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Opioid Ripples: Breaking the cycle Prevention strategies include education and early intervention

By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

By Randy Rieland

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Fifty years ago, war was declared on drugs. President This is the Richard Nixon third in a fourdescribed drug part series abuse as “public on the opioid enemy No. 1.” epidemic. Money was allocated for treatment programs, and a new federal bureaucracy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, was created. The foot soldiers were state and local cops doing battle one bust at a time. For the most part, that’s how the “war” has gone for the past half century, built around an expectation that law enforcement officers, rather than public health officials, would staff the front lines. The opioid crisis changed that. Drug users are still ending up in jail but ask a police chief or sheriff how they feel about stemming the tide of addiction and you get the same response over and over: “We can’t arrest our way out of this.” Then how do you break the cycle? More than 700 people have died of opioid overdoses in Virginia's Piedmont during the past decade. Thousands have become addicted -- many not through a spiraling of recreational drug use, but by taking prescribed painkillers for injuries or disease. How do you ensure that people with pain fully understand the risks of taking opioid medications for long periods of time?

“Parents don’t know where to look when there’s a crisis. They start Googling for answers at 3 in the morning. We’re trying to help them before a crisis happens.” CAPT. RAY ACORS Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office INSIDE Business.............................................13 Classified............................................35 Communities......................................28 Faith...................................................28

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Sallie Morgan of the Fauquier County Mental Health Association says she wants to help people understand that addiction is a brain disorder. And, how do you protect the next generation from another wave of trauma? “High school kids aren’t dropping d e a d from heroin,” said Culpeper Police Chief Chris Jenkins. “But that’s the age where you need to start educating kids about opioids, probably sooner.”

‘Jekyll and Hyde drug’

So, law enforcement agencies in the region are taking on a larger role in teaching their communities about a crisis that few saw coming, and with a focus that’s more nuanced than it would have been 10 years ago. “We try to teach it’s a brain chemistry issue,” said Capt. Ray Acors of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office. “It’s not that someone’s a bad person. Their bad behavior comes out of their addiction. It’s a Jekyll and Hyde drug.” Chief Jenkins thinks addiction prevention doesn’t get the attention it merits. He has both professional and deeply personal reasons for feeling that way. Five years ago, his 26-year-old son, Jordan, who had become addicted to prescription medications, committed suicide. “I actually think prevention is History................................................21 Horse Sports.......................................19 Lifestyle..............................................23 Opinion...............................................10

as important as law enforcement now,” he said. “And it’s the part people kinda forget about.” Jenkins said a complicating factor is that it’s usually up to local communities to develop their own prevention programs. “What’s the best model?” he said. “It’s not coming from Richmond. It’s not coming from Washington. And fighting for prevention programs is a challenge. They don’t make money. Treatment programs make money. “Look, we already have our hands full for the next 10 to 15 years dealing with what’s happened. If we don’t focus on addiction prevention now, we’re going to get another whole segment of our community dealing with it.”

Prevention as a mindset

Not surprisingly, Alan Rasmussen is a big believer in the value of prevention in slowing opioid use. As prevention specialist for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board, his top priority is promoting programs that help prevent substance abuse and suicides. He cites research suggesting that evSee OPIOID, page 6 Obituaries...........................................33 Puzzles...............................................12 Real Estate..........................................29 Sports.................................................15

A proposal by Brian Roeder to convert and expand a home next to his Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane into a lodge comes up for a public hearing at the Oct. 17 Fauquier County Planning Commission meeting. Roeder needs approval of four special exceptions to move forward with what he is now calling The Sanctuary at Barrel Oak. The name change from The Lodge at Barrel Oak was meant to clarify his purpose and intent, according to a revised statement of justification he filed with the county. “As a working farm, we will immerse our guests in an experience which allows them to retreat from the daily grind of their lives by overnighting on a working farm with vineyards, forested trails, and an animal sanctuary,” according to the filing. He’s also planning to include a swimming pool, horseback riding and hiking on the property’s trails, a greenhouse and spa as amenities for lodge guests. He said that he will partner with others to develop and manage the Sanctuary at Barrel Oak, which would occupy 50 acres at 3677 Grove Lane. The property is zoned rural agriculture. It’s about two miles outside of Marshall. Roeder needs special exception approval to convert and expand his house into a 42-room resort with a restaurant for guests, hold 78 events per year, create a fire-suppression sprinkler system using above-ground storage tanks containing 180,000 gallons of non-potable water and install a sewage system capable of handling an 11,000 gallons per day capacity. The planning commission could vote on the application on Thursday after the public hearing or defer action. Its eventual recommendation will go to the board of county supervisors for a public hearing and vote. See DELAPLANE, page 9

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For parents only: Practical advice on risky behaviors By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

On Thursday afternoon, about 20 grownups rummaged around an area in the PATH Foundation conference room that had been set up to look like a teenager’s bedroom. Capt. Ray Acors of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office explained that the room was stocked with 110 items that were indicative of risky behavior. Some were obvious – like prescription drugs or a pregnancy test; others were more subtle. But we can’t tell you about those. We are sworn to secrecy because Acors said, “The kids are way ahead of us. We don’t want to reveal what we know. It’s the only advantage we have.” However, parents and community members who attend a Hidden in Plain Sight event can gain insight on what a toy or book may be hiding or how to decipher the hidden message on a T-shirt – the secret passwords parents need. Warrenton Town Manager Brandie Schaeffer attended the Oct. 3 gathering, which served as the quarterly meeting for Piedmont CRUSH, short for Community Resources United to Stop Heroin. Co-hosts were the FCSO and Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-5th District). Schaeffer said she came as part of her job with the town, but as a parent, she became fascinated – and

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Shelly Wright of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office explains to the group the significance of some of the objects in the mock bedroom. alarmed – by what she learned about innocent-looking objects that signaled the child who lived in the room was experimenting with potentially dangerous activities. She and other participants were seen opening drawers and peering under the bed, sniffing empty soft drink cans and glaring suspiciously at a teddy bear. Behaviors that were highlighted included: drug and alcohol use, unhealthy sexual behaviors, violence, eating disorders and even suicide. Thursday’s session was an abbreviated session. The typical event is about two hours, with time for a presentation,

questions and discussion. FCSO presenters Acors and Shelly Wright said that finding something suspicious is not a reason to yell at a child. “It’s a reason to start a conversation,” said Wright. The next Hidden in Plain Sight event open to the public will be at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15, at The Depot at the Bealeton Library (10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton). Those interested can email HIPS@ fauquiercounty.gov to reserve a spot. Riggleman addressed the group briefly, praising the program and other grassroots efforts like it. He said that his family has been touched by drug abuse – a brother and a sister have struggled, and he lost a cousin. “It’s very personal to me.” He said he is a member of the Freshman Working Group on Addiction, a group of more than three dozen first-term members who meet regularly to discuss efforts to address the crisis, hear from experts and visit research and treatment facilities. Riggleman said, “With some of my Democrat partners in the working group, I was able to secure $1.5 billion in funding for State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants in the Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Bill.”  In addition, he said, the FY 2020 funding bill included: • $501 million for anti-opioid abuse • $2.36 billion for the Drug Enforce-

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Library trustees want new library moved off the back burner New Baltimore library plans revived as well By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

Construction of a new public library in Warrenton should be put back into the five-year capital improvements project plan, according to the Fauquier County Library Board of Trustees. It’s still needed, reason the trustees, and the cost will COURTESY IMAGE only increase if it’s delayed. A 2017 rendering of a proposed design for a new Warrenton library. Construction of a library will cost an estimated $19.8 million by fiscal year 2025, Library Director ers that are available has also gone up. The library system will also be submitting an Maria Del Rosso said during a trustees’ meeting on While trustees hope a new Warrenton library operating budget request in October. The request is Sept. 26. County departments had until Sept. 27 to will be moved back into the CIP five-year plan, they expected to include $11,805 to hire a library clerk submit requests for projects for county supervisors also voted Sept. 26 to appoint private citizen Doug for the Marshall library in fiscal year 2021; $15,800 to consider early next year when they approve a Larson to raise private funds to help cover construc- to hire an assistant for the Marshall library in fiscal capital improvements budget. Supervisors will also tion costs. Larson mounted such an effort two years year 2022; $10,000 to connect the library’s elecvote on a new operating budget and set a tax rate. ago but suspended it and returned donors’ money tronic resources to a single index/search box on the A new library to replace the one at 11 Win- after supervisors moved a new Warrenton library library website, and $69,700 to hire a young adult chester St. was removed from the five-year CIP to the future years category. There was $2.5 million librarian during the 2022 fiscal year. budget early last year and placed in a future years pledged by that time toward a $5 million goal. The The budget submission is expected to also incategory after a majority of supervisors deemed it money would have supplemented the $10 million in clude a request to replace the monument sign at not a priority. It remains there at an estimated cost the county budget for library construction. the Bealeton library (at a cost to be determined) of $14,684,432 million. The trustees will also renew their request to and replace blinds and rugs at the Marshall li“The longer the delay, the more the cost goes build a library in New Baltimore, a project that’s brary (at a cost to be determined). A digital sign up,” said Del Rosso during the trustees meeting. also in the future years county CIP budget at for the Bealeton library -- at a cost of $10,000 to The cost of delay is one of the reasons cited in $9,787,797. In 2013, the supervisors replaced a install plus a $200 annual fee -- is also proposed. the library trustees’ CIP budget request for build- planned library in New Baltimore with the one Trust fund or private funding could be used for ing the library within the next five years, along planned, but not yet built, in Warrenton. the Bealeton monument and digital signs. with the additional space it would provide. “It’s still important to people in the eastern part The budget request is also expected to include The current library has a small parking lot. of the county,” Trustees Chairwoman Patricia $4,750 for window shades at the John Barton Payne building and $2,000 for a white board for Seating for patrons and shelf space for books are White said of the New Baltimore proposal. Besides the library in Warrenton, there are the administrative wing in the Warrenton library. limited, according to the draft of the CIP budget Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com submission. Wait times for the number of comput- public libraries in Marshall and Bealeton.

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Candidates for school board did their homework for forum By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer

Candidates for the Fauquier County School Board addressed issues of funding, security, random drug testing, teacher pay and retention, and special-needs programs during an Oct. 2 forum at Taylor Middle School in Warrenton. The candidates seemed ready to engage on a broad range of topics. The forum featured Suzanne Sloane, Shelly Norden and Michael Hammond, running for the Scott District seat; Rachel Bongiovi and Susan Pauling, candidates for the Center District seat being vacated by Brian Gorg; and Donald Mason and Stephanie Litter-Reber, candidates for the Lee District seat. Everyone is running as an independent. The seven candidates all answered the same questions; some originated from a panel of journalists and others were submitted from an audience that numbered about 175. The candidates also gave opening and closing remarks.

Susan Pauling

Pauling noted that as a parent of three, she’s been active with the Parent Teacher Organization, sports and music and arts groups in the schools. “I have a clear understanding of the pressures facing our children,” she said. Pauling has been a drug and al-

cohol case manager and a bail officer in charge of a program helping non-violent criminals transition into house arrest and other programs. If elected, she said that she will work to improve communication and transparency in decision making. She said “lunch bunch” groups and other initiatives in schools would help students get to know each other. Supporting teachers: She said teachers should be given all the support they need to be effective. Programs that need attention: Pauling said more support should be given to music and arts programs and sports. “Boosters keep these programs going” at present, she said. Cellphones: Pauling thinks the issue of cellphones should be revisited. Whatever policy is enacted should be consistent division-wide. Redistricting: She would be willing to look at school redistricting. “And the community should know what’s coming” as a solution to even out school population takes shape, Pauling said. Drug testing: Pauling said any random drug testing poses a “privacy issue” and how students are selected for testing would be a concern. Vocational training: Pauling supports vocational education programs, noting she worked as a therapeutic masseuse in a chiropractor’s office for 10 years. “We need to solve the transportation issue” to get

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Rachel Bongiovi

Bongiovi is a mental health professional who works with children and referred often throughout the forum to the importance of meeting the mental health needs of students. Bongiovi said she’s running to give a voice to those who may have been overlooked. Supporting teachers: “Morale is at an all-time low. They are not always treated in the manner they deserve” contributing to teacher burnout, she said. Cellphones: Bongiovi said she didn’t think students should be allowed to have cellphones in classrooms. “I think they distract kids more than they help.” Class size: Larger class sizes would put more pressure on teachers and perhaps lead to “more kids falling through the cracks,” Bonjiovi said. Drug testing: She said there needs to be communication before random drug testing is implemented and fixing the health problem, not punishment, should be the goal. School security: “A child who is bullied is more likely to develop problems,” she said. Teachers and staff need help recognizing the signs of such problems. And teachers and staff need support too, Bongiovi said.

Mike Hammond

Hammond said a multi-year sustainable plan should be in place for salaries to ensure “appropriate and fair compensation.” He said he will press to resolve the question of consolidating the two middle schools in Warrenton. He noted his professional background in project management and budgeting. Hammond emphasized the importance of drawing parents into the schools and including them in solutions. Supporting teachers: Hammond said more should be done to mentor young teachers to provide them support and not lose them. Programs that need attention: Parents of special-needs students should be made a part of improving programs that meet their needs, he said. Cellphones: He said students should put their cellphones in their lockers and not have them in classrooms. Class size: He said he wouldn’t support increasing class sizes, reasoning “it makes the job more difficult” for teachers. Drug testing: Hammond said there should be a community forum to gauge support for drug testing of student athletes. “We should make sure we’re not violating the students’ rights” should such a policy be implemented, Hammond said. School security: Hammond said the adult owners of guns need to keep firearms out of the hands of young people by securely storing

Commissioner of the revenue candidates make their case

Candidates for county commissioner of revenue, Eric Maybach, Republican, and Angela Smith, independent, gave fiveminute long statements during last week’s forum but weren’t asked questions. Maybach said he’ll work to provide accurate tax records, revenue projections, and fairly and equally enforce the tax code. He also pledged to be “engaged and accessible.” Smith said, “I’ve always been a problem solver. As an independent with no hidden agenda I will fairly represent you.” them. He said parents should be aware of school policy on bullying and their role in curbing such behavior by their children. Vocational programs: Hammond said he attended a technical training school and supports doing more to promote the school division’s vocational education programs for students not planning to attend college.

Suzanne Sloane

Sloane is an incumbent seeking re-election to a second fouryear term. Her day job is as head of school of K12, an online school that had 90 students when she began working for there in 2001 and now has 2,600, she told the audience. She also serves on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Fauquier County. Sloane said each school member is just one of five and that getting things done requires a collaborative approach. Supporting teachers: “What we’re trying to do through our mentoring program is to surround them with people who can help,” Sloane said of helping young teachers. While compensation is important, so too is the culture at school and giving teachers a role in decision making, she said. Longer-term teachers got a bump in pay last year, she added. Programs that need attention: Sloane said that more money has been allocated to special education programs and instructional services in general. Cellphones: She said individual school principals should set the rules and “teachers should make decisions on what happens in their classroom” when it comes to whether students should have mobile phones in the classroom. She said she supports revisiting and revamping the policy allowing cellphones in classrooms. Class size: Sloane said she wouldn’t support increasing class sizes. Redistricting: The school division has already started looking at redistricting, Sloane said. She supports redistricting if it means students attend schools closer to where they live. Drug testing: She said “parents need to be fully aware” should the

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school division embark on random drug testing. “We would need to start a good communications forum with parents and students beforehand.” It should also involve the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office. School security: Sloane said strides have been made to make Fauquier’s schools more secure. “There are 100 cameras alone at Fauquier High School. Did you know that?” Color coding of hallway sections helps direct first responders to the proper area in case of an emergency. The school division also has a Copsync threat alert system (similar to a panic button) to bring help quickly when needed. She said some school entrances need to be reconfigured to eliminate large, open lobbies, which present security challenges. Vocational training: She’d like to see more internships providing real-world experience to students.

Shelly Norden

Norden noted that she’s spent nearly 30 years in Fauquier schools, both as a student and as a teacher. She teaches English and journalism at Kettle Run High School. “I feel a lot of changes are needed to make our schools the best they can be. We have long-term substitutes. We can do a lot better. We need to stand up for our constituents,” Norden said. Supporting teachers: She said the school division needs to do more to keep teachers from leaving and “allow teachers to have a voice.” She added, “the administration needs to spend time in the schools.” She said that it’s important that teachers are compensated fairly. Cellphones: Norden said the cellphone policy should be reviewed. Class size: “If there are three students in a classroom and eight in another, maybe it’s time to have those classes looked at” to determine their

need, Norden said of imbalance in class sizes. Redistricting: Norden said she would need to look at the numbers before deciding if redistricting should occur anywhere. Random drug testing: She said the goal should be “catching the problem” and not be punitive. School security: She said the records of transfer students should be promptly provided the schools involved so that staff is aware of any problems. Vocational education: She said apprenticeship opportunities for students wanting to learn a trade should be sought.

Stephanie Litter-Reber

Litter-Reber, a Remington resident, is a Navy veteran and works as an IT manager. “I want our schools to have the best possible environment. I want to ensure that we keep our quality teachers,” Litter-Reber said. Supporting teachers: More can be done to boost the morale of teachers, some of whom Litter-Reber said “don’t feel valued,” based on what she’s heard. More can be done to make them aware of training opportunities, she said. Programs that need attention: More can be done to improve special education offerings by encouraging collaboration between all involved, she said. Cellphones: She said she supports reviewing the cellphone presence in classrooms, noting the phones can be a distraction. Drug testing: Litter-Reber said she supports random drug testing but not just of student athletes. The goal should be identifying addiction early and getting the user help rather than punishment. School security: Improving communication can also stem the problem of bullying, along with drawing in law enforcement to help, she said. Vocational training: Litter-Reber said more

can be done to inform students about vocational opportunities and to expand the relationship the school division has with Lord Fairfax Community College to provide training.

Don Mason

Mason, seeking a full term to the board representing Lee District after his appointment in 2016 to complete an unexpired term, worked for 39 years in the Prince William school division as a teacher, assistant principal and project manager. He’s now retired. He grew up in Remington and graduated from Fauquier High School. “I’m seeking re-election because I care,” Mason said. Supporting teachers: Young teachers are being helped through a mentoring process, he said. Cellphones: Mason said he supports barring students from having cellphones in classrooms. Class sizes: He said the school division is making strides in managing class sizes. “Smaller classroom size helps” the student, Mason said. Drug testing: Mason expressed concern about protecting the rights of students in any move toward random drug testing. “What do have in place to help that child? That would need to work before we get to that point” of drug testing, Mason said. Vocational training: He said adding educational programs comes at a cost and that needs to be considered. Mason closed with a call for those not registered to vote to do so. “After you register, please vote,” he said. This last of a series of three forums featuring candidates for the Virginia General Assembly, school and commissioner of revenue were co-sponsored by the Fauquier Chamber of Commerce, the Fauquier Farm Bureau, Fauquier Bar Association, Fauquier Times, Fauquier Now and Fauquier Channel 1. Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com

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Prevention strategies include education and early intervention OPIOID, from page 1 ery dollar spent on prevention saves more than $7 on treatment. “It’s vital,” he said. “If you can help people early, they don’t have to have everything they want to do destroyed — their academic achievements, their careers, their relationships.” Rasmussen makes that point a lot when he’s working with community groups or coalitions wrestling with the ripple effects of the opioid crisis.

Prevention, he said, needs to become a mindset. “It’s about energizing anybody and everybody,” he said. “Some people will say, ‘I’m not sure we have a problem.’ I tell them you don’t want to have a problem. Besides, they probably do have a problem and it’s bigger than they think.” Some prevention programs are pretty straightforward, such as encouraging people to clear their medicine cabinets of leftover prescription

Starting young: Opioid education a tool for prevention Carolyn Weems advocates for drug education curriculum It seemed pretty clear to Carolyn Weems what she needed to do. She remembered how little she and her husband, Billy, knew about the dangers of opioids when their daughter, Caitlyn, became addicted to painkillers she was prescribed for soccer injuries. In April 2013, she died of a heroin overdose. She was 21. “We were clueless,” she said. “None of our doctors or dentists sat down with us and told us that this stuff was powerful, that it has a high rate of dependency, that the pills she was taking were basically the same thing as heroin. We had none of that information. We did what the doctors said.” So, after Caitlyn died, Weems, a member of the Virginia Beach City School Board, began working with the school district’s staff to develop a curriculum that educated children — and their families — about opioids. Last year, the Virginia General Assembly voted to endorse the curriculum as a model for other school districts. Culpeper County schools began using it this school year. “We looked at what was being taught and found that opioids were mentioned in one lesson in the eighth grade,” she said. “I felt it needed to be part of the curriculum all the way through.” That meant starting in the first grade, although opioids aren’t addressed in depth until the ninth and 10th grades. Those students are required to do a PowerPoint presentation on how opioids affect the body and brain, how they increase the risk of injury, and the health benefits of abstaining from drug use. The subject matter is more general in the lower grades. First-graders do role playing on what they should do if they find pills lying on a countertop or when a friend’s mother offers them medicine when they have a headache. In grades three through five, the focus shifts to how risky behavior can result from drug use and how to refuse an offer of overthe-counter drugs from a friend. Through the middle school years, lessons cover recognizing

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After losing her daughter to a heroin overdose, Carolyn Weems worked to create a school curriculum to educate students and their parents about opioid addiction. influence and pressure from family, friends and the media; finding ways to manage stress and anxiety to avoid using drugs and understanding the short-term and long-term effects of drugs, including opiates. “With this generation, you can’t just say, ‘Don’t do drugs,’” Weems said. “You have to equip these kids with information and give them knowledge. Some people will tell me, ‘I can’t believe you’re doing this in the first grade.’ But I feel you can’t start early enough. I wouldn’t have said that 10 years ago. “If I had known one-tenth of what I know now, Caitlyn might have had a chance,” she added. “I don’t want a child or athlete or parents not to have that knowledge.” It’s progress, Weems said, but negative attitudes about addiction aren’t easily changed. She noted that when she wanted to open a sober living house for recovering women addicts in Virginia Beach, “I was told, ‘We don’t want those people in our neighborhood.’ My daughter had a scholarship to college. She never had so much as a speeding ticket. ‘Those people?’ Really?” – Randy Rieland

painkillers. Police “If you can help people their kids might say that because of be dealing with, early, they don’t have their street value, whether it’s drug they’ve become a to have everything they use, eating disorfavorite target of want to do destroyed ders or bullying. burglars. Beyond — their academic “Parents don’t that, a survey by the know where to look Substance Abuse achievements, when there’s a criand Mental Health their careers, their sis,” he said. “They Services Adminis- relationships.” start Googling for tration found that answers at 3 in the 60 percent of those We’re ALAN RASMUSSEN morning. who said they misRappahannock-Rapidan trying to help them used opioids didn’t Community Services Board before a crisis haphave a prescription. pens. Roughly half reported that they got “We don’t want the parents’ first the drugs for free from friends or rel- reaction be to call law enforcement,” atives. he added. “We don’t want to come Twice a year, the DEA stages a over to your house and lock a kid drug “take back day,” when people up because you suspect something. can drop off unwanted prescription This program is designed to help you medications at designated locations, have those difficult conversations in usually local police departments or a more positive way. Instead of havsheriff’s offices. Through the past four ing it be a reason to hand out punishcollection days — the last one was in ments, you want it to be an opporApril — the DEA hauled in an aver- tunity to say, ‘Help me understand age of 464 tons of unused or expired what’s going on.’” drugs nationwide. The next take-back Sometimes parents seem uneasy day is Saturday, Oct. 26, between 10 about what they see as invading their a.m. and 2 p.m. (You can search for children’s privacy. Fauquier Sheriff the nearest drop-off location on DEA’s Bob Mosier said they need to conDiversion Control Division’s website sider the consequences of not going at www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov.) into that room. Some law enforcement offices “What you’re doing is looking -- including the Fauquier County for clues to prevent harm,” he said. Sheriff’s Office, the Culpeper Police “It could be something that could Office, the Orange Police Depart- be stopped in its tracks now. If you ment and the Rappahannock County do not seize upon the opportunity at Sheriff’s Office-- now allow peo- that age, you could be talking about ple to drop off unused prescription a lifetime of hurt.” drugs any time. That initiative apAcors made another point: “That pears to be catching on. In Fauquier room doesn’t belong to them. That County, for example, 96.5 pounds phone doesn’t belong to them.” of narcotics were dropped off at the sheriff’s office last year; through this Risk factors Meanwhile, area school districts September, 109 pounds have already are looking for ways to squeeze lesbeen collected and destroyed. sons about opioids into curriculums Looking for clues already packed to meet state acaAt the same time, police and sheriff demic requirements. They’re explordepartments are trying to make parents ing how to raise awareness among and grandparents better comprehend students about crucial addiction risk the risks that come with being a teen- factors, such as genetic predisposiager today. Two and a half years ago, tions and the significance of when a the Culpeper Police Department took person first uses drugs or alcohol. a step in that direction by launching its The latter can make a big differversion of a program called Hidden in ence in whether a person develops a Plain Sight. It’s a traveling demo of a substance abuse problem, said Sallie teenager’s bedroom, filled with items Morgan, who as executive director that might indicate he or she is using of the Mental Health Association of drugs or alcohol, or engaging in other Fauquier County has worked closely risky behavior. An innocent-looking with the school district in developing soda can might be a reconfigured stor- substance abuse and mental health age space for drugs. A container of a programs. cleaning agent usually kept under the “About 75 percent of people who kitchen sink could mean they’re using are addicts become addicted by the it to get high. Parents or grandparents age of 27,” Morgan said. “Research are encouraged to search for clues. Of- has shown that if you don’t use beten, they miss a lot of them. fore you’re 17, it can greatly reduce Lt. Ashley Banks estimates that your risk.” she and Officer Michael Grant have Results of a 2019 Pride student given Culpeper’s HIPS presentation survey -- a national questionnaire at least two dozen times for other po- used by some school districts every lice departments, civic organizations four years -- are still being compiled, and churches around the state. That but the last one, in 2015, found that has prompted the Fauquier County the average age of first drug, alcohol Sheriff’s Office and the Madison or tobacco use in Fauquier schools County Sheriff’s Office to create was 13. The story is equally sobertheir own versions. (See page 2.) ing in Culpeper County. In a 2017 The idea is not to turn parents into Youth Risk Behavior Survey, more snoops, said Acors, but to show them how to become more aware of what See OPIOID, page 8

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AMERICA’S PROBLEM

81,000 Americans tried heroin for the first time in 2017. The U.S. makes up 5% of the world’s population, but consumes about 80% of the world’s prescription opioid drugs.

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Capt. Ray Acors and Sheriff Bob Mosier of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office show the Go Bag with Narcan and a difibrillator.

Narcan saves lives, addiction continues Everyone seems to have a Narcan story. It’s the brand name for naloxone, the drug that revives overdose victims. Culpeper Police Chief Chris Jenkins says more drug users are now shooting up in public places, such as outside restaurants or shopping centers, because if they overdose, they’ll probably be discovered and are more likely to survive. Caroline Folker, the founder of Families Overcoming Drug Addiction, whose daughter, Kathrine, died of an overdose, said she has heard about users injecting themselves at stoplights for the same reason. Warrenton Town Council member Sean Polster, a founder of Piedmont CRUSH (Community Resources United to Stop Heroin), described a call when first responders were unable to revive an overdose victim. “The parents were screaming, ‘Give him Narcan. Wake him up.’ But it was too late. It’s frustrating because people think Narcan is a magic drug that can always bring people back.” Then there’s the story repeated by more than one law enforcement officer about how some drug dealers now bring Narcan when they deliver heroin to make sure their customers stay alive. No question that Narcan has become a pivotal piece of the opioid epidemic story. Overdose deaths are dropping— only two have occurred in Fauquier County so far this year compared to 20 in 2018. Law enforcement officials say that has more to do with the availability of Narcan than it does a decrease in opioid use. More people are being saved, some multiple times. It wasn’t that long ago that only EMTs and ER doctors could administer Narcan. Now police and school nurses can. Doctors in Virginia are required to prescribe it with highdose opioids, and it can be purchased

WHO SUFFERS

50% to 60%

of addiction is due to genetics. Other factors: chaotic home environment, abuse, peer influence, community drug attitudes, poor academic achievement. The children of addicts are 8x more likely to develop an addiction. About 20% of Americans who have depression or an anxiety disorder also have a substance use disorder. In the past decade, heroin use among 18 to 25 year olds has

doubled.

Rx Narcan is saving lives, but doesn’t address the problem of addiction. In addition to an injection, Narcan can be administered as a nasal spray. in pharmacies without a prescription. REVIVE! Programs, where laypeople are trained to use Narcan, have become more common. The drug, available as a nasal spray or an injection, restores an overdose victim’s breathing so he or she regains consciousness. It only works if opioids are present in a person’s system; otherwise, Narcan has no effect. Sometimes, particularly when someone has injected drugs mixed with fentanyl, multiple doses are needed to revive them. While public health and law enforcement officials support the easier accessibility of Narcan, they say that does make it harder to gather data on overdoses and track levels of opioid usage. There’s also concern that as overdose fatalities decline, so will the sense of urgency to address substance abuse. The epidemic could seem to be over. “The deaths are going down, which says to me that Narcan is saving lives,” said the Rev. Jan Brown, founder and

executive director of SpiritWorks, an addiction recovery foundation based in Williamsburg, Virginia. “If we don’t deal with these other pieces, we’ll have a decline in the community in more ways, sadly, than simply deaths,” she added. “The burden comes when a community is dealing with the ongoing effect of addiction. You may be saving lives, but you’re not really dealing with the problem.” Culpeper librarian Dee Fleming has taken on the cause of getting local businesses to add Narcan to their first aid kits. Two years ago, her 23-year-old son died after using cocaine laced with fentanyl. “Until somebody’s ready to get recovery, I’m all for keeping them alive,” she said. “When I see someone who’s addicted, I see through them the face of Joe. I think, ‘What would I say to Joe? What would I do for Joe?’ “If people look at an addict and say, ‘If this was my daughter, how many times would I want her revived?’ that changes the whole perspective.” – Randy Rieland

SOURCE OF OPIOIDS About 80% of heroin users first misused prescription opioids. About 53% of prescription opioid users got their last painkillers from a friend or relative

IMPACT The economic burden of prescription opioid abuse in the U.S. is almost

$80 billion a year. That includes health care costs, lost productivity, addiction treatment and impact on the criminal justice system. Almost 21 million Americans have at least one addiction, yet only

1 in 10

receive treatment. Sources: Centers for Disease Control, National Institute of Drug Abuse, American Addiction Centers

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Prevention strategies include education and early intervention OPIOID, from page 6 than a third of seventh graders said they had used alcohol, and 8 percent indicated they had smoked pot by the time they were 14. The survey also reflected another disturbing trend. The number of high school seniors who said they had taken pain medication without a prescription? Twelve percent.

Perilous potential

The challenge for school districts is finding the most effective way to help kids avoid the awful fate of so many unwitting opioid victims. In short, how do you teach them about drugs that are legal, but have the potential to be so perilous? For years, the program of choice for most school districts was Drug Abuse Resistance Education, better known as D.A.R.E. Launched through a partnership of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District in 1983, it was largely about police officers delivering lectures on the dangers of using drugs. At one point, more than 75 percent of the school districts in America were using D.A.R.E. But there was a problem. It didn’t work very well. That was the conclusion of public health studies done in the 1990s, including one funded in part by the Justice Department that found D.A.R.E. had little or no effect on rates of teenage drug use. In fact, research at Indiana University suggested that students who completed the D.A.R.E. program had a higher rate of using hallucinogenic drugs than those who hadn’t taken it. D.A.R.E.’s popularity faded, as did much of the funding it received from the Justice Department. In recent years, the nonprofit has abandoned its “Just say no” message and focused instead on helping students develop decision-making skills. While it hasn’t regained its dominance of the drug curriculum market, D.A.R.E.’s shift reflects a philosophy more school districts are starting to follow--that teaching kids how to cope with tough decisions is a better way than giving them drug lectures.

Starting early

Another issue is that traditional drug education programs haven’t dealt directly with the risks of legal painkillers. This summer, Culpeper County public schools tried to address that by adopting an opioid curriculum initiated by a member of the Virginia Beach School Board, whose daughter died of a heroin overdose. (See “Starting young” sidebar, page 6). Nate Clancy, a member of the Culpeper School Board who pushed for more opioid education, said the curriculum is being added primarily through health classes at different grade levels. Opioids aren’t really discussed until sixth grade, he said, but lessons about medications start as early as first grade. “They’re told that if they see pills they’re not familiar with, they shouldn’t touch them,” he said. “And, that they shouldn’t take medicine without their parents present. Third grade deals more with proper and improper use of medicine. Also, how it affects your body. How it can make you better, but there also can be consequences. “Twenty years ago, this would have been taboo,” he added. “You didn’t mention drugs in the first grade.” The Fauquier County public schools has also updated its curriculum, according to Frank Finn, assistant superintendent for student services and special education. He said he has worked with the

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Nate Clancy, a member of the Culpeper School Board, has pushed for more opioid education in the schools. Mental Health Association of Fauquier County and other community groups to identify better resources for teachers, including material specifically about opioids. As in Culpeper, the lessons start early, but with an emphasis on basic coping skills. The goal is to help young students develop the confidence to not be easily swayed into making risky choices. “I think if you get the elementary learning right, they’ll have the skills to deal with problems they face when they get older,” Finn said. “It increases the likelihood they’ll make better decisions.” With substance abuse closely tied to mental health issues, school districts are also focusing more on being able to spot students struggling emotionally or psychologically. Some now offer Youth Mental Health First Aid, an eight-hour training certification course that teaches participants how to identify and, if necessary, get help for kids. Fauquier staff who have had the training wear purple lanyards so students can find them easily. Finn said that as part of a pilot project, the training will soon be made available to high school students in Fauquier. That would enable kids who are reluctant to open up to a teacher to instead seek out a peer who is trained to help them. “There’s no one program or curriculum that’s going to fix anything — whether it’s drug use or academic performance,” Finn said. “You have to have a multifaceted approach.”

Changing the brain

One key nuance the training teaches kids is that for some people, addiction is not a choice. “If someone has a trauma history or they have a family history of substance abuse and a genetic predisposition, we’re keeping in mind that this may not be as much a choice,” said Kathy Sickler, social worker in the Rappahannock County public schools. “A child may be kind of set up for failure. So, we watch that closely and I can start to link them up with community resources if we need to.” She said that it’s equally important for kids to know what’s at risk. “We want them to understand that this is something that can affect you mentally, physically, emotionally. It could even affect your

sex life,” she said. “It’s going to affect all areas of your life. This is a disease. That’s part of the addiction education.” Sallie Morgan, of the Mental Health Association of Fauquier County, agreed that education is critical to how communities battered by the opioid crisis move forward. “We want to help people understand that addiction is a brain disorder,” she said. “The substances themselves change the brain. So, it’s not a matter of will power. It’s not a matter of good versus bad. “But there are some choice points, and if you’re informed, you can avoid going down a path where you really don’t want to go.”

ABOUT THIS SERIES: RIPPLE EFFECTS The project

Opioid Ripples is an ongoing series produced jointly by four organizations: two independent, nonprofit civic news organizations, Piedmont Journalism Foundation and Foothills Forum; and two media companies: Piedmont Media and Rappahannock Media. The nonprofits provide the research and reporting; the media companies decide when and what to publish in their newspapers and on their websites. Piedmont Journalism Foundation focuses on Fauquier and surrounding counties. For more information, see piedmontjournalism.org. Foothills Forum, founded in 2014, and Piedmont Journalism Foundation, founded in 2018, were created to increase in-depth news coverage and public discussion of issues in their communities. Foothills Forum focuses on Rappahannock County. For more information, see www.foothills-forum.org. Community support of the nonprofits makes this and other projects possible. Funding for this series comes in part from the PATH Foundation, which provides grants to improve health and vitality in Fauquier, Rappahannock and Culpeper counties.

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Thanks from the sheriff I want to thank the Fauquier Times for publishing the recent articles featuring the opioid crisis facing not only the nation, but also Fauquier County. Keeping continued, comprehensive coverage before your readership is a service to our community. Heroin addiction is a public health crisis, not just a health concern and it cannot be resolved by simply “arresting our way out of it.” Make no mistake about it, the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office will continue to arrest those who violate the law involving illegal drugs. We will also continue to work with our Commonwealth Attorney’s Office and U.S. Attorney’s office as they continue to prosecute these violations. However, that just is not enough in tackling this crisis. We have to continue to promote public awareness and educate in a multitude of ways. We have to focus on prevention, address recovery and prepare those in recovery, with their re-introduction into society. The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office has adjusted its response on how to best handle this opioid crisis. When I was elected sheriff in the fall of 2015, I knew the former methods simply would not work for this escalating problem. Initially, upon taking office, we were successful in partnering with the PATH Foundation in receiving grant money to purchase naloxone, more commonly known as Narcan. Narcan saves lives of individuals who have overdosed on opioids. At that time, we immediately trained 100 percent of our personnel in the use of Narcan through a training program “Revive,” sponsored by the Virginia Department of Behavior Health and Developmental Services. Exposure to heroin laced with fentanyl or carfentanil presents a clear and present danger to those in addiction, as well as to law enforcement personnel and the K-9s that perform drug searches. In an effort to minimize potential impact, field testing is no longer performed, but all of our deputies carry Narcan in the event of an exposure. We have developed a proactive

approach that addresses prevention and recovery, in addition to enforcement. Our prevention-enforcement-recovery approach deals with all aspects of the crisis that threaten our way of life in Fauquier County. In addressing prevention, we are actively working in conjunction with the Fauquier County public school system, to make awareness programs available for our youth and their parents. The School Resource Officers assist with programs and develop positive relationships with students. “Operation Prevention” sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Association educates students about the true impacts of opioids and kick-starts lifesaving conversations in the home and classroom. “Hidden in Plain Sight” is one of our new initiatives, which educates parents in what to look for when individuals may be using illegal drugs. In implementing enforcement, we increased staffing in our Special Operation Unit, specifically for narcotics/interdiction/enforcement. This has augmented the interaction with patrol deputies, police K-9s and SOU detectives. Please note, overdose cases are no longer looked at as merely medical occurrences. In every overdose case where the FCSO is notified and where Narcan is used to save a life, a deputy responds to interview the drug user and begins collaboration with our SOU. We are members of the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force, which participates in drug investigations and interdiction operations. We work with the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force to implement gang prevention, intervention and educational programs within our region. Another important partnership includes the DEA, which assists in identifying violators in Fauquier County. We are actively engaged with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. We also work closely with our lawmakers, whether making presentations to the General Assembly or briefing members of congress,

town and county officials on cases in which we are actively involved. Four years ago, we collaborated in the formation of The Travis Project, aimed at coordinating community efforts to combat the heroin epidemic. We are advisors to non-governmental organizations, which support local prevention programs, as well as connect those in addiction to available resources for recovery. Community Resources United to Stop Heroin and Come As You Are are groups that support recovery programs. We continue to collaborate with Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based program, and Alcoholics Anonymous. One of our more recent alliances is with the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board, which provides medically assisted treatment for inmates. The CSB has made the drug Vivitrol available to certain area detention facilities in Virginia, one of which is the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office Adult Detention Center. Jim LaGraffe, CSB director, has been instrumental in helping set up our program in the ADC. We have a certified nurse, who works in conjunction with our new mental health counselor to help those dealing with addictions while incarcerated. All medications are prescribed by a doctor. We recognize that once inmates go through recovery, which includes counseling, that we have to assist them in integrating back into the community. The Sheriff’s Office is working with companies that are willing to provide jobs for these individuals and other groups that will help with the logistics of housing and transportation. The Sheriff’s Office has come a long way in a few years in addressing this crisis that affects all of our lives. While a lot has been done, there is much more to do. The men and women of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office, and your sheriff care deeply about this community and we all work diligently to keep our community safe.

ROBERT P. MOSIER Sheriff

Low pupil/teacher ratios lead to lower teacher salaries Those who have been following any of the school board elections this year are aware that Fauquier County schools spends over $1,200 per student more than Prince William County, yet Prince William continues to hire teachers away with higher teacher salaries.  No one talks about the fact that in the most recent school superintendents reports available from the Virginia Department of Education addressing grades eight through 12 pupil/teacher ratios for secondary teaching positions, Fauquier County reports a ratio of 10.9 pupils per teaching position, compared to Prince William County’s report of a 17.22 ratio. These ratio reports indicate it would require approximately 411 teaching position using the Fauquier ratio to teach Fauquier’s roughly 4,480 grade eight through 12 students, while using the Prince William ratio would require only approximately 260 teaching positions.  No wonder Fauquier can’t match Prince William salaries. Per these superintendent reports, Fauquier

appears to be paying for 37% more instructional staff for grade eight through 12 instruction than if Fauquier schools operated with the Prince William County pupil/teaching position ratio.  While this difference in staffing ratio is the largest with nearby school divisions, it is not the only one. The following jurisdictions’ pupil/ teaching position ratios would also produce significantly lower staffing for grade eight through 12 instruction. Spotsylvania’s ratio produces 24 percent less staff, Culpeper’s 23 percent less, Stafford’s 21 percent less, Fairfax’s 16 percent less, and Loudon 14 percent less. If Fauquier County Schools could operate at the pupil/teaching position ratio for grades eight through 12 of any of these nearby school divisions, there would be significant funds to address both teacher salaries and obtaining the special-needs teachers required to improve services provided to these students. While there all small difference among these school divisions in SOL pass rates over the last

Candidate vows to ‘ focus for the future’ Our county needs leadership. I am ready to help deliver it as commissioner of the revenue. Preserving Fauquier County’s greatest qualities while building a sustainable future requires elected officials with vision. From our state delegate and senator to our sheriff to our school board to even, yes, our commissioner of the revenue, our people and businesses deserve leaders who can navigate the future. This is why I am running for commissioner of the revenue to succeed Ross D’Urso, who has endorsed my candidacy. If elected, I will focus most on my core duty to “provide efficient and effective taxpayer services through diligent and careful maintenance of taxpayer records,” as required. I know that my extensive experience in managing multi-million-dollar projects and large teams will enable me to do so. But I would also go beyond these duties of the job to help chart the future for our county’s youth. I will work with business owners in a multitude of fields and interact with our youth to give them some life lessons and perspective of what path might be best for them to follow. To sustain the elements of our county that we cherish, we must keep talent home to work and live here. We to need “Focus for the Future” to ensure Fauquier County’s continued success.  It is the job of civil officers to go above and beyond for the taxpayers. If elected, I would work with current staff, businesses and residents to understand the most immediate needs and develop strategic plans to address them. As a native of the county, I understand the challenges we face and am passionate about working tirelessly to make this a better place for tomorrow. Through the primary process that I emerged from with roughly 70 percent of the vote, I listened to the voters and heard their problems, ideas and desires. I will continue to listen and work every day for our people. Come Nov. 5, the choice is clear: Vote Maybach for commissioner of the revenue.

ERIC MAYBACH Candidate for Fauquier County Commissioner of the Revenue.

four years, they are all reasonably comparable to the pass rates of Fauquier County. There does not seem to be an educational advantage to Fauquier’s lower pupil/teaching position ratio for grades eight through 12, but there is an obvious reduction to teaching staff salaries because of it. With this background information, it is surprising that only one candidate at the Oct. 2 school board Candidates Forum said they would support addressing class size and multiple teachers per classroom assignment methods currently used by our school system. This candidate is Shelly Norden, who is running for the Scott District school board representative position.  Shelly is a 17-year teacher from inside the Fauquier School system, willing to give up her teaching position to serve as our representative. She offers a pragmatic, common sense view of what needs to be done to address long term school division issues. Please join me in supporting and voting for Shelly Norden for Scott District school board representative on Nov. 5.

CHARLES MEDVITZ New Baltimore

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Tasting the authentic at Café Torino Warrenton’s Little Italy is where appetites fall in love By John Hagarty

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Pressed for time and money for a getaway to northern Italy? Forget booking flights and making hotel reservations, simply drop by Café Torino and let Andrea and Amber Ferrero transport you to Italiana via the plate. The cozy restaurant, located in the Waterloo Station Shopping Center, has a proven track record of gustatory performance. If you’re not speaking Italian by the end of your repast, you’ll wish you could. For 18 years the eatery has been satisfying a legion of fans who finish their meals with a sigh of “delizioso.” To put its longevity in perspective, most restaurants close their doors after the first year of operation. Within five years, 70 percent will have faded from memory. In the industry, an 18-year run seemingly approaches the longevity of the Roman Empire. What sustains such a track record? Authenticity. “I try to keep the food authentic Italian. We focus on keeping the flavors like my grandmother used to make. She is the one who first taught me how to cook,” says Andrea Ferrero. Struck with a passion for cooking as a young lad living in Torino, Ferrero went on to graduate from culinary school at age 18. He then did a tour of duty in the military and at 24 was offered a job at the former Warrenton restaurant Fantastico’s to design, open and run a bakery. “I was crazy enough to accept the offer, got on a plane and came to America,” recalls Ferrero. He met his wife while working at Fantastico’s. The couple have been married 27 years and have two adult children. After the restaurant closed, Ferrero worked as a corporate chef in D.C. for two organizations, but found himself unemployed after his last place of employment closed. After receiving a severance check, he recalls his wife saying, “We have a 3-year-old and 5-year-old and you cannot be out of a job. We are going to open our own place.” Behind every great man is a wife and mother who wants stability. Amber Ferrero found the building where the café is located and created its name. “All I had to do was meet with the real estate agent and sign the contract,” says Andrea Ferrero.

PHOTOS BY JOHN HAGARTY

Andrea and Amber Ferrero are familiar faces to many in Fauquier County. They enjoy introducing folks to one another and sharing the friendly ambiance created at Café Torino. Together with Amber’s father, they menu has considerably more depth completed the interior of the build- than those two popular items. A ing and opened in 2001. quick glance at a recent menu reveals Today Andrea calls his wife the dishes rich in imagination and flaowner of the café. But wait. Aren’t vors: crab filled calamari, eggplant they co-owners? Of course. But Am- Sciliana, Paglia e fieno with scallops ber Ferrero and lobster, “owns” the chicken torestaurant; he rino, veal says she is the ossobuco, “hero behind tuna steak the picture” with saffron and soul of cream sauce the establishand more. ment. Perusing the This permenu respective requires some veals the levthought beel of love and fore placing respect they Open for breakfast, Café Torino, according an order. have for each to many food aficionados, serves the best A few other. “Not scrambled eggs in town. years ago, a many couples rumor circan work together,” but their success culated that the café was going to is reflected in the quality food and close. “We have no intention of closservice coming out of the kitchen. ing whatsoever. We are not going to abandon Warrenton.” Good news for The menu loyal fans such as Dan Kutruff, who In the early days they had a cook owns The Grapevine wine shop next in the kitchen. But when he left, door. Ferrero put on the dining apron and “I’ll pop over for a sandwich beswitched roles as the bakery chef cause the restaurant is the real deal. with his wife. She took over with no The baked goods are unbelievable. I formal training and today produces always tell my customers to go over all of the cafe’s baked goods -- exand try Andrea’s focaccia bread. It’s cept for the focaccia bread which is phenomenal. I tried to duplicate it made early in the morning before myself but couldn’t.” High complishe arrives. ments coming from a wine connois“Amber picked up what I taught seur who knows a thing or two about her and came up with some new food and drink. ideas. That’s why the pastries look and taste way better now than when Environmentally and I was making them.” community friendly During the recession, the focacIt hasn’t gone unnoticed by regcia bread and chicken salad, “…were ular customers at Café Torino that what kept us in business.” But the plastic straws have disappeared in

favor of paper ones. “We’re trying to move to biodegradable and recyclable products,” said Amber Ferrero, noting that roughly two months ago their straws were replaced. “We want to do what we can to help the environment,” said Ferrero. “Our salad containers have been replaced,” said Ferrero, “we do have to get rid of existing inventory but about once a month, containers made of plastic or Styrofoam will be replaced by paper products.” Giving back to the community is high on the Ferreros’ priorities. Recently the couple contributed more than $1,000 worth of food to kick off this year’s “Shop with a Cop” program sponsored by area law enforcement agencies. The program connects children 5 to 12 years old from less fortunate circumstances with law enforcement officers for a two-hour shopping spree. “Warrenton has given us a lot and we want to give back,” he says. Café Torino is located at 388 Waterloo St. Reach the restaurant at 540-347-2713. For a full description of its diverse lunch and dinner menus, cakes, catering service and hours of operation, visit www. cafetorinoandbakery.com.

Café Torino has anchored one corner in the Waterloo Station Shopping Center for nearly two decades.

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Fauquier Health loyalists gather to celebrate years of volunteer service By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

Fauquier Health celebrated 65 years of volunteer service with a luncheon at Airlie Sept. 25. The health system has 146 volunteers who help out in the hospital, the nursing home, the Wellness Center and the Wound Healing Center. In all, volunteers make a difference in 22 areas, from the front desk to the emergency department to the Gift Shop. A Cuddlers program, which trains volunteers to hold sick babies in the Family Birthing Center, a Chaplain program and a Pet Therapy program are specialty services provided by volunteers. Brian O’Connor was landed as Volunteer of the Year for 2019. The Fauquier Hospital Auxiliary – on the cusp of changing its name and transforming its mission – was also celebrated. During the years before the health system changed from a nonprofit system to a for-profit system (in 2013), the Auxiliary donated $39 million to the health system. For more information on Fauquier Health’s Volunteer Services, visit www.fauquierhealth.org/community/ volunteering. Applications are being accepted online.

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Let’s cheer it for the Falcons and Eagles By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

They work hard in practice so they can earn high marks in competitions. So far that’s what’s happening for the Fauquier High competition cheer team, which won their division and placed third overall at their own 12-team Falcon Invitational last Saturday. It was the Falcons’ third meet. They won the Kettle Run Invitational on Sept. 18 and took third at the first Northwestern District mini on

Sept. 25 behind first place Liberty. “I could talk endlessly about this team,” says FHS coach A.J. Christian. “Every one of these athletes has stepped out of their comfort zone and pushed themselves past their limits. We have a team of 17 athletes with 15 competing on the mat.” Liberty is also having a strong year. The Eagles were third in their division Saturday and fifth overall. The district meet is Oct. 23 at Millbrook.

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“These ladies have been working so hard in the offseason through now,” says Fauquier competition cheer coach A.J. Christian, whose squad won its division at its home tournament.

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Falcons out to end 13-game losing streak to county foes, Cougars need win too By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

Fauquier’s football progress this season is quantifiable. The improving Falcons (2-3) would love to quantify it some more with a win against Kettle Run (0-5) Friday at Falcon Field at 7 p.m. “We tell them we want them to play in meaningful games and this is certainly one of them. It could get us to .500 at 3 and 3 plus break the hold they have on us over the years,” said FHS coach Karl Buckwalter, whose school has lost a combined 13 straight football games to Liberty and Kettle Run since 2012. It’s no secret that Fauquier has fallen into a crevasse against its two county rivals. The Falcons’ long Bird Bowl losing streak to Liberty gets brought up every year. It’s now 16 Liberty Bird Bowls wins in a row, and 20 overall. On a smaller scale is Fauquier’s six-game losing streak to Kettle Run. Fauquier hasn’t beaten the Cougars since 2012, and that includes seasons when the Falcons were decent. In 2013 and 2014, Fauquier made the playoffs, but fell to the Cougars each year. In 2015 and 2016, when Kettle Run went 3-6 and 3-7, the Cougars still managed to beat the Falcons, once in overtime. The last Fauquier coach to beat Kettle Run was Jamie Carter, whose Falcons won 17-10 in overtime in 2012. This is Kettle Run’s second rivalry game in two weeks after losing to Liberty 40-29 on Oct. 4. The 0-5 Cougars looked solid against the Eagles in what is now being regarded as a rebuilding year. “There were a lot of positives tonight,” Kettle Run coach Charlie Porterfield said after Friday’s competitive loss to Liberty.

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Fauquier quarterback J.T. Diehl would love to end Fauquier’s seven-year losing streak to county rivals Liberty and Kettle Run. 0-5 Kettle Run hasn’t lost to Fauquier since 2012, but the 2-3 Falcons might have the upper hand this year. The Cougars have lost six in a row dating back to last year’s playoff loss to Sherando. “It will be a big opportunity,” Buckwalter said. “Kettle Run is huge. They are big guys.” Kettle Run’s schedule has been a factor in its 0-5 start, with losses to Heritage (1-4), Brentsville (2-3), Millbrook (5-1), James Wood (4-1) and the Eagles (5-0). Those teams are 17-9 combined. “The biggest hurdle we have to get over is simply us getting better. Kettle Run is a team that is also getting better each week. It’s all about matchups and not records,” said Buckwalter. “This should be a fantastic community event here in Falcon territory.”

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Kettle Run (0-5) at Fauquier (2-3), 7 Liberty (5-0) at Sherando (3-2), 7 p.m.

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Keith’s first career goal leads FHS field hockey over Culpeper, 2-0

Golf ends with Massei, Leazer missing states By Jeff Malmgren

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Injuries handicapped the Fauquier field hockey team recently, but things are looking up as younger players have stepped into the spotlight. The Falcons have won two in a row lately after two injury-marred losses. On Monday, Ashley Maldonado’s goal off a Jamie Renzi pass lifted the Falcons over Rock Ridge 1-0. On Oct. 2, Fauquier got a desperately-needed Northwestern District win by downing Culpeper 2-0. Junior Paige Keith tallied her first career goal on a pass by sophomore Kennedy Kolar, in her first game at the varsity level. A pair of seniors accounted for the second score as Ruby Wrigley scored off a pass from Jamie Renzi. The Falcons had a rough time early last week, losing 2-0 to host Brooke Point Sept. 30 without the services of three upperclass starters. The next day another injury hampered Fauquier in a 2-0 Northwestern District loss at George Mason, bringing Fauquier’s losing streak to four. Fauquier must still conclude its regular-season home schedule Monday against George Mason. That meeting will be a continuation of a contest begun Sept. 11 and halted by persistent lightning. Fauquier led 2-0 after 10 minutes, with the game resuming at that point. The junior varsity begins at 5:30 followed by the varsity.

Falcon JV stays hot

The JV Falcons are enjoying a six-game winning streak despite having multiple players elevated to fill holes at the varsity tier. Annamae Lawrence and Marjorie Davenport scored in a 2-0 win at Brooke Point. Kaylee Shuler and Kolar notched assists. In a 3-0 victory at George Mason, Davenport, Christina Oporto and Marissa Camarca were the goal scorers. Ella Tedeschi, Camarca and Davenport had assists. In a 1-0 win over Culpeper, Davenport translated a Tedeschi feed into the contest’s lone score.

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Much like last season, a handful of Fauquier County golfers narrowly missed qualifying for the Class 4 state meet. On Monday, Kettle Run’s Reece Massei placed fifth during the Class 4 Region C meet at Loudoun Golf and Country Club in Purcellville and fell one spot short of earning the Cougars’ first state berth in five years. The Cougars also fell two spots short of earning their first team state berth in history. They finished fourth with a score of 313 behind champion Loudoun Valley (305) and Broad Run (310), the two teams that advanced to the Class 4 meet. Last fall, Kettle Run also placed third as a team, finishing only three strokes behind the region runner-up. The top three individuals unaffiliated with region champion and runner-up teams earn state berths each season, but Massei was fourth just missed after shooting a 74. Last season, Fauquier High's Bryce Leazer was fourth and missed a state berth by one slot. On Monday he also missed the cut with an 82 and was 21st. Leazer, a three-time Class 4 Northwestern District tournament individual champion, made states in 2017 as a sophomore, so he remains the only county golfer to play at state since Kettle Run’s Jeremy Cates in 2014. The Cougars’ Trevor Berg narrowly missed the cut Monday by shooting a 75 and tying for sixth individually. Teammate Ben Gray shot 85, Gabby Finan 87 and Joey Shull 92. PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER For Fauquier, Nate Winebarger shot 87 and Drew Liberty’s Nathan Lilly shot 98 at Monday’s Howser 99 as the Falcons finished sixth with 350. Class 4 Region C meet in Purcellville. For Liberty, Nathan Lilly shot a 98.

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Eagles’ undefeated season faces brutal test at Sherando By Peter Brewington

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Liberty’s Tre’Von White vividly remembers last year’s 55-21 loss to Sherando when he broke his collarbone and missed the rest of the year. People that have broken their collarbones are a little nervous about re-injury. Perhaps that’s why White didn’t dive last week on blocked field goal attempts in practice. White saved it for the game. In last Friday’s 40-29 win at Kettle Run, he roared in from the left side, went horizontal to block a 25yard field goal attempt then picked up the ball and raced 85 yards the other way for a touchdown as the Eagles remained perfect at 5-0. On his “scoop and score” TD, White gave teammate Keegan Shipe and assistant coach Fred Harris props: “I told Keegan, “If you hit the end guy it will give me a free shot. 'Can you hit him?’” White said they practiced that block all week, but that he never dove. “Coach Fred said, ‘If you dive, you’re gonna block it.’ So I dove and I blocked it and scored,” White said. With a strong pass rush, Kettle Run put heat on Liberty quarterback

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Dylan Bailey last week. Now comes a game with longtime rival Sherando that will require the Eagles’ full focus. Liberty coach Travis Buzzo noted “Sherando is a rival, one of the few teams that leads Liberty in the alltime rivalry,” and expects a battle. The Eagles have lost two in a row to Sherando and last beat them 31-28 in 2017, then lost to them in the playoffs that year 33-21. The Warriors are 3-2 and coming off a 52-7 win against Harrisonburg. They lost a 42-31 shootout to Millbrook the previous week and also fell to perennial West Virginia power Martinsburg 37-0.

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Tre’Von White and the 5-0 Eagles appear playoff-worthy right now but key games remain against the meat of the Northwestern District in Sherando (3-2), James Wood (4-1), Millbrook (5-1), Handley (5-0) and Fauquier (2-3).

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SPORTS

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Cabanban scores. Eagles win district crown. Liberty field hockey team is now 12-0 By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

This second Liberty-Kettle Run field hockey match differed widely from the first, but the winner was the same as Liberty prevailed 1-0 last Wednesday. All the scoring in their first meeting came in the second half of a 3-0 Eagle win. In the rematch, the decisive score came in the opening minutes as senior Jordan Cabanban found the goal three minutes, 29 seconds in. Neither team could crack defenses in the final 56-plus minutes. Liberty coach Katie Norman said early pressure was the key to the latest Eagle win over second place Kettle Run (6-6, 3-3). “That’s our goal, to set the tone,” she said. Norman admitted later she wanted more goals. “I would have liked them to continue,” she said. “But I thought they did a good job every time Kettle Run did get the ball.” That win plus Kettle Run’s 1-0 defeat at George Mason the next night clinched the Northwestern District’s regular-season title for Liberty. The crown also guarantees unbeaten Liberty (6-0 in the district, 12-0 overall) a berth in the Region D semifinals late this month as the league’s top representative. So successful have the Eagles been this year that teams are looking for ways to thwart them. To slow the highly effective Liberty transition game, Kettle Run often brought 10 or even 11 girls back into the Cougars’ defensive circle. The strategy was meant to limit the amount of space for the Liberty attackers to maneuver.

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Liberty’s amazing season now includes ownership of the Northwestern District trophy for the first time. While frustrating, Norman admitted the ploy should ready the Eagles for later games. “It’s something we haven’t seen a whole lot this year,” she pointed out. “It made us work harder for it. I think it’s good for them to see pressure in the circle.” Kettle Run’s fans thought the Cougars had tied the game with 3:20 remaining in the first half on a penalty corner. The ball was played in to Jessica Wood at the upper right of the circle. Wood cut loose with a

blistering drive that cracked off the goal’s backboard, bringing a cheer from the home fans. The lead official immediately ruled no attacker had touched the ball in the circle as required. Beth Todd, Kettle Run’s head coach, said she made several adjustments for the second matchup to create more scoring chances for the Cougars. “We had a much bigger offensive push, and I’m really happy with it. I’m going to stick with it,” said Todd.

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Adam Newman, who owned Diplomat during part of his steeplechase career, was on hand to congratulate Sara Katz after winning the field hunter division.

PHOTO BY BETSY BURKE PARKER

Diplomat, leading at right above to win at Great Meadow, won the top prize at the Thoroughbred Makeover with Sara Katz.

A DIPLOMAT IN KENTUCKY Delaplane’s Katz wins big at Thoroughbred Makeover By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times

Hard work pays off. That’s the takeaway for Delaplane-based Sara Katz after winning the field hunter division at the 2019 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover. The Makeover, in its fifth year, was Oct. 2-5 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Katz competed former Grade 1 steeplechaser Diplomat at the showcase featuring 10 disciplines and some 450 retired racehorses being re-trained for non-racing sports. “Steeplechase horses are a different level of athleticism,” said Katz, 30. “They have the mindset that’s allowed them to get to top level of sport. They just love to jump, love to be competitive.” Katz said Diplomat enjoyed competing: “Diplomat loves what he does, and he does it with a lot of poise. He’s extremely intelligent.” The Thoroughbred Makeover is part of the Retired Racehorse Project, a nonprofit charitable organization for former racehorses. Sponsored by Thoroughbred Charities of America, the event included seminars on strategies for making the transition from the racetrack to new endeavors. Divisions included show hunters, show jumpers, field hunters, dressage, eventing, barrel racing, polo, extreme trail, ranch work and freestyle. Horses had to have raced or had a published workout after mid2017, but could not begin re-training before Dec. 1, 2018. A Kentucky-bred son of Kitten’s Joy, Diplomat was trained by Jimmy Day in Clarke County early in his steeplechase career, then by Kate Dalton in Camden. Former owner Adam Newman was on hand for Diplomat’s Makeover win, and he was thrilled with the result. “(I) didn’t bet on him that day in the 2017 Turf Writers, but would

have bet on him to win the Retired Racehorse Project if I could,” Newman said. “This horse is like a gift that keeps on giving.” It wasn’t Katz’s first time in the Makeover: she placed fourth in field hunters last year with another retired ‘chaser, Big Feat. The foxhunt division was multiphase – an under saddle class and individual handy hunter test were held Wednesday on the Horse Park’s cross-country course, with a mock foxhunt Thursday. Diplomat led from the start, Katz said, advancing to the championship final for America’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred voting on Saturday evening. Text voting opened at 5 p.m., Katz explained, open for just 15 minutes. Contestants scrambled to get the word to friends and followers to text for the tally. “There’s a little controversy about that,” Katz maintained. “It’s just a popularity contest, then. The gal that won – Fallon Taylor and Cowboy Swagger – has 300,000 Insta followers. Obviously she wins there, but her horse just did one discipline: barrel racing.” Barrel racing winner Cowboy Swagger, a 5-year-old Oregon-bred, was ridden by world champion barrel racer Taylor, a lifelong barrel specialist based in Texas. Katz said Diplomat is multi-talented, having placed 28th of 138 competitors in the show hunter division as well. Katz’s Makeover prep included a lot of cross-training. “He hunted in Camden and with Orange County Hounds. And we did a lot of homework out of the hunt field, too,” said Katz, who took Diplomat to hunter shows, jumper shows, events and trail rides since she began re-training him this winter. Discipline winners each won $5,000, plus Diplomat shared the Top Kentucky-bred Award, winning part of another $5,000 prize. He wasn’t the only retired steeplechaser at the Makeover: 2009 Ken-

tucky Derby starter and 2017 Lonesome Glory Award winner Mr. Hot Stuff showed in the jumper division, and 2015 Eclipse Award champion ‘chaser Dawalan showed in hunters and dressage. Other Virginia riders competing included Middleburg’s Tom Mansmann placing sixth in field hunters and 10th in ranch work with Highly Cynical. Loudoun County pro Heather Heider was ninth in field hunters with Call You Later. Culpeper pro Susan Deal won the show hunter division with West Virginia-bred Furaha, bred by Joan Belotti of Haymarket. Katz placed 25th with Diamond Drive. Deal’s son Jim placed fourth in the polo division with Write Your Story. Warrenton pro Amanda Cousins competed Art Imitates Life in eventing. Richmond-based Polly Bance finished 33rd in the big show jumper division with Art of Listening. Opal rider Jenny Bee competed in dressage with Just Banks along with Elizabeth Mras and Holycowitspatrick. Philomont rider Melanie Voght placed eighth in show jumpers with Long Legacy; also competing were Philomont-based veterinarian Cle Toledano on Mavis, Ashleigh Glorioso on Lucky To Run, Christine Ehlers on Untethered, Kim O’Donnell on Roseau and Clare Mansmann on Make It Right. Catlett’s Katie Tarasevich and her Up The Power finished 24th (of 57) in dressage, and 52nd (of 177) in the ultra-competitive freestyle. “The show was a great experience,” she said. “It’s a full week of talking about your horse, your training and your ups and downs. Everyone there understands how much hard work you have put into your horse, knows the quirks of training a thoroughbred. “My most amazing moment was riding into the Rolex Arena, completing my test and hearing my name on the loudspeaker with my bio and my horse’s bio. After my test, my new friends were in the crowd, and I could hear them all clap and cheer me on. “The thought that I competed in the Rolex Arena was a dream come true.”

Catlett amateur Katie Tarasevich says it was ‘a dream’ to compete with Up The Power in the famed Rolex Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park.

HORSE BRIEFS RACING THIS WEEK

Virginia Fall Races are Saturday in Middileburg The Virginia Fall Races are Oct. 12 at Glenwood Park in Middleburg. First post is 1 p.m. The finals of the North American Field Hunter Championship begin at 9 a.m. on the racecourse. Ticket information and details are at vafallraces.com.

CHAMPION HORSE PASSES

Olympic gold medalist dies at 34 David O’Connor’s partner for individual gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Custom Made, died Oct. 2 at age 34. “He got a little bit of a colic last night,” said O’Connor, who kept the horse at his farm near The Plains. “He’d lost a lot of weight over the summer. He was 34, and he had a whole beautiful fantastic retirement career out in the fields right in front of our house. It was just time. He didn’t suffer.” Joe Zada’s Irish Sport Horse won Rolex in 1995, Badminton in 1997 and the Fair Hill three-day in 2002. He finished fifth individually at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Custom Made was inducted into the U.S. Eventing Association Hall of Fame in 2009 and named The Chronicle of the Horse magazine’s Horse of the Year in 2000. “We were very much soulmates, right from the first time I ever saw him,” said O’Connor. “I’ve never been on a horse with that much power. Just pure power.” Custom Made lived in a pasture with fellow Olympians Giltedge, Prince Panache and Biko, all of whom preceded him in death. His latest pasturemate was another top-level veteran, Mandiba.

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Building on the past, looking to the future The Vint Hill barracks, then and now By John Toler

Associate Editor

Recently announced plans to renovate the large brick barracks buildings at Vint Hill into apartments by Echelon Resources Inc. of Richmond recall the scope of the original project, which began more than 72 years ago. Vint Hill Farms Station was established by the U.S. Army in 1942, and initially, some of the existing housing and agricultural buildings on the farm were put to use. Soon, a number of “temporary” military-specification buildings were erected – one- and two-story wooden structures with wood or concrete floors and composition roofs. Due to its critical role in World War II, Vint Hill Farms was designated a permanent military base in early 1947. But by then, facilities on the post, especially classrooms and housing, were greatly overcrowded. As part of a long-range development plan, two projects were started -- totaling almost $1,400,000 -- that would greatly expand the facilities at the base. Blackwell Engineering of Warrenton was awarded a $400,000 contract for construction of recreation facilities, including the gymnasium, and seven units of officers’ quarters with four apartments to each unit. Ground was broken in late July 1947. Later, it was announced that a contract totaling $948,000 had been awarded to the Laburnum Construction Co. of Richmond for construction of barracks and mess hall facilities that would accommodate 1,000 men. Final cost of this project was $1,040,101 (in 1947 dollars!). According to Col. John H. Featherston of the Virginia Military District, the barracks would be “…two stories high, 29 feet wide, and of the new type developed by the Corps of Engineers. The project will be supervised by the district engineer, Washington District.” The barracks were completed in 1949, and in 1951, a T-shaped addition was built on the east side of the kitchen to accommodate all of the personnel on the post. To meet changing personnel needs, in the 1960s, a three-story barracks for enlisted women was built west of the men’s barracks. After Vint Hill Farms Station closed in September 1997, the barracks fell into disrepair and were vandalized. To stop trespassers, a chain-link fence was installed around the complex and the windows and exterior doors were boarded up.

PHOTO COURTESY OF HELEN MAYHUGH

Photographed in 1950, the new barracks could accommodate 1,000 enlisted men. Seen in the background at left are some of the four-unit officers’ quarters built in 1947.

Next steps

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The apartments in the proposed Vint Hill Lofts will be similar in design to those in the Imperial Lofts project in South Boston, Virginia, completed by Echelon Resources Inc. last year. The men’s barracks occupy 18.59 acres, owned by Parkside Village LLC, and the women’s barracks are on a 4.77-acre parcel owned by Vint Hill Village LLC.

Redevelopment planning

Pending final approvals – starting with a zoning-text amendment permitting Echelon Resources Inc. to redevelop the buildings for rental units and later, condominiums – the company will commence design and construction planning, which must be approved by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the U.S. National Park Service. Described by Echelon Resources Inc. President Edwin Gaskin, it is a project with “many moving parts,” with issues of financing and qualification for Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits to be worked out. Gaskin has conducted several public outreach meetings to discuss the project with residents in nearby communities. Experienced in this type of historic structure rehabilitation/repurposing, Echelon has completed projects in Richmond, South Boston, Chatham, Martinsville, Cape Charles, Suffolk, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, Hopewell and Halifax in Virginia, and in Wilson, North Carolina. In

June 2019, Echelon completed the Culpeper Lofts project, converting the old Culpeper Power and Waterworks buildings into 22 apartments. According to Gaskin, the Imperial Lofts project in South Boston, completed in 2018, is most like the project envisioned at Vint Hill. Originally the circa-1890 Imperial Tobacco Company warehouse complex, it was used as a garment factory in the 1960s and totally shut down in 2000. Echelon commenced the project in South Boston in 2017, repurposing the complex into 45 apartments, 30,000 square feet of self-storage and 11,000 square feet of leased commercial space. Built in two phases, the project cost $6.7 million.

On to Vint Hill

Gaskin notes that redevelopment of the Vint Hill barracks, which would be called the “Vint Hill Lofts,” starts off with several notable assets. The brick-and-masonry men’s barracks are, “Robustly constructed and architecturally interesting,” said Gaskin. “The history they’ve passed through and participated in is quite compelling. These factors certainly drive our interest in the site.” The interior spans of the bays are

A public hearing will be held by the Fauquier County Planning Commission on Oct. 17 on a zoning-text amendment to allow conversion of the former military barracks at Vint Hill into housing units. Echelon Resources Inc., a Virginia company that rehabilitates historic properties, proposes to convert former men’s and women’s barracks into 22 studio and one-bedroom rental and for-sale condominiums at what would be called Vint Hill Lofts. Echelon is seeking approval of an application for tax credit for historic building rehabilitation from the state’s department of historic resources. 27 feet wide, allowing for a wide range of popular open-concept apartment designs. In addition, hook-ups for utilities, water and sewer already exist and available for updating. The three-story women’s barracks will have some design and layout differences, “But the overall residential product type should feel congruent between the two buildings,” according to Gaskin. There is ample space for parking around the complex, and the final landscape design will focus on preserving the open-space areas surrounding the property. “To us, the most intriguing aspect of this redevelopment project is its location within the overall Vint Hill community,” noted Gaskin. “We see a tremendous synergy being created by converting the blighting influence of the current condition of the barracks into a vibrant contributor to the Vint Hill campus, adding to its vitality and energy.” There are several pre-construction requirements that must be met. These include approvals for zoning and proffer amendments, environmental abatement and building permits. Also See VINT HILL, page 22

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Warrenton Ghost Walks

Fauquier native elected president of aeronautical society Staff Reports Warrenton native and retired management consultant Raymond Gill was recently elected president of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society, based at the Shannon Airport Campus in Fredericksburg. Gill, a resident of Fredericksburg, also serves as a volunteer docent at the Shannon Air Museum. Elected vice president of the organization was another Fauquier County man, Dave Darrah, who is the director of the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport at Midland. According to Gill, the mission of

the Virginia Aeronautical Society is “… to prepare, collect and preserve documents, aircraft, aerospace vehicles and other items related to the history of aviation and aerospace in Virginia, from its beginning to the present.” A 501(c)(3) organization, the society also endeavors to educate the public about the contributions Virginia has made, and continues to make, to the development of aviation and aerospace. Examples of aircraft in the museum are the last surviving 1930s Vultee V-1, a 1927 Pitcairn PA-5 mail carrier plane, and a 1930s Cur-

The Vint Hill barracks, then and now

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Raymond Gill tis Robin. Shannon Airport is located at 3380 Shannon Airport Circle, about two miles south of Fredericksburg. Recent aerial view of the barracks complex at Vint Hill shows the women’s barracks with the white roof at left, and the sprawling, multiwing men’s barracks complex, which also had mess and storage facilities.

VINT HILL, from page 21 needed are approvals for the historic rehabilitation tax credit program, which include both site eligibility for the program, followed by specific approval of the redevelopment plan. “The project will be owned by special purpose entities set up exclusively to carry out the redevelopment and manage the resulting residential community,” Gaskin explained. “While there will be other partners – and many parties playing key roles

Tours will be Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26

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in the processes – I will effectively be the responsible party for executing on all the necessary details.” Echelon will bring in its own project management and construction administrative team members. “However, projects like this require many skilled parties to be executed successfully, and it’s our experience

that the majority of these will come from the local and surrounding region.” According to Gaskin, once the permits and approvals have been granted, the construction phase will take about two years. Contact John Toler at jtoler@fauquier.com

Visitors will be able to enjoy an hour of ghostly tales as the Fauquier Historical Society’s costumed guides lead a tour of Old Town Warrenton Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26. Tickets are $15 for adults/children over 12, and $5 for children age 6 to 12. Children 5 and under are free. Tours begin every half hour between 6 and 9 p.m.; spaces are limited and sell out quickly. Due to limited tour sizes all tickets are non-refundable and occur rain or shine. The 6 and 6:30 p.m. tours are specially designed for families with younger children. Tours start at 10 Ashby St., in Warrenton. For more information, contact 540-347-5525 or info@fauquierhistory.org Special wristbands will be given out to unlock discounts at local Old Town shops and restaurants, some of which will be open late. Wristbands can be picked up only on the evening of the scheduled tour.

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‘Down on the Farm’ in Fauquier County

24th annual Fall Farm Tour on Saturday By Anita L. Sherman Community Editor

As of the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture, Fauquier County has more than 200,000 acres in farms. The average farm size is 188 acres. The Fauquier County Agricultural Development Department offers support and programs for the promotion, marketing, and preservation of Fauquier County agriculture. One of its anticipated events to showcase Fauquier’s rural heritage is the annual Fall Farm Tour, this year happening Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The farm tour offers fun for the entire family including hayrides, pumpkins, visiting farm animals, seeing farm machinery up close and more. This year there are six scheduled farms on the tour, each clearly marked with Farm Tour signs. They may be visited in any order. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Another Perfect Day Farm at 8591 Rogues Road, will not be i ncluded. Several of t h e

farms have their own scheduled demonstrations and events so plan your visits accordingly.

Lakeside Dairy and Cow Pie Compost

O.B. Messick & Sons, Inc. Contact: Ronnie Messick or Jimmy Messick, 540-905-9160 or 540-272-2854 10336 Messick Road, Midland Lakeside Dairy has been in the Messick family since 1922, starting with a herd of 15 or 20 Holstein cows and 90 acres of land. Today the Lakeside Dairy farms more than 1500 acres and has an equipment investment exceeding $2 million.

how milk gets to your cereal bowl. A milking demonstration will run from 1:30 to 3 p.m. A spin-off business of Lakeside Dairy is Cow Pie Compost. Cow Pie Compost is a soil amendment that is used by nurseries, vineyards, golf courses, landscapers, organic farmers and homeowners. The product is a stable humus soil amendment created by combining cow manure and wood chips. Representatives of the John Marshall Soil & Water Conservation District will be on site to describe the composting operation and will have information available on the various conservation programs. Cow Pie Compost is available for bulk purchase at the farm.

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Cur rently, the herd has grown to more than 300 Holstein and Jersey cows and is milked in an automatic milking parlor. Visit this unique dairy farm and visit with the cows and calves and learn

Greenfield Farms Alpacas was established in 2007. The farm is a family-run and -owned farm, situated on 20 open acres. Visitors will learn about all aspects of alpacas and their fiber -- from fleece, to finished garments and everything in between. The tour will provide education on how to breed, raise and sell alpacas as livestock animals. Fiber processing, spinning and feltings discussions and demonstrations will also be conducted throughout the day. Alpaca fleece, roving, toys, apparel and yarn will be available for purchase. Alpaca yarns are available in natural and dyed colors.

Contact: Jimmy Messick, 540-439-8900 6025 Catlett Road Bealeton www.messicksfarmmarket.com Opened in 2014, Messick’s Farm Market has brought a wide variety of fresh produce, meats, canned and baked goods to the public. Its mission is to “provide fresh picked, healthy, local food at a fair price, while managing the sustainability of the family farm.” Visit Messick’s Farm Market and enjoy its Fall Festival with hayrides, pumpkins, face painting, petting zoo, games and more. (There is a fee for some activities.)

Greenfield Farms Alpacas Contact: Chris and Loriann Tenney, 703-508-7362; 703-508-7363 11353 Barnes Rd. Catlett www.greenfieldfarmsalpacas. com

Contact: Katherine Papadopoulos-Rieger, 540-439-5460 10075 Lees Mill Road Warrenton www.molonlavevineyards.com Molon Lave Vineyards is located on 50 acres of pristine Virginia countryside, surrounded by grapevines, horses and ponds. The tasting room is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The wide variety of wines represent a fusion of European traditional winemaking style and the quality of fine Virginia grapes. The property features 20 acres of vineyard, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Viognier, Chambourcin and Pinot Gris. Enjoy three guided vineyard tours for the Fauquier Farm Tour at 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. Guests can also enjoy a 10 percent discount on any tasting room purchases at Molon Lave Vineyards.

See FARM, page 25

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Northern Fauquier Community Park’s FREE 4th Annual

Howl-O-Ween Paw-t y The Fauquier Chamber

Micro Enterprise Symposium October 18, 2019 8:00am - 12:30pm Hosted by Lord Fairfax Community College Fauquier Campus Presented by Lord Fairfax Small Business Development Center

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Carlos Castro President/CEO Todos Supermarkets

Keynote - From Janitor to CEO: Five Core Values to Build a Multi-Million Dollar Business Discover Your Customer ✦ Marketing and Advertising on a Budget ✦ Organizing the Chaos through Systems that Work ✦ Communication Skills to Boost Your Business ✦ When, Why & How to Hire the Right Employee ✦ Peak Performance How can I deliver my best when I need my best? ✦ Reinventing Greatness: How to pivot for success! ✦ Do you have the right stuff? Attributes of a high-growth, high expectation startup... and how to get there ✦ Non-Traditional Business Financing

Visit fauquierchamber.org for all the details. Seating is limited — Register today! Major Sponsors: Center for Innovative Technology Fauquier County Department of Economic Development Piedmont Press & Graphics

Bring your kids and your four legged friend to this FREE fun filled day of Halloween delight. There will be costumes contests for the kids and dogs, so make sure they are dressed in their Halloween best. There will also be a face painting, caricature drawing, a blow up obstacle course, moon bounce, musical performance, a magician, arts and crafts, and ice cream for sale. Bring your blanket and chair and make a day enjoying the beautiful park.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH FROM 12:00 - 5:00 AT THE NORTHERN FAUQUIER COMMUNITY PARK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

1:00 pm Costume Contest for dogs and kids 2:00 pm Music with Peter McCory 2:00 - 4:00 pm Caricature Drawing 3:00pm K0 Demo from the Fauquier County Sheriffs Department 3:30 pm Fantastic Dog Demo with Crest Hill 4:00 pm Wes Iseli Magician

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go, open Thursday through Sunday. Talk of the Mountain Seafood will be there at noon.

October is Virginia Wine Month

Powers Farm & Brewery

Contact: Kevin Powers, 540-272-5060 9269 Redemption Way Midland Powers Farm & Brewery is an integrated sustainable farm, hopyard and brewery, with an onsite tap room open to the public. The fruits and vegetables come mostly from organic and heirloom seed stock, and they grow everything sustainably without any chemical fertilizers or pesticides. They practice companion planting and grow a wide variety of flowers that attract beneficial insects. The brewery focuses on small batch beers that highlight flavors from their field, integrated into classic styles. Fruits and vegetables are sold exclusively through a summer CSA — a 15-week program that provides freshly picked produce to their members once a week. The farm beers are available in the tap room in sample flights, pints or g rowlers t o

them and persons particularly susceptible to infectious diseases may wish to consult with their physicians regarding recommended precautions.

Fauquier Agriculture Celebration

Contact: Tim Mize, 540-341-7950 705 Waterloo Road, Warrenton Fauquier County Farm Bureau, Virginia Cooperative Extension, FFA Students, and 4-Hers will take you on a journey through agriculture. Experience fun activities, exhibits and programs for children and adults designed to connect you with agricultural production and livestock. Activities will include cow milking, livestock weight guessing, a pumpkin painting contest, hay bale throwing contest for all ages and raffles. There will be horse demonstrations, forestry and farm equipment exhibits and livestock displays. Top this experience off with homemade ice cream. Take a short test drive in a Ford vehicle and Sheehy Ford will donate to Agriculture in the Classroom for each test drive. A few tips to remember: The farm tour will be held rain or shine. Bring your camera but leave your pets at home. Farm animals may carry contagious disease. It’s a good idea to wash your hands after contact with

Virginia has become a wine destination unlike any other. There are more than 300 wineries surrounded by breathtaking views and scenery, small towns and historic sites. Consider discovering your local crush during this month-long celebration. Fauquier County boasts some 24 wineries, so consider stopping at one or a couple.

They are all listed in the official Farm Tour brochure which you can see online at www. FauquierAg.com. For more information, visit www. FauquierAg.com or phone 540-4228280. Reach Anita Sherman at asherman@fauquier.com

Celebrate the power of pink Grab your girls for a Ladies’ Night Out — a women’s health event just for you.

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Walk in Her Shoes event brightens First Friday The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event took over Main Street in Warrenton on Friday, Oct. 4, in Old Town Warrenton. First Friday was also in full swing, so the group of about 60 or so had to push past the vendor and politician booths to complete their walk. No one seemed to mind. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an in-

ternational march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. The event was sponsored by the Law Office of Marie Washington, PLC as a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October). A Light Up the Night candlelight vigil was also held to close the evening. Proceeds ($2,844) will benefit

the Fauquier County Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Advocacy Program. FCDVSAAP provides confidential support, advocacy, court accompaniment, legal representation, emergency shelter, essential basic needs, food and case management services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Fauquier County.

The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event anchored First Friday festivities, so there was music to dance to.

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Entertainment

Email event info to asherman@fauquier.com

Oct. 10

Thursday Music on the Patio at Claire’s: 6 to 9 p.m., 65 S. Third St., Warrenton. Leon Rector. Music canceled in the event of rain or extreme heat. Reservations recommended. Contact Maranatha at 540-351-1616.

Oct. 11

“Lost in Yonkers”: 7:30 p.m., 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton. Fauquier Community Theatre pays tribute to Neil Simon with his comedy set in New York. Performances through Oct. 20 on Friday and Saturday evenings with Sunday matinees. Purchase tickets at tickets@FCTstage.org or phone 540-349-8760. Live Music at Northside29: 6 p.m., 5037 Lee Highway, Warrenton. Visit www.northside29.com. Contact: 540347-3704.

Oct. 12

Fast Eddie and The Slowpokes Live at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance celebrates the blues. Tickets $20. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www. centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540347-7484.

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WMZQ Fall Fest-Brantley Gilbert: Not Like Us tour: 5 p.m., Jiffy Lube Live, 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow. Visit www.ticketmaster.com. Contact: 800854-2196. John Patrick at Wort Hog Brewing Company: 4 to 7 p.m., 41 Beckham St., Warrenton. Visit www.whbrew.com. Contact: 540-300-2739. The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band: 7 p.m., 300 E. Main St., Remington. Flatbeds and Tailfins Jewel’s JukeBox Theatre presents this bluegrass tribute band. Doors open at 6 p.m. Performance at 7 p.m. General admission seating is $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Kids under 5 free. No refunds, rainchecks available. Visit flatbedsandtailfins.com. Contact: 540-422-2507. Crossthreaded: 7 p.m., Live music at Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall. Local Hume band plays bluegrass, country and oldies. RSVP for dinner. Contact: 540-364-2774.

Manassas Chorale, Broadway’s Best: 7:30 p.m., Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, Science and Technology. Showcase of famous Broadway tunes. Visit www.hylton. calendar.gmu.edu for information and tickets.

Oct. 13

David Grier Live at Gloria’s: 7 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance welcomes flat-pick guitarist extraordinaire to Gloria’s Listening Room. Tickets $20. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www. centerofwarrenton.org. Contact: 540347-7484.

Company: 4 to 7 p.m., 41 Beckham St., Warrenton. Visit www.whbrew. com. Contact: 540-300-2739. Kid Pan Alley: 7 p.m., 291 Gay St. Washington. Celebrate 20 years of Kid Pan Alley and the release of their new album, Best Friends, at the Little Washington Theatre. The concert features the Kid Pan Alley Band and horn section along with Paul Reisler & Three Good Reasons and the Kid Pan Alley chorus. Tickets: Adults $20/in advance, $25/at the door—Children $10/in advance, $12/door. Visit www. bit.ly/KPA20 Contact: 540-675-1253.

Oct. 19

Stand-Up Warrenton Comedy Live at Gloria’s: 8 p.m., 92 Main St., Warrenton. The Gloria Faye Dingus Music Alliance welcomes Robert Mac from TruTV, Comedy Central and “Last Comic Standing.” Host is Mark Mensh. Tickets $15. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www.centerofwarrenton.org or Facebook.com/Standupwarrenton. Contact: 540-347-7484. Josh Lowe at Wort Hog Brewing

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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. 9 Ignite Fauquier: 9 to 10 a.m., 33 N. Calhoun St., Warrenton. An alliance of entrepreneurs is helping small business owners “fire up business” at the Warrenton Visitor Center. Meet new people and learn the challenges of businesses and organizations. Following the program, there will also be discussion among attendees. Meets the second Wednesday of every month. The doors open at 8:30 a.m. John Marshall SWCD Special meeting: 2:30 p.m., 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 31, Warrenton. The John Marshall Soil & Water Conservation District Marketing Committee will hold a special meeting. Contact Wendy Merwin at 540-316-6984. 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 540-717-9349. Oct. 10 The Fauquier Pokémon League meets every Thursday, 4:30 to 6 p.m., at Virginia Hobbies Etc., 46 Main St., Warrenton. Pokémon card game 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Pokémon video games, 5:30 to 6 p.m. Players

new to the game and experienced players welcome. Contact Mary Ivie at 703-887-7586 or Cassandra Mitchell 410-215-7711 or email pokemon. fauquier@gmail.com. Coffee & Conversation at SCSM: On Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon, Spiritual Care Support Ministries opens to the community to provide fellowship, encouragement and hope. Light refreshments provided. Visit www.scsm.tv or call 540-349-5814 for more information. Oct. 11 Street Busking: 5 p.m., Main Street, Warrenton. Music on Main Street continues. Musicians have gotten the word that they can come and play. Come again on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12 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: 540-347-2405. Fauquier County Fall Farm Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., enjoy Fauquier’s rich agricultural heritage visiting farms in the area. Fun for the entire family. Orchards, corn mazes, breweries and farmers markets. Visit www. FauquierAg.com or call 540-4228280. Columbus Day at Narmada: 2 to 5 p.m., 43 Narmada Lane, Amissville. Listen to music and enjoy food and

wine. Jason Frye performing. Visit narmadawinery.com or phone 540937-8215. Oct. 13 “Bringing Nature Home: How you can sustain wildlife with native plants:” 4 p.m., 597 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. Hosted by the Warrenton Garden Club, conservation forum featuring Dr. Douglas Tallamy, professor of entomology and wildlife ecology at University of Delaware. Held at Rice Auditorium on the Highland School campus. Free and open to the public. 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. Oct. 16 The Power of Your Presentation: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 9236 Tournament Drive, Warrenton. Fauquier Chamber’s Women’s Business Council event features guest speaker Jinnae Monroe who will offer tips to strengthen your presence and create confidence. Held at Fauquier Springs Country Club. $25 per attendee. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Call 540-3474414 or visit www.fauquierchamber.org to register. Open Book Book Club: 6 to 7:30 p.m., 104 Main St., Warrenton. “Labyrinth of the Spirits” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon is this month’s book selection. All welcome. Visit www.oldtownopenbook.com or

phone 540-878-5358. Oct. 17 Free flu shots: 4 p.m. Liberty High School. The Rappahannock‐Rapidan Health District will conduct public health emergency exercises, offering free flu shots starting at 4 p.m. The agency will have 150 doses of vaccine, available to anyone 3 years and older on a first‐ come, first‐served basis, until 7 p.m. or until the supply of flu vaccine runs out.

Fall into art: An exhibit of recent works – Light and Shadow - by Becky Parris will run at the Berkley Gallery, 40 Main St., in Warrenton from Oct. 12 through Nov 2. Having been a self-employed artist since 1988, Becky Parrish has developed and honed her considerable skills as an artist. She graduated with a BA from George Mason University, and an MFA from George Washington University. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Visit www.berkleygallery.com or phone 540-341-7367.

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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.

Saturday, Oct. 12

Harvest Festival and Flea Market: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sonshine Bible Church, 2161 Colvin Road, Amissville. Live bluegrass music, biscuits and gravy breakfast, catfish basket and chili hot dogs, hayrides, moon bounce, shopping, vendors and crafts. For more information, call or text Vickie at 571-437-6742. Spaghetti dinner: The annual Billy Plott Memorial Spaghetti Dinner will be held at Wesleyan United Methodist Church, 9711 Bristersburg Road, Calverton, on Saturday, Oct. 12. Takeout begins at 4:30 p.m. and dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Though Billy has passed, he left his recipe to his family to carry on the tradition of the many spaghetti dinners he has done for his church. Free-will offering. All proceeds benefit Wesleyan Church. Contact: 540-347-9629. Country Fair and Auction Brunch: 9:30 a.m., Featuring auctioneer Kathy Shumate, owner of Past Reflections Antiques, Warrenton. The speaker will be Lisa Haley of West Salem, Ohio, speaking on “Surviving Life’s Surprises.” $10 inclusive. For reservations and free child care, call Linda at 703-402-4385. RSVP by Sunday, Oct. 6. Meet at 91 Main St., Fellowship Hall, Warrenton Presbyterian Church. Sponsored by Christian Women’s Connection. Feed Fauquier: Cornerstone Baptist Church will sponsor the sixth Feed Fauquier food-packing event at the Warrenton Community Center. The Fauquier community will come together to break through the total of a quarter of a million meals packed for Fauquier residents in need. The event aims to pull together 125 people per hour at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. and welcomes families, individuals, Scout troops, school groups, soccer teams and businesses. The quarter-million mark represents more than 2,000 participants, $72,000 raised, 250,000 meals packed and multiple people blessed over the past five years. There will be an honorary table of donors and recipients at the 10 a.m. hour representing those who have made it happen. People can register to participate at www.feedfauquier. org. Cost is $10 per participant and all money goes towards the purchase of the food.

Sunday, Oct. 13

Homecoming: Midland Church of the Brethren, 10434 Old Carolina Road, Midland. All are welcome.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Wave of Light service: 6:45 p.m. Nokesville Church of the Brethren is hosting a Wave of Light. This reflective service provides comfort to those grieving pregnancy and infant

loss and is part of a world-wide effort to bring awareness, remembrance, and hope to the one in four women whose pregnancy ends in loss. On Oct. 15, people all over the world will light a candle at 7 p.m. local time, causing a glow of light for the entire day world-wide to remember those who were never born, born still, or only lived for a moment, and to bring comfort to their families. Everyone is welcome. Childcare will be provided. Please contact the church at 703-594-2685 or nokesvillecob@ nokesvillecob.org with questions. Nokesville Church of the Brethren is at 13002 Fitzwater Drive, Nokesville. 144th church anniversary: 7:30 p.m., 4679 Free State Road, Marshall. Mount Nebo Baptist Church will be celebrating its 144th church anniversary and pastor’s 19th anniversary during the month of October with a revival service every Tuesday night and an anniversary service on Oct. 20. The remaining service times and guest preachers will be as follows: Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Rev. Harold Howard and Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Rev. Frank Roberts. The Sunday, Oct. 20, anniversary service will feature the Rev. Donald Reid as guest preacher for the morning service starting at 10:45 a.m., with a luncheon following. For more information, contact 540-222-4408.

Friday, Oct. 18

Pancake Supper: 4:30 to 7 p.m., Midland United Methodist Church, 5435 Midland Road, Midland. Love offering will support community missions. Contact: 540-439-8813. Saturday, Oct. 19 Harvest Moon Family Fun Night: 5:30 to 8 p.m., 13056 Elk Ridge Road, Fredericksburg. The Grace United Methodist Church Harvest Moon Family Fun Night features free pizza, candy, games and fun for the whole family. “Trunk or Treat” in the parking lot. Wear costumes. For more info, contact 540-752-5462. Breakfast: 8 to 10 a.m., Amissville United Methodist Men will serve breakfast in the fellowship Hall of the church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville. Donations are accepted, and all proceeds are used in service to others. Questions concerning this activity should be directed to Reg at 540-987-9001. Oak Shade Baptist Church Women’s Conference: 10:30 a.m., Oak Shade Baptist Church, 3287 Old Catlett Road, Catlett. Free. Contact: 540-788-4160. Country Breakfast in Casanova and the Blessing of the Hounds: Looking for a way to enjoy a familyfriendly fall event? Look no further! Plan to attend the Country Breakfast and Blessing of the Hounds, Saturday, Oct. 19. The breakfast will be held at the Grace Church Parish Hall, 5108 Weston Road, in Casanova. Free-will donations will be taken at the door. At 9 a.m., the Blessing of the Hounds begins. The riders in red or black coats, and men with top hats will ride up Weston Road surrounded by the excited hounds, and then ride onto

the Casanova Green. The Rev. Jim Cirillo will bless the riders, hounds and even the fox. This event is hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Hendrix. Be sure to dress for cool weather and the damp grass. Don’t forget your camera. For more information, visit www.gracechurchcasanova. org or facebook.com/ GraceEpiscopalChurchCasanova, email gracechurchcasanova@gmail. com or call 540-788-1202.

Sunday, Oct. 20

Deacons and Deaconess Day: 11 a.m., 705 View Town Road, Amissville. Bethel Baptist Church will celebrate its Deacons and Deaconess Day. The morning service begins at 11 a.m. and the Rev. William Grant Sr., associate minister of the Mt Olive Baptist Church, Rectortown, will be preaching. The evening service begins at 3 p.m. and the Rev. William Jackson, pastor of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Warrenton, will be preaching. His choir and congregation will accompany him. Lunch will be served after the morning service. All are welcome. For more information, contact Jennifer Gray at 540-5226942. Halloween Songs & Stories: 3 p.m., Give your costume a test run at the third annual “Halloween Songs & Stories” at Emmanuel Episcopal Church’s Parish House in Middleburg (105 E. Washington St.) Join ghouls, goblins, superheroes, unicorns, you

name it, for Halloween silliness, fun songs and spooky stories. Scary refreshments served. Everyone in costume gets a bag of Halloween treats and can join a noisy indoor parade. Reserve front-row seats by calling 540-687-6297, but there’s room for everyone. There’s no charge; a free-will offering is accepted. Join the party and definitely wear your Halloween costume.

Monday, Oct. 21

Annual Pastor’s Appreciation Revival: 7:30 p.m., Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, 1175 Delaplane Grade Road, Upperville, welcomes all to its appreciation revival. It will be held Monday through Friday, Oct. 21 to 25, by revivalist Pastor Terry D. Streeter of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Pastor’s Aid Day will be held Sunday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m. with guest Pastor Nelson Sneed and congregation from Little Forest Baptist Church in Stafford. Lunch will be served following morning worship. Contact Christine Lewis at 540-3642507 for more information.

Ongoing…

Food pantry: The Beulah Baptist Church Food Pantry, at Beulah Baptist Church, 3124 Beulah Road, Markham, is open Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. For more information, contact the church at 540-364-2626 or Cecelia Williams at 540-364-2428.

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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www.stjohntheevangelist.org St. John the Evangelist Parish is a Catholic faith community committed to living God's message as given to us by Jesus Christ. We strive to encourage Christian love, faith & peace.

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Hear Fauquier’s spooky ghost stories, Oct. 13 There will be a public hearing on the Broadview Avenue traffic management project on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Fauquier High School (705 Waterloo Road). Held by the Virginia Department of Transportation, the hearing will provide an opportunity for public input on the safety and proposed improvements along Broadview Avenue and the intersection of Waterloo Road and Frost Avenue. Items to be discussed include a raised median, crosswalks, turning lanes and bicycle paths. Construction is expected to begin in 2022. On Sunday, Oct. 13, you can listen to spooky Fauquier Ghost Stories at the

ALICE FELTS WARRENTON 540-349-0037 warrenton.news@gmail.com John Barton Payne Building (2 Courthouse Square) from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Frances Allshouse, former director of the Old Jail Museum, will tell scary tales; you can guess which ones are based on truth. All Fauquier County public libraries will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14, in observance of Columbus Day. Also,

Orlean barn dance Saturday It’s October. Whee! Plenty of neat things to do around our neighborhood. Pick something fun and just do it. The Orlean Community Trail System will have the annual Barn Dance and Trail Ride on Saturday, Oct. 12. The trail ride, led by Natalie and Bill Zink, will start at 1 p.m. from 10372 Conde Road. An RSVP would be appreciated to billzink@ccl-eng.com. Riders are asked to park horse trailers at the barn. The barn dance and potluck supper will be held at the Leeds Ruritan Park in Hume starting at 5 p.m. Bring a dish to share, put on your best square-dancing outfit and get ready to have a great evening with neighbors and friends.

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there will not be any refuse collection in the Town of Warrenton on that day, as well. The following day, Tuesday, Oct. 15, there will be collection for both Monday’s and Tuesday’s trash. For those who are planning to apply for colleges, high school students can attend a college prep workshop, “Ins and Outs of Getting In!” on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Joseph E. Penn Family Life Center (45 Alexandria Pike). College-bound students can get hands-on help from staff at the Lord Fairfax Office of Student Services, such as tips on writing essays for entrance exams. Attendees will learn about various resources and career guidance. Although we haven’t celebrated Halloween yet, many folks are already thinking about Christmas. Among those turning thoughts toward holiday

preparations are the members of the Francis Fauquier Garden Club. The club is offering a chance to win holiday decorating of your house or office, complete with floral arrangements and live greenery. And, free of charge, club members will also decorate your tree, up to 10 feet tall, using your own ornaments. For a $25 donation to the garden club’s scholarship fund, your name will be entered in a drawing to be held Nov. 19. While that may seem far away, only 150 tickets will be printed. Tickets may be purchased at several local retailers: The Town Duck; Tolsons Appliance Center; Rankins Hardware; Marta Von Dettingen’s jewelry store, or the Open Book. You can also buy tickets by contacting Carol Collins at usmcguy@ comcast.net.

South Dakota. Thank you, thank you. The Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will sponsor the always popular trunk-or-treat Halloween event on Thursday, Oct. 31, starting at 6 p.m. Decorate your vehicle and be ready to hand out treats to the neighboring kids. Entertainment will follow with a magic show and refreshments inside the bay area. Plan to attend with your family for a safe evening of fun in a protected environment. Your fire and rescue department, OVFRD, will be sending out the annual appeal for operational funds soon. Your generous support of this annual fundraising effort provides the needed monies to operate the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. Please read the information carefully and use

the small envelope provided to make your contribution. Every penny counts. Birthday greetings to Kathy Lee and Rebecca Schaefer this week. Have fun and do something reckless. Here’s your chance to win something beautiful and help the scholarship fund of the Francis Fauquier Garden Club. A $25 donation to the scholarship fund will purchase a ticket that puts your name in the hat to win holiday decorating for your home or office. Floral decorations and live greenery will be used. There are only 150 tickets available for the drawing, which will be held Nov. 19. Tickets are available at The Town Duck, Rankins’s Hardware, Tolson’s Appliance, Open Book, Marta Dettingen’s shop or by contacting CC at usmcguy@comcast.net.

Meet firefighters at open house in New Baltimore Saturday, Oct. 12 Cooler days are here and perfect for attending some of these events. Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a Candlelight Vigil for the Battle with Addiction. This will be held on Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. on Courthouse Square, Main Street, in Warrenton. The annual Public Safety Open House will be held at the New Baltimore Fire and Rescue Company on Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be activities for kids, displays, the Aircare medical helicopter, demonstrations, food and more. This is a wonderful way to meet our brave firefighters, learn what they do, and show your appreciation. The Harvest Festival and Flea Market at Sonshine Bible Church, Amissville, will be held Oct. 12, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information contact Vickie at 571-437-6742. The Fauquier SPCA will be hosting a Blessing of the Animals on Oct. 13 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come to the SPCA with or without your dog. There will be a stroll along the beautiful lanes of Casanova with the shelter dogs after the blessing. On Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. Old Bust Head Brewing Company will host a benefit 5K for Finley’s Green Leap Forward Fund. Finley Broaddus lost her battle with cancer when she was

VEE KREITZ NEW BALTIMORE BROAD RUN 540-347-5140 veescolumn@aol.com 18 years old. She is the daughter of OBH co-founders Ike and Julie Broaddus. Participants can dress in costume and there will be prizes. All ages welcome. For information call 540-347-4777 to sign up. For information about this benefit, go to www.finleysgreenleapforward.org. Fauquier Community Theatre is presenting, “Lost in Yonkers,” a comedy by Neil Simon, Oct. 11 to 20. For tickets call 540-349-8760 or go to www.FCTstage.org. 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, Rankins Hardware, Marta Dettingen’s Shop, The Open Book, or contact CC at usmcguy@comcast.net. Drawing is Nov. 19. Please send me news and information so we can help get the word out. Thank you.

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Remembering two fallen Catlett firefighters On the misty evening of Saturday, Sept. 28, as the sun was going down, members of the Catlett Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department gathered along with family and friends of Jay Mark Miller and Matthew Brian Smith to pay respect to their memory and service to our community. It was on this night 30 years ago that these two young men, along with three other crew members: Ernest Colbert, Frankie Herndon and Michael Kirk, were struck by an Amtrak train while responding to a truck fire. Kalvyn Smith, chief of the Catlett Volunteer Fire Department, served as master of ceremony and gave an inspirational message of how Matthew and Mark both put service before self. There is a true brotherhood among firefighters and that was evident on Saturday night. There were members from Arlington County Fire Department, Nokesville Fire and Rescue, Fauquier County Fire and Emergency Management Department and Catlett Volunteer Fire and Rescue present to pay their respects to our fallen firefighters. Frankie Freeman, uncle to Matthew Smith, spoke of his nephew’s excitement in starting as a dispatcher for Fauquier County. He spoke of many memories of Matthew growing up, riding his four -wheeler and his love for his grandmother. Regina Miller, sister of Jay Mark Miller, spoke of Mark’s contagious laugh, outgoing personality and how growing up he would pick her up to spin her around. The evening concluded with a dedication of a beautiful stone bench engraved with both Matthew and Mark’s names along with the message “At a railroad crossing just down the road, these two men paid the ultimate sacrifice on September 28, 1989. Never forget.” The bench is placed at the flagpole to honor our two fallen heroes. If you have a few moments, stop in at the Catlett Fire House and see this beautiful new addition to the landscape in front of the fire house. Congratulations to Alexis Wil-

Annual Fauquier Fall Farm Tour Saturday, Oct. 12

AMANDA ARMSTRONG WOODWARD CALVERTON CATLETT CASANOVA 540-295-4925 woodwardamanda1@aol.com liams on her induction into the National English Honor Society at Kettle Run High School on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Alexis was one of 40 students selected for this honor. She is a junior at Kettle Run High School. Alexis is the daughter of Rachel and Michael Williams and granddaughter of Joyce Ann Nicholson Tompkins and her husband Clarence Tompkins, all from Catlett. Congratulations to Rylee Fiel and Rinna Hoskisn on their fourth-place ribbons out of 30 teams competing in the Horticulture Demonstration at the Virginia State Fair representing Auburn Middle School Future Farmers of America. Many thanks to their teacher Heather, Shinn. We at Wesleyan are so happy for Clair and Joyce Springman. Their health has improved,  enabling them  to move to another facility. They love cards, phone calls and visits. Their new address is: Clair and Joyce Springman, The Culpeper, 12425 Villane Loop, Culpeper, VA 22701. The annual Billy Plott Memorial Spaghetti Dinner will be held at Wesleyan United Methodist Church, 9711 Bristersburg Road, Calverton, on Saturday, Oct. 12. Take-out starts at 4:30 p.m., with dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Though Billy has passed, he left his recipe to his family to carry on the tradition of their many spaghetti dinners he has done for his church. All proceeds benefit Wesleyan Church. Monday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. will be the Catlett History Day meeting at Trinity United Methodist Church at 9280 Old Dumfries Road, Catlett. We would like for new members to join us. Our meetings are open to everyone. I hope everyone has a wonderful week. Let me know what is happening in your neighborhood.

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The annual Fauquier County Farm Tour will be on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come and enjoy farm markets, alpacas, farm wineries, pumpkin patches, farm machinery, beef cattle, dairy farms, hayrides and more. This is fun for the entire family. For added info. go online www.FauquierAg.com or telephone 540-422-8280. Enjoy a day designed especially for children at Crockett Park (10066 Rogues Road) on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a variety of activities and learning experiences to include a reptile exhibit, hayrides, boat rides, sandbox games, crafts, pumpkin painting and face painting, along with pony rides, moon bounces, local entertainment, funnel cakes, homemade ice-cream, historical exhibits and more. Admission is $10 per vehicle. For more information, email southprogrammer@fauquiercounty.gov or tele-

JOE KORPSAK REMINGTON BEALETON OPAL 540-497-1413 joe.korpsak@yahoo.com phone 540-422-8874. Don’t forget the upcoming Remington Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at downtown Remington’s East Main Street. There will be two Nashville recording artists - Sarah Martin and Holly Constant. See you there, too! Liberty Community Church in Bealeton will have a free Harvest Brunch on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. There will be food, moon bounce and free family portraits. Everyone is welcome. Visit www. postivelifechange.org for added info.

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In terms of spectacular fall color, a favorite specimen, Nyssa sylvatica, black gum, is one of the first trees to think of. This zone 4 to 9 native tree exhibits very consistent bright red fall color. In addition to its bright autumn show, the black gum has beautiful bark that also adds ornamental interest. The bark is deeply ridged and is often compared to alligator skin. This great native tree is very adaptable to the landscape and urban conditions. It can reach a large mature height of 30 to 60 feet, depending on the site. Some trees can develop leaf spotting. Work is being done in the nursery trade to provide cleaner selections. That said, the cultivar called ‘Red Rage’ is a favorite choice. It is leaf spot resistant, has a great pyramidal form and outstanding red fall color. All in all the Black Gum is a great specimen tree with multiple seasons of interest suitable for any garden. Visit our website at www.bartlett. com to find out about all of the services we offer, or call us to schedule an appointment for a complimentary consultation at (540) 364-2401.

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Learn all about agriculture at Fauquier High School Saturday Congratulations to Brooke Heflin and Donnie Jenkins on the birth of their son, Hudson Linwood on Sept. 30. He sure is a cutie patootie! Continued get well prayers for Dougie Thompson would be appreciated. The Marshall High School Reunion Committee would like to thank the 160 people who attended the reunion. Two of those attending were at the young age of 92. I bet they could tell some stories! The reunion was a great success and everyone had a wonderful time. If you were unable to attend this year, keep in touch with your classmates and committee. Who knows? There might be another one sometime soon. 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 fair housing laws, which make it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or elderliness, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint, call the Virginia Fair Housing office at 804-367-8530 or toll-free at 888-551-3247. For the hearing impaired, call 804-367-9753. EMAIL: fairhousing@dpor.virginia.gov WEBSITE: dpor.virginia.gov/fairhousing

BRENDA PAYNE MARSHALL THE PLAINS 540-270-1795 marshallvanews@gmail.com OK, ladies, invite your friends to a “Country Fair and Auction” Brunch on Oct. 10 at 9:30 a.m., featuring Kathy Shumate, auctioneer and owner of Past Reflections Antiques in Warrenton. The special guest is Lisa Haley of West Salem, Ohio, discussing “Surviving Life’s Surprises.” The cost is $10 inclusive. Free child care available with reservation. For reservations/free child care, call at Linda 703-402-4385. At 91 Main St., Fellowship Hall, Warrenton Presbyterian Church. Sponsored by Christian Women’s Connection. Mark your calendar for a fun day at SonShine Bible Church, 2161 Colvin Road, Amissville, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, rain or shine. Get your day started with country biscuits and gravy, along with a cup of coffee. Do some shopping at the many vendor spots on-site and check out the activities including the bluegrass music. Need a break? Stop back for the fried catfish or an American hot dog with chili. Don’t forget to check out the bake sale area for that special dessert as well. Visit sonshinebiblechurch.org for more in-

formation.  Fauquier County Farm Bureau, Virginia Cooperative Extension, FFA students, and 4-Hers will take you on a journey through agriculture at the Agricultural Fun Day on Saturday, Oct. 12. Experience fun activities, exhibits and programs for children and adults designed to connect you with agricultural production and livestock. Activities will include cow milking, livestock weight guessing, a pumpkin painting contest, hay bale throwing contest for all ages and raffles. There will be horse demonstrations, forestry and farm equipment exhibits and livestock displays. Top this experience off with homemade ice cream. Take a short test drive in a Ford vehicle and Sheehy Ford will donate to Agriculture in the Classroom. Shaping the future of agriculture for the next generation begins with teachers in the classroom. Stop by Fauquier High School on Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for this Agricultural Fun Day. Attention residents of The Plains: The town will be having a special fall trash cleanup day on Oct. 16. A little birthday shout out to: Sylvia Payne on Oct. 2; Pam Graves and Michael Fletcher on Oct. 10; Philippe Melton, Raven Logan and Brenda Chichester on Oct. 12; Sue Leonard on Oct. 13; Donna Sager on Oct. 14; and Robin Coggin, Donald and Ronald Leonard and Connie Williams on Oct. 15. Happy anniversary to: Ellis and Debbie Gibson on Oct. 14 and Charles and Jennifer Clegg on Oct. 15.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS

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These property transfers, filed September 26-October 2, 2019 were provided by the Clerk of the Court in Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top dollar deal: $796,765 in Scott District

Cedar Run District U.S. Bank Nat’l. Assn. Tr. to Multygroup Investment LLC, 3.75 acres at 4346 Razor Hill Road, Bealeton. $112,350 Paul Pfeiffer to Marlo Walton Mangus, 4 acres at 11365 Waite Lane, Catlett. $560,000 Alan R. Vranian to Wilmic LLC, 4.4013 acres at 6157 Miles Lane, Warrenton. $215,000 Philip Spindle to Kenneth Moe, 2.4622 acres at 1521 Sowego Road, nr. Catlett. $272,000 Gary Q. Solom to Suzanne Baughan, 2 acres at 7617 Rosenwald Lane, Nokesville. $350,000 Lee District Michael T. Mountain to Patricia Ann Montaigne, 11184 Crest Lane, Bealeton. $257,000 John P. Hamilton to Salome E. Bushore, 10 aces at 7631 Botha Road, Bealeton. $444,000 James T. Walsh to Frank Guagenti, Lot 9, Lula E. Weaver Dvsn., nr. Remington. $10,000 Stribling Co. Inc. to Randy L. Cole, 21.47 acres on Savannah Branch Rd., Bealeton. $471,000 Damien Woodley to David Paul Ritter, 0.4595 acre at 202 N. Church St., Remington. $415,000 David J. McElhiney to Barbara A. Turner, 0.2296 acre at 200-A W. Main Street, Remington, $190,000 Thomas Roland Smith to Ray E. Wentz, 6721 Huntland Drive, Bealeton. $235,000 Cherie Suzanne Turman Tr. to Roger L. Long, 10.6125 acres at 8305 Diamond Hill Road, nr. Warrenton. $170,000

Randall C. Frazier to Jesse Otremba, Lot 83, 10843 Spencer Street, Bealeton. $357,000 Christopher N. Wines to Angel Ronald Quiroz Alegre, 0.5739 acre at 6767 Rugby Place, Bealeton. $317,000 Center District Barbara P. McLeod to Connor Hedges, 102 Dorset Lane, Warrenton. $296,500 Regan G. Plath to Philip Jerald Taggart, 700 Lancrel Road, Warrenton. $469,500 Lee Anderson Dart to Stilson Applin, 0.3999 acre at 78 Fisher Lane, Warrenton. $550,000 Fauquier Bank Tr. to Heidy Beth S. Knighting, Unit 209 at 209 Fairfield Drive, Warrenton. $180,000 Michael F. Gunn to Chasey M. Stults, 42 Spring Lane, Warrenton. $207,000 Claude W. Edwards to Peter Veltsistas, 1.214 acres at 236 Lee Street, Warrenton. $238,000 Scott District John J. Both II to Debra Mae McCoy, 1.0940 acres at 5742 Pendleton Lane, nr. Warrenton. $415,000 Young Sook Choe to Elizabeth Alvira Matzke, 6961 Tanglewood Drive, nr. Warrenton. $640,000 Steven H. Koslow to Kris Sliffe, 7170 Auburn Mill Road nr. Warrenton. $479,000 B. F. Stephens Inc. to William G. Cummings, 1.8590 acres at 7246 Mill Run Drive, Warrenton. $549,900

Grace E. Andrea to George Marty Blakely, Unit 206, 6696 Club House Lane nr. Warrenton. $235,000 Samuel Cushing to Timothy Lammert, 9.5013 acres at 4119 Bull Run Mountain Road, nr. The Plains. $463,000 Gregory T. Settle to Eddie Harris II, 7545 Edington Drive, nr. Warrenton. $690,000 Timothy John Crowley to Sassan Jahanian, 1.0805 acres at 5543 Old Bust Head Road, Broad Run. $352,000 Phillip Offield to Michael Ittner, 7091 Auburn Mill Road, nr. Warrenton. $550,000 Gerard F. Celia Jr. to Luke Schiedermayer, 3.9186 acres at 6738 Bridle Path, nr. Warrenton. $480,000 NVR Inc. to Kayan Juline Thompson, 5169 Island Court, nr. Warrenton. $548,883 Lakeside Homes LLC to Joseph Andre King, 4680 Gates Road, nr. Warrenton. $796,765 Capital Construction & Developing Inc. to Moses A. Housien, 1.0067 acres and easement to Gray’s Mill Road, nr. Warrenton. $160,000 Mark B. Handwerger to Joseph David Wheatley, 6905 Mill Valley Drive, nr. Warrenton. $620,000 Marshall District Henry L. Fletcher Trust to Joseph B. Saffer, 113.4822 acres on Cliff’s Mill Road, nr. Warrenton/Waterloo. $567,411 B. R. Stephens Enterprises Inc. to Edward

Waltz, 1.3824 acres at 7823 Wellington Drive, nr. Warrenton. $724,900 Blane L. Zirilli to Jonathan Hardin, 6.2945 acres at 4521 Lakeside Court, Marshall. $220,000 Brenda C. Kelly to Douglas Hartz, 5.6912 acres on Rt. 55 nr. Carrington Road, Delaplane. $109,000 John P. Pennigton Successor Tr. to Phoebe R. Tufts, 20% interest in 41.8324 acres on Holtzclaw Road, nr. Warrenton; 20% interest in 23.9873 acres off Holtzclaw Road, nr. Warrenton; 20% interest in 37.75 acres at 8468 Holtzclaw Road, nr. Warrenton. $240,000 George E. Wilfong Tr. to Taesok M. Kim, 5.0025 acres at 4520 Free State Road, Marshall. $395,000 Justin T. Carter to Robert Olavi Nylander, 8292 Wild Aster Court, Marshall. $233,000 Jason Brett Walker to Christopher Ryan Stewart, 10.7661 acres at 7332 Fox Call Lane nr. Warrenton. $585,000 Stephen J. Thomas to Michael Ford Miller, 27.0068 acres at 2087 Winchester Road, nr. Delaplane. $787,000 Richard C. Muller to Frances Steinard, 24.8 acres at 5820 Wilson Road, Marshall. $500,000 Bonnie L. LeTourneau to Fauquier Hunt Properties LLC, 0.6989 acre at 9283 Springs Road, nr. Warrenton. $249,000 Troy V. Caver Tr. to Daniel Jay Owens, 0.6600 acre at 8385 Turnbull Road, Warrenton. $189,900

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OBITUARIES Julie T. Vehr “Dody” Wolver Hill Farm, Middleburg, VA A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. on October 19, 2019 at Emmanuel Church, Middleburg, VA. Reception to follow.

Wendy Elizabeth Clear Fleming Wendy Elizabeth Clear Fleming, born January 9, 1974, left this earth to be with Jesus, September 12, 2019. Wendy is survived by her two children whom she loved with all her heart, Justin H. Fleming II (Jay). and Elizabeth M. Fleming of Phenix City, Alabama, formerly of Culpeper, Virginia; and a step-daughter Cameron Palatini of Minneoli, Florida. She is also survived by her father, Kenneth C. Clear and his wife, Cheryl, of Lignum VA, her mother, Patricia Martin of Locust Grove VA, two brothers, Paul E. Clear of Nokesville VA and David K. Clear and his wife Jessica of Kensington MD, and her grandmother, Helen G. Clear of New Brighton PA, as well as four aunts, three nephews, four nieces, three step-sisters and many cousins. She is also survived by the father of her children, Justin H. Fleming. She was pre-deceased by her step-father, Julian (Marty) Martin. Wendy graduated from Foxcroft School in Middleburg VA, and also attended Broad Run High School in Ashburn VA. She then graduated from Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach VA. She loved life, her family, the Washington Capitals and her cats, and had a large heart for helping others. There will be a celebration of Wendy’s Life on Saturday, October 12, at 11:00 a.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church, 6903 Blantyre Rd, Warrenton, VA 20187. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family has chosen to establish a fund to provide for the needs of Wendy’s children.

Robert Kenneth Martin On Monday, September 23, 2019, Robert Kenneth Martin passed away at age 73. Ken was born on September 6, 1946, in Alexandria, Virginia to Robert and Marie (Clarke) Martin. He graduated from Culpeper High School and lived and worked in Fauquier County for most of his adult life. Ken was easy-going and quick to make friends. He had a good sense of humor and always had a funny story to share with family and friends. He loved animals, especially dogs. He also loved to fish, a passion he shared with his late wife Lee. Some of Ken’s happiest days were spent with Lee at their river house, boating and fishing on the Rappahannock. They also enjoyed antiquing together, and Ken acquired an impressive collection over the years. Ken was preceded in death by his father, Robert, his mother, Marie, and his wife, Lee. He is survived by his son, Kevin, his brother, David, and his two grandchildren, Alec and Meredith. His life will be remembered at a service for family.

Charles Q. ‘Sparky’ Ritchie, Sr. Charles Q. ‘Sparky’ Ritchie, Sr., age 95, of Warrenton, passed peacefully on Sunday, October 6th, 2019 at Fauquier Hospital. He was born on February 6th, 1924 in Bealeton, Virginia, son of the late, Homer & Christine Ritchie. Charles was a true southern gentleman and founding member of the New Baltimore Fire & Rescue. He is survived by his beloved wife of 71 years, Anne Ritchie; three children, Carolyn R. Butler & her husband, Bob of Spotsylvania, VA, Charles Q. ‘CQ’ Ritchie, Jr. of Warrenton, VA and Catherine R. ‘Cathy’ Albaugh & her husband, Lance of Warrenton; four grandchildren, Matthew Chacey, Christopher Chacey & his wife, Chelsea, Jaime C. Ritchie & his wife, Kenny Jo and Jonathan Ritchie & his wife, Lily; and five great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Charles was preceded in death by both his siblings, Johnny Ritchie and Mariam Glaettli. The family will receive visitors on Wednesday, October 9th from 6 to 8 pm at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA. A funeral service will be held in the Moser Chapel on Thursday, October 10th at 11 am. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove cemetery in Bealeton, VA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the New Baltimore Fire & Rescue and/or the Warrenton SPCA. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

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OBITUARIES Walter Robert Baylor

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(Age 95) Walter Robert Baylor, age 95, passed away in his sleep the morning of October 2, 2019, in Fairfax Station, Va., of congenital heart failure. Beloved husband of 61 years to Bonnie Louise Henry Baylor. Born in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 1924 to Shelby and Jeannette Baylor, the second oldest of four children. Bob attended Mount Rainier H.S., graduating in 1941, and attended the Univ. of Maryland graduating in 1947 with a mechanical engineering degree. After that, he spent many years at the Bealeton family farm helping his mother and family, and has always maintained a personal connection with Fauquier County. He enlisted in the D.C. Air National Guard in 1947 and was honorably discharged in 1953. The same year he received a J.D. degree from the George Washington School of Law. After marriage in 1958 to Bonnie, his family lived in Princeton, N.J. in the mid-1960s where his children were born but returned in 1968 to the Washington area. In 1972 the family moved to Fairfax Station. For the next 25 years Bob held a number of patent law advisor positions with the U.S. Army, retiring in 1993. Bob was a very kind and generous man throughout his life. He sponsored a displaced German family in the late 1940s in their move to the United States, and readily supported his own family throughout the decades across their many aspirations and tribulations. He was a long-time fan of Washington, D.C. baseball and enjoyed watching the Senators as a young man, and then in recent years the Washington Nationals. He also enjoyed gardening at his home. Bob was a reserved family man and did not wish a formal service, and was interred October 4 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Midland, Va. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, and his two children, Kenneth Robert Baylor and Bradley William Baylor, who all loved him very much and will miss him greatly. He is also survived by his youngest sister, Doris Baylor Zander.

MAKE YOUR WISHES KNOWN Many individuals think that “advance directives” are a good idea, but are not urgently needed, and their family or physician will somehow know their wishes. Unfortunately, this line of thinking often leads to unnecessary stress and complications. The directive known as a “living will” clearly points out the kind of life-sustaining medical treatment(s) that a person would or would not want if he or she could not speak for him- or herself. Documents of this type should be on file with an attorney or trusted family member or friend. Another directive, known as a “medical power of attorney,” allows a select person to be an agent of the nonresponsive person and make decisions about his or her care. Death is inevitable, and the more we can prepare for it, the easier it is for those we leave behind. Pre-need funeral plans can be made at any time and offer many advantages. Funeral homes can help you preplan a funeral for yourself, your spouse, or a parent. MOSER FUNERAL HOME accommodates all families, treating each one as if they were our own. To learn more, please call (540) 347-3431 or see us at our 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton facility. Our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY is located just outside of Warrenton.

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Huge 1 BR apt, DR, deck, W/D, garden, historic Old Town Warrenton. $1425/mo inclds utlities 540-270-3062 Old Town Warrenton, Avail. 10/1/19. 1BR, 1BA, Main St. W/D, off st. parking, security entrance, water/sewer incl´d. $1350/mo, deposit & refs req´d. 540-272-4056

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2br home on farm near Hume Va, no pets, DW, fridg, W/D. Swimming pool. $1100/mo (540)364-3368 Calverton, 2br, 1ba, all appl´s, shed & lrg yard. fire & burg alarm, $1200/mo + sec dep. No smkg/pets, 540-454-0473 Midland, 4BR, 2BA, ranch, 2 acs, shed, deck, $1675/mo. (540)788-3242, 540-219-6368 Orlean/Hume, 1BR cottage, 1BA, W/D, FP, kit & fenced yd w/stg bldg on farm, $950/mo 540-454-2131 Remington, Nice clean 3BR, 2.5BA home w/ garg, deck, AC, no smkg/pets, $1590/mo. 540-905-5981

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2 plots in National Memorial Park , Falls Church Va. Valued at $3900 ea.Will sell both for $6000 + buyer to pay 200.00 per plot filing fee.Serious inquires only Contact Vince @ 540-229-2004 4 side by side burial plots for sale in Marshall Cemetery Marshall Va. Will sell for what we paid to purchase plots several years ago versus cost of what they are today plus half of transfer fee. Call 540-270-9995

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FALL SPECIAL!! 2 cords/$400 4 cords/$675 703-357-2180 FIREWOOD

s e a s o n e d hdwood, $225/ cord + delivery more then 15 mls from Nokesville. 703-577-1979

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Dining table with 6 chairs, Wood. $295. 434-270-8372 Five piece queen sleigh bed with in table, long dresser with mirror, tall dresser, and large nightstand. Paid $2K. Asking $900. Cash only. 540-232-4257 LA-Z-BOY rocker/ recliner. Blue. LN. $295 CASH. Orange, Va. 540-672-4697

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2019 Heritage Hunt Community Sale, Gainesville, VA. Sat. ,10/12 & Sun., 10/13. 8am-2pm. Maps at the front gate.

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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 Moving Sale. Bealeton, 7197 O´Keefe Rd, 10/12; 10a-3p. No early birds. Wagon wheel chair/recliner/ 1850´s couch, framed art, great Xmas gifts/ guns. YARD SALE Sat 10/12; 8a-2p 680 Viewtown Rd, Amissville. Household and misc. items.

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A L PA C A S FOR SALE Retiring Herd for sale Offers considered Clover Meadows Farm Gainesville, VA 571-261-1823

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2 set Metal golf club storage rack w/2 shelves $20.00 540-967-1233

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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

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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 45 RPM records (lots of 50) 0.50-$1.00 ea, comics $2+ ea, beanies $2+ ea, pez $1+ ea, 571-344-4300 9 knifes from Bradford exchange collection. Paid over $50 each, never used. $300.00 for all of them, willing to take a FAIR offer . 540-229-2004 Beatles memorbiliapicture, black & white (60´s), albums, 45´s & magazines.571-3444300 Deep clean carpet cleaner. In very good condition. Built in heater. $85 Text or call 540-935-6891 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 Millenium brand clamp on tree stand with ladder plus quick connect system. All never used. MUST buy all 3 items! $100. Chuck 540 439 4005. Goldvein 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 Small engine tachometer. LN. $80 CASH. Orange, Va. 540-672-4697 Treadmill, works great. Water softner works great. Moving, must sell best offer. 703/472/4176. Troybilt PW, 8.75 HP, 2800 PSI, work great, asking $225.00 434-974-6445

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Garage/ Yard Sales

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)

273

Pets

Free calico kitten 11 month female Call at 703-625-0180 No shots, Not spayed Email at afmauck@ gmail.com

LOST & FOUND ADOPTIONS TOO!

FAUQUIER SPCA

350

Business Services

Hagan Build & Design. Specializing in basements but we do it all! 540-522-1056. Free estimates, licensed and insured.

540-788-9000 www. fauquierspca.com e-mail fspca@ fauquierspca.com Male Yellow English Labrador, 2 years old $200.Updated shots and vet checked. 703-929-2736 please leave message Would you like to have your dog well BEHAVED, HAPPY & OBEDIENT?? Experienced K9 Trainer, all breeds, your home or mine. Puppy, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Therapy, Service, Working. Private or group lessons. Arno at 540-364-2195 Would you like to have your dog well BEHAVED, HAPPY & OBEDIENT?? Experienced K9 Trainer, all breeds, your home or mine. Puppy, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Therapy, Service, Working. Private or group lessons. Arno at 540-364-2195

290

Found

Found- Small ring found in Wal Mart parking lot in Warrenton on Wednesday Sept 25th at noon. Please email me description for identification. tooffairy@hotmail.com

350

Business Services

GO WITH THE BEST!!! Brian´s Tree Service. LICENSED, INSURED, FREE ESTIMATES. Tree removal, trimming, deadwooding, stump removal, lot clearing. Senior discounts 540-937-4742 or 540-222-5606 G R AV E L : A L L PROJECTS. Topsoil; fill dirt; mulch. No job too small.540-8254150; 540-219-7200 GUTTERS, FREE ESTIMATES.Jack´s Seamless Gutters. 703-339-6676 or 540-373-6644. We keep our minds in the gutter.

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H.D. PETTY CUSTOM PAINTING!!Int. & Ext. Drywall, carpentry, powerwashing. Licensed & insured.540364-1195 JBS Excavation & Clearing, Free estimates, tree removal, horse arena, d r i v e w a y s & landscaping. No job too big or too small. 703-582-0439 NO SWETT CARPENTRY & REMODELING. FOR ALL YOUR HOME REPAIR AND REMODELING NEEDS. 540-522-5577

N U T T E R S PA I N T I N G & SERVICES Call Erik, 540-522-3289

385

Lawn/Garden

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

605 Automobiles - Domestic 2000 LEXUS RX300 STOCK#9267. AWD, A L L P O W E R , LEATHER, VERY NICE, 105K MILES, $7950. CROWN, O R A N G E V A 1-800-442-2769 www. crownautosales.net 2002 Jaguar XK-8 Coupe - XK8 Jaguar 2002. Mint Condition Mileage 49K ; AM/FM/ DVD player w/ surround sound; All maintenance & tires current. Always garaged; includes factory made full body dust cover. $16,500 434-975-6237 2009 FORD FOCUS SEL SEDAN, 125k miles, moon roof, lthr, Exc. Cond. $4200 obo, 434-227-0743

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

640

Motorcycles

’06 HONDA GOLDWING TRIKE 1800 series, 1 owner, 12,000 miles, like new. Call 540-298-8128 or 540-421-9509.

650

Parts/ Accessories

5 Original Jeep 18“ rims from a 2017 Sahara with Bridgestone Dueler A/T P255 R70 18’s. Excel cond, good tread only 17K mls. Spare never used. $350. 540-878-8815 Debatorlean@aol.com JK Wrangler Rubicon new grille guard for metal bumper w/lights $100, obo. 2019 JL Rubicon 4dr.new rock rail guards $100. Roncabriolet@aol.com

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Home Improvement

Addison´s Building & Remodeling. Additions, basements, b a t h r o o m s , sundecks, repairs. Licensed Insured. 540-244-2869

Country Fair & Auction Brunch SURVIVING LIFE´S SURPRISES Speaker: Lisa Haley 10/10; 9:30 am; $10 inclusive Reservations: 703-402-4385 91 Main St. Fellowship Hall, Warrenton Presbyterian Church.

Affordable Roofing with Terry´s Handyman Services, LLC. Licensed & Insured. Commercial & residential. Senior discounts. 540-937-7476

Warrenton Women’s Prayer Alliance

Design/build services. New, renovations, additions for residential. Commercial renovations & tenant uplifting. Licensed & i n s u r e d . 540-428-3050 www. s o u t h s t a r construction.com Power Washing, Go from Green to Clean!!540-642-2349, 703-987-5096. Licensed & Insured! Remodels; New Homes; Windows; Painting; Garages; B a t h r o o m s ; Kitchens; Decks;. Class A. Lic & insured. GMC Enterprises of VA, LLC. 540-222-3385

Join us every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month for prayer, fellowship, and short devotional. Everyone welcome 9am-10am Trinity Lutheran Church, 276 Cleveland St., Warrenton, VA 20187. E-mail: wwpaattlc@gmail.com

FOOD PANTRY

2nd & 4th Sunday´s

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.

GENEALOGY WORKSHOP

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

385

Lawn/Garden

GORMANS TREE AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES. Seasonal Clean up. Snow removal, grinding, mowing, take downs. Free estimates. 540-222-4107; 540-825-1000 Place your ad today 888-351-1660

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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Automotive Sport Utility

665 Vehicles

2002 Ford Explorer Sport 4x4 for repair. 69,247mls. Leak in transmission cooling line. Was running when parked. Started last week but doesn’t this week. Sold as-is, where-is. Clear title inhand. $1100 phone/ text at 540-422-3692

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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

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Sport Utility

665 Vehicles

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

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670 Trailers American Hauler trailer $2K, OBO. Willing to meet in Manassas or Warrenton area if desired. 540-272-4870 call or text

IF YOUR AD ISN’T HERE. YOU GIVE YOUR BUISNESS TO SOMEONE ELSE

Trucks/

675 Pickups

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.

It took 6 YEARS to graduate. Find a job in about 6 MINUTES. Times Classified 347-4222

680 Vans/Buses 2000 Ford E-350 15’ box van. Good cond., $5000. 434-293-7222

Vehicles

685 Wanted

Looking for the classics. Seeking 1-2 project vehicles. Preferences: -Pre 1970; -Automatic Transmission; -Has run recently; -Minimal rust on exterior, undercarriage, interior; Mostly intact upholstery; Contact (text or call), 540-422-1279; 540-680-1734

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Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE 6244 Ghadban Court Warrenton, VA 20187 In execution of the Deed of Trust dated November 15, 2005 and recorded on November 18, 2005 in Book 1190 at Page 1204 in Instrument # 2005-00020757 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 October 29, 2019 at 3:00 PM the property more particularly described in the aforementioned Deed of Trust, located at the property address listed below and briefly identified as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land, situate in Center Magisterial District, Fauquier County, Virginia, described as Lot 30, Section II, CEDAR RUN, as shown on plat thereof recorded with Deed of Dedication in Deed book 394, Page 134, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia. Tax No.: 6994199814000 Property address: 6244 Ghadban Court, Warrenton, VA 20187 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. The property is further sold subject to a deed of trust dated 11/15/2005 and recorded 11/18/2005 Instrument # 003078440011 among the said county/city land records and to all other prior liens and encumbrances of record. TERMS OF SALE: A non-refundable bidder’s deposit of $9,000.00 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. (19-08350) 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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TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 10408 Royston Lane Marshall, VA 20115

Full name(s) of owner(s): SANDRA GOTT GILLIAM Trading as: THE VILLAGE GREEN 6902 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia 20115 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a WINE & BEER off premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Sandy Gilliam, Owner

In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $601,000.00, dated December 14, 2007, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Fauquier County on January 2, 2008, as Instrument Number 2008-00000001, in Deed Book 1284, at Page 1054, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, 40 Culpeper St, Warrenton, VA on October 24, 2019 at 2:00 PM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: LOT NO. 4 OF THE DIVISION OF TRACT 5 OF ’’RUNNYMEADE FARM’’, MARSHALL MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AS SHOWN UPON PLAT RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 282 AT PAGE 582 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Tax ID: 6947-168171-000. TERMS OF SALE: A bidder’s deposit of $15,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. Cash will not be accepted as a deposit. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (Trustee # 584926) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www.orlans.com Towne #: 5000.2141

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID TOWN OF WARRENTON, VIRGINIA Sealed bids will be accepted until November 20, 2019 at 2:00 PM and then publicly opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent, 18 Court Street, Warrenton, VA 20186, for the following: Rady Park Pump Station Replacement An information packet and bid forms are available in the above office, by calling (540) 347-1102 or by e-mail to staff@warrentonva.gov or by visiting the Town’s website at www.warrentonva.gov. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on October 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at 360 Falmouth Street in Warrenton. For directions to the facility, please call 540-347-1858. The Town through its duly adopted policy may reject any or all bids and waive all informalities. All contracts are awarded by the Town Manager. In the event the Town Manager rejects all bids, the Town may readvertise or make the purchase on the open market in conformance with state code and established Town procedures. The Town of Warrenton 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.

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Employment

Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 17, 2019

Class A Truck Driver

Local Run. Sod in Remington, VA. Email clwturf@aol.com or call 540-727-0020

The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a work session beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia.

ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT – TEXT-18-009429 – ECHELON RESOURCES, INC.(OWNER/APPLICANT) – A Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Article 4-605 to allow attached residential uses with approval of a Special Exception when conducting rehabilitation on an existing building through state and/or federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Programs. (Holly Meade, Staff) SPECIAL EXCEPTION – SPEX-19-011217 – BRIAN C. & SHARON L. ROEDER (OWNERS/APPLICANTS) – THE SANCTUARY AT BARREL OAK – An application for two Category 9 Special Exceptions to operate a Resort and host Class C Events, and two Category 20 Special Exceptions to allow for a belowground sewage treatment facility and aboveground water and storage treatment facilities. The property is located at 3677 Grove Lane, Marshall District. (PIN 6050-34-9946-000) (Adam Shellenberger, Staff)

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)

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)

CAREGIVERS WANTED

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

Culpeper; Fauquier & Prince Wm Areas EXCELLENT WAGES! 540-727-0024 for phone interview Mon- Fri

Full Time Employment

Administrative Assistant Warrenton, Virginia firm has immediate FT position for an admin assistant. Detail-oriented, ability to multi-task, and MS Word/Excel knowledge a must; accounting software, and/or Access a plus. Training will be provided. Send resume and salary requirements to MKA via email at:

info@mkassociates.com

Full Time Employment

LEAD TEACHERS & ASSISTANT TEACHERS Full or Part Time. Call:

Walnut Grove Child Care

540-347-0116 or 540-349-9656

Staff reports for all items will be available online at agenda.fauquiercounty.gov approximately one week prior to the public hearing. Copies of the full text of the proposed Fauquier County Zoning Ordinance text amendments 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.

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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.

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.

Full Time Employment

The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following items at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia:

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Full Time Employment

CAREGIVING SERVICES

Exp´d, excel. refs provided. Errands, appts, housekeep, etc. 540-729-6926

CLASS A OR B CDL TRUCK DRIVER

FT/PT. Good driving record. Call after 4pm 540-439-3490

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Part Time Employment

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

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Excavation

Moving/Storage

Roofing

(540) 349-7832 or (540) 428-9151

Home Improvment

Pet Services

Roofing

Builder

Nutters Painting & Services

Heating and Air Conditioning For all your

Heating and Cooling needs, call on

RC’S A/C SERVICE & REPAIR

– SPECIALIZING IN – • Painting (Int&Ext) • Roofing/Repairs • Siding • Gutters • Drywall • Carpentry

• Fencing • Vinyl Trim & • Gutter Cleaning Fascia Wrap • Bathroom • Brickwork • Pressure Washing Remodeling • Deck Water Sealing • Crown Molding • Yard Maintenance • Tree Removal

Call Erik 540-522-3289 Free Estimates 20 years exp. Licensed/Ref’s Available • Discount Pricing nutterspainting@aol.com

Lawn

Pet Services

Builder

Remodeling Cleaning

Lawn

Painting/Wallpaper If you want a Classy Job call ... Painting & Decorating, LLC

Lawn Maintenace • Planting • Mulching Bed Design • Spring/Fall Cleaning • Seeding Aeration • Dethatching • Top Soil • Sod Fertilization Programs • Trimming/Pruning Gutter Cleaning • Debris Removal Family Owned & Operated • Licensed and Insured

540-347-3159 •703-707-0773

Construction

Landscaping

• Home painting & carpentry repairs • 30 years of hands on experience • Small company with personal service Free Consultations & Estimates. Creative • Professional • First Class Painting Services

Call today! 540-349-1614 or 703-444-7255

Painting/Wallpaper

Tim Mullins (540)439-0407 • Fax (540)439-8991 tandjceramictile@comcast.net www.tandjceramictile.com

Licensed & insured Free Estimates

All major credit cards accepted

Tree Service/Firewood

georgedodson1031@gmail.com www.dodsontreecareandlandscaping.com

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Masonry

T&J Ceramic Tile, Inc.

LICENSED & INSURED • FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED

Free Estimates • Installation & Repair • Residential & Commercial • New Homes or Remodel Work

Mowing, Lawn Maintenance, Trimming, Topping, Spraying, Removal, Stump Grinding, Mulching, Pruning, Cabling, Planting, Grading, Seeding, Power Washing, Retaining Walls, Patios, Walkways

540-987-8531 540-214-8407

Driveways

Tile

Fully licensed & Insured

Power Washing

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Power Washing

Windows Cleaning

POTOMAC WINDOW CLEANING CO.

WINDOW CLEANING: Inside & Outside • By Hand • Residential Specialist POWER WASHING: No Damage, Low Pressure. Soft Brushing By Hand • Removes Dirt On Brick, Concrete, Wood & Siding

CHASE FLOOR WAXING SERVICE

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703.356.4459 | LICENSED • BONDED & INSURED

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Professional Services Fauquier Community Food Bank & Thrift Store Donations - No Monday Tues - Friday 9:00 - 3:00 Sat 9:00 - 1:00 249 E. Shirley Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186 540-359-6054 Fauquier_thrift@yahoo.com

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- All phases of Masonry - Gravel & Grading Driveways - Fencing Honest and Dependable

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Tree Service/Firewood

FIREWOOD SEASONED HARDWOOD, $225/CORD PLUS DELIVERY MORE THAN 15 MILES FROM NOKESVILLE.

SNOW PLOWING YARD CLEAN UP 703-577-1979

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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | October 9, 2019

GAINESVILLE 8078 Crescent Park Drive #205 | 703.753.7910

WARRENTON 85 Garrett Street | 540.349.1221

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Warrenton | $499,000 Live upstairs and use lower level for your business, 4BR home in Warrenton Lakes zoned R2 Beautiful yard, tons of parking, endless possibilities! Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.9409

Midland | $365,000 Brick rambler on 3.16 acres, 4 BR, 3 BA, hardwood floors under carpet, Comcast internet available, Possibility of up to 4 lots available Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659

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Remington | $294,500 Remodeled 3 BR, 2 BA, Large lot at .41 acres, Hardwoods, Large storage shed, New electrical/plumbing, Blocks to Main st, Must see for turn-key living! Call Stanley Heaney | 540.812.5533

Amissville | $575,000 Custom home on the lake just 15 min to Warrenton, Over 8 acres, 4000+ sq ft of finished space, huge deck, 4 garage spaces, paved driveway, views! Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.4909

Centreville | $1,450,000 8 BR, 5.5 BA located on 5 private acres, Heated pool/hot tub, Guest house, New flooring and updates, Expansive deck off remodeled kitchen, Butlers pantry, MUST SEE! 15400 Kentwell Circle, Centreville, VA 20120 Open Saturday Oct 12th 2-4pm Call Alex Wood | 540.222.7700

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Warrenton | $599,000 Victorian home in the heart of town, 6 BR, 5 BA, can be single home or apartments, Hardwood floors, Custom Woodwork, Front porch, large dining room w/custom built cabinets Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659

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Warrenton | $799,000 5 BR, 5.5 BA home on 1.38 private acres, Gourmet Palladian kitchen, 2 story foyer, Conservatory w/fireplace, Stone patio, Pool and hottub, Private master suite Call Kathy Holster | 703.930.0453

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Warrenton | $625,000 Awesome location on DC side of Warrenton! 4BR, 3 1/2 BA, wood floors, stone fireplace, deck, porch Granite countertops, stainless appliances, freshly painted! Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.9409

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Bealeton | $349,900 Single family Ranch style home that contains 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on 2.41 acres, 32x32 detached garage, Paved driveway Call Brenda Rich | 540.270.1659

Gainesville | $314,900 Pristine updated and convenient Madison Crescent condo in the heart of Gainesville, Open floor plan features 3 BR, 2.5 BA with large eat-in kitchen, Island, Crown molding, Many upgrades, Bigger HVAC upgrade 5 years old, Fully finished garage, Deck off main level, Pool, Tot lot, **Seller to pay first quarter condo fees! Call Cathy Kane | 703.868.1976

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Haymarket | $435,00 Stunning 3 BR, 3 BA townhome in Piedmont, Open concept, Hardwood floors, Spacious gourmet kitchen, Granite, Large island, Cooktop and double ovens, Family room with fireplace, HVAC has zoned system, House humidifier, Shows like a model! 14707 Corner Post Place, Haymarket VA 20169 OPEN Saturday Oct 12th 2-4pm, Sunday Oct 13th 1-4pm Call Alex Wood | 540.222.7700

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