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Supervisors near decision on broadband blueprints

By Christopher Connell

The Piedmont Journalism Foundation

The future of broadband in Fauquier County is now — or almost now.

The Board of Supervisors is poised to decide at its Aug. 8 monthly meeting whether to move forward on selecting one or both proposals from two private comSecond in a panies — or neither — to lay three-part fiber and provide high-speed series on the connections in other ways to availability of the thousands of residents and broadband scores of businesses that now service in have no broadband or spotty, Fauquier County. slower-speed service.

It will hear staff recommendations, hold a public hearing to hear from residents, and then vote. But the board could hold the public hearing open for a month or so to consider public comments, said Deputy County Administrator Katie Heritage.

“Broadband is not a public utility, unfortunately. I wish it were. But you can’t get Comcast or Verizon or most anybody else to come and be willing to extend their network where they can’t make a profit.”

KATIE HERITAGE Deputy County Administrator

The timetable “is not written in stone as these are very complex and technical proposals requiring a lot of evaluation, financial analysis and back and forth” with the chosen bidders, Omnipoint Technology Partners and Tenebris Fiber, she said.

Originally the board planned a hearing and vote in mid-June but delayed to ask for more specifics from Omnipoint — now Data Stream Mobile Technologies — and also to clarify what the contractors would be expected to deliver.

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TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN EARL The Goldvein tower, on Blackwell’s Mill Road, now offers Omnipoint Technology, paid for by the county and a grant from the PATH Foundation.

New four-man Bike Unit patrols county’s trails and subdivisions

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN EARL Master Deputy Sheriff Chris Meyer and Master Deputy Sheriff Robbie Settle take a spin down Keith Street by the sheriff’s office.

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Lesa Fork calls the members of Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office Bike Unit her “knights in shining armor.”

She was walking in Whitney State Forest in Warrenton on June 17 with her service dog, a Belgian Tervuren named Teagan. They were about three-quarters of a mile from the entrance to the park, heading back, when she saw a juvenile black bear on the path in front of her. “He stepped out onto the trail and just looked at us,” she said. “Then he turned and started walking the same way we were walking. I didn’t know what to do. He was between me and my van.”

Fork called her dog to her side and used her cellphone to call her husband, who was at home not far away; he called 911 and headed to the park. She called 911 too.

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‘Ghost bike’ on Alexandria Pike memorializes cyclist who was killed

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

About 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28, a “ghost bike” was installed on Alexandria Pike in Warrenton, near the corner at Horner Street. It was there that Blake Rohrbough, a 25-year-old Michigan man, was killed a week earlier when the bicycle he was riding collided with a car.

A ghost bike is a memorial to a cyclist who has been killed while riding. The bike is placed near the scene of a fatal accident to honor the person who died, and as a reminder to cyclists and drivers of the importance of bike safety.

Warrenton artist Palmer Smith recreated a photograph of Rohrbough to give to his mother Angela Gust, stepfather Ed Gust and longtime girlfriend Madalyn Venhuizen, all of Michigan.

There were tears at the presentation of Smith’s painting. Venhuizen said that she had taken the photo of Rohrbough that Smith used as a guide. The painting shows a cyclist pedaling out of the picture.

Smith said that when Brian Larson (manager of the Bike Stop in Warrenton) asked him to paint the

TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN EARL Warrenton artist Palmer Smith painted a portrait of Blake Rohrbough, who was killed in a biking accident June 21. portrait, “I dropped everything I was doing to work on it. It was hard to paint, thinking about why I was doing it. How could it ever be good enough?”

Venhuizen said that Rohrbough had been living in Warrenton for a couple of months, on a temporary basis for his job. “We had just started

to get into cycling about a year ago,” she said.

The family will have to wait 30 days for the Virginia State Police to finish their investigation, she said. “We don’t know exactly what happened.”

The Bike Stop in Warrenton donated the bicycle for the memorial and Larson created the ghost bike. He said, “It is meant to represent the spirit of the cyclist who passed away. It also brings awareness and reminds people to share the road.”

He took the components off the bike and asked Warrenton Mayor Carter Nevill for help polishing them. “We only had a day and a half to get this done,” he said.

The bike was painted white and a decal was created with Rohrbough’s name. The result was a pristine bike that looks ready to ride.

Nevill said that the Bike Stop did a wonderful job, adding, “This is a beautiful memorial.”

Warrenton’s mayor offered words of comfort to the family. He spoke of the closeness of the cycling community, and said, “The worst thing possible thing would be to think he was lost in a place where there was not love. There is love here.”

Robin Earl may be reached at rearl@fauquier.com

New four-man Bike Unit patrols county’s trails and subdivisions

BIKE UNIT, from Page 1 Fork watched the bear until he was out of sight, but she was afraid. “I didn’t want to keep walking and I didn’t want to stay there,” she said.

While she was on the phone with her husband a second time, he told her, “They’re here. They’ll be to you soon.”

Within a few minutes, Fork saw Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office Bike Unit deputies Master Deputy Sheriff Chris Meyer and Master Deputy Sheriff Robbie Settle riding down the trail at an impressive clip. “It was fabulous. I thought I’d be waiting there 45 minutes. They came riding in on their bikes, one from each direction, and walked me out of there. They were amazing.”

Meyer said it took the pair about six minutes to reach Fork on their mountain bikes, much faster than someone on foot could have. “She was happy to see us. Her husband was worried about her.” An animal control officer had alerted them to Fork’s dilemma, said Meyer.

Bike Unit a month old

The Bike Unit was formed to enhance community policing and provide a presence on the county’s walking/biking trails. The mobility permitted by the bikes also allows its four specially trained and outfitted deputies to accomplish police work in a uniquely flexible way.

The men spend time riding trails and neighborhoods throughout the county. Meyer said that according to Larry Miller, director of Fauquier County Park and Recreation, people visited the county’s trails more than 196,000 times last year. But walking trails are often isolated, with few visitors at any one time. The Bike Unit offers extra eyes and ears in these lonely spots.

The unit also patrols neighborhoods in Remington, Marshall, Bealeton, Warrenton and Vint Hill.

They touch base with residents and connect with kids in those areas.

“This is our version of a foot patrol,”

said Sheriff Bob Mosier.

Meyer said Bike Unit deputies are able to see neighborhoods from a different perspective than they do from their patrol cars. “When you move fast,” he said, “you miss things.”

He said Bike Unit deputies are able to interact comfortably with residents. “We look less intimidating.” He indicated his fluorescent green shirt, “We’re like a highlighter on a bike.”

Settle said when he stops to talk to children, he offers them a badge and asks for their help. “‘How would you like to be a junior deputy?’ I ask them.

I give them a badge and tell them that the badge comes with responsibilities too. I ask them if they are up for that and they always nod ‘yes.’”

The officers are used to dealing with young people. Three of the four serve as school resource officers — Meyer, Settle and Harper. (Master Deputy Sheriff Wesley Frost is the fourth member of the Bike Patrol.)

While school is out, they have taken on bike duty full time. In September, their hours in the saddle will be reduced, but the deputies will put in some hours after school and on weekends.

Capt. Ray Prudhum said that the sheriff’s office will take stock of the program at that time and consider adding officers to the wheeled ranks. About a dozen officers have expressed interest.

Deputies spend about 75 percent of their time on bikes, but they are never too far from their bike rackequipped cruisers. Settle said, “For us, the bike is just an extension of our patrol car.”

Meyer said, “Frost and I were on our bikes in a subdivison in southern Fauquier. A call came through and we saw we were four miles from the incident. We both turned around, loaded our bikes onto the racks and were the first ones on the scene.”

Another assignment was in response to a complaint about drivers running two-way stop signs at Vint Hill. The deputies kept out of sight

The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office Bike Patrol Officers • Master Deputy Sheriff Chris Meyer, school resource officer at Liberty High School • Master Deputy Sheriff Robbie Settle, school resource officer at Fauquier High School • Deputy Michael Harper, school resource officer at Auburn Middle School • Master Deputy Sheriff Wesley Frost, patrol deputy

Equipment Uniforms: Two sets of uniforms and helmets; total cost was $1,500 Bikes: Six donated by the Fairfax Police Department and one donated by Haymarket Bicycles Extras: Each officer has a light package, cargo carrier and a GPS-capable cellphone

and monitored the intersection for two or three hours. They gave out “a lot of warnings and two summonses,” said Meyer.

The squad does pull some night duty as well. The bikes are equipped with lights, but deputies don’t always

Training Three Bike Unit deputies spent 40 hours in training with the Fairfax Police Department’s Bike Patrol, at no cost to the sheriff’s office.

The deputies learned how to ride slowly in a 9-foot square area without hitting any cones. Meyer said, “Once you learn the slow maneuvers, the fast ones come easy.” Like power sliding — a method of taking out a fleeing suspect. It’s sort of like a soccer tackle, he said, “only you use your back tire.”

Settle received his training through the International Mountain Bike Police Association. “We spent the first day learning how to operate the bike,” he said. “Most people would change gears four to five times in 20 minutes. We learned to change gears four to five times a minute. If you are operating the bike the way it’s supposed to be operated, you don’t get as tired.

use them. “The other night we were in a situation where we didn’t want to be seen.” What was the covert operation? “We were looking for bad guys,” said Meyer.

Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com

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The correct jump height was 3 feet 6 inches.

In the Summer 2019 edition of InFauquier, a caption on page 24 identified Arnold Palmer in the photograph. The picture was actually of Chi Chi Rodriguez.

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Survey of local historic buildings is underway

By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

Victoria Leonard set out Monday morning to walk the streets of Warrenton, looking at structures within the national historic district in Old Town, taking notes, shooting photos and sometimes chatting with owners eager to share a building’s history.

Her job is to update information first gathered in 1983, noting building features, and keeping track of anything not included on that first survey, like outbuildings.

Leonard is one of three individuals doing the leg work. They, along with researchers and support staff are employed by Commonwealth Preservation Group of Norfolk, which was hired to conduct the survey. The $47,793 cost is covered by a Virginia Department of Historic Resources grant with a local match.

A property’s inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places is an honorary designation. It doesn’t prohibit an owner from making changes or even tearing it down, though owners of buildings within Warrenton’s own town historic district need to obtain a certificate of appropriateness from the town’s architectural review board to make changes or obtain a demolition permit.

The town’s historic district boundaries, created during the 1990s, extend farther than the national historic district boundaries. The current field study could be extended to include home that are in the town’s historic district but not in the national historic district if time allows.

The information gathered will added to the existing property surveys on the Virginia Department of Historic Resources VCRIS database and sketches will be given to the town’s preservation planner, Denise Harris, the town’s senior planner.

The survey was underway from July 1 to 3 and possibly could resume next week if needed. Age of the structure — at least 50 years old — its location, design, setting, workmanship and building materials are features being noted.

The passage of 36 years since the last survey means that some buildings not considered “contributing” structures in 1983 may now be included. There are 355 properties within the town’s National Register District.

For the survey, the buildings are viewed from the sidewalk. The sur-

vey team doesn’t walk up driveways or go into yards unless invited by the property owner.

Ken Alm, who lives at 194 Culpeper St. in a home known as Mecca, allowed Leonard into his yard.

“The house hasn’t changed much.

There’s been a bathroom added,” said Alm, who’s owned the house for 17 years. It was built in 1859. He said it was used as a hospital at by the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War. Doretha Cropp, who lives in a home on South Fourth Street, was among those who received a letter inviting her to a meeting at town hall on June 27, during which the survey and its purpose was explained.

Cropp said her home is 100 years old, but she doesn’t know anything about its history before her grandmother purchased it in 1952. It’s a two-story wood home with a rock foundation.

“I’m the only resident on my street,” Cropp said. A home to one side of her burned down and there are businesses on the other side, she said.

Owners of older buildings can apply to Virginia’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit program to receive a tax break. Over the past 20 years, the program has issued $1.2 billion in tax credits to those who preserved and made improvements to their properties.

“Although the tax credits issued represent revenue not immediately realized by the commonwealth,

much of the $4.5 billion of private investment would not have otherwise occurred,” according to the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virgin-

ia Commonwealth University. The $4.5 billion figure is the return on investment tied to the tax credits.

Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com.

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Supervisors near decision on broadband blueprints BROADBAND, from Page 1 The county has already earmarked $20 million over four years from capital improvement funds to make broadband available to every home and business in the county, the same goal that states and the federal government have set for all rural America.

Broadband providers being considered

Omnipoint, originally part of a Springfield, Massachusetts, company with the same name started in 2015, was acquired by Data Stream, a larger Florida company. Omnipoint has already begun new broadband service in several villages under a separate contract with the county, mounting equipment on towers that let it send a broadband radio signal to nearby subscribers.

Tenebris is a 1-year-old reincarnation of Freedom Telecom Services, the fiber-laying company the county originally chose in 2017 to make broadband universal, but which failed before the job began. FTS encountered severe financial problems, ousted its president and eventually dissolved. A comparable fiber network it was building in Kent County, Maryland, had to be finished by another company.

While there is ample broadband offered by competing providers in Warrenton and other populous places, large, rural stretches of the county, mainly in the north and south, have no broadband or slow, unreliable service. Some homes sit on rocky, hilly terrain that is hard to dig and which the big internet companies have decided are too difficult and expensive to reach.

Critics weigh in

The amount the county plans to spend on a broadband solution and the method it has used to winnow potential partners has aroused criticism, most notably from small entrepreneurs who now provide broadband in areas unserved by Comcast or Verizon.

Claude Schoch of High Mountain Farm Broadband in The Plains, who did not submit a design proposal, said it makes no sense “to start from scratch” with two outside companies that he believes will likely run new fiber on top of the existing lines anyway. Fauquier is already crisscrossed with hundreds of miles of fiber “put in by a lot of experienced companies” that could be extended at much lower costs, he argues, with entrepreneurs like him filling in the gaps. Schoch, a persistent critic of the county’s approach, also fears any infrastructure built for the county could soon face obsolescence.

Supervisor Rick Gerhardt, who chairs the Fauquier County Broadband Authority, contends that Schoch’s criticisms stem from self-interest. The supervisor said Schoch “basically has a monopoly at this time” in certain parts of northern Fauquier where High Mountain connects home and business customers with fiber.

“Anything the county does to improve or provide additional broadband solutions jeopardizes his market and other potential markets he is looking to move into,” Gerhardt said.

Paul Conlin, owner of Blaze Broadband, a Wireless Internet Service Provider with 1,500 customers, did send the county a menu of options last year to expand broadband, but was told by county officials his suggestions weren’t sufficiently detailed and fell short of a complete solution.

Conlin foresees the county trying to recoup its $20 million by charging broadband providers fees for using the new infrastructure, driving up rates for customers. “Can we afford it?” he asked, adding that it’s difficult to know at this point.

The proposals

Tenebris — the name means “dark” in Latin — would tie its dark fiber line for Fauquier into a larger line it hopes to run along highway rights of way from Virginia Beach north through Fauquier to Ashburn, in neighboring Loudoun County. The fiber would be tied there to a data center hub that carries internet traffic throughout the eastern United States and beyond. Tenebris is seeking private investment capital to fuel its growth.

(Tenebris inherited from FTS a $583,000 contract to build a dedicat-

also regards corporate changes at the bidding companies as no cause for concern. “The industry is constantly changing like lightning. It’s not unusual for there to be reorganizations, as you see with these two companies,” she said.

Gerhardt pointed out that Fauquier is already making incremental improvements in broadband in Casanova, Ensors Shop and Goldvein where Omnipoint/Data Stream has added its wireless equipment to towers and begun signing up customers.

“Soon they will be broadcasting from the cell tower in Calverton.

Like residents in the vicinity of the Casanova cell tower … (those) within the signal propagation of the new locations now have an option for high-speed broadband,” Gerhardt told the Times.

The county is paying Omnipoint $2,000 a month for each new tower where it adds service and, with the Economic Development Authority and support from the PATH Foundation, providing other incentives to build new towers where needed.

The county would recoup subsidies of up to $100,000 per tower by sharing revenues from new broadband customers.

Catlett and Hume are next on the list for broadband delivered by radio signal from towers, and the county is considering two other sites, Heritage said.

For the much larger, county-wide job, Omnipoint originally proposed a $26.8 million plan to install nearly 130 miles of fiber as well as wireless installation, tower construction and ed fiber network for the Fredericks- other items. Omnipoint said then the burg, Virginia, school system. The fixed wireless portion would provide district’s technology chief lauds Ten- broadband to 90 percent of Fauquier’s residents. The towers and wireebris’s work.)

The county selected Omnipoint less equipment would bridge the “last and Tenebris last November to draw mile” to remote customers.

Tenebris sought $22 million to inup the detailed plans now under restall a 134-mile, mostly underground view by the dark fiber netcounty and its work, using “… it could be a hybrid broadband concontractors for sultant Larry solution, both fiber and the digging and Cornwell. towers, because there delivering “the All signs point are places in this county core fiber infrato the board’s structure and a where fiber will never awarding parts fully operational of the work to go. Nobody is going to network in apboth companies, run fiber out to Orlean. proximately 42 especially since months.” The fithey have pro- There’s going to have ber would reach posed different to be a tower solution “all four corners but complemen- for some of these more of the county” tary approaches and the network remote areas.” to getting broadwould be open to band to scattered KATIE HERITAGE all internet prohomes in chalDeputy County Administrator viders including lenging terrain. wireless ones.

Heritage says (According to the county’s reField Engineer, a telecom industry quest “contemplates it could be a hypublication, “dark” fiber refers to any brid solution, both fiber and towers, unused fiber optic line that carries because there are places in this county where fiber will never go. Nobody data at high speeds. Owners lease is going to run fiber out to Orlean. strands in their fiber conduits to mulThere’s going to have to be a tower tiple customers, including businesses, solution for some of these more re- government, schools and local internet service providers.) mote areas.”

The deputy county administrator

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A tower puts Casanova in the internet fast lane contract utilizing a county subsidy The big internet providers that ofand a community development grant fer broadband in most of the county from the PATH Foundation to solve don’t provide the service in many Dee Dee Kanney was aghast the broadband problem in Casanova less populous places or only come in when she got a $400-plus bill for in- and several other hamlets by mount- if small clusters of homeowners and ternet service a couple of years ago. ing wireless equipment on towers. businesses are willing to pay steep She was accustomed to paying $45 The Fauquier SPCA is benefiting, installation costs. a month. too. The animal shelter and rescue orComcast initially told Ridgell it But her granddaughter, who was ganization was paying $500 a month would cost $20,000 to extend fiber living with the Kanneys while do- for slow service with interruptions.

1,300 feet to his house and then said ing a medical internship, had been “Toward the end, it was going down it wasn’t interested in an extension at catching up on television shows more and more,” said Lynn Consolla, all, he said. she’d missed by using the internet SPCA’s data manager. Now its OmWhen Jen Lux and her family provider’s on-demand service. She nipoint bill for faster, more reliable didn’t realize that was driving her internet is roughly $100. “We were moved to Casanova last August, “I grandparents’ data usage into the waiting for this,” couldn’t get internet through anystratosphere. body,” she said. Now, with OmniConsolla added.

Adding insult to “For anybody in a rural Bob Friel, who point’s plan, the house gets highinjury, the stream- area, it is such a boon.” lives on Rogues speed service that keeps her 7- and ing video would DEE DEE KANNEY Road in Casano- 9-year-old sons happily at play on frequently buffer, Casanova va, was getting their iPad and Xbox and even supinterrupting playinternet through ports a smart security system. back. a cellular hotspot She’s also pleased that the OmniFast-forward to today. Dee Dee that cost him $90 per month. Now point equipment isn’t an eyesore on and James Kanney can stream all he pays $62 a month for Omnip- her roof. It’s a square box fastened the movies they want for one price, oint’s faster service. Simply check- behind her chimney and smaller and they don’t have to endure ending email could be a hassle before; than a dinner plate. “Casanova defiless buffering. The Casanova couple are two of about 65 customers who now he can stream video such as the nitely needed it,” she said. now get their internet from Omni- Netflix series “Our Planet” without Superintendent Rick Gerhardt, point Technology, which broadcasts a hitch. the board chairman who has spearMark Knight, who lives nearby, a radio-wave signal from a 145-foot headed the push for universal broadalso relied on a hotspot but would tower on Casanova Road. band, believes The wireless internet service from exceed his data residents can the tower that started in 2018 has limit just doing “We were waiting for this.” take confidence dramatically improved access for homework from LYNN CONSOLLA Fairfax Fauquier SPCA from the gains customers who couldn’t get broad- Lord Fauquier is alband from Comcast or other inter- C o m m u n i t y ready making in net providers as residents in bigger, College. “It was ridiculous,” Knight said. Now, “we expanding access incrementally in more densely populated places do.

“For anybody in a rural area, it is can stream. We can download. It’s Casanova and elsewhere.

“DataStream/Omnipoint has such a boon,” says Dee Dee Kanney. been fantastic.” It makes him feel Fauquier residents may be famil- like a “real” person when it comes to launched service on the county’s Eniar with Omnipoint, as one of the using the internet. sors Shop tower in southern Fauquier, Robert Ridgell, vice chairman as well as the new cell tower in Goltwo outside companies bidding for a $20 million-plus contract from the of the county’s broadband adviso- dvein. Moreover, soon they will be county to extend broadband across ry committee, saves about $120 a broadcasting from the cell tower in its entire 651 square miles to give month with Omnipoint, in part by Calverton,” Gerhardt told the Times. every home and business access to cancelling his DirecTV subscription Deputy County Administrator high-speed internet. Tenebris, the since he now can stream video. More Katie Heritage says the county is other company bidding to address importantly, the fast, reliable interlooking to get wireless broadband the broadband problem, has no cli- net service lets him work from home equipment on towers in Catlett and a day or more each week. ents in Fauquier.

Hume next and is considering placeBut Omnipoint, a small, Spring“It’s allowing me to spend more field, Massachusetts-based firm re- time in Fauquier,” said Ridgell, ments in two other places.

To benefit from this approach, cently acquired by a larger Florida who believes having broadband has company, Data Stream Mobile Tech- bumped up the resale value of his homes must be within the signal nologies, already has a much smaller house off Beach Road. propagation of the new locations.

By Jonathan Hunley Contributing Writer

TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN EARL Omnipoint Technology’s internet service is available from a tower on Casanova Road in Casanova. It serves 65 people.

BROADBAND, from Page 4 Adam Noll, co-founder of Tenebris and its chief commercial officer, said Omnipoint “would be the perfect company for us to work with.” Tenebris wouldn’t itself offer broadband service, but lease its fiber to all comers.

Challenges

Charles Thomas, chief operating officer for Data Stream, says it will take a combination of technologies to bring broadband to the entire county. “You’ve got to have the wireless, you’ve got to have the towers and you’ve got to have the fiber,” he said.

“We will utilize as much of the current infrastructure as possible,” he added, and minimize how much digging is necessary through rocky ground.

“It’s definitely going to be a challenge to get fiber up to Little Cobbler Mountain or Bellevue Farms.”

Getting broadband over that “last mile” is the hardest and most expensive challenge for any internet provider and it is why big companies such

“Soon they will be broadcasting from the cell tower in Calverton.

Like residents in the vicinity of the Casanova cell tower … (those) within the signal propagation of the new locations now have an option for high-speed broadband.”

RICK GERHARDT Fauquier County supervisor

as Comcast and Verizon don’t blanket the entire county or demand thousands of dollars to connect small clusters of homes.

Heritage said she gets up to 15 calls a week from residents asking the county to intercede.

When she asks if they and their neighbors are willing to split the installation costs if providers won’t, “They say, ‘Oh no. We don’t want to pay for that. It should be like water and sewer,’” says

Heritage. “Well, it’s not. Broadband is not a public utility, unfortunately. I wish it were. But you can’t get Comcast or Verizon or most anybody else to come and be willing to extend their network where they can’t make a profit.”

The FCC estimates broadband is unavailable to 25 million Americans, three-quarters of whom live in rural communities.

For its investment, the county hopes to better position itself to secure grants from the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative, the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and elsewhere to reduce the burden on its taxpayers.

A dozen Virginia counties that shared nearly $5 million in VTI grants in March put up $9 million in local and private sector matching funds.

Fauquier wasn’t among them.

Christopher Connell is an independent journalist working for the Piedmont Journalism Foundation on this broadband series. He is a former Associated Press assistant bureau chief in Washington.

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Fauquier Times | July 3, 2019

The stories we don’t get to tell As journalists, we like to think of ourselves as storytellers. We fill the pages of the newspaper — and our website — with dozens of stories every week. But there are always those that we don’t have time or newsprint space to tell.

Brian Larson, manager of the Bike Stop, for instance, had stories to share about the “ghost bike” installed last Friday at the site of a cyclist’s death. He told us, “This isn’t the first ghost bike I’ve made.” Tears fell as he talked about the deaths of cyclists he didn’t know but mourned for anyway.

A few weeks ago, we sat around a big country kitchen and talked with eight or so residents of Goldvein about their struggles trying to obtain decent internet service in their rural community. Our broadband service coverage is extensive, but their stories — articulate and relatable and brimming with frustration — just didn’t quite make it into the narrative.

Janice Bergeron, for instance, is ready to call it quits. Her B&B, The Lodge at Blackwell’s Mill, has four rooms to rent, but it’s dead in the water without internet service. “If I have no internet, there is no point,” she said. “I can’t take reservations; I can’t do anything with our website.”

Without an internet connection, she can’t communicate with potential customers, and the visitors who do come don’t like not being able to connect.

Bergeron said she has called Sprint “constantly,” but is told it would be addressed — eventually. “They tell me, ‘Oh, it just went down. It will be up again soon.’ But we can’t get a signal.”

Bergeron said that Sprint gave her a “magic box” that was supposed to help capture a signal. “I put on the third floor, facing a window that faces the tower, but all it does is spin.”

Her husband Roy recently retired from a job in computer security. He said he’s not ready to give up the B&B yet. “I’d like to see if we can earn back some of our investment.”

He said he had surgery recently and was supposed to check in with his health care provider by portal, but that proved impossible. He said that if he wants to talk on the phone, “I have to go out in the yard and stand on one foot.”

The Goldvein folks have investigated other options. A Verizon business service would cost $950 a month with a three-year contract, they say. Roy Bergeron said, “I’d have to be running Janice Bergeron something illicit here to afford that.”

Roger Boughton has a government job and sometimes works from home. He uses Hughes.net, a satellite service. “I get up at 4 a.m. so I can work when there is more bandwidth available. I print out what I need to read so I can keep working through the day.” And, he added, “If there is weather, there’s no internet.”

Boughton has an apt analogy for the internet service they have to put up with. “When you take a photo with a cellphone, it’s instantaneous. You see the whole image right away. It’s like the rest of the world is using cellphone technology and we are using a Polaroid. We have to wait for the images to slowly develop. That’s what it feels like, waiting for a site to come up.”

He shrugged, “Well, at least it cuts down on spam.”

As your local newspaper, we delight in being able to share your stories. We truly wish we could tell them all.

FAUQUIER FLASHBACKS: FROM THE FAUQUIER TIMES

In August 1979, Free State Industries, manufacturer of storm windows and doors, opened its first factory in Warrenton on Green Street in the former cabinet shop of Ralph Appleton. Company president Conrad J. Miller, 52,was photographed demonstrating one of his machines.

75 Years Ago July 6, 1944 Virginia Democrats, with a delegation of 19 from Fauquier County taking part, will hold their state convention at Roanoke Saturday. They will be headed

by R.A. McIntyre as chairman with H.L. Baxley as vice chairman and Mrs. J. Ray Larcombe, secretary.

Aviation Cadet Willis P. Risdon received his commission as second lieutenant and the wings of a pilot in the Army Air Forces at graduation exercises on June 27 at Ellington Field, Texas. He was trained as a twin engine bomber pilot.

Word indicating that Staff Sgt. Vernon C. Hunt, reported missing in action on June 6, is safe and with the forces of Gen. Draza Mihailovich’s forces in Yugoslavia. The news was received Monday by his parents.

Mrs. M. J. O’Connell was re-elected chairman of the Fauquier County Chapter, American Red Cross, last week.

50 Years Ago July 3, 1969 The Planning Commission last Wednesday ordered the first public hearing for July 23 at 2:30 p.m. of the North Wales organization’s application for the rezoning of 4,766 acres from Rural to Planned Community 1.

Faced with strenuous opposition of residents of Meetze Road, Warrenton, the Fauquier Planning Commission tabled a request from Charted Industries

for zoning for 30 mobile homes for their employees. According to C.O. Dodson of Charted Industries, during its two years in Warrenton, the manufacturing company lost $500,000 due to “unstable work forces” and that a mobile home park “would be a proper approach to stabilize the work force.”

25 Years Ago July 6, 1994 The Remington Post Office was struck by lightning June 30, starting an attic fire that caused $5,000 in damage.

No mail was lost and the post office opened the next morning, according to Postmaster Wilson Clatterbuck.

Seventy-five years looks good on some, and the Warrenton Pony Show is no exception. With the youthful enthusiasm of the junior committee, the 1994 edition came off this past weekend with one of the most successful shows ever.

“The volunteer spirit is what this show is all about,” said pony show president Wilma Hoovler.

A seven-member group of skaters called the Artistic Club of Hugo’s, practicing at Hugo’s Skateway near Bealeton, has qualified for a pair of national tournaments in the sport of artistic roller skating. They include Christy Willoughby, Kelly Rhenalds, Shari Holloman, Amy Scott, Nathan Fleming and Katie Pelky.

— Compiled by John T. Toler

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Virginia special session on gun laws deserves a floor debate and vote I have a question for Del. (Michael) Webert, R-18th, and his Republican colleagues in the house of delegates and the state senate: How many innocent people must die before you enact sensible gun safety laws in our state?

On May 31, 12 innocent people died in a mass shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building. There are other gun-related concerns that we need to carefully consider. For example, nearly two thirds of gun- related deaths in Virginia are suicides. In Warrenton last month, a man in crisis attempted suicide with a gun in the Fauquier Hospital ER parking lot.

We must find ways to decrease the accessibility of guns to people in crisis who take their lives and, in many instances, other lives in the process.

Sadly, 22 veterans die in suicides daily, and guns are the method they use most frequently.

Del. Webert, you and your Republican colleagues hold a majority in both the house of delegates and the state senate. We know you have voted down in committee every gun

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safety bill introduced by the Democrats. Readers may wonder why proposals are voted down in committee and the answer is simple — it avoids debate and effectively silences the testimony of law enforcement officers, mayors, prosecutors, mental health specialists, veterans, and child development experts. It is a shameful abuse of our democratic system.

The time is right to insist that Republicans allow an open debate and floor vote on gun safety bills during the special session called for July 9.

Del. Webert speaks of his understanding of our rural culture and is a gun owner himself, as are Sen. Jill Vogel, R-27th, and Del. Mark Cole, R-88th. It is time to demonstrate real leadership and courage and share your expertise to quell the escalating crisis of gun deaths.

It is time for the Republican majority to develop an effective plan to keep Virginia citizens safe in our workplaces, our churches, our schools and our broader communities.

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Ryan Keith Cox, Joshua A. Hardy, Michelle “Missy” Langer, Robert “Bobby” Williams, Herbert “Bert” Snelling, Alexander Mikhail Gusev might be alive today if the silencer that Craddock used on his .45 caliber handguns were illegal. By the way, Delegate Webert, why are they legal?

On behalf of the Fauquier Youth Orchestra, I would like to thank the people of Warrenton and beyond who turned out in person, online and in spirit to our recent season finale concert with the Mark Wood Experience at The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance, a.k.a. Gloria’s in Old Town Warrenton.

I know firsthand that this area is a hotbed of musical talent and appreciative music fans, but I had not witnessed such an outpouring of support for young local musicians since moving to Warrenton nearly 10 years ago.

And as I have told my players many times, there are few things more musically satisfying than being a local musician performing for an adoring (and vocal) local crowd.

Our instructors Laura O’Konski and Laura Ibrahim work tirelessly and selflessly to prepare our students

to perform in all settings, whether it be a wedding or in Saturday’s case, a full-on rock show. Much love and appreciation to our departing founder and excecutive director, Diana Traietta, for giving this nearly 30-year music educator an exciting and rewarding opportunity, and kudos to our incumbent executive director Tara Planeta for bringing new and exciting plans and concepts to our organization.

None of this would be possible without the generosity of Tim Dingus and his phenomenal staff at Drum & Strum Music Center in Old Town Warrenton for providing us with a forever home and a stunning local venue. We can’t wait to see you all again next season.

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Ken Lukonis listens as Miles Friedman, director of the Fauquier County Department of Economic Development, explains how the Mason Enterprise Center helps business start-ups.

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Ken Lukonis, president and CEO of Strategic Alliance Consulting addresses the gathering inside his company’s new office off East Lee Street in Warrenton.

Strategic Alliance Consulting expands its footprint

By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

Ken Lukonis built a business from the ground up, or actually from below ground – in his basement – in 2013.

The 10-year veteran of the U.S. Army now runs Strategic Alliance Consulting from office space at 53A E. Lee St. in Warrenton. The company provides consulting, engineering, program management and systems implementation service to the U.S. Defense Department, primarily to the Army and those who work in the national intelligence field.

After his Army service, Lukonis worked in the

private sector but tired of that.

“They don’t take care of their employees,” Lukonis said.

Now as the man in charge, he provides Strategic Alliance’s fulltime employees with employer-paid medical, dental and vision coverage to family members as well as those on staff. The company has a 401(k) plan with an employer match of the first 5 percent, fully paid short and long-term disability insurance, and cash in lieu of benefits to employees who have their own health care insurance.

Strategic Alliance has a staff of 50. Six work at the Warrenton office. The others work at gov-

ernment sites in other states – Florida, California, Oregon, Texas and Maryland.

“We keep the overhead low. That recipe has worked,” Lukonis said to a group of business and civic leaders who gathered at the Lee Street office on June 18. It was a “graduation” ceremony after three and a half years spent in office space at the Mason Enterprise Center on Main Street in Warrenton.

The Mason Enterprise Center is a cooperative venture between George Mason University and Fauquier County Department of Economic Development. Business start-ups get rental office space, basic equipment, internet access and advice as they try to sink roots and grow. Co-working space is also available to “mobile” office users.

There are three “incubators” in the county. The one in Warrenton, plus one at Vint Hill and one in Marshall.

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Work toward your own financial Independence Day Once again, it’s time for fireworks, picnics and parades as the nation celebrates Independence Day. Collectively, we enjoy many liberties, but some freedoms can be elusive – and financial freedom is one of them. What actions can you take to help yourself eventually declare your own financial independence?

For starters, you’ll want to determine what financial independence means to you. Is it the liberty to meet all your cash flow needs? The freedom to retire comfortably, at the age you choose? The ability to set up the kind of legacy you’d like to leave? If any or all of these things are important to you, consider the following suggestions:

Liberate yourself from oppressive debts.

The cost of living is certainly not cheap, so it’s hardly surprising that so many people incur significant debt. Yet, the higher your debt load, the less you’ll have available to invest for the future. Debt might be one of the biggest barriers you face on the road to your financial independence. To avoid piling on too much debt, live within your means. Take steps such as saving for a vacation, rather than putting it all on your credit card, and getting just one more year out of that old car. Look for bargains

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SARAH ATKINS everywhere – and find out what you can live without. And if you have sizable debts, see if you can consolidate them and lower your interest payments.

Free yourself from chaotic investing.

The financial markets can be unpredictable – but that doesn’t mean your investment moves have to be chaotic. So, for example, instead of responding to a sudden plunge in stock prices by selling stocks that still may be fundamentally sound with strong growth potential, you might be much better off by holding your ground. And you’ll be in a better position to do nothing during periods of market volatility when you’ve already done something – namely, built an investment portfolio that reflects your goals, time horizon and risk tolerance. With this type of portfolio in place, you’ll be in a good position to overlook the day-to-day fluctuations in the market and keep your focus on your long-term goals.

Your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored plan is a great way to save for retirement. You can contribute pre-tax dollars, so the more you put in, the lower your taxable income, and your earnings can grow tax deferred. (With a Roth 401(k), you put in after-tax dollars, but your withdrawals are tax-free, provided you meet certain conditions.) But despite these tax advantages, your 401(k)’s full potential won’t be realized unless you fund it adequately.

Try to contribute as much as you can afford each year and increase your contributions as your salary goes up.

Another way to uncap your 401(k)’s potential is by choosing appropriate investments. Your 401(k) likely contains a dozen or more investment options, so you’ll want a mix that offers the greatest possibilities for growth within the context of your personal risk tolerance.

Gaining your financial independence requires time and commitment. But once you’ve achieved this freedom, you’ll know it was worth the effort. And who knows?

You might even want to wave a sparkler or two to celebrate.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Contributed by Sarah Atkins.

Reach her at sarah.atkins@edwardjones.com or 540-364-2359.

Ignite Fauquier turns 3 Ignite Fauquier is an alliance of entrepreneurs with a mission of helping small business owners “fire up business.” They meet the second Wednesday of every month for a designated program, discussion and networking. It’s a chance to meet new people, exchange ideas and learn the challenges of running a business.

To celebrate its three-year anniversary, Ignite Fauquier will have a special program on Wednesday, July 10, from 8:30 to 10 a.m., held at the Warrenton Visitor Center, 33 N. Calhoun St. in Warrenton. At this meeting, Ignite Fauquier will feature many of its past presenters in a panel discussing previously posed challenges and how they addressed feedback from the Ignite Fauquier audience. All are welcome to come and see how effective Ignite Fauquier has been to its presenters. Light breakfast served at 8:30 a.m. with program following at 9 a.m. Contact Renee Younes at 540-216-7100.

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2019 Fauquier Times Fauquier High Athletes of the Year

For Atwell, switching to track full-time was a touchdown

By Fred Hodge

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Kayla Pavlock & Patrick Atwell PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER

Hard-working and physically gifted, Patrick Atwell won three state individual titles and set two state records. He’ll run at Virginia Tech and train to be a physical therapist. An athlete for every season, Kayla Pavlock was a champion shot and discus thrower, was a middle blocker on two powerful Falcon volleyball squads and even played basketball for two years.

She’ll study nursing at Duquense University in Pittsburgh.

Powerful Pavlock threw total effort into three sports at FHS

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

Kayla Pavlock had no idea the legacy she’d leave.

An equal opportunity provider for Falcon coaches, the recent Fauquier High graduate earned 11 varsity letters. Four came in outdoor track, three in volleyball and two each in indoor track and basketball.

She was strongest in track, earning a fistful of district, regional and state honors, and making valiant runs at state titles in the shot and discus the last two years.

Her “track record” earns Pavlock acclaim as 2019 Fauquier Times Fauquier High Girls Athlete of the Year.

“I liked sports all my life, but I had no idea I would come into high school and have sports change my life. Make

me who I am. It was worth it,” said Pavlock, who will study nursing at Duquesne University this fall.

A rare three-season letterman who was inducted into the Falcon Hall of Fame, Pavlock planned on basketball and softball as her sports, but softball never materialized, leading her to track.

She attended a Falcon track camp before attending FHS and knew coach Quentin Jones was a big fan. “I felt coach Jones was going to take care of me,” she said, describing her transition to track as, “This is so cool.”

The freshman placed fifth in the district’s shot put and was ninth in the discus for a solid showing.

She played basketball again in the 10th grade before her coming out party in track.

“She exploded onto the scene as a

sophomore,” coach Jones said about the 2017 season.

Pavlock was throwing the shot put regularly in the 34-35-foot range.

The Falcon took the district crown at 35-9 and was the discus silver medalist at 105-5.

Then came the region meet where she recorded a career best of 38-10.5 for the crown.

“I threw a 38-10 out of nowhere,” she recalled. “I remember to this day that it felt like nothing.

“I looked over at coach Jones, and he was ‘What just happened? I thought maybe I’m on to something.”

The regional title fueled lofty expectations for the state Group 4A meet, but she left the event highly disappointed after taking third at 37-4.

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For Patrick Atwell, achieving greatness came with a price.

During his highly decorated fouryear Fauquier High school track career, the recently graduated Falcon went from being the hunter to the hunted.

Atwell overcame the pressure, winning three individual state championships and establishing two new state records. He also scored consistently in the long and triple jumps and on multiple relays squads and earned a spot on the Virginia Tech track team.

His golden feats have led to his selection as 2019 Fauquier Times Fauquier High Boys Athlete of the Year.

Atwell’s initial focus was football with his dream of playing wide receiver for his beloved Hokies. To gain speed for football, he ran outdoor track as a freshman.

When Fauquier sprint coach Ian Lansdowne glanced at the lanky Atwell, he saw huge promise.

“Patrick had the body build that could be made into a special track athlete. He was 6-foot-2 to 6-3, [but] he could put on muscle,” said Lansdowne.

“When he ran, he could cover a lot of ground,” Lansdowne said. “I saw serious potential there, but you always wonder whether a kid is willing to work.”

Atwell returned to football as a sophomore, but moved into indoor track as well, setting the wheels in motion for his explosion as an elite track athlete.

Football fell by the wayside his junior year, as track became his sole concentration.

Atwell’s emergence coincided with an uptick in workout intensity.

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A coach’s dream? Kayla was a lock.

PAVLOCK, from page 11 “I was devastated,” said Pavlock, whose region-winning distance would have won the state title.

She left basketball as a junior to focus on track and volleyball. She classifies her two junior campaigns as acceptable, yet unsatisfying, despite a fourth in the state outdoor shot put final.

As a senior, she won the indoor district shot put at 39-2 and added the regional crown en route to the state silver medal with a throw of 37-4.

That medal elevated expectations for her final outdoor campaign this past spring. Pavlock won the Northwestern District outdoor shot put at 3710, but she remembers the discus gold medal throw of 117-9 more vividly.

“Discus really is not my thing.

I’m decent at it, but I’ve never been anything special,” she offered.

Pavlock also became the Region 4C champ at 39-4, the first time she had surpassed the 39-foot mark. She also threw a career best of 120-2 for second in the regional discus event.

In the state meet, she placed third in both events, falling short of her state championship goal at 37-4 for the shot put. Her best discus throw was 118-8.

“I was happy with the discus, but when I finished third in the shot, I’m not going to lie, I cried like a little baby,” Pavlock confessed. “Not be-

cause I’m a poor sport. That’s not where I wanted to end my career.”

She now realizes ‘in sports, you can’t have perfect day every day. I’m just trying to be at peace with that.”

Jones said Pavlock’s double bronze was a sign of her versatility: “For her to do that well in both throws was exceptional.”

Kayla’s volleyball life

Volleyball was Pavlock’s life’s blood every fall, and emerged as her favorite sport.

Her budding volleyball career almost never left the ground in middle school when she was cut as a seventh grader at Warrenton Middle School.

She made the squad the next year where FHS coach Diana Story noticed her.

“In volleyball, you have those athletes who are just natural,” Story said. “They can come into a season and make an immediate an impact.

Kayla was that athlete.”

Pavlock wondered if she would make the freshman team her first year, and was delighted to be assigned to JV. “All these girls were incredible.

I don’t want to say I didn’t belong, but I felt a little bit like an outsider because they all had been playing together,” she said about her first year.

“She’s a strong girl,” Story said of the reasoning. “That was one the

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Kayla Pavlock credited coaches Quentin Jones and Diana Story for much of her sports success at FHS. “She puts 110 percent into everything she does. That’s Kayla,” Story said. “She tried to be the total athlete,” said Jones. biggest things we noticed.”

Pavlock received playing time as a sophomore, but was still worried about her role.

She moved into the starting lineup as a middle blocker her last two years. The Falcons won the district crown, placed second in the region and advanced to the state Class 4 quarterfinals.

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Family: Father Andrew is a technology education teacher in Loudoun County.

Mother Lisa is public information coordinator for the Fauquier County public library system. Brother Tyler, 22, is a rising senior at Shenandoah University where he is working on a degree in sports management.

Favorite foods: “I love all seafood, particularly crab and shrimp. But anyone who knows me knows I will eat anything put in front of me, although I’m not a big red meat eater.”

Favorite restaurants: Chipotle.

Awful Arthur’s at the beach.

Favorite television programs: “Friends.” Has watched all episodes 3-4 times. Also enjoys the “Golden Girls,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Glee.”

Potential career: Will major in nursing at Duquesne University; could focus on neonatal.

Superstitions: “For throwing, I had to wear the same pair of socks, sports bra and underwear every time I competed. My mom thinks it’s hilarious.”

“I am so aware that I’m not as good at volleyball as I am at throwing.

But there is really something about [volleyball] that is unmatched.”

Pavlock praised Jones and Story for their guidance.

“They are mentors. They have taught me about life, the highs and lows of being an athlete,” said a grateful Pavlock. “I am a more confident person and athlete because of them.”

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Faster than Flash? Dynamic Atwell set 2 state records ATWELL, from page 11 challenge,” Lansdowne said. “He’d actually get amped up. “That put him on a different level.”

A downside to his emerging speed was that Atwell’s pre-race anxiety levels were also escalating.

“As a junior, it would get really scary. I would get so nervous before the races,” he said.

But his fitness and speed were undeniable, with his breakout coming at the 2018 Group 4A indoor meet. Atwell took fifth in the 300-meter dash in 36.56, then won the 500 in 1:05.81 for his first individual state championship.

Then, in May, 2018 Atwell took third in the 400 in the prestigious Southern Track Classic near Richmond in May, clocking a time of 48.7.

“It was such a big jump because the best I had before was 50 seconds,” Atwell said “We were looking at progress, but the time was a surprise. It was a big confidence boost, which I needed,” he said.

Atwell skipped the 400 in the district meet, but won the 300 intermediate hurdles. He captured gold in the 400 at regionals the following `week.

He took second at states in the 400 by an agonizingly narrow margin of .01 to Zachary Wadas of Courtland, who dove across the finish to win in a spectacular time of 48.74.

Coach Lansdowne suspected the disappointment would ignite Atwell’s

fire as a senior. Lansdowne established a lofty list of goals beginning with a repeat of the indoor 500 title, also targeting the state record held by former teammate Tyler Benson, now running for George Mason University.

The outdoor season “was to be a year of redemption” following the narrow loss in the 2018 state finals.

“With Patrick, we wanted to take it step by step because he does not want to see too much into the future,” the coach stated. “He does better when we say, “This is want we need you to do right now.’”

That approach also would help diminish Atwell’s tension levels.

“I get really nervous when I’m on top when people are coming for me,” he admits, still subject to queasiness before performances at the biggest venues.

“Before races, I’m a wreck. I can’t get myself together. I just want to get it done. The more time I have to wait it’s awful. I just want to get the race over so I can relax.”

The Falcon easily won the 500 and 300 in the Northwestern District indoor meet. The coaches had him as a member of the gold-medal 1,600 and 3,200 relays in the Region 4C affair, but held him out of the individual races.

In the state Class 4 meet, he crushed his competition to repeat as the 500-meter champion by 1.7 seconds. His time of 1:04.34 surpassed Benson’s state mark of 1:05.02.

The time briefly was the fastest

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Patrick Atwell’s football aspirations fueled his transformation into one of the USA’s elite 400-meter men and landed him in Blacksburg. time nationally until E.J. Richardson of Class 5 Bethel from Hampton won that state crown in 1:04.13 less than an hour later.

Being second in the nation still is not shabby, Lansdowne stressed.

“It was really cool to have one of Fauquier’s athletes as one of the fastest in the nation,” the coach said.

“That put Patrick on a different pedestal as far as college coaches were concerned, but it also gave him confidence that ‘I can do this. I can compete with the fastest people.’”

Atwell also was part of Fauquier’s

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Family: Father William is a Fairfax County firefighter. Mother Charlene is a kitchen designer. Brother Bryan, 25, works at Harris Teeter.

Favorite foods: Macaroni and cheese, pizza, strawberries.

Favorite restaurants: Ledo’s, Glory Days.

Favorite athletes: Calvin Johnson (former Detroit Lions wide receiver), Marquise Goodman (San Francisco wide receiver and Olympic long jumper).

College: Will major in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise at Virginia Tech.

Potential career: Physical therapist.

Superstitions: Kayla Pavlock braided his hair before many important meets. winning 1,600 relay and the silver medal 3,200 relay.

His third individual gold medal came in the outdoor state meet, winning the 400 in 47.66 for a margin of more than 0.7 of s second. The time also was a new state record, besting the 2016 mark of 48.07 seconds.

Atwell will continue his career at Virginia Tech, his choice over Penn State. The Hokies are hoping to build a nationally-ranked 1,600 relay.

“I think he could be an all-conference runner by the time he is finished,” Lansdowne predicted.

Atwell will major in the Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise program with a goal of becoming a physical therapist.

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Just call her Addy WIN-gate McLean rider triumphs again at Warrenton Pony Show

Addy Wingate, 12, steered her pony Foot Steps to victory in the Warrenton Pony Show’s headline event last Saturday. Nearby construction of a senior living facility didn’t disturb the 100th year of the event.

By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times

Addy Wingate changed ponies but she didn’t change position, winning her second straight Warrenton Pony Hunter Classic Saturday night during the 100th anniversary Warrenton Pony Show.

The 12-year-old McLean resident rode her palomino German Sport Pony, Foot Steps, to victory in the two-round, $2,500 headliner sponsored by Country Chevrolet.

Wingate trains with Dale Crittenberger out of his Woodhall Farm in Aldie.

Though Foot Steps jumped around like a show pro under the lights late on Saturday evening, many other ponies had trouble with changing perspective as daylight faded and overhead stadium lights came on, spooking and refusing to jump.

Course designer George Heston said refusals are highly unusual at this level.

He believed some ponies were distracted by their own moving

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shadows as they approached fences coming out of each corner.

“That’s the first time for many of these kids, and many of these ponies, to show after dark,” said the Raphine-based horse professional.

“Showing ‘under the lights’ isn’t something you get to practice very often.”

“It pays pretty good,” Kerns said.

“Long days – 10, 12 hours, but at $10 an hour – or a little more, you walk away after the week with a thousand bucks in your pocket. That’s not bad for a college kid home for summer.”

The pony show is fully organized and operated by a junior committee.

A good summer gig

Under construction

Hunter Kerns, 21, worked as jump crew at the show, and called it a good summer gig.

“This is my seventh year,” said the Culpeper High and Radford University grad who works directly with his grandfather, longtime professional show manager Tommy Lee Jones.

runs along the west side of the arena. “The pony show, and Warrenton Horse Show (run here on Labor Day weekend) are historic, important parts of the community.

Junior co-president Helen Lohr was thrilled with the centennial show.

“The show was surprisingly unproblematic,” Lohr said. “Perhaps we had someone watching over our 100th.

The show ran smoothly all the way through clean-up day on Monday.”

Pony Show announcer since the mid-’90s, Richard Isner was circumspect when asked about the senior living facility under construction behind the historic showgrounds.

“Change is inevitable,” Isner said, glancing at the concrete block structure rising behind the creek that

• U.S. Equestrian Federation CEO Bill Moroney gave the show prestigious “Heritage” status. “There’s a special, hometown feeling to this show,” Moroney said. “It’s a serious competition, but one where the organizers and just love to share the joy of horses.”

• Junior co-president Katie Solomons said the event did well by the Fauquier SPCA, their chosen charity.

“We had dogs and cats here for adoption,” she said of the popular sideline attraction the shelter ran throughout the five-day show. The pony show has donated more than $60,000 to the FSPCA over the years.

• Plans are already underway for next year’s 101st Warrenton Pony Show. Juniors are encouraged. Prior management or horse experience are not required.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CRYSTAL CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Crystal Children’s Choir, comprised of middle and high school children, was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1994 in an effort to unify and maintain Chinese cultural identity through song. They will perform this Sunday at the Castleton Theatre.

All female singers to perform 9th annual Serenade!

Choral Festival this Sunday in Castleton Staff Reports All-female musical group Túumben Pax, from Mexico, and the Chinee Crystal Children’s Choir, from San Francisco, will perform in the ninth annual Serenade! Choral Festival, presented by Classical Movements, at Castleton this Sunday, July 7, at 6 p.m.

Founded in 2006, Túumben Paax, a female vocal sextet, has performed nearly 40 world premieres especially composed for the ensemble by Mexican and foreign composers, and has won numerous international awards for their performances.

Túumben Paax, which is a Mayan word meaning “new music,” has participated at festivals throughout Mexico and abroad, including the Manuel Enríquez New Music In-

ternational Forum, Women in Art International and Iberoamerican Seminar, and the Sabadell International Music Festival in Spain. They have toured throughout Italy, Spain, Japan, China, South Korea, Guatemala, Colombia, Argentina and the United States, and have been granted scholarships and support from the Mexican government.

Túumben Paax’s objective is to promote vocal music to link between the creative musical process and its performance. They will perform eight songs in the Spanish language, some of which were commissions just for the group, including “Xon ahuiyacan (Be joyful),” which was commissioned for this year’s Serenade! by the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program.

Crystal Children’s Choir, com-

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Mexican-based all-female sextet vocal group Túumben Paax will perform in the Serenade! Choral Festival at the Theatre House at Castleton on Sunday. The group is comprised of singers Lucía Olmos, soprano and general manager; Lorena Barranco, soprano; Carmen Contreras, mezzo-soprano; Marcela Robles, mezzo-soprano; Julietta Beas, mezzo-soprano; Betzabe Juárez, mezzosoprano, and currently led by conductor Rodrigo Cadet.

prised of middle and high school children of Chinese origin, was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1994 in an effort to unify and maintain Chinese cultural identity through song.

Since its founding, Crystal Children’s Choir has grown into an organization of more than 1,000 members, and its musical repertoire includes Chinese folk songs and traditional American tunes. The choir has performed internationally, including at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.

The choir aspires to be cultural ambassadors of children’s choral music, especially in the field of Chinese folk songs and newly commissioned works.

Through a unique musical and life-enhancing education offering to its choristers, Crystal Children’s Choir works to nurture teamwork, love of music, and excellence in choral singing among younger generations. For the concert, the choir will perform five American songs, including “Take Me to the Water” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”

Established in 2011, Classical Movements’ Serenade! is also performed throughout the Washington, D.C., area July 3 to 9, and hosts multiple musical events. This year’s theme, “The Human Journey: Music, Migration and Identity,” examines the far-reaching effects of human migration, exile, and refuge on language and the development of cultural identities, as reflected in vocal music around the world. This year at Castleton, Mexico and China are represented and celebrated in song by the singers.

“We can’t wait to introduce our audiences to these inspiring choirs,” said Castleton CEO and Artistic Director Dietlinde Turban Maazel. “In the present climate it is imperative to create awareness about migration and exile.

What better way than through music.

Hailing from Mexico and San Francisco, with an all-female choir and an all-children’s choir, this is sure to be a memorable performance.”

The premier concert tour company for the world’s great orchestras and choirs, Classical Movements creates meaningful cultural experiences through music in 145 countries. An industry leader for more than a quarter-century, Classical Movements organizes more than 60 tours every year, producing some 200 concerts every season. Partnering with the Arts Award since its founding in 1992 as a truly global company, Classical Movements remains committed to facilitating cultural diplomacy across the world — promoting peace through the medium of music. To learn more about the entire Serenade! Choral Festival, visit classicalmovements.com/festival/serenade-washington-d-c-choral-festival.

Ticket prices for this concert are $10 to $20, and the performance will be held in the Theatre House at Castleton, 663 Castleton View Road, Castleton, an intimate, state-of-the-art 140-seat proscenium theatre. Call Connie Payne at 540-937-3454 for more information and visit www.CastletonFestival.org to purchase tickets.

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July 5 Tabitha Caplinger at Deja Brew: 4 to 7 p.m. 22 Main St., Warrenton. Raised in Fauquier County and a graduate of Liberty High School, young adult author Tabitha Caplinger will be signing books during First Friday, July 5. A limited number of books are available. “Tabitha’s books are like Gilmore Girls meets Buffy with a dash of sass, a bit of faith and a side of pie.” For more information, visit tabithacaplinger.com.

First Friday: Salute to our Services: 6 to 9 p.m. Main Street, Old Town Warrenton. This month’s First Friday event in Warrenton includes a salute to our service men and women. All active/ retired military members and first responders are invited to join a march starting at the corner of Fifth and Main streets and ending at the courthouse.

The assembly bugle call is at 6:15 p.m., followed by drill bugle call at 6:25 p.m. and march to the courthouse at 6:30 p.m. The military veterans will be led by a single snare drummer and the first responders by a bagpiper. The march ends in front of the courthouse, where the Silver Tones Swing Band will play the national anthem and the Armed Forces medley, followed by a two-hour concert of Big Band music.

July 6 Warrenton Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon. Corner of Fifth and Lee streets, Warrenton. Open through Nov. 23. Fruits, vegetables, pies, herbs, flowers and more. Contact: 540-347-2405.

July 7 Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 4555 Old Tavern Road, The Plains. Fruits, vegetables, baked goods, orchids, bamboo, quilted specialties and more.

Visit www.archwoodgreenbarns.com or contact 540-253-5289.

Wreath Making Workshop: 2 p.m.

345 Legion Drive, Warrenton. Join the American Legion Post 72 Auxiliary for a stars and stripes wreath making workshop. $50 per person includes all materials. Space limited. Tickets available by calling 540-347-7740.

Sunday Sketch with Alice Porter: 2 to 4 p.m. 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg. Free sketching session at the National Sporting Museum and Library led by Alice Porter. Artists of all ages are invited to sketch; all materials are provided. To register, please contact info@nationalsporting. org or 540-687-6542, ext. 4.

July 8 Five Cries of Grief: 7 to 9 p.m., 76 West Shirley Ave., Warrenton. Join Spiritual Care Support Ministries for a five-day seminar to learn the five cries of grief: Cry of Pain, Longing, Supportive Love, Understanding and Significance. Participants will gain a better understanding of how to help

find healing and hope. RSVP to 540349-5814. Visit www.scsm.tv.

July 9 The Fauquier County Youth Orchestra and Jazz Band meets weekly on Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. at Gloria’s, 92 Main St., in Old Town Warrenton. Offering beginner, intermediate and advanced strings and a jazz band. The cost is $10 a week. The organization is a local nonprofit program working to enrich the lives of student musicians; no audition, all are welcome. For more information, email info@ fauquieryouthorchestra.org or call 540-717-9349.

The Fauquier Pokémon League meets every Tuesday, 4:30 to 6 p.m., at Virginia Hobbies Etc., 46 Main St., Warrenton. Pokémon card game 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Pokémon video games, 5:30 to 6 p.m. Players new to the game and experienced players welcome. Decks available to use for league. Free.

Contact Mary Ivie at 703-887-7586 or Cassandra Mitchell 410-215-7711 or email pokemon.fauquier@gmail.com.

July 10 Ignite Fauquier: 9 to 10 a.m., 33 N. Calhoun St., Warrenton. An alliance of entrepreneurs is helping small business owners “fire up business” at the Warrenton Visitor Center. Meet new people and learn the challenges of businesses and organizations.

Following the program, there will also be discussion among attendees. Meets the second Wednesday of every month. The doors open at 8:30 a.m.

Warrenton Newcomers Club: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., 121 John E. Mann St., Warrenton. Coffee and open house to residents new to the area, recently retired, or newly single within the past five years. Mercy Hall near St. Evangelist Church. Contact Chery Bianchi at Cherylbianchi1@comcastnet Books on the Bus: 9 to 11:45 a.m., 130 Haiti St., Warrenton. Come to Eva Walker Park and check out a book.

Contact: 540-422-7154.

Gallery Talk: 2 p.m., 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg. National Sporting and Library Museum presents free gallery talks every Wednesday about the museum’s permanent exhibits or traveling exhibits. No two tours are alike. Reservations not required.

Visit www.nationalsporting.org or phone 540-687-6542.

July 11 Dunkin’ with Chaplain Liz: 9 to 10 a.m., 316 West Lee Highway, Warrenton. Come for a free cup of great coffee and a donut, as you fellowship with Chaplain Liz Danielsen at Dunkin’ Donuts. Sponsored by Spiritual Care.

Send your events to asherman@ fauquier.com at least a week in advance. Entries need to include address and contact number.

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Wegman’s Great Meadow Fourth of July Celebration: Gates open at 4 p.m., Great Meadow, 5089 Old Tavern Road, The Plains. Enjoy a day of family-friendly activities, followed by fireworks. Events include children’s activities, a polo exhibition, live music and more. The finale is one of the metropolitan area’s biggest fireworks displays. Tickets are $35 per car in advance or $40 per car at the gate.

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

The Thistle Brothers Live on the Summer Stage: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Old Bust Head Brewery, 7134 Farm Station Road, Vint Hill. Menu by Red Dog BBQ. Contact: 540-347-4777.

Twilight Polo – Pretty in Pink-Ladies Night Out: 6 p.m., 5089 Old Tavern Road, The Plains. Each evening of Twilight Polo features three fast-paced polo matches, halftime games for the children, and delicious food and wine. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., with the first polo game beginning at 6 p.m. Following the 8 p.m. feature match, the night continues with music and dancing in the pavilion. Seating is on a tree-lined grassy berm, so attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs and blankets. Blue Valley Vineyard and Winery will be on site. There will also be a local food truck, and guests are welcome to bring in a picnic (including alcohol). Car Passes are $30 at the gate or $25 online (each car pass covers entry for all the occupants of the vehicle). Tickets can be purchased at www.greatmeadow.org/twilightpolo-tickets. Contact: 540-253-5000.

Crossthreaded: 7 p.m., Live music at Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall. Local Hume band plays bluegrass, country and oldies.

RSVP for dinner. Contact: 540-364-2774.

July 5 First Friday: 6 to 9 p.m., Main Street, Warrenton. Bring your friends and family out to Old Town Warrenton for First Friday to enjoy live music, food, a beer and wine garden, vendors and activities for the family. This month’s theme is “Salute to Our Services.” For more information, visit www.oldtownwarrenton.org/1st-friday.

Fireworks – July 4

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

Contact: 540-399-1779.

July 7 Live Irish Music: 5 to 8 p.m., 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. Come enjoy live Irish music and a relaxed dining atmosphere every Sunday. Wonderful free event perfect for family and friends. Roast beef special. Visit www.mcmahonsirishpub.com Contact: 540-347-7203.

Choral Festival in Castleton: 6 p.m. 663 Castleton View Rd., Castleton. All female choirs perform from Mexico and China at ninth annual Serenade! Choral Festival. Ticket prices are $10 to 20, and the performance will be held in the Theatre House at Castleton. Call Connie Payne at 540-937-3454 for more information and visit www.

The Thistle Brothers – July 6

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The Open Book hosts author Kwame Alexander Staff Reports The Open Book in Warrenton is partnering with Books On The Bus for a free community event featuring New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander on Wednesday, July 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Books on the Bus will begin the event at 9:30 a.m. with books, games and family fun featuring songs with local musician/songwriter, Jerry Hull.

At 11 a.m. Kwame Alexander will do a presentation with singer-songwriter Randy Preston followed by a question and answer period and a book signing.

His books will be available for

purchase at the event from The Open Book. You can also preorder books from The Open Book prior to the event at a 10 percent discount.

A free picnic sponsored by The PATH Foundation will provide hot dogs and ice cream.

Sponsors for the event include The Open Book, Books On The Bus, First Baptist Church, Fauquier County Public Library, Town of Warrenton Parks & Recreation, Saint James’ Episcopal School and The PATH Foundation.

For more information visit www.oldtownopenbook.com or call 540-878-5358.

Allegro launches summertime pen-pal program Staff Reports Allegro is launching Words Around the World in partnership with the Christ Church Anglican Basic School located in the Adisadel area, a cape coast town, in the central region in Ghana.

Many educators agree that students often regress during the summer months and purposeful writing helps maintain literary skills. Allegro has organized this event to help slow summer regression and bring an unparalleled educational opportunity to local students.

This opportunity is made possible thanks to Lee Owsley, owner of Latitudes in Warrenton, who introduced Allegro to her Fair Trade contacts who ultimately connected Allegro with the school’s headmaster.

This is a free summer activity for the community. Registrants will be paired with a similarly aged child to engage in pen to paper letter writing. Look for events during the summer at Allegro to learn more about Ghana, organized by Krozx Nana Osei-Bonus Jr., a transformational speaker on the topic of youth leadership who today resides in Bealeton, but hails from Ghana himself.

To register a child for this free summer activity, please complete the survey at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/69HTR53 (complete one survey for each child). Pairs will be made on a rolling basis as registrations are received.

For more information, contact 540-3495088.

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

Please include address and contact information for your event.

Sunday, July 7 Lunch: Warrenton Bible Fellowship invites the community to Eva Walker Park on Sunday, July 7, at 12:30 p.m.

Enjoy a free hot dog lunch and family fun games.

Monday, July 8 Vacation Bible School: Travel to Mars and beyond at Vacation Bible School at Grace United Methodist Church, located in Hartwood, near southern Fauquier County. Children in preschool through fifth grade are invited to learn about God and to participate in a special mission project. This year’s project will benefit Blessing in a Backpack, which helps feed hungry children locally, with food bags distributed weekly. Vacation Bible School will be held July 8 through 12, starting at 6:30 p.m. To register your child or to volunteer, visit https:// tmab.cokesburyvbs.com/GraceUnitedMethodistChurchHartwood. Grace

United Methodist Church is at 13056 Elk Ridge Road, Fredericksburg.

Thursday, July 11 “Show Your Colors” Brunch: Christian Women’s Connection of Warrenton will host a “Show Your Colors” Brunch on Thursday, July 11, at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 91 Main St. Kasey Keckley, Color Street senior director, will be featured, music will be provided by the Rev. Randy West and members of the Orlean Baptist Church Choir, of Marshall, performing “The Common Man” and a patriotic medley and the speaker will be Irene Pace of Middletown, Delaware. The cost is $10 inclusive. Free child care is available. For reservations and free child care, call Stephanie at 540-3477150. RSVP by Sunday, July 7.

Saturday, July 20 Breakfast: Amissville United Methodist Men will serve breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville.

Donations are accepted, and all proceeds are used in service to others. For questions, call Reg at 540-987-9001.

Get them to the church on time!

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Beulah Baptist Church in Markham has a food pantry open each Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday, July 29 Vacation Bible School: Amissville United Methodist Church will hold Vacation Bible School Monday, July 29, through Thursday, Aug. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. The church is at 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville.

Ongoing…

Food pantry: The Beulah Baptist Church Food Pantry, at Beulah Baptist Church, 3124 Beulah Road, Markham, is open Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact the church at 540-364-2626 or Cecelia Williams at 540-364-2428.

Single Moms Support Group meets every second and fourth Tuesday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., 341 Church St.,

Warrenton. If you are divorced, in the midst of a divorce or separation, navigating the difficult road of single parenting for the first time or have lived it for years and need support, visit the Single Moms Support Group. Meets at the Warrenton United Methodist Church for understanding, support and connections. Free childcare is provided. All welcome. Contact: 540347-1367.

Church anniversary: Trough Hill Baptist Church in Hume has changed the date of its 136th anniversary from June 16 to Sep. 15. For more information, contact Linda at troughhillbaptist@yahoo.com.

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

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

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

www.gracechurchcasanova.org

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

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

Advertise your church on our church page.

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

Father James R. Gould, Pastor

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Marshall Baptist Church hosts blood drive Monday

Got blood? The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Marshall Baptist Church on Monday, July 8, from 2 to 7 p.m. While appointments are preferred (and can be made at www.redcross.org), walk-ins are certainly welcome. By taking the time to stop by the church and donate blood, you will be saving lives. Whether you have Type A, B or O, the Red Cross needs it all!

Contact Suzy Neessen at 540-317-3344 for more information.

Congratulations to Robert and Candy Glascock. While vacationing at the beach, surrounded by family and friends, they renewed their wedding vows. Here’s to another 35 years!

The summer will fly by if we’re not watching. So, have you made your vacation plans? If you are thinking about having a “staycation,” you might want to put some of these great events on your calendar so you and your family can enjoy: July 11 to 13, Fauquier County’s first Agricultural Exposition to be held at the Fauquier County Fairgrounds; Aug. 10, Grace Episcopal Church’s Rise Against Hunger Car and Truck show. These are just a few of the happenings around our community that your family will enjoy!

Marshall High School graduates, have you contacted John Sisk (540-316-8162) to find out about the reunion being held on Sept. 21? No better time than the present.

Let him know if you can make it.

And, what would the week be if we didn’t show some birthday love: on June 27, Mikey Firl; on July 3, Steve Ross; on July 4, Wesley Edwards; on July 5, Gordon Sutton and Perry Russell; on July 6, Geneva Norris; on July 7, Carl Glascock, Ron Barwick, Miranda Sutton, Darlene Constant and Benjamin Gale; on July 8, Harvey E. Powers IV and Brian Carter Scannon; and on July 10, Fawn Farrell and Mary Ellen Druckenmiller.

And some good anniversary wishes to: Whitey and Barbara Penwell, celebrating 46 years on June 29; and Speed and Nancy Powers, celebrating 38 years, Larry and Nancy Nalls, celebrating 41 years, and Jeff and Angie Nordike, celebrating 24 years, on July 7.

I hope everyone continues to enjoy the summer and the warm temperatures, because we know what comes next … brr …

Welcome home to Avalon Estates Located in Avalon Estates, this recently updated colonial has four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms. Located on the D.C. side of Warrenton, the wraparound front porch, rear deck and fenced rear yard were designed to enjoy the private 1-acre lot.

The main level features a huge office with French doors to the front porch – perfect for an at-home business. There are formal living and dining rooms separated by a barn door. The kitchen has been renovated with beautiful granite counters, stainless steel appliances and new lighting. Located just off the kitchen is a cozy family room with a wood-burning fireplace and a custom, handcrafted mantle, which leads to the new deck.

On the second level, you will find the master bedroom suite with vaulted ceilings, walk-in closet and gas fireplace. The master bathroom has been completely updated with new flooring and vanity. Three other bedrooms share a renovated hall bathroom.

The laundry area is also located on the upper level for ease. There is a unique third level that would be perfect as a getaway space.

The lower level provides plenty of room to expand, with a rough-in for a full bath and exit to rear yard. The home has all new windows, lighting and

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Celebrate Independence Day at Sky Meadows State Park

Summertime and the livin’ is easy … or so the song goes. My heart goes out to those who have to work out in the heat and humidity. I hope everyone is drinking plenty of water and taking breaks in the AC. Sky Meadows State Park will be having an Independence Day celebration. There will be crafts, music, old fashioned games, all for free.

(There is a $4 per car parking fee.)

Great Meadow always has fabulous fireworks. The gates open at 4 p.m. and there will be polo demonstrations, a choreographed air performance, rocketry demonstrations, moon bounces, slides, a rock wall, rain machine, a choreographed air performance, laser tag and fireworks. A variety of food vendors will have delicious food available for purchase. Tickets are $35 per car in advance and can be purchased at greatmeadow.org. At the gate, tickets are $40 per car.

The Sumerduck Ruritan Club will hold Senior Citizen Bingo on Monday, July 8. All seniors 55 and older are invited to the club from 10 a.m. until noon for a fun game of bingo and fellowship. Everyone who wants to play is asked to bring a prize in a gift bag.

Those who wish to join the group for lunch at a local restaurant are welcome to do so.

“Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” will be a good activity at the Bealeton Library on Tuesday, July 9, from 4 to 5 p.m. Teens in sixth grade and up are invited to learn financial literacy and gain skills that will benefit them for a lifetime. This event is free, but registration is required.

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Half Pints Story Time will be held on Wednesday, July 10, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bealeton Library.

Stories, songs, and activities for 13to 24-month-old children with their parent or caregiver.

The Virginia Ag Expo will be held July 11 to 13 at the Fauquier Fairgrounds. For more information, visit fauquieragexpo.org. The expo will include dairy, beef, rabbit, goat and sheep shows. There will also be an exhibit hall with home-grown produce.

This event will be free and open to the public. For more information, contact Ms. Bullard at 540-341-7950, ext. 5.

The Sumerduck Ruritan Club will host a Pickin’ Party on Friday, July 12. The doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served from 6 to 8:30 p.m. (for a free-will donation). Live bluegrass music will be played from 7 to 10 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

The Sumerduck Ruritan fifth annual Bluegrass and Gospel Festival will be held on Aug. 31. This event will be held inside the Remington Lions Club from noon to 6 p.m. and will feature some of the best bluegrass bands around.

Have a wonderful week and a happy and safe Fourth of July!

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Wesley Chapel UMC celebrates 175th anniversary in September

Can you believe this? It’s July. Big things are happening, and important birthdays are coming.

The Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will hold an open house and celebration of the new station on Saturday, July 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. The actual dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting are scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Following the ceremony, visitors will have an opportunity to visit the new facility, meet the volunteers and career staff on duty and see the services offered

by OVFRD. Kids will have the opportunity to “Touch a Truck” and participate in some other fun things. The AirCare helicopter is planning to visit if available. Plan to come to help us the honor the past, when community members established the Orlean Volunteer Fire Department, and celebrate the present, when we showcase the community’s beautiful and efficient new station and look forward to the future of our service to the Orlean area.

Birthday wishes to Adrienne Swanberg and LuAnn Huston. Hope that both of these ladies had a happy and fun time on their special day.

Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church will celebrate its 175th anniversary with special services on Sunday, Sept. 15. The day will include the church service, a presentation on the history of the church, hymn sing, the introduction of a new cookbook (these folks really know how to cook), plus a luncheon. The 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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ANNE DAVIS MARKHAM HUME ORLEAN 540-364-1828 hlfmhouse@aol.com congregation would love to have you join them for this historic event. Reservations for the luncheon are not required but would be appreciated.

We remember the life of our friend and Conde Road neighbor, Peter Likus, who passed away suddenly last week. Peter was a kind and gentle fun person who also had some strong opinions and ideas. Our sympathy to his family and friends.

Memorial services are planned for later.

Here, kitty, kitty. Our pals, Brian Noyes (Red Truck Bakery) and Dwight McNeill, have a new baby -- a precious little gray kitten -- who has come to be a little brother to their older cat. They are presently searching for a name for this little one. Our vote is for Biskit. Chime in if you are on Facebook and want to suggest a name.

The Blue Ridge Flower Club met at “The Old Rectory” home of Tanya DeCell in Hume. Tanya, a new neighbor, presented the program on Flowers in Wine and Food.

Best Bloom awards were garnered

by Sue Hays, Carolyn Lumb, Elise O’Keefe and Margaret Thomas. Sue Hays was top winner for the special arrangement. The group also made plans for future field trips and community activities.

Have a happy, safe Fourth of July holiday. One nice memory that the Leeds Episcopal Church congregation has about the holiday is the annual gathering, which was held at the home of Marilyn and Jack McCormick in Orlean. After the picnic, Jack read the Declaration of Independence aloud and a great fireworks display completed the evening. Great memories!

The kitties send greetings for a nice weekend. Dot, our beloved border collie, is so deaf that fireworks will not disturb her, but we ask you to protect your pets from the noise and confusion.

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First Friday features ‘Salute to Our Services’

On July 5, the Town of Warrenton will be celebrating First Friday, beginning at 6 p.m. There will be a “Salute to Our Services,” hosted by the VFW, with a parade of military veterans, service members and first responders. The parade will start on Fifth Street at 6:15 p.m. and end at the courthouse. Afterward, music will be provided by the Silver Tones.

Come dance in the streets in front of the courthouse and listen to the Big Band music, made possible by Experience Old Town.

There will not be any refuse collection in the Town of Warrenton on Thursday, July 4. However, there will be a double refuse collection on Friday, July 5.

Also, the Fauquier County libraries will be closed on July 4 and 5.

However, beginning Saturday, July 6, the libraries will begin “Get the Band Back Together @ Your Library Picture Hunt.” This is a game for all ages, including pre-readers, in which you pick up an answer sheet at the library and find the pictures posted around the library. Turn in your sheet for a small prize.

Summer on the Green, the summer concert series presented on the Warren Green Lawn on Hotel Street, will feature the Rectifiers on Saturday, July 6, beginning at 7 p.m. There will also be a kids’ concert by Peter McCory, a one-man band playing for youth and their families.

STEAM for Tweens: FROGbots will be held on Monday, July 8, at

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the Warrenton Central library (11 Winchester St.) from 2 to 3 p.m. This gives youth, ages 9 to 12, a chance to learn about robot building, and attendees will be able to try their hand at a robot’s controls. A local robotic team will showcase their own skills.

Registration is required (540-4228500, ext.6864).

The next day, on Tuesday, July 9, children ages 6 to 8 will be able to learn about science and technology in SPLAT (Science, Play, Language, Arts, Technology) at the Warrenton central library. Participants will take part in fun experiments, arts and crafts from 2 to 3 p.m.

Later at the library, also on July 9, teens in sixth grade and up can repurpose old and discarded books in a upcycle book crafting activity.

From 4 to 5 p.m., youth will use book pages to create blackout poetry, flowers, or decoupage decorating. No experience is necessary, but registration is required (540-428500, ext. 6864).

A Zumba class will be held on Tuesday, July 9, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Rady Park (intersection of Evans and Fauquier roads). The free

class, part of the Summer Fitness Lineup of the Town of Warrenton Parks and Recreation Department, is open to the community and is taught by WARF instructors. Come enjoy exercise to the sound of music.

It’s time to celebrate for the business organization Ignite Fauquier.

The group of entrepreneurs will hold its third anniversary celebration on Wednesday, July 10, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Warrenton Visitor Center (33 N. Calhoun St.). At this meeting, many past presenters, with previously posed challenges, will address the effectiveness of their audience feedback. All Ignite Fauquier meetings are free and a light breakfast will be served.

For those who have missed bank-

ing at the Old Town location of BB&T, you have a temporary opportunity to do so again. Due to the most unfortunate fire damage at the Crossroads location (236 W. Lee Highway), the folks at BB&T will provide lobby service at 21 Main St. Lobby hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. There is a temporary drive-thru at the Crossroads location, and the ATM is available there.

Also, according to emails making the rounds, BB&T has again issued a warning of a scam which keeps popping up in which bank customers are being targeted and money taken from them. Do not reply to text messages or calls without talking to your local bank.

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This home is located in the County but you are just minutes away from the many shops and restaurants on Davis and Main Streets, the Amtrak station, as well as Farmers Market, breweries, and wineries that have made Culpeper a sought-after location. All this with easy access to shopping, hospital, schools, and commuting to Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Northern Virginia and Washington DC areas. This home is a must see – You won’t be disappointed!

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Ask the Arborist James Woods

I.S.A. Certified Arborist Fireblight Fireblight is a very destructive disease on many species in the rose family, including pear, crabapple, cotoneaster, mountain ash, hawthorn, pyrancantha, spirea and rose.

Depending on the plant, cultural practices performed, and spring weather conditions, damage can range from death of one or more branch terminals to severe branch mortality and complete death of the plant.

The most characteristic and easily observed symptoms are wilting and blackening or browning of the blossoms and leaves on the terminal shoots. The affected plant parts remain attached to the terminal and appear as though scorched by fire. A brown ooze develops at the site of these cankers during moist, warm weather.

The disease is caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. The organism overwinters in branch cankers at the margins of living and dead tissue. Wind, rain-splash and insects are responsible for the initial transport of the bacteria from cankers to open blossoms, the primary infection site.

Control of fireblight is difficult and requires a comprehensive program of sanitation, proper cultural practices, and spray applications in order that satisfactory result are attained. If you have any questions or comments, or any other questions concerning plant healthcare, please call us at (540) 3642401 or 1-(877)-Bartlett.

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Be safe with fireworks this Fourth

Wow, it’s already July with so much happening. The Fourth of July, commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States is this week.

If you plan to do your own fireworks, here are a few things to know.

Sparklers and fountains are legal to use on private property. The big boomers that go up in the air, explode, emit projectiles or travel laterally are illegal in Virginia. If you are doing legal, smaller fireworks, make sure there is adult supervision. To avoid fires, the fire marshal recommends putting the used fireworks in a container with water overnight. For information, call the fire marshal at 540-422-8823. If you have an emergency, call 911; for non-emergencies, call 540-347-3300.

Families4Fauquier will have a Fourth of July Parade at 10 a.m. on Main Street in Old Town Warrenton.

Keep pets safe during fireworks

Happy Fourth of July! Let freedom ring!

In celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks, please be mindful of the anxiety that it may cause your pets. I read of just a few helpful tips that I’d like to share with you to ensure that all pets are kept safe during the holiday celebrations. Make sure your pet is in a secure place, check all fencing and that gates are locked. If your animal has a microchip, be sure the information recorded is correct. Your pet’s collar should include your current contact information.

Also, if you know your pet has anxiety and may become scared, contact your local vet for advice on how to keep

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VEE KREITZ NEW BALTIMORE BROAD RUN 540-347-5140 veescolumn@aol.com The Great Meadow Fourth of July celebration, one of the biggest fireworks shows, opens at 4 p.m. They have lots of entertainment, including children’s activities.

The VDOT project closing Northbound 29 starts July 8. Plan your detour routes. The sheriff’s office will have extra deputies on patrol. There will be cameras and traffic-control equipment to help keep everyone safe. For information from VDOT, call Lou Hatter at 540-829-7500 or

AMANDA ARMSTRONG WOODWARD CALVERTON CATLETT CASANOVA 540-295-4925 woodwardamanda1@aol.com your pet safe. We have two local vets in Catlett who would be able to answer any questions you may have: Catlett Animal Hospital (540-788-6094) and Community Critter Care (540-7886052). If your pet does run off, notify the Fauquier SPCA at 540-788-9000.

Catlett Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Anne C. Hall

Associate Broker, CRS, GRI, SRES

Long & Foѕter, Realtors

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email Lou.hatter@vdot.virginia.gov.

Please take extra precautions during this time as traffic patterns change.

Northside29 Restaurant is having a car show on July 11 at 5 p.m. with live music, prizes, T-shirts, free chips and salsa and specials.

The Larry Weeks Community Pool is open and offers swim lessons.

On July 6 at noon, Old Bust Head Brewing Company is having a car show and The Thistle Brothers will perform on stage at 6:30 p.m.

Pearmund Cellars is hosting a Viognier Vertical Tasting in the Vineyard on July 13.

Fauquier Community Theatre starts youth theater camp on July 8. Call 540347-3475 for more information.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you with news and events to share with the New Baltimore/Broad Run community. Have a Happy Fourth of July and stay safe! will be hosting a flea market event at the Cedar Run Building on Va. 28 (beside the post office) on Saturday, July 20. A light lunch will be served. To reserve a space, call 540-522-9116 or email blm5505@gmail.com. Reservations must be made by July 15.

Seven Oaks Lavender Farm, at 8769 Greenwich Road, Catlett, will be hosting Yoga with Lavender on Sunday, July 7, from 9 to 10 a.m. The farm is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extended hours on Tuesdays until 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or to reserve your spot in the yoga class, call or text 540-272-7839.

Keep the news coming and have a wonderful week!

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These property transfers, filed June 21-27, 2019 were provided by the Clerk of the Court in Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top dollar deal: $5,513,972 in Cedar Run District

Cedar Run District

Philippe L. Randon to Daniel Ridgeway, 11228 Torrie

328.4 acres at 5234 Spring Hill Lane; 86.13 acres at

Center District

Spring Hill Farm FC1 LLC to Mitchell P. Rales Tr.,

Way, Bealeton. $145,000

8866 Rogues Road; 46.83 acres at 5336 Spring Hill

Phillip Wade to Muwafaq Mohammed Ali, 1317

off Spring Hill Lane; 155.8262 acres at 8457 Silver

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to Brittany Ganow, 6 Aviary

Lane; 24.27 acres at 5344 Spring Hill Lane; 6.78 acres Ghost Lane; 96.3744 acres at 8792 Rogues Road, Casanova. $5,513,972

NVR Inc. to Steven Sirota, 0.6800 acre at 6487 Bob White Drive, Warrenton. $614,089

Hugh A. Davis to Alex M. Hudson, 0.7770 acre at 8044 Frytown Road, Warrenton. $382,500

Beatrice Elaine Miller to Adan Munoz Villalobos, 2.221 acres at 10407 Messick Road, Midland. $345,000

Ronald Delaney II by Sub. Tr. to FFC Properties LLC,

5.7860 acres at 4165 Christopher Way, Nokesville. $407,643.50

Lee District

Mt. Holly Baptist Church to Tyler T. Healey, 1 acre at 6223 Sumerduck Road, Remington. $265,000

Joan P. Miller to Eric Povlsen, 11550 King’s Hill

Hazelwood Court, Warrenton. $440,000 Street, Warrenton. $232,900

Jordan M. Wilson to Carl Schmalz, 6429 White’s Mill Lane, Warrenton. $535,000

Stanley Parkes to Christopher J. Lane, 235 Onyx Way, Warrenton. $369,900

Christopher S. Roberts to William Steven Morris, 499 Devon Drive, Warrenton. $419,900

Pamela F. Kelly to Carl M. Chapman, 116 Oak Tree Lane, Warrenton. $260,000

Allen Michael Bongiovi to Pamela Fay Kelly, 7245 Hastings Lane, Warrenton. $383,000

Michael J. Wine to Robert Winthrop Coffin, 168 Mosby Circle, Warrenton. $385,000

Brett D. Billington to Kevin Roland Schoenen, 7285 Hunton Street, Warrenton. $579,990 Scott District

Road, Bealeton. $299,000

Robert L. Teter Tr. to William Austin, 5431 Rosehaven

Reeves Court, nr. Warrenton. $415,000

NVR Inc. to Ericka Michelle Kelly, 4013 Lake Ashby

Christopher J. Lane to Collin Vero-Casavant, 9771 Lori Denise Kampmann to Doris Orellana, 7015 Justin Court East, Remington. $290,000

Court, nr. Warrenton. $624,000 Court, nr. Warrenton. $516,503

John H. Schmitt to Kathleen P. McEnearney, 4 acres at

4191 Jackson Glen Drive, The Plains. $560,000

Karen Dougherty Tr. to Charles A. Kadesch, 3583 Shugart Court, nr. Warrenton. $490,000

NVR Inc. to Jacquline Merecedes, 4023 Lake Ashby Court, nr. Warrenton. $525,035

Oak Leaf Farm LLC to The Oaks Landmark LLC, 100 acres at 3324 Landmark Road, The Plains. $4,800,000

Lakeside Homes LLC to Elizabeth Cataldi, 3692 Dockside Drive, nr. Warrenton. $520,000 Fauquier Lakes Limited Partnership to NVR Inc., Lot 64, Phase 11-C and Lot 11-D, nr. Warrenton. $462,237 James A. Mugnolo to Philip K. Biles, 1.5596 acres at 6650 Colonnades Drive, nr. Warrenton. $785,000 John W. Cantrell Tr. to Steven C. Neufeld, 7.2511

Lakeside Homes LLC to Timothy Cotton, 3627

acres at 5409 Flintstone Lane, Broad Run. $741,200

Fauquier Lakes Limited Partnership to Lakeside

Edgar E. French Jr. to Jefferson Holdings LLC, 8585

Dockside Drive, nr. Warrenton. $787,450

Homes LLC, Lot 28, Phase 11-B, nr. Warrenton. $187,500

Katherine S. Carey to Marlene Dennis, 9.1185 acres at 6532 Walnutdale Lane, nr. The Plains. $1,125,000

Marshall District Pellam Court, Marshall. $117,000 Christian Bedford Coyner to Quatre Chiens LLC, 1.8425 acres on Rokeby Road, Upperville. $250,000

Gavin J. Lindenberg to Austin Kritzer, 5155 Rock

Lisa D. Howard to April M. Black, 7 acres at 9390

John A. Frazer to Satoshi Eto, 8.664 acres at 6693

Jacob S. Bogart to Dustin M. Hundley, 0.6887 acre at

Rita G. Hawes to Shane O. Tabaka, 1.1092 acres at

Tyler Frable to Richard Sunderlin, 0.75 acre at 9335

Springs Road, nr. Warrenton. $350,000

Conde Road, Marshall. $373,200

McCrae’s Road, nr. Warrenton. $615,000

8394 Pinn Turn, nr. Warrenton. $275,000

7017 Lake Drive, nr. Warrenton. $547,000

Randy K. Ferrell to William A. Johnston, 7138 Norwich Court, Warrenton. $595,000

Katherine P. Suto to Steven E. Rolando, 7405 Stuart

Springs Road, nr. Warrenton. $175,000 Joy T. Herndon to Michael J. Griffin, 2 acres at 6537 Watery Mountain Road, nr. Bethel/Warrenton.

Circle, Warrenton. $415,000

$320,000

Warrenton. $336,050

7351 Cannonball Gate Road, Warrenton. $339,000

Benjamin Westling to Amy Coppe, 7032 Kelly Road,

Justin Lloyd to Andrew L. Coubrough, 1.231 acres at

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OBITUARIES Austin Punky King

Betty Jane Whorton Betty Jane Whorton, 70 of Rixeyville, VA passed away on June 25, 2019 at her home.

She was born on July 5, 1948 to the late Harvey Whitmer and Jenny Lee Putnam Whitmer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Franklin “Buddy” Whorton and her daughter, Angie Whorton.

Mrs. Whorton retired from Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company after 50 years of service.

She is survived by her children, Jamie (Tim) Vance, Opal, VA and Tater (Andrea) Whorton, Warrenton, VA; her siblings, James (Kay) Whitmer, Myrtle Beach, SC, David (Judy) Whitmer and Danny (Christina) Whitmer both of Stephens City, VA and Johnny (Kathy) Whitmer, Winchester, VA; grandchildren, Trent (Naomi) Vance and Alexis Vance all of Hedgesville, WV, Taylor Whorton and Gavin Robertson, Warrenton, VA. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 28 from 7-9 PM at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton where funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 29 at 11:00 AM. Interment Washington Masonic Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Amissville Full Gospel Church, 675 Viewtown Road, Amissville, VA 20106 for their children’s ministry.

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

Richard (Dick) Allan Penner Richard (Dick) Allan Penner, 80, died peacefully Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton following his long battle with ALS. He leaves his loving wife of 56 years, Carla (Long) Penner; his son, Jeffrey Allan Penner; his daughter, Julie Ann Lunsford, his grandchildren, Amanda Grace, Jacob Blair, Matthew Richard, and Abigail Mae, and many dear friends and family.

Born and raised in Altoona, PA, the son of John and Hulda (Unruh) Penner, he met and married his wife, Carla Long at Independent Bible Church in 1963. He was a resident of Manassas for 25 years where he and his wife raised their children before residing in Warrenton.

After high school, Mr. Penner attended Philadelphia College of Bible where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Bible. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1961 as a commissioned officer where he moved up the ranks to Captain. He flew F8U fighter jets on reconnaissance missions over Cuba before leaving the Corps in 1966.

After serving in the Marine Corps, Mr. Penner had the opportunity to work for the Stanwick Corporation in Arlington, VA where he served as a Human Resources manager for more than 15 years. Gifted at working with people, Mr. Penner continued his career with Dewberry & Davis in Fairfax, VA as Vice President of Human Resources until his retirement in 2009.

Mr. Penner and his wife, Carla, were members of several churches in the area including McLean Bible, Gainesville Presbyterian, Cornerstone Presbyterian, and most recently Heritage Presbyterian in Warrenton, VA. He taught Bible classes and served faithfully as an elder for many of those years. His greatest desire was for people to know Jesus Christ as Savior and know the truth of the Bible. He leaves a beautiful legacy of faith and wisdom for his children and grandchildren.

Mr. Penner was a musician who sang and played the piano for many years. With a strong bass voice, he sang in quartets and church choirs, in addition to singing solos for many church and private events through the years. Mr. Penner had a passion for fishing and could often be found “wetting a line” at local ponds and rivers. He taught his children and grandchildren, as well as countless others, how to enjoy his favorite pastime. He also enjoyed reading, tennis, and playing games with family and friends.

Viewing will be held Friday, July 5 at Moser Funeral Home from 6:00-8:00. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 6 at 12:00 at Heritage Presbyterian Church in Warrenton, VA followed by a private burial with full military honors.

Donations may be made in his memory to the ALS Association.

Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com

Austin Punky King. 77 of Manassas passed away on June 24, 2019.

The funeral will be July 5, 2019, 11:00 am at Manassas Church of Brethren.

Horizon of Culpeper is handling the arrangements.

Robert Lee “Bob” Walker Robert Lee “Bob” Walker, 85, of Warrenton, Virginia, passed June 24, 2019, at Novant Health UVA Haymarket Medical Center, Haymarket, Virginia. He was born on November 27, 1933, to George and Winifred Walker of Warrenton.

Bob was a former Warrenton Town Council member for 17 years, Trustee at Mt. Zion Baptist Church for more than 40 years, a lifetime member of the Fauquier County NAACP, a bus driver for Fauquier County Public Schools for 32 years, and was a member of the View Tree Masonic Lodge #142. He was an avid bowler and a devoted Redskin fan. He and family operated the Walker’s Barber Shop that served Warrenton, Fauquier County and much of the surrounding communities for more than 50 years.

Bob is survived by his wife, Lillian A. Walker of Warrenton, VA; four sons: Robert Walker of Bealeton, VA, Ralph and Bernard Walker both of Landover, MD, Donald Addison of Winchester, VA; three sisters: Frances Goldring of Adelphi, MD, Grace Blackwell of Staunton, VA, Lucy Coleman of Warrenton, VA; one step-daughter, Daris Carter of Warrenton, VA; a step-son, Darin Smith of Warrenton, VA; 17 grandchildren; and many great grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, William Addison; and brothers: Rev. Shirley Walker and James Walker, Sr. The family received friends on Monday, July 1, 2019, from 6 to 8 pm at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 33 S. Third St, Warrenton, Virginia, 20186. A second visitation was held on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, from 10 am until 12 pm when funeral services started at 12 pm at Faith Christian Church, 6472 Duhollow Road, Warrenton, Virginia, 20187. Pastor Keith McCullough delivered the eulogy.

Interment was in Warrenton Cemetery.

Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

Walter R. Poston, Sr. “Tucky” Walter Randolph Poston, Sr., 77, of Newport News, Virginia, died Sunday, June 30, 2019 at his home.

Mr. Poston was born September 29, 1941 in Upperville, Virginia, son of the late William Lee Poston and Alice Virginia Huff Poston.

He worked as the gardener for Chantilly International Country Club and Springfield Farm in Middleburg, VA. Known for his roses, he was a family man who enjoyed steak and salads, his dog Pippi, and was an avid Baltimore Orioles fan.

Surviving are his children, Virginia “Ginny” Lee Jolley and her husband, Paul, of Midland, VA, Walter “Little Man” Randolph Poston, Jr. and his wife, Anita, of Boyce, VA, Vicky Diane Jackson and her husband, Allen, of Newport News, VA and Lisa Marie Poston of Middleburg, VA; brother, Lester Poston of Winchester, VA; sister, Marguerite Shepherd of Winchester, VA; ex-wife, Mary Ellen Messner; ten grandchildren and twelve greatgrandchildren.

His daughter, Judy Lorraine Quick, preceded him in death.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 A. M. Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Providence Chapel United Methodist Church, Bluemont, VA with Pastor Karen Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Providence Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bluemont.

Pallbearers will be Tony Quick, A.J. Jackson, Latney Bundy, Paul Jolley, Jr., Darell Shephard, and Walter Hunter Ryan Poston.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 – 11:00 A. M. Saturday morning prior to the service at the church.

Arrangements are being handled by Enders & Shirley Funeral Home, Berryville, VA. To view the obituary and send condolences online, please visit www.endersandshirley.com.

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OBITUARIES Peggy Moffett Kierstead

Donna Jean Propst

Peggy Moffett Kierstead, 90 of Warrenton, VA entered into Eternal Rest in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 25, 2019.

She was the daughter of the late Earl Stanley Moffett and Mary Sinclair Moffett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Galen Harley Kierstead; and her daughter, Barbara Scheffel Backus.

She leaves behind her loving familydaughter, Teresa Kierstead Frenzel and her husband, David Wayne Frenzel of Culpeper, VA; her godson- Michael Kierstead Dolan of Jessup, MD; granddaughter, Cheryl Frenzel Swift, Warrenton, VA; four great grandchildren, Cameron Michael Swift, David Maxwell Swift, Lucy Amelia Swift and DeAndre Chavis; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

The family received friends at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton on Saturday, June 29 from 3:00 PM until the funeral service began at 4:00 PM. Interment was private.

Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice or Bethel United Methodist Church, Warrenton.

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

Donna Jean Propst, 70, of Bealeton, Virginia, died June 29, 2019.

She is survived by her husband, Clinton N. Propst, mother, June M. Cox of Warrenton, VA, brother James E. Walker III of Bealeton, VA, daughter, Karen A. Ingram and son-in-law, Timothy H. Ingram of Warrenton, VA, son Clifford H. Foster, Jr. of Moyock, NC, three granddaughters, Tina Marie Foster, Amanda Ann Ingram and Jessica Ann Foster. She was preceded in death by her father, John J. Lyles and sister, Sally Ann Cox. Donna’s career included over 20 years at the Bell Atlantic Telephone Company. She was an avid Redskins fan for over 30 years and loved her black lab, AJ. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 5, 2019, from 6:00 p.m.

-8:00 p.m. at Moser Funeral Home. There will be a private ceremony for family only.

Fond memories and online condolences may be shared with the Propst family through www.moserfuneralhome.com An expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made in her name to the Fauquier SPCA, 9350 Rogues Road, Midland, VA 22728

Billy J. Richardson Mr. Billy J. Richardson, age 90, resident of Columbia and formerly of Woodbridge, VA, passed away on Saturday, June 29 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

A veteran memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 2, 2019 at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, VA with military honors provide by the US Air Force.

Born June 26, 1929 in Leaksville, NC, son of the late Albert Munro Richardson and Lettie Sue Martin Richardson and husband of the late Verda Jean Watt Richardson. He worked as an electrical engineer and in the field of avionics for the US Army and was a veteran of the US Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Richardson enjoyed aviation, photography, British sports cars, was a member of the National Capital Jaguar Club in Washington, DC and owner of a 1964 Sunbeam Tiger car.

He is survived by his loving daughter: Glenna Hornaday of Columbia; grandchildren: Abigail Hornaday-Collett and Alexander Hornaday; 3 great grandchildren.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a sister: Lila Knost; a brother: P. Joseph Richardson You may share condolences with the family at the Heritage Funeral Home website: www.TnFunerals.com.

Gwendolyn Wolfe Bartlebaugh Gwendolyn Wolfe Bartlebaugh of Warrenton died suddenly on Saturday June 29th at Fauquier Hospital.

She was born in Winchester Virginia on Dec. 5th 1951 and was a life member of the Strasburg Christian Church. She married Richard T. Bartlebaugh on Dec. 5th 1970. They were happily married for 49 1/2 years. They lived in Thailand and Greece while he was employed by the Civil Service. When they returned to the United States they settled in Warrenton. She was a homemaker and happily took loving care of 2 children. She was a much loved, dedicated wife, mom, sister, family member and friend who positively influenced so many people. She had an infectious laugh and bubbly personality that will be sorely missed.

She was the daughter of Joanne R. Wolfe and the late P. Galen Wolfe.

She is survived by her loving husband Richard and 2 children, Brian R. and wife Melanie of Bristow and 3 grandchildren, Caden, Emily and Sophie, her daughter Jennifer P. Bartlebaugh of Warrenton and their loving dog MoJo. She is also survived by her Mother and 3 siblings Patrick G. Wolfe of Amissville, Susan L. Core of Birmingham Alabama, and Lisa E. Whiting of Bealeton and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements are at Moser Funeral Home in Warrenton on July 8th, visitation at 10am with 11am service following. Final resting place will be in Brightview Cemetery at 265 Lunsford Rd, Warrenton.

It’s never too late to share your loved one’s story.

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OBITUARIES Bobby Allen Scarborough Bobby Allen Scarborough, age 79, a resident of Bealeton, Virginia passed away on June 3, 2019.

Bobby was a retired Lt. Colonel for the U.S. Air Force and honorably served for over 22 years, from 1962 to 1982.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Lee Scarborough; four children,son, Kenneth Allen Scarborough and his wife, Tara of Cincinnati, OH; daughter, Kathryn Ann Scarborough of Omaha, Nebraska; daughter, Nicole Lynn Davidson and her husband, Tyler of Warrenton, VA and his son, Todd Alton Scarborough of Winchester, VA and six grandchildren; and his beloved German Shepherd “Stellar.”

A visitation was held on June 10, 2019 from 6-8pm at Moser Funeral Home. A funeral service with full honors will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 9:00am at Ft. Myers Old Post Chapel and a burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

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

Online condolences can be made at moserfuneralhome.com

Conrad “Connie” J. Miller Conrad “Connie” J. Miller, 92 of Warrenton, VA passed away June 26, 2019 at his home.

He was born in Astoria, New York on March 20, 1927, a son of the late Conrad J. Miller, Sr. and Edith O’Connell Miller.

Connie served in the U. S. Navy in both World War II and the Korean Conflict and then retired from the Nassau County Police Department, Nassau, NY where he was a decorated Undercover Detective.

In 1978, he and his wife moved to Warrenton, VA and built Fox Farm, a Thoroughbred horse breeding operation. He then started Free State Industries, a glass manufacturing company in New Baltimore, VA which then became a well-known glass manufacturing company in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

Connie was a longtime member and former President of the Warrenton Rotary Club; a member of The Detective Association and The Quiet Flying Birdmen Club, holding many “fly-ins” at the airstrip he built at Fox Farm.

He is survived by his wife, Joan F. Miller; his three daughters, Kathy Samples and her husband Jerry of Johnstown, PA, Debra Ann Gioielli and her husband, Gene of St. Lewis Park, MN and Patricia Miller of Port Orange, FL; six grandchildren, Brian Gioielli (Allie), MN, Tracey Snyder (Blake), PA, Thomas Gioielli (Megan) MO, Christopher Samples, PA, Steven Samples, FL, Brenna Miller, FL and ten great grandchildren.

The family received friends on Sunday, June 30 from 5-8 PM at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton where funeral services were held on Monday, July 1 at 11:00 AM. Interment Bright View Cemetery, Warrenton.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Dept., Attn: Hope McGee, 78 W. Lee Street, Warrenton, VA 20186. Please note in the memo line for the K-9 Unit.

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

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

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PERSONAL HISTORY Each of us is a valuable repository of personal history that can inspire, inform, and enlighten members of our family. Unless this personal narration is preserved, it will be lost. Because few of us have the time or talent to write an autobiography, it is to our advantage to interview our grandparents and other elders of our families in front of a video camera. Doing so preserves remembrances and anecdotes that might not be uttered or remembered again the same way. Far from benefitting only the listeners, recording family history also profits the tellers, who have a chance to reveal themselves in a new light. Photographs and videos also give added substance to the funerals of those who have passed.

MOSER FUNERAL HOME accommodates all families, treating each one as if they were our own. We strongly believe that a funeral service should be tailored to represent the life of the deceased. This is why our services range from traditional funeral services to uniquely personal ones. Together we will work alongside you to plan a meaningful funeral service that pays tribute to your loved one. 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.

“One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.”

Antonio Porchia

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FAUQUIER

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

BUILDING LOT 5+ Acres, 2 lots, or build on one only, Rogues Road, not far from Rt 28 and Metro train, driveway in, approved per site has expired, very pretty property, reduced to $199,900,

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Large Barn Apartment with a Free SelfCare Horse Stall, $995. This ground level apartment includes a full kitchen, 1.5 baths, heating, A/C, W/D, a convertible office space, a large combination living room/tack room and shared WiFi Internet access. Gas and electricity are NOT included in the rent.

The free 12 X 24 bare stall opens to a run with access to lush board-fenced pasture. (Up to two additional self care stalls are available for $125 a month, each.) The barn facilities include hot and cold running water, automatic fly spraying system, large barn fans, hay storage and more. An extra large riding ring and ample parking for both your POV and horse trailer are available on the property. Applicants MUST have one or more horses and be committed to their care, feeding and stall maintenance.

Live with your horse in a bucolic setting within commuting distance to Culpeper, Winchester, Warrenton, Middleburg, The Plains, Manassas, Dulles, Reston, Tysons Corner, Fairfax, Arlington, and Washington, DC. (540)364-2350

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Orlean Cemetery; on John Barton Payne Road 8 plots, call for details. 540-316-8718 Farm

220 Equipment John Deere 4400 HST tractor w/420 loader, 4WD, 35-HP diesel engine. (PTO approx: 28.5 hp). Approx 726 hours on unit. AG tires. $15,500 OBO https:// bit.ly/2CyEso7

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Firewood

YARD CLEAN UP

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Garage/ Yard Sales

COMMUNITY YARD SALE EVERY SATURDAY

WEATHER PROVIDING GLASCOCK’S GROCERY / NICKS DELI (gravel parking lot)

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

FREE SET UP !!!!

No selling of any fire arms

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

I n d o o r Ya r d Sale! Sell, Browse, Shop, Get a Bite to Eat! Spaces Available, Too! 39 Alexandria Pike Warrenton Saturday, July 13th. From 8:30 to 12:30 For more information, please call 540-347-5467.

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Remington, 7268 5th St. 7/6, 7a-4p. Too much to list, bikes, Radio Flyer Wagon, HH, furn, clths, lots of $1 items.

Lawn/Garden

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Furniture/ Appliances

Broyhill Early Am DR Set,tbl, 6 Chairs, China Cab. All in very good condition. $500 for all.

Email to sadexter@ me.com No deliveries.

Cabinet - pine with slide out cutting board.

Shelves inside below. $30 or make offer. Call 540-533-9040.

Contemporary Sofa 250.00 540 937-4513 Dining Room table with leaf , 6 Chairs and Hutch that lights up 350.00 540 937-4513 Glass Top Kitchen table with 4 chairs 200.00 540 937-4513 Metal Lawn Chairs 6 @ 10.00 each 540 937-4513 Oak Curio Cabinet, excel cond, glass shelves. $200. Email to sadexter@me.com No deliveries.

White Wicker Rocking Chair 150.00 540 937-4513 White Wicker Rocking Chair 125.00 540 937-4513

It took 6 YEARS to graduate. Find a job in about 6 MINUTES. Times Classified 347-4222

248 Equipment

2017 John Deere D105 42-inch Lawn Mower.

19 hrs $1,300. Located in The Plains.

570-270-0599

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571-344-4300 45 RPM records (lots of 50) 0.50-$1.00 ea, comics $2+ ea, beanies $2+ ea, pez $1+ ea, 571-344-4300 Beatles memorbiliapicture, black & white (60´s), albums, 45´s & magazines.571-3444300 Elvis memorabilia, Yankee memorabilia, Celtics Merch, Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars 571-344-4300 Frank Sinatra, JFK, MIchael Jackson, Redskins, & sports books & mags. Michael Jordon mini chanpionship basketballs + magazines.

571-344-4300 Record albums $5+ ea, Sports Illustrated mags incld swimsuit $5+ ea, Old books $7+ ea, Snoppy merch $1+ ea, 571-344-4300

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Musical Instruments

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273 Pets

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670 Trailers

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2017 Chevy Volt, excel cond. 26K mls.

Smooth, quiet ride. $19,500, low end of the Kelly Blue Book. Amissville. 540-522-9216

Trucks/

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Business Services

Home Healthcare

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Home Improvement

Affordable Roofing with Terry´s Handyman Services, LLC. Licensed & Insured.

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675 Pickups

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CATLETT VOL FIRE DEPARTMENT FLEA MARKET JULY 20, 2019 For table/space reservation 540-522-9116 or blm5505@gmail.com Reserve by July 15!!

FOOD PANTRY EVERY THURSDAY

3124 Beulah Rd, at Beulah Baptist Church, Markham VA will have a food pantry on 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Please contact Cecelia Williams at 540.364.2428. Church number 540.364.2626.

Falcon Softball Camp

Mon, July 15 - Wed, July, 17 Fauquier High School Varsity Softball Field for girls grade K-8.

Camp is designed to give the best possible instruction focusing on the fundamental aspects frequently overlooked.

Campers should bring their own cleats, gloves, and bats. We can provide extra if they do not have their own. Pack your own lunch, we will have a small concession stand open as well.

Registration link can be found at www. fauquiersports.com, “Spring”, “Softball”, “Varsity”, click on Camps.

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ABC Licenses

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Full name(s) of owner(s): HARTLANDS, LLC Trading as: HARTLAND FARM 3205 Hartland Lane, Markham, Fauquier, Virginia 22643 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Beer & Wine Off-Premise license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Cheryll Green Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

Gills v. Ridgeway II, No. 2019-20309, Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Parties: Ashley Gills, Richard Ridgeway II Nature of Action: Custody NOTICE If you wish to defend, you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file your defenses or objections in writing with the court. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you without further notice for the relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.

YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. MidPenn Legal Services 513 Chestnut St; Lebanon, PA 17042 (717) 274-2834

NOTICE 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, July 11, 2019, in the Warren Green Meeting Room at 10 Hotel Street in Warrenton, Virginia, and will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the same location, to be followed by a public hearing to obtain citizen input on the following items: 1.

ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF OLD MOUNTAIN ROAD AND/OR OLD COUNTY ROAD - A public hearing to obtain citizen input on the abandonment of a portion of Old Mountain Road and/or Old County Road, a roadbed that was discontinued as a Secondary State road long ago, that runs from Cannonball Gate Road (Secondary State Route 628) to the end of Ingleton Farm, LLC properties identified as PINS: 6975-27-7753-000 and 6975-38-3327-000. (Tracy Gallehr, Staff)

2.

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 13 OF THE FAUQUIER COUNTY CODE - A public hearing to obtain citizen input on revisions to Article III of Chapter 13 of the Fauquier County Code pertaining to Stopping, Standing, and Parking of Motor Vehicles (Sections 13-34 through 13-50) to adopt, amend and update these sections to bring them into compliance with the Code of Virginia. (Tracy Gallehr, Staff)

3.

A PUBLIC HEARING TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY TO ENTER UPON AND TAKE EASEMENTS OVER PORTIONS OF 4 PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CATLETT CALVERTON SEWER SYSTEM - A public hearing in accordance with Section 15.21905(C) of the Code of Virginia to authorize the County to enter upon and take interests in portions of the properties of Hansford A. and Dana L. Conner, (GPIN#’s: 7922-92-7522-000 and 7922-92-7559-000), Matthew Hallinan (GPIN#: 7922-81-6460-000) Robert and Barbara Steelman (GPIN#: 7911-94-7557-000), and Michael Carbin (GPIN#: 7911-94-7422-000) prior to or during condemnation proceedings for the purposes authorized by Section 15.2-1904(A) of the Code of Virginia. (Kevin Burke, Staff)

4.

ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT TEXT-19-011188 – A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Article 4 Part 6 related to major kennels in the Planned Commercial Industrial Development (PCID) District.

(Amy Rogers, Staff)

5.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-19-011056, ARTHUR H. NASH, KIMBROUGH K. NASH & GRANVILLE FARM, LLC (OWNERS) / WARRENTON HUNT (APPLICANT) – WARRENTON HUNT SPORTING CLAYS EVENT – An application for a Category 9 Special Exception to host an annual, two day Class C Event. The properties are located at 7585 Wilson Road, Marshall District. (PIN 6965-21-7136-000, 6965-20-4720-000, and 6965-31-7693-000) (Kara Krantz, Staff)

6.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-19-011071, JOHN K. (III) & KRISTIN L. BROWN (OWNERS) / JOHN K. BROWN (APPLICANT) – NORTHPOINT TRAINING – An application for two Category 5 Special Exceptions to allow for both an Indoor and Outdoor Technical School. The properties are located at 13001 Sillamon Road, Cedar Run District. (PIN 7836-75-1585-000 and 7836-64-6175-000) (Ben Holt, Staff)

7.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-19-011074, A. AHMAD & GRETCHEN PIRASTEH (OWNERS / APPLICANTS) – STSK9 AT NATANIA FARM – An application for a Category 13 Special Exception for a minor kennel. The properties are located at 8270 March Wales Road, Marshall District. (PIN 6961-89-5738-000 and 6961-79-5691-000) (Kara Krantz, Staff)

8.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT COMA-18-009530 – A Comprehensive Plan Amendment to update Chapter 8 dealing with Rural Lands. (Andrew Hopewell, Staff)

Legal Notices

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION JULY 18, 2019 The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a work session beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 18, 2019 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, July 18, 2019 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia: 1.

2.

ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT – TEXT-19-010754 – A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Article 2 to allow Family Subdivisions on certain parcels subject to non-common open space easements.

(Amy Rogers, Staff) SPECIAL EXCEPTION – SPEX-19-011213 – FAUQUIER COUNTY WATER & SANITATION AUTHORITY, REMLAND, LLC (OWNERS)/ROBERT N. SPRINGER/REMLAND, LLC (APPLICANT) – MEADOWS TANK #2 – An application for a Category 20 Special Exception for the installation of an aboveground water storage tank and treatment facility. The properties are located at 6986 Helm Drive, Lee District. (PIN 6887-48-9929-000 and 6887-68-2679-000) (Kara Krantz, Staff)

Staff reports for all items will be available online at agenda.fauquiercounty.gov approximately one week prior to the public hearing.

Copies of the full text of the proposed Fauquier County Zoning Ordinance text amendments may be examined in the Department of Community Developmentʼs Zoning Office at 29 Ashby Street, Suite 310, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

To review files on all other items, please visit the Department of Community Developmentʼs Planning Office at 10 Hotel Street, Suite 305, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Fran Williams, Administrative Manager, at (540) 422-8210.

Copies of the above files (except as noted) are available for review in the County Administrator’s Office, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Any interested parties wishing to be heard on any of the above are requested to be present at the public hearing or send written comments prior to July 11, 2019, to the County Administrator’s Office. Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Mrs. Renée Culbertson, Deputy Municipal Clerk, at (540) 422-8020.

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TOWN OF WARRENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 18 Court Street, Warrenton, Virginia. There are no scheduled Public Hearings.

The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Town Hall meeting facilities are fully accessible. Any special accommodations can be made upon request 48 hours prior to the meeting.

A copy of the ordinance is available for review at the Town’s Administrative Offices, 18 Court Street, and can be examined by those interested Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Elizabeth A. Gillie Town Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID TOWN OF WARRENTON, VIRGINIA Sealed bids will be accepted until July 25, 2019 at 2:00 PM and then publicly opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent, 18 Court Street, Warrenton, VA 20186, for the following: IFB 20-003: Wastewater Treatment Plant Coagulant An information packet and bid forms are available in the above office, by calling (540) 347-1102 or by e-mail to staff@warrentonva.gov or by visiting the Town’s website at www.warrentonva.gov.

The Town through its duly adopted policy may reject any or all bids and waive all informalities. All contracts are awarded by the Town Manager. In the event the Town Manager rejects all bids, the Town may readvertise or make the purchase on the open market in conformance with state code and established Town procedures.

The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TOWN OF WARRENTON, VIRGINIA Sealed proposals will be accepted until August 22, 2019 at 4:00 PM to provide the following:

Construction, Engineering and Inspection Services for Timber Fence Trail Project Copies of the Request for Proposal are available in the above office, by calling (540) 347-1102, by emailing staff@warrentonva.gov or by visiting the website: www. warrentonva.gov.

An optional pre-proposal conference will be held on August 8, 2019 starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Facility located at 800 Waterloo Road in Warrenton. For directions to the facility, please call (540) 349-2520.

The Town through its duly adopted policy may reject any or all proposals and waive all informalities. All contracts are awarded by the Town Manager. In the event the Town Manager rejects all proposals, the Town may readvertise or make the purchase on the open market in conformance with state code and established Town procedures.

The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request.

Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE §8.01-316 Case No. JJ017463-01-00; FAUQUIER COUNTY J & DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District Court (x) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re SANCHEZ FLORES, JEYDEN The object of this suit is to: ESTABLISH CUSTODY OF JEYDEN SANCHEZ FLORES It is ORDERED that the defendant MARTIN SANCHEZ DELGADO appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 08/06/2019; 9:30 AM Melissa Cupp, Judge VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAUQUIER COUNTY LISA RENEE MURRAY; Plaintiff, V. CL 19-247 THE HEIRS OF JANIE KENNY, a.k.a.

Janie Kenney and Sarah Janie Kenny and Sarah Janie Kenney (KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JANIE KENNY), ET AL. Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the above styled matter is to determine the interest of the heirs of Jane Kenney with reference to property known as 7412 Keith Road, Warrenton, Virginia identified as Tax Map Number 6975-67-7839-000 located in the County of Fauquier, Virginia and sell the property and disburse to all heirs their pro rata shares including credits for contributions made with reference to the subject property; And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to the law that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the whereabouts of the unknown and unlocateable Heirs of Janie Kenney it is ORDERED that the unknown or unlocateable Heirs Janie Kenney, (a.k.a. Janie Kenny and Sara Janie Kenney) appear on or before August 19, 2019, in the Clerk´s Office of this Court and do what is necessary to protect her interest; and it is further ORDERED that this Order be published once a week for four successive weeks in The Fauquier Times Newspaper of general circulation in the County of Fauquier County; that a copy of this Court is held and the certificate of publication and bill be sent to Donald E. Coulter, Esq. PURNELL, McKENNETT AND MENKE, P.C. 9214 Center Street, Suite 101, Manassas, VA 20110 (703-368-9196) ENTERED THIS 27th DAY OF JUNE, 2019.

Jeffrey W. Parker, Judge I ASK FOR THIS: Donald E. Coulter, Esq. PURNELL, McKENNETT & MENKE, P.C. Counsel for Audrey Maxine Kenney 9214 Center St, # 101; Manassas, VA 20110 703-368-9196; Fax Number 703-361-0092 dcoulter@manassaslawyers.com; VSB# 14886

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CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

Marathon Health is seeking a part-time (20 hrs/wk) Master’s Level, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor committed to practicing patient centered, outcomes-based therapy and delivering mental health and wellness care for employees of Fauquier County and their families in Warrenton, VA. Work will be performed in diverse settings associated with public safety work locations. This is a 20 hour per week position with full benefits. Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role. Experience counselling public safety response personnel is required, including experience in PTSD and/or Trauma.

To apply, please email your resume to: recruitment@marathon-health.com

ATTENTION: Great opportunity for Moms, Retirees or anyone needing a little cash!!

Newspaper Carriers

Orlean/Marshall; The Plains/Marshall; other routes available soon The Fauquier Times is currently looking for home delivery carriers in Fauquier County. Great earning potential for one day work. No collections.

Requirements are a valid driver´s license, must be available all day on Wednesday, have reliable transportation, and speak good English.

Carriers with previous newspaper delivery experience, and good geographical knowledge of the county preferred.

Interested applicants please call our Circulation Department at 540-347-4222 or e-mail us at nkeyser@fauquier.com or apply in person to 41 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER Virginia’s top community newspaper (2018) is looking for an experienced general assignment reporter.

Breaking news, public safety, agriculture, environmental issues, local politics and education are all topics that need to be covered in this largely rural -but never boring -- central Virginia county.

Looking for a strong fulltime writer with a persistent news focus, to file stories for a weekly print paper and robust website. Best candidate will live or relocate to Fauquier County or nearby.

Fulltime salary and benefits.

Send resume and cover letter, plus at least ten news clips to: Robin Earl, managing editor, Fauquier Times – rearl@fauquier.com. Call 540-272-1852 with questions.

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