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Builder cuts down ginkgo tree neighbors tried to save

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

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The owner of four by-right home lots on Washington Street removed the ginkgo tree Saturday morning.

Late in the afternoon on Nov. 30, Daniel Atkins of Atkins Homes, Inc. told the Fauquier Times that he was working with the town of Warrenton and Washington Street neighbors to see if a towering 200-year-old gingko tree on one of his properties – approved by-right for up to four houses -- could be saved. Atkins confirmed that he had been in conversation with the residents and was willing to work toward a solution, but that no price had yet been determined.

By 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 5, the Save the Warrenton Ginkgo Tree Facebook page posted “Mr. Atkins is cutting down the Ginkgo right now!!!”

By then, all of the branches had been cut from the tree and only part of its trunk remained.

“It was fast and furious,” said neighbor Elizabeth Rose, who helped create the Facebook page. “It was his way of telling us to be quiet.”

When Town Manager Brandie Schaeffer got a call Saturday morning that the tree was coming down, she said that she went there to see if she could get it postponed until at See GINKGO, page 6

After a challenging year, local retailers look to holiday season for hope

By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

Locally owned retail shops were severely impacted this spring as many categorized as “non-essential” were forced to close their physical storefronts in the early days of the pandemic. Some local retailers who were able to weather that storm, however, expressed cautious optimism that this holiday shopping season, when American consumers spend more money than at any other time of year, will be as good or even better than last year. Others are just trying to survive.

“It was just so sad to see my shop empty,” said Melissa Russell of Simply Pure Products in Vint Hill about the closure

of the physical storefront for two months this spring. The company, founded in 2010, was well-positioned to stay afloat while the physical store was closed; online sales already MELISSA RUSSELL accounted for roughly half the company’s sales, she said. Until the physical storefront reopened in May, orders See RETAIL, page 8

Adapted events bring holiday cheer to Warrenton Two Warrenton holiday traditions pressed on this year despite the pandemic. Adapted to public health protocols, Gumdrop Square began Saturday morning and will continue every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday leading up to Christmas. And on Saturday evening, hundreds of vehicles lined up for a drive-thru parade at the WARF. See page 4

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Officials aren’t sure what’s driving the COVID-19 surge Experts say that makes policy more difficult

By Kate Masters Virginia Mercury

Since COVID-19 cases began to rise in late October, small gatherings were quickly pinpointed by state officials in Virginia and across the country as a significant contributor to the spread of the virus.

“We need to continue to figure out why those numbers are rising,” Gov. Ralph Northam said at a news conference in early November. “And they’re rising right now because people are gathering and they’re not wearing masks.” Three days later, he reinforced the message in a video announcing new statewide restrictions, including a midnight curfew for restaurants and a ban on gatherings of more than 25 people.

The new mandates were quickly criticized by some of the administration’s political opponents, especially when it came to the limit on gathering sizes. “If this is to be believed then it seems [the governor] is looking to dictate how many people you can have in your own house for Thanksgiving,” Del. Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights — who announced his own campaign for governor last month— wrote on Twitter.

But the focus on small gatherings as a factor in the nationwide surge has also been increasingly questioned by many epidemiologists and health experts, some of whom have criticized policies that allow businesses such as restaurants to remain open while extended families are encour-

COVID-19 snapshot Tuesday, Dec. 8

New cases of coronavirus

Virginia: 3,860 Tuesday; 262,730 to date Fauquier: 12 Tuesday; 1,714 cases to date Perspective: Cases of COVID-19 in the state have topped 3,800 four times in the last week. The Virginia Department of Health reported that the seven-day average of new cases in the state is 3,238.

Fauquier County Public Schools reported two new COVID-19 cases on Monday, Dec. 7, one at Marshall Middle and one at Grace Miller Elementary. There were seven new COVID-19 cases Nov. 20: one in the central offices, one each at Brumfield and Coleman elementary schools, two at Fauquier High School (for a total of six), one at Kettle Run High (for a total of three) and one

aged not to meet for the holidays.

Virginia’s gathering restrictions are significantly more lenient than they are in states such as neighboring North Carolina, where indoor events are capped at 10 people, or Minnesota, where Gov. Tim Walz temporarily banned all indoor and outdoor gatherings for anyone who doesn’t share a household. But experts say it can still be confusing when public policies don’t seem to follow an understandable pattern — when family gatherings are discouraged, for instance, but indoor dining remains open.

“I think limitations on the size of gatherings does make sense to me,” said Tara Kirk Sell, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “But I also think people expect a continuum of logic that goes between each restriction so they all make sense together. Otherwise, they’re asking, ‘Why this and not that?’”

Dealing with limited data

Underpinning the policy response is a more fundamental question: What’s really driving the spread of the virus? Local health departments across Virginia have reported outbreaks linked to specific gatherings and events, from a wedding in Richmond to a Thanksgiving-related exposure in Southwest Virginia that’s already forced multiple families to quarantine, Northam said at a news conference Dec. 2.

But there’s currently not enough data to conclusively say what’s driving the increased spread

at Warrenton Middle School. No outbreaks have been reported in the public school system since schools opened to in-person learning on Nov. 9, but there have been 17 total cases since then. All cases have been reported as isolated incidents.

Seven-day positivity average (total PCR tests vs. positive tests) Virginia: 10.9% RRHD: 7.1% Perspective: Virginia’s positivity rating has not been as high as 10.9% since May 29.

Hospitalizations

Virginia: 15,467 Fauquier: 68 Perspective: The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association states that the number of COVID-19 confirmed or COVID-19 suspected patients who are in intensive care units is 435 (32 more than yesterday); 196 are on ventilators

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(16 more than yesterday). State ICU occupancy is at 76% of beds available.

Deaths

Virginia: 52 Tuesday; 4,260 to date Fauquier: 28 Perspective: Fauquier County lost one resident to COVID-19 Tuesday, Nov. 24. A Fauquier County resident died of COVID-19 on Nov. 13, but on Nov. 17, one death was reclassified by the VDH as non-COVID related.

Outbreaks

Virginia: 1,612 total (590 outbreaks in long-term care settings -- resulting in 16,127 cases and 2,054 deaths – 596 outbreaks in congregate care settings, 134 in health care settings and 90 in correctional facilities, 80 in childcare settings, 50 in colleges or universities and 72 in K-12 facilities).

RRHD: 20 total (eight in long-term care settings, two in K-12 setting, seven in congregate settings, two in

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across the state. Out of a total of Virginia’s 244,503 cases as of Dec. 3, 34,405 of them — about 14%— are connected to an outbreak, defined as two or more lab-confirmed cases linked to a single source, according to data from the state Department of Health.

Roughly 52% of cases are associated with a known source, whether that’s an outbreak or another person who’s known to be infected.

“There’s a lot of anecdotal information,” said Elena Diskin, an epidemiology and COVID-19 containment program manager at VDH. “We have our daily huddles and meetings that bring together a lot of the information from the local health departments — the boots on the ground — and that’s probably our main way of gathering a feel for what’s going on in the state.”

But for nearly half of all cases, the cause of the infection isn’t always clear. Virginia’s case investigation script, used by public health workers to collect information from patients who test positive for the disease, does include questions on employment and whether patients have been reporting to the workplace. Case investigators also ask about other public-facing activities, from going out to eat and taking public transit to attending church.

A “yes” to any of those questions would warrant follow up, including more detailed interviewing about the level of risk in each situation. “If you said you had been out to a restaurant, I think the follow-up question is, ‘Can you tell me where you sat and what you did?’” said Rebekah Butterfield, an epidemiologist with the Richmond-Henrico

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a correctional setting and one in a health care setting); 943 cases have resulted from the 20 outbreaks.

Perspective: In Virginia, most of the new outbreaks have been in congregate settings, a broad category that includes any environment where a number of people reside, meet or gather in close proximity for either a limited or extended period of time.

Examples of congregate settings include homeless shelters, group homes, churches and workplaces. For much of the pandemic, long-term care settings reported the highest number of outbreaks, but congregate setting outbreaks have surpassed those in long-term care settings.

Seven of the ten weeks between Sept.

27 and Dec. 5, have recorded the highest number of outbreaks since the start of the pandemic. One week recorded 72 outbreaks, one had 68, one had 67 two had 64 and two had 61.

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Zoning appeals board approves church building on farm outside Marshall

By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

After about a half-hour of discussion, members of the Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously Dec. 3 to grant a special permit to build a 300-seat, 11,250-square-foot church building in an area zoned “rural – agricultural” outside Marshall. Construction of the building may begin after the site plan and building permits are reviewed and approved by county staff.

Generation Grace Church, a self-described “non-traditional” unaffiliated congregation, is currently hosting weekly services in existing barns on a 187-acre parcel located between Grove Lane and the Norfolk Southern rail line. The new building, which will be designed with a similar appearance as the existing barns on the property, will be on a 1.3-acre section of the property adjacent to Grove Lane. The draft site plan also includes 75 parking spaces and permanent light fixtures in the parking lot.

The church is led by Sam and Connie Rogers, who own and live on the farm, which combined with another parcel totals 315 acres. The couple also owns Silent Partner Security Systems Inc., based in Warrenton.

Representing the applicants, Jim Carson of COVID-19, from page 2 Health District who’s been focusing on COVID-19. “‘Like, how close were the tables, were you masked when you weren’t eating?’ There are actually a bunch of questions to try to ascertain whether there were close contacts.”

The answers can paint a broader picture of factors that seem to be contributing to community spread.

Dr. Sue Cantrell, director of the Lenowisco and Cumberland Plateau Health Districts in far Southwest Virginia, said Thanksgiving gatherings have been a prominent theme in case interviews since the holiday.

Earlier in the fall, workplace exposures and a lack of mask use were common trends, as were gatherings, including “but not limited to: birthday parties, funerals, sports activities and religious services,” Cantrell wrote in a Thursday email.

“We have also noted an increase in people reporting a mild onset of symptoms (cold-like, headache or sinus infection) who do not think they have COVID and continue with regular activities,” she added. “[They’re] often only tested after persistence of symptoms or after others in their ‘bubble’ have symptoms and they are tested along with newly symptomatic contacts.”

Currently, VDH reports that 72.5% of cases are contacted within 24 hours. Diskin and Butterfield said the number reflects when a local health department opens an investigation into a positive case, but doesn’t mean that the person has responded to calls or completed a questionnaire.

So far, the department has been unable to connect with nearly 12% of all case contacts across the state, which means it’s still unknown whether those Virginians were tested or went into quarantine to avoid

Carson Land Consulting asked board members before the vote to remove the requirement for extra vegetative screening, arguing it was redundant because screening is already required under the county’s zoning ordinance and the requirement therefore was an unnecessary expense.

Ultimately, board members left the requirement for vegetative screening in the text of the special permit. A landscaping buffer will be required both along the parcel’s border with Grove Lane and along the driveway leading to the church building from the road.

Carson also asked board members to insert a provision allowing for religious services to be held later than 10 p.m. – the deadline for events to end listed in the special permit – on special occasions. A provision allowing a limited number of late services was included in the final version of the permit approved by the board.

Chris Manning, whose family owns a farm across the road from the Rogers’ property, was the only other speaker at the public hearing preceding the vote. “We’re concerned this is a significant change to the area,” he told board members.

“This area west of town is zoned for rural agriculture and has been zoned that way for, you know, forever.”

Manning expressed concerned about the traffic

potentially spreading the virus. Of known cases, Diskin said roughly 60 percent complete an interview with an investigator, based on VDH’s internal numbers.

“Under normal circumstances, the local health departments will try to investigate every single case patient and close contact,” Levine added. “But with the surge, that becomes very, very challenging. So, that’s where prioritization definitely becomes more important — identifying those highyield cases or close contacts and targeting those individuals.”

‘It’s a tricky epidemiological question’

Experts say the limitations of existing case investigation data — along with an increasingly fatigued public health system that’s tasked with slowing an often-deadly and infectious disease — can make outbreaks linked to small gatherings both easier and more important to identify.

“It’s a tricky epidemiological question,” said Bryan Lewis, a computational epidemiologist at the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute, which partners with the state health department to model the potential spread of COVID-19 across the state. “I don’t think there’s any reason to doubt that of the case investigations they’re able to conduct and identify, a large amount of the transmissions are from these smaller family gatherings.”

There’s also universal agreement among experts that gatherings are a major risk factor when it comes to spreading COVID-19. While the virus can be transmitted through relatively brief interactions, the risk is much higher with sustained faceto-face contact in situations where one or more people aren’t wearing masks. Butterfield said that the biggest risk comes when multiple households spend an extended period of time together indoors — the

impact an event or religious service attended by 300 people would have on the narrow two-lane road. “That’s a lot of cars coming in and out of the church in a really short time.”

He asked that, if board members did approve the special permit, the provision be kept requiring vegetative screening that is more robust than the zoning ordinance minimum standard. “If this is going to happen, this should have with some strong conditions,” he said.

On the concern about traffic, board members Benjamin Tissue and John Meadows both said they were comfortable approving the special permit because the Virginia Department of Transportation will review traffic concerns – and can require conditions – as part of the administrative site plan review process.

Regardless of what VDOT eventually requires, a provision mandating the entrance to the church driveway be paved was included in the final version of the special permit.

In a similar proposal, the zoning appeals board granted a special permit in 2002 to Grace Bible Church (not affiliated with Generation Grace) to build a similarly sized church building on a parcel zoned “rural – agricultural” located less than a mile south of the Rogers’ property.

exact conditions of most holiday gatherings.

In that sense, Sell said it’s logical for leaders to focus on small gatherings when they’re considering new restrictions. Northam’s spokeswoman, Alena Yarmosky, said the governor’s decision was informed at least partially by modelling from the Biocomplexity Institute, which show the statistical risk of encountering a person infected with COVID-19 is “significantly lower at 25 people than it is at 250.

“He also relied on the aggregated experiences of the state’s contact tracers and case investigators,” Yarmosky added in an email on Dec. 3.

“While this data is certainly limited, health officials do report a significant number of outbreaks from social gatherings (identified as weddings, private parties, social clubs, or other get-togethers).”

Sell and many other experts, said the ongoing pandemic placed state leaders, who have largely drafted policies with limited federal consensus or guidance, in a difficult situation. On one hand, apparent logical inconsistencies, like restricting gathering sizes while allowing

non-essential businesses to remain open, could frustrate some residents and make them more skeptical of new restrictions.

Still, there’s no solid evidence that social gatherings, with similar safety protocols, are significantly more likely to contribute to the spread of COVID-19 than dining inside bars and restaurants, for example, which have been linked to outbreaks in Virginia and across the country.

Early on in the pandemic, stayat-home orders and other targeted restrictions had a significant impact on the number of people who chose to stay at home, said Aref Darzi, the project manager of the University of Maryland’s COVID-19 Impact Analysis Platform, which uses anonymized cell phone data to track mobility during the pandemic. But in recent months, those orders haven’t had the same impact on behavior.

“Often, when we boil everything down, it still comes back to avoid large gatherings indoors and don’t go anywhere if you’re sick,” Butterfield, with the Richmond-Henrico Health District, added.

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Warrenton kicks off the holiday season Santa Claus visits Old Town Warrenton

Gumdrop Square is off and running after the annual tradition kicked off Saturday with a visit from Santa Claus and opportunities for children to shop at Santa's Secret Shop. The elves wear masks and sitting on Santa's lap can't happen this holiday season because of the pandemic, but Santa still takes plenty of time to make sure he has the gift list just right for each child.

Santa visits the Gloria Faye Dingus Center for the Arts at 92 Main St., Warrenton from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday before Christmas this year.

Santa will also meet with children on Sundays and Wednesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. (In past years, he visited the John Barton Payne building.) The music performance venue has been decked out with all the trimmings worthy of the North Pole's most jolly resident.

Families register at the back entrance to the building, off the 5th Street parking lot, where they can sign up for a time slot to meet Santa that day. (On Saturday, families never had to wait more than a few minutes for their time with Santa.)

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Saturdays: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sundays: 1 to 3 p.m.

Wednesdays: 1 to 3 p.m.

At the Gloria Faye Dingus Center for the Arts at 92 Main Street, Warrenton.

With a little help from her mom, Arabella, 2, presents her voucher for a Christmas present at Santa’s Secret Shop at The Purple Pumpkin on Warrenton’s Main Street.

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Santa and Mrs. Claus wave to parade-goers from a vintage Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company engine. ers for the shop after meeting Santa.

Hundreds attend drive-thru parade

After a change in format because of the pandemic and a change of date because of the weather, the drive-thru "reverse" Warrenton Christmas parade drew hundreds of vehicles to the WARF parking lot Saturday night to wave to the twodozen-or-so floats assembled there.

And, of course, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus were the stars of the The Fauquier County 4-H Nuttin’ but Kids float won the judges’ award at the evening, waving to Warrenton Christmas parade Saturday evening. passersby from the the engine that afternoon. top of a classic fire truck.

He was beaming. "I love to see people's smiles The parade was originally scheduled to take as they go by," O'Bannon said. "That's what makes place Friday evening in Old Town Warrenton, but it it worth it." The engine received the Clark Griswold was moved to Saturday because rain was expected that evening. The change didn't seem to affect turn- award, a nod to Chevy Chase's Christmas-obsessed out. Even an hour after the parade began, traffic was character in the 1989 film "National Lampoon’s still backed up to intersection of Broadview Avenue Christmas Vacation."

Another float featured a pair of Santa's reindeer and U.S. 17, more than one and a half miles from the that looked suspiciously goat-like. The float received WARF. the judges' award; it was sponsored by Nuttin' but The highlight of the show was the 1968 Peter Pirsch & Sons fire engine owned by the Warren- Kids, a Fauquier County 4-H club dedicated to ton Volunteer Fire Company -- and where Santa learning how to care for dairy goats.

Gaila Grooming, a pet grooming service in WarClaus and Mrs. Claus perched for the evening.

The truck was a last-minute addition to the pa- renton, got the "most original" award for its float fearade; WVFC firefighter Michael O'Bannon said turing several live dogs, lots of people dressed up that everyone at the station chipped in to decorate like pets, and even Elmo.

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Builder surprises town, neighbors, by cutting down ginkgo tree they were trying to save GINKGO, from page 1 least Monday. But, she said, “it was too late.”

She said that she wanted to make sure the contractors had a valid license, but that Atkins and two other men took the tree down themselves. “There was nothing I could do,” she said.

Calls and messages to Atkins requesting comment were not returned.

Schaeffer said that the town was talking with Atkins last week about possible solutions. “He said he was willing to work with us, then cut the tree down at 7:30 on a Saturday morning.

We reached out to Mr. Atkins as late as yesterday, but he did not respond.”

Schaeffer said the town had been TIMES STAFF PHOTOS/ROBIN EARL working to see if the four home lots Warrenton Town Manager Brandie Schaeffer and neighbor Rita Hawes lament the developer had could be recon- losing the town’s largest ginkgo tree. figured to save the tree. The town’s community development depart- effort preliminarily. He said, “That ment was working with the Piedmont wouldn’t have purchased a lot or Environmental Council to come up other major expense but would’ve with workable options, she said. allowed attempts to reconfigure the Schaeffer explained that PEC subdivision to save the tree or parthad reached out to nered with others to her, offering to be “We were not trying acquire some pora partner in trying to take away any of tion of the property. to save the tree, Obviously and diswith fundraising the builder’s rights. If appointingly, that and with engineer- he was going to have door has closed.” ing work expertise. to lose a lot, we were He said, though, “We had already “We are still comwilling to compensate mitted, been investigating if the town to see if we could him. We were trying pursues a tree proprovide Mr. Atkins to pursue a solution in tection inventory the effort to save the tree, said, “This any waivers that good faith. That didn’t outside of the his- is devastating. It was amazing to see might be necessary toric district, to the community and town governin reconfiguring happen. He did not give support that effort ment unite for a good and righteous the lots,” she said. us that option.” to hopefully fore- cause. I had 100% confidence we BRANDIE SCHAEFFER stall similar sad re- were going save the tree and be fair She emphasized, Warrenton Town Manager sults.”

“We were not tryto Mr. Atkins. There will probably ing to take away A small group of still be good that comes out of this in any of the builder’s rights. If he was neighbors gathered to watch the tree going to have to lose a lot, we were coming down. Rita Hawes, who has Supervisors to vote on willing to compensate him. We were been active in the short-lived move- transitional housing options trying to pursue a solution in good ment to save the tree, posted a video at rural churches faith. That didn’t happen. He did not of the demolition on Facebook Live.

Members of the Fauquier County give us that option.”

She said she was sure that they could Board of Supervisors are set to vote John McCarthy, senior advisor have raised the money to compen- Thursday whether to allow transiand director of strategic partnerships sate the builder, even if it had been tional housing at some rural church with the PEC, said that the PEC had for the cost of two lots. properties; a public hearing on the Daniel Brewer, who was leading issue will be held at the supervisors’ committed up to $20,000 toward the regular meeting Dec. 10. Last month, planning commissioners voted unanimously to recommend approval of the zoning ordinance amendment.

The ordinance amendment would allow “transitional family housing” at places of worship located at least 12 acres in areas zoned “rural – agricultural.” If the amendment is approved, religious organizations would still need to obtain a special exception permit to establish transitional housing on their properties.

The request to amend the county’s zoning ordinance came from Dayspring Mennonite Church, located on a 13-acre parcel in Midland. The church would “utilize part of the church property as a facility offering housing, counseling, PHOTO BY MOLLY WHITE educational and support services to The Washington Street gingko tree as it appeared last week.

terms of protecting trees and neighborhood assets, but it doesn't take away the sorrow caused by the vindictive destruction of God's creation the neighborhood just witnessed.”

He added, “This has turned from a lesson in civics for my children, to a lesson in human nature. When Mr. Atkins sits down with buyers to customize each house, I'm sure other topics will come up like ‘how is the neighborhood?’ I don't know how he gets around the elephant in the room.

“In the end, Mr. Atkins is a member of our community and has value as a human being. I hope our community shows him grace and not the same vindictiveness he showed us.”

Schaeffer said, “It is just so sad, we were willing to work with him and private funds were willing to compensate him. In a small town we work together, and no one was trying to take any rights from him.”

Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com victims of human trafficking,” according to the staff report.

Artisan farmers market open in Remington Thursdays

A new indoor/outdoor “Artisan Farmers Market” opened on Thursday, Dec. 3, at the American Legion Hall Post 247 (11420 James Madison Highway) in Remington.

The market will continue every Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Organizer Lauren Kargel said, “We have seven indoor spots filled and two food trucks. Eleven outdoor spots remain available. We are a group of vendors from area farmers markets and needed work for the winter.”

She added, “Our tables are spread out for COVID safety. Each vendor will offer curbside pick-up as well.”

Vendors include Great Harvest Bread, Laurel Woods Farm, LLC (selling The Traveling Goat goat milk soap -- for people, Pup Sudz for dogs and equestrian-themed soaps), Happy Mountain Crafts (selling signs), Cross Road Tea, Good Reverend Kombucha, Four See BRIEFS, page 7

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The Trinity Baptist Church of Warrenton will present the musical, “The Journey of Christmas,” on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m. The musical looks at the biblical record of the journeys taken by several people that led them to the birth of Christ. It concludes with the journey of Christ to the cross.

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After a challenging year, local retailers look to holiday season for hope RETAIL, from page 1 still came in regularly both from local customers and from customers as far away as Japan. But sales had declined significantly from their normal level.

The biggest obstacle early on, Russell explained, was getting bottles and other packaging for the more than 200 cosmetics and skincare products she manufactures on site. The rush to produce hand sanitizer early in the pandemic, for instance, meant worldwide shortages of plastic bottles. Acquiring coconut oil, the most-used ingredient in the products she makes, also proved difficult. Now, however, the supply chain issues have been largely rectified and overall sales have picked up to more or less where they were last year.

In the lead up to Christmas, the focus shifts slightly from customers who buy from the company regularly to people shopping for Christmas gifts. For sales volume, “This is definitely the best season of the year,” she said. “The biggest hit we are going to take this year is our holiday open house. I call it my ‘Super Bowl.’ … It was like a big holiday party and people would buy their Christmas gifts.”

She canceled the event out of caution during the pandemic. Still, sales are picking up like they usually do this time of year. She’s cautiously optimistic that, when Christmas comes, sales this holiday season will roughly equal last year’s revenue.

For Lee Owsley, who founded Latitudes Fair Trade Store in Warrenton in 2010, the closure of the physical storefront from mid-March through mid-May was a more substantial blow; until that point, the store didn’t have a way to sell products online.

She did her best to adapt to the new retail climate and quickly worked to make products available for purchase online. “When everyone else was cleaning out their closets, we were working long days getting that website [store] up,” Owsley said of those early days of the pandemic in the spring. “And we did really well, considering.”

Still, sales revenue declined by almost 90% in the spring compared to the same period last year. Personal, face-to-face interaction with customers, Owsley said, is part of what makes the store unique. “The thing that is the hallmark of who we are is the very thing that’s most difficult right now,” she said. The online store is still active, but in-person sales remain the main way customers interact with the store.

Supply chain issues have also been a challenge this year. The store sells items made by hand by artisans in developing countries – the same places that have often been affected most adversely by the virus. Sometimes

Haymarket Bicycles bicycle technician Ethan Walker works on a bike at the company’s store in The Plains; the company also has locations in Haymarket and Culpeper.

McClanahan Camera employee Mary Heather Fakoury checks out Ginger O’Brien, of Marshall; O’Brien is picking up photo prints she ordered online.

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the store will receive partial shipment of an item. “Maybe a particular village was able to make something and another was not,” she explained.

Still, she is cautiously optimistic about the future. Sales in November were at about 90% of their 2019 level. The coming weeks before Christmas are crucial. “This will really tell the tale, because normally December accounts for about 25% of our year,” she said.

Latitudes has two other locations, in Fredericksburg and Staunton.

Owsley said those shops are not faring nearly as well as the Warrenton shop because they rely on tourists and travelers for much of their sales; a large portion of customers at the Warrenton shop are locals. That connection to the community, she said, is a central reason why the store has done as well as it has under the circumstances.

“I’m encouraged overall and thankful for our community that we weathered it,” she said. “Overall, I think it’s remarkable how much we have been able to carry on.”

It’s been a much more difficult year for McClanahan Camera in Warrenton; the camera sales and print shop opened in 1961, making it one of the oldest businesses in the county. Although the physical storefront never closed (thanks in part to the drive-thru window on the side of the building), sales this spring accounted for small fraction of normal revenue. Essentially, the shop was able to pay their employees, but not much else, said general manager Cindy Ellis. “Everything was way down.”

"I'm encouraged overall and I'm thankful for our community that we weathered [the pandemic]."

LEE OWSLEY Owner, Latitudes Fair Trade Store

Recently, revenue is still less than half of normal volume, she said. She cited several “ripple effects” as reasons.

Since professional event photographers haven’t been able to find nearly as much work this year, they aren’t buying new cameras and lenses. (Usually, Ellis explained, professionals buy new gear at the end of the year to count it as a business expense for tax purposes.)

“Very few people are ‘surprising themselves’ with the next-generation camera,” she said. “Honestly, I don’t know if that’s economics or if you just don’t have anything to shoot.”

Youth sports have been widely affected by the pandemic, especially earlier in the year, and amateur photographers haven’t bought themselves a new camera or lens to take pictures of their children’s games.

The supply chain is another “ripple effect” that has presented challenges for the shop. Camera components are manufactured all around the world – a temporary closure of a in a factory in Japan or a governor’s restriction on an assembly plant in the United States can mean delays in getting the final product to customers. That dynamic means it’s even harder for the shop to stay in business during a time that is already extremely difficult.

In the end, the pandemic has been an especially hard blow to small retailers, Ellis said, because of the ever-increasing dominance of the retail giants. “Everyone is scared, across the board, of the Amazons and the

Walmarts,” she lamented.

For some retail sectors, though, the pandemic has been a boom time. Haymarket Bicycles, based in Haymarket but with locations in The Plains and Culpeper, has seen a large increase in sales this year; that success has extended into the holiday season so far. “It’s been honestly unbelievable for the entire bicycle industry. Bike sales took off,” said co-owner Jared Nieters. “Sales started to pick up literally in the first week [of the pandemic].”

The effect has been dramatic, and Nieters expects the uptick in sales to continue through Christmas. “July was roughly double the foot traffic and double sales,” Nieters said.

“Thus far this year in November we’ve seen the same: double of what we would expect in a normal year.”

Nieters attributed the explosion in bike sales to people working from home and having more time to exercise and spend time with their families. “It seems to me that people who might normally have that bike just to have a bike in their garage -- that demographic has decided they’re going to be recreational cyclists and go on family rides.” He added that many serious cyclists, too, have upgraded their equipment during the pandemic.

Like Russell, Nieters said delays in the supply chain have been the biggest obstacle in getting products to customers. Among the three locations, the company usually has between 70 and 100 bikes in stock; but at one point earlier this year, only seven remained. “We’re selling through our inventory and our vendors’ inventory so much there’s a nationwide shortage now,” Nieters said. While Haymarket’s stock of bikes is back up to more-or-less normal levels, there are still about 60 bikes for customers on backorder.

“We’re trying to find more space, that’s a huge issue for us,” Nieters explained, “and we’re trying to find more employees.” He said he and others in the industry expect the surge in sales to continue, though exactly to what degree is hard to predict. “It’s easy for us to say ‘Oh, this industry has doubled it will be always be double,” he said, but “the industry has forecasted to stay at the same rate for 2021 … And it certainly it hasn’t dropped off for us.”

Reach Coy Ferrell at cferrell@ fauquier.com

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Lynn Coleman of Hume, former deputy secretary of Department of Energy, passes away at age of 81 ‘He had a big heart and a quick wit …

His loss is epic’

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

Lynn Rogers Coleman of Hume died Nov. 13 at the age of 81; he was a prominent lawyer in Washington, D.C., recognized as an energy policy expert in and outside of the federal government. He was general counsel and later, deputy secretary of the Department of Energy.

Coleman’s friends and family gathered virtually and in person for a celebration of his life on Sunday, Dec. 6. Bagpipe music greeted those who attended the remembrance, and a podium was set up with the mountains of Chastain Farm, his family home in Hume, in the background.

After buying the farm in the 1980s, Coleman became very active in local environmental issues.

Chris Miller, president of the Piedmont Environmental Council, said that Coleman “was a longtime supporter and board member of the PEC.” He said, “Lynn had a deep and passionate interest in the issues of energy, the environment and practical solutions to climate change …

He guided PEC's efforts before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in Congress, before the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Supreme Court, laying out the case for alternatives to high voltage transmission.”

Miller continued, “A passionate champion of historic preservation and conservation, Lynn fought for the full consideration of the impacts of energy infrastructure on the Piedmont and other conservation resources. Many of the successful reforms of energy policy in Virginia in the past decade have precedents in the work led by Lynn Coleman as a member of the PEC board.

“In recent years, Lynn was a strong voice in favor of the rehabilitation of the Waterloo Bridge, a preferred route from the Hume/Orleans area down to Warrenton. That crossing point had ties to Texas and Hood's Brigade in the Civil War. Coleman had researched the Confederate brigade and believed they must have crossed the Rappahannock near that point.”

In fact, Coleman’s wife, lawyer and advocate Sylvia de Leon, said that in researching the movements of Hood’s Brigade, Coleman discovered that his grandfather, William Henry Coleman had come from Texas with the troops and camped on their farm in Hume.

At Sunday’s celebration, Dana Westring of Marshall welcomed visitors with music, recalling how he used to sing around the campfire with Coleman and de Leon. Before Westering led his fellow Hume musicians in “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” Westring presented the first image of Coleman: as someone who carried his wisdom lightly, “as if he was carrying it in his back pocket.”

Coleman’s youngest son, William Rogers de Leon Coleman, spoke from Montana, where he said he and his father had hunted elk. He described his father as “a brave man, a lover, but a fierce fighter.”

Coleman’s wife asked Leslie Cockburn to speak about their marriage. New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2020 would have been the Colemans’ 45th anniversary. “They were two forces of nature colliding, the push and pull of brilliant minds and restless spirits,” Cockburn said of the couple.

She said that the Colemans’ relationship reached new levels during the pandemic. Cockburn said that when Coleman was in the hospital, dying from complications of an accident, his doctor told his wife that he was no longer responding to commands to squeeze the doctor’s hand.

When she went into the hospital room, said Cockburn, de Leon asked him to squeeze her hand -“Show them you can do it,” -- and he squeezed her hand back hard.

The doctor said, “Love is the one thing that never goes.”

Several speakers spoke of Coleman’s brilliance as an attorney.

Harry Reasoner said that Coleman grew up in rural Texas, selling Bibles door-to-door as a schoolboy. “…

His gravitas, his charm … led me to trust his judgement and delight in his company.”

President Jimmy Carter appointed Coleman general counsel to the Department of Energy. Reasoner said, “He was one of best energy lawyers in the country. Lynn’s contributions were so great, he was made the deputy secretary of the Department of Energy.”

Mike Naeve said he first met Coleman in 1977 and immediately felt a connection. “We both grew up in Texas … we both found ourselves in Washington, working on some of the biggest issues of our times. “… He helped define energy policy for the Carter administration …

If you were on the Hill, dealing with energy, you had to work with Lynn.

He was a driving force to get legislation through.”

Naeve agreed with the other speakers of the day that one of Coleman’s gifts was his sense of humor and the capacity to make work fun.

“He was as comfortable in his own

PHOTO BY CAMILLE DE LEON COLEMAN

Lynn Coleman of Hume and Washington, D.C., passed away Nov. 13. skin as anyone I’ve ever known.”

Pamela Wilson, a friend of the Coleman children, said, “Lynn judged people by their character, not by their mistakes.”

She recalled as a 7-year-old going to a horse auction at her riding stable with Lynn Coleman, who bought a mare for his farm. Linus, a beloved, old, slow pony came up for sale and Wilson realized that she would never see him again. She started crying and the auctioneer asked Coleman, “Are you going to let that little girl cry?”

He did not. Coleman bought the pony and brought it back to Hume with the mare. “He was my hero.

He was a great father to all of us. He had a big heart, a quick wit. He was a hard person not to love. His loss is epic.”

Washington Post foreign policy columnist David Ignatius spoke of Coleman’s laugh as “somewhere between a cackle and a guffaw. He was not a man who complained, ever.”

He said that Coleman “kept his Texas accent longer than Kissinger kept his German accent … He was a rocket ship that launched from the heartland, an American original who changed our country for the better.

He was an example of American exceptionalism … Lynn’s motivation was exceptional. He wanted to do good in the world.”

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) spoke of Coleman’s love of the Virginia countryside. He talked of his efforts to defeat Disney’s America proposal and Dominion’s power line – “It would have cut through the countryside, leaving a blight behind it.”

Whitehouse also remembered Coleman’s efforts to save the Waterloo Bridge. “VDOT wanted to

replace it with a concrete slab. But Lynn wanted to protect that little bridge as a memento of rural Virginia…

“He was wise, and he was strategic, but he was fun in a fight. He eagerly brought his skills to bear on the problem.”

Whitehouse said, “Lynn left his mark, it’s in the countryside all around you.”

Longtime friend Jessica Matthews said that Coleman was one of the rare people who are "equally admirable for their intellect, energy and excellence in what they do, and for their gentle, lovable, human qualities."

Several speakers mentioned Coleman’s love of sailing off the coast of Maine. John Estes said, “He was an enthusiastic, if not particularly expert, sailor. He had a talent for running over lobster pots.”

Coleman leaves behind his wife, lawyer and advocate Sylvia de Leon, children Sheridan Coleman Ernstmeyer of Austin, Texas; John Anthony Ross Coleman and his wife Christy Rosenthal Coleman of Taos, New Mexico; Camille de Leon Coleman of Brooklyn New York and Camden, Maine, and retired U.S. Marine Corporal (and current Bureau of Land Management Wildfire firefighter) William Rogers de Leon Coleman of Bozeman, Montana and Hume Virginia. Coleman was preceded in death in 2012 by son Joseph Clinton de Leon Coleman. Grandchildren are: Kenneth and Michael Ernstmeyer and Grace and Lily Rosenthal. Coleman also leaves behind numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com

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Memorial hike for a friend Six years ago George Wotton died while hiking his beloved mountains. On Dec. 31, 2014, he set out for a hike on a cold and cloudy New Year’s Eve morning.

I, Andreas Keller and Ken Hawker accompanied him.

The hike was an ad hoc jaunt arranged just a few days prior. The thermometer was locked at 17 degrees when our quartet began its walk up Buck Hollow Trail in the Shenandoah National Park. Mary’s Rock and return was the itinerary, an 8-mile loop all of us had done before.

One of the last members to sign up for the hike was George. He had recently returned from a ski trip where he accompanied his grandkids and a local Boy Scout troop for three days of downhilling. We were glad when he joined the excursion.

At age 69, it was to be his last walk in the mountains.

Each Dec. 31 since his passing, fellow hikers have commemorated George’s life by returning to the trail where he breathed his last. It’s a testament to his love of people and his desire to hike with folks who shared his passion for the out-of-doors.

But George’s life ran much deeper than just a walk in the woods. With hiking poles in hand, a day pack on his back and eyes focused on the trail, his hiking style was emblematic of his life view. Grab hold and move out. Smiling all the way.

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An enduring memory of those who knew George was his ever-ready smile. It began in his eyes and broadened deeply into his signature smile.

“Good to see you.” “Beautiful day for a hike.” “Let’s get started!”

He took an interest in everyone he talked to. Life was not about him. It was about you. It was his inborn view and contagious. When George was on a hike, you were going to have fun. He often moved forward and backward along the trail carrying on conversations with the other hikers.

And, he had a ubiquitous bag of small Snickers bars at the ready to share with anyone needing a quick energy boost.

George was a retired U.S. Army major. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force for four years, earned his bachelor's degree from Lake Superior State University, and then served another 18 years in the U.S.

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His son, Tom Wotton, recalled, “One testament to my father’s humble character is he never put his awards or promotions on display.

After he passed, I was helping my mother sort through his office. I remember one letter he originally was presented, but we could not find it. It turned out he had placed a photo of his grandson over top of the commendation.”

It was a congratulatory letter on official White House stationery signed by President Ronald Reagan.

George retired as a major in 1990 after serving in locations worldwide. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, a prestigious military honor bestowed upon only a few by the United States Armed Forces. It was given for his exceptional meritorious job performance.

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Just place your trees at the street line prior to 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4.

We took a break at the Meadow Spring parking lot. As soon as George’s pack was off his back, he was offering Snickers bars to all.

Given the cold, our break was short, and we moved rapidly across Skyline Drive to ascend a steep section of the Meadow Spring Trail.

Within 200 yards, our pace slowed noticeably as we shifted to low gear.

At this point, I was hiking directly behind George and carrying on a conversation with him. The trail took a sharp turn right and ascended very steeply. George grew quiet.

Not surprising, given how physically demanding the trail was.

Then, in a blink, he turned around and gazed directly at me, clutched his chest, moaned softly, and slowly slumped to the side of the trail. I froze and was momentarily speechless. I yelled to Andreas for help. Ken Hawker, a strong hiker, had moved out of range of our shouts and would return later when we failed to catch up with him.

Quickly we positioned George to the center of the trail. Andreas began CPR, and I grabbed a small spray bottle of nitroglycerin to treat angina pain. I had never used it before and carried it as a precaution, given the age of many of the club members. I sprayed the drug inside George’s mouth.

I rushed back to Skyline Drive and flagged down a motorist asking him to immediately go to the Thornton Gap entrance and send medical help.

Within 15 minutes, three rangers were tending to George. Twenty minutes after that, 10 first responders were on site. The lead ranger was using a defibrillator on George in numerous attempts to restore a heartbeat.

When it appeared George was no longer with us, the ranger quietly explained to me he was following protocol under a UVA doctor's cell phone direction and would end the procedure when completed.

Later, another ranger drove us back down the mountain to our vehicles. George’s body was taken to Luray since he had died on the jurisdictional side of Page County.

Our somber task took us back in silence to George’s home to break the crippling news to his family.

It was a profound experience for the three of us to have a good friend taken from us without warning in the middle of a joyful event. A razor-sharp memory that will not dull with time.

On Dec. 31, a group will again assemble and hike to Mary’s Rock.

George will be with us in spirit.

Smiling and chatting as always.

John Hagarty is a freelance writer and enthusiastic hiker.

Crews will collect trees throughout the week, starting at one end of town and working their way throughout the town. Trees not at the street line will not be picked up.

These trees are fed through a chipper so all stands, wood, wire, nails, etc. should be removed.

If you have any questions, call Public Works at 347-1858.

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GUEST COLUMN

‘It’s gone too far’ Exploiting cultural fissures is unraveling our social fabric

By Bob Lewis Don’t imagine for a second that electing a new president is going to close or salve the open wounds and raw nerves that the 2020 political campaigns exposed. Not even close.

Passions have not cooled from President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump last month. That’s clear from Trump’s own tweets and statements alleging massive fraud — something officials in all 50 states and now his own loyalist attorney general dispute.

It’s also clear from the death threats his followers have made against election officials.

“It’s gone too far. All of it,” Gabriel Sterling, a senior Georgia GOP election official, said during an emotional news conference last week.

Nor are we immune from the anger unleashed by this widening societal chasm, even in our own neighborhoods.

Recently, my wife and I were out for a Sunday afternoon walk when we heard the horn blasts of a car braking in the middle of the street in front of a house sporting Biden and “Black Lives Matter” signs. The driver, a 40-ish fellow with a crew cut, stopped in front of us and began shrieking. “All lives matter! What’s wrong with people? Alll liiives matterrrrr!” he bellowed out

his window at two bewildered people.

So much for a relaxing Sunday stroll.

Clearly this was no ally of the BLM movement and, I strongly suspect, he did not vote for Biden. Perhaps his unprovoked behavior evidenced a cry for professional help. Or maybe it’s just years of pent-up grievance nurtured by a steady diet of social media and cable news. The critical takeaway is this: America is profoundly riven by forces far deeper and personally held than anything one election can cause or can fix.

In fact, if that encounter is any indication, the election and its continuing recriminations may have only exacerbated it.

Our politics has turned far more caustic than we could have imagined during the ’70s or even as late as President Ronald Reagan’s two terms.

Though he was an unflinching conservative who Democrats swore would end the world, Reagan established a sunny sense of comity, civility and shared purpose that trickled down through American society.

Ideological rifts have widened between the two parties during the past 25 years over policy positions, especially immigration, race-based inequity and public aid to those in need, according to a 2017 survey by the Pew Research Center. In 1994, only 15 points split the opinions of those leaning toward the two major parties.

By 2017, another poll found the margin had widened to 36 points. More telling were the subsets of partisans expressing very unfavorable views of their rivals: The number more than doubled among Democrats and nearly tripled among Republicans.

Most of the resentment was in place before Trump, but feelings have intensified under his

watch. Underlying it all is “identity politics” and a worsening culture war. It’s as though each side not only abhors the other’s politics, it believes their rivals are intrinsically malignant people.

In another era, before the demise of trusted information sources and the unchecked dissemination of conspiracies, it was easier to keep the fabric of society from unraveling.

Maybe that’s why Reagan could bring in a transformative brand of conservatism in 1980 and have the nation, including Democrats, respect his victory and afford him the benefit of the doubt. After eight years, the two sides were still on speaking terms, America’s essential institutions were healthy, and the Soviet Union was in hospice.

But it’s also because Reagan was Reagan and he set the tone. He never labeled other Americans “enemies of the people” or instructed a violent right-wing group to “stand back and stand by.” He left office encouraging Americans to view their nation as “a shining city upon a hill,” not dreading a dark and uncertain winter of disease, death and discord.

At its heart, this isn’t a Democrats vs. Republicans problem, nor is it a liberals vs. conservatives dilemma. The problem is we’ve become a people predisposed — and actively prodded — to think the worst of one another and to act on those feelings, even on a street in a sleepy neighborhood on a peaceful Sunday afternoon.

Lewis covered Virginia government for 20 years for The Associated Press. This column first appeared in the Virginia Mercury and has been edited for length. Reach him at blewis@ virginiamercury.com. To see the full editorial, see fauquier.com.

BUSINESS

Purple Pumpkin offers gifts for kids, from infants to teen

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

Marylou Embrey and her business partner – her daughter, Alicia Ford – made the brave choice to open their children’s shop during a pandemic.

The Purple Pumpkin, which sells clothing, accessories and toys for children from infants to teens, is at 92 Main St., Suite 101, in Warrenton.

“We were going to open in April, but postposed it until July … It’s been slow,” said Embrey, “fewer people are out shopping.”

But the Purple Pumpkin is one of two places that Gumdrop Square visitors can visit after chatting with Santa, which should expose the shop to new potential customers.

And the store is full of under-thetree-worthy gifts and lots of stocking stuffers. Many of the shop’s offerings are unique, handmade accessories, brightly colored and carefully made.

Infant-sized bibs are one example of the homemade wares, as are warm hats and hair accessories – headbands and bows -- that cover the wall behind the Plexiglas-protected cash register.

A pile of kids’ journals with original artwork on the covers wait to inspire young writers. Handmade dolls have already sold out. Embrey

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The Purple Pumpkin has stocked lots of wooden toys and puzzles for the holidays. has recently added a display of classic wooden toys and puzzles as well.

Embrey said that her slowly growing cadre of regular customers appreciates the quality of the clothing she sells and that the prices in her shop are lower than in children’s “boutiques.” The shop is geared toward younger boys and girls, but she does have some items for older kids – like a very cool denim jacket for a size 16 boy. A collection of earrings and other jewelry aims to capture the attention of tween and teen girls.

Christmas pajamas? Check.

The shop has an online component as well. Customers can shop online at https://thepurplepumpkinva.square.site.

Embrey said that Black Friday and Shop Small Saturday were bustling.

Ford and Embrey will be dressed as elves for Gumdrop Square visitors.

“The kids will have more than a dozen choices of gifts to choose from. They’ll pick one out and we’ll give them a wrapped version to take home.”

For the holiday season, the Purple Pumpkin will have extended shopping hours. The store will be closed on

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Marylou Embrey, along with her daughter Alicia Ford, opened the Purple Pumpkin on Main Street, Warrenton, in July.

Mondays (or call for an appointment), and will be open Tuesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

On Thursday, Dec. 3, Embrey said she was waiting on one last holiday special item to arrive that was truly a sign of the times – Christmas face masks.

Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com

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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF 2020 RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD (RPS) FILING BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY D/B/A DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA CASE NO. PUR-2020-00134 • Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) has submitted its 2020 Renewable Portfolio Standard (“RPS”) Filing. The Filing includes Dominion’s RPS Development Plan and requests for approval to construct new solar facilities and to enter into new solar power purchase agreements.

• Dominion requests approval of Rider CE with a revenue requirement of $10,575,000 over the 2021 rate year. According to Dominion, this amount would increase a typical residential customer’s bill using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $0.19.

• Due to the ongoing public health emergency related to the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, the State Corporation Commission will hold a telephonic hearing in this case on February 12, 2021, for the receipt of public witness testimony.

• An evidentiary hearing will be held remotely on February 17, 2021, via Microsoft Teams, for the receipt of evidence of Dominion, respondents and Commission Staff.

• Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/ Case-Information.

During its 2020 Session, the Virginia General Assembly enacted Chapters 1193 (HB 1526) and 1194 (SB 851) of the 2020 Virginia Acts of Assembly. These duplicate Acts of Assembly, known as the Virginia Clean Economy Act (“VCEA”), became effective on July 1, 2020. The VCEA, inter alia, establishes mandatory renewable energy portfolio standards (“RPS”) for Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) in new § 56-585.5 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”). Subdivision D 4 of Code § 56-585.5 requires Dominion to submit annually to the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) plans and petitions for approval of new solar and onshore wind generation capacity (“RPS Filing”). The Commission must determine whether the RPS Filing is reasonable and prudent, given due consideration to the following factors: (i) the RPS and carbon dioxide reduction requirements in Code § 56-585.5; (ii) the promotion of new renewable generation and energy storage resources within the Commonwealth, and associated economic development, and (iii) fuel savings projected to be achieved by the plan. The Commission’s final order regarding any RPS Filing is required by Code § 56-585.5 D 4 to be entered by the Commission not more than six months after the date of such filing.

On October 30, 2020, Dominion submitted its RPS Filing to the Commission (“2020 RPS Filing” or “Petition”). The 2020 RPS Filing requests the Commission: (i) approve the Company’s annual plan for the development of new solar, onshore wind, and energy storage resources (“RPS Development Plan”) in connection with the new RPS program (“RPS Program”); (ii) grant certificates of public convenience and necessity (“CPCNs”) and approval to construct and operate three solar generating facilities totaling approximately 82 megawatts (“MW”) (“CE-1 Solar Projects”) pursuant to Code § 56-580 D and the Commission’s Filing Requirements in Support of Applications for Authority to Construct and Operate an Electric Generating Facility; (iii) approve a rate adjustment clause (“RAC”) to recover the costs of the CE-1 Solar Projects and related distribution and transmission interconnection facilities, designated Rider CE, pursuant to Code § 56-585.1 A 6 (“Subsection A 6”) and the Commission’s Rules Governing Utility Rate Applications and Annual Informational Filings; and (iv) make a prudence determination for the Company to enter into six power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) for the energy, capacity, ancillary services, and environmental attributes of approximately 416 MW of solar generating facilities owned by third parties pursuant to Code § 56-585.1:4 (“CE-1 Solar PPAs”).

RPS Development Plan The Company states that its RPS Development Plan reports on the Company’s progress toward meeting the solar, onshore wind and energy storage development targets outlined in the VCEA and presents the

Company’s development plan for solar, onshore wind and energy storage facilities through 2035. Including facilities that are in operation, under construction, or proposed for approval, including the CE-1 Solar Projects and the CE-1 Solar PPAs, the 2020 RPS Filing shows that Dominion has a total of 1,391 MW of solar and onshore wind construction and purchases as of June 30, 2020. For energy storage, the 2020 RPS Filing shows the Company has 16 MW of energy storage in operation, under construction, or in preconstruction.

The Company’s RPS Development Plan calls for additional investment in solar, onshore wind and energy storage in the short and long term. The Company states in furtherance of these plans, it will issue annual requests for proposals (“RFPs”) for development proposals and third party PPAs for new solar and onshore wind projects. The Company states that it also intends to issue annual RFPs for small-scale solar projects to support development of small-scale solar resources.

The Company calculated the projected incremental monthly bill impact associated with the RPS Development Plan and the RPS Program over the next 15 years for residential, small general service and large general service customers. The Company projects, for example, that the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours (“kWh”) per month will increase by approximately $39.02 by 2035 to reflect the incremental impact of the costs of the RPS Development Plan and the RPS Program. The Company notes that these bill projections are not final, and all customer rates are subject to regulatory approval.

CE-1 Solar Projects The Company seeks CPCNs and approval to construct and operate the CE-1 Solar Projects, which consist of three solar generating facilities: (i) the approximately 20 MW (nominal alternating current (“AC”)) Grassfield Solar Project located in the City of Chesapeake (“Grassfield”); (ii) the approximately 20 MW (AC) Norge Solar Project located in James City County (“Norge”); and (iii) the approximately 42 MW (AC) Sycamore Solar Project located in Pittsylvania County (“Sycamore”). According to the Company, the total estimated costs for the CE-1 Solar Projects are approximately $168.2 million, excluding financing costs, or approximately $2,051 per kilowatt at the total 82 MW (nominal AC) rating. The Company asserts that the CE-1 Solar Projects are needed to comply with the VCEA, to serve customers’ capacity and energy needs, and to comply with carbon regulations.

The Company states it selected the CE-1 Solar Projects from a 2019 RFP (“2019 Solar-Wind RFP”) for additional utility-scale solar and onshore wind generating facilities in Virginia. As proposed, the CE-1 Solar Projects would be composed of ground-mounted, single-axis tracking solar panel arrays with an expected operating life of 35 years. The Company states Grassfield is expected to be in-service by December 2021, and Norge and Sycamore are expected to be in-service by late 2022.

Rider CE In this proceeding, Dominion asks the Commission to approve Rider CE for the initial rate year beginning June 1, 2021, and ending May 31, 2022 (“Rate Year”). Pursuant to Subsection A 6, the Company seeks approval for its accrual of allowance for funds used during construction (“AFUDC”) of the CE-1 Solar Projects, and to recover the costs of the CE-1 Solar Projects and the related distribution and transmission facilities through proposed Rider CE. The costs of the CE-1 Solar PPAs will not be recovered through Rider CE. Pursuant to Code § 56-585.5 F, the Company proposes Rider CE to be applicable to all of the Company’s Virginia retail customers as a non-bypassable charge, irrespective of whether a customer purchases electric supply service from a competitive service provider (“CSP”), subject to two exceptions. The Company proposes to exempt a customer meeting the accelerated renewable energy buyer requirements pursuant to Code § 56-585.5 G and any customer with a peak demand in calendar year 2019 that exceeded 100 MW and that elected to purchase electric supply service from a CSP prior to April 1, 2019, pursuant to Code § 56-577 A 3.

The three components of the proposed total revenue requirement for the Rate Year are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor, the AFUDC Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. Because the Grassfield solar project is projected to commence commercial operations during the Rate Year, the revenue requirement for the Rate Year includes separate pre- and post-commercial operations date (“COD”) amounts for Grassfield. The annualized Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement totals $8,109,000 and $8,478,000 for the pre- and post-COD periods, respectively. The Company’s proposed annualized AFUDC Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement for the pre- and post-COD periods are approximately $3,220,000 and $1,557,000, respectively. Thus, the total annualized revenue requirement requested for recovery during the pre-COD period of $11,329,000, and the total annualized revenue requirement requested for recovery during the post-COD period of $10,035,000 will produce approximately $4,721,000 and $5,854,000 in pre- and post-COD revenues, respectively. Therefore, the

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Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of $10,575,000 in Rider CE for service rendered during the Rate Year.

Sycamore Solar Project

Norge Solar Project

For purposes of calculating the revenue requirement in this case, Dominion utilized a rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) of 9.2%. This ROE is the ROE approved by the Commission in PUR-2019-00050.

If the proposed Rider CE for the Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion, implementation of its proposed Rider CE on June 1, 2021, would increase the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month by approximately $0.19.

CE-1 Solar PPAs Prudence Determination In its 2020 RPS Filing, Dominion also seeks a prudence determination from the Commission with respect to six CE-1 Solar PPAs pursuant to Code § 56-585.1:4 H. The six CE-1 Solar PPAs consist of: (i) the approximately 20 MW (AC) Watlington Solar Project located in Halifax County; (ii) the approximately 20 MW (AC) Pleasant Hill Solar Project located in the City of Suffolk; (iii) the approximately 118 MW (AC) Chesapeake Solar Project located in the City of Chesapeake; (iv) the approximately 75 MW (AC) Wythe County Solar Project located in Wythe County; (v) the approximately 170 MW (AC) Cavalier Solar Project located in Isle of Wight County and Surry County; and (vi) the approximately 12.5 MW (AC) Rivanna Solar Project located in Albemarle County.

Grassfield Solar Project

Dominion asserts that the CE-1 Solar PPAs are needed to comply with the VCEA, to serve customers’ capacity and energy needs, and to comply with carbon regulations. According to the 2020 RPS Filing, the Company selected the CE-1 Solar PPAs from the same 2019 Solar-Wind RFP from which it also identified the CE-1 Solar Projects.

The 2020 RPS Filing states that the CE-1 Solar PPAs have a positive customer net present value when compared to market purchases. The Company further states that it allocates PPA costs between energy, capacity, and renewable energy certificates (“RECs”) based on their forward value at the time the PPA is executed. The Company states that the costs allocated to energy will be recovered through the fuel factor, the costs allocated to capacity will be recovered through base rates, and the costs allocated to RECs will be recovered through a separate RPS Program RAC. The allocation factors applicable to the CE-1 Solar PPAs are 71.9% to energy, 12.9% to capacity, and 15.2% to RECs. Interested persons are encouraged to review the Petition and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Petition and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Petition and supporting documents.The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding that, among other things, scheduled public hearings on Dominion’s 2020 RPS Filing. On February 12, 2021, at 10 a.m., the Commission will hold a telephonic hearing, with no witness present in the Commission’s courtroom, for the purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses. On February 10, 2021, any person desiring to offer testimony as a public witness shall provide to the Commission (a) your name, and (b) the telephone number that you wish the Commission to call during the hearing to receive your testimony. This information may be provided to the Commission in three ways: (i) by filling out a form on the Commission’s website at scc.virginia.gov/pages/ Webcasting; (ii) by completing and emailing the PDF version of this form to SCCInfo@scc.virginia.gov; or (iii) by calling (804) 371-9141. This public witness hearing will be webcast at scc.virginia.gov/pages/ Webcasting.

A public evidentiary hearing shall be convened at 10 a.m. on February 17, 2021, and shall be held remotely with no party present in the Commission’s courtroom to receive the testimony and evidence offered by the Company, respondents, and the Staff on the Company’s 2020 RPS Filing. Please see the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing for further details on the evidentiary hearing.

The Commission has taken judicial notice of the ongoing public health emergency related to the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, and the declarations of emergency issued at both the state and federal levels. In accordance therewith, all pleadings, briefs, or other documents required to be served in this matter should be submitted electronically to the extent authorized by 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”). Confidential and Extraordinarily Sensitive information shall not be submitted electronically and should comply with 5 VAC 5-20-170, Confidential information, of the Rules of Practice. For the duration of the COVID-19 emergency, any person seeking to hand deliver and physically file or submit any pleading or other document shall contact the Clerk’s Office Document Control Center at (804) 371-9838 to arrange the delivery.

Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, the Commission

has directed that service on parties and the Commission’s Staff in this matter shall be accomplished by electronic means. Please refer to the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing for further instructions concerning Confidential or Extraordinarily Sensitive Information.

An electronic copy of the Company’s 2020 RPS Filing may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Sarah R. Bennett, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or SBennett@mcguirewoods.com. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

On or before February 12, 2021, any interested person may file comments on the 2020 RPS Filing by following the instructions found on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/SubmitPublic-Comments. All comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2020-00134.

On or before December 18, 2020, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. Such notice of participation shall include the email addresses of such parties or their counsel. The respondent simultaneously shall serve a copy of the notice of participation on counsel to the Company. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2020-00134.

On or before January 4, 2021, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission and serve on the Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2020-00134.

Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.

The Company’s 2020 RPS Filing, the Commission’s Rules of Practice and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing may be viewed at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information.

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SPORTS

TIMMONS STARTS FOR HOWARD

Former Highland School boys basketball player Cam Timmons made his first college start for Howard University and shined. The 6-foot-11 sophomore had 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 26 minutes in an 84-63 loss to Bellarmine (Ky.) University.

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Fauquier Times | December 9, 2020

HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS, CHEER PRACTICES DELAYED A WEEK Fauquier County’s first basketball games moved from Dec. 21 to 28

County expects parents to drive athletes to games

By Fred Hodge

By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

The recent surge in COVID-19 diagnoses has led to another round of changes for winter athletes at Liberty, Fauquier and Kettle Run high schools.

Fauquier County announced Friday the first day of tryouts for boys and girls basketball and sideline cheerleading would be delayed one week until Dec. 14. The Virginia High School League had set Dec. 7 as the start date for those sports, with the first allowed competition Dec. 21. The local change means the first games cannot be held until Dec. 28 at the earliest.

Wrestling, indoor track and swimming will begin as scheduled Dec. 14 and start Dec. 28.

The local alterations came days after votes by the school boards for the City of Winchester and Frederick County to delay their start of official tryouts even longer for all five programs until Jan. 4.

The Winchester area delays mean basketball games in those two jurisdictions cannot be played until Jan. 12 due to a VHSL requirement calling for a minimum of eight days of practice. At least one local school was to play a Winchester school before Jan. 1.

The Winchester delays have a trickle-down effect on Fauquier’s three high schools.

“Yeah, it does,” said Kettle Run’s Paul Frye.

“We are trying to play out-of-district games before then to get some games in.”

Frye said Kettle Run now has a home varsity basketball doubleheader against Brentsville set for Dec. 28, with a boys-girls JV basketball doubleheader at Brentsville that night.. Wrestling and swimming have fewer issues. “We might lose a (wrestling) dual, but all of our swim meets are in January,” Frye added.

Basketball’s reboot is disrupting what the eight Northwestern District schools planned.

In response to the pandemic, the VHS cut sports to 60 percent of normal contests or 14 for basketball. The district then voted to split the league into northern and southern pods with Handley, James Wood, Millbrok and Sherando in the north and Fauquier, Kettle Run, Liberty and Culpeper in the south.

In basketball, each group expected to play a home-and-home double round-robin in its pod for six games and play each school in the opposite pod for 10 district games. Schools could add

Special to the Times

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No fans will be allowed at Fauquier County sports events this winter, forcing fans to watch games on the National Federation of State High School Association’s streaming service. Digital cameras now exist in county high school fields and gyms.

20 districts cancel winter sports

According to the Virginia High School League, 20 school divisions out of 132 in the state and 37 public schools out of 318 have canceled their winter sports season.

The City of Alexandria is the only Northern Virginia school district to cancel winter sports, but locally the City of Winchester and Frederick County have delayed official tryouts for all five programs until Jan. 4. a maximum of four non-district games to reach 14. Only the first and second-place teams would compete in the district tournament.

Now the new plan, although it features fewer games, would be more traditional.

The revised scheme for the eight Northwestern District members calls for a single round-robin format of seven league games to seed the postseason tournament. Then comes a standard eightteam playoff of quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game.

Both finalists will advance to Class 4 Region 4C play versus two teams from the Dulles District. There will be no automatic region for winning the regular-season crown.

Barring more pandemic problems or weather

It appears Fauquier County student athletes can no longer count on county transportation to sports contests.

Last Friday, Frank Finn, executive director of student services for the Fauquier County school system, sent a letter to high schoolers’ parents stating a significant change in transportation for athletes.

The statement read, “Also, given the current status of transportation services, parents will need to provide transportation for their student athlete to all games. Student athletes may not drive themselves to games.”

Finn explained that the spread of COVID-19 in Fauquier County is the reason behind the changes. The pandemic has led to a shortage of accredited school bus drivers, plus the issue of proper social distancing is a concern.

Formerly, all athletes were required to ride school-provided transportation to an away venue unless previous permission had been given.

Even then, athletes were not permitted to drive themselves.

If parents are needed for rides but not allowed to watch games, which is the policy in Fauquier County, it could create extra driving. Already complaints have surfaced on social media from county parents about what they were supposed to do while the game was played.

All three schools have Winchester area schools on the schedule, too far to return to Fauquier County.

Theoretically, they could wait somewhere near the venue and watch the game on their phones.

The county is installing cameras in the gymnasiums for streaming via the National Federation of State High School Associations site.

Thousands of games nationally are available by subscription and are available on multiple devices. More information will be forthcoming on how to subscribe. issues, the ADs think it will work.

“We are hoping we can still do a round robin for district seedings and still be able to move into the playoffs,” said Fauquier AD Mark Ott, noting playing most of the district games after Jan. 12 shortens the abbreviated season even more.

Kestner starting for Liberty U. women’s hoops, Leach scores TD, Kroll forms non-profit

By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

Former Liberty High girls basketball star Makaela Kestner has started all four games in her first season for the Liberty University women’s basketball team.

The 2018 LHS grad scored eight points with five rebounds in 17 minutes in a 81-66 loss to Virginia Tech.

Kestner, who transferred from the University of South Florida, played 12 minutes and scored three points in a 76-72 loss to Ohio University.

She had five points, five rebounds and three assists in the Flames’ first win of the year on Dec. 1, a 76-53 win against Norfolk State.

Leach scores first college TD

Former Liberty High football player Kris Leach of Kent State (3-1) caught his first pass of the year for a 3-yard touchdown in a 70-41 loss to Buffalo on Nov. 28. A redshirt junior, Leach has played in the Golden Flashes’ first four games after transferring from Western Kentucky.

Former LHS teammate Julian Sams, an offensive lineman, also plays for Kent State, but has been injured. Sams started all 13 games for Kent State last year including a win in the Frisco Bowl.

Casey Kroll forms non-profit

Former James Madison University and Kettle Run High football player Casey Kroll and his JMU team-

mate Lou Chiccehitto, who played quarterback at Liberty and coaches there now, have launched a non-profit organization called The Big Man Foundation to benefit Jamal Powell, who is undergoing cancer.

Powell was Kroll’s offensive line coach at JMU during the 2015 and ‘16 seasons. The Dukes won the national title in 2016.

The Big Man Foundation is designed to benefit coaches and their families that have fallen on hard times due to illness and unexpected circumstances.

For more information, or to make a donation, visit The Big Man Foundation on Twitter or Facebook.

PHOTO BY JON FLEMING

Former Liberty Eagle girls basketball star Makaela Kestner is starting at Liberty University.

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Fauquier Times | December 9, 2020

Old Dominion Hounds huntsman Steve Farrin works the American and Crossbred pack at the Orlean-based club’s Sunday meet from the kennel property just outside the village. ODH is one of two Masters of Foxhounds Association recognized packs kenneled in Fauquier County; the Warrenton Hunt, whose kennels are on Springs Road just west of Warrenton is the other. The Casanova Hunt, established in 1909 and formerly based at Weston east of Warrenton, closed last year due to development pressure in its territory.

HORSE BRIEFS NEW OWNER FOR SUCCESSFUL HORSE TIMES MAGAZINE, PLUS NEW STAFF Horse Times magazine founder Kathie Hamlin reports that the quarterly regional publication and website have been sold to Georgia Andrews.

Andrews, a family law attorney, lives in Winchester.

Shannon Ott will be editor-in-chief, with Bryan Fleming acting as art director.

Read archived magazines online or find out more about Horse Times at horsetimesmagazine.com.

REGISTER FOR JUMPING CLINICS WITH MARTIN DOUZANT Trainer Martin Douzant will conduct a series of jumping and gymnastics clinics at Spencer Sporthorse in Hume on Dec. 12 and Jan. 9, and at CoExist Stables on Dec. 20 and Feb. 7.

French-born, Middleburg-based Douzant says that eventers, hunter-jumpers and young horses at all levels are invited to take part in the indoor schooling sessions.

To register or for more information, go to theframesporthorses.com.

DRESSAGE SERIES PLANNED The Mitchell Dressage Series returns for its winter shows at Vintage Valley Sporthorses in Catlett. Show dates are Jan. 10, Feb. 7 and March 7. Complete show rules, updates, class specifications and more are at mitchellds.com.

BEVERLY HOSTS JUMPER SCHOOLING EVENTS Beverly Equestrian near Middleburg will host a winter schooling jumper series. Show dates are Dec. 19, Jan. 23, Feb. 20 and March 20. Jumps

PHOTO BY DOUGLAS LEES

will start out set at 2 feet and will be raised every half-hour; competitors can schedule arrival and ride times with certainty.

Courses will be set in the Beverly indoor arena.

Find more details on the Beverly Equestrian Facebook page.

THE WINSLETT ADVANTAGE LISTS WINTER, SPRING AND SUMMER SHOW DATES Gegi Winslett of the Winslett Advantage has looked far into 2021 for her hunter and jumper shows. TWA has an indoor jumper series at Frying Pan Park in Herndon. Dates are Jan. 16, Feb. 6 and March 13. Hunter shows are at Frying Pan Jan. 17, Feb. 7 and March 14.

TWA hosts the Virginia Pony Breeders Association benefit show at the Warrenton Horse

Show grounds April 24. Jumper schooling shows are planned at the historic facility May 9, July 11, Aug. 22, Sept. 26 and Oct. 10.

A rated show is set at Rose Mount in Fredericksburg July 17, with a Tuesday afternoon jumper series at Summerduck Run Farm June 8, June 22, July 13 and Aug. 3.

All prize lists and show details are at twahorseshows.yolasite.com.

DRESSAGE SHOWS AT MEADOW LARK UPCOMING IN THE PLAINS Meadow Lark Farm in The Plains will host dressage schooling shows Jan. 19, Feb. 13 and March 13. Complete information is on the Commonwealth Dressage and Combined Training Association website: cdcta.com.

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Warrenton United Methodist Church invites you to experience the Joy of Christmas with a trip to Bethlehem on the night of our Savior’s birth. From the comfort of your vehicle enjoy a show of lights and music as you drive by scenes leading to the manger.

Join us December 20th through the 24th, 5:30 - 7:00 pm for the drive-thru and 7:30 pm Christmas Eve for a bonfire worship service.

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Fauquier Times | December 9, 2020

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This luxurious country manor includes a pond with a footbridge, outdoor terraces, patios and a gazebo, all with lush, serene, mountain and pastoral views. The mountain views from this home are some of the most majestic in the county.

Beamed ceilings of 150-yearold pine from the original (c. 1810) home, hardwood floors, pillars, and seven wood-burning fireplaces create warmth, texture and stateliness.

All stone in the house was gathered from the property.

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Enjoy a stunning, eat-in kitchen and generous butler's pantry, also with heated floors. Added just two years ago, the custom kitchen has organizers and pull-out trays, double-stacked white maple cabinetry, granite counters, a large island, and three prep sinks. A wine refrigerator and wine rack store your finest bottles.

The stunning owner's suite, renovated two years ago, sets the master bed against a stone wall under a pine cathedral ceiling and stained glass window as you enjoy a wood-burning fire. The well-appointed, en suite bathroom offers a soaking tub, glass-enclosed shower and double vanity with granite counters and wonderful organized master closet.

Garage bays accommodate six vehicles, a five-stall barn offers a tack area, running water and electricity, and a huge seven-bay pole barn is an ideal storage option for all your equipment. Added conveniences, such as a whole-house Generac generator and five-zone HVAC system, allow for ultimate comfort and efficient energy usage.

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to own this luxurious estate home on 70 acres with majestic mountain and pastoral views! Perfect as a fulltime residence or weekend country retreat.

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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.

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These property transfers, filed Nov. 25-Dec. 2, 2020 were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.)

Top Dollar Deal: $1,650,000 in Scott District Cedar Run District Adam Mowry to Gregorio Cordero, 1 acre at

Anthony L Guerrra Successor Tr. to Moises

Unit 34 at 6194 Willow Place, Bealeton. $275,000 13.3281 acres at 6277 Evergreen Mountain Road

Marin, 19.892 acres on Old Mill Road & Ritchie

Jose Moctezuma Garcia to David L. Kempfert,

nr. Broad Run. $935,000

5017 Godwin’s Landing Drive, Remington.

James J. Kuhns to Robert Lee Criteser, 4.5018

$349,900

acres at 5499 James Madison Hwy. nr. The Plains.

1550 Courthouse Road, Catlett. $402,000

Road nr. Midland. $145,000

Davy L. Lee by Sub. Tr. to FFC Properties

Alford Dean Kidd Jr. to Lee John Freeze, 0.78

LLC. Trust Deed of Foreclosure, 13.2626 acres

acre at 8679 Burwell Road, Catlett. $340,000 Lee District

at 13211 Deep Run Mill Road nr. Goldvein. $409,000

Cathy S. LaFever to Dawn M. Brown, Unit 107,

Steven W. Clendenin to Shawn Reese, 1.0495

6161 Willow Place, Bealeton. $171,000

acres at 8160 Hill Lane, Warrenton. $406,000

Mary G. Edwards to One PWC LLC, 54.0636

Robert Morris Brookfield as Executor to

acres on Marsh Road, Bealeton. $520,000

Elizabeth Hernandez, 3630 Ensor’s Shop Road,

Mintbrook Developers LLC to NVR Inc., Lots

Midland. $295,000

47, 48, 49 and 50, Mintbrook Neighborhood B,

BGRS Relocation Inc. to Brian Kolovich, 7565

Phase 2, Bealeton. $276,000

Cooper’s Hawk Drive, Warrenton. $641,000

Louise Wilson to Julio C. Bustillos, Unit F,

Frank T. Marks to Eland LLC, 5.33 acres at 12210 Building 1 at 11256 Torrie Way, Bealeton.

Center District Megan Marie Poole to Melissa Alexandra Flores, 216 Fairfield Drive, Warrenton. $230,000 Timothy Florio to Steven Vollmar, 110 Aviary Street, Warrenton. $310,000 Kimberly D. Berg to Jeffrey Andrew Payne, 1.6517 acres at 7401 Woodstone Court, Warrenton. $527,000 Troy S. Franey to Madeline A. Ott, 446 Ridge Court, Warrenton. $273,000 Scott District

$570,000 Adeleh Rokhvand to Robert Wyckliffe Kincheloe III, 5066 Rock Springs Road nr. Warrenton. $435,000 Fauquier Lakes Limited Partnership to Lakeside Homes LLC, Lot 13-A, Brookside nr. Warrenton. $200,000 Glen Ora Farm Real Estate LLC to Karla Jaenicke Etten Tr., 7.4707 acres on Halfway Road between Middleburg and The Plains. $490,000 Cheryl Lillian Waters to Keerthi S. Alluri, 0.3410 acre and 1.0107 acres on U.S. 50 west of

Elk Run Church Road nr. Midland. $300,000

$153,000

Quicken Loans Inc. to Secretary of Housing

Trigon Homes LLC to Luis J. Locuratolo,

& Urban Development, 2.7974 acres at 10318

25 acres at 7420 O’Keefe Road, Bealeton/

Shenandoah Path, Catlett. $231,540

Remington. $738,301

Warrenton. $534,200

Kenneth F. Mattson to Della Lester Frazier,

Herbert McClain Witcraft to Gary C. Lohman,

Independence Industrial Development LLC to

3.8646 acres at 5206 Hunt Crossing Lane,

4.56 acres on Routt’s Hill road, Warrenton/Opal.

Midland. $650,000

$405,000

Drive and Telephone Road nr. New Baltimore/

Paul Marshall to Eris A. Velasquez Cruz. 0.75

Mark Aaron Polhemus Sr. to Thomas James

Warrenton. $1,650,000

acre at 10189 Marsh Road, Bealeton. $229,000

Hryckiewicz Tr., 17.8381 acres at 14205 Roger’s

Peter S. Jackson Tr. to Matthew Doan, 6770 Kirk

Warrenton. $450,000

Adam N. Shinal to Dystany Spurlock, 5 acres at

Ford Road, Sumerduck. $420,000

Lane nr. Warrenton. $665,000

Roy Beveridge Tr. to Robert L. Mouw Tr., Lot B,

13436 Oakview Drive, Goldvein. $440,000

David W. Shipe II to Kathryn Lindsey Harmon,

Douglas C. Coleman to Timothy J. Hoff Jr.,

29.1935 acres. Marshall District. $295,000

James R. Gray to Christopher R. Barksdale, 2.1154 acres at 7090 Nareena Spring Lane nr.

Telephone Road LLC, 5.4322 acres on Garland

Middleburg. $1,070,000 Marshall District Jefferson Holdings LLC to Eric Garza, 5.0144 acres at 7437 Leeds Manor Road and 0.4017 on Leeds Manor Road nr. Orlean. $549,900 Nathaniel Wallace Rogers to Kenneth E. Nider III, 1.0288 acres at 9347 Lees Ridge Road nr.

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OBITUARIES

Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | December 9, 2020

OBITUARIES Carol Marie Dougherty Freeland

Bethany Ann Wilkison Rosenberg

Carol Marie Dougherty Freeland passed away peacefully on November 21, 2020 surrounded by her husband and sons.

She was a young 75 years. Born on June 26th 1945 in Washington D.C. She was preceded in death by her infant son Patrick Wayne Freeland and parents Edward Talbert and Erva Neola Dougherty.

Carol is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 53 years Thomas Wayne Freeland and four sons Michael Chandler, Edward Bryant, Thomas Dean, and Christopher Sean. Additionally, she is eternally remembered by her two granddaughters Isabella Marie and Siena Ella along with her brother Edward T Dougherty DDS, his wife Iona, her niece, Ellen Cameron and nephew, Royce Jeffrey.

Carol grew up in the National Capital Area graduating from Northwestern High school in 1963 excelling in dance and academics before attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Liberal Arts BA 1968. There she met and married Thomas Wayne Freeland.

Some of her many accolades include attending the Roberta Ferra Dance School from 1957 until 1963 with performances throughout the East Coast including the New York City Ballet’s Nutcracker (1961), fashion model Seventeen Magazine (1963),winner Miss Prince George’s Junior College (1961), winner Ms. Knoxville (1967), first runner up Miss Tennessee (1967). After college, she moved to Huntsville, AL with her husband before eventually settling in northern Virginia where she worked as a Marketing Sales Rep for AT&T, She had a passion for teaching at St Paul Catholic School (Huntsville, AL) and P.B. Smith Elementary School (Warrenton, VA).

A private ceremony will be held at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery at Silver Spring, MD with a celebration of life to be held in the summer of 2021.

Flowers gratefully declined.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Operation Smile Charity.

Condolence messages to the family can be sent to caroldfreeland@aol. com.

October 31, 1971- December 1,2020 Bethany A Rosenberg, 49, of Warrenton, Virginia, died peacefully at home on December 1, 2020 after a brave battle with brain cancer.

She was born on October 31, 1971, in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of Kyle L. and Barbara J. Wilkison.

She was preceded in death by her father Kyle, and her husband, Martin B. Rosenberg.

She is survived by her mother, Barbara Wilkison, brother David Wilkison, daughter Sarah MacIndoe, son Ryan MacIndoe, and step children Justin and Allison Rosenberg.

Bethany was a 1989 graduate of Morgantown High school. She then earned a BS degree from George Mason University, and Masters from Walden University, all in education. She loved teaching. Although she taught for a short time in Las Vegas, her true home was at Taylor Middle School in Warrenton. She loved the Taylor family, and cherished her colleagues and students.

Bethany loved travel, reading, video games, especially Pokemon, and bonding with her kitties. She was a member of the Warrenton Presbyterian Church, and the family appreciates the prayers, love, and support shown to us during this difficult time.

Due to Covid concerns, there will not be a service at this time. The family will hold a Celebration of Life in the not too distant future.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.moserfuneralhome. com. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Fauquier County SPCA or any Food Bank at this time.

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OBITUARIES Wayne Elton Bradshaw Sr. Wayne Elton Bradshaw Sr. of Orlean, Va died December 3, 2020 at his home. He was born on January 23, 1958 in Alexandria, Va to the late Harry Elton Bradshaw Jr. and Helen Virginia Melton Bradshaw.

He is survived by his wife, Susan Poe Bradshaw, his mother, two sons Wayne E. Bradshaw Jr. of Manassas, Daniel K. Bradshaw (Jessica) of Rixeyville, a stepdaughter Jessica Beach of Rixeyville, a brother Brian K. Bradshaw (Helen) of Manassas, and a sister Rebecca Bearden of South Carolina. In addition, grandchildren include Ryann and Mason Bradshaw (Wayne Jr’s. children) and Harry, Lucas, and Thomas Bradshaw (Daniel’s children). He is also survived by many nephews, nieces, and close friends. Additionally, he is survived by his two beloved dogs, Abby and Lexie.

Known for being a hard worker, Wayne took pride in his performance over the years at Woodward Turf Farm, Bradshaw Hauling (selfemployed), SW Rodgers, and Newton Asphalt.

After a long hard battle of pancreatic cancer, Wayne passed peacefully surrounded by family at home. He was a loving husband, father, grandpa, and friend. He touched many lives throughout his life. His greatest passion was being in the driver’s seat of an 18 wheeler. Wayne was well known in the Northern Virginia area for his trucking skills. Many were amazed of his ability loading and unloading heavy equipment and how he had no fear “because the ground will stop you.” Fearless in life, he would tackle any challenge from broken equipment to downing a tree.

Wayne had more common sense than most when it came to everyday tasks. His family and close friends remember many good times and laughter during card games and hunting trips. We should all be so lucky to have known Wayne Bradshaw.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Online condolences may be given at www.moserfuneralhome.com

Margie Burton Margie Burton, 92, of Athens, WV, (formerly of Fredericksburg, Va), passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born May 17, 1928 in Rabun County, Georgia, she was the daughter of Jesse and Samantha Parker.

Margie was a graduate of Rabun County High School and began working after graduation.

In the mid-1950s, Margie moved to VA, and in 1955 married Cecil Burton.

In 1972, Margie and family moved to Warrenton, VA where she worked and enjoyed cooking, crafting, and being a homemaker. She held a variety of jobs including employment with both Stafford and Fauquier County Schools as well as working multiple Civil Service jobs. She worked at Vint Hill Farms Army Station until she retired in 1988. Following retirement with the government, Margie worked at People’s National Bank in Warrenton, VA. In 1999, Margie and Cecil moved to Fredericksburg where they became members of Oakland Baptist Church in Richardsville, VA. Margie remained a member of Oakland Baptist Church until her passing. In November 2011, Margie moved to Athens, WV to reside with her daughter. She frequently attended Athens Baptist Church until January of 2019 when she moved into Rocking Chair Residential Care, an assisted living facility in Lerona, WV. In addition to her parents, Margie was preceded in death by five brothers, five sisters, and her husband, Cecil.

She is survived by her two daughters, Nancy G. Burton of Athens, WV and Janet Barton and husband, Michael of Leonardtown, MD, a brotherin-law, Lyman Burrell of Dacula, GA, numerous nieces and nephews and special friends and caregivers, Diane Quesenberry, Melissa Wilson, Adrienne Webster, and the loving staff of Rocking Chair Residential Care.

Margie will be entombed at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Fredericksburg, VA. Due to COVID and travel restrictions, a memorial ceremony to celebrate the life of Margie will be held for family and friends at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Margie’s name to the Gideon’s International, Oakland Baptist Church, 22337 Hall’s Rd., Richardsville, VA 22736 OR Athens, Baptist Church, PO Box 728, Athens, WV 24712.

Online condolences may be sent to mullinsthompsonfredericksburg. com Mullins and Thompson Funeral Service, Fredericksburg, VA are serving the family.

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FIVE STAGES OF GRIEF Grief is universal. It is a natural response to loss or the death of a loved one, and everyone grieves differently. A variety of emotions are felt, from sadness to loneliness, and they might be experienced for different reasons and have unique phases.

In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross created a “grief” model that postulates there are five stages of grieving that a person goes through: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. It is important to remember that these stages are not linear, and a person may not experience them all, with some people spending different lengths of time through each stage. Individuals often move between stages before achieving a more peaceful acceptance of loss and death.

When a loved one dies, grieving family members and friends often are confronted with dozens of decisions about the funeral -- all of which must be made quickly and often under great emotional duress.

MOSER FUNERAL HOME value our reputation for providing the highest quality of professional services with the personal attention and understanding needed to help you and your family through a difficult time. 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.

“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”

- John Steinbeck

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FAUQUIER

CL A SSIFIEDS ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Business Directory: Thursday at noon, All other Classified ads: Monday at 3 p.m.

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

Let Us Be Your New Home For The Holidays!!!

Call For Our Move In Specials!

540-349-4297 l TDD 711 Hunt Country Manor Apts.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Rentals —

080 Office

Office space, Old Town Warrenton.

Approx 1000 SF. Social distancing at its best...office has dedicated entrance & bathrm. $ 1 2 5 0 / m o .

540-229-5550

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Firewood

FIREWOOD BY THE LOAD. $100 + del.

540-878-9735; 540-364-2682 Furniture/

228 Appliances Lovely White Wicker Rocking Chair 150.00 C a l l o r t e x t 540-812-5261 Very nice, Contemporary Sofa 250.00.

Call or text: 540-937-4513 Vintage kitchen table with 4 rolling chairs 300.00 Call or text 540-812-5261

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Miscellaneous For Sale

Black CD tower holds 65 CDs, light with dimmer 40.00 Call or text 540-812-5261

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Musical Instruments

Guitar case; fiberglass case with snaps, padded lining, $80. Like new condition.

540-347-7076 Guitar case; Tribal Planet; nylon/fiber, w/ zipper, 2 backstraps & 2 front pouches. $80. Like new condition. 540-347-7076 Matador L/P Bongos, n e v e r u s e d $80.540-347-7076

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Pets

LOST & FOUND ADOPTIONS TOO!

FAUQUIER SPCA 540-788-9000 www. fauquierspca.com e-mail fspca@ fauquierspca.com

Business

350 Services

G R AV E L : A L L PROJECTS. Topsoil; fill dirt; mulch. No job too small.540-8254150; 540-219-7200 JBS Excavation & Clearing, Free estimates, tree removal, horse arena, d r i v e w a y s & landscaping. No job too big or too small.

703-582-0439 JENKINS EXCAVATING & LOGGING. Free Estimates, Class A Contractor, Commercial, Residential. Demolition, land clearing, site prep, roads, drives. 540-661-0116 North´s Custom Masonry. Retaining walls, stone work, patios, repoint ing brick, chimneys, driveways.

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

540-533-8092

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

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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 Affordable Roofing with Terry´s Handyman Services, LLC. Licensed & Insured.

Commercial & residential. Senior discounts.

540-270-7938 Design/build services.

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

540-428-3050 www. s o u t h s t a r construction.com 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

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Lawn/Garden

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

Free estimates.

540-222-4107; 540-825-1000

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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

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Antiques & Classics

PONTIAC 1979 LeMans White, 4 -dr., 67k Orig.

Miles. 1-owner. Good cond. Runs great. New exhaust. $2200. Call 540-295-2022.

605 Automobiles - Domestic 2009 Nissan Murano SL AWD. Runs great.

Good cond. new tires & transmission. $6,800 OBO. Call/text 540.905.5914 or 540.905.2175 FORD 2011 ESCAPE XLT Like brand new!!!

Clean Carfax. AT, PS, PB, AC. Low miles. $ 5 , 8 0 0 . C a l l 540-388-9386.

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Construction/ Heavy Equipment

Bobcat S130; 4040 hours, clean & strong.

Can deliver. $10.500, 703-999-3616

When you’re trying to reach qualified job applicants, use a newspaper that’s qualified for the job!

To advertise in the Times Community Newspapers Job Update

keep it classy Advertise in the classifieds.

Call 540-347-4222 or FAX 540-349-8676

Announcements

FOOD PANTRY 2nd & 4th Sundays

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

Homeschoolers of Bealeton (HOB) is a support system for homeschooling families located in Bealeton, Virginia and serving Fauquier County and the surrounding areas. Members are invited to share their ideas, events, achievements, support, encouragement and resources.

Fill out our membership request by following this link: https://www. homeschool-life.com/2176/signup

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Legal Notices Public Notices

Foreclosure

ABC Licenses

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

TRUSTEE’S SALE 6459 Pavilion St Warrenton, VA 20187

Full name(s) of owner(s): BLUE VALLEY VINEYARD AND WINERY, LLC Trading as: BLUE VALLEY VINEYARD AND WINERY, LLC 5535 Blue Valley Way, Delaplane, Fauquier, Virginia 20144 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Winery license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

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

via www.StorageTreasures.com December 10, 2020 Calverton Self Storage will sell at public online auction via www.StorageTreasures.com, the contents of occupants’ self storage units listed below to satisfy rental fees and other expenses. Online bidding will end on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at approximately 4:00 p.m. Units to be auctioned off are: Harold L. Burke – Unit 1005; Garth Foster – Unit 1526; Michael Gleason – Unit 1217; Byron Hoch Jr. – Unit 735; Vaughan Holley & Amanda St. Clair – Unit 618; Deborah Price – Unit 709; and Lanthel Taylor – Unit 2836.

Sold by unit via www.StorageTreasures.com.

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

Legal Notices

TOWN OF WARRENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the Town of Warrenton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia, on the following item(s): Zoning Text Amendment (ZOTA) 2019-04 to amend Articles 3, 9 and 12 as related to the Commercial District and Mixed Use. The proposal is to amend Zoning Ordinance. Article 3 Zoning Districts and Map Section 3-4.10 Commercial District’s permitted uses, permissible uses, lot and yard regulations, and building regulations; Article 9 Supplemental Use Regulations Section 9.25 regarding Mixed Use development options, phasing, density, parking open space, and modifications; and Article 12 Definition to allow for a variety of complementary and integrated uses in Mixed Use and updating the Non-Residential First Floor space.

People having an interest in the above are invited to attend the hearing and state their opinion regarding the above issues. Copies of full versions of the proposed text amendment changes are available for review in the Department of Planning and Community Development located at 21 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Town Hall meeting facilities are fully accessible. Any special accommodations can be made upon request 48 hours prior to the meeting.

In execution of the Deed of Trust dated November 8, 2019 and recorded on November 14, 2019 in Book 1613 at Page 1344 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 January 5, 2021 at 02:00 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 Scott Magisterial District, Fauquier County, Virginia, more particularly described as Lot Twenty-Six (26), BETHEL ACADEMY SUBDIVISION, as shown on plat and survey of R.M. Bartenstein and Associates, recorded in Deed Book 209, at Page 598, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia. AND BEING the same property conveyed to Kathleen Connolly, married, by virtue of Deed from Michelle Ann Winner, unmarried, dated June 15, 2018, recorded June 26. 2018 in Deed Book 1576, Page 1, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia.

Tax No.: 6986-03-4151-000 Property address: 6459 Pavilion St, 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.

TERMS OF SALE: A non-refundable bidder’s deposit of $37,000.00 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.

(20-04607) 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 This could be your Ad! Call 347-4222

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Public Notices VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAUQUIER COUNTY ROBERT EMERSON BELL III, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No.: CL20-397 LETICIA VIANA COSTA, Defendant.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is the Plaintiff’s request for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the Defendant, whereby the Defendant is a non-resident individual whose last known address is in the country of Brazil. It is therefore ADJUDGED and ORDERED that this Order be published in the Fauquier Times, once a week for four consecutive weeks, and that the parties appear before this Court on or before January 8, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect their interests. THIS CAUSE is CONTINUED. ENTERED this 17th day of November, 2020. Jeanette A. Irby; Judge, Fauquier County Circuit Court WE ASK FOR THIS: Ruth M. McElroy, VSB No. 38459; Cisneros, McElroy & Boone, P.C.; 113 E. Market Street, Ste. 210 Leesburg, Virginia 20176 Phone: 703-215-4400; Fax: 703-777-3512 Email: rmcelroy@cmbnovalaw.com Counsel for the Plaintiff

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Employment Full Time Employment

CAREGIVERS WANTED ALL SHIFTS Call 540-466-1632 9am-5pm; Mon - Fri. OFFICE BOOKKEEPER/ASSIST

General office exp. Knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, Sage or QuickBooks helpful. Answer phone, typing, filing, light bookkeeping, assist editing & publishing a book.

2-3 days/wk. Reply to: PO Box 868, Marshall, VA 20116

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Full Time Employment

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Full Time Employment

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Full Time Employment

Full Time Employment

OFFICE BOOKKEEPER/ASSIST

General office exp. Knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, Sage or QuickBooks helpful. Answer phone, typing, filing, light bookkeeping, assist editing & publishing a book.

2-3 days/wk. Reply to: PO Box 868, Marshall, VA 20116

Micron Technology, Inc. has openings for Engineers-DEG PE in Manassas, VA. Prepare for new DRAM products and coordinate resources, testing, and analysis over the lifecycle of the product. Mail resume to Nate Burt, 4000 N Flash Drive, MS 2-702, Lehi, Utah 84043. Please reference Job #10878.2444.

Administrative Assistant Warrenton VA firm has an immediate FT position for an admin assistant.

Detail oriented, ability to multi-task, MS Word experience and Excel knowledge a must. Training will be provided.

Send resume and salary expectations MKA via email at: info@mkassociates.com

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

Starting $13/hr & scheduled raises.

Company-paid medical & dental premiums.

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

Full Time Employment Full Time Employment

EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR MIDLAND, VIRGINIA PLANT

• Concrete Manufacturing Technician • Quality Control Manager • Steel Shop Team Member • Engineering Coordinator • Sales Representative • Truck Driver

MAKE YOUR MOVE TODAY!

FURNITURE MOVER/ DRIVER

Must be able to load/unload, place in clients´ home, drive 16´ to 24´ straight box truck, fill out paper work, 21+ yrs, have valid driver´s lic & clean record, handle stress & have positive attitude with customers & staff. Some weekends, $16-$18/hr. Tips & bonuses.

CDL DRIVER

(BUMPER OR GOOSE NECK TYPE)

for local delivery of outdoor building structures. Responsible for the safe delivery & install of various types of outdoor building structures, will be required to frequently haul permitted loads up to 14’ wide by 50 feet in length. 2 years exp. required. This is a specialized position requiring some knowledge of mechanics, carpentry, use of specialized trailer & delivery equipment. Minor repair of structures will be required. Mon - Fri with some weekends. Training provided.

Construction exp. preferred but not required. Competitive salary based on exp. w/bonuses. Sign on bonus of $2,500 for the candidate that meets all job requirements.

Able to pass a pre-employment & random drug testing also meet all credentials of a CDL Class A Driver. Must be able to cross state lines & have a positive points driver record.

Email resume to: Marketing@spayneco.com EEO/M/F/D/V; Full job descriptions at: Thisnthatamishoutlet.com

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

Walnut Grove Child Care 540-347-0116 or 540-349-9656

For these and other FT/PT positions go to SmithMidland.com/careers or call Human Resources: 540-439-3266 ext. 148

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Home Health

Professional Services

Auto

Hauling

BULK HOUSEHOLD TRASH REMOVAL a division of DAVE THE MOVER

PROFESSIONAL REMOVAL OF CONTENTS: Basements Sheds Attics

Professional Services

Furniture Appliances & More

CALL DAVID WASSENAAR

540-717-7258

Auto

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Excavation

Builder

Driveways

Winter is coming!

If you need a battery for your car, truck, RV, golf cart or just about anything with a motor, we’ve got you covered with delivery to your home or office and great prices. Installation available upon request.

Call Mike 571-298-3238

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GAINESVILLE 8074 Crescent Park Drive | 703.753.7910

WARRENTON 559 Frost Ave #100 | 540.349.1221

VISIT US AT C21NM.COM FOR SALE

COMMERCIAL LEASE

Culpeper | $1,000.00 When you Need Private Convenient Office Space with easy access and parking all at the perfect location - Great Flex Space is Here!

Warm Inviting Office Space. Convenient to Main Hwy access -RT 29/15, Shopping around the corner and just up from Hospital.

Location make this a perfect spot to work from! Total area includes: Private Lobby/Sitting Area, Bath, and Workstation Room. Comcast and Verizon Fios to choose from for your internet needs.

Call Mandy Brown | 540.718.2459

Hume| $329,000 Tiny House Oasis! 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath with Loft 10x20 Building w/60 Amp Service Built 2018!

Call Edie Grassi | 540.878.1308

COMING SOON

Warrenton | $799,000 Totally remodeled brick rambler with 2 master bedrooms, 4 fireplaces, finished basement perfect for in-laws, beautiful views from the back deck with over 1000 sq ft of decking. All new baths, appliances, lighting, roof, some doors, etc. This one is move in ready - bring the horses or cattle. Live close to a winery and only 7 minutes to Warrenton.

Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.9409

Gainesville | $879,900 Stunning home in Lake Manassas. This home has four sides brick with a beautiful large very well cared for home. There is a brick walk way with two patios. The main level has all hardwoods with a great dining room, living room and kitchen with a sunroom/eat in gourmet kitchen. The family room room has beautiful built ins and a lovely fireplace that goes out to a covered patio. The upstairs has 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths. The master bedroom is lovely and opens out to a a covered patio. The master bath is very elegant with a oversized shower, free standing tub and a huge walk in closet. The second floor has hardwoods throughout and Three other large bedrooms. The basement is finished with a half bath and a bar area for entertaining. There is unfinished space for storage and lots of custom built ins. This home is a must see.

Call Lisa Lisjak | 703.499.2622

SOLD

NEW TO MARKET

Warrenton | $670,000 Beautiful mountain views from this solid brick rambler on 10 fenced acres ready for horses. Over 5400 sq ft of living space,2 kitchens, two fireplaces, vaulted ceiling in family room, huge master bedroom with his and hers baths and closets, large mudroom, 2 car garage, circular drive, shed and 3 stall barn.

Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.9409

Boston | $340,000 Traditional Rambler with full basement. Open Kitchen with Wall Oven and Peninsula. Sliding Patio Door off of Dining out to large Patio under the trees. Wonderful branches to climb and enjoy or simply sit beneath! Hardwood flooring and a beautiful Brick Fireplace in the Living room for entertaining. Large front porch to gaze at the mountain views! This Brick Rambler offers so much potential! Exceptionally maintained over the years. Home Screams love and pride - now ready for a little modern touch and updates. Being Sold AS IS .

Call Mandy Brown | 540.718.2459 2.48 acres..

Lisa Lisjak | 703.499.2622

UNDER CONTRACT

FOR SALE

Bealeton | $850,000 Historic property rich in history. Farmhouse on 90+ acres turn into your private farm with open land and close to commuter routes. The home boasts of 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, newer windows and inviting front porch.

Call Nancy Richards | 540-229-9983

SOLD Warrenton | $322,500 Three bedroom two bathroom detached home in great area for shopping and commuting to Northern Virginia. Basement unfinished but has a gas log fireplace and could be finished into a great family or entertainment room.

Call Don Robertson | 540.229.3825

Warrenton | $299,900 Absolutely gorgeous inside- New Kitchen with white cabinets, stainless appliances, granite countertops and tile backsplash, new lighting, new low maintenance floors, freshly painted, new baths, new windows, new roof, new HVAC. Basement is unfinished but has laundry area and rough in for future bath. Great deck with fenced yard and shed.

Call Tammy Roop | 540.270.9409

Considering a Career in Real Estate?

Call Herb Lisjak, Principal Broker | 703.753.7910