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Dominion scrambles to meet soaring power demand Data centers are driving growth, utility says

By Peter Cary

Piedmont Journalism Foundation

In June 2022, Loudoun County staffers met with Dominion Energy officials to hear their plans to increase power reliability for data centers. Dominion said it was “contemplating system upgrades,” according to a county report. But three weeks later, with no warning to the county, Dominion started telling data centers new power delivery would be severely limited until January 2026 as it temporarily paused hookups for new data centers.

The news stunned Buddy Rizer, Loudoun’s economic development director, who has overseen more than a decade’s worth of data center de-

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A Cloud HQ data center signs stands in front of the new “Wakeman substation” near the Manassas Regional Airport. The data center advertises 135 megawatts of power – enough to power 33,750 homes.

velopment in Northern Virginia. Even last week, a year later, Rizer said he was still shocked. “I remain stunned at the way that rolled out,” he said.

The news also sent shock waves through the data center community nationwide -- it was the talk of an industry conference last month in Tysons Corner. The idea that Dominion Energy, which is obligated by law to bring power to any business that requests it, could not deliver? At the time, Rizer was hoping for 10 million more square feet of data centers. Suddenly, power was limited.

Dominion said that was temporary. Two Dominion executives, Alan Bradshaw, vice president for strategic partnerships, and Matt Gardner, vice president for transmission planning, said in a lengthy interview last week their company is working hard to fix the power crunch by 2025.

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Supervisors OK $79.6M renovation for Taylor Middle

Elite Lady Bull Riders debut at Fauquier Fair

By Hunter Savery

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

By Betsy Burke Parker

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Jorden Halvorsen.

When they announced the name as next up in the bull riding headliner at Saturday’s Fauquier County Fair, forgive the rodeo fan who wondered aloud, “Which chute is he comin’ out of?”

First off, he is a she.

And second, Halvorsen has paid her dues to get tied to the monster snorting and twitching in chute 3 at the Old Auburn Road arena – she’s one of the nation’s top female bull riders, a Netflix series star with more than 100,000 Instagram followers and founder-president of the Elite Lady Bull Riders Association.

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Jorden Halvorsen, one of the nation’s top female bull riders, competes at the Fauquier County Fair. The division expands women’s rodeo opportunities.

The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors gave its unanimous approval Thursday to the county school board’s planned $79.6 million renovation of Taylor Middle School.

The revamped Taylor Middle School is set to open in 2027. Work to renovate and enlarge the school is now estimated $79,668,253, although Prashant Shrestha, the school division’s assistant superintendent for budgeting and planning, said the project is hoped to come in under that number. The new school will have a capacity of 950 students and is expected to open with 820 students.

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Report detailing Front Porch feud draws support for gay owners, ire for candidate

By Jill Palermo

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

William Waybourn, owner of the Front Porch Bar & Grill in The Plains, said his restaurant has received an “overwhelming” show of support since the Washington Post published an in-depth story over the weekend detailing the cultural and political tensions underlying a yearslong zoning dispute between the restaurant and its conservative neighbors.

Waybourn and his husband, Craig Spaulding, prepared for the worst. The couple hired armed security for the restaurant on Saturday night just in case they were targeted by anti-gay protesters.

As it turned out, the opposite happened. Instead of demonstrators, the restaurant had a waiting list of reservations and new patrons – some of whom traveled from as far away as Maryland to show their support.

“It’s been insane,” Waybourn said, noting that the restaurant received only one negative phone call in response to the story.

“Everything was incredible,” Waybourn said of the calls, emails and more than $24,000 in donations made to a GoFundMe page launched by the restaurant to benefit Grace Episcopal Church’s LGBTQ ministries. “I mean, it’s literally been overwhelming.”

The Washers’ son, Arthur “Regan” Washer, however, has criticized the Post’s report and said it was an inaccurate portrayal of his parents, Mike and Melissa Washer, who own ICS Financial, located next to the restaurant.

The couple lives above their business and has been feuding with the restaurant over trash and parking for about two years. The Washington

Post report detailed why Waybourn and Spaulding believe the couple’s animosity is rooted in an anti-gay bias, which the Washers deny.

Regan Washer, 31, is the Republican nominee for the Marshall District seat on the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors. Washer said the negative comments on his campaign’s social media sites were so bad after the article published that he took down his campaign Facebook page.

“In the course of the many hateful, vile and disturbing threats I have received over the past few days, I was told in no uncertain terms that these incidents would be used to hurt me in retaliation against my mom and dad,” Regan Washer told the Fauquier Times in an email. “Fortunately, I have the support of our community, which is not a hateful one. … Knowing that my friends and neighbors have my back has meant the world to me.”

Regan Washer declined to say whether the threats were reported to police.

The Washers sought to nullify the restaurant’s operating permit over their claim that it lacks of sufficient parking. In response to their complaints, The Plains Board of Zoning Appeals ruled in favor of the Front Porch in May, but Washers are now appealing in court. Waybourn has said he views the challenge as a threat to his restaurant’s survival.

The Washington Post detailed events leading up to the zoning fight, including that Mike Washer threw a dead rat near the restaurant’s trash cans in 2022 and was cited with a misdemeanor as a result, a charge that was later dismissed.

The story also reports that Mike Washer used an anti-gay slur in comments to the restaurant’s employees, which he denies.

Supervisors OK $79.6M renovation for Taylor Middle

The Washers told the Post their complaints regarding the restaurant have nothing to do with their conservative politics. Both the Washers and Waybourn contend they feel they have been harassed throughout the dispute because of their political beliefs.

Calls to Mike Washer were not returned over the weekend. A spokesperson said the family was traveling.

For his part, Waybourn confirmed that he and Spaulding put the Front Porch up for sale in February, as also was reported by the Post.

“Well, look, I mean this has been going on for three years. And enough is enough,” Waybourn told the Fauquier Times.

Waybourn said it’s regrettable that political differences have resulted in threats to the Front Porch’s permit to do business in The Plains.

“We occupy opposite ends of the political spectrum, but that should not be a problem,” Waybourn said. “Even in the country like it is today, unfortunately.”

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Prashant Shrestha, assistant superintendent for budgeting and planning for Fauquier County schools, right, speaks to a joint meeting of the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors and School Board about a planned renovation and expansion of Taylor Middle School.

SCHOOL, from page 1 significant increase in cost. As recently as February, the project was expected to cost about $56 million.

The nearly $80 million estimate includes contingency funding to cover unforeseen costs, which may arise during construction, Shrestha said.

Renovations are intended to make room for an additional 300 students, add a new and larger gym and make the cafeteria big enough to accommodate one full grade level. The project also includes a redesigned bus loop that would make picking up and dropping off students easier.

The supervisors and school board have had a tense relationship since March, when the board of supervisors rejected a $4.1 million request from the school board for school division salary increases. The board of supervisors canceled previous joint meetings with the school board, increasing frustration for some members.

Yet, the Thursday, July 13 meeting seemed to mark a new chapter for the two boards. After some questions about increased cost estimates for the Taylor Middle School renovations amid inflation, the supervisors swiftly approved the plan.

School board Vice Chair Susan Pauling said the meeting felt like a recommitment to cooperation.

“I think moving forward, both

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The Front Porch restaurant in The Plains.

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boards and administration on both sides are interested in moving our relationships forward and into a working partnership rather than an us-versus-them relationship,” Pauling told the Fauquier Times. “It’s nice to know that we not only have the support but the interest in building bridges instead of burning them on both sides.”

The meeting came on the heels of a report by Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission (JLARC), which found that Virginia’s public schools are significantly underfunded. School divisions in other states receive on average 14% more money per student than those in Virginia. That translates to an average additional $1,900 in funding per student, the report said.

Even more dramatic than the national average, Virginia’s funding lags neighboring West Virginia by 25% per student and Maryland by 18%, according to the study.

School Board member Donna Grove (Cedar Run) brought up the JLARC report during the joint meeting.

“It said what we have been saying for years, which is that Virginia has

been underfunding K-12 education,” Grove said.

“I would much prefer to only spend on teachers and those that deliver to the kids,” said Supervisor Kevin Carter, R-Center. “So, we can keep the buildings as modest as we possibly can and spend the money where it will have the impact. I hope that goes without saying.”

While Taylor Middle School is being renovated, its students will be relocated to the former Warrenton Middle School, which has taken on the name “Taylor Middle School” until the renovated building reopens.

The school will open in the fall with 620 students.

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Superintendent promises ‘a year of engagement’ Major Warner kicks off a series of family forums

By Anya Sczerzenie

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Fauquier County Public Schools Superintendent Major Warner tackled questions about retaining teachers, social and emotional learning, bullying and more during the second of his first series of three “family forums” held at Liberty High School. Warner also introduced his staff and revealed some of his plans for the next few years.

Warner, 54, who was deputy superintendent for three years before replacing former superintendent David Jeck on July 1, says he wants to focus on three things: engagement, learning and safety. In front of a small group at Liberty High School on Wednesday, July 12, Warner briefly went through his priorities.

On safety

One of the things Warner says he is most excited about is his newly launched School Safety Council, which is made up of representatives from the school division, Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office, fire department and emergency management services. Warner says that the council will be adding a representative from the county’s mental health services this year as well.

“Dr. Warner came and talked to me about the safety council and how important it is to him, and I was on

board immediately,” said Fauquier County Sheriff Jeremy Falls, who presented the “safety” portion of Warner’s slideshow. “Because there’s nothing more important for a parent – nothing a parent thinks about more – than the safety of their child when they drop them off at school.”

While most threats to schools are false, the sheriff’s department investigates all of them thoroughly, Falls said.

While each high school and middle school and some elementary schools have full-time “school resource officers,” all of whom are sheriff’s deputies, there are no plans to equip Fauquier County schools with weapons detectors like neighboring Prince William County.

“We looked into it, but the price was astronomical,” David Graham, the school division’s assistant superintendent of administration said in an interview after the presentation.

Jennifer Walker, who is a professor of education at the University of Mary Washington and the mother of three Fauquier County students, asked the first question of the night about what Warner plans to do to keep teachers from quitting their jobs.

Warner said he has to strike a careful balance between giving teachers time to plan and not taking away too much instructional time from students, but that being able to “play with the calendar” for the past few years as deputy superintendent has allowed the

district to give teachers more planning time, which he sees as a positive.

“Coming out of COVID in the last couple of years, and recognizing how stressed our teachers were, we were really focusing on increasing planning time where appropriate for teachers. So, we built into the calendar more opportunities for teachers to have times for breaks, to decompress, to work with their colleagues—that’s been a big one.”

Warner also said that the school district may begin to allow teachers to cash in their unused paid time off at the end of the year in exchange for bonuses.

Warner, a former school principal, also said he wants to improve the relationship between teachers and principals in the county.

Warner said that his “one non-negotiable” is when students invade the “physical or emotional space” of others, which is how he defines violence and bullying in schools.

When an audience member asked why he included student mental health in the “safety” category in his presentation, Warner said that supporting student mental health can help prevent these types of incidents.

Warner also said that he wants to focus on “diversifying opportunities” for students to participate in extracurricular activities like sports and clubs, saying that student mental health has been shown to improve when a student feels connected to

Fauquier County schools Superintendent Major Warner

their school and community.

One concerned audience member asked about whether Fauquier schools teaches social-emotional learning, or SEL, calling it “progressive indoctrination.”

Warner said that the school district decided not to implement SEL in middle or high schools, fearing overwhelming teachers post-COVID. “Whether SEL is good or bad, it was not the right thing to do to put it on those teachers’ plates,” Warner said.

However, Fauquier schools have had a program in elementary schools for several years, though Warner says the school division has not yet evaluated its effectiveness—and that he plans to do so.

“At some point, we have to evaluate all of our programs to determine whether they are effective enough, because why continue to invest resources into something we don’t know?” to be a year of engagement, a year of gathering information, a year of hearing from you.”

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Dominion scrambles to meet soaring power demand

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Power struggles: How Dominion's future forecast missed the mark

POWER, from page 1 They insisted Dominion currently has plenty of generation capacity and that the problem lies with transmission congestion. In the meantime, they say, they are also working with new data centers to supply them with less power upfront in exchange for more power later.

Still, the situation raises serious questions. When Dominion completes its upgrades, will it have to play catch up again? What will happen if dozens more data centers come online in Prince William County? What will happen in Fauquier, where six proposed data centers wait in the wings? Who is paying attention to power needs as county supervisors consider applications for new data centers? And how did Dominion get it wrong?

The Dominion executives offered several explanations for falling behind. They had transmission improvements underway which they thought would be adequate. They were caught by surprise with the rapid acceleration of data needs, driven in part by people’s increased use of the internet during the pandemic. They now see how the trend is zooming exponentially on an upward curve that Gardner called “a paradigm shift” – and are basing new plans on that.

But a presentation by Dominion to PJM Interconnect, which operates the electric grid in 13 mid-Atlantic states, shows how early the trend started. The data show there were nearly 50% hikes in data center power requests each year from 2017 to 2019. Actual power demand, which runs less than fully contracted power, was increasing more than 20% year after year – rising 27% in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, Loudoun supervisors approved ever-increasing amounts of data center square footage – up 30% in 2018, up 39% in 2019 and up 18% in 2020, according to data analyzed by Loudoun resident Jim Hanna.

As the supervisors kept approving data center projects, power needs were not part of the planning process. After all, Dominion had always delivered.

“It was like, sure, you want it, whatever you want, you got it. We didn’t really understand the energy piece of it. The supervisors didn’t; I didn’t,” said Gem Bingol, Piedmont Environmental Council’s land-use representative in Loudoun.

Bingol has a theory about why Dominion missed the explosion: “Maybe they knew it was coming, but they didn’t know it was coming as fast as the wave came.”

Others think Dominion was in denial. Says Rizer: “People weren’t believing their eyes. Like, ‘The demand can’t be that. That can’t really be the demand.’”

PJM, which said it relies on data from Dominion for predictions, was

Power surge: Dominion and PJM were slow to catch on to zooming power needs driven by data centers.

This graph shows how far off early forecasts were for the coming 15 years. PJM adjusted its 15-year forecast (dotted line) this spring.

SOURCE: DOMINION POWER

also caught flat-footed. It said that because its earlier forecasts had failed to capture the data center explosion, they thought Dominion’s planned transmission projects were sufficient.

But by July 1, 2022, three days after Dominion met with Loudoun County officials, PJM had caught on. On that date, it filed a one-page notice that cited “unprecedented load growth” driven by data centers since 2018. The notice dryly spoke of “immediate need” – but it smelled of emergency.

At the time, Dominion was engaged in 44 transmission projects, the notice said, based on expected increases of 2,050 megawatts of load growth through 2025. One megawatt is a million watts, enough to power roughly 250 homes. In effect, those projects were providing enough electricity to power more than 500,000 homes.

But based on the spike in demand, PJM was now forecasting 4,000 more megawatts of load needed by 2027.

PJM said that Dominion would need 13 more projects to serve Loudoun and would need to skip competitive bidding to complete them faster, according to the PJM notice.

Three months later, in October, PJM called for 16 more projects. They included replacing old power cables, transformers and breakers, and running a new 500 kilovolt transmission line 3.5 miles east from the region’s north-south “backbone” line to a substation near data center alley. The cost: more than $627 million, nearly all paid for by ratepayers.

In a report issued in January, PJM admitted its earlier forecasts had been way off. It said its predictions in 2022 were 20% too low for 2028 and were 39% too low for 2038. In 2022, it said Dominion would see overall loads of about 28,000 megawatts in 15 years. Now, driven by the spike in data center demand, it was expecting loads of 41,000 megawatts in Dominion’s “zone” (a multistate area) by that date. The power demand of France runs about 42,000 megawatts, according to the International Energy Agency.

Meanwhile, to compensate for its shortfalls until 2026, Dominion made deals with new data centers.

Noting that data centers typically start up at less than full load or “capacity,” the utility offered reduced amounts of power to start and promised more later.

“None of them actually use the power right away,” said Dominion’s Bradshaw. Most, apparently, took the offer.

For example, it was reported in May that developer PowerHouse Data Centers had leased a 265,000-square-foot center in Ashburn for which Dominion arranged to immediately supply 15 megawatts of power with another 15 coming by 2025. By late 2025, Dominion will add 60 megawatts more, for a total of 90 megawatts, when work is done on a new substation.

“I think the industry has done an amazing job of flexing loads and transferring loads and reassessing timelines. This is what the (data center) industry does, by and large. And the thing that people forget is, power is their currency. That’s what they sell,” said Rizer.

Dominion has created charts that show that it takes about four years for an average data center to use all the capacity it asks for. But some say this model won’t work anymore.

Data center load requests still rising

Most of the projects to decongest transmission in Loudoun’s data center alley are expected to be finished by 2025 or 2026. At that point, says Rizer, data centers will get the power they want. “They will get it. They may not get it between now and 2026. But after 2026, they’ll get it.”

In addition, Dominion is planning to run a 500-kilovolt transmission line from Pacific Boulevard in Sterling north to and westward along U.S 7 to the “backbone” near the Luck Stone quarry. That would create a box – some call it a loop – of transmission lines surrounding data center alley.

And Dominion executives said two very big projects have gone out to bid, though they wouldn’t describe them. They said their new finely tuned predictions will let them catch up with and stay abreast of future loads.

But others are not so sure. Bingol, and several others close to the data center industry, said, due to the rapid hike in power needs, Dominion could fall behind again.

One data center executive, who asked not to be named, said the industry has changed vastly over the past 10 years. He said a decade ago, his customers would ask for 1,500 to 5,000 watts per rack of servers.

Then, about four years ago, customers started to cram more and more chips into their servers. Power requests moved up fast: from 5,000 to 12,000 to 20,000 to even 100,000 watts per rack, he said. “I’ve got one that even requested 250,000 watts per rack,” he said.

Not only have power needs leapt, but data centers known as “hyperscalers,” owned by cloud giants such as Amazon or Microsoft, need all their power right away -- unlike “co-locators” that ramp up over time. And, he said, data centers that used to use perhaps 40% of their power, keeping the rest in abeyance for emergencies, have now figured out how to use 80% of their power capacity. Data centers that are liquid cooled will use four to 10 times more power yet, industry experts said.

The industry executive noted that Dominion believes that the power data centers actually use is significantly less than what they request.

“What we’re trying to say is, yes, that was the case, 10 years ago, but it’s changing. Super-computing is changing; AI is changing; hyperscalers are changing these equations where they’re demanding more power,” said the data center operator who asked not to be named.

Dean Nelson, CEO of Cato Digital, said at a recent conference in Tysons Corner that artificial intelligence alone will increase data demand by three times in the next five years.

Dominion “underestimated the growth of the market. And our market is growing incredibly,” said the data center operator. The data center industry was not to blame, he said, adding that Dominion was “not listening.”

Fauquier supervisors press Dominion on transmission lines

Members of the Fauquier County Planning Commission and board of supervisors met last week with Steve Precker, a spokesman for Dominion, to see what they could learn about Dominion’s plans for their county.

They learned very little.

Dave Gibson, a Fauquier resident with a background in environmental consulting, using the load numbers disclosed by most of the operating and pending projects in Fauquier, calculated that if all projects were built, they would total 1,500 megaSee POWER, page 5

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Warrenton slated for 2 new roundabouts, but not until 2029

Town launches study of Main Street intersection near Courthouse Square

By Hunter Savery

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Warrenton is slated to receive $29 million in state funding to install new roundabouts at two intersections, but the improvements are not slated to take place until 2029, the Warrenton Town Council learned last week.

The Virginia Department of Transportation awarded the money for the new traffic circles as part of its “Smart Scale” road improvement program.

The VDOT grants are the largest the town has ever received, according to town Planning Manager Denise Harris.

The roundabouts are planned for the intersection of Broadview Avenue, Winchester Street and Lee Highway. The second roundabout will be located at the intersection of Blackwell Road and Lee Highway.

While some drivers find roundabouts confusing, in a 2017 study of roundabouts in Minnesota, researchers found that converting traditional intersections to roundabouts resulted in an 86% reduction in fatal crashes.

According to the Federal Highway Administration, roundabouts are safer because they force drivers to slow down and be more aware of their surroundings. And because vehicles are only circulating in one direction, there is a significantly lower risk of head-on collisions.

While it’s full steam ahead for the roundabouts, a redesign of the Main Street intersection in front of the Fauquier County District Courthouse is still a long way off At the town council’s July 11 morning work session, Councilman Brett Hamby (Ward 3) pressed Interim Town Manager Frank Cassidy on whether the redesign of Courthouse Square intersection is being pursued as part of the

Dominion scrambles to meet soaring power demand POWER, from page 4 watts of power.

Precker told the county officials that without load requests from data centers Dominion could not specify where transmission lines or substations would be built.

“Without having a specific project to talk about right now, I can’t adequately say, ‘Yes, we’re going to put a new transmission line in this area of the county or redo a substation over here,’” he said.

Precker did tell the board members that Dominion projects the power load of its data centers will more than triple between 2020 and 2027.

“Whereas it used to be 20 to 30 megawatts per building, we are now really looking at 60. Plus, many data centers are building campuses now

Main Street improvement plan.

“We started this project years ago when my hair was brown. COVID happened; everything got inflated, and the costs went through the roof,” Hamby said. “So, I just want to make sure we’re sticking to the original boundaries.”

While Courthouse Square is still on the agenda for possible improvements, Cassidy told the Fauquier Times that he can’t offer a concrete timeline.

“We don’t know. It all depends on what the redesign is going to look like, and the costs involved and how much money we have available and how it’s being folded into the Main Street Improvements,” Cassidy said.

“We’re hoping (the project will be addressed in the) short term but, we’re trying to work with the county; we’re trying to work with VDOT and trying to use what we have at our disposal to get it done.”

The town has commenced a study of traffic patterns at the Courthouse Square intersection. The study began this week with the placement of car counters in the intersection.

Once the survey is completed, an assessment will be required before a new design for the square can be drawn up.

The two newly approved roundabouts already have their studies completed, designs approved and funding secured, nonetheless, they will not be completed until 2029. Which suggests there may be a long road ahead for the Courthouse Square project.

The developments at the intersection near Courthouse Square have been closely watched by local Black Lives Matter protesters who previously gathered in Courthouse Square for weekly demonstrations.

In June, the Warrenton Town Council affirmed Police Chief Tim Carter’s decision to have the demonstrators relocated to Eva Walker Park due to traffic safety concerns.

Reach Hunter Savery at hsavery@fauquier.com with multiple buildings. So, we’re seeing campuses of over 100 megawatts, over 300 megawatts, that we have to figure out how to power.”

That increased load in Loudoun and Prince William would likely mean more lines traversing Fauquier to feed them, he said. But again, he would not be specific.

Supervisor Holder Trumbo, I-Scott, has said he is not so concerned about Fauquier becoming a nest of data centers because tight zoning will prevent it. But he is worried that the county will be overrun with transmission lines serving data centers built in Prince William and Fauquier.

Pecker said that decisions on whether to host data centers are made by the counties. “That, we have nothing to do with,” he said.

“But we don’t either,” said Trumbo. “They control their own destinies -- at our expense.”

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS JULY 19 TO 25 ONGOING EVENTS 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” Grief What: Five Faces of Grief When: Every Friday, 6 to 7:30 p.m., July 24, to July 28 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton RSVP: 540-349-5814 Info: Five-day seminar to learn about the five faces of grief; gain a better understanding of how to help self and others find healing and have hope Support What: Parkinsons Piedmont Support Group When: 12:15 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 12-Step recovery programs that meet at The Warrenton Meeting Place that can offer a solution; www.TWMP.org 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 19 Book club What: Open Book-Book Club When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Book discussion every third Wednesday; this month’s pick is “Libertie,” by Kaitlyn Greenidge; receive 10% off book club books when purchased at The Open Book Crafts What: Crafts on the Go Wednesdays When: All day Wednesday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 26 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton; John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; and Bealeton Branch Library, 10977 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Craft bags for children will be available while supplies last at the Youth Services desk at all locations; choose from prek/child and tween bags; only one bag per child SPLAT What: SPLAT (Science, Play, Language, Arts, Technology) for children ages 6 to 8 When: 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Registration: https://bit.ly/4505rEZ Info: Learn about the world of science and technology with experiments, arts, crafts,books

Book club What: Teen Book Club for ages 12 to 17 When: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 Where: Warrenton Central Library, Program Room, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Discussion on “Hollow Fires,” by Samira Ahmed; snacks provided ESL class What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 26 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: 540-718-8243 Horses What: Summer Show series When: 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 26 Where: Picturesque Farm, 7769 Piccadilly Drive, Warrenton Registration: 540-349-2026 or kristy@ picturesquefarm.com Info: Casual attire Health What: Wednesday Wind Down for adults When: 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 26 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: De-stressing activity Skill building What: Pre-K Skill Builders for ages 3 to 5 with caregiver When: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 26 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Thursday, July 20 Senior supper What: Senior Supper for seniors 50-plus When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20, and Thursday, July 27 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 20, and Thursday, July 27 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: 540-349-5814; coffee, tea, light refreshments Freebies What: FRESH on Wheels for families When: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 5:45 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 20 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: Free books, games and summer fun; presented by Fauquier Fresh Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 20, and Thursday, July 27 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Book club What: Mystery Book Club When: Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 20 Where: John Barton Payne Community Hall, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Info: Discussion of “The Maid,” by Nita Prose Join meetings: pamela.lovera@fauquiercounty. gov or 540-422-8500, ext. 2 Meet the author What: Meet the Author, Ethan Kross, for adults When: 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, July 20 Where: Virtual Registration: https://bit.ly/fplauthor Friday, July 21 Pet clinic What: Pet Wellness Clinic When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 21, and Friday, July 28 Where: Fauquier SPCA, 9350 Rogues Road, Midland Cost: Fee for various services Appointment: 540-788-9000 x208 Theater What: Fauquier Community Theatre presents the “Musical – The Music Man JR.” When: Friday, July 21, to Sunday, July 23

Where: Vint Hill Theater on the Green, 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton Cost: Tickets $10 Info: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances, July 21 and July 23; 2 p.m.

Sunday matinee, July 23 Reservations: 540-349-8760 Tickets: www.FCTstage.org Art What: Summer Art series for children in grades K to 12; adults welcome When: All day, Friday, July 21 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Info: All supplies 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 21, Saturday, July 22 and Friday, July 28 Where: John Barton Payne Building Basement, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Volunteer: 540-341-3447 Pet loss What: Furever and Ever, Amen When: 10:30 to noon Friday, July 21 RSVP: by calling 540-349-5814 Info: Share photos and memories and end with a celebration of life candlelight service Movie What: Outdoor Movie Night for families When: 8:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 21 Where: Blandy Experimental Farm, 400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce (Amphitheater at the Quarters Bldg.)

Info: Shenandoah Film Collborative featuring “Wings of Life” (G rated); outdoor film screening; bring a blanket or folding chairs; bring drinks and snacks; no alcohol permitted; bug spray recommended Community What: Middleburg Museum Fun Friday for community When: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 21 Where: Pink Box Garden, 12 N. Madison St., Middleburg Info: Free hot dogs, hamburgers, drinks and snacks Movies What: Erin’s Elderberries Family Movie Night When: 6:45 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 21 Where: Erin’s Elderberries, 4257 Aiken Drive, Warrenton Info: Outdoors; food trucks on site; movie starts at 8 p.m.; bring a blanket or lawn chair Live music What: Featuring Steel Peach When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 21 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Saturday, July 22 Book signing What: Book Signing with Jim Hall When: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Pick up a signed copy of “Condemned for Love in Old Virginia: The Lynching of Arthur Jordan;” 540-878-5358 Reading What: Paws to Read with K-9 Caring Angels for children ages 5 to 10 with caregiver When: 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 22 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs; a signed permission slip is required Ballet What: Moana Ballet with Bella Ballerina for elementary and middle school students When: 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 22 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Explore dance through imagination, movement and fun Community What: Water Works for families When: 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 22 Where: Remington Community Garden, 160 W. Bowen St., Remington Info: Food trucks; cotton candy; watermelon eating contest; school supply giveaway; FRESH on Wheels; water games for adults and children; live music by Josh Lowe from 5 to 8 p.m.

Nature What: NABA Butterfly Count for adults and children with an adult When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 22 Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton

Registration: 540-341-3651 Info: Bring a lunch and water, long pants, broadbrimmed hat and binoculars Live music What: Featuring Bethany Gates When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 22 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Featuring JPA and The Flood When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring Tamara Mae Dovell When: 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 22 Where: Powers Farm and Brewery, 9269 Redemption Way, Midland Sunday, July 23 Yoga What: 2023 Bend and Brew for any fitness level When: 11 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 23 Where: Barking Rose Brewery, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton Cost: $20, includes a 50-minute yoga class and a flight of beers Info: Bring a yoga mat and bottle of water Live music What: Featuring The Fly Birds When: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 23 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Monday, July 24 Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 24 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Games What: Get Your Game On for teens When: 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, July 24 Where: Central Library, 11 Winchester Street, Warrenton Info: Tabletops from Apples to Apples to Yahtzee; use one of the library’s or bring one; snacks provided Tuesday, July 25 History What: Summer Movies for youth When: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 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.

“March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World” (G) for ages 5 to 10, 69 minutes; 1 p.m. “The March: The Story of the Greatest March in American History” (PG) for ages 10plus, 60 minutes; movies will be shown in the auditorium, lower level; 540-253-7488 Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school children When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 25 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester Drive, Warrenton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Games What: Get Your Game On for teens When: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: Tabletops from Apples to Apples to Yahtzee; use one of the library’s or bring one; snacks provided Exercise What: POUND Exercise for teens When: 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Presented by Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Facility instructors; method inspired by playing the drums; bring water and a towel Meet the author What: Meet the Author, Erika Sanchez, for adults When: 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 Where: Virtual Registration: https://bit.ly/fplauthor Info: Chat with writer about her book “Crying in the Bathroom” ESL class What: ESOL English Conversation Group - All Levels for adults and students in high school When: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg

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The battle to protect Warrenton from data centers continues One year ago, on July 12, 2022, scores of citizens came to the Warrenton Town Council meeting to protest the proposed Amazon data center on Blackwell Road. They also protested proposals for miles of high voltage transmission lines through Fauquier County and the Town of Warrenton.

These residents appeared that night despite a fierce thunderstorm raging outside and despite weather warnings that people should stay home. It was a portent of the year to come in Warrenton, a portent of many more meetings and citizen protests.

Citizens who spoke at the July 12 meeting did so on behalf of Protect Fauquier, the Piedmont Environmental Council and Citizens for Fauquier County -- and as individual residents of the town and county. They came from all walks of life and a full range of political viewpoints. They emphasized the inappropriateness of a massive data center on the gateway into the small historic town of Warrenton.

They opposed a 220,000-square-foot data center adjacent to residential neighborhoods -- Oak Springs, the Warrenton Highlands and North Rock -- where homes would be subjected to constant data center noise and vibration, 24/7, 365 days a year.

They also spoke against a secretive town process that, in 2021, had approved a data center zoning amendment that conflicted with the town’s comprehensive plan and was written in close concert with Amazon without any proactive effort among town officials to seek citizen views.

They spoke against the nondisclosure agreements that town employees signed with Amazon to withhold information from the town residents.

Over the next year, more than 2,000 citizens signed a petition against the Amazon data center on Blackwell Road. No one signed a petition for Amazon. Hundreds of citizens have spoken at town council meetings, planning commission hearings and town council hearings.

There was an extraordinary turnout at the Feb. 14 hearing held at Fauquier High School.

Town Council members who voted to approve the Amazon data center claimed they received “numerous” emails, cards, letters and texts in support of Amazon. This is not true. Based on FOIA records from the town, at least 389 individuals wrote in opposition to the data center and against a process in which citizens felt stonewalled. There were just 11 individuals who submitted

comments in support of the data center. This data covers a four-month period, from Nov. 1, 2022, to Feb. 21, and is based on Town Councilman John B. “Jay” Heroux’s emails and the Town’s official electronic public comment site.

The resistance to the Amazon data center succeeded in key ways: • Dominion Energy pulled back its proposed miles of overhead transmission lines in the town and county; • Dominion and Amazon dropped its proposal for a large electric substation on Blackwell Road; • Dominion and Amazon agreed to bury distribution lines to the Blackwell site; and • Amazon revised its design for the data center to be less monolithic and industrial.

These changes were due entirely to citizen resistance, as the town seemed ready to acquiesce to whatever Amazon proposed. (Unfortunately, the substation and power line relocation are now a threat to other Warrenton neighborhoods.)

The town council’s 4-3 vote on Feb. 15 to approve a special use permit for the Amazon data center is now the subject of a lawsuit filed by 10 town residents and Citizens for

Fauquier County. Citizens continue to resist in other ways, protesting Amazon’s violation of SUP provisions and Amazon’s grossly deficient site development plan -- a document which omitted key SUP requirements and was otherwise in conflict with multiple requirements and replete with inconsistencies. The town’s own staff documented 41 pages of issues with Amazon’s site development plan.

It has been a tumultuous year, one that attests to the commitment of residents of the town and county to protect the qualities of the town and county that they cherish and will fight to preserve. As many longtime residents said, “We have never seen the people of this town and county come together so overwhelmingly on one issue.”

As we mark this one-year anniversary, Protect Fauquier, the Piedmont Environmental Council and Citizens for Fauquier County remain vigilant. We will continue this battle -- to halt the Amazon data center and to reform town government -- into another year.

MIKE FULTZ, Protect Fauquier JULIE BOLTHOUSE, Piedmont Environmental Council KEVIN RAMUNDO, Citizens for Fauquier County

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FAUQUIER’S DILLON EPPERSON TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT NEW HAMPSHIRE Fauquier High rising senior Dillon Epperson announced his commitment to play NCAA Division-I football at the University of New Hampshire. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound left tackle, who made his announcement on Sunday, said he had D-I offers from Rhode Island, Tennessee Tech, North Carolina A&T, Monmouth, Maine and Elon as well.

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Ryan Wilson-McCoy and Isabelle Cavins both joined the track team to gain fitness and ended up with college offers. They’re 2023 Fauquier Times Liberty High Athletes of the Year.

WILSON-MCCOY, CAVINS NAMED 2023 FAUQUIER TIMES LIBERTY ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Thanks dad: A leap of faith saw Ryan become a state champion

By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

When Ryan Wilson-McCoy joined the Liberty track team as a sophomore to stay fit for basketball season, he never expected to explode as a college-bound jumper.

Wilson-McCoy is now running out of room in his trophy case.

His swift and unprecedented rise to become a Class 4 state champion in the triple jump is what makes Wilson-McCoy the 2023 Fauquier Times Liberty Boys Athlete of the Year.

As a Liberty freshman, basketball was his only sport. He tried track after his sophomore season to gain explosiveness. “I wanted to dunk, so I was just like, I should work on jumping, get my leg strength up,” said Wilson-McCoy. “It wasn’t really supposed to be what it is now. In my head, I wasn’t expecting it to be like this.”

He had a great resource in his dad Ryan McCoy, a former all-American jumper at George Mason University, who noted his son wasn’t doing a spring sport. “So, I was like, ‘Hey man, if you’re serious about being a good basketball player, you need to be doing something in the spring,’” he said.

Getting his feet wet

COVID wiped out spring sports in his sophomore year, but after playing hoops as a junior, Wilson-McCoy was all-in for the 2022 outdoor track season and became a top long jumper right away, opening his dad’s eyes with leaps of 19 feet.

“He didn’t have a coach, really at all (for) jumping. So, for him jumping 18, 19 feet with no coach, I was like, ‘Oh, he’s got natural ability,’” his dad said.

Wilson-McCoy’s breakthrough season sent him all the way to districts, where he took second in the long jump to advance to regionals.

With a 21-0.75 long jump, he took third at regionals and qualified for states in his first season, where he finished an impressive 11th.

“That was crazy. That was an amazing achievement. And I realized how good it is now, but when it first happened, I was kind of like, ‘It’s okay, it’s just states. A lot of people make states.’ Now I’m really like it’s a big deal,” he said.

Mastering the triple jump

The following summer, Wilson-McCoy’s dad convinced him to learn the triple jump, the event dad earned all-American status in at George Mason University.

See WILSON-MCCOY, page 10

Active Isabelle blazed trail in track, softball at the same time

By Billy Marin

Special to the Fauquier Times

With the possibility of collegiate softball on her horizon, standout center fielder Isabelle Cavins decided to give winter track a try her freshman year at Liberty High, not knowing it would become her sport of destiny.

“Track was to help me get faster, to increase my chances of getting recruited in softball,” Cavins said.

Cavins ended up setting seven school records and accepted an offer to run at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

A pioneer who requested permission from the Fauquier County Public Schools for approval to compete in softball and outdoor track at the same time in the spring, Cavins is 2023 Fauquier Times Liberty High Girls Athlete of the Year.

First love, softball

Cavins began playing softball as a toddler, signed up at age four for T-ball. “I was always the fastest one on the team, that was my strength,” Cavins said.

From center field, Cavins loved to rob the opposition of a would-be hit and thrived as the leadoff hitter.

“She owns the outfield,” said Liberty softball coach Chris Leatherman,

who is also Cavins’ stepfather.

Cavins hit .432 in her senior year, with an on-base percentage above .500. She was named all-Northwestern District first team and second team all-region.

“Isabelle always did her job as leadoff, always gets a bat on the ball. And on top of that, most of the time she gets on base it turns into a double because she’s so ready to steal,” Leatherman said.

Two sports in one season

Going into her junior spring, Cavins wanted to devote more time to track but seemed to be faced with an impossible choice since both sports overlapped.

Cavins chose both. She appealed to coaches and administrators, who were receptive, and also took matters into her own hands.

“I really needed to run track to get my 100-meter and 200-meter times, because those are huge times for recruitment that they don’t hold during the winter season. So I ended up emailing (superintendent) Dr. (David) Jeck, and with the help of my coaches, Chris Leatherman and Helene Leigh, we were able to get the rule changed and make it happen,” Cavins said.

See CAVINS, page 10

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CAVINS, from page 9 Even though she was only training part-time with LHS sprint coach Michael Fairfax due to softball, Cavins thrived in her first outdoor track season in 2022.

In her first attempt at the 100 in a competitive environment, Cavins broke the school record in 12.64 seconds. She won the district, placed third in the region and ninth in the state, setting a PR of 12.47.

In the 200, Cavins was equally strong, breaking another school record with a time of 25.79 in her first competitive race.

“Once I got my 100 and 200-meter times, I was emailing with my top choice, UNC-Wilmington. Emails led to an unofficial visit, which led to an official visit, and then I was offered a position on the team there!” Cavins said.

Throughout her junior season, Cavins went to softball practice five days a week unless there was a game, then met two or three days a week after practice with Fairfax, where she would put in additional time, mainly focused on technique.

“From the jump, I knew she was talented—she had that natural, raw speed. She was always quick around the bases in softball, but when I got her on the track, things were a little different,” said Fairfax. “She had some overstriding issues. She ran like she was running around the bases, which meant that we had to get pretty technical with her training.”

Said Cavins: “I want to highlight

THE CAVINS FILE -Family: Leigh Cavins (mom) is kindergarten instructional assistant. Brother Isaac is 16, sister Ivy is 14. Home is Bealeton.

-Favorite athletic moment: Breaking the school record for the 55-meter dash. “It was the first record I broke and I had been working to break it for two years.”

-Favorite food: “Anything I can dip in ranch dressing.”

-Athletic superstition: Listens to the song “Dead to Me” by Kali Uchis before every track meet and does leg swings on the fence before every at-bat in softball.

-Favorite sports team: Washington Nationals.

-Favorite book: “Verity” by Colleen Hoover.

-Favorite movie: Tangled.

-Pets: Four cats are Mila, Mack, Marvin and Marley

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Isabelle Cavins attributes her success to her speed. She hit .432 in softball and set seven school records in track.

She’ll run at UNC-Wilmington. how great a coach Michael Fairfax was for me. I wouldn’t be the sprinter I am without his help, and I’m grateful for it,” she said.

Cavins realizes she did something unique by pushing to be part of both teams. “If that had not happened, I would not be where I am now. I would not have had those 100-meter and 200-meter times to send to

WILSON-MCCOY, from page 9 “He has the body make of a good triple jumper. Long, skinny, good height. So, I kind of saw the potential from the start. And I’m like, ‘You my son, I think I might pass it on down to you a little bit,’” said Ryan McCoy, who joined the Eagles’ coaching staff last year as a volunteer jumps coach.

First, they worked on mastering the rhythm to ensure that the timing of all three phases were even, and that he lands flat-footed and rolls through his foot, which they accomplished by jumping over small hurdles called wickets.

Wilson-McCoy triple jumped 440.5 and took second place his first time competing in the event at Liberty University.

Liberty track head coach Andrea Rodman said, “Ryan is extremely coachable. He trusts his dad and, obviously, his dad is an All-American triple jumper, he knows what he’s talking about. But he trusts him and he listens. He is so coachable, and that’s the mark of a champion.”

A golden senior year

Wilson-McCoy made the difficult decision of giving up basketball his senior year to focus on track full time, starting with the winter season.

“I had to put two and two together and play my cards right, as in which one’s going to be easier for me, which one seems like the most common happening, and which one can I get the full support throughout the whole time with. It was just one

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Late in his Liberty career, Ryan WilsonMcCoy learned how to triple jump and became a state champion who’ll compete at NCAA D-2 University of Mount Olive (N.C.). of those no brainers, it was track,” Wilson-McCoy said.

One of his many highlights came at the Virginia Showcase Invitational in January, where he triple jumped 45-3 to break Anthony Spagnoletti’s indoor school record of 44-3.

At districts, Wilson-McCoy picked up his first two gold medals, winning the triple and long jumps.

With a 44-0.5 triple jump, he beat second place by nearly four feet. At regionals the following weekend, he swept both titles, winning the triple

coaches, and I probably would not have been able to have been recruited for track,” Cavins said.

to see what it’s going to be for me.

New school, new coaches, new everything!” Cavins said.

Senior year conflicts

Busy Isabelle

With the flexibility to be a dual athlete restricted in her senior year, Cavins had to choose to focus more on softball and she did not reach the peaks of the previous track season. She was allowed to compete in track meets but not train with the track team.

“Senior year didn’t end up working out the way we wanted it to. Isabelle was really disappointed, and I was pretty upset about it too, but I knew that she wanted to continue playing softball and finish out that season with the friends she’d been playing with for years,” Fairfax said. “I told her, ‘You’ve got four years ahead of you of just running track, so just go enjoy yourself in softball and make the most of your time,’” he added.

“Track in college is a new chapter for me. I’ve seen a lot of people burn out playing softball in college after having played their entire lives, but I get to start fresh, and I’m excited THE WILSON-MCCOY FILE -Family: Dad Ryan, 38, is a software engineer. Mom Shonte, 38, is a caretaker and recently finished medical school.

Siblings Jamauri, 13; Jaylen, 11; Cori, 5.

-Education and career goals: Will jump for the University of Mount Olive (Mount Olive, N.C.) track team and study computer science and cybersecurity to become an ethical hacker.

-Did you know? Wilson-McCoy grew up in Roanoke, moved to Manassas after the third grade, then moved into Fauquier County before the sixth grade.

-Track accomplishments: In the triple jump he won the district and regional title during the indoor season and the district, regional and state championship during the outdoor season. In the long jump, he won the district and regional titles during indoor.

-Favorite team traditions: Stopping for food on long road trips and team stretches before practice.

-Hobbies: Spending time on his computer.

He likes to make rap music, play video games and research track and jumping.

-Favorite team: Los Angeles Lakers.

-Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant.

-Favorite food: Garlic parmesan wings.

-Favorite vacation: A cruise he took in eighth grade to the Bahamas.

jump by over four feet at 45-3.75.

Qualifying for states in both events, he took third in the triple jump at 45-1 and eighth in the long jump at 20-6.5.

Hie later took fourth in the triple jump at the Adidas Indoor National Elite meet in Virginia Beach.

With more time to improve his technique entering the outdoor season, he kept winning, taking titles in seven triple jump events, including district, regional and state championships.

Cavins was an active participant in the wider Liberty community. She served as Liberty’s Vice President, participated in the school’s National Honors Society, Psychology Club and Champions Together program, an organization that works with Liberty’s special education students.

When she begins at UNC-Wilmington this fall, Cavins becomes a first-generation college student.

Cavins credits all of her success to her mother: “My mom is super-duper important to me. She’s helped me so much to get to where I am today, she’s always been there, always wanted what’s best for me, and done her best to give me what she didn’t have as a kid.

She’s my favorite person ever,” she said.

She said she didn’t have specific career plans but was interested in being a PE teacher or softball coach.

She is majoring in psychology.

With his 47-11.5 triple jump, he cruised to the state title and shattered Spagnoletti’s outdoor school record of 46-8.5.

“I just say perfect,” is how Wilson-McCoy summarized his senior year. “Me and my dad like to say we went out with a bang. And we for sure did!”

“What he has done is really unprecedented. I knew he had potential, and I knew he could do well in the triple jump, but I could not have fathomed what he has done in one year,” said dad Ryan McCoy. “It is truly a testament of hard work. He put in the work over the summer,” coach Rodman said.

“Having all that come to fruition and having won that state title was just really remarkable to watch.”

The future

Since winning his state title and taking fifth at the Adidas Outdoor meet, Wilson-McCoy has spent the summer relaxing and resting his legs as he prepares to join the NCAA Division-II track team at the University of Mount Olive (N.C.), where he earned a partial athletic and academic scholarship.

As a freshman, Wilson-McCoy expects to be one of the Trojans’ top triple jumpers right away. “We checked, and I think my personal best right now puts me at 13th of all D-II. Me and my family are pretty confident,” he said.

In the classroom, Wilson-McCoy will study computer science and cybersecurity with the goal of launching a career as an ethical hacker.

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Bucking tradition RIDERS, from page 1 With every jump of every rank bull she’s “sat” from New York to Texas, Halvorsen is locked on changing what she calls a myopic worldview of this sport most consider wholly men’s domain in the rodeo industry.

By adding a distaff division and a co-ed element to rodeo bull riding, Halvorsen thinks she’s fulfilling her destiny, showing girls – everyone, really – you can achieve anything you focus on.

True Grit Rodeo owner-operator Daniel Lanier, who put on two nights of rodeo action last weekend near Warrenton, says women’s bull riding was a first for the Fauquier Fair this year, also a first in the traditional rodeo lineup he’s offered all around Virginia for a decade.

Gauging by the enthusiastic reception from the crowd swelling the fairgrounds’ hillside both nights, Lanier believes he backed a winner.

Lanier was pleased with the turnout at the Fauquier summer classic, first held in 1959.

The women’s division heads to the Loudoun County Fair rodeo in two weeks, the Page County Fair in August and to a charity rodeo in Culpeper in September. True Grit, which operates two rodeos a week, April through October, across the commonwealth, has a women’s division at about half its shows this year.

Traditional rodeo divisions include a pro-am bull riding, rookie, novice and pee-wee bull riding, barrel racing and “mutton busting,” an event that involves younger competitors riding unshorn sheep.

Bull riding has always been the most iconic rodeo event, Lanier says, as athletic as it is dangerous.

“It’s exhilarating. I can’t describe it.” Halvorsen likens the experience to race car driving or flying an airplane. “It’s the biggest rush.”

In a drawl that’s part her native North Carolina, part her adopted north central Texas, Halvorsen explains that rodeo these days is serious business.

“You’ve got to be an athlete. You can’t just sit around and do it on weekends. No more drinkin’ beer and smokin’ cigars and gettin’ in the chute and ridin’ your bull.”

Men still clearly have an advantage, in general, in strength, but she stresses that women can excel, both in the new women’s division and in the open division that’s been men-only until recently, through single-minded dedication, training, flexibility and – key – a naturally low center of gravity.

“A man’s balance point is up around his shoulders. A woman’s is down in her hips,” helpful, she adds, when riding a “spinner.”

“Every good rodeo operator wants to see you cover your bull,” ride the whole eight seconds, Halvorsen says.

“But you’ve gotta put in the time.”

How it happened

Halvorsen, 28, grew up in the show hunter ring, riding ponies on the local and A circuits in the Raleigh, North Carolina area as a junior.

Jorden Halvorsen takes a break between rounds at the Fauquier fair.

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“I was catch riding for a trainer, and we were trying to qualify for pony finals,” the year-end championship show in Kentucky.

“She’d started dating a bull rider that summer, and he was saying, ‘Hey, you guys should try it,” she says. “I said, heck, I’m getting bucked off naughty ponies all the time. How much worse could it be?”

In a dusty practice pen near Fayetteville, N.C., Halvorsen’s life trajectory took a 180 when she did a 360 off her first bull.

Cowboy pros lined the rail, offering expert instruction and helping tie her hand to a thick rope encircling her mount’s girth. It was an “easy bull,” Halvorsen recalls. Snowball was a rookie division veteran, a little less rank and a little smaller than the one-ton monsters that terrorize the open division.

But he knew his job, and his job was to ditch the 110-pound flyweight clinging to his back.

“I remember nodding my head.

Next thing I remember is gettin’ up off the ground,” Halvorsen says.

Snowball may have shaken her, but it fueled a new passion. “I literally didn’t want to do anything but ride bulls from then on.”

Ponies went by the wayside. College, too. Halvorsen attended Lanier’s True Grit bull riding camp in 2016, earning her first division title that same year and shifting from riding as an amateur to a pro.

She traveled the circuit with the Women’s Bull Riding Organization, two years ago joining champion rodeo cowboy Dale Brisby and his Rodeo Time at Radiator Ranch in Texas.

She’s featured in Brisby’s Netflix reality series, “How to Be a Cowboy.”

Every bull she rode taught her something, she says, and as an intern at the cow-calf operation, Halvorsen was learning all about the creatures that had fascinated her for years.

Brisby calls Halvorsen “more cowboy than most cowboys.”

Last year, WBRO opportunities were shrinking, so Halvorsen crafted, and created, Elite Lady Bull Riders. The link back to Lanier, and Virginia, was natural, he says.

“When Jorden contacted me about getting her lady riders more

exposure, it seemed like a perfect match,” Lanier says.

“We’re looking to support women that want to get into it,” Halvorsen explains Elite is flourishing as word spreads about new opportunities for women in rodeo. “Girls grow up thinking they ‘can’t’ do something because it’s been all boys before.

That’s not true.”

She takes her role as a women’s sports advocate very seriously. Halvorsen says in 2020, she got a strong sign that she had a part to play in advancing the game.

Halvorsen took a hard fall from a bull that landed her in a coma for

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three days. She literally flat-lined on the operating table while doctors raced to repair her lacerated liver.

Something unexplainable happened.

“Everything in the room went white,” Halvorsen recalls. “I was saying, over and over, ‘I’m not ready to go.’

I’m not sure who I was talking to.

“I know there’s something I’ve got to do in this life. I take a second chance real serious.”

Equal opportunity sport

Boy, girl – it doesn’t really matter, Lanier notes when it comes to the notion of taming one of his specialty-bred American Bucking Bulls.

Nobody is going to outmuscle these bovine athletes: The game is one of balance and finesse, rider intuitively anticipating the next spin or buck.

Still, the question Halvorsen gets most often is “why?”

She can barely explain. “Bulls just happen to be something I fell in love with,” she replies when asked why she didn’t pursue the female-dominated rodeo sport of barrel racing, or perhaps team penning or reining.

“Broncs never really interested me, same with running barrels.

“Riding bulls was something different, exciting and a type of challenge I’d never faced before. I love every part of bull riding, from riding them to working in the back pens to care for them.”

To learn more or get involved with women’s bull riding, visit eliteladybullrider.com and truegritrodeo.com. Reach Betsy Burke Parker at betsyburkeparker@gmail.com

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Those who want to stay in their own homes as they age or are faced with caring for an elderly parent may want to consider several home-improvement suggestions aimed at planning for those future living needs.

Many of us have heard the terms “Americans with Disability Act (ADA) compliant” or “universal design.” The National Association of Home Builders prefers the term “aging in place.”

“As the average age of a homeowner rises, we are seeing that more and more people are understanding the benefits of remodeling to handle the needs of aging in place,” stated Alan Archuleta, NAHB Remodelers Council chair. “This awareness is driven by technology, the cost of elder care and the idea of staying in the homes they love! When it comes to aging Americans, NAHB has been training its members to create ‘livable homes,’ whether it is new construction or remodeling your existing residence.”

Everyone can use universal design – both young and old. It works

for those who are short or tall, healthy or ill and those with a disability. Because of universal design, people who are very different can all enjoy the same home. And that home will be there for all its inhabitants even when their needs change.

The idea of designing new or remodeling your home and considering all the changes that need to be made can be daunting. Remember that the most important goal is to create a safer, barrier-free home.

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• Multi-level work areas to accommodate cooks of different heights • Open, under-counter seated work areas • Task lighting in appropriate work areas • In multi-story homes, a laundry chute or laundry facilities in master bedroom

• Tub and shower controls moved closer to the entry point • Grab bars • Lever handles • Slip-resistant flooring • Adjustable/handheld showerheads with a 6-foot hose • Curbless showers; there’s no threshold to step over, and they can be rolled into if a wheelchair

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Overall floor plans that work well:

• Main living on a single story, including a full bath

Bathrooms are the No. 1 place in the home for accidents. Grab bars, curbless showers and higher toilet seats can make them safer.

• No steps between rooms/areas on the same level • Wider doors that accommodate wheelchairs and walkers These are some examples of universal design. Virtually all rooms of your home can be improved, even closets and garages.

Feeling safe and comfortable in your home has little to do with age.

Many who benefit from Universal Design features are either aging or are concerned about a parent who is aging. But the ideas behind the universal design concept cater to people of all ages – children and adults alike.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS Transfers for July 5 - 11, 2023 These property transfers, filed July 5-11, 2023 were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top dollar sale: $9,078,000 in Center District Cedar Run District James A. Walton to Eliot Brubaker, 2.7961 acres at 5118 Weston Road, Casanova. $439,000 RFI WC LC to NVR Inc., 0.5914 acre on Thoroughbred Road, Warrenton/New Baltimore. $297,000 Vanessa L. Tabit to Hank Woods Jr., 0.5739 acre at 7420 Shamrock Court near Warrenton. $540,000 Daniel DeGroat to Jeffrey Brown, 2.1035 acres at 5194 Chase Lane, Midland. $851,000

Lawrence W. Stillwell to Zachary Shultz, 1.7725 acres at 10754 Foxville Farm Road, Bealeton. $459,000

Matthew H. Saunders to Tyler J. Kubik, 0.5482 acre at 7128 Meadow Street near Warrenton. $555,000

Katherine M. Tiscenko to Brandon Allan O’Connor, 7021 Justin Court East, Remington. $415,000

Benjamin Orlang to Michael Thomas Atwell, 204 Autumn Wind Court, Warrenton. $725,000

Jonathan D. Wallis to Crisman Celso Nogales, 6528 Lafayette Ave., Bealeton. $380,000

Debra C. Eberly to Matthew Cohen, 0.3028 acre at 60 Fishback Court, Warrenton. $560,000

Foundation Homes Inc. Tr. to Rodolfo Rodriguez, 3.1800 acres at 14435 Rogers Ford Road, Sumerduck. $525,000

Philip R. Grant to Michael L. Straight, 7034 Stafford Street, Warrenton. $600,000

Center District

Richard A. Burgess III Tr. to David L. Halstead, 3.9615 acres at 5862 Woodberry Court near Warrenton. $1,150,000

Nancy G. Townsend Tr. to Brian Chunung Kang, 160.8899 acres on Cattle Lands Drive, Catlett. $875,000

Christopher Benson to Anup Jagwani, 0.1478 acre at 223 Norma Dean Drive, Warrenton. $715,000

Mark A. Robey to Austin Bergstrom, 5.8365 acres at 7763 Overbrook Drive, Catlett. $836,000

Washington Green LLC to Roberta Chester, 0.1972 acre at 46 Washington Street, Warrenton. $779,000

RFI WC LC to NVR Inc., 0.5914 acre on Travers Court, Warrenton. $297,000

Highlands of Warrenton LLC to Gateway Warrenton Hi LLC, 4.4574 acres at 501 Blackwell Road; 0.3100 acre and 3.5784 acres on Blackwell Road, Warrenton. $9,078,000

Lee District Violet J. Meadows Estate by Executor to Bhumik B. Shah, 0.6913 acre at 11208 James Madison Hwy. and 0.4206 acre on James Madison Hwy., Bealeton. $341,500 Rodney A. Scott to Alyssa Shifflette, 1.7954 acres at 11564 Cemetery Road, Bealeton. $435,000 Cherlyn D. Edwards to Cory Dale Verberg, 4 acres at 14100 Embrey Lane, Sumerduck. $540,000

Maksym Oleksandrovych Hladkyy to John Thomas Kerstetter, 0.2163 acre at 8270 Lucy Ave., Warrenton. $720,000 NVR Inc. to David Stewart, 1.1208 at 4030 Oakland Drive, Warrenton. $779,685 NVR Inc. to Albert Ayoub Jr., 1.4825 acres at 4034 Oakland Drive, Warrenton. $858,310

Scott District

Broad Run Baptist Church to Arcade Properties LLC, 2.0385 acres at 5131 Broad Run Church Road, Warrenton/New Baltimore. $625,000 Nicola M. Muensterman to Andrew Minnick, 1.6349 acres at 7059 Kelly Road near Warrenton. $820,000 Seth Allen Gordon to Arnaldo Morello, 0.4793 acre at 6532 Pinewood Lane near Warrenton. $455,000 FS Development LLC to NVR Inc., 0.6060 acre on Thoroughbred Road, Warrenton/New Baltimore. $312,325 Golden Rule Lifestyles LLC to Connor Vermilyea, 2.0538 acres on Riley Road and Albrecht Lane near Warrenton. $195,000 Norfolk Southern Railway Co. to Kinder-

down Farm Investment Properties LLC, 2,361 sq. ft. (building only) on Norfolk Southern Railroad land at 6372 Stuart Street, The Plains. $9,900 Marc A. Dominguez to Josie M. Walters-Tucker, Unit 209 at 6704 Holly Farm Lane, Warrenton. $365,000 NVR Inc. to Prem K. Subramaniyan, 0.6938 acre at 6750 Highlander Court, Warrenton/ New Baltimore. $929,870

Marshall District James E. Diederich to James Daniel Hallaj, 11.5790at 6634 Carter’s Run Road, Marshall. $800,000 Dana E. R. Antigua to Main Street Heritage LLC, 5 acres at 7612 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall. $400,000 Arcola Properties LLC to Katheryn Zeigler, 8617 Colston Court, Marshall. $280,000 Horse Power Helps Farm LLC to P&L 21 LLC, 10 acres at 6984 Owl Lane, Orlean/ Marshall. $550,000 Scott C. Douris to Stephen R. Jenkins, 14.664 acres at 8887 Woodward Road, Marshall. $1,350,000 Caliber Homebuilder Inc. to Leslie Corbisiero, 3.240 acres at 3003 Old Stonehouse Lane, Marshall. $828,515.80 William C. Galanis to David M. Smith, 10.0704 acres on Rolling Hills Drive and Stillhouse Road, Delaplane. $310,000

Transfers for June 28 - 30, 2023 These property transfers, filed June 28-30, 2023 were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top dollar sale: $5,000,000 in Marshall District Cedar Run District

Hill Road, Sumerduck. $237,050

Center District

William A. L. Brabson to Logan Timothy Fine, 0.6483 acre at 5824 Wildfire Court, Warrenton. $550,000

Robert M. Bache Tr. to William A. Stewart III, 11.30506 acres at 6200 Sumerduck Road, Remington. $330,000

Thomas M. Shipe to Brandon T. Shipe, Lot PT-26 and Lot 27, 0.204 acre at 93 Moser Road, Warrenton. $350,000

NVR Inc. to James Blunt, 0.5757 acre at 7989 International Court, Warrenton. $844,925

Harold Edward Leazer to Remington Dental Properties LLC, 0.8714 acre on Business Routes 15 & 29, Remington. $80,000

RFI CM LC to NVR Inc., 1.1852 acres on Forestdale Drive, Warrenton. $272,000

Deborah Lynne Stevens to Fabco Holdings LLC, Unit 103 at 6185 Willow Place, Bealeton. $215,500

Rodeo Oak Properties LLC to Jane Hurst, 0.4955 acre at 66 Oak Street, Warrenton. $345,000

William A. Hamp IV to Brandon M. Zeman, 9.7872 acres at 11534 Bristersburg Road, Catlett. $630,000 Gregory A. Florence Tr. to James S. Minturn, 29.3637 acres at 10930 Evergreen Acres Lane, Catlett. $1,070,000 RFI WC LC to NVR Inc., 0.6544 acre on International Drive, Warrenton. $297,000 James P. McCombe to Jonathan E. Colburn, 2.6253 acres at 4247 Ringwood Road, Nokesville. $810,000

Lee District Kathleen M. O’Malley-Stinnette to Joshua D. Chinault, 7120 McHenry Court, Remington. $435,000 Nicole A. Payne to Ashleigh M. Payne, ½ interest in 7.0143 acres at 13457 Silver

Richard P. Franklin to Hunter B. Surface, 11204 Freedom Court, Bealeton. $565,000

Bryan Anthony Mack to Harrison Romine, 725 Acorn Court, Warrenton. $395,000

Atkins Homes LLC to Sandra Tierney, 0.1462 acre at 59 Washington Street, Warrenton. $765,000

Jolly Investments LLC to Fauquier Development LLC, 10.6461 acres at 4178 Narrows Lane, The Plains. $675,000 NVR Inc. to Michael J. Murawski, 0.5833 acre at 6731 Highlander Court, Warrenton/ New Baltimore. $859,260 NVR Inc. to Loren Jewell, 0.7197 acre at 6749 Highlander Court, Warrenton/New Baltimore. $868,550 Kyle Alexander Rossi to Zachary Palmer, 1.0326 acres at 4114 Kelly Road near Warrenton. $739,000

Marshall District

Scott District

Samuel E. Hunsberger to Fred Henry Tingle, 9.4141 acres at 7544 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall. $875,000

Raymond Earl Timer to Hector Sanchez, 6721 Huntland Drive, Bealeton. $375,000

Jessica Anne Thompson to Yubakar Raj Rajkarnikar, 7226 Heron Place near Warrenton. $740,000

Louis J. Marotta Tr. to Bluebird Glen LLC, 100.463 acres at 12473 Crest Hill Road, Hume. $5,000,000

John C. McClatchey Jr. to Richard K. Jacks, Unit 107 at 6185 Willow Place, Bealeton. $221,000

Elizabeth Cataldi to Diane Sue Fitzpatrick, 3692 Dockside Drive near Warrenton. $710,000

Ronald Edward Knapp to Xiaxia Zhao, 62.2503 acres at 6266 James Madison Hwy. near Warrenton. $3,150,000

Robert E. Cover II to John Chapman, 19.0177 acres & RW to Foundry Lane, Sumerduck. $141,000

FS Development LLC to NVR Inc., 0.6041 acre on Thoroughbred Road, Warrenton/New Baltimore. $322,400

GCH1 LLC to Woodscent LLC, 78.9224 acres on Carrington Road, Delaplane. $1,570,000

Foundation Homes Inc. Tr. to Abu Mohammed Uddin, 3.1424 acres at 5330 Quail Hollow Lane, Sumerduck. $525,000

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John C. Bloom John C. Bloom, of Marshall, passed from this life into Heavenly perfection on July 16, 2023. John was born on November 7, 1929, in Lincoln, NE to John E. and Alma Bloom. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, and joined AT&T where he spent his professional career. He travelled across the US, setting up microwave towers to relay long-distance phone calls. While on company travel, he watched a Billy Graham crusade on TV and gave his life to Jesus. He married Frances Cleora Noel, and together, they adopted two boys: John L. and Richard C. Bloom. He became a widower and single father when Frances passed away in 1979, and in 1980, remarried to Donna Buckley, a widow and mother of six children: David, Robert Daniel, Douglas, Laura, Linda, and Steven. John adopted Donna’s youngest three children, and together, John and Donna raised Laura, John, Richard, Linda, and Steven.

John’s life was a testament to duty: serving his country, raising his first two children after his wife’s death, and then raising his new adopted children as his own. Donna and her first husband, Robert Buckley, had started the Fresta Valley Christian School, and John took that mission upon his shoulders as well--becoming the administrator while continuing his employment at AT&T, where he designed and engineered some of the first data centers in the country. After retiring from AT&T, he dedicated himself to the school, building the first three buildings on the campus.

He brought his skills to bear with any church he would attend, helping to start some churches, and helping to design and manage building projects. A handful of churches in Fauquier County bear his practical design elements.

John loved Bluegrass music and aviation--while he gave up flying to be able to dedicate himself to his work and his family, his eyes were always turned skyward and he passed his passion for flight to others. He was generous to a fault, and always willing to put his dreams aside so that he could fulfill his commitment to his duty.

John is preceded in death by his first wife, Frances, his parents, a brother, Richard (Dick) Bloom, and his sisters, Betty and Delores. He is survived by his wife of almost 43 years, Donna, his children, Laura Whitlock (Douglas), John L. Bloom, Richard Bloom, Linda Worsham (Kevin), Steven Bloom (Danielle), and his stepsons, David Buckley ( Janice), Robert Daniel Buckley (Erica), and Douglas Buckley (Donna), twenty-five grandchildren, half a dozen or so great-grandchildren, his sister-in-law, Kay Bloom, nieces Tamara and Tiffany, and nephew John Van Riper.

The family appreciates the kindness of all who have helped out during this time. In lieu of flowers, we’d love for you to take that money and do something generous for those closest to you, and make sure they know how much they mean to you. If there are any good stories that come from it, feel free to share them with Donna Bloom, c/o the Fresta Valley Christian School.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 25, at Grace Bible Church in Marshall, VA, with Pastor Chris Robinson officiating, followed by private interment at Orlean Cemetery.

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Rita Mae Bossard passed from this world to the next on July 14, 2023 at Greenfield Reflections Assisted Living in Strasburg, VA. Family and Greenfield staff were present to ensure her peaceful passing.

Rita was born on December 24, 1929 to Sara Vedder Willoughby and Howard Willoughby near Syracuse, NY. She grew up in north central New York during the Depression years. She married Anson C. Bossard on August 12, 1950 in Syracuse. She had two children, Beryl Ann and Joel Anson.

Rita and Anson started their family in North Syracuse and then moved to Daytona Beach, Florida in 1963 and bought a home near the ocean. Rita was a homemaker all her life, tending to the children. They all enjoyed living near the beach.

In 1972 they moved to Virginia to pursue Anson’s career, eventually settling in Warrenton, Virginia where they lived for over 40 years. They were active in Warrenton Presbyterian Church where Rita worked in the church office and in many of the Church’s social groups. They enjoyed getting to know and working with many people in the community.

Rita’s interests included sewing, needlework, reading and gardening.

They enjoyed a vegetable garden in the backyard. We learned to spend a lot of time reading, and always had family dinner together with active discussions as a result. Rita resisted wastefulness throughout her life, a pattern she learned from her early life in the Depression. Making her, in some ways, an early conservationist. We still continue her habits of not being wasteful.

Her family is grateful to Greenfield Reflections Senior Living for their care during her final years.

Rita is survived by her son Joel A Bossard of The Plains, VA and her daughter Beryl Ann Bossard Buice from Bokeelia, FL. She and Anson had four grandchildren, John, Sarah, Jeff and Keith and five great- grandchildren, Gus, Jade, Allie, Taylor and Bea. “Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.”

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Harriet Mae Benimon Harriet Mae Benimon, 92, of Warrenton, VA, passed July 7, 2023. She was born on April 3, 1931.

Mae was a member of First Baptist Church, Warrenton, VA. Mae is survived by her husband, Earnest A. Benimon, Sr. of Warrenton, VA; her daughter, Elizabeth B. Riley of Warrenton, VA; a son, Andrew “Duck” Benimon of Warrenton, VA; a step daughter, Annie Mae Hutchinson of Cincinnati, OH; two brothers: Joe (Linda) Lewis of Warrenton, VA, and Bernard Smith of Laruel, MD; three sisters: Joan R. Williams and Rita Marshall both of Warrenton, VA, and Dorothy Marshall of Front Royal, VA; 13 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 12 pm at, Faith Christian Church, 6472 Duhollow Road, Warrenton, VA, 20187.

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Interment was in Bright View Cemetery, Warrenton, VA. Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

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Pamela F. James, beloved wife of Lawrence (Larry) James, died Tuesday, June 27, 2023 in Albuquerque, NM of cardiac arrest, after a month-long aggressive medical treatment for a severe bacterial infection. Pamela was born Saturday, January 13, 1945 in Alexandria, VA. She lived in Warrenton, VA until her marriage, Saturday, July 20, 1963, when she became part of a USAF family with her husband. They resided in Ohio, California, and New Mexico, during 21 years of service to our country. Pam was preceded by her father Richard Henry Fielding; her mother Rose Hayes Fielding Ross; and her step-father Wallace Ross.

Pam was a lifelong Historian, earning a degree at the University of New Mexico, a master’s degree at California State University, Long Beach and a PhD at the University of New Mexico. Her doctorial research was a study of activities and roles of women throughout New Mexico during WWII. Study of her family history revealed Revolutionary patriots qualifying her mother and her to become members of National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. As a member of the Lew Wallace chapter of NSDAR in New Mexico, she served as chapter secretary.

Pam and Larry enjoyed sports as part of their life; tennis, golf and skiing. Pam had favorite ski destinations in California, Colorado and New Mexico, especially Taos, NM. Pam loved music and attended the symphony and opera in San Francisco, Dallas and New Mexico. Pam loved to travel, taking memorable trips to Europe, Canada, Mexico and Central America.

Pam learned to sew at as a teen and continued throughout her life.

Quilting became a natural part of her love of sewing and making things of fabric. Her master’s degree thesis was a study of women’s social history revealed through quilting. Her personal collection of quilts contained special quilts she purchased, family made quilts and some she felt deserved her restoration efforts.

Her ashes will be placed in the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Please visit our online guestbook for Pamela at www.

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Christine Simerman, age 84, a resident of Gainesville, VA passed away on July 9, 2023.

She had a career in the early developments of METRO and was the Executive Administrator of the Board.

She was predeceased by her husband in 2005, Paul D. Simerman. Survived by her companion, David Estep of Gainesville, VA; Her son, Anthony (Tony) Simerman and his wife, Ashley of Walnut Creek, CA and her daughter, Nena Tiahrt and her husband, Mark of Nokesville, VA; her brother, James Kedric “JK” Robinson and his wife, Bernita of Pound, VA; two grandchildren, Lilli Simerman of Hollywood, CA and Claudia Simerman of Walnut Creek, CA. Private Services were held at Moser Funeral Home Warrenton, VA. Christine was laid to rest at Stonewall Memory Gardens, Manassas, Virginia. Online condolences can be made at:moserfuneralhome.com

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PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality that will allow the release of treated wastewater into a water body in Fauquier County, Virginia.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: July 19, 2023 to August 18, 2023

PERMIT NAME: Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit – Wastewater issued by DEQ pursuant to applicable water laws and regulations.

APPLICANT NAME, ADDRESS AND PERMIT NUMBER: Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority; 7172 Kennedy Rd, Warrenton, VA 20187; VA0031763.

FACILITY NAME AND LOCATION: Marshall Wastewater Treatment Plant; 4319 Old Morganstown Rd Marshall, VA 20115.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority has applied for reissuance of a permit for the public Marshall Wastewater Treatment Plant. The applicant proposes to release treated sewage wastewaters from residential areas at a rate of 0.64 million gallons per day into a water body. Sludge from the treatment process will be transported to the Remington Wastewater Treatment Plant for further treatment. The facility proposes to release the treated sewage in an unnamed tributary to Carter Run in Fauquier County in the Rappahannock River watershed. A watershed is the land area drained by a river and its incoming streams. The permit will limit the following pollutants to amounts that protect water quality: physical and chemical properties, nutrients, organic matter, solids and bacteria. This facility is registered for coverage under the Nutrient GP with other facilities under common ownership or operation in the Rappahannock River watershed.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Virginia Electric and Power Company (VMRC #2023-1109) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to replace the existing aerial 230 kV conductor line over a 41 linear-foot section of Marsh Run as part of the Phase I replacement from the Remington Substation to the Elk Run Substation in Fauquier County.

You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2023-1109) 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Virginia Electric and Power Company (VMRC #23-0908) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install a broadband fiber optic cable (Fauquier Lateral 39) on existing overhead distribution lines 14 feet

above five (5) crossings of an unnamed Goose Creek tributary along US-Route 66 in Fauquier County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2023-0908) 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Virginia Electric and Power Company (VMRC #2023-0646) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install a broadband fiber optic cable (Fauquier Mainline 9) on existing overhead infrastructure 14 feet above four (4) crossings of Crooked Run along Winchester Road in Fauquier County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2023-0646) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public /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.

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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 VɈLY MVY ZHSL H[ W\ISPJ H\J[PVU H[ [OL LU[YHUJL VM [OL *PYJ\P[ *V\Y[ I\PSKPUN MVY -H\X\PLY *V\U[` *\SWLWLY Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186), on Monday, August 7, 2023 at 12:00 o’clock PM

the Property described in said Deed of Trust, located at the above address and described as:

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.

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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 OVTLV^ULY HZZVJPH[PVU HZZLZZTLU[Z PPP L_PZ[PUN OV\ZPUN HUK aVUPUN JVKL ]PVSH[PVUZ P] ÄSLK VY \UÄSLK TLchanic’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, TH[LYPHSZ OHIP[HIPSP[` Ä[ULZZ MVY H WHY[PJ\SHY W\YWVZL VY TLYJOHU[HIPSP[` VM HSS VY HU` WHY[ VM [OL 7YVWLY[` ;OL 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).

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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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Culpeper | $550,000 Warrenton | $549,000 Culpeper | $449,000 Maurertown | $329,000 Exceptionally Maintained Colonial updated and Lots of New. Wonderful one level living in an all brick rambler that has been Rare Home Find in Town! Large Brick Ranch Home on large Lovely Split foyer in Hillview Subdivision. 4 bedrooms and 3 Ready for Quick Move IN! With 4 large bedrooms on the upper recently updated. 3 large bedrooms. Full basement for corner lot. Conveniently located in the Hospital area near baths. 2 car garage. Lovely kitchen with granite counters and shopping, gyms, and minutes to downtown! All Brick home level and a fully finished lower level with extra bedroom and full white cabinets. Roof was replaced on 2014. Shentel internet expansion. Living room has wood burning fireplace. Close to Rt 29 yet private and on DC side of Warrenton. This house is a gem with lots space giving many options to meet your families bath, a Rec room, exercise room & a storage room provides all the supplies internet. room for the family needs. Do not wait long - this one is in just waiting for new owners. Owner Financing available. Call for needs! Rear Florida Room off of Kitchen that opens to a Huge Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659 excellent condition and looking or its new family! details.

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FOR SALE Midland | $795,000 3,144 Sq Ft Main Level Living w/1,500+ Unfinished Basement 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath 10 Acres with 2 Stall Barn, Paddock Vaulted Ceilings w/Wood Beams Generac Whole House Generator Call Edie Grassi | 540.878.1308

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Woodville | $200,000 When the time comes to buy or sell a home, finding a real estate professional who is not only experienced and skilled but also looking out for your best interest is essential. As a real estate professional, I have access to the latest resources and am constantly checking out the market to see what is new. Please call me if you or someone you know is considering a move.

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Nokesville | $850,000 Warrenton | $495,000 Bumpass | $480,000 Riverfront paradise awaits you at this serene, 8-acre lot in the This lovely home sits in a peaceful setting off of the main road Simply stunning home in Nokesville. You will fall in love with sought after River Run community. This spacious four-bedroom in the subdivision. Many upgrades can be found throughout the gourmet kitchen complete with granite countertops, wine fridge, stainless steel appliances and center island with the house. Beautiful flooring on the first floor, bathrooms colonial boasts a large country kitchen with island, hardwood seating. This lovely home offers 4 bedrooms, 3 full floors throughout the main level. Entertain friends and family have been upgraded, as well as the attractive kitchen. Quiet outdoors on two expansive back decks, overlooking your above- neighborhood walks can be enjoyed, and back home to savor bathrooms & 2 half baths. No HOA, private setting on a quiet culdesac. ground pool. the beautiful patio and outdoor space!

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Marshall | $699,900 Sumerduck | $459,900 Warrenton | $1,100,000 Single level living in this country cabin on 8.45 acres in a Very large and nice commercial lot. Lot is mostly cleared and Nothing says "WELCOME HOME" like a cheerful front porch! This lovely setting just off of scenic Crest Hill Road. This home sunny home has been well loved and is ready to greet its new open. Parcel has a split zoning designations of I-P2 and C-2. offers approximately 2375 sf of living space. Land is open and owner! An easy-going floor plan offers room to gather in the Zoning permits a variety of uses; see Fauquier County gently rolling with a charming antique barn/stable, making it living room and adjoining family room, The spacious kitchen Zoning matrix. Public water and sewer available at lot line. ideal for horses or a country getaway. Near I-66 and the offers a large dining area, an abundance of cabinetry and granite Near the busy Opal US 29/17/15 interchange. charming town of Marshall, The Plains, Warrenton & counters and stainless steel appliances.Great location for a Call Noel Schweitzer | 434.962.9455 Middleburg. country lifestyle with easy access to major commuting routes Call Robin Garbe | 703.307.5092 Call Robin Garbe | 703.307.5092

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