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Warrenton man to serve 6 years for neighbor’s shooting death Night of drinking led to 2017 fight that killed Larry Walker

By Amanda Heincer Times Staff Writer

CELEBRATING EARTH DAY: Pages 25-29

Steve Walker compares the days following his older brother’s shooting death to trying to solve a puzzle.

Steve Walker was home in Richmond when his mother

called him on Feb. 19, 2017, to tell him his brother, Larry Alan Walker, had been shot. The shooting happened at a home on Turkey Run Road that a family friend, Richard Turner MacDonald, rented from Walker’s parents.

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After winning canvass, Schumacher pledges to heal GOP divide

By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

TIMES STAFF PHOTO/JAMES IVANCIC Greg Schumacher talks to a voter outside Fauquier High School during the Fauquier County Republican Committee canvass for a new chairman. Schumacher beat Harry Burroughs in the contest.

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Greg Schumacher said he knows some healing has to happen within the Fauquier County Republican Committee, and he is ready to start that process when he takes over as its chairman.

“I know it’s not going to happen overnight,” Schumacher said after winning a party canvass Saturday, April 14.

Schumacher won his first twoyear term at the head of the local GOP organization in an election that also saw his supporters win 20 of 21 at-large committee seats.

Schumacher won the race at the top of the ballot, beating opponent Harry Burroughs with 863 to 726 votes cast at Fauquier High School in Warrenton.

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Gregarious gift for gorillas

When it comes to the study of gorillas, Dian Fossey is a name that comes to mind.

An American primatologist and conservationist, she is best known for her decades-long study of mountain gorillas in the forests of Rwanda. She died in 1985 but her legacy lives on in such vehicles as the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, which celebrated a 50-year anniversary in 2017.

It was very warm Saturday afternoon at the WARF in Warrenton as hundreds of children with their parents and friends poured onto the fields for soccer games, roller hockey or to enjoy the playground area. It was also an opportune time for folks to get introduced to the work of Dian Fossey and the fascinating life of gorillas.

His cheeks blushed from the day’s sun, 7-year-old Reeves Blackmon, along with his

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gorillas. “I read about them, that they are endangered and I wanted to do something,” said Reeves with a broad smile adding, “And my mom said ‘yes.’”

His idea became a reality when the family helped him set up a stand. Chillier then, he sold his first cup of hot KoKo (cocoa). Koko is a gorilla famous because of her ability to use sign language. She also had a baby.

Winter turned to warmer weather and now Reeves is back with lemonade. Asked if Reeves has seen a gorilla, he acknowledged that he has and was quite impressed.

“When I was 6, I saw one at a zoo in Knoxville,” said Reeves, who was delighted when the gorilla’s baby approached him. “But the mother grabbed her back,” smiled Reeves who donned a gorilla suit last Halloween.

“It drew attention so people would ask about it and then I could tell them what I was doing and perhaps they would donate,” said Reeves who thinks that gorillas are very cool beasts but also has learned that they are threatened from poachers, disease and the loss of their natural habitat.

The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund supports ongoing work to help gorillas in the wild, and Reeves’s mission is to help contribute to their efforts. His table has books about gorillas and when you buy a cup it may have a label with a gorilla fact and where you can learn more about the Fossey fund.

In the short time this young entrepreneur has been in business, he has raised $1,782.

Setting up a GoFundMe account was fortuitous as the organization gave him $1,000 for being a “young hero.” The remainder he has raised through his sales of lemonade and hot Koko.

Deftly taking in donations, usually $1, Reeves was busy pouring lemonade to thirsty passersby who inevitably asked about his project.

“I really like math,” he said, “and drawing…and adventuring.” Reeves said he enjoys playing outdoors, climbing trees and visiting a nearby creek with his friends.

The family moved to a small farm in

Reeves Blackmon Jeffersonton from Arlington about three years ago to give their three sons more space to roam.

“I was a teacher and administrator for many years and am now an educational consultant working with schools on curriculum and social justice education through LCB Consulting. I am also a doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland in teacher education and professional development,” said Reeves’ mother, Laurel. Phillip, Reeves’ father, is a commercial real-estate attorney working in Washington, D.C. “He’s always been compassionate and an activist,” said Reeves’ proud mother who was more than happy to accommodate his vision.

“We are thankful to join the warm, vibrant Fauquier community and establish a home for our boys.”

If you find yourself at the WARF during the warm months ahead, look for the LemonAPE stand. We understand that T-shirts emblazoned with a cool gorilla may be a coming attraction.

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Strategy to boost Warrenton envisions new restaurants, new image, space audit

Plan aims to reverse town’s rep as ‘that place with horses where they won’t let you build anything’

By Leland Schwartz Times Staff Writer

Warrenton has a new, 24-month economic development plan to enhance its image so it can attract new visitors, shoppers and businesses.

Central to the plan will be a digital marketing and branding effort to promote the town in a way that reverses, as the plan says, Warrenton’s image as “that place with horses where they won’t let you build anything.”

One key message will be how safe Warrenton is as a place to live, and the marketing campaign will focus on reaching people who might move here.

A primary effort outlined in the 2020 Economic Development Strategic Plan will be to take the friction out of starting a business by simplifying the application process, regulations and permitting procedures.

In that vein, the plan calls for giving business applicants a single point of contact on the town staff to help navigate the process.

Written by town Economic Development Director Tom Wisemiller, with input from a wide array of town staff and business leaders, the plan was presented to the Warrenton Town Council this month for its review.

Over the next two months, the council will prioritize its short-term goals, so its ideas can be activated over the next two years to boost the town’s economy.

Among the ways to do that, Wisemiller writes, is to build the town’s food and beverage industry first by recruiting a “destination restaurant, run by an experienced and well-backed group, and headlined by a rising star chef,” which will “serve as a regional draw for foodie tourists.”

In addition, and primarily for the meals tax revenues, Wisemiller urges attracting “a popular fast-casual, or drive-thru fast food, restaurant” for the Lee Highway/Broadview Avenue/ West Shirley Avenue corridor.

The plan mentioned restaurants like Panda Express, Jimmy Johns and Zoe’s Kitchen.

One point raised in the plan Economic is that some business owners Development complain the town focuses too Director much on growth in Old Town.

Tom Wisemiller “Approximately 90 percent of commercial sales in Warrenton happen on the primary commercial corridor” along Broadview, the plan says. However, it explains, “Old Town is the tourism destination.”

Asked if bringing new restaurants into the town would compete with existing establishments, Wisemiller said more restaurants would actually help by making Warrenton more of a food desti-

TIMES STAFF PHOTO/LELAND SCHWARTZ People stroll by an empty storefront in Old Town Warrenton. The town’s new economic development plan calls for taking an audit of all empty retail and office spaces and to recruit new businesses and tenants. nation.

The meals tax already brings in about 17 percent of the town’s gross revenues or 38 percent of all local tax revenues.

Also in the food arena, Wisemiller urges building on Warrenton’s food and beverage “artisans” by drawing entrepreneurs like brewers, cheese makers, bakers, vintners and coffee roasters with the ability to sell their products outside the local area.

Another critical goal, he says, is to audit all available and empty buildings in Warrenton to ensure the town understands what kinds of new businesses would work best in each. Then, as part of the new marketing plan, efforts would be made to find a match for each space.

Filling them will be a challenge as Warrenton and Fauquier County are “still battling a reputation, built up in past decades, for being anti-growth and anti-development,” Wisemiller wrote.

Warrenton “has high name recognition in the urban core of DC/Baltimore/NOVA: a lot of people in the extended region have heard of Warrenton and know roughly where it is located,” he points out.

“However, relatively few people … have a clear conception of what Warrenton is — its iden-

tity — other than ‘that place with horses where they won’t let you build anything,’” he wrote.

To revamp that image, the town will engage a digital marketing company to focus on all “the things that are great about Warrenton: historic character, charming neighborhoods, tight-knit community, accessibility, and authenticity,” the report said.

The plan also calls for recruiting investors to build one or more three-story buildings in Old Town or other Warrenton development areas to provide space for retail on the ground floors and residential units on top.

To also raise the town’s tax base, the plan calls for a new industrial park fit for Virginia Economic Development Partnership projects or defense-industry companies.

The plan says Warrenton needs to create a web portal, so the town’s businesses have a way to communicate with each other — a place to share expertise, ideas and concerns. Another tool the plan says would help is an online Warrenton/Fauquier community calendar.

The last time an economic development plan was written for the town was more than 15 years ago in 2001.

The plan attempts to reconcile the tension between the “community’s desire for good, sustainable growth that brings jobs and shopping without a lot of residential growth” and “the realities of the metropolitan marketplace,” the plan says.

“If the goal of this plan were simply to spur growth in Warrenton, that would be easy!” Wisemiller wrote. All Warrenton would have to do is “allow for residential development, especially single-family home that cost less than $400,000 to purchase and multifamily units that rent for less than $1,800 per month.”

But that’s not feasible, he says, because Warrenton “does not have the available sites or utility/ infrastructure capacity to support rapid growth.”

“More importantly, Warrenton’s citizens do not want sprawl, heavy traffic and other byproducts of haphazard growth that will detract from all the things that are great about Warrenton: historic character, charming neighborhoods, tight-knit community, accessibility, and authenticity,” Wisemiller wrote.

On the other hand, attracting visitors is paramount because “some of these visitors will naturally fall in love with Warrenton/Fauquier County, just like we did, and will want to move here.”

“We must proactively market Warrenton to a specific audience that is more likely to embrace Warrenton’s core values and attributes … people who, if they do move here, have the means and the passion to invest in everything that’s great about Warrenton, instead of trying to remake it in another image,” the plan said.

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Warrenton man to serve 6 years for neighbor’s shooting death DEATH from page 1 “My mom was in hysterics, and I didn’t know what she was saying,” said Steve Walker, who said his brother then got on the phone. “It was still coming together but what he said was ‘Larry’s been shot and he’s dead and we don’t know what has happened.’”

MacDonald, 65, pleaded guilty earlier this year to voluntary manslaughter and use of a firearm in commission of a felony for Larry Walker’s death.

At a sentencing hearing Monday, Fauquier County Circuit Court Judge Herman Whisenant sentenced MacDonald to serve six years in prison.

In his testimony at the April 16 sentencing hearing, Steve Walker said his family has struggled to understand what happened that night.

“Obviously, it’s been an extremely tough time for us as a family. There is a lot of confusion as we tried to really put the Richard Turner MacDonald pieces together… Our brother was shot. Why? And why over there at Mr. MacDonald’s house, who we have known for years?” Walker said.

Whisenant sentenced MacDonald to 10 years in prison for the voluntary manslaughter charge and suspended five years of that sentence. He sentenced MacDonald to five years in prison for the firearms charge and suspended four years of that sentence, giving him a total of six years in prison to serve. He also sentenced MacDonald to five years of probation.

Virginia’s voluntary sentencing guidelines, which take into account the circumstances surrounding a crime and the defendant’s prior criminal history, among other things, recommended a sentence between two years and four months and five years and 11 months in this case.

MacDonald told police the two had been drinking and he does not remember everything that happened. According to court testimony, Walker

“We do know what happened that night. Larry Walker lost his life and he lost it at the hands of the defendant who shot him not once, not twice, not three times, but five times.”

JAMEY COOK Fauquier County Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney

had a blood-alcohol content of 0.36 at the time of his death. MacDonald’s blood-alcohol content was 0.11 the next morning, when he was taken into police custody, according to court testimony.

Around 5 a.m. on Feb. 19, 2017, Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the shooting, on the 5400 block of Turkey Run Road off of Meetze Road, south of Warrenton.

Walker, 56, was found lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen of MacDonald’s home, according to court records and testimony.

The two had been drinking together at MacDonald’s home the previous night and MacDonald told detectives he was trying to make Walker leave his house when the two became involved in a fight, according to a criminal complaint filed in Fauquier County General District Court. At some point during the night, Walker pulled out a gun, according to court testimony.

At the sentencing hearing, Steve Walker remembered his brother as the kind of person who was “everybody’s friend.”

“If you were a friend of Larry’s, you had a friend for life,” his brother said. “He was sort of a best friend to all.”

Several of MacDonald’s friends and family members also testified, describing him in similar terms. Friends and co-workers testified that they had known MacDonald for decades and never saw him participate in a fight. “[MacDonald] was the most non-confrontational person I’ve met in my life,” said Dink Godfrey,

a friend and former co-worker of MacDonald’s.

Defense attorney Blair Howard asked the judge to consider the testimony of MacDonald’s friends and family members, and his lack of a criminal record, in his sentence.

Howard also argued that what happened that night appeared to have little to do with the personalities of MacDonald and Walker.

“Alcohol took over,” Howard said. “And we all know guns and alcohol don’t mix.”

Howard said no one knows exactly what happened that night and there is still some confusion over the incident.

“I don’t know what happened. Nobody knows what happened,” he said.

But Fauquier County Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Jamey Cook disagreed.

“We do know what happened that night,” Cook said. “Larry Walker lost his life and he lost it at the hands of the defendant who shot him not once, not twice, not three times, but five times.”

Cook said the evidence shows that Walker was likely stabbed while sitting in a chair and then shot in the back, as he laid on the ground.

“Larry Walker simply had no chance,” Cook said. “This wasn’t an accident, it wasn’t self-defense, it was a cold-blooded killing.”

According to court testimony, MacDonald fell asleep on his couch at some point after the shooting and woke in the morning to find Walker in a pool of blood on his kitchen floor. MacDonald then called Walker’s father, his landlord, and asked him to come over, Cook said. Walker’s family then called police.

Before he was sentenced, MacDonald apologized to Walker’s family and thanked his friends and family for their support and testimony at his sentencing hearing.

“I’m sorry for all the hurt I’ve caused,” he said.

“I’m just as sorry as I can be…. I really don’t remember what happened at a certain point that night. I’m truly sorry.”

Reach Amanda Heincer at aheincer@fauquier. com.

After winning canvass, Schumacher pledges to heal GOP divide

DIVIDE from page 1 “Obviously, I feel good about it.

It’s not only my win, it’s the team’s win,” Schumacher said, referring to the group that worked to get him elected.

“Some had called church members and family members to get them here. It’s really humbling when you have that support,” Schumacher said.

“I see this as a win for the committee, too,” he added.

Burroughs said his opponent “made a lot of promises during the campaign.”

“I’ll be looking to see if he keeps them,” he added.

Doors to the polling place were closed and locked at 4 p.m. Saturday to begin the count. Voters had marked ballots for scanning. The two candidates were called in at 4:28 p.m. to hear the results of the contest for chairman.

Cheers went up among Schumacher supporters on the sidewalk outside the school when someone received a text saying their candidate had won.

Schumacher came out a short time later while tabulating continued inside to determine who would fill 21 at-large and 72 precinct-commit-

tee positions.

Schumacher-endorsed candidates won 20 of the 21 at-large spots. Rick Buchanan of the Fauquier Cornerstone Committee won a committee position in the Baldwin Ridge Precinct.

Both candidates and their supporters passed out sample ballots and greeted voters as they arrived.

Voting began at 8 a.m. and continued until 4 p.m.

Schumacher pledged during the campaign to be an inclusive leader who would treat everyone with respect and not label people.

“I’m the leader and the face that sets the tone,” he reiterated Saturday.

Schumacher said during the campaign he would lead the executive committee, and any subcommittees would have members with different points of view.

Schumacher cited a need to grow the party by reaching out to minorities and young people in the county.

He said the current leadership had grown complacent because Republicans are in the majority in Fauquier.

Burroughs, the current vice chairman for precinct organization, was endorsed by Kay Hayes, the outgoing committee chairman, as well as Sheriff Bob Mosier and Scott Dis-

trict Supervisor Holder Trumbo.

Hayes lost out in the race for one for the 21 at-large positions.

Schumacher said a “false division” was created during the campaign “by labeling people as folks who want to keep Fauquier green and those who don’t.”

“I have found no one who wants the latter. It’s a false division,” Schumacher said in a question-and-answer piece published by the Fauquier Times April 11.

Yet land use was the issue that motivated Howard and Gloria Armfield of Middleburg to vote for Burroughs.

They both said their support was based on Burroughs’ stance on “the open-space issue and preserving open space.”

It was the reason Kevin Madden of Vint Hill said he voted for Burroughs, as well.

Madden said he moved from Prince William County, which he said “is a reminder of what can happen if development is unchecked.”

Stephane Madden added that she thought Burroughs would work to keep development in check.

Rusty Rawson of Amissville, however, said Schumacher “was saying the right things about inclu-

siveness and growing the party.”

“We need to reach out to all factions and like-minded people. Not everyone votes a straight party line,” Rawson said.

Rawson is a Navy veteran and said he supported Schumacher as a fellow veteran. Schumacher is a retired Army general.

Linda Malmgren said she thought Schumacher would “stand his ground” on principle while being willing to listen to all sides.

Both Burroughs and Schumacher disavowed involvement with a letter signed by “Republicans of Fauquier” sent to perhaps 100 people identified as having voted in a recent Democratic primary or given a donation to Democratic candidates. The letter suggested the recipients were ineligible to vote in the Republican canvass.

Saturday’s contest was overseen by the Republican Party of Virginia and open only to registered voters who consider themselves to be “in accord with Republican principles” and who signed a “statement of intent” promising to support Republican candidates in upcoming general elections.

Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@ fauquier.com.

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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Williams Partners, L.P. (Williams), owns and operates an existing interstate natural gas pipeline system, extending from the Gulf Coast area to markets in the Southern, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Transco has been providing natural gas transportation service to these regions for over 60 years.

Transco has developed the Southeastern Trail Project (Project) to provide the Project shippers with 296,375 dekatherms per day (dt/day) of firm transportation service capacity from Transco’s existing Pleasant Valley Interconnect facility between Transco and Dominion Energy Cove Point in Fairfax County, Virginia to the existing Station 65 pooling point in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. In order to provide the additional 296,375 dt/day of firm transportation capacity under the Project, Transco proposes to construct and operate the following facilities: • The addition of approximately 7.72 miles of new 42-inch diameter pipeline in Fauquier and Prince William Counties, Virginia; • Uprating of the existing electric driven compression unit driver from 25,000 horsepower to 30,000 horsepower and regearing the associated variable speed drive at Compressor Station 185 in Prince William County, Virginia; • Addition of one new 22,490 horsepower turbine driven compression unit, station cooling, uprating of the existing electric driven compression unit driver from 33,000 horsepower to 41,250 horsepower and rewheeling the associated compressor at Compressor Station 175 in Fluvanna County, Virginia; • A net addition of 24,980 horsepower that includes the installation of two new 22,490 horsepower turbine driven compression units, station cooling, and miscellaneous piping modifications at Compressor Station 165 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Transco proposes to abandon existing internal combustion engine driven compressor units 1 through 10 totaling 20,000 horsepower and all related buildings and ancillary equipment at this station.

• Eight Mainline Facility Station Reversals and Deodorization Modifications in South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana • Thirteen Mainline Valve Deodorization Modifications in South Carolina and Georgia along the Transco Mainline • Related appurtenant underground facilities and aboveground facilities On April 11, 2018, Transco filed an application for approval of its proposed Southeastern Trail Project with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This federal proceeding is referenced as FERC Docket No. CP18-186.

A complete copy of Transco’s application to the FERC for the Project is available for public review at the following locations: • Audubon Regional Library, St. Helena Branch, 6108 Highway 10, Greensburg, LA 70441 • Coweta Public Library, 85 Literary Ln Newnan, GA 30265 • West Georgia Regional Library, 710 Rome St, Carrollton, GA 30117 • Fayette County Library, 1821 Heritage Pkwy, Fayetteville, GA 30214 • Henry County Library, 1001 Florence McGarity Blvd, McDonough, GA 30252 • Conyers-Rockdale Library, 864 Green St SW, Conyers, GA 30012 • Monroe-Walton County Library, 217 W Spring St, Monroe, GA 30655 • Oconee County Library, 1080 Experiment Station Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677 • Athens Regional Library, 2025 Baxter St, Athens, GA 30606 • Madison County Library, 1315 GA-98, Danielsville, GA 30633 • Hart County Library, 150 Benson St, Hartwell, GA 30643 • Anderson County Library, 300 N McDuffie St, Anderson, SC 29621 • Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601 • Spartanburg County Public Library, 151 S Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29306 • Pittsylvania County Public Library, 24 Military Dr, Chatham, VA 24531 • Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Ave, Manassas, VA 20109 • Fauquier County Public Library, 11 Winchester St, Warrenton, VA 20186 Transco will also mail notices to affected landowners and governmental agencies describing the proposed Project and providing additional information, including a copy of the FERC’s brochure entitled “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need to Know?” This brochure, which answers many frequently asked questions, may also be accessed at the FERC’s website address www.ferc.gov. Questions pertaining to interstate pipeline facility proceedings may be directed to the FERC’s Office of External Affairs at (202) 502-6088 or by mail at 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. Additional information specific to the Project is also available by contacting Transco at 1-713-215-2264, by e-mail at pipelineexpansion@williams.com, or by visiting the public website for the Project (www.williams.com/SoutheasternTrail).

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Talks continue on facility for recovering addicts

By James Ivancic Fauquier County is moving ahead with efforts to provide space for a residential-treatment center for people recovering from addiction.

The board of supervisors on Thursday, April 12, approved a resolution authorizing County Administrator Paul McCulla to submit an application to the Town of Warrenton for a special-use permit that would allow an outpatient counseling center near the hospital to be converted into a 28-day, short-term residential facility for up to 16 individuals in recovery.

The Warrenton Town Council would have to approve the special-use permit.

The building, at 340 Hospital Drive near Fauquier Hospital, is currently used by the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board as an outpatient counseling center.

The RRCSB would move its center to another building. The county has another site in mind and is finishing a study to determine if it would be suitable for RRCSB’s needs and how much would it cost to renovate it. That study should be finished in the next week or so, McCulla said.

He declined to identify the building since doing so could adversely affect the county’s negotiating position with the owner.

The supervisors would have to approve the purchase of the new building for the RRCSB. The Hospital Drive building is zoned residential office, and the county would need he town to rezone the area to public/semi-public to allow a residential treatment center to operate there.

The town has agreed to waive the fees for the permit application, and the county has agreed to pay advertising costs ($917.20). A public

hearing will be held before the town council votes on the rezoning or the special permit.

Both town and county officials have said they recognize the need for a treatment center. They resolved to work together to create space for one after the town council denied McShin Foundation a special use permit in January to establish a residential recovery center in the Marshall Street building where the nonprofit provides counseling.

The town’s central business district zoning doesn’t allow residential uses on the ground floors of commercial buildings.

To better understand substance-abuse prevention efforts in Fauquier, the supervisors heard from Sallie Morgan, executive director of the Mental Health Association, during their April 12 work session.

A strategic action plan released in June 2017 calls for Fauquier County to establish a local recovery facility using either the McShin Foundation model or that of Oxford House, which has residential facilities throughout Virginia.

Morgan said solutions to addiction require the participation of community at large, including doctors, schools, law enforcement, mental health and substance abuse treatment providers, recovery programs and support groups.

Her presentation also included these facts: • 40 percent of addicts have an underlying mental health issue.

• 30 percent of those who need treatment are getting it.

• 13 is the average age at which people first use alcohol or drugs • 70 percent of those who first use drugs at age 13 or younger become addicted.

Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@ fauquier.com.

The Fauquier County Democratic Committee will hold a caucus Saturday to pick 17 delegates and five alternates to elect their nominee to challenge Republican Rep. Tom Garrett in November.

The caucus will be held at 2 p.m.

April 21 at the Warrenton Community Center, 430 E. Shirley Ave. It’s open to all registered voters who live in the 5th Congressional District, support the principles of the Democratic Party and do not intend to support a candidate running against a Democratic nominee in the next election, according to the call to caucus issued by Whitney Petrilli and Larry Jackson, co-chairs of the county Democratic Committee.

“The average person’s power in this process is in showing up at the

city or county caucus to vote. Your body is your vote,” says an informational flier put out by the party.

Attendees are urged to have a preferred candidate and recruit as many supporters of that candidate as possible to attend the caucus.

Supporters for each candidate will gather in groups for a final count, which will determine the proportion of delegates who attend the 5th District convention in Farmville on May 5.

Running for the party’s nomination to unseat Garrett are Andrew Sneathern, Ben Cullop, Leslie Cockburn and Roger Dean Huffstetler.

Garrett is in his first term as congressman for the 5th District, which includes most of Fauquier County.

— James Ivancic

Times Staff Writer

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UPCOMING REMINGTON EVENTS REMINGTON CAR, TRUCK, MOTORCYCLE, RAT ROD SHOW

April 21, 9:00PM-3:00PM - Remington’s Main Street will be lined with classic vehicles including trucks, rat rods, motorcycles and tractors Saturday for their first annual car show. Citizens interested in registering their vehicles pay $15 the day of the event. The Remington Baptist Church will host a freewill donation breakfast. All proceeds benefit the M.M. Pierce Elementary Parent Teacher Organization for the construction of a new playground. Free admission for spectators.

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Kristina Price, who has a background in fundraising, special events and business development, has been named the new executive director for Experience Old Town Warrenton, a nonprofit founded last year to help enhance economic vitality and preserve the historic character in Old Town.

“On behalf of our board, we are thrilled to welcome Kristina as an energetic and knowledgeable downtown advocate and member of our local community. I am looking forward to working closely with her to revitalize Old Town,” Amelia Stansell, EOTW chair, said in a news release.

Price earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and leadership at Virginia Tech and completed a post-graduate program with Georgetown University in marketing and communications.

Price spent two years with the Greater Washington Board of Trade helping to advance their agenda of leading the business community in shaping and advancing a vibrant regional economy, the press release said.

Kristina Price “Warrenton is a beautiful place with a bright future,” Price said. “We’re standing at the edge of an exciting moment for Old Town. EOTW has already accomplished so much in the year since its inception. I’m eager to seize the opportunities around us, creating an environment for our civic and business leaders to come together to improve the economic vitality and downtown experience for our residents and visitors.”

Price resides in Amissville and is a volunteer at the Museum of Culpeper History and the communications officer for Little Fork Volunteer Fire and Rescue in Jeffersonton.

A frequent visitor to Warrenton, Price says she was immediately interested in the open position at EOTW. “I have always loved and felt connected to Warrenton, and I’m excited to help with programs that bring the community together and also draw in visitors from all over the commonwealth,” Price said. “This town is a jewel in Fauquier County, and I’m excited to begin working with the Town, merchants, property owners and others to enhance Warrenton for residents and visitors.

A hiring committee, made up of six EOTW board members, conducted the hiring process and the full board of directors selected Price in late March.

“We had some great candidates apply, but Kristina’s enthusiastic attitude and passion combined with her past experience put her on top,” Stansell said in the news release.

“The hiring committee and board voted unanimously.”

EDUCATION

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Hoover named principal at Margaret M. Pierce Elementary Laura Hoover has been appointed the new principal of Margaret M. Pierce Elementary, effective immediately, according to a press release issued by Fauquier County schools.

Hoover served one year as the assistant principal at Pierce and was appointed last April as the interim principal when former Principal Bruce McDaniel became the principal of Grace Miller Elementary School, the press release said.

“I am really thankful for all of the support that I have received from the Pierce community, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue to serve in this capacity,” Hoover said in the press release. “Pierce has always felt like ‘home’ for me for a variety of reasons. Pierce has been a special part of my journey as an educator. I have roots in Remington, and I look forward to serving the school and the Remington community as the principal.”

A native of Fauquier County, Hoover, 40, graduated from Fauquier High School in 1995. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and religious studies from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree from Arizona State University in education, focusing on curriculum and instruction for K-8 elementary education, the press release said.

Prior to becoming assistant principal at Pierce, Hoover was the school division’s instructional supervisor for second languages, dual-language assessment specialist in the office of special education and English as a Second Language teacher at Smith and Pierce elementary Schools.

In 2007, Hoover received The Washington Post’s Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award for Fauquier County, the press release said.

Superintendent David Jeck surveyed Pierce staff and families prior to Hoover’s selection.

“It gives me great pleasure to finally remove the interim tag preceding Principal Hoover’s name,” Jeck said in the announcement. “It is truly a pleasure to introduce Laura Hoover as the permanent principal of Pierce Elementary School.”

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The power of a good book Few things in life are more enjoyable than a good book, especially when it’s shared with others.

That was the spirit behind Fauquier County Library’s first “Community Read,” which culminated last week with a visit to Warrenton by author Michael Hingson. His book — “Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog & the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero” — was the library staff’s pick for its inaugural event.

More than 350 people turned out to the Highland School April 11 to hear Hingson talk about growing up blind, overcoming the biases of the sighted world and the lessons he took from his harrowing escape from the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Led by his guide dog, Roselle, and a helper who provided audible instructions, Hingson descended 78 floors while reassuring his fellow escapees he would talk them through it if the stairwell became too dark OUR VIEW or clouded with smoke.

Those who read Hingson’s book no doubt feel enriched from the experience of seeing the world through a blind man’s eyes.

But because the book was community read, it offers an added bonus: the opportunity to share that experience with others — perhaps even perfect strangers — with whom they have little else in common.

We applaud the Fauquier Library for launching its Community Read program, and we hope its leaders keep it going. With so much dividing people these days, we could use a few good yarns to weave new community connections.

Few things better transcend society’s fault lines — be they age, politics or religion — than the shared joy of a great read.

The power of an informed voter

The Fauquier Chamber of Commerce, the Fauquier Times and Fauquier Now are sponsoring a candidate forum tonight for candidates for Warrenton mayor and town council.

This event, scheduled for 6:45 p.m. April 18 at Taylor Middle School, will give residents the chance to meet and question the candidates ahead of the May 1 town elections.

Candidates will have 90 seconds to make their opening remarks and will then take turns answering questions from journalists and the audience.

Philip Mulford will moderate.

The Fauquier Times is proud to take part in this event, so important to our core community values. We thank our fellow sponsors for their role in putting it together. We also commend all the candidates for committing to participate.

Finally, we strongly encourage the community to take part. It is incumbent upon all of us to be armed with information when entering the voting booth in all elections, whether at the national, state or local level. The best voter is always an informed voter.

See you there!

FAUQUIER FLASHBACKS: FROM THE FAUQUIER TIMES

Elected to lead the Fauquier High School Student Cooperative Association (SCA) in 1964-65 were Donald Allen, vice president; Lois Wine, president; Dodie Hanback, secretary; and Richard Browning, treasurer.

75 Years Ago April 22, 1943 Nimrod C. Olinger, 22, son of Mrs. Luther Olinger of Marshall, was recently appointed a Naval Aviation Cadet and has been transferred to the Naval Air Training Center, Pensacola Fla., for intermediate flight training. On completion of his training, Cadet Olinger will receive his Navy “Wings of Gold” and commissioned an ensign.

News has been received from the War Department that Capt. John Peyton, reported missing since Feb. 15, was captured and is a prisoner in Germany. He and his superior officer were taken prisoner and their tank destroyed in an engagement in the Tunisian campaign.

A. F. Pilcher of Midland has announced his candidacy to succeed himself as member of the Board of Supervisors from Lee District.

50 Years Ago April 25, 1968 The congregation of Grace Episcopal Church, The Plains, elected five new vestrymen Sunday, and for the first time two of the 12-member vestry are women. They are Mrs. Fletcher Harper and Mrs. Don W. Patterson. The three men elected by secret ballot were John Middleton, Turner Foster and N. Loughborough Turner.

Employees of the S. H. Kress department store, 36 Main St., Warrenton, dressed in 19th century garb for the store’s 72nd anniversary sale.

Participating were store manager Fred McGhee

and floor supervisor Miss Virginia Riley.

The Mutual Insurance Agents Association of Virginia and D.C. has a new executive secretary.

He is Fred Hufnagel Jr. of Warrenton.

Annette Markland of the Marshall Senior 4-HClub won first place in the Northern Virginia District 4-H demonstration contest at Madison.

Her demonstration was titled, “The Right Light for Good Sight.”

25 Years Ago April 21, 1993 Tornadoes that ripped through Fauquier last Friday left widespread damage in their wake, but residents were thankful that no one was injured.

Rescuers from the Upperville Volunteer Fire Department who responded to assist the storm’s victims helped road and power crews after they determined no one was injured, according to emergency services coordinator Chuck Thompson. Inspector Robert Sisson visited the area and surveyed damaged structures, said building official Roger Boswell. Part of the roof of Phillip Thomas’s house on U. S. 50 at Paris was blown off, the rest collapsed, taking the chimneys with it.

A handful of residents spoke during an extended hearing by the board of supervisors, with about half addressing the School Board’s $53.3 million budget request, generally lending support, while the other half, including Calverton resident Scott Seegers, beseeched the board to keep taxes down.

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YOUR VIEW

Stopping Republicans comes down to the voting booth I recently listened to the four candidates for the 5th Congressional District make their pitches to Fauquier Democrats in advance of the April 21 caucus.

Predictably their platforms, stacked one on another, matched up like so many Chinese menus: health care, guns, inequality, education, jobs, the environment. Turn back the clock two decades, and the litany hasn’t changed very much— which tells us something about America’s progress since then. Even though they are of even more vital concern today, sadly, repetition has dulled their impact. Those audiences in the middle are inclined to fast-forward the stock bits of these campaign speeches—hoping for a larger idea, a greater call.

And, in these times of partisan hatred and deep uncertainty, we should be wondering what’s happening to our democracy? Unless we protect and practice the tenants that have defined our democracy, the temporal concerns won’t matter much.

Bashing Donald Trump is like taking a baseball bat to a tortoise— so easy and so harmless. Between Op-eds and talking heads, the hourly assaults on the White House have become a kind of political

Muzak thanks to Trump’s non-stop thrashing about, his yo-yo pronouncements, his rule by chaos and bullying.

Marching gives us all a sense of unity and purpose. But in the end, stopping this Republican effort to diminish this country is up to each of us, alone. At the voting booth.

It begins by registering as a caucus delegate where we choose between the four congressional candidates. Then it’s on to November and the fight to flip the House and/ or the Senate.

And to effectively check this reckless administration.

The Republican Congress has given up its stature as a separate branch of government. “Checks and balances” are vacant words.

Where we once counted on initiative and courage and a true voice of the people, Republican leaders have surrendered their independence to Trump’s fantasies and threats. The Republicans have completely abandoned their conservative mantra of small government, lower deficits and less government intervention.

The party is now the hostage of its own extremes.

The cost to all of us from their abrogation—while staggering— has only just begun. They deathly

Kudos to both Fauquier Times and Fauquier Now for their balanced coverage of the April 14 Fauquier County Republican Committee canvass for leadership and new members.

In my experience, albeit limited, both showed cool heads while remaining neutral in what ultimately became a heated contest between two internal factions of the party.

In doing so, they allowed county Republicans to make informed decisions regarding party leadership and committee membership for the next two years.

How refreshing were our national media to follow their example!

There are several ways that a political party can nominate a candidate or candidates for political office. Some of these ways are:

tered with that party in order to vote in that party’s primary. This is what we had in the state of Pennsylvania. In an “open primary,” a registered voter can vote in the primary of their choice. This is what we have in Virginia. One problem with “open primaries” is

Small town media sets an example for our nation

Ron Nist Warrenton

fear losing Trump’s true believers who seem to care much less about wrongheaded policies than the promise to “shake up” the establishment. Though many congressional Republicans are repelled by the president, they are not ready to stand up to him. Rolling over is the better part of valor.

The larger questions that Democrats should confront undecided voters with concern about what’s being taken from our democracy—this four-year campaign to test the durability of America’s historic values and to change the balance of

presidential power. We are already witnessing the slow gutting of institutions that house our national purpose. The spiking of our justice system with ultra-conservative judges. The tightening of access to the ballot box.

If voters recognize this menace, they will vote out Republicans—especially those at the very extreme, like Tom Garrett. Then that litany of historic Democratic issues can be tested in open debate.

In January, Gov. Ralph Northam asked Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke for Virginia to be exempted from any possible future offshore energy exploration and development. I couldn’t disagree more with this hasty and shortsighted decision.

Greater domestic offshore energy exploration and development has the potential to create a more prosperous and secure Virginia. This potential is too big to ignore.

It is estimated that mid-Atlantic states could receive $2.3 billion per year by the end of the 20-year period after initial lease sales, should offshore energy production move forward. Virginia stands to benefit greatly.

Offshore energy exploration and production is also predicted to lead to the creation of thousands of good paying jobs that typically pay an average salary of $101,000. Opportunities for six-figure jobs, a large majority of which could be jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, don’t come around every day. We should always be looking for ways

to create these kinds of jobs and boost our economy.

While oil prices have been relatively low recently, they have actually been rising by about 30 percent since Memorial Day 2017. A prudent energy policy doesn’t blindly count on good times to continue indefinitely. Rather, it plans for future changes and contingencies, and puts in place policies that will ensure an abundance of the energy resources we need to power our country in the years ahead.

We need to plan for our future energy needs. And we need to do so in a responsible manner that encourages both greater energy security and much needed job creation in our commonwealth. Virginia should not pass up this opportunity to generate billions of dollars in federal and state revenue, create consistent and high paying jobs, and safely and responsibly produce much needed oil and natural gas within our nation’s borders.

that “raiding” occurs. “Raiding” is when opposition party voters vote for the weakest candidate in the other party’s primary.

Primaries allow more people to participate in the selection process. Party bosses and party professionals love conventions

and caucuses.

It is very important that all of us take the time to vote on Primary Election Day and General Election Day.

John Sherman Paris, Va.

Offshore exploration economic potential too big to ignore

Preferring primaries over conventions or caucuses Option #1—A party primary Option #2—A party convention Option #3—A party meeting or a party caucus I prefer Option #1 over Option #2 and Option #3. Option #1 allows more people to participate in the nomination process. We can have “closed primaries” and “open primaries.” In a “closed primary,” a registered voter must be regis-

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The inner life of animals

By Vicky Moon

Contributing Writer

Goats discipline their kids, deer grieve, and horses feel shame. So writes German author Peter Wohlleben in the English version of his latest book, “The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion — Surprising Observations of a Hidden World.”

Those who have read Wohlleben’s 2015 best seller “The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate-Discoveries from a Secret World,” will never walk through the woods without contemplating what goes on in the not-so-silent woodland atmosphere. Those readers will also think twice before they pick up an ax to chop down a tree, which might not be so dead after all.

Now let’s consider our fourlegged barnyard friends.

I can tell you this much about the goats we once had on our little patch.

We started with pygmy goats, who managed to escape despite buried wire fencing.

I took step-daughter Emily to pick them up. The farmer told her hold on to her tummy and drop the goat’s back legs. In one swift snip of kitchen-type shears, he became castrated.

They were cute, but one cold, rainy spring day, a black female goat went into labor. It turned out the twins inside were breech. My then 10-yearold son and his school friend learned all about the birthing process as we put her in the back of the station wagon and drove to a veterinarian facility for a successful C-section delivery.

No need for sex education when you live in the

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country. Learn all about castration and the lack of it resulting in birth in one season.

We later had another set of fluffy white twins that magically and effortlessly flopped out in front of all of us one Easter. However, according to this book, they might discipline their kids, but they definitely don’t mind well.

We also had a larger billy goat who would regularly hop the fence and stand in our front yard. When I yelled at Jefferson, he occasionally jumped back into the fenced paddock. When he didn’t, I would threaten him with a Big Bertha golf club driver which I could only hope to damage but did not. I feared retaliation from the club’s owner, who cares more about golf than goats.

Wohlleben also informs that goats “can pick up almost imperceptible clues to impending natural catastrophes.” If so, where was Jefferson when I needed him in August 2011 when an earthquake hit Virginia?

Then, there are rabbits, with which I’m familiar but far from an expert.

Consider the 20 years of studies at Germany’s University of Bayreuth

by Dr. Dietrich von Hoist. He built a 5-and-a-half-acre expanse for wild rabbits.

“Rabbits live according to a strict hierarchy, which is different for each sex,” the writer advises of von Hoist’s research. “Each rabbit vigorously defends its rank, and for good reason: dominant animals reproduce more successfully.”

So maybe that’s why the seemingly sweet little black bunny I purchased for an adorable 2-yearold girl a year ago bit the baby upon introduction, bit me, bit my husband.

By the way, did I mention that a few weeks

Evolution

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PHOTOS BY VICKY MOON This little boy learned all about goats while growing up in Fauquier County. Inset, “The Inner Life of Animals,” by Peter Wohlleben, is published by Greystone Books. after I purchased the black bunny, the farm supply store manager wanted me to realize, “These rabbits are not intended as pets.” Then, I plead, “Why are you selling me a cage and food for said Lepus assassin?”

So now the bunny bites her full-time caregiver, my forever friend Deetzie Bayliss.

Honey Bun (a misnomer at best) now has a multi-level condo cage that stretches 10 feet across my forever friend’s screened-in porch. In a recent update, she texted: “She is intrigued with the birds chirping and the frogs at night. I know she’s happy, even though she tries hard to bite me.

Just gonna be her way. Long live Honey Bun.” And long live all our animal friends.

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Culpeper police seek help with unsolved homicide

The Culpeper Police Department continues to investigate the homicide of Joe “Jody” Pullen and are asking for the public’s help.

On Oct. 9, 2016, about 3 a.m. officers responded to the 100 block of Jeffries Alley in Culpeper for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered Pullen suffering from a gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives responded and processed the crime scene for evJoe “Jody” Pullen idence.

Since then, detectives have investigated numerous leads and conducted follow-up interviews. Detectives

have also worked with the forensic lab on processing various pieces of evidence collected in this case.

“From day one, this case has been a priority for detectives and they have worked very hard following up on various items in this case,” said Culpeper Police Chief Chris Jenkins. “However, we still believe today that someone in the Culpeper community holds the information that detectives need to close out this case and bring the person responsible for this crime to justice. We encourage anyone with information about this case to please reach out to us. No tip is too small.”

The Culpeper Police Department has been working closely with the victim’s family throughout the investigation.

“If you know something, please say some-

thing,” said Pullen’s sister Wendy Lawson. “We ask that you please speak up for Jody because Jody no longer has a voice. Our family has been changed forever since the day we learned that Jody was taken away from all of us in this horrific way.

“Please remember, silence only helps the killer and not the victim,” Lawson said.

The family has created a Facebook page for the Pullen investigation. It can be found by searching #JusticeforJody on Facebook.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Culpeper Lt. Andrew Terrill at 540-829-5221.

Tips for this case can also be submitted via email to tips@culpeperva.gov. Callers can remain anonymous by call Crime Solvers at 540-727-0300. A reward is being offered in this case.

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• A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hear the case on July 24, 2018.

• Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On March 19, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed an application (“Application”) with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) for revision of a rate adjustment clause (“RAC”), designated Rider U, pursuant to, among other things, § 56-585.1 A 6 (“Subsection A 6”) of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), as amended by Senate Bill 966 (“SB 966”) passed during the 2018 Virginia General Assembly regular session. Through its Application, the Company seeks to recover costs associated with phase one (“Phase One”), phase two (“Phase Two”) and phase three (“Phase Three”) of the Company’s Strategic Underground Program (“SUP”) for the rate year February 1, 2019 through January 31, 2020 (“2019 Rate Year”).

The Company asserts that SB 966 provides that its terms will apply to any petition for approval of strategic undergrounding cost recovery pending with the Commission on or after January 1, 2018, including the instant Application. The Company further asserts that SB 966 specifically provides that the replacement of overhead distribution lines with underground facilities on or after September 1, 2016, is deemed to provide local and system-wide benefits, to be cost beneficial, and that the costs associated with such new underground facilities are deemed to be reasonably and prudently incurred. Moreover, the Company asserts SB 966 mandates that the Commission approve recovery of such costs so long as the total costs associated with the replacement of overhead tap lines with underground facilities do not exceed an average cost per customer undergrounded of $20,000 and an average cost per mile of $750,000, exclusive of financing costs.

In addition to an annual update to approved cost recovery associated with the SUP, the Company seeks cost recovery of the remaining balance of costs associated with Phase Two of the SUP not previously approved for recovery through Rider U, totaling approximately $65.2 million. The Company also seeks cost recovery for Phase Three of the SUP, designed to convert an additional 416 miles of overhead tap lines to underground at a capital investment of approximately $179.0 million with an average cost per mile of $430,000 and an average cost per customer undergrounded of $13,299. Dominion states that its actual expenditures for Phase Three incurred through December 31, 2017, are $83.9 million and projected expenditures for the period January 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019, are approximately $95.0 million. The Company is requesting to recover the costs of Phase Three through Rider U for only those projects that will be completed prior to February 1, 2019.

The Company states that the two key components of the Rider U revenue requirement are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-up Factor. The Company states that the revenue requirement associated with Phase One costs and for the previously approved portion of Phase Two costs, totals $18.158 million, which includes a Projected Cost Recovery Factor of $13.991 million, an Actual Cost True-up Factor revenue requirement of $5.967 million, and the final of three voluntary customer credits in the amount of $1.800 million related to Phase One as required by the Company’s Stipulation and Agreement in the Phase One proceeding. The Company also states that the Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement for Phase Three and the remaining balance of Phase Two costs totals $54.889 million. In total, the Company seeks approval of revised Rider U with an associated revenue requirement in the amount of $73.047 million for the 2019 Rate Year. For purposes of the projected revenue requirements, the Company proposes a 9.2% return on equity (“ROE”), as approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUR-2017-00038.

The impact on customer bills of revised Rider U will depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. The Company asserts that implementation of the proposed Rider U beginning on February 1, 2019, would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month by $1.39 over the current Rider U, for a total Rider U bill impact of $1.98 per month.

The Company indicates that it is proposing a new method of cost allocation between the Virginia Jurisdictional and Virginia Non-Jurisdictional customers. The Application notes that Code § 56-585.1 A 6 exempts large general service rate classes from paying Rider U and the Company asserts that its new method “utilizes distribution cost of service information, recognizes the cost caused by actual plant investment incurred for the SUP, and recognizes that certain Virginia Jurisdictional and Virginia Non Jurisdictional classes are large general service and therefore should not be allocated any cost for the purpose of recovery under Rider U.” Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on July 24, 2018, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff.

The public version of the Company’s Application, as well as the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means.

Copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On or before July 17, 2018, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file written comments on the Application with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before July 17, 2018, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact disks or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00042.

On or before May 29, 2018, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“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. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00042. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing.

On or before June 12, 2018, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including: 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-2018-00042.

All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, 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 may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above.

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THE LATEST NEWS FROM AND ABOUT THE FAUQUIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Community reads up a storm: ‘Thunder Dog’ big hit Mason Lonie waited patiently to ask his question. Squirming slightly in his seat, he eagerly raised his hand to be called upon. Mason was among the hundreds gathered at the Rice Theater Wednesday, April 11, for An Evening with Michael Hingson, the capstone event of the 2018 Fauquier Community Read. Hingson, author of “Thunder Dog: The Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog & the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero” addressed a full house and thrilled the audience with his story of escaping from the 78th floor of the Twin Towers on 9/11.

Seven-year-old Mason’s enthusiasm for the “Thunder Dog” and the opportunity to meet the author illustrated one of the reasons “Thunder Dog” was the 2018 Fauquier Community Read selection — its appeal to readers of all ages.

Excitement about the event had built for two months as hundreds of readers — book clubs, children, teens and adults — enthusiastically read and discussed Hingson’s story. In total, “Thunder Dog” was checked out more than 800 times from Fauquier County Public Library.

Earlier in the day, Hingson spoke to a group of special-needs students from Fauquier-area schools during a luncheon sponsored by the Fauquier Excellence in Education Foundation.

According to Randy Corpening, special education director, Fauquier County Public Schools, each student in attendance read or listened to “Thunder Dog” in preparation for the event. They arrived brimming with questions for the author, ranging from “Do people with guide dogs form stronger bonds with their animals than people who have dogs as pets?” to “Can you see your dreams when you’re sleeping?”

Hingson also joined area first responders for a breakfast hosted by the Remington Lions Club where he shared his experience of escaping the Twin Towers, his lifelong refusal to be limited by his disability and belief that “perceived disabilities can be turned into assets.”

In addition to Hingson’s visit, Fauquier County Public Library hosted

more than 15 other programs related to “Thunder Dog” including book club discussions, “Careers with Animals” programs for teens and “Working Dogs of Fauquier County.” These programs were attended by about 700 people.

“Based on the number of books check out and shared, the number of people participating in “Thunder Dog” programs this past month and the turnout for Mr. Hingson’s presentation, our first Community Read exceeded our wildest expectations,” noted Maria Del Rosso, “Coincidentally, our capstone event took place during National Library Week — what a wonderful way to illustrate the important role a public library plays within our community.”

Lisa Pavlock, Public Information Coordinator, Fauquier County Public Library

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Here’s a look, by the numbers, at the 2018 Fauquier Community Read 54: Fauquier County First Responders at breakfast 59: Special Needs students and teachers at luncheon 105: Attendees at Meet the Working Dogs of Fauquier County 360: Attendees at An Evening with Michael Hingson 813: Checkouts of “Thunder Dog” during Fauquier Community Read

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OBITUARIES Deborah Honeycutt West Virginia M. Copeland Almus Everette Smith Almus Everette Smith, “Sonny” 87, of Warrenton, Virginia, passed on April 14, 2018.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 23, 2018, 11:00 am, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 33 S. Third St, Warrenton, Virginia, 20186.

Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

Virginia M. Copeland, 81 of Catlett, VA died on April 14, 2018 at her home.

Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. Please call Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton (540)347-3431 for information.

Deborah Honeycutt West, 65, of Warrenton died April 7, 2018. She was born April 21, 1952 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Colonel William West III and Jane Honeycutt West.

She is survived by a brother William W. West IV. Deborah was well Left here to join God on March 31, 2018. She was born September 23, loved by everyone who knew her.

1942, to John Minor Dodson and Daisy Marie Dodson. Pauline resided in Services will be private.

Sylvia Ann Parks Sylvia Ann Parks, age 73 of Searcy, Arkansas, formerly of Dale City, Virginia, died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

She was born March 30, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland to Everett Dingus and Catherine Irene Tibbs Dingus.

She was a member of the New Life Church of Cabot and a former Special Needs Teacher.

She is survived by one son, Roy “Butch” Parks, Jr. and wife Alicia of Searcy; three grandsons, Bryson Parks of Searcy, Bradley Litteral of Louisville, Kentucky, Dawson Lawson of Culpeper, Virginia; and two great-granddaughters, Charlie Leigh Parks and Adrian Leeah Parks of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Catherine Dingus; husband, Roy J. Parks, Sr.; son, David Wayne Parks; and brother, Marvin Dingus.

Visitation will be Sunday from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at Powell Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services are Monday at 10:00 am at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Beebe Cemetery.

Arrangements by Powell Funeral Home of Searcy. www. powellfuneralhome.net

George W. Markland, Jr. On Saturday, April 7, 2018, George W. Markland, Jr. passed away peacefully at the age of 70 in Richmond VA, surrounded by family.

A graduate of Fauquier High School, George spent the mid-1960’s in the US Army stationed in Germany working on advanced missile guidance systems. In 1970, he was paralyzed in a car accident and underwent extensive rehabilitation to return to being able to do, in his words, “everything but walk”. After studying at Northern Virginia Community College, he moved to Colorado, where he worked customizing vehicles for disabled people and enjoyed hunting as often as possible, hobbies he’d continue to avidly pursue on his return to Virginia in 1982. He was a tireless and devoted uncle to his one niece and three nephews, shuttling them to baseball practice and instrument recitals and never missing an important event. He also served a member and Commander of the local American Legion chapter and as a proud member of Paralyzed Veterans of America, carrying out his lifelong mission to inspire and mentor paralyzed people as they recovered from their injuries and readjusted to life.

George will be remembered forever with the greatest love and esteem by his devoted sister, best friend, and longtime caregiver Annette Storey, his nieces and nephews (honorary children) Scott (Lesley) Storey, Jay Storey, Jenny Russell, and Jeff Storey in addition to his beloved greatnephew Finn Storey and very likely everyone who ever had a chance to meet him and enjoy his kind, gentle, and humorous demeanor. He was predeceased by his father George W. Markland, Sr. and his mother Estelle Wade Markland of The Plains, Virginia.

A celebration of George’s life was held at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Avenue in Warrenton, VA on Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. Per his wishes, a memorial GoFundMe campaign has been established for his devoted sister and longtime caregiver Annette at https://www.gofundme.com/GWMJr in lieu of flowers.

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She was predeceased by her parents, and 6 siblings.

She leaves behind her loving husband of 59 years, Carl Mullins, Sr., five children, Carl Mullins , Jr (Esther), Theresa Rhodes (David), Carol Wood, Becky Moore (Allen), Timothy Mullins (Lisa). Grandchildren, Ava Mullins-Fincham (Jeremy), Rachael Childress, Jessica Mullins, Tony Wood (Ashley), Tabitha Jones (Mike), Crystal Kerns (Casey), Trevor Moore. Great grandchildren, Austin Mullins, Kayden Redd, Mckenna Jones. She also leaves behind one sister, Nina Gibbs (Glen).

She was known for her “family above all else” attitude towards life.

Everyone who knew her called her Mom. Services are private.

Eric E. Smith Eric Eugene Smith, 65, of Amissville, died on April 11, 2018 at home. He was born in Malone, New York on October 13, 1952, a son of Stanley Eugene Smith and Evelyn Balch. In his early career, he worked as an insurance adjuster and later ran a horse boarding operation. He owned and operating La Bella Luna Stable in Aldie, VA a horse boarding facility for 15 years.

Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Mary Christine Smith, brothers and their wives; David and Linda Smith of Oneida, NY, Robert Smith and Maria of Wellsboro, PA and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father, Robert Balch.

The family will receive friends on April 19, 2018 from 6-8 PM at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave, Warrenton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, April 20 at 10:30 AM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Linton Hall Rd, Gainesville, VA with interment to follow.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Charities, 924 G Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001.

Louis A. Manoliades Louis A. Manoliades, age 88, who retired in 1988 as a civilian maritime manager with the Department of Transportation/US Coast Guard, passed away April 15, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Jeffersonton, VA. He was born in New York City and received a BS degree and Merchant Mariners Officer’s License upon graduation in 1951 from the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Long Island, New York. Lou sailed world-wide for nine years in the Merchant Marine service. He was Assistant Manager for Delta Steamship Line in the Washington, DC before beginning federal service as the US Coast Guard’s first Chief, Bridge Permit Branch, receiving both Congressional and Commandant commendations. Lou joined the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, handling the United States Maritime anti-crime, anti-theft effort in the National Cargo Security Program. In that capacity, he conceived and designed an internationally acclaimed publication “Maritime Cargo Loss Prevention – Guidelines for Waterfront Community.” Lou rejoined the US Coast Guard and managed its Vessel Traffic Services, providing safe guidance for vessels through major U. S. waterways and seaports. He received the Secretary of Transportation’s Silver Medal from Elizabeth Dole for improving the safe passage of cargo, people and vessels on our nation’s waterways.

For the past 6 years, Lou resided at the Villas of Suffield Meadows in Warrenton, VA to be closer to his family. Survivors are two daughters, Donna Martin, husband David and family of Mooresville, NC, and Laura Casey, husband John and their family of Jeffersonton, VA. Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, VA, online condolences at:moserfuneralhome.com

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Deacons, Deaconess, Trustee Day at Mount Zion

Mount Zion Baptist Church, 33 South Third St. in Warrenton, invites all to worship, fellowship and to praise God at the upcoming Deacons, Deaconess, Trustee Day on Sunday, April 22, at 3 p.m. Guest preacher is the Rev. Dr. Decker Tapscott, senior pastor at Faith Christian and International Outreach Center and its choir. Lunch will be served after the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Contact Maurita at 540-729-0344.

Fish Fry at Halfway

Come and enjoy all-you-can-eat fried fish and all the fixings on Saturday, April 28, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Long Branch Baptist Church, 5576 Long Branch Lane in The Plains. This is a free dinner! Any donation you may give (because the fish is so good) will go to the Branch of Hope ministry. Contact Pastor Frank at 540-937-4910.

First Asheville celebrates an anniversary

First Ashville Baptist Church, 4218 Ashville Road in Marshall, will be celebrating the church’s 144th anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the pastor, the Rev. William Swann. Guest preachers are the Rev. Herman Nelson of Shiloh Baptist Church in Middleburg on April 19, the Rev. Phillip Lewis of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Upperville on April 26 and the Rev. Samuel Smith from Little Zion in Bethel on May 3. Services at 7:30 p.m. each night. On May 6, morning worship at 11 a.m. is with Pastor Swann. The 3 p.m. service is with the Rev. Matthew Pearson from Warner Baptist in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Dinner will be served. All are welcome. Contact Dorothy Swann at 540-364-1638.

Bethel United Methodist hosts yard sale

Bethel United Methodist Church, 6903 Blantyre Road in Warrenton, is having its fantastic annual “indoors-out” yard sale Saturday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to noon. Come on by — we’ll be open rain or shine! The social hall will be filled with an overflow of “can’t live without” gently used items for sale. Proceeds benefit church missions. New this year is a special baby and children’s section organized by the children’s Sunday School classes at Bethel. Breakfast sandwiches, coffee and juice will be available for a small fee. Contact: 540-347-7805

Redeemed Church of Jesus Christ hosts “Open Youth Forum” Redeemed Church of Jesus Christ, 9552 James Madison Highway, Warrenton, invites all youth to an Open Youth Forum. No question is taboo! Open discussions on trendy topics and matters of life! Come with questions, they will have answers. Join the church April 20, at 7 p.m. Refreshments provided. Visit www. redeemedchurchva.org if you have questions or need more information.

Church, 5435 Midland Road (Rt. 610 south of Rt. 28, just across the railroad track). Free-will donation. Contact: 540-987-9144

accompanied by their choir and congregations. For more information, contact the church at 540 399-1315. The Rev. Douglas T. Greene Sr. is pastor

Witkowski is new pastor at Amissville Baptist Church

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Amissville Baptist Church on Viewtown Road, in Amissville, is excited to announce the calling of its new pastor, the Rev. Peter Witkowski. His first Sunday in the pulpit will be April 22. Amissville has been undergoing a transition period this past year to reorganize the church to better reach the tri-counties in the area for Christ. The end point of the transition is the calling of Witkowski.

The new pastor is in his 30s, married, with two children and a third child to arrive in May. He earned a Master of Divinity from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, with an emphasis in Christian ministries.

He has been serving in Georgia and brings a wealth of experience in reaching children and young families. In addition, his wife has a master’s degree from Southern Seminary in Biblical counseling. Witkowski is certified in Biblical counseling with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, and he is in the process of pursuing a doctorate.

The Amissville fellowship invites all who don’t have a church home to be their guests and welcome the new pastor.

Scholarship ministry at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church

Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Scholarship Ministry will be having its fourth annual scholarship concert on Saturday, April 14, at 3 p.m. at the church, 4679 Free State Road, Marshall. Various choirs and other musical guests will join in the concert. All are welcome for an afternoon of uplifting music. For more information, contact scholarship ministry president Avis Stewart at 540-222-4408.

Help feed the hungry

Volunteers needed to help package meals for children in need. Rise Against Hunger Meal Packaging Event is Saturday, April 28, starting at 8:45 a.m. in the parish hall at Grace Church, 5108 Weston Road, Casanova. Call Mignonne at 540-349-4082.

April events at Ebenezer Baptist Church

The Ebenezer Baptist Church Family of Lignum, 23144 Maddens Tavern Road, invites all to the following services. Flower Ministry Spring revival on Tuesday, April 24 — 26, at 7:30 p.m. Guest preachers are: Tuesday, April 24, Pastor Harold Arrington from Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Orange; Wednesday, April 25, Pastor Nathaniel Harp from Providence Baptist Church in Remington; Thursday, April 26, Pastor Darnell Lundy from Main Uno Baptist Church in Madison. All pastors will be

Annual Choir Day at Salem Baptist

The Salem Baptist Church, 4172 Rosstown Road, Marshall, will celebrate its Annual Choir Day on Saturday, April 28, at 6 p.m. Come out to hear beautiful gospel hymns from various groups. Contact Geneva at 571643-1445.

Plan for spring festival

Family Worship Center, 12077 Marsh Road in Bealeton, is hosting a Spring Festival on Saturday, April 28, from 11 a.m. — 2 p.m. Oh, there’s a candy drop from a flying plane. Contact Amanda Boyd at 540-439-2900.

Breakfast is on the men

Amissville United Methodist Men will serve breakfast from 8 — 10 a.m. Sunday, April 21, in the Fellowship Hall of the church, 14760 Lee Highway in Amissville. Donations gladly accepted. All proceeds are used in service to others. Contact Reg at 540-987-9001.

Liberty United hosts Italian fare All are welcome to a community Italian dinner held at Liberty United Methodist Church, 10513 Old Marsh Road in Bealeton, Friday, April 20, from 5-7 p.m. Freewill offering. Contact Pastor Barbara at 540-987-9144

Annual Missionary Day at Mt. Olive Baptist Church

On Sunday, April 22, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 2932 Atoka Road in Rectortown, will celebrate Missionary Day during the 10:45 a.m. worship service. Bishop Thelma Jean Mitchell from The Living Waters International Church, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will deliver the preached word and will be accompanied with choir and congregation. Lunch will be served following the service.

Please come and worship. Contact: 540-364-2380

Midland United plans Pancake Supper

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Grace Episcopal Church hosts community lunch

All are invited to attend the community lunches of 2018 held at Grace Episcopal Church located at 6507 Main St. in The Plains. Held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. mark your calendars for future community lunches this year to be held April 28, May 26, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 22, Oct. 27, Nov. 22 (Thanksgiving) and Dec. 15. Contact Sue Smith at sue@paulandsuesmith.net or 540-270-0410.

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New digs, new leaders at Piedmont Media Piedmont Media LLC, publisher of the Fauquier Times, Gainesville Times and Prince William Times, has new leadership and a new location.

The Times publishing team didn’t move far — just next door. The relocation to 41 Culpeper St. keeps the organization in the heart of Old Town Warrenton albeit in a smaller space.

Catherine Nelson has been named

publisher. Nelson replaces former publisher Bailey Dabney, who departed in December to become regional publisher of the Morning News in Florence, South Carolina.

Nelson comes to Fauquier County from Vermont, where she was publisher of Vermont Community Media, an organization that included the Rutland Herald in Rutland, Vermont, the Barre

Times-Argus in Barre, Vermont, as well as two weeklies. Nelson has worked with several leading newspaper companies in the country and has held top management positions at Harte-Hanks, Lee Enterprise, CNC in Boston and the Advocate in Massachusetts. In addition, she has worked with more than 200 publications in the U.S., Canada and Australia as a consulting publisher.

Nelson says she’s confident the Times newspapers have a bright future, despite the industry’s ongoing challenges.

“Among all print publications, community weeklies are best posi-

tioned for a sustainable future,” Nelson said. “As long as we serve our communities with unique and valuable local news in print and online, we will continue to attract new readers and expand our mobile audience.”

Christopher Six was named editor-in-chief April 1. Six was promoted to the newsroom’s top job after supervising news design and production as Piedmont Media’s managing editor, a post he’d held since August 2016.

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The Fauquier Times is growing, and every enhancement we make is designed to directly benefit the reader.”

Cindy Goff has been named Piedmont Media’s production manager.

Goff is owner of Dreamspeed Photography and has been a graphic designer for the Piedmont Media’s newspapers and magazines since 2016. Goff was previously a graphic designer for the Times Community Newspapers.

“The Fauquier Times is packed with rock stars who are committed to the success of the paper. We are stronger than ever,” Goff said. “It’s an exciting time as we move into the 21st century and introduce our paper to a new generation of readers.”

Jill Palermo has been named managing editor. Palermo has been a staff writer with Piedmont Media since August 2016 and previously wrote for Inside Nova and the former Potomac News. In between, she worked for newspapers in Illinois, California, Florida and North Carolina. She and her family have lived in Montclair since 2004.

“Prince William County is my children’s hometown, and that makes it a special place for me and my family,” Palermo said. “My hope is that our newspapers continue to celebrate Fauquier and Prince William counties’ unique strengths while encouraging continued improvements.”

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Fauquier Times named best large non-daily paper in Virginia The Fauquier Times was recognized as the best large, non-daily newspaper in Virginia at the Virginia Press Association’s annual awards banquet Saturday, April 18, winning the Grand Sweepstakes based on points earned in both the news and advertising categories.

The Times also won the Advertising Sweepstakes award, which recognizes the highest point total in its circulation group, and members of the Fauquier Times advertising and editorial departments won more than 20 awards in several categories for non-dailies with a circulation of 7,000 or more.

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Virginians still skeptical about ‘Michigan lefts’ Intersection improvements discussed at brewery town hall

By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

It might work in Michigan, but a roomful of Virginians voiced their doubts last week about what many deemed a convoluted plan to improve the intersection of U.S. 29/15 and Vint Hill Road.

During a town hall meeting at Old Busthead Brewery April 9, a Virginia Department of Transportation official patiently field questions and took some verbal hits for more than two hours on the “Michigan Left”style redesign that would eliminate left turns at the intersection by directing traffic toward U-turn lanes on U.S. 29.

The improvements will cut down on vehicle “conflicts,” or opportunities for collisions, explained N. Mark Nesbit, an engineer with VDOT’s Warrenton office. There’s one in Culpeper County.

“It’s new. Folks are concerned.

We understand that,” Nesbit said.

But the brewery crowd wasn’t buying it. Making drivers go a little farther out of their way could keep customers away, some critics said.

Others saw danger for drivers in crossing lanes of traffic to get to the U-turn lanes.

“All of those left turns would be gone. It scares the bejesus out of me,” said Ike Broaddus, co-owner of Old Bust Head Brewery at Vint Hill.

“Are people still going to come [to the brewery]? If people stop coming we’ll have to move in with you all,” he said to the group, prompting someone in the audience to reply, “Bring beer!”

The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors underscored its opposition to VDOT’s plans by unanimously approving a resolution April 12 that asks that design plans for the road cease, and that VDOT work with the county and residents on other options.

Miles Friedman, Fauquier County’s economic development director, criticized the “Rube Goldberg” intersection design for the Vint Hill Road intersection. He said it would threaten Vint Hill’s status as an economic engine.

“I believe this proposal will throw sand into that engine,” he said.

Vint Hill is the site of a former Army base that is now home to a collection of businesses, plus a theater, athletic center and sports fields Here’s how the intersection would work: Drivers wanting to turn left onto U.S. 29 south from Vint Hill Road, would instead have to turn right onto U.S. 29 north and head toward an inner U-turn lane controlled by a traffic signal. When

the light is green, drivers would make a U-turn and head south, as initially intended.

The intersection would be similarly restricted for drivers wanting to turn left onto Vint Hill Road from U.S. 29 south. They would have to pass Vint Hill Road and head a bit further south to another U-turn lane controlled by a traffic signal. After completing the U-turn, they would then head north on U.S. 29 and make a right turn onto Vint Hill Road.

The forum was organized by Del. Elizabeth Guzman, D-31st, who represents portions of Fauquier and Prince William counties.

Some saw “lowering the humps,” the two inclines northbound U.S. 29 drivers travel as they come to the Vint Hill intersection, as a better solution.

Nesbit said that option didn’t receive funding through the state’s Smart Scale program because it didn’t score high enough. Although there have been accidents, the number resulting in injuries or deaths is low, which limited the score. Leveling the humps would also be expensive – costing an estimated $7 million to $8 million.

The state is seeking a different funding source – the Highway Safe-

ty Improvement Program – for the Michigan Left proposal, named for the state where it’s used widely. The Vint Hill intersection project will cost an estimated $4 million.

Those concerned about the proposal were urged to attend upcoming public hearings held by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The first will be held April 30 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the VDOT office at 4975 Alliance Drive, in Fairfax. The other will be from 4 to 6 p.m. May 7 at VDOT’s Culpeper office at 1801 Orange Road.

Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com.

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A best seller: Fauquier’s first community read exceeds expectations

By Anita Sherman Community Editor

Fauquier County’s first community read culminated when author Michael Hingson, with his guide dog Alamo, walked onto the stage last week.

Fauquier County Library Director Maria Del Rosso was pumped. It’s been about a year since organizers

decided to debut a community read.

Del Rosso said at the time, “We know that we’re a reading community.”

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County is indeed a community that embraces the written word, particularly when the words are so impactful.

“This is a capstone event,” said Del Rosso. “This is our first foray into a community read…applaud if you’ve read the book…our first read has exceeded our expectations.”

Hingson was born blind. His parents were told he would never be able to do anything for himself, and perhaps sending him to a home for the blind was their best option.

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tude. They encouraged him to overcome many obstacles as he made his way in an unsighted world. And that he did.

On Sept. 11, 2001, Hingson was attending a meeting on the 78th floor in the north tower of the World Trade Center. At his side was his then guide dog, Roselle. They had been paired for nearly two years and established a strong bond of trust.

There were two explosions that morning. Roselle remained calm as Hingson could hear shattering glass, falling debris and the screams of terrified people around him. Amidst the chaos and confusion, Hingson and Roselle made their way down 1,463 steps to safety. Both man and dog survived.

Del Rosso told the audience they looked at many selections before deciding on Hingson’s story. Community members and library staff spent months poring through titles and ultimately chose this account of a man and his dog overcoming extraordinary odds, remaining calm in the face of adversity and literally exhibiting “blind power.” They felt his story would resonate.

Bill and Terri Barry sat in the front row. They had traveled from Linden, carrying copies of Hingson’s book.

They are avid readers and huge fans of libraries.

“It all starts with reading,” said Bill Barry. “Once you can read, it’s all moving forward after that…we love libraries.”

“If I won the lottery, I’d build a library in my hometown,” shared Barry, “I come from a small town in Illinois, Norton, just about 1,000 people, but I’d build a library. I love them.”

Since launching the community read Feb. 7, all of Fauquier’s libraries have held programs supporting the themes echoed in the book, from book discussions to meeting service dogs.

The story of Hingson and Roselle’s escape from the tower that harrowing day is dramatic, but perhaps even more meaningful is Hingson’s insight into the life of a blind person. How are the blind treated?

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Before Hingson began relating his story, he candidly and sincerely encouraged those present to “remember the power you have within you.”

“We can’t control everything that happens to us,” said Hingson, “but we “can control how we react to situations…we need to recognize that change happens to us…we’ll have better outcomes the more prepared we are.”

Hingson recounted his trek down more than 1,000 stairs with a co-worker named David going ahead and acting as a “verbal beacon.”

“Forty-fourth floor is clear”… ”watch out for firemen coming up”…”there is a woman with burns on her face” — all the audio messages provided information not only to Hingson but to all who were making their way down.

Hingson stressed that most of us have a visually-oriented perspective but that we actually get a lot more information from our other senses.

Born blind, Hingson has had the extra challenge of navigating a sightless world, but his advocacy for the blind and disabled is inspiring. “We don’t deal well with differences,” he said quoting statistics that 65 to 70 percent of those disabled or blind are unemployed and not because they are unable to work.

As a salesperson and student of Dale Carnegie, Hingson said, “You have to turn perceived liabilities into assets.” He went on, “A real salesperson isn’t just trying to sell you a product or service, they are trying to help you solve a problem.”

Perhaps ironically, Hingson’s lack of eyesight has given him a greater vision to all that is possible, not only for himself, but for others. On that fateful day, he recounted numerous occasions where a blind man and his dog were the calming agents for people traumatized by collapsing buildings and chaos.

Hingson took questions from the crowd, several coming from young people. One young girl asked, “What was your favorite part of the story?”

“We survived,” said Hingson.

“Working as a team, we were able to help others…that’s as good as it gets.”

Will there be another community read?

With some 350 registered for Wednesday’s event, indicators are good. “We will discuss with the committee, but lots of folks have encouraged us to do so,” smiled library planning information coordinator Lisa Pavlock.

A long line formed in the lobby as Hingson signed copies of his book.

For a bit, Alamo was “off harness” meaning he wasn’t working and open for some friendly pets.

Longtime Fauquier realtor Anne Hall thoroughly enjoyed the event.

“Why can’t we, as a community, do more of these?” she asked. “…We could call them Fauquier Forum or something…get in authors to share their stories. I know we’d need backers, but the place was packed, and it was so fascinating.”

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Much of the process is automated and mechanized.

Screens with large metal teeth snag cans and bottles while paper and cardboard cruise over the top. Further along the line, electrified magnets separate the metal from the plastic.

Nearly 60 plant employees man various conveyor belts along the way. Their main job is to pick out the garbage that the machines can’t separate. The facility ends up sending 75 to 100 tons of trash to the landfill each day, Foy said.

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The dirty little secret about our recycling bins? They’re full of trash TRASH, from Page 25 The cost of the problem is also measured in time.

Every few hours, the belts grind to halt so workers can “clean the screens.” That process sends workers scrambling to pull items like clothes, shoes, hoses and strings of Christmas lights from the machines’ innards. During a recent visit, one of the workers took a power grinder to strip gunk from the metal teeth as sparks flew beside other workers tugging away at plastic bags.

Plastic bags are the main nemesis, Foy said. They get wrapped around the parts and clog up the operation.

Another problem is that some of the recyclable paper they process – including newsprint – loses its value if its soiled by food or other trash.

New contamination restrictions recently imposed by China, once a major importer of American recyclables, have changed the game for firms like American because their single-stream processing lines can’t produce paper clean enough to meet the new requirements.

As a result, American Disposal now ships its paper off to India at a fraction of the price it once fetched rom China. Before the new rules went into place – part of China’s “National Sword” program – American Disposal sold paper to China at about $150 a ton. It gets only about $13 a ton from Indian firms, Foy said.

Sorting out the trash: Workers at American Disposal Service’s Manassas recycling plant stop the operation five times a day to clean trash from the facility’s “screens.” Above: Workers pull plastic and other bits of garbage from a metal conveyor belt.

“Just a year ago, we were making good money [on paper] but then the bottom dropped out,” Foy said. “Our profits are sharply down. It’s been a disaster.”

Whether or not the changing market will result in rising prices for American’s curbside customers remains to be seen. American Disposal is a private company, and Foy declined to comment on how the company will compensate for the revenue loss.

But customers play a role in making the operation as efficient as possible.

Toward that end, American continues to try to get the word out about keeping recycle bins as clean as possible.

Some of the biggest problem items include:

Plant manager John Foy stands in front of a dumpster full of trash separated from pulled from customers’ curbside recycling bins on a recent Friday morning.

Pizza boxes: Yes, they’re made of cardboard, but NO they are not recyclable. They’re too greasy and muck up the machines and the rest of the recyclable items.

Hoses, strings of lights, ropes: Anything long and stringy is a big no-no.

Food waste: Rinse out plastic containers and cans. The remnants of peanut butter and tomato sauce are a problem.

Plastic bags: Take them to a grocery store that collects them but keep them out of your recycling bin. “Plastic bags are the worst,” Foy said.

An aside: Residents who take their recyclables to the seven recycling drop-off sites around Fauquier

County are asked to keep their items as clean as possible, too.

But because their items are processed separately, trash is not such a big problem, said Mike Dorsey, the county’s director of environmental services.

Workers at the drop-off site sort trash out of the recyclables all day long. But doing so earlier in the process keeps the recyclables from being contaminated like they are at single-stream facilities like American’s.

Still, Dorsey urges everyone to “keep it clean.”

“When you start throwing different things into [the recycling], it’s just garbage,” Dorsey said.

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Communitywide ‘Let’s Volunteer Day’ slated for April 21 PATH Volunteer Center readies for second annual event

By Anita L. Sherman

Lynn Lauritizen, PATH Volunteer Center Manager

Community Editor

Lynn Lauritzen serves as the manager at the PATH Volunteer Center.

Under her leadership and vision, a Let’s Volunteer Day was initiated last year.

Now, in its second year, it has proven to be a great vehicle to help area nonprofits get matched with eager volunteers.

It’s a partnering that makes a difference in PATH’s service area of Fauquier, Rappahannock and Culpeper counties.

“It’s a great way to give back to the community… and in talking with our area nonprofits, it’s clear how much they benefit from the volunteers who help them throughout the year,” says Lauritzen who previously served as director of volunteer services for 10 years with Fauquier Health.

She knows how to organize. Masterminding a computerized spreadsheet of more than 1,000 users, she can reach and track volunteers, where they have par-

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At last year’s community-wide volunteer day, Tom Baccei volunteered at the Fauquier Community Food Bank and Thrift Store. ticipated and who is a good match for particular projects.

By design, Let’s Volunteer Day coincides with National Volunteer Appreciation Week. It’s an effective way for nonprofits to tackle projects that may be a bit different from their day-to-day efforts.

“It’s really fun to see how much our community can accomplish in just one day,” says Lauritzen, adding that individuals, families, friends, churches and student clubs are all encouraged

to sign up. Participants go straight to their project sites, don volunteer day T-shirts and get to work.

“We have such a good relationship with our volunteers,” said PATH Director Amy Petty. “Groups reach out and take over a project.”

Last year some 200 volunteers came but they anticipate that number to double this year, Petty said.

Let’s Volunteer Day is a win-win for everybody. Students, who are looking to log

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community service hours for college applications, may find this a particularly rewarding venture. Volunteer hours are tracked by the PATH Foundation, not just at this event, but throughout the year.

“It’s very popular with students,” said Petty. “It creates a volunteer resume tracking specifically where their service has had a direct impact in the community. You can print it out…it’s a great tool... to use this resume as proof of volunteer work.”

Most of the work starts in the morning but it is designed for flexibility so once you are connected with nonprofit, you can come and go. Petty also shared that while the bulk of the volunteering is done on Saturday that you can arrange to do the work anytime.

What tends to happen is

that volunteers who get paired with a nonprofit based on interest usually end up staying connected and become repeat volunteers. There are small and large projects.

“We want every volunteer that we can get,” emphasized Petty noting that nonprofits are eligible for a $500 grant from PATH to help with supplies. “That has made a big difference.”

Lauritzen is excited. She has seen firsthand the power of making these kinds of connections.

“It’s very magical to see people finding things that they wouldn’t otherwise know about. We’ve found some real gems with really great skills. Value working both ways,” Lauritzen said.

“That’s the beauty of this…very volunteer minded…it’s a win-win…a one stop shopping place to have nonprofits and volunteers all in one place.”

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5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day (StatePoint) Earth Day, April 22, an annual opportunity to celebrate the natural world and get involved in short- and long-term efforts to protect the environment.

Here are five ways to celebrate.

support your adventure.

Plant a tree

Trees provide shade and food for people and a habitat for birds and other wildlife. What’s more, they produce oxygen for people to inhale, as well as sequester CO2. Trees also reduce polluting runoff by intercepting water. In short, we need trees! Celebrate Earth Day by planting one. Each year, you can watch it mature and grow.

Volunteer

Many neighborhoods and communities around the country host volunteer clean-ups to honor Earth Day. Find one in your area or organize your own: gather some friends, some sturdy garbage bags and pairs of work gloves, and head out to a park or the shore of a local waterway for a clean-up.

Earth Day in Haymarket

Enjoy nature

Get outside and enjoy nature. Even if you aren’t

Earth Day will be observed in Haymarket from 9 a.m. to noon April 21 with the following activities: • Document shred truck at the Haymarket Baptist Church parking lot, 14800 Washington St., from 9 a.m. until noon.

• Trash cleanup along Washington Street • Haymarket Community Park, 14740 Washington St., will be mulched and cleaned. Wildflowers and a community garden – including vegetables, flowers, and herbs – will be planted at the park.

• Wegmans goodie bags • Republic Service will have a trash

an experienced hiker, there are plenty of tools to make getting outdoors easy, such as wearable tech, which can

truck demonstration • The farmers market will operate in front of Town Hall from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The town is looking for residents who would like to get involved by adopting a garden bed. Anyone interested should email dandrews@townofhaymarket.org for more information

Gentle Harvest Celebrates Earth Day

Gentle Harvest, 8372 West Main St., Marshall, will host an Earth Day celebration all day on Sunday, April 22 with vendors, activities and giveaways

Reduce waste

The land and ocean have become saturated with plastics and other trash. Get into

to highlight their eco-friendly products and sustainable practices.

Visitors can participate in an Ayrshire Farm compost demonstration and seed-planting activity while sampling nitro cold-brew coffee from Snowing in Space Coffee Co. Local craft brews from Lost Rhino Brewing Company. Additional vendors will include Bold Rock Hard Cider, Three Fox Vineyards and Texas Trey’s Chips.

Chris Hanks, a local acoustic guitarist will play from noon to 3 p.m.

The first 25 customers to purchase coffee on Earth Day will receive a free

the habit of reducing waste by recycling and reusing items as much as possible.

Look at the footprint you create with your plastic consumption and find ways to improve your habits. Bring a reusable bag to the grocery store. Buying a drink? Don’t use a straw. Getting takeout?

Ask the restaurant to hold the plastic silverware.

Update your technologies

Outdated tech often contains harmful elements that can hurt the environment, such as lead paint or mercury.

Check out newer models that meet international standards.

Gentle Harvest Coffee “Muggee,” a tumbler that also converts to a koozie for bottles and cans. Eco-friendly products will also be on sale.

Recycle plastic bags at Wegmans

In honor of Earth Day, information will be shared on sustainability at Wegmans and the journey to zero waste.

Each store will offer the popular plastic bag exchange where customers can receive a reusable bag in exchange for a collection of plastic bags.

Last year Wegmans recycled 3.8 million pounds of plastic wrap and bags.

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Rainforest Trust celebrates Earth Day with multiple events Warrenton-based international conservation organization Rainforest Trust is celebrating Earth Day by launching two month-long initiatives, participating in several events across the country and hosting its first annual Earth Day of Service at its Airlie headquarters.

Rainforest Trust is collecting unwanted televisions, computers, cellphones and other electronic equipment in an electronics recycling drive at its Airlie headquarters, 7078 Airlie Road, Warrenton. Conducted in partnership with ALC Recycling, the drive runs through Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Earth Day weekend, April 21-22, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

N3TWORK will save 1 acre of tropical habitat through Rainforest Trust for every social media post and

share that includes the #SeeTheRainforestFor hashtag. This initiative is being shared internationally with Rainforest Trust’s local partners and visitors to and participants in the organization’s other Earth Day events.

Details on how to participate can be found at www.rainforesttrust.org/ seetherainforestfor/.

Rainforest Trust will expand its local environmental activities this year with its first full day of service on Saturday, April 21.

In addition to running the electronics recycling drive for the day, participants will pick up trash along the stretch of Route 605 named Airlie Road as part of Virginia Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway program and conduct a plant-installation project in partnership with Fauquier County Parks and Recreation at

Warrenton’s Rady Park.

Volunteers will be treated to a free picnic lunch provided through a $500 PATH Foundation grant, as well as donations from Chick-fil-a, Giant, Great Harvest, Pizza Hut, Red Hot and Blue and Wegmans. There will also be games, arts and crafts made with recycled materials and a forest fire presentation from the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Department.

For the second year in a row, Rainforest Trust will attend the Earth Day 50 Challenge, a summit comprising more than 100 corporate, environmental, academic and philanthropic leaders held on the sidelines of EARTHx in Dallas. The two events will run from April 18-22. Rainforest Trust Chief Conservation Officer Dr. George Wallace will be participating in a panel discussion, while other

Rainforest Trust staff will be setting up an information booth. Around 150,000 people are expected to attend.

Rainforest Trust will also set up information booths and engage large crowds at the U.S. Botanic Garden’s 2018 Earth Day Open House on Friday, April 20, and at Airlie Conference Center’s Earth Day event on Sunday, April 22.

According to Rainforest Trust, since its founding in 1988, it has helped protect more than 18 million acres of rainforest and other tropical habitats in more than 125 project sites around the world. It is working to establish a network of more than 190 protected areas toward a goal of strategically protecting 50 million acres by 2020. For more information, visit www.RainforestTrust.org

Choosing furnishings for your family – and the environment (StatePoint) More consumers are interested in selecting products that are good for the planet and their families than ever before. While many understand the benefits of organic produce, confusion still exists when it comes to home furnishings.

Simply put, what you bring into your home directly impacts the health and welfare of your family in terms of exposure to chemicals of concern, indoor air quality and comfort.

With the deluge of products

claiming to be environmentally sustainable, it’s important to know what to look for when furnishing your home. Here are some considerations to bear in mind.

Does it contain harmful chemicals?

While the EPA has phased out the use of some of the most potentially harmful chemicals, some chemical variations continue to be used in upholstery and fabrics. To get a sense of what’s good and what may be bad, consult resources like the U.S. EPA’s

Chemicals of Concern List and the Living Future Institute’s Red List.

Remember that while some degree of chemical treatment may be needed to make fabrics fire-retardant or stain-repellent, in many instances, green manufacturers employ minimal chemistry or have found natural solutions to achieve these results.

Am I considering all the options?

Fortunately, top fabric and furniture manufacturers have developed more sustainable alternatives.

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As with most members of the rose family, crabapples are host to many insects and diseases. Common leaf chewing insects include tent caterpillars, Japanese beetles, gypsy moth and cankerworms.

Aphids, scale and spider mites damage leaves or branches by removing sap with their sucking mouthparts.

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Furniture retailers are offering sustainably-sourced, locally-made, and organic furniture and fabric options, while big box retailers like Target have developed sustainability scoring requirements on products to help educate and empower consumers.

Where does it come from?

A sofa made from natural materials may not be a truly green choice.

Consider the supply chain, too. Are natural raw materials sustainably grown and harvested? Are they made by companies with reputations for environmental stewardship according to green manufacturing principles?

What’s it made of?

Select natural fibers or materials like cotton or wood whenever possible. However, if you prefer manmade fibers, ask about items made from recycled or post-consumer materials.

How long will it last?

Durability is sustainability.

Whether wood, molded plastic or fabric, quality household items will remain in use, rather than in the landfill.

What happens when I’m done with it?

Opt for materials that consist of recycled or reused materials and/or those that biodegrade or can be easily recycled.

Have green claims been validated?

“Greenwashing,” or making untrue or inaccurate sustainability claims, is a pervasive problem across a range of industries. Opt for brands with third-party certifications. For example, products achieving GREENGUARD Gold certification have been screened to ensure they don’t contain any of the more than 10,000 chemicals commonly known to pollute the air we breathe.

Earning this certification means these fabrics meet the world’s most rigorous chemical emission standards, improving indoor air quality and overall health. The Sustainable Furnishings Council is another excellent consumer resource.

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OUR MAN ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL

Fauquier County resident Doug Harpole, 57, has hiked about one-fifth of the famous 2,200-mile trail.

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The state’s best baseball team lives here!

Jackson Gimbel and the Hawks are 12-2.

Powered by new talent, Highland is 12-2 and No. 1 in VISAA D-II rankings

By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer

The most successful baseball team in Highland School history lost six senior starters to graduation following last season.

So Highland coach Micah Higgins expected to begin a rebuilding process this spring.

Instead, the Hawks are building an extension to their successful 2017 season.

For the first time in program history, Highland recently earned the No. 1 ranking in the VISAA Division II state poll. And the Hawks retained that ranking this week after beating Isle of Wight, 6-5, Saturday.

“It’s been a pleasant surprise,” said Higgins, whose roster includes only one senior. “We have high standards and high expectations, but I feel like we’re a little ahead of the curve because … we’re a young team.”

The Hawks own a 12-2 record after finishing last spring with a 20-6 mark that included the program’s first state semifinals appearance in history.

Highland earned its only other state berth in 2016 with a loss in the quarterfinals.

Last season, the Hawks defeated Steward in the state quarterfinals, 6-5, before losing to Miller in the semifinals, 12-2. Now they have only three returning starters.

“We lost a lot from last year’s team, so we’re still kind of coming together,” Higgins said. “I feel like we’re just kind of scratching the surface for the future.

“I tell them all the time, ‘We’re far from a finished product,’” he said. “We’ve still got a ways to go. … We’re just trying to keep the team grounded.”

Regardless, the Hawks have outscored their opponents, 99-40, thus far this spring. Dylan Fisher leads them with 16 runs and a .457 batting average. The junior left fielder is Highland’s leadoff hitter after transferring from Battlefield High along with his sophomore brother, Blake Fisher, following last season.

“It seems like he’s on base at the start of every game,” Higgins said of Dylan Fisher. “He’s been fantastic.”

Blake Fisher plays shortstop and is second on the team in innings pitched. He has a 2-2 record with a 2.00 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 21 innings.

No. 1 pitcher Matt Michel also transferred from Battlefield to Highland. He leads the Hawks

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Sophomore shortstop Blake Fisher is key part of a Highland baseball team ranked No. 1 in the VISAA Division II poll for the first time in school history. “We’re trying to keep them grounded,” says coach Micah Higgins. with a 4-0 record and has 39 strikeouts without any earned runs over 26 2/3 innings.

“He’s been pretty much lights out so far,” Higgins said.

Junior Luke Burner has pitched third in Highland’s rotation, going 2-0 with nine strikeouts and a 0.39 ERA over 18 innings. A third-year starter, Burner also hits third in the Hawks’ batting order.

He leads them with a 1.149 OPS (.457 batting average) and 16 RBIs with six doubles.

Junior No. 2 hitter Eddie Gimbel (center field) has a .391 batting average, which ranks fourth on the team behind Adam Dressler (.440). Ty Gravett, a returning starter, leads Highland with six stolen bases.

“He’s very athletic and can create havoc on the basepaths,” Higgins said of the junior. “He’s taken on a leadership role this year and we can move him around any spot in the infield.”

Catcher Garrett Pancione, meanwhile, is one four freshmen on Higgins’ roster.

“I love that kid,” the coach said. “He’s going to be a special player. He’s got a big-time upside.

He’s getting his wings early.”

On Saturday, against Isle of Wight, the Hawks rallied from a five-run deficit to win at home in Warrenton. With the score tied, 5-5, in the bottom of the seventh inning, Gimbel hit an infield single that scored his younger brother, Jackson Gimbel, a pinch runner.

“We didn’t play well today but I’m proud of our fight and resilience to pull that game out,” Higgins said. “IWA has a gritty ball club. Our young team grew up today with our backs against the wall.”

Isle of Wight took its 5-0 lead in the top of the second inning and neither team scored over the next four innings. Then, in the seventh inning, Matt Michel hit a two-run single and the Hawks scored three more runs on a wild pitch and an error to tie the score.

Burner led the Hawks with one run and two walks with 2-for-2 hitting, while Pancione went 2-for-3 with a run and walk. Going 1-for-3 were Dylan Fisher (one walk) and Dressler (one walk, one run).

On the mound, Blake Fisher struck out eight while allowing one earned run on seven hits and five walks over seven innings.

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FAUQUIER’S INCREDIBLE WALKING MAN

Amissville’s Doug Harpole has spent one messy month on the Appalachian Trail, and is having the time of his life

By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

His friends and family had huge doubts about how long he’d last.

But one month into his Appalachian Trail hike, Amissville’s Doug Harpole is flying high and mesmerizing his audience with his multi-weekly updates from the woods.

Harpole has braved especially tough spring conditions to trek toward the 500-mile section of Virginia. He is expected to reach Damascus, Virginia (near the Tennessee border) this week.

His voyage will take him through Fauquier County in early May as he works his way on a five-month, 2,200-mile journey from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mount Katahdin, Maine.

He has hiked in snow up to his knees, had a bear nudge his tent, ignored mice in shelters, met hikers from Spain, Denmark, and the Netherlands and still found spots to re-supply and drink his beloved IPA beer.

Apropos to AT hikers, he was assigned a trail nickname early.

Harpole, 57, is known on trail as “Wheat.”

The moniker was “germinated” in those agonizing first days when everyone was assessing their blisters, and realizing they were never going to make it to New England, much less North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia or Pennsylvania.

“I told some 20-somethings one night that the first few days will separate the wheat from the chaff, and they started calling each other ‘Chaff’ and me ‘Wheat,’” said Harpole.

Harpole, who has a master’s in wildlife ecology from Virginia Tech, typically wakes up before sunrise, breaks camp and hits the trail.

“I eat as I walk and have been concentrating on bird watching. Or, in my case, bird listening because I can’t see them while hiking. The neotropical migratory birds and others are arriving and it’s been a blast listening and recalling their songs,” Harpole says.

Harpole says he started hiking 13 to 15 miles a day and planned to increase, but the snow, rain, and ensuing mud have slowed him down. He has kicked it up to 20 miles a day recently, though.

“Keeping up 20s in Virginia will be easier due to the terrain,” he said. “The worst part is the muddy trails. It’s either raining, sleeting or snowing. In other words, it’s beautiful,” Harpole wrote.

Harpole says he walks alone “99 percent” of the time, yet has crossed paths with a wide cast of characters, mostly at night or in hostels.

He reports the familiar group is getting smaller. “I regularly run into a mother-daughter pair from Denmark, a father and two sons. Two other sons quit already. Most hikers are in 20s but there are a few my age,” he said.

Harpole said a couple of weeks ago, he lost his miniature Leatherman multi-purpose tool, and mentioned it to some guys that he met.

“A few days later they caught up with me and were very excited. They had my knife! Another hiker found it and mentioned it to them. He gave it to them and they caught up with me a week later and I got it back,” Harpole said.

Harpole will approach his Fauquier County home next month and take a short break as the Appalachian Trail cuts into Sky Meadows State Park.

His wife Susan and kids are anxious to take a look at how their dad is faring.

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Appalachian Trail hiker Doug Harpole says mice are a big problem at night but the views are awesome.

“Walking in the rain in the southern Appalachians is truly magnificent,” he says.

“I’m definitely proud and supportive since so many hikers have thrown in the towel. Doug sees everything in a positive light. I miss him a lot,” Susan Harpole said.

Although he’s gone about 400 miles, leaving over 1,800 left, betting on Harpole to finish seems like a smart play, no matter what the Las Vegas odds are.

“I am so excited every day. I get crazy when I come off the trail. Except for craving M&M’s and beer, I hate having to go into town,” he said.

“This is just the most amazing experience. I hope it doesn’t let up.”

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Tactical adjustments help Falcon girls pull away to 4-1 win Trussell and Nye each score twice

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER

Caroline Diehl and Falcons created plenty of offense last Thursday in a 4-1 win over Manassas Park. This week, Fauquier (2-3) is scheduled to play James Wood and Sherando twice.

Falcon shots hit the right post and the crossbar twice, and an open rebound opportunity in front misfired.

Although Fauquier led 1-0 at halftime, it was still anyone’s game.

“I wasn’t really concerned because I wasn’t focused on the score,” said coach Rick Ashley, whose Fauquier girls soccer team scored three second-half goals to defeat visiting Manassas Park, 4-1.

Two goals each by Sydney Trussell and Ashby Nye led the Falcons, now 2-3 after a 2-0 loss to undefeated Brentsville on Friday.

At halftime Ashley told his attacking players to be more cognizant of field positioning. “They were blocking a lot of our shots before they got to the goalie,” said Ashley. “We changed our spacing.”

Ashley wanted his girls to maintain a wider formation to allow maneuvering space. The evening’s stiff winds made more traditional play difficult.

“It was very windy, and the field was very hard to begin with, so it was very fast.

Rather than play through the midfield, we decided to get the balls ahead to our forwards and give them opportunities,” Ashley said.

Fauquier created more open field chances after intermission, which was a boon for speedy freshman Sydney Trussell.

The forward tallied unassisted goals at the 30:28

Falcon boys win Handley track meet LHS, Kettle Run also shine in Winchester

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

The Fauquier boys won the championship at the 22-school 76th Handley Invitational on Saturday, edging host Handley, 77.5-73.

Overall, Fauquier County track and field athletes earned a bountiful load of medals, with seven gold medals, three silver and six bronze.

Liberty’s boys were ninth with 32 points. Kettle Run finished in a threeway tie for 14th with 16 points.

Fauquier’s girls placed six out of 18 teams with 45 points, while Liberty was 13th with 19 points. Kettle Run did not enter the girls field. Loudoun County squeezed past Woodgrove, 9189, for the girls crown.

Fauquier coach Quentin Jones called the boys title a pleasant surprise and expressed pride in the large number of Falcon boys who scored valuable points by placing fourth through eighth. “If we can keep picking up not just one victory but a couple of other places, it will be huge for us,” said Jones.

Each county school won at least one event, with Fauquier taking gold in three boys events.

Nick Matthews won the 800 meters in 1 minute, 57.88 seconds. Matthews was part of two first-place relays, joining Brian Bolles, Josh Moylan and John Paccassi to take the 3,200 relay

in 8:20.1.

Matthews and Moylan later combined with Bruce Boggs for the 1,600-meter relay crown in 3:28.9.

The Falcon girls also earned a pair of relay gold medals, as Shelby Rosenberger, Elise Fernandez, Katelynn Argo and Kelsey Gastley won the meet-opening 3,200 in 10:08.75.

Fernandez and Gastley later linked with Hannah Holland and Meredyth Rankin for the 1,600 relay title in 4:16.35.

Liberty’s Ja’von White established a new school record of 49.95 during his 400 championship effort. Mateo Barreto breezed past the 1,600 competition to win by more than four seconds at 4:32.18.

A silver medal went to Ed Mangum of Liberty for his long jump of 20 feet, 4.25 inches. Gastley was the runner-up in the girls 800 (2:25.56), while Atwell was second in the 200 (22:36).

Liberty bronze medalists were Kristeena Kenny in 12.92 seconds for 200 meters and Sam Rodman (1,600, 4:40.25). Max McManus of Kettle Run raced to third in the 800 in 2:01.

Fauquier’s Holland took third in the girls 800 (5:27.5), and Atwell ran the 300 intermediate hurdles in 40.84 seconds.

Fauquier’s Dakari Mullins, Darryl Mayfield, Donte Grant and Boggs comprised the third-place 400 relay team that finished in 44.56.

and 24:38 marks to increase the lead to a comfortable 3-0.

Trussell converted a rebound of her own shot for her first score after the goalkeeper made a diving stop of the initial shot. “I saw where to put the ball when I got the rebound,” she said.

Trussell’s second score came off a wellplaced liner from the right side of the box.

Nye capped the Falcon scoring with a penalty kick after the goalie blocked her to the ground on a breakaway on the right hash mark.

“I was trying to make a move away from her. She kept diving and went for the feet,” Nye said, as the goalie drew a yellow card for the play and had to leave the field.

Nye admitted she often is uncomfortable with penalty kicks, but the preceding collision left her determined.

“Normally, I don’t like to take them because I usually get super nervous before,” Nye admitted. “But I was determined to get that goal.’”

Nye had the lone first-half goal off Kelsie Emmer’s corner kick.

“I know Kelsie places all of her corners well. So I picked spot and hoped she would see me,” Nye said.

Manassas Park’s lone goal came with 4:42 left.

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IN THE CLUTCH, CLEVELAND IS CLUTCH Kettle Run softball edges Sherando, 3-2, to keep district softball race tight

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

Kettle Run’s softball team fought off determined Sherando, 3-2, Friday by keeping its cool.

The Cougars showed composure when the visitors tied the Northwestern District contest at 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning and threatened to take the lead.

But Kettle Run pitcher Jordanna Shorts recorded two vital strikeouts and the Cougars immediately went to work in the bottom of the sixth, scoring the eventual winning run on Danie Cleveland’s clutch two-out single.

“We did a really good job of buckling down under pressure, not getting too frantic,” said coach Tori Hill.

Kettle Run improved to 3-2 in district games and 4-2 overall, while Sherando is 1-1.

Down 2-1, Sherando’s sixth inning rally began when Victoria Seymour singled to center with one out and Koreen Paige doubled to the left-center field fence to tie it 2-2.

PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER But Shorts then struck out the Fauquier’s Lauren Davis is hit in the shoulder near second base as Cougar Danie next two hitters to halt the threat, Cleveland tried to take the throw. FHS won the April 10 game 1-0 as Sarah Lamper and the hosts went back to work in struck out 13. The Cougars had the tying run taken off the board when the umpire the bottom the frame. ruled Kettle Run’s runner left early.

With one out, Shorts singled to

Standings FAUQUIER James Wood KETTLE RUN Sherando

2-0 3-1 3-2 1-1

LIBERTY Millbrook Handley

1-2 1-2 1-4

center, advancing on a wild pitch.

With two outs, Cleveland responded with an opposite field single to right to score Shorts for a 3-2 margin.

“I just knew we needed a base hit because a base hit would score her.

I thought [the hit] was shorter than it was, so I was hustling to first,” Cleveland said.

Kettle Run almost made it 4-2, but pinch runner Aubrey Terrant was cut down at the plate after Sherando’s first baseman dropped the low throw, then threw to home.

Shorts walked the first hitter in the top of the seventh, but two called third strikes and a soft infield popup ended the game.

Shorts finished with 12 strikeouts.

“She pitched her butt off tonight,” Hill said. “She has a nice arsenal of pitches; enough to keep them off balance.”

Kettle Run built a 2-0 lead in the third on a two-run single by Abby Boldt, scoring Dodson and Kaylee Duckett.

‘A little karma’ and a lotta Grace Crater

Senior’s goals help Kettle Run beat Sherando 4-1 in district girls soccer showdown

By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer

Grace Crater continually failed to produce an assist while trying to cross a ball to one of her Kettle Run teammates Friday.

The problem was her passes kept landing in the back of the net.

Crater scored an unlikely pair of goals in the final 26 seconds of the first half, which broke a tie and led to her Cougars’ 4-1 girls soccer win over visiting Sherando. The victory vaulted Kettle Run over Sherando and into the top spot in the Class 4 Northwestern District standings.

The Warriors and Cougars played to a 1-1 tie over the opening 39 minutes, but then Crater scored from about 30 yards out. As a midfielder on the right wing, she struck a nice ball intended for forward Sarah Mitchell.

Sherando goalkeeper Kara Hendren emerged to challenge Mitchell for control of the ball, but it instead bounced between them and sailed over Hendren’s head into the net.

“It wouldn’t have gone in if Sarah hadn’t been pushing [toward] the goalie,” Crater said.

About 15 seconds later, a Warriors defender knocked the ball over Sherando’s end line. Crater retrieved the ball quickly enough to set up a corner kick before time expired.

With a strong wind blowing toward the goal, Crater struck the ball toward her teammates in the box, but it instead found a perfect trajectory toward the near post.

PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER

Leading scorer Sarah Mitchell and the Cougars (5-1) just beat Sherando to take over first in the Northwestern District. Kettle Run played Liberty Tuesday and visits Manassas Park Thursday.

The ball glanced off of Hendren’s hand and into the net with 2.2 seconds left on the clock.

“I credit that one to the wind,” said Crater, who typically plays center back but filled in as an attacking midfielder Friday due to a teammate’s injury.

“But it was a good play by Grace to just lay it in there really hard,” Kettle Run coach Matt Zuras said of the corner kick. “Very timely; it gives you that [3-1] cushion knowing they would have the wind in the second half.”

Sherando out-shot the Cougars after halftime, 9-8, but Kettle Run

still finished with a 19-15 advantage in shots, including a 13-7 edge in shots on goal.

“A couple times we should have scored,” Zuras said of the Cougars’ missed opportunities. “So I guess there’s just a little karma there” with Crater’s well-struck passes turning into goals.

As a result, Kettle Run improved its record to 4-1 in the district and 5-1 overall, while dropping the Warriors to 2-1 and 4-3.

“We lost composure for, what, a minute-and-a-half?” Sherando coach Rob Kilmer said. “And it cost

us the game.

“Against a good team you can’t do that,” he said. “We paid the price.”

So the Cougars appear poised to finish as one of the top two Class 4 teams in the Northwestern District, which would give them a region berth for the seventh time in nine seasons.

Last season they lost to Salem in the region quarterfinals.

“That was a big bummer,” junior Payton Fiel said, “but we’re really working hard ... just to push past last season.”

Prior to this spring, each Kettle Run player wrote down the top three goals she wanted to accomplish this season.

“I’m pretty sure every single person wrote, ‘Go to states,’” Crater, a senior, said. “That’s our main goal.”

Beating Sherando by three goals certainly didn’t hurt the Cougars’ confidence.

“This is definitely the toughest team we’ve played,” Crater said.

“Most aggressive team we’ve played, so we came out and matched it.”

Warriors forward Kendall Lincoln posed the biggest threat to Kettle Run’s defense. With an impeccable combination of footwork and speed, she created the majority of Sherando’s scoring opportunities and scored the Warriors’ lone goal.

“Super quick [and] probably the best foot skills I’ve seen for a high schooler this season so far, by far,” Crater said. “We kept switching our defense, putting our fastest players back there … to match her.”

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STEEPLECHASE REPORT

Zanclus rolls, setting up potential Gold Cup explosion

By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times

It was almost like he was running his own race.

Third-generation Fauquier-bred Zanclus went to the lead at the start of the $30,000 My Lady’s Manor Saturday afternoon and was never challenged as he rolled to 25-length victory in the first leg of Maryland’s Timber Triple Crown.

Sara Collette’s Casanova-connected son of her homebred stallion Xenodon beat standout timber veteran Straight To It, who stayed well for second, eight up on Mystic Strike, the early trailer who closed well in the stretch for third.

Zanclus was ridden by NSA defending champion jockey Darren Nagle.

Named by Collette’s marine zoologist husband Bruce for a species of fish popularly known as the Moorish idol, Zanclus is trained south of Middleburg by Neil Morris.

“We were thrilled with Zanclus’ performance” for his local connections, said Morris. “The race (and crazy winning margin) validated his nomination to the (May 5) Virginia Gold Cup. “Fingers crossed and the racing Gods are on our side the first Saturday in May,” Morris added.

The Collettes have never won the Gold Cup, the spring circuit’s biggest timber prize and Virginia’s most important race for 93 years.

Another local owner, Tom Hulfish was represented by Manor maiden grad Formidable Heart (Archie Macauley up.) Upperville native Blair Waterman Wyatt and trainer-husband Todd met Witor in the winner’s circle after amateur Eric Poretz drove to nearly 10-length victory in the Manor allowance.

Big North Carolina race

At Tryon, N.C.’s Block House meet, also Saturday, Riverdee Stable’s Gibralfaro (Sean McDermott) won his first U.S. start, turning back a surging Lord Justice (Jack Doyle) to win the $35,000 hurdle feature. Gibralfaro was a winner on the turf in France and over hurdles in England, and was purchased by Riverdee owner Sean Clancy of Middleburg for $32,000 at the Tattersalls Ascot sale last November.

Gibralfaro was born in Ireland, but his bloodlines are peppered with Virginia links. Second dam Memorys

98th annual Middleburg Spring Races

• When: Saturday, April 21, 1 p.m.

• Where: Glenwood Park, Middleburg • What: $200,000 in purses, seven races, with co-featured grade 2 Gwathmey hurdle handicap and Middleburg Hunt Cup timber stake • Info: middleburgspringraces.com, centralentryoffice.com

Gold, her sire Java Gold, his sire Key to the Mint, and his dam Key Bridge were all Virginia-bred from Paul Mellon’s powerful Rokeby Stable. Even blue hen Key Bridge’s Irish-born sire Princequillo has a crazy Virginia connection: Smuggled through German blockades during World War II as a weanling and whisked to America, Princequillo stood at Ellerslie Farm near Charlottesville through 1946 when he was moved to Kentucky’s Claiborne Farm.

The Plains-based trainer Richard Valentine and jockey Shane Crimin combined for a Tryon double, connecting with Maggie Bryant homebred Bob’n for Silver in the maiden and Valentine’s own Life Said in the ratings handicap. McDermott booted home Woodslane Farm’s Overwhelming to win on the turf.

Back on the local circuit Sunday, action shifted to Leesburg’s historic Oatlands estate for the Loudoun Hunt Point-to-Point. Morris was on hand to saddle Noble Stables’ Kingofalldiamonds to win the novice timber feature in a strong effort under McDermott, putting Darren Nagle up on Pathfinder Racing’s Bibbo to ease home on the turf.

Piedmont and Snickersville joint-master Gregg Ryan welcomed his Three Kingdoms (Kieran Norris) in the winner’s circle after a stalking victory in the open hurdle. Julie Gomena trains the Irish-bred.

HORSE BRIEFS JUMPING DERBY Sunday event at Elysian Hills

A combination show jumping and cross-country jumping test is Sunday, April 22, at Elysian Hills near Orlean.

The jumping derby is run by the Old Dominion Hounds Pony Club, with divisions from first timers through training level. Visit ODHPC’s Facebook page.

PACE SCHEDULE Warrenton event set for Saturday

Warrenton Hunt has a hunter pace on Saturday, April 21. See warrentonhunt. com for information.

Loudoun Hunt has an April 28 hunter pace at Rolling Meadow Farm in Philomont. Visit loudounfairfaxhunt. com.

At left, Fauquierbred Zanclus and Irish-born Darren Nagle jump to runaway victory in Saturday’s My Lady’s Manor timber stake in Maryland’s Hunt Valley, winners by 25 lengths.

At far left, Sara and Bruce Collette celebrate their Maryland headline win.

They’ll bring Zanclus to Great Meadow on May 5, looking for their first Gold Cup win.

Complete results and more photos are at nationalsteeplechase. com and centralentryoffice. com.

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A day that will live in Liberty history

Liberty legend Kestner signs with USF

Star wrestlers Florence, Sennott, Ryan ink college offers

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

It was a landmark afternoon for the Liberty High wrestling program as seniors Jordan Florence, Daniel Sennott and Ricky Ryan signed national letters of intent in an April 11 ceremony at LHS. Ryan signed with Virginia Tech, Sennott with VMI and Ryan with NCAA Division II Millersville (Pennsylvania).

Coach Wes Hawkins said, “this is the best thing that ever happened to Liberty High School wrestling.”

The 145-pound Ryan and 160-pound Florence captured state Class 4 championships in the winter, with Sennott third at 113. All three are honor roll students.

Florence was the first to announce, picking the Hokies’ national Top 10 program last fall. With a 58-2 mark, he departs as the school’s all-time record holder for single-season wins.

Florence, who said he had been wrestling since he was “6 or 7” years old, attended camps at Virginia Tech as a freshman and sophomore but it was his performance at the prestigious October Super 32 tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina, that drew the Hokies’ notice.

“They saw me there and liked me a lot,” the Eagle said, adding that Tech’s coaches felt he “would be a good fit there.”

Florence said the coaches project

Makaela Kestner’s long basketball recruiting process is over.

The Liberty High star signed a national letter of intent last week with the University of South Florida in Tampa.

Liberty hosted a ceremony Friday to honor the coveted recruit who graduates next month as the all-time leading scorer, boy or girl, in Fauquier County history with 1,545 points.

Kestner began hearing from college programs when she was a freshman, not realizing the significance of the attention. She heard from approximately 75 schools and committed to the University of North Carolina in September, 2016.

Kestner opted to reopen her recruitment last fall, and selected USF after loving her campus visit. She admitted to a sense of relief that the long search has ended.

“At the time, it doesn’t seem like it’s fun. It gets hard…

COURTESY PHOTO but it feels good you get to go on after putting in all the Jordan Florence (Virginia Tech) and Daniel Sennott work,” she told the gathering.

(VMI) will wrestle at NCAA Division I programs, with “I’m just excited about the next chapter of my life. Going Ricky Ryan at D-II Millersville. on and learning how to grow up and playing basketball.” him to wrestle at 174 or 184 pounds after a redshirt.

Ryan, who finished 49-10 as a senior, had serious discussions with Brown University and also considered Delaware Valley University and Emory University before picking Millersville.

He plans to be a large animal veterinarian “because I grew up on a farm, and that’s what I like to do is take care of farm animals.”

He said the Millersville coach “told me a freshman most likely was going to be the starter at 157.”

Unlike Florence and Ryan, Sennott did not begin wrestling until he arrived at Liberty as a freshman. He steadily progressed and finished this season with a 52-6 record.

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appealed to him, Sennott said, but he did consider other options before committing to VMI. “I talked to a few colleges in Pennsylvania, but most of my interest was in some type of military school,” Sennott said. “I wanted to stay close, so VMI was an option.”

He will spend at least four years in the Army following graduation, but is unsure what he’ll specialize

in. Sennott said he may choose to be a career soldier.

“I’ve always wanted to be in the military and get a good education,” he said. “VMI gives me the opportunity to do both.”

Sennott expects to wrestle at 125 pounds following a redshirt year.

“It’s a school with a lot of structure. It will give him what he needs in life to succeed,” Hawkins predicted.

A crucial week for FHS baseball

By Noah Fleischman Special to the Times

Playing their third baseball game in four days, the Fauquier Falcons were blanked by the Brentsville Tigers, 5-0, Friday night in Nokesville.

Tiger pitcher Mason Posey pitched a complete game four-hitter with seven strikeouts and two walks.

Fauquier (7-3, 3-1) fell to Kettle Run, 5-2, on April 10 and defeated Manassas Park, 14-7, last Thursday prior to travelling to Nokesville.

“I’m not making excuses for them but we got back really late from Manassas Park and I think it kind of carried over into this game,” said

FAUQUIER Millbrook LIBERTY KETTLE RUN

Standings 3-1 3-1 2-1 3-2

James Wood 3-2 Sherando 1-3 Handley 0-5

Fauquier coach Matt O’Saben. “We only had four hits and we have to do better than that.”

Blaze O’Saben went 0-for-2 with a walk after going 4-for-5 with five RBIs the night before against Manassas Park.

Pearson pitched five innings for the Falcons, allowing four runs on seven hits. He also struck out four Tigers and walked four.

Schaefer, Malloy lead Kettle Run girls tennis

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

Freshman Faith Schaefer and sophomore Taylor Malloy have been bright spots for Kettle Run’s girls tennis team.

“Faith and Taylor are doing a great job,” Cougars coach Ellen Allen said.

“They have been real competitive and winning in both singles and doubles.”

In a 9-0 home loss Friday against a strong Sherando squad, the Schaefer and Malloy pair both battled in singles before they each fell, 8-6.

Kettle Run also met Fauquier on April 10, with the Falcons winning the boys match, 5-4, and girls match, 7-2.

The boys were deadlocked at 3-3 following singles but the host Falcons won No. 1 and 3 doubles to win 5-4.

Jason Crawford and Alan Trumbo took No. 1 doubles, 8-5, over Garrett Smith and Jude Schmidt. In No. 3 doubles, Falcons Ben Nesbit and Britten Keith dispatched Ethan Lunsford and Will Smith, 8-1.

Kettle Run’s Jackson Rogers and Jonathan Moore took No. 2 doubles, 9-8 (7-2 tiebreaker) from Joe Barrett

and Stephen Dooley.

Trumbo won No. 1 singles, 8-5, with Keith an 8-3 winner at No. 5. Dooley secured a quick 8-0 victory at No. 6.

Kettle Run received wins from Schmidt (8-6), Rogers (8-2) and Moore (8-5) at No. 2, 3 and 4 singles, respectively.

Fauquier’s girls had an easier time in their 7-2 match by clinching victory with wins in five of six singles.

In the No. 1 singles, Falcon Walker Evans posted an 8-2 decision over Ryan Roeber, No. 2 Jen Adgate downed Molly Van Hook, 8-3, and No. 3 Kiki Scott was an 8-0 winner over Caitlyn Roy. Fauquier’s No. 4 Evie Leary beat Claire Walker, 8-2. Fauquier’s final singles point came as No. 5 Sophie Bartholomaus downed Malloy, 8-5.

The Cougars collected a point on Schaefer’s 8-6 decision against Melanie Turner. Schaefer then combined with Malloy for an 8-6 win in No. 3 doubles.

Fauquier’s Adgate and Scott claimed No. 1 doubles, 8-3, with Leary and Evans 8-2 winners at No. 2.

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OUR COMMUNITIES

Earth Day is Sunday The Orlean Community Trail System will have a trash pickup on Leeds Manor Road Sunday starting at 2 p.m. April 22 is Earth Day which is an appropriate time for this cleanup project. Helpers are asked to meet behind the Orlean post office. Wear heavy shoes and bring work gloves since this can be a rather dirty job. Thank you in advance for making our neighborhood a cleaner and better place.

It’s very windy. Please don’t burn anything outside even though the burn ban says we may burn after 4 p.m. High winds can wreak havoc with our woods and fields.

Learn about your local Ruritan Club It seems as if spring has finally sprung! I’m enjoying the flowers, trees and the warmer weather!

The Bealeton Book Club, 10877 Willow Drive North, will be meeting on Thursday, April 19. Members will discuss “News of the World”

by Paulette Jiles. The meeting is from 2:30-4 p.m. and new members are welcome.

On Saturday, April 23, Bealeton Paws to Read, is an opportunity for kids ages 5-10 to read to trained therapy dogs. They can come into the Bealeton Library between 10:30 a.m. and noon to join the

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ANNE DAVIS MARKHAM HUME ORLEAN 540-364-1828 hlfmhouse@aol.com The members of the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department want to thank everyone who came to the ham and oyster dinner last week. The number of attendees was less than usual, but the dinner was pronounced “excellent.” A huge vote of thanks to all of the friends

PAM VAN SCOY

GOLDVEIN 540-379-2026 pamvs2000@yahoo.com fun. Sessions are free, but a signed permission slip is required for participation.

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and neighbors who came to bread the oysters on Saturday morning plus a shout out to everyone who made those yummy desserts. We couldn’t do it without you!

We hope that you have made plans to take the kids, grandkids and everyone else to the Wes Islei Magic and Illusion Show on Saturday, April 28, at Fauquier High School. The show begins at 6:30 p.m. Advance tickets are available from members of the Orlean Volunteer Department or by calling Mary Tarr at 540-364-1410. Proceeds will benefit the new building fund for OVFRD. Birthday greetings to Ann Stribling, Mary Donn Liles, Kevin Burke and Eliza Stevens. Enjoy Sumerduck Road, will hold its monthly membership meeting on Monday, April 23. A meal will be served at 7 p.m. followed by their business meeting. All are welcome!

This organization does a lot of good in our community.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 400 Church St. in Remington, will be having a spaghetti dinner on Friday, April 27. Lots of good food to eat and fellowship from 5-8 p.m. Take out is available and donations are gladly accepted.

The Fauquier Community Theatre will be performing “Big Fish” beginning the first weekend in May. Visit fctstage.org for ticket information.

Have a super week!

your special day with someone you love or someone who loves you!

A gentle reminder to our readers.

Your items for these columns are due in the writer’s hands no later than Wednesday evenings for the next week’s paper. Sometimes we have to be a little late with items from the previous week or a little early for other activities such as birthday notices, but this is the way the production timeframe works.

Please help us so that your item does not fall through the cracks.

Here is something that can apply to most of us. Just because it pops into my head, does not mean that it should come out of my mouth. Take heed, folks.

Fauquier Times sends condolences It is with great sadness that the Fauquier Times bids a fond farewell to Virginia Copeland who passed away on Saturday, April 14.

Virginia faithfully served the Calverton/Casanova/Catlett community for decades as their neighborhood correspondent for the newspaper. We will miss her gentle caring and sharing of events. She was the voice of southern Fauquier.

We extend sympathy to her family and many friends. She was beloved by many.

Funeral arrangements were not set at press time.

WHITE HOUSE FARM $4,100,000 First time offering to the real estate market in over 100 years. This farm land includes 379 acres in one tax map parcel. Incredible landscape allows you to enjoy year-round pastoral and mountain views. Four ponds enhance this land which is suitable for grazing, hay or limited tillage. This is a real working farm. The main house dates back prior to the Civil War and has been recently updated and improved. Original structure was built in 1830’s and in the 1930’s a back addition added water into the house. The modern kitchen has great appliances, cabinetry and countertops. Beautiful hardwood floors, 6 fireplaces, and four levels in the main house offering 3500+ square feet of living space. There is a welcoming ease and a classic country elegance which will beckon you home. This farm is preferably located on a scenic country road in Northern Fauquier. Easy access to I66 yet still a tranquil country setting. Breathtaking beauty and the charm of yesteryear throughout. Many outdoor farm buildings and tenant house complete the serene and peaceful retreat.

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131.5 acres in five parcels being sold together only. Lots range in size from 24-27 acres. Includes the Summit of Keyser Mountain with 360 degree views. Good road to top of mountain already installed.

Perfect for that special home to enjoy all seasons in the natural beauty of Rappahannock County.

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Marshall Ruritan Club ready for rentals I hope everyone had a great week enjoying the warmer temperatures!

Sorry about the address mix-up for Bears Ice Cream – I didn’t put that address in my column, not sure how it got there, but we all know that Bears Soft Serve Ice Cream is on Main Street in Marshall – stop by and enjoy a cone of ice cream.

Continue to keep Randy Coggin in your prayers as he is still recovering from his injuries. He has had a couple of surgeries and will be recuperating for a while. He and his wife, Robin, appreciate all of your good will.

On Sunday, April 22, the Grace Church Concert Series in The Plains features the Grammy-nominated concert organist, Jonathan Ryan.

It’s a first: Auto show delight Remington’s first Car, Truck, Hot-Rod, Motorcycle and Tractor Show will debut on Saturday, April 2,1 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on East Main Street, downtown Remington. There will be many vintage vehicular displays resulting in award trophies for the best in show and operation.

Come early for the best parking spaces, food and favorable weather.

Many Remington-based businesses will be open and offering great values. Bring the entire family for this local, southern Fauquier event.

Looking for a local spring-summer job? There are job opportunities in Remington, Bealeton and

BRENDA PAYNE MARSHALL THE PLAINS 540-270-1795 (phone) 540-364-4444 (fax) marshallvanews@gmail.com The performance will be at 5 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains. A catered reception will follow. For additional information and tickets call the church office 540-253-5177, ext. 107.

Have you heard that the Marshall Ruritan Club building is complete?

And, it sure is beautiful. The club will be planning an open house soon,

JOE KORPSAK REMINGTON BEALETON OPAL 540-497-1413 joe.korpsak@yahoo.com Opal. Just go there and walk around to find a job offering. Even the new McDonald’s in Warrenton in recruiting. Starting pay is $9.50 per hour with many fringe benefits. Call 540-287-1122 for more information.

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but in the meantime, it is ready for rentals. If you have an upcoming wedding, birthday, or corporate event, you might want to check it out. For rental information call 540-270-1795.

Bring your appetite on from 8-11 a.m. Sunday, April 22, to the Marshall Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department’s monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast, at 4160 Rectortown Road, Marshall. Enjoy some social time and lots of good food for just $7.

Happy Birthday wishes to: Isabella Galvan, who will be 12

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years old April 13, Robert Sisson, Jim Baker, Karen Stramer, Maria Wilkins and Lisa Welch (April 19), Karen Casner, Kevin Cave, Faith Long and Allison Hall (April 20), Bertha Gray (April 22), Courtney Hendricks, Susan Hunter and Margaret Embrey (April 23), and Thomas James Ross II (April 24).

Happy Anniversary to Toby and Barbara Ball on April 18.

Everyone have a great week!

Keep those cards and letters coming my way!

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MAJOR INCOME PROPERTY - MARSHALL Belle Haven Farm sits conveniently at the corner of I-66 and Ramey Road in Marshall.

Beautifully situated on roughly 50 acres this property has 3 rental houses and the main house has 2 additional apartments. Rental properties are tenant occupied and leases convey with sale.$1879,000

The perfect blend of comfortable living, offering a choice location & affordable price. Home loaded with upgrades, wood floors, w/w carpeting, 2200+ s.f. of- CULPEPER finished This 3 BR 3BA STATELY COLONIAL - WARRENTON A RARE FIND! Contemporary on 3 10 levacres w/ private living spaceison Menlough Manor built 1853 on nearly 9 pond,The minutes from has Downtown Culpeper acres many updates 3 & additions, 6 bedels. home recently been painted includes Bedrooms, 3.5 offering both privacy & convenience. Large rooms, 5 baths, 2 half baths indoor pool & baths, sunroom/office, family room, gas fireplace, gourmet kitchen, great room with gas F/P & tons of light, hot tub, 6 bay parking w/ 2 bdrm apartment sliding glassarea, doors to wrap around decking. breakfast separate dining room & luxury master bath. Call M/B is a loft type of room that overlooks the Perfect private retreat. $ 1,895,000 Gloria to Lower see. level Theperfect units suite in this great room. for area are going FAST!!

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BEALETON TBB on a .63 acre pipe stem lot-5 month delivery from contract. Hardwood floors, ceramic tile, granite, SS appliances, vaulted master bedroom, full unfd basement w/ R/I -2 car garage- lot alone for sale too. $439,000

2 IN 1 LIVING SPACE - WARRENTON Home has been updated beautifully and is ready for a new owner! 4 beds upstairs, 1 in basement.

There are 2 FULL kitchens and 2 sets of washers/dryers! In law suite or rental potential!

Basement level has a separate entrance and a huge full bathroom. Partially wooded lot offers peace and privacy. Front porch, back deck & side patio for relaxing. Very close to route 28 & 29 – this home has it all! $425,000

MAIN LEVEL MASTER! - AMISSVILLE Lovely, light- filled, one-owner home surrounded by 5 acres. Main level master, covered front porch, hardwood floors, updated kitchen, huge bonus room/bedroom above garage, large deck w/retractable awning and over-sized garage are just a few of the special features of this home. Privately situated yet easy access to Warrenton and Culpeper.

No HOA! $398,000

CLOSE IN FARMETTE - WARRENTON 3 BR Rambler on open and spacious five acre lot just minutes from town, updated within the last few years. Room for horses, with barn and shed. No closet in one bedroom and cottage on property that the interior burned. $299,900

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1 OF A KIND - WARRENTON Situated on 55+acs, this 4 bdrm Cape Cod has quiet, beautiful grounds, gardens , also 1BD/1BA guest house w/1 car garage, det 2 car gar, pvd cir. drive tv the property. Sm kennel w/A/C, exer area, 4 brd fence w/wire so dogs can run. Great wknd getaway or full time home. $795,000

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UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday, April 18 Conversation in Ethics focuses on Web-Based Medical Information Fauquier Hospital, 500 Hospital Drive, will host a community Conversation in Ethics from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Sycamore Room. The topic will be “Pearls and Perils of Internet Medicine.” Speakers Dr. Chris Chang, ENT; Dr. Jeffrey Abrams, hospitalist; and Debbie Hayes, RN FNP-C will discuss how to determine whether a website is reliable, current and appropriate. In addition, speakers will go over some do’s and don’ts of social media. Lunch will be served.

Call for reservations at 540-316-4490.

Leeds Ruritan meeting focuses on opioid crisis The Leeds Ruritan Club invites community members to attend its monthly meeting in the Leeds Episcopal Church vestry hall at 7 p.m.

Amanda Kotval of Leeds Episcopal Church will discuss the ongoing work of the Leeds Episcopal Opiod Working Group and how our local community service organizations and individuals can contribute. The opioid crisis is a local phenomenon that has become a national priority. Hume, Orlean, Markham are not exempt and the support of the entire community is paramount.

Saturday, April 21

Food giveaway this Saturday

Let’s Volunteer Day

The Fauquier County Food Distribution Coalition will hold a food giveaway on Saturday, April 21, for those who are in need from 9 a.m. until the food is gone at the Warrenton United Methodist Church, 341 Church Street, Warrenton.

Join in for the second annual Let’s Volunteer Day. Collaborating with area nonprofits, the PATH Volunteer Center is hosting a community-wide day of volunteering where you choose the impact you want to make. All ages welcome, opportunities for groups. Visit letsvolunteer.org to register.

Spring Weiner Roast in Upperville The Upperville United Methodist Church, 1134 Delaplane Grade Road in Upperville, will hold its first Spring Weiner Roast on Saturday, April 21, from 1-4 p.m. The event will include a free concert featuring the Ashby Run bluegrass band. Hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, chips and desserts will be served for free, with donations accepted. Contact: 718-237-2377

Daryl Davis and Friends perform at Drum and Strum The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance is proud to welcome the return of world renowned D.C.-area piano legend, Daryl Davis, to the Listening Room at Drum & Strum, 102 Main St., Warrenton. Davis will be joined by Seth Kibel on saxophone, Dean Honeycutt on bass, Mike Wilber on guitar and Scott Rabino on drums.

Tickets are $20, seating is limited, and advance purchase is highly recommended. Children 12 and under admitted free with parent or guardian. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert will begin at 8 p.m. Contact: 540-347-7484

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Mardi Gras Swing! at Blue Valley Winery Who says you have to celebrate Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday? Come out to Blue Valley Winery, 5535 Blue Valley Way in Delaplane, from 7-11 p.m. for this special celebration, New Orleans-style! The evening will start with a 45-minute swing dance lesson, followed by three full sets of high-energy big band swing and Dixieland jazz by the Silver Tones! Food will be available for purchase, to compliment your Blue Valley wine. A dance partner is not required; there will be skilled swing dancers on-site to help you practice your moves.

Dress is casual. Guests are encouraged to wear festive Mardi Gras attire. $25 presale tickets online; $30 at the door. For presale tickets, visit www.silvertonesswingband.com.

Debut Castleton Guitar Festival Legendary Appalachian virtuoso Wayne Henderson headlines the first Castleton Guitar Festival Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m.

Festival features free master classes with the musicians from 2-5 p.m. Tickets for this CiP concert are $35 for adults and $15 for students. The performance will be held in the

Theatre House at Castleton, 663 Castle View Road, an intimate, state-of-the-art 140-seat proscenium theatre. Call 703-489-8704 for more information and visit www.CastletonFestival.org to purchase tickets.

Free Photography Workshop Enjoy creating photos for personal use or publication in this workshop facilitated by two local photographers. All ages and abilities are welcome. There is no cost for the workshop which takes from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Warrenton Visitor Center, 33 N. Calhoun St., Warrenton. Class size is limited. For more information and to register visit www.windmorefoundation.org or call 540-547-4333.

Remington Car Show this Saturday Join us for the Remington Car, Truck, Rat Rod, Motorcycle and Tractor Show this Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Main Street will be lined with vehicles for all to enjoy. There will be dash plaques for the first 50 registrations ($15 fee at the door). Trophies for top 25, best car, truck, tractor, bike, rat rod, mayor’s choice, kid’s choice and best of show. Other attractions include 50/50 raffle, auctions and prize giveaways. Bring the kids, there will be children’s activities including face painting and balloons. Come hungry!

There will be a myriad of food options including a community breakfast by the Remington Baptist Church, a food court full of food vendors to include sweet treats like funnel cakes and ice cream. Proceeds benefit M.M. Pierce

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• First floor master suite with soaking tub. Spacious open kitchen, living & dining area, breakfast area, dining room, high ceiling. • Three additional bedrooms upper level. • Lower level is finished with a bedroom, walk-in closet and full bath. • Recreation Room, with plenty of storage and generator and outside access. • Other property on 25 acres is available adjacent to this property please see MLS# CL1000343542

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Lighton - 3072 Swift Shoals Road, Boyce VA 22620 - $1,475,000 • Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Hunt, this charming home encompasses 25 acres of sweeping lawn, lush pastures with boarded fence.

• From the columned front porch, one enters into the gracious foyer with curved staircase. • The formal living room features a wood burning fireplace. • Formal dining room with bay window. • Old oak panel den with fireplace • Library custom built in book shelves. • Kitchen with large granite island and generous counter space • Large windows wrap the three sides of breakfast nook.

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Contact James Steele at 540-212-9930.

Sunday, April 22

This not-for-profit pro-life facility will offer free services to our own and surrounding communities. The Grand Opening Garden Gala for the center will be held from 7-10 p.m. in Warrenton at Saint John the Evangelist Church in Mercy Hall. The event will include music, amazing food, beverages (including local wine), music by Pete’s Unnamed Band, a silent auction, and tours of the center.

Tickets in advance are $25 per person and $45 per couple. At the door they will be $30 per person and $50 per couple. Tickets may be purchased at Warrenton Pregnancy Center Grand Opening Garden Gala or by clicking the donate button on our Facebook page.

Celebrate Earth Day!

Saturday, April 28

Watch those dogs run The Hoover Ridge Sheepdog Trial in Madison will be held on Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22. More than 90 dogs are registered to compete in this popular event. Plan to attend to see these amazing dogs work the sheep following whistle and voice commands.

This is in conjunction with their wool and wine festival. Visit www.hooverridge.com. You can get tickets through EventBrite.

Stop by the Explorer Outpost on Boston Mill Road Trail at Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane in Delaplane, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Learn how fencing streams and ponds keeps harmful bacteria from entering the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Opportunities to volunteer. $5 parking fee. Contact: 540-592-3556

Pianist Jonathan Ryan to perform at Grace Concert Series Grace Episcopal Church Concert Series in The Plains, 6507 Main St., features the Grammy-nominated concert organist Jonathan Ryan performing J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Brahms, Schumann and Guilmant. Performance starts at 5 p.m. A catered reception will follow.

Tickets are $25 – student tickets are $15 – youth under 18 are admitted free but must be accompanied by an adult. Additional information and tickets are available online at www. gracetheplains.org or by calling the church office at 540-253-5177, ext. 107.

Tuesday, April 24 Dog training classes offered Dog training classes by the Warrenton Kennel Club will be held outdoors at the club grounds in Rectortown and will begin at 7 p.m. The fee is $110. Descriptions of the classes can be found at www.warrentonkennelclub.org.

For more information, contact Susan Ramey 540-341-3448

Friday, April 27 Spring concert at Warrenton Methodist The Warrenton Chorale and Handbell Ensemble present a choral bouquet on Friday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 28, at 3 p.m. at Warrenton United Methodist Church, 341 Church St. Suggested donations: $15/adults, $5/children grades kindergarten-12. Tickets available at Deja Brew Café, Great Harvest Bread Co., g.whillikers, Warrenton Jewelers and New Baltimore Animal Hospital. Visit www. warrentonchorale.org. Contact: 540-347-1367

Warrenton Pregnancy Center open house The Warrenton Pregnancy Center recently opened at 400 Holiday Court,Suite 101.

‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ The Warrenton Ballet Company presents “Down the Rabbit Hole” on at 4:30 p.m. at the Warrenton Community Center. This is a performance for young audiences that includes a mini-dance lesson with cast. Tickets are $8 available at the door or in advance. Contact Melissa at melissaballet.baw@gmail.com

It’s a fun fundraiser to help the fire department Wes Islei Magic and Illusion Show, a fundraiser to benefit the new building fund of the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, will be held at 6:30 p.m., April 28, at Fauquier High School. Tickets in advance are $10 for adults; $5 for children. Prices increase $2 at the door. Tickets are available from fire company members or by calling Mary Tarr at 540-364-1410. Show suitable for the whole family.

People for Pets Foundation: 10th Annual Upscale Rummage Sale Benefiting our cat rescue, shelter, and sanctuary, the People for Pets Foundation is hosting its 10th Annual Upscale Rummage Sale from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Jeffersonton Community Center, 5073 Jeffersonton Road, in Jeffersonton. Sniff out a bargain! Early birds rewarded with the first look at jewelry, antiques, furniture, household including rugs & lamps, decorative items, purses & bags, and much more. Donations in good condition

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gladly accepted; please contact us to arrange.

Contact 540-229-5594 or email info@peopleforpetsfoundation.org

Sunday, April 29 Cut-A-Thon Fundraiser My Place Barbershop is offering free cuts to benefit the Fauquier SPCA on from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 205 B. Keith St. in Warrenton (round buildings across from Blue Ridge Orthopedics).

Minimum donations: $10/haircut, $15/haircut and beard trim. Cuts only. Spread the word at Facebook event@MyPlaceBarbershop.

Saturday, May 5 Community Spring Craft Fair The Warrenton chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society is hosting a community Spring Craft Fair at the LFCC Warrenton campus on May 5 from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. It’s open to the public and a great opportunity to buy mom something special for Mother’s Day or something for the upcoming graduate. Contact Jennifer at jvancuren@lfcc.edu or 540-351-1547.

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Michael Bowman to Michael Bowman, 15 acres at 8988 Meetze Road, Warrenton, ........ ..................................................................$0 Flagstar Bank to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Woodside Village Subdivision, Lot 5, .06-acre, 7817 Rogues Road, .......................................................$408,175 Edmund J. Degen to Edmund J. Degen, Ifert Subdivision, Lots 1-3, 6 acres, ................$0 Mary Ennis Samuel to Timothy Mullins, 24.5 acres, 2413 Carriage Ford Road, Catlett, ...............................................$375,000 Gladys B. Morton to Federal National Mortgage, Lot 2, 2 acres, 7745 Mourningdove Lane, Warrenton, ..........................$261,412 Clifton Croushorn to Justin William Croushorn, 26.97 acres at 12930 Elk Run Road in Bealeton, ......................................$230,000 Brian T. Landers to Scott Gordon, Lot 8, 10.85 acres at 7335 Compton Lane, .............. .......................................................$585,000 Lexicon Government Services LLC to Fawne J. Cady, Coventry Subdivision, Lot 19, 11 acres at 12545 Surry Lane in Bealeton, ...............................................$509,900

my Road in Warrenton, ...........................$0

Dennis May to Lorraine M. May Tr, Lee Heights Subdivision, Lot 14, 217 Jefferson Street, ......................................................$0 Richard S. Diamond to Jordan Lee Atkinson, Warren Estates Subdivision, Lot 5, 42 Fisher Lane, .............................................$450,000 Dana Lyn Reid to Patrick J. McCrea, Lot 4, 186 Sterling Court, .......................$253,900

Lee District

Rockwood Homes Inc to Teresa Kidwell, Foxville Farm Estates, Lot 16, 7371 Botha Road, 1.49 acres, ..........................$396,055 Richard L. Heflin Jr to Malibu Investments LLC, .39 acre at 302 North Church Street, ... .......................................................$150,000 Julie A. Soares to Linda Maltbie, Meadowbrooke Subdivision, Lot 177, 10947 Rugby Drive in Bealeton, ........................$295,000 Ladue and Helm LLC to Caliber Homebuilder Inc, 1.62 acres in Remington, ................... .........................................................$79,000 VCA LLC to Remland LLC, 126.47 acres on Remington Road and 11.1 acres off Remington Road, ...................................$1,500,000

David L. Contreras to David L. Contreras, Lot 2, 1.37 acres at 3549 Ringwood Road in Nokesville, ..............................................$0

Remland LLC to Remington Technology Park, 233.45 acres on Lucky Hill Road (Rt 655) in Remington, ...................$7,000,000

Center District

Mintbrook Developers LLC to NVR Inc, Mintbrook Subdivision, Lot 54 and Lot 136, ..................................................$175,830.20

Sean M. Crandall to Andrew Snow, Warrenton Lakes Subdivision, Lot 187, 6410 Nordix Drive in Warrenton, .........$299,900 Rajnikant Kothari to Timothy Lee McDermott, Villas at the Ridges Condominium, Lot 76, 202 Onyx Way, .......................$340,000 Fairfax Development Corp to Jesse T. Nichols, .41 acre at 315 East Street, ..................... .......................................................$446,250 Matthew P. Pelino to Shane Flanigan, Ridges of Warrenton Subdivision, Lot 75, 398 Singleton Circle, ................................$415,000 Fauquier Properties LLC to Kathleen M. Healy, Bartenstein Subdivision, 185 Garden Street, ...........................................$357,470 Lee Hollander to Lee Hollander, Bethel Academy Subdivision, Lot 106, 7174 Acade-

NVR Inc to Jade Hendricks, Waverly Station Subdivision, Lot 46, 6219 Willow Place in Bealeton, ......................................$254,990 Nancy Lee Hatmaker to Deborah Shomaker, Fox Meade Subdivision, Lot 103, 6625 Lancia Court, ...........................................$0 Virginia Johnson to RGS Residential, 1 acre at 11003 Weaverville Road, .........$132,000 Daniel Lee Broyles to Daniel Lee Broyles, Golden Hill Estates, Lot 4, 11.21 acres at 13177 Golden Drive in Sumerduck, .......$0 Schoolhouse-HSC LLC to Vaw Holdings LLC, 1 acre at 6178 Energy Road in Bealeton, ...............................................$145,000 William D. Bywaters to Nicholas Odle,

Edgewood East Subdivision, Lot 30, 6832 Brianwood Court, ....................................$0

Arthur Hill Jr. to Edwin Argueta Nolasco, 1 acre, 10695 Marsh Road, Bealeton, .............. .......................................................$278,500

Marshall District

Ellen T. Keri Tr to US Bank National Association Tr, Fleetwood Farms Subdivision, Lot 32, 10229 Stillhouse Road in Delaplane, ..................................................$489,150.30 Charles E. Stone to Charles E. Stone, Renalds Subdivision, Lot 1, 8274 Wild Aster Court in Marshall, ...................................$0 Edgar P. Story Tr to Douglas Hartz, 20 acres on Leeds Manor Road near Orlean, .............. .......................................................$225,000 Joseph Anthony Troilo to Todd Baker, 1.5 acres on Opal Road, .....................$290,000 Dorothy L. Wood to Christopher E. Troussard, Silver Cup Subdivision, Lot 23, 7335 Iron Bit Drive in Warrenton, ........$515,000 Deutsche Bank National Trust Co Tr to High Heeled Houses LLC, Edgehill Subdivision, Lot 28, 7267 Ridgedale Drive, 1.67 acres, ... .......................................................$352,000

Scott District

Diana McNamara to Diana McNamara, Bunker Hill Estates, Lot 26, 1 acre at 7222 Bunker Hill Road near The Plains, ............... ..................................................................$0 Warren B. Early Jr to Trigon Homes LLC, Evergreen Mountain Subdivision, Lot 4-A, 3.71 acres on Old Busthead Road, ................ .......................................................$147,000 Daniel Swanson to Katherine Moore Swanson, Brookside Subdivision, Lot 116, 3713 Lilly Lane, ...............................................$0 Katherine Moore Swanson to Katherine Moore Swanson, Brookside Subdivision, Lot 116, 3713 Lilly Lane, ..............................$0 Brian McDonald to Jason R. Dever, Brookside Subdivision, Lot 164, 3121 Lake Wesley Court near Warrenton, ...................... .......................................................$550,000 Kirk E. Eley to David Jeremy Faulk, Highlands Subdivision, Lot 3, 10 acres at 6139 Misty Ridge Road in Broad Run, .................. .......................................................$530,000

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CL A SSIFIEDS ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Business Directory: Thursday at noon, All other Classified ads: Monday at 3 p.m.

To place your ad, Call: 540-351-1664, Toll Free: 888-351-1660, Fax: 540-349-8676, Email: classifieds@fauquier.com Rentals —

001 Apartments

Furniture/

228 Appliances

Old Town Warrenton, Stone house apt, 1BR, LR/DR, eat-in-kit, lrg office, hdwd flrs, FP, grge, single occupant, no smkg/pets, refs/sec dep $1000/mo incl util 540-222-9767

2-modular split king bed platforms with fitted, quilted covers, 2 Serta box springs & 2 wheeled, metal bed frames. (King mattress not included.) Good condition. Email: lmechem@juno.com

Remington

2-oak end tables, 21 inches tall, 25 inches across. Good condition. $20 ea.

540-439-1907

2 br completely renovated apt.

Credit & background checks req´d. No smoking building. $975/mo.

703 201-6151

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3BR, 1BA rambler, bsmt, Warrenton. No pets/ smkg. $1550/mo. Contact info to: rentalhouse8211@ gmail.com Midland, 4BR, 2BA, ranch, 2 acs, detached garg, deck, $1525/mo.

(540)788-3242, 540-219-6368

Antique Mahogany Bookcase. $100. cash.

Call 540-905-9443 or vhj7828@comcast. com.

AThomasville Cherry Desk - $100. cash. You m o v e .

C a l l 540-905-9443 or dvj7828@comcast.net.

Glass top dining tbl. 7 pc set, with wine rack storage. $375.Bought at Belfort Furn. Like new. 443-745-1059 Two Slate Top End Tables - $25. cash for both. 540-905-9443 or dvj7828@comcast.net.

Rentals — Office

4 room suite w/full kit & bath, 1350 sf, across from Fauquier courthouse, parking included, $2000/mo.

540-220-5550.

Individual office, 272 sf, across from Fauquier Co courthouse, utilities and parking included, $450/month. (540) 229-5550.

JEFFERSONTON B A P T I S T C H U R C H FELLOWSHIP HALL; 4/20 (5pm9pm) & 4/21 (8anoon). 18498 Springs Rd, Jeffe r s onton , VA .

ALL PROCEEDS TO YOUTH MISSIONS Multi family yard sale!

Bealeton, 11245 Craig Lane, 22712. 4/21 8a-1p. Collectibles, porcelain dolls, toys, Kids clothings, books Spring Festival, 4/28, 11am-2pm, @ Family Worship Center, Marsh Road, Bealeton. 22712 Yard Sale to Benefit Blue Ridge Chorale, 4/21, 8a-2p. 14445 Glen Verdant Dr. Culpeper, 22701.

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FILL DIRT

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Garage/

232 Yard Sales

Garage/ Yard Sales

Clean, dredged from a pond, delivery available.

540-937-5160

Craft & vendor show, Marshall Vol. Fire & Rescue Dept, 5/19, 240 Horses 8a-2p. We seek vendors. that are interested in selling their goods! Also spots 2-gentle registered blk Tennessee Walking avail. for yard sale mares for trail or light items. Contact shod pleasure. Pusher marshallfirecraftshow& Titanium breeding. @gmail.com or Facebook 540-246-9506

New Baltimore, 2nd floor, 750 SF office suite. One lge office, reception area & plenty of storage. New paint & carpet. $1,000/mo, electric incl, + 1 mo. sec. dep. Carolyn Martin @ 540-347-2030.

Rentals — Office OFFICE SPACE IN THE HEART OF OLD TOWN WARRENTON

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Mower; 22in, B&S engine, adjustable wheel, mulches, 1 yr old, $75.

703-221-1372

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● Up to 7,000 Rentable SF ● Will Subdivide to Suit ● Short Term Leases Considered ● Brokers Welcome and Protected ● Central Business District ● Aggressive Market Rates Available ● ● Conveniently located in the heart of Old Town Warrenton at the intersection of Culpeper & Lee Sts. ● ● Next door to Piedmont Media LLC (Fauquier Times Newspaper) & Allen Real Estate. Close proximity to the Fauquier Government Center, Historic Courthouse Building and numerous local restaurants & retail stores.

Bob White, CCIM; 703-447-2606; bwhite@landmarkcre.com Blair White, CCIM; 703-307-9711 blair@landmarkcre.com LandmarkCRE.com

Alpacas - Sale 5 beautiful crias/ juveniles.

Clover Meadows Farm Gainesville, VA 571-261-1823

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Miscellaneous For Sale

165 BRICKS, clean, red, standard with holes.

73-221-1372 2-55 gallon plastic water storage barrels & 1- 55 gallon plastic rain collection barrel. All have spigots. $100. cash for all three.

540-905-9443 or dvj7828@comcast.net 6 - Metal lawn chairs. $10 each.

540-937-4513

273 Pets

385 Lawn/Garden

Antique Barrel Travel Trunk. Mid-Late 1800’s. Removal top drawer. Floral tin, wood and leather. All original.$400 OBO 703-678-3775

AKC German Shepherd pups, Blk/Tan, German blood lines, 8 weeks o l d . $ 6 0 0 .

540-879-2051

Apartment Stove, 24” GE electric with plug cable. $40.00. Broad Run. 540-349-2733.

LOST & FOUND ADOPTIONS TOO!

Beautiful SS ring with pink diamond accents.

Size 6 in original box. $50. Debatorlean@aol. com Black metal futon frame. $50.00. 540-937-4513 Computer desk with w h e e l s . $ 4 5 .

540-937-4513 END ROLLS. We have newspaper end rolls.

Very limited. Located at Fauquier Times, 540-878-2491 File Cabinet for sale. $25. cash. Call 540-905-9443 or dvj7828@comcast.net FREE - FREE - FREE Do you have stuff???

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Run an item for a cost of $99 or less in the merchandise for sale section and your 5 line ad will be free!!! $100 or more the cost is only $7.

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Lawn/Garden Equipment

39 Culpeper Street Warrenton, VA 20186 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Miscellaneous

256 For Sale

Heavy Duty Jack. $25. cash. 540-905-9443 or vhj7828@comcast.net Other tools available, priced to sell; moving.

Microwave- Signature 2000, counter top with turntable, 12 1/2“ by 16” by 21“. Great cond $15. 703-872-9282 Pellet Stove. Used for two seasons. Ready to pick up. $600.

540-216-4176 Seeking to buy ducks for our pond.

202-210-0950 U ni v e r s a l Ex e r c i s e Workout Stations. $150. Exercise Bike, Schwinn Model 230. $75. cash only.

540-905-9443 or dvj7828@comcast.net.

White floral day bed cover with two shames, like new, aski n g $ 5 0 . 0 0 .

(703)494-3618

It took 6 YEARS to graduate. Find a job in about 6 MINUTES. Times Classified 888-351-1660

FAUQUIER SPCA

YARD CLEAN UP TREE WORK

Grass cutting, mulching, aerating, all aspects.

540-395-4814; 540-364-2682

540-788-9000 www. fauquierspca.com e-mail fspca@ fauquierspca.com

for a complete up to date listing German Shepard Mix pups, AKC regis Mom, Blue Heeler Dad, Very friendly. $250 OBO. 540-810-2380 Large birdcage, great condition! Cage is 22“x18”x27“, with cart it stands 58”. Door on front and opens on top also. $100.

Can be seen Mon.Thurs. Call Deborah (540)270-3783 Solid mahogany buffet, bowed front. Very good condition. May be seen Mon.-Thurs. $200. Call Deborah (540) 270-3783

410 Announcements The Kettle Run FFA will be hosting a BBQ dinner on April 28th, 2018 at 6:00PM (Doors open @ 5:30PM). The dinner will include live music and a silent auction.

Part of the proceeds will be donated to the Fauquier SPCA. Tickets are $15 and should be reserved by emailing ffakettlerun@ gmail.com.

IF YOUR AD ISN’T HERE. YOU GIVE YOUR BUISNESS TO SOMEONE ELSE

Announcements Rainforest Trust Electronics Recycle Drive

Drop off your old, broken and unwanted computers and electronics! We have partnered with ACL Recycling to hold a recycle drive during the month of April in celebration of Earth Day. Drop off days and times are: April 2nd April 30 (Monday - Friday) from 10am -4pm and April 21st and April 22nd (Saturday and Sunday) from 10am - 2pm.

Any questions call: 1-800-456-4930 or contact: jackie@rainforesttrust.org 7078 Airlie Drive, Warrenton VA 20187 https://www.rainforesttrust.org/wpcontent/uploads/2018/03/Flyer-EarthDay-Electronics-Recycling-Day-2018.pdf

Volunteers Wanted Rainforest Trust Earth Day of Service Join us on April 21st (rain date April 22nd) from 9 AM-1:30 PM for an Earth Day of Service. We will be celebrating Earth Day by working to improve our local environment with trash pickup, tree planting and electronics recycling.

Snacks, games, picnic lunch and forest fire talk by the Fire Department.

Sign up at: http://www.letsvolunteer. org For m.ore info email Alyssa@ RainforestTrust.org.

410 Announcements

605 Automobiles - Domestic

12 Step Recovery Meet- 2011, Camaro SS, 6.22, V8, Manual, 6 speed, ings Facility in Down27,800 miles. Black, town Warrenton Lexani Rims w/Pirelli 12 Step meetings for tires. $26,500. Serious alcohol, substance inquiries only. abuse and behavior 540-316-7167 disorders meet 7 days a week at The War- 99 Toyota Camry/Solara renton Meeting Place Engine & transmission at 26 S. 3rd St. in good. New motor downtown Warrenton mount needs to be reacross from Mt. Zion placed. Windshield Baptist Church , next to cracked/will not pass Municipal Parking Lot inspection. No radio.

B. The meeting room is Door handle on driver also available to any d o o r b r o k e . group wishing to start Pmeyers2017@gmail.

12 step recovery meetcom # 540-216-4802 ings. Information and meeting times can be Boats & found at http://www.

625 Accessories warrentonmeetingplace.wordpress.com 1995 Tracker Pontoon, Carpool buddy needed Mercury motot, trailer, to drive from War$ 3 5 0 0 O B O . renton to Union Sta540*729*0442 tion. Please email me 2 NEW Paddleboards, at octrun@gmail.com from Costco 2017, never wet. 2 Lifetime Memoir Writing 10’ hardshell paddle Services boards, with paddle, Firsthand accounts of serial numbers, original life in the Piedmont, paperwork. $600 firm. experiences in Wars, e m a i l : Va l _ l a r i e @ even those dating to yahoo.com the Depression are fading with the loss of every elderly person.

630 Campers/RVs Contact Piedmont Memoirs (piedmontmemoirs@ 2004 Citation, 29 ft w/ gmail.com) to schedule silde out. Excel cond. an interview and have 540-825-5699 your loved one’s most cherished stories writ- 2004 Forest River Lexington. Excel Cond. No ten for posterity. InSmkr/Pets. Super dividual accounts or Clean No Leaks, full memoirs are Stains, Smell or Odors available. the Striping and Body Don’t lose their stories are Perfect 100% Rust when you lose them.

Free Everything Works.$2500. Text: (501) 487-7619 or Antiques & Email: cftoc@outlook.

600 Classics com Don´t limit your advertising to only the Internet!!

Call to see if your ad qualifies to be free 540-351-1664, email to: classifieds@ fauquier.com or online at Fauquier.com.

Deadline is Monday at 3 pm. Private party only.

605 Automobiles - Domestic 2004 BMW 325i, 5 speed, 4 door, gray, blk lthr, cruise control, CD, moonroof. $3700.

540-498-5123 2005 Buick LeSabre Custom. 110K miles.

Very good condition.

New brakes & shocks.

Recent inspection.

Good tires. $3,200.

540-222-2641 2010 Toyota Corolla “S” model. 36,000 ORIGINAL miles. 4 cyl, AT, sunroof, spoiler, loaded. Only a few minor paint blemishes, NO DENTS or DINGS. Clean title. $9,500 OBO. Serious inquiries only please. Teresa 540-349-1750.

2011, Camaro SS, 6.22, V8, Manual, 6 speed, 28K mls. Blk, Lexani Rims, Pirelli tires. $26,500. Serious inquiries only.

540-316-7167

640 Motorcycles 2004 Harley Davidson Sportster, excel cond, lots of extras, clean title $3,800. Text Karla at 540-671-5168 Sport Utility

665 Vehicles

2007 Chevy Suburban LTZ, 4x4, AT, runs great, low miles, clean title. $3000. Call/text: (406) 282-1324 or email: d.cha3@outlook.com 2014 Ford Explorer XLT, excel cond, leather, recently serviced, all records. Charlottsville area. 252-532-5139 Trucks/

675 Pickups

2007 GMC Sierra Classic $7,500 ~ pick-up, 2 WD, 4 door, Nice shape, 150K mls. Lve msg @ 540-364-3378 2007 GMC Sierra Classic $7,500 ~ pick-up, 2 WD, 4 door, Nice shape, 150K mls. Lve msg @ 540-364-3378

680 Vans/Buses 2004 Dodge Caravan 3.3 V6, 177K miles, very clean, one owner, new windshield, good tires. Asking $2500.

Contact: 540-422-3494

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAUQUIER COUNTY MICHAEL F. THOMSON, Plaintiff V. Case Number CL-18-36 (Glenn Lewis, deceased (THE LEWIS LAW FIRM, defunct) UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GLENN LEWIS The widow, heirs, devisees and successors in title of Glenn Lewis, and the Lewis Law Firm, who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to remove the cloud on the title of that certain tract or parcel of land known as 6328 Georgetown Road, Broad Run, VA, in Fauquier County together with any improvements thereon, and all rights, privileges, appurtenances, easements and rights-of-way thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, resulting from a Notice of Charging Lien, dated June 20, 2008.

Representations having been made to the Court that diligence has been used by the Plaintiff without effect to ascertain the identity and location of unknown heirs of Glenn Lewis, and proffer having been made that the last known address of Glenn H. Lewis is 10306 Eaton Place, Suite 200, Fairfax, Virgina, and the address of only one heir, his widow, Kimberly Lewis, is known.

It is ordered that the said defendants, the unknown heirs of Glenn H. Lewis do appear on or before May 21,2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests.

It is further ordered that the foregoing portion of this order be published once a week for 4 successive weeks in the Fauquier Times.

Dated: March 28, 2018 Jeffrey W. Parker, Judge I ASK FOR THIS: Monica J. Chernin, Esq.; VSB #: 29007 Counsel for Plaintiff Law Office of Monica J. Chernin, PC P.O. Box 1221 Culpeper, VA 22701 (540) 825-2363 / (540) 825-2379

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE §8.01-316 Case No. JJ017017-01-00 FAUQUIER COUNTY ( ) General District County (x) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ORTEZ CORNJO, MARRYANNE N The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE CUSTODY OF MARRYANN NICHOLLE ORTEZ CORNJEJO It is ORDERED that LUIS ALBERTO ORTEZ CANALES appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before 06/05/18 AT 10:30am 03/30/2018 Lauren B. Deputy Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 107’ & 112’) on the water tank at 34 N Fourth St, Warrenton, VA (20180635).

Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

Legal Notices NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Pursuant to decrees of sale entered by the Fauquier County Circuit Court in the below referenced causes, the undersigned offers for sale by private offer until May 9, 2018 at 10 a.m. the following properties located in Fauquier County for payment of delinquent taxes pursuant to § 58.1-3965 et seq. of the Code of VA: 1) 2.14 acres +/-, Lot 8A, Golden Hill Estates, PIN 7806-70-9415, CL17-589; 2) 9.5 acres +/- in Linden at the S.E. corner of Fiery Run Rd. & Hardscrabble Rd., PIN 6000-61-2810, CL17-427; 3) 8.87 acres +/- in Catlett, north side of Cromwell Rd., 2200 block, PIN 7849-10-1874, CL17-429; 4) 2.5 acres +/- in Linden, north side of Fiery Run Rd., 3800 block, PIN 6000-94-0818, CL17-443; 5) 7.88 acres +/-, 11282 Rogues Rd., Midland, PIN 7809-40-4994, CL17448; 6) 0.1370 acre +/- in Town of Remington, east side of N. Church St. PIN 6887-08-5317, CL17-428; 7) 5.5 acres +/- landlocked parcel in Midland, north side of Longstalk Ln. PIN 7819-19-3835, CL18-6; 8) 9.29 acres +/- at 13099 Sillamon Rd., Goldvein, PIN 7836-44-3427, CL17-398; 9) 0.50 acre +/-, north side of Dumfries Rd. in the 4500 block, Catlett, PIN 7914-42-9657, CL17-456; 10) 212.55 acres +/-, 5174 Ritchie Rd., Bealeton, PIN 7808-44-5264, CL17-394; 11) 3 unimproved, landlocked parcels to be sold together, totaling 12 acres +/- to the east/southeast of Leeds Manor Rd., in the 2600 block, Markham, PINs 6022-52-8937, 6022-53-8156, 6022-53-9268, CL17-556. Properties not sold by private offer will be auctioned May 11, 2018 at 10 a.m. at Fauquier Circuit Court, 40 Culpeper St., Warrenton, VA. For more information, visit: www.fauquiercounty.gov/taxsale. Sale Terms: Funds must be paid by cashier’s check. Cash will not be accepted. Sales require Court approval. A deposit of $1,000.00 or 10% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, must accompany all private offers and highest bids. Checks must be made payable to The Fauquier Bank, General Receiver, and be delivered with written offers of purchase to M.C. Anderson. Balances are due within 45 days of Court approval. Properties are offered for sale as-is with all faults and without any warranties, expressed or implied, and are conveyed by Deed with Special Warranty of Title.

Properties are available for inspection at bidders’ risk and expense.

Inspection costs are non-refundable. Purchasers bear costs of title search, recording costs, and grantor’s tax. Mary Catherine Anderson, Sr. Asst. Co. Atty. & Spec. Commr. of Sale, VSB# 68654; 10 Hotel Street, 2nd Floor, Warrenton, VA 20186; (540) 422-8010; mc.anderson@fauquiercounty.gov. I, Gail H. Barb, Clerk, Fauquier Co. Circuit Court certify that the Court directed that all payments be deposited to the credit of the Court with The Fauquier Bank, General Receiver, and that no bond shall be required therefore of the Special Comm. of Sale pursuant to Code of VA § 8.01-99.

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FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MAY 3, 2018 The Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a Work Session at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2018 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia to review the agenda.

The following will be on the agenda for the Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting to be held on Thursday, May 3, 2018, beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia: SPECIAL PERMIT #SPPT-18-008983, NORMA ENRIQUEZ BRAVO, JUVENCIO R. REYES & LUIS M. SANCHEZ-REYES (OWNERS)/JUVENCIO R. REYES & LUIS M. SANCHEZ-REYES (APPLICANTS) – J. REYES LANDSCAPING, LLC – An application for a Category 2 Special Permit to operate a small landscape contracting company as a residential business, PIN 6948-18-0785-000, located at 10393 Twisted Oak Lane, Marshall District, Marshall, Virginia. (Ben Holt, Staff) Copies of the Zoning Appeals and Variance applications may be examined in the Department of Community Developmentʼs Zoning Office at 29 Ashby Street, Suite 310, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

To review files on all other items, please visit the Department of Community Developmentʼs Planning Office at 10 Hotel Street, Suite 305, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Fran Williams, Administrative Manager, at (540) 422-8210.

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Public Notice ISSUANCE OF A STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR A PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH THE VIRGINIA CLEAN WATER REVOLVING LOAN FUND Public Notice No.: VCWRLF-CO-01 First Publication Date: April 4, 2018 The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a Statement of Environmental Review for the Catlett/Calverton Community Sanitary Sewer project proposed to be funded through the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund. The applicant is Fauquier County.

The proposed project is generally described as the construction of a sanitary sewer system to serve the Catlett and Calverton areas. One 80,000 gallon per day sewage treatment plant with dispersal field will be constructed. It will generally be located in the 4200 block of Catlett Road, or approximately 1/4 mile northeast of the intersection of Catlett Road and Old Calverton Road in Calverton, Virginia. Sewage collection will be provided to 476 properties in Catlett and Calverton that currently are not served by public sewers. Approximately 53,000 linear feet of low-pressure force main collection sewers will be constructed. Each property will be served by a septic tank effluent pumping system which includes a septic tank for solids removal, and an effluent pump that discharges to the collection system.

A review of the Environmental Assessment conducted on this project indicates that either significant environmental impacts would not result from the proposed project or significant environmental impacts have been eliminated by making changes in the project. Consequently, a preliminary decision not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement has been made.

Persons may comment in writing to the DEQ on the proposed decision within 30 days from the first publication date. Comments shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the writer, and shall contain a complete, concise statement of the factual basis for the comments. Only those comments received within this period will be considered by the DEQ. All pertinent information, including the Statement of Environmental Review, the Environmental Assessment and the support documentation is on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at: Department of Environmental Quality 1111 East Main Street Suite 1400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 698-4091 Following the comment period, the Department will make its final determination. All comments should be addressed to: Mr. Walter A. Gills, Program Manager Department of Environmental Quality Clean Water Financing and Assistance Program P. 0. Box 1105 Richmond, Virginia 23218 walter.gills@deq. virginia.gov

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TRUSTEE´S SALE 3443 Enduro Run Road Midland, VA 22728

Apply in person: JOE & VINNIE´S PIZZA Waterloo Shop Cntr, 540-347-0022

In execution of the Deed of Trust dated August 15, 2014 and recorded on August 18, 2014 in Book 1466 at Page 496 and modified by loan modification recorded on July 14, 2017, in Book 1550, Page 1027, of Fauquier County land records, Trustee Services of Virginia, LLC, the appointed Substitute Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction on the front steps of the Fauquier County Courthouse located at 40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia on May 25, 2018 at 10:00 AM the property more particularly described in the aforementioned Deed of Trust, located at the property address listed below and briefly identified as follows:

CLEANING, MAINTENANCE & FARMING

All those certain pieces of land, with their improvements located in Cedar Run Magisterial District, Fauquier County, Virginia, being more particularly shown and described as Lot 2R, on that certain plat dated October 20, 2005, prepared by Carson Harris and Associates, C.L.S., entitled “Plat Showing Boundary Line Adjustment Between the Property of RIKA, LLC, and Brian P. Russell and Jaimie L. Russell” attached to and made a part of that certain Deed of Boundary Line Adjustment and Deeds of Trust Modification recorded in Deed Book 1200 at Page 391, among the land records of Fauquier County, Virginia.

Tax No.: 7827-49-6841-000 Property address: 3443 Enduro Run Road, Midland, VA 22728 The property will be sold “AS IS,” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, covenants, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust, if any, as might be listed in this notice or may be announced at the sale.

TERMS OF SALE: A non-refundable bidder’s deposit of $64,500.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is less, by cashier’s or certified check required at time of sale, except for the party secured by the Deed of Trust. Risk of loss is on the purchaser from date and time of auction.

Balance of the purchase price must be paid by cashier’s check within 14 days from sale date. Except for Virginia Grantor tax, all settlement costs and expenses are purchaser’s responsibility. Taxes are prorated to the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining possession of the property. If purchaser defaults, deposit may be forfeited and property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser who shall be liable for any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees of both sales. If Trustee does not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit without interest. This sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan secured by the Deed of Trust including but not limited to determining whether prior to sale a forbearance, repayment, or other agreement was entered into, the loan was reinstated or paid off, or whether the property became subject to an automatic stay under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to the sale; in any such event this sale shall be null and void and purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of deposit without interest. Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, this law firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(16-08942) FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC (Attorney for TRUSTEE SERVICES OF VIRGINIA, LLC) 484 Viking Drive, Suite 203 Virginia Beach, VA 23452 (757)213-2959

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These are NON-MEDICAL positions that provide one-on-one support to individuals with developmental disabilities in all areas of living skills. Services are provided in the individuals´ home, as well as in the community. We are seeking DSPs for individuals residing in Fauquier County in the area of Warrenton, for both part-time and full time positions.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Record & maintain daily progress notes and submit regularly * Provide support, supervision, education and skills training * Communicate with Supervisor, clients & family members * Maintain confidentiality * Demonstrate professionalism * Observe, recognize and promote individual strengths and abilities QUALIFICATIONS: * HS diploma or GED * Good driving record * Valid driver´s license * Proof of automobile insurance * Pass criminal history and background check * $12.50 per hour to start.

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Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation Fauquier County, VA Fauquier County Government is currently seeking qualified and enthusiastic candidates for the position of Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation.

Located 45 miles south west of Washington, DC, Fauquier County Parks and Recreation has some 941 maintained acres of land and 122 acres of water, many of which are located in beautiful park settings. We offer 7 historical sites, over 6,000 catalogued artifacts, 4 museum buildings, and a variety of high quality facilities, services, and scenic trails and greenways to meet the needs of all citizens.

Current part-time/full-time permanent staffing level is 34 with an annual operating budget of about $3.5 million and current CIP projects totaling approximately $10 million.

This is a 12 month Assistant Director role to provide support to the Director of Parks & Recreation with the goal of obtaining the knowledge and skills needed to assume the position of Director at the end of the 12 months.

Position will be responsible for assisting with planning, organizing, directing, and administering County-wide recreation and parks programs; assisting with planning and administering departmental programs and budgets; coordinating work with County Administrator, Parks and Recreation Board and other departments; preparing and maintaining records.

Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Management, Natural Resource Management, or related field from an accredited college or university plus 6 years of progressively responsible and successful experience in the administration of recreational programs and in the development, planning and operation of recreational facilities. Master’s degree in Recreation Management, Natural Resource Management or related field preferred.

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Position includes an excellent benefits package.

For more information or to submit your application please visit https://eportal.fauquiercounty.gov .

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TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Town of Warrenton Police Department This is a part time position limited to 29 hours per week. The Traffic Enforcement Officer (TEO) will peform non-sworn law enforcement tasks. Tasks include report writing, traffic control/ parking enforcement and various administrative tasks. The TEO DOES NOT have powers of arrest and is unarmed. Must have thorough knowledge of standard office practices, procedures & equipment, including computers. Must have ability to interact with a variety of individuals and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Must maintain composure during stressful situations and maintain confidentiality of information. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, good physical health, possess a high school diploma or GED and a valid Virginia Operator’s license.

Salary range is $18-$22 per hour.

Application may be obtained online at www.warrentonva.gov or by phone to 540-347-1102. Send completed applications to Human Resources, P. O. Drawer 341, Warrenton, VA 20188.

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                                                           

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Masonry

Painting/Wallpaper

Tree Service/Firewood

Tree Service/Firewood

CHARLES JENKINS TREE SERVICES

If you want a Classy Job call ...

Family Owned Since 1970

Painting & Decorating, LLC

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Builder

Excavation

Handyman

Lawn

Construction

Furniture Repairs/Restore

Home Improvment

Lawn

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Lawn

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