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and we’ll also do full scale mailings. We’ll just also add some new technology.”

Perricone spent much of December and January working with Patterson, introducing him to his old customers and helping him learn about the town and its surrounding areas. And Perricone has no regrets about retiring at the age of 73.

“I’m going to miss interacting with the people,” he said. “A lot of our customers have ben friends for 30 years. But I’m ready to move on, do some gardening, visit my children and grandchildren and a great grandchild and do all the things I haven’t been able to do. I’m done. I’m tired. I’m 73, doing it 55 years and I’m ready.”

Of course he’ll also be pressed into service helping his wife, Tutti, with her Back Street Caterer business. Perricone grills a mean piece of sizzling beef and will continue to keep those embers burn-

f ever there’s a dissatisfied customer at Middleburg Printers, the business’s new owner will have no trouble dealing with any problem at all. After military tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan— “yes, people were shooting at me,” he said—conflict resolution should not be an issue.

Meet 34-year-old Albert Patterson, a native Californian who spent eight years in the Army before being honorably discharged as a sergeant in 2012. He’s the proud father of four with a fifth on the way. And he and his father-in-law, Nolan Barzee, completed the purchase of Middleburg Printers from Vince Perricone at the end of 2015.

Barzee owns Mr. Print in Purcellville and Patterson has been working with him for most of the last three years, learning the business and also going to college on the GI Bill.

“I grew up in Los Angeles,” Patterson said, “and I just loved the feel of Purcellville, A small town was a big draw for me. I really liked the printing business and I just decided, this is what I want to do. My father-in-law and I worked out an arrangement that I would stay on and when the time comes, help him retire Patterson will run the Middleburg operation and over the last few months has had a tutorial on the town and the countless clients from Photo by Leonard Shapiro Perricone, who took over the Albert Patterson of Middleburg Printers. business himself in July, 1986.

Before that, Perricone had worked at the ing. He’ll also help out volunteering his Loudoun Times Mirror as the paper’s services to good causes—helping with the production manager, and after nearly 50 Hill School auction, the Humane Founyears in the printing business himself, he dation and others. And Patterson said he hopes he stays “on call” whenever the wanted to stop, as well.

Enter his friend, Nolan Barzee, and his need arises.

Patterson also wants to become equalson-in-law, Albert Patterson.

“Vince and Nolan had known each ly immersed in his new community. He’s other for quite a while and occasionally joined the Middleburg Business and Proworked on projects together,” Patterson fessional Association and “I’d really like to said. “Vince approached Nolan in 2014 be involved in the town,” he said. “It all and said he wanted another year before starts with the community and then trickhe’d be ready to stop. In November we les up from there.”

Perricone is enamored with Patterson, started talking about (buying the busiwho also plans to retain two other Midness). I’ll head up this one and try to grow dleburg Printers institutions—Frances it and develop it a little more.

Pressley, who started with the business “I looked at what Vince had estabbefore selling it to Perricone, and Ron lished here and I really wanted to be a part Lewsader, who’s been working in the shop of it. We hope to have the same great serfor the last 14 years. vice Vince always had and provide some Perricone described Patterson as “very more options. I guess you could say it’s an competent and extremely enthusiastic. He adrenaline shot to the business. We do a has the enthusiasm and the energy I had little more over in Purcellville and we do when I started 30 years ago. I’ve used it all everything in house—banners, aluminum up.

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By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

kitchen, then wanders the dining room offering sweeteners for the coffee and more than occasionally a compassionate, listening ear to one and all.

She’s been involved with the church’s SOME effort for 15 years, and still has unbridled enthusiasm for the program and all the people who help make it possible.

When she walks around during lunch, she’s also often deeply moved by what she sees and hears.

“Many want to talk about their families,” she said. “Some have been out to West Virginia in SOME’s drug treatment

t begins on the third Thursday morning of every other month.

About a dozen volunteers, most armed with a sharp knife, descend on the kitchen at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville and soon start chop, chop, chopping countless carrots, onions and peppers to spruce up a scrumptious rice casserole recipe they’ve followed for years.

The next morning, the fruits of their labor, cooked and refrigerated overnight in heaping aluminum pans, are loaded in the back of a van by venerable Church Sexton Tommy Breeden, along with cases of battered fish and green beans and industrial-sized containers of coleslaw and tartar sauce.

Submitted There are enough SOME Volunteers: John MacDonnell, Bob Appenzeller, Mary heaping trays filled with MacDonnell, Ken Knapp, Elizabeth Appenzeller, Mark Thompcookies and cakes, cour- son, Ann MacLeod, Gina Hammond, Jim Gemmer tesy of serial baker Gina Hammond, to make Marie “Let Them Eat facility and when they hear we’re from the Cake” Antoinette proud. Other parish- country, they’ll tell us they know where ioners contribute homemade bread and the church is. We get a lot of thank-yous, other dessert treats. A delivery of 30 gal- of course. One guy actually looked me in lons of milk also is arranged by church the eye and said ‘Lucifer is among us. It’s administrative assistant Betsy Crenshaw. time to mind your spiritual Ps and Qs.’ I’ll Along with all that food, the next day never forget it.” more volunteers hop into the van to brave Robin also knows that some locals the Friday morning rush hour, heading wonder why Trinity travels to the District east into Washington, where they’ll finish when surely there are needs much closer preparing and then serve over 400 nutri- to home. tious lunches at the headquarters of “So “I once went to a party and this woman Others Might Eat.” Also known as SOME, jumped on me and started saying why do it’s one of the District’s most enduring we go to D.C. when there are hungry peoand effective non-profit agencies feeding ple in Upperville,” she said. “My response the homeless. It also offers housing, drug is that we’ve had a food closet at Trinity counseling, job training, dental and medi- for many years where people can get grocal services. ceries. We also have the United Churches Trinity has been doing this good work of Upperville to help needy families. Our for 29 years, an initiative first started by rector, Rob Banse, has a discretionary the late Rev. Richard Peard, with the bless- fund and dispenses money to help folks. ing of the church’s Outreach committee We’re trying to serve both the local and that continues to generously fund the pro- the outside community and touch all the gram. bases.”

Ann MacLeod, now 93 and an origi“Living out here, we’re sometimes innal volunteer, is still slicing and dicing sulated as to what’s going on in the outside those veggies, and also rides in on Friday. world. It’s not just Loudoun and Fauquier.

She organizes volunteers making the trip, I usually invite the critics to come with hands out freshly-washed SOME aprons us into Washington. When they do, they and is the official dining room greeter don’t criticize any more.” when the lunch crowd starts filing in at Clearly, those visits to SOME can be 11:30 a.m. both heartbreaking and humbling. SomeThe first year of the program, Trinity times, moms come in with little children served breakfast. “We didn’t have a church in tow. It’s all races, all ages, a few in wheelvan back then,” Ann said. “So we went chairs, others leaving shopping carts filled down there in a horse van. When we first with all their earthly possessions out in started, we were feeding 100 people. Now the parking lot. it’s 400. It’s a sad commentary.”

“I think many people are struck by seeThe other hero ing homelessness up close and personal,” of this piece is Robin Robin said. “Washington is not all that far Keys. She oversees away, but we’re removed from that in this Trinity’s SOME effort, beautiful community. People will go for purchases all the food in Winchester, drives the first time and they say they want to do the van into Wash- it again. They’re hooked. And they feel like ington, organizes the they’re giving back.” cooking in the SOME Amen.

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New Town Treasurer Sounds Right on the Money

By Heidi Baumstark For Middleburg Life

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shley Bott, Middleburg’s new town treasurer, is no stranger to small towns.

Bott has always embraced the culture of small-town living, having been raised in Calvert County, Maryland, just two blocks from the Chesapeake Bay. Currently, she lives in another small town, Strasburg, about 40 miles west of Middleburg, with her husband, Joey, and their three-year-old son, Owen.

Plus three dogs.

“They were my fur babies before Owen,” she said.

The Botts moved to Strasburg last April. Joey grew up there and Ashley spent many weekends in Strasburg visiting her own family members. In 2007, she graduated with a degree in finance from George Mason University.

“I worked full time while earning my degree,” said Bott, who joined the Middleburg town office in January. “It was the hardest thing I did, but I’m so glad I did it.”

Now her hobbies include going to the gym for some “mommy-only time.” Otherwise, she spends most of her free time do-

Ashley Bott, Middleburg’s new Town Treasurer. ing anything and everything to keep a three-year-old busy.

Prior to her new position in Middleburg, Bott worked as a comptroller for a small engineering firm in Chantilly. Before that, she had worked in the private sector in customer service since the age of 16, including a job in a Giant Food pharmacy.

Now that she’s more in the public sector, “I want to grasp all I need to know in this challenging position,” Bott said. “I’ll focus on what benefits the town.”

Part of that includes studying the town code, understanding the water billing system and day-today operations, including learning the software system. Other projects involve getting budgets in place and studying Virginia

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laws and how they apply to Middleburg.

Pearson, Middleburg’s economic development coordinator, said she’s delighted to have Bott on board. Pearson grew up in Middleburg and has worked for the town since 2006, moving into her current position in 2008. She also handled some of the treasurer’s duties until Bott was hired.

“Being a small office, we do a lot of things,” Pearson said.

“I’m glad Ashley’s here. She’s got a great personality and is a great addition.”

Bott said, “I’m trying to get out and introduce myself to meet local business owners on a personal level so they know they can come in and talk with me. I like going to the town bakery and

other shops. I plan to do more visiting as the weather gets warmer, and now there’s the new chocolate shop down the street.”

The Town of Middleburg operates under the council-manager form of government. The Town Council represents the citizens of Middleburg, acting on their behalf regarding local, regional, state, and federal matters. The Council consists of eight individuals who are elected at-large: seven council members (who serve four-year terms) and one mayor (who serves a two-year term). All town staff positions and members on various boards and commissions are appointed by the Town Council, which meets the second Thursday of the month.

“I grew up in small towns and have lived in bigger cities,” Bott said. “I prefer the expectation of being polite and respectful. Small towns have more traditional values that stand the test of time.

I like going places and running into people you may know—it’s comforting…I’m that annoying person on the street asking if I can pet someone’s dog.”

Said Pearson, “yes, people come into our office and sometimes bring their dogs.”

Sounds as if Bott will fit right in.

Talk of the Town Middleburg’s Town Office is located at 10 W. Marshall Street. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The phone number is 540-687-5152 and the town’s website is www. middleburgva.gov.

The website is a valuable resource that includes updates on the the Washington Street Project and the Route 50 Project.

Further town information can be found on FaceBook: Town of Middleburg.

Other helpful finds on the website include links to online billing, permits and applications, emergency preparedness, town committees, council minutes, an events calendar, information on shopping/ dining and the Middleburg Community Farmers Market beginning May 7.

The town offers a weekly Friday newsletter providing information about town events in and around Middleburg. To be added to the newsletter’s email list, email economicdevelopment@ middleburgva.gov.

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By Dulcy Hooper For Middleburg Life

ust a few short months after opening The Local Taste in Upperville, Chris Patusky and Kiernan Slater Patusky were presented with an offer very close to home, one that made too much sense to pass up.

“Actually,” Chris said. “Kiernan and I were just finishing up the renovation of The Local Taste when we learned that there was an opportunity to lease the Upperville Country Store business right next door. It allows us to coordinate the opPhoto by Richard Hooper erations, products, marketing and parking The Country Store in Upperville. much better.”

According to Kiernan, “it just kind of evolved.”

For many years, Bryant and Kim Beach had successfully run the store, together with their catering company, Barn Door Catering. Along the way, the store developed a dedicated following for both the barbecue and the Beach’s catering services. Last year, the couple decided to close the store (they still own the building) in order to focus their efforts primarily on catering.

On a recent morning, a steady stream Photo by Richard Hooper of local customers stopped in for coffee Bob Slater and Julien Lacaze and a breakfast sandwich. Among those customers was Bob Slater, Kiernan’s father. and that they are always looking for ways Bob and Alice Slater’s Plum Run Farm is to accommodate what the community the site of Slater Run Vineyards, a five- wants. “Our goal,” said Chris, “is to satisfy acre, 10,000-vine vineyard and winery our friends and neighbors with both the that Bob helps manage.

Upperville Country Store and the Local Kiernan said that while they were very Taste. We want to provide what folks here excited about the opportunity, they were want, and to carry as many local products also cautious. “After all,” she said, “we had as we can.” just opened The Local Taste and we had a “We have coffee and breakfast,” said lot on our plates.”

Kiernan. “We have the Still, she added, the difbasics, because that is a ference is the team they’ve The Upperville Country Store is convenience to the comassembled. “We were so located at 9036 John S. Mosby munity. We have rotisserie lucky,” she said. “The best Highway in Upperville. The store chicken—no hormones thing about the store is is open from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and no antibiotics—and a Monday through Saturday, and that the team just fell into made-to-order deli coun8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. place.” ter for sandwiches. We That would Include Julien Lacaze heard that people want local eggs, so we and his brother-in-law, Omar Sharif, have local eggs. And we do carry some lowho spent much of December and Janu- cal honey.” ary renovating the store before its Jan. 29 The Country Store also will continue opening. Similar to The Local Taste, Chris to have some barbecue items and will and Kiernan incorporated a number of el- carry a small assortment of wine, includements from the family farm, including a ing wine from Slater Run Vineyards. Plans repurposed barn door. this spring include a small farmers market Soon to be included in the decora- in the area in front of the store. tion are an assortment of enlarged photo“We appreciate the local farmers,” said graphs of the store taken in the late 1940s Kiernan. “What they’re doing to support and 1950s. One even features the old gas local land use is important to us, and we pump that used to be out front. want to honor that.”

In addition to Lacaze and Sharif (who On one recent day, Kiernan recalled also serves as the breakfast cook), the asking a customer, “what do you wish team includes Bonnie Makely, who many you could see here?” She assumed that will recall as the former assistant manager he would indicate a preference for a difat the Marshall IGA. Makely runs the ferent kind of bread or cheese or maybe “front of the house,” according to Kiernan, a wider assortment of cleaning products. and Carol Lee, known in the community His response delighted her:“Just those two for 25 years of catering, runs the kitchen. ladies,” he said, nodding toward Makely In an interesting small-world twist, Lee and Lee. “Between us,” said Kiernan, “I think had actually catered the Patusky’s wedding we know about 90 percent of the people several years ago.

Kiernan said the mission is to be a who walk through the door, and I think community store, not a specialty store, that really matters.”

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students sent him get-well cards. His wife later told us how much those cards had meant to him.”

A year later in 1992, his daughter and Hill alumna, Jane Forbes Clark, donated an additional ten acres, two houses, and a barn. Those transforming gifts of 133 acres of land, along with three homes and a barn have meant and continue to mean the world to the school.

This land not only provided the school the space to fully develop its buildings and grounds master plan, but it also has become a valuable resource for the Middleburg community. It is utilized by countless local residents who walk its trails, play on its athletic fields and

wander off the beaten track to enjoy the wildlife, wetlands, gardens and forests.

Hill students have and continue to benefit immensely from the gift. The school has developed what is known as a place-based educational curriculum that frequently gets the students out of the classroom and into the outdoors. All the students, from the youngest in Junior Kindergarten to the teenagers in the eighth grade, participate in this program.

Every class has a project directly tied to the campus, such as the second grade’s study of local birds and the sixth grade being responsible for the entire school’s recycling. Students have been involved in counting critters in the streams to determine the quality of the water and have helped remove as many as 600 invasive plants and trees.

“You want to provide experiential programs that include doing a lot of projects outside of the classroom,” said Lois Johnson-Mead, a former Hill science teacher who is currently a part-time consultant to the school while she attends graduate school. She, Hunt Lyman, the Academic Dean, and the science teachers have led the development of these placebased programs, with assistance from the homeroom teachers and other members of the faculty.

Johnson-Mead recalled that day in January 2007, when she and Dr. Lyman held a meeting with the staff and challenged one and all to “blue-sky” suggestions for ways to fully utilize the Clark gift of land.

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he previous chapter on Thoroughbred Christopher Riddle recounted his reeducation from racehorse to riding horse under the guidance of trainer Tim Daley.

Still, after a year of intense training, Daly felt that Christopher was not the right fit for his own clientele. He then sold the Thoroughbred to a friend, Jessie Austin, another professional with a much larger operation.

Austin’s farm, located in Louisa, stabled a great number of sales horses and was the site of an open house every Sunday where prospective customers would scour his fields and barns in search of potential riding horses. Christopher settled in among the vast herd of his fellow sales horses, awaiting his next 10:25 PMowner.

Enter Colleen Marshall, who would become that owner. Colleen had her own farm, Little Pond, in Gordonsville, and her main business was buying, training and selling horses. She was searching for her next prospect when she drove onto Austin’s farm. Because she was pregnant with her first child, Marshall, she also brought her two working students to help her as she evaluated the sales horses.

“I will never forget that day we went to Jessie’s farm,” Colleen recalled. “It was late in my pregnancy, and I could tell that Jessie thought I was crazy, being in my condition.”

However, Colleen and her students toured the farm, studying horses and picking out individuals they liked.

Once she spotted a horse that she found attractive, Colleen would have her students move the horse for her.

“If I liked the way the horse moved, and if we could catch it in the field, Jessie would have one of his riders ride the horse for us,” she said.

However, not every prospect, enjoying freedom in the fields, wanted to be caught.

Still, Colleen liked one particular horse that refused to be caught, so her attention then turned to Christopher Riddle.

Christopher did not play hard to get, and he also caught a great break.

“Christopher was so sweet, we actually could lead him off the tailgate of our truck, right out of the field and back to the

barn to tack him up,” Colleen continued.

“As soon as I saw Jessie’s rider mount him, I knew Christopher was ‘the one.’”

Christopher journeyed to Little Pond, where he remained for a year. Colleen renamed Christopher, “News Flash,” and remembered him fondly.

Time and more training apparently were having good effects on the young Thoroughbred. In contrast to the quirkiness that Tim Daly recalled, Colleen said Christopher was never a problem.

“He got along with my working students, and I eventually rode him myself,” she said. “I rode him in a show after giving birth to my son.”

In fact, Colleen said that Christopher was “a perfect fit” for her, at least until the birth of Marshall. That’s when her focus shifted dramatically.

“My passion changed,” she said. “I used to live for the horses. Now it was for my son.”

After a year at Little Pond, it was time for Christopher to move on again.

One day, a trainer accompanied by a client arrived at Little Pond to try a certain horse. When the client happened to spot Christopher, it was love at first sight and she immediately said she had to have him.

The trainer agreed with the client, and the check for $3,000 was written.

Christopher was turning the page once again, with more to come in his adventures.

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ufus is dying. The last three months he’s been down and now I have to hold him up, no matter what, or he’ll fall down.

Not much of a life, but he seems happy.

He eats well and still runs the show from his place, but a few days ago my other two dogs wouldn’t go downstairs past him to go out in the morning.

So I realize it’s him they feel, and they seem to know something I do not. So I have to get him up. This is so hard. He can’t sit up to even begin to stand. So I put my feet next to some paws that slide out from under him and I use my arms to lift his rear end and I speak strongly to him.

“Come on, come on, help me, come on,” and he rallies.

He’s just inside the door and when we get out, he urinates right away. I can’t let go anymore. He can’t stand on his own.

When he’s finished we head to the grass area near the horses and he doesn’t make it. He collapses in the dirt gravel parking area.

The horses start snorting and sniffing, first running away and then back at him. I know from all these reactions that this is the day I have to deal with his goodbye. I always knew his weight was going to be a problem but it’s worse than I thought.

You see he’s a St. Bernard, Shepherd

mix, weighing in at 130 pounds in his prime. Now, since he’s not moving, he’s larger. I’m guessing 140 to 150 and not easy to deal with. I phone my vet, Dr. Leigh, and he tells me that the price of euthanasia is done by weight. After all is said and done, it will cost over $400.

Times are unusual for me right now.

So I phone my mother and she says her gardener, Alejandro, can dig a hole for me. Then I phone my brother J.B., an exarmy 82nd Airborne soldier who recently moved back to the area, to see if he could help with putting Rufus down.

“Oh, this is hard for you,” he said. “I know how you love this guy and yes, I can do it, but you can’t be there. It’s messy and I don’t want you to see it. I’m at an old classic car show and I won’t be back for three days.”

I said, “No problem, Alejandro needs to dig a hole for me.”

Alejandro came. He saw which of my dogs it was and, though he speaks no English, he said, “Oh my God, oh my God!” He gave Rufus a big hug and went up the hill, with his brother, next to a spot where

Angel, a family member’s Pit-bull was buried. An hour later a large, deep hole had been dug.

As the days go on Rufus is not strong when it comes to eating his food, but he finishes eventually and is still drinking lots of water.

Flyer and Boo Boo, my other two dogs, are still funny about him, truly uncomfortable. I get Rufus up, for sure, once a day and I try to get him up one more time in the evening. I’m just doing my best and I’m still loving him just the same.

The weekend has passed and I know my brother is now home. I give him a day or so, but then I wake up and Rufus is a mess. He didn’t eat the night before. I can’t get him up and he can’t help me. So I go and make the call. I said, “It’s time,” and he said, “Be right there.”

My brother and I are Irish twins. We were like two little puppy dogs, among a pack, growing up. We saw life together and went through it all. But as we’ve gotten older, we have become unfamiliar. Too many lies floated around my life and he was daunted by this. It was sad for me because I’m still here. I have stayed true and strong but he can’t see me. He seems to clump me in with all the other girls now, and I miss him.

Unbelievably, he’s at my home in twenty-five minutes. He walks right up to me, sees Rufus and says, “I can’t do it. He’s your family.” At this moment I truly love him, his heart and his soul.

Babette M. Allinger is a Middleburg writer. This is the first of three parts from a short story that will be continued the next two months.

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tions. For example, you may give up some development rights because the easement is permanent. It’s a matter of public record, so that the person who buys the property will know the restrictions.”

LTV also has embarked on several other projects and is looking to extend its reach to other nearby counties.

They initiated their first public access easement in the city of Fredericksburg. It’s a small, three-acre parcel inside the city limit where children can learn to garden.

It’s called “Downtown Greens” and marks the first time LTV has tried an urban approach. The property is owned by Downtown Greens, a small non-profit and the City wholeheartedly supported the easement process. Taylor said, “it’s a space that will now be protected forever. It’s a great model and we hope other towns will see it in the same way.”

Under the leadership of LTV Vice Chair Chris Dematatis, LTV completed a study, funded with a grant from the Vir-

he Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) will celebrate its 25th anniversary next year and board chair Carole Taylor is properly proud of the work being done to protect and conserve the precious land of Loudoun and Fauquier counties, along with projects in several other nearby jurisdictions.

Over the years, LTV has taken steps to transition nearly 15,000 acres into conservation easement, ranging from farms to battlefields to forests to scenic byways.

That assures limited to no development will take place in perpetuity on all that land, and Taylor would like to believe there will be many more acres to come.

“The public benefits from conservation easements are many,” said Taylor, a long-time Middleburg realtor who now lives in the Warrenton area. “Helping landowners protect their land benefits us all in the form of protecting important natural resources, open space, farm production, clean air, clean water, and our Virginia historical sites. There is still the pressure of development. We work with landowners who voluntarily want to protect the land they love so much and still maintain ownership and control.”

The LTV has had Courtesy Photo much of its success Leslie VanSant and Carole Taylor working with the owners of smaller parcels, properties with ginia Environmental Endowment, that open space and possibly historic attri- examined the steep slopes and farmland butes, as well. They’re also interested in on both sides of the Blue Ridge mounland that serves as buffers to rural villages tains to understand things like soil type, and she emphasized that “you don’t need forestation and the patterns of land own150 acres to qualify for easements.” ership in those areas.

“If you look at the reasons landownThis year LTV will be conducting ers find it valuable to do a conservation rural village and fox hunting territory easement, they’re interested in preserving studies to help communities and organithe land for future generations. And there zations understand the “lay of the land” are other benefits, as well. In Virginia immediately surrounding them. Villages there is a tax credit program. Conserva- like Markham and Rectortown are likely tion easements are not just for wealthy to be studied in the near future and, Taylandowners.” lor said, “we are able to process this inforTaylor said the preponderance of mation and share it so people can make properties under its purview are active decisions and take action.” farms. This past December, Congress also Like all her fellow board members, passed a bull to provide an enhanced tax Taylor is a volunteer in the organization deduction for conservation easement. “If now based in Middleburg. As its chair, a taxpayer qualifies,” she said, “they can she sees her role as “guiding the board carry the deduction forward for 15 years” and the staff in strategy and operations.” which offers another incentive to considLeslie VanSant of Middleburg joined er an easement.

LTV as executive director in 2015, bring“People come to us, we don’t pursue ing more than 20 years non-profit leaderthem,” she added. “It’s all voluntary. We ship and communication experience to will meet with the landowner, evaluate the table. Ashton Cole has been LTV’s the property for its conservation values director of conservation and stewardship and then proceed from there. Not every- since 2007 and is responsible for working one qualifies and each one is a different with landowners, monitoring easement negotiation. And it’s always our approach properties and drafting and negotiating to find out what the landowner wants to new easement projects among other reaccomplish. sponsibilities.

“Our countryside is just so beautiful,” “If you put your property into easement, you can still sell it. You always have Carole Taylor said. “We want to make control over it, subject to certain restric- sure it stays that way.”

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nly a few weeks, ago Aldie’s new postmaster stepped in to take over the position when the previous postmaster, Lisa Taylam, moved to a larger headquarters facility. It didn’t take long for her to realize she was exactly where she wanted to be.

“This was the career for me,” says Aldie postmaster Stephanie Sheets. “And I knew it right from the start. The patrons of Aldie remind me all the time that I have big shoes to fill with Lisa gone. And they always tell me how much of a gem Stephanie Whitley, the clerk, is. And, yes, her name is Stephanie, too!”

Sheets had begun her career with the postal service approximately four years ago.

“My aunt, who is a carrier, told me I should apply with USPS,” Sheets said.

“And needless to say, I listened to her advice. The rest, as they say, is history.”

The original Aldie post office first came into being in 1881 and was located in a section of Narrowgate. In a writeup of Aldie’s history (www.villageofaldie. com), it was reported that Elizabeth Stover, who served as postmaster during the Civil War, “once spirited a Confederate

s old i e r out of Nar rowgate dressed as a woman, during a period when the Union Army controlled Aldie.”

A poster in the window is one of a series sponsored by the Aldie Heritage Association and Aldie Ruritan, highlighti ng u n i qu e buildings and Photo by: Richard Hooper Stephanie Sheets postmaster for Aldie. individuals notable in his history of the village three miles east of and carriers, the poster includes an interMiddleburg. The poster’s write-up pro- esting memory of a mail carrier who had delivered the mail for 49 years before revides other details of a rich history.

“From 1941 through the early 1960s,” tiring in 1955.

“He recalled starting his route in 1906 it reads, “the Aldie Post Office was one of the regular stops for ‘Highway Post Of- on horseback,” the poster goes on, “leavfice Number One,’ a specially-outfitted ing from the old telephone building, bus on which postal employees would and riding 18 miles each day. Later, he sort and cancel mail on a daily trip from hitched his horse to a two-wheeled dog Harrisonburg to Washington, D.C. The cart and made his rounds that way, snow bus dropped the mail bags on the porch depth permitting.” of Partlow’s store, as there was no room The Aldie post office serves over 4,000 inside.” families, and the mail carriers now are Paying tribute to earlier postmasters housed out of Sully Station in Centreville.

The Aldie Post Office is located at 39344 John Mosby Highway in Aldie. The hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

According to Sheets, “About a year or so ago, there was talk about closing down Aldie Post Office. But with all the new construction, I don’t foresee the closing happening any time soon. As long as people continue to use Aldie for their mailing needs, we will be just fine. Did I mention that we have new floral and heart stamps?”

Sheets lives in Maurertown, about an hour’s commute to Aldie.

“When we had the big snow,” she recalled, “our snow plow contractor couldn’t make it to us. So one of the members of the town just went ahead and plowed the parking lot so that we could get into work. Another neighbor pitched in and helped him. There are just a lot of helping hands in this community.”

Sheets clearly is thrilled with her new position, and is making herself known in Aldie.

“During the snow,” she said, “some local people even offered for Stephanie and me to stay with them, an option we were very thankful for….From the moment you clock in to the moment you clock out, you are on the go. I love that.”

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iddleburg’s Richard “Dick” Riemenschneider and Andi Gilman entertained friends, family and guests at the Wanderer’s Club in Wellington, Florida in mid-Februar y, and polo dominated the cocktail party conversation.

The occasion: Riemenschneider was presented with the 2016 Philip Iglehart Award by the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame. He and fellow polo aficionado, the late Russell A. Sheldon, Jr., were honored with that award the following evening at the 27th annual Polo Hall of Fame induction ceremony and gala.

Fondly known by his many friends as “Remo,” he’s been involved with the sport since 1949. As a sixth-grader, he began riding and playing polo at Joy Farm near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

He started by hot-walking, exercising and tack-cleaning which evolved into working with green ponies and playing practice games at the Milwaukee Polo Club.

Remo is a graduate of the University of Virginia and was captain and president of the school’s renowned Polo Club as well as being named the intercollegiate most valuable player in 1957. He later coached the UVa squad while in law school in Charlottesville.

Remo has been involved with UVa polo since 1955. He was greatly responsible for the success of the Virginia Polo Club by initiating fundraising efforts for financing its program, resulting in the creation of the best collegiate polo facility in the nation.

Despite receiving no funding from the university, more than 700 young men and women, including high school students, have benefitted from UVa’s polo program. Along with Rodger Rinehart, Remo instituted and managed the 501-c-3 fundraising effort for the school’s polo facility. He now serves as the program’s chairman of the endowment committee.

Over the years, he also mentored a number of UVa players, including Dick Latham, Owen and Rob Rinehart and George Greenhalgh. As an

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attorney living and practicing in this area for many years, he introduced many Middleburg youngsters to the game. He also helped coach them and started the Middleburg Polo Club in the 1960s.

“Remo has supported my polo endeavors from the day I moved to Middleburg and began playing polo up until this moment,” said Maureen Brennan of VIP Polo in Upperville and a widely-respected player herself.

“He wasn’t actively playing anymore but offered his assistance any time and he never disappointed. Remo has been there to advise, watch games, support benefit matches, be a third man (umpire on sidelines), anything I needed. I’ve always felt honored how he welcomed me into the local polo community so easily.”

A long-time horseman, Riemenschneider has developed polo ponies, bought and sold them and ran a long-time boarding operation.

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teams. He represented the U.S. State Department on a team that played in Lahore, Pakistan for three weeks in 1964 with Bob Skene, Roy Berry, Vic Graber and Hap Puelicher. He also played in Canada and England in 1958 and 1972.

In 1958, he was a member of an intercollegiate all star team that toured England for six weeks, playing against Oxford and Cambridge and competing in tournaments at Cowdray, Tidworth and Cirencester.

From this tournament, Frolic Weymouth started the well-known “Gerald Balding” Tournament.

He’s played the sport in 16 states and Canada and represented the U.S. on teams competing in England and Pakistan.

As an administrator, Remo has been a U.S. Polo Association circuit handicap chairman, governor, tournament committee chairman, treasurer, executive vice president, president and chairman. He’s currently chairman of the Polo Training Foundation.

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THE PURSUIT It’s That Time OF ALPHA of Year: Beware Tax Scams

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The Ups and Downs of Some Prominent Hounds

The term “alpha” has a lengthy Investopedia definition. In short, “alpha” is the excess return over We have that friend or have heard an all investment’s benchmark index of a friend’s friend who to return.

Investors aim fell for victim “alpha”. identity theft.

Therefore, almost all investment advisors feel that they get paid to It’s real and it’s unpleasant. It’s also chase “alpha”. the most prevalent type of tax scam

By Richard Hooper For Middleburg Life The Belvidere Hounds were first seen going to covert in the magazine “The Sportsman” in 1927, in a cartoon drawing

by D. T. Carlisle that was captioned, “The Belvidere Hounds hunt only silver fox.”

It depicts a red fox on top of a stone wall as it mocks and taunts the hounds, the huntsman and his horse as they pass by, all with their noses elevated in disdain as they seek a more worthy prey.

Clearly, it was a well-disciplined pack.

To stay in shape, they engaged in fly fishing and ice skating and played court tennis and hockey. They were virtuous and, on one famous run, refused to chase a fox that had found safety on an island in a pond that was posted against swimming.

The Belvidere Hounds loved fine wine and food and celebrated the 4th of July, Mother’s Day and Thanksgiving. The pack tried its paws at sailing, but their endeavors proved problematic and the results quite possibly led to the coining of the phrase, “sick as a dog.” Their exploits were so well followed that if an issue of “The Sportsman” appeared without duly recording their activities, the magazine would be deluged with complaints and demands to know what they had been up to.

All was quite glorious until the stock market crashed in 1929. The Belvidere Hounds’ discipline began to slip.

Scandalously, they were seen chasing the lure at Greyhound races. Out hunting they ran riot, anything became game: chipmunks, ‘possum, even birds. The hounds did make a concession to public spirit by censuring any member of the pack caught hoarding (i.e., burying a bone).

It was all chronicled in the cartoons

by Carlisle, which were collected and published by The Derrydale Press in 1935.

Overlapping the history of the Belvidere Hounds is the story of Pierpont the Foxhound. Pierpont’s biography was recorded by Maurice Hanson in a slim volume published in 1939. Carlisle’s artistic talent was again brought to bear to illustrate the work.

On the day of Pierpont’s birth (with a silver bone in his mouth), he was enrolled at Groton. At Harvard, he was elected to “Hound and Hare” and voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by his classmates, whose assessment proved to be correct.

Pierpont bought controlling interest in General Hydrants. They were available with six different sniffs based on the scents of Pekingese, Great Danes, Scotties, Airedales, Dachshunds and Cockers. To paraphrase a well-known advertising

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However, this is a serious for taxpayers emotions can trap prohibit sound every year. Tax preparers make investment decisions andwho investors this are to be shouldn’t. avoided. If buy guarantee and sell when they you’re not doing your own taxes, make certain the person who is handling them has a clean record and that you have a conversation about fees prior to working with them.

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Image courtesy the National Sporting Library & Museum

Pierpont proposing marriage to a debutante from Foxcroft School.

From “Pierpont the Foxhound” by Maurice Hanson, Scribner’s 1939.

Illustrated by D. T. Carlisle.

adage, “scent sells.”

Profits soared and Pierpont became a celebrity.

He was the most eligible hound in America, recognized and sought after everywhere.

Af te r nu me rous flirtations, including one with Countess Vanya, a Russian Wolfhound, at the perfume counter of one of the great department stores, he became smitten and married one of the debutante hounds from Middleburg’s Foxcroft School.

It was a very happy union.

Nothing was wanted, until, that is, the aforementioned crash of 1929. As a headline in one of the leading papers stated, “Wall Street Loses Scent,” and General Hydrants’ stock plummeted to zero. Pierpont was without a bone of any kind. His wife was forced to sell her silver fox coat, no doubt a gift from the Belvidere Hounds, and the couple went into seclusion.

When Pierpont re-emerged, he was supporting the New Deal The Belvidere Hounds run riot. From “The and speaking out for the public Belvidere Hounds” by D. T. Carlisle, 1935, The ownership of hydrants. His Derrydale Press. friends were shocked and he was shunned as a traitor to his class.

Undeterred, however, his skills is as if, like the fox of the chase, Pierpont and enthusiasm led to his becoming had gone to ground. Additional research the director of the Federal Hydrant has revealed nothing further. No other Administration. He was considered a biographies of Pierpont were written “howling success” and regained national and as far as Wikipedia is concerned, it attention to such an extent that he was appears as if he never existed. It’s as if it considered to have “excellent Presidential were all a bunch of fiction.

‘Ware hound! possibility as a middle-of-the-road [Richard Hooper is an antiquarian hound.” His message, “two bones in every kennel and a hydrant for every front yard,” book expert in Middleburg. He is also the creator of Chateaux de la Pooch, elegantly resonated from shore to shore.

Unfortunately, the Hanson biography appointed furniture for dogs and home. He ends abruptly, leaving us in the lurch. It can be contacted at rhooper451@aol.com.]

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In and Around Warrenton, Va

ESTATE LAND

PRIVATE RESORT

165-Acres of beautifully rolling land just 2.5 miles from Historic Warrenton. Plenty of open pasture and woodland for trails. Gorgeous mountain views, currently in three parcels in the Heart of the Warrenton Hunt.

C. 1850 impressively renovated and added too with the finest of everything. 58-acre oasis includes the fabulous manor house overlooking resort-style pool which feeds 75-yard waterfall to the pond below. “Guest house” feels more like a lakeside chalet. Wonderful views, stabling for 10, barns, gardens and 1500 feet of riverfront!

Federally inspired, all brick, Old-Virginia feel. High ceilings, large rooms, Jeffersonian windows, exquisite staircase, slate patio overlooking 3 acre pond, in-ground pool, kennel, 18 stall stable, small barn/stable, equipment shed, riding ring, land open, some woods. Board fenced pastures, 100 acres with trails. Hack to many Warrenton Hunt meets.

$1,730,000

$2,200,000

$1,750,000

ORLEAN AREA

BARROWS RUN

Reminiscent of a European Coach house, in the fabled Orlean area with tremendous character including a wealth of exposed beams, hardwood & tile floors, 4-lovely FPs with unique surrounds and mantels, large stone patio and covered porches enjoy the attractive gardens - a country house on truly wonderful country house on 11 acres. Adjoining 10 acre parcel available.

FOX FORD FARM

EDGEWORTH

Extraordinary country chateau with stunning views in every direction centered on colorful gardens & grounds. High ceilings, 3-fireplaces in the spacious rooms, “lighthouse” for sunsets & cocktails, lovely pool setting with cabana, screened porch. Long Rappahannock River frontage, barns, shops, very private. 240 ac. in 4 parcels.

A complete country package with elegant manor house C. 1759 featuring high ceilings, 7-fireplaces 1st and 2nd flr master suites and much more. 100+ beautifully rolling acres includes additional guest house and stone cottage, heated pool, barns/stables, garaging for 8 and wonderful gardens. Near the quaint Village of Orlean.

$895,000

$2,250,000

$2,500,000

The historic district’s finest examples of old world Warrenton plus a recently restored 2br/2ba cottage that sits across the rear yard. Toll House C. 1820 & Louisiana House C. 1873 combine to create one spacious home with numerous marble fireplaces, several porches, heart pine floors, granite kitchen, 12x36 center hall, 12 ‘ ceilings, massive pocket doors, walk-in bay windows. Short walk to old town.

HISTORIC DISTRICT

JESSICA

INGLETON

Privately situated and well-protected on 79-acres in Northern Fauquier County. Impeccable country house with open concept. Massive stone FP, great room w/beamed ceiling, ultimate kitchen, main floor master, all beds w/bath ensuite, much more. Immaculate grounds, stable, riding ring, streams and oversized three-car garage.

C. 1900 part stone center hall country house, high ceilings, large rooms, screened porch, hardwood throughout, 6 fireplaces, 4 stall stable, cottage, long drive approach for privacy, 2 miles from Warrenton with easy access to I-66. Approx. 64 acres with main house & cottage currently in three parcel with frontage on two roads.

$849,000

Reduced $350k to $1,295,000

$1,200,000

Allen Real Estate Co. Ltd. SUNSET HILLS

Custom country home with unbelievable views across the lake to the mountains, fabulous in-law suite (great-room, 2 BR & 2 BA), high ceilings, spacious rooms, 28-acs, 4-stall center-aisle stable with tack room, board-fenced pastures, great privacy in Old Dominion foxhunting country. Swim, fish, hike, canoe - endless fun and activities! Approx.

750 feet of lake frontage plus private island.

Joe Allen, Broker 540-229-1770

Tray Allen, Broker 540-222-3838

www.allenrealestate.com

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Elegance and Style, With Exceptional Vistas ‘The Grange’ Ready to Play Host to Elegant Dinner Soirées, Sumptuous Garden Parties

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ur quest for the best in the local real estate scene takes us to a classic Virginia manor house – The Grange – set on 18 acres in sought-after Orange County Hunt Territory.

Updated and restored in 2012, the home retains its classic patina of elegance while also enjoying a stunning addition, making it the perfect spot to entertain in grand style.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,999,000 by John Coles of Thomas and Talbot Real Estate.

Our exploration of the property begins with a welcome on the wide and engaging front porch, with its slate flooring, round columns, handsome front door and imported English butler bell giving hints to the élan that awaits inside, where fine finishes and fixtures are found around every corner.

The gracious foyer boasts high ceilings, wide-plank oak flooring and a U-shaped stairwell with custom carpet runner.

The formal living room and banquetsized dining room flank the foyer; each features a wood-burning fireplace with marble surround, and the dining room is adorned with hand-applied gold leaf on the ceiling.

Also accessed via the foyer is the open family room/kitchen area. The kitchen is a showstopper, designed by Jan Forte, that comes complete with top-quality appliances, marble countertops and a separate breakfast area with a wall of windows that overlook the pergola covered terrace and the al fresco dining area (which comes complete with a grill and pizza oven imported from Naples).

The enchanting library is another stop on our main-level tour.

The second level is accessible by both front and back stairwells, and the centerpiece of this level is the master retreat. Elegance personified, it features a luxurious master bath.

Two additional bedrooms (as well as an exercise room, which could be converted to a third) are found on the upper level, as well.

Onward to the lower level, which currently is unfinished – which means it offers every potential to its new owner to create whatever the muse might inspire.

With 10-foot ceilings, the options are only limited by the imagination: home theater, large recreation room with wet bar, additional bedroom suite? Let inspiration come to you, or just leave as-is for the present.

With warmer weather on the way, family living (and entertaining) will be enlivened with the pool area. A lovely garden separates the terrace from the heated pool, which comes with its own waterfall.

In addition, for equestrians, there is

a four-stall shed row barn, two fenced paddocks and a machine shed.

The estate also comes with a convenient, one-bedroom guest house.

With 18 acres of land, you are guaranteed peace and serenity, and the home is located amid some of the finest estates not simply in Hunt Country, but arguably all over the world.

All this, plus you have convenient access to Washington Dulles International Airport, and both Interstate 66 and Route 50 will bring you to the nation’s capital in nearly no time at all.

From the home’s classic origins to its

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well-conceived expansion of more recent times, “The Grange” is the epitome of stylish living.

With the spring real estate market set to be in full bloom, the time is now to act on those homes sure to draw a crowd of potential purchasers, like this one.

Articles are prepared by Middleburg Life’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.

For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Middleburg Life real estate advertising department at (540) 687-6059.

Facts for buyers Address: 3645 Milestone Road, The Planes.

Listed at: $2,999,000 by John Coles, Thomas and Talbot Real Estate (540) 687-6500.

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You’re Invited to the 2nd anuual

Mrs. George C. Everhart Invitational Side Saddle Chase at the 50th Annual Loudoun Point-to-Point Races

Sunday, April 17 at 12pm Gates open: 10:30am For parking and ticketing information visit http://www.loudounhunt.com/point-to-point-races.html or call (703) 327-3935

Presented by: Tri-County Feeds, Fashions & Finds The Plains, Virginia tricountyfeeds.com

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The beautifully groomed 321+ acres of this thoroughbred horse breeding & training farm rests at the edge of Middleburg. 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

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

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. $3,700,000

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Stunning 2012 addition and complete restoration created a classic and elegant Virginia manor house. Attention to detail throughout including a custom designed kitchen open to the family room. Property also includes pool, guest house, 4 stall barn on 18 acres located in the Orange County Hunt Territory. Convenient access to I- 66, Rt. 50 and Dulles International Airport $2,999,000

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

Gorgeous property! Stunning exterior and interior with high end finishes throughout. Reclaimed beams, imported flooring, spacious rooms, huge gourmet kitchen, pool w/pool house, movie theater, wine cellar, game room w/bar, beautifully landscaped grounds, 3 BR guest house, room for horses, Middleburg Hunt Territory. Additional acreage available. $2,975,000

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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. $1,980,000

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This 4 level traditional recently renovated 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. $1,349,000

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

51+ acre farm with a beautiful 4 Bedroom home with gourmet kitchen, wine cellar, great views, pool, flagstone terrace and carriage house; extensive horse facilities - 9 stall barn, covered arena, outdoor arena, 7 paddocks, 4 stall shed row barn, machine shed, etc. $2,500,000

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90 acres w/approx. 45 fenced acres and 45 acres in woods with trails. 3 bedroom manor home, Indoor and Outdoor Arenas, 2 barns open into the indoor arena, Main barn has 20 stalls, Show Barn- 5 oversized stalls, 3 tack rooms, office, 2 wash stalls, 2 bathrooms, laundry room, 14 paddocks. Manager’s cottage. 2 additional DUR’s and is in land use. $1,900,000

A picturesque and tranquil retreat nestled on 158+ acres in pristine Rappahannock County. At the end of the private drive is the historic Stone residence, c. 1745 with additional stone cottage for guests or office and tucked into the woods, beyond the home, is a charming and beautifully restored 2 bedroom log cabin. Gardens, lawn, barns, paddocks and tremendous ride out potential provide an outdoor haven. $1,845,000

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

The 16 room Manor House, c.1774 on 87 ACRES with expansive views-mountains, rolling hills & the property's 1300' of Shenandoah River frontage. Ballroom with dramatic Tiffany style windows. Tenant house and horse barns. VOF easement w/2 DURs. CONTINGENT upon property being divided with option to purchase more. $1,700,000

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Kettle Run stream runs through, great opportunity for tax credits. $1,159,410

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 Hunt territory $838,860

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 $1,300,000 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. $1,299,000

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 82.99 acres with access from either The Plains Road or Hopewell Road. Nice elevation and several options for house sites. All wooded, with amazing view potential.

Includes a certification letter for a 5 Bedroom septic system. Property is in Easement and cannot be further subdivided. $1,395,000

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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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 BERRYVILLE - 90.7 Acres of rolling hills bording the lovely North Hill Farm. $720,000

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Offers subject to errors, omissions, change of price or withdrawal without notice. Information contained herein is deemed reliable, but is not so warranted nor is it otherwise guaranteed.

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ere are three quick recipes to get you through the busy holiday season of house guests and entertaining.

This dish is especially delicious with roast beef but hearty enough to serve as a main dish for the vegetarians at your table. The horseradish added to the crumbs gives it just enough kick to make it interesting.

SERVES 8 1 head of cauliflower, cut into small flowerets 5 tablespoons flour 5 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons dry mustard 5 cups whole milk, warmed 2 10 ounce blocks of sharp white or Irish cheddar cheese, coarsely grated 1 ½ cups panko bread crumbs 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish, well drained 2 tablespoon unsalted butter ½ teaspoon sweet paprika • Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees • Bring a large stock pot of water to a boil and add the cauliflower, cook until just tender about 7-8 minutes.

Drain and then put on a towel to absorb and extra moisture • In a large sauce pan over medium heat combine the butter, flour, salt and dry mustard and whisk constantly until the mixture is pale and bubbly Something happens to melted chocolate when mixed with sour cream. Some might even call it pure bliss. When chilled, it can be molded in balls and rolled in cocoa powder to make truffles. When it’s at room temperature, it makes a dandy frosting for whatever cake you please. This recipe makes enough to frost two dozen cupcakes or a layer cake as frosting. And the number of truffles all depends on what size you make them. It also keeps well in the refrigerator and can be eaten by the spoonful. It’s important to remember that the better the quality of chocolate, the better the end results.

Sour Cream Chocolate Truffles

6 ounces fine quality milk chocolate, finely chopped 6 ounces fine quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped 1 1/2 cups sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup sifted cocoa powder to roll

• Slowly add the warmed milk, continue to whisk and bring to just a boil, then continue whisking until the mixture thickens slightly - about a minute or two before taking it off the heat • Add the grated cheese and stir until it is melted • Place the cauliflower in a large gratin or 9X13 Pyrex dish and pour the cheese sauce over the top • Combine butter, horseradish and paprika in a microwave-safe dish and melt the mixture about 30 seconds • Toss this mixture with the panko crumbs until the crumbs are well coated and sprinkle it on top of the cauliflower • Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden and the sides are bubbly

the truffles in • Melt the chocolates in a double boiler or a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring occasionally • Remove from the heat and stir in the sour cream and vanilla • Beat with a whisk until to becomes smooth and glossy • Cool to room temperature and then it will become thick enough to use as frosting • If you would like to use it all for truffles, refrigerate until firm, scoop out rounded teaspoons, shape them into balls and roll them in the cocoa powder • Refrigerate the truffles until ready to serve MIDDLEBURG LIFE

It’s a Long Drive for a Gifted Short Track Skater

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hort track speedskating is among the more thrilling competitions at the Winter Olympics. A gaggle of competitors crouches at the starting line, followed by fierce jockeying for position as they fly around a treacherously Courtesy Photo curved 111-meter track, with Alan Salacain glides through practice bodies more than occasionally She and her fellow speedskating parcareening off the course and out ents do plenty more. In addition to all that of contention. driving and financing the ice time, before Alan Salacain of Middleburg, a practices they help place protective pads 16-year-old junior at Middleburg Acadon the sideboards, and even hand-sharpemy, has become a skilled practitioner of a en their kids’ skates after every session. sport that is not exactly in the mainstream “It’s a great group,” added Reyne, in the Washington area. Yet, on most Friwhose husband, Jim, is an imagery sciendays, Saturdays and Sundays he and his tist.

“We’ve become very close. ” mother Reyne head off to skating rinks Alan competes in races at distances of inside and outside the beltway for his gru500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters as well as reeling three-hour practice sessions, usually in the evenings when the hockey crowd lays and will travel to Madison, Wisconsin in two weeks to compete in one of three leaves the ice.

There are times when they don’t re- America’s Cup Racing series events, the turn home until midnight or later, but better to earn points that could eventually both Reyne and Alan believe it’s been well lead to making a national team.

Alan first took up the sport at the age worth the effort for a teenager who often competes on a national level with his 20 of ten. His older brother Calvin, now a or so teammates, male and female, on the 20-year-old college student at NOVA, played ice hockey when the family lived in United Capital Blades Skating Club.

“My mother drives me to practice, and Ashburn, and Alan followed suit. He was then she waits,” Alan said. “I couldn’t do it not especially enamored with the sport, but loved to go fast on his skates and without her.” soon found his way on to the WashingSaid Reyne, “We all drink a lot of tea.”

ton Speedskating Club based in Ashburn, with the rink only about five minutes from home.

His original coach, Soo Yeon Yeo, was a member of the South Korean national team, and when she returned to her native country three years ago, he switched over to his current coach, Hyun Lee, another Korean national team member and Olympian. They train in Rockville, at Fort Dupont in Washington and Dale City. In addition to their weekend sessions, the club does have practices during the week, but “with Alan in high school, we really do have to set priorities,” Reyne said.

Alan’s best event is the 500 meters, or four laps around the track. His best time in the 500 is only six seconds off the world record, and he keeps improving, with a significant assist from Middleburg Academy’s own interscholastic sports program.

The family moved to Middleburg last summer “because we loved the area,” Reyne said, adding that they also are enamored with the school. This last fall, Alan decided he was going to run on the cross country team, a decision that’s clearly helped his skating.

“They have a no-cut policy at school,” he said. “I had tried golf and tennis, but I thought cross country would be great for my legs. I just figured it would be huge for conditioning and I could shave some time in the 1,000. At first, I thought I’d be miserable, but I really enjoyed it. I shaved seven seconds off my 1,000 time. I was fourth on my cross country team and finished in

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the top half in the state (championship), so I was happy.”

Alan also loves the competitive nature of his main sport, not to mention the camaraderie among his fellow competitors.

“When I go to the bigger events,” he said, “at least half if not more of my opponents are people I know and are friends with. That makes it even more enjoyable.”

The next Winter Olympics will be contested in South Korea in 2018 when Alan will be a freshman in college. He’s not at all certain what his long-term speedskating future will be, but already knows he’d like to study marine archeology, perhaps at the University of West Florida in Pensacola.

For now, though, cutting more seconds off his times is the short-term goal for this gifted short-track speed skater, while his mom keeps sipping that tea.

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Local artists gathered for a showing of their works at the Middleburg Community Center last month for the Art of the Piedmont auction benefitting Middleburg Montessori. The 5th annual show featured paintings, sculptures and oriental rugs up for bid during a silent auction. Cocktails provided by the Piedmont Foxhounds and hors d’oeuvres by the Goodstone Inn provided a lively atmosphere to kick off the spring social season.

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Lilla Ohrstrom, Arash Aliloo and Paul Aliloo

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Marissa Hasser and Rebecca Schaefer

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Mount Gordon Farm

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Trough Hill Farm

The Plains, Virginia • $11,750,000

Middleburg Area • $2,975,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $2,450,000

128 acres and immaculate 3 level, 13,000+ sq ft stone & shingle main house • 5 BR • 8 FP • Exceptional finishes on every floor • 4-car garage • Terraces • Caterer's kitchen • Elevator • Spa • Professional offices • Separate guest cottage • Pool • Farm manager residence • 3 additional tenant residences • 12 stall center-aisle stable • Extraordinary land w/incomparable views extending beyond the Blue Ridge Mts • Orange County Hunt

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 • Log cabin • Piedmont Hunt

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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Buck Run Farm

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Echo Hill

Boyce, Virginia • $2,300,000

Hume, Virginia • $1,925,000

The Plains, Virginia • $1,500,000

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

Stone & stucco cottage overlooking 2 ponds & amazing mountain views • 72 acres with minimal maintenance & maximum quality throughout shows in every detail • 4 BR • 2 1/2 BA • 3 fireplaces • Copper roof • Antique floors & beams • Charming library & multiple french doors open to massive stone terrace

Paul MacMahon

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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

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Foxhall

Bluemont, Virginia • $1,200,000

Boyce, Virginia • $1,027,000

Round Hill, Virginia • $1,000,000

Beautifully maintained stone and stucco house • On crest of the Blue Ridge • Large views to the east • Perfect for entertaining and gatherings of extended family • Over 7000 sq ft, 5 BR, 6 FB, 1 HB, 3 FP • 2 MBR suites, one on main level • Finely appointed in all respects • Landscaping, automatic security gates, & estate fence ensure privacy • Garages for 5 vehicles

Fine 4 BR, 2.5 BA house on 39 acres • Well cared for and well maintained • Wrap-around porches • MBR on main level • Kitchen and baths updated • Lovely property • Excellent 4 stall barn with H/C wash stall and heated tack room • Board fencing • Paddocks • Very good run-in shed • Level land, mostly open • Pond • Invisible fence on 10 acres • Blue Ridge Hunt territory

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

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Middleburg, Virginia • $925,000

Upperville, Virginia • $899,000

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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

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

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STEAM

Challenge Test your skills and have fun building a Rube Goldberg Machine.

C.D. Clarke Fly Fishing on the Restigouche River, Quebec, Canada.

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Painting Plein Air With Artist C.D. Clarke T Friday, April 1, 3 - 7 p.m.

Team building pursuit of 21st-century skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration

Saturday, April 2, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Competition building a Rube Goldberg Project. Judges will be engineers from Raytheon, and the winner will receive a 3D printer kit.

This event is open to all junior high school students. No registration fee.

Middleburg Academy is an independent school serving grades 8 through 12, with small classes, dedicated faculty, full STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) curriculum, excellent athletics, and a remarkable record of graduates excelling at top universities. To find out more about our school, and to register for the competition visit www.MiddleburgAcademy.org.

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he National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) is partnering with the Land Trust of Virginia to hold an exclusive outdoor painting workshop with renowned artist C.D. Clarke.

Up to 14 participants will paint alongside Clarke, an international sportsman and artist, at Forest Mills Farm near Leesburg on April 16.

Clarke travels the world in search of artistic inspiration and sporting adventure. His work was featured in a 2014 solo exhibition at NSLM, and now he returns to Middleburg to share his painting advice and plein air tips with the public.

While fly fishing or wing shooting, Clarke is often armed with a paint box as well and the accoutrements are interchangeable. If a composition presents itself, he produces a field study, in either watercolor or oil, on the spot.

His works, sometimes commissioned and other times inspired, are grounded in experience and mark the impression of a particular time and place. His 30-year sporting art career began in 1986 when his submission, a still-life in watercolor of a black duck titled “The Limit for Now,” was selected for publication in Gray’s Sporting Journal.

Since then, Clarke’s work has been chosen for illustration in that noted field sport magazine several times a year, including assignments to accompany sporting writers Terry Wieland and James Babb to paint scenes for their articles. Clarke’s work was chosen for a 2014 solo exhibition at NSLM entitled “A Sportsman en plein air: C.D. Clarke.”

He and class participants will work at Forest Mills Farm, which sits along and up the hill from the Crooked Run, a tributary of Goose Creek.

The cornerstone of the spring house on the farm is dated 1787 and is one of the oldest structures near Lincoln, a town settled by Quakers in the early 18th century. The workshop will take place by the log cabin, on the banks of the creek. This cabin, the oldest structure on the farm, was built by the Janney family when the original grist and sawmill was constructed circa 1740.

Current owner Bettina Gregory, who purchased the property in 1985, donated the conservation easement to the Land

Trust of Virginia in 2013.

The National Sporting Library & Museum is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

Founded in 1954, the renowned research library and fine art museum highlight the rich heritage and tradition of country pursuits.

Angling, horsemanship, shooting, steeplechasing, foxhunting, flat racing, polo, coaching and wildlife are among the subjects available in the organization’s general stacks, rare book holdings, archives and art collection. The NSLM also offers a wide variety of educational programs, exhibitions, and family activities throughout the year, and is open to researchers and the general public.

Painting en plein air with C.D. Clarke will take place April 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $80 for NSLM members and $100 for the public and registration for the program is now open. To register, contact Anne Marie Barnes, the NSLM Educational Programs Manager & Fellowship Advisor, at ABarnes@NationalSporting.org.

The Land Trust of Virginia partners with private landowners who wish to voluntarily protect and preserve their working farmland or natural lands with significant scenic, historic, and ecological value for the benefit of the community using conservation easements.

Founded nearly a quarter century ago, the Land Trust of Virginia is a thriving 501c3 non-profit organization that relies upon the generous support of the community and landowners to fulfill its mission. LTV is a trusted conservation partner, recognized and accredited by the Land Trust Alliance as a land trust that meets “national standards for protecting natural places and working lands forever.” For more information visit www.

LandTrustVA.org.

Admission to the museum is free to NSLM members and $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and older, $8 for youngsters (13–18), with children 12 and under free.

The Museum is free on Wednesdays and on the last Sunday of each month.

NSLM is closed on federal holidays.

And in the case of inclement weather, NSLM follows Loudoun County school district decisions.

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All’s Well for Foxcroft and “Shakespeare in the Burg”

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of Shakespeare’s death, and Foxcroft and many other high schools and colleges around the state have joined the Virginia Shakespeare Initiative to mark the occasion. Burridge taught a course in the fall called “Shakespeare and Performance” and was more than pleased with the results.

“I had a student who was upset that the only elective she could take was that class,” Burridge said. “She told me she had never liked Shakespeare very much.

But in the end, she said she just loved the course. I try to make it as accessible as possible. They even blog about it.”

Burridge is well aware that her own passion for Shakespeare is not exactly shared in some quarters.

“There’s a whole debate in the English

n a digital age of short-burst writing by tweet and text, Anne Burridge, chair of the English department at Foxcroft School, knows full well the challenges of trying to teach her students to understand and appreciate the far more complicated works of Shakespeare.

For years, she’s always found a way to make that happen. And as her classes now head into spring, Burridge also has the practically perfect teaching aid to reinforce her message that Shakespeare is as relevant today as he was four centuries ago.

This year, she’s helped align the school with the third annual “Shakespeare in the Burg” two-day festival running Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3. The American Shakespeare Center company based in Staunton, Virginia is coming to town to put on two separate plays, Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” and Shakespeare’s “Henry V,” at the Middleburg Community Center on Saturday, April 2.

The next day, at the same location, there will be an 11 a.m. brunch and a reading of a one-act play written by playwright Lloyd Pace, Courtesy Photo the winner of a recent comAnne Burridge petition conducted by the festival. Burridge served on the committee to judge the contest, and educational community about Shakea number of local youngsters also particispeare and should we even have it in the pated. Pace’s play is called “Billings” and curriculum,” she said. “That really aggrais described as “Three people. A raging vates me. The issues he writes about are so snowstorm. Consequences.” timely, even now—political power, genSome of Burridge’s Foxcroft students recently served as interns for the festi- der relations…His plays have violence. val, answering phones, writing copy for There’s love and hate, revenge, indecision, the play programs, and many more will ambition. And the staging of his plays was attend the plays as well as stagecraft and ahead of its time, things like theater in the acting workshops on Friday, April 1, at round.”

She’s thrilled that several other local Foxcroft, Middleburg Academy and Hill schools are taking an active role in this School. Those sessions will feature actors year’s “Shakespeare in the Burg” festival. from the company, with several of them Middleburg Charter and Wakefield also also sleeping and eating their meals at will send participants to the Saturday Foxcroft over that weekend. Later this workshops. spring, Foxcroft students will perform And Foxcroft’s production of Twelfth in their own production of Shakespeare’s Night from April 22-24 also is particuTwelfth Night. larly appropriate.

“I love Shakespeare,” said Burridge, “After all,” Burridge said, “you have who has her undergraduate and masters Viola, one of the main characters, dressdegrees from Middlebury College in Vering as a boy. That’s just perfect for a girls mont, where she specialized in Medieval school, isn’t it?” and Renaissance literature. Being associTickets for “The Importance of Being ated with the third annual Middleburg Earnest” (April 2 at 2 p.m.) and “Henry festival “just seemed like a natural fit to V” (April 2 at 7:30 p.m.) are priced at $40 get the girls more involved. each.

The brunch and one-act play read“A lot of our success in teaching Shakespeare is to take the text off the page ing April 3 starts at 11 a.m., with tickets and onto the stage and let them see what priced at $25. For further information, go to info@shakespeareintheburg.com or the writer had in mind.”

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Legislative Update The 2016 Session of the Virginia General Assembly began in January and it is the season for legislative updates once again. For our office, the start of the Senate session is the culmination of months of preparation, committee meetings, work with constituents, civic groups, local governments, businesses, non-profit organizations and others who have a stake in legislation and budget matters before the Senate.

We moved our constituent service and legislative office full-time to the Richmond Capitol.

My committee assignments include the Senate Finance Committee, General Laws and Technology Committee, Rules Committee, and Privileges and Elections Committee, which I chair. I also chair the Senate Finance Subcommittee on General Government and Technology, which oversees funding for all state employees, courts, technology and certain economic development issues.

I have introduced more than sixty bills and budget measures and in a short time we have constructed a complex two-year budget and passed hundreds of bills out of the Senate. Highlights of my bills include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

SB 384 to allow school divisions to participate in the state health plan; SB 405 to restrict tolling on I-66 and set parameters for additional capacity; SB 422 to provide neighborhood assistance tax credits; SB 383 to provide the same level of health insurance coverage for oral chemo drugs as for IV drugs; SB 379 to address highway safety; SB 380 to authorize a behavioral health program in the court process; SB 381 to revise permissible activities of participants in election day programs; SB 382 to clarify certain duties of Electoral Boards and Registrars; SB 460 to provide notification to other states of a person’s voter registration in Virginia; SB 59 to establish non partisan redistricting criteria for drawing congressional and state legislative districts; SB 376 to assist law enforcement in apprehension of a person using search warrants; SB 377 to provide remedies for landlords unlawful removal of a tenant; SB 408 to assist state in payment to citizens of unclaimed property; SB 681 for Frederick County to extend annexation moratorium; and SB 426 to create an investment fund to assist in certain economic development.

There are some other bills that I introduced this session that generated an unusual amount of interest and are worth discussion here. SB 415 drew national attention to a debate in Virginia of sex abuse and child marriage. The bill I patroned sets the minimum age of marriage at 18, with an exception for those 16 and above who go through a judicial proceeding to determine the best interest of the child. Outcry over a marriage case in my district led constituents to inquire about the child welfare and marriage laws in Virginia. I was shocked to learn that Virginia’s marriage laws are among the most lax in the nation and do little to protect children from sexual predators and coerced marriages. Children as young as 12 have married in Virginia and in some cases the marriage is used by an abuser to escape scrutiny and prosecution. Eighteen is a critical age below which teens have no independent protection under the law—they cannot readily escape domestic violence, cannot obtain a protective order and cannot go to a shelter. The bill had a lively floor debate and passed the Senate with wide support.

That bill was consistent with a package of victim and domestic violence bills that I introduced this session. Many people are not aware that 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime and it is the leading cause of homelessness. Two of my bills, SB 654 and 655, increase criminal penalties for abusers and violators of protective orders. I patroned SB 626 which expedites the process for someone issued a protective order to receive a concealed carry permit and my SB 656 provides funds from the Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund to reimburse victims’ for a safety course. Working with the Governor’s office, I also introduced SB 417 to make it easier for social services to file court documents in certain child welfare proceedings. I also collaborated with the Governor’s office to introduce SB 419 which criminalizes unlicensed day care providers who cause the death or serious injury of children. The bill arose out of tragic cases of child deaths and the lack of justice available under the law. Heartbreaking testimony from parents whose children died laid the groundwork for what work was needed and a year-long study group helped craft the bill.

SB 416 which I patroned this session has also drawn national attention. It is the current model framework for states attempting to construct laws that accommodate a new online sharing economy while protecting the economy that already exists. The bill was narrowly drawn to apply to a primary residence and to permit online platforms like FlipKey and Airbnb to operate in Virginia. The bill protects consumers, while working with the Tax Department to create a process to fairly collect and remit taxes to localities. To me the bill offered the perfect solution. It leveled the playing field, satisfied localities by capturing revenue, protecting their local ordinance authority while it included a study at the request of the hotel and hospitality industry who asked that their issues with the industry be evaluated for future legislation. The bill passed in committee almost unanimously but had a tough debate on the Senate floor. I understand opponents who want local government to be able to ban the practice, but this is an issue of fundamental economic freedom and like Uber and Lyft, the modern sharing economy is here and Virginia ultimately has to adopt a fair framework to address it.

Finally, the Attorney General’s decision to overturn Virginia’s concealed carry reciprocity agreements with other states around the country created an overwhelming and bi-partisan demand for legislation to roll back that policy. I introduced SB 610 to reverse that decision and require Virginia to recognize reciprocity for concealed carry permits. It removes the Attorney General’s arbitrary decision-making from the process and provides law abiding citizens consistency and rules that protect their rights. The bill gained broad support and the Governor supported the measure. I agree that we should do everything possible to target gun violence, but we should address those breaking the law and not attack our most law abiding citizens.

I am eager to communicate during the Senate session and will update you on our progress. We welcome visitors to the Capitol and hope that you will consider visiting as my guest in the Senate.

I take your thoughts and opinions seriously and urge you to contact our office any time that you have questions or concerns. I can be reached during the General Assembly session at 804-698-7527, P.O. Box 397, Richmond, VA 23218 or email at district27@senate.virginia.gov. Also, please visit our website at www.senatorjillvogel.com.

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Honors Birge Watkins The Land Trust of Virginia honored outgoing Chairman Birge Watkins in the home of Carole Taylor and George Roll last month. After serving the community with LTV for the past 5 years, Birge Watkins toasted his departure surrounded by friends and colleagues. A final parting gift included a large jar of M&Ms demonstrating the acres brought under easement during his tenure.

A gift of LTV M&Ms representing conserved acreage

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George Roll and Lindsay Sagstuen Carole Taylor, Birge Watkins and Leslie VanSant John Richardson and Robert Emery

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Tip toe through the house and garden estled against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mou nt ai ns ju s t west of Middleburg, this year’s Historic G a r d e n We e k is scheduled for Sunday, April 24 and Monday, April 25.

The tour, under the auspices of the Garden Club of Virginia and organized in this area by the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club, features four spectacular houses and gardens. They’re all located within the 18,000-acre Crooked Run Rural Historic District and the Mosby Heritage Area along the scenic roads among the villages of Middleburg, Upperville, and Paris.

Properties include an immaculately restored 1812 Federal farmhouse overlooking Paris Valley as well as a stately 1913 Georgian Manor house in an English park-like setting that showcases resplendent open spaces.

The Fabulous Four: Gap Run Farm is located midway between Upperville and Rectortown in the heart of Northern Virginia’s Piedmont Hunt.

Unusual for the region, the Gap Run stable is designed as an integral and connected part of the farm’s main residence. The house and stable were completed in 2011 and are sited to maintain complete privacy from the main road while enjoying magnificent views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The distinctive contemporar y architecture is designed to enhance the owners’ appreciation of the landscape.

Both house and stable are arranged around an intimate landscaped entry courtyard, and the stable forms one side

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St. Bride’s Farm was originally part of the 1731 land grant to Landon Carter.

of the space. The architecture of the main house carries through to the stable.

Other buildings on the farm include a fully renovated log cabin from the 1880’s, a traditional tenant house and several utility sheds. The plants and trees around the main house and stable are exclusively native to the region.

Holman Hall Farm was originally part of the land grant from Lord Fairfax to Landon Carter in 1731 and was later a gift to his daughter, Francis Lee Carter. This part of the grant remained open farmland until the main house and most of the out buildings were constructed between 1999 and 2002.

Much of the inspiration for Holman

Hall came from colonial Virginia as well as English and Irish country houses. The gardens and landscape are inspired by the philosophies of the great Georgian gardeners Capability Brown and Humphrey Repton.

On the grounds, areas of special interest are the summerhouse folly overlooking the front pond and the allee of linden trees leading to the guesthouse.

In the main house, there’s a great room fashioned in Irish country style with carvings over the doorways that are patterned after the work of Grinling Gibbons. The 18th Century DutchBritish sculptor and wood carver was widely known for his work in England,

The 53rd annual Upperville Garden Club Daffodil Show will be held at Buchanan Hall in Upperville this year on April 12, with thousands of daffodils on display.

This year’s theme is “Historic Virginia Mansions.” Contestants will be bringing daffodils from their home gardens to compete in a wide variety of divisions including large cupped daffodils, small cupped daffodils, double daffodils, one or more flowers to a stem and Jonquilla to mention just a few.

Garden clubs and individuals will compete in various divisions as well as in themed floral arrangements. Because the theme this year is historic Virginia mansions, the Inter-Club design will be “Mount Vernon” and the arrangement will be “Federal Style.” Other themed arrangements will highlight Monticello, Morven Park, Greenway MARCH 2016

including St. Paul’s Cathedral, Hampton Court Palace and Blenheim Palace.

Also throughout the main house is an extensive collection of sporting art by such renowned painters as George Stubbs and Sir Alfred Munnings.

St. Bride’s Farm is a 350-acre horse farm located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The main residence is situated in an English parkland-style grove of mature specimen trees and enjoys a panoramic view of the Bull Run Mountains. The property was also originally part of the 1731 land grant to Landon Carter.

Dr. Cary D. Langhorne purchased the property in 1913 and three years later

Court, Montpelier and Oatlands. More than 50 exhibitors from Virginia, Maryland and other neighboring states are expected to attend.

Susan Grayson is the co-chair of the show this year, presented by the Upperville Garden Club in conjunction with the American Daffodil Society.

Grayson decided on this year’s theme and added, “the show has been a big success year after year.”

Caroline Nash Helmly, also a co-chair, said that “anyone can exhibit. Just bring some daffodils from your yard or garden to Buchanan Hall between 8 and 10:30 a.m. on April 12th and there were be volunteers that can help you enter. You may just win a ribbon.”

The doors open at 2 p.m. and afternoon tea will be served. Although the show is free, donations are always appreciated. Details: 540 554-4551.

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Much of the inspiration for Holman Hall came from colonial Virginia as well as English and Irish country houses.

ADVANCE TICKETS for the tour may be purchased online at vagardenweek.org or at the following retail outlets: • The Fun Shop and The Pink Box in Middleburg • Christine Fox and The Town Duck in Warrenton • The Loudoun Convention and Visitors Center in Leesburg

TICKETS are $40 on tour days and will be available at Buchanan Hall in Upperville and the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg.

built a Georgian-style manor designed

by Nathan C. Wyeth, architect of the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House.

The current owners completed a major renovation in 2010, designed to return the home’s interior to its historical roots.

In the heart of Virginia hunt country, St. Bride’s Farm comprises a main residence, guest house, farm office, barns, training facilities and numerous out buildings.

The managed landscape includes naturalized woodlands, herbaceous flower beds and a sunken formal garden, which showcases perennials around a reflecting pool. The owners’ collection of contemporary outdoor sculpture provides thoughtful modern accents to this otherwise traditional venue. Miles

of historic stone walls, curving mosslined drives, grazing horses, bright rolling hay pastures, mixed fruit orchards and a kitchen garden complete the scene.

Belle Grove is a Federal house built in 1812 by Isaac Settle, a tavern keeper and postmaster in Paris.

Its history during the Civil War is well-documented by diaries of Settle’s granddaughter, Amanda Edmonds. These describe visits by Mosby’s Rangers and Yankee raids—one of which captured two Confederates.

The house has been restored with few changes and is furnished with antiques belonging to the current owner. The original woodwork remains, including heart pine floors, hand-carved mantels and faux-grained doors. There is one

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he Mosby Heritage Area Association will host a rare opening of historic Green Garden, an antebellum home near Upperville, on Sunday, April 3.

Hosted by the nonprofit preservation and education organization, the tour is part of a Civil War program beginning with five tales by regional historians. The program will begin at 2 p.m. at Buchanan Hall in Upperville. This will be followed by a caravan to nearby Green Garden for a reception and tour.

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Flowering fruit trees shade the lawn, and a spring perennial bed graces the front walkway at Belle Grove.

Other buildings at Gap Run Farm include a fully renovated log cabin from the 1880’s.

wing, a separate summer kitchen connected by a hyphen, and its unusual seven-foot wide fireplace is still visible. A stone smokehouse is in back.

The views from Belle Grove have changed little since the Civil War. Mature Kentucky coffee, ginkgo and holly as well as dogwood and flowering fruit trees

shade the lawn, and a spring perennial bed graces the front walkway. Belle Grove remained in the Settle-Edmonds family for 155 years. Many are buried in the nearby cemetery. It is on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places and is protected by a conservation easement.

a Mosby Safe House. Several of Mosby’s Rangers lived here during the Civil War, including then-owner Jesse Richards’ sons Adolphus (“Dolly”) and Thomas. Green Garden still has its legendary “hidey hole” used by Mosby’s Rangers for rapid escape.

The speakers at Buchanan Hall will include Childs Burden, co-founder of the Mosby Heritage Area Association; Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent Ed W. Clark as well as Gettysburg Foundation President Joanne The Mosby Heritage Area Association will have a program M. Hanley and others. This fundraiser, coand tour of historic Green Garden in Upperville on April 3. hosted by the Gettysburg Foundation, is for the Mosby group’s education program.

Green Garden, a National Historic Register site, Tickets are $30 for MHAA members and $40 for dates from 1833 and its columned main portion non-members, with refreshments included. For was built in 1846. The home is known for its role as reservations, call 540-687-6681.

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hen 2014 National Poetry Slam champion Clint Smith came to Highland School last month, his greatest connection with students may well have been on the subject of silence. The spoken word poet and activist probed the dangers of “things that are left unsaid” and in doing so, encouraged his young listeners to develop their own courageous voices.

Student attire may have been casual on that dress down day in early February; student engagement was anything but.

He’s a powerful stage presence. Inventive phrasing, combined with his truthfulness about personal and civic responsibilities, appealed to middle and upper grade level learners.

Smith’s poems explore a range of hard topics, from urban food deserts (Place Matters) and “the way African American children must categorically be raised differently just to remain safe” (How to Raise a Black Son in America), to how “what you want to be or do may be different than what your parents, teachers the world want for you.” (Becoming a Superhero).

In slam poetry performances, poets either read or recite original work. They are usually judged by selected members of the audience or by a panel of judges.

Senior Savannah Birchall Clayton, who attended the high school assembly, said she understands why Smith’s two talks, “The Danger of Silence” and “How to Raise a Black Son in America,” have had more than four million views.

“He shared with our school the amazing impact that one man’s voice truly can have,” she said. “He has garnered a lot of respect from people, including myself, not just for his skills as a poet, but also for the conviction with which he speaks about inequalities.”

Smith, a 27-year-old teacher, writer and Harvard doctoral candidate, is an increasingly important contributor to national conversations about justice. Following his presentations at Highland, Smith performed at the Verizon Center as part of Teach for America’s 25th Anniversary Summit. Days later, his second article was published in The New Yorker.

“The Meaning of Life without Parole” (Feb. 8 issue) is an extension of his studies of mass incarceration, race and inequality.

“Silence,” Smith said, “is the residue of fear.”

In his poem on the topic, he said that growing up, “I told myself I wasn’t meant to be anyone’s conscience because I still had to figure out being my own, so sometimes I just wouldn’t say anything.”

The theme was explored in Highland’s

Social Justice seminar.

“Sometimes it’s really, really important to take responsibility for saying something — otherwise we are perpetuating biases and prejudices if we don’t check injustices when and where they happen,” he told the class. “These are hard things to do — to speak up.”

One student asked him if human nature or external influences created bias. “I don’t think we are inherently prejudiced,” Smith responded. “We need to ask ourselves, ‘what have I been taught by the world?’ We all carry biases and prejudices…Be cognizant of what yours are, and let that shape your actions moving forward.”

Poet Clint Smith at Highland School

The discussion shifted to public policy and “the societal structures that contribute to who is systemically left out.” Smith encouraged empirical understanding and proof, citing his own research of over-incarceration and education in prison.

“You are 43 per cent less likely to (go back to prison) if you go through an education or vocational program while in prison,” said Smith, who also teaches inmates. “Yet with the prison population increasing by 50% over the last 35 years,” Smith explained, “there is less opportunity to educate and rehabilitate.”

Smith’s ability to connect with young people has been recognized by the Maryland Humanities Council, which named him the Christine D. Sarbanes Teacher of the Year following the three years he taught high school English in Prince George’s County through Teach for America.

During his own senior year of high school, Smith and his family had to relocate from New Orleans to Houston when Hurricane Katrina hit. A soccer recruit, Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Davidson College in 2010.

“I was never very performance oriented until the night I ended up at Nuyorican Poets Café,” he said of the spoken-word hub on New York’s lower East Side. From that moment on, he added, he worked to merge his creative voice and conscience.

Smith’s art is born of an oral tradition, yet more than ears are opened, as Highland’s students learned. Eyes, hearts and minds are awakened and — in slam poetry style —fingers set to snapping in applause for his message and the commanding style of its delivery.

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PART ONE s property owners in the northern Virginia Piedmont, our responsibilities are great. The Piedmont’s rural landscape—its rolling green hills, pristine waters, and scenic roadways, farms, and towns—has an allure that has drawn us to a life in the country.

Our collective challenge is to sustain this magic for future generations.

The following pages offer a few suggestions for living in the country. It notes some of the Piedmont’s traditional country courtesies and lists some simple ways to be a good steward of the land. These guidelines hope to promote enthusiasm for observation and respect for the natural environment and the historic vernacular that defines the Piedmont’s landscape.

Of course, the following pages offer only a start to protect the enchantment of the Piedmont. Living in harmony with nature is a learning process. The list of resources include practical, artistic and meaningful adaptations to benefit you, your community and the region.

The Piedmont region is hilly, upland country of the eastern US between the Atlantic coastal plain and the Appalachians. It stretches from southeast New York to central Alabama.

The charm of our countryside is often illustrated by the natural contours we navigate along a meandering old road flanked by fieldstone walls stacked before the Civil War. Springing from that wall are native trees and shrubs that grow into a tunnel of dappled shade. This makes a lively byway for birds, foxes and other country critters, which is commonly referred to as a hedgerow.

These diverse and symbiotic vegetative communities line our streams. Small tributaries and low-lying areas carry water intermittently during periods of rain.

Naturally-occurring plant populations along a water course are like a roadway.

They accentuate the curves, the contours and the balance of nature’s designs.

Beyond the visual impact, however, a vital eco-system slows runoff from large rain events, filters debris and pollutants before they reach our water, provides shade and protection from wind and weather. It nurtures a new generation of plants that provide food, shelter, nesting sites and migration flyways for the birds we love to watch. Their mating calls bring music to the landscape. These are known as riparian buffers.

Water soothes the land and contributes to the symphony of the landscape.

Where soil composition does not favor good drainage wet areas can provide the ingredients for a wetland mosaic or bog

garden. When encouraged to reproduce, the drama of color from pink joe pye weed, red monarda, cardinal flower, blue pickerel weed and blue flag iris attracts red wing blackbirds, great blue herons, egrets, wood ducks, spring peepers, wood frogs, turtles and dragonflies.

Why would anybody want to opt for the muddy ruts of lawn mowers and tractor wheels to keep grass in such wet spots or shear the grass around pond edges when such a carnival of activity could grace a small patch of wet lawn or paddock?

If you’re eager for shorn grass and an organized look, mow, but follow the natural contours of the land. These riparian buffers will give you vistas and recapture more water by slowing runoff and minimizing erosion. An added benefit is the habitat corridors for wildlife movement.

Over time roadsides and water courses, open fields and wildflower meadows revert back to forest. A managed tall uncut field or meadow will sway with the breezes. Left uncut, a monoculture of fescue eventually gives way to patches of copper and blonde bluestem grass and an assortment of milkweed and purple asters. Butterflies and birds dart over this new patchwork of food and shelter. The moisture is retained by the shade of the taller grasses which encourages the first seedlings of future landmark trees.

As the picturesque Piedmont captures your heart, look to nature for lessons about what is happening in the woods. Look around water to learn about eco-systems at work and the natural designs waiting to be enhanced.

Look at your property large or small with new eyes for possibilities. Use the mower and weed eater sparingly to accentuate the soft edges of a wetland, meadow, hedgerow or watercourse. Define the contours of the land and the meander of the stream.

Encourage hedgerows by mowing less. Mow only one side of a fence line rather than both.

Artistically redefine your landscape by minimizing mowing and experimenting with tall grass sweeps. Natural patterns evolve from these trails. Mow only one mower width along your drive or just the area of lawn where you walk.

Grass pathways are more inviting, mysterious and visually pleasing. The rewards will be astounding. Local critters will relish the cover, the seed pods and berries in winter.

This is an excerpt from Missy Janes’ book, Life in the Country. A long-time Middleburg resident, she’s a writer and photographer whose work regularly appears in Middleburg Life.

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The 2nd Annual Greenhill Winery & Vineyards Wine Tasting in honor of the Mrs. George C. Everhart Memorial Invitational Side Saddle Exhibition Race

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By Marcia Woolman Middleburg Life Outdoors Columnist

pending winter days in the surrounding woodlands, or even observing trees in villages and on old estates, brings an awareness of vines growing on far to many trees.

Always looking for an important conservation issue, I was prepared to warn readers of the danger of vines killing your trees. But, I wasn’t sure to what degree this was true, so I set out to read and learn whether vines really do kill trees.

The answer? Yes and no.

For most native vines like Virginia Creep the answer is no. But with invasive English Ivy, for instance, the answer if yes.

If the ivy is thick enough, the damage could be happening at all parts of the tree. English Ivy in the canopy can shade out your trees and slow photosynthesis. The extra weight the vines add can bring down branches and even whole trees, especially if loaded with ice or snow. The really thick vines create micro climates underneath that can cause rot on the trees. Like all weeds, English ivy also competes for light, air, space and nutrition.

Other vines, like oriental bittersweet, can spiral around the tree and choke it. One of the signs of spiral vines is that they leave indentations in the tree itself. I have seen these used to create very interesting walking sticks, but if the tree is to remain on your property you may not want it to be disfigured in this way. If you want to protect your trees, always remove oriental bittersweet and English ivy on sight. Learn to identify it, and be proactive.

If you decide a vine needs to be removed, the best and easiest approach is to cut the vine so anything above the cut dies. Don’t try to rip it out of the tree right away. I have found if you wait a year and let it die and become brittle, it will often come down even from the very top with a series of tugs that break up the vine tendrils rather than rip off leaves or small limbs from the tree. So be patient.

The other method I saw was used on a large native cedar tree right in the front yard of the PEC office building in Warrenton. The vine was cut about shoulder high and again just above the ground. They then proceeded to clear out as much of the vine root structure as possible to keep it from growing

back up the tree, leaving the upper vines to die from lack of water.

Some vines don’t seem to do much harm. Virginia Creeper and poison ivy rarely harm trees. Hairy looking vines are a tell-tale sign of poison ivy. If you have to remove them, the best time to do it is in the winter, but you still need to be extremely careful.

And NEVER burn poison ivy plants. The oil can be dispersed through the air and that is something that you never want to inhale.

Keep in mind that vines are an important part of our native forests. Vines add a lot of bird habitat along tree trunks and thick tangles. Flowers and fruit are found on many vines, which in turn support a lot of interesting insects that become food for birds.

Many people, including myself, thought that all vines should be removed to create a “healthier” woodland. But removing all of the vines creates a neat looking woodland, but destroys important natural habitat that belongs in our environment.

The earliest European explorers reported thick t a n g l e s of v i n e s hanging from trees along the coast and along rivers, and an abundance of wild grapes.

It’s unusual for a native vine to seriously harm a healthy tree. Invasive vines are usually the ones that end up damaging the trees. Rather than trying to kill all of your vines, try to appreciate them for what they are—an important part of the forest.

(Marcia Woolman is a regular columnist for Middleburg Life, and chair of the Goose Creek Challenge, an annual riparian buffer tree planting project using school students to plant donated trees.)

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Bull Run Hunt Game Dinner 2016

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Tally Ho. Members, friends and guests of the Bull Run Hunt celebrated in Medieval style with a game dinner-bison stuffed peppers, venison, rice and sausage, quail, and German chocolate cake.

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here’s plenty of March merriment at Oatlands in Leesburg, with a variety of events on a packed schedule over the next few weeks.

On March 12 and 13, Oatlands will hold a special St. Patrick’s Historic Greenhouse Afternoon Tea. Tea will be held from 1-3 p.m. in the greenhouse and the attire is casual.

Assorted sandwiches, scones and delicious sweets and Oatlands’ special afternoon tea blend will be served. Oatlands’ special tea blend also is available for purchase in the gift shop.

On March 26, it will be Afternoon Tea with the Easter Bunny. It’s also scheduled from 1-3 p.m., this time in the historic Carriage House. Teas require advance reservation and purchase. Teas are $29.95 plus tax per person ages 3 and up. To make a reservation call, 703-7773174.

On March 13, 20 and 27, it’s Hatha Yoga, a 75-minute class led by Angela Nunez, a 200-hour registered Yoga teacher. Hatha Yoga classes are held at 9:45 a.m. During colder months, courses will be held in Oatlands’ greenhouse and move to the formal terraced gardens in the warmer months. Bring a yoga mat, water, walking shoes and any helpful

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props. Registration is required with a $25 fee. To register for the class, email Angela Nunez at angelanunez369@gmail.com.

On April 3, experience the restorative power of Contemplative Yoga in Nature. Classes are held the first Sunday of every month at 9:30 a.m. Accessible Yoga practice will be held in the beautiful circa 1810 greenhouse. Registration is required and a $25 fee applies. To register for the class, email Denise Moore at dtsumuki@aol.com and Yvonne Parrotte at yparrotte@aol.com.

Oatlands is a self-supporting National Trust Historic Site and National Historic Landmark. Comprised of more than 414 acres, the site features a stunning landscape with magnificent formal terraced gardens, an 1804 mansion and 19th century brick dependencies, including the Oatlands greenhouse, the second oldest greenhouse in the nation.

For more information and schedules of future events, visit www.oatlands.org.

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All are shown here: Palm Beach Equine team; Scott Swerdlin, Gringo Colombres, Ezequiel Zubiaurre, Agustin Arellano, Glenn Straub and the Goose Creek team; Maureen Brennan, Marc Ganzi, Juancito Bollini, Mariano Gonzalez.

t the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington, Fl., the Goose Creek Polo Team with Upperville’s Maureen Brennan began the 2016 with a strong presence in the 12 Goal Limited Edition Series. By the end of the tournament, the Palm

Cellist Amit Peled and his family with Jacqueline Mars at the Valentine’s Day concert at Grace Church in The Plains.

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lark Betz, a junior at Foxcroft School and a Middleburg resident, has been awarded the inaugural Flavia Scholarship to attend the Maine School of Art Pre-College Program this summer Students from Middleburg Academy traveled to Guatemala in February. Kian Manafi, CLARK BETZ Tory Kahler, Trilby Brown, Alex Hess, and Samantha Steinman participated in a service trip,

which was organized by their Spanish teacher, Brittany Myers. Students partnered with Constru Casa to build a house for the indigenous Maya of Guatemala.

Kudos to Dave Gills of Middleburg Academy who has been selected as a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Master Teacher. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that provides transformational learning experiences to K-12 students and teachers across the U.S., via pathways in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science.

Sarah and Tim Belk have announced the engagement of their daughter Katherine Belk to Peyton Coles, the son of Julie and John Coles.

They met at their high school reunion—his tenth and her fifth—at St. Andrews School in Delaware.

The Great Meadow International presented by Adequan has extended invitations worldwide for nations to compete at Great Meadow this July 8-10 when it hosts the first FEI Eventing Nations’ Cup ever held outside Europe.

Top riders will bring world-class horses to the The Plains. The event will be the final outing for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team prior to the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Great Meadow International has invited all nations to send teams to compete against the U.S. team. Final entries from the U.S. and the invited countries have not been confirmed because the closing date for entries is June 21, 2016. Great Meadow, steeped in U.S. Eventing tradition, was host to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in its final preparation trial prior to the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games and the 2015 Pan American Games.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.greatmeadowinternational.com.

Oscar buzz....The Plains own Virginia Fout, event planner extraordinaire, once again produced Elton John’s always fabuloso Oscar night party in Los Angeles last month. This year marked her 13th annual produc-

tion and she obviously was delighted with the result. “I’m honored to be part of such an incredible night and produce this event for the last 13 years... it has evolved so much over that time and the amount of “good” are we able to do in one night still amazes me. The Elton John AIDS Foundation raised over $6.2 million for HIV/AIDS. What a night!”

Middleburg’s Greenhill Winery also had a presence at the Oscars in the swag bags. Their sparkling chardonnay was included in the “Everyone Wins” gift bags presented by Distinctive Assets to nominees in the top five competitive categories at the Academy Awards on Feb. 28. Based in Middleburg, Greenhill’s winemaker is Burgundy-born Sébastien Marquet.

Greenhill’s wines were featured in Dujour Magazine in Los Angeles last year—with a plug from Visit Loudoun. The public relations firm assembling the swag bags read about it and contacted the winery. It was the only winery included in a nominee perk that included electronics, trips and other goodies estimated to be worth over $200,000.

Back on the east coast, Greenhill’s Polo Team won its first tournament at Palm City Polo Club in Wellington, Florida on Valentine’s Day. Winery owner David Greenhill won the Most Valuable Player award and his pony, Gumby, was named “Best Playing Pony.”

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upporters of the Community Music School of the Piedmont gathered at Barton Oaks, the home of Claude Schock recently for their annual Candlelight Concert Fundraiser. Soprano singer Rosa Lamoreaux, accompanied with friends, sang classics from The Great American Songbook.

A silent auction was held following the concert with all proceeds to benefit scholarships for students at CMPS.

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D

ustin Aliff finds himself completely consumed with creativity on a daily basis.

After spending his working daytime hours repairing antique oriental rugs with his father David at David’s Oriental Rugs in Marshall, he shifts to music, poetry, and painting in the evenings.

As a high school student at Liberty High School in the mid-1990s, Aliff suffered from seizures, fainting spells and terrible migraines. After several hospital visits, he found relief from the same doctor who performed surgery on the late Christopher Reeve.

“I had brain surgery in 1996,” he said. “My brain stem was being squeezed in Photo by Sophie Scheps my spinal cord. They were Dustin Aliff able to make some cuts so now there is enough room Some of the rugs Dustin and his father for proper blood flow. Ever since then, I’m repair are hundreds of years old and a different person. Ideas and images just come from all over the country. They’ve flow into me. I can’t keep it inside of me. I been chewed or soiled by pets, stained have to put it on paper.” by dropped glasses of wine and so much Aliff has been accumulating his poetry more.

The painstaking work they perform in hopes of publishing a book within the makes the carpets look new again. Their next year entitled “X-ray Your Zip Code.” true appreciation for the work involved in He’s developed a new style, which he calls the creation of the rugs is apparent.

A-to-Z poetry.

“I love the nomadic rugs, ” Dustin said.

“Each poem has a subject or emotion like family, business or sadness,” he said. “The materials aren’t easy for them to get “And starting at A, each word is the as they travel. They will use horsehair or their own hair to make sure they have subsequent letter so it tells a story.”

He also writes in more traditional enough when they run out of wool. There styles. Writing, he said, is often a coping is more of a connection from the weaver mechanism for overwhelming emotions, when it’s not mass produced.”

Aliff also weaves his own rugs, whether they’re happy or sad. sometimes experimenting with unusual “His poetry is fabulous, very deep. It’s products like copper. His ancestry solid,” said Bailey Davis of Middleburg, includes Native American and he has who often frequents the Marshall shop. improved his connection to the culture by Working with oriental rugs means that creating tribal pieces.

Aliff is surrounded by art and creativity Aliff ’s schedule allows little time all day. After three trips to Istanbul, he for a social life, but his passion for became a master weaver after many hours inspiring others is too strong to allow for of instruction. distractions.

He hopes that sharing his art “I first went when I was 22,” he said.

“We had a Turkish man come into the and poetry will encourage others to lead shop and he brought me over to Istanbul. more fulfilling, creative lives.

“I say I am a weaver, a writer, a I was there for 30 days to watch and learn.

I took a lot of reference pictures. Then I poet and a painter,” he said. “There is so went back three years later and again last much and my brain just gets filled. I have year. So in three trips I have learned pretty to find a way to release it in my poetry and much everything I can. I sat there for 12- my writing. I still want more. Once you hour days, learned as much Turkish as I create and you’re actually pleased with it, that’s where true happiness comes from.” could and really put the effort into it.”

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What’s Going On

Music: After a successful inaugural season, the Middleburg Concert Series returns with its first concert of 2016 on Sunday, March 13 at 4 p.m. with a visit to the baroque era. Concerts are held at the Middleburg United Methodist Church at 15 West Washington Street and admission is free.

The program will include selections

by Bach, Handel and Poglietti and feature baroque and modern trumpet artist Dr. Douglas Wilson. He holds degrees in music from Yale, Oberlin and the University of Oklahoma and has performed with numerous concert ensembles.

The goal of the series is to provide the opportunity for area residents and visitors to enjoy virtuoso performances worthy of the Kennedy Center without the need to travel long distances.

A reception for audience members to meet the artists will immediately follow the performance. For more information contact Alan Saucedo at middleburgconcertseries@gmail.com.

The Warrenton Chorale’s Handbell Ensemble &Youth Chorale will hold a concert on Friday, April 22 starting at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 23 at 3 p.m. at the Warrenton Presbyterian Church.

Tickets will be available on April 6, with a suggested donation of $15 for adults and $5 for children.

There will be music, lots of sweet music at the Middleburg Community Center the next two months.

The Loudoun Symphony Orchestra will present the concert “Masters and Miniatures” on March 12 from 3-5 p.m.

On the evening of April 9, there will be a Loudoun Symphony Gala at MCC, followed on April 15 by the season’s first “Concert on the Steps” from 5:30-7 p.m. including a band, light bites and refreshments available.

The Loudoun Ballet Company (LBC) will hold its first ever “Sleeping Beauty Tutu Fashion Show” on Saturday, April 2 at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg.

Tickets are available online only at www. loudounballet.org through March 29.

This fundraising event features chances to win girl- and doll-sized replicas of LBC’s stunning Sleeping Beauty costumes, handmade by the ballet company seamstress.Ticket prices are $45 for children 12 and under and $55 for adults. The silent auction begins at noon, with the fashion show and luncheon from 1-3 p.m.

Community Center: Other MCC events include a community art auction, free and open to the public on April 8 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. featuring wooden plates decorated by local artists. And don’t forget adult yoga, and lots of activities for pre-schoolers. The MCC also has put together a spring break, three-day mini-horse camp at Stonelea Farm March 21-23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $250. For further information on all MCC events, call 540-687-6375.

Racing: Mark your calendars for the 2016 point-to-point season.

On Saturday, March 12, the Blue Ridge Hunt point-to-point will be run at Woodley Farm in Berryville starting at noon. Call 540-550-7015 or go to blueridgehunt.org.

On Saturday, March 26, the Piedmont Fox Hounds point-to-point will be held at the Salem course in Upperville starting at 1 p.m. Call 540-592-7100. And on Sunday, April 3, the Orange County Hounds point-to-point will be contested at Locust Hill Farm in Middleburg. Call 540-6875552 or contact pippy@ vafallraces.com.

And on the steeplechasing front, make extra certain to plan ahead for the Middleburg Spring Races, Saturday, April 23 at Glenwood Park. Post time is 1 p.m. For tickets, call 540-687-6545.

National Sporting Library & Museum: Join the NSLM for “Sunday Sketch” on the first Sunday of the month, from 2-4 p.m. The next session is April 3 with artist Mary Jennings. Each month a local art teacher or artist leads a sketching session in the art galleries, guiding participants on style, composition or another aspect of drawing. Supplies (pencils, paper, sketch boards and clipboards) will be provided.

The program is free and open to the public of all ages and participants will receive free admission to the museum. Register with Anne Marie Barnes at abarnes@ nationalsporting.org or 540-687-6542, extension 25.

In celebration of its exhibition “Line Dance: The Art of Fly Fishing” by Peter Corbin, the NSLM is hosting a public reception for the artist on Saturday, March 19. Join Corbin for a coffee reception from 10-10:30 a.m. and follow him on a custom tour of the exhibition. Admission is free to NSLM members and $5 for non-members, with coffee provided by Middleburg Common Grounds. RSVP to Anne Marie Barnes at 540-687-6542 x25 or at ABarnes@NationalSporting.org.

Middleburg Library: On Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m., there will be a program “Getting Publishers to Say Yes!” with longtime author and writing coach David Hazard. Learn what literary agents and publishing review committees look for so you can present the best, most professional pitch and proposal possible.

Teen Tech Week at the library is March 12 at 1 p.m. The program includes creating technology by recycling old CDs and tech materials into owl ornaments. A session on Native Raptors—owls, hawks and falcons—is scheduled Sunday, March 19 at 2 p.m. with naturalist Kent Knowles of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia.

Quality Quacking: Get ready to focus on our feathered friends when the Loudoun chapter of Ducks Unlimited holds its annual banquet March 12 from 5:30-9 p.m. at the Purcellville Pavillion.

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