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‘Army Green’ colonel turns 100 this weekend

By John Toler

Associate Editor

Then-Lt. Col. Tom Cox (right) retired from the U.S. Army in 1967. Among his decorations was the Legion of Merit, presented by Lt. Gen. H. C. Donnelly, head of the DASA.

Respect for America’s “Greatest Generation” runs deep, especially for succeeding generations with strong family connections. This is especially true for Warrenton real estate broker Becky Miller, who regards the life of her grandfather, retired U. S. Army Lt. Col. Charles T. “Tom” Cox, as exemplary.

Born May 26, 1919, Cox will celebrate his 100th birthday on Memorial Day weekend. His military career was from 1935 to 1967, spanning World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War and ending with the Vietnam War. “My grandfather has spent his whole life serving others,” noted Miller. “We can’t imagine the changes he has witnessed — a young kid going overseas in the 1940s, going from

farm fields to battlefields.”

Cox began his military career with the North Carolina National Guard in 1935, serving with Battery A of the 113th Field Artillery, based in Greenville, North Carolina.

He was underage when he enlisted.

— only 16 — and lied about his age to get in. “It was during the Depression and being paid 75 cents a drill was big money back then,” he recalled. “I thoroughly enjoyed being a guardsman.”

Discharged from the National Guard in 1939, Cox was recalled in September 1940 when his unit was mobilized. He notes that his records at National Guard headquarters in Raleigh didn’t show that he had been discharged. He had to sell his service station business in Greenville and spent the next year in training.

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Retired U. S. Army Lt. Col. Charles T. “Tom” Cox

Warrenton Council considers a move to Main Street Visitor Center could be part of the new ‘one-stop shop’

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

Town of Warrenton officials will soon decide whether to move town hall from one former bank building to another. Town offices — overcrowded and outdated — are currently located at 18 Court St., originally built for the Fauquier National Bank and purchased by the town in 1973. After 40 years there, town council members are entering into negotiations to buy the former BB&T building on Main Street.

“We’ve been here 40 years,” said Town Manager Brandie Schaeffer.

“We have squeezed everything we can out of this building. We’ve reached a breaking point, twisting ourselves into a pretzel trying to make it work.”

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TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN EARL If Warrenton does buy the BB&T building, the Visitor Center, now located on North Calhoun Street, could be relocated to the Main Street address. through, there are several townowned properties that could be sold and leasing agreements that could be canceled. The building on Court Street would be sold, as well as some Health and Wellness............................19 Horse and Field Sports........................18 Lifestyle..............................................23 Opinion.................................................8

smaller plots of land and possibly, the Warrenton Visitor Center, currently at 33 N. Calhoun St. Schaeffer said she envisions moving the Visitor Center into the BB&T

space. “It would be a real plus to have the Visitor Center right on Main Street,” she said.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 22, 2019

Primary candidates making final pitch to voters

By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

The June 11 primary election is fast approaching, and candidates are making their final pitches for votes.

In Fauquier County, voters who pick the Republican ballot can choose between two candidates running for county sheriff and two vying for county commissioner of revenue.

Voters choosing the Democratic Party ballot can vote for one of two candidates running for the 18th District House of Delegates seat and between two seeking the 88th District House seat. There is no Democrat primary in precincts 101 (Kettle Run), 102 (Catlett), 103, Casanova), 502 (New Baltimore) and 504 (Vint Hill).

As per Va. Code §24.2-530 all registered voters are allowed to vote in the primary, however, a voter shall only vote for the candidates of one party, not both.

Winning candidates will be on the general election ballot on Nov. 5.

Sheriff

Bob Mosier, in seeking a second four-year term, faces a challenge from Chris Cochrane, director of facilities and security at Highland School in Warrenton; he is a retired captain with the Fairfax County Police Department.

Mosier said he’s been received warmly at campaign events. “I’ve had positive comments in all parts of the county,” said Mosier, who defeated three-term incumbent Charlie Ray Fox in 2015.

He said that residents seem to appreciate the town halls he regularly holds throughout the county. During the meetings, he provides information and listens to the concerns of citizens.

“We keep the people informed and provide transparency” into the workings of the sheriff’s office, Mosier said.

Mosier said he believes those under his command have done a “stellar job.”

If returned for another four years, he wants to continue working on professional development opportunities for his staff, recruiting new hires, retention of officers, technical upgrades and reaccreditation.

Far left, commissioner of revenue primary candidate Carl Wiberg talks to potential voters at Saturday’s Spring Festival in Warrenton.

Left, opponent Eric Maybach also uses the Spring Festival as a chance to connect with voters.

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See next week’s Fauquier Times for a look at Democratic primaries for the 18th and the 88th districts Mosier secured accreditation for the sheriff’s office from the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission during his first term.

Mosier said he also wants to reduce criminal recidivism and to expand the school resource officer program.

Opponent Chris Cochrane feels the incumbent has politicized the office while promoting himself.

“I have different views on how to run the department,” said Cochrane.

“I really think I have to be a statesman rather than a politician.”

“Every time the sheriff goes to a school, he takes a picture of it. That comes across as insincere,” Cochrane said. “When I win this election, you won’t see me at fundraisers. I’ll be a working sheriff.”

On his website, Cochrane questions the money Mosier has spent for drone units and new hats for officers.

He also objects to the money the sheriff allocated to the accreditation process and the recurring costs resulting from it.

He notes that more traffic tickets have been issued under Mosier’s leadership and he wonders whether more time and effort should be spent addressing crimes of a more serious nature.

Cochrane said he would have an “open door” policy as sheriff, give

staff flexibility in their equipment and uniform choices, and provide a wellness program that would address the physical, psychological and financial health of sheriff’s office employees.

Cochrane has been an active campaigner — appearing at community events as well as gatherings in private homes. He has hosted three Facebook Live events, “Coffee with Chris” gatherings and he’s been knocking on doors to reach constituents.

Commissioner of revenue

In the commissioner of revenue race, two challengers are seeking the office left open by longtime commissioner Ross D’Urso’s retirement.

Eric Maybach and Carl Wiberg are on the Republican primary ballot.

The commissioner of revenue is the chief tax-assessing official and serves a four-year term. The office maintains property-tax and business-tax records. The commissioner also provides tax revenue projections to the county.

Maybach has experience in financial services going back 15 years, starting as area sales manager for Capital One Auto Finance. He is currently a vice president and branch manager for Regional Acceptance Corp., a national auto finance company.

Maybach points to his management experience in the private sector.

“I love finance and dealing with numbers,” the candidate said. “There’s also my attention to detail and my

compliance training through the American Bankers Association.” The latter involves keeping professionals up-to-date on regulations, safeguarding personal information, and the like.

If elected, he said one of his duties will be to provide revenue projections to the county board of supervisors.

He said he will be prepared to provide accurate information to assist them in their decision-making.

Wiberg has been an assessor for Loudoun County for the past five years. Prior to that, he did property appraisal work for 13 years as a contract employee, traveling the state.

Wiberg says he’s been knocking on doors, using social media and attending public events like the May 18 Warrenton Spring Festival.

“I’m doing a lot of explaining of what the office does — the different activities and responsibilities. People don’t know. I think part of the reason is that Ross has done it so quietly for so long,” said Wiberg.

D’Urso has endorsed Wiberg’s candidacy. Wiberg said he’s also picked up endorsements from counterparts in Loudoun, Clarke, Essex and Mathews counties who know of his work ethic.

“As a contractor I was working as an extension of those offices,” he explained. He said that the job required a knowledge not just of real estate tax, but taxes of all types.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 22, 2019

Middle school students at the Boys and Girls Club enjoyed a visit on Monday, May 20 from WARF fitness instructors Beth Howser and Dee Dee Call. The traveling exercise classes, called WARF on Wheels, are sponsored by the Town of Warrenton.

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Warrenton challenges families to get moving The Town of Warrenton is hosting an eight-week wellness party, and all Fauquier County residents — adults and children — are invited. The Warrenton Wellness Challenge will begin June 3 and will feature pop-up events, outdoor fitness classes, a healthy eating initiative and other health-focused contests and gatherings.

Catherine Zimmer, assistant director of Warrenton’s Department of Parks and Recreation, explained that a social media campaign will keep participants apprised of both planned and surprise events.

Pop-up events — like a friendly water balloon fight (featuring 1,500 water balloons) or a spontaneous kickball game — will be announced on the ToWWellnessChallenge Facebook page just 24 hours in advance.

Participants will have to keep an eye on the page to make sure they don’t miss any wellness opportunities, Zimmer said.

Every other Tuesday, the page will feature a trivia quiz about health and wellness. All those who post the correct answer(s) will be entered into a random drawing to win WARF passes or a free week-long membership.

(Only Warrenton residents are eligible for Wellness Challenge prizes.)

WARF staffers will lead wellness walks on the WARF trails twice each Wednesday, at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Zimmer said throughout the challenge, the emphasis will be on fun activities that promote wellness.

“We want to challenge the community to work on their mental and physical health and nutrition. We’d like to encourage residents to be the best version of themselves.”

She said she and her team have been working on the project since last November, and that their job was simplified when the PATH Foundation offered to underwrite the project. The grant for $7,500 will cover equipment, prizes and staff time. “We were going to have to try to get sponsorships, but PATH was generous enough to cover our costs,” said Zimmer.

One of the entries on the Ticket to Health is Rady FIT, a town-sponsored series of fitness classes at Rady Park, held most Fridays at 9 a.m. and several Tuesdays at 6 p.m. The ses-

Register for the Warrenton Wellness Challenge Participants in the Warrenton Wellness Challenge who attend eight out of 11 events listed on the Ticket to Health registration form will be entered in a grand prize raffle for $500. (Event attendance must be verified by a signature from a Parks and Rec staffer.)

Only Warrenton residents are eligible for Wellness Challenge prizes and participants must be at least 16 years old to enter a ticket in the raffle.

The winner will be announced at a community picnic for participants at the WARF on Saturday, July 27 at 6 p.m. A movie will follow the picnic at dusk.

Those who would like to register for the challenge may pick up a form at the WARF. More information may be obtained by following the program’s Facebook page at ToWWellnessChallenge or by emailing twwc@warrentonva.gov.

sions will introduce participants to barre, kickboxing, Zumba, tai chi, and more. All ages are welcome, but children under 12 years old must have an adult present.

Another opportunity to get some exercise is geocaching at one of the town’s five parks — Eva Walker Park, Rady Park, Sam Tarr Park, Academy Hill Park or the WARF. Geocaching is essentially a treasure hunt using GPS technology. A geocaching brochure explaining the process may be found at: http://cms.revize.com/revize/warrenton/WARF/ Geocaching%20Brochure_2019.pdf.

Although many of the Town of Warrenton Wellness Challenge activities will focus on movement and exercise, nutrition will also be a part of the program. Fauquier Hospital will present a healthy cooking demonstration at the WARF, reported Zimmer.

A Taste of Wellness Week will be held July 15 to 19. Local restaurants will feature healthy items during the week, and will offer specials and discounts on certain menu choices.

Details may be found on the challenge Facebook page or on the Town of Warrenton Parks and Recreation website (http://www.warrentonva.gov/government/departments/ parks_and_recreation).

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 22, 2019

‘Army Green’ colonel turns 100 this weekend ARMY, from Page 1

Sent to camp at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Cox rose quickly through the ranks, completing his training as a sergeant. With the U.S. entry into World War II, his enlistment was extended by President Roosevelt for “…the duration plus six months.”

Later qualifying for Army Officer Candidate School, Cox earned his commission as a second lieutenant in 1942, and was assigned to Battery B of the 25th Field Artillery.

At left, Pvt. Tom Cox (front row, fourth from left) with fellow members of Battery A, 113th Field Artillery, North Carolina National Guard, before World War II. Cox stayed in contact with members of his original unit throughout his 32-year Army career.

Caribbean assignment

Cox’s first post was in Puerto Rico, where a U.S. force was preparing to invade one of the islands in the Caribbean that held by the French — by then under the control of the German-controlled Vichy government.

“My battalion commander gave me the job of seeing how to float a 2 ½ ton truck across a river in Puerto Rico,” said Cox. Using large tarps stuffed with palm branches for flotation, the experiment was a success — but then the French capitulated and the invasion was called off.

Cox’s unit returned to the U.S. for more training, and as the Allies prepared for Operation Overlord — the assault on Hitler’s “Atlantic Wall” and the liberation of Europe — Cox’s unit was sent overseas as a separate unit on board the Queen Elizabeth.

During the confusion of the massive movement of men and materiel, Cox’s unit was off-loaded at sea, and taken by barge to Scotland and loaded onto a train to England. They were taken to France as the D-Day invasion, already inland, was raging.

But where was all of their equipment?

Their howitzers and other assets were still in England with the advance party, and it would be almost two weeks before the unit was rejoined with their equipment. Until it arrived, they had to wait on the beach and “We were a bunch of stragglers living off the land,” said Cox. Finally equipped to fight, the 25th was assigned to the 9th Army Group and sent to the most northern sector of the American forces. They were shifted from corps to corps supporting British and American divisions along the front lines, sent to the hot spots, and continuously in combat.

“We were strafed by German aircraft and there were incoming shells, but we were fortunate,” said Cox. “We had some men who were wounded, but they all survived.”

Into Germany

The most critical fighting took place during the Battle of the Bulge, fought between Dec. 16, 1944, and Jan. 25, 1945. Cox’s unit was attached to the 8th Division, and found themselves in the Hurtgen Forest, outside of Aachen, Germany.

“We were at the top hinge (of the Allied forces) and we were firing to the east for days,” Cox recalled. “Then all of a sudden, we were firing southeast, and eventually just south, as the Bulge expanded.”

The biggest threats were infiltration by German soldiers dressed in American uniforms, and the fact that they never knew where enemy fire was coming from. “There were a lot of nights you didn’t sleep, due to the constant firing, and it was extremely cold and muddy,” said Cox. “One of the worst times was when we were stuck in the Hurtgen Forest. When their incoming rounds struck strike the treetops, we had more casualties from splinters than anything else.”

Booby traps placed by the enemy were a constant factor. Abandoning their jeep on the road when a German fighter attacked them, Cox and his driver found themselves in a field covered with trip wires and booby traps. “It took us half-a-minute to get out there, and a half-hour to carefully make it back,” he recalled.

The Allies pushed the Germans back, and Cox’s

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM COX

battery was attached to a forward unit of the 83rd Division, keeping up with a mechanized unit and crossing the Elbe River. They halted just short of Berlin as the war ended.

The occupation of Germany provided many memories. After his unit withdrew back into the countryside, Cox was made the commandant of several small villages. While in Zell, he befriended a former German officer who had a sick child. Securing medical attention for her from his unit, the two former adversaries became lifelong friends.

The German died a few years ago, but Cox still stays in touch with his daughter.

His tour of duty over, Cox returned to the U.S., where he was commissioned an officer in the Regular Army. He was sent to Italy, serving with the 88th Division in Trieste. Tours back in the States followed, where he served as an instructor and completed the Advanced Artillery Course at Fort Sill.

Korean War and beyond

The Korean War was at a stalemate when Cox was sent there, serving as operations officer for a 155-mm artillery unit in the far western part of Korea. His unit supported a British unit positioned next to them, and due to the static nature of the war, they didn’t move around much.

Artillery duels with the North Koreans and firing in support of the British troops were routine, as was the bitter winter cold, which was hard on both men and equipment. Somehow, his battery com-

Fauquier celebrates Memorial Day The mission of organizing Warrenton’s Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances is the responsibility of the Fauquier Veterans Council, with the duty alternating between the county’s five veterans’ organizations.

This year, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9835 will host the event in Warrenton, which begins at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 27 with a Memorial Day Parade starting at Fifth and Main streets and proceeding to the flagpole in the Warrenton Cemetery.

The ceremony there begins at 11 a.m. VFW Post 9835 Commander Jeff Dombroff will serve as master of ceremonies, ARDEN Y. and the invocation and MANSON benediction will be provided by Post Chaplain Ed Benson.

Parade grand marshal and keynote speaker this year will be Arden Y. Manson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Manson of Silver Spring, Maryland, and a sixth-grade student at Wakefield School at The Plains.

Arden’s essay, “Why I Honor the American Flag,” was submitted to Post 9835 in the VFW’s 2018 Patriot’s Pen competition in the middle school division. “Arden is so grateful for the support and

pleted their tour without taking casualties.

Over the next 14 years, Cox held a number of positions in Army headquarters, with duties ranging from overseas tours and instruction to working with the U.S. Air Force and the Defense Atomic Support Agency on atomic warhead artillery shells then in development. “Only one of those atomic shells was ever fired, and it was done by a battery of the 25th at a range in New Mexico,” he recalled.

As the U.S. entered the war in Vietnam, Cox volunteered to serve in combat there. However, due to the extent of his security clearances, he was told he would only have a secure job behind a desk in Saigon. This was not what he wanted, so in 1967, he retired at the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Returning to civilian life, Cox worked for the Southland Corporation, and served for many years as an usher at the First Baptist Church in Springfield. He moved to Heritage Hunt in Gainesville in 2010.

Cox views his military service as central to his life — the training and education he received, his many and varied experiences, and the camaraderie he enjoyed with fellow soldiers.

For many years, the 132 members of Cox’s National Guard unit that was mobilized in 1940 held reunions. He notes that last year, there were three who still survived, and today, as Memorial Day — and his 100th birthday — approaches, he is the only one left.

Contact John Toler at jtoler@fauquier.com encouragement of the VFW, especially Post 9835,” notes her father, Michael Manson.

Commander Dombroff points out that Arden’s essay — which prevailed over 1,500 other entries at the district level, and 13 finalists at state level — will be presented at the Memorial Day observance.

Other Memorial Day events will be taking place in Fauquier County and nearby: • There will be a “Hometown Hero Day” May 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bealeton Shopping Center, featuring food, entertainment, military displays provided by VFW Post 7728, and a live auction for the “Support Our Troops” Fund.

• The Goldvein Volunteer Fire Company will hold its annual Car, Truck and Bike Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 27 at Sumerduck Dragway.

• Prior to the Memorial Day observance, the Town of Warrenton will provide a clean-up of the cemetery, and on May 26, there will be the annual “Flag in” at the Culpeper National Cemetery, where volunteer help is sought to place flags on the graves there.

• A Red Cross Blood Drive, assisted by members of American Legion Post 247, Remington, will be conducted at the Bealeton Shopping Center on May 31.

• Memorial Day Poppy sales, the main fundraising effort by local veterans’ groups, will take place around the county from May 24-26.

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 22, 2019

COURTESY PHOTO A proposed expansion would quadruple the size of the house on the property of Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane and add a restaurant for guests.

Barrel Oak Winery requests exceptions for major expansion Approval would allow weddings, other events

By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

The owner of Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane wants to expand an existing house on the property to create a 42-room lodge and a full-service restaurant to serve overnight guests.

Brian Roeder also wants to hold weddings, receptions and corporate events. He’s seeking permission from Fauquier County to hold up to 78 such events per year, with no more than 75 attending weekday events and 160 on weekends.

Barrel Oak has been growing grapes and producing and selling wine since 2008. That business would continue.

Roeder declined to provide further information about The Lodge at Barrel Oak. He said in an email that an application would be filed soon.

A pre-filing application submitted April 8 offered some details.

Roeder said that Barrel Oak Vineyards LLC would expand an existing 8,300-square foot house into a 32,000-square foot, 42-room lodge, with a private restaurant for the guests. The lodge would operate year-round.

“The primary use of the property shall remain agricultural, with horse pasturing and the growing of grapes

for use by Barrel Oak Winery located on the immediately adjacent property located at 3623 Grove Lane,” according to the statement of justification.

The property also houses the Washington Area Animal Adoption Group rescue facility.

Roeder’s application describes an “urgent need” for overnight lodging in northern Fauquier. He says the 10-room Ashby Inn in Paris and three rooms at The Rooms Up There in Marshall are the only sources of overnight lodging in the county’s northern end.

Roeder needs special exceptions to build the lodge, to hold events and to create a drainfield. He also must be able to guarantee a source of water for fire suppression.

The application was briefly discussed during a Fauquier County Planning Commission work session on May 16.

After the filing of an application its acceptance by the county’s community development department, it will be placed on the agenda of the planning commission. A public hearing will be held and the planning commission will make a recommendation to the board of supervisors, which will hold its own public hearing before voting, Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@ fauquier.com

Planners recommend approving technology park despite citizen concerns

By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

The developer of a proposed 1 million square foot data center complex — Convergent Technology Park — near Remington won the backing of the Fauquier County Planning Commission Thursday, May 16, despite citizen concerns that it’s too big, will be too noisy and be too close to residential areas.

The county’s board of supervisors will have the final say on granting a comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning and special exception needed to build. It will

hold a public hearing prior to a vote.

A community meeting originally scheduled for May 14 to hear questions about the project will be held before the supervisors take action, Planning Commission Chairman John Meadows told the audience Thursday.

Supervisors Chairman Chris Butler, who represents the Lee District, which includes Remington, supports the project. Butler had knee surgery on May 13, so the community meeting was postponed but has not been rescheduled yet.

Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 22, 2019

Warrenton Council considers a move to Main Street MOVE, from Page 1

Frank Cassidy, Warrenton’s community development director said the Visitor Center could be located in the older side of the building, near where the Town Council chambers would be. “We’d like to the new space be a one-stop shop,” he said.

Councilmember Sean Polster (at large) said he is 100 percent behind the idea of moving the Visitor Center to the Main Street space. “It’s about creating efficiencies, for our staff and for the public.”

According to Cassidy, the side of the building that is closer to Second Street and built in the 1950s would house the new town council chambers and some offices. It has a “huge” open meeting room on the first floor and a partial second floor. The newer side, built in 1985, has a separate entrance and would house a reception desk where residents would come in to conduct town business, and more offices. That section is three stories.

The property — including rear parking lot — is about 27,277 square feet on 0.62497 acres.

Schaeffer said there are myriad reasons that she started in January investigating the property on Main Street with an eye to moving town offices there.

Out of room at Town Hall: The current Warrenton municipal building cannot accommodate all town departments, requiring the town

TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN EARL The town has outgrown its space on Court Street; employees and services are scattered around town at other locations. to house some employee offices in spaces scattered around town, said Schaeffer. The town’s information technology manager has an office at the Warrenton Visitor Center; payroll and human resources are in rented space at 17 Culpeper St.; Schaeffer recently gave up another leased space at 19 Culpeper St. that was housing the interim town manager (her former position) and an economic development manager. (This position is now vacant.)

Other staff members are in offices at the WARF or in the public works building at 360 Falmouth St. Bringing all those employees into the new space on Main Street would allow for practical efficiencies, said Schaeffer.

Polster pointed out, “We have our directors in four different buildings.”

Parking: At the current town hall, on-street parking or farther-flung parking lots are the only options for visitors or town employees. The BB&T building has a private parking lot behind the building. “We could convert that to public parking,” said Schaeffer, “reserving some spots for residents who have business at town hall.”

Space for public meetings: Town Council chambers are too small for well-attended public meetings. Overflow crowds have had to stand outside, listening to proceedings through a speaker system. When it’s raining or very hot, it’s a problem, said Schaeffer.

Polster weighed in, “We have to have a space that can seat 100 people.

When we have a crowded town council meeting, people have to sit around the corner… People need to be able to see their council members.”

Handicapped accessibility: The current town hall is not handicapped accessible. “We have had four or five meetings when it was necessary to accommodate someone, and it was difficult,” Schaffer said. “We had to meet in the council chambers area, which is wide open and offers no privacy.”

Cassidy said that when residents have to do business with town planners, they have to walk down stone steps to reach a separate entrance, something that is impossible for some.

The BB&T building is American Disabilities Act-compliant and has an elevator. Cassidy said other ADA improvements could be made as well.

IT: The full (mostly unfinished) basement of the Main Street building would provide space for storage, and for all of the town’s IT servers, which are now scattered in several lo-

cations. Having all the servers in one place would add to efficiencies, said Schaeffer, and provide a more secure location.

Security: Because the current town hall has a back and a front staircase leading to the second floor, it allows for “anyone to come in anytime.

And everybody’s backs are to the staircases,” Schaffer said.

Some employees have felt uncomfortable with their level of exposure to anyone walking in, she said. The new building would be able to ensure some level of security. As soon as people get off the elevator or come from the stairs, there could be a desk there with someone there to greet them, she added.

Repairs: The Town Hall on Court Street is in need of costly repairs, Schaeffer said, to its plumbing and other areas. “The windows, the pipes… should we be investing money on a building we’ve outgrown, or put that money toward the purchase of another building?”

Cassidy said that the Court Street building has surpassed minimum occupancy and fire code standards.

“The building was not made for this kind of occupancy, so things become compromised.” He used the HVAC system as an example.

What’s next?

A feasibility study on the BB&T building was presented to Town Council members on May 14 in closed session. Upon coming out of closed session, council members voted to pursue negotiations to purchase the BB&T building. The asking price for that property is $3.5 million, said Schaeffer, but it may be negotiable.

Polster admitted “I’m a pretty good financial hawk. You just can’t find a building for this cost.” He said the town looked into how much it would cost to build a new town hall several years ago. “The cost was staggering.”

He said some folks have questioned him about the need to spend taxpayer dollars to buy the Main Street building. “Once I explain the efficiencies of having everything in one place, they understand… There’s not just one reason. It’s the totality of circumstances.”

The next step will be to invite consultants to evaluate both the physical building and the financing. Schaeffer said that the HVAC system and the roof will get a close look, and “we will take a hard look at finances. We are going to have a financial consultant in to look at the implications of the purchase.”

Schaeffer said that if the town decided to go ahead with the purchase, it would need to take out a loan, then pay itself back as it sold off other properties.

She is optimistic about the opportunity to buy the BB&T property. She said, just like the current building, “it kind of feels like a bank, with the grandeur that comes with that. We’ll make some adjustments. We haven’t gotten into those kind of details yet, or what the renovations would cost. But the building is in pretty good shape.”

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Three new principals announced

By James Ivancic and Karen Chaffraix Times Staff Writers

Three new Fauquier County school principals will take their positions on July 1, according to school division press releases. The schools to experience changes are Pearson Elementary School in Catlett, Warrenton Middle School in Warrenton and Grace Miller Elementary School in Bealeton.

Pearson Elementary School

Mark Marchinetti will replace Wendy Wilcox as the new principal of Pearson Elementary School. Wilcox announced in February that she would be retiring.

Marchinet ti, 40, has been assistant principal at Southeastern Alternative School since 2014. “I was very excited and honored to have been selected to serve the students, staff, and families MARK of Pearson Ele- MARCHINETTI mentary School,” Marchinetti said.

“I look forward to building relationships with the Pearson community and learning everything I can.”

David Jeck, school division superintendent, said, “You cannot walk away from any interaction with Mr. Marchinetti and not be impressed by his energy and desire to help all students become the best that they can be” Marchinetti enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves soon after 9/11 and was deployed to Iraq. While in Iraq, he began to acquire a passion for teaching, and he decided to pursue a career in education.

Marchinetti earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Montclair State University in 2001, and a master’s in teaching from Monmouth University in 2006. In 2013, he earned a certificate in educational leadership from George Mason University.

In addition to his role at Southeastern, Marchinetti served as the principal of Fauquier County Summer School beginning in 2015.

Warrenton Middle School

Mark Malloy will be taking the reins as the new principal of Warrenton Middle School.

Malloy, 45, has been the assistant principal at Kettle Run High School for four years. He succeeds Barbara Bannister at War- MARK MALLOY renton Middle, who is retiring after 11 years as principal.

“I was overwhelmed with joy and very honored to be given the opportunity to work with, lead and represent Warrenton Middle School’s community,” Malloy said in the statement. “I look forward to building relationships with the students, staff and community as a whole.”

“Rule number one for any new building principal is to keep kids number one. This has been Mark’s mantra throughout his career,” Jeck said.

Malloy earned a bachelor’s degree in history from George Mason University in 1997, and a master’s degree in education leadership and supervision in 2012. Before becoming an assistant principal at Kettle Run, Malloy worked in Prince William County for 13 years as a middle and high school social studies teacher, and for three years as a middle school special education teacher. He also spent a year in Mexico City working as a special education resource teacher.

Grace Miller Elementary

Debbie Diaz-Arnold will become the new principal of Grace Miller Elementary School in Bealeton effective July 1.

Diaz-Arnold has been assistant principal at P.B. Smith Elementary for the past two years. At Grace Miller, she will succeed Bruce McDaniel, who is retiring. Diaz-Arnold will be the first Hispanic female school principal in the Fauquier County school division.

“Each position I’ve held in the field of education has been the best job ever,” said Diaz-Arnold. “When Dr. Jeck said I was to be appointed as Grace Miller’s DEBBIE principal, I knew DIAZ-ARNOLD that I would be starting the ultimate best-ever journey!”

Jeck said he believes Diaz-Arnold’s experience and instructional skill set are unmatched. “I’ve met few people with her breadth of knowledge in terms of school leadership,” Jeck said. Diaz-Arnold earned a bachelor’s degree in general education-special education from the University of Maryland, and a master’s degree in special education from George Mason University. She later earned an education specialist degree in administration supervision from the University of Virginia.

Diaz-Arnold worked from 20082017 as an assistant principal in two Fairfax County elementary schools, where she also served as extended school year principal, lead administrative intern, facilitator, certified local trainer, inclusive schools research teacher and special education teacher.

Holiday trash collection for Warrenton Because of the Memorial Day holiday, refuse collection in Warrenton will be suspended on Monday, May 27. On Tuesday, May 28, Monday’s trash, as well as Tuesday’s, will be picked up. The rest of the week will continue normally, including cardboard, newspaper and recycling bags on Wednesday.

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Memorial Day; it’s personal As Memorial Day approaches, there is a tendency to group the men and women in our armed services together, depending on what conflict or branch of service they may have served in. Particularly on this day of remembrance, we may discuss how many hundreds — or thousands — have been lost.

But in talking about our armed service members, we want to remember that each veteran is an individual, someone’s mother or father, son or daughter, brother or sister. Each has had a unique experience, depending on when and where they served and the specific circumstances of their tour of duty.

For service members, their days in uniform forever color the rest of their lives.

We are reminded of this upon reading the story in this week’s paper about a career soldier who turns 100 years old next week. His stories, gathered over 32 years in the U.S. Army, are uniquely his own.

The same is true of the Vietnam veteran who received letters of thanks from Fauquier County folks — and wrote a letter to the editor to express his appreciation. Both are combat veterans; each had a distinct experience.

The lives of our brothers and sisters who serve in law Bea Thompson, widow of the late Sgt. Charles Ebert Murray, Jr., enforcement have also been is comforted by Murray’s friend, influenced by their service.

Sgt. Maj. Eddie Wines of the Fauquier County Sheriff sheriff’s office.

Bob Mosier reminded those assembled for an annual law enforcement memorial service on Wednesday, May 15, that “It’s not how these officers died that made them heroes, it’s how they lived.” The quote is from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. Mosier said, “every day starts out as a normal day, then sometimes, something goes tragically wrong. We can apply best practices in law enforcement, and still tragedies occur.” The sheriff remembered the lives of three local officers who died in the line of duty.

Deputy John Henry Walter died in 1971 in a car accident while en-route to Richmond. Walter served in the U.S. Marine Corps; upon applying to the sheriff’s office, then-sheriff “Luther Cox hired him on the spot,” Mosier said.

Sgt. Charles Ebert Murray Jr. was killed in 1990 by a train while in an unmarked patrol car. He was a 10-year veteran with the Sheriff’s Office.

Sgt. John Holcombe Woodson was shot and killed in 1946 while investigating freight thefts.

Mosier lamented that the escalation of violence in recent years has made law enforcement’s job more dangerous. He said that 52 officers were killed in the United States as a result of gunfire last year. Each of these law enforcement veterans were uniquely precious to their families and friends.

For military families who have lost someone they love to war, the pain is always personal. It’s not only about the platoon or the military unit that was lost; it’s about “the one.”

This Memorial Day let’s honor all the soldiers who have served with courage and commitment. Each one made a unique sacrifice, and each deserves our wholehearted thanks.

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Lt. Greg Harris, Lt. Mark Jones and Capt. Ray Acors of the sheriff’s office paid tribute to fallen heroes. Sgt. Alex Dominguez of the Lord Fairfax Community College Police Department (far right) represented his department at the ceremony.

FAUQUIER FLASHBACKS: FROM THE FAUQUIER TIMES 75 Years Ago May 25, 1944 A front-page photograph showed Miss Frances Carter of Warrenton, an American Red Cross worker, giving a sick soldier a cup of hot coffee as he waits to be seen at an evacuation hospital in Italy.

Miss Carter has been overseas with the Red Cross since last August.

Fauquier’s latest draft calls send four men to the Navy. Ernest Curtis Schwab left May 15; Howard Dewey Kilby and George Vernon Godfrey leave on June 20; and Eldon Foster Grant on June 1.

Wallace N. Tiffany, Warrenton attorney, left Friday for Ft. Meade, Md., where he was inducted into the army as a volunteer. Pvt. Tiffany is a former mayor of Warrenton, president of the Lions Club and former member of the Warrenton Rifles. He is the fifth Fauquier volunteer since the ban on drafting me over 26 went into effect several weeks ago.

50 Years Ago May 22, 1969 Television personality Arthur Godfrey was photographed at Grafton, on U.S. 50 near Upperville, with Goldie, a palomino.

The horse apparently bit him during the photo shoot by Democrat reporter Reid Dennis. It was part of the promotional effort for the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, to be held on June 7 and 8.

Charles Edward Shepherd III of Warrenton received a BA degree in Economics from Emory & Henry College, Emory Va., in graduation ceremonies May 18.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Walter S. Curtis of Sumerduck has been decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross at Tan Son Nhut AB, Viet Nam, for heroism. Sgt. Curtis was cited for his part in an aircraft recovery mission, where he and other crew members repaired and flew a severely crippled C-123 Provider from a forward airfield under heavy enemy mortar and rocket fire.

In August 1967, the 1847 Jeffries Building on Main Street, Warrenton, was sold to Florence Kinski of Washington D.C. The building. had been in the Jeffries family since the 1870s, and had always been a pharmacy during their ownership. The seller was Mrs. Richard A. Klitch, daughter of Charles E. Jeffries. Purchase price was $25,000.

25 Years Ago May 25, 1994 Thirty-three years ago, Jackie Kennedy sought refuge in Fauquier County from the severely scrutinized public life she led as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. She continued to visit Fauquier for the same reasons until her death from cancer last Tuesday night at her Manhattan apartment.

Last Saturday’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Paint Exchange, held at Fauquier High School, “was a wonderful success,” according to Paddy Katzen, executive director of Keep Fauquier Clean. She estimated that 150 participants dropped off hazardous waste and latex paint during the three hours of the first-time event.

— Compiled by John T. Toler

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Supervisors all support Sheriff Mosier for re-election Chris Butler (Lee)

As we get closer to the June 11 primary, I invite you all to join me in supporting Bob Mosier for sheriff.

Bob raised his family near us in Bealeton. I worked with Bob in the ’80s and ’90s at the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office. Years later we are working together again! We both sought public office during the last local election. During his campaign, Bob made promises to the voters.

Since then, he has kept those promises. During our budget cycles, Bob has proposed bare bones budget requests, only seeking funds for urgent needs.

We worked together on pay compression, a crime analyst to aid in the battle against drugs and Bob even offered money back from his budget and we used it to outfit a fleet of cruisers with decals and radios. Under his leadership, he helped select the new school security positions, aided in their training before turning them over to the school board.

Bob understands the need to keep taxes low while supporting the needs of his department. Bob listens to his constituents by holding town hall meetings all over the county. Bob attends all community functions and puts himself out there.

It has been my honor to work with Bob on the issues that impact the safety of our community. Schools are safer, streets are safer, and our homes are safer because of Sheriff Bob Mosier and his line-up of the best deputy sheriffs out there. Please join me in not only supporting Sheriff Mosier, but also supporting the fine women and men that serve and protect Fauquier County!

Chris Butler Fauquier County Board of Supervisors, Lee District

Rick Gerhardt (Cedar Run)

I offer this letter in support of Bob Mosier for re-election for Fauquier County sheriff. I have come to know Bob as an honest, fair, organized, empathetic and caring person. As sheriff, he has demonstrated his willingness and commitment to serve the citizens of our county over the last three and a half years. I learned firsthand Bob is not just a man of high personal integrity and ethics, but most importantly, he has the courage to make difficult decisions that are in the best interest of those he serves versus ones that are convenient or in personal best interest.

Bob’s career in both domestic and international law enforcement spans more than 30 years. His service to Fauquier County began as a deputy sheriff rising, through the ranks serving as the commander of patrol, criminal investigations and special operations. His international law enforcement experience included service with the U.S. State Department in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the United Nations International Police Task Force and later with the International Justice Mission (IJM) working transnational organized

crime investigations, primarily those involving human trafficking and commercial child sexual exploitation.

As Sheriff I see him bringing out the best in his co-workers and staff.

He encourages his people to make decisions and take responsibilities throughout the organization. He has worked with county government to improve pay and benefits, all while taking seriously his responsibility of balancing budgets and getting the most out of the dollars available to his office.

Bob has accomplished the major milestone of Virginia state law enforcement accreditation and the recognition of our sheriff’s office as a professional and distinguished law enforcement agency. He has developed and improved partnerships with state and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as expanded those partnerships through active participation in criminal investigative and counter terrorism task forces.

I have observed Bob at community and town hall meetings and have collaborated with him personally many times over the past few years.

He truly understands the concerns of our community and communicates with openness and candor. He connects with people because he takes the time to listen. I support Bob Mosier for re-election because he has the leadership skills, experience, values and vision to lead Fauquier County Sheriff Office for the next four years.

Rick Gerhardt Fauquier County Board of Supervisors, Cedar Run District

Chris Granger (Center)

It is my honor and pleasure to endorse Bob Mosier for re-election as our Fauquier County sheriff. Over the past four years I’ve watched and supported Bob and his command staff as they have evaluated and modernized the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office.

He has tackled tough issues that directly impact our deputies’ ability to protect the public. These included competitive pay scales, updating equipment, replacing an old fleet of cruisers, promoting from within and providing access to better training. He always acts with integrity, independence and thoughtfulness — traits that are invaluable when making decisions for the good of the community. His commitment to our safety, while being a visible part of our community is refreshing and something we should celebrate.

Bob is a team player who works in concert with other law enforcement agencies and the Fauquier County government. This has resulted in significant gains in combatting the opioid epidemic and other critical law enforcement issues. His continued leadership and ability to look at all sides of an issue is evident, and I look forward to working with him for another four years.

Thank you for your consider-

ation and support of Bob Mosier for re-election as our sheriff.

Chris Granger Fauquier County Board of Supervisors, Center District

Mary Leigh McDaniel (Marshall)

I met Bob Mosier in 2015 when he was running for his first term.

We had a wide-ranging conversation about his goals if he was elected. Nearly four years later, he has accomplished these goals, including law enforcement accreditation, success in addressing the opioid crisis and school safety.

One of the signature accomplishments has been the community outreach under his tenure. For example, there was a neighborhood concern in Marshall regarding drugs and resident safety issues, and Sheriff Mosier organized a community meeting with over ten deputies to listen to citizen concerns, offer solutions and discuss follow up actions. He and his department actively engage the community through daily activity reports, social media and town hall meetings.

Bob also runs a tight ship when it comes to the budget by balancing the need for sufficient resources to protect the county while respecting the need to keep taxes low. He has been a valued partner to the board of supervisors.

I have a deep respect for all that Bob has been accomplishing and hope he can continue to build on these successes for the next four years. Please support him and his team with your vote.

Mary Leigh McDaniel Fauquier County Board of Supervisors, Marshall District

Holder Trumbo (Scott)

Fauquier County is a special place

and I feel blessed to live here, and even more fortunate to serve my community. In the course of service I have worked with many good people who share a desire to protect and guide this community positively.

One of the best is our current sheriff, Bob Mosier.

From his start, Bob has injected energy into his office and brought new ideas and discussion about law enforcement in Fauquier County to the people. As the most visible elected official, Bob is often the face of local government and he does not shrink away from that responsibility.

He hosts frequent town hall meetings and attends all sorts of public events.

The excellent service provided by the men and women of his office reinforce that connection and I am equally grateful to them for their commitment to Fauquier County.

Our sheriff’s office has improved presence in the community and citizens tell me often that they feel safer than ever before. This is due directly to the sheriff’s effort to work with others to gain resources and implement new ways of performing duties.

The people who live and work here want security, and in times when the world seem so dangerous on the evening news, Fauquier County remains a refuge from the many perils other localities are forced to accept.

That said, we do have many challenges and I am confident that our current sheriff is ready and willing to confront them and keep Fauquier County the great place that we love to call home.

I have enjoyed working with Bob Mosier and willingly offer him my support and endorsement for reelection.

Holder Trumbo Fauquier County Board of Supervisors, Scott District

Vietnam veteran offers thanks for Fauquier County kindness I am sending you this email in an attempt to thank people in your area for the kindness that they recently showed me. Unfortunately, I do not have the names of any of the individuals. So, I am sending this to the Times in hopes that you can find a way to let people know that I appreciate their effort.

My name is Jim Parker. I am a Vietnam veteran, having served as a security police officer at Phan Rang Air Base from August 1969, to August 1970. I was 22 years old when I left for Vietnam.

On April 20, I was privileged to fly on the Badger Honor Flight (Madison, Wisconsin) to Washington D.C., along with 80-plus fellow veterans, our escorts and honor flight staff. We toured various memorials, including the Marine Corps Memorial, the Vietnam Wall, the Lincoln Memorial, the Korean War Memorial and others. We had an absolutely

fantastic day.

On the flight home, each veteran was presented with a package of letters and cards thanking us for our service. Included in my package was a card “Courtesy of the American Legion Riders, American Legion Post 72, and the schoolchildren of Fauquier County, VA.” I received several cards from people that I know, along with several from people like you who I do not know. I want you to know that I very much appreciate the fact that you would take the time to provide a card to someone that you have never met!

Many Vietnam veterans were not well received when they returned home back then. It is people like you who have shown that, over time, things have changed for the better.

Thank You Virginians!

Jim Parker Waunakee, Wisconsin

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Protecting the land

PHOTOS BY ANITA L. SHERMAN Like a landscape painting, vistas from Hickory Tree Farm in Middleburg are rich in texture and color.

Land Trust of Virginia bestows honors on conservation leaders

Award winners at 21st annual LTV Garden Party

Tony Buffington – Special Recognition Loudoun County supervisor, for his ongoing commitment to protect Loudoun’s open space, clean air and water, and for the promotion of Loudoun’s rural economy.

Carole and Stephen Napolitano – Stewards of the Year For their more than 36 years of proactive care of the water resources and farmland soils on their 59-acres in Round Hill.

Colin Rosse, Andrea Rosse, Rob Rosse and Leslie Rosse Foster on behalf of the Montebello Rosse Trust – Landowner of the Year Montebello, a 543-acre property in Orange, has been in the Rosse family for generations. The Montebello Rosse Trust was recognized for its efforts to protect this land which could have been 250 building lots.

By Anita L. Sherman Community Editor

There was much to celebrate in Middleburg Sunday, May 19, as the Land Trust of Virginia held its 21st annual garden party hosted by Mimi Abel Smith at Hickory Tree Hall on Hickory Tree Farm. The event was an occasion to cheer the conservation of land and historic farms and to honor those proactive in conservation efforts. The Land Trust of Virginia works to save Virginia’s natural and cultural heritage.

Sitting on more than 300 acres, Hickory Tree Farm afforded the perfect venue. Pristine countryside and panoramic views of the Bull Run Mountains to the east and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west provided guests with spectacular vistas and a wealth of natural beauty. Located in Virginia’s horse country, Hickory Tree Farm is a full-scale thoroughbred breeding, training and racing facility.

There was a steady breeze and graceful rhythm as guests mingled in and out of a large white tent while artists dotted the grounds perched on stools or chairs, surrounded by their palettes of color and admiring onlookers as their paint brushes captured the variety of nature’s offerings.

The Rev. Weston Mathews, pastor of Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains, called on the gathering of several hundred to pray for guidance and strength. “Let us call upon the waters, the dogwood, the elm…to teach us and show us the way,” he said to an appreciative audience; he was one of the first speakers at the awards presentation.

The Land Trust of Virginia Board of Directors Chairman Christopher Dematatis was proud to share that Fauquier County ranks second (at 4,784 acres) behind Loudoun County (at 8,679 acres) for the number of acres protected by LTV easements.

Founded in 1992, the Land Trust of Virginia is a nationally accredited private 501(c)(3) organization to help individuals, families and community organizations protect and preserve

Conservationists of the Year/Leadership and Lifetime Awards Land Trust of Virginia Chairman Christopher Dematatis presented longtime Fauquier resident Harry F. Atherton with the Conservationist of the Year Award. the commonwealth’s open space with voluntary conservation easements.

“He’s a heck of a guy,” said George Thompson, who serves on the chairman’s advisory council for the Land Trust of Virginia, referring to his friend, Harry Atherton, who was honored as one of LTV’s Conservationists of the Year. Atherton served on Fauquier’s Planning Commission for 18 years, on the county’s board of supervisors for eight years and as its chairman for three years.

Three initiatives during his leadership have promoted the protection of Fauquier’s countryside: sliding scale zoning, a Purchase of Development Rights program and the ability to hold conservation easements. Fauquier County has the highest number of privately protected properties and the highest percentage of privately protected land of any county in Virginia.

Bob Lee enthusiastically supported the selection of not only Atherton but also Al Van Huyck from Loudoun County. Lee is a former Clarke County and Fauquier County administrator and honorary executive director emeritus of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.

“It was a pleasure to attend … truly a celebration of conservation of land and historic farms. I was particularly pleased that Harry Atherton of Fauquier and Al Van Huyck of Loudoun were recognized as the LTV Conservationists of the Year,” said Lee adding,

Harry F. Atherton – Fauquier During his tenure on Fauquier’s planning commission and board of supervisors, the county adopted sliding scale zoning, created a Purchase of Development Rights program and became a holder of conservation easements. Those initiatives contributed to the protection of Fauquier’s countryside and enhanced its future agriculture.

Alfred Van Huyck – Loudoun Working tirelessly for nearly three decades, Van Huyck has managed a balancing act between Loudoun’s rapid growth and the protection of open space. He co-founded the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition and has been a leader with organizations that promote environmental protection and historic preservation

By the numbers

19,127 acres protected forever 174 easements in 27 years

Land Trust of Virginia Top 10 counties

Loudoun: 8,679 acres Fauquier: 4,784 acres Greene: 1,353 acres Albemarle: 857 acres Nelson: 850 acres Culpeper: 791 acres Orange: 543 acres King George: 318 acres Madison: 290 acres Rappahannock: 278 acres “I have known these two community leaders for more than three decades and they both have long evidenced a profound positive influence for responsible land planning and conservation in their respective counties and for the Northern Piedmont and Blue Ridge regions.”

“Fauquier has the best conservation zoning in Virginia, and our county leads the state in both the total acreage and percentage of land protected by perpetual conservation easements,” said Lee. See PROTECTING, page 12

Barbara Sharp, June Hambrick, Linda Taylor and Vicky Moon helped prepare the lavish floral arrangements that dominated Sunday’s garden party.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 22, 2019

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY D/B/A DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA FOR APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE PURSUANT TO § 56-585.1 A 4 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CASE NO. PUR-2019-00069

The Power of Your Time

•Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) has applied to update its Rider T1 by which it recovers certain transmission and demand response program costs.

•Dominion’s request represents an increase of $271 million annually, which would increase the bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $6.71.

•A Hearing Examiner appointed by the State Corporation Commission will hear the case on June 19, 2019.

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

On May 7, 2019, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56 585.1 A 4 (“Subsection A 4”) of the Code of Virginia, filed an application (“Application”) with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) for approval of a rate adjustment clause designated as Rider T1.

In this proceeding, Dominion seeks approval of a revenue requirement for the rate year September 1, 2019, through August 31, 2020 (“Rate Year”). This revenue requirement, if approved, would be recovered through a combination of base rates and a revised increment/decrement Rider T1. Rider T1 is designed to recover the increment/decrement between the revenues produced from the transmission component of base rates and the new revenue requirement developed from the Company’s total transmission costs for the Rate Year.

The total proposed revenue requirement to be recovered over the Rate Year is $919,682,244, comprising an increment Rider T1 of $445,489,325, and forecast collections of $474,192,919, through the transmission component of base rates.

This total revenue requirement represents an increase of $271,214,490, compared to the revenues projected to be produced during the Rate Year by the combination of the base rate component of Subsection A 4 (the Company’s former Rider T) and the Rider T1 rates currently in effect. References in this notice to “transmission” are inclusive of demand response costs identified in Subsection A 4.

Implementation of the proposed Rider T1 on September 1, 2019, would increase the average weighted monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $6.71.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on June 19, 2019, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear in the Commission’s courtroom fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff.

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

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

Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation on or before June 6, 2019. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 232182118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2019-00069.

On or before June 6, 2019, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2019-00069.

On or before June 12, 2019, any interested person may file written comments on the Application with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Interested persons desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before June 12, 2019, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact disks or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2019-00069.

All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above.

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Protecting the land PROTECTING, from Page 11 “Even the best conservation zoning is periodically subject to political vicissitudes, and county zoning protections are always at risk of being swept away with the next board of supervisors election. Thus, has sometimes been the fate of conservation zoning in neighboring Loudoun County,” added Lee. “Voluntary conservation easements and local purchase of development rights programs represent permanent protection of the natural and cultural heritage attributes for which our part of Virginia has long been revered. I salute all the organizations and individuals who continue to strive to protect and preserve our inspiring rural landscape,” said an admiring Lee. For more information on the Land Trust of Virginia and how to become a member and/or to receive information about conservation easements, visit www.landtrustva.org or call 540-687-8441.

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BROWN SHINES FOR SHEPHERD

Former Fauquier High softball star Leann Brown of Shepherd University had an RBI single in her team’s 4-3 loss to West Chester in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Super Regionals.

COUGARS HOPE FOR UPSET

The Kettle Run boys soccer team met top seed Sherando in Tuesday’s district semifinals.

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THAT’S FOUR IN A ROW!

Highland downs Cape Henry 21-11 to win another girls lacrosse state title

By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer

Highland has five senior girls lacrosse players.

And they will soon graduate with resumes rivaled by few athletes across the entire state.

By leading the Hawks to a 21-11 victory Saturday over Cape Henry in the VISAA Division II state tournament final, those seniors won a state championship for the fourth consecutive season and gave Highland a 70-1 record since the beginning of 2016.

“It’s been amazing, and it all comes from my seniors’ leadership,” Hawks coach Kristen Conques said.

“They kept riding that wave.”

The top-seeded Hawks beat No. 2 Cape Henry at home in Warrenton to finish 2019 with a 20-0 record, going undefeated for the third time in four seasons (2019, 2017, 2016). Seniors Kayla Soltys, Maddie Turner, Chloe Osbourn, Margaret Groux and Jenna Place contributed to much of that sustained success.

“They are just an incredible group of leaders,” Conques said. “They really left an amazing legacy. And the [other] girls have already started talking about what they can do to keep it going.”

The four-year run for those seniors included four Delaney Athletic

PHOTO BY DAVE HENRICKSON Sophomore Gabby Brisbin had eight goals as Highland used their talent and home field to full advantage to win their fourth VISAA Division II title in a row. The Hawks are 70-1 since 2016.

Conference regular season championships and three DAC tournament titles. The only tournament championship they failed to win was last season, as Foxcroft ended the Hawks’ 47-game winning streak in the DAC final with a 13-12 victory in overtime.

“They still talk about that one loss

all the time,” Conques said. “They wanted to get back to that DAC tournament title.”

They did so by beating John Paul the Great 16-10 in the final this season. Kayla Soltys led Highland in that game with seven goals, six ground balls and five assists, continuing her

incredible career as a midfielder.

“She’s definitely been a top player we’ve produced from Highland since I’ve been here, and probably before,” Conques said. “She’s the heart of the team.

See LACROSSE, page 18

Highland girls soccer repeats as state champs

By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer

Midway through the second half Saturday, Nansemond Suffolk’s best offensive weapon broke through Highland’s back line for a rare scoring opportunity during the VISAA Division II girls soccer state final.

But that only gave Hawks goalkeeper Jess Cochrane a chance to shine during an otherwise mundane state tournament for the senior fifthyear starter.

She charged out of the goal box and snuffed out Nansemond’s oneon-one opportunity to ensure that Highland (14-2-2) beat the Saints 3-0 at Glover Park in Glen Allen to claim its third state championship in four seasons.

“It was just so cool to see her have that rock star moment in the state final,” Hawks coach Reynolds Oare said. “Jess came out, closed the angle down and just laid out.

“She is an exceptional keeper,” Oare said. “But there were a lot of games where she just didn’t have much to do. She was bored a lot of the time.”

Led by three starting backs, MacK-

enzie Cochrane, Shannon Kelley and Bevan Forrest, from the Hawks’ 2018 state championship team, Highland allowed only seven goals.

The top-seeded Hawks scored all three goals in the second half to win the fifth state title in program history (2006, 2007, 2016, 2018, 2019). Mallory McReynolds, Lea Saier and Olivia Devening each scored. Caroline

Lawson had two assists.

“It’s pretty awesome,” Oare said.

“It obviously is incredible to win that many state championships, but I think what the best part of it is, is just the culture that has kind of been built with these girls. Doing things the right way, picking each other up, being a close-knit group. They really do feel like they’re a family, and win-

ning has been a byproduct of that.”

The Hawks were certainly comfortable with each other after losing only three seniors to graduation following last season, but those losses were significant in five-year starter Molly Petronzio and two-time state Player of the Year Carolyn Treuting.

See SOCCER, page 16

See Ad on Page 15 COURTESY PHOTO With five state titles, Highland’s girls soccer program is officially a dynasty.

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Liberty softball overcomes late 4-0 deficit to eliminate Cougars 5-4 in quarters

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

On April 8, the Liberty softball team overcame an 8-0 deficit to beat Kettle Run 11-10.

Similar perseverance was required last Friday as the Eagles again fell behind their county rival in the late innings of the Northwestern District quarterfinals.

Cougar pitcher Ashley Hume took a no-hitter and 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth, but Liberty came back to win, 5-4, and move on to the district semifinals against No. 1 seed James Wood.

“Nothing has come easy for us this year,” said Eagle coach Chris Leatherman, whose team teetered on the brink of elimination against the Cougars. “The only thing I keep preaching is ‘Let’s keep fighting to the final out.’ As long as there are outs, we’ve got a way.”

Down 4-0, Liberty scored its first run in the bottom of the fifth when Alex Phillips reached third on a three-base error, and later scored when a throw to third went awry.

Liberty tied it with three runs in the sixth, including a statement home run

by Anna Marie Hockman, whose leadoff blast cut the Eagles’ deficit to 4-2.

After Taylor Smith’s walk, Morgan Hatcher doubled to score Smith to make it 4-3, with Hatcher going to

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MEET THE COMEBACK EAGLES

PHOTO BY ROSI GUYTON Taylor Smith takes a swing against Kettle Run. After eliminating the Cougars on May 17, the Eagles faced a do-or-die test against top seed James Wood in Tuesday’s Northwestern District semifinals. Fauquier faced Sherando in the other semi, with the final Thursday. third on the throw to the plate. Hope Mullins lined a single to left to score Hatcher to make it 4-4.

Junior Jada Leatherman recorded the winning run in the bottom of the seventh when she scampered home from third on a wild pitch to end the game and Kettle Run’s year.

The teams had met two days earlier with host Kettle Run banging out 14 hits in a 12-2 five-inning win.

Last Friday’s pivotal playoff re-

match saw Kettle Run jump ahead 3-0 in the second inning after a Jeanelle Johnson walk and singles

by Alyssa James-LaBranche, Alyssa Space and Kylie Decker.

After adding an unearned run in the fourth to make it 4-0, the Cougars could have broken it open.

They loaded the bases with no outs, but a base running mistake saw a Cougar runner get doubled off second after a pop out. Then a ground

out ended the threat.

“That was very big,” Cougar coach Tori Hill said.

Liberty’s Leatherman expressed particular pleasure with seniors Hockman, Hatcher and Mullins, whose leadership extended the Eagles’ year.

“Things around them were not going well. They still stood up and carried the team when we needed them,” he said. “That’s what seniors are supposed to do.”

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COUGARS, FALCONS BOTH WIN TO MAKE STATES Boys lacrosse rivals play for region title Thursday at KRHS

By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer

Fauquier and Kettle Run each won a region semifinal game Monday to earn state berths and set up a rivalry rematch for the Class 4 Region B boys lacrosse tournament championship Thursday.

The top-seeded Cougars dominated No. 4 Brentsville 22-3 at home in Nokesville during the semifinals while the No. 2 Falcons beat No. 3 Culpeper 12-6 at home in Warrenton.

Now the Cougars and Falcons will play each other again after Kettle Run (13-2) won the regular season region title by defeating Fauquier 19-5 earlier this month. The Falcons are 10-4.

The Class 4 state quarterfinals will be played May 31 or June 1.

For Kettle Run, Braedan Allen’s seven goals against Brentsville extended the Cougars’ winning streak to 11 games. Jimmy Dooly added four goals and Tyler AcAnany had three assists, while goalie Peter Smith had four saves.

PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER No. 2-seeded Fauquier travels to face top seed Kettle Run Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Class 4 Region B boys lacrosse championship game.

Kettle Run had seven forced turnovers with defensive midfielders Connor Gladstone, Nick Fasce and Ethan Jakum combining for four. Gladstone also scored a pair of goals in transition as a long-stick midfielder.

For Fauquier, Ryan Kavounis had three goals against Culpeper, while adding two each were Chris Chesley, Nathan Robey and Shane O’Ha-

ra. Chesley also had three assists, while Kavounis and Robey had two apiece.

Rielan Pura added one assist, and finishing with one goal each were Pura, Nolan McEachin and Logan Railey, who scored the first goal of the game.

“A fantastic coast-to-coast effort,” Falcons coach J.B. Tippett said.

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Liberty girls lacrosse falls just short of states, Fauquier ousted

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

It was perhaps the biggest opportunity in Liberty girls lacrosse history.

Coach Amy Lacey knew exactly why her team lost.

“I know I sound like a broken record. It’s possession. We could not win the draw at all,” she said after Monday’s 15-4 loss to visiting James Monroe in the Class 4 Region B semifinal.

The No. 3-seeded Yellow Jackets scored in the opening 90 seconds to ignite a powerful first-half run over No. 2 Liberty and amassed an 8-0 lead by halftime.

The Eagles finally erased their zero on the scoreboard in the first minute of the second half on a Kaila Lacey goal. Teammates Lauren James and Gretchen Thomas added scores, but James Monroe also had two more for a 10-3 lead.

The defeat left Liberty one victory shy of the school’s first-ever state tournament berth, as both semifinal winners advanced, but Liberty’s coaches pointed to one of the best campaigns in school history.

“That’s what I told them at the end.

It’s been a great season,” Lacey said.

Elsewhere, Fauquier lost to Brentsville 21-6 in the other semi, concluding a 9-9 season.

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Maddening plays end Eagles’ year

By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

After twice taking the lead, the Liberty baseball team saw its season end in frustrating fashion with a tough 6-5 loss to Fauquier in Friday’s Northwestern District quarterfinals.

Ahead 4-3, the visiting Eagles saw the game slip away in the fifth inning following a two-out strikeout that would have ended the inning had the batter not reached base on an uncaught pitch. Soon Jared Vinluan launched a three-run double just over the head of the Liberty left fielder, with the high fly ball clearing the bases.

The No. 4-seeded Falcons (12-9) advanced to meet No. 1 James Wood in Tuesday’s district semifinals, while No. 5 Liberty finished 8-13.

“We continued to make strides this season, but we have a long way

to go to get to where we want to be for years to come,” said Liberty coach Tom Determan.

Looking back on the team strengths, Determan praised junior pitchers Colby Neal and John Tocheny. “Both guys competed and gave us a chance to win every time they took the mound,” said Determan.

Determan called junior catcher Logan Rodney the team MVP. Rodney hit .403 with one home run, 11 RBIs and 18 runs scored. Rock Hockman hit .368 with six doubles and 15 runs scored.

“They are both very hard workers who set a great example near the top of the lineup. John Kuhler had a solid season driving in runs in the middle of the order, with one homer and 16 RBIs,” Determan said.

The Eagles split their regular season games with Fauquier and lost both to Kettle Run.

Highland girls soccer repeats as state champs SOCCER, from page 13 “I had high expectations for this year because we didn’t lose a lot of numbers,” Oare said. “But we definitely lacked some [offensive] fire-

power in the first half of the season. … We would dominate the field, but we just couldn’t score as much.”

The Hawks failed to score more one goal in seven of their first 13 games. That included a 1-0 loss to

PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER John Untiedt and the Eagles baseball team showed improvement in 2019.

Fauquier and Kettle Run remained alive in the Northwestern District tournament entering Tuesday’s do-or-die semifinals.

Kettle Run eliminates Wood

Leadoff hitter Caden DeCroo went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs Friday as Kettle Run (12-8) downed James Wood 9-2 in the district quarterfinals and advanced to meet No. 2 Millbrook in Tuesday’s semi.

DeCroo has a seven-game hitting

streak with a .519 batting average in that span and a 1.493 OPS, including three triples, two doubles and a homer. He also has 14 runs, 11 RBIs and six steals over seven games.

Joe Vogatsky added three RBIs Friday on 3-for-4 hitting, while Zach Ewald went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI.

Seton in their regular season finale, which cost Highland the Delaney Athletic Conference championship.

“But I think that was the spark that we needed,” Oare said of the loss. “It ended up being a blessing.”

The Hawks went on to score 20 goals in their final five games, which

included a 5-1 win over Seton for the DAC tournament title.

Mallory McReynolds notched 16 goals and nine assists, while Lawson had 14 goals and 13 assists as an attacking center midfielder.

“Our center midfielders were great all year,” Oare said.

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FILE PHOTO Kiki Scott and the Falcon face Riverside in Wednesday’s Class 4 Region C first round.

FHS girls tennis loses first match, but Adgate wins singles crown

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

New day, different result.

Fauquier senior Jennifer Adgate netted the Northwestern District girls tennis singles championship with an exhilarating turnaround performance.

The No. 1 seed recorded a 6-3, 7-5 decision over No. 2 Alexa Venturato from Sherando in the finals for the gold medal on May 15 in Winchester.

That victory came a day after Venturato beat Adgate 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the championship match of the team segment of the Northwestern District girls tennis tournament.

“Jen got a great win. It was just unbelievable,” said a happy Fauquier coach Rob Deavers. “She just stomped that girl.”

Fauquier’s top seeded No. 1 doubles team of Adgate and Kiki Scott lost to James Wood’s Lily Kimble and Morgan Burner in a marathon match 6-1, 6-7 (1-7), 7-6 (7-2).

Deavers departed frustrated with meet directors over time changes and lack of communication in the doubles program.

Fauquier was slated to begin playing doubles at 1:15 p.m., meeting Handley in the semifinals, shortly after Adgate finished her singles victory at 12:45 p.m.

Deavers said he was told the match would be pushed back to 4 p.m. because one of the Handley girls was in Advanced Placement testing. Meanwhile, James Wood’s girls played their semifinal in the earlier slot, from 1 to 2:30, beating Sherando, allowing them more rest before the final.

Scott and Adgate won their 4 p.m. semi 6-3, 6-2, then pivoted to face the Colonels’ girls at 6 p.m.

“My girls were tired after standing out in the sun all day and waiting [to play the Handley match],” Deavers said, irritated he did not have advance notice of the delay.

“Plus, that was the only match those girls had played,” he continued, pointing out the doubles final

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would be Adgate’s third of the day and fourth over two days.

Scott-Adgate lost the opening set 6-1 but claimed the second, 7-6 (7-1).

The third set went to Wood 7-6, with a 7-2 score in the tiebreaker.

“My girls were down 2-5,” Deavers said. “And forced the tiebreak, but by then, they were dead tired.”

Falcons upset by Sherando

An unforeseen lackluster performance in the May 14 Northwestern District final means the FHS girls tennis will open the Region C tournament Wednesday on the road at Riverside, which won the Dulles District regular-season and tournament.

Fauquier (15-1) had been an unblemished 15-0 and district regular-season titlists. Included were a pair of 9-0 wins over Sherando.

Nevertheless, the Warriors shocked Fauquier 5-3 in the team final, damaging the Falcons’ seeding this week.

Sherando was bolstered by Venturato’s presence after she had missed both previous matches.

Deavers knew of the return, but he expected his depth would prevail.

The teams completed the six singles matches tied 3-3.

Kalinne Calheiros took No. 2 singles over Maddy Woolever 2-6, 6-3, 6-0. No. 3 Scott posted a 6-4, 6-4 win versus Emily Loy. No. 5 Evie Leary won 7-5, 6-1 over Katie Sommerfield. All three of the Falcons are unbeaten in singles play this spring.

Sherando’s singles wins came from No. 1 Venturato, No. 6 Ashley Happel (over Shelby Nesbit) and No. 4 Addy Gannon (over Melanie Turner).

Sherando won the first two doubles matches completed, winning No. 3 and No. 1.

The No. 1 doubles match was a barnburner as Venturato and Gannon downed Adgate-Scott 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-2.

No. 2 doubles was tied 1-1 when halted, each school taking a 6-3 set.

“We could have won the match in the singles,” Deavers lamented.

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HORSE BRIEFS

DOGS, KIDS AND AN ENTRÉE INTO FOXHUNTING Youth hound show a hit in Culpeper

By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times

With participation up more than 200 percent, attendance up by a third and a wealth of sponsored prizes, the future of foxhunting looks bright after Sunday’s Central Virginia Young Entry hound show.

The second annual event was held May 19 at Larry Levy’s farm, The Hill, near Culpeper. Eight clubs were represented, with kids age 5 to 18 judged by Belle Meade Hunt master and huntsman Epp Wilson.

Organizers Martha Drum, Cynthia Whitman and Melissa Zeller were thrilled to see about 50 junior competitors, and continued community turnout and support.

The cast of maybe 30 canines included mostly foxhounds, some hunting beagles, bassets and at least one Jack Russell Terrier, which qualifies since they were bred as hunting companions for foxhound packs.

Classes included six junior handler classes, a retired hound class and a pack class. Hounds in the pack class were handled by professional huntsmen, assisted by juniors acting as whippers-in.

The event serves as a perfect tune-

ALBERT POE PHOTO BY MARTHA DRUM Junior handlers wait for the results at Sunday’s youth foxhhound show.

Sunday hound show in Leesburg is world’s largest

The Virginia Foxhound Club show on Sunday begins with a club cocktail and dinner party at the historic Morven Park mansion.

The national hunting horn blowing contest begins at 7 p.m.

Sunday’s hound show begins at 9 a.m., with competition in four rings concurrently. Junior handler classes are held at lunchtime, with the pack class and overall champions judged around 4 p.m. Details are at virginiafoxhoundclub.org. up for this coming Sunday’s Virginia Foxhound Club show in Leesburg, the world’s largest foxhound bench show.

“It really was a great day. The kids were the stars of the show,” said Drum.

“I hope we can (continue to) grow it.”

Representing the Middleburg Hunt, Evan Dombrowsky claimed two of the show’s top prizes, winning the older handlers’ class with Middleburg Pilgrim and the retired hound class with his family’s Loudoun West Admiral.

Colby Poe represented the Old Dominion Hounds and won the whip-cracking contest, with Henry Nylen from Maryland’s New Market-Middletown Valley Hounds taking top prize in horn-blowing.

Poe, a Marshall Middle School

Another ‘amazing year’ for Hawks LACROSSE, from page 13 “She’s someone her teammates look to in big moments, especially off the draw,” Highland’s coach said.

“She kind of takes the nervousness out of the big game.”

In the state final Saturday, Kayla Soltys had 13 draw controls, while Abby Soltys had seven and Gabby Brisbin had six. Brisbin, a sophomore, also had a game-high eight goals and one assist after emerging this season as a premiere midfielder.

“Last year she was a workhorse, but she was kind of letting the seniors to their thing,” Conques said.

“This year she just turned it up and kind of was unstoppable.”

Also against Cape Henry, Kayla Soltys and Abby Soltys had four goals each with two from Juliana Silvernale. Adding one goal each were Groux, Caite Leake and Ella Nelson, while Kayla Soltys had four assists.

Contributing one assist apiece were Groux, Leake and Abby Soltys.

So the Hawks won the state title

eighth-grader, was thrilled with the result. “I had a great day,” said Poe, 14. “I had met some of these kids over the years” when competing in the (mounted) Junior North American Field Hunter Championships.

“It’s always fun to meet other kids who like to foxhunt because most of my friends do not ride at all.

“Mr. Wilson was great, and he’s promised that I can go with a whip when I go to Belle Meade this year to hunt.”

Junior riders are sometimes asked to help on hunting days, acting as extra eyes and ears for professional staff and “riding flank” to help hounds remain focused on the task at hand.

“It was a great day to watch the future of our sport,” said Poe’s mother Kim, recently appointed new joint-master of the Orlean-based club. “This is a great way to meet other kids who share the same interest and passion.”

All junior participants received two free capping fees at Belle Meade, near Augusta, Georgia, donated by judge Wilson. Winners’ prizes were donated by Warrenton’s Horse Country Saddlery, and artist Merrill Strange custom-painted fox-andgrapes plates as trophies.

Find more about the Central Virginia Young Entry group on their Facebook page. Plans are already underway planning the 2020 show. despite losing eight players following last season, including five starters.

“To be honest, I wasn’t expecting to be undefeated,” Conques said. “I was a little nervous having such a new defense, but once they got into the season I had total faith.”

Osbourn and Groux stepped up to anchor that otherwise inexperienced defensive unit. “They took the team [defense] on their back and were super vocal,” Conques said.

Turner also helped as a third-year starter in goal. She finished, for example, with seven saves against Cape Henry. “Another amazing year,” Conques said.

RIP, ALBERT POE

Legendary horseman passes Longtime hunt professional Albert Poe died after an extended illness Saturday night. Born in Hume in 1931, Poe began in hunt service at age 15, whipping in to older brother, the late Melvin Poe, at the Old Dominion Hounds.

He was huntsman for Piedmont Foxhounds 1954-1972, at Fairfax for four years, then joining Middleburg Hunt 1980-1995.

In 2011, Albert and Melvin Poe were both inducted into the sport’s “Hall of Fame,” the Huntsmen’s Room of the Museum of Hounds and Hunting.

The late writer Raymond Woolfe described Albert Poe as “a quintessential huntsman, a veritable wizard with horses, hounds and people.”

TRAIL RIDES

Saturday open ride The Old Dominion Hounds host a spring series trail ride this Saturday, May 25, at 10 a.m. from Hunter’s Rest near Flint Hill. The two-hour ride is followed by a potluck lunch. Check the club’s Facebook page for details and directions.

PONY CLUB VICTORY

Local team makes nationals The Old Dominion Hounds Pony Club eventing team won the Virginia Region Pony Club rally hosted at the Deep Run Hunt Club near Richmond last week.

Ellie Solms, Sam Homeyer, Ainsley Colgan, Colby Poe and stable manager Caroline Kuhnert claimed top honors overall, qualifying for the USPC National Rally at the Tryon, North Carolina horse center in July.

Highland began with two quick transition goals, but Cape Henry still trailed only 6-5 at halftime with fouls and yellow cards hampering the Hawks.

“We controlled the first half, but it kept staying close,” Conques said, “which I think was frustrating for the girls.”

The Hawks, however, better controlled the draws and pace of play early in the second half for a 13-5 lead with 20 minutes remaining. So they lost only three draws after halftime.

“Really changed the momentum of the game in our favor,” Conques said. “Our midfielders were amazing leaders, stepping up huge and taking over the game.”

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Fauquier Times | May 22, 2019

Lyme sufferers struggle with chronic symptoms

Lyme disease support group

Support group members push for targeted research, more effective medical care

By Karen Chaffraix

Elizabeth “Betsy” Ussery co-chairs the Fauquier Lyme Education and Support group that meets monthly at Fauquier Hospital.

Pictured in the backyard of her Warrenton home, Ussery has had Lyme disease for more than 15 years.

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Times Staff Writer

Three years after a university study it helped commission found disease-carrying ticks are widespread in Fauquier County, a support group continues to advocate for more research, better testing and greater awareness of Lyme disease.

“Many of us lose our jobs and income because we’re too sick,” said Elizabeth “Betsy” Ussery, describing a common experience among those who attend a monthly Lyme Education and Support group.

Ussery is co-chair of the group.

The former Fauquier County teacher has been battling Lyme for a decade and a half.

All but one of the eight people who attended a recent meeting have dealt with the disease for years.

Ussery’s Lyme group email reaches more than 100 people each month.

Before Lyme disease derailed her, Ussery’s career had taken her from working at Harvard to Ronald Reagan’s White House, where she was press assistant to the late Jim Brady.

She later ran the Department of Health and Human Services’ Head Start program until her husband was appointed ambassador to Morocco, and they moved abroad.

Upon her return to the U.S., Ussery worked with the United States Agency for International Development and later became executive director of Virginia’s Court Appointed Special Advocate program. She then took a job as a Fauquier County teacher.

“I lost my ability to read and remember,” Ussery recounted of the onset of her Lyme disease. “My brain worked slowly and I’d forget what I was doing. I couldn’t remember the names of my students and other teachers.”

Ussery ended up retiring early.

“I tried working sick, then taking medical leave, but it was impossible.” Hers is not an uncommon story among those in the group, she said.

“This disease is mind-bogglingly expensive to fight,” Ussery said.

“Many of us are hit with both the inability to work, and with extremely high medical expenses. If caught and treated correctly in the beginning, however, the outcomes are very good.”

Early tick removal essential

According to lymedisease.org, if

a diseased tick is removed within 24 hours of biting its host, there is likely no infection. An immediate course of antibiotics can usually knock out any pathogens. But doctors often fail to test for tick-borne diseases.

Moreover, the tests for Lyme can be unreliable. Patients can go for years with no diagnosis for their maladies or are misdiagnosed.

Because the local Lyme group members found physicians unconvinced the local area had a tick-borne disease problem, they commissioned a study paid for with a grant from the PATH Foundation. They wanted “to prove to local physicians that ticks in the county do indeed carry Lyme and other pathogens,” said Ussery.

The resulting “Tick Surveillance and Analysis, Fauquier County 2016,” is 34 pages long. Compiled by Old Dominion University’s Tick Research Team and The Clarke Company tick specialists, who twice dragged white sheets across tall grass in eight locations around the county, the report found plenty to be concerned about.

The researchers found three types of ticks in Fauquier County and pegged the “infectivity rate” of those carrying a form of Lyme disease at more than 50 percent.

“Sufficient numbers of ticks were harvested to establish a baseline population for three tick types (black-legged ticks, Lone Star ticks, and American dog ticks),” the report reads, “and to support analysis for three diseases: Lyme disease, Erlichiosis (2 types), and Rickettsias (such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever).

“Lxodes scapularis [the deer tick] and Borrelia burgdorferi [the Lyme pathogen] are widespread across the county and have infectivity rates as high as 52 percent,” the study found. In other words, carriers of Lyme are widespread in Fauquier County, and more

than half of them carry the disease.

The report noted there are fewer cases of Lyme disease in Fauquier County than in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, but the rate per 100,000 residents is higher.

It also noted that Lyme disease is on the rise across the state. “The Virginia Department of Health reports a dramatic increase in Lyme disease incidence; from 156 cases in 2001 to 1,245 in 2010, to 1,539 cases in 2015,” the report said.

Lyme disease is in every state in the U.S. and is the fastest-spreading vector-borne disease in the country, with more than 300,000 cases diagnosed annually, according to lymedisease.org.

Uneven diagnosis

Lyme disease sufferers say more testing and research is desperately needed. They say they wish doctors would get on the same page, and that they are frustrated and weary.

Carol Pauley has been coming to the support group meetings for 11 years.

“The most frustrating thing about this disease is that the medical community is afraid to give a patient more than 21 days of antibiotics,” she said.

“The biggest problem is insurance companies not paying for treatment,” added Erwin Lesh, who has been a member of the support group for 14 years, since its inception.

Jack Jones got a tick bite in 2007.

He said he suffers chronic back pain, adding: “It’s taken my life from me.”

He said insurance companies don’t want to admit these diseases exist because it would “open a Pandora’s box.”

Lyme can be misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s disease, lupus, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or autism because its symptoms -chronic fatigue, memory problems, fibromyalgia and poor concentration -- mimic these other diseases.

See LYME, page 22

The Fauquier County Lyme Education and Support group is a member of the National Capital Lyme Disease Association. The group meets in the Fauquier Hospital Sycamore Room at 7 p.m., the third Thursday of every month. Contact: lymeinfauquier@ gmail.com for information or call Betsy Ussery, 540-341-8245, or George Phillips at 540-2163480. Visit www.natcaplyme.org and lymedisease.org for more information.

Tick bite? See a doctor. It’s important

If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart and the nervous system. Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, physical findings (e.g., rash), and the possibility of exposure to infected ticks. Laboratory testing is helpful if used correctly and performed with validated methods.

Most cases of Lyme disease can be treated successfully with a few weeks of antibiotics

How to avoid and deal with ticks

• Know where ticks live (in grassy, bushy, wooded areas).

• Pre-treat clothing or use clothing impregnated with 0.5 percent permethrin.

• Use DEET or other EPA-registered insect repellent.

• Shower within one hour of returning indoors.

• Check body for ticks. They migrate to these areas: under arms, around ears, in belly button, back of knees, in hair, between legs, around waist.

• Tumble dry clothing for 10 minutes to kill ticks on clothing and/ or wash in hot water.

• Treat pets and livestock for ticks with veterinarian-approved products.

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Lyme sufferers struggle with chronic symptoms LYME, from page 19

Topics during the support group meeting moved from restless legs to Patients often present with flu- depression and suicide. The Marines like symptoms initially, later report- at Quantico now get briefed on Lyme ing “fatigue, Bell’s palsy, sore and disease, someone in the group said. swollen joints, body aches, severe New member Brian Rigaey said that headaches, swollen lymph nodes, he used “the Dr. Terry Wahls protocol” cognitive impairment and other neu- to regain his strength. “It’s eight months rological and cardiologic problems.” later and I feel 80 percent better.” The Ussery and Wahls protocol is the group’s co- “Carriers of Lyme are a nutrition-based chair, George widespread in Fauquier approach to rePhillips, have County, and more than half ducing inflamrun the Lyme caused of them carry the disease.” mation support group by chronic auto– OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY since Joyce Nutz, immune disease.

TICK RESEARCH TEAM who started and Diet is huge, Riran the group for gaey said. a decade, became too sick to continue.

All of the support group members During the April 18 meeting, present on April 18 have Lyme disUssery discussed two new books ease, except Phillips. she has asked the Fauquier County “I had a long course of intraveLibrary to add to its collection: “The nous antibiotics in a hospital,” PhilAuto Immune Solution,” by Dr. Amy lips said, “and never had another Myers, and Dr. Richard Horowitz’s symptom.” That was six years ago.

“Treating Resistant Lyme.”

Support group attendees talked “Inflammation is behind all of our about who the “good” Lyme doctors issues,” Ussery said. “Some don’t be- are. None of those physicians, howlieve it, but the virus can form a shell ever, returned phone calls asking around itself the whole time the antibi- what protocol they use to treat Lyme. otic is in the system.” She talked about Dr. Michael Jenks, an emergency the role of probiotics, and of magne- department physician at Fauquier sium to help with sleep, and about the Hospital did weigh in, however, saybenefits of heat therapy and pure oxy- ing oral antibiotics are the standard gen treatment. protocol for treating and preventing “Migrating pain is one of the big- Lyme disease in patients who report gest clues that you have Lyme dis- a suspicious tick bite. ease,” Ussery noted at one point.

“The Infectious Disease Society of

America published guidelines to help healthcare providers make decisions about the need for prophylactic treatment for Lyme disease in patients with a tick bite exposure,” he said. “Treatment with oral antibiotics at the onset of symptoms (for example, the classic rash which occurs in most patients and usually within a month of the tick bite) is extremely effective.”

He added, “It is also reasonable to wait on treatment until there is some evidence that the patient has been infected. Most tick bites, after all, do not result in infection of any kind.”

The most commonly used antibiotic medications are doxycycline or amoxicillin, although there are other choices as well, Jenks said.

“Most all patients will have successful treatment with oral antibiotics, and do not require IV medications. However, there are some rare cases in which IV antibiotics are necessary,” he added.

“The medical doctors in the emergency room now know to look for Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever when an extremely sick person presents with the symptoms, and they test for those,” he added.

Ussery notes that the support group pushed for the study back in 2016 because most local doctors “did not think Lyme disease was here, or think to look for it,” she said. “The other [reason] was to alert and educate people.”

The group’s efforts to educate and raise awareness continue. Because they

How to remove a tick

Remove attached ticks as soon as possible. Most tick-borne disease transmission occurs once ticks have been attached for longer than 24 hours. Use fine-tipped tweezers to grab the tick as close to the head as possible (i.e., as near to the skin as possible) and exert a steady pull until the tick lets go.

Do not jerk or twist the tick out, or squeeze, or rupture the tick’s body when removing it.

The species of a tick will provide important clues as to what types of diseases it might carry, so saving the tick for identification by placing it in a jar or plastic bag is prudent.

Ticks may be preserved for later identification by freezing or placing in alcohol.

– Virginia Department of Health believe many people with Lyme disease are likely too sick to attend their meetings, they make a point to participate in community events, such as health fairs, Warrenton town events and the recent Home and Garden Fair, Ussery said.

Two weeks after the support group meeting Ussery sent this message: “I am not in the best shape right now,” it read. “I received another tick bite -- with a bullseye -- and I’m feeling quite sick.”

She said she thinks she was bit in her garden in Warrenton.

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How to roll with those negative people in life Do you ever wonder how that girl in your office is always happy and full of joy? Are you that person that is affected by the weather and if it’s another day of snow you are “sick “of it? Or are you that person that is always happy and full of joy most days? I confess to you that I am that girl in the first scenario and oftentimes, my clients want to know my secret!

Since I can remember I have always had a positive attitude. Perhaps I didn’t even know what to call it growing up but long before I read spiritual books or began yoga, I had strong faith that all would turn out as planned. We had little money when I was young but my mom always instilled faith that God had a plan and all would work out. Back then, I could not fathom just how God could manage us all but as I grew wiser over the years and my faith became stronger I began to grasp this truth.

If you are in a place right now that has you feeling hopeless, rest assured with some willingness and patience, you can pull yourself through. The more those feelings lurk about, the more the people you work with and live with see it as a negative vibe.

With a few simple steps right now you can start to turn that frown upside-down. It all comes down to how badly you wish to change your vibe.

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MONICA FERNANDI ing yourself with a light-hearted and positive person can rub off on you little by little, day by day.

All through high school and in to my college years, I was drawn to other like-minded souls for the most part. However, if an “Eeyore” type personality presented itself in my story, I naturally began to bring a little more joy into the picture.

Throughout the years, I have learned it is not my job to lift up another if they are not willing to find their inner spark. I do know we are all on this planet to shine our light for each other and to make our days here as easy as possible. Life is too short to carry that heavy weight of negativity around so let go, be free and know God has your back.

No matter what your story entailed growing up or where you stand with your current situation, you have the ability right now to choose to be positive and tap into the power of faith. We all have hardships in our lives and have to endure many heartaches, heartbreaks and life

lessons. Compassion, empathy and kind-heartedness are three ingredients to Help Open Peoples’ Eyes (H.O.P.E) and realize we are all in this together and we truly can help each other out. So when you encounter that Negative Nellie or Eeyore in your life just remember the H.O.P.E acronym above by shining a wee bit of your light toward them. They may be hurting inside and your positive attitude toward life can help lift their energy if they are willing to connect to it. Recall the ABC’s from my last article and know there are many

ways to keep your body, mind and spirit whole and healthy. You have the ability to be strong from the inside out. As I tell my students … yoga is so much more than touching your toes!

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Meet the new colt Trinity Episcopal Hunt Country Stable Tour this weekend PHOTO BY VICKY MOON

The stables at Oak Spring have been transformed into a stunning adaptive reuse as accommodation and meeting space for scholars, artists, and educators visiting the Oak Spring Garden Foundation near Upperville.

By Leonard Shapiro Contributing Writer

The 12-stop, self-driven tour of the Trinity Episcopal Hunt Country Stable Tour is set for Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.

Visitors will get a peek at the grandeur of some of the finest equestrian facilities in the country for the 60th anniversary of an event that benefits the Upperville church’s outreach programs. The owners of thousands of acres of horse country property have graciously opened their grounds and stables to equine enthusiasts, curious tourists and wide-eyed children.

And this year, there’s one particularly compelling story at one of the tour’s new stops, Chilly Bleak Farm in Rectortown. That’s the current home of a special 2-month-old colt whose birth came within 24 hours of the devastating loss of his sire, Breeders Cup champion Battle of Midway, following a morning workout on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Santa Anita. Not long after his death, the news broke that one of his foals was born at Jim and Katie Fitzgerald’s 150-acre farm off Frogtown Road.

The 5-year-old Battle of Mid-

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The 150-acre Chilly Bleak Farm is a thoroughbred breeding facility owned

by Jim and Ka-tie Fitzgerald, where visitors will see broodmares, their newborn foals and yearlings headed to the sales in Kentucky and Saratoga, New York. This handsome filly is by 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

way had earned $1.5 million in his 16-start career, with an 8-4-2 record. He was initially retired to stud in Kentucky, and covered 61 mares, leaving only five in foal. He then was gelded and returned to racing. Sadly, the bay horse had to be euthanized when he suffered a fractured hind pastern during the workout at the California track.

His Chilly Bleak offspring was the third to be born from Battle of Midway’s brief and mostly unsuccessful career at stud. The Virginia-bred colt, out of the bay mare Delicate Af-fair by Langfuhr, emerged at 2:55 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24.

The chestnut with a white blaze was up and walking within 20 minutes.

“He was looking for milk,” said Katie Fitzgerald, a veterinarian and a co-owner of Chilly Bleak with her husband, Jim Fitzgerald. “But it was very bittersweet, after the tragic death of Battle of Midway just the day before. As they say, there’s always light after darkness.”

Jim Fitzgerald, an Irish-born bloodstock agent and commercial breeder, said, “He’s a big strong handsome colt with a lot of quality.”

The Fitzgeralds keep nine or 10 broodmares and are in the business of buying and selling thoroughbreds, often at major racing sales. And Jim Fitzgerald said he’s looking forward to having his farm on the Stable Tour.

“It’s mostly our own stock with one or two partners on certain horses,” he said, adding that at this time, they’ll probably sell the Battle of Midway offspring as a yearling.

The new-born colt’s 2-year-old half-brother by Pioneer of The Nile was co-bred by the Fitzgeralds and Manganaro Bloodstock. He was purchased by Centennial Farm at Keeneland in September 2018 for $425,000.

Additional stops on the stable tour include: Chestnut Run Farm, a firsttime Stable Tour participant, close to Chilly Bleak; Gum Tree Farm, home to Merino sheep, and Hickory House

PHOTO BY KATIE FITZGERALD

This chestnut colt sired by Battle of Midway was born at Chilly Bleak Farm within hours after the tragic news of his sire’s death.

Farm, a stunning space for the training and development of sport horses.

The 420-acre Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center is a popular stop. It was established in 1949 by the late Paul Mellon and is home to Virginia Tech’s internationally renowned equine research and educational programs on environmental stewardship through pasture-based nutrition.

Another former Mellon property is the Middleburg Training Center.

The tradition there is early Saturday morning stops to see thoroughbred horses condition and train on the race-track. Orange Hill, owned by Bryce Lingo, dates to the 1800s as a noted equestrian property, and is now the home base for nationally-renowned trainer Snowden Clarke, who specializes in producing quality young horses for jumping, showing and hunting.

For many years, Paul Mellon’s broodmare barn was a tour highlight. It has now been renovated and re-modeled into a splendid accommodation and meeting space for

scholars, artists, and educators visiting the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, founded in 1993 by the late Rachel “Bunny” Lambert Mellon.

Poplar Grange Farm houses young show and steeplechase horses as well as retired horses. The home, stables and multiple outbuildings were designed by noted local architect Tommy Beach.

Set on 340 acres in the heart of Middleburg, Salamander Resort & Spa’s Equestrian Center has a 22-stall stable, 120 x 240 outdoor arena, nine turnout paddocks and miles of trails.

The 360-acre St. Bride’s Farm, just outside the village of Upperville, was established in 1916 by Cary Langhorne and is now a facility that has been producing a successful line of American show jumpers.

The Hunt Country Stable Tour tickets for Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, are $30 in advance, $35 at the gate, free for children under 10.

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Grow it in the garden Free presentation offers tips for planting herbs Staff Reports

28, at 6 p.m. at the Fauquier Extension Office, 24 Pelham St., in Warrenton.

The recipe calls for basil, thyme or oregano.

Colleen O’Bryant of Wild Roots Apothecary will Perhaps your spice cabinet has bottles of the dried teach how to utilize herbs in the kitchen. She will seasonings, but wouldn’t it be a flavor enhancer to discuss recommended culinary herbs, from plantadd them fresh? ing to enjoying the wonderful scents and flavors The Virginia Cooperative Extension and the of healthy herbs in the kitchen. O’Bryant will have Master Gardeners of Fauquier and Rappahannock some of her essential kitchen herbs and a sampling counties are offering a presentation called “Grow- of her botanical line of pantry and natural beauty ing Kitchen Herbs: Planting, Harvesting and Uti- items for sale following the workshop. Sample herblizing for you and your Family” on Tuesday, May al treats and herbal tea will be served.

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Her shop, a destination place for all plant lovers, offers hands-on classes and signature handmade herbal goods like infused honey, wellness teas, botanical cocktail syrups and bitters.

The presentation is part of the Master Gardeners of Fauquier and Rappahannock counties’ Twilight Tuesdays program, a series of horticultural classes held from spring to fall each year for the community.

The classes are taught by horticultural experts and seasoned master gardeners and cover a broad range of topics – from gardening techniques and tips, to advances in environmental and conservation issues.

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The program is free and open to the public, rain Herbs grow at the Master Gardener demonstration or shine. It will last 60 to 90 minutes. It is recomgarden open to the public at the Virginia mended to register and arrive early. To RSVP or for Cooperative Extension, Fauquier office at 24 additional information, contact the Master GardenPelham St. in Warrenton.

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May 23

Court Appointed Special Advocates – Information Session: 6 p.m., 70 Main St., Warrenton. Help protect abused and neglected children in your community by becoming a volunteer advocate. CASA Children’s Intervention Services is seeking volunteers. To learn more, attend an upcoming Information session. RSVP required. Please email jpolen@casacis.org or call 703-3308145 to register.

May 24

Memorial Day Weekend Buddy Poppy Drive: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 700 James Madison Highway, Warrenton.

Warrenton’s VFW Post 9835 will once again hold its annual Memorial Day Poppy Drive. Look for them in front of Walmart, Safeway and Giant.

May 25

Flags In: 8 a.m., 305 U.S. Ave., Culpeper. In preparation of Memorial Day, the community is invited to join Culpeper National Cemetery in the yearly tradition, known as “Flags In” by placing an American flag at the headstone of the more than 11,000 veterans resting at Culpeper National Cemetery. Starts on the historic side of the cemetery. Contact Matthew Priest at 540-825-0027.

Got green grass? 10 a.m. to noon, Fifth and Lee Street, Warrenton. Meet Green Grass lawn expert Kathryn Gilman at the Warrenton Farmers Market, Master Gardener booth. Bring your lawn questions and find out about the Green Grass program, an environmentally healthy approach to a fuller, greener lawn.

Contact: 540-341-7950, ext. 1 Lord Fairfax Community College Spring Craft Fair: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 6480 College St,. Warrenton. Join LFCC’s Phi Theta Kappa for its second annual Spring Craft Fair on campus in the Barn and the Loeb Center. Contact jvancuren@lfcc.edu Homeschoolers of Bealeton Fourth Annual Used Book and Curriculum Fair: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 11172 Remington Road, Bealeton. Buy books, curriculum, educational resources at Bealeton Baptist Church. To learn more, contact 540-439-0224.

Seasonal flower arranging with Wollum Gardens: 1 to 3 p.m., 7408 John Marshall Highway, Marshall.

Tri-County Feeds, Fashions, Finds hosts workshop on flower arranging presented by Wollum Gardens.

Flowers and materials provided.

Advance registration required. Space limited. Tickets are $55. Visit www. tricountyfeeds.com or phone 540364-1891 Maddi Mae’s Nine of Wine Memorial Day Weekend Tour: 2 to 5 p.m., 200 Viewtown Road, Amissville.

Live music from local indie folk singer/ songwriter/guitarist at Magnolia Vineyards & Winery. Contact: Valerie

Amster at valerieamster@yahoo.com Delaplane Strawberry Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane. Bring the whole family and enjoy a fun and festive day in the Virginia countryside. Enjoy hayrides, old fashioned field games, dancing, music, magic, storytelling, crafts, a petting farm, bake sale, hikes in the shadow of the Appalachian Trail, face painting, cake-walking, Corn Hole, a monkey and much more. Tickets are $25/vehicle at the gate. The festival is put on by Emmanuel Episcopal Church and proceeds fund outreach ministries within the church and grants to worthy organizations in the local community, state and beyond.

Contact: 540-592-3556

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May Community Day: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg. National Sporting and Library Museum offers free admission the last Sunday of each month. See permanent collection and three special exhibitions. Visit www. nationalsporting.org or phone 540687-6542.

Maddi Mae’s Nine of Wine Memorial Day Weekend Tour: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., 39060 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg. Live music from local indie folk singer/ songwriter/guitarist at 50 West Vineyards. Contact: Valerie Amster at valerieamster@yahoo.com

May 26

Confederate Memorial Day Services: 2 p.m., Warrenton Cemetery. United Daughters of the Confederacy Black Horse Chapter No. 9 and Sons of Confederate Veterans Black Horse Camp No. 780 host the Confederate Memorial Day Services.

Attendees are asked to wear period dress or appropriate attire. The services will feature speaker H.V. “Bo” Traywick, an author historian and lecturer, invocation/benediction by the Right Rev. Jeffrey Anderson, of Christ Church, Warrenton, bagpipes

by Steve Boulton, guitar by Connie Glasgow, a rifle salute by the Black Horse Troop and a cannon salute by Stribling’s Battery.

May 27

Culpeper National Cemetery Memorial Day: 11 a.m., 305 U.S. Ave., Culpeper. A Memorial Day Program to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Keynote speaker: Dr. Sherry Crissman, EdD USMC/USN veteran.

Ceremony scheduled to last an hour.

Contact: 540-825-0027

June 3

Dunkin’ with Chaplain Liz: 9 to 10 a.m., 316 West Lee Highway, Warrenton. Come for a free cup of great coffee and a donut, as you fellowship with Chaplain Liz Danielsen at Dunkin’ Donuts. Sponsored by Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 76 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton, a 501(c)(3) organization. Please visit www.scsm. tv or call 540-349-5814

A Community Wellness Initiative

A Community Wellness Initiative A Community Wellness Initiative June 3 - July 27, 2019 The challenge will include fun activities throughout the summer such as: • Tuesday Trivia • Wednesday Walks • First Friday on June 7th • RadyFIT (outdoor fitness classes) • Bob’s Summer Adventure • Taste of Wellness Week • Movie Night • And much more!

And just when you thought the fun was about to end, wait for surprise pop-up events to take place around Town! Follow us on the challenge’s Facebook page @ ToWWellnessChallenge or contact us at twwc@warrentonva.gov.

Brought to you by the Town of Warrenton’s Parks and Recreation Department and sponsored by the PATH Foundation.

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Email event info to asherman@fauquier.com

May 23 “Annie Get Your Gun:” 7 p.m. 6428 Wilson Road, Marshall. Fresta Valley Christian School presents Irving Berlin’s musical, “Annie Get Your Gun.” The show opens Thursday, May 23, and closes Saturday, May 25, with shows at 7 p.m. nightly plus a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Saturday. Ticket prices are $10 for students, $15 for adults, with a $45 family pass available for the Saturday matinee. Children under 5 are free but must have a ticket in order to have a seat. Contact: 540-364-1929.

May 25 The 9 Songwriter Series Live at The Listening Room at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. Founded in 2008 by singer/songwriter Justin Trawick, “The 9 Songwriter Series” is a touring songwriter collective and live show based in Washington, D.C. Tickets $20. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited.

Advance tickets recommended. Visit www.centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540-347-7484.

Mandatory Recess Live on the Outdoor Stage: 5 to 8 p.m. Old Bust Head Brewery, 7134 Farm Station Road, Vint Hill.

Pink Lemonade and Gose Release Party. Menu

by Burnt Ends BBQ. Contact: 540-347-4777.

Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra Goes to Broadway: 7:30 p.m., Hylton

Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas.

The symphony will feature works from “An American in Paris,” “West Side Story,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “The Sound of Music.” $20/adults, $15/

seniors. Visit www.hyltoncenter.org/ tickets. Contact: 703-257-1811.

Mike Parker Live at Wort Hog Brewing Company: 4 to 7 p.m., 41 Beckham St., Warrenton. Contact: 540-300-2739.

Crossthreaded: 7 p.m., Live music at Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall. Local Hume band plays bluegrass, country and oldies. RSVP for dinner. Contact: 540-364-2774.

Live entertainment at Inn at Kelly’s Ford: 7 to 10 p.m., 16589 Edwards Shop Road, Remington. Contact: 540-399-1779.

May 26 Live Irish Music: 5 to 8 p.m., 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. Come enjoy live Irish music and a relaxed dining atmosphere every Sunday. Wonderful free event perfect for family and

MANDATORY RECESS – MAY 25 friends. Roast beef special. Visit www. mcmahonsirishpub.com Contact: 540347-7203.

June 1 Vincent Henry & Friends Live at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton.

The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance welcomes saxophonist and multiinstrumentalist Vincent Henry along with pianist Alex Bugnon, bassist Al Caldwell and drummer Poogie Bell as they push the limits and explore the boundaries of ’70s jazz fusion. Tickets $20. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited.

Advance tickets recommended. Visit www.centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540-347-7484.

Meisha Herron Live at Wort Hog Brewing Company: 5 to 8 p.m., 41 Beckham St., Warrenton. Contact: 540300-2739.

June 2

Local Jam: 1 to 6 p.m., 92 Main St., Suite 104, Warrenton. Sponsored by Dulaney, Lauer & Thomas, this debut event features seven area bands: Bailey Hayes, Robbins & Green Blues Company, Schreiner, The Bottle Shop, The Elizabeth Lawrence Band, The Thistle Brothers, and Whisky Business. Food and drink available. Silent auction. Fundraiser for Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance. $15/ person. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit gloriasmusic.org/ localjam.

Appalachian Road Show Live at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton.

The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance welcomes Appalachian Road Show with lead singer and banjoist Barry Abernathy, tenor singer and mandolinist-

MIKE PARKER – MAY 25 extraordinaire Darrell Webb, Grammy award winning fiddler Jim VanCleve, and legendary upright bassist, Todd Phillips.

On guitar is Zeb Snyder. Tickets $20.

Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended.

Visit www.centerofwarrenton.org.

Contact: 540-347-7484.

June 7 “Shrek, The Musical”: 7:30 p.m. 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton. Fauquier Youth Theatre presents “Shrek, The Musical” directed by Matt Moore, music directed

by Katy Benko-Miner and produced by Mary Beth Balint. Whimsical fun and colorful characters and an unlikely green hero named Shrek. Musical runs through June 16 with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Shows are at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit www.FCstage.org or call 540-349-8760.

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FAITH NOTES Submit your religious news events to asherman@fauquier.com at least a week in advance for publication.

Please include address and contact information for your event.

Saturday, May 25

Burrito/taco dinner: 5:30 to 7 p.m., Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, 10023 Wesley Chapel Road in Marshall, will host a burrito/ taco dinner. Food will be served in the church social hall. Drinks and desserts will also be provided. A freewill offering is requested to benefit The Potter’s House in The Plains.

Contact: 540-364-9660.

Drive-thru lunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Upperville Baptist Church, 9070 John Mosby Highway, Upperville, will hold its annual Drive-thru Hot Dog Lunch.

The brown bag lunch includes a grilled hot dog, chips, soda or water and a chocolate chip or oatmeal cookie.

This is a fundraiser to help maintain the church building. Contact: 540 592-3353.

Friday, May 31

Spaghetti dinner: 5 to 8 p.m., St. Luke’s Parish Hall, 400 N. Church St., Remington. Donations accepted.

Saturday, June 1

Annual Strawberry Dinner: 5 to 7 p.m., Grace United Methodist church invites the community to join the church for its annual strawberry dinner. Take-out will be available starting at 3 p.m. The dinner includes roast beef or ham and homemade strawberry shortcake for dessert.

Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $15 for adults or $6 for children. Grace United Methodist Church-Hartwood is in southern Fauquier County at 13056 Elk Ridge Road, Fredericksburg. For more information, contact the church office at office.graceumc@gmail.com or 540-752-5462.

Yard sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Amissville United Methodist Women host a yard sale at the church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville. Food will be available. For questions, call Barbara at 540-347-1963.

Sunday, June 2

Ushers Day: 3 p.m., Beulah Baptist Church, Markham, celebrates its annual Ushers Day. The Rev. Leroy Stewart and the congregation of Salem Baptist Church, Marshall, will be the guest for the afternoon. Lunch will be served. All are welcome.

Monday, June 3

Vacation Bible School: Sumerduck Baptist Church hosts Vacation Bible School “Giddyup Junction” June 3 to 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. Children ages 4 and up are invited for a fun week of learning about Jesus. The church is at 5353 Sumerduck Road, Sumerduck.

For questions, call or text 540-5227261 or email carterruth@comcast. net.

Saturday, June 8

Yard sale: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, 10023 Wesley Chapel Road, Marshall. A free-will offering will support church

Places of Worship Grace Episcopal Church • HOLY EUCHARIST: Sundays, 9 a.m.

• SUNDAY SCHOOL: Children & Adults 10 a.m.

5096 Grace Church Lane, Casanova (1 mile off Meetze Road) The Rev. James Cirillo, Priest • (540) 788-4419

ministries and local charities. Contact: 540-364-9660.

Sunday, June 9

Church Anniversary: Mount Pisgah Baptist Church will celebrate its 142nd church anniversary and homecoming on Sunday, June 9. The special guest will be Pastor Rodney L. Smith Sr. and the Mount Nebo Baptist Church of Marshall. Lunch will be served after morning worship.

Pre-Homecoming services have been scheduled as follows: Monday, June 3, Pastor Lonnie Lloyd, Waterloo Baptist Church, Warrenton; Tuesday, June 4, Pastor Jeffrey Hackley, Bethel Baptist Church, Mitchells; Wednesday, June 5, Pastor Roy Trammell, First Baptist Church, Sycoline; Thursday, June 6, Pastor Verdice Stribling, Beulah Baptist Church, Broad Run; Friday, June 7, Pastor Ronald Johnson, Hopewell Baptist Church, Rapidan.

Mount Pisgah is at 1175 Delaplane Grade Road, Upperville. The Rev. Philip C. Lewis is pastor.

Homecoming Celebration: The Warrenton Church of Christ will be celebrating 50 years in its building at 6398 Lee Highway Access Road, Warrenton as well as the return of its missionary Martin Koonce and family after 20 years in Africa. Join the church at 9 a.m. for a coffee fellowship followed by a recounting of the beginnings of the congregation by founding minister, Tom Seals and preaching by Martin Koonce. A barbecue luncheon will follow and the afternoon will wrap up with a time of singing and a short lesson by Tom Seals. Alumni are encouraged to come and reconnect with past and present members of the church family. For more details, visit www. mywcoc.org or call 540-347-7448.

Choir Day: 3 p.m., Beulah Baptist Church, Markham, will celebrate its annual Choir Day. Multiple music groups and choirs will be there to sing, praise and worship the Lord.

Lunch will be served. All are welcome.

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ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 271 Winchester St., Warrenton, VA 20186

540-347-2922 MASS SCHEDULE Weekday: 6:30am & 8:30am Saturday: 8:30am, 5pm & 7pm (Spanish) Sunday: 7:30am, 9am, 10:45am, 12:30pm & 5:30pm For Holiday Masses, please visit

www.stjohntheevangelist.org St. John the Evangelist Parish is a Catholic faith community committed to living God's message as given to us by Jesus Christ. We strive to encourage Christian love, faith & peace.

Father James R. Gould, Pastor

Middleburg church offers scholarship The Middleburg United Methodist Church, through the Nellie Gray Alexander and Ann Alexander Lisenbee Scholarship Fund, is offering a college scholarship of up to $2,000 to prospective college students who are Town of Middleburg residents.

In order to apply, applicants must

complete a scholarship application form by June 30. Applicants do not have to take religious classes in college; or be a member of the church, but participating in a church activity of choice would be looked upon favorably by the scholarship committee. Applications and additional information can be found online at www. middleburgunitedmethodistchurch. org or by visiting the church office at 15 W. Washington St., Middleburg, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Visiting appointments can be made by calling the church office at 540-687-6492.

All applicants will be presented to the Nellie Gray Alexander and Ann Alexander Lisenbee Scholarship Fund committee for final determination.

The award will be presented Aug. 4, The committee is chaired by Cheryl Andrews, daughter of Ann Lisenbee and granddaughter of Nellie Gray Alexander.

Vacation Bible School: The Armor of God: June 17 to 21, 9 a.m. to noon., St. Patrick Orthodox Church, 6580 Balls Mill Road, Bealeton. For more information and to register, email stpatrickvaevents@gmail.com.

Vacation Bible School: Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church invites the community to join the church from June 18 to 21 for a four-day excursion to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, and The Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky (the Underground Railroad Museum is optional). Total cost is $550 per person and includes two nights at the Truby Hilton Hotel (free hot breakfast); travel by deluxe motor coach; entrance to The Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum. Seats are first come, first served. Final payment is due by April 30. Contact: Gwen Gaines, 540-347-3084 (leave message) or delgain@msn.com.

Single Moms Support Group meets every second and fourth Tuesday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., 341 Church St., Warrenton. If you are divorced, in the midst of a divorce or separation, navigating the difficult road of single parenting for the first time or have lived it for years and need support, visit the Single Moms Support Group.

Meets at the Warrenton United Methodist Church for understanding, support and connections. Free childcare is provided. All welcome.

Contact: 540-347-1367.

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Leeds Ruritan yard sales help fund community outreach projects It’s chilly. Our “porch garden” is thriving with some lovely geraniums from the Village Green enjoying the coolness. This cool spell in mid-May was often called “blackberry winter” by old time folks since it generally occurs when the blackberry plants bloom. Blackberry picking time can bring plenty of chigger bites and other insect stings, but the fruit is so good, especially in a delicious cobbler with ice cream.

The Leeds Ruritan Club sponsored a pleasant evening at the Ruritan Park with a potluck dinner in lieu of the regular meeting at Leeds Church. It was good to share this nice event with community friends and neighbors. The program, presented by Jim Kudla and John Ray Kerns from the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, was

Pearson Elementary School welcomes new principal Today, we celebrate two special birthdays: Happy 90th birthday to Wilbur Burton! And happy birthday to my mom, Sara Lee Armstrong. I hope you both have a wonderful day and wish you many blessings in the coming year.

The Catlett Volunteer Fire Department congratulates Catlett firefighters John Anzalone and Jordan Carter on their completion of the Driver Pump Operations class. The complexity of this course is challenging and requires many hours of studying for the final testing. Thank you John and Jordan for taking this class to better serve your community.

There have been several bear sightings in the Village of Casanova. Try to keep your trash cans, sheds, garages and barns secure.

Bears can easily be attracted to the scent of trash both outside and left in your car. Bird feeders in your yard can also be another big attraction for bears.

H.M. Pearson Elementary welcomes its new principal, Mark Marchinetti. He will transfer from South Eastern School to Pearson

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ANNE DAVIS MARKHAM HUME ORLEAN 540-364-1828 hlfmhouse@aol.com a brief review of procedures and changes in CPR. The Ruritan Club is all about community service and our club is a true reflection of this effort.

The club supports the Reading is Fundamental program at Claude Thompson and W.G. Coleman elementary schools, where students receive free books. It also offers several college scholarships to local youngsters who need additional financial help to continue their education.

To assist with funding these

AMANDA ARMSTRONG WOODWARD CALVERTON CATLETT CASANOVA 540-295-4925 woodwardamanda1@aol.com

effective July 1. Thank you to Wendy Wilcox, retiring principal, for her service to the students and faculty at Pearson during her tenure there.

Congratulations to the NOVA 4-H Dairy Club judging team.

Team members Salem Sifford, Madison Sifford, Caroline Ott, and Elizabeth Ott each placed within the top 10 in dairy judging at their recent competition.

Condolences to the family of Robert “Bobby” Herndon of Catlett. Bobby is survived by his wife, Sandra Herndon and children Sandy (Mike) Minor, Bobbiejo (Mike) Dyer, Frankie (Brenda) Herndon and Evelyn (Thomas) Cobert. Our thoughts are with you all during this difficult time.

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two valuable community outreach projects, the Leeds Ruritan Club will hold a community yard sale at the Ruritan Park on the second Saturday of each month from June through October, starting on June 8. Hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost for a 10-by-10 foot space is $20 per month. This is a great way to dispose of those items that are too good to throw away or are no longer needed and to help support the programs outlined above. For more information and/or to reserve a space, contact Peter Carp at ruritanrsvp@gmail.com or call 540-422-9188.

We know that it is only May; however, plans are beginning for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Upperville Baptist Church hosts Drive Thru Hot Dog Lunch Saturday Often as the weather heats up, so do the electric bills. For help in managing summer cooling costs, you can apply for financial assistance through the Fauquier County Department of Social Services. The easiest way to apply is by visiting commonhelp.virginia. gov, where you can complete an online application. You can also reach out to the Fauquier County Department of Family Services at 540-422-8400 or visit their office at 320 Hospital Drive, Suite 11, Warrenton.

Summer break can also be a strain on the family food budgets.

If this is the case, you can contact any of the following organizations for help: Fauquier FISH at 540-347-3474; Fauquier Community Food Bank at 540-359-6053; Grace Episcopal Church at 540253-5177; or Seven Loaves Food Pantry at 540-687-3489.

Free community lunch: Come together with your friends and neighbors to share love and laughter, stories and support, around a delicious homecooked meal on Saturday, May 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains.

The Upperville Baptist Church, at 9070 John Mosby Highway, Upperville, will hold its annual Drive Thru Hot Dog Lunch on Saturday, May 25, from 11 a.m.

Christmas. This year has been extremely difficult for those living on the South Dakota reservation with terrible weather and lack of funding. It seems especially appropriate to attempt to provide a nice holiday for those who have so little and live in such grinding poverty.

Contributions will be gratefully received and acknowledged, plus the ladies at Pine Ridge are planning to provide a star quilt to assist with raising funds for Christmas.

For more information, contact your writer at the telephone or email at the head of this column.

Both cats and the dog have slept through the entire session of writing this column. Guess the news was not that important to them.

BRENDA PAYNE MARSHALL THE PLAINS 540-270-1795 marshallvanews@gmail.com to 2 p.m. The brown bag lunch includes a grilled hot dog, chips, soda or water and a chocolate chip or oatmeal cookie, all for $5. This is a fundraiser to help maintain the church building. Stop by and grab a quick lunch!

Due to the Memorial Day holiday, the Marshall Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will not host its monthly breakfast in May. Be sure to mark your calendar for the breakfast on the fourth Sunday in June.

Happiest of birthdays to: Patty Singleton and James Hively on May 23; Mary Walton on May 24; Shane Curtis on May 27; Jeff Sisson, Tibby Clegg and Lou Downs and May 28; and Joanne Ross on May 29.

Happy anniversary wishes to: Thomas and Carol Rose and Mark and Debbie Bryant on May 25; and David and Angela Wright, Danny and Janet Omohundro and Nick and Katie Ashby on May 27.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe (and hopefully dry) Memorial Day weekend.

We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, age, familial status, or national origin.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Virginia and federal fair housing laws, which make it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or elderliness, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

For more information or to file a housing complaint, call the Virginia Fair Housing office at 804-367-8530 or toll-free at 888-551-3247. For the hearing impaired, call 804-367-9753.

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Event to honor military heroes planned for Saturday Hometown military veteran heroes will have a major event on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bealeton Village Shopping Center, in the True Value Hardware parking lot. Here are some of the highlights of the Hometown Hero Day presented by CK Home & Hardware: • Free family activities; • Daughters of the American Revolution; • Free lunch from Grioli’s will be available to active military and their spouses; • Free entertainment, the Fauquier Youth Orchestra at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with patriotic favorites; • Food vendors, military display items and military vehicles will be on hand; • Live auction for the “Support Our Troops Fund” at 2 p.m. by

Goldvein Fire Department hosts car, truck and bike show Monday CK Hardware is hosting “Hometown Hero Day” on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be face painting, balloon animals, crafters, vendors, military displays and more. The Fauquier Youth Orchestra and Jazz Band will be performing.

The Goldvein Fire Department will hold its annual car, truck and bike show on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sumerduck Dragway. Spectators are free, vendors are $20 and vehicle registration is $20. There will be 35 trophies available to win, including Best Truck, Best Bike and Best of Show. This event is sponsored by JES Foundation Repair.

The Bealeton adult writing group meets on Wednesday, May 29, from 3 to 6 p.m. This group is for those who want to improve their writing skills and share their work.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church invites the community to a spaghetti dinner on May 31. Donations are gladly accepted. The church is

JOE KORPSAK REMINGTON BEALETON OPAL 540-497-1413 joe.korpsak@yahoo.com

American Legion Remington Post 247.

• Lionel Ward, an Elvis tribute artist will perform; • Liberty Community Church will offer free face painting, balloon animals, airbrush tattoos and games.

• CK Home and Hardware will have free dog tag engraving; • Military displays provided by Russell Claar, commander, VFW Post 7728, and Ted Lawson; • Other entertainment provided by Super Dave Karaoke Show.

For more information, call 540439-5541.

PAM VAN SCOY GOLDVEIN 540-379-2026 pamvs2000@yahoo.com

located at 400 N. Church St., Remington.

The Sumerduck Ruritan Club meets on June 1. If you are curious about the Ruritan Club, come out and check them out. A meal will be served at 7 p.m. and the business meeting will follow. Please feel free to join them.

Mark your calendars, the Virginia Ag Expo will be held July 11 to 13 at the Fauquier Fairgrounds.

The Expo will highlight agriculture in our community with livestock shows and an exhibit hall with art and home-grown produce. This event will be free and open to the public! More information is available at fauquierexpo.org.

Have a wonderful week!

There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, May 31, from 2 p.m. at the Bealeton Village Center parking lot with assistance by the American Legion Remington Post 247. For more information, call 540-222-7626.

Participate further in the Memorial Day weekend tradition with “Flags In” at the Culpeper National Cemetery on Sunday, May 26, beginning at 8 a.m. Help to place flags at the headstones of more than 11,000 veterans resting there. Be at

Warrenton Memorial Day parade, ceremonies set for May 27 On the fourth Friday of each month (next session on May 24), the Open Book at 104 Main St. will host Friday Night Write. Writers of all genres gather to share their work while being inspired by others.

In the Listening Room at Gloria’s (92 Main St.) on Saturday, May 25, there will be a live show featuring a songwriter collective, “The 9 Songwriter Series.” At this event, from 8 to 11 p.m., attendees will be entertained by the talents of nine different performing artists. Tickets are $20. Seating is limited so advance ticket purchase is recommended.

There are several notations to make regarding the upcoming Memorial Day. The Town of Warrenton is going to do another cemetery cleanup prior to the holiday. Any containers or arrangements needing attention should be removed or

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the old administrative side of the cemetery by 8 a.m. Flags will be provided.

Military discounts and deals are available with information online at www.military.com/discounts/ category.

Free dental care for military veterans nationwide will be available by Aspen Dental dentists (500 nationwide) on Saturday, June 8. To schedule an appointment, call 844277-3646.

ALICE FELTS WARRENTON 540-349-0037 warrenton.news@gmail.com

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The 2019 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies are scheduled for Monday, May 27, in Warrenton. The center of activities for the ceremony will be conducted on the grounds of the Warrenton Cemetery around the flag pole area beginning at 11 a.m.

All Fauquier County Public Libraries will be closed on Sunday, May 26, and Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. Also, there is no refuse collection in town on Monday, May 27, with collections doubled on Tuesday, May 28.

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Keukenhof Gardens in Amsterdam offers a palette of color as you stroll through breathtaking gardens cultivated by local farmers.

The tulip fields are calling The flowers are blooming, and the trees are budding which means only one thing: Spring has sprung!

Don’t you love seeing all the colors and varieties of flowers this time of year?

Seeing the tulip fields in full bloom in Holland has been a personal “bucket list” item for me. In April, I escorted a group of ladies to do just that. Seven million tulips, and fields and fields of

flowers! I found out there are more than 3,500 varieties of tulips. Who knew? What an amazing sight to see!

Keukenhof Gardens is 79 acres of pure loveliness! You can enjoy a full day here just enjoying the many sights, sounds, and smells.

From the acres of fragrant flowers, the food trucks, and the smell of tiny pancakes cooking, the colors of this place were tantalizing to all the senses. I could fill pages with pictures, and, yet, they would not do this experience justice.

Walking through these amazing gardens, you will see every color of the rainbow in the form of a TRAVEL flower. You can TALK also go to the top ALESIA of a windmill HOUSE or take a boat ride through the fields. The fields are cultivated by local farmers who take the utmost care in maintaining these beautiful flowers. In fact, Holland is one of the leading suppliers of fresh flowers to the world.

More than a million tourists visit during the 8-week period when these flowers are blooming. MidApril to mid-May is peak season.

Of course, the tulip fields in themselves are well worth the trip to Holland, but if you’re going all that way, there is much more to see.

Flying into Amsterdam, we were greeted by our Cosmos Tours host. We soon discovered that Amsterdam is an experience all by itself. With 60 miles of canals all throughout the city, you can opt to spend a few hours seeing the city from the water as opposed to the land. Amsterdam also has the Ann Frank House, Rijksmuseum, Dam

Square, Vondelpark, and some very incredible cathedrals. The city has more bridges than Venice, and, of course, more bicycles than you will ever see in one place – 847,000 bicycles! They have a sidewalk, a bike lane, and a car lane; keep in mind the bicyclists have the right of way.

Once you leave Amsterdam, you can explore Delft, the town where the world-famous pottery comes from. Rotterdam, the city with futuristic architecture, is the Manhattan of the Netherlands. For history lovers, you can head to Groesbeek and Arnhem, the site of the famous Battle of Arnhem and the John Frost Bridge.

From there you can visit the village of Giethoorn, a little fishing village with a hobbit-type town that does not even seem real. And, of course, a trip to Holland is not complete without a visit to the cheese factory.

It’s not too early to start planning a trip to see those tulip fields in 2020. But if Holland seems a bit far, check out some of our local area gardens: Brookside Gardens, Rawlings Conservatory, Sherwood Gardens, Ladew Topiary Gardens, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, or Dumbarton Oaks, just to name a few.

Alesia House is a local travel concierge who can plan and orchestrate all the details of your vacation. Her goal is to help clients have stress-free vacations that will create lasting memories. Contact alesia@ibooktravelforu.com or www.ibooktravelforu.com.

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OBITUARIES Mildred Summers Washington

John Phillip Guyant John Phillip Guyant passed away May 19, 2019 with family by his side.

Born in Springfield, Missouri on Sept 1, 1938, John was the son of John L Guyant & Helen M (Harman). He attended Southwest High School in Kansas City, then University of Kansas.

John served four years in the USAF. He met his wife of 57 years, Mary A Etter in Indianapolis, where together they raised four children. John had a passion for piloting Cessna and Piper aircraft; he frequently took his family on rides in the air. He was also a flight instructor. After retirement, John moved to Warrenton, Virginia, where he enjoyed volunteering to include at the Overlook nursing home, traveling, and being an active member of St John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He was a 4th degree Knight of Columbus.

John is survived by his wife, Mary, Brother Jack, and children Michael Guyant, Susan Knippenberg (Dan), John Guyant (Charlotte), and Nancy Verde (Nick). He is also survived by grandchildren Luke Guyant (Lydia), Maria Guyant Osborn (John), Sophia Guyant, Julia Guyant, Conrad Guyant, Jennifer Knippenberg, Kevin Knippenberg, Alexander Delaet, and great grandson, John James Osborn.

John will be remembered as a loving brother, father, grandfather, & great grandfather with a wonderful sense of humor.

The family will receive visitors at Moser Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 22, from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St John’s Catholic Church, 271 Winchester St. Warrenton, Virginia, on Thursday 11:00 AM, with final burial service at Bright View Cemetery, Warrenton.

A reception will follow in St John’s Mercy Hall.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that tribute donations be made to St John the Evangelist Catholic Church or Heartland Hospice of Warrenton.

Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

W/O Mulualem Gebre Tsadik W/O Mulualem Gebre Tsadik, was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1943 to parents Gebre Tsadik DeJene and Gete Wolde Giorgis.

Although she lost her father early in life, she grew up in a nurturing and extended family as she attended and completed her schooling at Etege Mennen High School. She continued and finished her post secondary education at the Commercial School of Ethiopia, where soon thereafter she met her future husband to be.

On December 1962, she got married to Ato Mulugeta Estephanos and followed him to Stockholm, Sweden as his wife. While in Sweden, the newlyweds had their son, Samson Mulugeta. Almost two years, they had their daughter Yemisrach Mulugeta in Athens, Greece.

W/O Mulualem committed herself to fully raising her children, while following her husband’s diplomatic career in Europe, China, and Ethiopia. W/O Mulualem was able to reenter the workforce, once her children were of age, and worked as an accounting clerk at NCR and Ethiopian Beverage Corporation. She later joined her adult children in the U.S. for the primary purpose of helping raise her grandchildren Robel Samson and Blaine Elias.

Along the way she easily connected and developed formidable relations with the relatives of her in-laws by cooking for them and inviting them for hearty meals, an obvious trait she was known for and remembered by.

Sadly, however, for approximately the past decade, she dealt with an illness that she resisted but one that she finally succumbed to on May 14, 2019. W/O, or “Eteye Mulualem” as she is fondly remembered, leaves this earth having made a positive impact and beloved by many; and survived by her husband and children. She will be missed!

A Funeral was on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 9:00am at Re’ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, 1350 Buchannan St., NW District of Columbia, 20011.

A burial followed at Columbia Gardens Cemetery 3411 Arlington Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22201.

Online condolences can be made at moserfuneralhome.com

Mildred Summers Washington, 89, of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Markham and Winchester, passed May 12, 2019.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 18, 2019, 11:00 am, at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 240 Church Street, Front Royal, Virginia, 22630.

Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

Sonia Lynn Richardson Sonia Lynn Richardson, 51, passed away peacefully at home on May 9, 2019.

She was born on October 16, 1967, in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended high school at Gunston School and college at Corcoran School of Art, graduating in 1992.

Sonia loved working as a property manager for her family’s business; however, her most important “job” was raising her daughter, Lillie.

Mourning Sonia’s loss is that much easier because of this ray of light she left behind.

At Sonia’s request, a private celebration of her life will be held at a later date.

She would be honored if, in lieu of flowers, you donate to a charity of your choice or complete a special act of kindness, perpetuating love and peace.

Jacqueline C. Hanawalt Jacqueline C. Hanawalt, a former resident of Haymarket, Virginia, passed away March 18, 2019 in Port Angeles, Washington at the age of 90.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Howard, Sr., her parents and brother of St. Louis, Missouri and two sisters, both of Dallas, Texas.

She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Hanawalt Olander (David) of Port Angeles, Washington, her son, Howard II (Roxy) of Peyton, Colorado, 2 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

She worked as a voter registrar for Prince William County and retired with her husband to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1993, where she was a Companion of the Sisters of St. Francis.

There will be no memorial service at this time.

Donations in Jacque’s name may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, 829 E 8th Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362 (www.vhocc.org).

Lucille Stribling Lucille Stribling, 85 of Bealeton passed away on Friday May 17, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Lucille, along with her husband Joe, established the Joe Stribling Service Center in Morrisville in 1961. She also operated the local post office inside the business and continued her career as a rural postal carrier until she retired in 1993. She was a past member of the Lois Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.

In addition to Lucille’s husband passing away in 1994 she was also preceded in death by numerous brothers and sisters.

She is survived by her daughter, Bernice Stribling of Bealeton; four sons, Chester W. Stribling and wife Chery of Bealeton, Danny Stribling and wife Cathy of Radford, Neil Stribling and wife Kristin of Bealeton and David Stivers of Culpeper; a sister, Rebecca Seay of Fredericksburg; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends on Friday May 24, 2019 at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 25 at Grove Baptist Church, 14260 Goldvein Rd., Goldvein, VA 22720. Burial will follow in the Grove Baptist Cemetery.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form or donations to the Lois Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 137, Bealeton, VA 22712 or to the St. Jude Hospital at stjude.org Online condolences may be expressed to the family at Moserfuneralhome.com

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 22, 2019

OBITUARIES Albert O. Poe Albert O. Poe, 87, passed away May 18, 2019 in the hospital at Warrenton, Virginia. He was born July 8, 1931 in Fauquier County, VA to Oliver (Ollie) Poe and Eva Pearson Poe. Mr. Poe is survived by his first wife Helen Cameron Poe and by their children Steve and Larry Poe, also by Steve’s children Trevor and Kalee and Larry’s children Whitney, Lauren, and Justin. His grandchild Kalee and her husband have a newborn daughter Everlee New. Other relations include his brother Thomas L. Poe of Florida and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins, as his father and mother raised 10 children.

While growing up, he enjoyed playing baseball, hunting and hounds, and playing music. In 1954 he became the youngest professional huntsman when hired at Piedmont Hunt and later hunted the Fairfax, Middleburg, and Foxwood Hounds. He was inducted into the Huntsman’s Hall of Fame in the Museum of Hounds and Hunting in Leesburg, Virginia, along with his brother Melvin, in 2011. He also farmed, bred American foxhounds, and trained race horses.

Albert had many friends in Loudoun, Fauquier, and Culpeper Counties. Many thanks to friends Linda and Harald Malmgren for their care and support of him.

Funeral services will be in Middleburg, Virginia, at the Royston Funeral Home on Friday, May 24th at 1 o’clock. A private interment will take place in Leeds Cemetery at Markham, Virginia.

On Sunday there will be a Celebration of Life from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Virginia Hound Show at Morven Park, hosted by the Warrenton Hunt.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the Huntsman’s Fund at the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America at MFHA.com.

Jerelene Elizabeth Jacobs Jerelene Elizabeth Jacobs, 75 of Sumerduck, VA passed away on May 13, 2019 at Fauquier Hospital.

She was born on August 21, 1943 at Fredericksburg, VA a daughter of the late Harry D. Harding and Ethel Virginia Monroe Harding.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Stanley Jacobs.

Mrs. Jacobs was a homemaker and a member of Sumerduck Baptist Church.

She is survived by her children, Sheryl Bertka (Dan), Sumerduck, VA, Theresa Alphonso (Chris) Remington, VA, Troy Jacobs (Michael), Midland, VA and Tammy Hicks (Neil), Sumerduck; two sisters, Judy Smith, Morrisville, VA and Delores Hairfield, Fredericksburg; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at Sumerduck Baptist Church on Saturday, May 18 from 1:00 PM until funeral service begins at 2:00 PM. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be directed to Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA 20186 toward funeral expenses.

Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Margaret Christine Fairfax Margaret Christine Fairfax, age 95, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 at her home in Manassas, VA. She was born on January 28, 1924 in Manassas, VA to the late Milton Minor and Carrie Madaline (Fair) Cornwell. Mrs. Fairfax was happy all the time and enjoyed spending endless hours outside gardening in her yard.

Predeceased by her parents; her husband: Allen Fairfax, four brothers: Hilton, Howard, Gilbert and Lester and three sisters: Goldie, Aline and Thelma.

Survivors include three children: Leonard Allen Fairfax, Larry Anthony Fairfax and Pamela Diane Lagundo and husband John; one brother: Charles Elton Cornwell and wife Janet; seven grandchildren: Carry, Shane, Theresa, Suzette, Bryan, Brad and Jennifer; 10 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.

The family received friends on Monday, May 20, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA where a funeral service was at 11:00 AM with Pastor Gene Wells officiating. Interment followed at The Cornwell/Fair Family Cemetery in Manassas, VA. Condolences may be sent to: www.piercefh.com

PREPARING FOR A VISITATION Funerals often involve visitations, viewing, or wakes, which are usually attended by those who were close to the deceased or family members of the person who has passed. Held during the posted visiting hours, a visitation provides a chance for family, friends, and associates to express their sympathy. The family of the deceased may also choose to make a visitation open only to family and close friends in order to keep the proceeding more intimate. This is an occasion for restraint, soft voices, and respect. If there is a viewing, before or during the visitation, those in attendance have their opportunity to take one last look at the deceased and say their goodbyes prior to the burial.

A funeral is a meaningful event that can help ease the pain of separation that naturally accompanies death. It is a time of sharing good memories and experiences with family and friends. It is a time when respect, concern, and appreciation for a life that has been lived can be expressed in a sincere manner. If you are interested in learning more about the services MOSER FUNERAL HOME offers, please call (540) 347-3431. We invite you to tour our facility at 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton.

Ask us about our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY, just outside of Warrenton.

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; Love leaves a memory no one can steal.” ~Irish saying

Herman J. Williams Herman J. Williams passed away on May 17, 2019 at his home.

He loved his family, his soldiers, and flying.

He served the United States Army a combined forty years, first as an Army aviator, attaining the rank of Major; and, secondly as a civil servant providing contracting support to customers including the Old Guard.

He was a member of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association and of Grace Episcopal Church, Casanova.

Herman is survived by his wife, Patricia; three daughters, Margie (Jerry) McKittrick, Debbie Thompson, and Kathy (Randy) Whitley; two sisters, Fannie Casper and Barbara Lincoln; sister-in-law Joyce Williams, eight grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service is planned for Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 11:00am at Grace Episcopal Church in Casanova, Virginia. A service will be held at the later date at the Old Post Chapel, Ft. Myer with burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the roof fund, Grace Episcopal Church, Casanova.

Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186, 540-347-3431.

Online condolences can be made at: moserfuneralhome.com

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 22, 2019

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

To place your ad, Call: 540-351-1664, Toll Free: 888-351-1660, Fax: 540-349-8676, Email: classifieds@fauquier.com 256

COMMUNITY YARD SALE EVERY SATURDAY

WEATHER PROVIDING GLASCOCKʼS GROCERY / NICKS DELI (gravel parking lot)

8294 EAST MAIN ST, MARSHALL SET UP 7 AM UNTIL ??

FREE SET UP !!!!

No selling of any fire arms

ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU LEAVE YOUR SPOT THE WAY YOU FIND IT ALSO STOP IN THE STORE AND GRAB A COLD DRINK OR SOMETHING TO EAT

Classified Ads Work

BUSINESS SALE RELOCATING 5/22- 5/24 8A-5P All must go: Office furniture, work b e n c h e s , TO O L S , TOOLS, TOOLS, Metals, Calibrating equipment, Lights, soldering equipment, drills, Drill press, Inquires: logistics@ cooperinstruments. com 6799 KENNEDY RD, UNIT B Warrenton VA 20187 Estate Sale, 158 Piedmont St., Warrenton; 5/31 & 6/1; 10a-3p.

Whole HH, lawn furn / equip, antiques, & much more. Priced to go! Cash/Check only with proper ID Large Family Yard Salekick of the Memorial Day weekend. Electronics, exercise equip,furn,collectibles,clothing & more!

Everything must go.

Find us on Raider Dr in Warrenton, Saturday, May 25 8am to 2pm.

Rentals — Apartments Home just got SWEETER BUZZ on in & check out our HONEY of a deal!

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

Boy Scout Troop 92 Yard Sale and Car Wash 6/1; 9a- 2p Blue Ridge Orthopedics parking lot 52 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton Lots of great finds. Support o u r l o c a l boyscouts!

Town of Warrenton ground level suite in TH, 1BR, BA, kit, W/D, FP, utils incl. $1100/ mo.917-648-1197

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2BR, 2BA, farm house, Propane heat. CAC, W/D, Gas cooking. $1900/mo+ sec dep.

Maximum 2 person occupancy.571-4364991 lesliehacker63@ gmail.com.

Amissville, 3BR, 2BA duplex,gas heat, central AC, large back deck, W/D.$1,200/mo sec dep 540.408.2915 Orlean: 2BR, cozy house, nice yard. $1200/mo. No pets.

Security deposit & refs req´d. 540-624-3367.

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I am seeking 2 female roommates in the Warrenton area, $450/mo each plus utilities.

Room, shared bath, travelrobinson90@ gmail.com

Fauquier Times-Democrat ADS WORK Call 347-4222

Amissville, lge 1BR, LR, full kit, W/D, no smkg/pets. $900/mo includes utils.

540-937-4070 WA R R E N TO N a r e a , country setting, 1BR, kit, LR, W/D, util incl + Net. No pets. $900/mo.

703-975-0000

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Livestock

ALPACAS Spring Herd Sale Clover Meadows Farm Gainesville, VA 571-261-1823

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Building Materials

FENCING LUMBER F O R S A L E Approximately 80 seasoned oak (air & stick dried) fencing boards (1x6x16). $500.

Call 540-788-4759 after 9am and before 6pm.

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Rentals —

077 Townhouses Warrenton, 2 lg BRs, 1.5 BA, W/D, new paint, no smkg/pets. $1275/mo sec dep & refs req´d.

571-236-9874

224 Firewood

YARD CLEAN UP

TREE WORK 540-395-4814; 540-364-2682

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Furniture/ Appliances

Beautiful custom made mauve twin bedspreads. Excel cond.

2 at $75 each. Must see!! 571-589-8038

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Musical Instruments

Sterling Banjo, Afton Star serial #7170 with original HC. asking $2000. 610-547-2254 ADS WORK Call 540-347-4222

Frank Sinatra, JFK, MIchael Jackson, Redskins, & sports books & mags. Michael Jordon mini chanpionship basketballs + magazines.

571-344-4300 Vintage Pink Scalloped Bath Sink w/ matching stand. Good condition.

It is engraved with what appears to show “1953”. Comes with wall mount bracket.

Contact: Lee at mojaveson@comcast. net

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45 RPM record collection, orginial 50´s/ 60´s. Approx 3000.

Va r i o u s p r i c e s .

571-344-4300 45 RPM records (lots of 50) 0.50-$1.00 ea, comics $2+ ea, beanies $2+ ea, pez $1+ ea, 571-344-4300 Beatles memorbiliapicture, black & white (60´s), albums, 45´s & magazines.571-3444300 Clive Cussler Hard Back Books , 8 are hard back, 1 lg paperback. $25 for all.

540-522-8800 Elvis memorabilia, Yankee memorabilia, Celtics Merch, Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars 571-344-4300 Olympic merch $2+ ea, Sports cards $3+, playing cards $3+ ea, Disney Merch $3+ ea, 571-344-4300 Record albums $5+ ea, Sports Illustrated mags incld swimsuit $5+ ea, Old books $7+ ea, Snoppy merch $1+ ea, 571-344-4300

Place Your Ad Today Call 347-4222

Business Services

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Kitchen, Baths, Paining, Drywall, Decks, Basements, Hardwood Floors, Tile, Plumbing, Carpentry, Electrical. Licensed & Bonded.

N U T T E R S PA I N T I N G & SERVICES Call E r i k , 540-522-3289

273 Pets 375

Manassas, 8134 Counselor Rd, 20112. 5/25; 9a-4p. HH, furn, piano, desk, office, repurpose items & more Warrenton, 9 Aviary St., 20186. 5/25, 8a-? Sofa bed, daybed, pool table, household items & much more.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Amissville, huge 1BR, 1BA, furnished, private, 1000sf, 9´ ceilings, $1100/mo. utils incl. 917-747-7573

Miscellaneous For Sale

ABLE PET GROOMING 540-341-7888 LOST & FOUND ADOPTIONS TOO!

FAUQUIER SPCA

Home Healthcare

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Exp. Excellent references, reasonable rates 540/326/1193

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DECKS - BASEMENTS WOOD & TILE FLOORING - GENERAL HANDYMAN. ZCM HANDYMAN & REMODELING SERVICES. Veteran owned, licensed and insured. 703-895-4152 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.

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 S e a l C o a t i n g Driveways. Call for our seasonal special.

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Why pave it?? Just S a v e I t ! !

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Commercial & residential. Senior discounts.

540-937-7476 Design/build services.

New, renovations, additions for residential. Commercial renovations & tenant uplifting. Licensed & i n s u r e d .

540-428-3050 www. s o u t h s t a r construction.com Power Washing, Go from Green to Clean!!540-642-2349, 703-987-5096. Licensed & Insured!

Remodels; New Homes; Windows; Painting; Garages; B a t h r o o m s ; Kitchens; Decks;.

Class A. Lic & insured. GMC Enterprises of VA, LLC. 540-222-3385

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GORMANS TREE AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES. Seasonal Clean up. Snow removal, grinding, mowing, take downs.

Free estimates.

540-222-4107; 540-825-1000

Landscape des i g n a n d construction specializing in retaining walls, custom patios, walkways, stairs, driveways and more. Ground Effects Landscape Construction, Inc. 540-937-3827; 703-980-7722

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Antiques &

600 Classics

2001 Camaro- Only 93K miles, 3.8 V6, body excellent, nice interior.

New tires, current inspection, runs great. $3,975 OBO. Larry @ 540-336-8807. Located in Winchester.

971 VW Karmann Ghia convertible, good cond, low miles. $10,500 firm. Or will trade for a Honda Trike.

540-221-1302

605 Automobiles - Domestic 2007 Mazda Miata, garaged, non smoker, 540-943-8947 or 540-471-3581.

2015 Volvo 560 T5, Spt Pgk, CPO. 3yr/100K. $18,495 nego.

551-804-7697

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Town of Warrenton upcoming Holiday Refuse Schedule.

“MEMORIAL DAY” MONDAY 5/27/19 - HOLIDAY - No Refuse Collection TUESDAY 5/28/19 - Double route Monday & Tuesday’s refuse collection WEDNESDAY 5/29/19 - Regular recycling collections (Cardboard, Newspaper & Rec. bags) THURSDAY 5/30/19 - Regular refuse collection FRIDAY 5/31/19 - Regular refuse collection

Boats &

625 Accessories

SAILBOAT, 16´ Albacore racing sailboat w i t h t r a i l e r.

Circa 1973. $500 Or best offer.

540-812-4920 640 Motorcycles 2008 Xingyue Motorcycle, new inspection, runs great, clean title.

138 miles. Asking $1400 OBO. Call Bill at 540-272-5747 Basically brand new 2016 Suzuki Boulevard has less than a 100 miles. LS650, Light Blue. Asking for 4,500.

540-270-4075 or email at kerhlikar@verizon. net Sport Utility

665 Vehicles

2007 Toyota Highlander Limited, AWD, 174K mls, great cond, heated front seats, moonroof, new Inspection, $7,500. (540) 729-1552

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Liberty Summer Cheer Camp

Liberty Cheer will be hosting their annual Summer Cheer camp for grades Pre- K-8th Monday June 10th – Thursday June 13th8:30am- 11am -Cost is $100 Pre-Register before MAY 24th and a T-shirt will be included. Student doesn’t have to be enrolled in FCPS. Be sure to name the cheerleader who invited you on the registration form!!

Visit https://libertysports.org/main/ teamcamps/id/91/seasonId/150852 for a Registration form or contact Alicia. schrank@fcps1.org

Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation!

Our historical and genealogical archives are a valuable resource for researchers and for anyone interested in tracing their roots.

540-364-3440 FHPF is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia.

Comprised entirely of volunteers, FHPF is dedicated to preserving the history of Fauquier County and sharing the organization’s resources through both of its facilities, the John Kenneth Gott Library and the Robert L. Sinclair Education Center.

Used Curriculum and Book Fair Reserve your table to sell your used homeschool curriculum, books & other educational items.

May 25, 2019 l 9:00a-2:00p Bealeton Baptist Church 11172 Remington Road Bealeton, VA 22712 Open to HOB members and nonmembers Cost:· Current HOB members: $20.00 · Non-members: $25.00 · Company Representatives- $35.00

To reserve a space you will need to complete a registration form and submit payment. *Deadline for cancellations (by email) for table reservations: May 20th, 2019. For more information or questions contact: Laura Lombardo, homeschoolersofbealeton@yahoo.com · Registration deadline: May 20th, 2019 http://homeschoolersofbealeton.com/curriculumsale

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | May 22, 2019

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Bids & Proposals

PUBLIC AUCTION ONLINE

Rappahannock County Public Schools Nutrition Services Department is now accepting bids on the following: Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Local Foods, Dairy Products, Canned & Frozen Food Products, and Bakery Products for School Year 2019-2020.

Bid Forms may be obtained at the: Rappahannock County School Board Office Monday – Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm Deadline for submission June 17, 2019 12:00 p.m.

Contact: Amanda Butler 6 Schoolhouse Road Washington, VA 22747 540-227-0023 abutler@rappahannockschools.us

WARRENTON MINI STORAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION

Warrenton Mini Storage, wishing to avail themselves of the provisions under the VA Code Sec. 55-419 Virginia Self Storage Act, hereby gives advertisement of the sale under said act to wit; On May 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM will conduct a public auction, with BIDDING TO INITIATE ON MAY 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM at www. lockerfox.com, and PAYMENT IN CASH and pick up of goods at Warrenton Mini Storage, 6437 Old Meetze Road, Warrenton, VA, 20187. The public is invited to attend at lockerfox.com. Sale is subject to adjournment.

AUCTION LOCATION: www.lockerfox.com PICKUP LOCATION: WARRENTON MINI STORAGE MAY SELL CONTENTS OF UNIT NO.: A 141 A 253 A 180 B 70 A 204 D 29 A 246 NOTE: ALL UNITS SOLD COMPLETE TERMS: CASH ONLY

ABC Licenses Full name(s) of owner(s): ALEXANDER DIAL Trading as: ELLIE´S PLACE 70 Main Street, Suite 22, Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia 20186 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Beer & Wine On-Premise license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Alexander Dial, Owner Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

BIDS & PROPOSALS Fauquier County Govt. & Public Schools has the following solicitations available on their website at www. fauquiercounty.gov: RFP 69-19jw, Comprehensive Master Plan Update for Parks, Recreation, & Open Space. Optional Pre-Proposal Conference 5/30/19 at 10:30a.m. Sealed proposals due by 2:00p.m., 7/2/19. Contact: Jesica. wagler@fauquiercounty.gov.

RFP 71-19ks, Landfill Alternative Daily Cover Application. Sealed proposals due by June 20, 2019 at 3:00p.m. Contact: Kathy.stanley@ fauquiercounty.gov.

Legal Notices

State Water Control Board Public Notice

Full name(s) of owner(s): SERENDIPITY CATERING, LLC Trading as: SERENDIPITY CATERING 7373 Comfort Inn Drive, Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia 20187-3332 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Mixed Beverage Caterer license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Jessica Brose, Managing Member

An enforcement action has been proposed for Fauquier County Public Schools for violations of the State Water Control Law at the Mary Walter Elementary School Sewage Treatment Plant facility located in Fauquier County, Virginia. A description of the proposed action is available at the DEQ office named below or online at www.deq.virginia. gov. Jim Datko will accept comments by e-mail, james.datko@deq.virginia. gov, or postal mail, DEQ Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193, from May 23, 2019 through June 27, 2019.

Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

State Water Control Board Public Notice

An enforcement action has been proposed for Fauquier County Public Schools for violations of the State Water Control Law at the H.M. Pearson Elementary School Sewage Treatment Plant facility located in Fauquier County, Virginia. A description of the proposed action is available at the DEQ office named below or online at www.deq.virginia. gov. Jim Datko will accept comments by e-mail, james.datko@deq.virginia. gov, or postal mail, DEQ Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193, from May 23, 2019 through June 27, 2019.

Legal Notices

NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

JUNE 6, 2019 The Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a work session at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2019 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia to review the agenda.

The following will be on the agenda for the Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting to be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019, beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street Warrenton, Virginia: 1.

VARIANCE #VARI-19-010500 – WARRENTON ENTERPRISES, LLC (OWNER/APPLICANT) – WARRENTON ENTERPRISES – An application for a variance of Zoning Ordinance Section 3-404 to reduce the 75’ setback requirement to allow the construction of an industrial structure, PIN 6983-98-1007-000, located at 6406 Old Meetze Road, Cedar Run District, Warrenton, Virginia. (Heather Jenkins, Staff) Note: Public hearing was closed on February 7, 2019.

2.

SPECIAL PERMIT #SPPT-19-010886 – SHEFFIELD EDWARDS III (OWNER/APPLICANT) – EDWARDS CUSTOM POOLS, LLC – An application for a Category 2 Special Permit to operate a small contracting business as a major home occupation, PIN 7806-51-3382-000, located at 13256 Golden Drive, Lee District, Sumerduck, Virginia. (Ben Holt, Staff)

3.

SPECIAL PERMIT #SPPT-19-011018 – JAMES A. & CATHERINE M. HEWITT (OWNERS)/JAMES A. HEWITT (APPLICANT) – MILL CREEK ARMS, LLC – An application for a Category 2 Special Permit to operate a gunsmithing business as a major home occupation, PIN 6995-64-8936-000, located at 7232 Freemont Hill Court, Scott District, Warrenton, Virginia. (Ben Holt, Staff)

Copies of the Zoning Appeals and Variance applications may be examined in the Department of Community Developmentʼs Zoning Office at 29 Ashby Street, Suite 310, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

To review files on all other items, please visit the Department of Community Developmentʼs Planning Office at 10 Hotel Street, Suite 305, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Fran Williams, Administrative Manager, at (540) 422-8210.

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EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIEDS@FAUQUIER.COM Full Time Employment

Full Time Employment

Full Time Employment

MEDICAL BILLERS

L.F. Jennings, Inc. seeks experienced: Bricklayers $27/Hour Operators $18 to $23/Hour

OPEN INTERVIEWS WEEKLY Tuesday & Friday; 2-4pm

for expanding medical billing company.

ALL applicants will have a minimum of 18 months exp. of entering and/or scrubbing charges, payment posting, insurance follow-up, speaking with patients and knowledge of basic coding. Exp with Enable Healthcare, Inc. software is preferred.

Email Resume ONLY if you have the above experience to info@e-urs.com

FIELD SALES REPRESENTATIVE Market & sell CFC products & services to customers or potential customers within an assigned territory by making service calls to customer location, analyzing their needs, & recommending products and service that meet the customer’s needs. Minimum Associate’s Degree in ag-related course of study; 3 yrs sales & marketing exp. in agribusiness. A full-time position which offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Send resume to: employment@cfcfarmhome.com

CNA´s ● LPN´s ● RN´s DIETARY AIDES HOUSEKEEPING AIDES

(based on experience)

Laborers

$15 to $16/Hour

(based on experience) for LONG TERM PERMANENT employment throughout NOVA/DC/MD. L.F. Jennings offers a bonus program, profit sharing, 401-K plan, and subsidized health/ dental/vision insurance.

For more information, call Kevin at (571) 436-9086.

Drug Free Workplace. EOE.

Full Time Employment

614 Hastings Lane Warrenton, Virginia 20186

Field Engineer/Owner’s Rep

Downey & Scott Construction Management in Warrenton, VA is seeking a Field Engineer / Owner’s Rep. 5 years’ experience in public sector or commercial construction management, engineering or architecture.

For details visit www.downeyscott.com/careers e-mail resume to info@downeyscott.com

HIRING

FOREMEN TRUCK DRIVERS PIPE FOREMEN PIPE CREW LABORERS GUARANTEED TIME!!

EXCELLENT PAY AND BENEFITS. Call 540-364-4800

Full or Part Time. Call:

Walnut Grove Child Care

540-347-0116 or 540-349-9656

Tower Tech/Climber

Virginia area. This job involves all aspects of tower maintenance, installation, and testing. Experience a plus. Willing to train right person.

Phone: 703-244-3474

Cabinetry & Millwork

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LEAD TEACHERS & ASSISTANT TEACHERS

Full Time Employment

Full-time, must have 3 yrs exp. with good references & and have the abilities to work in a high end cabinetry & millwork shop. May be willing to train the right person. Pay commensurate w/ exp.

Call Joe @ 540-675-3907; 571-226-6068

Part Time Employment

Part-time Seasonal Gardener

needed to support garden team on private estate in The Plains, VA. Hour TBD. Duties include maintenance of flower & vegetable gardens and greenhouse. Applicant must be able to perform physical labor in all weather conditions, work independently and maintain valid driver’s license with clean record. Background check req’d. Please send resume to openclassified@yahoo.com or call 540-253-5217 for application

F/T PERMANENT POSITION

Experienced and Fit Property Maintenance Person for Landscape, Garden, Bush hog, and Building Maintenance.

Must be Self-Motivated and work unsupervised.

Occasional assistance with household tasks.

Pay Commensurate with Experience Please send Resume, Salary or Hourly Rate and References to: Post Office Box 2184 Middleburg, VA 20118 Email: helpwantedmiddleburg@yahoo.com

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Heating and Air Conditioning For all your

Heating and Cooling needs, call on

RC’S A/C SERVICE & REPAIR (540) 349-7832 or (540) 428-9151

Driveways

Lawn

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Lawn Maintenace • Planting • Mulching Bed Design • Spring/Fall Cleaning • Seeding Aeration • Dethatching • Top Soil • Sod Fertilization Programs • Trimming/Pruning Gutter Cleaning • Debris Removal Family Owned & Operated • Licensed and Insured

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Masonry

Builder

Landscaping

Cleaning Tidy Maids House Cleaning •Residential •Commerical •Move in / Move out •Licensed & Insured •Supervised by owner •Excellent References •Weekly, Bi-weekly, Monthly •Serving Woodbridge, Manassas and surrounding areas.

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Construction

Gutters Moving/Storage

SEAMLESS GUTTERS Free Estimates

JACK’S SHEET CO, METALINC. 703-339-6676 5, 6, 7, 8 AND ½ GUTTER SIZES. COLORS AVAIL., HIDDEN HANGERS, GUTTER GUARDS, ALUMINUM & COPPER

“We keep our minds in the gutter!” Since 1966

Home Improvment Nutters Painting & Services – SPECIALIZING IN – • Painting (Int&Ext) • Roofing/Repairs • Siding • Gutters • Drywall • Carpentry

• Fencing • Vinyl Trim & • Gutter Cleaning Fascia Wrap • Bathroom • Brickwork • Pressure Washing Remodeling • Deck Water Sealing • Crown Molding • Yard Maintenance • Tree Removal

Landscaping Mowing, Lawn Maintenance, Trimming, Topping, Spraying, Removal, Stump Grinding, Mulching, Pruning, Cabling, Planting, Grading, Seeding, Power Washing, Retaining Walls, Patios, Walkways

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Call Erik 540-522-3289 Free Estimates 20 years exp.

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Driveways

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Pond

Power Washing

Roofing

Windows Cleaning

POTOMAC WINDOW CLEANING CO.

WINDOW CLEANING: Inside & Outside • By Hand • Residential Specialist POWER WASHING: No Damage, Low Pressure. Soft Brushing By Hand • Removes Dirt On Brick, Concrete, Wood & Siding

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Family Owned & Operated for 30 Years | Working Owners Assures Quality & Knowledgeable Workmanship

703.356.4459 | LICENSED • BONDED & INSURED

Tree Service/Firewood

Tile T&J Ceramic Tile, Inc.

LICENSED & INSURED • FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED

Free Estimates • Installation & Repair • Residential & Commercial • New Homes or Remodel Work

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Plumbing

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Tree Service/Firewood

CHARLES JENKINS TREE SERVICES Family Owned Since 1970

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540.349.1221 | c21nm.com 85 Garrett St. Warrenton, VA 8078 Crescent Park Dr. #205, Gainesville, VA

JUST LISTED!

REDUCED! Call Tammy Roop 540-270-9409 4 Bd, 3 Ba home w/12’ ceiling family rm Kitchen w/dining area/ bay window, Master Suite, Lower level space For rental or in-laws Marshall, VA—$450,000

Call Tammy Roop 540-270-9409 3 BR, 2 BA rambler in Warrenton Large rooms, fireplace, stainless appliances, Basement, deck, garage and nice yard Warrenton, VA—$335,000

CALL Mandy Brown 540-718-2459

CALL Brenda Rich 540-270-1659 Colonial on 10+ acres Barn w/electric and water Fenced paddocks $479,000

Large custom ranch 2400+ sq ft, 3 Bd, 3 Ba OPEN HOUSE Saturday 12-2pm 19214 Leander View Culpeper, VA—$385,000

REDUCED! CALL Beth Kramer 571-220-2662 4 Bd, 2.5 Ba on 2+ quiet acres Master suite w/large bath, Kitchen w/island, open floor plan, gas fireplace, attic storage, corner lot w/ maple and dogwood trees Warrenton, VA—$475,000

JUST LISTED! CALL Tammy Roop 540-270-9409 15 acre horse property with mtn views Contemporary rambler with full finished basement 4 stall center aisle barn with feed room & hay storage SOLD AS IS Warrenton, VA - $525,000

NEW PRICE! Call Edie Grassi 540-878-1308 -Gorgeous 4,600 Sq Ft Home w/2 Car Garage on 10 Acres -Detached 2 car Garage w/1 Bd, 1 BA Apt -Custom Features Thru-out, LL w/2,178 Unfinished Sq Ft Elkwood, VA—$629,900

CALL Beth Kramer 571-220-2662 3 Bd, 3.5 Ba on 10 private acres Cabin feel w/open space Large 2 story stone fireplace Master suite w/walk-in closet Delaplane, VA—$499,000

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Goldvein, VA—$255,000

CALL Brenda Rich 540-270-1659 43 acre farm in 2 parcels 20 acres with home, barn, pool 23 acres open space, forest Bluemont, VA—$799,000

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4 Bd, 3.5 Ba, finished basement, professional landscape, fenced yard,

Bealeton , VA—$419,900

CALL Mandy Brown 540-718-2459 New Construction complete in 30days, Rambler on 6.5 acres 3bd/2baths, Upgrades throughout, Open Layout, full Basement, 2car garage!

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CALL Tammy Roop 540-270-9409

Beautiful 4 BR colonial on 5 private acres just 10 min to Warrenton Great open floor plan, hardwood floors on main level, granite counters Enjoy entertaining on the trex deck or patio with pergola Marshall, VA—$595,000

TO BE BUILT! CALL Tammy Roop 540-270-9409 Colonial w/master on 1st floor Open floor plan, garage, porch/ deck, 10 acres w/mtn views/stream Amissville, VA—$499,000

WE FEATURE THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND SPACES THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITY OUR COMMUNITY!

The Fauquier Community Food Bank and Thrift Store, Inc.

JUST LISTED! CALL Brenda Rich 540-270-1659

On .25 acre lot 4 Bd, 3 Ba on cul-de-sac 2 car garage, screened in rear porch Remington, VA—$299,000

Our food pantry serves 30 to 60 food insecure families per day 5 days per week. With generous donations from local grocery stores, churches, organizations and citizens our families receive a full cart of groceries twice per month. We love our donations and with every $1 we receive or profit at our thrift store we can purchase $4 worth of food. All donations of food and household items are welcome. With much gratitude and thanks to our community we would not be able to help our neighbors in need.

All donations can be dropped off at: 249 East Shirley Ave, Warrenton, VA 20186