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Va. has no wildfire pollution monitors in Fauquier By Hunter Savery

Local at-home, air-quality monitors

Times Staff Writer

Canadian wildfire smoke clouded the air across Northern Virginia twice last month, causing the region to have some of the worst air-quality readings in the world. But the National Weather Service never issued air-quality alerts for Fauquier or southern Prince William for an unsettling reason: In both counties, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality lacks the equipment necessary to monitor smoke pollution. On June 8 and 29, when local skies were invaded by a smoky haze, residents across the Northeast relied on AirNow.gov for local and regional air-quality data. The website is an effort of the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal entities to collect and disseminate air-quality data across the country. See AIR QUALITY, page 4

Amid the lack of state-funded and managed air-quality monitors, local residents in the following locations have installed their own PurpleAir air-quality monitors.

Fauquier

• Vint Hill (Brookside) • Bealeton (Mintbrook)

Eastern Prince William

• Lake Ridge (Willowood Drive)

Western Prince William

• Bristow (Bristow Village) • Gainesville (Groveton Road) • Manassas (West Gate) • Manassas (First AME Baptist Church) • Manassas (Wheeler Ridge Drive, near Ashton Avenue) PHOTO BY HUGH KELLY

A drone photo of the hazy skies over Warrenton on June 7.

Fauquier County Fair returns with new shows, old standbys By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

For more than 60 years, the Fauquier County Fair has brought residents from all over the county together for a few days of shows, carnival rides, games, exhibitions, livestock showcases and lots of friendly competition. This year is no different, but attendees will have the opportunity to see two new country artists, enjoy new amusement rides and take in a rodeo show. See COUNTY FAIR, page 6 PHOTO BY CARSON MCRAE

True Grit Rodeo roper Tyler Mawyer performs during the 2021 Fauquier County Fair.

SOURCE: WWW2.PURPLEAIR.COM; WWW.AIRNOW.GOV

Heroux looks to improve infrastructure, cut meals tax Appointee vies for his first full term on Warrenton’s town council By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Recently appointed Warrenton Town Councilman John B. “Jay” Heroux III says he’s seeking his first full term in the Nov. 7 special election to help the town “renovate John B. “Jay” and revitalize” and to Heroux III give back to the town that has given him and his family “a good life.” See HEROUX, page 6

Independent Lawrence Kovalik enters the race for the Center District supervisor’s seat, Page 3

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Jocelyn Sladen, lifelong Warrenton conservationist, author dies at 93 Sladen wrote 10 children’s books, helped found the Virginia Native Plant Society By Hunter Savery Times Staff Writer

Jocelyn Arundel Sladen, a longtime Warrenton resident, author and conservationist who helped found the Virginia Native Plant Society and other local and national ecological nonprofits, died at her Warrenton home on Wildcat Mountain on Thursday, June 29. She was 93. Described in her obituary as an “ardent champion of efforts to protect nature,” “Jocey,” as she was known to friends and family, began her career as a journalist for The Washington Daily News and went on to work for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the first international conservation organization. Sladen also wrote 10 children’s books as well as articles for National Geographic and children’s magazine Ranger Rick and “large portions of the first natural history encyclopedia for young readers, published by Funk and Wagnalls,” according to her obituary. “She really had a great sense of communicating with young people about nature and knew how to approach them on the subject and make it exciting and fun for them, as well as educational,” said Doug Larson, president of the Clifton Institute’s board of directors. “She exposed the natural world to younger audiences in a way that was impactful on hundreds and hundreds of children who had the chance to be with her firsthand.” In a 2017 article in the Fauquier Times, Sladen was quoted about her work to educate children about the natural environment. “I had come to realize that our children, and

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Jocelyn Arundel Sladen during her younger years. children all over the world, growing up amid swelling populations and vanishing natural frontiers, will have both a desperate need to find renewed contacts with nature and yet a harder time fulfilling that need,” she once said. “The toughest conservation problems will be their responsibilities.” Sladen served on the board of directors of the Clifton Institute, a 900-acre nonprofit ecological preserve and research center in Warrenton that Sladen’s late husband, Dr. William Sladen, helped found in the late 1990s. Dr. William Sladen was a medical doctor, an expert in ecology and a longtime faculty member at Johns Hopkins University. He researched bird migratory patterns, and his efforts to teach orphaned Canada geese how to migrate with the help of an ultralight aircraft was featured in the 1996 film “Fly Away Home.” Dr. William Sladen died in 2017 at age 96. Jocelyn Arundel Sladen was born in Washing-

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Kovalik enters race for Center District supervisor’s seat By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Lawerence “Larry” Kovalik, of Warrenton, recently entered the Nov. 7 race for the Center District seat on the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors. Kovalik, an independent, is running alongside Supervisor Kevin T. Carter, a Republican, and fellow independent Raeid A. Ebrahim, a recent Fauquier High School graduate. Carter has held the seat since September 2022 and is running for his first full-term. He was appointed by the board unanimously to fill the vacancy left when former supervisor Chris Granger stepped down to avoid potential conflicts of interest regarding decisions about data centers after his wife, former Warrenton town manager Brandie Schaeffer, accepted a position with Amazon Web Services in August 2022. Kovalik, 60, is a field service engineer for Alcon Incorporated, an eye-care device company, and has been a resident of Fauquier County for more than 23 years. He currently serves on the Town of Warrenton Board of Zoning Appeals. After serving on the county’s transportation and capital improvement projects committees, Kovalik said he decided to run for supervisor to help further protect and promote aspects that make Fauquier County “unique.” “Promoting the comprehensive

“I think what’s being proposed at this point, in just scale and size, is very concerning and it’s very unappealing and somewhat contrary to the goals of the comprehensive plan for the county.” -- LARRY KOVALIK ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT

Lawrence “Larry” Kovalik plan, promoting the conservation efforts,” would be among Kovalik’s goals if elected, he said. “Promoting the business and residential growth into the service districts and then promoting efficient transportation corridors; I really recognize that proper land use, proper planning and things of that nature are paramount and very important,” he said.

On data centers

Kovalik said he was not in favor of the Warrenton Town Council’s February approval of a new Amazon data center on Blackwell Road and said he has concerns regarding data center proposals. “(I) do recognize that there are

locations where (data centers) might fit in business parks and service districts and the (planned commercial industrial development) districts, which we have,” Kovalik said. “But I think what’s being proposed at this point, in just scale and size, is very concerning, and it’s very unappealing and somewhat contrary to the goals of the comprehensive plan for the county.”

On school funding

Kovalik said he is in support of providing sufficient funding for the county’s public schools but noted that the fiscal year 2024 budget allocates 54.84 cents per every tax dollar to education and 20.95 cents toward public safety. “We need to see and make sure that we are getting the value out of that education dollar,” Kovalik said. “In this day and age, and if you’re working and you’re paying your bills, anything additional taken out of your pocket has to be adjusted somewhere else. I think it’s very important that we are proper stewards of the taxpayer dollar when it comes to education.”

Kovalik also said he would like to investigate what the county spends on recruiting new teachers compared to what it spends to retain existing teachers. “How do we make it appealing for the teachers that are living here (so) that the teachers who are working here can live here?” Kovalik said.

Other priorities

Kovalik said he’d also work to require public hearings and special use permits for new data centers rather than allowing them to be built by right. “I think it’s paramount that we do honor and respect the voice of the citizens that are coming before the panel and that are taking the time to speak at the podium on these concerns,” Kovalik said. “That is definitely one of my priorities, to make sure that I am representing the people, and I want to hear what they have to say.” All five seats on the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors are up for re-election this November. Reach Shannon Clark at sclark@ fauquier.com.

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Va. has no wildfire pollution monitors in Fauquier AIR QUALITY, from page 1 AirNow.gov’s fire and smoke map shows two air-quality monitoring stations in Fauquier and a handful in Prince William that measure for “PM 2.5,” the fine-particulate matter that makes up wildfire smoke. But those stations are at-home monitoring kits that are unregulated by state environmental authorities, according to the AirNow website and Kristen Stumpf, a DEQ meteorologist. In other words, DEQ has no government-funded and monitored air-quality monitors that measure PM 2.5 from wildfire smoke in Fauquier or Prince William counties, Stumpf said. According to AirNow.gov, that’s not unusual. Much of the state lacks government-funded and managed air-quality monitors capable of measuring wildfire smoke pollution. Only about a dozen are spread out across the entire commonwealth, with most concentrated in more urban areas. DEQ monitors only ozone pollution in Fauquier County, with the sole government monitor located in Sumerduck, according to the DEQ. Prince William County’s sole DEQ monitoring station, located in James Long Park in Gainesville, measures ozone and NO2 pollution, neither of which are related to wildfire smoke. The worst wildfire season in Canadian history has repeatedly blanketed the East Coast in harmful smoke and, according to experts, it’s only just kicking into gear. According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center, there were 673 active fires as of Friday, July 7. The presence of wildfire smoke particulates in the air is important because such pollution can be harmful to human health. The particles in wildfire smoke are so small that they can lodge deep within people’s lungs and cause serious health issues. For some people, the smoke may simply be an irritant, causing a sore throat or congestion. For others, especially those in at-risk groups, it can lead to breathing trouble, heart attack or stroke, according to the American Lung Association. Yet, despite the health hazards and disruptions to daily life caused by the smoke, the DEQ is not adding particulate-matter monitoring to either Fauquier or Prince William counties. “We have no plans to expand PM 2.5 testing,” said Charles Turner, DEQ’s director of air quality monitoring. “We do have plans to upgrade our existing monitors.” DEQ Director Mike Rolband, an appointee of Gov. Glen Youngkin’s and a Nokesville resident, said the lack of government-funded and managed air-quality monitoring stations is a matter of cost and need. “DEQ believes it would be imprudent to spend upwards of $500,000 of taxpayers’ money to locate and operate an additional monitor in Fauquier at this time,” Rolband said in an email to the Fauquier Times and Prince William Times.

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James and Kaitlin Reder with the air-quality monitor they purchased for their home in Brookside outside Warrenton. Rolband pointed to monitors in Loudoun, Fairfax and Arlington that he said provide “approximately accurate indication of the air quality in Fauquier and Prince William counties.” Rolband’s $500,000 estimate for a new monitoring station assumes start-up costs such as securing a location and building and equipping a shed-like air-quality monitoring structure. But Prince William and Fauquier already have monitoring stations for ozone that presumably could be upgraded at a lower cost. A 2021 study by the National Park Service estimated that a new monitoring station costs about $10,000. DEQ chooses sites for air-quality monitoring stations, which are then approved by the EPA. There are many factors to consider to obtain the most representative sample for the populations DEQ thinks will be most affected by the different types of pollution, he said. Also, until this summer, particulate matter pollution from wildfire smoke never seemed to be an issue for much of the state, Stumpf said. “Typically in Virginia, we generally have more ozone issues,” said Stumpf. “Not bad issues, but it’s just a more prominent pollutant than PM 2.5 has been.”

At-home monitors

The air quality monitoring gaps in both counties are filled by at-home monitors, chiefly those produced by Utah-based “PurpleAir.” Such monitors cost between $200 to $300 and can be installed by anyone. James and Kaitlin Reder have one of only two PurpleAir monitors in Fauquier County on the back deck of their home in Brookside at Vint Hill. They bought it about two years ago after realizing their indoor air-quality monitor was displaying an outdoor air-quality reading from the area’s only PurpleAir monitor at the time, which was located in Manassas. The couple has two kids with asthma and wanted better information about the air closer to home. So, they ordered their own PurpleAir monitor for about $220, James Reder said. Usually, their monitor’s readings are pret-

ty good. The family only changed their outdoor plans “a handful of times” based on the monitor’s readings since installing it, James Reder said. But the smoke from the Canada wildfires was another matter. Once that hit, the Reders decided against outdoor activities and told their friends and neighbors about the high readings displayed on their monitor, Kaitlin Reder said. James Reder said he was somewhat surprised to learn their unit remained one of only two in the entire county. (For all of Fauquier, the AirNow.gov website shows readings from the Reders’ monitor as well as one in the Mintbrook subdivision in Bealeton). “I didn’t think the wildfire smoke would be read from my sensor. That was never part of the plan,” he said. At first glance, users of the AirNow.gov website might not know the monitors it displays are not government-funded and managed stations. But clicking on the monitors’ details reveals the words “LOW COST PM2.5 SENSOR” -- the website’s lable for at-home units. Stumpf says at-home sensors do not have to meet the same regulatory standards as official government stations. “I believe there’s guidelines or instructions that’s sent with them, but it’s not verified or checked up on by anyone in particular, especially not with our agency,” she said, referring to the DEQ. PurpleAir provides its own free airquality monitor mapping, similar to AirNow.gov, but the units work best when there are multiple in close proximity. In an urban environment, where there many monitors are present, the company touts its ability to provide hyperlocal forecasting. But at least one study found that PurpleAir monitors are less reliable than government-managed air-quality monitoring equipment. A 2021 study by the National Park Service found that PurpleAir monitors can be useful for getting a sense of the air quality in an area but are not up to the standards of public health forecasting. “Given the tendency of the PurpleAir to overestimate concentrations, a PurpleAir monitor by itself is not really a good tool for determining whether or not air quality is meeting air-quality standards at a specific time, or for use as part of a public health advisory program,” concluded Debbie Miller, who conducted the NPS sudy. James Reder said he believes there should be more air-quality monitors in the county to even out hyper-local abnormalities, caused by things such as backyard grilling, to better inform local residents. Monitors “could be used as a learning opportunity, if they put them in local parks or schools,” he said. “It would be good for kids to learn (human) actions impact the air we breathe.” Meanwhile, there were 865 active fires on Monday morning, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. Smoke will almost certainly return to the area this summer, but there are no government plans to expand PM 2.5 monitoring in Fauquier or Prince William counties.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY D/B/A DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA FOR APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER GV, GREENSVILLE COUNTY POWER STATION, FOR THE RATE YEARS COMMENCING APRIL 1, 2024, AND APRIL 1, 2025 CASE NO. PUR-2023-00094 • Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) has applied for approval to revise its rate adjustment clause Rider GV. • In this case, Dominion has asked the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) to approve Rider GV for the rate years April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, for Rate Year 1, and April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, for Rate Year 2. • For Rate Year 1, under a 2058 retirement scenario, Dominion requests a total annual revenue requirement of $132,230,015, which would not change the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month. • For Rate Year 2, under a 2058 retirement scenario, Dominion requests a total annual revenue requirement of $135,402,153, which would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month by $0.07 compared to Rate Year 1. • For Rate Year 1, under a 2045 retirement scenario, Dominion requests a total annual revenue requirement of $144,191,103, which would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month by $0.23. • For Rate Year 2, under a 2045 retirement scenario, Dominion requests a total annual revenue requirement of $147,738,760, which would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month by $0.07 compared to Rate Year 1. • A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing in this case on November 14, 2023, at 10 a.m., for the receipt of public witness testimony.

of the proposed Rider GV on April 1, 2025, for Rate Year 2, will increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.07 compared to Rate Year 1. Dominion indicates that under the 2045 retirement assumption, implementation of the proposed Rider GV on April 1, 2024, for Rate Year 1, will increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.23. The Company states that under the 2045 retirement assumption, implementation of the proposed Rider GV on April 1, 2025, for Rate Year 2, will increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.07 compared to Rate Year 1. Interested persons are encouraged to review Dominion’s Application and supporting documents in full for details about these and other proposals. TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents. To promote administrative efficiency and timely service of filings upon participants, the Commission has directed the electronic filing of testimony and pleadings, unless they contain confidential information, and has required electronic service on parties to this proceeding. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled public hearings on the Company’s Application. On November 14, 2023, at 10 a.m., a Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing, with no witness present in the Commission’s courtroom, for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses. On or before November 8, 2023, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) your name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out a form on the Commission’s website at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling (804) 371-9141. This public witness hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting. Beginning at 10 a.m. on November 14, 2023, the Hearing Examiner will telephone sequentially each person who has signed up to testify as provided above.

• An evidentiary hearing will be held on November 15, 2023, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive the testimony and evidence of the Company, any respondents, and the Staff.

On November 15, 2023, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, a Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will convene a hearing to receive testimony and evidence offered by the Company, any respondents, and the Staff.

• Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

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

On June 1, 2023, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) a biennial update of the Company’s rate adjustment clause Rider GV (“Application”) pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia. Through its Application, the Company seeks to recover costs associated with the Greensville County Power Station, a natural gas-fired combinedcycle electric generating facility in Greensville County, Virginia, and 500 kilovolt transmission lines, a new switching station, and associated transmission interconnection facilities in Brunswick and Greensville Counties, Virginia (collectively,“Greensville County Project” or “Project”). In Case No. PUE-2015-00075, the Commission approved Dominion’s construction and operation of the Greensville County Project and approved a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider GV, for Dominion to recover costs associated with the development of the Project. The Greensville County Project commenced commercial operations on December 12, 2018. In this proceeding, Dominion has asked the Commission to approve a biennial update to Rider GV for the rate years beginning April 1, 2024, and ending March 31, 2025 (“Rate Year 1”), and beginning April 1, 2025, and ending March 31, 2026 (“Rate Year 2”). The two components of the proposed revenue requirement for Rate Year 1 are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. The proposed revenue requirement for Rate Year 2 is composed only of the Projected Cost Recovery Factor. Dominion states that based on Commission Staff’s (“Staff”) and the Company’s positions in the 2021 Depreciation Study, the Company is providing two sets of revenue requirement schedules with 2058 and 2045 Project retirement scenarios. Dominion further states that it supports the retirement date of 2058 for depreciation purposes but provides the 2045 retirement scenario as an alternative for the Commission’s consideration in the event Staff advocates for its approval. Under the 2058 retirement scenario, the Company is requesting Projected Cost Recovery Factors of $135,515,997 for Rate Year 1 and $135,402,153 for Rate Year 2 and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor for Rate Year 1 of $(3,285,982), resulting in total requested revenue requirements of $132,230,015 for Rate Year 1 and $135,402,153 for Rate Year 2. Under the 2045 retirement scenario, the Company is requesting Projected Cost Recovery Factors of $147,477,085 for Rate Year 1 and $147,738,760 for Rate Year 2 and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor for Rate Year 1 of $(3,285,982), resulting in total requested revenue requirements of $144,191,103 for Rate Year 1 and $147,738,760 for Rate Year 2. If the proposed Rider GV revenue requirements for Rate Year 1 and Rate Year 2 are approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion, under the 2058 retirement assumption, implementation of the proposed Rider GV on April 1, 2024, for Rate Year 1, will not change the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month. The Company states that under the 2058 retirement assumption, implementation

On or before November 8, 2023, any interested person may submit comments on the Application electronically by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. Those unable, as a practical matter, to submit comments electronically may file such comments by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2023-00094. On or before September 8, 2023, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation with the Clerk of the Commission at: scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those unable, as a practical matter, to file a notice of participation electronically may file such notice by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel, if available. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2023-00094. On or before October 6, 2023, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. Any respondent unable, as a practical matter, to file testimony and exhibits electronically may file such by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the Commission at the address listed above. Each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. All testimony and exhibits shall be served on the Staff, the Company, and all other respondents simultaneous with its filing. In all filings, the respondent shall comply with the Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2023-00094. Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice. The Commission’s Rules of Practice, the Company’s Application, the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, and other documents filed in this case may be viewed on the Commission’s website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY d/b/a DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA

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Heroux looks to improve infrastructure, cut meals tax HEROUX, from page 1 “(There’s) some things that, from an infrastructure and a policy perspective, (will) help us inch forward here to be a great small town in the 21st century,” Heroux said. “There’s different things that have to happen nowadays to be able to compete and make sure your citizens (have) economic viability, good safe streets and communities.” Heroux, 59, is facing two challengers in the Ward 5 race: Eric Gagnon, a local businessman and critic of the town council’s February approval of Warrenton’s first data center; and Karen Lavarnway, a Loudoun County firefighter and paramedic who serves on the town’s architectural review board. Heroux has held the seat since September 2022 when he was tapped to fill a vacancy created when former Ward 5 town councilman Kevin T. Carter was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors. Carter replaced Chris Granger, who had resigned

from his post as Center District supervisor to avoid a potential conflict of interest stemming from his spouse Brandie Schaeffer’s decision to take a job with Amazon Web Services. Schaeffer left her job as Warrenton’s town manager just prior to being hired by AWS, which at the time was applying for a special use permit to build a new data center on Blackwell Road. The Warrenton Town Council approved the controversial project on Feb. 14, several months after Schaeffer resigned from her town job. Heroux is a vice president at Definitive Logic Corp, an Arlington-based management and technology consulting firm that counts AWS as one of its customers. Heroux has faced criticism from some Warrenton residents, including Gagnon, for not recusing himself from the AWS data center vote. Before the vote, Warrenton Town Attorney Martin Crim determined Heroux’s job did not place him in violation of the state’s conflict of interest law and that he was free to vote on the data center’s special-use permit. The project was approved 4-3 with Heroux voting in favor.

Heroux told the Fauquier Times that Gagnon’s accusations “are wrong, and they need to stop.” “I did a full disclosure on my company’s role in the tech sector, and that’s public record,” Heroux said. “And I, in full conscience, good conscience, I sleep soundly. I am in no violation of a conflict of interest.” If elected, Heroux said his priorities will include improving the town’s infrastructure, aligning its zoning ordinances to the comprehensive plan and reducing the town’s 6% meals tax. Heroux said the town needs to look to ways to attract more commercial or industrial development to raise tax revenues. “We have to get that industrial zone working for us,” he said. Heroux earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Stonehill College. He is a member of the PATH Foundation’s Community Advisory Committee, serves on the board for Ethnos College and volunteers for the Fauquier Free Clinic. Reach Shannon Clark at sclark@fauquier.com.

Fauquier County Fair returns with new shows, old standbys

Blake, 4, of Sumerduck, rides the merrygo-round at the 2022 Fauquier County Fair.

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Two Nashville-based recording artists will be performing on Wednesday, July 12 and Thursday, July 13 on the main stage under the pavilion. Blake Esse will take the stage July 12 at 7:30 p.m. followed by Glen Shelton on July 13 at 7:30 p.m. The performances are included in the daily general admission fee for the fair. Brenda Rich, president of the Fauquier County Fair, said she’s excited for attendees to re-connect with one another and showcase the projects they have been working on all year. “It’s a great family-oriented event,” Rich said. “You see people you don’t see all year long; you’ll see them at the fair.” Each year, contestants enter various competitions to showcase their work in areas like food preparation, field crops, quilting and more. Awards are presented following exhibition judging. A full schedule of contests and exhibition building rules can be found at the fair website at www.fauquierfair.com. “(The fair) gives people a place to exhibit their wares,” Rich said. “They can exhibit all the hard work that they’ve done throughout the year.” Beyond the exhibitions and performances featured at this year’s fair, pageants for kids and young people from age 0 to 22 will be con-

2023 Fauquier County Fair

What: Annual community festival celebrating all things agricultural with rides, shows, pageants and friendly competitions. Where: Fauquier County Fair Grounds; enter from the Central Fauquier Sports Complex off Meetze Road. Price: Adults: $10; kids under 12: $5; infants: free; $5 discounts for seniors (over 55) and military When: 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, July 12 to 14. Open Saturday, July 15 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. For a full schedule, visit www. fauquierfair.com ducted on Saturday, July 15, and this year’s Miss Fauquier County will be crowned onstage during the 6:30 p.m. competition at the Ben Gravett Pavilion. The Tru Grit Rodeo show will take place on both Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. The rodeo, based in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, specializes in bull riding, barrel racing, bull fighting and more. The group previously put on shows during the 2022 fair. For Rich, the fair is an annual opportunity to further educate residents and especially young people about agriculture and to provide new experiences. “I mean, how many children have never been able to touch a cow?” Rich asked. “I think it’s very important to keep (the fair) active for the community.” Reach Shannon Clark at sclark@ fauquier.com.

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New Fauquier superintendent to host ‘family forums’ for parents, students By Anya Sczerzenie

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

The new superintendent of Fauquier County Public Schools, Major Warner, will host three “family forums” this week to introduce himself to parents and students. Warner will use the forums to present his plans for the school division, introduce his staff and answer questions and comments from community members. “There’s an old saying that if you want to be seen differently, you have to act differently,” Warner said at a July 10 school board meeting. “I think for us in this situation, going into year one, it’s really important to myself and staff that the community has the opportunity to engage us in a forum that is both formal and informal. It’s an opportunity to ask whatever questions are on your mind— the difficult questions, certainly—to get information about our visions and goals and things of that nature.” Warner, 54, succeeded David Jeck as superintendent of Fauquier Coun-

Superintendent’s family forums

Tuesday, July 11: Marshall Middle School, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12: Liberty High School, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13: Kettle Run High School, 6 to 7:30 p.m. ty’s 20 public schools after Jeck announced his plans to step down in April after 10 years in the position. A former teacher in Loudoun and Fauquier County schools, Warner was principal of Kettle Run High School for 10 years before becoming deputy superintendent. On July 1, Warner officially became superintendent. Warner had previously announced his plans for the family forums when he was first appointed. He plans to host more forums this fall and in spring of 2024 to keep parents and students engaged. “Your voice and ideas matter, and Dr. Warner wants to hear from you,” said Fauquier County Public Schools spokesperson Tara Helkowski in an

Warrenton installs 2 more all-way stop signs Staff Reports Warrenton drivers need to hit the brakes for two more new all-way stop signs, according to a recent announcement from the Town of Warrenton. The two new signs are located at the inter-

“It’s an opportunity to ask whatever questions are on your mind ... about our visions and goals.”

-- Superintendent Major Warner

email to students’ families. However, Warner says he wants parents who attend the forums to keep their questions focused on students and learning rather than outside politics. “If it’s not about student learning and safety, it’s going to be a tough conversation to have outside of that,” Warner said. “My job is to depoliticize what we do in public schools, so we can get back to focusing on what matters most—and that’s whether (students) are learning and whether they are safe. That’s where we’re going to center our conversation, and we need parents as partners.” Reach Anya Sczerzenie at asczerzenie@fauquier.com

section of John E. Mann Street and Winchester Street and the intersection of Patrick Ryan Way and North Court. The latest new stop signs follow three installed last April that were erected following a series of speed assessments and an analysis conducted by the Town of Warrenton’s public works department. The stop signs are aimed at reducing the speed at which drivers travel through Warrenton and increasing pedestrian safety.

Fauquier County Schools Superintendent Major Warner

The latest stop signs were placed to help facilitate “a walkable and pedestrian-friendly environment in residential areas,” according to the Town of Warrenton Facebook page. “These (new intersections) are a result of ongoing studies and assessments based on enhancing pedestrian safety and traffic patterns,” said Frank Cassidy, interim town manager. “We continually assess all our roadways.”

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World War II warbird rides offered at Warrenton airport Staff Reports World War II warbirds will be flying in the skies over the Warrenton area on Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16, when the Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force presents a Warbird Showcase at the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport in Midland. Warbird rides will be available in three different WWII airplanes during the day. The event is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; parking is free and there is no admission fee. Warbird rides will be available in a Piper L-4 “Grasshopper,” or a Fairchild Forwarder with room for up to three passengers, including kids ages 5 and over, or a Boeing PT-17 Stearman open cockpit bi-plane. Warbird rides may be purchased in advance at https://www.capitalwingwarbirdrides.org/. Ride prices are $100 for the L-4, $200 for the Fairchild and $315 for the Stearman. Flights not sold in advance will be available on-site at the airport. In addition to the warbirds flying rides, the Capital Wing is scheduled to offer a static display of a French Alouette II helicopter, the world’s first gas-turbine-powered helicopter; a Cessna 162 from Aviation Adventures flight school; a WWII Piper L-3 liaison warbird; and a WWII encampment with reenactors from the Central Virginia Timeline Association. The Capital Wing Post Exchange will sell a variety of military aviation-themed items. Lunch will be available on Saturday from the Warrenton Airport Boosters Club. All aircraft and attractions are subject to weather, unscheduled maintenance and pilot

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Visitors can purchase rides on World War II warbirds, including a Piper L-4 “Grasshopper,” a Fairchild Forwarder or a Boeing PT-17 Stearman. availability. The mission of the Capital Wing is to “Keep ‘Em Flying” to honor the thousands of men and women who built, serviced and flew WWII war-

birds. The Capital Wing is a non-profit organization and is staffed entirely by volunteers. For more information, visit CapitalWingRides@ gmail.com.

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS JULY 12 TO 21 CHURCH EVENTS Homecoming What: Mount Olive Baptist Church annual Homecoming When: 11 a.m. Sunday, July 12 Where: Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2932 Atoka Road, Rectortown Info: Sons of Mt. Olive preaching (morning service only); cookout will follow service; dress down for June through August; 540-364-2380

ONGOING EVENTS Waldo What: Where’s Waldo in Old Town Warrenton for families When: Starts Saturday, July 1, through Monday, July 31 Where: The Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Pick up a Find Waldo stamp card which lists all the participating sites; find Waldo and get the card stamped or signed and be entered into a grand prize drawing for Waldo books and paraphernalia; 540878-5358 Inspiration What: Inspirational Study-What on Earth am I Here For? When: Every Friday, 10:30 a.m. to noon, July 14, to August 11 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton RSVP: 540-349-5814 Info: A companion study for Rick Warren’s “The Purpose Driven Life” Fair What: Fauquier County Fair When: Wednesday, July 12, to Friday, July 15 Where: Fauquier County Fairgrounds, 6209 Old Auburn Road, Warrenton Cost: Wristband specials, Wednesday to Friday, 6 p.m. to closing $30; Saturday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. or 5 p.m. until closing $30; $25 online good for any wristband session;

https://www.colerides.com; no refunds due to weather Info: Wednesday to Friday, fairgrounds open at 2 p.m.; carnival opens at 5 p.m.; Saturday, fairgrounds open 9 a.m.; carnival opens at 2 p.m. Support What: Parkinsons Piedmont Support Group When: 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m., third Monday of every month (upstairs in the exercise room) Where: Chestnut Forks Tennis and Fitness Club, 6379 Airlie Road, Warrenton Info: Kendal Blaser, 540-222-6000 or Blaserx4@aol.com Recovery What: 12-Step Recovery Programs, i.e., Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, etc. When: Meeting days and times vary Where: The Warrenton Meeting Place, 26 S. Third St., Warrenton Info: Do you, a family member or loved one have a problem with substance abuse; alcohol, drugs, other addictive behaviors? There are various types of 12Step recovery programs that meet at The Warrenton Meeting Place that can offer a solution; www.TWMP.org.

Farmers market Warrenton Farmers Market Peak Season When: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, April 22, to Nov. 18 Where: 21 Main St., Old Town Warrenton Info: Indoor and outdoor spaces Marshall Farmers Market When: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays, May 12, to October 27 Where: 8238 W. Main St., Marshall Info: Local farmers, businesses and artisans in Fauquier County; sponsored by Marshall Moving Forward Buchanan Hall Farmers Market When: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, May 24, to October 25 Where: Buchanan Hall, 8549 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville Info: Farm fresh meats and produce, artisan goods, live music, food trucks Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, May 7, to November 19 Where: Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market, 4557 Old Tavern Road, The Plains Info: Fruits, vegetables, baked goods, goat cheese, meats and seafood (fresh and frozen) Middleburg Farmers Market When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 20, to October 28 Where: Middleburg Community Charter School, 101 N. Madison St., Middleburg Info: Dogs on a leash are welcome Food assistance What: Peas and Grace When: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturdays Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains Info: Those in need of food assistance Spiritual Care Support Ministries What: Support groups/counseling and special events for those experiencing the death of a loved one, divorce and chronic illness When: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; closed on Sunday Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: 540-349-5814 or www.scsm.tv The S.E.E. Recovery Center What: Recovery-oriented groups, meetings and the opportunity to speak with someone about mental health or substance use recovery When: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday; and 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday

Where: The S.E.E. Recovery Center, 710 U.S. Ave., Culpeper Info: 540-825-3366 or SEERecovery@ rrcsb.org

Wednesday, July 12 Networking What: Ignite Fauquier for businesses in Fauquier County When: 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 12 Where: Warrenton Town Hall, 21 Main St., Warrenton Info: Meet people, learn, share and network Health What: Total Joint Replacement class When: 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 12 Where: Fauquier Health, 500 Hospital Drive, Chestnut Room, Warrenton Info: Learn about joint replacement surgery and rehabilitation Registration: 540-316-5000 Book club What: Marshall Afternoon Book Club When: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Discussion on “Gravel Heart,” by Abdulrazak Gurnah Join meetings: deborah.cosby@ fauquiercounty.gov or 540-422-8527 Older adults What: OWLS (Older Wiser Learners) Coffeehouse for active older adults When: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: An additional coffeehouse social to accompany the regular OWLS monthly program; enjoy conversation, games and new friends; refreshments provided with ice cream social for July See CALENDAR, page 9

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | July 12, 2023 CALENDAR, from page 8 Health What: Wednesday Wind Down for adults When: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 19 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: De-stressing activity Live music What: Rocknoceros for children in elementary and middle school When: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Join Boogie Bennie and Willybob as they play some of their classic hits Skill building What: Pre-K Skill Builders for ages 3 to 5 with caregiver When: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 19 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Birds What: Bird Walk for adults and children ages 12 and up with adult When: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 12 Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton RSVP: info@cliftoninstitute.org or 540341-3651 Horses What: Summer Show Series When: 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 Where: Picturesque Farm, 7769 Piccadilly Drive, Warrenton Registration: 540-349-2026 or kristy@ picturesquefarm.com Info: Casual attire Yoga What: Sunset Yoga When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 19 Where: Wollam Gardens, 5167 Jeffersonton Road, Jeffersonton Cost: $20 Registration: https://wollamgardens.com/ yoga Info: Bring a mat

Trivia Trivia Night When: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 19 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Hosted by Fauquier Trivia 2023 Trivia When: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 19 Where: Barking Rose Brewing Company, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton Trivia with Allison When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 19 Where: O’Brien’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton

Thursday, July 13 Senior supper What: Senior Supper for seniors 55-plus When: 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 13, and Thursday, July 20 Where: Bistro on the Hill, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton Cost: $7.50 Coffee and conversation What: Fellowship, encouragement, hope through conversation with others When: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 13, and Wednesday, July 20 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: Coffee, tea, light refreshments; 540349-5814 Networking What: Chamber After 5 Networking Event When: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 13 Where: Denim and Pearls, 29 Main St.,

Warrenton Registration: https://www. fauquierchamberva.chambermaster.com/ eventregistration/register/17261 or Alec Burnett, alec@fauquierchamber.org SPLAT What: SPLAT (Science, Play, Language, Arts, Technology) for children ages 6 to 8 When: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 13 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Registration: https://bit.ly/4505rEZ Info: Learn about the world of science and technology with experiments, arts and crafts and books Freebies What: FRESH on Wheels for families When: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 13 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: Free books, games and summer fun; presented by Fauquier Fresh Story time What: Pajama Story Time - Fighting Fires! For families When: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester Street, Warrenton Info: Presented by the Fauquier Department of Fire and Rescue; stories and songs about fighting fires; a firefighter Q&A and see a fire truck Writing What: Middleburg Writing Group for adults When: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Meet other writers, share resources, discuss the craft and provide support and accountability; writing prompts and exercises may be provided depending on participant needs DIY What: DIY - Beach in a Jar for adults and high school students When: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Cost: All supplies provided Karaoke What: Karaoke Nights When: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 13, and Thursday, July 20 Where: Craft and Crust Pizza Tavern, 204 E. Main St., Remington Reservations: 540-439-5157 Cornhole What: Cornhole Tournament with Chelsea Johnson When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13 Where: O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton Info: Food and drink specials Live music What: Featuring Rich Follett When: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station

Friday, July 14 Story time What: Story Time When: 11 a.m.to 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 14, and Friday, July 21 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Stories, songs and coloring time in the children’s area; 540-878-5358 Creatures What: Summer Creatures of the Night for adults and children with an adult When: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 14 Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Registration: 540-341-3651 Info: Bring a flashlight See CALENDAR, page 10

SUNDAYS AT TWO bringing together distinguished writers, artists & scholars for conversations about their work & life.

Join Hope Porter, a leader in land conservation in Fauquier County and Virginia, and veteran journalist and editor Lou Emerson, for a discussion about Mrs. Porter’s nearly 60 years as an “accidental activist.” Sunday, July 16 | 2-3 p.m. John Barton Payne Bldg. 2 Courthouse Square | Warrenton, VA Warrenton | Bealeton | John Marshall 540.422.8500 | fauquierlibrary.org

10 CALENDAR CALENDAR, from page 9 Pet clinic What: Pet Wellness Clinic When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 14, and Friday, July 21 Where: Fauquier SPCA, 9350 Rogues Road, Midland Cost: Fee for various services Appointment: 540-788-9000 x208 Musical What: “Oliver - The Musical“ When: 8 p.m. Friday, July 14; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, July 15; and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 16 Where: Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas Cost: Tickets $35, $30, $25 Info: Presented by the Prince William Little Theatre and the Manassas Symphony Orchestra Reservations: 703-993-7550 Community What: Messick’s Farm Market Cruise In for the community When: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, July 14 Where: Messick’s Farm Market, 6025 Catlett Road, Bealeton Info: Food; cool cars; homemade frozen custard; music; 540-439-8900 Art What: Summer Art Series for children in grades K to 12 When: All day, Friday, July 14, and Friday, July 21 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Info: All supplies will be provided Book Cellar What: Books, movies and music for all ages; sponsored by the Friends of Fauquier Library When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, July 14, Saturday, July 15 and Friday, July 21 Where: John Barton Payne Building Basement, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Volunteer: 540-341-3447 Pizza What: Pizza Pie Day Weekend When: 6 p.m. Friday, July 14, Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16 Where: Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane

Live music Featuring Five by Five When: 8 p.m. Friday, July 14 Where: O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton Featuring Daniel Carter When: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 14 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring Tamara Mae and Friends When: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, July 14 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station

Saturday, July 15 Planes What: WWII Warbirds at WarrentonFauquier Airport for families When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16 Where: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport, 1533 Iris Trail, Midland Tickets: https://www. capitalwingwarbirdrides.org Info: WWII Warbird rides; view one-of-akind aircraft on static display; helicopter demonstration flight; a Cessna 162 from Aviation Adventures flight school; a WWII Piper L-3 liaison warbird and a WWII encampment with reenactors from the Central Virginia Timeline Association; military aviation-themed items for sale; lunch available on Saturday from the Warrenton Airport Boosters Club Support group What: Spouse Loss* When: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 15

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | July 12, 2023 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton RSVP: 540-349-5814 Info: *Prior attendance at a Bereavement Group to be educated on the grieving process is recommended before coming; discusses topics of interest to those whose spouse has died Challenge What: Builder’s Challenge-Beguiling Bridges for all ages When: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Cost: Supplies provided Info: Create a bridge and compete with others to see who can design and build the strongest bridge Meet the author What: Meet the Author, Charles Soule, for adults When: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Virtual Registration: https://bit.ly/fplauthor Info: Learn about the author’s newest book “The Endless Vessel” Plants What: Summer Wild Edible Plants-Earth Connections Series When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane Registration: http://www. advancedsurvivaltraining.com; $10 car parking fee Info: Learn about seasonal wild edible and medicinal plants of the Blue Ridge Mountains; bring water; dress in layers; wear sturdy shoes; proof of preregistration must be presented upon arrival at the park contact station; limited to 15 registrants (minimum 13 years of age) Music What: Music on Main Summer Concert Block Party for families When: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Main Street, Warrenton Info: Live bands; beer/wine garden; food truck; kids and family activities; bring a camping chair Star gazing What: Astronomy for Everyone with the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Ambassadors and Northern Virginia Astronomy Club When: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane Cost: $10 car parking fee Info: 540-592-3556; bring lawn chairs or blankets, telescopes, and binoculars Cornhole What: Jefferson Ruritan Club Cornhole Tournament for families When: 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15 (practice begins at 2 p.m.) Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station Cost: $30 registration for each 2-person team Registration: 540-825-4192 Info: Outside; food and refreshments can be purchased from the brewery; all proceeds go to the Verdun Adventure Bound in Rixeyville

Live music Featuring Eddie Pickett When: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Powers Farm and Brewery, 9269 Redemption Way, Midland Featuring Cheap Whiskey Band When: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring Adam Ruggieri When: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Philip Carter Winery, 4366 Stillhouse Road, Hume

Saturday Night Live with Lisbeth Sabol and Casey Firkin When: 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Featuring Reckless Brigade When: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 15 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station

Sunday, July 16 Reading What: Paws to Read with K-9 Caring Angels for children ages 5 to 10 When: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs; a caregiver must be present; a signed permission slip is required Festival What: Morais Vineyards Summer Festival for families When: Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 16 Where: Morais Vineyards, 11409 Marsh Road, Bealeton Cost: Unlimited access to the festival; food and wine are sold separately Info: First-come, first-serve; bring blankets and lawn chairs; food vendors; wine; face painting; cornhole; garage tours; artists; and live music

Live music Featuring Virginia Rain Bluegrass Band When: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 16 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring Righteous Root When: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 16 Where: Philip Carter Winery, 4366 Stillhouse Road, Hume

Monday, July 17 Suicide support What: Survivors for Life-Suicide support meeting When: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 17 Where: Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services, 15361 Bradford Road, Culpeper Info: For those affected with loss of a loved one to suicide; Alan, 434-825-8913 or arasmussen@rrcsb.org Story time What: Family Story Time for all ages with caregiver When: 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 17 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg STEAM What: STEAM for Tweens-Earth Balancers for children ages 9 to 12 When: All day Monday, July 17 Where: Online program viewing Registration: https://bit.ly/3pP7The Info: Reserve a bag of supplies to be picked up at the library; only one bag per child Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 17 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Story time What: Tiny Tots Story Time for infant to 2-year-old children with caregiver When: 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 11a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 17 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Songs, rhymes and simple stories Racing What: The Amazing Race-Library Edition for ages 12 to 17 When: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 17

Where: John Barton Payne Building, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Info: Teens face challenges and roadblocks in the library’s version of The Amazing Race Games What: Get Your Game On for teens When: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, July 17 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Tabletops from Apples to Apples to Yahtzee; use library games or bring one; snacks provided Exercise What: POUND Exercise for teens When: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, July 17 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: Presented by Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Facility instructors; unique exercise method inspired by playing the drums; bring water and a towel

Tuesday, July 18 Volunteer What: Hero Bridge’s New Volunteer Orientation When: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 Where: Hero’s Bridge, 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 41, Warrenton RSVP: vfraedrich@herosbridge.org History What: Summer Movies at the AAHA for youth When: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 Where: Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier, 4243 Loudoun Ave., The Plains Info: Select stories from the archives that tell of African Americans and events of history; 11 a.m. “Ruby Bridges” (PG) for ages 9-plus; 1 hour 30 minutes; 1 p.m. “The Rosa Parks Story” (PG) for ages 8-plus; 1 hour, 34 minutes; movies will be shown in the auditorium, lower level; 540-253-7488 Trees What: Around the World in Ten Trees for adults and children ages 8 and up When: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 18 Where: Blandy Experimental Farm, 400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce Registration: 540-837-1758 Info: Learn about the ecology and cultural significance of trees from Asia, Europe, North Africa and across North America; wear comfortable walking shoes; dress for the weather; bring a full water bottle Workshop What: From My Head To-ma-toes When: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 Where: Fauquier Education Farm, 8428 Meetze Road, Warrenton Info: Learn all about tomatoes to see what works and what doesn’t ESL class What: ESOL English Conversation Group-All Levels for adults and high school students When: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Story time What: Musical Story Time for all ages with caregiver When: 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Rhymes, songs, stories and movement Yoga What: Adult Yoga-Seated When: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Wear movement friendly clothing; 540-687-5730 See CALENDAR, page 20

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

County should abolish by-right development for data centers Data center expansion is the greatest land-use challenge facing Fauquier County in nearly 60 years. Now, as then, our county is on a precipice facing change fundamentally contrary to the wise Fauquier County comprehensive plan and the values that support it. Now, as then, only good planning can protect us. The Fauquier comprehensive plan has four guiding principles, each containing several supporting policies. Recognizing that a strong and diverse local economy is necessary for the sustained vitality of the county, these policies support technology infrastructure and support business growth in areas designated for development. Fauquier is not averse to technology, but a data center is not a technology business, it is

an information-age warehouse. Where and how to accommodate more of these in Fauquier is now a pressing question as data centers are allowed by-right in “business park” and “planned commercial industrial development” zones with limited conditionality. I oppose any rezonings that would add more land to these zones or create more of them in the county. I also oppose the present policy of conditioned by-right development in these zones. Each data center poses enough potential impacts that everyone should be scrutinized through the approval process to determine if it is a net good for the community. As a result, I support amending the zoning ordinance to require special-use or special-exception

permits for data centers in BP and PCID districts. Doing so would remove the by-right imposition of loud, massive concrete boxes on the landscape and require public hearings on each data center application. I support and respect the voice of the citizens of Fauquier when it comes to land-use decisions that are so impactful on our community. There are currently four operating or approved data centers in Fauquier. Two more allowed byright are planned and four more are proposed. Collectively, they add up to about 8.3 million square feet of data center space. To put this in perspective, it is the equivalent of 128 football fields worth of concrete boxes on our beautiful countryside. Add the

required parking areas and security zones, and the size and scale of data center development becomes even more impactful and concerning. Data center’s potential tax revenues are somewhat unclear but potentially appealing, while the known impacts on our quality of life are potentially appalling. This is a classic balancing act for government and one where the consequences are earth-shaking (literally). Only good planning and commitment to sustaining it can protect us, and public input must always be part of that process. LARRY KOVALIK Warrenton Center District candidate for the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors

Catlett residents should be aware of planned data centers Thank you to Peter Cary for last week’s article on data centers. (Catlett-area rezoning application adds to signs that data center fever is spreading to Fauquier, June 28 Fauquier Times). Sadly, for whatever reasons, it was the first time that many of us in Catlett learned of the five proposed data centers in Catlett and that we had already missed an important meeting in the community. Citizens of Catlett will now have another op-

portunity to attend a local town hall meeting on the matter on Sunday, July 16 at 4 p.m. Location is still to be determined but will be a mile or two from the proposed Catlett data centers. (VisitProtectCatlett.org for specific meeting location.) Our family is a longtime Catlett family that has lived on Tenerife Road for very many generations. Because of your news article, we’ve learned that our farm, unfortunately, is very close to the land in consideration for the Catlett

data centers. We feel that it’s important to note that the upcoming public hearings regarding the proposed zoning text amendment (regarding lifting the requirement that power lines be buried) is critical for all readers to understand future implications to potential projects in the pipeline near their own homes. CHRIS COLVIN Catlett

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Two-time state shot put champion Hannah Carlson and record-setting wide receiver Jordan Tapscott are 2023 Fauquier Times Kettle Run Athletes of the Year.

CARLSON, TAPSCOTT ARE 2023 FAUQUIER TIMES KETTLE RUN ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Hannah threw her weights around as two-time state champ, volleyball star By Billy Marin

Special to the Fauquier Times

Hannah Carlson might not have won two state titles in the shot put if it wasn’t for a slide show. Entering her junior year, the Kettle Run High volleyball player had an extremely heavy extracurricular schedule, forcing her to convince her parents that she had time to try track and field for the first time. “She was in Governor’s School

with a tough academic load, she was on the volleyball team, she was doing club volleyball at the same time, and she was getting up early every morning for church seminary, so my wife and I were hesitant about adding more to her difficult schedule,” Carlson’s father, Hans Carlson, said. “She made a slide show presentation to show us how she was going to be able to balance all those activities. She was pretty persuasive, so she got the green light, and she certainly made the most of it,” her dad said. See CARLSON, page 15

Heir Jordan: Football superstar continued legacy of great Tapscotts By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

The Tapscott name has a long and rich history in Fauquier County. Spanning generations, the Tapscott line has produced some of the county’s greatest athletes, but probably none had a senior year as decorated as Jordan Tapscott. While his father Demond and uncles Daron, Dennis and Patches, as well as numerous cousins, shined

on the basketball court, Jordan created a dominant path in football, leading Kettle Run to the first state championship game in Fauquier County history. Racking up 1,774 receiving yards, the second most in a season in Virginia high school history, Tapscott was selected to the all-Class 4 first team as a senior while also earning all-Class 4 Region C first team honors in basketball. Between his undeniable talent and vast accolades, Jordan Tapscott is the 2023 Fauquier Times Kettle Run Boys Athlete of the Year. See TAPSCOTT, page 16

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Motivated Carlson was force to reckon with at states

THE CARLSON FILE

CARLSON, from page 14 Carlson won Class 4 indoor and outdoor state championships in the shot put as a senior and also excelled in volleyball. Her inner drive and excellence in so many pursuits have cemented her status as 2023 Fauquier Times Kettle Run Girls Athlete of the Year and Cougar athletic legend. “She is the most competitive athlete I’ve coached in 20 years,” says Kettle Run throwing coach Charlie Porterfield, who watched Carlson set the school record of 40 feet, 5-5 inches in winning the 2023 Northwestern District meet “It sounds cheesy, but from my first throw I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, this is the sport for me,’” said Carlson, who will major in microbiology at Brigham Young University. “If I’m going to do something and I’m going to put my time and effort into it. I’m going to do it the best I can. I hate, hate not being good at something,” she said. “After practice every day I’d go home and work more. The coaches let me borrow one of the shots, so if you go to our backyard it’s filled with divots, which is kind of evidence of my work. I try not to look for excuses and try to find ways to always improve.” “At early competitions, I could see

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A relative latecomer to track and field, Hannah Carlson’s strength and dedication drove her to win two state titles in the shot put as a senior and unleash a school record throw of 40 feet, 5.5 inches. these stronger athletes and look at them and think to myself ‘I want to beat them. I’m going to beat them,’” Carlson said. Carlon’s mother, Sara Carlson, recalls Hannah studying Ella Carlson, a strong thrower from Sherando. “Hannah said, ‘Well if she can

do it, I can do it.’ She took second in districts behind that girl and was so excited. I remember every meet that first year she kept throwing it a little further, a little further, constant improvement.” See CARLSON, page 18

-Family: Hans (dad) is an aerospace engineer who runs his own consulting firm: TZero Consulting. Sara (mom) is Kettle Run’s JV volleyball coach, varsity assistant, vice president of finances at TZero and director of coaching at Northern Piedmont Sports Club’s volleyball program. Three siblings are Sadie (21), Bella (15) and Tyler (12). -Fun Fact: Has been concertmaster/violin first chair for two years in chamber orchestra and district orchestra. -Awards: State champion in shot put indoor season 2023, outdoor season 2023; won Cougar Award for volleyball 2022; 2023 track MVP. Won district and regionals indoor/ outdoor shot put titles as senior. Set school shot put outdoor record with throw of 40 feet, 5-5 inches. Was top decile graduate at Kettle Run and Mountain Vista Governor’s School, where she graduated with an associate’s degree in science and general studies from Laurel Ridge Community College. -Favorite musical artists: Mötley Crue, AC/DC, Hozier, Lenny Kravitz. -Favorite TV show: Brooklyn NineNine. -Favorite Books: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, and The Agony and the Ecstasy. -Hobbies: Weightlifting, reading, cooking, winning, chilling with her Guinea pigs, exercising, playing piano and hanging out with her friends.

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Tapscott was latest family member to dominate in sports

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TAPSCOTT, from page 14 “My whole family was basketball players, so I kind of thought that I was going to be a basketball player going into high school and college,” said Tapscott, who finished his senior year with 98 receptions and 22 total touchdowns and will play football at Virginia Tech. Dad and Kettle Run basketball coach Demond Tapscott agreed, saying he first noticed Tapscott was destined for greatness when he was just a preschooler, describing a story where he drained basket after basket on a toy hoop. “He could make jump shots on Little Tikes hoops from like, 15 to 20 feet away. So, that was kind of when of we knew he’s either a basketball player or a crazy athlete,” Demond Tapscott said.

Overcoming adversity

Picking up football and basketball around the age of six, Tapscott played both sports throughout elementary school until he broke his leg during a football game as a fifth grader. “When I broke my leg, I was like, ‘I don’t know if I want to play football again,’ because I was kind of nervous I was going to get injured like that again. I was in the cast for a good seven months, so like half a year I was miserable, couldn’t sleep,” said Tapscott. After recovering, Tapscott focused solely on basketball, viewing that as the sport he’d pursue in college and giving football little thought. Said Kettle Run football coach Charlie Porterfield, “Typically, all of us go over to the middle schools that feed us, and we’ll try to talk to the rising ninth grade boys about coming in in the summer and everything. The day that I went over, Jordan actually wasn’t even at school, so I didn’t even get to see him then.” Tapscott eventually gave a return to football a chance, accepting an invitation to participate in seven-on-seven scrimmages at Kettle Run the summer between his eighth and ninth grade years. After snagging an interception one game, Tapscott opened up to the possibility of playing football again even more. While still hesitant, his mother Jessica eventually convinced him to attend tryouts. After just a few practices, Tapscott earned a spot on the varsity squad as a freshman. “I think that kind of put a light bulb in his head. It’s like, ‘Man, I think I can do this,’” Demond Tapscott said.

A rocky start

While Tapscott’s offensive playing-time was sparce as a freshman, he was one of the Cougars’ best defensive backs. Allowing zero completions in coverage, Tapscott thrived, but his individual success was overshadowed by the Cougars’ 1-9 record in 2019. During offseason workouts the following spring, one of Kettle Run’s starting receivers was absent during seven-on-sevens, creating an opportunity for Tapscott to impress on the offensive side of the ball. “I showed I could play receiver. I came off the ball, had good hands, was able to run routes correctly,” Tapscott said. Slated to have a larger role in the offense as a sophomore, the pandemic postponed the season to the spring of 2021, but that didn’t prevent Tapscott and the Cougars from taking a major leap. “We got better over COVID as a program,” Porterfield said. “We were doing some weird stuff and trying to find ways, whether it was zoom meetings or zoom practices or practicing in the parking lot or going off site to a turf field somewhere just so we could get a practice in.” When his sophomore season finally began, Kettle Run improved drastically from the year before. Playing a five-game schedule in the spring, the Cougars finished undefeated and returned to the playoffs, setting the precedent for Tapscott’s final two seasons.

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Displaying speed, leaping ability and great hands, Jordan Tapscott finished his senior season with 98 receptions for 1,774 yards as the Cougars raced to the Class 4 state title game. After initially committing to VMI, he’ll now play at Virginia Tech.

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-Family: Dad Demond, 44, varsity basketball and freshman football coach at Kettle Run. Mom Jessica, 41, professional photographer. Siblings Dominic, rising 10th grader at Kettle Run; Dycen, rising 8th grader at Auburn Middle. -Education and career goals: Will play football at Virginia Tech University and study property management to become a real estate agent. Also wants to own his own clothing brand. -Awards: In football named all-Class 4 first team, Class 4 Region C Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, all-Class 4 Region C first team as a junior. In basketball was all-Class 4 Region C first team as a senior. -Pre-game ritual: Sits in his locker alone and listens to music to pump himself up. -Favorite musician: Chris Brown. -Football role models: Justin Jefferson from the Minnesota Vikings and Cooper Kupp from the Los Angeles Rams. -Hobbies: Fishing and playing video games. -Favorite movie: World War Z. -Favorite restaurant: Chick-fil-A. Earning one of the starting receiver positions entering his junior season, Tapscott balled out. Leading Kettle Run with 849 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, Tapscott earned all-region first team honors as the Cougars finished the regular season 9-1. But in the first round of the playoffs, Kettle Run fell to Tuscarora 45-12, marking their second straight first-round postseason exit after a stellar regular season. “I told myself going to my senior year that I just want to get revenge on these Loudoun County teams. I just wanted to prove myself to everybody that I’m a good player. I went into the season with a chip on my shoulder, kind of for revenge for everything,” he said.

A sensational senior season

Finishing the regular season 10-0, Tapscott was well on his way to shattering the Kettle Run receiving record and was in the midst of one of the greatest seasons in state history. “I don’t think we ever forced anything to him to try to break it. He did it organically, kind of naturally, just through his ability to get open and get the ball,” Porterfield said. Entering the postseason, Tapscott said he was nervous and felt the pressure of overcoming their previous first round exits and took it upon himself

(Jordan Tapscott’s family line) Dad: Demond Tapscott, basketball, 1998 Fauquier High graduate. Mom: Jessica Tapscott, basketball and softball, 2000 Broad Run High graduate. Grandfather: Decker Tapscott Sr., basketball and football, 1969 Fauquier High graduate. Grandmother: Delores Tapscott, softball, 1971 Fauquier High graduate. Uncle: Patches Tapscott, basketball, 1988 Fauquier High graduate. Uncle: Dennis Tapscott, basketball, 1991 Fauquier High graduate. Uncle: Daron Tapscott, basketball and football, 1995 Liberty graduate. Aunt: Danielle Tapscott, basketball and track, 2000 Liberty High graduate. Uncle: Derek Tapscott, basketball, 2006 Fauquier High graduate. Cousin: Duane Gilliam, basketball, 1992 Fauquier High graduate. Cousin: Dillon Tapscott, basketball, 2013 Fauquier High graduate. Cousin: Aaron Patterson, basketball, 2013 Liberty High graduate. Cousin: Daron Tapscott Jr., basketball, 2013 Fauquier High graduate. Cousin: Drew Tapscott, basketball, 2020 Kettle Run High graduate. Cousin: Damen Tapscott, basketball and baseball, 2023 Kettle Run High graduate. Cousin: Simone Tapscott, basketball, 2023 Kettle Run High graduate. Brother: Dominic Tapscott, basketball, Kettle Run class of 2026. Brother: Dycen Tapscott, football, Kettle Run class of 2028. to not let history repeat itself. “I told my coach, ‘For us to win, you all need to give me the ball. You all need to let me work and do my thing.’ I just told them that you need to trust me,” he said. Catching three balls for 63 yards and a touchdown, a modest game by Tapscott’s standards, Kettle Run rolled to a 38-7 victory over Heritage, their first playoff win in four years. In the Class 4 Region C championship game at Loudoun County two weeks later, Kettle Run prevailed 35-34 to advance to the state semifinals thanks to an iconic Tapscott moment. In a tie game with just over three minutes remaining and the Cougars sitting on the 31-yard line, Porterfield called Tapscott’s number. But this time it was to throw the ball. Receiving a toss in the backfield from quarterback Abram Chumley, Tapscott drew the attention of the entire defense then threw a perfect pass to a wide-open Trey Western in the end zone, giving the Cougars the lead and the eventual region title. “In practices previously, I’ve always jacked up that pass by overthrowing it or throwing it short,” Tapscott said. “I couldn’t mess it up because it was basically for the game, so I knew that there was a lot of pressure. But I took a deep breath, and I was like, ‘I got it.’” “Jordan had been hounding me for at least two good years about how good of a quarterback he was,” coach Porterfield said. “I said when he came off the field, ‘Man, you weren’t lying.’ That was a beautiful ball. On the run, right on the money, dropped right in the basket.” After defeating E.C. Glass 30-14 in the state semifinals a week later, Kettle Run advanced to the first football state title game in Fauquier County history. Despite falling to Dinwiddie 6520, Tapscott, who had a TD, was proud of everything he and the Cougars accomplished. “My goal was to put Kettle Run on the map, to show everybody that Kettle Run can play ball,” he said. “To be able to bring back a state final appearance to the county and to bring back our regional championship, it felt really good.” See TAPSCOTT, page 18

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HORSE BRIEFS COLONIAL DOWNS MEET OPENS THURSDAY The summer thoroughbred meet at Colonial Downs in New Kent County kicks off Thursday, July 13 and continues through Sept. 9 with racing at 1:30 p.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hurdle races are held every Friday. Colonial Downs is between Richmond and Williamsburg. The track opened in 1997 and raced thoroughbred and standardbred meets until 2013. After a six-year hiatus, the track reopened in 2019 after historical horse racing machines were legalized in Virginia. The track was bought by Churchill Downs Inc. in 2022. Colonial hosts 25 stakes races including four graded stakes – two grade 1s, with nearly $5.4 million purses. The track’s signature grade 3

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TAPSCOTT, from page 16

Success on the hardwood

Like he did on the football field, Tapscott made the varsity basketball squad as a freshman. Playing on a Kettle Run team that advanced to the Class 4 Region C tournament, Tapscott was a key contributor the second he stepped onto the court. “I was really good at defense. From my freshman year to my senior year, I’ve always guarded the best player on the (other) team,” Tapscott said, adding he was also a great three-point shooter. As he developed into a better scorer and facilitator over time, his defense-first mentality never wavered. “He would always ask me, ‘Dad, let me guard the best player. I want to guard the best player.’ So, he wasn’t even worried about scoring. He was more worried about guarding other teams’ best players and taking them out the game,” Demond Tapscott said. His sophomore season, Tapscott missed time with COVID in the pandemic shortened 2021 season where the Cougars were eliminated in the first round of the Northwestern District tournament. Entering his junior year as the starting shooting guard, Tapscott’s role remained the same, a lockdown defender and accurate perimeter shooter for a Kettle Run team that returned to the regional tournament. “I was mainly a shooter and a defensive player still. And then going into my senior year, I played mainly the point guard position, and I was more of a get downhill, slash kind of guy,” Tapscott said. CARLSON, from page 15 Carlson qualified for the state outdoor meet in her first season and took tenth place, a result that she calls disappointing. “I’ve never seen her nervous before, but she was visibly nervous,” said Sara Carlson, “and while she didn’t do terribly, I know she didn’t come close to her best, and she was upset with herself. We talked to her and tried to say that failure is something you can learn from, and she did learn from that.” “The car ride home was difficult,” Hans Carlson said. “She was upset, but I know she was motivated to come back and be better the next year.” Sara Carlson remembered, “One of her coaches said, ‘If you want to throw shot put further, you have to get stronger,’ So she went from lifting weights for half an hour a day to a full hour. She just kept pushing herself, kept believing in herself, and does especially around those who believe in her that same way.”

A magical 40-foot throw

Carlson set 40 feet as a goal. “For about a month early, Hannah stagnated just a little,” recalled Porterfield. “She was throwing 36, 37, 38, nipping at 40 but just not quite there. Then in a meet, she threw one, and it just looked different, everything looked right, and we all on the sideline waited to hear that “40” number from the official, and I’ll never forget that moment,” Porterfield said. He continued: “Hitting 40 and breaking the shot record at Kettle

With their phenomenal senior year exploits, Hannah Carlson and Jordan Tapscott left their mark on Kettle Run athletics. PHOTO BY DOUG STROUD

Missing the first month of his senior season while wrapping up the football team’s run to the state final, the Cougars looked completely different in dad Demond Tapscott’s first year as head coach. “Before Jordan joined the team, we were kind of soft to be honest,” Demond Tapscott said. “Once Jordan came to practice, he brought that intensity, that physical nature and that enthusiasm and that work ethic.” Averaging 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals a game, Tapscott led the team in scoring from the moment he returned and helped the Cougars rally to an 11-9 record and the Northwestern District final, where they fell to Handley in a season ending 67-54 loss.

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Before his senior year began, Tap-

Run was her goal through that winter and spring season,” he said. “Knowing how she progressed from the winter through the spring is amazing, to throw 40 feet as a high schooler is to get into the true high, elite level of track athletes,” Porterfield said. Of the historic moment, Carlson said, “I hit that 40-foot record on my first throw at our district meet, which was absolutely awesome, knowing I’d won that thing already, and everybody was freaking out. It was special!” Carlson’s success continued into the state championship in Lynchburg. The day before the shot put finals, Carlson finished third in the discus, which by her high standards was disappointing. But that finish made what happened the next day even sweeter. Every athlete has five throws. Carlson not only won with her best throw, but her second, third, fourth and fifth throws were also the five best of the day. Complete dominance. “Winning in the spring was especially great because of the weight of the year before. I was nervous that Saturday, I was asking myself ‘Hmm, am I going to do well?’ Then I went out and threw great,” Carlson said.

Hannah’s volleyball side

Carlson was also a strong volleyball player, striking fear in opponents with dominant spikes. Her favorite position was outside hitter, but she was a balanced player, able to do the job in all six positions on the court. Said Kettle Run volleyball coach Rod Crooks, “She is one of the most intense people I’ve coached over the

scott committed to play college football at Virginia Military Institute. Wanting the opportunity to work with Keydets wide receivers coach Bilal Marshall, he made his decision official last July. “I committed to VMI because I really liked the coach, Coach Marshall,” said Tapscott. “The reason I went, it was because of him, because I knew I could learn. He was a really good coach.” But after head coach Scott Wachenheim resigned and Marshall took a position at West Virginia University in November, Tapscott reopened his recruitment. In leading the Cougars to the state final and breaking countless receiving records along the way, the three-star wide receiver received preferred walkon interest from James Madison Uni-

versity, the University of Maryland, the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech University. Virginia Tech had always been at the top of Tapscott’s list, so when the offer came in January, he quickly made his decision. “Virginia Tech has always been my dream school,” he said, noting he will be the first Tapscott to play a sport in college at the NCAA Division I level. “Once they offered that (preferred walk-on) to me, it was kind of a no brainer.” Tapscott expects to play mainly on special teams as a freshman but hopes to see the field as a receiver and make the travel team, but is also considering redshirting his first year. In the classroom, Tapscott will study property management with the hopes of becoming a real estate agent.

thirty-some years I’ve been doing this. She’s extremely coachable, and she loves a challenge. If you challenge her on a particular skill, she will work on it until she gets it, relentlessly.” Her mother, Sara Carlson, is a coach, part of the reason Hannah took to the game. “Getting to play with my mom was great! But I also just love the game, mostly because I get to smack things really hard, which is great. It’s an excuse to throw things and hit things at people, which is so fun,” Carlson said. Sara Carlson said Hannah wanted so badly to be able to serve overhand as a kid. “I’d tell her, ‘Hey, you’re a little young, not many 12-year-olds serve overhand, it’s alright!’ But she was determined, and we’d hear the sound of her tossing the ball up and hitting it against the wall non-stop. She would beg me to take her to the gym so we could practice. When she sets her mind on something, she does it,” Sara Carlson said. “That determination is really Hannah. When she was 12, she made a sign that she hung up in her room, and it said ‘Be the Ultimate Everything’. And that is what she has tried to do,” Sara Carlson said. Despite her self-proclaimed love for the spike, Carlson was always a well-rounded player who earned all-Northwestern District honorable mention honors as a senior. “She was always the hardest hitter on the team, and she could play all six positions, which is unusual,” said Crooks. “She can do it all: play de-

fense, pass from the back row, read the attack, and do a great job with all of those aspects of the game.” Some of Carlson’s fiercest volleyball games came against rival Fauquier. “The first time they played her senior year, they got smacked,” Hans Carlson said. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen my daughter as upset as she was after that loss. When they played again at home, they came out and returned the favor, playing really well, and she was laser-focused that night. She was on cloud nine after that win.” Carlson’s relentlessness was only matched by her supportiveness as a teammate. “She is a great motivator on the team, she’s the voice of the team, the vocal leader, both instruction and encouragement,” said Crooks. Crooks added that Carlson is “just a different breed. I credit it to her family I think. Her younger sister (Bella) has the same attitude and I think that inspires her to be genuinely one of the most competitive people I’ve ever been around. She is unique.”

On to BYU

Carlson is not only gifted athletically. She was concertmaster in her chamber orchestra for the past two years, winning the distinction of the best violinist in the district. After graduating from Mountain Vista Governor’s School with an associate’s degree in science and general studies, Carlson is headed to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she plans on majoring in microbiology with a pre-med track.

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Given the current market we find ourselves in, it’s no wonder most are left scratching their heads trying to make sense of what to do about their current housing situation. So, what I hope to do is give you some good information to help you navigate the choppy waters of the housing market. With the current rates of inflation, the cost of goods has increased and is still increasing, including homes. On the flip side, frequently with inflation, income also increases depending on your industry and level of job security. So, how do we arrest those increases and not lose them in a race to the bottom with a looming recession? I’m a numbers guy, so let’s take a look at the numbers. Buying a home should be viewed as an investment. What do I mean by that? For example, in a hypothetical scenario, if you were to buy a home for around $546,050 (the average price in Fauquier County) and expect an annu-

al appreciation rate of about 4.42% (the average for our area conservatively based on the last three years) by putting down 5% (or $27,302.50) plus an additional $10,000 in closing costs, that amounts to a total investment of $37,302.50. After year one, your home could potentially be worth $570,203, giving you an additional $24,153 in equity, making the return on your investment a whopping 51.84%. I don’t care who you are, those are great returns, and the potential to continue to compound year after year. Now, let’s talk about the cost if you try and “wait out” this market for lower sales prices and interest rates. I seriously doubt we will see interest rates anywhere near the 2.96% average of 2021 again in our lifetimes. In the above scenario, you would have paid an additional $10,383 in one year at an interest rate of 7%, compared to a 5% interest rate. However, if you wait a year and the interest rate happens to drop to 5%, you will have lost out on $24,153 of equity.

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Wednesday, July 19 Book club What: Open Book-Book Club When: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Book discussion every third

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Radine Owens Radine Owens, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, passed away July 2, 2023 at the age of 94. She was born on August 5th, 1928, in Iowa, to Lathen and Aurelia Walker. The family later moved to Wisconsin. The fifth of seven children, Radine was always at the heart of family activities, known for her sense of humor, her laugh, and her keen ability to bring joy and warmth into every gathering. Radine met the love of her life, Ashby Warren Owens, in Greenlake, Wisconsin, where he served in the Army. Their instant connection blossomed into a loving marriage. Together, they journeyed through life, traveling the length and breadth of the United States, creating memories with their cherished children. Following military retirement, Radine and Ashby moved to Berryville, Virginia, where they established a welcoming home and a small farm. She was widowed on December 16, 1986. Known far and wide for her culinary skills, Radine gained particular acclaim as the best apple pie maker in the state. Her pies, like her love, were a thing of joy for those who were lucky enough to experience them. Her children agree that her molasses and raisin cookies, as well as her peach cobbler was a family favorite. The Jim Beam she added to her apple sauce cakes always gave it that little extra something. Radine had an enduring love for life’s simple pleasures. She was an avid bingo player, loved dogs and puppies, cherished the sight of pink flowers, and was always ready to enjoy a good joke. Her bingo winnings almost seemed like a second career, but we won’t tell the IRS. Yet, her passion for family and friends outshone all else. Radine was the heart of family gatherings, always driving the planning of picnics, outings, and reunions. Her love for her family was returned in full measure, seen clearly in the fond memories and stories shared by her loved ones. Surviving Radine are her daughter Karen, son, Mike Sr., numerous grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. Her surviving family extends to include 23 nieces and nephews, with Patsy, Larry, and Sherry in Wisconsin among them, who will forever hold cherished memories of their aunt. Radine Owens was not just a devoted family matriarch, but also a committed servant of her faith. As the oldest auxiliary member of the Ark of the Covenant Praesidium, in the Legion of Mary at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Warrenton Virginia, Radine was a pillar of her family and devoted to the Blessed Mother. More than just a participant, she embodied the spirit of service and piety, becoming a beacon for others to follow. She was renowned as a prayer warrior, someone who constantly turned to faith in times of joy, sorrow, challenge, and triumph. The power and depth of her belief served as an inspiration to those around her. Her dedication extended beyond the walls of her church, and it was woven into the fabric of her daily life. Whether in quiet prayer at home, active service at the church, or lending an ear and heart to those in need, Radine’s Catholic faith was a fundamental part of her, illuminating her actions and guiding her journey through life. In this time of sorrow, Radine’s surviving family members find strength and solace in the words of Revelation 21:4, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” These words serve as a powerful reminder of God’s promise of eternal peace and the comfort that Radine is now free from the hardships of this world. As they navigate their grief, her family takes solace in knowing that Radine’s spirit lives on in God’s kingdom, free from pain and filled with joy. This verse reaffirms their faith and hope, offering a guiding light as they remember and celebrate Radine’s remarkable life. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 271 Winchester Street, Warrenton, Virginia. Inurnment will follow at Green Hill Cemetery 428 N Buckmarsh St, Berryville, VA 22611 Online condolences may be expressed at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

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Annie Elizabeth Young, 93, of Delaplane, VA, passed July 4, 2023. She was born on February 12, 1930. Annie is survived by brother, Rev. Gillison L. Wanser of Delaplane, VA; and four devoted nieces: Leona Lane of Manassas, VA, Jean Diggs of Sterling, VA, Carolyn Woodson of Woodbridge, VA, Cheryl Meekins of Stafford, VA. Family will receive friends on Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 11 am until 12 pm with funeral services starting at 12 pm at Beulah Baptist Church, 3124 Beulah Road, Markham, VA, 22643. Rev. Douglas Gore will deliver the eulogy. Interment will be in Mt. Morris Community Cemetery, Hume, VA. Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

During the early morning hours of July 2, 2023, Slade C. Edmonds passed away peacefully after a two-year-long fight with stage IV colon cancer at Hospice of the Piedmont in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 53 years old. Slade was born at Clark Airforce Base in the Philippines to Garnett and Roberta Edmonds on September 3, 1969. After living abroad in England, he and his family moved to Fauquier County. Slade attended Fauquier County High School, graduating in 1987. After high school, he attended Virginia Commonwealth University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1993. In 2008, he started as a temporary employee at Builders First Source, working in the shop. He eventually obtained his CDL and continued working with BFS as a truck driver until he took on a management position in Culpeper, Virginia. After years in management, he was promoted to a corporate-level position in a company that he enjoyed working for, with people he not only considered coworkers but also dear friends. Some of Slade’s many hobbies included listening to various artists and audiobooks in his free time. He loved playing the guitar and video games with his two sons, Lucas and Antonio. He enjoyed spending quality time with his family and friends, and one of his favorite places to go was the beach. Slade was also an avid history and science buff and continuously sought to learn more about both subjects. He had a funny sense of humor and would take any opportunity to crack a joke. He is preceded in death by his older brother, Lance Edmonds. He is survived by his wife, Shannon Edmonds (Locust Grove, Virginia), his son Lucas Edmonds (Locust Grove, Virginia), and his two stepchildren, Antonio and Maya Russo (Locust Grove, Virginia). He is also survived by his parents, Roberta M. Edmonds and Garnett C. Edmonds (Amissville, Virginia), as well as his siblings, Troy Edmonds (Remington, Virginia), Martin Edmonds (Manassas, Virginia), and Shawn Edmonds (Berryville, Virginia). Slade’s sister-in-law, Tumi Edmonds, niece Molly Edmonds, sister-in-law Mei, and nephew Owen Edmonds also survive him. Additionally, Slade is survived by many aunts, uncles, and cousins. His service was held at Found and Sons Funeral Home 850 Sperryville Pike Culpeper, VA, on July 11, 2023. Burial followed at Green Hill Cemetery in Berryville, VA on the same day. In lieu of flowers, please consider directing donations to the family’s GoFundMe page at (https:// gofund.me/35e74d7a) to help with medical expenses. An online guestbook and tribute wall are available at www.foundandsons.com Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is serving the family.

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John Francis DePerro, Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army, Ret. departed this life on July 4, 2023, at his residence in Vint Hill, VA. He was born September 26, 1942, in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Frank and Anna M. Stachco DePerro. He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Linda Lewis DePerro; children David Joseph DePerro and Dr. Amy K. Moreno, M.D.; and brother Gary M. DePerro; and grandchildren Abigail Eget, Reed Eget, Josephine Moreno, and Gwyneth Moreno. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his daughter Lisa Eget and his brother David Allen DePerro. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 14, 2023, at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, VA, 20186 from 6 to 8pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at 1pm at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 271 Winchester Street, Warrenton, VA 20186. A future interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors at a later date. Online condolences and memories may be expressed at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Virginia Electric and Power Company (VMRC #23-0827) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install an aerial fiberoptic telecommunication cable on existing utility infrastructure over 27 linear feet of Crooked Run near Pleasant Vale Road in Fauquier County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2023-0827) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/pub lic/habitat/comments/ We will accept comments by the USPS provided they are received within l5 days of this notice to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg. 96, Hampton, VA 23651.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES’ SALE 4624 Lee Highway, Warrenton, Virginia 20187 (PIN: 7906-94-2360-000) Fauquier County, Virginia

In execution of a certain Deed of Trust, dated March 24, 2022, granted by Karla C. Bautista Martinez Jimenez, personally, as grantor and borrower, securing the repayment of a loan in the original principal amount of $140,000.00, which Deed of Trust is recorded with the Clerk of Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia in Book 1723 at Page 738, a default having occurred in the payment of the Interest-Only Balloon Payment Promissory Note thereby secured and at the request of the holder of said Note, the undersigned Substitute Trustees (appointed by virtue of a Deed of Appointment of Substitute Trustee dated May 24, 2023, and recorded on June 1, 2023, with the Clerk of Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia in Book 1749 at Page 2384) will offer for sale at public auction at the entrance of the Circuit Court building for Fauquier County (40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186), on Monday, August 7, 2023 at 12:00 o’clock PM

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Virginia Electric and Power Company (VMRC #2023-0906) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install an aerial fiber optic line (Fauquier Lateral 35) across 30 linear feet of Goose Creek on existing utility infrastructure in Halifax County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2023-0906) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/pub lic/habitat/comments/. We will accept comments by the USPS provided they are received within 15 days of this notice to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg 96, Hampton, VA 23651.

BEGINNING at (1), a Virginia Department of Highway concrete monument found comer to Pierce and 65 feet from the center of the west bound lane of U.S. Routes 15, 29, 211, thence with the said route South 79 deg. 24’ 30” West 220.96 feet to (2), a Virginia Department of Highway concrete monument found, thence South 69 deg. 47’ 36” West 101.36 feet to (3), a Virginia Department of Highway concrete monument found 48 feet from the center of the west bound lane of U.S. Routes 15, 29, 211, thence with said routes. 79 deg. 25’ 51” West 688.34 feet to (4). a pipe found corner to thence with Brenizer’s line and leaving U.S. Routes 15, 29, 211, North 33 deg. 37’ 56” East 480. 74 feet to (5), a pipe found thence North 22 deg. 29’ 43” East 1023.57 feet to (6), a pipe found in the line of Pierce, thence with Pierce South 39 deg. 29’ 03” East, 526.35 feet to (7), a pipe found, thence South 48 deg. 12’ 50” West 207,70 feet to (8), a pipe found by a cemetery line, thence with the cemetery line North 60 deg. 25’ 23” West 216.03 feet to (9), a pipe found, thence South 26 deg. 21’ 26” West 79.21 feet to (10), a pipe found, a pipe found, thence South 61 deg. 09’ 03” East 193.88 feet to (11), a pipe found, thence leaving the cemetery and continuing with Pierces. 10 deg. 53’ 19” West 22, 59 feet to (12), a pipe found, thence S 39 deg. 18’ 07” East 289.20 feet to (13), a pipe found, thence South 05 deg. 03’ 00” East 297.04 feet to (1), the point of beginning, the said tract of land containing 13.9404 acres; more or less.

Subject to any and all covenants, conditions, restrictions and easements, if any, affecting the aforesaid Property.

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that Virginia Electric and Power Company (VMRC #23-0907) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install an aerial fiberoptic telecommunication cable on existing infrastructure over 20 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Goose Creek near Cobbler Valley Lane in Fauquier County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2023-0907) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/pub lic/habitat/comments/ We will accept comments by the USPS provided they are received within l5 days of this notice to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg. 96, Hampton, VA 23651.

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TERMS OF SALE:

A deposit of $10,000.00, cash or certified check, will be required at the time of sale. Settlement shall be by cashier’s check or wire transfer of immediately available federal funds, and shall occur within thirty (30) days from date of sale, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE. Settlement shall occur in the offices of Bridge Title, Inc. in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Substitute Trustees reserve the right to extend the date of settlement as may be necessary to complete arrangements for settlement. The deposit, without interest, shall be applied to the credit of the successful bidder at settlement. If the successful bidder fails to complete settlement the deposit shall be forfeited and the Substitute Trustees may resell the subject Property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. The Substitute Trustees reserve the right to (i) remove any or all portion of the Property from sale at any time before the sale is announced as final, (ii) reject any and all bids, (iii) waive deposit requirements, (iv) extend time for settlement, and (v) announce additional terms of sale. Terms of sale announced at the public auction will supersede all advertised terms of sale. All closing costs, including the preparation of the Trustee’s deed and the grantor’s tax, shall be paid by the successful bidder. In addition, at settlement, the successful bidder shall pay all current and past due assessments, sewer or water charges, and real estate taxes, and any penalties and interest due on any of the foregoing, with respect to the Property. The risk of loss or damage to the Property shall be assumed by the successful bidder from and after the bid strikedown at the time of sale. The Substitute Trustees will not deliver possession of the Property to the successful bidder, who shall be solely responsible for obtaining possession of the Property. The Property and all personal property applicable thereto shall be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS” and subject to any and all (i) senior deeds of trust, judgment liens, tax liens, lis pendens, (ii) outstanding homeowner association assessments, (iii) existing housing and zoning code violations, (iv) filed or unfiled mechanic’s and materialmen’s liens, and/or (v) tenants, leasehold interests and other parties in possession, if any. Neither the Substitute Trustees nor the holder of the Note, nor their respective agents, successors, and assigns, make any representations or warranties with respect to the Property including, without limitation, representations or warranties as to the structural integrity, physical condition, construction, workmanship, materials, habitability, fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability of all or any part of the Property. The purchaser recognizes and agrees that any investigation, examination, or inspection of the Property being sold is within the control of the owner or other parties in possession and their agents and not within the control of the Substitute Trustees, the holder of the Note, or their respective successors or assigns. Immediately upon the conveyance by the Substitute Trustees of the Property to the purchaser at foreclosure, all duties, liabilities and obligations of the Substitute Trustees, if any, with respect to such Property shall be extinguished.

Should settlement not occur for any reason on the part of the Substitute Trustees, the purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the deposit without interest. Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, we advise you that this is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Additional terms may be announced at the sale.

Substitute Trustees: Demetris Voudouris, Esq., 1820 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 21, Reston, Virginia 20190 (Tel: 703-434-3260, Email: dvoudouris@dvlawpllc.com); Ann Harris Clark, Esq., 1820 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 21, Reston, Virginia 20190 (Tel: 703-434-3260, Email: ahclark@dvlawpllc.com). fauquier.com

INTERESTED BIDDERS are encouraged to contact Substitute Trustees for additional information and materials concerning the Property; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, all such information and materials will be provided without any representations or warranties whatsoever.

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