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Guide to the 2020 general election voting process Election Day for the 2020 general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voters will cast ballots for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and for or against two proposed amendments to the Constitution of Virginia.

As in previous elections, the county’s 20 polling places will be open on Election Day from 6 a.m.

to 7 p.m. Registered voters wishing to cast a ballot on Election Day must bring an acceptable form of identification with them to their polling station.

This election will be the first election in Virginia in which eligible voters may cast an absentee ballot for any reason. Absentee balloting begins Friday, Sept. 18, and lasts through Saturday, Oct. 31. Ab-

sentee ballots may be cast either in person or by mail. Absentee ballots are not automatically mailed to each registered voter and must be requested.

Casting more than one ballot during any one election is both a state and federal felony.

See VOTING, page 4

Back in the game After most summer sports were canceled, the county’s Central Sports Complex in Warrenton opens in time for fall activities.

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Parents sound off on remote instruction TIMES STAFF PHOTO/COY FERRELL

An obelisk honoring John Mosby was dedicated in 1920 beside the Warrenton courthouse.

With protests, legacy of the Gray Ghost gets grayer See the special feature story on page 15.

By Robin Earl

P.B. Smith Elementary School student Rozy Pierce, 10, and her mother, Rachel Pierce, of Warrenton, hold up signs in support of returning to inperson instruction during the Sept.

14 school board meeting.

Times Staff Writer

Fauquier County School Board members heard from 24 parents and students Monday night about how the entirely remote instruction model is working out for their families. With a unified, adamant and at times angry voice, they expressed a clear message. “We are not OK. Open the schools.”

They had their say during citizens

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FCPS expands meal service options for distance learning Fauquier County Public Schools has expanded its options for meal service this month to meet the needs of families, the school division said in a news release.

Free meals are available to any Fauquier County child between ages 2 and 18 because of a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture decision enabling school divisions to offer free meals to children through Dec. 31.

Hot meals are now available for pickup Monday through Friday at 16 Fauquier County schools. Pre-packaged meal bundles, comprised of five breakfasts and five lunches, are now available to pick up via a drive-thru service at nine schools on Tuesdays and Thursdays and at Brumfield Elementary School on Saturday mornings.

FCPS will also deploy 14 school buses to deliver meal bundles to 66 locations on Tuesday mornings.

FCPS will offer hot meals Mondays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to noon at the following school locations. Families are encouraged to call ahead to order meals.

Brumfield Elementary 540-422-7536

Meal Bundles

Hot meals are now available for pickup at 16 Fauquier schools.

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Mary Walter Elementary 540-422-7718 Coleman Elementary 540-422-7556 Auburn Middle 540-422-7417 Grace Miller Elementary 540-422-7596 Cedar Lee Middle 540-422-7436 Greenville Elementary 540-422-7575 Marshall Middle 540-422-7457 Pearson Elementary

COVID-19 snapshot Tuesday, Sept. 15

New cases of coronavirus

Virginia: 943 Tuesday; 135,514 to date Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District: 2,483 cases to date Fauquier: 2 Tuesday; 866 cases to date Perspective: Newly reported cases in the state have topped 1,000 on six days in September, having passed the same mark 11 times in August.

Fauquier has added 104 cases so far in September, compared to 191 for the entire month of August and 151 in July.

Seven-day positivity average (total PCR tests vs. positive tests)

Virginia: 7.1% RRHD: 6.8% Perspective: In Virginia on June 23, the rate was 5.7%, having peaked April 21 at 20.6%; in the RRHD, the positivity rate was 1.7% on July 1, having peaked May 8 at 23.3%.

Hospitalizations

Virginia: 10,337 RRHD: 168 (eight more than last week) Fauquier: 46 (three more than last week) Perspective: Middle-aged adults are becoming

Deaths

Virginia: 2,839 (227 more than last week) RRHD: 46 (six more than last week) Fauquier: 21 (three more than last week) Note: On Tuesday, the health department reported 96 new deaths statewide; this was due to an “existing data backlog,” according to a statement on the department’s website. The health department in part reports COVID-19 deaths by analyzing vital record death certificate information,

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Drive-thru service

FCPS cafeterias will provide meal bundles via drive-thru service at the following schools on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Pearson Elementary • Claude Thompson Elementary • Mary Walter Elementary • Auburn Middle • Cedar Lee Middle • Marshall Middle • Warrenton Middle • Fauquier High • Liberty High

540-422-7616 Warrenton Middle 540-422-7496 MM Pierce Elementary 540-422-7637 Fauquier High 540-422-7313 Ritchie Elementary 540-422-7656 Kettle Run High 540-422-7342 PB Smith Elementary 540-422-7677 Liberty High 540-422-7370

ill enough to require acute care. In the health district, people ages 50 to 59 have been hospitalized in the highest number of any age group, account for 39 of the health district’s hospitalizations. Twenty-five residents between 40 and 49 have been hospitalized, as well as 30 people from the 60 to 69-year-old group. Twenty-one people who are aged 30 to 39 have been hospitalized and 24 residents older than 80 years old have been hospitalized.

In the state, residents ages 60 to 69 make up the largest group of those who have been hospitalized, with 2,086 hospitalizations. People ages 50 to 59 were the second largest age group, with 1,892 hospitalizations. A large majority of people who have been hospitalized have been aged 30 or more, with a total of 642 hospitalizations of residents 29 years old or younger.

Meal bundles include five breakfasts and five lunches and are available through drive-through service and bus delivery.

Families can also pick up meal bundles at Brumfield Elementary School on Saturdays from 10 to 11 a.m.

Bus delivery

FCPS buses will deliver meal bundles to 66 locations on Tuesday mornings according to the established schedule which can be found at www. fauquier.com or www.fcps1.org. which can cause major delays in reporting. In a separate metric that charts deaths statewide by the date of death – not the date a death was reported by the health department -- the seven-day moving average of deaths had risen to 14.9 by Aug. 21 but has since fallen to an average of 8.7 per day.

Perspective: In the state, most people who have died have been 80 years old or older, accounting for 1,362 of total deaths. A total of 735 people ages 70 to 79 years old have died, 443 people ages 60 to 69 and 189 people ages 50 to 59. Adults under age 50 have accounted for 108 deaths. No deaths have been reported for any state resident 19 years old or younger.

Outbreaks

Virginia: 935 total (411 outbreaks in longterm care settings -- resulting in 10,011 cases and 1,437 deaths – 329 outbreaks in congregate care settings, 70 in educational settings, 63 in health care settings and 62 in correctional facilities.

RRHD: 13 total (six in long-term care settings, one in an educational setting, five in congregate settings and one in a health care setting); 267 cases have resulted from the 13 outbreaks.

Fauquier: One in a long-term care setting (85 cases and 12 deaths) and at least one in an educational setting.

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Fauquier supervisors vote to accept additional federal funds, approve Vint Hill Lofts rezoning

By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

From a fiscal standpoint, Fauquier County supervisors’ most significant action at a regular meeting Thursday night was approving the acceptance and draft spending plan for an additional $5.27 million allocation from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund, created

by Congress as part of the CARES Act. The most excitement, though, surrounded the unanimous vote to approve the rezoning request for the former Army barracks in Vint Hill, the second of three procedural hurdles the proposed Vint Hill Lofts renovation project must overcome before construction can begin. Cheering could be heard in the meeting room as a small group of people watched the vote on a television screen on the sidewalk outside.

Among a host of more minor items on the agenda – for instance, supervisors approved the renewal or modification of seven agricultural and forest districts – a conservation easement for the 198 acres comprising Fauquier Springs Country Club also passed with a unanimous vote.

Technology costs focus of spending plan

Though the subject of a lengthy discussion at a work session Thursday afternoon, there were no speakers at a public hearing about the second allocation of federal relief funds to the county government. Supervisors voted unanimously to accept the funds, of which $5.27 million will be available to the county government with an additional $944,265 distributed proportionately to the county’s three incorporated towns.

At the work session, county officials presented a $3.85 million spending plan – which can be adjusted going forward with the consent of supervisors – for the second disbursement of federal relief funds, bringing to $9.54 million the total amount of federal money that has been set aside for specific purposes; between the two federal disbursements, a total of $1.14 million have not been earmarked.

The two spending plans approved by supervisors have been focused on costs associated with expanding internet access and purchasing digital hardware and software. A cumulative total of $5.89 million, or 62%, of the federal funds earmarked by supervisors so far have gone to technology costs.

In the latest spending plan, the largest single line item, $825,000, will fund internet “redundancy” work at county offices and other county-owned buildings, like libraries and community centers. “Right now, if [the internet connection] goes down, it’s down,” said Deputy County Administrator Erin Kozanecki.

Creating “redundancy,” she said, would add a second hard line to county buildings to act as a backup during outages. The new equipment will also increase permanently the speed and

through Comcast or Data Stream to the homes of low-income families with children in county schools; the school division will administer this program. Additionally, $400,000 was set aside for the purchase of additional cellular hotspots to provide to families in the school division who do not have a reliable internet connection at home.

Vint Hill Lofts project set to face final procedural hurdle

TIMES STAFF PHOTO/COY FERRELL

Bill Downey, of New Baltimore, speaks in support of the proposed Vint Hill Lofts project at a Sept. 10 public hearing. Downey’s construction management company, Downey & Scott, is headquartered in Vint Hill near the former barracks. capacity of the internet service at those buildings, including for members of the public using Wi-Fi at libraries and community centers.

In addition to the $1.25 million set aside from the first CARES Act allocation, $400,000 was set aside from the second disbursement to purchase three 150-foot flatbed-mounted communications towers, similar to the one currently in use on Viewtree Mountain, to expand the Data Stream Tech-

nologies broadband network. To purchase the three towers and install the necessary broadcast equipment will cost a total of approximately $900,000, Supervisor Rick Gerhardt (Cedar Run District) said Thursday.

Two additional line items have been added to the CARES Act spending plan since the last meeting of the board of supervisors. A total of $500,000 was set aside to provide at no cost an internet connection

After members of the Fauquier County Planning Commission voted unanimously last month to recommend rezoning the former Vint Hill Farms Station barracks for residential use, supervisors unanimously voted to affirm that recommendation after a public hearing Thursday.

The developer is now required to submit an application for the proposed 183-unit apartment complex, dubbed Vint Hill Lofts, with more details about the project to the planning commission and board of supervisors. Based on that application, supervisors must approve a special exemption before construction can begin.

Bill Downey, of New Baltimore, was one of several residents and business owners to speak in support of the project at the public hearing Thursday.

Downey’s construction management business, Downey & Scott, is headquartered in Vint Hill and employs 22 people locally. He told a story See SUPERVISORS, page 6

IMPORTANT TAX NOTICE

THE 2020 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX BILLS HAVE BEEN MAILED AND ARE DUE TO THE TREASURER’S OFFICE ON OCTOBER 5, 2020.

Failure to receive the bill does not relieve the taxpayer of penalty and interest charges that accrue by law for failure to pay the tax assessment by the due date. If you did not receive your bill(s), please contact the Treasurer’s Office immediately at (540) 422-8180 or treasurer@fauquiercounty.gov . If you question your assessment, please contact the Commissioner of the Revenue at (540) 422-8150 or PPT@fauquiercounty.gov (M-F 8:00AM – 4:30PM).

Payments may be made by cash or check at local branches of the following banks: TRUIST BANK (BB&T) OAK VIEW NATIONAL BANK PNC BANK THE FAUQUIER BANK

You may also pay with eCheck or pay with credit card (VISA, MASTERCARD, OR DISCOVER CARD) at etreasurer@fauquiercounty.gov (Credit card payments are subject to a convenience fee).

A night deposit box is also available for CHECK PAYMENTS ONLY. It is located to the right of the doors entering the courthouse on Ashby Street. Night deposits are picked up daily and processed in the Treasurer’s office.

IF YOU ARE MAILING YOUR PAYMENT, IT MUST HAVE A POSTMARKED DATE OF OCTOBER 5, 2020 (OR BEFORE) TO AVOID THE LATE PAYMENT PENALTY. TREASURER OF FAUQUIER COUNTY P.O. BOX 677 WARRENTON, VA 20188

Please note that the Treasurer’s Office and the Commissioner of the Revenue’s Personal Property Office are located on the 2nd floor of the courthouse. Please access the courthouse through the Ashby Street entrance or the Lee Street entrance.

If you are experiencing a hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak that prevents you from paying your taxes in full by the due date, please email the Treasurer at treasurer@fauquiercounty.gov .

Tanya Remson Wilcox, Treasurer

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Guide to the 2020 general election voting process VOTING, from page 1

Important contact information

Official resources

Eligible citizens may register to vote, check their registration status, find their polling place, apply for an absentee ballot and check the status of their absentee ballot at vote.elections.virginia.gov.

Specific questions from Fauquier County residents should be addressed to the Fauquier County Office of the General Registrar, located at 528 Waterloo Road, Suite 200, Warrenton. The office is open from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 12) and may be reached by phone at 540-422-8290.

Registering to vote

If not already registered to vote, an individual must register by Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 5 p.m. to be eligible to cast a ballot in the 2020 general election; additionally, no changes to a voter’s registration – for instance, their address – may be made after this deadline.

Only U.S. citizens who will be 18 years old or older on Election Day are eligible to register. Residents may check their registration status at vote.elections.virginia.gov or by calling the registrar’s office at 540422-8290.

Eligible residents may register to vote or change the name or address on their registration online at vote. elections.virginia.gov or in-person at a local registrar’s office. Registration forms are also available at Fauquier County’s three public libraries in Marshall, Warrenton and Bealeton and at the Department of Motor Vehicles offices in Warrenton and Remington. Residents may also call the local registrar’s office at 540-422-8290 to request a registration form be mailed to them.

Absentee voting

The 2020 general election is the first election in which Virginia voters may cast an absentee ballot – either in-person or by mail -- without an approved “excuse.” Eligible voters may cast an absentee ballot beginning Friday, Sept. 18.

Eligible county residents may cast an absentee ballot in person, in a process similar to voting on Election

Virginia Department of Elections: vote.elections.virginia.gov Fauquier County Office of the General Registrar: 540-422-8290 Day, at either the main registrar’s office or at one of two satellite offices, which will be established next month: • From Friday, Sept. 18, through Saturday, Oct. 31, at the General Registrar’s Office, 528 Waterloo Road, Suite 200, Warrenton. The registrar’s office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 12. This office will also be open Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• From Tuesday, Oct. 13 through Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Bealeton Depot at Bealeton Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton. This satellite registrar’s office will be open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This office will also be open Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• From Tuesday, Oct. 13, through Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Vint Hill Village Green Community Center, 4235 Aiken Drive, Warrenton.

This satellite registrar’s office will be open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This office will also be open Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Eligible voters may also cast an absentee ballot through the mail.

In order to cast an absentee ballot by mail, registered voters must first apply for an absentee ballot. (In Virginia, ballots are not automatically mailed to each voter.)

Registered voters may apply for an absentee ballot to be sent to them by mail: • Online, at vote.elections.virginia. gov or • By mail, email or fax, using a form that can be obtained through the county registrar’s office. (The office can be reached at 540-4228290 or alex.ables@fauquiercounty.gov.)

For eligible residents who have already submitted an application to receive an absentee ballot by mail, those ballots will be mailed from the

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPOINT MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF WARRENTON The Council of the Town of Warrenton will consider appointments to fill vacancies to the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Warrenton.

Any qualified residents of the Town who wish to be considered for appointment to the Board of Zoning Appeals can contact Elizabeth Gillie, Town Clerk at 540-347-4505 or by email at egillie@warrentonva.gov The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities.

Town Hall meeting facilities are fully accessible. Any special accommodations can be made upon request 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Elizabeth A. Gillie Town Clerk

Notice to first-time voters

With several exceptions, registered voters for whom the 2020 general election will be the first time voting in their current locality are not permitted to cast a ballot by mail.

These residents should contact the county registrar’s office at 540422-8290 for more information if they wish to cast an absentee ballot by mail. registrar’s office to those residents beginning Sept. 18. Completed absentee ballots may then be returned by mail using the pre-addressed envelope, or by returning the ballot physically to a county registrar’s office.

With several exceptions, registered voters for whom the 2020 general election will be the first time voting in their current locality are not permitted to cast a ballot by mail. These residents should contact the county registrar’s office at 540-422-8290 for more information if they wish to cast an absentee ballot by mail.

If a voter receives an absentee ballot by mail but later chooses to vote in-person instead, they must bring the absentee ballot received by mail with them to the registrar’s office or polling place. The absentee ballot will be destroyed before the individual is permitted to cast a ballot in person. Otherwise, the individual may only cast a provisional ballot.

(Regardless, robust system checks are in place to prevent any one person from casting more than one vote, Fauquier County Deputy Registrar Diana Dutton emphasized.)

Dutton also emphasized that, for those wishing to cast an absentee ballot by mail, those individuals should mail their ballot well before the deadline to ensure the ballot is received in time to be counted. Most ballots received too late to be counted, she said, are sent by local residents or college students only a day or two before the deadline.

This emphasis on timeliness is not due to a lack of confidence in the U.S. Postal Service, she said. “All this on the media that is disparaging the [Postal Service] is really unfair,” she said.

“They (the Postal Service) are bending over backwards to make this work. …

I want our population to know our post offices are helping us and working with us to make this happen.”

Important deadlines

• Tuesday, Oct. 13, 5 p.m., to register to vote and be eligible to cast a ballot in the 2020 general election.

• Friday, Oct. 23, 5 p.m., to apply for an absentee ballot by mail; all completed applications for absentee ballots must be received before the deadline. Postmarks are not acceptable.

• Saturday, Oct. 31, 5 p.m., to cast an absentee ballot in person.

• Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m., for the registrar’s office to receive a completed absentee ballot by mail.

Mailed ballots received after this deadline will be counted if they are “clearly postmarked” on or be-

Safeguards in place

If a voter receives an absentee ballot by mail but later chooses to vote in-person instead, they must bring the absentee ballot received by mail with them to the registrar’s office or polling place. The absentee ballot will be destroyed before the individual is permitted to cast a ballot in person. Otherwise, the individual may only cast a provisional ballot.

Casting more than one ballot during any one election is both a state and federal felony. fore Tuesday, Nov. 3, and received by the registrar’s office by noon on Friday, Nov. 6; late ballots that do not meet these criteria will not be opened or counted.

On the ballot

Three federal elections will take place in Virginia as part of the 2020 general election: U.S. President, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. President: Incumbent Donald Trump (R), Joe Biden (D) and Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian) will appear on the ballot.

U.S. Senate: Incumbent Mark Warner (D) and Daniel Gade (R) will appear on the ballot.

U.S. House of Representatives: Fauquier County is part of two U.S. congressional districts.

1st Congressional District: Four of the county’s precincts are in the 1st Congressional District: 303 (Bealeton), 102 (Catlett), 104 (Lois) and 301 (Morrisville). On the ballot for this House of Representatives seat are incumbent Rob Wittman (R) and Qasim Rashid (D).

5th Congressional District: The remaining 16 precincts in the county are a part of the 5th Congressional District. Bob Good (R) and Cameron Webb (D) will appear on the ballot for this House of Representatives race.

Referenda: Two referenda to amend the Constitution of Virginia will be on the ballot. Proposed amendments to the state constitution must gain a majority of votes in order to become law.

The Virginia Redistricting Commission Amendment would, if approved, transfer the authority to draw the state’s congressional and legislative districts – which is required every decade after the national census -- from the General Assembly to a redistricting commission composed of eight state legislators and eight citizens.

Under the proposed amendment, districts then would need approval from the General Assembly – but not the governor – in order to be enacted. If “certain deadlines” for drawing new districts are not met, authority to draw districts would be passed to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

The Virginia Motor Vehicle Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans Amendment would, if approved, exempt one motor vehicle from state and local property taxes for military veterans who have a “100% service-connected, permanent and total disability.”

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School division proposes face-to-face trade and industrial instruction Some auto mechanics, building trades, electricity, cosmetology and nursing students are back on campus part time

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

Fauquier County Public Schools have taken a step toward bringing some students back to campus this fall. Second- and third-year students in automotive technology, auto body repair, building trades, electricity, cosmetology and nursing will return to campus two days a week for face-toface, hands-on instruction.

Cosmetology is being offered at Kettle Run High School and Liberty High; all other programs are held at Fauquier High School. Transportation is not being provided. Career and technical education students not comfortable being in the building or students without transportation are being offered alternative assignments that can be completed remotely. All of the proposed

courses are two-block classes; the face-to-face sections will be followed by a lunch break to allow students to travel so they can participate in their regular remote classes.

Level 3 students began lab sessions this week; level 2 students will begin in October. Students will be assigned lab days (synchronous days) and the other two days students will work independently in online modules toward their certification (asynchronous days). Teachers will maintain their office hours for questions and will be available for their level-one students as usual.

Half of students will attend face-to-face classes Mondays and Tuesdays; the other half will attend face-to-face classes Thursdays and Fridays, leaving Wednesday available for deep cleaning of the labs between

Technical education textbooks available for review

Teachers, administrators, parents, and other interested stakeholders are invited to review Fauquier County middle school Technology Education textbooks/ instructional resources for adoption.

Anyone interested may make an appointment with the Library and Media Services Office (formerly the Teacher Resource Center) by calling 540-422-7112 or emailing Kim Ritter at kritter@fcps1.org.

The Library and Media Services Office is in Central Complex Building A at 430 E. Shirley Ave. and is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, Wednesday, Sept.

16, and Thursday, Sept. 17.

If you have questions about the Technical Education resources, contact Debbie Embrey at dembrey@fcps1.org.

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Chickens and guinea fowl in the incubator. (The guineas are the ones with stripes.)

Horticulture students will complete hands-on projects at home Materials for the planting project assigned by teacher Steve Potucek. groups.

Facial coverings will be mandatory. Upon arrival, students must complete a health screening modeled after the one that high school athletes follow.

Other rules will apply as well.

Students must: • Only enter and exit assigned doors during predetermined times.

• Keep their belongings in their designated work area.

• Remain in their classrooms/ labs and may not visit any other classrooms or offices in the building.

• Only use the designated restroom for their class and may only go one at a time.

• Not visit the vending machines and should eat prior to the start of class – breaks for water will be permitted in designated areas. Students must bring drinks from home.

• Students may not change groups once classes begin.

Just because horticulture students at Fauquier High School can’t go to school doesn’t mean they won’t benefit from hands-on experience.

Agriculture teachers Susan Hilleary and Steve Potucek were handing out project materials on Friday so students could get their hands dirty while they learn remotely.

Potucek said he teaches intro to horticulture, landscape design and intro to floral design. “Everybody does the plant project,” he said – using gravel, dirt, cool-season plants and seeds; landscape design students received everything they needed to design a garden; flower design students received the tools of the trade as well.

Potucek had 26 students drive by Friday; Hilleary saw six. She also teaches animal science, but the chickens and guinea fowl are remaining in the ag department at school. Hilleary has 42 chickens and 10 guinea fowl that are almost ready to leave the incubator. “We hold them up to the camera so the kids can learn to identify the males and females.”

Hilleary would love to be able to have a few students at a time in to the school to help with caring for the birds, but doesn’t know yet whether they’ll have the opportunity to be flexible about in-person teaching.

Potucek, after being in the landscape industry for 37 years, decided to share his expertise with students. This is his first year teaching in the agriculture department. He admitted that being a new teacher in 2020 “is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.”

But he’s determined: “My goal is to have kids fall in love with horticulture.”

Nine schools operate ‘internet cafés’ for students without service Mary Walter Elementary hosting 29 students

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

Twenty-nine students started attending an ‘internet café’ at Mary Walter Elementary School on Sept.

14. A bus picks up the children and they participate in remote learning from individual computer stations at long tables in the school cafeteria – 6 feet apart. They receive free breakfast and lunch.

Mary Walter principal Alex O’Dell said that children go outside for recess, “to get their wiggles out.”

O’Dell said that the first day was a little rough because many of the children had never logged in to

Google Classroom before, since they don’t have internet connectivity at home. He said that some teachers, the school’s instructional technology resource teacher and others pitch in to help kids with technology-related issues. O’Dell said he doesn’t have the staff to help all the kids with their schoolwork, “but we try where we can.”

O’Dell said, “At first, we were saying that parents had to come, too.

We were planning to have two areas, one for parents to telework and one for students. We had no takers.”

But he said, “When we contacted folks and asked if they would they allow their children to participate if

we provided transportation, we had 25 who wanted to come. … Since then it’s been growing.”

He said that he has 40 slots available, so he contacted those with the most need first. He said in addition to the elementary students, he has a couple of middle-schoolers and one high-school student who are taking advantage of the program.

He credited the school division’s transportation department for making it work. The request went in before the Labor Day holiday and “they thought we wanted to start on Sept. 8. They would have worked all weekend to make it happen, but I told them we wanted to start on the 14th.”

O’Dell said on Monday that one mother emailed to ask for help. “She

was a single mother and had to work.

I said, ‘I can provide this and this and this.’ She started to cry.”

Another family, he recalled, was worried because, “They had just moved from a place where they had connectivity and their new home has none. We were able to help.”

Eight other Fauquier County schools are also offering “internet cafes.” Principals are reaching out to parents who have indicated that their connectivity is sub-par. Each school is handling the project a little differently, depending on the space and staff they have available.

O’Dell admits that remote learning is difficult. “I’ve been watching kids trying to interact with their teachers through the computer. It’s not optimal.”

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County cheers dedication of Central Sports Complex Saturday

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

The Central Sports Complex – in the works for 20 years – was well and truly dedicated Saturday morning. About 150 celebrants added to throngs of baseball and lacrosse players who were celebrating another way – by playing on the fields.

The ceremony recognized many of those instrumental in the fields coming to fruition -- including the Rodgers family, which sold the land to the county; the supervisors who championed the project and provided financing, and the many others who kept the sports complex moving despite delays and complications.

Although the project saw little movement over much of the past two decades, the project was put on the fast track in 2018 when the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors agreed to allocate nearly $4 million to the project in 2018. The total cost of

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Carl Bailey, longtime baseball coach and sports booster, stands in front of the baseball diamonds dedicated in his name. the undertaking was about $13.2 million so far.

The full build out, which will include bathrooms, septic, irrigation and ballfield lighting for three fields will bring the total cost to $17.6 million.

The 74-acre complex on Meetze Road includes five diamonds – which have been named after Parks and Rec booster Carl Bailey, a beloved former baseball coach.

It also includes six rectangular fields, suitable for soccer, lacrosse or football. One of the six is an artificial turf field, only the second in the county. This field is named after a former outstanding high school athlete, Morgan Dupe Rodgers, who died unexpectedly in July of last year at age 22.

Morgan, who played lacrosse, field hockey and basketball at Kettle Run High School, was attending Duke University when she passed away. She was the daughter of Dona and Kurt Rodgers of S.W. Rodgers; he is president and CEO of S.W. Rodgers, the contractor that completed the construction on the complex.

A ribbon cutting for the Larry Miller equestrian/ walking trail was held Saturday.

The complex also features a walking/equestrian trail dedicated to former Fauquier County Parks and Rec Department director Larry Miller.

Miller led the Parks and Rec department for 35 years and oversaw the creation of 21 nature and walking trails in the county.

Players on the Cubs Little League team were on the new fields Sunday.

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Fauquier supervisors vote to accept additional federal funds, approve Vint Hill Lofts rezoning SUPERVISORS, from page 3

Spending plan for second CARES Act disbursement

about how his company launched a recruitment drive a few years ago especially targeted at young adults who had just graduated college, but some potential recruits were reluctant to relocate to Fauquier County. “The biggest detriment,” he said, “is the lack of affordable housing.”

The only dissenting voice was that of Jim Mills, a resident of the Silvermead subdivision in Vint Hill.

Mills expressed concern that the Vint Hill Lofts project will pave the way for more residential housing in Vint Hill, which he opposes. “That’s the fear,” he explained, “That we’re going to have a lot more housing creep than we bargained for.”

The complete list of spending items from the second disbursement includes: $825,000 for creating internet connection redundancy at county buildings; $600,000 to outfit the county-owned dispensary building in Vint Hill to store personal protective equipment; $400,000 to purchase temporary broadband towers (adds to $1.25 million previously earmarked for the county’s broadband initiative); $315,000 for loans to local businesses (adds to $50,000 already earmarked for business loans); $300,000 for the purchase of personal protective equipment (adds to $500,000 previously set aside for this purpose); $297,343 to pay for equipment and personnel directly related to the county’s emergency management response to the pandemic; $275,000 to a develop a subsidized day care program for low-income residents; $260,946 to license Microsoft business software for county employees (adds $375,000 to funds

previously set aside for telework costs); $200,000 to stock cleaning supplies; $100,000 to the circuit court for digitizing records; $100,000 to the social services department for “general relief” (adds to $15,000 previously earmarked for this purpose); $62,500 for administration and origination fees for the county’s line of credit; $50,000 to the Fauquier County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management to fund additional work space during the pandemic, if it is needed; $16,250 for retail business consulting services; $15,000 to outfit the John Barton Payne building for jury trials, and $10,000 to fund COVID-19 testing for county employees who have experienced a possible exposure to the virus.

Of the total $10.54 million available to the county government through two disbursements of federal relief funds, $1.14 million has not been earmarked for a specific purpose as of Sept. 10.

maining land zoned “rural agricultural.” Under existing zoning law, the property could be subdivided into as many as 72 lots, according to a 2018 assessment by the county’s development services division.

Under the terms of the easement, the land can be still be subdivided

into as many as three separate lots, and a maximum three “primary” residences – along with three “secondary” residences -- could be built on each lot. No new structure can be built within view of Springs Road.

During Thursday’s work session, supervisors and County Attorney

After some hesitation, supervisors vote to approve Fauquier Springs conservation easement

As part of the consent agenda, supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to grant a permanent conservation easement for the 198 acres along the Rappahannock River that comprises Fauquier Springs Country Club.

The property, which includes 22 improvements, is currently assessed at $5.28 million. Granting an easement would cost the county government approximately $11,000 annually in lost real estate tax revenue, according to the staff report.

About one third of the land is currently zoned “village,” with the re-

Kevin Burke discussed the proposed easement. Granger and Trumbo expressed skepticism about the proposal, especially because the terms of the agreement allow for some new residential structure to be built in the future.

Burke called the proposal “unusual” because most of the land is currently used as a golf course and said the issue for supervisors to consider is what would happen to the land if the country club were ever to go bankrupt.

Granger was especially frank.

“They (Fauquier Springs) are selling the easement so they can stay in business as a country club,” he said.

He initially said he would not vote to approve the easement unless no new residences were permitted on the property. He later elaborated he would be more willing to vote to approve the easement if it allowed for the future division of the property with no new residences permitted.

Trumbo expressed similar concerns, emphasizing he is “always glad for the opportunity to preserve rural land” but was concerned about the uses allowed under the terms of the proposed agreement.

The draft agreement was not altered and remained on the consent agenda for the regular meeting; however, and both Granger and Trumbo dropped their objections and voted “aye.”

Reach Coy Ferrell at cferrell@ fauquier.com

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Real estate reassessment for Fauquier properties to begin Oct. 21 The company contracted by Fauquier County to reassess the tax value of real estate properties will begin work Oct. 21, according to a press release from the Daleville, Virginia-based contractor, Wampler-Eanes Appraisal Group.

The value of real estate in Fauquier County is reassessed every four years. The current reassessment work will be done by November 2021 and the reassessed values will be effective for tax purposes in 2022.

The Wampler-Eanes employees will carry photo identification cards; signs that read “County Reassessment” will be attached to their vehicles.

“We want to alert the public to this, because our assessors and data collectors will be coming to residents' homes and to county businesses to view and assess all buildings, dwellings and the overall property,” the press release said. “Assessors will take exterior pictures and measurements while visiting properties.” The company will also utilize pictometry, a proprietary arial imaging technology.

The field assessments will be completed

by Nov. 1, 2021. Notices will then be mailed

by Nov. 30, 2021, to real estate owners with any proposed changes to the assessed value of their property. Information about appealing the proposed changes will be included in the notices.

According to the press release, the Wampler-Eanes company has performed work in 51 counties in Virginia and North Carolina over 24 years.

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Fauquier Health names new chief operating officer Staff Reports Fauquier Health announced Friday afternoon in a press release that Kevin Sale has been named the new chief operating officer for Fauquier Health, effective Sept. 14. Sale joins Fauquier Health from Valley Health System in Winchester. He fills a position that has been open since former COO Donna Staton left Fauquier Health earlier this year. Staton currently serves as the president of Novant Health UVA Health System, Culpeper Medical Center.

At Valley Health, the press release said, Sale was the corporate director of medical imaging, where his focus was on “strategic development of the health system.” He was responsible for the oversight of imaging services at six hospitals, five urgent care centers and assorted imaging centers.

Prior to working at Valley Health System, Sale held various operational roles within LifePoint Health and HCA Healthcare. (LifePoint also operates Fauquier Health.) In these positions, Sale “coordinated operations and maintained a strong focus on improving specialty physician practices,” said the release.

“Kevin brings over 20 years of healthcare experience to Fauquier Health,” said Chad Melton, Fauquier Health’s chief executive officer. “His health care background and familiarity with the Virginia market, par-

ticularly in our area, make Kevin a great fit for Fauquier Health. We are very excited about his arrival. I know that he will help us further advance our mission of making communities healthier.”

Sale holds a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in health care management from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in health care administration from Charter Oak State College in New Britain, Connecticut.

He has held various professional and civic memberships including Gideons International, American College of Healthcare Executives and American Healthcare of Radiology Administrators. Sale obtained certification as a medical radiologic technologist and is listed on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.

“When I became aware of this opportunity, it checked all of the boxes I was looking for, namely the chance to be part of a close-knit community and expand its access to high-quality health care,” Sale said in the release. “I look forward to working with the talented team that delivers real solutions and innovation in our healthcare system."

Sale currently resides in Winchester with his wife and daughter. The couple was originally from Virginia, but has resided in several different cities since 2009, including San Antonio, Texas, and Winchester, Tennessee.

Courthouse Black Lives Matter vigils will continue into the fall Labor Day weekend was supposed to be the final Courthouse Square vigil to support the Black Lives Matter movement, but organizers have decided to continue the demonstrations into the fall, according to Scott Christian of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy.

Three organizations support the

nonpartisan vigil -- the VICPP, the NAACP, Fauquier County branch and the League of Women Voters.

Christian said, “We have had 12 consecutive Saturday morning gatherings around the Courthouse Square with an average attendance over 80 -- even in the rain! Last week we had 122 participants. …

We have a town policeman present every week, though there has been no disturbance.”

He added, “We have decided to continue gathering this fall at the square every Saturday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. … We are building a community of people committed to ending systemic racism in this country.

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Kettle Run teacher debuts first novel in November ‘Iceman Awakens’ brings 5,000-year-old mummy back to life

By Robin Earl

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Sharon Krasny has been a Fauquier County educator for 14 years.

The face on the book jacket of a new historical novel called “Iceman Awakens” will look familiar to Ket- lisher (Koehler Books). One of the tle Run High School students. Sharon people giving a talk at a writing conKrasny, an AP English teacher, took ference she attended happened to be the last five years writing it between an acquisition editor. “He said, ‘I’ll classes. “It wasn’t five straight years be happy to read your manuscript.’ of writing,” she said, “It was more like It doesn’t usually happen like that.” when we had snow days. It was more She also got help with marketing. like five years of avoiding writing it.” Shelley Norden, an English teacher During an interview last week, at Fauquier High School, created a Krasny was a little disjointed. She video for the book’s website, www. had just finished a day of synchro- sharonkrasny.com. nistic teaching and was out of words.

Norden said, “Sharon and I worked “It’s exhausting,” she admitted. together at Kettle Run and have grown “Iceman Awakens” tells the backsto- to be good friends over the years. … ry of the real-life discovery of a mum- We started talking about the things my by two hikers on Sept. 19, 1991. she needed to do to promote her bookForgotten and frozen for 5,000 years, things like creating a website, a book the most studied corpse in the world -- trailer, and sharing information on soknown as Ötzi -- was found emerging cial media. I immediately offered to from a glacier on the Italian Alps. create her book trailer.

Archaeologists have learned a lot “Sharon has worked so hard on about the Neolithic man in the last this book. I would encourage every29 years. “I was intrigued by what one in the community to support her they were learning about who he efforts and buy ‘Iceman Awakens.’ was,” said Krasny. “He was shot in Although it’s not being released until the back, they found. And he was in November, I have already reserved a nasty fight the day before he was my copy on Amazon.com. killed. There were two bones in his “I’m hoping this is just the first hand that had cuts from an ax.” of many novels from this amazing Krasny has been corresponding writer.” with an archeologist who is workAs an English teacher herself, ing to unravel the mystery. “He had Krasny has been teaching about litera quiver with 14 arrows, but only ature for more than a decade, but she two of them had feathers and ar- learned something about the process rowheads and they were both sawn while writing her novel. “I didn’t realin half. Seemed like sabotage to me. ize how much problem solving there There was a whole drama playing is. It’s very strategic. You have to get out around this man.” the character from point Krasny took what is One-day sale A to point B. You can’t known about Otzi and Celebrating the 29th just create a magic unifilled in the gaps. For anniversary of Ötzi’s corn to solve the probinstance, the mummy discovery, “Iceman lem.” had 61 tattoos, placed Awakens” may be preKrasny admitted she along the body’s heal- ordered on Sept. 19 doesn’t use an outline. ing points, so she for $1.91. Visit www.

“I walk and figure it infused her charac- sharonkrasny.com for out. I let my problem ter – who she named purchasing information. solving change the traGaspare -- with the jectory of the story.” knowledge of a mediShe said that when she cine man. Scientists believe that he started writing, “I wouldn’t have was left-handed (because of the way predicted it would come out this he tied feathers onto his arrows), so way… It was an organic process.”

Krasny’s character is left-handed Another part of the process surtoo. Gaspare wore clothes made of prised her too. “While I was writing, I bearskin, so in “Iceman Awakens,” tried to stay as distant from this man as Gaspare encounters a bear. possible. I tried very hard to be objecThe hero of the story is only 13 tive, to not allow myself to come into years old in the book, but Ötzi, say the story at all. About two-thirds of the archeologists, was between 43 and way through, I realized I’m in the story.

45 when he died. Krasny said she’s What he struggled with, I also struggle working on a sequel. “I’ve got to get with. It was the coolest revelation.” him up on that mountain where he Although Krasny is happy that her was killed.” She said she would have project was able to bring dignity and done it in the first volume, but “as a respect to this ancient character, she first-time author, the publisher didn’t admits that it was a challenge, “Somewant a 600-page book.” times, I wanted to kill him myself.”

Krasny admitted that she got Reach Robin Earl at rearl@faulucky when it came to finding a pub- quier.com

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Parents sound off on remote instruction model REMOTE, from page 1 time, after school board members asked administrators to come up with a plan to reopen the schools to all students sooner than January 2021.

(Some students with serious disabilities are currently attending school in person.) School Board member Donna Grove asked that staff have a plan

by Sept. 23 to bring children back to school earlier. She was especially concerned about elementary school students. “We would like a specific plan to bring back our little guys as soon as possible,” she said.

Donna Rosamond, one of the organizers of the “Go for the Green” rally in support of returning to in-person instruction, was, like the many of those present, wearing a bright green shirt with the words, “Fight Like a Mother” emblazoned on the front. Rosamond said during citizens time that her son “has been begging to come to school.”

She said that after a “terrible experience in the spring,” she listened to the school division’s plan to bring students back to school with a hybrid model – in school two days and working remotely for three.

Then, she said, “red shirts” started a fear campaign and the 100% virtual model “was shoved down our throats.” (She was referring to the “Not Until it’s Safe” rally organized last month by members of the Fauquier Education Association.)

“You took a driving car and shoved it into park. We all had just two weeks to realign.”

Several speakers agreed that the sudden switch from hybrid to entirely remote instruction was difficult and unnecessary. Katelynn Stern, who has a first-grader at P.B. Smith, said that the last-minute decision put tremendous pressure on parents, teachers and students. “Shame on you for changing the model so late in the game. … This is a problem that can and should be fixed by now.”

Holly Buriss said that teachers had to reinvent their teaching methods without notice.

Parent Peter Bergstrom agreed that although “teachers are doing a great job, they have been thrown into a terrible situation because of a lack of planning at the top.”

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Donna Rosamond was one of the organizers of Monday night’s gathering of parents who favor a return to in person instruction.

Bergstrom’s daughter Carlee, who is a student at Auburn Middle School, took a turn at the podium too; she said that remote learning makes her feel trapped. “I haven’t learned a lot. Online school was not the best choice.”

Several parents and students told personal stories of how virtual learning is playing out at their homes.

Adrian Pillow told the story of going into his 17-year-old son’s room to find him unconscious; he had overdosed on opioids. It took a dose of Narcan to save his life. “A little while before that, he had been happily playing Xbox. I went in to say goodnight and found him unconscious. If I had been five minutes later, he would have been gone.”

Pillow said “the pandemic and the isolation it causes has made the drug scene escalate. … I asked him, ‘Why,’ and his answer was ‘I was bored, and I have nothing to do until class on Thursday.’”

Several students said they have watched as their younger siblings struggle with virtual learning. Jade Hayden, a recent graduate from Fauquier High, said her little brother has been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and anxiety. “His special ed report is 420 pages long.” She said remote learning is impossible for him.

Taylor Ritenour said that her brother, who is in the second grade and has an Individualized Education Program, had a mental breakdown trying to manage remote learning.

Melissa McKinley explained how her children feel about virtual learning. Her daughter is frustrated by internet glitches and worried that she’ll fall behind. She misses her friends.

Her son is suffering from headaches because of too much screen time.

“Virtual learning is a mess. The kids are alone too long,” she said, and subject to online bullying.

McKinley, like many of the parents who spoke Monday night, placed blame on the school board and the administration. “I want better. You need to do better,” she told the board.

Kristy Buzzel, who is a public school teacher, said she pulled her three children from public school because of the decision to implement remote learning. “It’s time to get back to work. I am not afraid to teach your beautiful children in person.” She spoke directly to the board: “you need to work day and night and figure out a way to get us back in the classroom full time.”

James Hanover has also taken his children out of the public schools. “I don’t envy you, sitting there. You are seeing the frustration” from parents.

He said, “There are risks in life.

COVID is a risk.” but “Education is a human endeavor. It needs to be face to face. Find a way, please.”

Rachel Good said that her daughter, a senior at Fauquier High, “feels that she is being held hostage in her own home. Stop telling us you understand and start listening.”

Good emphasized, “Day cares are open, restaurants are open. Virtual learning is not working. We are not OK.” Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com

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Recruits and staff from the Fauquier County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management completed 110 flights of stairs in honor of first responders who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Fauquier Fire and Rescue recruits honor 9/11 first responders

By Robin Earl On Sept. 11, nine students in the Fauquier County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management Recruit School were joined by 12 staff members in a 110-flight stair climb in remembrance of the first responders who lost their lives in the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001.

Battalion Chief Dale Kidwell said that the tribute took 70 minutes to complete and included 30 circuits up and down the bleachers at Fauquier High School; each circuit was four times up and down the bleachers.

The students – ranging in age from 18 to 43 -- completed the task in full gear and carried the Ameri-

can flag on their journey. Kidwell pointed out that since the youngest recruit just turned 18 on Aug. 1, “he wasn’t even around when 9/11 happened.”

Kidwell said that DFREM’s Recruit School is a training program for candidates who have already successfully completed the hiring process. The training varies depending on the certifications that the recruits come in with, but when they finish, they have all the certifications they need to work as firefighters and emergency medical technicians, Kidwell explained.

The current class includes 20 weeks of education. They will graduate Oct. 9.

Members of the Fauquier County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management’s current Recruit School.

PUBLIC SAFETY A Warrenton man was arrested on a burglary charge Thursday, Sept. 10.

Warrenton police reported that about 6 a.m., an employee of Power Trucks USA, a business located at 156 Alexandria Pike, confronted a man who was on the premises after hours and without permission.

The white male suspect fled the scene, and it was determined he had been burglarizing the business, said Officer Chai Fuller, spokeswoman for the Warrenton Police Department.

She said that officers were able to identify the suspect, Charles Wright Kunkle II, 47, of Warrenton; he was

subsequently arrested and charged with burglary, said Fuller. He is being held at the Fauquier County Adult DetenCHARLES WRIGHT tion Center.

KUNKLE II The detectives of the Warrenton Police Department are still investigating, said Fuller.

Anyone with any information about the incident is encouraged to call Lt. Alvaro Moran at 540-3471107, ext. 239, or email amoran@ warrentonva.gov.

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Public access to Rappahannock River draws visitors

By Anna Hovey

erty,” said Loch’s husband Ian. “… [now] they can access and enjoy it.”

Purchasing private land and acquiring conservation easements from landowners are the most common ways to obtain property for public access.

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When Riverside Preserve, Fauquier County’s first and only public access site to the Rappahannock River, opened last year, Jessica Loch and her family “got [their] passes immediately,” she said, and she began exploring the river and wading in the water with her young daughter.

“It’s a wonderful outlet to have,” Loch said, visiting the water one Sunday recently. “It’s so nice and open,” she said, that the family doesn’t have to worry about catching the novel coronavirus there these days.

When it first opened, Riverside Preserve required patrons to purchase a weekday pass, but since the pandemic, it has been open and free to the public seven days a week.

Jessica Black, who also visited the Riverside Preserve near Waterloo that day, said it is one of the few swimming spots in the county that isn’t closed and is “more relaxed” than others she has visited. The 196acre park is located at 8150 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall.

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Local residents contribute to Rappahannock River cleanup efforts. of expediting the development of a second public access site in Remington, known as the Rector Tract, said parks and recreation Director Gary Rzepecki.

The department is also planning to upgrade the existing Riverside Preserve with a canoe and kayak launch.

“You can get a kayak or canoe down there but it’s not very easy,” Rzepecki said. “It’s kind of just a walk down a hillside, and it’s very narrow.”

According to Maggi Blomstrom, the Piedmont Environmental Council’s Rappahannock-Rapidan conservation initiative coordinator, other access points upstream and downstream from Kelly’s Ford are New plans also under consideration. for Remington, Waterloo Blomstrom said that Parks and In July, environmental groups, Recreation and river advocacy groups Fauquier County Parks and Recreare working to raise money and solication and the Virginia Department it technological expertise to improve of Wildlife signed and presented a access while protecting the land and memorandum of understanding to ensuring the process is minimally the Board of Supervisors in hopes disruptive to the landscape.

In July, Friends of the Rappahannock was awarded a $45,000 PATH Foundation grant to develop a strategic plan for the Upper Rappahannock, including launching a website, map, river health indices, river safety materials and paddle tours, Blomstrom said.

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Public access is more common in other Virginia counties. The town of Fredericksburg, 38 miles south of Warrenton, for example, is built on the banks of the Rappahannock, and offers access at City Dock and privately held Virginia Outdoor Center.

On a recent Sunday, Fredericksburg resident Jesse Hooper came to enjoy the river with his wife and sister-in-law. He said he visits it 10 to 15 times each summer but would like to come even more. During the pandemic, however, he said he has avoided the popular City Dock because it has become too crowded.

New access points would be a “huge improvement,” said Hooper.

At 195 miles long, the Rappahannock is the longest free-flowing river on the East Coast. But improving the river’s water quality has been a long struggle. The Rappahannock has relatively high levels of bacteria and pollution from nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, fertilizer and waste from cattle, according to the Friends of the Rappahannock website. But swimming and boating are not considered a health risk, according to the group’s Upper Rappahannock Report Card; neither is eating fish caught in the water.

The Upper Rappahannock, where Fauquier’s section is located, received an overall water quality grade of C+.

Environmental groups have undertaken a variety of projects to improve the river’s health. As part of its Headwater Stream Initiative, FOR planted 300 trees and installed vegetation buffers along the banks to prevent some toxic runoff from getting into the river.

According to FOR’s Upper Rappahannock river steward October Greenfield, tubing is perfect for families with children at Riverside Preserve which has a calm current and is just under a mile long. “I’m a big birder and nature photographer, so that’s what I like to do,” said Greenfield.

Robert Harlow, a life-long Fauquier resident, used to fish in the Rappahannock as a child and now comes to the preserve with his children, his wife Kandi and their dog, Ellie Mae. During the pandemic, though, they have avoided groups along the path.

Harlow frets about the increase in visitors leaving litter. “If people would just respect something like this, this'll stay open for a long time,” Harlow said. “I love it."

Anna Hovey is a summer intern from the University of Maryland’s journalism school. Her internship was made possible by the Piedmont Journalism Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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From junk springs jewels Remix Market: rediscovering, reimagining, repurposing

By John Hagarty

Special to the Fauquier Times

Mark Harrington is a man of vision. He sees value where most see rubbish. In a world that uses, discards and moves on, this energetic entrepreneur prides himself on creating an eco-friendly community by giving used household items a second life.

Harrington initially launched Junkluggers two years ago. The service is simplicity tucked into colorful green trucks. The company contracts to haul used household goods and recycles almost 100% of the items.

When a truck full of former life stuff leaves a customer’s home or office, its destination is either partner charities or recycling centers. The customer receives a tax-deductible receipt for their donation.

Now there is a third stop for the supposedly worthless items: Remix Market in New Baltimore. “Frankly, the term junk is a misnomer. Often, it’s simply things that have run their course within a home and need to start life anew elsewhere,” Harrington explained.

Junkluggers found that despite their best efforts, the donation centers and charity partners they work with were not always able to accept every item brought to them. Recognizing a need for extending the recycling process, Remix Market was born.

The airy and open feeling of its 5,000-square-foot facility, at 6632 Electric Ave., is stocked with gently used and affordable items, including antiques, home décor pieces, quality furniture, outdoor equipment, art-

Home accessories reimagined at Remix Market.

What’s old is new again. work and more. With so much space, social distancing is comfortable for shoppers.

Beyond helping the environment, a portion of sales from Remix Market go to the franchise’s two charities of choice: Mikey’s Way Foundation and Inova Children’s Hospital.

There are numerous junk companies, but virtually none offer previously treasured items an opportunity to live again. Many pieces are scratched, missing a knob, discolored or have other modest imperfections. Harrington and his staff are skilled at waving their repair wand and revealing the original beauty and functionality.

"There are two terms in play here: recycling and upcycling. Recycling is lowering the value of an item. Upcycling is improving its value,” said Harrington. “We upscale and recreate the original piece and sell it at a very affordable price.”

There is no standard profile of customers engaging Junkluggers.

It includes people who are moving, empty nesters downsizing, senior citizens transitioning to condo living, and even younger couples moving out furniture to accommodate new purchases. Many of the items

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The business strategy realizes today’s population lives in a world of abundance and excess. “Once people realize they have too much stuff, but don't want just to throw it away, they call us.”

One enjoyable aspect of the business for Harrington and his staff is taking worn items and bringing them back to life. “One time we took a broken lamp and a silver-plated tray, painted it and turned it into a stylish birdbath. We also repainted an old dresser draw, cut off five old golf club heads, and made a unique hat rack.

“That’s the fun part of Remix.

Looking at an item and asking yourself, ‘what can we turn this into?’ ” I periodically give my drivers a break from lugging and let them learn new skills by refurbishing.”

Beyond the fun and unique articles for sale, there is a preponderance of serious furniture that would enhance the beauty of any discerning homeowner’s abode.

To peruse Remix’s Facebook is to be impressed with the quality and volume of items for sale. Recently a solid wood rolltop desk in fine condition was going for $150; a similar new desk would sell for more than $2,000. An all-metal wrought iron type five-piece patio set was priced at $139, a third less than a new purchase.

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Another unique feature is tilted toward the Do-It-Yourself crowd.

Customers who elect to purchase an item that needs some finishing touches can use space in Harrington’s workshop. “If they don’t have space

at home or have a cluttered garage, they can do the work at Remix.”

He also offers classes on a variety of restoration projects. Recently, a session was held on how to work with the various paint products sold at the store. “It’s become a very creative community, in addition to the sales.”

“After people visit us, we often hear comments like ‘I didn’t know you were here. This is my new favorite place to shop for home furnishings.’

"We are trying to be a different kind of junk company. With the opening of Remix, it has lowered the number of items we are taking to the landfill. The only thing going there now is truly trash,” said Harrington.

Remix Market is open Monday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. To view numerous items for sale, visit its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/remixmarketwarrenton

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2016 Trump voter: Denigrating military heroes is the last straw In 2016 I was among hundreds of thousands of voters who “held their nose” and voted for Donald Trump. As a Marine who served this country for 31 years, I didn’t have faith that Hillary Clinton had the moral ethics to lead my country; in spite of his flubs on the campaign trail, I thought that Trump would grow into the job.

I was wrong in a big way.

I have remained somewhat silent however, because after all, in spite of losing the majority vote, he won enough electoral college votes to assume office. During his tenure, I have listened to mainstream TV, cable outlets and reports from the Congress as they discussed the president. Their clear biases and partisanship aside, there has been general agreement that (a) most of the news isn’t “fake” as he claims, (b) COVID-19 isn’t a Democratic hoax and it isn’t going to magically go away, (c) Russia interfered with the 2016 election and Trump was the benefactor, (d) he doesn’t always tell the truth and (e) he thinks more of autocrats, dictators and adversaries than he does of our nation’s intelligence agencies.

I bit my tongue while these reports streamed out – seemingly day after day after day. After today’s breaking news, however, I can and will not remain silent.

During his 2016 campaign, Trump publicly stated that Sen. John McCain, for having been a prisoner of war in Vietnam, was not a hero, but instead was a “loser” because he was captured. For some reason, Trump is still obsessed with denigrating McCain’s memory and continues to attack him after his death. Add to this the very recent reports of Trump’s vile comments about the military and it’s not a stretch to see that they fit a pattern he has molded through his own recorded words. A leopard

In defense of Donald Trump’s America

doesn’t change its spots.

According to multiple sources, Trump has privately said that service men and women are “losers” and “suckers.” Among the many breaking stories on this, he is reported to have called Marines who died in combat “losers” and he doesn’t understand why “anyone would volunteer” to serve their country in the military.

Normally, I would chalk this up to election politics, but this time is different. This time, the story fits a pattern that Trump has painted on national TV several times.

This time, I’m going to remember the last four years when I cast my vote. This time, I hope and pray that those who blindly follow this man and who unwaveringly believe what he says take a closer look at more than just a single news source. This time, instead of believing what Trump says, I’m going to believe my “lying eyes” and ears.

This time, I hope my fellow veterans believe their eyes and ears.

This time, I’m not going to be the sucker or loser.

Every American’s vote is a personal choice. Volunteering to serve in our nation’s armed forces is a personal choice. Becoming the commander-in-chief who is charged with supporting those who serve is a personal choice. Trump wasn’t drafted into this job, he volunteered.

Respecting our military and our veterans – honestly caring about them and their families isn’t a choice. It’s a mandate. It’s a mandate on which I consider the current commander-in-chief to be an enormous loser. In my mind and with my vote, Mr. President, I take great pleasure in proclaiming that “You’re fired.”

JIM GEHRIS Midland

In response to Ms. Martens’ take on “Donald Trump’s America” [Fauquier Times, Sept. 2], I would like to point out that we live in a country that values individual rights — to assemble in a place of worship or for a protest, to leave our homes, to travel, to not wear a mask — even though these activities have a negative impact on the spread of COVID-19.

President Trump did a fine job of listening to the people in 2016 and has done everything he could to keep campaign promises, until blocked by the media and crooked members of Congress. When he took the oath of office, he swore

A.M. REZELMAN Warrenton

County’s CARES Act expenditures should be transparent to taxpayers I would like to thank Coy Ferrell for his excellent reporting on the Fauquier County administration’s use of Federal CARES grant funds.

It was reported locally a few weeks ago that Fauquier County employees may receive Federal CARES funds for child care expenses. The current reporting still leaves this matter as a possibility, or at least as a murky issue. Some federal CARES funds may have already been used for this purpose. That is unclear.

I wish to remind Fauquier County administrators of the language in the federal government’s guidelines for CARES expenditures: In: https://home.treasury.gov/ system/files/136/Coronavirus-Relief-Fund-Guidance-for-State-Territorial-Local-and-Tribal-Governments.pdf I draw attention to the specific language on exclusions following section 6.

"Nonexclusive examples of ineligible expenditures"... ... item 3. "Payroll or benefits for employees whose work duties

Warrenton-Fauquier Airport renovation is ‘amazing’ Today, I visited the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport to see not only the amazing “World War Two Flying Fortress” on display there, but to see the beautiful new terminal. The display of the plane was great, but the importance of the terminal is greater. It will bring in more corporate jets and business prospects.

Flying into a crummy, broken-down old airport with no amenities does not attract busi-

to defend the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves, their families and their neighbors.

As in the American “Wild West” an armed society is not only a polite society, it is preferable to a dis-armed people who, without the means to fight back, can be herded off their property or into train cars headed for extermination.

People are free to blame the president for lawlessness, diabetes, sanctuary cities, drunk drivers, the opiate crisis and anything else they can think of in a loud, clear voice.

But that doesn't make it a fact.

ness. Flying into a beautiful new terminal where there are amenities, a pilots lounge, Wi-Fi, restrooms and showers, and state-of-the-art conference facilities will bring business.

The renovated Warrenton-Fauquier Airport.

And the more know that the county considers planes that fly in, the the Airport an “enterprise fund” more fuel is sold. That’s what it is all about. Our taxpayers should and contributes very little tax-

are not substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency."

Emphasis is mine; subsidized day care is a benefit.

I urge our county administrators, who are responsible to the taxpayers and to the spirit of CARES Act purposes and associated fiscal responsibilities, to pay close attention to this matter, prepare a full accounting of your actions and present that accounting to county citizens in clear and coherent manner.

Everyone is on edge due to COVID-19 and it is safe to say that Fauquier County taxpayers have no patience with special treatment of county employees. If there is “means testing” of CARES funds allocation to childcare, please report on the specific methods used and the recipient class(es).

BRUCE CRANDALL Broad Run

On Sept. 10, Fauquier County supervisors approved a spending plan that allocates $25,000 to create an employee day care program. See page 3.

payer money to support it. The airport must do its best to support itself on hangar rental fees and fuel sales.

The beautiful new terminal was made possible by the many millions of dollars that Colonel Darrah, our excellent airport director (a distinguished former Marine flyer and veteran), was able to bring in from the state and federal governments, as well as the very generous donations of friends and supporters of the airport.

KATIE HERITAGE Marshall District

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Raising fertilizer taxes on Virginia’s farmers would be a man-made disaster The novel coronavirus and the national shutdowns associated with it are the latest in a long line of recent struggles that the U.S. farming community must overcome.

Agriculture is by far Virginia’s largest private industry, bringing in $70 billion annually and employing over 334,000 commonwealth residents. Without question, the state’s farmers need more relief from the government during this time of great need. Unfortunately, however, some federal bureaucrats are considering putting more taxes on their backs instead – less than three months before a presidential election that farm country will play an instrumental role in deciding.

Federal bureaucrats recently initiated an investigation into whether they should tax imported Moroccan and Russian phosphate fertilizer at approximately 71% and 30%. Industry groups, from the American Farm Bureau Federation to the Agriculture Retailers Association,

as well as a robust friend of farmer coalition in the U.S. Senate, have all sounded off objections in letters to the agency and department. Understandably so.

Phosphate fertilizer is a significant and costly expense for today’s struggling farmers. At the same time, it’s also one of the few products within the agricultural industry whose price has declined in recent years. Bureaucrats imposing new import taxes on it would undercut this rare and much-needed cost decline for our state’s planters and growers when they could really use the break.

Mosaic, a U.S.-based Fortune 500 fertilizer company, seems to be driving the federal government’s investigations. Nevertheless, the facts don’t corroborate Mosaic’s claims.

Within its complaints to the government, Mosaic objects to the government incentives that Morocco and Russia give their phosphate fertilizer companies. But nearly all producers receive

Stop bashing President Donald Trump Enough of the President [Donald] Trump bashing! You would be better spending your time reading the Bible!

Proverbs 21:2: “All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes, but it is the Lord who proves heart.”

KATHY PREZZANO Warrenton

Everybody get together, right now “C’mon people now …”

When I was a younger knucklehead growing up in Northern Virginia (1964 to 1969 in Annandale) my high school (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology) social studies teacher let slip that in Arlington, specifically 928 Randolph St., there was, for all the world to see, a national headquarters for the American Nazi Party.

My friends and I were flabbergasted! In our abbreviated teenage way of thinking we could not understand why our country, which had just recently fought a world war to throttle those Nazis, could allow them to promote their anti-Semitic, racist ideas right out in the open. We actually doubted the teacher even had it right. So, with lots of free time and a newly acquired driver’s license we decided to check it out.

Sure enough, as we drove past said address, we saw signs indicating it was the Nazi headquarters and noticed a large swastika banner prominently displayed in their bay window.

Talk about cognitive dissonance (a concept later learned in college)

Letters to the Editor

slapping us right in the face. But wait. That wily social studies teacher, having been apprised of our little field trip, used it to drive home a lesson on the First Amendment’s protections of free speech and the right to peaceably assemble. American Nazis as well as Communists could speak, assemble and even run candidates to be the President of the United States (once for Nazis, four times for Communists).

So, the other morning when I woke up to find my yard sign missing for the second time, I figured someone(s) had concluded that the rules had changed. No more free speech and maybe private property was no longer a reliable principle. My signs happened to support President [Donald] Trump. I have heard Biden-Harris signs have been taken as well.

“C’mon people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another right now” (Youngbloods, 1969) Great song, look it up!

If not “love one another” we should at least honor and protect the freedom/rights that have made us an unusually open and tolerant society.

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government incentives – even Mosaic itself.

Since all countries distribute some form of aid, taxing these other countries’ products won’t level the playing field for the U.S. It would tilt it to Mosaic’s benefit and U.S. farmers’ detriment.

Many American farmers would have no choice but to pay the significant premiums on these countries' imports. Morocco and Russia control over 85 percent of the world's phosphate supply and the U.S. doesn’t have enough phosphate to meet its own farmers’ demand.

It isn't easy to see any benefit from these new taxes, especially at this time and under these conditions. These federal bureaucrats should stop their investigation before the agricultural industry succumbs to another hardship. Virginia’s farmers deserve better.

MARTHA BONETA President, American Family Farm Foundation Paris, Virginia

Negative letters are a natural reaction to Trump, ‘the man in the Oval Office’ This is in response to the letter from Nancy Anderson published Sept. 9. (“Letters page is biased against president”) I’d like to suggest the negativity exposed in the Fauquier Times opinion page may be a reflection of the conduct of the man in the Oval Office. Ms. Anderson also suggests the credibility of the Fauquier Times may be compromised by the information published. In what will she have us believe? The internet? Or Donald Trump’s tweets?

I don’t believe Donald Trump is the problem. He is what he is. The problem is the irresponsibility of the American voter. In 2016, Donald Trump was not qualified to be president of the United States in any category. If you voted for him because you thought he would “shake up” the governing of the U.S. or you didn’t like Hillary Clinton’s attitude: shame on you. We could lose this country. Are we going to let the Russians pick our president again?

WARD O’BRIEN Warrenton

In our heart of hearts, we know the truth With so much going on, it’s hard to keep up these days. When I started this letter to the editor, I was going to write about our president encouraging people to commit a felony, by voting twice in the November election. Before I could put pen to paper, Mr. Trump insulted our military and veterans by allegedly calling those who have served and died for this country losers and suckers.

As a veteran and West Point graduate, I am particularly appalled

by Mr. Trump’s latest reported broadside against the military.

Some will claim that he never uttered these words. The history of the last three-and-one-half years shows us otherwise, and in our

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heart of hearts, we all know the president did make those remarks.

This is a man who has denigrated our allies, insulted John McCain, scoffed at Gold Star families, and belittled veteran and double amputee, Sen. Tammy Duckworth. He has no respect for our military, our veterans or our country. All of this from a man who didn’t serve, when he had his own opportunity.

Whether voting absentee or in person, I urge you to vote only once this year. Cast your vote to remove this man from the presidency. Our veterans, military and war dead all deserve better. As American citizens, so do we.

MAX HALL Marshall

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At a time of racial reckoning, the Gray Ghost becomes grayer

By Christopher Connell

Special to the Fauquier Times

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Founded in 1995, the Association tells schoolchildren, visitors and residents alike stories from an 1,800-square-mile expanse of the Piedmont that stretches across Fauquier, Loudoun, western Prince William, Warren and Clarke counties. The name change had been under discussion for two years. “This year, our 25th anniversary, seemed like a good time to make a change,” said Dulany Morison, chair of the association’s board. “The passionate narrative around the country [about racism] was just another reason why we wanted to look at whether this was the time to act.”

Virginia once counted more than 200 Confederate statues and memorials, more than any other state, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee, bespattered with Black Lives Matter slogans and graffiti, still stands on Monument Avenue in Richmond pending resolution of a lawsuit against Gov. Ralph Northam’s removal order, but other Confederate statues have come down in Charlottesville, Leesburg, Alexandria, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and elsewhere.

Ardent defenders decry what they term “cancel culture” as an attempt to erase history. Passionate opponents say these memorials glamourized traitors and racists, ignore the history of enslaved people and perpetuate racism to this day.

The men who answered Col. John Singleton Mosby’s call to join his newly formed 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, or Mosby’s Rangers, staged guerilla raids, disrupted Union supplies, and even captured a sleeping General Edwin Stoughton at his Fairfax courthouse headquarters. The Zorro-like Mosby became known as the Gray Ghost. A 38-mile stretch of Route 50 from the Fairfax County line to Opequon Creek in Winchester still bears his name, with five highway signs displaying a silhouette of a jaunty Mosby on horseback.

Mosby alienated many allies after the war by embracing Grant and saying it was wrong for the South to fight a war to defend slavery, but the legend lived on, in Ranger memoirs, biographies and even a syndicated “Gray Ghost” television series that ran in 1957. When the U.S. Army Ranger Association created a Ranger Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1992, Mosby was inducted in the first class.

The man and the myths still stir passions. Here are the viewpoints of nearly a dozen citizens of Fauquier and nearby counties about Mosby and the broader debate across America around Confederate monuments and racism.

A change of name, not mission

Dulany Morison became chair of the Mosby Heritage board in 2016 and led the internal de-

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The Mosby statue in Old Town Warrenton near the Old Jail features a informational plaque in addition to the prominent sculpture.

The new logo for the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area (right) replaces the original one. liberations that resulted in changing the name to Virginia Piedmont. Eight generations of his family have lived in Welbourne house, built before the Revolutionary War; the 565-acre estate was once a plantation worked by enslaved Black people.

Great-great-grandfather Richard Dulany, a Confederate colonel, founded the Upperville Colt & Horse Show in 1853 and served as a master of the Piedmont Fox Hounds. Morison, who majored in Southern History at the University of Virginia, runs a horse boarding facility for fox hunters at Stoke, another historic family farm.

Our mission from the outset was broad. We’ve always been an organization that works to highlight all the history that’s taken place in the heritage area. ... In 1995 [the founders] landed on the name Mosby for two reasons: his Civil War gue-

Dulany Morison and VPHA President Jennifer Moore rilla operations overlapped with the geographic region that the foundation got together to protect, and he was and is an extremely intriguing, historic figure that everybody -- particularly at that time but still today -- found fascinating. You also have John Mosby Highway coming right down through the heart of the heritage area. But right out of the gate, the name gave the impression we were a Civil War–specific organization. We were always qualifying or explaining to people that [was not See MOSBY, page 16

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Eric Buckland, president of the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society, is holding photographs of Mosby (left) and Capt. Henry C. Flint of the 1st Vermont Cavalry (right). Flint was KIA in the fight at Miskel’s farm that occurred on April 1, 1863, when the men he was leading attacked Mosby and his men at the farm. The Miskel farmhouse (background) is where Mosby spent the night prior to the fight.

[He also won a case on behalf of 163 former enslaved people whose owner had instructed in his will they receive the proceeds from sale of his TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN EARL plantation.] Mosby had the trust and confidence of those former slaves, and he did right by them.

An artifact of the Battle of Mount Defiance in April of 1863.

If you assume the defeated South was still racist and antagonist to freed slaves, Mosby went out on Common ancestors, divergent views MOSBY, from page 15 Robert deTreville Lawrence, 75, is a cofound- a limb to do the right thing. the case]. It was brought up almost every year at er of the Walker Jones law firm with a passionGeorgia Herbert, 70, who calls Lawrence our annual (board) retreats, as early as 2006. ... In ate interest in Virginia history, cousin since they share 19th cen2016 the board [decided] maybe just changing the including that of ancestors who tury ancestors, is a former county logo would make it clearer. Now it’s Goose Creek fought for the Confederacy. He re- I just don’t want to supervisor, attorney and environBridge with different figures from every major cently wrote a letter to the editor see the true history, mentalist who lives in The Plains in time period reflected in the logo. But it made the expressing concern that the tall good and bad, warts a farmhouse, Avenel, where Gen. Mosby name make even less sense. obelisk honoring Mosby might be and all, erased or Robert E. Lee stayed the night beWe asked ourselves, ‘OK, what new name removed from in front of the Warfore the Second Battle of Manasshould we have to make sure we’re not involved renton Courthouse, although the changed because sas. Her great-grandfather was a in any political discussion, but also that would Board of Supervisors has not en- it makes someone Ranger. Herbert, who served from be celebrated by all the communities of the Her- tertained that idea.

1988 to 1995, was a leader in the uncomfortable. itage Area?’ We landed on Virginia Piedmont. I My mother’s family is from The ERIC BUCKLAND successful fight to block Disney think the bulk of our followers said, “That makes Plains. We just got here in 1813. I America from opening a theme sense.” We haven’t heard a lot of feedback, but enjoy history and I enjoy sharing it. It breaks my park adjacent to the battlefields. probably 4-to-1, it’s been celebration by long-term heart to see people uninformed about the truth I grew up like a lot of southern children hearmembers as well as preservation partners and and getting caught up in the pressure of the mo- ing stories about the Civil War and was never all members of the community. We’ve always had ment to do things without understanding the con- that interested. The Civil War worked out the way the good fortune to have a good reputation and sequences or the basis for what they’re doing. My it was supposed to, as far as I’m concerned. I reloyal supporters. At the end of 2019 we had our wife and I have supported the Mosby Association member the Jim Crow days and the beginnings of largest total [raised] to date. Our annual budget is from the beginning. We’re disappointed the name the civil rights [era]. I remember the Vietnam War was changed, but I can understand it was done for fight, and fights over the war in Iraq. I’ve lived around $350,000. the right reasons. This name change thing is not through enough that I know that in times that feel fact-driven. It’s a political response to the alt-right terrible, the country comes out better each time. and ultra-right stuff that’s been stirred up by the … I’ve taken part in protests every Saturday since present administration. All of this [including the Memorial Day on the plaza in the center of WarBlack Lives Matter movement] is politicians tak- renton, not just for Black Lives Matter but other ing advantage of Whites and Blacks to achieve issues. Somebody makes remarks, usually there’s political objectives. That’s all it is. a prayer, and then we stretch ourselves along the [Lawrence welcomed removing Confederate main streets going in and out of Warrenton. Eighty symbols from state flags.] A cab people turned out in the rain last driver in Charleston [South Caroli- The only reason weekend. It’s heartwarming. na] once told my wife and I, “If you The conversation around Mosall understood how much it hurts John S. Mosby is by is a complicated one. I’ve been us to see that flag, you wouldn’t fly known today is in and out of the courthouse for 40 it.” And they are exactly right. It’s because of his Civil years, but I didn’t know the obehurtful and it ought to come down. War exploits. Very lisk was a monument to Mosby A [Confederate] soldier standing until I stopped and went over to by the courthouse door with a rifle few people know read it a month ago. It’s definitein his arm, that can easily be seen any of his post-Civil ly a Lost Cause kind of monument as inappropriate. It doesn’t offend War activities, but and Mosby was not a Lost Cause me but if offends somebody, parguy. When I moved here full-time ticularly a Black person, then that they know the Gray in the early 1980s, a friend of my would be of concern to me, too. Ghost. I’m very glad grandmother’s told me she rememBut I’m concerned about [other] they changed the bered Col. Mosby came and spoke monuments. to her first-grade class. Mosby was name.

Mosby was a good man. ... He GEORGIA HERBERT reviled in Warrenton because he couldn’t have survived as he did said, “Look, we lost.” He camduring the war without the suppaigned with Grant and became a consul [to Hong port of not only white people but Black people. Kong].

After the war he practiced law here. He owned I have been a card-carrying member of the TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN EARL the property that is now Haiti [the neighborhood Heritage organization since it was founded. I Not all monuments about Mosby’s Civil War exploits in downtown Warrenton] and developed it into focus on the Gray Ghost. small lots so former slaves could build homes. See MOSBY, page 17

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MOSBY, from page 16

You went quite a few years without any [Confederate] statues at all being erected. If you want to be truthful, they were erected to send a message to people of color. They may have lost the war, but they never gave up on the cause. That’s what’s going on right now.

I can’t remember being taught about slavery in school. I remember being taught how kind and considerate General Lee was, and the servants – not the word slave but servants -- were happy. My parents were working as domestic help, and I misunderstood what they were even talking about. I had to go back years later and find a fourth-grade history book and realized that was what was written and what the teacher taught from.

was in one of the very early conversations with [co-founder] Janet Grayson Whitehouse and her husband Charlie and I said to them at the time, “Don’t name it Mosby. That’s a mistake. Please name it anything but that.” Obviously, there were other people who thought it was a good idea. The only reason John S. Mosby is known today is because of his Civil War exploits. Very few people know any of his post-Civil War activities, but they know the Gray Ghost. I’m very glad they changed the name.

A Keeper of the Flame

Eric Buckland, 66, is a retired Army lieutenant colonel, author and president of the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society. The 150-member society operates a small Stuart-Mosby Cavalry Museum in Centreville, and some proceeds from books it sells have gone to refurbish the now-removed statue of J.E.B. Stuart on Monument Avenue in Richmond. Buckland, born in Kansas and raised in Connecticut, says the society’s twice-a-year bus tours of Mosby’s Confederacy draw Civil War buffs from across the country. The Virginia Piedmont Facebook page recently featured short videos of Buckland’s talks at the gravesites of two Rangers in Sharon Cemetery in Middleburg.

I become very focused, maybe almost obsessive when I get interested in something, and I became really focused on Mosby and his men. …

To me the [Heritage Association’s] name is not critical as long as they continue to tell history in an unfettered way, both sides. If the name change will allow them to continue that, and people will continue to come, I think that’s a good thing.

While I still think Mosby’s Rangers are a hook for a lot of people, there are a lot of other things of interest. In the [part of the Piedmont] known as Mosby’s Confederacy, you had Quakers, Unionists, free Black men, secessionists, any number of things. You have the Revolutionary War history and all the things that happened after the (Civil) War. But I don’t think you can ignore or do away with what was going on with Mosby’s Rangers.

I have no doubt that a move will be made on his obelisk in Warrenton and, frankly, I’m surprised they haven’t torn down all the John Mosby Highway signs already. … I’m sure a lot of my southern friends will be disappointed in my response, but as long as the history, the stories, are not smothered, I think there will have to be some changes [to Confederate memorials]. It seems like it’s going that way.

I just don’t want to see the true history, good and bad, warts and all, erased or changed because it makes someone uncomfortable. … The easy story for everyone to tell [about the war] is the Union was for freeing the slaves and the Confederacy was for keeping the slaves. That’s just not the case. If you’d asked nine of 10 soldiers on either side, “Why are you fighting?”, northerners would have said, “To preserve the Union” and southerners would have said, “Because we’ve

‘Leave everything alone’

Harold Meadows, a 65-year-old Fauquier machinist with Confederate ancestors, is a Mosby Karen White is the co-founder and director of the admirer who is troubled by efforts to remove any Afro-American Historical Association in The Plains. statues commemorating those who fought on the been invaded.” side of the South.

Was slavery involved? Absolutely. Was it a war Both my great-grandfathers fought with the started by the wealthy and the people seeking 29th Virginia Regiment. They were from Tazepower more than anything else, like every war well, back in the mountains of southwest Viranybody ever gets into? Yes. ginia, where I was born. I’m against moving any statues for any reason, no matter Descended from slaves and People can say it’s what they’re for. There’s so much slave owners history around Warrenton about cancel culture, but the Fauquier native Karen Hughes Mosby. He was against secesWhite, 67, is executive director care with which they sion, then he showed up in uniof the Afro-American Historical did it — Virginians form. A friend said, “I thought Association of Fauquier Coun- handling an awkward you were against secession?” and ty which she co-founded nearly Mosby told him, “I am, but Virthree decades ago. When she be- and difficult situation ginia is my mother, and I can’t gan researching her family his- in a very above board, fight against my mother.” [After tory, she discovered they were in intelligent manner — the war] he practiced law in WarFauquier when the county was renton but closed his office and made me extremely founded in 1759 and other kin in moved his family to CharlottesVirginia before that. She received proud. ville. … They were being ridiRICHARD T. GILLESPIE a “Heritage Hero” award from culed because he was a Republithe Mosby preservation group in can and good friends with Grant.

2007.

He only went to one reunion with the Rangers.

My first introduction to Mosby was seeing the They viewed him as a turncoat. highway markers of “the Gray Ghost” and my The war was fought here in Northern Virginmouth opening wide. Seeing the name, my gut ia. All of Virginia was a battleground. … They feeling was, “That’s an area I am not included in.” weren’t traitors. No one after the war was even For me as an African American with some knowl- arrested or tried for treason, no one. That’s just edge of the Civil War and local history, when I something repeated over and over again that peohear of Mosby, I think of people that were on the ple take as facts, but it ain’t history. … The Conforefront to sustain the institution of slavery. My federates and the Union had a big reunion together ancestors were involved with that history, both in Gettysburg in 1913. A lot of them were friends.

African Americans who were enslaved, and white There was no animosity, anything, because the ancestors that enslaved them. war was over.

Dulany Morison asked me straight up if having They say Black lives matter. I don’t recall anythat [Mosby] name hurt me, or if it caused me any body that says they didn’t. Are they saying the pain or suffering. I told him yes. I felt really good work of Martin Luther King didn’t matter, that when I learned they changed it. But I warned Du- King didn’t do anything? That LBJ signing the lany that this would not be an easy walk because civil rights law didn’t matter? They’re going back I was sure he would hit a bit of resistance. What to like 1619 [when the first slaves were brought to I have found in this county is that the only time America]. You had a Black president, Obama, for they’ll throw that part in [Mosby’s postwar sup- eight years, there’s Blacks on the Supreme Court, port for Grant and criticism of slavery] is if they all the Black governors and mayors. I don’t agree are trying to justify keeping a Mosby marker or with [the protesters]. If they want to put up their statue up, but it’s really for what he did in the war. monuments, fine, but leave everything else alone.

Mosby connections in classrooms

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Built in 1801 to 1802, Goose Creek Bridge was a feature in the Battle of Upperville during the Civil War.

When Richard T. Gillespie started teaching history in Purcellville High School 47 years ago, he soon discovered that some of his students were direct descendants of Mosby or Mosby Men, as the Rangers were called. After he became the Mosby Heritage Area Association’s historian, he often made the same discovery in classrooms where he gave presentations. Gillespie, who was the executive director when he retired in 2017, is steeped in both the region’s history and that of the organization.

They worked to secure support from municipalities that represent the landscape between the Bull Run and Blue Ridge Mountains, and the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. They looked for something those five counties shared in common and realized the most famous person from the See MOSBY, page 18

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MOSBY, from page 17 area was Mosby. They were looking for a way to get people’s interest. It was not seen as particularly controversial. We found opening the door to Mosby allowed us to talk about slavery, about the fact there were Unionists in the Heritage Area, Quakers who didn’t believe in war, and how things changed in the post-war years. It seemed like a good vehicle at the time. At that point the Civil War was taught as it probably had been for a long, long time. Certainly, it was about slavery, but it didn’t mean you couldn’t tell stories about both sides, particularly if they were local.

If you talked about Mosby, everybody had an opinion. They either loved him or hated him or they had an ancestor that rode with him. In 2015 after the slaughter in Charleston [the killing of nine African Americans by a white supremacist at a Bible study in a South Carolina church] we considered whether we were appropriately doing our mission for the changing times. We ended up changing our logo to the Goose Creek Bridge.

Times change, sensibilities change.

This year with the Black Lives Matter protests and long, aching discussions about what was going on, the board decided that if you were going to continue to have access to work with the counties, to work with parks and recreation, with public libraries and school systems, and even [securing] corporate grants, that having that name could be a problem. The mission [of preservation] doesn’t change, whether your name is Mosby or Virginia Piedmont. People can say it’s cancel culture, but the care with which they did it — Virginians handling an awkward and difficult situation in a very above board, intelligent manner —made me extremely proud.

Guiding tours of Mosby’s exploits

Donald Hakenson leads bus tours to visit places where the Gray Ghost legend was born, including the Hathaway House near The Plains, where Mosby climbed out a window and clung to a walnut tree while a Union squad searched the premises for him in vain. Hakenson, a veteran and retired Army civil servant, has written several books about Mosby and is a past president of the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society.

His great-great-grandfathers served under Gen. J.E.B. Stuart.

It’s a sad thing to see the Mosby Heritage Area Association changed their name because it was Mosby who operated in that area and made it famous.

History is to be studied and learned from. If your family had been in Virginia for 100 years and you were a farmer who did not own slaves and somebody came to you and said, “There’s an invading army on your soil,” do you say, “I want to keep slavery,” and run to fight the enemy? I think not. They grabbed their weapon to defend their soil, their family and their heritage.

Here’s what I believe: I believe there is racism in our country. I do not believe it is systemic. I believe George Floyd might have been murdered and I think that is a terrible thing. But for us to go around saying, “All right, now everything dealing with the Confederacy … needs to be taken down and erased,” I don’t believe in that. It’s a witch hunt.

I think all lives matter. I think Black lives matter. I think it’s terrible here we are in the year 2020 and we’re still dealing with the issues of racism. But some of the narrative going on is true and some is not. If we’re going to start hiding stuff and eliminating stuff (from history), that just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. We’re not a perfect nation, but I think we’ve done a lot of really

Dwayne Moyers likes to document road markers that reveal Virginia’s history.

Donald Hakenson with a picture of Col. John Singleton Mosby.

memorials and statues would be taken down and, here we are, it’s happening.

Mosby was a daredevil of his time. His raid at good things and everybody deserves a voice. the Fairfax Courthouse is one for the books. He was a genius. Confederate soldiers were heroes Seeking ‘full and balanced’ narrative For years, Eirik Harteis would needle his Tay- of their time. It didn’t have anything to do with lorstown neighbor Richard Gillespie about the slaves or racism. None of those common soldiers Mosby Heritage Area Association name. Harteis, ever had the acquired wealth to purchase slaves.

51, teaches world history at Those common soldiers are South Lakes High School in This part of Virginia is only known to history because Reston. He met Gillespie, whom they have their name etched he calls a role model, at a class very connected to its on a memorial. I could just see the Mosby Heritage historian Civil War experience, this coming. I thought before was teaching for NOVA Parks. but we have not done all of this is gone, before highThrough the course of that a very good job telling way markers are ripped out of class, as I came to learn more the ground, somebody needs to about Mosby, I said to him, “I’m a full and balanced document it, record it. Leave it just not right with Mosby yet.” narrative about the past. to future historians to judge.

EIRIK HARTEIS On some levels, it felt neo-ConOptimism about social federate, like the symbol that justice in the future you see on the roadside signs of the victorious Donna Bohanon of Ashburn chairs the Black Mosby waving his plumed hat. With my students, appealing to … a heroic figure associated with the History Committee of the Friends of the ThomConfederacy was a message that was going to fall as Balch Library in the Town of Leesburg, which flat in terms of making a compelling case for why specializes in helping Loudoun County residents the historic landscapes and places where we live trace their family history. Bohannon, a retired State Department employee and cross-cultural and work need to be preserved.

This part of Virginia is very connected to its awareness trainer, has helped local Black and Civil War experience, but we have not done a white congregations form “Race Supper Clubs” very good job telling a full and balanced narrative to hold frank conversations. A native of the Disabout the past. The burden of that falls heavily trict of Columbia, her interest in social justice upon our African American students. We need came early; when Donna was three, her mother to rectify that as quickly as possible and attended the March on Washington.

I love history and I am aware there are nuances move to redress the problems we in everybody’s story, but when it comes to Conhave created in the past.

Having said that, it’s not just federates, I have a very hard time to make the efabout African Americans. It’s fort to learn about them. I found it hard to go to about doing more to get our the Mosby Heritage website, even though I knew girls and women into the sto- they were involved in very positive things. They ry. It’s about Latinos and peo- worked very hard on getting the Willisville comple from Asia. We have many, munity [a historically Black village] on the Namany threads that we can focus tional Historic Register. It was just very difficult on. For too long we’ve focused to get past the name. Once they changed it, a lot of just on one at the exclusion of angst on my part was lifted. others. It’s time to pull back and A lot of (the Confederacy) had to do with mainsee the whole tapestry. In doing so I taining a system held by people with power and think we’re going to find connections money I would characterize as one-percenters in and energy and interest from corners we today’s terms. Maintaining a system where people haven’t seen in the past. were subjugated was so important to them. The whites who were not one-percenters -- they may Photographing memorials for posterity Dwayne Moyers is a Stafford real estate agent have been farmers and poor people -- were being and avid photographer who posts photos on fed stories about the worth of enslaved people verFlickr, many showing homes for sale but a great sus their worth. But it’s also important to understand number showing road markers of Virginia histo- that African Americans were being used as a comry, especially the Civil War. He’s been doing this modity during the enslavement period and used to fear monger after the war, up unto this day. for more than a decade.

Six years ago, after Eric Garner’s killing (by I’ve been interested in the Civil War for quite some time, ever since I could remember, back police), I was really upset. This time around, I’m in elementary school days. My family is from optimistic because I know we are being heard Rockingham County, I have family members who as African Americans. The outpouring of other served in the Brocks Gap Rifles, a [Confederate] races, other faiths, people around the world, that volunteer infantry regiment. The pictures started recognition and their denouncing the treatment of with my concern about Confederate history dis- African Americans and violence by cops, that is appearing not only from textbooks but the actu- encouraging to me.

Editor’s Note: The interviews were taped and al tributes to the dead. I’ve always had a fear the day would come when a lot of these Confederate condensed and edited for reasons of space.

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A DEAD ZONE IS BEING RECLAIMED AT FAUQUIER HIGH 29,000-square-foot artificial surface being installed over dilapidated old tennis courts Area will be used by all Falcon sports teams, marching band as well

By Peter Brewington and Fred Hodge Special to the Times

Fans familiar with the Fauquier High campus know how sad the school’s original four tennis courts had grown, looking abandoned and forlorn, maybe even a little apocalyptic, with gnarled pavement and weeds from years of neglect and disuse.

By October, that area will be a source of inspiration as the school completes a project that should improve practices for many Falcon sports, especially in wet conditions.

Thanks to some generous donations, FHS is installing artificial turf over the school’s long dormant courts located behind the home bleachers at Falcon Field. The work covers more than 29,000 square feet, approximately two-thirds of an acre.

“The plan is for all of the kids, all of the sports at Fauquier High School to be able to utilize it,” said Mark Ott, Fauquier director of student activities of the $117,080 project. “In-season teams will have priority, of course.”

Ott expects the turf to be delivered this week.

The original tennis playing surface will remain in place as the first of three strata. Next will come a thick compacted layer of rock dust to smooth out the rough and uneven spots that have developed over the years. The turf will cap the practice area.

Premier Sports Fields of Remington is doing the field work, while Long Fence (Chantilly) will install new fencing around the facility.

The original concept included using artificial turf obtained from Westfield High School in Chantilly, which was replacing its football field, Ott said, but officials altered course and decided instead to go with new turf.

“We went against that for the simple reason of life expectancy. We wanted to make it safe and have it last longer than if we put down used turf,” Ott explained.

He added the surface will not have any pre-printed lines nor will the school use paint to delineate areas.

“With so many different teams using it, there would be a mess of confusing lines,” he said, adding paint could break down the plastic blades of grass and reduce life expectancy.

Ott also said sports that use goals such as lacrosse, soccer and field hockey would be required to rotate placement to avoid compacted or overused patches.

He is talking to a group to see if lighting could be installed on the poles used for Falcon Field lighting, but the emphasis was to get the surface into play as soon as possible. Ott hopes for completion by the end of the month or early October.

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Fauquier High’s rundown old tennis courts are being reborn as a multi-purpose artificial turf field that can be used by numerous sports teams. Work could be done by the end of the month or early October.

“The plan is for all of the kids, all of the sports at Fauquier High School to be able to utilize it.”

MARK OTT Fauquier High director of student activities

The courts were not part of the original school construction when FHS opened in 1963. Built later, the courts were the home for the Falcon boys and girls teams in the early 1970s until the current six courts were installed next to the baseball facility in the 1990s.

The original courts had developed noticeable cracks, plus there were only four courts. Almost every other school in the area had six or more.

Over the ensuing years, the original courts fell into greater disrepair because no maintenance was done. Thick vegetation grew through the fencing and in cracks which had continued to grow and multiply through winter’s freeze-thaw cycles.

The Falcon boys lacrosse program was the leader in trying to reclaim the space, cleaning vegetation and patching the worst cracks to allow them to practice even in the rain or avoid standing water on the adjoining practice area.

Falcon supporters Steve Potuchek, Richard Gargliano and others long have noted Fauquier’s lack of suitable outdoor facilities compared to many local schools. The group Funding the Future of Fauquier Athletics grew out of their concern, and they began reaching out to the community to gauge potential support.

Ott said the school has utilized that early momentum and the community’s generous donations to make the reclamation possible. Cropp Metcalf,

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Fauquier’s old tennis courts have been in disuse for some time. About four years ago, the FHS boys lacrosse team cleaned them up and used the space in wet weather. the Airlie Foundation, the Jesse and Rose Loeb Foundation, the Falcon Booster Club all have made substantial contributions and another organization has made a significant pledge. Numerous individuals also provided smaller amounts.

The spring will see the most demand, Ott said, as he expects boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, baseball and softball to benefit.

Currently, there are three rotating 90-minute indoor practice slots for inclement weather, running from 3-7:30 p.m. That smaller space limits the scope of most practices, so the new facility will permit teams to conduct more efficient and safer workouts.

Field hockey will be a fall beneficiary, and Ott said the marching band and the school’s physical education department also will use the space.

Teams conducting preseason workouts will have access if in-season squads do not need the space.

Ott said he hopes to rent the facility to community groups when Fauquier athletes are not using it. That money, he said, would go into a fund for maintenance.

Highland opts for intramural sports this fall

By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

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Highland will field sports teams this fall, but not play other schools.

Highland School recently announced it will not compete against other schools in athletics this fall.

Instead, the school will play intramural competitions.

Highland has enough athletes to field two teams in boys soccer and volleyball.

“We plan to offer on campus ‘Blue vs. Gold’ games for the following traditional fall sports: boys soccer, girls tennis, volleyball and cross country,” said Highland athletic director Gary Leake.

He said field hockey, golf and mountain biking may also be offered.

Leake said athletes have until Fri-

day to sign up for a sport.

Wakefield still deciding

Wakefield School hasn’t made a decision on whether it will play other schools in fall sports.

“We are still having our sports practices three times a week. We plan to make a decision by the end of the week or beginning of next week,” said athletic director Tee Summers.

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No Surprise at the finish Riding a grade 1 winner ‘just feels totally different,’ according to winning rider McLane Hendriks

By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times

He called it a steer job.

And it’s not a bad way to win.

McLane Hendriks deflected most of the congratulations lobbed at him for crushing the field in the Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point headliner Saturday, calling open hurdle winner Surprising Soul a master at his craft and a pleasure to partner.

“Last time down the hill, I let out a notch, and he just dug in again,” said Hendriks of the sparkling performance at the Sept. 12 meet. “I mean, sitting on a grade 1 winner just feels totally different than sitting on another horse. You know the moment you throw your leg over him, he’s just that much better.

“It’s like driving a Camry versus driving a Mercedes. Both are good cars. A Mercedes is better.”

Surprising Soul led most of the two miles at the rolling Ben Venue course west of Warrenton, turning back a challenge from Big Bend (Barry Foley up) before the last and drawing off by two at the wire.

“You call that kind of a ride ‘a steer job’,” Hendriks explained. “I just needed to stay with him. He does the rest.”

A $9,000 horses of racing age sale to Hendriks’ grandmother, Wendy, in 2016, Canadian-bred Surprising Soul had struggled to get off the mark on the flat, but he began to shine after he came to Ricky Hendriks’ Pennsylvania barn. McLane was aboard in the horse’s first start for his trainer father – fourth on the turf at the Fair Hill Point-to-Point.

Pro Ross Geraghty took the ride over hurdles that fall – Surprising Soul was second in his first two

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tries, then he put together three wins in a row the next spring, capping the run in the 2-mile Frost at Nashville.

The gelding came back in 2018 to win the grade 3 National Hunt Cup at Radnor and the Walsh novice stakes at Saratoga before second in the Foxbrook to Belsaurius. He was a game second to Scorpiancer in the 2019 Iroquois, then came back last fall with a powerful near four-length win in the grade 1 Lonesome Glory at Belmont. He beat eventual champion Winston C by nine lengths, Scorpiancer, Belsaurius and Moscato with a sterling effort.

Fifth in the grade 3 Gwathmey in June, Surprising Soul was eased in Moscato’s Smithwick in July. Trainer Ricky Hendriks said he’s redesigned the roadmap for the 8-yearold winner of nearly $400,000.

“The plan right now is to run him right back at Blue Ridge (Hunt Point-to-Point, Sept. 19) over hurdles again.

“Then I plan to switch him to timber.

“I’ve hunted him with River Hills (near Hendriks’ southeast Pennsylvania farm.) He’s the nicest hunter.

Cool, classy. A real gentleman. He’s a great jumper, and I feel confident he’ll pick up the (difference) between skipping through a (soft, pliable) hurdle and jumping up and over a (solid wood) timber fence. “There’s a perfect race for him at Callaway Gardens (Nov. 7 in Georgia.)”

McLane Hendriks echoed his father’s confidence. “I look forward to riding him, anytime, anywhere,” said the 2014 University of Arizona racetrack program grad.

Three-timer

Surprising Soul was one of three

PHOTO BY DOUGLAS LEES

Pennsylvania shipper Surprising Soul, McLane Hendriks up, outclassed a quality field in Saturday’s featured open hurdle at the Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point. winners Ricky Hendriks saddled Saturday. “We had a great day out Old Dominion,” he said. “Three winners, three different stable jockey, three different owners. That’s how you like it to happen.”

In addition to the family-connected feature winner, Hendriks also sent out Armata Stables’ You’re No Better (Archie Macauley) to win a division of the maiden, and Emily Astor’s Good and Proper (Courtney Dankarich) to win the novice rider turf.

Also 8, the Kentucky-bred son of Pleasantly Perfect drew off to win by 6, in hand for Dankarich’s first lifetime victory.

Owner Emily Astor is from one of England’s best-known racing dynasties. Her light blue silks with pink sash, Hendriks said, are the oldest silks in active use today.

What they say

towards an NSA meet.”

“Today’s Old Dominion Hounds Point-toPoint reminded us of what this sport is all about. So many volunteers worked so hard to overcome the obstacles this pandemic has presented to create a wonderful racecourse from a (cattle) pasture.

Horsemen and women showed up with an excitement that we all have missed.”

MICHAEL MITCHELL

~ National Steeplechase Association president Al Griffin, a resident of Marshall and a Warrenton orthodontist

“It’s a beautiful course, rides quite well. I’m surprised this isn’t a sanctioned meet, to be honest.

An estimated 1,000 “essential personnel” and “race sponsors” attended the Old Dominion event, the first steeplechase meet to run in front of spectators since the mid-March lockdown after the Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point.

National Steeplechase Association president Al Griffin was grateful for horsemen’s compliance.

“Today set a precedent for moving forward with racing,” said the Marshall resident. “This proves we can work through Phase 3 requirements, or whatever, and still stay safe with social distancing, masks at all times – everything. It went well.”

Virginia racing gets a second chance to prove how deftly they handle pandemic pressure this Saturday: the Blue Ridge Hunt Point-to-Point runs Sept. 19 in Berryville. Details are at centralentryoffice.com.

~ Defending champion rider Michael Mitchell

Leading owner Mike Hankin, left, NSA president Al Griffin, right

(But), as a point-to-point, it’s relaxed and enjoyable. It goes right back to the pure thrill to get a horse around and have a good experience.

This type of meet is a way for (trainers, and riders as well) to build a platform

“We sent nearly 100 horses to the post and pulled two vehicles out of the mud with the hunt tractor. I’m a little sore, and my feet are still prunes, but we got it done.

ROB BANNER

~ Rob Banner, former Great Meadow Foundation president and part of the van area coordination crew

“The minute I get to catch my breath after about eight weeks of non-stop prep, I think I’m going to realize what a great day it was. I’ve heard nothing but good from the horsemen. ~ ODH joint-master Debbie Welch

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Cedar Run District

Nathaniel Stokley Andrews to Leland Barry

Stephen K. Fox Tr. to Ruben Aroldo Morales, Peach, 10929 Southcoate Village Drive nr.

Bealeton. $445,000 28 acres on Rt. 646 nr. Midland. $185,000 Dafne D. Milan Mendoza to Austin Scott W. Roser, 2.76 acres at 8168 Frytown Road, and 1.53 acres off Frytown Road, Warrenton. $380,000

Andrew F. Clay to Stephen A. Makuch, 6522

0.7549 acre at 4395 Sunset Court nr.

Lancaster Drive, Warrenton. $447,000

Warrenton. $415,000

NVR Inc. to Kristine Marie Bogosian-Cooley, 7546 Hancock Street, Bealeton. $314,025 Center District Ricardo Alfred Page to Douglas Towle, 7175

Lee District

acre at 56 Frazier Road, Warrenton. $375,000 Timothy A. Roush to Katherine Silveri,

Homestead Court, Warrenton. $455,000

Shannon Elaine Lewis to Erin Michelle

James Thomas Ross II Tr. to Washington

Capuria, 5015 Godwin’s Landing Drive,

Street Development LLC, 0.83 acre on the

Remington. $330,000

corner of Washington and Green streets,

Edward Lee Lambert to Jenny N. Lund,

Warrenton. $300,000

2.650 acres at 4502 Morrisville Road, 0.085

Darren A. Wrigley to David Jacob Hughes,

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Lots 16 and PT-15 at 194 Locust Street,

$325,000

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Kenneth Judd to David Lang, 2.0985 acres

587 Foxcroft Road, Warrenton. $510,000

A. Gallo Subieta, 10958 Southcoate Village

Lloyd R. Smith to Max Dale Maxfield, 9

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Aviary Street, Warrenton. $248,000

James J. Hawes to John S. Beahm, 12.01

Hazel Laing to Madeline Ann Murphy, 186

acres at 11354 Freeman’s Ford Road nr.

Garden Street, Warrenton. $349,000

Remington. $330,000

Lorene M. Head to Matthew Groves, 0.167

Linden. $740,000

at 7041 Wintergreen Court and 0.1942 acre

Charles W. Ross to Paul Michael Demember, southwest of Rt. 676 nr. Warrenton. $650,000 3.50098 acres at 6677 Leeds Manor Road, Franco Traverso to Randell E. Anders, 3746 Marshall. $360,000 Osborne Drive nr. Warrenton. $650,000

David L. Taylor to Leigh Ann White, 1.1903 acre at 2838 Atoka Road, Marshall. $475,000 Independence Realty LLC to Mohsin Husain, 1.5585 acres and 2.4952 acres on Gray’s Mill

NVR Inc. to Garrett Ross Witt, 7550 Hancock Winchester Chase Development LLC to NVR Road, New Baltimore. $230,000 Inc., Lots 13 and 14, Winchester Chase off Street, Bealeton. $292,525 Carolyn Bryan Holt Grayson to Cason Winchester Street, Warrenton. $330,000 NVR Inc. to Joseph Patrick Howard, 7552 Chatham, 6.6249 acres at 6473 Georgetown June M. Mayhugh to Frederick J. Verdi Jr., Hancock Street, Bealeton. $318,470 Road, Broad Run. $375,000 Victor Manuel Menjivar Tovar to Alvaro

Marshall District

Patrick Colgan to Mik Sutphin, 0.6887 acre at Deborah Dail Lockhart to Rex Cobb, 6646 Kelly Road nr. Warrenton. $450,000 14.35507 acres at 13219 John Marshall Hwy.,

Moses A. Housien to Sonja Yvette Plummer, 1.0067 acre at 7088 Gray’s Mill Road nr.

Warrenton. $550,000 Florence Marro to Rachael L. Ayres, 17.0508 acres at 3318 Bust Head Road, The Plains. $1,200,000

Jeanne F. Hayduk Tr. to Stephanie Chambers, 8325 Mauzy Square, Marshall. $219,000 David S. Duncan Tr. to MZK Investment LLC, 3.267 acres at 8716 Lee’s Ridge Road nr. Warrenton. $315,000 Winchell D. Chung Jr. to Verne L. Bowers Jr., 32.59822 acres and 95.48462 acres on Tapp’s Ford Road and 11.91431 acres at 7461 Tapp’s Ford Road, Amissville. $600,000 South Pickett Farm LLC to Roger Gendron, 23.9873 acres and 41.8324 acres off Holtzclaw Road, and 37.75 acres at 8468 Holtzclaw Road nr. Warrenton. $1,025,000

OBITUARIES

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Autumn Dawn Chesney Autumn Dawn Chesney, 44, of Nokesville passed away suddenly on the morning of August 23, 2020.

Autumn was a lifelong Fauquier County resident and was known and loved by many. She was born on October 24, 1975 to Larry Byron Chesney and Evelyne Wines Chesney.

She is survived by her three children: Alicia Smoot, 30, Andrew Chesney, 21, and Eli Wymer, 6 to whom she loved dearly and were her life’s purpose. Also, by her mother, Evelyne Wines, and her four sisters: Morica Chesney, Mailisha Chesney-Adam, Sarah Zotti, and Isabella Chesney.

She was preceded in her death by her father, Larry Chesney and her grandparents.

A celebration of life is still pending but will definitely be held for close family and friends.

June Sadd Kline June Sadd Kline, age 92, died Thursday, September 10, 2020 at her home in Catlett, Virginia, surrounded by her daughters and family.

Mrs. Kline was born June 18, 1928 in Washington, D.C. to the late Walter Charles Sadd and Mabel Eleanor Brown.

She lived in and around Manassas throughout her life and treasured her family, her church, and hot fudge sundaes. June graduated from Osbourn High School as Valedictorian in 1946. She earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Bridgewater College in 1950 with a double major in Elementary Education and Psychology.

Education remained close to her heart throughout her life. She rejoiced in the varied accomplishments of her children and grandchildren.

In 1950, June married Paul Kline in the front yard of Tudor Hall, her family home in Manassas. They made their home on the farm near Broad Run on the outskirts of Manassas, where they raised a family of seven children. They opened Kline’s Freeze (1965) and Kline’s Drive-In (1969) in Manassas, where they served ice cream, milkshakes, banana splits, and footlong hotdogs to generations of loyal customers. Mrs. Kline mentored several decades of young people who worked in her restaurants, encouraging them to work hard and live well. She is remembered fondly throughout the Manassas community by those who worked their first job or tasted their first ice cream cone at one of the Kline’s restaurants.

Mrs. Kline delighted in watching her 18 grandchildren grow, study, and start families of their own. She enjoyed sharing in the life milestones and day-to-day activities of her 27 great grandchildren. She enjoyed traveling with Paul and her siblings, and later, with other family members. At ninety years old, she volunteered as a Sunday School teacher at the Manassas Church of the Brethren, helping with the preschool class.

Mrs. Kline is predeceased by her husband Paul Emerson Kline, her parents, and her sister Roberta Nelson Messamer.

She is survived by one brother and spouse: Hudson (Bonnie) Sadd of Manheim, PA; two sisters: Marian (John) Layman of Bridgewater, VA and JoAnne Sadd Eby of Fairfax, VA; her seven children and their spouses: Jeanette (Doug) Shonk of Goldvein, VA; Helen (Burton) Wolf of Union, OH; Wayne (Loretta) Kline of Manassas, VA; Bonnie (Melvin) Cheshire of Bristow, VA; Lorraine (James) Croushorn of Midland, VA; Donna (Harold) House of Nokesville, VA and Lynn (Joan) Kline of Nokesville, VA; 18 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; many extended family members; and loving caretakers Sandy Northam and Hannah Skinner.

Visitation will be held at 10:00-11:00 A.M on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 on the lawn at Manassas Church of the Brethren, 10047 Nokesville Road, Manassas, VA where funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 16, 2020 with Pastor Amanda North officiating. Interment will follow at Cannon Branch Cemetery, Manassas, VA. The viewing and funeral service will be held outdoors. Please bring your own chair or a blanket for seating. To assure the safety of family and friends, please wear a mask and maintain ten feet of social distance until seated with your family group.

A video recording of the service will be available on YouTube.

Please call the Manassas Church of the Brethren office at 703-368-4783 for more information.

Memorial contributions may be made in the form of a donation to Manassas Church of the Brethren 10047 Nokesville Rd, Manassas VA 20110 (www.manassasbrethren.org), Heifer International, 1015 Louisiana Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202 (www.heifer.org) or Farthest Corners, PO Box 213, Nokesville, VA 20182 (www.farthestcorners.org) in memory of June Kline.

Condolences may be sent to www.piercefh.com.

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OBITUARIES James Orlando Brooks, Sr. James Orlando Brooks, Sr., 60, of Warrenton, VA, passed September 6, 2020.

A private funeral service was held on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Faith Christian Church, 6472 Duhollow Road, Warrenton, VA, 20187.

Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

Rexton Tanner Rector Rexton Tanner Rector, 82, of Bealeton, VA, passed September 4, 2020.

A graveside service was held on Friday, September 11, 2020, 11:00 am, at Pleasant Valley Memorial Park, 8420 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia, 22003.

Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

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PLANNING FOR YOUR END Even when death comes peacefully, it is never easy on those left behind. While there is usually a much-needed distraction in funeral and memorial planning, it can be overwhelming for some. This is why planning for your own death is so important. It is not just about ensuring your requests are met, but also about easing the burden on loved ones. Planning your death event can be as complex as creating a legal document with your lawyer and setting up funding with your accountant, to filling out a simple death journal explaining “I’m dead…now what” to make sure your family knows exactly what you want. This unselfish act relieves them of the pressure to figure it out by themselves.

Over the years we’ve become more and more convinced of the value of planning ahead. By planning ahead, you can be confident that the cost of your services will be locked-in and can never increase and that your wishes will be carried out.

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“Whenever I prepare for a journey I prepare as though for death. Should I never return, all is in order.”

- Katherine Mansfield

Charles William “Charlie” Miller Charles William “Charlie” Miller passed peacefully in his home on August 31, 2020 surrounded by loved ones. Charlie was born on July, 16 1935 in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

At age 17 Charlie joined the Navy and from 1952-1956 he sailed the high seas where he spent 3 years and 7 months out of his 3 years and 10 months of service either at sea or in a foreign land, most notably he served in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While in the Navy he also received the National Defense Service Medal.

Charlie was a mason by trade and had a heart for service. After he retired he worked at Marywood Retirement Community in Manassas, VA. On October 17, 1998 he married his lovely wife Dorothy and they spent the next 21 years together serving the community. They were founding members of Feed My Sheep which began its service to the community in 2002; it is an organization which ministers to people with food insecurity in Southern Fauquier and Culpeper Counties.

Charlie was an avid Washington Redskins fan who loved to brighten people’s day by singing to them; he also loved to watch his grass grow, and was never afraid to say. “I love you.” Charlie will be missed by the many family, friends and members of the community, even those he never met yet still served with a faithful heart.

A celebration of life service will be held outdoors in the pavilion at the Midland Church of the Brethren, 10434 Old Carolina Rd. Midland, VA on September 20, 2020 at 11:30 a.m.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made Midland Church of the Brethren and can be sent to the address above, all donations will be used for Feed My Sheep.

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OBITUARIES Russell Webb Moore Russell Webb Moore of Warrenton, Virginia, passed away peacefully at home September 9th with family at his side after a courageous battle with cancer.

The son of Webb and Dorothy Moore, Russ was born in Warrenton November 27, 1942.

He was known for his devout faith, love of family, generosity, work ethic, and for always being willing to help others. He worked for many years at Wildcat Mountain Farm in Warrenton and for the last twenty-four years at Stoke Farm in Aldie.

A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he is survived by his wife, Martha; his four children, Alicia Shamblin and husband Tom, Beverly Hanback and husband Matt, Bonnie Sharp and husband John, and Thomas and wife Kim; fourteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two nephews and four nieces. He is also survived by sisters Betty Appling and husband Barney, Patricia Monger, Marjorie Moore, and Hope Morison and husband George; Sandra Dodson whom he considered a sister; and brother Dennis Moore.

He was predeceased by his parents and brother, Prew Moore.

There will be a service at Stoke Farm, Middleburg, Friday at 2:00 September 18th, weather permitting,followed by interment at Marshall Cemetery. Due to Covid-19 there will be no gathering afterwards.

Rain location for the service is Moser’s Funeral Home in Warrenton.

John A. (Jack) Lyons, Jr John A. (Jack) Lyons, Jr, age 77, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2020 in his home in Rixeyville, VA, after a seven year battle with cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange.

Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late John A. Lyons and Phoebe Boardman Lyons. He was preceded in death by his lovely wife of 35 years, Linda E. Enlund.

He is survived by his sons J. Christopher and Stephen M. (Jenna) and his four grandchildren Elise and Andrew Lyons and Caleigh and Gracyn Lyons. His four surviving sisters, Mary Lyons, Frances L. Sammons, JoAnne Lyons, and JoEllen L. Hunt all live in Rhode Island.

After graduating from the University of Rhode Island, Jack joined the United States Army in 1965. He served 7 years, first in Vietnam and later at the Pentagon. His began his civilian career at Xerox Corporation in Washington, DC area where he rose from sales to management. In retirement Jack was well known to his customers at Harris Teeter in Warrenton, VA and appreciated by the young people he mentored there.

Later in life Jack lived simply but with great purpose. He began each day with a prayer of gratitude and looked forward to another day to meet people, engage in conversation, and maybe make life a little easier for someone else. People who knew him for even a short time loved his storytelling, his sense of humor, and his sincerity.

On September 9, 2020, Jack’s funeral mass was held at St. Barnabas Church in Portsmouth, RI, and he was buried at Hillside Cemetery in Tiverton, RI with his wife and his parents.

The family sincerely thanks Capital Caring Hospice and the nurses from First Light Home Care of Warrenton for the attention, kindness and support they gave Jack in his last two months. They also recognize Hero’s Bridge, a wonderful volunteer non-profit that gave significant help to Jack this past year, especially in times of Covid-19. Its mission is to care for older veterans by providing transportation to medical appointments, advocacy when dealing with the VA, and companionship to those who no longer have family nearby. Donations may be made in Jack’s memory to Hero’s Bridge, P.O. Box 861606, Warrenton, VA 20187.

Funeral arrangements were made by Connors Memorial Funeral Home in Portsmouth, RI. You may share memories and condolences with the family online by visiting www.memorialfuneralhome.com/

Mary Duncan Thomas Mary Duncan Thomas, 89 of Marshall, VA passed away on August 28, 2020.

She was born on April 4, 1931 in Fauquier County, a daughter of the late Fred Duncan and Evelyn Wine Duncan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert L. Thomas and a son, Stephen Thomas.

Mrs. Thomas retired as bookkeeper for the former Marshall National Bank and its successor, PNC. She is survived by her children- Kelley Flohr, Richard (Belinda) Thomas, David (Nora) Thomas and William “Billy” (Jacqui) Thomas; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 12 Noon at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Upperville, VA. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Paul Franklin Wiley Paul Franklin Wiley of Rappahannock County, Woodville VA was called to his eternal rest on September 13, 2020 at Martinsburg VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary Norman Wiley.

Paul is the son of Webster and Rosella Swauger Wiley (both are now deceased) of Hollsopple, PA and was born November 4, 1942 in Hysota, PA. He graduated from Conemaugh High School, Davidsville, PA and Mechanical Engineering School, in Washington, D.C. His apprenticeship in Local 602 Steamfitters Union began in 1962 after service in the United States Navy. His career continued as a Journeyman Steamfitter until his retirement. He was a member of Ray Streets Baptist Church in PA. He enjoyed riding his horses and touring on motorcycles. He participated with Fellow Local 602 retires at Warrenton Breakfast Club.

Paul is survived by his children: Paul Franklin II, Travis Wesley, and Lisa Bennett and six grandchildren: Benjamin, Sierra, Sarah, Dawson, Iderah and Brooke. His surviving siblings are: Charles Wiley (Barb); Wayne Wiley (Grace) and Terry Wiley (Karen).

Other siblings deceased are: Harold Wiley, Ray Wiley, Jane VanNest, Mary Pudliner, Ruth Synder and Shirley Sedlmeyer. A graveside service will be held with military honors at Culpeper National Cemetery (new section) East Chandler Dr. Culpeper, VA on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 2:00pm.

Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186, 540-347-3431, online condolences can be made at moserfuneralhome.com

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

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

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

www.gracechurchcasanova.org

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

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Hunting Properties

HUNTING LAND WANTED

Ethical bowhunter, retired USAF vet, seeks a safe place to hunt in Fauquier, Loudoun, or Culpeper Co. Will pay lease fee. Venison donated to the VA Hunters for the Hungry Program. Refs & waiver of liability. Bob: 540 272-6694.

Rentals —

001 Apartments Amissville, Efficency, 15 mins to Warrenton, furn, $675/mo incls utils. Short term (5 months) 540-937-9832 Warrenton,1BR, 2 lvl, W/D, trash serv, $1200 incld util. Consider reduction w/ mowing & outdoor help.

703-508-3056 text/call.

Farm

220 Equipment 8 x 18 H&S Kicker Wagon, 806 Peaugo running gear, new bed, fresh paint. $1800.

Please call Larry at 540-336-8807. Located in Winchester.

Furniture/

228 Appliances

Miscellaneous

256 For Sale

Black CD tower holds 65 CDs, light with dimmer 40.00 Call or text 540-812-5261 Insigna 32” LED TV 720p/60HZ, DTS Sound. Never used, still in original box. $90.

540-270-0599, Yamaha NS-AW190BL All Weather Speakers.

Black 120 Watts Max Power Input 2 Way Acoustic Suspension, 5”. High Compliance Woofer, 1⁄2” PEI Dome Tweeter. Never used, still in original box. $90.

540-270-0599

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LOST & FOUND ADOPTIONS TOO!

FAUQUIER SPCA 540-788-9000

Contemporary Sofa 250.00 Call or text 540 812-5261 Vintage kitchen table with 4 rolling chairs 300.00 Call or text 540-812-5261 White Wicker Rocking Chair 150.00 Call or text 540-812-5261

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1 girl´s 26 pink bike. 1 boy´s 26 bike. $50 each. 703-335-2607.

Located in City of Manassas.

www. fauquierspca.com e-mail fspca@ fauquierspca.com

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PET SITTING/ WALKING Lic & Ins Call Suzy 540-347-1870 Or Text 540-219-2247

Small bunny w/water bottle, cage too some food ,low cost to a good home.

540 341-4692 to leave msg, we will call back!

Announcements

FOOD PANTRY 2nd & 4th Sundays

3124 Beulah Rd, at Beulah Baptist Church, Markham VA will have a food pantry on 1:30pm-3pm Please contact Cecelia Williams at 540.364.2428. Church number 540.364.2626.

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For all your heating and cooling needs. Rc´s AC Service and Repair, 540-349-7832 or 540-428-9151 G R AV E L : A L L PROJECTS. Topsoil; fill dirt; mulch. No job too small.540-8254150; 540-219-7200 H.D. PETTY CUSTOM PAINTING!!Int. & Ext. Drywall, carpentry, powerwashing. Licensed & insured.540364-1195 JBS Excavation & Clearing, Free estimates, tree removal, horse arena, d r i v e w a y s & landscaping. No job too big or too small.

703-582-0439 JENKINS EXCAVATING & LOGGING. Free Estimates, Class A Contractor, Commercial, Residential. Demolition, land clearing, site prep, roads, drives. 540-661-0116 Miller´s Tree Servic, complete tree service. Renoval, mulching, storm damage, bucket truck, firewood.

540-222-2089 North´s Custom Masonry. Retaining walls, stone work, patios, repoint ing brick, chimneys, driveways.

540-533-8092 North´s Tree Service & Landscaping. Complete tree service. All phases of landscaping.

540-533-8092

N U T T E R S PA I N T I N G & SERVICES Call Erik, 540-522-3289 POTOMAC WINDOW CLEANING. Inside & out, By hand. Power W a s h i n g .

703-777-3296 Licensed, insured, bonded

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Power Washing, Go from Green to Clean!!540-642-2349, 703-987-5096. Licensed & Insured!

Remodels; New Homes; Windows; Painting; Garages; B a t h r o o m s ; Kitchens; Decks;.

Class A. Lic & insured. GMC Enterprises of VA, LLC. 540-222-3385

385 Lawn/Garden GORMANS TREE AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES. Seasonal Clean up. Snow removal, grinding, mowing, take downs.

Free estimates.

540-222-4107; 540-825-1000 Total Lawn Care, home services. Cranium Services giving you peace of mind. Call Glenn 571-839-8495; glenn@ craniumservices. com; cranium. services.com

English Meadows Community off Opal Rd. 9/19, 8a-2p.

To o l s , f u r n , collectibles, dolls, HH & more. Following COVID-19 protocol.

MULTi! Marshall, 4344 Hill Crest Ln, (faces Crest Hill Rd) 9/19, 9a-3p & 20th, 12 -5p.

No early birds.

Lovely Upscale Items

Huge Indoor Estate/ Yard Sale! Sat, 9/19, 8a-1p. Furn, Tools, HH, Linens, Paintings, Art, Glassware, etc.

11753 Bristersburg Rd, Midland, VA 22728

Old Gold Cup, 340 Gay Rd. Warrenton,9/19, 9a-4p. Multi-fam/ moving.Bookshelves, furn, ping pong tbl, Kids & teen clths, HH, & much more

WOMEN’S HIGH-END BUSINESS AND BUSINESS CASUAL CLOTHING Sept. 19. 9am - ? Sizes 10 & 12, gently worn by 5’ 9“ owner. Footwear size 9.

Vintage to current classics. Very good to like-new condition. Rain/ shine. MASKS REQUIRED. See FaceBook Marketplace Womans Clothing at: facebook.com/ marketplace/item/310270416933492/for picts & to PM questions. Cash App, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or cash. 5584 Snow Mountain Rd, Broad Run, VA 20137

Entire Comm. Sale, Villages of Piedmont, Market Ridge Blvd & Rte 15. Sat. 9/26, 8a-2p. Yard sale link: http://bit.ly/VOPFallYardSale or Call Gloria, 571-248-6630

Garage/Yard Sales

605 Automobiles - Domestic ´05 CADILLAC Deville DHS; LOADED! Garage kept, Looks & drives like new - Must see to appreciate. Taking best offer. One owner. On a scale of 1-10 it’s a 9.

540.829.7207 2013 Hyundai Elantra GLS 4-Door Sedan Excel Cond. 65K Mls. Loaded. $9000.

470-292-5531 or email at karadrummond@ yahoo.com.

630 Campers/RVs SALEM 2019 RV 33’, rear living room, 2 slide-outs, 2 awnings, CAC, fireplace, island kitchen. $19,800. Haymarket. 815-668-2043

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Addison´s Building & Remodeling. Additions, basements, b a t h r o o m s , sundecks, repairs. Licensed Insured.

540-244-2869 Affordable Roofing with Terry´s Handyman Services, LLC. Licensed & Insured.

Commercial & residential. Senior discounts.

540-270-7938 Design/build services.

New, renovations, additions for residential. Commercial renovations & tenant uplifting. Licensed & i n s u r e d .

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1 9 7 8 7 5 0 Kawasaki, converted to LTD Kit, totally r e b u i l t , 540-439-2055; 540-222-4111 2016 ZX10R Kawasaki ABS 2300 miles 11800.00. (540) 364-0340

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FORD F350 2004 UTILITY BODY, READY TO WORK. HIGH MILES $6000 540-788-9516

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Legal Notices TOWN OF WARRENTON

ABC Licenses

NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL RETREAT Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold its annual Council Retreat on Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The retreat will be held at 6480 College Street, Lord Fairfax Community College in The Barn.

The purpose of the retreat is to set goals and priorities.

There will be no formal action taken at the meeting. Please feel free to contact the Town Clerk should you have any questions/concerns at 540-347-4505.

The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities.

A copy of the ordinance is available for review at the Town’s Administrative Offices, 21 Main Street, and can be examined by those interested Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Elizabeth A. Gillie Town Clerk

Full name(s) of owner(s): Molon Lave Vineyards and Winery, LLC Trading as: 480 BC Farm Brewery 10075 Lees Mill Road Warrenton, Fauquier County Virginia 20186 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Brewery; Limited with Keg; Beer Shipping license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Louizos Papadopoulos, Managing Member 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 ONLINE AUCTION Calverton Self Storage 4133 Old Calverton Rd. (Rt. 642) Catlett, VA 20119 (540) 788-3213

via www.StorageTreasures.com September 17, 2020 Calverton Self Storage will sell at public online auction via www.StorageTreasures.com, the contents of occupants’ self storage units listed below to satisfy rental fees and other expenses. Online bidding will end on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at approximately 5:00 p.m. Units to be auctioned off are: Keith Allen Carkin – Unit 3211; Paula Dabkowski – Unit 606; Jay J. Diamant – Unit 727; Kelly Dutton – Unit 1908; Leala B. Elliott – Unit 2006; Garth Foster – Unit 1526; Sherry Jones – Unit 3101; and Anita C. Stevens – Unit 601.

Sold by unit via www.StorageTreasures.com.

Terms: Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover), Money Order, and Cash.

Legal Notices

NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OCTOBER 1, 2020 The Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2020 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia to consider the following items: 1. SPECIAL PERMIT – #SPPT-19-012351 – LILLIAN PETERSON LIVING TRUST/JEAN GALLOWAY BALL, TRUSTEE (OWNER/APPLICANT) – THREE PENNY ACRES – An application for a Category 3 Special Permit to operate a tourist home, PIN 6011-46-6292-000, located at 12590 Belle Meade Lane, Marshall District, Markham, Virginia. (Kara Krantz, Staff) 2. VARIANCE - #VARI-20-013503 – ROBERT A. TALBOT (OWNER/ APPLICANT) – TALBOT PROPERTY – An application for a variance of Zoning Ordinance Sections 3-404 and 3-405 to reduce the minimum required front and side yard setbacks, PIN 6976-21-0741-000, located at 8036 Great Run Lane, Marshall District, Warrenton, Virginia. (Amy Rogers, Staff) 3. SPECIAL PERMIT – #SPPT-20-013641 – BRENDAN M. & DOLLY M. JONES (OWNERS/APPLICANTS) – FOX CHASE FARM AT OAK HILL – An application for a Category 3 Special Permit to operate a tourist home, PIN 6050-18-3469-000, located at 3469 Oak Hill Road, Marshall District, Delaplane, Virginia. (Lauren Runyan, Staff) 4. SPECIAL PERMIT - #SPPT-20-013654 – JASON V. EVANS & CAROLINE PATTON-EVANS (OWNERS/APPLIANTS) – EVANS PROPERTY – An application for a Category 2 Special Permit to allow gunsmithing and the accessory sale of firearms as a major home occupation, PIN 7906-56-7575-000, located at 6310 Beverleys Mill Road, Scott District, Broad Run, Virginia. (Josh Frederick, Staff) The application materials can be found on the Land Development Online Portal at: https://commdevpay.fauquiercounty.gov/Energov_Prod/SelfService#/home.

Approximately one week prior to the public hearing, staff reports for all items will be available online at: http://agenda.fauquiercounty.gov/. To arrange a time to review files in person, please contact the Department of Community Development’s Planning Office at (540) 422-8210, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Due to the threat to public health and safety of the residentsof Fauquier County from exposure to COVID-19, and pursuant to the County’s emergency continuity of government ordinance adopted April 9, 2020, citizens are encouraged to participate virtually in this process. The meeting may be viewed on Fauquier County Government Channel 23 and livestreamed at http://fauquier-va.granicus.com/ ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1.

Citizens desiring to participate in the meeting remotely are required to register in advance. Instructions are available on the County website at: www.fauquiercounty. gov/BZAVirtualMeeting.

Comments will be limited to three minutes. Participants will be required to wear a face covering and maintain strict social distancing measures that may involve waiting in line outside of the building.

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 Meredith Meixner, Planning Associate, at (540) 422-8210.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE ON SITE AT 5831 Ray Court, Warrenton, Virginia Tax Map 6994-89-5521-000 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original amount of $340,000.00, dated July 25, 2005 from Susan Leslie Fraser recorded in Deed Book 1170, Page 2164 in the land records of the County of Fauquier, Virginia, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness thereby secured, the undersigned will on October 2, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON ON SITE at 5831 Ray Court, Warrenton, Virginia, offer for sale at public auction the property and improvements thereon, described as follows: All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in Center Magisterial District, Fauquier County, Virginia, and containing 0.6413 acres, more or less, and designated as Lot 25, Phase II, Cedar Knolls Subdivision, as shown on plat of subdivision dated January 15, 1987 and prepared by James G. Butler, Jr. and Associates PC and recorded with deed of subdivision, dedication and imposition of covenants, conditions and restrictions in Deed Book 556, Page 556 in the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office of Fauquier County, Virginia.

TERMS OF SALE: CASH This sale is subject to all matters of record in the chain of title to the above property, and also subject to mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens of record and not of record, if any such liens exist.

A bidder’s deposit of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars in certified funds is required at the time of sale, with the balance due at settlement, to be held within 30 days from the sale date at the office of the Trustee. The property and improvements thereon shall be sold in “as is” condition. All costs of conveyance, by special warranty deed, will be at the cost of the purchaser. Real estate taxes shall be prorated to date of sale. Additional terms of sale shall be announced at the time of sale and contained in a memorandum of sale which the successful bidder shall be required to sign. This sale is being conducted in coordination with COUNTS REALTY & AUCTION GROUP and the buyer will be charged a buyer’s premium of 10% of the high bid amount.

JEFFREY A. WARD SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE For more information please contact: Jeffrey A. Ward Franklin, Denney, Ward, & Strosnider PLC 129 N. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro, Virginia 22980 540-946-4408 email: jward@fdwslaw.com For more information visit the following web address: counts@countsauction.com Or Contact: Pete Ramsey @ Counts Realty & Auction Group 1-434-525-2991

ABC Licenses

Full name(s) of owner(s): MATTHEW CARSON Trading as: BRITCHES GREAT OUTDOORS 20 Main Street, Warrenton, Fauquier County Virginia 20186 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Bespoke Clothier Liquor License license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Matthew Carson 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.

Legal Notices ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ017999-01-00 FAUQUIER COUNTY J&DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MARSHALL, HUDSON T The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE CUSTODY OF MARSHALL, HUDSON T It is ORDERED that (X) the defendant (X) PUTATIVE FATHER/UNKNOWN appear at the above-name Court and protect his or her interests on or before 10/30/2020 8:30 AM Allison Coppage, Judge

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Employment PET BATHER

PT, must have a genuine love for animals, will train.

540-349-1537

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Plumber´s Help Wanted

Great Pay and Benefits.

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HOUSE CLEANING

Construction company and farm needs house cleaning, light farm work. Some English and own reliable transportation required.

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Micron Technology, Inc. has openings for Flash PQA Engineers in Manassas, VA. Responsible for Product Quality improvements through EFA [Electrical Failure Analysis], data mining, new part qualification support.

Mail resume to Nate Burt, 4000 N Flash Drive, MS 2-702, Lehi, Utah 84043. Please reference Job #10878.2176.

FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE AND SALES

PT for Fire Protection Co. 4 days/week, Fauquier area. Retires Welcome. We will train in sales & service of fire extinguishers. Co. vehicle provided, good driving record req.d. Contact Henry @ 800 892-1012

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School Nurses!

Are you an active RN? Do you want summers off with excellent benefits? Fauquier County Public Schools is seeking School Nurses! The ideal candidate can respond quickly to emergency situations, ensure compliance with Virginia Health Guidelines and the Code of Virginia and is able to administer first aid to students, teachers, staff and visitors. Multiple openings!

Submit your application today. jobs.fauquiercounty.gov or call 540-422-8300 for more information

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Full Time Employment

Substitute Teachers

Fauquier County Public Schools New rates for 2020-2021 School Year: ● Non-degreed Subs= $90.00 ● Degreed Subs= $100.00 ● Long-Term Degreed Subs= $150.00

To apply visit jobs.fauquiercounty.gov or call 540-422-8300 for more info.

Full Time Employment Micron Technology, Inc. has openings for FEMQA Engineers in Manassas, VA. Support Micron quality initiative by leading DRAM/NAND/NOR product quality and reliability risk assessments through statistical data analysis, approval of process changes and driving global projects spanning multiple Micron sites/departments. Mail resume to Nate Burt, 4000 N Flash Drive, MS 2-702, Lehi, Utah 84043. Please reference Job #10878.2170.

Full Time Employment

GARAGE DOOR TECH APPRENTICE

Must be mechanically inclined. Will train to repair & install garage doors.No experience necessary. Must have valid driver’s license.

Apply in person: 1030 Highams Ct, Woodbridge, VA 22191

Full Time Employment SERVICE/INSTALL TECHNICIANS

for residential & commercial garage doors*top pay+benefits*must have valid driver´s license. Apply in person:

Direct Support Professional II Small group home setting- provide adults with developmental disabilities support, guidance, & opportunities in all areas of community living.

Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent, valid VA driver’s license with acceptable record. Training is provided. Varity of schedules for 24-hour group homes. Salary: $15.11 hourly; $29,464.50 Annually Please apply at www.rrcsb.org.

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SERVICE TECH/ PLUMBER RESIDENTIAL FT, Plumbing Experience preferred! Licensed Master Plumbers - Journeyman Plumbers - Senior Apprentices +3 Years and provide exceptional service to our customers!

If you possess a positive attitude and enthusiastic approach to customer service, we want to talk to you!

Some of our benefits include: 401k match, Tuition assist, Health, vision & dental ins, Paid time off.

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Flaggers Full time, to provide traffic control & safety around construction sites. A valid driver license & clean driving record a must.

Starting $13/hr & scheduled raises.

Company-paid medical & dental premiums.

Please fill out an application at careers.trafficplan.com or come to our office Tuesdays or Thursdays (8am-10am).7855 Progress Ct., Suite 103; Gainesville, VA

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JUST LISTED Culpeper | $370,000 Beautiful, one level living on a gorgeous 1. 3 acre lot just minutes from town. Freshly painted throughout, upgraded kitchen with stainless steel appliances and hardwood floors, large laundry room with lots of storage space plus a bonus room for hobbies, game room, play room or in-home gym. this home is a MUST SEE!!!.

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Warrenton | $565,000 This home is truly a gem worth seeing! With 2 Master Bedrooms as well as a finished In-Law Suite.

Priced below appraised value! This home checks all the boxes. Come see this spectacular home.

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Bealeton | $850,000 Warrenton | $425,000 Historic property rich in history. Farmhouse This charming cape cod with the craftsmanship of with 4 BR, 2 BA, inviting front porch on 90+ yesterday and the conveniences of today only 15 acres great getaway spot. Lovely views still close minutes to Warrenton. Totally remodeled with over to shopping and restaurants.

3000 sq ft of finished space. Wonderful mountain Call Nancy Richards | 540-229-9983 views from the new deck! Comcast available! Two wineries within 1 mile each way of home!

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UNDER CONTRACT Bealeton | $379,900 Wonderful country living in this great rambler. New addition includes over sized garage with over 780 square feet of space, Master bedroom and bath. Large walk in closet. Built in Gun safe. Newly landscaped and rock walls. Home has new siding, new hvac including all new ducts and trunk lines., New windows and roof. Deck on the back. shed. front porch. Lush grass. Come see this house and enjoy the quiet. Convenient to Rt 17.

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Culpeper | $345,900 Beautiful, well maintained, all brick Cape Cod on gorgeous S Blue Ridge Ave in town! This home has undeniable character and charm. This home is truly a gem worth seeing! Priced below appraised value!

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Culpeper | $300,000 HERE IS YOUR LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN? 3 BEDROOM 2.5 BATH HOME ON 1.50 SECLUDED ACRES. GREAT HOME, GREAT LOCATION! COME ENJOY THE WILDLIFE AND THE PEACE AND QUIET OF CULPEPER. THIS HOME HAS HIGH SPEED INTERNET COMCAST!!.

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FOR SALE Midland | $459,999 Motivated Seller! Home is ready for a new owner one level rambler with 3 bedrooms. 2.5 baths, full unfinished basement with chair lifthandicapped accessible, gas fireplace in living room, peaceful yard with views.

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Casanova | $1,299,000 Custom Georgian Colonial on over 33 acres in the heart of Casanova Hunt country.

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If you're planning to buy a home or refinance your current home soon, rates are going up. There is a new "adverse market fee" announced for all refinances guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on or after December 1st, 2020.

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Warrenton | $849,000 This charming old beauty on 2.3 acres has 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. This home is 1 block from Main Street in Warrenton.

Attention Investors: this property is zoned for 7 Townhomes.

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UNDER CONTRACT Warrenton | $339,000 Lovely rambler on DC side. Newly redone with new kitchen cabinets, appliances, counter top.

New carpet and paint thru out. Full unfinished basement. Large lot with patio and shed. 3 nice size bedrooms and full bath. Plenty of room for adding on.

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JUST SOLD Warrenton | $193,000 Represented Buyer!

3 Level Townhome Call Nancy Richards | 540-229-9983

JUST SOLD Marshall |$ 565,000 BEAUTIFUL HORSE PROPERTY ON 8+ ACRES WITH A CHARMING CAPE COD. THIS PEACEFUL FARM OFFERS A QUAINT HOME WITH 3 BEDROOMS, 2.5 BATHS. Call Beth Kramer | 517-220-2662

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