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Ongoing drought has leaves changing early

By Hunter Savery

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

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The color is already draining from the leaves of trees along Delaplane Grade, also known as Va. 712, in Upperville as a result of the ongoing draught.

Right before Labor Day, as the new school year began and pumpkin spice lattes returned to coffee shops across northern Virginia, the leaves on many trees began to shift hues to orange, yellow and brown.

Yet, fall doesn’t start until Sept. 23, and temperatures this week will reach nearly 100 degrees.

What’s going on?

Experts say the early color changes are the result of trees attempting to conserve energy amid a devastating drought. Trees in Northern Virginia are facing See LEAVES, page 2

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Despite Heroux’s exit, data centers still loom large in Warrenton race Eric Gagnon, Karen Lavarnway view issues differently

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Warrenton Town Council’s Ward 5 race was shaping up to be a showdown over incumbent Jay Heroux’s February vote that helped narrowly approve a hotly contested special use permit for an Amazon data center.

Those opposed made Heroux’s vote support for the data center, approved in a 4-3 vote, a rallying cry, aiming to defeat him and shift the council’s balance against data center development.

The race began to look like it could be a proxy battle in an increasingly passionate fight over whether Warrenton should join in the regional rush to cash in on the tax dollars that come with data centers and how to balance them and other types of growth against its traditional rural charm and land conservation instincts.

But then Heroux sent shockwaves through the race last month when he suddenly dropped out.

Two candidates remain: Eric Gagnon, an anti-data center activist who pushed to make Heroux’s vote the key focus in the race, and Karen Lavarnway, who argues the data center issue has been overblown and is crowding out other important issues voters care just as much about.

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Ongoing draught has leaves changing early. That’s a bad sign.

LEAVES, from page 1 high levels of stress from water scarcity, rising temperatures, invasive species and land development.

“This year’s drought has been the worst I have ever seen here within the Bull Run Mountains, and it is definitely causing trees—especially poplar—to brown and drop their leaves early this year,” said Joe Valleri, manager of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation’s Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve.

“In fact, some of the native herbaceous ground cover along our gravel back roads are so dry it looks like it was sprayed with a killing agent like ‘Round Up.’” Last week, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued drought watch advisories for both Fauquier and Prince William counties. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fauquier County has received 5.1 fewer inches of rain than in a typical year. In Prince William, even more rain is missing. The county is 7.6 inches below average by this time of year.

Tough year for trees

The challenges facing local trees are bigger than a single dry season, according to Karen Tavakoli, grower and horticulturist at Owl Run Nursery in Catlett.

“We actually went through a drought in the spring as well, where the region received less than 5/8 of an inch of rain,” Tavakoli said. “That doesn’t set trees up for success, and that has made it all the more difficult in the summer.”

According to Tavakoli, trees need sustained and consistent rain to be able to recover from drought conditions. The torrential rains that came with summer thunderstorms often ran off the drought-hardened soil, hardly reaching the parched tree roots.

“There will be a lot of failure through the winter if there isn’t a wet fall,” Tavakoli told the Fauquier Times.

“We need it to cool off; we need rain; and we need it to be consistent rain.”

An ecosystem under stress

Leaves changing color and falling early are only the most visible part of a system in trouble. Trees lose their leaves under conditions of significant stress because they cannot afford to expend the energy to maintain the leaves. At the same time, photosynthesis, the process by which trees feed themselves, is virtually impossible without leaves.

Drought-stressed trees are more susceptible to disease and insects like the invasive emerald ash borer and spotted lanternfly.

Losing only one species of tree can devastate an ecosystem. The oak tree alone supports more than

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600 species of insects, according to Tavakoli.

Vallari and Tavakoli agreed that this year’s drought and record high temperatures are symptoms of a changing climate.

“I have been deeply saddened this year, witnessing our yearly natural patterns, as it has been so undeniably negatively impacted by these atypical weather patterns we have been having,” Vallari said.

“From spotted salamander migrations and their breeding being interrupted, to bone dry stream beds, to less predictable timber rattlesnake den monitoring expectations, to an uncharacteristically early leaf drop, this has been a hard year for our native ecosystem and the organisms it supports.”

“Even though these changes are expected to get worse with time, I do hope this year is still an early outlier of what is to come,” he added.

Trees are both victims of climate change and play a key role in preventing its worst effects. Trees dissipate heat—keeping temperatures on the ground lower—and trap carbon in their roots.

“There is no machine, nothing manmade that can draw down carbon from the atmosphere like trees,” Tavakoli said.

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the local ecosystem is a positive step everyone can take to prevent further environmental degradation.

“Everybody has the opportunity to help with our ecosystem health by planting natives, whether that’s on a little balcony, or (if) you have a bigger property with room to plant native trees or letting some of your grass turn into a ‘rewilded’ meadow,” said Linnea Stewart, tree planting and stewardship coordinator for the Piedmont Environmental Council.

Tavakoli recommends planting oak trees, which she called a “lynch pin” for the local environment. Oaks have long lifespans, which means they will have more time to grow and remove carbon from the atmosphere. Oaks support hundreds of insect species as well as Virginia’s state bird the Northern Cardinal.

“By planting natives, we can increase habitat and food supplies for different species groups. It can make a huge difference,” Stewart said.

While increasing the number of native plants will not immediately solve a drought, it will make the local ecosystem more sustainable and resilient going forward.

The Plant Virginia Natives Initiative provides free information about native plant species in each region of Virginia at plantvirginianatives.org.

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Parent group ‘FUSE’ aims to support embattled public schools

By Anya Sczerzenie

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

A small group of about six, mostly parents, wearing matching red shirts and promising support for teachers, are hard to miss lately at sparsely attended Fauquier County School Board meetings.

They’re called Fauquier United to Support Education, or FUSE. While they have lots of thoughts to share with the school board, group members say they don’t want to get into politics.

But in 2023, even the simple goal of supporting teachers can get political fast.

For example, group members said they don’t want to fight with conservative activists, like the group “Moms for Liberty,” which has asked schools to allow parents to restrict students’ access to school library books they deem offensive. But FUSE partnered with local bookstore The Open Book to start a “banned book club” to read and discuss some of the targeted books.

Group members initially said they didn’t plan to endorse candidates for office, but they did ask candidates for the school board and county supervisors to sign a pledge promising to regularly meet with each other, and one leader said FUSE would like to see the incumbent school board members re-elected. Then last week, they announced that they plan to endorse some local school board candidates but have not yet officially announced which ones.

FUSE has stated positions it says are nonpartisan — such as goals of more state and local funding for schools and raises for teachers — but even those sorts of proposals are viewed by some as part of a broader liberal agenda.

“We saw that there were a lot of forces pushing up against teachers, putting them on the defensive,” said founding member Katie Lang. “We thought it would be helpful to have a group of

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FUSE members at their First Friday booth, from left: Donald Patrick, Katie Lang and Paula Patrick. people to buttress support for them and encourage the community to. It’s important for our community. It’s important for our country. But it’s so important for our children.”

FUSE began in 2022 and aims to “support our public schools and advocate for honest, varied, and diverse materials and curriculum,” according to its website.

Now led by Lang, the group that would become FUSE was first a Facebook group called “Fauquier Equity,” started in 2020 by Mike Hammond, who ran unsuccessfully for the Scott District seat on the Fauquier County School Board.

“It was a parent-teacher group to support teach-

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ers and get the community involved in schools, where the two groups could talk to one another,” Hammond said.

There are about 15 core members who connect though the organization’s Facebook group, and its mailing list includes hundreds more. The organization meets twice a month, in addition to its frequent gatherings at school board meetings.

FUSE recently handed out a “candidate pledge” to everyone currently on the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors and the school board, as well as those running to replace them. The pledge asks the two boards to meet with each other regularly, especially during budget season, and for each board to make a “good faith effort” to attend presentations of the other, especially budget presentations.

Lang said that the candidate pledge is an effort to codify a positive change she has seen recently—the two boards working together more often. So far, three Board of Supervisors candidates and one school board candidate have signed it, and Lang says that more will likely follow.

“It’s one of those sleepy little elections that people don’t pay attention to, but there’s hardly an election that’s more important for our kids,” Lang said.

FUSE’s initial push for more funding and teacher pay didn’t draw them into political debates much. They’d prefer to work on projects more typical of parent groups, like coordinating volunteer efforts to organize supply drives. But lately it has also begun to oppose the growing conservative parents’ organization, Moms for Liberty, on many issues. Though some members of FUSE say they are Republicans—and not all of them send their own children to public school—Lang says they are all drawn together by a common interest in supporting public education.

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Parent group ‘FUSE’ aims to support embattled public schools FUSE, from page 3 “There wasn’t a Moms for Liberty chapter when we started,” said Lang. “But there have been a lot of parental rights groups looking to further the aims of a certain group of parents but not looking at the big picture. We take our positions because we think they’re the right positions to take.”

FUSE now hosts a “Banned Book Club” at the Open Book bookstore in Warrenton on the second Wednesday of every month, where members read and frequently discuss challenging or controversial books.

“I would say ‘concerned’ is kind of an understatement,” Hammond said of book bans. “It’s definitely one of those things that is kind of a dis-

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Signs at FUSE’s First Friday booth invite residents to their “banned book club” at the Open Book and to attend Fauquier County School Board meetings to support public schools. traction from what really needs to be discussed— teacher pay, safe workspaces, all the things that make the school system run.”

The goal, however, is to find common ground,

not participate in culture war clashes.

For example, Hammond said Fauquier County schools’ recent adoption of regulations on “sexually explicit materials,” which allows parents to opt into monitoring and restricting their children’s library book choices if they want to, was a good compromise.

“Our focus is not on combatting the book banning but really on trying to support the schools, and I don’t know that implementing strict book bans and putting that burden on the teachers, creates a friendly environment that retains teachers,” Hammond said. “It (the current policy) allows both sides to have what they want.”

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Despite Heroux’s exit, data centers still loom large in Warrenton race RACE, from page 1 If Heroux’s data center vote was the spark that ignited a wildfire of opposition, his departure raised a question he posed while announcing his departure: Is Warrenton destined to replace a historically collaborative community spirit with the contentious politics that have infected much of the country’s national politics?

“The ability to dialog and work together as town citizens and neighbors toward our town’s future has been hijacked,” Heroux wrote in on his website Aug. 14, the day he announced he was withdrawing from the race.

“Lies, fear, anger, hate and doom have replaced it. Personal attacks on my professional, personal and community service reputations, other candidates, elected officials and current and former town staff abound.”

Lavarnway, 39, and Gagnon, 65, hold differing perspectives on the importance of the data center debate for the community.

Gagnon is a retired publisher, training consultant and inventor who has lived in Warrenton for 23 years. He said he believes halting future data center development is the top priority for voters in the race.

“My neighbors are not only unhappy with the Amazon vote but with the process by which the vote was rushed through the town council by a slim majority, despite widespread citizen opposition, and despite the improperly introduced town council-initiated zoning amendment

that removed the town’s ban on data center development in the town of Warrenton,” Gagnon wrote in a statement to the Fauquier Times.

Gagnon played a key role in the political debate over data centers when he circulated a petition asking Heroux, who was appointed to fill an open seat on the council in September 2022, to pledge not to vote on the data center question, arguing he had a conflict of interest since his company worked with Amazon.

Lavarnway has not been a major player in the data center controversy. She is a Loudoun County Fire & Rescue lieutenant who serves on Warrenton’s Architectural Review Board and got in the race in part to push for a more “positive” discussion of the town’s issues and future.

“I do believe a divide exists amongst our community. However, I have knocked on over 500 doors and have had nothing but positive experiences,” Lavarnway wrote.

She argues the campaign should be less contentious and have a broader focus.

“I have tremendously enjoyed meeting and speaking to people from many different walks of life.

Every individual in our beautiful town has unique wants and needs, and, honestly, data centers are not on most people’s minds. Most of the loud, angry voices we hear are from people who do not live in town. The majority of my Ward 5 neighbors are concerned with speeding cars, walkability and housing/small business

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Lavarnway said further expansion of data centers is limited, even if town policies allow them. She believes that there simply are neither suitable sites nor the infrastructure available to allow for further data center development within the boundaries of Warrenton.

“I do not mean to discount the data center concerns; I don’t support nor see any more coming to town. I hope the fight is over, and frankly, I think it is,” Lavarnway wrote.

Both candidates oppose expanding Warrenton’s boundaries.

Gagnon argues the town’s spending and growth are out of control.

Upgrades to the town’s aging — and frequently failing — wastewater treatment systems highlight the difference.

“We all recognize this town has a serious need for water and sewer upgrades to replace our aging infrastructure,” his website states. However, he goes on to call the proposed budget for wastewater upgrades “a Trojan Horse” to lock in population growth.

Lavarnway has toured the town wastewater treatment plant and posted a video online explaining the upgrades it needs. She previously told the Fauquier Times that she has no intention of deviating from the proposed upgrade plan.

“I have complete trust in Mr. Friend,” the town’s assistant director of public works, “his exceptional leadership qualities and his unwavering commitment to ensuring the longterm dependability and reliability of

these facilities,” Lavarnway wrote.

Both agree on one big point: Community trust in its leaders needs to be rebuilt. They differ on what needs to be fixed to get there.

To Gagnon, leaders need to be more open and responsive to the community.

“Restoring trust means electing representatives who serve the interests of citizens and who are transparent, unlike those on the council that continue to ignore the people— and are the very ones that created the ‘divisive’ atmosphere they protest,” Gagnon wrote.

Lavarnway believes politics can’t be expected to repair divides among neighbors.

“No single politician can fix Warrenton,” Lavarnway wrote. “Citizens fix Warrenton, of which I am one of those. I have been a public servant my entire career and teamwork, integrity, professionalism and service are what I dedicate my life to. I am looking at our future and seeing the positive and friendly environment that brought me to Warrenton in the first place.”

The special election in Ward 5 will be held on Nov. 7. Because this is a special election, run to fill the last year of former Warrenton Town Councilman Kevin Carter’s term, the winner will be seated as soon as all votes are certified, which could be as early as Nov. 13, according to Diana Dutton, Fauquier County chief deputy registrar of voters.

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Vint Hill land sold for data center fetches $2M an acre Price rivals that of data center land in Prince William, Loudoun

By Peter Cary

Piedmont Journalism Foundation

Property slated to become a data center in Vint Hill has sold for nearly $2 million an acre, eclipsing the previous Fauquier record of about $1 million an acre paid by Amazon for its site on Blackwell Road in Warrenton. The latest sale nudges Fauquier property closer to data center land prices being seen in Loudoun and Prince William counties and reflects a new calculation of how much data center companies are willing to pay.

The latest sale was inked on July 25, according to the deed registered in Fauquier County. The seller of the property — 47.7 acres on the southwest corner of Vint Hill Road and Vint Hill Parkway — is listed as Blue Rock I LLC, a subsidiary of Zumot Real Estate Management of McLean. The buyer, who paid $89,383,312, is listed as C1 Vint Hill LLC, which is affiliated with CyrusOne Datacenters of Dallas. Other recorded documents list CyrusOne as the purchaser of the property.

The assessed value of the Vint Hill property at the time of sale was $7,712,200. In fact, the seller bought it in September 2021 for $8.75 million, according to county land records.

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Vint Hill is already home to one data center, this OVH facility.

“They got 10-fold their money in 18 months. A pretty good return,” said Bill Chipman, a Warrenton commercial real estate broker who is listing another property for data center use. Zumot did not respond to a request for comment.

The previous per-acre record in Fauquier was set on Sept. 21, 2021, when Amazon Data Services paid $39.7 million for 41.8 acres off Blackwell Road in Warrenton — a price of nearly $1 million an acre.

But with the Vint Hill sale, data center land prices are moving into the territory already seen in Loudoun and Prince William counties. “That’s $2 million an acre, but over in Loudoun they’re trading for close to $3 million an acre now. It’s

been even more,” said Chipman. In Prince William, NTT DATA Services purchased 103 acres in Gainesville for a reported $257.4 million, or $2.5 million an acre in June 2022.

It was not clear, however, whether the Vint Hill sale would push prices upward in Fauquier — or was unique. Chipman, who is a consultant listing Maple Tree Farm east of Warrenton as a data center site, said the sale would not affect his listing for the 145-acre farm at $950,000 an acre.

Still, when asked what effect the Vint Hill sale might have on other Fauquier data center land prices, he said, “I don’t think it will drive them down.”

Chipman said what he’s observed is

that data center companies are buying land based on how many square feet of data center space they can put on a parcel at a rate of roughly $100 per square foot. So, since the Vint Hill property is approved for up to 981,184 square feet of data center space, the buyer was willing to pay roughly $100 times that amount, or about $90 million. By this logic, data center developers whose land would support two-story buildings would be willing to pay twice as much for property.

Carter Wiley, who lives in Fauquier and is a commercial broker dealing in data center properties, also said the high prices are related to the size of the buildings that can be built. “You gotta understand, that the reason these big parcels are getting these numbers, it’s the only way they can get the economies of scale they need in order to do data,” he said. “Plus, these guys can go two stories.”

Cyrus One has already begun the development process. On June 20, a company representative, Bradd Hout, met with Fauquier County development officials to discuss plans for the campus. A conceptual drawing filed with the county depicts four two-story buildings on the site ­— two large ones at 284,000 square feet each and two smaller ones of 165,000 square feet each – for a total of 898,000 square feet. The company did not respond to a request for comment by press time.

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New ‘You are Home’ mural to welcome residents, visitors to Warrenton Staff Reports Soon, a colorful new mural under construction on the side of a prominent building in Old Town will welcome residents and visitors home to Warrenton.

Work on “You Are Home,” a new mural recently announced by Experience Old Town Warrenton, is underway on the side of the building occupied by Britches Great Outdoors at the corner of Culpeper and Main streets. The corner is across the street from the iconic Fauquier County District Courthouse building.

Experience Old Town Warrenton, a group of downtown merchants, chose a design by local artist Taylor Boyd for the project. The mural will depict a vibrant rendering of the Blue Ridge Mountains with a large, 3-D fox in the bottom left corner. The fox will “appear to be coming out of its den to greet everyone,” said Experience Old Town Warrenton Executive Director Joelle Leigh Fryman.

During a recent presentation to the Warrenton Town Council, Fryman said EOTW is applying grants from PATH foundation and the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation to help support the project.

“This project has been in the works for over a year and is finally coming to fruition,” Fryman said in a news release. “Our goal throughout this process has been for this piece of public art to serve as a welcome to those entering Old Town Warrenton and to bring joy to all who see it.”

Work on the mural began this week and will continue throughout the month of September, the release said.

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An artist’s rendering of the ‘You are Home’ mural now underway in Old Town Warrenton.

A scissor lift donated by Sun Belt is positioned outside the Britches Great Outoors building at Culpeper and Main Streets in Old Town Warrenton where the new mural will be painted.

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Vint Hill land sold for data center fetches $2M an acre SALE, from page 5

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Meeting notes suggest the buildings will be air-cooled, recycling water that is brought in to fill up the system.

The facades of the buildings would use a variety of architectural features to give them a more interesting look.

Tree plantings along the roads would help obscure the buildings from view.

Neither the drawings nor the meeting notes indicate how much power the complex would use. Directly south of the parcel is a space owned by NOVEC, which may build a substation there to send power to the complex. The pre-application documents did not indicate how much the complex might pay in taxes; data centers are taxed not only on their real estate, but on the computer equipment they contain, which produces high revenues.

“I’m happy to see it because it’s a great use of real estate. The county tax base is going to receive handsome returns for this,” said Wiley.

But he also said he believed that increasingly high prices for data center land were unsustainable.

“There’s a law in the world that says if it’s too good to be true, it probably is,” he said. “You can only continue to pay these kinds of crazy prices for so long, and, then finally, something’s gonna blow up.”

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‘Every hole is interesting, every hole is different’ New wooded disc golf course opens near Quantico

By Jack Parry

Piedmont Journalism Foundation

The sun is bearing down on the parking lot at Forest Greens Golf Club in Triangle at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday in mid-August as Mike Sullivan steps out of his car ready to seize the day. People in polo shirts and khakis make their way to the green, and golf carts cruise around between holes. But Sullivan walks the opposite direction, sporting a T-shirt and a rectangular shaped backpack as he enters the woods at the far end of the lot.

After trekking through countless dead leaves and over downed logs, he eventually reaches a small patch of repurposed field hockey turf and sets down his bag. Sullivan unzips his pack, picks a small disc from his stash, warms up his arm and launches it through a gauntlet of trees.

The disc sails through the first hole at the Forest Valley Disc Golf course, a new course that opened in June thanks to a partnership between the Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the NOVA Disc Golf Association, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the game across Northern Virginia.

Sullivan, who is treasurer and a founding member of the NOVA Disc Golf Association, is part of a burgeoning community of disc golf players one of the volunteers who helped make the course a reality.

“This (course) grew out of our efforts to get any disc golf courses in Prince William because there were no public disc golf courses,” Sullivan said.

It’s clear the popularity of disc golf is growing. The NOVA Disc Golf Association Facebook group has more than 4,000 members.

Another reason Forest Valley was built was to give players a more challenging course. The course if filled with obstacles, which makes a huge difference to players, Sullivan said.

“The best situations, I’ll say, are when a community has access to both of those broad styles of play.

People are able to refine their games and find different ways to enjoy the discs that they have,” he said.

Course designer John Biscoe took this into account when designing the Forest Valley course, with his goal being to make it both fun and difficult.

“Particular goals at Forest (Valley) were to provide a degree of challenge generally lacking on NOVA courses across a wide spectrum of participants,” Biscoe said.

Reach Jack Parry at news@fauquier.com

Mike Sullivan, of the NOVA Disc Golf Association, launches a disc from a tee at the new Forest Valley Disc Golf Course.

Forest Valley Disc Golf Course What: A wooded, 18-hole disc golf course attached to Prince William County’s Forest Greens Golf Course.

Where: 4500 Poa Annua Lane, Triangle (near Marine Corps Base Quantico) When: Disc golf course is open whenever the regular golf course is open, generally from 7 a.m. to about 8 p.m. daily. Check in with the main desk

at the regular golf course to pay and play. No need to reserve a tee time for disc golf.

Cost: $10 for 18 holes or $20 to play all day.

Tips: No outside alcohol. Violators risk being banned from the property. Bug repellent is recommended. Apply permethrin to clothes and disc golf bags to repel ticks and use picaridin or DEET on skin from April to September.

PHOTO BY JACK PARRY

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS SEPT. 6 TO 13 CHURCH EVENTS Homecoming Service What: Homecoming Sunday Worship Service When: 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Amissville United Methodist Church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville Info: Dedication of a crepe myrtle in the church cemetery, followed by a Potluck Luncheon in the church social hall First responders What: First Responders Recognition Sunday When: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Middleburg United Methodist Church, 15 W. Washington St., Middleburg Info: Special service to remember all first responders who lost their lives on 9/11

ONGOING EVENTS Refuse collection What: Labor Day Holiday Refuse Schedule When: Monday, Sept. 4, HOLIDAY - NO REFUSE COLLECTION; Tuesday, Sept. 5,

double refuse collection both Monday and Tuesdays; Wednesday, Sept. 6, regular recycling collection; Thursday, Sept. 7, regular refuse collection; Friday, Sept. 8, regular refuse collection Where: Town of Warrenton Support What: Separation and Divorce Support When: 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays, September 11, to November 13 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Registration: Info: This support group offers tools to help individuals cope with and navigate through the challenges of separation and divorce Crafts What: Teen Be a MakerCart When: All day Tuesday, to Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall; Bealeton Branch Library, 10977 Willow Drive, Bealeton; and Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Teens can learn, create and make their own project using the library’s craft and maker supplies

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Recovery What: Stepping Into Recovery Al-Anon Family Group When: Every Monday at 7 p.m.

Where: Warrenton United Methodist Church, 2nd Floor-C25, 341 Church St., Warrenton Info: Help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics; https://www.al-anon.org or 1-888-425-2666 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 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?

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programs that meet at The Warrenton Meeting Place that can offer a solution; www.

TWMP.org Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting When: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 Where: Church social hall, Amissville United Methodist Church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville Farmers markets Warrenton Farmers Market When: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, to Nov. 18 Where: 21 Main St., Old Town Warrenton Info: Indoor and outdoor spaces Marshall Farmers Market When: 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, to Oct. 27 Where: 8238 W. Main St., Marshall Info: Local farmers, businesses, and artisans in Fauquier County; sponsored by Marshall Moving Forward Buchanan Hall Farmers Market When: 4:30 to 7:30 Wednesdays, to Oct. 25 Where: Buchanan Hall, 8549 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville Info: Farm fresh meats and produce; artisan goods; live music; food trucks

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CALENDAR, from page 8 Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, to Nov. 19 Where: Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market, 4557 Old Tavern Road, The Plains Info: Fruits, vegetables, baked goods, goat cheese, meats and seafood Middleburg Farmers Market When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, to Oct. 28 Where: Middleburg Community Charter School, 101 N. Madison St., Middleburg Info: Dogs on a leash are welcome Food assistance What: Peas and Grace for those in need 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 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

Road, Jeffersonton Tickets: https://wollamgardens.com/Yoga Info: Bring a mat Story time What: In-Person Story Time for children up to age 5 and their families When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, and Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall and Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Caregivers must remain in the children’s areas Story time What: Raising Readers Story Time for 2-to-4year-old children with a parent or caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, and Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Registration: https://fauquierlibrary.org/ services/kids/childrens-programs Info: Longer stories, finger plays and songs Trivia When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, and Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Hosted by Fauquier Trivia 2023 Trivia When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, and Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Barking Rose Brewing Company, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton Trivia with Allison When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, and Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton

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Thursday, Sept. 7

Books What: Banned Books Book Club When: 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Meets every first Wednesday of every month; this month’s pick is “Nineteen Minutes,” by Jodi Picoult; receive 10% off book club books when purchased at The Open Book Meet the author What: Meet the Author, Jeannette Walls When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: Laurel Ridge Community College, 6480 College St., Warrenton Cost: Tickets $35 Registration: https://www.laurelridge.edu/ an-evening-with-jeannette-walls,;all proceeds benefit the college’s Educational Foundation Info: Discussion on “Hang the Moon” 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, Sept. 6, and Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: 540-718-8243 Yoga What: Sunset Yoga When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, and Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Wollam Gardens, 5167 Jeffersonton

Ribbon cutting What: Ribbon Cutting at 4Js Farm and Brewery with Fauquier Chamber of Commerce When: 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 Where: 4Js Farm and Brewery, 7595 Keith Road, Warrenton Nature What: Art and Nature for Teens - Nature Medallions When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Registration: http://bit.ly/fplart-nature Info: Create a pressed flower clay medallion; presentation and supplies provided by Oak Springs Garden Foundation Meet the author What: Meet the Author, Lidia Bastianich, for adults When: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 Where: Virtual Registration: http://bit.ly/fpauthor Info: Discussion on “My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food” and preview of “Lidia’s from Our Family Table to Yours: More Than 100 Recipes Made with Love for All Occasions” Crafts What: Crafternoons When: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton

Kick off the fall season with a tour of Bunny Mellon’s famous garden and Rokeby Farm in their early autumn glory this September!

The Oak Spring Garden Foundation will be open for two special tour days on Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23, 2023. Guests will wander Oak Spring’s garden and landscape, and learn about the enduring legacy of Mrs. Mellon through her nonprofit foundation. They can also take in the harvest atmosphere at Rokeby Farm with live music, food trucks, and exciting interactive demonstrations.

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Info: Bring portable supplies and craft in community among the books; 540-8785358 Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary students When: All day Thursday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies ESL class What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: 540-718-8243 Story time What: Pajama Story Time When: 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Stories, songs and activities; PJs are welcome Senior supper What: Senior Supper for seniors 55-plus When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 14 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, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: 540-349-5814 Prayer What: Open Prayer Gathering When: Noon to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

7, and Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: Come for personal prayer or to pray for others; requests 540-349-5814 or https:// www.scsm.tv/contactus Exercise What: Tomba When: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, Saturday, Sept. 9 and Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg Info: Tom Sweitzer’s version of Zumba; 540687-6373 Karaoke What: Karaoke Nights When: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 14 Where: Craft and Crust Pizza Tavern, 204 E. Main St., Remington Reservations: 540-439-5157 Live music Open Mic Night for all ages When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Held indoors; performers get a beer (or root beer) on the house Featuring Bailey Hayes When: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7

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Friday, Sept. 8 Story time What: Story Time When: 11 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, and Friday, Sept. 15 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Stories, songs and coloring time in the children’s area; 540-878-5358 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, Sept. 8, Saturday, Sept. 9 and Friday, Sept. 15 Where: John Barton Payne Building Basement, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton Volunteer: 540-341-3447 Community What: Messick’s Farm Market Cruise In for community When: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 Where: Messick’s Farm Market, 6025 Catlett Road, Bealeton Info: Food; cool cars; homemade frozen custard; music; and more; 540-439-8900 Live music Featuring John Sweet When: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 Where: Denim and Pearls, 29 Main St., Warrenton Featuring Daniel Carter When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring Adriel Genet When: 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 Where: Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane Featuring Jeremy Fox When: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station

Saturday, Sept. 9 Open Mic What: Open Mic Night for poets, comedians, singers, musicians and storytellers When: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Reservations: https://docs.google. com/.../1FAlpQLSd.../viewform Info: 540-878-5358; first 30 minutes of each event (6-6:30 p.m.) will be guaranteed family-friendly Support group What: Spouse Loss Support When: 10:30 a.m. to noon Registration: 540-349-5814 Info: This group discusses topics of interest to those whose spouse has died Yoga What: Yoga and Hiking Workshop for all levels When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Delaplane Road, Delaplane Cost: Registration fee $65, includes park entrance and parking Registration: https://clients. mindbodyonline.com/classic/mainclass Info: Followed by a moderate/difficult 5-mile

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NOTICE PUBLIC OF OF NOTICE TO TO THE THE PUBLIC THE ELECTRIC AND AND POWER POWER THEAPPLICATION APPLICATION OF OF VIRGINIA VIRGINIA ELECTRIC COMPANY OF RATE RATE ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT COMPANY FOR FOR REVISION REVISION OF CLAUSE: TRAIL WEST WESTAND AND CLAUSE: RIDER RIDER US-3, US-3, COLONIAL COLONIAL TRAIL SPRING FOR THE THE RATE RATE SPRING GROVE GROVE 11 SOLAR SOLAR FACILITIES, FACILITIES, FOR YEAR JUNE 1, 1, 2024 2024 YEAR COMMENCING COMMENCING JUNE CASE CASE NO. NO. PUR-2023-00137 PUR-2023-00137 •Virginia rate adjustment adjustment clause, clause, Rider RiderUS-3.

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On proceeding may may do doso soby byfiling filingaanotice noticeofofparticipation participationwith withthe theClerk Clerkofofthe the Onororbefore beforeNovember November17, 17,2023, 2023,any anyperson personororentity entitywishing wishing to to participate participate as as a respondent in this proceeding Commission participation electronically electronicallymay mayfile filesuch suchnotice noticeby byU.S. U.S.mail mailtotothe theClerk Clerkofof Commissionat:at:scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling. Those Thoseunable, unable,as asaa practical practical matter, matter, to file a notice of participation the addresses of of such such parties partiesor ortheir theircounsel, counsel,ififavailable. available.AAcopy copyofofthe thenotice noticeofof theCommission Commissionatatthe theaddress addresslisted listedabove. above. Such Suchnotice noticeof ofparticipation participation shall shall include the email addresses participation 5-20-80 B, B, Participation Participationas asaarespondent, respondent,ofofthe theCommission’s Commission’sRules RulesofofPractice Practice participationasasa arespondent respondentalso alsomust mustbe besent senttotocounsel counselfor forthe the Company.

Company. Pursuant Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-80 andProcedure Procedure(“Rules (“RulesofofPractice”), Practice”),any anynotice noticeof ofparticipation participation shall shall set set forth: forth: (i) a precise statement of and of the the interest interest of ofthe therespondent; respondent;(ii) (ii)aastatement statementofofthe thespecific specificaction actionsought sought theextent extentthen thenknown; known;and and(iii) (iii)the thefactual factualand andlegal legalbasis basisfor for the the action. action. Any Any organization, corporation totothe corporation or or government governmentbody bodyparticipating participatingasasaarespondent respondentmust mustbeberepresented representedbyby counselasasrequired requiredbyby5 5VAC VAC5-20-30, 5-20-30,Counsel, Counsel,of ofthe theRules Rulesof of Practice.

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Onororbefore beforeDecember December15, 15,2023, 2023,each eachrespondent respondentmay mayfile filewith with the the Clerk Clerk of of the the Commission, at scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling, On scc.virginia.gov/clk/efiling,any anytestimony testimonyand andexhibits exhibitsbybywhich whichthe therespondent respondent expectstotoestablish establishitsitscase. case.Any Anyrespondent respondentunable, unable,as asaapractical practical matter, matter, to to file file testimony and exhibits expects exhibits electronically electronicallymay mayfile filesuch suchby byU.S. U.S.mail mailtotothe theClerk Clerkofofthe theCommission Commission theaddress addresslisted listedabove. above.Each Eachwitness’s witness’stestimony testimonyshall shallinclude include aa summary summary not to exceed one page. All atatthe All testimony testimonyand andexhibits exhibitsshall shallbe beserved servedon onthe theStaff, Staff,the theCompany, Company,and and otherrespondents respondentssimultaneous simultaneouswith withits itsfiling. filing. In Inall allfilings, filings, the the respondent respondent shall comply with the Rules allallother Rules of of Practice, Practice,including including55VAC VAC5-20-140, 5-20-140,Filing Filingand andservice, service,and and5 5VAC VAC 5-20-240,Prepared Preparedtestimony testimonyand andexhibits. exhibits. All Allfilings filingsshall shallrefer refer to to Case Case No. No. PUR-2023-00137.

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Fauquier Times | September 6, 2023

‘Protect Fauquier’ makes its picks for Warrenton Town Council, county supervisors’ races For over a year, the 1,500 members of Protect Fauquier have worked hard to protect our county and the Town of Warrenton from the destructive impacts of transmission lines and the Amazon data center on Blackwell Road. As we continue that mission, we also want to help elect the best possible candidates to the Board of Supervisors and the Warrenton Town Council.

We are therefore pleased to announce our endorsements for the 2023 election: Warrenton Town Council Ward 5: Eric Gagnon Fauquier Board of Supervisors: Ike Broaddus — Scott District Daron Culbertson — Lee District Mike Focazio — Marshall District Rick Gerhardt — Cedar Run District Larry Kovalik — Center District

Some things are more important than fighting over data centers Regarding the current controversy over the Amazon Data Center and those who support and object to it. Upon reading the last several months of letters to the editor, seeing the ubiquitous signs in yards sprouting like mushrooms, talking to people on both sides of the issue and observing the tenor and subtext of exchange, a poignant thought comes to mind. I am not an expert in data centers, zoning, industrial engineering or land use planning. I do see reasonable arguments on both sides. Data centers require a lot of power; they can be noisy and don’t look particularly nice. They can also provide income on marginal land that reduces taxes and increases benefits and services for citizens of the county. Given that reasonable people can disagree about the best path forward on a complicated issue, I do not doubt that proponents and critics are both sincere in their wish for a better future for the county.

My concern is that quality of life, and indeed happiness, is most strongly associated not with viewshed, noise, income (above a certain threshold) or political affiliation. Medical literature is consistent that your relationship with your friends, family and neighbors is much, much more important to your happiness than your environment.

I hope the town can keep this in perspective. The presence of data centers may or may not turn Fauquier into a grim and angry place, but the fight over them (and other culture war topics) may. If you sacrifice your relationships for a cause, it better count more than anything else you’ll ever have.

CHRIS WARD Warrenton

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We offer these endorsements based on statements the candidates provided to us, their experience, their track records and personal discussions with many of them. We are confident they will be thoughtful stewards for Fauquier County and the Town of Warrenton.

Eric Gagnon, Ike Broaddus and Larry Kovalik, in particular, have been working side by side with us on data center issues and on the need for more citizen-oriented government.

We also want to give a special shout out to Raeid Ebrahim, a 2023 graduate of Fauquier High School, who is running for the Center District supervisor’s seat. While our endorsement is going to Larry Kovalik, we are grateful that Raeid has spoken eloquently at the Feb. 14 town council hearing on the special use permit for the Amazon data center and on other occasions, and

we hope to see him serving this county in other ways in the future.

As a grassroots organization of 1,500 members, from both the Town of Warrenton and Fauquier County, we are entirely focused on preserving the best about this special county and town that we all call home. We believe these six candidates share that commitment, and we hope your readers will give them their support by voting for them later this fall.

MIKE FULTZ Scott District CINDY BURBANK Cedar Run District DENISE SCHEFER Scott District Protect Fauquier Executive Board

Unlike a ‘special interest’ group, Citizens for Fauquier County acts in the public’s interest I was glad to see the letter from the president of Citizens for Fauquier County that appeared in the Aug. 23 Fauquier Times responding to Jay Heroux’s announcement that he was withdrawing from the Warrenton Town Council race.

While Mr. Heroux went out of his way to characterize CFFC as a special interest group, my first-hand experience is that this volunteer-based group deeply cares about all of Fauquier County. The organization is selfless and does what it does, not in hopes of reaping any benefits, financial or otherwise, but because it believes in its mission of preserving what makes Fauquier so special for all of us.

It was less than two months ago that we in Catlett learned that a 1.6 million square-foot data center was being proposed in our community. Together with neighbors and family members, we organized to oppose this proposal and form a new, nonprofit grassroots organization,

“Protect Catlett.”

CFFC helped us do so and educated us about the complexities of land-use and zoning. Several members of the CFFC board took my calls and answered all of my questions. And at least six CFFC board members joined us in Catlett for our first public meeting — on a hot Sunday night — after visiting our town and the proposed data center location that afternoon.

In my opinion, there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that CFFC is a public interest group, which does its work with integrity and selflessness without seeking glory and financial rewards. We in Protect Catlett could not be more thankful. Thank you, CFFC, for just doing the right things for the right reasons!

CHRIS COLVIN co-Founder, Protect Catlett Catlett

Puzzling over the opposition to solar panels, data centers I am rather incredulous about some recent decisions and attitudes expressed with respect to energy.

The first has to do with the solar panel farm with sheep. We have an energy problem. To have a solar panel farm with sheep grazing under the panels is about the most logical thing I can imagine. We need clean power. I raised sheep on my farm years ago and found them to be a terrific product. I got wool from the sheered sheep that was exchanged for cloths and blankets. I got a freezer full of lamb for almost no cost, and the sheep kept the weeds down in my orchard; I didn’t have to mow it. Having local power generation reduces (but not eliminates) the need for long power lines.

This leads to the next issue, power lines and data centers. I live on a farm. Which would I rather have on the neighboring farm? Obviously, the best answer is “another farm.” However, what I see in

the county is constant development — ­­ farms turned into housing developments. Which is worse, a housing development or a data center? The data center would be unsightly and noisy, but probably less so than the guy down the road blasting away with his AR-15. It would also help reduce my property tax. A housing development would mean children that I would need to protect my animals from and increased taxes to pay for their schools.

Before we had electricity throughout the county there were no electric poles. Those electric/telephone poles are unsightly. Should we get rid of them all?

Given that both of these efforts would reduce our fossil fuel usage, I just do not understand the current public attitude.

ARTHUR POLLAND Marshall

Lamenting the loss of trees at Stonehaven in Jeffersonton The Stone Haven development at Clevengers Corner is an environmental disaster. A forest of thousands of trees was wiped out and replaced with many houses with no room for replacement trees.

A site that was of benefit to the environment in so many ways has been turned into an unshaded,

impervious landscape that will consume energy for air conditioning and automobiles. A buffer of trees should be planted parallel to Va. 211, and pocket parks should be established.

MIKE MILLAN Washington

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COLGAN HOOP STAR NATE AMENT TRANSFERS TO HIGHLAND

Nate Ament, a 6-foot-7 all-purpose guard at Colgan High, has transferred to Highland School in Warrenton. Ament is rated as the No. 1 junior in Virginia by one scouting service and has offers from Virginia, Maryland, LSU, Illinois and more. He averaged 18.2 points a game last season and was a first team all-Cardinal District and all-region selection.

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Fauquier Times | September 6, 2023

Odlum enjoys his Gatorade shower Liberty wins 20th straight Bird Bowl for new coach, downing Fauquier 38-6

By Matthew Proctor and Peter Brewington

Fauquier Times Staff Writers

If at first you don’t succeed at dousing your victorious coach, try, try again.

In the final seconds of visiting Liberty’s 38-6 Bird Bowl victory over Fauquier on Friday, a group of gleeful Eagles’ players snuck up on Kevin Odlum, attempting to ambush him with the traditional Gatorade bath.

They missed, then soaked the firstyear coach with “a direct hit,” as he called it, on the second attempt, drenching the back of his white polo shirt.

Even on the 80-degree night, a smiling Odlum said he got chills. “Cold. It felt cold,” said the 53-year-old.

Odlum’s first win as Eagles’ coach felt like a repeat of last year’s 49-0 Bird Bowl in then-coach Travis Buzzo’s final game. Both were fueled by the passing wizardry of junior quarterback Austin Mawyer, who completed 16 of 27 passes for 307 yards with four touchdowns passing and one rushing.

Mawyer was Bird Bowl MVP last year with seven TD passes and guided Liberty to a 24-20 Bird Bowl win in 2021, making him 3-for-3 in this important rivalry game.

“I thought he played excellent.

Kept his composure, really worked with his teammates to understand where they were supposed to be,” said Odlum. “He was the admiral that was on the field making those things happen.”

“Feels great. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the team, the team helps a lot,” said Mawyer, who completed passes to seven different receivers.

The Falcons tried some different tactics, including less blitzing against Mawyer, who opened 0-for4 before clicking.

“He reads and he’s got very good vision,” said FHS coach Karl Buckwalter. “He doesn’t stay on one guy, so he sees the field really well, and he has escapability, so he’s going to keep the play alive.”

Despite the season-opening energy and pageantry at Falcon Field, Fauquier lost its 20th straight Bird Bowl to Liberty and has now lost 16 consecutive games overall since 2021. LHS now leads the Bird Bowl series 26-4.

“It was an opportunity lost,” said Buckwalter, whose Falcons have a winnable clash at Culpeper (0-2) on Friday. “We had a shot to move some momentum and we obviously didn’t. I don’t think it’s necessarily what they did, but I think it’s what we didn’t do.”

PHOTOS BY DOUG STROUD

After missing a season-opening loss to Kettle Run with a foot injury, senior receiver Andrew Ryman (left) scored twice on two catches for 82 yards in Liberty’s 38-6 Bird Bowl victory. It was the Eagles’ 20th straight Bird Bowl win. They lead the Bird Bowl series 26-4.

Fauquier fans showed up in numbers on a balmy night at Falcon Field. At right, record-setting junior quarterback Austin Mawyer was Liberty’s Bird Bowl MVP for the second year in a row. Below, Mason Hamilton scored the Falcons’ lone TD and was FHS Bird Bowl MVP.

THIS WEEK’S GAMES

James Monroe (2-0) at LIBERTY (1-1), Friday, 7 p.m.

FAUQUIER (0-1) at Culpeper (0-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

KETTLE RUN (1-0) at Handley (11), Saturday, 1 p.m.

“We were clicking tonight and that made it easier, or better for us,” said Odlum. “But I’ll tell you, I wouldn’t sleep on Fauquier. They’re a good team.”

Mawyer’s 64-yard strike to Andrew Ryman on a deep slant route gave the Eagles a 6-0 lead late in the first quarter.

See BIRD BOWL, page 15

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | September 6, 2023

Goals from Maldonado and Settle help Fauquier field hockey edge Kettle Run 2-0

By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

As the calendar turns to September, Fauquier field hockey coach Brooke Settle is elated.

Three weeks into the season the Falcons are a perfect 5-0.

They’ve shut out three opponents, including acing a key test with a 2-0 victory over rival Kettle Run on Aug. 29 behind goals from Brooklyn Maldonado and Kirsten Settle. A 4-1 win over Orange County on Aug. 31 pushed the Falcons to 5-0 and 2-0 in Northwestern District play.

“They’re doing really well. They have progressed each game and we are constantly shifting and making changes and they are really learning and listening,” coach Settle said.

“They’re very coachable, which I think is a part of why they’re so successful. They’re able to adapt and make quick changes.”

While the loss was Kettle Run’s third straight to open the season, the Cougars currently sit at 1-3 and 0-2 after a 5-0 win over Osbourn Park on Aug. 31.

With Kettle Run losing 6-0 in each of their first two games, coach Julie Kuhlberg said the Cougars’ performance against Fauquier was a step in the right direction.

“I think it was the best game they’ve played this season,” coach Kuhlberg said.

The Falcons got on the board 10 minutes into the first quarter as senior Brooklyn Maldonado scored on a penalty corner to put Fauquier ahead 1-0. Lily Retana-Rodriguez

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Fauquier’s Brooklyn Maldonado (left) scored the Falcons’ first goal in their 2-0 victory over Kettle Run on Aug. 29. played the corner to McKenna Locke, who relayed it Maldonado in the middle of the field where she navigated through traffic to the 10-yard line and beat Kettle Run goalkeeper Kendall Abner for the score.

“She did exactly the play I asked for. Saw the open spot, looked nicely and sent the ball in. She’s a strong player and she’s very coachable, so she ran it and executed exactly as

asked,” said Settle.

In Abner’s first full game in goal for the Cougars, Kuhlberg was impressed by the first-year varsity netminder.

“She did really well,” Kuhlberg said, adding the defensive played well in front of her. “I’m very pleased. (Abner) was guiding the defense, and they supported each other, they were back there watching the goal. It was great.”

Giving up just two goals and recording eight saves, Abner shut down frequent Fauquier threats and kept the Cougars in it until the end.

Kettle Run nearly answered Maldonado’s goal at the end of the first quarter as Maggie Crossland and Ada Linebaugh each had close shots on goal that were saved by Fauquier goalie Ashley Heflin. Heflin played the first and third See FIELD HOCKEY, page 15

Dominant Kettle Run golf squad clinches district title

By Peter Brewington

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Six weeks into their season, the Kettle Run golf team is zipping along like a Ferrari in eighth gear.

With four golfers shooting in the 70s every match, Kettle Run has already qualified for the region tournament as they bid to make the state tournament for the first time.

The Cougars have won all three Northwestern District matches to clinch the regular season title.

They’ve dominated second place Brentsville by a solid margin, with Meridian, Fauquier and Skyline next.

Kettle Run has competed seven times since the season opened July 31 and thrown in a win in a three-school match against local Class 6 programs Battlefield and Patriot.

“Oh yeah, I’m feeling good with all their games and where they’re at,” said coach Chris Ferrell of his high-performing veteran lineup. “We’ve won every tournament so far except the Curly Lickider, which had 33 teams.”

Jack Wargo, Brian Slaughter, Case Roeber, Jaxson Ramage and Wyatt Carver lead the Cougars’ potent lineup with Nic Atkins and Nate Fortune alternating at No. 6.

The team’s No. 1 golfer is Wargo with a 74.4 scoring average, followed closely by Slaughter at 76.2. “They are 1A and 1B” says Ferrell of the pair.

There’s no denying Wargo, who is a junior, has been sharp, breaking 80 in all five 18-hole match-

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Kettle Run’s red hot golf team includes in back row from left coach Chris Ferrell, Brian Slaughter, Wyatt Carver, Jaxson Ramage and Case Roeber. In the front are Jack Wargo (left) and Luke Wargo. es he’s played this year. He’s shot rounds of 75, 75, 77, 73, 72 and 39 and 36 in the nine-hole events.

Slaughter, a senior, has been nearly identical, carding rounds of 74, 83, 73, 76, 75, with 40 and 38 in the nine-hole events. “Jack and Brian are tit for tat. Jack is a good iron player. That separates him from the rest,” said Ferrell.

Not far behind is Roeber, a junior, with rounds

of 74, 77, 80, 78, 84, with 39 and 37 in the ninehole matches. Ramage, a senior, has rounds of 77, 76, 81, 79, 89, with 39 and 37 in the nine-hole matches. Carver, a junior, has scores of 79, 85, 82, 74, 84, with 45 and 38 in the nine-hole matches.

Kettle Run has a long history of golf success.

Since the school’s opening in 2008, Kettle Run has won 12 of 14 district regular season and tournament titles, including six in a row.

Reclassified to Class 3 this year, Kettle Run will face different opponents than it had in past years at the region meet, which could enhance their bid to make states.

“We’re deeper this year. I knew we’d be deep but not this deep,” said Ferrell.

With most of their district matches over with and the region meet not until Sept. 26, the Cougars now shift to the cruise control part of their schedule.

“I’m pleased. The main challenge I always feel at this time is keeping them focused. They’re used to playing all the time, but now that school has started, they have school and homework and other things they are juggling,” Ferrell said.

“We start ramping up a week or two before regionals. It’s a little lull time,” said Ferrell of his elite squad which plays Wednesday against James Wood and Sept. 11 in another district meet at Fauquier Springs Country Club.

The district meet is Sept. 20 at Bowling Green and region meet Sept. 26 at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club.

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Tested Fauquier volleyball squad surges out of the gates

By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

Fauquier’s Leah Kelso (left) and Audrey Hall (center) engage Kettle Run’s Brooke DeAtley in last week’s five-set Falcon victory.

The early season is a time to experiment with the lineup. Fauquier volleyball coach Kiki Scott has found some formations that are clicking.

Playing several different combinations in the first four games, the Falcons look like early Northwestern District contenders as they sit tied at the top at 3-1 overall and 2-0 in district play.

“The first couple of games are always tricky trying to set your rotations. And right now, we’re trying to work on a 6-2 and a 4-2 rotation to be able to allow, for a 6-2, for all our hitters to play, and then a 4-2, if need be, to be able to move those setters to the front row to effectively run our offense,” Scott said.

Among the hitters that have carried the Falcons to open the season are seniors Leah Kelso and Caroline Towle on the outside and Audrey Hall and junior Neema Kamunya in the middle. Scott said senior setters Marcela Lawhorn and Stephanie Clark have impressed as well.

“We’ve been working a lot on making sure our offense is faster, quicker, getting ready to get to the ball on time and being able to put the ball down consistently, which we’ve been doing,” Scott added.

Fauquier opened by splitting non-district home games against Class 4 Handley on Aug. 21 and James Wood on Aug. 23. The Falcons swept Handley 25-22, 25-15, 25-19, then fell to defending Class 4 state champion James Wood 19-25, 17-25, 13-25.

“We definitely started with the 6-2 and we introduced the 4-2 in the James Wood game just to see what it would look like, since it’s not technically a district match,” Scott said.

“We’re still just playing around with that, but the key takeaway from the Handley game was we were faster than them and it was working, so we just stuck with it,” she added. “For James Wood, I wanted to see what we could do with the pace of that game since they are a faster paced team and they were coming off the state championship. We were just very slow that day, we were not ourselves.”

The Falcons rebounded with a tough 20-25, 2513, 25-23, 20-15, 15-12 five-set win at Kettle Run on Aug. 28. Scott said the performance of Lawhorn at setter was key to outlasting the Cougars as she “ran that court.”

“She really stepped up and moved the ball around very consistently. That’s one of the key things we were trying to do, move the ball around and not always set to the outside or the middle, to not be as predictable.”

Fauquier scored their second three-set sweep at Manassas Park on Aug. 31 with a 25-14, 258, 25-12 thumping. The highlight of the match came during the second set where Kelso went on a 14-point service run.

The Falcons face district opponents in their next four matches. They hosted Skyline on Tuesday (Sept. 5), visit Meridian on Thursday (Sept.

7), followed by home matches vs. Brentsville Sept. 12 and Warren County Sept. 14.

“I think that the girls are prepared and they’re ready to work hard. And for my seniors, they’ve had some not so successful seasons in the past, and I think they want to go out strong,” said Scott.

“We all have the same goal in mind, and we’re building from that. They really have been putting in the work, and I think they are really excited to continue the season.”

Falcons open 5-0 FIELD HOCKEY, from page 14 quarters in goal for the Falcons with Maria Camarca handling the second and fourth.

In the second quarter, Fauquier came close to doubling the lead several times but couldn’t get one past Abner as her diving save kept a Retana-Rodriguez shot out of the net and ended a lengthy Falcon rally four minutes in.

Over the final seven minutes of the half, Kettle Run controlled the possession and earned two penalty corners but couldn’t put a shot on goal.

In an action-packed third quarter, both teams had multiple fast breaks and penalty corners and put several shots on net, but Abner and Heflin

Kirsten Settle and the Falcons are 5-0 after beating Kettle Run and Orange County last week.

PHOTO BY COY FERRELL

kept everything in front of them until the final seconds.

With six seconds remaining in the third, Addie Gorg dribbled from the midfield to the right corner where she fired a pass across the goal to

sophomore Kirsten Settle for a tapin to give Fauquier a 2-0 lead and a little breathing room. “(Gorg) came down her sideline, sent a beautiful cross, and (Kirsten) just picked up the touch. And we’ve

Mawyer helps Eagles win again BIRD BOWL, from page 13 “He threw a perfect ball. Just doing my assignment, scored on it. It was a good play,” Ryman said.

“I saw the safety come down. (Ryman) was going over the top, and I put it right over the safety’s head, and he caught it right in stride and took off,” said Mawyer.

Two possessions later, Mawyer found receiver Chris Cox for a 14-yard gain to the Fauquier 15 on a fourth-and-six, then a wide-open Dre Booth up the seam on the next play to extend the lead to 12-0 with 8:36 remaining in the first half.

Mawyer converted another fourth down on the next drive, hitting tight end Brandon Mock on a fourth-and-11 for a 29-yard gain to the 3-yard line. On the next play, Mawyer rolled out to the right then scrambled to the pylon to give

PHOTO BY DOUG STROUD

Liberty first year coach Kevin Odlum accepts congrats from Fauquier counterpart Karl Buckwalter. the Eagles an 18-0 lead in the final two minutes of the half.

been talking about not swinging so hard and just picking up the loose ball that’s coming across. And as long as you just get a stick on, you can get a good touch,” Settle said.

Fauquier played conservatively in the fourth quarter to protect their two-goal lead, allowing just two Kettle Run shots with only one on target for a Camarca save.

Despite being shut out for the third time in three games, Kuhlberg believes the Cougar offense is close to a breakthrough.

“They’re definitely improving.

We’re still working on shot angles and getting closer into goal instead of shooting so wide, so that’s something that we’ve been working on at practice,” she said. “We are getting more scoring chances, which is better than the last couple of games that we had.”

After a Fauquier fumble to open the third quarter, Ryman scored his second touchdown from 18 yards out on the same exact play as his first, this time with more separation from the corner. Liberty led 25-0 after Aden Peters’ extra point.

Said Ryman, “After I scored the first touchdown, they started doubling me over the top, and I didn’t see him there, so that’s why I did that.”

Mawyer’s fourth TD pass went to Caleb Owens over the middle for five yards as Liberty led 32-0 halfway through the third.

Fauquier’s best drive of the day came at the start of the fourth as senior Mason Hamilton scored on a three-yard run to put the Falcons on the board at 32-6. Rushing for 49 yards on 10 carries, Hamilton was Fauquier’s Bird Bowl MVP. With Liberty looking to run out the clock, Landon Hirmer reached the endzone on a twoyard carry for a 38-6 lead on the final score of the night.

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Vizier, Anderson jump to victory in $5K Toyota Hunter Classic More than 100 years old, the Warrenton Horse show remains popular

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Special to the Fauquier Times

Last week’s 124th annual Warrenton Horse Show was one for the record books, say show organizers, the one-ring community event that marks the end of the summer season for Fauquier County.

“There aren’t many of these small-town shows left,” explained show co-president Hilary Scheer Gerhardt, who won the local and amateur division championships during the competition which ran Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 at the Warrenton Horse Show grounds west of Old Town.

“The Warrenton show is one of a kind.”

The historic East Shirley Avenue facility is still under consideration for purchase by the town for repurposing as a community park. Gerhardt stresses that the Warrenton Horse Show, and it’s sister competition — the Warrenton Pony Show, and perhaps more horse events, would be allowed to continue there in perpetuity as part of the agreement.

The Warrenton show started in 1899. It is one of the nation’s oldest rated competitions, a rare “one-ring show” with all classes held in a single arena, said longtime show manager Tommy Lee Jones. Fans of the format say it concentrates the action for the spectators and provides a pure tailgate or grandstand entertainment experience.

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There are lots of benefits to raised garden beds.

They look tidy, warm up faster in the spring and drain better than traditional gardens.

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How to enjoy your own raised garden beds

By Lisa Jordan

Lee Highway Nursery

Raised beds have become very popular for backyard gardens. They can be constructed of many types of materials but are mainly wood or stone. They definitely help to keep your yard looking neat and tidy, especially in small spaces.

Also, raised beds are great for areas that have been a problem area in your yard due to poor drainage. They warm up more quickly in the spring and drain better, allowing for a longer growing season and better growing conditions.

The right soil mix is imperative to getting the results you are looking for. The best mix for garden bed soil is two parts topsoil and one part compost. Do not use fill dirt. Soil mixtures are used for raised bed gardens because topsoil doesn’t have a lot of nutrients. That is why it is necessary to use compost for the nutrients.

The following are steps involved in making a raised garden bed: • Install/construct your raised garden bed.

• Put landscape fabric at the bottom. This will keep you from losing the stone.

• Install #57 gravel on top of the fabric in a layer

about four to six inches thick.

• Place another layer of fabric on top of the stone so you do not lose your soil in the stone area.

• Fill with topsoil but leave about six inches from the top.

• Use bags of garden soil on the top of the bed.

• Install your plants.

At Lee Highway Nursery, we have everything you will need to build a raised garden bed, from soil to plants.

We also offer free estimates to construct a raised garden bed for you. We have completed several stone raised bed containers this summer, and our customers are looking forward to years of gardening in them.

So, come to Lee Highway Nursery’s Garden Center and pick up the soil, compost, plants and fertilizers you need to get started. Speak to the staff, and let us design the next addition to your yard.

P.S. We will also deliver everything to your house.

Contact: Lee Highway Nursery 7185 Burke Lane Warrenton, Va. 20186 540-347-5640

Another view of raised garden beds outside a local home.

Correction: The article “Tips for renters in a tough market,” printed in the Aug. 30 edition of Piedmont Home Connection, included the wrong name for the author. The piece was written by Chip Miller of Piedmont Fine Properties.

The Fauquier Times regrets the error.

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PHOTO AT LEFT BY DOUGLAS LEES PHOTO ABOVE BY GERARD HOGAN

Ernie and Betty Oare, left, won the local hunter championship with Sidenote. Snowden Clarke handed out the trophy. Above, Hunt Night decorations included a clever bit of targeted advertising by a local hay farmer.

Vizier, Anderson jump to victory in $5K Toyota Hunter Classic HORSE SHOW, from page 17 The show’s headline event was Saturday night “under the lights,” with a capacity crowd lining the rails to watch Nokomis Farm’s Vizier and Louisa-based pro Jill Wilson Anderson jump to victory in the $5,000 Warrenton Toyota/Miller Toyota Hunter Classic. The bay Oldenburg gelding bested a field of 21 in the two-round classic to win what’s become the show’s signature event.

Vizier won both his U.S. Hunter Jumper Association jumping classes to claim the division championship, too.

Nokomis Farm owner Diana Dodge is a Virginia Horse Shows Association and National Show

Hunter Hall of Fame member. Nokomis, located in Montpelier Station, has bred and campaigned top show hunters for five decades.

Another Warrenton highlight was the Cleveland Bay division which capped off the Mid-Atlantic Cleveland Bay Network’s year-end series.

Susan Warfield’s Nobleknoll’s Lady Adahlia was Warrenton division champion. Martha Klasing’s Bellavista Elizabeth was series champ.

“They’re literally the most versatile horse in the world,” Klasing explained that the rare breed is a British invention, created from a mix of thoroughbred and light draft breeds in England in the 17th century. “They’re used for draft work, for riding, for light harness and carriage. They’re big;

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Klasing said that late Queen Elizabeth was a big fan of the Cleveland Bay, too, the patron that many credit with increased emphasis on breeding purebred Clevelands to protect the bloodlines.

Klasing said Bellavista Elizbeth is named in Queen Elizabeth’s honor.

Bull Run Hunt was named Hunt Night champion, with Thornton Hill Hounds huntsman, Elizabeth Opitz, winning Sunday’s headline event, the staff class.

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These property transfers, filed August 23-29, 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: $31,650,000 in Center District Cedar Run District NVR Inc. to Stacy M. Cone, 0.5940 acre at 8025 International Drive, Warrenton. $823,770 Global Way LLC to Little Falls Run Global Way LLC, 5.149 acres on Catlett Road, Bealeton. $250,000 Lee District Rodney Ford Hale to Jordan Addison Williams, 0.2600 acre at 301 North Duey Road, Remington. $355,000 NVR Inc. to Emmanuel Gyimah, 7640 Hancock Street, Bealeton. $357,965 Jaime Armando Terrazas Estrada to Victor M. Rivera, 0.4673 acre at 10929 Bristol Place, Bealeton. $370,000 Thomas McClure to Joseph T.

Bishop, 2958 Revere Street, Bealeton. $590,000 Center District Warrenton VA Real Estate LLC to White Springs VA Landlord LLC, 4.9967 acres at 349 Legion Drive, Warrenton. $31,650,000 RFI CM LC to NVR Inc., 1.2236 acres on Forestdale Drive, Warrenton. $272,000 Matthew A. Raible to Antonio Sanchez, 0.2448 acre at 7324 Hazelwood Court, Warrenton. $530,500 PATH Holdings II LLC to 6791 James Madison LLC, 50 acres at 6791 James Madison Hwy., Warrenton/Bethel. $2,640,000 Victor H. Havlovick to Chase Westland Ainsworth, 0.5836 acre at 7231 Heather Court,

Warrenton. $525,000 Scott District Doloris W. Baker to Patrick Walins Webber, 0.6631 acre at 6765 Maxwell Ave. and 0.6436 acre on Maxwell Ave., Warrenton/ New Baltimore. $39,700

Whiticar Darvill, 50 acres at 3098 Freezeland Road, Linden. $1,122,500 Llangollen LLC to Destination Polo LLC, 53.1723 acres at 1620 Crenshaw Road, Upperville. $415,000

Gregory Scott Reaves to Linda D. Bryant, 2.3810 acres at 5283 Echols Court near Warrenton. $595,000

Leroy Newman to Manuel Belarmino Aviles, 0.3365 acre on Ozark View Lane, Markham. $4,900

Gigi Meyer to Victorina Melendez Granados, 1.7550 acres at 5769 Pendleton Lane near Warrenton. $575,000

Charles G. Campbell Estate by Administrator to Golden Rule Lifestyles LLC, 5.0838 acres at 6029 Carter’s Run Road, Marshall. $230,000

Patrick H. McKillip to Michael R. Emana, 1.0754 acres at 6051 Whippoorwill Drive near Warrenton. $710,000 Marshall District Luis Delaplaza to Amanda &

The sales price for property at 7400 Hickory Lane, Marshall in last week’s listings was incorrect.

The correct price is $740,000. The Times regrets the error.

20 CALENDAR CALENDAR, from page 9 hike; snacks, water and sunscreen are highly encouraged; 540-592-3556 Girl Scouts What: Girl Scouts Love Virginia State Parks Day for all Girl Scouts When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Sky Meadows State Park, 11012 Delaplane Road, Delaplane Cost: $10 car parking fee Info: Service project helping with trail maintenance; no experience required; tools provided; dress for the weather; wear sturdy hiking boots and tall socks; bring water, lunch, bug spray and sunscreen; no opentoed sandals or flip flops Pawpaws What: Pawpaws for adults and children ages 8 and up, When: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Blandy Experimental Farm, 400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce Cost: $10 FOSA member, $15 non-member Registration: 540-837-1758 Info: No pets allowed; dress for the weather; wear comfortable walking shoes; bring a full water bottle Pollinators What: Parks for Pollinators Bioblitz for adults and children accompanied by an adult When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Riverside Preserve, 8150 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Registration: 540-422-8560 Info: Hosted by The Clifton Insitute and Fauquier County Parks and Recreation Wildflowers What: Late Summer Wildflower Walk for adults and children accompanied by an adult When: 3 to 5 p.m.

Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton

The Fauquier Jewish Congregation invites the community to High Holiday services in Warrenton, Virginia.

• This year Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 at 7 pm, with Saturday morning services on Sept 16th at 9:30 am.

• A Kol Nidre service will take place on Sept. 24, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.

• Yom Kippur Services will take place on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Morning Services at 9:30 am, Yizkor at Noon, Ne'ila/Havdalah at 5 pm and Break the Fast with Dinner at 6 pm.)

Services will be led by Rabbi Rachel Schwartz for her second High Holiday rabbinical leadership, and we will also be streaming on YouTube.

Membership in the congregation is not required, but donations are appreciated.

Email fauquierjc@gmail.com for more information, and please check out the FJC website at: www.fauquierjewishcongregation.org

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | September 6, 2023 Registration: 540-341-3651 Info: Rain or shine except in case of extreme weather Creatures What: Creatures of the Night for adults and children ages 12 and up, accompanied by an adult When: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Registration: 540-341-3651 Info: Bring a flashlight Nature What: Night-time Family Nature Walk for families with children in grades K to 8 When: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Registration: 540-341-3651 Info: Bring a flashlight

Live music First Friday Wine Until 9 When: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Arterra Wines, 1808 Leeds Manor Road, Delaplane Info: Wine and live music; bring picnics Saturday Night Live with Robbie Limon When: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Dinner reservations: 540-364-2774 Featuring Joe Downer When: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Denim and Pearls, 29 Main St., Warrenton Featuring Scott Kurt When: 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Featuring Cheap Whiskey Band When: 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring Ron Hamric When: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane Featuring Luke Johnson When: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Philip Carter Winery, 4366 Stillhouse Road, Hume Featuring Bruce Lowe When: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Where: Magnolia Vineyards and Winery, 200 Viewtown Road, Amissville Featuring Mo and Mary Mac When: 4 to 7 p.m.

Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station Featuring Eric Campbell When: 2 to 5 p.m.

Where: Powers Farm and Brewery, 9269 Redemption Way, Midland

Sunday, Sept. 10 Movie event What: Culpeper County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association and VA Tractors Movie Event When: 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Regal Culpeper Theater, 210 S. Main St., Culpeper Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ odd-hours-no-pay-cool-hat-documentarytickets-684839452237 Info: Outside fire truck display; members of the Liberty High School Marching Band and the Culpeper MCJROTC will be on site; special guest is Miss Virginia Volunteer Annie Mowery Reading What: Paws to Read with K-9 Caring Angels for children ages 5 to 10 When: 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow St., Bealeton

Info: Read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs; a caregiver must be present; a signed permission slip is required

Live music Featuring Hammaville When: Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton Featuring Andrew Renner When: Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Barrel Oak Winery, 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane Featuring Robbie Limon When: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Philip Carter Winery, 4366 Stillhouse Road, Hume Patchwork Dorothy Band When: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Where: Old Trade Brewery, 13270 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station

Monday, Sept. 11 Crafts What: Adult DIY Kits - Wooden Bead Key Chain When: All day, Monday, Sept. 11 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton; Bealeton Branch Library, 10977 Willow Drive, Bealeton; and John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Pick up kit while supplies last Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony: World Trade Center Steel Monument, McCoart Building, 1 County Complex Court, Woodbridge. 10 a.m. To remember and honor those lost in the tragic events of 22 years ago.

Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary children When: All day, Monday, Sept. 11 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Crafts What: Crafts on the Go for children When: All day Monday, Sept. 11 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: Choose from PreK/Child and Tween bags while supply lasts; only one bag per child Story time What: Tiny Tots Story Time for infant to 2-year-old children with a parent or caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Songs, rhymes and simple stories Workshop What: Tools and Techniques for Stress Care When: 10:30 to noon Monday, Sept. 11 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Registration: 540-349-5814 Info: Learn strategies to effectively manage stress and navigate through difficult times

Tuesday, Sept. 12 Book club What: Young Adult Book Club When: 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Brand new book club every second Tuesday; members will discuss the book “An Enchantment of Ravens,” by Margaret Rogerson; all book club titles are 10% off; 540-878-5358 Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary children

When: All day Tuesday, Sept. 12 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester Drive, Warrenton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Nature What: The Naturalist is In for adults When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester Drive, Warrenton Info: Speak with a master naturalist from the Old Rag division of the Naturalists of Virginia organization about nature and the environment Nature What: Art and Nature for Teens - Nature Medallions When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Registration: https://bit.ly/fplant-nature-JM Info: Create a pressed flower clay medallion; presentation and supplies provided by Oak Springs Garden Foundation Community What: Encompass Community Supports Board Meeting (formerly known as Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services) When: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 Where: American Legion Post 157, 310 Thrift Road, Madison Info: Community reception at 3 p.m.; leadership on hand to discuss services and answer questions, followed by the board meeting at 4 p.m.; individuals with disabilities who require special assistance to attend and participate should contact Tammy Keaton at 540-825-3100, ext. 3146

Wednesday, Sept. 13 Networking What: Ignite Fauquier for Fauquier businesses When: 8:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Warrenton Town Hall, 21 Main St., Warrenton Info: Presenter will be Renee Norden, Executive Director Mental Health Association of Fauquier County Newcomers What: Warrenton Newcomers Club Meeting When: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Where: Hope Fellowship Christian Church, 4173 Bludau Drive, Warrenton Info: Barbara LeFever, 32goose18@ gmail.com Book club What: Marshall Afternoon Book Club When: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Discussion on “Take My Hand,” by Dolen Perkins-Valez Join meetings: deborah.cosby@ fauquiercounty.gov or 540-422-8527 Older adults What: OWLS (Older Wiser Learners) for active older adults When: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Make new friends, learn new things and share knowledge; refreshments provided What: Bird Walk for adults and children accompanied by an adult When: 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: The Clifton Institute, 6712 Blantyre Road, Warrenton Registration: 540-341-3651 Health What: Total Joint Replacement class When: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Fauquier Health, 500 Hospital Drive, Chestnut Room, Warrenton Info: Learn about joint replacement surgery and rehabilitation Registration: 540-316-5000

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Sandra Adair Poe

Dwayne Alan Shupe

Sandra Adair Poe, of Sebastian, Florida and Warrenton, Virginia began the journey to her heavenly home on August 31, 2023. She was born March 22, 1941 in Warrenton, Virginia to Harry H. and Dorothy H. Robinson Sandra graduated from Warrenton High School and enrolled in Patricia Stevens School of Modeling in Washington, D.C. in 1959.

She married Thomas L. Poe, of Hume, Virginia on June 25, 1960. Mrs. Poe was a loving mother of two children, Daryl (his wife, Kathryn) Poe of Fort Collins, Colorado and Kimberly (husband, Doug) Schirtzinger of Greenfield, Ohio; grandchildren, Virginia, Sebastian, Ely, Lauren and Shelby (husband, Rafael); great-grandson, Kael; sister, Judy Eisler; and nephew, David Eisler.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother, Harry Robinson, Jr. As a lover of Christian and gospel music, Sandy was a dedicated attendee of Christ by the Sea Church. She was an athlete, artist, an event planner, a fashion model, a musician, and a tennis pro shop manager. She was adept at interacting with other people and made friends easily. She dearly loved ocean cruises and traveling to new destinations.

A Celebration of Life will be held March 23, 2024, with more details to follow.

In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to The Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963 www.discoverelc.org where she greatly enjoyed her volunteer work or to VNA Hospice, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960 www.vnatc.com who provided superb care at the end of her earthly journey.

Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach. An online guestbook is available at www.lowtherfamily.com

With profound sadness, we mourn the passing of Dwayne Alan Shupe of Catlett, who passed away suddenly at home on August 17, 2023, at the age of 56.

Dwayne was born July 11, 1967, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Phillip and Vernia Shupe of Catlett. He worked as a heavy machine operator in Northern Virginia for most of his adult life. Dwayne was preceded in death by his sister, Stefany Allison. He will be lovingly remembered by his two children, daughter Jessica Kirk and husband Jonathan Kirk and son Jeremey Shupe; his three grandchildren Jonathan Kirk Jr., Jonah Kirk, and Connor Shupe; his parents, Phillip and Vernia Shupe; his sister Amy Daley and husband Joe Daley; brother Scott Shupe and his wife Heather Shupe; and his youngest sister Kim Shupe.

The sudden loss of Dwayne brings a heart-wrenching sadness to all who were lucky enough to know him. Dwayne had a dynamic personality full of charisma and rugged charm. His impressive wit and boisterous demeanor gave way to his unique character, perfectly fit to spread love and laughter.

Dwayne was a man of many passions and talents. He had a full-throttle attitude, always on a path of adventure. Dwayne grew up riding horses bareback like a true country boy, spent his youth tearing up mud on his dirt bike, and settled into adulthood with style on his roaring Harley Davidson. He loved amusement parks and wasn't intimidated by a single ride, regardless of the height or speed. He proudly raised his children with the same sense of adventure, always encouraging them to play rough and live life to the fullest as he always had.

Dwayne enjoyed more laid-back hobbies such as camping, hunting, and fishing.

He was a gifted artist and loved playing music. He especially had a great passion for metal detecting civil war relics, resulting in an impressive collection in which he took great pride.

He had a tremendous love for upgrading his trucks with custom paint and insane lifts. He was extremely hardworking, constantly pushing himself to do more and never making excuses. In his professional life, Dwayne was a highly talented heavy machine operator with impressively unmatched skills. He loved what he did, making his work a thing of art and not just labor.

There was also a sensitive side to Dwayne's tough exterior that many knew well.

He loved goofing off with his grandchildren and great-nieces and nephews, who will never forget the excitement of him giving scratcher tickets as gifts. He had a generous heart and was hurt by the pain of others. He would help anyone in need when he could but rarely accepted help himself.

Dwayne was a man worth knowing; his passing has left a deep hole for those he left behind. His family and friends will remember him fondly and never forget the charismatic and fun-loving man he always was.

We welcome family and friends to join us in honoring Dwayne's life. Services will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Family Worship Center at 12077 Marsh Rd, Bealeton, VA 22712. Food will be served following the service. We ask guests to bring their favorite stories and fondest memories of Dwayne so we can celebrate his life in happy remembrance together.

In place of flowers and cards, the family asks for donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Dwayne's name. A charity that Dwayne always said he would support one day when he won the lottery!

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Richard L. Griffith, Jr.

Mary Elyson Owens Flory

It is with broken hearts here on earth, but with heavenly celebration that we announce the passing of Richard L. Griffith, Jr., who walked into the loving arms of our Lord and Savior on August 31, 2023.

Rich lived a life that touched the hearts of all who knew him, leaving a legacy of love, compassion and joy. Born on May 13, 1961 in Winchester, Virginia to the late Betty Ann (Moffett) and Richard Griffith, Sr. He was raised in his hometown of Marshall, Virginia. Rich was a remarkable individual who embraced life with an unwavering spirit and such a heart for one of God's greatest gifts…that of music.

After graduating from Fauquier High School in 1979, he continued his education as a music major at Shenandoah Conservatory. He graduated with his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education in 1983, and then with his Master's Degree in Music Education and Performance in 1984. He later earned his certification in Education Administration and Supervision from Mary Washington University.

Rich, otherwise known as "Mr.G" to his students, started his 37 year career as a band director in Prince Edward County, Virginia. After one year away from home, he returned to Fauquier County where he taught for 36 years as a band director at Fauquier High School, Cedar Lee Middle School, Liberty High School and Taylor Middle School. He also served Fauquier County Public Schools as a Music Lead Teacher for the division. Rich found great joy in sharing his love of music with his students. For over 25 years, he taught at Mid-Atlantic band Camps and served as an adjudicator for Spectrum of Richmond across the mid-Atlantic region. Rich was a member of Virginia Music Educators Association, Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, of which he served as district chair.

Rich also shared his love and talent of music with those within his community.

He was a member of the Percussive Arts Society and a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity. He was a member of the City of Fairfax Band for 15 years. Over the course of his career, he performed with various other groups including the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra, Prince William Symphony Orchestra, Fauquier Community Band and Culpeper Choral Society. He also was a previous member of the Warrenton Rotary Club. Rich was an accomplished percussionist who found such joy and pleasure in sharing this love with those around him.

Rich is a member of Park Valley Church in Haymarket, Virginia. He lived his life with grace, integrity, and a love of family that inspired those around him.

Rich's compassion knew no bounds. He dedicated his life to making a difference in the lives of others, always putting the needs of others before his own. Family held a special place in Rich's heart. As a devoted husband, father, and brother, he cherished the bond of love and created lasting memories. Rich taught us the importance of cherishing those we hold dear, reminding us to never take a single moment for granted.

Rich is survived by his wife of 32 years, Dee (Cropp) Griffith and his loving daughter Kaila Ann Griffith. He is also survived by his sister, Sandra O'Connell and husband Chuck of Warrenton. Another sister, Betsy Ann Griffith preceded him in death. He also leaves behind his sister in law and brother in law John and Tiffani Utz, his nieces Genesis and Kelie Utz and his nephew Tanner Utz. Rich was also blessed by a man who was truly his brother, John Uperti. Rich and John had a bond like no other. He also leaves behind extended family and cherished friends to whom he has impacted greatly.

While we feel a deep void in Rich's absence, we celebrate knowing that he is with our Savior Jesus Christ, living in a body and spirit made perfect. We celebrate the incredible life he lived.

Let us honor his memory by embracing the qualities he embodied: kindness, grace, and a commitment to making the world a better place.

Please join us in celebration of a life well lived and a symphony well played. A viewing will be held on Monday, September 4th from 3pm-5pm and again from 7pm-9pm at Moser's Funeral Home, Warrenton. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, September 5th at 10AM at Park Valley Church in Haymarket with Pastor Mark Brady officiating. There will be a luncheon directly following the service at the church with internment at Bright View Cemetery at 1:30.

The family would like to extend their utmost thanks and gratitude to The Hospice of the Piedmont for the loving care they provided in his final days. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to the Richard L. Griffith Music Scholarship, Fauquier County Public Schools, which will be awarded to a Fauquier County graduate who plans to pursue a career in music.

This will be a loving tribute to Rich's commitment to spreading the joy of music within our schools and community.

May Rich rest peacefully and securely in the presence of our Heavenly Father, and may his memory continue to inspire and guide us all.

Online condolences at: moserfuneralhome.com

Mary Elyson Owens Flory passed away peacefully at her home on September 4, 2023.

A lifelong resident of Nokesville, Virginia, Mary was born on July 20, 1925 to Eustace Conway Owens and Margaret "Martha" Gertrude Via Owens. Mary graduated from Brentsville District High School and attended Mary Washington College where she played the tuba in the college marching band. She then worked for the U. S. Census Bureau in Washington, D.C. until her marriage to Cleveland Flory of Nokesville in 1947.

Mary devoted the following years to raising and caring for her family, helping friends and neighbors, substitute teaching, volunteering at the Annaburg Manor Nursing Home in Manassas and participating in numerous activities at her church. Mary was known for her lovely smile, her compassion, her kindness, her patience, her subtle humor, her beautiful singing and her Christian faith.

Mary was predeceased by her husband, their son Stephan Flory and their grandson, Wyatt Flory.

She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Ross (Charles), her sons Tom Flory (Suzy) and Doug Flory (Toni) and grandsons David Ross (Jennifer), Howard Ross, Stephan Flory (Arias), Nathan Flory, Will Flory (Caitlyn) and greatgrandson Henry Flory.

The family will hold a visitation and a celebration of life on September 8 and 9.

Location and times will be available on the website for Pierce Funeral Home in Manassas, VA. Because Mary always thought of others' needs, the family suggests a contribution to a charity or church of your choice in lieu of flowers.

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Kevin L. Robinson

We sadly mourn the passing of Kevin L Robinson, 58, of Warrenton, Va. on August 30, 2023.

The memorial services will be held on September 16th at 12:00 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 33rd South 3rd Street, Warrenton, Va. 20186.

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Bessie Freeman Grigsby, 87, of Washington, VA, passed August 27, 2023.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 8, 2023, 12:00 pm, at Faith Christian Church, 6472 Duhollow Road, Warrenton, VA, 20187.

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Miscellaneous Sale 45 RPM record collection original 50' s/60's app. 2500 various prices; tony the tiger keychains.

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Full name(s) of owner(s): Alias FTT LLC Trading as: Alias, 7150 Farm Station Road, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia 20187 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Mixed Beverage Restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Sharon Briskman, President Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

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Full name(s) of owner(s): Crest Hill Bands LLC Trading as: Crest Hill Bands LLC, 6488 Main St., The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia 20198-2255 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Retail Wine and Beer On and Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

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

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Full name(s) of owner(s): WARRENTON STATION LLC Trading as: SILVER BRANCH WARRENTON STATION, 41 Beckham Street, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia 20186 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Brewery license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Brett Robison, So-Founder and C.O.O. Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

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TRUSTEE'S SALE OF PROPERTY

10026-10028 Crest Hill Road, Marshall, VA 20115 Tax Map No. 6948-88-5612-000 In execution of a Credit Line Deed of Trust dated October 23, 2020, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia in Deed Book 1656, pages 872-888, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC, Substitute Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction outside the main entrance of the Fauquier County Circuit Court, 20 Ashby Street, Warrenton, VA 20186, on September 14, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., the property described in said Deed of Trust lying in the County of Fauquier, Virginia, and more fully described as follows: All that certain parcel or tract of land, situate in Marshall Magisterial District, Fauquier County, Virginia, and being more particularly described by plat of survey of James G. Butler, C.L.S., dated June 24, 1968, as follows: BEGINNING at a point lying in the intersection of Route 647 with Route 724, the Old Moreland Road, thence running with the middle of Route 724 N. 48 deg. 56' 00" W. 320.24 feet to a point being the Southerly corner of the Hackett Property, thence departing said Route 724 and running the outline of the Hackett Property N. 40 deg. 47' 00" E. (passing over a pipe found at 13.00 feet) 168.40 feet to a pipe found and S. 42 deg. 00' 00" E .86.40 feet to a pipe found, said pipe being the westerly corner of the Santucci Property, thence departing the Hacket Property and running with the said Santucci Property S. 38 deg. 32' 00" E. (Passing over a pipe found at 255.80 feet) 275.80 feet to a point lying in the middle of Route 647, thence departing the Santucci Property and running with the middle of said Route 647 S. 59 deg. 27' 10" W. 114.00 feet to the point and place of beginning, containing 1.1037 acres, more or less, and in accordance with a plat of survey of record in Deed Book 258 at page 748 in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $5,000.00, payable only in cash or cashier's check (the "initial deposit"), will be required from the successful high bidder at the Sale, which initial deposit will then be credited against a total buyer's deposit (the "total buyer's deposit") equal to 10% of the Sales Price (as defined below). Any person wishing to bid shall provide evidence of the initial deposit. The successful high bidder must complete payment of the total buyer's deposit within 3 business days of the Sale. Settlement must occur within 30 days of the Sale. A memorandum of sale (i.e. sales contract) must also be signed by the successful bidder at the Sale, which, in addition to the bid price, will provide for and include a 10% buyer's premium payable to Motleys Asset Disposition Group ("Motleys"). The bid price plus the 10% buyer's premium shall together constitute the Sales Price (the "Sales Price"). The Property is being sold AS IS and by SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED. Additional terms may be announced at the Sale. This is a communication from a debt collector and an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. For more information, contact Ernie Rogers of Motleys at (804)327-9090 or ERogers@Motleys.com.

WOODS ROGERS VANDEVENTER BLACK PLC, Substitute Trustee

NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold their Regular Monthly Meeting Work Session on Tuesday, September 12th, 2023, at 9:00 AM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia.

Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold their Regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, September 12th, 2023, at 6:30 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia.

People having an interest in the above are invited to participate in the hearing and state their opinion regarding the above issues. The public may also choose to submit written comments through the Town's website or by emailing citizencomment@warrentonva.gov during the public comment period, which will end at noon the day of the Public Hearing, September 12th, 2023. Copies of the agenda will be available online and are available for review at Town Hall located at 21 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Town of Warrenton desires to make its programs, services, facilities, and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need accommodations or auxiliary services, please contact the Town as far in advance as possible.

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INVITATION FOR BID REMINGTON FREIGHT DEPOT REHABILITATION PHASES II AND III VDOT # EN09-288-115, C501; FEDERAL # TAP-5288(006); UPC # 111975 The Town of Remington is seeking competitive sealed bids from qualified firms for Phases II and III rehabilitation work on its historic railroad freight depot.

Work includes, but is not limited to, asbestos siding removal, repairing framing, sub-siding, windows and doors, insulating exterior walls, installing water and vapor barriers and weatherboard siding, and external priming and painting. The depot project site is located at 113 S. James Madison Street, Remington, VA 22734.

Contract documents, project manual, plans and specifications will be available on or after August 28, 2023 via eVA portal, under "Virginia Business Opportunities." An optional Pre-bid Conference for General Contractor Bidders will be held at 2:00 P.M. September 8, 2023, at: Remington Depot Building, 113 S. James Madison Street Remington, VA 22734. Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Remington, Town Hall, located at 105 E. Main St., Remington, VA 22734, (540) 439-3220. The deadline for submitting bids is 2:00 PM on October 13, 2023; and will be opened and read aloud beginning at 2:15 PM., on October 13, 2023, at the same location.

Virginia Winery Distribution Company, trading as VWDC (1808 Leeds Manor Road, Delaplane, VA 20144-1714) The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Virginia Wine Wholesaler's license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages, Stanley Joynes, Chairman. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia .gov or 800-552-3200 Public Notices

There will be a public auction for 2013 Mercedes C350 VIN # WDDGF5HB8DA833812 on September 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM. The location of the auction will be 6583 Merchant Place, Suite 304, Warrenton, VA 20187.

The vehicle has outstanding charges of $4886.35 which will be the minimum bid amount. The vehicle will sell to the highest bidder with verifiable funds or cash at the time mentioned above. The winner of the auction will receive the needed documentation to apply for a title through the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.

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NOTICE OF FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in the Warren Green Building at 10 Hotel Street in Warrenton, Virginia, and will hold a regular meeting and public hearings at 6:30 p.m. in the same location on the following: 1. SPECIAL PERMIT SPPT-22-018709, 4582 CARTERS RUN, LLC (OWNER/ APPLICANT) – HAWKE TOURIST HOME – An application for a Category 3 Special Permit to operate a Tourist Home. The property is located at *HY[LYZ 9\U 9VHK 4HYZOHSS 4HYZOHSS +PZ[YPJ[ 705 (KHT :OLSSLUILYNLY :[HɈ 2. SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-23-019967, ANDREW COLLETTE, AYOUNG COLLETTE, SOON JA KIM, AND ELIZABETH LILLVIS (OWNERS/ APPLICANTS) – 4144 DUMFRIES RD – An application for a Category 29 Special Exception to waive the public street requirement and a waiver of the street length limitation. The property is located at 4144 Dumfries Road, Catlett, Cedar Run District. (PIN 7924-21 2HP[S`U >VYSL` :[HɈ 3. SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-23-020097, MICHAEL A. AND WENDY R. PERRY (OWNERS/ APPLICANTS) – PERRY RESIDENCE – An application for a Category 20 Special Exception to allow HU HS[LYUH[P]L KPZJOHYNL Z`Z[LT [V YLWSHJL HU L_PZ[PUN MHPSLK KYHPUÄLSK ;OL WYVWLY[` PZ SVJH[LK H[ 4LL[aL 9VHK 4PKSHUK *LKHY 9\U +PZ[YPJ[ 705 2HP[S`U >VYSL` :[HɈ 4. REZONING REZN-23-019958, ANNE WRAY ALLEN AND DANIEL E. ALLEN (OWNERS/APPLICANTS) – 2955 RECTORTOWN ROAD – An application to rezone approximately 1.7 acres from Commercial =PSSHNL *= [V =PSSHNL = ^P[O WYVɈLYZ ;OL WYVWLY[` PZ SVJH[LK H[ 9LJ[VY[V^U 9VHK 4HYZOHSS 4HYZOHSS +PZ[YPJ[ 705 (KHT :OLSSLUILYNLY :[HɈ 5. REZONING AMENDMENT REZN-23-020353, FAUQUIER LAKES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (OWNER)/ BROOKSIDE COMMUNITIES, LLC (APPLICANT) – BROOKSIDE – An application to amend previously HWWYV]LK WYVɈLYZ HZZVJPH[LK ^P[O 9,A5 :* YLSH[LK [V [OL JVU]L`HUJL HUK THPU[LUHUJL VM HU approximately 27.62acre parcel surrounding Lake Anne and Lake Willow. The property is located at the northern [LYTPU\Z VM 3HRL (UUL *V\Y[ >HYYLU[VU :JV[[ +PZ[YPJ[ 705 (KHT :OLSSLUILYNLY :[HɈ 6. APPLICATION FOR A TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM GRANT FOR THE KETTLE RUN HIGH SCHOOL SHARED USE PATH – A public hearing to consider authorizing an application by Fauquier County to the Virginia Department of Transportation Commonwealth Transportation Board for Federal grant funding in order to build a shared use path along the southern side of Academic Avenue to extend the Rogues Road shared use path onto the Kettle Run High School and Greenville Elementary School campuses.

Fauquier County will accept public comments on the proposed project until September 30, 2023. Comments must be provided in writing and may be submitted where the plans are available or by email at gary.rzepecki@ fauquiercounty.gov. A map of the project area is available in-person at Fauquier County Parks and Recreation, /VZWP[HS +YP]L :\P[L >HYYLU[VU =( 4HSSVY` :[YPISPUN HUK .HY` 9aLWLJRP :[HɈ 7. APPLICATION FOR A TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM GRANT FOR THE LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHARED USE PATH – A public hearing to consider authorizing an application by Fauquier County to the Virginia Department of Transportation Commonwealth Transportation Board for Federal grant funding in order to build a shared use path running north from Laurel Ridge *VTT\UP[` *VSSLNL HJYVZZ [OL JV\U[` V^ULK :[HɈVYK -HYT WHYJLS HUK [OL 3H\YLS 9PKNL -V\UKH[PVU property to the recently completed Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail. Fauquier County will accept public comments on the proposed project until September 30, 2023. Comments must be provided in writing and may be submitted where the plans are available or by email at gary.rzepecki@fauquiercounty.gov.

A map of the project area is available in-person at Fauquier County Parks and Recreation, 320 Hospital +YP]L :\P[L >HYYLU[VU =( 4HSSVY` :[YPISPUN HUK .HY` 9aLWLJRP :[HɈ *VWPLZ VM [OL HIV]L ÄSLZ HYL H]HPSHISL MVY YL]PL^ I` JVU[HJ[PUN [OL )VHYK VM :\WLY]PZVYZ» VɉJL 4VUKH` through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by calling (540) 422-8020.

Interested parties wishing to be heard on any of the above are encouraged to send written correspondence in advance of the meeting to 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, VA 20186, or by e-mail to BOS@fauquiercounty. gov prior to September 14, 2023. Citizens wishing to appear in person should arrive prior to the start time of the meeting. Comments are limited to three minutes. The meeting is also livestreamed at http://fauquier-va. granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1.

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

Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Ms. Renée Culbertson, Deputy Municipal Clerk, at (540) 422-8020.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Virginia Electric and Power Company (VMRC #2023-1855) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to attach an aerial fiber optic line to existing power line infrastructure, crossing a 50-foot section of Cromwells Run adjacent to Hatchers Mill Road and John Mosby Highway in Fauquier County, and crossing a 110-foot section of Goose Creek directly adjacent to the Goose Creek Stone Bridge in Loudoun County.

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