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Sheriff: Woman, 2 teens charged in vandalism of historic Black church

Former Fauquier sheriff resigns from Va. public safety cabinet post

By Jill Palermo

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

A 19-year-old Marshall woman and two teens were charged over the weekend in connection with the burglary and vandalism of the First Ashville Baptist Church, a historic African American church about 3 miles west of Marshall.

Both the white stucco church, built in 1899, and an adjacent schoolhouse, which served area African American children from about 1910 until about the mid-1960s, were damaged in the incident. Areas inside the church were spray-painted with black and See VANDALISM, page 2

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First Ashville Baptist Church members, from left, Paula Walton, Brittany Walton, Diane Lewis, Jean Davis and Michael Lewis.

Staff Reports Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the resignation Monday of Robert P. Mosier as his secretary of public safety and homeland security. Mosier, a former Fauquier County sheriff, will be replaced in the cabinet-level role

by Terrance C. Cole, who spent 22 years with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

The move comes about two weeks after Youngkin (R) announced his Executive Order 26, aimed at “crushing the fentanyl epidemic” and “strengthening Virginia’s interdiction and enforcement response to the fentanyl crisis.”

In a May 22 news release, Youn-

Robert P. Mosier gkin praised Mosier for his commitment “to reduce violent crime and fight the dangerous influx of illicit drugs such as fentanyl.” Mosier’s final day on the job will be June 1.

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Sheriff: Woman, 2 teens charged in vandalism of historic Black church VANDALISM, from page 1 red paint, and several rooms were ransacked, including the church office and kitchen.

In both rooms, cabinets and drawers were pulled open, and their contents strewn onto the floor. In the kitchen, dishes and glass flower vases were shattered, and flour and other food items were dumped onto the floors.

In both the church and schoolhouse, the vandals left graffiti stating: “Satan loves you” and “gay rights,” according to Paula Walton, 68, a longtime member of the church who said she attended school there until she was in about the third or fourth grade.

The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office could not provide an estimate of the damage Monday.

The church and schoolhouse, located at 4218 Ashville Road, are part of the Ashville Historic District, which was recognized by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in the early 2000s.

The community, located along Ashville and Old Ashville roads, is described as a “Reconstruction-era African American village” comprised of about nine architecturally significant buildings dating from 1870 to 1911. The area was settled in about 1870 by freed slaves on land willed to them

by Harriet and Catherine Ash, according to the VDHR website.

The vandalism was a first for the church and its schoolhouse, Walton said. The implied allegation – that the church is opposed to gay rights – was especially hurtful, she said.

“We love everybody. Just because we are a church, it doesn’t mean we’re against anybody,” Walton said. “We don’t judge. … God is the one to decide, I can’t do that. All I can do is show love and do what God would want us to do. …We love everybody.”

Averie Pozzo Di Borgo The church is in the process of trying to raise about $100,000 for a new roof and to renovate its building. The vandalism, while upsetting, has only made the church’s small membership more resolved, Walton said.

“It makes you feel more determined to just do what we need to do to renovate,” she said. “We’re not going to let anyone, or anything, stop us from doing what we want to do.”

The incident “might be a blessing,” she added, if it makes people “more aware of the hatred between groups.”

“It makes us more vigilant (knowing) that this could happen again,” she added. “We’re going to still press on to do what God intended us to do.” The church is soliciting donations online at https://tithe.ly/pledge/#/campaign/4004446.

The damage was first reported to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office at about 6:30 p.m. on Sat-

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urday, May 20 from a deacon who reported that a door to the church was open, and that the schoolhouse had been vandalized.

No suspects were on scene when deputies arrived, but a neighbor provided a timeframe and description of the suspects and their vehicle, according to Jeffrey Long, a Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

On Sunday, May 21, at approximately 5:44 p.m., deputies were dispatched back to the church when a member reported that the suspected vandals had returned to the property. While on the phone with dispatchers, the witness said he saw the suspects’ vehicle leave the property, Long said.

Patrol deputies located the vehicle in Marshall and stopped it without further incident. The three occupants were detained and transported to the sheriff’s office, where they were interviewed by detectives. The parents of both juveniles, a 17-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, were present for the interviews, Long said in a news release.

According to the sheriff’s office investigation, the church and schoolhouse were burglarized and vandalized on Saturday, and some items were stolen from the church property. On Sunday, more vandalism occurred, Long said.

The investigation also determined that the adult suspect had not participated in the damage on Saturday but is alleged to have participated on Sunday, Long said.

Averie Pozzo Di Borgo, 19, of Marshall, was arrested and charged with two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and one count of destruction of property in connection with the incident, the release said.

Di Borgo was released on a $3,000 unsecured bond. Multiple charges related to the incidents are pending for the two juveniles, Long said.

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Former staff, alums say farewell to Warrenton School Memories shared of the ‘sheep shed,’ ‘Willie the Warrentonian’

By Anya Sczerzenie

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Dink Godfrey remembers the day his seventh-grade class watched a play in the then Warrenton Elementary School’s auditorium.

“We were in seventh grade, watching from up in the balcony; so, we felt like hot stuff,” Godfrey said.

He then remembered the play ending early, and the teachers sending everyone outside to the school’s baseball field. “It was a cold, sunny day,” Godfrey said, “but it was November 22, 1963, and Kennedy had just been assassinated.”

Warrenton Middle School has been a high school, a junior high, an elementary school and a middle school. Existing in the same building since 1936, its students have seen nearly 100 years of history. Its graduates have served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Three generations of some families have attended the school.

But now, in 2023, Warrenton Middle School is closing for good.

The school’s current students will be merged into nearby Taylor Middle School. They will keep using the existing building for a few years, while Taylor is being renovated and expanded. When that work is fin-

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Warrenton Middle School was built in 1936 as a Works Progress Administration project. ished in the fall of 2026, the students will go back to Taylor, leaving the building to be used for some other purpose, according to Principal Mark Malloy.

Because of this, Malloy has been looking into the school’s history, finding old yearbooks and photographs of the school’s former students. He discovered the name Warrenton High School has existed since at least 1908 in a different school building and found a yearbook from 1927, before the current building was built.

“Over a century of learning has taken place in a school called Warrenton,” Malloy said.

The current Warrenton Middle School building was built by the Public Works Commission in 1936 as a part of President Franklin Del-

ano Roosevelt’s New Deal. It was a high school until 1963, briefly an elementary school until 1969, then a junior high school until 1994.

When the county switched from a junior high to a middle school system—which encompasses grades sixth through eighth instead of seventh through ninth—Warrenton School became the middle school it is today. With its closure, there will no longer be a school called “Warrenton” in the county.

“Just because the school’s name goes away doesn’t mean the history goes away,” Malloy said.

Warrenton Middle School hosted an event on Friday, May 19 to commemorate the school’s closing. Former students, including many who attended the school during the brief time it was an elementary school, as

well as the current and former principals of the middle school and some current and former teachers, spoke -- sharing memories of their time in the school building. Nancy Premen attended Warrenton Elementary School for a few years, but her father, aunt and sister also had stints at the school. She told stories about her aunt, Alberta Ramey, who went to Warrenton High School and graduated in 1948. The now 92-year-old Ramey, according to Premen, was the writer behind an anonymous gossip column called “Willie the Warrentonian” in the school newspaper.

“Alberta says she guesses it’s okay to reveal it now,” Premen said.

Premen herself went to elementary school in what was affectionately referred to as the “sheep shed,” a long metal outbuilding near the elementary school for classes that could not fit in the main building. She remembers field day, the spring musical, the poetry books the students wrote—which she still has—and the day they evacuated the school when the teacher’s lounge caught fire.

“Of course, some kids were yelling, ‘Burn!” Premen said. “But I loved the building, so I was hoping they would put the fire out.”

Premen was not the last person in her family to go to the Warrenton school—her son attended Warrenton Middle school.

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Sheriff’s office investigates racist flyers dropped in Orlean

By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after racist flyers were recently dropped onto at least 19 driveways in the Orlean area of Fauquier County.

The flyers were apparently dropped by a Pelham, N.C.- based group called “The New Loyal White Knights,” which is affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate group activity in the U.S. The flyers were scattered on drive-

ways along Leeds Manor Road, near state Route 688, on Mother’s Day, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office and area residents.

Mary Haak, of Orlean, reported the incident to the sheriff’s office on Monday, May 15 after she found one in her driveway. Haak said she counted 19 flyers from Orlean to Lebanon on her way to the sheriff’s office.

While it is not clear why Leeds Manor Road was targeted, Haak said the diversity of the neighborhood is important to their community.

Haak was one of four residents who reported the flyers to the sheriff’s office, according to Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Col. Chad Brubaker.

Brubaker said the flyers are not

considered a hate crime.

The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office has been in contact with other jurisdictions where the flyers were found recently in an attempt to identify individuals involved, according to Jeffrey Long, a sheriff’s office spokesman.

“At this time there is no indication of any threat of violence by this organization in our communities,” Long said.

The flyers addressed Title 42, which ended on May 12. Title 42 was an emergency health authority instated by former President Donald Trump in March 2020 during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authority allowed U.S. officials to turn away migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19.

“Stop all immigration – illegal and legal – at the southern border!” the flyers said, in addition to “Pray for white Americans.”

The “New Loyal White Knights” have been around since at least 2012.

Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization fighting for racial justice in the South, reported in 2021 that flyering was still a prominent recruitment tool used by hate groups. Twothirds of the 42 flyering incidents that occurred in 2020 were linked to the New Loyal White Knights.

The Fauquier Times last reported on flyers dropped from the New Loyal White Knights in 2018 in both Prince William and Fauquier counties.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY’S REQUEST TO REVISE ITS FUEL FACTOR CASE NO. PUR-2023-00067 • Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion”) has filed an application pursuant to Code § 56-249.6 to revise its fuel factor effective July 1, 2023.

• In this case, Dominion’s total fuel factor consists of a current period factor (“Current Period Factor”) rate of 2.8587 cents per kilowatt-hour (“¢/kWh”), and a prior period factor (“Prior Period Factor”) rate of 1.4716 ¢/kWh, which together result in a total fuel factor rate of 4.3303 ¢/kWh. • Dominion seeks implementation of only the Current Period Factor rate at this time, and recommends suspending implementation of the Prior Period Factor rate pending the Commission’s consideration of a future petition by Dominion to finance certain deferred fuel costs through fuel cost bonds, which Dominion intends to file on July 3, 2023.

• Implementation of the Current Period Factor beginning July 1, 2023, results in a 0.679 ¢/kWh decrease to the fuel factor rate, which, for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (“kWh”) per month, represents a decrease of $6.79 per month.

• A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing in this case on September 5, 2023, at 10 a.m. for the receipt of public witness testimony.

• An evidentiary hearing will be held on September 6, 2023, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, to receive the testimony and evidence of the Company, any respondents, and the Commission Staff.

• Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

On May 1, 2023, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Company” or “Dominion”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) its application (“Application”) pursuant to Code § 56-249.6 to revise its fuel factor effective July 1, 2023.

Dominion’s total fuel factor consists of a current period factor (“Current Period Factor”) and a prior period factor (“Prior Period Factor”). For the July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024 fuel year (“Rate Year”), the Company projects jurisdictional fuel expenses, including purchased power expenses, of approximately $2.292 billion, which results in a Current Period Factor rate of 2.8587 cents per kilowatt-hour (“¢/kWh”). Dominion also has a projected June 30, 2023 fuel deferral balance of approximately $1.275 billion, and the Company proposes a Prior Period Factor rate of 1.4716 ¢/kWh. Together, these components result in a total fuel factor (“Total Fuel Factor”) rate of 4.3303 ¢/kWh for the Rate Year.

According to Dominion, the projected fuel deferral balance continues to be substantial due to significant commodity price increases during the prior period and implementation of a mitigation plan approved by the Commission in Case No. PUR-2022-00064.

The Company states that recent legislation has authorized the ability to finance certain deferred fuel costs through fuel cost bonds (“Fuel Securitization”). Dominion asserts that approval of Fuel Securitization could mitigate the near-term impact customers would otherwise bear due to the sizeable projected fuel deferral balance and, therefore, the Company intends to file for approval of Fuel Securitization once the legislation becomes effective on July 1, 2023.

Given that the Prior Period Factor recovers the fuel deferral balance that, according to the Company, will be the subject of its future Fuel Securitization petition, Dominion recommends an alternative to implementing the Total Fuel Factor rate of 4.3303 ¢/ kWh on an interim basis beginning on July 1, 2023. Specifically, Dominion supports implementation of only the Current Period Factor rate of 2.8587 ¢/kWh on an interim basis beginning on July 1, 2023, and recommends suspending implementation of the Prior Period Factor rate of 1.4716 ¢/kWh pending the Commission’s consideration of the Company’s Fuel Securitization petition. If the Company’s Fuel Securitization petition is approved, Dominion asserts the Prior Period Factor would not be implemented – instead, beginning in early 2024 customers would start to pay the fuel securitization bond, which the Company currently estimates will be approximately $2.50 per month for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatthours (“kWh”) per month over the first year, based on a ten-year securitization. If the Commission denies the Company’s Fuel Securitization petition, then the Prior Period Factor rate of 1.4716 ¢/kWh would be implemented following disapproval.

If the Company were to implement the Total Fuel Factor rate of 4.3303 ¢/kWh rather than just the Current Period Factor rate, it would increase the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month by $7.92 per month over the Rate Year. In contrast,

according to the Company, implementation of only the Current Period Factor rate of 2.8587 ¢/kWh on an interim basis would result in a 0.679 ¢/kWh decrease to the fuel factor rate. For a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month, this represents a decrease of $6.79 per month beginning July 1, 2023. However, as noted above, if the Company’s Fuel Securitization petition is approved, in addition to the Current Period Factor rate decrease of $6.79 per month, beginning in early 2024 customers would be charged for the fuel securitization bond.

For purposes of judicial economy, the Company proposes that the current proceeding and the Fuel Securitization proceeding, which the Company anticipates filing with the Commission on or about July 3, 2023, be consolidated.

Dominion is also seeking approval in this proceeding of an accounting change as it relates to the funding of base rates and the fuel factor for customers taking service under the approved marketbased rate (“MBR”) schedules, Rate Schedule MBR, and the SCR Rate Schedule (collectively, the “MBR Customers”). Specifically, the Company is proposing to alter the order in which revenues collected from MBR Customers is attributed to base rates and fuel.

As proposed, revenue from MBR Customers would first fund all approved generation riders and cost-of-service base rates, with the remaining revenues being allocated to fuel. Dominion believes this change would result in a lower fuel factor in the nearterm and more stable, less volatile fuel factor rates over the long-term.

Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents in full for details about these and other proposals.

The hearing on this matter will occur subsequent to July 1, 2023 – the beginning of the Company’s 2023-2024 Rate Year.

Consequently, the Commission has directed the Company to place its proposed Current Period Factor rate of 2.8587 ¢/kWh into effect on an interim basis for usage on and after July 1, 2023.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding that, among other things, scheduled public hearings on the Company’s Application. On September 5, 2023, at 10 a.m., the Hearing Examiner assigned to this case will hold a telephonic hearing, with no witness present in the Commission’s courtroom, for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses. On or before August 29, 2023, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) your name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony.

This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out a form on the Commission’s website at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling (804) 371-9141. This public witness hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.

Beginning at 10 a.m. on September 5, 2023, the Hearing Examiner will telephone sequentially each person who has signed up to testify as provided above.

On September 6, 2023, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, the Hearing Examiner will convene a hearing to receive testimony and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff.

To promote administrative efficiency and timely service of filings upon participants, the Commission has directed the electronic filing of testimony and pleadings, unless they contain confidential information, and required electronic service on parties to this proceeding.

An electronic copy of the public version of the Company’s Application may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Elaine S. Ryan, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or eryan@mcguirewoods.com. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case from the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

On or before August 29, 2023, any interested person may submit comments on the Application electronically by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. Those unable, as a practical matter, to submit comments electronically may file such comments by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2023-00067.

On or before June 30, 2023, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a notice of participation electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel, if available.

The respondent simultaneously shall serve a copy of the notice of participation on counsel to the Company. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-2080 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2023-00067.

On or before August 9, 2023, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. Any respondent unable, as a practical matter, to file testimony and exhibits electronically may file such by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Staff, the Company, and all other respondents simultaneous with its filing. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, except as modified by the Commission’s Order Establishing 2023-2024 Fuel Factor Proceeding, including, but not limited to: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-202300067.

Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper.

In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order Establishing 2023-2024 Fuel Factor Proceeding, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice, the public version of the Company’s Application, the Commission’s Order Establishing 20232024 Fuel Factor Proceeding, and other documents filed in this case may be viewed at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

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school ended. It had previAt the event, some audience flying directly over the school.

Former staff, alums mentary ously been one of the schools that members also spoke about their con“Even younger generations are imtaught white students, while Black nections to the school. pacted [by the school],” Premen said. say farewell to students attended Taylor. When it was Former science teacher Mark WilMalloy said that he hopes the school students were moved liams said the school had given him Warrenton School desegregated, building will continue to be used by the around between Taylor, Fauquier and both his first teaching job and an opSCHOOL, from page 3

“This building has had three generations of my family,” Premen said.

The Warrenton School building has undergone changes over the years. The current library used to be the gymnasium, and the library was once in the basement.

The school was desegregated around 1969, after its run as an ele-

Warrenton junior high schools.

In the 1970s, the school underwent significant renovations, which doubled its size, according to Malloy. This meant that the outside trailers and the “sheep shed” were no longer needed.

“If these walls could talk, I bet there would be even more stories to tell,” said Wallicia Gill, who was principal of Warrenton Middle School from 2000 to 2008.

Former Fauquier sheriff resigns from Va. public safety cabinet post MOSIER, from page 1 “In the last 18 months, Secretary Mosier successfully led Virginians through several weather-related states of emergency, spearheaded Operation Bold Blue Line and worked tirelessly to support our community and the law enforcement and public safety officers who dedicate their lives to protecting Virginians and their families,” Youngkin said of Mosier in his announcement.

In the same news release, Mosier called his time in Youngkin’s cabinet “an incredible journey of service to the Commonwealth of Virginia.”

“We have made tremendous progress in public safety, especially with the ongoing reduction in violent crime and interdiction of dangerous drugs,” Mosier said in the statement.

Youngkin also announced Cole’s appointment, saying his experience in leadership roles in the DEA makes him “incredibly qualified” to “tackle the scourge of illicit drugs in Virginia.”

portunity to meet his now-wife, an English teacher. Diane Bruce, who graduated with the high school’s final class in 1963, showed off the class ring and pennant that she had kept for 60 years.

Harrison Premen, Nancy Premen’s son, who finished middle school at Warrenton in 2012, spoke fondly of playing trumpet in the school band, participating in the geography bee and witnessing a space shuttle launch

Cole, of Louisa County, comes to the governor’s cabinet after having worked in the private sector as senior vice president at Aperia Solutions, a Dallas-based consultancy. Prior to that, Cole served for more than 28 years in law enforcement, including more than 22 years spent with the DEA. Cole was assistant regional director of the DEA’s Mexico City office in its North Central America region, as well as chief of staff and executive officer to the DEA’s chief of global operations and chief of staff and executive officer to the special agent in charge of DEA’s special operations division, Youngkin’s release said.

“My extensive experience in law enforcement, overseeing multiple agencies in federal task forces and direct involvement in the interdiction of drugs coming into the United States meshes with current task forces such as Operation Bold Blue Line and the Crushing the Fentanyl Epidemic: Strengthening Virginian’s Interdiction and Enforcement Response to Fentanyl Crisis,” Cole said in his statement.

Youngkin’s Executive Order 26 lays out a multi-pronged approach to fighting fentanyl and opioid overdoses, which have claimed an average

community—as a community center or library. He says that he hopes “great things” will come out of the school’s merger with Taylor Middle School.

“A lot of people are sad that there won’t be a school called Warrenton anymore,” Malloy said. “But with change comes progress.”

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of five lives a day in Virginia since 2021.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 30 times more potent than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Over the last three years, more Virginians have died from fatal drug overdoses than motor vehicle and gun-related deaths combined, and drug overdose is the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia, according to the governor’s announcement.

Youngkin has set a goal to reduce fentanyl overdoses by 20%.

Youngkin’s Executive Order 26 tasks his secretary of public safety and homeland security with assigning a special advisor on opioid interdiction within 90 days; developing a plan for law enforcement agencies serving jurisdictions with high numbers of overdose deaths to combat illicit trafficking and the sale of fentanyl in the commonwealth within 120 days; applying for federal grants to support efforts to detect fentanyl at Virginia’s borders to prevent its entry into the commonwealth; and establishing a workgroup to assist incarcerated individuals with substance use disorders to remain drug-free when they are released.

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GRADUATION

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 24, 2023

Fauquier’s nearly 1,000 grads savor the moment

PHOTOS BY DOUG STROUD

Above: Fauquier High School’s class of 2023 celebrated its graduation at the school’s Falcon Field on Tuesday, May 16. Below: Kettle Run graduates received their diplomas on their school’s Cougar Field on Wednesday, May 18.

By Shannon Clark, Jill Palermo and Anya Sczerzenie On a rainy Tuesday, May 16, 292 Fauquier High School seniors listened to their peers give final words of wisdom and walked across the stage to receive their diplomas, as the class of 2023 celebrated its high school graduation.

“Look around and give your friends a hug,” said Hayley Ponn, student council association co-president. “This is the end of our story as a class, but the beginning of your life.”

The graduating class entered high school in fall of 2019 and had two of their four high school years interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“After having the majority of our early high school experience taken, (the COVID-19 pandemic) taught me to live in the moment and enjoy the things around me because you never know when (they) could be taken,” said Grady Panagos, senior class co-president.

Many of the graduating seniors also received scholarships, the largest of which was awarded to Menifee Kingsley for a full ride to Morgan State University in Baltimore, worth $295,636. Other local scholarships were awarded from the Fauquier High School Booster Club, Fauquier High School Student Council Association and the Warrenton Ruritan Club.

Fauquier High also awarded Emily Caroline McCusker her diploma posthumously. McCusker died on Aug. 17, 2022.

“On this day that Emily would have graduated, her family wanted to express their enduring gratitude to the faculty, teachers, aides and everyone in the Fauquier County special education family that loved their little girl for so much of her 17 years and helped her thrive,” said the commencement pamphlet.

Before students walked across the stage, Fauquier High School Principal Kraig Kelican gave his final words of wisdom to the class.

“Make your parents proud, make your community proud and, most importantly make yourself proud,” Kelican said.

Kettle Run congratulates its 309 grads before a standing-room-only crowd

Under a cloudless blue sky, the 309 seniors in Kettle Run High School’s Class of 2023 were congratulated Wednesday, May 17 during an evening ceremony at the school’s Cougar Field.

Wearing green caps and gowns, the senior class filed onto the football field as the school’s wind ensemble played “Pomp and Circumstance.”

Students from the choir sang the national anthem and a piece called “One Last Song.”

In her welcome speech, Student Council Association President Kaley Frazier encouraged her fellow graduates to take a moment to “let it sink in” that they were graduating, despite “unconventional” school years during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our time here hasn’t always been easy, but we did it,” Frazier said. “We proved to be resilient and persevered.”

Kettle Run Principal Meghan Brill noted the stadium full of families and friends.

“The people who surround you are your support system; they’ve traveled from near and far to see you,” she said.

Senior class president Afua Okyere read a poem and told her classmates their lives are “truly now beginning.”

“Live life to the fullest in your eyes,” Okyere said.

“Not your teachers’, parents’ or coaches’ --your eyes.”

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GRADUATION

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 24, 2023

GRADUATION, from page 6 While every graduate who crossed the stage drew cheers from the cloud, some of the loudest applause was for Brayden Blocker, who is recovering from a suicide attempt last November. His family has shared their story, prompting an outpouring of community support.

“I was glad we got a real graduation,” said senior Morgan Mahoney. “I was hopeful, but I didn’t know what to think.”

Another graduate, James Ross Gomez, said that he is “ecstatic” to be graduating.

I’m excited to pursue everything that I want to do that I don’t have time for right now,” said Gomez, who plans to pursue a degree in engineering.

Liberty High celebrates a happy ending for the class of 2023

During a cool and breezy Thursday, May 17 evening ceremony at Jiffy Lube Live, parents and friends cheered for their very own rockstars: Liberty High School’s 345 graduating seniors.

Dressed in royal blue caps and gowns, the students cheered, laughed and sometimes danced through a ceremony that featured speeches from student leaders and Principal Sam Cox as well as music performed by both students and staff.

Kendall Johnson, president of Liberty High School’s Student Council Association, noted her fellow classmates coped with the worst of the pandemic – and months of remote learning –but managed to make the most of their high school years anyway.

Johnson spoke of being a cheerleader and a member of the school’s “Champions Together” group, which joins regular and special education students in sports and activities.

“After these past four years – filled with some sleepless nights, full of stress and anxiety, and days where we just needed to sit back and laugh,” she said. “We are here. We did it. We all accomplished the goals we wanted, and this is just the beginning.”

Brennon Keller, the senior class president, spoke

about the Liberty High School’s emphasis on service.

“Without a doubt, Liberty High School is a special place,” Keller said. “Here, we believe in the importance of community. We believe in inclusivity and, most of all, we believe that all the students who walk the halls of our school belong.”

Cox then introduced the winner of the school’s “Eagle Award,” graduating senior Peyton Cole, a special education student. Cole served as president of Champions Together.

Cole greeted his classmates, shouting “Hello Eagles!” and delighted the audience by waving to his mom in the crowd.

Afterward, the graduates were treated to a medley sung by graduating senior Emmy Beach, accompanied by a few members of the school band. Their performance had class officers and school staff dancing onstage.

Cox praised the students for enduring the pandemic and emerging as stronger students and more accomplished young adults.

“They say you have had irrecoverable learning loss while in high school, but I don’t believe it,” Cox said. “How many of you learned to use technology better? Manage your time better?

Communicate more effectively? Manage multiple tasks and better organize your time?”

“And many of you sitting right here worked a job to support your families,” he added. “I’d say you learned more about life and the real world than people give you credit for.”

The ceremony was Jeck’s last at the helm of the Fauquier County school division. In April, Jeck announced he would step down from the superintendent’s post on June 30.

“Liberty High School graduations never disappoint,” Jeck said with a laugh. “One minute you’re laughing; the next minute you’re crying; the next minute you’re dancing.”

Jeck noted the students are likely hearing lots of words of advice but offered a few of his own.

“Remember to care for each other, to forgive each other, and remember, as Mr. Cox says, that individual differences are normal,” Jeck said.

“Care for each other.”

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Liberty High School’s class of 2023 cheered, danced and laughed through their Thursday, May 18 graduation ceremony at Jiffy Lube Live.

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NEWS

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 24, 2023

BOLO: Bigfoot is missing Catlett residents ask for help tracking down their Sasquatch statue

By Cher Muzyk

Times Staff Writer

Bigfoot is missing from a Catlett residence, and its owners are asking for the public’s help to bring him home. Someone nabbed the 5-foot, approximately 400-pound, hand-painted Sasquatch statue from the front lawn of its Greenwich Road home sometime Friday night or early Saturday morning.

Mary O’Brien, 35, took to social media Saturday afternoon when she first discovered that her beloved statue was missing. “This is a longshot, but someone stole our 5-foot-tall stone Bigfoot from the end of our driveway on Greenwich Road within the last 24 hours,” she wrote. “If anyone’s kids show up with a giant Bigfoot statue, please kindly return him home.”

O’Brien wrote the statue has “a lot of sentimental value,” and she would like him returned “truly no questions asked.”

“Even if it’s during the daytime, literally, I don’t care. I just want him back. If somebody wants to pull into the driveway and drop him off, I won’t come out and yell,” she said, during an interview with the Prince William Times Sunday morning.

Despite being very sad about the situation, O’Brien said she has not contacted the police to report the

theft. “We were all stupid teenagers once,” O’Brien said, noting that she thinks it was probably an end-of-theschool-year prank.

She said the assailants must have been “strong and quick” and had a “calculated” plan to steal Bigfoot because of his weight and size. “This wasn’t a ‘jump-out-of-your-truckand-grab-him’ on a whim” situation, she said.

Unfortunately, the statue was damaged when it was stolen. Part of Bigfoot’s foot was broken off and left in the yard. “But we will fix him up. Do CPR, put him back together,” if the statue is returned, she said.

O’Brien said whoever stole the statue was probably surprised at its heft when they removed it because when she purchased it from Country Traditions Emporium in Berkeley Spring, West Virginia, it took a forklift to load it into her truck.

O’Brien said she and her partner Matt Payne, 40, drove a couple hours to purchase the $600 statue and bring him home to their front yard about eight months ago.

“It took three of us to slide him off the back of the truck” and place him on a level spot next to our driveway,” O’Brien said.

Why would O’Brien and Payne want a Bigfoot in their front yard?

O’Brien, a Nokesville native, said

This 5-foot, 400-pound Bigfoot is missing from its home on Greenwich Road in Catlett.

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she and Payne, from Haymarket, always admired a house in Manassas that had white bicycles in front of it.

“I always loved that. That house had an identity,” she said.

“Everybody knew that house, and so we were joking about what we wanted our thing to be,” she said.

“I love Bigfoot, and Matt loves Bigfoot,” so when O’Brien saw a Bigfoot statue in a masonry yard on a business trip, they decided to make the trip together to get one for their new home.

Since the statue has been in front of their home, it has brought so much joy to friends, neighbors and even passersby, O’Brien said. People have stopped to take pictures with Bigfoot about twice a week, she said.

“He’s silly and funny. He brings joy to people as they drive by,” she said.

“I come home, and he will have a little costume on,” she said.

Friends have decorated Bigfoot for different holidays, she said. He’s worn a Santa hat and been decorated to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, among others.

O’Brien said they have security cameras pointed at their house, but not at Bigfoot, so they don’t have any leads at this time. They’re just requesting that he be returned home as soon as possible.

“It’s a bummer. I’m sad about it.”

Reach Cher Muzyk at cmuzyk@ fauquier.com

CALENDAR

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS MAY 24 TO JUNE 2 CHURCH EVENTS Community What: Community Yard Sale When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Amissville United Methodist Church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville Cost: Vendor spaces $20 each Info: Hosted by the church; setup time 7:30 a.m.; for details on purchase, contact Joyce Jones at 540-937-4971 or Barbara Manuel at 540-937-1963; food will be sold during the yard sale; rain date is June 3 Fundraiser What: Drive Thru Hot Dog Lunch When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Upperville Baptist Church, 9070 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville Cost: $5 Info: Pick up a bagged lunch of a grilled hot dog, bag of chips, chocolate chip or oatmeal cookie, soda or water; all proceeds go toward maintaining the church and parsonage buildings Celebration What: The Barbour Travelers Anniversary Celebration Service When: 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 27 (doors open at 1 p.m.)

Where: Warrenton Community Center, 430 E. Shirley Ave., Warrenton Cost: Free admission; food sale tickets are: $20 for the fried or baked chicken platter, $25 for the fried fish platter Info: Gospel music and singing; worship leader is Pastor Laverne Carter; face masks are recommended but not a requirement; Betty Ball, 540-422-9137 ONGOING EVENTS Fauquier County Libraries - All Story Times are on hiatus Monday, May 15, through Friday, June 2 Refuse Collection What: Memorial Day Refuse Schedule When: Monday, May 29, HOLIDAY - NO REFUSE COLLECTION, Tuesday, May 30; double refuse (Monday and Tuesday’s refuse collection); Wednesday, May 31, regular recycling collections (newspapers, cardboard, bags); Thursday, June 1, regular refuse collection; Friday, June 2, regular refuse collection Where: Town of Warrenton Farmers markets Warrenton Farmers Market Peak Season When: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, April 22, to Nov. 18 Where: 21 Main St., Old Town Warrenton Info: Indoor and outdoor spaces Marshall Farmers Market When: 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, May 12, to October 27 Where: 8238 W. Main St., Marshall Info: Local farmers, businesses, and artisans in Fauquier County; sponsored by Marshall Moving Forward Buchanan Hall Farmers Market When: 4:30 to 7:30 Wednesdays, May 24, to October 25 Where: Buchanan Hall, 8549 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville Info: Farm fresh meats and produce; artisan goods; live music; food trucks Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, May 7, to November 19 Where: Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market, 4557 Old Tavern Road, The Plains Info: Fruits, vegetables, baked goods, goat cheese, meats and seafood (fresh and frozen) Middleburg Farmers Market When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, May

20, to October 28 Where: Middleburg Community Charter School, 101 N. Madison St., Middleburg Info: Dogs on a leash are welcome 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

Yoga What: Sunset Yoga When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 31 Where: Wollam Gardens, 5167 Jeffersonton Road, Jeffersonton Registration: https://www.wollamgardens. com/shop/flowers-and-yoga-at-the-farmsunday-july-14-1-330pm Info: Cost $20, bring mat Trivia

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

Trivia Night When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 31 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Hosted by Fauquier Trivia

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 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday; and 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

Trivia with Allison When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 31 Where: O’Brien’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton Thursday, May 25

Wednesday, May 24 Alzheimer’s seminar What: Alzheimer’s and dementia-related illnesses When: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 24 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, May 24 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) Coffeehouse for active, older adults When: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: An additional coffeehouse social is being offered to accompany the regular OWLS monthly program; games; refreshments provided 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, May 24, and Wednesday, May 31 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: 540-718-8243 Health What: Wednesday Wind Down for adults When: 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 31 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: De-stressing activity Skill building What: Pre-K Skill Builders for ages 3 to 5 with caregiver When: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 31 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg

2023 Trivia When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 31 Where: Barking Rose Brewing Company, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton

Writing What: Book Club for Writers When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25, and Thursday, June 1 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Registration: 540-878-5358 Info: Local writers discuss books on the creativity, craft and business of writing and publishing Senior supper What: Senior Supper for seniors 55-plus When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25, and Thursday, June 1 Where: Bistro on the Hill, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton Cost: $7.50 Library What: Library Board of Trustees meeting When: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Where: PATH Foundation, 321 Walker Drive, Warrenton Info: 540-222-8500, extension 4 Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25, and Thursday, June 1 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Exercise What: Tomba When: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 25, Saturday, May 27 and Thursday, June 1 Where: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg Info: Tom Sweitzer’s version of Zumba; 540-687-6373 Beverages What: Mocktail Hour for adults When: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Learn how to make non-alcoholic beverages while playing board games and putting together puzzles ESL class What: ESOL-English Conversation Group-All Levels for adults and high school students When: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, and Thursday, June 1 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Practice English in this conversationbased program to help English language

learners navigate everyday situations History What: “Twenty-Nine, Let’s Go!” - The History of the Virginia National Guard When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Where: Middleburg American Legion Post 295, 111 The Plains Road, Middleburg Cost: Tickets VPHA members $65; nonmembers $85; active military and veterans free Tickets: https://www.piedmontheritage. org/events/2023/5/25/twenty-nine-lets-gothe-history-of-the-virginia-national-guard Info: Presentation by Army National Guard Historian Aaron Heft; program includes a beer and wine reception Karaoke What: Karaoke Nights When: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Where: Craft and Crust Pizza Tavern, 204 E. Main St., Remington Info: With hostess Linda B, reservations are encouraged; 540-439-5157 Live music Featuring Mo and Mary When: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring Mike Henry When: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station Friday, May 26 Story time What: Storytime for the Littles ages 3 to 6 When: 11 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 26, and Friday, June 2 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: 540-878-5358 Pet clinic What: Pet Wellness Clinic When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 26 Where: Fauquier SPCA, 9350 Rogues Road, Midland Cost: Fee for various services Appointment: 540-788-9000 x208 Blood drive What: American Red Cross Drive When: 10 a.m. Friday, May 26 Where: Sycamore Room, Fauquier Health, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton Registration: www.redcross.org or 1-800733-2767 Book Cellar What: Books, movies and music for all ages; sponsored by the Friends of Fauquier Library When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 26, Saturday, May 27 and Friday, June 2 Where: John Barton Payne Building Basement, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Volunteer: 540-341-3447 Live music Community Jam Nights When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 26 Where: Orlean Market, 5855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Info: Bring instrument RSVP: 540-364-2774 Featuring Rook Richards When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 26 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Featuring Fork In The Road When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 26 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring Jeremy Fox When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 26 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station See CALENDAR, page 10

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 24, 2023 CALENDAR, from page 9 Featuring Five by Five When: 8 p.m. Friday, May 26 Where: O’Brien’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton Featuring Zac Quintana When: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 26 Where: Denim and Pearls, 29 Main St., Warrenton Saturday, May 27 Wine Tour What: Wine Tasting and Winery Tour When: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Blue Valley Vineyard and Winery, 5535 Blue Valley Way, Delaplane Cost: $50 per person Reservations: email: events@ bluevalleyva.com Info: Wine tasting with charcuterie included and a tour of the winery led by the winegrower; 540-364-2347

Featuring Mystery Machine When: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Blue Valley Vineyard and Winery, 5535 Blue Valley Way, Delaplane Featuring Jaime Rose When: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Denim and Pearls, 29 Main St., Warrenton Sunday, May 28

Birds What: Bird Walk for adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by an adult When: 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton RSVP: info@cliftoninstitute.org or 540341-3651

Trees What: A Tree-mendous Hike When: 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane Cost: $10 car parking fee Info: Explore the natural history of trees guided by a Virginia Master Naturalist

Story time What: Fox Tales Story Time with NSLM and Middleburg Library for all ages When: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Info: Partnership with the Middleburg Public Library Live music What: Featuring Guitarist Cristian Perez for adults and high school students When: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg

Live music Saturday Night Live with Lisbeth Sabol and Casey Firkin When: 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Dinner reservations: 540-364-2774

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Featuring Reckless Brigade When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station

Reading What: Paws to Read with K-9 Caring Angels for ages 5 to 10 with caregiver When: 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs; signed permission slip is required

Art What: Library Sidewalk Chalk Art for adults and students in elementary, middle school and high school When: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Chalk will be provided

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Featuring Safe Harbor Duo When: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Philip Carter Winery, 4366 Stillhouse Road, Hume

Book signing What: Book Signing - E.M. Liddick When: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Meet the author and get a copy of his memoir “All the Memories That Remain: War, Alzheimer’s, and the Search for a Way Home”

Insects What: Introduction to Insects for adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by an adult When: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712. Blantyre Road, Warrenton Cost: $10 ($5 for Friends of the Clifton Institute) Registration: 540-341-3651 Info: Wear long pants and tall boots and bring a water bottle; nets, jars, and binoculars will be provided

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Featuring Scorpion Rose When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

Singer Songwriter Showcase When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 27 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road Info: Food truck on site

Sketching What: Sunday Sketch When: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Cost: All materials are provided RSVP: 540-687-6542, extension 25 Ballet What: Across When: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Cost: Tickets $40 adult; $30 senior, student; $20 youth (ages 12 and under) Info: Featuring Company 360 Reservations: 703-993-7550 Fundraiser What: Bingo When: 4:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Station, 19601 Church Road, Brandy Station Info: Hosted by Culpeper Mid-Day Lions; proceeds support scholarships, eyeglasses, Kids Christmas, many local charities such as S.A.F.E., Manna, Food Closet, Power Pack Car show What: 85th BugOut Volkswagen Show for families When: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Sumerduck Dragway, 14027 Royalls Mill Road, Sumerduck Tickets: $20; visit https://www. eventbrite.com/e/car-show-85th-bugoutvolkswagen-show-memorial-day-weekendtickets-577539204307 Info: Live music; kids zone; show cars; drag racing; and more Yoga What: Bend and Brew for any fitness level When: 11 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 28 Where: Barking Rose Brewery, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton Cost: $20, includes a 50-minute yoga class and a flight of beers Info: Bring a yoga mat and bottle of water See CALENDAR, page 21

Personal Finance

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It’s never too early to learn about money made, it was our responsibility to affect change.

Therefore, the bank created the FCLA.” The first program of its kind offered by a bank in Virginia, FCLA is a free, comprehensive finance educational program for high school juniors and seniors held in-person at Virginia National Bank locations in Charlottesville and Warrenton between February and June. Up to eight students are accepted to each FCLA class. Crider is the main instructor for programs in both locations.

Virginia National Bank offers financial literacy, banking programs for high school, college students

By Ashley Simpson

Special to the Fauquier Times

As complex as loans can be, debt is a reality for the majority of Americans. According to the Federal Reserve, 77% of American households hold some type of financial loan. So, debt is something young adults – especially students nearing graduation – must wrap their heads around before taking on “the real world.”

Many Virginia teenagers lack the proper understanding and context to optimally make decisions that will impact their financial futures. A few years ago, the Virginia National Bank devised two programs aimed at teaching interested high school students about finances and preparing college-age students for possible careers in banking.

“Not until 2011 did Virginia require personal finance education as part of the public school curriculum,” said Meghan Crider, vice president of educational programs at Virginia National Bank.

“And even the education Virginia students get isn’t consistent. While credit is due to Virginia for being one of the first states to add personal finance to its curriculum, they don’t have the ability to do what we can do in terms of financial education.”

Doing better for Virginia students

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The first FCLA class

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Students in Virginia National Bank’s Financial Career & Leadership Academy work on their lessons during a recent term. lished the bank’s Financial Career & Leadership Academy for high school students in 2019.

“Prior to the launch of the FCLA, Glenn had noticed that the following challenges had become increasingly common amongst students,” Crider said.

“They faced paying for college degrees that did not provide equal or guaranteed returns, incurring large amounts of debt to pay for these degrees,” she said.

“The bank believed that if any progress was to be

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The VNB launched its FCLA program in 2019 in Charlottesville. Eight students applied, six were accepted, and four completed the program.

Between February and June of that year, the students attended 17 weekly classes covering a full spectrum of employment readiness and personal finance topics, ranging from finding meaningful employment to setting up the right 401(K).

“The academy is an intensified personal finance class that reviews and builds upon what the students have learned through the school programs,” Crider said. “The curriculum includes courses on how to interview, how to get a job, how to budget, lessons on different types of loans and so much more. We also go intensely into taxation; money and the banking system; and the Federal Reserve. We do it so these students understand what’s going on in the news right now. Then we go into insurance plans – all the different kinds of insurance plans out there – so they know how to choose the right policies. Finally, we go through investment and retirement planning.”

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12 PERSONAL FINANCE FINANCE, from page 11 The VNB’s inaugural FCLA program was a success – in the eyes of both the bank and the participating students.

“Traditionally, people have gained knowledge about personal finances by experience,” Crider said. “They started slowly and gradually made bigger financial decisions as they gained more experience. Today, though, when it is possible to get hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt before you leave college, and credit offers are just a click away on any computer, people cannot afford to wait to gain experience before learning about personal finance. The cost of making mistakes is just too high.”

All four students who graduated from the program went on to attend universities equipped with important information about finances that they wouldn’t have otherwise gleaned.

“The knowledge I gained at the Academy made me more confident in making decisions about how to manage my own finances,” said Anna Grace Calhoun, a member of FCLA’s first graduating class. “It also inspired me to join an investing club [at the University of Virginia].”

One of the other students, John Hornsby, went on to attend VNB’s college program, which offers 15 college-level courses in addition to providing real work experience with the VNB. “He has been a full-time employee from the time that he entered our college program. He has received a salary with full benefits – including a 401(K) with a 6% match – from day one,” Crider said. “He is about to complete his bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s College in Business Banking. He has no college debt and has been promoted twice since joining VNB.” Hornsby said he was glad he decided to pursue a journey with the VNB. “I was extremely impressed with the FCLA

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high school course, and I thought the college program offered a great opportunity,” Hornsby said.

“It has been an extremely practical and engaging way to enter the industry and receive mentorship from many experienced leaders.”

The FCLA relaunches after a pandemic hiatus

Since the FCLA is such a hands-on program, it was put on hold for two years as a result of COVID-19.

Recruiting for the second FCLA class resumed in the fall of 2022, and students are currently in the midst of programming. Classes meet in both Charlottesville and Warrenton.

“We accepted 14 amazing high-school students from a variety of high schools in our community, including two homeschoolers,” Crider said. “Five attend our Warrenton classes, and nine are part of the program in Charlottesville. Students are from the city of Charlottesville, and Albemarle, Greene, Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, and Stafford counties.”

At the time this article was written, the 2023 FCLA program students were working through the last section of the course: “Investments and Retirement Planning.”

For many of the classes, Crider brings in VNB experts to provide a deeper dive on specific topics the students have requested to explore further.

Post-FCLA opportunities for college students

In addition to the FCLA, the VNB program also offers students the opportunity to get their feet in the door for a prestigious career at an early age.

When the VNB established the FCLA, it also launched a program for college students: the business/staff development program, in which Hornsby is currently enrolled.

The program “offers the training necessary to enter a lucrative banking career without incurring six-figure debt and four lost years of earning

potential that attendees could otherwise incur by going to college through the traditional route,” Crider said. “The top performing students from the academy (the FCLA) are considered for this college program.”

The VNB partnered with the Center for Financial Training and Education Alliance (CFTEA) to create an academic program tailored to the banking industry that translates directly to 38 college credit hours.

“This bank-sponsored, comprehensive, free training program consists of 15 courses – 13 of which are accredited college/university courses that are transferable to a two- or four-college or university,” Crider said. “The course of study would apply directly to a bachelor’s degree. Participants take these courses online, and they get to work together, except on tests. At the same time, they get work experience by going through rotations with each of our departments. They receive full-time pay with full fringe benefits while completing the program and, if successful in the program, they have the potential opportunity for a career with VNB. Also, once employed, should they choose, they may go on to complete a two- or four-year degree at the company’s expense.”

The 2024 FCLA program

For the 2024 FCLA program, the application process will begin in the fall, and classes will take place in Warrenton, Charlottesville and Richmond. Any student who can commute to classes in these locations is welcome to apply. The application includes a form and an essay, and the deadline is in late November.

“From those submissions, we set up interviews.

A panel chooses those that are invited to attend the Academy. Students are informed in January,” Crider said.

To learn more about the FCLA and the application process and timeline, visit VNB.com.

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KETTLE RUN GIRLS LACROSSE EARNS STATE BERTH

The No. 3-seeded Kettle Run High girls lacrosse team stormed past No. 2 Culpeper 17-4 Monday in the Class 4 Region B semifinals to advance to Thursday’s championship against No. 1 seed Meridian at 7:30 p.m. in Fairfax. With Monday’s win, the Cougars (12-3) earned a berth in next week’s Class 4 quarterfinals for the second straight year.

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Mulhern-powered Cougars down Handley 10-1 to advance to district baseball final

Kettle Run (9-6) advanced to its first Northwestern District championship game since beating Sherando for the title in 2018 and will host No. 4 seed Sherando Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

The Cougars feel they caught a huge break last week when the last place Judges (6-16, 2-10 district) replaced powerful No. 2 seed Millbrook (16-5) as Kettle Run’s semifinal opponent. Hours before Kettle Run’s scheduled May 18 semifinal at Millbrook, the Pioneers reported they’d used an ineligible pitcher in their 8-2 first round win over Handley on May 16 and forfeited that win to Handley.

Kettle Run beat Handley 14-4 and 11-1 in the regular season.

“My guys were pretty excited. It’s always nice to play at home instead of going on the road. It’s unfortunate for Millbrook, they had a really good team,” Thorpe said.

The Judges hung around though, trailing just 3-1 entering the bottom of the fifth.

The Cougars scored twice in the first thanks to J.J. Mulhern’s leadoff triple to the right-center field gap. After Trey Western walked, Mulhern came home on a delayed double steal. Western eventually scored on Sean Martin’s sacrifice fly.

In the fifth, Dillon DeAnda led off the inning with a walk, followed by J.J. Mulhern’s single to center. The next play saw both runners score as Western laid down a sacrifice bunt with pitcher Griffin Hott

By Peter Brewington

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Kettle Run used two small sticks of dynamite in the form of brothers Jacob and J.J. Mulhern to blow up Handley’s long shot dreams of winning this week’s Northwestern District baseball championship.

The No. 3-seeded Cougars rolled to a 10-1 win over the No. 7 Judges in Monday’s semifinals as starting pitcher Jacob allowed three hits and struck out seven in firing a complete game, while leadoff hitter J.J. went 3-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored.

Neither Mulhern is tall, with sophomore Jacob listed at 5-foot-7, 140 pounds and senior J.J. at 5-8, 155, but both are compact and strong. “That’s the best offensive game he’s had all year,” said Thorpe of J.J., a swift center fielder who will play at Ferrum College. “They are both very strong kids. Those heights might be generous to be honest,” added Thorpe.

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Sophomore Jacob Mulhern allowed just three hits in stifling Handley 10-1 as No. 3-seeded Kettle Run advanced to Wednesday’s Northwestern District baseball championship against No. 4 Sherando.

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Cougars roar past Eagles in boys lacrosse region semis, 17-8

By Billy Marin

Special to the Fauquier Times

Despite unexpected bumps to start the game, the Kettle Run High boys lacrosse machine chugged on to the regional final after dispatching county rival Liberty 17-8 in Monday’s semifinal.

Liberty coach Michael Gesiotto acknowledged the Cougars’ superiority. “Kettle Run has the players this year. They figured out a formula and are playing well, playing together, and I wish them well,” said Gesiotto.

Top-seeded Kettle Run (13-3) next hosts No. 2 seed Meridian (11-5) in Thursday’s Class 4 Region B championship at 6 p.m. Meridian eliminated defending region champion Fauquier 10-9 in the other semi.

The Cougars downed Meridian 11-5 on May 8 to win the regular season crown. While both teams advance to the Class 4 state tournament, the winner earns home-field advantage in their first state game.

“Meridian is a great coached team and a fantastic team, but I think we can beat them,” said Kettle Run coach Bryan Logan. “We’d love to get a state playoff game here at home, and I think that in states we’re going to be really tough to stop.

Hopefully, we can make a nice, nice run.”

Monday’s semifinal saw No. 4 seed Liberty come out of the gates strong with a goal in the first ten seconds from sophomore John Russell, who had four.

The game stayed close throughout the first quarter, as active defense from goalkeepers Luke Moriarty (Kettle Run) and Nick Ciampaglioni (Liberty) kept

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Mason Hodges and the Cougars host Meridian in Thursday’s region championship. the score at 5-3 favoring the Cougars.

Despite Ciampaglioni’s heroics, Kettle Run started to pull away in the second quarter. Three second-quarter goals from senior Matt Green helped the Cougars to a six-goal lead they would not relinquish, although Liberty’s tenacity kept it competitive.

The Kettle Run attack was cutthroat, especially towards the end of the game, when they circled the ball with ease before finding the shot they wanted and drilling it home.

“Once we locked in, and once we get going, we’re hard to stop. We just had to be patient and make the plays,” Logan said.

Matt Green led the Cougars with six goals, complemented by two from his twin Jake Green, two more from fellow senior attackman Bryce McAnany, two from junior Tyler Daigle, and three from sophomore middie Scott Barone. Senior Robey Morgan and junior Ryan Sample added one apiece.

Logan said that a wide range of scorers is a big part of the Cougars’ strength: “We have so many guys on offense that can dodge, can shoot, can score, can really do everything. It’s hard to stop all six of those guys.”

Gesiotto agreed that Kettle Run’s roster was difficult to handle, saying, “It comes down to depth.

We have ninth and 10th graders playing and they have juniors and seniors, so they were bigger and stronger, that’s the way it is. They deserved it, they played better, and hats off, luck to them.”

Gesiotto emphasized his optimism for the future of Liberty’s program, which finished a solid 7-7. The No.4-seeded Eagles downed No. 5 James Monroe 10-9 in the quarterfinals last week, “We’re a young team, only graduating four players this year, with everyone else coming back and a strong JV squad, so we’re going to keep playing, keep getting better, and enjoy ourselves,” Gesiotto said.

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Falcon boys, girls seize titles at district track meet Fauquier sweeps top honors, with Kettle Run girls second

By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Coming around the final corner in the outside lane, Fauquier’s Brooklyn Bartholomew was in third place.

But as she sprinted down the home straight, she found another gear.

“I realized I still had energy, so I was like, ‘Hey, I’ll go for it,’” she said.

Blowing past a pair of Kettle Run Cougars in the final 100 meters, the sophomore crossed the finish line first to win the girls 400-meter dash at the Northwestern District Championship.

“It was a two-second PR (personal record), so that felt really good.

I’m just happy to have that on my record,” said Bartholomew, who completed one lap around the track in 1:01.16.

Bartholomew was one of six Falcons to win a district title as the Fauquier boys and girls track and field teams took home first place at the Northwestern District outdoor track and field championships at James Wood last Friday.

“I’m ecstatic. Ecstatic,” said coach Quentin Jones. “Knowing what the other teams had, I’m just proud of the team for stepping up.”

Winning three events, the Falcons’ girls scored 152.5 points to win their second consecutive district championship, scoring enough to top second place Kettle Run (143.6), followed by James Wood (119.8), Handley (95), Sherando (63), Millbrook (52) and Liberty (17).

The Fauquier boys won four events and scored 147 points to edge out Sherando (142), Handley (104.5), James Wood (84), Millbrook (70), Kettle Run (65.5) and Liberty (41).

To qualify for Friday’s upcoming Class 4 Region C meet at Millbrook High, competitors must finish inside the top eight in individual events, top four in relays or top the regional standard, which Fauquier did 33 times.

“I’m impressed with it. It sometimes becomes a numbers game when you get to regionals. But having that many people come along is awesome,” said Jones. “I’m proud of each and every one of them.”

Junior Cassidy Scott had the best day of any Falcon as she took first in the girls 800 and 1600.

“My goal is to try to win as many races as I can. I mean, to be a state champion is kind of the ultimate goal at the end of the season,” said Scott.

Finishing over 20 seconds faster than second place and the Class 4 state qualifying standard, Scott dominated

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Fauquier track coach Quentin Jones was “ecstatic” with his boys and girls teams last Friday. Both won team titles at the Northwestern District meet and sent many kids to this Friday’s region meet at Milbrook.

the 1,600 as she completed four laps in 5:03.45. “I was pretty confident. I just “I’m ecstatic. Ecstatic. Knowing what the wanted to go out and crush it and lead other teams had, I’m just proud of the team for the whole time,” she said. stepping up.”

Roughly an hour and a half later, she beat the state standard in the 800 -FAUQUIER COACH QUENTIN JONES by two seconds with her winning time of 2:20.56. hotel rooms so we can take as big a As for the FHS boys, Zach Seidel Kettle Run girls take second group as possible,” he said.

Scoring 143.6 points, the Kettle won the 110 hurdles, Peter Paccassi Kettle Run’s final district champion Run girls were the most improved took first in the 800 and David Mayin the field was sophomore Grace Tesgroup on Friday.

Winning one event field was the fastest in the 200.

Seidel narrowly missed the state and finishing tied for last a year ago, sier, who won the triple jump at 33-10. standard by four hundredths of a the Cougars won six to finish in sec- Liberty sends 14 to regionals second with his time of 15.65, but ond this year.

With 14 Eagles finishing in re“I thought as a team we took a gional qualifying position on Frihe has his sights set on lowering his time at regionals. “Qualifying giant step forward. I think it’s only day, Liberty coach Andrea Rodman for states there, that’s the goal,” the the second time in school history couldn’t have been more thrilled. the girls have ever finished as high sophomore said.

“We’re super excited,” she said. “I Having already qualified for states as second,” first-year coach Jarrette think we definitely exceeded our exin the 800, Paccassi took it easy but Marley said. “I think it showed the pectations for today. But that happens still finished first in 2:01.17. “It was kind of upper trajectory we’re on. So, at a district meet sometimes. You run I’m very proud a slow time, but people, other teams might not run of the group.”

I wasn’t racing some people, and it shakes out a little On the track, for time. I was the Cougar girls differently than you expect.” racing to win.

Senior Ryan Wilson-McCoy was won two events, So, just made Liberty’s lone district champion. the 4x100 and sure that nobody With his 45-1.5 triple jump, Wil4x400 relays. passed me at son-McCoy is state-bound.

In the 4x100, the end and just In field events, Eagle Gabe Vega Evelyna Anchilled in,” said took fourth in the triple jump and fifth komah, Zoey the senior. in the long jump while John Logan Lyons, Delaney With a strong finished seventh in the discus. On the Sirisena and head wind blowtrack, Aidan Neidich and Jacob Phelps Nora Keating ing down the took third and eighth, respectively, combined to home straight, in the 400, Waylon Poole finished complete one lap track conditions seventh in the 300 hurdles, Alfonzo in 50.53, while weren’t ideRamos was eighth in the 200 and the al. For sprinter Falcon Stephanie Clark took second in Erin Fay, Su4x400 relay team placed third. zanna Mancini, Mayfield, it pre- the shot and discus.

As for the girls, Amara Collins Annie Sutliff vented him from was the only Eagle to qualify for qualifying for states as his winning and Ava Abbott ran one lap each in regionals in the field with her sixthtime of 22.98 in the 200 fell under 4:15.51 in the 4x400. place finish in the long jump. On the While the relays solidified it, their four tenths short of the state stantrack, Isabelle Cavins in the 200, Jadard, but the sophomore was still second-place finish was carried by cinta Washington in the 300 hurdles, proud. “I impressed myself. Because the girls in the field, where they won and Kayla Lopez in the 3,200 each of the headwind, it wasn’t a new PR, four events. took sixth.

The 4x400 relay team finStarting with the pole vault on but that’s okay. You got to shake it ished in fourth.

Thursday, senior Ashley Nickerson off and get ready for next week at While Wilson-McCoy is the only vaulted exactly 10 feet, two feet clear regionals.”

Eagle headed to states as of now, of the competition, to qualify for states.

The Falcons also took first in the Rodman is confident more will qualThen, Hannah Carlson won the pole vault, held the day before at ify at regionals. district title in the shot put and discus Kettle Run, with junior Dylan Dam“I’m hoping to get Aiden Neidich er jumping exactly 12 feet to qualify Friday morning. With a school record through for the 400. I hope our boys of 40 feet, 5.5 inches in the shot put for states. and a 118-4 discus throw, the senior is 4x400 make it through. Our girls 4x400 looked really good today. headed to states in both events.

Despite having at least 10 Cou- I think Gabe Vega will definitely ‘We took a giant step forward. I think it’s only the gars already qualified for states, make it in triple jump, and then Ryan second time in school history the girls have ever Marley isn’t satisfied. “The goal for will in the long jump.” finished as high as second.’

The Class 4 state meet will be me is always to get as many kids to -KETTLE RUN FIRST-YEAR COACH JARRETTE MARLEY states as possible. We have quite a held in Lynchburg on June 2 at Libfew, I’d like to reserve a few more erty University.

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Despite loss, Falcons ‘stuck together as a team’ Sherando’s threerun sixth inning rally ends Fauquier’s softball season, 6-4

By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Could Fauquier hold on for the upset?

Clinging to a 4-3 lead entering the bottom of the sixth in the Northwestern District softball semifinals on May 18, the No. 3-seeded Falcons were six outs away from advancing to the Class 4 Region C tournament.

Then scrappy Sherando went to work.

The host and No. 2-seeded Warriors tied the game on a sacrifice bunt, then surged ahead 6-4 on a clutch twoout single by Madison Harris. Sherando’s Lilian Wray retired the Falcons 1-2-3 in the seventh as the Warriors prevailed 6-4 in Stephens City and moved on to meet No. 1 seed James Wood in the championship.

James Wood downed No. 4 seed Kettle Run 16-5 in the other semi.

After some historically successful seasons, the Falcons finished under .500 for

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Mikayla Gilmore (left) and the Falcons were often burned by Madison Harris (right) and Sherando’s other speedy players in last Thursday’s district semifinals. the first time in ages at 9-13 overall and missed regionals, which is also unusual.

“I’m just super proud of these girls,” said coach Erika Lamper. “It wasn’t a perfect season by any means, and it wasn’t always a win at the end of the day, but they stuck together as a team.”

Sherando won both regular season matchups 18-3

and 7-0 and Thursday’s affair appeared headed down the same path as Sherando jumped ahead 2-0 in the first.

The Warriors looked poised to add on in the second as Abigail Vadnais doubled to place runners on second and third with two outs against starter Kaitlyn Harrington.

Lamper summoned Kara Kaltreider, who induced a

popout to end the inning, then got on a roll in retiring seven of the first eight batters she faced.

Soon the Falcons’ bats came to life. To lead off the third, Erin Irvin doubled to right but was thrown out at the plate on Ashley Heflin’s single to center. Three pitches later, Heflin scored from second on a wild pitch to cut

the deficit to 2-1.

Leading off the fourth, Harrington doubled to right, took third on a passed ball and scored on a fielder’s choice by Ashley Murphy to tie the game at 2-2.

Heflin singled up the middle to lead off the fifth, then Brooke Belcher reached on a bunt that sent Heflin to third.

After Belcher stole second, Gilmore’s sacrifice fly to center drove in Heflin for a 3-2 Falcon lead and moved Belcher to third. Two batters later, Harrington sent a high shot up the left field line for a double to plate courtesy runner Ava Garza from third as Fauquier jumped in front 4-2.

Sherando finally found an answer for Kaltreider in the bottom of the fifth as Vadnais led off with an infield single and later scored on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 4-3.

Then in the sixth, Jaeda Long and Anna Borst singled and took second and third on a wild pitch. Chunta drove in Long and moved Borst to third on a sacrifice bunt back to Kaltreider to tie the game at 4-4. After a walk and stolen base by Vadnais, Harris stepped to the plate.

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good contact.”

Falcons eliminated in make Lamper praised Sherando’s comewin. “You can’t defend good district softball semis back hits, and a couple of them just put the SOFTBALL, from page 15

Sherando coach Mark Conner said he was thinking about trying a two-out bunt, but Harris nixed it. “She said, ‘No, I want to swing away.’ So, I said, ‘All right, just put a good cut on it,’” Conner said.

On a 1-2 count, she lined a single to right just over the leaping glove of the second baseman Harrington as Sherando regained the lead at 6-4. “(Kaltreider’s) a very good pitcher. Sometimes you just got to be patient,” Conner said. “We just told them to sit there, keep the ball in the zone and just hit strikes and try to

ball where we weren’t,” Lamper said.

Needing to score in the top of the seventh, Wray struck out Belcher, forced Gilmore to pop out on the infield and caught Lydia Lovell looking to end the game and Fauquier’s season.

“When we play Fauquier and most of the teams in the district, you play hard for seven innings and look at the scoreboard and see who won the game. That’s how close these games can be,” said Conner.

Said Lamper: “Anytime that you can put a team with only two losses in the district up to that, that’s a pretty good game. Got to be proud of them for just fighting.”

scoring at 10-1.

Cougars advance to theNext up is Sherando, which 6-6 in the regular season but district baseball finals went shocked No. 1 seed James Wood

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racing to it, with his throw going up the first base line as both DeAnda and Mulhern to score for a 5-1 lead.

“What broke it open was Trey’s bunt. They had no one at first and that allowed our guys to come around,” Thorpe said.

Western scored next on Nathan Lines’ line single to left to make it 6-1.

Four more runs followed in the sixth with Wiles’ line single to left plating J.J. Mulhern and Martin’s loud double to left scoring Western and Wiles for a 9-1 lead. Martin soon scored on a wild pitch to close

(18-3) in the other semi, 4-3. Kettle Run and Sherando split their regular season games.

So it’s a surprising championship game. Only the winner goes to regions.

“Both of us have nothing left to lose except to not continue playing,” said Thorpe, who plans to start Damen Tapscott, but will also have Warren Bernard and Western available to pitch.

“Sherando is scrappy and tough. They produce quality at bats. They sacrifice at any time.

We’re gonna have to play clean and well,” Thorpe said.

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FERC and administered PJM. of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”), a regional transmission entity that has been approved by FERC as a regional transmission organization, The Company has been a by member since 2005. Dominion, as an integrated electric utility member of PJM, obtains transmission service from PJM and pays PJM charges for such service at the rates contained in In thisOpen proceeding, Dominion seeks approval of a by revenue requirement for the rate that year itSeptember 2023, through 31, 2024 (“Rate Year”).response This revenue requirement, PJM’s Access Transmission Tariff approved FERC. The Company states also pays 1, PJM charges forAugust costs associated with demand programs approvedif by approved, would be recovered through a combination of base rates and a revised increment/decrement Rider T1. Rider T1 is designed to recover the increment/decrement between FERC and administered by PJM. the revenues produced from the Subsection A 4 component of base rates and the new revenue requirement developed from the Company’s Subsection A 4 costs for the Rate Year.

InThe thistotal proceeding, seeks approval a revenueover requirement for the rate year September 1, 2023, through August 31,of 2024 (“Rate Year”).

This revenue requirement, if proposedDominion revenue requirement to beofrecovered the Rate Year is $878,758,118, comprising an increment Rider T1 $368,484,898, and forecast collections of approved, wouldthrough be recovered through a component combination base ratesThis and total a revised increment/decrement RideranT1.

RiderofT1$124,774,775, is designed tocompared recover the increment/decrement $510,273,220 the transmission ofof base rates. revenue requirement represents increase to the revenues projectedbetween to be produced the Rate the combination of the base rate component ofnew Subsection 4 (the Company’s former Rider and the Rider T1 ratesAcurrently in effect.

Implethe revenuesduring produced fromYear the by Subsection A 4 component of base rates and the revenueArequirement developed from theT) Company’s Subsection 4 costs for the Rate Year. mentation of the proposed Rider T1 on September 1, 2023 would increase the total monthly bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month by $2.67.

The total proposed revenue requirement to be recovered over the Rate Year is $878,758,118, comprising an increment Rider T1 of $368,484,898, and forecast collections of TAKE NOTICE that the adopt rates that rates. differ from appearing in the Company’s Application andofsupporting documents and may apportion among $510,273,220 through the Commission transmissionmay component of base This those total revenue requirement represents an increase $124,774,775, compared to the revenuesrevenues projected to be customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents. produced during the Rate Year by the combination of the base rate component of Subsection A 4 (the Company’s former Rider T) and the Rider T1 rates currently in effect. Implementation of the proposed Rider T1 onand September 1, 2023 the total monthly bill of a typical residential customerfiling using kilowatt-hours per month $2.67.

To promote administrative efficiency timely service ofwould filingsincrease upon participants, the Commission has directed the electronic of1,000 testimony and pleadings, unless by they contain confidential information, and has required electronic service on parties to this proceeding.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents and may apportion revenues among The Commission entered an Order anddiffering Hearingfrom that, that among otherinthings, scheduledand public hearingsdocuments. on the Company’s Application. On June 21, 2023, at 10 a.m., a customer classes and/or design ratesfor in aNotice manner shown the Application supporting Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing, with no witness present in the Commission’s courtroom, for the purpose of receiving the testimony

public witnesses.

On orefficiency before June 14, 2023,service any person desiring offer testimony a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) yourand name, and (b) the telephone Toof promote administrative andto timely of filings upontoparticipants, the as Commission has directed the electronic filing of testimony pleadings, unless they number that you wish the Commission call during the hearing to receive yourtotestimony.

This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out contain confidential information, and has required electronic service on parties this proceeding. a form on the Commission’s website at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling (804) 371-9141. This public witness hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled public hearings on the Company’s Application. On June 21, 2023, at 10 a.m., a Hearing Examiner holdfloor a telephonic hearing, no Tyler witness present1300 in theEast Commission’s the purpose receivingExaminer the testimony On June 22, 2023appointed at 10 a.m.,by in the the Commission Commission’swill second courtroom locatedwith in the Building, Main Street,courtroom, Richmond,for Virginia 23219,of a Hearing by the Commission willJune convene a hearing to receive testimony andtestimony evidence as offered by the Company, any respondents, and the Staff. ofappointed public witnesses.

On or before 14, 2023, any person desiring to offer a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) your name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out electronic copy of the Company’s may be obtained by submitting written request to counselthe forPDF the Company: David J. DePippo, Esquire, Dominion Energy a An form on the Commission’s website atApplication scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by acompleting and emailing version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, RS-5, Richmond, Virginia 23219,atorscc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting. david.j.depippo@dominionenergy.com. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the calling (804) 371-9141.

This public witness hearing will be webcast Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case Information.

On 22, 2023 10 2023, a.m., in theinterested Commission’s floor comments courtroomon located in the Tylerelectronically Building, 1300 East Mainthe Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, awebsite: Hearing Examiner OnJune or before Juneat16, any personsecond may submit the Application by following instructions on the Commission’s appointed by the Commission will convene a hearing to receive testimony anda practical evidence matter, offeredtobysubmit the Company, any respondents,may andfile thesuch Staff.comments by U.S. mail to the scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments.

Those unable, as comments electronically Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments shall refer to Case No.

PUR-2023-00065.

An electronic copy of the Company’s Application may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company: David J. DePippo, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, RS-5, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or david.j.depippo@dominionenergy.com. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the On or before June 9, 2023, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation with the Clerk of the CommisCommission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case Information. sion at: scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a notice of participation electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel, if available. A copy of the notice of participation

On before Junealso 16, must 2023,beany interested person may submit comments Application the of instructions on the Commission’s website: asor a respondent sent to counsel for the Company.

Pursuant toon5 the VAC 5-20-80 B,electronically Participation by as following a respondent, the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments.

Those(i)unable, as astatement practicalofmatter, to submit comments electronically mayoffile comments U.S.tomail the (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: a precise the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement thesuch specific action by sought the to extent Clerk the State Commission, c/o Document Control P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. shall refer Case No. by counsel as then of known; and Corporation (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action.

AnyCenter, organization, corporation or government body participatingAll as comments a respondent must be to represented required by 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2023-00065.

PUR-2023-00065.

Onororbefore beforeJune June9,9,2023, 2023,any each respondent may file with Clerk ofas thea Commission, scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling, testimony exhibits by which the Clerk respondent On person or entity wishing tothe participate respondent inatthis proceeding may do so byany filing a noticeand of participation with the of theexpects Commisto establish its case. Any respondentThose unable, as a practical matter,matter, to file to testimony and exhibits electronically may file may suchfile

by U.S. mail to by theU.S. Clerk of the Commission at the sion at: scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. unable, as a practical file a notice of participation electronically such notice mail to the Clerk the Comaddress listed above. Each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Staff, the Company,ofand all other mission at the simultaneous address listedwith above.

Such notice of participation shall include the email parties or their5 counsel, if available. copy of theand notice of participation respondents its filing.

In all filings, the respondent shall comply with addresses the Rules of of such Practice, including VAC 5-20-140, FilingAand service, 5 VAC 5-20-240, asPrepared a respondent also must be sent toAll counsel therefer Company. to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure testimony and exhibits. filingsfor shall to Case Pursuant No. PUR-2023-00065. (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent Anyknown; documents filedthe in paper Office of the ClerkAny of the Commissioncorporation in this docket may use bothbody sidesparticipating of the paper.asIna all other respects, except as modified by the as then and (iii) factualform and with legalthe basis for the action. organization, or government respondent must be represented by counsel Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, all filings shall comply fullyshall with refer the requirements 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice. required by 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice.

All filings to Case No. of PUR-2023-00065.

The Practice, the Company’s Application, Order for Notice and Hearing, andany other documents in thisbycase maythe berespondent viewed on the On or Commission’s before June 9, Rules 2023, of each respondent may file with the Clerkthe of Commission’s the Commission, at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling, testimony andfiled exhibits which expects website scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information. toCommission’s establish its case.

Anyat:respondent unable, as a practical matter, to file testimony and exhibits electronically may file such by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Staff, the Company, and all other respondents simultaneous with its filing. In all filings, the respondent shall comply with the Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2023-00065.

Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice, the Company’s Application, the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, and other documents filed in this case may be viewed on the Commission’s website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 24, 2023

Cougars fall in boys soccer semis, 1-0

By Billy Marin

Special to the Fauquier Times

In a physical, occasionally raucous boys soccer match, visiting Kettle Run fell to Sherando 1-0 in the Northwestern District semifinals on May 18, ending their season and hopes for a regional berth.

The game’s only goal came early in the second half when Sherando took a throw-in just inside Kettle Run territory. The ball bounced between Kettle Run center back Coleman Turner and a Sherando attacker, and as both reached for the ball, Turner went down injured.

The Warriors continued passing the ball around the outside of the Kettle Run penalty area before finding forward Owen Wade making a run into the space left open by the injured defender. Wade struck a powerful shot on the half-volley across the goal to the far post. Cougar goalkeeper Andrew Curry got his fingertips on it as it deflected into the net.

“Heartbreaking. I had high hopes for this team,” said Kettle Run coach Elvis Ochoa. “We couldn’t keep up with the aggressive game. Our season has been a roller coaster with ups and downs, winning and losing, but overall we’ve always played the true sport of soccer, all year long.”

Kettle Run concluded a successful year at 8-7-1. After leading the district in late April, the Cougars came in as the No. 3 seed behind No.

Kettle Run’s Will Arnold and Sherando’s John Weisbrod tangle in last Thursday’s district semis, won by the Warriors 1-0 in Stephens City.

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

1 Fauquier and No. 2 Sherando in the incredibly tight district race. Sherando moved on to host No. 4 seed Handley for the district tourney title and region berth. Fauquier lost to Handley 3-0 in the other semi, but the Falcons made regions, likely playing a Dulles District foe on May 30.

Kettle Run’s best opportunities came off of combinations through the middle of the field. Juniors Griffin Eck and Aaron Sullivan controlled the

tempo of the game from deep, while attacking midfielder Noah Lenky and striker Chris Childers worked together to try to spring balls over the top.

Sherando consistently looked dangerous on the direct counterattack, as they tried to push high balls wide over the top of the Kettle Run defense and chase with their speedy forwards, especially senior midfielder Brody Purtell, who posed problems throughout the match.

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Kettle Run’s best chance came in the 27th minute, when Childers won a free kick just outside the Sherando penalty box. Eck faked a shot before leaving it for the left foot of Sullivan, who struck it beautifully towards the top left corner and just over the hands of the Sherando goalkeeper before it pinged against the crossbar.

The Cougars’ last opening came with just a minute to go, when fullback Alex Blanco-Alcala made a run down the right sideline, beating multiple defenders before earning a free kick on the touchline.

Childers took it, his cross lofting high toward the goal. For a moment, the crowd held their breath, but Warrior goalkeeper Connor Sanders recovered and tipped the ball over the goal for a corner kick. After the Warriors dealt with the ensuing corner, the referee blew the whistle, ending the game and Kettle Run’s season.

The Cougars walked off the field to applause from their visiting fans, who appreciated their strong showing in a difficult game. After a long team talk, Ochoa hugged each of his seniors.

“We tried to move the ball, play as a team, come out of the back, we tried… but sometimes you lose these types of games. You can’t blame it on refs, you can’t blame it on anything, you just have to keep rolling on,” he added.

“The loss is heartbreaking for our seniors, but we’re proud that we kept that true mentality.”

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Longtime hound show president Joan Jones retires at 92 Marshall resident has spent five decades helping run the world’s biggest foxhound event

Longtime hound club president Joan Jones, right, studies archival show photos with friend Kelly Coffin.

By Betsy Burke Parker

Special to the Fauquier Times

Joan Jones is leaving big shoes to fill.

Retiring after more than five decades helping run the Virginia Foxhound Club show, Jones says that at age 92, she’s done her part in developing what’s become the world’s largest foxhound competition.

Jones, who lives in Marshall, has served as show president since 2007.

This year, she says she’ll gladly help the organizing committee with the May 28 show – the 75th annual – at Morven Park in Leesburg.

But this is her last one.

“It was time,” Jones said. “I’d gotten my start when (my joint-master at the Bull Run Hunt) Warren Harrover was show chairman in 1970. When he died, I was put on the board and (eventually) was president.

“It’s a great job, a hard job, a huge job,” she added, nearly a year-round task to plan and orchestrate the event that attracts thousands of hounds and handlers from dozens of hunt clubs from around North America.

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rings that run concurrently on the lawn of the historic Morven Park mansion this Sunday. Junior handler classes run during the lunch break, with the championship finals in each ring – and overall, plus the pack classes, in the afternoon.

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Joan Jones grew up in rural Ohio near Columbus. She wasn’t born into the foxhunting world, but she remembers “stealing the draft work horses to go for a ride when the farmers were done for the day” on her family farm, Jones said. “That’s how I taught myself how to ride.”

She studied art and pre-Columbi®

an history at Ohio State University and met her husband, Richard Kennedy Jones, when there.

Jones followed Richard around the world when he was stationed abroad for the Marine Corps. They were based in England where she worked with hunters and racehorses, both of which she pursued on the Virginia circuit when they moved, first, to Haymarket when Richard was at Quantico then the Pentagon.

Jones began hunting with the Bull Run Hunt, whipping-in to the pack in the 1960s and hunting the hounds during the 1970s. She rode point-topoints and hunted the Ashlands Bassets for 10 years during the 1980s.

They moved to Marshall about 20 years ago.

As for “retirement,” Jones said she’ll continue to pursue a passion for world travel – she’s already been to 86 different countries and has plans for more. The hound show “isn’t really a job you can completely leave, though,” she added. “I’ll help as much as they need me.”

Virginia Foxhound Club history

In 1934, William duPont Jr. established a bench show and field trial to be held at his sister Marion duPont Scott’s Montpelier estate near Orange. The show, run under the now-defunct American Foxhound Club, lasted until World War II. It resumed in 1954 under the Virginia Foxhound Club. The show moved to the Upperville showgrounds in 1961, Glenwood Park in Middleburg in 1964, to the Glenara estate near Marshall in 1965-’69 and to Oatlands near Leesburg in 1970. It moved to Morven Park in 1996.

In addition to the hound show on Sunday, Morven Park hosts the finals for the Masters of Foxhounds Association field hunter championship Saturday starting at 8 a.m. Find more at mfha.org.

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What to do when you’re ready to sell

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When getting a house ready to sell, it’s important to declutter and purge your belongings to clear the house of excess belongings. If you’re willing to rent a storage unit before selling a home, this will give you a safe and secure place to store all of your extra stuff when staging and showing the house.

As a local REALTOR®, one of the most frequently asked questions I receive is about prepping a home for sale. Selling a home can be a stressful process, and I have seen many home sellers become overwhelmed by everything they think they need to do. I call it paralysis by analysis. If you systematically break down the process into daily, weekly or monthly tasks, you’ll be able to show ready in no time. Below are a few of my tips and tricks to make your home show ready.

Depersonalize your home

Research your local housing market

The most important first step is to do your homework regarding the value of your home. Take a look at comparable sales in your neighborhood to figure out your appropriate listing price. Pay attention to the various comps’ square footage, features and location and think about how they compare to your home. A reputable REALTOR® should be able to assist with finding comps and determining a listing price for your home.

Buy more light bulbs

Buyers love bright homes and, without fail, as you’re prepping, those pesky lightbulbs will burn out; so, do yourself a favor and stock up on light bulbs in advance, then do a walk-through and make sure every light bulb is working properly.

Give your house a deep clean

First impressions mean a lot. So, don’t let foul smells, dirty floors or dusty surfaces make a bad one on a potential buyer. I often tell my clients …

“If I can smell it, I can’t sell it.” We are desensitized by the smells in our own homes; so, enlist a friend or relative who will be brutally honest with you. Deep clean prior to going on the market and then keep it up - this means cleaning toilets, wiping surfaces, mopping floors, cleaning rugs and scrubbing bathrooms. Consider calling in the professionals to ensure that your place is in pristine condition and to help take some of the pressure off of you.

Declutter the home

Decluttering and organizing your space will go a long way in appealing to potential buyers. When a home is clutter-free, buyers can focus on the actual home instead of the excess junk, accessories and overflowing closets.

Call a handyman

When getting a house ready to sell, you should

have your handyman on speed dial. Make sure anything and everything that needs to be fixed (think: locks, hardware, leaky faucets, running toilets, cracks in the walls, broken appliances, squeaky doors, etc.) is fixed before listing a home.

Paint the walls

Now’s the time to repaint your home. Start by painting over those bright orange and green walls with neutral colors. Stick to whites, light grays, light beiges and “greige” wall colors. These shades will make your home appear bigger, brighter and more welcoming. Adding a fresh coat of paint to your home will also help cover the wall’s imperfections and convey a blank slate to potential buyers.

Prep your exterior

Don’t forget to also spruce up your home’s curb appeal. After all, the outside of the home is the first thing potential buyers will see when they arrive for a showing. So, make sure that the grass is cut, and the yard is landscaped with fresh mulch and tidy bushes and shrubs. I also recommend adding a bit of character to your entry by adding some colorful flowers to the front porch.

Hire a professional photographer

Given that most potential buyers begin their search for homes online, it’s important to understand your first opportunity to sell your home is through photos or video. It’s crucial to include high-quality, professional photos in your online listing. Without excellent high-resolution images, potential buyers may overlook your home. Your real estate professional should be able to help with finding a photographer; so, be sure to ask who they use when interviewing real estate agents for the job.

When selling a home, you want to strike the perfect balance between depersonalization and the appearance of a warm, welcoming home. This means putting away most framed photos, bulletin boards and personal items (think: photo albums, magazines, toys, awards, calendars, etc.) throughout the home. Leave a few nice, framed photos around the house to make the home more inviting.

Now that your home is ready to hit the market, here are a few tips for getting it sold quickly and efficiently.

Plan an open house: If you’re willing, allow your real estate professional to host an open house to create a buzz around the new listing. Open houses are a great way to attract all sorts of buyers and buyers’ agents. If you end up with multiple bids – or even one great offer – in one day, you might not have to show your home over the course of multiple weeks.

Be flexible with showings: Showing a home to buyers is never convenient. But if you want to sell quickly and maximize your selling price, it’s important to remain flexible and accommodating when showing a house to qualified buyers. A great tip is to take a long weekend or visit relatives the first weekend the property hits the market, as that’s generally when you receive the most traffic through a home.

Avoid over-improving your home: While it’s important to get your house in top condition when listing it, you shouldn’t tackle costly additions and improvements – especially if you want to sell the home quickly. Renovations can take months to finish. To sell quickly and efficiently, try simple improvements, such as decluttering, repainting and fixing obvious issues, such as holes in the wall.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 24, 2023 CALENDAR, from page 10 Wine dinner What: Rappahannock Cellars Wine Dinner When: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Denim and Pearls, 29 Main St., Warrenton Cost: Reservations and deposit required, 540-349-9339 Info: Dinner paired with a variety of wines Live music Featuring Shade Tree Collective When: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Featuring Cook County Bluegrass When: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring The Irish Session When: 5 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: O’Brien’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton Featuring Palmer When: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station Featuring Anthony Semiao When: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Blue Valley Vineyard and Winery, 5535 Blue Valley Way, Delaplane Featuring Darryl Marini When: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 28 Where: Philip Carter Winery, 4366 Stillhouse Road, Hume Monday, May 29 Fauquier County Public Libraries What: All public libraries will be closed in observance of Memorial Day When: All day Monday, May 29 Where: Warrenton Library, Bealeton Branch Library, John Marshall Branch Library

Middleburg Library What: Library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day When: All day Monday, May 29 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Memorial Day What: Memorial Day Service When: 9 a.m. Monday, May 29 Where: Remington Town Hall, 105 E. Main St., Remington Info: American Legion Harold J. Post 247 will conduct the ceremony; open to the public Tuesday, May 30 Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school students When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester Drive, Warrenton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Story time What: Musical Story Time for all ages with caregiver When: 4 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Rhymes, songs, stories and movement Yoga What: Adult Yoga Seated When: 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Use a chair for support in easy yoga class; wear movement friendly clothing Wednesday, May 31 Panning What: Gold Panning Demonstrations for ages under 13 with caregiver When: 2 to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 31

Where: Monroe Park, 14421 Gold Dust Pkwy., Goldvein Info: Learn to separate gold flakes from sand, rocks and dirt using the traditional gold prospector’s technique of panning Yoga What: Yoga and Sound Healing When: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31 Where: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg Cost: $35 Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ yoga-sound-healing-tickets-378122353137 Info: Learn to relax, unwind History What: All Ages Historic Education at Monroe Park When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park, 14421 Gold Dust Parkway, Goldvein Info: Discussion about the gold mining industry in Fauquier County and Virginia and guided tour of the museum Tickets: 540-422-8170 Trivia What: Trivia with Allison When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 31 Where: O’Brien’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton Thursday, June 1 Painting What: Adult/Senior Coffee, Tea and Paint When: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Where: Warrenton Community Center, 430 E. Shirley Ave., Warrenton Cost: $29 Registration: 540-422-8560 Info: Express oneself through art on canvas; all supplies are provided Live music What: Featuring Bailey Hayes

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Friday, June 2 First Friday What: First Friday Warrenton When: 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 2 Where: Downtown Warrenton, Main St. between Court and Fifth streets, Warrenton Info: Beer/wine garden; vendors; food trucks; kids’ activities; live music Concert What: From Sea to Shining Sea When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 2 Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Cost: Tickets $25, $23; free to Mason students and children (18 years and younger) Info: Featuring the Manassas Chorale Reservations: 703-993-7550 Aging What: Old Age Ain’t for Sissies When: 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday, June 2 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: Discussion group about aging RSVP: 540-349-5814 Live music Wine Until 9 When: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 2 Where: Arterra Wines, 1808 Leeds Manor Road, Delaplane Info: Live music, bring a picnic Local Open Night Mic Night Every Friday When: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 2 Where: Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Info: Bring instrument Reservations: 540-364-2774

LEWIS & CLARK, LLC REALTY

Latham Lane, Amissville, VA 20106 REDUCED TO $150,000 Lovely rolling 2 plus acre grassed lot, with an approved 3 bedroom perk. This lot is ready to build on.

Directions: 211 west to a left on Viewtown rd., to a left on Waterford to a left on Latham lane. Please park on the lot at directional arrow.

When: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

FAUQUIER COUNTY

LAND TRANSFERS LEWIS & CLARK LLC REALTY 6625 Electric Avenue,Warrenton, VA 20187 Phone: 540.428.1882 | Fax: 540.428.1883 | Cell: 703.517.2000

These property transfers, filed May 10-16, 2023 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: $10,000,000 in Center District Cedar Run District Scott Cook to Ross Alexander Mackenzie, 1.9563 acres at 5650 Creekside Crossing, Warrenton. $650,000 Shawn Kevin McPherson as Executor to Christopher W. Michaels, 1.2384 acres at 7720 Greenwood Way, Nokesville. $550,000 Jimmie Max Stone Tr. to Chadwick Jacob, 5 acres on Lake Coventry Drive Bealeton/Morrisville. $150,000 Wilmer Bender to Abid Mahmood, 5.2980 acres on Bristersburg Road nr. Catlett. $140,000 Cesar A. Rivera Torres to Christopher L. Ranc, 0.7109 acre at 5743 Myriah Court nr. Warrenton. $645,000 Dale F. Ashley to Darrell W. Ashley, 2/3 interest in 225.9 acres on U.S. 29 and Thompson’s Mill Road, Goldvein. $358,406 Dale F. Ashley to Darrell W. Ashley, 2/3 interest in 129.9497 acres at 14623 Warrenton Road and Deep Run in Goldvein nr. The Stafford County line. $415,698.10 6418 Meetze Road LLC to Ferkon VA LLC, Condo Unit 1-A at 6418 Old Meetze Road, Warrenton. $1,214,735

Lee District LaDue & Helm LLC to MSH Construction Inc., 1.4681

acres off Sumerduck Road at Mt. Holly Church, Sumerduck. $80,000 Christopher M. Henry to Matthew Cole, 3.9902 acres at 5385 Courtney’s Corner road, Sumerduck. $535,000 Hawkins Investment Group LLC to Jorge Sanchez Hernandez, 11249 Cedar Lee Court, Bealeton. $420,000

Center District Esta Lyn Temple Estate by Executor to James Holzer, Unit 20-B at 91-B Leeds Court East. $223,000 RFI MC LC to NVR Inc., 1.3814 acres on Forestdale Drive, Warrenton. $265,000 Washington Green LLC to Patrick Michael McDonald, 0.1675 acre at 40 Washington Street, Warrenton. $780,000 Seritage SRC Finance LLC to LBX Warrenton LLC, 8.88577 acres at 141 West Lee Hwy. & Fletcher Drive & Oak Spring Drive, Warrenton. $10,000,000 Alexander K. Davis Jr. to Christopher Lee Putnam, 0.17 acre on South Third Street nr. Southern Railway Station, Warrenton. $102,000 NVR Inc. to Bryan Gehl Hoeft, 1.2087 acres at 2008 Woodstock Street, Warrenton. $798,105 David C. Whitmoyer to Ronald Charles Leggett, 221 Cannon Way, Warrenton. $725,000

Scott District Leslie O. Byler to Kevin Richards, 3.0272 acres at 5576 Snow Mountain Road nr. Broad Run. $285,000 Christopher Serino to Spencer Wilkins Brown, 0.9274 acre at 5164 Claston court, Warrenton. $655,000 Stephanie Michelle Roberts, Successor Tr. to Matthew R. Hartman, 7182 Freemont Hill Court nr. Warrenton. $715,000 Brian H. Rees to Andrew Castles, 6784 Lake Anne Court nr. Warrenton. $720,000 Lydia D. Thomas Tr. to Andrew Volkman, 3603 Mauchley Court nr. Warrenton. $550,000 Cassandra Winona Derby to Samuel Antonio Penaloza, 3.9680 acres at 7312 Baldwin Ridge Road NE of Warrenton. $850,000

Marshall District Jay Street Properties LLC to Main Street Heritage LLC, 16,201 sq. ft. at 8284 Wild Aster Court, Marshall. $375,000 United States of America Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to PH Concept LLC, 1.3733 acres at 10035 Conde Road, Marshall. $165,000

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Joanne Free Hawkins Joanne Free Hawkins, age 90, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2023. She lived a long fulfilling life beloved by her family and as a proud member of the Nokesville community. She was born on March 29, 1933, in the same house she spent most of her life in, to the late Lucile Mark and William Raymond Free. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Michael Hawkins, SR and her sister Vera Albrite and four brothers.

Joanne was the secretary and bookkeeper at Brentsville District High School since it opened on Aden Road in 1965 until she retired. She was also the neighborhood Avon lady and delivered all orders in person. She played bridge every Wednesday and Poker every Friday night. Joanne also immensely enjoyed Bingo and the slot machines. If the television was on you could find the Washington Nationals, Washington Redskins or General Hospital playing. She was a lifetime member of the Nokesville United Methodist Church. She provided a home cooked meal every night to her family and helped raise her grandchildren making sure they never rode a bus to school.

She attended every game, recital, and graduation. She never flew on a plane but was up for any road trip.

Survivors include her daughter Paula J. Hawkins, her son Dale M. Hawkins (Lynn); two stepchildren: Thomas M. Hawkins, JR (Sherry), and Robert G. Hawkins (Shirley); two grandchildren: Justin Rollins (Emily) and Hayley Fletcher (Blake), four step grandchildren: Amy Boyle (Justin), Thomas M. Hawkins, 3rd (Caroline), Andrew Hawkins (Paige), Jeff Hawkins (Maiyen), two great grandchildren, and 10 step great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday May 23, 2023 at Pierce Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 96009 Center Street, Manassas, VA where funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 1PM. Interment at Manassas City Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in her memory be made to a charity of your choice.

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The most important tasks of Swedish death cleaning are sorting through and donating clothing; decluttering items that are unwanted, unneeded, or that take up a lot of space; and organizing digital files. Sorting through possessions also allows the death cleaner to give items to the people they’re intended for while they’re still alive.

The Swedish death cleaning method is essentially a more extreme form of minimalism. After you’ve finished the death cleaning method, your house will be streamlined, clean, and decluttered. You’ll have more space to focus on the things that matter most, and you’ll have a more restful home environment. To learn more about the services MOSER FUNERAL HOME offers, please call (540) 347-3431. We are conveniently located at 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. We’d also love to tell you about our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY, just outside of Warrenton.

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Betty Jean Stewart We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our loving mother, Betty Jean Stewart who was called home on May 19, 2023. She was born on December 2, 1942, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Twila E. Kiser and Hubert E. Stallard. She is predeceased by her husband, Robert C. Stewart, son, Kenneth D. Stewart, brothers, Michael Stallard and Edwin Kiser.

She is survived by her brother Hubert Stallard, and five children. Walter F. Stewart "wife, Marianne", Phyllis Stewart Jenkins, Kathy Stewart Haight, Melissa Stewart Daymude "husband, Michael Daymude" and Elizabeth E. Stewart. Betty also has thirteen grandchildren, Walter RC Stewart, Dustin Stewart, Brandy Jenkins, Ronald Jenkins, Raymond Jenkins, Paige Sowers, Dylan May, Michael Lester, Robert Haight, Mary Kate Unthank, Nicholas Cooper, David Gheen and Dakota Gheen. Also eleven great grandchildren and many loving nieces and nephews.

Betty was not just a mother, she was a sister, nana, aunt, friend, wonderful neighbor and a teacher assistant in her younger years. The longest and most cherished position she held in her life was a mother/homemaker. She cooked, cleaned, washed clothes, nursed and sewed garments for a family of 8. She did an amazing job, especially when she became a single mother at the age of 32, taking care of 6 children all on her own. As time allowed, her passion for gardening was at the top of her list of things she loved along with crafting, making flower arrangements, taking long walks in her neighborhood of 55 years. She did not walk just for exercise, but to pay a visit to neighbors and friends. So many admired her for so many reasons. She loved a good yard sale or flea market, trips to the mountains, attending craft festivals and listening to several genres of music with country and blue grass being her favorites. As she takes her final journey, she leaves us with so many wonderful memories that will forever fill our hearts.

There will be a Celebration of Life held following the interment on Friday, May 26th, 2:30 pm at Joseph Reading Park, 8460 Maplewood Dr. Manassas VA 20111. Please bring a lawn chair.

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LEGAL NOTICES 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, June 8, 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:

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V I R G I N I A: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAUQUIER COUNTY GARY KUBAT; CATHERINE KUBAT, Plaintiffs, v. Case No. CL23-228 HEIRS OF ARTHUR SMITH, et al.

IF THEY BE LIVING AND IF NOT, THEIR HEIRS, DEVISEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, IF ANY THERE BY WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS SUIT WHO ARE MADE PARTIES HERETO BY THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION "PARTIES UNKNOWN" Defendants.

PUBLICATION ORDER The object of this suit is to quiet title in favor of plaintiffs, Gary Kubat and Catherine Kubat, owners of record of certain property located in Fauquier County, Virginia, and commonly known as 11274 Forever Lane, Midland, Virginia 22728 ("Subject Property"). The heirs of Arthur Smith have purportedly inherited and retain an outstanding interest in the Subject Property. No deed establishing ownership in the heirs of Arthur Smith has been found after a diligent search.

It is hereby ORDERED that any persons who are or may be the heirs of Arthur Smith, and all other persons, if any there be, who may have an interest in the Subject Property which is the subject of this action ("Parties Unknown"), appear and protect their interest, on or before July 13, 2023, which date is no sooner than fifty (50) days after entry of this order of publication.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that: (1) this Publication Order be published once a week for four (4) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in this County prescribed by this Court; and (2) be posted at the front door of the Courthouse.

ENTER: 5/10/2023; Signed: James E. Plowman, Judge Fauquier County Circuit Court I ASK FOR THIS: Signed: Frank F. Rennie Frank F. Rennie, IV (VSB No. 23626) W. Andrew DiStanislao (VSB No. 95763 CowanGates P.O. Box 35655, Richmond, VA 23235 frennie@cowangates.com ddistanislao@cowangates.com (804) 320-9100 (phone); (804) 330-3140 (fax) Counsel for Plaintiffs Signatures of Defendants waived pursuant to Rule 1:13

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TOWN OF WARRENTON 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, June 6, 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 #2023-2 - Application for a Variance pursuant to Article 2-19.1, fence and wall regulations of the Town of Warrenton Zoning Ordinance. The request for a variance from the required 18.5' secondary front setback would allow the property owner to install a 6' fence within the required reduced secondary front setback from the property line along Meadowview Lane. The corner lot is approximately 16,487 square feet, located at the intersection of Galina Way and Meadowview Lane, and zoned Residential (R-15).

The Comprehensive Plan identifies the property as Low Density Residential on the Future Land Use Plan. The owners/applicants are Jordyn and Travis Simoes. GPIN 6983-79-2716-000.

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. 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.

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PUBLIC NOTICE: CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN REVISION. A Corrective Action Plan Addendum has been submitted to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for a petroleum fuel release from a former underground storage tank system at:

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ019014-01-00 FAUQUIER COUNTY J&DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re AMAYA BERMUDEZ, BRIAN AMAYA QUNTANILLA, IRIS /v.

AMAYA QUINTANILLA, JACKSON The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE CUSTODY OF BRIAN E. AMAYA BERMUDEZ It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before 07/05/2023 10:30AM Allison Coppage, Judge Legal Notices

ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE §8.01-316 Case # JJ016660-01-01; FAUQUIER COUNTY J & DR-JUVENILE () General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re LONG, ISABELLA Mignano-Stierle, Kimberly /v. Long, Eric S. The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE CUSTODY OF LONG, ISABELLA It is ORDERED that the defendant appear at the above-name Court and protect his or her interests on or before 07/05/2023; 8:30AM Nicole Foddrell, Deputy Clerk

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