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Middletown/Frederick County to hold public inormational meby Sue GoldenTe Sherando imes

Te town o Middletown andEric Lawrence, the Director oPlanning and Development orFrederick County, will hold apublic inormational meeting at7 pm on November 18th at theMiddletown Volunteer Fire andRescue Squad on Main Streetin Middletown. Mr. Lawrencewill present the Countys ndingrom its land use study o Middle-town. Te County did the studyon behal o Middletown sinceMiddletown could not aord todo a study. Mr. Lawrences pow-er point presentation will be ol-

lowed by a question and answerperiod.A steering committee, made

up o Middletowns MayorMark Brown, CouncilmemberJohn Blaisdell Jr., Planner FredWarton, and Frederick CountysMr. Lawrence, as well as twoFrederick County Board o Su-pervisors members: Gary A.Loton, Back Creek District; andBill M. Ewing, Opequon District,has been looking into a pos-sible boundary adjustment orMiddletown which would crossover Route 81, adding hundredso acres to Middletowns tax base

on the east side o Route 81, along

Reliance Road. Both the own oMiddletown and the land ownersaected have been positive aboutthe annexation. Te land usestudy looks at the commercialuse o the property in the nextdecades.

In a separate but connectedmove, the towns o Middletownand its southern neighbor, Stras-burg, have agreed to do a jointeasibility study on how Middle-town might be able to buy waterrom Strasburgs new water treat-ment acility. Middletown cur-rently buys its water rom Win-chester. Te cost o the water hasbeen a constant thorn in the side

o the Middletown own Coun-cil as they have been orced topass on the ever increasing watercosts to taxpayers. Part o Mid-dletowns expenses or the studywill be paid or by owners o theland looking to be annexed.

Also voted on at MondaysMiddletown own Council meet-ing was the hiring o Anderson,White & Co. to do Middletowns010 nancial audit. According toCouncilmember Mark Davis, thechange o accounting rms orthe audit was not a reection onthe prior auditor but a cost issue;Anderson, White & Co. came inwith a lower bid. However, Mr.

Davis noted it cannot hurt tohave a resh set o eyes looking atMiddletowns nances. He alsonoted that Anderson, White &Co. does most o the town auditsin Shenandoah County.

Te rezoning or the site othe Carters Family Store, acrossRoute 11 rom Lord Fairax Com-munity College, was approvedMonday night. Te owners o thelot intend to start constructionon their new acility immediate-ly. Te expanded lot will have anumber o rental units in addi-tion to the rebuilt store.

Finally, the own Council votedto Pay $6,5 to buy a 006 Ford

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By Stephen GrovesVirginia Statehouse News

On Election Day, 46.3 percento active voters in the Common-wealth lined up at the polling sta-tions to cast their votes on whoto send to the House o Repre-sentatives.

Its an election day- its im-portant, said Eloise Payne, whovoted in Alexandria.

For many its about participat-ing in democracy and makingtheir voice heard, even i it is oneo millions. While some dontturn up because they eel their vote doesnt count, politiciansstill spend big money on adver-tisements, phone calls, and door-knocking to try and get people tothe polls.

Across the nation, people vot-ed in record-breaking droves orthis midterm election. Estimatesy as high as 90 million nation-wide.

According to unocial num-bers released by the state boardo elections, ,186,66 peopleturned out to vote in the Com-monwealth. Ocial electionnumbers wont be certied un-til Nov. 1. But or Virginia, thisnumber is not particularly high.

While some races like the 5thDistrict drew national attention,and a record amount o moneywas spent on the House elections,the voter turnout remained aver-age or midterms. But electionexperts said this is likely becausethere was not a statewide can-didate on the ballot or the rsttime since 1998. In that year, only33 percent o Virginians voted.

Te relatively high voter turn-out or the midterm is likelydue to the heated atmospherearound the races. As candidatesstumped, their rhetoric becameabout the direction the country

is moving.Te more separation [between

the candidates, the more you be-lieve the election matters to you,

the more likely you are to vote,said Michael McDonald, an ex-

pert on election turnout andproessor at George Mason Uni-versity.

In the 5th District, peopleshowed a lot o interest- 55 per-cent o active voters showed upat the polls.

McDonald said that how closethe race is can also play a ac-tor. I voters eel the pressure oa tight race, they may eel theirvote could be the dierence be-tween winning and losing ortheir candidate. Virginia hadseveral close elections this year-our came down to less than vepercent o the vote.

In close elections, the winneris oten decided by people whodont vote or the same party ev-ery year or have a special interestin the elections.

In the 9th District, a SurveyU-SA poll released a week beorethe elections revealed that peoplewho said they are uniquely mo-tivated to vote this year avoredstate lawmaker Del. MorganGrith, R- Salem twice as muchas the Democratic incumbentU.S. Rep. Rick Boucher.

I the uniquely motivated 010voters walk-the-ballot-box walk,

and dont just talk-the-pollstertalk, the Republicans have achance to snatch the seat, said ananalysis o the poll rom Survey-USA. I the uniquely motivatedvoters arent so motivated aterall, Boucher keeps the seat.

Griths campaign generated agood turnout o 48 percent andwon the election.

In the 11th District, the elec-tion came down to under 1,000 votes as Democratic U.S. Rep.Gerry Connolly held onto hisseat rom Republican challengerKeith Fimian.

On Election Day, Connollyscampaign sent out email requests

and made phone calls to makesure their supporters would showup at the polls.

Candidates are oten accompa-nied by a team o volunteers whomake phone calls and knock ondoors, asking people to vote. Inthe 5th District, both candidatesclaimed their volunteers madeover a million phone calls duringthe campaigns.

Te personal contact o a phonecall or a conversation can havean impact, said McDonald. Hepointed to research that says ask-ing someone to vote can increase

the likelihood o thnine percent.

But robo-calls, a recorded voice leader asking or work well. Still, thatcampaigns rom trhost o other tactics

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own intersection & quality o water matters o conOne town resident worried about intersection and drinking wate

By Lorie ShowalterTe Sherando imes

Rick Dutrow addressed theStephens City own Councillast week about an intersectionin town that he believes is verydangerous. He reerred to tracproblems and at least one recentaccident at the intersection oLocust and Mulberry.

Tis is not Dutrows rst re-quest to the town asking orsomething to be done at that lo-cation. Previously he proposedinstalling a mirror at the intersec-tion reminding council, I not astop sign, then at least put a mir-

ror there.During this second request to

council, Dutrow was preparedand passed around pictures hedtaken o the area or those pres-ent to better see the point he wastrying to make. He said, Rightthere on the corner, when youcome o Route 11 (taking a righton Locust traveling north) whenyou get to the intersection i youwant to make a let hand turndown behind the townhouses, itsvery dangerous.

You have no eyesight aroundthis turn, you have to pull yourvehicle way out there to see andmake a quick turn, you just dont

know whats coming down thatstreet. Its really bad and a stopsign could save someones lie,he implored to the group assem-bled.

Mayor Joy Shull and PoliceChie Charles Bockey conerredand agreed that the VirginiaDepartment o ransportationwould have to get involved in or-der to put a stop sign at that loca-tion.

Dutrow, showing a little rus-tration with the process but withpatient humor said, I the townwants it there VDO would work

with the town to get it there butit has to be a joint eort, not justask VDO to look at it. Tatswhy this is going back and orth.When Rick asked i any memberso the council members were a-miliar with the road, Shull saidshe traveled the road everyday.Dutrow excitedly said, Ten youknow what Im talking about,dont you!

As the pictures continued to bepassed around Rick continued,As you can see rom the pictures,around that corner, theyre (thecars) already in your lane. I wouldreally like to see it happen (get astop sign put there) and I noticedthat Winchester has these littlepoles that attach to the re hy-drant making it easy to nd so

the Fire Department can nd thehydrant i theres a big snow.

Shull said, I believe i you no-ticed last year when we had thatbig snow, our maintenance menwere out there digging up the rehydrants and spraying paint sothey could be seen.

o which Dutrow replied, Yes,I pushed snow too mam and I wasvery amiliar with it and it wasntall that great. You could callWinchester to see what it wouldcost.

Dutrow was apparently hopingor more o an agreement rom

the council in getting the towninvolved with VDO to perorm

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A second conceDutrow was with thtowns drinking wbrought along anotwhen he showed tho his drinking glasglass, which shoulas clean as a newlwindshield, resembish buildup car winthem ater driving o

ways ater several dDutrow said hed h

You have no eyesight around this turn, you have to pull your vehicle way osee and make a quick turn, you just dont know whats coming down that streebad, said Dutrow.

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hot water heaters, dishwashersand washing machines due to thisbuild-up and that the particularglass hed brought along had justcome out o his dishwasher. Hesaid, Tis is a clean glass!

I dont know what type o l-tration is being used, but its badand it didnt used to be that way,we had pretty good water here ora long time he continued.

Shull said she didnt believe theproblem was with the water be-cause the state standards beingsubmitted or sampling would

have identied a problem. Teissue she thought might be toblame was in the detergents anddishwashing soaps which havetaken phosphorous out o itscleaning ingredients and thereby

lowering the standards. Shull alsomentioned lime in the water be-ing a possible culprit.

Te mayor suggested using ateaspoon o vinegar to the rinsewater to get rid o the build-upand said Its probably better wa-ter than youd get elsewhere.

Dutrow responded that he knew

about the state standards sincehe receives the towns newsletterabout how the water meets statestandards but said, No, Im sor-ry thats not possible, to Shullsclaim that the water was better

than other localities. And as aras using vinegar he said, I sure asheck dont want to put vinegar inmy bath water and Id really ap-preciate it i someone would lookinto whats going on at the ltra-tion plant and not just blow thiso.

Whether the problem is in thewater, the ltration o the wa-ter, in detergents or elsewhere,Dutrow or one did not seemhappy with the towns water orthe councils lack o reaction to-wards the issues he presented.

Other business

In other business, the councilapproved a measure that wouldincrease the ee or passing badchecks rom $5 to $35 therebyamending the town code. Teincreased ee would cover theadministrative cost in additionto the amounts due or the utter-ing, publishing or passing o anycheck or drat or payment eitherby paper or electronic, o taxesor any other sums due which is

subsequently returned or insu-cient unds or because there isno account or the account hasbeen closed. Tis would include acharge back on credit cards andan electronic bounce on unds

transers or as a result o any stoppayment order placed.

Another measure was approvedraising the purchasing limit orown Manager Michael Kehoeto $7,500 without prior councilapproval. Amounts over $7,500would be subject to the statespurchasing requirements andcouncil approval.

Tere are three limits to the ap-proval. Te spending o $1,000without quotes, $5,000 spend-ing would need to secure threequotes and anything over $7,500would go to council.

Next months town councilmeeting will begin about an hourearlier or council members witha class given by own AttorneyDavid Grin on parliamentaryprocedure. In an eort to ensurethat the council meetings run ac-cording to correct procedures,Shull said, With new memberson council and due to somechanges having taken place, wethought it would be wise or us tospend a little bit o time on par-liamentary procedure, so beore

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Te Stephens City own Coun-cil, the Warren County Board oSupervisors and the Front Royalown Council have recentlypassed resolutions encouragingVirginia lawmakers to take intoaccount all acets beore mak-ing any changes in Virginia lawregarding Business Proession-al Occupational License taxes

(commonly reerred to as BPOL)collected by localities across thestate or many years.

What is BPOL?

Virginia localities that have a

BPOL statute assess businesses,proessions, trades, and occupa-tions or a license ee based ona percentage o gross receiptswith very ew deductions al-lowed, thus making it a tax nearlyall businesses and proessionalspay, regardless o prot. In Ste-phens City the rate is 15 cents per$100 o gross receipts. Frederick

Countys rates vary depending onthe type o business operated.

BPOL is charged in 39 citiesand 47 counties and many townsthroughout Virginia. James J.Regimbal, Jr., an analyst or FiscalAnalytics and advisor to the Vir-ginia Municipal League, reportedthis summer that localities in Vir-ginia collected about $660 millionin BPOL tax in the 009 scal year, and the Auditor o PublicAccounts reports that localities

rely on the tax to provide up to19.6% o budgeted local revenuesto cover operational costs.

Te Stephens City resolution

indicates that the tax makes up 9percent o the entire revenue orthe own. Similarly, the BPOLtax generates $630,000 annuallyor the own o Front Royal and$850,000 per year or WarrenCounty, according to ocials.

BPOL under Attack

With his rst executive orderater taking oce, new VirginiaGovernor Bob McDonnell cre-ated the Governors Commissionon Economic Development & JobCreation, which is Co-chairedby Lt. Governor Bill Bolling andmade up o business leaders andstate ocials rom across Vir-ginia. Said Bolling, Te primarygoal o this Commission will beto assist us in evaluating our cur-rent approach to economic development and job creation anddetermine what we can do tostrengthen Virginias competitiveadvantage.

One o the Commissions pre-liminary reports states Whilenot the sole actor in determiningcorporate locations, tax policiesare instrumental in corporationdecisions as to where to invest

scarce capital or in determiningwhere entrepreneurs start theirnew businesses. Capital is mobileand ows to where the returns

Stephens CityTe Stephens City resolution indicates that the tax makes up 9 percent o the entire reown. Similarly, the BPOL tax generates $630,000 annually or the own o Front Royal andyear or Warren County, according to ocials.

Commission takes aim at business license Stephens City & other localities ask lawmakers to stop and think

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are the greatest.Tere is a concern the struc-

ture o Virginias tax system canpotentially act as a disincentive tourther investment and job cre-ation in the Commonwealth, par-

ticularly in light o actions beingtaken by competitors to stream-line and harmonize tax policies.Tus armed, it is natural thatsome o the ideas developed bythe panel thus ar include reduc-ing or eliminating certain taxeson their business, such as theBPOL and another local tax onmerchants capital.

Retailers are pushing or a re-peal o the BPOL tax, but wouldbe satised i it was made equi-table, says George Peyton o theVirginia Retail Federation. Teyargue that it is unair that the taxis based on a percentage o to-tal revenues earned or the year,because they have thinner protmargins than other business cat-

egories, such as proessional ser-vices.

Localities fght back

Localities want lawmakers to

take it slow when it comes tochanges in BPOL. Opponents oany repeal point out that perhapsthe commissions business mem-bers are not so much trying tosolve the jobs problem as muchas using the opportunity to givethemselves a very nice tax cut.

According to the ax Founda-tion, Virginias current corporateincome tax rate index is alreadythe ourth most business riend-ly in the nation (behind South

Dakota, Wyoming and Nevada all tied or rst). Te Com-monwealth collects just $101 percapita in corporate income tax,well below the national averageo $167.

Regimbal and local govern-ments are advocating a moreholistic approach to tax re-orm, asking that any tax changeshould be broad-based and notocused on xing a single rev-enue source like BPOL. Teysay all changes should consider:airness to taxpayers; economiccompetitiveness (where Virginiacurrently ranks very high); andwhy we have taxes to begin with unding core services. I you

change (the money generatedrom BPOL), how are you goingto ll the hole (in the local bud-get)? asks Regimbal.

Te Commissions nal reportwas due on the Governors desk

by the end o October, but has not yet been released to the public.According to the Commissionsother Co-chair and Senior Eco-nomic Advisor, Bob Sledd, rec-ommendations will be evaluatedin terms o the number o newjobs created, the time needed tobring specic projects to ruitionand the amount o tax revenue tobe generated. Tose ideas gen-erating the highest return on investment o state resources willbe included in the governors leg-islative and budget amendmentpackage or the 011 VirginiaGeneral Assembly session.

Stephens City town Mayor JoySchull said at last weeks meet-

ing concerning theWhat were tryinthis resolution is state legislature awacts and how impois to small localiti

erred to a paragraplution which readsore, be it resolved tCouncil o the owCity requests that resentatives consido the BPOL ax bcisions are made ancities, towns and coany changes are maaect the BPOL awould impact the and counties in thwealth o Virginia.

Te resolution mocarried and a certibe orwarded to alsentatives o the Coo Virginia.

Stephens CTere is a concern the structure o Virginias tax system can potentially act as a disincentive to urther

investment and job creation in the Commonwealth, particularly in light o actions being taken by competi-tors to streamline and harmonize tax policies

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Geovany Melendez greets hisriends with a warm smile and awelcoming salutation. His invi-tation extends to everyone whowalks through the ront door andit makes you eel as though youhave just come home rom a long vacation. Geovanys genuinelymissed seeing you and you sud-denly wished you hadnt beengone so long and even begin towonder why you let!

As the dazzling aromas beginto distract you rom your silentreveries o Havent I been herebeore? and Do I know any o you? you come to realize thatthe answers dont matter becauseyou just entered that place whereyou wanna be where you can see our troubles are all the sameand it eels exactly like that placeyou wanna be where everybodyknows your name.

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and its name is Del Rio. Its oneo those unique but popular res-taurants that gains attention ormany reasons, but one simpleand not so surprising reason isbecause o the personal interestand riendly atmosphere. It is in-dependent and it is not one o adozen chain restaurants that havebegun popping up across our na-tions interstates, towns and cit-ies.

Tat reason alone causes DelRio to ourish, because Geovanycares about the people who walkthrough his door. He doesnt rep-

resent a corporation, he repre-sents himsel and the owner Hu-ber Fuentes, who began Del Rioin Leesburg almost 18 years ago.Tis second Del Rio was openeddue to the roots that Fuenteshimsel has in Stephens City andthe condence he had in Melen-dez, who began as a dishwashersix years ago in the original res-taurant and is just a manager,as Geovany humbly dened him-sel.

Hubers condence was wellplaced when he put Geovany inmanagerial charge o the Ste-

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Im convinced that Melendezhas never met a stranger becauseit is immediately obvious that hisdemeanor and attitude is one opure love or his position, thepeople he meets, and especiallythe amazing ood that comes outo his kitchen.

Tere are a ew Mexican restau-rants that have become chains,but Del Rio is not one o them.

Del Rio branched original location intake advantage o aater being in busone location or nea

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diverse history that began with thenative Mexicans. Te Spaniardsintroduced new spices and oods,and then came the Americanized versions o Mexican dishes. Socalling a dish or oods authenticusually means it is something

that has been prepared tradition-ally in Mexico or at least 50 yearsor more. Te urther north we getrom Mexico, the more Mexicandishes resemble a ex-Mex kindo preparation, meaning one that

blends ood products available inthe United States and the culi-nary creations o Mexican Amer-icans, inuenced by the cuisineso Mexico.

o emphasize the authentic-ity o the are, Del Rio serves thereshest ingredients that a trueauthentic Mexican restaurantcan acquire. omatoes, avocadoslices, sh, and guacamole toname just a ew. Te dishes rangerom Shrimp Cocktail Mexicana,Mariscada/ seaood (a seven-seasoup lled with shrimp, crab,scallops, clams, sh and mussels),Mexican Salads, Pizzas (Fajita,Bean, Fresh Veggie and Machaca/shredded bee all served on or-tilla crusts along with vegetables,sauces and salsas), Fajitas, acosand Enchiladas (one is made withresh spinach smothered in a sourcream sauce), not to mention the

House Specials, which include jumbo shrimp and resh meatsand vegetables.

For the kids, Del Rio servesup chicken tenders, ajita ten-ders, bean burritos, hot dogs and

cheeseburgers in addition to oth-er items tasty to tots.

We could go on and on aboutthe ood but the best way to expe-rience this menu is to stop by andtaste or yoursel. You may evennd yoursel becoming a regularin order to try more dishes andenjoy the incredible selection ooods on this menu.

Geovany said, Weve been inbusiness or a long time (in Lees-burg) and people know how goodour ood is, we have a little bit oeverything, a really nice menuand our ood is authentic.

I eel, and rom people tellingme too, we have some o the bestNorthern Virginia Mexican ood.Were really unique and the cus-tomers weve had love it and saywhen they leave, Were going totell other people to come in andtry your ood, its great! said

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Michael Jackson Album

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Q:I have a picture that is quiteold and the work of HedleyS. Vicar. Is it worth anything, andwhere can I go to sell it? Jean,Farmville, Va.

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Middletown public hearing

Tere will be a public hearing onNovember 18, 010 at 7:00 PM inthe Middletown Fire DepartmentSocial Hall at which representativesrom the own and County will pres-ent a conceptual land use or an areaeast o Interstate 81 Exit 30. Tisinormational meeting isintendedto update the community on recentown-County planning eorts andto solicit public comment. Questionsshould bedirected to the own Oceat 869-6 extension 10 or 14.

is the season or holiday scams,

warns the BBB

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DC - Te holidays are a happy timeor ood, amily, and riendship, butsadly they are also a time or raud.Consumers can all into any num-ber o traps over the holidays and

become victims to identity thieves,hackers and deceptive merchantsonline warns the Better BusinessBureau (BBB). While the rest o usare pulling the decorations out o theattic, scammers are blowing the dusto o their tried and true holidayscams, said Edward Johnson, BBBPresident & CEO. We can all helpmake these holiday scams a ghosto Christmas past by not alling orthem anymore.Te BBB is warningholiday shoppers and donors to lookout or ve common scams this sea-son.

Scam shopping sites online. Wereall looking or a great deal online, butsome sites oer electronics or luxurygoods at prices that are too good to

be true. Every holiday season the BBBhears rom holiday shoppers whopaid or a supposedly great deal on-line, but received nothing in return.BBB advice: Always look or the BBBseal when shopping online and clickon the seal to conrm it is legitimate.Te seal should link directly to thecompanys BBB report on that rm.When shopping on sites that are nothousehold names, check the businessout with the BBB beore you buy.Finding the seasons hottest toys andgadgets online. Every year, holidayshoppers ght over the must havetoy or gadget o the season. Whenthe item is sold out in stores, youcan oten nd it online through siteslike Craigslist or eBay or a much

steeper price. Te problem is thatsome sellers will take your moneyand run. BBB Advice: Shop locally onCraigslist and conduct the transac-tion in person never wire moneyas payment. When purchasing itemson auctions like eBay, research theseller extensively and always listen to

your doubts i the deal doesnt soundlegitimate.

Identity thet at the mall. Whileyoure struggling at the mall with bagso presents, identity thieves see an

opportunity to steal your wallet anddebit or credit card numbers. BBBAdvice: Dont let yoursel get boggeddown in purchases and lose track o

your wallet. Know where your creditand debit cards are at all times andcover the keypad when entering yourpin number while purchasing itemsor getting money rom the AM.

Bogus charitable pleas. Te holi-days are a time o giving which cre-ates a great opportunity or scam-mers to solicit donations to line theirown pockets. Also beware o solicita-tions rom charities that dont nec-essarily deliver on their promises orare ill-equipped to carry through ontheir plans. BBB Advice: Always re-search a charity with the BBB WiseGiving Alliance beore you give to seei the charity meets the 0 Standardsor Charity Accountability.

Phishing e-mails Phishing e-mailsare a common way or hackers to getat your personal inormation or break

into your computer. Common phish-ing e-mails around the holidays in-clude e-cards and messages pretend-ing to be rom companies like UPS orFedex with links to package trackinginormation. BBB Advice: Dont clickon any links or open any attachmentsto e-mails until you have conrmedthat they are not malicious. E-mailaddresses that dont match up, typosand grammatical mistakes are com-mon red ags o a malicious phishinge-mail. Also, beware o unsolicitede-mails rom companies with which

you have no association. Make sure you have current antivirus sotwareand that all security patches havebeen installed on the computer.Wham, bam, cram

It used to be that cramming wasassociated with students pulling anall-nighter beore a big test in orderto digest as much study material aspossible. Te denition o cram-

ming began to change a decade agowhen less than scrupulous businessesbegan to place unauthorized chargeson consumers phone bills. Sneakylittle charges are once again mak-ing their way onto telephone billsand can go unnoticed or months.Consumer complaints to the BetterBusiness Bureau (BBB) demonstratehow victims o cramming oten ace atough battle to stop being billed everymonth and start getting their moneyback. In order to ght cramming, theBBB recommends keeping a closeeye on every bill and being extremelycautious when giving out personalinormation such as phone num-bers. You might think that nothingbad can happen rom giving out yourtelephone number, but you shouldguard those digits like you would acredit card or social security number.Monitor your monthly statementsclosely because even i you are veryprotective o your personal inor-

mation, cramming can still strike.Cramming is on the rise accordingto the Chie o the Consumer andGovernmental Aairs Bureau o theFederal Communications Commis-sion (FCC) in an interview with MS-NBC. Tese unwanted charges cancome rom any number o sources.Some victims may have inadver-

tently signed up or a subscriptionservice --such as or ree ringtonesor a daily joke or horoscopes-- notrealizing they would be billed everymonth. Te Federal rade Commis-sion (FC) recently cracked down onone company that used telemarket-ers to convince people into signingup or ree trial services and thenplaced recurring charges on phonebills. Te BBB recommends takingthe ollowing ve steps to ght cram-ming:

Keep a close eye on monthly state-ments. Anyone can become a victimo cramming so monitoring yourmonthly bills is extremely important.Te sooner you spot the charges, thesooner you can ght them.

Know your rights. Contact yourtelephone provider to see i you cancompletely restrict third-party bill-ing on your account.

Know whom you can trust online.Beore handing over any personal

inormation online, always researchthe business with your BBB.Guard your personal inormation,

including phone numbers, closely.Be wary when asked to provide per-sonal inormation to sign up or a

ree trial or enter a swways read the ne priso you understand howinormation may be u

Know where to coare unable to resolve through your telephodirectly with the businplaint with the FCC oed to telephone servicall other cramming cphone bill. You can aplaint with the BBB.

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A branch o the nattion o Newcomers Cin Winchester to wenew to the area. Terun activities includinhiking, gol, book clubwith spouses, and tripthe area,(whatever thetheyd like to do) and

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Network or aging support

Meets the 3rd Monday o everymonth at Westminster Canterburyin Te Abbey on the nd oor. So-cial time 11:30am-noon. Share ideas& topics on senior issues 1-1 pm .All business associated with seniorsare invited. Contact: Lisa Carper540-7-7458.

Spay today

Local low-cost, non-prot spay andneuter program or cats and dogs inthis area. Spay oday works withlocal vets to obtain lower prices orspaying and neutering cats and dogs+ initial tests and shots at the timeo surgery. o nd out more, pleasecall: 304-78-8330 or go on-line atwww.baacs.org.

Walk in aith nonproftongoing event

o Walk In Faith, a grassroot non-prot ormed to provide homelessaid, support and relie in Winchesterand Frederick Co area is currentlyconducting an ongoing donationdrive o aluminum cans, copper wire(stripped or unstripped) and recycla-ble metals. Pickup is available in im-mediate Winchester and FrederickCo. areas. Please contact us at: [email protected] or (540)550-9146 leave voicemail please.

ops weight loss meetings

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A Christmas gathering

Miller House and Valley Furniture

Country Interiors, 5940 Valley Pike,Stephens City are having A Christ-mas Gathering starting TursdayNovember 11 through Sunday No-

vember 14. . Hours are 9 - 5 everyday except Sunday when they will beopened rom 1 - 5. Te stores will beully decorated and rereshments willbe served. Te stores will be closedon Wednesday November 10th to getready or this holiday season send o.540-869-148.

FCPS History Movie Club

at the Alamo Teater

On the second Saturday o each

month @ 10:00 AM (Nov. 13, Dec. 11,Jan. 8), sixth grade students and theiramilies are invited to see a movieat the Alamo Teater that supportsa topic being taught in U.S. History.Beore each lm, a brie overview othe historical period will be provided.Te lm Glory was shown on Sept.11. On Oct. 9, An American alewill be eatured to highlight immi-gration. Students and their parentsare admitted or a discounted rate o$3.

Parents Night Out

Te Shenandoah Valley ChristianAcademy Varsity Cheerleaders willbe sponsoring a Parents Night Outon November 13th rom 5:30pmuntil 9:30pm or children 4-yearsold through 6th grade in the schoolgym. Children will enjoy playtimeon several dierent bounces, a mov-ie, hotdog, chips and a drink. Extra

snacks, drinks, and sno-cones may bepurchased. Parents can enjoy a nightout or just stay home and relax. Costis $0 or the rst child, $10 or thesecond, and $5 or each additionalchild. RSVP please by Nov 1th bycalling 540-869-4600 ext . Moreino at http://www.svca.net. SVCA,4699 Valley Pike, Stephens City.

Winchester Storm basketball

clinic and game

Nov 13, 010 . ime varies by event.Admiral Richard E. Byrd MiddleSchool. 9:00 am - :00 pm basketballclinic or ages 7 & up male/emale.Special Guest. $0.00 ee. Lunch/re-

reshments included. 5:00 pm Exhi-bition Game Winchester Storm vsLord Fairax Cannons. $5.00 per per-son, clinic attendees ree. Doors open

at 4:00pm. 540-37-8914.

Winchester Epilepsy

Awareness Stroll

Nov 13, 010 1:00 pm. Jim BarnettPark, Optimist Shelter.

Bring awareness about epilepsy.Tere will be amily un, rafe, music,ood, and the Winchester Fire Dept.Dr. Paul Lyons and Dr. Lee Selznickwill be giving opening speeches.John ilelli (540) 908-3400.

Be a Santa to a senior

November 15th to December 15th,Home Instead Senior Care is coordi-nating a charitable service project tospread holiday cheer among lonely,needy but appreciative seniors in ourcommunity. You can Be a Santa to aSenior by volunteering to purchasegit(s), participate in our wrappingparty, also deliver the gits. Te code

name o the seniors will be place onan ornament that is then placed ona Christmas tree in the ollowing lo-cations: Walgreens@36 AmherstSt, 645 E. Jubal Early Drive in Win-chester and 701 Fairax Pike in Ste-phens City. Also, at K-Mart @ 1675S. Pleasant Valley Rd in Winchesterand 465 South Street in Front Royal.For more inormation you can callCheryl Strickland or Daronda ooleat our oce 540-7-8750.

Learn How to Purchase a Home

Area Proessionals oer educationprogram or homebuyers.

Te next class takes place in Wood-stock, Virginia on November 16 & 18

rom 6:00pm to 9:00pm both eve-nings. Class convenes at the coner-ence room o VBS Mortgage at 161South Main Street. o attend, please

register by Friday, October 15. Con-tact Valerie aylor, Housing Coun-selor or People Incorporated o Vir-ginia, at 540-459-643 or [email protected].

oys-For-ots Beneft Dance

Nov 0, 010 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmElks Club, Winchester, Va.

Live music, auctioned baskets asgits, snacks, rereshments, possible

visit rom someone special or chil-dren. All monies raised go to oys-For-ots. Kim Ritenour 540-868-9505.

Winter Wonderland

Fashion Show

Te Shenandoah Valley ChristianAcademy cheerleader squads willbe hosting the rst annual WinterWonderland Fashion Show on De-cember 11th at 6:00pm in the school

gym. Tere will be door prizes,music, ood, cheerleaders, pictures,and SPECIAL GUESS!! ... WizardGirls Kim and Suzanne rom theWashington Wizards Cheerleaderswill be there to meet and greet, signautographs, talk to the audience andtake photographs. ickets are $8 in

advance, $10 at the dVIP seating. For mothe show website at show.svca.net. SVCAPike, Stephens City.

Storytime at Bowm

Nov 10, 010 10:30 amNov 13, 010 10:30 amNov 17, 010 10:30 amNov 0, 010 10:30 amNov 4, 010 10:30 amNov 7, 010 10:30 am

Fall is here! Come apples, leaves, orestharvest time that comtumn season. For mocontact Donna HughLibrary at 540-869-90Jennier Sutter at Han66-9041 ext. 1

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litigation. Collaborative Divorce is areasonable approach to divorce basedon 3 principles:1. A pledge not to go to court. An honest exchange o inorma-tion by both spouses3. A solution that takes into accountthe highest priorities o both adultsand their children

Tis process involves the use o at-

torneys, mental health proessionals,a nancial specialist and sometimesa child specialist. Mutual respect isundamental to the collaborative way.You may cease being spouses, but youdo not cease being worthy human be-ings. Te collaborative Proessionalso the Northern Shenandoah Valleyis a group o trained proessionalswho work with the amily to helpmove the process o divorce orwardwithout the trauma o legal proceed-ings. Te goal is also to help childrento have and maintain a relationshipwith both parents and not to be inthe middle.

CHURCH BRIEFS

Awana club

Shenandoah Valley Baptist Church,Wednesday nights.

6:30pm 8:00pm, 09/01/010through 06/01/011.

Four groups: Puggles (-3 year olds),Cubbies (preschool), Sparks (K5-ndgrade) and ruth & raining (3rd-5th grade). For more inormation,

visit http://awana.svbcamily.comor email [email protected], 4699 Valley Pike, StephensCity.

Tanksgiving Weekend ours

November 13 & 14and 0 & 1 Belle GroveSaturday (10 a.m. 4 p.m.) and Sun-day (1 5 p.m.)November 6 & 7Friday and Saturday ~ 10 a.m. 4p.m. Closed Sunday, November8Walk o all that big holiday dinner

with a stroll through Belle Groveshistoric grounds. Guides greet you inthe 1797 Manor House, which surelyhosted its air share o amily celebra-tions. Bring your amily & guests topartake in a bit o history, do somegreat Christmas shopping, and enjoya ne late all day together at a spe-cial place.Admission to Belle Grove:$8 Adults; $4 Children 6 to 1 & Na-tional rust Members; Free or Belle

Grove Members.

Community Tanksgiving Dinner

November 0th rom 1-4 pm at

Middletown Presbyterian Church.Worship at 1:30, dinner rom 1-4

All in the community are welcome.Corner o 4th and Senseney Ave. Formore inormation call the church o-ce at 540-869-456.

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Harpers Ferry, WV. 40th AnnualHarpers Ferry Olde yme Christmas010, Dec. 3, 4, 5, 11, & 1. Join us ora raditional Christmas CelebrationSet in 1860s, a time when quaintly

decorated streets come alive or theholiday season. Sponsored by theHarpers Ferry Merchant Associa-tion. For a ull schedule o events vis itwww.historicharperserry.com . Dec.3 6:30 to 9:30; Dec. 4 9:00 to 9:00;Dec. 5 9:00 to 6:00; Dec. 11 9:00 to9:00; Dec. 1 9:00 to 6:00

Holiday Bazaar

Dec 11, 010 10:00 am - 4:00 pmUnitarian Universalist Churcho the Shenandoah Valley,Route 11, Stephens City, VAWinter Holiday Art and Crat Ba-zaar. Gits or all will abound! Mu-sicians will play or your shoppingpleasure. Vendors will sell pottery,

jewelry, quilts, purses, scarves, hand-made shopping bags, wreaths andswags, ornaments, hand-cratedbody scrubs, and many other items.You will also nd instant soups andinstant cakes in jars to git or pre-pare at home, and a variety o reshhome-baked goods. Te Ritzy Bou-tique will specialize in high qualitygently-used gits. Tere will also behourly rafes eaturing a variety o

wonderul prizes. Your purchasescan be git-wrapped at the church bythe git wrapping el. Children mayrequest an el to help them choosepresents or special people, and willhave an opportunity to decoratetheir own wrapping paper. Childcarewill be available or any little peoplewho dont enjoy shopping. Delec-table homemade brunch, lunch andbeverages will be served in our ca.Laurie Morrison 540-869-6965.

SVCA Winter youth sports leagues

CoEd Basketball (ages 4-1) and

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plain rice, its rice with corn andvegetables. Mary said she eatsout oten and has her avoriterestaurants, but as a seasoneddiner she was amazed at howresh everything was, includ-ing the homemade tortillachips and salsa.

Geovany created three spe-cial dishes rom the menu

while I was there and hisches, Mario, Carlos and Markbrought out these magnicentoods with ease and con-dence, placing them beoreme as though Id just beencrowned Ms. Stephens City!

No, I didnt eat those threedishes, they were purely orphotographic purposes but Icould hear the employees tak-ing dibs on which dish theywere going to eat when thepictures were nished. I theemployees love the ood, youcan be sure its the right placeto eat a meal.

Te riendly atmosphere,riendship and quality o theood is the most outstandingtestament to its success. Somerestaurateurs give one the im-pression that theyve just doneyou a big avor ater you leave,and o course ater youve paidthem the hety ood tab it isreally you who did the avor.

So next time youre in themood or dining out, skip thetried and true and run to theborder in Stephens City to DelRio located at 356 Fairax Pike(New own averns previouslocation). You can visit the

Leesburg website to view theirmenu at www.delriocomedy.com or go to Del Rio in townto pick up a take-out menu.Del Rios hours are Monday Tursday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.,Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to1 a.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to11 p.m. You can call them withquestions at 540-868-0111.

[email protected]

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For Sale? YardSale? Wanted?

List them here forFREE!

Send your ad to:

[email protected]

King size electric blanket, dual

controls, off white color. $55.00King size comforter, cranberry

color. $30.00Call (540) 532-57801987 Wedding Dress. Pro-fessionally sealed. LongSleeve. White satin withelaborate beading and

lace. V-cut back. Cathedral

length train and veil. In-cludes train carrier. Size

6 to 8. $500. Can emailphotos. Call 571-405-8350.

2007 Ford Focus SESBlack, 50K, PW/PL/PM, Sun-roof, Leather interior, 30 MPG.$12,000 OBO.Call (540) 877-1217

20 ton wood splitter $900,used once.Rototiller $700.00, used once.Please call 869-2452

1902 Price & Teeple FancyMahogany Upright Piano.Works, but needs to be re-

stored. $2500. OBO.Day - 540-868-1138

Golf Cart, battery operated,

cherry red, new paint, runsgreat! $2700.00.Call 540-551-2128

2004 White Yamaha GolfCart. Battery operated, rearseat, full lights, runs great, ex-cellent condition, garage keptsince purchased. Charger andcover included. $2,800 OBO.Call 540-667-2735

2002 BMW 525. Automatic 4door sedan. Gold exterior/tanleather seats/interior. 125Kmiles. Has many features andruns well. Interior/exterior isvery good condition. Canemail picture. $8,700.540-723-0285

2008 Chrysler Town andCountry.

Call 540-550-5380

Handyman/repair/remodeling

business assets for sale. 2002

14 foot freightliner/sprinter van

fully loaded with tools. Readyto run business now. To much

information to list so if you areinterested please email me$28,000 for all or willing to

split tools and van. $22,000for van and $6,000 for tools.

Call 703-930-3438/ cjhome-

[email protected]

Vending machine business for

sale. Asking $38,000. This

is an established route with

excellent clients. There are 9locations and a total of 16 ma-

chines.Call 540-514-9858

King size Simmons rm pil-lowtop mattress, low prole

box springs, & low prole

frame. Excellent, practically

new condition. Can e-mail pic-

ture $999/set.Call 540-723-0285

7 Foot Air Hockey Table - New

Can E-Mail picture $250.00.

Call 540-723-0285

1999 Dodge 1500 Ram con-version van. 7 passenger 4

captains seats/ rear bench.

Auto, V- 6. Nice Chrome

wheels. Green in color.

109,000 miles, very sharp &well maintained in good con-

dition. New inspection. In the

Stephens City area. $3350OBO. Call 540-327-0811

Exercise Bike for sale $50.00

Please call (540)955-6381 or

(540)955-4860

Need someone to cut a few

trees from my property, Youkeep wood for compensation.

Call 540-869-2163

To Walk In Faith, is conduct-

ing a donation drive of alumi-num cans, copper wire and

recyclable metals. Pickup is

available in immediate Win-

chester and Frederick Co. ar-

eas.Please contact us at:

(540)550-9146

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Thisyear, instead of jumping into the wholeholiday prep scene, move in a little ata time. Youll appreciate the sense ofcontrol youre more likely to enjoy.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)The separation between the Bovineshead and heart is never as far apart asit seems. Both senses work best whenthey come out of logic and honesty.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The best way to keep those pre-holidaypressures under control is to just sayno to taking on new tasks while yourestill trying to work with a heap of oth-ers.

CANCER(June 21 to July 22) Newsmeans a change might be on its way,but what does it hold? Dont just askquestions; make sure you get answersyou can trust.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Oldfriends and new have one thing incommon: Both your longtime andnewly minted pals have much wisdomto impart.

VIRGO (August 23 to September22) With time running out, this is agood time for you to show em all

what those Virgo superskills can do.

LIBRA (September 22) Librans and holidayeach other, especially i

animals are going to bjoyous season.

SCORPIO (October ber 21) Time is gettinallow a spat to taint the hRestart your relationshiule holiday fun times.

SAGITTARIUS (NoDecember 21) Seeking able. You might learn you thought you could.

CAPRICORN (DecJanuary 19) Continuichanges works towardyour new project up andcolleagues remain ready

AQUARIUS (Januarary 18) That new situat

of attention, but its wovery good time for youarts in what you do.

PISCES (February 19It might be a good idehectic holiday pace so rush past what or whoping to rush toward.

BORN THIS WEEKup on your confidencwhich inspires others toand your special gifts.

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It was Kurt Vonnegut, one o the most in-uential American writers o the 0th cen-tury, who made the ollowing sage observa-tion: Laughter and tears are both responsesto rustration and exhaustion. I mysel preerto laugh, since there is less cleaning up to doaterward.

Snakes are sometimes born with two

heads, but they dont survive long. It seemsthe heads ght each other or ood.

Pregnant women might be particularly in-

terested in the ollowing: Te animal that ispregnant the longest is the Arican elephant,with an average gestation period o 660 days(though some pregnancies can last up to 100days longer). Te record or shortest gesta-tion period is held jointly by three marsupi-als, including the American opossum, whichremain pregnant or only 1 to 13 days.

During this season o excess, it might be

worthwhile to remember that the typicalholiday meal contains more than 3,000 calo-ries. It also might be worthwhile to remem-ber that the suggested daily intake o caloriesor men is ,500; or women its ,000.

Americans collective annual tab or dry-

cleaning services comes tobillion.

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want to read the ollowinmation: Scientists in Madiscovered a new species ospins webs over rivers anwater. What makes theseis that they are the largemeasuring up to 8 eet ac

Zachary aylor, the 1t

United States, let his horseo the White House.

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Identity-TheftProtection Services

The steps to protect your personalinformation from identity fraud arevery simple: Keep spyware off yourcomputer. Check your credit state-ments immediately when they arrive,or if you have good computer anti-spyware software, check your online bills more frequently. Use only yourfirst initials and last name on your bank checks. Stop your mail whileyoure away. Use a shredder for trashthat has your name on it. Check yourcredit reports to make sure there areno errors. Take mail to the post officeinstead of leaving it outside yourhome. Dont put your Social Securitynumber on a job application.

Still, even after taking all the safetysteps, many people opt to purchasean identity-theft protection service.These services, however, do not com-pletely free you from risk.

In considering a protection service,you need to know:

What services does the companyprovide? Some will monitor your per-sonal information and see when itsbeing used to apply for loans, creditcards or turning on utilities. Otherswill have your name taken off pre-approved credit offers. Some will helpyou get all your credit cards replaced,

should there be a lost let. Others promise to the event information your drivers license nrecords and insurance re

How does it monitor y

How are you notified your security is detectedHow much does the

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1. What was Hullabaloo?2. The Village People were threat-

ened with a lawsuit over which song?3. Who sang Bobbys Girl, and

when?4. Name the Beatles last U.S. No. 1

hit single.5. Were The Thompson Twins relat-

ed?6. What year did Madonna go on

The Virgin Tour?

Answers

1. Hullabaloo was a weekly musi-cal variety show on primetime TVthat showcased the leading pop actsof the mid 1960s, including PetulaClark, Hermans Hermits and Sonnyand Cher. The show included dancers,one of them a go-go dancer in a cage.

2. YMCA. The Young MensChristian Association objected tothe use of its name, but eventuallydropped the threat. YMCA is oftenused as a between-innings crowd

pleaser at sports venues.3. Marcie Blane, in 1962. It reached

No. 3 on the Hot 100 Billboard chart.

4. The Long and Winding Road,in 1970. Paul McCartney was angryat all the changes made to the song by

producer Phil Spector, and the groupannounced its breakup the followingweek.

5. No, and for much of the groupscareer, they werent even twins. Therewere four members when they startedin 1977.

6. 1985. Merchandisers cashed in,especially with the creation of theBoy Toy belt buckle.

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By Samantha Weaver

Johnson Expects Chase to GoDown to Wire

Supposedly, NASCAR ocialsare contemplating an osea-son change in the Chase or theSprint Cup that would providesome sort o elimination pro-cess.

Based on the current Chase, itsort o takes care o itsel.

Seven races into the 10-raceChase, the crowd at the top isnoteworthy. Never have threedrivers been locked in such atight battle, with 38 points sepa-rating Jimmie Johnson, DennyHamlin and Kevin Harvick.

But, with the great wild card

(alladega) behind them, therace has been eectively limitedto those three. Four-time cham-pion Je Gordon is ourth buttrails Johnson by 07 points.Clint Bowyer, the winner o theAmp Energy Juice 500 -- andonly driver to win twice duringthe Chase to date -- brings upthe rear, 367 points behind John-son. Gordon, Kyle Busch, CarlEdwards, ony Stewart, MattKenseth, Kurt Busch, Je Burton,Greg Bife and Bowyer all are aro the pace entering the remain-ing races in Fort Worth, exas;Avondale, Ariz.; and Homestead,Fla.

Johnson has won the past ourSprint Cup championships, anunprecedented achievement, butin each o his past titles, Johnsontook a decent cushion into thenal race. He doesnt expect thatto be the case this time.

Te way its gone, I betterbe prepared or (winning) theFord 400 at Homestead-MiamiSpeedway, said Johnson. I Im

not, then we arent doing ourjobs. Te last couple years downthere, weve made sure that wehad pace in our car and speed.Last year we won the pole, n-ishing sixth [actually th]. Rangood, had a strong night beingconservative.

I eel like coming to Home-stead this time, we need to raceor this thing, which Im prettycondent were going to have todo.

At alladega, Harvick nishedsecond, Johnson seventh andHamlin ninth. Harvick has themost top-10 nishes (3). John-son and Harvick each have 15top-ve nishes. Hamlin has themost victories (7), one more thanJohnson.

Ater alladega, where Ham-lin managed to come back rombeing a lap down to the leaders,he said, It looked like everyonebroke even. I lost a little to the48 (Johnson), lost to the 9(Harvick), but still it wasnt any-thing detrimental.

Monte Dutton has covered mo-torsports or Te Gaston (N.C.)Gazette since 1993. He wasnamed writer o the year by theNational Motorsports Press As-sociation in 008. His blog NAS-CAR Tis Week (http://nascar.rbma.com) eatures all o hisreporting on racing, roots musicand lie on the road.

E-mail Monte [email protected].

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