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WILL APPALACHIAN TRAIL RECORD FALL?
Liz Anjos, 34, of Portland, Ore., is averaging 48 miles a day as she attempts to complete the Appalachian Trail in a women’s record. She started on July 7 and came through Sky Meadows State Park last week. The women’s record is 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes by Jennifer Pharr Davis in 2011, so Anjos is on pace.
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MORE THAN ONE WAY TO CATCH A FISH IN FAUQUIER COUNTY
One fisherwoman’s tale of two excursions
By Rita Rowand
Special o he Times
Riverside Preserve in Northern Fauquier County offers a great place to put a line in the Rappahannock River. Nestled off Leeds Manor Road near Orlean, the preserve is donated land now managed by Fauquier Parks and Recreation and is the only county park with access to the Rappahannock.
Knowing it’s open from dawn till dusk, I set out after supper for some quiet fishing. Arriving past 7 p.m. on a recent weeknight, there were no other cars in the parking lot closest to the river.
I was looking for a large rocky outcropping I’d spotted on an earlier visit. A 20-minute walk along a wellmarked path got me to an attractive point where I could cast my line.
The Rappahannock offers many species for the freshwater angler to enjoy, including blue catfish, largemouth bass, striped bass and more.
After about 15 minutes I hooked a small fish that got away. My fly rod had not seen action for a couple of years and needed some adjustments.
I lost one fly and replaced it with an elk-hair caddis with a gold bead. That seemed to do the trick, as I caught a modest crappie shortly thereafter.
By Fred Hodge
Special o he Times
Headlines were made last month when football was banned this fall by the Virginia High School League.
Also cut out and moved to a window from Feb. 15-May 1 were volleyball, field hockey, cross country, golf, competition and sideline cheerleading, which account for more total athletes.
While most football coaches say they will continue to train and keep their players motivated, some volleyball coaches worry that they may not get their athletes back.
“There may be people who want to focus on (preparing for) a spring sport,” said Fauquier High volleyball coach Diana Story. “There are so many variables to this. There are going to be things we will have to change...when and how.”
The summer has always allowed
Soon, movement caught my eye. Something was approaching in the water: a large beaver swimming toward me. His legs paddled quietly upriver while his tail swung back and forth under the water. No sooner had he passed when a second beaver glided past, presumably searching for fish.
Equally sizable, this one was possibly the mate. Beavers live 90% of their lives in the water, and I was lucky to observe these two, as they can be reclusive.
Pleased with my Riverside trip, I talked with local angler David Frezza, who suggested I join him at a private pond in Orlean where he fishes.
Frezza told me he enjoys friendly relationships with landowners who let him fish their ponds. “The key to fishing in Fauquier County is to connect with landowners, friends or neighbors who have ponds and then get their permission to fish in them. There are a plethora of fish just waiting to be caught,” he said.
Without disclosing our location (sorry, folks!), I can report we recently pulled a few bass, with David landing a whopping 22-inch largemouth weighing about 5 pounds, while I only landed a smaller version of bass. fall coaches the unique ability to conduct preseason conditioning and skill exercises over six weeks or more. Now, many players will be coming from basketball, swimming, winter track and wrestling seasons.
Kettle Run volleyball coach Mike Howard said he’s worried about a player being hurt coming off a winter sport, since those are still planned for December. He also cited the possibility of insufficient time for players to be fit due to the lack of preseason work, especially with only two weeks before the first game.
“This will be a big adjustment for me,” Howard admitted. “It will be harder to get to know the players the way you can in the summer.”
Howard said he uses the summer to focus on team concepts. Now, he has only 14 days for tryouts, conditioning and installing the system.
Weather could be more of a larg
PHOTO BY RITA ROWAND “This is the biggest I’ve caught,” said Orlean resident David Frezza of the 22-inch bass weighing about 5 pounds he got in a local pond.
“That was a thunder hit. It was a ball pulling that thing in,” said David.
He said he tried half a dozen lures before using a gig with a black and yellow plastic frog to land his huge bass.
David said he filleted the fish and split the filets with the owner of the pond. “There are better eating fish than bass, but to catch it right out of the water and cook it the same day just FILE PHOTO With field hockey slated for early February, Kettle Run coach Beth Todd knows her players are going to have to be mentally tough to handle the cold. er factor than usual for field hockey, cross country and football. Many of the area’s largest snowfalls have come in mid to late February, so a large snow could leave the fields unusable for a week or more.
“I’d prefer playing in the cold than the heat,” Fauquier hockey coach Brooke Settle said, pointing to many years when preseason practices and even games were canceled or postponed by high heat warnings.
“In cold, you can wrap yourself up. When it’s that hot, there’s not much you can do,” she said. She laughed tastes great,” he said.
While pond fishing is different from river fishing in approach and water movement, the outcome is hopefully the same: a creel full of edible fish. Local ponds in this area may have bluegill, largemouth bass, catfish and pan fish of several varieties.
As I walked back to the car, the frogs were singing their summer song, and the fireflies twinkled.
Volleyball, field hockey coaches wonder how their sports will play out in February
There was no place else I’d rather be. about an assistant coach saying “long underwear” might play a role.
Kettle Run field hockey coach Beth Todd sees chilly weather as a wild card.
“I actually like a little bit of chaos,” she said. “The athletes will always remember that year they played in the winter,” she said, recalling an all-state selection game in the snow when she was in high school. “The ball hurt to hit, but it was so fun.”
Liberty field hockey coach Katie Norman says her veteran squad will be ready to play after the long break.
“I really think we’ll make anything work. They’ll have a new perspective, a new appreciation for sports,” said Norman, whose squad had a breakout 18-win year in 2019 and went to states for the first time since 2005.
She stressed 75% of her girls had their 2020 spring seasons canceled by the pandemic, and they are hungry. “Our team is ready for whatever is thrown at us,” Norman said.
Kettle Run’s Todd agreed. “The hurdle will only make us stronger and appreciate the time we have together more. Sometimes it takes deprivation for us to appreciate all that we have.”
Bucking the trend, riding out the rough road
Great Meadow moves forward with plans for Aug. 20-23 three-day event
By Betsy Burke Parker Special o he Times
In a time of contraction and bleak news regarding cancellations and downsizing, at least one local events center is defying the odds.
The Great Meadow International horse trials returns to The Plains Aug. 20-23, with two new divisions being added to the upper level threephase competition.
Sponsored by Mars candies, Great Meadow International features an elite level CCI****, short format, a CCI***, short format and a CCI**, short format. New this year will be a CCI***, long format and preliminary horse trials.
Olympic three-day event champion David O’Connor, part of event organizer Five Rings Eventing, said they added the new level to give athletes an additional opportunity to obtain qualifications in light of the many event cancellations this year.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming the eventing community back to Great Meadow,” O’Connor
Photo by Betsy Burke Parker Against the odds, the Aug. 20-23 Great Meadow International horse trials will be conducted. Five divisions are offered, with strict pandemic regulations for competitors and spectators. said. “This year has been challenging for everyone.”
GMI will run in compliance with all state and local health regulations as well as FEI regulations and the U.S. Equestrian Federation COVID-19 Competition Action Plan. There are a variety of socially distanced tailgate spaces available dotted around the Fleming Farm
Wednesday, Aug. 19:
Veterinary inspections Safety meeting Thursday, Aug. 20: 8 a.m. CCI***-long format dressage 8 a.m. CCI**-short format dressage 8 a.m. Preliminary dressage Friday, Aug. 21: 7 a.m. CCI***-long format crosscountry 9:30 a.m. CCI****-short format dressage Saturday, Aug. 22: 8 a.m. Show jumping – all levels 1 p.m. Cross-country walk with Olympian Jim Wofford Sunday, Aug. 23: 8 a.m. CCI***-short format crosscountry 12 p.m. CCI****-short format cross-country
main arena with views of much of the cross-country course.
Great Meadow International was first run in 2015. The event has hosted the Nations Cup several times, served as a Pan American Games prep and an Olympic mandatory outing.
Find more at greatmeadowinternational.com.
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Local steeplechases kick off fall season
Officials of the Virginia Point-toPoint Foundation met with organizers of the Old Dominion Hounds Point-toPoint last week, confirming the local club is going forward with its Sept. 12 event, rescheduled from April 4.
“They stand to attract an enormous crowd of horses,” said VPPF director Don Yovanovich. “Racehorse owners have kept their horses in training since this spring, hoping for a place to run. Looks like Old Dominion might catch a break with their position as the first meet of what might be a changed fall season.”
Two of the spring steeplechases were held this summer – the Middleburg Spring Races and Virginia Gold Cup, with tons of horses but zero spectators. The fall circuit in Virginia, Yovanovich explained, might be different. “The Phase 3 regulations say you can have up to 1,000 people at events. I’m trying to help the pointto-points navigate their way to making a little profit out of what is one of their biggest annual fundraisers.
“If everybody plays by the rules, maybe Virginia can move into Phase 4, or whatever is next.
“Middleburg Spring and Gold Cup pulled it off. It wasn’t that hard.”
Yovanovich said the Blue Ridge Hunt has a Sept. 19 point-to-point scheduled, too, though he hadn’t met with that club’s organizers yet.
The two non-sanctioned events lead into what National Steeplechase Association president Al Griffin said should be a six-meet NSA series. He believes the Shawan Races in Maryland should take place as scheduled on Sept. 26 and hopes the Foxfield Races in Charlottesville will be able to run on Oct. 3. Virginia Fall is slated Oct. 10, Far Hills in New Jersey Oct. 17 and International Gold Cup at Great Meadow Oct. 24.
Griffin said that both Colonial Downs near Richmond and the Saratoga racecourse in New York have successfully hosted steeplechases in July and August, without spectators. He hopes that with strict compliance to state and local rules, outdoor field sports like horse racing can continue through an abbreviated season, hopefully to return to something closer to normal next spring. For the first time, the unsanctioned point-to-points are being planned and arranged in conjunction with the NSA schedule. Full details are at nationalsteeplechase.com.
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This impressive home in sought-after Redwood Lakes now awaits you.
Freshly painted interior and new carpet makes this house ready to move in and start enjoying. New stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops in an expansive kitchen with center island are perfect for everyday living and entertaining. There is a gas fireplace in the family room with large bump-out windows. The home is bright and open throughout this flowing floor plan.
The rear deck is just off the kitchen, which is surrounded by lovely landscaping to enjoy in all seasons. The dining room offers a detailed trim package with crown, chair and base moldings. Master bedroom suite is enhanced with recessed tray ceiling, large walk-in closet, double sinks, jetted tub and separate shower.
There is a two-car garage with finished interior and automatic garage door with concrete driveway entrance.
The partially finished basement has wonderful details; it also has a full bath, expansive recreational room and kitchenette space.
It’s in a lovely setting, convenient to work, shopping and dining.
Plenty of room to all be home and not even know it. Great room sizes with four bedrooms and threeand-half baths in this three-level colonial home.
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Fauquier County PROPERTY TRANSFERS
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These property transfers, filed July 23-29, 2020 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 Deal $4,250,000 in Marshall District
Cedar Run District Eben Cox to Nancy Ann Nichols, 9554 Meetze Jackson Street, Warrenton. $193,000 Coyner, 6.1070 acres at 3307 Cobbler Mountain
Joseph Brown Tr. to William M. McCarthy IV, Road nr. Midland. $349,900 Russell Jackson Adams by Spl. Comr. to Brian Road, Delaplane. $585,000 5.3322 acres at 8251 Old Dumfries Road nr. Catlett. Cynthia H. Salamone to Potomac District Council D. McDermott, 208 Equestrian Road, Warrenton. Caliber Homebuilder to Jonathan C. Dufresne, $325,000 of the Assemblies of God, 0.7134 acre at 8413 James $440,000 0.7063 acre at 12020 Hume Road, Hume. $406,000
Robert B. Heather to James Edward Redic Jr., Madison Hwy., nr. Warrenton. $425,000 Laura McCauley to Steven E. Crouch, 435 Ridge James L. Sweigart to William E. Benner Jr., 9476 1.3750 acres at 9353 Meetze Road, Midland. Lee District Court, Warrenton. $255,000 Withers Mill Way nr. Warrenton. $770,000 $420,000 Marie E. Knowles to Angela Renee Gray, 1.1987 Scott District Charles E. McWilliams Jr. Tr. to Joseph R. Snider,
Ronald Carpenter to Adam J. Vigneault, 7800 Overbrook Drive, Catlett. $535,000 acres at 9746 Reeves Court nr. Warrenton. $350,000 Jared Cassada to Megan Milosere, 6556 America Danielle L. Smock to Clifford Andrew Bohn, 6015 Sunflower Court nr. Warrenton. $660,000 50.005 acres along Pasture and Greenstone lanes, Marshall. $450,000
Kellie M. Stover to Blanca I. Hernandez, 5.5668 acres at 7744 Frytown Road, Warrenton. $749,000 Way, Bealeton. $340,000 Jonathan D. Ress to BGRS Relocation Inc., 12225 Gerald F. O’Hara Tr. to Bryan Henry, 1.7062 acres at 5864 Old Dominion Court nr. Warrenton. $750,000 TQPRT LLC to Thomas B. Whelan Tr., 100.1803 acres at 9135 Maidstone Road nr. Delaplane.
Robert Thomas Wade Hrs. by Spl. Comr. to Rooster Development LLC, 2 acres on Ensor’s Shop Road nr. Elk Run/Midland. $78,000 Remland Court, Remington. $455,000 BGRS Relocation Inc. to Dawn M. Sisson, 12225 Remland court, Remington. $452,500 Matthew Charles Martin to Christopher John Wilson, part of Lot 3 and Lots 4-7, 0.9319 acre, Crenshaw Road, Marshall. $500,000 $4,250,000 Mary T. Campbell Estate by Executors to Justin P. Soles, 2.0012 acres on Springs Road and Black
Rebecca Wade by Spl. Comr. to Jose Alberto Hernandez, 5.160 acres at 12544 Lake Coventry Drive, Bealeton/Morrisville. $490,000 Ralph Lee Pasley Jr. to Sheri Lynn Jackson, 1.10788 acres at 8313 Greenwich Road nr. Catlett. $267,000 Chandra J. Albrittain to Alvaro Alegre Guerro, 11287 Meadfield Drive, Bealeton. $294,900 Randall Owen Evans to Trisha Marie Hindy Burks, 6254 Goulding Court, Bealeton. $335,000 George D. Scheulen Tr. to Brian E. Hoyt, 22.8247 acres at 6154 Herringdon Road, The Plains. $990,000 Castlerock Enterprises Inc. to William R. Tapsell, Snake Lane, and 2.9970 acres at 8430 Springs Road, nr. Warrenton. $460,000 Montana Farm LLC to Jackson 50 LLC, 1.3407 acres, 2.1049 acres, 1.5896 acres, 32.0492 acres, 18.6437 acres, 18.4994 acres, 32.5279 acres, 29.7948
Joseph Mechem to Tiffany M. Royal, 14.3715 acres at 1776 Patriot Way, Midland. $445,000 Center District Winchester Chase Development LLC to NVR Inc., ½ interest in 4.3600 acres at 2850 Chattin’s Run Lane nr. Delaplane. $320,000 acres, 32.5757 acres, 12.8957 acres, and 40 acres on Carrington Road nr. Delaplane. $2,550,000
Nilay G. St. Onge to Ermes Bueso, 10 acres at 11030 Lot 10 (0.1478 acre), Lot 9 (0.1478 acre). Winchester Theodore D. Sharp to Jonathan S. Ressler, 5.5537 Scott E. Buchanan to Bridget McIntosh, 5.0013
Brent Town Road nr. Catlett. $462,500 Chase, Warrenton. $330,000 acres at 6183 Cooper Lane nr. Broad Run. $579,000 acres at 9526 Cobbler Ridge Road, Marshall.
Kier M. Sexton to Paul C. Kincheloe IV, 1.0657 Daniel Carr to Tyler Payne, 0.4796 acre at 6933 James Christopher Chiles to Academy Street LLC, $654,500 acres at 8007 Taylor Road, Catlett. $414,000 Blantyre Road nr. Warrenton. $380,000 10.059 acres at 8888 Grasslands Court, Marshall. Kristal B. Breeden to Keri Kristine Smith, 7371
Caliber Homebuilder Inc. to Matthew Crist, James P. Lawrence to Barry Ira Aron, 195 Locust $375,000 Iron Bit Drive, Warrenton. $565,000 1.6663 acres at 7595 Greenville Road, Nokesville. Street, Warrenton. $460,000 Marshall District Baldwin Day Tufts to Erin C. Kokoshkin, 25 acres $497,361 Nationstar Mortgage LLC to Shelly P. Reaves, 276 Christopher Derek Higginbotham to Christian B. at 8439 Holtzclaw Road nr. Warrenton. $890,000
