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’m not at all horsey,” artist Clarice Smith told Middleburg Life in an exclusive interview recently. During a one-on-one chat set against the backdrop of her show “Clarice Smith: Power and Grace” at the National Sporting Library and Museum here in Middleburg, Smith revealed she tried riding horses 30 years ago.

Things just didn’t work out. She also developed an allergy.

The astonishing aspect of this exhibition is how Smith flawlessly captures the horses: galloping, walking or poking their heads out of a stall at her Heronwood Farm in Upperville, and at the races in Saratoga, Keeneland, England and France. Many of the 33 pieces are on large canvases.

“I’m a good observer,” says Smith who received her BA and MFA in Studio Art at The George Washington University, where she also

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you walk, run, bike or drive all around the Middleburg area, don’t you often wonder about the way things are, or aren’t?

What’s inside that falling down barn? Why is a tree growing out of that grain silo? Who

put that monument in the middle of a cow pasture? And whatever happened to that lovely lady who once owned that cute shop on the corner? We’re planning to answer some of those questions, ours and, we hope, mostly yours as well, in this new monthly feature. If you wonder about anything at all, shoot us an email at badgerlen@aol.com or call 540-687-6059 and we’ll try to find the answer.

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n recent months, there’s been a lot of bulldozing and building going on just outside of town on The Plains Road right past the Middleburg American Legion Hall. It looks as if someone is putting up a large dairy barn on a two-acre site that also borders The Hill School property.

The builder/investors are lifelong Middleburg native Coe Eldredge and his Washington-based partner, Charlie Nulson. But there will be no cows occupying stalls or grazing on much green grass.

Instead, the structure may look like a barn on the outside, but on the inside will be 14,000 square feet of commercial office space that already is 60 percent leased.

And once the initial barn-like building is fully rented, work will begin on what will look like an old farm house, but will include another 6,000 square feet of office space. In between the lower barn building and the faux farm house up closer to The Plains Road will be a spacious parking lot that will accommodate the needs of all the office occupants.

That’s a major reason Eldredge believes his new complex may well be more desirable than buildings on Washington Street, where parking options definitely remain tight. While there does seem to be a fair amount of vacant office space all around town, Eldredge said his complex also will be less expensive than most others, now averaging about $30 a square foot compared to Eldredge’s cost in the mid-$20 range.

Eldredge has mostly been in the home building business for nearly 25 years and has specialized in making new look old. That’s what he’s doing with that barn-like structure designed by Middleburg architect Bill Tenure, and the farmhouse office plans will be more of the same. There also will be a walking path that will go from the main building into town so noone will have to dodge traffic on The Plains Road.

And the target market?

“We’re hoping for someone from Reston, or Leesburg or South Riding who doesn’t want to fight the traffic going in toward Washington and wants to work in a quiet village,” Eldredge said.

“It’s very easy access to the town, the shops and restaurants, and we’ll have everything you need in a modern office environment.”

Eldredge knows plenty about dairy barns. His

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Coe Eldredge on the site

father Ted had a dairy farm between Middleburg and The Plains where they had lots of cows, and raised dogs, as well. One of them, in fact—King Timahoe, an Irish Setter--lived in the White House with President Richard Nixon and his family. He’s a graduate of Hill School and the University of Virginia and began his building career by fixing up old houses in Old Town Alexandria while also working in the financial industry in Washington.

He’s been in the building business full-time the last 23 years, with over 100 new homes to his credit, as well as a number of commercial properties and home renovations. He and his wife, Maria, and their three children moved back to the Middleburg area in 1990.

“I have an affinity for building new to look old,” Eldredge said. “I also want these buildings to fit in with the character of the town, and I think when we’re done people will see that they’re very much in context. There may very well have been a small farm outside of the town, and I’m trying to continue that same theme.” n

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Middleburg Police Officer Stabbed to Death (in 1899)

By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

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hen then recently appointed Middleburg Chief of Police A.J. Panebianco first moved into his new office in April, 2012, up on a bookshelf he noticed a small rubbing of a name he did not recognize.

Above that name encased in a plastic frame was a logo he was all too familiar with—the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington that honors policemen from around the country killed in the line of duty.

Panebianco went immediately to his computer and looked up the name on the memorial’s data base website. And there it was: Sergeant Henry Milton Seaton of the Middleburg Police Department was stabbed and mortally wounded in the village on Nov. 25, 1899, and honored with his name carved into the memorial’s wall in 2005. At the time, Seaton had been one of only two officers from Loudoun County who had ever been killed in action.

Now, fast forward to this coming Aug. 5.

On that Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the field

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behind the community center, the Middleburg Police Department will celebrate the 31st annual National Night Out. It’s an event held in towns and cities across the country designed to heighten crime awareness and prevention and strengthen police/ community relations.

That night, several members of Henry Milton Seaton’s family will be on hand for a short presentation starting at 6:30 p.m. honoring the slain officer.

One of those family members, Mike McCoy, is a retired Fairfax County fireman who now lives in Purcellville and is a distant cousin of Seaton. He first heard about the 115-year-old murder a few years ago from another cousin, Sonia Seaton Metelsky, who lives in Silver Spring, Md., and has been doing a genealogy study of her family’s history for many years.

This past January, McCoy called Chief Panebianco, setting in motion next month’s Middleburg ceremony. Seaton’s name also soon will be added to the Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial in Richmond.

“As a fireman,” McCoy said, “I think it’s important that police and firemen be recognized when they are killed in action. Now 115 years later, we’ll recognize him. I want to tell everyone about this story.

He deserves it.”

It’s a terribly sad story, and still has a few gaps that have never quite been fully filled in.

Seaton, who is buried in Middleburg’s Sharon Cemetery, was 28 at the time of his death. His tombstone also lists the name of Charlotte Seaton, his sister, just below his name. There is no record as to whether he was married or had any children.

On Saturday, Nov. 25, 1899, at about 11 p.m., Sgt. Seaton was told his services were needed at the Adams Store at the intersection of Madison and Washington streets. Appar-

ently, he came upon Richard Thompson, a local resident, who was arrested shortly thereafter for being drunk and disorderly. According to several news accounts at the time, Thompson was released from jail a few hours later at the request of a town councilman who told him to report to a hearing before the mayor the following Monday.

Richard Thompson went home that night and told his brother Harrison about his arrest, and the two of them went back into town and confronted Seaton. Harrison Thompson then took out a two-sided knife known as a dirk, stabbed Seaton in the stomach and both brothers fled the scene.

According to a 2005 story in the Fairfax Journal, Seaton was taken to a local hospital and died on Dec. 2, 1899. One Washington newspaper described it as “the most fiendish and brutal murder ever committed in (Loudoun) county.”

A massive manhunt ensued to find the two brothers, with the town of Middleburg putting up a $125 reward, the state of Virginia $100 and the Loudoun Board of Supervisors $175. On Jan. 7, 1900, Richard Thompson was arrested in Washington, D.C. and in May of that year, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 18 years in prison. Three years later, for still unknown reasons, he was pardoned by Gov. Andrew Montague.

Harrison Thompson spent many years on the run, but was finally arrested in June, 1908, in the town of Carroll, Ohio, and Loudoun Sheriff Thomas Henderson was dispatched there to interview him. According to the Fairfax Journal, “what happened after that remains a mystery…John Fishback (now retired), who

handles historic documents for the Loudoun Clerk of the Court, checked records for four years after Harrison Thompson’s arrest, but found nothing about the suspect’s fate.”

Mike McCoy supplied Middleburg Life with another far more colorful description of his distant relative’s murder.

It was contained in a letter written on Nov. 27, 1899—two days after the stabbing—by John Bodmer, a resident of Aldie, to Ella Lee Goode, who he was courting at the time. It was reprinted in a book “Letters to Ella Lee Goode” compiled by author Meridee Orndoff Mucciarone in 2003.

“Now I want to tell you something awful that happened in Middleburg last Saturday night,” Bodmer wrote to the woman he would eventually marry. “There was a big crowd about town and some were drinking and they got very noisy. So the police arrested one of them that was making the most noise and using bad language but he promised to behave himself and they let him go. But he went home and told his brother about it and so he came up to where the policeman was standing on Mr. Adams’ porch and without saying anything he had a large knife or razor in his hand and cut the policeman awful bad, so bad that the doctor didn’t think he will live. And the worst of it is the man got away and they haven’t caught him yet. But I guess they will get him.

“I expect that you know the man that was the policeman. His home is at North Fork but he has been living in Middleburg two or three years. He is Mr. Sam Seaton’s son. I think his name is Milton. I never knew him very well, but he was very well thought of by everybody at Middleburg. It will be hard on his people if he should die for his mother just died a short while ago.”

Meanwhile, Chief Panebianco said that once he realized there were Seaton family members still alive and living in the area, “we immediately said we’d like to get on board and honor him.

“It happened a long time ago,” he said, “but someone made the ultimate sacrifice and it’s our duty, and a true honor, to recognize what he did. We’re very excited to be able to show this man’s family that we still care.” n

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he Independent Grocers Alliance was established in 1926, a business owners’ group formed to ensure trusted, family-owned local grocery store remained strong in the face of what was already growing competition from faceless corporate chains.

Today, the same entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well, and communities are being served by second, third and even fourth generation independent IGA retailers.

And IGA is expanding across the globe, as well. IGA’s reach extends from Marshall, Virginia north into Canada, east into Russia and China, south

into Brazil and Australia, with development planned in South Africa and Sweden, even Pakistan and Vietnam.

In a time of cookie-cutter chains, IGA stores stand out as distinctively unique, just like the communities they serve.

With nearly 5,000 supermarkets worldwide, IGA stores are in 46 U.S. states and more than 30 countries, commonwealths and territories around the globe.

The closest IGA to the one in Marshall is Poolesville, Maryland since IGAs in Purcellville and Madison closed shop in the past five years.

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t would be a stretch to say that grocer Holder Trumbo knows everyone who walks into his Marshall IGA. It would not be a stretch to say everyone who walks in knows him.

After all, this level of familiarity is his business, as it has been for some four generations of his family, and counting.

The Marshall IGA has anchored Main Street for more than 50 years, a hive of activity in this sleepy semi-rural town that by turns buzzes and dozes.

The mid-town supermarket has ridden out bumps in the economy, skated through three recessions—including one that lingers—and seen more changes than a Macy’s dressing room.

The thriving northern Fauquier family business is one of the unique features that gives the town its character, Trumbo says of the small Independent Grocers’ Association store. It’s something residents, commuters, regular visitors and passers-by have grown to count on.

“It’s a labor of love,” Trumbo said of the store that is the literal definition of a mom-and-pop shop. “My kids and wife help out here, my granddad (a retired Safeway executive) started it, but the Marshall IGA really was defined by my dad.”

Bob Trumbo opened the independent outlet in 1958. It was one of a halfdozen stores the family operated until the early 1980s when Bob Trumbo whittled down to just the Marshall branch, his brother narrowing focus to one in Alexandria.

From the outset, IGA always set itself apart from corporate chains by offering local meats and produce—even before organic, fair-trade or locallysourced were sexy trends.

“We source things from the kid in Hume that brings us two dozen eggs a week all the way to some of the bigger

commercial farms that ship to us” by the truckload, Trumbo said. He travels the region testing and sampling foods and farm products before he brings them into the store, a personal policy of quality control.

Has he ever made a misstep?

“How many shots did Michael Jordan miss over his career?” Trumbo asked rhetorically. “Of course, sometimes I mistake what I think will sell here, but mostly I think I’ve got a handle on what our shoppers want.”

What they mostly want are good products at a fair price, emphasis on local and pure. Among local offerings are beef, poultry, lamb, pork, wine, produce, even beer. Local bakers source pastries, cakes and pies, while Kinloch Farm—for one—provides fresh wildflower honey.

Big brown eggs overflow from a wire basket near the fresh veggies, tidbits of interesting new offerings are sliced and set out on wide tables near the deli. Comfy mid-store seating encourages shoppers to linger, taste-test a new product and jaw with the owner, who prides himself on being “available.”

“I can’t tell you the number of people who come in and want to talk county politics,” said Trumbo, who also serves on the county Board of Supervisors. “Other people just want to chat.

There’s always something going on here.”

Other draws include a well-stocked pharmacy at the back of the store and a huge organic and health food aisle flush with the curious and the interesting.

The deli counter mid-store is always hopping.

“The fried chicken is sort of famous,” said shopper Otis Darnell, stopping by for a hot lunch in the middle of a busy day putting up fencing for an area farmer. IGA sells by the drumstick at the hot-counter every day for lunch and by the hundreds in catering pre-orders.

“People are always talking about our chicken,” Trumbo said. “Everything is good here, but that’s our calling card.”

Trumbo, 48, attended Highland School in Warrenton and Woodberry Forest in Orange before earning his degree at Washington and Lee. Throughout, he helped out in the store, eventually taking over operations.

As if he wasn’t busy enough, seven years ago Trumbo was elected Scott District supervisor. It’s a natural extension of a small business, Trumbo said, citing the needs of a region precariously balanced between growth and status quo.

“When you’re a business owner on Main Street, USA, you’re involved in local politics whether you like it or not,” he said. “Fauquier has become a community divided against itself. We’ve got a huge bulls-eye on our back, with people moving here because they love the rural ambiance, but the minute they get here they want to change it.

“People act surprised we don’t have a Bloomingdales or an underground subway,” he added. “But you can’t move here expecting Fairfax services for Galax tax rates. It’s a balancing act, keeping the area rural but supporting business.”

Trumbo calls Virginia’s Piedmont economy fragile, and unique. Dollar for dollar, he said, the agriculture tax base was exactly what keeps the area solvent.

“People are on the verge of killing off the goose that laid the golden egg,” he explained. “Farms are less draw on services than a housing development.

Think of it that way. You want farmers keeping the area open and green, or you want thousands of houses bringing up everybody’s taxes? If we’re not careful, and watchful, that’s what we’ll end up with. Retail brings much more into the economy than rooftops.”

Protection of the landscape is vital, Trumbo added.

“If Mosby himself came riding into Middleburg or The Plains, he’d recognize it. We’ve preserved the region’s character.

We can’t freeze the area like a mosquito in amber, but we’re trying to grow wisely and not ruin everything you come here for. n

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Equine Nurse Amanda Compton: Driven to Succeed

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or veterinary nurse Amanda Compton, the past year has brought many memorable moments and high honors.

Not only has she received numerous academic and career accolades, but she also achieved national success in the sport of competitive carriage driving. Compton, now based at the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, has an associate’s degree from Potomac State College of West Virginia University and a bachelor’s degree in animal veterinary sciences from West Virginia University.

She graduated from Northern Virginia Community College in veterinary technology and became a licensed veterinary technician in May, 2013. In addition she was recognized as the Veterinary Technician Student of the Year by the Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians.

The accolades don’t stop. Compton received the Potomac State College Young Alumni Award and was named Member of the Year of the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians in December, 2013.

The Washington, D.C. native, who lived most of her life in West Virginia, also is a registered equine dental technician with the Board of Veterinary Medicine and the first person in Virginia to hold both veterinary technician and equine dental technician credentials.

To say that Compton is a horse lover is definitely an understatement. She admits that she lives and breathes horses. When not working part-time at the Leesburg-based equine medical center as an animal care technician, she operates her own equine dental business, and works with veterinarians throughout Northern Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and other regions in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland.

Any spare time Compton has left is heavily devoted to training, competing and caring for her own horses. She got her start in carriage driving shortly after graduation from West Virginia. She had the opportunity to work as a resident groom at a large farm in Upperville, which breeds and trains Shire horses for driving.

While there, she worked with renowned carriage driving expert Paul Maye, an Englishman, coachman and trainer. During her five years under Maye’s guidance, she learned that carriage driving required immense preparation, skill, and attention to detail. Preparation for an event takes many hours; horse, carriage and driver are expected to be spotless and attention to detail is imperative.

Today, Compton owns a small horse farm in Frederick County, Va., and in her spare time competes with her homebred Arabian horses in carriage pleasure and combined driving events.

In June, 2013, her dapple grey Louie Louie AA, trained exclusively by Compton, won the Carriage Driving Grand Prix at the esteemed Upperville Horse Show, the oldest horse show in the United States. The win carried with it a $5,000 prize.

Plans to compete with Louie at the Arabian Sport Horse Nationals in September, 2013 were derailed when a stifle injury sidelined him for the rest of the year. Not missing a beat, Compton competed with Louie’s full brother, Finale AA, and brought home one National Championship, one Reserve National Championship and four other top 10 placings.

Compton also received the first Sport Horse National Championship Sportsmanship Award in Carriage Driving. Her competitors at the national show voted for the driver they felt best demonstrated and exemplified the ideals of sportsmanship on a consistent basis. The accolade spoke volumes about the horsewoman who is seen as a gracious winner and loser, encourager of fellow competitors and someone who consistently puts her animals first.

She also gives back to the community by donating her time to horse-related youth causes. One voter noted, “Amanda does an excellent job promoting the Arabian breed.

She not only shows her horses in open driving competitions, but has done numerous demonstrations for 4-H and Pony Club members to promote the versatility of the Arabian horse.”

Another competitor said, “Amanda has helped with judging team practices focused on the history of driving, rules of the sport, and the ideal driving horse. She is a great representative of the Arabian breed, their versatile nature, and the association as a whole.” n

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ore than two hundred guests attended the 20th Annual Middleburg Humane Foundation Silent Auction Dinner Dance at Jacqueline Ohrstrom’s Berrywick Farm. This year’s theme was boots and pearls “Texas Tuxedo.”

“Funds raised are for general operating expenses to provide the many essential programs for the people and animals in our community,” said Hilleary Bogley, president, founder and executive director, “and to care for the animals at the shelter.”

Ms. Bogley also announced the organization has secured several large sponsors including Nancy Hanscom for the spay and neuter clinic and the Kathryn Clark Foundation for the critical care stall.

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or Schuyler Knapp, flying is surely in the genes.

His grandfather on his mother Stephanie’s side was a pilot.

His father, Ken, flew Navy jet bombers during the Vietnam War, and his older brother Christian now flies small planes.

And what do friends and family call Schuyler?

Well “Skye,” of course.

And so, it should come as no surprise that Schuyler Knapp also is in the flight game, even if his feet are planted firmly on the ground. He recently has started to expand what initially was a hobby into a small business, Hunt Country Aerials.

A few years ago, Knapp, 27, got interested in flying radio-controlled miniature drones—both building them from basic kits, then meticulously fitting them out himself with modern technology and of course, eventually directing them by remote control from the back field of his Upperville home.

A graduate of Roanoke College, Knapp had

always been interested in technology, even building his first computer in the seventh grade while attending The Hill School. He was fascinated with physics, as well, and working with small drones seemed a natural fit. Christian Knapp, who lives in the Dallas suburbs, also got into the hobby, and saw other possibilities for the use of drones.

Though both Christian and Schuyler worked in the financial industry, Christian started using his models to take aerial photographs and video that local real estate firms were using in their advertising to help sell properties.

Schuyler Knapp is now trying to do the same in the Middleburg area, and already is drawing interest locally for the images produced by his two-fixed wing aircraft and four quad-copters, all of them built from scratch in his father’s garage workshop.

Each “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle” (UAV) has been enhanced by Knapp with an HD recording camera, a video transmitter and a GPS system. Knapp controls the drone from the ground using thumb-driven joysticks, with the video transmitter showing him the view from up above.

“It’s flying,” he said, “and I’m looking at a TV as if I’m in the cockpit.”

Knapp also sees a world of commercial possibilities, an uncharted area that is still being examined by the Federal Aviation Administration. For now, he’s focusing on the aerial photography of area real estate, and recently completed his biggest job yet, using his drones to photograph a massive development project in Norfolk that will use stills and video taken from above in their advertising and marketing campaigns.

As long as Knapp plows the money earned from those projects back into expanding his fleet or purchasing more technology for them, he’s following all the rules. Safety, of course, is his No. 1 priority. And at some point, he’s also hopeful the FAA will allow for even more commercial use of small drones.

For now, his drones, capable of 50- to 60-mile-an-hour speeds and altitude of 4,000 feet, are not permitted to fly above 400 feet. And they are strictly prohibited from going anywhere near an airport.

Knapp’s battery-powered UAVs have a range of about two miles and can stay in the air for about 15 minutes, plenty of time to take multiple high quality photographs. He also is required to have a spotter to keep an eye on the drone in the air, and if it ever does disappear from view, the GPS always gets it home.

The advantage of using a mini-drone for this sort of work, as opposed to a small, piloted airplane, has mostly to do with cost.

“If you want an aerial picture of a house or a business, you have to hire a pilot and a photographer, rent the plane and get insurance,” Knapp said. “It’s expensive. With this, you can do it all for about $150 for about 30 minutes in the air. It’s a lot cheaper because the technology is there, and it wasn’t there in the past.”

Knapp also is an accomplished photographer, “and this opens a whole new gateway for me. It combines all my hobbies into one.”

Other possibilities aside from real estate photography?

“You could fly them over fields so farmers could see their crops, whether certain areas might be flooded,” Knapp said. “BP just got permission to use commercial drones to survey their operations in Alaska. You could see forest fires from the air; law enforcement could use it for monitoring highway speeds. I’m sure that in five or ten years, these things will be all over the place.”

“It has the potential to really take off.”

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An Afghanistan Concert: Where Have All the Burkas Gone Peyton Tochterman is a Middleburg native and highly-regarded singer and song-writer. The son of area residents Jack and Alma Tochterman, he attended Hill School, Woodberry Forest and St. Lawrence University and now lives in Charlotteswville. In June, 2012, he went to Afghanistan to perform concerts and work with local musicians. This is the second of a two-part series on his trip.

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n hour before our show, I climbed up on the roof to where one of the snipers on our security detail was stationed. I watched as people arrived all the while talking to my new friend about his take on Herat and other places he had been in Afghanistan.

He was from the west coast back home and had been in the Marines for four years before joining Academy (a private security firm).

I watched our State Department hosts arrive at the front gate, pass through the security check and, like that they were inside the barbed wire-covered wall that surrounds the AIHRC compound. Some Afghan men arrived by foot and presented their invitation to the guards.

And then off in the distance I saw a dust cloud and in the midst of it, dozens of blue burkas scuttling down the side of the road. Surely, Afghan women, covered from head to toe in their ancient attire couldn’t be coming to this concert. But they did.

One by one they went through security.

Bomb scanners. Pat downs by female security personnel. Bomb-sniffing dogs. Afghan security officers and police. U.S security personnel. And one by one they walked up the crescent steps and entered the building. I leaned over the edge a bit to see the last of the blue burkas--faceless, name-

less, anonymous--hustle into the auditorium.

When we came on stage, I immediately searched for the blue burkas. They are frightening and beautiful all at the same time--much like Afghanistan itself. I was told by one of our security men that if a woman in a burka approaches you, look at her feet. “If she is wearing sandals, run! She’s not a woman and the person under the burka is most likely there to cause you harm.”

The concert began at 4:30 p.m. so daylight was still filling the large auditorium and I could see everyone in the room. But the blue burkas were nowhere in the audience. How could that be? During our first song, all I could see were men. But then I noticed way in the back right corner, about 50 women in western dress, smiling and intently listening to our songs and watching us on stage.

And then it hit me. The women had taken off their blue burkas. They were at a Western concert, surrounded by accepting Afghan men who were there for the same reasons: They were curious, and they wanted to hear American Folk music.

I played my song “Smile.” With eyes closed, I played my guitar and blew on my harmonica. I sang as best I could, and as tenderly as I know how. And when I opened my eyes in the middle of the song my voice cracked just ever so slightly and I almost stopped dead in my tracks. The women were crying. All of them.

But I kept singing. Why were they crying?

They don’t understand English. Why? I fin-

ished the song and we went into the next and continued doing what we were brought here to do: play American folk music.

We finished the concert to massive applause.

My friend Gary Radaslov had played so masterfully and the Afghans completely related to the accordion, for they have a similar instrument, they call a harmonium. The audience cheered his ability and his virtuosity. Gary, as always, rose to the occasion of live performance and dazed the crowd with his World Championship caliber technique.

Most importantly, we succeeded in relating to the audience and it was quite apparent that Afghans have a taste for American folk music.

It was American music – words and notes – that won the night and we were proud of our success.

But why were they crying?

Afterwards there were media interviews and a seemingly endless photo session. Then, after everyone had left the building except for the band, our security detail, Wahid and Haled (our Afghan handlers and interpreters) and a few of our friends from the U.S. State Department, we packed up and headed to dinner.

Rad, Gary, and I were pretty jazzed up from the show as we always are after a concert. Normally, we’d be hitting a bar for a beer or two to celebrate, relax, and just unwind. But not tonight. This

time, there was no extravagant celebration. No post show party. We were just three folk musicians in an armored vehicle heading to the State Department’s favorite Ahman restaurant for a quick meal before getting a few hours of rest.

Jackie, the public affairs officer and our host, met us at the restaurant. We sat on a large rectangular platform and ate another king’s feast.

Everyone talked about how great the concert was. Jackie congratulated us on a job well done and said that this first full length concert was a great success and she suspected that the next day’s show at The Citadel was going to make national news. And then I asked. “Jackie, why were the women crying?”

“They were moved by your music.”

“Okay, but they cannot understand anything I was singing.”

“Well no, Peyton,” she said. “But you must understand. For many of them, that is the the first time they had ever seen live music.”

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Wine and food consultant Neal Wavra of Fable Hospitality gave a highly informative and engaging talk on wine. The focus was six Virginia wines that began with a sparkling wine, simply named Fizz, by ThaibautJanisson served with appetizers. The evening

continued with tastings of Horton Vineyards’ Viognier, Glen Manor’s Petit Manseng, a Cabernet Franc from Fabbioli Cellars, Linden Vineyards’ Claret and a dessert wine, V d’Or from Rockbridge Vineyard.

Pam Covington and Mike Kane spoke on behalf of the Piedmont Environmental Council, whose efforts strive to maintain the rural environment of Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, Rappahannock, Culpepper, Orange, Madison, Greene and Albemarle counties. Their presentation emphasized the ongoing successes to preserve Gilberts Corner, the gateway to our part of the countryside. n

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characteristics of the place.

To drink the wines of Linden is to see this process in action. With each vintage, Law dials in his understanding of what his vineyard needs and how to best make his wine to reflect the characteristics of the three vineyards with which he works.

Law makes a Chardonnay and Bordeaux style blend from each of the three vineyards.

Even with the same grapes and the same winemaker, the wines taste different because of the different qualities of each site.

There is no question it would be easier to make one Chardonnay and one blend from the three vineyards. Linden would have more of the same wine to sell and could make a middle of the road style that might appeal to more people. In short, Law could make a more commercial wine.

Thankfully he does not.

Because as he has toiled for over a quarter century to learn how to make a wine that is Virginian, he has helped to prove that Virginia is worthy of distinction among 50 states and many other countries that make wine. In such a reality, wines of place by definition are not like all of the other wine in the world.

Law’s efforts have added benefit beyond the wonderful wines he creates. He has trained, assisted or inspired a number of other likeminded producers who are making wine in a similar vein.

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or the past three to four decades, the Virginia wine industry has seen an exponential growth in the number of vines planted, wineries opened and wines made.

Those who experienced Virginia wine during the 1980s and ‘90s may not have the most favorable impression of the wines from the Old Dominion. Such a conclusion might have been fair back then, but today there are a number of producers making wines that reflect the unique qualities of place.

This place.

One such producer is Jim Law of Linden Vineyards in Linden. With over 30 vintages and plantings dating back to the first half of the 1980s, he has more experience tending vines than many in the state. He said it’s taken him nearly that entire time to learn what grapes work best on his site and the others from which he sources fruit.

He has learned how to shepherd the fruit through its growing cycles, trimming the canopy of leaves for some to get more sun, shading others.

He has replanted some varietals and removed

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others all together. In the cellar he has learned that some grapes from one place on one vineyard thirst for the addition of new oak and other grapes abhor it, losing all of their delicate nuance.

This process of discovery has taken thirty years. For anyone who may only have tried his wines at the beginning, they tasted like fermented grape juice, but not yet a wine of place.

Comparing Virginia wines to those of more established wine regions is difficult. Most of Europe’s wine-growing regions benefit from the understanding of which varietals grew best in certain areas, a process that took centuries to determine. The match of grape(s) to place is an important concept in quality wine.

The great vineyards of Burgundy, for example, do not produce all manner of fruit. Instead, the whole region produces mostly Pinot Noir and Chardonnay only and this is where one finds some of the most sought-after wines in the world.

In Virginia, this type of knowledge was not known thirty or forty years ago. So, much experimentation was necessary. It has taken until more recently to arrive at a point where early experiments and their corrections are baring fruit that is then met with the vinicultural knowledge needed to make wine that reflects the unique

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Whether you collect Auburns and Duesenbergs or Camaros and Mustangs you want to know that your cars are properly protected. Working with an insurance company that understands your passion and has the required expertise can help preserve the long term value these cars represent. There are distinct insurance policies for collector cars, with unique coverages to help owners remain “whole” in the event of damage.

Insurance policy details can vary from carrier to carrier, but some of the more important aspects to look for are: • Agreed value coverage • Market appreciation coverage to account for rising values • Diminution in value coverage for partial loss • Worldwide coverage • Full transit coverage • Automatic coverage for new purchases These policies cover rare and very often irreplaceable items. A specialized collector car insurance company should place a tremendous emphasis on vulnerability assessments, risk management and loss prevention.

One-of-a-Kind Claims Claims are another area in which the road diverges from standard automobile insurance.

In addition to rare parts and the unlikely availability of a replacement, you may have a significant sentimental attachment to a vehicle. It’s in your best interest to choose a carrier with claims professionals who understand this world and who are empowered to address the unique circumstances of each loss.

For example, a policyholder at our company was involved in a collision that virtually totaled his Ferrari Enzo, one of only 400 ever produced. The extensive damage would require lengthy and complicated repairs. We offered to reimburse the policyholder for the full value of the vehicle, but he preferred that we attempt to repair it. The rarity and design intricacies made it nearly impossible to find a qualified technician and replacement parts in the area. We determined that the only craftsmen qualified to complete the repairs were the ones who originally built it—at the Ferrari factory in Italy.

We shipped the damaged remains and flew the policyholder to Italy twice to inspect the progress. When all repairs were completed to the policyholder’s satisfaction, the vehicle was shipped back to his residence, and to this day he remains the proud owner of one of these rare beauties.

For more information about properly insuring your collection and AIG’s customized insurance solutions, please contact independent insurance advisor, Tara Trout, Director, with AHT Insurance at 703-737-2244 or ttrout@ahtins.com.

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Ron Fiamma is vice president and global head of private collections at AIG Private Client Group and manages the firm’s insurance portfolio for fine art, jewelry, collector automobiles and wine. Ron earned his degree in art history from Vanderbilt University and continued his graduate work in Italy. He maintains his childhood fascination with vintage automobiles and Formula 1 racing.

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a 12-room structure was added to house Castleman’s Inn–North Hill-Summer Resort. The proprietors promised a delightful breeze over the mountains and “grand and inspiring” views of the mountains, river and landscape.

The inn itself was succeeded by a gracious tea house, but the views are a constant throughout generations. Changing with the seasons, they are a reminder of the elegance of the surroundings.

The current 16-room manor home sits high on a knoll overlooking the Shenandoah River. Its current look dates from the 1930s, when it was redesigned by the elegant Lily Livingston. She added the dramatic east wing with its ballroom, complete with two stained-glass windows from Louis Comfort Tiffany Studios.

At that time, the entrance orientation was changed to the southern side, with the previous front porch enclosed to provide direct access from the 1800s foyer to the ballroom.

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bedrooms, one with fireplace.

The property is divided into two parcels, the first of 178 acres and including the main home, a three-bedroom guest cottage, 18-stall courtyard stable and additional 5-stall barn with office and machine shop.

This parcel has been placed in open-space easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation and includes a potential division right.

Nearly 300 years of history are part and parcel of our featured property, which is a testament to gracious living in an outstanding locale.

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.

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Listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register for its strategic location as part of the Cool Spring Battlefield during the Civil War, the property showcases exceptional history. The estate has such a high-quality pedigree and provenance, the Daughters of the American Revolution marked the grave of Elizabeth (Besty) Lewis Carter, the niece of George Washington who was married to the great-grandson of Robert “King” Carter.

The couple owned the home in the 1820s.

And now, the property is on the market, listed at $3,300,000 by John Coles of Thomas and Talbot Real Estate.

First expanded in the early 1800s by the Castleman family, which owned the property for a century, in the early 1900s

comed at the porte chochere, where three possible entrances vie to bid us welcome.

The formal foyer is a fitting introduction for all that awaits.

The original, 18th-century portion of the home features a gracious drawing room, with a stately fireplace. Nearby is a charming enclosed porch with marvelous views, and soon you are in the showplace spaces, including the 43x18 ballroom and formal dining room.

Classic features abound, including the hand-carved handrails and the bonus spaces throughout that provide versatility and flexibility. But there are many modern touches, as well; the kitchen is a standout space ready to meet the needs of serious chefs. A nearby butler’s pantry provides wonderful storage .

Other highlights of the main level include gorgeous library, with a brick fireplace and glorious mantel.

The master suite, located on the second level above the dining room, is a marvelous retreat that provides all the accoutrements one might need, including a dressing room, exceptional closet space and two full baths.

Additional bedrooms are plentiful, including a cozy, dormered space with its own bath, as well as two additional, larger

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Active Horse training center on 148+ Acres. The facilities include 11 barns with a total of 220 stalls. Each barn has access to 2 paddocks for a total of 22 paddocks. Within the premises are tack rooms, grooms quarters, office, a vet office and 3 bay machine shop. There is a 7/8’s mile race track with a 4 stall starting gate. 3 wells service the property. Convenient to Route 50 and Washington Dulles International Airport. $3,500,000

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Overlooking a serene pond, this magnificent European style manor home is on 115 acres surrounded by thousands of protected acres and the Bull Run Mountains.

Custom built in 2001 using Olde World craftsmanship and materials this stunning home offers five bedrooms, 6 baths, 10’ ceilings, wide plank flooring, pool and geo thermal heating and cooling. $2,395,000

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Gracious french country home on 90 acres of beautiful land in 2 parcels. Custom designed and built in 2005 with attention to every detail. 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. Gourmet kitchen. Swimming pool. Stable and separate four car garage. Magnificent views in every direction. one parcel in Vof easement. $3,000,000

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Beautiful land w/ views, creek, meadows and board fenced pastures w/ spring fed waterers. VOF and PEC Easements do allow for two additional dwellings. $2,350,000

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18+ acres of mostly open and rolling land with the home sited perfectly with vast views from both front and back overlooking the pond, gardens and front fields. Cathedral ceilings, Master on the main floor, huge library/living room, private guest rooms, apartment on lower level w/own kitchen/entrance, sprawling deck w/awning. Perfect location ~ OCH territory ~ VOF conservation easement. $2,195,000

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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 add’l DUR’s and is in land use. $1,900,000

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A stunning 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath stucco home on 13.77 acres in prime location on a quiet lane only minutes to Middleburg.

Exceptional quality and attention to detail throughout this lovely home. Mostly open with fencing, 3 stall barn, detached 1 car garage and more. Burrland Lane, Orange County Hunt Territory. $1,650,000

Located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the farm is beautifully sited so that the views are enjoyed from many of the spacious rooms and porches. Wonderful finishes, vaulted ceilings, stone fireplace, reclaimed flooring, first floor owner’s suite, finished lower level incl. second kitchen, pool. Fenced paddocks, 3 stall barn and, wonderful views! $1,650,000

Expanded through the years, Takaro has wonderful entertaining areas both inside and out, many overlooking the pool. Two separate suites are wonderful for guests or home office. A dramatic main level apt. is attached to the handsome 7 stall barn. This 14.73 acre property offers a carriage barn, air conditioned dog house, paddocks and pond. $1,550,000

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POTTS MILL - on 137+ acres with frontage on Little River, Open Space Easement, rolling fields with mature hardwood forest, Orange County Hunt Territory, great ride out, very private, within 5 miles of the village of Middleburg, views in all directions. $18,500/Acre

SPRINGS ROAD - Sought after Springs Road location.

Spectacular, verdant 182 acres with Rappahannock River frontage and pond. Beautifully protected views of the mountains, charming 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage with living room, library/study, kitchen and breakfast room.

Access road to be shared. $3,640,000

RECTORTOWN: 107.76 acres Spectacular views from this highly desirable estate location within the Orange County Hunt Territory. Board fenced with frontage on Atoka Road and Rectortown Road. Stocked, approx. 4 acre, pond w/island, spring fed from tributary of Goose Creek. Open Space Easement allows for building of main dwelling, garage or barn with apt. and appropriate farm structures. Zoned RA. $1,250,000

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Historic and handsome four level, stone residence. One of the original homes of Upperville, late 1700s. Large rooms on the main level, with open kitchen and dining room combination. Current owner replaced the kitchen in 2000, new roof in 2001, replaced the oil furnace in 2011, finished the third level including a full bath, and updated the main level powder room and upper level bath. $599,000

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

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Beautifully remodeled and absolutely charming home in move-in condition, minutes west of Middleburg. One level living with kitchen, living room, dining room and 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on upper level. Walk out lower level with stunning family room with fireplace, full bath, office and mudroom. 4.33 Acres including fenced paddock and small barn, ready for your horse. $665,000

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53+ acres of beautiful, open and gently rolling land with expansive views of the countryside and distant mountains. Located in the coveted Orange County Hunt Territory of Fauquier County, this land provides exceptional ride-out potential. A home-site has been studied including and engineers report verifying a site for a 5 Bedroom septic, well and potential pond site.

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Stunning restoration and addition of c.1860’s Virginia Manor Home, yielding approximately 8,000 sq. ft. of beautiful living space. Reclaimed heart pine flooring throughout the main and upper level of home, grand kitchen, 5 bedrooms. Numerous outbuildings including a spacious tasting room/party room. Currently the 7 acres of vines are leased to another vineyard.

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The 83.55 Acre estate offers a stately Victorian Manor Home of approx. 3800 sq. ft., sited beautifully to offer privacy and views. Comprised of two parcels in VOF Easement, each parcel is allowed 1 dwelling with dependencies and farm improvements.This property is a part of the adjacent 865 Acres of Spring Hill Farm. $1,335,000

c. 1774, Sited high on a knoll, the 16 room Manor home and “Garden Tea house” enjoy expansive views of mountains, rolling hills and the property’s wonderful Shenandoah river frontage. once a thoroughbred breeding farm, it offers 20+ stalls and numerous paddocks. North hill’s rich history provides potential for historic preservation Tax Credits. $3,300,000

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118 acres • Main house is stone with slate & copper roof recently expanded to approximately 7,000 square feet • Amazing views • 2 bedroom guest house • 3 bedroom tenant house • 4 stall stable • Heated pool • 4-car garage & 2 ponds

Stone manor house in spectacular setting • 86.81 acres • Highly protected area in prime Piedmont Hunt • Gourmet kitchen • Wonderful detail throughout • 5 BR • 5 BA • 3 half BA • 3 fireplaces, classic pine paneled library • Tenant house • Stable • Riding ring • Heated saltwater pool • Pergola • Full house generator

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

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Gracious home with 5 BRs • Gourmet kitchen • Two-story floor-to-ceiling window display of the Blue Ridge Mountains • 3 FPs, coffered ceilings, random width rustic cherry floors • Large home office, gym, rec room, multiple porches and patios • Three finished stories, approx. 10,000 sf. • Carriage house • Garage • Privately situated on 27 acres

Understated elegance • Finely appointed 5600+ sq. ft. home built in 1997 on 75 acres in a private and secluded setting • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 half baths • 10 stall barn • 224 ft. x 128 ft. blue stone ring • Excellent horse facility and ride-out

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

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Mountain top retreat with 60 mile panoramic views of the Shenandoah Valley • 215 acres • 1/3 pasture • Main house circa 1787 • 3 BR, 1 BA • 2 fireplaces • Random width pine floors • 2 BR, 1 BA guest cottage • Stone & frame barn circa 1787 • Remnants of formal garden • Old cemetery • Spring fed pond • Gazebo

109 mountain top acres • Unbelievable western views • Hunters’ paradise • Over 2.5 miles of walking, hiking and/or ATV trials • 3 bedrooms • 2 fireplaces • Updated gourmet kitchen • 3 car garage • Energy efficient

Pristine condition • Idyllic setting • Pond • 27 acres • 5BR, 4 BA, 2 HB, 2 FP • 6000+ sq ft • Newly built custom timber frame barn with state of the art dog kennel (6 runs) • 100 yard underground shooting range w/video monitors from LL • Security gates • Video security system • Whole house generator • Extensive decks and landscaping • Low Clarke County taxes • 1 mile to Loudoun County

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Middleburg, Virginia • $995,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $950,000

Completely renovated country cottage with lovely kitchen & baths • French doors open to very extensive gardens, patios, porches & stone walks • 8 acres • 6 stall barn with wash stall • 2 stall run-in shed • 5 paddocks, riding ring & tremendous ride out • Studio/office • Efficient turn key property very close to town • A great find

Charming stucco, log and frame home • 10.32 acres • 3-4 bedrooms • 3 1/2 baths • 2 fireplaces • Beautiful floors • Large family room • Master bedroom with terrace • 4 stall barn with tack • 2 paddocks • Mountain views and Middleburg address • 2 recorded lots

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iddleburg Elementary, a local institution since 1911, has been saved to live another day as the Middleburg Community Charter School, with classes starting on Aug. 4.

FIFTH GRADE Front row, left to right: Kaitlyn Luczak,William Sorto, Javier Torres-Uribe, Ricardo Cortes-Godoy. Back row, left to right: Finn McGinnis, Emma Furr, Hays Turner, Natalie Canas, Efrain Cruz-Cruz.

Just for the record, Middleburg Life photographer Crowell Hadden documented the final days of the 2014 school year with pictures of the outgoing Middleburg Elementary fifth grade and the kindergarten class. Many students will remain at the school, others plan to attend Banneker Elementary.

Middleburg Community is the first charter school in the state of Virginia and new principal Barbara Smith will welcome about 120 students in its first year. The school is open to any Loudoun County elementary student, but there is a waiting list for the combined kindergarten through second grade class. There are still sev-

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Smith is still in the hiring process for several part-time openings. Eventually, the staff will include seven full-time teachers, three teacher assistants and six part-time specialty staff. Visitors are welcome to the school building in July from 9-11 a.m.

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Fabulous 11 stall stone stable with 2 staff apartments. Riding ring, green house all in pristine condition. Additional 227 acres are available. $10,000,000

Beautifully sited on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Randleston Farm encompases 118 acres of lush pastures, flowering trees and English gardens. An exquisite 10,000 square foot stone manor is meticulously restored, enjoys incredible views and borders the Shenandoah River. A 20 stall stone and stucco stable, 3 bedroom managers house, run-in sheds, all create a fabulous equestrain facility. $7,895,000

This extraordinary historic Inn (c. 1763)has been beautifully restored and updated offering accomodations for events, guests, dining and private parties. A gorgeous setting on over 46 acres encompasses 4 private cottages, 9 suites, a ballroom, pub amd several dining rooms - all absolutely charming. The manicured grounds are spectacular, with gazebo, bridges & brilliant gardens surrounding the elegant stone Inn, overlooking a spring fed pond. $3,800,000

Exquisite country French manor with over 9,000 sq. ft. of spectacular living space on over 55 gorgeous acres just minutes from Middleburg. Grandly scaled rooms. Extraordinary detail and the finest quality, plus beautifully decorated and impeccably maintained. Includes a beautiful pool surrounded by terraces and brilliant gardens. Fabulous apartment over three bay carriage house. Ideal for horses. Most $3,500,000 sought after location!

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Towering trees & magnificent gardens in idyllic setting. Gorgeous woodworking, heart pine floors, 5 fireplaces, gourmet country kitchen, custom cabinetry throughout. Brick terrace overlooks pond and riding ring. Separate office/apartment, 4 stall center aisle stable, tack & storage room plus huge workshop & guest house. Pristine condition. Additional 3 acre parcel available. $2,900,000

Elegant English Manor House beautifully sited on approximately 100 acres of magnificent woodlands; Spectacular views and total privacy; Built with superior quality and craftsmanship, superbly detailed moldings;5 Fireplaces; Gleaming Wood Floors; Mahogany paneled Library and French doors opening to the flagstone verandah; Wine Cellar; 14’ ceilings; Great potential for tax credits. $2,500,000

Spectacular 17 room custom brick Colonial boasting over 9,500 Sq Ft. of living space on a private lane: 25 gorgeous acres, Palladian windows,Wood floors, Grandly scaled rooms with high ceilings, Extordinary quality throughout,Fabulous pool surrounded by flagstone terraces, Brilliant gardens, Board fenced paddocks, Ideal for horses. All in pristine condition. Minutes to Middleburg. $2,300,000

Stunning 5 Bedroom Cape on 10 gorgeous acres. Wonderful floorplan, sun filled rooms, high ceilings & hardwood floors. Living & dining rooms open to fabulous gardens, pool & terrace.

Master suite with sitting room, gourmet country kitchen opens to breakfast & family rooms. 2nd level has 3 bedrooms and 2 Baths; Separate Office/Guest Suite over 3 car garage. $2,295,000

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Stunning 18 room brick colonial beautifully sited on 13+ acres overlooking a spring fed pond and rolling countryside, Over 9,000 square feet of spectacular living space with high ceilings, gleaming wood floors, and 3 Fireplaces, Home Theatre, Mirrored Fitness Room, Gorgeous Paneled Library, Gourmet Country Kitchen, Fabulous Master Suite, Recreation Room with bar, Absolutely every amenity in this exquisite residence! $1,650,000

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Extraordinary all brick colonial on 10+ acres, Fabulous stable with apartment, riding ring and board fenced paddocks, all in a beautiful setting at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Property is pristine with brilliant gardens, brick-walled terrace, towering trees offering total privacy. 3 finished levels in the residence are impeccable and completely updated with newer gourmet kitchen and baths. $998,000

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Brillant gardens surround the office/studio, stone garden shed and pool house with kitchen & changing room. $999,500

A historic 10 acre farm circa 1787, beautifully sited in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the dc wine trail, Gracious Manor House has been recently updated, 3 finished levels, 5 Bedrooms, Charming 2 bedroom Guest House, Log Cabin, 3 Bay Garage with wonderful Recreation Room and Storage , Additional acreage available, Stocked Pond and Magnificent Views. $1,235,000

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on’t bother trying to shake hands with Pamela M. Dickson, founder and director of Fursman Kennels in Middleburg. Holding her right hand in her left, she patiently explains that a parrot had once latched on, refusing to let go without a struggle. Dickson was advised that treatment would only serve to make the injury worse.

But no matter, as nothing (and certainly not a parrot!) could have derailed Dickson from from moving on with grit and determination.

PAM DICKSON In a life defined by a love of animals, Dickson has been widely recognized for her and the staff at accomplishments and featured in numerous newspaFURSMAN per and magazine articlesKENNELS as well as radio and television programs.

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“There was show jumping in the summer and fox hunting in the winter,” she said. As a horse show participant, Dickson won countless medals. “If you’re born a farmer’s Pam Dickson and Treasurer Chest daughter,” she said, “you can do just about anything.”

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Moving to the United States in the midaffinity includes all dogs, German Shepherds 1960s, Dickson turned to driving trotters in are closest to her heart.

Florida. She relocated to the Middleburg area

“The German Shepherd breed is a pure where she undertook a short stint at training and ancient one,” Dickson said. “They are polo ponies at Rutledge Farm (owned at the intelligent, gentle and obedient, with a delighttime by John Gordan Bennett, whom Dickson ful sense of mischief and an eagerness to had known in England) and set about becomplease.” ing an accomplished dog trainer. She never lost Rocky, Dickson’s first German Shepherd, sight of a long-time dream: finding a German entertained audiences around the country

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by climbing ladders, jumping through hoops, playing dead at the point of a toy pistol and counting blocks with his paw. Locally, some may remember the advertising Rocky did for The Middleburg Bank.

Nearly 50 years ago, Dickson and Rocky were instrumental in pursuing the idea of pet therapy well before it became the popular concept it is today. Along with benefiting children, Rocky even did a special performance for a local woman who had lost her furniture after Hurricane Agnes. Rocky became so well known that letters consistently found their way to him, even though Photo by Vicky Moon they were addressed simply to “Rocky, Middleburg, Virginia.”

Dickson found her second dog, Treasure Chest, while visiting the pound—a maltreated, starving German Shepherd who ended up being as much a prodigy as Rocky. Many Hill School graduates no doubt will recall a memorable and much written-about performance by Treasure Chest, who entered the stage carrying in his mouth a basket holding a bunny and two parakeets.

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Children’s Fund, with the proceeds helping terminally ill children and their families. Treasure Chest was followed by Treasure, Jr., and numerous other German Shepherds as well as other dogs trained by Dickson.

Along the way, Dickson wrote a novel, “Noble Friends,” and created a video, “Easy Dog Training with Pam Dickson.” She also has remained true to her determination to use her talents and those of her uniquely trained dogs for the benefit of others. She believes in giving back to the community and recently received letters of appreciation from two organizations to which she is deeply committed--the Yellow Ribbon Fund and Boulder Crest Retreat.

With the help of Fursman Kennels, Dickson was able to make a donation of toys to the Boulder Crest Retreat for Military and Veteran Wellness, a 37-acre facility in Bluemont to help military personnel and their families recover from the physical and invisible wounds of war.

“You and your dogs have certainly brought much joy to our wounded veterans as they find rest and relaxation during their stay,” read a letter from the retreat.

Fursman Kennels provides boarding for dogs and cats and is situated on 130 lovely acres with a flower-lined lane and 200-year-old oak trees. It has air conditioning and heating indoors and indoor and outdoor runs. The success of the boarding kennels makes Dickson’s good works possible.

“I’m not a wealthy woman,” she said. “I couldn’t do any of this without the many wonderful people who support Fursman Kennels.” n

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Attention builders and investors. Approved subdivision with 9 lots. Exciting opportunity to design and build homes in Middleburg. Wells are installed and sewer hook- up is available. Zoned CR3, this 6+ are parcel can be repurposed as zoning allows many types of use.

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This end unit townhouse has it all! 3 finished levels, H/W floors, 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. Recent upgrades: water heater, heat pump, DW, oven, microwave, lighting and bath fixtures, and fencing. 5th BR can be home office with own entr., built-in bookcases. MOVE IN READY!

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Impeccably maintained home. This 4 bedroom, 3 full bath home has an open floor plan and is on 5.2 wooded acres. The main living and dining spaces have a two sided stone fireplace, floor to ceiling windows, and opens to a large deck overlooking private lot. This main level living home also has a finished lower level.

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Serves 4 1 4/5 pound whole chicken The marinade: 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves of garlic crushed and minced Juice from 2 limes 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon cumin 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 teaspoons sugar ¼ cup white wine • Combine all the marinate ingredients in a medium bowl and stir • Remove the giblets and rinse the

chicken with cool water and pat dry with paper towels • loosen the skin covering the

breast meat with your hands and rub the marinate under and over the skin • Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator at least 6 hours or overnight • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees • line a roasting pan with aluminum foil • Tie the legs together with kitchen

twine • Roast the chicken for 20 minutes until the skin is starting to brown and reduce the heat to 375 degrees and continue to roast for about an hour or until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced. Cover with aluminum foil if the chicken browns too quickly

Green Sauce This sauce is worth making all on its own. Use it as a salad dressing, on boiled red potatoes, fish or steamed vegetables 1 cup basil or cilantro leaves ½ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup sour cream Juice and zest of 1 lime ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil • Combine all the ingredients except the olive oil in a food processor and blend until smooth, scraping down the bowl from time to time • With the machine running, drizzle the olive oil into the mixture to emulsify • Stop with all of the oil in incorporated • Refrigerate the sauce. It will thicken up as it sits Fresh Corn and Tomatoes This combination is so simple and goes so well with the chicken and green sauce.

4 large ears of corn 4 small tomatoes cut in quarters or 1 pint of cherry tomatoes cut in half 2 tablespoons of butter Salt and pepper to taste • Cut the kernels from the cobs of corn • Heat a sauté pan to medium high heat then add the butter • Add the tomatoes and stir for a minute or two • Add the corn and stir until the tomatoes have softened and the corn is heated through • Salt and pepper to taste

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1 cup sugar 1 cup water 3 plums, cut into wedges, pit removed Juice of 3 lemons, plus thin slices for garnish • In a sauce pan, combine the plums, water and sugar and bring to a boil • Simmer for about 3 minutes and stir – be

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t the very heart of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground is a deep love of the region from Gettysburg to Monticello and its remarkable history and beauty.

The organization’s gala on June 21 held at Merry Oak Farm near The Plains honored retiring Congressman Frank Wolf. He introduced legislation designating this region as the 38th National Heritage Area in the country.

In addition to the special ceremony, attendees were served signature cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres as they browsed silent and live auction items.

Highlights included an after-hours private tour for eight at James Madison’s Montpelier, hosted by the Foundation President Kat Imhoff, with cocktails on the back steps followed by dinner with the president in her residence on the grounds; a two-night weekend beach getaway in Tampa, which included breakfast and a round of golf for two at the Innisbrook Golf Resort courtesy of Salamander Hotels & Resorts; a traditional afternoon tea for six at Oatlands Plantation; and so much more.

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he Council of Dogs, a slim little book, was published in London in 1808. The text, written in verse, has various breeds of dogs complaining that they have been overlooked by the poets as being suitable subjects. Each breed then extols its virtues, sometimes slighting the others. The twist comes near the end when a cur, creating unease among the other dogs, rose and spoke about its deplorable condition:

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A dog tax had been introduced in Parliament in 1796 by John Dent. He became known as Dog Dent and is mentioned in the poem as “hard hearted” Dent. There had been other dog taxes prior to this, usually justified to defray the public costs caused by rabies or to reduce incidents of poaching. Dent’s argument for the tax was a new one: that dogs were no longer merely utilitarian creatures, but were now considered valued members of a household, part of the family, and therefore luxury items.

However, the true reasons for the tax were to help fund many years of England’s military endeavors and to ease the stress of a severe grain shortage plaguing England at the time. People were rioting because of sharp increases in the price of bread. The intended consequence of the tax was that those who could not pay would abandon their dogs, thereby helping to alleviate the food crisis. And, indeed, this was the plight of the poor cur of the poem.

Dent did accurately observe and describe a growing change of how larger segments of people were feeling about their dogs. The

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Council of Dogs is illustrated with engravings of numerous dogs, but even though they’re talking, they’re not yet dressed up.

Dogs certainly had been dressed for performing at fairs and at early circuses, but the literature of the well-dressed canine began sparsely. Of the seven lithographic plates in a work entitled Doggiana, published in London in 1827 by someone using the name Cynophilus, the first shows three well-dressed dogs.

The gentleman dog, dressed in a military costume, is asking the two ladies, attired in dresses and bonnets, if they’d like to dance.

They’re depicted in canine posture, standing on their hind legs with their front legs and paws out in front to help with balancing.

You can imagine them bobbing around, similar to a scene that would have occurred at a fair or circus.

Victoria became queen in 1837, and her interest in dogs helped to make them even more fashionable. The first dog show Dash’s Holiday - London: circa 1880 Courtesy a Private Collector in England took place in 1859. It

titles such as The Dog’s Dinner Party and, stepincluded only pointers and setters, And we’ll say unbecoming, ate more than

but over the next several years, shows prolifer- ping it up a notch, The Dogs’ Grand Dinner Party, invitations were issued, guests arrived enough. ated, adding additional breeds.

As dog shows expanded, so did the literature and the party commenced. The event generally

In Dash’s Holiday, Dash’s mistress goes out of the well-dressed dog. In books that usually continued in an orderly manner, but for a pug, of town, and he decides to head for the country contained a moral lesson or instructions in com- or bulldog, getting a bit out of place: as well. On his way out of London, he pities portment for children, the dogs of fashion are A rat pie being brought, soon was hushed other dogs not as well-dressed as he. In the now in completely human social situations, fully every voice, country he attends the hunt dinner and next dressed and in a human posture with front legs And each one declared that the dinner was day, as a novice, chases the fox. down at their sides, walking and dancing with choice;

And so it goes. n ease. In some illustrations the paws have evolved While the Bull-dog, whose manner was into something akin to chubby, little fingers.

certainly rough, Dinners and balls were favorite subjects, and some publishers would re-issue the same [Richard Hooper is an antiquarian book expert and dealer in Middleburg. He also specializes in art text with entirely different illustrations. With objects related to dogs, horses and equestrian sports. In addition, he does fine woodworking.]

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The Dog’s Dinner Party - London: circa 1870

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While waiting for an appointment swathed in a soft terrycloth robe found in each locker, guests are ushered into a dimly lit “tranquility room” stocked with healthy trail mix nibblies, ice cold water or hot tea and coffee. Soft chairs and sofas surround a crackling fireplace, and newspapers and magazines are available as well.

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of the ball. It’s the flow of the ball that really does apply just enough pressure to break down the lactic acid and provide a very healthy result. It’s also designed to give attention to areas that have to do with the golf swing—the arms, shoulders and back.”

My own massage was administered in the dead of winter, hardly conducive to a follow-up session on the practice tee, let alone a snow-blanketed golf course. Still, when my time with Marion the masseuse was over, I was far more interested in basking in the glow of a kink-free neck and a much less balky back.

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have seen wayward shots whacked into the weeds, smacked into streams and trapped behind tall trees.

But until a recent relaxing session in a darkened spa treatment room, I had never before encountered two golf balls being rolled up and down my back, across my shoulders and down my arms, producing a nopain, much-gain response from creaky joints and achy muscles head to toe.

It was pure pleasure, to say the least, what is known in the modern day rubdown racket as a “quirogolf massage” at the Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. A 50-minute session at $165 (or 80 minutes for $265), gets you a professionally-trained masseuse who finds more ways to make mesmerizing magic with a golf ball than any touring pro on the range, any trick shot artist on the planet.

No Titleist or Bridgestone is necessary, simply a nondescript standard-sized ball with the logo of Natura Bisse, a Barcelona company that developed the massage and also specializes in creams and lotions sold at the 23,000-square foot Salamander spa.

“Because of the way (the golf balls) are handled, it makes a smooth transition up and down the body,” said Penny Kriel, the Spa director. “It’s not the pressure

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here’s a set of stone steps that really go nowhere as you’re walking east on Washington St. just past the Red Fox Inn. But back when I was growing up, those steps led us right into the old Hollywood movie theater and my favorite night of the week.

That was Friday, when they always showed the old serials— Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Tom Mix--that kept you on the edge of your seat and always left the hero in some kind of trouble so you’d have to come back the next week to see how he got out of it.

The projector was up in the balcony and my old friend Wesley Boxwell, who lives in Aspen Hill now, as a kid would run it.

Sometimes those old films would break and he’d have to splice it back together in a hurry. But Wesley was a genius with things like that.

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my opinion, he was Mr. Middleburg. He was the first president of the Middleburg volunteer fire department in 1937 and the first president of the Middleburg Lions Club. He rented an apartment in the Old Colonial Inn, which most people now know as the Windsor House. He was also the postmaster for awhile and an educator who taught school. Just a wonderful man.

My late, great friend, Doc Saffer, wrote about the Hollywood Theater in his memoir, “It was Always Fun” about growing up in Middleburg. He remembered one night when he and his friend Albert Altman discovered that the back door to the theater was left open and unlocked.

“Too much temptation for two young boys,” Doc wrote. “We went in and the place was empty.

We went up on the stage and play acted, then into the ladies room— never been in there, curiosity you know--and from there made our way to the front into the ticket office. The tickets were on a roll attached to the wall and folks, the lure was just too great. We each took ten.

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gives me money for the movies, and I head up there with my ticket in my pocket. Now I’m very nervous, right, but the thought of pocketing that money ten times kept me going. When I handed the ticket to the ticket taker, he stopped me and asked where I got it. How was I to know that they switch ticket colors, and I had a red ticket on a yellow ticket night!

“Next stop, Dabney Simpson’s office. Even writing this makes my heart pound. It was the low point of my life up to that time. Of course I was sent home, and Mr. Simpson had called before I got there. I missed a month of movies, among other things. Oh, I managed to catch Albert before he went in. The building was demolished in the ‘50s and is now a vacant lot.”

One more thing about the old movie theater. When the Middleburg Players performed the musical based on Doc’s book, one of the real show stoppers was a song about the Hollywood. J.C. Randolph, who had a beautiful voice, belted it out and I still get goose bumps just thinking about that wonderful song, and that special place. n

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a veteran teacher of high-school French and Spanish at local independent schools, Jean-Loup Combemale often was frustrated by the lack of enthusiasm for learning a new language among many of his students, including some of the best and brightest.

“It was often difficult to teach students at the high school level,” he said, “because they were either burned out on language they had already studied in elementary or middle school or they were convinced language was a weird and difficult undertaking, too mysterious to take seriously.”

After he retired, he had a chance to do something about it. And over the last seven years, fourth and fifth grade students in particular at Middleburg’s Hill School clearly have been reaping the benefits of some cutting edge work.

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teacher, he and Hill’s Academic Dean Hunt Lyman developed an innovative language program for those two grades. Lyman, who has been affiliated with Hill for thirty years, earned his Ph.D. in English Education from U. VA., and has a longstanding interest and expertise in how children learn and process language.

The concept, Combemale said, was “to teach language, not a language. It was something we could do. What children need is someone to open them up to how to approach the study of language as a whole, not so much a specific language.”

While Hill students up to third grade receive instruction in and exposure to Spanish, in fourth and fifth grades they get a far different approach in Language Fundamental classes which are conducted two periods a week. “ Language Fundamentals is more a study of linguistics,” Lyman notes. “We want our students to recognize that language is both doable and enjoyable.

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study word roots and their English derivatives as well as non-verbal communication, sign language, how alphabets are formed. The course culminates with the students creating their own alphabet and then using that alphabet to write.”

In the fifth grade program, taught by Jill Beifuss, the students’ major project is creating their own language. They learn how to develop tenses, pronouns, plurals, inflection, gender, “all the concepts that can be difficult,” Lyman said.

“We’re trying to show the children the basis for languages. They write and speak in their language and in codes. These activities give the students a sense of control. It’s exciting.”

Combemale, a native of France who graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, served 25 years in the U.S. Navy and speaks four languages - some of which he learned as an adult. He also sees other advantages in the fourth and fifth grade program.

“We don’t usually teach people how to understand why we have a language,” he said. “What are the building blocks of language? And if you have the building blocks at a young age, they will stay with you. I believe when students begin the formal study of a foreign language, they will have a better understanding of how that language was put together.”

Hill School Trustee Mike Howland, who admitted that he struggled to learn languages when he was in middle and high school, said he was “blown away” by Hill’s fourth and fifth

grade program during an informational session at a recent Board retreat.

A retired diplomat who also spent 444 days as a hostage during the Iranian crisis in 1979, he learned several languages as an adult during his career overseas. Howland said he was very much in favor of the school’s novel approach.

“For a school to offer these courses at this level is very impressive,” he said. “I can say from experience that teaching young children strong fundamental principles of language makes studying foreign language later, even as an adult, much more accessible. They need that structure. They need those fundamentals.”

Hill has a very strong Latin program in grades six, seven and eight, with a number of National Latin Exam winners over the years.

Virtually all Hill students who elect to study Latin in high school place into Latin 2. Those who pursue a modern language report that their study of Latin served them well.

In seventh and eighth grades Hill also offers other foreign language options, using current computer technology for anyone interested in pursuing another language—French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Chinese.

Again, both Lyman and Combemale said, the building blocks from students’ fourth and fifth grade work makes them prepared—and often enthusiastic—about learning a new language.

In years past, students used the popular Rosetta Stone programs to help teach those languages, but recently Hill went in a different direction. The school is now utilizes the Middlebury Interactive System developed by Middlebury College in Vermont, one of the nation’s leading centers of foreign language instruction.

“It’s a little more organized,” Lyman said.

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his is an excerpt from the book “”Middleburg and Nearby,” a history of the area originally published in 1986 by Robert Dobson and edited by his wife, the late Gwen Dobson, and his daughter, the late Robyn Dobson Yovanovich.

In 1798, the first post office was established by the name of “Middleburgh” and Burr Powell was named postmaster.

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Mr. Simpson, a former resident of the Colonial Inn (now Windsor House), was also a teacher in the Middleburg community who lived in Paeonian Springs. The unique “Highway Post Office” was only in use a few months.

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Over the highways the “bus” will glide, The better to serve the country side, Planned to transport and distribute The U.s. Mail along the route.

Thence on 11 from Route 15 Touching the towns that lie between; Turning southward at town Strasburg; Pausing at terminal Harrisonburg.

A special cancel will initiate And preserve forever a red letter date.

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Leaving the District way before day, Dispatching its cargo along the way, Westward on 50 receiving its loads Arriving at sun up at “Chinn’s Cross Roads.”

Symbol of progress and forward stride, We sing its praise and greet with pride, Equal in portent and true progress, To the “Rail,” “Air Mail” or “Pony Express.”

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advised the Woolcotts on their foray into breeding thoroughbreds for flat racing.

The big bay colt is by Tapit out of Settling Mist by Pleasant Colony (who we will get to in a minute). But…there’s more. Mr. Lawley-Wakelin then played a role when

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Road won four grade 1 stakes and currently stands at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky.

And finally, this local connection…Shel Evans’ wife Susan is Sally Hosta’s sister, who lives near Unison and was spotted among those celebrating in the winner’s circle in

Morado likes to poke his head in Cammie

Eaton’s kitchen door every morning for a banana. That’s right, banana not carrot.

With a tip of the hat to Mister Ed, we just couldn’t help sharing a photo from Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist has local connections Cammie Eaton, whose horse, Morado, likes to poke his head inside the kitchen for a Tonalist did not sell at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton Elmont, N.Y. Congrats to all. morning visit. “He’s a retired Nation’s Cup sales in Saratoga. He, and others, urged

Local author and historian Marc Leephorse,” Eaton tells Middlburg Life. “Kevin Robert “Shel” Evans to buy the colt privately. son recently spoke about his latest biography, Babington rode him for Ireland in 2005, “At the price quoted to Shel, I thought the “What so Proudly We Hail” about Francis then he was bought as a junior horse. Jumps colt was good value,” he told Middleburg Life Scott Key as part of the Mosby Heritage Assoout of any field, hence showing up for recently. ciation Association’s programs. The event Photo by Vicky Moon bananas at the door every morning!” If he

And oh, there’s more … Robert “Shel” was held at Oak Hill, the home of President Zohar Ben-Dov, Jim Gable, David Rochester, Rob Elgin, starts talking, we’ll let you know.

Evans’ late father, Thomas Mellon Evans, bred Monroe, near Aldie.

Larry Davis and Len Shapiro were among those at And now, for some really big horse news and raced many winners from his Buckland Julien’s Café recently for a special bachelor luncheon

And Bailey Davis hosted a late afternoon from right here in the Middleburg area...

Farm near Casanova (with an annex also in for ladies to meet and greet local writer Penny Lauren and Rene Woolcott of Woodslane Kentucky). Most notable was the 1981 KenPennington, who Elgin, Len Shapiro and Davis were among Farm are ecstatic as the breeders of the Beltucky Derby and Preakness winner, Pleasant unveiled the new those gathered. Details on the wedding next mont Stakes winner, Tonalist. And, a big tip Colony, who was denied the Triple Crown cover of her book, time. of the top hat to Patrick Lawley-Wakelin (he when he finished third in the Belmont.

“It Burns a Lovely We do have news of the nuptials of lives over the mountain near Berryville) who “Pleasant Colony didn’t get a very good ride Light .”

Teresa Bruntti and Scott Stine--the that day,” Evans told The

The idea for Ellia Giuliani and her pony always affable major domo at The Upper Blood Horse recently. her book--which Lunar Eclipse won Grand Crust. Best wishes.

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Next up…horse news. First, kudos Best Local Child Rider on that Evans’ late brother, have enjoyed--was a Pony at the Upperville to Hill School seventh grader Ellia Edward P. “Ned” Evans, was planted in the Horse Show. Lillibet and Giuliani, who won both Grand Chamearly 1990s when Mary Motion are presenting also a major player in the Photo by Vicky Moon pion Local Pony and Best Local Child the trophy. sport of racing. His Quality she spent three Author Penny Pennington and Barbara Scott Rider on a Pony title with Lunar Eclipse.

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Bell and Language Department Chair Brittany Myers, visited Beijing and the Great Wall, Tianamen Square, the Summer Palace, the 2008 Olympic Village, a Buddhist temple and the city and mountains of Shenzhen. Lessons in calligraphy, Tai Chi, tea preparation, and Mandarin also formed part of the program. In their final week, they were responsible for preparing and teaching American history, geography and cultural lessons to Chinese students at a camp hosted by the OVO International School located in Huizhou, a city of 5 million in southern China.

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The Goose Creek Bridge was built between 1801-1803 during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Located just off Route 50 on Lemons Bottom Road between Middleburg and Upperville, it’s one of the last original four arch-stone bridges in Virginia.

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From just out the Foxcroft Road, we have news that the Goodstone Inn has been awarded a 2014 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence and also the Loudoun County Joint Architectural Review Board’s 2014 Community Blue Ribbon Award.

From Warrenton…Airlie, known for its distractionfree meeting environment, abundant gardens and sustainable practices has just been designated as the first lodging destination to receive the Certified Healthy Destination by the Institute for Healthy Destination Accreditation (IHDA). The IHDA PIECES® Certification serves as a discernment tool for meeting professionals, business travelers and general consumers who regard health as a significant indicator of value when selecting Photo by Leonard Shapiro destinations for leisure or Forrest Stone Allen business travel. lives to be produced by independent filmmak- From New York and Upperville, we have ers Susan Koch and Wendy Thompson. The news that Sotheby’s has announced that it will project features Forrest Stone Allen, who had handle the sale of the estate of the late Rachel traumatic brain injury in a skiing accident in “Bunny” Mellon, who died in March at the age February, 2011. Tom Sweitzer, director of A of 103.

Place to Be and a music therapist, will also The auctions, starting in November, will be in the film. “I’m honored that Susan and include more than $100 million in furniture, Wendy have chosen myself and my clients and art, jewelry and decorative objects and, accordA Place to Be to be the subject of this docuing to the N.Y. Times “will be among the most mentary,” he said. highly anticipated sales from a fabled family

A recent graduate of Kettle Run High collection.” The proceeds will benefit the School near Warrenton, Forrest was also Gerald B. Lambert Foundation, a charitable a “star” in the production of “Best Friend entity established by Mrs. Mellon in memory The Musical” and put in an appearance as a of her father. The foundation supports the Oak dancer. “It was a remarkable performance,” Spring Garden Library in Upperville, Mrs. Sweitzer related. The gala fundraising eveMellon’s celebrated collection of rare books, ning was full of audience members who were manuscripts, works of art and artifacts relating enthralled with Forrest and 45 other cast to horticulture, landscape design and natural members who together told a story of accephistory. tance and being different.

Mrs. Mellon and her late husband, Paul Ann MacLeod of Upperville recently Mellon, had bequeathed much of their art, like accepted an award on behalf of the Fauquier paintings and works on paper by van Gogh, Loudoun Garden Club for their efforts with Seurat, Gauguin and Winslow Homer, to the Goose Creek Bridge from Loudoun Virmuseums including the National Gallery, the ginia Economic Development for 2014 SignaYale University Art Gallery, the Yale Center for tures of Loudoun Design Excellence Program.

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years in Pittsburgh working in feature film production. “Scenes were often shot in the cavernous, abandoned steel mills and factories in and around the city,” she says. “I was fascinated by stories of the city’s survival after the demise of its great steel industry – and overwhelmed by the kindness of the people of Pittsburgh.”

After 15 years as a writer and producer in radio and television advertising and documentaries, she finally put pen to paper.

“A Place to Be” hosted a preview for a documentary film “High Notes” about hope, healing and the power of music to transform

he Middleburg Library has all manner of summer programs for children and adults. Kids of all ages will enjoy summer science story time every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. On Tuesdays July 8, 15, 22, 29 and Aug. 5 there will be summer reading programs for all ages starting at 10:30 a.m., with tickets required and available 30 minutes before the program. Adult book club sessions are scheduled July 14 at 7 p.m. (Still Life With Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen) and Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. (Lost Lake

by Sara Addison Allen). For other programs, call 540-687-5730 or visit library.loudoun.gov.

The Middleburg Players will present “Charlotte’s Web, The Musical” at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, with performances July 25, 26 and 27 and August 1, 2, 3. For reservations, call 703-327-6742 or go to middleburgplayers@gmail.com. Friday and Saturday performances start at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students.

The baseball field behind the Middleburg Community Center will be the site for three more summer concerts as part of the Bluemont Concert Series. On July 12, Daryl Davis will perform rock and roll; on July 19, Cicrca Blue will do a Bluegrass performance and on July 26, folksinger Susan Greenbaum will be featured. All concerts start at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is $5 per person, $4 for Bluemont Friends and seniors and $2 for children under 12. Contact Lily Dunning at 540-955-8186 or lily@bluemont.org.

Summer programs at Wakefield’s “School For The Future” are continuing through Aug. 8 for children ages 7-9 and 10-12. From July 14-25, the “Innovation Lab” will explore, experiment, question, plan, design and build structures, gadgets and solutions as campers plan and create their own invention. From July 28 to Aug. 8, “The Amazing Race Around The World” allows young explorers to learn about people, science, cultures architecture and world geography. The cost is $580 for a two-week camp session and camp hours run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with extended care available. Contact 703-261-4758 or go to www. ischoolforthefuture.org.

Middleburg Academy will host an Admission Open House Thursday, July 17 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Prospective families will have a chance to meet the Head of School, the school’s highly-credentialed faculty, admissions staff, as well as current students and parents. There will be guided informational tours and the opportunity to ask questions about academic and co-curricular programs.

Questions regarding the Open House, the admissions process, or the school in general should be directed to Doug Goodman, Director of Admission, (dgoodman@middleburgacademy.org or 540-687-5581).

At Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, through July 31, the 16th annual Four Seasons of Oatlands Art Show and Sale will be displayed in the historic Carriage House. It will include the work of some of the area’s best-known talent, as well as new artists. The show is held Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m and is free and open to the public.

On August 16 at 7:30 p.m., The Mosby Heritage Association will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the famed Berryville Wagon Train Raid by Mosby on an enormous wagon train of Sheridan’s Union Army of the Shenandoah early on August 13, 1864. The living historians of the Gray Ghost Interpretive Group will provide a walking tour with first person sketches of the events of that memorable August starting at the museum headquarters of the Clarke County Historical Society. $8 ($4 students).

And finally, don’t forget the Middleburg Farmer’s Market each Saturday morning.

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rs. Evelyn Maddox Pope of Washington, DC and Middleburg, VA died on Thursday, April 17, at her home in Middleburg. Her final days were shared in the company of all her children and grandchildren. The family would like to extend their gratitude to Hospice for all their loving care and support.

A kind, gracious and passionate woman, she leaves a legacy of perpetual improvement, to oneself and to the world we share.

Born February 5, 1929 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Captain Charles Hamilton Maddox, USN, and Isabel (Ramage) Maddox of Washington, DC. She was a graduate of Potomac School, Mount Vernon Seminary and Briarcliff College.

She first married George Anthony Horkan, Jr., son of Maj. Gen. George Anthony Horkan and Mary (Thompson) Horkan.

They moved to Upperville and attended Trinity Episcopal Church, where she became president of its women’s guild. She was actively ahead of her time with introducing yoga classes to the Parish Hall.

She later moved to Middleburg and married Dr. Robert E. McConnell, Jr. She worked briefly for two interior designers before opening her own design business Evelyn McConnell, Inc. She was appointed to the Town of Middleburg Planning Commission and was chairman until 1971. She was on the vestry of Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

In 1981, she purchased a townhouse in Washington, dividing her life between the city and country. She resumed her involvement with the Washington National Cathedral and the National Symphony Orchestra. She was an environmentalist on both the local and global levels. She attended The Aspen Institute, raised funds for Ted Turner’s Better

Janet Hitchen Photography 102 Tilthammer Mill Road Boyce, Va. 22620 540.837.9846 • janeth@crosslink.net World Society and was a trustee for North America with the United Religions Initiative (URI). With her third husband, Edward Julius Pope, Jr., she became a community organizer to successfully block the proposed Walt Disney theme park threat. She continued to work for a better world, supporting the efforts by other organizations to abolish nuclear weapons and work for peace.

She was a member of the Sulgrave Club, the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club and an Officer of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. She leaves four children, Kathryn H. Willis of Livingston, TX, Elizabeth H. Horkan of Annapolis MD, Anne H. Horkan of Miami, FL, and George A. Horkan III, of Upperville, VA. She also leaves six grandchildren, Alison Campbell of Washington DC, Joshua Ryan of Upperville, VA, James Ryan of Miami, FL, Emily Moody of Boulder, CO, Anthony Horkan and Brittany Horkan of Upperville VA. She will be fondly remembered by her children and grandchildren for her grace and generosity, her keen intelligence, her depth of spirit, her impeccable taste, her exquisite inner and outer beauty and her loving passion for life and all living creatures. She was gifted with a compassionate and strong nature to be of service to those in need; a desire for continuous learning and growth; an understanding of the spiritual essence in life and the talent to create beautiful environments. Her ease of expression for the inner light she carried inside touched everyone she met.

She will be buried next to her beloved husband, Commander Edward J. Pope, Jr. in Arlington National Cemetery. The family requests donations be made to the Piedmont Environmental Council in her memory.

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ileen Mackey Hackman, a former co-owner of the New Jersey based Hatco Chemical Company who later raised and bred thoroughbred races horses in Middleburg, Virginia, died June 9 at home in Middleburg. She was 93.

Eileen Mackey Hackman was born Oct. 7, 1920 in a taxi as her mother, Leona Braun Mackey, and father, Lawrence G. Mackey, made their way on the ferry from Jersey City, N.J. to a hospital in Manhattan. Her birth certificate reads as New York City thanks to a policeman who delivered her on board the same Hudson River crossing. It was a point of conversation throughout her life.

A 1936 graduate of Flemington High School in New Jersey, she attended Rutgers University. On August 16, 1940 she married William Moyer Hackman, a chemist, in Sommerville, N.J. During World War II the couple lived in the Washington, D. C. area while Mr .

Hackman worked with the War Production Board. It was during this time when they first visited the horse country of Virginia. Early in 1944, the Hackmans moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee where Mr. Hackman worked on the Manhattan Project.

In 1950, Mr. Hackman founded the Hatco Chemical Company, which he sold to W. R. Grace and Company in 1959. In 1960, Mr. and Mrs. Hackman bought Orange Hill Farm in Middleburg andpurchased five yearlings at the Saratoga Sales that August. The couple divorced in 1963.

Mrs. Hackman maintained her interest in horse racing, under

the name of Windward Farm. Her horse, Guardian Angel, won the Monmouth National Hurdle Stakes and the Saratoga National Hurdle Stakes in 1962 as a steeplechase horse and was the first son of the great international racehorse and sire Ribot to win a stakes race in the United States. She continued to be involved in breeding and racing flat and steeplechase horses in Virginia and Maryland until she died.

At the original Loudoun Memorial Hospital on Cornwall Street in Leesburg, Mrs. Hackman volunteered for more than thirty years as a Pink Lady greeting patients, delivering mail and flowers. As a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Middleburg, she worked on the annual Rummage Sale as well as the Christmas Shop. She helped to stitch the church’s colorful needlepoint kneelers. And, during the mid-1960s, she was instrumental in facilitating the purchase of the adjacent Parish House.

In addition, Mrs. Hackman served with the community effort known as Middleburg FISH an ecumenical volunteer ministry that provides medical and rental assistance, and assistance with utilities in and around the Middleburg community. In addition, volunteers assist with transportation to medical appointment. Her additional volunteer projects included the Middleburg Library Advisory Board and the Middleburg Community Center. She was also a long time member of the Middleburg Garden Club and also served as president.

Survivors include her son, James M. Hackman of Middleburg, a brother Lawrence G. Mackey of Sergeantsville, New Jersey, granddaughter Elizabeth Hackman Godwin of Atlanta and two great grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Building Maintence Fund of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, PO Box 306 Middleburg, Virginia 20118.

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Gold Cup Association Chairman Will Allison, Kieran Norris, Barbara Voss Noell, and trainer Bruce Fenwick at last year’s event.

Dawn Williams (left) congratulates Kieran Norris aboard Foyle winners of the 2013 $50,000 International Gold Cup.

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two Virginia preferred (i.e. Virginia-bred or Virginia-owned) flat races, each with a $25,000 purse, and VHBPA will also co-sponsor a restricted Virginia-bred flat race with the Virginia Thoroughbred Association with a $25,000 purse.

“We are delighted to have this partnership and to be able to support Virginia-owned and Virginia-bred horses,” Allison said. “It is so important to be able to provide a venue and support for some of the many talented horses that are bred and owned in this state.”

The International Gold Cup, which draws approximately 40,000 attendees annually, is in its 77th year. It’s currently the only venue in the Commonwealth of Virginia that provides parimutuel wagering on horse racing. In addition, it provides a unique venue for social entertaining and a great place to network in the midst of spectacular scenery.

Gates open for the event on Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. and early arrival is encouraged. General admission car passes are $55 and are available online (www.vagoldcup.com), as well as at area Harris Teeter stores and through additional ticket outlets (see online list for details.) For information contact the Virginia Gold Cup Association at 540-347-1215 or visit the web.

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Charming 9 room Cape Cod on a gorgeous 10 acre parcel with privacy and seclusion in an idyllic setting.

Hardwood floors, main floor Master with vaulted ceilings, fabulous Family/Sun room with walls of windows overlooking the pool and decks, 2 fireplaces, gazebo, pool house and brilliant gardens. Library with custom bookcases, formal living and dining rooms, ideal for gracious entertaining! $995,000

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Turn-key horse farm. Dressage, show jumping & cross country can be taught here on 18 acres and only minutes from the I-81 & I-66 merger. Currently leasing additional 15 acres for grazing for $1/year. Dressage arena, 220x100, Riding arena, 100x250 and indoor 50x76. Brick Colonial, completely updated & modernized, sits majestically on a knoll in a curve of the Shenandoah River. $750,000

Susie Ashcom (540) 729-1478

Located in beautiful horse country of Delaplane, surrounded by Virginia wineries, this 3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath home has been completely updated. (Located 55 miles from DC) Paved driveway, 2-car garage, Mudroom Lightfilled Sunken living room with fireplace, hardwood floors. Gourmet Kitchen with large dining area, island & granite, bay window with views. Basement with ceramic tile floors and wine cellar. $599,000

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

Beautiful custom built Cape, on approx. 4 gorgeous acres with wonderful mountain views. Built in 2003 with the finest quality and craftsmanship, this 3-4 bedroom home offers 4,300 square footage with vaulted ceilings, 4 full baths. stunning windows, spacious deck surrounding the pool, 2 stall barn and run in shed. Pristine condition and lovely neutral decor. Finished lower level/office/recreation room. $689,000

Mary Ann McGowan (540) 687-5523 Coon Tree CoTTAGe

LAnd edMondS LAne - Rare 3.5 acre parcel at base of Blue Ridge Mountains on road leading to SKY MEADOWS State Park! Build your dream home within walking distance to 1,800+ acres of preserved parkland with trailhead to the Appalachian Trail. Open, cleared land with stunning mountain views. Stone walls. Minutes to Delaplane, Upperville, Middleburg, etc. EZ access to I-66 & Rte. 50. 45 min. to Dulles, 1 hr to DC. $290,000

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34.51 acres $570,000 deLAPLAne - Beautifully sited in the heart of the Orange County Hunt, this 48+ acre parcel is surrounded by spectacular estates & offers total privacy & seclusion. Comprised of open meadows, lush woodlands and bordered by Goose Creek. The hilltop building sites offer incredible views. Easy access to Route 17 and Route 50 for commuting to D. C. $950,000

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Starter home or weekend cottage on 1 acre between Middleburg & The Plains on a quiet gravel road. 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath with hardwood floors & lots of windows. Living Room, eat-in Kitchen, screened-in side porch, rear glassed-in porch & small front porch.

Sweeping lawns with mature trees & a small shed.

Easy access to both I-66 & Route 50. $235,000

Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201

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