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It’s a Lizard Fit for a Hero

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iddleburg has its Salamander Farm and Salamander Resort & Spa, and once it had Salamander himself. That was the code name for the late Bruce Sundlun, who lived in this area for many years, and was given to him by the French resistance during World War II. Legend has it that salamanders are immune to fire, and Sundlun surely fit that description as a bomber pilot whose B-17 Flying Fortress was crippled by flak over Belgium in 1943. He managed to guide it to crash in a turnip field just outside the Nazi-occupied town of Jabbeke moments after he bailed out, landing only 1,000 feet from the wreckage. Five crew members were killed and four captured.

Only Sundlun managed to escape.

His remarkable story is the subject of a one-hour documentary called “Above and Beyond” produced by the Rhode Island-based World War II Foundation. Released last spring, it’s been aired in 90 public television markets, including Washington.

Sheila Johnson, who purchased Salamander Farm and owns the resort, decided to honor him by retaining the code name given to Sundlun after he had escaped Belgium and made his way to France. He soon joined up with the resistance and was frequently involved in sabotaging German installations. He eventually found his way back to the American lines and later joined the fledgling Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the CIA. Phil and Patti Thomas, who befriended Sundlun when he lived off the Zulla Road in the 1970s and ‘80s, aired the film at a recent Middleburg luncheon. Their guests were treated to a fascinating tale of courage and survival. It also had a wonderful personal touch, because his daughter, Kara Sundlun House, a popular TV news anchor and broadcaster in Hartford, Connecticut, was in the film helping retrace many of her father’s harrowing steps.

They began after he jumped into that turnip field.

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was always better to hide in plain sight,” Kara said. “He dug himself into the furrows of the field and got under the ridges until nightfall.

The Germans just assumed the pilot had died in the crash. He also remembered his high school track coach telling him that if he was lost, didn’t know anyone and needed help, go find a priest. My dad was Jewish, but he found a priest and he helped him.”

Sundlun also helped himself. Dressed like a local farmer, he made his way across Belgium by “borrowing” bicycles parked in front of local bakeries to pedal to the next town. Then he’d “borrow” another, and another, 159 bikes in all until he made it to France and hooked up with the resistance.

After the war, he became a successful businessman. He moved from Middleburg to his native Rhode Island in the late 1980s and served as the state’s governor from 1991-95.

During his term in office, another intriguing twist to his life story emerged. It involved Kara, who’s mother had once dated Sundlun, but never married him, before they eventually drifted apart.

As a teenager, Kara’s mother had told her about Sundlun, and she and her father eventually reconnected in 1992, though not in such a pleasant way. She actually had filed a lawsuit seeking to have him pay for her college tuition.

He was 73 and she was 17 when they first met.

“We instantly clicked,” despite the lawsuit, she said. “I moved to Rhode Island and lived in his house. It changed the trajectory of a lot of lives. The first Thanksgiving I spent with him, there were 27 people there I’d never even have known. People can change. It’s a real lesson in forgiveness. We had to forget everything that happened in the past and start over. And we did.”

The film about Sundlun’s war exploits came about as a result of interviews he’d done with Tim Gray, a journalist who started the WWII foundation and makes films for public TV focusing on similar heroic war stories.

“They happened in every branch of the service, and Bruce Sundlun’s story was amazing,” Gray said. “When he died (in 2011) we reached out to Kara, and she became an integral part of it. She was great to work with, and very proud of her father’s World War II legacy.”

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“We’ve been at Upperville every year for the past 30 years except maybe three times,” said Glaser. “In the film you see him win the Piedmont Invitational Hack at Upperville two years ago.”

The film not only follows Hunter’s journey through his Hollywood years, it begins with his early life growing up with a single mother and covers his current life, including his latest love affair with his mare Harlow and her new filly at his home in Montecito, California.

The idea for doing the documentary came after Hunter wrote an autobiography several years ago.

“I heard someone was going to be doing a book on me and I thought ‘oh no.’ I would rather this come from the horse’s mouth and not a horse’s ass after I’m dead and gone,” Hunter said. “Allan encouraged me to do it so I wrote the book.

It became a New York Times bestseller. Then a few years later Allan said I’d like to make a documentary of that book. And he spent seven years putting it together.”

While Hunter prefers to keep his personal life private, once the film was in the works, he had only one request. He wanted it to debut in Middleburg, giving him the perfect excuse to visit again. Glaser’s work as a producer keeps them in California, but Hunter still often dreams about coming back to live in

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Hunter’s passion for horses started at a young age. His brother, Walt, first brought him to a barn near their home in California. And while Walt eventually found other interests, Hunter was smitten from the start and consumed for life.

“I’ve done hunters and jumpers for years,” he said during a recent visit to attend the Middleburg Film Festival. “I used to judge and give clinics. I used to show a lot. In fact that’s where I got my name.

They said they needed to ‘tab’ me something (instead of using his real name, Arthur Gelien) and my agent said ‘he shows hunters and jumpers’ so I became Tab Hunter instead of Tab Jumper.”

Hunter’s love of horses eventually brought him to Middleburg. His friend, Liz Tippett, owned Llangollen back then and he began renting a cottage on the farm to spend his down time from making movies.

“I then bought a place over

in Clark County right by the river and lived there in the 1970s,” he said. “The problem was I was on the road constantly when I was involved with the theater. I would rush back here anytime I could get away. I was very busy during that time.”

Hunter went out with Orange County Hounds, Piedmont Fox Hounds and Blue Ridge Hunt during his time living in this area.

He also competed in the hunter trials and all the local horse shows as well, forming many friendships with local horse royalty.

“I used to ride with Eve Fout all the time,” he said. “I would just haul my horse over the mountain and we would go hunting or just go for a hack. I loved spending time with that family. I first met Virginia Fout while hunting. Every time we had a check, I would see this cute little girl on her pony. And I would look down at her and wink at her and she’d look up and wink back. She was really gung-ho and we became friends.”

A film documenting his life, “Tab Hunter: Confidential,” produced by his long-time partner, Allan Glaser, was screened at the Middleburg Film festival this past month. The audience was full of fans and friends from all his visits to the area, and the film drew standing ovations at the end.

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the Middleburg area, where he still has so many friends.

“The thing is I can’t get movies going here,” Glaser said. “In the 1980s, we looked seriously at a few places to buy because I’m also from Virginia.

“Every day Tab is looking on Zillow (a real estate web site) for properties out here.””

“Tab Hunter: Confidential” opens nationwide on Nov. 6. It received rave reviews in publications like The Washington Post and a number of online reviewers. Its current Internet Movie Data Base rating is an excellent 8 out of 9. The Village Voice in New York also picked the documentary as the winner of its Critic’s Choice Award. n

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he 61st edition of the Virginia Fall Races took place in mid-October at Glenwood Park just outside of Middleburg.

Sheila Williams and Andre Brewster's Straight To It with Sean McDermott, up won the $35,000 National Sporting Library & Museum Cup, a 3 ¼ timber stakes. The nine-year-old chestnut gelding, trained

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Some clients sign on year-round; others are short term, people who will go on long vacations or winter in Colorado or Florida and need to know all is well back on the home front.

“We’ll stop in on a regular basis to make sure the property is secure,” Cowgill said. “We’ll follow through with their employees to make sure they’re doing their jobs. We’ll check to see if the pipes are frozen, all the windows are secured, all the doors are locked. We can do just about anything the client wants us to do.

“As silly as it sounds, people sometimes forget if they have adequate safety procedures.

People will buy a fire extinguisher or a smoke detector and don’t know about having them recharged. We’ll go through and make sure all of those things are done.”

Some clients are concerned with maintenance issues when they’re gone.

“Last year, we had people who needed help with their house-cleaning,” said Janie BiddleFenn, the marketing director. “We assessed the situation and created a specific task list of what to do and when to do it. The people knew that on Monday, Wednesday and Friday they’d do laundry. When you’re cleaning, start with the ceiling and work your way down.”

The company also handles staffing issues, if necessary. They can search for new employees, screen them with background checks and make certain they’re right for the job at hand, whether it’s a new barn manager, a housekeeper or a chef.

“It’s basically what does this client need,” Cogwill said.

Joy O’Neil, who recently joined Cogwill as coordinator of client services, said she “stands in awe” at what they can provide.

“Janet has a system that lists every single building on site of a farm or estate,” she said.

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o far there have been no frantic middleof-the-night telephone calls for Janet Cowgill and her totally committed staff. But when, or if, that ever happens, there’s no doubt the response will be immediate and thoroughly effective.

Cowgill is the founder and owner of Cowgill Management Company, a native of Canton, Ohio with degrees in accounting and art, both extremely detail-oriented disciplines that have always worked to her advantage in the business world.

Twenty years ago, she started her own Canton-based accounting firm, Cowgill & Company. That firm provides tax services and so much more, ranging from payroll to bill-paying, invoicing and bookkeeping. In 2007, a client purchased a Middleburg farm and asked for her assistance in getting the enterprise up and running to his specifications.

Cowgill fell in love with the countryside and the concept and saw an opportunity to do similar work in this area. She’s split off a new company—Cowgill Management—from the accounting firm. And now that Middleburg firm oversees both the daily and long-term operations of estates, farms and private homes all over Northern Virginia, and particularly in and around Middleburg.

What exactly does that entail?

Just about everything.

Among the company’s services: coordinating and overseeing daily operations of the house and farm; a liaison between owners and their staffs; managing projects and maintenance schedules; reviewing contracts and overseeing work to be completed; inspecting properties for items that need to be addressed and woking with

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care of the animals, fixing a washing machine, just about anything you can think of. The scope of what we can do is amazing.”

Added Janie Biddle-Fenn, “and if we need to do it ourselves, we do it ourselves. We organize events. We oversee them. We did the Middleburg Hunt Night at Tim Harmon’s farm. Last month, we handled an event the Middleburg Film Festival had there. We made sure the farm was perfect when guests arrived. We set up the decorations and were on hand to assist the festival people.

If they’d run out of ice, we’d have gone out and gotten more ice.”

There’s clearly a personal touch in all of this,

as well, starting with Cowgill herself.

“I’ve gone to Pennsylvania to pick up vehicles,” she said. “I’ve arranged to bring in farm equipment and animal care. I’ve taken horses to the vet. The key is to be flexible, to do any job that’s needed.”

That even includes cow-herding.

“One time I had to go out and put cows back in a field after they got out,” Cowgill said.

“Cows always get out. Midnight calls don’t really bother me. Would I be readily available in the middle of the night? Yes, absolutely.”

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Day Springs Farm Offers Meat, Milk and So Much More

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ean and Jessie Baker had a vision for Day Spring Farm.

“We wanted it to be based on the same ideas that farmers had hundreds of years ago,” Jessie said. “We wanted to humanely raise the finest animals that produce the best meat, and to then provide that meat for family, friends and neighbors.”

Day Spring Farm in Middleburg is a family owned and operated grass-based farm producing organic beef and lamb, non-GMO fed pastured pork and chickens, eggs, vegetables grown without chemicals, herbal products, dairy shares and other organic foods. And just in time for Thanksgiving, the farm offers pasture-raised turkeys, raised much the same way as the pasture-raised chickens.

Jessie Baker, whose parents, Rick and Karen Lowe, run Lowelands Farm next door, said that she “grew up in the herb garden” with her mother. “In fact herbs – they were sort of my first language.”

The Bakers produce soap with lard from the pigs they raise, and recently made a first effort at making soap using milk from their goats. They also offer classes on how to use herbs and have yarn and wool items made from the sheared wool of their own sheep.

“Our sheep make beautiful wool,” Jessie said. “We sell it in many forms, such as roving, yarn, socks, raw wool or even sheep skins.”

Day Spring operates as a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). “Most people know about vegetable CSAs,” Jessie said. “But we have meat CSAs as well. It’s like becoming partners with your farmer.”

Through Community Supported Agriculture, Day Spring offers a “share” of what is produced on the farm, with members purchasing a subscription in return for receiving meat or other products every month. When the couple’s children were young, the Bakers decided that they wanted fresh milk, which led to Day Spring Farm’s raw milk share program, providing unpasteurized milk from five Jersey cows for approximately 70 families. Customers purchase a share, or part of a cow, and pay a fee to Day Spring Farm for boarding and other costs.

Jessie had been a vegetarian for ten years, but following the birth of the couple’s first child, Sean suggested the possibility of raising their own meat. “The thought of eating meat

humanely raised and slaughtered seemed okay to me,” she said. “We allow the cows to graze naturally, the way they were designed to eat.”

The Bakers do not give their cows hormones, chemicals or unnecessary antibiotics.

They eat grass and are supplemented with hay during winter. “By allowing the cows to graze and not be in a confined situation, they live a more stress-free life.”

The animals are kept on pasture.

“Because of that,” Jessie said, “they don’t get sick very often. When they do, we treat them naturally, with herbs, the same as we would ourselves.”

The couple embraced farm life “pretty quickly,” Jessie said. “It just felt right to grow food for ourselves and our families and neighbors. We think it’s important to eat more seasonally, and that is what we focus on.”

Instrumental to the running of the farm are guard dogs Ruthy and Buster, who keep deer from gobbling up the bountiful gardens.

Just as importantly, the specially-trained dogs keep foxes, raccoons and other predators away from the chickens.

Several years ago, Day Spring Farm was featured on Emeril Lagasse’s “Emeril Green” show for a Thanksgiving special. The episode highlighted the pasture-based farm and heritage turkeys – two of which were roasted

by Jessie and Chef Emeril during the filming at Whole Foods in Fair Lakes.

Sean and Jessie Baker’s five children range in age from one to 16. The family cares for the animals together and the Bakers are committed to home-schooling their children. On a recent visit, one of the daughters was bottle-feeding a young (and enthusiastic) miniature donkey.

“Our biggest desire is to have a relationship with our customers,” Jessie said.

On a recent weekend, Zack and Amber Condry and their two young daughters came to the farm. The couple started as CSA customers and quickly became friends with the owners.

In fact, they provide a pick-up spot in Vienna so that Day Spring Farm’s CSA members who live closer to that area can pick up their shares.

“Sustainable agriculture ensures that our children and grandchildren will have good farmland left to raise food for their friends and families,” Jessie said. “That’s what really matters the most to us.”

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The term “alpha” has a lengthy Investopedia definition. In short, “alpha” is the excess we return over In a recent column, touched on investment’s a relatively new phenomenon an benchmark index in the life insurance world: life return.

Investors aim for “alpha”. insurance for the living.

A few Therefore, almost all investment years back, IRSthey made advisors feelthe that geta change paid to to the tax code that made us look chase “alpha”. at life insurance a little differently.

This investors modification for the Few haveallows the necessary “death benefit” to be used combination of ability, time,during capital lifetime for a qualifying illness. and control over an investment to create “alpha”. Regardless of Yes, it sounds interesting and it experience, investors have is, especiallymost if you’re familiar these goals in mind: ability to live with the statistics of the aging on their portfolio’s income, saving baby-boom generation. Nearly for a child’s education or theirtheir own 10,000 Americans celebrate 65th birthday daysure andtheir the retirement andevery making average lifeare expectancy investments first-rate. is now 78.8 years of age. If we look back Most investors challenge 100 years ago,share the the average life of capturingwas the only “return” the expectancy 54.6 of years.

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Problem most investors never capture the market’s entire return.

The Department of Health and They don’t get the investment’s full Human Services reports 7 out return, rather the investor’s return. of 10 Americans over age 65 will What’s difference? suffer athe chronic illness. An aging population brings with it rising Carl Richards, a writer quoted in the health care costs, not just for the financial rags, individual butcalls also this for difference our gov“the behavior gap.”

Unfortunately, ernment. The U.S. spends nearly emotions prohibit sound $725 billioncan annually on chronic investment decisions and investors illness. The seriousness of the situation is recognized, hence the buy and sell when they shouldn’t. move to make later life care more affordable and sustainable for our “Boomers.” But the question still remains, how are we going to take care of our aging population?

While this question may make you wantyears to hideI’ve in a been dark hole and reFor advocating sist the reality of aging, it may be that investors stop trying to catch more advantageous to think about “alpha”.

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Leaves From a Hunting Journal, 1880

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he National Sporting Library and Museum (NSLM) is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and sharing the literature, art, and culture of horse and field sports. NSLM preserves thousands of rare books at its campus in historic Middleburg, Virginia.

“Leaves From A Hunting Journal” by Georgina Bowers was published in 1880. This compilation book is filled with humorous cartoons about the fox hunting field.

Georgina Bowers (1835-1912) was a cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator whose works were published beginning in the 1860s. Bowers rose to prominence as an illustrator for the humorous British magazine Punch. In 1871, she married Henry Edwards, a horse surgeon.

Bowers was an avid hunter, and claimed that most of her humorous material was drawn from her observations on horseback as she rode to hounds. Many of the stand-alone books she compiled later in her career dealt with hunting and riding, and NSLM holds five different titles by Bowers in its F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room.

“Leaves From A Hunting Journal” is one of over 100 books available to purchase through the NSLM annual auction.

Composed of duplicates from the Library collections, the auction will continue until Nov. 8. This year’s auction includes some lovely sporting art and is perfect for holiday shopping. For information about the auction, visit www.nslmrograms.org.

For information about NSLM, visit www.NationalSporting.org. n Above: Leaves From A Hunting Journal, Georgina Bowers, London: Chatto & Windus, 1880. This volume is bound in papered boards that show the wear of age. Image courtesy NSLM. Below: “Still waters run deep - a lesson best learned by experience,” from Leaves From A Hunting Journal. Image courtesy NSLM.

Above: “Bad excuses better than none - A lost shoe is a favorite one with old Kopperas, who is always left behind,” from Leaves From A Hunting Journal. Image courtesy NSLM.

At Right: “A Pleasant Way,” and “An Uncomfortable Way,” from Leaves From A Hunting Journal. Image courtesy NSLM.

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t was a bright, beautiful and splendid fall afternoon at Great Meadow. Grinding Speed owned by Michael Wharton and ridden by Mark Beecher lead the way in the $75,000 International Gold Cup. Trained by Alicia Murphy and it was Grinding Speed’s third victory over the 3 ½ mile timber course. (He also won the 2012 International Gold Cup and the 2013 Virginia Gold Cup.) The win assured him the title as National Steeplechase Association’s champion timber horse.

“You can put him anywhere,” said owner Wharton, an Annapolis, Md., lawyer who always leads Grinding Speed into the winner’s circle. “Mark said he was surprised by how much horse he had at the end,” Wharton added, giving credit to trainer Murphy for bringing Grinding Speed to the International Gold Cup in peak condition. “This race was the goal,” he said. “We knew it was going to be a tough race.”

In the $40,000 VHBPA flat race on the turf, the aptly named Candy Man Can (sired by Lemon Drop Kid) with Ross Geraghty and trained by Neil Morris ran off the pace in the 1 ¼ mile allowance contest and then made his move around the final turn to soar to the finish in the final furlong. He is owned by the Noble Stables-Gail and Ham Clark, Pamela and Brad Ryder, Helen and Charlie Steele and Mary Frances and Bill Walde.

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We love: Watching the caterpillars grow bigger and bigger from eating the milkweed.”

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“Watching the butterflies fly up into the sky when we let them go.”

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“Before we release monarchs, we tag it so we can track its migration to Mexico. First we have to make sure that the butterfly’s wings are dry. Then we have to check to see if it is a boy or a girl by looking at the inside of the wings. Next we find the spot on the wing that looks like a mitten. We hold the butter-fly’s wings together and then place the tag on slowly with a toothpick. Each tag has a number that we record it on the monarch butterfly tracking sheet. Last, we record the day and in which direction the but-terfly traveled.’

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We love: “Watching the caterpillars eat the milkweed.”

“Watching them flap their wings to dry them.”

“Watching the chrysalis change from green to black.”

“Holding them on their fingers to release them.”

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“I love the butterflies beautiful colors.”

“I liked when they flew up and away.”

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This school-wide effort to support this threatened species emerged organically. Last year’s first grade was concerned about the future of the monarch. Their interest created an initiative that included designing and building the Monarch Way Station, collecting wild monarch eggs and caterpillars, rearing both wild and captive bred monarchs, tagging and releasing the monarchs, and following monarch migra-tion to Mexico. This project based approach to learning produced a crew of young citizen scientists who are engaged in the future of this species.

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With Thanksgiving a highlight of the November calendar, we asked several local residents to recount their own personal turkey-day disasters. Fortunately, no one mentioned a fussy Uncle Morris grumping about the lumpy mashed potatoes or nit-picking Aunt Matilda critiquing the crummy cranberry sauce. Still, doesn’t everyone have a story that always evokes a Thanskgiving chuckle.

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or Thanksgiving last year we had my husband’s entire family of 30 visiting. I made a beautiful table-scape complete with my husband’s grandmother’s tablecloth (which she carried over from Ireland). I decided to decorate the table with what I could gather outside--many of the grasses were with perfect feathery tops, which I displayed in the middle of the table in small vases, surrounded by Osage oranges and acorns. After dinner, when a few people decided to get up, one of the small vases of grasses toppled over and caught fire sparked by the tea light candles. Everyone jumped up and screamed…a large vvvvoooom sound was made. My husband threw the vase out the front door (which was closest to the table). Needless to say, I was very thankful the fire department wasn’t called that night, and I will never decorate with kindling again!

Julia Dolan

I’m a vegetarian, and every year at Thanksgiving, since I don’t eat meat, I end up devouring a really random assortment of side dishes. And wine. One Thanksgiving, my dad decided to be adventurous, and said he would make me a “Tofurkey” feast, complete with vegetarian stuffing and all the trimmings. I was stoked. He put it together, put it in the oven and then got distracted by the non-vegetarian feast he had to prepare for the other members of the family. Thanks to that distraction, I ended up with a char-burned Tofurkey platter that didn’t look anything like the feast I had pictured in my mind, and it tasted even worse. We tried, but that Thanksgiving, I once again ate random side dishes, and a Digiorno Pizza.

Hannah Scheps When I was four years old we went to my grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving. I can remember sitting in my car seat in the back while we pulled up the driveway. Because I was little, on the floor was the pumpkin pie my mom had baked to bring for dessert. She said “okay wait for me to lift you out of the car so you don’t step in the pie.” Well, when the car stopped, I was so excited to get out I quickly unbuckled myself and stepped right in the middle of the pumpkin pie. It was covered in tin foil but I left a footprint. It definitely wasn’t as pretty as it was before, but we still ate it, footprint and all.

Karen Buckley One year I volunteered to make Thanksgiving dinner for my family.

Although my intentions were good, I bit off a lot more than I could chew due to an overbooked travel schedule in the weeks before. Rather than suffer the endless ribbing my siblings would undoubtedly have provided, I decided to order everything from Giant and pick it up hours before everyone was due to arrive. The whole plan worked great except for two things.

The house didn’t have that cooked turkey smell and didn’t have any giblets to make “the good” gravy. My brother’s wife could tell the moment she walked into the house that I had “faked” the meal, but my mother came in and exclaimed, “Oh, that wonderful turkey smell!!!!”

I’m not sure if she was just happy to not be the one who had to cook the meal, or if she had figured out my ruse as well. Nevertheless, I couldn’t stand the guilt and confessed to everyone over dessert.

Ever since, I haven’t had to cook a single Thanksgiving dinner. So in the long run, I think everything worked out fine for me.

Sebastian Langenberg When I was in college at the University of Mary Washington, my friends and I would have a potluck dinner the week before Thanksgiving and we called it “Friendsgiving.” It was great to all get together and eat a home-cooked meal. The first year we did it, nobody organized a menu and we all just were told to bring any dish we wanted. When I got there, the host had made a turkey but everyone else had only brought mashed potatoes and pie. It was a lot of fun, even if we didn’t have anything healthy to eat.

Vicky Moon My parents invited friends for over for Thansgiving and my mother and I lifted the turkey out of the oven to rest and cool on the kitchen counter. We placed a clean dish towel over the bird, and when we came back in to carve it, we were horrified to see that our dog had jumped up, grabbed the towel and flipped the turkey onto the floor, bottom side up. He was licking it, but not for long, so we made a command decision. We picked up the turkey, got it right side up, carved it down to the bone and never said a word to our unsuspecting guests, who gobbled it all up. With not a single complaint. n

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Ellen Stephens, a veterinarian specializing in equine reproduction with her business Laurel Equine Inc., is in the process of disinfecting stalls soon to be filled with mares waiting to foal starting after the New Year. The only charges remaining are a small flock of turkeys raised each year for the Thanksgiving tables of loved ones.

“I decided that this would be a really great Christmas gift,” Stephens said. “So I raise the turkeys as early Christmas gifts and I give them to family and friends. They’re very friendly. They gather all around you when you bring out food.

They come when called.”

Stephens’ husband, David, works for Ayrshire Farm in the meat processing plant. Her connection to the historic farm specializing in humane, organically-raised meat allowed her to visit the animals from time to time. After developing an interest in their turkey operation, she was allowed to purchase about 10 chicks to raise at her own farm.

“I normally get the chicks from Ayrshire Farm, although I have ordered them online before,” she said. “This year they were from Ayrshire and they were already grazing. You have to keep them under lights to keep them warm for about a month. These birds had already graduated to the pastures and were about six weeks old.”

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“The hens will also start to lay eggs around five months and we eat those too,” she said.

“They are just like a big chicken egg. The shell is really thick and it’s much harder to crack it.”

Stephens’ uncle, Dan Taylor, has received a turkey for the last four years and raves about the superior quality of these home-raised birds. It’s a family tradition he hopes continues.

“They are much better,” he said. “Regardless of the size, they’re far juicier, and more tender than any store-bought turkey I have had in my 82 years on this earth. The first one was a tom and weighed about 40 pounds. It melted in the mouth and was not the least bit dry or stringy, as

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Ellen Stephens raises turkeys at her Randleston Farm in Bluemont

one might expect from a tom of that size.”

Stephens feeds her turkeys a variety of store-bought foods and vegetables. She grows cherry tomatoes around their pen and it’s a favorite treat when she throws them into their feed dishes. Each bird eats about a pound a day. They’re independent animals and full of personality.

“At the moment I have a blind bird,” Stephens said. “It’s probably caused by a vitamin A deficiency. He has cataracts and he can’t see. He makes a noise like a raptor in the Jurassic Park movies. Then he cocks his head and listens and the other birds do it back to him. And then he can figure out where they are. He can hear them pecking in their food pan and pushes in to eat.

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around. Stephens’ son, Taylor, and her daughter, Logan, both have a passion for animals. Taylor is in his final year of vet school at Virginia Tech and Logan works at a small animal clinic in Boston.

As the holidays approach, Stephens will say goodbye to her turkeys. They’ll be processed just before Thanksgiving so they can be delivered fresh and not frozen. Clearly, parting really is just sweeter sorrow.

“It is hard to say goodbye but I’m not involved with that part,” she said. “I just drop them off. But I really enjoy having them around and everyone who gets one of the turkeys really likes it. I don’t want to be in the turkey business, but I like doing this for my family and friends.” n

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let him get on, I told you.” He knew my father was going to steal second, and he usually did.

I have several team pictures with my dad y father, Turner Wright, loved in uniform and one of them had a long, interestbaseball. As a younger man, he ing historical caption attached to the back of the was a fine player, and he was frame, including something about my father in a always a huge fan of the old 14-1 Unison High victory over Waterford’s team.

“Turner Wright, Unison’s lead-off hitter, Washington Senators.

Even though the 2015 World Series is now got on base with a hit after the Waterford fielder history, I have some baseball history to call my stepped on the ball and tore off the cover,” it reads. very own. I still have the photograph of my “It was the only ball. The game was suspended father’s 1914 team at the old Unison High School, while someone went into downtown Leesburg to and they won the Loudoun County champion- get another ball.”

Back then the competition was very fierce ship the following year. After that, dad started playing for the Middleburg town team. They and the Middleburg team played for several made the league championship in 1921 but lost championships. My father once told me he had an offer to actually get paid to switch over to another team but he said ‘“no, I play for Middleburg” and declined to move.

I never saw him play, but I do remember him taking me to games in the ‘40s and ‘50s over at Clark Field, just across the street from the Boxwood Farm on The Plains Road.

It was owned Courtesy Photo then by Stephen The 1921 Middleburg baseball team, with Turner Wright third from the left in Clark, whose the front row. father started the Baseball Hall of because their star pitcher, Ed Dishman, had to Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. They used to have stay home the day of the title game to make hay. some pretty good players according to that caption attached to those team pictures.

His mother wouldn’t let him leave the farm.

“Unison pitcher Bob Craun, who pitched in My father was the shortstop on those teams and Pop Gordon played second base. People the mid-1940s (and was the younger brother of always said they were a great combination on Jeep Craun, the late former Middleburg police the double play and my dad was also known for chief), starting at age 16, pitched in the county’s his speed. They used to play teams from all over first night game in Purcellville,” it reads. “After Loudoun County and they drew big crowds. And Craun pitched 16 innings against Leesburg he was when they played against Aldie, their manager scouted by the Washington Senators and Boston always had something to say about my father Red Sox, trying out with the Red Sox in spring training. But he left after the catcher couldn’t when he got up to the plate.

The Aldie manager was the grandfather of handle one of his pitches and was injured.”

These days, can you imagine any pitcher my own great friend, the late Doc Saffer, and as soon as dad picked up his bat, Mr. Saffer would ever going 16 innings in a single game?

Or leaving a big league training camp on his start yelling “don’t let him get on, don’t let him get on.” When my dad did get on first base, Mr. Saffer own?

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Creek Road, providing for a sense of belonging in this visually stunning part of Loudoun County.

Why not become part of it all?

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Facts for buyers Address: 38465 Goose Creek Lane, Leesburg (20175).

Listed at: $659,000 by Joyce Gates, Long & Foster Real Estate (540) 7717544.

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gracious and creative design. Here, you can find beamed and vaulted ceilings, lush carpeting, sliding-glass doors that lead to a flagstone patio, and zoned air conditioning for comfort.

The master bath is a study in excellence. Bathed in earth tones, it features a Jacuzzi-type tub for two, separate shower stall and double vanity.

A loft-area bedroom suite is perched above the kitchen, with five closets, wood flooring and extended outdoor views, along with a bathroom that features a two-person, dual-head shower stall.

The highlights continue in the walkout lower level, with a media/theater room featuring high-quality projector system (available for purchase separately) and a screen mounted over a wall of native stone and flanked by built-ins.

The home’s third bedroom suite is found here, with built-in shelves and sliding-glass doors leading to the patio.

An exercise room with sauna offers windows and glass doors with access to a patio and hot tub.

The lower level is completed with a home office and storage areas.

Bonuses abound throughout our exploration of the home, from the cast-iron, porcelain-footed tub to the screened-in porch with access to the side yard, fire pit and hiking trails beyond.

Updates are plentiful, and the home pays heed to quality of living with a security system, Energy Star furnace, highquality (and high-efficiency) windows and a brand new, oversized two-car garage with cedar siding and stone exterior.

While set back in a world of serenity, this area also features a true neighborly feel; homeowners volunteer donations to maintain the main portions of Goose

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the early 18th century, and in June 1863, a series of cavalry clashes between Confederates under J.E.B. Stuart and federal troops occurred. The Union troops were passing Goose Creek on their way to engage Gen. Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg.

The pristine surroundings long have drawn the famous to the vicinity. The retirement home of President James Monroe (Oak Hill) is nearby, with both Oatlands and Camp David not far off.

With that background in place, it’s time to explore the domains.

The exterior features cedar siding as well as Catoctin Green stone taken from the property. It provides an exceptional introduction for all that will follow.

The first floor is home to formal and informal spaces for daily living and entertaining in style, and perhaps there is no better introduction to the sumptuousness than in the two-story Great Room, which was added to the original property and features, among its amenities, a wood-burning fireplace with a floorto-ceiling stone hearth, built from native stone, along with a hand-hewed, red-oak mantel created from wood found on the grounds.

This space also has four skylights and three sets of sliding-glass doors leading to the deck and patio.

The sun-drenched kitchen features floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood flooring, a large eating area, knotty-pine cabinetry, ceiling fan and access to the deck and screened porch, as well as access to the loft area.

A den outside the master suite showcases vistas of the flagstone patio, and features decorative carpeting.

The first-floor master retreat occupies a wing of the home, and is a testament to

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Described as Loudoun County’s bestkept secret, our monthly featured property for November is a stunning contemporary, set in the woods toward the end Goose Creek Lane with nearly 11 acres of wooded and cleared grounds and creek frontage.

Guaranteed privacy is the watchword here, while guests will be enchanted with the stunning architecture that seems to bring nature inside. With three bedroom suites, the home is perfect for overnight guests or a long-term visitors.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $659,000 by Joyce Gates of Long & Foster Real Estate.

The original chalet-style home was constructed in 1978, with major additions in the 1990s and 2005.

First, a bit of history is in order.

“Angel’s Nest” is nestled half-way between the historic towns of Leesburg, Aldie and Middleburg, with easy commuting yet set back in a world where bald eagles, red fox, palliated woodpeckers and wild turkey share the landscape.

Because of its location – alongside the north branch of Goose Creek, where the Catoctin Mountain ridge line meets the Piedmont – the area is pristine and has changed little from the days when the lower section of the land was owned by John Hughes, personal surveyor to Lord Fairfax, in the mid-1700s.

But history dates back even earlier, to the thousands of years Native Americans traversed the property (the home’s current owner recently found a 2,000-year-old quartz arrowhead near the property).

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The gently rolling land is traversed with paved lanes to access the stately manor home, tenant homes, Confederate Hall, the barns and 6 furlong training track. The Georgian Style Training Barn is stunning and includes 28 stalls and a 1/8 mile indoor training track, with excellent access to the fenced paddocks and fields. $10,750,000

Magnificent horse property in the midst of the serene countryside. From the picturesque Young Road two driveways access the 107 acres of Hidden Trail Farm. The first leads to one of the finest indoor arenas surrounded by exquisite ride out. The second is the graceful, park-like drive, which parallels a creek and then gently curves up to the elegant manor home. $6,500,000

Custom Built stone/stucco three-story home with 4 bedrooms plus large master in-law suite with separate parking and entrance. Slate roof,game room,custom theatre, workout room, study, office, dog room,custom kitchen, 4 stone fireplaces, approximately 8,000 SF. Extensive horse facilities include 18 stall barn,2 stall barn, 14 paddocks, lg. ring and much more. $5,500,000

LIVE, WORK and PLAY!!! Extraordinary 50 acre private estate. Stunning residence and 4 additional structures. Stone terraces. Offices with fiber optic. 12 stall barn with 8 acres of fenced paddocks. Recreation building with gathering room & theatre.Resistance pool, stocked lake, orchard. Experience the easy flow of outdoor to indoor spaces. $4,474,000

c.1823, with a stunning tree lined entrance, offers one of the grand manor homes in the famed horse country of Upperville. Recently renovated, the home offers wonderful indoor and outdoor living areas. Porches, gardens, barns, paddocks, riding arena, pond, pool and magnificent views from the Bull Run to Blue Ridge Mountains. $4,200,000

Extraordinary estate on over 180 acres; Ideal for horses; 7 Bedrooms; New Gourmet State of the Art Kitchen & Baths; Gorgeous full wall windows, overlooking 10 acre lake; 10 stall stable, Paddocks with run-in sheds, Pool and poolhouse with fireplace, spa and new tennis courts. $3,950,000

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Magnificent 155 Acre Atoka Road Estate with gated entry opening into the private drive lined with mature trees. The charming historic manor home, c. 1827 backs to expansive views of fields and ponds. 4 tenant homes, 3 barns, indoor and outdoor riding arenas. Gently rolling pasture land with fenced paddocks and fields. Property is in a VOF conservation easement. $3,250,000

726.66 acres in 14 parcels, all of which are 50 acres or larger. Accessed from Hume Road (635) and from and Black Rock Ford. Great elevation, views, open land,woods and frontage on the Rappahannock River.

Mixed game for hunting. Great opportunity for tax credits. $2,979,306

Surrounded by impressive properties protected by Conservation Easements, the historic 62 acre estate is prominently located in prime Orange County Hunt territory.

Recently restored, some of the manor home’s special features include gracious sized rooms, a chef ’s kitchen and four en-suite bedrooms. A converted barn with terrace is ideal for a studio or large gatherings. Spectacular views from the Bull Run to the Blue Ridge Mountains. $2,925,000

Steeped in history, the 98 acre estate of Ashleigh features an elegant Greek Revival manor house, c.1840, 2 bedroom pool/guest house adjacent to heated pool. 2 bedroom tenant home, 10 stall barn with 1 bedroom apt. and manager's office, additional 4 stall & 3 stall barn. Paddocks, pond, & magnificent gardens. 42 acres of this property are in managed Forestry Land Use. Excellent access to I-66. $2,900,000

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Private 65 Acre Estate near historic Middleburg. 3 porches add to the charm of this restored Farm House, c.1830 w/ pool and shared pond. Other features include 4 stall barn w/ guest suite, 4 bay open equipment barn and 2 bay garage. Beautiful land w/ views, creek, meadows and board fenced pastures w/ spring fed waterers. VOF Easement allows for two additional dwellings. $2,395,000

165 +/- acres on Little Cobbler with amazing views of Big Cobbler and the Blue Ridge Mountains! Pond, Open Land, Pool, Hot Tub, 4 Lvls, 4 BR, 4 BA Brick Home w/2 Bay Garage/Guest quarters to the left of main residence, Machine Shed, Screened Porch, Wet Bar, Large Stone Courtyard and Terrace, Full House Generator, 3 Fireplaces, Approx.6,500 sq.ft.

Property is in Land Use and includes 2 parcels. $2,350,000

18+ acres of mostly open and rolling land with the home sited perfectly with vast views from both front and back overlooking the pond, gardens and front fields. Cathedral ceilings, Master on the main floor, huge library/living room, private guest rooms, apartment on lower level w/own kitchen/entrance, sprawling deck w/awning. Perfect location ~ OCH territory ~ VOF conservation easement. $1,995,000

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53+ acres of beautiful, open and gently rolling land with expansive views of the countryside and distant mountains. Located in the coveted Orange County Hunt Territory of Fauquier County, this land provides exceptional ride-out potential. A home-site has been studied including engineers report verifying a site for a 5 Bedroom septic, well and potential pond site. Open space easement, land $1,400,000 cannot be divided.

Beautiful 4 bedroom, 5 bath home on over 50 acres with incredible views in all directions. Perfect for horse enthusiasts or great for enjoying country living. Elegant living spaces perfect for parties. Fencing, convertible barn, water features, lush gardens, covered porches and decks for outdoor entertaining and much more. ODH Territory. $1,345,000

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NAKED MOUNTAIN - Delaplane, 276 acres of land on Naked Mountain. A true hunter's paradise! Mostly wooded, very private. Nice elevation, from 670 to 1,400.

Kettle Run stream runs through, great opportunity for tax credits. $1,159,410 An amazing custom built 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath Colonial on 70 mostly open acres with approximately 5000 square feet of living space. This exceptional home has been modified from an original 1810 home on site. 5 stall barn, 6 car garage, pond and more. Property is currently in Land Use. $1,800,000

Recently renovated, this 4 level traditional brick home beautifully blends with the custom cedar Timberpeg-3 season porches & family room addition. Horse facilities include:4 stall, center aisle barn, run-in shed, 3 fenced paddocks on 10 mostly open acres w/easy access to tremendous ride out. Indoor & outdoor entertaining areas, pool with raised spa & multi-level terraces create a private retreat. $1,435,000

BEARS DEN - 151.61 acres in 3 parcels. (50.49, 50.48 and 50.64) Can be sold individually as well (50+ acre parcels) One largely wooded parcel, other two parcels share a pond and have wonderful views. Great location off of Leeds Manor Rd. and only minutes from Warrenton. $454,000 ea

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MAIDSTONE ROAD - 54.21 Acres of land, half pasture, half wooded with Goose Creek frontage, Wonderful house sites and perfect location with easy access to I-66. Piedmont $838,860 Hunt territory MAIDSTONE ROAD - 50.14 Acres of Land, half pasture, half wooded with Goose Creek Frontage. Mountain and Pastural Views with pond and multiple house sites with elevation and perfect location with easy access to I-66. Piedmont Hunt Territory. $727,030 O’BANNON LAND - 50 elevated acres on a quiet road near The Plains overlooking Great Meadow with fantastic views to the west. Mostly open, some fencing, multiple house sites. OCH Territory. $640,000

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Kelvedon embodies a fine Virginia estate with a charming 4 bedroom stone manor house, 2 bedroom guest house, 1 bedroom tenant house, pool with pool house, log cabin, stables, paddocks, fields and a strong creek, which feeds the pond.

Splendid views, exquisite perennial gardens, lawns, stone walkways, walls and terraces have created an idyllic country setting. $2,600,000

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c. 1774, Sited high on a knoll, the 16 room Manor Home and “Garden Tea House” enjoy expansive views of mountains, rolling hills and the property’s wonderful Shenandoah River frontage. Once a thoroughbred breeding farm, it offers 20+ stalls and numerous paddocks. North Hill’s rich history provides potential for Historic Preservation Tax Credits. $2,790,000

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E “Solitude” Bluemont. This beautiful stone and frame country home in the Bear’s Den Rural Historic District was built in 1903 by Supreme Court Justice James C. McReynolds. Stone pillars lead up to this handsome home with 5 stone fireplaces, rustic beamed ceilings, pine floors, large living room and dining room, 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, a country kitchen, den and summer porch. There are 14 acres of privacy, a little over an hour from Washington, DC. $825,000

ver wondered what it’s like to be a student-athlete these days?

It takes a combination of dedication, teamwork, balance and skill both in the classroom and on the field (or, in this case, in the pool). Swimmer Reni Moshos, a senior at Highland School, clearly exemplifies all those qualities.

She began swimming at age five with a summer league team, the Lake Manassas Blue Dolphins. Her enthusiasm and talent were obvious early on, and by age seven she was swimming competitively year-round.

Now, ten years later, she trains with Nation’s Capital Swim Club and earlier this year broke two state high school records, including the 200 meter individual medley (IM), which includes butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.

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As a member of the Tar Heels’ renowned swimming and diving team, which last year finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and 19th in the NCAA championships, the bar will be raised even higher. She said she’s excited to continue swimming, encouraged by new teammates and head coach Rich DeSelm, while striving towards her goal of qualifying for the Olympic Trials.

As if the challenges and stresses of being a student-athlete weren’t already demanding, the pressures will increase in college. But Moshos has great self-confidence, and with her proven track record of excellence, there’s every reason to believe she’ll continue to exceed expectations.

“I’m inspired by my love of this sport,” she said, adding that she couldn’t have accomplished all of this alone. While swimming is an individual sport, a race against both the competition in adjacent lanes and against your previous best times, she also pointed out that “the role of teamwork in swimming is a huge deal. Nothing is better than getting up on the

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Escape the hustle and bustle of Northern Virginia, yet close to the Middleburg/Aldie area.

Charming, serene 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath home located on 12.7 secluded, wooded acres!

Walls of windows and doors with lovely nature views! Main level bedroom! Cathedral ceilings in living and dining rooms! 2 fireplaces for cozy winter evenings! Huge wrap around deck!

Light, bright sunroom addition! 2 bedrooms and full bath on upper level! Family room w/ fireplace and full bath in walk-out lower level!

1 car garage! Close to Rt. 50 and Rt. 15. Don’t miss this one! From Rt. 50 west; round about at Rt. 15 and stay on Rt. 50 west; @ ½ mile, left on New Mountain Road; follow for 2 ½ to 3 miles to home on right. MLS# LO8739156 $524,900

For more information, call Andrew Lax of Weichert, Realtors at 703-597-7653.

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Distinctive high-quality custom home on 24 exquisite acres in Middleburg.

Architecturally-designed landscaping, superb views, and featuring a 2500 square foot In-Law/ Au Pair suite.

$1,550,000 • Also available for a one year lease.

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personal bests weren’t feats in and of themselves, Moshos’ 200 IM time is now just one second off from qualifying her for the Olympic Trials. Shaving that second off her time is her “main goal this year,” she said, fully aware of the effort making the Olympics would demand.

She’s also more than willing to push herself to get to that level.

Moshos is not just a phenomenal swimmer, but an exemplary student as well. Despite her hectic swimming and training schedule, she’s also been named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team, an honor bestowed upon athletes with a GPA over 3.5.

Her favorite subjects are math and Spanish.

Math, she said, comes easy “because at practice we have to do quick clock work for intervals and times.”

Moshos’s accomplishments have paid off handsomely. She’ll move on to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill next year, a prestigious university renowned for both academics and athletics. The school recently was ranked by Forbes magazine as the ninth best public college in the nation.

blocks for a race and hearing your teammates cheer for you… I couldn’t get through one practice without my team. They push me to be my best.”

There’s an element of teamwork in the classroom as well. Her teachers at Highland understand the challenges that derive from her early morning practices and aggressive weight training schedule.

“My teachers are so great about helping me make up my work if I’m gone,” said Moshos, who takes a proactive approach to schoolwork, often completing her homework before even going home. She adapts her study strategy based on assignments and races, but noted that “over the years it’s gotten easier to balance it out.”

Perhaps that’s the best way to describe a day in the life of a student athlete: balanced.

Asked what being a student-athlete meant to her, she said “even though I swim all those hours and put in all this work into the sport, I wouldn’t have it another way. I live for the sport and I can’t wait to continue my swimming next year at Chapel Hill.” n

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5 large paddocks w/ run-in’s. 100x200 ring w/ excellent footing. Great apartment w/den; heart pine floors, top appliances, screened porch. Several potential home sites. FQ8475464

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600’ of road front, 2,000 feet hwy visibility 3 phase/225amp elec. CL8707028 Bobby Kirk (703) 728-8602

Leesburg $425,000 Amazing location! Hard to find one acre lot in the Leesburg/Ashburn area. New HVAC, paint, refinished hardwood floors. Walkout finished basement to in-ground pool and private backyard. Wet bar in basement w/ large living area and wood stove. Large 2 car detached garage/workshop w/ electric and two large sheds. LO8729501 D a v i d Wa k e l y (540) 222-2502

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This spacious and pristine 2 BR 2BA Condo was built in 2011. Outstanding features with Granite counters, upgraded cabinets, w/d, walk in closet, and balcony. Shows like new. Community has great amenities including pools and work out center. Located convenient for commuting, new hospital, or dining and recreational. Perfect for either an owner or investor. LO8673966

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Beautiful townhouse close to Reston Town center and the Metro. Enjoy the patio which backs to woods for great privacy and quiet! Recently renovated bathrooms and kitchens with ceramic tile floors. 3 finished levels! Woodstove is a great statement piece, and it is the only one in Southgate townhomes! New-high efficiency windows throughout. FX9501238 Sebastian Langenberg (540) 422-3061

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Middleburg $549,000 Strother House ca 1868 renovated in 2011.

Horse or hobby farm on 7 acres with 5 stall barn, 3 paddocks and 2 run-in sheds.

House features a master bedroom suite and full bath on each level. Private location next to the Middleburg Training Track and 6 miles to the village. LO8763855 Joyce Gates (540) 771-7544 www.middleburglife.net

$374,900 Reston

Affordable privacy & serenity close to town on 5.48 creek front acres along ASHBY RUN! Commuter’s dream just 5 beautiful miles from routes 50 & 7. Soulful year round living, getaway or hunt box close to river, Appalachian Trail & a short commute to Middleburg & horse country! CL8743569 Janet Emma Garbe (703) 431-4192 Follow us on:

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Nature lover’s retreat on 10.71 acres with navigable creek frontage. Very private location adjoins large tracks of undeveloped land.

Hike, hunt, fish, canoe or kayak or re l a x o n t h e l arg e s creen ed p o rch , wrap-around deck or patio. Three separated bedroom suites perfect for guests. LO8612556 (540) 771-7544 (703) 577-6015 Joyce Gates

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Now, there’s a way out from dealing with all those perturbing problems.

And, perhaps a way up, as well.

It’s called the Fauquier Economic Enterprise Center, part of a pilot project initiated by the Fauquier County Department of Economic Development. The model comes from George Mason University, which partnered with the county two years ago to open an enterprise center on Main Street in Warrenton. It’s been wildly successful according to Miles Friedman, director of economic development for Fauquier County and the man who’s pushed for implementing the program since he took the job 2 1/2 years ago.

Last month, one of two new county enterprise centers opened in Marshall in the same Renalds Avenue building that once housed the Countryside medical practice. On Nov. 17, another will open in Vint Hill, with George Mason and the county as partners.

The Marshall facility, with only the county involved, has six small offices for rent at modest monthly prices, and if that’s a budget buster, there’s shared space in the facility as well as a virtual component. That allows a client use of the center’s address and telephone number for their business on a monthly basis, with mail collected and phone messages delivered by

phone or email the same business day. There’s also a $20 day rate.

“The Marshall office has something new—co-working space,” Friedman said.

“Some people are running their businesses out of Starbucks or Panera. Now they can come in and work in a professional environment. We believe Marshall is the county’s next hot spot. It just makes a lot of sense to do this there.”

The recently renovated facility has high speed internet, a strong cell signal, a copy machine and a fully equipped kitchen. There’s a long, 10-seat conference table as well as a big screen television that can be used for power point presentations. The two restrooms are fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and there’s plenty of parking, too.

“We call these centers business accelerators,” said Jennifer Goldman, herself a businesswoman who started a small management consulting firm—Resonance LLC—out of her Marshall home and now has a contract with the county to run the Marshall and Vint Hill centers.

“The building is available for any existing business or a start-up and we’re providing everyone the same kind of services they’re going to need to succeed. We’re also working toward having seminars, workshops and a counseling service. It allows people to have interaction with other people in similar positions. Being alone in your own house can get a little lonely.”

Vint Hill debuts on Nov. 17, and both Marshall and Vint Hill will be open to residents of Fauquier County and other jurisdictions near, far and in between. An office equipped with a desk, chair and locked file cabinet runs between $500 and $575, the more expensive

office coming with a window. The monthly co-working rental to share open space ranges from $200 to $250, and if you’re not a full-time tenant, it’s still possible to secure a spot for meetings or special events.

“The best tenants for us will be anyone who is running a small business out of their home—like me,” Goldman said. “I live in Marshall, and it’s an effort for clients to come to my house. I also have very little and very unreliable internet service. This is the perfect solution.

There’s very little overhead and it’s a professional place for clients to meet with me. I’m also right in the community. I can walk to lunch, pick up my dry cleaning.”

At the moment, Marshall’s center has no tenants, but there already have been several serious inquiries, with many more almost certain to follow. The Warrenton center filled up within six months. The Marshall facility will be

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accessible 24/7 and will have a staff member on hand for the standard Monday through Friday, 9-to-5 work week.

“Our hope is that people who live in this part of the county will use the facility,” Goldman said. “But it is definitely not limited to Fauquier County businesses. We’re definitely excited about the possibilities. We’re here to help people succeed. That’s the whole point.” n

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A perfect home or weekend retreat, this custom built home offers privacy and incredible views of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blueridge Mountains. Sited on 90 +/- acres this 6 BR, 4.5 BTH home has recently renovated kitchens and baths. Expansive decks, patios with pool and private guest house. Can be divided into 3 lots.

Located just outside the Village of Waterford on 57.47 acres, this property is offered for the first time in over 100 years. This master crafted exquisite 1763 Quaker stone home has 7 BRS, 3.5 BTHS, formal rooms, large fireplaces, random width wood floors and a spacious great room.

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Turn key equestrian property on 41.9 acres with 100’X200’ indoor ring, multiple barns with a total of 35 stalls, 13 paddocks.

All brick 5 BR, 4 BTH home with attached 2 car garage indoor pool and 1 BR apartment over detached 3 car garage. Road frontage on 3 sides.

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Faraway Farm

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$935,000

Not in MLS. Be the first to see this lovely custom built 5700+ sf home sited on 9 private acres. Offering a 1st floor master suite and guest room, spacious upper level bedrooms, dramatic 2 story stone fireplace in FR, morning room and formal rooms. Expanded outdoor living with large decks and 4K sf heated Morton building.

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Situated on 25 picturesque acres, this estate boasts 8,423 sf, gourmet kitchen and a floor plan perfect for entertaining. Designed for equestrian use, this farm includes a 9 stall center aisle barn with bathroom, 2 tack rooms, 2 wash stalls, fly spray system, an additional 48X24 shed with 4 garage doors. 200X150 outdoor ring with rubber footing, two round pens and six fenced paddocks with heated Nelson watering system.

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Enjoy the amazing views from every room in this classically elegant country home. Custom all brick home with wrap around upper and lower porches includes 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and 4 fireplaces. French doors open from most every room. A two story stone fireplace is the focal point of the family room which opens to the kitchen and sun room. New paint, carpet and granite counter tops. Visit 19234LoudounOrchardRd.Com

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Trough Hill Farm

Middleburg, Virginia $6,295,000

Middleburg Area $2,975,000

Bluemont, Virginia $2,650,000

Middleburg, Virginia $2,450,000

Immaculate equestrian property in turnkey condition • Exceptional location • Stone home expanded to approx. 7,000 sf. • Includes 4 main level suites • Lovely gardens, pool, garage apartment & pond • Blackburn designed 6 stall stable • 70x210 indoor arena • Observation deck • Tack room • 2 wash stalls & office • Addtl 4 stall barn • Entire property is fenced and cross fenced on 26 acres & 8 paddocks

Solid stone home with copper roof on 70 acres • Original portions dating from the 1700’s • First floor bedroom & 3 additional suites • Original floors • 8 fireplaces • Formal living room • Gourmet kitchen • 2 ponds • Mountain views • Stone walls • Mature gardens • Pool • Primitive log cabin • Piedmont Hunt

42 acre equestrian property in Piedmont Hunt • Lovely 5,000 sf home with 1st floor master suite • Horse facilities include indoor (150' x 75') and outdoor (200' x 100') arenas • 10 stall stable with large apartment • 8 more stalls in shed row • 6 paddocks • Cross country course & 9,800 sf heated Morton Building

A pastoral 5 bedroom c. 1830 farmhouse and a grand stone pavilion • Elegant but unfussy • 103 acres of open farmland • The pavilion serves as a pool house, greenhouse, banquet room, and guest quarters • Great location

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Boyce, Virginia $2,300,000

The Plains, Virginia $1,900,000

The Plains, Virginia $1,500,000

Marshall, Virginia $1,475,000

Circa 1904 Colonial home • 3 BR • 3 1/2 BA • High ceilings • Gourmet kitchen • 5 fireplaces • 90x200 covered arena • 12 total stalls • Main barn redesigned by John Blackburn • 4 bay garage with apartment • 12 paddocks • Asphalt drive & security gate • Heated pool • Property has 2 DUR’s and whole house generator • Hilltop setting with mountain views

Circa 1807 • 33 acres ideally located between Middleburg & The Plains • Rare quarried stone exterior, 10-foot ceilings • Period mantels, original wood floors, two-story front porch • 3 bedrooms/3 baths, each a private suite • Historic stone barn includes one bedroom/bath apt, heated tack room, 6 stalls • Carriage barn • 3 paddocks, large turnout field, run-in sheds, auto waterers • Whole farm generator • Pond • Orange County Hunt

Stone English country home in top location between Middleburg & The Plains on 13 acres • Large boxwoods & classically planted gardens • 4 BR home with new kitchen & main level master suite • Hardwood floors, built-in book cases, fireplaces & bright open family room • Bluestone terrace overlooks new pool & entertaining area • Separate guest cottage/ pool house & garage • Whole-house generator

Brick colonial on 22.56 gorgeous acres • Orange County Hunt • 4 BR • 4 BA • High ceilings • Wood floors • Grandly scaled rooms for gracious entertaining • 5 FP add warmth & charm • Covered veranda overlooks spectacular gardens w/ fabulous views • Library w/ custom bookcases • Family room w/vaulted ceilings • Separate guest suite • Sauna • Idyllic setting

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Sunny Meadow

Upperville, Virginia $1,290,000

Round Hill, Virginia $1,200,000

Marshall, Virginia $1,100,000

Middleburg, Virginia $985,000

Circa 1810 Federal brick home with stucco wing • 4 BR • 3 1/2 BA • 6 FP • High ceilings • Beautiful woodwork & floors • Recently renovated • Lovely kitchen with new custom cabinets, Carrara marble countertops, Viking refrigerator, Bertazzoni gas range and slate floor • New baths, Carrara white marble floors • English period gardens, specimen plantings, mature boxwoods, grand setting

Historic property in protected area • First offering since 1951 • 3 log structures circa 1690, 1720, and 1940 connected to create charming home • 4 BR, 3 BA, 3 FP & beautiful floors • Huge boxwoods • Needs updating • 33.89 acres mostly open • Creek • Solid barn • Original structure Quaker meeting house

21 acres of mostly open land • Classic fieldstone home with a portion circa 1835 • Renovations include open kitchen, screened-in porch, new windows, new siding, updated bathrooms & metal roof • Original floors throughout most of the house • Lots of charm & an unusual amount of natural light for an old house • Grand oak trees & a lovely setting

Charming cape nestled among sunny meadow, shade trees and creek • 4 BR • 3.5 bath • 2 master bedrooms with full baths en-suite • Large kitchen • Light-filled family room • Pool w/pool house & patio • Separate 3 car garage with in-law suite/home office above

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Copper Hill Farm

Sunken Lane

Upperville, Virginia $899,000

The Plains, Virginia $870,000

Haymarket, Virginia $680,000

Upperville, Virginia $649,000

Prime location • Piedmont Hunt • 10 acres • 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 fireplace stucco residence • Open floor plan • Treed setting with mature landscaping • Center courtyard off living area • Separate studio with half bath can serve as guest room or studio • Large 3 bay garage • 2 stalls for horses & 5 paddocks • Great views

Private 10 acres between Middleburg and The Plains • 3/4 bedroom home • Open floor plan • Large front porch with views to the west • Traditional materials such as stucco exterior and metal roof • Wood floors • Fireplaces • Built in book shelves • Beautiful plantings and fenced yard • Great location and easy maintenance

Private horse property • Brick home w/first floor master BR • 4 BR • 2 1/2 BA • Bright, freshly painted, new carpeting, refinished hardwood floors & high ceilings • Open floor plan • Screened in porch off kitchen • Living room w/FP • 5 stall barn • Paddocks • Dressage ring • Large storage building

11.43 ACRES, TREMENDOUS VALUE IN PRESTIGIOUS PIEDMONT HUNT LOCATION • Surrounded by protected properties in conservation easement • Contemporary stone & stucco home, 3 BR, 2 full and 2 1/2 BA, 2 FP • Spiral staircase leads to 8 stall barn • Tack room and office • Property fenced & cross fenced

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Helen MacMahon

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(540) 454-0650 (540) 454-1930

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It’s why school lockers have no locks, why students can leave a backpack out in a hallway in the morning and know it will be there, untouched, at the end of the day. It’s why plagiarism—so tempting in the Wikipedia/Google age—has become virtually non-existent.

And if there somehow is a rare breach in that trust, the school has set up a system that includes significant student input on determining a course of action to deal with it.

The student council, with officers and representatives elected by their peers, also has major responsibilities. It handles student orientation, organizes assemblies, selects speakers, holds “spirit” rallies, even runs the annual couch-fest.

The school’s ambassador program involves 30 students selected to introduce prospective classmates to their campus. They give guided tours, but also conduct individual one-on-one sessions to tell possible new students what they can expect in terms of academics, athletics and extra-curricular activities.

“When I came to the school, our student leadership program was not as strong as it could have been,” said Head of School Colley Bell, who arrived in 2013. “We now have office-seeking students and students we seek to fill other roles. Our student prefects oversee student leadership, and they work with other student leaders to make sure everyone is on task.”

Three student prefects are selected annually by the previous year’s prefects, and they report directly to Bell.

“We’re primarily in charge of overseeing and supporting other student groups,” said head prefect Bridget Rizzo, a senior from Winchester. “We make sure they’re functioning properly. We also re-write the student handbook, the dress code and the honor code, and we have pretty much free rein to change things year to year.”

The prefects also are asked to recommend disciplinary action for students judged by Bell and other staff members to have violated school rules or the honor code.

“We don’t decide whether they’re guilty or not,” Bridget said. “But the administration

will come to us and we’ll exact some penalty with a wide range of possibilities. It could be detention, a letter in your record, a suspension.

We might also recommend sessions with counselors. It’s not meant to be painful. We want to know what was the situation, what was their motivation and what we can do to help them avoid problems in the future.”

This year, the prefects have had to deal with one case of plagiarism. Bridget said the student told the prefects he/she had been overwhelmed with work and extra-curricular activities, was staying up late at night to complete his assignments and basically was “stressed out.”

And so, he/she took a shortcut.The student was referred to a school counselor, who tried to emphasize the importance of time management and prioritizing school activities.

“The honor code is based on integrity and trust,” Bridget said. “You want to make the school a safe, learning environment for everyone. You have to be honest.”

Bell said the prefects come to him with their recommendation and “I have total faith in these students. We have two faculty members who act as advisors, but this is peer-topeer. The idea is for the child to find the light through their fellow students.”

Student council president Lizzie Catherwood of Middleburg also relies heavily on her fellow council members to provide direction and ideas. This year, for the first time, eighth graders had a representative on the council and, Lizzie said, “sometimes eighth graders will say something totally different than what we’d been doing. They give us fresh thoughts and so much enthusiasm. It’s really helped a lot.”

The ambassador program, which includes 30 students, also has had a positive impact, according to senior ambassador Saketh Vellanki, who lives in Stone Ridge in Aldie. It was particularly helpful when he transferred from a public school as a new 10th grader.

“They told me what the school was all about, how it functioned,” he said. “They really did help ease me into it. The first day, I didn’t know anyone’s name. They would introduce me to people and got me right into it.”

For all three programs—prefect, student council and ambassador—it’s all about student leadership helping set the tone for the entire school.

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302 lovely acres with rolling meadows, large ponds/stream and gracious pastures. Main residence dates back to 1752 with recent upgrades and additions.

Old stone and frame tenant house with 3 Bedrooms and 1 Bath. 9 agricultural outbuildings. $2,400,000

Ideal 50 acre equestrian property. Home overlooks 7 pastures with an abundance of charm/character with attractive updates. Large open rooms for one level living, renovated gourmet kitchen with granite, vaulted ceiling, beams, geothermal floors, , 4BR/3.5BA. In ground pool, garage, 2/2 tenant house, custom 12 stall barn with hay loft and 2 breeding stalls, smaller barn with 9 stalls, 2 Morton sheds. $1,700,000

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Stately 3 story colonial on 3+ acres with mature hardwoods overlooking spring-fed pond. Impeccable condition, large gracious rooms, flowing floor plan, large kitchen, 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, his/her Master Baths, open 3rd floor loft, deck off dining room overlooking pond, finished hardwood floors, slate kitchen and terrace floors, mud room, attached 2 car garage, screened in porch. $949,000

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he Orange County Hounds Team Chase competition was set against an autumn phantasmagoria of golden honey, pale ginger, carefree auburn and dazzling red foliage adorning the verdant hills and dips at Old Whitewood Farm in The Plains.

The winners of Best Hilltopper Pair were Kathleen Lyons and Kathleen O’Keefe, aptly named K Squared. Winners of the Best First Flight Hunt Team went to team Waltham Abbey with Dean Dilly on Filene, Malcolm Dilly on Lori and Kristin Dillon Johnson, representing Piedmont Fox Hounds.

After all teams completed the course, the judges, led by Anne McIntosh MFH Blue Ridge Hunt, picked several juniors to compete for the First Flight Junior Championship. The winner was Andrew Looney riding his Captain Jack representing Piedmont Fox Hounds. He was awarded a check for $100 to Piedmont Fox Hounds as well as the Jacqueline Ohrstom Perpetual Challenge trophy.

The 2014 champion Kristin Dillon Johnson riding Smooth Jazz, took the Alfred Hunt Challenge Trophy and a $100 check to Piedmont Fox Hounds, in winning the First Flight Adult Championship.

Following the Team Chase awards, the crowd lingered over tailgates to watch the prestigious Virginia Field Hunter Championship. Seventeen stunning foxhunters representing hunts from Bedford County, Farmington Hunt Club, Keswick Hunt Club, Old Dominion Hounds, Loudoun Fairfax Hunt, Warrenton Hunt, Bull Run as well as local hunts from Middleburg Hunt, Orange County Hounds and Piedmont Fox Hounds.

Horses and riders first demonstrated their horse’s movement and manners in front of the judges at the walk trot and canter. Next, Neil Morris, last year’s winner and an Orange County Hounds MFH, led the field on a brisk mock hunt across beautiful territory jumping coops, stone walls and logs. A final test included opening a gate followed by a blistering gallop towards the crowd.

Carolyn Chapman on Mariah, a beautiful Paint gelding, captured the Championship for Farmington Hunt while Piedmont Fox Hounds Mo Baptiste was reserve champion on her bay gelding, Fifty Grand.

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t’s sometimes hard to see how Charley Matheson’s interest in nature and field sports heavily influence his artwork.

His abstract interpretations aren’t painted from photographs. He uses his mind’s eye and sketches done on location to create a final piece, often placing several scenes together to create a piece that doesn’t exist in real life.

“Most people tell me they are drawn into the picture because I don’t paint in a very literal

ture, Matheson enjoyed studying philosophy and found it a useful segue into producing interesting paintings.

“Most paintings of any note show some conflict between cause and effect and a contrast of things that have a spiritual or physical base,” Matheson said. “Overall though, I much prefer to paint pretty pictures than make political statements.”

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“My father taught me not to care what anybody thought, but to take my own way,” Ohstrom said. “He led silently by doing, with very little explanation. My father has a strong sense of taste and style. He demonstrates rather than preaching. He gets a twinkle in his eye when he likes something, but he can seem hard to please, so I just went on and did my thing. I was an imaginative child and my father recognized that.

“In his water colors I can see his impatience, his love of his surroundings, his sense of color and freedom, and sometimes his philosophical pondering. It may sound too sweet, but he is my favorite artist.”

Matheson now has an exhibit entitled “Black Holes and Dark Matter” displayed at the ZigZag Gallery in The Plains. His inspiration of deep space and its organic nature compared to the organic nature of humans and biology is on display until Nov. 29.

“The series of five mixed media sketches show dark space ranging from outside the galaxy to my own view of Earth from American Airlines Flight 1646 landing at Reagan National Airport,” he said. “And night images in other dimensions or perspectives,” he said.

Matheson continues to share his knowledge of art and architecture with students as a visiting scholar for the University of Virginia.

He teaches analytical drawing and water color studies.

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way,” Matheson said. “You have to sort of get inside the picture to figure out what’s going on.

I do take photographs of architecture I want to include in a piece. That doesn’t mean that architecture was in that landscape.”

Matheson first seriously explored his artistic ability in high school. When he began his education at an all-boys boarding school, there was no art program to speak of. In his senior year, one was introduced and he said he took the class mostly to get an easy high grade.

“I enjoyed it,” he said. “The question was where was I going to go to college. I wanted to go to the University of Virginia but I didn’t want to go get a degree in literature or history and have no career when I graduated. My teacher said I was a good artist and she told me to apply to their architecture school. I did and I got in.”

Throughout his studies at Virginia, Matheson explored art classes ranging from painting to sculpture. Within his major classes he was required to submit his own drawings frequently and honed his skills creating architectural renderings. Though he now prefers to paint pieces more loosely, that training has stayed with him.

“Having trained and practiced architecture, I like to scale my drawings with landscapes and architectural references,” he said. “Humans and other animals are moving targets, never portraits. I conceive of the composition as an abstract notion rather than a literal image.”

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Snowman Takes Top Prize at Middleburg Film Festival “ H E ART WARMING . . . CAP TIVATING .”

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ne late October Sunday evening following the Middleburg Film Festival, Karin Reid Offield, executive producer of the documentary Harry & Snowman, had a quiet dinner with friends in The Plains. It had been a splendid weekend and the winners of the film festival were about to be announced on Monday. She squirmed in her seat and held up her crossed fingers.

It was obvious she did not want to dwell on the possibility.

On Monday morning, following four fabulous film-filled days and nights, The Middleburg Film Festival announced that Harry & Snowman won the Audience Award for Best Documentary. Best Narrative film award went to Spotlight, the true story about a team of Boston Globe reporters who doggedly pursued a decades long cover-up of more than 90 pedophile Catholic priests.

They’re led by then Globe editor Marty Baron, now executive editor at The Washington Post.

“Every film in our slate was a standout,” said Middleburg Film Festival founder Sheila C. Johnson. “Audiences were especially moved by Spotlight’s terrific ensemble cast, superb craftsmanship, and most importantly, its riveting and important story. The touching real-life “Cinderella” tale of Harry -- and his beloved horse, Snowman--also captivated festival attendees.”

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ing tale of Dutch immigrant Harry deLeyer and his transformative relationship with a broken down plow horse he rescued off a truck bound for the glue factory. In less than two years, Harry and Snowman went on to win the triple crown of show jumping, beating the nation’s blue bloods. Their chance meeting saved them both and forged a friendship that lasted a lifetime.

Reid Offield began her dream of making a film about show jumping in the late 1970s. She began shooting the sport in slow motion to display the fortitude and elegance of a horse and rider. She spent a year traveling to many shows, resulting in 40,000 feet of breathtaking and very expensive film… a seven-mile trail of costly celluloid.

Then, she hit a funding snag, something many filmmakers face. While living in New York, she sought financial backing “with the highest level of advertising, corporate and television executives.” She encountered numerous “good luck” responses, and no money.

For years, the footage languished in a Manhattan film storage vault. In the early 1990s, Reid Offield wanted to digitize the 16mm footage. She wrote to the vault and the letter was returned unopened. The storage vault had declared bankruptcy and the seven miles of film was missing.

Recovering the footage became an immense undertaking after multiple un-named creditors from six states had confiscated it. Over the years she ran ads searching for anyone willing to help track down her precious footage.

“I remember the exact day they called and said the films had all been found,” Reid Offield recalled. “What a St. Anthony moment that was for me.”

Flash forward to 2012 in Wellington, Florida…Reid Offield partnered with former equestrian and filmmaker Ron Davis and they were off and running. Reid Offield’s dream never died… and here she was in Middleburg with a prize-winning film. Harry & Snowman have won film festival laurels all across the country: Woods Hole, New Orleans, Hot Springs and Nantucket.

Middleburg winners were chosen by audience ballot. “I’m reeling,” Reid Offield told friends and the film festival team in an email. “This is great learning about your Audience Award honors.

“Our film felt at so at home in Middleburg,” she added. (But of course, so many in this area remember Snowman and were thrilled to meet Harry at several of the screenings.)

“Our director Ron Davis, Harry deLeyer and our entire production team want to thank the Middleburg Film Festival staff, all your friendly and welcoming volunteers and your wonderful community theaters--The Hill School, Buchanan Hall and finally the Salamander Resort and Spa for hosting the closing film of the 2015 Middleburg Film Festival. This year’s Audience Award being won by Harry & Snowman is a great honor. Thank you to all of our audience attendees - it was great meeting everyone!” n

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“It’s really an extension of what I’m already doing,” Conti said. “And it takes every single person at Hill to make it all work.”

In addition to her position at Hill, Conti also is heavily involved in the Virginia Art Education Association, with over 900 members around the state. She’s spent the last two years as vice president of the VAEA and is running for president, with results expected later this month.

“We’re the primary source for professional development for educators,” Conti said.

“We have an annual three-day conference where art educators from across the state present over 140 classes to each other. I’m committed to art education. The thing I love about VAEA is that it gives me a chance to remind teachers why they got into this business in the first place.”

Conti needs no reminders.

“I want to challenge the children. A lot of what we do is problem solving,” she said. “You may be amazing at drawing but can you also do well in collage, or clay? The whole process is about the children expressing themselves, and I expect to them to use as many tools as possible.

“I’ve heard that when my students leave Hill they have no fear because they’re always being challenged here. I want them to make something meaningful to them with the materials they have in front of them, and not be afraid to fail.”

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A first job working in a photo lab in Arlington allowed her to hone her skills in the darkroom, as well learn the business end of the enterprise. Then along came her own four children, and stints as a substitute teacher before a friend told her about a part-time job teaching art to seventh and eighth graders at Hill.

Before long, she was full-time and adding art instruction to lower school students as well. Hill students have art classes twice a week. Upper school students (sixth to eighth grade) have 60-minute and 30-minute sessions, 1st through 5th grade students have two 40-minute art classes a week and Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten students have art integrated into their daily activities.

“The great thing at Hill is that I get to write my own curriculum,” Conti said. “It’s not being handed down from above. A lot of it is based on what they’re learning in the classroom. I always check with the teachers - when are you doing this subject, what specifically will they be studying? Art in the style of the late Renaissance should happen when they’re also doing it in their history class.”

Conti, who lives in Purcellville, also chairs Hill’s Culture Study program, when the entire school focuses on a different country.

They spend three full days in March rotating through different classes in that country’s music, art, history, science, even food. When they focused on Norway, students learned how to knit. This year, it’s Peru, and they’ll be taught how to weave, to draw alpacas, and

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he emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) has been all the rage in education in recent years, and only lately has the letter A been added to the equation to make it STEAM. That’s an A for the arts, and at Middleburg’s Hill School, long before it became fashionable, it’s always been full STEAM ahead.

Art, music and drama have been a core component of the curriculum for the Junior Kindergarten to eighth grade school founded in 1926 for many decades. And students are exposed to all of it in a highly-coordinated effort that incorporates the arts into classes in history, English, science and math.

“Hill’s program is centered around a strong academic curriculum and meaningful participation in the co-curricular program,” said Hill’s Head of School, Treavor Lord.

“We call it co-curricular rather than extracurricular because it’s part and parcel of every student’s experience at Hill.

“All children in Junior Kindergarten through 8th grade are involved in music, art, drama and athletics and of course academics.

This broad-based program has been a defining quality of the school for generations. We’re fortunate to have teachers who have a genuine passion for their subject and love working with children.”

Linda Conti, now celebrating her 20th year teaching at Hill, is one of them. She’s the Chair of Hill’s art department and a highly accomplished multi-media artist herself. When her students enter her open, airy building, they learn very quickly that she’s not just teaching them how to draw, paint or shape a piece of clay.

When her fourth graders, for example, were studying about Egypt in one class, they came into the art room, learned how to write in hieroglyphics and appreciate sculptures of Egyptian gods and goddesses. When an upper school class was immersed in World War I history, Conti was teaching them about the Dadaist and Surrealist movements in painting that were influenced by those turbulent times.

“They don’t have to decide to be a fine artist for art to enrich their lives,” Conti said in a recent interview. “My goal is to let them know that art is for all of them. When they go on to college and become doctors or lawyers or accountants, they still need to know that art is always available to them and should be a part of their lives.”

For Conti, who thought she wanted to be an attorney or psychologist, art has been a major part of her adult life, ever since she began taking art classes at Montgomery (Md.) College “when it became clear to me that I needed to study art.”

A native of Chicago, her family moved to the Maryland suburbs when she was growing up, and she attended Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville. She also took a number of psychology courses at Montgomery College and over the summers had internships at some very tough places - Oak Hill, a juvenile detention center in Washington, and Chestnut Hill in Rockville, dealing with youngsters with mental illness.

“I just decided that was not for me,” she said. Instead, she ended up at Temple University’s Tyler School of art “where I fell in love with photography.” She also excelled in draw-

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She was a parishioner of St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church in Middleburg. “Peg” or “Peggy,” as she was known to family and friends, was a homemaker, volunteer, avid runner and fitness enthusiast. She was a life-long animal lover, and, for the last 10 years of her life, had a particularly close attachment to her rescued Yorkie-mix and constant companion, Lucy. Peg was known for her quick wit, vivaciousness, and wonderful sense of humor. She was also an accomplished vocalist. She spent her early childhood in Madison but, in her teens, moved with her family to Washington, D.C., when her father went to work for the Pentagon during World War II. While attending Roosevelt High School in Washington, Peg met her future husband, “Tony,” then a student at Gonzaga College High School. They married while still in their teens; shortly afterward, Tony enlisted in the Marines, serving in the Pacific Theatre until his discharge in 1946. While Tony enrolled in a five-year architecture program at Catholic University, Peg tended to their growing family. When not studying, Tony cobbled together various jobs (among them, selling Christmas trees and Fourth of July fireworks) to support the family. After completing his education, Tony established an architecture practice in Washington and later, in Falls Church and Fairfax City, and the family made their home in suburban Virginia and Maryland. In 1963, they purchased and moved to a farm in Loudoun County, where they reared their 10 daughters and cared for an ever-changing cast of pets and farm animals. Red Gate Farm became their beloved and life-long home.

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She is survived by her loving daughters, Patricia Andrea Musolino Ryder of Leesburg, Constance Mary Musolino of Hillsboro, Nancy Musolino Ningard (Richard), of Great Falls, Pegge Musolino Graham of Richmond, Gina Marie Musolino of Winchester, Josephine Alice Musolino of Baltimore, Angela Jean Scanlan (Thomas) of Fairfax City, Susan Justine Whetzel of Portsmouth, Nono Musolino Fisher (Jim) of The Plains, and Mia Michelle Musolino (Michael Cole) of Arlington; eleven grandchildren, Myla, Amanda, Ryan, Anthony, Amy, Aaron, Alexandra, Justine, Wesley, Joseph, Audrey and Henry; two great-grandchildren Walter and Sophia; her devoted aide and friend Hannah Bangura; and many other friends and relatives. She was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Gerling; and two brothers, Richard and Robert Hintz.

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In 1964, days after Peg gave birth to their tenth daughter Mia, the Washington Star ran a feature story about the event. The story was picked up by wire services and ran in newspapers around the world. After Tony retired in the early 1990s, the couple traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, South and Central America, and Europe.

The Wake Service was 7-9 p.m. Friday, October 30, 2015, at Royston Funeral Home, 106 E. Washington Street, Middleburg, Virginia where Prayers and Remembrances begin at 8:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was held 10 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015 at St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, 23331 Sam Fred Road, Middleburg, Virginia with Father Christopher Murphy officiating.

Burial followed at Emmanuel Cemetery, also in Middleburg. A reception followed in the St. Stephen’s parish hall. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART) at HART90.org or HART, P.O. Box 7261, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.roystonfh.com.

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The PAMS Foundation, ASAP’s on-theground partner in Tanzania, is gaining recognition as a powerful force against poaching in that country, the ground zero of illegal elephant poaching. They both played a major role in a recent successful operation by the Tanzanian Government’s National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit. It ended with the arrest of a Chinese kingpin in the elephant ivory trade, the first time a Chinese national was arrested in Tanzania.

Meanwhile, Skipper Darlington, Africa ASAP’s executive director, recently spoke at the Jackson Hole Elephant Summit and Wildlife Film Festival in September.

Africa ASAP continues to look for major donors to bring its much needed “eye in the sky” unmanned dirigibles into full operation to protect the African elephants and the nature reserves in which they live. For more information, go to the website: www.AfricaASAP.org.

Matt and Terri Foosaner recently hosted a reception at their Middleburg home to raise local awareness for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Matt Foosaner has been actively involved with the organization on its law enforcement and development committees. They hosted senior staff and board members from the NCMEC as well as a number of Middleburg area guests who learned more about the valuable work the organization does. It’s the preeminent global organization for the advocacy, protection and support of children.

We received an email from Brian Jillson, former owner of The Coach Stop Restaurant: “Hi Vicky, I feel like I’m back in Middleburg between talking with Len and the article he wrote in the wonderful edition of Middleburg Life. Of course seeing your name has brought back so many good memories...WOW! Anyway, this has been a very special few weeks, hearing from Len and seeing Middleburg Life and the story that Len wrote that gave me goose bumps and also made me somewhat emotional. Thank you so much for everything .” -- bll90@hotmail. com.

The Middleburg-based Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation recently sponsored a five-hour visit of the Novant Hospital system’s mobile mammography van. It was parked at Trinity Church in Upperville, and 19 women took advantage of the service over five hours on Oct 24. They represented a wide cross section of women from the community. The Novant technicians were very pleased with the turnout and talked about returning next year for a longer scheduled time. n

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Top equine facility on 33.3 acres; 2 stables, 14 stalls, Indoor arena, Large Outdoor Ring, Board fenced pastures with run-in sheds, 1 tenant cottage, historical Luxurious Manor home completely restored, top of the line appliances, Luxury Baths,Generator equipped to handle emergency power loss, tennis court & pool. Minutes to Leesburg but totally in the country & private. $2,749,999

leesburg ~ c.1745 Virginia Historic home listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath 5 Fireplaces. Stone garden shed, workshop/garage, bank barn 11.12 acres, board fenced. All restored in 2007 to reflect the historical integrity of the property. Ideally located on Evergreen Mills Road for easy access to the Dulles Corridor, close to Brambleton Park and less than 15 minutes to Washington Dulles Int’l Airport. $1,350,000

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An outstanding, well built 2 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath cottage on over 50 tranquil acres in Markham, perfectly located minutes from Rt.66. This lovely home takes advantage of nature and privacy with views of Cobbler, Buck and Rattlesnake Mountains from the expansive rear porch with the rustling of Thumb Run Creek nearby. One level living with Stucco, Standing Seam Metal Roof and many exceptional details throughout ~ A must see! $1,200,000

“The Aylor House”. Renovated brick rambler on 5 wooded acres off Zulla Road. 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths on main level. Formal Dining Room, formal Living Room with built-ins and fireplace, and separate Family Room. One bedroom and full bath in basement with walkout entrance and small eat-in kitchen. Two car attached garage, a large deck off the rear for entertaining, fenced in back lawn area ideal pets and large detached workshop. $825,000

Custom built, Post & Beam Lindal cedar home in private setting on 5 acres just below the Appalachian trial in Bluemont. Home features 3 Bedrooms, 2½ Baths, eat-in Kitchen, formal Dining Room and Formal Living Room with fireplace. Details include hardwood floors, Tung & Groove ceilings, exposed beams & floor to ceiling windows. Fully finished walkout lower level with Family Room, Library, Exercise Room and Game Room. Custom construction design makes house incredibly energy efficient! $495,000

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ClaRKE CouNTY- Horsepen Ridge, 185 acres of protected land by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation consists of rolling fields and hardwood forest and is surrounded by large properties. Two tax parcels with 3 duR’s in Blue Ridge Hunt territory.

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BluEMoNT - Encompassing approximately 88 acres of gently rolling country side, this magnificent land parcel is ideally suited for an extraordinary estate. A strong stream runs through the land and offers excellent water access for horses/livestock or a potential pond.Sited in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this spectacular parcel is perfectly sited just north of historic Middleburg and south of Bluemont, on a quiet country lane. $895,000 RIVER Road-Beautiful open18.06 acres of rolling land with panoramic views of the Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge mountains with almost 700 feet of river frontage. A private retreat just 4 miles from the Route 7 bridge in Clarke County. $300,000

The Plains Village. Office space in historic Clark House. +/- 900SF in 3 separate office spaces on 2nd floor. Wood floors, high ceilings, street and garden views. Ideal for small business. Easy access from I-66. Ample parking on private lot.Half bath and kitchenette. Ground maintenance and waste removal are included. Wakefield school neighborhood. Walk to post office and popular restaurants. Work where you live! $1,300/month

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The Plains ~ One of Fauquier County's oldest properties on 17.3 acres. The main house, c1790 is stucco over frame and has heart pine floors, beamed ceilings, 5 Fireplaces, 6 bedrooms 5 full and 2 half baths. It is surrounded by boxwood and perennial gardens with a lovely pool, pool house and stone cabin guest house. An old Virginia Classic and a must see! $1,545,000

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