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Lafayette: America’s Essential Friend their stories, he said. Both Gayle Delashmutt and Leepson are past presidents of the MHAA and almost 100 people crammed into the dining room at Oak Hill to hear Leepson’s talk on his most recent book: Lafayette, Lessons in Leadership from the Idealist General. It was an appropriate locale as a part of that room was once President Monroe’s study, and the room where he signed his famous Monroe Doctrine. Admitting that most biographers fall somewhat in love with their subject, Leepson gave a humorous but informative talk about the Frenchman, whose life of service, both in America and France, provided great lessons in leadership. “He had his failings, but you can’t help admiring him,” he said of Lafayette. A colorful, ardent, energetic, sometimes impractical and vain, but attractive man, Lafayette fell in love with America the moment he heard of the former colonies’ fight for independence. On the flyleaf of his book, Leepson cites Lafayette’s words, written in 1777. “The moment I heard of America, I loved her: the Marc Leepson discusses Gen. Lafayette’s contributions during a March 20 moment I knew she was presentation at Oak Hill. PHOTO BY DOUGLAS LEES fighting for freedom, I burnt with a desire of bleeding for her.” historian and author Marc Leepson as a benefit And he did, at age 19, leaving a pregnant for the Mosby Heritage Area Association. wife, paying for a boat to take him to America Generations of the DeLashmutt family and enlisting the services of a dozen others to have lived at Oak Hill for 63 years, longer than fight for freedom. At 20, Lafayette was comMonroe or any succeeding owners, MHAA missioned in the Continental Army and went President Childs Burden noted. The educa- on to fight for the American rebels as a successtional history nonprofit will be 16 years old ful general. this May, and Burden reminded his audience It was a love and a passion for the country that it was born in the wake of “the Disney that remained with him, long after his glory fight.” days serving under Gen. George Washington “We don’t need a history museum, it’s during which he forged lasting friendships with all around us,” Burden said, referring to the then-and-future American leaders, including Disney corporation’s intention to create a his- the 21-year-old James Monroe, Thomas Jeftory theme park in the Haymarket area. What ferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Quincy the association is trying to do is tell people Continued On Page 26 about the region’s historic sites through telling BY MARGARET MORTON Staff Writer Sunday, March 20, saw the return of the Marquis de Lafayette, or, as he is better and more simply known today, Lafayette, to Oak Hill, home of his longtime friend James Monroe. The return was figurative, however, as Gayle and Tom DeLashmutt generously offered the use of the house that Monroe began building in 1820 as the locale for a lecture by

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National Sporting Library And Museum: Work In Progress BY LAUREN R. GIANNINI new building. Innovations and high tech For Middleburg Life touches will empower the preservation of Founded in 1954 by George H. Ohr- sporting art and books for future generations strom Sr., the president of Orange County of enthusiasts. Hunt, and Alexander Mackay-Smith, MFH Rick Stoutamyer, executive director since and editor of the Chronicle of the Horse, the August 2009, oversees the daily running of National Sporting Library dedicates itself to the library, including coordinating volunteers, the art, literature and culture of horse and docents and interns. He has worked closely field sports. The library has become a treasure trove for research, rare and out of print books, art collections, seminars and educational programs. In addition to more than 17,000 books from the 16th-21st centuries, the latest gem to grace the library’s tiara will be the new museum. One can only imagine the two founders’ pleasure at what’s been taking place in the immediate environs of that original brick mansion known as Vine Hill—it housed the Architect Hardee Johnston’s artistic vison of the completed Chronicle for so many years and its Museum at Vine Hill as seen heading west in Middleburg. basement held the neophyte library. Since the ground-breaking in September 2009 for the museum, the very air has hummed with excitement— with project manager Ron Steele throughout not just from the manual efforts of pour- the construction of the 11-gallery museum. ing concrete or carpentry or earth-moving His vision for the NSLM is panoramic. machines, but also from the anticipation of “The first thing coming up is obviously the incredible contribution that the National the opening of the new art museum next fall,” Sporting Library and Museum (NSLM) will Stoutamyer said. “It was definitely a group make with its overhaul and revitalization of effort to make the museum happen and one Vine Hill and the state of the art (literally) person in particular who really pushed the

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The view of the southside of Vine Hill and the new Museum—integrating old and new, definitely a work in progress and a glorious facility to showcase art. PHOTO BY LAUREN R. GIANNINI

Middleburg Life April 2011 concept of the art museum was Ned Evans [who died Dec. 31, 2010]. Ned was a big proponent of going down the art museum route.” The library moved to its current building in 1999. The board reviewed the longterm plan for the nonprofit organization. They took a closer look at Vine Hill and decided to add on a new section. “Essentially, we’re creating a campus environment,” Stoutamyer explained. “We have Vine Hill and the new addition, the Sporting Library in the middle and the Chronicle of the Horse. We rent that building

by American animal and sporting artists, revealing the diverse manifestations of the American people, wild life and landscapes. “The museum will pretty much double the size of our organization and we have to come up with more creative ways to raise money,” Stoutamyer acknowledged. “In the past, we depended on private donors, but we need to grow our donor database. I’m pretty confident that more people will come to walk through the museum and feel more comfortable there than they might be about coming into a research library. I think the museum is going to bring a lot more people up here on Vine Hill, and then they will become interested in the library and the whole operation will grow together.” The inaugural exhibit will bring together works of art being borrowed from other museums, private collections and a few pieces from the NSLM’s permanent collection. That first show will reflect the concept of the book with a similar title by Reuter that was published by the NSL as a fundraiser, but on a smaller scale. The museum’s formal opening will be the second weekend of October with multiple activities planned including a kickoff gala party. Plans are underway to NSLM chairman of the board Manual H. Johnson and his wife replicate the huge coaching Mary Johnson enjoy dropping in and checking on the museum’s drive sponsored by the NSL progress. They are shown here in the stairwell that faces John in 2007. The board hopes Mosby Highway with its glorious copper exterior.  to have 27 coaches going on drives during the day and PHOTO BY LAUREN R. GIANNINI then in the evening specific activities that tie in with the to them, but they’re part of the family.” museum’s opening. The flow of the museum has been a “The plan is to go national—it won’t be major element in its design as executed by just a regional party,” Stoutamyer said. “We’re architect Hardee Johnston of Scottsville. F. hoping to put a much broader focus on it. It Turner Reuter Jr. was responsible for the idea will be the only museum of its kind in the of the NSLM’s first exhibit. United States. We have multiple programs “We want to show off the art as well as that people can get involved with. The core the new building at the opening,” Stouta- will always be the library’s book collection, myer said. “You enter at one door. The galler- and we have the art collection. We’d really ies take you on a specific path and each room like to get more people donating art to us. will have its own theme. The flow will take We have the Fellowship program. We’re startyou through the building in a very specific ing the fourth year of it and want to keep pattern so that you will see the renovation of that going. It’s key to bringing along the next the old building and the new building. We generation.” think that it will be a very pleasant experi- Most of all, the NSLM will make eduence from both an artistic and architectural cational history, luring people to Middleburg point of view.” to feast on its unique “campus” offerings. The inaugural exhibit, “Afield In Amer- Such a celebration of literature, art, sport and ica: Four Hundred Years of Animal and rural lifestyles can only be possible where the Sporting Art, 1585-1985,” will bring to the horse remains firmly rooted in the heart of new museum’s galleries more than 100 works the community. in every category of the genre. The collection will demonstrate the unique style developed

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convenient to Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s law firm in Leesburg and then his judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This place came available and we bought it,â&#x20AC;? said Mrs. Ryan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We named it Bonnie Brow Farm. I loved the horses, but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ride. The boys did, and Ed still hunts.â&#x20AC;? The Ryans bred and raced Thoroughbreds. They supported steeplechasing, ran some of their horses in local point-to-points and on the flat at Charles Town. Dinner Star, one of their best horses, ran over hurdles and won at Piedmont, Oatlands and Radnor (PA) when trained and ridden by Mathew Leslie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents are southernersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;my mother is always nice and kind, my father was a gentleman,â&#x20AC;? said Ed Ryan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mother was Virgie Mae Kelly Ryan of Middleburg celebrated her 100th birthday with never in a bad mood. family and friends at her home in Middleburg: shown here with her chil- She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like people dren (from left) Mary Ryan Fox, John P. Ryan, and Edward L. Ryan II. in a bad mood and she PHOTO COURTESY OF CARL ANDERSONâ&#x20AC;Ż would always say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;everything would come out for that momentous occasion. The platinum-ager the best.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; She loved to cook and garden. She was more tickled about all the people who canned a lot of tomatoes. She was always active, came to see her than she was about reaching always doing something for other people.â&#x20AC;? 100. Her eyes sparkle with spirit and good A stroke, however, curbed Mrs. Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s humor, in spite of a stroke a few years ago. mobility. She loves to read, but now has to â&#x20AC;&#x153;This area hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed all that much; enjoy her books on tape, unless someone reads thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot more traffic through Middleburg, to her. Until she was 92 she drove everywhere, a lot more tourism,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used to have did all the cooking and cleaning and for five two hardware stores and I used to buy all my decades shopped at the Middleburg Safeway. clothes at the Reliable Store.â&#x20AC;? For 10 years she served as a docent at Oatlands A farm girl by birth and one of six children, Plantation. These days, she works with an Mrs. Ryan is a native Virginian (Saltville). She occupational therapist, practices her printing attended Longwood College in Farmville and (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much clearer than this writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scribble, the University of Virginia where she earned a which frankly appalled the dear centenarian), bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Education and also met and misses gadding about and doing all the John P. Ryan. After their marriage in 1946, things she used to do. Mrs. Ryan worked for the government during Mrs. Ryan has been a member of a local World War II as a decoder of classified docu- book club for 20 years. She enjoys watching ments. Before her husband became a judge, he wild birds outside her windows. Until 10 years worked for the CIA. A posting took the Ryan ago she hauled firewood to the house in a family to Japan for five years. While in Tokyo, wheelbarrow. She loves her family and keeps a Mrs. Ryan taught school for two years. She also positive attitude doing physical therapy to stay taught first grade for 25 years in the Fairfax fit. Every morning she eats a bowl of heartCounty School System. healthy oatmeal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I liked everything about Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the If she has extra birthday wishes, she would people were as nice as can be,â&#x20AC;? she recalled. like to â&#x20AC;&#x153;spendâ&#x20AC;? them this way: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish everyone After their return from Japan, the Ryans would be more courteous and kind to each lived in Washington, all the while looking for a other.â&#x20AC;? farm. An avid horseman from his younger days Mrs. Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasured mementoes of her growing up in the Richmond area, Mr. Ryan recent 100th birthday include the card signed enjoyed coming to the races in Middleburg, an by the President and Michelle Obama and the area that had fascinated him for a long time. letter from Willard Scott, both congratulating The couple wanted to raise their two sons her on achieving that incredible milestone. and daughter in a rural atmosphere, albeit one

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Middleburg Lions Club Raises Funds For Local Families BY LAUREN R. GIANNINI For Middleburg Life You’ve seen them in action, the Lions, selling citrus fruit at the curb in front of the Safeway at Christmas. With 1.35 million members in 45,000 clubs around the world, the Lions Club has continued to serve the community since 1917. The Middleburg Lions Club has been around for more than 50 years. This past holiday season, some of the Lions wanted to do something proactive and positive. They followed the example of a group that created the Santa Stumble, a pub-crawl in Washington, DC. After 12 years, it has a huge following and raises money for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Fund. “Middleburg seemed like an ideal location for a similar event,” said Tom Kiernan, who has been a Middleburg Lion for three years. “There are lots of restaurants, bars and merchants all in a manageable area—easily stumbled through. The Middleburg Lions Club is a great sponsor for the event and the ideal entity to manage the money to make sure it gets directly to those in need.” The first inaugural Middleburg Santa Stumble gathered at 2 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Red Horse Inn. Participants were encouraged to dress up as Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves, reindeer and other festive seasonal characters to go on a “walkabout” spreading Christmas cheer. The costumes made them highly visible and eased the effort of collecting money from anyone willing to give. During the “pub crawl,” which lasted several hours, they harvested donations from members of the

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involved in Fashion For Paws and they made me a fundraiser model and also put me on the executive committee,” explained Dunn. “Many of the models walk with their dogs, some walk with dogs available for adoption and some without a dog—it’s mostly amateurs with a few experienced in modeling and local celebrities. I have a fitting and Roscoe has a fitting at Wagtime downtown for a special collar, leash or raincoat—whatever works best for him. The shops at Tysons II provide the people fashions.” Obviously, as a model fundraiser, she started networking in her new role and that’s where Middleburg resident Kimmie Ginn stepped up to the plate. Ginn and Dunn attended high school in Herndon. Three years ago, Ginn decided to move from Reston to Middleburg, because she had taken up riding again and wanted to try life in the country. “Kimmie is a huge Middleburg advocate,” Dunn said. “She loves horses, loves the community and she’s always inviting us out to experience the shops, restaurants and horse events. She came up with the idea of a pre-event in Middleburg to raise funds and awareness in the northern Virginia area.” Ginn herself admits that the minute Dunn dished about her very active role in the Fashion

For Paws benefit, she connected with how to help. “I had hosted a shopping event in Middleburg between Christmas and New Year’s for 10 or so of the women on my team from Baker Tilly, an accounting and consulting firm, and I thought, Jennifer can do an event like that and raise funds and help to inform people about supporting animal welfare,” recalled Ginn, who had walked into a new shop called Betsey last May and couldn’t believe the proprietor was Lisa Capraro, a friend she hadn’t seen in several years. “Lisa lives in Middleburg; Jennifer lives in Arlington. I connected the two because I knew Lisa would like to support a humane society with a fashion twist—she has a rescue dog, Leonardo (Leo) DiCaprio.” Capraro’s shop, named Betsey in honor of her mother, offers fashions with moxie: dresses, skirts, tops, belts, shoes, bags, accessories and jewelry. It was pretty easy to get two nearby shops involved in the pre-event. Immediately to Betsey’s east, Country Way sells floral designs and gifts for the country home and Salamander Touch offers goods and fine gifts essential to a luxury resort lifestyle. They donated a percentage of their sales March 19 to Dunn’s Fashion For Paws fund: her goal was $6,000. “It took about six weeks to pull this event together, and it was win-win for everyone involved,” Ginn said. “I thought it was a good marketing experience for the shops and a great opportunity to get our friends out to Middleburg and do some good for the animals by shopping.” “Country Way and Salamander Touch are such good retail neighbors,” said Capraro, who was born in Leesburg and has worked in historic preservation. “It was great to share customers and marketing with an event like this. We had a fantastic crowd. Everybody had a lovely time. We had some local returning customers and also new faces brought out by Jennifer and Kimmie. It was a nice mix.” Roscoe seemed tickled by all the attention, posing for photos and looking ready to strut his stuff on the runway, April 9, at the National Building Museum. It’s a posh event, requesting cocktail attire, and it sells out several weeks in advance, but Ginn will be there with her camera to preserve for posterity Roscoe’s runway debut to benefit animal welfare. “We’ve had such a great time, helping a fantastic cause,” Dunn said. “I’m amazed by the generosity of friends and people I don’t even know. I’m looking forward to being involved in the future too. The pre-event Kimmie organized was a lot of fun, a very special day.” The Middleburg community loves to get things done.

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Unison Battlefield District Ready For Register Nomination As the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, a new Civil War battlefield historic district is begin created in our own community. The proposed 8,000-acre Unison Battlefield Historic District in western Loudoun and Fauquier counties has won two awards and already is being hailed as one of the nation’s best preserved battlefield historic districts. It is being nominated in April to the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. A celebration and fundraiser for the battlefield will be held from 4-7 p.m. April 30, at Llangollen in Upperville. The battlefield and the April 30 gala are supported by more than 20 area preservation and conservation groups. The battlefield has just been honored by the Washington Sustainable Growth Alliance as one of several Washington-area projects that “contribute most to the region’s future quality of life.” The award will be presented during an April 27 ceremony at Mount Vernon. In December, the Mosby Heritage Area

Association gave its 2010 “Heritage Hero” award to the nonprofit Unison Preservation Society (UPS), which is creating the battlefield, and  also praised the nonprofit Land Trust of Virginia (LTV), which has helped put conservation easements on more than half of the land in the proposed battlefield. The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program has awarded UPS three federal grants. The first was to study the little-known 1862 Battle of Unison, planned by President Lincoln himself in the hope it might bring an early end to the Civil War. Two additional grants were given to help fund the battlefield’s nomination to state and national historic registers. For information about UPS, the Battle of Unison and the battlefield, contact Paul Hodge at a.p.hodge2@gmailcom or 540554-8624. Or visit the UPS website: www. unisonva.org. For information about LTV and the April 30 gala, contact Don Owen at donlandtrustva@earthlink.net or 540-687-8441. Or visit the Land Trust website: www.landtrustva. org.

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‘Chasing Season Underway BY LAUREN R. GIANNINI For Middleburg Life Daylight Savings, hurrah, with rather erratic behavior from Mother Nature (what else is new?) that saw March going out with a chilly damp growl… We still can’t figure out where the heck February and March went. Time keeps taking off like a loose horse. ‘Chasing The season is in full swing with three down and Orange County about to go under starter’s orders as we went to press. Coming up in April: Old Dominion, Bull Run, Loud- LAUREN R. oun, Middleburg Spring GIANNINI Races and Fairfax Point- Horsing Around to-Points plus the Foxfield Spring Races run under rules. Visit www.centralentryoffice.com for the calendar, overnights, results, standings and much more.

Sunshine Circuit Kudos

Jane Gaston and Lumiere, her 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding, earned top honors in the Amateur-Owner 35 & Over Hunters during the eighth week of the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, which runs through April 3. Gaston and Lou, as he’s known around the barn, secured the championship by winning two, pinning second in another and third in two other classes in what was reported to be a strong field of contenders. An artist with two Washington International Horse Show official posters to her credit, Gaston lives in The Plains. As long as her horse is healthy and happy, she plans on competing indoors next fall—wonder if Lou will be her latest poster model?

RIP Elizabeth Taylor

So many horse-crazy girls wanted to be Velvet Brown, and the great Taylor who played the movie role will be forever stabled in many hearts, thanks to National Velvet. There isn’t much to say that hasn’t been said about Liz. When she was married to John Warner, we encountered her at the races in Virginia (not sure which one, that was a long time ago), perched atop a coach drawn by a four-in-hand, chic in some black and white big-checked outfit, topped by perfect hair and make up. Press had mobbed her, and so we bided our time until the admiring throngs went back to watching and shooting the action out on the course. We sidled over, noting she had a glass of refreshment in hand, and called up, “Please, one more glorious smile, Miz Taylor!” She glanced our way, gave us that glorious grin with mischief lurking in her dimples and waved. Nice day. Sure wish we had some idea what happened to those negatives… Ah well,

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Steeplechase Association Awards

The Virginia Steeplechase Association held its annual awards dinner at the Middleburg Community Center March 11. For the 25th year, Gary Baker put on the party and the festive evening sold out as enthusiasts of “racing under rules” over fences and on the flat honored trainers, owners, riders and the horses for their achievements in 2010. Will O’Keefe served as the primary emcee. The late Peter Winants—writer, publisher and editor of the Chronicle of the Horse and director of the National Sporting Library—and the very much alive Don Yovanovich received recognition for their contemporary contributions to steeplechasing. The list of Yovanovich’s accomplishments, thanks to data compiled by O’Keefe, include a successful career as a jump jockey, harvesting 12 trainer titles (Virginia Point-to-Point Association) and training 36 horses to VPPA and VSA titles. He serves as the president of the VPPA and also as chairman of the National Steeplechase Association’s Chairmen’s Race Committee. Legend awards honored the late George Ohstrohm Sr. and James W. Murphy and two great horses, Estremadura and Augustus Bay, whose careers took place more than 30 years ago. Will Allison earned the Francis Thornton Greene Award. For the 2010 season: He’s A Conniver, trained by Ernest M. Oare and ridden by Jody Petty, earned top honors as the Steeplechase Horse of the Year for leading owner, EMO Stables. Randolph Rouse’s One Sea garnered Hurdle Horse of the Year. Neil Morris, based at Kinross Farm, earned his eighth trainer title. Matt McCarron bested Jeff Murphy for top jockey bragging rights. For more information: www.vasteeplechase.com. Concert To Benefit Lyme Disease Research Lyme Disease is no joke—whether you are dog, horse or human. Winchester Orchestra’s Beethoven & Blue Jeans Side by Side concert to benefit Lyme Disease research takes place at 8 p.m. April 30, at the George Washington Masonic Memorial concert hall in Alexandria. Some of the area’s best music students will perform Beethoven’s Third with the Winchester Orchestra. For more information and to buy tickets: www.winorch.org.

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Middleburg Life April 2011

THE BUNNY IS BACK.... with large, chocolate eggs to be filled with luscious chocolates! from the Polo-playing horse enthusiasts Debbie and Alan Nash of the Nash Tigers celebrated Debbie’s birthday with a huge tailgate party at the Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point March 12. That’s Debbie in the driver’s seat of the antique Austin Healey, Alan at her side and her mother Barbara French leaning against the AH’s venerable passenger door, surrounded by friends. PHOTO BY LAUREN R. GIANNINI G home through 2013. An urban host comes Morven Park with built-in complexities, such as shipping The mansion is open, the Museum of horses in and out of the city and closing city Hounds and Hunting of North America will streets to create stables, but all that adds to the have new exhibits and if you haven’t checked charm of the Washington International. The out the Morven Park calendar of events, new executive director, Bridget Love Meehan, you’re going to miss the action. The new manjoins WIHS president Juliet W. Reid, chair- sion tour, Spring Flowers Trail Ride, dressage man Gregory W. Gingery and chief operating shows, Recycled Art Exhibit, an Eco-Friendly officer Anthony F. Hitchcock. Washington Easter celebration, Fairfax Hunt Races April International’s 53rd annual renewal takes 24 and Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Horse place October 25-30, and remember that two Trials April 30-May 1 offer something for of our own, Gus Forbush (Old Dominion everyone. By the time you’re reading this, MFH) and Tommy Lee Jones (Casanova you’ll have missed “Life Of A Civil War huntsman), run the terrier races, putting on a Soldier” and the Morven Park Spring Horse great show within the big show. For informa- Trials. Check out what’s happening: http:// tion: www.wihs.org. morvenpark.org. The Huntsman, Not The Actor Tommy Lee Jones has been show manager of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show for at least 30 of its soon-to-be 158 years in existence when its anniversary is celebrated June 6-12. It all happens under the oaks and on the north side of Rt. 50 with the jumpers soaring painted fences in front of the spectacular backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Jones hopes to get the footing replaced in the main hunter ring with the same NAARS that got rave reviews from riders in Hunter Ring Two. Upperville means great shopping, glorious horses and riders competing in jumpers, hunters, leadline, Silver Foxes, Family Class, Sidesaddle, a division just for off-the-track Thoroughbreds, the Paul and Eve Fout Go As You Please class, the $25,000 Welcome Stakes, the $75,000 Upperville Jumper Classic—to name just a few of the stellar attractions. Go online to buy a ringside parking space, a box at the Upperville Classic and shop ‘til you drop. Upperville means a great week for locals and out-of-towners and it’s never too soon to make plans. Visit www.upperville.com.

Wags & Purrs: Wines To Benefit MHF

Middleburg Humane Foundation, the private 501(c)3 nonprofit large and small farm shelter, has great news for wine enthusiasts: they are now part of the Benefit Wines Fundraiser. You get to imbibe your favorite vino and a portion of the proceeds will help MHF in their ongoing efforts to rescue and rehabilitate abused, neglected and “at risk” animals. What could be better than to share a bottle of wine with the story of the Middleburg Humane Foundation? Sold as singles, a sample pack of four or The Collector’s Pack of six, the labels of the Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Malbec, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc feature dogs, cats, a pig and a donkey who found new hope and loving homes through MHF. These wines make great gifts or simply enjoy them al fresco during the spring race and show season. Visit http:// www.benefitwines.com/middleburg_s/238. htm?Click=1720. That’s all the news for now. We’d love to hear from horse-folk who enjoyed success on the Sunshine Circuit in Florida: LaurenG. HorseInk@gmail.com.

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Gov’t Center Gallery Features Cadenas’ Work Continuing through the month April, the Art Gallery located on the lobby level of the Loudoun County Government Center in Leesburg will feature the works of Debbie Cadenas in her “Middleburg—Over the Meadow and Through the Woods” collection.

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Getting Deeper In Arts With ‘Artscape’ I don’t know if you realize it, but we have our own local TV host in our midst. Judy Sheehan, office and event manager at the National Sporting Library, also hosts a Loudoun cable television program called “Artscape. “The program airs weekly in a half hour time slot and is broadcast on Comcast’s Channel 2. Judy is also a freelance writer for Middleburg Life and writes image and beauty consulting articles. On her most recent show, which is scheduled to air in April, Judy interviews Chris Cooley of the Cooley Gallery in downtown Leesburg at 12 S. King St. Chris is the famous Washington Redskins two-time Pro Bowler and tight end. He has just opened his own art gallery showing his wood fire pottery as well as Redskins memorabilia, photography and artist-made jewelry. As an artist and athlete Chris has a double interest and ready-made viewership. He draws on people who have never set foot in an art gallery but who are curious to meet him because of his Redskins fame and those who have a genuine interest in the arts. Judy herself has a lifelong passion for the arts, which began at an early age. She readily

connects with the creativity of artists and their ideas. Judy feels that “although choosing art as a career is not an easy road, when you love what you do, you will always be happy and this joy has a positive impact on your entire life and those you meet.” Just out of college Judy pursued a career in television and landed her a first job as cable television reporter for WSUS, Channel 3, in New Jersey. Her enthusiasm and dedication carried her to later host two television shows, “Focus On Morris County” and “Debate The Press.” In addition to television, Judy also branched out into radio with a show she wrote and hosted called “Today’s Woman.” When Judy moved to Virginia, she landed her first half hour show, which she hosted for Adelphia, “Loudoun Living.” This show led to her current half hour Comcast show, “Artscape.” Judy told me she feels blessed to have been able to work in the arts all of these

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years, interviewing singers, dancers, poets, painters and performance artists whose art enriches the soul, transcending barriers of communication. Now, at the NSL, Judy is helping to get ready for the opening of the new art museum, scheduled to open to the public in the fall of 2011. Festivities for the new museum’s opening include a Black Tie Gala and Coaching the weekend of Oct. 7-9. The museum’s first inaugural art exhibit is “Afield In America.” Judy feels fortunate to be working at the NSL, which preserves the sporting arts in our community. She works with talented people committed to the arts, who are transforming local exposure to art, and appreciation for art and what is beautiful. She hopes everyone will come out to see the new museum and support it when it opens. Personally for the future, Judy is taking her knowledge of makeup and fashion and background training as a modeling instructor to develop a new career as an image consultant. She is working on her certification in this field and getting ready to start a new business endeavor. Judy is always encouraging others and to have a deeper and richer

Judy Sheenhan with Chris Cooley experience of life and what art offers to all of us. Remember to watch an upcoming “on location” Artscape show in the fall featuring the new NSL museum. National Sporting Library and Museum 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg, VA 20118 www.nsl.org

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35 Acres and a Classic Home in Upperville

‘Syacmore Spring’ Has Been Meticulously Well-Maintained

Our quest for some of the best in local real estate this month brings us to Millville Road near Upperville, where our featured property—Sycamore Spring—represents a unique opportunity for a discerning buyer. Featuring 35 acres set in the midst of Piedmont Hunt territory, the property is home to three small ponds and incomparable views of the Blue Ridge and Cobbler mountains. With the entire perimeter surrounded by original dry-stacked stone walls, the property is highlighted by an exceptional cottage that has been expanded and completely renovated, and showcases the tender loving care that has been lavished on the home and its environs. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,775,000 by Helen MacMahon of Sheridan-MacMahon Ltd. Set at the end of a winding lane off the main road, our featured home was constructed in 1950, and has seen vast changes in the community through the decades. Yet it has retained its classic charms, from the inviting covered entryway on into the interior. Main-level spaces are large and welcoming, with solid traffic flow. “Charming” is the apt description for all that follows. Beamed ceilings, wood floors and French doors accentuate the ambiance.

The living room is a delightful gathering spot, with space galore for gatherings throughout the year. A galley kitchen is a testament to creative design, with room to stretch out. The kitchen is a versatile standout, ready to meet the needs of a serious chef or the everyday cook. A large, informal living room also can be found on the first level, with a wood-burning fireplace adding to the elegance. A main-level bedroom can be found here as well, further accentuating the versatility of the floor plan. The upper level is home to the large and welcoming master suite, with the property’s second wood-burning fireplace, as well as a second bedroom. The location puts you close to the villages of Upperville and Middleburg, yet set back amid serenity and delightful ambiance. 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 Middleburg Life’s real estate advertising department at (571) 333-6273.

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Address: 33201 Millville Road, Upperville. Listed at: $1,775,000 by Helen MacMahon, Sheridan-MacMahon Ltd. (540) 687-5588.

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HOUND HALL

OVOKA

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OLD WELBOURNE

The Plains ! 283+ ares of rolling land with incredible views is all directions !Frontage on Zulla Road or Rock Hill Mill ! Great location with one home and several large barns and plenty of stalls ! Very private setting ! Tax credit incentives. $28,000/acre

199 acres in the heart of the Orange County Hunt Territory ! 5 Bedroom Georgian Manor !Formal living and dining rooms! Solarium ! Pool! c.1801 Patent house, 2 tenant houses Horse facilities include an indoor arena with 13 stalls, paddocks and fields with run-ins. & apartment and pond. In a VOF Conservation Easement. $7,500,000

Custom Built English style stone/stucco 3-story home !4 Bedrooms, Large Master, In-law suite with separate entrance !Slate Roof, Game Room, Theatre, Study, Custom Kitchen, 4 Stone Fireplaces !Extensive Horse Facilities !18 Stall Barn !2 Stall Barn !14 Paddocks !Large Ring. $7,500,000

Awe-inspiring Federal manor home on 200+ acres outside of Paris ! 4 Bedrooms ! 4 ½ Baths ! 12 ½‘ Ceilings ! 25’ columns ! Original Millwork and Authentic Hardware Throughout ! 8 Original Fireplace Mantels ! Professional Equestrian Facilities ! Carriage House ! Manager’s Cabin ! Complete renovation $6,200,000 in 2006 ! Stunning views and more

A meticulously maintained Colonial home in Clarke County with 5 Bedrooms, 7 Baths was constructed in 1988. !This stately residence is spacious and welcoming !Lovely Thoroughbred farm encompasses 405 glorious acres ! Beautiful Stone Guest House, 9 Tenant houses, 13 Fields, 18 Paddocks, 9/16 mile dirt track ! over 65 stalls. $5,450,000

Near Middleburg !Beautiful Brick Georgian style home built in the mid 19th century on 165 acres !7 Bedrooms, 8 Full Baths, 2 Half Baths ! double Parlor/Living Room, Paneled Library, Dining Room !Pool !4 Bedroom Tenant House !9 Stall Stable!Conservation Easement!Piedmont Hunt. $4,995,000

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ASHLEIGH

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Orange County Hunt !Middleburg !5 Bedroom Stone and Stucco Home !50 Acres !Paneled Library !Heart of Pine Floors !Stone Terrace !Media Room !Exercise Room !3 Bay Garage !Extensive Gardens !Guest Quarters !Pond !Tenant House !8 Stall Stable !Covered Arena. $4,750,000

Circa 1878 !Exquisite brick Victorian on 52 open acres near Middleburg !Elegant Dining Room !Formal Living Room !12' Ceilings !4 Levels !Great Mountain Views !Beautiful Stable with 1 Bedroom Apartment !Run-In Sheds !Out Buildings and more. $4,250,000

c.1845 listed on National Register of Historic Places. Exquisite stone and stucco Greek Revival country estate surrounded by beautiful gardens on 98 acres !Grand entrance foyer opening into double drawing room ! Pool with 2 Bedroom Pool House! 2 Bedroom Guest Cottage. $3,950,000 ! Magnificent views

Classic stone Federal manor home on 52 acres just outside of Middleburg !4 Bedrooms, 4 Full Baths !2 Half Baths ! Sauna !5 Fireplaces !Hardwood Floors ! Wainscoting !Detailed Molding ! Swimming Pool !Elevator ! Home Theater/Media Room !Orange County Hunt $3,950,000

Middleburg/Upperville !Unique Italianate-Palladian inspired villa !Built by Architect/Owner !4,600+ sq ft stucco home !4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths !2 Master Suites !20’ Ceilings !10’ French Doors !Terra Cotta Tile Floors !Fireplace !Formal Gardens !Courtyard !Pool !Pergola !Guesthouse. $2,975,000

Beautifully renovated 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Baths Stone Farmhouse !circa 1797 !6 stall barn !2 run-in sheds ! Pool Stocked Pond !2 Bedroom tenant cottage!1 Bedroom stone Guest cottage! Stonewalls !English Gardens !Carriage House with workshop! Middleburg Hunt ! 2 parcels all on 47acres $2,990,000

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One level brick home on 3 Acres is within minutes of Middleburg. Very desirable neighborhood ! 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath ! The 2 Car Garage is accessed from the lower level with a staired entry into the kitchen ! Large Deck off the back ! Desirable neighborhood and Private

Exquisite Colonial on secluded 25 acres. 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath!4 Fireplaces! Pine floors, Living Room, Dining Room, Family Room., Study & Gourmet Kitchen! Charming 2 Bedroom Guest House! Free Form Pool! 4 Stall Barn,5 Paddocks! Blue Stone Arena!Equipment Shed. $2,195,000

97.33 acre horse property in the Middleburg area !2 Stables; 11 stalls and 8 stalls !6 Paddocks and 3 Fields within hacking distance of the Middleburg Training Center !Beautiful 2 story brick home, well built with 4 Bedrooms and 4.5 Baths !Great view of Hunt Country.

Orange County Hunt !Wonderfully restored farmhouse !52 acres in a desired location !Master on First Floor !Slate Floors !Wood Floors !Granite Counters !Older section built in 1930's !Attached 1 Car !Separate Detached 2 Car Garage !2 zoned heating and cooling. $1,650,000

Equestrian facility. 4 Bedroom 3.5 Bath on 15 Acres ! 21 Stall Barn attached to a 70' x 140' Indoor Riding Arena !Additional 6 Stall Barn !Outdoor Riding Arena !5 Fields with 4 Board Fencing !Separate well and water filtration for $1,200,000 the barn !Generator for the home and barn.

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CLIFTON LAND - 126.11 acres of mostly open, verdant land in great location, just north of Upperville with pastures and views of the Blue Ridge. Fully fenced, multiple home sites, tributary Pantherskin Creek. Ideal for easement potential and could benefit from excellent tax credits. Piedmont Hunt. $3,600,000

NEAR THE PLAINS - 142 acres. Great location South of The Plains. Mostly wooded with views. $1,400,000

Quaint English style 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Stucco Cottage sited among towering trees on 10 beautiful acres !Ideally located between Middleburg and The Plains !Flagstone Terrace ! Flowering window boxes ! Very Private ! Fantastic western views ! Great location! Mostly wooded !Perfect for weekend retreat.. $775,000

Lovely 1840’s Stucco, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath home on 1.76 open acres !Easy access to Route 66 !Very private, room to expand, pine floors, exposed logs, stone fireplaces !Attached 2 bay garage with shop, flagstone terrace, towering maples, nestled in the heart of Orange County Hunt Territory. $675,000

DUNGARVAN - Blue Ridge Hunt. 365 acres. Pond. Mostly open, rolling land. Great tax incentive with Open Space Easement potential. 4 parcels. 10 DURs. $2,700,000 Rappahannock County~Beautiful 3 Bedroom Brick Colonial home on 25 acres with tremendous views ! Very private ! 10'ceilings on 1st floor ! 9'ceilings on 2nd ! Great Kitchen with Island ! Six-foot Windows ! Elegant Floor Plan ! Mud Room !Basement ! Two Bay Garage ! Easy to maintain !Nice Elevation! Very well built $995,000

Commercial building with frontage on South Madison Street near the center of town !Great Location with foot traffic and visibility !4 Large Display Windows !5 Rooms with high ceilings and more !Over 2,100 square feet !Perfect for retail or restaurant, zoned C2. $850,000

PEC LAND - Paris Mountain- 487 Acres adjacent to Historic Ovoka Farm and Sky Meadows State Park. Conservation land with potential to build two homes; however property cannot be divided. $5,500/acre sold in entirety. $2,673,000

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DELAPLANE LAND - 44.11 acres. Beautiful parcel with stunning mountain views, manageable 44 acres of open and wooded land. Great equestrian potential. $1,299,000 POTTS MILL - Middleburg. 316 acres with frontage on Little River !Open Space Easement with further tax credit potential. Rolling fields with mature hardwood forest. Orange County Hunt. Great ride out. Within 5 miles of the village of Middleburg. Excellent views. $21,000/acre

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HOUND HALL

OVOKA

WALNUT HALL

OLD WELBOURNE

TIGER TRAP

PELHAM

ASHLEIGH

WINDWARD

LAVENDER HILL

BRONZE HILL

ROCKBURN STUD

DOVER ROAD

DEER CREEK

VICKERS FARM

CATTERQUE

CLOVER HILL

WILSON ROAD

100 Acres

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MADISON STREET

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HILLSIDE

BOND’S VIEW

NEAR THE PLAINS - 142 acres. Great location South of The Plains. Mostly wooded with views. $1,400,000

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Middleburg, Virginia

Purcellville, Virginia

Upperville, Virginia

Estate consisting of 264 acres in Orange County Hunt with mountain views in every direction. Manicured farm with mostly open and gently rolling acreage. Main house was built in 1984 of stone construction with four bedrooms, four full baths, two half baths, an in-law suite and four fireplaces. Improvements include pool, tennis court, 20 stall center aisle stable, office, tack, 2 wash stalls with 1/16 mile indoor track, and 2 bedroom guest house. $10,500,000.

103 acres and towering white oaks surround this delightful 1800â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Virginia farmhouse in a well protected area near Foxcroft School. Ultra charming main house has 9 fireplaces, multiple staircases, original wood floors and 5 bedrooms. Additional guest house and stunning pool house/game room make this a unique compound for entertaining. Gorgeous stone walls, terraces and garden walls wrap around the pool and overlook lovely spring fed pond and barns. $5,000,000.

130 acres recorded in 2 parcels, property fronts on 2 roads and is gently rolling with mountain views, land zoned AR1, development or easement potential, 2 1/2 acre pond. Earth bermed 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, passive solar, extremely energy efficient. House sold in "as is" condition. $1,800,000.

35 acres of open pasture in Piedmont Hunt territory with 3 small ponds and incomparable views of the Blue Ridge and Cobbler Mountains. The entire perimeter is surrounded by original dry stacked stone walls. The immaculate cottage has been expanded, renovated and shows very well. Stunning site permits additional dwelling and farm buildings. Unlimited options. $1,775,000.

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Conde Road

Boyce, Virginia

Marshall, Virginia

Upperville, Virginia

Marshall, Virginia

Custom built log home on 109+ acres, top of the mountain with unbelievable western views. Private but easy access to Route 50, hunters' paradise, house has 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 2 fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, gourmet kitchen, 3-car garage, top of the line finishing throughout. Very energy efficient. $1,490,000.

103.47 rolling and rising acres in prime location, minutes from Warrenton and very private. 1/2 open, mountain views, Williamsburg style Cape with first floor master bedroom and two large bedrooms on second floor, stucco tenant home, long creek frontage. $1,250,000. House and 5.46 acres available for $350,000 or 98.01 acres for $1,050,000.

Stunning home on 8+ acres near Warrenton. Perfect first floor master overlooking stately pool and plantings. Gourmet kitchen, separate dining room, library, family room. Two private bedroom suites with baths on lower level with large entertainment center, wet bar and sitting room. 4 fireplaces, 3-car garage. Warrenton Hunt. $845,000.

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Turn of the century gem in heart of Upperville. Classic front porch leads into beautifully restored home, traditional parlor with Bellfire fireplace with original mantel; lovely dining room. First floor master. New kitchen has large island, custom cherry cabinets, farm sink, handmade backsplash, six burner Wolf range. Stunning porch gallery with wetbar; custom paneled doors to terrace. Oak and heart pine floors. $860,000.

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New Mountain Road

McQuay Heights

Bishop Meade Road

Aldie, Virginia

Middleburg, Virginia

Millwood, Virginia

Middleburg, Virginia

Almost 2 acres in a peaceful setting on New Mountain Road in Aldie. Well cared for 2 bedroom home with extensive landscaping and patio area overlooking private pond with waterfall & outdoor entertaining space with putting green, grill and fire pit. Half of the lot is open and completely fenced for dogs. $425,000.

Cape Cod with great front porch, fenced front yard, 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, 2 car garage with apartment above. Sits on the quiet lane of McQuay Heights with a Middleburg address. Perfect location on over one half of an acre. $375,000.

Lovely brick rambler on 2 private acres near the village of Millwood. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, bright and spacious living room with fireplace, wood floors and basement apartment with separate entrance. $359,000.

Margaret Carroll

Alix Coolidge

Extra large corner lot in the village of Middleburg with extensive plantings on a lovely street. This traditional cottage has 3 bedrooms, nice bright living room with wood burning fireplace. There are hard wood floors throughout and the interior has been freshly painted. Plenty of room for expansion. Floored attic and large side porch. Tremendous potential. $350,000.

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(703) 625-1724

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Photos by Douglas Lees

TO Point Blair Wyatt(formerly Waterman) wins ladies race at Piedmont on Bon Caddo

Cricket Bedford at the Blue Ridge Pt. to Pt. races with Thomas Bowen

Mary Motion on Orpington wins foxhunter race at Blue Ridge Pt. to Pt. races.

Piedmont Pt. to Pt. Ashley White and Joe Muldoon.

Dr. William McCormick at Piedmont

Restricted Maiden hurdle presentation left to right: Mrs. William N. Wilbur “Dootsie” presenting as race dedicated to the memory of Willam N. Wilbur “Billy” to Alicia Murphy trainer of winning horse Pres On.

A large field jumps the stone wall in the Maiden timber race at Piedmont. The race was won by Augustin Stables’ Beech Cay, Gus Brown up.

Naomi Eastwood with Open hurdle winner Devil’s Preacher after the win for owner Gregg Ryan and trainer Julie Gomena.

Natalie Wales rode Pizarro at Blue Ridge

Incomplete(Charles C. Fenwick, III, up) wins Rokeby Bowl Saturday at Piedmont. Radio flyer(Gus Brown, up) was second

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Change Your Lens What you look for is what you see. If I expect to see something go wrong, I can be sure I will find things that go wrong, things to criticize or things below par. If I look for something hopeful, I will begin to see elements of hope or things that symbolize it all around. The lens through which we view the world is just that, a lens. Change the lens, point it towards something else, magnify a differ- KIM ent piece of the pic- TAPPER ture and you have an entirely different opin- Life Coaching ion, perhaps a whole different potential reality. What would happen if you picked one small situation in your life right now and tried looking at it through a different lens? How about a person? Try this exercise: think of one person that you struggle with. Maybe they are contentious or always seeming to make things more complicated or never following through with your expectations. Think of all the things you typically say and feel about them, what you have decided is their story and the only way you know them to be. Now, try this perspective: what if this person is doing the best they can? What if they are just barely surviving every day due to difficulties they face in their life or even inside their mind? How does that change how you view them? Now picture the same person but change

the lens again and this time, imagine they are your teacher. No matter what their age or place in your life, imagine that they have been placed here to teach you. What lesson(s) do you have to learn from them? How would you treat them if you viewed them as your teacher? Through this lens, what do you make of their actions now? What actions does this lens inspire you to take? In our fast-paced world it’s not easy to take the time to change the lens through which we look at people and circumstances, but I encourage you to try it with just one person this week and see what happens. Don’t just notice the lessons that you might be learning from dealing with the person (like patience when they are frustrating), but really come from the position that they are your teacher and have so much to offer you, so much wisdom and knowledge to share. How are your interactions different? What do you notice about your own responsibility and how it shifts in this particular relationship? It is extraordinarily easy for us to go through life basing our ideas on a first reading and on our assumptions. As we round the corner to spring and we look at our landscape with fresh eyes, try doing the same for your relationships and situations and see what emerges. Happy spring! [Kim Tapper, ACC, CPCC www.kimtappercoaching.com; www.aplacetobefoundation.org]

Tight Hips Can Ruin Your Golf Swing It is that time of year again when the greens beckon us to come out and play. The days get warmer and longer and the golf courses get busier with new as well as seasoned golfers. We all are looking for the technique or equipment that will help us drive that ball just a little farther. Golf magazines have ads for the latest and greatest clubs. Power and control over that little ball is what we want when we KAY COLGAN play so we are Healthy Living willing to buy anything that will help us reach that goal. But do we need better equipment or better body mechanics? Equipment has come a long way, but if you are suffering from tight hips, your game will surely not be what you would like it to be. Tight hips can ruin a person’s golf game. No matter what equipment they buy, it will not help them reach their full potential as a golfer if they suffer from tight hips. Watch the pros and you will see they have proper rotation of the hips sifting weight between one side of the body and the other. In other words they are able to move their hips freely without restriction. In turn this

will help them add yards to their drive. Stretching tight hip flexors as well as lower back muscles is crucial to getting your hips to be flexible. Also, stretching hamstrings, quadriceps, adductors and abductors as well as the gluteal muscles will help to alleviate tight hips. If this all sounds a little daunting, seek a personal trainer that understands the basic mechanics of the golf swing and have them watch your golf swing and put together a stretching program that will help you gain flexibility in your hips. While there is much more to the proper body mechanics of the golf swing, starting with loosening up the hips is a sure way to drive the ball farther and enjoy the game more. So enjoy the next nine or eighteen with a more flexible body. No question, your game will improve. If your course allows walkers, then take the opportunity to walk nine or eighteen holes and enjoy the benefits of a light cardio workout as well. For more information about fitness, please contact Kay Colgan at K’s Pilates and Personal Training, 14 S. Madison Street, Middleburg, Virginia, 540-687-6995.

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N A T I O N A L

Volunteer Appreciation Week

pril 10- 16th is National Volunteer Appreci-

Loudoun County Fire-Rescue Volunteers contributed

ation Week. Virginia has approximately 1.7

approximately:

million volunteers serving in many roles.

• 525,500 hours on duty for their station.

Here in Loudoun County we are proud to

• 76,800 hours of training to maintain their

have over 1660 operational and adminstrative fire and rescue

volunteer fire-rescue skills

volunteers serving in our 17 independent volunteer compa-

• 56,500 hours to the station and community

nies in 20 stations in Loudoun County. Volunteers serve as

with various public education and public

firefighters, Emergency medical technicians, drivers, admin-

relations events.

istrative support, and chaplains. Within in each company these volunteers often take on additional roles to maintain the financial and operational health of the organizations such as event coordinator, financial managers, web developers, training officer, president, and chief. Fire & Rescue volunteers also maintain full-time jobs, families, personal obligations at their place of worship, through the children’s schools, extracirruclar activities, and more. In addition to maintaining their personal obligations, running calls at the stations, assisting with administrative and operational roles at the station, they also must continue to training to maintain their skills and certifications of the county and state standard.

At a an average base rate of $35.00 hr for a firefighter/EMT the volunteers donated over $23 million in service hours to Loudoun County. Each of the seventeen volunteer fire rescue companies spends thousands of dollars annually to maintain their apparatus, equipment and facilities. The companies rely on the financial suppor received from generous donations from community members, businesses and the local government. The commonwealth of Virginia boasts a 68.9% volunteer retention rate. Loudoun County

In the state of Virginia the average volunteer donates

Fire-Rescue exceeds the state’s retention rate

approximately 40 hours a year. Last year, the average fire-

with an 80% volunteer retention rate. Loudoun

rescue volunteer donated approximately 390 hrs a year.

county is a vibrant community and proud of the volunteers who serve in all capacities to enhance economics and diversity. A special thanks to the men and women in Fire-Rescue who dedicate so much of their lives to serve others. For more information about being a volunteer in Loudoun County FireRescue please visit www. answerthecall.info or call us at 703.777.0595.

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Adams. Ludwell Lee, of Belmont Plantation, east of Leesburg, was appointed his aide-decamp by Washington. A soldier, aristocrat, revolutionary, lover of women but also devoted to his wife, idealist and opponent of slavery, Lafayette’s name lives on in American history as the nation’s most revered French representative, as well as in numerous communities across the nation. He was not considered a foreigner, but a native son, Leepson said. He was the first foreigner to address a joint session of Congress. As an old man, on his triumphant return in 1824-1825 to America at the invitation of Monroe, Lafayette visited all 24 states, receiving a hero’s welcome wherever he went. “He was treated like a rock star, there’s no other way to describe it,” Leepson said. In Leesburg alone, when he arrived in August 1825, 10,000 people—half the population of the county—turned out to greet him as he visited the town and homes of friends, including the just-retired President Monroe at Oak Hill, Lee at Belmont Plantation and attending a wedding at Temple Hall. His coach was pulled by four horses, symbolizing Lafayette’s famous white charger during the Revolutionary War. Born in south-central France in the mountainous region of Auvergne in 1757, Lafayette came of a military family. His father was killed by the British, and he conceived a hatred of them, encouraged forcefully by his grandmother during his childhood. It was a powerful aid to his zeal to help the American rebels. After a pampered existence being brought up and doted on by his grandmother, the young boy was sent to Paris at age 12. After the deaths of his mother and great-grandfather, Lafayette inherited a huge fortune. He attended military school and entered the army at age 14. Engaged at 15, he was married at 16, to Adrienne, the daughter of the Duc d’Ayen, head of the powerful Noailles family—a marriage that immediately brought the young couple into court life. A reluctant courtier, whose overt dislike was reciprocated by other courtiers, Lafayette had a pivotal meeting in Metz, where he was serving as a captain in 1775. He met the disaffected younger brother of King George II, the Duke of Gloucester. Talk at the dinner table dealt with Masonic ideas of equality and the rights of man as well as the English duke’s complaints about his brother’s mistakes—including the attempt to put down the American colonists that had just begun in earnest the battles of Lexington and Concord. Fired up about the American cause, Lafayette embarked on his ship, La Victoire, and set sail for America. While some of his compatriots arriving with him grumbled about America’s relative discomfort in comparison with France, from the first time he set foot at

Georgetown, SC, Lafayette expressed his love and admiration for America. A letter from Benjamin Franklin in support of his services, as well as his offer to serve without pay, got him in the door. The young Lafayette bonded with the older Washington and the two formed a sort of father-son relationship. His daring exploits during the Battle of Brandywine impressed Washington and his generals. Although Washington constantly cautioned him to be careful, Lafayette narrowly escaped capture by General Howe, who surrounded him with a much larger force of 11,000 versus his 2,200 troops. Through his brilliance, Lafayette managed to escape unscathed with his troops, leaving the British furious. He returned to Paris in 1779 to drum up money for the American cause, but the King had him put under house arrest. Nevertheless he succeeded in getting the French to send 6,000 troops for naval operations—a decisive factor in the final British defeat at Yorktown. On his return to America, Lafayette traveled south to Yorktown to take part in the blockade as one of three divisional leaders, conducting successful guerilla operations along the way. Considered a war hero in both France and America, Lafayette’s services were also called on during the French Revolution. After the fall of the Bastille July 14, 1789, he was appointed head of the National Guard in Paris, during which he twice saved the life of King Louis XVI. During the “Terror,” Lafayette was a voice of reason in increasing anarchy, Leepson said. Adrienne’s name was put on the death list, and only removed by Monroe’s assistance. After narrowly surviving death himself, but arrested by the Austrians and spending five years in prison, Lafayette returned to France, having lost all his money. In 1815, he was elected to the Chamber of Representatives. No fan of either Napoleon or his successors Louis XVIII and Charles X, Lafayette’s stature as an elder statesman in the Chamber of Deputies was such that when Louis Philippe sought the throne he had to get Lafayette’s blessing for a position Lafayette could probably have had for himself had he wanted it. His long life came to an end in 1934, when he died May 20 after catching a cold. He was buried in Paris, and dirt from Bunker Hill was laid over his grave. When news of Lafayette’ death came to America, the nation mourned. The American flag was flown for 24 hours, the Senate and House representatives all wore black and John Quincy Adams gave the funeral address. Looking back on his more than a year’s relationship with Lafayette, Leepson said, “Excepting George Washington, no one had more impact on how the Revolution came out than he did.”

Middleburg Life April 2011

Garden Week Features Mt. Gilead: The Leesburg Garden Club and the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club team up to bring offer a rare glimpse of the historic Mount Gilead area during this year’s Garden Week Tour, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 18. Visitors will wind down the narrow back roads by small and cozy transport to discover the homes and gardens of a time gone by. Once a thriving town atop a mountain, Mount Gilead had a post office, general store, school house, two shoe factories, two cabinet makers and a cooper’s shop. This tour and three dozen others are part of the Garden Club of Virginia’s 78th anniversary celebration of Historic Garden Week, April 16-23. Tickets are available in advance or the day of the tour. The Mount Gilead tour is accessible only by shuttle bus. All visitors are to park in a field opposite Willowcroft Winery, 38906 Mount Gilead Road, and follow signs to the tour and parking area. Day of tour tickets are available at Willowcroft Winery, Oatlands Plantation and Loudoun Convention and Visitors Center or at individual homes: $15 for single home admission; $30 for admission to all properties; ages 6-12 are half price; 5 and younger are free. Advance tickets are $25 for admission to all properties and can be purchased by sending a check (made payable to the Leesburg Garden Club) with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Mrs. Dan McGinnis, PO Box 1290, Leesburg, VA 20177. For more information and a brochure: 703-771-3081 or 703-777-6907. Foxcroft Blood Donations: From 1-7 p.m. April 25 the Foxcroft School Parents’ Association will offer a Community Blood Drive at the FoxHound Auditorium, located in the main schoolhouse of Foxcroft’s Middleburg campus. Foxcroft seniors and Parents’ Association Prefects Sarah Gilmore of Middleburg and Arabella Myers of Winchester and students they have recruited will be on hand to greet and assist donors. Donating blood takes less than an hour and you may make an appointment to further speed your visit. Contact Beth Lamond, assistant to the Head of School, at 540-687-4322 or blamond@foxcroft.org to secure an appointment. Middleburg Academy’s Green Club will hold an Electronics Recycling Drive from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9. Area residents are welcome to bring their no-longer-used electronic equipment (in working or non-working condition). Signs will be posted on campus directing cars to the drop-off zone, where students will help with unloading. Items collected will in turn be donated to Computer Recycling of Virginia Inc. (CRVA), a nonprofit organiza-

tion that refurbishes electronic equipment and donates it to Virginia schools and other notfor-profit community organizations. Almost any type of electronic equipment that plugs into the wall or runs on rechargeable batteries will be accepted. A complete list of acceptable items is available on the CRVA website: www. recycle4VA.com/WhyRecycle.php. The group cannot take appliances or refrigeration equipment. There is a $15 hazardous disposal fee for each television and monitor. Middleburg Academy is located at 35321 Notre Dame Lane near Middleburg. Call 540-687-5581 for more information. The Byrne Gallery is preparing “Floral Reverie,” which celebrates spring with a special exhibition of jewelry by seven distinctive designers: Patricia Aguirre, Pamela Mickley Albers, Candace Barbaccia, Leslie Barbrow, Diana Papazian, Andrea Rosenfeld and Grazia Zalfa. Their collections will feature a wide selection of jewelry designs and one-of-a-kind creations to fit every taste and style. Amethyst, jade and many other semi-precious gemstones are available along with amazing vintage glass beads that will dazzle. The gallery will hold a special reception with the designers from 3-6

The garden at Samarate, owned by Judy and Richard Mazzucchelli, will be among the Mt. Gilead properties on display during the 2011 Garden Week tour. p.m. Saturday, April 16. Those wearing spring bonnets will have a chance to win a special gift. The Byrne Gallery is located at 7 W. Washington St. in Middleburg. For more information, call (540) 687-6986. The Hill School in Middleburg will be the location for this year’s county celebration of Arbor Day. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, April 30, the school’s 137 acres on the south

side of town will come alive with a day filled with arboreal activities, including a parade and exhibits and demonstrations testifying to the importance of trees in our lives. Organizations including Davey Trees, Arbor Artists and The Care of Trees will show how to care for your tree and youngsters can engage in a variety of wood-related crafts, climb trees and participate in a tree-planting project. Two key Continued On Next Page

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features of the annual county celebration are the Favorite Loudoun Tree Photo Contest and the Poster Contest, the winners of which will be announced April 30. Entry deadline for the photographic contest is 5 p.m. Friday, April 15. For entry requirements, go to www.loudoun. gov/trees. Students from schools across the county every year submit creative and colorful poster designs. The top 50 posters will be displayed at the Arbor Day event and the artists recognized. They also receive a prize package. A Gardener’s Approach to History: Author Andrea Wulf will sign copies of her latest book,

Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation, April 26 at Oak Hill. The event will begin at 3 p.m. at the former home of President James Monroe located south of Leesburg and is sponsored by The Mosby Heritage Area Association. Wulf’s beautifully illustrated talk will look at the lives of the founding fathers and how their attitude to plants, gardens, nature and agriculture shaped the American nation. For them gardening, agriculture and botany were elemental passions, as deeply ingrained in their characters as their belief in liberty for the nation they were creating. She will describe how even as British ships gathered to attack New York in 1776, George Washington

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Spring Cancelled !! Members of VSA Arts of Loudoun County performed Spring Cancelled!! at the Frankin Park Arts Center during March. The play was written by Tom Sweitzer and Benjamin Shoenberger and was performed by an enthusiastic cast of around 50. VSA Arts of Loudoun County provides creative opportunities to people with disabilities through the performing and visual arts.

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CREST HILL - Beautiful rolling 7 acres, has green pastures, trees and small stream, pond a possibility. 4 Bedroom perc, ready to build. Only 3 minutes to I-66 and just west of Marshall. Great opportunity. Priced to sell. $224,500 MILLDALE VALLEY - 5 acre parcel that backs up to golf course, in sought after Milldale Valley Estates. Unbelievable mountian view. New 240 foot deep well. 4 bedroom conventional perc. Completely surveyed and ready to build. It is cleared and flat. This beautiful lot is located on the end of the cul-de-sac. Fruit trees have been planted. $185,000

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