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Town’s first Black police chief focuses on community Warrenton Police Chief Tim Carter’s priorities include helping the unhoused, building trust

By Colleen LaMay

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Warrenton’s new police chief is not so new.

Chief Timothy Carter joined the Warrenton Police Department in June 1992 and has been the interim or acting police chief twice. He takes charge of the department during what he calls the golden age of law enforcement in the 4.4 square miles that comprise the Town of Warrenton.

“I think we have the best command staff. We have the best group of officers and employees, whether they be sworn or civilian,” said Carter, 52, Warrenton’s first Black police chief. “We have

great department heads in town. I think we have great leadership in our town government.”

Carter, who grew up in Fauquier County and has lived in Culpeper since 2006, takes over the department at a unique time. COVID and the police murder of George Floyd three years ago changed people, Carter believes.

“A lot of things made us rethink the world we live in, made us rethink police work in general and our interactions with the community,” he said.

One COVID era takeaway for policing is to increase community engagement., something Warrenton’s former police chief, Michael Kochis, appointed in early 2020, emphasized. “He had a real focus on community engagement,” Carter said. “And I’ve always been one who loves interactions with the community, so that was refreshing to see.”

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Warrenton Police Chief Tim Carter talks with participants of the Black Lives Matter Vigil for Action on Saturday, March 11.

‘The positive response has been overwhelming’

Red Truck Bakery has busy weekend after brief closure over security concerns

Red Truck Rural Bakery owner Brian Noyes signs a copy of his cookbook inside the Warrenton store on Saturday, March 11.

The bakery was especially busy as people arrived to show support after a three-day closure last weekend due to security threats.

By Colleen LaMay

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

The Red Truck Rural Bakery in Warrenton was very busy and very peaceful Saturday morning as about 40 people gathered across the street in Courthouse Square for the weekly Black Lives Matter Vigil for Action. A handful of All Lives Matter counterprotesters were also present and peaceful.

“The positive response has been overwhelming for us,” Red Truck owner Brian Noyes said. “And it sure made my staff feel good.”

“We baked a lot of things,” he added. “We’re already running out.”

Warrenton’s new police chief, Timothy Carter, was at Warrenton’s Courthouse Square on Saturday, March 11, as part of the department’s efforts to engage with and build trust in the community. In

By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

said Lovett T. Smith, a private security guard hired by the bakery.

“Our news is focused so much on bad news. We just need to start reporting on the good news.”

The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors has initiated steps to move the county’s professional Fauquier County and volunteer Fire Chief firefighters un- Darren Stevens der the supervision of a single “system chief,” a change meant to ensure the county can better staff fire stations to effectively respond to emergencies.

Under a system chief, both volunteer and professional fire fighters would report to one professional fire chief, helping to consolidate logistics, decision-making and day-to-day

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addition, trained mediators with the Virginia Trust Network and the Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center were on hand to quell any tensions that arose. None did.

“Today, everything was peaceful, and I believe that is great news,”

County initiates move to combined firefighter model

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People peacefully participated on Saturday, March 11 in the ongoing weekly Black Loves Matter Vigil for Action in Warrenton’s Courthouse Square. on the corner,” the clerk declined to give wanted to help.

‘The positive response standing her free coffee.

“An email arrived with an offer to purchase It was, Noyes said, simply a misunderstanding. 100 cups of coffee and 100 muffins for the BLM has been overwhelming’ But Ragle posted a video of her encounter on so- team from a guy in San Antonio, Texas,” he said.

RED TRUCK, from page 1 For the past three years, virtually all the weekly BLM vigils and counterprotests at Warrenton’s Courthouse Square have been peaceful, but that briefly changed on Saturday, Feb. 25. The unlikely reason was coffee, specifically the free coffee the bakery occasionally provided to BLM vigil participants. Noyes made the offer as he happened to walk past a vigil in 2021. He has said he would have done the same for the counterprotesters, but he didn’t see any at that time.

On Saturday, Feb. 25, the clerk behind the counter at Red Truck, a teenager, told counterprotester Jennifer Blevins Ragle that the bakery provided free coffee to BLM vigil participants. But when Ragle identified herself as “someone just

cial media, saying, in part, “I just don’t understand giving free coffee to some people but not others,” and “That makes your store very political.”

The Warrenton bakery was closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday, March 4 to 6, because Noyes said his staff was uncomfortable, and he was worried about ongoing security threats. He even moved the bakery’s namesake, a cherry-red 1954 Ford farm truck purchased from Tommy Hilfiger, from the front of the Warrenton bakery.

Ragle returned to Courthouse Square on Saturday, March 11 with the All Lives Matter protesters, but she eclined to comment when the Fauquier Times asked her for a comment.

After The Washington Post published a story about the incident last week, Noyes said he began to hear from people who lived out of state but

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“More calls arrived today from folks wanting to buy coffee for the BLM group.”

The Black Lives Matter Vigil for Action has been meeting every Saturday morning in Courthouse Square since police killed George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. Their numbers have ranged from fewer than a dozen to more than 100.

The bakery on Saturday, March 11, was so crowded with customers that people sometimes had to wait outside until there was room in the small store. Noyes said he hoped everything was back to normal and that the red truck would be back in front of the store soon.“It’s away for a spa week,” Noyes joked.

But from now on, Noyes said, no one gets free coffee.

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Town’s first Black police chief focuses on community

About Warrenton Police Chief Timothy Carter

Age: 52 Family: Wife and one teen daughter Work: Joined Warrenton Police Department in June 1992 and rose through the ranks, serving as police corporal, detective, detective sergeant, lieutenant, deputy chief of police and acting police chief.

Education: A graduate of the FBI National Academy, Carter completed numerous training and education programs through the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police. He is working toward an associate degree in business administration with an expected graduation date of June 2023.

CHIEF, from page 1 Carter was at the Black Lives Matter Vigil for Action on Saturday, March 11, to put into practice his community-policing strategy, which his community-policing strategy, which meant getting out of the office or squad car to talk to people and get to know them. The way Carter sees it, the town’s trust is best earned when there is no trouble, no call to the police for help.

Does being the first Black chief of police in Warrenton – and one of only a few in Northern Virginia – help at events like the BLM vigils?

“My answer is self-serving,” he said. “So, just let me put that out there. … But I could say yes, and I will say that I do feel that it does.

“I feel that there are certain things about this that I understand,” Carter said. “I can understand them innately because I am African American, but I can also understand wanting to be heard. I think I have a skill set that allows me to come over and talk to the ALM (All Lives Matter) side (and) go and talk to the BLM side.”

He proceeded to just that, greeting Josephine Gilbert, one of the ALM counterprotesters. “I was just saying I have to go see Josephine because I hadn’t seen Josephine in so long,” he said as he approached her in front of the courthouse steps.

Gilbert greeted him warmly.

Carter also spent time across the street talking to people gathered for the BLM Vigil, showing some of them how he keeps his hands warm on bitterly cold days like Saturday by folding them into his heavy security vest.

“Honestly, the vests are very insulating,” Carter said. “In the summertime, you sweat up a storm.”

Working in the community for 30 years, developing relationships and using his own communication style are the factors Carter said will help him most in community policing.

“But if being Black helps me with certain communities, certain members of the community or other groups, I’ll take that also,” he said.

Carter said he learned much from his predecessor, Kochis, who was police chief in Warrenton for three years before accepting an offer from Charlottesville to be the police chief there. Carter is his successor.

“I think he will make an excellent chief,” said Kochis, who left Warrenton in December 2022.

“As a chief, or any leader, your primary role is to develop the people underneath you to do your job,” he added, noting that he saw something special in Carter early on.

Warrenton Mayor Carter Nevill also praised the new police chief. “Chief Carter has devoted his entire career to this town,” Nevill said. “I cannot think of a more qualified or well-deserving candidate to best serve our community.

“To have one of our own leading this department should give everyone in town a sense of pride, as well as comfort, knowing that his leadership and vision are built on the core Warrenton values we all hold dear,” Nevill said.

This is the second time the town has offered Carter the job of police chief. The first was in 2019, when Carter decided against taking the job, which ultimately went to Kochis. Carter wanted to spend time with his family while his daughter still was young, and he thought he needed more time to learn.

“Mike (Kochis) helped me with that work,” Carter said, noting that Kochis mentored him by assigning him tasks aimed at preparing him to be chief, even if Carter didn’t know it at the time.

Help for the unhoused

Carter is thinking about new initiatives for Warrenton. For example, he said he hopes to work with community groups to examine services for unhoused people and to provide his officers with a guidebook or pamphlet of places where unhoused people can get help at all hours.

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Warrenton Police Chief Timothy Carter speaks with Josephine Gilbert, a resident associated with All Lives Matter group, during the weekly Black Lives Matter Vigil for Action and the All Lives Matter counterprotest in Old Town Warrenton on Saturday, March 11.

“I know that we’ve had officers who have taken money out of their own pocket to give somebody a meal,” Carter said. “I know that we have community members who’ve taken money out of their own pocket to get somebody a hotel room for the night.”

Carter isn’t saying that Warrenton has a large homeless population, but even one person sleeping on the street or in a doorway is too many, he said.

Children

Building trust within communities starts with children, Carter said.

“When I was a patrol officer, I used to love going into communities and driving through when the kids were getting out of school and getting off the bus,” Carter said. “What a great time that is to interact with kids, even if you’re just driving through and waving at them.

If kids see police only when someone calls because “bad stuff is happening,” they will equate police with bad stuff happening, Carter said.

He said he wants to bring back a practice from earlier in his career, when officers gave out “baseball cards” with a picture of an officer on the front and some fun facts about that officer on the back.

When kids collect all the cards, they can turn them in for a prize.

“And they don’t realize as they’re collecting the cards and reading them, they’re learning who the officers are,” Carter said.

Crime prevention

Warrenton is generally so quiet that some people fail to lock the doors of their homes and cars not only during the day but at night too, Carter said. That includes residents who call to report things like a firearm stolen from the glove compartment of their unlocked vehicle.

“We have a hard time getting people to understand because they feel so comfortable in this community,” Carter said. “They feel safe.”

But the town is close enough to other, bigger cities that it sometimes becomes a target for thieves or others with crime on their minds who come from outside the area, Carter said. “We’re glad you feel safe, and we’re going to do everything we can to make you feel safe, but there’s some basic things that we need you to be aware of.”

In the past six years, Warrenton has seen just three fatal shootings. A manager was shot to death outside the CVS store on Blackwell Road in 2017.

Two fatal shootings, one in 2020, the other in 2021, happened in the Jackson Street neighborhood, which runs parallel to Broadview Avenue. The 2020 homicide was the result of a botched attempt to steal drugs and cash, police said. The 2021 murder was also labeled a botched robbery attempt.

The Warrenton Police Department, working with other agencies, including the Fauquier County Sher-

iff’s Office, closed all of those cases. Carter worked on the CVS homicide case but had been promoted by the time the other two homicides occurred.

Some things will stay the same

Carter said the programs to increase trust and transparency in Warrenton policing that started with Kochis will continue. Those include ward focus groups and the Guardian program, which allows everyone stopped by Warrenton police officers to rate their encounter anonymously using a QR code on the back of officers’ business cards.

Traffic

If you ask residents to name the No. 1 policing issue, they likely will say traffic, including speeding and accidents, Carter said. The department is part of a traffic-coalition work group that meets regularly. The department uses signs that flash drivers’ speed in neighborhoods where speeding is an issue. An especially effective sign flashes blue, like a police cruiser with its lights on, when someone drives by too fast.

“We get together, and we review and discuss complaints that we’ve received from the citizens about traffic, whether they be speeding complaints, or parking complaints or whatever, and we give recommendations to the town of the best way to handle those,” Carter said.

Fraud

Credit card scams and identity theft also are problems here, Carter said. Seniors are vulnerable targets. Carter hopes to revive efforts to educate seniors at community centers and other places about the dangers of scams.

Within the department

The Warrenton Police Department is committed to the “30 by 30 Initiative,” a nationwide effort to increase the number of female police officers.

The Warrenton Police Department currently has 28 sworn officers, seven of whom are women.

Adding more diversity to the force also is important to Carter. Currently, the Warrenton Police Department has two Black officers, including Carter.

Carter said he also wants to bolster the department’s employee-wellness program to help ensure the force’s physical and mental well-being.

“Depending on where you work, an officer will see more in a year than most people see in a lifetime of things that we really shouldn’t be seeing or that maybe human beings weren’t made to see,” Carter said.

For Carter, a conversation about policing often returns to the benefits of community policing.

“I hate to keep going back to COVID, but just looking at what we’ve been through in the last three years, I think one of the challenges that we have here locally, our policing challenge, is to never rest on our laurels, not to sit back and go, ‘Okay, wow, we’ve done some great stuff. Let’s just sit back and enjoy this,’” Carter said.

“We need to continue moving forward because there are places in our world, in our nation, that their communities are not as fortunate,” he added.

“Maybe their relationship with their law enforcement agency is not as good. There’s distrust there.

“This engagement that we have is at the core of what we do.”

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Kalvyn Smith named interim Fauquier fire chief

Staff Reports Kalvyn Smith is the new interim fire chief of the Fauquier County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management. Smith, who was previously the Catlett Volunteer Fire & Rescue Chief, will serve in the role over the next few months.

Deputy County Administrator Erin Kozanecki confirmed Smith will take over for over for current Fauquier County Fire Rescue Chief Darren L. Stevens while the county seeks to hire a full-time fire chief.

“Fire Chief Smith brings Fauquier County a tremendous amount of experience, as he has served the Catlett Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company for 45 years,” Catlett Volunteer said in a Facebook post.

Stevens, who has served as chief since August 2016, has worked in Fauquier County for 35 years. Stevens is set to retire March 31.

Smith has served both the Catlett Volunteer Fire & Rescue and the Prince William County Department of Fire & Rescue. He worked in Prince William for 32 years before retiring at the rank of battalion chief.

Now, Smith will work in Fauquier while a search continues to find a permanent fire chief. During the search, Assistant Chief Jeremy Moore will fill Smith’s role as the Catlett Volunteer interim fire chief.

Kalvyn Smith

Sheriff Jeremy Falls to run for re-election Staff Reports Sheriff Jeremy A. Falls recently announced he will seek re-election for a full four-year term as sheriff of Fauquier County.

Falls, a Republican, won a special election in November 2022 to fill the unexpired term of former Sheriff Bob Mosier, who resigned Jan. 18, 2022, to take a cabinet position in Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration.

The sheriff’s race is among the local elections that will be on the ballot Nov. 7 in this year’s general election. No one else has filed so far to run for Fauquier sheriff.

Falls, a Fauquier High School graduate, is a graduate of the University of Richmond. In May, he will receive his master’s degree in public administration from George Mason University. In addition, he is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and holds graduate certificates of achievement in criminal justice education and executive leadership from the University of Virginia and American University, respectively, according to a press release from Falls’ campaign.

Under Falls leadership over the past year, the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office was re-accredited through the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Com-

County initiates move to combined firefighter model FIREFIGHTERS, from page 1 operations of each of the county’s 10 fire and rescue stations.

Erin Kozanecki, Fauquier County’s deputy county administrator, announced during the supervisors’ March 9 meeting that the board would hold a public hearing in April on proposed changes to the county’s ordinance to facilitate the switch to a system chief or combination system model “for operations’ sake.”

But she made clear that the new model would allow for the volunteer companies to continue to operate as distinct organizations.

“Volunteer (fire) companies (would) still exist separately and apart as individual companies and entities,” she said.

“There’s a common misconception that (the board) is getting rid of volunteer firefighters; that’s not true,” said Kenneth Neam, president of the professional Fauquier County firefighters’ union, the International Association of Firefighters Local 3762, in a recent interview. “The volunteer organizations still stand, as does the organizational chart of who they are. There will just now be one single chief overseeing the entire system.”

If the county makes the change, Fauquier County will be following the lead of other Northern Virginia jurisdictions that have shifted to a system chief model, including Prince William and Loudon counties.

The supervisors’ announcement followed the news last month that Fauquier County Fire Rescue Chief Darren L. Stevens will retire March 31.

“The discussion (on transitioning to a system chief) has been in the background for a while now ... probably close to a decade,” Kozanecki said.

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A Fauquier County fire truck.

“With Chief Stevens retiring, and as (the board) is hiring a new chief, now seems like the right time.”

Catlett Volunteer Fire Chief Kalyvn Smith will serve as Fauquier County’s interim fire chief until the county hires a new system chief. During the March 9 supervisors’ meeting, Kozanecki said the county would begin its search for a new system chief.

Fauquier County Administrator Paul McCulla’s proposed budget includes a 2-cent increase in the real estate tax rate, raising it from 90 to 92 cents per $100 in assessed value, in part to add 24 full-time, professional firefighter positions.

The additional positions would allow three more of the county’s 10 fire stations to be staffed 24/7 by at least five firefighters, according to McCulla’s budget summary.

Stevens said the goal is to hire the additional 24 firefighters by the end of the year. Upon successful completion of training, the new crew would be out working in the field by May 2024, he said.

Fauquier’s fire departments could see more improvements if the board approves the fire department’s request to apply for a federal SAFER grant.

At a March 7 work session, Stevens detailed that

mission, Falls’ news release said.

Falls identified several areas on which he would focus if re-elected. They include expanding mental health initiatives by continuing to work with the Fauquier County Community Services Board to obtain more resources for those in need, as well as combatting drug use by collaborating with community partners, according to a news release.

Falls said he would also work with community partners to determine if the sheriff’s office should add body-worn cameras, his news release said.

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Fauquier County Sheriff Jeremy Falls

with the help of a SAFER grant, two more county fire stations would be able to move to a six-person staffing unit.

Under a six-person staffing model, the fire stations would be able to respond to calls with both an ambulance and a fire truck. An officer and driver would be sent out in the fire engine along with a paramedic in an ambulance and three technicians.

Due to staffing shortages, some fire stations must decide whether to respond to emergency calls with either an ambulance or a fire truck but often cannot send both.

Stevens said the stations decide which equipment to send based on the type of call they receive from dispatchers.

“We operate on the concept of a first call,” Stevens said. “If it’s an EMS call, we take an ambulance; if it’s an engine call, we take an engine.”

Out of the 10 Fauquier County fire stations, only Upperville, Warrenton and Goldvein have enough staff to operate with an engine and an ambulance at all times. Warrenton and Upperville have five professional firefighters, while Goldvein has six, Neam said.

With a federal SAFER grant, two stations would be equipped with a four-person engine, which is a requirement for the grant, bringing the total number of stations in the county properly equipped up to five.

Without the SAFER grant money, three stations would be equipped with a three-person engine staff and an ambulance. “And that’s only if the proposed 2-cent increase in the real estate tax increase is approved,” said Lisa Henty, director of Fauquier County’s Office of Management and Budget.

The supervisors will begin advertising for the new system chief this week. The county hopes to fill the new fire chief position by June 30, Kozanecki said.

Reach Shannon Clark at sclark@fauquier.com

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Canine connections Warrenton dog behaviorist helps clients pick the right dogs for their lifestyles

By Ashley Simpson

Special to the Fauquier Times

Animal shelters and rescue groups face major overcrowding across the country, and Fauquier County organizations are no exception.

“There is a lot of overcrowding, especially post-COVID,” said Devon Settle, executive director of the Fauquier SPCA. Most dogs that arrive at the Fauquier SPCA are surrendered by people who adopted them from all over Northern Virginia and can no longer handle them, she said.

“My biggest intakes are dogs who were adopted out by other Fauquier shelters or from rescue groups in adjoining counties – and these groups won’t take them back,” said Settle, who accepts on average two and four surrendered dogs a day. “I am an open intake system for Fauquier County animals, so I take every dog in.”

The Fauquier SPCA also handles dog adoptions differently than many other rescue groups, thanks largely to resources that other organizations lack.

Namely, the Fauquier SPCA works with professional dog behaviorists who take as much time as necessary to train and work with dogs before the organization officially deems them ready for adoption. Settle said the average time a behaviorist works with a dog is about a month, though there are situations in which behaviorists work with dogs for much longer.

Settle said her team does everything in its power to make sure every dog that leaves her shelter is the right “match” for its new owners.

So, is there a way for people and shelters everywhere – in Fauquier County and beyond – to avoid unsuccessful pairings that contribute to high rates of owner surrenders?

Settle insists that encouraging people to invest in a behaviorist’s dog-matching services results in more successful adoptions – and less crowding in shelters.

“I think if more people did it, it would be amazing,” Settle said, em-

phasizing that it is prudent to enlist the guidance of a behaviorist when selecting a dog, even if the professional isn’t affiliated with the dog rescue organization.

Brian Kerchner, a professional dog behaviorist who volunteers and works with the Fauquier SPCA, frequently matches dogs at Fauquier SPCA with their future owners as part of a service he offers.

“As a result of working with Brian, we don’t get those return rates that other shelters do,” Settle said.

Kerchner is a Warrenton-based dog behaviorist, trainer and owner of Good Dog Workshop, which provides a DogMatch program that has helped the Fauquier SPCA find success. He says matching services can make all the difference when it comes to finding the right dog.

Energy and activity

According to the American Kennel Club, there are more than 340 dog breeds in the world, as well as countless mixes of different breeds.

With this variety, there is a good chance that the perfect dog for a person is a type that they might not consider – or even know exists.

Kerchner has worked with thousands of clients and their dogs since he started his canine training and services company in 2007. He estimates that “about a third of his clients have simply picked the wrong dog for them.”

The main reason? People don’t understand the dog’s energy level, which is based on breed type, size, temperament, background, gender and other factors.

It all boils down to self-awareness: Instead of picking a dog based on logic, people let their emotions get in the way, Kerchner said.

“Getting caught up in the visual image or look of the dog is the first mistake. Either a dog reminds [people] of a previous dog that they miss, or maybe they choose a dog that simply looks like it needs saving,” he said. “People don’t understand how really reading a dog is different from

Brian Kerchner and friends in his Good Dog Workshop truck.

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Brian Kerchner with a client. merely liking how a dog looks.”

People also pursue incompatible dogs because they are lonely and looking for built-in company.

“At the time of getting said dog, they don’t realize that a dog is 24/7,” Kerchner said. “They want a buddy but then aren’t prepared to meet the needs of the exact dog they end up getting.”

Or, Kerchner added, people estimate their capacity for dog ownership based on what they were equipped to handle at other stages of their lives.

“People remember the last time they had a dog, and what it was like when they were that age,” he said.

“People don’t fully realize that their activity, availability and energy levels have changed.”

Kerchner emphasizes that while all dogs need daily exercise, there are many groups of dogs that need an above-average amount of activity for their well-being. The average required activity for any dog is at least 30 minutes of leash–walking twice a day, equating to about three to three and a half miles, he said.

In addition to ignoring the realities of everyday dog care, people don’t consider how their own emotions impact a dog. For example, anxious, emotionally charged people will likely not be suited for anxious or dominant dogs, he said.

Kerchner and his team function as consultants for anyone looking for a dog. They conduct detailed analyses of people and their wants and will also meet with people at animal shelters or “adoption day” events to provide feedback.

“People with our expertise help guide you in choosing the right dog based on the interactions we observe,” Kerchner said. “We let people know when we see a connection happen.”

He said his team will also pay attention to whether a dog’s demeanor changes over the course of a session.

After all, some dogs may not show

Good Dog Workshop Services: In-home dog training; dog behavior evaluations; dog matching Website: gooddogworkshop.com Contact: 703-489-1319 their true personality with someone they’ve just met.

The Good Dog Workshop’s DogMatch program also involves Brian or another employee conducting a full analysis of the interactions between a household’s existing dogs and a potential new pack member.

“It’s all about finding a good match from the get-go: temperament, energy and activity level,” Kerchner said.

“Just like humans, dogs need different forms of fulfillment to be the kind of pets that their owners were looking for in the first place.”

Settle said objective, professional dog-matching services often change expected outcomes – for the better – for adopters who walk through the SPCA’s doors.

“We are very vigilant, and what we’ve found is that a lot of people think they want one type of dog when they really need another,” Settle said. “Because of Brian and dog matching, nine times out of 10, people come in with an idea of one dog, and leave with an entirely different one. And it’s in large part because of these pairing processes that we have such low return rates.”

Adding the extra step of official dog matching to the process of finding a new dog has great potential to eliminate a lot of avoidable burdens that too often come with bringing a pet home.

“Doing this prep before getting a dog will often save people so much pain, frustration and money in the long run,” Kerchner said. “There’s so much information to sift through, and it’s overwhelming to do by yourself.”

Reach Ashley Simpson at ashleycsimpson@gmail.com

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OmniRide bus drivers celebrate their Sunday, March 12, vote to approve a new contract with Keolis, the private company that hires and manages the drivers.

OmniRide bus drivers OK contract, end 28-day strike

By Jill Palermo

Times Staff Writer

OmniRide bus drivers voted overwhelmingly Sunday to accept the latest contract offer from Keolis, the private company that hires and manages the bus drivers, ending a 28-day strike and returning much of the commuter bus service to normal earlier this week.

The drivers “are ecstatic. (They will) get a significantly large increase in their pay,” said Bill Davis, secretary/treasurer of Teamsters 639, the bus drivers’ union. “They’re excited to get back to work.”

Several commuter Express routs resued their normal operating schedules Monday, March 13. More would be added as staff numbers rose, an OmniRide statement said.

Returning all routes to regular service might “take a few days,” OmniRide spokeswoman Alyssa Ludwiczak said.

The bus drivers met at OmniRide’s western Prince William facility Sunday morning and voted 103-7 to accept the contract Keolis offered Friday, March 10, Davis said.

The deal is the first the union has negotiated with the Boston-based Keolis since OmniRide awarded the company the contract to manage the bus drivers about 18 months ago.

Prior to Keolis, the contract was held

by First Transit, Davis said.

“This was our first contract (with Keolis), so there were all these things we had to overcome in order to get a better deal,” Davis said.

The bus drivers walked off the job Feb. 13 after negotiations, which began in mid-August, were no longer productive. Davis said that while the strike was painful for the drivers financially, it was necessary to get the pay and benefits they were looking for.

Among the main sticking points in the negotiations were driver pay, the driver pay scale, health care benefits, matching funds for drivers’ 401k plans, holiday pay and 40-hour work weeks.

The deal the drivers approved, among other things, will shrink the former 16-year pay scale to just five years, meaning drivers will earn top pay after just five years on the job.

It also offers across-the-board raises of about 14% as well as a 3% match for drivers’ 401k plans. Drivers had no 401k match previously from Keolis, Davis said.

Drivers will now also be paid time and a half for working on holidays, and about 90% of the drivers will be assigned 40-hour work weeks, which was not previously the case, Davis said.

The drivers were pushing to raise starting pay from $23 to $26 an hour and top pay from about $33 to $37.99 an hour, according to Matt McQuaid, a Teamsters 639 spokesman.

The strike was the longest in OmniRide’s history. But drivers believe they “would not have gotten this deal” without it, Davis said.

“The strike was devastating to the drivers. They had bills to pay, and (strike pay) is next to nothing,” he added. “But they knew if they didn’t stay out, they would continue to be mistreated. They were paid at such a low rate, it was disrespectful.”

Despite the strike, about 35 of the 150 bus drivers had returned to their jobs as of this past week. The number of drivers who stayed behind the wheel allowed OmniRide to offer limited local service and paratransit service, for disabled customers, throughout the four-week strike.

OmniRide began offering limited service from the Horner Road commuter lot in Woodbridge to the Pentagon as of Wednesday, March 8.

During the previous week, they had added limited service to the Springfield Metro station.

The new deal will cost Keolis about $3 million more a year – or $12 million over the length of the four-year contract - according to details OmniRide shared on its website Friday, March 10.

“While this is a large dollar

amount, the cost is driven by the reduction of the number of years to reach top pay and is in line with industry standards, making OmniRide a highly competitive place to work,” the statement said. “This allows OmniRide to offer excellence in our services by hiring and retaining the region’s best operator workforce.”

It was not yet clear on Sunday

whether the local governments that fund OmniRide will pay Keolis more to offset the cost of the new deal.

Prince William County pays about 90% of the cost of the commuter bus service, while the remaining is paid

by Manassas, Manassas Park and Stafford County.

Reach Jill Palermo at jpalermo@ fauquier.com

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS MARCH 15 TO 24

ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATIONS St. Patrick’s Day

What: St. Patrick’s Day Fun for all ages When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 17 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Irish story time at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; a musical performance by the barbershop quartet, Mint Condition at 4 p.m.; shamrock crafts all day long; wear green and shop to support Cloverleaf Equine Center, a local nonprofit that assists families and individuals in finding the power of the horse and a caring community

St. Patrick’s Day

What: St. Patrick’s Day Estimation Station for children When: All day Friday, March 17 to Friday, March 31 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Guess how many pieces of Lucky Charms cereal are in the jar; the closest estimate at each library location will win a box of chocolate gold coins

St. Patrick’s Day

What: Shamrock Weekend When: Noon to 9 p.m. Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: New beer; Irish dance; live music; food trucks

St. Patrick’s Day

What: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration When: Noon to 9 p.m. Friday, March 17 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

ONGOING EVENTS Theater What: Fauquier Community Theatre presents “Our Town” When: Friday, March 10, to Sunday, March 26 Where: Vint Hill Theater on the Green, 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton Cost: Tickets range $16 to $18 Info: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances, March 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25; 2 p.m. Sunday matinees, March 12, 19 and 26 Reservations: 540-349-8760 Tickets: www.FCTstage.org

History

What: Towering Achievements of Women When: All Day, Wednesday March 1, to Friday, March 31 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Children are invited to celebrate Women’s History Month; for every biography a child checks out about a woman this month, they will be invited to add a LEGO block to the tower

Crafts

What: Adult Be a Maker Cart When: All day Monday, March 13, to Sunday, March 19 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Bealeton Branch Library, 10977 Willow Drive, Bealeton

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St. Patrick’s Day What: St. Paddy’s Day with Deja Vu When: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 17 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station Info: Irish fare and live music; wear green

St. Patrick’s Day

What: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration When: Noon Saturday, March 18 Where: Beer Hound Brewery, 201 Waters Place, Culpeper Info: Bagpipes, drums, food specials and a special beer release

Live Music

Band: Featuring Bailey Hayes When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 18 Where: Denim and Pearls, 29 Main St., Warrenton

Info: Learn, create and make a project using the library’s craft and maker supplies

Bereavement

What: Spiritual Care Support Ministries Bereavement support group When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 21, to April 25 Where: Chapel Springs Church, 11500 New Life Way, Bristow RSVP: 540-349-5814 Farmers market What: 2023 Winter Farms Market When: 9 a.m. to noon, every Saturday through March 25 Where: Old Town, 21 Main St., Warrenton

Exhibition

What: Endurance-Secretariat’s Triple Crown at 50 When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, through May 14 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Info: 50th anniversary of Secretariat winning the Triple Crown

Community

What: Joint Community Academy When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (every Tuesday) April 25, to June 27 Where: Warrenton Police Department, Community Room, 333 Carriage House Lane, Warrenton Info: Sponsored by the Warrenton Police Department and the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office Info: 540-347-1107 or https://www. warrentonva.gov/209/2023-JointCommunity-Academy

Exhibition

Band: Featuring Ryan Jewel When: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 18 Where: Barking Rose Brewery, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Culpeper Band: Featuring Kid Sister Band When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 18 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Band Featuring Lisbeth Sabol and Casey Firkin When: 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 18 Where: Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Band: Featuring Virginia Country When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 18 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station READING What: Lucky Books with Shamrocks When: All day, Wednesday, March 1, to Friday, March 31 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Throughout March, children, teens and adults can check out a book with a shamrock in exchange for a treat

Church Events Dinner

What: Corned Beef and Cabbage/Ham Dinner When: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 17 Where: Liberty United Methodist Church, 10513 Old Marsh Road, Bealeton Cost: Free will offering Info: All are welcome

What: Identity and Restraint-Art of the Dog Collar exhibition When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, through March 26 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for ages 13 to 18; $8 for seniors.

Info: Innovative traveling exhibition developed in partnership between the National Sporting Library and Museum and the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog in New York

Food Assistance

What: Peas and Grace When: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturdays Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains Info: Those in need of food assistance

Spiritual Care Support Ministries What: Support groups/counseling and special events for those experiencing the death of a loved one, divorce and chronic illness When: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday; closed on Sunday Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: 540-349-5814 or www.scsm.tv

The S.E.E. Recovery Center

What: Recovery-oriented groups, meetings and the opportunity to speak with someone about mental health or substance use recovery When: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday;

4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday Where: The S.E.E. Recovery Center, 710 U.S. Ave., Culpeper Info: 540-825-3366 or email: SEERecovery@rrcsb.org

Wednesday, March 15 Yoga

What: Sunset Yoga When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 Where: Wollam Gardens, 5167 Jeffersonton Road, Jeffersonton Cost: $15 Tickets: www.wollam-gardens. squarespace.com/yoga Info: Bring a mat

Story time

What: In-Person Story Time for children up to age 5 and families When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 22 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall and Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Caregivers must remain in the children’s areas

Story time

What: Raising Readers Story Time for 2- to 4-year-old children with caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 22 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Longer stories, finger plays and songs

ESL class

What: English-as-a-second-language See CALENDAR, page 12

12 CALENDAR CALENDAR, from page 11 class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 22 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: 540-718-8243

Book club

What: Bealeton Book Club When: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Discussion on “Easy Crafts for the Insane,” by Kelly Williams Brown; refreshments Join meetings: martika.jones@ fauquiercounty.gov or 540-422-8500, ext. 5

Skill building

What: Pre-K Skill Builders for ages 3 to 5 with caregiver When: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 22 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Get ready for kindergarten with fun activities and crafts Health What: Wednesday Wind Down for adults When: 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 22 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: De-stressing activity

Nature

What: Nature School for children in grades 1 to 5 When: 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 15 Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Cost: $180; $145 for Friends of the Clifton Institute Tickets: 540-341-3651 Info: Activities, nature walks and more; bring a small backpack with a full water bottle and snack, a small towel, seat pad or piece of tarp to sit on

Book club

What: Book Club When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Book discussion every third Wednesday; this month’s pick is “The Marlow Murder Club,” by Robert Thorogood; receive 10% off book club books when purchased at The Open Book

Author event

What: John Cribb, author of “The Rail Splitter” When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Meet the author

Trivia

What: Trivia Night When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 22 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Hosted by Fauquier Trivia

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When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 22 Where: Barking Rose Brewing Company, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton

Thursday, March 16 Seniors

What: Senior Supper at the Bistro on the Hill for ages 55-plus When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 16, and Thursday, March 23 Where: Bistro on the Hill, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton Cost: $7.50

Coffee and conversation

What: Fellowship, encouragement, hope through conversation with others When: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 16, and Thursday, March 23 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Cost: Coffee, tea, light refreshments Info: 540-349-5814

Food pantry

What: Fauquier FISH Food Pantry for residents of Fauquier County When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16; 9:30 to noon Saturday, March 18; Tuesday, March 21 Where: Fauquier FISH, 24 Pelham St., Warrenton Info: Ready-to-cook meals; bring ID and proof of county residency

Exercise

What: Tomba When: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16; Saturday, March 18; Thursday, March 23 Where: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg Info: Tom Sweitzer’s version of Zumba; 540-687-6373

Story time

What: Musical Storytime for all ages with a caregiver When: 10 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16, and Thursday, March 23 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Rhymes, songs, stories and movement

Caregivers

What: Powerful Tools for Caregivers of adults living with chronic conditions When: 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 16 Where: Generations Central Adult Day Care, 318 S. West St., Culpeper Cost: $25 Registration: https://www. cstonecares.org Info: Learn to reduce stress, build confidence, find balance, communicate and find resources

Art

What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 16, and Thursday, March 23 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies

Story time

What: Live Online Story Time for young children with caregivers When: 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, March 16, and Thursday, March 23 Where: Virtual

Info: Finger plays and sing-alongs Registration: https://fauquierlibrary. org/services/kids

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ESL class

What: Astronomy for everyone with the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Ambassadors and Northern Virginia Astronomy Club When: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18 Where: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane Cost: $10 car parking fee Info: 540-592-3556; bring lawn chairs and blankets, telescopes, and binoculars

What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 16, and Thursday, March 23 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: 540-718-8243

Story time

What: Pajama Story Time When: 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, and Thursday, March 23 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Stories, songs and activities; PJs are welcome

Book club

What: Mystery Book Club When: Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 16 Where: John Barton Payne Community Hall, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Info: Discussion on “The Recovery Agent,” by Janet Evanovich Join the meetings: pamela.lovera@ fauquiercounty.gov or 540-422-8500, ext. 2

Book club

What: Adult Book Club Children’s Literature When: 2 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Discussion on “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien

Saturday, March 18 Star gazing

Birds

What: Bird Walk for adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by adult When: 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 18 Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Info: Bring a mask RSVP: info@cliftoninstitute.org or call 540-341-3651

Concert

What: Manassas Chorale-With One Voice for all ages When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18 Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Tickets: $25, $23, free to Mason students and children (18 years and younger) Reservations: 703-993-7700

Art

What: Featuring Michelle and Jason Hannan When: 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

What: All Ages Art for elementary, middle school and high school students When: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 18 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Learn a different artistic element and the artists who mastered these elements and their process and body of work

Friday, March 17 Story time

Sunday, March 19 Nature

Live music

What: Storytime for the Littles ages 3 to 6 When: 11 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 17 and Friday, March 24 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: 540-878-5358 Book Cellar What: Book Cellar with books, movie and music for all ages, sponsored by the Friends of Fauquier Library to support programs When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 17, Saturday, March 18 and Friday, March 24 Where: John Barton Payne Building Basement, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Volunteer; 540-341-3447

Writing

What: Lunchtime Write-In for all writers When: Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 17, and Friday, March 24 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Bring fully charged laptops; 540878-5358

Karaoke

What: Karaoke Night When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 17 Where: Beer Hound Brewery, 201

What: Vernal Pool Adventures When: 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday, March 19 Where: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane Cost: $10 car parking fee Info: Join a Virginia Master Naturalist on a visit to a vernal pool and search for signs of unique species

Art

What: Focal Point Exhibit When: Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 19 Where: The Artists in Middleburg Gallery, 102 W. Washington St., Middleburg Info: Masks required

Concert

What: Dervish (Internationally acclaimed ensemble from Ireland) for all ages When: 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19 Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Cost: Tickets $48, $41, $29; halfprice for youth through grade 12 Reservations: 703-993-7700 Reading What: Paws to Read with K-9 Caring See CALENDAR, page 13

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CALENDAR, from page 12 Angels for children ages 5 to 10 with caregiver When: 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs; signed permission slip is required

Live music

What: Featuring Brandon Wayne and His Lonesome Drifters When: 1:30 to 4:30 Sunday, March 19 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

Yoga

What: Bend and Brew for any fitness level When: 11 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 19 Where: Barking Rose Brewery, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton Cost: $20, includes a 50-minute yoga class and a flight of beers Info: Bring a yoga mat and bottle of water

Live music

What: Featuring Paul Rogers When: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 19 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station

Monday, March 20 Art

ss models odels What: Art Cart for preschool and

elementary school children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, s 20 models March Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall

Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies

Story time

What: Tiny Tots Story Time for infant to 2-year-old children with caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 20 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Songs, rhymes and simple stories

Story time

What: Family Storytime for all ages with caregiver When: 4 to 4:30 Monday, March 20 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Concert What: Fauquier Community Band Presents - Dancing Through Time When: 7 p.m. Monday, March 20 Where: Fauquier High School, 705 Waterloo Road, Warrenton Info: Play the raffle to win great prizes; complimentary dessert reception at the end of the show; https://www.fauquiercommunityband. com

Suicide

What: Survivors for Life-Suicide support meeting When: 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 20 Where: Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services, 15361 Bradford Road, Culpeper Info: Support group for those affected with loss of a loved one to suicide; Alan at 434-825-8913 or arasmussen@rrcsb.org

Art

What: Art Cart at Warrenton Central Library for preschool and elementary school children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester Drive, Warrenton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies

Meet the author

What: Meet the Author, Chef Jernard Wells; for adults When: 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 Where: Virtual Info: Online conversation with the author about “Southern Inspired: More Than 100 Delicious Dishes from See CALENDAR, page 14

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festival Friday 17th Saturday 18th Kegs & Eggs 9am

11 am open

Paddy’s Day Tea 11am & 1pm

Paddy's Tea 11am-3pm

Boyle School of Dance 12pm & 7pm

Outdoor Vendors 12pm Bounce house 1pm

Paul Cray Entertainment 12:30pm Warrenton Traditional Session 1pm Storytelling with Dan Quinn 2:30pm

Parade 1:00pm Butternotes Duo and Stephanie O’Sullivan 1pm

Kristin Butke Irish Dance 3pm & 5:30pm

MurLarkey Distillery Tasting 1pm

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Paul Cray Entertainment 1pm & 5pm

with Stephanie O’Sullivan 5pm

Kristin Butke Irish Dance 2pm & 7pm

Piper 6:30pm

Storytelling with Dan Quinn 2:30pm

Paul Cray Entertainment 7:30pm

Elizabeth Lawrence 5pm-8pm

Chelsea Johnson 9:30 pm

Ripple Machine with Jameson 6pm Brother Bill 9pm

What: Homework Help for School-Age Children When: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow St., Bealeton Info: Homework help for elementary and middle school children by Liberty High School National Honor Society members; students should bring in specific schoolwork for help

Photography

What: Teen Cyanotype Night for teens ages 12 to 18 When: 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Program and art supplies provided by the Oak Springs Garden Foundation Registration: 540-422-8525 or email Mert Cook at: mert.cook@ fauquiercounty.gov

Story time

What: Pajama Story Time When: 6:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Stories, songs and activities; PJs are welcome

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What: Adult Yoga-Seated When: 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Use chairs for support in easy yoga class; wear movement friendly clothing; 540-687-5730

ESL class

What: ESOL-English conversation group for all levels When: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Practice English through conversation and games in small group setting

Wednesday, March 22 Alzheimer’s seminar

What: Alzheimer’s and dementiarelated illnesses When: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 22 Where: Virtual Info: Presented by the Villa at Suffield Meadows Registration: Sophia Cameron, 540316-3800

Health

What: Total Joint Replacement class When: 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 Where: Fauquier Health, 500 Hospital Drive, Chestnut Room, Warrenton Info: Learn about joint replacement surgery and rehabilitation Registration: 540-316-5000

Older Adults

What: OWLS (Older Wiser Learners) for active, older adults When: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Make new friends, learn

new things and share knowledge; refreshments Thursday, March 23

Oceanography

What: Featuring Renowned Oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle for families and the community When: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Where: Foxcroft School, Engelhard Gymnasium, 22407 Foxhound Lane, Middleburg RSVP: 540-687-4510

Library

What: Library Board of Trustees meeting When: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: 540-222-8500, extension 4

Reading

What: Rambling Readers for adults When: 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Walk with the library staff and talk about books and recommendations

Live Music

What: Featuring Andrew Washington When: 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

Friday, March 24 Pet clinic

What: Pet Wellness Clinic When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 24 Where: Fauquier SPCA, 9350 Rogues Road, Midland Cost: Fee for various services Appointment: 540-788-9000 x208

Candles

What: Wicks and Sips Candle Making When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 24 Where: Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane Cost: $40 per person, includes one glass of BOW Haus White Wine or BOW Haus Red Wine Tickets: https://www.barreloak. orderport.net/product-details/1069/ Wicks-and-Sips Info: Pick wax color and scent

Live music

What: Featuring Virginia Rum Runners When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Trivia What: Trivia Night When: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 Where: Beer Hound Brewery, 201 Waters Place, Culpeper

Live music

What: Featuring Daniel Carter When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 24 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station Movies What: Movie Night featuring “School of Rock” When: 6 p.m. Friday, March 24 Where: Powers Farm and Brewery, 9269 Redemption Way, Midland

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Splatoon 3 for the Nintendo Switch: fun for all

By Alex Craig

Special to the Fauquier timeS

Splatoon 3 screenshot of a player using the paint brush.

Splatoon 3 is a kid-friendly, multiplayer game with enough gameplay depth people of all ages can have fun. You play as a squid-like Inkling or Octoling. Their most notable trait is the ability to swim through ink launched from fun weaponry, like paint brushes. There are three ways to play: solo play, online PvP, and online player vs. computer. Playing online content requires a Nintendo online subscription, which currently is $19.99 annually.

One of my favorite feature of the game is character

customization. You can dress your character in hats, shirts, and shoes, each having abilities that impact gameplay.

Some players like to focus on fashion; others care about gear capabilities. I like to find a balance between the two.

Splatoon 3 is great for new and returning players alike, with the best features from the first two games brought over into the latest edition and some brand-new features making their debut. Long-time fans will find many familiar game mechanics, game modes, gear options, maps, characters, and some new additions to keep things fresh. At the same time, newcomers can enjoy the result of years of gameplay and development that makes the game series what it is today.

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BRENTON DOYLE COULD MAKE ROCKIES OPENING DAY ROSTER

Former Kettle Run High baseball star Brenton Doyle is competing for a job on the Colorado Rockies opening day roster. The center fielder is getting a long look in spring training and is hitting .286 with six RBI and three steals. Doyle, 24, has an excellent chance to make his major league debut this year.

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FAUQUIER SOFTBALL PREVIEW

Defending champion Falcons return four all-district players, will rely on Kaltreider on the mound

By Peter Brewington

star pitcher who is the workhorse every game, whether it’s Sarah Lamper (now at Shepherd College) to Meghan Harrington (now at Princeton). We’ve not had that workhorse last year, but Kara is starting to fill that role.”

Kaltreider throws a screwball, plus a “down pitch” and has increased her velocity, now firing balls in the mid 50 MPH range, which is above average for a high school pitcher, the coach said.

“She’ll be on the mound quite a bit,” the coach emphasized, also noting Gilmore and freshman Lydia Lovell can pitch.

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

How many teams can lose six impressive seniors, including four all-region selections, and remain a force?

Meet the Fauquier Falcons, whose ongoing dynasty returns ready to roll this spring.

“We’re really excited. We have half the starters coming back. We lost a big senior class, which is tough, but the seniors this year are great leaders. They know how we run things in the Fauquier softball program,” said coach Erika Lamper.

After winning the Northwestern District regular season title, the Falcons return two all-district first team and all-region infielders in seniors Mikayla Gilmore and Katie Harrington, as well as two returning outfield standouts in seniors Emily Penatzer and Erin Irvin. Promising sophomore pitcher Kara Kaltreider is also back.

Gilmore, who was an all-district first team pick at second base last year, will likely move to shortstop.

Harrington, named all-district first team at third, will likely play second or could emerge at shortstop. Both are impact Falcons, with Gilmore likely leading off.

“We need Mikayla in the lineup and Katie is a big hitter as well,” Lamper said.

The outfield consists of two key returning starters in senior Penatzer in left field and senior Erin Irvin in right.

Penatzer was a second team all-district outfielder last year and Irvin was an honorable mention outfielder.

Lamper loves their hustle and

New roles

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Mikayla Gilmore and the Falcons hope to repeat as district champs. spunk, noting both are small but lethal. “Emily is awesome. She’s a little lefty but always finds a way to put the ball in play,” said Lamper. “Erin is little but quick too.”

Kaltreider to pitch most games

Sophomore Kara Kaltreider is the primary pitcher after sharing the

role as a freshman in 2022.

“She’s a sweetheart. She is always working and wants to be out there to support the team,” Lamper said.

The coach noted the team thrived when one Falcon hurler emerged as the clear No. 1.

“We’ve sometimes had just one

Lamper said catcher, third base and first base are key spots where the coaching staff is assessing options. The Falcons lost star catcher Helena Lovell, who was the district co-Player of the Year, as well as first team all-district selections in center fielder Meredith Wayland, shortstop Peyton Swart and first baseman Haley Saulsbury.

Fauquier doesn’t have a JV, so there are 15 girls on varsity, providing plenty of options.

Freshman Lydia Lovell, a left-handed hitter and the sister of former star Helena, could take over in center. Power-hitting sophomore Aliana Hawkins also looks dangerous. “Lydia is one of our best fielders and we are excited about Aliana. She is a very strong girl,” Lamper said.

Senior Brooke Owens, who had surgery last year, will play in the infield, likely at second base.

See FHS SOFTBALL, page 18

FAUQUIER BASEBALL PREVIEW

FALCONS LED BY ‘HUNGRY KIDS READY TO LEARN’ Youthful Fauquier has just one returning starter and one senior

By Peter Brewington

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

Although sophomore Eli Bynaker is Fauquier’s lone returning starter, coach Matt O’Saben is excited about this season. “This group has bought into Fauquier High baseball culture,” he says.

Fauquier High baseball coach Matt O’Saben is about to undertake a season like he’s never had before.

With one returning starter, the Falcons always-successful program faces a stiff learning curve, but O’Saben is ready for a rewarding ride.

Fauquier went 12-10 last year, missing the region playoffs after falling to Millbrook 5-0 in the Northwestern District semifinals. Expecting to build on that success, Fauquier lost four key players who transferred, leaving the youngest squad in school history.

Fauquier has just one senior in Brady Latiolais. The rest of the 14-man squad includes three freshmen, six sophomores and four juniors.

But don’t feel sorry for the Falcons.

O’Saben, whose proven track record includes a run to the state semifinals in 2018, is excited about the players who’ll don Falcon jerseys.

“They’re inexperienced but it’s a good group of guys who work hard every single day and I see improvement every practice.

I’m optimistic that by the end of the year when the playoffs come we’ll be headed in the right direction,” O’Saben said.

“It’s been a lot of fun. We need to all contribute to be successful. It’s an all-handson-deck mentality, but it’s been fun for the staff. We have hungry kids willing to learn,” O’Saben said.

“We have some toolsy guys. They’re young so there will be ups and downs,” O’Saben emphasized.

See FHS BASEBALL, page 19

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KETTLE RUN SOFTBALL PREVIEW

TALENTED COUGARS HAVE ALMOST EVERY STARTER BACK Impressive lineup features pitcher-sluggers Wilkerson, Lail

By Matthew Proctor

Special to the Fauquier Times

Led by two strong senior pitchers, the Kettle Run High softball team has realistic ambitions to be a major threat in the Northwestern District this year.

Coach Ritchie Jacobs is back for year two at the helm, and he returns almost every starter from a year ago.

The Cougars look experienced, deep and poised to make a triumphant return to region playoffs.

Last season, the Cougars finished 8-9 and were eliminated in the Northwestern District semifinals by Fauquier, ending a game short of reaching the Class 4 Region C playoffs. ”I think the depth in our lineup is what’s going to help us get over the hump,” said Jacobs, who said the Cougars have quality throughout the lineup.

Seniors Kylie Wilkerson and Delaney Lail were Kettle Run’s top two pitchers last season, and they’re back to bring the heat once again.

Wilkerson is a strikeout machine with a mid 60s fastball in her arsenal, as well as a riseball, a drop ball, a curveball and a changeup, while Lail is a lefty who throws a changeup with lots of rotation to go along with a nasty rise and drop ball combo.

“(Wilkerson) throws hard. She throws between 62 and 64, and she’s still getting stronger,” Jacobs said. “(Lail) throws three pitches and she’s got some crazy spin. She’s hard to hit.”

The pair also own two of Kettle Run’s best bats.

Wilkerson, committed to George Mason University, is a high average hitter who will bat fifth in the order.

Lail, who Jacobs believes to be the Cougars’ best hitter, is a Bridgewater College commit who’ll bat fourth and play first base when she isn’t pitching.

Kettle Run has two catchers that will both play a lot. Sophomore Leah Trible took over as starter halfway through last season to great success, will catch when Wilkerson pitches.

The Cougars’ only other senior, Kaley Frazier, will catch for Lail.

Trible is expected to bat sixth and play second base when she isn’t catching, while Frazier is a slugger who will bat third.

On the left side of the infield, the Cougars are returning both of their starters, juniors Mandy Holmes at third and Carys Gohlmann at shortstop. Both being relied on for their experience, Holmes will bat seventh while the speedy Gohlmann hits second.

See KR SOFTBALL, page 19

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

George Mason-bound pitching and hitting ace Kylie Wilkerson (above) is one of Kettle Run’s two ace pitchers. Bridgewater-bound Delaney Lail is the other.

KETTLE RUN BASEBALL PREVIEW

Always-tough Cougars return potent lineup

By Matthew Proctor

Special to the Fauquier Times

Since Kettle Run High opened in 2008, many faces have come and gone, but one constant remains.

That would be Cougars’ baseball coach Ty Thorpe, who is entering his 15th year.

The longtime Kettle Run physical education teacher has a sterling record, advancing his teams to the region semifinals six times. The Cougars made the state semifinals in 2016 and state quarterfinals in 2019.

They’ve posted winning records in 12 of the 13 seasons played (2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic), including 10-7 last year, falling to James Wood 2-0 in the Northwestern District tournament semifinals.

With plenty of returning weapons, and some new ones, Thorpe expects to do what he’s always done: win. “This team’s got a lot of good talent, I think we can win a lot of games this year,” Thorpe said.

The Cougars’ starting rotation is anchored by Fauquier High transfer Damen Tapscott, a senior with a live arm and 6-foot-2 junior Warren Bernard. Senior Trey Western will move from infield to a key pitching role.

With his combination of a pinpoint fastball and a devastating changeup and slider, Tapscott has the biggest repertoire in the rotation. “He’s got some good life with his fastball, some good run to it. And he’s usually a kid that can get ahead in the count and put kids away with one of those nasty off-speed pitches that he has,” Thorpe said.

Bernard is heralded for his command and ability to consistently find the strike zone, while Western is a “dark horse” with a great slider. When not pitching, Tapscott and Western will play second base, and Bernard will see time at first.

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Sophomore Nate Wiles has become one of coach Ty Thorpe’s most important players.

As for the lineup, senior J.J. Mulhern is an experienced starter from last season and will bat leadoff and play center field.

Providing punch in the middle of the order will be sophomore Nate Wiles, junior Connor Adair and senior Dillon DeAnda.

Starting at shortstop last season as a freshman, Wiles has developed into a mainstay. “Very talented fielder. Very good bat as well for being a young kid. I haven’t seen a kid like him in a while.

He’s that polished at his age,” Thorpe said.

A dynamic tight end in football, Adair will bat cleanup, and the 6-foot-2 slugger is a threat to do damage. “He’s just a big, strong kid. I saw him walking around the other day in the locker room like, ‘Geez, man, you’re not a kid anymore, you’re a man.’ He’s just huge,” Thorpe said.

Newcomer DeAnda, who transferred in from Texas, will man the hot corner. Thorpe says he offers huge upside with his skilled glove and a powerful bat that is still developing.

Sophomore Sam Linebaugh will start in left field with junior Logan Overhulser being the projected starter in right. Senior Peyton Mehaffey and sophomore Jake Mulhern will also see time in the outfield.

Overhulser swings the bat well and is a reliable defender, but an arm injury could allow Mehaffey to see plenty of playing time early on.

Thorpe said he’ll give the starting nod in right to whoever is the most consistent at the plate.

Mulhern will see time in the outfield as well, on top of being called upon as the Cougars’ top pitcher out of the bullpen.

Junior Sean Martin is another reliever who will see the mound frequently. When he’s not pitching, Martin will play first base.

Junior Trent DeRosa and sophomore Andrew Smarr open the season sharing time at catcher.

DeRosa has sound defensive skills, while Smarr has a slightly better bat, Thorpe said.

Hungry to return to the region playoffs for the first time since 2019, Thorpe knows it won’t be easy. “There are a lot of really good teams in the district. You can’t take any nights off if you want to win,” Thorpe said.

Kettle Run was scheduled to open on Tuesday at Brentsville High.

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LIBERTY BASEBALL PREVIEW

Is this the year Liberty baseball makes some noise?

By Matthew Proctor

Special to the Fauquier Times

Jason Mecke has grand plans for his second season as Liberty baseball coach.

Despite a 5-17 record and a firstround loss in the Northwestern District playoffs to Kettle Run last year, Mecke has made big strides in rebuilding the program.

The demand for baseball at Liberty is the highest it’s been in a long time.

The Eagles had 30 players at tryouts compared to just 14 a year ago, resulting in Liberty fielding a JV team for the first time in seven years.

“That’s a huge aspect for me to have, something coming behind to build on,” Mecke said. “I got 13 freshmen, plus I got three on the varsity team, so a little building towards the future.”

While Mecke is focused on development, he expects his 2023 squad to take a run at a .500 or better season thanks to nine returning players on the 12-man roster.

The pitching staff looks to be a four-man rotation between junior Braden Perry and seniors Cody Myers, C.J. Beier and Nathan Mecke,

the coach’s son.

The group is an experienced one that may not blow you away with fastballs but can dice you up with precise pitch placement and timely off-speed.

“We’re not an overpowering pitching staff. They all hit their spots and have nice breaking balls,” Mecke said. “Just focus on hitting your spots and then mixing in the off-speed stuff.”

Each of Liberty’s pitchers can also swing the bat well and play in the field. When they’re not pitching, Perry will play shortstop and Myers will get time at third and designated hitter. Beier can also play third while Mecke will play first.

At the top of the lineup, Mecke has stacked his most experienced hitters that he believes will all hit for a high batting average and consistently get on base. Two juniors sit atop the lineup in center fielder Lliam Collins and third baseman Tanner Eaves.

The 3-4-5 spots include Mecke, Beier and Myers.

“I think they’re all going to hit for good average. Three (Nathan Mecke) and four (C.J. Beier) might be able to

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Senior Cody Myers is a key member of a Liberty squad primed for a breakout year. hit for a little bit of power, but I think most of them are just going to hit a lot of singles and doubles,” Mecke said.

The rest of the lineup is young and trending up. Sophomore Aiden Beier is starting in left field, and he brings veteran experience as he played on the varsity squad as a freshman, while two newcomers, freshmen Evan Perry and Matthew Matteson, will split time in right field.

Liberty will start another freshman, Christopher Laws, at catcher.

Two varsity returnees slated for time are junior Cole Ryan, a middle infielder, and sophomore Spencer Hinkle, an outfielder.

Liberty debuts Friday at home against Sherando. Mecke is optimistic that the Eagles are turning the corner.

“I think we’ll be able to compete.

We should be a defensively sound team,” Mecke said. “They have the talent. It’s just putting their mindset together and playing as a team, that’s the big thing.”

LIBERTY SOFTBALL PREVIEW

SMITH, CAVINS, LEATHERMAN GIVE EAGLES THREE-HEADED MONSTER AT PLATE

By Matthew Proctor

Special to the Fauquier Times

Entering his fifth season as Liberty softball coach, Chris Leatherman returns an experienced, veteran lineup that looks to score a lot of runs.

Leatherman expects the Eagles to be in the mix at the top of the Northwestern District thanks to their high-powered offense. “Usually at the beginning of the season, your defense is ahead of your offense. Right now, I think it may be switched for us. Our offense is hitting,” he said.

The Eagles’ experience can be seen in their starting lineup, which consists of three seniors, four juniors, one sophomore and one freshman.

Junior Lauren Smith, Liberty’s best pitcher, will spend most of her time in the circle while also batting third and playing some first base. Speedy senior Isabelle Cavins will patrol center and bat leadoff, while catcher Lauren Leatherman, the coach’s daughter, brings power to the lineup batting second.

“Those were my top three last year. At the beginning of the season, they did a really good job, they carried us for a while,” Leatherman said.

Smith is Liberty’s No. 1 pitcher and has great movement on all her pitches making her hard to hit. She mainly throws fastballs and changeups, but she has a curveball and a screwball to go along with them.

An NCAA Division I-bound athlete, Cavins will run track at UNC-Wilmington after graduation this spring. The senior is a huge factor on the diamond, hitting over .400 last season. Leatherman and Smith each hit over .500, giving the Eagles’ three major offensive weapons.

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Junior Lauren Smith is dual threat Eagle, shining as a pitcher and hitter.

Liberty’s other outfield starters include juniors Nora Duncan in left field and Lauren Dean in right. Duncan was the starting second baseman last year. Dean is expected to pitch some when not in the outfield.

Freshman Avery Walker is a key addition as the Eagles’ No. 2 pitcher and third baseman. Like Smith, Walker throws a curveball, screwball and a changeup, and is a fearless hitter, Leatherman said.

Sophomore Madison Goldizen is another important player who will serve as the No. 3 pitcher and will split time with Smith at first base.

As for the remainder of the infield, junior Brooklyn Mauro will play second with senior Rileigh Greer at short. Moving over from third base last season, Mauro adds more versatility to Liberty’s lineup, while Greer is a new addition to the team. Greer played for the Eagles as a freshman, but chose not to play the previous two seasons. Now that she’s back, Greer will be a major contributor once she knocks the rust off.

“I’m very happy with the lineup. The juniors, Nora Duncan, Brooklyn Mauro and Lauren Dean, all looked good in practice hitting. And even the sophomores, with Madison Goldizen, she’s done really well,” Leatherman said.

Last season, the Eagles went 9-10 and were eliminated in the Northwestern District playoffs by Kettle Run. With a more experienced roster, Leatherman sees Liberty fighting towards the top of the district.

“I’m hoping for goodness, but you just got to wait and see how see how things shake out,” said Leatherman, whose Eagles debuted Monday at Lightridge High.

Key juniors are first baseman man-catcher Ashley Murphy, as well Valley 5-0 in the region semifinals.

Falcons out to repeat Ashley Heflin and outfielder Savan- as outfielder Grace Faulk.

This has the makings of another FHS SOFTBALL, from page 16 Twin sisters April and Brooke Belcher, both juniors, will help at catcher and third, respectively.

nah Smith.

The four freshmen are talented, said Lamper. They include Lovell, who could start in center, catcher-infielder Ava Garza and third base-

Fauquier went 14-5 last year and won the Northwestern District regular season title. They fell in the district tournament final 10-9 to James Wood in eight innings, then lost to Loudoun

district championship squad.

“It will be fun, there’s no clear No. 1.

Kettle Run looks strong this year and it seems Millbrook and James Wood will always be contenders,” said Lamper.

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FHS BASEBALL, from page 16 Sophomore Eli Bynaker is Fauquier’s lone returning starter. He contributed a .290 average as a freshman and showed an uncanny ability to get on base. Bynaker got hit nine times by pitches to lead the team. “He had a big year as a freshman. He’ll do whatever it takes to get on base. He outcompetes you, his attitude is contagious,” O’Saben said.

The right-handed hitting brother of graduated Falcon mainstay John Bynaker, Eli is coming off ACL surgery in November, but is doing remarkably well in his recovery and should begin the season as the Falcons’ designated hitter.

Senior outfielder Brady Latiolais is another returning varsity player.

The only senior on the team, Latiolas started some games last year. “He is the emotional leader, a mature guy who knows what the program’s expectations are,” said O’Saben.

The starting shortstop will be junior Hunter Gray. He earned varsity experience last year at third and second and is now the new shortstop.

“He’s worked hard to be a solid defensive player. He looks locked down at the spot,” said O’Saben.

Sophomore Bo Green is among the young players O’Saben is high on. The right-handed Green can play center field and pitch. “He’s an athletic kid with good bat speed and will be a key component on the mound.

He’s young but has shown well in practice. He’s hitting his spots with decent velocity,” O’Saben said.

Another expected top pitcher is junior Jacob Curtis, who was a JV ace last year and got three innings on varsity. Curtis may start two of the Falcons’ key early season district games next week. “He’s a tall righty who showed well last year,” said O’Saben. “I can count on him to throw strikes. He may be our most reliable strike-thrower.”

Curtis hits left-handed and will be positioned in the middle of the order and play first base. “He’ll be a leader,” said O’Saben.

Do-everything sophomore A.J. Lamper will be used as an outfielder, infielder and pitcher. “So far he’s shown to be a Swiss army knife guy.

He’s a good ballplayer, pretty good

Cougars welcome multiple starters back KR SOFTBALL, from page 17 Rounding out the infield is freshman Emerson Golden, a versatile player who will start at first base when Lail is pitching and second base when Trible is catching.

The outfield features junior Alexah Gordon back patrolling center. She’s a speedy lefty slap-hitter who’ll lead off.

Left fielder Paige Bagwell is another experienced starter. The junior will bat eighth and also play shortstop.

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Brady Latiolais is Fauquier’s lone senior. stick,” O’Saben said.

Freshman third baseman/pitcher Bo Finkbeiner profiles as a strong bat. “He’s got a mature approach at the plate and we expect him to hit in the heart of the lineup,” said O’Saben.

“He’s got pop in his bat already.”

Sophomore Tanner Gilmer gives the Falcons a promising lefthanded pitcher and hitter. “We’re excited about his upside. He’s bought into the weight room and has the build of a junior,” O’Saben said.

Sophomore Eli Rittenhouse appears on track to be the starting second baseman. “He’s a scrappy hitter, a scrappy guy in the field who gives 100 percent all the time. He embodies toughness,” O’Saben said.

Sophomore Trevor Mitchell “has a good bat and some athleticism” and will be used in multiple spots, including pitcher.

At catcher, Fauquier will use junior Kyle Vincent and freshman Hayden Fisher. “Kyle had an ACL tear and did not play last year, and Hayden is developing. They’re grinding and constantly working together on their craft,” O’Saben said.

With no real veterans, it’s hard to say where the Falcons will finish.

“I’m excited this group has bought into Fauquier High baseball culture,” said the veteran coach and former Falcon star.

“I will take any day of the week the kids willing to work hard over kids that are talented who think it should be handed to them based on what summer coaches said to them. I want kids to come in here and work.

That is contagious among the rest of the players.”

Sophomore Halliday Kelly-Maartens takes over the starting right field spot and will bat ninth. As a freshman, Kelly-Maartens didn’t see the field much, but through hard work over the summer she has earned her starting spot as one of Kettle Run’s most improved players.

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It’s been six years since Kettle Run last made regionals, but Ritchie believes this year’s squad has what it takes to get back to the top.

“If our bats wake up, we should be right where we need to be to challenge for the top spot,” The Cougars kicked off their season on Tuesday at Brentsville.

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‘More entries than ever’ say officials, bracing for a busy day at Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point

By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times

With 14 races due to overflowing entries causing at least five split divisions, the March 18 Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point will be the longest day of racing ever held at historic Airlie north of town.

Post time is noon and could run until 5:30 or later.

The overnight also overflows with headliners: Two National Racing Hall of Fame trainers – Jack Fisher (inducted in 2021) and Janet Elliot (2009) will saddle horses as well as the last two years’ National Steeplechase Association champion trainers Keri Brion and Leslie Young.

Six former champion jockeys are listed to ride – last year’s titlist Parker Hendriks, 2021 champion Graham Watters, 2020 champ Gerard Galligan, 2017 champ Sean McDermott, 2012 champ Ross Geraghty and 1997 and 1999 champ Arch Kingsley.

Highlighting the card are open races over timber, over hurdles and on the flat, with novice and maiden races plus a side-saddle race.

Complete entries are online at centralentryoffice.com. Make ticket and tailgate space reservations online at warrentonhunt.com.

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Exactly 50 years ago this Saturday, Warrenton Hunt joint-master Bambe Wilson won the Warrenton Hunt old-fashioned point-to-point. From left to right in the photo are Herman Klotz – who finished third, Brigid Flanigan – second and winner Wilson aboard her horse, Cease Fire. Warrenton no longer offers an old-fashioned ‘chase but their annual point-to-point this Saturday is set to be the local club’s biggest race meet ever.

EXHIBITIONS SCHEDULED AT THE SPORTING LIBRARY The National Sporting Library and Museum exhibition, Endurance: Secretariat’s Triple Crown at 50, runs through Kentucky Derby week in May. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Virginia-bred Secretariat’s 1973 Triple Crown run. Before Secretariat, no horse had won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont since Citation in 1948.

The exhibition features work by Richard Stone Reeves, Marshall Hawkins, as well as multiple items on loan from the family of breeder Penny Tweedy.

Curator Colleen Yarger will conduct an indepth tour of the exhibition on April 29, with a Kentucky Derby-inspired reception to follow.

A new exhibit, bronze sculptures of the “Romantic era” opens April 14 and will be on display through August.

Dr. Sylvain Cordier, curator and head of the department of European Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, will speak at an April 22 “Coffee with the Curator” event.

Organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Romantic Bronzes from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts showcases more than 30 extraordinary works by the 19th-century French sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye that Mrs. Nelson L. St. Clair Jr. donated to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts over the past 20 years.

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One will be impressed with both the size of the rooms and tranquility of the home. There are two potential primary bedrooms, one on the main level with a full bath and the second on the upper level with a full bath. The upstairs also boasts two other nice-sized bedrooms.

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HORSE BRIEFS, from page 21 Beginning in the 1820s, many artists began creating works that defied the rigid figurative conventions of France’s Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Bored with the classical principles and influences from ancient Greek and Roman art that the neoclassical school had perpetuated, artists devised figurative means for expressing more subjective approaches to their subject matter. The tension, movement and dynamism of this new aesthetic would characterize the

Romantic movement in French art and literature that became prominent in the 19th century.

The Sporting Library and Museum is located in Middleburg, offering rotating and permanent exhibits, lectures and social events. Find details at nationalsporting.org.

PLAN FOR POLO Save the dates all summer for polo in the Piedmont. Great Meadow Polo is the first to publish its game schedule, with play beginning in the lighted arena near The Plains on May 27. Matches are held every Saturday

night through Labor Day, with field games most Sunday mornings and more arena games scheduled at GMP president John Gobin’s farm and home-base near Middleburg. Lessons and league matches start in April.

Find more on the GMP Facebook page.

HUNTER PACE SEASON OPENS MARCH 26 As the local foxhunting season comes to a close, the Virginia spring hunter pace season starts up. The first in the series will be the Piedmont Foxhounds hunter pace, Sunday, March 26 at

Sheehy Ford donates $17,000 to Fauquier FISH

Fauquier County schools named a ‘Common Sense District’ Staff reports Common Sense, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology, has recognized Fauquier County Public Schools as a “Common Sense District.”

The recognition acknowledges the school division's commitment to creating a culture in which the whole community is invested in helping kids thrive as digital learners and citizens, according to a news release from the division.

It also demonstrates Fauquier County Public School's commitment to a three-pronged approach to student safety, including physical, emotional and online safety.

"We applaud the faculty and staff of Fauquier County Public Schools for embracing digital citizenship as an important part of their students' education," said Kelly Mendoza, vice president of education programs at Common Sense Education.

Staff Reports Sheehy Ford of Warrenton recently donated $17,000 to Fauquier FISH as part of Sheehy Auto Stores’ annual Giving Program for 2022.

The donation was part of a total of $219,500 given to charities throughout communities in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Hagerstown, Maryland, according to a news release.

Fauquier FISH provides a range of services to Fauquier County residents.

Programs include food pantry distribution, book bag and school supply drive; “weekend power pack” meals for Fauquier County schoolchildren; senior meals delivered to the Warrenton Senior Center; farmers market program; and holiday food baskets.

Across all programs, FISH serves more than 2,000 individuals annually.

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Clifton in Upperville. The Orange County Hounds hunter pace is Saturday, April 1 near Middleburg, with the Bull Run Hunt hunter pace Sunday, April 2 near Culpeper. Old Dominion Hounds host on Sunday, April 9, with the Rappahannock Hunt pace Saturday, April 15. Blue Ridge Hunt has one on Saturday, April 22, with Warrenton Hunt’s hunter pace on Saturday, April 28.

Thornton Hill Hounds have added two days of hunter pace competition on May 13 and 14.

Information on the series and entry details are at centralentryoffice.com.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS These property transfers, filed March 1-7, 2023, were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top dollar sale: $6,000,000 in Marshall District

Cedar Run District William Arthur Stewart IV to Richard Allan Botts, 1.75 acres at 12792 Elk Run Road nr. Midland. $245,000 Johanna L. Malone to Charles Theo Scarborough III, 1 acre at 5383 Ball’s Mill Road, Midland. $336,000 RFI WC KC to NVR Inc., 0.6247 acre on International Drive, Warrenton. $294,000

1.4322 acres at 5825 Sumerduck Road nr. Sumerduck. $360,000

LLC, 25.0001 acres at 10076 Possum Hollow Drive, Delaplane. $700,000

Center District

Jacqueline A. Stromquist to Gypsies LLC, 88.0504 acres at 2379 Atoka Road and 0.2960 acre on Atoka Road, south of Atoka. $6,000,000

Lisa A. Turner to Fauquier Hunt Properties LLC, 767 Cherry Tree Lane, Warrenton. $325,000 Susan M. Randhawa to Sima Farra Button, 0.3202 acre at 52 Fishback Court, Warrenton. $450,000

Lee District

Lisa A. Turner to Kelly A. Glitzos, 795 Colonel Edmonds Court, Warrenton. $399,000

R. Carl Faller Tr. to Bernabie Antonio Ramos, 3 acres at 6661 Oak Shade Road, Bealeton. $325,000

Ryan Diaz to Idris Mohamed Hallack, Unit 110 at 227 Onyx Way, Warrenton. $454,900

Sofia E. Leavitt to Brenda Y. Lovos Realegeno, 10911 Bristol Place, Bealeton. $390,000

Teresa N. Farish to Melanie Denise Judd, 0.6249 acre at 7295 Marr Drive, Warrenton. $500,000

C&C Design & Remodeling LLC to Yasser Menwer, 11703 Fort Lee Drive, Remington. $535,000

Marshall District

Kevin J. Fike to Jafar Martin Singleton, 11202 Callie Jo Court, Bealeton. $500,000

Sarah Dustin Wees to Carlye Elizabeth Boone, 0.4632 acre at 8595 West Main Street, Marshall. $495,000

Earnest Vass II to Juan Ayala, 12.788 acres at 14027 Silver Hill Road nr. Sumerduck. $625,000

Rodney B. Anderson to Paul D. Jolley, interest in 6537 Tapp’s Ford Road nr. Amissville. Taxed as 5.2480 acres. $30,000

Elizabeth A. Holmes to Angelita Maribell Zayas,

Sharon M. Price to Collective Investment Holdings 5

Carlin Mills Successor Tr. to Sheryl P. Mills, 6.7257 acres at 5123 Leeds Manor Road and 1.5870 acres on Leeds Manor Road nr. Hume. $700,000 Red Lantern Construction Corp. to Zebulon C. Pixley, 9.3722 acres at 7452 Leeds Manor Road nr. Orlean. $802,106 Robert E. Lee to Joseph J. Davis Jr., 3.6501 acres on Merry Oaks Road nr. The Plains. $242,500 Wolf Investment Co. LLC to James Edwin Christopher Tr., 79.8610 acres and 6.1042 acres on Wilson Road, and 6.1042 acres off Wilson Road, Marshall. $820,000 Jefferson Holdings LLC to Leslie A. Lewis, Lots 5 and 7 off Moseby Street and Lot 6 at 4291 Moseby Street, Marshall. $420,000 GCH1 LLC to Veronica Falkenberry Tr., 73.8305 acres on Carrington Road, Delaplane. $1,250,000

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Margaret R. Kemper Margaret R. Kemper, of Fredericksburg passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

Ever active in her community, Margaret attended Falmouth United Methodist Church and was a former Chaplain of her local VFW Post 3103. She was a charter member of the Rappahannock Twirlers Square Dance Club where she enjoyed participating in dance routines with her husband James. Her love of camping led Margaret to become a charter member of the “So-We-Go Sams” Chapter of the Good Sam Camping Club. She eventually served as the State Wagon Master and the Assistant State Director of Good Sam. Margaret is survived by her sisters-in-law, Mary Louise Kemper Canfield Tinitis and Margaret R. Robinson; many nieces and nephews; and friends both near and far.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Kemper; brother George Ripley Robinson; and parents George H. Robinson and Anne Lee Blackwell Robinson.

A graveside service will be held at noon on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Midland Cemetery on Rt. 28 in Midland, VA. A Celebration of Life will follow at 2 p.m. at VFW Post 3103 located at 2701 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA 22401. Light refreshments will be served.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to VFW Post 3103 (2701 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA 22401).

Online guest book is available at covenantfuneralservice.com.

James Lawrence Caddigan, Jr. Caddigan, James Lawrence, Jr., 86, passed away on March 9, 2023 at home after a brief illness with his wife of 64 years, Maureen, at his side. Jim was born to James and Elsie (Wood) Caddigan in Boston, MA. After graduating from Seton Hall University in 1958 he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His Army career included many assignments, promotions and awards until his retirement in 1979 after rising to the rank of Colonel. He also obtained a Masters from George Washington University through the US Army Command and General Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and was always proud of his service to his country. He went on to hold senior executive positions in the telecommunications industry until his ultimate retirement in 2000.

In 1959 he met and married Maureen Patricia Stokes. They were inseparable in terms of their commitment and dedication to each other, their family, their church and their community.

Together they raised four children, Timothy (Anie), Peter (Marybeth), Michelle (Leigh Ann) and was preceded in death by his son James III. Jim was a grandfather to Nicole Bridge (Cliff), Ryan Caddigan (Heather), Danny Caddigan, Michael Caddigan and Katie Caddigan. He was also a great grandfather to Maeve Bridge, Charlie Bridge, Jameson Bridge, Maura Caddigan and Finn Caddigan.

He was survived by his brother, Bob Parker (Paula), sisters-in-law Sheila Ragold (Dick) and Patty McAniff (John) and preceded in death by his brother-in-law Noel Stokes and his wife Joan. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews who called him “The Colonel”.

In addition to his strong dedication to family, Jim was a practicing Catholic and active in his church throughout his life. He was a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus and proudly served as the Grand Knight of the Potomac Council of the Faithful Navigator of the Father Kelly Assembly of the Knights of Columbus. In addition to his faith he also found time to serve his community in a variety of civic groups and was known to his friends and neighbors as someone who was always ready to get involved and participate. Even as his health began to decline and they moved to an assisted living facility, he was a member/leader of the tenants association at Arbor Chase of Prince William Commons and remained active until his death.

A funeral mass celebrating his life will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 18825 Fuller Heights Road, Triangle, VA, on March 28, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. with an internment ceremony at Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road, Triangle, VA, at 12:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers the family would ask that you consider contributing to one of Jim’s favorite charities. Those include Wounded Warrior Project, Tunnel to Towers and Shriners Hospital.

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Curtis Wylie Taylor Mr. Curtis Wylie Taylor, 84, of Hartselle, AL passed away Monday February 27, 2023. He was born April 2, 1938 in Greenville, AL to Archibald Richard and Virginia Dare Murphy Taylor.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda Powell Taylor; two daughters, Elizabeth Bree Taylor Dever, Katharine Dare Taylor Selvidge; two grandchildren, Luke Taylor Selvidge and Sophia Maria Rain Selvidge.

He served in the United States Army and was a contractor for the United States Government.

Peck Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Mr. Taylor’s name to his favorite charity, The Presbyterian Home for Children: https://phfc.org/donate/

James R Hamilton James R Hamilton, loving and loyal son, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Born in Atlantic City, NJ to John Matthew Hamilton and Louise B. Hamilton on November 7, 1940 passed away on February 13, 2023.

Survived by the mother of his children Judith Edington Hamilton; brother: John M. Hamilton Jr. (Harriett); children: Alexis Hamilton Dimouro, James Hamilton Jr (Katie), Robert Hamilton; Grandchildren: Cory, Ashley, Brittany, Tyler, Amanda, Jenna, Jake, John, Morgan, and Noah. Great grandchildren: Elizabeth, Liam, Jaden, Able, Lincoln, Kai, Zander, Grace, Kayden, Eli, KJ, Kai, and Langley. Preceded in death by his parents and son-in-law, Stephen Dimouro.

Jim was an entrepreneur in the woodworking industry and lifelong professional member of Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) where he served as National President from 1986-1987.

A celebration of life will take place March 25 from 2 – 5 at 1000 Clubhouse Way, Warrenton, VA 20187 and the burial will take place on March 27 at Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St SE, Washington, DC 20003 at 12:00 PM. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the American Heart Association in his name.

Frances Weeks Birge April 21st, 1927, to February 20th, 2023 Born in Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, on April 21, 1927, Frances (Fran) Louise Weeks grew up in the hills of Garrett County with her two older brothers and parents Bessie and Graham. After the death of her father, Fran moved to Roanoke, Virginia to live with her brother’s sister Elizabeth and husband, Pete Miller. Fran attended James Madison University before becoming an elementary teacher.

She loved teaching children in Arlington County. She and roommate Mary Happy enjoyed many memories of being young, single women with a blue convertible! In 1948, Fran met her future husband Warren Birge Jr. They married on August 19, 1950. The couple lived in Charlottesville while Warren attended the University of Virginia. Three boys were born completing their family.

Over the years, the boys graduated high school then were off to university. The oldest, Warren III (Ry) attended the University of Colorado Bolder, eventually moving to Houston. John attended East Carolina University, remained in Virginia to make his home but recently moved to Maryland. David built a successful contracting business, making his home in California. Fran’s family owned the Cuppett and Weeks Nursing Home in Maryland started by her mother Bessie. Fran completed training as a CSWA and began working with her family in the 70’s. Many harrowing stories have been told about Fran’s drive from McLean, Virginia to the snowy hills of Maryland. Her handle was “Free Spirit” (remember CB radios?) and she made many friends among the truckers that would look out for her. Fran made this drive for decades, finally retiring in the late nineties. In 2019, Fran moved to Richmond, Texas to be closer to her family there.

Surviving family includes Sister Carolyn Meyers, Sons and Daughter in Law, David, John, Warren Birge and Deborah Birge, Grand Daughter Jessica and husband Darron Green, Grand Son Nathan and wife Diedre Birge, Grand Daughter Steffenie Birge, Great Grandchildren Landon Green, Aubrey Green, Riley Birge and Colt Birge Services will be held at Money and King, 171 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA 22180. Guests are welcome to arrive as early as 10:00am, Services will be held at 11:00am with burial at Ivy Hill Cemetery Alexandria Virginia at 12:30pm.

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OBITUARIES John Pixley, Jr. John Pixley, Jr., beloved husband, father, brother, and grand-father, age 71, of Orlean, VA, passed away on March 6, 2023. Born in Charlottesville, VA in 1951, he was the son of the late John Pixley, Sr., and Peggy Pixley.

John served in the Army Reserves from 1971-1977. John enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. As those who loved him knew he spent a lot of time restoring antique cars and going to car shows.

John is survived by his wife, Pamela, their two sons, Zebulon Pixley and his wife, Jennifer; John S. Pixley, III, and his wife, Corinne; a grand daughter who loved to read nature magazines with her “Boompa”; his brother, Steven Pixley and his wife Aizelle, and his sister LouAnn Spear, and her husband, Guy. A Celebration of Life will be organized to honor John at a later date.

In memory of John, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society.

Online condolences may be expressed to the Pixley family at moserfuneralhome.com.

Ivan J. Sisk Ivan J. Sisk, 81, of Culpeper, VA passed away at his residence Tuesday, March 7, 2023. He was born July 9, 1941 to the late Robert Lee and Emma Frances Sisk in Woodville, VA. Ivan is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joyce Ann Sisk; his son, David Sisk and wife, Sharon; grandchildren, Madelyn and Riley Sisk; sister, Peggy Tharp; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends.

In addition to his parents, Ivan is preceded in death by his siblings, Helen Hitt, Virginia (Ginny) Dodson, Doris Fincham, Earnest (Bill) Sisk, Robert (Bobby) Sisk, Adele Palmer, and Doris (PJ) Reel.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 12:30 at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper, VA 22701, with Pastor Ellis Mullins officiating.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. An online guestbook and tribute wall are available at www.foundandsons.com.

Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is serving the family.

Eugene Lawrence Jackson Eugene Lawrence Jackson, 86, of Warrenton, VA, passed February 26, 2023.

He was born on August 14, 1936.

He survived by several nieces, other relatives and friends.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023, from 12 pm until 1 pm with funeral services starting at 1 pm at Joynes Funeral Home, 29 N. Third St., Warrenton, VA, 20186.

Rev. Dr. James R. Kelly will deliver the eulogy.

Interment will be in Silver Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Bealeton, VA. Online condolences can be given at www. joynesfuneralhome.com

Donna Boedell Ingman Donna Boedell Ingman, age 86, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2023 at Blue Ridge Christian Home.

Born in Minnesota, she met and married her husband, Arlen, and they ended up settling in Fauquier County, Virginia.

Donna embraced life and thoroughly enjoyed decorating, playing tennis, singing in the choir at Our Savior Lutheran Church, playing bridge and traveling with her friends and loving and spending time with her large family. She had a vivacious spirit and always tried to make the best of any situation.

Donna is survived by her three children (Cindy Johnson, Wayne Ingman and Candace Miller), ten grandchildren, nine greatgrandchildren and her sister, Diane Miller.

There will be a memorial service on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11:00 am at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Warrenton, Virginia.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to Asperger/Autism Network (AANE), 85 Main Street, Suite 3, Watertown, MA 02472.

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Legal Notices ABC Licenses Full name(s) of owner(s):

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VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

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

Public Notices Section 106 Public Notice Spire Towers, LLC proposes to construct a 197-foot-tall Monopole tower located at 5405 Rodgers Drive, Warrenton , Fauquier County, VA 20187 at Latitude N380 41’ 32.9“, Longitude W770 45’ 57.4”. Spire Towers, LLC seeks comments from all interested persons on the impact of the tower on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture, that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Specific information about the project, including the historic preservation reviews that Spire Towers, LLC is conducting pursuant to the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (47 C.F.R. Sections 1.1307(4)) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (36 C.F.R. Part 800) will be made available to interested persons who request the information from the contact below.

All questions, comments, and correspondence should be directed to Julia Klima at Dynamic Environmental Associates, Inc., 3850 Lake Street, Suite C, Macon, GA 31204, 877-968-4787, Sec106@ DynamicEnvironmental.com within 30 days from the date of this publication.

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

2/21/23 James E. Plowman, Judge

Public Notices Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) propose to collocate wireless communications antennas at a centerline height of 138 feet on a 155-foot water tower at the approx. vicinity of 34 N. 4th Street, Warrenton, Fauquier County, VA 20186. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Katelyn Belzner, k.belzner@trileaf.com, 8600 LaSalle Road Ste. 301, Towson, MD 21286, 410-853-7128.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Please take notice that on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., the Remington Town Council will conduct public hearings at the Remington Town Hall at 105 East Main Street, Remington, Virginia to receive public comment on the following: ORDINANCE NO. 05-22 ORDINANCE NO.05-22 ELIMINATES THE REQUIREMENT THAT RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN PURCHASE AND DISPLAY A TOWN DECAL ON MOTOR VEHICLES A complete copy of Ordinance Nos. 05-22 may be obtained by contacting Town Hall at (540) 439-3220, 105 East Main Street, Remington, Virginia 22734. Following the public hearing, the Remington Town Council may take action to approve Ordinance No. 05-22. Any person with a disability seeking assistance is asked to contact Town Hall in advance of the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made in advance.

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Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Virginia Electric and Power Company (VMRC #2022-2807) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install one aerial fiber cable to existing utility poles across a 30-foot section of Broad Run adjacent to John Marshall Highway in Fauquier County.

You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2022-2807) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/ public/habitat/comments/. We will accept comments by the USPS provided they are received within 15 days of this notice to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg 96, Hampton, VA 23651.

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Legal Notices Public Notice – Environmental Permit PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a proposed reissuance of a permit that authorizes the land application of biosolids and water treatment plant residuals (WTP) in Fauquier County, Virginia.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: February 22, 2023 – March 24, 2023.

PERMIT NAME AND NUMBER: Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit No. VPA00054 issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), pursuant to applicable water laws and regulations.

APPLICANT NAME AND ADDRESS: Recyc Systems, Inc, P.O. Box 562, Remington, VA 22734.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Recyc Systems, Inc. has applied for a permit reissuance to include 10,138.1 acres of agricultural land at 43 sites, of which 809.3 acres is new land application area. The permit authorizes the land application of biosolids and WTP residuals as fertilizer to specific sites in Fauquier County, and limits the application of nutrients, metals, and pathogens contained in these materials to amounts that protect water quality and human health. For site-specific information about this proposed reissuance and additional information about the DEQ permitting program for biosolids and WTP residuals, visit the following website: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits-regulations/public-notices/water/land-application-virginia-pollution-abatement TENTATIVE AND FINAL PERMIT DECISION PROCEDURES: DEQ’s tentative decision is to reissue a permit. Based on comments received on the draft permit, DEQ may make a final decision on the permit, or hold a public hearing on the draft permit before making a final permit decision.

HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing by hand-delivery, e-mail, or postal mail. All comments and requests must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period. Submittals must include the permit number, name, mailing address and telephone number of the commenter/requester. A request for a public hearing must also include 1) Name and permit number for which the hearing is requested. 2) The reason why a public hearing is requested. 3) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit. 4) Specific references, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions. A public hearing may be held, including another comment period, if public response is significant, based on individual requests for a public hearing, and there are substantial disputed issues relevant to the permit.

CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: John Thompson, DEQ-NRO, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, Virginia 22193, Phone: 540-223-6039; E-mail: john.thompson@deq. virginia.gov. The public may review the draft permit and associated documents at the DEQ office named above by appointment or may request copies of the documents from the contact person listed above.

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

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

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

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Full Time SEASONAL STAFF

for modern horse breeding facility in Amissville. Assist in the lab, office and with some horse procedures. Hours are flexible, previous experience not essential, training on site, team environment.

Please call 540-937-9832

ASSISTANT/TECHNICIAN

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

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

Please send inquiries and resumes to amanda@amcwarrenton.net

LEAD TEACHERS & ASSISTANT TEACHERS Full or Part Time

Walnut Grove Child Care 540-347-0116 or 540-349-9656

Digital Editor Responsibilities include but not limited to digital content of The Fauquier Times and The Prince William Times.

As the newsroom staff member responsible for digital strategy and for day-to-day management of all digital content including web and email products, the digital editor curates, edits and writes social media posts. They also produce interactive features, galleries and video – that are timely, compelling and drive audience engagement.

The job requires solid news judgment, strong editing and headline-writing skills and familiarity with SEO and site analytics. Strong candidates will have the ability to join the highest standards for content with ambitious traffic and engagement and revenue objectives. You will also manage main social media feeds (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok) with goal of extending the Times newspapers’ brand and building audience engagement.

We require: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 2-3 years experience in online news operation and use of content management systems,and in the analysis of audience metrics and proven ability to maximize audience. Must also have expertise in social media platforms, headline writing, copyediting,familiarity with AP Style, SEO and video production experience.

We offer flexible office/remote work environment.

Contact: rearl@fauquier.com Contact: cnelson@fauquier.com Robin Earl,Nelson, managing editor,Fauquier FauquierTimes Times Catherine publisher, Equal Employer Equal Opportunity Opportunity Employer

Warrenton Baptist Tiny Tots

Established Christian Preschool of 38 years Seeking a director with a strong Christian faith. Must have a minimum of a BS degree in Early Childhood or elementary education from a licensed college. 5 years experience in a school setting or similar environment.

Excellent communication skills, ability to work and manage adults , and to work with a church staff. Year round position, some benefits, and well established staff, Position begins June 1. Send resume to: Stephanie@wbtinytots.com or call 540-347-7084.

Full Time Employment

READY TO VOLUNTEER?

We’re ready to welcome you! Learn how you can put your time, knowledge and talent to use volunteering with AARP in Virginia. Help make your community the best it can be while working alongside others who share your passion for service.

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

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

Thursday, March 23 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

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RSVP is required: events.aarp.org/ VolTea03222023 or call 1-877-926-8300

PT Volunteer Coordinator

Contract job opportunity with nonprofit association. VolTran transportation service provides free rides for older adults and persons with disabilities to medical and other critical needs appointments. 25 hrs/ wk; $25/hour. Position is hybrid with office space in Warrenton.

E-mail: Voltranpresident@gmail.com

Groundskeeper

in The Plains, VA FT with benefits for an individual to power wash & clean around the outside of a residence. Detail cars & perform outside maintenance; tasks will vary from day-today & are performed indoors & outdoors; ability to multi- task & prioritize; requires good communication skills.

Inquire or send resume to: pos.mdbg@gmail.com

Caregiver

PI/FT; PT: 3-7 p.m. (M, W, F and some Saturdays); FT: 6:30am-6:30 p.m. (M-F). $16 /hr. Hours over 40: $24/hr.

For a non-verbal 3-year-old. She requires direct supervision & structured therapy play. Also to perform additional duties such as meal prep, and documenting daily activities. She loves to “read” books, enjoys music when people sing and walking outside. Email resume to: gennellee@hotmail.com

Full-Time Delivery Driver

for Tri-County Feeds in Marshall. We seek dedicated professionals, exp´d in driving 24’ box trucks. No CDL necessary. We offer paid vaca & sick leave, bonus incentives, training, employee discounts, more.

Must be 18 or older, clean driving record, able to lift 50-100 lbs repeatedly, & be team player. Starting pay $18.50/hr. Contact jason@tricountyfeeds.com.

CIVIL ENGINEERS LAND PLANNERS

Carson Land Consultants Warrenton, VA Applicants must have relevant experience in site and land planning.

Carson LC, a full service land-use consulting firm, offers competitive salaries and benefits.

For inquiries contact us at: (540) 347-9191 or jobs@carsonlc.com Claireʼs at the Depot is HIRING Warrenton, VA

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