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May 17 - 30, 2013Volume V, Issue 10

Middletown - “April is

the Cruelest Month”

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Middletown - “April is the Cruelest Month”By Sue GoldenFrederick County Report

Middletown’s May town council meeting was so short that people were still arriving as council mem-bers were leaving. The agenda was set. The minutes of the April meet-ing were unanimously approved. The first and second readings of the Town of Middletown Budget for fiscal year 2013 – 2014 were unanimously approved. A motion to abate $3,587.07 for 2007 per-sonal property tax per the Code of Virginia Section § 58.1-3940 was unanimously approved.

A motion to place an ad in the Wayside Theatre’s program in the amount of $250 was unanimously approved. A motion to pay VDOT $100 for the July 4th parade per-mit was unanimously approved. A motion to award a scholarship from the Julian Carper Scholar-ship Fund was unanimously ap-proved. The presentation of the bills was unanimously approved. The third and final Reading of “An Ordinance to Amend Wa-ter, Chapter 15, Article III, Water, Rates and Charges, Sec. 15-25 (A), Schedule, of the Code of the Town of Middletown, Virginia” was

unanimously approved. The “Third and Final Reading of the Town of Middletown’s Comprehensive Plan 2013-2033” was unanimously passed. Councilor Trip Chewning, the chair of the personnel and finance committee, was liter-ally waxing poetic when he gave the treasurer’s report. “T.S. El-iot said that ‘April is the cruelest month,’ but not for Middletown.” In April, Middletown had rev-enue of $363,115. Town expenses were only $116,354. Councilor Chewning was practically gloating when he announced that Middle-

town was in the black in April by $203,943. Councilor Mary Shull moved out of Middletown, so there is a vacancy on the town council. There is one current vacancy on the planning commission with a second expected in the near fu-ture. Anyone interested in any of

these positions should contact town hall. There will be a softball tourna-ment on May 25th with proceeds benefiting the July 4th planning committee. Anyone interested in entering a team should inquire at town hall.

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Max VernonMossholder, Jr.

Max Vernon Mossholder, Jr., 70, of Winchester, died Saturday,

May 4, 2013 at his residence. In lieu of flowers, memorials may

be made to Blue Ridge Hos-pice, 333 W. Cork Street, #405,

Winchester, VA 22601, 540-536-5210, www.blueridgehospice.org/ or to American Diabetes

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Barbara G.(Campbell) Eye

Barbara went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2013. She was 70 as she passed away at home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2654 Valley Avenue, Suite B, Winchester, Virginia

22601 or the Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405,

Winchester, Virginia 22601 or Macedonia United Method-ist Church, 1941 Macedonia

Church Road, White Post, VA. 22663.

Clara Jean PowellClara Jean Powell, age 84, of Ste-phens City, VA, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, May 10, 2013. Contributions in memory of Mrs. Powell may be made to a

charity of the donor’s choice.

Charlotte Virginia ShipeCharlotte Virginia Shipe, 83, of Berryville, died Saturday, May

11, 2013 at a localnursing home. Memorial contributions may be

made to Mt. Pleasant- Lamps United Methodist Church, 1800 Wardensville Grade, Winchester,

VA 22602.

Jane ElizabethCollins Pike

Jane Elizabeth Collins Pike, 76, of Middletown, VA passed away at her home on Monday, May 6, 2013. Memorial contributions

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A little rain does not stop the fun for dog lovers and their dogs. Last Saturday started with light to heavy drizzle. Not to be deterred, the vendors for the Frederick County Canine Carni-val were out in force. Sherando Park came alive with activ-ity. The Blue Ridge Dog Training Club gave an agility demonstra-tion. Frederick County’s Fire and Rescue and the Sheriff ’s depart-ment gave K-9 demonstrations. Flying Circus Concessions pro-vided food. “Even with the dreary weath-

er everyone had a great time,” said Chris Litzenberg Cregar of Pawsitively Heaven Groom-ing and Daycare in Stephens City. “The turnout increased as the weather got better. Having a food vendor was a great addi-tion. The pools are always a big hit with the dogs; everyone loves watching the dogs play in the pools and I won a two and a half gallon water bowl in the silent auction,” Cregar said. Kim and Charlie Reading of Just Like Home Kennels in Stras-burg were returning vendors. “It is great to see all of the owners and dogs having such a great time. There were a lot of people

this year in spite of the weather. I love the police dog demonstra-tions. The Irish Wolfhounds are fabulous. The pug in the green dress was adorable. The pit bull in pink was cute too.” Shannon Hodges of Shannon Hodges Photography in Win-chester was a first time vendor. “All of the people from Freder-ick County were extremely nice. They helped me put up my tent.” (Shannon is due to give birth June 5th.) Shannon wants to do more pet events in the area. Shannon takes pictures of dogs available for adoption at the Esther Boyd Animal Shelter in Frederick County. The pictures

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Winchester is featured in a new report highlighting promising city efforts to improve the lives of children, youth, and families in communities with popula-tions below 75,000. The city was selected for inclusion in the re-port for the Winchester Police Department’s Timbrook House Youth Reporting Center (YRC) initiative.The Timbrook House Youth

Reporting Center provides al-ternatives to detention for at-risk youth, including those who violate terms of probation or who commit new crimes while on probation. Referrals to the Timbrook House come from the school system or juvenile court. Many of the referred youth are nonviolent offenders with seri-ous truancy or behavioral prob-lems who previously would have been sent to detention facilities or expelled from school.

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Highly structured and su-pervised group activities are conducted Monday through Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. The activities help the youth develop skills that support pro-social behaviors and engage them in

community service projects. The students build positive relation-ships with police officers, school officials, and community leaders. Each evening students receive tutoring and remedial educa-tion assistance from Winchester Public School teachers. Repre-sentatives from community or-ganizations offer a wide range of prevention and intervention pro-grams to the students and their families. Winchester Police Of-ficers are assigned to operate the Youth Reporting Center, which involves monitoring attendance, managing behavior, and schedul-ing alternative programs.HistoryThe Timbrook House is next

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In the first 18 months, the Youth Reporting Center served 17 youth with roughly four or five teenagers in the program at any given time. The police department uses pre and post-program assessments and a six-month follow-up to track results on a range of indicators and has reported a number of promising outcomes. The number of contacts be-

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By Sam IsaacsCapital News Service

RICHMOND – In the film “The Shawshank Redemption,” Morgan Freeman’s character, Red, appeared in front of the parole board and ex-plained why he should be released from prison after serving 40 years of a life sentence for killing a man:

“There’s not a day goes by I don’t feel regret. Not because I’m in here, or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who commit-ted that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can’t. That kid’s long gone, and this old man is all that’s left.”

In the movie, Red gets parole. In real-life Virginia, the system could not be any different: Even old men – prisoners in their 70s and 80s who have served decades behind bars – are routinely denied parole.

“My husband has been in jail for 25 years. He was told he would be eligible for parole 12 years ago, which means for the past 12 years, we have gotten our hopes up and have been let down time and time again. He is in his 70s, and he just wants to come home,” said the wife of 73-year-old prisoner. She asked that her name not be published.

The Virginia General Assembly abolished parole in 1995 under then-Gov. George Allen. So crimi-nal defendants sentenced to prison after 1995 have no opportunity for parole at all.

But more than 3,500 people in Virginia’s prison system committed their crime before 1995, and they are eligible for parole under the old system, according to William W.

Muse, chairman of the Virginia Pa-role Board.

At least, those prisoners are theo-retically eligible for parole. In prac-tice, they rarely get it. In 2012, the Parole Board decided 3,156 cases and granted parole to just 116 pris-oners, according to Virginia CURE, an advocacy group for criminal justice reforms.

In other words, prisoners up for parole had just a 3.7 percent chance of getting it. In 2011, the odds were even worse – 3.5 percent.

The Parole Board members are appointed by the governor and serve terms of four years. Muse said the board itself does not inter-view inmates.

“The parole examiners do the in-terviews in person or by video con-ference. We look at the examiner’s as well as Department of Correc-tions’ data on the original offense and how he has acted since he was incarcerated. After that, the deci-sion is basically done by the com-puter,” Muse said.

An inmate goes up for parole once a year; if denied, he (the vast majority of prisoners are men) gets a list of reasons based on data en-tered into computers by the Parole Board.

In January, for example, the board

denied parole to an 82-year-old man. The reasons: “Serious disre-gard for property rights” and “Se-rious nature and circumstances of offense.” (The documents on the Parole Board’s website do not indi-cate the crime.)

That same month, a 75-year-old man was also denied parole. The board gave four reasons:

“Considering all of the offender’s records, the Board concludes that the offender should serve more of the sentence prior to release on pa-role”

“History of violence – indicates serious risk to the community”

“Risk to the community”“Serious nature and circumstanc-

es of offense”The inmate’s wife said the reasons

for denial are overly vague and serve no constructive purposes.

“The inmates get trapped with ‘Serious nature of the offense’ quite often, which essentially means in the eyes of the Parole Board, you haven’t served enough time. There is no clear knowledge of what these inmates need to do to have their parole granted. They need a defi-nite goal,” she said.

She also said the Parole Board’s five-member staff may not be large enough to process the near 4,000

inmates eligible for parole.“With only two full-time mem-

bers, it is impossible for the board to personally meet with every pris-oner. It would be nice if they could meet with the prisoners themselves so they could at least know who they are talking to rather than base their decisions off of words on a

computer screen,” the woman said.Capital News Service examined

the Parole Board’s decisions for December and January. During those two months, the board de-nied parole in 536 of 547 cases – 98 percent. Parole was denied to every prisoner over age 51, includ-ing 21 prisoners over 70.

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Muse said the high number of el-derly denials in that stretch was a coincidence.

During this year’s legislative ses-sion, Delegate Mark Sickles, D-Al-exandria, proposed a bill requiring the Parole Board to give inmates “specific reasons” why they have been denied granted parole. The General Assembly unanimously passed House Bill 2103, and Gov. Bob McDonnell signed it into law.

“It is an unjust situation. It is hard to move any legislation on this topic in Virginia, but small steps are still celebrated. This bill was a no-brainer,” Sickles said. “How are these prisoners supposed to know what to do and what they are doing wrong with no clear insight at all?”

In Virginia, being tough on crimi-nals is a popular, easy stance for politicians to take, Sickles noted. But in reality, there are flaws in the way the criminal justice system processes criminals.

“In politics, if it takes time to explain an issue, you are losing. No one takes the time to learn the facts. Saying you are tough on crime may go over well on the campaign trail, but in reality, crime isn’t lower now than in 1995 be-fore parole was abolished. In many cases, new prisoners are commit-ting the same crimes as old prison-ers, and are getting out of jail faster than the pre-1995 inmates,” Sickles said.

Virginia CURE, a non-profit

group, supports inmates and fami-lies in the criminal justice and prison system. Carla Peterson, the organization’s director, said Sickles’ bill is a step, albeit a small one, in the right direction.

“A previous bill required the pa-role board to put grant rates on the Internet. Once that happened, we started to see the same three or four reasons,” Peterson said.

“What Delegate Sickles’ bill will hopefully do is provide a more in-dividualized look into why an in-mate has not been granted parole. Bills related to parole have to be small in scale, because there is no way a powerful bill would ever pass in Virginia.”

Stephen Northup, the executive director of Virginians for Alterna-tives to the Death Penalty and a re-tired lawyer, dedicated a portion of his career to parole reform

“I have represented a number of prisoners before the Parole Board

with some success. At one point, I was asked to work on the problem with parole in Virginia. We filed a class action lawsuit in February of 2010 in an attempt to open up the process. Unfortunately, the case was thrown out by the District Court in a 2-1 decision,” Northup said.

He said the high denial rate for parole in Virginia has an effect on more than just the inmates and their families.

“Many model prisoners are get-ting turned down for ‘Nature of the crime.’ The door has been slammed on ‘old law’ prisoners. Many of them have good records but are made to rot in prison at the taxpay-er’s expense. It isn’t cheap to keep a 70-year-old in jail. It has gotten to the point where the governor is the only person that can change this,” he said.

HB 2103 wasn’t the only criminal justice reform bill before the Gen-

eral Assembly this year.McDonnell called on legislators

to pass a law to automatically re-store the civil rights of nonviolent felons who have served their pris-on sentences. Democrats and some prominent Republicans, includ-ing Attorney General Ken Cucci-

nelli, supported the idea; however, House Republicans killed it.

Sickles, Northup and Peterson all agreed that HB 2103 is a small but important step toward fixing the parole problems. However, Muse said he does not think the bill will have any effect.

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By Roger BianchiniSpecial to FC Report

On April 29, in my role as manag-ing editor of Warren County Re-port I received a press release an-nouncing a regional drug and gang task force operation involving 13 local jurisdictional, three state and two federal agencies. It sounded like a BIG one, involving:

• 2 fed agencies: ATF & DEA (heavy hitters Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms and Drug Enforcement Agency);

• 3 state agencies: Virginia State Police, NW Regional Drug & Gang Task Force and the Virginia Depart-ment Game and Inland Fisheries.

• 2 Parole-Probation Districts: 39 & 11;

• 5 county sheriff ’s offices: Freder-ick , Clarke, Warren , Shenandoah

and Page;• 5 town and 1 city police depart-

ments: New Market, Mount Jack-son, Strasburg, Woodstock , Front Royal and Winchester City;

“This was the first operation of its kind conducted in the Shenandoah Valley area. Areas of elevated nar-cotics activities were targeted in an effort to get drugs off the streets,” the press release stated, adding, “The eight hour operation aimed at identifying, targeting and arrest-ing individuals responsible for the distribution, manufacturing, and transportation of illegal narcotics.”

But then a bad moment as we (that’s an editorial “we”, I’m not schizophrenic) perused the result of the operation: $2,100 in seized drugs; 8 narcotics violations and only 12 people charged.” Seemed a lot of effort for little result - an av-

erage of $175 worth of drugs per person busted from an ATF-DEA-state et al operation??!!??

We searched for more numbers and found none.

Quick to assure the wise and ef-ficient use of taxpayer money at all levels, in all jurisdictions, this reporter poised to jump down the throat of officials at each one of those levels: federal, state and local – after all I usually only get to beat up local officials.

“Who’s in charge here?!!?” we de-manded to know from the local source of our PR, “heads will roll; accountability is at hand!”

We were pointed to Special Agent Jay Perry of the Virginia State Po-lice by the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office. Our first call got an answer-ing machine. Identifying myself as a reporter, I left a number, name of paper and message that I wanted to discuss the financial logistics of “Operation Valley Venue.”

Subtlety, surely I am luring him into my web of independent jour-

nalistic oversight.Several days go by, no call back.He’s cleverer than I thought – I

pondered my next step.Then the breakthrough came – a

return message, “… been away from office a few days, please call me back.”

I had him, err them … I dialed.“What’s up with all this multi-ju-

risdictional, multi-tiered effort for $2100 in drugs taken from a bunch of dumb-assed parole violators?” I asked – sort of.

“Which press release did you get, the Warren County-Front Royal one?” Special Agent Perry queried.

“HUH?” I replied.“I sent out stats for each jurisdic-

tion,” the special agent elaborated.UH, so the $2100, 12-arrest num-

bers are for Warren County and Front Royal only?” I circled less

Public safety “Lesson learned, next time I’ll just put one press release out to cover the entire operation.”

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menacingly.“Yea, overall there were over

$145,000 in drugs seized and about 100 arrests in all the jurisdictions – I can send you exact numbers tomorrow when I get back to my computer,” agent Perry offered (those precise numbers included: $145,614 in drugs seized, materi-als including one silencer, one pipe bomb, and some ammo; two fugi-tives seized; 94 charges; and mini-mal costs above normal operational budgets for each agency, mostly due to overtime incurred during the actual street sweep).

“Yea, that would be GREAT, very helpful in writing, I mean rewrit-ing, my story. Not quite the waste-ful exercise in futility and taxpayer money I had IMAGINED from

those numbers in the PR I got.”“Lesson learned, next time I’ll just

put one press release out to cover the entire operation,” the special agent said in response to my confu-sion over the local numbers alone being included in the “Operation Valley Venue” press release.

“Any time – I guess that’s why I’m an editor, not a Pulitzer Prize win-ner,” I offered. “Oh, and never mind about those numbers for the direc-tors of the DEA and ATF … But by the way, do you have numbers for Winchester and Frederick County?”

Winchester-Frederick County

With the help of Winchester PD I got this: “The North End Team covered the City of Winchester and

Frederick County. Agents conduct-ed 21 searches of residences with probation officers … The following drugs were found during searches of homes; heroin, marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, and pre-scription drugs … This was the first operation of its kind conducted in Winchester and Frederick County and is part of the Task Force’s ef-fort to get drugs off our streets and make our area a safer place to live.”

Okay, here come the BIG numbers from the larger city-county popula-tion centers to our north, I thought:

“Agents had encounters with four known gang members. More than $900 of U.S. Currency was taken from a home in the 100 block of Lamden Avenue. Five homes were cited with code violations and a

residence on Bellview Avenue was deemed uninhabitable by Zoning and Inspections.”

Arrests included: Jeremie Simpson for probation

violation – 200 block of Millwood Avenue, Winchester;

Matthew Hoenig for possession of narcotics and probation violation – 500 block of North Kent Street, Winchester;

Terry Johnson for providing false information to a law enforcement officer – 100 block of Lamden Av-

enue, Winchester;Carroll Smith for possession of

marijuana, 200 block of Ash Hol-low Drive, Frederick County;

Bradley Martin for probation vio-lation, 1300 block of Pitcock Lane, Frederick County;

Kathleen Stickley for possession of marijuana, 200 block of Cougar Trail, Frederick County.

A dollar value of the drugs seized in Winchester and Frederick Coun-ty was not specified in the VSP press release on that area.

Public safety“Any time – I guess that’s why I’m an editor, not a Pulitzer Prize winner,” I offered. “Oh, and never mind about those numbers for the directors of the DEA and ATF …

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The Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition presented repre-sentatives from Frederick County Public Schools with a “Programs that Work” award during a cer-emony Tuesday night at the Sci-ence Museum of Virginia in Rich-mond. Dowell J. Howard Center Principal Jan Ball-Brooks, math teacher Meredith Zirkle, carpentry teacher Tom Withers and Fred-erick County Public Schools Su-pervisor of Math and World Lan-guages Debbie Crawford accepted the award which was given for the geometry and carpentry program at the Dowell J. Howard Center. Crawford says, “This creative, col-laborative effort is an example of a course that helps students develop the real-world problem-solving skills they need to be successful in college and careers. It connects our core subjects with our career and technical education program which is led by Supervisor of Ca-reer and Technical Education Steve Straight.”

The project, which is part of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiative, is a collaboration between the geom-etry and carpentry courses taught at the Dowell J. Howard Center. Zirkle says, “Students who enroll in the class gain a better understand-ing of mathematics by having a real-life application of the concepts

being taught. Students learn the mathematics and then apply the mathematical concepts by working on a carpentry-based project. Stu-dents have used the math skills to measure and cut materials appro-priately, build sheds, peg boards, and other projects. This results in students feeling more confident about their abilities to solve math-ematical problems. Students have stopped asking ‘Why do we need to know this?’ and are now asking ‘When can we go to shop?’”

Schools Superintendent David So-vine says, “Mrs. Crawford and the team at the Dowell J. Howard Cen-ter are very deserving of this state-wide recognition. By collaborating and connecting the geometry and carpentry programs at the Dow-ell J. Howard Center, they are not only helping students learn math concepts but also helping them see how those concepts can be applied in everyday life. Their work is an excellent example of what occurs each day across our school division as teachers, administrators and other staff work together to reach all students and help them be suc-cessful.”

The Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition presented just three “Programs that Work” awards to K-12 schools this year. One was presented for an elementary school program, one was presented for a

math program and one was pre-sented for a science program. In addition, George Mason Univer-sity was recognized for its Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement grant program.

The “Programs that Work” awards recognize effective stu-dent and teacher educational pro-grams for which there is evidence of a positive impact on student or teacher learning. Proposals are

evaluated on the extent to which they:

Represent innovative, exemplary programs that have proven effec-tive with all students or teachers;

Demonstrate the important sci-ence concepts, skills or processes students and teachers learned as a result of the programs; and

Document impact on teaching and learning.

The mission of the Virginia Math-

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GRADUATION Wednesday, June 5, 2013 @ 7 p.m.- James Wood High School Graduation (Raindate- Thursday June 6 at 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2013 @ 6 p.m.- Millbrook High School Gradua-tion (Raindate- Saturday, June 8 at 6 p.m.) Saturday, June 8, 2013 @ 9 a.m.- Sherando High School Grad-uation (Raindate- Sunday, June 9 at 2 p.m.)

Sherando Names Jamie McCarty its New Cross Country Coach

Sherando High School has named Jamie McCarty its new cross coun-try coach. The 1993 James Wood High School graduate succeeds Tim Ritter who is retiring as the cross country coach at Sherando after lead-ing the Warriors for 10 seasons. During Ritter’s tenure as coach, the Sherando boys’ cross country team compiled a record of 78-15 while the girls’ team had a record of 66-32. Ritter also led the Warriors to three Northwestern District Boys’ Cross Country Championships. McCarty has served as the cross country coach at Pulaski County High School since 2005. He’s also been the school’s track and field coach since 2006. McCarty has enjoyed a great deal of success at Pu-laski County High School. He has been named the River Ridge District Cross Country Coach of the Year on two separate occasions. Sherando High School Principal John Nelson says, “We’re looking forward to welcoming Coach McCarty back home to Frederick County. He has a great deal of experience coaching cross country and will be able to build upon the success our program has enjoyed over the past decade under Coach Ritter’s leadership.” McCarty earned a bachelor’s degree in management from Radford University.


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Friday May 174pm Old Town Mall rededication cel-ebration. Come celebrate Old TownWinchesters new look. Ribbon cuttingFridayat4pm.SaturdayMay18,12pmto4pm,Relaxinourcommunity’s livingroomwithanicecreamsocial,activitiesforchildren,musicandmore.www.old-townwinchesterva.com8am - 2pm YouthYardSale,FirstBaptistChurch Stephens City, 275 Double TollGate,WhitePost,Virginia(ArossfromDi-nosaurland on the corner of Route 522andRoute340.)(may18thalso)Contact- Paula Kerrisk - (540) 532-0908. Theyouth from First Baptist Church of Ste-phens City are putting on a HUGE yardsaletobenefitthesummermissiontrip.Come out and see all of the amazingitemsforpurchase!

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isanightoffunwithyourfamily.Wewillbe offering carnival games, dunk tank,moon-bounce, food, face painting, pet-tingzooandmanymoreactivities.Whenthesunsets,themovie“BarnYard”willbeshownunderthestars.ComesupportourYouthGroupforoursummermissiontrip!

Tuesday May 218:30am - 10am The United Way ofNorthernShenandoahValley in partner-shipwithAARPVirginiawillholdaHomeFit Workshop, Lord Fairfax Community

Collage-Corron Center, 173 SkirmishLane, Middletown, VA. TheAARP HomeFit Workshop provides information toparticipantsonhowtodecidewhattypeof home modifications are needed tostay in their home as they age. It alsoprovides ideas and inspiration on mak-ingthosemodifications.Thegoalof thepresentation is to educate participantsonhomeupdatesthatcanmakeiteasierforthemtogoabouttheirdailyactivitieswhilestayingcomfortable, independent,andinjury-freeintheirhome.

Wednesday May 227pm Stephens City Mennonite Churchwill conclude its “Conflict ResolutionTraining” series . The topics will be“DealingwithAnger”and“Whenothersdon’twantaresolution”.

Saturday May 258am - 4pmGore’sBodyofHopeRelayforLife teamwillbehavingayardsaleat Clearbrook Fire department. Tableswill be available for $10 each. To re-servetables,call540-664-8177or540-858-3047. Lunch will be available forpurchase.

Saturday June 18am aProsperityLandscaping ishavingaplantsaleat 3636FrontRoyalPike,Winchester. A part of all proceeds willgototheWinchesterSPCA.Wewillalsobeacceptingdonationsofpetfood/sup-plies.4pm - 6pmStewartEllis’FamousBBQChickenandCountryHamDinneratEm-manuel United Methodist Church, 2732

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Interim Parks & Recreation Director Appointed

City Manager Dale Iman is pleased to announce the appoint-ment of Assistant Parks & Recreation Director, Lisa Hamaker, as the Interim Director of the Parks & Recreation Department, effective Wednesday, May 1. Current Director Brad Veach’s last day will be May 15. Lisa will work closely with Brad on transi-tional issues until his departure. Brad resigned his position to accept a position in the private sector. “Lisa’s knowledge base and experience with the Winchester Parks & Recreation Department will be beneficial in maintain-ing current services and continuing to move the organization forward”, stated Winchester City Manager, Dale Iman.

Lesley Watterson gets her RN pin!

Congratulations to those who received their RN pin May 8 at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middle-town, Va. Among those having completed their Associ-ate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing was Lesley Watterson of Winchester, Va., sister of this newspa-per’s publisher. Leslie also received an award for being the best transitional student, those who first become an LPN prior to returning to complete an RN degree.

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Willa Cather’s O Pioneers! selected as the 2013 One Book One Community choice

Willa Cather’s O Pioneers! has been selected as the one book the community will be reading this year. The One Book One Commu-nity committee announced its choice of O Pioneers! Wednesday evening in the Benham Lobby on the ground floor level of Handley Library. Handley Regional Library and O Pioneers! have something im-portant in common: both are celebrating their one hundredth anniversary this year. Originally published in June 1913, Willa Cather once revealed O Pioneers! is where she stopped writing like other authors and found her own voice. Willa Sibert Cather was born December 7, 1873 near Gore in western Frederick County, Virginia, and moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska, with her family in 1883 at the age of 9. Her early years in Frederick County were spent at Willow Shade and scenes around her childhood home and the City of Winchester are recreated in some of her novels. Cather died on April 24, 1947. O Pioneers! is available in print edition, and is downloadable as an audiobook or free e-book from the library (www.handleyregional.org). Another source for the free e-book is The Gutenberg Project (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24).

Handley Library Holiday Schedule Handley Regional Library will be closed Monday, May 27, 2013 in observance of Memorial Day. Branches will reopen Tuesday. For the convenience of patrons, all library locations will be open and operating on a normal schedule on Saturday, May 25, 2013 during the holiday weekend.

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MartinsburgPike,Stephenson,VA.AdultMeal$11.AndChildMeal$5.Formoreinformation,contactthechurchofficeat540-662-1269 or E-mail: [email protected]:45pm Crime Solvers 5th annual raf-fle party at Round Hill Fire House, 769Round Hill rd, Winchester. Dinner at6:15, raffle drawing at 7pm. Ticketsare $30.00 and include dinner, drinks,and chances to win prizes all night.Only279ticketssold,280thticketwins$1250.Mustbe21andticketmustbepresent to win. To raise funds for tipscalledinaboutcrimes.Forticketscon-tactJimat540-667-5781.

Friday June 76pmattheMuseumoftheShenandoahValley: John Jacobs will present influ-

encesof impressionisticartonCather’swriting and how O Pioneers! foreshad-owedher laterworkswiththeenduringthemes of immigration, individual cour-age, and love. Cost of lecture, galleryadmission, tours of American Impres-sionism exhibition, and cake: $5 forMSV&MagicLanternmembers;$10forallothers.

Saturday June 812pm - 6pm The Hop Blossom CraftBeer Festival is Winchester’s first beerfestivalinOldTown.TheJune8festivalisgeared towardeducatingandexpos-ingparticipantstothegrowingpopular-ity and love for great craft beer. We’llfeature 32 breweries (10+ local!), liveentertainment,ahomebrewcompetitionand more at https://www.eventbrite.

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Friday June 147pm Stephens City Mennonite ChurchwillhostanotherSisterCareevent.Thetopicwillbe“Women’sSpiritualFriend-ships” More info at (540)869-5037 [email protected]

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Consew Blind Hemmer Sewing Machine, complete with manual and needles. Sew a hem in less than a minute. Won-derful machine for alterations or decora-tor business. $300. 540-675-3508

Christmas “Holly Holiday Pattern” Never Used/In Box. $25/ea. Salt & Pepper Shakers, Soup Bowls, Dinner Plates, Cookie Jar, Sleigh (Votive Candle used - cleaned out), Disney Winnie the Pooh “Simply Pooh” Figurines $20/ea. Call 540-869-4236 (10/4)

Love Seat for sale. Floral print cush-ions/pillows. White wicker trim. Good condition. $40. Call 540-869-7571 (10/4)

Console tv with wood cabinet $50 oboHitachi 56” HD Projection tv $200. 24” tv $45 obo 540-868-9226 (10/18)

Eli Terry Pillar & Scroll Clock, circa 1805, Mahogany, serious inquiries only. Call 540-869-3333. (11/02)

Caleb Davis Tall-Case Well-Documented Valley Clock, 8-day bell strike, seri-ous inquiries only. Call 540-869-3333.Mink Coat, full length, Size 12, gorgeous brown mahogany. Serious inquiries only. 540-869-3333

PIANO, electric, digital. Technics PCM Digital Ensemble PR50V Price: $1,000 (25% of original price), Model SX-PR50V, Owners Manual, Full size keyboard, Never needs tuning, with bench, music, and manualsOriginal owner, like new - 540/869-8649 or [email protected] 5 gallon Olympic Maximum Deck, Fence, and Siding Stain. Semi-transpar-ent natural base. Color added is #716 Cedar Naturaltone. Little over 1 yr old, never been opened. $100 for both. Call 540-793-0646 (5/13)

Commercial Space for Lease. Prime Lo-cation in Historic Downtown Strasburg. Pre-Civil War Building with Period Res-toration. Log and Brick with Wide Plank Floors. New 3 Zone Heat/Air. 4 Exte-rior Doors. 110 N. Massanutten Street. Monthly Rent $1,500.Off-street parking available. Call Lisa 540-465-6626 (1/16)

Entertainment Center: Light Oak with glass doors. (64” wide X 58” high X 23” deep) Very good condition $275.00 540-723-0285 (12/13)

Vivitar 5000 AF Slide Projector w/remote control. All components included in original box. Used very little. Asking $50. Sharper Image Super Wave Digital Oven w/accessories. Roasts, bakes, broils, grills, steams; 1300 Watt/16 Qt. capac-ity. New. Paid $160/asking $90.Call (540) 622-2172 (4/18)

Doghouse for sale, Lg. 4’x4’x3’w, $200, 540-869-5073 (5/13)

Rotisserie oven: Baby George, Model GR59A Used only once-very clean, like new condition. No box. $50.00540-723-0285 (12/13)

Chestnut Wood Doll Bed: 33-1/2” Long by 20” Wide (scaled down version of regular bed) Large over size quilt custom made; Dust ruffle; Two pillows; Mattress (I will e-mail picture to you if you would like to view it on line) $250.00 - Phone: (540) 635-9748. (12/13)

Fourpost dark wood bedroom suite for sale price is 250.00. Includes head and foot board, chester dresser, dresser and mirror. Also have for sale bookcase headboard with rails for 75.00. Please call 540-868-2428 (1/13)

(2) Gray 30”x30” concrete column caps $50.00 for Pair. Please call 540-869-2004 (2/13)

Beautiful Amish crafted 8 piece solid light oak dining set with 2 piece hutch with glass/wood cabinet, pedistal table with leaf, 4 high back chairs. Picture can be sent 423-470-6911 Stephens City (2/7)

Sofa taupe/wing back chair with coffee table, 2 end tables - $300 423-470-6911 Stephens City (2/7)

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Hammond Organ, 25 pedals, 2 manual full-draw bars, mahogany, ec, serious in-quiries only. 540-869-3333 (11/15)

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Small scooter & van lift. Looking for a donation. Please call Mary or Willis at 540-868-8800

1986 Ford truck with slide on camper, extra set wheels, $2900. Call 540-839-2827 (7/12)

Truck pipe rack for 8ft bed $125.Call 540-665-0463 (1012)

1998 Ford Windstar GL Minivan, captains seats, 7 passenger, all extra features, well maintained. $2200.00 Call 540-868-0058 (12/13)

2002 Ford Focus SE 5 speed, one owner, mostly highway miles well maintained, runs great. 222,000 miles, $1500. 540-869-1815. (11/12)

1997 Mazda B2300 pickup truck 5 speed, manual steering, runs great, 170k miles, $1100. 540-869-1815 (11/12)

1998 VW Cabrio, red w/black ragtop $3400 423-470-6911 Stephens City (2/12)

4 tires for sale. P195,7514. Less than 3,000 miles. Call 703-987-9678 (3/13)

1,100 sq.ft. office space for rent in the Winchester area. Call 540-974-6359 (6/12)

FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR RENTFOR SALE

FOR RENT

AUTOS

MISC

The Warren County Fair presents the2013 ATV DIRT DRAGS!

Warren County FairgroundsAdults - $10.00; Children 7-12 years - $5.00; Under 6 years - Free

For info. call Chris 540-931-4321or Fair Office 540-635-5827Schedule/Dates/Times Subject to Change

[email protected]

Rt 522/Fairground Rd. Front Royal

Friday May 17thReg. 4pm • Race 6pm

Sunday May 26thPoints Race

Reg. 10am • Race 12pmSaturday June 8th

Points RaceReg. 10am • Race 12pmFriday June 21st

Reg. 4pm • Race 6pm

Sunday June 30thPoints Race

Reg. 10am • Race 12pmFriday July 5thReg. 4pm • Race 6pm

Friday July 26thReg. 4pm • Race 6pm

August DatesComing Soon!

Present this ad for $50 off your first service!

HOMETOWNHANDYMAN

540-336-7526540-336-7526

Free Estimates!

Sign Up DateS:

Warren CoUnty CoUntry ClaSSiCWeStern Wear pageant

2pm • JUne 1, 2013

Come ShoW off yoUr BootS ‘n’ BlUe JeanS!DUSt off yoUr hat!

ShoW US What yoU got!- inDoor event -

may 20-21-22-27-28, 2013 • 8am - 8pm@ Warren CoUnty extenSion offiCe

@ govt. CenterappliCationS may Be piCkeD Up @ the fair offiCe fri-SUn 9-5

for more information Call:terry Smith • 540-683-9501kim atkinS • 540-660-2450fair offiCe • 540-635-5827

open to all ageS Within a 50 mile raDiUS •all proCeeDS to Benefit

Warren CoUnty fair aSSoCiation

Community Yard Sale Fundraiser to benefit Back Creek Ruratian Club

and North Mountain Fire and Rescue. Saturday June 15th, 8am to 2pm

To be held behind Tom’s Market, 186 Rosenberger Lane, Win-chester. 8x10 spaces with tables inside $15.00. Outside spaces, 16x16 (bring your own tables) $10. Joint Bazzarr with crafters, yard sale items and vendors. Food will be sold as well. Proceeds to benefit North Mountain Fire & Rescue and Back Creek Ruri-tan club special projects. Call Roger Miller at 540-667-8183 for info or to rent tables.


ADOPTION

ADOPT-Our adopted son dreams of a little sibling! Lov-ing family. Angie/Mike: www.angieandmikeadopt.com 855-524-2542

ADOPT: Happy married cou-ple wishes to adopt baby. We promise love, laughter, educa-tion, fun, security. Expenses paid. Esther & Donald. 1-800-965-5617. www.DonaldAn-dEsther.com

AUCTIONS

64.68 Acres. 17 tracts (2.28± to 6.75± Acres) set up as a scenic, rural development. Moorefield, WV. ABSOLUTE AUCTION: June 8, 10am. www.countsauction.com800-780-2991 (WVLic1773)

Absolute Auction, 42 prop-erties in Carroll and Patrick Counties, Virginia. 5 Homes, farm with home and out build-ings, land tracts great for hunting and recreation and lots. River and creek frontage, secondary home sites, recre-ational property and a won-derful small family farm. June 6 at 6 pm auction held at the Meadows of Dan Fire Depart-ment. See web site for more detailed information www.woltz.com/ , or call Woltz & Associates, Inc (VA# 321) Real Estate Brokers & Auctioneers. Roanoke, VA 800-551-3588.

Guns; Turf, Farm & Snow Re-moval Equipment; Trucks; Trailers; Tractors; Tools. Lynchburg, VA ABSOLUTE AUCTION Fri, June 7th, 10am. Terms, photos online: www.countsauction.com 800-780-2991 VAAF93

Auctions Estates ONLINE ONLY WWW.DIXONSAUC-TION.COM804-683-0133 BID & BUY ONLINE OR VISIT US EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 2PM. 2426 NEW DORSET CIRCLE, POW-HATAN, VA

EDUCATION

Medical Billing Trainees Need-ed! Train to become a Medical Office Assistant. No Experi-ence Needed! Training & Job

Placement available at CTI! HS Diploma/GED & computer needed. 1-888-424-9419.

HELP WANTED / DRIVERS

DRIVERS-CDL TRAINING At-tend Roanoke 540-857-6188 or Spotsylvania 540-582-8200! 4 Weeks or 10 Week-ends. Guaranteed Financing, Veteran Education Benefits, and Job Placement Assistance Available. 1-800-646-2374.

AVERITT OFFERS CDL-A Driv-ers a Strong, Stable, Profitable Career. Experienced Drivers and Recent Grads – Excellent Benefits. Weekly Hometime. Paid Training. 888-362-8608 AverittCareers.com Equal Op-portunity Employer.

Drivers – VIRGINIA DRIV-ERS Regional runs – Home WEEKLY, .40c-42c/Mile – ALL MILES, Class A CDL +1 Yr. OTR Exp. 1-866-269-2119 www.landair.com

Hiring 15 Truck Drivers. Full-time permanent jobs. $1250 Weekly. Regional Mid-Atlantic area, off 48 hours on week-end. Full benefits, Good MVR & DOT record, 2 years experi-ence. Houff Transfer. Weyers Cave, Winchester, Richmond, Baltimore, MD. Apply at www.houff.com 877-234-9233.

LOTS AND ACREAGE

CAMPBELL COUNTY – gor-geous setting for your dream home, 3-acre homesite in the trees. A few minutes south of Lynchburg airport. Owner will finance. $59,900. 434-444-5088.

MISCELLANEOUS

SAWMILLS from only $3997.00 – MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own band-mill – Cut lumber any dimen-sion. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.Nor-woodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 ext. 300N

MISC / CAREER TRAINING

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER – Get trained in a secure govern-ment career at FAA approved AT-CTI school. Earn your as-

sociate degree by training at Aviation Institute of Mainte-nance in Chesapeake, VA. Me-dian salary tops $100,000 (US BLS) with experience and full FAA certification. Call toll free (877) 560-1001 for informa-tion. Hampton University/Avia-tion Institute of Maintenance MEDICAL CAREERS begin here – Train ONLINE for Allied Health and Medical Manage-ment. Job placement assis-tance. Computer and Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV au-thorized. Call 888-354-9917 www.CenturaOnline.com

AIRLINE CAREERS begin here – Become an Aviation Main-tenance Tech. FAA approved training. Financial aid if quali-fied – Housing available. Job placement assistance. SCHEV certified. CALL AIM 888-245-9553.

SERVICES

DIVORCE – Uncontested, $350 + $86 court cost. No court ap-pearance required. Estimated completion time twenty-one days. All telephone inquiries welcome with no obligation. Hilton Oliver, Attorney. 757-490-0126.

DIVORCE WITH OR WITHOUT children $125.00. Includes name change and property settlement agreement. SAVE hundreds. Fast and easy. Call 1-888-733-7165, 24/7.

STEEL BUILDINGS

STEEL BUILDINGS for Ga-rages, Shops, Barns, Homes. SAVE THOUSANDS on Clear-ance buildings. 20x24, 25x32, 30x40, 35x56, LOW monthly payments. Call Now 1-757-301-8885 Ashley

888-245-9553

AIRLINECAREERS BEGIN HERE

Train ONLINE for Allied Health and Medical Management.

SCHEV authorized.

MEDICAL CAREERS BEGIN HERE

Call 888-354-9917www.CenturaOnline.com

Vacation Rentals Available?Vacation Rentals Available?You’ll have plenty of renters when you

advertise through Virginia Press Services’Statewide Display Advertising Network!

Place your business card-size adin more than 65 newspapers and your message

will reach more than 800,000 Virginians.CONTACT THIS NEWSPAPER

or Adriane Long, Virginia Press Services,804-521-7585 or [email protected].

Find out if the new E Scoop glasses will help you see better

Call for a FREE phone consultation with Dr. Armstrong, Optometrist

Help for people with Macular Degeneration

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House CleaningGive us a call!

540-622-7599540-683-6410

On the Road Driving School, LLCGarland T. Williams, Owner

5336 Water Street, Stephens City, VA 22655Ph: (540) 869-6105 Cell: (540) 247-3197

www.ontheroaddrivingschool.comDriver Improvement Clinic Driver Education Class

June 17 - 27 • July 8 - 18August 5 - 15

Saturdays 8:00am - 11:30amClasses at 153 Narrow Ln.

Mt. View Christian Academy Stephens City, VA

WE HAVE ONLINE DRIVER IMPROVEMENT CLASSES

Classes at Holiday Inn Express 142 Foxridge Ln. Winchester, VA 22601

Sunday, May 258:00am - 4:45pm


Mon - Fri 7AM - 7PM • Sat 8AM - 5PM • Closed Sunday

FREE1994 vehicles and newer up to 5-quarts, Synthetic and some models slightly higher. Excludes Diesels

Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up.Offer ends MAY 31, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store

specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends MAY 31, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only

at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends MAY 31, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at

MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

$5000

RE-INVENTINGCUSTOMER SERVICE!

Protect Your Vehicle’s Finish this Spring!

TAX, TAGS & TITLE FEES NOT INCLUDED. $289 PROCESSING FEE not included.All vehicles subject to prior sale. 2.75% APR financing is subject to approved credit and limited to 2008 and newer model year vehicles. 2.75% APR for 72 months results

in monthly payment equal to $15.09 per thousand financed. Zero down on approved credit.

$5000

Savings!

GET THE NEXT 3 OIL CHANGESBuy 1 Oil Change at $5995

OFF30k -60k - 90k Mile Service

ANY

plusget

1 Day Complimentary Rental Car

($40 Value)

“EXTENDED HOURS DISCOUNT”

ANY SCHEDULED SERVICE

MONDAY - FRIDAY BETWEEN 5-7PM!

WE WILL

MEET BEATORANY

COMPETITOR’S COUPON PRICINGBY 10%

Must be within a 20 mile radius. Coupon must be presented prior to write-up. Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to service write-up. Offer ends MAY 31, 2013.

Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

• Family owned - so we treat you like family.• Our Technicians have combined over 80 years of technical experience.• Serving The Shenandoah Valley for over 65 Years.• New extended hours to serve you better.• Our Own Exclusive Service Rewards Plan.• Complimentary car wash on most services.• Rental car available on site • Shuttle service available.

CUSTOMERSATISFACTION is #1 $2500 OFF

Fluid System Service FlushANY

Transmission • Brake • Power Steering • Coolant • Differential



$8995

PRE-SEASON AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE

• Visual inspection of components, compressor, lines, belt, condensor

• Check for leaks and test pressure, perform performance test& replace cabin filterPlus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to

service write-up. Offer ends MAY 31, 2013. Not valid in conjunction with any other coupons or in-store specials. Good only at MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY.

FREEBattery & Charging System Check

with Diagnostic PrintoutPlus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to


COMPLETE Vehicle Detailing• Hand wax • Hand wash• Clean interior• Clean engine compartment & trunk

$9995Reg.$149.95Some vehicles slightly higher.



2010 Nissan Maxima4 dr., 3.5L V-6, Variable Trans.15K milesStock #U176A $23,937

2011 Toyota Tacoma4 dr. Double Cab, 4.0L V-6, Auto.21K MilesStock #13WR90B $28,997 $17,937

2011 Hyundai Sonata GLS4 dr., Auto., 2.4L I-428K milesStock #13DT189A $16,737

2009 Honda Accord4 dr., 2.4L I-4, Auto.54K MilesStock #U177A

VINTAGE CLUB SPECIAL

10% OFF

20% OFF

Up to 5 YEARS OLDTAKE

6 YEARS +TAKE

ANY SERVICE OR REPAIR (Max. discount $175)Plus any applicable tax, shop supplies and environmental fees. One coupon per visit. Coupon must be presented prior to


$1500 OFF

AND GET A 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT PLUSNITROGEN TIRE FILL

FREE!

Buy 4 Tires



$129.95$AVINGS!

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