635-
3185 to add your name to the waiting list.
For more information about the seminar,
contact Janet at Java Media via phone at
540-409-6703 or email to janet@java-
mediamarketing.com or via Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/JavaMedia.
CHAMBER SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
Sponsorship has its privileges! Your
Chamber has sponsorship packages de-
signed with our members’ needs in mind.
Sponsorship opportunities are available
for all members, small or large. Contact
the Chamber at 540-635-3185 or info@
frontroyalchamber.com for more infor-
mation. Sponsorships are offered on
a frst-come, frst-serve basis and are
selling fast! Contact us today to reserve
your space. Sponsors to date include: T
Tech Systems, The Apple House, Weichert
Realtors – Melanie Hamel, Aire Serv of
Bull Run, Northern Virginia Daily, Bowl-
ing Green Country Club, Main Street Daily
Grind, Centurylink, Green Clean w/TLC,
Java Media, E. I. DuPont, Front Royal-
Warren County Economic Development
Authority, Shenandoah Valley Golf Club,
The River 95.3 FM, TV 3 Winchester, Clear
Channel and Warren Memorial Hospital.
LFCC OFFERING “DISNEY’S APPROACH
TO PEOPLE MANAGEMENT”
Business professionals wishing to bring a
little Disney magic to their organizations
now have the opportunity. Disney Insti-
tute, the professional development and
external consulting arm of Walt Disney
World®, will present “Disney’s Approach
to People Management” in Middletown on
March 22. Held at Lord Fairfax Commu-
nity College, the Disney training will give
local professionals insight into the solid
business philosophies rooted in time-
tested visions of Walt Disney. To sign up,
call 540-868-7021 or go to our website,
www.LFCCworkforce.com and click the
“Disney” link. Participants will also be en-
tered into an opportunity to win an unfor-
gettable 3½ day Disney Institute program
held at the Walt Disney World® Resort in
Florida!
GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE COMES
FROM THE HEART
The Front Royal Visitors Center is proud
to host the 3rd Annual Great Customer
Service Comes from the Heart on Thurs-
day, April 14 at the Quality Inn located at
10 Commerce Avenue. Two sessions will
be offered 9am – 11am and 1pm to 3pm.
Superior customer service is an organiza-
tion’s or individual’s ability to consistently
and constantly exceed customer expecta-
tions. The reward for your efforts is a loyal
customer who returns again and again to
purchase your product or visit your des-
tination. To earn your customers’ repeat
business you need to focus on Attitude,
Consistency, Service and Teamwork. At-
titude is EVERYTHING. With a positive at-
titude and sincere desire to serve others,
you will earn the loyalty of your customers
and the respect of your teammates.
Program Objectives:
Identify why customer service is benefcial
to your business and your community
Identify and practice positive behaviors
that enhance customer service skills
Learn to treat your co-workers as your
INTERNAL customers
Give front-line employees the confdence
and support they need to shine as hosts
Lead by example
SPEAKER: Bobbie Walker, Partnership
Marketing Education Director for Virginia
Tourism Corporation, works directly with
Virginia destinations and attractions, con-
ducting customer service training pro-
grams to continually improve the visitor
experience. Please register by emailing
Jennifer Keck at [email protected]
or calling the Visitors Center 540-635-
5788
COUNTY OF WARREN
Warren County is excited to announce that
the frst of their 175th Anniversary mer-
chandise is now available! These items
are being produced in limited quantities
so make sure that you get them before
they are gone!
- Custom Garden Flags (12” x 18”) -
$20.00
- Custom Digital Flags (3’ -0” x 5’ -0”) -
$40.00
If you are interested in purchasing an An-
niversary fag, please visit the Treasurer’s
Offce in Suite 800 of the Warren County
Government Center. Information on the
celebration can be viewed by going to
www.warrencountyva.net and clicking
on the 175th logo in the top left corner or
by contacting Brandy Rosser at 540-636-
4600 ext. 338.
MEMBER NEWS
Guys Night Out at Blake & Company Hair
Spa this Wednesday night! Join us for
our frst ever - Guys Night Out! For just
$25 you can enjoy popcorn, beer, black-
jack and of course, a haircut. Get out of
the house, hang with the guys and go
home looking gooood :) There’s only so
many seats at the tables, so let us know if
you’re coming. Call the salon at 540-635-
4033 to save your seat in the chair.
McAlister’s Deli - March 13-19th wear
GREEN when you come in and receive a
free cookie! Try your luck and guess how
many leprechauns it took to create the
giant shamrock... Winner receives dinner
for two.
Skyline Insurance Agency is sponsoring
it’s 3rd annual beneft concert with all
proceeds going to the Warren Coalition’s
College Access Network Scholarships.
Featuring Cartoon Johnny, a two time
National Harmony Sweepstakes Finalist,
ACappella group, the beneft will be held
at Warren County High School on Friday
March 18th at 7pm. Tickets are $10 and
are available at the following locations:
CBM Mortgage, Clear Title & Escrow, Ai-
reServ, Marlow Motors, Main Street Book
Company, and Skyline Insurance Agency.
Check out Cartoon Johnny online at:
www.cartoonjohnny.com Come out for
a great night of clean entertainment that
benefts the students of Warren County.
The Edward Jones 5K Race will be held
on March 19th at Skyline High School.
Registration/Check in starts at 8am with
the race starting at 9am. To pre-register,
or for more information contact Joyce
Jenkins-Wimmer at the Warren Coalition/
College Access Network by calling 540-
636-6385.
Bret Hrbek of Edward Jones invites to you
join them at the Killehevlin Bed & Break-
fast for their annual St. Patrick’s Day lun-
cheon on March 19 at 11:30am with a
talk by The Hartford mutual funds. While
today’s economic diffculties may seem
“unprecedented,” past generations have
faced similar diffculties. Those who ex-
pected the diffculties of the moment to
last forever missed out on larger trends
that would eventually help drive the econ-
omy and stock market to new heights. It’s
always something! Don’t forget to wear
your green! Please RSVP to Tina Maddox
at [email protected]
Chamber of Commerce Special - Host a
qualifed lia sophia home show during a
week night in March or April and get $100
FREE jewelry in addition to the fabulous
hostess benefts! Check out the website
www.liasophia.com/marleanring or like
Marlean’s page on facebook Lia Sophia
with Marlean Ring, Independent Advisor.
The Warren Memorial Hospital Founda-
tion cordially invites you to join them for
their 18th Annual Casino Royale on Sat-
urday, March 19th from 7pm – 11pm at
the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club. Gen-
eral admission is $75 per person or $125
per couple. Admission includes hors
d’oeuvres buffet, beer, wine, soft drinks,
and $10,000 in Casino Cash as well as
raffe opportunities for a variety of prizes
and more. Games include blackjack,
Texas Hold’ Em, craps, roulette and the
ever-popular horse races. A Texas Hold’
Em Poker Tournament will be held during
the event. Enter in advance for $15 with
your general admission, space is limited.
Proceeds beneft the Warren Memo-
rial Hospital Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-
proft organization serving our community
by assisting Warren Memorial Hospital
in its efforts to improve health, enhance
services and save lives. Contact Jenny
Grooms, WMH Foundation Director, at
540-636-0363 or jgrooms@valleyhealth-
link.com to purchase your tickets or for
more information.
Anyone who has procrastinated about get-
ting their taxes done just might be in luck.
On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, Liberty
Tax Service in the Royal Plaza Shopping
Center will be offering a special deal: they
will do your taxes for free, if you make a
$100 donation to The Front Royal Police
Foundation. The offer is good only for
2010 individual Federal and State income
tax returns, but still represents a signif-
cant savings for individuals. “The typical
cost of tax preparation ranges from $165
to $400,” says Bryan Williams, owner of
Liberty Tax Service. “So the average per-
son is saving over $200.” In addition to
that, points out Tim Frees, current chair-
man of the Board of Directors for the
Front Royal Police Foundation, the dona-
tion will be tax-deductible on your 2011
taxes. The Foundation strives to close
the gap between the police department’s
budget and its actual needs. Frees says
it is currently raising funds to pay for a
K-9 vehicle. The offer from Liberty Tax
Service includes any tax return started on
Wednesday, March 23, 2011. For more
information, contact them at 540-622-
2500.
Ask a Pharmacist about your medica-
tions. Bring your medications and get
assistance in completing the medications
portion of a wallet-sized Personal Health
Record on March 23rd, 10am – 11am at
Samuels Public Library.
The Front Royal Golf Club will hold their
Icebreaker 2-Man Tournament on March
26th, 9am shotgun start. Entry fee is $20,
which includes food and an opportunity
for prizes. “Fore” more information call
540-636-9061.
The First Annual All District Arts Festival
is a free family event featuring chorus
band and theatrical performances as well
as fne arts displays from students that
attend each of Warren County’s public
schools. Food and beverages will be avail-
able for purchase. This event is being held
at Skyline High School on March 26th,
2011 from 9am until 4pm. Admission is
free and it is open to the general public.
The Arts (music, theatre and fne arts) are
an important part of our children’s edu-
cation. This event will give our students
an opportunity to showcase and promote
their out-standing talents. Warren Coun-
ty Public Schools serve Front Royal, VA
and surrounding areas. Their motto is the
Trek to Excellence Takes Everyone. This
is an event not to me missed. Come join
them and bring the entire family. For more
information contact: Janet Myers at jmy-
[email protected].
Harmony Place is sponsoring a “Keeping
Children Safe from Predators” on Satur-
day, April 2nd, 9am – 12:40pm at the War-
ren County Community Center, 538 Villa
Avenue. This event will offer information
and presentations from the Virginia State
Police, the Front Royal Police Department,
the Warren County Sheriff’s Offce, Warren
County Public Schools, Safe Sanctuaries,
and other allied professionals/organiza-
tions in our community. Childcare will be
offered (at no charge) for up to 20 chil-
dren of event participants. Feel free to
attend all or part of the event. To register
for the event, including childcare services,
please call 540-635-9194 x 23 by March
28th. Harmony Place is also having a
“Taste of Spring” on Saturday, April 16th,
6pm at Phillip Carter Winery in Hume. At-
tendees will be able to enjoy local cuisine
prepared by area chefs, wine tasting from
the Philip Carter collection, and partici-
pate in both silent and live auctions. Ad-
mission is $35 per person. Tickets must
be purchased by April 9th. Call 540-635-
9194 to purchase.
TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL
- Monday, March 14th, 7 p.m. at the Gov-
ernment Center
- Monday, March 28th, 7 p.m. at the Gov-
ernment Center
COUNTY OF WARREN
- Tuesday, March 15th, 7 p.m. at the Gov-
ernment Center
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Diversions
To advertise in Warren County Report:
Contact Alison at [email protected] • 540-551-07
or Angie Buterakos at [email protected] - 540-683-9197
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Kids page
Sponsor the Kids Page! Call Alison Duvall
540-551-07 • [email protected]
Sponsor the Kids Page!
Call Dan McDermott
540-636-1014 • [email protected]
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Diversions
To advertise in Warren County Report:
Contact Alison at [email protected] • 540-551-07
or Angie Buterakos at [email protected] - 540-683-9197
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Ask Stewart
To advertise in Warren County Report:
Contact Alison at [email protected] • 540-551-07
or Angie Buterakos at [email protected] - 540-683-9197
Ask
Stewart
Dear Stewart,
I’ve got some tall trees casting
long shadows where I’d like to get a
new generation of trees going. Any
recommendations for shade-toler-
ant trees that won’t compete in the
canopy space of the older trees?
Hal, near Linden
Dear Hal,
Have I’ve got a special recommen-
dation for you to consider. As you
re-tree your land, what would you
say to planting native trees? And
we’re not talking any native trees but
trees native to the Blue Ridge area of
Virginia. Tese would be trees that
evolved in this area long before hu-
mans arrived and introduced new
species.
Why? Well, you’d contribute to re-
inforcing the natural ecosystem that
evolved over a long time, supporting
all the plant and animal species that
depend on it. And you’d have an ex-
cellent chance of your trees surviv-
ing since this area is their home.
I can suggest fve native species
for you that you won’t need to climb
into a bucket truck to tend as they
develop. Tey all grow to a height
that should not cramp the air space
of your existing trees, and they will
all tolerate the shade cast by them.
If I’ve sold you on the deal, then
think about these—1) Eastern red-
bud, ) alternate-leaf dogwood, 3)
paw paw, 4) American holly, and 5)
Eastern hophornbeam. All these
trees will feed wildlife. Te paw
paw is the only food source for the
caterpillars of those eye-catching
zebra swallowtail butterfies. I and
my brothers and my sisters and my
aunts and my cousins especially love
the buds, catkins, and nutlets of the
hophornbeam. Tose pretty fow-
ers that cover the redbuds turn into
seeds that hang on the underside
of the branches, and feed birds and
mammals. Te berries of the Ameri-
can holly and the shrubby alternate-
leaf dogwood feed songbirds, deer,
and wild turkeys. So you can see the
multiple services you would be pro-
viding by planting these natives.
Beyond feeding the wildlife, you’ll
contribute to the biodiversity of
your land. Te importance of that
becomes clear when blight attacks
a particular species. Tink of the
American chestnut, the elm, and the
ash. A diverse group of trees helps
act as an insurance policy when a
species-specifc blight attacks.
So Hal, go native with your trees.
As we squirrels observed your Na-
tive American human cousins long
before the European humans ar-
rived, the feathers for decorations
were many, varied, and beautiful.
Stewart
•••
Te Front Royal/Warren County Tree
Steward program began in 1997 with
volunteers dedicated to improving the
health of trees by providing educa-
tional programs, tree planting and care
demonstrations, and tree maintenance
throughout the community. Te group
now consists of over 30 active members
with several interns working toward be-
coming certifed 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.
Sirius’s ad sponsored by:
Parkers
Automotive &
Towing
226 E. 7th St.
Front Royal
“We Count On Our Tows!”
Oreo’s ad sponsored by:
Wanda Snead
Property Management
Serving the area for 16 years
Sam Snead Realty
540-635-9753
SamSneadRealty.com
Oreo is a 1 year old female
Pointer/Dalmatian mx. She is
good with other animals and
knows sit.
Sirius is a 2 year old male
Flat-Coated Retriever. He
is very playful and good with
other dogs.
Sydney is a 1 year old female
Collie/Cocker Spaniel mix. She
is very calm and sweet and good
with other animals.
Shorty is a 1-2 year old male
Corgi mix. He has been neu-
tered and is good with other
dogs.
Humane Society of Warren County
Monday thru Sunday 10 am to 4 pm- Closed Wednesdays • 1245 Progress Drive, Front Royal, VA • 540-635-4734 • [email protected]
540 635-4734
If you are interested in adopting one of our dogs, the adoption fee is $145 and includes the spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchip, flea/tick treatment and deworming. Thank you for your support of the
Humane Society. With your help we have been able to place thousands of animals in good homes. Contact Alison @ 540-551-2072 if you would like to become a pet sponsor too!
Please ask about our low cost spay and neuter program. Please be sure your pets at home are spayed/neutered
and up to date on vaccinations. Dog adoption available on Sat. 10 - 2 at Petco. Cat adoption available on Sat. 10 -2 at Southern States.
Check out our other adoptable pets on www.warrenco.petfnder.com
Sydney’s ad sponsored by:
Spicewood Flats
Boarding Kennels
& Grooming
125 Spicewood Lane
Front Royal
540-635-8979
spicewoodflats.com
Shorty’s ad sponsored by:
Martins Foods
409 South St.
Front Royal
540-635-2249
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Forecast for 22630 (74° | 49°)
2pm - 5pm Vino E Formaggio Wine
Tasting. 124 E. Main Street. Al-
ways Free, Always Fun! www.
vinoeformaggio.com (540) 635-
2812
7pm - 8pm Beneft Concert. War-
ren County High School, Front
Royal. Tonight is the 3rd Annual
Beneft Concert with all proceeds
going to the Warren Coalition’s
College Access Network Scholar-
ships, featuring Cartoon Johnny,
a two-time National Harmony
Sweepstakes Finalist a cappella
group. Tickets are $10.00.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Forecast for 22630 (56° | 36°)
8am - 9am 5K Race. Skyline High
School, Front Royal. Today is the
Edward Jones 5K Race. Registra-
tion/Check-in begins at8:00am.
Race starts at 9:00am. To pre-reg-
ister, or for more information, con-
tact Joyce Jenkins-Wimmer at the
Warren Coalition/College Access
Network at (540) 636-6385.
8am - 4pm Warren County Fair
Flea Market. Warren County Fair-
grounds. For more information:
(540) 635-5827 http://www.warren-
countyfair.com/15.html.
9am - 1pm CPR Class. Warren
County Community Center, 538
Villa Avenue, Front Royal. Today a
CPR Class for adults, children and
infants will be held. $30.00/par-
ticipant. For 12 years of age and
older.
2pm - 3pm Library Event. Samu-
els Public Library, Front Royal.
Manga Meet Up. Come in to dis-
cuss Manga favorites, showcase
collectibles and meet others with
your interests. For ages 10 and up.
Please sign up.
6pm - 10pm Ladies’ Night Out.
American Legion, 22 W. 8th Street,
Front Royal. “Ladies’ Night Out” is
sponsored by “Friends For a Cure”
Relay for Life Team. Admission to
the event is $5.00/Donation. La-
dies 18 years and older will enjoy
a night of fun, shopping, music,
games, 50/50 raffes, prizes and
anything else the night might bring.
Lots of vendors in attendance.
Door prizes given throughout the
night. You must be present to win!!!
Food/drinks available for purchase
throughout the night.
7pm - 11pm Casino Royale.
Shenandoah Valley Golf Club,
Front Royal. Tonight is the Warren
Memorial Hospital Foundation’s
18th Annual Casino Royale. Gen-
eral Admission is $75.00/person
or $125.00/couple. Admission in-
cludes hors d’oeuvres buffet, beer,
wine, soft drinks and $10,000 in Ca-
sino Cash as well as raffe oppor-
tunities for a variety of prizes and
more. Games include blackjack,
Texas Hold ‘Em, craps, roulette
and the ever-popular horse races.
A Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tourna-
ment will be held during the event.
Enter in advance for $15.00 with
your general admission, space is
limited. Proceeds beneft the War-
ren Memorial Hospital Foundation,
a 501 (c)(3) non-proft organization
serving the community by assist-
ing Warren Memorial Hospital in its
efforts to improve health, enhance
services and save lives. Contact
Jenny Grooms, WMH Foundation
Director at (540) 636-0363 or jg-
[email protected] to pur-
chase tickets of for more informa-
tion.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Forecast for 22630 (55° | 42°)
8am - 4pm Warren County Fair
Flea Market. Warren County Fair-
grounds. For more information:
(540) 635-5827 http://www.warren-
countyfair.com/15.html.
Monday, March 21, 2011
7pm - 8pm BZA Meeting. County
of Warren Government Center.
7pm - 8pm Work Session. Town
Hall, 16 N. Royal Avenue, Front
Royal. Tonight is the Town Coun-
cil’s Informal Work Session. It is
held in the 2nd foor Town Hall
Conference Room. For a copy
of the agenda please contact the
Clerk of Council at (540) 635-8007
or check the Town of Front Royal
Website at www.frontroyalva.com.
Public is invited.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
12:30pm - 1pm Tourism Tuesdays.
95.3 - the River radio station. Hear
the latest tourism related news and
events every Tuesday at 12:30!
If you can’t listen live check out
the podcasts at http://www.theriv-
er953online.com.
4:30pm - 5:30pm Library Event.
Samuels Public Library, Front Roy-
al. Today Joe the Show presents
“Introducing Basic Magic”, a how-
to class for aspiring young magi-
cians. For ages 8 and up. Sign up
is required.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
10am - 11am Samuels Public Li-
brary, Front Royal. Today is Tod-
dler Story Time. The theme is:
Spring!
11am - 12pm Samuels Public Li-
brary, Front Royal. Today is Pre-
school Story Time. The theme is:
Spring!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
10am - 11am Samuels Public Li-
brary, Front Royal. Today is Tod-
dler Story Time. The theme is:
Spring!
11am - 12pm Samuels Public Li-
brary, Front Royal. Today is Pre-
school Story Time. The theme is:
Spring!
4pm - 5pm Anti-Litter Council Mtg.
Warren County Government Cen-
ter
4:30pm - 5:30pm Samuels Pub-
lic Library, Front Royal. Today is
Big Kids Story Time. The theme is:
Imagination.
Friday, March 25, 2011
7pm - 10pm Front Porch Style
Pickin’ Party. Warren County Se-
nior Center, 1217 Commonwealth
Ave. All levels of talent are wel-
come. Acoustic instruments only.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
8am - 4pm Warren County Fair
Flea Market. Warren County Fair-
grounds. For more information:
(540) 635-5827 http://www.warren-
countyfair.com/15.html.
9am - 4pm Arts Festival. Skyline
High School, Front Royal. Today
is the First Annual All District Arts
Festival which is a FREE family
event featuring chorus, band and
theatrical performance as well as
fne arts display from students that
attend each of Warren County’s
public schools. Food/Beverages
will be available for purchase. Open
to the public. The Arts (music, the-
atre and fne arts) are an important
part of our children’s education.
This event will give students an op-
portunity to showcase and promote
their outstanding talents. For more
information contact Janet Moyers
at [email protected].
9am - 10am Golf Club Event. Front
Royal Golf Club, Front Royal. To-
day is the Front Royal Golf Club
“Icebreaker 2-Man Tournament” at
9:00 a.m. Shotgun start. Entry fee:
$20.00, which includes food and
an opportunity for prizes. For more
information: (540) 636-9061.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
8am - 4pm Warren County Fair
Flea Market. Warren County Fair-
grounds. For more information:
(540) 635-5827 http://www.warren-
countyfair.com/15.html.
Monday, March 28, 2011
7pm - 8pm Council Meeting. Coun-
ty of Warren Government Center.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
12:30pm - 1pm Tourism Tuesdays.
95.3 - the River radio station. Hear
the latest tourism related news and
events every Tuesday at 12:30!
If you can’t listen live check out
the podcasts at http://www.theriv-
er953online.com.
4:30pm - 5:30pm Library Event.
Samuels Public Library, Front Roy-
al. Today Joe the Show presents
“Introducing Basic Magic”, a how-
to class for aspiring young magi-
cians. For ages 8 and up. Sign up
is required.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
10am - 11am Samuels Public Li-
brary, Front Royal. Today is Tod-
dler Story Time. The theme is:
Windy Days.
11am - 12pm Samuels Public Li-
brary, Front Royal. Today is Pre-
school Story Time. The theme is:
Windy Days.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
10am - 11am Samuels Public Li-
brary, Front Royal. Today is Tod-
dler Story Time. The theme is:
Windy Days.
11am - 12pm Samuels Public Li-
brary, Front Royal. Today is Pre-
school Story Time. The theme is:
Windy Days.
4:30pm - 5:30pm Samuels Pub-
lic Library, Front Royal. Today is
Big Kids Story Time. The theme is:
April Fool’s Day.
Friday, April 1, 2011
April Fool’s Day
11am - 12pm Samuels Public Li-
brary, Front Royal. Today is “Time
for Baby” - a 30-minute nursery
rhyme program for babies and
their parents. “Time for Baby” is
designed to develop pre-reading
skills, socialization skills, speech
and motor coordination.
1:30pm - 2:30pm Education Com-
mittee. Chamber Offce.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
8am - 4pm Warren County Fair
Flea Market. Warren County Fair-
grounds. For more information:
(540) 635-5827 http://www.warren-
countyfair.com/15.html.
10am-6pm Hooked on Fiber
Fair. Hooked on Fiber and Gifts
in Middletown, VA. Hooked on Fi-
ber and Gifts will be holding its frst
ever Hooked on Fiber Fair. We
invite you to join us for all the f-
ber fun. Visit with the llamas from
Posey Thisisit. There will be dem-
onstrations by local vendors such
as Middletown Ceramics (pot-
tery), Mountain Haven Crafts (rug
punch and punch needle), Wool
Junction (rug hooking), Crabapple
Yarns (spinning), and many more.
Our Farms to You, a local bakery,
will be providing sweet treats and
lunch. Come inside and see all the
wonderful new things we have for
Spring. You won’t want to miss it!!
Call (540) 868-1780 for more de-
tails.
2pm - 3pm Library Event. Samuels
Public Library, Front Royal. Today
the “Teen Creative Writing Club”
meets, for ages 12 and up. Please
register.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
8am - 4pm Warren County Fair
Flea Market. Warren County Fair-
grounds. For more information:
(540) 635-5827 http://www.warren-
countyfair.com/15.html.
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