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Nonprofit, residents sue Warrenton Town Council over data center Citizens for Fauquier County alleges violations of zoning laws

By Peter Cary

Piedmont Journalism Foundation.

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Kevin Ramundo, president of Citizens for Fauquier County, addresses the Warrenton Planning Commission Dec. 20.

Citizens for Fauquier County, a Warrenton-based conservation advocacy group, and 10 town residents filed a lawsuit Thursday, March 16 seeking to overturn the town council’s approval of an Amazon Web

Services data center at the northeastern gateway to the town.

The lawsuit, filed in Fauquier County Circuit Court, asks the court to declare unlawful the town council’s vote on Feb. 14 that approved a permit for the Amazon data center and to void it. The lawsuit alleges multiple deficiencies in Amazon’s application and that the project violated the town’s comprehensive plan.

It also alleges the town council made numerous procedural errors on the

road to the data center’s approval.

On Monday, March 20, the town issued a brief statement reacting to the suit, saying it had followed all state and local laws in considering Amazon’s application.

“In accordance with the law, the town council imposed conditions on the SUP to address the health, safety and welfare concerns raised by the public comments on the SUP application,” it said.

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Tree-cutting at data center site raises concerns

A contractor hired by Amazon Web Services has cut down hundreds of trees at the Blackwell Road site in Warrenton slated for a new data center.

Katie Lang, of Fauquier United to Support Education, asks the board of supervisors to fund teacher raises.

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Residents urge board to fund teachers raises, add firefighters

By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

COURTESY OF PROTECT FAUQUIER

By Peter Cary

Piedmont Journalism Foundation

Amazon’s cutting down of hundreds of trees on the Warrenton property slated for a new data center is being doubly challenged. A lawsuit filed

by Citizens for Fauquier County and 10 town residents last week claims that Amazon Web Services

did not supply the town with required tree-preservation information in its application for a special-use permit to build on the property, which the lawsuit lists as one of the reasons the permit approved by the town council should be invalidated.

Nearly 50 people turned out to Fauquier High School Tuesday night for a public hearing on the 2024 budget. Several approached the podium with speeches in hand to ask the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors to approve funding requests for the county school division and fire and rescue department.

“I am retired, living in Warrenton. I have no children in the school system. But I am a taxpayer, and I request that the board of supervisors approve the school budget proposal,” said Paula Patrick, a resident of Center District.

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A wee bit of Irish

Warrenton’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade was small but fun, participants said

By Jill Palermo

Times Staff Writer

Warrenton’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade was quick. It featured two floats and eight cars and trucks that zipped down Winchester Street toward Broadview Avenue in just a few minutes Saturday afternoon.

But despite its size, the parade was spirited, eliciting smiles, cheers and praise from those who came to watch. They included Jerry and Emily Clark and their kids, who traveled from Amissville, and their friend Valerie Ryan, who came from Montclair in Prince William County.

“We wanted to see a parade, and Manassas is a little more stressful,” Ryan said.

“We love Warrenton, so we were all down to come to Warrenton,” Jer-

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Young Irish dancers perform at O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Warrenton on Saturday, March 18.

Irish dancers wave to onlookers during Warrenton’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade along Winchester Avenue on Saturday, March 18

ry Clark added.

The parade departed from St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church at about 1 p.m. led by a Warrenton Police Department SUV. A Humvee decked in an Irish flag came next, followed by a float from Warrenton Town Councilman Paul Moody’s construction firm, John Paul Design Build.

Other entrants included a bright red Appleton Campbell truck; “Bessie,” a 5-ton military transport truck; a McGlothin Roofing truck; a decorated pickup carrying young Irish dancers; and a float carrying staff and friends from O’Brien’s Irish Pub, which organized the parade.

Amanda O’Brien, who opened O’Brien’s Irish Pub with her husband, Jerry, in 2021, said the parade and the pub’s two-day St. Patrick’s Day festival, which kicked off Friday, were meant to provide local

residents with a way to celebrate the holiday without leaving Warrenton.

“Our community is traveling so far to celebrate this holiday,” O’Brien said. “We’re happy to give them something to do here.”

Joanne Clary, who watched the parade on Winchester Street with friends, said it was worth rearranging her day to attend.

“I had to delay an appointment because I just thought this was adorable,” she said.

Her friend, Kristin King, said she enjoyed seeing the smiles on the faces of the kids who took part.

“I thought it was great,” King said. “Anytime you see the kids having fun, it’s good.”

About 200 people gathered at O’Brien’s Irish Pub after the parade to enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day festival, which included live music, Irish

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dancing, vendors, cornhole, a bounce house and face-painting for the kids.

“It’s cool. I like that they have things to do for the kids while you wait,” said Ashleigh Tapp, of Catlett, who brought her two daughters, Reagan, 9, and Avery, 7, along with her almost 2-year-old nephew. Reagan got her face-painted, while Avery played in the bounce house.

Mooney manned a tent at the festival, while his son Jameson, 5, played with his cousin, Mitchell, 6. Mooney said his daughter, Maeve, performed with the Irish dance troupe.

Mooney said he considered Warrenton’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade to be a success.

“You’ve got to start somewhere,” he said of the parade. “For the first one, I think it was great. It was really fun.”

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Tree-cutting at data center site raises concerns TREE-CUTTING, from page 1 Residents are also questioning what they see as Warrenton officials’ acquiescence in the tree-cutting. At the March 14 town council meeting, local residents Dave Winn and Dave Gibson, among others, argued that the town is not enforcing its own zoning ordinance, which requires approval of tree surveys and tree-removal plans before development can begin.

Tommy Cureton, Warrenton’s acting town manager, said during the meeting and in a later email that Amazon had yet to file a site-development plan; a landscaping plan; a tree survey; a tree-protection plan; a grading plan; an erosion and sediment control plan; or a land-disturbance plan.

Still, with regard to tree-cutting, Cureton said what Amazon has done is not illegal, as its contractor has not engaged in “land disturbance.” In an email to the Fauquier Times last week, he said Amazon had identified the area to be cleared for development and had cut trees in that area but had not removed tree stumps nor disturbed the soil.

“A land-disturbing permit is not required until the stumps are removed, and land disturbance exceeds 2,000 (square feet). Neither the property owner, nor the contractor, are in violation of the town’s zoning ordinance at this time,” he wrote.

Some citizens strongly disagree.

“What’s amazing is that they’re beginning with site development without any of the requisite plans and permits,” said Winn in an interview. A land development appraiser with 40 years of experience reviewing project applications and permits, Winn argues that the town zoning ordinance – not to mention state law – is plain and clear.

“No person shall engage in any kind of land disturbing activity within the Town of Warrenton until they have first acquired a land disturbance permit,” the zoning code states. It defines land disturbance as “the alteration or removal of the town’s natural landscape, including trees and woodland, that potentially changes its runoff characteristics.”

“The town’s position is that because they didn’t disturb the soil, it doesn’t constitute land disturbance activity,” said Winn. But he notes that the definition of land disturbance in the code includes tree-clearing.

The land-disturbance permit is the first of many steps toward getting a building permit, according to the town’s zoning ordinance.

To obtain the permit, an applicant must submit a plat survey and an approved site conservation plan, which includes five separate tree-related items: a riparian-protection plan to retain or replace natural forested areas; a tree survey listing all mature trees to be preserved; a separate tree-protection plan showing wooded areas to be retained; a tree-replacement schedule; and an erosion and sediment control plan.

The erosion and sediment plan is designed to protect environmentally sensitive areas on the property. “Clear-cutting,” the zoning code states, “shall not be authorized.”

The code defines clear-cutting as “the indiscriminate removal of trees” to prepare for development.

Drone photos taken by Protect Fauquier, a local organization opposed to the data center, show the extent of some of the tree cutting – acres of land with every tree cut down. One area cleared is in a part of Amazon’s 42-acre site that had once been designated for a Dominion Energy substation, but the site reverted to Amazon when Dominion said it would locate its substation elsewhere.

Amazon submitted a tree study on Sept. 9, 2022, as part of its application for the special use permit it needed to build a data center. The study noted trees to be cut and ones to remain. But the study did not include the 8-acre substation site, and the study was never updated. From the overhead photos it appears that more than 200 trees have been removed in the substation site alone.

Cureton indicated at the town council meeting and in a note to the Fauquier Times that the contractor on site, HITT Contracting, had flagged the “limits of disturbance” on the project site and was cutting trees inside that line. Cureton indicated that HITT drew its line from a site drawing in Amazon’s application that was approved on Feb. 14 by the town council.

But the document is not a formal site development plan, which Amazon has yet to submit.

Winn called it a “concept plan” in the application, but far from an approved site development plan. “They’re clearing without any established

Nonprofit, residents sue Warrenton Town Council over data center

An artist’s rendering of the Amazon data center’s planned layout with examples of potential security fencing.

DATA CENTER, from page 1 It also claimed that “none of the data center site’s adjacent neighbors joined the lawsuit,” although the suit lists two plaintiffs directly across Lee Highway from the site and another 500 feet from its property line.

The town said the suit “is asking the court to substitute its judgment for the decision of the duly elected town council, contrary to law,” and it looked forward to the court resolving the matter.

There had been rumors that such a suit might be filed, but CFFC and the citizen plaintiffs kept it on close hold and filed late Thursday, March 16 as time was running out on a 30-day filing deadline. The lawsuit names as defendants the Warrenton Town Council and the Town of Warrenton, but no individuals.

Some of the procedural issues brought in the lawsuit have been voiced before in Warrenton, but several are new.

One is that new conditions at-

limits of clearing or grading, approved by the town,” he said.

Asked in an email how there could be an official limits of disturbance line if the town had not yet approved a site plan, Cureton did not respond by press time.

During the March 14 meeting, Cureton briefly addressed the tree-cutting and reiterated that there was no ground-clearing. “There is no bare soil or evidence of disturbance caused by the tree-clearing operation,” he said.

Responding to a question about tree-cutting from Councilman Bill Semple, Cureton said, “We have not received a site plan at this time from the landowner.

But the tree-preservation plan will be included within that site plan once we are in receipt of that.”

“My one concern is there won’t be any trees to preserve,” said Semple.

While the citizens complaining about the tree-cutting want the town to issue a stop work order, or fines, for what they see as violations, the CFFC and residents’ lawsuit filed Thursday, March 16 in Fauquier Circuit Court lists the issue as one of several reasons the court should invalidate the town council’s approval of the project.

The lawsuit notes that a tree survey submitted last year was never updated and that the SUP contains no existing provision for trees on the property. This was one of many ways in which Amazon’s application was deficient, leaving the planning commission and town council without enough information to consider it, the lawsuit says.

Now, the lawsuit notes, Amazon’s contractor has begun clearing trees from the site, which has already “diminished the character of the property.” It charges that Amazon is “being permitted to ignore the tree-preservation requirements until such time as it has removed all of the trees it wants to remove and gets around to submitting a site plan” with its required tree preservation study. “The Amazon SUP and Amazon conditions thus serve to defeat the purpose of the tree preservation requirements in the zoning ordinance and are unlawful,” the lawsuit claims.

Neither town councilmembers nor Cureton responded to requests for comment on the lawsuit, and Amazon did not respond to questions about tree-cutting or the lawsuit.

Reach Peter Cary at news@fauquier.com

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tached to Amazon’s application after the planning commission’s last meeting modified the application and thus should have required another planning commission public hearing, which was never held.

A third is the idea that under the town’s zoning ordinance, conditions added to an application are to “mitigate adverse effects” and not to convenience the applicant. Yet, in one example, while the zoning ordinance says a data center “shall not use potable water for cooling,” a condition was written to allow Amazon to fill its cooling system with up to 190,000 gallons of town water.

For these and other reasons, the suit contends, the process of approv-

ing Amazon’s application did not comply with either state or town law – or both.

The suit also advances some novel ideas: One is that not only does the data center violate the aims of the comprehensive plan, which does not prescribe data centers for the town, but its location in a designated “New Town Character District” spoils any chance for a public-friendly mixeduse development there.

Instead, the suit says, the data center’s security fence and patrols, its nighttime lighting and its single entrance with a guardhouse do just the opposite: “To the extent a sense of place or belonging will be created, it will be that of a prison,” the suit contends.

The suit is brought by 10 Warrenton residents who live in close proximity to the data center site or infrastructure that will serve it. They say their lives and properties would be adversely affected by the data center’s development and operations.

The ill effects include noise from its cooling system and fumes from its diesel generators; construction traffic; and having their streets dug up for underground power lines serving the data center – not to mention a decline in their property values.

CFFC is a 55-year-old nonprofit organization of 700 members that has been involved in many Fauquier development fights over the years.

Seven of the 10 citizen plaintiffs are members, and its president, Kevin Ramundo, spoke against the data center’s approval as recently as the Tuesday, March 14 town council meeting.

Ramundo said in an interview Friday, March 17 that his organization has “maintained from the beginning that this data center is the wrong use in the wrong place and came about in the wrong way. Our lawsuit is all about that.”

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Nonprofit, residents sue Warrenton Town Council over data center DATA CENTER, from page 4 He said CFFC tried for months to meet with the town council about the data center but was “quite unsuccessful.” So, he said, “We really had no other alternative except to file suit.”

The lawsuit walks the court through the history of the matter, starting, it says, “when Amazon slipped into the Town, and surreptitiously began pushing for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to permit data centers.” It notes “private involvement of Amazon representatives” in the process of creating a zoning amendment to allow data centers in town, and later secret meetings under non-disclosure agreements with one or two planning commission and town council members at a time – apparently to avoid open meetings law restrictions.

It argues that “in its pell-mell rush to secure the investment of Amazon, one of the world’s richest companies, the town council ran roughshod over numerous state and local zoning and planning requirements” and adopted an “approve first, investigate later” approach to granting the special use permit (SUP) that Amazon needed to build in the town.

Meanwhile, it says that Amazon did barely the minimum required for its application, failing to

submit many of the 11 items and 32 particular factors requested by town staffers.

“Confident that it had the votes in the council, whose members it met with individually to avoid the requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Amazon made no attempt to satisfy many of these requirements,” the complaint states.

It was some of those deficiencies in the application that caused the town’s planning commission to recommend that the application be denied.

Among them were a missing noise study; a lack of information on power supply; impacts to the town’s gateway and impacts on viewsheds; and a lack of planning for decommissioning the building when the data center is obsolete.

Other missing information, the suit says, included traffic data, road closure impacts, noise from blasting operations, lighting studies and tree preservation surveys.

The lawsuit relates how the town council forced the planning commission to vote on the project when the commission wanted to delay until it got more information, by way of what the suit calls the “commission interference resolution,” which was passed by the council on a 4-3 vote on Dec. 13, 2022.

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On Feb. 14, the application came before the town council at a public hearing. The lawsuit notes that hundreds of citizens attended the meeting, which lasted more than eight hours, and nearly all of them were opposed to the data center. The result is an “actual controversy” between the citizens of Warrenton and the town council, the suit claims.

The lawsuit asks that the court declare the town council’s resolution that approved the Amazon SUP and its attached conditions “unreasonable” and “unlawful” and “therefore void.” It asks that the SUP be remanded back to the council with directions to deny it.

The suit does not ask for damages but does ask that the complaining citizens be paid for their costs for bringing it.

Amazon did not respond to a request for comment by press time.

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Baking up a dream

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Kettle Run grad, an executive pastry chef, appears on national baking show

By Ashley Simpson

Special to the Fauquier Times

As professional chef April Franqueza approached her Kettle Run High School graduation in 2010, she wasn’t like her classmates who were preparing for their next four years at a college or university. She didn’t know what she wanted to do – or what colleges she was interested in – so she took a year-long break to plot her next move.

Then, that summer, her dad passed away following a battle with cancer. But he left his daughter with some enlightening words.

“One of the last things my dad said before he passed away was, ‘You should go to the Culinary Institute of America,’ and that led me to apply and go there,” Franqueza, 30, said in a recent interview. “And that ended up really being my place.”

It all makes sense when Franqueza looks back at her childhood, when many of her favorite memories involved cooking and baking. Still, she said she didn’t seriously consider becoming a chef until her dad’s words sunk in.

“Going through a parent’s death at such a young age really changes your perspective in life,” she said. “My younger brother was 14 at the time, and I didn’t want to leave him. I stayed at home for a year and worked at a local pastry shop.”

That experience helped Franqueza qualify for admission to the prestigious Culinary Institute of America, which set her future course.

Now, she is the executive pastry chef at High Hampton Inn, a renowned and luxury historical estate in Jackson County, North Carolina, and a participant on the current season of The Food Network’s reality show, “Spring Baking Championship.”

As viewers of “Spring Baking Championship” might hear April say on the show, her life would likely have been totally different had her father not encouraged her to pursue a dream along a competitive, difficult path.

“Otherwise, I would have gone to a normal college,” she said. “But one day, my dad came home with all these papers about the Culinary Institute, and then a year later it all worked out. … Look where it got me. It drew the course of my life.”

“I oversee the entire pastry function, helping make anything we serve,” Franqueza said of her job at High Hampton Inn. “We do all of our baking – all bread, pastries, cookies, you name it – in

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April Franqueza, a 2010 graduate of Kettle Run High School, on the set of The Food Network’s “Spring Baking Championship.” house. We make everything. I write the menus and the recipes. It’s a lot, but it’s seriously my dream job. I still get to do baked goods, but I also do plated desserts and get to experience restaurant life.”

Franqueza’s husband, Scott, whom she met at the CIA, also works at the inn as a chef.

Franqueza comes up with every dessert menu, which always consists of four different options and rotates every three days. She said she loves the opportunity to be innovative and creative and has a running list of ideas and ingredients on her cell phone for whenever an idea for a new dessert combination or concept comes to mind.

While Franqueza loves cooking all kinds of dishes, she said she has always been drawn to pastries – from pies to cakes to croissants.

“I do love cooking savory food, but pastry is my first love,” Franqueza said. “Our days at High Hampton Inn are 11 to 12 hours, and every day is fun. The act of making something that you know someone is not going to eat every day is so satisfying. I make sure nothing goes into production unless it’s the best it can be, and I love that these desserts and baked goods can be so special to people. When people tell me the fresh bread reminds me of their grandmother’s, it touches my soul.”

Franqueza’s desserts have clearly touched a lot of people. She and Scott have been invited to bake and cook on “The Today Show” twice over the last two years.

“The first time, ‘The Today Show’ was looking for chefs for a New Year’s segment last year, and Scott’s and my anniversary is New Year’s, so it was special timing,” Franqueza said. “The

producers asked if we would do a special demo.

I made a s’mores dessert for New Year’s Eve and then cinnamon rolls for New Year’s brunch. Then, they asked us to come back for a similar segment for Valentine’s Day this year.”

So, Franqueza was no stranger to television when The Food Network sent a message to her on Instagram about participating on Season 9 of “Spring Baking Championship.”

“This wasn’t the first time they had asked me to participate, but it was the first time that my schedule allowed me to be away for long enough to film, which takes four weeks,” she explained.

“There were 12 competitors, and each season lasts 10 episodes. When I arrived in Knoxville, Tennessee, to film, I didn’t know anything about my fellow competitors, so from the beginning, I was a big ball of nerves.”

Throughout the competition, the bakers had a set amount of time to prepare desserts that adhered to the theme: Love. This was all too appropriate, considering the host was Jesse Palmer, the host of “The Bachelor.”

“There were three judges and eliminations for each episode,” Franqueza said. “What’s really hard is, let’s say you have 90 minutes to do something, and you forget to do something or make one small mistake when rushing. Then, while you wait to be judged, all you can do is think back on what you did and why you aren’t proud of it – how you could have done it better. And then you have to sit through the judging process, which can just be brutal when you know you didn’t deliver the best you could.”

Being a part of the competition meant withstanding a lot of pressure, but Franqueza said she was glad she got the experience.

“It definitely made me recognize which areas I need to work on,” she said. “I definitely found myself saying multiple times, ‘Wow, I haven’t made this in 10 years.”

Franqueza said her advice to people who have the urge to pursue dreams outside the norm is to be their own biggest cheerleader and to surround themselves with others who cheer for their success.

“I really think that believing in yourself – and understanding that anything is possible – is key to realizing even the craziest of dreams,” she said.

“At the same time, you have to expect that things are going to be hard – but not impossible – especially when you have a great team in your corner.

“If you had told me when I was 18 that I’d be going to the CIA, going to France and Spain to cook and study culinary culture, and then eventually be on The Food Network, I wouldn’t have believed it,” she added. “And, that all happened by the time I turned 30. I can’t even fathom what can happen in the next 10 years.”

Fauquier to partner with Dolly Parton book program Local kids could receive free books by this summer

By Colleen LaMay

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Fauquier County children from birth to age 5 could have an opportunity to get a new, age-appropriate book every month — at no charge — starting as soon as this August if a local agreement is finalized with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Fauquier FRESH Supervisor Kristen McAuliffe spoke to the Fauquier County School Board about the program at their regular meeting on

Monday, March 13. McAuliffe explained the importance of young children having access to books and the impact it can have on their education.

“Young children whose parents read to them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who are never read to,” McAuliffe said.

“We know that some of our families do not have access to books at home,” she said. “And this puts their children at a disadvantage before they even enter schools. That’s why FRESH is interest-

Some of the titles Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library makes available to children ages 5 and under. ed in starting an Imagination Library in our community.”

Fauquier FRESH is a Fauquier County Public Schools’ program funded by a grant from the PATH Foundation. The mission of FRESH — which stands for Fauquier Reaches for Excellence in School Health — is to inspire and promote healthy choices in schools and communities. FRESH focuses on nutrition, movement and literacy.

During her presentation to the school board, McAuliffe explained that the program costs $26.40 per child annually, but that a combination of state funding, grants and donations would cover those costs.

The program will have no impact on the school division budget or local families who participate, McAuliffe said.

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The Fuzzies - fun game for all ages!

By Mady May

SPECIAL TO THE FAUQUIER TIMES

Build a tower of colorful pom-poms in our new favorite game, The Fuzzies! Similar to Jenga, players take turns stacking pieces with their friends. If any pom-poms fall, the player completes challenges that make their next turn more dificult. Don’t let the tower topple!

Parents will also love how easy the clean-up process is. Fill the cup with the pom-poms and press

down the lid. To set it up again, simply squish down the lid a couple of times and lip the cup over-- it’s that simple!

Try out The Fuzzies at our next Warrenton Hobby Shoppe family-friendly game night on March 30th at Altered Suds Brewery from 6:00-9:00 PM. We hope to see you there!

Mady May is a Game Master at the Warrenton Hobby Shoppe at 46 Main Street, Warrenton. You can reach her at 540.347.9212

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GUEST OPINION

In search of common ground over cranberry muffins and coffee As the respective chairs of the Fauquier County Republican Committee and the Fauquier County Democratic Committee, there are many things we disagree about. Red Truck Bakery is not one of those things.

We are both frequent patrons of Red Truck in Marshall and in Warrenton. While Greg may favor the triple chocolate cake, and Max enjoys the Kentucky Bourbon pecan pie, the two of us love their cranberry-walnut muffins.

With that in mind, we were both equally troubled when a recent incident resulted in threats to the bakery and its employees.

As most locals are aware, on Saturday mornings a Black Lives Matter (BLM) Vigil for Justice and an All Lives Matter (ALM) demonstration take place across the street from each other in downtown Warrenton. To be clear, the ALM group is not sanctioned by the FCRC, and the BLM Vigil for Justice is not sanctioned by the FCDC. Contrary to some assertions, both groups

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operate independently from our two political parties.

Both the FCDC and FCRC support the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech and the right of the people to peaceably assemble. This is as American as Red Truck’s apple pie. We want to make it clear that we support the right of both groups to peacefully assemble and to exercise free speech.

We do not support threats of violence, lying, rudeness or anger towards individuals for any reason. Nor do we condone the nasty treatment of businesses or employees because of support they may or may not have provided to a group or cause.

We will not rehash the incident

at Red Truck Bakery here. One can find information in previous editions of the Fauquier Times (see “Security concerns briefly close bakery after coffee mixup,” March 8, and “The positive response has been overwhelming,” March 15).

After reading the articles and Warrenton Police Chief Tim Carter’s comments, we understand this incident involved one person orchestrating a scene to make a point and producing a video for social media. We were appalled at the store clerk being put in such an awkward position and at the subsequent vitriol displayed towards the bakery.

After seeing a livestream video March 11 by the same person re-

sponsible for the Red Truck incident, we were equally disturbed by her counterproductive commentary disparaging our police, our town and members of our community.

We all want what is best for Warrenton and Fauquier County. We can all do a better job of interacting with our neighbors and others in our community. We should never be afraid of or rude to someone simply because they are supporters of a different cause or political party. Civility and dialogue are values we all should embrace.

Toward that effort, we pledge to meet on a monthly basis and search for areas where we can promote the common good for our community. You may even see us at Red Truck Bakery having a cup of coffee and enjoying cranberry-walnut muffins together.

Max Hall, of Marshall, is chair of the Fauquier County Democratic Committee. Greg Schumacher, of The Plains, is chair of the Fauquier County Republican Committee.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Wondering when the Saturday demonstrations will end My 3-year-old and I went walking along Main Street, making our way to the Book Cellar (as we often do on Saturday mornings), and along with many other passersby, we had to navigate our way through the opposing groups of Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter demonstrators.

Instead of a simple jaunt to enjoy the pleasant day and support local businesses, my toddler and I endured sloganeering and witnessed the usual antagonistic (though thankfully peaceful) shouting match, as each group vied for our attention or a sign of support.

I know that I speak for many others when I say that I’m tired of it. My family and I are not interested in being dragged into anyone’s political grandstanding. The recent incident at Red Truck Bakery raises the question: For how much longer is this weekly ritual sustainable?

When can the people of Warrenton have our Saturday mornings back?

TREVOR ROWLAND Warrenton

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Warrenton Town Council’s data center approval: rationalization vs. real issues Like hundreds of others, I was at Fauquier High School on Feb. 14 when the Warrenton Town Council voted 4-3 to approve Amazon’s new data center. It was sad to watch the town council reject the well-founded concerns of the vast majority of residents.

When the meeting began, Councilmembers David McGuire, Paul Mooney and Bill Semple asked to see emails between town officials and Amazon that the town had withheld from the public. They said they believed they had a right to see them and that it could affect their vote.

Without explanation, the town’s attorney determined the issue could only be settled by a vote.

The request to see the emails was denied 4-3 by the same four council members who would ultimately vote to approve the special use permit (SUP) for the data center. Later — after the permit was approved – everyone agreed that the emails could be seen.

It’s worth reviewing how each council member voted and how they explained their decisions. It was incredible how the four who voted in favor of the data center were so at odds with what most people believe.

Of those who voted to approve, Councilmember Brett Hamby spoke of the completeness of Amazon’s application and its consistency with the comprehensive plan. Councilmember Jay Heroux, who has been accused of having a conflict of interest because he is an executive with a company that works with Amazon, lectured the audience on the importance of property rights

and referred to all the progress Amazon had made on the SUP conditions. Council member Heather Sutphin praised Amazon for “bending over backwards” and was sympathetic to residents whom she said favored the data center but were too afraid to speak up. Councilmember James Hartman lamented how the town “has a history of ripping itself apart over economic development.” None tried to address concerns that Amazon’s data center will adversely affect the health, property values and quality of life of their constituents.

Of those who voted against the data center, Mooney clarified there is no silent majority and regretted how the town council had lost the trust of its citizens. Semple emphasized the many ways the town did not follow its ordinances and failed to adhere to its comprehensive plan, and McGuire expressed deep disappointment that the town council was not listening to its citizens.

The bottom line is that those who voted for the data center mostly offered rationalization after rationalization, while those who voted against it focused more on real issues and what they believe is right for the town and its residents.

I would like to thank councilmembers McGuire, Mooney and Semple again for voting in the best interests of the public. And I would like to remind the other councilmembers and Mayor Carter Nevill that this is not over.

KEVIN RAMUNDO President, Citizens for Fauquier County Upperville

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS MARCH 22 TO 28 CHURCH EVENTS Concert

What: The Parish House presents Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington When: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25 Where: Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish House, 105 E. Washington St., Middleburg Cost: A free-will donation of $20 for chorus’s travel expenses Reservations: 540-687-6297 Info: COVID mask recommended ONGOING EVENTS Theater What: Fauquier Community Theatre presents “Our Town” When: Friday, March 10, to Sunday, March 26 Where: Vint Hill Theater on the Green, 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton Cost: Tickets range $16 to $18 Tickets: www.FCTstage.org Reservations: 540-349-8760 Info: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances, March 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25; 2 p.m. Sunday matinees, March 12, 19 and 26 Reading What: Lucky Books for children, teens and adults When: All day, Wednesday, March 1, to Friday, March 31 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Throughout March, check out a book with a shamrock in exchange for a treat History What: Towering Achievements of Women When: All Day, Wednesday March 1, to Friday, March 31 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Children are invited to celebrate Women’s History Month; for every biography a child checks out about a woman this month, they will be invited to add a LEGO block to the tower Bereavement What: Spiritual Care Support Ministries Bereavement Support Group When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 21, to April 25 Where: Chapel Springs Church, 11500 New Life Way, Bristow RSVP: 540-349-5814 Farmers market What: 2023 Winter Farms Market When: 9 a.m. to noon, every Saturday through March 25 Where: Old Town, 21 Main St., Warrenton Exhibition What: Endurance-Secretariat’s Triple Crown at 50 When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, through May 14 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Info: 50th anniversary of Secretariat winning the Triple Crown Community What: Joint Community Academy When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (every Tuesday) April 25, to June 27 Where: Warrenton Police Department, Community Room, 333 Carriage House Lane, Warrenton

Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Make new friends, learn new things and share knowledge; refreshments provided

Art speaks: Your Art, Your voice

Trivia What: Trivia Night When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 29 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Hosted by Fauquier Trivia Trivia What: Trivia When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 29 Where: Barking Rose Brewing Company, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton

The Fauquier County Fine Arts Festival at Fauquier High School spotlights youth art.

The event features young visual and performing artists from all over the county.

Hours are 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 24, and noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 25.

Painting by Samantha Spare, 8th grade, Warrenton MS. Info: Sponsored by the Warrenton Police Department and the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office; 540-347-1107 or https:// www.warrentonva.gov/209/2023-JointCommunity-Academy Exhibition What: Identity and Restraint-Art of the Dog Collar exhibition When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, to March 26 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for adults (age 13-18); $8 for seniors Info: Innovative traveling exhibition developed in partnership between the National Sporting Library and Museum and the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog in New York Food assistance What: Peas and Grace When: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturdays Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains Info: Those in need of food assistance Spiritual Care Support Ministries What: Support groups/counseling and special events for those experiencing the death of a loved one, divorce and chronic illness When: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday; closed on Sunday Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: 540-349-5814 or www.scsm.tv The S.E.E. Recovery Center What: Recovery-oriented groups, meetings and the opportunity to speak with someone about mental health or substance use recovery When: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday; 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday Where: The S.E.E. Recovery Center, 710 U.S. Ave., Culpeper Info: 540-825-3366 or email: SEERecovery@rrcsb.org Wednesday, March 22 Yoga What: Sunset Yoga When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 29 Where: Wollam Gardens, 5167 Jeffersonton Road, Jeffersonton Cost: $15 Tickets: www.wollam-gardens. squarespace.com/yoga Info: Bring a mat Story time What: In-person story time for children up to age 5 and families

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When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 29 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall and Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Caregivers must remain in the children’s areas Story time What: Raising Readers Story Time for 2to-4-year-olds with caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 29 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Longer stories, finger plays and songs ESL class What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 29 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: 540-718-8243 Skill building What: Pre-K Skill Builders for ages 3 to 5 with caregiver When: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 29 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Get ready for kindergarten with fun activities and crafts Health What: Wednesday Wind Down When: 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 29 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: De-stressing activity Alzheimer’s seminar What: Alzheimer’s and dementia-related illnesses When: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 22 Where: Virtual Info: Presented by the Villa at Suffield Meadows Registration: Sophia Cameron, 540-3163800 Health What: Total Joint Replacement class When: 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 Where: Fauquier Health, 500 Hospital Drive, Chestnut Room, Warrenton Info: Learn about joint replacement surgery and rehabilitation, Registration: 540-316-5000 Older adults What: OWLS (Older Wiser Learners) for active, older adults When: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877

Senior supper What: Senior Supper at the Bistro on the Hill for seniors 55-plus When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23, and Thursday, March 30 Where: Bistro on the Hill, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton Cost: $7.50 Coffee and conversation What: Fellowship, encouragement, hope through conversation with others When: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 23, and Thursday, March 30 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Cost: Coffee, tea, light refreshments Info: 540-349-5814 Food pantry What: Fauquier FISH Food Pantry for residents of Fauquier County When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23; 9:30 to noon Saturday, March 25 and Tuesday, March 28 Where: Fauquier FISH, 24 Pelham St., Warrenton Info: Bring ID and proof of county residency Book club What: Thursday Book Club with Alex from Pitaiyo When: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Where: Franny’s Farmacy, 7128 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Light yoga, journaling and discussion; mocktails; samples Exercise What: Tomba When: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 23, Saturday, March 25, and Thursday, March 30 Where: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg Info: Tom Sweitzer’s version of Zumba; 540-687-6373 Story time What: Musical Story Time for all ages with caregiver When: 10 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 23, and Thursday, March 30 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Rhymes, songs, stories and movement Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 23, and Thursday, March 30 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Story time What: Live Online Story Time for young children and caregivers When: 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, March 23, and Thursday, March 30 Where: Virtual

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 22, 2023 Live music Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton What: Featuring Andrew Washington When: 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23

ESL class What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 23, and Thursday, March 30 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: 540-718-8243

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Story time What: Pajama Story Time When: 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, and Thursday, March 30 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Stories, songs and activities; PJs are welcome

Pet clinic What: Pet Wellness Clinic When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 24, and Friday, March 31 Where: Fauquier SPCA, 9350 Rogues Road, Midland Appointment: 540-788-9000 x208

Oceanography What: Featuring Renowned Oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle for families and community When: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Where: Foxcroft School, Engelhard Gymnasium, 22407 Foxhound Lane, Middleburg RSVP: 540-687-4510 Library What: Library Board of Trustees meeting When: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: 540-222-8500, extension 4 Reading What: Rambling Readers for adults When: 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Walk with the library staff and talk about books and recommendations

Waterloo Road, Warrenton Info: Feature up to 50 pieces of artwork from each FCPS school Candles What: Wicks and Sips Candle Making When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 24 Where: Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane Cost: $40 per person Tickets: https://www.barreloak.orderport. net/product-details/1069/Wicks-and-Sips Info: Pick a wax color and scent; includes one glass of BOW Haus White Wine or BOW Haus Red Wine

Story time What: Storytime for the Littles ages 3 to 6 When: 11 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 24 and Friday, March 31 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: 540-878-5358

Live music Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton What: Featuring Virginia Rum Runners When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall What: Local Open Mic Night Every Friday When: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 24 and Friday, March 31 Info: Bring an instrument Dinner reservations: 540-364-277

Book Cellar What: Book Cellar with books, movies and music for all ages; sponsored by the Friends of Fauquier Library When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 24, Saturday, March 25 and Friday, March 31 Where: John Barton Payne Building Basement, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Volunteer: 540-341-3447

Trivia What: Trivia Night When: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 Where: Beer Hound Brewery, 201 Waters Place, Culpeper

Writing What: Lunchtime Write-In for all writers When: Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 24, and Friday, March 31 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Bring fully charged laptops; 540878-5358

Live music Barking Rose Brewery, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton What: Featuring Eric Campbell When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 24 Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station What: Featuring Daniel Carter When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 24

Art What: 2023 Fauquier County Fine Arts Festival open to the community When: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 24, and noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25 Where: Fauquier High School, 705

Saturday, March 25 Fundraiser What: Stuff the Truck and Photo with the

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‘Record performance’ at Airlie Boucher secures first triple play Saturday at Warrenton point-to-point

By Betsy Burke Parker

Special to the Fauquier Times

In steeplechasing’s version of spring training, the Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point took center stage Saturday with 13 races filling the afternoon – the most ever held in a single day of racing on the U.S. steeplechase circuit.

Thoroughbred horsemen across the region consider it a positive trend, hopefully a harbinger of overflowing entries and extra races in other, upcoming early season events and next month as the National Steeplechase Association sanctioned circuit gets underway.

“The steeplechase horse inventory has increased significantly over the last two years,” explained NSA president and former Warrenton joint-master Al Griffin.

“The Warrenton Hunt did an outstanding job of creating 13 races on a well-groomed racecourse to accommodate all of those horses.

“It was a record performance, and … a really great start to what looks like will be an exceptional season.”

It was a record day for apprentice riders as well, with seven on the program won by riders with less than 10 lifetime victories. Apprentice rider Mell Boucher notched three wins on the day, securing her first triple.

Boucher is daughter of Richard Boucher, a professional jockey, and Lilith Boucher, an active trainer who rode races 1987-2002, including a big win over the Airlie timber in 1995.

“Because my parents are so rooted in the industry, I think it’s given me lots of opportunities to grow up as a rider without the pressure,” said Boucher, 20. “I’ve never won three races on the day, so it was a super exciting feeling. I drove up from Camden (South Carolina) on Friday and drove home Saturday after the races. It made my trip home easier!”

Apprentice jockey Mell Boucher led the charge at Saturday’s Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point, winning three races.

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CALENDAR, from page 12 Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Info: Partnership with the Middleburg Public Library Workshop What: Beaded Dog Collar workshop When: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 25 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Cost: $50 for members; $75 for nonmembers Tickets: https://www.nationalsporting. org/index.php/nslm/event_details/1222 Info: All supplies will be provided as well as a packed lunch Festival What: Easter Festival When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25 Where: Messick’s Farm Market, 6025 Catlett Road, Bealeton Cost: Admission with the scavenger hunt (ages 2 to 11) $15; regular admission (does not include scavenger hunt) $12; ages 2 and under (not doing scavenger hunt) free Info: Easter egg scavenger hunt; the bounce pillow; barrel train rides; pictures with the Easter Bunny; zip-line and more

tickets-478139416867 Info: Live piano music, dinner and wine

RSVP: 540-687-6542, extension 25 Info: All materials provided

Live music Denim and Pearls, 29 Main St., Warrenton What: Featuring Daniel Carter When: 5 to 8 p.m.

Reading What: Paws to Read with K-9 Caring Angels for children ages 5 to 10 When: 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs; a caregiver must be present; signed permission slip required

Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton What: Featuring Julia and the Ready Boys When: 5 to 8 p.m.

Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton What: Featuring Waking Napster When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Magnolia Vineyards and Winery, 200 Viewtown Road, Amissville What: Featuring Kiaya When: 2 to 5 p.m.

Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station What: Featuring Drew Dodson When: 5 to 8 p.m.

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Painting What: Paint Party When: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25 Where: Lee Highway Nursery, 7159 Burke Lane, Warrenton Registration: https://conta.cc/3xYJV4b Info: Hosted by Brie Austin, 540-295-2700 or AustinAcresVA@gmail.com

Fundraiser What: Liberty Cheerleading Paint and Sip When: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 26 Where: Molon Lave, 10075 Lees Mill Road, Warrenton Cost: $30 at the door Registration: https://forms.gle/ SgmzBRKWjC4gYVx56 Info: Liberty High School competition cheer has been invited to the 97th annual Macy’s Day Parade this year; proceeds will assist the cheerleaders with travel, stay, food expenses in New York City, Sarah Dovell, 540-359-1039

Where: Arterra Wines, 1808 Leeds s Manor Road, Delaplane $48 models Cost: Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ candlelight-evening-dinner-series-

Sketching What: Sunday Sketch with Mary Jennings When: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 26 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg

Dinner and wine ss Candlelight Evening Dinner models odels What: When: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 25

Cars What: Bikes, Cars, Tractors and Coffee When: 9:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 26 Where: Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Info: Show off antique, new, muscle, fast, slow, exotic car, truck or motorcycle; breakfast served all day Games What: Board Game Day When: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 26 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Hosted by game expert Josh Talley; enjoy a variety of tabletop games; food truck on site Live music Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton What: Featuring Virginia Rain Bluegrass Band When: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26 Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station What: Featuring Acoustic Aubrey When: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 26 Monday, March 27 Mental illness What: Connections-Mental Health Support Group for individuals living with a mental health challenge When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 27

Where: Virtual Info: Hosted by National Alliance on Mental Illness Piedmont Registration required for online meetings: 540-347-9104 Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 27 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Story time What: Tiny Tots Story Time for infants to 2-year-old children with caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 27 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Songs, rhymes and simple stories Book club What: Marshall Evening Book Club When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 27 Where: John Marshall Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Join meetings: deborah.cosby@ fauquiercounty.gov or 540-422-8527 Info: discussion on “The Sentence, “by Louise Erdrich Movie What: Movie Night for adults When: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 27 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Featuring the movie “42: The Jackie Robinson Story” (PG-13, 128 minutes); snacks provided Story time What: Family Storytime for all ages with a caregiver When: 4 to 4:30 Monday, March 27 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg

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LIBERTY COED SPRING BREAK BASKETBALL CAMP IS APRIL 3-5

The Liberty High boys basketball program is hosting a spring break coed camp from April 3-5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for boys and girls ages 6-14. Registration forms are at county schools or visit twitter @ eaglesboyshoops or contact coach Pat Frazer as pfrazer@fcps1.org. Cost is $65.

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KETTLE RUN BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW

LED BY CURRY AND CHILDERS, COUGARS’ BOYS TARGET RETURN TO DOMINANCE PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

Fresh off a run to the Class 4 football championship game, talented senior kicker Andrew Curry is ready to apply his considerable talents to playing goalie for the Kettle Run boys soccer team.

By Matthew Proctor

Special to the Fauquier Times

After getting his feet wet in year one, Kettle Run boys soccer coach Elvis Ochoa has high expectations for year two.

Ochoa was hired a month before the start of the season last year and didn’t have a full offseason with the team. The Cougars finished 5-10-2 and fell to Millbrook in the Northwestern District semifinals, ending one game short of reaching the Region 4C playoffs.

Expect a bounceback from the Cougars, who won the Class 3 state title in 2015 and Class 4 crown in 2017. Kettle Run looked smashing in their season opener, blanking 2022 district runnerup James Wood 3-0, and look primed to return to their former glory.

“Last year, we learned a lot. We don’t want to say it was a rough season, but it was a season to learn a lot,” Ochoa said. “This year, the team is looking very confident. Looking towards our future this season, I think we’re here to fight, and I

think we can win the district this year.”

Kettle Run returns a majority of their lineup, including two mainstays in senior forward Chris Childers and star senior goalie Andrew Curry.

Childers is a supreme goal scorer who has started the season on fire, and pairs with a host of talented freshmen forwards.

“Chris Childers, he’s a captain. He’s doing what he can do and kind of showing the young kids where they need to be. They kind of look up to him,” Ochoa said. “He’s a very good forward.

He should be a first-team player this year.”

A team leader and captain, Curry was the mega-talented kicker for the Cougars’ state runner-up football team. He’s just as good as soccer goalie and expected to have a phenomenal season as he rarely lets a ball get by.

“He’s a leader on and off the field. He’s a guy that’s pushing the team to be better every day,” Ochoa said.

At midfield, Ochoa is expected to start juniors Griffin Eck and Aaron Sullivan as well as sophomore Paul Dumitru. The midfielders are all experienced and play an important role in Ochoa’s system of relaying quick passes in transition.

“We build from the back. We swing quick transitions from defensive to attacking players. We’re just building every day to get quicker and faster,” the coach said.

As for the defense, the starting crew that blanked James Wood in the opener includes senior Alexander Blanco-Alcala and junior Jake Steinberg on the outside with senior Coleman Turner and sophomore Samuel Lloyd, son of assistant coach Sam Lloyd, in the middle.

The district season is always full of ups and downs, but the Cougars expect to be contenders for the crown.

“We want to get better, and that’s our main focus. We’re taking it game by game, and I think we will only get better. We’re really looking forward to the challenge,” Ochoa said.

KETTLE RUN GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW

Cougars hope for another roaring season

By Matthew Proctor

Special to the Fauquier Times

Featuring an entirely different roster, Kettle Run girls soccer coach William Brummett isn’t sure what to expect, but he’s optimistic.

While 11 seniors and nine starters are gone from last year, the Cougars welcome a host of new faces to the pitch. Brummett believes that won’t stop them from fighting towards the top of the Northwestern District.

“It is a rebuilding year, but I do think we’re going to be a competitive team,” he said.

Last season, Kettle Run finished 9-5-2 and and fell in the Northwestern District tournament semifinals to Handley, leaving them one game shy of a Region 4C playoff berth.

Kettle Run’s youthful 20-player roster consists of two seniors, six juniors, five sophomores and seven freshmen, providing ample opportunity for the program’s next wave to develop their skills.

Leading the charge offensively are sophomores Kya Johnson and Grace Tessier at forward.

“Kya has a lot of power in her inner shots,” Brummett said. “Grace Tessier has the speed and some nice power as well.”

In the midfield, Kettle Run has a mix of veteran experience and incoming youth. Senior Reagan Patrick and junior Caroline DeJesus are expected to start at midfield with freshmen Maggie Gard-

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

Junior midfielder Caroline DeJesus and the Kettle Run Cougars are trying to build on last year’s 9-5-2 season.

ner, Addy Patrick and Gloria Malloy seeing lots of playing time as well.

“We want to play a fast-paced game. So, it’s a lot of touch-release soccer, two-touch soccer, keep the ball moving. So, if we can do that, I think this season will be very promising,” Brummett said.

On the back end, the Cougars welcome three varsity returnees into the starting lineup. In the middle, sophomores Mikaela Brunda and Gracie Mehaffey bring experience protecting the net as they played often as freshmen. Junior Grace Herbert is also expected to start on the outside.

“They close down things and keep the ball out of our back third most of the time, so there’s not too many people that get up and around them.

They’re a tight group, and they work well together,” Brummett said.

While the Cougars’ formation will vary from game to game depending on the opponent, Brummett likes to play outside defenders further up the field to help with the offense regardless of the opponent.

In the net, sisters Aislinn and Caelan Wright will rotate as the starting goalkeeper. Aislinn, a senior, is projected to start more often, but Caelan, a sophomore, has experience as she started some in the net as a freshman.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 22, 2023

FAUQUIER BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW

FALCONS HOPE OPENING WIN SETS STAGE FOR BREAKOUT YEAR Wilvert, Hensley, Lobo, Anikus, Calderon lead Fauquier attack

New forward grouping

Fauquier’s forwards are junior Erik Lobo, sophomore Chris Guevarra and freshman Adelmo Sanchez.

A transfer from Eastern View, Lobo has emerged as a scoring threat and team leader. “Lobo is a quiet kid, but on the soccer field he flips a switch. Even though he’s new, we let teammates vote for team captain and they voted for him. He earned their respect quickly,” Davenport said.

Lobo and Chris Guevara are the starting attack duo for now. “Chris is Jason’s brother. He and Eric are working really well together,” said Davenport.

The third striker is freshman Sanchez. “He’s a freshman but he plays like he’s been out there a while. He can create chances and contests every ball,” Davenport said.

By Peter Brewington

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

After not winning a district game last year, life improved dramatically for the Fauquier High boys soccer team last Friday.

In their season opener the Falcons were trailing 1-0 at halftime, before rallying for a 2-1 victory at defending district champion Millbrook.

“We had many standouts in that game. There was a lot of shouting afterward,” coach Chase Davenport said about the big win in Winchester.

“We lost a lot of seniors last year and did not know what to expect with a relatively young team.

Everyone that’s come in has been great. We’ve asked multiple players to do different jobs. No one has batted an eye,” said Davenport.

Initially concerned about a rebuilt defense, Davenport said the back line held up great. He and assistant coach Tim Butch have reworked things and moved some players around.

The defense is constructed around senior Erik Anikus, juniors Nic Rhodes and Jenson Guevara, and sophomore Karrick Dolan. Anikus, Rhodes and Dolan can all play interchangeably as central defenders. Guevara, who played a key midfield role last year, is versatile as an outside back who can get forward.

Freshman Josue Garcia is another defender in the rotation. Eoin Lynch, a junior, is an outside defender and junior Joshua Martinez is another defensive option.

Hensley, Calderon lead midfield group

The Falcons had problems scoring goals last year, but got the job done in the opener thanks to midfielders Nate Hensley, Andrew Wilvert and Nolan Working.

Hensley came up huge against Millbrook, sending in a corner kick to fellow midfielder Working, who scored the first goal The team trusted Hensley to drill home the winning penalty kick after Wilvert was fouled in the box.

“The whole team had confidence after the pen-

New goalie

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

Senior tri-captain Nate Hensley had the gamewinning goal and an assist in the Falcons’ exciting 2-1 season-opening win over Millbrook. alty that Nate would bury it, and he did with confidence,” said Davenport.

Wilvert and Hensley are both tri-captains, with Working another key senior.

Valuable sophomore David Calderon is another key player. “David can play anywhere we need to.

But he and Nate are the big connections from offense to defense,” Davenport said.

The Falcons’ midfield also includes Nate Stumpf and Working, both seniors.

Fauquier has turned to a new goalie in sophomore Jacob Blake, who transferred in from Kettle Run, where he was primarily a defender.

He’s showing a knack for clutch saves and has good foot skills. “The defense has no problem playing the ball back to him. He’s worked hard and made some incredible saves. He’s not a tall kid, maybe 5-foot-10 but he controls the box.”

Davenport is excited about Blake, and so are his teammates.

“The team has really accepted him,” said Davenport, noting, “We’ve had a couple guys that have been forced to play keeper before. He enjoys playing it.”

Prospects

It’s still early, but Davenport is encouraged by the Falcons’ potential for a breakout year.

“I have the utmost faith we will be competitive.

I have no idea what the other Winchester schools have or what Liberty or Kettle Run have. We’re focusing on what we want to do. If we do our job, we’ll be competitive every single game,” Davenport said.

“We thought defense was our biggest issue.

We’ve found a good way to integrate our talents into a cohesive unit,” Davenport said.

Liberty lacrosse speed demon Rogers to play at D-3 St. Vincent (Pa.)

By Matthew Proctor

Special to the Fauquier Times

How fast is Liberty High boys lacrosse player Owen Rogers?

Fast enough to kill off penalties almost by himself.

“If we get a two-minute unreleasable penalty, I’ve never told him to do it, but he takes it upon himself to grab the ball, and he runs around and kills the penalty.

And that’s huge,” said Liberty coach Mike Gesiotto.

Rogers’ speed, scoring ability and personality got him an offer to play at St. Vincent (Pa.) College, an NCAA Division III school in Latrobe, Pa. The senior attackman signed last week with family, friends, teammates and coaches supporting him at a school ceremony.

“I’ve been playing lacrosse since I was like, six or seven,” said Rogers. “It was always a dream (to play in college). But now that it’s

PHOTO BY MATTHEW PROCTOR

It was a family affair at Liberty last week as lacrosse star Owen Rogers (second from right) signed with St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. Also pictured are brother Connor, mom Tammy and dad Butch. the reality, it’s so amazing.”

“I’m ready to play. Wherever the coach needs me, I’m ready to play. I’m just ready to go,” he said.

Rogers choose St. Vincent over Virginia Wesleyan in Virginia Beach. “It really came down to the coaches wanting me to be there and the team really inviting me and embracing me while I was up there,” he said.

Rogers plans on studying business and criminology with the hopes of working for the CIA or the FBI one day.

Since last fall, Rogers took three separate visits to the St. Vincent campus in western Pennsylvania. On his first visit, Rogers toured the campus and visited academic and athletic facilities.

His second visit was about

getting to know head coach Zach Wilfong.

“I just felt really welcomed as the coach came up to me and talked to me, and the team embraced me,” Rogers said. “Coach Wilfong is really a great guy. He kind of stays in contact with me all the time. He’s always texting me. He’s always making sure that I’m doing all right.”

On his third and final visit in Latrobe, Rogers attended a prospect showcase where he got to show off his skills to the coaches first-hand and committed.

Rogers also toured the St. Vincent dorm rooms where he met several of his future teammates, including former Liberty lacrosse star Colin Cooper.

Rogers is dangerous with the ball as few can keep up with him. The senior also runs track and cross country.

“I think I have a pretty high IQ. I can see the field pretty well and I know when to move the ball, when to dodge, and when to shoot. I just kind of know when to do whatever on the field,” Rogers said.

“Owen’s a joy to coach.

I mean, he’s a player’s player. He takes coaching well.

He’s always positive, always ready to do whatever is asked of him. He’s the hardest working kid on the field,” Liberty’s Gesiotto said.

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LIBERTY GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW

Eagles’ new coach embraces rebuilding process

By Matthew Proctor

Special to the Fauquier Times

Allison Tobias takes over as Liberty High girls soccer coach, replacing Marc Costanzo, who spent six years at the helm.

Tobias brings the Eagles a fresh perspective as they try to rebuild following a down year in 2022. “It’s a great group of girls. They know that my experience is a little lacking, so they pick up the slack where needed.

So far, I’m enjoying working with them,” Tobias said.

Tobias, who is a manager at Gainesville Family Practice medical facility, said her daughter and her friends coaxed Tobias into taking the job. “They all kept saying I should coach,” said Tobias, who reached out to activities director Dean Spahr.

“We arranged a meeting shortly after that, with a few follow-ups. He felt I would be a good fit. I applied online and he worked with HR.” Liberty projects as a defense-first team that hopes to use their speed.

Tobias plans to use a rotation of four strikers. Senior Kathleine Kotulla is likely to start the most, with freshman Cynthia Chavez Guzman and Joleen Rummel sharing the duties alongside her.

“We sort of alternate those three as the forwards as far as who is showing well at practice and at the games,” Tobias said, adding senior Emma GuoxVasquez as another forward who will see the field frequently.

The midfield is the youngest group on the team, but they will have an important role in Tobias’ 4-4-2 scheme.

Sophomores Casey Serttas and Gabriella Alvarado Hidalgo and freshmen Emma Michnya and Angelina Lamb are likely to start in the midfield, with junior Lilliana Wardrop, one of Liberty’s top defenders, starting there occasionally as well.

“They’ve got to be able to sprint to get up where they need to when we’re attacking and then drop back quickly when we’re defending. So, it’s got to be someone with a lot of stamina in those positions,” Tobias said.

Along with Wardrop, the defense will be comprised of Carolyn Maines, Amity Vincent and Carleigh Cameron, with sophomore Ally Lawhorn starting in the net.

“Our biggest strength is it’s a great defending team,” she said.

“They know how to hold that line.

They know how to make sure that they’re up front if they need to when we’re attacking, and they can drop KR SOCCER, from page 15 “For the most part, those two keep it out of the net. They’re really good on the ball, they’re in the air knocking the balls away. They’re well trained, they’ll be fine this year,” Brummett said.

Despite the Cougars’ inexperience, Brummett believes this year’s squad has what it takes to be com-

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Carleigh Cameron played a lot for Liberty as a freshman. She’s now a sophomore starting defender. back quickly and they can assist the goalie. They’re very strong players.”

Last season, the Eagles went 3-111 and were eliminated in the first round of the Northwestern District playoffs by Handley.

“I know that we can hold our own against some of the stronger teams, but I don’t know that we are going to be coming out number one this season,” she said. “So, this is definitely going to be a building year.”

Tobias has been busy planning and organizing: “This is really a new team both for varsity and JV. So, this year we’re working on developing the team and getting them to work together and do their positions.” petitive in the district and in the mix for their first regional playoff berth since 2019.

“I think if we can start working together and playing well, the fastpaced game and two-touch soccer, I think we do have a shot for regionals,” Brummett said.

Kettle Run dropped their season opener 2-1 to James Wood on Friday.

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The external Generac, a propane gas generator, connects to the house. Heat and air-conditioning are provided by an electric heat pump with a propane gas back-up furnace.

The external propane-gas-powered backup generator serves the home and the shop. A 500-gallon, buried propane gas tank serves the home heating and the generator.

A two-car carport, located at the lower ground level end of the home, provides access to the one-car garage and storage area. Five automobiles can be stored under the roof in this new home.

The 60-by-40-foot shop, with metal roof and siding, has a concrete floor, 100 AMP electric service and propane gas heat. A 500-gallon, above-ground propane gas tank provides service for the heater. There is a 7,000-pound hydraulic car lift for mechanical jobs.

A small break room and attic storage space complement the shop.

Front entry to the shop is through a 10-foot-high, 16-foot wide, overhead, electric-operated door. The rear entry is provided by two manually operated sliding doors that cover the 16-foot opening.

Straight-through access to the shop is available with these doors open.

Attached to the shop is a 60-by-28foot lean-to equipment storage area,

with one end and the roof covered in metal. The floor is dirt, and the area is open on two sides.

Near the shop is a 10-by-8-foot heated well house, which contains the well pressure tank for the shop and an electric transformer that provides electricity to the electric livestock fence. An approximately 40-by-28-foot loafing shed, also with a dirt floor, is located near the shop.

Attached to the shed is a loading chute for loading and unloading livestock. There is one headgate used for the cattle operation. The corral area, next to the loafing shed, has a 400-gallon, heated, self-filling, water trough. A variety of fencing is in use at the property, including woven wire with a strand of barbed wire on top; three-board wooden fencing; and moveable electric wire fencing.

The property has a restricted easement deed with the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors, which prohibits further subdivision of the property. This property is under 24hour electronic visual and audio surveillance. Do not enter the property without the listing agent.

The home and farm are located on a private road, Soldiers Trail, and a maintenance fee is paid annually.

Located at 11572 Soldiers Trail in Bealeton and offered for $1,200,000.

We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, age, familial status, or national origin.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Virginia and federal fair housing laws, which make it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or elderliness, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

For more information or to file a housing complaint, call the Virginia Fair Housing office at 804-367-8530 or toll-free at 888-551-3247. For the hearing impaired, call 804-367-9753.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 22, 2023

Residents urge board to fund teachers raises, add firefighters FUNDS, from page 1 The county’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget would direct $177 million to Fauquier County public schools. Much of the budget goes toward the school division’s operating fund, totaling $165 million. That’s a 4% increase from the amount the supervisors set aside for schools in the two-year budget they approved last year.

But Fauquier County Schools Superintendent David Jeck is asking the supervisors for an additional $4.1 million for next school year to provide 5% raises for all teachers and staff. That request was not included in the proposed budget Fauquier County Administator Paul McCulla presented to the supervisors last month.

Fauquier County lags behind several surrounding counties in teacher pay. In Fauquier, the starting salary

for a first-year teacher with a bachelor’s degree is $47,920. In Prince William County, it is $53,570; while in Stafford County it is $49,000 and in Loudoun County, $55,889.

“I am an unlikely advocate for public education. Personally, I only ever attended Catholic schools,” said Katie Lang, founding member of Fauquier United to Support Education. “Local public schools matter ... adequate budgets matter. The people I love the most live in Fauquier. ... I’m willing to pay more taxes if that’s what it takes to fully fund our schools.”

Some Fauquier professional firefighters spoke in favor of the 2-cent increase in the fire and rescue real estate tax rate, also called the fire levy, that McCulla proposed to add 24 full-time positions to fill staffing gaps at county fire stations.

“It’s pretty indescribable when you’re on scene and you’re waiting

for a fire truck,” said Michael Shea, a Fauquier firefighter. “You show up in an ambulance; somebody’s stuck in the car; and you’re waiting for a fire truck. You can’t do anything for them. I want to convey how important it is that we get this money for our (full-time positions) so we don’t have to do that as much anymore.”

County firefighters are also asking the board to approve a 3% costof-living adjustment and a “step increase” to help Fauquier public safety agencies stay competitive for hiring and to increase salaries for those already employed. A step increase allows employees to move up on the pay scale as they add seniority.

The 3% cost-of-living increase would boost the pay scale across the board, helping to avoid pay compression.

The current starting salary for a first-year fire and rescue technician

I in Fauquier County is $51,000. In Loudoun County, it is $57,762, and in Fairfax County it is $59,711.

“These requests, I understand they come with the burden of funding,” said Kenneth Neam, president of the Fauquier County firefighters’ union, the International Association of Firefighters Local 3762.

“But as a taxpayer in this county, I also get the sacrifices that need to be made to live knowing (that) when a county resident, my family or I, were to call 911, they will get appropriate resources in a timely manner.”

Fauquier County’s average real estate tax bills would rise by $92 next year under the $422.3 million budget McCulla released Feb. 24.

Supervisors will meet again on Thursday, March 23 at 4 p.m. in the Warren Green Building for a budget work session.

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goal is to have the first set of books mailed The books children receive are determined by Fauquier to partner with out“The sometime in August,” she said. their age, the website said. board members had few questions other Children born in 2023 are receiving board Dolly Parton book program thanSchool wanting to ensure families could opt in or out books with minimal text focusing on nurture and

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Fauquier FRESH is working on an agreement between the Dollywood Foundation and Fauquier County Public Schools. Starting this summer, Fauquier FRESH plans to reach out to families and sign up those who want the books.

of the program at any time and how it would be advertised. McAuliffe’s answer to the first question was yes. Advertising is waiting for a signed agreement with the Dollywood Foundation.

One in 10 children under the age of 5 in the U.S. receives Imagination Library books, according to the program website.

attachment, the website said.

Children born in 2018, who will turn 5 in 2023, are receiving softcover picture books covering more complex concepts. Children enrolled from birth to their fifth birthday can amass home libraries of up to 60 books.

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These property transfers, filed March 8 to 14, were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top dollar sale: $2,225,000 in Marshall District Cedar Run District

Samuel J. Field to Danona D. White, 0.8136 acre at 7384 Porch Road, Warrenton. $421,000 Harry J. O’Meara to Isidro D. Villalobos Marquez, 11.6434 acres at 11510 Yeats Drive, Catlett. $680,000 NVR Inc. to Adam Gerrold Edwards, 0.6103 acre at 6589 Bob White Drive, Warrenton. $871,765 NVR Inc. to Curtis Saxton, 0.5755 acre at 6597 Bob White Drive, Warrenton. $897,275 Adam Roland Wise to Robert Stevens, 14.4215 acres at 5716 Germantown Road, Midland. $760,000

Lee District

DDH Real Estate LLC to Dora Genovea Lopez de Alonzo, Unit G at 11228 Torrie Way, Bealeton. $187,500 Tina Marie Hare to Elmer R. Ramirez Santos, 6769 Willowbrook Lane, Bealeton. $340,000 Jeffrey A. Craig to Ayers Investment LLC, 2 acres at 11199 Beale’s Branch Lane, Remington. $255,000 Eloise Bailey to Little Fork LLC, 59.8209 acres at 8131 Fox Groves Road, Remington. $800,000 Holly H. Lee to Rebecca Wolinsky, 1.032 acres at 10009 Routt’s Hill Road nr. Opal/Warrenton. $410,000 Suzanne Coast to Stephanie K. Payne, 0.2454 acre at

12240 Piney Lane, Remington. $386,000 Christopher H. Beach to Shawn Rose, 2236 Sedgwick Drive, Remington. $406,650 Thomas Gary Frazier to Rodney Ford Hale, 0.2600 acre at 301 N. Duey Road, Remington. $177,000

Center District

M. Milton MacDonald Tr. to Klaus K. Reed, 0.6670 acre at 7255 Hastings Lane, Warrenton. $500,000 Paul Smiljanich to Katherine A. Mann, 470 Estate Ave., Warrenton. $560,000 NVR Inc. to Heather L. Berry, 2006 Woodstock St., Warrenton. $875,990 Richard A. Ross Tr. to Timothy Lee Stromatt, 0.6083 acre at 7018 Ivy Hill Drive, Warrenton. $695,000 Edward V. Jones Tr. to Amber D. Tornetta, 0.4591 acre at 7207 Academy Road, Warrenton. $459,900 Robin Bogart to Jason R. Upchurch, Townhouse at 189 Fairfield Drive, Warrenton. $312,000

Scott District

FS Development LLC to NVR Inc., 0.5774 acre on Quarter Place, Warrenton/New Baltimore. $300,000 Gilbert Allen Edwards to Fauquier Holdings LLC, 13.9100 acres off Bunker Hill Road, The Plains. $145,782

Carolyn Perry Robbins to Lindsey Kroh, 3698 Dockside Drive nr. Warrenton. $680,000 Darrah Jean Davis to Jeffrey A. Foley Tr., 43.2479 acres at 6178 Beverley’s Mill Road, Broad Run. $875,000 NVR Inc. to Ryan Newton, 0.6762 acres at 9936 Thoroughbred Road, Warrenton/New Baltimore. $819,215 Susan C. Acker Tr. to Carolyn Perry Robbins, 7136 Lake Drive nr. Warrenton. $825,000

Marshall District

Katelyn Elizabeth Kuhn to Aaron Rayburn, 10.6015 acres at 7400 Poplar Point Lane west of Warrenton. $712,000 Danny H. Stanley to Main Street Heritage LLC, 1.8298 acres at 5333 Merry Oaks Road, The Plains. $350,000 Fleetwood West LLC to Michael R. Pauze, 52.9895 acres on Winchester and Leeds Manor roads, Delaplane. $600,000 Longbranch Holdings LLC to Bridgett Poe Paradise, 3.5 acres at 8564 Springs Road, Warrenton. $1,160,000 Paper Street Soap Co. LLC to Matthew Pelow, 58.9933 acres on Enon School Road, Marshall. $347,500 Thomas K. Jenkins to Adolfo Miranda Peralta, 105 acres at 10141 Old Ashville Road, Marshall. $800,000 Brian James to Mark F. Hyson Tr., 58.2505 acres at 8052 Enon Church Road nr. The Plains. $2,225,000

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 22, 2023

OBITUARIES Robert Lawrence “Larry” Thomasson Robert Lawrence “Larry” Thomasson passed away peacefully Thursday morning March 16, 2023 at his home in Rixeyville, Virginia at the age of 71. Larry was born January 21, 1952 in Warrenton, Virginia to his devoted parents, Edgar William and Helen Marion (nee’ Buckley) Thomasson, who predeceased him.

He was also predeceased by his beloved brother, Ronald W. Thomasson, and his sisterin-law Bernadette Thomasson.

Challenges began early in Larry’s life when he did not breathe for several minutes at birth.

Within his first year, he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. He did not walk, had poor sense of balance, had limited use of his hands and very limited speech. But all of that did not define his life. He had an engaging personality, a kind and generous spirit, and a lively and thoughtful mind.

Larry grew up and lived in Manassas, Virginia for most of his life. He attended the old Didlake school there for several years. Larry worked at several sheltered workshops in Manassas, such as Accu Tek and Service Source. After moving to Rixeyville, he worked at Didlake Opal. He had a tremendous work ethic and loved the feeling of earning his own money.

Encouraged by his parents’ love of music, Larry developed his own passion for it. With his parents’ help, he didn’t just listen to the radio, he developed relationships with numerous disc jockeys in the Greater Washington area, who played special requests for him. The era of cassette tapes was a happy one for Larry. Through sheer determination, he learned to manipulate a tape player to play tapes by himself and even make his own recordings of his favorite radio programs. Also, a lover of old movies, Larry was able to play VCR tapes and to record TV programs onto them. Unfortunately, although Larry enjoyed the convenience of having all his music on his iPad, he could never quite master using it by himself.

Larry also had a passion for sports, particularly baseball, basketball and even some ice hockey. He supported the local Washington teams, especially the Washington Nationals. He loved going to Nats Park and even made it to spring training one year. Larry enjoyed competing himself. He bowled every week in Manassas for years and participated in the Special Olympics.

With family, Larry traveled throughout the United States and even made one trip to Quebec, Canada, for which he learned to say “Bonjour”.

Larry was a man of faith who belonged to Culpeper United Methodist Church.

Larry is survived by his sisters, Jo Ann (Rosario J.) Plaia of Rixeyville and Ruth (James H.) Shelton of Culpeper, Virginia. He is also survived by his nephews, Edgar L. (Tamika) Thomasson and James A. (Kelly) Shelton of Culpeper, Virginia and nieces, Amanda (Elliot) Rue of Wilmington, North Carolina, Megan (Garret) Reed of Haymarket, Virginia, Emmily (Seth) Brown of Brookville, Ohio and Lacey Thomasson of Nashville, Tennessee. Also surviving are many grand-nephews and grand-nieces and even a few great-grand nephews and nieces. Larry welcomed each new generation with love and affection.

The family thanks all those who supported Larry throughout the years at Didlake school, various workshops and in the last two years, Remington Group Home. A great friend himself, Larry valued the friendship extended to him by others.

Visitation will be held 6-8pm Tuesday evening, March 21, 2023 and the funeral service will be at 10:00am Wednesday morning, March 22, 2023.

Both will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, Warrenton, Virginia.

Internment will be at Stonewall Memory Gardens, Manassas, Virginia following the funeral service. Presiding over the services will be Larry’s nephew, James A. Shelton, assistant pastor at Trinity Baptist Church.

Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, Virginia.

540-347-3431, online condolences can be made at: moserfuneralhome. com

Walter Carlton Rogers Walter Carlton Rogers, 63, of Middletown, VA passed away on February 5, 2023 with his family by his side.

He was born on December 23, 1959 in Alexandria, VA and is survived by his wife of 30 years who adored him, Eloisa Victoria Rogers, “Elvi.” She called him, “Darling” and she was his “Baby Doll.”

Carlton is survived by his three children who each called him their Hero: Amber Rebekah Jones and husband, Brett Jones; Carlton David Rogers “Bubby”, and Angelina Victoria Rogers “Nina”; one granddaughter, Avery Rebekah Jones, and another beautiful grandchild on the way.

Carlton was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Elizabeth (Hand) Rogers and father, James Perry Welford Rogers. He was named Walter after his paternal grandfather and Carlton after his father’s best friend. He is the third of seven children and always noted that he was the only one without a Bible name: Deborah Carroll (John), James Rogers (Lisa), Jonathan Rogers (Cathy), Joseph Rogers (Gwynanne), Benjamin Rogers (Paula), and Samuel Rogers (Connie). His family also includes many nephews and nieces, first and second generation, that Carlton loved dearly.

Carlton was born in Alexandria, VA but later grew up in Marshall, VA. He grew up with a wonderful family that loved and honored God. Carlton accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at the age of 10.

Three years later, God called him to the ministry. Since a young boy, he always had a sincere love and reverence for God. As a young adult, he attended Rhema Bible Training Center and then Victory Bible Institute, both in Oklahoma. After Bible School, he moved back to Virginia. He started his own custom painting company which he ran for two decades in Fauquier County. Carlton had a great reputation because of his outstanding work ethic. In time, his business grew, and he was very successful. During this time, he began attending and serving at Faith Christian Church for 11 years. During the last 3.5 years, he worked on staff with Dr. Decker and Delores Tapscott.

In 1990, God specifically spoke to him and told him that he would Pastor a church in Front Royal, VA. Despite the success of his business, his deepest desire was to pursue the call that God had on his life. In May 2000, he and his family pioneered Dynamic Life Praise and Worship Center in Front Royal, VA where Carlton was Founder and Senior Pastor for nearly 23 years. Carlton is best remembered for his love for God, his family, and people. With his sparkling blue eyes, his mischievous smile, and his trademark thumbs up indicating that “all is well,” he ran a tremendous ministry of excellence that was full of God’s love and power.

Carlton went through some challenging seasons in his life which gave him a tremendous compassion for hurting people. He had a special place in his heart for the ‘down and out’ and was uniquely used by God to help love people to life. Carlton was a very humble man and always stayed small in his own eyes, yet he truly lived a life of great impact.

Carlton’s wife and children have determined to take all that he invested in them and carry on the ministry that God began through him.

His legacy will live on as they continue to love God and love people as Carlton did. Dynamic Life will continue to have a tremendous impact in their community so that the dreams that God put in Carlton’s heart will continue to come to pass for generations to come. Carlton will be laid to rest in a private family burial.

A Celebration of Life Service will take place at Warren County High School Auditorium this Friday, March 24 at 6:00 pm (155 Westminster Dr, Front Royal, VA 22630). The service will be conducted by a partnership of four men who each played a unique and special role in Carlton’s life: Dr. Decker Tapscott, Pastor Phil Privette, Sr., Rev. Mark Hankins, and Pastor Cecilio Mitchell.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 22, 2023

OBITUARIES Paula Sue Watford Paula Sue Watford, 82, of Freeport, FL, formerly of Warrenton, VA, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023. She was born on November 9, 1940 in Manila, Arkansas to Paul and Marion Shelby.

Paula was raised in Washington D.C. and the Maryland suburbs, growing up in and around the Capitol as her father served on the Capitol Police force. She graduated from Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland in 1958 and attended post-secondary school to work as a bookkeeper.

Paula married the love of her life, Gene Watford, on November 4, 1960, celebrating 62 years of marriage last year. She loved the Lord Jesus, serving him as a member of Women’s Aglow Fellowship in Clinton, Maryland, Warrenton Bible Fellowship, The Bridge Church, Grace Bible Church, and Sonshine Bible Church during her life. She also taught her children and grandchildren many valuable skills as she had many interests and gifts in homemaking, arts, and sciences.

She enjoyed being a wife, mother of three girls, grandmother to six grandchildren, and great-grandmother to five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Camie Watford, brother Ronald Shelby, and brother-in-law Doug Trew.

She is survived by her husband; two daughters: Susan Bryan (Bill), Paige Brown (Steve); grandchildren: Nathan Bryan (Laura), Jillian Alexander (Josh), Caitlin Kirby (Adam), Lauren Morrison (Reid), Zachary Brown (Sydney), and Mallory Bryan; great-grandchildren: Zeke, Aimee, and Charlie Alexander, William Brown, and Liam Bryan; and two sisters: Donna Shelby and Lisa Doyle.

Funeral services were held on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 2 p.m. at the Freeport Bible Baptist Church with Pastor Scruggs officiating. The family received friends at the church on Monday from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service. The graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. at Glenwood Cemetery in Chipley, FL following the church service. A memorial service will also be held on March 25, 2023 at 12 p.m. at the Sonshine Bible Church in Amissville, VA. The family will receive friends at 11 a.m. prior to the service and a reception will be held following at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to https://www.jerusalemprayerteam.org/ in memory of Paula Watford.

Wilson Funeral Home, 214 Airport Road, Panama City, FL 32405, 850-785-5272 www.wilsonfuneralhome.net

Thelma Ruth Lunsford Thelma Ruth Lunsford, 99 of Leesburg, VA passed away on March 15, 2023, in Stephens City, VA. She was born on January 12, 1924, at Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C. to Chester Frye and Lucille Mason Frye. She was the wife of the late Eugene Lunsford. In addition to her parents, Thelma was preceded in death by her siblings, Ethel Dillman and Lloyd Lunsford.

Growing up in Waterford, VA, Thelma spent much of her time with her brother Lloyd, exploring the village, jumping out of the hayloft into hay piles, and climbing trees. She attended God’s Bible School In Cincinnati, OH, and graduated from high school in Leesburg.

As a teenager, Thelma became acquainted with the Lunsford family when she befriended Christine and Francis. Gene came into her life shortly before joining the Army to serve in World War II. She kept a job in Washington, D.C. during his deployment. They married upon his return on April 5, 1945. They became D.C. residents, and welcomed their first son, Larry, also at Sibley Hospital. Shortly after, Gene built their house, Buckland, while Ruth built Tom, their second child. Both arrived finished in January 1951-a new home, and a new son.

Thelma was a member of Nazarene church. She spent years of her life teaching the love of the Lord, both to Sunday school students, and to her own sons. She did this while living the way she taught-by the Bible. She loved to read, but the Bible was always her favorite. She also loved southern gospel music.

The Lunsfords took up residency in many counties in Virginia, including Prince William, Fauquier, Warren, Loudoun, Fairfax and Frederick. They also saw many parts of the world together, including a 4.5 year stay in Asmara Eritrea, Ethiopia while Gene was working for the Army. Their other travels took them to Africa, the Near East, and Europe.

Gene and Thelma purchased Dad’s Arco Station, where they both worked. In her later years, Thelma enjoyed a lot of her free time putting together jigsaw puzzles and crocheting. Thelma was a fantastic cook, who loved sharing and spending time with her loved ones. She had a special place in her heart for dogs-particularly chows-and spending time with the people she loved.

She is survived by her two sons: Larry Lunsford and his wife, Carolyn, and Thomas Lunsford; six grandchildren, twenty-six great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.

The Lunsford family will receive visitors on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 10:00AM at Moser Funeral Home, with a funeral service to immediately follow at 11:00 AM. Interment will take place following the service in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery.

Online condolences may be expressed at moserfuneralhome.com.

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Mary Virginia Davis

Bobby Ray Robinson, 43, of Midland, VA, passed March 13, 2023.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023, 11:00 am, at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 4487 Ebenezer Church Road, Midland, VA, 22728.

Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

Mary Virginia Davis, 82, of Warrenton, VA, passed March 16, 2023.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023, 12:00 pm, at Faith Christian Church, 6472 Duhollow Road, Warrenton, VA, 20187.

Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

Elaine Hart Dorion Elaine Hart Dorion, 97 of Warrenton, VA passed away peacefully at her home on March 13, 2023.

Elaine was born on May 18, 1925 in Wayne, PA to the late Elmer Reeves Hart and Alice Rhoads Hart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Cmdr.

William E. Dorion, USN (Retired), her son William George Dorion; and her sister Alice Jeanne Freeman.

She is survived by her son and his wife, James and Sandra Dorion; two granddaughters Ashley Kwitkin (Cory) and Rachel Guerin (Alex); her great-grandchildren Clara, William and Lucas Kwitkin and a fourth great-grandson on the way; and by her niece, Lydia Freeman.

During her husband’s career in the US Navy, Elaine was honored to live in various places around the world including Paris, France and Yokohama, Japan. They later resided in McLean, VA for close to 30 years before moving to their forever home in Warrenton in 1993. Elaine was a dedicated mother and homemaker, who loved spending her days with her beloved dogs, sewing, gardening, reading and serving her local church as part of the Altar guild. She was a kind, loving friend to all who knew her, and will be deeply missed.

Family and friends were received at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton on Saturday, March 18 from 2:00 PM, with her funeral service at 3:00 PM. A private graveside service will be held in Valley Forge, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Elaine’s favorite association: Paws for Seniors, available for donations online at www.pawsforseniors.org or at PO Box 317, Toms Brook, VA 22660.

Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Brian Dudley “Old Mil” Digges Brian Dudley “Old Mil” Digges, 77 of Locust Grove, Virginia, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2023, in Madison, Virginia. He was born on September 23, 1945, in Washington, D.C. to the late H. Allen Digges and Shirley Rohrback Digges.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Stephanie Digges-Cox, and a grandson, Byron.

Brian spent his career in the I.T. field for 23 years as a Data Processing Engineer for Geico Insurance, Co. as well as Loudoun County Parks & Recreation as an Athletic Field Coordinator.

Left to cherish Brian’s memory are his daughters, Christine Tibbs (Billy) of Locust Grove, VA; Jennifer Digges of Fredericksburg, VA; and Melissa Williams (Charles) of Warrenton, VA. Brian is also survived by his ex-wife, Patricia; his brother-inlaw, Edwin Cox; his grandchildren: William, Samantha (Mickey), Amanda (DeLonte), Martika (Greg), Johnathan, Courtney, Corey, Wittona, Billy, Tajari and Wesley; and ten great-grandchildren. Brian has also been blessed to have bonus grandchildren and helpful friends and family in recent years.

The Digges family will welcome loved ones for a visitation on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 6-8:00 PM at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA. Online condolences may be expressed to Brian’s family at moserfuneralhome.com

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 22, 2023

OBITUARIES Diana Joy Ward Diana Joy Ward, age 58, of Manassas, Virginia passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023.

She was born April 5, 1964 and was the daughter of the late J.Y. Ward and the late Grace Moore Ward.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Susan Deaton and Jenifer Taylor.

Diana is survived by her aunt, Lillian Ward of Chase City; nephews, Joshua Deaton, Zachary Deaton (Isabell), and Robert M. Taylor (Victoria); great-nephew and great-nieces, Christian Reyes, Brooklyn Taylor, and Ellie Deaton.

Diana received her Master’s Degree in Accounting and worked as an Accountant for Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Virginia for many years.

She had a great sense of humor and really enjoyed arts and craft classes and making stained glass pieces, specifically birds and flowers.

A private memorial service for Diana will be held at a later date.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www. newcomballgoodfh.com Newcomb Allgood Funeral Home in Chase City will be handling the arrangements.

ATTORNEY AT LAW 110 Main Street Warrenton, VA 20186 Telephone: (540) 349-4633 Facsimile: (540) 349-4163 staff@NikkiMarshallLaw.com

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Eilleen Carroll Devine Eilleen Carroll Devine, age 87 a longtime resident of Marshall, Virginia passed away on March 13, 2023 at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Potomac Mills, VA. She was a loving homemaker and had a career with United Airlines doing computer data processing. She loved her social time with memberships with: Red Hatters, Moose Lodge, American Legion and the Eastern Star.

Predeceased by her husband, Paul J. Devine; her parents, Samuel C. and Eilleen Trexler.

She is survived by her son, Ronald Devine and his wife, Brenda of Burke, VA; a sister, Janet Kinder in Florida; three grandsons, Benjamin Devine and his wife, Jillian of Ashburn, VA, Randall Devine and his wife, Carol of Chantilly, VA and Christopher Devine and his wife, Brittney of South Riding, VA; six grandchildren, Jordan, Bryson, Bailey, Braden, Dylan and Mackenzie; a niece, Dawn Latsky and a nephews, Ryan and Krystal Lasky.

A visitation is planned for Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 10-11:30am at Moser Funeral Home. A short service will follow at 11:30am.

A reception will follow at The Moser House from 12-2pm. Private Family graveside will follow after the reception.

Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186, online condolences can be made at: moserfuneralhome.com

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Above-ground burials include a memorial mausoleum, a building holding multiple individuals; a private mausoleum holding one individual or members of the same family; and the lawn crypt, which also allows people to be memorialized together but can be used for individuals as well.

Above-ground burials protect the casket and vault from the elements and ensure that the body never touches the earth.

The type of burial you have is a personal decision. Many factors, such as family and religious customs, financial situation, and personal preferences, must all be taken into consideration. Like all decisions related to your final arrangements, you should weigh your burial options carefully as the decision you make is one important way your memory will be kept alive. To learn more, please call MOSER FUNERAL HOME at (540) 347-3431. We invite you to tour our facility, conveniently located at 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton.

We’ll also tell you about our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY, just outside of Warrenton.

“The boundaries between life and death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where one ends and where the other begins?”

Edgar Allan Poe

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St. John The Baptist Anglican Church

Anglo-Catholic in worship and order Mass Schedule: Sunday 8AM & 10:30 AM Wednesday 10 AM Holy Days 6PM Father Jonathan Ostman, Rector

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– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Comics approx, 1k.

1980´s, Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Archie, many others.

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Crafts made from Flordia seashells. Tissue box covers, light houses, candles, soap dispensers, wine glasses, crosses, picture frames. And much m o r e .

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JBS Excavation & Clearing, Free estimates, tree removal, horse arena, driveways & landscaping. No job too big or too s m a l l .

703-582-0439 Miller´s Tree Servic, complete tree service. Renoval, mulching, storm damage, bucket truck, firewood.

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ABC Licenses PLAY BALL VIRGINIA WARRENTON, LLC trading as Glory Days Grill, 74 BLACKWELL PARK LANE, WARRENTON, FAUQUIER, VIRGINIA 20186-2658. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Mixed Beverage license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Jesse Steven McPherson, Managing Member.

Date notice posted at establishment: March 22, 2023. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or (800) 552-3200.

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Barry McMahon, Partner Date notice posted at establishment: 03/13/2023 Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

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ALL proceeds to to For the Cats’ Sake, our all-volunteer cat rescue founded in 2014.

Our group does foster-based rescue and adoption, and has a T.N.R. (trap, neuter & return) program, along with low cost pet spay and neuter for residents that need it.

We also provide vet care for stray or feral cats and intakes and cares for moms, kittens or neonatal orphans.

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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NOTICE OF FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in the Warren Green Building at 10 Hotel Street in Warrenton, Virginia, and will hold a regular meeting and public hearings at 6:30 p.m. in the same location on the following:

The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on March 30, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. in the Warren Green Building at 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia, for the purpose of conducting a closed meeting pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Code of Virginia, for discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for employment.

Renée P. Culbertson, MMC Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors (540) 422-8020

1. A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE XV, SECTION 8-52 THROUGH 8-55 OF THE FAUQUIER COUNTY CODE (MARSHALL ELECTRIC LIGHT AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT) (Erin M. Kozanecki, Staff)

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TOWN OF WARRENTON

Copies of the above files are available for review by contacting the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors’ office Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by calling (540) 422-8020.

Interested parties wishing to be heard on any of the above are encouraged to send written correspondence in advance of the meeting to 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, VA 20186, or by e-mail to BOS@fauquiercounty.gov prior to April 13, 2023. Citizens wishing to appear in person should arrive prior to the start time of the meeting. Comments are limited to three minutes. The meeting is also livestreamed at http://fauquier-va.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities or requiring any other assistance related to the meeting should contact Ms. Renée Culbertson, Deputy Municipal Clerk, at (540) 422-8020.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Warrenton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 5:00 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia, on the following item(s): BZA #2023-1 – Application for a Variance pursuant to Articles 2-19.1, fence and wall regulations of the Town of Warrenton Zoning Ordinance. The request for a variance of up to 22’ from the required 25’ front setback would allow the property owner to install a 6’ fence within 3’ of the front property line on Solgrove Road.

The lot is approximately 30,854 square feet, located at the end of a cul-de-sac on Solgrove Road, and zoned Residential (R-15). The Comprehensive Plan identifies the property as Low Density Residential on the Future Land Use Plan. The owner/applicant is Lisa Gargiulo. GPIN 6985-10-5535-000.

People having an interest in the above are invited to participate in the hearing and state their opinion regarding the above issues. Copies of all applications and full versions of the proposed Variance are available for review in the Department of Community Development located at 21 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

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The Town of Warrenton desires to make its programs, services, facilities, and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need accommodations or auxiliary services, please contact the Town as far in advance as possible.

PUBLIC NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL 6, 2023 5:00 P.M. WARREN GREEN BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 10 HOTEL STREET, WARRENTON, VIRGINIA Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Code of Virginia §15.2-4300 et seq., the Fauquier County Agricultural and Forestal District Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting to discuss the following Agricultural and Forestal District renewals, additions and withdrawals: District Renewals

Expiration Date

4th Renewal of the Fiery Run Agricultural & Forestal District (AGFO-23-019118)

June 30, 2023

5th Renewal of the Routts Hill Agricultural & Forestal District (AGFO-23-019119)

June 30, 2023

4th Renewal of the Thumb Run Agricultural & Forestal District (AGFO-23-019120)

June 30, 2023

3rd Renewal of the Trumbo Hollow Agricultural & Forestal District (AGFO-23-019121)

June 30, 2023

District Withdrawals Middleburg/Marshall Agricultural & Forestal District (AGFO-22-018928)

Sheila Van Doren Cochran Trust/Trustee

7003-42-4740-000

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The Fauquier County Agricultural and Forestal District Advisory Committee will review and make recommendations to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors concerning the above renewals, additions and withdrawals.

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Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request.

Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Meredith Meixner, Administrative Manager – Planning & Zoning, at (540) 422-8210.

Order of Publication Commonwealth of Virginia VA Code 1-211.18.01-316, 317.20-104 Case No. CC-22-371 Fauquier, 29 Ashby St, Warrenton, VA 20186 Commomwealth of Virginia, in re Keith E. Thomas v. Veronica Miles Thomas The objecto of this suit is to: Divorce. It is ORDERED that Veronica Marie Thomas appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before April 4, 2023.

2/21/23 James E. Plowman, Judge

Public Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE 8.01-316 FAUQUIER COUNTY JUVENILE & DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT Commonwealth of Virginia, in re SAMUEL VINCENT MOSLEY, JR Case No. JJ018625-05-00; 06-00; 07-00; 08-00 The object of this suit is to: adjudicate petitions to terminate the parental rights of Samuel Vincent Mosley, Sr. and Monica Ennadina Avila as well as approve a permanent entrustment concerning the minor child Samuel Vincent Mosley, Jr. (d/o/b 05/06/2022). And, it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Monica Ennadina Avila, the biological mother of Samuel Vincent Mosley, Jr., cannot be found and that diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the party to be served, it is therefore ORDERED that the said Monica Ennadina Avila appear in Court on May 9, 2023 at 1:00 pm in the Fauquier County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court to do what is necessary to protect her interests. Kimberly A. Chadwick, Counsel for Fauquier County DSS It is ORDERED that the defendant, Monica Ennadina Avila appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before May 9, 2023, 1:00 PM Judge; M. Cupp

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ016258-03-01; JJ016259-03-01 FAUQUIER COUNTY J&DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Miller, Raelynn Nichole; Miller, Roseleigh The object of this suit is to: AMEND CUSTODY OF Miller, Raelynn Nichole; Miller, Roseleigh It is ORDERED that the defendant Brittany Smoot appear at the above-name Court and protect his or her interests on or before 06/06/2023 8:30 AM Ashley B. Settle, Clerk

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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) of the Town of The Plains Virginia will hold a Public Hearing at Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main Street, The Plains, VA 20198 beginning at 5:00 P.M. on April 6, 2023 on the following application: ICS Financial Properties, LLC and ICS Financial Properties 2, LLC appeal of an administrative determination of the Zoning Administrator regarding questions from ICS Properties, LLC and ICS Financial Properties 2, LLC for the 6483 Main Street Property, LLC where the Front Porch Market and Grill is located regarding the allowed commercial, retail entity and parking.

An Issue has been raised as to the legal standing of ICS Financial Properties, LLC and ICS Financial Properties 2, LLC to appeal the Zoning Administrator’s administrative determination. The BZA will consider the issue of standing during this hearing.

Copies of the Agenda and hearing materials are at the Fauquier County Library, Marshall Community Center, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall, VA 20115 or by calling the Town Clerk at (540) 364-4945 for an appointment to view the Agenda, Application and Meeting materials.

The Town of The Plains does not discriminate on basis of handicapped status in an issue of access. Accommodations will be made upon prior request. Wearing a face mask is optional. Seating occupancy is limited.

Nancy E. Brady, Clerk/Treasurer Town of The Plains

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for thriving, privately owned veterinary practice in Warrenton. Must be enthusiastic, love animals & have people skills. Basic restraint & veterinary knowledge is preferred, but willing to train. Seek coverage Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9am-5pm and at least one Saturday a month 8am-12pm.

Animal Medical Center of Warrenton offers modern medicine with a small town touch.

Please send inquiries and resumes to amanda@amcwarrenton.net

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for ME Concrete Products, to fill openings for Ready Mix Drivers. No mixer driver exp req´d, we will train you. Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather, frequent climbing & ever-changing daily schedule is req´d. Monday-Friday, with some weekend availability. Company paid health ins. avail. after 90 days; vacation avail. after 1 yr.

Clean driving record required.

MUST BE ABLE TO OPERATE MULTIGEAR MANUAL TRANSMISSION. Contact: sheryl_loflin@aol.com or call 540-788-3536

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Meet our talented team of volunteers and discover where you fit.

You’re invited to a special Tea and Talk designed to give you a “taste” of volunteering with AARP in Haymarket and Gainesville. Sip on tea and “sample” a variety of volunteer roles (virtual and inperson). Serve your community.

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DEDICATED COMPANY DUMP TRUCK DRIVER

for ME Concrete Products, to haul several loads of sand and stone per day to our plant in Catlett, VA. Driver may also be asked to deliver loads of recycled crushed concrete to our customers as required.

Company paid health ins is avail after 90 days; vacation is avail after 1 yr.

CDL Class A or B license, medical card & good driving record req´d. Must be able to operate multi gear manual transmission.

Schedule is typically Monday-Friday but could at times require weekend delivery.

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Responsibilities: set up & stock station, prep, cook and plate food, ensure food comes out simultaneously, comply with sanitation & safety regulations, assist with placing food orders, help create & execute daily specials Spanish speaking is a plus Schedule: evening shift, 8+hour shift, weekends required Experience/Skills: Required 3 plus years of restaurant cooking Email resume: claires@clairesrestaurant. com or call (540)351-1616 to schedule interview

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Masonry

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Construction

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Decks/Patios Landscape Deck Pro LLC 703-963-4567 www.landscapedeckpro.com Free estimates • Senior Citizen Discounts Licensed and Insured Tree Work Stump Removal Lot Clearing Decks

Landscaping Patios Retaining Walls Grading/Driveways

Fencing Mowing Mulching Power Washing

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Moving/Storage

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Driveways

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Home Improvment

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Roofing

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Tree Service/Firewood

Pond Management

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