Warren County Report

Among invited guests were town and county officials and officials-elect, including Town Councilman Gene Tewalt and his wife Juanita, Shenandoah District Supervisor Dick Traczyk and his wife Carol, Tony Carter, Ron Llewellyn, Linda Glavis and her husband, George, and Warren County Chamber of Commerce President Sharon Baroncelli.

One special guest was wounded Iraq War veteran Sgt. Arthur “Bunky” Woods and his dad, Art. Art and Bunky acknowledged the help offered by a number of the local builders in outfitting the family’s home to be handicap-accessible so that Bunky could come home. The builders also hosted a Bachelor Auction this year that raised over $60,000 to help the Woods family with expenses, including the purchase of a wheelchair-accessible van. Bunky may be still be largely paralyzed from the Sniper’s round he took overseas in his role as a squad leader evacuating wounded GIs in the field but he still likes to get around with friends and family for a night out here and there – Hey Bunk, see you and some of the boys at “The Pot” soon.

Art Woods made a point of acknowledging all those who helped the family upgrade the Woods home, they include: Creative Touch Painting, Buracker Construction, Cline Construction, Art Saffelle General Contractor, New Look Kitchen & Bath, Sonny’s Heating and Air Conditioning, Payne Supply, Ferguson Enterprises, Standard Supply, Valley Lumber, Rappawan and Adkins Construction.

In concluding his remarks Art Woods told those present, many included on the above list, that the way they rallied around Bunky and the Woods family made him appreciate the value of more tightly-knit small communities like Front Royal and Warren County.