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State supreme court approves legislative maps
Democrat Jennifer Wexton the favorite in new 10th Congressional District By Coy Ferrell
Fauquier Times Staff Writer
All of Fauquier County will be a part of the 10th Congressional District beginning in this year’s U.S. House of Representatives elections after the Supreme Court of Virginia signed off on the final redistricting maps last week. The new 10th District is comprised of Loudoun, Fauquier and Rappahannock counties along with much of Prince William County, all of Manassas and Manassas Park and a small portion of western Fairfax County. That Fauquier will now share in a district that includes parts of Prince William County is a dramatic shift from both the current congressional districts — which have Fauquier
split between districts stretching to Jamestown and North Carolina — and a draft map released Dec. 9 that placed Fauquier in a congressional district encompassing all of the Piedmont region north of Charlottesville; those district boundaries did not pair Fauquier with any of Prince William. The set of maps ultimately approved last week has a significant effect on the partisan makeup of the district that will now include Fauquier. The Dec. 9 draft district would have been highly competitive, with no significant advantage to either party. The 10th Congressional District boundaries approved last week, however, put Fauquier in a district where a Democrat will be favored to win the seat; voters in the area encompassed by the new district voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton by an eight-point margin in the 2016 presidential election.
10th Congressional District Winchester 6th District
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Snowstorm wreaks havoc on electric grid, roads COVID-19 cases, By Coy Ferrell and Robin Earl hospitalizations have F T S W A winter storm dumped snow, sleet doubled in the last week and ice across a large portion of Virginauquier
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ia early Monday morning, leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity and hundreds of vehicles stranded in freezing temperatures overnight on Interstate 95, a situation one state official called “unprecedented.” In Fauquier, at least 3,000 homes and businesses were still without power as of Tuesday morning with the possibility that it may not be restored for days. The “bulk” of affected Rappahannock Electric Cooperative customers — there were 2,400 affected customers in Fauquier and 75,000 in total — should have power restored by Friday, a company representative said Tuesday morning. However, some might be without power through the weekend, she added.
On Dec. 28, 2021, the seven-day average of COVID-19 cases in Fauquier was 69; compared to the rest of the pandemic that was very high for the county. Seven days later, it was 128. In the state, the seven-day case average has also doubled in those same seven days; it is now 14,410. Last week, the positivity rate (the number of positive tests compared to the total number of tests taken) was 15.9% for Virginia and 17.4% for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District. This week, Virginia is at 29.9% and the health district is at 31.3%. Both numbers are higher than they have ever been. The number of new COVID-related hospitalizations has also skyrocketed. There were 142 in the state last Tuesday, 432 today; the seven-day average was 143 last week and was 333 on Jan. 4.
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations have doubled in the last week
COVID-19 snapshot Tuesday, Jan. 4 New cases of coronavirus
Virginia: 15,449 Tuesday; 7-day average of 14,410 Fauquier: 104 Tuesday; 7-day average of 128; 9,341 cases to date Perspective: The seven-day average of cases in the county has doubled since last week.
Seven-day positivity average (total PCR tests vs. positive tests)
Virginia: 29.9% Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District: 31.3%
In the school division
Positive cases since school opened on Aug. 11: 607; 440 in children, 167 in staff Quarantined: 206 students, 5 staff (as of Dec. 16) Perspective: There are no active cases in the school division because school has been closed for more than 10 days. People stay on the active list for 10 days after first reporting an infection.
New hospitalizations
Virginia: 432 on Tuesday; 7-day average is 333 Fauquier: 7 on Tuesday; 60 in December 2021 Perspective: The Virginia Hospital and
Healthcare Association data for Dec. 28 states that 2,789 Virginians are hospitalized with COVID-19. The seven-day average number of hospitalizations (2,343) has been rising since Nov. 11. In the health district, eight children younger than 10 and eight between 10 and 19 years old have been hospitalized with COVID. In the state, 505 younger than 10 have been hospitalized; 597 between 10 and 19 years old have been hospitalized.
New deaths
Virginia: 7 Tuesday; 7-day average is 17 Fauquier: 95 to date Perspective: On Oct. 19, for the first time
in the local health district, a child between 0 and 9 died from COVID-19. One person between the ages of 10 and 19 died in the RRHD earlier this year.
Vaccines
Virginia: 88.9% of the over 18 population has been vaccinated with at least 1 dose; 78.2% have been fully vaccinated; 31% have received a booster. For Virginians between 5 and 17 years old, 50.6% have received at least 1 dose; 41.7% have been fully vaccinated; 1.9% have received a booster. Fauquier: 79.4% of the over-18 population has been vaccinated with at least 1 dose; 71.4% have been fully vaccinated; 30.1% have received a booster. For Fauquier residents between 5 and 17 years old, 43.5% have received at least one dose; 36% have been fully vaccinated; 1.6% have received a booster.
COVID, from page 1
For much of the pandemic, Fauquier saw a couple of hospitalizations a week, but the county recorded 11 hospitalizations in one day on Dec. 31, 2021. There were 60 hospitalizations last month and another 13 during the first four days of January. Fauquier Hospital spokeswoman Sarah Cubbage said Jan. 4 that the hospital was treating 14 COVID-19 patients in the hospital. For most of the pandemic, the local hospital has seen fewer than 10 inpatients with COVID-19 at any one time. According to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, last Tuesday, 1,672 Virginia residents were hospitalized with COVID-19; there are currently 2,789 hospitalized. April Achter, population health coordinator for the RRHD, said that high hospitalizations are a “reflection of how many people are sick right now. However, the good news is that the hospitalizations are not increasing as quickly as cases. This is due to a few things, including vaccine protection and potentially Omicron being less severe.” But, she said, “there is a large impact on our hospitals due to the sheer volume of people that are sick. Hospitalizations continue to be largely driven by unvaccinated cases.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its estimates on the Omicron variant Jan. 4, stating that 95.4% of cases in the country during the week ending Jan. 1 were associated with Omicron. Two weeks ago, it accounted for only 38% of cases. Positive COVID cases in the older population are starting to creep up again. In Virginia, outbreaks in long-term care facilities climbed dramatically the week of Dec. 26, 2021, to Jan. 1. There were 58 outbreaks in long term care facilities that week, which ties the previous record, set Dec. 2 to Dec. 12, 2020. The number of outbreaks in long-term care facilities has only reached as high as 30 once since January 2021, so the sudden jump to 58 is significant. The state has not seen a rise in deaths associated with the most recent surge. The seven-day average of COVID deaths in the state is 17. The county counted six COVID-19 deaths in December 2021; there were two in November, nine in September and five in October.
Community testing site set for Jan. 6 in Brandy Station
On Thursday, Jan. 6, a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing site will see patients from 4 to 7 p.m. at Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department, 19601 Church Road, Brandy Station. The parking lot will open at 3 p.m.; the first 300 individuals will be tested.
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Warrenton stormwater pollutants under control, but too much sediment still flowing to the Chesapeake Bay By Peter Cary
Piedmont Journalism Foundation
As the town of Warrenton labors to meet state-mandated goals to cut pollution in its stormwater runoff, there is some good news and some less-than-good news. The positive development is that Warrenton’s wastewater treatment plant is so efficient that the town is removing of large amounts of phosphorous and nitrogen from its effluent stream – and can take credit for that to more than meet stormwater anti-pollution requirements. But removal of suspended solids – sometimes called silt or sediment – remains a problem. Until this year, the town was claiming huge amounts of sediment removal through its street sweeping operations, but a change in state rules has cut that way back. And since the wastewater plant is not credited with removing those solids, the town will have to find other ways to do that, which could be expensive. “Our objective is to satisfy our requirements for reducing nitrogen, phosphorous, and total suspended solids. For that reason, we continue to work on and update our action plan on an annual basis, as required by the state,” said Warrenton’s assistant public works director Paul Bernard in an email.
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The latest developments came to light when the town published its annual Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS-4) report in November. Without major credit for street sweeping – the town had claimed the operations removed 50 tons of sediment a year from its stormwater runoff -Warrenton will have to turn to its list of planned holding ponds and stream improvements or find other ways to get credit for sediment removal. “It’s tough for them. I’ve been talking with them fairly regularly,” said Jeff Selengut, the state Department of Environmental Quality official who oversees Warrenton’s anti-pollution permit. “In fact, they just sent me some calculations to take a look at on some of their other [possibilities]. You know, they’re exploring their options.”
The town’s challenges date back to 2013 when it was put under a state permit that regulates the discharge of town runoff water that flow into the Chesapeake Bay. Part of that permit stipulates the Total Daily Minimum Load of nutrients the town was allowed to send to the Bay. The state set pollutant-reduction targets: By 2023, the town is required to be removing 40% of the goal, and by 2028, it is to be removing 100% of its goal each year. In actual numbers, the town must be sending 96 pounds less phosphorous, 704 pounds less nitrogen, and 65,216 less sediment to the bay each year starting in 2023. Five years later, in 2028, the reductions must be two and one-half times greater than those amounts. For several years, the town thought it was in great shape. In 2020, based on an old state-approved formula, the town claimed street sweeping reduced the pollution in its runoff by amounts that were well ahead of its 2023 targets. But last July 13, the DEQ’s Selengut sent a letter to the town advising that its old calculations would soon be disallowed. So, the town recalculated. Its new report, released Nov. 5, credited its street sweeping with removing only nine pounds of nitrogen, three pounds of phosphorous, and 3,425 pounds of sediment annually. To meet its phosphorous and nitrogen-cutting goals, the town was allowed to take credit for its removal at the wastewater treatment plant, but removing 65,216 pounds of sediment remains a problem. Bernard said he does not want to rely on the wastewater plant long-term to meet town stormwater goals. So, the town is planning $5.3 million worth of holding ponds, swales, drainage improvements and stream fixes to permanently cut pollution. Much of the cost would be borne by stormwater utility fees paid by property owners, but the town also plans to apply for state and federal grant funding. Bernard said that initial estimates for one ambitious project – a $1.79 million stream restoration along Lee Highway from Blackwell Road to the U.S. 29/U.S. 17 interchange – could cut phosphorous in runoff by
185 pounds a year, nitrogen by 200 pounds, and sediment by 336,000 pounds annually. That project is scheduled for completion in fiscal year 2024. If the reduction estimates hold up, that one project would put the town well ahead of its 2028 sediment reduction target. But it is not likely to be finished by 2023. Until then, the town may have to meet the 2023 goals by using credits from the wastewater treatment plant or from other projects like holding ponds and swales. Bernard said the town preferred not to rely on the wastewater treatment credits permanently to achieve its
reductions, however. The town could even buy credits from the Virginia Nutrient Bank – in which farmers who are no longer farming their land get credit for not polluting nearby streams and can sell those credits to others who cannot remove enough nutrients in their locality. Those credits can be expensive. They typically come in nitrogen-phosphorous-sediment packages, and it may be difficult to obtain credits for sediment only, state officials said. Bernard said the town was aware of the bank but that “it is not our intention to purchase credits unless necessary.”
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State supreme court approves legislative maps MAPS, from page 1
minority party or from the public was constitutionally mandated. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-LeesAs Democrats swept to power burg), a centrist who sits on the pow- late in the last decade, however, erful House Committee on Appro- the General Assembly passed an priations, released a statement Dec. amendment to the Constitution of 29 confirming that she will run for Virginia that was ultimately ratified re-election in the 10th District. by voters in November 2020; the Although a well-established cus- amendment created a bipartisan retom, there is no constitutional re- districting process. With control of quirement that a person live in a con- the General Assembly and the govgressional district that they represent, ernorship, Democrats could have however. Mike Clancy, a Republican passed an entirely partisan map from Reston in Fairfax County, an- without any input from Republicans nounced Monday that he would run had the constitutional amendment against Wexton. His address is outside not passed. the boundaries of the 10th District, acHowever, a 16-member biparticording to real estate tax records. san commission failed to come to Clancy is an attorney and works as any consensus on new maps, giving a senior vice president up by October. That for the Oracle Corpomeant the task became ration, a multinationthe responsibility of al software company. two “special masHe also served on ters,” one appointed Governor-elect Glenn by each major party. Younkin’s technoloThe special masters gy and cybersecurity released draft maps to transition team. the public Dec. 9 and Each new congresrevised them based on sional district, includpublic comments. On ing the 10th, has a Dec. 28, the majoripopulation of slightly ty-conservative state Rep. Jennifer Wexton less than 785,000 peosupreme court unanple, meaning that Fauimously approved the quier’s 73,000 residents account for final revisions. about 9% of the district’s population. “These maps still reflect a true Loudoun County’s 421,000 residents joint effort on our part,” wrote spemake up more than half of the new cial masters Bernard Grofman, a district’s population, with most of Democrat, and Sean Trende, a Rethe remaining population coming publican, in a Dec. 27 memo exfrom Prince William County and plaining in detail their reasoning bethe city of Manassas. Rappahannock hind each revision to the draft maps. residents account for less than 1% of “We agreed on almost all issues inithe new district’s population. tially, and the few issues on which we initially disagreed were resolved ‘Special masters’ step in Redistricting, required by the by amicable discussion,” they said. U.S. Constitution to take place after Methodology each census to ensure each federal Grofman and Trende drew the and state legislative district has an draft maps released Dec. 9 without equal population, had until this year taking into consideration partisan been entirely within the purview of advantage or where incumbent legthe Virginia General Assembly and islators live, they said, emphasizing the governor. Since Republicans that they instead tried to create dishave dominated the state legislature tricts that followed county, town and since the 1960s, that party generally city boundaries as much as possible has been able to draw maps that fa- and took into consideration the culvor its majority. No input from the tural makeup of a region.
The new 6th Congressional District, trict, according to the analysis. Grofman and Trende said that the for instance, encompasses all of the Shenandoah Valley and the Roanoke new maps giving Democrats a slight Valley. And the new Senate of Virgin- advantage in the state legislature are ia districts split a total of 25 counties appropriate based on statewide elec34 times: The current map splits 46 tion results which, with the excepcounties 78 times. Still, the two men tion of 2021, have all gone in Demoacknowledged that their maps neces- crats’ favor. “We also recognized that while sarily had to make compromises on this front, even after taking into con- Democrats in recent years have been winning a majority of the statewide sideration public comments. “Redistricting is a complex task,” vote, as shown in 2021, it is still posthey said, “one that requires the bal- sible for Republicans to win in the ancing of many competing factors. commonwealth,” the special masters Unfortunately, it simply was not wrote in their Dec. 27 memo. “Thus, a balanced map should possible to incorporate every request while remaining within the bounds give each party a realistic chance to of Virginia and federal law. More- control the congressional delegation over, there are likely thousands of and each of the branches of the legislature when that parmaps that accomplish ty has a good year,” certain goals of redisthey said, “even if the tricting that we did not overall partisanship accomplish, but they of the commonwealth come at the expense of makes it substantially other goals we sought easier for Democrats to achieve. We did, to do so in most years however, read every (though the high concomment and, where centration of Demoappropriate, explored crats in cities such as ways to address the Richmond does lead suggestion.” to some ‘wasting’ of On partisan advanMike Clancy Democratic votes).” tage, Grofman and In another section Trende said that their initial approach — staying as blind of the document, Grofman and Trenas possible to the partisan makeup de stated plainly that, “We drew of each proposed district — worked maps which did not unduly favor eiwell. “As it turned out, we accom- ther party. These maps came about plished this task of creating an un- as part of a partisan- and incumbenbiased map naturally, using neutral cy-blind process based on good govprincipals, and did not need to adjust ernment mapmaking.” In its order approving the maps, the maps we had drawn in a partithe state supreme court ruled that, san-blind fashion.” “The final redistricting maps preBased on the results of the 2016 pared by the special masters are fulpresidential election, the Virginia Public Access Project estimates the ly compliant with constitutional and new maps give neither major party statutory law applied, as the court a significant advantage in the U.S. directed, in an apolitical and nonparHouse of Representatives, with one tisan manner.” toss-up district (the 7th) with the re- Virginia Senate, House maining 10 split evenly between ReAs far as Fauquier County is conpublicans and Democrats. cerned, the revised set of maps apDemocrats will have a 49-41 ad- proved last week are little different vantage in the Virginia House of Del- than the draft maps made public egates, with 10 competitive districts, Dec. 9. and a 22-16 advantage in the state senate with just one competitive dis- See MAPS, page 5
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State supreme court approves legislative maps MAPS, from page 4 In the Senate of Virginia, northern Fauquier County will be represented by the 31st District, which also encompasses western Loudoun County. The district leans slightly in Democrats’ favor but has only one resident incumbent, Va. Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel, a Republican from Upperville. The 28th Va. Senate District will encompass most of Fauquier’s population, including New Baltimore, Warrenton and all of southern Fauquier. Va. Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) would be well-positioned to keep his state senate seat in the new district, which is overwhelmingly Republican. After the final maps were approved, however, he confirmed his intention to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the new 7th Congressional District, leaving his state senate seat open. Fauquier will also be split between two Virginia House of Delegates districts, each of which will give Republican candidates a strong advantage. The 30th Va. House District includes northern Fauquier County and has two resident incumbents, both right-wing Republicans: Del. Michael Webert, of Marshall, and Del. Dave LaRock, of Hamilton. The 61st Va. House District encompasses the rest of Fauquier, with Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper) the only resident incumbent. Reach Coy Ferrell at cferrell@fauquier.com
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Kathleen Davies passes away at Fauquier Hospital on Dec. 18 The following obituary for Kathleen Davies of Jeffersonton was posted on Warrenton’s Moser Funeral Home website. Davies was ill with COVID-19 in Fauquier Hospital for two months when the family filed a lawsuit against the hospital to force the health system to allow the family’s doctor to administer Ivermectin, a drug that has not been approved for treatment of COVID-19. The lawsuit was successful and Ivermectin was given beginning Dec. 13. Davies died five days later.
carretta and stayed devoted to them until her last breath. Although she suffered greatly, Kathleen never complained and always joined her suffering with Christ crucified. She was always a devoted Catholic who always asked for prayers for the repose of her soul. Any donation should be for masses for her soul. Kathleen is survived by her husband of 42 years, Donald Eugene Davies, Jr.; five children, Robert Gregory Davies and his wife, Jessica Kathleen Davies of Front Royal, Donald Eugene Davies, III and his wife, Angela of Front Obituary Royal, Christopher Michael Davies of Jeffersonton; Kathleen Marie Davies, age 63, of Jeffersonton, Virginia passed on Saturday, Dec. 18, at Fauquier Stephen Michael Davies and his wife, Melissa of Hospital. She was born on Nov. 3, 1958, in Oxnard, Nokesville, and Grace Elizabeth Langford and her California, daughter of the late Norman and Eliza- husband, Timothy of Jeffersonton; three brothers, Michael, Gregory and Mark; three sisters, Patricia, beth Peil. Kathleen was a dedicated mother, a loving wife Diane and Lisa; and ten grandchildren, Luke, Blake, and a dedicated daughter. She spent many years Cole, Brinley, Maria, Joseph, Annie, Genevieve, while Donald was at sea watching the boys and Zachariah and Aubrey. In addition to her parents, Kathleen is preceded in running the household. After Donald retired from the military, Kathleen spent years taking care of death by a brother, Christopher James Davies. The family will receive visitors at Moser Funeral her mother, spending time with her every night and making dinner for her mother and her oldest Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30. A mass of Christian brother. After her mother passed away, Kathleen enjoyed burial will be offered on Friday, Dec. 31, 11:15 a.m., retirement with Donald, our children, and the grand- at St. Peter Catholic Church, 12762 Lee Highway, children. Kathleen’s faith was a witness for everyone Washington, Virginia 22747, followed by interment who met her. She loved Jesus, Mary and Luisa Pic- at St. Peter Catholic cemetery.
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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY D/B/A DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA FOR APPROVAL OF COASTAL VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT, ASSOCIATED INTERCONNECTION AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, AND RIDER OSW CASE NO. PUR-2021-00142 • Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) has submitted an application for approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project (“CVOW Project”) to be located in a federal lease area off the coast of Virginia Beach. Dominion also seeks approval and certification of electric interconnection and transmission facilities, comprising transmission facilities required to interconnect the CVOW Project to the existing transmission system.
#2128/lB, and #2128/2), all entirely within existing right-of-way or on Company-owned property. Additionally, the Company proposes to remove three 500 kV structures (Structures #588/254, #588/255, and #588/256) and replace with two new 500 kV structures (Structures #588/254 and #588/255). Proposed Structure #588/255 is a backbone structure and will be located inside Fentress Substation, while proposed Structure #588/254 will be in existing right of way to the west of Fentress Substation. Rider OSW Pursuant to Code § 56-585.1 A 6, Dominion seeks approval to recover the costs of the CVOW Project and the related distribution and transmission facilities through proposed Rider OSW. Dominion asks the Commission to approve Rider OSW for the initial rate year beginning September 1, 2022, and ending August 31, 2023 (“Rate Year”), to recover a total revenue requirement of $78,702,000. Dominion calculated this revenue requirement using a rate of return on common equity of 9.2%, which was approved in Commission Case No. PUR-2019-00050 and is subject to update. Further details on Rider OSW are available in the Application.
• Dominion further requests approval of Rider OSW to recover the costs of the CVOW Project and related interconnection and transmission facilities with a revenue requirement of $78,702,000 over the rate year beginning September 1, 2022, and concluding August 31, 2023. According to Dominion, this amount would increase a typical residential customer’s bill using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month by $1.45.
If the proposed Rider OSW for the Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion, implementation of its proposed Rider OSW on September 1, 2022, would increase the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month by approximately $1.45.
• The State Corporation Commission will hold a telephonic hearing in this case on May 16, 2022, at 10 a.m., for the receipt of public witness testimony.
Foreign Currency Risk Mitigation Plan
• An evidentiary hearing will be held on May 17, 2022, at 9 a.m., either in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by electronic means. Further details on this hearing will be provided by subsequent Commission Order. • Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.
To help minimize risks, Dominion intends to execute a foreign currency hedging plan, subject to the Commission finding the plan to be reasonable and prudent. Specifically, the Company states that it intends to enter into financial hedges of foreign currency exposure via forward swaps executed shortly after Commission approval of the Foreign Currency Risk Mitigation Plan, unless market conditions dictate otherwise. Description of Route Cable Landing to Harpers Proposed Route – Underground
The Virginia Clean Economy Act (“VCEA”), became effective on July 1, 2020. Among other things, the VCEA declares “[i]n order to meet the Commonwealth’s clean energy goals, prior to December 31, 2034, the construction or purchase by a public utility of one or more offshore wind generation facilities located off the Commonwealth’s Atlantic shoreline or in federal waters and interconnected directly into the Commonwealth, with an aggregate capacity of up to 5,200 megawatts, is in the public interest . . . .” in new Code § 56-585.1:11. On November 5, 2021, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application for approval and certification of an offshore wind generation project, called the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project (“CVOW” or “CVOW Project”), and for approval of a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider Offshore Wind (“Rider OSW”), pursuant to §§ 56-585.1:11; 56-46.1, 56-265.1 et seq., and 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code (“Application”). The Application requests the Commission grant: (i) Approval, as required, of the CVOW Project, to be located in a federal lease area beginning approximately 27 statute miles (approximately 24 nautical miles) off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia (“Lease Area”) and related power export facilities; (ii) Approval and certification of electric interconnection and transmission facilities, comprising transmission facilities required to interconnect CVOW with the existing transmission system (“Virginia Facilities”); (iii) Approval of Rider OSW, to recover costs incurred to construct, own, and operate the offshore wind generation facilities and related interconnection and transmission facilities that compose the CVOW Project; and (iv) Approval of a Foreign Currency Risk Mitigation Plan. CVOW Project The Application states that the CVOW Project encompasses offshore wind generation facilities consisting of 176 14.7 megawatt (“MW”) wind turbine generators located in the Lease Area as well as related offshore export facilities, which will transport the generated electricity onshore to the Cable Landing Location at the State Military Reservation (“SMR”) in the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, then to the Harpers Switching Station at Naval Air Station Oceana (“NAS Oceana”), which will become the point of interconnection to the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. transmission system after construction, and finally terminating at the Company’s existing Fentress Substation. Dominion states the CVOW Project is expected to provide approximately 9,500 gigawatt-hours of carbon-free energy per year. The total cost of the CVOW Project is expected to be approximately $9.8 billion, including an estimated conceptual cost of $1,148.5 million for the onshore Virginia Facilities (2021 dollars). Virginia Facilities According to the Application, in order to interconnect the proposed CVOW Project and to maintain the structural integrity and reliability of the transmission system in compliance with mandatory North American Electric Reliability Corporation Reliability Standards, Dominion requests approval and certification of the following Virginia Facilities in the Cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, Virginia, with a desired in-service target date of July 31, 2025: • Offshore Export Circuits: Install nine 230 kilovolt (“kV”) submarine export circuits, which begin approximately 3.0 miles offshore at the Virginia jurisdictional line demarcating state-owned submerged lands and extend to an onshore Cable Landing Location on SMR in the City of Virginia Beach; • Onshore Export Circuits: At the onshore Cable Landing Location on SMR, the Offshore Export Circuits will transition to nine underground 230 kV Onshore Export Circuits, which will extend underground approximately 4.4 miles to the proposed Harpers Switching Station located on NAS Oceana property in Virginia; • Harpers Switching Station: Construct a switching station on a site located along Harpers Road at NAS Oceana, which will transition the nine Onshore Export Circuits to three Overhead Transmission Circuits. The proposed arrangement will include multiple circuit breakers, fixed and variable reactor banks, static synchronous compensators, and associated facilities; • Overhead Transmission Circuits: Install three new overhead 230 kV transmission circuits, each with a rating of approximately 1,500 megavolt amperes (“MVA”), along the same corridor extending approximately 14.2 miles between the Harpers Switching Station and the Company’s existing Fentress Substation and utilizing a combination of new, existing and expanded right-of-way in the Cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake; • Line #271 Partial Rebuild: Wreck and rebuild approximately 6.1 miles of the Company’s existing approximately 7.1-mile 230 kV overhead Landstown-Pocaty Line #271, which also supports idle 115 kV Line #I-74. With a few exceptions discussed in the Transmission Appendix of the Application, the Company will wreck the existing double circuit lattice structures for Lines #271/#I-74 and replace them with (i) new double circuit monopole structures to carry Line #271 and one Overhead Transmission Circuit, and (ii) either new single circuit or double circuit monopole structures to carry the two remaining Overhead Transmission Circuits. The Line #271 Partial Rebuild will rebuild COR-TEN® towers that have been identified for replacement and remove idle Line #I-74; • Line #2240 Rebuild: Wreck and rebuild the entire approximately 1.9 miles of the Company’s existing 230 kV overhead Fentress-Pocaty Line #2240, which also supports idle 115 kV Line #I-74, where all three Overhead Transmission Circuits will be collocated on structures within a 40-foot expanded right-of-way (from the existing 120-footwide right-of-way to an expanded 160-foot right-of-way). The Line #2240 Partial Rebuild will rebuild COR-TEN® towers that have been identified for replacement and remove idle Line #I-74; and • Fentress Substation Expansion: Expand the Company’s existing 500-230 kV Fentress Substation in Chesapeake, Virginia. The proposed arrangement will expand the existing 500 kV yard, install three new 230 kV line terminals, uprate the existing 230 kV Line #2240 terminal to 4000A, and perform related work to expand the Fentress Substation entirely within Company-owned property. Based on conceptual design, two structures (Structures #2128/1 and #2128/2) will be removed and replaced with four new structures (Structures #2128/1, #2128/1 A,
The submarine Offshore Export Circuits would come ashore at a site referred to as the Cable Landing Location within the SMR in Virginia Beach. At this location, the Offshore Export Circuits would connect to the Onshore Export Circuits in a series of buried vaults. The Onshore Export Circuits would then be installed underground from the Cable Landing Location to the proposed site for the Harpers Switching Station on the north side of Harpers Road within NAS Oceana. This route, referred to as the Cable Landing to Harpers Proposed Route, would measure approximately 4.4 miles in length. Upon exiting the Cable Landing Location, the route would head west/southwest for about 0.9 mile to General Booth Boulevard, crossing the SMR. This segment would include a trenchless crossing of Lake Christine using horizontal directional drilling (“HDD”). The route would then head west/northwest for approximately 1.4 miles, of which about 0.6 mile would be adjacent to Bells Road. This segment would include an HDD crossing of Owl Creek and would enter NAS Oceana near Bells Road. The route would then head south for 1.1 miles along the east side of Oceana Boulevard. At the intersection of Oceana Boulevard and Harpers Road, the Cable Landing to Harpers Proposed Route would head west for 1.0 mile along the north side of Harpers Road, terminating at the Harpers Switching Station site. Harpers to Fentress Proposed Route 1 – Overhead Harpers to Fentress Proposed Route 1 would require an overhead installation of the three 230 kV transmission circuits between the Harpers Switching Station site in Virginia Beach and Dominion’s existing Fentress Substation in Chesapeake. The route would measure approximately 14.2 miles in total length. After exiting the switching station, the route would head southwest for about 2.3 miles mostly within the Southeastern Parkway & Greenbelt (“SEPG”) corridor – an undeveloped study corridor for a former highway project – crossing Dam Neck Road and London Bridge Road. The route would then head west/southwest for about 3.2 miles within the SEPG corridor, crossing Holland Road and Princess Anne Road and entering the Princess Anne Commons area of Virginia Beach. About 1.8 miles of this segment of the route would be adjacent to Dominion’s existing transmission right-of-way for Lines #2118/147. In the area approximately between Dam Neck Road and Princess Anne Road, the route would pass between or near the Prince George Estates, Mayberry, Castleton, Pine Ridge, Holland Pines, and Woods of Piney Grove subdivisions. From Princess Anne Commons, the route would continue southwest for about 0.8 mile within the SEPG corridor to an intersection with Dominion’s existing transmission right-of-way for Lines #271/I-74. The route would then follow this existing right-of-way for about 6.1 miles to the south, entering Chesapeake just south of Indian River Farms Park. In Virginia Beach, this route segment would cross Salem Road, North Landing River, and Indian River Road, and pass through or between the Highland Meadows, Highland Acres, Dewberry Farm, Indian River Woods, and Indian River Farms subdivisions. In Chesapeake, the route segment would cross the Intracoastal Waterway canal, Mt. Pleasant Road, and Blue Ridge Road. Existing lattice structures within the right-of-way for Lines #271/I-74 would be removed and replaced with new single-circuit and double-circuit monopole structures to carry Line #271 and the three circuits required for the overhead transmission line. From a point just south of Blue Ridge Road, Harpers to Fentress Proposed Route 1 would follow Dominion’s existing transmission right-ofway for Lines #2240/I-74 for about 1.7 miles to Fentress Substation, crossing Whittamore Road and the Centerville Turnpike and paralleling part of the boundary of the Battlefield Golf Club. Existing lattice structures within the right-of-way would be removed and replaced with new double circuit and single circuit monopole structures to carry Line #2240 and the three circuits required for the CVOW Project. Harpers to Fentress Proposed Route 1 would require 354 single circuit or double circuit monopole structures with a minimum structure height of 75 feet, a maximum structure height of 170 feet, and an average structure height of 121 feet. Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 2 – Overhead Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 2 would require an overhead installation of the three 230 kV transmission circuits between the Harpers Switching Station site in Virginia Beach and Dominion’s existing Fentress Substation in Chesapeake. The route would measure approximately 15.2 miles in total length. After exiting the switching station, the route would head southwest for about 2.3 miles mostly within the SEPG corridor, crossing Dam Neck Road and London Bridge Road. The route would then head west/southwest for about 3.2 miles within the SEPG corridor, crossing Holland Road and Princess Anne Road and entering the Princess Anne Commons area of Virginia Beach. About 1.8 miles of this segment would be adjacent to Dominion’s existing transmission right-of-way for Lines #2118/147. In the area approximately between Dam Neck Road and Princess Anne Road, the route would pass between or near the Prince George Estates, Mayberry, Castleton, Pine Ridge, Holland Pines, and Woods of Piney Grove subdivisions. From Princess Anne Commons, the route would head south/southwest for approximately 3.2 miles, crossing Salem Road, Indian River Road, North Landing River (where the route would enter Chesapeake), and the Intracoastal Waterway canal. The route would then head west for 3.2 miles paralleling the south side of the canal to an intersection with Dominion’s existing transmission right-of-way for Lines #271/I-74. The route would follow this existing right-of-way for about 1.6 miles to the south, crossing Mt. Pleasant Road and Blue Ridge Road. Existing lattice structures within the right-of-way would be removed and replaced with new double circuit and single circuit monopole structures to carry Line #271 and the three circuits required for the CVOW Project. From a point just south of Blue Ridge Road, Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 2 would follow Dominion’s existing transmission right-ofway for Line #2240 for about 1.7 mile to Fentress Substation, crossing Whittamore Road and the Centerville Turnpike and paralleling part of the boundary of the Battlefield Golf Club. Existing lattice structures within the right-of-way would be removed and replaced with new double circuit and single circuit monopole structures to carry Line #2240 and the three circuits required for the project. Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 2 would require 375 single circuit or double circuit monopole structures with a minimum structure height of 75 feet, a maximum structure height of 170 feet, and an average structure height of 120 feet.
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LEGAL NOTICES Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 5 – Overhead Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 5 would require an overhead installation of the three 230 kV transmission circuits between the Harpers Switching Station site in Virginia Beach and Dominion’s existing Fentress Substation in Chesapeake. The route would measure approximately 20.2 miles in total length. After exiting the switching station, the route would head southwest for about 2.3 miles mostly within the SEPG corridor, crossing Dam Neck Road and London Bridge Road. The route would then head west/southwest for about 3.2 miles within the SEPG corridor, crossing Holland Road and Princess Anne Road and entering the Princess Anne Commons area of Virginia Beach. About 1.8 miles of this segment would be adjacent to Dominion’s existing transmission right-of-way for Lines #2118/147. In the area approximately between Dam Neck Road and Princess Anne Road, the route would pass between or near the Prince George Estates, Mayberry, Castleton, Pine Ridge, Holland Pines, and Woods of Piney Grove subdivisions. From Princess Anne Commons, Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 5 would head south for approximately 2.8 miles adjacent to Dominion’s existing right-of-way for Line #2085, crossing North Landing Road and Indian River Road and passing west of the Courthouse Estates and Courthouse Woods subdivisions. The route would then head southwest for 1.2 miles, crossing Upton’s Lane and the North Landing River near the North Landing River Bridge, at which point the route would enter Chesapeake. The route would then head south/southwest for miles, crossing Mt.Route Pleasant (twice), Blackwater Road (thrice), Fentress Airfield Road (twice), and Land of Promise Road. Portions of Harpers to6.2 Fentress Alternative 5 –Road Overhead thistosegment parallel Route Fentress Airfieldrequire Road and Blackwaterinstallation Road, andofabout 2.6 miles parallel the circuits south side of the Pocaty Harpers Fentresswould Alternative 5 would an overhead the three 230would kV transmission between the River. Harpers Switching site in Virginia Beach andforDominion’s Substation Chesapeake. TheLand routeofwould measure The routeStation would then head west/northwest 3.9 miles toexisting FentressFentress Substation, crossinginLong Ridge Road, Promise Road, and the approximately 20.2 miles in total length. After exiting the switching station, the route would head southwest for about 2.3 miles mostly within Centerville Turnpike. the SEPG corridor, crossing Dam Neck Road and London Bridge Road. The route would then head west/southwest for about 3.2 miles within the SEPG corridor, crossing Holland Road and Princess Road entering Princess Commons area with of Virginia Beach. Aboutheight Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 5 wouldAnne require 515and single circuit orthedouble circuitAnne monopole structures a minimum structure 1.8 miles of this segment would be adjacent to Dominion’s existing transmission right-of-way for Lines #2118/147. In the area approximately of 75 feet, a maximum structure height of 170 feet, and an average structure height of 116 feet. between Dam Neck Road and Princess Anne Road, the route would pass between or near the Prince George Estates, Mayberry, Castleton, Pine Ridge, Holland Pines, and Woods of Piney Grove subdivisions.
Harpers to Fentress Alternative Hybrid Route – Underground/Overhead
From Princess Anne Commons, Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 5 would head south for approximately 2.8 miles adjacent to The Harpers to Fentress Hybrid Route utilize essentially the same Harperswest to Fentress Proposed Route Dominion’s existing right-of-way for LineAlternative #2085, crossing Northwould Landing Road and Indian River alignment Road and as passing of the Courthouse Estates and subdivisions. The routeand would then headstation southwest for to 1.2asmiles, crossing Upton’sStation) Lane and the be North 1, Courthouse but part of theWoods route would be underground the switching (referred the Chicory Switching would builtLanding on an River near the North Landing River Bridge, at which point the route would enter Chesapeake. The route would then head south/southwest for alternate site east of Princess Anne Road in Virginia Beach. The route would measure approximately 14.2 miles in total length. Beginning 6.2 miles, crossing Mt. Pleasant Road (twice), Blackwater Road (thrice), Fentress Airfield Road (twice), and Land of Promise Road. Portions ofat Harpers theFentress route would underground configuration three2.6 230miles kV transmission circuits, heading for about this segment wouldRoad, parallel Airfiuse eld an Road and Blackwater Road, for andtheabout would parallel the south sidesouthwest of the Pocaty River. The route would thenmostly head within west/northwest 3.9 miles to Fentress Substation, Long Ridge Land of Promise Road, and the for 2.3 miles, the SEPG for corridor, crossing Dam Neck Road andcrossing London Bridge Road. Road, The route would then head west/southwest Centerville Turnpike.
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Pines, and Woods ofAlternative Piney GroveHybrid subdivisions. The Harpers to Fentress Route would utilize essentially the same alignment as Harpers to Fentress Proposed Route 1, but part of the route would be underground and the switching station (referred to as the Chicory Switching Station) would be built on an The Harpers to Fentress Alternative Hybrid Route would exit the Chicory Switching Station in an overhead configuration and continue alternate site east of Princess Anne Road in Virginia Beach. The route would measure approximately 14.2 miles in total length. Beginning at west/southwest for about within theconfi SEPG corridorfortotheanthree intersection Dominion’scircuits, existingheading transmission right-of-way for Harpers Road, the route would use1.7 an miles underground guration 230 kVwith transmission southwest for about 2.3 miles, mostly within theThe SEPG crossing Neck Road and London Bridge thenChesapeake head west/southwest Lines #271/I-74. routecorridor, would then followDam this existing right-of-way for about 6.1 Road. miles toThe theroute south,would entering just south offor about 2.2 miles within the SEPG corridor to the Chicory Switching Station site near Princess Anne Road. About 1.8 miles of this segment of Indian River Farms Park. In Virginia Beach, this route segment would cross Salem Road, North Landing River, and Indian River Road, and the route would be adjacent to Dominion’s existing transmission right-of-way for Lines #2118/147. In the area approximately between Dam Neck pass through or Road, betweenthetheroute Highland Highland Acres, Farm, Estates, Indian River Woods, Castleton, and Indian Pine RiverRidge, Farms Holland subdivisions. Road and Princess Anne wouldMeadows, pass between or near theDewberry Prince George Mayberry, Pines, andInWoods of PineytheGrove Chesapeake, routesubdivisions. segment would cross the Intracoastal Waterway canal, Mt. Pleasant Road, and Blue Ridge Road in Chesapeake.
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From a point just south of Blue Ridge Road, the Harpers to Fentress Alternative Hybrid Route would follow Dominion’s existing transmission segment of the to Fentress Alternative HybridWhittamore Route would require circuitTurnpike or doubleand circuit right-of-way forThe Lineoverhead #2240 for about 1.7 mileHarpers to Fentress Substation, crossing Road and 243 the single Centerville paralleling part of themonopole boundarystructures of the Battlefi Golf Club. Existing lattice structures within thestructure right-of-way removed replaced with new with eld a minimum structure height of 75 feet, a maximum heightwould of 170befeet, and anand average structure double circuit and single circuit monopole structures to carry Line #2240 and the three circuits required for the project.
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The Dam Neck Route Variation is an overhead alternative to the common segment of Harpers to Fentress Proposed Route 1 and Harpers to Fentress Alternative Routes 2 and 5 approximately between Dam Neck Road and Holland Drive in Virginia Beach where Harpers to Fentress The Dam Neck Route Variation is an overhead alternative to the common segment of Harpers to Fentress Proposed Route 1 and Harpers Route 1 and2 Harpers to Fentress Alternative 2 andRoad 5 would between Prince George Mayberry, Castleton, to FentressProposed Alternative Routes and 5 approximately between Routes Dam Neck and pass Holland Drivethe in Virginia Beach Estates, where Harpers to Fentress Proposed Route 1 and Harpers to Fentress Alternative and 5 would pass between the inPrince GeorgeIt Estates, Mayberry, Castleton, and Pine Ridge subdivisions. The route variationRoutes would 2measure approximately 2.8 miles total length. would parallel the south side of Dam and Pine Ridge subdivisions. The route variation would measure approximately 2.8 miles in total length. It would parallel the south side of Dam Road for approximately mileswest, to thethen west, thensouth headforsouth for1.0 about to Dominion’s existing transmission right-of-way for Lines Neck RoadNeck for approximately 1.8 miles1.8 to the head about mile1.0tomile Dominion’s existing transmission right-of-way for Lines route would cross Road, HarpersLondon Road, London Bridgeand Road, andNeck WestCreek. Neck Creek. The route variation require 75 single #2118/147.#2118/147. The route The would cross Harpers Bridge Road, West The route variation wouldwould require 75 single right-of- circuit monopole structuresstructures with a minimum structurestructure height ofheight 110 feet, structure heightheight of 170offeet, structure circuit monopole with a minimum of 110a maximum feet, a maximum structure 170 and feet, an andaverage an average structure feet. eling part height of 124 height of 124 feet. double Line #2085 Route Variation – Overhead Line#2085 #2085Route Route Variation Variation –is Overhead The Line an overhead alternative to Harpers to Fentress Alternative Route 2, measuring approximately 4.4 miles
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Interested persons are encouraged to review Dominion’s Application and supporting documents in full for details about these and other height of 113 feet. proposals. A more complete description of the Virginia Facilities also may be found in the Company’s Application.
The Commission may consider route not signifi cantlyamong differentcustomer from theclasses routes described in thisrates noticeinwithout additional notice TAKE NOTICE that the Commission maya apportion revenues and/or design a manner differing fromtothat shown in the theApplication public. and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents.
Interested are encouraged Dominion’s Application supporting for details about these and Inother The Commission haspersons taken judicial notice of tothereview ongoing public health issuesand related to thedocuments spread of in thefullcoronavirus, or COVID-19. accordanceproposals. therewith,A all pleadings, or other required also to bemay served in thisinmatter shall be Application. submitted electronically to the extent more completebriefs description of documents the Virginia Facilities be found the Company’s authorized by 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”). Confidential and NOTICE that theshall Commission may apportion revenues and among customer classes design ratesConfi in adential mannerinformation, differing fromof that Extraordinarily TAKE Sensitive Information not be submitted electronically should comply with 5and/or VAC 5-20-170, the Rules of Practice. person and seeking to handdocuments deliver and le or submit anydiffer pleading other document shall contact the Clerk’s shown in theAny Application supporting andphysically thus mayfiadopt rates that from or those appearing in the Company’s Application Office Document Control Center at (804) 371-9838 to arrange the delivery. and supporting documents.
Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, of the Rules of Practice, the Commission has directed that service on parties and the The Commission hasshall takenbejudicial notice ofbytheelectronic ongoing public health issues related the spread of Order the coronavirus, COVID-19. Commission’s Staff in this matter accomplished means. Please refer to thetoCommission’s for Noticeorand Hearing In for further instructions concerning dential orbriefs Extraordinarily Sensitiverequired Information. accordance therewith,Confi all pleadings, or other documents to be served in this matter shall be submitted electronically to the extent
authorized by 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”). Confidential and Extraordinarily Sensitive Information shall not be submitted electronically and should comply with 5 VAC 5-20-170, Confidential information, of the Rules of Practice. Any person seeking to hand deliver and physically file or submit any pleading or other document shall contact the Clerk’s Office Document Control Center at (804) 371-9838 to arrange the delivery. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, of the Rules of Practice, the Commission has directed that service on parties and the Commission’s Staff in this matter shall be accomplished by electronic means. Please refer to the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing for further instructions concerning Confidential or Extraordinarily Sensitive Information.
The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled public hearings on Dominion’s Application. On May 16, 2022, at 10 a.m., the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing, with no witness present in the Commission’s courtroom, for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses. On or before May 12, 2022, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) your name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out a form on the Commission’s website at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling (804) 371-9141. This public witness hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting. On May 17, 2022, at 9 a.m., either in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by electronic means, a hearing will be convened to receive testimony and evidence from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Further details on this hearing will be provided by subsequent Commission order. Copies of the Application and other supporting materials also may be inspected during regular business hours at the following locations: Dominion Energy Virginia Beach office 490l Princess Anne Road The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled public hearings on Dominion’s Application. Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
On May 16, 2022, at 10 a.m., the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing, with no witness present in the Commission’s courtroom, for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses. On or before May 12, 2022, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide Energy to the Commission Dominion Chesapeake(a) offiyour ce name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out a form on the Commission’s website 801 S. Battlefield Blvd. at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling Chesapeake, 23322 (804) 371-9141. Virginia This public witness hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting. OnElectronic May 17, 2022, a.m., either in theofCommission’s floor courtroom locatedalso in the Building, 1300 East Main Street, copiesatof9the public version the Applicationsecond and other supporting materials mayTyler be inspected at: www.coastalvawind.com. Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by electronic means, a hearing will be convened to receive testimony and evidence from the Company, any Electronic copies of the public version of the Application may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Further details on this hearing will be provided by subsequent Commission order.
Vishwa McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, also 800 East Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219,hours or vlink@mcguirewoods.com. CopiesB.ofLink, theEsquire, Application and other supporting materials may Canal be inspected during regular business at the following locations: Interested persons also may download unoffi cial copies from the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information. Dominion Energy Virginia Beach office 490l Princess Anne Road On or before May 16, 2022, any interested person may submit comments on the Application electronically by following the instructions on Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. Those unable, as a practical matter, to submit comments
Dominion Energymay Chesapeake office by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, electronically file such comments 801 S. Battlefield Blvd. Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00142. Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
On or before February 25, 2022, any person or entity wishing to participate as amaterials respondentalsoin this mayat:dowww.coastalvawind.com. so by filing a notice of Electronic copies of the public version of the Application and other supporting mayproceeding be inspected Electronic copies theClerk publicofversion of the Application may be obtained submitting request to counsel the Company, participation withof the the Commission at: scc.virginia.gov/clk/efi ling.byThose unable,a written as a practical matter, to file afornotice of participation Vishwa B. Link, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or vlink@mcguirewoods.com. electronically mayalso file such notice by U.S. mail the Clerk of the the Commission’s Commission atwebsite: the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall Interested persons may download unoffi cialtocopies from scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.
include emailMay addresses of any suchinterested parties or person their counsel, if available. A copyonof the theApplication notice of participation as abyrespondent alsoinstructions must be senton On or the before 16, 2022, may submit comments electronically following the thetoCommission’s scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. as a practical to submit comments counsel for thewebsite: Company. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent,Those of theunable, Commission’s Rules ofmatter, Practice, any notice of electronically may file such comments by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, 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 Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00142. known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation or government body participating as a respondent must be
On or before February 25, 2022, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of representedwithby the counsel by 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules Practice. All fiaslings shall refermatter, to Caseto No. participation Clerkasofrequired the Commission at: scc.virginia.gov/clk/efi ling. of Those unable, a practical file aPUR-2021-00142. notice of participation electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall before March 25,of2022, respondent may file electronically theofClerk of the Commission at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efi anybe sent include On the oremail addresses such each parties or their counsel, if available. Awith copy the notice of participation as a respondent alsoling must testimonyforand by which the respondent expectsB,to Participation establish its case, each witness’s shall include to counsel theexhibits Company. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 as a and respondent, of thetestimony Commission’s Rules ofa summary Practice, not anytonotice of participation forth: (i) a precise statement of the matter, interesttooffilethe respondent; (ii) a statement of the c action sought exceed oneshall page.setAny respondent unable, as a practical testimony and exhibits electronically mayspecifi file such by U.S. mailtoto the the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation or government body participating as a respondent must be Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and represented by counsel as required by 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00142.
allOnother respondents withrespondent its filing. In allmayfilings, respondents shall withofthe of Practice, as modifiling ed any by or before Marchsimultaneous 25, 2022, each file electronically with comply the Clerk theCommission’s Commission Rules at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efi testimony and exhibits by which the respondent to establish its case, witness’s shall summaryPrepared not to the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing,expects including, but not limited to: 5 and VACeach 5-20-140, Filingtestimony and service, andinclude 5 VACa5-20-240, exceed one page. Any respondent unable, as a practical matter, to file testimony and exhibits electronically may file such by U.S. mail to the testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00142. Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all otherAny respondents In all respondents shall comply the Commission’s documentssimultaneous filed in paper with form itswithfiling. the Offi cefioflings, the Clerk of the Commission in with this docket may use bothRules sidesofof Practice, the paper.as modified by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, including, but not limited to: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared In all other respects, except as modifi ed by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, all fi lings shall comply fully with the requirements of testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2021-00142. 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.
Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other except as modifi ed by the the Commission’s Commission’sOrder OrderforforNotice Noticeand andHearing, Hearing, comply fully with the requirements Therespects, Commission’s Rules of Practice, andallthefilings publicshall version of other documents filed in this of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.
case may be viewed on the Commission’s website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice, the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, and the public version of other documents filed in this case may be viewed on the Commission’s website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.
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Climate change group considers possibility that solar and agriculture could co-exist By Peter Cary
Piedmont Journalism Foundation
Some new ideas about how to make solar farms compatible with crop farming may open the door for solar facilities in Fauquier County. The ideas have been percolating elsewhere for a decade or more, but they generated a lot of discussion at a Nov. 17 meeting of Fauquier leaders considering how to help the county adapt to and mitigate climate change. The meeting was hosted by the Fauquier Climate Change Group. What sparked the most interest was news of experiments across the U.S. where solar panels are erected so high that plants can be grown and harvested beneath them. Ken Alm, a board member of Citizens for Fauquier County, had heard about the projects in a National Public Radio podcast and shared the news with the group. Alm noted in a later interview that one of the main hurdles facing solar farms in Fauquier is that they are seen to run counter to the county’s master plan, which emphasizes retaining Fauquier’s prime agricultural land along with its rural economy and culture. “When I listened to this podcast, I thought, ‘Boy, that’s really interest-
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Co-locating solar panels with food production is an idea being explored all over the country. ing.’ Now, because this is using both [solar and farming] -- it could be on prime land, and you were still getting the solar,” he said, adding that it could be a “win-win.” The marrying of farming with solar energy is often termed “agri-
voltaics” – a word that combines agriculture and photovoltaics. The idea is that if solar panels are placed high enough above the ground with suitable spacing, plants below them will still benefit from sunlight and rainwater. The projects underway are trying to determine which plants may benefit from the partial shade of solar panels, and how. One project in the Southwest, for instance, found that because the panels prevented plants from being scorched by the sun, crops needed significantly less water. Some plants, such as basil, grew bigger leaves as they searched for light; others, like tomatoes, produced more fruit when not bombarded by blistering sunshine. The cooling effect from crops below helps the panels become more effective too, experiments show, as solar panels lose their efficiency when they become too hot. The height of the panels is important – in several experiments the panels are placed eight to ten feet above the ground to allow for humans, animals or farm machinery to pass beneath them. But Alm noted that the primary cash crops in Fauquier are corn, soybeans, and, to a lesser extent, hay. Experiments would have to show that solar panels spaced some distance above the ground would accommodate cultivation and harvesting of those crops. Or farmers would have to try something else. Director of the Fauquier Climate Change Group, Kevin O’Neil said, “It’s a good idea. But like any good idea, it’s going to have to go through the sniff process to make sure it holds up.” Supervisor Mary Leigh McDaniel, who was also at the climate meeting, said later that she appreciated the instinct in Fauquier to preserve farmland and suggested alternatives like rooftop solar. She also said that
“The question that I think is being posed here, is, is the only alternative for solar or the best alternative for solar to be putting them out in farmlands?” MARY LEIGH MCDANIEL Fauquier County supervisor, Marshall District
farming under solar panels may work better for smaller truck farms than large field operations. “When you think of vegetable crops, you can make money on that on 10 acres. Whereas for hay and corn and soybeans, you have to have hundreds of acres,” she said. “I wouldn’t mind 20 or 30 different areas of 10 acres having solar panels. I think that would be more palatable and, in the long term, maybe more sustainable.” So far, there have been agrivoltaic projects or experiments in France, Italy, Belgium and Japan, and in the U.S. on farms in Arizona, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Colorado. One farm in Colorado is growing carrots, kale, tomatoes, garlic, beets, radishes and lettuce beneath a solar array, according to a story at Wired.com. The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign recently was awarded a $10 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant for agrivoltaic work to be shared with the University of Arizona, Colorado State University, Auburn University and the University of Illinois Chicago. One focus of the projects will be to determine which crops partner best with solar arrays. See SOLAR, page 21
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Local photographer recognized by international photo society ‘Hounds of Hope’ project is one close to Julie McGuire’s heart By Betsy Burke Parker
Special to the Fauquier Times
Local photographer Julie McGuire said she’s lucky to combine her vocation and avocation in her career, connecting her love of animals and her love of photography as a documentary and animal portraitist. McGuire recently received recognition from the prestigious Royal Photographic Society, recognized as an RPS Associate for her work documenting homeless dogs in Malaysia. “Hounds of Hope” provides an unflinching look into the daily lives of street dogs living at the Penang Animal Welfare Society. “It’s rewarding, especially for a project I’m so passionate about,” said McGuire of the honor. “Welfare of animals is an ongoing issue for people and pets all over the world. This is something really important to me, to all of us.” McGuire shot Hounds of Hope in 2013, but it took last year’s COVID shutdown, she explained, to allow her the time and focus required to put together the RPS package. “I finally had the time to devote to writing the dogs’ story, in words and in images,” she said. “Otherwise, the only dogs I’d been looking at over the last 18 months are my own,” two black-and-tan Dachshunds. Winning RPS recognition is no simple matter: Sbmissions from around the world are presented to a professional judging panel. Hounds of Hope was entered in the documentary category, requiring it to tell a cohesive story, McGuire said, one that communicates an overarching vision and understanding of her subject. Hounds of Hope documents the Penang shelter – a former residence now given over to street dogs living out their lives in safety and relative luxury. Photos in the series include group shots of dogs lounging on donated furniture and playing in the former formal parlor of the house;
Julie McGuire gets a closeup of Kody, one of her subjects. PHOTO BY TRACY PENNOYER
others are moody, softly lit portraits of some of the mixed breed mutts that had been abandoned on city streets before getting a new lease on life at Penang. Several powerful shots depict hardworking shelter volunteers interacting with dogs as they fight their way back to health. “It is an important story to tell,” McGuire said of the plight of homeless pets. “It was one I had to tell.” The Royal Photographic Society was founded in 1853, one of the globe’s oldest. RPS is based in Bristol, England.
Meet Julie McGuire
Julie McGuire has worked as a pet photographer and freelance documentary photographer in the Piedmont region since moving to the area three years ago. Her work has appeared in newspapers and exhibitions around the world, and she has received numerous awards, including a prestigious World Press Photo Award. In 2019, her photographs were part of a full-page story in the Washington Post about Fauquier’s Ashland Bassets. McGuire, 55, volunteers her time photographing local rescue dogs to help them find adoptive homes. She grew up in Yorkshire, England. She served in the Territorial Army, a radio relay operator in the reserves and on the shooting team. She moved to New York in 2001 to work in public relations. There, she met and married husband Tom, and the couple moved to Bangalore, India for his job in 2005. They moved back to the U.S. in 2016, and moved to Orlean in 2018. McGuire is a member of the Orlean Artist Collective, the British Royal Photographic Society, U.S. National Association of Press Photographers and HeARTs Speak, a global organization that pairs artists with local animal shelters to help raise their profile and adoption success. Though she takes mostly dog portraits for pet owners, she said “no animal is exempt: puppies, ponies, pigs, parrots.” McGuire also sells framed prints at the Village Green in Orlean. Find more at juliemcguire.com.
A photo from Julie McGuire’s Hounds of Hope documentary submission to the Royal Photographic Society.
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Clifton Institute’s Managing Director Eleanor Harris (right) leads volunteers in the Christmas Bird Count.
50 volunteers – and 85 bird species – showed up for annual Christmas Bird Count By Liam Bowman
The Clifton Institute held its annual Christmas Bird Count Dec. 19. About 50 volunteers, split into nine teams, fanned out across a 15-mile diameter zone that centered on the nonprofit’s nature preserve to count and record populations of the region’s native winter birds. “We haven’t finalized all the data yet, but we had at least 85 species” recorded in the count, said Eleanor Harris, managing director at the Clifton Institute. It’s “a little lower than average … but still quite a lot.” In addition to the usual “backyard birds” like cardinals and sparrows, Harris said, participants spotted ducks, raptors and a few owls. The annual bird count is part of a nationwide Christmas Bird Count, which the National Audubon Society has coordinated since 1900. The Clifton Institute has participated for the past 22 years, according to Harris. “There are [15-mile diameter] circles all over the country,” said Harris, “and we’re responsible for our circle,” which encompasses the Clifton Institute property, The Plains and parts of Warrenton. “The
idea is to count as many species and as many individuals” as possible within that 15-mile zone; the data is submitted to a national database. Because the data collection is standardized across the country, Harris said, the Christmas bird counts act as a census, allowing scientists to compare population trends in different parts of the country. “It’s just very
unusual to have the same concerted effort for such a long time,” said Harris. Having such long-term data collection “lets us go back in time and compare what was happening 100 years ago to what is happening now” with bird populations. “That’s not something that’s often available in science.” For Harris, the data collection also helps her and her colleagues find trends in local bird populations. For example, while the American Kestrel, a species of small falcon, has been declining nationwide for years, Clifton Institute data has shown the species population has been increasing in the region. “We’re doing some work to figure out why they’re declining, so [the local increase] is really encouraging,” said Harris. Apart from the scientific value of the bird count, “it’s a fun way to hang out with other people who are interested in birds,” said Harris. With volunteers of different backgrounds and experience levels “there’s a really nice community aspect.” “For me, it’s a tradition I look forward to every year. It’s a way of tuning into the natural cycle of the seasons.” Reach Liam Bowman at lbowman@fauquier.com
Andrew Eberly talks bird calls with Vicki Chatel. Eberly volunteers at the Clifton Institute and is the group’s bird expert. He is a professional wildlife conservationist. Chatel is an amateur photographer turned bird watcher.
Hope Woodward records birds she has spotted to add to the count. Woodward is a professional wildlife biologist. She recorded the birds she saw in a notebook to add to the count -- and also for her personal record.
Janet Locklear searches for birds to add to the count. Locklear used to serve on the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Board. She is currently the bluebird trail leader at Crooked Run Orchard in Purcellville.
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Eleanor Harris, managing director at the Clifton Institute, shows Juan Gonzales and Mariana Nance some birds to watch for. Gonzales does casual solo bird watching and volunteers at the Clifton Institute.
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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | January 5, 2022
Snowstorm wreaks havoc on electric grid, roads SNOW, from page 1
Storm delays return to classes
The situation in for Rappahannock Electric customers was even more severe in other areas. In Louisa County, 97% of the company’s more than 12,000 customers were without power. Dominion Energy customers in Fauquier fared slightly better, with about 600 homes and businesses without electricity as of Tuesday morning. There were 130,000 affected Dominion customers across the state, mostly concentrated along the Interstate 95 and I-64 corridors. The most dramatic scenes from the storm came from I-95, where traffic crashes Monday — and in some areas almost a foot of snow — prompted the closure of a 50-mile stretch of the interstate in both directions. Hundreds of people were still trapped in their vehicles Tuesday after spending the night in temperatures that dipped below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. “We need food and water. People need gas,” Alison Bradshaw, one of the drivers stuck on the interstate, told the Prince William Times on Tuesday morning. She had been stranded with her husband and four children north of Fredericksburg since about 10 p.m. Monday. The family, traveling back home to New York from Florida, spent the night in their Escalade, turning on the engine only periodically to reheat the car. “It seems they were completely unprepared for this storm,” Brad-
Students in the Fauquier County school division had been scheduled to return for the start of the second semester Wednesday Jan. 5, but the snowstorm caused the cancellation of two teacher workdays. Classes are now set to begin Thursday so that teachers can have Wednesday as an in-school teacher workday to prepare for the second term of school. The storm also delayed the appointment of a new school board member to fill the seat of Suzanne Sloane (Scott District), who resigned last month. The school board had been scheduled to interview candidates all day Monday and hold a special session to vote on the appointment that evening; that process will now take place Jan. 10. Fourteen Scott District residents have applied to fill the vacancy, according to the school board clerk. shaw said of Virginia officials. “There’s no help for these people. There’s no movement.” Chris Evering, of Culpeper, was stranded on I-95 beginning 4:30 p.m. Monday. He finally made it home at 3 p.m. the next day. “No food or water for my puppy or myself,” he said Tuesday morning in a text message shared with the Fauquier Times. Fortunately, he had enough gas to last through the night, although
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This Bealeton playground was abandoned in favor of hills for sledding on Monday. he said another night spent stranded would have caused him to run out. State agencies scrambled to address the situation, but the relief effort was still a work in progress by Tuesday morning. Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the state was working with local officials to set up cold weather shelters as needed, for instance. But according to Prince William County officials, there was no such plan yet to open any shelters in the county, according to Prince William County Fire Department Assistant Chief Matt Smolsky. County officials announced later in the day that three warming shelters would be open Tuesday night. “We know many travelers have been stuck on Interstate 95 in our region for extraordinary periods of time over the past 24 hours, in some cases since
Monday morning,” Marcie Parker, a Virginia Department of Transportation engineer, said Tuesday morning. “This is unprecedented, and we continue to steadily move stopped trucks to make progress toward restoring lanes,” Parker continued. “In addition to clearing the trucks, we are treating for snow and several inches of ice that has accumulated around them to ensure that when the lanes reopen, motorists can safely proceed to their destination.” Roads in and around Fauquier County were in much better condition than the Fredericksburg region. “Conditions vary greatly, with most primary highways, Interstate 64 and Interstate 66 reported in minor condition with patches of snow and ice remaining on the roads,” VDOT announced Tuesday morning.
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UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS JAN. 5 TO 14 Register: https://conta.cc/3mhbxvl Ongoing events Spiritual Care Support Ministries Karaoke What: Support groups/counseling and special events for those experiencing the death of a loved one, divorce and chronic illness. Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Cost: Free Info: 540-349-5814 or www.scsm.tv
Wednesday, Jan. 5 Conservation
What: John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District technical review committee meeting When: Wednesday, Jan. 5; 9 a.m. Where: 98 Alexandria Pike, fifth floor Info: Call 540-422-8490 or email wendy.merwin@fauquiercounty.gov to attend; COVID protocols in place
Nature
What: Nature School spring semester for children in grades K to 5 When: Wednesday, Jan. 5; 9 a.m. to noon Where: Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Cost: $80 to $100 Info: Students bring snacks, water, backpack; other materials provided; masks required Register: 540-341-3651
ESL class
What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: Wednesday, Jan. 5 and Wednesday, Jan. 12; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Cost: Free Info: 540-718-8243
Thursday, Jan. 6
Coffee and conversation What: Fellowship, encouragement, hope through conversation with others When: Thursday, Jan. 6 and Jan. 13; 10 a.m. to noon Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Cost: Free; light refreshments provided Info: 540-349-5814
ESL class
What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: Thursday, Jan. 6, Tuesday, Jan. 11, and Thursday, Jan. 13; 6 to 9 p.m. Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Cost: Free Info: 540-718-8243
Story time
What: Stories for young children and caregivers with finger plays and singalongs When: Thursday, Jan. 6, Tuesday, Jan. 11, and Thursday, Jan. 13; 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Where: Virtual Cost: Free
What: Open mic night When: Jan. 6; 6 to 8 p.m. Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Sign-up starts at 5:45 p.m.; all ages welcome
Live music
What: Featuring Bailey Hayes When: Thursday, Jan. 6; 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton
Trivia
What: Music trivia When: Thursday, Jan. 6 and Jan. 13; 6 to 8 p.m. Where: Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg
Trivia
What: Trivia night hosted by Fauquier Trivia When: Thursday, Jan. 6 and Jan. 13; 7 to 9 p.m. Where: Wort Hog Brewing Company, 41 Beckham St., Warrenton
Friday, Jan. 7 Pet clinic
What: Pet wellness clinic When: Friday, Jan. 7 and Jan. 14; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Fauquier SPCA, 9350 Rogues Road, Midland Cost: Fee for various services Appointments: 540-788-9000 x208
Book Cellar
What: Book Cellar with books, movies, and music for all ages. Sponsored by Friends of Fauquier Library When: Friday, Jan. 7, Saturday, Jan. 8, and Friday, Jan. 14; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: John Barton Payne Building Basement, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Volunteer: 540-341-3447
Live music
What: Featuring Alex Key and The Locksmiths When: Friday, Jan. 7; 5 to 8 p.m. Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton
Karaoke
What: Friday night karaoke When: Friday, Jan. 7; 7 to 10 p.m. Where: Beer Hound Brewery, 201 Waters Place, Culpeper
Live music
What: Featuring Mercury Avenue When: Friday, Jan. 7; 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg
Live music
What: First Friday of the month community jam When: Friday, Jan. 7; 6 to 10 p.m. Where: Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Info: Bring your instrument to join in
Saturday, Jan. 8 Seed cleaning
What: Volunteer day for seed cleaning
When: Saturday, Jan. 8; 9 a.m. to noon Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Cost: Free Info: Adults and children ages 12 and up (accompanied by an adult) RSVP: info@cliftoninstitute.org
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What: Swing meets the king birthday bash with the Silver Tones, Silver Belles, Randoll Rivers and the Rivers Edge Band When: Saturday, Jan. 8; 6:30 to 9 p.m. Where: Warrenton Community Center, 430 East Shirley Ave., Warrenton Cost: $20 in advance; $25 at the door; $35 VIP Tickets: Contact Theresa, 703-6757299
Live music
What: Featuring Chris Bone When: Saturday, Jan. 8; 5 to 8 p.m. Where: Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg
Live music
What: Country throwdown When: Saturday, Jan. 8; 5 to 8 p.m. Where: The Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm, 15850 Sunshine Ridge Lane, Gainesville. Info: Tickets available at: www.exploretock.com/ thewineryatsunshineridgefarm
Sunday, Jan. 9 Rise and shine
What: Sparkling Sundays When: Sunday, Jan. 9; 10 a.m. to noon Where: Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane Info: Mimosas and poinsettias available to purchase; a complimentary bagel with cream cheese and a newspaper
Yoga
What: 2022 bend and brew at Barking Rose When: Sunday, Jan. 9; 11 a.m. Where: Barking Rose Brewery, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton Cost: $20, includes a 50-minute yoga class and a flight of beers Info: Any fitness level; bring yoga mat and bottle of water
Live music
What: Featuring Cory Campbell When: Sunday, Jan. 9; 1 to 4 p.m. Where: Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg
Monday, Jan. 10 Adult crafts
What: Adult DIY kits When: Monday, Jan. 10; all day Where: Warrenton Library, Bealeton Branch Library, John Marshall Branch Library Info: Learn to knit; kits will be available starting Jan. 10 at all three library locations
Kids crafts
What: Snowy crafts on the go When: Monday, Jan. 10; all day Where: Warrenton Library, Bealeton
Branch Library, John Marshall Branch Library Info: Bags available for preK/school age and tween age groups; bags will be available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last; one bag per child
Tuesday, Jan. 11 Human trafficking
What: Candlelight vigil for National Human Trafficking Awareness Day When: Tuesday, Jan. 11; 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Where: Virginia National Bank Plaza, 10 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Info: The public is invited to gather at 5:45 p.m. with official remarks at 6 p.m.; candles will be provided
Wednesday, Jan. 12 Marshall afternoon book club
What: The group will discuss “Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times” by Katherine May When: Wednesday, Dec. 8; 1 to 2:30 p.m. Where: Virtual Cost: Free To join: email deborah.cosby@ fauquiercounty.gov or call 540-4228527
Bird walk
What: For adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by an adult When: Wednesday, Jan. 12; 8 to 10 a.m. Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Cost: Free Info: RSVP to info@cliftoninstitute. org
History
What: Hands on history for children ages 2 to 5 When: Wednesday, Jan. 12; 10:30 to 11 a.m. Where: Museum of Culpeper History, 113 S. Commerce St., Culpeper Cost: Free Info: Masks required Reservations: 540-829-1749
Thursday, Jan. 13 Piedmont polliwogs
What: For children ages 2 to 5, accompanied by a caregiver When: Thursday, Jan. 13; 10 to 11 a.m. Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Cost: Free Info: Masks required if event is moved indoors Registration: 540-341-3651
Friday, Jan. 14 Trivia
What: Trivia night When: Friday, Jan. 14; 7 to 9 p.m. Where: Beer Hound Brewery, 201 Waters Place, Culpeper
Live music
What: Featuring Summer and Eric When: Friday, Jan. 14; 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg
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Straight talk about how we can help one another get through the pandemic I have practiced pulmonary medicine in this community for almost 25 years and can see that there are pockets of ignorance out there regarding the proper way to deal with the pandemic that we are all struggling through at the moment. I have tried to use some of these points with my patients over the last two years or so, but quite frankly, I and many of my colleagues just don’t have the time or the patience to try and debunk all of the misinformation out there. It is like playing a game of Whack-A-Mole and neither party feels any better for it most of the time. I will try and make several points—consider this one last try for my community. Ask your physician whether to get the vaccine, wear a mask or receive proper treatments. Do not consider this a chance to start a debate. Just ask the question and listen to the answer. Does it make more sense to adhere to what a trusted local physician who has likely cared for you for many years tells you, or a huckster carpetbagger selling snake oil? I have been practicing medicine in Fauquier County for more than 30 years and, as far as I know, I have not seen a case of measles, mumps, smallpox, or active polio. Why do you suppose that is? Imagine we had Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/etc. in the 1950s and ‘60s. We would still be dealing with those medical scourges to this day. Looking forward into a very possible future, imagine that a more lethal form of COVID, or a different virus, were to come along. If our current societal attitude were to persist, we would all be doomed. The odds are not in our favor moving forward, and the more copies of the virus that are out there, the greater number of chances another such variant will pop up. We need to stamp out those extra copies
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before this happens. If there were an institution, or institutions, that had the highest chance of being correct regarding how to successfully deal with a pandemic, doesn’t it make sense to listen to what they say? Not that any organization is infallible, but this truly is a numbers game. If you play the odds, it seems logical that you would go with those folks who had spent decades of their lives to understanding and treating just such a problem, not journalists with an axe to grind or a tribe to appease. And for those who suggest conspiracy or monetary gain as the motivation for Centers for Disease Control or Virginia Health Department guidelines, then shame on you for smearing the thousands of hard-working souls in this community – doctors, hospital staff, first responders and the public health experts in our local health department -- who have dedicated their lives to helping us through this crisis. If the moon landing was faked in your world, then I cannot help you. Also, there is a bit of logical inconsistency with some of the most common arguments I have heard -- in my office and on the opinion pages of our local newspaper. If you want to trot out some obscure study that purports to support your position of giving an unapproved treatment to desperate patients, yet completely ignore the recommendations of thousands of data points for mask wearing, vaccines, viable treatments, etc., then you are not really thinking it through, are you?
Snake oil salesmen have been around for thousands of years. There is a customer for them born every minute. Stay in your lane. While I have not done any research on this, anecdotally I have noticed that some of the most vehement opponents of legitimate scientific knowledge are those who tend to have the least amount of exposure, training or prior interest in the field to which they now espouse their “expertise.” Reading some Wikipedia articles and quoting Tucker Carlson, et al. do not an expert make. Please have a little humility when trying to opine about that which you have only recently started exploring. It is like telling a pilot how to land the plane while the other passengers cringe. Most of the researchers dealing with this crisis have 5 to 15 years of formal education beyond high school under their belt. What was your interest or involvement in science classes in high school and beyond? Be honest with yourself on this one. Know your sources. This applies to anything you research online. There are two questions you should always ask when you come across a “fact” on the internet: Who is telling me this—what is their expertise regarding the topic at hand, or, why should I listen to them? A mechanical engineer with a PhD opining about medical treatments or vaccine effectiveness would seem to have less weight regarding those matters than an infectious disease physician or an epidemiologist. The second question is why are they telling me this—what is their motivation, what will they gain by spreading this information? Clickbait and “Likes” are powerful forces online. Lastly, some people object to vaccines or mask mandates because they don’t want the government “telling [them] what to
Support Sen. Jill Vogel’s bill on solitary confinement I commend our state Sen. Jill Vogel for stepping up as the chief co-patron of a bill which would limit the use of solitary confinement in our state correctional system. In Virginia, solitary confinement for adults is considered 20 hours per day in isolation away from the rest of the prison population, and 17 hours a day for juvenile offenders. This is not a “law and order” issue but a moral and mental health issue to prohibit punishment which can result in “torture,” depending on the number of days and the hours per day as defined by internationally recognized rules. Solitary confinement is proven to exacerbate mental health illness and reducing the use of this practice can create safer prisons, as well as safer communities when prisoners are released. This link has resources on research about solitary confinement: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mRcHoktZPgqkvmMeF3OricE7DAHy6f9u/view?usp=sharing
This bill will prohibit this practice except in rare circumstances—such as when a prisoner poses a real and imminent threat of physical harm—and only for as little time as necessary. Though this bill will not affect regional detention facilities, such as the one in Warrenton, Fauquier residents are held at state prisons throughout Virginia. As the author of Hebrews in the New Testament writes in Chapter 13, verse 3: “Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured.” Thank you, Sen. Vogel, for your moral courage and leadership, and I encourage all Fauquier residents to communicate their support of this bill. SCOTT CHRISTIAN member of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy- Northern Piedmont chapter Marshall
do.” If you stop at a stop sign, pay your taxes or registered for the draft when the time came, you are doing what the government tells you. If you lived on a mountain and off the grid away from everyone, then not getting vaxxed or not wearing a mask would likely be irrelevant. But most of us don’t; we live in neighborhoods and interact with other Fauquier residents every day. We don’t get to be selfish and think only for ourselves. Remember World War II and the Greatest Generation? Imagine how your neighbors would feel about you if the government told everyone to adhere to a blackout because bombers were coming to destroy Warrenton and you decided to be selfish: “I want to read and watch TV, and I have that right since it is my house.” Once your neighbors, or those that survived, finished cleaning up, I suspect their tolerance of you would be quite low. That is exactly how the vast majority of doctors and nurses, respiratory therapists and X-ray technicians, dietary staff and cleaning crews think about those patients who show up at our local hospital or doctor’s offices, having ignored the pleas of the medical community, and expect to be treated, all the while spouting arrogance that somehow the patient knows how to best deal with the intricacies of this pandemic. We really are at war, just not with a human enemy. Please turn off your lights. Get vaccinated, wear a mask when you are supposed to, and help the rest of us help you and our community. Richard Swift, M.D. is board certified in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He is on staff at Pulmonary & Critical Care Specialists of Northern Virginia, P.C. The practice has an office in Warrenton.
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Liberty’s Noah Hall was first at 145 pounds with five pins at the Dec. 28-29 Battle at the Bridge wrestling meet at Woodbridge. Kettle Run’s Abram Chumley went 5-0 with three pins to take the 182-pound class. The 113-pound silver medal went to Liberty’s Christian Everhart at 3-1.
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ROAR BACK 1. SPORTS FROM PANDEMIC
After a nine-month absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, athletics returned to the three public high schools on Jan. 6 for the first time since March 13, 2020. Teams were permitted to play 60 percent of their usual maximum number of games, and the VHSL cut the number of teams and individuals qualifying for state events. With fall sports from 2020 completed in the spring, those teams played two seasons in 2021.
WINS WRESTLING FOOTBALL PLAYERS 2. LIBERTY STATE TITLE 5. FEMALE MAKE HISTORY Completing a long-sought dream, coach Wes Hawkins’ Liberty wrestlers won the school’s first state title in the sport, outpointing runnerup Eastern View 113-90. Senior Mason Barrett struck gold at 132 pounds for his third consecutive state title. Sophomore Colin Dupill won at 138 for his second crown, with brothers Noah Hall (145) and Royce Hall (195) winning for the first time. Christian Eberhart was second at 106.
As a freshman defensive back at Shenandoah University, former Kettle Run JV football player Haley Van Voorhis of The Plains became the first woman to play NCAA college football at a position other than kicker. She did not appear in a game. Senior Ella Slevin emerged as Kettle Run’s No. 1 kicker and became the first Fauquier County girl to score in a varsity game. Teammate Kelsi Navin also kicked in a game.
GIRLS WIN WINS GIRLS 3. FAUQUIER INDOOR TRACK STATE TITLE 6. HIGHLAND SOCCER STATE TITLE Senior Stephanie Robson won three events and sister Alyssa one as Fauquier’s girls indoor track team won the school’s first-ever state indoor track team championship. Following its state indoor track title, the FHS girls took third in the outdoor state meet as Aubrey Fernandez, Kiki Wine, Cassidy Scott and Abby Gray won the 3,200-meter relay.
Highland got goals from Lainey Mulkerin, Amanda Dale, Olivia Simmons and Soleil Harris to defeat Covenant 4-1 and win the VISAA Division II girls soccer state championship for the third year in a row and sixth in program history.
FAUQUIER GIRLS BASKETBALL 7. SQUAD CAPTURES FIRST DISTRICT TITLE SINCE 1972
Fauquier girls basketball captured its first district championship since 1972 with a 9-0 overall record against Northwestern District foes in regular-season and tournament play. The Falcons were 10-2 overall and reached the Region 4C semifinals before losing to Tuscarora. See TOP STORIES, page 17
ICONS BRIZZI, 4. COACHING STORY RETIRE
Fauquier High’s Wayne Brizzi and Diana Story stepped down as two of the county’s longest tenured coaches. Story’s 456 volleyball victories over 25 years is the fifth highest total in state history. She left to become FHS assistant principal. Brizzi retired after 28 years as boys basketball coach with more than 350 victories.
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KETTLE RUN FOOTBALL 8. WINS TWO DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ONE YEAR
Kettle Run football squads won back-to-back Northwestern District titles in the COVID-delayed 2020 season, which ran from February to April, and again in the 2021 season. The Cougars went 5-1 in the spring and 9-2 in the fall. They were led by record-setting quarterbacks Elijah Chumley and Beau Lang.
No. 14 GLORY FOR 14. TRACK RODMAN & ROGERS
YEARS FOR 9. BREAKTHROUGH FHS, LHS BOYS LACROSSE
Liberty’s Sam Rodman successfully defended his Class 4 state indoor track championship in the 1,000 meters in 2:30.41. During the outdoor season, Kettle Run’s Nia Rogers became the girls Class 4 state shot put champion at 39 feet, seven inches. She was the Fauquier Times KRHS Girls Athlete of the Year.
Fauquier and Liberty blazed new trails in boys lacrosse. Fauquier rolled over Liberty 23-10 to win the region title and advance to their first state semifinal, where the Falcons fell to Dominion 1310. Liberty shocked Kettle Run 14-7 in the region semis and made their first region final.
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BASEBALL 15. HIGHLAND IS SECOND IN STATE
NO BIRD BOWL IN 2021 SEASON
Due to an unintentional overscheduling issue, Fauquier forfeited its final football game of the year to Liberty. Although not contested as the Bird Bowl, the game was played with the Eagles winning, 24-20, on Austin Jacobs’ touchdown run with 2:22 left. In April, Liberty beat Fauquier 22-0 in the 2020 Bird Bowl, which had been postponed to 2021 by the pandemic.
SOFTBALL 11. FALCON HAS BIG YEAR
Fauquier softball went 16-1, including a school-record 16 consecutive wins and the Northwestern District title. FHS lost in the Region 4C championship game to Tuscarora and missed a state Class 4 state tournament due to smaller playoff fields due to the pandemic.
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Kettle Run grad and Bridgewater College freshman Adalia Coleman was an NCAA Division III all-American after third-place finishes in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the outdoor national meet. Her times were 11.96 and 24.34 seconds, respectively.
OF NCAA DIVISION I 13. LOTS ATHLETES PRODUCED
Highland School had an amazing 14 NCAA Division I-bound athletes, including Angelo Brizzi, who was recruited by many men’s basketball superpowers and picked Villanova; basketball teammate Yusef Salih signed with Idaho and Reiss Whitaker recently chose Navy. Six Hawks signed D-1 in baseball, including Jackson Gimbel (James Madison), Tyler Kaltreider (VMI), Garrett Pancione (Radford), Ed Wagner (George Washington), Eric Wilson (Charleston Southern) and George Rizzo (George Washington). Other Highland D-1 athletes are Gabby Brisbin and Abby Soltys to Mercer University for women’s lacrosse, Olivia Simmons (women’s soccer, Purdue University), Grace Romeo (ice hockey, Mercyhurst University) and Charlotte Rodgers (volleyball, Ole Miss). Fauquier produced Stephanie Robson (Texas Tech, track), Meredith Wayland (Gardner-Webb, softball), Meredith Scott (San Jose State, beach volleyball) and Payton Swart (Elon, softball). Liberty’s Gretchen Thomas chose Longwood (lacrosse).
Despite a frustrating 7-6 loss to Greenbrier Christian in the VISAA Division II state final, coach Micah Higgins’ talent-laden Highland baseball program had its finest season, going 24-6.
VOLLEYBALL 16. FAUQUIER ROLLS TO DISTRICT CROWN
Fauquier volleyball won the 2020 Northwestern District championship in the delayed season that ended in spring, 2021. The Falcons were 10-0 in regular-season and district tournament play and 11-4 overall in coach Diana Story’s final season.
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BOYS HOOPS MAKES STATE SEMIS 17. HIGHLAND
HIghland boys basketball advanced to the state semifinals for the first time. Due to positive COVID-19 tests for Hawks, the game was not played.
CARTER’S 18. EMMA MAGICAL YEAR
Fauquier High senior Emma Carter became the first county athlete to play on three district championship teams and go unbeaten in district games at 32-0. Girls hoops was 9-0, volleyball was 10-0 and softball 13-0. Overall, Carter’s squads went 37-6. She was Fauquier Times FHS Girls Athlete of the Year.
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Led by individual medalist Ben Gray, Kettle Run won its sixth consecutive Northwestern District golf title. Although the Cougars missed regionals as a team by one stroke, Gray turned in the best performance ever by a Cougar golfer at states, shooting 77 for a five-way tie for 17th .
TELLER SIGNS 20. WYATT $56 MILLION CONTRACT
Cleveland Browns guard Wyatt Teller signed a fouryear contract extension worth $56.8 million. The 2013 Liberty High graduate is thriving as Fauquier County’s first and only NFL player.
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Pine Brook is offered for sale for the first time; it is an idyllic equestrian estate in the heart of Virginia’s horse country. From the stately brick home with three bedrooms and two-and-a half baths to the custom barn, its new owners will find that all living, entertaining and equestrian needs are in one place, in 27.5 acres. The extraordinary home, more than 3,000 square feet, is an inviting blend of traditional and modern luxury, with Wolf appliances in the pristine kitchen, heated floors, extensive moldings and built-ins throughout. An inground pool just off the flagstone patio and surrounded by lawn takes advantage of a private setting under mature trees. The barn, positioned down a separate driveway, has six stalls, stall walk outs, a center aisle, a tackroom, feed room and wash rack. There are board-fenced paddocks with coops in the fence lines, run in sheds, and trail access. Enjoy the privacy of country living and the convenience of being within an hour of DC and Dulles airport. $1,200,000 11131 Bolton Lane, Bealeton. Shannon Casey, Realtor Middleburg Real Estate 540-222-2119
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Climate change group considers possibility that solar and agriculture could co-exist SOLAR, from page 8 Besides growing crops, grazing animals is also under consideration. Livestock can benefit from the shade and grazing grasses grow well under high panels. Sheep have been successfully used to graze and trim weed growth beneath solar panels in upstate New York, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. In a proposal that appeared in July before the Fauquier planning commission, Borrego Solar offered to graze sheep beneath the panels it wanted to erect on a farm on Meetze Road. That proposal was not endorsed by the planning commission for two reasons: One was that it would take about 20 acres of prime agricultural land out of production, and the other
was objections from several neighbors who did not want to trade their views of verdant farmland for a sea of solar panels. O’Neill noted in an interview that there were locations where a solar installation would not be seen by as many neighbors as the Meetze Road farm. But even then, he said, solar proposals may draw objections that they destroy natural beauty. Still, he added, “One of the reasons I like this agro-photovoltaic approach is because if you’ve got a field with crops already, putting the panels in really is not going to be ruining anybody’s view,” he said. “It’s not really going to be that ugly. The plants are still growing, and that’ll help a lot. I really liked the idea. I hope it pans out.”
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Researchers are finding that solar panels placed high above crops can work.
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WARF is designated ‘Power & Shower’ site
The power companies in the Northern Virginia area are estimating that there are more than 2 million households without power since Sunday. These companies are working to restore power as quickly as possible but estimate it may take the rest of the week to restore power to everyone. Shel Douglas, director of the Fauquier County Department of Social Services, said the county is opening a “Power and Shower” facility at the WARF in Warrenton to give residents without power an opportunity to recharge their devices and get a shower for themselves and their families. Mike Guditus, director of emergency management for the county, said that the WARF lobby area will be open as a warm respite area with free Wi-Fi during the Power & Shower operations. The Power & Shower will be open Wednesday, Jan. 5 from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Membership at the WARF is not required to take advantage of the Power & Shower and there will be no charge for the use of the Power & Shower facility. Guditus said that those who come to use the facility will be asked to log in when they arrive and share their home location (Remington, Marshall, Sumerduck, Amissville, etc.) “so we can plan for fu-
ture locations as needed. We will be asking for a contact number in case follow up needs to be made for COVID. All COVID precautions are being put in place to keep risks to a minimum. Masks are required in the facility.” The Town of Warrenton is partnering with the county to provide the service. The Department of Emergency Management may be reached by calling (540) 422-8800. The Department of Social Services may be reached at 540-422-8400.
‘Warming facility’ in Midland
Midland Church of the Brethren opened Tuesday night for those seeking shelter from the cold. As of press time Tuesday, the church had announced it may open again Wednesday night if there if power outages are still widespread. Call 540-272-3489 or 540-435-3016 for an update on the church’s efforts.
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These property transfers, filed Dec. 22-28, 2021 were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.) Top Dollar Deal: $2,630,000 in Center District Scott District Cedar Run District Lori Blankenship to Katherine B. Morrow, acres at 14345 Snake Castle Road, Vincent R. Hinkle to Libero Investments 6.145 acres at 7980 Leeds Manor Road Sumerduck. $349,900 LLC, 1.4305 acres at 5524 and 5544 Old and 5.4374 acres off Leeds Manor Road, William D. Belfour to Nathan Cheeney, Center District 1.0667 acre at 8139 Poplar Grove Drive, Jon G. Cassandra to Michael John Vallerie Bust Head Road, Broad Run. $350,000 Marshall. $779,000 Warrenton. $650,000 Walter R. Loope to Glen P. Padeway, 5110 Karla M. Castaneda to Reina Esperanza Jr., 0.7604 acre at 7228 Academy Road, Dumfries Road nr. Warrenton. $473,000 Flores de Alverado, 1.7476 acres at 7628 RFI WC to NVR Inc., Lot 106, 0.5865 Warrenton. $495,000 acre in Warrenton Chase Phase 2. Donna Brown to P. Scott Shaeffer, Lot 9 at Barbara Wells Gilbert to Jason Charles Opal Road, Warrenton. $485,000 $222,000 187 Linden Street and Lot 8 on Linden and Green, 10 acres at 7254 Little River Lane, Laura Gilbert Whitney to Bettina Brian C. Mann to Michael Landes, 2.2580 Washington streets, Warrenton. $180,000 The Plains. $685,000 Thompson Stern, 50.036 acres & acres at 4498 Razor Hill Road, Bealeton. Thomas H. Shiflett to Michael Duda, 270 Gregory Remond Chaney to Joshua James Easement (Silo Road) nr. Hume. $800,000 $375,000 Vaughn, 6749 Eckert Court nr. Warrenton. Cannon Way, Warrenton. $560,000 Paul Charity Sr. Hrs. by Spl. Comr. to $690,000 Jeffrey A. Turner to Mary Catherine Lee District Upperville Properties LLC, Lots 1, 2, Harris, 1.5406 acres at 7319 Mosby Drive, Aran Capital Partners LLC to Daniel Tristan Olson to Ian C. Keyser, 11391 3 and 4 on Patrick Street, Upperville. Sabbah, 2.03092 acres at 5656 O’Bannon Falling Creek Drive, Bealeton. $520,000 Warrenton. $515,000 $305,000 Robert J. Blount to James Jordan, 3.7496 Nicholas Chandler Adamo and Executor to Road, The Plains. $490,000 Jose Dejesus Barua Borja to Patrick IRES VA LLC, 0.6126 acre at 7165 Manor John F. Kosek to Ross A. Nelson, 2.8998 acres at 10515 Saint Paul’s Road nr. Salmon, 4519 Fieldstone Court, Marshall. acres at 7081 Gray’s Mill Road nr. Bealeton. $477,000 House Drive, Warrenton. $215,000 $225,000 Warrenton. $650,000 Katherine N. Guille to Sherry L. CS1 LLC to Preowned Motorcars LLC, Old Salem Community Development LLC Hartz Construction Co. Inc. to Aviel Blackmon, 1.50 acres at 13218 Tall Oak 0.7638 acre at 492 Blackwell Road, to Heritage 17VA LLC, 8665 Anderson Turn, Sumerduck. $365,150 Roshwald, 3.5000 acres & easement Warrenton. $2,630,000 Avenue, Marshall. $363,424 to Fortune Mountain Road, Marshall. Mintbrook Developers LLC to NVR Inc., Edward F. Phillips to Powell Kenerly, Stephanie G. Hockman to Kellie M. Rex, Lot 141, 4,171 sq. ft. on Hancock Street, 0.2049 acre at 32 S. 6th Street, Warrenton. $847,700 Bealeton. $104,200 1.22 acres at 9480 Foxhunt Lane off Marshall District $816,000 Crest Hill Road, and 0.40 acre on Crest NVR Inc. to Christopher M. Albuquerque, George Shirikas to Michael Sprouse, Haley C. Cowell to Charles P. Robbins 4122 Clarke Street, Bealeton. $509,990 Hill Road and Foxhunt lane, Marshall. Townhouse 132-B at 132-B Fairfield Jr., 2.4928 acres at 10033 Conde Road, Michael J. Fox to Timothy Breen, 1.7645 Drive, Warrenton. $260,000 Marshall. $241,247 $255,000
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OBITUARIES William Homer George December 30, 2021 William H. George passed away on December 30 in his room at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge in Charlottesville. Bill is survived by his loving wife Glenda, of Charlottesville; his children, Jeffrey (Allison) George and Sarah (Ripan) Chaudhary; three grandchildren, Will George, Meira Chaudhary, and Avni Chaudhary; and his sisters, Linda (Wayne) Arrington and Joan Flory, along with their families. Bill was born on February 7th, 1942, to Homer and Becky (Miller) George of Bristersburg, Virginia. He graduated from Cedar Lee High School in 1959, where he won letters in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He attended Boys State in the summer following his junior year, and was elected Student Body President during his senior year. Bill was accepted into the United States Military Academy, where he was assigned to company G-2. A 30-day assignment with the 16th Infantry in Germany the summer before his third year convinced him to pursue the Corps of Engineers. He graduated from West Point with the Class of 1963. After graduation, Bill completed the Engineer Officers Basic Course (EOBC) and jump school before reporting to his first assignment at Fort Campbell in Kentucky with the 101st Airborne Division. He rose to Company Executive Officer for B Company of the 326th Engineer Battalion. In June of 1965, Bill began his first foreign tour of duty, in South Korea with the 36th Engineer Group under I Corps. He served first as Liaison Officer to the 109th Battalion, then as A Company Commander in the 11th Engineer Battalion, during which time he was promoted to Captain. After his 13-month tour, Bill returned to the US and reported to Fort Belvoir in Virginia for the Engineer Officer Career Course (EOCC). After completion, he remained at Fort Belvoir as Operations Officer for the Department of Mechanical and Technical Equipment (“Mech and Tech”). In the spring of 1968, Bill was assigned to be Operations Officer for an Engineer Battalion in Pleiku, Vietnam. However, he was rerouted to USARV Headquarters in Long Binh, where he became Assistant Deputy Headquarters Commandant. After serving in this role for 6 months, he accepted the position of Company Commander of the 523rd Port Construction Company in Vung Tau. Bill was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam. He submitted his resignation in 1969, but was involuntarily retained for one year, which he served at Fort Benning in Georgia. There he met Ouida McClendon, who gave him the phone number for her college roommate, Glenda Norris. Bill and Glenda were married on December 5th, 1970, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arlington, Virginia, and celebrated 51 years of marriage this December. Having enjoyed construction management in his last assignment in Vietnam, Bill began working for De Leuw, Cather & Co, spending his first 6 years on the DC Metro project. During this time, he achieved a Masters Degree in Construction Management from George Washington University. His next project was the Northeast Corridor (the high-speed train system between DC and Boston and the busiest passenger rail system in the country), during which time Parsons acquired DeLeuw-Cather to form one of the nation’s largest engineering & construction firms. Bill ended up as Senior Manager in charge of Operations along the entire corridor before the project wound down after 8 years. Bill served as Deputy Project Manager on the Los Angeles Metro project starting in 1984, during which time he was promoted to Vice President. In 1989 he took over operation of the Raleigh, NC office, while also working on projects across the country and internationally, including two trips to Tanzania. In 1995, he was asked to take over the Midwest Regional Office in Chicago, which came with a promotion to Senior Vice President. Three years later, he moved back to the DC area to serve as Operations Manager for the entire Parsons Transportation Group. He retired in 2004 at the age of 62. Bill was a devout Christian, a dedicated reader of the Bible, and spent his life demonstrating the love, compassion, humility, and service that Jesus Christ modeled. He was an active member of the Presbyterian and United Methodist churches in the many places he lived. He was an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian church. He had a particular passion for supporting international mission work, and traveled to Africa twice to support programs there. He “unretired” for three years to supervise a major expansion of the Vienna Presbyterian Church, retiring again in 2007. Since 2010 he had been an resident and active member of the community at WCBR, where he continued his lifelong enjoyment of golf. There will be a graveside service for close family on Wednesday, January 5th at 2:00 PM. A memorial service will be planned for the future, to be held at WCBR. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations in Bill’s name to the American Cancer Society.
Noah J. Petersheim Noah J. Petersheim, age 83, of Warrenton, VA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Haymarket Medical Center. Born on June 14, 1938 in Somerset, PA, he was the son of the late Jonas and Lydia (Zook) Petersheim. Noah was the loving husband of Viola (Yoder) Petersheim with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage in October. Noah accepted Christ early in his life. He was an active member of Faith Christian Fellowship where he served as youth counselor for 25 years. He also served on the food committee and was in charge of the sound and recording for many years. His faith and love for Christ were important to him and directed his life. He was a very tender hearted man who expressed his faith in many practical ways to those around him. He always had a kind word, a helping hand and encouragement to those who struggled. Everyone who came to visit would be offered food and coffee. Noah enjoyed traveling, photography, coffee and trying new kinds of food. He was fascinated with new power tools and found fulfillment in helping fix things for others. He moved to Virginia in 1959 to fulfill his military obligation as a conscientious objector, serving as an oxygen technician at Children’s Hospital in Washington DC. He then worked as a builder, a sound technician for Son Recordings and began working at Choice Books where he just celebrated his 53rd anniversary last month. He most recently started a part time job at Home Depot which he really enjoyed. Noah will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Viola, daughter Erma Jean married to Mel Zook of Elverson, PA; son Larry, married to Lorene (Byler) of Catlett, VA; 6 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; as well as many “adopted” grandchildren, who knew him as “Grandpa Pete”. The Petersheim family would like to thank everyone for their prayers, visits,calls, texts, food and the other things you have given to us through the time of dad’s sickness and passing. You have been the hands and feet of Jesus to us in so many ways, and all we know to say is “Thank You”. In lieu of flowers make a donation: In the memory of “option” www.glmindia.org or mail checks to: P.O. Box 245 Catlett, VA 20119. Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, VA. Online condolences can be made at:moserfuneralhom.com
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OBITUARIES Patricia V.Coble
Bonnie Lee Taylor Downes
Patricia V.Coble, 79 of Bealeton, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family. Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald B. Coble; her parents, De Merle and Gertrude Huey and a sister, Barbara Jean Huey. Pat worked as a school bus driver for Fauquier County Public Schools for over 40 years. She is survived by her children; Debbra Burnside and husband Scott of Chesapeake, VA, Burton Coble of Bealeton and Lonnie Coble and wife Leslie of Waynesboro, PA; five grandchildren, Jason and wife Jazmin of Valrico, FL, Jesse of Chesapeake, VA, Amber of Bealeton and Erin and Matthew both of Waynesboro, PA; and two great-grandchildren, Anna Burnside and Andrew Burnside. A private graveside service for Pat will be held at a later date in Quantico National Cemetery. Donations in Pat’s name may be made to the American Diabetes Association, National Processing Center, P.O. Box 13067, Alexandria, VA 22312 Online condolences may be expressed to Pat’s family at www.moserfuneralhome.com
Bonnie Lee Taylor Downes, 91, of Warrenton, Virginia passed away on December 27, 2021. Bonnie was born on August 9, 1930 in Auburn, Virginia to the late Hazel Minnie Gardner Taylor and John William Taylor. She is preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, George F. Downes, Sr. and sisters, Marjorie Taylor Johnson of Auburn, Virginia and Katherine Taylor Pence of Kentucky. Bonnie grew up on historic Auburndale Farm in Casanova, Virginia where her fondest memories were playing in Cedar Run and hunting with her dad. She was a graduate of Calverton High School. For 65 years, Bonnie co-owned and operated New Baltimore Garage, Inc. an International Truck Dealership in New Baltimore, Virginia. The business opened in 1947 and still operated today by her son, George F. Downes, Jr. She was one of the first business leaders in an industry not heavily represented by women. Her leadership and entrepreneurship led her to many service positions in her beloved community. Serving on the Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority from 1984 to 1997, she was the first businesswoman appointed to the board and became the first woman chair of the board from 1993-1996. Bonnie, a dedicated member of Warrenton United Methodist Church served on the Board as the Treasurer and was a member of various women’s circles. She was a member of the Woman’s Auxiliary for the New Baltimore Volunteer Fire Department. In her free time, she enjoyed walking and spending time on her family farm. She especially loved the bluebells in May, her dog, Cismont, and baseball, most notably the Washington Nationals. Bonnie is survived by two children: George Downes, Jr and wife, Clara of Warrenton, Virginia and daughter, Hazel Stearns and spouse Cameron of Baltimore, Maryland; grandchildren: Janelle Downes, Trevor Downes (Rebecca), W. Kinsey Downes (Candice), Barbara Downes, Brian Laing (Julie), Christine Siegel (David), and Cameron Stearns, and 10 great-grandchildren. A private memorial service was held by her family. Memorial contributions can be made to Warrenton United Methodist Church, New Baltimore Volunteer Fire Department or the Fauquier SPCA.
Margaret “Marge” Louise Yowell Margaret “Marge” Louise Yowell, 71 of Front Royal, Virginia passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. A celebration of life service will be held from 1 to 3 P.M. on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Dynamic Life Praise and Worship Center , 1600 John Marshall Highway, Front Royal, Virginia with Pastor Elvi Rogers officiating. Burial will be private. Marge was born on August 4, 1950 in Fauquier County, Virginia to the late Phillip Morris Yowell and Maxine Virginia Gray Yowell. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Mickey Allen Yowell. She is survived by her children, Darren Yowell of Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Tracey Fletcher of Front Royal, Virginia; her brother, Phillip “Ray” Yowell (Fran) of Front Royal, Virginia; her beloved grandchildren, Alison Marquess (Kevin), Dillon Campbell and Jessica Renea SmithYowell; her adored great- grandchildren, Braxton and Weston Marquess that were the apple of her eye; and a host of nieces and nephews. Marge was a woman of faith and very involved with her church and loved her church family at Dynamic Life Praise and Worship Center. She loved to spread the word of God. Before retiring, she was a caring and devoted nurse who spent many years working at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal, Virginia. Throughout her career she also worked as a hospice nurse and in geratric nursing. She loved nursing and treated each patient like family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made towards Margaret Yowell’s funeral services care of Maddox Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to maddoxfuneralhome.com
It’s not the length of life but the depth of life – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Judith P. La Grange Judith P. La Grange, age 81, a resident of Gainesville, VA passed away on December 28, 2021. Judith was born March 8, 1940 in Milton, NY, the daughter of Edgar and Adele Rhoades. Grew up on Rhoades Orchards in the MidHudson Valley of N.Y. Graduated from Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ in 1961. Married R. William LaGrange in 1961 who predeceased her in 2010. They were blessed with three daughters, Susan of VA, Laura of VT and Karen of VA. Twelve grandchildren. Susan’s son Kristofer M. Ewing and daughter, Kelsey McEwing. Laura and her husband, Andrew Sargent have three daughters and five sons, Jessica, Abigail, Eliana, David, Jonathan, Nathan, Noah, Samuel and Nathan. Daughter, Karen and her husband, Paul have a son, Benjamin and a daughter, Delaney. Judy was saved in Virginia in 1974 and followed her husband’s lead to serve the Lord at several churches in VA, VT and back to VA. A member of Covenant Reformed Baptist Church, Warrenton, VA. A graveside service was held on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 1:00pm at Riverview Cemetery Charlottesville. A Memorial Service is being planned for the Spring. Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186, 540-347-3431, online condolences can be made at:moserfuneralhome.com
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OBITUARIES Jackie Elvin Doores, Jr. Jackie Elvin Doores, Jr., 63, of Warrenton, VA, passed December 29, 2021. He was born on September 28,1958. Jackie is survived by his wife, Nancy Lewis Doores of Warrenton, VA; four daughters: Patrice Doores of Washington, DC, Adia Doores Ruffin of Upper Marlboro, MD, Jaqueline Doores of Richmond, VA, Geneva Doores of Richmond, VA; two sons: Robert Doores of Hyattsville, MD and Aaron Doores of Reston, VA; his father, Jackie E. Doores, Sr. and his mother, Lora P. Doores both of Warrenton, VA; five sisters: Sharon Doores and Angela Doores both of Warrenton, VA, Lisa Williams of Bristow, VA, Sonya Doores of Warrenton, VA, and Janet Miller of Manassas, VA; and one grandchild. A viewing will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2022, from 10 am until 11 am with funeral services starting at 11 am at Little Zion Baptist Church, 7600 Greenville Road, Nokesville, VA, 20181. Rev. Leonard S. Morton Sr., will deliver the eulogy. Interment will be in Little Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Nokesville, VA. On line condolences my be posted at www.joynesfuneralhome.com
Ginger Heflin Campbell Ginger Heflin Campbell, 64 of Rixeyville, VA passed away on Dec. 31, 2021 at UVA Culpeper Medical Center. She was born on October 22, 1957 in Warrenton, VA a daughter of the late Lewis Edward Heflin and Marion Ward Heflin. She was a 1977 graduate of Fauquier High School, a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 18 years, Charles Campbell; her daughter, Jessica Onderdonk; her son, Jason Joiner; a stepson, Charles Jacob Campbell; four siblings, Rex Heflin, Lisa Brown, Darlene Campbell and Wanda Morgan; and five grandchildren, Riley, Megan and Will Onderdonk, Andrew and Annabelle Campbell. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Jan. 4 from 7-9 PM at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 11:00 AM at the Chapel at the Hitt Family Cemetery, Eddie Hitt Lane, Amissville, VA by Rev. Frank Fishback and Rev. Sandy Martin. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome. com.
James E. Mallory James Everett Mallory, 102 of Culpeper, VA formerly of Warrenton passed away on December 28, 2021 at The Culpeper. He was born on Sept. 27, 1919 in Stanardsville, VA a son of the late James Madison Mallory and Edna Deane Mallory. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn P. Mallory and his brother, John Lee Mallory. Mr. Mallory was a World War II Army veteran serving with the First Armored Division from February 1941 to May 1945 including a tour of duty in North Africa and Italy, including the invasion of Anzio. He retired after a long career with the U. S. Government and was a member of Warrenton Baptist Church. He is survived by a niece, Jonni Agnello of Merced, CA and a nephew, Charles Mallory of Columbia, CA. A graveside service will be held on Friday, Dec. 31 at 3:00 PM at Bright View Cemetery, Warrenton. Memorial contributions may be made to The Culpeper Benevolent Fund, 12425 Village Loop, Culpeper, VA 22701. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.
Madeline V. Owens Madeline V. Owens, 97 of Warrenton passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Fauquier Health and Rehab Center. She was a member of the Manassas Assembly of God Church since 1956. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Owens; her parents, Charlie and Betty Walker and a sister, Mazie Wines. Madeline is survived by her children; Ruthie Blackburn and husband Douglas of N. Chesterfield VA., Tommy Owens of Semora NC, Joyce Leonard and husband Frank of Elmira NY, Charles Owens and wife Janice of Semora NC and Rosie Blankenship and husband Gene of Manassas VA.; seven grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Saturday January 8, 2022 at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. with the funeral service starting at 10:30. Burial will follow in Stonewall Memory Gardens. Online condolences may be expressed to Madeline’s family at www.moserfuneralhome.com
It’s not the length of life, but the depth of life – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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OBITUARIES Mancy Cook, Jr.
Richard (Dick) Lee Edmonds Richard (Dick) Lee Edmonds, 93, of The Plains died peacefully at home on December 28, 2021. Mr. Edmonds was born December 26, 1928 in Marshall, VA, son of the late Mitchell and Bertha Edmonds. He was predeceased by his wife, Tacie Lee Edmonds and his son, George Lee Edmonds. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Edmonds McCoy (Mike) of Stephens City, two sons, James Dean Edmonds (Melanie) of Upperville and John Richard Edmonds of Sumerduck; nine grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 30, at Royston Funeral Home in Marshall from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Graveside services will be held at Marshall Cemetery at 11:00 am on Friday, December 31.
William Edward ‘C.T.’ Cuthbertson William Edward ‘C.T.’ Cuthbertson, age 82, of Warrenton, VA passed peacefully at Culpeper Hospital on Monday, December 27th, 2021. He was born in Kane, PA on May 3rd, 1939, son of the late, Earl and Evelyn Cuthbertson. He is survived by his wife, S. Diane Cuthbertson; two daughters, Annette Cuthbertson and Susan Harris & her husband, Jeff, both of Sterling, VA; two stepchildren, David Dalton of Cana, VA and Michele Dalton of Centreville, VA; two stepgrandchildren, Brandi Stanley (Adam) and Brianna Dalton; and two great step-grandchildren, Brayden & Arabella. In addition to his parents, C.T. is preceded in death by two sisters, Marilyn & Nancy and brother-in-law, Smokey Swanson. A graveside service will be held on Friday, January 7, 2022 at Culpeper National cemetery w/ military honors. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your local ASPCA.
Mancy Cook, Jr., 89, of Manassas Park, VA, passed December 30, 2021. Funeral services will be Friday, January 7, 2022, at 12 pm at Faith Christian Church. On line condolences may be posted at www.joynesfunrealhome. com
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MOVING FORWARD WITH COMPLICATED GRIEF Caring for a loved one can be timeconsuming and challenging. Even caregivers need a break now and then, and there is a support system for those who need it. Respite care provides much-needed short-term relief for primary caregivers. It can be arranged for an afternoon or several days or weeks. Care can be given at home, in a healthcare facility, boarding home, or adult day center. This type of care can make a world of difference. Respite services typically charge by the hour or number of days that the services are provided. While most insurance plans do not cover these costs, Medicare will cover most of the price up to five days in a row. Medicaid may also offer assistance. If you’re feeling guilty about using respite care, know that it really is the best thing for you loved one. When you get a break and have the opportunity to recharge your emotional batteries, you will return full of vitality and vigor. Studies show that as the number of days of respite care increase for a patient, the number of days in the hospital days decreases for the same patient. For more information, please call MOSER FUNERAL HOME at (540) 347-3431 or see us at our 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton facility. Our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY is located just outside of Warrenton.
“There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” Mahatma Gandhi
Places of Worship Grace Episcopal Church • HOLY EUCHARIST: Sundays, 9 a.m. • SUNDAY SCHOOL: Children & Adults 10 a.m. 5096 Grace Church Lane, Casanova (1 mile off Meetze Road) The Rev. James Cirillo, Priest • (540) 788-4419
www.gracechurchcasanova.org
St. John The Baptist Anglican Church
Anglo Catholic in worship and order Mass Schedule: Sunday 8AM & 10:30 AM Wednesday 10 AM Holy Days 6PM Father Jonathan Ostman, Rector
540-364-2554 Facebook: stjohnsmarshall “At the Stop Light in Marshall”
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Blotters, local and international, approx. 300. Excellent condition. 571-344-4300 Elvis collage 26x33 wood frame one of a kind - poster, album, cards 571-344-4300 Elvis memorabilia, Yankee memorabilia, Celtics merch. Hot wheels/ Matchbox cars 571-344-4300 Olympic magazines./ programs, Olympic m d s e ( 1 9 8 0 ) 571-344-4300 World tour books - Eagles, P Collins, N Diamond, McCartney, Cal Ripkin magazines 571-344-4300 Farm
220 Equipment 2015 Mahindra Tractor,1538L Cab Tractor w/loader w/ bucket 300/hrs, barely used.Attachments sold separately: 2015 KPFSS - Skid Steer; Pallet Fork, $900; 2015 HDR-6-MRED, 6´ Landscape Rake, $600; 6´ Blade, $500; Bushog, $500; Hay Wagon $2k. Asking $28k. (540) 272- 6524
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45 RPM record collection original 50’s, 60’s app 2500 various prices 571-344-4300. JFK, Sinatra books/ magazines, M Jordan championship mini BB (set of 7) COA 571-344-4300 J. Gibbs 1991 football card as coach, racing book both autographed 571-344-4300. Man on the moon 7/69 magazine,books records (album, 45’s) 571-344-4300 Men´s insulated coveralls. $60. Good cond. 540-937-5644 Motorcycle Jacket Wilson, XXL jacket in exc. cond. Barely used. $55 540-272-6356 Jackie, Warrenton. Mysteries of Mind, Space & Time, The Unexplained Vol. 1-26, published 1992. Hard cover & in excellent condition. $175. Call 540-270-0599 if interested. Raisinettes Tony the Tiger key chains Peanuts uncut card sets Redskins yearbooks game day books 571-344-4300 Ringling Bros programs 1971-2005 castaways wreck bar shaker cans 1 9 7 0 ’ s ( 5 ) 571-344-4300 SI magazines also swimsuit issues 1970present M Jackson mag (3), 78 RPM records 571-344-4300 WE HAVE END ROLLS!! You have puppies?? You have children that like art?? Moving?? $5 per roll. Call 540-347-4222
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3 piece living room/rec room furniture - Sofa, LoveSeat & Recliner, light green, very good cond $250. 540 351 6095 5pc BR set, Sorrento Chris Madden Collection. dresser, mirror, 2-nightstands, chest. 571-344-4300 Smith Corona blue portable typewriter. Sterling model with c a s e . Ve r y g o o d cond. 571-344-4300
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ADAMS CUSTOM SERVICES, LLC. Siding, CLEANING Windows, Roofing. &/or Visit us online at CAREGIVING adamscustomservicefor your elder. s.com. or call 540-349-8125. Free Exp´d. Social work estimates degree. Call for refs & info. For all your heating and 703-314-9493 cooling needs. Rc´s AC Service and Repair, 540-349-7832 or Home 540-428-9151 376 Improvement GO WITH THE BEST!!! Brian´s Tree Service. L I C E N S E D , I N - Addison´s Building & SURED, FREE ESRemodeling. AddiTIMATES. Tree retions, basements, moval, trimming, b a t h r o o m s , deadwooding, stump sundecks, repairs. Liremoval, lot clearing. censed Insured. Senior discounts 540-244-2869 5 4 0 - 9 3 7 - 4 7 4 2 o r Affordable Roofing with 540-222-5606 Terry´s Handyman G R AV E L : A L L Services, LLC. LiPROJECTS. Topsoil; censed & Insured. fill dirt; mulch. No job Commercial & residentoo small.540-825tial. Senior discounts. 4150; 540-219-7200 540-270-7938 Remodels; New Hagan Build & Homes; Windows; Design. SpePainting; Garages; cializing in B a t h r o o m s ; Kitchens; Decks;. basements but Class A. Lic & inwe do it all! sured. GMC Enter540-522-1056. prises of VA, LLC. 540-222-3385 Free estimates,
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Announcements Share the Harvest Food Bank Opening December 1, 2021. We will be open on Wednesdays from 10:00-2:00 and the first Saturday of the month from 9:30-12:30. We are located at 9668 Maidstone Rd, Delaplane, Va 20144. Our email is sharetheharvestfcfb@gmail.com. Donations are welcome and maybe dropped off at our office Tuesdays -Fridays 10:00-2:00.
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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 20, 2022 The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a work session beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 20, 2022 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia. The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following items at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 20, 2022 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia: 1. ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT – TEXT-21-016489 – A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Articles 3, 5 and 15 to permit an Abattoir in conjunction with a Livestock Exchange. (Amy Rogers, Staff) 2. SPECIAL EXCEPTION – SPEX-21-016435 – RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES OF VIRGINIA, INC. (OWNER)/FOX MEADOWS INVESTMENT CO., LLC (APPLICANT) – FOXHAVEN PHASE II – An application for a Category 23 Special Exception to allow for the construction of a roadway within the 100-year floodplain. The property is located near the intersection of Catlett Road and Schoolhouse Road, Lee District. (PIN 6889-54-9297-000) (Kara Krantz, Staff) 3. SPECIAL EXCEPTION – SPEX-21-016496 – CEDAR RUN FARM, LLC (OWNER)/LEE NISSLEY (APPLICANT) – NISSLEY PROPERTY – An application for a Category 23 Special Exception to authorize previously placed fill dirt within the 100-year floodplain. The properties are located at 9566 Elk Run Road, Cedar Run District. (PIN 7921-96-1014-000, 7921-77-6349-000, 7931-16-3448-000 and 7921-77-7537-000) (Kara Krantz, Staff) 4. REZONING – REZN-21-016328 – DANIEL BAXTER HANNAH, JR., BRIAN KEITH LONG, KEVIN LYNN LONG, WILLIAM THOMAS LONG, TINA DAWN SALYERS, CHARLES KENNETH JAMERSON & JOAN ELIZABETH JAMERSON (OWNERS)/SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, LLC (APPLICANT) – BOWEN’S RUN ESTATES – An application to rezone approximately 8.07 acres of Industrial Park (I-1) with Proffers and 8.74 acres of Residential: 1 Dwelling Unit/Acre (R-1) to Residential: 1 Dwelling Unit/Acre (R-1) with Proffers. The properties are located at 6531 Schoolhouse Road, Lee District. (PIN 6899-03-8054-000, 6899-02-8719-000 and 6899-02-8338-000) (Adam Shellenberger, Staff) 5. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT – COMA-21-016092 – ALWINGTON FARM DEVELOPERS, L.L.C. & VAN METRE COMMUNITIES, L.L.C. (APPLICANTS) – ARRINGTON – An application to add approximately 27.9 acres to the Warrenton Service District, changing the land use from Rural to Open Space/Park. The property is located along James Madison Highway south of Alwington Boulevard, Marshall District. (PIN 6983-44-5875-000) (Adam Shellenberger, Staff) The application materials can be found on the Land Development Online Portal at: https://commdevpay.fauquiercounty.gov/Energov_Prod/SelfService#/home. Approximately one week prior to the public hearing, staff reports for all items will be available online at: http://agenda.fauquiercounty.gov/. To arrange a time to review files in person, please contact the Department of Community Development’s Planning Office at (540) 422-8210, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Members of the public who would like to provide comments at a regular public meeting of the Planning Commission are encouraged to do so remotely in keeping with the County’s efforts to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus and protect the health, safety and welfare of the community. Advance written comments may be mailed to Ms. Meredith Meixner, Planning Associate II, Fauquier County Department of Community Development, 10 Hotel Street, Suite 305, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 or emailed to meredith.meixner@ fauquiercounty.gov. The meeting may be viewed on Fauquier County Government Channel 23 and can be livestreamed at http://fauquier-va.granicus.com/ ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Limited seating will be available to those desiring to speak during a scheduled public hearing. Citizens wishing to appear in person should arrive prior to the start time of the meeting. Upon arrival at the Warren Green Building, you will be receive additional direction. No face covering is required if fully vaccinated. All non-vaccinated citizens are asked to wear facial coverings and abide by other Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Comments will be limited to three minutes. 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 Ms. Meredith Meixner, Planning Associate II, at (540) 422-8210.
Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE 7476 Stoney Hill Lane The Plains, VA 20198 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO A 120 DAY RIGHT OF REDEMPTION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. In execution of the Deed of Trust dated December 1, 2006, and recorded in Book 1244 at Page 1260 as modified by unrecorded loan modification executed on 12/16/2013, of the Fauquier County land records the undersigned Substitute Trustees, will offer for sale at public auction on January 12, 2022 at 12:00 PM on the front steps of the Fauquier County Courthouse located at 40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia, the following property: ALL THAT certain tract or parcel of land containing 50.0000 acres more or less, located on the north side of Virginia State Route 55, in Scott Magisterial District, Fauquier County, Virginia and being more particularly described by plat and survey by Richard H. Vogel, CLS, of VH&D, Inc., dated August 29, 1986, revised on October 2, 1986 and attached to and recorded with the deed in Deed Book 539, Page 868, among the land records of Fauquier County, Virginia, described by metes and bounds as follows: Parcel B-1: “Beginning at (A) an iron pipe in the line of the Fauquier County School Board Property and corner to the 40.9234 acre parcel; thence with said parcel, N 41 degrees 50’ 47” W 1839.69 feet to (B) a fence post with an iron pipe set at its base, corner to Butler; thence N 39 degrees 55’ 16” W 92.58 feet to (C) an iron pipe set corner to Quigley; thence with Quigley, N 51 degrees 57’ 26” E 700.00 feet to (D) an iron pipe set; thence N 51 degrees 33’ 50” E 1239.37 feet to (E) a set stone found corner to Parcel B-2; thence with said parcel, S 11 degrees 11’ 02” E 822.08 feet to (F) an iron pipe to be set corner to Maidstone Limited Partnership 1, thence S 11 degrees 59’ 28” W 280.70 feet to (N) an iron pipe corner to Fauquier County School Board Property; thence with said property S 12 degrees 17’ 06” W 891.21 feet to (A) the point of beginning, the said Parcel B-1 containing 50.0000 acres, more or less.” TOGETHER WITH an easement for ingress and egress to Virginia Route 709, fifty feet in width, as the same is shown and described on plat entitled “Portion of the Parcel B, 50’ wide R.O.W.” prepared by VH&D, Inc. under date of September 3, 1985, attached to and recorded with deed in Deed Book 500, Page 492, among the land records of Fauquier County, Virginia. AND BEING the same property conveyed to PJF Limited Partnership, a Virginia Limited Partnership, by Deed from Christopher Drennan Fetner, as Trustee, and Philip Jay Fetner, as Trustee under Trust Indenture dated July 9, 1993, as amended and as reformed wherein William W. Fetner was Settlor and Trustee, dated May 31, 2003, recorded June 9, 2003 in Deed Book 1035 at Page 1395, among the land records of Fauquier County, Virginia. Tax No.: 6070-53-7442-000 The property and improvements will be sold in “as is” physical condition without warranty of any kind. TERMS OF SALE: A non-refundable bidder’s deposit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the successful bid payable by cashier’s/certified check required at time of sale except for the party secured by the Deed of Trust. Risk of loss on 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. Real estate taxes will be pro-rated to the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining possession of the property. If purchaser defaults, deposit will 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 Trustees do 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 bankruptcy was filed; a forbearance, repayment or other agreement was entered into; or the loan was reinstated or paid off. In any such event this sale shall be null and void and purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of deposit without interest. This communication is from a debt collector. Old Dominion Trustees, Inc., Substitute Trustees FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: BUONASSISSI, HENNING & LASH, P.C. 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 500 Reston, Virginia 20191 (703) 796-1341 x 144 File No. 8207.81996
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CASE# CL-21-506 FAUQUIER CIRCUIT COURT CHANGE OF NAME FOR MINOR CHILD FROM: Lizbeth Judi Rae Costello - Adona TO: Lizbeth Judi Costello-Thompson The reason for this cause is to obtain a name change for minor child. An affidavit having been made and filed showing that the Natural Parent in the aboveentitled cause cannot be found, diligence has been used without effect, to ascertain location; no forwarding address as of last contact. Defendant/Natural father is not listed on birth certificate and has elected to have no contact with/or support said minor. Last known mailing address of Natural Father/Mother is as follows: Kobie Adona, 7659 Wankoma Dr., Remington, VA 22734. Upon consideration, this Order of Publication is granted, and it is ORDERED that the above named Natural Parent shall appear here on or before 27th day of January, 2022 after proper publication of this Order, to protect his/her intrest in this cause. ENTERED: 12-7-2021 Judge: James P. Fisher
Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for the Owner 689 Industrial Road Warrenton VA 20186 and 411 Holiday Ct. Warrenton VA 20186 to satisfy a lien for rental on January 11, 2022 at approx. 3:00 PM at www. storagetreasures.com.
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TOWN OF WARRENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 6:30 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia, on the following item(s): ORDINANCE 2021-07: This ordinance proposes to amend Chapter 18 of the Warrenton Town Code to allow exemptions from the Stormwater Utility Fee for (i) parcels participating in the tax relief for the elderly program; and (ii) parcels participating in the tax relief for the permanently and totally disabled program. People having an interest in the above are invited to attend the hearing and state their opinion regarding the issue. The public may also choose to submit written comments through the Town’s website or by emailing citizencomment@ warrentonva.gov during the public comment period which will end at noon the day of the Public Hearing, January 11, 2022. The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Town Hall meeting facilities are fully accessible. Any special accommodations can be made upon request 48 hours prior to the meeting.
NOTICE OF FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in the Warren Green Building at 10 Hotel Street in Warrenton, Virginia, and will hold a regular meeting and public hearings at 6:30 p.m. in the same location on the following: 1. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE IV (CATLETT AND CALVERTON SEWER REMEDIATION DISTRICT) OF THE FAUQUIER COUNTY CODE AND TO AMEND THE FAUQUIER COUNTY SEWER RATE SCHEDULE - Consideration of amendments to Chapter 17, Article IV of the Fauquier County Code and the Fauquier County Sewer Rate Schedule to change the sewer utility fee from a monthly fee to a biannual fee to be billed on the real estate tax bill and collected as real estate taxes are collected by the Fauquier County Treasurer and to amend the provisions for hardship waivers and extensions for all such sewer related fees. (M.C. Anderson, Staff) 2. SOLAR FACILITY SITING AGREEMENT, COMR-21-016654, SOWEGO ENERGY – Consideration of an application for a Solar Facility Siting Agreement pursuant to Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2316.6 et seq., related to a proposed 80 Megawatt utility scale solar project on approximately 485 acres located at or near 11223 Bristersburg Rd. & 2356 Cromwell Rd., Catlett (PINs 7839-63-8827-000, 7849-11-3813-000, & 7839-84-9885-000). (Tracy A. Gallehr/ Adam Shellenberger, Staff) Copies of the above files are available for review by contacting the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors’ office Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by calling (540) 422-8020. Interested parties wishing to be heard on any of the above are encouraged to send written correspondence in advance of the meeting to 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, VA 20186, or by e-mail to BOS@fauquiercounty.gov prior to January 13, 2022. Citizens wishing to appear in person should arrive prior to the start time of the meeting. Comments are limited to three minutes. The meeting can be viewed remotely on Fauquier County Government Channel 23 and is livestreamed at http://fauquier-va.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities or requiring any other assistance related to the meeting should contact Ms. Renée Culbertson, Deputy Municipal Clerk, at (540) 422-8020.
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Full time to recover and charge commercial AC Units up to 30 tons. Must be fully vaccinated and able to pass a background check Have a CFC license for 5 tons and over. Salary $42.92 per hour. Send resume to: dharrigan@hdmechanical.net
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MOTIVATED HELP NEEDED Aurora Services, Inc. Warrenton We need you! You need us! Let’s all get back to work and do some good for ourselves and others! We need YOUR help in installing automatic gate systems, lots of them! Contractor located in Warrenton. Pay commensurate with your experience, healthcare, and dental, vacation time. Let’s talk 540.216.7444
Orthodontic Team Member Gainesville
We are seeking a special individual who is interested in a position in our Orthodontic office. The ideal candidate is caring, upbeat, and loves to connect with people around them. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with great customer service skills who would enjoy being a part of our team. Experience is not essential; we are willing to train the right person. Please forward resume to: orthoreply30@gmail.com
CFC Farm & Home Center Morrisville Full-time position with benefits available. Looking for a person willing to learn to do multiple jobs. Must be able to pull inventory, and help load and unload trucks accurately and safely. Heavy lifting on a daily basis. Must be able to pass drug screening. Must be able to work Saturday. Apply in person: 12375 Harpers Run Road, Bealeton. No phone calls.
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Full Time and Part Time Assistant Teachers Warrenton Baptist Tiny Tots Warrenton
Tiny Tots is looking for a fun, loving, Christian to be a part of our team. We have both full and part time positions available, all Monday through Friday between the hours of 7am and 5:30pm. Full time hours will vary each day, Part time hours are 1:00-5:30 or 3:00-5:30. Please send resume to: laurie@wbtinytots.com
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Earth and Turf LLC Warrenton Class B CDL and single axle under CDL drivers needed for snow plowing. (Passenger truck drivers not needed sorry). Interested? Email: theEarthandTurf@gmail.com or call 540-408-2914
Flagger Traffic Plan seeks Flaggers to set up and control traffic around construction sites. A valid drivers license is a must, good pay, & benefits. If interested please fill out an application at 7855 Progress Court Suite 103 Gainesville, VA on Wednesdays from 9am to 12pm or online at www.trafficplan.com
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IMMEDIATE OPENING RETAIL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE Position assists store management by providing excellent customer service, recordkeeping of daily cash register receipts and bank deposits, setting store associate work schedules, overseeing payroll entries, assuring store deliveries are scheduled and follow-through completed to customer satisfaction, assist at point-of-sale register and with other office duties as needed. In the absence of store manager, assumes certain management responsibilities to include opening or closing the store and ensuring all associates are productive and completing daily tasks. Position is full-time with benefits to include health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, and PTO. Qualified individuals should have 1-2 years retail experience, preferably with some experience in a supervisory role. Must have strong organizational skills, with emphasis on accuracy and attention to detail. Avoid long commutes and have Sundays off! Come to work for an established retail business, with opportunity to grow into management role. Apply in person preferred or submit resume to employment@cfcfarmhome.com. CFC FARM & HOME CENTER 143 WASHINGTON STREET WARRENTON, VA
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Warehouse Associates – must be willing to learn to do multiple jobs in the warehouse. Must be able to pull inventory accurately and safely, and help load and unload trucks. Delivery Truck Driver – responsible for delivering orders to customers. Must be able to load and unload trucks accurately and safely, and help in the warehouse when necessary. This position requires heavy lifting on a daily basis. No CDL is required, but you must provide a current DMV record when applying. Customer Service Associates – positions available for qualified, dependable individuals to work with an established retail operation. Previous retail experience and merchandising is a plus. Must have good computer, organizational, and customer service skills. Knowledge in areas of farming, agriculture, animal care, and gardening a plus. CDL Drivers – positions available for individuals to make deliveries, as well as help in various departments as needed. Candidates must present current DMV driving record and valid driver’s license when applying. Management and Sales Manager Trainees – positions available for candidates in the management trainee program. Qualified candidates will train to fill positions in retail store management and field sales. Agricultural background and education helpful along with retail experience. Excellent opportunity to grow with established organization. Store hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All full-time positions offer health and dental insurance, 401k, vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay. Apply in person to any of these CFC locations: 15172 Brandy Road, Culpeper 143 Washington, St., Warrenton 12375 Harpers Run Rd., Bealeton 8222 East Main St., Marshall Or send resume to: employment@cfcfarmhome.com No phone calls.
CDL CLASS B BACK UP TRUCK DRIVER
WESTON COMPANY GAINESVILLE, VA CDL Class B backup driver needed P/T for steel fabricator near Gainesville, VA. Must have valid class B CDL, medical certificate, copy of driving record and knowledge of DC Metro area. References required. Email resume to hr@westoncompany.com Please no phone calls.
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LJDODSON, CONTRACTOR CULPEPER VA Driver for 14’Box truck be able to unload and load carts at destinations. 4 hours in morning 5:30 -9:30 and afternoon 2 hours 3:30 to approx 5:30 6 days a week. Must have good driving record. Contact Linda at ljdodson1@yahoo.com or 540-987-8582
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Patient Service Specialist Dominion Internal Medicine Warrenton
Dominion Internal Medicine has an immediate FT opening, for a selfmotivated front office patient service specialist. Duties to include: answering phones, appointment scheduling, Update/register patient accounts, patient check-in/checkout, insurance verification and authorizations. Excellent Customer Service skills are a must. Applicant must be friendly, well organized, dependable, and efficient with the ability to multi task. We offer excellent benefits, continuing education in a first rate work environment. Visit us @ http://www. dominioninternalmedicince.com. To apply, forward resume to: Attn: A. Weaver Position: Internal Medicine Fax: (540) 347-0492 Mail: 52 West Shirley Ave., Warrenton, VA 20186 E-Mail: aweaver@dominionim.com
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Medical Assistant Urological Associates of the Piedmont Warrenton
Urological Associates of the Piedmont is seeking a highly motivated & energetic Medical Assistant for our busy locations in Warrenton, VA & satellite clinic in Gainesville, VA. General duties include working closely with urologist and assisting with urology procedures such as vasectomies, prostate biopsies and cystoscopies. Also includes gathering patient histories and entering data in EMR, order lab testing, phlebotomy, scheduling surgeries and radiology testing and various clerical duties associated with the practice. Candidate must be self-motivated with the ability to multitask. Urological office experience is preferred. Phlebotomy experience is required. Dependability and the ability to keep up with a fast paced office is a must. COVID 19 vaccination is required. To apply, forward resume to: Attn: M. Marcolini E-Mail: mmarcolini@broava.com
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Warrenton | $889,000 Marshall | $889,000 Berryville | $1,990,000 Beautiful rambler on 27 acres near the Village of This spectacular, custom built home is truly one- Gorgeous colonial in sought-after Waterloo South. Orlean. Featuring expansive main level living, this of-a-kind. With approx. 5,000 SqFt of finished living Three levels of sheer perfection with attention to detail at every turn. lovely home has a beautiful blend of open concept and space and situated on 70 secluded acres (in 2 Call Patti Brown | 703.401.5798 traditional design. parcels), it's a nature-lover's paradise. Call Patti Brown | 703.401.5798 Call Patti Brown | 703.401.5798
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Aldie | $3,500,000 GREAT OPPORTUNITY for commercial development! Four acres in 2 parcels at the corner of John Mosby Highway and Lenah Farm Road. Call Patti Brown | 703.401.5798
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Remington | $234,900 Sumerduck | $249,000 Colonial Beach | $285,000 Sterling | $438,000 Great wooded lot near end of Snake Castle Road that Cute as a button describes this great home. Wood Calling all business owners/ entrepreneurs! Great Delightful 3 bedroom & 2.5 bath townhome with floors thru out. New kitchen floor. New hot water location for a dentist, hair salon or day spa. Why rent gives lots of privacy. large rear yard fully fenced. Staged to sell, heater. 2 bedrooms and 1 full bath. Laundry room off when you can own this building in a perfect spot for 2nd LOT- $299,000 (not pictured) Multiple offers received! your business. Located in the town of Colonial Large 17.71 acre parcel that is private and wooded. NO kitchen. Large kitchen with room for table. Windows Call Robin Grove | 703.314.9342 have been replaced. Beach. 24 hr notice needed to see this property. HOA. Mostly treed. Great lot to build your dream home. Call Janet Light | 540.219.7509 Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659 Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659
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Culpeper | $274,000 Beautiful 3.24 Property with so Many Possibilities, 4 Buildings including 2 Bungalows each with 1 Bedroom and 1 Bathroom, Kitchen and Living Area, Amazing 4 Bay Car Garage with 200 amp Electric & Heat...Perfect for the Car Enthusiast! Call Mary Ann Dubell | 540.212.1100
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Bristow | $729,900 Spacious single family with open floorplan in New Bristow Village, beautifully updated. Call Cathy Kane | 703.868.1976
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Culpeper | $315,000 Stephens City | $599,00 This lovely almost new Craftsman style home is move New roof installed in September with a 10 year warranty included, all new carpeting and vinyl in ready. Situated on 2.47 acres, this spacious Jefferson model boasts an open floor plan, vaulted flooring, freshly painted, new HVAC system getting installed in December. ceilings and tons of natural light. Call Heather Sutphin | 540.771.7458 Call Layne Jensen | 70.499.0775
Somerville | $529,000 5+ Acres with Shooting Range Berm 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, hot tub Huge covered deck and screened porch Call Edie Grassi | 540.878.1308
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Culpeper | $495,000 An Opportunity in the Lovely Area of White Shop! This 4 bedroom, 3 ½ bath home has so much to offer. From the moment you walk in you will feel at home with it’s comforts and flowing floor plan. Call Temple Leavell | 540.222.6074
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Fairfax | $499,000 Fantastic opportunity to live in the heart of Fairfax! Freshly painted and professionally cleaned this gem is waiting for all your finishing touches! Call Kathy Holster | 703.930.0453
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Catlett | $334,000 Updated rambler on 2.5 acres and no HOA, convenient to Manassas and Stafford! Call Cathy Kane | 703.868.1976
Jeffersonton | $621,000 Under Contract Representing Buyer 3 Bed/2.5 Bath 10 Acres Call Alex Wood | 540.222.7700
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Nokesville | $385,000 Property located at the end of a long rural road with plenty of privacy. Perfect property to renovate for resale or to make into your own private oasis. Call Kathy Holster | 703.930.0453
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Warrenton | $650,000 Representing the Buyer Lovely 4 bed/ 2.5 bath Colonial on 1.5 acres Let me help you find your next Home Sweet Home! Call Alex Wood | 540.222.7700
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