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Animal Control Officer Sgt. David Lee checks on one of the dogs taken from a southern Fauquier facility.
Fauquier SPCA steps up to handle canine crisis 80 dogs seized from alleged puppy mill in southern Fauquier PHOTO BY KENNETH GARRETT
Caroline Folker of Warrenton founded Families Overcoming Drug Addiction after her teenage daughter died of a heroin overdose.
Recovery: A slow, painful road Region suffers from a shortage of opioid treatment centers By Randy Rieland
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It was agony enough that their 19-year-old daughter died of a heroin overdose. After all, Brian and Caroline Folker had always thought Fauquier County was a safe place to raise their two daughters. After much research, they had picked it as the place to live when he was transINSIDE Business.............................................15 Classified............................................43 Communities......................................37 Faith...................................................39
ferred from London to a job in Vienna, Virginia. But it seemed like unnecessary cruelty to have Kathrine die not long after a stint in an addiction recovery center, after being buoyed by so much relief and hope. Through their terrible ordeal, the couple learned one of the awful realities of addiction. Most addicts relapse. Multiple times. Even after they receive treatment. Kathrine had been in the Edgehill Recovery Retreat in Winchester for only two weeks when she left. She told her parents she was afraid she would lose her job if she stayed any longer. She also told them she would be fine. History................................................23 Horse Sports.......................................22 Lifestyle..............................................25 Opinion...............................................12
“It turned Part 2 of a 4 out to be a perpart series fect storm,” on the opioid Caroline Folkepidemic and er said. “My its impacts on anxiety-ridden, the community naïve follower of a daughter. Very easily influenced and living in a time and place when this epidemic hit. She might as well have had a bull’s-eye on her back.” Caroline Folker and her husband have since separated, a consequence, she said, of their daughter’s struggle with addiction and her death. See OPIOID, page 6 Obituaries...........................................40 Puzzles...............................................14 Real Estate..........................................36 Sports.................................................17
By Robin Earl
Times Staff Writer
Dog pens at the Fauquier SPCA are housing dozens of curly-haired dogs that were seized from an alleged puppy mill in southern Fauquier last week. When SPCA Executive Director Devon Settle or SPCA veterinary physician Dr. Elizabeth Krause walk by, some dogs retreat to the back of their pens, trying to get as far away as possible from the footsteps. Others bark aggressively. At least one dog seems extra protective of her tiny puppies; the front of her pen is covered with a blanket to offer her some peace from human activity. The Casanova animal shelter was overwhelmed on Sept. 11, when Fauquier County Animal Control deputies seized 80 dogs in See PUPPY MILL, page 4
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Ashton Berry sentenced to 35 years in prison for sister’s murder By Robin Earl
Times Staff Writer
Ashton Berry, 51, was sentenced in Fauquier County Circuit Court Thursday morning to 35 years in prison for second-degree murder for killing his sister, Angie A. Walls, 53, on Sept. 1, 2018 by drowning her in a child’s swimming pool. Judge Jeffrey Parker suspended all but 20 years, and stipulated that after his time was served, Berry would be under probation for an additional 10 years. During the sentencing hearing, Public Defender Lorie O’Donnell and Senior Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles K. Peters presented very different pictures of life in the Warrenton home where Walls lived with her fiancé, Fred Dove, and cared for her brother. O’Donnell tried to make the case that Berry, who suffered from physical and mental challenges, was verbally abused, malnourished and isolated from the outside world by his “controlling” sister. Peters said that Walls was a good sister who – in Berry’s own words, “took Berry in when no one else would,” and who provided a clean, comfortable home for him under difficult circumstances. Both attorneys agreed that the situation was stressful for everyone concerned and that Walls did not deserve her “horrific” death.
The day of the murder, Berry told police he and Walls were sitting at a table arguing when Walls threw something on the kitchen floor and then threw a bottle of Diet Coke off the back deck. Berry also accused Walls of “grabbing his Super Big Gulp cup.” Berry said he then pushed Walls’ head under the water in the children’s pool on the back deck and “held it under the water until she was unresponsive,” the document said. Berry told police he then returned to the house and stayed there “for a while” until he looked out the window and saw Walls moving, the affidavit said. “He stated he put her head back into the children’s pool … and held it under the water” until she was unresponsive again, the affidavit said.
The case for leniency
O’Donnell called Jessica Compton, sentencing advocate, to present documentation relating to Berry’s health and social service records. Compton explained that Berry is legally blind. He lost the sight in one eye during a suicide attempt years ago -- one of 12 times he tried to kill himself. Berry has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and paranoid schizophrenia. He is subject to seizures, as well as neurological and digestive issues. Compton said that her research led her to believe that Berry was ver-
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bally abused by Walls, that she fed him nutritionally deficient meals and that because she had power of attorney, he did not have access to his disability stipend. Compton claimed that although Walls was required to keep records of money spent on Berry’s behalf, she failed to do so. The troubled sibling relationship was dramatically illustrated when O’Donnell presented a video recording of a fight between the two that was recorded the day Walls was killed. O’Donnell said the recording was apparently taken by Walls to show Dove, who was not home at the time. Walls could be heard in the recording yelling and swearing at Berry, who she called Leon. Walls was angry because Berry was “rocking” in his chair and in danger of breaking it. She can be heard several times yelling at him to stop rocking and to get out of the chair. Walls also seemed to be angry that Berry had accused her of switching his medications. She denied that she manipulated his pills. Walls yelled, “You’re the f---mental case that shot yourself in the head.”
The case for a harsher sentence
Sentencing guidelines in the case called for five to 40 years behind bars. Peters urged Judge Parker to decide on the longest possible sentence. Through the testimony of Dove and her 34-year-old son, Charles Beavers, Peters told the story of a loving woman who was caring for her 80-year-old father with dementia and her mentally and physically challenged brother. Dove’s voice broke when he was shown photographs of Walls holding her grandson for the first time. She maintained a nursery in their home for the baby; she babysat him four times a week, said Dove. Dove contradicted Compton by explaining that in general, everyone in the house ate the same meals. Berry wasn’t malnourished, Dove said; at the time of the murder, “he was almost 300 pounds.” Dove explained that it was mostly Walls who cleaned the house, did the laundry and made sure Berry had clean, well-kept clothes to wear. He
said that a landline phone was located down the hall from Berry’s room and available to him any time, “but he didn’t like to use the phone.” Dove said Walls made medical appointments for Berry and provided transportation. During O’Donnell’s cross-examination she asked Dove, “Are you angry with Mr. Berry?” Dove replied that he didn’t think it was a fair question, but said, “Yes, I am very angry.”
Final words
In her closing statement, O’Donnell admitted that Walls had her hands full taking care of her brother. “Her favorite thing was to take care of her little grandson, but instead, she was stuck with him,” referring to Berry. “He was a burden to her.” Peters emphasized that after holding his sister’s head under water until she stopped moving, he left to smoke a cigarette. “He came back ten minutes later and saw her gasp for air. He went back on the deck and made a decision. He sat on her head until she was dead. “He could have saved her life. Instead, he finished the job.” Peters said that Berry told police, “I don’t have to hear my sister yelling at me no more.” Peters added, “Angie is not on trial today. There was stress in the home. Both siblings were angry with each other. “Was Angie perfect? No one is … She died a horrific death. She suffered severely at Mr. Berry’s hands.” Peters said that the murder justified the maximum jail sentence. When asked if he had anything to say, Berry said, “I murdered her. I’m sorry it happened. I wish she wouldn’t argue with me. She hollered and cussed at me all the time. It was very hard for me to live with her.” Parker told Berry that despite the video evidence, “She did a lot for you. You were pretty well taken care of … She was a good caregiver for you.” Before pronouncing the final sentence, Parker told Berry that “you showed a deliberate, prolonged and callous disrespect for the person who cared for you … She didn’t deserve to be killed.” Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com
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Planning underway for expected rush of early voters in 2020 By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
The Fauquier Office of the General Registrar and electoral board are looking for help from the state and county to help handle an expected surge in early voters in 2020, when a one-week “no excuse” voting period will allow people to vote early without giving a reason. The one-week period ends on the Saturday before Election Day. Voters can still vote absentee with a reason, as they do now during the 45 days before the election. Registrar Alex Ables said the Virginia General Assembly needs to authorize funds to purchase voting equipment, meet technology and networking needs and help cover the cost of securing sites where voting equipment will be in place for days at a time. He explained the scope of the task during a work session with county supervisors on Sept. 12. Ables is looking for the county’s help finding satellite voting locations, since the registrar’s office on Waterloo Road in Warrenton can’t handle the number of early voters that are expected. A crush of absentee voters for the 2016 general election “shut down Waterloo Road and our parking lot,” Ables said. Satellite locations won’t be needed for special and town elections and primaries but Ables said the state needs to set uniform standards for the satellite sites, including minimum requirements for facilities, parking and staffing. There will also have to be safeguards so someone can’t vote in multiple satellite locations. Ables asked the supervisors to talk to the state legislators representing Fauquier County to get their help in preparing for the 2020 change to “no excuse” voting. Ables said the burden would also be eased if the state allows early voting by mail during the entire 45 days of the absentee voting period. He suggested using as satellite voting locations the Marshall Community Center, the old depot at the Fauquier public library in Bealeton and unspecified locations at Vint Hill and in Warrenton in order to make it convenient for voters. The Marshall Community Center would need work to make it disabled-access compliant. Other programs there may have to be reduced during the early voting period. Access to facilities will be needed for two and a half weeks, including time for set up and take down. There will be staffing, training and storage needs, said Ables, who didn’t put a cost figure on the no excuse preparation needs. No excuse voting will go into effect for the November 2020 general election when the presidency is on the ballot. If early voting had been in place in the latest presidential election year in 2016 and 20 percent of the registered voters cast a ballot early, that percentage translates to 7,625 voters, Able said. The same percentage would have yielded 4,834 voters in 2017 when Virginia voters elected a governor. If the percentage of early voters increases, the number of voters go up as well, according to estimates Ables supplied to the supervisors. He said a sampling of states already allowing early voting saw 52 to 65 percent of registered
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voters voting in-person early. Scott District Supervisor Holder Trumbo said that a single larger site for in-person would reduce the cost if there’s no requirement to have multiple dispersed sites, though he said he realized some voters would have to travel farther. Deputy County Administrator Katie Heritage provided supervisors with additional information, including a suggestion that the office space at 98 Alexandria Pike in Warrenton that served as an office during the property reassessment process could be used as a voting site. At Vint Hill, the back portion of the building formerly used by the Economic Development Authority could be used as a satellite site. In checking with other counties about no excuse voting preparations, she said that Culpeper County doesn’t plan to buy additional equipment, add staff or remote voting sites but will use its main library for the presidential election. August and Hanover counties have no plans to expand their main voting sites, add remote sites or staff or buy additional equipment. Madison County may expand or change its main voting site and will add staff. Frederick County will buy additional voting equipment but not add remote sites or staff. York County plans to use a larger main office and add one remote site plus buy additional equipment
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and add staff. Albemarle County will buy equipment and add staff and hasn’t decided about remote sites. Rockingham County hasn’t decided what to do. No action was taken by the Fauquier supervisors. Ables urged them to reach out to the state legislators for their help. Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com
Absentee voting begins Sept. 20
Absentee voting for this year’s general election on Nov. 5 begins Friday, Sept. 20. In-person voting takes place at the Office of the General Registrar at 528 Waterloo Road, Suite 200, Warrenton, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays and certain deadline days. The office will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the last two Saturdays before the election, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2. In-person absentee voting ends on Nov. 2. Mail-in absentee ballot applications can also be obtained at the registrar’s office or though the Virginia Department of Elections website at www.elections.virginia.gov. Mailed ballots must be received by the registrar’s office by 7 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted.
The issue of inFauquier in this week’s paper incorrectly refers to Lynn Medford as the author of “Hear the story of here: How it started.” Medford edited the article, which is based on Hope Porter’s recently published history of the fight to preserve Fauquier’s rural lifestyle; it draws on the archives of The Fauquier Democrat. Hope Wallach Burrage Porter, 95, grew up on Fauquier County’s Hopefield farm, which her parents, Robert and Feroline Wallach, named after her. She founded the Mid-Fauquier Association to preserve farmland in 1968, and the issue became a lifelong cause. In 2013, Porter was honored by the Land Trust of Virginia for her four decades of achievement in land conservation. In 1989, the Fauquier Times named her Citizen of the Year. She is author of the 2004 book “The Saga of North Wales,” about the struggle to save an historic estate near Warrenton from suburban development.
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Fauquier SPCA steps up to handle canine crisis PUPPY MILL, from page 1 poor condition from a location on Folly Court, in the Tower Hill Road area of Fauquier County near the Stafford County line. Two owners of the facility, Vernine Barbara Gipstein and Barton Mannes Gipstein, have been charged with animal cruelty, a felony, according to Sgt. James Hartman of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office. Settle said that some of the dogs are wheaten terriers, but many are mixed breed. She said that some internet research revealed that the Midland facility’s owners were advertising wheatinis, which Settle described as a “boutique breed,” a wheaten terrier/Cavalier King Spaniel mix. An apparent 2013 advertisement on Cannonads.com that lists Vernine Gipstein as a wheatini seller has puppies for sale at $1,350 each. Settle and her staff have been working non-stop to take care of the sick, injured and malnourished dogs. Two dogs have already had emergency surgery. “They couldn’t wait,” said Settle. At least one is pregnant. “We are X-raying all the female dogs. If any of them are pregnant, they will get a little more attention. It’s hard for them to bring puppies to term when they are in this condition.” Settle and her staff have been working overtime to triage the dogs and give them the care they need. She said the response from the community has been phenomenal.
One garage-sized area is filled with donated supplies from the SPCA wish list (posted on Facebook). Amazon boxes are piled high, as are cases of dog food. “We keep having to run to the post office with a truck to pick things up. The response is overwhelming the post office.” Settle said that as grateful as she is for the supplies, people could maybe hold off for a while. The dogs, part of a criminal investigation, are going to be held at the SPCA while the criminal case is decided, and supplies will be appreciated in the coming months as well. “None of the dogs is healthy enough to be adopted right now; they need medical care and grooming,” Settle pointed out, and added that they couldn’t be released to families anyway. “They are evidence.” Seizure paperwork will have to work its way through the courts. “For now,” said Settle, “these animals need to get healthy.” She said that the dogs need varying levels of care, from basic needs to surgery. All the dogs were covered in fleas, with filthy and matted fur, she said. The psychological damage to the dogs is also being assessed, said Settle. “When she and Klaus first started working with the dogs, “they were frenzied, barking, growling, we couldn’t get our hands on them. For some of them, it took us two days to be able to touch them ... Many of the dogs have had no socialization. Very few would be able to walk on a leash.”
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Some of the dogs seized by Fauquier County Animal Control officers were mothers with puppies. She said that even if the SPCA had legal authority to adopt out the dogs, “These dogs are not ready. We wouldn’t send a dog home with a family until it could walk on a leash out to the car.” Settle admitted that she cried the first time she saw some of the puppies playing together. “Some of them were in spaces so small they couldn’t lay down in their crates. They need to learn how to be dogs. It’s going to take some time.” Fauquier County Animal Control officer Sgt. David Lee, who with Deputy Marisa Efaw seized the dogs from the alleged puppy mill, said that Fauquier County is lucky to have such a great facility. “A lot of shelters wouldn’t be able to handle this. If it wasn’t for Devon and her staff, we would have had to ship some of these dogs out to other places.”
The investigation
An anonymous tip received by police alleged a Midland facility was breeding and dealing in wheaten terriers. The tip was received from someone who was shown a dog to purchase. The person alleged the dog was “noticeably not well cared for and had fleas,” reported Hartman last week. Animal control deputies talked to Vernine Barbara Gipstein, but they said that Gipstein would not grant full access to the property so that deputies could determine the welfare of the dogs, said Hartman. The deputies’ observations led them to believe the dogs were not being properly cared for, he said. The in-
vestigation also determined that the facility was not properly licensed. Deputies returned to the property a few days later at an agreed-upon time to continue the investigation. When they arrived, Gipstein was blocking the driveway, Hartman said. During the investigation, Gipstein was unable to produce proper paperwork regarding the dogs and facility. A search warrant was executed on Wednesday afternoon, Sept 11. Hartman said deputies discovered many dogs in poor condition who were being held in extremely unsanitary conditions; most had no access to water. Many of the terriers were in poor health with matted, tangled fur. One terrier was found to have an exposed femur on one leg. Vernine Gipstein, 69, of Midland, has been charged with one count of felony animal cruelty and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. She was released on a $3,000 unsecured bond. Barton Gipstein, 75, of Midland, is also charged with one count of felony animal cruelty. He was released on a $2,500 unsecured bond. Hartman said that the investigation is continuing and “it is anticipated that further criminal charges may be forthcoming.” Settle says she is not sure when she and her staff will be able to return to normal. “My staff, I have approved overtime for them all, but I can’t get them to go home. We want to save them all. This is what we are here for.” Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com
Trained vet tech Hailey Kemp, LVT, of Countryside Animal Hospital in Sterling is helping by washing and grooming some of the dogs.
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Iron Dog Competition set for Sept. 28
The Fauquier K-9 and Community Organization, in conjunction with the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, is hosting an Iron Dog Competition on Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Kettle Run High School. The event will feature about 40 law-enforcement, military and civilian K-9 teams from all over Virginia and the D.C area, including Fauquier. The K-9 teams run a 1.5-mile course and complete stations demonstrating the skills K-9s are trained in. “This competition is designed to test the strength, stamina, and teamwork of the K-9 handler and their K-9,” event organizers said. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public. There will be more than 20 vendors selling dog-related items, fresh produce, artwork, nail polish and more. There will also be food trucks on site for breakfast and lunch and an ice cream truck for dessert. The event will also include a moon bounce for the kids and a raffle with more than 50 prizes. The grand prize raffle item is a 6x12 dog kennel donated by This n’ That Amish Outlet. For more information, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/2451148128253257 or contact Dawn Rosenberry at 540422-8759 or dawn.rosenberry@fauquiercounty.gov.
‘All Souls to the Polls’ to focus on history of voting in Fauquier
On Monday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., “All Souls to the Polls: A History of Voting in Fauquier County” will be presented at the Warrenton campus of Lord Fairfax Community College. Karen White, president of the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County, will be the event’s main presenter. “The history of voting for African-Americans is a topic we [the AAHA] have been researching for years,” White said. Using primary source documents, including acts of the General Assembly and voting records available at the Library of Virginia, White, over a period of more than 20 years, has woven together a compelling story. Kathy Marmet, coordinator of the event, says she offered to help with the project because she wanted to “know more about the history of the place where I live. I’ve observed the integrity of the work being done at AAHA.” Committee member the Rev. Lemuel Montgomery wrote and directed the filming of a short series of skits portraying a registrar’s office “somewhere in the South” in the years 1914, 1920 and 1959. A video of the skits will be shown at the event. At the end of the program, there will be time for questions and answers. The “All Souls to the Polls” will be the first in a series of programs, event orgainizers said. “Our goal is to stimulate current and future voters to realize the importance of voting and the challenges that many overcame to exercise this right,” said committee member Angela Davidson. The event is free and open to the public.
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County agrees to work with Data Stream to provide broadband Tech company will initially equip seven towers in central, southern Fauquier By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
Members of the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors are moving ahead with an agreement to pay Data Stream Mobile Technologies Inc. $1.7 million to install telecommunications equipment on towers, county-owned assets and water towers. As part of its initiative to expand broadband service, the county will purchase the equipment and Data Stream will pay a fee for its use. The agreement also sets performance targets the company must meet. Initially, Data Stream will equip the Calverton cell tower, the Fauquier Water and Sanitary Authority water tower in Catlett, the Warrenton water tower, either the Bealeton water tower or Luck Stone in Bealeton, Lovers Lane cell tower, U.S. 17 American tower (Cecil Campbell property) and the Bear Wallow Road cell tower. Sites in Casanova and Goldvein may be added after Jan. 1, 2020, provided Data Stream meets certain
requirements. All of the initial seven sites are to be operational and each must have at least 10 subscribers before it can work on the additional sites. The county can terminate the agreement if Data Stream fails to make operational at least four of the seven sites. Data Stream will get a $235,000 payment for each site. It will be reimbursed the rent money it pays on the sites as long it continues to provide service and support to subscribers. The county will pay Data Stream $10,000 per month through Dec. 31, 2020 for personnel dedicated solely to the Fauquier project. Data Stream will pay the county 20 percent of all subscriber fees. The county is to locate office space for the company to use locally. Supervisor Rick Gerhardt, Cedar Run District, said the county is pursuing two tracks to expand broadband in the county – the incentive agreement with Data Stream approved on Thursday – and a comprehensive agreement. That agreement is being worked on and will be the
subject of a public hearing that will need to be held before the supervisors can approve it. In a separate action, the supervisors on Thursday also approved the execution of a lease with the Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority to use space on water towers for telecommunications equipment. Initially, the Catlett water tower will be used with others potentially added later. The five-year lease calls for a monthly rent payment to WSA of $1,500. No payments are due the first year. The board on Thursday also authorized County Administrator Paul McCulla and County Attorney Kevin Burke to negotiate the terms of an expansion of a tower on Cromwell Road in Catlett from 120 to 145 ft. in height. Crown Castle – a Herndon, Va.-based provider of telecommunications infrastructure – planned to increase the height from 80 to 125 feet although a special exception allowed it to go as high as 145 feet. The county will pay to extend it another 20 feet to get it to 145 feet so that there is room for two more service providers. The county will receive royalties from those two providers and be guaranteed the top position on the tower. Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com
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OPIOID RIPPLES
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An addiction glossary:
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Dr. Ash Diwan, physician with Piedmont Family Practice in Warrenton, is an advocate for medication-assisted treatment. OPIOID, from page 1 Recovery can be a painfully tortuous process, one that often takes years of treatment and counseling, not to mention much patience and support from family and friends. There is no quick fix, no surefire cure. And, unfortunately, Virginia’s Piedmont region is playing catch-up when it comes to both short-term treatment options and long-term assets, such as recovery housing, which can be critical for those trying to make the transition to a more normal life. That’s a big part of the challenge facing communities like Warrenton, Culpeper and Manassas. Organizations such as Piedmont CRUSH (Community Resources United to Stop Heroin) have taken a crucial first step by bringing together groups dealing with different aspects of the opioid crisis — from law enforcement to social services to health care. But fighting this epidemic requires a long-term commitment to providing the services that help recovering addicts try to pull their lives back together, says Steve Williams, mayor of Huntington, West Virginia. Huntington is often described as ground zero of the opioid epidemic. In 2015 alone, police and first responders in the town of 50,000 people handled more than 700 overdose calls; 58 of its residents died. “Frankly, I think it’s the greatest existential threat to our nation,” Williams said. “If there was not another opioid tablet sold, or another gram of heroin illicitly distributed, we would still be dealing with the consequences of the opioid outbreak for the next 30 to 50 years.”
Changing the brain
Fewer than one out of five opioid addicts get treatment, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. For those who do, the like-
lihood of relapse is high. A study path, says Jim LaGraffe, executive published in Journal of the Ameri- director of the Rappahannock-Rapcan Medical Association concluded idan Community Services Board, that somewhere between 40 to 60 which operates the Boxwood Recovpercent of those treated for addiction ery Center in Culpeper. relapse within a year. Typically, that Boxwood is the only facility in the can be the first of a half dozen or five-county region that offers medical more setbacks. detox and 28-day inpatient substance Ash Diwan, a physician at Pied- treatment. It has six beds dedicated mont Family Practice in Warren- for the former and 26 beds for the ton and a proponent of prescribing latter. As a publicly funded center, medications to assist recovery, be- Boxwood is for patients on Medicaid lieves the reason has to do with the or with no health insurance; they pay profound impact opioids have on a on a sliding scale. People with private human brain. insurance are referred to private ad“If you’re really hungry and you diction treatment centers outside the have a delicious piece of chocolate region. A month-long stay at those cake, it increases the dopamine places can cost as much as $20,000. released in our brain by 20 to 30 How much insurance covers varies times,” he said. “But with something widely, but most private rehab centers like heroin or oxycodone, it increas- offer financing plans. es that dopamine about 1,000 times. “Boxwood is an intense treatment If that’s done chronically, there’s facility,” LaGraffe said. “But when nothing the body can do to mimic people come out of there, some still that level of well-beneed a supportive “... if we detox a ing. residential program. “Chronic use re- person and they are That’s also really sets that reward path- no longer taking any lacking in this area. way far away from People have to go to where it should be. opioids, we haven’t the D.C. suburbs or So, even if we detox really changed their elsewhere for resia person and they are biochemistry at all. It dential programs. It’s no longer taking any a real hole in our supreally takes a lot of opioids, we haven’t port system.” really changed their time for the brain’s He is referring to biochemistry at all. reward center to get the absence of resiIt really takes a lot of back to a normal dential facilities for time for the brain’s patients who would reward center to get state.” benefit from further DR. ASH DIWAN clinical oversight -back to a normal state.” such as a person who still has cognitive issues from their Holes in the system substance use -- or where recovering That’s why smooth transitions addicts can live in a supervised enfrom one phase of recovery to anvironment as they sharpen the skills other are so important. The softer needed to thrive in the larger comthe landings, the more likely a remunity. covering addict can stay on track. When there’s not what LaGraffe Ideally, a well-integrated continuum called a “gentle handoff” to the next of services is available — from early stages of recovery, when patients intervention to acute care to tranhave to make too abrupt a reentry to sition housing. But in this region, there remain significant gaps in that See OPIOID, page 8
Abstinence-based: The model of treatment based largely on peer support rather than the use of medications. The commitment to abstain from alcohol and drugs is a core element of 12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Celebrate Recovery. Acute care: Early phase of treatment during which detox can occur and a person is stabilized under medically managed or monitored care in a residential facility. Usually lasts about a month. Assessment: A process used to evaluate an addict’s condition and determine his or her medical, psychological and social needs. It usually involves biological tests, such as blood and urine samples, as well as a clinical diagnostic interview, and is the first step in developing an appropriate treatment and recovery plan. Drug courts: Special courts that take a public health approach to drug-related crimes. Judges, attorneys, probation officers, law enforcement, mental health agencies, social services and treatment communities work together to help addicted offenders get into recovery programs. Employee assistance programs: Voluntary intervention programs offered by employers to support employees dealing with mental health and emotional issues, including substance use. Services offered may vary, but they include providing employees with free, confidential assessments, short-term counseling and follow-up services. Harm reduction: Strategies, policies and programs meant to reduce the negative consequences associated with drug use. Examples include clean-needle exchange programs designed to reduce cases of hepatitis and HIV, and wide distribution of Narcan to save overdose victims. Intensive outpatient program: A nonresidential clinical treatment where patients participate in hours of individual and group therapy sessions several days a week for as long as four months. It enables people still early in their recovery to transition to living at home and working in a job while getting intensive therapy. Medication-assisted treatment: Combines behavioral therapy with use of FDA-approved medications, including Suboxone, methadone and naltrexone. Narcotics Anonymous`: Modeled after the principles, practices and structure of Alcoholics Anonymous, it’s a 12-step program for individuals struggling with drug use. NA has regular open meetings in more than 100 countries. Oxford House: A concept of recovery housing where rent-paying tenants live in democratically run homes where they must abstain from alcohol and drugs and follow other house rules or they are evicted. It’s based on a model created by the nonprofit Oxford House Inc. Peer support groups: Structured nonclinical programs in which people recovering from substance abuse get support from peer-sharing their own experiences with recovery. Best known peer-to-peer groups are AA and NA. Peer counselors: Trained and certified counselors who have long-term recovery from addiction and are providing help and counseling to those still trying to recover. Recovery coach: A person who works with a recovering addict to make better life decisions and spend less time struggling with overcoming their situation. He or she can assist in many aspects of recovery, from following through on treatment to rebuilding trust from family members and friends. – Randy Rieland
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Stigma prevents addicts from seeking treatment But education and new programs are helping Sometimes when people show up for the Friday night Celebrate Recovery meetings at the Bridge Community Church in Warrenton, they’re hesitant to leave their cars. Greeters are assigned to the parking lot to welcome them. “People have so much shame and embarrassment and they’re fearful of coming in and exposing too much of themselves,” said Pat Smith. “But that’s exactly what will set them free and put them on a journey to recovery.” But recovery from addiction is an intensely personal and unpredictable matter. What works for one person may do little to keep another from relapsing. For many years, the treatment model of choice has been built around abstinence and accountability, epitomized by 12-step, peer-to-peer support groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Celebrate Recovery follows many of the same principles, only with a sharp focus on the scriptures. In recent years, however, attitudes about recovPHOTO BY KENNETH GARRETT ery have begun to shift, particularly among medi- Wally and Pat Smith are chaplains at Fauquier Hospital. Pat Smith started a recovery program at the Bridge Church. cal and public health officials. More now advocate Celebrate Recovery: A Bible-based,12-step combining counseling and behavioral therapy with tion medication Suboxone for heroin on the street. That’s a criticism of Suboxone, the brand name recovery program that meets Fridays at the medication-assisted treatment, in which addicts are prescribed FDA-approved drugs that reduce crav- for a drug that is frequently used in MAT. Because Bridge Community Church in Warrenton. Call ings and suppress withdrawal symptoms as they it’s dispensed in a monthly supply of either tablets or 540-341-7409 or email celebraterecovery@ bridge4life.com. try to rebuild their lives. A 2016 report from the small strips of film held under the tongue, addicts can trade or sell it illegally. U.S. surgeon general’s office, titled Facing AddicTo prevent that from happening, doctors will instituted MAT in 2016, the percentage of fatal tion in America, concluded that MAT “is a highly effective treatment option for individuals with require Suboxone patients to follow a regimen overdoses involving people recently incarcerated alcohol and opioid use disorders. Studies have that allows their use to be closely tracked. “Pa- dropped from 15 percent to 6 percent of the total repeatedly demonstrated the efficacy of MAT in tients on Suboxone have certain responsibilities,” deaths. In Virginia’s Piedmont, the Rappahanreducing illicit drug use and overdose deaths, im- said Ash Diwan, a Fauquier physician certified to nock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional Jail in Front proving retention in treatment, and reducing HIV provide medication-assisted treatment. “Once we Royal recently began offering MAT, and the Fauprescribe it, we’ll do random pill counts with them quier County Jail and the Prince William County transmission.” For Pat Smith and her husband, Wally, though, to make sure a person is using it as prescribed, Adult Detention Center are setting up programs. But the majority of those with an opioid addiction the fight against opioid addiction is intertwined and that they still have the rest of the medication they’re supposed to take for the month. We’ll aren’t in jail — roughly two-thirds, according to the with their faith. Both are chaplains at Fauquier make sure they’re going to counseling. Every four National Institutes of Health. If they want to try to Hospital. He is also chaplain for the Warrenton to six months, we’ll try to lower the dosage.” recover by using MAT, though, it can be difficult Police Department. Seven years ago, she started a Suboxone is meant to be a replacement medito find doctors who can prescribe the medications. local version of Celebrate Recovery at the Bridge cation that essentially buys time, One of the ironies of the opioid epidemic is that any Church. She did so at the sugges“It’s a safe, stabilizing an addict’s overpowdoctor can prescribe painkillers, but if physicians tion of their son, Brian, who went through numerous treatment pro- confidential space for ering cravings so they can get the want to give patients Suboxone or buprenorphine most benefit from therapy. Di- (one of its principal ingredients) to treat addiction, grams during a 15-year battle with sharing all the junk in addiction before dying of a heroin your life. You see how wan’s goal is to prescribe it for a they must first take an additional eight hours of speperson for a year or two so “they cial training and receive a federal waiver from the overdose in 2016 at 31. His first other people dealt can get their life back together.” Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adexposure to opioids came when he “Suboxone is a tool, not a ministration. According to SAMHSA, fewer than 7 was 14; he was prescribed Oxy- with their horrible life cure,” said Alta DeRoo, a long- percent of U.S. doctors have the required waiver. issues, and it makes Contin after knee surgery. time obstetrician and board-cerPart of the reason is that many family-practice “He said, ‘Mom, I’ve been you think, if they can tified addiction physician who doctors haven’t had a lot of experience in treating in so many programs, and the do that, I can surely now works in the SaVida Health opioid addiction and may be reluctant to ask pabest one is Celebrate Recovery office in Culpeper. “Opioids have tients about whether or how they use opioids. because it deals with the entire do it.” PAT SMITH really diseased their brains. They “There’s been slow progress in the medical person,’” Pat Smith recalled. Its need time to rehabilitate their community in this regard,” said Diwan. “If you’re focus, she noted, is not just on helping people deal with drug addiction and alco- brains and their habits back to normalcy.” not really trained with it and are not really sure Since such a high percentage of inmates are ad- what to do. You may avoid screening for this holism, but also anger issues, food or sexual addictions, even loneliness. After Brian’s death, she dicts — the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics esti- when you meet with patients. But unless you acstarted another Celebrate Recovery program for mates that nearly two-thirds are drug dependent or tually screen, you never know who’s in this situinmates at the Fauquier County Jail. drug abusers -- some local and county jails have ation — from the soccer mom to the tree worker She believes Celebrate Recovery can be ef- begun to offer MAT programs. It’s still less than 10 to a physician.” fective because “it’s a safe, confidential space percent, but as jails have become a front line in the DeRoo said the stigma of addiction also can play for sharing all the junk in your life. You see how opioid epidemic, more are exploring how medica- a role. other people dealt with their horrible life issues, tions like Suboxone and Vivitrol can help inmates “You have to have buy-in from the doctors,” and it makes you think, if they can do that, I can avoid relapses and overdoses when they return to the she said. “Some doctors will say I don’t want that surely do it.” outside world. Vivitrol, another FDA-approved med- population in my office. But those people are alBrian, she said, had been dubious about med- ication, prevents someone from getting high if they ready in their office. Addicts are people like you ication-assisted treatment, which he saw as just use opioids. and me.” using one drug to counteract another. He told his There is some early research reflecting the imparents that he had been able to trade his prescrip- pact of jail MAT programs. After Rhode Island – Randy Rieland
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OPIOID, from page 6 a more normal life, the risk of relapse rises. He said the CSB is moving forward with plans to open what’s known as an Oxford House in Fauquier County, which would be the region’s first. These are the least structured recovery residences, based on a model where rent-paying addicts live together with strict rules against drinking or using drugs. Any violation can get a person voted out of the house. Fauquier County will be getting a new residential facility later this year when the PATH Foundation and the Herren Wellness Group -- created by former NBA player Chris Herren -- open a 21-bed center for recovering addicts. With its focus on “spiritual and personal growth,” the Herren Wellness Retreat at Twin Oaks will promote recovery through yoga meditation, exercise and individual and group coaching. The costs of a month’s stay will be about $15,000. While the center will be self-pay, with no insurance accepted, several beds will be reserved for people paying a reduced rate on a sliding scale.
Staying in treatment
Residential recovery after detox isn’t an option for many people financially, or they aren’t able to be away from their families or a job for that long. An alternative is an intensive outpatient program (IOP). It requires patients to get three hours of individual or group counseling three times a week for at least three months. It’s demanding but permits those who still need concentrated treatment to have flexibility. “The problem is that too many people are lost after they go through a detox program,” said Diwan, who hopes to have an IOP available within the next month. “This is a good way to get them back into treatment.” Unfortunately, only a few practices in the region offer IOPs. Earlier this month, the nonprofit Youth for Tomorrow began offering intensive outpatient treatment for substance abuse at the Warrenton office it opened in June. But that program is only for teenagers between 13 to 17. They have nine hours of therapy a week, similar to the program at Youth for Tomorrow’s Woodbridge office. LaGraffe says his agency would also like to be able to offer an IOP. But he has found is that it can be difficult in rural areas to recruit clinicians to work in addiction treatment. Also, the lack of public transportation makes it hard for people to get to therapy sessions, particularly when they’re three times a week. While cheaper than residential programs, the cost of IOPs is not insignificant. It varies based on a person’s health insurance, but the co-pay can run anywhere from $25 to $95 a day. For someone getting counseling three times a week for three months, that adds up. Diwan is arranging to be able to accept Medicaid patients. “I think it’s better in some ways than someone transitioning into another recovery residence,” he said, “because it makes you have to have some responsibility, and being out there getting your life restarted while you’re still getting counseling.”
“Crawling below the sewer”
When Dan Obarski meets with drug overdose patients in the emergency room of Culpeper Med-
Katrina King is a recovery coach with the Empowered Communities Opioid Project, a collaboration of George Mason University and Prince William County.
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Jim LaGraffe is the director of the Rapidan-Rappahannock Community Services Board, which operates Boxwood Recovery Center in Culpeper. ical Center, the best-case scenario is that they realize their lives have gone off the rails. As a peer recovery specialist, he asks a lot of questions, with the intent of edging them to an epiphany. “I don’t ask them to do anything,” he said. “My goal is to get them to a place where they’re going to admit they have a problem and that they’re ready to accept help.” Two years ago, Obarski started a nonprofit called Sex, Drugs and God to help others fighting addiction. As someone who overcame his own alcohol abuse through counseling and a church “accountability” program, he said he can pretty much tell who is serious about taking on recovery and who is telling him what they think he wants to hear. “Addicts are manipulators, but I’m very good at smelling BS,” he said. If a person seems sincere, Obarski will lay out recovery options. It might be 28 days in residential detox. It could be a 12-step program like Narcotics Anonymous, or one that’s deeply Christian, such as Celebrate Recovery. If a patient asks about medication-assisted treatment -- which involves using FDA-approved drugs in conjunction with therapy -- Obarski will connect him or her to doctors certified to prescribe those medications. He has a contract with the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board to see overdose patients at the hospital if they express interest and sign a release. He also meets with a small group of inmates every week at the Culpeper County Jail. Obarski helps them try to prepare for what is often a perilous transition to life on the outside without drugs. “When you’re coming out of addiction,” he said, “you’re crawling below the sewer.”
Life after jail
The grim reality is that addicts who have been incarcerated usually restart their lives in a deep hole. They’ve lost their jobs and often their driver’s licenses, frequently due to unpaid court fees and fines. They’ve likely burned bridges with family members and friends, so they may not have a place to live. And, they’re still addicts. The relapse rate soon after leaving jail is high. In fact, a study published last year in the American Journal of Public Health found that in the first two weeks after release, former inmates were 40 times more likely to die of an opioid overdose than someone in the general population. “Recovery, honestly, is a hard life to live,” said Chris Connell, who as program manager for the SpiritWorks Foundation in Warrenton oversees a recovery therapy program at the Fauquier County Jail. One big part of the process, she noted, is staying committed to avoiding the people and places that shaped their lives as active addicts. “If they don’t have a lot of support on the out-
side, they fall back into the trap and go right back to what they know,” she said. Often, after being so intensely focused on doing whatever they felt necessary to avoid being “dope sick,” they struggle with the more prosaic details of recovery, such as making and keeping appointments with doctors and counselors. So, peer counselors and coaches — people who themselves have battled with addiction — are seen as critical first contacts, then guides. “For a person like me who has battled with addiction, seeing someone who has been in my shoes and experienced all the turmoil that comes with addiction, and seeing they’re now walking in better shoes, that becomes real,” said Christopher Ronquist, director of the McShin Foundation’s Virginia Recovery and Re-Entry Project at the Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren Regional Jail in Front Royal. He said that as much as an addict might learn from a doctor or psychiatrist, as much as he or she might be touched by a preacher or “mommy and daddy crying and begging me to get clean,” only someone who has been addicted knows what it’s like to be willing to do anything to get the next fix. “There’s authenticity in this person’s story,” Ronquist said. “You know, this dude knows what it’s like to be me. He’s giving me hope. If it worked for him, maybe, just maybe, it will work for me. Maybe recovery is possible.”
Slow going
The Empowered Communities Opioid Project — a collaboration of George Mason University and Prince William County — is building a network of peers working directly with agencies with which addicts need to interact, from the county health department to the regional Community Services Board to the state probation and parole office to the Prince William Adult Detention Center. Katrina King is one of them. Her title is “senior community coordinator.” But in practice, she is a peer who meets women addicts for the first time when they’re booked at the detention center. She hears their stories, then, to build trust, shares an abbreviated version of her story. King started using opioids for back pain, became addicted, and says that at one point, she was taking up to 40 pills a day, supplemented by heroin when she couldn’t get painkillers. She got caught forging prescriptions and was sentenced to two years in jail. While incarcerated, King learned that her 20-year-old daughter, Kirstyn, had become addicted to opioids. She overdosed and died before King could get her into treatment. King knows that recovery comes in baby steps. She understands the fragility of raised hopes. So, one of her top priorities is arranging to get newly See OPIOID, page 9
OPIOID, from page 8 arrested addicts into treatment as soon as possible after they’re charged. Usually it means finding them a bed in a facility outside the region, sometimes as far away as California. She says she’s frustrated by the minimal residential options in the region for people trying to rebuild their lives. “My job is more stressful because there aren’t enough resources available and not enough connectivity between the different agencies these people need to deal with,” she said. “They also can be fighting something so much more severe than substance abuse. There are often mental health issues. “Things are moving in the right direction,” she added, “but it’s very slow.”
Life after jail
Not surprisingly, most of the progress has come in places where addicts have both the time and motivation to focus on a different, better future. Almost every regional jail or adult detention center in the area now has some kind of peer-to-peer support or counseling for inmates. Some places, such as the RSW Regional Jail, have gone further. Inmates who make it through a Recovery/Re-Entry program overseen by the nonprofit McShin Foundation can qualify for scholarships that, after incarceration, can cover their expenses for a 28-day residential program at McShin’s recovery center in Richmond. That’s followed by a move to a “sober living” home, where they can live temporarily while they look for work. So far, 23 former inmates have each received the $9,800 scholarships. The Prince William Adult Detention Center, meanwhile, has operated a special Drug Offender Rehabilitation Module since 1991 for male inmates, and since 1995 for females. Men live in a building separate from the general jail population, while the women are in the main building, but in a section for low- and medium-risk offenders. Both have access to a range of therapy treatments in the four-month program, including sessions focusing on moral reasoning and decision-making, recovering from trauma, avoiding violence and building family relationships. The program has been effective in reducing recidivism — in
fiscal year 2019, 84 percent of former DORM inmates were able to stay out of the detention center for at least a year, according to Sara Wheeler, program manager for Drug Offender Recovery Services. That compares with about 50 percent for the general jail population. But the stats for how many follow up with treatment after they leave jail is less impressive — fewer than half, said Wheeler. “It’s really a high-risk time for them,” she said. “A lot go astray when they first get out. It’s not uncommon for people who have been really successful in the DORM program, and they get out and you see them panhandling just down the street.”
Opioid Ripples is an ongoing series produced jointly by four organizations: two independent, nonprofit civic news organizations, Piedmont Journalism Foundation and Foothills Forum; and two media companies: Piedmont Media and Rappahannock Media. The nonprofits provide the research and reporting; the media companies decide when and what to publish in their newspapers and on their websites. Piedmont Journalism Foundation focuses on Fauquier and surrounding counties. For more information, see piedmontjournalism.org.
Last July, the Washington Post published its analysis of a Drug Enforcement Administration database that tracks every pain pill sold in the United States. The Post found that between 2006 and 2012, the largest drug companies distributed 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pills. In Virginia’s Piedmont region, more than 118 million painkillers were prescribed and sold during that period. Here’s how that breaks down by communities, based on sales by pharmacies or doctors.
118 million painkillers distributed in Virginia’s Piedmont, 2006-2012. Where they went:
Fauquier 17,777,794 Warren 11,860,415
Manassas City 10,995,799
Prince William 49,484,980 Culpeper 10,100,186
Orange 8,753,130
Rappahannock 324,690 Madison 938,100
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‘Changing face of addiction’
Peer coaches and counselors in the region will tell you that any kind of sober-living arrangement can still stir up community resistance, even though as King points out, “If anything, you’ve got pretty safe neighbors with people in recovery. They’re not allowed to use anything or they’re expelled.” For all the raised awareness about addiction, certain stigmas persist. But the Rev. Jan Brown feels hopeful about where things are headed. She is a deacon in the Episcopal Church and founder and executive director of SpiritWorks, an addiction recovery foundation based in Williamsburg, Virginia, with an office in Warrenton. She is also a recovering addict who hasn’t used drugs or alcohol since 1987. The most promising shift she sees in public perception is the recognition that recovery is a process with many ups and downs and that addiction is a chronic illness. “The negative pushback is beginning to change as the face of addiction is changing,” Brown said. “It’s not ‘those people’ anymore. It’s my child, or my colleague’s son or daughter, or my husband. There can be a sense of hopelessness that leads people to believe that people don’t get better, that they’re going to struggle their whole lives. “And that,” she said, “is just not true.”
Foothills Forum, founded in 2014, and Piedmont Journalism Foundation, founded in 2018, were created to increase in-depth news coverage and public discussion of issues in their communities. Foothills Forum focuses on Rappahannock County. For more information, see www.foothills-forum.org. Community support of the nonprofits makes this and other projects possible. Funding for this series comes in part from the PATH Foundation, which provides grants to improve health and vitality in Fauquier, Rappahannock and Culpeper counties.
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A rendering of a Hilton Hotel shows what a Bealeton version could look like.
Hilton Hotel planned for Bealeton By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
A four-story, 90- to 100-room Hilton hotel is planned for a site within the Mintbrook development in Bealeton. The Sunset Hotel Group, which brought a four-story Hilton Home2 Suites to a site just outside Culpeper earlier this year, is behind the effort to bring one to Bealeton. “We’ll probably start the permitting process in the next month or two,” said Lee Kellar, chief operating officer for Sunset Hotel Group, based in Edgewater, Md. He was referring to the applications for permits from the county. Holly Meade, director of the county’s community development department, said her office has just received some architectural drawings -- not a formal application -thus far. Kellar said Home2 Suites provide extended stay lodging for seven or more days. “They have expanded storage, full kitchens, expanded public areas, a fitness center and serve a full breakfast,” he said. The Bealeton hotel will probably also have a pool for its guests. Bealeton was deemed a good spot for such a hotel given its proximity
to Warrenton, Culpeper and Fredericksburg, Kellar explained. “It’s central to markets that have no extended stay lodging,” he said. “We’ve got the land and the approval from Hilton.” Mintbrook developer Russell Marks said the hotel will be part of the village center section of the development of single-family homes, townhomes and apartments for the elderly. There are currently 149 single-family detached homes and townhouses completed and occupied and a separate apartment complex for the elderly. Construction on another section of townhomes is about to start. “We have a number of prospects for retail” in the village center, added Marks. “We’re looking for the hotel to kick things off.” Kellar said that Sunset Hotel Group will seek local contractors to build the Bealeton hotel. They hope hotel construction will start by late spring or early summer of 2020 and that the hotel will open within 18 months from then. This will be Sunset Hotel Group’s 11th or 12th hotel, Kellar said. The group owns and operates the hotels. Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com
Remington post hosts emergency preparedness event The American Legion Remington Harold J. Davis Post 247 will host a national emergency preparedness information session on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the post at 11420 James Madison Highway, Remington. The goal is to provide information delivered by subject matter experts in their respective fields. Each presenter will spend 10 to 15 minutes per presentation and then field questions by the attendees. Participating will be: • Remington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Chief Ian Brill • Genesis Home Improvement owner and insurance adjuster Mark Jenkins • American Legion Post 247 Adjutant Joe Cole • Owner Steele Insurance, Farmers Agent James Steele • Fauquier Emergency Awareness Group, Dennis Hunt and Judy Lamana • Co-Owner Remington Drug, Travis Hale This is a free event open to the public. Parking onsite is available. For questions regarding the session, please contact Post Service Officer Will King: wkid35@gmail.com.
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Forums beginning Sept. 18 will offer insight into local candidates In anticipation of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, six local organizations are working together to host a series of three Fauquier candidate forums. The first will be held tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m., in Liberty High School’s auditorium in Bealeton. Local journalists will ask questions, including those from citizens the night of the forum or by email in advance. The forums will not include unopposed candidates. Voters this year will elect all five county supervisors, all five school board members, four constitutional officers — commonwealth’s attorney, county commissioner of revenue, sheriff and treasurer — and all state legislators. Candidates at the Sept. 18 forum will include: In the 27th District Virginia Senate race - Sen. Jill Vogel (R) and Ronnie Ross III (D) Running for the 88th District of the Virginia House of Delegates - Del. Mark Cole (R) and Jessica Foster (D) Running for the 31st District of the Virginia House of Delegates -- Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D) and D.J. Jordan (R) A second forum will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Marshall Community Center and will include:
Running for the 18th District of the Virginia House of Delegates -- Del. Michael Webert (R) and Laura Galante (D) In the race for Marshall District supervisor -Supervisor Mary Leigh McDaniel (I); challenger Paul Petrauskas (I) declined to participate. The Oct. 2 Candidates Forum will be held Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Taylor Middle School. The forum will include: Candidates for commissioner of the revenue -Eric Maybach (R) and Angela Smith (I) Candidates for the Scott District school board seat – Supervisor Chairman Suzanne Sloane (I), Shelly Norden (I) and Michael Hammond (I) Candidates for the Center District school board seat -- Rachel Bongiovi (I) and Susan E. Pauling (I) Candidates for the Lee District school board seat – School board member Donald L. Mason (I) and Stephanie E. Litter-Reber (I) The 2019 Fauquier Candidate Forums are co-sponsored by: the Fauquier Chamber of Commerce, the Fauquier Farm Bureau, the Fauquier County Bar Association, FauquierNow.com, the Fauquier Times and Fauquier Channel 1. To submit a question for the forum, residents may email rearl@fauquier.com.
McDaniel kicks off supervisor campaign in Marshall
Progress has been made on Marshall’s water supply. Over the next four years, McDan-
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Wednesday, Sept. 18, 7 to 9 p.m. at Liberty High School 27th District Virginia Senate: Sen. Jill Vogel; Ronnie Ross III 88th District, Virginia House of Delegates: Del. Mark Cole; Jessica Foster 31st District, Virginia House of Delegates: Del. Elizabeth Guzman; D.J. Jordan Wednesday, Sept. 25, 7 to 9 p.m. at Marshall Community Center 18th District, Virginia House of Delegates: Del. Michael Webert; Laura Galante Marshall District Supervisor: Supervisor Mary Leigh McDaniel Wednesday, Oct. 2, 7 to 9 p.m. at Taylor Middle School Commissioner of the revenue: Eric Maybach; Angela Smith Scott District School Board: Supervisor Chairman Suzanne Sloane; Shelly Norden; Michael Hammond Center District School Board: Rachel Bongiovi; Susan E. Pauling Lee District School Board: School Board member Donald L. Mason; Stephanie E. Litter-Reber
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By James Ivancic Mary Leigh McDaniel and her supporters formally kicked off her bid for a second term on the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors at a gathering at the Northern Fauquier Community Park in Marshall on Saturday. Democratic and Republican officeholders and candidates turned out in support of McDaniel, who represents the Marshall District as an independent. Fellow county Supervisor Holder Trumbo, a Republican representing the Scott District, attended, as did Republican Del. Michael Webert, 18th District, Webert’s Democratic challenger Laura Galante, Republican candidate for commissioner of revenue Eric Maybach, independent candidate for commissioner of revenue Angela Smith, Democratic candidate for the 27th state Senate Ronnie Ross and Fauquier County Sheriff Bob Mosier, a Republican. McDaniel cited as accomplishments during her first term: A new fire station in Orlean has been completed. A Hume cell tower now underway and other progress has been made to expand broadband accessibility. The Marshall code of development, which while “not perfect,” will help guide growth. Main Street beautification project, which “hopefully will got out to bid in the next 30 days.” The undergrounding of utility lines has been made possible by a $1.2 million private fundraising effort.
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Mary Leigh McDaniel listed accomplishments during her first term on the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors and set goals for the next during the kickoff of her re-election campaign on Saturday. iel said she wants to see the completion of Marshall’s Main Street project, “long term stability of our water supply,” more progress expanding broadband and rural land protection. “We want to protect what we love. I’m committed to helping with that,” she said of rural land protection. Les Cheek, president of Citizens for Fauquier County, called McDaniel “a jewel in the current board of supervisors’ crown.” Galante said she’s found McDaniel to be “thoughtful in the way she attacks problems.” Ross said McDaniel told him, “no more unfunded mandates” from the state if he’s elected. (Ross is running against incumbent Jill Vogel.) McDaniel is facing Paul Petrauskas, an independent, on the Nov. 5 ballot. McDaniel is a certified public accountant and is the managing partner of Updegrove, Combs and McDaniel in Warrenton. Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com.
The Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge from a group of Warrenton residents opposed to a proposed mixed-use development on Walker Drive. The group is challenging the legitimacy of the property’s rezoning. The litigation stopped construction before it could begin. Their plaintiff’s attorney, Bradley Pollack, of Woodstock, Virginia, seeks to reverse a Feb. 5 decision by Fauquier County Circuit Court Jeffrey W. Parker in favor of the defendants -- Warrenton Town Council, East Side Investment Group LLC, Springfield Real Properties LLC, Remland LLC and the Walker Drive investment Group LLC. Pollack listed six assignments of error in asking the higher court to take the case. The state supreme court found reason to take the case based on three of them: That the circuit court erred in allowing town council to accept proffered conditions that modified or reduced requirements of the zoning district and that it read a general
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A lawsuit against the Warrenton Town Council, East Side Investment Group LLC, Springfield Real Properties LLC, Remland LLC and the Walker Drive Investment Group LLC will be heard by the Virginia Supreme Court.
definition in the state code to control the specific requirements for conditional rezoning in violation of settled rules of statutory interpretation, That it erred in sustaining demurrers – objections – to an amended complaint involving waivers and modifications. Those waivers and modifications were never presented to the planning commission, which town code says can only be accepted by town council upon recommendation by the planning commission, the plaintiffs argue. That it erred in ruling the homeowners hadn’t demonstrated a direct impact from approval of a master plan that didn’t show an industrial planned unit development as an integrated, cohesive entity. The plaintiffs argue they weren’t required to demonstrate such an impact. The plaintiffs originally filed suit in Fauquier County Circuit Court after town council in July 2017 approved a rezoning for 116 apartments and condominiums, shops, restaurants and other commercial tenants. The development also could include a movie theater or bowling alley on a 31-acre tract bordered by East Lee Street, Walker Drive, Academy Drive and U.S. 15/29. Traffic, noise and bright lights from the development were concerns of the residents. Pollack, the attorney for the plaintiffs, said he has 40 days to file an opening brief then the other side has time to respond and he could then file a brief in reply. The court will then set a date to hear arguments from the attorneys. Pollack said he’s been licensed to practice law in Virginia since 1985 and has argued just one other case in front of the state supreme court. “It was nice to win it. It was a pretty obscure case only a handful of attorneys care about,” Pollack said.
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It’s more than just saying no Some would argue that preserving land in Fauquier is all about saying “no” to development: “no” to houses, “no” to roads, “no” to big box stores. Page 24 of this week’s issue of InFauquier -- Conservation Conversations – lists 10 projects that were blocked by conservation proponents Citizens for Fauquier County and the Piedmont Environmental Council – from the Disney theme park to a shopping center at Old Tavern. The list is only a small fraction of the growth initiatives that citizens have objected to and pressed supervisors to rethink, curtail or reject entirely. But it’s more complicated than just saying “no” … a lot more complicated. The list, for instance, doesn’t begin to represent the organizing, research, and sheer man- (and woman-) hours involved in presenting reasoned arguments to the county’s decision-makers. Fauquier’s rural landscape has been so far well-protected, but it hasn’t happened through wishful thinking. At planning commission and board of supervisors meetings, our elected officials are trying to walk the line between farmland and open space preservation and sensible growth that will keep the county tax base healthy. It’s a demarcation that citizens have been vocal about; thus far, officials have erred on the side of preservation. But development and economic pressures are mounting every day, from every direction. Our favorite pieces in the Conservation Conversations issue are the personal vignettes offered by the county’s most knowledgeable voices in preservation. Paul Gilbert, president of the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, for instance, writes: “Conservation easements and land trusts are popular because landowners recognize that governments actually
do a terrible job of protecting open space, wildlife habitat, farmland and forest land.” Realtor Robin Garbe explains the danger: “As the D.C. area grows, so will surrounding counties, including Fauquier. Sadly, it’s inevitable. Of course, it’s already happening. … people who are moving here ultimately want the conveniences they left behind, and (they) kind of feel they are doing our little community a ‘favor’ by demanding what they see as long over-due improvements: internet access, more roads, paved roads, night lighting, more shopping and services.” Adam Shellenberger, Fauquier’s chief of planning, says, “The good news is that the board has a feel for their constituents, and I don’t see their views changing. The (service district) plans work in harmony to help guide land use decisions. This area doesn’t look the way it does by accident. By balancing support and opposition, and staff factually and fairly presenting information to the planning commission and the supervisors, they can continue to make informed decisions.” And agriculture educator Pamela Woodward offers hope for the future: “There are measures in place to continue to keep our farms intact, (and) it is vitally important to teach our young people to respect and conserve the land and resources. They should be inventive in their approaches to conservation measures, crop choices and techniques. I believe if we continue to protect our farms, and thoughtfully place housing and businesses, we can all continue to live productive, fulfilling lives.” We encourage those who care about Fauquier’s rural landscape to continue to do the hard work of helping our elected officials protect the land despite escalating pressure from all sides.
On a morning in mid-September 1979, Tournament Bass Fishermen Jed Modesitt, Roger Brown and Brian Montgomery were all ready to go, and headed out for a day of fishing.
FAUQUIER FLASHBACKS FROM THE FAUQUIER TIMES 75 Years Ago September 21, 1944 One Fauquier man was reported missing in France last week, while three were wounded. Pvt. Archie J. Butler, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Butler of Rectortown, was reported missing on July 23. Pfc. Bedford Fletcher, son of Mrs. Bedford Fletcher of Warrenton, was slightly injured in France. Also wounded were Pfc. John D. Haley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haley of Warrenton, and Pfc. Joseph F. Payne of Upperville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Payne of Orlean. The large frame dwelling on the Warrenton Horse Show grounds will be sold at public auction on Sept. 30 and removed from the grounds by the purchaser to make room for extensive alterations planned by the Warrenton Horse Show Association. 50 Years Ago September 18, 1969 Faced with what appeared to be a serious problem in employing and keeping deputy sheriffs, the Board of Supervisors, with the Sheriff’s Office and Del. Tom Frost, won from the State Compensation Board a $400 increase in salary base, to $5,200 per year. A crackdown at the Fauquier Falcon football game Friday night proved that the Fauquier County School Board wasn’t kidding when it announced last spring that fans must behave at the games. Fourteen juveniles were taken into custody by police. Of the 15 warrants, 13 were for possession of beer and whiskey, one for drunk in public,
and one for possession of a weapon. Fauquier County deputies Albert Jeffries, James Brady and Warren Jenkins participated in the crackdown, along with Virginia State Trooper L. G. Jett, ABC Investigator Roger Judd and FHS Principal James Campbell. Sp4 Larry Young, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Moore of Marshall, has been awarded the Bronze Star medal with oak leaf for heroism in action in Vietnam, where he is serving as a medic with the 25th Infantry Division. 25 Years Ago September 21, 1994 In stumps that reflected the vastly different states of their two senatorial candidates, Republican nominee Oliver North and independent challenger Marshall Coleman passed through Warrenton Monday afternoon. North, who led Democratic nominee Charles Robb in a Commonwealth University poll, spoke at noon in front of Rankin’s Hardware. Coleman paused briefly outside the Old Town Café, where he spoke to a handful of reporters. Plans for a 1.3-mile hike and bike trail in Warrenton are underway. The trail is to be constructed as part of a combined effort of Warrenton, Fauquier County and Citizens for the Warrenton Branch. The group is currently attempting to secure property titles. Women Stars of the Week in Doug Saunders’ Total Pins column were Peggy Rider, bowling a 237, and Shannon Harms, who rolled the high set with a 611. –Compiled by John T. Toler
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Poverty rate falls, but Independent pharmacies hurting because of drug middle men there is more work to The Senate Finance Committee for Medicare Part D patients. The sessed, or “clawed back,” from pharis working on reforms to bring original purpose of DIR fees was to macies. Remington Drug is considbe done for families down the cost of prescription serve as a mechanism for PBMs to ered an average-sized independent Recently, the Fauquier Times reported in an online article that the poverty rate in Virginia has fallen by a full percentage point to about 10 percent. Though that is good news, it begs for deeper reflection. Virginia’s 2018 population was 8.5 million, so this means 850,000 Virginians are living in poverty. For a family of four, including two children, the poverty cutoff was $25,465, or approximately $2,122 a month—and this is the top end of the spectrum. I would ask readers of this paper to imagine deciding how to allocate roughly $2,000 to cover the following expenses in Fauquier County: rent; food; automobile: payment(s), gas, insurance, maintenance and repair; utilities (electric/gas, water and sewer); phone; child care for working parents (either day care or before and after school care), and clothing. And moreover, you would like to have some money both for a small birthday and holiday celebration as well as savings for the inevitable emergency. Fortunately, due to legislation passed by the Virginia legislature in 2018, most of these households are now eligible for Medicaid to cover medical expenses. The current minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, and even the more typical rate of $9 an hour as the starting wage at large stores or in health care facilities forces people to depend on government programs and charity. Several communities in Virginia are addressing this situation with the Living Wage Certification Program sponsored by the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, where local businesses and companies voluntarily commit to paying a living wage, which is defined as the minimum wage a worker must earn to pay for basic necessities without assistance from others. This wage is calculated regionally using a nationally recognized market-based model.
SCOTT CHRISTIAN Marshall
See you at the pole Each year on the fourth Wednesday in September, school students across the United States will be voluntarily forming a “living circle” around a flagpole. As they gather, they will sing, pray, study scripture and have a brief time of worship What would happen if every community were to gather around flagpoles on that day and do the same thing? What would happen? Would anything change? In 2019, Wednesday, Sept. 25, will be the date for “see you at the pole.” More than ever, we need to feel the presence of God. We need to be unified.
ROBERT H. WRIGHT JR. Warrenton
drugs. They are considering a measure that would address the lack of transparency in how pharmaceuticals are priced. Several large corporations are at the heart of the problem and it is our hope as owners of Remington Drug, a local independent pharmacy, to shed light on these corporations. Known as PBMs, these middlemen work for insurance plans to negotiate with drug manufacturers. They determine which pharmacies customers must use, and how much they’re going to pay at the counter, two components that significantly affects our community and our pharmacy, as well as all the other communities and pharmacies in the U.S. Readers won’t be surprised to learn that the largest PBMs also own pharmacies and they direct patients to these pharmacies using plan design and patient copays. It’s common for PBMs to negotiate big discounts from the manufacturers and keep part of the savings for themselves instead of passing them on to the patients who deserve them. The PBMs also assess different types of fees on pharmacies for every prescription filled, sometimes months after the transactions. The types of fees having the largest financial impact on pharmacies are referred to as DIR fees. DIR stands for Direct and Indirect Remuneration and this type of fee is only assessed on prescriptions filled
report manufacturer rebates to CMS so the government would be able to account for actual drug costs. PBMs “hijacked” the original purpose and inserted these fees into pharmacy contracts. Each year the PBMs get a little greedier. These fees have increased by 45,000 percent in recent years, forcing many pharmacists to turn away patients or even shut their doors for good. Patients are also affected because these fees increase their copays and cause them to enter the coverage gap or “donut hole” faster. Essentially, PBMs pull the increased copay amount out of the pharmacy on the back end in the form of these fees, therefore both pharmacies and patients are sharing this burden. Because these fees are assessed retroactively, it is very difficult to come up with an exact figure. In 2017, Remington Drug’s estimated DIR Fee total across all Medicare prescription drug plans was $31,560. In 2018, it increased to $41,480 and through the first 8 months of 2019, its estimated to be $27,470. There are several factors that contributed to the rise in fees, which include PBMs increasing the fee, an increase in number of Medicare prescription plans as well as the number of beneficiaries. As the number of Medicare beneficiaries increases, so too will the total dollar amount of DIR fees as-
Change needed on school board Mike Hammond is running for a seat on the Fauquier County School Board as the representative from Scott District. He will bring management experience desperately needed to help lead it out of a quagmire of malaise and indecision. That includes resolving the Taylor/ Warrenton middle school project that the board has been debating since planning began in August 2015! Budgets have been proposed, re-whickered, voted on, rejected, revisited. They are seemingly in an endless loop of ‘stuck.’ The board decided last year to seek new proposals after months of failing to reach an agreement with the county board of supervisors for funding construction of a new school. We still don’t have a working plan. There are other issues that Mike wants to tackle; chief among them is to promote and resolve a very serious concern about teacher compensation and salary compression that has impacted our county’s teachers for years. We are losing great teachers because of poor pay. Fauquier spends $12,760 per student for education while our neighbors in Prince William spend $11,947 and Culpeper $11,235. Yet these counties are able to provide salaries that are high enough to draw our valued teachers away. He doesn’t advocate raising taxes to meet that challenge. He wants to fix a budget management problem with the resources given the board. Here’s the thing that worries me … some are trying to make this school board election political. Let’s keep politics out of this and vote on candidates who are well suited in our county to resolve our school issues. Mike happens to lean with Democrats politically, but he votes on issues and polices that are best for our residents. He strongly supported and campaigned for Sheriff Bob Mosier, a Republican. I’m a Republican, but strongly support Mike for school board … he is the best candidate for the job. Let’s keep politics out of this election. Mike has a beautiful family that includes his wife
pharmacy based on gross sales and there are approximately 22,000 independent pharmacies in the U.S. If half of the 22,000 independent pharmacies were average-sized pharmacies that paid approximately $41,480 in DIR fees in 2018, PBMs collected $450+ million in DIR fees, a very conservative estimate and an enormous amount of money. Many of the pharmacies struggling with these fees are like Remington Drug, a small-town community pharmacy where patients have been filling prescriptions and seeking advice for decades. At Remington Drug, we sponsor local sports teams, local schools, local events and other community programs. As these fees continue to increase, it becomes harder and harder to afford to support our local community and provide the pharmacy services we’ve provided since 1913. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner serves on the Senate Finance Committee. He and his colleagues should put an end to these practices and force the PBMs to be more transparent. Local pharmacies are disappearing, partly because of the actions of PBMs. Ultimately, their patients suffer, along with the communities they serve.
TRAVIS HALE, PHARMD President Apothecary Solutions Inc Remington Drug Co. Remington
and two school-aged daughters. He launched his campaign in November of last year and has been outspoken on issues such as the middle school project, the Fauquier High School renovation overruns, and believes that our school board has not been a good steward of the tax money we send them. He’s been on the forefront on the issues and has been addressing his concerns with our local media for months. His campaign has knocked on doors of over 600 county homes (half by Mike himself), telling residents how he will be a force for change. I haven’t heard much from his two opponents, but they sure don’t seem to have the same fire-in-the-belly passion as Mike. He is eminently qualified to be your representative on the board. He is a certified systems engineer and critical thinker with over 20 years as a senior project management professional that includes management experience in banking. He’ll get the job done! Check out his website at: Vote4hammond.com. Please join me in supporting Mike Hammond for school board. Vote in the November election. PHIL KASKY Warrenton
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Hinson Ford Cider & Mead decades in the making From young lad to master cidermaker By John Hagarty
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One of the recent entrants into the surging cider and mead boom opened its doors in Amissville in the fall of 2017 and began welcoming guests to the local world of fermented apple juice and honey. It was not its first foray in producing what some might claim is the highest and best use of the red orbs and golden liquid. “I made my first batch of cider when I was 17. I pressed it with a cider press I made myself,” said Dennis Kelly, a partner along with his wife Mary Graham and fellow cidermaker and neighbor Dave Shiff. “I made it in Old Hollow in Sperryville where my parents had a share in the Apple Hill Farm. We’d spend weekends there and I fell in love with Rappahannock. I would have been amazed back then to know I would end up living out here. It seemed like a far-fetched dream, but here we are.” Kelly, 60, went on to a career in government contracting in Northern Virginia and still wields a keyboard full-time to augment his passion for fermentation. But his love of the countryside and producing social lubricants is where his heart has been since moving to the county in 2006. His good fortune continued when he learned his neighbor Shiff was also a cidermaker. Shiff proposed joining forces and going commercial and today their cidery is located on Shiff’s 22-acre farm next to Kelly’s property at 379 Hinson Ford Road. Over the years, mead entered Kelly’s hobby portfolio, but the breakthrough came at his daughter’s wedding in 2015. “We served champagne, wine and craft beer, but the mead kind of blew everything away. We knew then we were on to something,” said Kelly.
Dennis Kelly keeps tabs on the fermentation process.
Hinson Ford Cider and Mead is located in Amissville. Visit them during the upcoming Rappahannock Farm Tour Sept. 28 to 29.
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Cidermakers and business partners Dave Shiff and Dennis Kelly have turned their passion into a thriving business.
Going local
Realizing the bountiful riches available locally, Hinson Ford focuses on locally grown fruit and honey to make their offerings. The first year they obtained apples from Lee’s Orchard and pressed the fruit by hand. “It was exhausting.” Subsequently, they contracted with Thornton River Orchards. The orchardist Allan Clark and his daughter Megan select apples best suited for cider and press the fruit on their equipment. At harvest time pure apple juice is used to make cider, saving considerable time and labor. Clark had been considering producing hard cider himself but elected to supply the juice and let Kelly make the product. “Allan is very plugged into what apples make good cider and we’ve had great success with the fruit he’s procured for us.” Windsong Apiary in Castleton is the source for their quality honey. As with any libation, the ingredients used in its production dictate the flavor and taste of the final product. Owner Bob Wellemeyer is a longtime apiarist and professional pollinator. In addition to his own locally produced honey, each spring he travels to Florida with his hives to help pollinate orange groves. Since pollination is the only thing the growers are interested in, he keeps the orange blossom honey for sale back in Rappahannock. “It makes quality honey that produces quality mead,” said Kelly. “Also, he obtains nectar from Goldenrod plants in Pennsylvania. It’s the
last nectar-producing plant in the fall enabling an additional crop of honey to be taken in before winter. “It’s bright yellow with an almost vinegary smell and makes wonderful mead.” Hinson Ford uses numerous 60-pound pails of honey annually to produce its mead. This year Kelly’s own hives will start contributing to its mead. Moreover, his wife Mary Graham grows elderberries, blackberries and raspberries to use as flavorings in the mead.
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One educational task the three partners engage in during tastings is explaining the rationale for their predominately dry line of ciders and meads. Unlike many commercial versions, the owners believe the most flavorful product is realized by not covering it up with sweeteners but letting its true nature shine through. The result is beverages that are similar to dry wines. As with many newbie wine drinkers who start off drinking wines with residual sweetness, cider and mead fans often gravitate to drier versions as their palates mature. “I am an evangelist for dry ciders and meads. We have about a 98 percent conversion rate on the dry meads. Many people first tasted mead at a Renaissance festival where it’s typically sweet.” The current bottlings of both products in the taproom are:
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• Brehon: Blend of eight Rappahannock County apples. 8% abv. • Ciderhouse: Blend of a dozen
This past summer, Amissville’s Hinson Ford Cider & Mead donated nearly 1,150 pours, worth about $5,000, of their ciders and meads to support the Smithsonian Institution’s 2019 Folklife Festival on the National Mall held June 29 to 30. By mid-Saturday afternoon, Hinson Ford’s popular Strawberry mead was spent; the delightful cherry cider lasted until just before closing Saturday evening, and the remaining Ciderhouse Cider and Goldenrod mead were drained by mid Sunday afternoon. county varieties. 8.5% abv. • Ginger: Flavored with fresh ginger. 5.6% abv. • Hopyard: Dry hopped with Cascade and Amarillo hops. 8.5 % abv. • Scrumpy: Named for a traditional English cider. 7.2% abv. • Ruby: Blend of Baldwin apples, Montmorency cherries, and bittersweet cider apples. 9.8% abv.
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• Dark Skies Bochet: semi-sweet with caramelized honey fermented with maple syrup. 14% abv. • Elderberry: Fermented with Elderberry juice. 10% abv. • Orange Blossom: Made with orange blossom honey. 9.1% abv. • Goldenrod: Made with Goldenrod honey. 9% abv. • Strawberry: Fermented with strawberry puree. 8% abv. “We are coming up on our first anniversary of participating in the Rappahannock Farm Tour. This year it will be held Sept. 28 and 29. All three of us are kind of stunned how well things are going for us,” said Kelly. Residents of the northern Piedmont might also be a bit stunned at the elegant and flavorful ciders and meads this boutique establishment is producing. Its taproom is open Friday 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. To learn more about their lineup and production techniques, visit hinsonford.com. For more business and wine tales, visit Hagarty-on-wine.com
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The phishers are trying to hook you Recently a client arrived at my office to pick up a fixed computer, telling me that on her way in she got a call from “Apple” telling her she needs to verify her apple account ID. She was asked if she was near a computer. She said no, “I’m on the road,” and the caller hung up. When she got here, however, there were two text messages threatening that her account would be frozen if she didn’t react. She didn’t. Good. If you get an email purporting to be from, for instance, “Facebook” saying, “Your account password has been hacked. Click here to change your password, now,” or from “Amazon” telling you that, “Your package couldn’t be delivered. Please verify your information,” in 99.99% of these emails, it is a faker phishing for your login or account information and hoping to infect your system with nasty Mal/Spy or Adware if you click on the provided links. Then there are the tantalizing subject lines, such as, “You won in the lottery!” or “A distant relative left you money!” If it’s too good to be true, you better believe there’s a hook. These phishers probably got some valid information on you (at least your email address). They might send fake emails like the one about an undeliverable Amazon package to a million email addresses, but even if only 1 percent of those email receivers were really waiting
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for a package and follow through, that still could compromise 10,000 people/identities. What the phisher is fishing for is any information they could use to get exploit you. Tip: If there really is something wrong with one of your accounts, you should never click on any of the provided links, but go directly to the company’s website (such as www.amazon.com), log in there, and check things out. A phisher’s schtick is to make the matter urgent and build enough trust to get to you to act now, not later when you have time to think things through or verify information.
How to recognize phishers
Sometimes it is obvious, if the email is full of typos. Other times, the email looks legit, even with the original logos of the companies. It’s easy to cut and paste convincing images and logos! Be more careful if the email comes from a Gmail account or some other free email account address instead
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of a corporate email address. Sadly, the names you see displayed in the email are often totally different from the real email address. For instance, a letter that you receive might say “XYZ” written on it as the sender, but it was really sent from “WXY.” Sometimes a person’s account has been hacked, and this email is really coming from a legit email address from someone you know. But when you read it, it’s really weird. The sender usually doesn’t even know his account was hacked. This happened a while back to my wife with an old school Gmail account; once she found out it had been hacked and was sending viral spam, she warned her friends via her new account and deleted the old one. A more recent nasty phishing scam consisted of an email from the boss of a company to its employees to provide a couple of gift cards for a special occasion/event. And since these were needed right now (it was on a Sunday), the “boss” was asking them to email their validation codes ASAP.
So, what to do when you get suspicious about an email?
Do not open it. Do not click on any of the links or attachments, and do not reply to it. It’s OK to delete it. Sometimes, I contact the person from whom this suspicious email seems to come to
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make them aware of a possible problem. Sometimes I think the shown names and email addresses might even come from your own address book on your computer. If your system is infected, it will create its own infected fake phishing emails and send them to the people in your address book. One way you might notice that something is wrong is if you get a lot of emails saying “could not be delivered” which happens for all the email addresses in your address book that are not current anymore. So, be vigilant, skeptical, and smarter than the phisher! Klaus Fuechsel founded Warrenton’s Dok Klaus Computer Care in 2002 and is known for his German-American humor and computer house calls. He and his award-winning tech team work hard to save data and solve their clients’ computer cases. Any questions? Ask the Dok at 540-428-2376 or Klaus@ DokKlaus.com or go to www.dokklaus.com
Staff Reports Veterans Next Mission is hosting its inaugural charity golf tournament at the Stonewall Golf Club in Gainesville on Monday, Sept. 30. Veterans Next Mission is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization devoted to helping newly discharged veterans successfully transition to civilian life by preparing them for a career in the construction industry. Since 2016, Veterans Next Mission has operated solely using 100 percent of its revenue generated from construction and deconstruction projects to fund its program. The golf tournament’s goal is to raise enough funds for a permanent warehouse and training facility to expand the organization’s program for veteran trainees. The organization also wants to expand its program to include veterans with more serious injuries and
disabilities who are unable to assist on field-based construction job sites by incorporating a workshop to teach furniture-building. The tournament will be a four-person team, shotgun-start, best-ball format with prizes and raffles awarded throughout the afternoon. The $150 per person fee will cover green fees, a golf cart, dinner provided by Mission BBQ and drinks. Registration is at 9:30 a.m. with tee-off at 11:30 a.m. The organization is seeking donations from local military-friendly businesses. Businesses are needed to participate at sponsorship levels and to donate supplies, “swag bag” items or snacks for the event. Volunteers are also needed for the event. For more information, contact Amy Everett, executive director of Veterans Next Mission, at 571-379-3948.
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FALCON HOMECOMING GAME
The Wakefield School boys soccer team routed Fredericksburg Acad- Fauquier’s Homecoming football game is Oct. 4 vs. Millbrook. emy 5-0 to improve to 2-1. Connor Weaver scored two goals with Dylan Fanico, Jess Seaborn and Sten Ohrstrom adding one each.
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Eye-opening golf score for Kettle Run’s Massei
A 28 and a 64
By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer
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Red-hot Reece Massei leads Kettle Run into the Northwestern District golf tournament next Monday, Sept. 23.
Senior Reece Massei set a new record for Kettle Run’s golf team Thursday by shooting a ninehole score of 28. He did that on the front nine at Fauquier Springs Country Club while playing in a Ryder Cup-style tournament against Patriot. Massei had six birdies without shooting bogey on any hole. Then he combined with partner Trevor Berg to shoot a 36 on the back nine for a 64 overall. “He honestly played phenomenal,” Cougars coach Dale Edwards said. “A legit 28. That’s the best I’ve ever seen.” Kettle Run will soon play in the Class 4 Northwestern District tournament Sept. 23 at Fauquier Springs.
‘A group of best friends’ stays perfect Impressive Liberty field hockey team is a pristine 6-0 By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
A basic coaching tenet states a team’s play in games equates to how it practices. That’s being confirmed at Liberty. “It has really paid off,” said Eagles’ field hockey coach Katie Norman, who couldn’t be happier so far. “They’re just hard workers who strive to set high goals and meet those goals.” The Eagles added two more victories last week to remain the county’s highest-winning squad regardless of sport at 6-0. Class 6 Battlefield fell to the surging Eagles 4-1, last Thursday in Bealeton for the latest win. “The girls have been playing really great team field hockey,” Norman said. Energized by their communication and ball movement, the Eagles are controlling possession. Plus, they’ve been ferocious in the offensive circle in outscoring foes 23-3. Abby Keller notched two goals vs. Battlefield to give her five in three games last week. Daphne Daymude and Emma Costanzo accounted for the others. Costanzo’s score was the first career varsity score for the sophomore and came off a penalty corner. Liberty also downed Culpeper, 3-1, in its Northwestern District opener Sept. 10 as Keller had two goals and Daymude one. Norman said her team controlled play throughput, as the lone Culpep-
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Gretchen Thomas and the Eagles are fulfilling their promise with a breakout season. er goal came with less than one second to play. Junior Keely Crane recorded 13 saves and has been another success story with four shutouts thus far. Crane’s older sister Noelle was a four-year starter in goal for the Eagles and first-team all-Region D in 2018 before graduating last year. Keely Crane was a field player in her first two years in the program before accepting the challenge to fill the hole. “Keely has really stepped up to the challenge of being the last line of defense,” Norman said appreciatively. Norman said she is not surprised by the success this fall based on the number of girls who played during
“They’re just hard workers who strive to set high goals and meet those goals.”
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the off-season period and the response to summer conditioning. “The girls have really strengthened their chemistry that was already strong…a group of best friends that that work to make each other better every day,” Norman said. “We are pleased with our start to the season, but are definitely working to improve and keeping our focus forward.” Kettle Run comes to town Thursday for a district contest.
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Tre’von White and the undefeated Eagles have a bye week, then things ramp up with games against Culpeper Sept. 27, Kettle Run Oct. 4 and Sherando Oct. 11.
3-0 start is sweet music to Eagles’ ears By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer
A big road win ended with a funny moment. With a 27-17 victory over talented King George (2-1) locked up, Liberty’s football players unleashed an exuberant celebration after Dayne Dye’s final extra point kick, a screaming line drive cleared the crossbar by a foot or two. As Dye raced along the Eagles sidelines rejoicing like he’d won an Olympic gold medal, one ref ruled the kick no good. Four officials all huddled in front of some incredulous Eagle linemen, who all saw it whiz cleanly over the bar, talked, then agreed the kick had cleared. The Eagles walked off the field 3-0, which is a good omen. Liberty has opened 3-0 11 times since 2000, going on to make the playoffs nine times with state semifinal appearances in 2008 and 2014. Liberty beat a strong King George team that downed two Class 5 schools in Stafford 34-21 and Orange 31-27. “I was very impressed with our boys,” said coach Travis Buzzo, whose Eagles scored first after trailing in its opening two wins. “They came out hard. Finally, they scored first. If we didn’t score first I don’t think we would have pulled that one out.” Behind their long, lanky gunslinger quarterback, Dylan Bailey, the Eagles came out firing early, setting a tone they didn’t have the first two weeks.
Liberty’s 3-0 starts since 2000
2000: Finished 10-2 2001: Finished 11-1 2003: Finished 11-1 2004: Finished 10-1 2005: Finished 8-2, missed playoffs 2006: Finished 9-1, missed playoffs 2008: Finished 10-3, made state semis 2010: Finished 10-2 2011: Finished 10-3, made state quarters 2014: Finished 12-2, made state semis 2017: Finished 9-3
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Sept. 27 at Culpeper (1-2) The 6-foot-3 junior finished a superb 16-for-21 for 206 yards and two touchdowns, one each to excellent receivers Tre’Von White and Justin Lawson. White caught five passes for 55 yards and a 3-yard TD and had a 36yard run. Lawson caught five passes for 72 yards and a 26-yard TD, and Jordan Hicks was also a sure-handed target with four catches for 50 yards. “We watched a lot of film,”Bailey said. “Thanks to the O-line. They gave me time to throw deep. “I love throwing to Tre, Justin, Dayne (Dye), and Jordan,” he said. The Eagles won it with a huge defensive stop near midfield in the final four minutes. Down 20-17 and facing fourthSee EAGLES, page 22
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KETTLE RUN FOOTBALL
0-2 Cougars brace for 2-1 Millbrook By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer
Kettle Run is a surprising 0-2 after a 21-20 loss to Brentsville. The Tigers ended Kettle Run’s 11-game winning streak in the series on a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Tiger quarterback Guy Hayes and an extra-point kick by Daniel Silva. The Cougars had a chance to win on an ensuing possession, but Brentsville junior outside linebacker Jake Johnson intercepted a pass with less than a minute remaining. While Liberty and Fauquier beat the Tigers comfortably the first two weeks, the Cougars must turn the page as they prepare for always potent Millbrook (2-1). Millbrook will be out for revenge after losing to the Cougars 20-14 in the 2018 season finale and missing the playoffs. Kaden Buza is back at quarterback after completing 52 of 97 passes for 800 yards, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions last year. Millbrook outgunned Jefferson (W.Va.) in its opener 62-42, lost to Loudoun County 27-18, then beat Heritage 31-10 last week.
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The Cougars have opened 0-2 for the first time since 2016 when they finished 3-7. Coach Charlie Porterfield’s team hosts Millbrook (2-1) Friday.
1-1 Falcons prepare for 1-2 Heritage By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer
With a bye week to savor an overwhelming 32-0 win over Brentsville, the Fauquier Falcons (1-1) return to the field Friday with a tough road
game at Heritage. Heritage is 1-2 after falling to Millbrook 31-10 last week. Heritage beat Kettle Run 14-6 the first week, then lost to Riverside 6-0. Loudoun County schools have won six straight against Fauquier dating back to 2016.
The Falcons last beat a Loudoun team in 2016, when they beat Loudoun County 42-12 in their opener. FHS is 0-2 lifetime vs. Heritage. First-year coach Karl Buckwalter coached at Dominion the last 11 years and knows Heritage well. He hopes for continued offense from running back Nick Shadyac, Ky’lil Kiawu and quarterback James Diehl, who all shined vs. the Tigers.
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WE’RE GOING TO PLAY FASTER. OK? Falcon field hockey adopts new mindset By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
The quicker the better appears to be the new slogan for a restyled Fauquier field hockey unit. Following opening losses to two quality foes and a closer-than-needed 2-0 win over Orange, Falcon coach Brooke Settle and her assistants opted to revamp many of the day-to-day sections of practice, ranging from warmups to the final drills. The emphasis was on increasing the practice pace, Settle said, because Fauquier (2-2) performs better in quick transition rather than at a slower tempo. “I had a ‘Come to Jesus’ with them,” Settle said. “I believe in them, and they have the skill. But [the desire] had to come from deep down in them.” The changes appear to have recharged the Falcon attack, shown by last Thursday’s 4-0 home win over Northwestern District foe Culpeper. Junior center midfielder Abby McCusker opened the scoring. Zofeya Maldonado later found Ruby Wrigley open at the penalty stroke line for a 2-0 halftime lead. Wrigley struck again in the second
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Ruby Wrigley and the Falcons are using a quicker pace to positive results. half off an assist from Emory LiIlard. Wrigley finished her hat trick when Jamie Renzi sent a ball goalward where Wrigley redirected it into the cage. Settle was pleased to see a goal off a corner, noting the penalty corner plays also were revamped to make them quicker as well. A day earlier, George Mason was
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at Falcon Field. The hosts needed only 92 seconds to take a 1-0 lead, as Wrigley assisted Maldonado. McCusker struck at the five-minute mark off a rebound in front of the goal. Unfortunately, lightning hit to force a halt to the action, but the two aggressive starts left Settle gratified. “It was a good wakeup call” the coach said. “They turned things
around…realized it is going to take full concentration and heart to stand out in the district. “It’s not going to be easy, but I think they can.” The Falcons were at Kettle Run Tuesday, then travel to meet Potomac Falls Wednesday at Rock Ridge. The Falcons stay on the road Monday at Brooke Point.
It’s field hockey rivalry week Cougars hosted Falcons Tuesday, Eagles Thursday By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
Intra-county battles highlight this week’s Kettle Run field hockey slate. The Cougars hosted Fauquier Tuesday and Liberty Thursday in key Northwestern District clashes. Kettle Run is 4-2 and surging after controlling visiting George Mason, 4-0, last Thursday. Coach Beth Todd praised her team’s ability to make corrections during the tilt. Todd said Paige Proctor, Maddy Powers and Jessica Wood applied consistently forward pressure in the second half to allow their team to pull away. Aubrey Kearns tallied two goals, with Kaitlyn Grundy and Samantha Malloy scoring once each. Powers,
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Fauquier at Kettle Run, Tuesday Liberty at Kettle Run, Thursday Grundy and Wood all registered assists. The shutout was the third for goalkeeper Alyssa Space. “The goals were good team efforts,” Todd said happily of the passes that led to paydirt. “It was a great game for a lot of players.” In junior varsity play, the Cougars were even more dominant, winning 7-0. Kaitlyn Nakamura posted a hat trick, and Carleigh Wood and Payton Maloney both scored twice. Jessica Lalwani and Reece Dunville had assists. Thursday’s action JV game at Liberty is at 5:30 p.m. Varsity at 7.
Highland volleyball, boys soccer start strong The Highland School volleyball team fared well Saturday in the Endless Summer tournament at the Virginia Beach Field House, going 3-2 in their five matches. Highland coach Gary Hicklin said the team is building around “our two core junior players, Rylee Mayer and Lyndi Thornhill.” Mayer typically leads the Hawks offensively while Thornhill anchors
the defense as a libero for Highland team that has a 4-3 record this season.
Soccer opens 3-0-1
The Highland boys soccer team, now coached by former Fauquier High girls soccer coach Rick Ashley, is 3-0-1 after a 4-1 win over Fredericksburg Christian. Matt Hoerner and Santiago Moreno Marin each had a goal and assist Saturday in the Hawks’ home opener.
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‘WE PLUG IN AND PLAY’ Substitutes help Kettle Run volleyball pull out tough match at Liberty By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
First-year coach Mike Howard has worked to instill a “next person up” attitude with his Cougars this fall, a temperament that’s helped them battle an injury bug. Kettle Run (6-4) entered last Thursday’s Northwestern District match at Liberty (4-3) without starting libero Katie Pohlmann, who sprained an ankle in a Sept. 7 tournament. Erin Salzman was brought in to fill the slot. Then, in the hotly contested first set versus Liberty, Cougar Olivia Conte stepped on a foot and went down with an ankle sprain, forcing Kettle Run to alter its preferred rotation again. The score was 15-15 when Conte left. Her teammates regrouped to win 25-21, 25-16, 25-19. “As soon as Liv got injured, they huddled together…and I said ‘We’ve been there before,’” said Howard. “We have that resilience. We plug in and play. It’s the next person up.” Conte’s injury also affected host Liberty, which was on a run before she went down. Eagle Christina Sloan had spun off five straight points for a 15-14 lead and apparently had caught the Cougar defense off guard with a dink to ignite the home crowd. Conte went down on that play and the officials ruled a Liberty player’s foot had broken the plane of the net to cause the accident, nullifying the dink. More than five minutes elapsed before Conte could be evaluated and helped to the bench. When play resumed, Liberty coach Carrie Marek’s squad had lost the momentum which did not return until the third set. “I couldn't agree more that the team that started that game is the one I am excited about,” Marek said. “The team that ended the game is what we are trying to change at Liberty.” Marek was pleased with her Eagles’ spirit. “No one gives up. They are all fighters, [but] we just lose something,” Marek said. After taking the opening set, Kettle Run surged in the second with a Faith Schaefer service. The junior ran off seven unanswered points to expand a 4-2 margin to 11-3. Liberty immediately countered with a five-point effort by Kendra Walker to narrow the led to 12-8, but the Cougars then recorded five straight courtesy of Kayla Gillham’s service for a 17-9 edge. Both attacks then cooled, with rally points accounting for most of the remaining scoring. Liberty rebounded to open the third set, forcing a 10-10 tie. Liberty’s service game tapered off with
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Jordan Dixon (No. 2) and the Cougars (6-4) are gearing up for a key match at Fauquier (3-8) Thursday. only one point on their final nine turns as Kettle Run pulled away. Jordan Dixon registered five kills for Kettle Run. Schaefer had four kills and two blocks. Gillham handed out 12 as-
sists and Lily McIntyre eight. Gillham and Dixon both had eight digs. Both schools were coming off losses two days earlier. Liberty fell to Handley, 25-16,
25-20, 23-25, 25-10, while preseason district favorite Millbrook beat the Cougars 25-19, 23-25, 25-11, 25-12. The Eagles play at Fauquier Thursday, while Kettle Run hosts Culpeper.
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HORSE BRIEFS COLES MAKES NATIONS CUP TEAM
Local rider to represent the U.S. in Canadian competition Middleburg-based show jumper Sloane Coles has been named to the U.S. squad for the Nations Cup in Alberta, Canada. The international five-star show jumping team event runs this week at Spruce Meadows. Teammates include Jennifer Gates, Beezie Madden and McLain Ward. Team coach is Robert Ridland. Coles, 31, operates Springledge, a training facility near Halfway. The Foxcroft grad graduated from Drew University in 2011.
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The new Masters of Foxhounds Association headquarters in Middleburg has opened a sporting museum, and will host a juried sporting art exhibit through October. Dr. Paul Anikis has been treating Smithsonian National Zoo’s Asian elephant, Shanthi, for osteoarthritis. Last week, Anikis gave the elephant joint injections of IRAP and Osphos. Learn more at nationalzoo.si.edu.
JUMPING CLINIC
Schramm to teach Sept. 28 Upper level eventer Dom Schramm will conduct a show jumping clinic Sept. 28 at Wheatland Farm in Purcellville. Groups from beginner novice through intermediate are being formed for morning and afternoon sessions. Sign up at wheatlandfarm. org.
OWN A RACEHORSE
Promotion is Saturday Racing fans are invited to vie for a chance to “own” a standardbred racehorse “for the day,” this Saturday, Sept. 21 at Shenandoah Downs. A radio contest on WSIG offers the chance to win owners’ box seating, backstretch access and possible earnings of $2,000. Visit shenandoahdowns.com.
OPEN HOUSE
Leesburg event is Sept. 28 Leesburg’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center will host their fourth annual open house and barbeque Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be live demonstrations plus a catered lunch at the free event.
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Foxcroft School grad Sloane Coles has been named to the COURSE Learn about Nations Cup team to represent the U.S. in international nutrition online show jumping. Veterinarian Dr. Register at speart@vt.edu. Tom Schell has produced an in-depth online course to FAUQUIER SPCA help demystify horse nutrition entitled Celebrate animals Oct. 13 “introduction to herbs and foods in The Fauquier SPCA will host their the horse.” The course is taught over annual blessing of the animals event four weeks, with quizzes, a final exam Oct. 13 at the shelter near Casanova. and a certificate. Sign up at curost. All types of animals – leashed, crated com. or contained – are invited to the free NEW HUNTING MUSEUM event that runs 1:30 to 4 p.m. Middleburg exhibit opens ELEPHANT CARE The recently opened Masters of Vet treats Smithsonian giant Foxhounds Association headquarters in Middleburg has opened a new Piedmont Equine Clinic veterinarian
FAUQUIER VOLLEYBALL
Tough schedule helping mold Falcons By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
Maybe Fauquier should change its volleyball pregame music to a Broadway classic tune. “Getting to Know You” from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The King and I” might be a good choice. Fauquier lost seven seniors from last fall, but five players return as the team has opened an uncharacteristic 3-8 For coach Diana Story, the “get acquainted” process has taken longer than hoped. “[The veterans] know what to expect from me. The other nine don’t,” said the long-time Falcon coach. “It’s not knowing the player you’re playing beside or the group you are playing with,” Story stressed. The always challenging non-district schedule featuring mostly strong teams may be one reason for Fauquier’s sub-.500 mark. “I don’t schedule lightly,” Story said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s one of the best teams I’ve had or one
of the lower level, I’m going challenge them. They can’t get better unless they are playing quality level teams.” The Falcons got over the hump in Northwestern District play last Thursday by collecting a league win at Culpeper, 25-19, 25-13, 25-19. Emma Carter and Stephanie Robson had nine kills apiece, while Olivia Eisele and Meredith Scott added four each. Skyler Furr had two solo blocks. Addie Blas recorded four service aces to three each for Julie Lukonis and Robson. Blas and Dani Lawhorn both handed out 11 assists. The Culpeper win helped salve home losses the two previous nights. First-place James Wood beat FHS 25-21, 25-22, 25-16 on Sept. 10. Tuscarora took a 25-16, 25-16, 16-25, 25-22 decision the next night. Carter amused 26 kills in the two matches, Furr added 13 and Robson 10. Kate Wilvert picked up 27 total digs, and Lawhorn handed out 32 assists. Fauquier hosts Liberty Thursday. Junior varsity and freshman games begin at 6 p.m., varsity at 7.
hunting museum, open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 301 East Washington Street. The American Association of Equine Artists hold their 39th annual juried exhibition Sept. 20 through Oct. 26. Visit mfha.net.
WORKING EQUITATION
New group plots schedule The new Northern Virginia Working Equitation group plans clinics and competitions. Phases include a dressage test, arena obstacle course and a speed course. A fourth phase, cattle work, is part of the sport, too. More details are at novawe.org.
LOCAL CHAMPION
Lohr wins Zone 3 junior finals Helen Lohr, 17, of Warrenton, won the 2019 Sandy Gerald U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Zone 3 equitation championship last week at Rose Mount in Fredericksburg. She bested a field of 31 juniors in the two-phase finals. Lohr rode Plesant Dreams, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood that also won the Uptowne award for best equitation horse at the show. Lohr trains with Ginny Edwards and Winn Alden.
3-0 Eagles get rest break before hosting Culpeper EAGLES, from page 18 and-4 with 3:36 left from their own 49, coach Vern Lunsford chose to go for it. Liberty got a strong rush on quarterback Charles Mutter, whose pressured pass was intercepted by Matt Sloan with 3:28 left. “We thought we had momentum. We put the ball in our playmakers’ hands and trust them to make a play and it didn’t work out,” said Lunsford. “You make the call and you live with it. Yeah, we could have punted and we could have got the first down.” “It wasn’t really a blitz,” Buzzo said. “It was a normal defense. They ran a screen and the linebacker went under it. It was a really good play by Matt Sloan.” Despite a signature win in their first road game, the Eagles didn’t sound overly elated, perhaps because they appear to have the talent and experience to contend for the region title. “We’re confident,” Tre’Von White said. “We’re 3-0, but it’s not like we’ve won the Super Bowl.”
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Fauquier’s early schools Learning on Warrenton’s Academy Hill By John Toler
Associate Editor
Until the commonwealth of Virginia mandated state public schools in November 1870, getting an education in Fauquier County came in FILE PHOTOS several forms. Options included homeschool- The second Warrenton School, a modern brick structure, replaced the old building in 1909. All grades were taught there. ing, farm schools where children of The school was incorporated in The revived Warren Academy thority – appealed to the Warrenton wealthy families and their neighbors an act passed Dec. 9, 1787, by the was operated by William J. Cowles, Town Council to loan the new school were taught by hired teachers, and Virginia General Assembly. Credit and the board of trustees consisted board $2,000 for a new school. private academies. After the Civil for the naming of the “Warren Acadof John Scott, president; William The school board got their loan, War, black children were first taught emy” is given to Hezekiah Balch, a Horner and Thaddeus Norris. and the council bought the old Acadin Freedmen’s schools, established graduate of Princeton College, and An advertisement was placed in emy Hill property for $600 and prein 1865 in Warrenton, and later in the first instructor at the academy Warrenton’s Palladium of Liberty sented it to them. Delaplane Halfway and Cliff’s Mills. when he took charge in 1787. Balch seeking an instructor who was “Able In 1872, a large, two-story building Later, small one-room schools were set up in various areas of the county and served until 1790, when he was suc- to teach English Language, Writing, costing $1,500 was erected on the site, ceeded by John Dyson. Geography, the Globes, Arithmetic and the remaining $500 of the loan administered by the school board. Tuition at Warren Academy was and Mathematics.” In January 1820, used to buy furniture and equipment. The first private school in Fauquier six pounds per year, and M. Payson of Yale College was select- It was called the Warrenton School. was the Warren Acade“Board may be procured ed as the new academy’s instructor. After Diggs was removed as sumy, founded in 1786 by a “We would in respectable homes The Warren Academy continued perintendent in 1878, the town coungroup of leading citizens pledge our upon the modest terms to operate with other instructors, cil appealed to the State Legislature of Fauquier Courthouse allegiance to the of ten or twelve pounds including James H. Vowles, who to be allowed to take over the school, (renamed Warrenton in per annum,” according served from 1844 to 1846, and Capt. assess a school levy and appoint a flag and have 1810) in order to “… give to an advertisement in George H. Ball, a veteran of the War three-person board of trustees. the youth of the communi- a short prayer the Dec. 29, 1791, edition of 1812. Capt. Ball served from 1846 The petition was granted, and for ty the advantage of a good each day.” of the Virginia Herald until 1850, when the school building the next 24 years the Warrenton School educational training.” was operated by the town. Among Two acres at the site of George V. “Dink” Godfrey, a and Fredericksburg Ad- was lost in a natural disaster. A tornado swept through the east those serving on the faculty during present-day Academy Hill first-grade student in 1957 vertiser. Charles O’Neil took end of town, destroying the War- those years were Dr. Payne, the Misswere purchased for the charge of the Warren Academy in ren Academy and the Presbyterian es Lou and Kate St. Clair, Miss Mollie new school from Richard Henry Lee 1800, and upon his retirement in 1805, Church, then located across Main Carter and Robert Grubb. E. L. Johns in March 1786. Listed as trustees of the academy were William Edmunds the academy ceased to exist until a Street and west of the present church. was appointed principal in 1893 and of “Oak Spring” as president; Col. new group re-established the school Also lost in the storm was the frame is credited with introducing the grade house on the top of the hill at the cor- system there. Johns was succeeded by Martin Pickett of “Paradise,” Hum- in 1819. The original building was torn ner of Main and Falmouth streets. phrey Brooke, Edward Diggs, Francis J.D. Harris, who inaugurated the high A third building was erected for the school system at the school in 1908. Whiting, Gustavus B. Horner and John down, and a new building erected, Blackwell Jr. The cost of the land was a described by historian Joseph A. Warren Academy on the site, this time Jeffries as “… a long, two-storied af- a two-story frame building. John Leary Big changes come mere three pounds. After serving for more than 30 Soon afterward, a new school fair, built of brick and then stuccoed, is the only instructor on record for havyears, the building housing the Warwith gables to the east and west and ing taught there before the school was building was erected on the southrenton School had become an overeast corner of present-day Academy windows and doors on the sides. The burned by Union troops in 1865. crowded firetrap, and during the gable ends were blank walls.” Hill Road and Calhoun Street. Academy Hill summer of 1909, it was torn down and public education and a new, modern brick schoolThe first free school in Warrenton house built on the site. The Town after the state public school mandate of Warrenton continued to run the came into effect was conducted by school until 1912, when it was turned Dr. W. W. Payne in the old Episco- over to Fauquier County. pal Church on Alexandria Street. In As a county school, students from 1872 the school was moved to the old outlying districts could attend the Town Hall on Main Street, original- high school department, and within ly the former Methodist Episcopal a few years the new building was Church, North. overcrowded. It was clear that a permanent In June 1923, work started on a secschool building adequate to meet ond, larger school building on Acadethe mandate had to be found, and my Hill just below the 1909 building. Down the hill from the 1909 building, a larger structure with an auditorium and Superintendent Thomas Diggs – other facilities was completed in 1923. having no money or borrowing au- See ACADEMY, page 24
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HISTORY HAPPENINGS Friday, Sept. 20 Homeschool History Day
Designed especially for homeschooling families 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fauquier Historical Society 10 Ashby St., Warrenton Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail welcomes all homeschool families to a special Homeschool History Day! Homeschool families can enjoy a variety of activities throughout the day including hands-on object exploration, games and a special craft. Special activities planned: • Explore the Old Jail’s kitchen with its original hearth • Learn about herbs and kitchen gadgets from long ago • Grind coffee and take home a sample • Create a special lavender sachet • Learn about the Old Jail and what it was like to live there
Academy Hill ACADEMY, from page 23 This solution lasted until 1936, when once again due to overcrowding, the new Center District High School was completed on Waterloo Street. The 1909 and 1923 school buildings on Academy Hill became grade schools. P. B. Smith Jr. (1892-1962) was appointed principal of the Warrenton grade schools in 1928, serving until 1952 when he was appointed principal of center District High
• Play with old fashioned games in the courtyard • Have fun with chores on the front lawn • Discover the history of Fauquier County and Warrenton • Experience the museum’s exhibits No advance tickets or reservations required. $5/ person, children under 3 are free. Please Note: Homeschool Day will be held rain or shine. In the event of rain, certain activities may be canceled or moved inside. This is not a drop-off event – all children must be accompanied by an adult. The museum is not handicapped or stroller accessible.
visitors to numerous sites associated with the “Gray Ghost” and his legacy in Old Town Warrenton. Walking tour fee is $10/person, $8 for FHS members, and $5 for children under 12. The tour will take approximately 45 minutes and start at the Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail. Rain date will be following day. Paranormal Investigation on Sept. 13 is sold out. Warrenton Ghost Tours scheduled for Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26. For more information, contact 540-347-5525 or info@fauquierhistory.org
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Saturday, Sept. 21 Col. Mosby Sites Walking Tour
12:30 p.m. Fauquier Historical Society 10 Ashby St., Warrenton Explore the history of the Civil War with a walking tour highlighting the life of Colonel John S. Mosby. Lead by author, David Goetz, the tour will guide
School. In later years, grades one through three were housed in the 1909 building, while grades four to six were in the 1923 building.
Recollections
Interviewed in 2010 for the history book marking the Town of Warrenton’s 200th anniversary, George V. “Dink” Godfrey recalled the Warrenton Elementary School, where he started first grade in 1957 in the “upper” building. “I remember the large, square classrooms. Two large blackboards adorned the interior walls. The win-
A history of voting in Fauquier County Monday, Sept. 23 6 to 7:30 p.m. Lord Fairfax Community College 6480 College St., Warrenton Event sponsored by the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County. For more information, contact 540-253-7488
dows were huge, which allowed lots of natural light, Needless to say, there was no air conditioning, nor was it necessary. The huge windows would slide down from the top, allowing the hot air to rise to the ceiling and then exit the room. “The lighting for the two upper floors consisted of four white globes suspended from chains… a two-button switch activated the lights in each room. The basement rooms were completely different. They had low ceilings, small windows and fluorescent lights. “In each classroom were an
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American flag, and a copy of the pledge of allegiance hung on the wall. We would pledge our allegiance to the flag and have a short prayer each day. Pictures of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln also adorned each classroom.” With the opening of new elementary schools in the Warrenton area in the early 1970s, the Academy Hill elementaries fell into disuse. During the 1980s, the lower building was destroyed by fire and upper building badly damaged by vandals and neglect, and both later demolished. An apartment complex now occupies the site.
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Making memories Let the Good Times roll
By Anita L. Sherman Community Editor
We’re into fall. It’s nearing the end of September and some of the leaves are actually changing color. It’s still warm outside and feels like summer but school is back in session, pumpkins are appearing, mums are blooming and we’re officially into another season. These kinds of transitions often prompt a change of home décor and perhaps an urge to try something new. Fauquier County Parks and Recreation is presenting seasonal class offerings that residents can learn about through GoodTimes, a free guide available in hard copy or online. Registration is open for fall programs and there is a lot on their fun menu, from music to art to stargazing to learning to ride a unicycle or create a fall or holiday wreath. New this season, kickboxing is offered for all ages. Taking a drive through the countryside or out to the Shenandoah National Park will be a feast for the eyes in a few weeks but what about taking in the view from the water? Beginning kayaking and canoeing classes are offered where attendees will learn basic techniques and terminology to get started on flat water. As the leaves begin to shed their green and morph into reds, oranges and yellows, there is a class on tree identification (dendrology) taught by a trained forester where participants will become familiar with the trees native to this area. When it comes to capturing the display of color through a lens, a Flawless Fall Photos session will be held on Oct. 27. Staff from McClanahan’s will offer their professional expertise at Crockett Park for an afternoon -- and it’s free. For budding dancers, there are ballet classes for preschoolers to teens. There’s also hip hop where children will learn styles of breaking, popping, locking and tumbling. Pound is a full body workout to music that incor-
porates lightly weighted drumsticks. For those into a more serene form of exercise, qi gong and tai chi are offered for those 18 and older. These are more meditative in nature where spiritual health is enhanced as well as body and mind. Gentle yoga focuses on rejuvenating and healing the body with emphasis on breath work, relaxation techniques and generally just feeling better. There are a variety of art classes offered for children and adults, including pottery, where attendees can explore clay using a variety of tools and techniques and come away with a finished glazed piece. For young teens, there is a beginner’s class that will introduce them to a pottery wheel. A beginner guitar or ukulele class will take those new to the instruments through the basic strumming patterns, chords and left and right-hand techniques. There are usually two fees listed for all program offerings – one for those who live in Fauquier and another for those who do not. There are also youth scholarships available for many of the dance, art, music, and science programs. While comprising a small percentage of the county’s school-aged children, there are more than 500 children that are being home-schooled in Fauquier for the 2018-2019 school year, according to statistics from the Virginia Department of Education. Classes offered for the home-school community occur during the day and include beginning guitar and ukulele, art, historical education at Monroe Park, environmental education at C.M. Crockett Park, a self-defense workshop and Winter Tracks. Thanks to Country Chevrolet, Fauquier Health
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and many other local businesses, a Family Fun Day is slated for Saturday, Sept. 28, at Vint Hill from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a free event for the whole family. Enjoy the rock-climbing wall, inflatables, live music, face painting, balloon twister, food trucks, activities, games, crafts and more. Focused on the enhancement of quality of life for the community, the Fauquier County Parks and Recreation programs offer a wide variety of choices. Residents are encouraged to grab one of their publications or visit www.recreation.fauquiercounty.gov to learn more or give them a call at 540-422-8550 or email parks@fauquiercounty.gov. Reach Anita Sherman at asherman@fauquier. com
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Climbing for a cause
Years ago, in my traveling days, I visited Nepal. Kathmandu is the capital and largest city. It is also the only major city near Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. I marveled at the beauty of the mountain range and there were several haunts in the city that particularly catered to the hikers and climbers. I was not a climber, but was admittedly intrigued by their equipment and sense of bravado. I was content at the time to wander the markets and visit temples. Hiking or climbing was not on the agenda. I also wasn’t there at the best time of year for traversing the trails; they were shrouded in fog most of the time and many were muddy. There were reports at the time of one hiker who had gone missing in the mist. It is to Kathmandu that two friends of mine are traveling at the end of September. Once there, they will board a small plane and fly to Lukla. Their plan is not to just visit the Himalayas, but to trek to the base camp of Mount Everest, a journey that will take well over a week, taking them into high altitudes and across suspension bridges. Marianne Clyde is the founder and president of Be the Change Foundation, a nonprofit organization that offers classes for women who would like to start or grow a business, she is a vicechair on the Fauquier Chamber, sits on the Women’s Business Council and is technically retired from
FROM WHERE I SIT ANITA SHERMAN her more than two-decade career as a holistic therapist. She’s also an accomplished author, grandmother and optimistic and serene soul that I am blessed to call my friend. I remember Monica Fernandi when she and her husband Mike were married near the town’s new LOVE sign. They exchanged vows surrounded by family, friends and anyone else in town who wanted to come. The community was invited to witness their happy day. Monica is a yoga/ fitness instr uctor and personal trainer. She is also a regular contributor to the Fauquier Times; her columns focus on growing strong from within. Her philosophy of living well with ease, grace and mind-
ful thinking is contagious. Whenever I see her at a meeting or social event or on the street, she greets me with a hug and smile and good vibes. I like her and I’m inspired by her energy. These two, along with Monica’s husband Mike, are embarking on a journey that I’m sure won’t be without stress, fear and some trepidation. They’ve been in training for months, hiking and backpacking the local climbs around here, but the trek to the base camp will be a different story. But there is a cause, a reason that they have decided to juggle fear, happiness and self-reliance. It has to do with water, or rather a shortage of it in many parts of the world. Marianne has seen firsthand the consequences to villages and their residents w h e n they do not have access to clean water and sanitation. So when she got wind of World Hope International’s challenge to trek with Sara Hastreiter to the base camp of Mount Everest, she jumped at the chance.
That’s Marianne. And when she started talking about it with Monica and Mike, they decided to hike as well. Sara Hastreiter is no ordinary lady. She’s a professional sailor, adventurer and athlete. She is on her way to becoming the first woman to have sailed the seven seas and climbed seven of the world’s highest summits. She has tied charitable giving to her adventures. Her partnering with World Hope International is to raise monies in support of well water projects. My friends are also fundraising, with a goal of each raising $10,000. They’re not there yet, but they’re only a few thousand shy of reaching that number. What I’ve learned from both of these fine ladies is that we are as powerful and strong as we allow ourselves to be. In a couple of weeks, they will be challenged physically and mentally. Hopefully several wells will be dug in faraway places because of their efforts, making a difference for the people who live there. I encourage you to be with them in prayer and spirit. I encourage you to lend them your support. In doing so, you’ll be champions not just for clean water but for courageous hearts. Visit www.support.worldhope. org/7-seas-7-summits/bethechangewithmarianne or www.support.worldhope.org/7-seas-7-summits/growstrengthwithin.
Celebrating five years, and helping others celebrate many more It’s been a busy five years since Novant Health UVA Health System Haymarket Medical Center opened its doors. We continue to add innovations and access to new services right here in the Haymarket community. And our high-quality care keeps us ranked among the top third of the nation’s hospitals for patient safety. Please join us for games, learning, giveaways and an up-close look at an EMS helicopter, ambulance, police car and more, as we celebrate five years of bringing the best of health to you. Family Fall Festival Saturday, September 21, 2019 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Haymarket Medical Center 15225 Heathcote Boulevard, Haymarket, VA 20169 Learn more at NovantHealthUVA.org/fallfestival Haymarket MedicalCenter Center Culpeper Medical
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Ayrshire Farm hosts Fall Harvest Days Heritage breed farm animals, country crafts, local beer, cider, wine, kids’ activities, music, education and more Staff Reports Ayrshire Farm, 21846 Trappe Road, Upperville, will host Fall Harvest Days designed to showcase their locally produced, certified organic, certified humane, heritage breed animals, including turkeys, cattle, pigs, rabbits and chickens. On Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., guests will enjoy tractor tours, country crafts, live music and kids’ activities. This event is free and open to the public. Ayrshire Farm heritage breeds on display will include Old Spot, Mangalitsa, Berkshire, Red Wattle hogs; Highland, Devon, White Park, shorthorn, Charolais cattle; turkeys; chickens; chinchillas, and Flemish giant and New Zealand white rabbits. Other farms in attendance with their livestock include the Skyfiber Ranch alpacas, Autumn Hill hogs with the Tamworth and mule-foot hogs, Mike Eatinenne with his Barbados Blackbelly and Katahdin sheep, Hedgebrook Farm with their Jersey cows, American Heritage Farm hogs with large black hogs, Gale McLeod with Highland and White Park Cattle and Leicester, long-wool, Southdown and Dorset sheep, Red Crest Farm with Tarentaise cattle, AA Ranch with Texas
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Carriage rides will be part of the fun. Longhorn cattle and Quail Run Farm with mini donkeys. Vendors will include Walsh Family Wine, Winchester Ciderworks and Dirt Farm Brewing. Gentle Harvest’s food truck will also be in attendance serving several types of burgers including beef, lamb, chicken and vegan, hot dogs, salads and sides. A mini store with Gentle Harvest, Ayrshire Farm and other specialty merchandise will join the vendor village this year. A Seven Loaves donation bin will also be available for guests to leave food donations. Demos and activities will feature heritage apple tasting and beehive demos, a blacksmithing
demo, carriage rides, face painting, hay bale maze, sack races, needle in the haystack games and pumpkin decorating. A Sustainability Matters Nature Walk will take place each day at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will include wild edibles, native and invasive plant identification and medicinal herb use. The Sustainability Matters Worm Workshop will take place at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Educational exhibits from the Fauquier County Soil and Conservation District, Land Trust of Virginia, Department of Forestry, Loudoun County Soil and Conservation District, Piedmont Environmental Council and American Chestnut Foundation will be on hand to discuss with visitors their work. Musical performances will include King Street Bluegrass on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Old Town Tradition on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. On Saturday, The Ayrshire Farm Heritage Breed Festival will host a 5K run. Proceeds will go toward the American Livestock Conservancy. Tickets purchased ahead of time are $15 and include a T-shirt. Race day registration is $35. Tickets and additional information are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ayrshire-farm-heritage-breed-festival-5k-tickets-69033155025. Guests will be directed to park in one of Ayrshire Farm’s lower fields before being transported to the main courtyard. Via the courtyard, guests can walk the grounds, tour the stables and catch the tractor tour of the 1,000-acre farm. Farm staff will be available for questions about Ayrshire’s operation and local, sustainable farming methods. Ayrshire Farm’s Fall Harvest Days will be hosted rain or shine. Please dress appropriately for the outdoors. For more information, contact 540-5927018 or visit www.ayrshirefarm.com
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Email event info to asherman@fauquier.com
Sept. 19
Thursday Music on the Patio at Claire’s: 6 to 9 p.m., 65 S. Third St., Warrenton. Josh Lowe. Music canceled in the event of rain or extreme heat. Reservations recommended. Contact Maranatha at 540-351-1616. Shinedown: 6:15 p.m., Jiffy Lube Live, 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow. Visit www.ticketmaster.com. Contact: 800854-2196.
Sept. 20
The Nighthawks Live at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. Legendary blues band. Tickets $20. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www.centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540-347-7484. “Waiting for Godot”: 7 p.m. 310 Gay St., Washington. RAAC Community Theatre in Little Washington presents Samuel Beckett’s challenging play. Visit www.raac.org for information and/or to reserve seats. Live Music at Northside29: 6 p.m. 5037 Lee Highway, Warrenton. Visit www.northside29.com. Contact: 540347-3704.
Sept. 21
Grace Church Concert Series: 5 p.m., 6507 Main St., The Plains. Grace Church Concert Series in The Plains features Mount Vernon Virtuosi, conducted by Amit Peled. The performance will include Samuel Barber’s Adagio, Antonio Vivaldi’s Spring and Dimitri Shostakovich’s Quartet No.8. A catered reception with the artists will follow in the parish hall. Tickets are $25,
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students $15, Youth under 18 are free if accompanied by an adult. For additional information and tickets, please visit www. gracetheplains.org or call 540-253-5177, ext. 107. Randoll Rivers Elvis Tribute Show: 7 p.m., 300 E. Main St., Remington. Flatbeds and Tailfins Jewel’s JukeBox Theatre brings back Elvis plus debut of new rockabilly band Tube Tones. Doors open at 6 p.m. Performance at 7 p.m. General admission seating is $15 in advance. $20 at the door. Kids under 5 free. No refunds, rainchecks available. Visit flatbedsandtailfins.com. Contact: 540-422-2507. King Street Bluegrass Live at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. Blues, folk and Americana. Tickets $20. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www. centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540347-7484. The Duskwhales Live on the Summer Stage: 5 to 8 p.m., Old Bust Head Brewery, 7134 Farm Station Road, Vint Hill. Menu by Puccio’s Pizza. Contact: 540-347-4777. Tapscott Band at Wort Hog Brewing Company: 4 to 7 p.m., 41 Beckham St., Warrenton. Visit www.whbrew.com. Contact: 540-300-2739.
The Hot Sardines: 8 p.m. Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, Science and Technology. Season opens with hot New York-based jazz ensemble. Visit www.hylton.calendar.gmu.edu for information and tickets. Crossthreaded: 7 p.m., Live music at Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall. Local Hume band plays bluegrass, country and oldies. RSVP for dinner. Contact: 540-364-2774. Live entertainment at Inn at Kelly’s Ford: 7 to 10 p.m., 16589 Edwards Shop Road, Remington. Contact: 540-3991779.
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Thursday Music on the Patio at Claire’s: 6 to 9 p.m., 65 S. Third St., Warrenton. Robbie Limon. Music canceled in the event of rain or extreme heat. Reservations recommended. Contact Maranatha at 540-351-1616.
Sept. 27
The Gina Furtado Project Album Release Party Live at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. Welcome Gina’s new group. Tickets $20. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www.centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540-347-7484. Snoop Dogg and Wu Tang Clan: 6:15 p.m., Jiffy Lube Live, 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow. Visit www.ticketmaster. com. Contact: 800-854-2196.
Sept. 28
The Strobe Light Live at Gloria’s: 7 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. Hosted by Spin Wax Radio featuring disco, funk,
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house and club music. Wear your favorite old school threads. Show off your dance moves. Tickets $15. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www. centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540347-7484. FeeFree Live on the Summer Stage: 5 to 8 p.m., Old Bust Head Brewery, 7134 Farm Station Road, Vint Hill. Menu by The Frenchman. Contact: 540-347-4777. The Rectfiers at Wort Hog Brewing Company: 4 to 7 p.m., 41 Beckham St., Warrenton. Visit www.whbrew.com. Contact: 540-300-2739. Terry Lee Goffee – Tribute to Johnny Cash : 7 p.m., 300 E. Main St., Remington. Flatbeds and Tailfins Jewel’s JukeBox Theatre presents Johnny Cash tribute artist fresh from tour of Europe. Doors open at 6 p.m. Performance at 7 p.m. General admission seating is $25 in advance. $30 at the door. Kids under 5 free. No refunds, rainchecks available. Visit flatbedsandtailfins.com. Contact: 540-422-2507.
ALSO ON THE CALENDAR: SEE FULL LISTING AT WWW.FAUQUIER.COM Send your events to asherman@ fauquier.com at least a week in advance. Visit www.fauquier.com for more calendar listings. Sept. 18 Fauquier Livestock Show and Sale Kick Off Meeting: 6:30 p.m., 321 Walker Drive, Suite 301, Warrenton. First meeting of the year to learn more about participating in the Fauquier County Livestock Show and Sale. Open to 4-H or FFA students who are ages 9 to 18 (you’re welcome to join 4-H after attending if you are not already involved). Attendees will learn more about raising each of the four species, what it takes to be involved, the commitment, and more. This is a great opportunity for youth to learn about hard work, marketing, budgeting, animals, teamwork and public speaking. Contact: 540-341-7950. The Fauquier County Youth Orchestra and Jazz Band meets weekly on Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. at Gloria’s, 92 Main St., in Old Town Warrenton. Offering beginner, intermediate and advanced strings and a jazz band. $10 a week. Email info@ fauquieryouthorchestra.org or call 540717-9349. Sept. 19 Warrenton Ruritans: 7 p.m., 6903
Blantyre Road, Warrenton. All welcome to monthly meeting of Warrenton Ruritans the third Thursday of each month. Learn more. New members welcome. Contact John Wayland at 540-347-4735. Those Left Behind by Suicide: 7 to 8:30 p.m., 76 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton. Those left behind can endure a variety of conflicting and confusing emotions and may be tempted to withdraw and isolate. In this group, we will work through our grief by having discussions, writing, and learning strategies toward our journey of healing. RSVP at 540-3495814. Visit www.scsm.tv. The Fauquier Pokémon League meets every Thursday, 4:30 to 6 p.m., at Virginia Hobbies Etc., 46 Main St., Warrenton. Pokémon card game 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Pokémon video games, 5:30 to 6 p.m. Players new to the game and experienced players welcome. Contact Mary Ivie at 703-887-7586 or Cassandra Mitchell 410-215-7711 or email pokemon.fauquier@gmail.com. Coffee & Conversation at SCSM: On Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon, Spiritual Care Support Ministries opens to the community to provide fellowship, encouragement and hope. Light refreshments provided. Visit www. scsm.tv or call 540-349-5814 for more information.
Sept. 21 Warrenton Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon, at the corner of Fifth and Lee streets, Warrenton. Open through Nov. 23. Fruits, vegetables, pies, herbs, flowers and more. Contact: 540-3472405. Top Gun Clay Shoot: 8 a.m., 11781 Lucky Hill Road, Remington. The Warrenton Rotary Club is having its first Top Gun Clay Shoot at Shady Grove Sporting Clays. Enjoy a fun day of competition and camaraderie while helping to raise funds for the Warrenton Rotary Club to support the community. The day begins with registration at 8 a.m. Shooting starts at 9 a.m., and lunch is served at 12:15 p.m. Cost is $100 per ticket for shooters, or a $25 lunch ticket for non-shooters. Sponsorships are also available from $250 to $1,000. Activities include the competitive skeet shoot, a silent auction with wonderful gifts generously donated; raffle items; and a barbecue lunch included after the shoot. Rain date is Sept. 22. Tickets available online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ warrenton-rotary-sporting-clays-shoottickets-66931715563 Quilt Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 200 Dailey Drive, Orange. The Dolley Madison Quilters Guild will hold a quilt show at Prospect Heights Middle School in Orange. Admission is $5 per person. The show will feature quilts
for sale, local artisans and vendors, a white elephant sale, gift shop with handcrafted items and a raffle for a king size quilt. Proceeds benefit the Shining Hands Caring Kidz Program. Show repeats on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Email DMQGVA@gmail. com for more information or visit the show Facebook page. Marshall Ruritan Club Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 8400 Salem Ave., Marshall in the Marshall Ruritan Club building. Car registration starts at 8 a.m. $25 per car/truck/motorcycle. Funnel cakes/drinks available for purchase. For more information, contact Chris Cloud at 571-451-9122 or Jan Sickel at 540-3611813. Optical Confections: 5 to 7 p.m., A new photo series by Cindy Goff, owner of Dreamspeed Photography in Warrenton, will be at the Frenchman’s Corner, 129 E. Davis St., in Culpeper. Contact Cindy Goff at 540-347-9838 or 540-878-1383 or cindy@dreamspeedpress.com Food giveaway: 9 a.m., The Fauquier County Food Distribution Coalition will hold a food giveaway for those who are in need from 9 a.m. until the food is gone at the Warrenton United Methodist Church, 341 Church St., Warrenton. Third Annual Parenting Conference: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 130 S. See CALENDAR, page 30
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CALENDAR, from page 29 Madison St., Middleburg. The Baby Buzz presents a day-long educational seminar for expectant parents and parents of children three and under. Complimentary coffee, continental breakfast and lunch provided by sponsors. $10 per family. Held at The Hill School. Register at www. TheBabyBuzz.org. Contact 540-67-4114 Sept. 22 Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4555 Old Tavern Road, The Plains. Fruits, vegetables, baked goods, orchids, bamboo, quilted specialties and more. Visit www.archwoodgreenbarns.com or contact 540-253-5289. Sept. 23 All Souls to the Polls: 6 p.m., Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton. Hosted by the Afro-American Historical Association, president Karen White presents a compelling narrative researched over a period of more than 20 years about the history of voting for African Americans. Event is free and open to the public. Contact Debra Copeland at 540-729-8319 for more information. Sept. 26 Diabetes Education: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., 200 E. Marshall St., Remington. The Sweet Spot: Diabetes education for everyday living hosted by Remington Drug. Avoid Diabetic Emergencies. Meets at Remington Fire Hall twice
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monthly. Class is free. Visit www. remingtondrug.com or call 540-4393247. “Being Mortal”: 6 to 8 p.m., 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton. Based on the best-selling book of the same title by surgeon and award-winning author Atul Gawande, the free screening will be at Fauquier Hospital. The book explores ways for those to accomplish what is most important to them before the end of life. There will be a panel discussion following the movie. For more information, contact 540-316-5000. Sept. 28 Auditions: Noon to 3 p.m., 318 S. West St., Culpeper. Windmore Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce it will produce a children’s Christmas musical, “The First Leon, Uncovering the True Meaning of Christmas. Any child ages 6 to 14 may join the choir. Auditions for the leading roles for children ages 8 to 14 will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at Culpeper Baptist Church. Find details and registration information at windmorefoundation.org/christmas or email exec@windmorefoundation.org. Oct. 9 Ignite Fauquier: 9 to 10 a.m., 33 N. Calhoun St., Warrenton. An alliance of entrepreneurs is helping small business owners “fire up business” at the Warrenton Visitor Center. Meet new people and learn the challenges of businesses and organizations. Following the program, there will also be discussion among attendees. Meets the second Wednesday of every month. The doors open at 8:30 a.m.
Todd Fickley in concert
Fifth concert of the Culpeper 2019 Concert Series Staff Reports
wide variety of ensembles, such as the National Symphony Orchestra, Todd Fickley, organist with the The Washington Ballet, the NaNational Presbyterian Church and tional Philharmonic and the Three founder of “The Bach Project” Notch’d Road baroque ensemble. A prize-winning organist and will perform in the fifth of six free concerts offered by Culpeper specialist in the music of J. S. Bach, Fickley has been featured Baptist Church to the numerous times on Culpeper communiNPR and PRI. In ty as well as nearby 2014 he launched surrounding areas. “The Bach ProjThe concert is ect,” a cycle of conSunday, Sept. 22, at 4 certs performing p.m. in the sanctuary and recording all of of Culpeper Baptist Bach’s organ works, Church, 318 S. West the first time in alSt., in Culpeper. most a quarter of a Fickley is the century that such long-time protégé of a project has been the late Bach expert undertaken in the J. Reilly Lewis. He D.C. area. The first served as his artistic volume on the MSR assistant at both the COURTESY PHOTO Classics label was Washington Bach Todd Fickley praised in Fanfare Consort and the CaMagazine as “some thedral Choral Soof the most enthralling Bach organ ciety. Fickley is also the assistant playing you are likely to hear anydirector and keyboard artist for where by anyone!” The Choralis Foundation. Equally “He’s wonderful,” said Jesse comfortable at the podium, harpRatcliffe, organist and director sichord, piano and organ, Fickley’s career spans more than 25 of music at St. James’ Episcopal years performing across the Unit- Church in Warrenton. For more ed States, Europe and Israel. He is information on the concert, visit frequently seen in concert with a culpeperbaptist.org.
Virginia State Fair runs Sep. 27-Oct. 6 The State Fair of Virginia runs Sept. 27 through Oct. 6. at the Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. The fair opens at 10 a.m. each day; Midway Madness by Virginia Lottery and Virginia529 Kidway, opens at 11 a.m. “The State Fair is a time-honored tradition that’s fun for the whole family,” Marlene Jolliffe, the fair’s executive director said in a news release. “Planning ahead can save money and make for a more enjoyable visit. Find information for planning a visit, as well as a full schedule of events, online at StateFairVa.org.” Advance tickets are on sale through Sept. 26 at StateFairVa.org for $12 for adults and $10 for youth 5 to 12 and seniors 60 and older. Children 4 and under are admitted free with a paid adult admission. Tickets can be used any day during the fair.
Season passes can be purchased online through Sept. 20 for $35; they can be used throughout the fair’s 10day run. Tickets to the Blue Ribbon Craft Beer Festival on Oct. 5 are available online for $30 and include fair admission when purchased in advance. When purchased at the gate, beer festival tickets will be $25 plus the cost of fair admission. Want to tour Meadow Hall mansion? Tours will take place at select times on Saturdays and Sundays. Purchase advance tickets for $5. Rides are not included in fair admission. Unlimited ride wristbands are $20 when purchased in advance and $25 once the fair opens. Ride tickets and single-day unlimited ride wristbands will be available for purchase at ride ticket booths in the Midway and Kidway areas.
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Hate Has No Home Here After the 10:15 a.m. service on Sunday, Sept. 15, the Rev. Ben Maas and members of the congregation at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Warrenton gathered outside the church. St. James’ and First Baptist Church share a joint ministry called Common Threads, created so that the two congregations can honor their different faith traditions and celebrate their “common threads.” Within its joint mission statement is the call to do something together for the good of the community and to promote racial unity in
order to build community. One of those initiatives is to share the message of The Hate Has No Home Here project that promotes just and inclusive communities by encouraging neighbors to declare their homes, schools, businesses and places of worship to be safe places where everyone is welcome and valued. Two signs were placed. Parishioner Terri Owsley put one in place as Maas gave the blessing. For more information about the Hate Has No Home Here project, visit the project’s website at www. hatehasnohomehere.org/about.
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The Salvation Army of the Virginia Piedmont served 2,821 individuals in 2018. Behind each number is a real person with a story. Those stories will be told at the Behind the Red Shield annual banquet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, at the Culpeper Country Club, 2100 Country Club Road, Culpeper. Funds raised at this event will benefit families in need in Fauquier, Culpeper and Orange counties. The keynote speakers will be Col. Michele Matthews, the Salvation Army national liaison to the White House, and Pastor Erick Kalinga, president of the Culpeper County Christian Ministers Association. The event includes dinner and a silent auction. The winner of this year’s Be a Shield Award will be announced. There will be opportunities to give so that The Salvation Army can keep doing the most good in 2020. Purchase a $50 ticket at insidenovatix.com/events/behind-the-redshield or donate online at www.salvationarmyusa.org.
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Use neuroscience to raise an awesome person The Open Book welcomes Erin Clabough Staff Reports Searching for a roadmap to raise a successful child who makes a positive difference in this world? Erin Clabough, author of “Second Nature: How Parents Can Use Neuroscience to Help Kids Develop Empathy, Creativity, and Self-Control,” will speak at The Open Book on Main Street in Warrenton on Friday, Sept. 27, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Clabough teaches that to thrive as adults, children need to learn self-regulation, a master life skill founded in empathy, creativity and self-control. The lack of even one of these intertwined skills underlies nearly all of the problems parents face, she says. The good news is that these strengths can be built in children at any age, from infancy to adulthood. With scientific depth and in clear language, Clabough will get visitors to The Open Book up to date on the vast tide of emerging neuroscience discoveries and how they can help parents. Practicing these skills requires a new mindset, but “second nature” parenting is low effort and high impact. It only takes a few minutes each day to nurture the skills kids need, simply by using everyday situations that you’re already facing in a different way. Clabough’s book offers a hands-on exploration of:
• Empathy, creativity, and self-control— three key, interrelated skills that support your child’s decision-making, emotional regulation, happiness and independence. • Self-regulation — where the three key skills come together, giving your child the power to blaze a trail towards a personal goal while preserving healthy relationships. • A wealth of tools based on neuroscience principles—from quick “do anywhere” games to long-term strategies—for creating positive lifelong habits. • How to better understand and deal with tantrums, impulsivity, inattention, bickering, bullying, and other common challenges. • In-depth guidance on how to build motivation, enhance critical thinking skills, encourage accountability, create space for play and reflection, cultivate compassion, solve problems and much more Erin Clabough is a mother of four who holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience. Her parenting style has been highly influenced by her background in brain development research. Erin received her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Virginia in 2006, specializing in the molecular genetics of neurodegeneration. She subsequently held a three-year postdoctoral research position at the University of Virginia. Her scientific research has resulted in many peer-reviewed journal articles. She writes for Psychology Today, mindbodygreen, Today/Parenting, and other publications.
If you go Book signing and discussion with Erin Clabough The Open Book 104 Main St. Warrenton Friday, Sept. 27 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. 540-878-5358 www.oldtownopenbook.com
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Members of the Warrenton Moose Lodge gather to present donation to local fire department. Staff Reports The Warrenton Moose Lodge is continuing its tradition of giving back to the community. On Sept. 21, representatives of the lodge were pleased to give the Fauquier County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association a check for $6,000 from proceeds of their annual Charity Car Show held on May 18. This annual event is in its fifth year and has benefitted many organizations
in Fauquier County, including the Fauquier Family Shelter Services and Shop with a Cop program. Event organizer Chrisi Radcliff presented the donation to Steve Wright and Tom Marable of the Fauquier County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. “Donations such as this will go a long way,” said Tom Marable, association president. Wright explained how See MOOSE LODGE, page 35
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FAITH NOTES Submit your religious news events to asherman@fauquier.com at least a week in advance for publication. Please include address and contact information for your event.
Friday, Sept. 20
Memorial service: In loving memory of Minister William H. Jackson, Sept. 30, 1941 to Aug. 11, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m.at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, 8909 Meetze Road, Warrenton.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Little Fork Day:10 a.m. to 3 p.m., join Little Fork Church for a fun-filled family day. Free activities include: colonial tours of the church, an inflatable obstacle course and rock climb slide for children and adults and old-fashioned games. There will be a white elephant sale, bake sale and lunch will be available for purchase. Restrooms will be open to the public. Little Fork Church is at 16461 Oak Shade Road, in Rixeyville. Annual shoe drive: The Pastor’s Aid Ministry, First Baptist Church, 39 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton, invites the public to its annual shoe drive featuring The United Voices of Agape United Methodist Church, under the direction of James “June” Howard, in concert Saturday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. The church will collect “softly worn” or new men’s, women’s and children’s shoes to donate to charity. The event also includes a “shoe show.” Wear your favorite shoes and join the “March-a-Round.” A free-will offering will be accepted.
Sunday, Sept. 22
Church anniversary: 1 to 3 p.m., Markham United Methodist Church, 3212 Stone Church Road, Markham, invites the public to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Markham Stone Church and the 101st anniversary of the Markham Schoolhouse. Tour the historic buildings and enjoy lunch provided by Wild About BBQ. A free-will offering will be taken to support missions. An RSVP would be appreciate (but is not required), to mmiddletoncpa@aol. com or 703-380-0141. 182nd Anniversary Homecoming: 11 a.m., Historic Antioch Baptist Church, 16513 Waterfall Road, Haymarket. Worship service at 11 a.m.; lunch on the grounds at noon. Bring a dish to share. Music by Dominion Four. For more information, call the Rev. Dr. Billy Tatum at 540687-6454.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Fall revival: Salem Baptist Church, Marshall, invites the public to its fall revival services Sept. 25 to 27, at 7:30 p.m. each night. The guest preachers are, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Rev. Francis Belle, Mount Sinai Baptist Church, Elkton, Virginia; on Thursday, Sept. 26, the Rev. Philip Lewis, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Upperville, and on Friday, Sept. 27, the Rev. Ronald Poe, Woodville Baptist Church, Woodville, Virginia. For questions, please contact Lillian Walker at 540347-1883.
Saturday, Sept. 28
Women’s Ministry One-Day Seminar: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, Ebenezer Baptist Church, 23411 Maddens Tavern Road, P.O. Box 52, Lignum. Theme: Women of Royalty, Psalms 139:14. Colors: Purple and Silver. Brunch included. The keynote speaker is Elder Darlene Moody of Word Alive International Church, Manassas. Topic speakers are the Rev. Judith Moss of Immanuel Christian Ministries in Culpeper and Evangelist Tracy Slaughter of Antioch Baptist Church in Madison. The Rev. Douglas T. Greene Sr. is pastor. Contact: 540-399-1315.
Sunday, Sept. 29
Praise and Worship Service: 11 a.m., First Baptist, 39 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton. A time of testimonies, prayers, and songs. Contact: 856889-0112.
Saturday, Oct. 5
Barbecue and Bluegrass: 4 to 7 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church invites the community to UMM Barbecue & Bluegrass. On Saturday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m., come enjoy bluegrass music, gospel style, with special guest Naked Mountain Boys. A delicious pork sandwich is available for $6, the sandwich and fixins’ for $9 and a pork platter for $13. All are welcome. Grace United Methodist Church – Hartwood, is at 13056 Elk Ridge Road, Fredericksburg. Contact the church office at 540-752-5462 or office.graceumc@gmail.com.
Sunday, Oct. 6
Sisters in Christ Day: Mount Olive Baptist Church will celebrate its Annual Sisters in Christ Day. The Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley, from Alfred St. Baptist Church, Alexandria, will deliver the message during 10:45 a.m. worship service. Mount Olive is at 2932 Atoka Road, Rectortown (GPS use Marshall). For more information, call the church office 540-364-2380 or follow the church on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mobcrectortown.
For more information, contact the church at 540-364-2626 or Cecelia Williams at 540-364-2428. Warrenton Women’s Prayer Alliance: 9 to 10 a.m., 276 Cleveland St. Warrenton. Join us every second and fourth Wednesday of the month for prayer, fellowship and short devotional at Trinity Lutheran Church. Everyone is welcome. Contact wwpaattic@ gmail.com. Single Moms Support Group meets every second and fourth Tuesday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., 341 Church St., Warrenton. If you are divorced, in the midst of a divorce or separation, navigating the difficult road of single parenting for the first time or have lived it for years and need support, visit the Single Moms Support Group. MOOSE LODGE, from page 34 the funds will help the association with recruitment and retention, one area that is consistently challenging. The Fauquier Historical Society was also presented with a donation to assist with the restoration of the 1966 Ford Galaxy, the newest vehicle in the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office fleet. This vehicle was acquired to recall a landmark day when the Sher-
Meets at the Warrenton United Methodist Church for understanding, support and connections. Free childcare is provided. All welcome. Contact: 540-347-1367. Harvest and Holiday Craft Bazaar: First Baptist will host the Holiday and Craft Bazaar at the Joseph E. Penn Family Life Center, 45 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton on Friday, Nov. 8, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 9. From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors wanted. Table spaces available. $55 for the two-day event. Call early to reserve your space. For more information, call or email 540219-6954, birdiesstuff@gmail.com, 856-889-0112, chaholla@yahoo.com, 540-347-3114 or vaw832@gmail. com. iff’s Office received a donation of its first vehicle, a 1965 Ford sedan. The squad car was painted brown with an off-white top and fitted with a police radio, lights and siren. The Loyal Order of Moose is a community-driven organization and donations such as these continue their long-standing tradition of giving back. To learn more, contact 540-3471193 or webmaster@loom1695.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
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Tuesday, Oct. 15
Wave of Light service: 6:45 p.m., Nokesville Church of the Brethren is hosting a Wave of Light. This reflective service provides comfort to those grieving pregnancy and infant loss, and is part of a world-wide effort to bring awareness, remembrance, and hope to the one in four women whose pregnancy ends in loss. On Oct. 15, people all over the world will light a candle at 7 p.m. local time, causing a glow of light for the entire day world-wide to remember those who were never born, born still, or only lived for a moment, and to bring comfort to their families. Everyone is welcome. Child care will be provided. Please contact the church at 703-5942685 or nokesvillecob@nokesvillecob. org with questions. Nokesville Church of the Brethren is at 13002 Fitzwater Drive, Nokesville.
Ongoing… Food pantry: The Beulah Baptist Church Food Pantry, at Beulah Baptist Church, 3124 Beulah Road, Markham, is open Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m.
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 271 Winchester St., Warrenton, VA 20186
540-347-2922 MASS SCHEDULE Weekday: 6:30am & 8:30am Saturday: 8:30am, 5pm & 7pm (Spanish) Sunday: 7:30am, 9am, 10:45am, 12:30pm & 5:30pm For Holiday Masses, please visit
www.stjohntheevangelist.org St. John the Evangelist Parish is a Catholic faith community committed to living God's message as given to us by Jesus Christ. We strive to encourage Christian love, faith & peace.
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Celebrate Hume Day Saturday, Sept. 21 There is plenty happening during the next several weeks in our three communities to keep everyone amused and entertained. Read on to find what suits your pleasure. Saturday, Sept. 21 marks Hume Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., sponsored by the Leeds Ruritan Club. The Ruritan Club welcomes all to a day of fun with free admission where vendors will have baked goods, fresh fruits, farm produce and arts and crafts. Hungry? There will be a barbecue dinner from Marriott Ranch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Still hungry? Ice cream and other goodies will be available throughout the day. The final event of the day will be the old-fashioned ring toss joust starting at 3 p.m. Get those ponies ready and be prepared to win ribbons and take home bragging rights. While you are having fun at the event held at the Leeds Ruritan Park, you are also helping the Ruritan Club to support the college scholarship program and the Reading
Learn about colleges, universities at Lord Fairfax H.M. Pearson Elementary has created a fun way for their students to have a bedtime story read by a staff member. Every Sunday on the H.M. Pearson Facebook page at 7:30 p.m. you will find a video of a staff member reading one of their favorite bedtime stories for their students to hear. Reading is such an important part of a young child’s development. It teaches children about
ANNE DAVIS MARKHAM HUME ORLEAN 540-364-1828 hlfmhouse@aol.com Is Fundamental effort at local schools in Marshall. Mount Morris Baptist Church, Hume, will have its annual Homecoming Day service on Sunday, Sept. 22, starting at 3 p.m. We know that there will be special music to celebrate this important day; their choir truly “makes a joyful noise.” There is a large sign posted near the church on Leeds Manor Road with full details about the activities of the day. Everyone is invited to attend. The annual Blessing of the Animals, sponsored by Leeds Episcopal Church, will be held at the Leeds Ruritan Park
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in Hume on Saturday, Oct. 5. Everyone is invited to have their beloved pets and companions blessed by the Rev. Kate Bryant, priest-in-charge at Leeds. Animals or a photo of your sweet pet (if they are unable to attend) are welcome. Dogs need to be leashed (no flex leads) and kitties, bunnies, etc. must be crated. Simple refreshments will be served for owners and their companions. The Orlean Community Trail System will sponsor the Fall Barn Dance and Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Leeds Ruritan Park in Hume from 5 p.m. until you are so tired that you drop. All neighborhood friends are invited to attend. Bring your appetite for dinner and dancing shoes for the toe-tapping music and square dancing afterwards. The dinner is potluck with BYOB beverages. Plan to meet your neighbors and have a great time. Christmas is coming. The Leeds Episcopal Church St. Nicholas Day sale will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year marks more than 30 years for the opportunity
to purchase handmade gifts and baked goods for the holiday season. The original idea for this sale, held on the Saturday closest to St. Nicholas Day, came from our dear friends Ann Chung and Mary Lou McCullough. We are sure that these two ladies, devoted members of Leeds Church, are keeping a close eye from above on the whole event. Proceeds from this sale help to support local outreach projects. We note the passing of Frances Cole, our neighbor in Orlean, following a long illness. Frances was a strong-minded, hard-working woman who spent many years painting fences in our area. She loved her family, flowers and her special cats. She appreciated the care received from hospice workers plus her doctors and medical helpers. We hope that she rests well now that her work is done. Birthday wishes to Michael Raymond, Ellen Riddoch, Jayden Stribling, Emily Richardson and Carissa Ruth Spear. Have fun, folks. This is your day; make the most of it.
them, develops their imagination and it helps improve vocabulary. Mark your calendars so you don’t miss out on this Sunday evening reading. Today is also the last day for H.M. Pearson families to order spirit wear for the school year. Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. will be College Night at Lord Fairfax Community College’s Warrenton location. This is an opportunity to meet with representatives of more than 75 colleges and universities. Some of the colleges that will be represented are; Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, Liberty University, University of Florida, Sweet Briar College, Randolph Macon, Longwood College and many more.
As I am writing this, I just learned that Fauquier County Sheriff Office just seized 80 dogs and puppies. The SPCA had to close for a day so that they could care for these new residents. As you can imagine, these helpless animals need our help. If you are able, please consider donating or purchasing item(s) listed on the Fauquier County SPCA wish list. The SPCA also has an Amazon account which makes shopping easier because all items are shipped directly to them. Hopefully all of these dogs will be able to recover and find a forever home. I hope everyone has wonderful week. Contact me anytime with news from your area. I look forward to hearing from you.
American Legion to hold emergency preparedness information session The American Legion, Remington Post 247 will be hosting a free National Emergency Preparedness information session on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. at 11420 James Madison Highway, Remington. Some of the presenters will be: Chief Art Biles, Remington Fire and Rescue; Adjutant Joe Cole, American Legion Post 247; Dennis Hunt and Judy Lamana, Fauquier Emergency Awareness, and other community representatives. For more information, contact Post Service Officer Will King at wkid35@gmail.com. Remington Community Garden, on Saturday, Sept. 21, will have a
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Climate Rally to be held in Rady Park on Friday For those who have had tick bites resulting in Lyme disease, there is a Lyme Disease Support Group which will meet Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sycamore Room at Fauquier Health. Call 540-341-8245 to register. Music on the Patio will be at Claire’s (65 S. Third St.) with musician Josh Lowe from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19. Reservations are recommended by calling 540-3511616. The event will be canceled if raining. If you care about the climate, come meet with others in the area who care, too! There will be a Fauquier Climate Rally on Friday, Sept. 20, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Ruritan Pavilion at Rady Park (intersection of Evans and Fauquier roads). During the first 30 minutes, there will be information about what’s being done in the area regarding climate issues. Following, there will be a pot-luck dinner for those interested. Participants are requested to bring a side dish or dessert, along with their own drink, plate and cutlery. Please RSVP on Facebook under Fauquier Climate Rally. The Town of Warrenton Parks and Recreation Department is announcing the first of its Fall Fitness Lineup, beginning Saturday, Sept. 21, with Pound at 9 to 10 a.m. and Zumba on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 6 to 7 p.m. All classes are open to
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ALICE FELTS WARRENTON 540-349-0037 warrenton.news@gmail.com the community at Rady Park (intersection of Evans and Fauquier roads) and are taught by WARF instructors. The WARF (800 Waterloo Road) is announcing the 2019 school year program, half day/half price in which Fauquier County Public School students (ages 3 to 17) can swim for half price. The first half day will be Monday, Sept. 23, beginning at noon, with special slide hours from 1 to 5:45 p.m. Be sure to put the following dates on your calendar for future half-days: Thursday, Oct. 10; Friday, Oct. 11; Monday, Nov. 4; and Friday, Dec. 20. While you are thinking about your schedule, put Thursday, Sept. 26, on your calendar for a special showing of the film “Being Mortal.” Based on the best-selling book of the same title by surgeon and award-winning author Atul Gawande, the free screening will be at Fauquier Hospital from 6 to 8 p.m. The book explores ways for those to accomplish what is most important to them before the end of life. There will be a panel discussion following the movie.
Well, Mother Nature is trying to trick us once again. Just when you get the teasing weather of autumn knocking, in blazes a summer heatwave breaking records this past week. Why do they close pools on Labor Day? Here are some things happening in our area and a few just a bit further in Fauquier County that you might be interested in checking out. Northside 29 Restaurant will have live music with Josh Lowe performing on Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. For more information call 540-347-3704. The Duskwhales, a three-piece indie rock band, will perform on the summer stage at the Old Bust Head Brewing Company on Sept. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. Old Bust Head Brewing Company is hosting its weekly Trivia Night on Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. Just a bit further, on Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. there will be the Goldvein Jubilee at Monroe Park. This is a free event with games and activities for kids, live entertainment, gold panning, a fossil dig, displays and a silent auction. Iron Dog 2019-The Ultimate Police K-9 Challenge will be held at Kettle Run High School on Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is free to attend. Law enforcement, military, and civilian K-9 teams will compete on a 1.5-mile course where they will be judged on skills they have been trained in. There will be
VEE KREITZ NEW BALTIMORE BROAD RUN 540-347-5140 veescolumn@aol.com food and ice cream trucks, vendors and raffles. There will be a public hearing on Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. held at the Warren Green Building, 10 Hotel St., Warrenton. This is in regards to REZN-19-011186. Broad Run Estates. Application to Rezone 112.39 acres. Currently residential: one unit per acre (R-1); application to rezone to residential: four units per acre (R4). Approximately 100 homes to rezone to 400 homes. Public hearings are open for citizens to come speak to the board and share your thoughts. For information, call 540-422-8200. Please send me information about our community so we can help get the word out. Thank you.
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Grace Church Concert Series begins Saturday So, this week on Sept. 22, Mrs. Phoebe Patton will celebrate her 105th birthday! We all hope your birthday is absolutely fantastic. The Grace Church Concert Series begins its 20th anniversary season on Saturday, Sept. 21, with a performance by the Mount Vernon Virtuosi, conducted by Amit Peled. The performance will include Samuel Barber’s “Adagio,” Antonio Vivaldi’s “Spring” and Dimitri Shostakovich’s “Quartet No.8.” Founded in 2018, Mount Vernon Virtuosi is a chamber orchestra providing a place of artistic growth for young musicians on the brink of their professional careers. Israeli-American cellist and conductor, Amit Peled, a musician of profound artistry and charismatic stage presence, is acclaimed worldwide as one of the most exciting and virtuosic instrumentalists on the concert
Enjoy family-friendly fun at the Goldvein Jubilee Birthday wishes go out this week to Gina Schiller on Sept. 18 and Bill Weisband on Sept. 23. Many happy returns to you both! Preschool Story Time will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bealeton library. This event is for children ages 3 through 5 with their parent or caregiver. The Bealeton Book Club will also meet on Thursday at the library. They meet from 2:30 to 4 p.m. and new
BRENDA PAYNE MARSHALL THE PLAINS 540-270-1795 marshallvanews@gmail.com stage today. The performance will be at 5 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains. A catered reception with the artists will follow in the parish hall. Tickets are $25, student tickets are $15 and youth under 18 are admitted free, but must be accompanied by an adult. Additional information and tickets are available online at www.gracetheplains.org or by calling the church office at 540-253-5177, ext. 107. Leeds Ruritan Club is hosting Hume Day on Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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at 12032 Hume Road in Hume. For more information contact Peter at 540422-9188. Marshall High School graduates will be enjoying their reunion on Sept. 21 at the Northern Fauquier Community Park from 2:30 to 7 p.m. If you haven’t RSVPed yet, call John Sisk at 540-316-8162 or Doris Edmonds at 540-253-5349 to see if it’s too late! Bring on your appetite to the Marshall Volunteer Fire and Rescue breakfast on Sept. 22 from 8 to 11 a.m. You will smell the bacon when you turn the corner! Stop by 4160 Rectortown Road in Marshall and see what $8 will get you – you won’t go away hungry for sure. The S/PPRC Committees of Middleburg and Rectortown United Methodist Churches invite you to a luau with food and fellowship on Sunday, Sept. 29, at Rectortown UMC, 3049 Rectortown Road, Marshall. Worship is at 10 a.m., immediately followed by the lunch/luau. Bring a dish to share and
please provide a card with your name, what the dish is and one interesting thing about yourself. Feel free to wear your best Hawaiian shirt, too. Dougie Thompson is under the weather and needs us to keep her in our prayers for healing. Time for some birthday love to: Bonnie Bower and Trevor Herndon on Sept. 18; Steve Wright and Nellie Sisk on Sept. 19; Jamie Bailey Payton and Margaret McManus on Sept. 22, and Dottie Leake and Amanda Lane on Sept. 23. Happy anniversary to: Randy and Robin Coggin, Tommy and Laura Wyne and Mark and Nancy Sweberg on Sept. 18; Teddy and Amanda Saunders on Sept. 20; Sam and Kelly Myers and Joan and Paul Fries on Sept. 21; Norman and Abby Soaper on Sept. 23, and Ronnie and Terri Soaper on Sept. 24. I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
This Saturday is the day to spend in Goldvein at Monroe Park. Yes, it is time for the Goldvein Jubilee. There will be animals to pet, gold to pan, a moon bounce, games for the kids, live entertainment, a silent auction and great food at the park from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. All proceeds will go towards a shade structure for the playground. Please come out and support the local park! For more information, please call Todd at 540-422-8170. The Sumerduck Ruritan Club will hold their monthly business meeting
on Monday, Sept. 23. A meal will be served at 7 p.m. with the meeting to follow. If you are curious about the local Ruritan club, you are welcome to check them out that evening. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church would like to invite everyone in the community to a spaghetti dinner on Friday, Sept. 27. There will be yummy food and great fellowship. The dinner is free but any goodwill offerings will be accepted. St. Luke’s is located on Church Street in Remington. Have a terrific week.
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These property transfers, filed September 4-11, 2019 were provided by the Clerk of the Court in Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)
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Cedar Run District Still Waters Farm LLC to Jenesis Investments LLC, 0.5634 acre at 3242 Old Catlett Road, Catlett. $180,000 Rockwood Homes Inc. to Jeffrey William Johnson, 2.8156 acres at 4616 Kimberwood Lane nr. Midland. $433,735 Justin Allen Kestner to Luis Mario Servellon Moran, seven lots total 0.415 acre on Rogues Road, Midland. $75,000 Morgan W. Dennis by Sub. Tr. to FFC Properties LLC, 2 acres at 12849 Elk Run Road, Midland. $280,000 NVR Inc. to Susan M. B. Edwards, 0.5988 acre at 6503 Bob White Drive, Warrenton. $574,652 NVR Inc. to Derrick Flowers, 0.5967 acre at 6497 Bob White Drive, Warrenton. $618,301 Russell Atanasio to Robert S. McKim, 42 acres at 10377 Green Road, nr. Bealeton. $845,000 FFC Properties LLC to Jose V. Reyes, 5.0033 acres at 8232Burwell Road, nr. Catlett. $404,000
Joseph P. Rawson to Benjamin Alexander Britz, 2.3499 acres at 7823 Bethany Lane, Warrenton. $485,000 NVR Inc. to Raymond Lee Weiss, 0.63 acre at 6509 Bob White Drive, Warrenton. $606,100 Carlos Rodriguez to Noah Siebach Hartung, 2.3879 acres at 10554 Brent Town Road, Catlett. $333,000 Lee District
Edward H. Williams to Rex A. Pugh, 0.2652 acre at 12039 North Duey Road, Remington. $226,000 Center District Bachir F. Chehab to Stefanos A. Araviakis, 7286 Westmoreland Drive, Warrenton. $280,000 Thomas Keller Price to Hazel Laing, 186 Garden Street, Warrenton. $315,000
Leland E. Pierson to Juan Nolasco, 0.2946 acre at 6413 Waterdale Court, Bealeton. $285,000
Linda R. Ledbetter to Robert Jacob Hohmann, 0.4397 acre at 359 Falmouth Street, Warrenton. $505,000
Terry W. Culbertson II to Juan Justino Lujan Sr., 0.4697 acre at 12274 Piney Lane, Remington. $218,000
Zachary Caito to Kathryn L. Davis, 99-A Leeds Court, Warrenton. $189,900
Shirley L. Weathers to Wanda Lee Thorpe, 0.9479 acre at 6299 Catlett Road, Bealeton. $230,000
Christina R. Dickens to Istmania Lisbeth Bonilla, 268 Equestrian Road, Warrenton. $530,000
Clark’s Gun Shop Inc. to MDD Opal Properties LLC, 11.70 acres at 10177 James Madison Hwy, Warrenton; 1.0580 acres at 10163 James Madison Hwy., Warrenton; 0.8096 acre at Opal; 0.4287 acre on James Madison Hwy. at Opal; and 0.4346 acre at 10173 James Madison Hwy., Opal. $600,000
RSS CSAIL2016C7-VA HCL LLC to Luminous Investment Warrenton LLC, 2.87741 acres at 410 Holiday Court, Warrenton. $6,800,000 Scott District Patrick W. Andrews to Kayla Elizabeth Bell, 6168 West Pointe Lane nr.
Warrenton. $625,000 Oakfield Investments LLC to David T. Della Rocca, 61.9118 acres at 2546 Halfway Road, The Plains. $2,725,000 Marshall District Kenneth Todd Wilber by Sub. Tr. to Bank of New York Mellon Tr., 11.2296 acres at 7964 Bailey’s Joy Lane, Warrenton. $444,720 Joel M. Kressler to Kevin Anthony Reynolds, 1.000 acre at 4460 Scott’s Road, Marshall. $405,000 Capstone Properties Group LLC to Suzanne Garbarino-Woods, 5.724 acres at 9480 Piney Mountain Road, Warrenton. $560,000 Ronald L. Hargreaves to Justin Craig Mangolas, 0.7496 acre at 13010 Belle Meade Lane, Markham. $325,500 Peter Brian Hayes to Robert J. Hughes Tr., 100.00 acres at 3585 Carrington Road, Delaplane. $900,000 Nick Karelis to Robert J. Hughes Tr., 100.00 acres at 3537 Carrington Road, nr. Delaplane. $1,450,000
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OBITUARIES Edward Rigg Wagner, Jr. Edward Rigg Wagner, Jr., formerly of Warrenton passed away on September 2, 2019. He was born on Nov. 16, 1936 in Terra Alta, West Virginia a son of the late Edward R. Wagner, Sr. and Ruby Wagner Boyles. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Ann Grey. Ed served in the United States Navy from March 1954 until October 1957. He worked as a construction estimator. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Bethel United Methodist Church, Warrenton. He is survived by his children and their spouses, E. Rigg and Susan E. Wagner of Nokesville, VA, and Dawn and Robert Gallazzi of Lexington, NC; four grandchildren, Justine Pursell, Stephanie McElwee, Nicholas Gallazzi and Alec Gallazzi; six great grandchildren, Zachary Pursell, Saylor Pursell, Madelyn McElwee, Camden McElwee, Wakley Ray and Hailo Gallazzi. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 21 at 2:00 PM at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton. A celebration of life will follow at the Wagner home in Nokesville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Dallas Ray Wicker November 5, 1938-July 26, 2019 Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Dallas Wicker, died peacefully at his home in Warrenton, VA. after a long illness with cancer. He was born in West Frankfort, Williamson County, Illinois on November 5, 1938. He lived in several states as his parents moved about in Mining Communities in Illinois, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. He Graduated Johnston City, IL. High School and immediately Joined the U. S. Navy. He served on board the USS Saratoga out of Florida and in Washington, DC at the U. S. Naval Security Station. After being honorably discharged he served with the CIA for over 16 years. He worked for National Bank of Washington, Sears, Cooper and Trent Printing, and started his own Landscaping business, L S Design. Unfortunately, his health problems caused him to give this up. Dallas attended Benjamin Franklin University, and American University in Washington, DC and in Virginia, Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria. He was an active member of Friendship United Methodist Church in Falls Church, VA where he served as Lay Leader and Worship Chair for over 10 years. He enjoyed serving in many areas of the church such as the United Methodist Men. He volunteered with Scout Groups and was awarded The God and Service Recognition Award by The United Methodist Church and The Boy Scouts of America. As a Scout Leader he was awarded The Silver Beaver Award for Distinguished Service to Youth by the National Capital Area Council. After moving to Warrenton, VA, Dallas enjoyed teaching Sunday School at Warrenton United Methodist Church for third through fifth grades. He also helped sponsor a “Dancing for Diabetes” social group within the church. He loved best serving the People of The United Methodist Church. Dallas married his best friend, Shirley Bias in August of 1958. He is survived by Shirley, his two children, Denise Moravitz (Brian), Damond Wicker (Darline) and his favorite two Grandchildren, Nathan Moravitz and Claire Moravitz. Other surviving relatives include his brother, Darell Wicker (Pat) of Bedford, NH, their daughter Serena Wicker, two other Nieces: Carol Ann McFarland of Benton, IL, Sandra Collins of Basehor, KS and one Nephew, Steve Kopetz of Camden Point, MO. He was preceded in death by his parents Delbert and Leona Wicker of Benton, IL, his sister, Dorine Kopetz and husband Jack, his brother, Don Wicker and wife Wilma. A graveside service was held at National Memorial Park, Falls Church, VA on Thursday August 8, with a reception afterwards at Friendship United Methodist Church, Falls Church, VA. Contributions may be made in memory of Dallas to one of the following: Friendship UMC, 3527 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042; Warrenton UMC, 341 Church Street, Warrenton, VA 20186 Fauquier Health Home Care Services, 5 Rock Pointe Lane, Warrenton, VA, 20186 Fauquier Health Rehabilitation & Nursing Center 360 Hospital Drive, Warrenton, VA 20186
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Lillian Lee Hanback, 79 of Bealeton, VA passed away on September 8, 2019 at her home. She was born on October 6, 1939 in Fauquier County, VA a daughter of the late Robert Lee Payne and Harriett Pearson Payne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Earl Hanback. Mrs. Hanback was a former Customer Service Representative at The Peoples National Bank, on Main Street, Warrenton. She is survived by her two sons, Robert E. Hanback and Everett Lee Hanback both of Bealeton. All services were private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Disabled American Veterans or The Salvation Army. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.
Linda Mae Baker, age 65 of Manassas, VA died at her residence on September 10, 2019. She was born in Marion, VA on August 21, 1954, daughter of Claude Morgan Perry and Retha Howell. She was preceded in death by her father, a son Chris Morton and a sister Donna Santone. Survived by her husband Donald Ray Baker, SR; her mother Retha Coleman and husband Douglas; her daughter Misti Davis and husband Brooks; her stepdaughters Tina Kopezynski and Amanda Baker-Barrier and husband Mark; her stepsons Michael Baker and wife Raqia and Donald Baker, JR and wife Rose; her sisters Teresa Blaylock and Shelby Black and husband Rick and by 19 grandchildren. A Celebration of Life Service was held at 2:00 PM Sunday, September 15, 2019 in Victory Baptist Church, 112650 Aden Road, Nokesville, VA.
Linda E. Lyons Linda E. Lyons, age 72, of Rixeyville, VA passed peacefully on Friday, September 13th, 2019 at BridgePoint Hospital in Washington DC. She was born on June 30th, 1947 in Jamestown, New York, daughter of the late, Gunnar & Agnes Enlund. Linda was a graduate of RIT at Rochester, NY. She was a longtime employee at the Xerox Corporation and most recently at Airlie in Warrenton, VA. Linda is survived by her beloved husband of 35 years, John A. Lyons; two stepsons, Chris Lyons of Leonardtown, MD and Stephen Lyons & his wife, Jenna of North Beach, MD; four step grandchildren, Elise, Andrew, Caleigh & Gracyn Lyons; four sister in laws, Mary Lyons, Frances Sammons & her husband James, JoAnne Lyons and JoEllen Hunt & her husband William and a special niece, Kathleen Hunt and special cousin Barbara Jean Romero. Linda was a woman of beauty, grace, intelligence and spirit. She embraced life with love and passion. She was a generous friend to many and a patient caretaker of a succession of dogs, including her latest, a Newfoundland named Max. Her loss has dimmed the many places in the world she brightened. The family will accept visitors at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA from 3 to 5 pm on Saturday, September 21st. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Colonial Newfoundland Rescue Inc., P.O. Box 305, Amissville, VA 20106 (www. colonialnewfrescue.org) and/or Hero’s Bridge at 5150 Park Lane Drive, Midland, VA 22728 (www.herosbridge.org). Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.
JOSEPH LYNN HARRIS JOSEPH LYNN HARRIS, 72, loving devoted father and Pop Pop, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. Harris was born on January 4, 1947 in Beckley, West Virginia. He was the owner of Shannon Auto Sales in Manassas, VA for 35 years. Joe loved spending time in Vegas, playing video poker, smoking cigars, engaging in sports especially Duke Basketball. He enjoyed spending time with his grandkids and watching all their different sporting events. He is preceded in death by his wife: Gloria Lee Harris and their infant daughter, Hope Michelle Harris. Survivors include four children, Michael Harris and wife Ruth of Gainesville, Virginia, Mark Harris and wife Karol of Gainesville, Virginia, Bart Harris and wife Jennifer of Bristow, Virginia and Lisa Harris of Warrenton, Virginia; his “adopted daughter”, Edie Lane and husband J.D. of Virginia Beach, Virginia; his son-in-law: Mark Pascarell of Warrenton, Virginia and 13 grandchildren, Corey, Shelby-Rose, Presley, Trevor, Jackson, Sydney, Blake, Ethan, Cooper, Brodey, Parker, Madeline and Marley. The family received friends from 1:00 -3:00 & 6:00-9:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, Virginia where funeral services were held 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Interment will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens, Manassas, Virginia In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, (JDRF), 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004 in loving memory of Joseph Lynn Harris. Condolences may be sent to www.piercefh.com.
In lieu of flowers the family ask that Memorial Contributions be made to American Cancer Society.
Catherine F. Littleton On Saturday, August 17th, 2019, Catherine Meade Fletcher Littleton, “Cathy” of Coles Point, Virginia, passed away peacefully at the age of 72, with her children by her side. She was born on November 18, 1946 to James William Fletcher II and Mildred Thornton Fletcher and grew up on Thornton Hill Farm in Woodville, Virginia. She went to the Calvert School in Warrenton, Virginia, St. Mary’s in the Mountains in Littleton, New Hampshire and Montesano in Gstaad, Switzerland. She then attended Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University) in Richmond and later moved to Middleburg, Virginia to raise her children. She delighted and excelled in cooking, entertaining and taking and sharing her photographs. Throughout her early years she was an avid skier, foxhunter, point to point jockey, motorcyclist, boater and sports fisherwoman, shining at anything she tried. In her later years, she took joy in spending time with friends, helping those in need and tending to her home and her flowers. She was also a member of the Coles Point Methodist Church. She would say she was “full of life and honest emotions”, but also with a great sense of humor and a pure heart. She is survived by her children, Camden M. Littleton, of Charlottesville, Virginia and Trowbridge M. Littleton of Middleburg, Virginia, and her four siblings; Mildred F. Slater, of Upperville, Virginia, Louise F. Tayloe, of Charlottesville, Virginia, James W. Fletcher IlI, of Sperryville, Virginia and Stuart F. Trope, of Richmond, Virginia, and her dog, Buford. A graveside service will be held on Friday, September 27th, 2019 at 11:00am in the St. Paul’s Episcopal Churchyard in Woodville, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Catherine F. Littleton to Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Pkwy Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or The American Cancer Society. https:// www.cancer.org/
Charles Boston Wines Charles Boston Wines, age 80, a resident of Warrenton, Virginia passed away at Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church on September 10, 2019. He was a retired Bricklayer and had worked with many years of experience. Charles loved Thoroughbred Horses and owned them for a period of time racing them to capture champion status at races. Mr. Wines honorably served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Cold War Era. He is predeceased by his parents, Clarence Boston Wines and Erva Louise Bragg Wines; two brothers, Hoarce Wines and Herbert Wines; and recently his wife, Shirley T. Wines. He is survived by his four children, a daughter Charlene Moore (Gerry) of Casanova, VA, a son Chuck, Charles B. Wines, Jr. of Warrenton, VA, a daughter, Shelby Borghi (Mike) of Marshall, VA and Donna Norris of Casanova, VA; Two sisters, Joyce Hardy of Culpeper, VA and Gladys Dick of Culpeper, VA; seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. A visitation was held on Monday, September 16, 2019 from 10-11am at Moser Funeral Home and a service followed at 11:00am. A shelter service followed at Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, VA (new section) at 1:00pm. Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186, 540-347-3431, online condolences can be made at moserfuneralhome
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OBITUARIES Robert Lawson Brown Robert Lawson Brown, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Lake Manassas Health & Rehab Center in Gainesville, VA. He was born on March 10, 1936 in Washington, DC to the late Lee Lawson Brown and Sarah C. Sothoron. He was a co-owner of Robinson Paving, Inc. He is predeceased by his loving parents and one brother, Harlow Brown. Survivors include his beloved wife, Judith Muldoon Brown; his children Robert A. Brown, Michael D. Brown, Samantha L. Brown, and Lynn A. Walsh (Jim); siblings, Kathy Kessler, Kenneth Brown (Barbara) and Thomas Pancamo; grandchildren, Aaron Brown, Adam Brown, Lonnie Brown, Nikki Olmstead, Marshall Brown, Kyle Walsh, and Dominic Walsh. Family and friends gathered for a visitation and prayer service on Sunday, September 15, 2019 from 12-2PM at Pierce Funeral Home & Cremation Services at 9609 Center St. Manassas, VA 20110.
Alexandra “Sandy” F. Maley Alexandra “Sandy” F. Maley, 72, of Culpeper, Virginia passed away September 1, 2019. She was the widow of Ronald Allen Maley. Mrs. Maley was born June 22, 1947 to Colonel Wilhelm Freudenthal and Kathryn Westover Freudenthal. Surviving Mrs. Maley are her children, Donald Maley (Julie), Aimee Maley Hoffman (Paul), Amanda Maley (Ryan), and James Maley; her grandchildren, Austin Brookman, Katie Hoffman, Cierra Hoffman, Kierah Groves and Alice Maley; her great-grandchildren, Annmarrigh, Allen and Zayn; and her brother Ronald Freudenthal. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers, Robert and Richard Freudenthal. A Celebration of Life will be held September 21, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at Clore-English Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper, Virginia with Major Roger Kemp as celebrant. In lieu of flowers, please consider the Scott Berry Memorial Fund, c/o 314 Lewis Street, Culpeper, VA 22701. Fond memories may be shared with the Maley family at clore-english. com. The Maley family has entrusted Clore-English Funeral Home with these arrangements.
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Ann McCorn, 92, of Haymarket, Virginia, passed September 10, 2019. Funeral services will be on Saturday, September 21, 2019, 11:00 am, at Olive Branch Baptist Church, 4203 Mountain Road, Haymarket, Virginia, 20169. Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com
Helen Edora Davis, 84, of Gainesville, Virginia, passed September 10, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 20, 2019, 11:00 am at Faith Christian Church, 6472 Duhollow Road, Warrenton, Virginia, 20187. Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com
In Loving Memory Minister William H. Jackson
September 30, 1941 – August 11, 2019 A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, September 20th at 7:30 p.m. for our beloved located at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, 8909 Meetze Road, Warrenton, VA.
Glenn Jones Glenn Jones, 87, of Amissville, VA passed away on September 11, 2019 at his home. He was born September 9, 1932 in Mt. Airy, North Carolina to the late Joseph W. W. Jones and Gracie Crissman Jones. In addition to his wife Peggy Ann Jones, he is survived by his children, Glenn A. Jones, Robin A. Lintz, and Linda S. Jones; three sisters, Polly Smith, Edith Glass, and Verna Midkiff; two grandchildren, Elizabeth Jones and Kaitlyn Lintz. The family received friends Tues, Sept 17, 2019 at Moser Funeral Home (233 Broadview Ave, Warrenton, VA) from 6:00-8:00 pm. A Graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 18 at Culpeper National Cemetery (New Section) with Rev. Albert Payne officiating. Military honors will be provided by VFW Post 2524. Online guest and tribute wall are available at moserfuneralhome.com.
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Warrenton Women’s Prayer Alliance
Join us every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month for prayer, fellowship, and short devotional. Everyone welcome 9am-10am Trinity Lutheran Church, 276 Cleveland St., Warrenton, VA 20187. E-mail: wwpaattlc@gmail.com
FHS Class of 1989 30 Year Reunion Save the Date! October 4 - 5, 2019
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FOOD PANTRY EVERY THURSDAY
3124 Beulah Rd, at Beulah Baptist Church, Markham VA will have a food pantry on 4pm-7pm Please contact Cecelia Williams at 540.364.2428. Church number 540.364.2626.
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Commonwealth of Virginia VA. Case No. JJ016435-07-00 IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF FAUQUIER IN RE
MALE CHILD BORN OCTOBER 31, 2014 ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The object of this suit is to fully and completely terminate all residual parental rights of Marvin Lorenzo Farewell Jr., the father, to the male child born to Heather Brooks on October 31, 2014. “Residual parental rights and responsibilities” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with the parent after the transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to the right of visitation, consent to adoption, the right to determine religious affiliation and responsibility for support. Based on an affidavit filed herein, the Court finds that there exists sufficient grounds for causing service of process by publication. Said Marvin Lorenzo Farewell Jr., the father, is hereby notified that his failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and at the time may result in entry of an order terminating his residual parental rights with respect to said child. Marvin Lorenzo Farewell Jr., the father, is hereby notified that if his residual parental rights with respect to said child are terminated, he will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said child, including, but not limited to, the right to visit with said child or have any authority with respect to the care and supervision of said child. Further, Marvin Lorenzo Farewell Jr., the father, will have no legal and/or financial obligations with respect to said child. Further, as a result of the termination of Marvin Lorenzo Farewell Jr.’, the father, residual parental rights, the Department of Social Services of Fauquier County, Virginia, may be granted the authority to place said child for adoption and consent to the adoption of said child. This notice by order of publication is being provided pursuant to Section 16.1-263(A), Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. It is ordered that Marvin Lorenzo Farewell Jr., the father, appear at the above-named Court to protect his interests on or before the 10th day of October, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold the Regular Meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 18 Court Street, Warrenton, Virginia. There are no scheduled Public Hearings. 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. A copy of the ordinance is available for review at the Town’s Administrative Offices, 18 Court Street, and can be examined by those interested Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Publish as a classified advertisement in the Fauquier Times September 18, 2019 and September 25, 2019. Elizabeth A. Gillie Town Clerk
Public Notice – Environmental Permit PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality to limit air pollution emitted by a facility in Fauquier County, Virginia. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: September 18, 2019 to October 18, 2019 PERMIT NAME: Federal Operating Permit issued by DEQ, under the authority of the Air Pollution Control Board APPLICANT NAME AND ADDRESS: Warrenton Training Center, Station B; P.O. Box 700, Warrenton, VA 20188 FACILITY NAME, ADDRESS AND REGISTRATION NUMBER: Warrenton Training Center, Station B; Route 690, 7471 Bear Wallow Road, Warrenton, VA 20186; Registration No. 40902 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Warrenton Training Center has applied for a significant modification to the Title V Federal Operating Permit for the Warrenton Training Center, Station B, an existing Department of Defense communications training facility. The facility is classified as a major source of air pollution. The permit modification would allow the source to operate the diesel engine generators in a manner consistent with the applicable underlying state permit, state and federal regulations. HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing by handdelivery, e-mail, fax or postal mail. All comments and requests must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period. Submittals must include the names, mailing addresses and telephone numbers of the commenter/requester and of all persons represented by the commenter/requester. A request for public hearing must also include: 1) The reason why a public hearing is requested. 2) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester or of those represented by the requestor, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit. 3) Specific references, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions. Please note this draft permit is being concurrently reviewed as a proposed permit by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A public hearing may be held, including another comment period, if public response is significant, based on individual requests for a public hearing, and there are substantial, disputed issues relevant to the permit. Contact for public comments, document requests and additional information: Mr. Alireza Khalilzadeh; Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193; Phone: 703-583-3839; E-mail: alireza.khalilzadeh@deq.virginia.gov; Fax: 703-583-3821. The public may review the draft permit and application at the DEQ office named above or may request copies of the documents from the contact person listed above.
Full name(s) of owner(s): SHRI RAJ INC. Trading as: R & H GROCERY 11532 James Madison St. Fauquier County Remington,Virginia 22734-2146 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a WINE & BEER off premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Sharada Sarmah, President
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NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIVING PROOF OF DEBTS AND DEMANDS PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE § 64.2-550 Having been requested by Erin T. Gramling, Counsel to the Executor for the Estate of Elizabeth Dunn Clark, deceased (Fiduciary#CWF2017-117), to appoint a time and place for receiving proof of debts and demands, Gary M. Pearson, Commissioner of Accounts for the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, hereby notifies all interested persons that I have fixed October 2, 2019 at 10:00 A.M., as the time and my office at 9 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 as the place, for receiving proof of debts and demands against said decedent or said decedent’s estate pursuant to Virginia Code Section 64.2-550. On this 12th day of September, 2019, I have caused this notice (1) to be posted at the front door of the Courthouse of Fauquier County, Virginia, and (2) to be delivered to The Fauquier Times-Democrat, Warrenton, Virginia, for publication once in that newspaper’s issue on September 18, 2019, both of which lastmentioned dates are more than ten days before the date stated above for receiving proof of debts and demands.
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TOWN OF WARRENTON 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 Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The retreat will be held at the Fauquier Hospital in Sycamore Room A.
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A copy of the ordinance is available for review at the Town’s Administrative Offices, 18 Court Street, and can be examined by those interested Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
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Immediate positions for ALL shifts HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WAGES. 540-466-1632 for phone interview Monday- Friday
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Assistant Gardener
The Plains, F/T, yr round position w/benefits. Duties include weeding, mulching, watering, planting, greenhouse cleaning, pot washing, and other duties as assigned. Valid driver’s license, lift/carry up to 40lbs & perform manual labor in all weather conditions. Previous garden experience & background check req’d.
SUBMAKER & DELIVERY $9/HR + TIPS!! Apply in person: JOE & VINNIE´S PIZZA Waterloo Shop Cntr, 540-347-0022
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Local Run. Sod in Remington, VA. Email clwturf@aol.com or call 540-727-0020
Class A Truck Driver
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
RETAIL MANAGEMENT POSITIONS All CFC Farm & Home Center locations are seeking individuals with entrepreneurial spirit and sales ability to lead retail employee teams. Responsibilities include management of inventory, supervision of employees, and sales and credit management. Candidates should have prior retail and management experience, knowledge of agricultural market and practices, and enjoy involvement in community activities. We offer a competitive salary package which includes complete benefit package including 401k, health and life insurance, paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. CFC Farm & Home Center has five retail locations in Culpeper, Rappahannock, Morrisville, Warrenton, and Marshall. Send resume to: Human Resource Manager, P. O. Box 2002, Culpeper, VA 22701 or employment@cfcfarmhome.com.
CNA/PCA
Sat/Sun 8am - 6pm Shift IMMEDIATELY NEEDED local agency. HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WAGES. 540-466-1632 Mon-Fri for interview
IMMEDIATE FULL & P/T OPENINGS CUSTOMER SERVICE - Previous retail experience, merchandising, and computer skills required. Knowledge in areas of farming, agriculture, animal care, and gardening a plus. WAREHOUSE – Must be willing to learn to do multiple jobs. Must be able to pull inventory, and help load and unload trucks accurately and safely. Heavy lifting on a daily basis. Applicants must be dependable and work flexible schedule. Must be available to work Saturdays. Apply in person: CFC FARM & HOME CENTER 8222 East Main St., Marshall, VA No phone calls.
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GAINESVILLE 8078 Crescent Park Drive #205 | 703.753.7910
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Reva | $199,999 Great location, 3 BR, 1 BA Ranch home, brick, plenty of parking, rear partially fenced, breakfast bar area, hardwood floors Call Kelly Davenport | 703.303.6416
Haymarket | $435,000 Stunningly beautiful townhouse in Piedmont, shows like a model! Gourmet kitchen, granite, hardwood floors, large island, large bedrooms, cozy basement, fireplace, 2 car garage, deck, patio, designer touches, MUST SEE! Call Alex Wood | 540.222.7700
Luray | $169,900 Quality stick built home on quiet street, front porch, 3 BR, 2 BA, patio for outdoor entertaining, cookouts Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659
Warrenton | $425,000 Historic home in old town Warrenton, pine floors, gas fireplace, 3 BR, 2 BA, wide front porch, picket fence and shed, rustic pine floors, Viking stove and dishwasher, back patio, island, custom wood staircase, laundry on main floor Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.9409
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Nokesville | $565,000 HORSE LOVERS! Over 5 acres, fenced pastures, riding arena, round pen, 3 stall barn, 3 BR, 2 BA, MUST SEE! Call Kathy Holster | 703.930.0453
PRICE REDUCED
Culpeper | $599,000 Custom cape perched on four acres, main level master, 5 BR, 3.5 BA, bonus room, office, formal dining room, living room with stone fireplace, fully finished basement, bar, theater room, home gym, additional 10 acres directly beside this property for sale CALL Christine Duvall | 540.270.6344
Luray | $234,900 NEW CONSTRUCTION! 3 BR, 2.5 BAÂ custom built colonial with garage, 1600 sq ft, buy now and choose colors and features Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659
Bealeton | $599,000 Sportsman's Dream! 20+ private acres, two homes. 3 large fishing ponds, large kitchen w/custom cabinets, wood stove, basement, attached garage, cottage has 2 BR, 1 BA OPEN HOUSE-Â 4638/4640 Razor Hill Rd, Sat Sept 21st 1pm-3pm Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.9409
PRICE REDUCED
Bealeton | $850,000 Historic farm on 90 acres,cannon ball survey markers, 4 BR, 2 BA, beautiful pond, wildlife abound, open space easement Call Nancy Richards | 540.229.9983
Warrenton | $325,000 2 BR, 2 BA First floor corner condo, wood floors, maple cabinets, sun room, family room w/fireplace, master has walk in closet, tiled bath with double vanity, office, study with desk & bookshelves convey, laundry room plus storage Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.9409
Marshall | $685,000 Geo-Thermal system! 5000+ sq ft, in law suite or rental, private setting minutes to I-66, 5 BR,4.5 BA, basement, natural streams, detached garage and attached garage, 9+ acres, wood stove, outbuildings, lots of wildlife to watch Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.9409
PRICE REDUCED
Catlett | $479,000 4 BR, 2,5 BA farm on 10 acres, 4 fenced pastures, 4 stall barn, new appliances, new carpet, exterior paint, deck, roof Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659
Warrenton | $599,000 6 BR, 5 BA Victorian in the heart of town! 5 fireplaces, hardwood floors, front porch, large dining room, custom cabinets, Clore furniture which can be bought separately, turn into apartments or use as a single family Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659
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