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Fauquier Health’s turnaround push gets an ‘A’

CEO Rebecca Segal says latest grade reflects push to change

By Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson Contributing Writer

When Rebecca Segal walked through the door of Fauquier Health as the new CEO in 2022, the mood of her new team was fairly grim.

The hospital had just been graded a “D” for the third straight time, a hit-bottom moment for an organization that had struggled through a big transition from its long history as a nonprofit organization and a community pillar after it was bought by a national for-profit company.

Patients were skeptical after the

sale, and the declining quality grade only reinforced their doubts.

“We were being associated with poor quality,” Segal said. “Morale was low.”

Segal had seen this before, having turned around a struggling hospital in her last job. She knew the downward cycle — a track record of success, a big setback, a low moment and starting over — and during her career had drawn lessons from a personal turnaround journey from academic superstar to college dropout to hospital CEO. Breaking the cycle to course-correcting, she knew, would take hard work, attention to detail and zero tolerance for excuses.

See HOSPITAL, page 4

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Rebecca Segal, the CEO of Fauquier Health, has led a turnaround push at the hospital over the past two years

Juneteenth: A ‘family reunion’ for Fauquier’s Black community Celebration also brings reflections on slavery, freedom

By Kate Seltzer

Contributing Writer

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Charlottesville-based Chihamba Dance Troupe performs West African dances during the 2022 celebration of Juneteenth in Warrenton.

Fauquier County’s Juneteenth celebration, now in its fourth year, is meant to be a mix of somber reflection on the legacy of slavery and a joyous celebration of freedom.

But by its nature, the event along Warrenton’s Main Street on Saturday, June 15 is also a gathering of many people from the county’s Black community, plus their family and friends from near and far. Many former county residents return for it.

“It was just like the biggest family reunion,” said Ebonee Sanders of Marshall. “You see people that you hadn’t seen in years, people that you went to church with, people that you went to school with, people that you just lost contact with.”

Sanders, who recently returned to the county after living in other states, said the fact that the event exists demonstrates a level of acceptance and joy that she didn’t always think would be possible in the county.

“I grew up here, so, to have predominantly Black events or African American events on Warrenton Main Street See JUNETEENTH, page 12

For other events celebrating Juneteenth in the region, see page 9

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Black Bear Bistro on Main Street closes suddenly

By Meghan Mangrum Deputy Editor

Old Town Warrenton’s Black Bear Bistro & Brick Oven closed its doors for the final time last weekend.

After a “great 15 years,” the bistro closed as of 9 p.m. Saturday, according to a post on Facebook.

The post, published Friday morning, contained few details about why the restaurant is closing.

The restaurant’s sudden closure caught many by surprise, as patrons looked to social media to share their thoughts.

“No alcohol sales until further notice” read a handwritten sign taped to the restaurant’s front door Friday afternoon, as people frolicked down Main Street for Warrenton’s regular First Friday event.

Black Bear hosted a party with a free buffet and beverages on Sunday, June 9 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The restaurant, known for its brick oven pizza and upscale menu, is owned by chef Todd Eisenhauer.

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Black Bear Bistro & Brick Oven permanently closed its doors on June 8, after 15 years on Main Street in Old Town Warrenton.

An Army veteran and former chef at Griffin Tavern in Flint Hill, Eisenhauer also owns and operates a brick oven food truck and Ours Noir, a Cajun/Creole-style eatery in Washington which

opened last year, according to the restaurant’s website.

It is unclear if any of his other restaurants will close or what will replace Black Bear.

In May 2017, Eisenhauer opened Black Bear Mercantile Market, a butcher shop on Culpeper Street, but the shop closed less than a year later — in February 2018 — due to a lack of business, he said at the time.

The restaurant’s closure is the latest change to Main Street, following the Warrenton Hobby Shoppe and the neighboring barber shop’s relocation this spring to make way for high-end clothing stores.

Calls by the Fauquier Times to Black Bear Bistro were not returned.

Deputy editor Meghan Mangrum can be reached at mmangrum@fauquier.com.

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Gochman rides Cosmos to win the Upperville Jumper Classic

By Betsy Burke Parker Contributing Writer

Nineteen-year-old Mimi Gochman and her horse, Cosmos BH, captured their first Upperville Jumper Classic Sunday, the young rider leveraging her position as last to tackle the testing jump-off to win the headliner at the 171st renewal of the Upperville Colt and Horse Show.

Double clear rounds sealed victory in the $226,000 international “fourstar” that capped the nation’s oldest and most prestigious horse show. Gochman and Cosmos bested a competitive field of 23, including three previous classic-winning riders.

“Cosmos is an incredible athlete,” Gochman said of her 11-yearold imported Zangersheide stallion, a Belgian Warmblood. “He has scope and stride, and he’s game.

He’s got all the things.”

Since Gochman’s family purchased Cosmos in 2022, “I’ve developed a great partnership with him,” she said.

Going late in the first-round lineup, and riding last in the jump-off, helped Gochman and her trainer, Ireland’s Darragh Kenny, map a winning strategy.

“My trainer went before me in the first round,” Gochman said. “He was

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Upperville Jumper Classic Mimi Gochman partnered Cosmos BH to win the $226,000 headline event at the oldest horse show in America.

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Most of the 16 jumping efforts were set at max height of 5-foot-3.

The first course included a tricky triple combination - a vertical-oxer-vertical sequence that resulted in faults for 11 of the 23 competitors.

“I got to see how the lines rode and (conferred with Darragh) about where I could make up time,” she said. “Cosmos is really fast, but it helped to watch, and hear, how to slice the turns.”

Six were clear in the first round, advancing to the jump-off that included nine jumping efforts. The triple was out but a maximum height, maximum width oxer jumping directly toward the sponsor tent added a degree of difficulty.

First to go, 1999 classic winner Jimmy Torano, had three rails down. Next up, Chloe Reid had one down. Eighteen-year-old Zayna Rizvi, also making her first Upperville classic appearance, put in the first clear round in 41.26 to take the lead. Carly Anthony bested it in 41.01, so, it came down to the final rider in the show.

Gochman was ready.

“You always get kind of a giddy feeling going last in the jump-off

(because) I could watch and know what I needed to do,” Gochman said.

“I was super confident in my horse.

He’s been jumping amazing.”

Cosmos stopped the clock in 40.53 for the win.

“I wanted to be super smooth (because) that’s what produces the best rounds and gave him really the best chance,” Gochman said afterward.

Upperville is the richest sporting event held — mostly — in Fauquier County at the Salem and Grafton farms east of the village. The south side of the showgrounds — Grafton Farm’s historic grandstand-lined main arena, warm-up ring and pony ring south of U.S. Route 50 are entirely in Fauquier County. At Salem Farm on the north side of 50, part of the main jumper arena is in Fauquier, as are the spectator parking and vendor shopping area. The smaller, secondary jumper arena and stable area are in Loudoun County.

Though it was Gochman’s first jumper classic victory, she’s been showing and winning at Upperville since she was showing ponies.

“We love coming here,” said Gochman, now a student at Brown University and based out of her family See UPPERVILLE, page 8

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School board denies proposed cell tower over health, safety concerns Proponents say Liberty High tower would benefit Bealeton

By Meghan Mangrum Deputy Editor

Liberty High School will not be the site of a new wireless cell tower after the Fauquier County School Board shot down the proposal Monday.

The debate over whether to install a 150-foot-tall cell tower near the school’s softball field was a controversial and prolonged one. The board was forced to vote a second time on the issue after a tie vote in May. Milestone Towers, which has worked with schools and local governments across Northern Virginia to install similar towers, pitched the division on the tower in March.

The proposal called for a tower to replace an existing light pole near the softball field. It could have earned the division $11,000 a year or more and increased cellphone coverage near Bealeton and other parts of the county.

But board members were divided on the proposal from the get-go, with some citing a deluge of feedback against the proposal from their constituents, along with concerns about the health impacts of the electromagnetic radiation that can come from such towers and the more urgent need for better cell coverage near Kettle Run High School.

In May, board members Susan Pauling and Donna Grove voted in favor of the proposal, and they remained in favor of the tower despite Jenny DeMarco, co-founder of the advocacy group Virginians for Safe Technology, challenging Grove’s reasoning during public comment.

Grove said she was in favor of the tower because it would benefit not just the schools, but the entire Bealeton community by enhancing connectivity and cellphone service.

“If safety is your biggest concern, it doesn’t

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The street view of the proposed cell tower site at Liberty High School. The tower would have replaced an existing light pole near the school’s softball field, according to Milestone Towers staff, but the Fauquier County School Board denied the proposal.

Courtesy of Fauquier County Public Schools seem logical to put children, teachers and community under high-powered radioactivity,” DeMarco countered.

She said she was citing years of research “showing biological and environmental harms far below current FDA regulations.”

However, according to the American Cancer Society, there isn’t strong evidence that exposure to the radio frequency waves from cellphone towers cause health problems.

The organization does not have an official position on the safety of cellphone towers though and says that more research is needed to determine possible long-term effects.

Board member Danielle Dean, who was absent from the May vote, echoed DeMarco and

expressed concerns about the possible impacts of the radiation from cellphone towers on kids.

“I live in Marshall and, sometimes, my cellphone works and sometimes it doesn’t,” Dean said. “I carry two cellphones, but I don’t believe putting it on school property ... the potential to harm one student, just one student, isn’t worth the risk or the possible financial benefit.”

Board member Steve Lewis also cited concerns for student and faculty safety as his reason for voting against the proposal.

In 2021, a similar tower was installed at Fauquier High, and the board has considered other proposals to add towers on other school properties since then, but none have come to fruition.

Milestone Towers has installed dozens of cell towers on school properties in Northern Virginia and other states, but the issue has proven controversial.

Last month, an effort to install two similar towers in neighboring Loudoun County was tabled after school board members there called to reexamine the division’s policies around approving such contracts and to look into health or safety risks, Loudoun Now reported.

There are three cell towers on school or county-owned property near schools in Loudoun County, but the school board has previously rejected other proposals as well.

Pauling, the board’s chairwoman, has remained supportive of the project, noting the balance between the health and safety concerns and a lack of connectivity in some areas of the county during the May meeting.

“For me, it boils down to resources, especially navigating COVID (when) some areas in our county had and some areas didn’t,” she said at the time. “What I’ve heard from the community is that they want the resources the cell tower brings.”

Deputy editor Meghan Mangrum can be reached at mmangrum@fauquier.com.

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Fauquier Health’s turnaround push gets an ‘A’ HOSPITAL, from page 1 A modest turnaround began in 2023, as the hospital earned a “C” grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that issues safety grades to 3,000 hospitals nationwide.

Last month, it took a big step forward, earning an “A.” One grade is hardly the end of the story. Turnaround work continues, and more fixes are needed, but some of the early changes appear to be making a difference, Segal said.

A return to Virginia roots

When the opportunity came two years ago to lead Fauquier Health, Segal jumped at it. Growing up in nearby Stafford County, Segal remembers driving through Warrenton and its surrounds as a child and thinking one day she’d like to live here.

Always a high achiever, she graduated high school at age 16 with enough advanced study credits to enter the University of Mary Washington as a junior.

It didn’t last long, though.

“I didn’t know how to study because I’d skated through high school,” Segal said. “I never went to class.”

Within a year, Segal dropped out and began working through a series of jobs — waitress, cook, grocery clerk, janitor, collections agent — eventually landing as a temp in a hospital billing department. That job unexpectedly changed her life.

“I had wanted to be a doctor but didn’t like biology,” Segal said. “I realized the business side of hospitals is part of health care, and I was good at it.”

Segal finished her Mary Washington degree in night school and later earned a master’s degree while working in hospital finance roles.

Turning around a struggling hospital

After jobs in West Virginia, southern Virginia and eastern Kentucky, Segal was offered her first hospital CEO role in Rutherfordton, N.C. The hospital, once a locally run nonprofit, had just been bought by LifePoint Health, the same compa-

ny that purchased Fauquier Health.

It also had low grades for patient safety.

“People were unhappy,” Segal said.

“There was a lot of dissatisfaction, and the quality scores reflected that.”

Segal began identifying areas that needed improvement, encouraging teams to take responsibility and promoting leaders who believed the hospital could find its way back to excellence. All of it required a lot of morale boosting.

“People are scared of change,” Segal said. “You have to acknowledge where you are, and you might have to grieve for where you were.”

Many of those same problems greeted Segal on her first day at Fauquier Health. Quality ratings and public confidence had dropped while complaints increased in recent years under corporate ownership.

It’s a scenario that has become all too common across the country.

In January 2024, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, an industry watchdog, found ownership by Apollo Global Management — LifePoint’s parent company — often led to downgraded hospital services, unhappy workers and higher risks for patients. A Harvard University-led study published last December in the Journal of the American Medical Association found patients in hospitals owned by private equity companies experienced — on average — 25.4% more hospital-acquired conditions.

But Segal said corporate ownership also has advantages. She pointed to investments LifePoint has made over the past two years, including nearly $2 million in capital improvements and hiring 13 full-time physicians.

Shawna Cochran, director of surgical services, said the new staffing, in particular, has had a marked positive impact on the operating room.

“We didn’t have enough permanent staff,” Cochran said. “People didn’t want to use the OR. It was too cumbersome to do cases here. With the new hires and block scheduling, our metrics have really improved.”

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Dr. Michael Jenks, medical director of the emergency department, and Brandi Trottman, director of emergency services, lead the emergency room team at Fauquier Health.

Tracking key data in each department

Cochran is one of several department heads Segal promoted to new roles with CEO-style responsibilities, including ensuring key indicators are tracked, such as practices to prevent errors.

Engaging the physicians more deeply in decision-making was another part of that work. Dr. Michael Jenks, medical director of the emergency department, and Dr. Scott Chung, medical director of hospitalist service, are two of the new leaders.

“Both Dr. Chung and Dr. Jenks regularly meet with community physicians to get direct feedback about the care they are providing,” Segal said.

Data is now tracked for all to see in real time on large whiteboards in every department in the hospital.

“Transparency has been a big deal,” said Jess Randall, director of acute care. “Awareness and transparency and teamwork has made a 100% difference — everyone has ownership and responsibility.”

Improvements in the emergency room may be helping restore confidence, with patient visits up 10% from last year.

“Wait times, which could be in excess of 40 minutes, have come

down to less than 10 minutes,” said Brandi Trottman, director of emergency services. “After consulting with ER staff, we made a lot of logistical changes in terms of room configuration, which really helped our response times to improve.”

What’s good for patients might also be good for business. Nearby hospitals had peeled off some Fauquier Health patients in recent years.

“We’re in a competitive market,” Segal said. “If we don’t have patients, I mean, why are we here? Our product is taking care of people, so, we have to be the best at that.”

Hospital leaders hope an A grade will persuade more Fauquier County patients to stay closer to home when they need medical care.

Jeanne-Marie Tufts, a longtime local resident and owner of The Town Duck on Warrenton’s Main Street, said she is encouraged.

“I feel like this score validates,” she said. “If there were ever to be a hesitation, this score gives me confidence this is a place I could take my children or parents for events that need swift attention.”

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Left: Dr. Scott Chung is the medical director of hospitalist service at Fauquier Health. Right: A banner celebrating Fauquier Health’s “A” grade.

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Most GOP primary candidates criticize Trump conviction

By Cher Muzyk Staff Writer

Republican candidates for Virginia seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are rallying around former President Donald Trump following his criminal conviction.

On May 30, the former president was found guilty of 34 felony charges related to falsifying business records to pay hush money to a former adult film star.

Trump has falsely alleged that the trial was “rigged” and that the Biden Administration ordered the prosecution to hurt his presidential campaign.

“What has become of America? This is the kind of thing you see in third-world countries. I never thought I’d see it here,” Hung Cao, a retired Navy captain and the frontrunner in the GOP Senate primary, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “We will have our voices heard on November 5th. We will re-elect President Trump and save America.”

Cao is the only GOP candidate in the June 18 primary who’s endorsed by Trump. He’s also the

top fundraiser among the five vying to unseat U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, in the general election.

Cao’s competitors in the GOP primary — Jonathan Emord, Eddie Garcia, Scott Parkinson and Chuck Smith — have similarly decried the guilty verdicts and allege a politically-motivated prosecution.

That’s not surprising, said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor and director of the University of Mary Washington’s Center of Leadership and Media Studies.

“To win a Republican primary, and to get Republican support in the general election, a candidate needs to be pro-Trump,” Farnsworth said.

“In many primaries, Republicans are competing to see which candidate can express the most proTrump views.”

Emord, a constitutional lawyer, wrote on X that he is writing an amicus brief on behalf of the “MAGA Caucus” to overturn President Trump’s conviction.

Garcia said that Trump is “the victim of political prosecution turned political persecution by the

radical left,” adding: “If you stand in the way of the D.C. elites, you’ll be targeted.”

Parkinson said on X: “We live in a two-tiered justice system where the politicization of our legal process has given us kangaroo courts with a fixed, sham verdict.”

Also on X, Smith posted: “The Constitution was never meant for its president to kneel to the creativity of every local prosecutor in every jurisdiction throughout the country. It is as unconstitutional as it is imaginable.”

Farnsworth says the political strategy of coalescing around Trump and amplifying his messaging can be a dangerous path heading into the general election.

“What a candidate says in June to get the Republican nomination may cost the nominee during the general election,” Farnsworth said. “For the sliver of voters who are not reflexively Republicans or reflexively Democratic, Trump’s convictions will not be a net plus for undecided voters.”

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Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICENOTICE Legal Notice NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY’S REQUEST TO REVISE ITS FUEL FACTOR CASE NO. PUR-2024-00078 On May 1, 2024, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Company” or “Dominion”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) its application (“Application”) pursuant to Code § 56-249.6 to revise its fuel factor effective July 1, 2024.

Dominion’s total fuel factor consists of a current period factor (“Current Period Factor”) and a prior period factor (“Prior Period Factor”). For the July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 fuel year (“Rate Year”), the Company projects jurisdictional fuel expenses, including purchased power expenses, of approximately $2.178 billion, which results in a Current Period Factor rate of 2.4725 cents per kilowatthour (“¢/kWh”). Dominion proposes a Prior Period Factor rate of (0.3990) ¢/kWh. The Prior Period Factor is designed to credit approximately $265.660 million to customers, which represents (i) the projected June 30, 2024, over recovery balance of approximately $263.384 million associated with recovery of the July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, current period expense and (ii) the projected June 30, 2024, over-recovery balance of approximately $2.275 million associated with recovery of the remaining June 30, 2023, prior period expense.

Together, these components result in a total fuel factor rate of 2.0735 ¢/kWh for the Rate Year. This represents a 0.7852 ¢/kWh decrease from the total fuel factor currently in effect and a fuel revenue decrease of approximately $636.1 million when applied to the Company’s projected current period kWh sales over the Rate Year. Implementation of the total fuel factor rate of 2.0735 ¢/kWh would decrease the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month by $7.85 per month over the Rate Year.

Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents in full for details about these and other proposals.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on the Application. Pursuant to Code § 56-249.6, the Commission also directed Dominion to implement the proposed rate decrease on an interim basis for usage on and after July 1, 2024.

On October 3, 2024, at 10 a.m., the Commission will hold a telephonic portion of the hearing for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses. On or before September 26, 2024, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) your name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out a form on the Commission’s website at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling (804) 371-9141. This public witness portion of the hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.

On October 3, 2024, at 10 a.m., or at the conclusion of the public witness portion of the hearing, whichever is later, in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, the Commission will convene a hearing to receive testimony and evidence related to the Application from Dominion, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff.

To promote administrative efficiency and timely service of filings upon participants, the Commission has directed the electronic filing of testimony and pleadings, unless they contain confidential information, and has required electronic service on parties to this proceeding.

An electronic copy of the public version of the Company’s Application may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Elaine S. Ryan, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or eryan@mcguirewoods.com. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case from the Commission’s website: scc.virginia. gov/pages/Case-Information.

On or before September 26, 2024, any interested person may submit comments on the Application electronically by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments.

Those unable, as a practical matter, to submit comments electronically may file such comments by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00078.

On or before July 23, 2024, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a notice of participation electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel, if available. The respondent simultaneously shall serve a copy of the notice of participation on counsel to the Company. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s 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 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-202400078.

On or before August 23, 2024, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. Any respondent unable, as a practical matter, to file testimony and exhibits electronically may file such by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Staff, the Company, and all other respondents simultaneous with its filing. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, except as modified by the Commission’s Order Establishing 2023-2024 Fuel Factor Proceeding, including, but not limited to: 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-2024-00078.

Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order Establishing 2024-2025 Fuel Factor Proceeding, 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, the public version of the Company’s Application, the Commission’s Order Establishing 2024-2025 Fuel Factor Proceeding, and other documents filed in this case may be viewed at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

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Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICENOTICE Legal Notice NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED UPDATE TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FEE TO BE PAID BY RETAIL CUSTOMERS TO FUND THE PIPP CASE NO. PUR-2024-00081 On May 1, 2024, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed an application (“Application”) with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) requesting approval of a proposed update to the rates, terms, and conditions of a universal service fee (“USF”) to be paid by retail customers to fund the Percentage of Income Payment Program (“PIPP”). Specifically, Dominion proposes a reduced USF to fund the PIPP of $0.00 per kWh effective November 1, 2024, through October 31, 2025 (“Rate Year”).

The PIPP was established as part of the 2020 Virginia Clean Economy Act as a mechanism designed to limit the electric utility payments of persons or households participating in certain, specified public assistance programs, based upon a percentage of their income, for customers of Dominion and Appalachian Power Company (“APCo”).

The General Assembly further addressed the PIPP, its funding, and implementation, as part of the 2021 legislative session with the passage of Chapter 308 of the 2021 Virginia Acts of Assembly, Special Session I (“Chapter 308”). Among other things, Chapter 308 updated eligibility to be based on income thresholds relative to the federal poverty level.

A PIPP eligible utility customer is defined as “any person or household whose income does not exceed 150 percent of the federal poverty level.” Eligible participants in the PIPP are customers of Dominion and APCo. The Commission issued an Order on July 29, 2021, directing, among other things, that Dominion begin collecting the USF from statutorily designated customers to fund the estimated start-up costs that the Department of Social Services (“DSS”) needed to establish the PIPP, calculate a USF on a per kilowatt hour (“kWh”) basis to recover $2.4 million on an annual basis, file tariffs reflecting such fee with the Commission, begin making payments to the state treasury to enable DSS to undertake the actions necessary to establish the PIPP, and defer its PIPP administrative costs and seek their recovery at a later date.

On July 11, 2023, the Company requested that the Commission approve a proposed update to the rates, terms, and conditions of the USF in Case No. PUR-2023-00105. In the request, the Company explained that it would work with DSS towards a launch of the PIPP application process in November 2023, with the program being active and payments beginning December 1, 2023. On October 13, 2023, the Commission issued its Final Order on the application approving the Rider PIPP to be effective for service rendered during the rate year of November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2024.

Dominion states that it is proposing a zero rate in the current Application because the Company projects that revenues collected through October 31, 2024, from the currently approved USF will be sufficient to fund the PIPP through the end of the Rate Year. For a typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month, the Company states that its proposed zero rate for the Rate Year would result in a decrease of approximately $0.73 cents per month.

In addition to the proposed reduced USF, Dominion also requests that the Commission: (i) Exercise its authority, both general and pursuant to Code § 56-585.6 C, to ensure the Company receives adequate and timely compensation from the PIPP Fund for its reasonable costs, and find that the Company may seek reimbursement of administrative expenses that vary in amount from the estimates provided in the Application and other PIPP filings; (ii) Find that administrative expenses may include unforeseen expenditures outside of the categories projected in the Application and other PIPP filings; and (iii) Grant the Company permission to file an interim update, if needed, within the next twelve months.

Further details are set forth in the Company’s Application and supporting exhibits, and interested persons are encouraged to review these documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Comment that, among other things, directed the Company to provide notice to the public and provided interested persons an opportunity to comment on the Company’s Application, to file a notice of participation and to request a hearing in this matter.

Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, of the Rules of Practice, the Commission has directed that service on parties and the Commission’s Staff in this matter shall be accomplished by electronic means. Please refer to the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment for further instructions concerning Confidential or Extraordinarily Sensitive Information.

An electronic copy of the Company’s Application may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa R. Crabtree, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or lisa.r.crabtree@dominionenergy.com. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies of the Application and other documents filed in this case from the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

On or before July 15, 2024, any interested person may file comments on the Application by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. Those unable, as a practical matter, to submit comments electronically may file such comments with the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00081.

On or before July 15, 2024, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation with the Clerk of the Commission at the address above or at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a notice of participation electronically may file such notice

by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel. The respondent simultaneously shall serve a copy of the notice of participation on counsel to the Company. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the 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 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00081.

On or before July 15, 2024, any interested person may file a written request for a hearing with the Clerk of the Commission at the address above or at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a request for hearing electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. The interested person simultaneously shall serve a copy of the hearing request on counsel to the Company. A request for a hearing shall include: (i) a precise statement of the filing party’s interest in the proceeding; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; (iii) a statement of the legal basis for such action; and (iv) a precise statement why a hearing should be conducted in this matter. All requests for a hearing shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00081.

Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Rules of Practice.

The Company’s Application, the public version of other documents filed in this case, the Commission’s Rules of Practice, and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment, may be viewed at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

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Farnsworth said that makes sense for Republican candidates in more left-leaning Northern Virginia. The 10th District includes all of Fauquier County as well as about half of Prince William County, part of Fairfax County, Manassas and Manassas Park and part of Rappahannock County.

“Suburban Republicans have always been more skeptical of Trump than rural Republicans, and the 10th District has more suburban Republicans than many other congressional districts,” Farnsworth said.

Reach Cher Muzyk at cmuzyk@fauquier.com.

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Gochman rides Cosmos to win the Upperville Jumper Classic UPPERVILLE, from page 2 farms in New York and Florida.

Gochman was dual junior hunter champion at Upperville in 2021, but she branched out into the jumper division later that year, she said, hoping to take her career to the international level.

She earned team gold and individual bronze medals in the Federation Equestre International youth jumping championship in Germany in 2022, with top 3 placings in many of America’s top jumper classes last year.

“The win at Upperville is a dream,” she said, showing at the same event as her mother, Becky, and older sister, Sophie. “We always have a really good time as a family here, and that’s really important. Middleburg and Upperville are such beautiful places.”

Legal Notice

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION

BY COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC., TO AMEND AND EXTEND ITS NATURAL GAS CONSERVATION AND RATEMAKING EFFICIENCY PLAN CASE NO. PUR-2024-00025 On May 22, 2024, Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. (“CVA” or the “Company”) filed an application (“Application”), pursuant to Chapter 25 of Title 56 (Code §§ 56-600 et seq.) of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), for approval to amend and extend its Conservation and Ratemaking Efficiency Plan (“CARE Plan”). According to the Company, its current CARE Plan includes a portfolio of programs that promote conservation and energy efficiency among CVA’s residential customers and a decoupling mechanism that adjusts actual non-gas distribution revenues per customer to the allowed distribution revenues previously approved by the Commission. In its Application, the Company proposes to extend its CARE Plan, along with certain modifications and amendments, for an additional three-year period, from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027 (“Amended Care Plan”).

The proposed Amended CARE Plan includes five conservation and energy efficiency programs and 43 measures. According to the Application, the Amended CARE Plan as proposed, maintains the general structure of the current CARE Plan while adding a new Residential New Construction Program. According to the Application, the Amended Care Plan consists of the following conservation and energy efficiency programs: (1) Web-Based Home Audit Program; (2) Home Savings Program; (3) Residential New Construction Program; (4) Residential Income and Age Qualifying Program; and (5) Home Energy Report Program.

The Company expects to invest $7 million over the three years of the Amended CARE Plan. According to the Company, proposed Phase 6 is designed to recover the incremental costs associated with its conservation and energy efficiency programs, as incurred, by means of a surcharge mechanism described in Section 12.4 of the Company’s General Terms and Conditions; specifically, the CARE Program Adjustment (“CPA”). The Amended Plan’s CPA will cost the average residential customer, using 62.2 dekatherms annually, approximately $8.46 in 2025, which represents an increase of $4.04 from the 2024 CPA cost for an average residential customer of $4.42.

In its Application, CVA requests authority to implement the CPA effective with the first billing unit for the Company’s January 2025 billing cycle (i.e., December 31, 2024). The Company’s proposed Amended CARE Plan also includes a performance-based incentive mechanism and a decoupling mechanism.

The details of these and other proposals are set forth in the Company’s Application. Interested persons are encouraged to review the Company’s Application and supporting exhibits for the details of these proposals.

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

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Comment that, among other things, directed the Company to provide notice to the public and provided interested persons an opportunity to comment on the Company’s Application.

To promote administrative efficiency and the timely service of filings upon participants, the Commission will, among other things, direct the electronic filing of testimony and pleadings, unless they contain confidential information, and require electronic service on parties to this proceeding. Please refer to the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment for further instructions concerning Confidential or Extraordinarily Sensitive Information.

An electronic copy of the Application may be obtained, at no charge, by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company: T. Borden Ellis, Esq., 1809 Coyote Drive, Chester, Virginia, 23836, or tbellis@nisource.com. Interested persons may also download unofficial copies of the Application and other documents from the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case Information.

On or before July 18, 2024, any interested person may file comments on the Application by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit Public-Comments. Those unable, as a practical matter, to submit comments electronically may file such comments by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00025.

On or before July 18, 2024, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation with the Clerk of the Commission at: scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a notice of participation electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel, if available. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the 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 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00025. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment.

On or before July 18, 2024, any interested person may request that the Commission convene a hearing in this matter by filing a request for hearing electronically via scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file electronically may file a request for hearing by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Requests for a hearing shall include: (i) a precise statement of the filing party’s interest in the proceeding; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; (iii) a statement of the legal basis for such action; and (iv) a precise statement why a hearing should be conducted in this matter. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2024-00025.

A copy of any notices of participation and requests for hearing shall be sent to counsel for the Company at the address listed above.

The Company’s Application, the Commission’s Rules of Practice and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment may be viewed at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

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Raise a glass —or pint — at Barrel Oak A wide range of offerings are available on a Delaplane hillside

By Dayna Smith

Contributing Writer

If options are your thing, Barrel Oak Winery and Brewery checks all the boxes.

There are wine and beer, of course, but also: artisanal food; views of vineyards and mountains; ample indoor and outdoor seating; private rooms; tastings; tours; live music; trivia; and overnight accommodations. It’s even open seven days a week.

“We offer something for everyone,” manager Adriana Lucca said.

“That is what sets us apart.”

Barrel Oak was designed to be a gathering place for family and friends — from the sloping lawn peppered with casual picnic tables to an expansive patio furnished with rocking chairs, tables and sofas — to a vast, high-ceilinged tasting room that also offers intimate spaces. Children are welcome, as are dogs, which often outnumber children. It has been recognized as one of the most family-friendly wineries in Virginia.

There is a wide range of options for wine drinkers, with 16 wines available as tasting flights, by the glass or by the bottle. Winemaker Jeremy Ligon makes lighter wines — both dry and slightly sweet — for those new to wine, but he also produces “big” reds for the more discriminating world-class palate.

PHOTO BY DAYNA SMITH

With views of the vineyards and mountains — plus food, tastings, tours and more — Barrel Oak Winery and Brewery has something for everyone.

The wine industry can be stodgy and traditional but staying relevant is crucial to long-term growth. Young folks come in looking for a new experience and the lighter, 10% to 11% alcohol wines are a good introduction.

They may not come in looking for a wine to pair with food, Ligon said, but “if I reach them with something palatable, they will hopefully keep coming back looking for wines with more complexity.”

Most recently, the winery has been winning awards for its light crisp hybrids, including Seyval Blanc, which won Best in Category at the Atlantic Seaboard wine competition, and Vidal Blanc, which won gold medals in both the San Francisco Chronicle International wine competition and the Virginia Governor’s Cup competition.

Of particular note is a rosé made using hybrid Chambourcin (red)

and Vidal Blanc (white) grapes. The juice is directly pressed with no skin contact, then cold-fermented for two weeks. It produces a vivid, salmon-colored wine that is fresh, light, crisp and acid-driven.

Thirty acres of grapevines are planted at Barrel Oak at an elevation of 700 to 800 feet. About 12,000 cases are produced each year, and 95% to 98% is sold through the tasting room.

Wholesale distribution to restaurants and stores is coming soon.

The brewery at Barrel Oak came to fruition in 2016 when the previous owner, Brian Roeder, structured his brewery license as part of a dual production facility with the winery.

Barrel Oak became the first winery/ brewery in Virginia permitted to sell wine and beer in the same building and to allow customers to drink both at the same table.

“We were always kid-friendly, but with the change in regulations, we became husband-friendly,” Marie Levitt, the wholesale director, said with a laugh. Women, who she said tend to prefer wine, now come with their husbands, who are more likely to drink beer.

The taproom at Barrel Oak is part of the main tasting room, right around the corner from the wine bar. Brewmaster Jon Bowman keeps nine beers on tap. The core lineup always includes a sour, an India pale ale (IPA) and seltzer.

There are seasonal offerings as well as one-offs, such as Chocolate Lab Porter, made from concentrated chocolate puree. Bowman also does collaborations. Recently, he worked with El Jefe Street Eats on an IPA that has a distinct “kick” from habanero infusions. All the beers are vegan. (So is Bowman.) Mug Club members are privy to special releases and receive a personalized mug, which is stored above the taps.

Food options include Middleburg-based Knead Wine artisanal pizza, which is made onsite on weekends, and a variety of trucks specializing in everything from tacos to burgers to crab cakes to barbecue. Locally made foods, Nordic-Knot pretzels and Quattro empanadas are available every day.

Barrel Oak is open Monday to Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. and Friday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Reach Dayna Smith at news@ fauquier.com.

Weekend happenings: Local events, festivals mark Juneteenth

By Sondra Anzalone Contributing Writer

Juneteenth, the national holiday that commemorates the end of slavery, is this week. Short for “June 19th,” the day has other monikers such as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or Black Independence Day. If you’re looking to join the jubilee, there are local events and festivals, as well as educational opportunities and other family-friendly ways to learn about African American history. Or make the trek to ONE DC’s Community Festival and celebrate while reflecting on our collective past.

Also, mark your calendars for Sunday, June 16 — it’s Father’s Day. Fill the old man’s belly with an all-you-can-eat country breakfast or celebrate with weekend-long specials at Valley View Farm.

4th annual Juneteenth African American Cultural Festival: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 15. African dance troupe, contests to highlight Juneteenth’s history and a presentation of Black History by the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County will highlight community events and recognize local heroes. The festival will also feature live music as well as vendors and local businesses providing unique finds and services. The festival will take place along Main Street in Old Town Warrenton.

Annual Juneteenth Festival: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 15. Celebrate freedom and community. Live music, food, arts and crafts and more. Learn about African American history

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Percussion and drummers play as the Chihamba African Dance Company performs in front of the courthouse in Warrenton at the Fauquier County’s 2023 Juneteenth Festival. and culture. Registration required, go to: https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-festival-tickets-887173548967. Locust Shade Park, 4701 Locust Shade Drive, Triangle. Free.

Juneteenth at Lucasville: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19. Learn about the celebration marking the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the South. Visit the oneroom schoolhouse to learn about the development of freedmen communities throughout Prince William County and the progression of education throughout Reconstruction and the Jim Crow Era. Lucasville

School, 10516 Godwin Drive, Manassas. Call 703365-7895 for details. Free, but donations accepted.

Juneteenth Wreath Laying: 1 to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 14. Flowers and wreaths will be laid at the Naylor Cemetery near the Community Center in Manassas Park, 99 Adams St., Manassas Park.

Virginia State Parks History and Culture Day-The Enslaved Community at Mount Bleak: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 15. Explore Mount Bleak with a tour focused on the enslaved community. Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane. $10 car parking fee.

Juneteenth Community Festival by ONE DC: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19.

Celebrate liberation with live music, Juneteenth history, local artists and vendors, food, live art, community outreach tables, food and drinks. The ONE DC Black Workers & Wellness Center, 2500 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, D.C. OVFRD Father’s Day Country Breakfast: 8 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 16. All-you-can-eat breakfast. All donations fund the new fire engine.

Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, 6838 Leeds Manor Road, Orlean. $12 adults, $5 children under the age of 9.

Father’s Day Weekend: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 14. Additional dates: Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16; same times. Bring dad and help him celebrate. Specials all weekend. Valley View Farm, 1550 Leeds Manor Road, Delaplane.

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UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS JUNE 12 TO 18 ONGOING EVENTS Holiday Refuse Schedule for Juneteenth Holiday: Town of Warrenton. Monday, June 17, regular refuse collection; Tuesday, June 18, regular refuse collection; Wednesday, June 19, HOLIDAY-NO RECYCLING COLLECTION; Thursday, June 20, regular refuse collection; Friday, June 21, regular refuse collection.

Iconic WWII Warbirds Visit Warrenton: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport (HWY), 1533 Iris Trail, Midland. Tuesday, June 18, to Sunday, June 23. The B-17 and B-25 travel to Warrenton/Fauquier Airport, June 18 to 23 with the Fairchild Forwarder appearing Saturday and Sunday June 22 to 23.

Also, at Warrenton on Wednesday and Thursday June 19 to 20 will be the Capital Wing iconic Boeing PT-17 Stearman, an open cockpit biplane. Advance tickets to fly in the Fairchild Forwarder or Stearman biplane can be purchased at the Capital Wing bookings website https://www. capitalwingwarbirdrides.org/, and flights not sold in advance will be available for sale on site at the airports. Everyone who purchases a Fairchild or Stearman ride will receive a coupon good for a free tour of the B-17 and B-25 plus a customized flight certificate and detailed booklet of the warbird they fly. For more information, email CapitalWingRides@ gmail.com.

Adult Be a Maker Cart: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall, and Bealeton Branch Library, 10977 Willow Drive, Bealeton. All day Monday, June 10 to Sunday, June 16. For adults. No registration required. Free.

Jack Boul-Timeless Landscapes: National Sporting and Library Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg. All day, Saturday until January 12, 2025. This exhibit highlights

the artist’s impressionistic subjects which include cows and domesticated and wild fowl. A video featured in the exhibition offers intriguing first-person insight into his work and process.

Farmers Markets

Archwood Green Barns Regular Farmers Market: 4557 Old Tavern Road, The Plains.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays to Nov. 24. Fruits, vegetables, baked goods, goat cheese, meats and seafood (fresh and frozen).

Warrenton Farmers Market Peak Season 2024: Court and Hotel streets and inside the building at 18 Court St., Warrenton. 8 a.m. to noon. Saturdays to Nov. 23.

Marshall Farmers Market: 8374 W. Main St., Marshall. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 2nd Saturdays to Oct. 12.

Middleburg Farmers Market: 10 W. Marshall St., Middleburg. 9 a.m. to noon.

Saturdays to Oct. 26.

Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market: 318 S. West St., Culpeper. 7:30 a.m. to noon.

Saturdays to Oct. 26.

Buchanan Hall Farmer’s Market: 8549 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville. 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays to Oct. Remington Farmers Market: 105 E. Main St., Remington. 3 to 7 p.m. 1st and 3rd Thursdays to Oct. Al-Anon for Family and Friends of Alcoholics: Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 91 Main St., Warrenton.Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. Help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics. For more information, go to https://www.al-anon.org or call 540-2195054.

Parkinsons Piedmont Support Group: Cornerstone Community Church, 40 Rockpoint Lane, Warrenton (directly behind Blaser Physical Therapy Building). 12:15 to 2

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p.m., fourth Wednesday of each month. For more information, contact Kendal Blaser at 540-222-6000.

12-Step Recovery Programs, i.e., Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, etc.: The Warrenton Meeting Place, 26 S. Third St., Warrenton. Meeting days and times vary, go to www.TWMP.org to find out more, including meeting days and times.

Peas and Grace: Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains. 8:30 to 11 a.m.

Tuesdays, and 8 to 10 a.m. Saturdays. Those in need of food assistance are encouraged to come out; all are welcome.

Spiritual Care Support Ministries: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton. 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; closed Sunday.

Support groups/counseling and special events for those experiencing the death of a loved one, divorce and chronic illness. Info 540-349-5814 or www.scsm.tv.

The S.E.E. Recovery Center: The S.E.E. Recovery Center, 710 U.S. Ave., Culpeper.

8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday; 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The center offers an array of recovery-oriented groups, meetings and the opportunity to speak with someone about mental health or substance use recovery.

Info 540-825-3366 or email: SEERecovery@ rrcsb.org.

Virginia’s Premier Women’s Empowerment Experience October 2024: Registration is now open for the Women’s Empowerment Experience, dedicated to elevating and empowering women. Set for Oct. 12 to 13 in Warrenton, the event will include discussions,

keynote speakers and interactive workshops. For details, visit https://bit.ly/ WomensEmpowermentExperience

Thursday, June 13 After 5 Networking Event at Airlie’s Top Golf Swing Suite: Harry’s Top Golf Suite at Airlie, 6809 Airlie Road, Warrenton. 5 to 7 p.m. For members and non-members with no cost, but registration is required; go to https://www.fauquierchamberva. chambermaster.com/eventregistration/ register/18734.

English-as-a-second-language class: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton. 6 to 9 p.m. Registration required prior to attending, call 540-3170505 or contact Ali Vivas at: gededu22@ gmail.com. Free.

FRESH on Wheels: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton.

10 to 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. For families, free books, games and summer fun.

Free.

Tech Time at the Library: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton. Noon to 2 p.m. Additional dates: Tuesday, June 18, 10 a.m. to noon. Get some help with devices (smart phone, tablet or laptop); teaching and troubleshooting only; no device repair. Appointments recommended; call 540-422-8500 ext. 2.

Walk-ins will be accepted as time permits.

Free.

Pajama Story Time: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton. 6:30 to 7 p.m. For all ages, stories, songs and activities, PJs are welcome. No registration required. Free.

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | June 12, 2024 EVENTS, from page 10 Virtual. 8 to 9 p.m. For adults. The bestselling author will discuss writing about psychological thrillers and talk about her new upcoming book “The Housemaid is Watching.” Registration is required, go to https://bit.ly/fplauthor. Free.

Senior Supper at the Bistro on the Hill: Bistro on the Hill, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton. 4:30 to 6 p.m. For seniors 55plus. Cost $7.65.

Coffee and Conversation: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton. 10 a.m. to noon. Come for a cup of coffee, tea, light refreshments and a place to chat. Info 540-349-5814. Free.

Open Prayer Gathering: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton. Noon to 12:30 p.m. Come for personal prayer or to pray for others.

Requests can be made by calling 540349-5814 or go to https://www.scsm.tv/ contactus.

Tomba: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg. 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and Saturday, June 15. Enjoy Tom Sweitzer’s version of Zumba. For more information, call 540-687-6373.

Friday, June 14 Oak Spring Garden Tour-Explore Bunny Mellon’s Legacy: Oak Spring Garden Foundation, 1776 Loughborough Lane, Upperville. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional dates: Saturday, June 15; same times. Take a self-guided stroll through the marvelous landscape in Upperville, Virginia. Selections from “Fantastic Flora” a digital educational exhibit that blends art, culture, history and science to explore the role of plants in both human history and the natural world will be featured. Registration required; go to https://www.osgf.org/programs-and-eventscalendar/2024/6/14/a-tour-of-the-gardenand-gallery-at-oak-spring. Tickets: $75.

Coffee and Commerce at Cupcake Heaven: Cupcake Heaven, 8348 W. Main St., Marshall. 8 to 9 a.m. Informal networking while enjoying a copy of coffee, mingle with fellow business professionals and community members. Share thoughts, ideas and concerns with CEO of the Chamber, Alec Burnett. Register at https://www. fauquierchamberva.chambermaster.com/ eventregistration/register/18758. Coffee, pastries and breakfast items are available for purchase.

Dragonfly Identification Workshop: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by an adult. Bring binoculars.

Registration required; call 540-341-3651.

Free.

American Red Cross Drive: Fauquier Health, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton. 8:30 a.m. Register at www.redcross.org or call 1-800-733-2767. Enter the main hospital entrance for screening and then go to Sycamore Room.

Book Cellar: John Barton Payne Building Basement, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional date: Saturday, June 15; same times. Call 540-341-3447 to volunteer.

Father’s Day Weekend: Valley View Farm, 1550 Leeds Manor Road, Delaplane. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional dates: Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16; same times. Bring dad and help him celebrate. Specials all weekend.

Old Town After Hours: Old Town Warrenton, 21 Main St., Warrenton. 5 to 10 p.m. Bring the family for food, live music and more. Live music at 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 15 Native Wildflower ID and Invasive Plant Walk: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane. 10 to 11 a.m.

Learn how to identify natives and how to

spot harmful invasive plants. $10 car parking fee.

The Farmer’s Forge: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane.

Noon to 3 p.m. Members of the Blacksmith Guild will show off their skills; purchase handmade goods on site. $10 car parking fee.

Microscopes-Take a Closer Look: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For children, tweens and teens. Participants under 10 should be accompanied by an adult. Participants are invited to bring a USB drive to keep microscope photos they take. Presentation and supplies provided by Science With Us. Registration required; go to https://bit.ly/3JZ2Wcl. Petting Zoo: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg. 2 to 3 p.m. Pet and feed friendly animals including a camel, donkey, llama, cow, sheep, goat, rabbit and tortoise.

Volunteer Day-Invasive Species Removal: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton. 9 a.m. to noon. For adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by an adult. Bring clothing appropriate for the weather: gloves and/or small tools, if desired.

To register, call 540-341-3651. Free.

Common Plant Family Identification Workshop: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton. 10 a.m. to noon. This program is intended for an adult audience. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome to attend. Registration required; call 540-341-3651.Free.

Jefferson Ruritan Club Fundraiser Cornhole Tournament: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus road, Brandy Station. 3 p.m. (practice begins at 2 p.m.). Outside event, food and refreshments can be purchased from the brewery, all proceeds go to local charitable causes and public service organizations in the community.

$30 registration for each 2-person team; to register call 540-825-4192.

Sunday, June 16 American Legion Post 72 Charity Car Show: Warrenton Horse Show Grounds, 60 E. Shirley Ave., Warrenton. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Barrel train rides for kids; craft and vendor show; food trucks and vendors including Moo Thru ice cream; complimentary hot dogs and hamburgers, courtesy of Sons of the American Legion. To register a vehicle, go to https://www.carshowpro. com/event/1819. Proceeds benefit Willing Warriors of Haymarket and the Fauquier Food Bank. Registration is $25 online; $30 day of show.

Paws to Read with K-9 Caring Angels: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall. 2 to 3 p.m.

Children ages 5 to 10 are invited to read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs.

A caregiver must be present, and a signed permission slip is required. Free.

A Seasonal Series-Walking Workshops: Wollam Gardens, 5167 Jeffersonton Road, Jeffersonton. 2 to 4 p.m. Family friendly.

Dogs on leashes are welcome. Dress for the weather and wear good footwear. Cold beverages and cookies will be served.

Receive handouts and a tree memento after your walk. Registration required; go to https://www.wollamgardens.com/ shop/p/a-seasonal-series-walking-workshopsat-wollam-gardens. Cost is $8.00.

Father’s Day Art Sale: The Brockman’s Barn, 6732 John Barton Payne Road, Orlean. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Celebrate the work of local artists and artisans. A percentage of the proceeds will go to Hope Heals-A Community Freestore.

Monday, June 17 Preschool Story Time: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton.

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Karen White, director and co-founder of the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County, is one of the organizers of Fauquier County’s annual Juneteenth festival.

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Juneteenth: A ‘family reunion’ for Fauquier’s Black community JUNETEENTH, from page 1 was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. This isn’t ‘happening,’ type of thing,” she said. “Like wow, they shut the whole Main Street down for us. That felt really, really good.”

Organizers said this year’s Juneteenth will be even bigger and better than previous years.

“This year alone has kind of raised the bar,” said Barrie Newman, executor of the Fauquier Juneteenth board of directors. “Expectations and the community have held us to a higher standard because of what we’ve done in the last three years.”

As the event has grown over the years, it’s attracting more visitors.

“We’ve had people submit artwork from Chicago,” Newman said.

“We have people coming from New York, L.A. and Texas, and for some of those people, it’s like a family reunion. They’re excited to come back to Warrenton because a lot of people’s roots are from there.”

This year, the event also will be hosted by Washington Howard University Radio (WHUR).

“To have WHUR as one of the main hosts and some of the disc jockeys that we listen to on the radio to actually be coming to our small little country town of Warrenton and supporting our Juneteenth, and saying that this is something important, it still sends chills up my arms,” Sanders said. “To know our worth, and that we are valued and that to have an event like this is important for the community as a whole, but also very important for us as African Americans.”

Sanders’s mother, Karen White, is director of the Afro-American Historical Association in Fauquier. She said Juneteenth is an important moment of reflection.

“For me personally, and I think for the community, it gives us a chance to look at our history from slavery to resistance to freedom,” White said.

“Today, it gives us the chance to pause and to meditate and to really be thankful for the freedoms that we do have today.”

Slavery and racism are deeply woven into Fauquier’s history, dating back to the county’s formation in 1759.

By 1860, about half of Fauquier’s population was enslaved Black people.

“When I think of Fauquier, I think of the master builders, the people

Celebrate Juneteenth in Fauquier County

When: Saturday, June 15, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Where: Main Street in Warrenton What: The event will include a program featuring a panel and speakers, vendors, children’s activities and live music.

For more information, visit www. fauquierjuneteenth.com that were here that enabled others to enjoy their rights, their iced tea on the porches and different things,” White said. “There was a strong resistance (by enslaved people to slavery). There was a family connection.

Whether it be by land or whether it be by blood or whether it be by work, there was connection that it is difficult for us today to fully understand and to comprehend.”

White said the transition from slavery to freedom was painful.

There was lots of resistance. Although 1,100 Black men voted for the first time during Reconstruction in 1867 — an awesome feat, White said — the Ku Klux Klan was present in the county as early as 1868.

Records from the Freedmen’s Bureau show that members of the county’s elite were members.

Today, White said the association works with the descendants of slaveholders in Fauquier to uncover a shared history.

“It’s a collaborative effort of much mutual respect,” White said.

Still, she said, there’s work to be done.

“I think this Juneteenth celebration is more looking at where we are today, acknowledging our past, accepting our past but looking at the community,” she said. “What about this community can we improve on?

Is it equal or affordable housing? Is it health care? Is it wellness? Is it transportation?”

For Newman, Juneteenth in Fauquier signifies an important reckoning with the past.

“Any and all walks of life are welcome to celebrate and enjoy just a day of peace and prosperity, and what is essentially America showing that ‘Hey, we made wrongs, but we’re correcting them,’” Newman said. “That’s like the best feeling in the world, knowing that someone addressed something that was terribly wrong.”

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FAUQUIER’S BLACK, TWYMAN EARN FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION GIRLS SOCCER HONORS

Junior defender Ella Black and sophomore forward Jasmine Twyman were selected to the all-Class 3 Region B first team, while forward McKenna Locke, midfielders Katie Coonce and Lily Retana-Rodriguez and goalie Mason Riley were named to the second team. The Falcons finished 11-6-3 and reached their first state quarterfinals since 2003.

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Brooke Belcher (left), Lydia Lovell (above) and the Fauquier High softball team’s triumphant run to the Class 3 semifinals ended with a 4-1 loss to Christiansburg at Monticello High last Friday.

Falcons’ glorious season ends with 4-1 loss to Christiansburg in state semis Fauquier’s first state tourney trip since 2016 concludes ‘extraordinary’ year

By Matthew Proctor Staff Writer

The Falcons were OK with the high temperatures in the 80s.

It was the heat from Christiansburg High ace Kadyn Camper that ended Fauquier High’s breakout season in the Class 3 softball state semifinals last Friday at Monticello High.

Camper, an intimidating 6-foot-2 righthander who will play at Purdue University, overpowered the Falcons with her rocket rise ball, then taunted and flummoxed them with a devastating changeup. She struck out 15 Falcons as the Blue Demons prevailed 4-1. One day later, Christiansburg (24-3) won the state title, downing Turner Ashby 6-3 in eight innings.

Fauquier’s players, many in tears, held their heads high after the program’s fourth trip to the state semifinals since the school opened in 1963.

The 2024 Falcons won the Class 3 Region B title, finished 19-7 and made their first state semifinal appearance since 2016, the year they lost in the Class 4 state final to Woodgrove 24-1.

“It’s been extraordinary. This has been the best team I’ve been with in my softball career,” senior Brooke Belcher said. “This team has treated me like family. Every one of these girls to me are sisters.”

“Every year it’s a different cast of girls and they’re all special in their own right, but they worked extremely hard,” said first year coach Craig Gilmore.

“This team started in the weight room before Thanksgiving. The only people that weren’t showing up were playing winter sports,” Gilmore added. “That’s just the mentality of this team, and as a coach, you always appreciate the kids that are willing to put in the work in their offseason. It’s a special group and they fought hard all season long.”

This season, Ashley Heflin (center) and the Fauquier Falcons finished 19-7, won their first regional championship since 1986 and made just the fourth state semifinal appearance in program history.

Despite only managing three hits against Camper and striking out six times in the first two innings, the Falcons held a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the third.

Pitcher Claire Keyser led off top of the third with an infield single, and after a pair of strikeouts, a Lydia Lovell popup on the right side was dropped by the Blue Demons’ second baseman, putting two Falcons in scoring position with two outs. Brooke Belcher then slapped a single to right field to score Alexis Kannard, who pinch ran for Keyser, to take a 1-0 lead.

The Falcons also put April Belcher on third in the first inning off a Blue Demons’ miscue. But Camper dominated Fauquier from the third inning on.

Forced to swing early in anticipation of Camper’s lively rise ball, the Falcons were susceptible to changeups, which generated awkward swings.

Camper also had an elongated delivery with a

rocking motion, which further threw off Fauquier’s timing. “It was a whole seven seconds before she would lean back. As soon as she would lean back, that’s when I would load, but we were all a little bit out front. We were all a little bit prancy in the box,” said Belcher.

“We tried to tell them, ‘Sit on the fastball, adjust to the changeup,’ but her change up was, she had the exact same arm movement,” Gilmore said.

“She threw it in very effectively, threw it for strikes, and it was hard to lay off the changeup because you were expecting her to throw so hard.”

Christiansburg coach Seann Gaynor said Camper mowed down everyone she faced. “She’s got like 250, 260 strikeouts on the season and not one time have I called the pitch down the middle because she’s just that good,” he said.

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Heflin’s two-run single leads Falcons over Tabb 2-1 in state quarters

By Dylan Tefft

Contributing Writer

Fauquier High first baseman Ashley Heflin hadn’t reached base in two games.

With the Falcons needing runs in the do-or-die Class 3 state quarterfinal on June 4, the senior leader was now tasked with putting her team on the board.

Down 1–0 to Tabb High in the third with the bases loaded, Heflin launched a two-RBI single to right, establishing the eventual 2–1 win for the Falcons (19-6) to advance to the state semifinals.

“My last six at-bats, I’ve been hitting weak ground balls to the left side because I haven’t been staying back,” Heflin said. “My coaches and the team behind me, everyone was encouraging. Everyone was so loud, and I just knew it needed to happen.”

Heflin didn’t wait, swinging on the first pitch to plate Brooke Belcher and Alexis Kannard.

“I was thinking in my head (while) practicing my swing on the sideline, ‘I need to stay back on this one,’” Heflin added. “And I did. It was such an amazing feeling.”

It was a frustrating day of offense for the Falcons, who had four runners forced or tagged out at home plate and saw threatening situations in four other innings come up empty.

The Falcons put runners on third base in the first, second, third, fourth and sixth innings but scored in the third in what turned into a very tense game.

April Belcher led off the decisive third with a walk. After Lydia Lovell flied out to deep center, Brooke Belcher singled to right with April taking third. Ashley Murphy hit a grounder to Tiger pitcher Mika Hilburger who caught April Belcher going back to third, with Kannard coming in to run for Murphy at first.

With two outs, Brooke Farmer produced a seven-pitch at-bat with a walk to load the bases for Heflin’s magic moment.

The Falcons could have scored a half dozen more runs. They loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth but could not score with two runners thrown out at home.

Fauquier’s pitching has been the key to its streak, allowing just two or less runs in eight of the final 10 victories. It was no different against Tabb, as Claire Keyser silenced the Tigers for the first 19 outs, then Farmer commandingly dealt with the final two.

Savannah Smith (above), Brooke Belcher (at left) and the Fauquier Falcons advanced to the fourth state semifinal in school history in beating Tabb 2-1 in the Class 3 quarters on June 4.

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Keyser stumped the Tigers with her up-andaway ball placement, racking up six strikeouts and keeping the visitors off the scoreboard until the senior handed the ball off to Farmer in the final inning after a leadoff walk.

Keyser got a strikeout but her wild pitch put the tying run on second and Farmer was called on.

“We got to the seventh inning and Claire said, ‘I don’t have anything left in the tank,’” Gilmore recalled.

Farmer grabbed Keyser’s baton and bolted away. The freshman struck out the final two bat-

Falcons fall 4-1 in state semis SEMIS, from page 15 After Brooke Belcher’s RBI put FHS in front 1-0, the Blue Demons answered with three runs in the bottom of the third, knocking Keyser out of the game.

After a leadoff walk, bunt out and an infield single on a ball that was roasted to second base, Christiansburg’s Addison Reasor drove in a run while reaching on a chopper hit to short. Next, the Blue Demons’ freshman catcher Reagan Smith lined a double to left field to score two more and lead 3-1.

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Claire Keyser earned the win in the Falcons’ quarterfinal victory over Tabb. to it, we had timely hits. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out,” Gilmore said.

The Blue Demons added a fourth run in the bottom of the fifth on a

ters of the game in commanding fashion.

“Nothing fazes her,” Gilmore said. “I don’t know many freshmen that teams use as a closer because it’s so high-pressure. They had two on, the run on first is the go-ahead run. And she comes in and gets the job done. As a freshman, that’s insane.”

“Every time, I ask her if she’s OK because I want to make sure that in the moment, a state tournament, it’s not overwhelming her,” Gilmore added. “She says the same thing every time. She says give me the ball.”

solo home run to center by Smith.

The homer was the only hit allowed in 3.2 innings by freshman Brooke Farmer, who started at second base before relieving Keyser in the third.

Farmer, who also legged out an infield single at the plate, struck out four with an effective changeup. “I saw they were struggling with changeups, so I threw a lot of changeups.

We just kind of stayed away and hoped for the best, and it worked out pretty well,” said Farmer.

“Her mental trap that she has in pressure situations, it’s unbelievable as a freshman and it’s only going to get better,” said Gilmore, who loses five seniors but returns several impactful underclassmen, including Farmer, centerfielder Lydia Lovell and catcher Ashley Murphy.

“This is such a great foundation for them,” Belcher said.

“It gives them a taste. If these

girls were willing to come out to the weight room in November and realize that’s the hard work you put in and that’s what you get out of it, then I think that they’re going to do it again,” Gilmore said.

“We talked about, ‘Think about how this feels and what we went through to get here.’ We have the talent to get back, we just got to put the work in,” he added.

Gilmore’s first year was still a joyful memory. He had a falcon etched in his hair for the semifinal and will dye his hair blonde to fulfil a promise.

“They caught me at Glory Days one night. I said, ‘Girls, if we make it to states, I’ll etch a falcon in my head and dye my hair.’ They got to states, so I’m going to honor that.”

Gilmore has a vacation to Italy coming up, so he can only keep the look for a few days. “My wife said, ‘You are not going (like that)!’”

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A primary advantage of having vacation rentals is its potential for higher returns compared to traditional long-term rentals. This stems from the ability to charge premium rates during peak travel seasons, maximizing revenue for property owners. Additionally, vacation rentals offer the flexibility to use the property for personal vacations while renting it out during other times, balancing personal enjoyment with investment benefits.

Choosing the best locations for vacation rental properties involves considering several factors. Coastal areas, mountain retreats and destina-

tions near popular tourist attractions are in high demand. For example, beachfront properties in Florida, ski chalets in Colorado and cabins near national parks like Yellowstone or the Smoky Mountains consistently attract tourists year-round, ensuring high occupancy rates and strong rental income. Proximity to amenities, activities and natural beauty is crucial when identifying prime vacation rental spots.

Effective management of a vacation rental property requires a strategic and proactive approach to ensure a seamless experience for both guests and owners. Maintaining the property in top condition through regular cleaning, maintenance and prompt repairs is essential. Investing in quality furnishings and amenities can significantly enhance guest satisfaction, leading to positive reviews and future bookings. Leveraging

technology through property management software can streamline operations, from booking management to guest communication, ensuring a smooth and efficient process. This strategic approach keeps you in control of your investment, ensuring its long-term success.

Marketing plays a crucial role in the success of a vacation rental. Utilizing online platforms like Airbnb, VRBO and Booking.com can greatly increase visibility and reach a global audience. High-quality photos, detailed descriptions and competitive pricing are key to standing out in a competitive market. Building a robust social media presence and encouraging satisfied guests to leave reviews can further enhance the property’s reputation and attract more bookings. Focusing on these aspects allows you to manage your vacation rental properties effective-

ly, reaping the financial rewards and lifestyle benefits they offer.

The potential is immense, and the time to invest in a vacation home is now. If you’re ready to explore this exciting opportunity, give us a call.

We have connections with real estate agents across the country and beyond who are ready to help you make the most of your investment.

Scott MacDonald is the owner/ broker of RE/MAX Gateway, which has offices in Haymarket, Warrenton, Alexandria and Fairfax.

Scott MacDonald, broker RE/MAX Gateway 4100 Lafayette Center Drive, Suite 302, Chantilly, Va. (with offices in Haymarket, Warrenton, Alexandria and Fairfax) Phone: 703-652-5760

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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.

EMAIL: fairhousing@dpor.virginia.gov WEBSITE: dpor.virginia.gov/fairhousing

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Sumerduck, Va 17+ Acres near Rappahannock River Mostly wooded 17+ acres with creek.

Nice rolling property. No HOA, 2 sides adjoin conservation protected properties. Close to Phelps Wildlife Management area. Cannot be subdivided.

$275,000

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18 CALENDAR/OBITUARIES EVENTS, from page 11 10:30 to 11 a.m. For children up to age 5 and their families. Caregivers must remain in the children’s areas. Free; no registration required.

Tiny Tots Story Time: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton.

10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. For infants to 2-year-old children with a parent or caregiver. Pre-registration is not required.

Tickets to the program will be available first come, first served at the Youth Services desk on the morning of the program; quantities will be limited. Free.

Escape Room-Mystery at the Louvre: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall. 1 to 6 p.m. For teens ages 12 to 18. The employees of the Louvre in Paris are shocked, and the police are baffled by the theft of the Mona Lisa.

Help solve the crime and win a reward.

Registration required; go to https://bit. ly/4bhiO6g. Free.

Express Yourself Poetry Workshop: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton. 3 to 5 p.m. For teens ages 12 to 17. Learn to express self through the power of poetry with local author Stephen Bucher. Space is limited. Registration is required; call 540-422-8500 x2. Free.

Survivors for Life-Suicide Support Meeting: Encompass Community Supports, 15361 Bradford Road, Culpeper. 7 to 8 p.m.

Support group for those affected with loss of a loved one to suicide. For questions, contact Alan at 434-825-8913 or email: arasmussen@rrcsb.org.

Tuesday, June 18 Spinning Yarns Knit and Crochet Club: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton.

5:30 to 7 p.m. Bring needles and hooks every first and third Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for an informal, drop-in club knitting

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | June 12, 2024 and crocheting club. Attendees aged 18 and up can learn from each other and socialize.

There are no skills or requirements for membership.

FRESH on Wheels: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall.

10 to 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. For families, free books, games and summer fun.

SPLAT (Science, Play, Language, Art, Technology)-Soaring High: An Exploration of Birds and Flight: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton. 2 to 3 p.m. For children ages 6 to 8. Registration is required; go to https://bit.ly/4adAo9Z to reserve a child’s spot. Free.

SPLAT (Science, Play, Language, Art, Technology)-All About the Games: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton. 2 to 3 p.m. For children ages 6 to 8. Registration is required; go to https://bit.ly/3yaLwr0 to reserve a child’s spot. Free.

Pajama Story Time: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton.

6:30 to 7 p.m. For all ages, stories, songs and activities, PJs are welcome. No registration required. Free.

Chair Yoga for Adults: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg. 2 to 3 p.m. Use a chair for support in this easy yoga class.

Wear movement-friendly clothing.

Literary Fiction Book Club: Middleburg Books, 17 S. Madison St., Middleburg. 6 to 7 p.m. The group will discuss “James,”

by Percival Everett. Registration required; go to https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ middleburgbooks1/1253827.

2nd annual Strike Out Homelessness and Hunger: Galaxy Strikes, 251 W. Lee Highway, Warrenton. 5 to 9 p.m. Bowling, raffles, prizes, fun and more. For more information or to register, call 703-307-5092.

All proceeds benefit Community Touch Inc.

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Grief often hits the hardest after the burial of a loved one, once there are no longer distractions from funeral planning, family, and visitors. This is usually around the time we are expected to return to work after experiencing a death. While work may be a welcome distraction, be prepared for experiences at work that will trigger your grief. You may need to take more frequent breaks or leave for a walk during the workday. Consider modifying your schedule to a shortened day or working from home parttime until you’re feeling more social. Make sure your boss and immediate team members know what you’re going through and how you’re doing, even if you ask a trusted coworker to communicate it.

When a loved one dies, grieving family members and friends often are confronted with dozens of decisions about the funeral -- all of which must be made quickly and often under great emotional strain. MOSER FUNERAL HOME provides the highest quality of professional services with the personal attention and understanding needed to help you and your family through a difficult time. To learn more, please call (540) 347-3431 or see us at our 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton facility. Our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY is located just outside of Warrenton.

“Grief is not a disorder, a disease, or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical, and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure to grief is to grieve.”

Earl Grollman

492 Blackwell Rd. Warrenton, VA 20168

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These property transfers, filed May 27-31, 2024 were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top dollar sale: $2,250,000 in Marshall District Cedar Run District

Thomas B. Miller II to Justin Ray Demeter, 5.4875 acres at 13354 Blackwell’s Mill Road near Goldvein. $545,000 Jonathan Annis to Richard Carlson, 3.4343 acres at 11779 Elk Run Road, Catlett. $745,000 Kristina Gilbert to Nestor E. Cortez Vasquez, 2.28 acres at 13344 Elk Run Rod near Morrisville. $490,000 Martin J. McLaughlin IV to Monica Jewel Keen, 0.9054 acre at 7662 Greenwood Way near Nokesville. $570,000 Skye V. Ferguson to Kaela Mattson, 2.8031 acres on Old Auburn Road and Rogues Road near Auburn. $49,900

Lee District

Alejandro Serrano Portillo to Ever D. Gamez Navas, 0.6571 acre at 11005 James Madison Hwy., Bealeton. $390,000 Raymond A. Disanza to RMH Builders LLC, 2.3000 acres and 2.3000 acres on Rogers Ford Road and Brianna Lane, Sumerduck. $260,000

Red Hawk Holdings LLC to Kenneth A. Breckley, 8.129 acres on Snake Castle Road, Sumerduck. $142,500 NVR Inc. to Gloria Ohemeng-Niffah, 2,600 sq. ft. at 3185 Jefferson Blvd., Bealeton. $428,660 Stavroula K. Skourlis to Mohammad Talib, 1.80 acres on James Madison Hwy. and Della Street near Opal. $250,000 Frank S. Zagrod Tr. to Mark F. Hyson Tr., 46.4297 acres at 7441 Highgate Lane, Bealeton. $1,150,000 Blake Meadow LLC to Jonathan F. Dries, 10753 Blake Lane, Bealeton. $440,000 Sara J. Cockerill to Luis Carlos Solis Ramirez Sr., 1.3800 acres on Rt. 786. $10,000

Warrenton. $715,000

Post Office/Bull Run Mountain. $800,000

Matthew Robert Wilson to Brian Bridgeford, 238 Norma Dean Drive, Warrenton. $750,000

Doris Dulany Moates to Holden Panetti, 4.9724 acres at 5070 Dulany Lane, Broad Run. $700,000

Susan Ilene Roth as Sole Acting Tr. to Kendra Loree Hilligoss, 7629 Movern Lane, Warrenton. $800,000

Claudia C. Colvin to Aust Phoenix, 6093 Whippoorwill Drive near Warrenton. $760,000

NVR Inc. to Justin James Ellis, 1.2239 acres at 3143 Forestdale Drive, Warrenton. $949,990 James L. Hoobler to Brent Schoenduby, 0.5801 acre at 6475 Loudoun Court, Warrenton. $700,000 Andrew B. Gilliam to Steven M. Sternberg, 290 Gay Road, Warrenton. $716,900

Scott District

Center District

A&S Properties Limited Partnership R LLP to Timothy Hipp, 3.6279 acres, Baldwin Ridge Subdivision. $230,000

Nicolette Weeks to Mark Logan, 0.4990 acre at 6434 Lancaster Drive, Warrenton. $615,000

Cihan Surucuoglu, 1174 Brittle Ridge Road near Warrenton. $836,000

Louann Menard to Melinda Flis, 59 Sire Way, Warrenton. $416,500

Jeffery Comer to Jamie Pflugfelder, 0.6771 acre at 344 Blackwell Road,

Brett McKinnon to Anthony Drosos, 1.74 acres at 4518 Highpoint Lane and 2.27 acres about one mile NE of the Broad Run

Catherine Ellis to Kenneth Abner, 5.6894 acres at 6768 Warwick Lane near Warrenton. $840,000 Thomas G. Rish to Vincent Crate, 7006 Kelly Road near Warrenton. $515,000

Marshall District

Linda’s Realty LLC to Paul Young-Jin Lee, 6.405 acres at 12083 Fawn Ridge Road, Linden. $420,000 Clearview Farm Estates LLC to Maronda Homes of Virginia LLC, 1.6106 acres on Piney Mountain Road, Warrenton. $200,000 William J. Clinton to Tracey Lee Schmitt, 41,139 sq. ft. at 9136 John S. Mosby Hwy., and 1,505 sq. ft. (The Barber Shop), Village of Upperville. $2,250,000

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Obituaries

Doris G. Gray It is with great sadness that the family of Doris G. Gray announce she went home to Jesus on June 4, 2024 at the age of 83. Born on January 12, 1941 to Clifton and Nannie Belle Carter in Marshall, Va. Doris was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her husband Shirley James Gray, father Clifton Carter, mother Nannie Belle Carter, Brother Roy Carter, Sisters Holly Wines and Dorothy Church.

She is survived by Patsy (Donnie) Drone of Middleburg and Michael (Mary) Gray Jeffersonton, four grandchildren Tara, Tegra, Austin and Zachary and four great-children and siblings sister Juanita Grimes and brother Wallace Carter along with extended family of nieces and nephews. Services were held at St. Andrew Episcopal Church Saturday June 8th. Burial took place in the Carter Cemetery.

Arrangements by Royston Funeral Home, Marshall, VA. Please visit www.roystonfh.com to express online condolences to the family.

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Jennifer Wynne Allen Eternally Remembered Beloved daughter of Particia Louise Oakes, Jacks Corner, Hopewell, Pennsylvania and Kenneth Eugene Allen, Cross Junction, Virginia, cherished by sisters Laurel, Lisa & Tricia; brothers Shawn (dec.), Shane & Tracey.

Fauquier High School class of 1988.

Jennifer was born in Manassas, VA; 21 April 1969 she left us 12 May 2024 in Orange County, VA. May her name be a blessing.

We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.

Poulo Coelho; "The Alchemist" Obituaries

Shelia Ann Surges Shelia Ann Surges, 70, of Bealeton, VA passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at the Outer Banks Health Hospital in Nags Head, NC surrounded by family.

Shelia was preceded in death by her father, James Harold Hull; her husband, Douglas Scott Surges; a daughter, Dawn Deanna Champ; her sister, Jean Elizabeth Hull and her brother, Jimbo Hull.

She is survived by her son, Nathan Jennings (Tiffany) of Amissville, VA, her three daughters, Crystal Shifflett (Rodney) of Gordonsville, VA, Amber Forry (Robert) of Bealeton, VA and Crystal Moyer (Justin) of Bealeton, VA; son-in-law, Troy Champ of Bealeton, VA; mother, Gladys Elizabeth Hull of Morrisville, VA; brothers, Eugene Hull (Renee) of Haymarket, VA, and Benjamin Hull of Morrisville, VA; sister, Carol Rotenberry (Rick) of Front Royal, VA, sister-in-law, Darlene Hull of Bealeton, VA; fifteen grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.

Shelia was born in Warrenton, VA on June 28, 1953. She grew up in Manassas, VA where she graduated from Osbourn High School in 1971. After graduation, Shelia worked at IBM for 16 years before making the decision to start a new career as an in-home daycare provider in order to be home with her children. She ran her childcare business for 13 years before transitioning to her final career change as a school bus driver for Fauquier County Public Schools, from which she recently retired after 16 years. While Shelia enjoyed each of her careers, her favorite role was that of beloved Mother to her five children, and Nana to her fifteen grandchildren.

A public visitation will be on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 from 11:30 am - 12:00 pm with service beginning at 12pm at Moser Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens in Manassas, VA at 2:00 pm.

Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186.

Online condolences can be made at:moserfuneralhome.com

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Dennis Lee Ray December 9, 1975 - June 16, 1993

Love you forever and ever. Amen

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Mary Elizabeth Wilkerson Mary Elizabeth Wilkerson, born in Washington D.C. on November 8, 1956 to Marjorie Lou Waggoner Wilkerson and Hylton Ellis Wilkerson, died peacefully in her home on June 3, 2024 with her four loving children by her side. Mary fought a remarkable two-and-a-half year battle with cancer.

Mary's grandmother was the first businesswoman in Vienna, owning her own business, Gladys S. Waggoner Ice and Fuel Company. Mary's parents Hylton and Marjorie Wilkerson began their commercial painting business in Vienna, Wilmar Contractors, Inc., for which Mary worked when she was younger.

After spending the first nine years of her childhood growing up in Vienna, Mary, the youngest of four girls, grew up with her parents in Fauquier County in the home they had lovingly restored, Belle Grove. Mary attended Marshall Elementary, Marshall Junior High until the fire closed the school, and then graduated from Fauquier High School. Mary was accepted to the University of Virginia - the "Ivy League of the South" - and attended for a year and a half before returning home, working locally, and eventually marrying and starting her own family, at which time she returned to Vienna.

Mary worked diligently her entire life. Continuing her family's tradition, she established her own business in Vienna in the mid 1990s, Vienna Massage Therapy, LLC. As she was now a sole parent, Mary wanted to remain at home while working, so that she could also raise her four children. To achieve this, she worked with local and state officials to change the laws in order to permit operating a massage therapy business out of a home office. Mary was a pioneer in opening up massage therapy as a legitimate profession, working with elected officials to remove discriminatory laws against massage therapy. She was an inspiration to all who knew her.

Mary was very active in her community, serving 10 years on the Town of Vienna's Community Enhancement Commission, six of those years as Chair.

Mary served as the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Legislative Committee Chair, and was also active in the Vienna Chamber of Commerce.

Mary's dedication to her community continued as she returned to her family land in Fauquier County. Mary served her community tirelessly, serving on the Board of the Marshall Business and Residents Association since 2009, many of those years as President. Dedicated to the people and faithful in doing what is right, Mary sacrificially fought for her community.

In recent years, Mary further expanded her efforts by working for Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), an organization dear to her and to which her connection dates to the 1980s, when Mary began homeschooling all four of her children, K-12, providing them a loving and rich education.

Mary is survived by her beloved children, sons W. Michael Wilkerson (wife Rebecca) and Daniel Ellis Wilkerson, daughters Stephanie Fried (husband Greg) and Mary-Elizabeth Wilkerson, as well as four precious grandchildren.

The family received friends and visitors from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Sunday, June 9, at Hall Funeral Home, 140 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA 20132. Funeral services were held at 2:30 PM on Monday, June 10, at Cornerstone Chapel, 650 Battlefield Pkwy SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 and live streamed at www.youtube.com/@ccfunerals. Burial will follow at Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Virginia.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of flowers or contributions to the Marshall Business and Residents Association, P.O. Box 533, Marshall, VA 20116 or HSLDA, PO Box 5000, Purcellville, VA 20134, Check memo: Wilkerson - Memory Gift.

Arrangements by Hall Funeral Home, Purcellville, VA. Please visit www.hallfh.com to express online

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703-765-3192 Washington, VA, 1BR apt, office/study, LR, Kit, Utility Rm, 1BA. $1100/mo water/sewer included, 540-937-3439 n Merchandise Miscellaneous Sale BASEBALL CARDS: many complete sets, not old but excellent condition 1980's 571-344-4300 Baseball Shadow boxes. Various sizes, glass enclosed, excel cond.

571-344-4300 COMICS APP. 1000, 1970'S-80' S,SUPERMAN, BATMAN, SPIDERMAN, ARCHIE, DISNEY, DC, MARVEL Excellent. 571-344-4300 Baseball, 3 color lithographs, limited numbered edition, signed; Aaron, Snider/Berra,Feller. Excellent. 10.5x15; 16x20 framed.

571-344-4300 Yankee memorabilia - Mantle, Jeter, Dimaggio, Ruth/Gehrig, yearbooks (1970' s-80's) figurines, plates, books, magazines, cards, etc.

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BROOKLYN DODGERS 1955 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS POSTER, 24x30, wooden frame, excellent. 571-344-4300 Ringling Bros. Programs 1991-2005, Oympic Magazines/Programs, Olympic Mdse. (1980) 571-344-4300

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Hot wheels/ Matchb o x c a r s 571-344-4300 Ansel Adams pictures M. Monroe picture all framed Many others, pez dispensers, Disney mdse 571-344-4300 COMICS- app 1000, 1970's- 1980's- SUPERMAN, BATMAN, SPIDERMAN, ARCHIE, DC, MARVEL, DISNEY, Excellent 571-344-4300 Joe Gibbs 1991 autographed football card as super bowl coach. racing book autographed 571-344-4300 45 RPM record collection original 50' s/60's, app 2500 various prices; Tony the Tiger key chains 571-344-4300.

King Kooker 32 qua r t outd oor cooker/deep fryer, $25.

Master built electric smoker; $50.00 or best offer.

Cub Cadet push lawnmower model 959468, free.

Husqvarna ST724 snow blower; $100.00 or best offer.

John Deer LX 176 tractor, working condition, 38 inch deck and Kawasaki engine; $500.00.

(703) 655-6621 Pool table, 8 foot, Connell y San Carlos model (like new condition) green felt, includes cover, cues, rack, balls, clock and dogs playing pool print; $1,700.00 or best offer (703) 655-6621 n Employment Employment

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CL24-121 SARAH JOHANNA MOXLEY STEWART, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to have the parcel of land described herein (“Subject Property”) sold for the payment of delinquent real estate taxes, penalties, and interest as well as the costs associated with the sale. The Subject Property is owned by the Heirs of Lara Moore Stewart and Sarah Johanna Moxley Stewart. It is located in the Marshall Magisterial District of Fauquier County and is more particularly described as follows: ALL that certain lot or parcel of land, together with improvements thereon and appurtenances thereunto belonging, lying and being situate in Marshall Magisterial District, Fauquier County, Virginia (previously located in the Scott Magisterial Distrct), on the north side of the public road leading from Marshall to Rectortown, about one and one half (1 ½) miles from Rectortown, said property containing 2 ½ acres, more or less, and being the same identical property as that conveyed to Lara M. Stewart by Deed from Alberta Stringfellow dated January 29, 1947 and recorded February 3, 1947 in Deed Book 161 at page 425 among the land records of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia. LESS AND EXCEPT therefrom that portion conveyed to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the improvement of Rte. 710 as described in Deed Book 270 at page 78 among the land records aforesaid. AND BEING the same property conveyed to Lara M. Stewart and Sarah J. Stewart by virtue of that certain deed dated October 1, 1963 and recorded October 2, 1963 in Deed Book 222 at page 611 among the land records aforesaid. :HPK WHYJLS PZ RUV^U MVY [H_ W\YWVZLZ HZ 7HYJLS 0KLU[PÄJH[PVU 5\TILY " HUK (U (ɉKH]P[ OHZ ILLU THKL HUK ÄSLK ^P[O [OL *SLYR PU [OL HIV]L YLMLYLUJLK Z\P[ [OH[ [OLYL TH` IL 7,9:65: <5256>5 [V 7SHPU[PɈ ^OV OH]L HU PU[LYLZ[ PU [OL :\IQLJ[ 7YVWLY[` HUK HYL THKL WHY[PLZ [V [OPZ Z\P[ PUJS\KPUN [OL heirs, devisees, assigns or surviving spouses of Lara Moore Stewart and Sarah Johanna Moxley Stewart, and who cannot be personally served because after a reasonably diligent inquiry within the Commonwealth of Virginia, the PKLU[P[PLZ WSHJLZ VM YLZPKLUJL HUK WVZ[ VɉJL HKKYLZZLZ VM [OVZL WLYZVUZ JHUUV[ IL HZJLY[HPULK THEREFORE, it is ordered that: Sarah Johanna Moxley Stewart

Lara Moore Stewart

Barbara Jean Gaskins

Custis Calvin Gaskins

Lara Taylor Stewart

William Edward Stewart

Alice Louvenia Valentine Stewart

Irving Benson Stewart, a/k/a Erving Stewart

Ferrell Gibson Stewart

Delores Grady

Ethel Teresa Stewart Harris

James Bruce Harris, Sr.

Teresa Stewart

Michael Devonne Harris

James Bruce Harris, Jr.

and any other persons, including the heirs, devisees, or assigns of Lara Moore Stewart and Sarah Johanna Moxley Stewart, with their respective consorts, who are generally described as PARTIES UNKNOWN, do appear here on June 28, 2024, which is no fewer than twenty-four days after the entry of this order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the foregoing portion of this order be published once a week for two successive weeks pursuant to Code of Virginia § 8.01-321 in The Fauquier Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Fauquier County, Virginia.

ENTERED this 22nd day of May, 2024.

James E. Plowman, Jr., Judge I ASK FOR THIS: Mary Catherine Anderson, VSB No. 68654 Counsel to the Fauquier County Treasurer 29 Ashby Street, 2nd Floor Warrenton, VA 20186 (540) 422-8180 – phone (540) 422-8179 – facsimile mc.anderson.tr@fauquiercounty.gov *V\UZLS MVY 7SHPU[PɈ

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Intersection of Bear Wallow Rd & Timber Fence Parkway and Intersection of Gay Road & Gold Cup Drive

Saturday, June 15th, 2024 8:00 am to 2:00 pm This Annual Event is Rain or Shine!

Located off of Broadview Ave/take right or left off of Broadview Ave; Broadview; left onto Bear Wallow Rd; left onto Timber Fence Parkway.

Olde Gold Cup Subdivision on left and Silver Cup Estates Subdivision on right.

GPS Reference Address ONLY for Yard/Garage Sale Vicinity Town of Warrenton—330 Equestrian Rd, Warrenton, Va. 20186 Questions: comptonprojects@gmail.com Event or advertising, are neither sponsored, nor endorsed by OGC or SCE HOA. Sponsored by Re/max Gateway : Lisa Cutsail Yard/Estate Sales

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Duties include a wide variety of horticultural tasks, including planting, pruning, weeding, and dealing with plant diseases and pest infestations. The positions are full-time, have full benefits, and start at $20/hr. Seasonal positions available, too. Learn more and apply at kinlochfarm.com/jobs.

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TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 10763 JAMES MADISON HWY, BEALETON, VA 22712 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $236,000.00, with an annual interest rate of 2.875000% dated January 14, 2008, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for the County of Fauquier as Deed Book 1288, Page 716, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction all that property located in the County of Fauquier, on the courthouse steps at the front of the Circuit Court building for the County of Fauquier located at 40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia on July 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM, the property with improvements to wit: LOT C AC: 0.7500 Tax Map No. 6889-26-6328-000 THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of 10% of the sale price, will be required in cash, certified or cashier's check. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustees may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. Loan type: Conventional. Reference Number 23-295029.

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NOTICE OF FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in the Warrenton Town Hall at 21 Main Street in Warrenton, Virginia, and will hold a regular meeting and public hearings at 6:30 p.m. in the same location on the following: 1. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 11 OF THE FAUQUIER COUNTY CODE AND CHAPTER 2 OF THE DESIGN STANDARDS MANUAL TEXT-24-022003 – An amendment to Chapter 11 of the County Code and Chapter 2 of the Design Standards Manual (DSM), to update stormwater management and erosion and sediment control requirements into a combined program to conform with the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater 4HUHNLTLU[ 7YVNYHT =,:47 YLN\SH[PVUZ [OH[ ^PSS IL LɈLJ[P]L July 1, 2024. (Continued from 5/9/2024) (T` 9VNLYZ :[HɈ 2. SPECIAL EXCEPTION AMENDMENT SPEX-24-021778, BLACK HORSE MANOR INC. (OWNER/APPLICANT) BLACK HORSE INN – An application to amend a Category 9 Special Exception (SPEX12-CR-015) allowing Class C Events.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 20, 2024 The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a work session beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2024, in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia.

The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following items at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2024, in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia: 1. ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT TEXT-24-022297 – A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Article 3 to require Special Use approval for Electrical Substation Distribution Centers and Transformer Stations in the Business Park (BP), Industrial Park (I-1) HUK 0UK\Z[YPHS .LULYHS 0 AVUPUN +PZ[YPJ[Z 2HYH 4HYZOHSS :[HɈ

2. SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-24-021843, ALLY PROSPER LLC (OWNER)/PIEDMONT LAND CONSULTING LLC (APPLICANT) CREELS LANE TOURIST HOME – An application for a Category 3 Special Exception to operate a Tourist Home. The property is located at 3665 Creels Lane, The Plains, Scott District. (PIN 7000 *YPZ[PU >PZL :[HɈ

3. SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-24-021922, VABFT, LLC (OWNER/APPLICANT) - APPLETON ORLEAN SUBDIVISION – An application for a Category 31 Special Exception to waive the requirement for a Central Water Supply System for a threelot subdivision. The property is located at 6821 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall, Marshall District. (PIN 6935-58-8487-000) (Kara 4HYZOHSS :[HɈ EXCEPTION SPEX-24-022042, GRACE 4. SPECIAL INDEPENDENT BIBLE CHURCH (OWNER/APPLICANT) GRACE INDEPENDENT BIBLE CHURCH – An application for a Category 6 Special Exception for a Major Place of Worship. The property is located at 4387 Free State Road, Marshall, Marshall +PZ[YPJ[ 705 2HYH 4HYZOHSS :[HɈ

5. REZONING REZN-23-021163, WARGO PROPERTIES, LLC (OWNER/APPLICANT) - WARGO PROPERTY – An application to rezone approximately 1.68 acres of Residential: 1 Dwelling Unit/Acre (R-1) to Residential: 4 Dwelling Units/Acre (R-4) with WYVɈLYZ ;OL WYVWLY[` PZ SVJH[LK H[ (JHKLT` /PSS ,_[LUKLK Warrenton, Cedar Run District. (PIN 6984-95-2640-000) (Adam :OLSSLUILYNLY :[HɈ

The Plains, Virginia 20198 JOINT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

A Joint Public Hearing will be held by the Town Council and the Planning Commission of the Town of The Plains, VA on June 17, 2024 at 7:15 P.M. at 6451 Main Street, The Plains, VA regarding Special Use Request for The Rail Stop Restaurant, 6478 Main Street, The Plains, VA 20198, Parcel #6989-97-6874 to operate a restaurant with 21 or more seats.

A Joint Public Hearing will be held by the Town Council and the Planning Commission of the Town of The Plains, VA on June 17, 2024, at 7:15 P.M. at 6451 Main Street, The Plains, VA regarding Special Use Request for Girasole Restaurant, 4244 Loudoun Avenue, The Plains, VA Parcel #6999-08-1341-000 to operate a restaurant with 21 or more seats.

Copies of the materials are available at the John Marshall Library, Marshall Community Center, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall, VA 20115 during regular business hours or by calling the Town Clerk at (540) 364-4945 or email: theplainstreasurer@gmail.com.

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Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the Town of Warrenton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia, on the following item(s): SUP 2022-05 Warrenton Village Center ;OL 6^ULYZ 1LɈLYZVU Associates LP and Warrenton Center, LLC with the Applicant, NewCastle Development Group, seek a Special Use Permit for two parcels totaling approximately 29.05 acres to create a mixed-use development in the existing. The proposal includes up to 320 apartments, up to 34 2-over-2s, and up to 32 townhomes with the addition of a central plaza, enhanced internal road network, and pedestrian infrastructure to promote walkability. ;OL (WWSPJHU[ PZ YLX\LZ[PUN ^HP]LYZ HUK TVKPÄJH[PVUZ [V AVUPUN Ordinance Article 2-6.1 to allow for density to be calculated per Article 9-25.1.I (Mixed-Use Development Option); Article 3-4.10.4 to allow for 14’ setbacks from Public Right of Way on the east side of Broadview Avenue and 0’ setbacks along internal parcel lines within Warrenton Village *LU[LY" (Y[PJSL [V HSSV^ MVY » I\ɈLY ^PK[O IL[^LLU JVTTLYJPHS HUK YLZPKLU[PHS \ZLZ ^P[OPU >HYYLU[VU =PSSHNL *LU[LY HUK » I\ɈLY ^PK[O between Public Right of Way and residential uses along the east side of Broadview Avenue; Article 2-20 to allow for maximum building heights of 54’ along Oak Springs Drive (Block 1), 36’ along Broadview Avenue (Block 1), 36’ within Block 2, and 45’ within Block 3; Article 3-4.4.5.3 to allow for seven multifamily townhome and/or 2-over-2 units to be grouped contiguously, and Article 2-19 to allow retaining walls in excess of six feet on Oak Springs Drive and Hastings Lane. The properties are zoned Commercial and designated in the New Town Character District of Plan Warrenton 2040 (GPINs 6985-20-7247 and 6984-29-6753).

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