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James Hartman will run for Ward 4 of Warrenton Town Council

By Robin Earl

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Last-minute canvassers remind voters about Nov. 5 election Vogel, Ross, Hammond among those knocking on doors over the weekend

they stand for and answering questions.

Both Vogel and Ross squeezed time into their schedules to attend the International Gold Cup over the weekend, where they were able to see and be seen by a lot of potential voters in one place.

At this stage of the campaign, the goal for democrats and republicans alike is to remind voters of the approaching election and that they can vote an absentee ballot if they have a valid reason for not getting to the polls on Election Day. Vogel knocked on doors in a neighborhood off Walker Drive in Warrenton on Saturday while Ross went to homes in Casanova. Democrats also had a presence in Vint Hill neighborhoods.

Mike Hammond, running as an independent for a

By James Ivancic James HartTimes Staff Writer man, currently a sergeant with Volunteers for candidates and the candidates themselves the Fauquier fanned out on the next to the last weekend to urge voters to County Sher- get to the polls on Nov. 5 or vote absentee before then. iff’s Office, has State Sen. Jill Vogel, R-27th, running for a fourth decided that his four-year term, and Ronnie Ross, the Democratic Party retirement from nominee trying to unseat her, were among those knockthe department next August is ing on doors the weekend of Oct. 26 to 27.

They were doing what they’ve been doing for weeks JAMES HARTMAN no reason to end – making personal contact with people, explaining what See CANVASSERS, page 4 his commitment to public service. He has announced that he will run for the Ward 4 seat on the Warrenton Town Council.

Current Ward 4 Councilman Robert Kravetz has said he will not be running in the May 2020 election.

Three councilmen will be up for re-election at that time: Alec Burnett (Ward 2), Brett Hamby (Ward 3), and Kevin Carter (Ward 5). Jerry Wood (Ward 1) has said he will not seek re-election.

The terms of at-large councilmen Sean Polster and Renard Carlos, as well as Mayor Carter Nevill, will not be up until 2022.

Although Hartman cannot officially declare his candidacy until the first of the year, he said he thought he’d begin introducing himself to those who don’t know him yet. “I’m going to do a lot of door knocking,” he said.

Nevill said he was happy to see Hartman declare his candidacy. “He is a strong candidate,” said Nevill.

“He sets a high bar for anyone else who wants to run.”

Hartman said he’s thought about running for the Ward 4 seat for a while. He’s received plenty of encouragement to throw his hat in the ring, and offers of help with the campaign, but he said, it’s still early. “I don’t have a lot of definite plans yet.”

Hartman’s father was a member of the town council in the 1980s.

When Hartman was 15, he joined the PHOTO BY DOUGLAS LEES Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company.

He remembers looking up to the Reflecting victory company’s chief, then-Town Coun- A huge crowd was on hand at Saturday's International Gold Cup near The Plains. Competition was hot on the cool cilman Sam Tarr. autumn day from the very beginning.Here, first race winner Brianbakescookies, no. 4, stretches out to clear the Hartman’s first job – at age 18 picturesque water jump in front of Member's Hill before powering to victory as odds-on race favorite. Full race report and more photos, page 23.

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Bumper sweet potato harvest fuels Remington man’s passion

By Robin Earl

He said, “You need to keep them somewhere warm and humid and the starch will turn to sugar. When Frank Reading of Remington you dig them up the skin is thin and proudly displayed a wheelbarrow full smooth, but the skin will slowly get of extra-large sweet potatoes. Some more rough.”

Reading and his were the size of footwife Sharlene have balls. He grinned as a small homestead his audience – this where he grows powriter – exclaimed tatoes, asparagus, onat the size of the root ions and apples. He is vegetables, then he slowly adding to his brought out another sizable garden each that dwarfed the others year. The couple’s … then another, big4-year-old daughter ger still. Finally, with Abigail loves to dig in a flourish, he presentthe dirt with her dad. ed the mother of all “We’ve been slowly sweet potatoes, which growing the garden, weighed in at almost making improve21 pounds. It was the ments” since they size of a toddler. moved from Fairfax Of course, the first five years ago. question was, “How The first year, he did you get them to Sweet potatoes, in all shapes said, the deer got his grow this big?” and sizes. plants before they Reading shrugged saw results. modestly. “I just This year, the enviable sweet poplanted them, and they grew like tatoes were grown on a south-facing this.” The wheelbarrow full was the slope just outside the couple’s back result of just five plants. door.

“It gets sun all day,” Reading He explained that the sweet potasaid.

He used wood chips to hold in toes were harvested Oct. 19, but they the moisture during the dry summer. won’t be ready to eat for at least a “That’s his secret,” said Sharlene month because they have to “cure.”

Reading. “It’s the wood chips.”

“Wood chips are like nature’s topsoil,” agreed her husband.

Reading’s day job is as a physical therapy assistant at Quantico, but his real passion is growing things in the dirt. He said he’d love to be a market Times Staff Writer

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Frank Reading poses with some of his harvest. farmer, selling vegetables and fruit at local markets.

Reading said his grandfather was a farmer in Guatemala and it’s always been a fascination for him as well. He’s a self-taught gardener who watches endless YouTube videos looking for insights. “I read a lot of books and I’m constantly learning,” he said.

He has two large composting bins, one of which is specially designed to be self-aerating. He’ll use the rich soil that results on his garden. “The slower the decomposition, the better the soil,” he said.

Before Abigail was born, Reading remembers sitting in the waiting room while his wife was at a prenatal checkup. The documentary “Back

to Eden: Simple, Sustainable Solutions” was playing on the television.

The film’s website states, “‘Back to Eden’ … shares the story [of] Paul Gautschi and his lifelong journey, walking with God and learning how to get back to the simple, productive organic gardening methods of sustainable provision that were given to man in the garden of Eden.”

It was Reading’s inspiration.

The Readings have too many sweet potatoes to consume themselves, so the couple will donate some to their church, which has a food pantry for those in need.

That’s a lot of sweet potato casseroles.

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Sweet potato plants covered the south-facing slope behind the Reading homestead.

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Side street businesses say lack of Main Street signage costs them customers Warrenton mayor: It’s complicated

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

Cynthia Salamone, Sandy Freeman and Lora Gookin have confidence in their businesses, all located in Old Town Warrenton off Main Street. The problem, they say, is that prospective customers can’t find them because the sandwich signs they had on Main Street, pointing the way to their establishments, had to be taken down. The signs are not permitted under the Town of Warrenton sign ordinance.

The ordinance went into effect in January, but businesses were given six months to absorb the new regulations and adjust their signage to meet the regulations. Largely, the 2019 ordinances reduced the restrictions on signage, but the regulation on sandwich signs – they can’t be more than 10 feet from the business they are advertising – came as an unwelcome surprise to the three businesswomen.

They were asked to take their signs down in mid-August; they say business has plummeted since then.

Salamone, the owner of Vallie’s Vintage Jewelry on Third Street, and Gookin, owner and pastry chef at Gateau Bakery Café and Tea Room on Culpeper Street, spoke at the Oct. 8 Town Council meeting during Citizen’s Time. Freeman, who runs Sandy’s Kitchen across from Gateau was unable to attend but shares their concerns.

Gookin told council members that her walk-in business during the week has dropped 30 percent. “The lack of signage is a serious problem for side street businesses in Warrenton,” she stated.

During one lunchtime last week -- when the café was empty -- she said unless a solution can be found, she may have to close her restaurant during the week. “Our regular customers make reservations on the weekends, but people who don’t know us, people in Warrenton for the day, don’t know we’re here. The bakery is fine. We still get orders, but our lunch business is dead. It’s been this way for more than a month.”

Gookin explained, “When you walk down Main Street toward the courthouse, once you pass Deja Brew, it looks like there are only government buildings ahead. Visitors just turn around. When we had our sign on the corner, people would cross Culpeper Street to see what it said.”

Gateau has been in business for about two years, and business had only been growing, said Gookin.

“Since we removed the sign, it’s empty in here. We haven’t done anything else differently.”

Salamone, in business on Third Street for four years, also noticed a

precipitous drop in customers since she was asked to remove her sandwich sign on Main Street. Until August, her business had been steadily growing. She noticed an immediate drop off, as many as 50 percent fewer customers.

She said she doesn’t understand the need for the new regulations.

“My sign was on the edge of Main Street, on the corner. I was told it was a matter of ‘accessibility,’ but my sign was never a problem,” she said.

She said that the town approached her and told her she had to have a permit for the sandwich sign. She filled out the paperwork for the permit, but she said it was denied on the spot because of where the sign would be placed; it didn’t adhere to the sign ordinance.

“How does it benefit the town if I go out of business?” she asked.

Freeman said in an interview, “I haven’t been here long enough to have a history, but we have definitely seen a drop in business since the sign came down. I would say we’ve seen a 20 percent decrease.” She added, “This is a small town. We should be able to figure this out. If Lora has to close the front of her shop during the week, that’s not good for the town either.”

Scouting for a solution

Gookin, Salamone and Freeman would like to see wayfinding signs on Main Street. Salamone said, “They’ve been talking about this for three years. Why does it take so long?”

The women have suggested that perhaps small wayfinding signs could be placed on the signposts at each Main Street intersection, pointing the way to side-street businesses. The women said the signs could adhere to architectural review board requirements and that they would be happy to pay for the signs themselves.

Mayor Carter Nevill weighed into the issue in an interview Monday.

He started out by explaining that the problem is more complicated than it appears. “[It is] Definitely something that council sees as a priority, but wayfinding means different things to different people. Council and the town want any town-initiated solution to be equitable to all businesses. It is very much part of our Main Street strategy.

“Many of the merchants on Main Street, while supportive of their fellow merchants on side streets and fully understanding that their success is everyone’s success, have mixed feelings about any effort to publicly assist in specific wayfinding for side street businesses. They pay premium rent to be visible. Side street rents are lower for a reason, and that is a business decision that

belongs to businesses that choose to locate there.

“That’s not to say they are unconcerned or are opposed ... just that they see the value and urgency differently. Old Town has had successful side street businesses for decades without dedicated signage or demand for it, so it is also important to recognize that. But we all agree that wayfinding is needed and is something we should implement.”

“The goal is to find a solution that is equitable, beneficial to all, and consistent with long-term tourism and economic development strategies,” he said.

Speaking specifically on the sandwich signs, he said that Old Town’s narrow sidewalks are already difficult to navigate, particularly for someone in a wheelchair or scooter. He pointed to the block between Culpeper Street and Second Street as an example. There are several sandwich signs, outside dining tables, an old-time bicycle and other items meant to attract customers. It’s not hard to see that accessibility is an issue on that sidewalk.

Nevill said, “It’s like a slalom course from Altered Suds to Deja Brew.”

Gookin and Salamone said they would like to work with the town to

PHOTOS COURTESY CYNTHIA SALAMONE

Cynthia Salamone, owner of Vallie’s Vintage Jewelry on Third Street, has collected photos of how other towns let pedestrians know what their side streets have to offer. come up with a solution. Salamone said she has spoken to Town Councilman Renard Carlos (at large), “who was wonderful,” but she hasn’t heard anything back yet.

She said, “I travel all over the South… Much smaller towns [than Warrenton] have directional signs. I just wish that they understood it is really needed and looks professional. I'm not just talking about side See SIGNAGE, page 6

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Vogel, Ross, Hammond among those knocking on doors over the weekend CANVASSERS, from page 1 seat on the Fauquier County School Board representing the Scott District, started Saturday morning at the Vint Hill home of County Democratic Committee Co-Chairman Larry Jackson. There the teams received instructions on canvassing etiquette. (For instance, the DNR or “Do Not Return” rule -- if a homeowner doesn’t want to be contacted again, don’t go back.) They also received a list of addresses to visit.

Whitney Petrilli, the other co-chair of the Fauquier Democratic Committee, visited homes in Vint Hill. She tucked campaign flyers in door handles at homes where no one answered a knock or ring. She had a supply of flyers touting the campaigns of Ross, Hammond and Elizabeth Guzman, the Democratic incumbent representing the 31st District, which includes an area of eastern Fauquier County and part of Prince William County.

When Vint Hill resident Jenny Conway told Petrilli that she needed to do more research about the candidates, Petrilli summed up candidate backgrounds and positions, explaining that Guzman wants more accessible health care, better schools and protection of women’s health care rights, that Hammond is a father with an IT background who wants teachers to be paid better and that Ross is a local teacher in favor of better health care access and environmental protections.

Ralph Marshall of Von Neuman Circle told Petrilli that he was planning to vote and that “I do my homework” about the candidates. But he asked Petrilli about the school board race.

“What’s he going to do different? What does he want to do about Taylor and Warrenton middle

Election day Nov. 5

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 5. Virginia law requires that a photo ID be presented when voting in person. A Virginia driver’s license, a Virginia DMV-issued photo ID, U.S. passport, employer-issued photo ID, school-issued ID, other federal or Virginia issued photo ID, tribal enrollment or tribal photo ID are acceptable forms of ID. In-person absentee voting is done at the registrar’s office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday, Nov. 2 is the last day to vote in-person absentee. The

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Whitney Petrilli talks to Ralph Marshall of Vint Hill about the coming election on Nov. 5 and who is on the ballot. Petrilli was among Democrats making door to door visits on behalf of candidates on Saturday. schools?” Marshall asked.

Petrilli said she would get an answer to his question about the middle schools. (Hammond has been critical of the time and money spent on studying the issue of consolidating/renovating the two Warrenton middle schools. His campaign website said that if elected, he will press for a review of all projects for their relevance and priority.)

In Warrenton, Vogel left flyers at several doors after getting no response but found Annafaith Mauck and her daughter Fiona at home.

“Thank the Lord we’re all healthy,” Mauck told Vogel, explaining that her family pays for health care through their savings. If a problem arises, she and her husband have to figure out “how do we put this in our budget.”

Vogel said she’s been working on legislation to make it easier for small businesses and associations

registrar’s office will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 2.

On the ballot in Fauquier County are the following:

Fauquier County

Supervisor: Chris Butler, R-Lee District Rick Gerhardt, R-Cedar Run Chris Granger, R-Center District Mary Leigh McDaniel, I-Marshall District Paul Petrauskas, I-Marshall District Holder Trumbo, R-Scott District Commonwealth's Attorney: Scott Hook, R County Treasurer:

James Hartman will run for Ward 4 of Warrenton Town Council HARTMAN, from page 1 -- was with the town of Warrenton Police Department as a dispatcher.

He joined the sheriff’s office in 2004 and now serves as the department’s public information officer.

With a busy full-time position at the sheriff’s office, Hartman said he has not been able to absorb all the details of the important questions that face the town council but has been impressed with the work of the current members and the town staff.

“Rob Kravetz has done a fantastic job for Ward 4,” he said. “The council seems to gel together well, and Town Manager Brandie Schaeffer is doing a great job.”

He added, “And the public works department is unbelievable.”

State Sen. Jill Vogel, R-27th, talks to Annafaith Mauck and her daughter Fiona during a front stoop chat about the coming election. Vogel went door knocking in a neighborhood of Warrenton to remind voters about the coming election. Vogel is seeking a fourth term and faces a challenge from Democrat Ronnie Ross.

Hartman said, “Mayor Nevill does a good job of promoting town businesses. Historically, the town has had a reputation for being tough on business, but that is changing. We still need to fill some empty storefronts, though.”

Hartman said he is all in favor of the recent decision to move Warrenton’s Town Hall to Main Street.

“I support it. I have heard that other towns are envious of us. What better location is there? Right on Main Street, and there is plenty of parking for people who have business at town hall. I was hoping they’d approve it.”

With 31 years in law enforcement, public safety is a big concern for Hartman. Although he believes the town department is doing a great job, “they are without leadership.” Lt. Tim Carter is serving as interim chief for the

to provide health care insurance at an affordable cost. Vogel left her phone number with Mauck and told her to call if she can be of further help.

Vogel told Mauck that she is also working on redistricting reform. “I want to make it more fair” when geographic boundaries are drawn so that there aren’t little slivers of counties wedged into districts. She also told Mauck that voters should have “a higher degree of confidence” in their elected officials and that she is working to make that so through ethics legislation.

The 27th District includes all of Fauquier, Clarke and Frederick counties, plus the city of Winchester and parts of Loudoun, Culpeper and Stafford counties.

Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier. com

Tanya Wilcox, R County Sheriff Bob Mosier, R Commissioner of Revenue: Eric Maybach, R Angela Smith, I State Senate, 27th District Jill Vogel, R Ronnie Ross, D House of Delegates, 18th District Michael Webert, R Laura Galante, D House of Delegates, 88th District Mark Cole, R Jessica Foster, D House of Delegates, 31st District Elizabeth Guzman, D department while the town conducts a search for a permanent chief.

“You need to have a line of succession. You shouldn’t have to do a nationwide search -- spending the taxpayers’ money – every five years.

We should be making our own chiefs right here.”

Ward 4

Hartman feels he has a clear grasp on the particular issues faced by his neighbors in Ward 4 – on the western edge of town.

He said, “When it comes to transportation, Ward 4 has a target on its back.”

He explained that while the neighborhoods of Ward 4 have remained largely the same for many years, the arrival of the Clevenger’s Corner mixed-use development just outside of town will add a lot of traffic to Broadview Avenue.

“We have to do something to manage the traffic better.”

The changes to Broadview planned by the Virginia Department

D.J. Jordan, R Fauquier School Board Donna Grove, I, Cedar Run Rachel Bongiovi, I, Center Susan Pauling, I, Center Stephanie Litter-Reber, I, Lee Donald Lee Mason, I, Lee Raymond “Duke” Bland, I, Marshall Michael Hammond, I, Scott Michelle “Shelly” Norden, I, Scott Suzanne Sloane, I, Scott Fauquier Soil & Water Conservation District Board John Schied Arthur Gray Coyner Deidre Clark of Transportation were designed with safety in mind, “not to handle an increase in traffic. That’s what’s coming and we can’t bury our heads in the sand,” Hartman said.

He is concerned about what effect that construction, scheduled for 2022, will have on Ward 4. “When they start construction on Broadview, it’s going to impact Ward 4.

Back streets are already being used as a thoroughfare. We are going to be backed into a corner. I’d rather do something smart now when it comes to transportation issues.”

Hartman said, “My first priority is quality of life for Ward 4.” He said that as pressure increases for growth within the town, “I don’t want to be bulldozed over. I want to have a seat at the table when these decisions are made.”

He said, “I’ve traveled a lot, but always wind up coming home. I’ve been in community service for 31 years. I’d like to continue serving.”

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With great optimism, the citizens of this county elected Bob Mosier our new sheriff in 2015: Bob ran on an ambitious platform, promising increased community safety and higher standards of law enforcement professionalism.

Address pay and readiness issues within the Sheriff’s Office.

Reduce response times in active shooter and other emergencies.

Develop office leadership and continuing education.

Implemented the CopSync integrated alert and response system allowing for real-time information sharing for responding law enforcement to an active shooter event.

Base salaries of deputies have increased more than 10% across the board

Earn first ever best-practices state accreditation for Sheriff’s Office

Increase School security

FCSO earned accreditation by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission, completing 190 standards with a perfect score becoming part of the top 25% of law enforcement agencies in Virginia.

Added School Resource Officers (SROs); improved communication with schools, assisted with the implementation of School Security Officers (SSOs).

Confront the drug culture and the opioid crisis in particular.

Implemented Health and Wellness Plans, Increased participation with the National Academy and practices veteran and diversity-focused recruitment.

Provide strong, consistent community outreach.

Improved technology and techniques for apprehending and arresting traffickers and dealers; implemented substance abuse programs in the jail; on opiate crisis, further addressed with lifesaving Travis Project training and equipping all deputies with Narcan kits.

Enhance relationships with neighboring jurisdictions and agencies within our county.

Implemented the police to citizen online reporting systems including access to crash reports. Established town halls and robust social media presence, to keep the community informed.

Established internet exchange sites at Vint Hill, Warrenton, Marshall and Bealeton. Safe locations monitored 24/7. Implemented Investigative Task Force participation and online crime reporting.

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Lobby to end gun violence outspends NRA by over half million in Virginia

By Rodney Robinson Capital News Service

October brought more donations to candidates and more knocks on constituent doors from both sides of the gun lobby.

Democratic coffers -- which have reached historic levels of reported fundraising -- swelled with October donations from Everytown for Gun Safety, a lobby group focused on reducing gun violence. Everytown contributed $938,238 to the Democratic party in 2019 according to The Virginia Public Access Project.

More than $600,000 of that total was given in September.

Everytown outspent the National Rifle Association this year, which donated $273,000 to Republican candidates. In September, based on campaign finance reports, the NRA donated a little over $54,000. Locally, only Fauquier County School Board candidate Mike Hammond (I) and 31st District’s Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D) received money from Everytown for Gun Safety. Hammond received $1,000 and Guzman received $5,119.

“The politics of guns in Virginia has changed dramatically over the last few years,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University of Mary Washington's Center for Leadership and Media Studies.

Everytown received a study in

late August about voter concerns that was conducted and published

by Schoen Consulting. The firm interviewed 1,247 voters in swing districts across three regions of the state.

Candidates’ positions on gun control was important for voters, according to the study. In Northern Virginia, 82 percent of voters prioritized a candidate’s stance on gun issues as important. In Richmond suburbs, 87 percent of voters found it important, and in the Hampton Roads area, 83 percent of voters found it important. The study also concluded that Republican opposition to red flag laws -- laws to remove guns from some people considered a risk to themselves or others -- was the most convincing reason across all three regions to vote against Republicans in the November General Assembly elections; respondents were given choices that included health care, education, the environment, guns and taxes.

Everytown, according to communication associate Mariah McGough, pledged to spend $2.5 million in this year’s state elections. The lobby group also endorsed 25 candidates and contributed to media and digital ad campaigns. A $550,000 digital ad offensive launched in 15 Republican-held House and Senate districts.

“Democrats are much more willing to emphasize gun control in their campaign, and gun control money

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has become increasingly visible in Virginia politics,” Farnsworth said.

Everytown has injected cash support for Democrats, but Moms Demand Action, a grassroots organization working to end gun violence, has been drumming up constituent support in neighborhoods. Heather Foglio, Moms Demand Action volunteer, said her group has been knocking on doors since July. She said the biggest concern is “lax gun laws in Virginia.”

“We’re not anti-Second Amendment, we’re not anti-gun, we support the Second Amendment and believe it can go hand-in-hand with public safety and strong gun laws,” Foglio said.

In early August, top NRA leadership resigned after board members raised a concern about reports of reckless spending and mismanagement by the group’s leadership.

“Perhaps part of the reason why we haven’t heard or seen more from the NRA in Virginia this election cycle has to do with the challenges the organization itself is facing at the moment,” Farnsworth said.

The NRA has also been busy en-

couraging voter turnout this election.

NRA grassroots activists knocked on 100,000 doors of targeted voters in recent months, according to Catherine Mortensen, NRA media liaison. Also, the NRA rallied members at the State Capitol during the July special session that adjourned quickly with no action taken.

Linda Eastman, a volunteer for the NRA, said the organization is “not trying to force guns into people’s hands, we’re trying to protect their Second Amendment rights,” -- a misconception she thinks people have about the NRA. “We’re all about gun safety not just gun violence and ‘everyone needs to have a gun,’ that’s not what the NRA is about,” Eastman said.

Glen Caroline, head of the NRA’s Grassroots Programs and Campaign Field Operations Division, said he believes that engaged citizens can swing elections.

“I’ve been at this for nearly 30 years and I’ve seen time and again our voters swing key elections,” Caroline said. “I am aware of all the money our opponents are spending, but I’m not intimidated.”

Side street businesses say lack of Main Street signage costs them customers SIGNAGE, from page 3 streets, I want to make that clear.”

Gookin said when Community Development Director Frank Cassidy told her to take her Main Street sign down and she expressed dismay, he suggested she “be creative.” Perhaps she could tag team with another business located on Main Street and share a sign, it was suggested. But Gookin doubted that was a workable solution.

Nevill said that he has given the problem a lot of thought and is seeking design ideas for a solution. He said that one idea might be to include signs on signposts that indicate generic “shopping” or “dining” options, without including the name of every individual business on that street.

Even that solution is not as simple as it seems. Nevill said, “Culpeper Street has a lot of businesses on it.

Do we open the signage to everyone?

Or do we limit it to non-service businesses only. If so, is that fair?”

He pointed out that on Culpeper Street, for instance, a generic sign could be overloaded with options: coffee shop, dining, legal, arts, lodging, faith, insurance, accounting, government services, real estate and media.

Nevill said that the town council is looking at a major revamp of Main Street and does not want to spend many thousands of dollars on a temporary fix. He is looking for “the most nimble, agile solution.”

Town council members appeared to be sympathetic to the business owners’ problem. Kevin Carter (Ward 5) assured the women after Citizen’s Time that he heard them, “Your success is our success.”

Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com

Fauquier-Culpeper bridge will close starting in mid-November Joseph R. Pricone

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In mid-November, the Virginia Department of Transportation will close the U.S. 15 Business (Remington Road) bridge over the Rappahannock River at the CulpeperFauquier county line for rehabilitation.

Drivers should expect intermittent daytime flagging operations for the next two weeks while the contractor prepares the work area and installs construction signs.

Starting Nov. 11, the bridge is scheduled to be closed to through traffic with a posted detour. Drivers will use U.S. 15/29 to Va. 651 (Freemans Ford Road/West Main Street) to access Remington. The detour will remain in place through

project completion in October 2020.

Under a $2.1 million construction contract, VDOT contractor M.D. Miller Co., Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland, will replace the bridge deck, improve the approach spans on each end of the bridge and rehabilitate select truss members. The truss span will remain in place during construction.

The existing truss bridge was built in 1930 and has a posted 11-ton weight restriction.

Message boards will be in place soon to notify the public.

For more information, visit the project page on VDOT’s website: http://www.virginiadot.org/ projects/culpeper/rt15remington.asp

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Fauquier County library system plans PR campaign to raise awareness

Even though the bulk mail unit at the rear of the Warrenton Post Office will be closing, the main part of the office will remain open.

By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

“We have a great story to tell” and the Fauquier County Public Library system wants to get the word out, explained Lisa Pavlock, public information coordinator.

The library will soon launch a campaign to broaden awareness of what the three branch libraries --Central (Warrenton), Marshall and Bealeton – have to offer.

The campaign, funded with $25,000 from the PATH Foundation, a 10 percent contribution from the Friends of the Library and money from a library trust fund, will pay for banners, posters, brochures, advertising, social media and other material carrying the message that patronizing the library can provide “Opportunities,” as the campaign is named.

“Libraries increasingly have non-traditional services that many patrons and non-patrons are aware of,” said Pavlock.

The Fauquier libraries are no exception. Besides books, magazines, newspapers, CDs and DVDs they have databases that a budding business owner can use to obtain information about the local market, mobile apps and tutoring help.

The three libraries also provide free Wi-Fi and public access computers, sponsor book clubs and an adult writing group, story time for up to age 2, a monthly OWLs program for active older adults and more.

“We realized all the things we offer and we wanted to raise awareness of them,” said Pavlock. She said a survey that the library commissioned identified some gaps in the public’s knowledge of what’s available.

The library’s board of trustees last year decided to undertake the campaign. Members of the five-member library board are appointed by the county supervisors.

The board approved the hiring of The Ivy Group, an integrated marketing company located in Charlottesville that’s worked with other library systems.

The public awareness campaign will be rolled out in phases starting in December. During the first week of the month, a window banner will go up at the Warrenton library and an exterior banner will be displayed at the Bealeton library. There will be special door lettering at all three branches, brochures will appear and viewers of the library website will see an introduction to the campaign.

The Opportunities brand will appear on library bookmarks and library staff will get new name tags.

During the second week of the

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Jennifer Diamonti, senior youth services librarian for Fauquier County Public Library, passes around toys during the Baby Steps program, where Diamonti reads stories from picture books and leads singing. month, posters will go up at the three libraries and other community locations, advertisements will appear in print and online.

There will be presentations to civic groups in January.

The campaign rollout will be done over six phases that will each tell a different story. One is called “Opportunity @ Your Fingertips,” another is “Opportunity to Excel.”

The campaign will include five separate profiles of library users talking about how they benefit from the library. Each poster will feature a photo of a different person.

The Ivy Group will also assist with the production of the library’s annual report.

“Annual reports have a lot of statistics and can be a little dry, but they tell an important story like how many patrons have come and how they are using our services,” said Pavlock.

The library board of trustees on Thursday approved using $9,000 of library trust funds for additional work not in the original contract, including creating a banner for inside the Warrenton library, giveaway items to patrons, a brochure that pulls together the five “opportunities” messages into a single brochure, production of the fiscal year 2020 annual report, advertising and printing costs.

Library Director Maria Del Rosso said that local vendors will be used to design posters and other materials.

“The Ivy Group has given us a template. We are providing a wonderful service,” said Library Trustees Vice Chairman Patricia White during Thursday’s board meeting.

Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com

Friday -- to two days per week --Wednesday and Friday. The mail that unit handles typically involves flyers that go to every address; they are not addressed to a specific person, North said.

Currently, people with flyers to mail to specific ZIP codes go to the bulk mail unit at the rear of the post office. Once that section of the office is closed, customers will come to the front window for mailing service, North said.

He said the exact date of the bulk mail unit’s closing hasn’t been determined.

As for the main part of the Warrenton post office, North said, “it’s an extremely busy office” and will continue serving customers.

The bulk mail unit at the rear of the Warrenton post office will be closing, but other post office operations will continue. Bulk mail is a discounted mailing service offered by the United States Postal Service for people who prepare and ship large quantities of mail at a time.

“Customers are doing more online,” explained Joe North, head clerk of the Warrenton post office at 53 Main St. The United States Postal Service is “tightening up” operations nationwide and the closing of Warrenton’s bulk mail unit is part of that, he said.

This spring, service in that area of the post office was reduced from five days per week -- Monday through

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | October 30, 2019

Police reveal new lead in death of Tammy Thorpe Fauquier County deputies are pur- working with the commonwealth's suing new information in the death attorney's office in evaluating eviof Tammy Thorpe. She was shot and dence in this unsolved murder and killed 31 years ago; her body was submitting evidence for analysis to found on the side of the road outside the Virginia Department of Forensic Science. of Warrenton.

“We are still working to bring Sgt. James Hartman of the Fauquiclosure to this family and to this er County Sheriff’s Office said that a community.” person of interest during the investiAnyone with any information can gation of the crime, Duane Mecham, contact the Sheriff's Office at 540has recently returned to the U.S. from Canada. Hartman said "We have 347-3300. been in contact with that individual." Details of Thorpe’s last day He said that new evidence has been In a Nov. 1, 2017, Fauquier submitted for forensic comparison Times article about Tammy Thorto evidence that was collected at the pe’s death, writer Hannah Dellinger time of Thorpe's slaying. revisited the crime.

On the anniversary of the killing, Dellinger wrote: Hartman released a statement askAround 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. ing the public for help with solving 21, 1988, Tammy Thorpe left her the crime. home in Ada to attend a dance at the The release said “On Oct. 23, Marshall Ruritan Club.

1988, the body of Tammy ThorWhile at the dance, a man reportpe was discovered by passersby on edly threatened Thorpe’s life after the northbound side of U.S. 17, just she turned him down for a dance. north of Warrenton.

That man was ini“Tammy had “We are still working tially a person of inbeen shot in the to bring closure to terest in the homiface; her car was investigation, this family and to this cide later recovered in Fauquier Sheriff’s the Warrenton Pla- community.”

Office Maj. Warza parking lot on ren Jenkins told SGT. JAMES HARTMAN Broadview Avenue the Times-Demoin Warrenton.” crat.

Hartman wrote, “Even now, 31 In a separate incident at the dance, years later, detectives are currently deputies arrested a man with a gun

in the parking lot. When he resisted arrest, a deputy forced him against Thorpe’s parked gold Pontiac Grand Am, then-Sheriff Ashby Olinger said at the time.

Thorpe was “particular” about the prized car she bought herself, her family said, and she was concerned the scuffle left a dent on it. When the dance ended around 1 a.m., Thorpe called the sheriff’s office to speak with the arresting deputy about the dent, according to old media reports.

Lorraine and Richard Thorpe say they saw their daughter for the last time around 2 a.m. the day she was killed. They ran into her at the Marshall 7-Eleven coming home from a night out.

“I said to her, ‘Tammy, come on home, get ready for bed,’” her mother remembers. “I always worried about my children being out at night by themselves. But when they start driving and come of age, you don’t have control over them. You have to let them grow up.”

After running into her parents, her family believes Thorpe took her car to the old Chevron gas station in Warrenton to wash it and to see how bad the dent was.

Thorpe was last seen getting gas at the Chevron around 2:45 a.m. At the time, Lisa Thorpe told reporters Tammy wouldn’t usually stay out past 2 a.m. and, if she did go to Warrenton that late after a dance, it was to eat at the Howard Johnson’s.

A little before 7 a.m., Lisa Thorpe noticed her sister’s car, donning the specialty plates 86-TAMMY, parked at the former Warrenton Bowling Alley next to the Chevron. Lisa Thorpe said she coincidentally left her car at the bowling alley before she went out for the night.

Tammy Thorpe’s car was found unlocked, with the keys still in the ignition and her purse inside, according to media reports.

Around 7:20 a.m., a passing motorist spotted Thorpe’s body in a drainage ditch on a private gravel road off U.S. 17, about a quarter-mile outside of Warrenton town limits.

She succumbed to multiple gunshots to her face with a small caliber firearm, according to an autopsy report.

There wasn’t evidence of a struggle and Thorpe was not robbed, Olinger said.

Detectives told reporters they interviewed more than 100 people in the weeks following her death. Various rumors circulated in the tightknit rural community about who the murderer could be.

Thorpe knew the culprit, according to an FBI profile of her killer released by the sheriff’s office. He was likely a white man living in Fauquier and probably showed signs of “psychological stress” and hid feelings of anger and frustration, profilers said.

“He is still likely to be thinking

TAMMY THORPE

about it today and [is] haunted by dreams of what happened,” the press release said.

In May 2004, the Winchester Star published details from a search warrant related to a possible suspect in the case.

Investigators received a tip from a former hospital employee that a psychiatric patient at the Winchester Medical Center, Duane C. Mecham, confessed to killing Thorpe during a week-long stay in August 1992, according to the affidavit.

The former employee came forward to Fauquier detectives in July 2003, according to court records, and investigators spoke with another informant who knew both Thorpe and Mecham in January 2004.

That informant told detectives that during visits to the hospital, Mecham would “repeatedly say the word “‘Tammy’ over and over again,” the search warrant says.

Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Paul Mercer told reporters at the time the story broke that Mecham no longer lived in Fauquier.

When asked about Mecham’s whereabouts or if there are any other possible suspects being looked at, Detective Jeff Crane, one of the original investigators in the case who still works on it today, said he cannot comment on specifics because the case is under active investigation.

“We want this case solved as much as everyone else,” he said.

“We are doing everything humanly possible to see that the person who did this is brought to justice.”

Crane said there is still an FBI agent assigned to the decades-old case who he stays in contact on a weekly basis. Advances in technology have allowed investigators to glean more knowledge of Thorpe’s killer as they resend preserved evidence for testing, Crane said.

The Thorpe family says they still maintain hope they will finally have closure in the case.

“We can never let it die,” Lisa Thorpe told the Times-Democrat in 1991. “That’s the worst thing we could do. In that person’s mind, we can never let them rest, never get any sleep. Tammy lives on in us, and I hope that we are constant reminders to the murderer.”

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PUBLIC SAFETY Two students taken to hospital after using vape pen; third student facing criminal charges

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Lines at the DMV are long and may be getting longer, thanks to the number of people attempting to secure a Real ID.

Virginia DMV increases staffing as Real ID deadline approaches

By Jimmy O’Keefe Capital News Service

After noticing his driver’s license was set to expire, Loudoun County resident John Akins paid a visit to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Friday. This time he’ll obtain a Real ID-compliant driver’s license — a new requirement for many Americans.

Virginians have until Oct. 1, 2020, to acquire a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or ID if they would like to travel by plane or access certain federal facilities. As the deadline approaches, the Virginia DMV has increased staffing at customer service centers.

“We’ve had more than 700,000 Virginians already receive a Real ID,” said Matthew Butner, a spokesman for the Virginia DMV. “The main driver I think is the air travel piece.”

It is optional to acquire a Real ID, but federal agencies will not be able to accept non-Real ID licenses or IDs after next year’s deadline. Access to Transportation Security Administration security checkpoints will require either a Real ID or a passport for domestic and international flights.

Some military bases already require a Real ID for access.

The Real ID Act, which was passed by Congress in 2005 at the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, establishes minimum security standards for state-issued IDs, such as driver’s licenses. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the security standards required for the Real ID itself and the process of obtaining it include: “Information and security features that must be incorporated into each card; application information to establish the identity and immigration status of an applicant before a card can be issued; and physical security standards for facilities where driver's licenses and applicable identification cards are produced.”

Akins, a computer engineer, said he knew Real ID is intended to provide an increased level of security when traveling, but he noted that the look of his new driver’s license and the process for obtaining it wasn’t drastically different than the previous procedure.

“This process wasn't unlike any other time I've renewed my license, although obtaining a Real ID-compliant license required an in-person visit to the DMV,” Akins said. “I was surprised to see that the only discernible difference between my original driver's license and

the Real ID license was a small solid black circle with a star in the center, in the upper right corner of the license.”

To meet demand for the new IDs, DMV has increased staffing at service centers. The organization also has expanded its mobile outreach program, which travels throughout the state providing Real IDs. “We also have added DMV Connect teams, which are doing a ton of work for us,” Butner said. “These are two-to-three person teams, they have a laptop, a camera, and a signature pad and they can go out and do any DMV transaction other than testing and vital records.”

DMV Connect teams typically go to places that lack easy access to DMV customer service centers, such as rural areas. Recently, teams have been working in densely populated areas where customer service centers are already busy.

Earlier this month, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the state has been issuing Real IDs at all Virginia Department of Corrections facilities to formerly incarcerated people.

“We are fully committed to ensuring returning citizens have access to the support they need to successfully reintegrate into society,” Northam said in a press release. “Having identification that is Real ID-compliant will be a valuable tool in reducing recidivism and helping them start out on a positive path upon release.”

Butner encourages Virginians who still need to obtain a Real ID to do it sooner than later.

“We are seeing increased wait times, and that's just simply due to the volume of customers that are taking advantage of Real ID,” he said. “It's only going to get more crowded as we head towards Oct. 1, 2020 … don’t wait until the last minute.”

Obtaining a Real ID requires the following:

• One proof of identity and legal presence • Two proofs of Virginia residency • One proof of social security number • Current driver’s license, if seeking to obtain a Virginia driver’s license for the first time.

• If proof documents contain different names (for example, if the last name on a birth certificate is different than the name on a payroll check stub), it's necessary to supply documents showing proof of the name change, such as a marriage certificate, divorce decree, or a court order.

A Fauquier High School student faces two criminal charges after allegedly threatening and coercing two other students into using a vape pen, resulting in a medical emergency for both. Sgt. James Hartman of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office said that the two students were transported by ambulance to Fauquier Hospital shortly after noon on Tuesday, Oct. 22, after using a Juul vape pen containing THC oil. The minimum age to buy or use e-cigarettes is 21 years old.

The school resource officer, members of school administration and a sheriff’s detective began an investigation immediately after the incident was uncovered.

On Thursday, Oct. 24, the detective obtained juvenile petitions charging the student who provided the vape pen with two counts of distribution of a controlled substance.

Hartman said a detention order was requested and granted and the student was taken into custody. He is being held at a regional juvenile detention facility.

Hartman said that “the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office and school administration continue to look into the incident and will continue to work together to ensure a safe environment for students and faculty.”

Remington man arrested in a case of alleged road rage on Lee Highway A driver has been charged with assault and battery, destruction of property and reckless driving as the result of a minor accident that turned into a road rage incident, according to Sgt. James Hartman of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office.

Hartman said that on Sunday, Oct. 27, deputies responded to Lee Highway north of Warrenton near Comfort Inn Drive for a reported traffic crash; the report also said people were fighting in the roadway. Deputies arrived at 12:19 p.m. to find multiple vehicles on the shoulder of the road, but no one was fighting.

Witnesses reported that a blue KIA SUV had been driving erratically, passing on the shoulder and cutting off traffic. The SUV and a Volkswagen made contact at the Comfort Inn Drive traffic signal.

Hartman reported that the driver of the Volkswagen alleged the driver of the SUV, identified as Matthew John Shoup, 33, of Remington, was traveling north on Lee Highway/U.S. 29 when the SUV passed the Volkswagen on the right shoulder. The Volkswagen driver also said the SUV was jumping lanes and cutting off other vehicles.

The sheriff’s office spokesman said that as the vehicles stopped at the traffic signal, Shoup allegedly opened his door, striking the Volkswagen. Shoup then exited his vehicle and attempted to open the passenger door of the Volkswagen but it was locked. Shoup then reached through an open rear passenger window and grabbed a female passenger by her jacket, Hartman said. The driver of the Volkswagen then got out of the car and Shoup returned to his SUV. After an investigation was conducted and witness statements were taken. Shoup was placed under arrest. The magistrate released Shoup on a $2,000 unsecured bond.

Traffic crash results in drug charges A driver involved in a Monday afternoon traffic crash was charged with possession of heroin, possession of paraphernalia, driving while revoked and failure to maintain proper control.

Sgt. James Hartman of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office reported that on Monday, Oct. 28, about 1 p.m. a deputy responded to the area of Crest Hill Road and Mountain Laurel Lane for a traffic crash. Hartman reported that the driver of a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe swerved to miss a small animal in the roadway and struck a rock wall.

During the course of the crash investigation, suspected heroin and associated paraphernalia was located in the vehicle. The driver, Michael Lee Small, 30, of Marshall, was charged. Small was held with no bond in the Fauquier County Adult Detention Center.

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Editor’s note: Thanks to the residents of Fauquier County for being so involved in the electoral process. This week, we received 29 letters to the editor. Although we expanded our space for letters substantially, we could not fit them all in. All will be online, though, at Fauquier.com/opinion on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Sometimes political party just doesn’t matter

In November 1971, students at the Jack and Jill kindergarten in Warrenton dressed up for Halloween, and joined together by a rope, were led by their teachers up Culpeper Street to Main Street in a mini-parade.

75 Years Ago Nov. 2, 1944 Mr. and Mrs. Custis James of Morrisville have six sons serving their country in the armed forces. Glenn entered the service in October 1942; Piers in February 1943; foster son Haywood Haldeman in July 1943; Frank in November 1943; Robert in in March 1944, and John in April 1944.

Nine new members were received into the fellowship of the Warrenton Baptist Church on Sunday, according to Rev. Guy C. Heyl, the pastor.

The new members are Mrs. Scott Payne, Mrs. Luther Payne, Mrs. Katie Lee Kidwell, Miss Margaret Lee Kidwell, Miss Anne Heyl, Miss Peggy Marie Payne, William James, Bobby Downs and Mrs. Mary Thorpe.

A memorial service honoring Pvt. Harold Milton, son of Mrs. Albert F. Milton, who died in action in Italy, was held at the Broad Run Baptist Church on Sunday, Oct. 22.

50 Years Ago Oct. 30, 1969 The long delay in planning commission action on the proposal to rezone the North Wales tract for intensive development was concluded last Wednesday when the commission voted 5-2 against the plan.

Voting for denial were Dr. Frank A. O’Keefe, W. Hunter deButts, Milton M. Maddux, Harold D. Kube and Dr. William H. Allison. Voting against the motion to deny were commission chairman E. M. Colvin Jr. and Howard E. Grove.

Robert Sinclair, principal of

Marshall Junior High School, told Warrenton Rotarians last Thursday that rumor mongering, the repeating of stories without basis in fact, is one of the biggest problems facing school administrators here.

Howard E. “Chip” Leazer of Warrenton was elected vice president of the Virginia Water Well Association at its annual meeting Oct. 25 in Waynesboro. He has been associated with Leazer Pump and Well Company Inc. of Remington for a number of years.

25 Years Ago Nov. 2, 1994 Citing what one supervisor called “an undue burden” on county businesses, the Board of Supervisors joined the Town of Warrenton and the Chamber of Commerce in opposing the proposed change in Fauquier County’s telephone area code. Bell Atlantic announced in July its plans to create a new 540 area code to serve portions of western Virginia, saying the proliferation of fax machines, cellular phones, pagers and modems had exhausted the supply of numbers in area code 703.

To help support the first intramural county high school football game in more than 30 years, the Fauquier Times-Democrat has lent its hand to the upcoming “Bird Bowl” contest between county rivals Liberty and Fauquier on Nov. 11 at Falcon Field.

Activity directors Jerry Carter of the Liberty Eagles and Allen Creasy of the Fauquier Falcons have agreed that the winning team will receive the Fauquier Times-Democrat Trophy to be displayed in their trophy case.

– Compiled by John T. Toler

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If I needed my kidney removed, I’d go to the best surgeon I could find. I wouldn’t want a surgical resident wielding the knife. If I needed a root canal, I’d go to a dentist that I can trust and not a dentistry school student. In both examples, what I’m concerned about is experience. In both cases, what I’m not concerned about is their political affiliation.

Do you care whether the doctor, the dentist, the teacher, the minister who you trust and rely on is a Democrat, Republican or Independent? Do you even think about it?

The same is true for the local election of a new commissioner of revenue. My tax dollars and yours will be paying that person’s salary. I want the most experienced person in that job and I don’t care what their political preferences are. Why? Because managing the real estate, personal property, and state income tax systems are an important part of the job -- all programs that affect locals in a direct way.

Angela Smith and Eric Maybach are competing for your vote. They are both from families with deep roots in our county and grew up here. They are both from families who have served our county in various capacities. While one is an Independent (Ms. Smith) and one is a Republican

(Mr. Maybach), this is not a political appointment and their politics have no impact on the duties of the job.

When you vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5, please consider some important distinctions. Angela Smith has over 25 years of management experience and successful business ownership in Fauquier County. She has accounting experience, to include tax accounting and auditing, with Jefferson Savings and Loan Association and Scheulen & Patchett, CPAs in Warrenton.

She has a depth and breadth of experience that Eric Maybach lacks.

She is so well respected in this county that she attained the position of executive director of the Fauquier Chamber of Commerce. In addition, she has dedicated her time to support numerous, local non-profits...

While Eric Maybach has finance and management experience, it is exclusively in the auto finance sector.

His resume does not include leadership positions in our broader business community. Mr. Maybach may someday be a good candidate for the commissioner of revenue job, but that doesn’t mean that he is at present. He is the surgical resident and Angela Smith is the surgeon...

KATHRYN KADILAK The Plains

Chairman Suzanne Sloane has earned another term on Fauquier School Board I was born and spent many of my younger years in The Plains and still have a deep love for the town as well as for Fauquier County. I am a passionate public servant and have served three terms on the Fauquier County School Board and the Mountain Vista Governor’s Board.

I had planned to retire completely this year but was convinced by others in the community to serve one more term. One of the reasons I will continue to serve is the opportunity to work with smart, positive, results-driven leaders like Suzanne Sloane [Scott District].

Suzanne came to the school board with extensive school governance experience, decades of educational practice and many accomplishments in the field of education. She quickly impressed me with her collaborative approach to the issues at hand and a dedication to learning all facts before proposing solutions.

Suzanne has been known to call each school board member individually to talk through the agenda before each work session or board meeting, sometimes on the weekend or even

while she is traveling. She has strong relationships with her colleagues, the Fauquier County Public Schools staff and parents. She calls upon everyone to “love your people,” and reminds us of this during difficult decision-making times and especially during the budget season!

I nominated Suzanne Sloane to be the vice chair of the board in just the second year of her term; something that has been very rare of past school boards. Over the years it has been my pleasure to serve with her. I don’t often write letters to the editor but feel truly compelled to share my support for Suzanne’s re-election. This is personal. I truly want to work with her as we continue to improve so many crucial aspects of the Fauquier County schools. I want to continue to celebrate the many accomplishments we have had together in the past four years and those in the years to come.

Please share in my support and vote for Suzanne Sloane for school board on Nov. 5.

DUKE BLAND Vice chair, Fauquier County School Board, 2005 to present

OPINION

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | October 30, 2019

Writer backs candidate D.J. Jordan for stance on cannabis decriminalization

Sen. Jill Vogel supports traffic calming in Fauquier County

If, like me, you are a frustrated libertarian or independent voter, the time has come to adopt a “throw the bums out” voting strategy.

When I got my absentee ballot a few weeks ago I voted against all incumbents, on the principle that if the government is not going in the direction we need it to, we should accept no excuses from our representatives about why they couldn’t get desired changes accomplished; but rather, we should work to being some new blood into Richmond.

Conventional wisdom is that, for example, Democrats are more likely than Republicans to loosen restrictions on cannabis. What we saw in New York and New Jersey, though, is that Democratic legislative majorities failed to pass legalization measures.

Meanwhile, in Virginia’s 31st House of Delegates District, Republican D.J. Jordan has made specific proposals for cannabis decriminalization.

We need to send a message to politicians that if they don’t have the competence or the courage to fulfill their

I am writing this letter in support for re-election of Sen. Jill Vogel on Nov. 5. I have had the pleasure of working with Sen. Vogel since 2013 on the topic of traffic calming solutions for U.S. 17 in conjunction with full support from Del. Michael Webert, Sheriff Robert Mosier and all current five Fauquier County Board of Supervisors.

U.S. 17 traffic calming is no easy task in relation to trying to work with the Department of Transportation to implement new safety and traffic calming measures that would greatly support the over-burdened state and local deputies to provide optimal safety on our roads for locals, commuters, tourists and commercial vehicles.

Sen. Vogel has greatly helped keep this topic alive and moving forward through her years of networking, political expertise in a tough arena, sincere concern to help citizens families and never

campaign promises in two, four, or however many years they have in their term, they will be replaced, regardless of party affiliation. That will clear the way for some new member of their party to step up next time to run for the position and maybe do a better job.

Again, D.J. Jordan is an example of this; after Scott Lingamfelter, a Republican delegate who never co-sponsored any cannabis decriminalization bill, was voted out in 2017, now Jordan has stepped forward in the 31st District to push for those reforms. Maybe he can succeed where our current delegate, Democrat Elizabeth Guzman, has failed during her tenure. She should have worked harder to safeguard freedoms by getting that very important criminal justice reform passed.

Even if there is no independent or third-party candidate on the ballot, a “throw the bums out” voting strategy will serve you, the disaffected voter looking to register his dissent, well this year.

NATHAN LARSON Catlett

Campaign for commissioner of the revenue has turned negative My name is Tracey Edwards and I am Angela Smith’s “campaign manager.” I have never been involved with politics or aspired to be in the political trenches. When Angela contacted me earlier this year to see if I was available to help her with marketing her candidacy, I was honored to be asked. For the past 10 years, I have assisted small businesses with marketing in various sectors; but none were political.

Having been a Fauquier County resident since 1995, I have been a landowner, a business owner, member of Bethel United Methodist Church, The Fauquier Chamber of Commerce, Fauquier Francis Garden Club, and currently a business/marketing teacher at Kettle Run High School, along with assisting a few marketing clients on a part-time basis.

I have met many amazing people within our community, many I am honored to call colleagues and good friends. I thought accepting this position, I would be building

a website, creating videos, ads and mailers, managing social media, along with involving myself further in this great community of positive, fair and kind members of our business society. Boy, was I mistaken. This local campaign has brought out another side of people that is far from pretty and kind.

I had the pleasure of meeting Eric Maybach and I 100 percent agree that he is a wonderful member of our society, a great family man and overall, a true gentleman. All niceties aside, he does not have the credentials to be the next commissioner of revenue. What he does have is the backing of members of a party and elected officials, willing to do anything and everything to get you to vote for him.

The commissioner of revenue position is an independent office serving all taxpayers. You don’t go to one side of the building if you’re Democrat and the other side if you’re Republican. Every citizen deserves to have fair tax

assessments and know that their tax dollars will be allocated to pay for the services we all need and want. That said, why are these individuals doing everything in hopes of “their candidate” winning?

I have read weak endorsements from elected officials, negative posts and comments against Angela, I have personally received nasty messages as well as having the chairman of the board of supervisors publicly admit that the current commissioner of revenue will be “available to his successor in office if requested.”

My question is simple. Why? Why does the board chair already know that Mr. [Ross] D’Urso will be available to help the successor? Why are we not comparing resumes for the most qualified person? Many whys should be asked and answered.

Before voting based solely on party affiliation, I ask you to find the answers to “why.” If you’re tired of hearing that our beautiful county doesn’t have funds for many things, now more than ever, is the time to ask “Why?”

TRACEY EDWARDS Warrenton

Vote Laura Galante for positive problem solving I received a flyer from the Republican Party of Virginia last week, authorized by [Del.] Michael Webert. On one side was a theater marquee with the headline “Liberal Laura starring Laura Galante;” on the other side were the following issues with “No” under Webert’s name and “Yes” under Galante “and her Liberal Team:” Massive Tax Increases, Higher Electric Bills, Liberal Supreme Court Judges, Destroying Gun Rights and Food Stamps for Drug Dealers.

Webert and the Republican Party must be pretty worried about the election for them to stoop to printing these ludicrous lies about Laura Galante. These

aspersions have no basis in reality and are an insult to voters in the district, whom Webert and the Republican Party must feel are not intelligent enough to decide based on the actual positions each candidate has taken. Apparently, he doesn’t have any positive attributes to point out that would make him more attractive to the electorate, so he fabricates.

He did this with another flyer that had a photo of Galante juxtaposed with a number of national Democratic figures who have nothing to do with her or her positions on issues.

Laura Galante is an intelligent candidate with thoughtful, reasonable positions on the issues and

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giving up to bureaucracy as long as the people she represents continue to see light at the end of the tunnel.

She is a highly intelligent woman and committed representative who crosses the isle between Republicans and Democrats to get the best fix needed for the people as a whole. Other politicians would not touch this topic in the past when I approached them, but Sen. Jill Vogel took this on and knew it would not be easy per our early discussions, yet progress has continuously been made.

In 2019 a bill she submitted at Richmond General Assembly almost passed that would have put a long-term fix on U.S. 17 speeding. She plans to re-submit a similar bill in 2020.

A vote for Sen. Jill Vogel on Nov. 5 is a vote for you, your family and your community’s safety.

SCOTT FILLING The Plains

Former FHS principal endorses Eric Maybach As a former teacher, assistant principal and principal of Fauquier High School, I was fortunate to work with many outstanding students and adults for more than 40 years. One such individual is Eric Maybach, a 1995 Fauquier High School graduate.

In the years following his high school graduation, Eric has had a distinguished career in the banking industry. His responsibilities include creating budgets, managing investment portfolios, and analyzing financial data. He has also volunteered his time, effort, and passion to support our community through venues such as the Warrenton Ruritan Club.

Eric Maybach has respect for and works well with others. His many diverse experiences in finance, his dedication to the needs of our community, and his honesty, perseverance and exemplary character make him the right choice for the position of commissioner of revenue.

His vision of “Focus for the Future” will make life better for all of us who live in Fauquier County.

Please join me in voting for this outstanding individual on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

ROGER A. SITES Warrenton

who will work for the benefit of all citizens of the commonwealth. Webert is a fearmonger who plays on stale party clichés and who votes the party line without any independent thought process.

If that’s what appeals to you, he’s the one.

If you want someone who has a positive outlook and will actually think through an issue and come up with the most beneficial solution, vote Laura Galante.

Why reward the immature prevarications by voting for someone who feels he has to go there to win? Let’s raise the bar on political dialog and get back to discourse based in reality.

MICHAEL MORENCY The Plains

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OPINION

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | October 30, 2019

Laura Galante: I ask for your vote on Nov. 5 This November, voters in the 18th House of Delegates district have a real choice about the future of Fauquier, Warren, Culpeper and Rappahannock counties. Like many rural areas of Virginia, the 18th District has real issues to solve and real opportunities to seize. I’ve run my campaign the same way I would represent the district—by listening first, engaging people of all political persuasions and finding consensus on the daily issues that matter to us. This stands in stark contrast to our current delegate, Mr. [Michael] Webert. He has failed to lead on critical local issues affecting our district and commonwealth and opted instead to divide us along national political lines.

Michael Webert’s record speaks for itself: repeated votes against health care funding for children and veterans; siding with developers and corporate polluters over conservation groups; votes to divert

funding from our public schools, and refusing to invest money in broadband initiatives to help our families, schools and businesses get high-speed internet. Webert’s major financial backers are special interest groups like land developers, health insurance companies and energy companies, not individuals.

My priorities are growing our local rural economy, strengthening our community and environment, and expanding real internet access.

We need to ensure local farmers can compete through access to better markets, pay workers at the prevailing wage, and expand technical education so our next generation is ready for the jobs of the future. I’ll work to expand access to affordable healthcare, improve funding for our local schools, make sure our veterans receive the care they have earned and push for telehealth improvements for underserved areas.

I’ll work alongside farmers and

conservationists to preserve our environment for future generations and maintain our rural way of life.

Finally, we need real internet access across the 18th District and throughout the commonwealth.

That means expanding rural broadband by prioritizing fiber optic cable and surveying the actual speeds for Internet connectivity. Our local farms and small businesses will benefit immensely from utilizing online capabilities for their operations, marketing and direct sales.

Nearly every challenge we face becomes simpler to solve with real Internet.

Tackling hard problems, building partnerships and delivering real results have been the hallmarks of my career in the public and private sector. Since graduating from UVA, I’ve spent over a decade in the tech and security industries defending American companies and government agencies from our adversaries in cyberspace. Along the way I’ve led a team of 90 at a public company, started my own

FEA endorses three candidates for Fauquier school board The Fauquier Education Association is proud to support Mike Hammond (Scott District), Susan Pauling (Center District) and Don Mason (Lee District) for school board in the upcoming election.

We believe these three candidates are the right choice for Fauquier County because they are committed to giving our students the world-class education they deserve by hiring and retaining highly qualified educators and support staff, keeping class sizes small and building community partnerships.

Mike Hammond has the project management experience the county needs to see our school district through the middle school modernization project, a big topic of concern for teachers, parents and students in Fauquier. Mr. Hammond believes that transparency in the budget process will lead to a better working relationship between the school board and board of supervisors. He has already held conversations with Holder Trumbo about ways in which the two boards can work together to create a budget that is sufficient for schools without increasing the tax burden on residents.

You would be hard pressed to find a parent more active in the school community than Susan Pauling. She is the essence of a servant leader who believes in building

strong community partnerships so all stakeholders benefit. Mrs. Pauling believes that teachers should be able to afford to live and work in the community where they teach and is willing to tackle the hard questions that will create a budget that makes this possible. Like Mr. Hammond, she believes transparency is of the utmost importance in the budget process and believes in a budget that serves the needs of every child and educator.

Mr. Mason is an incumbent on the board from the Lee District. As a former educator and administrator, he understands the unique needs facing our county. From outdated facilities to teacher compression, Mr. Mason has a plan that will better the school district for all. As a current project manager in a local school system, his experience in modernizing facilities will be crucial to creating a long-term facilities improvement plan that serves Fauquier County families for generations to come.

Our community is only as strong as our public schools. Please join us on Nov. 5 to elect these forward-thinking candidates who are willing to work hard in pursuit of the best educational opportunities for students of Fauquier County Public Schools.

LAUREN BRILL president Fauquier Educational Association

Democrats will fight for Fauquier in Richmond Election Day is fast approaching and Virginia voters have important decisions to make. Do we want to move Virginia backwards or forwards? Do we want to remain the best state for business while simultaneously ranking as the worst state for workers? Do we want to tackle climate change or continue to insist it is not our problem to solve? Do we want to be the 38th state to declare that ALL citizens, regardless of gender, are entitled to equal rights? The vast majority of Virginians favor Democratic policy proposals on these issues, yet the GOP majorities in the House and Senate repeatedly vote down or, even worse, kill these bills in committee without allowing a full vote.

Although Medicaid expansion is currently favored by 71 percent of Virginians, the GOP blocked this

life-saving bill for five years! The bill finally passed only after the 2017 wave election, thus providing health care access to nearly 400,000 low income Virginians.

Ninety-six percent of Democrats and 74 percent of Republicans support universal background checks. The Virginia Law Enforcement sheriff’s organization and the Trump administration back extreme risk protection orders, “red flag laws,” which have been shown to decrease suicides and domestic violence homicides. Eighty-four percent of Virginians favor passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

A majority of Virginians believe climate change is a threat requiring immediate action. Yet, in spite of the will of the people, GOP lawmakers refuse to pass legislation on

any of these critical issues.

Since we’ve been unable to change their minds, the alternative is to change their seats! In the upcoming, off-year election, your vote matters more than ever. 2017 results demonstrated this with multiple races decided by under 100 votes and one district’s representation chosen by drawing a name from a bowl.

For the change Virginia needs and the leadership and legislation we want and deserve, vote Nov. 5 for our hard-working Democratic candidates: Ronnie Ross for State Senate, Jess Foster (88th District), Laura Galante (18th District) and Incumbent Elizabeth Guzman (31st District) for delegate. They will “Fight for Fauquier” in Richmond!

ANDREA MARTEN Sumerduck

small business, led international teams monitoring election security, served on the board of the Northern VA 4-H Center in Front Royal, advised a Virginia-based cybersecurity company and led a livestock Cloverbud 4-H club in Marshall.

Since my early days as a 4-Her growing up in Fairfax County, I’ve been deeply moved to serve my country and community.

That same call to public service motivated me to run for office to serve as your delegate. I ask for your vote on Nov. 5.

Laura Galante is a candidate for Virginia’s 18th House of Delegates District, a district that contains parts of Fauquier, Culpeper and Warren counties and all of Rappahannock County. She is a small-business owner, a cybersecurity expert, and serves on the board of the Northern Virginia 4-H Center in Front Royal. She lives in Marshall with her husband and son. More information on her candidacy can be found at: galantefordelegate.com.

McDaniel has been a good partner to the sheriff’s office Mary Leigh McDaniel, along with the other supervisors, has been a great partner to our sheriff’s office. We have worked together on budget issues to address salary compression, to increase the number of deputies on our roads, increase benefits to help retain staff, and establish an enhanced security presence in all our schools. She has done this while being mindful of budget impacts with the stewardship of our tax dollars.

I first met Mary Leigh McDaniel in 2015 when we were running for our first terms. We had a wide-ranging conversation about our goals if elected.

In her first term, she has accomplished those goals, including the new Orlean fire station, the Hume cell tower, passage of the Marshall Code, a new well to stabilize the Marshall water system, and progress on the Marshall Main Street improvements, including spearheading a group that raised $1.2 million in private funds for undergrounding of utilities.

Her collective experience includes noting that she is a managing partner of her accounting firm, and service on various boards including; the PATH Foundation, Fauquier Hospital, Middleburg and Access banks, Vint Hill Economic Development Authority and the Chamber of Commerce. This experience has made her a successful, dedicated and thoughtful supervisor.

I have been impressed by all that Mary Leigh has accomplished in her first term, and by how she has accomplished this through building consensus, listening to her constituents and always putting the good of the community first.

I hope she can continue to build on these successes for the next four years.

Please support her with your vote on Nov. 5.

BOB MOSIER Fauquier County Sheriff

OPINION

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | October 30, 2019

Laura Galante has the ‘right stuff’ I just read the letter written by John Moliere that weakly endorses [Del.] Michael Webert as delegate for the 18th District. Mr. Moliere asserts his preferred candidate is seasoned and experienced, yet, does not list a single accomplishment of Mr. Webert. One would expect a multiterm politician could tout at least one headline accomplishment. The truth is Mr. Webert has none and has no vision of the future. The only experience Mr. Webert has garnered is that gained from passive attendance.

We deserve better than just passive attendance in the House of Delegates. That is why I endorse Laura Galante. I know her to be intelligent, hardworking, and driven to improve the lives of the people and businesses in our region.

She understands that our future prosperity is linked to our ability to

create a modern broadband infrastructure. Ms. Galante and I have talked for hours about how highspeed internet is of fundamental importance to create new business, invigorate existing business, enable access to modern health care services, permit residents access to educational resources and to keep our area vibrant and productive into the future. Mr. Webert seems to have no independent vision on this.

Laura Galante will be a great member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Laura is one of those rare people, composed of the Right Stuff. She leads with vision and consistently finds the right answers for the best future. She is by far the best person to represent us in the House of Delegates. I support her wholeheartedly and hope all in our community will, too.

RON HARRIS Markham

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Mike Hammond will provide steady, focused leadership on the school board I have had the privilege of knowing and working with Mike Hammond for a number of years, as our children have shared interests and activities. Mike is an invested parent and an invested resident of Fauquier County. Mike has a steady, focused nature that makes him far and away the best candidate to represent our students and families as the Scott District school board representative.

Throughout his campaign Mike has been actively engaging our community, seeking to better understand the varied needs of all our residents. He’s been talking to folks in their homes, at PTO meetings, and at local events about the struggles their children face, strategies that have helped or hindered their growth, and what parents want to see for the betterment of their

children’s education. He is ready to integrate this feedback into actionable responses on the school board. I have no doubt that Mike will continue to communicate with his constituents as our school board representative, and seek our input to make our schools the absolute best they can be.

Mike has an extensive background in project management, giving him a unique and necessary understanding of planning and fiscal responsibility over the lifetime of a project. With the middle school consolidation issue our county is facing, and the myriad of other tasks the school board needs to tackle, I fully trust Mike to utilize his foresight and fiscal acumen to find the best solutions forward for our children.

NATALIE ERDOSSY Warrenton

Eric Maybach a good fit for McDaniel is ‘of the people’ and ‘ for the people’ commissioner of the revenue I am writing to encourage demonstrates her dedication to ness districts and her opposition As a longtime business owner in Fauquier County, I understand many of the challenges we face, as well as the positives that make us proud to live here.

Our strengths rest partly in our competent local government, which is why I am proud to support Eric Maybach for Commissioner of the Revenue on Nov. 5.

Eric’s family has been a mainstay in this community for a long time. His father and sister have taken care of my family and so many others for more than 40 years. I have known Eric throughout this time, since he was a little boy, and I assure you he is a good man fit for this job.

Eric has worked hard for years, now managing big projects. He has won awards in the process. This takes hard work, smarts, skills that we need in the commissioner spot. This is probably why the current commissioner of revenue also supports Eric.

Fauquier deserves someone who is committed to the job for the long haul, not because it is a convenient “next step.” Eric will provide this type of stability.

Being able to vote for people like Eric demonstrates why we love it here. He is a person of high character who wants to serve the taxpayers. Please vote for Eric Maybach for commissioner of the revenue on Nov. 5.

CECIL CAMPBELL Warrenton

my neighbors to reelect Mary Leigh McDaniel on Nov. 5.

Mary Leigh is the classic outstanding public servant and citizen representative. She is “of the people” and “for the people.”

Her roots in Marshall District are deep. Her father, grandfather and great-grandfather lived in Orlean. She is well known and respected throughout the county and the district. And she is a consistent supporter of all the good things we hope to preserve and protect in Fauquier and in Marshall District.

There are many compelling reasons Mary Leigh deserves reelection, far too many to recite here. Prominent among them, however, is her devotion to the preservation of the special conservation heritage that makes Fauquier and Marshall District so special. And that devotion is not campaign talk; Mary Leigh regularly “walks the walk” and

conservation and preservation in her actions as our representative on the Board of Supervisors.

She is consistently a strong advocate for maintaining the sound balance of economic development and preservation of the rural agricultural character of our county that has distinguished us. Compelling evidence of her devotion to this balance came in her leadership regarding the recently enacted rural lands amendments to the county’s comprehensive plan. Those amendments call for the preservation and protection of our rural agricultural areas and encourages the placement of larger scale commercial activities in our service districts. Mary Leigh’s support for that policy has been demonstrated elsewhere, most notably her support for the Marshall Main Street project, but also in her support for other economic development projects in the busi-

to inappropriate commercialization in the rural agricultural zoned areas of the county.

While Mary Leigh’s support for these principles is compelling, the way she provides her public service is of equal importance. Not only have her actions consistently reflected her constituents’ points of view, she has made sure that all points of view are heard and considered by the Board of Supervisors.

She is always accessible to those she represents, and she has never ignored or belittled a citizen request. She is, as noted, “of the people.”

I am proud of Mary Leigh’s service to the citizens of Fauquier and the Marshall District and believe we are fortunate that she is willing to continue that service for us. I strongly support her reelection.

JOHN RICHARDSON Delaplane

Angela Smith has experience and skills to serve as commissioner of the revenue I have struggled to share my thoughts on the commissioner of revenue race, but as the election is drawing near, I want to share my thoughts publicly.

Many voters don’t understand what the commissioner of revenue does for our county. They work closely with the board of supervisors, treasurer and county clerk’s offices to maintain tax records for our citizens and businesses. They are charged with ensuring the correct personal property, real estate and business tax is assessed and everyone pays their fair share based on current code.

The current mission statement on the county’s website states this office is the “watch dog” and assessor for the property tax revenue for Fauquier County. In my view this should be an independent voice as this person

is essentially the chief financial officer of our county, providing counsel to the board of supervisors so they can make the best long-term financial decisions for our county.

The Republican candidate, Mr. [Eric] Maybach, is a nice young man who comes from a solid Warrenton family and I have had the pleasure of getting to know him a little since the election season started. He has a charming family and some interesting thoughts about how the commissioner’s office could help with financial education and responsibility in our community. He had my vote in the primary, though I felt he didn’t have the depth of experience I was looking for in a candidate to fill the position described above.

His opponent, Angela Smith, is running as an independent and is also

a multi-generational Fauquier resident with deep roots here in our county. She has owned several successful businesses and employed countless residents over the years. She volunteers regularly in our community; in fact, the first time I met her was when we were serving on the chamber board together nearly a decade ago, since that time, we’ve had the opportunity to serve shoulder to shoulder on many Rotary projects together. During my tenure in the Warrenton Rotary Club, she has served on the board for several years including as president of our 70+ member club.

I’ve watched her closely as she uses her accounting degree and experience as a tax accountant to analyze business opportunities and real estate investments and made seemingly difficult decisions because it was the right

one in the long game. I’ve witnessed her addressing community leaders at planning commission and board of supervisors meetings where she can comfortably and articulately express her research and data in a way that they can receive and understand.

Her leadership experience, knowledge of business, real estate investing, attention to detail and communication skills are impressive. It is with this experience of working with Angela that I have concluded that she has the business acumen and experience necessary to best serve our county as our commissioner of revenue, and therefore she has my vote. We will be voting Smith on Nov. 5.

AMELIA STANSELL Warrenton

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OPINION

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | October 30, 2019

Del. Michael Webert is fighting for Fauquier Voting for the person, not the party As a Fauquier native, I grew up on Winchester Street in the heart of Warrenton. Throughout my childhood, I had the great pleasure of experiencing all of the riches this county has to offer.

This year you have an opportunity to send the real deal back to Richmond to represent us here in Fauquier County – Del. Michael Webert.

Michael Webert is fighting for us.

He wears his district on his sleeve and understands the challenges we face as a rural area. Mike has also been part of this community for nearly 20 years. So, when Mike says he understands the needs of Fauquier County, he means it.

Mike has been on the front lines

in the state legislature to fight for our county. From passing legislation to reduce red tape and regulations on our business community to working diligently with our local sheriff's office to combat the crisis level opioid epidemic, Mike has been the leader we need in Richmond.

I'm proud to call Mike a friend and thankful for his service to the commonwealth. He's a man of faith, a family man and a farmer - he's one of us.

I hope you will join me on Nov. 5 in voting for Michael Webert for delegate. He's earned my vote, and I hope he's earned yours, too.

ERIC MAYBACH Candidate, Fauquier commissioner of the revenue

Citizenship requires voters to look beyond the rhetoric, to the candidate's record My friend, Jim Rich, ended his endorsement of Michael Webert with the chestnut “if it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it.” To stretch the metaphor: maybe it’s not completely broke, but it’s certainly stalled — ever since 2012. Anyone in Richmond will tell you Mr. Webert’s a good guy, a loyal partisan follower — but not much else.

Certainly not an “issues man.”

Certainly not a forceful advocate for the common good. Certainly not a compromiser. Just a plodding, steady vote for the Republican’s right wing. Guns — big time. Choice —no way. Medicaid — no way.

Whether your party is Republican or Democrat, every voter has an inherent, constitutional obligation to seek information on candidates.

What the actual record shows: what they’ve said, how they've voted, what they’ve actually done for us.

It’s called citizenship.

To that end, I would ask all readers to look up Mr. Weber’s eight-year record in Richmond on two non-partisan websites legiscan. com or vpap.org. Judge for yourselves his achievements over the last eight years. Unless you consider resolutions for the likes of the War-

renton Pony Club or “Commending Virginia Indians,” you won’t find his name beside many legislative initiatives. Just don’t “rock the boat.” And remember, “what goes along, gets along.”

Mr. Webert understands this all too well. Just follow the leader — and one day you’ll be one.

What an aberration to pick up a newspaper and read that your delegate has a passion for an issue.

Like broadband or teachers’ salaries or fossil fuels. That he’s leading a crusade. But that might pull Mr. Weber into the public eye, give him a handle, some definition — and maybe, some pushback. Much better to stay in the shadows — and vote the party line.

We’ve given Mr. Webert eight years to prove that he represents all of us. That he knows that laws are made with compromise. That it takes passion and willingness to take risks — to go against the grain.

To give yourself an identity other than a “good soldier.”

Just holding down a hollow seat that he considers his as long as he wants it should give us all pause before casting our vote.

JOHN SHERMAN Paris

Shelly Norden will bring a teacher’s perspective to Fauquier's school board Shelly Norden brings an actual teacher's perspective to the next election. Among her proposals is that each School Board member spend a minimum of five days subbing in their constituents' schools.

Now, evaluations are top-down ... teachers are professionals and Shelly proposes they have a voice in judging the effectiveness of administrators.

There are certified educators in the Central Office, while unqualified substitutes "teach" classes.

These content-certified people need

to fill these positions until a qualified teacher is hired.

No new (high-paying) central office instructional positions should be added until every classroom has a content-certified position.

With a system that continues to hire unqualified personnel to high-paying positions in the central office while 30 percent of teachers have left the county in the past three years … change is needed.

Shelly is that change!

RICHARD DEARDOFF Amissville

I am not a Republican. I am not a Democrat. In the 2017 state elections cycle, I repeated those very words numerous times during my run for state delegate and have not changed since. I vote for the best candidate, not party, and am disappointed by both political parties for creating and driving home such a partisan divide.

When it comes to politics, I like the notion of sticking to local races that have a significant impact on my daily life. Not being a single-issue voter, I prefer to look at the sum of all parts when looking at a local candidate. For me, Del. Mike Webert has met the majority of my needs.

Let me start by saying I don’t agree with all of his stances, and I feel you never should totally agree with any one politician. However,

I can say Mike and I developed a mutual respect during public events held in 2017. Twice, we were the only candidates to show. We often talked at public events, including a Culpeper Youth Forum and a Marshall Business and Residents Association Meeting. At the event in Marshall, we solidified our respect while mutually discussing industrial hemp.

Although Mike is not a veteran, he has family and close friends that are veterans. He has worked with several organizations to support the needs, even co-sponsoring a bill last year by the Joint Leadership Council.

These are but two examples of Mike’s total body of work. This November, please vote for the best candidate.

WILL KING Bealeton

Rachel Bongiovi will focus on mental health Mental health needs to be as normalized as physical health, and treating mental health as commonplace and objective as taking amoxicillin for strep throat. If you want Fauquier’s kids to be truly healthy, you need to support my neighbor, Rachel Bongiovi, and her bid for Fauquier County School Board (Center District).

When I started to struggle with depression and anxiety as a pre-teen and teenager, there was no one like Rachel fighting for me. I was told to “man up.” I need far more than 250 words to describe the damage that “advice” has done to me and countless other men and women.

Rachel’s candidacy excites me.

Children requiring extra mental health support have the same potential as neurotypical children.

Rachel’s passion about therapeutic

day treatment and mental health awareness will help aneurotypical children succeed not just in school, but as adults who are productive, engaged citizens. Others will begin to understand how to lift up their aneurotypical peers and how to include them.

I also cheer her on for wanting to increase teacher salaries. If you think teachers are paid plenty, you’re flat wrong. If we paid teachers a babysitter wage at $10 an hour, for 25 kids, eight hours a day, for 180 days, that’s $360,000 a year. We can do far better than the insulting crumbs teachers use to scrape by.

Our teachers and children are the future’s front line. Set them all up for a better life. Vote for Rachel on Nov. 5.

JEFF DAVIS Warrenton

Susan Pauling would be positive, levelheaded addition to school board The school board members matter to me. Every one of them matter, and more specifically, it matters if they can work together to get the job done. I live in Fauquier County and teach at Taylor Middle School in the Center District. As an active parent, Susan Pauling has demonstrated she can work effectively and rationally with others. She has a diverse family unit herself, with children in multiple grade levels and educational needs, which has provided her firsthand, meaningful interaction and incidental experience in our school community. Susan has proven her ability to stay positive, level headed and focused on the goals within professional, parental and volunteer positions.

Susan’s campaign has ref lected her core values. She is honest and hardworking. She owns her own

opinions and is not one to fall in line without having the information she needs to make a good decision. If it is for the greater good, Susan can agree to disagree. She is fiscally responsible and is willing to go the extra mile to listen and understand issues brought to her attention.

When Susan contacted me to let me know she was seriously contemplating running for school board, I was elated and immediately began cheering her on. We need Susan on the board. We need a school board willing to work together and work towards the designated goals. My district school board member is uncontested, but I still believe my point of view matters. The school board makes collective decisions for the entire county.

ANGELA CASTALDY Warrenton

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Studio Luxe, a new women’s boutique, opens its doors

By Debra H. Smyers Contributing Writer

Warrenton’s newest boutique, located near the corner of Main Street and South Fifth, creates a unique shopping experience that blends fashion and style in a sophisticated setting. It is where customers will meet the stunningly creative owner, Brandi Norrell.

Studio Luxe, a women’s clothing boutique, celebrated its grand opening on Sunday, Oct. 20.

“Aesthetically it is just like I envisioned and unlike anything else here in Warrenton,” said an enthusiastic Norrell.

The grand opening celebration was complete with tours of the new boutique, refreshments and lively conversation. There is a variety of clothing for sale, including dresses, sweaters, jackets, shawls, jeans, hats, scarves and gloves. “We have beautiful transitional pieces that you can dress up or down,” said Norrell. Styles run from classic pieces that mix and match to fun trendy one-of-akind items. Clothing sizes are extra-small to 3X. Special orders are welcome.

Kloey Waller, a longtime friend of Norrell’s from Woodbridge, attended the grand opening with her mother Joy Terrell and said, “The boutique is beautiful! Brandi told me about her idea, and I knew because of her talent, it would be amazing. I wish her much success.” Waller purchased an elegant black shawl perfect for fall weather. Another customer was also delighted to buy a draped wrap in a dark green hue with button closures for just $30.

Leading up to the event, Norrell and her best friend Joye Davis transformed the building into defined spaces of clothing and seating areas where women can have a relaxed shopping experience. The floorplan is divided into Kate Caldwell assisted sections to display the with purchases at the extensive apparel. There grand opening. are welcoming spaces

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Brandi Norrell, owner of Studio Luxe greeted guests at grand opening. throughout for customers to sit “and for women to chit chat as they inspire one another, creating positive energy,” added Davis.

The boutique space is inviting. One ceiling is decorated with ivy; Norrell wanted to bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. The ambiance is calming with new trendy open sphere Edison lighting and soft music playing in the background. There are chairs and tables throughout to relax and pause a moment. A visit to Studio Luxe is an experience in relaxed shopping - exchanging the stress of life for time to focus on beauty and the sophisticated fashion.

Both Norrell and Davis are also lifestyle coaches and sought-after motivational speakers. Norrell is nationally renowned for her inspirational presentations and theme of “start today because yesterday you said tomorrow.” She is the founder and chief executive officer of “Cheers to Today” which is in its fifth year of success as an online company of promotional products that inspire positivity. She also leads strategic planning and coaching sessions especially for startup businesses with the tagline “Cheers for Solutions.”

Davis will work with Norrell to create special events at the upscale boutique Studio Luxe including ladies’ nights, open forums, book signings and private parties. Personal one-on-one shopping

will be available by appointment. “Fashion begins on the inside and what we wear on the outside is an expression of feelings, including confidence,” said Davis.

“I want customers to feel at home here. You know, like the theme song in the television show Cheers that goes, ‘Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and they're always glad you came,’” smiled Norrell adding, “Studio Luxe is that kind of place.”

The boutique combines all the right elements of personalized shopping with a place to relax, converse and stay awhile. Its lineup of affordable upscale clothing in a warm and welcoming setting is unlike any online experience. Look for the website soon at www.studioluxeboutique.com Studio Luxe is located at 9 S. Fifth St. and is open Wednesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., as well as Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is a “cashless” boutique as all payments are processed via credit card or debit card. For more information about Studio Luxe, call 571-313-9788.

Debra Smyers appreciates local businesses in Fauquier County. She works in the field of arts management and teaches at George Mason University. Reach her at 800-754-4507 or debra@ artsconsultinginternational.com.

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Leaves are changing colors and the nights are cooler… …time for a fall checkup for your computer Fall is always a good time to apply some technology “health care” tips, so your computer lasts longer and can stay better protected from infections and hackers.

Physical cleaning and hygiene

The flu season is beginning. You should disinfect your keyboard regularly with slightly damp Clorox or sanitizer wipes, especially if multiple people use the same unit. However, try not to get any liquid whatsoever under notebook keys. In case of a desktop keyboard, turn it around and shake it a bit. You might be amazed at the amount of dust and crumbs that can fall out of it. For touch screens, phones and tablets, use a soft, lint-free cloth, perhaps dampened with water or eyeglass cleaner, but never employ glass or other chemical cleaners.

Next, check the fans

Are they loud or noisy? If the fans don’t cool correctly, the system will overheat and shut down. I recommend using compressed air to clean fans but be very careful when using canned air; if angled badly it might spray freezing liquid. If you want to clean the inside of a notebook, you have to disassemble the system to get to the fans; it is better to leave this to a professional.

Power check

Start with the cables, especially with laptops. Old power cables might be stripped of some plastic and then could cause a fire or electric shocks.

Sometimes pets love to chew on those cables. And be aware of “dirty power.”

According to the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers,” the typical AC outlet in North America gets a surge more than 600v about 13 times daily, and one more than 3000v about three times a week.” That's five times what your computer wants, and twice as much as what is considered dangerous for the equipment! A UPS unit (Uninterruptible Power Supply) helps a lot, and if you’re using a desktop, protects against surges and makes sure that the system can run for a reasonable amount of time, even if the power has gone out totally. I recommend turning off the computer when it’s not in use, or at least turn off the network connection overnight. This cuts down on opportunities for hackers to check out your system.

Password check

To protect your computer, it’s important to use “good” passwords.

Passwords like “123” or “password” are easy to hack. I recommend building memorable sentences and using the initial letters of each word plus at least one capital letter, some numbers, and a special character. Here’s an example for an email account password: Tpfmgai123! “The password for my google account is 123!” And make sure you do not reuse the same password for different accounts.

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Update anti-virus software

Microsoft claims that their “Defender” program is good enough, but I think that Norton (free with a Comcast account), McAfee, Avast, Biftdefender or Kaspersky do a better job. But only one anti-virus program may be installed at a time. Two will interfere with each other like several dogs chasing a ball, allowing viruses and malware to slip through.

Hard drive check

People used to recommend “Defragging your hard drive,” but this was good a long time ago with older file systems. Now-a-days this does not help much and can even hurt, if you use a solid-state hard drive. How old or full is your drive? If you are considering a replacement, one of the best things you can do for your computer system is to upgrade to an SSD. This can deliver up to three times more speed, less heat development, and the drive is less likely to crash should the computer be dropped.

Tidy up your desktop

Check your programs and apps and uninstall those you don’t need. And never click and install things that just pop-up out of the blue. If you are asked to update “Adobe Reader,” first open your Adobe Reader program itself, click on Help, and then click “check for updates.” Don’t leave lots of shortcuts, images and files on your computer desktop. It’s much easier to find things if you organize them in folders.

Backup, backup, backup!

Schedule them on a regular basis and make sure that the device you back up to (such as an external hard drive or USB stick) is not defective or running out of space. By the way, be aware that there is a very nasty “data encryption virus” out in the web universe. It targets and encrypts your data on all hard drives and connected backup drives, and there is no way to get your data back, unless you pay a lot of money with no guarantee of success.

This is why it is always good to have one backup that is not constantly connected to your computer.

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CROSS COUNTRY, CHEER TOO LATE FOR DEADLINE

Strong performances were expected from county runners at Tuesday’s Northwestern District cross country meet at Central High in Woodstock. The Liberty and Fauquier cheer teams also vied for state berths Tuesday. Look for results online at Fauquier.com and in next week’s paper.

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Eagles’ unprecedented field hockey season continues with first-ever district tournament title

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LIBERTY IS SIMPLY THE BEST

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

Title Town.

Those two words would be appropriate for the cover page of a 2019 Liberty field hockey record book.

Following up on their Northwestern District regular season championship, the Eagles seized the district tournament title as well with a 5-0 win over Kettle Run last Thursday.

The victory cemented the school’s first-ever district tournament in field hockey since Liberty began varsity play in 1995 and kept their perfect season going at 17-0.

Both Liberty and Kettle Run next play in the Class 4 Region D semifinals on Nov. 5. Liberty hosts Broad Run of the Dulles District. Kettle Run (9-7) is at Heritage, the Dulles regular-season titlist. The region championship is Nov. 7.

Liberty’s 17 wins are the most in an Eagle season, and the 17-game winning streak is another record.

The 10th shutout marked another milestone. The Eagles have outscored foes 68-8, also school marks for goals scored and fewest allowed.

That’s a lot of history in one year.

“I’m very excited,” Liberty coach Katie Norman. “We knew we were going to have to play our best game to beat them. Honestly, I think we played our best game of the season.

They worked so hard to get to this point. It’s definitely well deserved.”

Normally, Liberty commences its pregame ritual outside the stadium because of the usual junior varsity game prelude. Without the JV contest, the Eagles were able to have an entire hour on the game surface.

“I thought they we really warm going into the game,” Norman said.

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The Liberty field hockey team has become the talk of the county after a 17-0 season that included a 5-0 win over Kettle Run in last week’s Northwestern District tournament championship. The Class 4 Region D semifinals are next on Nov. 5.

The Eagles host Broad Run, while Kettle Run travels to Heritage.

In the two regular-season encounters, Liberty had downed Kettle Run, 3-0 and 1-0. The title matchup was deadlocked at 0-0 until midway through the first half.

Liberty broke through for the first score with 14 minutes, 31 seconds remaining in the first half on an unassisted goal by junior Gretchen Thomas. Thomas collected the rebound of her own shot to beat the goalkeeper.

Liberty needed just 130 seconds to double their advantage when Northwestern District Player of the Year Daphne Daymude found the cage at the 12:21 mark.

Skyler Hadler registered the third goal of the opening period with 5:41 to go, a play that gratified the winning coach.

“Her stick skills have emerged” Norman said of Hadler’s development.

“She has a great shot, so we have been

trying to utilize that more.”

Kettle Run threatened in the first half and forced several penalty corners. Norman said one of her halftime comments focused on limiting the Cougars’ opportunities. Kettle Run did have one more corner in the final 30 minutes.

Abby Keller scored off a Daymude assist 5:51 into the second half, See LIBERTY, page 20

Kettle Run drops first set, then ousts Falcons in district quarters

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

PHOTO BY DOUG STROUD

The Kettle Run Cougars passed their first postseason test Monday, eliminating Fauquier in four sets in the Northwestern District quarterfinals. From left are Cougars Zoe Lily, Nia Rogers, Erin Salzman, Kayla Gillham, Taylor Reinaldo and Kate Pohlmann.

There were highs and lows aplenty in Monday’s do-or-die Fauquier-Kettle Run Northwestern District quarterfinal.

In the end, No. 4 seed Kettle Run benefited from the final pendulum swing in the mistake-laden contest to claim an exciting 22-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-22 win and advance to Tuesday’s semifinal at No. 1 James Wood.

The Cougars improved to 13-9, while Fauquier’s season ended at 9-14.

Kettle Run coach Mike Howard was relieved to see his team pull out the win despite opening the first-set with a poor showing. KetSee KETTLE RUN, page 21

Northwestern District tournament pairings

Monday’s quarterfinals No. 4 Kettle Run d. No. 5 Fauquier 22-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-22 No. 3 Sherando d. No. 6 Handley 25-16, 25-17, 25-17 No. 2 Millbrook d. No. 7 Liberty 25-9, 25-10, 25-12 No. 1 James Wood d. No. 8 Culpeper 25-12, 25-8, 25-14 Tuesday’s semifinals No. 3 Sherando (13-8) at No. 2 Millbrook (19-2) No. 4 Kettle Run (13-9) at No. 1 James Wood (19-3) Championship Thursday

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PHOTO BY KRIS GASTLEY

At left, Liberty’s Hannah Hall-Salem, Bethany Murray, Emma Duncan, Sarah Estes, Zoe Lowe and Gracie Rodney made the Class 4 all-district teams. They’re hoping to go to states Nov. 9. “These girls are incredible athletes,” says Fauquier coach D.J. Christian about her Falcons, which competed in Tuesday’s Class 4 Region B meet along with Liberty.

Liberty takes second, Fauquier fourth at district cheer meet Eagles, Falcons next target state berths

By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

That’s nailing it in when it counts.

The Liberty and Fauquier competition cheer teams finished second and fourth at last week’s Northwestern District meet at Millbrook to earn spots at the Class 4 Region B meet.

James Wood won with Liberty second. Fauquier tied for third with Millbrook but took fourth after the

tiebreaker.

Next up was Tuesday’s region meet at Park View, with the top two going to the Class 4 meet Nov. 9 at Richmond’s Siegel Center.

“We are incredibly proud of how our team performed at districts on Wednesday. It was our best performance by far all season,” said Liberty coach Katie Waddle.

Liberty won the 1999 Class AA championship and took third in 2000.

They were state runnerup in 2016.

“The Liberty cheer program has a long standing legacy that we have worked very hard to uphold over the last eight or so years that Alicia

Schrank and I have been running the program,” said Waddle.

Waddle praised her talented team, noting six girls made first and second team all-district, including first-teamers Bethany Murray, Hannah Hall-Salem and Emma Duncan.

Second teamers were Zoe Lowe, Gracie Rodney and Sarah Estes.

Fauquier coach D.J. Christian was also excited.

“The girls have been working so hard and I’m truly so proud of them.

The energy and talent they exude on the mat is exciting to the crowd,” said Christian.

Fauquier won two regular season

meets, and performed a zero-deduction routine at another. Going into the district meet, Christian said her team’s goal was to score higher than 220 and advance to regionals “and our district performance checked off those goals as well.”

Fauquier placed Mady Western, Brielle Phillippe and Ryleigh Shackelton on the all-district first team.

Making the second team were Eliza Haight, Kate Lattig and Payton Roff.

Kettle Run’s all-district first team choices were Chole Cochran and Raeden Hoskins, with Talli Tarring and Gabie DeCarvalho making second team.

Falcons fight back, lose heartbreaker

By Josh Dorsey

Special to the Times

J.T. Diehl had two options and both were problematic.

Flushed out of the pocket with the James Wood defense in hot pursuit, the Fauquier High quarterback could have tried to run for a first down, or try to fit a pass through a narrow window to a receiver about 15 yards away in the end zone.

He chose pass, the ball was batted, then intercepted at the 10-yard line in the final minute as the Falcons’ playoff hopes took a big hit in last Thursday’s heart-wrenching 21-18 loss to James Wood at Falcon Field.

The loss dropped Fauquier to 4-4 and 2-3 in the Northwestern District heading into Friday’s game at Sherando (5-3, 3-2).

Down 21-5 in the fourth quarter, Fauquier showed tremendous grit in scoring two straight touchdowns, then stopping the Colonels and getting the ball back deep in Wood territory.

But the thrilling surge ended in defeat, leaving the Falcons thinking about what might have been.

“We got an opportunity to win the football game in the end and that is all you want,” coach Karl Buckwalter said. “It is not in our DNA to go away.

We fly around and we are physical.

Our kids have bought into it.”

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In their quest to go 5-5 for the first time since 2015, Nick Shadyac and the Falcons (4-4) visit Sherando (6-3) Friday and host Liberty (8-0) Nov. 8 at Falcon Field.

Diehl connected with Evan Jackson on two fourth quarter touchdowns of 38 and 30 yards to fight back. Both were on identical routes up the left sideline that saw Jackson beat his man decisively, with Diehl dropping the ball in perfectly.

“He is a really great athlete,” Buckwalter said of Jackson. “He got out there and made some plays.”

After cutting their deficit to 21-18, an amped-up Falcon defense forced a Wood punt from its own end zone and were poised to win.

“We were [optimistic] that our kids were not going to go away,” Buckwalter said. “We have proven that throughout the season.”

Despite the comeback, the Falcons lost because their offense took

FAUQUIER’S NEXT 2 GAMES:

Friday at Sherando (5-3), Nov. 8 vs.

Liberty (8-0)

KETTLE RUN’S NEXT 2 GAMES: Friday at Culpeper (1-7), Nov. 8 vs.

Sherando (5-3)

too long to produce, while the Colonels controlled the game thanks to Samuel Adkins, who ran 19 times for 179 yards and two TDs. Now the Falcons face Sherando for only the fourth time since 2003.

They beat the Warriors in 2002, and are 0-3 since then, losing 20-18 in 2004, 49-7 in 2017 and 49-6 in 2018.

Fauquier is 5-8 lifetime vs. the Warriors.

Kettle Run sophomore Gabby Finan played in the VHSL girls open state tournament Monday.

Cougar Finan plays in state girls golf meet

By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer

For the second consecutive season, Kettle Run’s Gabby Finan played in the VHSL girls open state golf tournament.

The sophomore qualified by finishing fourth at the Zone 4 tournament at Bowling Green Golf Club in Front Royal with a round of 84.

So played Monday at Heritage Oaks Golf Club in Harrisonburg.

Last season, Finan became the first Kettle Run golfer in history to play in the Girls Open, finishing 48th with a round of 188.

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AWESOME AUBURN Wildcats roar to middle school girls soccer title

By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

Just call them Awesome Auburn.

The Auburn Middle School girls soccer team went 8-0 and outscored opponents 35-3, including five shutouts.

Twelve players scored goals as the Wildcats roared past all rivals that came at them in cleats.

Auburn won their opener 6-0 over Warrenton and pretty much kept that pace up all year.

They scored six goals three times, and closed the year with their tightest win, a 2-0 shutout of Marshall on Oct. 7

“The team’s greatest strength was the depth of our roster,” said coach Matt Zuras. “Everyone available played in every game which allowed us to press and attack the entire game. We were not dependent on one or two players to score. Twelve different girls scored at least one goal including several defenders.”

Zuras kept 22 players, including eight eighth graders, eight seventh graders and six sixth graders.

The eighth graders were Taylor Abel, Caroline DeJesus, Emily Dever, Rylee Fiel, Maria Gaytan, Maren Johannesen, Kelsey Navin and Ashley Reed.

The seventh graders included Mikaela Brunda, Ava DeJesus, Erin Fay, Kya Johnson, Eve Navaeh, Adelyn Schneider, Jeslena Taylor and Caelen Wright.

The sixth graders were Marley Bridges, Maggie Gardner, Taryn Hopkins, Gloria Malloy, Suzanna Mancini and Elsie Sullivan.

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The Auburn Girls soccer team went 8-0 and won their tenth county championship.

Coach Matt Zuras kept 22 girls.

Wakefield field hockey beats Highland for first time since 2012

By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer

PHOTO BY JENNIFER ZICKEL

Wakefield defeated Highland for the first time since 2012, winning 1-0 on the road.

The Wakefield Owls beat Highland’s field hockey team for the first time since 2012 last Thursday, ending a 12-game winless streak with a 1-0 victory over the Hawks on the road in Warrenton.

The Owls last defeated Highland on Oct. 25, 2012. Since then the Hawks went 11-0-1 against Wakefield and the

Owls 55-3 over those seven seasons.

Sophomore Natalie Zickel gave the Owls revenge Thursday by scoring the winning goal with an assist from fellow forward Samantha Sharp. Wakefield finished 5-2-1 record while Highland ended at 2-5-1.

Hawks boys fall in DAC semis

Trinity Christian went 5-for-5 on penalties kicks to upset Highland 4-3 in the Delaney Athletic Conference boys soccer tournament semifi-

nals at home in Warrenton.

Sterling Colgan and Matt Hoerner scored twice as the Hawks took leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2, but regulation ended in a 3-3 tie and neither team scored during 10 minutes of overtime play.

Trinity then made all their penalty kicks while Highland went 4-for-5.

Highland (12-2-1) was DAC regular season champion is seeded No. 3 for the VISAA Division II tournament starting Nov. 4.

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THE CAPED CRUSADERS OF BEALETON Undefeated Liberty moves closer to district title, Handley next

NEXT TWO GAMES:

Friday vs. Handley (7-1) Nov. 8 at Fauquier (4-4)

FAST FACT

By Peter Brewington

Liberty has won three straight against Handley, winning 49-47 in a playoff game in 2013, then again in 2017 and 2018. Since 2000, Liberty leads the series 10-3. Handley’s wins came in 2000 (28-10), 2005 (42-14) and 2013 (45-42).

Times Staff Writer

Halloween festivities are this week. The Liberty Eagles could come as Men of Steel.

Or maybe they don’t need Superman costumes.

At 8-0, they’re the Caped Crusaders of Bealeton keeping football fields free of victories by rival teams, especially from Winchester.

In a pivotal Northwestern District showdown that could have scrambled the standings, the Eagles solidified their grip on first place with a thrilling come-from-behind 20-14 win against host Millbrook last Friday in Winchester.

Trailing 14-12 into the fourth quarter, Liberty scored the go-ahead points on Dylan Bailey’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Wyatt Hicks with 9:15 left, then got a two-point conversion run from Fred Harris to make it 20-14.

Millbrook got the ball twice more but could not manage a first down.

“We knew they were a great team, but we knew we were a better team,” said Bailey, who completed 16-of-25 for 205 yards and two TDs, including a spectacular 63-yard connection to big play specialist Tre’von White.

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Liberty is used to clutching the Bird Bowl trophy. The Northwestern District title is also within reach. The Eagles (8-0) face a major test Friday with Handley (7-1) and elusive quarterback Malachi Imoh coming to Bealeton.

Does Liberty have a kicking game? Maybe.

Not having a kicker was a factor against Millbrook.

Because they’re not using a placekicker, the Eagles twice went for two points and failed the first two times leading to a 14-12 deficit late in the game.

Coach Travis Buzzo implied that the Eagles have a semi-secret plan in the works.

“At some point we will,” he said. “I think we have an answer for it. I just don’t want to pull the card yet.”

-Peter Brewington

“Millbrook is a very good football team and they played us to the very end. I’m very proud of my men,” said Liberty coach Travis Buzzo, whose team is now 5-0 in the district, ahead of Handley (4-1), Millbrook (3-2), Sherando (3-2) and James Wood (32). They have now beaten Sherando (20-13), James Wood (50-21) and the Pioneers in successive weeks.

Second place Handley (7-1) visits Liberty Friday.

Against Millbrook, Liberty got a breakout game from junior tailback Mason Gay, who ran 28 times for 177 yards, including 17 carries for 128 yards in the second half.

Buzzo praised the development of the 5-foot-9 junior, who wasn’t put-

ting these numbers early on.

“He’s really come a long way understanding our system. Early on he was a first year varsity running back who played some defense as a sophomore. As he understood our offense better, he got better,” Buzzo said.

Gay agrees he's better now. “I used to go fast through the line. Now I've started looking up. Now I've got my vision right,” he said.

The Eagles started out hot, leading 6-0 and 12-6, but Millbrook countered and held its two-point lead at 14-12 well into the second half courtesy of two extra point kicks by Pioneer Patrick Sigler.

After two failed second half drives, the Eagles drove 61 yards for

the winning points.

The Eagles scored on third down on a short out route as Bailey hit Wyatt Hicks near the left pylon.

Hicks said he saw the cornerback was playing on his outside, which is where he wanted to go. “I leaned up and squared up with him and I slowed up, then went back outside,” said Hicks. “It was two feet from the ground. It was a perfect ball.”

“It was a great play call,” said Bailey. “He executed the route and he was open. I put the ball where it needed to be. It wasn’t the best pass but I got a wide receiver that can make plays.”

Kudos also go to a fearsome Liberty defense that gave its offense the time to come back. The Eagles cut through gaps to contain the Pioneers’ outside running game and limited quarterback Michael Buza’s short pass routes or denied deep throws.

“It’s all about adjustments. Coach Fred, he knows what he’s doing,” said defensive back White, crediting defensive coordinator Fred Harris for tweaks that stymied the Pioneers and turned the tide.

“We have great defensive players.

Tre, Keegan Shipe, Jordan Woodson, A.J. Johnson, the best corner in high school,” said Hicks.

Now Handley is the next Winchester hurdle. The teams have played just five times in 12 years. Liberty won 20-7 in 2018 and 35-0 in 2017.

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and Daymude and Thomas combined for the final tally on a textbook play.

“They just had a beautiful sequence,” Norman praised. “Gretchen hit the ball to Daphne, and she hammered it into the goal.”

That score came with 8:31 on the clock and capped the scoring.

By the final whistle, many of the Liberty starters were on the sideline. Norman laughingly said keeping them from creeping onto the field while time remained.

The final whistle setoff along, riotous celebration.

Each girl wanted her own picture with the championship cup, Norman laughed.

“They were elated to have that trophy. Before the game, they were ‘Where’s that trophy?’” She recalled. “I told ‘Don’t worry about where the trophy is until after the 60 minutes.’”

Both Liberty and Kettle Run have a 12-day hiatus before the regional tournament starts. Norman said she un-

PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER

The triumphant Liberty field hockey team has a week off to prepare for their Nov. 5 regional against Broad Run. Kettle Run is at Heritage. The winners meet Nov. 7. sure how the delay might affect her team. Her first priority is to redirect the team’s aims toward the next goal.

“We know Monday it’s back to focusing on working toward the next goal,“ the coach said, adding Kettle Run may come to Bealeton for several practices to keep each team sharp.

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Kettle Runmoves on at Fauquier’s expense See KETTLE RUN, page 21

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER

It took words from a for- Stephanie Robson (left) and the No. 5-seeded Falcons saw their season mer assistant coach before end in the district tournament quarterfinals Monday at No. 4 Kettle the Fauquier volleyball squad Run. No. 7 Liberty is also out after a loss at No. 2 Millbrook. snapped a malaise to defeat coach said.

Perino kills and one from Mae Kettle Run. Fauquier took the next Sutliff. The Cougars won that The Falcons had lost to Ketthree sets by limiting Kettle set 25-16. tle Run in their first matchup Run’s long service runs.

The result left Story of the season, but came back Story said watching a foe stunned, but Linthicum’s to avenge that with a 16-25, pile up point after point saps a spark helped.

25-23, 25-22, 25-20 decision squad’s resolve and ability to re“It was everybody coming in the regular-season finale. spond.

“That’s key to the game. together,” Story said.

Last week’s regular-season The less the better,” Story said.

Kettle Run coach Mike Howfinale saw the Cougars grab In their first meeting this ard was upset at the outcome, the first set. “My thoughts in fall, Kettle Run (12-8) enjoyed which came after a disappointthe first set were, ‘Oh, my God, multiple long turns at service ing loss two nights earlier. we’re in a heap of trouble,’’’ and won in four sets.

“I thought we were over said coach Diana Story.

While preparing for last this.

Evidently, we’re not,” Former Fauquier assistant Thursday’s rematch at Kettle said Howard, whose girls coach Jennifer Linthicum Run, Story made her players were coming off a five-set asked to speak with the Falcons between sets and she angrily aware of the need to limit loss at Sherando.

Kettle Run won the first challenged their earlier lethar- Cougar services.

The warning had no effect two sets, but the Warriors gy. Her remarks hit home, acin the opening set as Kettle Run claimed the next three to cording to Story.

“They woke up and decid- burst to a quick 7-2 margin on a knock the Cougars out of third ed to play. It was a tremen- five-point service from Jordan place on the team’s fourth loss dous match after that,” the Dixon, backed by two Cassidy in its last five matches.

tle Run advanced to Tuesday’s district semifinal at No. 1 seed James Wood (19-3).

“We have been in a funk the last week,” said Howard.

“We had been playing sloppy. They were not as sharp as they had been,” he said, noting he cancelled Friday’s practice.

The Cougars came into the match having lost four of its last five outings, including a four-set defeat to Fauquier in last Thursday’s regular season finale.

But the Cougars, who won their first meeting with the Falcons, pulled it out in the clutch, although it wasn’t easy.

The fourth set was a prime example of the role momentum played in the match.

Fauquier appeared ready to force a fifth set after Addie Blas ran off five straight points for a 22-18 advantage.

Cougar Kayla Gilham was the next server and over the next four minutes took advantage of five Fauquier errors in a match-deciding seven-point surge.

Middle blocker Nia Rogers had two kills including match point.

Fauquier coach Diana Story said mistakes have been a season-long Falcons’ trait.

“One thing about this season is we have been inconsistent continually,” Story said, describing the campaign as season terms of improvement instead of the usual upward curve.

She cited a tendency for her players to lose confidence for decisive stretches.

Fauquier won the first set by bolting to a 21-14 advantage to open the match, as Kettle Run was flat.

Howard said his team used some errors to regain steam at the end of the set to narrow the margin to three.

“That’s one thing I try to do is to get them to eke that momentum into the next game,” he said, and the Cougars raced to a 22-10 edge by reversing the confidence levels.

“And we made adjustments, too,” said Howard of moving several players to create better matchups up front and on the service line.

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82ND INTERNATIONAL GOLD CUP

HORSE BRIEFS LOCAL WINNERS

Ashland pack tops trials Fauquier’s own Ashland Bassets took the coveted high-point pack award at the Fall Basset Field Trials over the weekend at the National Beagle Club in Aldie. Joint-master Mary Reed and kennel huntsman Donald Maley handled the hounds to place second in both five-couple and three-couple judging to take the overall event title.

STEEPLECHASE FINALE

Schoodic, Frost pull off stunner in historic stake PHOTOS BY BETSY BURKE PARKER

The 82nd International Gold Cup was won by Schoodic, at right above, who powered to victory over race favorite Andi’amu, second from right.

By Betsy Burke Parker

Riders discuss their winning rides

Special to the Times

Andi’amu was perfect. Schoodic was within a couple feet of perfect.

With nine wins in 10 lifetime timber starts between them, the two jumping titans were headed for a racecourse showdown in Saturday’s $75,000 International Gold Cup. And they didn’t disappoint.

On paper, there was little to separate the division leaders, and after 3½ miles and 20 fences, there was little between them at the wire.

In the end, Dolly Fisher’s Schoodic prevailed after a protracted duel from the third-last home, powering to victory in the 82nd renewal of the historic race.

The win added a third-straight International win for rider Hadden Frost.

Jack Fisher., the owner’s son, counts this his eighth International Gold Cup winner as trainer (he won two as rider).

The win cemented his 13th trainers’ crown with two weeks to go in the season.

Fisher added two other wins to his tally, saddling hurdle stakes winner Gibralfaro and maiden hurdle winner Brianbakescookies in addition to the headliner.

Schoodic, a 9-year-old Tapit gelding, was a grade 2 winner over hurdles, but he was frustratingly inconsistent, Jack Fisher said, until switched to timber this spring.

Fisher believes time in the hunt field over the winter “learning to jump (solid) obstacles,” may have triggered the change. “I told my mom we were probably going to win today.”

Ballybristol Farm’s habitual front-runner Andi’amu grabbed the early lead under Jack Doyle. Doyle did his best to choke down the pace, Fisher explained, but Frost kept Schoodic close behind him, as the trainer instructed.

English jockey and international show jumper Hadden Frost won his thirdstraight Gold Cup. “Stalk ’em, stalk ’em, stalk ’em,” said the Monkton, Maryland-based conditioner, noting how to manage a rival running freely on the lead.

“Wear ‘em down.”

Frost made his move at the water jump, collaring the leader at the third last and drawing off by two at the wire.

“It was being handy over the last that made the difference,” said Frost, 29. A native of England, Frost is a top amateur steeplechase jockey, but he also competes show jumpers to the international level. His “eye” to a fence, something he’s honed through thousands of hours of practice over show courses in addition to hundreds of races over fences, helped when Schoodic approached the final fence on an offstride. “I could see from way out I ‘had nothing’,” Frost explained. “You don’t take a hold of a horse on the lead – you don’t win that way. So I balanced him up so he’d get off his forehand,” allowing Schoodic to take off from quite close to the four-foot timber but land from the jump in a balanced frame.

The strategy worked.

Schoodic landed running, extending to two at the wire. The finish

Race 1: Maiden hurdle. Winner: Brianbakescookies. “Hats off to (owner) Gill Johnston for giving this horse a second lease on life after (racing) on the flat,” said rider Willie McCarthy.

Race 2: Ratings hurdle. Winner: Ebullience. “It’s nice to win for a breeder-owner-trainer (Hall of Famer Jonathan Sheppard),” said rider Darren Nagle.

Race 3: Steeplethon. Winner: Dapper Dan. “He likes these (crosscountry) races – was second in this same race at the spring meet,” said rider Graham Watters.

Race 4: Allowance hurdle. Winner: Skydiving. “At the business end, my lad was there,” said rider Ross Geraghty.

Race 5: Ferguson handicap.

Winner: Gibralfaro. “I saw the loose horse (No Wunder) heading the wrong way up the track. It was just luck I managed to avoid getting T-boned,” said rider Michael Mitchell.

Race 6: International Gold Cup. Winner: Schoodic. “To beat a horse as good as Andi’amu, you (need) the right horse underneath you and the team behind you,” said rider Hadden Frost. time of 7:15 3/5 was eighth fastest of 36 International winners since the prestigious race moved to Great Meadow in 1984.

Irv Naylor’s Super Saturday, finished third, 13 lengths back. Codrington College, who handed Schoodic his only defeat by winning the Sept. 29 Legacy Cup by a neck was fourth.

Schoodic paid $8.40 to win as 4-1 second choice.

Complete results and more photos are at nationalsteeplechase.com.

Saturday Montpelier meet ends Virginia fall season The Nov. 2 Montpelier Races in Orange County bring Virginia’s steeplechase circuit to a close. Visit montpelierraces.com. There are three more National Steeplechase Association meets: the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup on Nov. 3, the Callaway Gardens Races in Georgia on Nov. 9 and the Charleston Cup in South Carolina on Nov. 17.

HUNT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Junior finals Nov. 9 The Junior North American Field Hunter Championship finals are Nov. 9 at Old Whitewood in The Plains.

Find out more at jnafhc.com.

TRAIL RIDE

FEF benefit is Nov. 9 The Fauquier Equestrian Forum hosts a benefit trail ride Saturday, Nov. 9 at Great Meadow in The Plains.

It benefits FEF’s new Meetze Park horse facility in Warrenton. Visit ridefauquier.com.

Also Nov. 9, riders are invited to take to the streets of old town Fredericksburg for the annual urban trail ride. Call (540) 538-0001 to sign up.

EHV-1 OUTBREAK

One horse euthanized in Loudoun On Oct. 24, the state veterinarian reported that a horse tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV1), the virus that causes Equine Myeloencephalopathy. The horse went neurologic and was euthanized on Tuesday.

The infected horse lived at a commercial boarding barn in Loudoun County. The stable is now under quarantine. Two exposed horses also have been traced back to a boarding stable in Maryland and Virginia’s state vet notified the Maryland state vet.

All exposed horses are being monitored multiple times daily for fever – temperature over 101.5, and other clinical signs. No additional Virginia horses were exposed.

The state vet’s office explains that EHV1 is a virus present in the environment and found in most horses all over the world. Most horses are exposed to the virus at a young age with no serious side effects, and a large percentage of horses carry the virus with no clinical signs for the remainder of their lives.

Rarely, exposed horses develop the neurologic form of the disease, usually if they are under other stress.

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In the spirit of Halloween Just a few of many Fauquier ghost stories

By John Toler

Associate Editor

Over the years, there have been many “ghost stories” shared by those who experienced strange, paranormal experiences in Fauquier County.

Perhaps the best known and documented ghost story concerns an incident that occurred in the 1808-1823 Fauquier County Jail in the mid-1920s.

The bearded man

An elderly man known as “McG.” owned a farm north of Warrenton and thought his relatives were out to seize his property. In order to frustrate them, he set his house on fire and remained inside to die in the flames.

home on Culpeper Street.

The kitchen was considered haunted by the African American house staff.

One night, Eva Wilson, who lived upstairs, was working in the kitchen and heard a noise from the stairway.

She looked up and saw the figure of an old woman ascending the stairs carrying a small bundle that looked like a baby. The woman stared directly at Eva and continued upstairs. She told Mrs. McDonnell about the incident, describing the woman in detail.

Years later, a man working on a chimney at the house told Mrs. McDonnell that he remembered an old woman that worked in the kitchen who had taken care of her dead sister’s baby. After he described the old woman, she told him about the ghost, for his description was exactly that of the apparition.

Loretta and Avenel

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FAUQUIER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Fauquier County Jail, as it appeared in the 1920s. It is still reputed to be haunted.

However, McG. was rescued and placed in the county jail for observation and charged with arson and attempted suicide. Weakened by the ordeal, he contracted pneumonia and later died in his cell.

The next inmate to occupy the cell was a woman charged with a misdemeanor. She was represented at her trial by Maj. R. A. McIntyre, a prominent lawyer who had also represented McG. at the time of his arrest.

At the trial, Judge Edward S. Turner asked the woman if she had any visitors during her imprisonment. “No, sir, not anyone I am acquainted with, but a little old man with a long white beard comes to my cell every night,” she replied. “He won’t speak to me, and every night he’s been there he tries to take away my bedclothes.”

Asked to describe her visitor, the woman gave an exact description of the visitor. Maj. McIntyre confirmed that it was McG.

Built on an Indian burial ground in the 1700s by Elias Edmonds, Loretta, just north of Warrenton on U.S. 17, has seen its share of ghosts. Those living there have witnessed several incidents, especially around midnight, including the unexplainable strains of a violin and the sounds of furniture moving around in the attic; the furniture was found the next day blocking a doorway.

When Miss Marshall Jeffries was living at Loretta, she recalled that, “One night I was waiting for dinner to be placed on the table when an old clock that had not run in years struck twice. The servant said, ‘There will be two deaths in your family in less than a year.’ There were two deaths – my mother’s and a child. The clock never made another sound.”

Avenel, the historic Beverley property near Little Georgetown, has had a ghost seen by a number of persons over the years. A lady dressed in white has appeared in the garden, or in the woods leading to the house.

As reported in “Virginia Ghosts,”

Haunted kitchen

In Marguerite duPont Lee’s book “Virginia Ghosts” (1930), Mrs. Kitty Belt McDonnell describes a strange incident that occurred in the detached summer kitchen behind the family

PHOTO COURTESY VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES

Located off U.S. 17 north of Warrenton, Loretta has been the scene of several frightening incidents.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CINDY GOFF

The bearded man descendant Bradshaw Beverley saw her twice, once as a child when the ghost pushed by him when entering the gate to the house at twilight, and later one night when he was returning home on horseback with his uncle.

“We rode toward the gate and saw a lady come through it,” he said. “My horse trembled and sank to his knees, but Uncle leaned down and tried to catch her as she passed by him. But he held nothing in his hand, and she disappeared.”

Longwood

Located near Catlett, Longwood was originally the Hooe property.

Among those haunting the place was Kate Hooe, who died long ago. She was seen stepping into the parlor in the evening, sitting in a rocking chair by the fireplace with a book in hand, reading until someone enters the room – at which time she disappears.

Perhaps less benevolent was the spirit of a man who was observed entering a small room at the end of a corridor and shutting the door behind him. Family legend maintained that it was the ghost of a Confederate soldier – Kate’s sweetheart – who was seen going down the hall to the “haunted chamber” looking for her.

Rice Hooe recalled an incident when he and a group of friends were at a party at Longwood when a storm developed,

and they had to stay for the night. It was crowded, and one man had to sleep in the “haunted chamber;” Hooe agreed to sleep there.

Thinking that his friends would try to scare him, Hooe locked the door and went to sleep. At about 2:30 a.m., he was awakened by the sound of a door opening and saw a man in a Confederate uniform enter the room. Hooe watched as the man walked over to a window and began to remove his boots.

Still believing it was one of his friends playing a trick on him, Hooe sprang from his bed and tried to grasp the man by his collar. He clutched only thin air, and the apparition vanished.

Hooe was instantly rendered so weak that he stumbled and could hardly get up and unlock the door before collapsing on the floor.

Alerted by the noise, his friends helped him up, gave him a shot of whiskey, and moved him downstairs, where they slept three-in-a-bed until dawn – but surely not in the “haunted chamber.”

It has been claimed by students of psychic phenomena that touching a ghost results in weakness and subsequent falls, which can also occur when a person unexpectedly walks into an apparition and touches it. You have been warned!

See HALLOWEEN, page 26

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Annual Veteran’s and Active Military Day celebration Saturday, Nov. 2 • 1 to 3 p.m.

The Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County has provided an open invitation for veterans to share their experiences during an open mic session at AAHA on Nov. 2, 1 to 3 p.m.

Keynote speaker will be author Dr. Eugene DeFriest Bétit.

Betit will address African-American service in World War I, when two infantry divisions comprising 50,000 men were deployed for frontline service. They arrived in advance of most of the American Expeditionary Force with inadequate training because of Jim Crow issues around their training bases in the South.

One division, the 93rd, was deployed with the French, who treated them as men. Three out of four of its regiments were awarded the Croix de Guerre, with many individual awards for valor in all four regiments.

The “Buffaloes” of the 92nd were offered to and rejected by the British, languishing in reserve; they were much maligned by white officers and the rest of the AEF. The presentation will include

“Red Summer,” when returning African American veterans were accosted and some killed by mobs indignant at seeing a black in uniform.

W.E.B. DuBois spent months in Europe covering black soldiers and returned indignant over false reports of rapes committed by blacks in Europe. He published a series of well-documented reportage in Crisis, the NAACP’s magazine.

“Collective Amnesia: American

Apartheid, African-Americans’ 400 Years in North America 1619-2019,” is a comprehensive study of white supremacy and the racism African Americans have encountered since arriving in Virginia in 1619, history seldom taught in school.

Bétit served 20 years in the U.S. Army as a military intelligence analyst and German and Russian linguist. Selected for the Soviet Foreign

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Area Officer’s program, he studied Russian in California, Garmisch, Germany, and Georgetown University where he received a master’s and Ph. D. After retiring from the Army, he taught German and Russian at an Arlington high school two years before embarking on a quarter-century career in various aspects of social justice, primarily affordable housing.

He recently published “War’s Cost: The Hites’ Civil War and Manhattan’s Walloon Settlers: Jesse DeForest’s Legacy.”

Bétit and his wife Sheila live at Lake Holiday near Winchester, after living in Arlington 35 years.

He is a docent at Belle Grove Manor and has served as a volunteer with the National Park Service at Cedar Creek and as the librarian for the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, all in Middletown.

For further information, contact: genebetit@gmail.com; 703-8674120 or the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County, 4243 Loudoun Ave., The Plains. Visit www.aahafauquier.org. 540-2537488.

In the spirit of Halloween HALLOWEEN, from page 25

Ghost of Falmouth Street

While most of the ghost stories recorded in Fauquier deal with the unknown spirits of those who died long ago, there is one example that happened relatively recently, and involved a well-known deceased Warrentonian.

Miss Elizabeth “Liz-I” Hutton (1891-1990) was born in the house her parents, Henry I. and Mae Hutton, built on Falmouth Street around 1889. She never married and worked for 42 years in her father’s insurance office.

Elizabeth lived in the house her entire life, inheriting the property after her parents died. She spent her last years in a second-floor apartment she kept after selling the house to John and Becky Adams in 1972, and she remained there after the house was sold to Mr. and Mrs. John E. Vajda in 1979.

Elizabeth died in October 1990, and in October 1993 the house was sold to Duane Putnam and his

Fauquier Historical Society events Scout Day Nov. 3 Noon to 4 p.m $7 per scout, siblings or friends (one adult included with each scout) $2 per additional adult The Old Jail provides the backdrop for a fun-filled afternoon. Scavenger hunt for unique things throughout the museum. Collect “passport” stamps at different locations.

Bring a snack or lunch to enjoy.

Ticket purchase includes access to the museum, a scavenger hunt/passport, and an “Old Jail fun patch.”

This is not a drop-off event – all scouts must be accompanied by an adult.

Col. Mosby Sites Walking Tour Nov. 9 12:30 p.m.

Explore the history of the Civil War with a walking tour highlighting the life of Col. John S. Mosby. The tour will guide 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 the following day.

Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail, 10 Ashby St., Warrenton Visit www.fauquierhistory.org or phone 540-347-5525 wife, Alice Chalona.

When a photograph of the family was taken in the house on the day of settlement, an image believed to be Miss Hutton’s face appeared in a mirror in the background.

Strangely, the image was in focus, although it was some distance behind the people and not in the same focal plane.

Duane and Alice did not sense any ghostly presence when they first visited the house, but Alice began to feel a strange presence when she went into Elizabeth’s bedroom. After the family moved in, the spirit began making it clear that no one was welcome on the second floor.

While upstairs painting, Alice placed a cup of coffee on the fireplace mantle and started to work, when suddenly the cup sailed off the mantle, crashing on the floor. “It was possible that the cup could have simply slipped, but I saw it come off and it wasn’t slowly sliding,” she recalled. “It had more momentum than that.”

While there were no more similar incidents, Alice continued to feel a presence on the second floor. “She is a very nice, benign ghost with just one hang-up. She doesn’t want us on the second floor,” said Alice. “When I have to go up there, I just announce that it’s the maid coming to tidy up, and that seems to satisfy her.”

The house was last sold in March 2008 and was remodeled as a multi-family residence.

Contact John Toler at jtoler@fauquier.com

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‘There’s trouble in River City’ Allegro Community Players presents ‘The Music Man’

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALLEGRO

By Aimee O’Grady

Special to the Fauquier Times

The Allegro Community Players will present “The Music Man,” Nov. 16 at 2 and 7 p.m., Nov. 17 at 4 p.m., Nov. 22 and 23 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 4 p.m. at Fauquier High School auditorium.

For the first time in Allegro’s theatrical history, this year’s musical will feature a live orchestra directed by Lori Roddy. The show is directed by Lachelle Yoder and choreographed by Melissa Pieja.

“The Music Man” opens on the morning of July 4, 1912, in River City, Iowa. A railroad coach car full of traveling salesmen begin a conversation about the merits of cash versus credit and the ways their products and lives have changed as the result of “modern” merchandising. One of the salesmen, Charlie Cowell (Jon Pieja), asks if

anyone has heard of Professor Harold Hill (Michael Pryor), a salesman who is ruining the reputation of all traveling salesmen. It seems Hill moves from town to town, selling musical instruments, uniforms and the promise of lessons for a boy’s band ... and then leaves town with the collected money before anyone has discovered that he is musically illiterate. As the train stops in River City, Professor Harold Hill quickly exits the train as it starts to move. He finds himself facing River City’s Main Street and townspeople as they greet each other and sing with pride of their contrariness (“Iowa Stubborn”).

Hill delivers a rapid-fire sales pitch/ sermon about the corrupting influence of a pool table on the boys of the town (“Trouble”) and pulls the townspeople under his spell.

Hill spots Marian Paroo (Randi Puckett), the piano teacher and librar-

ian and follows her home. She rejects his attempts to start a conversation with her on the street, finally slamming her front door in his face.

The audience enters the home with Marian, as Amaryllis (Isabel Tyner), her young piano student is readying for her piano lesson. Mrs. Paroo (Veronica Kennedy) and Marian enter into a spirited discussion over the piano lesson in “Piano Lesson/If You Don’t Mind My Saying So.” The scene ends with Mariana and Amaryllis sharing the song “Goodnight, My Someone.”

Hill joins a cast of characters at the Fourth of July celebration in the high school gym: Mayor Shinn (Joe Gueck), his wife, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn (Tiffany Downey) the constantly bickering school board who turns into a barbershop quartet (Larry Finkel, Jack Tessier, Drew Fleming and Alan Pierce). They are joined by Tommy Djilas (Solomon Em), Zaneeta Shinn

(Kayla Shoffner), the mayor’s daughter, and the pick-a-little ladies (Lori McInnis, Tammy West, Bella Schaub, Grace Beckwith, Joanna Hughes, Cecilia Dohm, Crystal Gueck, Sara Worford).

The audience follows the saga of the town falling under the spell of the traveling salesman, and Harold falling under the spell of the town’s librarian Marian. We watch the story of deceit turn into redemption. Lost hope in a little boy, Winthrope (Jon Call/Asa Gueck) turns into a brighter day.

The cast is joined by Mint Condition Barbershop Quartet who makes a cameo appearance singing “Lida Rose.”

Tickets are available now on the Allegro website: www.allegrocsa.org/ theatre-performances.

Allegro is a nonprofit art school offering instruction and performance opportunities in music, theatre and visual arts.

This year accompanied by a live orchestra, Allegro’s production of “The Music Man” includes a cast of talented actors and singers who bring lots of energy to River City.

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Aging Together holds annual meeting Nov. 13 Kudos paid to respected leader Sallie Morgan Staff Reports On Nov. 13, Aging Together will hold its annual meeting to highlight the past year’s successes, challenges and to roll out goals for 2020.

This year the event also honors a highly respected individual who was paramount in the development and success of Aging Together as an agency. Sallie Morgan retires from the Aging Together Board of Directors after more than two decades.

She leaves behind an expanding agency that serves five counties with programs, connections, grassroots community meetings, special events that draw more than 600 people and other support mechanisms for people who are aging or helping those who are.

Morgan worked as director of community support services for Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services for 35 years, and it was during that tenure that she founded the Area Agency on Aging for the region along with Aging Together, creating a scaffolded network of services and assistance for those struggling with issues related to aging.

Since 2011, Morgan has served as the executive director of the Mental

Health Association of Fauquier. Her from each county. Finally, the board roots are deep in support of those re- of directors and staff will roll out the quiring community assistance. new strategic plan for the agency, in“Sallie’s shoes will be really hard cluding an invitation to volunteer. to fill,” said Ellen Phipps, new ex“Ultimately we rely on volunecutive director for Aging Together. teers to meet the expanding needs “She holds so much knowledge and and preferences of older adults in experience relatour region,” said ed to this orgaPhipps. “Particinization and her pation in groups legacy will be like Community forever linked. I Teams enables am gratified that us to understand she has offered needs at a very me time and adlocal level, which vice as I take on is paramount to the huge role of the development leading Aging of related support Together forservices. We inward. The founvite those interdation is solid!” ested in helping In addition to COURTESY PHOTO to contact us.” the celebration Sallie Morgan will be honored at the The annual of Sallie Morgan, Aging Together annual meeting. meeting will be the annual meetheld at Prince ing will convey Michel Winery highlights, successes and accom- in Madison from 4 to 7 p.m. on Nov. plishments from the past year to its 13. There is no cost to attend, but audience of supporters, constituents those interested in attending should and advocates. Aging Together fa- RSVP to 540-829-6405. cilitates “teams” from each county The mission of Aging Together comprising professionals and aging is, through partnerships, to conresidents who serve as grassroots nect people to communities and resupport for the agency. Attendees sources to improve quality of life as will hear from these teams regard- we age. Aging Together serves the ing “community conversations” that counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Orcommunicate aging issues directly ange, Madison and Rappahannock.

Old Rag Master Naturalists offers course Staff Reports Would you like to know more about the environment that is right outside your door? Are you curious about natural history? Would you like to make a positive difference in the conservation of Virginia’s natural resources?

Old Rag Master Naturalists will offer a basic training class (limited to 15) starting in April and running for 13 weeks. The class will meet at the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office in Madison. Classes will meet on Mondays starting April 6. The first two sessions (Apr. 6 and 13) will meet from 4 to 8 p.m. All remaining sessions will be on Mondays from 1 to 5 p.m. Cost for the classes, field trips and materials will be $170 payable by check at the first class.

If you are interested visit the website: oldragmasternaturalists.org.

• Scroll to bottom of Home Page and click on the “Become a Master Naturalist” button.

• Click on links to documents that will provide more information regarding the training classes and an application form.

• Send completed application to: Old Rag Master Naturalists Application, c/o Dee Dee Lyon, 1266 Old Blue Ridge Turnpike, Madison, VA 22727 OR deedeelyon531@gmail.com Applications continue to be accepted until Nov. 15.

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Warrenton Lions Club welcomes new members

By Anita L. Sherman Community Editor

Craig Andrews has been a Warrenton Lions Club member for more than 30 years. He serves as the club’s new membership chairman and is eager to welcome new members to its ranks. He shared recently that the Warrenton Sunrise Lions, whose membership is aging out, will dissolve. “I hope that many of their members will join us,” said Andrews.

With the potential absorption of the Warrenton Sunrise group, the Warrenton Lions Club will be the only lion’s den in Warrenton.

At a Nov. 7 new membership meeting, held in the Sycamore Room B at Fauquier Hospital, three representatives will be on hand to talk about the new cancer center. They include the director of cancer services, Sandy Shipe, Dr. Raj. Manchandani and Jennifer McEachern, patient advocate.

Together they will discuss the operation of the cancer center as well as sharing a “bird’s eye view” of the radiation therapy, chemotherapy and other cancer treatment services that the new center will provide.

Founded in 1939, the Warrenton Lions Club recently celebrated its 80th anniversary as a club focused on helping those in need in the community.

Andrews was quick to point out the club’s appreciation for current business sponsors like Country Chevrolet, Atlantic Union Bank and Fauquier Bank and hopes to welcome additional business sponsors to help them with their work.

Service-oriented, the club provides eye exams, glasses, hearing exams and hearing aids to those in need in Fauquier County. In the past they have partnered with the Warrenton Sunrise Lions Club to provide more than 3,200 students and adults with free sight and hearing testing. They also bring the Lions Sight and Hearing unit to community and church events. They support the Fauquier Free Clinic and Diabetes Awareness Education.

They have participated in the Remote Area Medical Mission in Southeast Virginia. They offer scholarships to the area high schools. They support the Lions Leader Dog School, the Old Dominion Eye Bank, the Lions Hearing Foundation

and Research Center, the Northern Virginia Lions Youth Camp and the Virginia Lions Eye Institute.

A visit to the Warrenton Restore will usually find faithful Lions Club members volunteering their time.

At 80 years young, the Warrenton Lions Club has provided community service for four decades and looks forward to continuing its work with the help of new and existing members. Andrews said that women were welcomed in the club in 1989; membership now includes many couples who enjoy working together in community service.

Current fundraisers include program and pin sales, White House ornament sales and the spring festival. Andrews is proud of his long membership in the Warrenton Lions Club. “It is much more than a list of projects and fundraisers, it’s a group of fun-loving individuals who enjoy giving back to the community to make it a better place to live,” said Andrews.

“We know how busy schedules are for younger members, but we need them,” said Andrews, who noted that new members are welcome at any time. Meetings are held twice monthly on the first and third Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Bistro Restaurant at Fauquier Hospital, 500 Hospital Drive.

Anyone who would like to learn more about the Warrenton Lions Club may contact club president Jan Cornelius at 727-366-4979 or Andrews at 703-296-2051.

PHOTO BY ANITA L. SHERMAN

Craig Andrews is the current membership chairman with the Warrenton Lions Club. He looks forward to welcoming new members at an upcoming event.

Warrenton Lions Club Fruit and Nut Sale

The Warrenton Lions Club is holding its annual fruit and nut sale. According to club organizers, prices have not increased, and more fruits and nuts will be available to choose from. Pre-sales are now in process.

Those interested may call Sara Byers at 540229-1029 or email at sara@sarabyers.com to order, or call to pay by debit/credit card before Thursday, Nov. 14. Fruits and nuts will be available for pick up on Friday, Dec. 6, from noon to 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Waterloo Shopping Center near Carousel.

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The Warrenton Lions Club celebrated its 80th anniversary Oct. 17 at the Inn at Vint Hill.

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Pageant competition to be held in Warrenton The Miss Commonwealth Scholarship Organization event is Nov. 9 Staff Reports Miss Virginia, Camille Schrier, is set to attend the first Miss Commonwealth Scholarship Organization competition. The Miss Commonwealth Scholarship Organization is a local preliminary competition to Miss Virginia and Miss America, consisting of two titles, Miss Commonwealth and Miss Fauquier.

The Miss America Organization is one of the nation’s largest providers of scholarship assistance to young women. Miss America competitors annually contribute tens of thousands of hours of community service and have raised more than $16 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and Miss America scholarships since 2007.

Kari Anderson and Debbie Brewer are the executive directors of the Miss Commonwealth Scholarship Organization and are happy to be hosting the event in Warrenton.

Hallie Hovey Murray is the reigning Miss Commonwealth 2019 and Cameron Atkins is Miss Commonwealth’s Outstanding Teen 2019. They will be passing along their titles and crowns to four new ladies on Nov. 9.

This event will be held at W.C. Taylor Middle School in Warrenton at 6 p.m. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $20 at the door.

Come out and support these young women in their quest for Miss Virginia 2020, and meet the current Miss Virginia, Camille Schrier, for a photo and autograph. Anyone who is between the ages of 13 and 25 and would like to compete may email misscwso@gmail.comfor more information.

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The reigning Miss Virginia, Camille Schrier, will be at the Miss Commonwealth Scholarship Competition.

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Live Music &

Entertainment

Email event info to asherman@fauquier.com

Nov. 1

Live Music at Northside29: 6 p.m., 5037 Lee Highway, Warrenton. Visit www.northside29.com. Contact: 540347-3704.

Nov. 2

A Note to Self at Wort Hog Brewing Company: 4 to 7 p.m., 41 Beckham St., Warrenton. Visit www.whbrew. com. Contact: 540-300-2739.

Furnace Mountain Band Live at Gloria’s: 7 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. Tickets $20.

Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www. centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540347-7484.

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: 540-3642774.

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Nov. 3

The Band-Changed Live at Gloria’s: 7 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton.

Tickets $20. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www. centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540347-7484.

Nov. 8

PSO Unplugged at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance welcomes the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra for a night of “unplugged” rock ‘n’ roll. Singer-songwriter Juliana MacDowell. Tickets are $35 and are expected to sell out fast. Visit www. centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540347-7484.

Live Music at Northside29: 6 p.m., 5037 Lee Highway, Warrenton. Visit www.northside29.com. Contact: 540347-3704.

Nov. 9

The U.S. Army Band Pershing’s Own: We Honor Them All: 7 p.m., Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas.

Pershing’s Own celebrates Veterans with a modern twist on the typical Veterans Day tradition featuring

The U.S. Army Band Downrange open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m. rocking out in front of their amazing General admission seating is $15 orchestra. The concert is free and in advance or $20 at the door. Kids open to the public, but free tickets are under 5 free. “Sponsor a vet” and buy required. Visit hylton.calendar.gmu. a ticket that will be given to a veteran edu/the-u-s-army-band-pershing-39-s- for free. No refunds, rainchecks own-we-honor-them-all. available. Visit flatbedsandtailfins.

Danny Knicely and Jack Dunlap com. Contact: 540-422-2507.

Live at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Crossthreaded: 7 p.m., Live music at Warrenton. The Gloria Faye Dingus Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Music Alliance welcomes back this Road, Marshall. Local Hume band duo. Tickets $20. Children under plays bluegrass, country and oldies.

12 free with adult. Seating limited.

RSVP for dinner. Contact: 540-364Advance tickets recommended. Visit www.centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 2774.

Andre Fox live on the Taproom 540-347-7484.

Stage: noon to 3 p.m., Old Bust Head Live Music at Northside29: 6 p.m., Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station 5037 Lee Highway, Warrenton. Visit www.northside29.com. Contact: 540- Road, Vint Hill. Menu by Eugene’s Sausages and Fries and Sexi-Mexi.

347-3704.

Daniel Carter at Wort Hog Brewing Company: 4 to 7 p.m., 41 Beckham St., Warrenton. Visit www. whbrew.com. Contact: 540300-2739.

Veterans Tribute Show: 7 p.m., 300 E. Main St., Remington. Featuring Randoll Rivers as Elvis and the Silver THE U.S. ARMY BAND PERSHING’S OWN Belles as the Andrews Sisters.

NOV. 9 Flatbeds and Tailfins. Doors

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.

Oct. 30 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.

Oct. 31 Bookish Costume Contest: 4 to 6 p.m., 104 Main St., Warrenton. Come dressed as your favorite book character. Phone 540-878-5358.

Halloween celebration: 6 p.m., 6838 Leeds Manor Road, Orlean.

Sponsored by the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, adults are invited to decorate their vehicles, get into costumes and hand out treats to the youngsters. At 6:30 p.m., the party will move upstairs to the bay area for a magic show, free pizza and drinks (non-alcoholic). Questions or more information, call Debbi at 540-222-1616.

Hunter’s Head Tavern Halloween Party: 5:30 p.m., 9048 John Mosby Highway, Upperville. Celebrate Halloween at Hunter’s Head Tavern, your favorite haunted tavern. Enjoy spooky fun, fangastic hors d’oeuvres and an enchanting costume contest with prizes for people and pets.

Contact: 540-592-9020.

Nov. 1 “13 Keys to Student Empowerment:

7 p.m., 104 Main St., Warrenton.

The Open Book hosts a book release party for Cathleen Beachboard. Live music with FCPS teacher Jerry Hull starting at 6:30. “13 Keys to Student Empowerment” features students and teachers from Fauquier County Schools.

Books purchased at the shop will be available for signing that night. Contact: 540-878-5358.

Nov. 2 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 Lava Lamp Workshop: 2 p.m., 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall. Third in a series of Little Scientist workshops.

Learn about density and temperature changes by making your own lava lamp at Marshall Community Center. $15.

Ages 4 to 6. Register at www.recreation. fauquiercounty.gov. Bar Code #6960.

Contact: 540-422-8580.

Nov. 3 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.

Cold War Museum presentation: 2 p.m., 7142 Lineweaver Road, Vint Hill.

The Cold War Museum, in cooperation with Old Bust Head Brewing Company, presents noted Czech historian Martin Nekola, an expert on the early Cold War, on “From One Master to Another:

Post-War Czechoslovakia, Fleeing the Communist Coup, and Life as a Cold War Exile.” Cost: $35, including the presentation; a $7 credit toward a craft beer draft, kombucha or other drink; a $20 contribution to the Cold War Museum; and special access to the museum (next door) with a tour for event participants following the presentation.

See Eventbrite for tickets. Contact: 703283-4124.

Nov. 4 Celebrity Bartender Challenge: 5 to 7:30 p.m., 65 S. Third St., Warrenton.

Share a night of drinks, appetizers and socializing at Claire’s at the Depot. Local celebrity bartenders will be there to serve you. Event is free but bring your checkbook to “tip” the generous guest bartenders. All proceeds benefit the Mental Health Association of Fauquier County and will help provide mental health resources to our community!

Contact: 540-341-8732.

Nov. 5 Virginia General Election: Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 5.

Virginia law requires that a photo ID be presented when voting in person.

A Virginia driver’s license, a Virginia DMV-issued photo ID, U.S. passport, employer-issued photo ID, school-issued ID, other federal or Virginia issued photo ID, tribal enrollment or tribal photo ID are acceptable forms of ID. What’s on the ballot? County supervisors, county school board, county constitutional offices — commissioner of revenue, commonwealth’s attorney, sheriff and treasurer, state legislators and John Marshall Soil and Water conservation

board seats.

The Fauquier Pokémon League meets every Tuesday, 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 Nov. 7 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.

Nov. 8 The Open Book Story Slam of the year: 7 p.m., 104 Main St., Warrenton.

The Story Slam! Grand Slam! will feature returning storytellers as well as new participants. A trophy will be awarded to this year’s champion. The theme for the evening is “A Line In A Book” from which storytellers will weave a five-minute story. Interested storytellers and judges should contact the shop to sign up.

Contact: 540-878-5358.

Nov. 13 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. Meets the second Wednesday of every month.

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W.G. COLEMAN ELEMENTARY Honor Roll for First 9 Weeks

CEDAR LEE MIDDLE SCHOOL 2019-2020 1st QUARTER HONOR ROLL A Honor Roll

ALL A HONOR ROLL ANABEL ADAMS HUDSON ALLEN JACK ARFT JENA BUZZI ELENA CARINO ISABELLA CARINO IVY CAVINS THOMAS CHAMBERS RYAN CHEEK LILYANNA DEMEMBER CAMDEN DESDUNES WYATT ENGLAND ETHAN FAUST JUDE FLANAGAN WILLIAM GALLAGHER AIDAN GATES SHAWN HINKLE TRISTAN KRUSECK THOMAS MILLER OLIVIA MITCHELL LILLY MOORE CAOLAN MURRAY DEAMON NICE MADDOX NIV

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AVERY OAKLEY CASSIDI PEAK DAVID PEARSON ARYANNA PIXTON ARABELLA POINTER STEVEN PRESGRAVES JESSICA RICKABAUGH-DEVOLDER ISELA ROBLES ELLIOTT ROUNDS MIRABEL SCHMIDT ABIGAIL SCHULTZ ISABELLA SEITZ OLIVIA SHARPE MAISIE SHAW MACKENZIE SINGHAS RYDER TEAGUE LOGAN THOMAS PEYTON THOMAS MORDECAI TUCKER NOELLE VILLANI LUCAS WEEKS CODY WORKMAN JAYDEN YATES

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Sarah Assi Aliya Atkins Samantha Atkins John Baker Savanna Balamuta Jason Brod Ethan Buron Cian Carroll Cynthia Chavez Guzman Danilo Cortez Katie Crile Daniel Dao

Madison Dao Elizabeth De Caul Cooper Dodson Jacob Embrey Travis Ferguson Eleana Fernandes Jayden Flanagan Webster Rebecca Fowler Brittany Garcia Makaila Gibbs Alex Gomez-Jeronimo Grant Hoffman

Sofia Jimenez-Castro Austin Lewis Bianca Machado Haylee Mccoy Natalie Miyasato Pablo Molina Amaya Arianna Montano Reyes Chimanga Mubanga Anne Okolo Lindsey Olivares Ethan Peters Caitlyn Pettigrew

Cody Resseman Jaedon Riehl Jake Richard Simbulan Danielle Sutton Brenda Ventura-Sorto Emma Walker Sarah Wiles Mia Wolfe Jason Wright

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Peyton Banks Jackson Beverley Judith Calderon Carleigh Cameron Katelyn Campbell Richard Cruz Carson Dupill

Ella Frederick Alyssa Gillon Rosalyn Holeman Toby James Aidan Kroetz Williana Laari Chase Lake

Itzel Martinez-Jimenez Morgan Meredith Kallyn Odom Caleb Owens Micheal Pearsall Braden Pribble Allyson Rollins

Alexandra Ryman Sophia Sanders Andrew Varona Isabel Vasbinder Abigail Vass Jacob Whitt

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Jasmine Amini Carson Barb Ashley Brod Elijah Cady Natalie Cady Jerson Chaney Joselyn Chaney

Shannon Cooper Ashleigh Day Gwendolyn Dziemian Ashley Escobar Benjamin Gillon Cheyenne Harris Cole Hoffman

James Lacey Bryar Laine Geysel Mendoza Lopez Deysi Meneses-Olivo Aaliyah Olivares Fernanda Ramos Martinez Merrit Rodman

Andrew Ryman Caden Rynestad Emma Simpson Sydney Stachitas Ariel Tampubolon Michelle Weon

A/B Honor Roll

A/B HONOR ROLL MCKENZIE ALLEN SANTANA ALLEN ANAHI ARELLANO ANGEL ARELLANO VANIEL ARELLANO CORTES MARIA ARELLANO GARCIA VANESSA ARELLANO VARGAS AMELIA BARRIER KAYLEIGH BEATY MICHAEL BERGE JONAH BRADLEY LILY BRADLEY ADAM CHEEK OCTAVIO CORTES FLORES MELISSA CORTES GAETA COLTON DEFRIEST JORDON DESDUNES LEIGH ELLIOTT MIA ENGLAND CHILOE ESCALONA FRANCESCA ESCALONA JACKSON FAULK ALYSSA FERREBEE GAVIN FRIED CASON GARRISON DOMINIC GATTOZZI STEFFANY GOMEZ GARCIA BAILEY GRAHAM BRAYDEN GRASSO DAKOTA GRAY AZERI GREEN KIM GUERRERO ISAAC GUTIERREZ FAMILIARE CLAUDIA HARRIS RAGAN HAWES-PENDLETON ALLISON HENSLEY WILLIAM HICKERSON CHEYENNE HOWERY LOGAN JACOBS JACKSON KOONTS

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KAERY LAMAS SAID LAMAS KENNEDY MCCAULEY ERIN MCCLOSKEY GANNON MCCLUNG MICHAEL MCGLOTHLIN LIAM MEAD JOSUA MELENDEZ-ALMONTE MARCOS MELENDEZ-ALMONTE BRADLEY MOORE LOGAN MULLINS KRISTIAN MURPHY KIRBY NEECE KEVIN NEWMAN GRAYSON POINTER LORELEI POINTER SIMON PORTUGAL KYMLEI PULLEN-SMALL CALEB ROBERTSON MADELINE ROCCA KEEGAN RUDDEN SKYLOR SANCHEZ KNOUSE JULISSA SANDOVAL MURO CAITLYN SCHAWALDER RILEY SCHMITT HAILEY SNYDER JULIA STANTON JOANNAH SULLIVAN ZOE TAYLOR JORDAN THOMAS RYLAND THOMAS CRISTHINA TORRES URIBE STEPHANIE VARGAS VEGA EVETTE VILLEGAS ZUMAYA MICHAEL WAGNER KAHMAYAH WEST MAKAYLAH WEST GRACE WHALEN JEMMA WHITE PENELOPE WOLFORD

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Ariyana Robinson Edwin Rodman Jennifer Romero Emma Schwier Alexis Scolforo Casey Serttas Robert Sturgeon Colby Stutes Elijah Talkin Jamie Thomasson Connie Ulloa Portillo Jonathan Utterback Litzy Velasquez Nunez Sara Ward Nevaya Webster Ryan Yi

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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.

Christ Anglican Church designated as cathedral Christ Anglican Church in Old Town Warrenton has been designated the cathedral of its diocese. In a recent meeting with Christ Church clergy and vestry, the Right Rev. Vince McLaughlin, bishop of the Diocese of the East, bestowed this honor on the local parish, according to a news release. The diocese is part of the Episcopal Missionary Church.

As the seat of the diocesan bishop, Christ Church will be the flagship parish for the Diocese of the East. The diocese will host all traditional ecclesiastical functions (ordinations, clericus sessions, diocesan synods, etc.) in Warrenton.

Christ Church, at 95 Green St., Warrenton, is recognized as the little white church across from the caboose behind Claire’s at the Depot. Christ Church Parish held its first service at its current location on Dec. 24, 1983.

The Rev. Cannon Brian Turner has been named rector and dean at Christ Church.

Turner has been priest and curate at Christ Church for nine years. He and his wife, Martha, have attended the church

since 2011.

For more information, visit www. christchurchofwarrenton.com or call 540347-7634.

Saturday, Nov. 2 Church and pastoral ninth anniversary service: Redeemed Church of Jesus Christ, 9552 James Madison Highway, Warrenton, invites the community to its church and pastoral ninth anniversary service, “And He Will Do It Again.” The event includes guest speakers, music, praise dance and more. Saturday, Nov. 2 at 3:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. No registration required. Free to attend. Visit www. redeemedchurchva.org if you have questions or need more information.

Common Threads Prayer Walk: 7:30 to 9 a.m., Hosted by First Baptist Church and Saint James’ Episcopal Church. Meet at First Baptist Church, 39 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton, at 7:30 a.m. Several groups will follow different routes through Warrenton. The walks begin at 8 a.m. and participants will stop at various points to pray for the people and needs of the community. After the walk, the groups will return to First Baptist to reflect on the experience and give thanks to God.

Sunday, Nov. 3 Choral Evensong: 5 p.m., 73 Culpeper St., Warrenton. Saint James’ Episcopal church celebrates All Saints with music

by Aarons, Durufle, Goss, Morely and

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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ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH

Vierne. Organist and music director Jesse Ratcliffe conducts the adult choir and musicians. A festive reception follows in the parish hall. All welcome. Contact: 540-347-4342

Thursday, Nov. 7 Fall Revival: Mount Olive’s Fall Revival starts on Nov. 7, with the Rev. Leon Jackson, pastor of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Warrenton, delivering the preached word. On Nov. 14, the Rev. Phillip Lewis, pastor of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Upperville, delivers the preached word. Then, on Nov. 21, the Rev. Verdice Stribling, pastor of Beulah Baptist Church in Broad Run, will deliver the preached word. All services begin at 7:30 p.m. This is an opportunity for spiritual renewal, recommitment and rededication. Mount Olive is at 2932 Atoka Road, Rectortown (GPS use Marshall). For more information, call the church office at 540-364-2380 or visit www.facebook.com/mobcrectortown.

Friday, Nov. 8 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 540-219-6954, birdiesstuff@gmail.com, 856-889-0112, chaholla@yahoo.com, 540-347-3114 or vaw832@gmail.com.

Saturday, Nov. 9 Chili cook-off: 5 to 7 p.m., Remington United Methodist Men’s group will conduct a free-will chili cook-off dinner in the Remington United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 150 W. Bowen St., Remington. All of the proceeds from the dinner will go to the Fauquier County Food Bank. For more information, call 540-439-2579.

Annual bazaar: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Amisssville United Methodist Women will hold their annual bazaar in the Fellowship Hall of the church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville. Crafts, baked goods

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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.

Father James R. Gould, Pastor

and more. For questions, call Barbara at 540-347-1963.

Cookie walk, bazaar and bake sale: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., The 35th annual Cookie Walk, Craft Bazaar and Bake Sale, sponsored by the Bethel United Methodist Women, will be held in the Bethel United Methodist Church social hall, 6903 Blantyre Road, Warrenton.

Hundreds of cookies will be available during the cookie walk, where shoppers can buy an empty container to fill with the cookies of their choice. Come early; the cookies sell out quickly. Traditional bake sale items will also be available for a fixed price. The craft bazaar will feature handcrafted items made by crafters, needle workers, seamstresses, woodworkers and more. Breakfast sandwiches and coffee will also be available. For more information, visit the church website at bethelumc.com or call 540-347-7805.

Installation ceremony: 3 to 5 p.m., Trough Hill Baptist Church, 12283 Crest Hill Road, Hume, will hold an installation ceremony for Pastor-Elect Percy J. Studvent. Repast will follow in the church dining room. The Crest Hill community is invited to welcome the Studvent family and share in the church’s joy. For more Information, contact Linda Jolley at 3647379.

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WHO DECIDES? If a person dies without having made their funeral and burial preferences legally known, the decision rests with the nearest relative. If the next-of-kin is unavailable or unable to make the decision, the next of kin hierarchy is followed, until someone is found. This line of individuals, who must be 18 years old or older, proceeds downward from spouse/domestic partner, to children, parents, siblings, authorized guardian, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and nephews, grandparents, aunts and uncles, first cousins, great-grandchildren of grandparents, second cousins, and lastly, a fiduciary (a legally appointed trustee). Some states allow a close friend who is acquainted with the deceased’s wishes to qualify as next of kin if no one else is able or available. Virginia law allows someone to designate someone to have authority to make all funeral decisions which takes precedence over any next-of-kin.

Having a designee named is very beneficial when family members live far away or if there is family disagreement. If a loved one is seriously ill and expected to die in a matter of days or weeks, consider making funeral arrangements in advance. Preparing ahead of time puts you in control and allows you to explore all your options. It will make your meeting with a funeral director more productive. To learn about our funeral services, please call MOSER FUNERAL HOME at (540) 347-3431. We invite you to tour our facility, conveniently located at 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. We’ll also tell you about our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY, just outside of Warrenton.

“Do not seek death. Death will find you.

But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment”

Dag Hammarskjold

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Updated and move-in ready This like-new home offers main-level living at its best. The freshly painted three-bedroom, twoand-a-half-bath rambler with new carpet, stainless-steel appliances and an updated deck is on a private, partially wooded 2.5-acre fenced lot.

Restaurants and entertainment are just a short drive away, but far enough to keep the peace and quiet at home. Selective buyers will appreciate the light and airy floor plan. The home offers the privacy you’ll love and the convenience of being only minutes from Interstate 66. It’s perfect for commuters, with shopping close by in Marshall and Warrenton.

Medical facilities are found in nearby Haymarket and Warrenton.

Built in 2005 with only one own-

er, both the home and the lot offer a buyer an opportunity to expand and add on.

Enjoy the winter months by a gas-log fireplace with serene views of the tranquil wooded lot. The spacious great room has front-to-back double windows on each end of the room. Sliding glass doors off the dinette area in the gourmet kitchen opens to a recently re-built deck that spans the entire length of the rear of the home, with steps down to the back garden.

The great room separates the owners’ suite on one side of the home from the additional two bedrooms on other side. The master bedroom has a lovely garden bathroom with the double-sink vanity,

whirlpool tub and separate shower with tile ceramic flooring. The large walk-in closet/dressing room offers natural light. The hall bathroom near the other bedrooms has a pocket door from the front bedroom into the vanity area which is separate from the private shower/tub area. There is also access from the hallway off the great room.

The family chef will love the kitchen with extensive oak cabinets and a separate pantry as well as a gas cooktop/wall oven/dishwasher and double stainless-steel sink.

The dinette in the kitchen area has a built-in desk with cabinets above.

The powder room and laundry room are off the kitchen.

There is room for expansion on

the partially framed lower level in the walk-out 2,000 square foot basement with room for a fourth bedroom, bathroom, recreation room and a media/exercise area. The sliding glass door opens out to your future patio.

Don’t miss this gem of a home that is perfect for family and friends to enjoy season to season. Priced at $430,000, this property is being marketed by Sandy Sullivan, Samson Properties. Call 540-347-1917 to make an appointment to tour or with your questions.

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Ham and Turkey Dinner Nov. 2 will benefit Feed the Children mission Congratulations are in order for Nelson and Arielle Morgan. Nelson is the son of the late Brian Morgan from Catlett and Sandra Nelson Morgan of Warrenton. Nelson is a spring 2019 graduate of the Washington and Lee University school of law in Lexington and in October he was admitted to the Virginia Bar. He has joined a Reston law firm as an associate. His wife, Arielle Morgan, started work this fall as a special education teacher at Fauquier County’s Mary Walter Elementary School.

Mary Walter Elementary School starts new Girl Scout troop Happy Halloween! Please watch out for all the little ghosts and goblins that will be out on the evening of Oct. 31.

Half Pints Story Time will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Children ages 13 to 24 months (along with their caregivers) are invited to the Bealeton Library for stories, songs and finger plays between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.

The Sumerduck Ruritan Club will be holding a Pickin’ Party on Friday, Nov. 8. The doors will open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served from 6 to 8 p.m. Bluegrass music will be playing from 7 to 10 p.m. The only charge is a good will offering. Come out and enjoy the evening with good food and

AMANDA ARMSTRONG WOODWARD CALVERTON CATLETT CASANOVA 540-295-4925 woodwardamanda1@aol.com Don’t forget the Ham and Turkey Dinner at Mount Horeb United Methodist Church on Saturday, Nov. 2, starting at 5 p.m. They will also have bazaar items for sale. A free-will offering will be taken to help support

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Senior Bingo will be held at the Ruritan Club on Monday, Nov. 11. Seniors can play beginning at 10 a.m. Everyone who wishes to play is asked to bring a small gift in a bag for a prize.

Mark your calendars: Cedar Lee Middle School is planning to have a Holiday Craft Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 16. From 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.,

the Feed the Children mission of the church. Mount Horeb church is at 10867 Elk Run Road, Catlett.

Also, on Saturday, Nov. 2, will be the We Still BeLEIGHve event to benefit the Leigh family from noon to 7 p.m. at Kettle Run High School.

This event will include live music, food vendors, craft booths, a visit from Santa Claus and children’s activities. Kaleb Leigh is a ninth-grader at Kettle Run High School and is currently battling his third round of acute leukemia and his brother, Noah, is currently in remission from osteosarcoma. Tickets will be sold at the door. All funds raised at this event

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will go directly to the Leigh family.

Congratulations to Zach Woodward and Cheryl Wenger. Zach was recently promoted to manager of the Southern States in Calverton. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech and has worked for Southern States since he was in high school. Cheryl is a familiar face at Southern States. She has worked there for several years as the bookkeeper and was just recently promoted to assistant manager.

Remember to cast your vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week. Please let me know what is happening in your neighborhood.

there will be lots of vendors including LulaRoe, Scentsy and Pampered Chef as well as homemade crafts for sale. If you are interested in being a vendor, email cedarleePTO@gmail.com.

Mary Walter Elementary School is starting a new Girl Scout troop (#90091). If you are interested in joining the troop, visit girlscouts.org and enter the troop number when prompted.

October birthdays include: Shelly Wright, Mallory Ramirez, Margie Weisband, Samantha Brown and Jill Myers. Many happy returns to all these lovely ladies!

The Fauquier Community Theater will be playing “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical” weekends Nov. 29 through Dec. 15. To purchase tickets, visit fctstage.org.

Have a great week!

We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, age, familial status, or national origin.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Virginia and federal shington St. | P.O. Box 1380 | Middleburg, VA 20118 | 540.687.5588 | sheridanmacmahon.com fair housing laws, which make it illegal to advertise “any preference, WINCHESTER STREET limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, WARRENTON, VIRGINIA handicap, familial status, national origin, or elderliness, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

Very private home with 3 BR and This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real 3 1/2 BA | Lots of light - All brick estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed colonial home surrounded by mature that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. plantings and extensive hardscape For more information or to file a housing complaint, call the Virginia | Located in the Warrenton historic Fair Housing office at 804-367-8530 or toll-free at 888-551-3247. For district | Detached 2 car garage, the hearing impaired, call 804-367-9753. in-ground pool & fenced patio | EMAIL: fairhousing@dpor.virginia.gov Fully finished basement with separate WEBSITE: dpor.virginia.gov/fairhousing Margaret Carroll 540.454.0650 entrance | Master bedroom balcony SPRING GLADE SALEM HILL MONTANA FARM Ann MacMahon 540.687.5588 over looks pool MIddLEBuRG, VIRGINIA MARSHALL, VIRGINIA dELAPLANE, VIRGINIA

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Marshall VFRD open house rescheduled for Nov. 3 I know that when you are reading this, you’re thinking about Halloween and how much candy your kids are going to get … how much can you take without them noticing … how long will you have to be out trick-or-treating, I’ve got better news: How about the Christmas Parade? It’s never too early to think about Christmas, right? If you’d like to enter the parade, just call me (540270-1795) or shoot me a text or email marshallchristmasparade@gmail.com.

It’s going to be a great day for a parade on Dec. 7. And, don’t forget about the Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 7 from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Marshall Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, 4160 Rectortown Road, Marshall.

Marshall Volunteer Fire & Rescue

Fauquier History Museum to host scout day The Fauquier County Public Library is hosting a Profiles of Honor Scanning Program on Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Warrenton library and on Nov. 3 at the Bealeton branch library.

This is an opportunity for those with letters, photos and other documents related to WWI and WWII to have them scanned by representatives from the WWI and WWII Commemorative Commission to be placed in the archives at the Library of Virginia. For information, contact Lisa Pavlock at 540-522-8518.

On Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. at Old Bust Head

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BRENDA PAYNE MARSHALL THE PLAINS 540-270-1795 marshallvanews@gmail.com Department had to cancel its open house last weekend due to the rain, but has rescheduled for Nov. 3 from noon to 4 p.m. Stop by and visit a while. Make your own first aid kit, paint a pumpkin or maybe your face and then jump around in the moon bounce! Hope to see you there.

Marshall United Methodist Church

VEE KREITZ NEW BALTIMORE BROAD RUN 540-347-5140 veescolumn@aol.com Brewing Company the Cold War Museum will be hosting, “The Communist Coup and Fleeing Czechoslovakia for Exile in the West.” Dr. Martin Nekola will discuss all aspects of the Czechoslovakia Cold War exile with focus on

invites everyone to its free Community Harvest Luncheon at the church, 8405 W. Main St., Marshall, on Nov. 3 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Celebrate fall and our community while enjoying this pre-Thanksgiving luncheon. Donations are accepted, but not required for you to enjoy the lunch. Call 540-364-2506 for more information.

Fauquier was well represented at the State Fair this year by 13 4-Hers participating in a variety of activities, including showing cows, hogs, goats and lambs, as well as a skill-a-thon contest testing their knowledge on nutrition, genetics, equipment, breeding and livestock confirmation. The next time you see Sammy Leach, Aaron Locke, Salem, Madison and Sedona Sifford, Caroline Ralls, Gracie Campbell, Riley Hines, Caroline and Meredith Law-

rence, Ryann Bradshaw, Avery Armistead, Brian Figgins or Noah Nye. Congratulate them on all of their many achievements at the fair. Job well done!

I guess it’s time for some birthday and anniversary love. Happy birthday to: Joyce Heflin and Jack Ledden on Oct. 31; Henry “Buddy” Lane on Nov. 1; Charles Ebbets and Teresa Fair on Nov. 3; Melissa Clark and Larry Curtis on Nov. 4; Liz Goodson on Nov. 5; and Justin Powers and Tina Gray on Nov. 6.

Happy anniversary to: Jeremy and Ashley Aust on Oct. 31; Dana and Tricia Goodwin and Donald and Tina Jenkins on Nov. 4; and Brad and Jess Waddell on Nov. 6.

Remember you get an extra hour sleep this coming weekend; turn your clocks back one hour before you go to sleep on Saturday night, Nov. 2.

the USA. For tickets, call 540-341-2008.

On Nov. 3 from noon to 4 p.m. the Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail, along with Experience Old Town Warrenton and Civil War Trails, Inc., is hosting its first Scout Day. All scouts must be accompanied by an adult.

Scouts will go on a scavenger hunt for unique things and collect passport stamps to earn a Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail fun patch. For tickets and information, call 540-347-5525.

The Francis Fauquier Garden Club is raffling tickets to win holiday decorating for your home or office. This event helps raise money for their scholarship fund. Tickets are available at The Town Duck, Tolson Appliance Center,

Rankin’s Hardware, Marta Dettingen’s Shop, The Open Book, or contact CC at usmcguy@comcast.net. Drawing is Nov. 19.

Fauquier Community Theatre is hosting a casting call on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 9:30 a.m. at Hope Christian Fellowship in Vint Hill. This casting call is for FCT’s thriller, “Night Must Fall.” For information, call 540349-8760 or go to www.FCTstage.org.

Have a happy Halloween and enjoy this beautiful autumn weather. Please send news and information for our New Baltimore/Broad Run community so we can help get the word out. Thank you.

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The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top Dollar Deal: $665,000 in Scott District

Cedar Run District Deborah L. Graham to Timothy Cashwell, 10.8538 acres at 3482 Fran Drive, Nokesville. $610,000 Richard Dimmel to Brian R. Bailey, 30.1002 acres off James Madison Hwy. and Beach Road, nr. Warrenton. $219,000 Spring Hill LLC to Joshua Mark Blackwell, Lot 4, 57.893 acres on Rt. 610. $275,000 Ann T. Flight Tr. to Harry H. Horning, ½ interest in 7.55 acres at 4176 Catlett Road, nr.

Catlett. $400,000 Marion Lee Cox Jr. to Abelardo Rivera, 19.1138 acres on Blackwell’s Mill Road, Goldvein. $230,000 Kevin Todd Marsh to Wesley S. Gregor, 7.7132 acres at 9532 Roy’s Lane, Catlett. $410,000 Tommy W. Johnson to Thomas B. Hugill, 2.5 acres at 120887 Earnhardt Drive, Bealeton. $512,000 Marshall Clayton Campbell to Aaron B. Conner, 9.2291 acres off Old Auburn Road. $150,000 Lee District Minoo Salahy to Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB, 1 acre at 11144 Remington Road, Bealeton. $250,000 Jane M. Opinski to Karen Caulfield Frazier, 6163 Willow Place, Bealeton. $160,000 Corey J. Sawyers to FFC Properties LLC, 10988 Southcoate Village Drive, Bealeton. $336,201 Mintbrook Developers LLC to

NVR Inc., Lots 22, 20, 18, 19, 21 in Neighborhood B, Phase 1, Bealeton. $360,000 Lionheart of Virginia LLC to Joshua G. Lancaster, 205 Wankoma Drive, Remington. $196,550 Elizabeth Ann Lewis to Joseph Randall Higgins, 1.0036 acres at 13009 Silver Cloud Lane, Bealeton/Morrisville. $280,000 Timothy G. Mead to Wayne O. Dye, 21.3537 acres at 5096 Sumerduck Road, Sumerduck. $425,000 Vernon Lee Hall III to Michael Allen Louis Seymour, 6994 Justin Court East, Remington. $309,000 A. Jay Lowe Jr. to Katy Paratore, 6628 Belfry’s Court West, Bealeton. $296,400 Jorge Leal to Jared Ray Zeigler, 183 Wankoma Drive, Remington. $185,000 Center District Timothy Alan Ramey Successor Tr. to Elizabeth Ann Holmes, 108 Aviary Street, Warrenton. $235,000 Matthew Kemper to Christopher G. Parrish, 786 General Wallace Court, Warrenton. $349,900 Thomas Ruckdaschel to Heidi Pappas, 257 Garnet Court, Warrenton. $389,000 Scott District NVR Inc. to Christopher Martin Gray, 5137 Island Court, nr.

Warrenton. $537,511 George L. Sutton to Glenn C. Hackett, 7254 Gray court,

Warrenton. $350,000 Frank D. Householder to Victor Hugo Ibanez, 0.9624 acre at 6358 Pilgrim’s Rest Road East, Warrenton. $409,900 Joseph Edgar Robert III to Lee S. Pearson, 1.9042 acres at 5193 Lee Hwy., Warrenton/New Baltimore. $250,000 Eric R. Johnson to Peter Van Cleave, 1.75 acres at 6300 Beverley’s Mill Road, Broad Run. $364,000 Lori Crum to Scott C. Robinson, 5057 Parkside Court nr.

Warrenton. $665,000 Mill Run Partners LLC to Independence Industrial Development LLC, 19.3964 acres on Garland Drive; 4.0313 acres on Gray’s Mill Road, 2.296 acres in right-of-way Mill Run Blvd./ Garland Drive. $450,000 Heidi Pappas to Jason Crummett, 1.1676 acres at 5820 Newbury Street, nr. Warrenton. $631,500 Marshall District Washwright LLC to Allen L. Griffith, 0.4839 acre future street dedication and 56.7435 acres on Washwright Road, nr.

Hume. $450,000 NVP Inc. to Brendan Peterson, 9050 Stone Crest Drive, Warrenton. $530,000 Kenneth Todd Wilber by Sub. Tr. to Bank of New York Mellon Tr., 11.2296 acres at 7964 Bailey’s Joy Lane, Warrenton.nr.

Waterloo. Corrected sale price, $420,615.29

OUR COMMUNITIES

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Council member Sean Polster joins National League of Cities 2020 Presidential Task Force Warrenton Town Council member Sean Polster was in the nation’s capital recently as part of the local leaders 2020 Presidential Election Task Force. In partnership with the National League of Cities, the task force “will help ensure community issues are uplifted during the 2020 presidential election cycle,” according to a news release.

“Small towns like the Town of Warrenton weave the fabric of America and our citizens’ voices need to be heard by the presidential candidates,” Polster said in the news release. “I am proud to be working with a bipartisan group of elected officials to bring our local issues to the forefront of the national discussion because our residents don’t want the political rhetoric, they want results.”

Polster joined 33 local elected

Warrenton library offers events for all ages During the next week, there will be lots of events going on at the Warrenton central library for those of all ages and interests.

On Oct. 31, there will be a “Halloween Hoopla” story time at the Warrenton central library (11 Winchester St.) from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in which preschoolers will be entertained with stories (not too scary), songs and rhymes to celebrate Halloween. Children are encouraged to dress in costumes, and they will trick or treat around the library. No registration is required.

The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is November. During

American Legion to place flags on veterans’ graves Just a reminder to bring your veteran/military photo and materials to the Bealeton Depot (across from the Bealeton Library at 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton) on Sunday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More information is available at www.fauquierlibrary.org.

Don’t forget to turn back your clocks one hour on Nov. 3, as daylight saving time ends. Also be sure to change your smoke detector batteries as needed.

Be sure to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5, for your local elective candidates.

The American Legion, Remington Post 247 will be placing flags on veterans’ graves locally in Remington and Bealeton cemeteries. For more information, go online www.

ALICE FELTS WARRENTON 540-349-0037 warrenton.news@gmail.com this month, people all over the world will be writing a 50,000-word novel, using any theme, genre of fiction and language. While one is expected to write daily for this competition, writers don’t always have to do it alone.

Come to the Warrenton central li-

JOE KORPSAK REMINGTON BEALETON OPAL 540-497-1413 joe.korpsak@yahoo.com alpost247.org.

Veterans assistance and current claims information will be available locally on Friday, Nov. 1, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the PATH Resource Center, Fauquier Conference Room, 321 Walker Drive, Warrenton. The presenter will be Ken Wiseman, accredited veterans service officer. To advance register, go online to www. letsvolunteer.org/event/detail/?event_ id=61793.

officials from across the country looking to find solutions for cities, towns and villages on the national election stage. During the 2020 presidential election cycle, it is important that every community and resident feel their voice and priorities are being heard.

"Local leaders have a major part to play in the election next November," NLC President Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor of Gary, Indiana, said in the news release. "I’m proud to welcome council member Polster to Washington on behalf of the people of the Town of Warrenton. Thanks to his leadership and active participation, this task force will help drive forward innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges facing our nation’s communities.” brary (11 Winchester St.) to get started writing your novel on Friday, Nov. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m..; Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 3 to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 10, from 2 to 4 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 2 to 4 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to noon.

On Saturday, Nov. 2, join the Warrenton central library (11 Winchester St.) in the Profiles of Honor Scanning Program, which provides a central digital repository for World War I and World War II manuscripts and materials. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., bring photos, letters and other documents to be scanned and added to the collection archived at the Library of

Sandy Gilliam honored with Community Improvement Award Welcome, faithful readers. By the time that you read this column, we will be en route home from a quick trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. This trip was made possible through the generous donations of airline tickets and trip expenses by folks who have been interested in the ongoing work at Pine Ridge. We were able to assist with the planning and shopping for the annual Christmas celebration. Complete details next week.

The Orlean Community Trail System has awarded Sandy Gilliam, owner of The Village Green, its Community Improvement Award. Sandy supports not only the OCTS, but also

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Volunteers needed

The Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center is seeking community members to volunteer for its Community Justice and Peacebuilding Program. The program provides early access to mediation and restorative justice services in the communities of northern Culpeper, Fauquier and Rappahannock.

A 16-hour Restorative Justice Facilitator course will be held in Warrenton from Friday, Jan. 31 through Saturday, Feb. 1. Restorative Justice facilitators “bring offenders and victims and their support persons together to focus on the harms caused and making things right,” according to the news release.

Volunteer applications are due on Friday, Nov. 8.

The center is also recruiting volunteer mediators to resolve community conflicts. A 20-hour basic course in mediation and conflict resolution skills will be held in Warrenton on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 27, all day Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 to 29.

Volunteer applications are due Monday, Dec. 2.

These courses are certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia’s Division of Dispute Resolution Services. Scholarships will be available for volunteer community peacebuilders. The CJP program is funded by a grant from the PATH Foundation.

Applications and additional information are available online at www.

PiedmontDisputeResolution.org.

Virginia. For more information, call 540-422-8500, ext. 6862.

The next “Sunday with the Library” event will be Sunday, Nov. 3, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the John Barton Payne Building (2 Courthouse Square).The free program will be on Holiday Decorating. Warrenton resident Doug Larson will demonstrate how to use natural materials to decorate your home for the holidays. No registration is required.

On Monday, Nov. 4, the Great Books Discussion will meet at the Warrenton central library (11 Winchester St.) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The book to be discussed is “The stages of Life” by Carl Jung. The meeting is free with no registration.

ANNE DAVIS MARKHAM HUME ORLEAN 540-364-1828 hlfmhouse@aol.com the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and other local organizations. OCTS will honor Sandy with a presentation on Sunday, Nov. 3, beginning at 11 a.m., followed by refreshments. Friends and neighbors are invited to attend.

Birthday wishes to Bill Green, Annabelle Grady, Jeff Urbanski, Evangeline Hutt and CiCi Brayton.

Enjoy! Enjoy!

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OBITUARIES

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OBITUARIES Juanita Sue (Sibold) Rorrer Juanita Sue (Sibold) Rorrer,80, of Haymarket, VA passed peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on October 27th, 2019.

Juanita was born November 17,1938 in Covington, VA. The daughter of the late John Otis Sibold and Sue (Adams) Sibold.

She was a 1954 graduate of Covington High School. She worked as a bookkeeper at banks in Covington and Sulda,VA for several years before becoming the business manager for Bryon C. Woodside D.D.S in Manassas, VA for 32 years. She also worked several years as a dental receptionist for Dr. Thomas C. Sentz DDS (Warrenton) and Dr. Bill Freidank DDS (Manassas) before retiring.

Juanita was an active member of Regency Women’s Club as well as the community book club, several Bridge groups, and Bunco group. She loved to read good books while sitting on her patio and at the beach.

Survivors include her loving husband of 48 years, Lawrence A. Rorrer, Jr. (L.A.); two sons, Mark A. Rorrer (Erica) of Virginia Beach, VA and David L. Rorrer (Beth) of Leesburg, VA and three grandsons, Trevor L. Rorrer (16), Blake A. Rorrer (14) and Landon S. Rorrer (almost 3).

Funeral Services will be held on November 8th at 11:00AM at Pierce Funeral Home,9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA. A social gathering for family and friends will be held prior to the funeral from 10:00AM until 11:00AM at the funeral home.

Following the service, friends and guests are invited to a reception at 1:00PM at the Regency Club House in Dominion Valley,15351Championship Drive, Haymarket, VA. Interment to be determined at a later date.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of flowers or you may donate to a cancer fund for Phoenix, a seven-year boy, whose father (Michael Wilbourn) is a good friend of the family. Please make contributions to: http://www.gofundme.com/f/phoenix039s-cancer-fund Condolences may be sent to: www.piercefh.com

Remembering Pastor Dave David Allen Wasemann January 28, 1953 – October 31, 2018

Once in Every Whipstitch Once in every whipstitch our Pastor Dave would say, You meet a special someone who will take your hand, And lead you to devoted faith each and every day.

Pastor was that dedicated man, Teaching life’s lessons in his own meaningful way.

Always a joyous man singing praises of each day, Whether it be cloudy, sunny, or a touch of gray.

A sampling of home-made bread with a snip-it of good will, And Pastor was ready to face life with more than extraordinary zeal!

A personality as robust as red carnations, yet as bright as a yellow rose, His view of life was indeed extra beautiful in all of those.

A touch of goldenrod, clusters of field daisies, and freshly perked coffee, Harken back to West Virginia childhood days.

A Pastor whose hearty laugh rings on, Forever echoing so near in our hearts.

A man of God, a man of simplicity.

Oh but to know he was sent to heaven on an eagle’s wing, Comforts us with both peace and love.

We follow the example he set for us: being the best disciples we can be, loving each other well, and choosing joy. Profoundly missed by his family, his friends, and the people of the churches that he served: Harmony Grove Lutheran Church, Creekside, PA, Grove Chapel Lutheran Church, Indiana PA, and (the former) Christus Victor Lutheran Church, Manassas, VA. Poem by Noele Battick Knickle, a member of Harmony Grove Lutheran Church. Used with permission.

Geraldine H. Banks Geraldine H. Banks, 82, of Fauquier, VA transitioned on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Rock Hall Baptist Church, 242 Graves Mill Road, Madison, VA 22727 with a visitation 1 hour prior.

Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

An online guestbook is available at www.tibbsfuneralhome.com

Nancy Jeffries Embrey Nancy Jeffries Embrey, 78 of Catlett, VA died on Oct. 21, 2019 at Culpeper Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on Nov. 16, 1940 in Fauquier County a daughter of the late Shirley B. Jefferies and June Heflin Jefferies. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Jeff Embrey.

She was a member of Jehoash Presbyterian Church and attended the Midland Church of the Brethren.

She is survived by her son Todd Embrey and his wife Becky of Catlett; grandchildren, Sarah Embrey, Jeffrey and John Embrey; great grandson, Greyson Embrey.

The family received friends on Friday, Oct. 25 from 7-9 PM at Moser Funeral Home where services were held on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 10:30 AM. Interment was at Catlett Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.

Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Robert Henry Branch, Jr. Robert Henry Branch, Jr., 84, of Nokesville, VA, passed October 20, 2019, at Novant Health UVA Prince William Medical Center, Manassas, VA. He was born on March 5, 1935.

Robert is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Branch of Nokesville, VA; two sons: Brandall Branch of Nokesville, VA, Bertram Branch of Camden, NC; and a daughter, Bonita Hernandez of Nokesville, VA; one sister, Roberta Branche Lyle of Glascow, VA; one brother, Charlie (Ella) Branche of Glascow, VA; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. One son, Bryce Branch preceded him in death.

Family will receive friends on Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 11 am until 12 pm with funeral services starting at 12 pm at Union Baptist Church, 733 McCulloch St., Glasgow, Virginia, 24555.

Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Glasgow, VA. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Concerns Citizens of Glascow, Inc., 615 Shawnee St., Glascow, VA 24555.

Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

OBITUARIES

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Special Announcements

OBITUARIES Allie Robert Campbell, Jr. Allie Robert Campbell, Jr. 73, of Woodbridge, Virginia, passed October 19, 2019.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 11:00 am, at Joynes Funeral Home, 29 N. Third St., Warrenton, Virginia, 20186.

Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com

Patricia Ann Byfield Patricia Ann Byfield, 71, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on October 22, 2019.

The funeral will be November 1st, at 1:00pm, Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home

DANIEL S. MORROW

You are Invited to

Celebrate 50 years of Education

P.B. Smith Elementary School 6176 Dumfries Road Warrenton, VA 20187

Publisher, Author, Civil Rights Advocate & Humanist

Daniel S. Morrow, known as Dan by all, publisher and an editor of the Middleburg Eccentric, passed away in his 75th year on Saturday, October 26, 2019 after a three weeks long courageous battle against fungal lung disease.

Dan was beloved by all in the wider community. Raised in southern Virginia Dan had a transformational undergraduate career at the University of Virginia, where he became a lifelong civil rights advocate and foregoing the racial intolerance that he had experienced growing up. After UVA he went on to postgraduate research at the University of North Carolina, specializing in modern German history, with documentary research at the West German Institute for European History, and writing a thesis on “Black Troops in the Weimar Republic and Post World War One Germany.” Dan then began a distinguished career in publication, working for the Washington Post as market research director, Whitney Communications Newspaper Division in Maryland and the Village Companies in North Carolina. He founded the Jamestown Exploration Company and was the first Executive Director of the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program, and Dan served on the boards of several local organizations, including the Mosby heritage Area Association. He was a leading defender of the environment and he united across all political boundaries those dedicated to the preservation of rural life. On giving the Fall Commencement Address at Dakota State University on December 8, 2015 the university’s introduction to their lead speaker said, “Jamestown Exploration Company’s groundbreaking initiatives address a connection of academic, corporate, and federal needs and is well known and highly regarded as both an academic and corporate leader”. Dan was a true renaissance man, publishing in 2013 his major non fictional historical crime book, “Murder in Lexington: VMI, Honor, and Justice in Antebellum Virginia”, a true story of a love triangle and murder in pre-Civil War Virginia. Dan was a huge proponent of the worldwide rights of journalists and writers and freedom of speech. He was a passionate believer in accurate and truthful reporting, unvarnished by prejudice and bigotry.

Dan married his wife of 35 years, Glenda Cudaback Morrow, in 1982 and later Glenda co-founded the Middleburg Eccentric. Before meeting Dan she had a highly distinguished career in journalism, working for the Chicago Tribune and New York Times, and as a Paris based correspondent for the International Tribune. Glenda wrote for the Eccentric and Dan followed in her footsteps, becoming renowned for his editorials, and as the lead “Blue” writer in the monthly literary political jousting match with a series of equally passionate “Red” writers, a column enjoyed by many readers.

Glenda passed away on February 16, 2017 after a long fight with cancer. When their partner at the Eccentric, Deanne “Dee Dee” Hubbard was arrested by the Middleburg police on November 3, 2010 in the most controversial of circumstances Dan came out with every ounce of his wisdom and fortitude, to expose a sad and appalling litany of local incompetence, leading in due course to the release of the Middleburg Chief of Police whose recruitment had also foregone full due diligence into past errors of judgment.

Dan Morrow was a man of the highest principles and was imbued with a deep and abiding sense of what is right and always without exception erred on the side of reason, based on knowledge and wisdom accrued from philosophical discourse and study. Dan was intolerant of any form of prejudice, abuse, or words or ideas that expressed not just intolerance but a clear and present danger to the great humanistic traditions of science and reason to take each generation forward in peace and harmony.

Dan was the best of the very best. Our community will dearly miss him but his legacy will endure and his spirit will go on. He believed that a person never dies when they live on in our hearts. Dan is truly in our hearts.

To his beloved companion Paula Campbell who cherished Dan for all his many virtues and who nursed him through his final weeks the community sends heartfelt condolences.

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By; Dr. Anthony Wells

November 3, 2019

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WARRENTON LIONS CLUB ANNUAL

FRUIT & NUT SALE Help us continue such programs as Free Sight and Hearing Screenings.

Address the opioid crisis and childhood cancer and help us support the people and local charities of Fauquier County.

No price increase over last year and more selection!!

Pre-sales only - order before November 14!

Call Sara Byers at 540-229-1029 or email sara@sarabyers.com before November 14.

Pick-up: Friday, December 6; noon to 7PM Saturday, December 7; 10AM to 5PM

@ Waterloo Shopping Center near Carousel.

Thank-you for your support!

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CLASSIFIEDS

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FAUQUIER

CL A SSIFIEDS ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Business Directory: Thursday at noon, All other Classified ads: Monday at 3 p.m.

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

001 Apartments

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540-349-4297 l TDD 711 Hunt Country Manor Apts.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

1 mile from Warrenton court house, 1BR, first floor apt, $1150/mo. sec. dep & refs.

540-222-5740 Huge 1 BR apt, DR, deck, W/D, garden, historic Old Town Warrenton. $1425/mo inclds utlities 540-270-3062

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Nokesville, 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Deposit & references. $950/ month. 540-825-0184 Orlean/Hume, 1BR cottage, 1BA, W/D, FP, kit & fenced yd w/stg bldg on farm, $950/mo 540-454-2131 Rentals —

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ROOM FOR RENT FEMALE, FULL H O U S E PR IV I L E G E S , $500/MO PLUS 1/2 UTILS. 540-788-4924

Miscellaneous

256 For Sale

2009 FORD FOCUS SEL SEDAN, 125k miles, moon roof, lthr, Exc. Cond. $4200 obo, 434-227-0743 45 RPM record collection, orginial 50´s/ 60´s. Approx 3000.

Va r i o u s p r i c e s .

571-344-4300 Garage/

232 Yard Sales Yard sale. Sat., 10/26, 8:30-2:00. Home decor, furniture, clothes n shoes, girls 10-12, men’s large, women’s, med. and plus, toys, Xmas, new electric scooter and much more. 8017 Juniper Pl., Warr., VA (Opal area) follow signs, rain date 11/2/19.

Looking for garage or barn storage for an old car. Do not need electric or heat, just good weather protection.

Call: 540-270-8808

Marshall, 10.5 acrs, 3BR, ranch, can be subdivided, $352K. 7K acres of protected land around. 540-270-4039 Cemetery

212 Lots

4 burial lots, $2000. Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. 540-825-0409

224 Firewood

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2 cords/$400 4 cords/$675 703-357-2180

Your AD Could BE HERE Call 347-4222

COMMUNITY YARD SALE EVERY SATURDAY

WEATHER PROVIDING GLASCOCKʼS GROCERY / NICKS DELI (gravel parking lot)

8294 EAST MAIN ST, MARSHALL SET UP 7 AM UNTIL ??

FREE SET UP !!!!

No selling of any fire arms

ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU LEAVE YOUR SPOT THE WAY YOU FIND IT ALSO STOP IN THE STORE AND GRAB A COLD DRINK OR SOMETHING TO EAT Garage Sale, 7552 Pilcher St, Warrenton 20186. Sat 11/02; 8am-1pm. Xmas, vintage collectibles, more

Place Your Ad Today 888-351-1660

RESTAURANT & PUB YARD SALE November 9th from 8am to 2 pm WLarge selection of kitchen & pub ware, plus dry goods, cleaning & cooking supplies, decor, also many useful & rare items. Many items are new & unopened or in excel cond.

McMahons Pub,

Rentals —

088 Wanted

Garage/

232 Yard Sales

380 Broadview Ave, Warrenton 20186

4294 Broad Run Church Road, New Baltimore, TAG SALE, Wed. 10/30 thru Sat. 11/2; 10am-4pm.

1100 SF garage full of excellent variety of great items. Tools, electronics, HH costume jewelry, tons of holiday (Xmas, Easter & Halloween) books, LP records, arts & crafts, ladies/men´s items. Office, fishing, golf, & so much more!!

Friends of the PWC Manassas Senior Center’s

ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE & BAZAAR Sat, NOV. 2, 2019, 9 am to 2 pm, 9320 Mosby St., Manassas, VA 20110

Exotic raffle items, handmade crafts, jewlery, & photo w/ Santa & Mrs. Claus

Call 703 792-6405 for more info

Elkwood, INDOOR YARD SALES (Quality Vintage Collectibles) Sat, Sun: 8a-2p. 21217 Fleetwood Heights Rd, off of Rt29 & Beverly Ford Rd, follow signs 540-497-1413 (Joe) 540-825-6329 (Gus) 224 Firewood

FIREWOOD

seasoned hdwood, $200/cord + delivery more then 15 mls from Nokesville. BEST PRICES

AROUND!! 703-577-1979

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45 RPM records (lots of 50) 0.50-$1.00 ea, comics $2+ ea, beanies $2+ ea, pez $1+ ea, 571-344-4300

252 Livestock

273 Pets

A L PA C A S FOR SALE Retiring Herd for sale Offers considered Clover Meadows Farm Gainesville, VA 571-261-1823

Miscellaneous

256 For Sale

Beatles memorbiliapicture, black & white (60´s), albums, 45´s & magazines.571-3444300 Elvis memorabilia, Yankee memorabilia, Celtics Merch, Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars 571-344-4300 Frank Sinatra, JFK, MIchael Jackson, Redskins, & sports books & mags. Michael Jordon mini chanpionship basketballs + magazines.

571-344-4300 Golden LiteRider Power chair model GP162. $1,200, new comes with charger.

843-259-5627, Warrenton Olympic merch $2+ ea, Sports cards $3+, playing cards $3+ ea, Disney Merch $3+ ea, 571-344-4300 Record albums $5+ ea, Sports Illustrated mags incld swimsuit $5+ ea, Old books $7+ ea, Snoppy merch $1+ ea, 571-344-4300 SNOWBLOWER- New in Box: Arien Compact 24“ 920021 - $700.

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273 Pets Free calico kitten 11 month female Call at 703-625-0180 No shots, Not spayed Email at afmauck@ gmail.com

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FAUQUIER SPCA 540-788-9000 www. fauquierspca.com e-mail fspca@ fauquierspca.com Maine Coon striking mixed gray, brown tabby, male, fixed, all shots. Excel health, very smart, obedient, friendly and lap happy.

(540)349-0944 Business

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Hagan Build & Design. Specializing in basements but we do it all!

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H.D. PETTY CUSTOM PAINTING!!Int. & Ext. Drywall, carpentry, powerwashing. Licensed & insured.540364-1195

Auctions PUBLIC AUCTION ONLINE WARRENTON MINI STORAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION

Warrenton Mini Storage, wishing to avail themselves of the provisions under the VA Code Sec. 55-419 Virginia Self Storage Act, hereby gives advertisement of the sale under said act to wit; On November 07, 2019 at 11:00 AM will conduct a public auction, with BIDDING TO INITIATE ON October 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM at www. lockerfox.com, and PAYMENT IN CASH and pick up of goods at Warrenton Mini Storage, 6437 Old Meetze Road, Warrenton, VA, 20187. The public is invited to attend at lockerfox.com. Sale is subject to adjournment.

AUCTION LOCATION: www.lockerfox.com PICKUP LOCATION: WARRENTON MINI STORAGE MAY SELL CONTENTS OF UNIT NO.: A 247 B 14 C 208 NOTE: ALL UNITS SOLD COMPLETE TERMS: CASH ONLY

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Errands, appts, housekeep, etc.

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

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

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540-937-7476 Design/build services.

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385 Lawn/Garden

605 Automobiles - Domestic 1994 Chevy Camaro, red, 65,750 mls, runs great, new tires, AC, MINT CONDITION. $13K. 540-878-9044 2002 Chevy Blazer, 102K mls, $1700. 2012 Nissan Sentra, 73K m l s , $ 5 5 0 0 .

703-380-5901 GOOD CONDITION! 2008 LEXUS ES350 P R E M I U M STOCK#9261. ALL OPTIONS, NAVIGATION, RECORDS, VERY NICE, 65K MILES, $12,800 CROWN, ORANGE VA 1-800-442-2769 www.crownautosales. net 2009 FORD FOCUS SEL SEDAN, 125k miles, moon roof, lthr, Exc. Cond. $4200 obo, 434-227-0743 Boats &

625 Accessories Key West 1999, 20´ with 2005 4-stroke Yamaha 150hp. Quiet, smooth, running.Less than 300 hrs. $12,500 firm. Hard top and trailer incl.

540-399-1733 FORD 2011 F-250 XLT pickup; 4-WD, diesel, crew cab, new tires/ batteries. 74,000 mi., exc. cond., $27,500.

804-761-1097 or 540-764-4400.

640 Motorcycles ’06 HONDA GOLDWING TRIKE 1800 series, 1 owner, 12,000 miles, like new. Call 540-298-8128 or 540-421-9509.

Sport Utility

665 Vehicles

2009 Chevy Avalanche Extended/crew cab, bed liner, and bed cap.

4 door, 220,000 miles, 2 New Front tires. Ask for Jack. $7,000 540-672-5597 2010 HONDA CRV EX-L STOCK#9260.

L E A T H E R , SUNROOF, ALL POWER, RECORDS, ONE OWNER, 84K MILES $13,500 CROWN, ORANGE VA 1-800-442-2769 www.crownautosales. net 2015 GMC Acadia, loaded, excel cond, 1 woner, 90K miles. $ 1 9 , 5 0 0 .

540-948-4603 S c o o t e r, G o l d e n Companion GC440, 4 wheels, lights, used v e r y l i t t l e .

540-421-9509 or 540-298-8128 2000 Ford E-350 15’ box van. Good cond., $5000. 434-293-7222

Announcements

FOOD PANTRY 2nd & 4th Sundays

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

Holiday Craft Show, Bazaar and Bake Sale Sat. Nov. 2, 2018; 8am-2pm Dumfries UMC; 3890 Cameron St; Dumfries, VA. info: 703-221-7440 GENEALOGY WORKSHOP

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

Free estimates.

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

Sponsored by Fauquier Court House Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution With the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Classes on Family History Research & Resources to include Courthouse Records, African-American Research, Researching the Internet, DNA, DAR, SAR, Organize Your Research

Lunch will be provided.

Saturday, November 2, 2019, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 91 Main Street No charge, however, you need to reserve a slot by 28 Oct in order to guarantee you receive handouts and lunch. **Limited space**

Contact Candy Weitz at candyweitz@gmail.com

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Selfstorage Cube contents will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for the Owner 689 Industrial Road Warrenton VA 20186 and 411 Holiday Ct. Warrenton VA 20186 to satisfy a lien for rental on 11/6/2019 at approx.

12:00 PM at www.storagetreasures. com.

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Foreclosure TRUSTEE’S SALE 12200 Remland Ct Remington, VA 22734

In execution of the Deed of Trust dated November 25, 2016 and recorded on November 28, 2016 in Book 1533 at Page 29 in Instrument # 2016-00011284 of Fauquier County land records, Trustee Services of Virginia, LLC, the appointed Substitute Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction on the front steps of the Fauquier County Courthouse located at 40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia on November 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM the property more particularly described in the aforementioned Deed of Trust, located at the property address listed below and briefly identified as follows: LOT 36, PHASE ONE, RIVERTON, AS THE SAME APPEARS DULY DEDICATED, PLATTED AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 1157, AT PAGE 88, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO BRANDON L. GORE, UNMARRIED, BY VIRTUE OF DEED FROM TIMOTHY W. MAHIEU AND MICHELLE R. MAHIEU, HUSBAND AND WIFE DATED NOVEMBER 5, 2010, RECORDED NOVEMBER 8, 2010 IN BOOK 1355 PAGE 939, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VA. BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO MILTON E. HOYLE, JR. AND THOMAS E. EVANS, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH THE FULL COMMON LAW RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, BY VIRTUE OF DEED FROM BRANDON L. GORE DATED JULY 30, 2015, RECORDED AUGUST 3, 2015 IN BOOK 1492 PAGE 1457 INSTRUMENT NO. 2015-00006975, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VA. PARCEL NUMBER: 6887-37-2339-000 Tax No.: 6887-37-2339-000 Property address: 12200 Remland Ct, Remington, VA 22734 The property will be sold “AS IS,” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, covenants, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust, if any, as might be listed in this notice or may be announced at the sale.

TERMS OF SALE: A non-refundable bidder’s deposit of $30,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is less, by cashier’s or certified check required at time of sale, except for the party secured by the Deed of Trust. Risk of loss is on the purchaser from date and time of auction. Balance of the purchase price must be paid by cashier’s check within 14 days from sale date. Except for Virginia Grantor tax, all settlement costs and expenses are purchaser’s responsibility. Taxes are pro-rated to the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining possession of the property. If purchaser defaults, deposit may be forfeited and property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser who shall be liable for any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees of both sales. If Trustee does not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit without interest. This sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan secured by the Deed of Trust including but not limited to determining whether prior to sale a forbearance, repayment, or other agreement was entered into, the loan was reinstated or paid off, or whether the property became subject to an automatic stay under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to the sale; in any such event this sale shall be null and void and purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of deposit without interest.

Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, this law firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(19-14614) FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC (Attorney for TRUSTEE SERVICES OF VIRGINIA, LLC) 484 Viking Drive, Suite 203 Virginia Beach, VA 23452 (757)213-2959

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TOWN OF THE PLAINS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A Public Hearing will be held by the Town of The Plains, Virginia Town Council on November 18, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. in the second floor meeting room of The Plains Fire Department, 4260 Loudoun Avenue, The Plains, VA to consider the revocation of the Special Use Permit for: KENNETH SHERMAN/PEYTON SLADE SPECIAL USE PERMIT (SUP) ACCESSORY APARTMENTS; 6484 Main Street, The Plains, Virginia 20198; Tax Map ID Number: 6989-97-6915-000; Special Use Permit (SUP) accessory apartments in the existing buildings located on the property.

The Property is listed in the Fauquier County, Virginia real estate on-line records as: SHERMAN SLADE, LLC, 6484 Main Street, The Plains, Virginia 20198, PIN No. 6989-97-6915-000.

A copy of information regarding this matter is available for review during the regular business hours at the Fauquier County Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall, VA or by contacting the Town of The Plains, PO Box 104, The Plains, VA 20198, Phone/Fax (540) 364-4945.

The Town of The Plains does not discriminate on basis of handicapped status in an issue of access to its programs and activities.

Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request.

Nancy E. Brady, Clerk

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TOWN OF WARRENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 18 Court Street, Warrenton, Virginia. The purpose of this Public Hearing is to receive public comment on one or more resolutions, on the following item(s): 1.

2.

3.

A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget to appropriate $11,113,564.00 for encumbrances and unspent project balances from Fiscal Year 2018-2019.

A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton authorizing the issuance of an estimated maximum principal amount of $4,100,000, of one or more series of general obligation bonds of the Town and a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget approving the expenditure of proceeds thereof. The proposed use of the proceeds of the Bonds is to finance the acquisition, renovation and equipping of a new town hall and related expenses.

A Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for $313,958 for Virginia Department of Transportation State of Good Repair Funding

To advertise in the Times Community Newspapers Job Update Call 540-347-4222

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.

or FAX

Copies of the resolutions are 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.

540-349-8676

Elizabeth A. Gillie Town Clerk Run date October 30, 2019

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NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2019, in the Warren Green Meeting Room at 10 Hotel Street in Warrenton, Virginia, and will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the same location, to be followed by a public hearing to obtain citizen input on the following items: 1.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-19-011551, WARRENTON CHURCH OF CHRIST TRUSTEES (OWNER) / MMI ATLANTIC, LLC (APPLICANT) – US-VA-FAUQ-1 ILA COMPOUND – An application for a Category 20 Special Exception to install a fiber optic facilities compound. The property is located at 6398 Lee Highway Access Drive, Center District. (PIN 6985-90-4299-000) (Josh Frederick, Staff)

2.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-19-011706, FARM STATION LLC (OWNER) / SHAWNA J. SHAW (APPLICANT) – VINT HILL RETAIL BOUTIQUE – An application for a Special Exception for a Retail Business in the Planned Commercial Industrial Development (PCID) District. The property is located at 7162 Lineweaver Road, Scott District. (PIN 7915-74-8663-000) (Kara Krantz, Staff)

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ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT TEXT-18-009429, ECHELON RESOURCES, INC. (OWNER / APPLICANT) – A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Article 4-605 to allow residential uses with approval of a Special Exception when conducting rehabilitation on an existing building. (Holly Meade, Staff)

4.

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FY 2020 ADOPTED BUDGET BASED ON FY 2019 CARRYOVER A public hearing to consider a resolution to amend the FY 2020 Adopted Budget and approve the FY 2019 carryover package. During the November 14, 2019 work sessions, staff will present an overview of FY 2019 year-end, with recommendations for appropriations and transfers of undedicated funds to the FY 2020 budget. The Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2507, requires a public hearing when amendments to the budget exceed 1% of total expenditures, which for FY 2020 totals $3,307,508, and presented requests for appropriation will exceed this amount. (Erin M. Kozanecki, Staff)

5.

TAX EXEMPTION REQUEST OF WINDY HILL FOUNDATION, INC. – A public hearing to consider whether to add a personal property tax exemption to the existing real estate tax exemption of Windy Hill Foundation.

The anticipated effect on tax revenue is $238.19. (Kevin J. Burke, Staff)

6.

TAX EXEMPTION REQUEST OF FAUQUIER FISH – A public hearing to consider whether to grant a personal property tax exemption to Fauquier FISH for a newly acquired motor vehicle. The anticipated effect on tax revenue is $1,191. (Kevin J. Burke, Staff)

Copies of the above files (except as noted) are available for review in the County Administrator’s Office, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Any interested parties wishing to be heard on any of the above are requested to be present at the public hearing or send written comments prior to November 14, 2019, to the County Administrator’s Office.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Mrs. Renée Culbertson, Deputy Municipal Clerk, at (540) 422-8020.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019 The Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia to consider the following items: 1.

VARIANCE #VARI-19-010932, PETER J. & BARBARA E. DECLEMENTE (OWNERS/APPLICANTS) – DECLEMENTE PROPERTY – An application for a variance of Zoning Ordinance Section 3-405.1 to reduce the minimum required rear yard setback, PIN 6994-99-6619-000, located at 5743 Myriah Court, Cedar Run District, Warrenton, Virginia. (Amy Rogers, Staff) Note: Public hearing was closed on August 1, 2019.

2.

SPECIAL PERMIT #SPPT-19-011461 – UPPERVILLE BUSINESS PARK, LLC (OWNER)/MICHAEL STANFIELD (APPLICANT) – QUINTESSENTIAL ROVERS (d/b/a Q ROVERS) – An application for a Category 14 Special Permit to allow an automobile sales business, PIN 6054-65-8611-000, located at 9193 John S. Mosby Highway, Unit 1A, Marshall District, Upperville, Virginia. (Kara Krantz, Staff)

Copies of the Zoning Appeals and Variance applications may be examined in the Department of Community Developmentʼs Zoning Office at 29 Ashby Street, Suite 310, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

To review files on all other items, please visit the Department of Community Developmentʼs Planning Office at 10 Hotel Street, Suite 305, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Fran Williams, Administrative Manager, at (540) 422-8210.

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LEGAL NOTICES VIRGINIA:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAUQUIER COUNTY

JOHN C. HOLLAND,

MARY WATKINS RIDLEY, Plaintiffs, v.

BARBARA PROCTER MARSHALL; PERRY PROCTOR-OVERBY; SHERRY PROCTOR; MARCUS SMITH; MORTON PETE SMITH; HOWARD W. PRUNTY; TANYA PRUNTY ROBINSON; RONALD PRUNTY; SARAH ANN STEWART; DANIEL T. GIBSON; CHERYL E. GIBSON; JAMES L. GIBSON; ANNA E. GIBSON; BARRY L. GIBSON; ROBERTA GIBSON; WARREN JAMES MAYO; R.B. GIBSON A/K/A BRIAN R. GIBSON; DEAN GIBSON, JR.; LAMONT GIBSON; CHERYLDEAN HARRIS; MATTHEW GIBSON; YOLANDA M. GIBSON; JUDY ELIZABETH SEAMAN; STEVEN HENRY RANDOLPH; PATRICIA GIBSON BAXTER YOUNG; RICHARD ELLISON; SHARON L. CRAWL; MARILYN COAD LITTLEJOHN; CAROL GUMBY HEADEN; FANNIE MENEFEE OBERLINE; NORMA MOUNDS LITTLETON; ROSS MOUNDS; SUZANNE LAWSON; LAUREN COLOMB; PRISCILLA WATKINS CHANNEL; DELORES W. EVANS; BARBARA W. SIMPSON; YVONNE W. HELMS; SUSANNE MELBA WATKINS ALMOND; JOHN HOLLAND WATKINS, SR.; SHERISSE Q. HAWKINS

CASE NO. CL19-78

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ALL OF THE HEIRS, ASSIGNS, DEVISEES, SUCCESSORS (AND THEIR CREDITORS AND SPOUSES) OF Harriet Ann Hall a/k/a Harriet Anne Hall a/k/a Harriet Bannister a/k/a Harriet Johnson; Raymond Bannister; Etta White; Ella M. Ford; Hannah Moxley (and her husband, Gilbert Moxley); Elizabeth Thompson (and her husband George Thompson); Gabriel Banister; Nannie Banister a/k/a Ruth Naomi Walker; George W. Banister; Mary B. Holland; Sallie Banister; Fannie B. Carter; Ruth Carter; John Carter; Anne Carter; Marian Carter a/k/a Marion Carter; Gertrude Bannister; Viola Powe; M. Critchlow Fagan, F. B. Proctor; George Banister (and his wife Addie Bannister); Fannie Bannister Carter (and her husband James H. Carter); Ruth Carter Prunty (and her husband Leon C. Prunty); Leone P. Smith; Kermit Prunty; Ruth P. Carson a/k/a Ruth Anna Prunty; Frances Prunty; Annie Carter Gibson (and her husband Warren Gibson); Dean J. Gibson; Fannie E. Gibson Randolph; Leone Gibson Mays; Jacqueline Gibson Mays; Banister Carter; Marion Carter Mounds (and her husband Samuel Mounds); Joyce Anderson; Todes Carter a/k/a Albert Carter; Mary Bannister Holland; Mary Holland Watkins (and her husband John Watkins); Naomi Hardiman (and her husband Edward Hardiman); Secunda Holland a/k/a Segunda Holland; Omega G. H. Kellan; William J. Hawkins; Robert Thomas Hawkins (and his wife, Vicki Hawkins) and Alpha Holland, who are believed to be dead; and any and all persons who have or who claim to have any interest in property surveyed as 0.7410 acres and 0.7720 acres, Scott Magisterial District, Fauquier County, Virginia (GPIN #s 6061-79-2793-000 and 6061-79-2663-000) acquired by Harriet Ann Hall a/k/a Harriet Anne Hall a/k/a Harriet Bannister a/k/a Harriet Johnson by instrument from R. A. McIntyre, Sp. Comr., in Bannister v. Ruth Carter, et als., dated August 13, 1940 and recorded on June 13, 1941, in Deed Book 150, page 504  which persons are unknown and who are made parties hereto as PARTIES UNKNOWN, Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

 

 31 of the land records of Fauquier County;

Lot3/GPIN 6061-79-2793-000 acquired by instrument from R. A. McIntyre, Sp. Comr., in Bannister v. Ruth Carter, et als., dated August 13, 1940 and recorded on June 13, 1941, in Deed Book 150, page 504 with plat recorded at Deed Book 150, page 425 of the aforementioned land records;

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It is therefore ORDERED that this Order of Publication be published once a week in the Fauquier Times for four consecutive weeks and that the captioned  22nd day of November  the Court and do what is necessary to protect their respective interests herein.

ENTERED this the 2nd day of October , 2019

THIS CAUSE IS CONTINUED.

Jeffrey W. Parker JUDGE

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Jennifer R. Moore, Esquire Va. Bar No. 75212 FALLON, MYERS & MARSHALL, LLP 110 Main Street Warrenton, Virginia 20186 (540) 349-4633 (540) 349-4163 (fax) Counsel for Plaintiffs

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Employment Cook - $20/hr

Must be reliable & experienced for an estate, The Plains, VA. Flexible weekday schedule, Sundays required. Must speak English.

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Administrative Assistant Warrenton VA firm has an immediate FT position for an admin assistant.

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Commercial Plumbers & Helpers

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Full Time Employment

Business Intelligence Analyst (Master’s w/ 1 yr exp; Major: CS, MIS, Buss Admin or equiv. Other suitable qualifications acceptable) – Gainesville, VA. Job entails working with & experience must be in IT hardware and integration services sales and include: Researching and analyzing competitor products and pricing; performing historical, technical and financial analysis of bids; preparing pricing spreadsheets for bids; using Advanced MS Excel, Advanced MS Access, Excel VBA Macro, PowerPivot, Power Query, PowerPoint, SAP Business One, Salesforce, QuoteWerks, HP Configuration tools and HP Special Pricing tools Relocation and travel to unanticipated locations within USA possible. Send resumes to NCS Technologies Inc., Attn: HR, 7669 Limestone Drive, Gainesville, VA 20155 or HR@ ncst.com.

Part Time Employment

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BUS DRIVER We have an immediate opening for a school bus driver for our Haymarket/Aldie daily route. The successful candidate will have experience driving a bus and we are anxious to talk with anyone who has transported school-aged children in the past. Our Bus Drivers play an essential role in our school and we value their contributions. Experienced CDL drivers earn a base salary between $88 and $90 a day (avg. 4 hours/day) in addition to a premium for longer routes.

Requirements: · Class B CDL License with a P Endorsement · Ability to pass background check · Clean driving record · Ability to carry out assigned route on time Responsibilities: · Maintain a clean & mechanically-sound bus at all times · Obey all traffic laws · Perform inspections of the bus before & after each route · Ensure safety of all students Contact: Colleen Ruddle 540-878-2752 or email accounting@highlandschool.org

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

Starting $13/hr & scheduled raises.

Company-paid medical & dental premiums.

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

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