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Non-essential businesses shut By Jill Palermo

Times Staff Writer

Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Monday that all Virginia public schools would remain closed for the rest of the year and that certain "non-essential businesses" have been ordered to shutter as well. All gatherings of more than 10 people are banned statewide, except for medical services and other services deemed essential. Northam made the announcement during his 2 p.m. press conference in Richmond, which was held two hours after the Virginia Department of Health released the state's latest COVID-19 statistics. As of noon Tuesday, Virginia reported 290 cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths due to the coronavirus, which Northam said is continuing to spread in Virginia. Northam said that only "essential businesses" -- a designation that includes grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants (for carry-out or delivery orders only), construction supply stores and even ABC stores -- could remain open but would be required to maintain social distancing and adhere to stricter cleaning rules. Certain businesses considered "recreational" would be ordered closed, including bowling al-

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April Plummer, school nutrition director, hands out sacks of food for students Monday morning. See more on the school division’s Grab and Go program on page 4. leys, theaters and racetracks. Personal care outlets such as barber shops, spas and massage parlors would also be ordered closed. Non-essential stores and businesses that remain open must adhere to a 10-patron or fewer rule to remain open. The order

would be in place for 30 days, Northam said. Schools were scheduled to receive guidance Tuesday from the state department of education See CLOSED, page 2

Fauquier Hospital postpones elective surgeries and nonurgent outpatient services Staff Reports

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Customers stand in line as they wait for the Warrenton Walmart to open early Monday morning. The store opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 8:30 p.m. due to the coronavirus pandemic; the limited hours are to allow employees time to stock shelves and sanitize the store.

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Fauquier Health spokeswoman Sarah Cubbage reported Monday morning that the health system is rescheduling elective and non-urgent surgical cases and all non-urgent outpatient services, “when deemed clinically appropriate, for the next four weeks,” or through April 23. The effort is an attempt in part to preserve the hospital’s supply of personal protective equipment, she explained. Cubbage said the hospital expects to receive a shipment of PPE from the Virginia Hospital and

Healthcare Association this week. She said in a press release, “We have been working closely with the Virginia Health Department and VHHA and following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An important element to our preparedness is minimizing the risk of exposure in any way we can, as we navigate this rapidly evolving situation and prepare for what the next few weeks may hold.” She added that the health system “continues to adapt to meet the clinSee HOSPITAL, page 6

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From the editor’s desk By Robin Earl

Last Friday, my 23-year-old daughter and I were negotiating a visit. MacKenzie lives in Fairfax and attends George Mason University – which has switched to online-only classes because of concerns about COVID-19. She and I normally meet up every weekend to have lunch, visit thrift shops and catch up. “How about if we meet in a park and stay 6 feet apart?” I suggested. “Mmmm,” she was non-committal. “We could drive-thru Starbucks,” I offered, sweetening the deal. “I’m not sure,” she said, unconvinced. “Why?” I pressed. “Mom, I don’t trust you not to hug me,” she admitted. She has reason to be cautious. Although MacKenzie and her friends are young and mostly healthy, one roommate is immunocompromised, and her boyfriend has severe seasonal allergies. She is worried about them. She’s also worried about her dad, who has heart issues. She refused a visit from him this week, too. “Mom, what if I had something and gave it to Dad?” A lot has been made of the young knuckleheads who are partying on beaches during spring break and congregating in close quarters in bars. But let’s not paint all young people with the same bulletproof mentality. My daughter and many of her fellow students are turning their worry into action. One of the GMU organizations she belongs to held an online organizing meeting with six other student organizations to share ideas and frustrations. They came up with a plan to present to the university – the GMU Community Response Network -- outlining some of the problems they were facing and possible solutions that the university could help with. Two Mason students also created the “Northern Va. COVID-19 Craziness Supply Exchange,” a Facebook page that serves as a place where students can share concerns and ask for help. Those who are quarantined and have run out of basic supplies can post there. Someone is sure to offer to pick up what they need: “You can Venmo me. I’ll leave the groceries on the front steps at 3 p.m.” The page for the Mason communi-

ty is much like the Fauquier Resources Facebook page that serves the same purpose. If an elderly person can’t get out to buy groceries or a mom is looking for a store with diapers in stock, the page provides practical, crowdsourced advice and encouragement. From ideas on what to do with cooped-up kids to the latest on which restaurants offer curbside delivery, the page is a wealth of up-to-date, local information. MacKenzie and her friends are also addressing another coronavirus-inspired complication: social isolation. The camaraderie college students once enjoyed in classrooms and dorm rooms, at sporting events and coffee shops has been suspended. It’s left a hole. My daughter drove to several friends’ homes this week and left freshly potted plants on porches for them to find, a green gift to say, “I’m thinking about you.” She and six of her friends set up a Snapchat group to check in with one another. Then they held a Google Hangout where they shared support and love. “What art projects did you work on today?” “What are you doing to take care of yourself?” they asked. My daughter showed them the plants she’d repotted. Another young woman pointed her computer’s camera at her family’s pasture to share her horses with her friends. They laughed together and it helped. “I didn’t realize how much I missed spending time with these amazing, supportive women,” she told me. Here at the paper, when people call with questions, they stay on the line longer. We hear about their grandchildren and that time they went to Italy. In spite of all our very social media, people are missing the everyday connection with friends, family and even the incidental contact with strangers. I’m not the only one missing hugs. Epilogue: I did visit Kenzie Sunday. We met on a street in Fairfax and I took photos of her and her boyfriend – with a long lens. We stayed 6 feet apart, but she did come up from behind me once and hug me. No face to face contact. I was taking the photos because Kenzie and her boyfriend wanted headshots for their LinkedIn profiles. After all this is over, they’d like to get real jobs. Robin Earl is the managing editor at the Fauquier Times.

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Some non-essential businesses ordered closed CLOSED, from page 1 regarding how schools should ensure they deliver instruction for the remaining weeks of the school year "and to make sure students are served equitably," Northam said. Fauquier County Superintendent of Schools David Jeck said, “We will rise to the challenge. It’s our job to provide meaningful instruction to kids no matter the circumstances. The state guidelines will set the course for us. We have a great team. We can do this!” Northam's order will allow day care centers and schools that are used as day care centers to remain open to care for children of essen-

Guidance for businesses Recreation and entertainment businesses

The following recreation and entertainment businesses are considered non-essential and must close to the public: • Theaters, performing arts centers, concert venues, museums and other indoor entertainment centers; • Fitness centers, gymnasiums, recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, indoor exercise facilities; • Beauty salons, barber shops, spas, massage parlors, tanning salons, tattoo shops, and any other location where personal care or personal grooming services are performed that would not allow compliance with social distancing guidelines to remain six feet apart; • Racetracks and historic horse racing facilities; • Bowling alleys, skating rinks, arcades, amusement parks, trampoline parks, fairs, arts and craft facilities, aquariums, zoos, escape rooms, indoor shooting ranges, public and private social clubs and all other places of indoor public amusement. • Dining and on-site alcohol establishments All dining and congregation areas in the following establishments must close to the public. These establishments may continue to offer delivery and/or takeout services: • Restaurants; • Dining establishments; • Food courts;

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tial workers, including health care workers, those who work in grocery stores and pharmacies and those involved in making or delivering essential supplies. Northam acknowledged the financial impact of such steps but said more must be done to stop the spread of the coronavirus to keep the state's hospitals and health care providers from being overwhelmed. "We are moving into a period of sacrifice ... there is more ahead and things are changing fast," Northam said. "Today, thousands and thousands of people are without work in our commonwealth; 40,000 people filed for unemployment last week. That number will go up." • Farmers markets; • Breweries; • Microbreweries; • Distilleries; • Wineries, and • Tasting rooms.

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Local families adapt to new routines COVID-19 disrupts schools, activities By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

Families and young people have only just begun to process the myriad disruptions to daily life brought about by the coronavirus outbreak. In a normal year, families could expect two to three more months of classes, depending on the school system. Along with that, they could expect a certain structure to their lives. Now, not so much. The pandemic has affected almost every aspect of life. Brittany Franey lives with her fiancé and their four young children in Warrenton, near Rady Park. She was at the park at midday on March 18, with several other moms watching their young children play. Franey is especially concerned that the unexpected time away from the classroom will cause some kids to fall behind academically. Her children attend a public elementary school, which will be closed through remainder of the year. “This is their prime time for learning,” she said of her kids. “We had one who was struggling [in school],” she explained, adding that her son had recently improved academically. She worried that school closures will adversely affect him and others. “Kids with issues like him, I think it will set them back.” Her youngest child has cerebral palsy and usually goes to therapy twice a week. But those appointments have been suspended for now, leaving her worried about her child’s health too. “It’s a lot, in a short moment in time, for everyone to cope with,” she said. Her kids are too young to fully comprehend what is happening, and she is careful in her conversations with them not to unduly alarm them. One of her children is already prone to anxiety, she said. Some concerns are bit more mundane: “When you have multiple kids, it’s hard to tell them to stay inside,” she laughed. Juliette Moore, a senior at Liberty High School, was having coffee with a friend, Angéle Cipriotti, who is a freshman at George Mason University. Both live in Bealeton, and both are trying to work out what the pandemic means for their lives. One side of the equation is academic. “I paid to go learn in a classroom,” said Cipriotti. GMU has moved classes online for the rest of the semester, which Cipriotti said would make it difficult for her to get as much out of her education. “All of my classes are discussion-based. It’s going to be really difficult for me.” On a social level, she said that the abrupt end of time on campus also affected her. The university was on spring break when they made the decision to have classes go online for the rest of the semester, so, she said, “I never got to say goodbye to

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Sebastian Gorg, a third-grader at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, goes through a stack of his textbooks on the kitchen table. anyone.” Cipriotti’s parents are both unemployed; her mother lost work as a result of the cancellation of large gatherings due to the outbreak. “It’s definitely hard because now I have two parents who are jobless. It’s not like we’re really struggling, but it’s a little scary,” she said. Moore works as a food server in Bealeton in addition to her schoolwork. Most of the wait staff have been transitioned to be delivery drivers now that restaurants can have so few patrons on the premises, she said. “A lot of people who work there rely on that paycheck to feed their children,” she said, worried about what would happen if they lost their jobs. “My parents are on a tight budget too,” she said. Kristina Gorg, of Warrenton, is a stay-at-home mother of five; her children range from age 2 to 18. Because her school-aged children attend private schools, they can be – and have been – assigned daily homework remotely, unlike their public-school peers. She stood in her driveway off a quiet residential street. “We have done Google Classrooms so the kids do have assignments every day,” she said as her 2-year-old ran laps around the family car. “I have one in there, a third-grader, who is not very happy right now that his break is being taken away,” she laughed. One challenge, she said, will be sharing the family’s computers to do homework. They have two computers and an iPad, but four children with assignments due daily. Their schools don’t have the resources to provide every child with a device, she said. Inside, the third-grader, Sebastian, showed off his stack of textbooks and other materials on the kitchen table, his classroom desk for the time being. He is a student at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School in Warrenton, and so far, he said, doing schoolwork at home has been “good.” As far as getting along with a house full of siblings, he said that has also been “good,” but after some thought, added, “except for my brother - we have our differences.”

He smiled. He also plans to build forts in the backyard and play with Legos while school is out. Amber Kiffney lives down the street. A mother of three, she already works at home for her public relations job, so her routine has not changed too much, although now her husband, an engineer, and kids are at home during the day with her for the foreseeable future. “Many of the teachers did send work home [with the kids], which we are very grateful for,” she said. Teachers, she said, “have all been very reachable, when there’s been a

question about work, or just wanting to check in on the kids.” Nikki Whipkey lives down the street from the Gorgs with her husband and 8-year-old son. She was out for a walk in the neighborhood with her son -- who rollerbladed ahead of her -- and an energetic golden retriever. An art teacher at a private prep school in Northern Virginia, Whipkey is trying to prepare material for her students while keeping up with the changing situation; the school is technically on spring break right now but will be physically closed for the foreseeable future. She said that she is currently being paid as she normally would be, and her husband, a construction manager, is so far mostly unaffected. “But it’s really scary,” she sighed, “I mean we’re essentially a paycheck to paycheck family too, with a new mortgage. We just bought a house last year. “We’re fine. I’m going to keep getting a salary according to my school, but you know if one thing changes, life as we know it really changes.” Whipkey’s parents live in Pittsburgh. “My dad he has all the conditions for immediate fatality if he were to get it (the coronavirus),” she explained. “There’s a lot of anxiety on my end, just feeling kind of hopeless, or helpless. “It’s a hard thing to wrap your head around, I’m trying not to live in that space of worrying all the time. I have an 8-year-old that needs to me to be present and not afraid all the time.”

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Grab and Go food distribution program feeds hungry kids By Robin Earl

“We wanted to make sure that all the food we distributed was safe. We didn’t want to solve one problem and create another.”

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Even though Fauquier County schools are closed due to the coronavirus, Dena Rhodes was directing traffic at Fauquier High School in Warrenton Monday morning. Dressed in full rain gear, the school division’s budget and management analyst was volunteering to make sure that families could find their way to the nutrition workers handing out sacks of food. April Plummer, school nutrition program director, and a crew of five cafeteria managers had been working since 7 a.m. to pack the bags of food. Another group was at Grace Miller Elementary doing the same. Plummer was upbeat. “In the nutrition department, we have to be flexible, to react to different situations. We’ve been through earthquakes, floods. We react to changing needs.” She laughed as she remembered telling David Graham, executive director of administration and planning, “Don’t worry, we got this.” Fauquier County school employees distributed a total of 568 sacks of food for 284 families at FHS and Grace Miller Elementary School in Bealeton. Both locations gave out bags that contained two breakfasts and two lunches to families in need between 10:30 a.m. and noon. The program is set to continue on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while schools are closed. The project is called Grab and Go; parents can drive up and pick up the food with minimal social interaction. All of the food is prepared, shelf-stable food – containers of applesauce, yogurt, dry cereal and individually wrapped sandwiches. “And milk, we have plenty of milk,” said Graham.

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Dena Rhodes, budget and management analyst for the school division, volunteered to help out at the Grab and Go effort. “We wanted to make sure that all the food we distributed was safe. We didn’t want to solve one problem and create another,” he said. Graham said this was the first time for the food distribution and he suspected the staff would learn from it. “We’ll see how many people come, and we’ll adjust for the next time,” he said. Parents are asked to provide the name of their child’s school and their lunch number if possible. “We are not going to turn anyone away,” he said. If a grandma or a neighbor is picking up food for someone else, it would be helpful to have the lunch number, he said. “But we know that not everyone who needs to is going to be able to go to the locations during that hour and a half. It’s the first time. We may try to add locations as we go.” School Board member Stephanie Litter-Reber (Lee District) said Thursday that she was concerned about some families in her district. She asked Graham, “I know of one mom, she works

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retail. There is no way she can be there. Can I pick up food for her?” Graham assured her that she could. He said that some teachers wanted to volunteer to deliver food, “but we’re not there yet. We need to make sure this is up and running first.” Graham said, “I worked at Miller and we almost ran out. The ... volunteers were inspiring.” Les Balgavy, director of testing, was one of three or four people hovering near the edge of a small canopy that sheltered the volunteers from the rain. All were trying to figure out how to stay six feet away from one another and still stay dry. Belgavy said he’s been spending his time away from school working outside. He said, “I have the greenest lawn in the neighborhood, but I was getting antsy.” He said he was glad to get out of the house and help out. Prashant Shrestha, the school’s assistant superintendent for business and planning was sheltered under an oversized umbrella Monday as he helped to steer families to the correct entrance. He said he wanted to make sure that parents knew that they could have a friend or a neighbor pick up food if they were working during pickup hours. “The last thing we want is to have bags of food left over,” he said. Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com

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Supervisors no longer support tax increase, citing coronavirus outbreak ‘Flat’ FY 2021 budget would mean no additional funds for schools, public safety By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

County supervisors are poised to adopt a “flat” fiscal year 2021 budget - with no tax increases - on March 26, meaning the previously proposed 8% increase in the county budget is likely off the table. The new fiscal year begins on July 1. Referencing the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the economy, Supervisor Mary Leigh McDaniel (Marshall District) addressed the issue at the March 19 public budget hearing, which was livestreamed remotely from the Warrenton Community Center. “I want to say up front that there’s been a lot of discussion among the board and we at this point have asked [management and budget director] Erin [Kozanecki] and [county administrator] Paul McCulla to provide us with a budget that has zero tax increase,” McDaniel said. “We will vote on this next week. But

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The supervisors practiced social distancing during their public hearing. on the budget Thursday evening. I want to let everyone know that none of the supervisors want to do anything that will add to the current burden of our citizens,” she concluded. The proposed FY 2021 budget submitted to the board on Feb. 28 totaled $357.9 million, an 8.2% increase from FY 2020. The proposal included a real estate tax increase of 3.6 cents, which would have brought the overall real estate tax rate to $1.030, up from $0.994, adding $136 to the average real estate tax bill. The proposed budget increased fire and rescue expenditures by 11.6%, or $2.3 million, and increased the county’s contribution to the school division operating fund by $2.8 million. An increase of $4.1 million in allocation from the state

to the school division would not be affected by a flat county budget. Except for small increases in revenue from the potential growth of real property values – about 1%, according to the staff budget report – these and other increases to FY 2021 revenues and expenditures would be cut, and the funding levels would be mostly unchanged from the current budget, if the supervisors follow through with passing a flat budget. Officially, Thursday’s public budget hearing lasted seven minutes. Unofficially, it lasted a bit longer – maybe 15 minutes – as staff worked to connect Supervisor Rick Gerhardt (Cedar Run District), who was attending the meeting by phone. (Gerhardt is self-quarantining at his

home after returning from an overseas trip, although he said he display no symptoms of COVID-19.) The four remaining supervisors and a handful of county staff were the only people physically present at the hearing, spread out at separate tables in the mostly empty community center to comply with social distancing guidelines. Kozenecki read into the record comments from 12 residents; the livestream had 26 viewers by the time McDaniel adjourned the hearing. All of the public comments had been submitted before the meeting began. Six of those comments expressed opposition to a tax increase; another five supported funding the school budget to the levels requested by the school board. The subdued, almost sullen atmosphere contrasts sharply with budget deliberations in normal years. In March 2019, about 250 members of the public attended a boisterous budget public hearing in the Fauquier High School auditorium; it lasted more than two hours. The hours leading up to Thursday’s hearing were not without some drama. School Board Chair Duke Bland, citing indications from supervisors that the FY 2021 budget would not include any revenue increases, sent an email to the Fauquier Times announcing that the joint school board session with the board of supervisors, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., had been canceled. Bland’s email came less than two hours before the joint work session See BUDGET, page 6

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Hospital postpones elective surgeries

Supervisors recommend flat tax rate

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ical needs of our communities during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic …” Patients whose appointments are being rescheduled will be notified, and procedures will be rescheduled as soon as feasible. Cubbage said, “We are confident that this important operational decision will help minimize the spread of illness by limiting unnecessary contact between patients and providers.” Cubbage also reported Monday that so far, there has been no uptick in patients presenting to the Emergency Department with flu-like symptoms and ER visits are down.

Public donations Fauquier Health is currently accepting the following donations from the public: • Personal protective equipment masks (N95, isolation and surgical) • Hand sanitizer • Gloves All donations must be in original, unopened containers/boxes at this time to maintain infection control standards. Due to CDC guidelines, the hospital cannot accept donations of hand sewn

If the hospital experiences a surge in patients, it has capacity on all patient floors, including the fourth floor, which has 11 overflow rooms that are currently not in use. Fauquier Hospital has 10 intensive care unit beds. Fauquier Health’s emergency command center was activated on March 16, so leaders can quickly respond to emerging issues, Cubbage confirmed. Those with symptoms Cubbage urged that anyone who is experiencing respiratory illness symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath) and plans to visit the hospital, a primary care provider or an urgent clinic should call ahead to tell them that they are having symptoms.

masks at this time. Fauquier Health spokeswoman Sarah Cubbage said, “Donations are greatly appreciated and may be dropped off at the Fauquier Hospital loading dock, located at 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton in the rear of the hospital. Donations are being accepted 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Cubbage said, “We have seen some wonderful movements from various organizations willing to donate. ”

Resources on COVID-19 Information about hospital preparedness may be found at https:// www.fauquierhealth.org/ coronavirus-covid-19preparednessinformation The Virginia State Health Department has established a dedicated phone line, 1-877-ASK-VDH3. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website is at www.cdc.gov.

was scheduled to begin. At least one supervisor and the clerk to the board of supervisors were unaware of the meeting’s cancellation at that time. Supervisor Granger spoke about the day’s events during the budget hearing: “I’d just like to take a moment to apologize to the public that the meeting – the joint meeting – with the school board was canceled at the last minute. That was not at the request of the board of supervisors.” He said later in the same statement: “I’ll flat out say it: there’s some folks on [the school board] that don’t seem to understand that the economy is on fire.” “So, I hope Mr. Bland is listening,” he continued, “and I hope in the future he’ll do his due diligence as a chairman of the school board and meet face to face to discuss the challenges we all have.” Speaking earlier in the day, McDaniel struck a more conciliatory tone; she said that school board members were “very understanding” of the move by supervisors

to nix any revenue increase given the economic situation during the coronavirus outbreak. “[School superintendent] Dr. Jeck and Paul [McCulla] agreed that it didn’t make sense [to have a joint work session] if there was nothing to discuss” regarding budget increases, she said. No supervisor has so far indicated opposition to passing a budget with no tax increase. Supervisor Chris Butler (Lee District) has been open about his opposition to any tax increase under current circumstances. He said in a March 20 email that “so many residents have been financially impacted by COVID-19 with dwindling retirement accounts, childcare costs, impacts on small business, especially those working in hospitality. It would be irresponsible for us to increase taxes during these uncertain times.” Gerhardt is also opposed to any tax increases for FY 2021. “These are unprecedented times,” he said, “and our economy and people’s incomes will undoubtedly be negatively impacted.”

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Grateful for how becoming a student at LFCC has helped her, Tiffany Morris is turning around and helping others in her community. The aspiring registered nurse has started a community group on Facebook called “Free for Fauquier” that connects people in need with those who can help them. This can be physical needs, or someone needing a friend or welcoming them to an area, says Morris, a mother of three. She started the group earlier this winter, and it now has more than 1,500 members. “It’s hard enough when you feel alone,” said Morris, who married her middle school sweetheart last summer. “I felt if I did this, maybe it would help a lot of people who are dealing with depression or going through hard situations and be a helping hand.” One child helped by those in the group was a 6-year-old boy who had never had toys of his own,

Morris said. “I sent out a message to group members saying a family needed help,” she said. “When I pulled up at his house, this boy was like, “Finally, finally it’s Christmas.’” Some group members meet at parks with their children. If someone is having a rough day, another group member can come and meet them for ice cream or lunch, Morris said. “We just kind of provide a live body vs. something virtual to be there for someone else,” she explained. Morris, who graduated from Fauquier High School in 2004, got the idea for the Free for Fauquier group after a classmate at LFCC did a presentation on how hard it was for some families to afford school lunches for their children but were ineligible for free lunches. She was able to put $100 into four different families’ accounts. Morris has benefited from the Path to Success Program, an initiative launched on the Fauquier Campus last year. The program offers extra support to students who

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I felt if I did this, maybe it would help a lot of people who are dealing with depression or going through hard situations. are first-generation college students, have income constraints, or need extra developmental support prior to beginning college-level coursework. Path to Success students have access to a special study area with computers, a textbook library and hotspots for those without reliable access to the internet. They also qualify for certain scholarships and emergency grants. The program was started with funding from the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education’s Rural Virginia Horseshoe Initiative (RVHI) and a matching grant from the PATH Foundation. The RVHI refers to the shape that would be formed if a line was drawn from the Eastern Shore west through Southside and then southwest Virginia and then up through the Shenandoah Valley. Within this region,

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which represents 75 percent of the state’s geography, 500,000 people have less than a high school diploma. Because of this, Virginia is ranked 31st in the nation when it comes to the percentage of residents with at least a high school equivalency credential. The RVHI project’s vision is to transform Virginia’s rural communities through higher education and 21st-century job skills. Through the Path to Success Morris met LFCC Success Coach Julie Fainter. “If it wasn’t for Julie Fainter, I don’t think I would’ve made it through my first semester,” Morris said. “She has been a godsend for me. I’ve been struggling with my math course, and Julie has been working with me. She has gone above and beyond and never gave up on me.” Morris aspires to do

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the RN program at LFCC and possibly work as an emergency room nurse. “That passion is what’s driving me,” she said. She has been working in the nursing field since graduating from Fauquier High School in 2004. While in high school she took a nurse’s aide class and has been doing in-home care. “I’ve always wanted to be on the LFCC Fauquier Campus,” she said. “I’ve heard a lot of good success stories from there, and I’ve heard how family-oriented LFCC is. It’s not like you struggle and the staff doesn’t care. They want everyone to be successful. “Having been out of school since ’04, I need all the help I can get. And, I’m getting it.” To learn more about the Path to Success program, contact Fainter at jfainter@lfcc.edu.

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EDITORIAL

We may be in calm before the storm

In March 1985, artist William Woodward was interviewed while at work in his studio above former Warrenton firehouse at Fourth and Main streets.

FAUQUIER FLASHBACKS FROM THE FAUQUIER TIMES 75 Years Ago March 29, 1945 Mrs. John Crosby Butler, wife of Lt. Col. Butler of Kelvedon Farm, Rectortown, and mother of Lt. John C. Butler, has joined the WAC and has been assigned to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia for eight weeks basic training. She is carrying on for her hero son, a Marine fighter pilot, who lost his life in the Pacific on Nov. 13, 1944, while flying on a low-level bombing mission. The Fauquier Board of Supervisors this week published a record $450,665 tentative county budget for 1945-46 but added a note that no increase in the tax rate is contemplated. Gunnery Sgt. Harry W. Smith, USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry I. Smith of Midland, was reported wounded Feb. 20 in action against the enemy on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands. 50 Years Ago March 26, 1970 At a special session March 23, the Middleburg Town Council elected Humphrey O. Dodson to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Norris Royston, who died March 20. A member of the council since 1950, Mr. Dodson will serve until 1971, the next municipal election year. Sharpe and Hamaker Inc., Arlington builders, have been awarded the contract to build Fauquier National Bank’s new $499,000 main building on Courthouse Square, Warrenton, adjoining the Fauquier County Library. William G. Prime of New York has been named executive

vice president of Stuyvesant Asset Management Corporation, a newly organized firm specializing in the management of large employee benefit funds. Prime is the son of Mrs. Juan M. Ceballos of Warrenton. Pfc. Cecil Cameron of Hume was wounded in the back by mortar fragments in Da Nang, Vietnam on March 15, less than two months after he arrived there. The 20-year-old soldier is assigned as a rifleman with the 5th Infantry Division. 25 Years Ago March 29, 1995 Fauquier County telephone users, and their counterparts from Lee County in the southwest and Winchester in the north, must start using the 540 area code six months sooner than previously announced, officials from GTE Telephone Operations said Monday. Capt. Rene Stevens of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office was selected Officer of the Quarter by the Morrisville-Bristersburg Ruritan Club. Capt. Stevens is the chief correctional officer in command of the Adult Detention Center. A state conservation agency last week approved an unprecedented and controversial lease of an 800-are tract of land in Fauquier and Prince William counties to a private group for 15 years at $1 per year, a deal arranged by Scott District Supervisor Georgia Herbert. The Virginia Outdoors foundation turned the property over to the Friends of Bull Run. Known as the Bell tract, the land was the site of the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap. – Compiled by John T. Toler

The coronavirus is about to get real. As of Tuesday, Prince William had reported 18 confirmed cases, Fairfax had 46, Culpeper had two confirmed cases of COVID-19 and Madison and Orange each had one. Fauquier has had several “false alarms,” but no confirmed cases as yet. Wade Kartchner, MD, MPH, health director of the Rappahannock/Rapidan Health District of the Virginia Health Department, said that the lack of available testing makes it impossible to know how many people have been infected. “We don't know if we're not able to test. Knowing that should disabuse anyone of feeling secure, Fauquier County will have cases soon, it is just a matter of time.” Medical experts at Fauquier Hospital are taking a deep breath before the storm. They are preparing for a potential influx of patients by using their supply of personal protective equipment prudently. It’s their first line of defense. Without it, nurses, doctors and technicians will be in real danger. And by extension, so will patients. Postponing elective surgeries is one step being used to preserve PPE, and the move also keeps other precious resources free in case they are needed for severely ill patients. It’s difficult for patients who have been waiting months for a knee replacement or bariatric surgery, but the decision is designed to save lives.

The folks at the Fauquier Free Clinic are continuing to care for residents who have limited or no health insurance. They too, are taking creative steps to minimize exposure for their staff and volunteers and preserve PPE. Fauquier residents are good people. They want to help, but the usual avenues of comfort aren’t open to us. We can’t visit the sick. We can’t hold large fundraisers. We can’t provide “an extra pair of hands” for exhausted health care workers. Those hands might be infected. Sewing face masks won’t help. The masks that can be produced that way won’t protect against the coronavirus. The best help we can offer is to protect ourselves and our loved ones by practicing social distancing, staying healthy and steering clear of the hospitals, urgent cares and doctors’ offices unless it’s imperative. Without a vaccine or even any treatment options, self-isolation is our best tool to slow down the spread of the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And it’s the best way to protect health care workers as they prepare for what’s to come.

FROM THE PUBLISHER OF THE FAUQUIER TIMES The daily news has all of us reeling as the coronavirus dominates every conversation. For the foreseeable future, our format will be news only. There are two reasons we have made this difficult choice. Our loyal advertisers have suspended their support as they tighten their belts, so our page count has been severely reduced. We have decided to focus that precious newsprint on essential news. Remember that even though our print paper is lighter, we continue to publish news stories every day at Fauquier.com, for those of you who have internet access. The articles that filled our Lifestyle, Business and History sections were

largely about activities and businesses that are suspended for now. When those activities resume, we plan to continue that coverage. Although our offices are closed to the public, our editors and reporters remain on the job. Our new hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feel free to call 347-4222 with questions or concerns, or email FrontDeskTeam@fauquier.com. We are committed to serving our community; with your help we can navigate our way through these troubling times together. CATHERINE M. NELSON Publisher, Fauquier Times

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Design of Marshall Main Street project off the mark The Marshall Main Street Improvement Project has become a contentious and divisive subject. What started out nearly two decades ago as a genuine grassroots effort to improve the look of Main Street Marshall has been turned over to county administration, where it has become very top down and heavy. The project’s estimates have ballooned in cost, the bids are coming in over budget, and the scope of the project has been reduced to only one block of Main Street and benefits only the property owners in that exclusive section. The bulk of the project is to be funded by a federal grant and also from donors. Then the rest is to be paid for by a 400% tax increase to those in Marshall’s Lighting Tax District. Those in favor are arguing that if we don’t do the project, we will lose the grant and donor money, and those opposed see this is as an unnecessary boondoggle that smells fishy, will narrow the street by 2 feet in an already congested area and create risks to pedestrians and people trying to park and exit vehicles in that section. Most people like the idea of improving Main Street but are opposed to narrowing it. Other and better options do exist. Let’s just say that, for argument’s sake, we are to accept the premise that the scope of the project should only be in this one-block section. One of the wishes of the community was that there would be trees going down Main Street. Currently, there are a few trees here and there just out of the VDOT right of way on private property just off the sidewalk. The current design of this project calls for new trees to be

installed between the sidewalk and the curb. The tree pits are to be 4 feet by 8 feet, and this is important because this measurement controls the final street width. Currently, the street width is at 40 feet. The current design takes 2 feet off of the current street width from curb to curb. The project has to meet specific design criteria by VDOT and also the federal law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The requirements are related to sidewalk width, ramps, setbacks and so forth. The key requirement in our case, in regards to final street width, is that at least a 4 feet sidewalk is created behind where the trees are located. The sidewalk can then expand to a wider section once one is past the tree. The county administration has falsely presented that there is no way to have trees and also keep the street width at its current 40 feet. It is important to realize that the width of the VDOT right of way varies as one goes up and down Main Street, and some buildings are closer to the street than others. Certain trees could be eliminated, the tree pits could be made a little less wide in certain cases, and/or cast iron tree grates can be installed around the trees -- which are ADA compliant and allowed to be used as part of the pedestrian pathway. The 4-foot tree pit width is not set in stone and was simply put forth by the design firm with whom the county contracted. Strasburg, Virginia, has a similar ongoing street improvement project which is covering several blocks, coming in cheaper, is a better design, and is well support-

ed by the community. They have kept the street at 40 feet, have trees with ADA compliant tree grates installed, and have used curb bump outs with decorative plantings at intersections as a traffic calming measure. The current Marshall plan has pitifully little in the way of serious traffic calming other than simply narrowing the street. Cars may indeed slow down because of a narrow street, but that is because drivers do not want to hit people entering or exiting vehicles. It is better to use inanimate objects, rather than people as the traffic calming device. Traffic through Marshall is a mixed bag of cars, heavy trucks, buses, trailers, tractors and farm machinery, and there is just barely enough room as there is now. The supporters of the current design point to Upperville as a model of how the plan for Marshall might work, but hardly anybody parks on the street in Upperville because there are hardly any businesses there, and when one does try to park there, it feels like you are going to be clipped unless you are very careful. Unlike Marshall’s design, the Upperville design has also used an entire arsenal of traffic calming measures. It is unfortunate that so much time and energy has been put into this to come up with a design which is poor and unpopular, especially in light of the original high hopes and good feelings with which this project was started. I seriously hope the county will revisit the design or cancel the project entirely.

MATT DAVENPORT Delaplane

Writer claims COVID-19 crisis represents ‘abdication of leadership’ Just a few questions: Why does [President Donald] Trump constantly try to sugar-coat this pandemic? Even though the market has already tanked, and we all know that … Why did he do NOTHING when he knew this disease was coming? It was common knowledge in December. Why does Trump not support widespread testing of most Americans? He keeps promising that “millions” of tests will be available, but they never are. My daughter is an

Army sergeant and they couldn’t test her this week. She has the symptoms, but they don’t have the tests. Why does Trump think closing the southern border is more important than providing our medical community with personal protective equipment-appropriate masks and gowns to protect them? The virus is and has been here for months; perhaps it might have been more intelligent to try to protect our citizens from the disease than from Hispanics? Most importantly, why did he in-

voke the Defense Protection Act and then refuse to use it for production of ventilators and medical masks? This is absurd and a complete abdication of leadership. Trump should resign immediately. He has proven himself entirely incapable of leading our country for several years, on many levels. This one will cost us many lives and probably bankrupt our country, like he did with most of his business ventures.

Corporate bailouts? Not this time!

ously considering bailouts for the airline, hotel, and cruise industries. The bailout will cost taxpayers over $50 billion. These are the same organizations that impose Draconian rules on customers to pinch every penny out of us that they can. The airlines are infamous for gouging us on ticket prices, baggage fees and other arbitrary expenses... Remember when our government bailed out Wall Street and the banks in 2008? They received a combined total of $45 billion in taxpayer dollars, while

they bankrupted Americans. Did folks who couldn’t pay their mortgages get a bail out? No, they got an eviction notice and foreclosure. There should be no bailouts for the airline and travel industry. Let the CEOs and other corporate officials in those companies do the hard work of surviving this pandemic like the rest of us must. No matter what your political affiliation, I hope you will join me in calling our representatives in Congress to say, not this time!

While many of our family, friends, and neighbors are denied paid sick time because their employer is either too small (less than 50 employees) or, yes, too large (think Walmart, CVS, Citibank, Exxon) and wondering where their next meal will come from … President [Donald] Trump and our congressional representatives are seri-

JOAN HELLANDSJO Warrenton

KATHY KADILAK The Plains

Taking a lesson from ‘The Drowning Man’ I am baffled that many churches in Fauquier and across the country held services March 15 despite the CDC’s warning to avoid crowds as much as possible. I’m reminded of the story of “The Drowning Man.” A fellow was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help. Soon a man in a rowboat came by and the fellow shouted to the man on the roof, "Jump in, I can save you." The stranded fellow shouted back, "No, it's OK, I'm praying to God and he is going to save me." So, the rowboat went on. Then a motorboat came by. The fellow in the motorboat shouted, "Jump in, I can save you." To this the stranded man said, "No thanks, I'm praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith." So, the motorboat went on. Then a helicopter came by and the pilot shouted down, "Grab this rope and I will lift you to safety." To this the stranded man again replied, "No thanks, I'm praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith." So, the helicopter reluctantly flew away. Soon the water rose above the rooftop and the man drowned. He went to heaven. He finally got his chance to discuss this whole situation with God, at which point he exclaimed, "I had faith in you, but you didn't save me, you let me drown. I don't understand why!" To this God replied, "I sent you a rowboat and a motorboat and a helicopter, what more did you expect?" How do pastors and church leaders justify ignoring the advice and research of our brightest scientists and physicians, and thereby putting at risk the lives of our most senior citizens?

SCOTT CHRISTIAN Marshall

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Cabin fever sparks golf craze By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

Jimmy Mauro was a busy man Tuesday morning. Maybe even a little bit frantic. The general manager at South Wales Golf Course in Jeffersonton is processing a huge uptick in tee times while educating his golfers about strict new precautions in these coronavirus-stricken times. Only one person at a time is allowed to enter the South Wales clubhouse. Customers can only make snack bar purchases before they head out to play. Only one person at a time is allowed to use the bathroom. Carts are being sanitized religiously. “We want to be extra, extra care-

ful. Everyone six feet apart. We’re Cloroxing all carts, wiping the handles, you name it,” said Mauro. But at least the course is open, which was the question of the day for Virginia golf courses Monday afternoon when Gov. Ralph Northam declared that all recreation facilities, including bowling alleys, movie theaters and fitness centers, must close. Courses have closed randomly in some areas. Three Prince William County public golf courses, Forest Greens, Prince William and Lake Ridge, are closed through March 31. Fairfax County also closed its public courses. Those closings only drive more golfers to courses like South Wales, Stonewall Jackson Golf Course in

COVID-19 cancels Harpole’s dream hike By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

After completing the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail in 2018, Doug Harpole of Amissville used 2019 to work on house projects, have knee surgery and bask in the warmth of his amazing feat. For Harpole, the second leg of the triple crown of distance hikes beckoned next month as he planned to hike the COURTESY PHOTO 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Fauquier County's Doug Trail, which winds from Harpole calorie loads during his Campo, Calif., on the 2018 Appalachian Trail hike. Mexican border to British Columbia. Harpole was set to leave April 15 to fly to San Diego. Just last week he learned the PCT was closed for through-hikers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, dashing his plans. The biggest problem was re-supply of food and water, and the ability to get rides into towns, especially in California. “You think you’re safe out there, but you’ve got to come into town eventually,” Harpole said. “I was feeling strong, ready to go. I was upping miles, talking to the doctor about my knee and hiking 8 to 10 miles with a full pack,” said Harpole, 59, who was recently fitted with a high-tech, ultra-light knee brace. “Now I gotta find something to do. I’m still young. There are trails out there, and they’ll be there again,” said the Texas native. His daughter, Natalie, works as a horse trail guide in New Zealand, and he may go hike the 1,864-mile national trail called the Te Araroa there this December. He says his wife, Susan, is happy to have him home. “Oh yeah, especially with this virus. She did not want me out there,” said Harpole, who noted the Appalachian Trail is also closed.

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With public golf courses closing in Prince William and Fairfax counties, area golf course owners are relieved to be open. Tee times are way up. Gainesville or Bull Run Golf Club in Haymarket. “Oh yeah, it’s busier. We’re averaging 140 right now. On a normal day we do 100 to 130,” said Kyle Backers, Stonewall’s head golf pro. “We had 160 the other day. People are stuck at home and want to get out. They want a break, that’s what’s going on,” said Mike Tate, general manager at Bull Run. Technically the only course in Fauquier County, the private Fauquier Springs Country Club, is also

taking steps. “We are still open. We are still able to offer everything to our membership with strict guidelines and precautions,” said general manager Shawn Rogers. South Wales had 93 people last Friday, a banner turnout. “It’s getting so busy now. We’re the only public golf course in two counties, Culpeper and Fauquier,” said Mauro. “Golf is the only safe place around. People don’t have any place to go. They’re getting cabin fever.”

Spring sports likely wiped out By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

Gov. Ralph Northam’s announcement closing all Virginia schools for the rest of the year appears to effectively end high school spring sports for 2020. “We’re in shock right now,” said Kettle Run activities director Paul Frye. “Any plan we had to get going after spring break is out the door now. We did

have a plan in place to get going then. Now we’re not allowed to do anything.” The Virginia High School League (VHSL) scheduled a crisis management team meeting Tuesday to consider lastditch possibilities to help salvage the season, so stay tuned. FILE PHOTO

With school cancelled the rest of the year, spring sports look unlikely to happen, ending the careers of seniors.

You can still hike, play tennis, pickleball No, washing your hands 15 times a day isn’t aerobic exercise. But hiking, tennis and pickleball all burn calories, and all are still available in some form locally and in Fauquier County. Hiking has become more popular than ever. Parking lots were overflowing Sunday at Sky Meadows State Park, with similar issues along Skyline Drive. Access roads to the popular Old Rag trail were closed down at times this past weekend due to volume. Tennis still an option that allows for exercise at a safe distance. Gary Rzepecki of Fauquier County Parks and Rec says the tennis court at Vint Hill park by the community center is open for play as long as fewer than 10 people are playing. Currently, schools do not allow use of their tennis courts, but some hope that policy could change. “The last word we got from the schools is no recreational activities could take place at the schools,” Rzepecki said. Pickleball is also being played at the one court at Academy Hill Park in Warrenton, where devoted players are connecting through texts to meet while staying under the 10-person limit.

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Northern Piedmont Community Foundation creates emergency fund Staff Reports In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation has created an Emergency Response Fund. The fund has been established to assist 501(c)(3) nonprofits or public service entities that provide a community service and are experiencing a hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis, a press release reads. NPCF Executive Director Jane Bowling-Wilson said in the release, “We knew that a local philanthropic response was critical and we wanted to be prepared … These are unprecedented times and we are assessing how we can help daily.” To apply, agencies may compose an email letter addressed to NPCF, Emergency Response Fund, and send it to: need@npcf.org. The letter should provide: • The organization’s name, EIN number, address

and contact information. • The short-term implications for the organization due to the COVID-19 crisis and the anticipated long-term (three months or more) effects on the organization. • A simple budget that highlights the need for funding. Funding amounts will vary and NPCF staff members recognize that funding needs may change. If awarded, organizations may reapply in one month, or sooner if there are extenuating circumstances. The NPCF will respond to funding requests within one week of the request. Agencies may email jbwilson@npcf.org or call 540-349-0631, ext.1 or 3, with questions. Because this is an evolving situation, the press release states, award amounts and further criteria will be adjusted as needed.

The press release states that the fund “will operate in partnership with local governments, schools, other foundations and the private sector to address current and emerging needs and will work to strategically fill gaps in support. “… In addition to health concerns, the pandemic for many will result in loss of income and limited access to food, supplies and education. Public emergencies such as this tend to be disproportionate in their impacts. We are deeply aware that the needs for some in our community will be critical ... We must invest in each other, now more than ever, to provide support for others and alleviate the community-wide effects of this historic crisis.” Bowling-Wilson added, “Thanks to the PATH Foundation and several donors for kick-starting this community funding!” Information for donors and nonprofits may be accessed at www.npcr.org.

Give Local Piedmont is May 5

WVFD looks for donations

Tuesday, May 5, will be the seventh annual Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Give Local Piedmont, a one-day online giving event. The annual fundraising event “allows individuals to improve their community quickly and easily” and “promotes giving generously to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that make our region stronger,” according to a Northern Piedmont Community Foundation announcement.

The Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company, which has provided more than a century of service to the citizens of Warrenton and Fauquier County, is launching its annual fundraising event. The fundraising drive is being accomplished through the mail. Chief Jason Koglin wrote in a press release, “We are mailing a letter to each resident and property owner requesting financial support. Because of your support of our annual letter drive, we no longer have to go door to door or call for donations. As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, your donation is tax-de-

The online giving event also “fosters friendly competition through prizes and bonus incentives to raise more money than is actually donated,” according to the announcement. Anyone can participate with a donation of $10 or more. Nonprofits must register before April 17 to participate. Donors may pre-schedule donations beginning April 21. For more information, visit givelocalpiedmont.org or email communityservices@npcf.org.

ductible.” The WVFC is a mostly volunteer organization with more than 140 members and relies heavily on donations, grants and fundraising events to fund their lifesaving work. The WVFC provides fire prevention, protection services and emergency medical services to the Town of Warrenton as well as surrounding communities in Fauquier County. For more information about the organization, visit www.warrentonfire.org.

Appleton Campbell provides essential services including plumbing, heating, cooling, air quality and electrical. Our priorities are to: • Protect the comfort and sanitation of your home. • Protect the health of customers. • Protect the wellbeing of our employees. As a community there have been many challenges we’ve faced together during the many years Appleton Campbell has been in business. This is another one, but it is one we will rise to. We are well-prepared to meet these challenges, and together we will be able to keep your home running while also putting health and safety at the forefront of everything we do. Appleton Campbell’s March special has been extended to the end of April - $29 inspection of any service we offer as well as further discounts on new heating/cooling systems. Please feel free to contact us at 540-347-0765 or send a text/email at appletoncampbell.com Sincerely, Mike Appleton, President P.S. There is a lot of uncertainty and misinformation about the virus on social media. If you want factual information about the virus or updates, we suggest checking the CDC (Center for Disease Control) website: www.cdc.gov

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The ultimate stress reliever – a hack through horse country By Betsy Burke Parker

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Until Monday, Thousand Hills Riding Stable owner Yvonne Bright said it was “business as usual” at her Delaplane farm. In fact, since COVID-19 closed schools and child care facilities, leaving still-working parents at a loss for daytime childcare, Thousand Hills had seen an uptick in demand for lessons. That may end if “leisure” activities are restricted. Bright operates one of the few barns in the area offering lessons for young riders, starting at age 2. “Many of our families were already (feeling) isolated,” Bright said, noting that young kids enjoy their saddle time, and parents relish socializing at the barn while their children ride. With Maryland on lockdown, and Virginia possibly not far behind, Bright worries about the ripple effect. “It is hardest on the kids,” Bright said. “They don’t understand why they can’t hang out in the barn like they’ve always done. We have had to be strict about how many kids are here at one time. “Making these adjustments has

me reeling. Just like the school teachers, I miss all the kids running around laughing and making up games.” With strict CDC and government guidelines minimizing, or eliminating, social contact to curb the pandemic, horse professionals and horse owners have scrambled to adjust. Competitions are on hold, and barns are curtailing activities to mitigate risk. But, as Bright stressed, horses still require care, so that part her job hasn’t changed at all. “It can’t.” Branner said while her barn hasn’t closed, per se, the manager schedules riders at different times of day. Riders are asked to only touch their own equipment – no more helping each other out. “It’s more fun to ride with my friends, but it would be so stressful not to get to see my horse at all,” Branner said. Catlett dressage trainer Jennifer Mutchler has seen little change, something she attributes to mostly “teaching private, adult dressage lessons. We’re disappointed that show season is on hold, but honestly, I’m just as happy staying home training.” Jean French adjusted her offerings at the Marriott trail stable near

Hume. She’s open, on a limited basis. Riding provides “a break from the real world,” something French calls critical to mental health, especially important these days.

Around the county

Changes in the foxhunting world are minimal, say industry insiders. “This time of year we sort of slow down anyway,” explained Jennifer Farrin, whose husband Steve took the horn at Old Dominion Hounds last fall. They chiefly operate the kennels alone, anyway, she added. “We started our hound show prep and will keep up with it, unless we hear the (May 17) Junior Hound Show and the (May 24) Virginia Foxhound Club show are called off.” Windy Hollow Hunt huntsman Chris Burrowswood said “it’s business as usual. My wife and I walk out hounds every day, just us. But that’s normal, this time of year. It’s sort of off-season.” Dr. Joe Davis has instituted procedures to keep staff, clients and animals safe at his Piedmont Equine, and their small animal clinic. “Clients call from the parking lot, and we obtain a history from a safe social distance,” Davis said. “Then we bring the animal into the clinic to be examined. Dr. Joyce Harman’s holistic practice has changed, a little. “People are beginning to put off veterinary work that is not deemed critical or lifesaving,” Harman said. “Either from the desire to keep their farm isolated, or because they are losing money from … their jobs (closing.)” Another facet of the horse industry that “can’t just stop,” is young horse training, said retired champi-

on steeplechase jockey Jeff Murphy. He runs a breaking operation at historic Long Branch in Millwood. “I have all young thoroughbreds,” he said. “They need (early) education anyway, so my job stays the same. It has to be done – even with racing stopped for now, they need to be ready when it starts again.” Virginia Point-to-Point Foundation president Don Yovanovich noted that “racing around the world is halted,” not just Virginia’s circuit. Seven of 10 Virginia spring steeplechases were canceled or postponed, said Yovanovich, along with every other type of horse competition. “This thing is bigger than us. This situation is very real and very serious.” The May 2 Kentucky Derby was moved to September, with the Preakness and Belmont Stakes also shifting to make the first autumn Triple Crown. Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard considers himself lucky, getting practice runs in at the March 14 Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point, the last public venue for a while, many fear. “We have a lot of owners who have invested a lot of money that are not seeing any return since there’s no racing,” said Sheppard assistant Keri Brion. They are paying the day rate ($100 and up) on horses who are not racing and won’t race for quite awhile. It’s tough. “We’re lucky to have a few big owners with the means to keep up on their training bills even now. But plenty struggle to pay, and by not paying, they’ll be hurting trainers, which starts the cycle of not being able to pay staff, and so on.”

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Cedar Run District Eugene & Virginia Longerbeam Living Trust to Carlos E. Rodriguez, 1 acre at 6071 Catlett Road nr. Bealeton. $185,000 Christian J. Seaman to Laura Mullins, 1.9385 acres at 8012 Mercer Drive, Catlett. $495,000 William L. McLeese Tr. To Nicholas C. Multari, 5.0558 acres at 2198 Beaver Dam Road, Midland. $579,000 David C. Heath to James Foulks, 4.0073 acres at 10429 Old Marsh Road, Bealeton. $435,000 William D. Lee Sr. to Jennifer Lee Dean, 7.01 acres at 2590 Carriage Ford Road nr. Catlett. $80,000 Esther A. Roberson to Elliot S. Robinson, 19.36621 Acres on Blackwelltown Road nr. Elk Run. $85,000 Elizabeth C. Martinkovic to James R. Reichlen, 1.1568 acres at 9217 Poplar Grove Drive, Warrenton. $425,000 John C. Berrios to John J. Horne, 92 acres on Rt. 639. $393,000 William A. Meeks to Blaine Whited, 7641 Greenwood Way nr. Nokesville. $449,000 R. Mitchell Heflin to Cynthia Catherine Griffin, 4 acres at 10594 Shenandoah Path nr. Catlett. $569,900

Lee District Robert Ted Crabtree to JJCS Investments LLC, 1.25 acres at 7505 Opal Road; 2.7309 acres nr. Opal; 47.9449 acres west of Opal. $1,275,000 Brian Zumstein by Sub. Tr. To LRW Investments & Property Management LLC, 11162 Eagle Court, Bealeton. $354,000 Donald R. Tharpe to HDC Consulting LLC, 9.00103 acres & access to Rt. 28 near Bealeton. $500,000 U.S Bank Nat’l. Assoc. Tr. To Gaudencio Sotero Garcia, 6717 Huntland Drive nr. Bealeton. $290,000 Kelsey Viar McNabb to Kenneth A. Breckley, 5031 Godwin’s Landing Drive, Remington. $350,000 Jacqueline Capparelli to Luis A. Herrera Cabrera, 6588 Lafayette Avenue, Bealeton. $400,000 Center District Mark Florence to Opal Springs LLC, 15 Willis Lane, Warrenton. $130,000 Charles Daniel Sinclair Jr. to Michael A. Schultz, 132 Menlough Drive, Warrenton. $485,000 EWPECC LLC to Victor Alvarado, 282 Jackson Street, Warrenton. $220,000 Woodward Group Inc. to Jennifer Lauren Seidel, 7279

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OBITUARIES Dr. Robert A. Meyer Dr. Robert A. Meyer, age 88, passed peacefully among family on Tuesday evening, March 10, 2020 in Warrenton, VA. He was born on July 2, 1931 in Chicago, IL, son of the late Albert R. and Helen T. Meyer. In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 53 years, Margaret Ann Meyer (née Jacobs) and his aunt Clara Kurowski. Robert is survived by his three children, Gretchen E. Meyer, Eric J. Meyer (partner Rev. Kristine Kowalski), and Kirsten A. Turner (husband Carlton Turner); and three grandchildren. Robert served in the U.S. Air Force between 1952-1956. He was stationed primarily in Japan during the Korean War, monitoring Russian language transmissions. He attended Loyola University in Chicago for undergraduate and graduate school, receiving his PhD in clinical psychology in 1964. It was at Loyola that he met his wife, Marge. They began their family in Chicago, moving to Casanova, VA where they lived since 1972. Robert was hired by Fauquier County Public Schools as their first school psychologist. He then worked as a private clinical psychologist until his retirement. Between 1990-2014, Robert also worked as a professor of psychology at Lord Fairfax Community College Fauquier Campus and was honored to receive the Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award in 2014. Robert was a daily meditator, both in the Catholic and Zen Buddhist traditions. Throughout his life, he pursued his love of music learning to play many instruments and was particularly grateful to be able to play the cello with the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra for many years. A private interment will be held at the Warrenton Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be planned for June 2020 (details will be announced at a later date). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Piedmont Symphony Orchestra, PO Box 509, Warrenton VA 20188. Online condolences may be made to www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Sally McClanahan Brady Sally McClanahan Brady, 76 of Amissville, passed away suddenly at her home on Monday, March 16, 2020, concluding her long battle with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sally was born May 17, 1943 in Woodstock Virginia, daughter of the late Alfred E. and Vallee Racey McClanahan. Sally attended Toms Brook school grades one through ten and was a graduate of Central High school in the class of 1961. She attended James Madison University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with a Major in Health and Physical Education. Later Sally earned Master Degree’s at James Madison University and the University of North Carolina. She was a member of the Maurertown Brethren Church and attended the Amissville United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. Sally was a Physical Education Teacher in Fauquier County for 30 years. A member of the Fauquier Retired Teachers Association. She taught at Fauquier High School, coached the ladies field hockey and softball teams for many years before she went and taught at P.B. Smith Elementary school. Sally loved her many horses and dogs. She enjoyed going to the horse races, watching the races live on TV and took several trips to The Kentucky Derby. After her horse Cody passed, she decided she wanted a different animal to care for. She most recently enjoyed having her son-in-law’s young heifers grow and thrive in her pasture field. She even had names for each one. Sally was preceded in death by her husband James Allen Brady; a sister, Jean M. Calvert and her parents. She is survived by her daughter Candie B. Settle and her husband Matthew Settle of Rixeyville, Virginia; her sister, Nancy M. Gaines of Maurertown, Virginia and her sister-in-law Joyce Schollenberger (George) of Brooksville, Florida. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and her best friend Jamie Barry. Due to concerns regarding public health, a memorial service will be held at a later date. A publication with service details will be provided at a later date, as well. Online condolences may be expressed to Sally’s family at www. Moserfuneralhome.com

Horst Oscar Heisrath Horst Oscar Heisrath, 86 of Warrenton died March 13, 2020 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Charlottesville. He was born December 19, 1933 in East Prussia to the late Oskar and Frieda Heisrath. He is predeceased by his wife Anneliese Martha Heisrath. He is survived by his children Martin Heisrath, Edgar D. Heisrath, Janet Heisrath – Evans, and Karen Heisrath- Suter, and one sister Orpha Ahlers, in addition 5 grandchildren. A Graveside Service was held on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Brightview Cemetery, 8265 Lunsford Road, Warrenton, VA , 20188. Online condolences may be made at moserfuneralhome.com

Basil R. Shaffer It is with extreme sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father Basil R. Shaffer on March 14, 2020 at 1:57 am. He had just celebrated his 89th birthday. He struggled with chronic heart and kidney failure for many years and passed quietly with his family by his side. He was a quiet, proud man who served his country most of his life retiring as a Master Sergeant. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery in the coming weeks with full military honors. He is survived by his wife Peggy Shaffer along with their four adult children Deborah Lynn Avise, Pamela Marie Sweeney, Warren Basil Shaffer, and Michael Sean Shaffer. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Good bye Daddy. We love you so much and will miss you every coming day. February 26, 1931 - March 14, 2020

Larry Hugh Cunningham Larry Hugh Cunningham, 67 of Warrenton, VA passed away on March 17, 2020 at home. He was born on October 11, 1952 at King George, VA a son of the late Ross Hugh Cunningham and Sarah Davis Cunningham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Norman Ross Cunningham. Larry worked for Printpac for 25 plus years and retired from that company. He enjoyed fishing in ponds and lakes and working on cars. He leaves behind his soulmate and love of his life, Barbara Jean Kelly; his brother and his wife, Eldwin Colvin and Carolyn Cunningham; his sister, Esther Lois Hamlin; his sister-in-law, Karen Cunningham; numerous nieces and nephews. The public was welcomed to visit Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton on Tuesday, March 24 between from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM for viewing and to sign a register. Graveside services were on Tuesday, March 24 at 2:00 PM at Bright View Cemetery, Warrenton. Memorial contributions may be made to Capital Caring Hospice. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Robert Thomas Bohi Robert Thomas Bohi, age 87, a resident of Warrenton, Virginia passed away at Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton on March 8, 2020. After an early retirement from Building Supply management, he pursued his love of Antiques and traveling. He was predeceased by his parents Oscar and Francis Bohi and his sister, Elizabeth “Betty” Kindlick. He is now survived by his wife, Catherine E. Bohi of Warrenton, VA; Daughter, Mary E. Riley and her husband, James of Warrenton, VA; a son, Robert D. Bohi and his wife, Sally of Apex, NC and daughter Kathy C. Bohi and her partner, Cindy Burk of Cincinnati, OH; two brothers, Joseph Bohi and wife Dee, of Eastern Shore, VA and Edward Bohi and his wife, Natalie of Cherry Hill, NJ; as well as many nieces and nephews. A private funeral mass and burial will be held by the family. Online condolences at Moser Funeral Home.com

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OBITUARIES William Gardener Prime

A Sporting Life Obituary for William Gardener Prime 1934-202 William Gardner Prime, 85, passed away at his home in Warrenton, Virginia on March 14, 2020. Born in New York City on April 9, 1934 to Evalyn Douglas Prime (Ceballos) and Edward Gardner Prime, he grew up in Stamford, CT, Warrenton, VA, and Lake Placid, NY. William, “Bill”, attended boarding school at St. Paul’s School and graduated from Williams College in 1955.  and lived in New York and London, before returning to his roots in Warrenton, VA. He was the Co-Founder of Equity Research Associates and Stuyvesant Asset Management (Wall Street), Manager of the North American Department of  19), and founder of Prime Capital in Warrenton, VA, retiring in 2000. It has been said that Bill Prime never met a sport he didn’t like. An avid sportsman, he competed in outdoor sports at the highest level in multiple disciplines. His sports adventures and accomplishments included: founding the Williams College Ski Team; whitewater slalom in the World Championships as a member of the 1963 US Kayak Team; competing in the US & Europe against some of the world’s greatest skiers in the 1960’s; climbing the Matterhorn at age  of all varieties. An experienced sailor, he spent many years sailing the Caribbean  one of his greatest passions that he enjoyed with his children and grandchildren, even joining them on the slopes of Zermatt Switzerland in February of 2020 at    He is preceded in death by both parents, his stepmother, Inga Prime, his sister, Eve Fout, and his wife, Cornelia F. Prime. He is survived by his three children, Eve Prime, Alexandra Prime, and Corry Prime, his three grandchildren, Emma, Ansel, and Calliope, two stepchildren, Julia Hissom and Charles Coles, and a step granddaughter, Padan Coles. A memorial service will be announced at a future date. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Piedmont Environmental Council, Middleburg Humane Foundation, or the National Sporting Library. Online condolences may be made at moserfuneralhome.com.

It’s not the length of life but the depth of life – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Paul Frederick Lumbye Jr.

Paul Frederick Lumbye Jr. of Broad Run died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 21, 2020, in the loving company of his children. Mr. Lumbye, 95, was born Nov. 2, 1924, in Richmond to Paul F. Lumbye and Edith Norment Lumbye. A child of the Great Depression, he developed a strong work ethic early in life, rising in the predawn hours to deliver milk when he was 12 years old to contribute to the family income. That devotion  During World War II, Lieutenant Lumbye served in the Army Air Corps as a navigator aboard a B-17 bomber. He was stationed in England, and  Bill, completing his degree in chemical engineering in three years. He then went  Nuclear Corp. in Paducah, Kentucky. In Paducah, Mr. Lumbye met his future bride, Sara Odessa Hurst, of Tal effort as one of the many young women who went to work on the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. They married on May 10, 1952, in Hernando, Mississippi and honeymooned at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn. While in Paducah, they had three children. In 1959, Mr. Lumbye accepted a position as an engineer with the Solid Propellant Division of Atlantic Research Corp. in Gainesville. He spent the rest of his career there, rising through the ranks to become vice president and director  He enjoyed a long and full retirement with Mrs. Lumbye until her death on May 30, 2011. They loved travelling, especially to England, where Mr. Lumbye had fond memories from his time in the war, and spent winters for many years at their second home in Daytona Beach. Mr. Lumbye was an avid tennis player and played golf into his nineties. He amazed friends and family with his energy, athleticism, wide-ranging intelligence, and youthful appearance. Mr. Lumbye was a member and former deacon and Sunday school teacher at the Warrenton Presbyterian church. He was a member of the Fauquier Springs Country Club and the John Marshall Club. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his sisters, Betty Sydnor of Lynchburg and Anne Woodruff of Ormand Beach, Florida; and his grand F. Lumbye III and his wife, Nancy Talburtt Lumbye of Denver; his daughter Sara Elizabeth (Betsy) Lumbye of Fresno, California; his son, Robert Norment Lumbye, of Broad Run; his step-grandchldren Katharine Moore of Seattle and Seamus Moore of Denver; a step-great-grandson, Ronan Declan Moore of Denver; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank his longtime caregiver and companion Ann Reed, the staff at Fauquier Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Capital Caring Health and Evernest Home Care. Graveside services for immediate family will be at Little Georgetown Cemetery. Because of precautions surrounding the Coronavirus outbreak, no other  charities of donors’ choice.

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OBITUARIES Teddy H. Beverly

Teddy H. Beverly, 81 of Warrenton, passed away at his home on Tuesday March 17, 2020. Teddy H. Beverly was a hardworking man who always looked out for his family. He proudly served the United States in Vietnam. He was dedicated to sharing his life lessons to help those close to him. He was truly loved and valued by his family. Teddy was preceded in death by his parents, Ferdie and Anna Beverly and four brothers, Estle, Bernard, Kyle and Connie. Teddy is survived by his wife of 52 years, Margaret E. Beverly; a daughter, Margaret Amma Elphee and husband Dave of Marshall; three sisters, Ila Stanley of Claremont Va., Maxine Powers and husband Bernard of Unionville, Va. and Kitty Damer of Flint Hill Va.; three grandchildren, Jacob Elphee and wife Jen of Ohio, Joshua Elphee and wife Laura of Fairfax and Laura Katie Elphee of Marshall; two great-grandchildren, Kayleigh and Mason Elphee. Due to the current Covid-19 virus, he will be honored and remembered with love at a graveside memorial service at a later date in Quantico National Cemetery with military honors.   www.moserfuneralhome.com

Eileen Mary Berger

Eileen Mary Berger, 57, of Warrenton, VA passed peacefully to the Lord on March 19, 2020 at her home. She was born April 5, 1962 in Pottsville, PA to the late Stephen P. and Eileen Welkie. Eileen was married to the love of her life, James B. Berger, since 1992. They made their happy life in Virginia, and have two children, Christopher James Berger, of Pawcatuck, CT, and Elizabeth Mary Berger, of Warrenton, VA. She also leaves behind brothers Stephen Welkie, of Groton, CT and Paul Welkie and his wife Christine, of St. Clair, PA. Eileen graduated from Nativity BVM High School in Pottsville, PA in 1980. She then earned both a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering (in 1984) and an MBA degree (in 1992) from the Pennsylvania State University. She was an Engineering Supervisor at AMP, Inc in Harrisburg, PA, where she helped produce precision electrical components, and made many lifelong friends. In Virginia, she was the Operations Manager for Bea Maurer, Inc of Chantilly, VA producing custom textile products, and the General Manager of OASIS CD Manufacturing in Sperryville, VA. Most recently, she enjoyed working the past eight years as a Senior Account Manager for Acuity Audiovisual in Manassas, VA providing custom AV equipment to her commercial and institutional customers. Eileen was an active member of Precious Blood Catholic Church in Culpeper, where she taught CCD classes and was also an usher for many years. She volunteered her time and talents to help the St. Stephen’s Food Closet in Culpeper, the Liberty High School Athletic Boosters, and the Bealeton-Remington Ruritan Club in Bealeton. She loved travelling and explored many domestic and foreign destinations, including Europe, the entire East coast, and her favorite, the many National Parks of the West. She also enjoyed hiking and observing birds and other wildlife, and looked forward to the college football season every year. Due to current circumstances, a family-only funeral mass will be held March 23 at 10:00 AM at Precious Blood Catholic Church in Culpeper, followed by a graveside service at Bright View Cemetery, Warrenton.  that Eileen had selected: Bealeton-Remington Ruritan Club P.O. Box 30 Bealeton, VA 22712, St. Stephen’s Food Closet- Culpeper Food Closet Commerce Street Culpeper, VA 22701, Warrenton Pregnancy Center 400 Holiday Court #101 Warrenton, VA 20186

HOME BURIAL Robert Frost’s poem Home Burial depicts a husband, who is talking to his wife, as she sits and seems to gaze through a window at her child’s grave in the family graveyard. If you have ever seen graves within the confines of a family’s estate, you might have asked yourself whether this centuries-old tradition persists. The answer is that there are no laws against home burials in every state except California, Indiana, Washington, and the District of Columbia. Some states require the services of a Funeral Director be utilized, and it is important to check local zoning laws, before a home cemetery or burying on private land. Other restrictions may also apply, with respect to embalming, caskets, and other factors. The funeral is an experience of value and when properly planned can provide lasting satisfaction and comfort to the survivors. We can assist you in planning and coordinating all of the details and will explain all of the available options. To learn about our funeral services, please call MOSER FUNERAL HOME at (540) 3473431. We invite you to tour our facility, conveniently located at 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. We’ll also tell you about our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY, just outside of Warrenton. “The little graveyard where my people are.” Robert Frost

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TOWN OF CULPEPER, UTILITIES INCLUDED, REF. & DEP. REQUIRED, $ 6 0 0 / M O . 540-937-4553

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Corner of Main St, Old Twn Warrenton, 3 rms, 1BA, most utils. $1500/ mo. Anne Hall, Long & Foster. 540-454-5299

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Commercial space avail. Old Town location. About 656 sq ft w/ 1⁄2BA, 23 South 3rd St. $600/mo 540.729.0344

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Seeder-spreader for compact tractor, hold up to 600 lbs. includes bags of pelletized lime. $300. 540-428-2373

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Pair of 8-hp Snapper riding mowers, one with engine, one without. Hard-working classics, stored for years in barn. $100 OBO. Call Dave at 540-742-3157.

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Oooops paint, Brand New. Behr Ultra, various colors. $20 per can. Call for details. 540-341-4377

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540-349-4297 l TDD 711 Hunt Country Manor Apts.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

ACADEMY HILL APARTMENTS 49-A Academy Hill Road Warrenton, VA 20186 Office hours: Mon. - Wed. & Fri. 9a-5p 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments Fully Carpeted, AC Income Restrictions Apply

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This instition is an equal opportunity housing provider and employer. 540-347-3361 TDD: 1-800-828-1120

273 Pets FAUQUIER SPCA RUMMAGE SALE Sat., March 28 8A-2P Highland School

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German Shepherd Mix pups - 8 weeks old 2/23. First shots given. Very friendly and ready for new homes! Call or text 540-810-2380

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GO WITH THE BEST!!! Brian´s Tree Service. LICENSED, INSURED, FREE ESTIMATES. Tree removal, trimming, deadwooding, stump removal, lot clearing. Senior discounts 540-937-4742 or 540-222-5606 G R AV E L : A L L PROJECTS. Topsoil; fill dirt; mulch. No job too small.540-8254150; 540-219-7200 GUTTERS, FREE ESTIMATES.Jack´s Seamless Gutters. 703-339-6676 or 540-373-6644. We keep our minds in the gutter.

Hagan Build & Design. Specializing in basements but we do it all! 540-522-1056. Free estimates, licensed and insured. JBS Excavation & Clearing, Free estimates, tree removal, horse arena, d r i v e w a y s & landscaping. No job too big or too small. 703-582-0439 JENKINS EXCAVATING & LOGGING. Free Estimates, Class A Contractor, Commercial, Residential. Demolition, land clearing, site prep, roads, drives. 540-661-0116

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Miller´s Tree Servic, complete tree service. Renoval, mulching, storm damage, bucket truck, firewood. 540-222-2089 North´s Custom Masonry. Retaining walls, stone work, patios, repoint ing brick, chimneys, driveways. 540-533-8092 North´s Tree Service & Landscaping. Complete tree service. All phases of landscaping. 540-533-8092

N U T T E R S PA I N T I N G & SERVICES Call Erik, 540-522-3289 POTOMAC WINDOW CLEANING. Inside & out, By hand. Power W a s h i n g . 703-777-3296 Licensed, insured, bonded

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1967 Camaro – 1st gen, 1st year. $15,000 Call Nate for details 540-905-2112

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2017 BMW X5 xDrive35i no accidents, 28k miles, 3.0L V6 300hp, clean title. Call or Text. $22800 540-208-2743 2019 HONDA PILOT ELITE AWD. 3.5 liter, V-6. 1 owner. Loaded Under Factory Warranty. Like New! $ 3 6 , 9 0 0 . 540-214-8065

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FOOD PANTRY 2nd & 4th Sundays

3124 Beulah Rd, at Beulah Baptist Church, Markham VA will have a food pantry on 1:30pm-3pm Please contact Cecelia Williams at 540.364.2428. Church number 540.364.2626.

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2006 Ford F150 Black Short Bed Manual 149,000 Inspected Good Condition $3000 obo 434-409-6151

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PT for Fire Protection Co. 4 days/week, Fauquier area. Retires Welcome. We will train in sales & service of fire extinguishers. Co. vehicle provided, good driving record req.d. Contact Henry @ 800 892-1012

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Legal Notices The United States Army at the Former Vint Hill Farms Station, Warrenton, Virginia Announces the Initiation of Five-Year Reviews The US Army is providing notice that they will be conducting Five-Year Reviews of the selected remedies that were implemented at Areas Requiring Environmental Evaluation (AREEs) 1, 32, and 34 at the former Vint Hill Farms Station (VHFS). The purpose of the Five-Year Review was to determine if the remedies implemented at AREEs 1, 32, and 34 are still protective of human health and the environment. CONTAMINATION ADDRESSED BY SELECTED REMEDIES AREE 1 – Dump #1 was used for general refuse and installation waste disposal. The remedy for the site addressed the presence of a variety of organic and inorganic contaminants in the surface soils at the landfill. AREE 32 – Construction Debris Pile #2 was a predominantly wooded and vegetated area where construction debris was disposed. The remedy for the site addressed the presence of residual polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination in the subsurface soils along the soil/bedrock interface. AREE 34 – Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Groundwater Contamination was found beneath an asphalt parking lot in an area of previous industrial activities. The remedy for the site addressed the presence of chlorinated VOC contamination in the subsurface soil (Zone A) and groundwater. REMEDIAL ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED As required by the Decision Documents for the three sites, the US Army implemented the following remedial actions: Site Remedial Action AREE 1 Liner Cap and Institutional Controls AREE 32 Institutional Controls AREE 34 Institutional Controls and Monitored Natural Attenuation with Soil Mixing with Zero-Valent Iron in Zone A For AREE 1, the Institutional Controls are deed restrictions that prevent excavation and other intrusive activities and prevent residential development. Further, groundwater monitoring is included as part of the remedial action for AREE 1. For AREE 32, the Institutional Controls are deed restrictions that prevent high occupancy (residential) use and require that excavated soils exceeding residential criteria for PCBs be managed according to applicable regulations. For AREE 34, the Institutional Controls are deed restrictions that restrict future land use, protect construction/utility workers, and ensure proper management of contaminated groundwater removed during future construction activities. Further, groundwater monitoring is included as part of the remedial action for AREE 34 to ensure that the public drinking water supply is protected and to assess natural attenuation processes. COMMUNITY’S ROLE IN THE REVIEW PROCESS During the US Army’s performance of Five-Year Reviews for AREEs 1, 32, and 34, the public is invited to provide any information regarding the three sites that it deems relevant to the review process. Public input (and questions) will be accepted through April 20, 2020, and should be directed to the US Army’s point of contact for VHFS: ATTN: CELRL-ED-E (Mr. Craig Coombs, PE) Engineering Division, Environmental Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place Louisville, Kentucky 40201-0059 Phone: (502) 315-6324 FOR MORE INFORMATION You can review the 3rd Five-Year Review Report for AREEs 1, 32, and 34 at the following information repository: Vint Hill Village, LLC 4623 Aiken Drive, Suite A Warrenton, Virginia Phone: (540) 347-6965 Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION OF REVIEWS The Five-Year Review Report is scheduled for completion on July 31, 2020. Upon completion, the report will be placed in the Information Repository, and another public notice will be issued to present the findings of the reviews.

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NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a virtual work session at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in the Warrenton Community Center at 430 East Shirley Avenue in Warrenton, Virginia, and will hold a virtual regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the same location, to be followed by a virtual public hearing to obtain citizen input on the following items: 1. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER GRANT OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – In order to complete transportation improvements to Route 17 in Bealeton, the Virginia Department of Transportation has requested that the County grant a temporary construction easement adjacent to Route 17 right of way over PIN #6899-32-5436. The County is required to conduct a public hearing prior to conveying interests in its real estate. (Kevin J. Burke, Staff) Due to the threat to public health and safety of the residents of Fauquier County from exposure to COVID-19 and the CDC directive to limit gatherings to no more than ten people in one location, live citizen participation at the meeting location cannot be accommodated. Citizens may view the meeting via livestream by going to https://vimeo.com/event/25618. Please participate virtually in this process. Copies of the above files are available for review by contacting the County Administrators’ office located at 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Any interested parties wishing to be heard on any of the above are requested to send written correspondence or e-mail comments to BOSpubliccomment@fauquiercounty.gov prior to April 9, 2020. Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Mrs. Renée Culbertson, Deputy Municipal Clerk, at (540) 422-8020.

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ017801-01-00 FAUQUIER COUNTY J&DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ACOSTA, KEYLOR GAEL The object of this suit is to: ESTABLISH SOLE LEGAL AND PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF ACOSTA, KEYLOR GAEL It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) JOHN DOE appear at the above-name Court and protect his or her interests on or before 05/05/2020 10:30 PM C. Bawkey, Deputy Clerk

ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ017800-01-00 FAUQUIER COUNTY J&DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ACOSTA, LOHANY DANIELA The object of this suit is to: ESTABLISH SOLE LEGAL AND PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF ACOSTA, KEYLOR GAEL It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) OSCAR AMANDO MARTINEZ appear at the above-name Court and protect his or her interests on or before 05/05/2020 10:30 PM C. Bawkey, Deputy Clerk

Public Notices Legal Notices Proposed Judicial Consent Decree for Virginia Electric and Power Company The Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States of America are proposing to enter into a judicial consent decree with Virginia Electric and Power Company to settle certain alleged violations of the Commonwealth’s State Water Control Law and regulations, the Clean Water Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act related to activities in Albemarle, Bath, Brunswick, Campbell, Chesapeake, Chesterfield, Fluvanna, Halifax, Louisa, Powhatan, and Prince William Counties, and the City of Richmond, located in Virginia. The proposed consent decree is available at www.deq. virginia.gov or by submitting a request for the document to Kristen.sadtler@ deq.virginia.gov. Written comments will be accepted from March 30, 2020 through April 29, 2020, and should be submitted to Kristen.sadtler@deq. virginia.gov or by postal mail to Enforcement, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, Virginia 23218 or handdelivery by close of business to 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ017802-01-00 FAUQUIER COUNTY J&DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re NUNEZ, ELMER GABRIEL The object of this suit is to: ESTABLISH SOLE LEGAL AND PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF NUNEZ, ELMER GABRIEL It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) DINA SUYAPA NUNEZ ESPINOSA appear at the above-name Court and protect his or her interests on or before 05/05/2020 10:30 PM C. Bawkey, Deputy Clerk

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PUBLIC AUCTION Calverton Self Storage 4133 Old Calverton Rd. (Rt. 642) Catlett, VA 20119 (540) 788-3213 March 28, 2020

Calverton Self Storage will sell at public auction on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., the contents of occupants’ self storage units listed below to satisfy rental fees and other expenses. Units to be auctioned off are: Brenda Beach – Unit 502; Harold L. Burke – Unit 1005; David Drake – Units 3416 & 3710; Mr. Kelly Dutton – Unit 1908; Ruthellyn A. Flowers – Unit B4; Garth Foster – Unit 1526; Jose Garcia – Units 2228, 2837 & A34; Paul D. Heiderscheidt – Unit 2605; Byron Hoch, Jr. – Unit 735; (Robert) Kevin Huddle – Unit 1806; David Jones – Unit 1331; Sherry Jones – Unit 3101; Debbie McGiffin – Unit A4; David Meinhardt – Unit 3218; Deborah Price – Unit 709; Anita C. Stevens – Unit 601; and Malcolm & Kimberly Tapscott – Unit 3733. Sold by unit. Terms: Cash or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover).

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