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The Sherando TimesStephens City Middletown Kernstown March 30 April 5, 2011Volume III, Issue 13

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Va. Del. Chris Jones released the Republican plan or redistricting o the 100 Houseo Delegates districts close to press time. Del. Clay Atheys district 18 has been splitinto at least three pieces. See story on Del. Atheys political retirement on page 6.

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Seven Sisters Books is open or businessBookworms now have a place to go in Stephens City

By Rachel HammanTe Sherando imes

Main Street in Stephens City now has a bookstore to add toits list o businesses. On March8, 011, Seven Sisters Books o -

cially opened. It is located in thechinked log building across romthe Laundromat and diagonally across rom the outlet store.

Inside Seven Sisters Books, youwill see the childrens section tothe le t. A sel -serve Keurig co eemachine is available on the right.Tere are several genres to choose

rom on the rst and second oors.Upstairs, you will nd the history section, science ction, genealogy,religion and philosophy, dramaand literature, home and garden,romance, westerns and mystery.According to owner Cindy Roach,all the books are gently used andhave been donated. She says thereare books rom $.79 to $ 00.00.Te book she has priced at $ 00is about the Hungarian/Austrianregion be ore World War I. It isby P.W. Seton-Watson and wascopyrighted in 1911. Tis bookwas one she almost threw out until

she did some research and oundout how valuable it is. Cindy alsohas autographed books and hasthree mentors who help her withveri ying the authenticity o theautographs.

Cindy chose the name SevenSisters or her bookstore becauseshe has six sisters. hey giveCindy moral support and o erinput on her store as well. Herdaughter Mikaela and son Brenthelp manage the store or Cindy when she has to be away. Whenasked why she wanted to open abookstore, Cindy replied that she

loves to read and has been sellingon-line or seven years, althoughshe says she has never workedin a bookstore be ore now. Shechose Stephens City as a locationbecause it has never had a book-store be ore. Cindy also observedtra c and walking patterns priorto choosing this location. SevenSisters has been getting busierevery day and would be busier i the weather would cooperate. Ac-cording to Cindy, sci- , romance,mystery and younger childrensbooks are the most popular genresright now. Cindy has two storage

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activities. Cindy wants to be com-munity-involved.

Cindy says her three main lovesare kids, the elderly and books. Shewas ormerly a special educationteacher and also home- schooledand tutored children. She works

part-time or Home Instead,which does the Santa or Seniorsprogram in the community. Sheplans to have a Christmas tree

or Santa or Seniors so peoplecan drop o donations at SevenSisters Books or needy seniors

in the area.Cindy is also a local coordina-

tor or Soldiers Angels, which isa volunteer-led, non-pro t orga-nization that provides aid andcom ort or military personneland their amilies. One o Soldiers

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ing a baby shower or 150 mothersat Fort Hood on April 30.Store hours or Seven Sisters

Books are subject to change. SevenSisters is currently closed on Mon-days, open rom 9:00 A.M. 5:00P.M. uesday through Tursday,and rom 9:00 A.M. 7:00 P.M.on Fridays. On Saturdays, Seven

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5:30 P.M., and on S1-4 P.M. Appointmmade to accommodcircumstances. Sevecepts Visa and Mastphone number or Se(540) 869-83 0, or ythem at sevensistersbocom.

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Like Super Bowl MVPs - Athey opts or Disney WorldFresh from family vacation, 18th District delegate wont seek re-nomination

By Roger BianchiniTe Sherando imes

He says it every election term Im not sure Im going to run orreelection this year, Roger youknow how it is, Im not sure I cando it anymore

Bull!!! Ill believe it when yourenot on the ballot come November.Its in your blood now, I reply e v-ery two years to my acquaintanceo nearly a quarter century. Five-term Virginia 18th District StateDelegate Clay Athey also deniedmy orwarding o recent specula-tion he would move toward the

6th District State Senate seatwhen ellow Republican incum-bent Mark Obenshain maneu-vered or a rumored run or Lt.Governor in a year or two; or thatredistricting might alter the 18thDistrict in a way not conducive tohis reelection. Ironically perhaps,Atheys announcement came thesame day as the rst online post-ings about Virginias proposedredistricting.

But more recently Atheys man-tra o tired o the political gamehas been accompanied by, My kids are getting older and I dont

want to miss them growing up.And on March 9th that latter

actor seems to have pushed Athey to that point o no return to theNovember ballot or a VirginiaHouse o Delegates seat he hasheld or ve, two-year terms. Aquick call to Atheys secretary atthe law o ices o Pond-Athey-Athey & Pond in Front Royalcon rmed the validity o the pressrelease and that the delegate wouldnot likely be taking calls that day on the heels o his amilys return

rom a week-long Florida vacationto Disney World.

Tis is serious, I thought theannouncement comes a ter anidyllic amily week away rom thepolitical trenches o Richmond.Following discussions with my

amily and my colleagues in theGeneral Assembly over the lastseveral months, I have decided notto seek the nomination o my Party

or a sixth term representing thecitizens o Warren, Frederick, andFauquier County in the Virginia

House o Delegates, the ormerFront Royal mayor and council-man stated in his March 9th pressrelease.

In the ore ront o this amily decision is the act that our chil-dren, Madagan and Clayton, whowill turn ve years old next week,will be attending Kindergarten atA.S. Rhodes Elementary Schoolbeginning in September. Sinceanother term in Richmond wouldrequire me to be away rom my children more than I am willing toendure, Stacey and I decided thatstanding or re-election at this timewould not be in our amilys bestinterest. o stand or re-electionwhen I believe my children needmy undivided attention would becontrary to the values I learned by example rom my parents, PhyllisMadagan Athey and LynwoodAthey, as a young boy growing upin the Shenandoah Valley.

Athey then turned retrospectiveon his experiences in the VirginiaGeneral Assembly, where he hasbecome a meaning ul player in thestate political arena.

Although I will certainly missworking with all o my riends atthe General Assembly beginningthe second Wednesday o each

January, I am heartened by the

knowledge that the ships orged during tand accomplishmelast ten years can ntinguished. I will aland admire my colleGeneral Assembly mitment to public servsure that the heart e

riendship and loyaltour General Assembboth sides o the aislbodies, shall endure our lives.

Governor reacts

Te personal sentimimmediately returnenent state RepublicanGovernor Robert McVirginia House SpeaJ. Howell, in press relater the day o Atheyment.

Clay has been aresentative o his coWarren, Frederick acounties, a valued aa good riend duringservice to the Commthe Virginia House oGov. McDonnell saibeen a solid leader a

while serving as the v

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o the Courts o Justice Commit-tee, and as an active partner onthe Education, Health, Wel areand Institutions, and Militia,Police and Public Sa ety com-mittees. His energetic, ocused,and strong leadership on a hosto issues throughout his tenurehas been highly e ective in pro-tecting the interests and sa ety o his constituents and Virginiansstatewide. Clays passion or pub-lic service and his keen intellectwill be missed in the General As-sembly, but will serve as a lastinginspiration to all o those withwhom he served. I wish Clay thevery best in his uture endeavors,and thank him or his tremendousservice to the people o the Com-monwealth.

House Speaker reacts

Clay has been a true championor the interests and values o the

citizens he ably has representedrom Warren, Frederick and Fau-

quier Counties since 00 . Hislegal acumen and steady steward-ship o the Civil Subcommitteeo the House Courts o JusticeCommittee, o which he also wasVice Chair, garnered well-de-served praise on both sides o theaisle, Howell stated. He also hasbeen a long-standing advocate orgovernment re orm, especially inthe vital areas o transportation,education and health care. Hissuccess in these and many otherpolicy areas have resulted rom hisuncanny ability to listen and bringpeople together around sensiblesolutions to the every day chal-lenges aces by hard-working, law-abiding and tax-paying Virginiansand their amilies.

Clay Athey not only is a prin-cipled, air-minded and trustedleader but a person o the highestcharacter who is genuinely com-mitted to serving others. Tatswhy I and so many more o ourlegislative colleagues will miss himin the House but certainly under-

stand and respect his very per-sonal decision, Howell added.Both the governor and housespeaker commended Athey or hisemphasis on amily.

His dedication to his constitu-ents is re ective o the type o per-son he is, and his decision to ocuson his young children Madaganand Clayton and his loving wi eStacey demonstrate the values,honesty and ocus that have madehim a principled and highly e ec-

tive legislator, McDonnell stated.Family is a true blessing and,

like so many, Ive known Clay asa loving amily man, which wasthe impetus or todays decisionso he could spend more time withhis wonder ul wi e, Stacey, and bemore involved in the raising o his beauti ul children Madaganand Clayton, Howell said. I com-mend and thank Clay or his dis-tinguished service and wish himcontinued success in what I hopewill be a rewarding li e beyond theGeneral Assembly.

What comes a ter?

A ter expressing appreciationor the public support that kept

him in o ce or ve terms andelaborating on the amily li e hesays drove his decision, Athey added an endorsement o politicalli e or others and obtusely re er-ences the political can o wormshis announcement has opened.

Although I am not seeking re-election, our amily remains com-mitted to public service as a highcalling. Without question, Stacey and I would recommend a li e inpublic service to any young persono high ideals

WOW this reporter andPublisher Dan McDermott said toeach other over the phone as weplotted out which local politiciansto call or comment and ask whomight be maneuvering to replaceAthey on the Republican 18thDistrict ticket.

As or Atheys endorsement o the political li e to young people we suggest they get out o theway or risk being trampled in thestampede o older men already im-mersed in the not-always-so-holy waters o political li e.

We developed a local short calllist Warren County Supervisor

ony Carter, Front Royal Mayorim Darr, ormer Front Royal Vice

Mayor Bret Hrbek, Front RoyalCouncilman om Sayre, maybe

even popular but deposed FrontRoyal own Manager MichaelGraham OR pregnant pause Warren County Republican ac-tivist Matt ederick.

One thing Athey recently toldus gave him pause when consid-

ering political retirement waswhat would come a ter him as aras the political struggle to deter-mine a successor within his ownParty and the implication o thatstruggle on the Republican ability to hold his district seat.

Our bet is realignenot, it wont take longical gamesmanship to second bet is that an eamount o that mango on right in Atheyo Front Royal.

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Greetings from your Delegate

to the Virginia General Assemblywho returned home safely on Sat-urday.

In addition to my role as yourDelegate, I serve as Chairman ofthe House Republican Policy Com-mittee. In that role, I was respon-sible for shepherding a number ofbills of statewide importance topassage this Session. I am relievedto report that the following PolicyBills are on their way to GovernorMcDonnells desk.

(1) HB 1447 - Allows incometax credits for individuals andbusinesses for qualified research

and development expenses. Thereis a $10 million cap on the totalamount of credits allowed in anytaxable year. (Passed House 87-12;Passed Senate 38-0)

(2) HB 1820 - Creates an incometax credit for licensed farm winer-ies equal to 25 percent of the costof certain winery equipment andmaterials for taxable years begin-ning on and after January 1, 2011.There is a $250,000 cap on the to-tal amount of credits allowed in acalendar year. (Passed House 85-0;Passed Senate 40-0)

(3) HB 1837 - Creates an income

tax credit for licensed farm winer-ies equal to 25 percent of the costof certain winery equipment andmaterials for taxable years begin-ning on and after January 1, 2011.There is a $250,000 cap on the to-tal amount of credits allowed in acalendar year. (Passed House 99-0;Passed Senate 39-1)

(4) HB 1929 - Provides thatwhenever the lowest responsive

and responsible bidder is a resi-dent of any other state and suchstate allows a resident contrac-tor of that sate a price-matchingpreference, then a like preferenceshall be allowed to responsive andresponsible bidders who are resi-

dents of Virginia. (Passed House99 -0; Passed Senate 40-0)(5) HB 2316 - Creates a program

that provides financial incentivesto companies that manufacture orassemble equipment, systems, orproducts used to produce renew-able or nuclear energy, or productsused for energy conservation, stor-age, or grid efficiency purposes. Tobe eligible for a grant, the manu-facturer must make a capital in-vestment greater than $50 millionand create at least 200 full-timejobs that pay at least the prevail-ing wage. A wind energy supplier

must make a capital investment ofgreater than $10 million and createat least 30 full-time jobs that payat least the prevailing wage to beeligible for a grant. (Passed House99-0; Passed Senate 40-0)

(6) HB 2324 - Creates the Vir-ginia Research and TechnologyInvestment Program, consistingof the Commonwealth ResearchCommercialization Fund (CRCF)and the GAP Fund program ad-ministered by the Innovation andEntrepreneurship Investment Au-thority. The bill makes significantchanges to the existing CRCF,

including creating a Commer-cialization Subfund, a ResearchMatch Subfund, and an EminentScholar Subfund, and sets up anew process for the application,review, and award of funds fromthe CRCF. (Passed House 99-0;Passed Senate 40-0)(7) HB 1588 - Transfers the burdenof proof from the taxpayer to theassessor when a taxpayer appeals

the assessment ofa board of equalifers it from thelocality when succircuit court. (PaPassed Senate 40-

(8) HB 1757

dress Confidentialvictims of domestjurisdictions withinwealth. The bill athe Office of thewill prepare an estatewide implemprogram by Decand repeals the ethat conditioned tof the programpriation for that pHouse 99-0; Pass

(9) HB 1697ity of the DepartServices from th

public need requiHouse 99-0; Pass(10) HB 1698

cedure for rescisally violent predparticipate with aexamination to ascind a refusal tprovides that assemay be done by(Passed House 9940-0)

(11) HB 2066prohibition on engrounds by anyof a sexually

include any schooin 46.2-100. (PPassed Senate 40-

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MiddletownMotion to reject site plan as submitted, with an option to come back tPlanning Commission with new plans, or urther discussion, or bothproved 5 to 1.

By Sue GoldenTe Sherando imes

In its monthly meeting on Monday,March 8, 011, the MiddletownPlanning Commission rejected the inal site plan submitted by Dol-lar General. Te plan called or thedestruction o a 1900s our squarehouse, outbuildings, and old trees, at7695 Main Street, in the north endo Middletown, and the building o a box store on the one acre site.Te meeting, which at times becamecontentious between own PlannerFred Wharton and the other memberso the Planning Commission, lookedat the pros and cons o the develop-ment, the site, and the Dollar Generalstore.

As the commission began its dis-cussion o the proposal, Mr. Wharton

produced a new dra t version o thestore. Tis version removed the gable,and added windows. Mr. Whartonalso said the building could be coveredin hardy boy, as opposed to brick.Although most members o the com-mission agreed that the new versionwas a step in the right direction, it wasnot enough to save the plan.

he commissioners expressedconcerns that the process was goingtoo quickly or proper decisions to bemade. Te sketch plan was deliveredtwo months ago, and the revised planswere distributed recently, with a new version o the building delivered onthe night o the vote. Te commission-ers elt that the Dollar General was nottrying to work with them. Tere were

no meetings or conversations betweenthe store and the commission. Onetelephone call with the developer,during which the commissioners eltthey had conveyed what they thoughtwould be appropriate or the site, dis-appointed the commissioners, sincethey were told that the company hadone design, and would not compro-mise on its design. Te developer sug-gested on the call that the town couldpay the extra money or any changesthey required.

Commissioner Anita Holley cameto the meeting armed with photos o prior general stores in town, and thebuildings that would surround theDollar General. She was hoping thatthe developer could use the picturesto see what town looked like. Since theDollar General re used to do a to-scaledesign, she hoped they would review the photos o the local buildings to

urther understand the size o localbuildings. She was concerned thatan $11 billion company would notspend $40,000 to t into the town, butwould ask the town or money. Com-missioner Holley also did not thinkthe plans were nal, since there wereno landscaping plans attached to theproposal. In discussing the design o the building, she noted that Mark and

June Brown spent a lot o additionalmoney when renovating their buildingin town, so it would continue to t thetown character.

Mr. Wharton insisted that theplan submitted was the inal plan,even though commissioners believedpages were missing, and that changesneeded to be re lected in the inalplan. Insisting that the plan was nalmeant the commission needed to voteon the plan.

Commissioner Mark Davis, theown Council Representative to the

Planning Commission, iterated hismany concerns as ollows:

1. Te decisions made by the Plan-ning Commission must be made inaccordance with the ComprehensivePlan. Te plan provides rm guide-lines to be ollowed and en orced.

. Te plan requires that any new

development must be compatible withthe density, type and character o thetown and its goals. Although the new design is better, it is not to scale. A bigbox store at 7695 Main Street will notcomply with this directive. Big storescan, and do, make changes to t intosmall towns, but the Dollar Generalre uses to make changes.

3. Te plan requires that the com-mission maintain the visual characterand historical architectural abric o Main Street. Te proposed store isout o context with the town, and willlook signi cantly di erent to scale.Small scale in lls, with mixed usesand parking in the back, are moreappropriate.

4. Te commission can deviate rom

the plan, but in this case there is nojusti cation or a deviation. DollarGeneral did not provide any nancialin ormation to the town. Tere is aquestion o the businesss viability, i itcannot a ord to buy a commercial lotin town. Te developer noted on thephone call with the commission thatthe store will not spend any additionalmoney to t the store into the town;in act, the developer asked the townto contribute money to the project.Dollar Generals pro t margins appearrisky; there is no head room to absorblosses, especially i the economy im-proves, and the Dollar General losesbusiness.

5. Te Strasburg store is only 4,000square oot, and is in a town with vetimes the population o Middletown.Te Strasburg store had $130,000 inreceipts last year. Te town receives1% o this amount, or $1,300. Justbecause the Middletown store wouldbe bigger, that does not guarantee itwill make more money.

6. I the Dollar General does notsurvive in Middletown, the town willbe le t with a big empty box store onMain Street. Tis is not conduciveto attracting the small scale storesMiddletown wants to attract.

7. Te Dollar General would almost

certainly hurt some o the other storesin town. Tis would result in a loss o revenue.

8. Te store hires a limited numbero employees, mostly part time. Only managers are ull-time. Commis-sioner Holley pointed out that at theKernstown store, which is a largerstore than Strasburg, there are only seven employees, and only three are

ull-time.9. I the plan is deviated rom in

this instance, the commission losesits ability to use the plan in the utureto maintain appropriate growth.

10. Te store will replace a con-tributing property in the historicdistrict.

11. Tere are other commercial sitesin Middletown where the store would

t better, or example, at the ormerRoute 11 Chips site.

1 . Added together, there is noinancial bene it to approving theplans, and the risk o nancial loss andcompromising the ComprehensivePlan among other things, does notsupport approving the plan.

Mr. Wharton disagreed with com-missioner Davis and other memberso the commission on a number o issues. He claims that the developerwas looking or advice rom the com-mission, and did not receive it, a view that was met with howls o protest. He

eels the Comprehensive Plan that wasapproved by the own Council doesnot t Middletown. He also believesthat the Buy-Right status o the sitegives Dollar General the right to buildthere. Other commission members

contended that the Buy-Right sta-tus does not convey to the site plans,only the act that they can build. Mr.Wharton pointed out that there havebeen no new businesses brought toMiddletown in 0 years. He also notedthat the Italian ouch was allowed totear down a historic property to builda strip mall.

Commissioner Peter He ern doesnot believe that the nal plans meeteither the intent o the plan, or thesite plan zoning ordinances. He has le-gitimate concerns about the site itsel .One acre o land is probably too small

or what the Dollar General wants todo. He asked or additional in orma-tion regarding the water drainagesystem; a nine oot high retaining wall,that would require moving a gas pipeto another property; and the act thattrucks entering the property rom thenorth, which is the closest exit rom I-81, would have to stop tra c on MainStreet to back into the unloading lot.Commissioner He ern asked Why approve something when you know it is less than ideal to start with?

Commissioner He ern also notedhis dissatis action with the handlingo the proposal. He said he elt he wasbeing pushed into voting or or againstthe proposal too soon; two months is

unreasonable or this type o develop-ment. Where we are now should havehappened at month one and not atmonth ve. He noted that when thesketch plan was delivered two monthsago, the commission suggested thatthe Dollar General get a copy o theComprehensive Plan. CommissionerHe ern asked or more time to con-tinue the dialogue, noting, as othercommissioners did, that they werentagainst having a Dollar General intown, just not at 7695 Main Street,when so many questions are being le tunanswered.

Commissioner Stephanie Pendletonagreed with what her colleagues said.She thought that the Dollar Generalshould go to a commercial site thatis currently available, or examplethe Middletown Commons, and noton a historic site, with old, beauti ul

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stayed respect ully qudiscussion, unlike durinings when heckling wathe end, it took three tmotion that could be scommission wanted evetheir reasons or their vthey would continue to Dollar General i theto.

Te room grew quiechairman Walter McCamotion. We have a mothe site plan as submitoption to come back toCommission with newther discussions, or botton was the sole nocrowd gathered in the was heard, and much d

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By Sue GoldenTe Sherando imes

At its monthly meeting, onMonday, March 8, 011, theMiddletown Planning Commis-sion had a ull agenda. A ter ap-proval o the Minutes rom the lastmeeting, the commission movedto a review o the Fi th Dra t and

nal review o the MiddletownPlanning Commission By-Laws.

his is the irst set o by-lawsever dra ted or the MiddletownPlanning Commission. It is aninternal document o the commis-sion that will be shared with, butdoes not need approval rom, the

own Council. Commissionershave been reviewing by-laws o other municipalities in order tocompile their own. Much to thechagrin o commissioner AnitaHolley, changes were made; a nalreview will take place at the nextmeeting.

Tere were no permits issuedto report. However, own Plan-ner Fred Wharton noted thatthe owner o the site o the now-burned-down Carters Family Store is planning to rebuild. Mr.Wharton does not know what theowners plan on rebuilding.

In addition to voting against thenal site plan or the proposed

Dollar General store at 7695 MainStreet, Middletown, the com-mission reviewed and updatedthe status o the Land Use Plan

or Reliance Road. Middletownproposes to annex certain proper-ties on the east side o I-81, nearand around Reliance Road, romFrederick County. Te plan calls

or certain commercial and otherdevelopment or the proposedannexed land, a redesign o theI-81 interchange, and the movingo Brockton Road, among otherthings.

Chairman Walter McCauley and other members o the com-mission attended the meeting o the Frederick County Board o Supervisors when it discussed theproposal at a Board o Supervisorsmeeting. A ter discussion, theFrederick County Board o Super-visors voted to orward the issueto a public hearing. However, thechairman distributed copies o adocument regarding the Freder-ick County proposal or the landuse plan, and it did not con ormto the proposal put orth by the

Middletown Planning Commis-sion. In addition, three tractsowned by the Molden amily that

were originally in the plan havebeen removed without reason. Aproperty owner that did not wantto be annexed has been added tothe plan by Frederick County.

Mr. Robbie Molden, repre-senting the Molden tracts to beannexed into Middletown, asked

or the commissions help inbeing re-added. He said he hasreceived numerous responses to

his questions about the removalo his tracts, but has yet to get asatis actory answer.

In reviewing the documentput orth by Frederick County,the county will put the onus onMiddletown to nd water or any development prior to the develop-

ment. Te countys plan also givesthe county all rezoning approval,which takes away Middletowns

ability to develop the land inaccordance with the plans o Middletown, since zoning is itsonly tool to control development.According to commissioner PeterHe ern, Middletown receives allo the baggage while receivingnone o the perks in the coun-tys plan. Mark Davis, the ownCouncils Representative on thePlanning Commission, said thecommission needs to meet withindividual members o the Fred-erick County Board o Supervisorsto get the project back on track, orit will not be worth proceeding.

Plans will be made tthe supervisors.

he Planning Co

holding a meeting its review o the Comprehensive Plan March 9, 011, at own Hall .Te Planning Comm

be having a HighwayOrdinance workshop

011, at 7 p.m. at oCommission also plathe emporary FamCare Structures langApril 18, 011, work

he meeting adjoproximately 9 p.m. Awere present.

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Stephens City meetings

own CouncilApril 5 7:30pm

Middletown meetings

Work Session First Monday 7pm. Regular Council SecondMonday 7pm. Committees Tird

uesday 7pm. Planning Commis-sion Fourth Monday 7pm. PublicHearings as scheduled and prop-erly advertised. All meetings areand always have been open to thepublic

Bingo

Every uesday at the Middle-town Volunteer Fire and Rescue.Doors open at 5pm. Bingo startsat 7pm. Located in the social hallrear o building. Concessions soldby Middletown Volunteer Fire andRescue auxillary.

Paws or reading

Apr , 011 1:00 pm - :15 pmBowman Library Children, cometo Bowman Library and read your

avorite story to a willing listener--a specially trained dog! Our dogslove to listen to stories, which havea great appeal or beginning read-ers and those who are strugglingas they learn to read. Dogs arehappy to hear a good book. Tereading times are in 15-minuteincrements rom 1:00 to :15 p.m.Register in person or by calling869-9000 ext. 15.

Book sale

Book Sale is March 9 throughApril nd. Preview Night is Mon-day, March 8, 011. BarbaraDickinson, Executive Director.Friends o Handley RegionalLibrary. PO Box 4, Winchester ,VA 604. (540) 66 -6046 ext. 31www.handleyregional.org

Can you can? Yes you can!

Mar 31, 011 11:30 am - 1 :30 pmHandley Library, Benham RoomI you have thought about canning,but dont know where to begin,join this canning presentation. Wewill discuss equipment needed orvarious types o canning and basicprocedures to ensure success!!!

Jewelry show

March 31st 6:00-8:00 p.m. athe Miller House, 5960 Valley

Pike, Stephens City. Weve gotyour pink and green or AppleBlossom and your Pearls or thePumps & Pearls party. Re resh-ments and door prizes. Be the rstto wear the newest designs aroundtown.

Colleges against cancer hostcars or a cause

April , 011 (rain date April3rd) Colleges Against Cancer,and organization o ShenandoahUniversity, along with HoppersAuto Group are hosting the rstCars or a Cause, a nostalgic carshow at the ormer WinchesterArmory and Ohrstrom-Bryant

heater lawn. All unds raisedwill be bene t the 011 Relay ForLi e o Shenandoah University.Wed love to see the community come out to see the cars and havea good time raising money orthe American Cancer Society. Forthose interested in putting theircars in the show, registration willbe rom 9am to 1 pm, there is a$10 entry ee. Rare, never seenbe ore cars will be inside the Ar-mory. Entrance to the Armory isjust a donation, you are then givena ballot to vote or your avoritecar. Tere will be a small auction at1:00pm that will include a paintingo the Armory along with otheritems. Tere will be awards orop 5 and Best in Show rophies,

100 dash plaques, and door prizesor the entered cars. Tere will

also be rafes, bake sales, and aSodexo catered concessions.

2nd annualCivil War ball

On Saturday, April , 011,Historic Jordan Springs will hostits Second Annual Civil War in themain ballroom o the grand hotel.Guests can enjoy this (black-tieoptional) period-attire suggestedevent in the one o a kind historicsetting that has played host tosuch notable gures as PresidentRoosevelt, General Robert E. Lee,and General Stonewall Jackson,among many others who have at-tended the balls o days gone by. Acash bar will be available or beer,wine, and cocktails in the smallerballroom just across the GrandFoyer rom the main ballroombeginning at 4pm. Dinner will beserved at 6pm as a three-course,period appropriate meal preparedby our Executive Che and his cu-linary team. A ter dinner, guestscan enjoy dancing rom 7-10pm,while taking instruction rom thecaller and period band. Enjoy suchdances as Ring-Around the NinePin, the Grand March Medley, andmore!

Balls have historically beenheld at the estate since the rsthotel was built in 183 , and thisone will be every bit as exciting.Enjoy seeing the ballroom in its

ull splendor, alive with guestsin period attire and music o anera past. Guests may also enjoy a stroll on the Grand Verandaand sipping a drink while sittingon the white wicker urniture.

ickets are available immediately,and group bookings are welcome.Seating is limited, so guests arerecommended to book right away.$75.00 per Person.

ickets are available onlineat www.HistoricJordanSprings.

com or by calling the box o ce at540.667.7744.

Further In ormation: Colt Nut-ter Phone: 540-667-7744 [email protected]. Located at: 1160 JordanSprings Road, Stephenson, VA

656

Will work or pet ood

Apr , 011 By appointmentApr 3, 011 By appointmentApr 9, 011 By appointmentApr 10, 011 By appointment

Story ellers Photography LLCStudio. Will Work or Food. For weekends in April we will work orpet ood. Just bring in 5lbs o pet

ood and you will receive a com-plimentary 45 minute portrait ses-sion and a FREE 5x7 print. Tatsa $175.00 value or 5lbs o pet

ood! Did you know that the SPCAo Winchester, Frederick & ClarkeCounties is unded completely by donations and adoption ees? Tey have no other unding source andthey need all the help we can givethem. Last time we raised almost300 pounds o pet ood or theSPCA o Winchester, Frederick& Clarke Counties! Lets see i wecan top that this time. Our goalthis time around is 600 poundso pet ood or the SPCA shelter.Remember, even though this eventis to bene t the SPCA shelter, thisisnt just or pet portraits. We cando amily portraits , childrens por-traits - almost anything you wantin your 45 minutes. Greg Brown540-3 7-53

Fire station und

Sunday, April 3rd. ing dinner will be help.m. Sunday at the S

re station, 5346 MuCost is $8 or adulunder 1 yrs old. Pro

re and rescue operabaked chicken, mashstu ng, gravy, lima btea, and dessert.

Rotary clu

April 5, 011 Te Ro Frederick Countscheduled uesday m5, 011 at 7:30 a.m. aUniversity in the CleRoom - Allen Dinimeeting will eatureshall J. Brown o Virginia with a progrYou Cant Eat Histornomic development preservation. Clubinvited guests and viians are welcome.

April 1 , 011, Harris Fellows and twbers will be welcomewith a brie ceremoed by Club PresidenMembership Chair Land Rotary FoundCharles Daniels. Club o Frederick C

uesday morning, Aat Shenandoah UnivClement Board RoDining Hall. Invitedmembers and visitin

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are welcome.Te Rotary Club o Frederick

County will meet uesday morn-ing, April 19, 011 at 7:30 a.m.at Shenandoah University in theClement Board Room - AllenDining Hall. Rotarian Dr. Roy Schwartz will present his programabout China entitled, Te DragonAwakes: Should We remble?.Invited guests, club members andvisiting Rotarians are welcome

Te Rotary Club o FrederickCounty will meet uesday morn-ing, April 6, 011 at 7:30 a.m.at Shenandoah University in theClement Board Room - Allen Din-ing Hall. Club members, invitedguests and visiting Rotarians arewelcome. Te morning programwill eature student leaders withthe alented and Gi ted program

rom Frederick County HighSchools - Sherando, Millwoodand James Wood. Students willbe discussing their organization,accomplishments and goals.

Prosperity patio showcaseopen to public

he event will be held romSaturday April 9th rom 10 am to4 pm on the Bowling Green South.(Rain date is April 10). Visit thehouses at 15 and 189 Karst Valley Road and 55 Bowling View Road.Te event will eature two dry-laidpaver patios with segmental blockseating walls. Also to be eaturedwill be a new paver driveway,porch and walkway. Te projectswill highlight such amenities as

repits, columns with lights, seat-ing walls and curved, bull-nosedsteps. Prosperity Landscapingconstruction experts will be onhand to discuss project designsand construction methods. Tey will also have brochures availablethat picture and describe all sortso material options. Light re resh-ments will be served. For morein o call 540-869- 004.

Bass tournament

A p r 9 , 0 11 a n d A p r i l10 , 011 Cal l or de ta i l sSponsored by Watermelon Park& he North Mountain BassAnglers. eams can pre-register

or $75 (Entry ee includes onenight o camping, a ticket to aBBQ dinner being prepared by Big Mikes BBQ (winner o the

010 Watermelon Park Blues nBBQ Festival) and a live band willbe per orming on stage. Pleaseget pre-registered by going towww.northmtnbassanglers.comand you better hurry! Te win-ning eam will be awarded $1000CASH. Please visit your localbusiness starting February 1st. topick up a registration orm. I youor your company would like tobecome a sponsor please contactMike Capanelli 571.4 0.0646 [email protected]

S.H.S.B. spaghetti dinnerand live auction

Sunday April 10, 011 Start-ing at 1 noon at Sherando High

School. o bene t the SherandoHigh School Band. Sit downspaghetti dinner rom 1 noonto 1:30pm. Dinner includes spa-ghetti, bread, salad, dessert andbeverages. Live music 1pm to1:30pm courtesy o Sherandoband students. Live auction withpro essional auctioneer LeonStrosnider at 1:30pm. Adults $7,children ages 4 to1 $5, children 3and under are FREE. For advancedtickets, contact any band member,call Amy at 540-664-8690 or mailyour check and sel -addressed &stamped envelope to: SherandoHS Band Booster Assn., 185 SouthWarrior Drive Stephens City, VA

655. Visit http://www.shsband-booster.org or and up to date listo pledges items and celebrity donars.

Symposium

Te Valley Inter aith Councilpresents a two hour symposiumentitled Old ime Religion MeetsNew Politics on Sunday, April10, 011, 3:00 - 5:00pm at theBernard J. Dunn School o Phar-macy Shenandoah University.Guest speakers will be Dr. JamesA Davis, President Emeritus o Shenandoah University and MarkPelavin, Associate Director o TeReligious Action Center o Re ormJudaism. Dr. Davis will address:Civility: A Necessary Legacy orModern Society. Mr Pelavinstopic is he Role o Faith in

odays Washington. Te meetingis ree and open to the public. For

more in ormation visit the VICFacebook or contact Rabbi ScottSperling - [email protected] or 540-667-1889

Blocks andbooks bowman library

Apri l 11 , 011 4 :00 pmBowman Library Blocks andBooks, a Lego building program

or Elementary Builders. Bow-man Library is conducting daysin February, March, and April o imaginative play or children whoare just learning to build. Tis pro-gram is appropriate or elemen-tary and middle school students.Builders tools will be Lego bricks.On February 14, the children willbuild anything they want in thetheme o Construction. Pirateswill be the theme on March 14,and on April 11, the childrencan build anything having to dowith Te Circus. Perhaps therewill be houses and skyscrapers inFebruary, ships on the high seas inMarch, and trapeze artists on thehigh wire and clowns in Aprilitsup to the childrens imaginationsas to what they build.

Challenging cancer classes

Apr 13, 011 Wednesday eveningsApr 0, 011 Wednesday eveningsApr 7, 011 Wednesday eveningsMay 4, 011 Wednesday eveningsMay 11, 011 Wednesday eveningsMay 18, 011 Wednesday eveningsMay 5, 011 Wednesday eveningsJun 1, 011 Wednesday evenings

Shenandoah Valley BaptistChurch, Stephens City, VAFree 8 week course held onWednesday evenings. opics:Learn 6 skills every cancer patientneeds to know. What to do whenthe doctor says its cancer. Whatin the world can I do or my lovedone. Tis is an 8 one hour groupsession held at Shenandoah Valley Baptist Church in Stephens City,Va. Ron Combs: 540.868.4030 or540.3 7.7898

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Apr 15, 011 1:0ing Green North G18 hole undraiser scholarships. $75/go

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Congressman Frank WSherando high s

uesday, April 19, gressman Frank Wolrando High School. CWol will be visitito meet the student wered a pulsar in Janas the two students competing at the InScience and EngineLos Angeles in Apwill include presentastudents as well as inhow FCPS is utilizinand inquiry-based lastudents in science.

Earth Daseedling givea

Friday, April , ebration o Earth DLumber Supply in Wdonating seedlings wgiven to every FCPstudent. he seedldistributed prior to eachers have been m

the donation so theythe donation o the sany Earth Day lesson

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Room, with guest speaker MikeForeman speaking on the history o Winchester. o sign up or getmore in ormation please call 5403 8-06 or e-mail; [email protected] eel ree to join us, it may bea great opportunity or an articleabout a new group geared towardswoman looking to meet othersand enjoy monthly co ees, lunchbunches, book clubs, dinners,shows etc...

Network or aging support

Meets the 3rd Monday o every month at Westminster Canterbury in Te Abbey on the nd oor.Social time 11:30am-noon. Shareideas & topics on senior issues1 -1 pm . All business associatedwith seniors are invited. Contact:Lisa Carper 540-7 -7458.

Spay today

Spay oday is this areas low cost, non-pro it program orspaying and neutering cats anddogs. At the time o surgery,initial tests and shots can be ob-tained at lower rates. o nd aparticipating vet near you: www.baacs.org or 304-7 8-8330.

Walk in aithnonproft ongoing event

o Walk In Faith, a grassroot nonpro it ormed to pro-vide homeless aid, support andrelie in Winchester and FrederickCo area is currently conducting anongoing donation drive o recy-clable items including: inkjet and/or laser printer cartridges, cellphones, aluminum cans, copperwire (stripped or unstripped) andother recyclable metals. Pickup isavailable in immediate Winchesterand Frederick Co. areas. Pleasecontact us at: towalkin [email protected] or (540)550-9146 leavevoicemail please

T.O.P.S. weight loss meetings

ake o Pounds Sensibly Wednesdays at 5:30 PM. 333 W Cork Street Con erence Room

Winchester, VA. Lets start theNew Year out right! .O.P.S. is aneconomical weight loss club witha small annual registration ee anda monthly ee o only $6.00. Formore in ormation call Michelleat 869-9144 or visit OPS.org.Weigh in weekly with us and get

the support you need in 011 andlose that unwanted weight.

CHURCH BRIEFS

Prayer shawlgroup meeting

Beauty or Ashes Prayer shawlgroup o he Camp o FaithChurch meets the second Satur-day o each month at the Martinsco ee shop at 9 am. Any and allknitters or crocheters are wel-come to join us. Questions canbe directed to secretary@ aithbap.org or by calling 540.869.0497.

Annual ham andoyster dinner

Saturday, April nd, 011 atKernstown United MethodistChurchs. 3 39 Valley Pike, Win-chester, VA 60 540-667-7 98

akeout orders rom :00 3:15,Eat in rom 3:30 until .Country Ham or Baked Ham -$10, Oyster - $14

All meals come with homemademacaroni and cheese, coleslaw,

green beans, applesauce, roll &butter, and a dessert. Please con-tact our church or visit our websiteat www.kernstownumc.org i youhave questions or are interested incoming out or a yummy dinner!

Easter holy week services

Grace Uni ted Methodis tChurch, Middletown VA. April 17,Psalm Sunday service 8:15 Early,

Contemporary service 10am Sun-day, School 11am service, April 1,Maundy Tursday 7pm service,April , Good Friday 7pm ser-vice, Easter Sunday service 6:30amsunrise, Service @ MiddletownPark, no Sunday school, 7:30 to9:45 am, Brunch at church 10am

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Wednesday March. 30

SUCKER PUNCH3:30 pm, 6:20pm, 9:10 pm

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RO-DRICK RULES3:10 pm, 6:00 pm,6:55 pm

BEASTLY6:50 pm

LIMITLESS3:40 pm, 6:40 pm, 9:20pm

PAUL4:00 pm, 7:10 pm, 9:50 pm,

LINCOLN LAWYER3:00 pm, 6:30pm, 9:30 pm

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES3:50 pm,9:40 pm

RANGO 3:20 pm, 6:10 pm, 8:55pm

RED RIDING HOOD4:10 pm, 8:30pm

Horror Remix: RUSH10:00 pm

Thursday, March 31

SUCKER PUNCH12:40 pm, 3:30pm, 6:10 pm, 8:55 pm

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RO-DRICK RULES12:20 pm, 3:10 pm,6:00 pm, 9:20 pm

BEASTLY4:20 pm

LIMITLESS1:10 pm, 3:40 pm, 6:40pm, 9:30 pm

PAUL 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 7:10 pm,9:50 pm

LINCOLN LAWYER12:00 pm, 3:00pm, 6:20 pm, 9:10 pm

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES1:20 pm,6:50 pm, 9:40 pmRANGO12:30 pm, 3:20 pm, 6:30pm

RED RIDING HOOD12:50 pm, 3:50pm, 9:55 pm

Stand-up at the Alamo Presents:Marc Unger 9:00 pm

Friday, April 1

SOURCE CODE12:pm, 5:10 pm, 7:40 pm

HOP 12:20 pm, 3:00 7:20 pm

SUCKER PUNCH12pm, 7:10 pm, 10:20 p

DIARY OF A WIMDRICK RULES1:10 6:10 pm, 9:50 pm

LIMITLESS12:40 p6:50 pm, 9:55 pm

PAUL4:00 pm, 9:30 p

LINCOLN LAWYER1pm, 6:40 pm, 9:40 pm

BATTLE: LOS ANG

RANGO12:30 pm, 3pm

RED RIDING HOOD1

THIS IS SPINAL TA

THE BIG UNEASYSHEARER9:00 pm

Saturday, April 2

SOURCE CODE 11:pm, 4:30 pm, 7:10 pm

HOP10:00 am, 12:403:20 pm, 6:00 pm, 8:5

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SUCKER PUNCH1:pm, 7:20 pm, 10:20 p

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LIMITLESS1:40 pm, pm, 8:40 pm

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Kitchen table, round glassw four cushion high backchairs. very nice $75.00.Leave message 868-9030

Apple iPod Touch 8 GB - Brandnew in box-never used. $185/obo. Wii Game System and SportPack rarely used. $200.Call 540-533-14721998 Suzuki Motorcycle ( streetbike ), LS650 Savage, orange incolor, garage kept and no miles: $1,395.00 call 540 974 6460

Trolling motor, brand new withnew heavy duty battery never used. (Marine battery)/10 Foldingchairs and 4 heavy folding tables5 x 6 ft. long/Carpet steam clean-ing unit with attachments, slightlyused./Large picnic cooler, oper-ates on 12 volt vehicle system.Call after 5:00 p.m. 540-869-2899For sale NIB fuel pumpfor 1987-1990 MazdaB2000 truck with 2.0 liter engine. $25.00 Call 540-869-6425Bass guitar and ampli er for sale. Also white mink coatwith white socks Call for de-tails 304-433-6548

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1987 Wedding Dress. Pro-fessionally sealed. LongSleeve. White satin with elabo-rate beading and lace. V-cutback. Cathedral length train andveil. Includes train carrier. Size6 to 8. $500. Can email photos.Call 571-405-8350

2007 Ford Focus SES Black, 50K,PW/PL/PM, Sunroof, Leather in-terior, 30 MPG. $12,000 OBO.Call 540-877-1217

20 ton wood splitter $900, usedonce.Rototiller $700.00, usedonce.Call 869-2452

1902 Price & Teeple Fancy Ma-hogany Upright Piano. Works,

but needs to be restored. $2500.OBO.Day Call 540-868-1138

Golf Cart, battery operated,cherry red, new paint, runs great!$2700.00.Call 540-551-21282004 White Yamaha Golf Cart.Battery operated, rear seat, fulllights, runs great, excellent con-dition, garage kept since pur-chased. Charger and cover in-cluded. $2,800 OBO.Call 540-667-2735

Guitar, black, 6-string acoustic,exc. cond., $600. Guitar, Jack-son, 6-string electric, loaded,a screamer, $800. Keyboard,Yamaha Motif 77, full midi, exc.cond., $3,000. Keyboard, Ro-land RD 700 (88), exc. cond.,$2,800. Roland Fantom Synthe-sizer, loaded, $2,600. 92 Cadil-lac DElegant, 4-door, good en-gine, new tires, good paint, gray,$3,500. Call 540-869-3333

2008 Chrysler Town and Country.Call 540-550-5380

Vending machine route for sale.Locations throughout FrederickCounty, VA. Nine established lo-cations are included in the sale.There are a total of 13 machinesthat are placed throughout theroute. Asking $28000. Pleasecontact 540-514-9858.

King size Simmons rm pillowtop

mattress, low pro le box springs, &low pro le frame. Excellent, prac -tically new condition.$999/set. 7Foot Air Hockey Table - New CanE-Mail picture $250.00.Call 540-723-0285

1999 Dodge 1500 Ram con-version van. 7 passenger 4captains seats/ rear bench.Auto, V- 6. Nice Chromewheels. Green in color. 109,000miles, very sharp & well main-tained in good condition. New

inspection. In the Stephens Cityarea. $3350 OBO. 540-327-08114 black metal swival bar stools 24high, like new. $100 for the set or $30 each. Call 540-465-3898

Pitbull Puppies part red nose andblue nose. $50.00 540-336-4435

Peavey DJ system for sale. Load-ed with 2600 watt amp, speak-ers with stands, lights with footcontrols, mic, headphones, &cables. Control panel enclosedin hard case. Great system to getstarted in your own DJ business.In excellent condition. All youneed are your own music cds andyou can immediately start your own business. Pictures avail-able. $3000.00.(540) 535-7315.

Pet Hair Sheep lambs, they donot have wool so there is no needto ever shear! This breed hashair like a dog ,they shed out to a

smooth coat in summer, just likedogs do. Females $200.00 Weth-ers $150.00 & Rams $300.00.Raised naturally with their mothers,around human contactdaily, in Shenandoah County VA.We have even sold to childrenspetting zoo. Please email for more information,photos or to beput on our wait list. [email protected] Mens plus size cloth-ing for sale. Sizes 4, 5 and 6X.Good Condition. Urban wear.Many jackets also. Please call540-631-4552

Handyman/repair/remodelingbusiness assets for sale. 200214 foot freightliner/sprinter vanfully loaded with tools. Ready torun business now. To much infor-mation to list so if you are inter-ested please email me $22,000for all or willing to split tools andvan. $18,000 for van and $4,000for tools. Call 703-930-3438 /[email protected].

Wedding Gown, size 10, never worn, white form tting lace &pearls at waist and thruout dress,sleeveless, chiffon full skirt, longchiffon train, 6 satin trim at bot-tom, scoop neckline, matchingshort chiffon veil with pearl head-band, preserved for storage -$350or $400 - 540-539-4872.

Sony 27 TV w/original remote.Excellent Condition $80. Com-plete golf club set w/bag, pull cartand accessories. Excellent Con-dition $100. Call (540) 622-2172

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Stop Til You Get Enough?5. Which solo artist released If I

Could Turn Back Time?6. Who sang Hot Diggity (Dog Zig-

gity Boom), and when?Answers

1. Swedish group ABBA, in 1975.The song was translated into other languages and hit No. 1 on the chartsof at least 13 countries.

2. From the side of a steamroller,made by the Buffalo-SpringfieldRoller Company, parked on the streetoutside a band members house in LosAngeles.

3. In the 1960 hit, Tommy wants theprize money so he can buy Laura awedding ring. As in all teen tragedysongs, he dies after his car crashes.

4. Michael Jackson in 1979. On hisOff the Wall album, the song wasmore than six minutes long.

5. Cher, in 1989. The song was onher 20th album, Heart of Stone.In the video, a scantily dressed Cher entertains sailors on a battleship in anaval shipyard.

6. Perry Como, in 1956. 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Where did all the ansgo?

BRIS OL, enn. -- WhenI rst began writing aboutNASCAR, the track in NorthWilkesboro had 60,000 seats.Ten Bruton Smith and BobBahre carved it up as i they were diplomats playing Mo-nopoly with conquered land,and the capacity was revealedto be 37,000. Same when In-ternational Speedway Cor-poration got its hands onMartinsville and alleged at-tendance dropped by a thirdeven though the grandstandsremained the same.

Old newsreels o Darling-ton in the 1960s claim 80,000

ans. Now the track has threetimes as many seats and draws

0,000 ewer ans. I know peo-ple have gotten larger, mysel notably included, but not thatmuch.

Forgive me i I dont takewhat NASCAR types tell meat ace value.

Bristol once allowed as how it had a six-year waiting list

or tickets. Fontana blamedthe Academy Awards or all-ing attendance. NASCARitsel claims its going to putcarburetor restrictor plates onengines that dont have carbu-retors next year.

Nineteen years in Wonder-land, a ew with Alice sittingnext to me in the press box,have le t me just a tad cyni-cal where the Greater NAS-CAR Chamber o Commerceis concerned. Be ore I eelinclined to dwell not on thepeople who werent thereat Bristol Motor Speedway but the 1 0,000 who were,Id have to believe in the ex-istence o 1 0,000, which Idont. I could argue success-

ully to a jury the wisdom o not believing a word I hear,but Im not inclined to do soin part because journalism ismore di cult when it dwellson what isnt instead o whatis. o do so would be to adaptNASCARs business practicesto my own.

A lot o the people whowerent in the grandstands alsowerent in the campgrounds

surrounding the track. Someo that is surely attributableto the economy, the price o gas and everything it a ects(which is ... everything), theuncertainty o the world po-litical situation, ooding inNew Zealand and catastrophein Japan.

But I doubt 50,000 race ansspent Sunday collecting ood-stu s or disaster relie .

Te more I think about it,the more I believe that one

actor is the aging an base.Te more I think about it, themore I believe that the peoplemissing rom the grandstandswere the people missing romthe campgrounds.

Te crowd isnt as rowdy be-cause it isnt as young. A mangets up in his 50s and he isntinclined to rough it as much.Where ve years ago, he (and,yes, she) stumbled around orthree days and three nights,eschewing shirts and showersin avor o booze and carous-ing, nowadays the mantra islets not and say we did. Tatcouch eels a lot better onrace days than the cold, hardground and navigating thebon res rom inside a sh-bowl.

Six or seven years ago, NAS-CAR claimed most o its ans

were God- earing, gun-toting,Rhodes scholars with am-ily values, a success ul prac-tice and a six- gure income.Tere were 75 million o themwatching on V, even thoughonly a couple dozen such peo-ple actually existed.

Meanwhile, the empty seatsarent buying hot dogs, noteven the ones at Martinsville.

Monte Dutton covers motor-sports or Te Gaston (N.C.)

Gazette. E-mail Monte at [email protected].

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