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An organized, efficient and amiable monthly meeting of the Stephens City Town Council was held August 4 at the town offic-es. The appointment of Kim Utter-weiler as town treasurer was an-nounced at Tuesday night’s meet-ing. Councilman Joseph Hollis reported that Utterweiler was the selection committee’s first choice from over 40 applicants. Salary was approved at $3�,000 annu-

ally. Utterweiler replaces Kathy Monk who served as town trea-surer and town clerk for five years. Monk was not present, but was awarded a Certificate of Ap-preciation in absentia. Eagle Scout Juan Gainesback was present to accept a Certifi-cate of Appreciation from Mayor Ray Ewing on behalf of the town for his work constructing park and playground fencing. The Mayor also expressed thanks to Eagle Scout T.J. Hicks for con-struction of the Newtown Com-

mons kiosk. During the public comment portion of the meeting, Don-ald Wolfe, owner of Newtown Antique and Pawn, spoke of his displeasure in receiving a traffic summons on July 11 from Officer C.K. Smedley for failing to ‘Obey Highway Lane Markings’. Mr. Wolfe reported that just prior to the cited infraction he waited for a funeral procession to pass (for a recent drowning victim); and was subjected to impatient abuse by a driver behind him for doing so. Mr. Wolfe explained that he then pulled his vehicle in behind the procession as it proceeded on Fairfax Avenue to the Green Hill Cemetery. He stated that the as-signed escort officer had pulled away and the procession began to pull their cars off to the edge of the road to park. Wolfe began at that point to move past and around the procession vehicles and was cited for crossing the centerline, even though vehicles

were parking, and he said he had a clear view of oncoming traffic. He further reported, “One of my best customers also received a ticket,” which he felt was un-justified and that complaints of this nature were not isolated in-cidents. He complained that he would miss a “half-day’s work” to address the matter in court. The Mayor thanked him for his input and Mr. Wolfe left the meeting room. Later in the meeting Council-man Linden Fravel referred to Wolfe’s comments saying, “I don’t think there’s one of us here that hasn’t gone around a mail truck delivering mail on a rural road, or an inoperable vehicle, or a trac-tor on Route 11 … here we have a case where this gentleman did that with a clear line of sight from the top of a hill all the way down to the Green Hill Cemetery.” “I’ve talked to the Chief about this, and personally I’ve had more complaints about technical tick-

ets, tickets to the letter of the law, some of those being not stopping at stop signs for three seconds, that’s a new one to me. We’re get-ting a bad reputation,” said Fravel. He added, “To lose a half a day’s salary not to mention legal fees … this just doesn’t set right.” In other business, Councilman Hollis reported that due to a re-cent Supreme Court of Virginia ruling, the town’s current noise ordinance has been rendered unenforceable. The Court struck down a similarly worded Virginia Beach ordinance because it was

Stephens City town council appoints new treasurerRoutine business conducted during looming lawsuits

Stephens CityThe appointment of Kim Utterweiler as town treasurer was announced at Tuesday night’s meeting. Councilman Joseph Hollis reported that Utterweiler was the selection commit-tee’s first choice from over 40 applicants.

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• It was Canadian educator LaurenceJ. Peter who made the following sageobservation: “An intelligence testsometimes shows a man how smart hewould have been not to have taken it.”

• You might (or then again, youmight not) be surprised to learn that inthis country, the most popular meal,for both lunch and dinner, is a sand-wich. And the beverage to go alongwith that meal is more than likelygoing to be a soda.

• If you’re like the average home-owning American, you can paint theentire exterior of your house with 30gallons of paint. If you’re the presi-dent, though, it takes quite a bit more:The White House requires 570 gal-lons to cover it.

• You’ve probably been to a restau-rant with a dessert called Death byChocolate, but the real-life event isless appetizing. A worker in New Jer-sey recently fell into a vat of boilingchocolate and perished before co-workers were able to pull him out.

• It seems that Japan has a vendingmachine for just about anything youcan think of — even fresh eggs.Here’s how it works: The machinehas about 10 doors, behind each ofwhich is a mesh bag full of eggs. Youdrop in coins totaling about $2 tounlock one of the doors. Simply openthe door, pull out your eggs and be onyour merry way!

• The town of Waco, Texas, has anentire museum dedicated to the popu-lar soda Dr Pepper. Even more sur-prising is the fact that it gets more thana hundred visitors a day, on average.

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unconstitutionally vague. The American Civil Liberties Union states in an April 17 press release: “Virginia Beach could correct

its noise ordinance by stating a maximum decibel level at which sound could be heard at a speci-fied distance from its source, as other localities have done. This way there is a quantifiable meth-od by which to decide if someone is being too loud.” Council voted to schedule and advertise a public hearing on a new ordinance during next month’s council meeting. When Police Chief Charles Bockey jok-ingly asked what should be done in the meantime, Town Attorney David Griffin jocularly suggested arresting a disorderly individual and holding them for 30 days without charge, to which Bockey responded, “You’ll be my lawyer then?” which evoked good na-tured laughter among the mem-bers. Council also voted to extend the lease of a quarter-acre parcel owned by the town and rented by Amerigas. The lease will run for another three years at an annual rate of $3,000. In other matters, council agreed to empower Town Manager Mike Kehoe to execute a contract on behalf of the town for pave-ment and curb painting on Main Street. When asked about the scope of the work, Town Plan-ner Brian Henshaw responded, “Work would include pedestrian crossings and the painting of a six-inch wide edge line defining the traffic lane giving the illusion that the lanes are more narrow,

like what Valley Avenue (in Win-chester) has done. There will be street side parking lanes, but not parking spots.” The work will extend from Ste-phens Run at the southern end to Walnut Lane at the north end of town. The cost of the project is expected to run about $13,000. The town meeting ended by go-ing into closed session on a mo-tion by Vice Mayor Joy Shull for

the purpose of consultation with legal counsel pertaining to actual or probable litigation. Though no mention of the spe-cific subject was given, it’s almost certain that town officials intend-ed to discuss the recent lawsuits filed against the Town of Ste-phens City by Frederick County which were triggered when in June the town approved land re-zoning to allow two significant developments to proceed. The county claims that Ste-phens City had not adequately compensated the county for eco-nomic impact caused by the de-velopments on schools, emergen-cy operations and other services. The two projects would bring several hundred homes as well as condominiums, commercial, and industrial space. The developers

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Stephens CityDuring the public comment portion of the meeting, Donald Wolfe, owner of Newtown Antique and Pawn, spoke of his displeasure in receiving a traffic summons on July 11 from Officer C.K. Smedley for failing to ‘Obey Highway Lane Markings’.

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The town of Stephens City en-joyed its second year of the ‘Rt. 11 Yard Crawl’ Saturday, August 8th, �009 with happy crawlers enduring relentless heat. The annual yard crawl, now in its fifth year, is comprised of 43 miles of yard sale bargains and is organized by Shenandoah Coun-ty Tourism. Nine towns from New Market to Stephens City set

up their antiques, yard sale trea-sures, farmers’ market produce and business ventures along the ‘Old Valley Pike’ on Route 11. Local businesses catered to shoppers and crowds of bargain hunters in the Shenandoah Val-ley, drawing shoppers and trea-sure hunters from across the Valley. The crawl has become a popular event and brings visitors from several states as well as the District of Columbia. Shopping started at 7 a.m. with

many residents setting up at the Newtown Commons in Stephens City’s (its central downtown park area) selling spaces to partici-pants at $15.00 for a 15x15 foot space. “Participants provide their own tables and shelters, rain or shine,” says Town Clerk Dianne MacMillan. There is no official end time. When the cars quit stopping or the residents pack up their be-longings and go home, that’s when the yard crawl unofficially

ends. Yard sale permits were waived during the yard crawl allowing residents to set up tables in front of their homes or businesses. The stretches of road between towns had residents and businesses set up with sales, as well as churches, civic organizations and personal business enterprises. One such entrepreneur, Frank Conlon of Stephens City along with his family, worked a mobile pizzeria wagon offering ‘Wood Fired Pizza’ baked in a 900º Ital-ian oven. They served a steady stream of hungry, thirsty custom-

ers from their roadside table be-tween Stephens City and Middle-town. Stephens City resident Bobby Schaefer and his family attended the yard crawl for the first time saying, “I told a friend I was going to hit a couple yard sales today and he said ‘wait a minute they’re having that Rt. 11 yard crawl to-day’ and I’m like, okay … what’s that?” He and his family headed to the park commons area at the north end of town to begin their ‘crawl’. Liz Danner of Harrisonburg was on her third yard crawl trek

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with husband Larry. She said she’s learned to wear comfort-able shoes, sunscreen, and to be careful of all the cars and people. When driving, you have to look out for pedestrians and when walking, you have to keep an eye on traffic. As to the question of bargains, she relayed, “I bought a Christ-mas plate for my sister Linda, just like one I’d found and purchased on EBay, and I paid less than half the price for it. There are great bargains to be found and we even picked up a few free items!” Howard Oak from High View, WV found respite from the heat under a large shady tree while his wife perused a long line of yard

sale tables. “We drove down today just for this,” he said matter-of-factly. When told the crawl contin-ued on for another 40 miles he laughed and said, “It does? I don’t think we’ll make it all the way!” Traffic congestion is part of the local phenomenon to be endured but does not deter as the hope of finding treasure lured travelers in. Many plan to travel the entire 43 miles; others stop only in the towns, bypassing the Rt. 11 cor-ridor by accessing interstate 81 that runs parallel to the crawl. Others opt to spend their time in selected areas and venture off the beaten path to discover the charm and history of the land.

While some may complain of the traffic associated with the crawl, most readily admit that the yard crawl sales are good for the economy. Locals sell their crafts and accommodations while res-taurants offer reprieve for hot and weary shoppers. Those rent-ing vendor spaces add to the local economy and afterwards people head for home when they’re through, sometimes making just one more stop … but always sat-isfied with their day of treasure hunting. For more information, or to plan for next years crawl, visit www.shenandoahtravel.org

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Frank Conlon of Stephens City along with his family, worked a mobile pizzeria wagon offering ‘Wood Fired Pizza’ baked in a 900º Italian oven.

At right, Larrick’s Tavern bartender Thomas mans a table in the 5th annual Route 11 Yard Crawl.

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Middletown held its regular town council meeting Monday, August 10 to discuss town busi-ness which, due to an approved grant from FEMA, will help bring council members technologically up-to-date. Mayor Marshall Brown happily announced that after working for almost a year on funding, he’d just received word that the funds would be earmarked for comput-

ers and software. The funds, ap-proved by FEMA in the amount of $�8,800, will go towards sup-plying each council member with an HP laptop computer. These computers will allow council members to keep town codes, ordinances and council business readily available and will also become both a repository for the towns working documents. Having the town codes available for reference is expected to make the council person more accurate and efficient.

The mayor joked that they should, “Expect reduction in pa-per and we’ll stop killing more trees with the use of the new computers, and its only going to cost the town $50!” The town intends to seek a grant from the Virginia Department of Health for water evaluation. The survey would include $15,000 for a water line survey and leak de-tection within the town. Another $30,000 would be earmarked to drill a test well and to “evaluate that well to keep the ball rolling,” according to public works direc-tor Don Riffey. The survey will allow the town to determine whether it can ac-quire its own source of water as opposed to purchasing it. Council voted to accept a re-cent bid and seek a new three-year contract for refuse removal from Evergreen Waste. Council-man Mark Davis reported that the firms recent bid was in line with others received. “They’ve been doing a good job and given the town no reason to change,” said Davis.

Town resident Charles Har-baugh reported that a softball tournament would be held Sat-urday, September 5th for the purpose of raising funds for the community’s Fourth of July cel-ebration next summer. Ten teams will pay $75 each to play in this co-ed tournament, which is also sponsored by Irish Isle restau-rant. When Charles asked for Mayor Brown to be available to throw out the first pitch, the Mayor deadpanned, “I’ll probably brain somebody!” Harbaugh further reported to

council that local fireworks ven-dor Mark Hensell might provide a more cost-effective fireworks presentation next year – more bang for the bucks! In other business, Mayor Brown reported that he had re-ceived an encouraging letter from Congressman Wolf regarding the possibility of establishing a na-tional civil war memorial near Middletown. The Mayor said the next step was to have communi-cation with Senators Webb and Warner concerning the proposal.

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The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office is proud to an-nounce that James A. Santmyers received a profi-ciency upgrade to Master Deputy Sheriff. Santmy-ers, of Middletown, Virginia received his certificate from Sheriff Stan Barry at a ceremony on March 26, 2009 in the Fairfax County Courthouse. He has been employed with the Sheriff’s Office since Jan-uary 1998 and is currently assigned to a confine-ment squad in the Adult Detention Center. Santmy-ers is a field training instructor and is a member of the agency’s Project Lifesaver team and Sheriff’s Intelligence Unit. With more than 500 sworn deputy sheriffs, Fairfax is the largest Sheriff’s Office in Virginia and among the largest in the country. The Sheriff’s Office and/or its facilities are accredited by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and the American Correctional Association.

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Council members Carl Bernhards, Jr, Patrick Hickman, Martha ‘Marty’ Ingram and Mayor Marshall Brown congratulating Police Chief Breeden on the success of the Rt. 11 yard crawl. Breeden said as to traffic, “We never had so much as a fender bender or a cross word.”

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Jacob and Lois say, “The Inn is a very special place, the history is endless and the feeling of the location is unique; we’ve been searching for just such a location during our retire-ment.”

New Innkeepers at the Wayside InnFresh energy preserves the oldest inn in America


There are new Innkeepers in the valley, Jacob & Lois Charon, and they’re infusing fresh energy into the oldest continuously op-erating inn in America! The Wayside Inn in Middle-town Virginia, located on Route 11 South was recently purchased by the Charons’ at an estate auc-tion and has been under new ownership since the beginning of June �009. But this isn’t as much a business venture as it is a labor of love for the pair, during their retirement years. Jacob and Lois say, “The Inn is a very special place, the

history is endless and the feeling of the location is unique; we’ve been searching for just such a lo-cation during our retirement.” Previous to purchasing the inn, the Charons’ had owned and op-erated a gas station for �0 years before selling the business, but retained ownership of the land in Triangle, Virginia which was sub-sequently taken over by Prince William County through eminent domain. Mr. Charon collects and re-stores antiques as a hobby and when he and Lois learned that the Wayside Inn was being auc-tioned, they knew they’d found their niche for life and post the winning bid. “We enjoy the history and at-mosphere and were enthusiastic about the opportunity for Mr. Charon to restore antiques and preserve the inn,” said wife and co-owner Lois. With the combi-nation of antique furniture from French provincial to Greek re-vival and the inn’s 1797 historic background, the Charons’ will

not only be owners of the old-est inn in America, but they’ll be able to work and live their hobby. The Charons’ are not entirely new to the hospitality industry; they ran a hotel and restaurant in Richmond, Virginia many years ago … and you can tell. Lois kindly doled out instructions to several staff members during our interview. She had recently bro-ken her leg and while she was re-stricted in movement, her ability to smoothly run the inn was evi-denced by her natural expertise and pleasant demeanor towards the staff. “We kept all the original staff and hired more servers, front desk, housekeeping, and kitchen help and while these are hard times, economically, I haven’t run into anyone that doesn’t have some connection to the inn” she said. “I have one girl who told me, ‘My father used to work here, now it’s my turn to work here’.” In this way, not only is the his-tory of the inn being preserved, but those who’ve been employed

over the past two centuries, and those employed today, feel a con-nection through the roots of their ancestors. The inn has retained its 18th century style décor, where the appeal of an older era blends with the appreciation of the new, in a setting unmarred by time. The Wayside’s elegant beauty is evident not only throughout the �� guest rooms, seven din-ing rooms, and gardens, but also by the conscientious attention to detail and the colonial costumed waiters and waitresses. Lois is literally, and figuratively, balancing the seven day work week while simultaneously run-ning the inn, restaurant, and tav-ern which retains the ‘Larrick’s Tavern’ name from before the Civil War, with her husband. Previously the establishments were open on Friday and Satur-day nights, however under the Charons’ care it’s now open seven days a week. The inn offers lunch and dinner every day, as well as Sunday brunch, and the Tavern opens at 4:00 p.m. every day and hosts happy hour draft beer from

4 to 7 p.m. Yuengling drafts are $� on tap, with Newcastle and Hoegaarden on tap for $3.50 along with other Nouveau beer selections. The response from patrons has been phenomenal, “Everyone is so pleased that we’re open, we have a group of �7 coming in for dinner tonight” said Lois. As she was describing the plans for the group, two of her staff members approached her to confirm their preparations and Lois happily greeted them, “Are you ready to rock ‘n roll tonight? We’re going to be busy!” The Charons’ say, “There has been a great outpouring of help-ful and hospitable people all tell-ing us how happy they are that we have brought new energy to the Wayside Inn; the area is beautiful, we enjoy the valley along with the overall friendliness of the area.” With Jacob & Lois as the new innkeepers, the Wayside Inn will successfully continue bringing its history into the future as the old-est operating inn in America.

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From Left, Servers Keri Reid & Eva Gillespie with Joan Nickens, front desk clerk, prepare for the arrival of 27 guests


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Lord Fairfax Community Col-lege, Middletown Campus, held a week long “College 4 Tweens” program August 3rd -7th offer-ing courses in Nursing, Comput-ing, Rocket Science, Photogra-phy, Electronics, and Newspaper writing, to name just a few. Students chose four classes and attended the week long course to experience professions they might want to pursue, or not, lat-er in life. The classes gave ‘tweens’ a small taste of various trades and occupations to help better pre-pare them for high school and

beyond. In the newspaper writing class, ages of students ranged from ten to twelve years old in a class of about thirteen ‘tweens’. Instructor Lisa Currie explained that the students had learned the process of circulation, editorials, and advertising, not to mention deadline! Lisa said the students had picked their own stories that they had to choose to write about from around the campus, took pictures, proofed their material, and even created their own ad-vertising. Mary O’Connor, Ben Gustafson, Rachel Friedenberg, and Shelby

Ellis explained how they went through the process on Wednes-day of that week, in which they were instructed to walk through-out the campus and drum up their own advertising prospects from within the school. All four were keenly interested in the newspaper process, but Shelby was clear that advertising would

be her choice of pursuit. Journalist and instructor Lisa Currie coached the students on editing for deadline and called for completed articles. One stu-dent said, “I’m done!” to which Lisa corrected, “You’re done? How can you be done? Turkeys get done, people get finished!” By the end of class on Friday

morning, deadline met, the first issue of “Lord Fairfax News”, the name the students chose for their paper, was complete. To find out more about the pro-gram and many others besides, contact the college in Middle-town, Virginia at 540-8�8-7000 or visit their website at www.lfcc.edu

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Students take a break at LFCC’s College for Tweens. From left are Mary O’Connor, 12, of Front Royal, Ben Gustafson, 10, of Winchester, Rachel Friedenberg, 11, Shenandoah County and Shelby Ellis, 12, of Front Royal.

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Spring 2009 President’s List

(President’s list recognition is given to students who achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.8 or above in any academic semester with 12 or more credits completed.)

Cohen Adkins of Middletown Daniel Broznak of Stephens City Amy Callis of Middletown Jeffrey Crosby of Stephens City Jacob Digges of White Post Anna Groves of Middletown Ethan of Groves Middletown Olivia Groves of Middletown Stephen Hunter of Stephens City Derrick Lam of Stephens City

Robin Martin of Middletown Daniel McGreal of Stephens City John Murray of Stephens City Crystalyn Phillips of Stephens City Meghan Scolforo of Stephens City Nicholas Silvester of Stephens City Piers Williams of Stephens City Amy Williams of Stephens City Arielle Williams of Stephens City

Spring 2009 Dean’s List

(Dean’s list recognition is given to students who achieve a GPA of 3.2 to 3.79 in any academic semester with 12 or more credits completed.)

Bruce Booberg of Stephens City

Nicholas Bruce of Stephens City Katie Clem of Middletown Nelson Cornwell of Middletown Dominique DeClue of Middletown Julie DiMaio of Stephens City Charles Fetty of Stephens City Jacob Fravel of Stephens City James Funkhouser of Stephens City Israel Groves of Middletown Jessica Harrison of Middletown Susan Heller of Stephens City Kasey Hudson of Stephens City Daniel Jekelis of Stephens City Timothy Kettlewell of Stephens City Cindy Legard of Middletown Maxwell Losgar of Stephens City Emily Mann of Stephens City

Courtney Miller of Stephens City Matthew Monk of Middletown Anna Morgan of Stephens City Juliet Morning of Stephens City Lillie Parrish of Stephens City Kayleigh Plamondon of White Post Emily Prout of Stephens City John Ritter of Stephens City Paul Selove of Stephens City Elizabeth Shipp of Stephens City Herman Stuehmeyer of Stephens City Caitlin Stump of Stephens City Christopher Sullivan of Stephens City Thomas Tantillo of Stephens City Matthew Tootle of Stephens City Tiffany Wilson of Middletown

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Entertainment“This is our second time,” said Debra Rocco while husband Dean nodded in agreement. “But it’s their first time,” pointing to the truck beside her, “They came all the way from New York just to go to the Drive-In!” and to visit with us, she further explained.

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Just before dusk on a warm Thursday evening in July, cars are lined up in two rows trailing down the north side of Route 11 and entering the Family Drive-In in Stephens City (Frederick County, VA). Movie goers choose between two movies playing on the big screens and park their trucks, cars, and vans side by side and chat amiably with their neighbors as they watch their children romp and play together. The swing sets and jungle gyms are packed with children while parents begin settling in with popcorn, drinks, and other

snacks from the concession stand or from their own stored coolers. “This is our second time,” said Debra Rocco while husband Dean nodded in agreement. “But it’s their first time,” pointing to the truck beside her, “They came all the way from New York just to go to the Drive-In!” and to visit with us, she further explained. When asked when the last time was they’d been to a drive-in, Don Rocco, Dean’s brother, looked at his wife Michelle and said, “When we were kids we used to sneak in, I think in Shirley, New York?” Michelle furrowed her brow and asked, “When we were dating?” Don, looking perplexed said, “Maybe it wasn’t you.” They

both laughed and then Don re-membered, “I think the last movie I saw at the drive-in was ‘Jaws’!” Michelle clarified, “We do drive-in movie night at home on the wall outside the house in the back yard, it’s not the same as here, but I think the last movie we saw at a drive-in was ‘Arma-geddon’ about ten years ago, in Nassau County, NY.” Don nodded and said, “That’s right!” One row of vehicles over, sev-eral trucks have backed into their parking spots with speaker boxes hanging over the inside of the truck beds. Lawn chairs are set up in the back with coolers by the chairs and tailgates open. Frank and Jackie Thomas of Hume, VA have been making the 35 mile trek to the drive-in for over �0 years. Jackie says she holds off going to the movies the rest of the year and saves movie time exclusively for the Family Drive-in. “All of my friends have seen ‘The Transformers’ movie and I tell them, don’t tell us anything

about it, we’re waiting for the drive-in!” said Jackie while son Brian nods in agreement. She said a lot of their friends come from further away than they do and believe it’s worth the time and effort. “It’s always very clean, very family oriented.” As Chubby Checker’s ‘The Twist’ is piped through the sound system providing nostalgic atmo-sphere before the first feature, Jackie says, “It’s one of the best things to do with your family in the evenings.” As cars continue to drive through searching for an avail-able spot to park, Jackie contin-ues, “One of the most fun times we had here was when that mov-ie, I think it was the second one, ‘� Fast � Furious’ was playing and all these little sports cars came and revved their engines through the movie, it was so funny!” she recalls excitedly. When you’re at the drive-in your kids can run and play, and be kids, and no one is really dis-turbed by it. You’re in your own

personal space and everyone feels like family and the one thing they all seem to agree on is the warm feeling of nostalgia that going to the drive-in creates. With only nine operating drive-in’s left in the state of Virginia, according to the website www.drive-ins.com, and less than four hundred in the United States al-together, its no wonder the Fam-ily Drive-in fills up almost every night of the summer season. Owner Tim Dalke was just nine when his father, William Dalke, Jr., opened the Family Drive-in in 195�. Dalke has said, “We’ve gone out of our way to keep everything exactly like it was back then … people want that nostalgia.” The Family Drive-in Theater is located on Route 11, south of Stephens City, Virginia. The box office opens at 7:30 p.m. and the movies begin about 8:30 p.m., or for family and friends, when-ever they finish catching up with one another and have gathered all their children from the play-ground.

The Rt. 11 Stephens City Drive-in has been a fixture for more than a half-century.

The drive-in in Stephens City is open every night. Movies are $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for children.

Children enjoy the playground as their parents await the double feature which starts at dusk every night.


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Helping Ethan A group of local residents took to sponges and soapy wa-ter to help an infant in need recently. Ethan Judd, of Inwood, was born at Winchester Medical Center and was sent to UVA in Charlottesville suffering from under-developed lungs and requires a breathing ma-chine. “The bills are extraodinary,” according to family friend Tanya Golladay of Middle-town who helped organize a car wash fundraiser in a park-ing lot donated by Bank of Clarke County across from CB’s Corner Deli in Stephens City. Vicky Boyce of Winchester

also helped with a May event at the Strasburg Moose Lodge. The group is seeking more opportunities to raise aware-ness and cash for Ethan’s med-ical bills. If you would like to help, please call Tanya at 540-8�9-5839 or Vicky Boyce at 540-535-�131.

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The Newtown Local Market is held every Thursday from 4pm until 7pm until Octo-ber! Now in it’s second season, the market features produce, crafts and baked goods made or grown within a �0 mile radius of the market. There is no set-up fee for ven-dors and many products are grown in home gardens! The event is located at Newtown Commons across from Clem’s Garage on Rt. 11 Main Street in Stephens City. Featured vendors have locally grown produce, farm fresh eggs, jams and jellies, plants, hand crafted items, baked goods, and so much more!

Newtown Local Market

Cel Salyards of Middle Rd. in Stephens City offers fruits, veggies, homemade jam and soups.

The Newtown Local Market is held every Thursday from 4pm until 7pm until Oc-tober at Newtown Commons across from Clem’s Garage on Rt. 11 Main Street in Stephens City.


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19)Despite your Aries penchant for want-ing to tackle a problem head-on, youmight want to take a little more time tosee how a current situation develops. Itcould surprise you.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Tak-ing on the role of peacemaker in a dis-ruptive environment is a challenge.But you can do it. Just continue to havethe same faith in yourself that so manyothers have in you.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)Although your work schedule keepsyou busy, you should make time tostart preparing for that importantupcoming family event you’ll want tocelebrate in a special way.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Home is where the Moon Child wantsto be early in the week. But by week’send, a chance to travel raises her or hisexcitement level, and that of the luckyperson who gets to go along.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Be care-ful not to be a copycat when dealingwith someone who uses unfair or evenunkind methods to reach a goal. Asalways, do the right thing the rightway, and you’ll win in the end.

VIRGO (August 23 to September22) An offer could have many goodthings attached to it that are not appar-ent at first glance, including a chanceto move into another career area. Youmight want to check out its possibili-

ties.LIBRA (September 23 to October

22) With responsibilities surging bothin the workplace and in the home, it’simportant to prioritize how you dealwith them. Be patient. Pressures willbegin to ease starting early next week.

SCORPIO (October 23 to Novem-ber 21) A positive reaction to a sugges-tion could indicate that you’re on trackfor getting your message to the rightpeople. Devote the weekend to catch-ing up with the special people in yourlife.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 toDecember 21) A new attitude fromthose in charge could make things dif-ficult for you unless you can accept thechanges without feeling as if you’rebeing pressured into doing so.

CAPRICORN (December 22 toJanuary 19) Family matters once againdominate much of the week. But don’tneglect your workplace duties whileyou deal with them. An offer to helpcould come from a surprising source.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to Febru-ary 18) A difficult workplace situationbegins to ease, but there are still mat-ters that need to be dealt with beforeit’s fully resolved. There’s also a morepositive turn in domestic relationships.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20)Don’t let yourself be rushed into mak-ing a decision about an intriguingfinancial arrangement. Asking ques-tions and checking it out now couldpay off in a big way later on.

BORN THIS WEEK: You mighthave a tendency to be more than a bitjudgmental, but others understand itcomes from a warm, loving heart.


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• On Aug. 24, 79 A.D., after centuriesof dormancy, Mount Vesuvius eruptsin southern Italy, devastating prosper-ous Roman cities nearby and killingthousands. The city of Pompeii wasburied under 14 to 17 feet of ash andpumice, while Herculaneum wasburied under more than 60 feet of mudand volcanic material.

• On Aug. 25, 1835, the first in aseries of six hoax articles announcingthe discovery of life on the moonappears in the New York Sun newspa-per. The articles were supposedlyreprinted from the Edinburgh Journalof Science. From the day the firstmoon hoax article was released, salesof the paper shot up considerably.

• On Aug. 29, 1885, the world’s firstmotorcycle, made by Gottlieb Daim-ler, is patented. The two-wheeled vehi-cle gained immense popularity after1910, and it was used heavily by allbranches of armed forces duringWorld War I.

• On Aug. 27, 1908, future PresidentLyndon Baines Johnson is born on afarm near Stonewall, Texas. As presi-dent during the 1960s, Johnson pushedthrough the creation ofMedicare/Medicaid, Head Start, theVoting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Actand the Department of Housing andUrban Development.

• On Aug. 30, 1967, Thurgood Mar-shall becomes the first black Americanto be confirmed as a Supreme Courtjustice. Over the next 24 years, JusticeMarshall came out in favor of abortionrights and against the death penalty,and left a legacy of upholding therights of the individual.

• On Aug. 28, 1972, the U.S. AirForce gets its first ace (a designationtraditionally awarded for five enemyaircraft confirmed shot down) sincethe Korean War. Captain Richard S.Ritchie in an F-4 out of Udorn AirBase in Thailand, shot down his fifthMiG near Hanoi.

• On Aug. 26, 1980, workers at Har-vey’s Resort and Casino in LakeTahoe, Nev., discover a nearly 1,500-pound bomb disguised as a copymachine. From another hotel, expertstried to disassemble the bomb withrobots. Unfortunately, they wereunsuccessful: The bomb exploded,demolishing the hotel.


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A New Twist on School Lunches

A new school year also rings in someinteresting ideas for school lunches.I’ve noticed that if children help toprepare a meal, they’re more inclinedto try new things. Your child’s schoollunch can provide a healthy, mid-daymeal, and a teaching moment abouthow to make wise food choices.

Introduce your children to the foodpyramid and explain that they need toeat at least five servings of fruits andvegetables each day. Have your childpick out some of his or her favoritefoods from each group. Create specialsandwiches, snacks and drinks forlunch, and let children assist you withthe “recipes” and choosing the names.Make preparing your child’s lunch afamily activity after school or dinner.

Lunch also has gone environmental-ly friendly with several new ways topackage your child’s meal. Someschools have even implemented a“waste-free” lunch program to reducethe numerous bags, boxes, cans, car-tons and pieces of paper, foil and plas-tic wrap that are typically used whenpreparing lunch.

The old brown paper lunch sack hasbeen replaced with reusable bagsmade from food-safe, recycled materi-als. The modern lunchbox is thermalinsulated, has several compartments(including one for ice packs) and elas-tic straps that hold everything in place.Have your children label the items intheir lunch kit and remind them tobring everything home.

Prepare these delicious WheatBiscuit Shortbread Cookies with yourchild and place a few in his or her neweco-friendly lunch box, along with asandwich, fruit, some vegetables cutinto sticks and a favorite low-calorie dip.

WHEAT BISCUIT SHORTBREAD COOKIES

This buttery shortbread is a treat forall ages. Kids can help stir the doughwith a wooden spoon.

2 sticks unsalted butter, at roomtemperature

2/3 cup granulated sugar2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon fine salt1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose

flour1 cup white whole-wheat flour

1. Arrange the racks in the upper andlower thirds of the oven and preheatthe oven to 325 F. Line 2 large cookiesheets with parchment paper or sili-cone sheets.

2. In a large bowl, combine butter,

sugar, vanilla and salt at medium-lowspeed just until smooth. Add the floursand mix until just blended. Divide thedough in half and then shape, withoutoverhandling, into 2 disks.

3. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1piece of dough out into a 13-inch-long, 1/4-inch-thick square. Using aruler and a fluted pastry wheel or alarge knife, trim the edges and cut into2- by 1-inch rectangles. Transfer thecookies to the baking sheets, spacing 1 1/2 inches apart. Reroll the scrapsand repeat with the remaining dough.Mark each cookie several times bypoking with the tines of a fork, thenchill the pans in the refrigerator for 10

minutes. Bake the cookies for about17 minutes, until golden and nearlyfirm in the center. Let cool for 5 min-utes on the baking sheets and transferto racks to cool completely. Makesapproximately 3 dozen cookies.

Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread:Finely chop 4 ounces semisweet and 4ounces of dark chocolate. Place half ofthe chocolate in a heatproof bowl setover a saucepan with 1 inch of sim-mering water and stir until the choco-late is melted and smooth. Add theremaining chocolate to the bowl;remove the bowl from the pot andplace on a folded towel. Stir occasion-ally until the chocolate is smooth.Scrape the chocolate into a smallbowl. Line a baking sheet with cleanparchment or waxed paper. Dip the

cookies halfway into the chocolate, letthe excess drip off, and then place onthe paper-lined sheet; let stand untilset and dry, at least 1 hour.

(Recipe excerpted from “Real Foodfor Healthy Kids” by Tracey Seamanand Tanya Wenman Steel. Recipecourtesy of the authors.)

Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, a culinaryhistorian and the author of five cook-books. Visit her Web site atwww.divapro.com. The Kitchen Diva!is brought to you by Eggland’s BestEggs, www.egglandsbest.com.


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6. FIRSTS: In what year werewomen officially allowed to run in theBoston Marathon?

7. GEOGRAPHY: Where is theheadquarters of NATO located?

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5. Entering 2009, how many NHLplayers had won the Stanley Cup withthree different franchises?

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2. What do these two songs have incommon: “Waiting For a Girl LikeYou” by Foreigner in 1981 and “WorkIt” by Missy Elliott in 2002.

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Answers

1. The Sahara Desert in North Africa2. 163. Hoovervilles (named after President Hoover)4. Richard Simmons5. Peter Ustinov, who dropped out. The lead role went to Peter Sellers.6. 19727. Brussels, Belgium8. Winslow Homer9. “The Munsters”10. Abraham Lincoln

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Truex Jr. Still Running Hard

LONG POND, Pa. -- Martin Truex Jr. is faced with a balancing act. He wants to make the best of his remaining time at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sa-bates, even as he prepares for a new ride in 2010. Truex, 29, won a race in Do-ver, Del., in June 2007 and made the Chase for the Sprint Cup that same year. He slumped to 15th in the 2008 standings and is out of contention this year. Next year he will move to Michael Waltrip Rac-ing, which he sees as a fresh start

after four full-time seasons at the team known as Dale Earnhardt Inc. prior to this year. “I don’t want it easy,” said Truex. “I want to ‘do good.’ I want to get to the next level. I am not here for it to be easy. That had no bearing at all on my decision.” The Mayetta, N.J., native’s fa-ther, Martin Truex Sr., was a driver of note himself, having competed for many years in what is now the NASCAR Grand National Series, East Division. Truex Jr. won the championships of what is now the Nationwide Se-ries in 2004-05. By making the move to MWR, Truex will be moving from Chev-rolet to Toyota. David Reutimann drove one of the team’s Camrys to victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 25. “They seem like a great organi-zation,” said Truex of MWR. “They have come a long way. I think they

have a lot going for them.” The move was announced on July 7. Truex will drive car No. 56, and though he is effectively replacing owner Waltrip behind the wheel, Waltrip will retain his No. 55 for selected races in 2010. “It’s about the overall, the big picture,” said Truex. “It’s about all the things that we have to do as drivers and where I want to be as a driver. That’s what went into the decision.” This is Truex’s fourth full season at what is now EGR. He said leav-ing the team -- now owned by Te-resa Earnhardt, Chip Ganassi and Sabates -- wasn’t a move he took lightly. “It was more about what was best in the long run and the pros and cons of each situation, not so much just what my gut feeling was,” said Truex. “I just kind of took more of a methodical approach to it, and I think it’s working out really well.”

Monte Dutton has covered motor-sports for The Gaston (N.C.) Ga-zette since 1993. He was named writer of the year by the National Motorsports Press Association in 2008. His blog NASCAR This Week (http://nascar.rbma.com) features all of his reporting on racing, roots music and life on the road. E-mail Monte at [email protected].

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LONG POND, Pa. — Martin TruexJr. is faced with a balancing act. Hewants to make the best of his remain-ing time at Earnhardt Ganassi Racingwith Felix Sabates, even as he pre-pares for a new ride in 2010.

Truex, 29, won a race in Dover, Del.,in June 2007 and made the Chase forthe Sprint Cup that same year. Heslumped to 15th in the 2008 standingsand is out of contention this year. Nextyear he will move to Michael WaltripRacing, which he sees as a fresh startafter four full-time seasons at the teamknown as Dale Earnhardt Inc. prior tothis year.

“I don’t want it easy,” said Truex. “Iwant to ’do good.’ I want to get to thenext level. I am not here for it to beeasy. That had no bearing at all on mydecision.”

The Mayetta, N.J., native’s father,Martin Truex Sr., was a driver of notehimself, having competed for manyyears in what is now the NASCARGrand National Series, East Division.

Truex Jr. won the championships ofwhat is now the Nationwide Series in2004-05.

By making the move to MWR, Truexwill be moving from Chevrolet to Toy-ota. David Reutimann drove one of theteam’s Camrys to victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedwayon May 25.

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tion,” said Truex of MWR. “They havecome a long way. I think they have alot going for them.”

The move was announced on July 7.Truex will drive car No. 56, andthough he is effectively replacingowner Waltrip behind the wheel, Wal-trip will retain his No. 55 for selectedraces in 2010.

“It’s about the overall, the big pic-ture,” said Truex. “It’s about all thethings that we have to do as driversand where I want to be as a driver.That’s what went into the decision.”

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what is now EGR. He said leaving theteam — now owned by Teresa Earn-hardt, Chip Ganassi and Sabates —wasn’t a move he took lightly.

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my gut feeling was,” said Truex. “I justkind of took more of a methodicalapproach to it, and I think it’s workingout really well.”

Monte Dutton has covered motor-sports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazettesince 1993. He was named writer ofthe year by the National MotorsportsPress Association in 2008. His blogNASCAR This Week (http://nascar.rbma.com) features all of his report-ing on racing, roots music and life onthe road. E-mail Monte [email protected].


Martin Truex Jr.’s plans for next season include a new team (Michael WaltripRacing) and a new car (Toyota). (Photo: John Clark/NASCAR This Week)

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