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The Sherando Times
Volume I, Issue 11
Stephens City • Middletown • Kernstown
Oct. 21 - 27, 2009
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Henshaw said they held interviews and chose a highly qualified consulting firm
of Land Planning Designs and Associates (LPD&A) out of Sterling, Virginia, and
they were confident that this firm would yield a highly dynamic result.
Stephens City
Stephens City wants to put its best foot forward
Town looks to create a gateway along the northern corridor
By Lorie Showalter
The Sherando Times
At the October 6 Stephens City
Town Council meeting, Town
Planner Brian Henshaw reported
the latest progress on what has
become known as the North Main
Street Sidewalk Extension and
Corridor Enhancement Project.
In the near future council would
like to create a gateway into the
town on the northern corridor.
Henshaw said that in response
to the town’s request for a fee
quote, a landscape architecture
and planning consulting firm has
submitted a proposal that the
town staff and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
officials are studying. The details
of the proposal were not given to
council at the meeting.
At last month’s meeting Mayor
Ewing asked about the consultant
selection process. Henshaw explained that Kehoe, Town Engineer Tim Stowe and he had evaluated six proposals received and
out of those ‘short-listed’ three.
He said they held interviews and
chose a highly qualified consulting firm of Land Planning Designs
and Associates (LPD&A) out of
Sterling, Virginia, and they were
confident that this firm would
yield a highly dynamic result.
“LPD&A could lead through
The town desires to continue the Main Street Corridor Enhancement improvements all the way to this
intersection in town at Barley Drive, this view looking north.
the entire process since they have
worked on enhancement grants
in the past two years and are experienced working with VDOT,”
Henshaw told council.
In his report Henshaw also said,
“LPD&A brings a tremendous
amount of experience in working
with Enhancement Grants, especially here within the Shenandoah Valley having worked on
the Woodstock Courthouse Restoration Project and is finishing
up the New Market Streetscape
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project.”
Mayor Ewing asked about the
scope of the project and Henshaw
said the project would go from
Barley Drive to the northern corporate line just past Shenandoah
Valley Christian Academy. He
said tentatively it would involve
sidewalk extension and storm
water management. In the longterm the proposed shared use
ten-foot wide hiking/biking trail
and some other enhancements
on the north end could be looked
This welcome sign is well within the existing town
corporate limit and is currently what greets travelers
entering town from the north. It is in the corridor the
town hopes to visually improve.
into.
Mayor Ewing said his concern
was that this firm might go into
features that will make the project expensive to which Henshaw
responded that the project will
be phased and will be subject to
review at all phases. He said that
with this firm, the entire design
would be there for the future.
Henshaw noted that the town
would not be locked in - if the
firm came back with a fee pro-
posal that was too high, the town
could go back to the next best
firm. He said he was just requesting approval of this selection so
they could proceed to the next
step. Council approved Henshaw’s request unanimously.
No specifics on cost or funding sources for the project have
been set. It was reported at the
September council meeting that
some enhancement grant money
had already been received.
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The Enhancement project would begin at the northern Stephens City town limit. This is the current view
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October 21 - 27, 2009 • The Sherando Times • Page The law creating the bonds, “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009” was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The bonds
are intended to stimulate economic recovery in designated “recovery zones.”
Frederick County
Supervisors steer more stimulus $ to Frederick
County intends to issue $12.5 million in Recovery Zone Bonds
On October 14, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors recognized Pamela S. Baber (left) as the Frederick County Employee of the Month for her quick
thinking in responding to a 911-caller emergency in
August. Presenting the award are Supervisor Charles
S. Dehaven (center) and Board Chairman Richard C.
Shickle (right).
By Lorie Showalter
& Neil Showalter
The Sherando Times
The Frederick County Board
of Supervisors cleared the way
for another influx of government
stimulus money at its regular
meeting at the Frederick County
Government Center on October
14.
On a 6-0 vote, the board gave
County Administrator John Riley the go ahead to tell Governor
Tim Kaine’s office that the county
intends to accept their allocation
of almost $12.5 million of a new
category of interest-advantaged
financial instrument called Recovery Zone Bonds.
The law creating the bonds,
“The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009” was
signed into law by President
Obama on February 17, 2009.
The bonds are intended to stimulate economic recovery in designated “recovery zones.”
Federal officials allocated each
state’s share of the overall $25
billion program based upon each
state’s decrease in employment
compared to the national decrease in employment. In turn,
Kaine made his allocation based
on the county’s decrease in employment compared to Virginia’s
overall employment decrease.
As a result, the county is eligible to issue approximately $5 million in Recovery Zone Economic
Development (RZED) bonds and
about $7.5 million in Recovery
Zone Economic Facility (RZEF)
bonds. Virginia was allocated
$261 million overall and Frederick’s allocation was third highest
among Virginia counties according to U. S Treasury department
figures.
Riley told the supervisors that
the RZED bonds are taxable government bonds with a 45% interest subsidy to issuers or a 45% tax
credit to investors.
Riley suggested that the board
consider transferring its RZED
allocation to the Frederick County Sanitation Authority for the
two large water and sewer projects. He reported further that the
county could also use the bonds
“to fund a possible joint transportation facility; or, construction of
a county fire station.”
The RZEF instruments are a
type of traditional tax-exempt
private activity bond that may be
used by private businesses in designated recovery zones to finance
a broad range of depreciable capital projects. The intended effect
is to use low interest rates to induce the private sector to begin
projects now to stimulate local
business activity rather than wait
until the economy picks up on its
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own, in effect to create a self-fulfilling economic prophesy.
In an October 7 memorandum
to the board Riley stated that one
possible use for the bond could be
to, “Utilize private activity funds
to further development of the
Artillery (Business Center) project located south of Kernstown.”
County planning documents
show this 58.7 acre tract is owned
by Venture I of Winchester, LLC.
In response to a question by
Supervisor Gary W. Dove about
savings versus the current market
rates, Riley told the board, “These
bonds have an effective interest
rate of 3.4% - very attractive.”
Riley also said at the meeting,
“I’m going to recommend that we
designate all of Frederick County
as a ‘recovery zone.’ It seems it’s
the easiest thing to do at this
point. This is not being disparaging of the county … it’s just a very
easy and identifiable boundary
that we could designate.”
Kaine has ordered that “a definite and binding financing commitment from the purchaser or
the underwriter of the bonds”
must be secured and documentation provided to the Governor by
December 15th. The bonds must
be issued no later than December
31, 2010.
Spay/neuter program
In another action, the board
gave approval to proceed with
what Frederick County Animal
Shelter Manager Kathy Whetzel
called “an innovative project” in
a memorandum to the county’s
Public Works Committee dated
September 22.
Public Works Committee
Chairman and Supervisor Gene
E. Fisher told the board that his
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Frederick County Zoning Administrator Mark R. Cheran (seated) and Back Creek District Supervisor Gary
A. Lofton (right) exchange views prior to the October
14 Board of Supervisors Meeting in Winchester.
committee had “reviewed a proposal from Whetzel to consider
an offer from an anonymous
benefactor to donate an RV
equipped with all the necessary
equipment to perform spay and
neuter surgeries.”
Whetzel’s proposal stated, “A
veterinarian would be hired to
perform the surgeries on shelter animals prior to adoption.
This would be a regional project with ownership and costs
shared by Frederick County, the
Winchester SPCA and any other
interested animal shelters in the
region. Only shelter owned animals would be sterilized. Services
would not be offered to the public.”
“It will help us be in compliance
with state regulations,” Fisher
said. According to Whetzel, Virginia state law requires that all
dogs and cats adopted from an
animal shelter be sterilized.
“Currently un-sterilized animals are adopted on a spay/
neuter contract. Adopters are
required to pay a deposit. Once
the animal is out of the shelter’s
custody there is no way to ensure
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Federal officials allocated each state’s share of the overall $25 billion program based upon each state’s decrease in employment compared to the national decrease in employment. In turn, Kaine made his allocation based on the county’s decrease in employment compared to Virginia’s overall employment decrease.
compliance with … the law. Approximately 60 percent of adopters are compliant with the law,”
Whetzel told the committee.
“Shelter animals would be sterilized at an affordable rate” and at
“greater citizen convenience,” she
says. In the long run there would
be a “reduction in operating costs
by reducing the number of unwanted animals at the shelter.”
Whetzel’s memo also warned,
“While we believe most of the
veterinary community will be
supportive a few may have objections.”
Apparently fearing truth in the
axiom ‘No good deed goes unpunished,’ Board Chairman Shickle
said, “I suspect that this kind of a
thing could be brought back and
picked to death and worry about
this and that but there ought to
be a way to take advantage of an
offer from an anonymous party
to help take care of a service that
needs to be provided, but I suspect there are going to be complications … hopefully everybody
can get past that and we can make
it work without it being too complicated.”
Supervisor Gary A. Lofton added, “I would certainly like to say
thank you to the anonymous donor. I think this is a very worthwhile project and I just say that
I have to agree with you on that
we can certainly get passed the
minutia and go on and get something done.”
After the unanimous vote
County Administrator Riley said,
“We will have a very non-complicated issue back in front of you
very shortly.”
Upcoming public hearings
The Board agreed to hold public hearings on several proposed
ordinance amendments.
The county is looking to amend
its health system/sewage disposal
ordinance. Proposed changes include an increase in the reserve
drain field area of an on-site private residential health system
from 50% to 100%. Planners say
the current requirement “does
not enable a homeowner to fully
replace a failed health system.”
In addition, the county will ask
for input regarding the proposed
requirement that property owners within 300 feet of a public
sewer system be required to connect to that system when their
private system ceases to operate
in a sanitary manner or requires
major alterations.
The county also wants to hear
comments on a proposal to
change its M1 (classified light
industrial) zoning ordinance to
permit commercial recreation
operated indoors. In an August
6 letter to the county Department of Planning and Development, Blue Ridge Dog Training
Club President Stacy J. Defilippi
asked the county to consider the
amendment after her organization could not find a suitable location that meets their “area and
budget requirements” that was
not M1, which currently does not
allow such recreational use.
The board also moved to seek
comments on proposed revisions
in the OM (office manufacturing)
district and RA (rural area) district zoning ordinances. No dates
were set at that time for any of
the aforementioned public hearings.
Local hero
At one point in the meeting
Chairman Shickle asked Supervisor Charles Dehaven to assist
him in front of the dais to recognize a special Frederick County
employee of the month, Pamela
S. Baber who serves as Communications Shift Supervisor with
the Department of Public Safety
Communication.
According to the Board Resolution saluting her, “In August,
2009 Pam Baber received a 911
call reporting a 34 year-old male
not breathing. While dispatching
the call, Pam gave pre-arrival instructions for rescue breathing. It
was determined that the patient
had been in respiratory arrest
and due to Pam’s experience, a
young person is alive today.”
Shickle added, “She is not only
a good dispatcher, but a dependable supervisor that is willing to
adjust her schedule to insure the
dispatch center is always covered.
The Board of Supervisors extends
gratitude for her outstanding performance and dedicated service.”
With that she was presented a
plaque and received enthusiastic
applause from all attending the
meeting.
The supervisors established the
employee of the month award in
1992 “recognizing that the County’s employees are a most important resource”. The board selects
from those nominated “based on
the merits of outstanding performance and productivity, positive
job attitude and other noteworthy contributions to their department and to the County.”
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Middletown
Middletown monthly police report
MIDDLETOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
TRAFFIC CITATIONS
SEPTEMBER 2009
CHARGE
NO. WRITTEN
Drive w/Suspended or Revoked License
1
Defective Equipment
1
Fail to Obey Highway Signs
7
Inspection Violations & Requirements3
No Drivers License
1
No Insurance
1
No Operators License in Possessiion
1
Possession of Radar Detector
1
Speeding26
Vehicle Registration Violations
1
Window Obstruction
5
TOTAL
48
We a t h e r
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high
near 73. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear,
with a low around 47. South wind
between 3 and 5 mph.
MIDDLETOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
CALLS FOR SERVICE
SEPTEMBER 2009
COMPLAINTS
NO.
Attempted Armed Robbery
1
Suspicious subject2
Larceny of Gas
1
Traffic Accident
1
Grand Larceny
1
Medical Emergency
1
Lost/Found property
1
Police Information3
Verbal Dispute
1
911 Hang-up
1
Loud Music/Noice Complaints
4
Civil Matter
1
Animal Complaint
1
Alarm3
Juvenile Complaint
1
Fight in progress
1
Domestic Related
1
Tamper w/vehicle/Petit Larceny
1
Threats by Electronic Communication
1
Drunk in Public
1
TOTAL28
Friday: A chance of showers after
noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high
near 63. Chance of precipitation is
50%. New rainfall amounts of less
than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Showers likely.
Cloudy, with a low around 49.
Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: Showers likely. Cloudy,
with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 44.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high
near 61.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with
a low around 41.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high
near 62.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with
a low around 40.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near
61.
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Home Heating Costs
Heating fuel prices are down, but
now that there’s a nip in the air, you
could be discovering all the air leaks
in your home. Here are some things
you can do yourself to block the cold.
—If outdoor temperatures are less
than 50 F, you shouldn’t caulk outside;
however, plastic sheeting on the inside
of windows can go a long way toward
keeping the heat in. There are two
methods you can do yourself:
1) Plastic sheeting that comes in a kit
with double-sided tape. Leave as
much space as you can between the
glass and the plastic because it’s the
space that blocks the cold air before it
gets into the room. Use a hair dryer to
shrink the plastic, and it becomes
nearly as clear as glass. At the end of
the heating season when you remove
the plastic, you may need vinegar to
remove the last remnants of glue from
the tape.
2) Removable interior panels that
can be reused year after year. You’ll
need basic supplies such as one-bytwo boards, foam strips and plastic
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Thursday Night: Partly cloudy,
with a low around 52. Calm wind.
sheeting. These panels are sturdy and
hold back drafts even better than plastic sheeting in kits and are cheaper
over the long term. For detailed plans
to build your own, go to
www.arttec.net and scroll most the
way down the page to “Thermal Windows.” You’ll find a materials list with
estimated pricing and lots of photos
and instructions.
—Caulk around pipes under sinks.
Use expandable foam, and wear disposable rubber gloves. (If you get any
your hand, it’s hard to get off.) Let dry
around the pipes and trim with a sharp
blade.
—Put another layer of insulation in
the attic, if you have one.
—Replace your furnace filter if you
didn’t do this in the fall. Buy an extra
and keep it on hand to change in the
middle of winter.
—Install storm doors on exit doors.
—Hang insulating drapes on windows. Open them up during the day to
let the sun warm the rooms, and close
them when the sun goes down.
The more cold air you block from
getting into your home, the more comfortable you’ll be — and the lower
your heating costs.
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his column whenever possible. Write
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October 19, 2009
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a
high near 76. West wind between
3 and 6 mph.
Police Chief R. Philip Breeden read September’s report for the Middletown police department at the last
monthly town council meeting Monday, October 12th.
After reading the overall case review for last month
he informed council, “the robbery case, I believe
that we should be hopefully, making an arrest pretty
soon.” There were a total of 28 complaints and 48
citations, details outlined in the charts.
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Sherando (5-2) turned the ball over three times and
were only able to put up 65 offensive yards.
Sports
Handley runs past Warriors, 10-0
Judges win defensive battle to beat Sherando
Sherando receiver Baxter Newman (#43) unable to
make the catch. Warrior offense had just 43 passing
yards in the game.
By Matt Kreitz
The Sherando Times
On a chilly evening at Arrowhead Stadium on the campus of
Warren County
Couple
Sherando Sports Wrap-up
Scores
Volleyball - Girls Varsity – 10/19
Millbrook
Sherando Warriors
0
3
Volleyball - Girls Varsity—10/15
Sherando Warriors
James Wood
3
1
Volleyball - Girls Junior Varsity—10/19
Millbrook
Sherando Warriors
1
2
Volleyball - Girls Junior Varsity—10/15
Sherando Warriors
James Wood
0
2
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Sherando Warriors
Liberty--Bealeton
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14
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Sherando High School, many
fans were expecting an offensive
shootout between the Handley
Judges and the Sherando Warriors Friday night. Entering the
game, the Judges averaged about
30 points a game and Sherando
over 23 points a game. What they
got instead was the complete opposite: a game where the defenses
were key on the field. In the end,
the Judges outlasted the Warriors
in the second half and went on to
win 10-0.
Neither team could put points
on the board in the first half, but
after the intermission, Handley
was able to capitalize on a couple
Warrior mistakes. Sherando (5-2)
turned the ball over three times
and were only able to put up 65
offensive yards. The Judges benefited from great field position
the majority of the game and with
9:22 left in the 3rd quarter, Graham Sharples kicked a 32-yard
field goal to give his team the 3-0
lead.
Offensively, it was a running
game on both sides of the ball.
Both teams combined for a total
of 8 completions on just 17 pass
attempts. Handley (7-0) was a lot
more successful in the running
game: out-rushing the Warriors
198-22. Less than a minute into
the 4th quarter, Judges running
back David Carter found the end
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Sherando Warriors
0
Liberty--Bealeton36
GAME STATISTICS:
Handley Sherando
First Downs
12
5
Rushing Yards
19822
Pass Completions-Attempts2-4
6-13
Passing Yards
17
43
Pass Touchdowns-Interceptions
0-1
0-2
Total Plays
53
40
Total Offense215
65
Time of Possession27:3820:22
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
0-1
Penalties-Yards
8-65
7-58
3rd Down Efficiency
6 for 14
1 for 11
4th Down Efficiency
1 for 1
0 for 1
zone from 7 yards out and the
extra point gave Handley the 100 lead. This week, Sherando will
host the Liberty Eagles Saturday
afternoon at 1 p.m. in Arrowhead
Stadium for their annual Homecoming game.
News and notes
The teams and fans got a very
special treat before Friday night’s
game. Former Washington Redskins legend Mark Moseley was
in attendance and conducted the
pre-game coin toss. Moseley, who
played 16 seasons in the NFL and
was with the Redskins from 1974
to 1986, won the NFL’s Most
Valuable Player award in 1982
and is the only place-kicker in
history to win the award. Moseley
also remains the all-time scoring
leader in Redskins history with
1,207 points. Mark Moseley was
successful on 300 out of 457 attempts (65%) successful on 482
out of 512 extra points attempts
Virginia High School League • Top Ranking Teams – Division 4
Week of October 19th
High School
Salem
Amherst County
Broad Run Loudoun County Sherando Spotswood Powhatan James Wood Christiansburg Hidden Valley Turner Ashby Region
IV
III II II II III I
II IV IV III District
River Ridge
Seminole
Dulles Dulles Northwestern
Massanutten Southside
Northwestern River Ridge River Ridge Massanutten W L
7
0
7
0
8
0
6
1
5 2 7
0
6
0
6
1
6
1
5 2 6
1
T
Rating
029.143
0 28.286
0 27.000
0 25.286
0 24.429
0 23.429
0 23.333
0 23.286
0 23.286
0 22.857
0 22.714
Northwestern District Varsity Football Standings
Power
Overall
District
Rating
W L
T
W L T
1 Handley
7
0
0
1
0
025.4
2 Sherando
52
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October 21 - 27, 2009 • The Sherando Times • Page Less than a minute into the 4th quarter, Judges running back David Carter
found the end zone from 7 yards out and the extra point gave Handley the
10-0 lead.
Sports
Judges running back Delroy McDaniel (#22) runs past
the Warrior defense. McDaniel had game-high 90
rushing yards for Handley.
The Sherando Student Section cheer on the Warriors
during Friday’s game.
(94%) and scored a total of 1,382
points in his 16-year career in the
National Football League.
During a half-time ceremony at
the game, Stephens City Mayor
Ray Ewing declared the official
start to Homecoming Week.
The Town Council unanimously
approved a motion to proclaim
the week of October 19th-24th
as “Sherando High School Spirit
Week” during a meeting on October 6th. The festivities will begin
this week with a three-day carnival Wednesday through Friday in
the Newtown Commons Area.
Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. there
will be a Homecoming Parade
through downtown Stephens
City on Main Street followed by
a pep-rally bonfire at the carnival
in the commons area.
The Homecoming Football
game will take place this Saturday, October 24 at 1:00 p.m.
against the Liberty Eagles in Arrowhead Stadium. Homecoming
festivities will conclude with the
annual dance in the school’s gymnasium Saturday evening at 7:00
p.m. The carnival, parade, bonfire
and football game are all open to
the general public and everyone
in the community is invited to attend.
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Most regular donors say they enjoy a “feel good” reward for donating blood
because they view it as a gift which can be, and often is, separated into different components for many critical issues.
Middletown
Blood donors receive “feel good” reward!
Middletown FD began regular drives in memory of loved ones
By Lorie Showalter
The Sherando Times
According to the American Red
Cross “someone in the United
States needs blood every two seconds but only five percent of the
eligible U.S. population donates
blood in any given year.”
Making up its portion of that
five percent, Middletown’s Volunteer Fire & Rescue - Company 12
hosted its quarterly blood drive
this past Thursday October 15th
in its social hall. The Red Cross
Winchester Biomedical Services
was on site to collect blood from
the donors that showed up that
cold, rainy dreary Thursday.
For some people, the very word
“blood” sends shivers up and
down their spines and for others
the very sight of blood invokes
a phobic reaction known as hemophobia (literally translated is
the fear of blood) which causes
queasiness, nausea and fainting.
In fact, in the best selling novel
“Twilight” the heroine faints at
the sight of blood. This modern
example of hemophobia is ironic
since the heroine falls in love with
a blood-drinking vampire.
Some psychologists believe
the popularity of vampire stories
which endures from Bram Stoker’s Dracula to modern day books
(Twilight) can be traced back to
the latent fear of blood. The paradox of this phobia is that blood
is the very matter life is made of,
without which ones life cannot
be sustained. Blood is fascinating
and powerful both as a substance
and as a symbol.
No one who has seen the Red
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Help Historian Keightley Henry prepares supplies for
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its gory scenes.
The reality of the situation however is that regardless of our reaction to it, blood donors are always
needed and there is no substi-
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“A blood drive was held in Wanda’s memory and after that the
blood drives became a regular quarterly event,” says Lisa.
and how one gets all worked up
and exacerbates their fear but
then after riding it through a few
times realizes the fear was overly
dramatic, “there’s really nothing
to it.”
The good news for those who
fear the sight of blood is that when
you donate … you don’t have to
watch. The process for blood donation is made easy because the
donor lies on a cushioned table
or reclining chair and the collection bag hangs below the table or
behind the donor - out of sight out of mind.
In addition, whether the Red
Cross sets up in the social hall of
a fire department, comes to your
place of work or any other donor
location it’s more that of a business or social atmosphere than
the antiseptic scent associated
with doctor and dentist offices
which in many cases precede the
hemophobia experience.
The process
Expect to be greeted by a volunteer who provides a binder
for you to read titled “What You
Need to Know About Donating
Blood” which contains information that helps you determine if
you are eligible to donate and will
save you time if you are ineligible.
If you learn you’re not eligible
its not about rejection, actually
about 10% of people who attempt
to donate are turned down or deferred due to a low blood count,
this is one of the most common
reasons for deferral. Other reasons might include blood pressure, certain medications and the
common cold. Most of the time,
being deferred simply means you
can try again later.
Subsequent to reading the eligibility binder - a Donor Technician will assist you in completing a health history containing
demographic and basic health
information through a private
and confidential interview. You
will be asked to provide picture
identification and once they put
you in the computer your temperature will be taken, your blood
pressure and pulse evaluated and
your blood count measured for
low iron levels. If any of these are
out of range, you will not be able
to donate. The purpose of this is
for your own personal safety and
the safety of the potential donor
recipient.
After the interview and health
assessment a tech inserts a needle into your arm for drawing
blood (this is the part where you
can lie back and not look!) and at
this point about a pint of blood is
collected. The average person has
between eight and ten pints of
blood, most people say they don’t
even notice a pint went missing!
It only takes about ten minutes to
draw a unit of blood after which
you spend the next several minutes drinking refreshments and
snacks provided for free by the
staff at the canteen … they make
sure to replace the slight decrease
in fluid volume before you leave.
From start to finish, the average donation time is about 30 to
45 minutes depending upon the
number of donors arriving at the
same location. For Middletown
the event ran like a well-oiled
or shall we say red-blooded machine?
Red Cross goals and a little advice
The Red Cross blood drive
would like to build up to 35 volunteer donors each quarter according to Donor & Resource Development (DRD) Representative
Julie Shiben who said, “We operate at least three blood drives every day somewhere and our goal
on a daily basis is 100 units a day
in order to support the hospitals
that we cover. The Middletown
Fire Department has been sponsoring blood drives for only a few
years so we’re hoping to build up
to 35 donors per quarter at that
location and on Thursday we had
24 volunteers and collected 19
units.”
That’s not bad for a wet, dreary
Middletown
week day since weather sometimes keeps people from going out. That location is a quick
and easy spot to get in and out
of and between the volunteers,
Red Cross staff and the canteen
volunteers, you might even find
yourself sticking around a few
extra minutes simply to visit with
others who have the same reason
for being there, helping others in
need of the essential component
we all share, life.
Volunteer greeter Sharon Russell of Clarke County said, “I started out helping people by driving
them to their doctor’s office and
then began this (volunteering for
the Red Cross) and I really enjoy
it.” She said she donates blood
herself but recently hasn’t been
able to due to a low iron count.
At about that time a donor came
in and said, “Well let’s see if I can
donate this time, my iron was too
low the last time.”
Sharon gave some helpful advice on donating saying that you
need to eat and make sure to
drink some extra water before arrival. Among the tips at the website www.givelife2.org eat ironrich foods, drink plenty of fluids
but avoid caffeinated beverages,
have a good meal and get a good
night’s sleep.
Middletown resident George
Rogers donates regularly at the
fire department and said he also
donates in Front Royal at their
blood drives. Apparently Rogers
has ridden that “roller coaster” so
many times its become a walk in
the park for him. When asked for
permission to photograph him
he laughed and said, “I hope this
doesn’t affect my movie career!”
Rogers probably qualifies by now
as a national spokesman for the
Red Cross blood drives - how
about it George?
All it takes is a small amount of
time, a little courage and the realization that your blood can save
up to three lives! Says Julie, “Every unit we receive can help up to
three hospital patients, all our local hospitals are fully supported
by the American Red Cross.”
Most regular donors say they
enjoy a “feel good” reward for donating blood because they view it
as a gift which can be, and often
is, separated into different components for many critical issues.
It can be given as a whole unit to
someone or into red blood cells
(needed to prevent a person from
going into shock after severe
blood loss from traumatic accidents or surgery), platelets (necessary for clotting for accident
victims, surgery and cancer patients) and plasma (used to treat
coagulation disorders and shock
due to plasma loss for burn victims or hemorrhaging).
How the Middletown fire department got started
More than four and a half million lives are saved each year by
the self-less act of donating blood
and the donors that supported
the Red Cross blood drive at
Middletown’s Volunteer Fire &
Rescue on Thursday were a part
of that effort, each of them gave
the gift of life.
Middletown Fire and Rescue
Auxiliary Secretary Lisa Beauchamp says, “This is about the
second year we’ve had regularly
scheduled blood drives, it started
a few years ago in memory of
two-year old Colton Legge, son
of fire company member Daniel
Legge, and mother Emily. Sometime after that we had a second
blood drive in memory of former
Rescue Captain Wanda Legge,
Daniel’s mother and Colton’s
grandmother who died in May
2008.”
“A blood drive was held in
Wanda’s memory and after that
the blood drives became a regular quarterly event,” says Lisa.
The next blood drive sponsored
by the Middletown Fire & Rescue
will be at the social hall in the
back of the building on January
20th 2010 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Blood drives are held at least
three times a day in some location locally in order to achieve
the Red Cross’s goal of 100 units
a day, but the next large drive
scheduled will be at one location due to the size of volunteer
donors and that will be on October 28th at the Sherando High
School.
Julie said, “Each day of the week
Monday through Friday our goal
locally is to collect 100 pints! It’s
a big task and we appreciate all
of the help from the community.
Anyone who would like to volunteer, get involved, put out fliers or
notices, feel free to contact me at
[email protected] or call
(540) 662-0923, we’d love to hear
from you!”
For more information visit
www.redcross.org and www.
givelife2.org
The discussion ran from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and hashed out the age
old debate as to the distinctions between the two parties.
Politics
Society hosts panel debate
LFCC Political Awareness Society debates 2 party system
Participants in the Two Party System Debate at LFCC on Saturday are from left Paul Hampton-D, Todd Jack-C, Dave Steigmaieer-R and
Joe Hampton-L
By Lorie Showalter
The Sherando Times
The Political Awareness Society
(PAS) at LFCC met in the William
H. McCoy Special Events Center
at the Middletown campus Saturday, October 17th to debate
the topic “The Two Party System:
Representing the People.”
Associate Professor Jim Brumbaugh moderated the discussion
between participants from the
Democratic Party-Paul Hampton, the Republican Party-Dave
Steigmaier, the Constitution Par-
ty-Todd Jack and the Libertarian
Party-Joe Hampton.
The discussion ran from 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m. and hashed out the age
old debate as to the distinctions
between the two parties.
A two party system refers to a
government in which the same
two political parties are continuously elected to dominate the political process. One party holds
the majority in the legislature
where in contrast, a multi-party
system consists of three or more
dominate parties that compete
for control of the legislature.
Two party systems are unlikely
to form in countries with proportional representation where the
legislature is divided based on the
percentage of votes each party
receives during the general election. They have also been known
to produce fairly homogenized
parties, since each must try to
appeal to a plurality of the population to win elections.
Most other democratic nations
have more than two parties, making domination by one extremely
difficult. As a result, most governments that are formed rely
on the support of several parties
and if one becomes dissatisfied,
the government created by the
coalition of those parties can be
replaced. The result when having
many parties is that governments
are likely to be less stable but
more concerned with meeting
the demands of a greater number
of people.
Representing the Constitution
Party, Todd Jack said, “Both parties have the same goal in mind, to
win and to win the game they’re
trying to attract as many people
as possible to vote for them. So
they’re pretty much the same but
have to reach some point where
they’re individuals, to stand out.”
Jack believed that “change was
the key point” in the election of
President Obama and that “was
the ace that won him the election
… yes, I do believe the two parties
balance pretty much the same.”
Representing the Republican
Party, Dave Steigmaier said he’d
been observing parties for a long
time “from within and from without” and that it appears to boil
down to the individual leaders at
the time of service. He recalled
Todd Jack said, “Both parties have the same goal in mind, to win and to win
the game they’re trying to attract as many people as possible to vote for
them.
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website at www.politicalawarenesssociety.ning.com
The site allows for profile signup in order to chat, blog and comment on your views on political
issues and current events. You do
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to sign up, the network is open to
everyone.
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the website contact [email protected]
Some definitions on the two party
system was excerpted from www.
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Joan Persky, but took the Lauren
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aura. However, Humphrey Bogart
never called her anything but “Baby.”
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about the business. The subject got
around to phrases remembered from
films. Numero uno was Bette Davis’
“Fasten your seatbelt, it’s going to be a
bumpy ride” from “All About Eve.”
No. 2 was Clark Gable to Vivien
Leigh in “Gone with the Wind” saying, “Frankly Scarlett, I don’t give a
damn!” No. 3 is Bogart in “Casablanca” saying, “Play it again, Sam,” or
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will be inducted into the National
Museum of Jewish History’s Hall of
Fame. And speaking of “Babs,” doesn’t she look great? Just hark back to
the days when she was doing “Funny
Girl” and you’ll know what I mean.
Maybe it all adds up to a happy married life to Jim Brolin.
The off-the shoulder little black
dresses were rampant at the screenings of several films about town. And
Bruce Willis was at one, his head so
clean shaven that you could see the
pores in his scalp. Scattered about in
the crowd were all his daughters, his
The purpose of the Political
Awareness Society is to support
and involve political and civic
engagement in the student body
and throughout the community.
The society is created to openly
discusses political philosophy,
create leadership in the local
community and to experience
government’s role in National,
State and Local levels.
The debate event was open to
the public, however to become a
member of the society one must
be enrolled at LFCC. For more information contact jbrumbaugh@
lfcc.edu or [email protected].
edu
October 19, 2009
right now.”
About 25 or more attended
Saturday’s debate, among them
James Wood High School student Kevin Houston who said,
“It’s a general topic but its still a
good one.”
Houston takes Advanced Placement Government at JWHS and
attended the debate with other
AP students. He admitted that
there was an incentive for extra
credit for attending the debate
but that “the topic helps us grasp
what we’re learning right now”
and when asked what party he
aligns himself with said, “I consider myself independent with
mainly conservative views.”
Houston is 17 and looks forward to being able to vote next
year.
• It was Ogden Nash, well-loved
American author of humorous poetry,
who made the following sage observation: “The door of a bigoted mind
opens outwards so that the only result
of the pressure of facts upon it is to
close it more snugly.”
• The modern dishwasher was
invented all the way back in 1889, and
it’s no surprise that it was a woman,
not a man, who came up with the
labor-saving device. It is interesting to
note, however, that it wasn’t her own
labor Josephine Cochrane was saving
when she invented the device; Mrs.
Cochrane had servants to do the washing up. In fact, she wasn’t interested in
saving labor at all — she was simply
tired of the servants chipping the fine
china.
• You had more taste buds before you
were born than you do now — more
than you’ve had at any time in your
life, in fact.
• The beloved children’s book
“Green Eggs and Ham” would not
exist if it hadn’t been for a bet. Bennett Cerf, Dr. Seuss’ editor, bet the
author $50 that he couldn’t write a
book using no more than 50 different
words. Dr. Seuss used precisely 50
words, collecting the $50 and creating
a classic at the same time.
• You might be surprised to learn that
about 29 percent of people who go to
beauty spas are men.
• If your family is like most American households, you waste approximately $600 every year by throwing
away unspoiled food.
• The world’s tallest tree can be
found in Redwood National Park, in
California. The tree, known as “Hyperion,” stands nearly 380 feet tall.
***
Thought for the Day: “I never did
give them hell. I just told the truth, and
they thought it was hell.” — Harry S.
Truman
October 19, 2009
By Samantha Weaver
there was a time when the Republican and Democratic parties were saying pretty much the
same thing but of late, “I would
say that’s not the case, there really
is a clear distinction between the
two parties.”
He went on to say that even
after the election of President
Obama, “I see that this has given
the Conservatives and Republicans an opportunity to clarify
exactly where they stand on the
issues and you can hear it in the
way that leaders of our party are
speaking.”
Steigmaier continued, “I think
there are clear distinctions between the two parties and that
may not be the case in the future … there is a distinction to be
drawn between the two parties
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Country Antiques
Bill’s Barn
Bruce Willis
latest girlfriend, and Demi and Ashton. Just one big, happy family.
Betcha didn’t know that Jodie Foster’s given name is Alicia Christian.
Next time I see her at the grocery, I’ll
ask how she chose the name Jodie. Or
maybe you already know. She is one
of our better actresses and “moms” —
and a very nice person. And to bear
repeating, I remember when I was first
starting out and attended a press luncheon where they were plugging one
of her pictures. She was then 6 years
old. Adorable. She sat on my lap and
announced to me that she “wanted to
be a lawyer” when she grew up. As
you know, that did NOT come to pass.
***
BITS ’N’ PIECES: John Ritter
wore his pajamas onto a movie set in
’77 in protest at having to work on his
honeymoon. ... I read in a Hollywood
trivia book where both of Marlon
Brando’s parents were alcoholics. ...
Chris Pine busily writing “thank you”
notes to friends and fans between
takes of “Unstoppable” shooting in
Philadelphia. ... And to those of you
who have asked, I don’t think Brad
and Angelina have announced their
next film outing together.
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Alamo Drafthouse
“The seats are really comfortable,” said David Barden as his wife Clara typed feverishly into her
phone. “I’m updating my Facebook page,” she said. “I’m writing that we are at the Alamo and it is
really cool.” The couple had driven from Strasburg to watch Couples Retreat.
Movies, food,
180 jobs for
Kernstown
The Alamo features 8 large screens with a combination of digital and film projector systems,
some with 3-D capability. “You could even plug in an X-Box. It’s amazing,” said a surprisingly
relaxed co-owner Steve Nerangis on Monday as the Alamo opened its doors to the public.
Alamo Drafthouse
Everything is bigger from Texas
The Nerangis family brings Austin cinema-eatery concept and 180 jobs to Kernstown
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema was brought to Kernstown Commons by the Nerangis
family. From left are Nick Nerangis Sr., and Jr., enjoying mid-morning healthy
samples of root beer and Greek salad and Lisa Limoges with her brother Steve
Nerangis.
By Dan McDermott
The Sherando Times
With 8 screens, 30 beers on tap
and fresh food, right down to the
homemade pizza dough, Alamo
Drafthouse Cinema is a combination of dinner theater, pub and
date-night restaurant.
The concept that began 12 years
ago with a single-screen and no
first-run movies quickly grew in
a 7-location Texas entertainment
powerhouse the Houston Press
named as its best dinner theater
for 2009.
The spacious lobby is flanked by
a large bar offering a huge variety
of beer and wine. A limited selection of mixed beverages is also
available and the Alamo has a full
liquor license for special events.
The Alamo features 8 large
screens with a combination of
digital and film projector systems,
some with 3-D capability. “You
could even plug in an X-Box. It’s
amazing,” said a surprisingly relaxed co-owner Steve Nerangis
on Monday as the Alamo opened
its doors to the public.
“The seats are really comfortable,” said David Barden as his
wife Clara typed feverishly into
her phone. “I’m updating my
Facebook page,” she said. “I’m
writing that we are at the Alamo
and it is really cool.” The couple
had driven from Strasburg to
watch Couples Retreat.
It is no surprise that the tech-
savvy are among the Alamo’s first
visitors. Nerangis turned to social networking sites to build up
excitement and brand awareness
as the project moved along. The
cinema’s Myspace and Facebook
pages have a combined 4,000
friends and fans. He also tweets.
“I even got an I-Phone to update everything. It’s better for
blogging,” said Nerangis, immediately starting a friendly but lively
argument with this writer about
which was better, the I-Phone or
the Blackberry.
A first visit to the Alamo requires a bit of instruction, not
unlike trying to figure out how
to obtain a shopping cart at the
nearby Aldi supermarket.
The best explanation of “how
it works” comes from the chain’s
website, drafthouse.com: “Once
inside the theater you choose
your seat(s). Each row of seats has
a table in front of it. Menus, order
cards and pencils are placed on
the table. A waiter will come by
and greet you, taking any orders
you are ready to place. Future
orders can be made by writing
your desired choices on the piece
of paper, folding it, and placing
in the bar attached to the table
(please make sure the paper is
standing straight up so the server
can clearly see it). Throughout the
film you can order like this. About
30 minutes prior to the film ending the server will come by and
do “last call”, at which point they
will find out if you would like any
final items before closing your
tab out. All tabs must be closed
before the film ends. “
The food at Alamo is not at
all the afterthought quality one
might expect at a movie theater.
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Alamo Drafthouse
“The seats are really comfortable,” said David Barden
as his wife Clara typed feverishly into her phone. “I’m
updating my Facebook page,” she said. “I’m writing
that we are at the Alamo and it is really cool.” The
couple had driven from Strasburg to watch Couples
Retreat.
It is delicious and fresh. The pizza
has a thin crust that is obviously
homemade. The toppings are all
prepared in-house, according to
Nick Nerangis, Sr., patriarch of
his family’s regional restaurant
empire. “That dough was flour last
night,” Nerangis said in theater 5
as hungry photographers gobbled up samples. The hamburger
is thick and juicy. The salad was
topped with Feta cheese, reflecting the Nerangis’ Greek roots.
The cheese steak sub was the unofficial favorite of the group, it’s
thin-sliced steak having just the
right amount of greasy goodness
but no gristle.
Alamo kitchen crew trainer
Miguel Gomez, in from the
chain’s Austin headquarters, said
that the Kernstown restaurant
ran out of cheese steaks during
a dress rehearsal Sunday and had
to scramble with vendors to get
replacements. “In Texas, the Alamo Burger is the biggest seller.
But here we are seeing a huge
number of cheese steaks and a
lot of pizza, he said. Sunday still
saw 89 Alamo Burgers served up
so all was not lost for the cinemaeatery’s signature item.
Beer drinkers will be in an amber ecstasy. The bar offers root
beer and 29 alcoholic beers on
tap plus another 30 bottled beers.
A large number of wines is also
available. The Alamo has strawberry daqueris and margaritas.
For the especially thirsty beer enthusiast, Alamo has the “growler,”
a 2 liter jug that comes filled with
your choice of beer for $40. You
get to keep the jug and can bring
it back and have it refilled for the
price of a pitcher, which means
you get about an extra half beer.
One advantage of the growler is
that it can be sealed back up for
the ride home if it doesn’t get
emptied during the movie.
In addition to first-run movies,
food and 60 different beers, the
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has
brought a much-needed boost to
the local economy, creating about
180 new jobs. Steve Nerangis says
his family has plans to expand the
concept in the region. According
to Nerangis, a large destination
cinema-eatery draws from about
a 35 mile radius. The group is
looking at Richmond, Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia
for possible locations.
The Alamo offers a matinee
special Monday through Thursday before 6 pm (except holidays)
which includes a movie ticket,
pizza and soda for $16.
Regular admission is $9 for
adults and $7 for seniors. Before
6 pm, adults are charged $7 and
seniors get in for $6. Students,
active duty military with ID and
Food at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is fresh and
tasty. The cheese steak sub offers thin-sliced steak
having just the right amount of greasy goodness but
no gristle. Healthy choices are available like the
Greek salad. A real standout is the Alamo Burger, the
top seller in Texas.
Alamo kitchen crew trainer Miguel Gomez, in from the chain’s Austin headquarters, said that the Kernstown restaurant ran out of cheese steaks during a dress rehearsal Sunday and had to scramble with vendors to get replacements. “In Texas, the Alamo Burger is the biggest seller. But here we are seeing a huge
number of cheese steaks and a lot of pizza, he said.
In addition to first-run movies, food and 60 different beers, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has brought a much-needed boost to the local economy, creating about 180 new jobs.
Alamo Drafthouse
Pizza at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Kernstown Commons stands up to any authentic Italian pizzeria. From left, David Cooper of Winchester rolls fresh dough for pizzas, calzones and strombolis, Pam Hutzler of Middletown cuts spinach at the pizza prep table and Damien O’Boyle of Winchester slices a fresh Raging Bull pizza topped with pepperoni, Canadian bacon and Italian sausage.
Each row of seats has a table in front of it. Menus,
order cards and pencils are placed on the table. A
waiter will come by and greet you, taking any orders
you are ready to place. Future orders can be made
by writing your desired choices on the piece of paper, folding it, and placing in the bar attached to the
table.
From left, Eli Goldsmith from Linden, VA and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema trainer
Nathan Bixler from Austin, TX guard a “growler,” a 2 liter resealable jug that
comes filled with the draft beer of your choice.
Alamo Drafthouse
anyone 17 and younger can get
a ticket for $6 anytime. Kids two
and under are free. Anyone under age 18 must be accompanied
by an adult.
Alamo Cinema Drafthouse is
located at 181 Kernstown Commons Blvd, in Kernstown, just
off I-81 exit 310. They are open 7
days a week starting about 10:15
am. The first movies begin about
11 am with show times all day
until about 10 pm.
Tickets can be purchased at the
box office and online at www.
drafthouse.com/winchester
Upcoming events at the Alamo
Drafthouse Cinema:
• Thursday Oct 22/Friday Oct 23 Saw 6 with special appearance by
Rebekah McKendry from Fangoria. Giveaways from Fangoria and
Monster Energy Drinks. Film begins at 12:01 am Oct. 23.
• Tuesday Oct 29/Wednesday
Oct 30 - Michael Jackson “This
Is It” Midnight Screening. VIP
package includes commemorative T-shirts and pint glasses,
Lodging at Country Inn & Suites.
Movie tickets with reserved seating. www.countryinns.com/winchesterva for more info on the
VIP package. Film begins at 12:01
am Oct 30.
• Thursday Oct 29 - NW Works
Haunted Casino Night from 6 pm
-11 pm. Wear a costume! Casino
gaming, movies, car raffle, college
football, creepy hors d’oeuvers
and bingo. Ticket information
available at www.nwworks.com
• Saturday Oct 31 - Heavy Metal
Halloween! Features a screening
of Heavy Metal Parking Lot with
special guest appearance by director John Heyn. Heavy Metal
Costume Contest with prizes! CD
Release Concert with local metal
band Monolith.
• Friday Nov 13 - Sunday Nov
15 - First Bank “There’s Power
in One” EcoFest with three days
of environmental films, speakers, and vendors. Speakers from
as far away as Hawaii and films
as local as a movie about water
quality in the Shenandoah River.
First Bank will help us demonstrate little ways to help the planet as an individual, like with their
“e-checking” program.
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Steve Nerangis says his family has plans to expand the concept in the region. According to Nerangis, a large destination cinema-eatery draws from about a 35 mile radius. The group is looking at
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia for possible locations.
Larry Nottingham said, “I moved here because I had an interest, almost a
passion in that time period where duty and honor were valued above personal safety, north and south - the Civil War is a history of my family.”
Battle of Cedar Creek
History comes alive … again!
145th Anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek
Battle weary lone Union soldier standing at the fireside after the battle on Saturday.
By Lorie Showalter
The Sherando Times
The 145th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Cedar
Creek was waged under blustery
winds, chilling damp and periods
of rain this past weekend … perfect weather for the reenactment
of a ruthless battle where 17,000
tired, hungry and desperate soldiers launched a surprise attack
against an army of 30,000 unaware soldiers.
The bedraggled, wounded Confederate reenactment soldiers
trudged across the field towards
camp Saturday afternoon after a
long hard day of authentic battle.
The weather, while clearly miserable, only exacerbated the stark
reality of the reenactment.
Looking west along the rolling
tamped fields, tents pitched in
the distance, smoke rolling out of
the campfires rising overhead to
conjoin with the mist and fading
light and re-enactors in full attire,
you can easily forget it’s the 21st
century. Tuning out the automobiles in the distance, facing west,
focusing on the view and little
else … what a horribly beautiful
sight. To touch the past with the
trick of your eye is a bit unsettling, especially when the view is
war and death.
Realizing this was only 145
years ago is almost incomprehensible. The world has been moving
so fast and most especially in this
past century, its hard to believe
only a handful of generations
have passed since that time.
Talking with some of the reenactors doesn’t snap you out of
the reverie either, they persist in
their roles, more entrenched in
the individuals they’re portraying
than any actor on the big screen
you might encounter. As a matter
of fact, they didn’t appear to be
“acting” at all. Most, had simply
only to be themselves, like Larry
Nottingham from Gettysburg,
PA whose ancestors include the
abolitionist John Brown, writer
Harriet Beecher Stowe and four
ancestors who fought for the
Union and one that fought for the
Confederacy.
It’s as though his collective ancestors are present in one body,
existing harmoniously within,
the epitome of all they once were,
in the form of one Larry Nottingham. He said, “I moved here because I had an interest, almost a
passion in that time period where
duty and honor were valued
above personal safety, north and
south … the Civil War is a history
of my family.”
Nottingham has been a re-enactor, or what he prefers to call
“a living historian” since 1992
and has participated in the Cedar
Creek reenactment ten or twelve
times. No wonder he embodies
First Sergeant of his unit, the First
The Battle of Cedar Creek began October 19th, 1864 near Cedar Creek, a
tributary of the Shenandoah River and on the fields of the Belle Grove plantation.
First Penna Reserves-Company K, Larry Nottingham of Gettysburg, PA comes walking out of the fog and rain and departs the Union
battle on Saturday.
Pennsylvania Reserves, Company
K and the spirit of a Union soldier
living through an atrocious battle
with confident aplomb.
The battle
The Battle of Cedar Creek began October 19th, 1864 near
Cedar Creek, a tributary of the
Shenandoah River and on the
fields of the Belle Grove plantation. The surprise attack commenced when a Confederate
force of about 18,000 men under the command of Lieutenant
General Jubal Early confronted
the unsuspecting Federal army of
more than 30,000 soldiers.
The Federal Army of the
Shenandoah, led by Major General Philip Sheridan, had previously defeated the Confederate
Army of the Valley at Winchester
September 19th and again at
Fisher’s Hill on September 22nd.
Having forced the Confederate
command out of the Shenandoah
Valley and appropriating food
reserves and livestock along the
way, Sheridan believed he’d effectively prevented the Confederacy
from utilizing the valley both as a
food source and for use as a route
of invasion.
Leaving his troops camped
along the creek Sheridan departed to attend to official business while Early, refusing to yield
the valley, marched his famished
army towards their ill-fated destination. With no alternative but to
attack or retreat after encountering Sheridan’s entrenched forces
and ominously short on provisions, he sent Major General
John Gordon along with three divisions to approach the Northern
forces along Cedar Creek.
On the morning of Wednesday,
October 19th and after marching
through the night General Gordon’s forces struck the Federal
encampment at dawn under the
cover of fog and early morning
darkness overrunning the Union
positions.
Approaching from the east
instead of the south, Early attacked with his famished and
poorly outfitted soldiers pushing the Union from their camps
past the Belle Grove plantation
and by mid-day had successfully
advanced through the northern
end of Middletown. After a nearly seven plus hour skirmish Early
suspended battle at the northern
perimeter to reinforce, reorganize and recuperate from the
effort, however those long noisy
hours of battle had also alerted
Sheridan to the situation who
was riding hard back from Winchester to the site of the battle. By
the time Sheridan arrived from
the north, advancing south …
Early had brought the battle right
to his ‘front door’.
By late afternoon Sheridan
had counterattacked, breaking
through the Confederate lines
and swept the rebels from the field
of battle. Early’s army retreated
posthaste, general panic ensued
and Sheridan and his cavalry
ran the Union back across Cedar
Creek all the way to Woodstock.
Interestingly, the north enjoyed
about a two to one advantage in
troop strength while their dead
and wounded also exceeded the
south by two to one. In all, nearly
1,000 men died that day and another nearly 5,000 were wounded.
In the aftermath, the Confederate forces made no further attempts to attack the North via
the Shenandoah Valley and the
Federal victory ended Jubal Early’s career. The battle on October
19th became a pivotal moment in
history and that combined with
Sheridan’s hard ride back to Cedar Creek became the theme for
American poet Thomas Read’s
famous poem “Sheridan’s Ride.”
A modern day Union solder’s
opinion
On facing page, Acting Master of the USS Southfield,
William B. Newman, USN (reenacted by great, great
grandson Bill Krause) was in Washington obtaining stores for his ship when he was sent to aid Gen.
Sheridan in Winchester just before the Battle of Cedar Creek.
are learning mythical history
from movies as opposed to learning factual history in school.
He said, “Myths have built up
about the war ‘since’ the war. In
the 1880’s veterans and politicians started to romanticize the
conflict. To validate the 260,000
war deaths of southern manhood,
25% of the eligible age to fight, and
to give meaning to the sacrifice
for the people of the south, certain reasons were given. Number
one, the war wasn’t about slavery.
(Southern conscience couldn’t allow the thought that) all that was
(sacrificed) couldn’t have been to
keep half the population in the
south in bondage! Americans
are steeped in Liberty but if you
were to read the accounts of the
1850’s and laws that were passed,
understanding that period gets a
bit easier. What they (southern
revisionists) said they were fighting for was states rights; something the Federal government
was trying to eliminate … when
the Confederate Constitution
was written the only difference
between it and the US Constitution was a one six-year term
for the president and the making of slavery legal. One of the
names for the war was The War
of Northern Aggression, but the
first shots fired were by the south
at Fort Sumpter in Charleston,
SC which caused Lincoln to fulfill
his oath to defend and protect the
Union.”
Nottingham was in the movie
Gettysburg, The Love Letter and
in the orientation movie the Civil
War National Parks at Manassas
and Fredericksburg. He’s been a
re-enactor or rather, a living historian since 1992.
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interpreted to the 1860’s by the
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The Cedar Creek Battlefield
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since 1988. For more information
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October 19, 2009
I had several interesting conversations with a few of the reenactors at the battlefield that
day. One such individual was
Larry Nottingham who came
walking towards the camp commissary on the Union side of the
field; somber, serious and worn
out from the days battle … weary
of the weather he told me later.
His visage was compelling and I
couldn’t help but take his picture.
A photographer sometimes forgets he/she is intruding on someone’s solitude and privacy but in a
public place it didn’t occur to me
that I was crossing that line until
he said, “That’ll be $5.”
I thought he was joking and
said, “You mean you’re going to
pay me!” He wasn’t joking, he
explained that his image is copyrighted, most of the re-enactors
have been in movies, Hollywood
movies and orientation movies
on the reenactments so they’re
privacy is protected and they’re
work isn’t exploited for someone
else’s gain. He was only half-serious by the way, and we began to
talk about misconceptions in history that we’ve learned but walk
away believing as fact. Especially
children and young people who
• On Nov. 4, 1842, after a stormy
three-year courtship, Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill. Mary came from a distinguished Kentucky family, and some of
her relatives frowned upon her association with Lincoln, who was a country
lawyer and a minor figure in the state
legislature.
• On Nov. 6, 1899, James Ward
Packard, an electrical-wire manufacturer, test-drives the first Packard automobile through the streets of Warren,
Ohio. The Model A featured a onecylinder engine producing 12 horsepower.
• On Nov. 8, 1900, Margaret
Mitchell, author of “Gone with the
Wind,” is born in Atlanta. Mitchell
worked as a journalist for the Atlanta
Journal for six years. She quit after an
ankle injury limited her mobility, and
she devoted herself to her novel about
the South during and after the Civil
War. The book, published in 1936,
sold 1 million copies in its first six
months in print.
• On Nov. 5, 1911, Leonard Slye, later known as Roy Rogers, is born in
Cincinnati. The singer and cowboy
actor launched “The Roy Rogers
Show,” a mix of music and drama, in
1944. The show always closed with
the song “Happy Trails,” which
became known as Rogers’ theme song.
• On Nov. 7, 1944, Democrat
Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected
president of the United States for a
record third time, becoming the first
and only president in history to win a
fourth term in office. Three months
after his inauguration, Roosevelt died
of a massive cerebral hemorrhage.
• On Nov. 3, 1956, the “Wizard of
Oz” is broadcast on television for the
first time. Some 45 million people
tuned in to CBS to see the 1939 movie
classic. Star Judy Garland’s 10-yearold daughter, Liza Minnelli, introduced the program.
From left, of the third infantry regiment “Joey”, sixth Ohio infantry Robert Einstein and friend, battle weary
and wounded they take time for a picture after the battle.
• On Nov. 2, 1989, Carmen Fasanella, a taxicab driver from Princeton,
N.J., retires after 68 years and 243
days of service. Fasanella, who was
continuously licensed as a taxicab
owner and driver in the Borough of
Princeton, N.J., since Feb. 1, 1921, is
the most enduring taxi driver on
record.
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He said, “It’s a traditional dish that dates back at least to the Viking days and its been
cooking for several hours.” She corrected, “It’s been cooking since early this morning, all
day.” That was their first disagreement, you could tell they were battle weary.
Battle at home, hearth and the DMV
Re-enactors argue over how long they’ve been cooking & stuff
Stew pot full of lob-scouse made of smoked ham,
corned beef, potatoes, carrots, leeks, onions and
maybe some spices. Do I spot a green pepper lying
on the ground by the fire!
it and wasn’t sure I wanted to but
nevertheless it had me intrigued.
These re-enactors are extremely private about their names and
if they do give you a name, its
their actor name, even then the
usual response is “the name’s not
important.” I wondered if there
was some kind of agreement or
contract they’d all signed that
Union wife serves up a heaping plate of lob-scouse
... the wood ash only adds to the flavor and aroma of
this unusual stew.
By Lorie Showalter
The Sherando Times
The food smelled great and if
that hadn’t drawn me to the mess
hall, the warmth of the fire surely
would have. The men folk were
sitting around the table discussing the days battle while one of
the soldier’s wives quarreled with
her husband over how long the
lob-scouse had been cooking.
“Lob-Scouse? What’s that?” I
asked. It looked good but suddenly the name caused me to
take a few steps back. Something
just didn’t sound right about that
name. I couldn’t put my finger on
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said they’d avoid bringing direct
attention to themselves and refer
to one another in the third person, but that’s another story. For
the purpose of this article, this
husband and wife will be referred
to simply as ‘husband and he’ and
‘wife and she’ in place of a name
… I have no choice they never
gave me one.
He said, “It’s a traditional dish
that dates back at least to the Viking days and its been cooking
for several hours.” She corrected,
“It’s been cooking since early this
morning, all day.” That was their
first disagreement, you could tell
they were battle weary.
He continued, “It’s smoked
ham, corned beef, potatoes, carrots and leeks which is just a
big scallion, there’s onions in it,
spices and” at this point his wife
interjected “salt, pepper, there
aren’t any spices in it.” Their second disagreement but they were
pleasant about it and obviously
used to battle conditions.
“Basically you slow cook it, it’s
a thick stew. I personally believe
it’s the forerunner of corned beef
hash, that’s just my opinion, but
don’t write that.” I figured ‘oh
well, he’s easy to argue with, I’ll
just print it anyway.’ At this point
his wife held out a campfire metal
plate and fork for tasting. I was a
little hesitant but my husband
dug right in (my husband - not
her husband, I knew those generic names would get confus-
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for them, but you follow me now,
right? No point in backtracking.)
As my husband ate and murmured words like “good, hot,
hmm” he’d apparently become
monosyllabic from the lobscouse, the husband said, “As a
matter of fact, you can still get
this in the seaport towns of England, a derogatory term for someone from Liverpool is ‘scouse’.”
I knew there was something
fishy about that name! And there’s
not even any fish in it.
“You can still go to a store in
Liverpool, especially in a pub and
buy a plate to go along with your
pint.” I’d tasted the lob-scouse at
this point and agreed you’d need
a pint or two or three to get it
down. (Actually, I’m joking it
was good, wood ash and all, even
without the spices.)
“We used to use it in the Navy
during the Civil War but we only
got it about every month or so as
near as I can recall, even Venison
was expensive to make.” See how
confusing this visit was for me?
He’s talking in the first person,
provides no name and talks as
though he was in the Civil War
Navy 145 years ago. Where am I?
Who am I and what’s the date?
“Corned beef and hash isn’t
cheap but even back then (now
we’re in the present day again)
“Basically you slow cook it, it’s a thick stew. I personally believe it’s the forerunner of corned beef hash, that’s just my opinion, don’t write that.” I figured
‘oh well, he’s easy to argue with, I’ll just print it anyway.’
it was expensive and the sailors which present day?
loved it, it was a big huge deal to I broached a new question askget lob-scouse.” I’ll bet what with ing if this was their first time at
scurvy and all you’d be lucky to the reenactment, just trying to
see a vegetable or two in it though. verify whether I’d time warped or
I wonder if they had veggie-less it was my imagination. I needed
lob-scouse back then when they grounding. It ‘is’ eerily foggy on
ran out of potatoes, carrots and the battlefield and there’s an unleeks on the ships?
natural quiet.
“In the Navy you got what we’d “My wife and I were arguing
call one hot meal a day, coffee today about that [are we surin the morning, the main meal prised?] we’ve only been married
of the day was lunch or maybe ten years [I like the way he said
we’d just get mashed potatoes ‘only ten years’ they really are
which they used to call potato still lovebirds] I think its twelve,
sauce, makes sense we have apple she thinks its thirteen [the argusauce!” Okay, now I’m beginning ing has obviously been harder
to think I’ve just gone through a on her] but it might be fourteen
time warp and it is 1864 because [maybe harder on him] we’ll dethis man has clearly been in the cide next year sometime.” At least
Navy and I don’t think he means they come to quick resolutions!
today’s Navy unless they serve Now if you thought those two
lob-scouse and I just never saw it battled - wait till you hear the
on the school menu, but that’s got story about their daughter. He
nothing to do with the Navy. He’s slipped, he actually gave me a
also got a strange sense of humor name, her name is Sarah, okay
about applesauce if you ask me.
maybe Sarah is a euphemism for
But now I’m not sure about the daughter. This came about quite
time warp because he explains accidentally. I asked where they
afterwards that for the cooking were from and he said Centercompetition part of the rules you ville to which my husband and I
have to serve the judges what replied, “we know where that is.”
you serve the unit and his wife is He said, “well maybe you don’t
cooking in the competition and [I knew he’d eventually argue
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made a mistake? I think this family just has some really special
ability to get things done and not
crumble under pressure. Think
about it, the Civil War, the lobscouse, taking on the DMV and
all without losing their cool, they
just know how to bicker without
sounding really mad.
Now, for the lob-scouse, I
looked it up and it actually is a
food. The word originally meant
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“lob’s course”, I know that doesn’t
help very much but in my research
I learned that its basically a poor
man’s meal and while they don’t
have veggie-less stew (unless its
intentional) they do have meatless lob-scouse which is called
guess what? … blind-scouse!
Maybe that’s because only a blind
man would eat it?
However, the husband was correct about it being popular in seaports, Liverpool, the ingredients
and everything he told me about
the stew, even down to the fact it
was served with leavened bread
dating back to the Viking days.
I don’t think I’d better argue
with anything he says! Oh! I don’t
know which of the three Centerville’s they’re from but if I ever
have to go to court, I hope its in
the Centreville they live in!
This article in case I haven’t
made myself clear (I WAS wrong
about the lob-scouse) is tonguein-cheek and the people I met,
even though they wouldn’t provide their names, were great to
talk to and the scouse was honestly while bland, a good pot of
stew! On a scale of one to ten, ten
being great, I’d give it a seven. It’s
an acquired home cooking kind of
personalized flavor. I don’t know
who won the cooking competition but even if I did, I wouldn’t
know if the name matched the
family I met. I wonder if instead
of names, they just use pictures
for winners.
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waves it around the room, and
says, and the winner is … [hoping someone recognizes these
people].
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National school bus safety
week - state police plan special
enforcement effort
The Frederick County School
Board has proclaimed October
19-23, 2009 “National School Bus
Safety Week.” The theme of this
year’s event is “Avoid Harm-Obey
the Stop Arm.” In the early 1950’s,
the National Association for Pupil Transportation, the National
School Transportation Association and the National Association
of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services joined forces
to form the National School Bus
Safety Week Committee (NSBSW) and coordinate “School Bus
Safety Week” activities throughout the country. The members of
the committee joined by several
other sponsors make this annual
event possible.
The purpose of NSBSW is to
emphasize the need for motorists and students to use increased
care when near a school bus. NSBSW also provides the opportunity to explain and emphasize
the School Bus Stop Law, remind
school bus drivers of the importance of their duties and keep the
public advised on the important
role pupil transportation plays in
the total education program.
During NSBSW motorists are
being reminded of the need to
share the road with school buses
and to stop when buses are loading or unloading students. As
part of an effort to raise awareness about school bus safety Virginia State Police and the Frederick County Sheriff ’s Office plan
to place a trooper and a deputy
on some school buses to look for
motorists who pass buses once
their stop lights have been activated. In the event that a vehicle
passes a bus illegally, the trooper
and deputy onboard the bus will
communicate the information
to another law enforcement officer who will initiate a traffic
stop. State Police First Sergeant
Steve Hawkins says the program
is a joint effort with the Frederick
County Sheriff ’s Office and has
been used in the past with great
success.
According to Hawkins, the
portion of Rt. 522 just south of
Rt. 50 in Winchester is an area
where motorists may feel they
don’t have to stop for buses. He
says, “Some drivers are uncertain
whether they need to stop for a
school bus on a roadway which
features multiple lanes. The law
states that all motorists must stop
for a school bus when its lights are
flashing unless there is a physical
barrier or unpaved area between
the lane in which the bus is traveling and the lane in which the
vehicle is traveling. On Rt. 522
just south of Rt. 50 there are no
physical barriers or unpaved areas between the northbound and
southbound lanes which means
all vehicles must stop for school
buses loading and unloading students in that area.”
Each day in Frederick County a
fleet of more than 170 buses travel
in excess of 11,000 miles. School
buses are also used to transport
students on field trips and to academic and athletic competitions.
Over the course of the school
year, Frederick County’s school
bus fleet will amass more than 2.4
million miles.
All Frederick County Public
school buses include the safety
equipment mandated by the Virginia Department of Education as
well as additional safety components such as retractable chains
for driving in snow and ice, heated outside mirrors and fog lamps.
In addition, all Frederick County
school buses are inspected every
2,500 miles as required by law.
Frederick
County
Public
Schools Transportation Director
Charles Puglisi says the school
bus is the only mode of transportation that’s been reducing
accidents, injuries and fatalities
while increasing the number of
vehicles, miles and passengers
annually. He says the impressive
safety record is a direct reflection
on the professional pride and expertise of school bus drivers and
Briefs
their commitment to keeping
students safe.
H1N1 vaccination - public service announcement from FCPS
All students are receiving a letter, information and parent consent forms to take home regarding the H1N1 vaccination clinics
that will be held in our schools
over the next several weeks. The
clinics are voluntary and students
will have to have a signed consent
form in order to receive the vaccination. The consent forms must
be returned to the child’s school
by Tuesday, October 20. Parents
are reminded to return those
consent forms to their child’s
school if they want their child
to receive an H1N1 vaccination
when they are offered. The vaccination clinic schedule has not
been finalized and will be communicated through the schools
and the FCPS website once the
schedule is available. Website address: www.fcps.org
Free computer workshops
(540) 662-9041 ext. 19 located at
100 W. Piccadilly Street, Winchester.
Bowman Library Schedule: Beginning MS Word - Monday, Nov
9 from 6 p.m.-7:45 p.m., Basic
MS PowerPoint - Tuesday, Nov
10 from 6 p.m.-7:45 p.m., Excel
- Monday, Nov 16 from 6 p.m.7:45 p.m., Introduction to the
Internet -Tuesday, Nov 17 from
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m., Introduction
to the Senior Navigator Website
- Thursday, Nov 19 from 10:15
a.m.-11 a.m., Getting to know the
computer - Friday, Nov 20 from
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Basic MS Publisher - Monday, Nov 23 from 6
p.m.-7:45 p.m.
Handley Library Schedule: Basic
Email - Wednesday, Nov 4 from 6
p.m.-7:30 p.m., Introduction to
the Internet - Wednesday, Nov
11 from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Beginning MS Word - Wednesday Nov
18 from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Excel Monday, Nov 23 from 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Check the regional library website events calendar for changes
at www.hrl.lib.state.va.us
The library is offering free computer workshops at Bowman and
Handley libraries. Classes are
free and open to the public but
limited to six participants. Get
your reservations early by calling the library where the class is
offered. For the Bowman Library
call (540) 869-900 ext. 203 located at 871 Tasker Road, Stephens
City. For the Handley Library call
LFCC dental program seeks patients
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“Healthy teeth improve your
personal appearance, chewing efficiency and general health,” says
Linda Gill, associate professor of
dental hygiene at LFCC. “Preventative dentistry can help you keep
your teeth for a lifetime. We hope
that individuals in the area will
take advantage of the services offered at LFCC’s dental hygiene
clinic.”
All services are offered in a
learning environment supervised
by licensed instructors. The following services are offered at the
clinic based on the needs of the
patient: 1) Athletic mouth guards
2) Dental x-rays, copies may be
forwarded to a personal dentist
upon request 3) Oral prophylaxis, teeth cleaning 4) Plaque
control appointments, including
dietary counseling 5) Pit and fissure sealants 6) Topical fluoride
application
Not every person is selected to
be a patient. Selection is dependent upon such factors as the
patient’s ability to return to the
clinic for multiple visits, which
enables the students to complete
the patient’s treatment and receive a final grade. The number
of appointments varies for each
patient and is based on his or her
medical and dental health.
Patients under the age of 18
must have a parent or legal guardian complete the registration. A
health history and release form
must be signed.
The dental hygiene clinic is located on the Middletown Campus in room 205 of the Technology Building. Days and hours
available for appointments vary.
Individuals interested in participating in the program may contact the clinic at (540) 868-7062
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Free movie at MLT
The Magic Lantern Theater
opens its season at Handley
Library with the popular new
American documentary, “Harvard Beats Yale 29-29,” about a
fabled football game and the era
in which it occurred. The film is
rated PG-13 and will be shown in
the Handley Library auditorium,
100 W. Piccadilly St., Winchester
at 2 p.m., Saturday, October 24
and 7 p.m., Wednesday, October 28. It is free and open to the
public; donations appreciated. For more info, link to www.magi-
clanterntheater.org, e-mail info@
magiclanterntheater.org or call
540/678-0963
Sherando homecoming parade
The 3rd annual Sherando High
School Homecoming parade,
bonfire and fireworks will be
held Friday, October 23rd at 6:30
p.m. and hosted by the Town of
Stephens City on Main Street.
Come and enjoy floats made and
decorated by SHS students, SHS
Homecoming Court, Sherando
Warrior Football team, cheerleaders, local businesses and celebrities. Immediately following
the parade a huge bonfire will be
lit by the Sherando Warriors with
chants and cheers by the Sherando fans and to top of the evening,
a fireworks presentation by Premier Pyrotechnics.
Saturday, October 24th the
Sherando Homecoming football
game will be at Arrowhead Stadium at 1 p.m.
FC Household hazardous waste
collection
Hazardous household waste
will be collected this Wednesday from noon to 6 p.m. at the
regional landfill. For fall cleaning
bring your old chemicals, paints,
strippers, etc. for proper disposal. Make your home and the environment safer. Gloria Puffinburger, Solid Waste Manager (540)
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Novel writing month
Did you know that November is
National Novel Writing Month?!
Youth, grades 6 through 12, are
invited to join others in writing
a novel in a month at Bowman
Library, 871 Tasker Road in Stephens City . See the attached for
specific dates. Call Donna Hughes
at 869-9000 x215 to register and
to attend the Launch Party on
Tuesday, October 27 at 6 p.m.
FCPS Class of 2009 On-Time
Graduation Rate Exceeds State
Average
Frederick
County
Public
Schools has announced that its
On-Time Graduation Rate for
the class of 2009 was 83.9 percent. That is slightly higher than
the statewide average of 83.2 percent.
The On-Time Graduation Rate
for James Wood High School
was 84.4 percent. The rate at
Millbrook High School was 81.7
percent while Sherando High
School’s rate was 85.3 percent.
The four-year rates released today
are for students who entered the
ninth grade for the first time during the 2005-2006 school year.
In addition to releasing the
On-Time Graduation Rate for
the Class of 2009, the school division released updated on-time
graduation data for the Class of
2008. When the information was
reported last year, the On-Time
Graduation Rate was 83.8 percent. The five-year rate has increased slightly to 84.1 percent.
Assistant Superintendent for
Instruction Peter Vernimb says,
“We are pleased to see the division’s On-Time Graduation rate
for the Class of 2009 is above the
state average. It also is notable
that the five-year cohort graduation rate has increased since being reported for the first time last
year. That increase indicates that
some students who entered the
ninth grade in 2004-2005 have
graduated although it took them
longer than four years. That increase indicates that students
continued with high school even
after their peers graduated or
earned a credential. 92.33 percent of all students in Frederick
County’s 2008 cohort earned either a diploma or a GED.”
It’s important to note the inverse of the Virginia On-Time
Graduation Rate is not a school
or a school division’s dropout
rate. According to the Virginia
On-Time Graduation Rate formula, an
on-time Virginia public school
graduate is a student who earns
one of five Board of Education
recognized diplomas — Advanced, Standard, Modified Standard, Special or General Diploma
— within four years of the first
time he or she entered the ninth
grade. Students earning a GED
or a Certificate of Completion are
not dropouts, but are not counted as on-time graduates when
calculating the Virginia On-Time
Graduation Rate.
The Virginia On-Time Graduation Rate was reported for the first
time last year. Its creation dates
back to 2005 when the National
Governors Association (NGA)
proposed a graduation rate formula that would provide “…a
measure of on-time completion,
with most students, but not all,
expected to finish in four years.”
In 2006, the General Assembly
directed the Virginia Board of
Education to report high school
graduation data by October 2008
using a formula reflecting the
NGA recommendations.
The Virginia On-Time Graduation Rate is based on four years
of individual student-level data
tracked in the VDOE’s Educational Information Management
System. Unlike estimated graduation rates, the Virginia Ontime Graduation Rate takes into
consideration student mobility,
changes in enrollment, and promotion and retention policies
and decisions. The formula also
recognizes that some students
are allowed more than the standard four years to earn a diploma
while still being counted as “ontime” graduates.
Vernimb says, “The data, like
all information, shows us areas
where we are doing well and areas in which we need to improve.
We will continue to work to meet
individual student needs in order
to help students earn a diploma
or other credential.”
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Recently, I spent two hours making
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States?
Answers
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2. 16
3. Hoovervilles (named after President Hoover)
1. Five (Huron, Ontario, Michigan,
Erie and Superior)
2. Russia
3. Religious Society of Friends
4. Jefferson High
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4. Which group produced “409,”
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5. What was the title of Bryan
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movie.)
6. Which duo had hits with “I Am a
Rock,” “Homeward Bound” and “A
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year.
Answers
1. Mariah Carey’s songs have spent
a whopping 79 weeks at the top of the
charts, with the longest being 16
weeks for “One Sweet Day” with
Boyz II Men in 1995.
2. They both spent a record 10
weeks in the No. 2 spot on the charts
without ever reaching No. 1.
3. “In The Year 2525 (Exordium and
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KFWS • MindGym
October 19, 2009
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Lots
of choices could make it difficult to
select what is best for your needs.
Avoid snap judgments. Take the time
to check them all out to find the one
that really meets your goals.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You
could once again experience pressure
from others who would like to see you
move in another direction. But heed
your Bovine instincts to stay on your
own path.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Taking charge of a project that seems to be
about to stall or collapse altogether
could be a challenge. But once everyone knows what you expect of him or
her, things should go smoothly.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
Avoid the pressures of the upcoming
holiday period by setting a time right
now to discuss how to divide up the
responsibility of helping a loved one
come through a difficult period.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) It’s not
too early for all you Leonas and Leos
to start making long-distance travel
plans. The sooner you stop procrastinating and start deciding where, when
and how you’re going, the better.
VIRGO (August 23 to September
22) Someone you’ve known for years
might disappoint you, or even make
you feel you’ve been betrayed. But
check the facts carefully before you
make charges that could backfire on
you.
LIBRA (September 23 to October
22) A holiday plan might need to be
revised to accommodate an unexpected complication. Come up with an
alternative arrangement as soon as
possible to avoid more problems down
the line.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Don’t accept halfway explanations for a situation that requires full
disclosure. The more you know now,
the better able you will be to handle
any complications that might arise.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
December 21) The cooperation you
relied upon might not be easy to get.
Maybe there’s an information gap. See
if everyone understands the situation.
If not, be sure to offer a full explanation.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19) Problems caused by that
recent workplace distraction should
soon be easing, allowing you to
resume working at a less frantic pace.
That personal matter also begins to
ease up.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Changing your mind about a
job decision isn’t easy for the usually
committed Aquarian. But once you
check it out, you’ll find facts you didn’t know before. And facts don’t lie.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
Your unique way of sizing up a situation gives you an edge in resolving that
upsetting workplace problem. Stay on
your current course regardless of any
attempts to distract you.
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around you, and you easily pick up on
people’s needs.
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Middletown
Mayor Brown awards resident with safe driving award
By Lorie Showalter
The Sherando Times
Mayor Marshall Brown presented town resident Michael
W. Stickley with an award from
the town of Middletown Monday
night at the town council meeting for winning the 2009 National
Truck Driving Championship
(NTDC).
The NTDC is a competition of
professional truck drivers hosted
each year by American Trucking
Associations. The competition
dates back to 1937 and is made
up of winners in eight classes of
competition from 50 State Trucking Associations Truck Driving
Championships as well as the
winners auto transporters class.
The NTDC and affiliated TDC’s
are considered one of the industries largest and most effective
safety programs. During the competition each driver has a chance
to demonstrate his or her driving
and inspection skills, knowledge
and professionalism through a
series of tests. Drivers must be
accident free for at least one year
prior to the competition.
To be eligible a driver must
maintain continuous employment with a motor carrier fleet
for a continuous period of at least
one year and remain accident
free, regardless of fault, for one
year prior to NTDC.
Brown introduced Stickley saying, “For those of you who’ve been
here the last couple years, we’ve
recognized him on two other occasions for his accomplishments
for driving a semi, it’s a safe semi
and since we’re right here on
top of I-81 I can think of no better place to recognize him and
if you’ve read the papers you’ve
(read) he’s done more than drive
safely.”
Brown then presented Stick-
ley with a plaque and read out
loud the resolution which stated
that “Stickley is a life-long resident of the town of Middletown
… displayed exemplary skills and
knowledge in the safe operation
of semi-trailer trucks in both inter and intra state operations over
the past 16 years while working for
Con-way Freight … highest council honors reserved for members
of the Middletown community
who have achieved significant
and extraordinary recognition
reflecting on the good name of
Middletown … let the members
of this body publicly recognize
singular accomplishment of Michael Whitney Stickley adopted
this 12th day of October 2009.”
Upon delivery of the award
Mayor Brown jokingly said, “We
finally know what the “W” stands
for in your middle name!”
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Fire & rescue memorial service
Middletown holds service for company and auxiliary members
By Lorie Showalter
The Sherando Times
A memorial service was held Sunday, October
11th at the Saint Thomas Chapel in Middletown
in memory of those members of the Middletown
Fire and Rescue Company and its Auxiliary who
have died in the past five years.
Mayor Marshall “Mark” Brown began last weeks
town council meeting by recalling that event and
remembering those individuals for their sacrifice.
Brown was also introduced to the memorial attendees on Sunday by Fire Company President
Gary Legge.
The memorial announcement quoted 1908’s
New York Fire Department Chief Edward F. Croker, “When someone becomes a firefighter their
greatest act of bravery has been accomplished.
What they do after that is all in the line of work.”
Fifteen company and auxiliary members have
died in the past five years and were remembered
October 11th by family, friends and the town of
Middletown. A letter was also read from Frederick County Administrator John P. Riley, Jr.
From the service announcement: “The fire service of today is ever changing but is steeped in
tradition 200 years old. One such tradition is the
sounding of the bell. In the past it was the bell
that signaled the beginning of the day’s shift. Each
alarm was sounded by a bell and when the fire
was out and the alarm had come to an end, it was
the bell that signaled the completion of that call.
As Fire Chief Henry Shiley and Auxiliary President Anne Legge light a candle for each member,
Mayor Marshall Brown presents safe truck driving
award to lifelong Middletown resident Michael W.
Stickley.”
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Sherando Times
Advertising Representative
The Sherando Times is currently searching for
a top-notch sales representative for Frederick
County.
Chaplain Susan Garrett will read the names of
the men and women from Company 12 who have
died in the past five years and the bell will sound
for each.”
Susan Chewning rang the bell as the following
names were read: Wanda Legge, Doris Silva, Dave
Auten, Betty Carper, Blondell Borden, Judy Dalton, Mayola Jenkins, Kathryn Hammack, Arreta
Sperry, Elspeth Borden, Pauline Durst, Margaret
Wymer, Frances Keeler, Helen Andrew and Laura
Hall.
A prayer was shared by all in fond memory and
for all those they left behind.
The ideal candidate would be organized and selfmotivated. Great people skills and a professional
demeanor are key. This individual should enjoy
the freedom of setting his or her own hours and
meeting new people. Previous advertising sales
experience is a plus. The candidate must be dependable, reliable and be a self-starter. This is a
commission-based position.
If you are poised and ready to take the next step in
your sales career, email:
[email protected]
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